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I II TIPYN 0 BOB PETH."% j…
I II TIPYN 0 BOB PETH. j I' 11 I f E?t BO NOT MCESSARICY !M!!T!FX OURSELVES WITH *HB F OPINIONS OF OCR CORRESPONDENT]. f| A?ma?iter 4ist ihas caused considerable dis- F ^sion locally arises out of, a question asked i. ?0 the House of Commons the other Henlng ? by Mr. Hadvn Jones, the Member for Merion- I ethilure He desired to know from the Premier whether any steps had been taken to enquire into and to report upon the water power of Wales; with a view. to its utilisation' for the production of electrical energy; and, if not, whether the matter will be investigated, The reply he receiTed was that one power tnd faction, company, possessing statutory powers for the suppI;r of e]ectricity, obtains its enery by utilising water power in North Wales; but he is not aware of any general enquiry into the Matter. To the ordinary mortal, it would ap- pear th&t the sooner an inquiry is held the ttœo. Take the position of affairs at Llangollen. It has always been a matter of surprise to engin- eering experts. visiting the valley that the splendid water power which the river Dee sup. plies is, to all intents and purposes, permitted to run almost entirely to wast.e, instead of be- ing fully and completely utilised. It is quite true that water power is used by the local flannel mill; but this does not exhaust a, tithe of the possibilities of the stream; and in these, days, and in the still more critical ones so far as British industries are concerned that will come In the hear future, it should not be possible to permit an ounce of energy that it is possible to utilise beneficially to run to waste or to do less than it is possible for it to achieve; an,d,certa,inly, the Dee at" Llangollen is to-day very unequally yoked. As a matter of fact, I am informed that, after the water has passed through the tribu- taries at 'tRe mill alliyied to and performed all that is expected of it, by the proprietors of that enterprise, it would be quite possible for it to be yoked again and made to drive the plant at the works of the Electric Lighting Company. This is a private undertaking, and ancient rights in the river stand in the way of the Management substituting water power plant for the present steam power without paying an amount in compensation that removes it be- yond the region of practicalities. But why should this be? The mill owners obtain all they require of the water; and when they have done with it, and it passes down the river, surely, according to common sense con- siderations (although, of course, legal consid- erations are not invariably or always common gerise), it should be at the disposal of anyo-ie v else repared to make beneficial use of it. All this-suggests quite a regiment of interest- ing problems, all of which merit attention; and the most interesting of all relates to ,the ownership of the water in non-tidal rivers— that is to say, the moral, as distinct from the legal right to control it. During the recent discussion as to fishing in the river Dee, we have heard a good deal as to the rights of riparian owners,- and it has been con-tended- and the contention appea,rs to be fairly gener- ally admitted—that riparian owners on the btoks of th»-stream own not only half the bed of the stream opposite their respective proper- ties, but also half the stream itself and the fish that pais along it. If this be so. then, obviously, the rigarian owner has a right tu control the? water Sowing t £ rougfc his land— from the common-sense point of view, of COUTM-and it would be quite possible for a number of people, were they to be so disposed, go to regulate the upper water of the stream to entirely nullify its possibilities as a power-producing current. By what process of reasoning they arrive at the c-oiielusion that the product of the rain that falls upon the just and the unjust alike may be converted into pri- rate property it is difficult to see-perhapsis is one of many problems that legislators will turn their attention to when the war is over, and, it is presumable, that a good many old- fashioned notions will receive very rude shocks. An argument that is used, when questions relating to proprietary, interests in water-power are raised, is-whether those who have broken in and yoked the river, in such a way as to make it amenable to useful purposes, are not entitled to the full benefits of their enterprise. Of course they are and the contention is that they receive it. There is no questioning their right to extract the utmost ounce of bene- fit that they possibly can out of the water power which they command. But .when they tell us that, having made this willing horse do all that they require for the purpose of their business, because they have broken it in for their own purposes, they have a moral "right 10 demand from others who desire to use it a charge that is unpracticabie for them to pay, and failing the payment of which, they permit the power to run to waste, they ask us to ac- cept. methods of feudalispi, and indicate fairly clearly what the member for Merionethshire is hinting at in his question to the Premier. 11 is to be hoped that the matter will not be permitte-d to rest as at present. The relieving officers of the Conven Unlm a,re setting a fine example t4 local public offi- cials who, it is to be hoped, will profit r ha re by. Both of them have cletermined to spend their period during which they are granted II fortnight's leave of absence by the Board of Guarmane in helping farmers in the harvest field and, in this respect, they will, if in a novel, nevertheless in a very practical sense, he relieving officers. Apropos of haymaking, I heard a capital joke the other day. Mr. Ellis Jones Griffiths was having his boo's polished* by a shoeblack outside St. Stephen's "What is yovur father doing, my lad?" q'?.;ried the witty Welsh Member. "Making hay," TWbs the rejoinder. "Making hay while the sun shines,"responded E.J.G. It'is-sijiceralf. to be hoped that the sun will shine whilst Jthe officers of the Corwen Union are adrtrnts ine outdoor relief to local farmers. I am glad to hear frojn Mr. F. C Davids, hon. secretary of the Cottage liovtal Coin- iniitee, that the outcome of the pound day" held on behalf of th'.tt vory valuable in,utitu- tion has been so successful. As a result of the efforts of a number of willing lady helpers, 449 pounds of various classes of good in daily con- sumption were obtained; in addition to liber xl supplies of pal, potatoes, and firewood,, and £ 11 2s. 3d. in cash. It is really good to know that, despite the many and consider able calls which the war is making upon te > town, a ready response is always forthcoming when the claims of the'Cottage Hospital are urged. There is something, hale, hearty, and alto- fsther invigiorftting in words utterad by Mr. John Williams, of Trefynant, to the Corwen 1 I Guardians. He had been absent from several meetings of the authority owing to ill-health, and en Friday last the Chairman congratu- lated him upon his re-appearance. "I'm here to do my best," responded the octogenarian— for his score is now 80 not out—and, al- though, perhaps, not so keen of hearing a,s you boys of 40, I'm not done yet." He is still able I to face the heat and burden of the day and, despite his years, is not disposed to be 80 in the shade. Languid, sleepy boys of laggards of. the "snoring forties," must wake I up when the veterans take the field in uen fine fettle. "Let us," said a friend, in ,the good old Johnsonian manner the other day, "take a I walk down Regent Street." I assented ,nl when nearing the Piccadilly, or Penllyn, end of that thoroughfare, he pulled up short before a newly-decorated place of licensed refresh- ment, "The Prince of Wales Inn," to wit. A large signboard, covering a liberal portion of the facade of the establishment, that had sen emblazoned and decorated "regardless," > t- traoted attention—this, and the faci-, xiiat under the ostrich plumes, faithfully delimited, appeared, in large letters, that no passer- iv could fail to notice, the inscription "Ich Dien. Of course, we know that no Prince j of Wales i-nsignia. would be complete without the German inscription but, as my friend re- marked, is it right, or it is fair to the British public, that this 5hculd continue? Are there no good old English, or, better still, good old Welsh words that could, with all appropriate- ness, be inscribed on an escutcheon that points us back to the days of chivalry, before Prus- sian methods had 'befouled all that is noble or, at any rate, attempted to do so. This appears to be the problem my friend brought me out to face and, having done <;üI he left me to tackle it as best I might. I iet to work to do so. In the first, place, I viewed the landlord. He quite a-groed with everything that might be urged in protest against the perpetuation of German inscrip- tions: "but," he rejoined, "What can I J07 This is the Prince of Wales, and those arc the Arms of the Prince of Walesu Would not trouble ensue if J. altered them?" a.nd a In, vate in the Royal Welsh Fustliers, plucking the badge from his cap. said, "I wear it-—the 'Ich Dien' is also here," and it was so. Mr. Smith said he was awatre of the fact that a literal interpretation of "Teh D en" in English is "I o-erve"g, phrase that is not inapplicable to the calling of a nimble latter-day publi- caii-and he added he was not desirous of serv- ing from tHe German waiter point of view, neither was he anxious to supply his custom- ers with German beer. This naturally suggested Milton's words, "He also serves who only stands and waits," and the further thought that, despite the non- treating order, there is a good deal of quite legaJ standing and waiting in the bars of Llan- gollen, so far as landlords are concerned, in these days of deadly dulness. But there is something more in the Miltonian quotation in its application to Teutonic methods as prac- tised in this country before the war. "They also served who only stood and waited." They, the "snappers-up of unconsidered trifles" of conversation, who danced attendance on hotel guests and at the same time served their diabolical employer in approved fashion, were in very truth servitors. And when one thinks of itfoese, ti.nd cMtTaste their deeds and the terrible misery their treachery has brought into thousands of British homes, with the fine chivalry of the Black Prince, who served at table behind the seats of conquered German Royalty* the desirability for some change be- comes the more forciblyl apparent. Perhaps this was wfhat my friend who asked me to take a walk along Regent Street desired to empha- sise, I have made enquiries from many Welsh au- thorities—some of whose diota is scarcely open to impeachment—and, having examined every suggestion made, the conclusion I have come to is that the Welsh language is quite --ich enough to supply a motto for a Welsh Prince, and that it 'is little short of a transgression a-gainst the dignity of Royalty to continue to attach a. German superscription beneath his coat of arms. The phrase which finds most; popular "favour as a substitute for "ldl Dien" t,]iL-Welsi-i E-cli Dvn." The literal inter- pretation to "Eicat Dyu"is "Your man." What it really implies is "I am with you; ready to accompany you in your enterprise—I am your man." Would net this be a fine substitution for the base German words—for everything German has been proved of baser metal-to disfigure our Prince's escutcheon to-day? I trow that it would. I cannot cla-im to have knowledge as to tlie. procedure it may be neces- sary to adopt in order to bring about the much-to-be-desired alteration—whether the Herald's College, the Board of Green Cloth. or some other antiquated authority must be invoked—neither is it likely that the feeble tootle prompted by an object lesson at Llan- gollen will carry much weight; but this I do know, if contemporary opinion indicates any- thing at all, that the. British people have fully realised the impossibility of retaining anything German in the British constitution from this time forth and for evermore and the sooner "Eich Dyn" replaces "Ich Dien" the better. I' HWFA GLYN.
[Wrexham ,Board of Guardians…
[Wrexham Board of Guardians j Thursday, Dr. Edwards Jones presiding. THE LATE MB, SQUIRE. j Dr. Edwards Jones said he was sure they were all very grieved to hear of the death of an official of the Board—Mr. H. H. Squire of Rusboii. who directly or indirectly had been connected with the Board for a large number of years. He was a quiet, unostentatious man, and he was respected by all. He moved a, sincere vote of condolence with the widow in the great loss she had sustained.-The resolution was carried in silence. THE HOUSE. I The Master reported the receipt of papers tor the inmates from Mrs. Baseley, 56, Poyser- street, Wrexham. The number of inmates was 232 as compared with 251 last year, and the vagrants relieved numbered 42 as against 69. WOUNDED SOLDIERS. I Mr. W. J. Fletcher asked leave to call atten- tion to th3 Military Hospital. and to the fact that- J a large number of v' iided had been recently f br v t in. He said he hoped that the?puMiCj ,would show their generosity by sending in giits J of tobacco, cigarettes, etc. f SUMMER HOLIDAYS. I The Clerk read a letter from the Local Gov- I ernment Board stating that the Board offered no t objection to the arrangements made by the Wrex- ham Board of Guardians to enable the children Ii of the Scattered Homes to spend their sUUlUler J holidays under canvass at Abergele.
j RUABON PETTY SESSIONS.
j RUABON PETTY SESSIONS. Friday, before Messrs. Arthur E. Evans, R. R. i Jones aaid C. I THB LIQUOR CONTROL ORDER. D.C.C. Tlppett charged jasepn vviuiams, TrJe Gnai-'Oii Inn, Johnstown with, contravening the Liquor Control Board's orde!r by selling stoat for consumption on the premises durtr4g prohibited hours. Defendant was al&o' charged with supply- j I fog- the stout, and a third information alleged tfcet he pe'rmltte? the st6ut on the prem- iEes, John. Hugh's,Aber:fyn P?oad, Por.?ey. was summoned for aMing and ab?e?tting.-I-lr..1 H. The charge against the licensee of selling the stout was taken first-—Defendant Pte.;3,dfa not guilty.. D.C.C. Tippett said this vas one ci flbe asual pwbliic bo'iife eases where an offenee-&c, the police said-was discoxe,Ted by a constable and repudiated y ^he licensee. It was a question Icr the • Ben«b to satisfy 'themselves whether an offence bad been committed. If one had, the Liquor Control Board asked' the police to say that ttey viewed this offence ve-y gravely and, if it was p-roved,, he would aak for a &ubstantial penalty. P.C. E. J. Evans said thjpik at 3.30 p.m. on July 1 he visited the Grapes Inn and saw a man maiued Hugibes there in Ms workiijig clothes. He had a I hottle of stout in front of him. There was a cork in it at the time, but it looked as if pair-t of the I contents had been consiimed. WheGl Hughes saw hnmhe put his hand in front of the bottle. Be asked Hushes wJjo served htm., and he replied be ¡ koow nothing about it; it was not his. He asked Hughes why he wanted to put his hand in front of the bottle and he said be was only having a I smoke. When Spoken to, the said b,e, did not serve the man. He asked the licensee how it was Hughes had a bottle of stout in front of Mm I' and another empty bottle on the table. The said that at 2.30 he. toldi the customers to I "empty up" and clear. He added, that. peirfoaps the man had brought .it in with him.—CraES-exammed: He' lid not see. anybody being served with this j bottle: of stout He did not see it die'tewred, and h1 dt'd not see any money pass.—This was the case for; the pTosecutdoh*. Mr. Bate si,,t,d tl)Rt under too Liquor. Control Order 1 tha police cotuld have savewl stots at a lLceneee; but he was confining hiniseld to the one of selling His wn,F that sale here meant sale in the, ordinary acceptation of the term. Now, there was no evidence of a sale and, therefore, the prosecution, co far as the charge, of'selling, was cotrcerned; failed. —The Chairman aa.id b 0 tl h the case should go nn —A& B&t? Eald, hie hoped the CI,k would make a note of the tetchirfcal point- be had raised that no sale bad been pmved,-The Oie-rk saM he. would do go.—Mir.' Bate, .proceeding, quoted several cases In I support of his contention,, and said the Bench must- be .satisfied that th.eire was a sale before they could convict. The police ha«1I not proved a sale or that anything in the nature Of a sale took place. If the Bench were against him on the point he womd asi them to state a case for the High Court.-Alter furth,er argument, Mr. Bate intimated that he wished to be frank with the Bench and would call his witnesses. Defendant aid Hughes came into the h, ouse- .at 225 on J'uly J. He called for a pint of beer and a bottle of sotut to take home, and he .asked witness to loosen the co;1k. Witness served htm. and Hughes put the brattle of stout in his pocket. Hu?h? paid for the be?r ?<ith< s^t, wb.Icb ?.? <M?e.d to him 'bef? 2.30. At 2.30 he ??ld the customers to drink up. Some stopped be4iiind .for minelra.1s. Hughes went out but returned about 3. He called for a bottle of Burdock stout, which was a ncn-ir.?x.ic?tin? dr?. Wit?e?s dad not sOl m* intoxicating liquor .a?T 2.30 ?t. afternoon He, told the police that, he knew nothinig about it unless the masn had be^n served before the "t,ime." He mId thl- P<)Iic,iLp-an that the ma,n had a bottle of Burdock, which dmuik.—Mr. i Ma.rston: It is nvaidie to look like the real ar-tacte bii:t it j.- i)Aot. (Laugh'ter). John Hughes gave corrolK>ratlve evi_ dience. He sa,id he was serrved with a bottle of stout at 2.20, at the time he obtained the pint of beer. He-admitted: that he to1;d the officers be dSd Mt know where it came from.—In reply to the Cleric, MT. Babe, said he stood or fell by the point of Jaw tbalt he had raised: that no gale had bean, proved. He was calfcng evxlence at. the request at the Bench and the onrns would lay on the to ptrove the siale. The. Bench retired, and on returning the Cliair- OMtm said they considwed a sate had taken place anxi thate would be & fine of zB2. MT Bate asked to state a ca.se for the High Court on the point, amd the Bench I agireed to do so. The charges of sup-pHying and permitting stout to be comum€)4. were witM.:r.iMvn. The Charge agains't 1 ?ff.ilghes of a.'dms nd .aibett? w&s ameri?td on the application of D.C.C. Tippett, a.n? be was charged with consumiing the stout, on, the, premises during "Prdhtbited hours.. ne was fined 10s. Benjamin Davies, licensee of the Haimpdien Arms 11ml:, Acrefair, was charged by D.C.C. Tippett with selling beer to a person under 14 yeiars old.,WT..1. B Marston.. who appeared for the defendant, mid I he pleaded .guilty to a technical offence.—B.C. 'Cunmah sR.id,tbt,t about ],50 p.ip. on. July 4 he went into the Ha?p?n Arm*, and qaw a bottle hai?? to a MutLe ?y containing p'nt of beeT He took the boy to tihe licensee, ivho actaittedi serving him with, a bottle but said he difd not know the boy's him he -wa;q only nine yeairs, m'di ,d.61.E,nKl4n,t said he was sorry but that he was busy at the time.—Defendant safd the boy canic; Into the ] j house about 12.45 p.m. There were eeveral cus- > tomer.s tn ait, the twrne. An eldc,r broftiber of the bey (agad 14) had been in the habit of calling for hew fort his father hi the sa<me bot.He (produced), and: in the rush of business at the time bie (de,fciida lit mis- took the boy tor Ms TMothcT, and he regretted the mistake Wy much.-Tihe, Cha-irman in imposing a fixfe of IOS., cftTitioned defendiainit to be careful in future. In connection with the same case Nevi'ile. Bosa Cottage, Acrefair, was charged with having knowingly sent the boi- to the Hampden Arrn.-P,C, Cunnah salel he went to the defendant's house., and defendiant admitted- that the boy was only nine years old, and that she sent him to the Hampden Amis for a. pint of beer in a bottle'.—A fine or 5s, was imposed. 1f, « Ja.me.g Rmd 'Two youths '{I James DIHil1¡gtOln and Ernest Edge, both ol Hill, Rhos, were charged on the informiation of Mr. J. Hoplay Pierce with having damaged a door and door frame, the property of the. trugt&es of the late Chas. Wright, causing injury to the, extent ol 10s.—Mr. Ple«» fllidi «on«i<Seirahle an- noyance had been caused by .s-trolter offences and <j.Wy of glass in. the mi51 Jiad beiEiD broken.— IDdiit;h RkhnHh" Anon House, Paoit Mill, B-bos, said t'he. saw defendants removing five panels out. of a door in the premises she ocoupled. She went up 10 them, and saw that one of them had pa.neil in his I ha-nds, but both denied having. committed the I offence. :She warned, the two defendants on pre. vioui ooeastons but. vittte hi,id not. caught tliwm In tho act until this instaaice. She estimated the <h,magll at 10s.—Defend ante ad'mltted being on the spot at the time, but denied having caused any damage to the dioor. They weme ordered to poy 10s. 6d. each, including the dsDnage. Inspector J. Davies, of the R.S.P.C.A.. e-b-alrged Ein Mun«low, baker, 9, M<yjnit«in Street, Rhofi. with causing a borse to be Ill-treated by working it in ion tliitt .R. E. Roberts said he saw defendant on June 16 in abarge of a. grey pony and cart. The ,animal was limp-hug palntfotly in one of the hind leg?. Witness followed him to the stable, telling Mm not to work the pony, until be heard further, from Mm.—Inspector Dairies said fte eat- am ined the pony on the follow inig day, and fOiÚoo it very aged, and suffering from an old spavin dis. ease, s'hortage of muscles, etc., in One, of the himd legis —Defendant, saiidi he had had the pony foT about 18 yeairs amd it vw «,t>out five yews old when be I had it. He knew the pony was suffering %roe the disease, but it only limiped oocasiocally.$eme~ I times for periods of about- three or six months ther# would be no signs of the disease.—Inspector Raviee in reply to the Chairman, said that such wet* tha symptoms of the disease.—Defendant said he knew many animals wortked in a worse condition. He had now destroyed the horse.—Inspector Davies Eiaiidl he would not press the charge and defendant wam ordered to pay ,5s. Gd. costs. Doris. Watts Orrish Meres, Harboro' Road, Aston. on-Mersey, charged with driving a motoT car with no red iear lights, in Johnstown, about 11.5 p.m. on, June 23. was fipp-,d,, Ri, I/Iewelyn Brooks. Smithy House, Bridge Street-, Pen. ycae, was fined XI. for making use of indecent language. Mo;-?; WH1ia,ms, Xew Ten-Me, Brook Str?t Rhcs. ymedire; was charged by Sarah J. Kempster, IS, Brook Street, Rhoaymedre, wrtli assaulting heT.— Compiainant said defendant gave her a blow is the inouth. until she bled, and afterwards hit her seve eral times on the head and shoulders. Defendant admitted the offence and offered no explanation.- Fined 10s. Ellen Wynne, New Terrace, Brook Street, Rbos- vmettre, next charged Kempster, with assaulting 1 her on the P; me date.—Complainant, a certified nurse, said she was attending a patient when de. fcndiant met her at the door and struck her In the face and afterwards several on the shouidera. Complainant's husband came, to her assistance.— E. Jones saiid be witnessed the affair, aind when be entered the house he saw Moses Wil. hams standing between Mrs. Wynne and Mrs. Kempster, both of whom were hit", ting at one another. Witness ,saw Mrs. Kempst«f str.ike complainant on the head. Witness lie<aJr< complainant, ask de-iendiamt to go out, but abft re" fused.—Defendant wa-s fined 10s.
WREXHAM COUNTY COURT
WREXHAM COUNTY COURT Wednesdav. before his Honour Judge MOBS. Mr. J. Cecil Owen (Messrs. March, Pierson and Akenhead), Manchester, appeared on behalf of Mrs. Ann Jones, Lodge, Brymbo, to apply for the apportionment of a sum of £ 500, which had I been paid into Court by the Brymbo Steel Worka Company as compensation in respect of the death of her husband, Hugh Owen Jones. The de- ceased, who was employed by the Steel Company, met with an accident on May 9th, and died two days afterwards. There were left two sons, aged 18 and 16 respectively, who were working at a colliery, and two girls. Apportionment WM ap- plied for, as follows:— £ 200 for the widow, £ 25 for the younger son, L25 for the elder daughter, and E50 for the younger. There was 30s. weekly going into the house, and the widow applied for a weekly payment of 10s. —-Ann Jones, the applic- ant, stated that "he had already received 220 | towards funeral expenses, and she asked for the J payment of a further sum of 212 to clear the | w hole of '.he expenses.—His Honour: Were the funeral expenses as much as that,?—Applicant: Yes, sir, including black, etc.—His Honour: I hope they Will not spend as much money on my I funeral. (Laughter).—His Honour granted the payment out of gi2, and a weekly payment of lO. Mrs. Sarah Muriel Liversage, Broad Oak Cot- tage, Rossett, whose husband, John Liversage, met with a fatal accident on May 26th, whilst in tb.3 employ of the Great Western Railway Com- pany, asked for the payment out of a sum of £ 213 17s., which had been paid into Court by the company.—His Honour granted a payment of JB10 forthwith, and monthly payments of £2. Mr. Wynn Evans, on behalf of Mrs. Caine, Heal Maelor, Coedpoetb, applied for apportion- ment of a iurn of J6239 13% 3d., which had been paid by the Broughton and Plas Power Colliery Company, as compensation in respect of the death of the applicant's father, John William Caine The deceased met with a fatal accident on April 13th, 1916, and died the same day. The five de- pendents were all infant children, and were orphans, the mother having died at the birth of the youngest child. The children's ages respec- tively were 12, 8, 2, ;3, and 11 months, all of whom were being cared for by a number of relatives. His ( Honour granted 6s. per week in respect of Percy (aged 12), to continue for two years; and 4s. each per week in respect of the others-totating ;C4 ¡ 8s. per month--te payments to be made from the date of the deceased s death. William Williams, 1, Bank-street, Ponkey, and his wiff), applied for an award in respect of a sum which was claimed as compensation from | the Ruabon Coal and Coke Company, resulting from the death of the applicant's son. Gwilym Maelor Williams (aged 17). The res pondei-its had paid £ 75 into Court.—Mr. Wynn Evans ap- peared for the applicant and Mr. Allen of Wigan for the respondents.—After hearing evidence, his Honour gave judgment to the effect that t he money paid into Court was sufficient. The Colliery Company had acted generously, and tha applicant should have acted on the advice of his solicitor to accept the Bum. j Mr. J. Cecil Owen (Messrs. March; Pearson and Akenhead). Manchester, appeared for Eliza- beth A. Jones, to apply for the payment of JC50, which had bean paid by the Brymbo Steel Co. as compensation. The applicant's step-son, John Rd. Jones, who was employed by the company as ladler, met with a fatal accident on May 9th 1916, in respect pf which the compensation ban beon paid. Applicant asked for a payment forth. with of EIO, a.nd the remainder at the rare of JB2 a month.—His Honour granted the immedi- ate payment of £ 10, together with monthly pay- ments of £ 2. Richard Maodonald, 9, Belpve Termce, Ruabon-road, Johnstown, sued the Hafod Col. liery Company for the sum of 13a. 5d., which, plaintiff alleged, were short in his I;a o;. for ma week ending oth April. 1916.—Mr. Wynn Evans appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. BEoplev Pierce for the defendants.—Upon calling the plaintiff name, it was found that he was not present, arwf the case was adjourned. Herbert Helliil, Lower Hall, Isycoed (farmer), sued Jane E. Dioken, Mount Pleasant Road, Liscard, for a sum of £ 16 18s. 6d., alleged to be due in -respect of a milk contract.—Mr. Newman, (barrister), Liverpool, who appeared for the de- fendant, applied for an adjournment of the case, owing to the absence of his chief witness, and th* case was adjourned until the September Court* subject to the amount of the plaintiff's claim being paid into Court within 7 days; and th. costs would be reserved. -————
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Charlie Chaplin week closed atwrexham on Saturday, a.nd the crowds who flocked to the theatre each evening demonstrated the ex, traordinary popularity of this clever film comedian. All records were broken on Satur- day night. During the first half of this week the Famous Players Film Co.'s production, Sold," featurin g Pauline Frederick, is ths chief film in a capital programme. To-morrow the pictures will include one illustrating the work of the Royal Flying Corps, which is the first of a series of official films taken with the sanction and approval of the military author- ities. The fourth chapter of The Girl of the Lost Island, and a Keystone comedy, entitled The Little Teacher "'will also be on exhibi- tion. Next week the principal attraction will b* a photoplay entitled Tha ffT^loray^'t