Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal

CORRESPONDENCE. [wr. DO NOT NECESiABIlY SHABE THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY WarTEES IN THIS COLUMN-] WHAT COAL CONTROL MEANS. SIR,—When trade is governed by the laws of tupply and demand it follows a natural course as most people will agree. "When" however, artificial restrictions are introduced and the natural laws are interfered with by outside goiatrol. all sorts of conditions are created which dID not arise in the ordinary course of events. This state of affairs is what is happening in the staple trades of this country just now, and there can be little doubt that so long as these artificial controls and restraints exist, trade /difficulties will be constantly occurring, and their correction by fresh artificial amendments and regulations will result in the creation of fresh difficulties. Sir Eric Geddes very truly remarked at Bristol on December 15th—" If they could cniy get trade back into the normal channels, then he believed they would begin to see an im- mediate improvement." It eeerps quite clear that any procedure that tenda to rivet Government control on industries, or to increase its intensity, is quite wrong. Every step now taken ought to be in the direction of removing artificial restraint lathe'r than of increasing it. Probably to no British industry is artificial sontrol been so ruthlessly applied as to the coal krade. Divorced from its natural channels, and subjected to Government control in all its trai- nees aspects, the general result is the present very complete muddle, and any fresh 'additions to artificial restraint-such. for example, as the recent attempt to legislate for the limitation of coal owners' profits to Is. 2d. per ton, would onlv accentuate the unnatural state of trade eonditiorie. It is to be hoped, therefore, that instead of adding fresh" artificial 'cBtrictione, the Government will now turn its attention to the real remedy—the gradual removal ',f con- trol. and the restoration of the Coal Trade to jits natural channels.—I am, etc.. H. J. MAYHEW. Langdon Hills. n. J. Ù.YHEW. Laindon, Essex.

Mrs. Lloyd George at wrexham. TERCENTENARY OF MORGAN LLWYU. Xn £ > first or the celebrations in connection. with the tercentenary of Morgan Lhvyd of Wynedd took place At Wrexham on Monday, when. Mrs. Lloyd George placed a chaplet of cycas leaves, with duSlter of lilies, upoo the monument in the Rhosddu Dissenters burial ground, which the same lady mveiied, eight years ago, to the memory of that pioneer of Ken. conformity. An incessant and drenching downpour of rain made the projected open-air gathering impossible, and tho&e who had assembled to do honour to the great Welsh- man held their meeti-g iyi a chapel close by, where the -Mayor Oil. Thomas Sauvage) presided. After alluding with pride to Wrexham's association with .Morgan Ltwyd, the Mayor said although they were a small nation, Wales took credit to-day for the fact that from that Principality arose men who were leaving their impression on the sands of time, and none had done beltert greater, or nobler work thaai the husband of the lady who had been so good as to come there to place the chaplet on Morgan Liwjd:s tomb. (Loud Chp-ers). Mrs. Lloyd George delivered a tribute to the lame of Morgan Llwyd as a poet and missionary, as well as one of the founds .61 Welsh Nonconformity. She was accorded a hearty vote of thanks, on the motion of Alderman Thomas Jones, seconded by Alderman Edward Hughes (Glyndwr), and others who took paxt iL, the proceedings included Mr. John Evan Powell, amd the Revs. Bernard Lewis, R. Peris Wil- liams, and Lewis Morris. PIONEER OF NONCONFORMITY.' Born at Cynfol, Merionethshire, in 1619, Morgan Uwyd went to school at Wrexham at the age of 15, receiving from the Rev. Walter Cradock, who was curate of Wrexham 1634-35, a spiritual awakening that gave a new direction to his life. After an ub&ence of some time, he returned to the town at the age of twenty-six, after which he preached oc- casionally in different parts of North-Wales and the borders. A contemporary said of him that he was extraordinary for his love of his countrymen, to .vh-ase service he was entirely devoted. For this be was "eminently qualified, being the1 deepest, truest Welshman and the most absolute Britsh orator perhaps that ever was in the ministerial function, and this without any hindrance to his English fluency." He was the founder of Nonconformity in Wrexham, and some of the Nonconformist churches in North Wales owed their origin to his zeal. Just when Wales was beginning to realise her .debt to him Morgan Llwyd died at the age of forty. WREXHAM GIRLS' SCHOOL. Mrs. Lloyd George subsequently presented the prizes, to the successful students at the Wrexham County chooLfor Giils. She said she was glad to see so many W£lsij1 Christian names called out, be. cause it showed that in Wrexham they were still tak- tng a keen interest in the Welsh language. She was also gla4 to learn that they were teaching Welsh In the school, became it was a great language, and) the hoped it would never die out. (Applause). Sirs. Lloyd George concluded by congratulating the bead- mistress (Miss Jones) and her staff on their excellent work., The i-epott for the year showed that there were B70 pupils attending the school, and that five gained the Central Welsh Board higher certificates, thirty- eight the senior certificate, forty-oae the junior, and Vine the supplementary.

I [hayhan^ i| BALSAM I 1C01JCH¡;Çø'-D$ <i il Icvaluable in the Nursery IjHj ? S Xtxv&luaJb'le ?i& th? ??*???*y N?H j | I | 0? ALL CHEMISTS AND STORBS. I|||| Tie old Wtlth Remedy. MH |

I Glyn Ceiriog War Memorial. SHRINE OF HONOUR AND REMEMBRANCE. I (Fron, Our Own Correspondent.) GLYNCEIRIOG, Saturday. The inhabitants of the Ceiriog Valley have approved a beautiful memorial to mark the services of men from the district who took part in the great war and the supreme sacri- fice of those who laid down their lives for their country. This having been described and illustrated by means of iime-iight pictures at a meeting in the Ceiriog Institute at Glyn- ceiriog, has been submitted to largely-attend- ed gatherings, at Pontfadog, Nantyr, Lian- armon and Tregeiriog, at each of which places it has been enthusiastically endorsed, and, last night, the executive committee met et Glynceiriog, and the preliminary arrange- ments were made toy at once proceeding with j the erection of the memorial. The chair was taken, at the preliminary meeting that pre-I ceded last night's gathering, by Mr. R. Wynn Evans, chairman of the Parish Council,/ qud at the outset, Military Medals, won during the war, were presented to Mr. Lloyd Edwards, and Mr. Harold Evans, Ty Issa, Glynceiriog, as well as the certificate of the D.C.M. to Mr. J. Richard Roberts, Gwalia Terrace. The form which the memorial will take, as explained by Mr. C. B. C. Storey, Plas Nantyr, who is the chief inspirer of the scheme, is a shrine, which it is expected will rise to a considerable height and is to be erect- ed at a finely-selected site in the Valley, at I the junction of the Nantyr and Llanarmon roads, above Glynceiriog, and within measur- able distance of the birthplaces of the galaxy of Welsh poets whose genius, no less than the heroism of its sons shed lustre in the Valley. The shrine of remembrance and honour, which will provide accommodation for those who desire to halt by the way to pay tribute to the memory of the immortal dead, will be surmounted by a sculptured figure of the red dragon of Wales, the gift of Mr. Storey, Plas Nantvr. Within the shrine, a beautiful cross, of Gothic design, executed in Hendre green I granite, will be the central object, at either side of which will be placed panels bearing the names of lads of the Va,lley--205 in num- ber who served. in the war, the place of honour in the centre, being reserved for those of the twenty-nine who made the supreme sacrifice. I The scheme is an ambitious one for the Valley, but it is felt some striding landmark in the district should indicate, amid the beau- tiful mountain solitudes of Glynceiriog, Welsh appreciation of the achievements of her gallant sons; just as the Ceiriog Memorial Institute, in the centre of the village, -ears tribute to the memory of the literary and other celebrities of the- Valley; The trustees who-have been appointed to take charge of the scheme are the Vicar of Glyn- ceiriog, the senior ministers of the Baptist, Calvinistic Methodist, Wesleyan, and the minister of the Scotch Baptist churches, chairman of the Parish Council, senior mem- ber of the Rural District Council (in the area), the member of the County Council for the area, and Mr. Charles Storey, Plas Nantyr. An executive committee has also been ap- pointed and two additional members from each of the districts covered by the scope of the memorial will be included.

JAM JARS. I WIGAN, MAKERS FINED AT I WREXHAM. Messrs. Mawdsley and Co,, preserve manufacturers. ) of Wigan, were summoned at Wrexham on Monday [ on eight informations, four of which alleged that they ( had supplied grocers in the town with jam in con- tainers not bearing the guarantee net weight and [ price at which they might be sold Nby retail, while the other four charged them with selling jam by wholesale at prices exceeding the maximum. Mr. R. J. Kendrick, for the prosecution, said the food authorities regarded these cases as most im. portant. The evidence showed that jilr. Robbins, divisional food, inspector, visited a grocer's shop on September 29 and weighed seven cartons of Messrs. Mawdsley's jam. With the exception of one they were all under 21bs. in weight,-including, the carton and paper. One of the cartons, on being weighed empty was found to be 4 ounces, and this deducted from the gross weight left" only lib. 9oz. of jam for the purchaser, .instead of 21b. net. In each case it was noticed, that the surface of the jam. in the cartons had shrunk considerably. The defence was that the cartons were properly filled at the defendants' factory at the end of August, and that in the meantime there had been absorption and evaporation owing to the cartons not having been pioofed. a process which prevents absorp- tion and evaporation.. The manufacturers of the cartons, who stated that they produced two and a half millions per day, ad- mitted that a number of Lnproofed cartons, the out- put of a. faulty new machine, had been supplied by inadvertence to Messrs. Mawdsley, and the latter' were unaware of the -mission. The benci dismissed the charges 01 neglect to in- dicate the net weight on the cartons, but for charging the schedule price for 21b. cartons contain- ing less than 21bs. of jam they were fined altogether £40 with LS Ss. advocate's fee in addition. The Mayor staid that the Bench felt it was very un- fortunate for the firm that these cartons had been supplied unproofed, and expressed the view that there had been no desire on the part of Messrs. Mawdsley to defraud.

I Wrexham and District Teachers The annual meeting of the Wrexham and District Teachers' Association was held on Satlirday, week at Wre,haiii. Numerically and financially, the Associatioll is in a flour- ishing condition, and now includes the un- certificated teachers of the area.. The following appointments were made for 1920:—President, Mr. E. F. Williams, Rhos; vice-president, Miss L. M. Jaekson, Pentre Broughton; secretary, Mr. J. E. Griffithe; treasurer. Mr. J. Jones; correspondent, Mr. G. Hedley. The following representatives on the County Executive Council were chosen: Miss Sephton, Messrs. W. R. Ùwén, C. Davies, E. Harrison, R. Hughes Jones, with the local officers. Mr. John Jones was nominated as vice- president of the County Association, Mr. Elias Jones as treasurer, and Mr. W. E. Jones as secretary. Mr. J. E. Rogers, the present secretary, is retiring in June, after seven years' service, having been appointed a head master under the Flintshire Authority. Mr. R. Hughes Jones and Miss S. B. Davies were nominated for the Court of Governors,of the Bangor University as representatives of Den- bighshire teac&ers.

WELLINGTON FOOTBALLER SENT TO PRISON. TWO OSWESTRY CHARGES. I Charles Jones, Caradoc View, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, described on the charge sheet as a bricklayer, and said to be the champion quoiter of Shropshire as well as a member of Wellington Town Football Club, surrendered to his bail at Oswestry Borough Police Court on Monday, before the Mayor, Mr. W. Perks, and Messrs. E. Bremner Smith, W. H. Thomas and Andrew Peate, charged withobta,ining by false pretences at Oswes- try, on November 18th, £ 35 from Joseph T. Evans, licensee of the Fighting Cocks, Oswes- try, and S40 13s. from Mrs. Agnes Whieldon, licensee of the Cross Keys, Oswestry. Mr. B. D. J. Hayes, Shrewsbury, who de- fended, asked that the accused should be dealt with that day, and pleaded, guilty to I both charges. Josesph Thomas Evans described the visit of the accused to his premises on November 17th and 18th, and that eventually he ordered four bottles of black and white whiskey and six gallons of rum, for which he paid accused £ 35 8s., reoeiving 8s. as a present, a receipt for the money paid, and a guarantee for the stuff to be delivered within seven days. lie hesitated to pay the accused, who was a stranger to him, but as he showed him he had received an order from Mrs. Whieldon he thought the accused was a genuine traveller. As the goods did not arrive, witness paid a visit to Bayston Hill on December 4th, and asked, accused to honour the guarantee or give him his money back. Accused said he was very sorry he had not been able to get the stuff through, but that he would either 'phone, telegraph or call at Oswestry next day. Witness next day received a, wire sayittg accused could not get the stuff through, and that he would forward the cash by money order. The money did not come, and witness found, out that there was no such firm as stated by the accused. Witness again went to Shrewsbury and met accused coming off the Wellington train. He asked him why he had not sent the money, and he said he h.id handed it over to his solicitor to send oii.- Cross-examined: If witness had received his money back he would have taken no further action. Charles Jonbe, railway g-ood-s guard, 42, Ash-road, Oswestry, said he was in the Fight- ing Cocks on. November 17th, when accused came in and ordered a drink, and he heard a, conversation between the licensee and ac- cused, the latter saying he represented a cer- tain firm in Manchester. Two representatives from Manchester wiue I and spirit firms stated that accused was not their authorised agent or traveller. ARRESTED AT SHREWSBURY. I P.C. Howells told the Bench that he I arrested the accused on a warrant at-!his home at Bayston Hill, at 9.45 p.m. on December 15th, and locked him up at Shrewsbury for the night. Accused was cautioned, and re- plied that he had put the matter into Mr. ) Hayes's hands, and thought he had paid. Evans. Next morning he brought the accused to Oswestry. j ACCUSED'S HISTORY. I Mr. Hayes addressed the Bench on behalf of the accused, and said that he had never been in any trouble of any description before. This was his first offence, and was directly attributable to the war. Accused was born in Shrewsbury in 1893, and at six years of age was taken to Overton-on-Dee, where he went to school. Between 7 and 8 years of age, he fell and hurt his head. He left school at 14, and was afterwards telegraph messenger and worked on the Brynypys estate. At 17, he was apprenticed, to the bricklaying trade with Mr. Price of Shrewsbury, who employed him after he had completed his apprenticeship at 21 years of age. Accused joined the Shrop- shire Royal Horse Artillery on May 5th, 1914, and 01 the outbreak of war he was mobilised and sent to France. He was buried by a shell in October, 1917, and was badly wounded m the back, head and legs, being in hospital four or five months. He was discharged from the army in February, 1918, as being no longer physically fit for war service. He jmmcliatelyohtained work as a bricklayer, and was engaged on work of national import- ance at the aerodrome at Harlescott, Shrews- bury, where he worked till January, 1919. He was told that if he did not leave off world ag as a bricklayer he would have a breakdown. Accused was treated by the Pensions -in;s- try for three months to put him back into something like an average state of health. He again started work as a bricklayer, and was forced, to give up on account of his health. Jon?s was a married man with two children, and received a pension of 22s. a week. He could not keep his home together on that, so lie obtained employment as a traveller in beer and spirits for Jones's Purity Bottling Stores, Dudley, who paid him ?3 a wee ,out; of which he was, to pay his entire travelling expenses. No man in his senses would have! taken a position like that; it was a position of danger and temptation. It was not reason- j able and not fair for employers so to grind down a man wbo had served, his country in onering such ridiculous and inadequate wages for a position of that sort. Accused's first trouble began on July 23rd. He had fallen into arrears with Jones's Bottling Stores, and they were pressing him for £ 58 outstanding money. Accused had in all prob ability Spent this money in going about for them, and he resorted to moneylenders and went from one scrape to another. He (Mr. Hayes) haw; a number of excellent testimonials, and he tioked the Bench to deal with accused under the I First Offenders Act. Accused's mother was prepared to make full restitution that morn- ing. I THE SECOND CHARGE. I The second charge was then gone iiito, aDd Mrs. Agnes Whieldon said she gave accused! an order for five doz-én black and N-,hite whiskies and. six gallons of rum. -She .sfeu* a cheque for £40 13s. by post to accused's hous6 at Bayston Hill, and had a receipt, which accused gave her on Novembecr 18th. Ae, cused told her that he could supply ner at 45s., whereas she had been paying 49s. He j guaranteed to deliver the goods within seva-i j days. She.had neither received goods nor cash. She thought accused was a genuine traveller. Mr. Hayes said accused's' mother was pre- pared to take the accused, his wife and child- ren to Overton, and give him a fresh start. Supt. Taylor said the police at Bayston '< Hill had reported that the accused and his people were respectable folk, but that ac- cused had lately become addicted to drink. Accused had obtained money from other people in this division and county and outside the county, the amount being L262 Is. 6d. That morning witness had received a message saying accused had obtained money in addi- tion to that already reported. Accused was sentenced to six months in the second division on each charge, the sen- tences to run concurrently.

NORTH WALES FOOTBALL ALLIANCE. The Executive of the North Wales Alliance met at Wrexham en Wednesday. Mr. A. E. V. Berkeley presided, and there were also present: Messrs. 0. A. Daviet (Brymbo), D. C. Owens (Gwersyllt), G. D. Nun- nerley (treasurer), and G. 0. Postle (secretary). The adjourned consideration of the match be- tween Oswestry Comrades and 'Esclusham resulted in a resolution that the match stand as an Alliance fixture. The game wag reieieedi by Mr. 1. Marshall who is registered with the Shropshire F.A. No acticn was taken with regard to alleged rough play in a match between Ruabon and Casrgwrle, and 'the Executive decided to inform the referee, Mr. O. K Roberta ef Brymbo. that they have complete confidence in him. A number of postponed games were re-arranged and friendly matches played in the absence of the appointed referee were ordered to be replayed on cup-tie terms. In the case of Holt (where a gate" is not taken) it was decided that the fares of the visiting club must be guaranteed. Holt make a dol. lection on the ground and this is said to produce a more satisfactory result than a fixed gate charge! It was decided to remind clubs that, it is the duty of the secretary of the home club to notify the referee of each match. The responsibility does not re.st with the Alliance secretary, who has been doing the work during the season to atroi4 disappointments. Referee H. H. Morris reported that Llay Hall failed to fulfil their fixture at Rhosneseney. The Llay Hall club reported that they were unable to obtain a con- veyance. It was decided to fine Hay Hall one guinea for failing to fulfil the fixture and to order them to pay the expenses of the Rhosnessney F.C. in adver- tising the match, and the fee aarai expenses of the referee. Action was deferred in the case of 116pe F.C. who failed to keep a fixture at Johnstown. Oswestry and Esclusbam clubs were fined for late starts. It was decided to fill the vacancy on the Executive caused by the resignation, of Mr. N. N. Thomas, at the next meeting. Esclusham F.O. called attention to the fact that Mr. W. H. Lloyd) (Conmah's Quay), a member of the Executive, was chairman of the Connah'e Quay F.C., and, therefore unable to qualify as a member of the Executive. It was decided to consider the matter at the next meeting in vie* of Mr. Lloyd's absence.

Holiday Football Programm. NORTH WALES ALLlANCEl-DIVISION. t, Christmas Day, December 25th, 1919. Rhos v. Esclusham G. O. Postle Acrefair v. BAAsjtaedxe H. SugheB Brymbo Institute v. Ruabon T. E. Jones Brymbo Green v. Caergwrle G. D. Nunneries Courtaulds v. Rhyl G. H. Ellis Connah's Quay v. Llay Hall W. Gandy Boxing Day, December 26th, 1919. Ruabon v. Acretair T.B. Joe" Bryitabo Institute v. Brymbo Green G. H. Ellis Rhyl v. Coartaulds S. Hewitt ChirW v Oswestry B. Carlesa Esclusham v. Rhoa D. T. Lodwick Saturday, December 27th, 1019. C'ourtaulds v. Urymbo Institute .8. Stubbs Caergwrle v. R.W.F. G. H. Atherton Llay Hall v. Connah's Quay R. Harrison Acrefair v. Esedusham T. Rowlands Oswestry V. Ruahon u. Lloyd Rhyl v. Rhosymedre. W. Gandy New Year's Day, January 1, 1920. Rhos v. Caergwrle H. Hughes NORTH WALES ALLIANCE.—DIVISION IL Christmas Day, December 25th, 1919. Caergwrle 1, v. Brymbo Institute R.G. H. ktberton Ifolt United v. Penyeae G. H. Owens Rhosnessney v. Rhosrobln W. Jackson Johnstown v. Penyffordd United C. H. Roberts Boxing Day, December 36th, 1919. Brymbo Institute Res. v. Bradley j. Hill Holt limited v. Rho&nessney .T. Griffi<tha Penycae v. Staasty United Q. O. posfcle Rhosirobin v. Hope United E. Brown Penyffordd United v. Johnstown J. R. Macfarlaae Saturday, December 2fth, 1919. Rhosrobdn v. Garden Village C. H. Roberts Bradley v. PoweU's Athletic S. Hewitt Rhosnessney v. Johnstown J. T. Hughes Hope United v. Penyffordd Unrted W. Evan* New Year's Day, January 1, 1620. Garden Village v. Bradley fi. Hewitt Jbhnstown v. Staosty E. Brdwa Pemyeae v. Holt G. O. Postle 60AMESIS CUP. Boxing Day at 10 a.m. Garden Village v. Brymbo Institute W. Gandy Boxing Day at 11 a.m.. Rhosymedre v. Gwersyllt G. D. Nuxmerley. NORTH WALES ALLIANCE CUP. I' New Year's Day, January 1st. Ruabon v. Powell's Athletic. 11

CHIR. PRESENTATION.-All mterestiiig meeting and social evening was held at the Chirk Green U nitedMethodibtl Church on Friday week, the w,c,as i on of Ithe occasion of tho presentation to Mr. Svdney Potts on. the eve of his departure from Cfhirk, to Ell an appointment Walsall Wood Collieries, Staffs., as surveyor, after having been employed at the Brynkifiallt Collieries for 4 yfears. TEA AND. CONCERT.-On. Friday evening the scholars of the girl's school were entertained to tea in the Parish Hall by the teaching staff, after which an excellent entertainment was given by the scholars, to which parent^ and friends WMe invited. The various items of the pro- gramrft6 were executed in a manner reflecting the highest credit on those responsible for the teaching and upon the scholars. During the in. terval Miss Darlington, Black Park, gracefully distributed the prizes to scholars who had ob- tained the highest marks for attendance. The vicar (Rev. J. W. Lloyd) proposed a cordial vote of thanks .to those contributing to th$ evening's enjoyment.