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fTIPYN o BOB PETH.". I
fTIPYN o BOB PETH. I E'WL DO NOT KICBSSARILX SitARE THE OPIMON8 DIPRISSED I bs warrtas IN sbie OOLuux.3 I Cheery optimists from the Gormen district .,t¡t.tÉ that, without any ostentation or unneces- sary- puffing, arrangements are being push ■ ed "steadily forward that, when completed, should'result in making the National Eistedd- fod of 1919 one of the most noteworthy of the series. Whlit it-lacks in point of size-and, in the very nature. of things, preparations can- cot be made on, the same extensive scale as in more populous centres—it may be relied upon to atone for in quality and. above all, it appears to be the intention of the. author- ities7- to make it. in every sense of the word, i;- t'rulr Welsh festival. There has been some little "disposition, at some eisteddfodau- that it is scarcely, necessary to mention, to get sliglitlv Off. the lines in this respect; and the desire to break down the partition walls, so to speak, with a view to meeting bi-lingual susceptibilities, is not altogether to be con- demned. At the same time the fact should I be kept constantly in mind that the Eisteddfod is a distinctly Welsh institution, and. in this fact, 1" to be found one of the chief tions, for its continued existence. To change its complexion, so "to speak, by too large an infusion of bi-lingualism, and all that the term implies, is a very dangerous experiment; and it-is one against which the Corwen author- ities are resolutely setting their faces. By doing so they will render it all the more in- teresting and attractive to English visitors. » • Just now the cheery optimists of Corwen are discovering additional grounds for exercising their optimism* from whatever standpoint the present position of the war-weary world is regarded, there is no doubt peace is in the air.- There may. yet be a long stretch of the dtearv road-to traverse but, be this as it may, theiglimmerings of the dawn are commencing to show, and there is a growing feeling abroad that next year may witness a world at peace. No one would be bold enough to prophesy on the subject; but the almost universal— and it is growing—sense of assurance on the point, is a very happy augury. And if the National Eisteddfod of 1919, is to be held to the accompaniment of the national paeans of rejoicing that will accompany the world's emergence from its long period of travail, Corwen must be prepared to rise to the occa- sion; and, may it be stated without any dis- paragement of all that can and will be done locally, Welsh assistance must be poured out ungrudgingly, from far and near, North and South, in order to make the Eisteddfod of 1919 worthy of the epoch-making events which will be associated with it. The splendid achievement of Welsh troops in the great war, the numbl-riess other directions in which the nation emerges from the struggle with en- hanced lustre, are matters upon which Welsh attention may be finely focussed next vear; and, because of this, the opportunity may be ¡ unparalleled. I < w It is quite true that the Eisteddfod is de- signed, above all else, to foster th^ kindly arts of peace. Had the -great lessons which, year after year, it seeks to inculcate, acquired uni- versal sway, there could have been no war to set'back the clock of human progress. Never- theless war hath its triumphs as wellas I peace, and these the Eisteddfod may worthily recognize. It is good to find, from the Cor- wen programme, evidences of in intelligent anticipation of events. For example, one of the chief prizes in the literary section is for an .essay on A Lea.gue of Nations as an or- ganisation for preventing War," This, in the light of recent controversies and discus- sions, .should produce most interesting results. Again the subject of the chair poem is the Prophet," and what immeasurable possibil- ities of inspiration such a theme must suggest to the bard at the present juncture, hampered, it may be, by a sagacious waiting upon events to the very last moment, before getting down to the spade-work of composition. Then the prize offered for an essay on the Contribu- tions of Wales to the British Empire" should prove the least of the incentives to the "literati" of i-he Cynirv, to "let themselves go on a subject. that, supplemented by the glorious chapters of the last few years, should prove wonderfully alluring. There are many other directions from which the Corwen festi- val ma.y acquire & martial ring; but over all and above all—and this is a hope .increasingly entertained loca.Uy the. attendance of Mr. Ltoyd, George would make its success assured. 10 resident in the area over which the LI an- j golien Rural Council has jurisdiction states j that he has been much interested-by what he terms the modern counterpart of the cry from Mesopotamia addressed by the District to the Urban Authority. The former is with- J out a surveyor and, in their dilemma their clerk wrote from Corwen requesting the latter to place the services of Mr. John Hughes, their official, at their disposal for a short period in order that necessary and pressing works should be attended tõ. The Urban Council are not able to oblige—they have their hands full at present-and the correspondent is curious to know what has happened. But be is more than curious he is suggestive; and his suggestion is that the Rural District Coun- cil might, at any rate for the time being, find » wav out of their difficulty by approaching Mr. John Williams, of Corwen, who for forty rears, acted as sanitary inspector to the au- thority, "who knows every inch of the dis- trict," and is perfectly familiar with its Re- quirements, and who vacated the position some years back, because the authority made I, it a condition of his not regularly filling up a series of forms in, connection with the Housing and Town Planning Act that have never since been heard of and which he did not consider necessar"y. There are several matters of im- portance—such as the provision of a water supply for Upper Garth and sewage problems tbsi require to be attended to; and the know- ledge that the services of an old official may be available, at any rat6 appears to justify the suggestion that ne should be approached. A" Council without a sanitary inspector is, from the point of view of efficiency, in a slightly more anomalous position than a sani- tary inapector without a council, in these tines when .skilled-labour is so difficult to obtain.. It A good deal of feeling il being engendered at Llangollon, in common with other places I throughout North Wales, by the increase in ttje price of miik, and local vendors come in for perhaps a little more than: their fair shase ofaboae. What the average c^tumaer ap- pears ullltblei grasp is that it should be necessary to put up prices at all; but a local dealer, whose views on the matter were-solic- ited the other day, states that so far as he is concerned, and he thinks he voices the views of the Llangollen traders is that, even with the increase, milk-selling is not a paying pro- position. This, of course, is all tosh. Is it" credible that farjners, with quite considerable- holdings, would go round in the winter I months, from door to door; selling-milk unless ¡ there was a good margin of profit: something I more than the fourpence a gallon costemplat- ed by the department. Like most, farmers, my. informant adva-nces the increased cost in the price of cows as an argument to support the higher prices oblivious of the fact thai (,P,nr- don the metaphor) he puts the cart before the horse. The price of milk controls the price of the cow, not the cow the price of the milk, j As a matter of fact the only sane solution j would appear to be, the adoption of a flat-rate J in prices for the whole of North Wales, as I. recently suggested at Rhyl, though, even then, under existing conditions, it is scarcely con- ceivable that IJfmgoden'would be ony better off. Consumers should bear this in mind. awra Gr.T. q. I
LOCAL WEDDINGS, I I
LOCAL WEDDINGS, I I 1.. II BATTY—MATTHEWS. J At Holy Trinity Church, Oswestry, on Thursday, Rev. E. Jones officiating, the mar- riage between Harry Batty, second son of Mr. Win. Batty, Crewe, and Florence Lillian Matthews, youngest daughter of Mr, J. H. Matthews, Burghill Villas, Oswestry, was c~Ie- brated. The contracting parties are, well known, and the church was crowded with I friends to witness the ceremony. The bride, I who was gÍyen away by her father, looked very j pretty in a white Jap silk dress aiid wreathing veil trimmed with orange blossom, and carried j a lovely. bouquet of chrysanthemums. Cadet ¡ B. Bati-y (brother) acted as groomsman, assist- ed by Mr. J. G. Whitney (brother-in-law of ¡ bridegroom). The bridesmaids were Misses I G. Al. Matthews and E. Batty (sisters of the. bride and bridegroom) who wore dresses of I blue Jap siik, the gifts of the bride, and black velour hats. After the ceremony, the party ] adjourned to the home of the bride, where the j wedding breakfast was served. The bride and bridegroom left in the evening for a short honeymoon, previous to taking up their new ¡ home, at Boxdeiie>" Basford, Staffordshire. I' The bride's travelling, attire was a saxe blue 1 coat frock with blanket coat to match and- black velour hat. The happy pair were recip- ients of numerous weddihg presents, including" a fully furnished drawing room, and a cheque presents to the bride. WOOSNAM—JONES. 1 At St. Swithm's Church. Bournemouth, on rue.-day week, the wedding took place of Sergt. E. J. Wooanaia (K.S.L.I.) of Bishop's ¡ Castle and-Miss Annie Jones, of Hillev L rie. Nesschff. The bride, who was attraetive.i.v at- tired, was given away by Mr. G. E. Barton, of ¡ Bournemouth, a friend of the bridegroom. The happy couple left for Bishop's Castle for the honeymoon amidst the good wishes of j many friends. I- JONES-MORRIS. I A very p..retty wedding was solemnized t I St. Marys, Knockin, on Thursday last, be- tween Miss MiBnie Morris. The Schoo!. House and Air. Herbert Jones, West Pel ton The Rev. D. Stephens officiated, a,nd Miss Owen played the organ. The best man was Mr. J. R. George and the bridesmaid was Miss Mary MonÜ.. The church was quite full of friends of the bride, who is very popular in the parish The honeymoon is being spent in Liverpon! I- TRENDELL—BLAND. t H Ihe we.dd.-ng has just taken place, at Havre, France of Miss D. Bland, daughter of Uuncillo C. R. Bland, of York-sf-eet, Oswestry, and Captain W. Stanlev Trendell .A., ,of Sutton, Surrey. The bridesmaid was JU."ío1 and Chaplin Capt. Purkiss was M Nv Jt apM^ ajor Japp, S.A., officiated. The reception was held at the Hotel VAvenir, Ha vre Capt. and Mrs. W. Stanley Trendell are now on a visit to their respective parents, and expect to return to Franoe shortly, where both the btide and bridegroom have been working air.cr.gst the troops. They ha?e L-c-cii Mi- recipier- o, many useful oresen .a. GLOVER—WILLIAMS. A pretty, wedding of much interest to resid- ents of Gobowen t-ook place at St. Helens, near Liverpool, on Tuesday, October 1, the contracting parties being Lilian, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Williams, Green Villa, Gobowen, and. Mr. T. H. Glover, of St. Helens. The Rev. F. S. Cragg performed the ceremony. The bridesmaid was Miss Hole, and the duties of best man were car- ried out by Mr. J. T. Williams, brother of the bride. The bride, who was given away by her father, was charmingly attired in a blue ninon da-ess and carried a bouquet of carnations. After the reception, the happy couple departed to Scotland for the honey- moon, the bride wearing a saxe blue costume, fawn velour hat, and a handsome set of lynx furs, the gift of the bridegroom. The pre- sents were numerous and costly.
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I MONTGOMERY. ( NEW TOWN CLOCK.—At a meeting of I the Town Council, on Saturday, at which, in the absence of the Mayor, Councillor C. B. Williams presided, Mr. J. E. Tornley read a letter from Mrs. Pearson, of Lonçt():p, oaring to gne a new clock for the iTowii Hall, having for.v dials five feet in diameter, suitable for illumination and striking the hours, in memory of the late Alderman Fairies-Hum- phrey p, at a eost, of £ 200, in accordance with the estimate of Messrs. Joyce of Whit- church, provided the Council undertake to erect the necessary turret. It was decided I to accept the offer, a.nd instructions. were I given to the architect to proceed with the necessary designs for the turret accordingly. LLANFAIR CAEREINION. I ON LEAVE.—Pte. Llewelyn Jehu, Wesley- street, Pte. D. Jones, High-street. Pte. j Bernard, Evans and Pte.Trefor Evans, Bridge, street, all looking very fit.
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——— t M errv go ro und s &re to ..$everely r?ttoned under t?. Fuel and Lighting Order; .nd pro- fessional photographers are to have their Hght cut down by U_d*.r the. Household FUel .an 'th t in Or'd
BORDER NEWS IN BRIEF. 1
BORDER NEWS IN BRIEF. 1 Denbighshire ( Rhos, Cefn and Penycae are arranging a oonference to discuss their claim to urban I powers. In order to save, light all meetings at Capel Mawr, Rhos, are to be held on the first two nights in each week. In a report presented to the Denbighshire War Pensions Committee complaint is tade of the Manda.rlll. :'Enghsh in which Treas- ury communications are couched. Chi k- Schools War Saving Association, =,sti.iig of children and teachers, have sub- ?nbed. up to Sept. 30, the sum of ?184 7s. 6d. and have purchased 232 certificates. At the request of Major Crawshay Mr. J. H Fit zpatrick, of Wrexham, has consented to act as hon. publicity secretary to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Prisoners of War Fund, in reference to which the Prime Minister writes There can be no more worthy appeal than that which has for its object the comfort of the splendid men who have taken part in the horrors of this war. and I wish your undel"- í taking every possible success." Speaking at Penrhos College, Colwyn Bay, j on Saturday, Sir Herbert Roberts, Bart., I M.P., urged that in the future education of the young people of this country modern lang- ¡ uages and modern history should have special attention. The League of Nations to which we were all looking forward could not be the real, permanent, beneficent fact that we hoped it would become unless the peoples of the world obtained a fuller knowledge of and sympathy with each other which the study of history ?nd of modern languages would promote. Mr. Lloyd George, writing to Major craw-I shay, D.S.O., commanding the Royal Welsh Fusiliers' Depot in Wrexham, says:—"Your scheme for the provision of food and clothing I for Royal Welsh Fusilier prisoners of war has my hearty support. There can be no more worthy appeal than that which has for its object the comfort of the splendid men —ho I have taken part, in the horrors of this war, and I wish your undertaking every possible success." Major Crawshay is energetically organising a scheme in North Wales, the regi- ) mental area, and it is hoped to induce everv locality to contribute, according to the popula.- ¡ tion, towards the £50,000 required. I Merionethshire. t As the result of a county meeting at Bala, addressed by Major Crawshay, Wrexham, a strong local committee has been set up to promote the Prisoners of War Fund. Mr. Llovd John. Corwen, is the secretary. Mr. D. Roger Rowlands, who has ueen unanimously nominated as the next Mayor of I Birkenhead, is the son of Mrs. Rowlands and the late Mr. David Rowlands, glazier, High Street, Bala, and is a native of Bala, where he was educated at the Grammar School. He is 41 years of age. and has been on the Council for five years. Flintshire. I All the members of the Mold Fire Brigade have sent in their resignations to the Uroan Council alleging insufficient application and a lack of interest of the fire brigade committee. j Montgomeryshire ] Over C70 was recently raised at a concert at Machynlleth for the Red Cross. Montgomery Quarter Sessions were not held on Thursday as there were no cases for trial. Machynlleth Board of Guardians support Romford's resolution in favour of increased oid-age pensions. At Machynlleth Urban District Council on Wednesday it was reported that there had been 62 deaths and an equal number of births during the year. Fifty to 70 new houses were needed, but it was decided that national kitchens were not recraired in the area. At a recent meeting of the Welshpool Bor- ough Food Control Committee, Mr. J. Prvce Jones presiding, a letter was read from a lady who wrote that it was ridiculous that she could not obtain a pound of butter a week without "all this hnmbuggery." She would answer no questions and sign no forms. Shropshire. J Market Drayton Urban Council have in- I creased the wages of their roadmen by ni a week. Lanee-Corpl. J. J. Plant, of Wem, has been presented with a gold watch and chain on his winning the Military Medal. P.S. Hammonds is leaving Westbury for Bridgnorth. He came from Atcham to West- I bury a little more than nine years ago. Whitchurch Rural District Council have approved the rate of 4d. in the £ for the half-year as compared with 3d. in the previous period. Lord Harlech stated at a meeting addressed by Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, M.P., at Oswestry, on Saturday, that the hon. member was now definitely selected as prospective candidate for the new Oswestry Division. A schoolboy named Charles Leonard Taylor (11), the son of George Taylor, tobacco opera- 'tor, was drowned in the Severn at Shrews- bury on Thursday afternoon. The manager- ess of the refreshment rooms at Shrewsbury Station, which overlooks the river, witnessed the fat?nty. Taylor was walking backwards alongide i?e river and fell into the water, and although he made desperate fforts to clutch the chain on the river wall, he was carried aw?y by the current. No one was M?r enough I to attempt a rescue.
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The German Government having refused to ratify the agreement about the exchange of prisoners with Britain, the British Govern- ment have determined to take drastic steps to stop the ill treatment of our men in German prison camps. They demand the removal of I prisoners behind the firing line, proper and humane treatment and permission for repre- sentatives of the Dutch Government to visit .priMQ-jpftm^s-'vand .occupied territorv to see that such treatment is afforded, and deelarc that they will hold Germany responsible for unlawful and inhuman treatment of British prisoners,, and will take Staps to secure the punishment of persons guilty of any such offence. Steps are also being taken to secure the better treatment of our prisoners in Tnr- key. (
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
NEWS OF THE WEEK. The first delegation of Indian journalist to visit this country during the war has ar rived in London. Members of the British Funeral Workers* Association decline to bury folks after 12 on Saturdays. Both the King and the Prime Minister have sent messages of cordial congratulation to Sir D. Ha igon the recent brilliant British exploits on the Western front. A distinctive cap badge ha. been approved for the Labour Corps. It will be worn by British personnel only, and will not be sup- plied to the native ranks of coloured Labour units. The National Union of Women Workers, at their annual conference at Harrogate last week, discussed several subjects of importance to women as influenced by the new franchise. The Government were urged to pass a bill opening Parliament to women. Eleven i.w Welsh branches were welcomed into th. Union. Two exceptionally cruel outrages were poj?.. pet-rated hy U boats on Wednesday of last week. The Irish cross Channel steamer Leinster was torpedoed in daylight on her way from Dublin to Holyhead, over 500 beinj drowned, and the Japanese steamer Hirana Maru was also sunk off the Irish coast, 291 "• lives being lost. Another American troopship was torpedoed on Sept. 30, with a loss of 250 lives. The survivors reached an American port on a British freighter. The body of Mr. Robt. Cope, a retired farmer, of Hat-herton, was found in a wood close to his home last week. He left home the previous day to gather sticks from the wood and as he did not return a search :as made on the following morning, with the re- siiit stated. No inquest was held, deceased having been affected with heart trouble. For many years Mr. Cope was a tenant farmer on the estate of the late Sir Delves Broughton, of Doddington Hall. A special meeting of the Central Welsh Board was held at Chester on Friday, to con- sider mainly 1.110 revised contributions payabte to the Board under clause 42 of the new 'Edu- cation Act, and a proposal to join in the Board of Education scheme for the co-ordination of examinations in secondary schools, and after some criticism of the action of certain NYeish members had been expressed a resolution was adopted strongly protesting against their ao. tion which resulted in failure to give effect to the agreed wishes of the Welsh local educa- tion authorities in the matter of the revised basis of contributions to the funds of the Central Welsh Board. On the question of examinations it was agreed provisionally that the Central Welsh Board be permitted to ap- point for themselves not iess than t'lto repre- sentatives to serve on the Examinations Coun- oil: that the autonomous character of the Central Board remain unimpaired and that there shall be no interference with the de- cisions of the Welsh authorities in matters connected with the Welsh language, directly or indirectly, by the Examination Council and the Executive Committee were authorised to continue the negotiations, and to report fully at the next meeting of the Board, whici will be held at Hereford on Decembai 1j..
OSWESTRY. I'
OSWESTRY. I ZION C.M. CHURCH.—On ThursdayeTen- lng a very successful Organ Recital wasi given in the above church to a, crowded congregation by Mr. W. H. Jude of London. The following was the programme —In Memoriam Jeanne d' Arc," (W. H. Jude) Souvenir de Paganini. (Vivaldi); Two Musical. Portraits, (a) Haydn, (b) Beethoven, (W. H. Jude); Fantasia on Welsh Melodies, (Improvisation); B'ahtacia on Rustic Scenes, (a) Pastorale, b) Storm, (q) The passing by of Military Regiments. The various items were all greatly enjoyed, Mr. Jude making excellent use of the fine solo stops which the organ contains. The pastor (Rev. H. E. Griffiths) was in the chair. THE BURUTU DISASTER.-Amongst the passengers by the ill-fated Elder Dempster liner Burutu, lost with between 150 to 200 lives on a voyage from the West Coast of Africa in a collision with the Glasgow steam-ar City of Calcutta, on Thursday, was Mr. Albert Ernest Benson, youngest son of the late Aid. C. K. Benson, of Wrexham and Oswestry. Mr. A. E. Benson, wio was engaged in the Nigerian Treasury department, was coming home on leave after a period of service on the West Coast. Intimation has been received by his relatives at Wrexham that his dead oodv is amongst others that have been washed ashore at Pwllheli, identity being established by papers found upon it. The remains have been conveyed to Wrexham for interment. The late Aid. Benson left three children, daughter and two sons, the elder of whom ia now serving in France. BANK MANAGER'S RETIREMENT.—The many customers of Parrs Bank will regret to learn of the impending retirement, at the end of November, of the genial manager, Mr. Joseph Grant. Mr. Grant, who came to Oswestry in August, 1894, to assume local control of the Old Bank "-then a private hank—when it was acquired by Parrs from it: former proprietors, Messrs. Croxon, Jones ane Co., had attained retiring age some time ago, but, in the difficult circumstances in which the bank was placed owing to the depletion of staff during the war, lie consented to remain at his post; though, owing to the state of hi- health, he now finds it necessary to seek tbt rest to which his long and arduous services entitle him. Mr. Grant has taken keen in terest in many philanthropic and other pub lie movements in the town. He has acted as treasurer to several organisations, and is < member of the Oswestry Cottage Hospita; Committee, while --rs. Grant has been a use- ful official of the War Guild, and for a t im- ber of years has acted as secretary and treas- urer to the Boarding Out Committee having charge of children boarded out by the Kidder- minster tnd Bradford Unions in the Oswestrj districts. We understand it is probable thai Mr. and Mrs. Grant will Jfemain in Oswestry for the winter, their plans for the future being at present unfixed. Mr., Grant, will be succeeded in the managership by Mr. William Basnett Broughall, at present manager at Parrs Bank, Carlisle, who is a member cf < well known Shropshire family, and formarit. on the gtag at Parrs Bank, Oswestrj, ?.?          M