The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

\'f1£N6'j, II VAUGHAN & JONES j  (l.ut,: HjmiiUn ami Jonts). OD:t' BANGOR.  ——  w E have many hundreds of satisfied clients in Carnar- vonshire, Anglesey and further afield. This, and the fact that cur Mr. Vaughan is a Member of the British Optical Association, and holds its Diploma, form for you a guarantee of Efficient Service. GIFTS JNk FOR JSj^ XMAS'S JU r?ive St()lI Diamond. Half fl.,)op Riti-  ? t 8  Eu Gifrs of Permanent f-2. ,y Gi f-,s of perniatietit value. Good Jewellery is always in the best of Æ-¿- tliste and is sure to please. ■ JEllf Ø> We have an unending selec- tioli. Diamond &: Sappl1ire Citisttfr King SEE OUR WINDOWS. Solid Gold Expanding Watch 18-et. 1.2 Los. Bracelet. Sound, fully jcw.-iicd lever movement, time^ aii :1ran :('I.(."} £ 8. a, C I Li:,tt Ril1, 18-ct. Gold, Solid Silver Wristlet Wa'.cii. Just the present for the man or wom.m on activc service, dust and damp proof cases, jcivlllcd lil()venent. Froiii £ 1 ICs. Tel: .WELCH&(9 Tel: I J "aSte BANGOR 104. House T «, i ':T:I::T-=-:i:L::i"I=J:t: | "ROBERTS' STOH ES." ? PROPRIETORS: Ij» ? '? ???r, ROBERTS & ?? ??y?" ?.?. | ? ?LIvmu'OOL, LONDON, Etc.) 'ft 'l Destre to thank their numerous Patrons in Bangor and Noith Wa'es $$ ? 7 K?!'erany,an'I to inform them that tht'yar now making arran?- W 7 meats to add to their TEA a?d COFFEE business the vanoin W# ? ?"P??.nents of a Lar?c FOOD STORE. They now stock a large tt I I Assortment of mO?-CL?S? GROCERY at lowest Store Prices, p f and hope ? soou as alterations to premises are comp1etcdto add Y? ? PROVISIONS of all kinds to their list. <? < ? Seasonable Goods in ail Departments Xmas Cakes, Plum IUt ? Pudjings, &' (aH Home nade).  Note the o-i,y address in North Wates :— ? 'V 243, High Street BANGOR. H 

THE WEEK'S CITY NEWS. TO OUR READERS. Owing to th prtesvue of advertisements tUia week, and also being unable to sot in type tihe large amount of copy ",ent to t's, we bettfi compelled to ieavo over several reports, i.ncmain-g tbo i'omperiuieo Conference at liangor, and a number of local and district ipa.ra..gl;aptn, all of wnich will be inserted next week.

I #*# Commencing with this weeks issue, iJecemDer 7th, all Fersonai para- graphs, anaouueemcuts ot public meet- ings, and trade advertisements of all des- criptions, will be inserted in the Bangor City News Column at a minimum caaige of il- per line, or any portion thereof, per insertion—seven woias generally make a iine.

—— £ llA VB YOU BEEN to tho Great Christmas Show 01 LtUicy Articles auitablo tor presents, at n. U, Williams, liungor isee «wl\ eikisemeut on po; goo 6. UriitXSTMAS FRUIT.—Last n.aikot ropori- • it is not 1 xpeeUitl that any will uinve in time for Chria.maa Hade. Jaw or Sytup make3 a nico puddinj.G. iegid Davies, ta, lligU-street. SiOiiivS, bii.uOK. Thd up 10 date Grocery ana provision stores. Noted ior Quality, Uieanln.e-SS, and Courtesy.— Fiopiiotor; iV. It. Jones. COOKE ii AMUSEMKNT is open m tha Old Dull Hail, Garth-road, every tugm-, Satui- day at 2 o'clock., and is coiitlziitk:d o\cr Christ- inai and New Year. HNOVVLKJN l' LAK8 FLOUli in Gotten Bags. Present prices: J £ iije. Bags, biki; nba. liags, loj 5d. MADAME JEFFERY, A.L.C.M., gives les- S0113 on J/mnofcrte und Organ, or- i;eriiii apply County Theatre. M. HU?h.?? SPECIAL 10, DAYS' SALE of Ladies' anu Ciidaren s lluts wih commence on I,V( i tes alill s comilicitc e oil Fnooy, D_"Comt>er 'i'th, id.Y. Great i?cduc?on Bangor., A W11IST DHl lit be luid in the Penrhyn Hall on Wcioixsday evening next, the listh instant, to coiomcneo at I 3c* prompt Numerous v?t?.-tbie prize.) t\?i ?c g)\hn. Acttpjscion. ia &d. Sailors, boldiers, Aamen or Nurses in uniform Is (including retreshtiieiitj). i'lck^ts to be cb- tained of Mr W111. Jonei, H?irdrc?cr and To- -ut- and A 'Jomyn (Crane's), Cas ie Hiil, Bangor. PENRHYN. CO IT AGE V.A.D. HOSPITAL. —Look out in next week's issue for particulars of The BiigUty .Doys' lanoy i'a.r at tl:e i'.M.C.A. Uyrnllu..J<lulll, Upp«r Bangui-, Oil l>eccli1- 18th.

THE LIGHTING RESTRICTIONS.-Next week lights nntet be ofc«5eurcd at 6.3. p.m., and if visiote from the -;eu, at 4.2*7 p.m. MUNICIPAL INN.—Out of nino appli- cants, Mr Owen Jono3, Weli-strec?' a discharged tfoldxer, has been appointed "manager of tho Gazelle Inn and toil collector on lh. jJ:u:degfan tide of the ferry, at a salary of 30s a week, wiih lioLLs-, rates and taxes, coal, licilft, and umform. INSUFFICIENT LIGHT.—At Menai lirLd-ge Pe'tty S??on? on ?Ic?ndny. &xj:.ey H?.ndif, Wuiteinloo-stroet. Banigor, wa:- lined os for driving a mail car in Menai Bi-idje v.iUtout a n¡u' light. III -Nle;ia i a ? UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CHORAL SO- CIETY.—This ?cihojr ? r.?a?u? Mozart's "Twelfth Mass." Owing to the d?p?ftion in the ranki of tihe male f'tudentg, due to the war, the tenor and baifs £ «otio/ns will be reinforccd by tinge is from oufciitte the colbge. -ei-,i from ct-,t  ).N To FoP.-?IER CORPORzk- PRESENTATION TO FORAIER CORPORA. TION EMPLOYEE. Last Mr Richard Roborhs, late forema.n of the H-ighv.ay Depart- ment under the Corporation, was presented by the officials and workmen with a number of Treasury note:;¡. lr RobC-:°b rclinqUl&hed. bi3 post to take up the tenancy of a farm in Llai:- ddeiniolen. NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICE. Most of the soldier clerks at the local National Service Office, formerly the Recruiting Office, have been transferred to Wrexham and Oswestry. The office is about to be removed from Bryn Afoii to College-road. THE was a large aud'ionce at the fortnii-ghtly meeting of the Broiiiiri^hood, on Sunday niguit, Lt Horeb CL.pd. Mr R. W. Joocs, Glanaddia School, presided, and ackiresis on "Ouir duty as oltize;»^ ail t i g e?, d c-ii vva3 delivered by Father Quinn, wtio denounced in uninciaeuited teims the irisidiioiw mc-thods of the pacitiöt. Vocal items were given by Miss H. LVavit-a.- Normal College, and Private Griff. Owen, bobh of whom wiare hon^t.tiy applauded. EarcSScv was the accompany. DR. J. F,. I'-flO.NIAS.-On making er-qui.n.es this morning. w? were glad to hear that Dr. Thomas has BO far recovered vii to be able to take outdoor excoreise. We feel sure that fed- iDIgS of relief will be general am-orgst residents in th9 district to tear this. Owing to the con- tinual demands of the Government for medictil men, it is oecoming Ulore and mere difficult or the civil community to get adeq-mite medical attention. It is therefore satisfact-oary to learn that Dr. Thomus, who is one of the niost ex- perienced surgeons in North is on tho high road to recovery- NVL.DDING,-Tlio marriage lock place on Sat- urday, at Pendref Chapel, of Sapper Liew. Jones, Royal Engineers, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Morris Jones, Pant Glas, Fcstiniog, a.nd nephew of Llevv Tcgid, and Miss Mary Elizabeth Wil- liams, rnatrlozi of the Bangor Normal College Hostels, on:y daughter of Mr and Mrs Williams, of Bryn Hyfryd, Ruthin. The Rev. J. E. Wil- liams officiated. The bridegroom returns to Franco after short leave. -MUSICAL. At a ten^ concert held at Moriah Church, Ufcica, U.S.A., Miss Elin Jones, who was a prominent member of the Bongor Ladies' Choir, was awarded the challenge silver cup, to- gether with a money prize, for singing. This 1:1 the second challenge cup for Miss Jones to win in America. usual monthly :r vioo, utider the auspices of the C.E.M.S. (Cathe- dral (Welsh; and St. Branch), was- held en Sunday afternoon, at the Church Room, Okl Museum. The attendance was 1103t encouraging, and the service throughout inspiring. The chair was occupied by Mr T. M. Smart. An addres-i delivered by Veil. Archdeacon Morgan was much appreciated. Following the address remarks were made by 'he Rev. J. D. Jones, senior vicar; Mossrs T M. Smart, C. B. Macadam, Paciiio Brown, J Hobbins, J. Da vies, LIew. D. Jones, and Mr Porter The gospel for the. day was read by Mr Smart, and a solo was rendered by Mr Llew. D. Jones. Mr A. F. Corny n presided at tho organ RAILWAY TEMPERANCE HALL. At the weekly meeting of tho |d|»rary and Debat- ing Class, held last Friday. miscellaneous pro- UTa-ii was piw »ded. consisting of impromptu BANGOR. FRIDAY MORNING. speeches, songs, and musical items. Part was takcil by iie;-sio Edwards, Miss KiLt-ic Uwen, and Matter W. H. iiliams. On Monaay tho usual meeting ct the Reading Circlo took place, iirirt 'ine clioir had a rehearsal. Tho various t'1a.3 for memoers are gaming lit popinarr y eaoft week. I I'RWiWK.A'JGRY SClICOL AND KINDER- of vhis school had an open aitcrnoon lass Saturday in aid of their Lüdgo lOr tll,) Dr. uan!lI.rdo s domcs. A deliglit- .i(i %vas rendered in the lirst. half ioveral viUairij; foik songs were sung, and games ^ere piayeu under tiu direction ox Miss Moore, the hcaamtsfreM. The second part of the programme was dovoted to a performance by Ow ciiudien of "Guy l'awkos." The child- ren Ghemsehos had wricien the play, and it was natura.iv a \ery amusing production. A collec- tion made during the afternoon amounted to Z2, Ul.Ul UARi -fho deiiih took place last week. lifter a briet nines.% ot Mr Hugh i<oberts, in h.j 6isr. year. Deceased was well known locally, thougu h0 spent a consideraDle portion of his lite m lllg:at:l1. In his younger oays h3 was ern- pioyeo locally as a coachman, lie cnllstod III and was out with them 111 India. During the last few years h3 had been employed :by mo Bangor Corpora- non. Deceased was born in Lonpob y, anu his brother (Mr Morris Roberts) is a railway guard oil the L. and N. vv. Haihvay at lJüJyihaa. lie leaves a widow and family. The death occurred at Carnarvon, on Tuesday, of -oil, Hudson Wii.iamo 1. Hutlon V> '.lliairu, M. A., l" tue Lniveirsity Cot- of North W a.L~. r 1NANCING TliE WAR.—During the weeks ending November nth, 24th, and December 1st, National W ar Bonds, vo the extent of were applied for at tho iliroo banks in tho city. Dur- ing October LUG Ids Ed was invented llt War Savings Cenitieates by eleven Associations. Four si-nt 1:1 no leturna. i'or November seven have already sell; in their returns, showing receipts amounting'to £ -67 15s, of w hich J>o Patriotic Guild Assoeiai 10:1 has ;t:2ú 8" to its credit, and Cathe- dral \Yelsh £ -ii .5s. The other Associations would faoitiiate the work of tho Secretary if they it t h ??-' i Iy sent their rAu: 11.3 111 lmmcdafely the end of the month 1S reached In addition to these suins a great deal of ousinoss is done at tho local post- u¡flcw.. ¥.M.C.A. HUT CAMPAIGN. — The effort nH:.) ,=.11 Bangor to rai.e a sum of monoy for .e a sum of money icr Y.M.C.A. Huts throughout the world has been a great sueceas.. A committee of the Y.M.C.A., assisted by aof ladies of the Patriotic Guild, h?d the Mayor as pireoioent, M's Suns M-orris aG treajurer-, and Mr Herbert K:nj M tecretary. I'he campaign opened with the Sun- day evening mcet-r.g ot the Drotho.hood when six guineas wore collected,, and thia became a 11-u.c-leas for future action. In re;-pome to a cir- cub-r frccn the Mayor and by a. houee-to-'ioiise CC JE123 5s „vl was real'sod, wliile the ,j kihdtiei~s of Mr added £ 1 4d from a theatre eo'-ieetion. Mrs Price Wliit-o organ :ed an en- tei!ainmcn; which was given in the Railway Iriit.t-ite before a crowdeu auc'enee, and cs the expenses of the production wo-e shared by the Banger Women's Patriotic Guild and the Bangor Wotrj-n's Injt'fute, a.vu^.ted by Mr H. F. Perkins a sum of £ 13 3s 3d wa.s ekaied. aiady on the duggostion of Mr and Mrs Willi-an», of tli3 London City aNd M diard Bank, a d;.aiv was arsranged with twelve prizes ranging from a sheep to a leg of mutton. Credit i& ci^-cially due to Mr Willi'am Richarcb. who sold 110 lewer than fifty-t irce books, valued at 10s each. ri,.o ;.et. procc-ot! :is.iited in a sum of £ 53 17s being ;<.I."eo, nnkirig a and total of £ 195 17a 3d. lhe com- mittee c,e?.ire to t.a.ke this opportunity of thank- all who have contributed to the success of the campaign. ],()C'.kL TRIBT'NAL.-At a meeting of the Oity Council, on Wednesday, the Town Cierk (Mr Pcintir WilLiamii; reported that, he had te- ce-ive-J letters from L'r. E. V. Arnold and Coun- cillor 1'. E. Taylor resigning from the local Tri- bunal. The Mayor proposed that Mr U. H. Wiliinrrs, Pen!iys-tcir-aci\ of the National Union of Railwayman, f-liouU be appointed to fill one of the vacancies. It was, however, pointed out that Mr Williams WI.) a mcmb. r of the Tribunal Advisory Committee. M.r T. J. Williams moved that Mr otepber. Jones, Upper Bangor, of Nthe Amalgamated See -acy of Tailors, should be ap- thoag'ht Use local Li-bou'r Councl ;ciou.kl be in- vited tc) iiil one vacancy, but S:r Henry Lt W'S said Counod ougrht to make the app'Jintuij.nt and not any outsid-e bod v. On the mo of Mr Vinoent, Councillor John Williams %i,i. it.P- pointed to fill the seeoud vacancy. S. WINIFRED'S SCHOOL.—The annual sale of work -iitt breaking up function at S. Wini- fred's School took placo on Wednesday, the proceed;! being divided between the IJuts for Sailors' Fund and tho Blue Cross Fund. The former fund owes its inception to Sir John Je'lico, and its object is to provide huts in cer- tain and remo-o spots for sadors whoae ship3 are torpedoed, and Ji; is hoped to raiao S2400 for the object. Sir John has made a special appeal to the Girts' School Patriotic Union, which ha3 a branch at S Winifred's, to aasisc. The Mayor- ess (Mrs R. J Williams), who opened the sale of work, :n tadt-lre-,s, corrected an erron- eous rumour which had been circulated with regard to the wcrk of the Blue Crosj. Certain asssreions had been made, and Miss Doman, the headmistress of S. Winifred's, had been in com- munication with Sir Edmund Coke, the secretary, who stated that independent investigations had been made into tho society's- activities, and it vva.3 found that tho society was carrying on most beneficent work, there being not the slightest ground for the statements which had been made. Tho stalls were laden with articles made by the atati, the pupiis. and pasi pupils, and over JE55 wag realised DR. ARNOLD AND THE LOCAL TRIBUNAL. A corresponaent writes:— under an tno cir- cumstances, I think it ju.-L as well that Dr. Ar- noltl has resigned his membership of the local Tribunal bxiause his very [a (-;zt views on tho war are not compatible with him holding such a position. I understand he has intimated that ltL:s i,!ws on the war have changed." RAILWAYMEN*'S ADVANCE. I Mr T. E. lay-ior, lo, Js-ackville-road, Bangoir, writes:—"Your remarks in to-days Chronicle (November 20th) 10 rail way men's advance of pa.y | is incorrect. The total advar-t-? since the war commenced is not 21 6s (as stated1!, but El Is." 0"" We extracte d the paragraph from a daily paper. Even so, tw enty-one shillings ie a gocd acivanee, and t-oroo of us are wondeivnig wiietiier a railwayman's job not better than most. FENRIIYN COTTAGE V.A.D. HOSPITAT,. I Gifts gratefuiiy acknowledged for week endirtg Thursda" y, December 6th:—Miss Barnard, Capel Ogwen, apples; Mi John Pritchard, PenyD-ryn, potatoes and turnips; Mrs Gayton, cocoa and rice; Nfr3 B. T. Williams, St. Ann's, tea, rice, and ot meal; Miss iayicr, '1 roxcnai, honey Mrs Glynn Williams, Friars School, oatmeal; Airs S. Dew, bottled fruit; Miss Jones, Bodnant, papers. Donations towarda extra Christmas ex- penses have been gratefuiiy acknowledged from Mr Lloyd Edwards, 1, Prince's-terraee; Airs Wil- cox, Pen'raeth; Mr Melville, Mrs Charles Davies, and Mrg Atkinson, Tanycoe«d. Tho following gifts would be much appreci- ated :-R cc,, owneul, oggs, oocoa, vogeta/bles, and potatoes. Mrs Davio, The C-ot, very kindly gave the prizes for a whist drivewhich was held at the Hospital on Thursday, November 29th. Oil Saturday, December 1st, the patients and staff were invited to attend the performance given by tho R.E. Pierrot Troupe, at the Penrhyn Hall, which they greatly enjoyed. A collection was made, and amounted to £1 17s 6d, which sum was kindiy given to the Hospital funds. On Tuesday, December 4th, an excellent concert was given at lhe Hospital by patients, staff, and friends, including ihe following—Mrs McDonald, Mrs J amor, Nlr3 If or Evans, the Misses Olwen Parry. M. IQ as, F. Dargie, D. Bowen, Corporal Storey. R.E.; Mr A. J. Hughes, Privates Ma.g- tier, Fardley. Burns, Thompson, Jar vis. Coles, and Raymond _Mrs Storey and tho Misses Mary Jo ws, Eleanor Thomas, and E. Whitlock were the accompanists. On Wednesday, December 5th 1I10 patients attended, by kind invi'tation, th(\ first Club Night Concert given by the Bangor Musical Club, at the Pov/is Hall, and much ap- preciated the splendid programme. BODLONDEB RED CROOO HOSPITAL. I mt tt. itio touowmg gnta nave been moot gratefully j r', ego, Mm Briercliffe, Beau- maris; two pains Ptake- apples and papers, Airs Bur-nbv, Menai Bridge; cabbages, Colomel Cotton; and vegetables, Mra Jolia. eton, Bryin Mel; onie pair of socks, Miso Rioh- mond; illustrated papcirs, M'M Ellis, Anglesey Arnie; vegetable?, Mrs Williams, Palace Hotel; grapes, M'ris Horric'ige, Plas Llanfair; vegetabLes, Airs Bickersteth, onu'tted last week. Flannel ci i rto, towels, eggs, and apples would be much appreciated. Mr,i H'Ugfoes- Willi'ams, Ca,crweii, very kindly entertained the patiemts by singing to them on Wednesday, November 23th, which was most thoroughly enjoyed. E's Cameron, Air J. R. Jones, Mrs Lew.s, and Airs Humphreys gave an excellent, conoert kit Bodlondeb on Thurs<ia.y, Novombrr 29th, which was greatly appreciated. Mr F. Alills entertained the patients with cinema pictures on Monday, 3rd December, which the men enjoyed very much. MILIT AR Y NEWS. I Lieut. W. Gctltard Halrvey has been promoted captain-while second in command of a Siege Bat- tery. Since he ktt the University College of North Wales, Captain Harvey has been tervimg in Ire'aod and Sl:eeri*ejt?, and Iwis eperit nearly two yea.ru in the Western front. Sapper R. Pattison, Royal Ejigineers (Caellepa), y. ho is -in France, lias Loon elected on the Sports Committee of his company, and is vice-captain of the iootball team, wn-o have won the iii&t two rouirds of the Army Cup eompetitio.n. He has also been selected to p'ay tor the Divisional H.E. 's in the cup competition. Sapper Patti- son was a member of the Bangor Football Team. Private R. D. Wynne, Upper Bangor, who has been engaged at the Recruiting (tftiee, Stafford, has been accepted for admission to a Cadet School. He lel t Stafford last Friday for the Garrieon Cadet School, Je.vus College, Cambridge. Among local soldiers home on leave are Pri- vate Griffith Cfvven, R.A.M.C., one of the lay clerks at the Cathedral; Private T. H. Wynne, Upper Bangor; W. E. Jones, Machine GUll Corps (in ranee), and Driver Hughie Jonee, ',i bc,;n- of i\lr R.F A. (Wtntohuwh), both being sons of Air Edward Jones, butener, I'ai'r -A!iiycld; Owen Pritchard, A.S.C., Kerry W illiams, A.O.C., and Sapper V.. Phillips. Alfred Owen, son of Mr G. Owen, 5, Aibert- etroet, has joined the R.F.C. Prior to enlistment he was employed at Biros., High-etsieet. Private Pro Goode, son of Mr Go-ocie, Fron- deg, has been wourtckd, and is now in hospital. Private Harold iianrtord, &t>n of Mr and Mrs J. Bamford, Liveipool Arms Hotel, haa been woullde,d a second t:me. Oniy a fortnight ago, he was discharged from hospital, and went into the trenchcs again. His parents have not re- ceived any particulars of his wounds. Gunnc.r Hubert D'j.v i es, H. F A a? d Private Gun nor Hubert Davies, R.F.A., and Private Alfred Alcock, cf the t anadians, so'n of th? lete, Inspector Alcock, who has b: en out in France nearly three years. His brother Privata Aithur Alcock wa" kiiled in Frar.te tome time ago. Mr and Airs Jmm, 3, Friars-road, have received official notification -CAf ,,11.,3 death in France of their son., Sapper Hughe Ncirman Jorco. He died in hospital from the effects of throat poiwning; and was Lur;c,J lkar the hcfpitai in a British cemetery. Before enlisting Sapper Jones was on the Pen- maeonmawr Post Ofiiee staff, and prior to that at the local Post Office. He alio has a brother serving in France with the R.G.A. The parents have received a letter from a ciiaplain that Sapper Jones was brought to the hos- pital w.Lii a bad throat, which turned into pneumonia, and though eve.rylhin.g pocsiblc wss done for him by t.: doctors and nurees, he pacecd away. A colleague has also forwarded a Istvor in which he states that since lie met Bapper Jones in honest r.nd una.aum ng character made an uyp-eat which was irresistible to all with whom he came into contact. The news of his death cast quite a gloom oveir the wholo section. "We laid the remains to rest quietly and reverently this afternoon in a Britua cemetery, near the «&asuaity c.earing station, whore he died. A party of twelve men from tho company accompan.e.d the body to the graveeide, all ot whom 'old men,' who came out with t.ie division and were old fronds of 'BcJigcr.' As we t'tood by the graveside the thoughts of evo.-y one of cs went out to t he motherland her loss, and ilu silence betokened a sympathy which no words ot mine could express. As a British mother I know you take pride in the thought that he had died tor h3 country ev ery bit as much as if he. had been Idled i>n action." A Sergeant also wditea that 'Bangor,' as Hugh was always called, was a great favourite with trie section, and with all he came into contact, being aiways w;;i?.ri?; any werk, and a ¿mlling faJ' for Ine most nasar d &L? tas k ■Official news was received on Tuesday that Sapper John lawal Hughes, son of Air and Ait ■ ltobei'c Hughos, Is.wyn, Wesb End, has died from d sent-ry. m German East Africa, where ho was serving with tho Royal Engineers (Signalling Sect-ion). Prior to the wa.r Sapper Hughes, who was 20 years of age, was a telegraph clerk at the Poar-OfKei, and hud been engaged aj, Üw Ba.n- gor, Llangefni, Menai Bridge, and Llaniairfech- all Post-Offices. Ho left, for Africa four months ago. His parents receivod a letter from him on Sunday stating that he was well, bUt on Tues- day the War Office notification arrived that he had died. FOOD ECONOMY COMMITTEE. I A meeting of the committee was held on Mon- day night. The members precast were: Revs. J. D. J o-es J. D. J01.o5 (dnirmen), J. C. Morrice, Eilis Josres, Mrs Price, Aleesrs D. Burns, J. Cumming, J. Griffith, C. W. Ruwlinson, E. W. Roberts, J. H. Wailingford, S. D. Williams, and T Wynne. Mr Ernest Roberta vyu appointed secretary. It was docidcd to ask Mr Hobbitis to repre- sent the Associated Society of Locomotive Engin- eers and Fireman on the committee. It was decided to hold war time cookery de- monstrations in the city, and a sub-committee was appointed to arrange the details. Rev. J. C. Morrice proponed iihat the towns- people be circularised through i,he medium ot the schools and the Prastu, if it was their wiih to have central kitchens in the city, and as to whether they were prepared to give the scheme their support.—Seconded by Rev. Ellis Jones, this was carried. Darin" the discussion it was emphasired that the dinners to be provided at these central kitchens at a reasonable price must not be re- garded as charitable, and that they are open to rich and poor. The following undertook to deliver Lectures at the v arious eo'aools on the need of economy Gq.rt.ii and Hiraei, Rev. Ellis J UIJØ3; St. Alary's, Mrs Price White or Mrs E. 0. Price; St. Paufs, Air T. Wynne; Roman Catholic, Rev. Father Quhin; Gianadda Council, Air Cumming; and Upper Bangor, Hey. J. D. Jones. WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC GUILD. I The following details of work sent ouj, for the month ended Aovember 30th shows iHat the Guiici members are increasingly active in therr efforts to meet thu increased demand for com- forts. It; will bo noriced "hat a larblJ paroei was sent to the minesweepers. So many Ban- gor men are risking their ltvro in the dangerous task of keeping tire ocean routes safe for the passage of men, munitions, and food that the Guild Committeo felt their members wourJ hu., e a special iu'erebt in this oranch of Naval er- vice. Comforts were despatched as follows:— 100 pairs of gcxScs, 40 mufflers, 18 pairs gloves to tho minesweepers; 15 mufllcrs, 20 pairs of glo, os to the Navy League.; 2J pairs of socles were sent to Aliss Edith Rowland; a Bangor V.A.D. nurse, to be given at her discreLion to men leaving the French hospital in which she works. Twenty-three flannel vests to men from the Khassia Mission (India), now labouring in France, and 100 pairs of socks, 30 mufflers, 26 flannel shires were sent to the Director-General of Voluntary Organisation, and despatched direct to France. The War Savings Association connected with the Guild has proved very successiul, under the joint secretaryship of Mrs Grierson for Upper Bangor and Airs Tom for Garth. There are now 107 members making regular war savings contributions. Though t.iio Garth branch only opened as a collecting centre at tho end of Oc- tober, there are already 36 on the books, 27 of whom aro new contributors. The Guild Committee extend an open invita- tion to all women interested in this work, to en- rol as members and to attend at either of the working centres-^ihe Y.M-CIA Rooms, Upper Bangor, on Tuesdays, or at tho New Tabernacle Schoolroom, Garth, on Thursdays, at 2.30 p.m. Printed and Published for the North Wales Chronicle Company, Limited, bv J S. Edwards, at the "North Wales Chronicle" Offic.e, Caxton House, High-street, Bangor and at the Chronicle" Office, High-street, Port- madoc, both in the County of Carnarvon, and at the Cloriariydd" Office, Bridge- street. Llangefni, in the County of Anglesey, Friday, December 7, 1917.

eiegraphic AddreM: -r I T*Iephones g IT HLI ewis, Bangor." Corn & Flour Merchants. 3, SO & 197. THOMAS LEWIS, SON. & Co., Cbe Old-Esttiblisbed 6rocerp Stores, -ESTD. 1850.- Contractors to H.M. Army and Navy. Branch Eatabllsbmentg. Dea6 Omcc- Erancb Establishments. b r;ý'II 'l3tal> fflce- -cz&p =====- l wc h ..I Avenue Buildings, Carnarvon,   Pentraeth &c. ? Telephone No. 3. Ban?Or.   L. D   >-< $   ?-<  $ $  <?>- $ 4 $:f-j;r::¿q:rP 5upport our Allies! J 4 THE Government have wisely decided to remove m H the restrictions from Wine. mainly as the m result of the request of our Allies. ft H C?' The curtailment enforced in April was causing serious If f| Financial Loss to || I F?ja?? ??jpr???? and ?r?r, S 0:. MILLIONS of GALLONS of Wine are already in the country, but Y7 H cannot be consumed. VJINE possesses important u Food" values. fx DRINK WHOLESOME WINES and thus increase the quantity of XX ? Beer available for the Manual Worker. I W. Row lan ds & Co.? Bangor. I ? M?. ?OM??n? ? Co., Bangor, M? ^1- i i— i-— 1-~ t — # r- -i—-t-— • I i ■ i —1 1— C Not ours to hear the mad hoarse shout of battle, Not ours to see the agonies of strife, Not ours to feel the grip of death's dread rattle, Not ours to die for Britain.we have life. We know a peaceful dawn, the sun soft glowing We see the velvet night and unafraid I Through fields unravaged we may pass well knowing I Our land is free.because our brothers paid. They gave their lives and shall we then inglorious Close up our purse strings where we gave our sons ? When wealth alone can make our arms victorious Shall we withhold the gold to feed the guns ? They look to us in faith that's unafraid, Let faith in us be met by instant aid. BUY NATIONAL WAR BONDS. This space was booked to advertise the excellence of Kmgsonia and Abdo Corsets and to indicate several ways in which their super- iority may be experienced by the wearer- It is id for jo"-Itly lf)Y paid for jointly by the Proprietors and by WARTSK1 S, their agents, who keep large stocks of these Corsets, and is gladly given in response to the request of the National War Savings Committee. .-r" Useful Presents only THIS CHRISTMAS such as  CSy Slippers 1L# Hou se=shoes. I t We have a Large Assortment Specially Selected with a view to Christmas Giving. D I C217 HIGH STREET, Bangor. I TELEPHONE No. 6I. ESTABLISHED ÓJ Years. —- ■ -■ ■ .1.

A BANGOR TRADESMAN AND I THE SALE OF JAM SUMMONED FOR EXCEEDING I PRICE. AIAGISTERIAL WARNING. I At Bangor Police Court, on Tuesday, J. Rudge, Upper Bangor, was charged witih having s xld a lib. jar of gooseberry jam in excess of the maximum r .ce z-et,cat in the Jam P-rioos Order, 1817. The Defendant gtated that an a-vi_ .-uant was rctiponci-ble for the mistake, and that she acted oontaHiPy to liis orders, written and voibal. H-o wrote down a tilt of the controlled priccs for the jam, but tihe list was r-rbislQ*d. rllc list seen by t:ho Inspector in the ahop referred to the pricJ hafaro the jam was controlled. It was all due to .tlhionjigihitecsncss on the part of the a;s:et-ant. 'I8io Fbod Inspector (Mr Roborts) stated that \r.'PIl he went to the defendant's shop, in Bangor, he asked tho a6uilt.allt whotihor sihe had a printed hot of the jam prices. SJhe re.pfcd t.hat elie had a list written on note- paper. THe pnce--» v ) re 10od, Is, ard 1s 2d, and each of them was in excess of the maximum prices for jam. The Defendant: That list was sent down before the prices were controlled. The Inspector: Tiiiu tiling is carried on throughout the town, but it is difficult to insti- tute proceedings a-s tlwaee who complain are not prepared to give evidence. I press for a pen- alty. The Bc-noh imposed a finBof 10s, and the Chairman (Air *VY. Pughe) warned future offen- ders undier tih?se-Orders that they would be fined a. heavier amount. "We are determined to gtopt offences of Lhic kind," he added.

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