The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

FORMATION OF THE WELSH ARMY. Ai Ii U.P\ f} GEORGES CrtK>Mi;fr-<ir»i..T; Sir Owen Thomas. M.P., Jn tin presidential address to the B'irmiiii?I ha:a \\<li u(,¡l" 01\ "Wdshnwr. a ol- ters." K»vc an account of tho origin of th« Welsh army. There wa", he .-aid, great dis- appointment in the early months of the war at'the slowness of recruiting in M'ales, and .I!r Llfyd fieorge conceived the idea of hav- ing a Welsh Limy, with Welsh officers. Lord Kitchener was for a time opposed to the proposal, and Mr Lloyd George, who was then Chancellor of th] Em-henuer, threatened to resign from Iho Cabinet if ho did hot get his way. Mr L'oyd Ceorgc attended at. tho "War Office, and I.{}rd Kifeltenci' withdrew his opposition. He (Kir Owen) was present at tho timl), and was made, a brigadier-general on i-tic spot- He wars told io proc-ecd to any part of Wales he chose and form a brigade and- ip a Irttlo over three months he hai 10,000 men. feir Owen gave an emphatic denial to the BDgfrt rtion that Welsh Nonconfomist ministers tried to jouug men out of the armv.

IN- EVERY SE'SE A SPORT. M F II LENDS H A 1.1" HIS FORTUNE TO I Tlf. NATION. A spurt to the end! That is tirt- thought that will fill the mind, of the thousands of friends uf Mr C. W. 15race Fernie. Master of the famous pack of foxhounds bearing his name, who inves'ed half Jiis fortune in Waf and Victory Bonds. Too old to light-, Bruce Fernic did the n«xfc best thing. lie placed half of what he had at the disposal of the nation. His gross es'ato is valued at £ 465 000. includint £ 102,000 invested in War Loan and £ 100,000 in Victory Blinds. The estate duty will amount to £ï4,C,oo.

The War Office announces that 4,187 Ger- man prisoners of war have now been repatri. ated from the United Kingdom. The num- ber remaining in the country is about 77,000. i Frora Monday I.,t,t it was expected to send homo in British ships on an average about 400 a dAv, i

100 YEARS AGO. FROM THE igt-ortlj lvalt,* (salette (NOW NORTH WALES CHRONICLE). October 14th, 1819. Price Id. AT a MEETINQ of Gentlemen, educated at Jmua College. Oxford, held at Dolgeliey oqi the 4th of August, 1819, SIR R. W. VAUGHAN, Ba-t., In the Chair, It was unanimously resolved, That tho cultivation of the Wekh lan- guage among the young men of the Prin- cipality, particularly thOlSe intended for the Church, is an object of tlip- Iiigho-et, im- portance. That this meeting is anxious to further the regulatione, adopted oi late years, at Jesus College-, for this purpose. That premiums for the best compositions and translations, in the Welsh language, among the young men of Jesus College, would be highly conducive to this end. That for this purpose, an annual sub- scription be now entered into, a.nd that all persons who are or have been members of Jesus College, be solicited- to contribute thereto. That the stewards bo requested to re- ceive subscriptions in their respective dis- tricts, and to transmit tho amount to the senior Bursar of Jesus College, before the end of Michaelmas term. That a committee be appointed to t'arry into effect the general objects of the meet- ing, and that it consist of Lord Bulkeley, Sir Robert. Yaughan, Mr Garnons, Colonel Phillips, Colonel Vaughan, Colonel Ed- wards, Major Edmunds, Mr Hoare Jen- kins, Mr Devereux, the Principal and Fel- lows, the Incumbents, the Stewards, Rev: Dr. Williams, of Cowbridge. Rev. Arch- deacon Jones. Rev. John Jonos, of St Asaph, Rev. Hugh Thomas, Penegos, and the Rev. J. Roberts, of Llaulleehid, with power to add to their number, and that live be a quorum. That the Rev. Daniel Bowen, the Rev. Robt. diamlxjrs, the Rev. Oharlos Phillip?, W. P. Richards, Esq., Rev. Augustus Brig- etocke, and the Hey. James Williams, be requested to continue in the office of stew Rrd": and that the Rev. Lhr. Willian-is, of Cowbridge, and the Rev. Hugh Thomas, of Penegos, be also requested to take that office. That the next general meeting be held at Aberystwyth, on the third Wednesday in July next. The late Dr. Hughe-s introduced a regu- lation, which h.a? 8Ínoo been continued, that a part of the daily f;e.r,i( in the chape! should be read in the Welsh la?- guage by the ycung men in rotation. IMPROVEMENTS IN FOUR-WHEEL I CARRIAGES DRAWN BY A SINGLE I HORSE. A newly-invented fou'r-wheeled carriage h36 Lately excited much interest in Scot- land. By a great mechanical improvement in the axlos, one horse performs the work of two with the most perfect ease; and by all ingenious contrivance, the horse c-an b< in the event ci an accident, instan- taneously released from the carriage at the will of the driver. The easy riding of tho carriage arises from the peculiar formation of the pereh. A more elegant constructed conveyance has been rarely seen; it may be' called a waggon, but. it is not the weight of a dog cart. It runs so easy that the traveller may write in it, going eight miles per hour on a rough road. It is not heavier than a gig, and built at littlo more expense. Jt is, besides, a particu- larly safe conveyance; as although the horse should fall, or run away, he can be liberated in a moment. The springs being lanoewood, lined with whalebone, this ma- chine ia not liable to duty, il Id pays vciv little toll.

BANGOR TUNNEL I TRAGEDY. FATE OF YOUNG ARTILLERYMAN. J 1NQI EST AT LLANDUDNO. ( The story of a journey which should have endenl in weeding bells, hut terminated in a ead tragedy, wes unfolded at the Llandudno Folio NatIOn on Monday afternoon, when Mr J. J'entir Williams (Coroner for North Carnarvonshire) held an inquest on the body of Bombr. Frederick John Uray (22), K.H.A., of New Farm. Shoebury, Southend-on-Sea, who died early on Saturday morning in tho Cottage Hospital from severe scalp injuries unstained whitet traveling in the Irish boat express which left Holyhead for Enston at, 2.30 a.m. on Saturday morning. The Coron- er --at without a jury, and said he had taken tho evidence of Dr. J. D. JOnes, Llandudno Junction, who had been called from his bed to see deceased at about 3.45 a.m. on Saturday morning. He had found deceased bleeding from an injury to the head. lie stopped the bleeding and attended to the injury to his scalp, a portion of the skin having been torn off indicating that the head of the de- ceased had come into contact with something twice. He travelled with deceased from the Junction Station to the Cottage Hospital. J)r. Lever was also in attendance there, but dc- spite their effort" deceased died. Regt.-Sergt.-Major George Hadlcy, Worces- ter Itrgt., aid he had been on leave and woa travelling back to Aldershot and joined the train at Holyhead. He did not know de- ceased and saw him for the first time in tho same compartment at Holyhead. There was another man: belonging to the same battery ;i>> the deceased in the compartment who said Oray had been sick in crossing. There was also u civilian in the compartment. Deceased sat in the opposite corner to him (the wit- news) in a sleeping attitude. The others also went to sleep. He (witness) awoke, the wind blowing in through the open window, and saw the deceased hanging out. The window was shut when they started from Holyhead. He got hold of deceased and found he was helpless. lie aroused the other oee>ipnnts and told them lo pull the communication cord, which was cloiie, and the train pulled iii) in -a few iiiitiiiie. The guard came up and went to see if there was a medical mall on the train, but there was none. A young lady came and assisted him to bathe the in- juries and bandage them with towels, and they did all they could to preserve life. Tho guard telephoned for a doctor to be in at- tendance at Llandudno Junction, and when the train arrived there the deceased was put Oil it stretcher. The doctor attended to the injuries, lie went with-deceased to tho hos- pital. assisted to take off his clothes, and searched his pockets, in which he found JKiC b8 4 in cash. He took charge of the money and also a certificate of the publication of the banns of marriage and several letters. Thomas Chester, 24. Water-street., Chester, F-tict lie was guard of the train which was pulled up at Aber Station. He went to the compartment and saw Gray was badly injur- ed. The deceased was, in the third coach from the engine. Frederick Cray, farm hailiff XCIV Farm North Shoebury, aid he was the father of deceased, who was 22 years of age. lie was Motioned at Newbridge. Ireland. lie did not know ho was coming home that day, but he should have come home to be married about a fortnight ago. Inspector Maurice Morris, Bangor, said he was a permanent way inspector and he had examined tho tunnels between Bangor and Aber. Jn the Llandegai tunnel lie had found a mark about the size of a five shilling piece at the Chester end. wtiie4i was quite fresh, in the soot. There was no blood. The mark was about six feet, eight inches from the floor and if deceased had U.ti bending out of the window the mark was consistent with what might Ik- expected. There was a spaeo o: about 12 or 13 inches between the window a)? the tunne). which was brick-arched. fn answer to the Coroner witness said the Conway tunnel was more dangerous. The Coroner said he had come to the con. elusion from the evidence heard that de. ceased had met hi death by pore, accident He was very sorry for tho family and the r'"1{ lady to whom deceased was engaged. The father of the deceased said he was .-sur- prised find the tunnels in this ilintrkt «o terribly close. "(';innot I claim anything from the railway company; he asked The Coroner said lie did not think the rail, way company were to blame. The coach was fL corri(ior, tiid it lie had sat (),, tii(,' otiier -ide ho would have been comp.arat.ivel,v safe, There were warning notices not to put their heads out of the window. The Coroner also complimented Sergt.-Major iliifilfy t>n what lie had done. Mr (.. W. Itands K,atvh(,,i tile else on I li iaiMt -orr the railway company, and Deputy thief Constable Guest on behalf of the police

LURRY TRANSPORT SCHEME. I An emergency scheme for the use of molor Inrries has been prepared by the Ministry of Transport, and will be put into operation im. mediately, the object being to relievo th< congestion at docks and ports and on the rail. ways serving thetn.

£ 2,000.000 is the estimated cost of im- j pTovements at Kingstown, Dublin, in | connection with the Irish cross channel J sorvice. I

I LLANDUDNO JUNCTION MOTOR TRAGEDY. I ELDERLY MAN KNOCKED DOWN. I THE JIJRY S VERDICT. A painful sensation was created in Llan- dudno Junction on Saturday evening by a motor accident which resulted in the death of Mr Owen Griffiths (76), Fron Aeron. Deceased was knocked down by a motor oar driven and owned by Mr Arthur Wil- liams, of Rhyl, near the station approach. He was attended by Dr. Jones, but died soon after the accident. The night- was very dark, and no lamps were lit on tho roads. Mr J. Pentir Williams, coroner, held an inquest at the dec-eased s residence on Monday evening. Mr Ja.s. Davies was elected foreman of the jury. Mr Jas. Porter was present on behalf of the family, and Deputy Chief (Jonstable Guest watched the proceedings on behalf of the police. The Coroner said the inquiry was very important, and from the evidence which would be given it was for the jury to de- cide whether deceased's death was due to misadventure or something more. WiJJiam Oiveu Griffiths said deceased was his father, who was an assistant carter for the Oo-operatave Stores. Ho was very active for his age, oould see and hear all right, and was of temperate habits. 'Thomas Hughes, Bryn Llys, said he was an engine driver, and on Saturday even- ing, along with Richard Roberts, was pro- ceeding along the main road in the direc- tion of Conway. Near the approach to the railway station they met tho deceased, and when they had passed him he saw a motor car approaching. The car was coming from Conway, and appeared to be making for the station. After passing them it turned to the left towards the main road, and kept to the right of the road. He pulled Roberts from the centre of the road a.s he was afraid the car was going to run into them. He turned round and looked at the car, and saw it- stopped. He saw something black on the floor, and going back found it was deceased lying on the right hand side of the road. Four of them carried deceased to Dr. doner!, wno attended him. the motor had two side and one headlight which were very bright. He would not like to estimate the speed of the car. Cross-examined by Mr Ja.. Porter, Witness said if the motor had kera. on the proper side of the road it could have passed the deceased ea.sily; the road was N, ide enough for two motors to pa. The oar was on the right hand side of the road when he stopped. Richard Roberts, 4. Roland-road, said ■ deceased was on the right hand side of the road; the car on the wrong side, and travelling at a moderate speed. Dr. J. D. Jones said he examined de- ceased at his surgery on Saturday evening last, and he seemed to be in great pain. He was bleeding from scratches on the right side of his faee, and had bled slight- ly from the nosfeils. He went to see him again about 9.30 p.m" but he had passed away. He had since conducted a postmortem and found death was due to shock following the injuries. Aaron Hughes, coachman at the St.ation Hotel, also gave evidence. The Coroner warned the driver of the oar, Arthur Williams, Glan y Don. Effst Parade, Rhyl, who said he wished to give evidence, and sa-id he owned the oar which he was driving home to Rhyl. The Coroner: How do you account for striking «ieoeased down? The Witness: He must have been dazzled by the "ght. The (?ronc-r sa?d the jurv would have no difficulty a.s to the cause of death. Uhe nt important point was whether it was misadventure or worse. Drivers of oars which were powerful, swift and heavy Ities, >1hould be careful when driving at night. It was no excuse if the lights were insuiffcient, as any fault in that re- spect rented on the owner. The moral was every driver should have two head. v^t ever Tt? Coroner then reviewed the evidence, and said it was the duty of the jury to lirid whether there had been cul- pable or criminal negligence, and they must carefully consider that point before coming to a dooision. The officials retired whilst the jury de- hberated in private, and they later called the witness Hughes and the driver to answer questions. The foreman said their verdict wa& death was due to nvisadven- ture due to a misunderstanding on both sid. y wiftbed to add a rider that the Railway Cotnpany be requested to light the lamps at the entrance to the station approach. A vote of sympathy was accorded the r?ta?tve! relative#. took p!?.e at Uangwys The (.moral |.I,1C at Uani-wy, temn, or. Vi the ftector officia.

NORTH CARNARVON CONGREGATIONAL!,STS. QIBSTION OF MINISTERS STIPENDS. j A quarterly meeting of the North Carnar- vonshire Congregational Association was held at Bangor on Tuttxlay, under the presidency of Mr W. J. Parry (BethasJa). The Rev. Principal Roes (Bala-Bangor Co'lege) was elected chairman for the ensuing year, and the Kcv. Edward Owen was made vice-chair- man. With regard to the movement for raising ministerial stipends, which has become more or Ie, genera) among all the religious bodies. it was stated that since the last me-eti "g circular had been fpnt to all the churches containing various suggestions to deal with the qualion. One of them was that tiiu stipend of the pastor or of the preacher serving n particular church should be regard- ed a" the first charge ujkni the f.rntis ol the church. It was al-i-i recommended that church members, as w< J! as the children, should he urged to pledge themselves to COil- tribute to the support of the cause according as their means permitted. It was reported by the secretary (the Rev. Henry Jone.) that. though this appeal Jiad duly circulated, few churches had so far given it any encouragement. It was decided to take steps to press the ial;ater upon the attention of the churches. At the afternoon session. Mr T. U. Wil- liam^ (Trefriw) deliv-red his address as re- tiring president. The meeting was al-»o at- tended by the Rei-, J. Price Da vies (Liscard), North Males Secretary ot the Sustentation Fund, and the Rev. O. L. Roberts (Liverpool), to urge the claims of the fund upon tho churches. The object is to raise a sum of A)50,000 for ttio ptii*l)o- £60,000 for the purpose of augmenting the stipends of low-paid ministers. The Rev. Price Davies informed the meeting that the movement had shown marked signs of ceo. viral during the payt year, and hopes ^«rn entertained that promises for the total amount required would bl received by the Congregational Union meetings at Pwllheli mxt jear. The sum already paid in Va* ■ £ 23,000. It was a gratifyin, fact, that tho Liverpcol churches had doubled their con'ri- but-ions. The tame- practically applied to [ Montgomeryshire, while the chnrches in Den- bighshire and Flintshire were also doing well. I

TO RAISE WELSH PRESTIGE. [ IMPORTANT NEW MI SICAI, AND LITER A U V SCHEME. An important ii-ev movement has been set ')'< foot '0 establish a publishing company in london sympathetic to Welsh authors and •composers. As explained by the secretary, Mr W. S. Ou.vim Williams. Llangollen, the object of the scheme i. to overcome difficulties bese'ting Welsh authors and composers in getting their works on the wosld's market. The musical section of the company will con- tain a publishing department to purchase and publish compositions of merit and an artists' agency. The literary section will comprise similar departments, the chief aiip of both oeing to raise the prestige of Wales. Mr f Gw vim Williams has already received many offers ot support, among the letters being tho"e from Mr Granville Bantock, Mr L. J. Roberts, and Mr R T. Dayies.

LAUNCHING THE LEAGUE 01* NATIONS. The inaugural meeting of the national campaign on behalf of the League of Nations Union was hel:l at the Mansion House on Monday afternoon, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor. A message, "commending the cause to all the citizens of my Empire," was sent by the King, and Mr Lloyd George wrote urging his fellow-countrymen to join in r this great crusado in support of interna- tional order and goodwill." Mr Asquith moved a resolution approving the general aims and objects of the j eague This was supported by M. Yenwelos, ana carried.

I ROAD INFORMATION. The following road information has been compiled by t-.ie Automobile AeeociaAion and Motor Union, 3, St. Peter's Square, Manchester;— ANGLESEY. Coastal main road: Br\nsk>nc.yn-l.Ian- fair. Repairs in hand, s&tam-volier work- ing for indefinite period, also tar-spraying operations. Beaumaris-Uangoed: Tar-spraying. Holyhead main road T-ar-spraying near Mona; indefinite. Menai Bridge-Cadnant Bridge; Road re- pairs, steam-roller working. CARNARVONSHIRE. Advisable to drive with care through Deganvvy, Llandudno and Conway. BettwHycoed via Cape] Curig: Tarring operatiotw steam-roller at work. r Bettwsycoed, Cerrigj'druidion-Corvven; Very bumpy, many pot-holo.; ;eare required passing Corweii station. DENBIGHSHIRE. Care advised through Lktnddulae and A bergele. Colwvn Bay-Llandudno Junction-Llan- dudno: Bumpy throughout; tar max-, main street Oolwvn Bay, care required, red lighte at night. ) Mold (FUnt) Ruthin Laying water main, heavy haulage, several months' work. At- ternative via Denbigh. Pe.ntre Voelas-Cerrigvdruidion Bad con- dition, large pot-holee. Ruthin-Cerrigydruidion Laying water main, heavy haulage, several months' work. Alternative via Denbigh and Pen- tre Yoelas. Trefua.nt-St. Asaph: Top road good, bot- tom road bumpy, under repair h-alf width for indefinite period all clear at night. FLINTSHIRE. Dyscrth-Rhuddlian: Bumpy and pot- holes half a mi!e from Rhuddlan. Dvserth-R.hyl; Loose chipping* most of the way. Prestatvin-Mostyn Rough entering Pres- tatyn, also tiirough Gronant. Adviahlp to drive with care through Rhuddlan. ifehden ajid Pre^tat'vn. MERIONETHSHIRE. Druid Bala: Pot-hoies first two mile,s from Druid, remainder fair.

THE FIRST POST-WAR MOTOR I SHOW. The first European motor show lo be held for six years is the Paris Salon, opened on October 9th. France Mas deprived of this annual festival by the liursting of tho war clouds, and as in 1914 it was the turn of tho salon to precede, in opening date, the equally international show of London at Olympia. it has the honour of beiiu; the first after so long an interval. Brititili ears had their places at the salon, and one which will appeal strongly to thu; French love of strength and grace is Eng- land's mass production car, the "Austin Twenty." The name of Austin is already well known to the French, and the very great admiration which the Austin farm tractoc evoked, from the president, ,mong others, during the "Week of Motoculture in the spring, has led to a considerable demand for the tractor. This demand is being met by the equipment of a special factory for Austin tractors at Liancourt, Creil, Oise. The Austin farm tractor. as well as the "Austin Twenty" were on view at the salon.

MOTORS IN IRELAND. I PERMIT} REQUIRED FOr. THEIll I USE. A DuMin telegram states that an order I is about to be issued under the Defence c' the Realm Regulations requiring own- crs of motor cars 211 Ireland to afply for permits for their use. Permits will ne granted to applicants by the Constabulary authorities throughout the country. A like order is already in olratjon with respect to motor-eyeles.

THREf: MILES A MINUTE. f From Ctndifl to London, a distance of 1?5 miles, iu 56 minutes is reported to have been th6 aecomp'.ishinent on Mou- day of a two-seater D.H. 4 with Itolls- Hoyce engine, recently acquir(--vi from the Air Ministry by Messrs S. Jnstone and Co., Billiter-st-ieet, E.C., for the purpose of carrying the tirm's mail to their branches in this country and ifi-mcv. Thiii is stated to be a record for the distance, Flying the firm's house flag, the machine, piloted by Lieut. Barnard, left afterwards ■ for Paris. The Airco aeroplanes between London and Paris began on Monday their eighth week of •.•ontmuous daily flying. A -31weial Ar,:o machine, with General Sir W. S. Erancker as passenger, came through from Paris in the afternoon, alighting at Hour.s- low at 5.10

A I-CTIONEER S' INSTITUTE. f ADMISSION TO BE BY EXAMINATION. I In his presidential address to the members of the Auctioneers' and Estate Agents' Iu- i,tillite on SaturLiy. Mr W. Watts-Sanderson, of Newcas!i<Mipon-Tyri-e, «[>oke with prMlo of the Institute's war record. Out of a mem- bership uf 3.200 1,025 served,-and 123 gavq their lives for the country. He had designed a memorifd scroll which was now being pro- duced in bronze, and which he would present '0 the Institute. Dealing with the future of the Institute Mr Watts-Sanderson pointed out Wal. 011 July Iltli. 1919, the Council decided that aftea January 1st. 1^22, admission to -lie Institute, save in most exceptional cases, should be by exliiiiiiiat-ion alone. This resolution would add* dignity to their profession. The College of Estate Management might now bo regarded as an accomplisheJ fact. and it was expected that its first session would open next year, wrth Sir William Wells as the first president of the college. They had in hand over i;211000. and a further £ 20,000 in view.

Strong Soldier Made a Wreck. [ Four Years' Stomach Torture. I I WONDERFUL KER NAK CURE. t The sensational cure of a eiek-ridden sol- dier in Franco has brought into prominence a new kind of pill called Ker-nak. As tuis man, a Ijoiidoner, was rescued from chronic indigestion and bowel trouble that gave him four years absolute torture, it ts not too much to ifoscribe the new reme- dy as a truly remarkable, one. "I waa a real wreck," says Mr W. H. Biden, 10, Wmfriwi-road, Wandsworth, S. W., "and for four yeaj-s suffered awful agony from ohronic. indigestion. Out in France as a Remount Driver I suffered tor- ments from splitting headaches that niade my existence a, real misery. My bowels we-e. all out of order. I wais terribly low- spirited and gradually JOISt all strength and energy. The M.O. couldn't cure me, and my con- dition went from bad to worse. I took all kinds of tablets a.iui other medicines eent out by my wife. Whilst at home on leave 1 had to have hot flaJl.lJle;Js owlied to my stomach to ease the tearing paine. "Then, one day, I chanced to road a newspaper account of Kernak Pills, which seemed to be just the sort of to-Ti le remedy I needed. So I got my wife to send some out to me. The firet effect of Kor-nak was to set my bowels right. Mind you, didn't purge-just soothing: and natural like. "I used to hate the sight of food, but in a little while Ker-nak Pills so improved my appetite that I could eat heartily. "The old gnawing pains in my stoma.ch went away, I picked up splendidly, and felt in bettor health and spirits altogether. Soon I was actually playing in the Re- mount Football Team, so completely had Ker-nak Pills cured me. I am now demo- bilised, and for months have kept in splen- did health—brimful of energy and as fit as a fiddle/' Mrs Biden bore out her husband's state- ment, and added that she, herself, had derived great- bemefit from the Ker-nak. Pills, which she termed as "their ever-re- liable Home Medicine." Ker-nak Pills are obtainable of all chem- ists and drug stores, or direct from the 'Ker-nak Natural Remedy, Ltd., Jiovvitt Lane, Leeds, at one-and-three or three | shillings a box.

r MOTOR NOTES. HOW THE NATION WAS AYED, I (By J. P. Holland ) A glimpse of the inside history of the great strike was afforded by the Priniu Mini -ter in his historic speech at the House on the occasion of tho j civic receptiou of Lord Allenby. But a j more intimate revelation of the actua'. | workings of the organisation which save I the country is afforded by a report issueiJ by the Automobile Association. [ » "It may now be revealed," says the writer, "that the Automobile Association was approached some t nicx ago by the Ministry of Food and by the Home Office to render assistance in case of a national emergency; and when the crisis came, Atalor Stcnsou Cooko and his expert staff had their plans ready for assistig the com- munity by the hearty co operatioft of the many thousands of A.A. members spread all over tho country. "The calculated effect of the general railway strike was to isolate each section of the community and bring about a com- plete cessation of the food supplies and the transport facilities which carried 0:1 the life work of the nation. < "These calculations were falsified, thanks úo the motor and tibatik-s "I o to tho) highly organised effort which the A. A. put forth on the very night of the strike*. By nine o'clock on the tirst morning of the strike, A.A. members were respond- ing to tho call circulated in the morn;n,; pajjers, and the A.A. staff was in readi- ness, automatically mobilised for the great task. With th.) private motor power of the country practically at its beck and call the A.A. came to the aid of the nation as a great ally, it may now be said that if the strike had gone on, and had bccoine more complex, there wore ready to spring into action new transport facilities which would have enabled %ho community to hold out indefinitely. For- tunately, the fight was not waged to a finish. But the lesson has been conveyed to the whole world now that a country rich in organised automobile resources cau resist any attempt to paralyse it by a general transport; strike. "To give an idea of the activity of the A.A. in helping the community during the strike, we may summarise its wor;>. under the following main heads, viz.:— Fool convoy work; petrol distribution, r mobilisatioti of lorry drivers; despateh- carrying; loyal train workers carried to their work; road passenger service organi- szit, on; roadside aid to travellers; goods clearing houses in certain areas; carrying tho mails." » » Tho manifesto proceeds to give details of actual operations in all these direc- tions, c.g, A.A road patrols and convoy guuk\s directing tho drivers of Ministry of Food lorries over strange roads; the distribution of petrol througnout the coun- try to insuro the continuance of transport St; viec; despatch riders on the road to maintain rapid road communication be- tween iiiain corltres; in conjunction with i the Daimler Company, a road passenger service was organised between London and the Midlands'; in the Birmingham [ area the motoring organisation was fen- trusted with the setting up of a goods clearing house; food convoys for Birm- ingham were carried from points as diø- taut as Hull and Grimsby under A.A. surveillance; in the E/reter area over 1000 forlorn passengers were conveyed to their cSestjuations; a lady stranded at Dumfries was brought by oar to Carlisle and tthence conveyed by another A.A. r member to London; several surgeons were i carried, to urgent cases; military officers [ it-joined their urate; over 1000 lorry dri- vers wero mobilised in a few hoars for the Ministry of Food; one A.A. rQØli patrol alone stopped 84 cars and provided i for 62 passengers. And last but not least, A. A. members were officially entrusted f with the carrying of the mails. i "Noli the least remarkable part of all this emergency work" tile report concludes "was that after the first few hours of rush the A.A. staff settled, down to their new task with such efficiency and ouch well-planned tactics that a prolonged strifey of many Ni-ceks, could have been fought successfully and new developments met with ever-increasing resources. In short, tho A. A. was able to meet the first light. ning etroke with a quick counter stroke, anGit was a-iso thoroughly equipped for a long light to the bitter end. At least another ten new A.A. temporary offioet; were opened in the first veek, and so 1 highly were those appreciated by the local [ authorities that in some cases accommoda- tion was freely provided in town balls and public buildings. < < ilic only exception one can take to thie report is the pity that some of our brightest war correspondents were not invited to describe the operations 10m close quarters. What a story Phillip Giblis, for instance, could have made -if the day and night vigil of the A.A hoys in khaki by the roadside, the incessant stream of food-ladcni lorries, the expcri- ences of stranded travellers rescued by the friendly motorist, and the quaiiit experi- ences of amateur postmen carrying His Majesty's mails. » There is I*Ittile tdiat escapes the atten- t'on of some member of the A.A. and in due course finds its way to headquarters a Fanum House. Thu a gentleman driv- ing along the North Road, about tjeve-n miles from Stamford, saw two cars drawn u, by the roadside. The A.A. member rt cognised the King as one of the gentle men standing in uhe road, and <u; he slowed down to a walking pace the King smilingly waved him on, while the Queou from tho standing Daimler acknowledged the salutations 01 the ladies on the pass- ing car. Later, when the royal car had passed. [ the A. A. member waited to see the ow-iei of the other ear which had evidently been stranded. The latter, a bluff Lancashire man, willingly stopped to relate his ox- pedience. "1 got. a big rattte in inv gear box," he said, "and tried to put it right, but couldn't as I hadn't a screw driver. WiviJe I was doing my best, up tomes :1 lovel. oig car, and it stops. A gentleman got .1 didn't know then it -,vat; the King and asks me what my trouble was. I told him, and he says, We'll put you right.' The gentleman the a stopped the first motor lorry that comes along and told the mechanic and driver to lend me a screw driver and do what they could for me. He waited nearly a quarter of an hour and didn't leave me til] he was sure the repair waa finished."

SERVICES OF ORGANISED MOTORISTS. I HOW THE* HELPED DURING THE STRIKE. On a remarkable example of highly organ- ised voluntary work during the strike was that carried out by tho staff «nd members of t-bo Automobilfi Association. Tlii- greit, motoring Inxly had been approached by the Home Office and the Ministry of Food when the crisis was irullunellt. and tht. orgsnsing powers of the secretary, .liajgr Steiuon Cooke, and his staf fof experts were given fulf scope. On the first 11101 ni ig cf the strike the many thousands of A.A. members throughout tho country were rapidly notified through the. twenty provincial branches of the association, and before the strike was many hours old z,, widespread movement was in beiiifr to estab- lish and regulate road communications. A-no UK the many activties of the A.A timing the strike were petrol distribution, volunteer despatch riders linked up the towns by day and night, motor transport for thousands of stranded passengers, motor services to Mid- lands from London, and a mail carrying sys- tem by private motorists instituted by sanc- tion of tho G P.O. A great- deal of the effici- cucy of the general road transport arrange- ments which saved the country from starva- tion and isobtionwas jnoiiestionably due to the expert assistance rendered by the Auto- mobile Association. One lesson id the striko is that motorists, when prolwrJy organised all ,over the country, can obviate the main dan- gcrs of a general transport strike.

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