Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal

E. R. PARRY, Ladies & Gent.'s Tailor, Hatter, Hosier and Outfitter, 39, CASTLE ST., LLANGOLLEN. Spring Suitings and Ladies Costumes p all the Latest Styles. < Ladies and Gent's RAINPROOF COATS By the Best Makers. Are you making your Plans for a New Suit or Costume ALEX Me PHILLIPS, 12, BRIDGE STREET, LLANGOLLEN, ,I is now showing the Latest and Best Goods for 1915. v My aim is always to fit the Clothes to one's personality, as much as to the person, that is why my clients look 4,orent to o?er&. Side Lines of Merit: Side Unes ? MMt: I BURBERRY'S COATS. DUNN & Co.'s Famed HATS and CAPS. LADIES & GENT.'S RAINCOATS in all Best and Reliable Makes. COLLARS, TIES, HOSIERY, etc. (> i- • Inspection Appreciated. M ESTABLISHED 1880. MESSRS. JONES & SON (FKAMCIS J. JONJCfj-R. HUGH DODD), Agricultural & General Auctioneers, Valuers & Estate Agents. Balss of all Descriptions Oonducted, and Valuations for Transfer, Mortgage or Probata, made. i .jkThiwTH under the Law of Distress Amendment Aot a-genta to tha Alliance Assurance Life and Fire Co., >¡,od the HorBe Insurance Company, London, 8ALBS OF LIVE STOCK.— Sach MONDAY tbt WBEXHAtf SMITHFIELD. Every alternate FRIDAYS at ROSSETT SMITH FIELD. rM Second "nd Fourth TUESDAYS in each month at LLANGOLLEN SMITHFIELD. Auctioneers' Offioes- Oentral Buildings, Llangollen, Tel. 63. Exchange Buildings, Wrexham, Tel. 88. LLANGOLLEN SMITHFIELD (THE BEST AUCTION IN NORTH WALES). AESSRS. JONES & SON invite Entries I for TUESDAY, JUNE 32nd, at 10 30. All Classes of Stock in great demand. Fat Cattle, Sheep and. Lambs especially wanted. Highest Prices guaranteed. JONES & SON, Auctioneers. Llangollen Furniture Sales, 1915. MESSRS. JONES & SON beg to announce that they will now hold their Periodical Sales of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & EFFECTS in THE SMITHFIELD, LLANGOLLEN. The Opening Sale will be held On THURSDAY NEXT, JUNE 17th, 1915, And will include the followingOld Oak Oupboard,- Light Oak Hall Table, Excellent 4-feet Pitohpine Kitohenpieoe, Sideboard, Small Oak Table, Arm Chair and 3 Single Chairs in Oak, Sofa, 2 Arm Chairs, Kitchen Tables and Chairs, Fenders and Fire Irons, Kitchen Requisites; Mangle, Lawn Mower, etc. BEDROOM FURNITURE. Mahogany Dressing Table with 8 Drawers and Swing Mirror attached, Marble-top Washstand to matoh, Excellent Mahogany Chest of Drawers, 3 feet 6 inch., Pine Wardrobe, several Bedsteads and Mat- tresses, Flock Beds, Dressing Tables and Washstands, Towel Rails, Chairs, Toilet Mirrors andWare, Cornice Poles, Pictures, Mats, etc. Further Entries invited to time of Sale. SALE AT 1 30 PROMPT. Wrexham Horse Repository. (Situate close to the Railway Stations.) MESSRS. JONES & SON will hold their next Sale of HEAVY & LIGHT HORSES On THURSDAY, JUNE 24th. Entries Invited. Highest Prices assured. Closing date for Catalogue, June 18th.

THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN. MR. E. T. John, M.P. for East Denbigh- shire, is incorrigible. He has just addressed a letter to our member, Sir J. Herbert Roberts, M.P., which, at the present crisis in the Empire's history, is about the limit. In it he expresses fears that the coming of the coalition government will prove the prelude to a protectionist fis-* cal policy, that the cause of religious equal- ity in Wales is inevitably jeopardised by the changes, and the prospects of effective temperance reform indefinitely postponed. We do not know what Sir Herbert thinks of piffle or this kind, or what Mr. John's constituents will think of it, but we know how patriotic people must regard it. All Europe is rocking in the throes of a terrific struggle; fighting with his back to the wall John Bull is just managing to keep his end up and that is all; the house is on fire about our heads and Mr. John asks us to listen to his fiddling on the same old strings as he and his kind played upon and lulled the nation to sleep with whilst Germany perfected her colossal preparations to crush civiliza- tion. Temperance Reform, Religious Equality, Free Trade, forsooth; there will be no country left to us in which to advo- cate these or any other policies if the people are to be bull-dozed by men paid four hundred a year to evolve this kind of clap-trap Cannot East Denbighshire do something to restrain its member ? —,—— »

LLANGOLLEN AND THE I WOUNDED. THE splendid health-giving qualities of the Vale of Llangollen-are being excellently used. During the past few months hun- dreds of wounded heroes from the front have, by the generosity of Liverpool gentlemen, been brought, by motors lent by their owners in the Mersey city, on recuperating trips through the Dee Valley. kThis, week Mr. Randall Jackson, of Birken- nead, brought forty-five wounded men of the Cheshire Regiment from the Borough Hospital to Llangollen; and Mr. J. S. Shaw, as on previous occasions, generously the splendid" resources of the Hand r A at the disposal of the organizers. The spectacle of the gallant war-stained warri- ors, many of whom are badly hurt, assembled in the ball-room of the historic hotel for lunch, was most impressive; and, after a meal served in first-class style, by the kindly forethought of Mrs. Harrison, of Bryntysilio Hall and Mrs. Shaw, provision was made for a brief 11 smoker," when we had an opportunity of seeing Tommy at his best and realising how splendid our soldiers really are. The darkness behind and the blackness before appeared all to be forgotten for the moment and it is good to know that, at Llangollen, generous friends are thus pro- viding bright spells in the chequered lives of our brave defenders. The excellent resources of the Royal, on Wednesday, were laid under contribution and at Mr. S. R. John- son's well-known establishment fifty-six wounded men of Lancashire and Cheshire Regiments were entertained on their re- cuperating motor trip, spending a most enjoyable time in the grounds of the hotel. May these good examples be incseasingly followed! Á

A FEW PLAIN WORDS I WE should like to correct, as far as may be possible, the impression that it is possible, in a small community like this, to run a local newspaper on its own bottom as a paying proposition. There are, in the urban area, roughly speaking, 3,000 people. Half of this number, per- haps, may be set down as potential news- paper buyers, and a third of these, if sources that are generally reliable are correct, borrow but never buy a single periodical. What does this mean ? That the amount of public support accorded to a paper by subscribers-as apart from advertisers-in the town is something like one thousand pennies, or £4 3s. 4d. a week, an amount that is, happily, in- creased by other than urban subscribers and advertisements. Now what is Y,4 3s. 4d. to run a paper upon, however modest its demands ? It is less than the London Times would charge for inserting an advert, measuring a couple of inches and a seventy-fifth part of the cost of a page advertisement in the Daily Mail. Of course, as a paying proposition, a thor- oughly up-to-date paper is no more possi- ble at Llangollen than Harrod's Stores or the Hotel Cecil would be possible as paying propositions; and if,by some freak of finance, it were possible to produce such an organ locally it would be entirely out of place and completely out of sympathy with its environment. A local paper must reflect, as well as may be, the life of the locality in which it is established; and if, from week to week, there is nothing very- heroic and a. good deal that is otherwise to reflect, the fault is not the mirror's. Don't blame the mirror if you don't look pretty. > AND THEIR APPLICATION. I This, however, is but a prelude to what we particularly desire to press home. There can be no doubt that, through the columns of the ADVERTISER, the best, if not the only, means of effectively bring- ing matters under the notice of the local public is provided. There are, we know, superior circles (when was there a little town without them ?) where the local paper is never read in theory but in practise is, most assiduously studied. As a matter of fact there is not a home in the town where the paper is not either bought or borrowed, and it is the know- ledge of this fact that commends it to the approval of those who desire to catch the public eye. It is remarkable how many people desire to use the paper for their own ends it is equally remarkable how few are prepared to give a quid pro quo for the privilege and it is rather to be feared that the too great freedom with which they have, in the past, been per- mitted, without any return, to use our columns for their own purposes is responsible for a certain amount of the undesirable familiarity that cer- tainly does not breed appreciation. With- out desiring to establish any hard and fast rule the time certainly appears to have come to suggest a change of attitude in this respect. It is not fair to expect us to perform honorary duties and "thank you jobs for the public, in the way of reporting events and inserting puff paragraphs and, at the same time, to withhold opportunities of retrieving the balance against us by inserting advertise- ments and supplying printing. We can quite appreciate the excellent judgment that causes people to desire the publicity of our news columns, but this will be just as effectively manifested if accom- panied by orders for advertising and printing which alone make it possible for our news columns to be available to record passing events.

IN ORDER 10 SUCCEED it is necessary to be known The best way to become known is to advertise. The best paper for you. to advertise is the LLANGOLLEN ADVERTISER ) ADVERTISE YOUR BusiNriss.-Donot hide your ligh under a bushel. The great Barnum, in recording the reasons for his suooess in life, said: I freely confess that what suooess I have had in life may fairly be attributed more to the public Press than to nearly all other oauses combined. There may possibly be occupations that do not require advertising, but I cannot well conceive what they are. Men in business will sometimes tell you. that they have tried adver- tising. and that it did not pay. This is only when advertising is done sparinglyand grudgingly." 'I,. 1 1"1

LOCAL & DISTRICT NEWS. I Miss M. Lloyd, one of the lecturers engaged by the King Edward Welsh National Memorial Fund, delivered leetures in all the elementary schools in this district during last week,and'and it is hoped that good results will follow. Dr. and Mrs. E. Williams, both natives of Cor- wen, who have been labouring as missionaries on the Khassia Hills, in India, in connection with the Welsh. Calvinistic Methodist Missionary Society, arrived in London on Wednesday, and will visit Corwen during their furlough. The death occurred suddenly,on Sunday even- evening, of Mr. Alfred Parry, Bon Marche, Corwen. He was taking part in the service at the Wesleyan Sunday School in the afternoon, and, feeling unwell, left the room. During the the afternoon he became worse, and medical attention proved unavailing. Mr. Parry was one of the best known and most respected trades- men in the district, and a staunch supporter of the Wesleyan cause. He leaves a widow and two young duughters, with whom much sympathy is felt.

I LLANGOLLEN PETTY SESSIONS. MONDAY.—Before Lord Trevor, Mr. J. O.Daviea, Mr. W. H. Jordan, Mr. W. P. Williams, Mr. H. Jones and Mr. R. Darlington. 'SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. __I An attendance order was made, on the appli-* cation of Mr. E. Price Evans, School Attendance Officer, in regard to the child of John Cart- wright, Chirk Green, to send his child regularly to school. The case was adjourned at the pre- vious court for the production of a medical certi- ficate; but the defendant did not respond when called upon. WANTON DESTRUCTION AT CHIRK. I Five Cefn youths, employed at a Chirk Colliery and named M. Gabriel, Harold Gronow, Bert Gronow, Sam Harrison and Bert, Roberts were charged, at the instance of the Postmaster General (represented by Mr. E. A. Pearson, Shrewsbury) with having caused wilful damage to telegraph insulators on the line between Chirk and Llangollen, by throwing stones at the poles and insulators on April 19th.-e.c. Matthews said that he was concealed near the Park Gates, about 4.30 on the morning on the date named. He saw defendants coming along the road and they continued throwing at the insulators until they got nearly opposite to witness. He ex- amined the poles, which had previously been all right, and found a quantity of shattered por- celain, from the broken insulators, which he produced. The youths, he thought, were on their way to work at the Blynkinallt Collieries. —For the Postmaster General Mr. E. A. Pearson said that he had the line in question inspected on Tuesday, April 13th, and again on Friday, April 30th-a period of seventeen days intervening- and between those dates he found that no less than fourteen insulators were broken in a length of one mile between Chirk and the Park Gates. There had been considerable damage done in this way, on this and on other dates, and the Post- master General bad been reluctantly compelled to prosecute.—With the exception of Bert Gronow all the defendants had been convicted and bound over previously for larceny and the Magistrates decided to fine Bert Gronow 20s. a.nd to send the other lads to hard labour for one month each Lord Trevor remarking that a good birching might have done them good but their ages did not permit of this being ordered. NO LIGHT. I T. J. Williams, Pendre, Berwyn, was charged by P.C. Davies with haviug ridden a bicycle without having a light attached.-P.C. Davies said he saw defendant riding about 10,40 p.m. without a light on his bicycle-He had to pay 23. 6d. NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT: THE PRICE OF I NEGLECT. Hugh Pugh, Eirianallt, Berwyn, was charged with having failed to pay the contributions he, was liable to pay under the National Health Insurance Act in respect of Henry Jones, in his employ on May 18th, and also with having made similar default in respect of Martha Ellen Davies —Defendant ¡ said that he could not put the stamps on the books until he got them. He admitted that the stamps had not been placed on the books on the dates named. Mr. J. Haydn Jones, who appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Commissioners, said it was specifically pro- vided by the orders and regulations made under the Act that if any employer failed to pay any contribution in respect of an employee he should be liable. Henry Jones entered the employ of the defendant on March 2nd, 1914, and left it on May 18th of this year. He handed p his card but defendant refused to stamp it and he had received the book with twelve spaces unstamped. Jones was now a private in the Welsh Regiment. He was taken ill on December 29th and owing to the fact that his card showed him to be in arrears his sickness benefit which would have been 10s. a week was reduced to 5s. lid. a week. In respect of Henry Jones the arrears amounted to seven shillings and, in respect of M. E. Davies4 to lis. 6d. The fact that Jones's sick benefit was reduced from 10s. to 5s. lid. a week and that when he was ill for ten days he only received 9a. lOd. when be should have received 163. 8d. was quite an apt illustration of the wrong done to employees when employers will not fulfil their obligations. Although Jones had to submit to a reduction of 4d. a week from his wages they would see from the card handed in that he had not had the amount credited to him. M. E. Davies was, for twenty-three weeks in the employ of the defendant and no contributions were stamped on her card, which he put in. It was quite true that she had not lost anything by ill- ness as she had not been ill; but potentially she stood to lose if she was ill and be would like this point to be made perfectly clear. In view of the fact that the offence, was admitted he did not propose to take up their -time any further.— The Magistrates ordered defendant to pay 91 17s. Od. in the case of Henfy Jones—includ- ing the arrears—and il 33. 6d. in the case of Martha Ellen Davies or S3 Os. 6d. in all.— Defendant intimated that he had a defence to make but was reminded that he had pleaded guilty to the offence and that, in accordance with his plea, the case had been conducted. 1 1

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SAD DROWNING CASE AT CORWEN. A Corwen platelayer, named Thomas Edwards, aged 38, living at Aber View, went to work as usual at six o'clock on Saturday morning, but about seven o'clock told a fellow-workman named Thomas Evans that he wanted to go on business up the line, and left his gang, going in the direction of Dolgelley. As he failed to return in reasonable time Evans became anxious and reported the matter. Eventually a search was made, but nothing ) could be seen of Edwards. However, about eleven, P C. Davies found his cap in the Dee, which runs alongside the railway, and dragging operations were commenced, with the result that the body was bronght out in the afternoon. Deceased had been a .sufferer from bilious attacks, but he was never heard to threaten to take his life. Mr. Guthrie Jones, the deputy coroner, held an inquest on Monday, when a verdict of Found drowned" was returned, and » vote of sympathy with his widow and little children was passed. .6

I LLANGOLLEN SMITHFIELD. I ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SALE. Messrs. Jones & Son held their usual sale of fat and store stock at Llangollen, on Tuesday. There was a very large entry in each department, and the, trade all through was exceptionally good. In spite of the continued dry weather, which has left pastures very bare, both dairy and store cattle sold remarkably well. There was a very large number of fac sheep and lambs, every pen being occupied, and the majority changed hands. The high prices that have been realised at recent sales account for the large number sent, several large consignments from Bala, Corwen, Bettys and Ruthin, baing among tbem. There were a few very good fat oxen, the best prices realised being Capt. Best :£31 10s. and A38 10. Mr. Maxwell £ 22 17s. 6d.; others up to £ 22. There were several choice cattle in the dairy class, and practically all were sold at high prices, a few of which were-Mr. Hugh Hughes £ 19* 7s. 6d. and A19. Mr. Bvans, Blaen Bache £19 28. 6<3. Mr. Edwards, Tynypistyll, 4191 others up to A 19. There were several pairs of splendid calv- ing heifers, which made from £ 15, to d618 17s. 9d. Store bullocks made up to £ 11, and yearling heifers- to £12 2s.6d. The couples and store wethers were very dear, the supply being far short of the de- mand. A consignment of 50 wethers from Bala averaged 22/6, and a hundred from Ty'ncelyn made 25/6, couples made up to 40/ The show of fat sheep and lambs was one of the best that has been seen in the Smithfield for some time but there were plenty of buyers for them. The best price for lambs was obtained by Mr. Jackson, Trevor, 37/6 Mr-Lodwick, 36/ Mr. Roberts, Ty Issa, 37/- and 36/6 Mr. Jones, Ty Cerrig, 32/6 Mr. Chas. Williams, 31/ Mr. Williams, Garth, 37/- 34/6 others up to 30/ A grand lot of fat and store pip, and calves also sold remarkably well. »

RUABON PETTY SESSIONS. Friday, before Messrs. E. Lloyd Jones, R. R* Jones and C. Morgan. MOTORISTS IN TROUBLE. P.S. Fox. summoned John Layland, 107, Ash- ton New-road, Beswick, for driving a motor-car recklessly on May 23rd.-P.S. Fox said at about 12 45 p.m. on Sunday, May 23rd, he was on duty in Bridge-street, Ruabon, when he saw defendant driving a motor car. He was coming from the direction of Wrexham,and when taking the corner by the Wynnstay Arms, he was driving at a moat dangerous speed. It was at least 30 miles an hour. He did not sound his born nor give any signal of his approach. He called upon defendant to stop And asked him what he meafitoy his con- duct. Dtfendant said he knew he was doing over 10 mile an hour, but he did not think he was do- ing 30 miles an hour. Witness told hivi he was driving to the danger of the public and he would be reported.—Bertie Roberta gave corroborative evidence and,in answer to P.S. Fox, said the speed limit through the village was 10 mile an hour.— Defendant said he was not aware of the ten mile limit signals. The Chairman said the road was not intended for defendant alone. An old lady or an old gentleman might have been on the corner and defendant might have run into them. He would be fined 50s. An allowance of 6a. was made to the witness. P.S. Fox also summoned William Griffiths, Holyhead Cottages, 42, Queen-street, Llan- gollen, for a like offence on May 24th.-P.b. Fox. said at 7 40 on Whit Monday he was on duty by theWynnstay Hotel,in company withP.C. Robert, when a motorcar approached from, the direction of Cefn Mawr Defendant" rode at a reckless pace, immediately, behind the motor-car, and tried to overtake it. It was a most dangerous thing to do at this corner. He called out to defendant and he fell in behind the car. If any vehicle had been coming from the opposite direction a collision must have occur- ed. Defendant said he was travelling, at eight miles an hour and and he only attempted to pass the car because it slowed down, and he thought it was going to stop. He had his wife on the carrier.—The Chairman said it was very evident defendant thought the road belonged, to him. One would have thought common sense would have told defendant not to rush past a car in a village. Defendant seemed to think that people's lives and limbs were at the mercy of a man on a motor bike. He would be fined 50s.