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Montgomeryshire Farmers' Red I Cross Collection. Early last yea- the MontgooH:y Branch of the Farmers' Union decided to augment the funds it had. prewouUy raised tnrough a free-gift sale for the Red Cross -Soc;ety by undertaking a collection from among farmers in the di?tr?ct. fhe result was made' known At a meeting of the Branch on Thursday, when | Mr. T. Si. K.asey, Winsbury, on behalf of the treasurer. Mi\ it. Rogers. L. C. And M. Bank, reported j that the total proceeds amounted to X203 12s. •' Farmers, Mr. Kinsey remarked, were often criticised but he thought it would be agreed that ia that dis- trict they had very generously supported Red Cross Funcs,—Discussion followed on what purpose the fund should be put to a& host'lit-ies ceased before the fund was handed over, and the need of support for the Red Cross Societj wa now nou thc, same as hitherto. —The Cha'man' J, R Jones (Trwstllewelyn) who nad announced his intention to subscribe 9100 to the county war memorial iund, said he thought more money would be forthcoming for that fund than would be required by the form of memorial suggested.—It waj eventually agreed to cat a meeting of the sub- scribers to decide whether the funds should be ap- plied to the Red Cross Society or, any other purpose that ma;- be deemed i ore urgent at present. The ) following is a list of the subscriptions received-- Messrs. 1 lores, Great vVesron, £ 10; C. B. Williams, I Mellington, £ iCi; V. V. Davies, Pentrenaht, Rio; Morris, Gwernygoe, £10; T. E. Kinsey, Winsbury, £10; W. Ward, Crankwell, £10; Morris. Marshall and Poole, L-10; W. H. dorris, Chirbury, £10: W. H. Langford, (' Chirbury, LIU; C. Evanfe, Bahaillon, £ 7; R. Price, Cum Z5; T. Davie; & Wynne Jones, Walcot, £ 5; W. Owen, Hopton, £ 5; Rogers, Bacheldre, £ 5; Ward, Peatreheylyn, t5; Francis, Farm, £5 5s.: Martin EYan, fA; Jaraes, Bromptofc, £3 38,; }1s, Jones, Cwmber- llan, rS; W. Bithell, £ S; H. Humphreys, 43; R. Jamep. Rhiston, t2; D. Davies, R2; Joseph Venables, X5; T. W. Kilverfc, £5; C. Williams, Hall, dEl; Pryce, Coed, £1; Bright, Derwen, £1; Davies, Lake, dEl 12s. 6d.; C. Jones, Cefngwenthrew, £ 1; T. Hotchkiss, £ 1 12s. 6d.; rth'rr Vaughan, £ i, .Joi u Jones, C2; D. Pryce; Jones, £ 2; David Davies, R2; John Corfield, £ 1 10s.; Geo. Mounttleld, 21; W. P. Jones, &I; W. A. Vaughaa, 21; Thos Howard, &I; R. MeCelland, jEl; Wm. Fawclough, 91; Cound, Ditches, 10s.; George, Red Hopton T. 1. icnes, Argoed, 10s.; D. Ward Court House, Its.; Cadwalladr, Brompton, los,, Ellison Ksil House. 10s.; Chapman, Hoarstone, IDs-; Kinsey, Greer, i(Is.; Jones, Aldres, 10s.; Davies,. Castle-wright, 10s.; Marpole, Brook House, 103.; Whit- ¡ tingham Davies Gwenthrcw, 10s.; Bevan, Pant, 5s.: Farmer/Cockshutt, 5s.; Hamer, Pentre Hall, 5s.; Withers Rr ver, 5s. Leeke, Tanhou;e. 6s.; Jones, Cann SciitL!j, 5s.: L. Jones C-ann 5s.; Davies, Rowen, 5s.; Marston. Broadway, 5s.; Hillen, Pentreheylin, 5& lOwen, Penilan, õs, Griffiths, tenygelly, C. Hughes, Trefern, Csfftberrin f.s.; R. D. Edwards, harr;. 10.> VVil. s, PontLyyn, 10s.; Shuker, Llastly, Ss.; T. Jones, Penycwm 2s 6d.: J"mes, Todeth, 2s. 6d. Reesf, Wo-n, 2s eel.; Jones. Bacheldre, 2s. 6d,; Wedmore, QQu,l,. House 2s. 60.; James lewis, 2.:1. 6d.; Davies, Hall, Bank, 2s.; Morgan, Draintllwyn, 2s.; Hamer Brinker, 2s.; Bayliss, Cwm, 2s,; Evans, Lian- areli, 23 Jones, Leasty, Is.

National FarmQis* Union. J MEETING OF MONTGOMERYSHIRE BRANCH. Mr. T. Williams (Gaer) presided at a meeting of the | branch at Newtown, on Tuesday, aftd it was decided i to hold county meetings occasionally at Welshpool. PROTEST AGAINST INCREASING WAGES. The meeting strongly supported a resolution of the Newtown Branch protesting against the action of the j Wages Board in increasing wages at a time when farm work was behind, and describing it as unreason- able to arrange that boys who begin agriculture at the age of 15 or 1C ghojid be placed to earn a man'? wage at 18. The Sect LMt? sMted that A was all done by the Workers' Union, which had only been established during the la. t few months, and there waa no knowing where the thing would stop.—Dissatisfaction was also strongly expressed at the constitution of the Wages Board, and a resolution of protest sent to l the M.P., Boarif of Agriculture, N.F.U.. Mid Central Wages Board- ■■ I

A HEALTHY BOROUGH, CAPITAL MILK SUPPLY. f The monthly' meeting of Oswestry Town Council was held n IVIonday, present. The Mayor (Coun. W. Morris) presiding, AlderMen E. Bremner Smith, Dr. Aylmer Lewis, C. E. Williams, R. R. ,Aason, W. H. Plimmer, Councillors G. c. Beckitt, R. fa. Parry, J. È. Thomas, I J. H. Hill, R. Bland J. P. Sheather, G. A. George, W. Pelton, J. T. Bradshaw, G. Evans, T. Poole, t. i Whitfleld, Pe",pJ. Bar;ow, J. A. Byrne, J. V. Jones, and J. Baira; with Messrs. A. Walter Morris, town clerk; CI. W. Lacei, borough surveyor; A. Gamer Pugh, finance deri; and'Dr. Beresford, medical officer of health. WAR TROPHIES. A comcnrnication was seceived from the War Office, stating that at the wish of the officer commanding the 7th K.S. L.I., the following trophies captured from the Germans by that regiment Would be sent (to Oswestry, if acceptable—one Russian machine gun, one trench mounting machine gun. Councillor Barlow moved that the trophies be ac- cepted, and said he believed that the 7th Shropsliires belonged to the Iron Division," the 3rd Division, which, whc- its history came to be written, they would find the Shropshire regionnt p'ayed jl try important part in the war. I L th )ught n was very highly honoured to be offered the-e tr- j bies.— Coun. 'J. V. Jones seconded the motion.Councillor J. A. Byrn« Lioved that the offer be referred to the General Purposes Committee, and said it was per- fectiy ridiculous that the town should have a Russian gun. Were thejyfjg enemy guns to be got?—Coun. Whitfield d the amendment, remarking that the towa did not want a Russian gun.—The amend- ment was lost, and the offer w" accepted by 10 votes to sevn ] DEATH RATE EXCEEDS BIRTH RATE. TLo Medical Officer, in Lis annual report, stated that tii- deaths in the borough last year numbered 185. The ifgvrv. of the Registrar-General showed a decrease of 214 in the population of the town so that the rate per 1,000 had increa&ed from 18.7 to 19.2. birth-fte (199 children were born during the year) was based onthe population of 10,799 showing a decrease of about 200 in the population and giving a birth-rate of 18.5 per 1,000, a 'ower figure than the preceding year, which was 19.3 per 1,000. For the first time in the medical officer's long experience, the death-rate of the borough exceeded the birth-rate. Generally Spewing, the babe-, were better physically, and better able to resist disease. 60U-\i> MILK SUPPLY. Aldermaa in moving the adoption of the medical officer's report, said 1,020 cows (2(d in the borough and 767 in the outlying districts) 'had been inspected in this area durng the year,, a five-mile radius, and in ai) those cows there were only two cas-es of tubercular disease. One cow was in milk, and the othec waa nearly dry, and the cows were disposed of outside, the. district; they supplied no milk to Oswestry after he disease being discovered, He thought they ought to congratulate themselves, j that, through the efforts of their veterinary inspector, tuberculosis in cattle had been practically stamped, out in Oswestry district. With icgard to the milk supply, the boiougii surveyor had had a great num- ber of milk sampL analysed and they had proved very satisfactory, all being up to the standard. Milk dealers had done theis duty in selling good milk; there wai not one instance in, which it was below the standard. (Hear, tear). And he thought that was very Creditable to milk suppliera in Oswestry. Re- ferring to the birth-rate. Aid. lewis said he hoped that now the troubles of tl." war were over, and more norma' conditions had arrived, that the birth- rate would oon pas. tin. death-rate again. Owing largely to the good work done by the Oswestry Baby Welfares Centre, babies were better able to resist disease nd the Centra deserved their encourgaement. There was a marked decrease in measles and icarlet- ina, and for some months now the town had been praeticall) iree from al infecticus diseases. One of the most dr^dful diseases recognised, ophthalmic neonatorum, wp.s receiving active treatment, and many children's eyesight had been saved during the past few years. In conclusion, he wished to say that there was a very strong inclination amongst people in the borough to help the sanitary authorities in improving the health condition of the town. VENEREAL DISEASE. Councillor Byrne seconded the adoption of the re- port, remai'k'flg that it was very creditable to the town .that such a healthy state of things existed, but he wished to know why no steps had been taken to have a venereni dispensary in Oswestry. Councillor Barlow raised the question of the alter- care of consumptives, and said that many of these patients^after they returned from the sanatorium, died in if very short time, it seemed as il they came home to die. Aid £ mith said that if a child's eye,, were proper- ly attended to at birth, there would be far less blind- ness than in the past, and the treatment of cases of ophthalmia neonatorum was be,g dealt with by the county, who regarded such cartes as of great import- ance. The treatment of venereal disease was not being I neglected.Couu, Byrne !t has been ueglected.-Ald. Smith: Tt has not been neglected We cannot make I arrangements in a moment. I can assure you the I question is being pressed forward by Dr. Wiitatley. Coun. Poole said he understood a centre would soon I he opened.—Coun. G&ors? said the Cbuncil appointed ?:rvpresezitLttivc?j? the months ago on the subject of venereal dise.ae. and up to .ow they had not been asked to a meet L:g.—Aid. Plimmer said he was one of the representatives and he had had no notice to attend meeting Aid. tewis.^nreply _• to the discussion, said the last six monthsSiad been the healthiest ever known in I the town,, with the exception, of course, of the in- fluenza epidemics', the town was free from contagious I diseak'. He wantvu tha people to know that if a, case of infectious disease occurred 11 their house, they could always have the assistance of the bor- ough surveyor, who would disinfect the home, as he had the proper appliances to do it with, He thought there shouic be a venereal centre in Oswestry, as there was a large camp in the vic-inity of the town, .With regard to the after-care of coniumptives he thought the- honk be a mors careful supervision by the After-Care Committee and medical men, and he believed that by such- means a good many lives might poSnbly be save. The repor wa, adopted, and, on the motion of Aid. Smith, seconded by Coun. Byrne, it was decided to ask the county authorities to press forward their scheme for combatting venereal disease. •BRYNHAFOD LANE. The General Purposes Committee recommended that the owners of property adjoining Brynhafod Lane should be rep nested to put the ane in a satisfactory state ot repair. Councillor George said there was a littlé spring which was the real cause of the trouble, and he moved as an amendment that the owner of the field adjacent to the bottom part of the lane should see that the spring which issued from his field was con- ducted properly to the grid to the drain. He said the job would only take five hours to do, and yet the people Lad beer, held up because someone had neglected to put the larf into proper reptli.- Councillor Whitfield seconded the amendment, which was carried, and added to the Committee's recom- mendation, which was also carried. j BUSINESS IN BRIEF. I In view of the probability of the iand near Gatacre Road be !jig shortly acquired for building purposes, no further steps will be taken at present to acquire that land for allotments. A road foreman is being advertised for at a com- mencing salary of 22 10s. i week The. hours of work of the Corporation workmen have been reduced to 47 hours a week. V I Mrs.W. Perks is appelated a governor of the Girls' High Schiol. The draft- agreement wa, approved of an isolation hospit, to be used jointly by the Council, Oswestry Rural District Co unci and the chirk Rural District Council. Bills amounting lo £ Cfri lis. Sd were passed for pay- ment. Premiums on policies- cf insuamce ot Council pro- perties were increased crom £53 to R80.-This item was being criticised when Aid. Mason remarked, amid ironical chec that he did not see rhy the Commit- i tee's recommendation shotrtd be criticised when they had come> to a unanimous decision.—Coun. Byrne said tht; • \Va. nothing like unanimity at the committee. ^Council!' Parry asked when "be streets were going Z b« tarreu, as he did not see any preparation.— Th*. Survey,s s; they been waiting for the weather.—Cou. Parry: We are always waiting for something.—Coon. Barlow: Là.it year we were wait- ing for the war to end. Councillor FeltDL,- was appointed a member of ihe war pensions sub-committee in place of the lat* Coun. David Jones. The Comic will formilly receive the motor ambu- lance from the Ardmillan authorities, when everything is completed, Alderman L wis remarking that it was intended it Lave the ambulance fully equipped. Aid. Williams wrote thinking the Counc'l-for their vote of condolence with him and his family.

Morda. Child Killed FATALITY WITNESSED BY A W.A.A.C. Mary Price, aged 3 years and 10 months, the nurse child of Mrs. Amelia Hanmer, Houghton House. Morda, was instantaneously killed on Monday afternoon, 'at Morda, by being struck with the pole of a timber earr iage. The Coroner, Dr. Aylmer Lewis, held an inquest on Tuesday, Mrs. Amelia Hanmer identified the body 9,3 that of a nurse child from Morda Union, which she had taken to. live with her in Sep- tember last year. On returning from school at 4-15 on Monday afternoon, the child had some bread and butter, and afterwards took her skipping rope and went outside to play. A few minutes later Miss Milter called out to her, and she went outside and saw the little girl lying in the road, face downwards. She picked her up and carried her into the house. She was bleeding very badly from the mouth and nose but was quite dead. Dr. Bullock, who was passing at the time, was called in, but pronounced life extinct, and witness then iinformed P. S. Jones. Miss Edith, Mary Miller, attached to the Queen Mary's W.A.A.C., Park Hall Camp, who was on a visit to Mrs. Hanmer, said she was in the front room, looking through the window, when she saw a number of children, including the deceased girl, playing in ths road. A motor tractor with a timber carr- iage attached was outside the blacksmith's shop, and when it started towards Trefonen, she saw Mary Price and several other chil- dren run to the pole of the carriage as if they were going to ride on it. The pole struck the deceased girl, on the forehead and knocked her down, killing her outright. Mrs. Hanmer ran and picked the child up, and witness went and stoppfed the motor driver. Frederick Oliver, the next witness, said he was employed by Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Bt., Ruabon, as driver of the tractor, and at the time in question he had only proceeded about 200 yards before the last witness pulled him up, and as he did not hear what she had said, he turned back to see if he had dropped some- thing, and he was startled to find that the Iittie girl had been killed by the pole of his timber carriage. Walter Richards, brakesman to the motor tractor, said be was in the blacksmith's shop leaving a chain to be repaired, and as he 'was coming out of the shop he saw Mrs. Hanmer picking up the child, who was bleeding badly, but was quitedead. He remained to give the police all the information he could. The Coroner returned a verdict of Acci- dental death," and said no one was to blame.

CRICKET, OSWESTRY CRICKET CLU B. CAPTAINS XI SECRETARY'S XL-Played at Oswesti-y 0.1 Saturday or a very slow wicket Scores: Secretary's XI.—P. Finchett, c Gittins Huxley, 86; H. Sanderson, retired, 6; J. Oartwright, Ibw Gittins, 8; D. Nicholson, b Major Clarke, 13; W. G. Hunnisett, retired, 16 A. V Williams run out, 1; G. Beaton, b Clarke, 5; C. Bason, b Gittins. 2; J. Colelough, not out, 0; ft. R. Monkhowe, h Gough, 0; W. Fahy, b Gough, 2; extras 3. ToHi 90. Captain's XI—Rev. AC. Roberts, retired, 21: Ma j Clarke, retired, 19; D. Nicholson, jun., retired 9: D. Gittins, retired, 6: B. Gough, b Cart-wright 2: B. Williams, Is Sanderson, 0; G. Finchett, c Hunnisett b Cartwright, 1; W. James, b Cartwright, 0; LL Edwards, not ut 3. C. Huxley, b Sanderson-, 0; A. Davies, b Sanderson, 0; extras 10. Total 71. MARCHWIELj CRICKET CLUB. To resuscitate the cricket club a meeting wag held at Marcht'iel Hal' on Friday when Mr. MacAlpi assured those present that he would allow the use of his fine grounds and In other ways lielp to set the club on Its legs then appointed and an announcement will shortly be made. L P j_

Welshpool Comrades. CONSUMPTIVE SERVICE MEN'S COMPLAINTS. Strongly-voiced complaints by ex-service men suffering from consumption on the ground of in- adequate pensions and the lack of training for suitable employment to be carried on concur- rently with their sanatorium treatment came be- fore a meeting of Welshpool Comrades, on Fri- day evening, over which Major A. E. Humphreys- Owen presided. A letter was read from Mr. Powell, vice-chair- man of the branch, who, it was reported, had now completed his treatment at Talgarth Sana- torium. and had been sent to Bangor College for training for employment. In his letter, Mr.. Powell said that a meeting of consumptive men was held at Talgarth Sanatorium before he left and passed a resolution urging the Ministry of Pensions to fix a permanent pension for men suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, the same to be assessed at 100 per cent. exclusive of extra allowances as our future is very uncertain owing- to our health and aiekijig the State to take all re.sponsibility of finding suitable employment for tuberculosis cases, and also that they should abolish training and treatment centres whereby a patient can be trained for a suitable employ- ment while he was undergoing his sanatorium treatment. -Capt. Naylor said he thought all of them agreed that men Isuffering from tuberculosis had been worse treated than men suffering from visible disability, and they should support the resolutions that had been passed by various bodies asking for improved treatment: But if all men suffering from tuberculosis received full disability pensions when they were able to do certain work they would be in a better position* than other war pensioners. But he felt ronglÿ that better frrovision should be made for train- ing the men during their treatment. He moved tha.t the reaolutionbe adopted in a modified form.—This was seconded, and in discussion a-t- tention waa drawn to the statements at tho County Disablements Committee, wiat there was no centre ia the whole of Wales for concurrent training and treatment. for tubercular men.—The resolution waa adopted, and it was agreed to send it to divisional headquarters, together with a re- ciufest that they should take up with the Disable- ments Coirnnittee and the Ministry of Pension the question of providing centres for convent training and treatment.

A Llandyssil Fatality. FORDEN GUARDIAN S SON KILLED. A sad fatality occurred at Llandyssil on Saturday afternoon when Arthur Price (20), a son of Mr. Rd. Price, Pentre Farm, who is one of the senior mem- bers of ForueO Board of Guardians and Rural I)is- trict Council, Was killed, almost instantaneously. He was engaged ifi. timber hauling operations with his father. and, it appears, was stepping over a slack wire rope wlieg the rope was jerked taut and Price was hurled, a eSBsiderable distance falling on his head on a tree lying Bear. His skull was badly fractured and he died iO a few minutes without regaining con- IB eciousness. JO, Price, senior, as standing clo-e by his son at do tune and narn-wly escaped injury himaeM.

Novel Food Control | Prosecution. FOOD CONTROLLER'S COMPLICATED REGULATIONS t L A nove, focû cont:d" prosecution came before Dr, W. H. Lewis and Messrs. D. Foulkes and P. L. Bebb at Llan.ysilio Petty Sessions on Saturday, when Harry Whitfield, auctioneer, Oswestry, was proceeded against en four charges, one for conducting a sale by auction ox wines and spirits without having a permit from the Food Controller, the other three for selling bottles of rum and gin in three lots at prices above be maximum fixed by the Controller. Supt. Williams prosecuted and Mr. lioberts Jones, Oswestry, appeared for the defence. Supt. Williams explained that the case arose out of a sale of furniture and effects of Mr. C. C. Camp- I bell a Ehysiiant Hali, on February 20. J The charge of selling without a permit was taken I first. Edwaed Bobbins, Divisional Food Inspector for North Wales, said he was present at the sale of the wines and spir'ts in question. No permit was issued ¡' by the Food Controller as provided by Regulations. He spoke to Mr. Whitfield aiter the sale, and Mr. I Whitfield showed him an excise permit to hold the sale, but that did not exempt 1.,im irom having the Food Controller's, permit as well. It was not until after the sale was over that he ascertained that de- fendant had no perm: It strictly laid down in the regulations Ihat such sales could not take place i ih"_ out permits from the Food Controller, otherwise fcy prices would be paid for ipirits and many people would be unable, to get any. People would travel half the country all pay any price for whisky. He knew I instances where bottles had fetched 30a. and 35s. on licensed pr anises. Defendant said that before the sale he forwarded a copy of the catalogue to the Superviser of Excise at Welshpool and asked for the permit, to sell wines and spirits which was granted in the usual way. He had no idea that ho required a- pe-mit from the Food Controller or anything else beyond the Excise permit. Mr. Roberts Jones, for the defence, contended Mr. Whitfield took every precaustion to obey the- regula- tions he believed to be necessary and, though ignor- ance. of the law might be r.o excuse, st was impossible for even the officials, let alone the public, to know all the complicated regulations being continually l issued by the Food Controller. ) The Chairman, after tee Bench had deliberated, i said possibly the excise permit misled defendant into thinking that he had all that was necessary. The food regulations issued were certainly most complicat- ed Md?misleading add ?it was extremely doubtful whether the Inspector himself knew ?11 abuit th<m. | (Laughter). They thought the case would be met if the case was dismissed on payment of 8s. costs. I Proceeding with the charges of selling the gin and I rum above the maximum prices, Supt. Williams stated j that under D.O.R.A. the maximum price was fixed at 9s., but in this case four bottles'of rum were sold j at 13s. a bottle, two at 12s., and one bottle of rum at 17s.—Ernest Wynn, Shrewsbury, said he simply ¡ bought the spirits because he had had influenza. He did not buy anything else at the sale. I The Chairman sko the magistrates considered that 11 in each case there* should -be a fine of Ri and a I forfeit of double the excess profit.-The Clerk (Mr. j' #Jones)said that with 12s. costs for the witness iynn this amounted to £ G 12$. but added that de- fendant should understand the Bench had no option in regard t- ;;1" eXCb;?O pronto penalty. '1 I

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