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TIPYN 0 BOB PETH." [WJI DO NOT NBCBBSAJUX* SlUBE ftm OPINIONS ESPATSEAD BY VVIUTBRS IN THIS COLUMN.) The Surveyorahip. What are the Llangollen Urban and Rural Authorities disposed to do to settle the prob- lem of the future status of the joint surveyor? Some little time after the outbreak of war, when the Surveyor to the Rural Council re- signed and it was impracticable, for the salary offered, to, secure a suitable successor, the rural authority came to an agreement with the Urban Council for Mr. J. W. Hughes to hold the dual office; and, from all accounts, the result of the experiment was not unsatjpfactory. < < The Two Councils. I Now that things are. settling down, and the I claims of reconstruction are in the air, the I Urban Authority, rightly considering that as far greater demands will be made upon them in the future—more especially in view of important sanitary works that will have to be tackled—than in the past period of mark- ing time," consider it necessary once more to command the services of a whole-time official. On the other hand, judging from what tran- spired at their monthly meeting, the Rural Council are quite content that things should continue as at present. < It < The Complete Surveyor.. It would certainly appear from this that if the Surveyor can-even in abnormal times -do the necessary work for the Urban and satisfy the Rural Authority and, at the same time, discharge the duties pertaining to other offices, he must be regarded as a very efficient official indeed; and it need by no means be considered surprising that there is a run upon his services and that the Urban Coun- cil desire completely to control them. I A Suggestion. A difficulty of this kind is responsible for the suggestion whether, after all, our present system of local government, with its excessive decentralization, is calculated most effective- ly to meet the required ends, or whether the multiplication of small authorities does not tend to defeat the efficiency it is desirable to promote. What is unquestionably a clam- ant need of the Llangollen Urban Council, and one which will be increasingly felt in future, is the whole-time services of a first- rate surveyor and sanitary inspector, and they are not likely to obtain these without payng for them. » Rates and Salaries. The contention, of course, is advanced with much force that the rates of the Urban Authority do not justify the payment of a salary that will command the whole-time services of a first-rate man. It is fair to ask "Would the rates of the urban and rural areas, supposing they were regulated by one authority, be sufficient to justify this?" It it would, then why should there not be an ex- tension of the urban boundaries and a change made, which would confer greater powers upon Llangollen councillors. lit Llangollen Councillors. From the point of view of Rural District Councillors it is quite supposable that the prospect of rate inereaee, may serve to give them pause. But then they would have the acquisition of more important representation to console them for any increases that may appear upon their rate-papers. And famil- iarity with Llangollen Councillors should not cause contempt. • » Corwen's Loss. I It is impossible to write of the death of the Hon. Mrs. C. H. Wynn, Bug Hall, withA out referrin g to the very memorable work carried out, an many directions, for the bene- fit of the people of the locality. The Rug family were always staunch Conservatives- amongst the staunchest supporters of the cause in Merionethshire—and the writer re- ceived a communication from Mr. Sam, Thompson, the prospective Conservative candidate for the county, who when pursuing his campaign, made his headquarters at Rug, and who vigorously, even scathingly, attack- ed Mr. Lloyd George; an attack in which his then host not infrequently joined. « » Eisteddfod Hostess. How the times have changed, and public opinion with them in the few years that have intervened was illustrated by the invitation of the Premier to Rug, when he contemplated visiting the National Eisteddfod. Although business of the first magnitude prevented him being present at Corwen, Mrs. Lloyd George and a party from Criccieth enjoyed to the; full the fine hospitality which the late Mrs. Wynn knew so well how to administer. The good work she did in connection with the visit of the National festival had much to do with ensuring the success of the social side; but then Rfig was always a rallying point for good causes; and never more notably so than dur- ing the period Mr. Wynn regulated the affairs of the famous house. You Take Your Choice. Writing of inscriptions in visitors books at hotels in this locality, a correspondent finds written in one at Dolgelley, whose name is pronounced Dolgethley Whenever you visit Dolgethley, Don't stay at theHotel; For there's nothing to put in your bethley, And nobody answers the bell." He adds, I omit the sign of the house, for obvious reasons.. Let me hope that when you do visit Dolgelley, your good fortune will take you to the other house, and that the position will not be like, that at Holyhesd. in the old coaching days. A traveller asked a coachman, one Jack Williams, which was the best hotel in the town. How should I know the pest?' asked that Welshman. I never goes to either of 'em. There's two. Well, inteet, I'll tell you. Whichever you go to, you'd wish you'd gone to the other.' "x Lights of Llangollen. I A correspondent writes me: Now that the ligbtBare gradually getting longer the light- ing of the streets should be very. considerably improved. It is to be hoped that, in future, the larger lamps will not be used solely as ornaments. The question of obtaining coal for making the electric power should not be a deterrent, for there is plenty of water, and it has been used to generate the power. The present position is fraught with grave dangers to pedestrians. There are also grave complaints as to the electric lighting for interior illuminating purposes, and it is more or less a frequent occurrence to be without light for at least,one night a week. HWFA GLYN.
- Llangollen Poor Rates.
Llangollen Poor Rates. A 6D INCREASE. A meeting of the rural overseers wae held on Saturday, when the only member present was Mr. G. V. Blake with Mr. S. Morton, assistant overseer, to consider the question of a new poor rate. The estimated expenditure for the half- vear was as follows :-Corwen Union, £ 1,143; highways, £ 328; Rural District Council, £ 46; Parish Council, nil; overseers' expenses, £ 63; total, £ 1.580 as against LI.479 for the same period last year. h was decked to make a rate of 3s. 6d. in the, 2 to meet t,1 « h alf-year'e x pen se s as again a 6s. rate tor this corresponding period iu 1918.
I .BORDER NEWS IN BRIEF
.BORDER NEWS IN BRIEF Denbighshire Mr. W. Owen, postmaster at Llangollen, has been appointed postmaster at Cardigan. Lieut. Joseph Davies, V.C., D.C.M.,of Colwyn Bay, has been appointed secretary to the Conway, Llandudno, and Nant Conway War Pensions Committee. He served from September, 1914, first in the ranks, and then as an officer. A joint conference of representatives of the Wrexham Town Council, District Council, County Council, and neighbouring parish. councils, held at Wrexham on Saturday, ap- proved of the scheme to extend the borough boundaries. Mr. William Davies, who has resigned u-om the head mastership of the Bwlchgwyn Coun- cil Schools, near Wrexham, after occupying the position for 37 years, has been presented with a cheque for iM, subscribed by the in- habitants ot the district. The death took place at his Bournemouth residence on Sunday of Mr. J. H. Darby, formerly of Brymbo Hall, Wrexham, who until his removal to Sheffield a few years ago, was actively identified with the direction or the Brymbo Steel Works. By a unanimous vote at a joint meeting of the Wrexham Rural District Council and the Wrexham Town Council, Dr. John Lumb, assistant medical officer of health at Warring- ton, was appointed medical officer of health for the area administered by both authorities. The salary is £ 560. Merionethshire. )' Festiniog Urban Council say no new houses are required in their area.! The war memorial at Dolgelley is to take the form of a triumphal arch at the entrance to the public recreation ground. At a representative Labour conference, held at Barmouth, on Saturday, it was unanimously decided to form a county Labour party. Mr. Joseph Williams (Blaenau Festiniog) was elected chairman, and Mr. Hugh Williams (Bala) secretary. An executive committee was appointed to draw out a programme at an early date. Merionethshire County Association of Teachers, last week, passed resolutions asking for representation on the County Education Committee, and deprecating the recognition of first or second year student teachers as effective members of the staff. It was time they got away from increments that ran to Is. lid. a week and sometimes, in the present county scheme, were as low as 5id. a week. Shropshire. I Waen Wen Farm, Crickheath, comprising an area of 163 acres, was yesterday sold at Oswestry by Messrs. C. E. Williams and Co., auctioneers, to the Salop County Council for £ 7,650. P.S. George Lloyd, of Much Wenlock, has retired from the Shropshire Constabulary. His first station was at Ellesmere and after- wards he was at Oswestry, Cockshutt, Pant, Ruyton-XI.'Towns, and other places. Miss A. M. MacLeod, Principal of the Shropshire Technical Spliool for Girls, Rad- brook, has resigned her appointment on ac. count of failing health. The school was found- ed somei 18 years ago, and as Miss MacLeod had been Principal 17 years she was in charge practically since its inception. Mr. R. L. Burton, of Ruyton, Dorringtan, who for fourteen years had been divisional surveyor for theWest Central Division of the county, has been made the recipient of a pres- entation upon leaving the district, and the men have also marked, by a suitable gift, their appreciation of the invariable kindness they have received at Mr. Burton's hands. The Church Stretton estate of Lady Beat- rice Thynne was offered for sale at Shrews- bury last week. With the exception of two lots, all the properties were sold. The total realised was £ 16,695 for the 464 acres, which works out at L- 36 per acre-soni.e of the smaller lots fetching as much as from £70 to £80 per acre. Whitchurch Guardians on Friday declined by a majority to pass .the recommendation o I the House and Finance Committees in favour of a further increase of 15 per cent. in the officials' war bonuses. It was pointed out] that the officials had no rent, taxes, coal, light or food yto provide for, and these were days when public economy was imperative. Mr. i; H. C. Bullock was appointed treasurer. j I Flintshire. I 1 Rhyl tradesmen have decided to establish I a local chamber of commerce. The death has occurred of Mr. T. J. Scott, Prestatyn, a magistrate for Flintshire. Cheshire. Councillor John Owens, of Chester, has been appointed a member of the Council of the University College of North WaJes, Aber- ystwyth. Mrs. Margaret Jones, of 8, Well Lane, Rock Ferry, has put forward a claim to the peerage of Dumbarton and the estate of Burnbrea, for which a Sunderland bricklayer, John G. H. Rackstraw,, initiated legislation in 1916.
I DENBIGHSHIRE ESTATES. I
I DENBIGHSHIRE ESTATES. I I TENANTS HAVE FIRST I OFFER. Messrs. i? rank Lloyd and Sons, the well-known auctioneers ot Wrexuam, (Jrewe, Whitchurcli &c., instructed by Air. E. i'lerce Williams, the owner, ollered tor sale by auction on Monday week at the lown Hall, iriutiiiii, the residential, sporting and agricultural properties I being the Liaii; ear Hall, and Bathafarn. ràrk estates, mainly situate and inoorsected by the main road leading from Mold to Ruthin, the whole embracing an area of over 2,437 acres. The spacious hall in which the sale was oouducted was crowded with buyers both at the morning and afternoon sessions with the result that out of the 54 lots submitted only two were withdrawn, these being the mansion houses of Lianbedr and Bathafarn respectively, the two residences being let on long leases to the present tenants. Mr. Frank Lloyd who conducted the sale, in his opening remarks pointed out that Mr. Pierce Williams, his client (who was present) had in- structed him to say that it was his wish the sitting tenants should be given the first oppor- tunity of bidding for and buying their respective holdings. Mr. Prank Lloyd proceeding said that he himself was person' lly d proccediil 6-a-i d that he himself was personally responsible- for the valuations of the lots, and the reserves placed upon them were in accord and such that the tenants could not fail to buy, and it is gratifying to note and as will be seen by the following with hardly an exception, the tenants bought and remain on their holdings, an exception being in the case of Bathafarn Farm, when Mr. Lloyd asked the tenant, Mr. Jones, if he would give the amount of the reserve, viz., £ 5,000. Mr. Lloyd used all his eloquence and pursuaaive powers but failedl to pursuade the tenant that the farm was cheap. This lot was then submitted to public auction and was quickly disposed of at £ 5,900 to Mr. Foulkes of Abergele. Exactly the same thing happened in the case of a farm known as Plas yn Rhal, when Mr. White, the tenant would not accept the auctioneer's offer to knock his! farm down to him at £ 5,000. This farm was I submitted and was sold to Mr. Parry Jones the well-known agriculturalist for £ 5,500, thus prov- ing, as Mr. Lloyd stated, that the farms had been i value d to the tenants at below market price. As I each tenant secured his holding, loud cheers were given. The five lots of growing timber (which did not include the freehold) realised ;67,230, the total of the day's business done amounted to £57-,253, viz :LoN, two snclosures of accommodation land, 16,883 acres, Dr. Moriston Davies, £ 850; lot 3, an enclosure of accommoda- tion land known as Lianbedr Park, 56 acres, Mr. John Jones, £ 3,000; lot 4, a valuable freehold farm known as Teiran, was sold to the tenant for I £ 1,300; lot 5, a pleasantly placed cottage known as Tairai-i Bach, was also sold to the tenant for £ 125; lot 6, a. cottage known as Bryntirion was sold to Mr. Le Comber for 2375; lot 7, Peny- Waen a small farm of 42t acres, the tenant, £ 1,400; lot 8, an enclosure of land extending to about 2 roods, 2 perches was sold to Mr. Chapel for £ 32; lot 9. a parcel of accommodation lands, known as Accarhir or Hirwaen Bach, 4.951 acres, Mr. David Roberts, £ 200; lot 10, 54 acres of ac- commodation land was sold to Mr. Jones Lianbedr Farm, for. £ 220; lot 11, two accommodation fields extending to over 24 acres was old to Mf T. Roberts for £ 90; lot 12, a desirable farm of 38 acres known as Bryn Rhedyn, was bought by Mr. T. Roberts for £ 1,300 lot 13, a freehold farm known as Tyn-y-Groesfford, about 70 acres, the tenant, £ 2,000; lot 14, a compact farm known as Wern, over 46 acres in extent was sold to the tenant for £ 1,500; lot 15, a well situated cottage and smithy known as Pentre smithy was pur- chased by Dr. Morriston Davies for 2250; lot 16 a semi-detached cottage and wheelwright's and carpenter's shop, known as Pentre Ucha was also purchased by Dr. Davies for £ 250: lot 17, a desirable farm known as Cae Glas with its 4&).. acres was sold to the tenant for £ 1,400; lot 18*. an artistic cottage, known as Saw Mill Cottage, was sold for JS400 to Dr. Davies: lot 19,a free- hold; farm known as Rhiwlas, and extending to over 62 acres was bought by the tenant for £ 1,400; lot 20, a charmingly situated bungalow cottage with about 2 acres of land and known as Llys-y- fenl Ii' was bought by Mr. Ellis of Ruthin for £ fenlli, 21, a farm known as Cae Ma.wr, with its 36 acres was purchased by the tenant for £ 850; lot 22, a building site known as Llys, about half an acre in extent1 was sold to Mr. Le Comber for £ 56; lot 23, a compact small holding known as Blaen-y-Nant, extending to over 20 acres, was sold to the tenant for £ 400; lot 25, a desirable small holding known as Pla-s Canol, extending to about 17 acres was purchased by the tenant for £ 800; lot 26, a pleasant cottage known as Peny- bonkin, was sold to the tenant for £60; lot 27, Bathafarn Farm, with approximately 116 acres was purchased by Mr. Foulkes of Aberbelle for 25,900; lot 23, a small holding known as Efail Newydd with just over 4 acres of land was pur- chased by the tenant for £ 550; lot 29. 3 accom- modation fields known as The Rhyd Whial Fields and with an area of over 20 acres, was bought by the Denbighshire County Council for £970; lot 30, a valuable residential farm known as Plas- yn-Rhal, with 1434 acres of land was bought bv Mr. Parry Jones for £ 5,500 lot 31, an attractive farm known as Llwynedd extending to over 67 i acres was purchased by the tenant for £ 2,250; lot 32, a pleasantly situated cottage known as Celyn House with its large garden and croft, was sold to the tenant for £ 140; lot 33, a well placed enclosure of accommodation or building land known as Ty Mawr, extending to a little over one acre was purchased by Mr. W. Leathes for £ 100; lot 34, a small farm of about 29 acres, known as Rhesgoed was sold to Mr. T. Roberta for 2700; lot 54a, a pair of cottages known as Wernog, was sold to Mr. MacDougall for £ 240; lot 35.. comprising 5 accommodation pasture felds and sheep walk of over 36 acres was sold to Mr. T. Roberts for £ 420; lot 36, a building .site of about half an acre was purchased by Mr. Hand- forth for £ 50; lot 37, a very desirable farm of I over 70 acres, known as Penyrallt, was sold to Mr. T. Roberts for £ 1.200; lot 38, a valuable building site extending to acres was also pur- j chased by Mr. Le Comber for £ 70; lot 39 a very I desirable farm known as Bwlœ Uchei, with an J area of about 32 acres, was purchased by Mr. T. j Roberts for £ 600; lot 40, 4 enclosures of aocom- i modation land extending to over 8? acres was purchMed by Mr.T. Roberts of Li?wpo'ol for £l2O lot 41. a farm of about 106? a?rea ?nown J as Pare Gwyn wa,s purchased by Mr. W. H. Jones for £ 2,900; lot 42. a compact farm known as Rhiwisg with an area of over 52? acr8 was I sold to the tenant for £ 1,300; lot 43, a valuable farm known as Bacheirig extending to nearly 313 acres was sold to the tenant for £ 5,000; lot 44, a desirable residence known as Pias-y-Nant, sur- rounded by about 6A acres of land was purchased by the tenant for;t;450; lot 45, a farm known as Coed, with nearly 79 acres was sold to the tenant for £850; lot 46, an area of accommodation land known as Tyddyn-y-Gwvnt, extending to over 62 acres was purchased by Mr. J. H. Bate for £ 600: lot 47, a very valuable sheep walk known aa Baoheirig Allotment, extending to about 277 acres was purchased by Mr. R. E. Birch for £975: lot 48, another sheep walk known as The Bwlch, with an area of over 361 acres was sold to Mr. Leathes for £ 1,100; lot 49, a mixed wood- land known as Coed Plas-y-Nant, containing over 7°* acres of wen grown Oak, Spruce, Larch, Elm. &Q.. was sold to Mr. Hy. Jones of Ruthin for 92,750, lot 50. another well mixed wood- land of about 184 acres known as Werno? Wood, was sold to Mr. John Owen for £ 950 lot 51, a plantation of larch with an area of ahou t M acres I wa? Mid to Mr. Emery f?r £ 24Q: tot mixed woodland known as Oood.v-R lW,p. H?. Jones ,Ruthin. £ 440, and lot 53, another valuable mixed woodland known Coed Cae-N?t ex- tending to over 29 sem, Mr. tmwy, B:t!«?- head/, £ 2,850.
' " IPERSONAL.I
PERSONAL. Mr. Justice Atkin has been elected a mem* ber of the Council of Bradfield College. Mrs. Griffith-Boseawen has left Trevely4 Hall, Gresford, and is now residing with hett son, Lt.-Col. Sir Arthur Boscawen, M.P., all 80, Cornwall Gardens, S.W. We are glad to state that Dr. R. de la Poor Beresford, of Oswestry, has sufficiently re. covered from his recent illness to be able t4 resume his official duties. Lady Howard de Walden was unable ta fulfil her engagement to take the soprano part in the performance of the Messiah at Oswestry Parish Church on Thursday owing to being confined to the house with illness. Mrs. J. V. Campbell, of Broom Hall, Osvresi try, has joined her husband, Brig.-General Campbell, V.C., who is with the British Army; of Occupation in Germany. We understand that Mrs. Campbell has the distinction of being the only British lady at the station. The engagement is announced betweedi Arthur Joyce Mayhew (captain, Denbighshire Yeomanry), son of Mr. Lorace Mayhew, D.L. and Mrs. Horace Mayhew, Cartre, Chester, and Theodora Brenda, daughter of Mr. Act Mrs. A. Octavius Hedley, The Nook, Grindong near Sunderland. Mr. Herbert Lewis, M.P., and Mrs. Herberi Lewis gave an "At Home" at the North Wales University College last week to the College Council, the college staff, and the students' representative council. Mr. Lewii discussed certain matters with ex-Service students in the course of the evening The dinner to be given by the Cheshire Society in London in honour of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty will be held at the Prince's Restaurant, Piccadilly, on Nov. 25.. The Duke of Westminster will preside, and will be supported by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, the High Sheriff of Cheshire, and others prominently connected with the county. The embalmed body of Baroness Cederstroni (Mme. Adelina Patti), who died on September 27, was removed on Friday from Craig-y-Noe Castle to the Roman Catholic Chapel at Ren. sal Green Cemetery, where it will be placed in a temporary grave pending the completion of the arrangements for its reception at Pere La Chaise Cemetery, Paris. The body has been lying in the oratory at the CSastle death took place, and a Mass and burial ser- vice have been held there by Canon W. Finni- cane, of Brecon. The coffin was conveyed inj. a special saloon attached to the middaytraitt, to Paddington. Lord Denbigh, who is sitting on the Douglag, Pennant inquiry (says the Chester Chron- icle "'), has had a pretty varied career. He was for some time a gunner officer. got his R.H.A. jacket," served in EgyptJ, and was A.D.C. to Lord Londonderry when the latter was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. He has stood for Parliament, served on the L.C.C., and is an insurance and bank director. During the war Lord Denbigh did useful work lecturing to the troops on Germany's war aims. He also spoke at home at great publici meetings, warning our people of Germanylq intention to provoke mischief in the East. The death took place at her residence# Pimley Manor, near Shrewsbury, on Monday week, of Mrs. Ellen Maria Phoebe Corbet, widow of Rev. G. W. Corbet of Sundorno, who was for 50 years rector of Upton Magna. Mrs. Corbet, who was 80 years of age, was ill for about three weeks prior to her death. Her remains were laid in the same grave as those of her husband in the churchyard at Upton, Magna on Wednesday. The grave was lineci beautifully with flowers' by Mr. Lawrence, head gardener at Pimley. The Rev. A. H. Thursby-Pelham, rector of Upton Magna (nephew), assisted by the Rev. W. A. Meakin (vicar of Uffington), officiated. The chief mourners were: Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Corbet (son and daughter-in-law), Lady Headlani (niece), Miss Lloyd and Miss Alice Lloyd (Shrewsbury, nieces), Mrs. C. A. Wilkinson and Mrs. Blunt (nieces), Mr. J. Lloyd (Dor- rington, nephew), Mrs. Thursby-Pelham, Nurse Edwards, Mr. J. W. Burges (agent of the Sundorne estate), the tenants and, em. ployees on Sundome estate, and the in and outdoor servants from Piinley Manor. II A memorial service for Lt. Charles Cun- ningham Dumville Lees, R.N., who was killed on Sept. 5 through the mining of H.M.S. Verulam in the Baltic, was held in Trefoneot Church on Friday afternoon. Amongst those present were Capt. and Mrs. Dumville Lees* Mrs. Hanmer Jones and Miss Hanmer Jones, and the congregation included a large number of parishioners and tenants, with whom the deceased was a general favourite. The ser- vice was choral, Mr. H. Flux presiding at the organ, and the special music rendered being Marche Funebre (Chopin), Blest are the Departed," and Funeral March by Dr. Boyce. The hymns, My God, my Father, Peace, Perfect Peace and On the Resur- rection Morning were sung. The Rector, the Rev. E. A. Douglas Morgan, took the service, and the address was given by the Rev. D. Stephens, Rector of Knockin, and formerly of Trefonen, who feelingly referred to Lt. Lees', cheery nature and kindly dis- position. Lieut. Lees was the youngest eon of the late Mr. George Dumville Lees, of WoodhiU, Oswestry, and of Mrs. Dumville Lees, Okehampton. A memorial servioe has already been held at his mother's home. L.
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The American Prohibition Enforcement 13M has bti..n vetoed by Presid-tnt Wilson. Sir Auckland Geddes stated in the Honae of Commons, on Monday, that it was esti- mated that the standard daily wage of a miner would be approximately 15s. 6d., and on that calculation he would have to work twenty-five hours per week in order to secure a yearly aggregate wage o I f-I r'-