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Saturday. August 21st.-Before: Alderman W. Llewellyn (chairman), Dr. E. J. Parry, Messrs. Llewellyn Jones, T. C. Jones, W. Powell, T. E. Hopkins, J. Thomas, George Jeane-s, and R. L. Knight. DRUNK. I For having been drunk, Robert John I Davies, collier, Pontycymmer, was fined 20s. THE TWO D's. I- I The following were fined for having been drunk and disorderlyWilliam Morgan, fire- man, Pontycymmer, 15s.; Richard Watkins, ( repairer, Pricetown, 15s.; Amelia Squelch, wife, Maesteg, 15s.; Thomas Jones, collier, Caerau, 15s. The use of indecent language led to fines being imposed on Annie Donovan, wife, Caerau, 20s. Finlinson Long, labourer, Og- more Vale, 15s.; John Jones, collier, Ponty- cymmer, 15s.; Israel Roberts, labourer, Coity, 20s.; Herbert Maidstone, woodcutter, Coity, 15s. OBSTRUCTION. I For having obstructed the highway by having left a cart thereon, John Jones, rag and bone collector, Pontycymmer, was fined 10s. NO LICENSE. I Amy Richards, wife, Ogmore Vale was I fined 5s. for having kept a dog without having I had a license. GAMING. I William Thomas. collier. Ogmore Vale, was I fined 10s. for having gamed with cards. SUNDAY TRADERS. I The following Sunday traders were dealt with:—Angel Franchi, shopkeeper, Bridgend, fined 5s.; Editih Hudson, shop assistant, Caerau, 5s,; Francisio Mariani, shopkeeper, Caerau, 5s.; Stanesate Esposito, shop assist- ant, Nantyffyllon, 5s.; John Brugnoli, shop- keeper, NantyffyMon, 5s.; Antonio Belli, shop- keeper, Maesteg, 5s. Bessie Nicholas, shop assistant, Maesteg, 5s. NOT UNDER CONTROL. I Edgar Thomas, pumpsman, Cefn Cribbwr, I was ordered to pay the costs, 2s. 6d. for I having failed to keep his dog under control. I HOMING PIGEON KEEPERS. J Sidney Davies. shop assistant, Ogmore Vale, was summoned for having removed a horning pigeon without having had a permit authorising him to do ro. He was fined 5s.; and Thomas David, labourer, Ogmore Vale, for having aided and abetted Davies, was fined 10s. Theodore Thomas, labonrer, Kenfig Hill, was nned IQs. for having kept four homing pigeons without having had a permit. Trevor Williams, collier boy, Caerau, for having removed homing pigeons without hav- ing a permit was fined 5s., and Samuel J. Scott, collier, Caerau, had to pay 10s. foir having aided and abetted. MOTOR CYCLE LICENSE. I Emlyn Jones, collier, Tondu, for having driven a motor cycle without having had a I license, was fined 10s. REGISTERED NUMBER OBSCURED. I Edgar Thomas, chauffeur, Maesteg, was or- dered to pay the costs, 5s., for having ridden a motor cycle with his registered mark ob- scured. ABERKENFIG GREENGROCER AND HER I DOG. Ann Collier, greengrocer, Aberkenfig, was fined 10s. for having failed to keep a. dog under control, and was ordered to pay'15s. to- wards the damage the dog had done to a police officer's clothes. BELGIAN'S CIGAR. I Joseph Van Meebeek, a Belgian collier, of Bryncoch. wass sumumoned for having had a cigar in his possession in the mine. The summons was dismissed with a caution. I
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OVERWORK AND WORRY DRIVE A I HARD BARGAIN. I It doesn't pay to defy nature's laws. We all need peace of mind; rest, outdoor exercise and eight hours' sleep to keep well. We must not overeat, nor drink much, unless it be milk or water. These are both good and should be freely used. Anything bad leads to trouble. Bad habits are no exception. Careless living and over- eating are among the worst—they help load the blood with Uric Acid poisons. The kid- neys act as safety valves, filtering the blood and passing off the poisons, but they are bound to weaken under any long continued strain, and once they falter, you feel dull, tired and nervous. Your back aches, you lose weight, you have headaches, dizzy spells and urinary disorders. The first thing to do is to get back to simple, sensible habits. Eat less, sleep more and be careful what you drink. But you must also ihelp the weakened kidneys. You can rely on Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for this help. They are a special medicine for the kidneys And bladder only. That is why so many in Bridgend recommend Doan's. All dealers, or 2s. 9d. a box, 6 boxes 13s. 9d., from Foster-McClellan Company, 8, Wells Street, Oxford Street. London, W.
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The freedom of Peterborough has been con- ferred on Dr. Thomas James Walker, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. Born in Peterborough, he has been in practice there for 55 years. He has a family of thirteen children, and six of his nine sons hold com- missions in the Army. Dr. Walker is the second freeman of the city. The first is Mr. Andrew Carnegie, who received the honour in 1905. The new national service campaign in- augurated by a manifesto signed by prominent representativts of public life is receiving in- creasing support. Sir Alfred Mond, M.P., one of the signatories to the manifesto, has shown his practical sympathy by forwarding I a cheque for €100 to the fund. Among let- ters received from civic heads testifying their approval of the movement is one from .Her- man Z. Wheat lev, Abergavenny.
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HISTORY OF THE VALE. I ——— ——— LLANTRITHYD PLACE. I ARTICLE XII. I INTERESTING AND ANCIENT LAND- I MARK. THE OLD HOME OF THE AUBREY I FAMILY. (3y Mr. T. M. PRICE, Late of Boverton). 1 The picturesque Vale of Glamorgan, with all its charming scenery and ancient glories, contains a considerable number of ancient dwelling-houses, some of which may originally have been castles. Others were only forti- fied houses, and others built after the acces- sion of the House of Tudor or the Stuart period, are constructed without reference to defence. At the head of these, in all re- spects. stands Old Beaupre, near Cow bridge, in a position justifying'its name. It was the seat of the older line of the Bassetts, and dates from the latter part of the 16th cen- tury. Some of the walls are still standing, including those of the fine old entrance court. There is a very curious eld porA of the Re- naissance period. Only a few miles away is Llantrithyd Place, a large ruined manor house, which was deserted by the Aubreys less than a century ago, and has been suffered to fall into decav. A STATELY OLD MANSION. The ancient ivy-covered ruins of Llantri- thyd Place, many centuries old, abound with much historical interest. The former stately historic old mansion of the Aubrey family at Llantrithyd (now in ruins) forms one of the most interesting and romantic landmarks in the pretty Vale of Glamorgan, and upon it are crowded, as in a pageant, some of the most interesting historical past events in the Vale. Surely there is no greater charm for the antiquarian and historian and the lover of antiquities thrn the remains of the ancient abbeys, castles, and old mansions of the middle ages, which speak so eloquently of the ideas which permeated the society of old Eng- land in the early centuries of her remarkable history. These ancient monuments and his- toric landmarks of the long past still remain as witnesses of å vigorous and im- aginative life of gentle deeds and noble con- cept. Several of the ancient abbeys, castles, and mansions are now in ruins, but a few still re- main very much as they were built; others ha.ve fallen into decay in the wake of time, and have unfortunately gradually been dis- mantled. such as Llantrithyd Place, which forms the subject of our present story. ITS PICTURESQUE ROMANTIC SIM. I LJantrithyd Place occupies a picturesque, romantic site in a green meadow, bordering the pretty old Parish Churchyard of St. Ilkyd's, Llantrithyd, on its western side. In bye-gone days Llantrithyd Place was the old seat and home successively for many genera- tions of the Bassetts, ManseIIs, and Aubreys. The latter family, whose' designation, when created baronets in 1600, was taken from this estate, but it is now called the Aubrey Fletcher Estate. A grand, stately old place was the mansdon in its palmy days, with its beautiful and charming environment. Some of its yener- able walls still stand and some of its stone casements, frpm which the glass has long since gone, are sheltered and thickly clad with ivy. Traces of the stately rooms may be 'seen within, but no roof remains. It is open alike to the calm and stormy sky. A picturesque site the old ivy-mantled ruins pre- sent in the rays of the setting sun; still more so in the pale mystic beauty of a moonlit night. Beyond, to the south front of the old man- sion, are slight traces of spacious gardens and orchards, where lfowers and fruit trees no longer flourish, and surrounding the old ruined mansion on either side may be seen signs of husbandry, with rich pasture lands, with here and there a quaint, old-fashioned farmstead or rustic cottage, surrounded by ricks and barns, village' houses, and lands, all, or nearly all, belonging to the Aubrey Fletcher family. I MALKIN'S INTERESTING REFERENCE. I Dr. Benjamin Heath Malkin, M.A., F.S.A., LL.D., the- famous South Wr.les historian, who visited Llantrithyd in 1803 and 1806, makes th? following interesting references to Llantrithyd Park and Llantrithyd Place, the old Aubrey mansion, which at that time was partly occupied by the Aubrey family, vol. 1. p.p. 175 and 176:— "LTAlntrithyd Park abounds in romantic and picturesque spots. It is finely timbered and its sylvan honours are unimpaired by the respectable and honourably descended pro- prietors. The house or mansion was built, according to a family tradition, in the time of Henry VI. (1422-1461). and the truth of this story is confirmed by the style of the ar- chitecture. The large stone-framed Gothic window of the dining-room is 12ft. square. The other windows are in general larI(re, and in the same style, in the two ancient wings. In addi- tion to these another suite of roms was built, fronting the east, close upon the Parish Churchyard, as it would seem by the archi- tecture, which is a mixture of Roman and Gothic, in the time of Queen Elizabeth, 1558- 1603, or soon after. The windows are of stone, with large l'utherns. (Luthern is a term applied to this kind of window in general). In the dictionaries it is derived through the French from the Latin lucerna. with some degree of violence, and at the same time without any distinctive application. I apprehend it to signify Lutheran, and that it is opposed to the "transom window" which had in it the representation of a cross. This was the favourite window of the Roman Catholics. Sash windows were in those days unknown. The great window of the prin- cipal parlour, looking into the churchyard is 12ft. wide, and 9ft. high. Another of the same room to the south is 9ft. square and has some fine painted glass in it. with coats of arms and other heraldic and splendid decor- ations. The house is a very fine specimen of the taste that prevailed in the age to which its building is ascribed, but the introduction of tawdry ornaments is a puerility in archi- tecture, from which the better instructed moderns must totally dissent." I MR. G. T. CLARK'S DESCRIPTION. I According to the late Mr. G. T. Cliark. F.S.A.. Talygarn, the eminent and distin- guished antiquarian and historian, who gives a very accurate description of the old mansion in 1866, the old house or mansion of the Aubrey family at Llantrithyd was a Tudor structure, without traces of anything earlier, and it was a very fine example of the dwelling plncv of a wealthy Welsh squire during the reign of the House of Tudor. Its plan is a "Greek II." composed of a body and two wings, forming three sides of a court open towards the west or principal and entrance front. The wings are single, as is the body, that is occupied by rooms extending across tiheir breadth, and therefore opening the one from the other but behind the east of the body is a projection containing the staircase and dining room and on the first floor a wide drawing room. The court is 68ft. deep, by 53ft. broad, including the wings. The depths of the court are 26ft. broad. The body of the mansion is 74ft. long by 26ft. broad, exterior dimensions, and the eastern building is 28ft. broad by 6ft. long. Thus the house proper covered 7,000 superficial feet. THE MAIN APPROACH AND ENTRANCE I GATEWAY. The main approach and entrance gateway to Llantrithyd Place from the public high- way. which is situated to the north of the mansion, lies between a pair of heavy stone pillars, which a,re still in a good state of pre- servation, and may be seen to the left-hand side of the roadway, on the crest of the hill near the Parish Church leading from the eastern to the western extremity of the par- ish. The two massive stone caps and the large-. massive white doors, called in Welsh "Drws Gwyn," were removed many years ago and an old wooden gateway has taken the place of the once stately entrance gateway to the mansion. A broad shaded drive led up to the large court-yard of the mansion, where there was a fine old entrance porch of two stories. The main entrance dcor beneath, on the ground floor, opened direct into the spacious entrance hall. I FEATURES OF THE ENTRANCE HALL. The stately old entrance hail was a spacious apartment, 43fv. long by 22ft. broad, and 14ft. in height, having a fiat ceiling, sup- ported by three heavy massive cak beams. The walls of this apartment were plastered and well panelled with oak from the floor to the ceiling, büt. the soffits of the windows were in fine embossed plaster work, forming a pleasing contrast to the dark oak panelling. To the north side of the mansion was a grand window of six lights and 12ft. opening, and on the west side were two windows of 6ft. opening, looking into the court yard, \> hic-h were placed between the entrance door and a door leading into the lower parlour in the north wing of the building. In the eas- tern wall was a large fire place of 7ft. open- ing, between a door of 6ft. opening, leading upon the staircase, and a large window of four lights looking towards St. Illtyd's Parish Church. In the south wall a door led into the inner hall. This was a chamber measur- ing 20ft. by 22ft., having a large window of 14ft. opening in its south wall, and a four- light window, looking towards the court, and in the east wall a door from the dining-room. The entrance and inner hall of these two apartments occupied the whole length and breadth of the body of the mansion, and im- mediately above was the grand gallery, which was a magnificent apartment. THE PARLOUR. I The pa.rlour, which was in the northern wing, opened from the upper end of the spa- cious entrance halt. This apartment was 20ft. square, also oak panelled, and a flat ceil- ing similar to the entrance hall, having large windows to the east of 8ft. and to the north side of 6ft. opening, and a semi-circular oriel window of 10ft. diameter with eight lights projecting into the court yard. The parlour probably had a fire place in the west wall, in which was a passage opening to the garden in the north front. The other portion of this wing appears to have contained steward's offices and a back staircase. It had a door- way into the courtyard, and another doorway closed up in the soutJI gable of the mansion. THE DINING ROOM. I Occupying the east side of the stately old entrance hall was the dining room and grand oak staircase. The dining room was a spa- cious apartment measuring 30ft. long by 20ft. wide, with a sub basement or cellar lighted from the south side. The first lfoor of the dining room opening from the inner hall and the staircase had a window of 6ft., opening towa,rds the south side, and another very large window of 25ft. opening towards the east side of the mansion overlooking the an- cient Parish Church and pretty old grave- yard adjoining. The fireplace was probably in the west wall at the back of the inner hall, and near this apartment was a doorway con- necting the two rooms. THE STAIRCASE TOWER. I The staircase tower at Llantrithyd Place, which was' 20ft. square inside, contained' a no- table oak staircase 7ft. broad, with a landing at each angle. The cellar floor in the base- ment communicated by two arches with the cellar, underneath the dining room, which was reached by an unseen stair under the main staircase in the north east angle of the tower. At the foot of the oak stairs on the ground floor a window of nearly 6ft. opened from the dining room, and another doorway of 6ft. opened from the entrance hall. On the second landing of the staircase, a doorway in the north wall opened upon the high ground outside, which was the private way leading to the Parish Church. The fourth landing of the stairs was at the level of the grand gallery and in front of its entrance, but the staircase was further continued-by three more landings, making probably a total of seven landings in order to reach the attics of the mansion. The staircase was lighted, both from the north and east in the top exterior walls of the building. (TO BE CONTINUED.)
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COAL PRICES DOWN. I ——— ——— I BY 5s. A TON IN CARDIFF. I A meeting of the Cardiff retail coal mer- chants was held on Thursday afternoon, all the leading companies being represented. After the meeting the following official report was supplied to the Press:- Although no definite notification had been received from the collieries with regard to the reduction to be granted to the trade through the introduction of the Price of Coal (Limitation) Act, 1915, it was confidently expected that the provisions of this Act would be respected by the coal- owners. It was agreed that best house coals should be reduced to the public forthwith to 33s. per ton, being a reduction of 5s. per ton. It must be borne in mind that the working expenses in the retail coal trade are about 35 per cent. higher than those exist- ing before the war, and as the colliery pro- prietors under the new Act are entitled to charge an extra 3d. per ton wagon hire, this only leaves the retail merchants 9d. per ton to cover the heavy increase in working expen- diture.
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Th 1" f. The Minister of Munitions announces through the Press Bureau that he has issued an order declaring 190 establishments engaged in the production of munitions of war to be controlled establishments under the Muni- tion-- of War Act, 1915, as from the 18th inst., j in addition to those previously controlled. The total number of establishments controlled -it varying dates.1rc,m July 12th to August 18tlf inclusive now stands at 535.
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NATIONAL SERVICE. I VIEWS BY WELL-KNOWN MEN. I Mr. Robert Yerburgh, M.P., writing to the "Observer," says:— "it appears to be apprehended by the op- ponents or \a\.¡.0udl feervice that its sup- porters design to press its adoption now as a permanent policy. This is not the case. They regard it, in present circumstances, as a tem- porary expedient to enable the Government to utilise the whole available manhood of the country which is physically fit in such direc- tions and ior such purposes, military and in- dustrial, as they may judge to be most con- ducive to bringing the war to a decisive con- clusion at the earliest possible date. National Service does not imply the send- ing of every fit man to the fighting line. What it means is that the Nation is to be organised for the war, that every ounce of its resources in men and in material will be utilised for its successful conduct in all its branches, at the least possible expenditure of lives and of money. The organisation under National Service is the keystone of complete success.. Without it a war dragging on till the utmost limits of exhaustion are reached, to be followed by a stalemate peace, is what we may have to face. And, further, the important point must be borne in mind that the adoption of National Service would carry a message of encourage- ment to our gallant Allies and would furnish a convincing reply to the innuendo spread by German agents so widely, among their people that we are using them to spare our- selves, For this purpose alone, and by a community of sacrifices to make our alliances secure against any attempt to undermine them, the adoption of National Service is, in my view, imperative. COLOXEL MAUDE. I In an address on the war at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham, Colonel Maude, C.B., said he had no objection to compelling a real slacker to serve, but he should distinctly object to have to rely upon such men if the Army were in a tight corner. "WILL SPLIT THE NATION." I The Economist' makes the following re- ference to the movement in favour of con- scription: "Compulsory military service and compulsory industrial service go to- gether, but the South Wales strike shows that, the miners, at any rate, won't have it. Conscription means the omission of Ireland, to which the Government dare not apply the Registration Act. But the omission of Ireland means Home Rule in- its most complete form—the exclusion of Ireland from military law and the complete disrup- tion of the United Kingdom. The present Parliament has no moral authority to propose such a thing without consulting the elector- ate. The idea of forcing men to serve abroad —to ship them, for example, to the Dard* nelles-is unthinkable. But the War Office does not want men for home service. Con- scription will split the nation and will create a strong party of opposition. Under such conditions you could not make war with suc- cess, even if the conscriptionists, instead of being sensational journalists or platform ar- tists, were men of vast business capacity." MR. J. H. THOMAS, M.P. I The views of organised industry on the question of compulsory national service were expressed in the course of an inter- view on Friday by Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., assistant secretary of the National Railway- men's Union. "I can't conceive," he said, "a more inopportune and dangerous agitation than the effort that is now being made in favour of conscription. My views on the war are well known. I do not hesitate to say that all differences between capital and labour at this stage ought to be capable of adjusts ment, but, nevertheless, I have no hesita- tion in declaring that, in my opinion, based as it is not only on personal contact with men, but on the numerous resolutions from all parts of the country that I have received any attempt to introduce conscrip- tion will be strenuously and bitterly opposed by the railwaymen. I have noted that an at- tempt is being made to exclude certain sec- tions of railwaymen, and miners are also men- tioned. This is in itself the surest indica- tion how those responsible for the suggestion misunderstand our movement. Instead of placating any section of our people it. will mean a determined effort to unite all sections in opposition. The railwayman and the miner will say, What is bad for us is equally bad for others, and, therefore, it is our duty as a working-class organisation to stand to- gether.' But what, to my mind, is more serious than the breach of what is called the party truce is the fear that it will require all our efforts during the coming winter to keep things running smoothly. The continual in- creased cost of living is having the effect of causing tremendous irritation p.nd feeling among the rank and file. Efforts will be made, and are, indeed, justifiably made, to meet this by increased wages. To intro- duce the discordant note of compulsion on the top of this will mean that, instead of the Government having to face undivided the military situation, they will be faced with more than they can do to deal with the indus- trial problem. I would, therefore, beg of those people, many of whom I know are actu- ated by the best and purest motives, to realise before it is too late the harm they are doing. The workers of this country will no.t be dra- gooned. If the South Wales miners can suc- cessfully defy the pamation, organised labour will defy conscription, Far better it would be if instead of causing a breach in our relations and continually decrying our contribution to the great war, men's efforts were directed to encouraging and rallying the nation. We are committed to a great cause. Large sac- crifices in blood and treasure have already been made by all sections of the people. This war will only be won by the unanimity of all sections. Persistence in the present policy will destroy that aspiration. Strife and bit- terness will take its place. In short, the best encouragement to the enemy that he has yet- received will be given by those people who, however well intentioned some of them may be, do not understand the temperament of the great, mass of the workers of this coun- try." FIGHT IN THE CABINET. I The first question of the day in British politics is conscription. A very stern fight is going on in the Cabinet on the subject (says the Parliamentary correspondent of the "Sun- day Herald"). It is now the first topic of conversation in political clubs. Rightly or wrongly, it is claimed by the conscriptionists that they have won over two Liberals to their views—Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Winston Churchill. But more remarkable still, they claim the representative of Labour in the Cabinet. Mr. Arthur Henderson. The lead- ing champions of the voluntary system are said to be the Prime Minister, Sir Edward Grey, Mr. McKenna, Mr. Runciman, and Mr. Harcourt. Some authorities also add Lord Crewe to this quintette. THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE. I The Lobby correspondent of the South Wales Daily News" says evidence accumulates that the coming Session of Parliament is likely to prove of momentous importance. It comes to me from an influential quarter, where Government intentions are likely to be known, that it is exceedingly probable, if not certain, that proposals for national service will be laid before Parliament, such service to include conscription for the fighting forces of men of military age not employed in min- ing or other work necessary to the carrying on of the war, the supply of munitions, or in such industries as are considered to be vital to the maintenance of a sufficient export trade to establish abroad credits on as large a scale | as possible. It is said that the Government has been ready to go in for such national ser- vice as soon as Lord Kitchener deemed it necessary. It is said that the time has now arrived that the Government is quite convinced that, in calling for national service, it would have the country behind it. That the step indicated is regarded as imminent may be gathered from the statement made in the quarter referred to that if it is not taken in the coming Parliamentary Session it will be no use taking it at all. Circumstances may, of course, modify the situation between now and the opening of Parliament, but the foregoing may be taken t-o outline present in- tentions. according to those likely to know. ADMIRAL'S VIEWS. Admiral Sir Day Hort. Bosanquet, formerly Governor of South Australia, whose son has been twice wounded in the war and gained  h e war and ga.ine d distinction in dispatches, made a strong speech on universal service at Hereford on the occasion of a display by the Boy Scouts of the county: There was a crowded attend- ance, and the Admiral, after praising'the Boy Scout movement and what it stood for, said he desired to associate himself with the veteran Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood in his offer to do anything the Government required of him. The real problem of the moment, he continued, was how were we now to do every- thing possible to prosecute the war in the sense that our allies were doing it. They were fighting with the soul of the nation. But we had large numbers of able-bodied men not yet enrolled. We had only a voluntary army, an army which, it was true, was fighting with splendid self-sacfifice and magnificent cour-d age. But a voluntary service army could not defeat a nation which had adopted uni- versal service. The point at issue seemed to him to be, Do we prefer disaster without conscription or victory with it ? Defeat meant catastrophe and dishonour, for it meant servitude and the infliction of every refinement of outrage. Universal national service was the only road to national preser- vation. and unity and constancy of effort the only basis of national survival. MR. LLEWELLYN WILLIAMS, M.P., I OPPOSES. Mr. W. Llewellyn Williams, K.C., M.P., has contributed to the new series of leaflets issued by the International Arbitration League. Under the title, No Conscrip- tion," he writes:—"This is a righteous war. It is not a war of dynasties or of nations; it is a war of ideas. It is a conflict between two conceptions and systems of government. The croakers warn us that unless we adopt Prusian methods we cannot hope to win this war. I do not believe it. No appeal that has been addressed to the patriotism of our people has been made in vain. The Government asked for men-half a million, a million, two millions—and they came faster than they could be equipped. They asked for money, and the people poured in their treasure to the coffers of the State with a readiness and lavishness that evoked the admiration and astonishment of the applauding world. They asked for muni- tion workers, and within a fortnight the supply exceeded the demand five-fold. What else is wantedf The Government have only to ask, and it will be freely given. The people are splendid. If there has been failure, it is not the people that have'failed. They realise the magnitude of the issues at stake. But they will not part with their freedom. They are not going to shed their blood to destroy mili- tarism in Prussia and to erect its counterpart in free England. "It is because I believe this war is a righteous war that I am against conscrip- tion. This war must be fought to a finish. There must be no premature peace, no patched-up truce. Else we shall be con- fronted with the old as well as with new evils—insensate expenditure on armaments and the certainty of conscription—after t.he was is over. We were told that this is a war to end war. That may be too visionary a view to take of it. But we can at least make it a war to end war in our day and generation. The bloody sweat of a world's agony must be endured no more in our time. If the working men begin to suspect that advantage is going to be taken' of the war to dragoon labour, a real and effective 'stop the war' party will spring into existence. The specious arguments that have been addressed to the workmen will avail nothing. The South Wales miners have given the Government some indication of the spirit of the country."
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GERMAN AGENTS IN ENGLAND, j BEACON FOR ZEPPELINS. I That we have not yet entirely cleared the country of German agents who are daring 'enough to take very considerable risks to serve their employers is shown by a story which (a correspondent says) I have every reason to believe is undeniable. Somewhere in the Eastern Counties there was, on the eve of one of the recent Zeppelin raids, a small house occupied by certain per- sons who were regarded with suspicion by the police and the military authorities and had been kept under observation. On the night of a raid that house caught fire, and it was not an ordinary fire, but burnt with a great white flame, and was, in fact, nothing but a beacon for the Zeppelins. It was unextinguishable by the local fire brigade and had to burn itself out. The occupants of the dwelling are believed to have been tracked down, but of what has happened to-them nothing is publicly known. A lawyer would be horrified by the suggestion that it is better to act on suspicion than to wait for evidence, but in war time it is clearly necessary to act on suspicion, and the War Office has no doubt learned this lesson.
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GERrdANY SELF-SUPPORTING. I 0 ■ FOOD AND MONEY. I There is a proposal afoot for the formation of a National Thrift League to co-operate as far as possible with existing bodies in con- nection with instruction in cooking,, dress- making and other things. It will be a women's league, and it will be a movement in which everybody will be able to participate. The effect of these economies will, it is hoped, be shown by the -f urtlier amount of money in- vested in the War Loan. Mr. H. E. Morgan, of the Parliamentary War Savings Committee, interviewed on Thursday, said the proposed body had nothing to do with the Parliamentary Committee, but he strongly emphasised the need for such an organisation. "The war has lasted over a year," he con- tinued, "and the main fact which has come to light is the military and economic strength of Germany and her organisation; and we find her to be firmly holding her own. "Germany is now known to be self-support- ing in' the food staples. It is reasonably to be inferred that her Government can lay its hands on all the raw material required for a long time to come, while her allies are more or less provided for, and are not a serious drain upon her. "In other words, Germany, because of her long preparation, is self-contained in this war; her money circulates within her own borders; and in her State bank lies a reserve of 120,000,000 sterljng in gold. In short, neither in men nor materials is Germany seriously embarrassed, while her sixty-eight millions of people stand behind her, conifdent, organised, and loyal to the State." The other vital fact, Mr. Morgan declared, was Great Britain's immense expenditure up- on the war, which amounted to about £ 40 a second. We bought sixty per cent. of our food from overseas, and much of it from foreign countries. In addition we were buy- ing war material abroad wholesale at war prices. Then, there was the great drain upon us through our Allies. The trade of the. world was so disorganised by the war that many railways and other enterprises abroad owned by us had defaulted and had ceased to pay their dividends. The loss under this head was very great and was constantly increasing. Against this great foreign expenditure and general loss of capital we had our national exports, but these were so greatly lowered by the war that they did not set off the balance on the other side in any real measure.
IPORTHCAWL .AND 80UTHERNDOWN…
PORTHCAWL AND 80UTHERNDOWN I RESTS. TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY. I The committee of the Porthcawl and Southerndown "Rests" intimates that it has been decided, with much regret, to close the two "Rests" not later than October 15th next. It may, however, be found necessary to close either or both of them on an earlier date. The reasons for this decision," writes the secretary (Mr. Ar- thur Williams), "are in great part due to the war and reduced income arising therefrom (with increased cost of food supplies), also an insuiffciency of water at the Porthcawl "Rest." The committee also wish regretfully to add that owing to the shortage of water at the latter "Rest" it has been compelled to reduce the number of patients there by over 100, so that we have that number of beds empty. It is, however, hoped that this will be temporary, and as soon as an adequate supply of water is renewed the Porthcawl "Rest" will, if possible, resume its full activities up to the above-mentioned date."
SOUTHERN DOWN GOLF CLUB.I
SOUTHERN DOWN GOLF CLUB. I THE FINANCIAL POSITION. I The annual general meeting of the Southerndown Golf Club was held at the Club-house on Saturday afternoon last. A supplied report states that the captain, Mr. E. R. Moxey, presided over a fair attendance of members. The Chairman, in presenting the annual report and accounts for the past year, drew attention to the very much improved finan- cial position of the club due primarily to the generosity of the debenture holders and shareholders of. the Ogmore Down Golf Society, Limited, who had relinquished all I their claims against the club, amounting in the aggregate to £ 1,585 16s. Another reason for the improved financial position, he was glad to report, was due to the generous response of some of the mem- bers in-subscribing to a financial fund, which fund benefited the club in the sum of L735 10s. This, together with the elimination of the Ogmore Down Golf Society's liabilities from the account, resulted in an excess of assets over liabilities amounting to E692 18s., as compared with a heavy deficit the pre- vious year. The action of the debenture holders and shareholders of the Ogmore Down Golf Society, Ltd., above referred to would result in the voluntary winding-up of that society, and he desired to emphasise the fact that this winding-up would in no wise affect the future working of the club. He had pleasure in reporting that no less than 65 members of the club were serving with his Majesty's forces. This depletion would certainly affect the current revenue of .the club, but with careful a*nd economical working, he was hopeful that the improved position of the club would be maintained. In dealing with the Dormy House account, which showed. a small loss, he desired to dr.v attention to the advantages offered to mem- bers and visitors in having a comfortable resi- dence within three minutes' walk of the golf course, and he was quite of opinion that, given reasonable support by members and visitors, the Dormy House would prove a valuable asset to the club in the future, and this, taken in conjunction. with the ex- cellent golf course, pronounced by some of the leading, professionals as possessing un- equalled turf, justified him stating that under happier peace conditions the club would have in the near future an uninter- rupted spell of prosperity. The accounts as presented were passed and adopted nem. con. Votes of thanks and appreciation were passed to the captain, Mr. E. R. Moxey, the hon. secretary, Mr. John S. Gaskell, and Mr. W. A. Williams for their untiring and suc- cessful efforts on behalf of the club.
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Second-Lieutenant Hubert Meager, a na- tive of the Isle of Wight, serving with the Australians in Gallipoli, whose death in action is reported, wrote in a last letter to his mother:—"During the next few days we shall be facing death every minute. If I am taken off, do as the Roman matrons of old- keep your tears for privacy, steel your heart, and try and get a dozen recruits to fill my place. Meager was promoted from the ranks for conspicuous bravery.
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FRUIT FOR FOOD. -i
FRUIT FOR FOOD. THE MAKING OF FRUIT PULP. As an article of food, fruit is generally used fresh, but various methods of preserving make it available when fresh fruit cannot be obtained, and in seasons of heavy crops form a valuable means of preventing .waste. Among such methods "fruit-pulping" is not so widely known as it might be, but specially merits attention on account of its simplicity. It consists in reducing the fruit to a state of pulp by heat, generally by means of steam. I The treatment sterilises the fruit, so that it I may be kept under suitable conditions with- out decomposition for an indefinite p-ericd. The product is known as "fruit pulp." The I process can be carried on by any grower who I has on his premises an ordinary steam boiler. USES OF FRUIT PULP. j Certain kinds of fruit pulp, such as apple, I plum, damson, gooseberry, and raspberry, are already made extensively in this country. Other kinds, such as apricot, are imported in quantity from countries where the kinds of fruit required are grown on a large scale and are cheap. Fruit pulp is chiefly used in jam-making. It is converted into jam where convenient to the manufacturer. In recommending the making of fruit pulp the Board of Agriculture do not intend to suggest that the use fresh fruit for jam-making should be curtailed. When possible, fresh fruit should be used for jam-making, since the product is superior and the expense of pulping as a pre- liminary to jam-making is avoided. Pulping is, however. a useful supplementary method; by its means 'larger quantities of fruit can be preserved, waste will be lessened, in plenti- ful season's prices may be better maintained, and by the use of pulp stored up in seasons when fruit is cheap the cost of jam-making will be reduced in seasons when fruit is scarce. MANUFACTURE OF FRUIT PULP. Outfit.—The essential requirements for the preparation of fruit pulp on a commercial scale are a. steam boiler, and barrels, tins. drums or jars. in which the pulp can be stored. The best qualities of pulp are stored in large stone jars, but these are expensive. The quickest and most convenient method of storage on a faa-m is to use casks. Casks which have contained wine or spirits are usu- ally employed. They should be in good sound condition and preferably made of oak. Copper ladles and funnels are required for filling the casks. Method of Making.-In a jam factory, pulp is usually prepared in the steam-heated pans otherwise used for boiling jam, but in the ab- sence of special jam-making machinery the method here-described may be adopted. Three wooden vats, tubs or half barrels should be nlaced in a row in a position con- venient for connection with existing steam piping. Whilst the contents of cne vat- are being steamed, a second will be in process of filling, and a third being emptied, so that with a sufficient head of steam the process of pulping will proceed continuously. A coil of 1-inch copper piping is required. This should be pierced with not more than 20 i-inch holes. The coil should be placed in the vat or tub so as to reach to within a few inches of the bottom, and the pipe connecting it with the boiler should be fitted with a rapid coupling so that the coil may be quickly transferred from one vat to the next. For the continu- ous working two such coils are required, as it is not possible to insert a coil amongst the fruit after the vat has been filled. The vats should- be provided with wooden covers to con- fine the steam whilst the steaming process is going on. Wi'h an 8 H.P. boiler working at a pressure of 451b., three vats of 100 gallons capacity can be kept in fairly continuous use. Five cwt. of plums or apples may be cooked at a charge, and, if steam can be maintained, three charges may be put through per hour. Steam is also required for scalding out and sterilising the interior of the ba,rrels before filling them with pulp. The process of sterilisation is completed by burning a rag dipped in melted sulphur with- in the bung hole, and the bung is then kept closed until the barrel is ready for filling. The casks must be completely filled and r bungoo down whilst the pulp is boiling hot, and placed in a position where they can bo kept undisturbed until the pulp is required for use. They should lie on their side with the bung hole uppermost, and if there is Any sign of fermentation a small hole should 00 bored in the wooden bung and closed with a SpisjSot. Thp 1ntt1.qhi)nlrl hA lif-hftrl .rlrnlfr- o..J, "I.I..J' until fermentation has ceased and the con- tents of the cask have settled down. If the casks are subsequently moved, the same process of daily opening the small hole in the bung must be repeated. If tins or jars, after previous scalding, are- filled with boiling pulp and at once hermetic- ally closed the contents should keep indefin- itely without fermentation. Tins used for pulp should be well lacquered inside. Addition of Watcr.-In making plum pulp' by the above method there is no necessity to add water. Five cwt. of plums may be placed- in the vat and the .steam turned on for 10 minutes. The contents of the vat should then be thoroughly stirred and the steam turned on for a further 10 minutes, at the end of which time the pulp should be ready. It is essential that not only the flesh but also the kernels of the plums should be thoroughly cooked and sterilized. In making apple pulp a certain amount of water must be added, varying with the char- acter of the apple. In the case of hard apples about three gallons of Nyater should be sufficient for each cwt. of fruit, since more steam will be condensed t,han in the case of soft and easily cooked apples, to which rather- more water may be added. After steaming for 15 to 20 minutes the apples must be rubbed through a sieve of a mesh sufficiently small to retain the pips. The pulp must be again brought to the boil before finally stor- ing in casks.
THE REGISTER.
THE REGISTER. HOUSEWIVES TO BE CODED AS "UNOCCUPIED." It is evident that, as the work of checking and tabulating the registration forms is being proceeded with throughout the country, various emendations in the original instruc- tions issued from London suggest themselves to the official heads of the organisation.' On Saturday a further set of instructions were re- ceived, with particular reference to the coding of the occupations of females. Accor- ding to these married women, within the pre- scribed ages, who have returned themselves as engaged in "household duties," are to be coded as "unoccupied." I I
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Monday. August 23rd.—Before: Messrs. D. H. Lloyd and G. Bruce. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. I Thomas Martin, labourer, no fixed abode, was fined 20s. for having been drunk and dis- orderly at Maesteg. COAL PILFERING. I > Sarah Teague (14), Clythia Villa, Blaen- garw, was ordered to pay 2s. 6d. towards costs for having stolen coal, value 9d., the property of the Glenavon Garw Collieries. Annie Limerick (13), Joseph Limerick (9), Mary Burnell (11), Reginald Craddle (9), John Lewis (8), Rhydyglo House, Bryncethin, were summoned for having stolen coal, the property of the Bryncethin Colliery Company. Ordered to pay 2s. 6d. each towards costs. ABSENTEE. I William Cooksly, private in the 5th Super- numary Welsh Regiment, was summoned for having absented himself without leave and was remanded to await an escort.