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LABOURS' SERVICE IN THE WAR.
LABOURS' SERVICE IN THE WAR. THERE is no doubt that the sympathy of the public is with the working classes. They re- sponded sp!endid!y to the invita- tion of Lord Kitchener, and came forward in hundreds of thousands in the early stages of the war. They were certaluly uPlJ°t!(;d to compulsory service, but it was more on principle than for person- al reasons. The reports of the cases that come day by day before the Courts show that the appellants are largely drawn from the classes intermediate between the upper and lower., Most of them have not the accumulated savings which enabled the upper and middle classes to join with- out consideration of how their families were to be maintained, while their standard of living can not be kept up by the Government allowances for wives and children. The working men who remained at home, engaged on the equally important.altbough less dangerous, business of pre- paring munitions, eventually gave up their trade union's rules when they were nnally convinced that their restrictions were help-1 ing our enemies and costing the lives of meo. This was <3aae very reluctantly, for the rules had been built up and endorsed by generations of trade unionists and were the outward and visible signs of many a bard-won victory. Nevertheless, they were given up, on the distinct promise of the Government that they should be restored on the completion of p&ace, and if the unions insist upon the exact and literal fulnl- ment of the promise, there wilt be a large amount of public pres* aure behind their demanda. But the stricken Rold intro- duces new conditions in regions far beyond those in which it is fought, a.nd very different from any anticipated, even by the most clear-sighted. Neither statesmen laor trade unionists has any idea oi the changes in workshop practice which would be affected by the dilusion of labour, and in making their compact they were acting largely in the dark. In the meantime a new light has arisen. It has been demonstrated that our old manufacturing methods were as inimical to the workman as to the employer, and that it is easy to replace them by others which will double or treble the output of a factory, yielding at the same time larger wages and increased pronts. Iftbisinvolved a sybtem of slave-driving, which would use Up the men in a few .y(-,ars n.nd then cast them aside as useless, it would be a national misfortune. But we see delicately nurtured women turning out day by day, and week by week, two or three times the amount of work prescribed by trade union rules, and keeping their 'health and vivacity. I
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IDOLGELLEY .COUNTY COURT.I…
I DOLGELLEY COUNTY COURT. I 0 Tbo Do!ge!!ey Coaoty Court was be!d nn Silturdnytaat before His Hoaour Jadge William Evans. MOTOR CASE. I D. E. Davies, Greco Garage, Bar. mouth, saed S. Titley, motor mechanic, Barmoutb, for the sum of £23 for I "damages done to one of bis motor-cars. Mr R. Gatbrie t!o0ee, solicitor, ap. peared for the plaintiff, and when the case was called the defendant was not I present. 1 Evidence was given by D. E. Davies who stated that be bad lent the defend- ant a motor-oar to go-ChesWr on con. ditioo tbttt he woa!d work for him dor- iog the winter months. Later be saw the car which was aerioasiy damaged. The car was repaired, and the coat of same amounted to ;62!b 4s. 7d. J. L!ewe!yn Davies stated that the defendant told him that be had met with an accident at Chester. Defendant bad promised to come to the garage to repair the car, hot be never turned op, and consequently they bad to repair the car themselves after waiting for two months. He then sent him an account for the repairs. Judgment was entered for the p!aictiS for the fail amount. COALCASE. I The Great.Wef3tern-Rail way Company saed John Lewis, coal naercbant. Bar- mouth, for the earn of .S9 Os. 6d., being the coat of carriage of the coal. Jadgment was given for the plaintiff fortbefnJH amount. PROMISSORY NOTE CASE. I Hugh Pugh, I, Sea. View, Barmoutb, sued John Lewis, Pfriddfechan, Bar. month, for ;S86 due on a Promissory Note signed by the defendant'a iate father in favour of the piaintiS's brother, the late John Pagh of Tircoch Farm, in 1896. Mr T. Artemus Jones, barrister, instructed by Messrs. Hoyd George and George, Barmootb, appeared for the ptaintiS, and Mr Clement Daviea, instrocted by Mr R. Gntbrie JoDes, DoJgeHey, was Counaer for tbe defeadaat. The pontiff tUcged thab the defend. ant had tahen pdeeesaion of his deceased father's estate and effecte.and be was aned as Execytot- de soM tort. The defendant pleaded that the plain- tiff's claim was barred by a Statute of Limitation that be was not the executor or administrator of his father's estate, who was stated to have died in 1911 in receipt of 0!d Age Pension. He admitted that his father wastenant of Hendrecoed Uoba farm up to March 1909, but stated that he bad then sacceeded his father ae tenant and took over what stock there. was for a valuable consideration. Mr Artemas Jones submitted that the ctaim was not barred, inasmuch as it was not a Promissory Note payable on demand but one month after demand, and the Statute of Limitation did not therefore begin to tun until a demand was made for payment, which demand wasonty made in 1914. His Honour agreed with the view taken by Counsel who remarked that the OtdAge Pension was no badge of poverty. The defendant bad intei,meddled with his father's estate, and it was rather strange that t.be defendant, according to bis atfadavit, fl)ed as the result of an Order for Discovery obtained by the plaintiff, should have bad certain receipts which had an important bearing on the case in bis possession up to 1916. bat the same were now stated to have been inadvertently dest?c'yed or mishud The Chief Constable, if need be, wpu!d give evidence as to the sheep on tbo farm. The Bov. E. Afonwy Williams proved having been aa!ted by the deceased lender to endorse on the Promissory Note that interest bad been paid up to May 1911. Cross examined by Mr Clement Dayies, I the Rev. Afonwy Williams stated that the defendant or bis father was cot present when endorsement was made. ) Mr Artemus Jones.—But the evidence ia admiaaible, aa it is a- statement made by thw deceased contrary to his owe iBterMt. Owen Edwards, Collector of Poor Rates, stated that be was not told of the change of tenancy in 1909, and that he did not receive any rates for Hend re- coed Ucha. from the defendant. They ? were paid by hi a parente up to the time he relinquished bie post as collector in 1913. Mr Clement Daviea submitted that there was no proof of the execution of the Promissory Note. Mr WiUiam George, solicitor, gave evidence that be waa quite conversant with the bandwrit1ngp( the late Alder- man Lewis Itawis. BiHside. Tbo Ptocaia. eory Note produced bad been drawn up and witnessed by thatgentieman. After further argumente, judgment was entered for the plaintiff with costs for the amount claimed, or so much as contd be eatieRed by the estate of defendant's f&tber
MERIONETH COUNTY ,,. APPEALS.'
MERIONETH COUNTY APPEALS. Alderman William Owen, Piasy- wpunydd, presided over a sitting of the Merioneth Appea! Tribunal at DoIgeHey on Thursday la8t: There were tea appeals. Mr B. Gutht:e Jones supported the appeal of Evan Jones, Idris Terrace, Corris, qaarry man, whose appHcation had beeo refused by the Do!geiley Rura! Tribnnai. He contended that bo was entitled to oxenaptioa on the gronnd of domestic hardship and also on the ground that the trquota of live meo repait'ed by the ;military: authorities from the quarry b?beeo supplied. .?,'been, ti'a v vl?ied, The appeal was refused. An application for leave to appeal further on bebaJf of John Lewis Jones, Ffriddgycoer, Liangomer, was refused. Arthur Monis, P!asdeoo, Haawoh. Hyn, appealed for review of bis temper. ary certificate. He was described as the on!y able.bodied worker on Tynrhos Farm, and was a!so rate collector in three parishes. The father said two sona were service and two more would join. A daughter was assistant matron in a military hospital, it was im. poesibte to obtain iahbur. Mr Gutbrie Jones appeared for the appellant. It was stated that Robert Tbomaa, Llys Meurjg, DoJgeJipy, having seat an appfication for ieave to appeal further had jomed, and it was agreed to recom. mend the militaty authorities to retease hitn for fourteen days to complete his contract at the oew ecboo!. Lewis Davies, School House, Cwmtri. mynacb, was exempted until January 1st, but was urged to join the V.T.C. at Ba!a. Hugh Hugbes, Maengwyn Street, Towyn, was exempted by arrangement until the end of September. The military representative (Capt. Hughes) appealed against temporary exemption granted to David Evans, Mount Street, Baia, whose employer contendad that they were wooHen manu- facturers to the Government. The appeal was refused. Arthur Davies, Park House, Baia, ap- pealed for extension of bia temporary certificate on the ground that be carried on a: one man business. Exemption was granted antii January 1st. The military representative appealed agaipst temporary exemption granted to Thomas Wminms, Giyndwr, Fron. goch, emptoyed as a baker by the con. tractor to the troops and canteens. He was exempted until October 8tb. J. L!. Owen, Lawn Cottagf, Do!geHey, appealed for an extension of bis tempor- ary certiScate, and was granted until January let.
MM) ROBERTS MEMORIAL FUND
MM) ROBERTS MEMORIAL FUND 4TH.LI8T OF DONATIONS IN AID OF THE LORD ROBERTS MEMORIAL FUND FOR WORKSHOPS FOB DISABLED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. 5th and Rna! ii6<< of donations. LLANBEDR DISTRICT. CoHected by Mrs Rostron & Committee. Proceeda of American Tea heid at the Rectory, by hiod permission of Mrs Prye Owen, Aberartro 50 0 Miiis Richards, L!anfair Isaf 1 0 0 Dr. Wood, BroDgwynedd 0 10 6 Rev.andMrsJbnea 7 9 6 jgi4 0 0 DYFFRYN DISTRICT. Collected by Mra Lloyd and MisS Kate Williams. MrR.PfyaOwen 6 5 0 Golf Club Competition 1 5 0 Miss EateWiiiiams 11 0 !Oo!eae!L)toyd. 1 1 0 I Mr R. Bull, L!y8 Andreas J. 0 0 l Misses Owen, Giaoafon 0 ]0 0 Rev. Basil Jones, The Rpcboty 010 0 Mrs W. Thomas & Mrs Vndfy 0 10 0 Mr Ramsay 0 5 0 íMrsBarnard 0 5 0 MrBCressweH 060 MrsCiaSer 0 5 0 To various sums under 5/ 4 14 6 To various sums under 51- 4 li 6 ARTHOG & F AIRBOURE DiSTRICTS Collected by Mrs Denton and Mrs x Hewins. Mr W Carr, Minydon 20 0 0 Coionei Scotb. 5 5 0 MrCoUinson 5 5 0 Mr Hereby, Ynysfaig Hotel. I 10 Mr W. Rtcha-ids, Fairboarne .10 0 Canon Ragg 0 5 0 Miss Thompson, A!uc Road 0 540 Amounts under o/- 3 96' ? JE3610 1 Omitted to be acknowledged in various Barmoutb districts. Mrs Williams, G.W.R Enquiry Office 0 2 $ Capt. David Jones 0 2 ? Anonymous 0 1 9 Mrs Roberts, BeuhtbHitI 0 1 0 Mrs Beer, Minymor Laundry 0 10 Miae Davies (Mr R. R. WUtiams) 010 Mr Edward Jones 0 1 0 Tot&I'aamsentitobeadquartera. Barmoutb 8814 4 Art4ag& FairbouTne 86 10 & DySryn .16 16 6 Haobedr .14 0 0 Boatdda 7 3 $ ? ? m63 4:: 2
MERMNEIB COUNTY COUNCIL.
MERMNEIB COUNTY COUNCIL. Alderman E. W. Jones presided over a meeting of the Merioneth County Coun- cit on Thursday last. A welcome was extended to Major H. M. Richards, Caorynacb, homo on leave from the front, and in responding, Major Richards referred to the part taken by the Wetsh Division in the recent lighting on the Somme. A vote of condolence was passed with &be family of Major Mills, Do!gehey. The Coanei! spent a long, time iu committee, discussing a matter,, brought, forward by Mr R. C. Anwyi aa 6emoF member of the Towyn Bench. ? The Surveyor wae instraoted to pfe- pare a regiater for the Government inforBaation as to read improvemonta io the coanty, pOBtponed owing to the war* with the view of showing what work could ba done at the close of the war. .?. rating On the report of the county rating committee, it was agreed that the county rate basis should be readjusted in regard to tboae parishes which showed an increase in the rateaMw va!ue. Misb Margaret Jones, Brierly, Bausley, was appointed health visitor at w, saiMy of £90;
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