Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal

Llangollen Soldier-Curate. I The Rev. H. R. Evane. formerly curate of Llangollen, has been presented by thej Lord Chancellor to the living of Broadhempston, South Devdn. Mr. Evans, who joined the army from Llangollen, has recently been de- mobilised with the honorary rank of lieutenant, after war service extending from the autumn of 1914. He enlisted as a private in the R.A.M.C.. and wae in France during the greater part of 1915. He was then granted a commission and gazetted to the 6th Royal Lancashire Regiment (King's Own), and served in Mesopotamia, where won the M.C. Later he was severely founded.

The French elections show a heavy defeat of the Socialists and the establishment of a moderate 'Republican Parliamentary majority. In, Belgium, however, the Socialists have gained considerably. By a vote of 46 to 33 the United States Senate has adopted the Reservation to Article X. of the Covenant of the League of Nations. This is the reservation which President Wil- son declared at Denver would cut the heart out of the Covenant," and would mean the I rejection of the Treaty. By this reservation the United States disclaims any obligation to preserve the territorial integrity or' political independence of any other country, or to use its Army and Navy unless authorized to do so by Congress. It has been described by critics sympathetic with President Wilson's ideals as cutting the heart of the Covenant and the only hope now is, by round about ways, ,to arrive at some compromise. I 1

) League of Nations Union, 1 MOVEMENT SUPPORTED AT LLANGOLLEN. I Under the auspices of the League of Nations Union, and with the object of furthering the movement a public meeting was held in the Hangolien Town Hall on Friday evening when" there was n very good audience. Mr. Harvey Birch presided, and vias supported by Mr. and S i Mrs. Ernest Rhys, etc. THE CHAIRMAN. At the outset the chairman referring to the League of Nations said there never had been a movement in the history of the world more de- seeing to be followed up than that movement. During the years of the recent war they had all had a very trying time, and he was sure there was no one there who, during those, years bad not said to himself that never again should that happen. (Hear, hear.) If only they had a sort of agreement between the different nations of I the world so that there was somewhere such matters as caused the recent wax could be ta ken and where arbitration could take nl ace and judg- i ment given without going to war, then the re- cent war and future wars could be avoided. There had been a great deal of criticism applied I to the movement, but any man who said the movement would not succeed did not know wa tl he was talking about. It had never been tried and until a thing Was tried one could never tell whether or not it would work. In the League j of Nations there was a scheme for trying to j prevent wars, and they were there that night to have explained the method of working out the j League. He regretted to announce the ab sence j of Lord Clwyd, who wrote that he, had to attend the funeral of a friend and colleague. He gave his appreciation to the work of the League. MR. ERNEST RHYS. Mr. Ernest Rhys, M.A., said he was in London on Tuesday a.nd he weixt from a tube station, into the bustle of the cityst.reet. life. They heard. a mortar fired, then everything was silent. The great life that pulsed from the st,re.ets was frozen intb a wonderful silence. It meant that all I people were thinking of those who went out to I France and fought and gave up their lives in bringing the peace, not only for a year but for I ever. Armistice day was to be a day of history making and they were nea-r enough to it now to give to themselves the same serine of a great. emergency coming to the world. It was not only that they had to think of the memory of those young men but of a new sense of the things to be done. If they looked round England and the world at large they would realise that the enemy was no longer to be found among the rival nations. The enemy was against us/ in the force of the world itself. If we wasted our time in going to war then they made it very difficult to find any way which could ma, e for human peace an d happiness. (Hear, hem). It was the word Peace that should be inscribed over the I men who died. FUTURE OF MANKIND. J If they could see into the future of mankind a-l-i d malze towards' i,tt tdt  f' t  tr e of iriaai k in d and make towards it, and if they all put them- ¡ selves into the will they coulcjbring the League of Nations Union and the League of Nations about and make it a thing accomplished. If they I asked the young men who went out and came back they would tell them that they did not Want or intend to go on as they did before, but they wanted to see a New World built up and the same good will and friendship that existed among the men exist among the nations. To-day not only had the League of Nations Union sprung up but other Unions as well which were going to back them up. The League, of Nations had sprung up, and was going to bring great forces together to help in the work of recon- struction. LEAGUE OF CITIZENS. I As citizens they could not be content to be villagers of a small! village but become citizens of a new great world. The League of Nations of a new great wox l d. itself would not do its work unless it was pushed on by the League of Citizens of the world. By citizens he meant women as well as men. (Hear, hear). The wa.r itself would not have been won but for the v omen who came forward and took their places. As citizens they had a great duty to perform and must not. leave it all to people elected to sit on the League of Nations. They were fortunate in having a branch of the union at Llangollen under an efficient secretary. union at Ll"' F .tions U.i. vas not metely a The League of Nations Union was not merely a union for dealing with war, it was a union of men and women who were to deal with the strict problems of peace. It was to do with the better- ment of the community, labour, housing of the people, distribution of wealth, health, and all those things if not dealt with properly would bring the country to the verge of catastrophe. Was it not wonderful that seeing what they had seen the last four or five years they heard people saying war was a necessity and in ten years I' time we should have another war here and not i be able to prevent it. We can prevent it (Hear, hear). And if they all worked according to the sense of citizenship which would direct the minds to better things than before, they could help to stop the curse from returning. It rested with them, and as they went away that night be hoped they would do so feeling they must be- come members of the League and use their ex- ertions and powers for real betterment of mankind. (Applause). Mrs. Rhys then addressed the meeting and was followed by the Rev. Daniel Williams speaking in Welsh. The chairman put a resolution to the meeting calling for support of the League and its objects. The motion was carried unanimously. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and epeakers, moved by the Rev. W. T. Merlin Davies and seconded by Mr. tW. G. Dodd.

I J -0-1 1 CEFN. MISSION Crossley and-j Miss Hatch, late of Star Hall, Manchester, oon- ducted a three days' mission in the United Meth- -odi,t Church on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, when there were good congregations. Collec- tions were taken at each service.

40 I IN REMEMBRANCE. I JONES.—In loving memory of our dear son, I Driver W. 0. Jones, who died of gas poisoning, November 22nd.,1917.-Sadly missed bv father, mother, brothers and sisters. Also Richard, Mary and jJancy in Canada. -Brook Side, Pentredwr. His time was short, The longer is his rest, God called him hence. Because he saw it best. ROBERTS.—In sad but loving memory of our dear son and brot-h, Pte. John Ed. Roberts, R. W.F.. who died of wounds in Egypt, Nov., 14th. 1917.Sadlv m,issed bv mother and father, sisters and brothers, 7, Trevor Square, Mill Street, Llangollen. j Far from his home and loved ones, Laid to rest in a far off grave, Never more shall our eye uphold him, j Never more shall we clasn his hand. j It's only those who have lost can tell I The pain of a parting without a farewell; .1 When days are dark and friends are few, ¡ 'Tis then, dear Jack, we think of you. I' 'But friends are friends if they are true, J But we lost a dear one when, we lost you. <

BORDER NEWS IN BRIEF Denbighshire The Liangillen Urban. District Council have refused a War Office offer, made at the request of the G.O.C. Welsh Division, to send three German machine guns to the town as trophies. Mr., R. Rainford, who has just retired from his post as G.W.R. stationmaster at Wrex- ham, has been presented by his friends and well-wishers with a war bond for £ 100, an address, and a cheque for L67. Capt. Percy Lloyd Jones, of Rhosymedre, near Ruabon, has been appointed secretary of the Denbighshire War Pensions Committee. Capt. Jones is I prominent member of the Wrexham District Council and Wrexham Board of Guardians. The Rev. R. R. Parry presided, in the ab- sence of Lord Clwyd, at the West Denbigh- shire Temperance Association meeting at Ruthin on Thursday, when Lord Clwyd was elected president, Mr. Griffith Jones, Den- bigli, treasurer, and Mr. Hugh Edwards, Rhyl, secretary. The Rev. J. Glyn Davies, secretary of the North Wales Temperance Federation and the Rev. Henry Rees, Llan- gollen, were the speakers at the evening pub- lie meeting. Shropshire. I Miss Billson, prospective Liberal candidate for the Shrewsbury Division; condemns the introduction of Premium Bonds as immoral, and suggests that,, sound alternative would be an increased tax on incomes above £ 2,000 and increased death duties. Sir Beville Stanier, Bt., M.P., addressing his constituents at Crayen Arms, answering the cry that education reform should be sus- pended, said that would mean the sus pension of the ladder by which many people could climb the ladder of life. He complained that agriculture had too long been the playground of politicians, but Mr. Lloyd George's recent speech, which he (Sir Beville) was partly in- strumental in securing, had been the first acknowledgement of the importance of agri- culture by a,.Premier in the history of the country. Montgomeryshire I Machynlleth Board of Guardians on Wed- nesday decided to lease their workhouse for a number of years to the Weiah National Mem- orial Association as a tuberculosis hospital, the rent to be ?200. Llanfyllin Rural Food Control Committee decline to endorse the resoluton sent them by an urban food committee describing the j present milk prices as criminally excessive," and justify the Food Controller's figures as in accord with the cost of production. The London Joint City and Midland Bank. Limited, announce that the office at IIan rkaiadr (near Oswestry), which was formerly a sub-branch, has been made an independent branch under the management of Mr. W. H. Jones. A fire which might have led to the destruc- tion of Welsh pool Parish Church was dis- covered in the stokehole under the, organ loft on Saturday evening. Firewood left there to dry had become ignited and was furiously blazing. Only trifling damage was done be- I for.e the flames were subdued. I i Merionethshire. I Mr. Thomas Roberts, slicitor, of port-I madoc, and clerk to the Festiniog Union Board of Guardians for the past 42 years, died on Monday at the age of 70. He was also clerk to Glaslyn Rural Council and Deuuraeth Rural Council, and Superintendent Registrar for the district. A prominent Freemason, he held I high rank in North Wales Provincial Lodge. The Trawsfynydd Comrades' Eisteddfod was held on Saturday at Trawsfynydd. Alderman M. R. Morris presided over the first meeting and Mr. Evan Tudor, Aber, over the second meeting. The mu-ncal adjudicator was Mr. Tom Cnrrington, Wrexham, and for literature the Rev. J.. Dyfnallt Owen, Carmarthen. Festiniog Choir won the chief choral competi- tion and Mias .Jennie Williams, Blaenau Fest- I iniog, the challenge solo. Cheshire. I The Lancashire and Cheshiré Comra.dea of the Great War have petitioned the King for the annual observance of Armistice Day by way of solemn services. The funeral of Mr. Willding Willding Jones, of Hampton Hall, Malpas, and formerly of Rose Hill, Overton, was largely attended at Malpas on Wednesday, the officiating clergy being the Rev. L. Armistead and the Rev. Hon. A. Parker, Maesfen.

«  ———? Border County Courts. I ALTERATION OF CIRCUITS. I In the re-arrangement of county court dis- tricts, the Welsh and Shropshire border courts have mainly been brought into new circuits, and almost a new re-cast has been effected. These new arrangements will come into operation in the district on January 1st next. Judge Ivor Bowen, K.C., loses Kington, Cor- wen, Bala, Blaenau Festinijog, Portmadoc, Pwllheli, Dolgelley and Aberystwyth, and takes on the whole of the Shropshire Courts, with the solitary exception of Market Dray- ton, which goes, into the circuit of Judge1 Ruegg, K.C. The courts in the Border dis- trict are now placed.in the following circuits: Circuit 28.-His Honour Judge Ivor Bowen, K,C. I Brecknockshire—Builth' and. Hay. Montgomeryshire — Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Machynlleth, Newtown, Welshpool. RadnorshireKnighton, Presteign, Rhay. ader and Llandrindod Wells. Shropsh\¡'e Bishop's Castle, Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Madeley, Newport, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Wellington, Wern, Whitchurch. Circuit 29.-His Honour Judge Bryn Roberts. Anglesey, Carnarvonshire,, Flintshire. Denbighshire—Denbigh and Ruthin, Llan- rws%, Wrexham, Liangoillen. M,erioneth,shire-Bala, Corwen, Dolgelley.

LLANGOLLEN AMATEURS v. LLANGOLLEN JuN. ICPR6,-klaye.d on Saturday when the game eaded la a win for the Juniors by .om gotd to au.

I Workhouse Regimen. VICAR SAYS IT IS NOT CHRISTIAN A omewhat strained feeling was imparted into I a dfiscussion at Llanfyllin Board of Guardians, on Thursday, by a vigorous criticism of the workhouse regimen by the Rev. L. J. Davies, vicar of Garthbeibio. Mr. Davies raised tbr' question by protesting against the routine that the inmates should have their laet meal of th.' day at 5-30 p.m- Raising this matter, he fiaio. was a matter of religion with him. He had been continually thinking about the poor ceople in the house since he found out at the I last meeting that they had their last meal at 5-30, and had to pasa 14 houre before the next. —Mr. John Jones: But they are in bed.—Mr. Davies: Before we go to bed we have a sub- stantial supper.— Mr. John Edwards said, it waJI the practice for farm labourers to have their sup- per at 5-30 or 6 p.m. Thev did so on his farm, and though there was supper for them at 7 p.m., they never came for it..—Mr. Davies: I never heard of farm labourers getting their supper at 5-30.-The Acting Chairman (Mr. D. L. Bebb): Oh, yes.—The Master said the hours of the in- mates' meala were: Breakfast; 7-30: dinner, 12-30; tea or supper, 5-30 p.m. The la«t meal, he said, consisted of tea and bread an d butter or margrarine. OUTDOOR AND INDOOR. Mr. Davies contended the inmates fared very badly compared with the out-door poor, to whom the farmers were very kind. These poor things," he remarked, "'are shut in here; very seldom anyone brings them anything, and how would we like to be in their placets ? We should move on in this master."—The Acting- Chairman: There are hundreds and thousands of farm labourers in Cheshire and Shropshire who never get anything between 5-30 p.m. and breakfast.— Mr. Davies: The farm labourer has money in his pocket and can get something.-rMr. John Jones asked if the inmates ever complained.-— The Master: No. sir. The older people go to bed at 6-30 p.m. and do not get up until their breakfast is ready.—Mr. Davies: Two members Tepoited some' time ago that the inmates looked very dejected, and they even hinted that they looked hungry. There was a good deal of criticism of thoae members for venturing to say so. I was asked to visit the house shortly after- wards. I did not like to put it down in the minutes book, but the inmates appeared to me exactly the same as to the other two members. Mr. lidwards: That they did not get enough to eat ?—:Mr. Davies: Yes. LOOK CONTENTED AND HAPPY. -0. L. Eebb: We'hada. report from the Visiting Committee this morning, and they did not suggest aiiytfiiuw of the kind. Against ihat one' report There are hundreds of reports that they look contented and happy.—Mr. Edwards said he had been through the\ wards that morn- ing, and one of the men told him that they were very well looked after, and that he had plenty to eat.-The Board decided to take no action and Mr. Davies remarked: 5..30 is too early in the day for these poor things who have suffered ,unde,se rvedly-m;dnv of thom were farm labour- ei-.s-before they came here. to have their last meah It is not Christianity, and if anyone had an ounce of Christianity it would move him to pity for these poor things.

Denbighshire War Pensions Committee. APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY. Mr. J. M. Porter, of Colwyn Bay, presided over a well-attended meeting of the Denbigh- shire Local War Pensions Committee held at Chester on Thursday. The. most important business was the appointment of a secretar" of the Committee in succession to Mr. Geo G. Lerry, who is returning to the Border Counties Advertiser. Seventy-five applica- tions were received for the post and seven candidates were interviewed before the ap- pointment was made. The candidates inter- viewed were :-Lieut, Polkinghorne, Wrex- ham; Mr. VITm. liedfern, Birkenhead; Capt. A. E. Morris, Ruthin; Mr. IT CUrkf Rhostyllen; Mr. T. E. Evans, Finance Officer to the FlintshireW ar Pensions Committee Capt. Percy L-vc! Joue?> Rhosymedre; and fAi»r. LTn AI. RobZrts, assistant secretary and finance. officer to the Denbighshire War Pen- sions Committee. The Committee decided to appoint Capu. Percy Lloyd Jones as secre- tary. The salary attached to the post is £ 800 per annum.

i' <m» RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG INDEPENDENT LABOUR PARTY. -At a meeting of this organisation held in the Pavilion when Mr. J. Williams, D.C, presided, an aadress was given by Mr. J. Morgan JSnS Wales, his subject being "Hands ofi,Knpu There WM a. good attendance. HILL STREET CliLRCH.—1 he members of the Hill btrcet Literary Societv held their weekly meeting on Tuesday week.'when the Rev. Powell Griffiths delivered an inspiring lecture his subject being "Socrates". The chair was occupied by iMr. David Evans, and Miss Jones contributed a solo and also acted as accompanist. The lecture was much enloyed. YOUNG WORSHIPPERS LEA GUE.-The members of the Y.W. League held their Anni- versary service in Hill St. chapel on Sunday week, when the services wero conducted bv Mr. Charles Dodd, Wrexham, who also preached to large congregations. Mr. Dodd presided at the after. noon meeting, when songs and recitations were given by the juveniles of the Church, and prizes for attendance were handed to the scholars by Mrs. Jones, Maelor View, Mr. Dodd addressed the scholars.

Ipnnting ^pp'oiniments. isla W. W. WYNN-a. HOUNDS. will meet Saturday, Nov. 22-Sibbersllold (10.35), Momday, Nov. 24ley (10.45). Tuesday. Nov. 25—(Broughton (10.45). i Thursday, Nov. 1-7-lAanfoi-da (10.45). Saturday, Nov. 29-Malpa,s (10.45) MAJOR DAVID DAVIES'S FOX-HOUNDS will meet Saturday, Nov. 22-Llidiartywaen. t TEE NORTH SHROPSHIRE HOUNDS A will meet Monday, Nov. 24-Harlt.scutt Gate (11.0) Wednesday, Nov. 26—The Kennels (11.0) Friday, Nov. 28—Myddle (11.0) THE WAT SIDE HARRIERS will meet Saturday, November 22-Uanymynech (11,0) I' m Printed and published by Chables Penrein trASQCOiSB and ROWLAND THOMAS, of Oswestry, under the style of WOODALL, Minshall, Thomas & Co., at the Caxton Press Oswestry, and on sale every Friday at the j "Advertiser" Office, Castlo Street, Llangollen, an4 of all newsagents. All advertisements and cam- munications are requested to be addressed to the Advertise: Office, Llangollen, t to the Castes Press, Oswestry. £ %&> £ ¥, £ 0>y £ U £ E& 21, 1918.