The Kington Times - April 1918
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Kington Times 27th April 1918 - Page 2
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| Date | 27/04/1918 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 27th April 1918 |
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11 ( 2 SALES BY AUCTION . By Messrs . JACKSON & McCARTNEY . MESSRS . JACKSON & MCCARTNEY Auctioneers ; Valuers , House , & Estate Agents . Careful Attention given to AGRICULTURAL SALES and PEDIGREE STOCK , ANTIQUE and MODERN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE , HOUSE PROPERTY & LANDED ESTATES , GROWING and CONVERTED TIMBER . Moderate Terms and Immediate Settlements . VALUATIONS FOR PROBATE , MORTGAGE or INSURANCE , TRANSFER of HOTELS or INNS . AGRICULTNRAL VALUATIONS and ARBITRATIONS a Speciality . Local Office : The Laurels , Kington . Mr. Wm . Morgan , Representative . Head Office : Craven Arms & at Hereford . KINGTON STOCK SALES . ESSRS . JACKSON & MCCARTNEY beg to an- nounce the following fixtures : - MES of Fat Stock . FRIDAY , MAY 3rd , 1918 : Sale of Store Cattle and Sheep . TUESDAY , MAY 14th , 1918 : Grading and Allotment of Fat Stock , and Horse Sale . THE KINGTON TIMES , APRIL 27. 1918 . KINGTON NATIONAL EGG COLLECTION . One hundred and twelve eggs were received at the Depot on Tuesday and 36 were bought , making a total of 148. Of these 120 were sent to London and 28 to the Kington Red Cross Hospital . The eggs came from : - Mrs. Davies ( Hergest ) 1 , Mrs. Price ( Rushock ) 3 , per Mrs. Morgan ( Huntingdon School ) 19 , per Mrs. Cornish Watkins ( Staunton - on - Arrow ) 11 , Miss T. Morgan ( Engine House ) 1 , Mrs. Price ( Cross ) 2 , Miss N. Welson 4 , Mr. G. Davies ( Westfield ) 2 , Miss Probert ( Newchurch ) 6 , Mrs. Moore ( Hunton ) 4. Mrs. Evans ( Downfield ) 1 , Mrs. Nash ( Bradnor ) 3. Mrs. Tedstone ( Heywood Common ) 2 , Mrs. Lil- wall ( The Woods ) 3 , Mr. Duggan ( Rabber ) 5 , Mrs. Owens ( Hergest ) 2 , Mrs. Drew ( Gladestry ) 3 , Reggie Oliver ( Bradnor ) 1 , Kington Grils ' School 7 , Kington Infants ' School 5 , Mrs. Parker ( Brilley ) 2 , Mr. Price ( College ) 2 , per Mrs. Hicks ( High Street ) 6 . Collected by Mrs. Wall : Mr. Price ( Burches ) . 2 , Mr. Blackburne 1 , Miss Jones ( Tavern ) 6. Mrs. Phillips ( Newton ) 4 , Mr. Morris ( Newton ) 4 . Cash donations came from A Friend 6d . , King- ton Boys ' School 2s . , Mrs. Chambers ( The Beeches ) 19 . COUNTY TRIBUNAL . LEOMINSTER APPEAL DECISIONS . A County Appeal Tribunal was held at Hereford on Thursday , Sir J , R. G. Cotterell presiding and decisions in the Leominster appeals were as follows : - the Charles O. Mapp ( 35 ) , B1 , National Service appeal dismissed ; John Forrester Edwards ( 36 ) , B1 , National Service appeal dismissed ; George Newman Smith ( 24 ) . C1 , National Service appeal dismissed ; W. G. Storr- Barber ( 42 ) , class A , adjourned till June 1st ; John Thomas Hancox ( 39 ) , C 1. adjourned ; Edwin J. Paxton ( 38 ) , brewer , class A , National Service application for review dismissed ; John TUESDAY , APRIL 30th , 1918 : Grading and Allotment Morris ( 39 ) , B1 , Benjamin Arrowsmith ( 33 ) , and James Albert Carwardine ( 35 ) , B1 , all employed by Messrs . Alexander & Duncan . - Exemption for Morris refused , the other two given to October 1st ; Bernard H. Bassett , licensed victualler ( 39 ) . B 2 , adjourned to be medically re - examined ; Robert C. Hancock ( 26 ) , class A , adjourned pending result of medical re - examination ; Harold W. Blunsden ( 34 ) , C2 , grocer's manager , 1st July ; Harold Early Entries Kindly Solicited . Auction Offices : Craven Arms , Hereford and Kington . Marchant ( 41 ) , class A. , draper , August 1st ; Ernest T. Pugh ( 34 ) . 1st June ( final ) ; Albert T. Yapp ( 31 ) , National Service appeal for review dismissed ; John R. Adcock ( 37 ) , grade 3. grocer's manager , 1st September ; John L. Hinton ( 32 ) , class A. , warehouseman , dismissed , not to be called till June 1st ; Edward Valentine Edwards . ( 38 ) , grade 3 , grocer , 1st September ; Price T. Owens 39 , B , gardener , application by National Service Repre- sentative to cancel exemption upheld , but allowed till 31st May ; Edward Charles Seager ( 35 ) , B 1 , fish mer- chant , had exemption till 30th June , but National Service Representative , appealed for review . - Appeal dismissed ; William Oxenham ( 41 ) , class A , boot repairer , 1st Oct. , a substitute to be provided ; William Robert Thomas ( 35 ) , class A , relieving officer for 14 parishes and school attendance officer for 17 parishes , conditional exemption removed and given to 1st June ; George Harold Ovens By Messrs . EDWARDS , RUSSELL and ( 28 ) , Grade 3 , branch shop manager , 1st July . KINGTON STOCK SALES . ESSRS . JACKSON & McCARTNEY will hold Mheir next Sale of STORE CATTLE & SHEEP , On FRIDAY , NEXT , MAY 3rd , 1918 . Further entries kindly solicited . Auction Offices : Craven Arms , Hereford and Kington . BALDWIN . Nos . 19 & 21 , DRAPERS LANE , LEOMINSTER . DWARDS , RUSSELL & BALDWIN have received instructions from Mrs. Bentley , who is leaving , to Sell by Auction , on ΕΡ MONDAY . MAY 6th , 1918 . PRESTEIGN . a portion of her HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and mously resolved that Mr. William Davies be appointed Effects , etc. M Sale at 11.30 prompt . THANKS . R. R. E. TEDSTONE and Family desire to ex- press their deep gratitude to the many friends who have sent floral tributes and messages of sympathy in their recent bereavement , also for kind enquiries during Mrs. Tedstone's illness . The Kington Times . SATURDAY , APRIL , 27th , 1918 . KINGTON NOTES . The following gifts are very gratefully acknowl edged on behalf of Kington Red Cross Hospital : 28 eggs , from B.W.N.T.A .; butter , Mrs. Collett Mason ; greens , Mrs. Banks ; bread daily , Mr. Turner ; six shirts , per Mrs. Montgomery - Campbell ; papers daily , Mr. Greenly ; Sunday papers , Mr. Cook ; " John Bull , " Mr. Dowling ; " London News , " Sir Elliott Wood ; papers , Mr. Chambers . at . • We deeply regret to announce the death of Mrs. Margaret Tedstone , of 27 , Mill Street , King ton , in her 47th year . She leaves behind a hus- band , daughter , and FL son . The funeral took place the Kington Cemetery on Thursday , April 18th , the Rev. I. E. H. Probyn officiating . Many floral tributes were sent as follows : Dad , Edie and Harry ( wreath ) ; Mr. , Mrs. and Miss T. Grafton Sprague ( wreath ) ; Mrs. West ( harp ) ; Mrs. Banks ( bunch ) ; Miss Cropper ( bunch ) ; Mr. and Mrs. Swain ( bunch ) ; Mrs. T. Powell ( bunch ) ; Mr. and Mrs. G. Phillips ( cross ) ; Bertha Tedstone ( cross ) ; Mr. and Mrs. E. Tedstone ( wreath ) ; Mr. and Mrs. Samuels and family ( wreath ) ; the Mis sion Room Choir and Evangelist ( cross ) ; the girls of Mrs. West's workroom and Mrs. Stephens ( cross ) ; Mr. and Mrs. Jones and family ( wreath ) ; the Old Radnor Trading Co. , Ltd. , office staff ( wreath ) ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Mason ( wreath ) ; Mr. and Mrs. Chambers ( cross ) ; Mr. and Mrs. Sergeant and family ( wreath ) ; Women's Bible Class ( wreath ) ; Mr. and Mrs. White ( wreath ) ; Mrs. J. Powell ( wreath ) ; the Neighbours , Mrs. S. Lewis , Mrs. J. Swaincott , Mrs. W. Swaincott , Mrs. Jarman , Mrs. and Miss Grant , Mrs. Griffiths , Mrs. Evans , Mrs. Dunkley , Mrs. Lowe , Mrs. Vaughan , Mrs. Trum per , Mrs. Price , Mrs. Swain , Mrs. Glaze and Mrs. Davies , Duke Street ( wreath ) ; Mr. and Mrs. J. Rogers , Marston , brother and sister ( wreath ) ; Mrs. Keen ( wreath ) ; and Alby , Mary , Francis Verdum ( bunches ) ; Mrs. Harris , Kent . Messrs . Edwards , Russell and Baldwin will hold a sale at the Foundry , Kington , on Tuesday next , when the works plant , and a collection of valuable machinery ( in working order ) , together with the useful contents and fittings of the various trade shops will be sold . On Friday next the desirable freehold farm called The Summergalls , situate in the Borough and Out- Parish of Leominster , will be offered by auction at the Royal Oak Hotel , Leominster , by Messrs . Edwards , Russell and Baldwin at 4 o'clock in the afternoon . . A meeting of the Committee of the Herefordshire District Wages Board took place on Wednesday last . After dicusssion on the minimum wage and age limits , the meeting was adjourned until . Wednesday , May 1st , at 10 a.m. . ・ soure On Sunday morning people were surprised to see the earth white with snow . The sky hung dark and heavy and the snow fell thick for hours . This April snow was strange , for it rested on plum and damson trees which are in full bloom and are laden with the promise of this year's harvest . Bishop Percival , who left the Hereford Diocese and now lives at Oxford , resigned his position on the Hereford Education Committee , and Dr. Hen- son , the new Bishop of Hereford , was elected in his place . URBAN COUNCIL . Friday evening , present , Messrs . J. H. Wale ( retiring Chairman ) , Rev. H. L. Kewley . Messrs . W. Bird , A. E. Meredith , W. Davies , J. Powell , Stanley Morris , with the Clerk ( Mr. F. L. Green ) , and the Surveyor ( Mr. J. J. Griffiths ) . The first business being to elect a chairman , the Rev. H. L. Kewley pro- . Mr. J. H. Wale seconded , and it was unani- posed , Chairman . In returning thanks for his election Mr. Davies said he was one of the oldest councillors having sat nearly continuously for that body for nearly 24 years . Mr. Davies proposed a vote of , thanks to the retiring Chairman ( Mr. J. H. Wale ) which was seconded by Mr. W. Bird , and supported by the Rev. H. L. Kewley and Mr. S. Morris . A vote of thanks was also passed to the Clerk and the Surveyor , and those officials replied . The various committees were duly elected . WEOBLEY . On Thursday last the Lemster Pierrots gave an entertainment . There was a crowded house and needless to say met with the usual enthusiastic applause The proceeds were in aid of the Sarnes- field Red Cross Hospital Comforts Fund and the Weobley Nursing Association , the sum realised being £ 32 185. This is a record for Weobley . Golliwog nede by the patients at tphe Hospital were sold by Privates Whittall and Caulfied , Margaret Beattie and Mary Russell , which made £ 3 8s . AYMESTREY . The funeral of Mr. William Roberts , of Aymes- try , took place last week . He lived for many years in the parish and was well respected by all who came in contact with him . The coflin made of polished clm with brass fittings . Messrs . Lewis and Son , of Kingsland , were the under- takers . was HEREFORDSHIRE LABOUR REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE . The first annual meeting of members of the Labour Party of the County was held at the Wel- lington Hotel , Hereford , on Saturday last . A good number from many parts of the county attended . Letters of apology were received from several re- mote districts . Reports of the growth and work of the and the Conference of the Labour Party Party agents and prospective candidates recently held in London were given by the local agent , Mr. S. Box . The President gave a very interesting address on the future development of the party . New officials for the ensuing year were elected . Mr. J. Evans , Hereford , was elected President ; Mr. Edge , of Ross , Vice - President ; Mr. G. Cade , Sec- Hereford Co - operative and Industrial retary of Society , Treasurer . Mr. G. H. Gooding resigned owing to his multifarious duties on public work . A resolution of sympathy with the widow and family of the late Colonel P. A. Clive , M.P. , and all families who had lost relatives in the was was passed , all present standing . The agent was in- structed to forward a letter of sympathy from the Committee to Mrs. Clive and family . Various matters affecting the work of the party were discussed and the advisability of contesting South Hereford debated , the following resolutions being passed , all emphasising the need of uphold- ing the principles of honouring the truce existing " The Herefordshire Labour Representa- tion Committee out of respect the truce existing between all political parties in the House of Con- mons during the war , which should be binding upon all honourable men and women , hereby de- cline to nominate a Labour Candidate for the South Hereford Bye Election , and advises all work- ers to abstain from voting or taking any part in the contest between the Conservative and Farmers ' Union Candidates , as neither will serve the best interest of Labour . We urge all members of the Labour Party to unite together and prepare for the General Election , which will probably take place in the autumn , when in all probability a Labour Candidate will contest South Hereford . KINGTON RURAL LOCAL TRIBUNAL . Friday last , present : Mr. R. W. Griffiths ( Chair- man ) , Messrs D. Rogers , G. H. Jackson , E. W. Jones , J. Williams , T. Sankey , J. Ratcliffe , E. Bird , E. H. Greenly , W. C. Chambers , W. Jenkins ( Agri- cultural Representative ) , and B. Philpin ( Clerk ) . Service Representative ) , and B. Philpin ( Clerk ) . Edward Parker , Flintsham Cottages , Titley , farm labourer . - Adjourned . Christopher Rogers , The Farm , Staunton - on - Arrow , under waggoner refused , but not to be called until substitute provided . William Arthur Davies , West Street , Pembridge , butcher and farmer . - Exemption confirmed . William Henry Powell , Mill Green , Stuanton - on- Arrow , thatcher and rabbit catcher . - Exemption confirmed . Charles Morgan , Broxwood , Pembridge , estate mason and carpenter . - Exemption confirmed . Charles Archibald Heynes , The Stepes , Pembridge , grocer . - Exemption confirmed . John Monnington , Bradnor , Kington , rabbit catcher . - Exemption confirmed . Gooding , To be medically examined : -Alfred The Gardens , Lynhales , Kington , gardener ; Edmund James Overton , Huntingdon , sub Postmaster and grocer ; Edward Thomas Hodges , The Green , Wel- son , Winforton , estate mason . George Sims Robertson , The Gardens , Eywood , Titley , gardener . - To work on a farm to release a younger fit man . A vote of condolence and sympathy with Mrs. Hore , widow of General Hore , late Military Repre- sentative for the District of this Tribunal , was passed . LEOMINSTER BOROUGH POLICE COURT . Thursday , before Messrs . G. Page , E. Cole , E. P. Lloyd , R. Sandiland , T. Edwards , T. J. Enoch ,. and Dr. G. Steel . The School Attendance Officer asked for a fur- ther adjournment of the case of Emily Tillet and Rose Pritchard , who had been summoned for not sending their children to school regularly . - The I cases were adjourned for a month . Messrs . G. Page , T. J. Enoch and T. Edwards did not adjudicate in the next case . BUTCHER HEAVILY FINED . Leonard Pugh , butcher , of Corn Square , Leomin- ster , appeared to answer a series of charges , under the Food Control Order , viz . , that he sold portions of meat at prices exceeding those fixed by the Local Food Control Committee , that he offered portions of a calf for sale for purposes other than for being made into sausage , meat pies , or simi- lar articles ; and further that he made a false re- turn of animals slaughtered . Defendant pleaded not guilty to all the charges excepting that of not making a proper return . Mr. T. A. Matthews , of Hereford , appeared for the defendant , and Mr. P. E. Sandilands , of Bir- . mingham , instructed by Philip Baker and Co. , prosecuted on behalf of the Ministry of Food . The prosecution was the result of a visit paid by Mr. Blakeman ( Technical Adviser to the Min- istry of Food ) to Mr. Pugh's shop . He stated that the premises were closed , but he was admitted , and saw a number of pieces of meat on one side cut up , weighed and ticketed with the price . A piece ticketed for Mrs. Thomas was marked at Is . 8d . per lb. , it should have been Is . 5d . When he saw al- the ticket Mrs. Thomas received it had been tered to 1s . 6d . and the word steak added . In cross- examination he stated that it was not a piece of steak at all , but it was cut from the flank . There was also another piece of 3 lbs . 2 ozs . ticketed for Mrs. Powell , which was flank and not steak and therefore should have been 1s . 2d . not Is . 8d . Ile also saw some veal ticketed and cut up . To offer veal for sale on February 10th was an offence . Mr. Pugh told him he was not aware of the order . Hill ) . PRESTEIGN TRIBUNAL . PROTEST TO THE GOVERNMENT . At a meeting of the Presteign Local Tribunal held on Monday night the Rev. H. L. Kewley , in the absence of the Chairman , Mr. Whitmore Green - Price , presided , the other members present being Messrs . J. Jenkins , J. H. Wale , J. Powell , William Davies , and J. Arthur , together with the Clerk ( Mr. F. L. Green ) , and the Cless National Service Representative ( the Hon . F. The Military Authorities had asked for a review of the card of exemption granted to Henry William Payne , hairdresser , High Street , on occupational grounds . Mr. William Davies moved that an exemption of six months be granted , on the grounds of personal hard- ship ; this was not a case of a man being in a high category . The National Service Representative said he was in- structed to press for Grade 1 and 2 men , Cl men were The authorities were calling out for men and Grade 2 . were calling up men of 44 , and they would eventually all be called up to the age of 50 . older men the authorities were sending young men here Mr. Payne pointed out that while calling up these to work in the woods in the district . Prosecuting counsel stated that butchers were expected to make a return every Tuesday indient- ing all animals slaughtered . The veal was slaughtered on the 18th , but opposite to the word calves on the return for that week was a blank . The Divisional Inspector under the Ministry of Food visited Mr. Pugh and cautioned him before cliciting the statement that he bought a bull calf on February 19th and sold it on February 20th . He ( Mr. Sandilands ) said he must press for a heavy penalty . Their officers were extremely busy and the only way to make people refrain from in- heavy fine . fringing the Orders was to inflict a In fairness to other butchers in an important town like Icominster who were trying to carry on their trade in an honest . manner the defendant should be punished to the full extent of the law . Mr. W. Blakeman , the Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Food , a past President of the National Federation They of Butchers , corroborated counsel's statements and further stated that when he ques tioned Mr. Pugh in reference to the description of the meat he suggested calling in a local butcher , but Mr. Pugh refused to leave the ques- tion to another butcher . When he pointed out that veal could not be sold in the way he had cut it up , as a fillet , defendant said he was sorry he had made a mistake and would he overlook it . Mr. Matthews : There was nothing unusual in closing the shop . It is done generally now is it not ? -Witness : Not everywhere . The National Service Representative said he was very glad this had been mentioned ; it was a very serious thing indeed that this should be done . He had taken the matter up with the authorities and also got the Appeal Representative to go round with him . had made out their report and set out their arguments This report had gone to the Head Direc- very clearly . tor of Recruiting but they had as yet received no reply to their letter . He was quite agreed that these young men sent here out of the pits should go first of all and it was not right that these young men should be sent down here to perform unskilled labour whilst older men were sent into the army . Mr. William Davies said he was very pleased to hear that the National Service Representative had taken this matter up . He had intended to offer strong protest against the Government sending these young men down here to do work which some of their own local men who had been killed on the battlefield could have done . They had sent every available man out of this district and now the Government sent down young men to do the work which could have been done more cheaply by some of the men who had been sent into the army . He should not be prepared to send any more men from that tribunal until that grievance was redressed . The case of H. W. Payne was adjourned for a month , the Clerk explaining that all certificates on occupation grounds were withdrawn . Mr. William Davies then moved a formal protest be lodged against the Government allowing single young men to come into the locality , to take up work which older men from their own locality could have per formed equally well . They had considered many cases at this tribunal and had sent all the men they could into the army , and many of them had paid the supreme sacrifice , but whilst they were doing this the Govern- ment had sent down here young men to carry out this unskilled labour . He proposed that they enter their strong protest against it . " Mr. Arthur seconded and the resolution was carried . The National Service Representative suggested that this resolution should be sent to the county Member and that he should be asked to raise the question in the House of Commons . The case of W. T. Woodhouse was also adjourned on the same grounds as the previous one . The Military Authorities granted a six months ' exemption to Mr. George Bullock , Lay Evangelist ; and in the case of A. B. Bosley , gas manager , the Military Authorities had granted a protection certificate ... TRACTOR PLOUGHING AVERAGES . HEREFORD COMES TOP . The following statement shows the average acrc- age per tractor ( in commission ) in the countics of England and Wales for the period week ending February 8th to March 1st , 1918. It will be seen that Hereford comes first . It is a great credit that our own district should have achieved such distinction in this work . The following is ar- ranged in order of merit . County . Hereford Sussex . E. Oxford Suffolk W. Wiltshire Denbigh Norfolk Shropshire Northants Stafford Radnor Cheshire Monmouth . Brecon Isle of Ely Dorset Surrey Sussex W. Worcester Warwick Average acreage per tractor in Com . 13.74 12.35 11.97 11.96 11.39 10.55 10.52 Devon N. 10.26 10.11 10.05 9.51 9.50 0.10 8.96 8.96 8.94 Leicester 8.65 Cambridge 8.64 Yorks . N. Riding . 8.51 now Derby 8.20 -8.18 8.14 8.09 8.06 8.06 Hampshire 8.02 Northumberland 7-97 Lincoln ( Lindsey ) 7.97 Nottingham 7.86 Glamorgan Anglesea 7.81 7-77 7-55 7:34 7.20 7.18 7.07 7.03 6.93 6.85 6.85 6.84 6.82 Yorks W. 6.70 6.64 Berkshire 6.63 Gloucester 6.62 Lincs . ( Holland ) 6.56 Iines . ( Kesteven ) 6.40 Hertford 6.36 Lancs . 6.30 6.21 6.20 6.91 5.99 5.90 5.26 4.91 4.63 4.22 4.13 3.61 3.42 1.77 HEREFORDSHIRE WOMEN LAND WORKERS . SUCCESSFUL TEST IN EFFICIENCY . Under the auspices of the Women's War Agricul- tural Committee a successful test in efficiency of Land Army girls was held ou Saturday last at Tupsley Court , Hereford ( by the kind permission of Mr. Langford ) . There were 25 entries for the tests which consisted of ( a ) milking ( b ) grooming , gearing , driving , manure spreading , etc. Milking ( 23 entries ) .- 3 obtained over 98 per cent . of marks ; 7 obtained over 90 per cent . , b ob- tained over 75 per cent . 75 per cent . Carting ( 11 entries ) .- 5 obtained over 90 per cent . of marks ( 4 getting 100 per cent . ) ; 6 obtained over Durham City Council , on Wednesday conferred Mrs. Kenworthy , Technical Inspector of the the honorary freedom of the city upon the Bishop Board of Agriculture ; together with Mr. William of Hereford , formerly Dean of Durham . Andrews and Mr. Clutterbuck acted as judges . In reply the Bishop said that his appointment to the Bishop- The names of the girls to obtain a Class A Cer ric of Hereford was made the occasion of a strange tificate in milking ( i.e. , 90 per cent . of marks ) campaign of organised vituperation . They in Florence Keene , Dorothy Wall , Rebecca Durham marked their sense of its Caldbick , qualities by E. Watkins , E. Adams , Joyce Joynes , choosing the moment to give him an emphatic Lily Simson , Mary Kidson , Hilda Grainger , Dor- proof of their confidence and friendship . othy Gran . Messrs . Edwards , Russell and Baldwin will hold their annual spring sale of store cattle on Mon- day next at their stock yards when upwards of 750 outlying steers and barren cows and heifers . direct from the breeders of this noted stock - rearing district . Also 30 grand pedigree Hereford bulls from some of the best herds in the conuty . Sale will commence with bulls at 11 a.m. the WOMEN MUST WORK OR WALK . The Cardiff Tramways Committee have decided to place two alternatives for the option of the ladies of the city either to do shopping that in- volves tramcar riding between the hours of ten and noon in the morning and two and four in afternoon or submit to a regulation calling upon them and others to produce authority show- ing that they are on work of national importance before they are permitted to enter a car at a time when all the accommodation is required for munition workers and others engaged on war and other urgent work . LADY ROSSMORE'S INDISCRETION . " Germans marching on Calais . Dover and Folkestone to be cleared . " This telegram , ad- dressed to " Cowdrey , Rossmore , Monaghan , " and handed in at the South Audley - street Post Office , led to the appearance of Lady Rossmore , of Studd House , Hampton Court , at Marlborough - street Police Court , when . she was fined £ 10 and £ 5 costs on a summons under the Defence of the Realm Act for making a false statement . Lady Rossmore , in a letter to the War Office , explained that , believing that the report was true , she wired it to her old maid in Ireland , so that the latter could break the news to Lord Rossmore , who was auxious about his son in France . TRAGEDY IN A WOOD . In a wood between Chatham and Maidstone the dead body was found of Mr. E. Thornton , a Gil- lingham pottery agent , with his bag and umbrella lying by his side He had cut his throat with razor . a of At the inquest , on Saturday , when a verdict suicide during temporary insanity was returned , it was said that he had been depressed over the war . Six months ago he married a daughter of Mr. Wingate , the Scottish artist . 14,000 SCHOOLS GROWING BEANS . At a meeting convened by the Earl of Sandwich , at which Mr. Prothero and Sir Horace Plunkett spoke , Mr. Meredith , of one of the American Labour delegates , made the interesting statement that in one of the States every school had instructions to grow an acre of beans , which meant an additional acreage of 14,000 . This splendid patriotic example of American children might well be followed by some our own rural schools . From now right on into May is the best time for sowing beans of any of the dwarf French , or runner bean varieties , as well as the little brown Dutch bean . The pods should be allowed to ripen , turn brown or yellow in the sun , the beans harvested and stored dry . were : Class B ( 75 per cent . ) : Winifred Munro , Frances Trigg , Ivy Powell , Ida Hall , Beatrice Gab , M. T. Warwick , Alice Walters , Hilda Millward , Frances Lloyd . Harnessing , driving , manure spreading , etc. , Class A ( 90 per cent . ) : Joyce Joynes , Hilda Surridge , E. Roberts , Winifred Munro . Class B ( 75 per cent ) : Florence Keene , Frances Triff , Ivy Powell , Mary McCormick , Frances Lloyd , Annie Badham . Rose Readie obtained Class A for ploughing and horse work , and Edith Jones for cattle feeding , calf and pig rearing , etc. Mrs. Kenworthy visited some of the farms where the girls were actually working and examined them at their work . She expressed herself as very satisfied with the result . In spite of the wet afternoon a number of people were present who showed as keen an interest in the girls ' work as they did themselves . Amongst them were Colonel P. L. Clowes , Mrs. Clowes ( Chairman ) , the Dean and Lady Butler , Mrs. Hensley Henson , Mr. C. T. Pulley , Mrs. Kevill Davies ( Hon . Sec . ) , Miss Peers : ( travelling Inspector ) , Miss Maddison ( Oragnising Secretary ) , Mrs. Harris , Hon . Mrs. Stanhope , Miss Stanhope , Mrs. Hunt , Mrs. Nicholson , Miss Cook , Mr. and Mrs. Gough , Mr. Ferkins . Mr. Kirby , Mr. Barnes , Mrs. Whittaker , Mr. Fred Ballard , and many others . The girls , who looked smart and neat in their serviceable uniforms which are pro- vided by the Board of Agriculture ; were afterwards entertained to tea and a cinema entertainment at the Welfare Club , where all Land Workers are made welcome . Huntingdon Montgomery Devon E. Westmorland Rutland Devon W. Bucks Devon S. Suffolk E. Pembroke Somerset Kent Flint Durham Essex Cardigan Cornwall Yorks E. Middlesex Carmarthen Soke of Peterboro ' Cumberland Carnarvon Bedford Isle of Wight We FUNERAL OF MR . MOWBRAY THOMAS . to record the death regret on Saturday , April 13th , at the age of 68 , of Mr. Mowbray Thomas , who passed away in an Edinburgh nurs- ing home after a serious operation . Mr. Thomas , who went to Scotland on a visit to his son , Capt . Thomas , R.F.A. , was one of Ealing's oldest public servants . When the Town Hall was built in 1888 he was appointed its keeper , and on the incorpora- tion of the town in 1901 , he became mace bearer , since which date he has been a conspicuous figure in all Ealing's civic functions . He discharged the duties of his office with dignity , and was very popular with all with whom his work brought him in contact . Mr. Thomas was a keen sportsman ; he was a good cricketer , and was also a member of the Lammas Bowling Club , in which he took a great interest . Mr. Mowbray Thomas was a native of Leomin- ster . He was a son of the late Mr. Richard Thomas and Mrs. Susannah former Thomas ; the was a tanner and boot and shoe factor living in Etnam Street in the fifties and sixties . A sister and brother still survive him . Of recent years Mr. Mowbray Thomas has been in the habit of annu ally visiting his native place and usually found his native air to benefit him considerably . As stated above , he was on a short visit to his son in Edinburgh when internal troubles supervened necessitating an immediate operation , and failing to recover full consciousness , passed away within 24 hours of the operation . It is proposed to hold similar tests regularly so that farmers may have a chance of seeing what standard the girls can do and also to raise the Wednesday of the girls ' work and classify them . 3,000 wonien are wanted this year in the Land Army to take . the place of the men who will be released from ag- ricultural work . All applications for work and workers should be made to the Organising Secre- tary , 3 , Offa Street , Hereford . YARPOLE . The auai meeting of the Parish Council was held on the 20th inst The following were present : Messrs . J. Brooks ( Chairman ) , A. Leck , T. E. Crump , J. B. Smith , T. Gittins , and G. II . Pugh ( Clerk ) . Mr. A. Leck was elected Chairman for the ensuing year , and Mr. T. Gittins Vice - Chair- man . Mr. J. B. Smith and Mr. C. E. Cole were appointed Overseers . Mr. T. E. Crump resigned his seat on the Council and Mr. C. Phillips was elected to fill the vacancy . SOUTH HEREFORSHIRE . RIVAL PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES . For the vacancy in South Herefordshire due to the death of Lieut . - Col . Clive , two candidates have been put forward . Mr. C. T. Pulley being the official Con- servative candidate , and Ald . T. Preece , chairman of the Herefordshire County Council Agricultural Com- The mittee , a retired farmer , the farmers candidate . Liberal and Labour parties are observing the political truce . A meeting of farmers at Ross on Saturday passed a resolution of protest against the Unionist party having nominated a candidate without consulting them , and expressing their determination to support Ald . Preece . Nomination day has been fixed for Saturday The funeral took place at Leominster last week at the Priory Church , where some of the family are buried . The Vicar officiated . The mourners included his widow , his son , Captain Adjutant F. M. Thomas ; Mrs. 1. M. Thomas , Mr. Richard Thomas , Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Biddle and Mr. W. G. Watson . Among the beauti ful floral tributes sent were those from his widow and son , Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Biddle , the Mayor , Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Eal- ing ; the Officials and Staff of the Borough of Eal- ing ; and Messrs . C. E. Seager and W. R. Thomas . MARKETS . Hereford , Wednesday , Cattle . - With the excep tion of pigs there was a larger supply of stock at the market . Fat cattle were not very numerous , but stores , bullocks , and heifers numbered over It is no offence to sell veal ? -l'or the purposes he sold it . I did not ask you that . I ask is it an offence to sell veal if it is to be made into pics ? -No . Had this piece a bone in it ? -Yes . Then how can it be a fillet ? -A fillet may may not have bone in it . or Is not a fillet of plaice a piece without bones ? -I am not an authority on fish . Did Mr. Pugh tell you he had made enquiries of the auctioneers and they said it would be alright for him to sell it ? -No , he did not ! nor did he say anything about it being alright if the bone was taken out of the veal . In reference to the meat , if it is steak is he not entitled to charge 18. 8d . ? -Yes , if it is rump steak , but it was not rump , it was flank . There of is a big difference between flauk and steak any kind . Steak would be cut from number 3 section in the diagram submitted . I suggest you did not ask Mr. Pugh to send for a local butcher ? -Yes , I did , as is my practice . Do you know that he did send for one as soon as you had gone ? -It would have been better if he had sent for him while I was there . My atti- tude was not vindictive . I take it if there had been any other pieces be- side these one or two out of the 50 or 60 you saw out of order you would have mentioned them ? —I daresay I could have found more . The defendant produced two pieces of meat as- serted to be the portions identical with those concerned in the case . Witness agreed that Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Powell had been supplied with pieces identical with those counsel pointed out The point was whether the portions in dispute could be called steak . Witness categorically denied that it was . It was a piece of the round . Counsel I suggest to you that all save a little bit on the end is commonly called steak ? -No , not in my 50 years ' experience . In further examination the witness affirmed that Mr. Pugh ought to have made a return of the . calf slaughtered for the weck in which it was killed . Mr. Matthews : You are prosecuting in this case from Birmingham . Is it the not usual for Local Committee to take action ? -Yes . Then why was it not done in this instance ? -1 have nothing to do with that . I only advise . Mrs. C. Thomas stated that she had a standing order with Mr. Pugh . The piece supplied was steak . How did you cook it ? -I roasted it whole . Mr. Matthews : Do you consider Mr. Pugh a shady person ? -No , and I have dealt for years . with him You are a butcher's widow and you called it steak ? -Yes . Mr. Barnes , Divisional Inspector , put in a state- ment made by defendant bearing out the previous evidence in prosecution . Mr. Matthews : Are not these cases reported to the Local Committee ? -Optionally . Was no report made in this case ? -I cannot say definitely . I think perhaps there was some cor- respondence with our office . What is your ordinary occupation ? -A police sergeant in the Criminal Investigation Department . Pagli gave you every assistance in your cn- quiries and freely volunteered information ? -Yes . And you told him he had been straightforward . and you did not think he would hear anything more about it ? -I may have done so , but I scarcely think I did . In reply to Mr. Sandiland he said he came chiefly to make enquiries about the calf . Mr. Matthews then proceeded to sum up . He said the number of orders were innumerable and some of them dealing with food were very obscure No and difficult even for lawyers to understand . matter how much tradesmen desired to respect the law they felt at the close of every day that they must inevitably have committed some offence . The learned Magistrates would he felt sure recognise that what had been done by defen- dant , if he had done wrong , was due to ignorance and obscurity . The cases when boiled down amounted to four . Mr. Pugh was a highly res - 1 pected tradesman as witnesses had testified . Even Mr. Barnes , who apparently knew his business , said that Mr. Pugh had been straightforward . He frankly admitted the error in regard to the . returns . Though it was no advantage to him . to omit it for the 18th . In regard to the steak butchers present would say it was of the choicest quality . I suggest this is not case where even in the one case you feel a fine must be in- flicted a heavy penalty should be imposed . cases are trivial and publicity , which The was the en aimed at , would be secured by bringing the matter before the Court . Mr. Pugh in examination said he had been a butcher on his own account for 7 years . His slipp was not closed as stated on , Friday , February 22nd . There were 70 pieces of meat in the shop when Mr. Blakemere called . He examined them all , but could only find fault with those specified . If he had known it was an offence to slaughter the calf he would not have done it . Mr. Sandiland : Do you mean to say you did not know of the order ? Is that the attitude you wish to take ? -Defendant was understood to agree . Did you find any fault with Mr. Blakemere ? - No , only with his statements . You supplied the pieces of beef as steak ? —Yes . Though as a matter of fact they came from a You did not know what place 15 inches away the veal was going to be used for ? -No . Did you ask your customers ? -No . Mrs. Pugh in answer to defending counsel said she did not hear Mr. Blakemere find any fault with the pieces . Neither did she hear him suggest sending for a She altered the local butcher . ticket of Mrs. Powell's from 1s . 8d . to 1s . 6d . be- cause of what Mr. Blakemere said . Mr. Sandiland : So it was perfectly correct when Mr. Blakemère said it was the same ticket ? Yes . If you finish the entries in your day . book after the meat has been cut adding descriptions may you not do the same with your tickets ? Witness did not answer this question . Mr. T. Powell , husband of Mrs. Powell , said they were perfectly satisfied with the piece sup- . plied and did not quarrel with the price . He said the steak was roasted . Mr. Goodwin said he had had 18 years ' experi- ence as a butcher . The piece on the table was rump steak if cut deep enough . Mr. Sandiland : You know where the rump is ? - Yes . Could you cut it off 5 in the diagram ? -Well practically not . ' Mr. Lewis , another witness , Secretary of the Hereford Butchers ' Association , said he would call the pieces exhibited steak . " Mr. Sandiland : Would you call it steak off the round ? -Yes . He thought it would come off 2 and 3 in the diagram , but not off section 5 , which was stated to be the section steak , as described and sold , should be cut from ... THE VERDICT . The Chairman of the Bench said : We have given careful and patient attention to the case and we have come to a perfectly unanimous deci- sion in adjudging you guilty in four cases . You have rendered yourself liable to fines of £ 400 , but we are going to be lenient with you considering fines the seriousness of the charges , though the must necessarily be heavy . They will be 10 in each of the four cases , with 10 costs , making £ 50 in all . WIGMORE . On Tuesday at the Schoolroom an entertainment was held in aid of the fund for providing , wool for soldiers ' comforts inaugurated by Mrs. Akroyd , 700 , with two score of milking cows , and some 200 of Wigmore Hall , and was a great success , the calves . Sheep and lambs totalled about 1,700 . A sow and eight pigs sold for £ 42 , and another lot for 41 10s . Sheep ranged from 50s . to 100s . Ewes , with lambs , made from 758 , to 1055. Store heifers fetched £ 30 to £ 32 10s . , and bullocks £ 25 , to £ 33 . Cows , with calves , sold up to £ 52 . Calves made from 70s . to 125s . 158 . LI os . 9d EACH FOR SOVEREIGNS . During Wigan's tank week , just ended , a 6d . war savings certificate was offered for every £ 20 paid in gold coin for national war bonds . This brought in 6,635 sovereigns and 2,376 half sovereigns . Total sales for the week amounted to £ 581,940 . was room being packed ; and all the items were vigor- ously encored . the pro- The following gramme -Recitation , School Children ; song , Miss the Powell Akroyd ; " Jack and the Beanstalk , " Misses G. and M. and Mr. P. Dunne and Miss and Cadet Thruston . R.N .; song , Mrs. Janies ; quartette , Mr. H. Miss Morris , Miss Bengry , Mr. Morgan , Morgan ; song Mrs. Bevau ; piano solo , Miss Camp- bell ; song , Miss Powell - Akroyd ; quartette , W. B. Morgan and party ; song Mrs. Bevan ; God Save the King . MID - GLOUCESTERSHIRE . The General Committee of the Stroud and Mid- Gloucestershire Division Labour Party held a meeting at Stroud on Saturday , when the name of Mr. F. E. Wake , president of the committee , was put forward as a candidate for the division . PRINTING ! You will get GOOD WORK AND LOW PRICES AT STEVENSON'S 33 , High Street , Kington . Billheads , Statements , Memorandums and all kinds of Commercial Printing in well - arranged and up - to - date style . Ledgers , Day Books , Cash Books , Letter Books and all Office Stationery in great variety . Note the Address : 33 , HIGH STREET , KINGTON . North Herefordshire and the War . est KILLED IN ACTION . Mr. and Mrs. T. Jones , 36 , Ryelands Road , Lco- minster , were on Sunday morning last notified by a letter from a platoon officer of the death in action of their nephew , Pte . James Woodward , Liverpool Regiment , in France . He was the eld son of the late Mr. James Woodward , of Liverpool , and late of Leominster . Pte . Woodward was called to the Colours on attaining the age of 18 years and 7 months early last year . He had been in France several months . Previous to join ing up he was in the employ of the Leominster Rural District Council . CORPL . R. POTTINGER MISSING . It On Monday morning Mrs. Pottinger , of Aston , Kingsland , received information that her husband , Corporal R. Pottinger , of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers , had been reported missing since March 23rd . will be remembered that for several years Corpl . Pottinger was an accountant in the employ of Messrs . Bellow and Son , High Street , Leominster . He was wounded last October by a shrapnel bul- let and was home on leave before again going to France . PTE . T. FLETCHER WOUNDED . Mrs. Fletcher , of 31 , South Street , Leominster , has received further information stating that her son , Pte . T. Fletcher , Royal Irish Fusiliers , has been wounded in both arms and neck , but is re- covering as well as can be expected . He is now in the Military Hospital at Shorncliffe . A PRISONER OF WAR . Word has been received from the War Office that Ptc . W. A. Noden , East Yorks , son of Mr. George Noden , has been taken prisoner by the enemy and is now at Limbaurg . Pte . Noden was amongst the first to volunteer and he was four times re- jected , but at last secured his papers . He was in France for over two years and has seen a great deal of active service . KINGTON CASUALTIES . KILLED . Frank Harvey Parker , of , the Cheshire Regiment , son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Parker , formerly of Kington and now of Edgbaston . WOUNDED . - Edgar Bruce Watkins , son of Mr , and Mrs. Watkins , The Cemetery . Kington , and Harry Hamlet , son of Mr. and Mrs. Hamlet , of Bridge Street , Kington . LEOMINSTER RURAL DISTRICT TRIBUNAL . A meeting of the above was held yesterday ( Thurs- day ) . Present : J. Bazley ( Chairman ) , G. Butters , J. M. P. Cave , R. H. George , J. Hughes , H. Langford , A. H. Gibson ( Deputy Clerk ) , Colonel Campbell ( National Service Representative ) . The following applied for exemption : Alfred J. Vaughan ( 18 ) , of Richard's Castle . in the employ of his father , was sent from the last meeting for medical examination . He is now classed A Exemption was refused . May 1st . Not to be called up until C. H. Randle ( 42 ) , Grade 3 , of Richard's Castle , timber feller . Temporary exemption until July 31st . At the instance of the National Service Representative the following cases were reviewed : - H. N. Hunt , Little Hereford : A. Faulkner , Little Here- ford ; R. E. Price , Pudleston ; F. Bevan , The Kennels , Bodenham ; J. Evans , Brook Bridge , Kingsland . All the cases were adjourned for medical examination . The case of W , O. Davis , Highway Surveyor , was adjourned to enable the Clerk to ascertain the opinion of the Rural District Council as to the course to be pursued . In the following cases the previous decision of the Tribunal , Conditional Exemption , was confirmed : Sam Limer ( 37 ) . Brimfield , shire stud groom ; G. A. Francis ( 35 ) , master baker and grocer , Brimfield ; James Stead ( 38 ) , Leysters , for the past 12 months he has been employed in agriculture , he is also assistant overseer and parish clerk for Leysters ; Thomas G. Mantle ( 38 ) , Ashton , wheelwright , etc .; R. J. Perks ( 30 ) , Richard's Castle , threshing engine proprietor ; J. A. W. Collins ( 42 ) . Croft Castle . forester , gamekeeper , etc. , the only man left ; W. R. Powell ( 41 ) , Hope , wheelwright , etc. CRUELTY TO GOVERNMENT HORSES . Whilst recognising to the full the difficulties of the farmer confronted with a shortage of skilled labour on the one hand , and a shortage of feeding stuffs on the other , the authorities are making it clear that they will show no leniency to anyone guilty of negligence or cruelty to stock . The Food Production Department and the County Commit- tees are taking a very strong line on the necessity of due care and proper feeding for the horses loaned to farmers by the Committees . Any sus- picious case brought to official notice is immediately enquired into and where the evidence seems to de- mand a prosecution this is promptly undertaken . There is no doubt that farmers generally are complete sympathy with the drastic punishmnet " of anyone misusing the Government horses ; they realise that anything which tends to put these horses out of condition must cause injury to the farming community as a whole . The careless or cruel minority of farmers will be interested learn that a Bedfordshire farmer who was found guilty of starving three horses , the property of the Bedfordshire Agricultural Executive Committee , has been sentenced to serve one month's imprison- ment in the second division , to pay a fine of £ 25 , and the costs of the proceedings against him , both at Petty Sessions and at Quarter Sessions , to which he had appealed unsuccessfully from the judgment of the Court below .. THE NATIONAL RATION PLAN . LUDLOW . C.I.B. WHIST DRIVE . On Monday evening the members of the Ludlow Company Church Lads ' Brigade King's Royal Rifles Cadets held a whist drive in their Club Room at the Church House . There were 28 cou petitors . Refreshments were provided at the in- terval by the Rev. W. 1. and Mrs. Taylor , Old Rectory . The prize winners were : 1 , Pte . Parker after a tie with Sergt . C. Taylor ; 2 , Sergt . C. Tay- lor ; 3. Lee . - Cpl . H. George ; consolation , Pte . C. Cox . A most enjoyable evening was spent by all . RUNAWAY . the On Monday afternoon a horse attached to a bread van of . Messts . Marston Brothers , which was de- livering bread in Julian Road , bolted during absence of the driver and came down Gravel Hill , having several very narrow escapes of running over people . When near the Greyhound Iun it was turned into the Greyhound yard and there stuck in the wooden pailings . The horse was un- injured , but the bread van was damaged . RURAL DISTRICT TRIBUNAL .. gol On Tuesday a meeting of the above was held at the Board Room . There were present : Sir W. St. A. Rouse Boughton . Bart . ( Chairman ) , Messrs . H. E. Whitaker , J. Hough , D. P. John , R. Hay- hurst , J. Mackay , W. D. Hall , A. W. Weymun ( Clerk ) , P. F. Hunter ( National Service Represen- tative ) . There were 50 cases for consideration . The results were : Exemption till August 1st , 21 ; till July 1st , 8 ; July 15th , 1 ; refused , 7 ; November 1st , 5 ; June 1st , There were 6 agricultural cases which were granted conditional exemption . 2 . FIT MEN FROM 19 TO 23 FOR THE ARMY . WHOLESALE CANCELLING OF EXEMPTIONS . ORDER FOR CLEAN - CUT IN MUNITION WORKS . Another far - reaching comb - out to embrace the outside youngest exempted protected war trades - those from 19 to 23 years of age - is ordered by a King's Proclamation to meet " a national emergency . " men A still more important sweep to obtain the youngest and fittest recruits is being arranged . In May there is to be a clean - cut of men of 19 and 20 in Admiralty and munition firms , to be fol- lowed in June by a complete comb - out of men of 22 , and 23 in these departments . The men are those who affected by the present proclamation Hold exemptions granted by tribunals or Gov- ernment Departments ; who were Born in the years 1895 to 1899 inclusive , are and In medical Grades 1 or 2 or their corresponding categories under the old grouping ; A .. B1 , B2 , and C1 ; unless their certificates were granted solely on the ground of ill - health or infirmity or conscientious grounds . The Order comes into swift operation , the ex- emptions being cancelled from Wednesday last , and from that date men may at once be called to the colours . In every case , however , a calling - up notice will be sent . For the moment the comb - out does not apply to the protected trades . The Government have , however , given directions Admiralty enforcing a corresponding clean - cut in and munitions firms , and directing that , with the exception of men engaged in an occupation for which an age limit of 19 is fixed . in the Schedule of Protected Occupations no Grade I man is to be retained after the following dates Men born in 1898 and 1899 , after May 17 . Men born in 1895 , 1896 , and 1897 , after June 17 . There are certain exceptions . Those to whom the Proclamation does not apply are : - Qualified medical practitioners . Men holding certificates granted by Colliery Re- cruiting Courts . Men below Grade I granted certificates by l'ort Labour Committees . Men in a lower category than Grade 1 , who are registered as being wholly employed on farm work Grade 1 men will be called up , but if in any case the County War Agricultural Committee are satis- fied that a man is highly skilled and irrepláce- able an appeal may be lodged to an Appeal Tri- bunal not later than May 15.1 May 8 the last day on which an appeal can be made , and the only grounds sauetioned are If a man is the last surviving son of a widow of whom at least one son has died as a result of wounds or sickness contracted on service , and to Those who have been exempted on conscientious in addition to occupational or personal grounds . Every man whose certificate of exemption is cancelled by the Proclamation must send the cer- tificate , together with a notification that it has ceased to be in force , to the local office of the Ministry of National Service for the area in which he is registered under the National Registration Acts . Failure to do so renders the holder liable to prosecution . BISHOP CALLS UP HIS CLERGY . Though the clergy have been exempted from the new Man - l'ower Act , the Bishop of London intends to call up " those who would have been liable had the Bill been passed as it was originally drafted . He declared , in a speech on Saturday , that ex- emption was not desired by the clergy . Alreuly 24 clergymen in the diocese were acting as chap- indains , only 1,100 being left to deal with four million people , but they could do well with fewer sermons . Dr. Ingram added that he was taking this step with a good conscience , as he had twice offered his own services as a chaplain in the front line . Being 60 years of age , however , and having the responsibilities of such a large diocese , it felt that he should not go to the front except on a visit . to SUGAR SYSTEM TO BE MODIFIED . The Food Controller has decided to introduce , from July 13 ( when the currency of the national meat cards ends ) ,, national system of rationing . It is proposed to issue through Food Control Com- mittees during June and July individual ration . books containing sheets of coupons with counter- foils , for the rationing at least of : - ( a ) Sugar . ( b ) Fatts ( butter , margarine , and lard ) . ( c ) Meat . Spare coupons and spare pages with spaces for marking off will be included for use in the ration- Books ing of other foodstuffs if found necessary . will be printed on paper specially engraved in different colours and will be current for sixteen weeks . Under this scheme the rationing of sugar , fats , and meat will be brought on to a substantially uniform basis . This involves some early modifi- cation of the existing sugar scheme . will be Instructions on this point issued im- mediately and will include provision for the dis- continuance of the sugar ledgers in their present form . It involves also the absorption of local . into schemes of butter - margarine distribution uniform national scheme . Lord Rhondda gives this early notice of his in- tention to committees , so that they may be able at once to decide what provisions they should make for the renewal or extension of ration cards issued under schemes of local distribution . next . WHY TRANSPORTS ARE NOT SUNK . a GERMAN WRITER'S FRANK CONFESSION . Amsterdam , Monday .-- Writing in the " Lokal- anzeiger " about the submarine warfare , Captain Kuhlwetter replies to the question Why is it the submarines cannot stop the transport of American troops ? He points out that the transports are con voyed by warships , so that attack by submarine is either impossible or very difficult . If a submarine succeeds in torpedoing a transport the troops can always be saved by the warship which accompanies the steamer . are extraordinary These warships strong and fast , and are protected by special devices which rende it difficult and dangerous to attack them . Captain Kullwetter concludes : The work of too heavy sinking these transports would claim sacrifices . The aim of the submarine warfare can It be attained by the sinking of other steamers . would suffer too much by fighting the transports . " was Calling - up notices would be despatched to be re- ceived by the clergy concerned on Wednesday . He appealed to the Church people to rally round and help those who were left to carry on the Church affairs . In an interview the Bishop explained that the principle which would be observed throughout London would be on the basis of leaving one priest for every parish . He could not , of course , speak for the other Bishops , but he understood that a meeting of the Bench of Bishops would be held at once , and that the action taken by them would be upon similar lines to the scheme in his own diocese . ITALY'S HELP ON WESTERN FRONT . SOME OF THE BEST TROOPS SELECTED . Paris , April 20. - A high Italian authority has informed the " Excelsior " that the Italian Gen- eral Staff selected some of the best Italian troops belonging to all branches of the Army . to send to the French front , and that the officers welcomed the news with enthusiasm . For some time past Caproni aeroplanes have been busy on the French front , and had accom- plished numerous exploits which will soon be made known . Rome , April 20. - Every day that passes brings new evidence that Signor Orlando's announcement of the despatch of Italian troops to the Western front voiced the sentiments of the whole nation , which has been deeply moved during the last four weeks under the strain of anxiety for the safety of the heroic defenders of the Franco - British lines . In all parts of Italy whole - hearted satisfaction is being expressed that her sons should now in their turn support , and offer their lives for the nations . which rushed to latly's assistance in her hour of need . The generous competition among the Italian regiments desiring to be selected to fling them- selves into the furnace of the Western front offers yet another proof of the desire of Italian soldiers , to fight shoulder to shoulder with their brave Franco - British comrades . DRASTIC LAND POLICY . there must be a new land and forestry policy , which Lord Selborne , ' speaking to farmers at York said that would mean State interference with landlords and far- mers to an extent and a character greater than ever before . The Government must recognise agriculture as an integral part of the defence of the realm . There would have to be no wastage of the land , and the evil of the over - preservation of game would have to be done away with . Bad farming would have to cease . and the State would have to see that the national policy . whether of tariffs or anything else , was not allowed to cripple any branch of agriculture . He appealed to landowners and farmers to do all they could to help demobilised soldiers after the war to settle on the land . THE LEMSTE MR . HERBERT C AN OUTSTAND The intrinsic merit of the Lemster Pierrots , com a grateful public to sho devoted , talented and wil son of Mr. Herbert Crim of the largest audiences se for a long time . Long b for starting the building 8 p.m. it was crowded . All that we have said past efforts of this troupe , institution in th with emphasis concerning The scenic arrangement quite an signed and executed by M mirably done , making the mance quaintly effective . Mr. Herbert Crimp's for a du hearty burst of chorus " We are a merry was a correct anticipation to follow . The next it ( Lionel Monerton ) was W applauded , the three arti Gosling and H. Davis ma Katie Smith followed with Ivor Novello entitled " Dr for an excellent rendering and still further pleased th a Friend in Every Miles Sergeant Major ( Sand Gosling admirably and in vall he gave " Then Comra Mr. H. Crimp followed Jogging along the Hig praiseworthy Though his audience ask for another obdurate . In the next ; Luck to the Girl who lo Lyle ) Maidie Gosling brou continued applause . She by further contribution Friend John " gave Mr. opportunity for displaying His impersonation of the tible . Henry Gosling and excellently in the duet " Best Aye Love " ( Nat another encore . The ne Dorothy Parry entitled Lehmann ) , a pretty song Messrs . H. Gosling and the duet " Years and Ye Tate ) . Maidie Gosling co the programme with II . I Part II . opened with Pierrot and the Moon " O , No John " arr . Cecil II . Crimp maintaining t were amongst the outsta evening . A special word to the accompaniment by was the work of a finishe of the excellent effort of Co from duet " Up the Gosling and H. Davis con laughter . Miss Kate St feeling the song " My ( Horatio Nicholls ) . For are Shining in Picardy , " the merits of the singer . ' son ) , was interpreted by 1 good effect that an encore and Henry Gosling appe did'nt know the way to scored al distinct success ' humorous song by the sa by II . Davis . The audienc until Mr. Davies had furth MR . CRIMP'S At this stage of the perf advantage of thanking the ters of the " Benefit . " H thank you very much ind here to - night . My colle this performance . I am for responding to their cal Miss Parry sang effect Song . " The programme duet by Maidie Gosling You Like Me " ( Herbert I to Bye - bye ( Monkton ) p Gosling's best contributions did not encourage the ser the audience - it was still had to reluctantly refuse another number . The last item was an Op given by the Troupe . It able programme , which lea ers waiting for the em pearance . OFFICERS VIC GAMBL GANG WITH HIGH - SOU HAUNT H Large sums of money ha at sporting events , and t the knowledge of the mil action is to be taken whe An officer who is conver described the methods add " In many cases , " he sa well known hotels , and , into the confidence of uns substantial sums as a resu received several comp they introduc guests , and sometimes mal names . Some of them wo tween them and the confed introductions for them , th from young officers , who a a sporting chance . " Military police made a r on Saturday afternoon , and n civilian . have Frequently They were rel dence was not sufficient to BERLIN'S VIOLENT SCENES FOI BREAD IN CI Amste lam , Monday . Th Public Prosecutor in Berlin Neu Köln , a suburb of th with the borough's pure year , through secret chann the maximum fixed by th vealed further facts as to conditions in the big citi Yesterday's " Berliner Ta Jast Borough Council yea secret purchases , as the cl more and more urgent . the Town Hall , and th ground beggin for bread their while others forced Bur rooms of the Upper saalted him . Great dem leading to turbulent scenes FIRING LIN BOY TAKES HIS BROTHE Henry Arthur Stevens , a at Folkestone Police Court ing military uniform wi military authorities , howeve against him , and the magis lad's remarkable story fro discharged him with compli Stevens , whose home is Court wearing khaki , but dock . It was stated at the e brother was posted as a de made by the police , but he February the boy went to khaki , and represented th nan . He was handed over t to his brother's unit , which line in France . There , acce ment , he took part for 16 tendant upon the German o a good many Germans , ha able to miss them . He was found he was not the rig wanted to join a military The lad asked to be allo produced , an ancient Fren said he had found in a g stable , however , intimated ing it . AMERICAN S FORTY - ONE LIVES LOST Washington April 20. - Ad plosion . the American steamer Flore port on April 17 as the re The crew numbered ap whom were rescued . part in the rescue . " The is described as most gallan An A A NEW DI DUE TO EATING UNC GRAVE PUBLIC A new germ disease , resul cooked food , which has n Germany , was described at Tuesday . The disease was said to r ness , " and was described a lus , a sausage , sausages of to be the source . The victim was Esther Bol tor , living in South Lambet The medical man who att he discovered she was suff disease . She would appear but would awaken if spoke to the conclusion that she botulism . By a stroke of given her the very treatme germ of which attacked t caused paralysis of the eyel prevalent in Clapham and satisfied that a blow on Bolton had received accider do with the cause of death , Dr. A. Lionel Baly , med the Infirmary to which Mrs March 30 , said she died o vulva parlysis , caused by be in the infirmary six had di been found at Sheffield . Th covered in Germany before . had been used with good el and undercooked sausage carriers of the germ , as it eaten practically raw . , Dr. Baly said the germ and the poison it secreted nerve centres The jury returned a natural causes . V A FORTUNE FRON Mr. Thomas Gracey , of the C director of the British - Amer the Enterprise Tobacco Compan Company of Canada , and ot carrying on business in Liverp facturer , and afterwards manage of Messrs . Lambert and Butler home on January 29th , has lef of $ 126,366 , with net personalty |