The Barmouth and County Advertiser and District Weekly News

CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS MANAGER COMPLIMENTED BY DIRECTORS. Ac the annual meeting of the Cambrian Railways Company, the Deputy Chairman (Mr J. Graven), in reply to a vote of thanks to the Board, said his colleagues and himself were glad to do all they could in the inter- ests of the company; but really the thanks of the shareholders were due more to Mr Williamson than to them. In Mr Williamson they had an exceptionaHy valu- able official, and nobody knew better than the directors how de- voted he was in the interests of the company, and how ably sup- ported he was in everything he did by the omcers serving under him, and bd desired to take that opportunity of expressing to Mr Williamson their very high appre- ciation of his indefatigable efforts in these dinjoult times, and to thank him for all he did to help them.

RED CROSS ANNUAL REPORT. The season extending from the 1st of November, 3916. to the 7th of March, 19! 7, has been a most successful one from- every point of view. The total Bumber of articles sent to headquarters from Burmouth has been 2,714, wbicb toother with 1.700 sent in the winter of 1914 and 3,976 sent in the winter of 1916 (inc!oding 54 articles sent to Aber Artro MiHtaty Hospitat) cojmo to the satisfactory tota! of 8,890. We are greatly iodfbtpd to our mem. hers for their splendid and untiring energy and work. But for their rego!ar attendance nnd great generosity, both in time and money, it would have been guite impossible to realize half the ex. ceHpnt. results achieved. In October iaat, aa the fund was at low ebb, a honae.to.honae coHeotion was atarted in Barmcnth, to enab!e ca to tide over the winter months. This met with the Mndfst response from all quarters, and the fo! towing tadiea have been so good as to Ret as coilectors for the various districts of the town; their names and the amounts collected by <bem are as foll()ws:-Mist3 Ellis and Miss Lewis, Liotinber, i224 Is 9d Miss Chal!; and Miaa Beti Humphreyb, 915 17s. 4d.; Mrs Rockp and the MisBes Roche.MHindee, £18 lg,. lid. Miss Roberts, Ivy Hous«. £18 14. Od.; Mrs Barton and Miss Robe. <8, J6IO 6s. Od Miss Doli Richards and M't.s Jones, Greenbiii, t Is. 6d making the exceJtent total of J686 17a 5d. As it was thought probable that it might perhaps be easier to place the I fund on a scand financial basis now rather than later in the year in view of the coming auLnmn and winter seasons, it was decided to have an American Tea and Rummage Sale on the 14tb of Feb. A fail report of the event appeared in the "Advertiser," and was one of the moat am prising and happy an'airsof the Red Cross since its inauguration here, as the committee realised J6121 78. 2d. clear of expenses. Tbia enabled us to with. draw our 6th and last monthly collection, as we did not wiab to ask for any unnecessary financial aid. We are specially indebted to the following ladies and gentlemen for help and assis. tance in many ways during the year :— the Rector for the use of the Church Ha!l for the meetings and American Tea; to a!I the ladies and gentlemen who helped to make that affair the success if was; to Mr Morris G. Roberts, proprietarof the "Advertiser" for bia courtesy and kindness in putting in our weekly reporta; to Mr Humphrey Jones, London City and Midland Bank, bon. auditor; and also to the coHectora and subscribers to the weekly and monthly collections. During the sea. son, Mrs Heath, Tynycoed resigned, and her place as president) was taken by Misa Patchett,A!It Fawr. The following artictea were eent to headquarters this week :—'44 d?y shirks, 88 paris mittens, 5 pairs gloves, 55 comforts bags, 69 vests, 2 pairs pacts, 2 bed jackets, 160 handkerchiefs, 18 face washers. 31 pyjama ties, 56 pairs bed socks, 88 scarves, 197 caps, 6 heimets, 2 pairs knee caps,l body belt, 67 pairs day socks, 6 walking sticks, and 742 bandages. In banding in her resignation, the Hon. Secretary wishes to place oo record her most grateful thanks for the support, loyalty and patriotic en'orte of the Barmouth members, and wishes the branch every good fortune in the future. The committee have much pleasure ia appending their balance sheet. K. A. PATCHETT, President, J. DAVIES, Hon. Treasurer, GWENDOLYNB DENTON, Hon. See. THE BRITISH RED CROSS I (BARMOUTH BRANCH). Baiaoca Sheet for Season ending 1 March 7th, 1917. RECEIPTS. Btiance in band, Nov. 1st, 1916 419 4 Proceeds oi Sa.!e 125 6 2 Weekty and Monthly Sab. scnptions 86 17 5 Donations 4 17 0 .8221 19 11 PAYMENTS. Material, &c. 83 11 it Expeoses of Sate 3 19 9 Postage and Stationery 1 14 9¡ Carriage of Goods Oil 6 Printing 0 18 0 Cbpqae Book & I 02 I RppairstoCburcbStaH8,Ac. 066 Balance in band 130 16 7 je221 19 H Examined and foand correct, H. JONES, L. C. and Midland Bank.

I STAR SUPPLY STORES SPECIAL OFFER. Mild & Delicious Hams Is. 2d. per It). jHtL'TC ST.A IHSL STO:ES.

CORRESPONDENCE. We do not hold ourselves responsible fot thpopinion8 of our correspondents. I AREPLYTOMYNACS. I To the Editor. Sir,—I venture the hope that the t worthy Chairman and members of the U D.C. are suSering no undao nervous- aess by reason of Mynach'a effusion in your iesae of March 1st. Mynacb exhorts the Council to re- fase the apptication of the Ang!o. American OH Co, Ltd to develop their business, and to ''do what is rigbii and [fair to the straggling ratepllyaré."Doeø Mycach roaHy not recognise the Oil Company is a ratepayer and proposes to become a bigger ratepayer? If we in Barmoctb miss those oppor. tunities of developing foefti indaetries, aach as this one in pnrtioniar, which wil! give facHities and ioducempDt to touriste and employment to !ooa! tabour, we muati tbanh aucb as Mynacb who, on bis own showing, apparently sleeps during the winter and cornea to life again with the sun. Mynach" teUs us "ho baa cpca. Ihe h a a?Com, p!etely recoveted after the severe weatbar." We doubt it. CYMRO. TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE B.UDC. Sir,—Icoogratutato you and your Council open refusing a further permit to store petrol upon that damping ground called Park Road. You wisely conaidered public safety and came to a safe and wise decision. Mt<ylkind!y ask that your official appointed under the Petroleum Petrol Acts sfe that the rpgotations safpguarding public rights and safety are carried out. I saw in our Local Paper last week that the Local Government Board have refrsed to sanction payment to Mr W.A. Bfddowp, (science master at the Bar. mouth County School) who ha-? joined the Co!oura. What is your Council doing with your Surveyor who is now with the Co!ours? Has the Council appealed to the Local Government Boatd for a decision and with what re. su!L? Remember butter is 2/2 a !b bacon, 1/7; mutton, 1/6; pork, 1/4; potatoes, lid. and cannot be got. Just think. RATEPAYER. RETAININMENT OF GERMANS. I To the Editor. I Sir,— I would deem it a great favour I if you could Bed space for the following paragraph which appeared in the "Daily Telegraph "for Jast week:— Birmingham City Council have decided to withhold the annual grant of R13,000 to Birmingham University uotii the latter bad decided not to retain the services of any pre.war un- naturalised Gprmaa profeeaor to whom the proposition related bad been in this country twenty years.but only became naturalised in Sept. I9I4." Bravo Birmingham. Is the Barmooth Urban District Council sti!! of the opinion that Professor Elbe sboald have bis pension ? I am watching events. Yours truly, BRITISHER. TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE U.D.C. I Gentlemen, It is not often I take my peo to con gratulate your Couneil, bnt since writing my last letter I read in the local paper that you bad refused the application of the Ang!o-American OH Company fo:r permission to erect petro! tanks to bole 15,000 gaitonb in Park Road. I do not hesitate in stating that year deciaaioc is approved of by the ratepayofa.. TbM time you have considered the interesta of the ratepayers and not private corn. panics. It would not be out of place if the members of your Council would pay a aurpriao visit to tboao places where sucb in8iimab!o materials are stored and with so little preoaationa taken,. For tbo information ofyoarCoaacH, the following notice appears prominently on a door of one of the pe&rol stores in Park Road Petroleum Sptrits Stores. Rigbiylonmablo. Caution. l.—Smohicg in or near the building iaatricUyprohtbited. 2.—No hght mnet be brought neat this baitdicg at aoy time, o&f witbin 60 feet of it whoa the door is open. The above notice strengthens the action taken by year Council in re- fusing the application for storage of 15,000 gallons. Does your bye.!aw& aHow these petrol stores to be entered at night-iime If not, why should not the bye taws bo compHed with. "]i" It wou!d be interesting to know what baa your Coanci! done with regard to the question of pig keeping. Haa the Council cSorpd a. 8ing!e place for & worbtng man to beep pigs in, and why so much preference in the potatoes question. MYNACH.

Forthcoming Events Free insertions under thta v"Zumn to all those ?vho bring in their Printing CM all F-orth-conting Events. MARCH. 81st:.—Caersa!eco Cocopetitive Meeting. Slat.—Park Road Competitive Meet-ing. 22nd & SSrd—Satf Ht Pias CHoo! by Mr Waiter Lloyd Jones 27th and following day if necesaay— Sale of Household Faraiture at the Anctioa Rooms (temovpd for con. vetnecce of sale frotD No. 2, Pork* iogton Terrace) 29i.b.—Cantab ("Y Bageitiaid a'f Doetbioa at the Assembty Room. 29tb—Sa)e of Catpets, etc., at the. Auction Rooms. APRIL. 6tb (Good Friday)—Lecture at the Wesieyan Chape! by the Rev. D. Gwyntryn Jones 8th (Easter Mooday)—Grand Entertaic. meDt at the Asaembty Rooms 17th and following day, if necessary.— SaJo of BoupboJd Furnttare ab Tanrbiw, 11, Porbiogton Tenaceby Mr Walter Lloyd Jones

BARMOUTH COUNC!L.  SPECI;L M-ETING. I ?-? SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of tbe abovp Cooncit was he!d on Toeeday night. Prespnti: Mr WilHam Owen, J P., chairmnn; Mr Edward WtHmms, vice-cbairman; Dr. J. Pngb Jones, MebsrB Rbys Jones, Rees Jocea, J. Pryce Joaee, David 0. Hagbes, Ffaoois Morris, Robert L!. Williams, and J. Ij!ewe!ya Davies, with Messrs R. L!ewp!yo Owen, deputy clerk; and Evan WiUiams, Bnrveyor. NATIONAL iBRVICE SCHEME The Depaty Clerk reported that Mr 0. T. Williams, the organiser for Merionethshire under the Nations! Ser- vice Scheme, wootd attend a conference at Barmoutb 00 Wednesday, and the Council were asked to send three represontatives. It ,r was reported that the following gentlemen had vo!antoered to canvass the town nnder the scheme I—Captain JIugb Morria, Cajptain Bvan Lewia Jooea, Mr Wathto OweD, Mr C. A. Mendbam, and Mr Owea WiUiams, Aoiydoc. It waa decided that the Chairman aboaid act as Chairman of the" Manage. ment Committee, and Mr R. Llewelyn Owen as Secretary. GARDEN PLOTS. I It was reported that; the lowing bad made applications for garden plots on the Recreation Ground (between the Council's yard ?d the new bowHng green) :—Messrs. Et!ia M. Evans, D. T. Roberts, W. J. Fear, Richard Lloyd, Harry Kirk, John Roberts, Siioam Buildings; EHis Evans, Btynawei Terrace; John Morgan, Artro House; and Lewis WtHiama, Co!wyn House. The Surveyor reported the plot apeci. Sed by the Council measuted about 80 aquare yard a. It was decided to a!toti the land into eight plots. The spieotion of eaub plot was made by baHdt, it being understood that other pt&ts would be available for any likely applicants. The Surveyor reported that Mr Hugh Jones, G!any!!yn, was anxtous that the Counci! aboutd fence out part jof the Recreation Ground for him to heep bis dockoye in. In reply to a question, the Deputy Clerk reported that the Recreation Ground was let to Mr Hugh Jones for grazing purposes at an annual rental of .Bl, which terminates March Slat. It was pointed outtbat if any more applications were received far garden plots on the Recreation Ground, it was far more important f'orthe Council to !et it for the production of food than let same for any donkeys. A long discussion then ensued as to the expense of fencing the allotments and the ecc!o6ure for the donkeys. U!timate!y it was decided that the Council should inspect the ground on Wednesday.