The Kington Times - February 1918
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Kington Times 9th February 1918 - Page 4
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| Date | 09/02/1918 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 9th February 1918 |
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4 CAPTAIN H. FITZHERBERT WRIGHT & AGRICULTURE . QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE . It We have from time to time published let- ters to the press and questions in the House of Commons by Captain H. FitzHerbert Wright , M.P. , on agricultural subjects . appears that in spite of the war the member for the division retains all his former interest in agriculture and misss no opportunity of assisting the industry whenever possible . following questions which Captain Wright has put , recently in the House of Commons may interest our readers . The AGRICULTURE AND THE MAN - POWER BILL dated the 1st of November , 1917. It is not proposed to pay compensation to holders of such stocks , but any case of hardship may be brought before the Defence of the Realm Losses Commission . LEOMINSTER TOWN COUNCIL . LOCAL PLOUGHING ORDER . APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC . THE KINGTON TIMES . FEBRUARY 9 , 1918 . CORRESPONDENCE . being educated on the subject and he hoped often regret that the accidents of life now that before long they would see something in make it necessary for me to dwell so far from that direction in the county . It was a calam- my old home , but this necessity does not in ity for them to go on in the way they were , any way diminish my interest in and desire THE EDITOR DOES NOT HOLD HIMSELF RESPON seeing these young lives dropping out around for the welfare and prosperity of Leomin- them when there was no doubt that if the ster . " disease was taken in time it could be arrested . A 40 YEARS ' OVERSIGHT . In accordance with notice at the last meet- ing Ald . Page now moved the following resolu- tion : " That Section 4 of the Poor Rate As- sessment and Collection Act , 1869 , be duly put into force in the Leominster Borough Parish . " LEOMINSTER COUNTY POLICE COURT . Friday , before Mr. T. D. Burlton ( in the chiir ) , Colonel Davidson , Major A. Chambers and Mr. T. Neild . SIBLE FOR THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY HIS CORRESPONDENTS . ALL COMMUNICATIONS FOR PUBLICATION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE SENDER , NOT NECESSARILY FOR PUBLICATION , BUT AS A GUAR- ANTEE OF GOOD FAITH . A ' GROUSE ' FROM FRANCE . To the Editor of the Kington Times . ANNUAL LICENSING REPORT . , Ald . Page explained that the resolution was THE TOWN'S CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH . Sir , -Week by week I , look forward to the Superintendent Rooke in his annual report arrival of my copy of your valued paper , and , for the purpose of legalising the compounding The monthly meeting of the Leominster of the rates by owners of small tenements . It stated that during the year all the licensed when I've digested all the news , reports of Town Council was held on Tuesday morning did not alter their practice at all as this had houses had been regularly visited and that local events , and scanned the advertisement Mr. Wright to ask the Minister of National at the Town Hall , present : The Mayor been going on in Leominster for 40 years had no occasion to summon any person for any distressed householder for a domestic help , I they were generally well conducted . He had pages down to the latest appeal from some ( Councillor J. B. Dowding ) , the Deputy Mayor The auditor when in Leominster recently No pass it along to my chums , who care not ( Councillor John Watkins ) , Ald . Geo . Page , wanted to see a resolution on the books cither offence against the tenor of his license . Ald . H. Gosling , Councillors H. J. Southall , at the Vestry or the books of the Urban Coun- person was proceeded against during the year whether a paper comes from Leominster , Car- It was not possible to find 1917 for drunkenness . There were no new ap - diff , Glasgow or Cork , as long as it is " some- J. J. Biddle , G. Gough , H , Reynolds , P. S. cil to that effect . Bach , J. Moss , E. Molyneux , J. A. Williams , any resolution authorising that to be carried plications to come before the Bench . out and he therefore suggested that that resolution should be put on the books to legalise a thing which had been carried on for 40 years . Service , whether the agreement made last June , which provided that no man was to be recruited from agriculture if given a voucher in England and Wales by the Agricultural Executive Committee or in Scotland by the Board of Agriculture for Scotland certifying that he was employed on a farm on farm work of national importance and so employed on 1st June , 1917 , is to be abrogated under the Military Service Bill , and all certificates of exemption given under the said agreement cancelled , if so , are the authorities mentioned to continue to give such certificates or review those already given ; and whether he will issue instructions in conjunction with the Board of Agriculture , whose representatives they are , to the authorities mentioned . to Mr. Beck : The agreement made in July , 1317 , to which the Hon Member refers in still in operation , and vouchers of protection from military service are being issued in appropriate cases by Agricultural Executive Committees in J. K. Hyslop , with the Town Clerk ( Mr. W. T. Sale ) and Mr. C. O. Mapp , the Borough Treasurer ( Mr. E. P. Lloyd ) , the Surveyor ( Mr. J. Budd ) and the Collector ( Mr. A. Reynolds ) . STREETS COMMITTEE . At a meeting of the Streets Committee on January 19th the quarterly returns to the County Council were passed and ordered to be sent in . The Surveyor asked for a supply of brooms and other necessary this and the disposal of the tree guards was left to the Chairman , Ald . Page and the Surveyor with power to act . stores and Ald . Page in moving the adoption of the report said the cost of brooms would be three or four times what it was previously and nothing had been decided . Councillor Southall seconded and the resolu- tion was carried . THE MAYOR'S PLOUGHING ORDER . as AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC . Councillor Southrall referred to the recent special meeting of the Council in reference to footpaths over certain land known been ordered to plough up . " Faulkner Fields , " which the Mayor had At that meeting a resolution was passed declining to take any steps with a view to closing permanently the footpaths in question . Councillor Southall The whole of the licenses were renewed . EJECTMENT ORDER CONFIRMED . At the last Court Mr. Rogers , Middleton , Williams , Leysters , in respect of a cottage . was granted an ejectment order against John Notice under the Courts Emergency Act had since been served on the defendant and it was now for him to state if he was affected by the war . The Clerk asked Williams if he was unable to leave the cottage because of the war ? Defendant said that he had three sons fight- ing in France and he had himself served many years in the East Indies and a brother had served and was a Recruiting Sergeant , and his father fought in the Battle of Waterloo . His was a family of soldiers . FRIPP'S TOILET SOAP Recalls the Fragrance of an Old World F. Carden LEOMINSTER BOARD OF GUARDIANS . POTATOES . BROMYARD . URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL . A meeting of this Council was held on Monday , when there were present : Messrs . W. A. Guess ( Chairman ) , Partington , Davies , Ware , Roberts , Preece , and Mitchell . Mr. Preece asked the Chairman if anything . was going to be done in obtaining further allotments for cottagers and others , all these allotments having now been taken up ; also if the Chairman was going to take up his- potato scheme again this year . ( The Chair- man last year took a piece of land , and having had it properly cultivated , let it out in rows to the townspeople and also provided them with seed potatoes at a small cost ) . The Chairman said the allotment question was a matter for the Urban Council , but he was prepared to take up his potato scheme again if they thought it desirable . An Allotments Committee was then formed . It was decided to form a Coal Control Committee , consisting of Messrs . Guess , Ware , Mitchell , Preece , Roberts , Davies , Partington , James , Palmer , and Beck , Mr. Woodyatt being appointed as of some two or three flag days at an early officer . Permission was given for the holding POLICE COURT . Monday , before Sir R. Harington , Bart ... Mr. W. A. Jones , and Lieut . Enderby . LICENSING . The Superintendent of Police read his re- port , which was There . very satisfactory . was no objection to any of the licenses , and all were granted . In the report it was stated . that nine persons had been proceeded against for drunkenness , which , compared with lasti year , was a decrease of 4 ; and these nine were convicted , against 13 . SIX OFFICIALS ' SALARIES RAISED . thing to read . " But , ere passing along your issue of January of Guardians was held on Friday . There were The monthly meeting of Leominster Board 11th I. felt compelled to " camouflage " ( i.e. , tear out ) the raport of the findings of the Hammond , Mrs. Neild , Messrs . R. Woodhouse , present : Mr. G. Butters ( in the chair ) , Mrs. Tribunal , for it contained that which I should E. Molyneux , W. J. Rees , J. Lewis , W. R. date . the town of my birth . be ashamed to have to admit emanated from Stafford , E. W. Jones , J. M. P. Cave , B. C. I have the bit of Ridgley , H. R. Hall , L. Evans , J. Moss , J. " camouflage before me and am glad now Thomas , J. E. George , T. Edwards , J. Rob- that lack of opportunity foiled my impulse to write immediately , for when first I read the Langford , with the Clerk ( Mr. H. Gosling ) erts , J. T. Price , J. Robinson , J. Bazley , H. said report I was in a front line trench , mis- erably wet and caked with mud and I might and the Deputy Clerk ( Mr. A. H. Gibson ) . have made use of expressions which would have brought forth demi - semi - quavers or other The only quotation for potatoes was from protesting evolutions from the old Linotype . Mr. G. F. Hinton , who asked £ 6 15s . per ton , To - day I am not in the trenches , my clothes this including commission , use of bags and are dry and the mud is scraped off , so I am delivery .. feeling much better thank you . And now I'll The matter was left in the hands of the get ahead with the job in hand , which is to Master to arrange . Mr. Rogers said there were six cottages have a good , honest " grouse . " To begin with , said he still agreed with that resolution and vacant near to Williams's house . Williams BOARDING OUT . was not in favour of revoking it in any way . Since the resolution was passed however , he I wish it plainly understood that my " grouse " was formerly in his employ as a waggoner , is not directed at individuals , whose names 1 had had an opportunity of talking to Mr. his employ without notice and had not paid which would cause any person to give utter- but was now working on the roads . He left shall have to mention , but at a teaching Alderman Russell who was as they knew one any rent since he left last October . of the most prominent members of the War Agricultural Executive and Chairman of the could not get a cottage . Mrs. Williams said they had tried hard and Local War Agricultural Committee which had the rent . Her son would pay Mr. Wright To ask the Parliamentary for ploughing . the duty of securing the proper amount of land Secretary to the Ministry of Food , whether , in The Clerk said that the order of ejectment Mr. Russell pointed out to had already the interests of home - grown food production , him the extreme importance , the absolute tion ifeady been made and it was only a ques the Food Controller will fix a price for wood- should be rolled with a heavy roller and the vital importance , of getting as much land as such a possible ploughed up this spring . Their issued . resolution was passed because they objected to taking advantage of the present stress to have any permanent order for closing foot- paths . Mr. Russell and the War Agricultural Executive Committee had authorised their their Executive Officer , Mr. II . K. Foster , to issue the following notice : " The Hereford- shire War Agricultural Executive Committee having made an order for the ploughing of this land carnestly appeal to the public in the interest of food production to refrain from using these footpaths during the time the fields England and Wales , and by the Board of Agriculture in Scotland . The issue of these vouchers is an administrative act , quite dis- tinct from the grant of certificates of exemp tion by the Tribunals . It is therefore , not affected by the Military Service Bill which deals with certificates of exemption . A NEAT HIT . pigeons , sparrows and rats . ( Monday , Jan. 28 ) . Mr. Parker : I presume the intention of the Hon . Member to be that a reward should be offered for the destruction of the pests in Councillor Reynolds seconded and advised that the brooms should be got at once what ever the price owing to the shortage . The report was adopted . THE GRANGE . mended that the four elm trees on the West The Borough Surveyor in his report recom- side of the Grange be pruned to make them uniform with the other trees . Also the sward bare places on the banks made up and well rammed before becoming too dry . On the proposition of the Deputy Mayor question . This would be a matter for the seconded by Ald . Page , the Surveyor was authorised to carry out the suggested work . Food Production Department . Mr. Wright : Is the hon . gentleman not aware that there is a very general impression . amongst those who have experience of the effect of previous orders of the Food Con- troller , that if he would be good enough to fit a price as suggested in the question the enemies to production mentioned would at once disappear . THE PIG POPULATION . Mr. Wright : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food , whether at a meeting of farmers on the 26th January the Minister of Food stated that the total number of pigs had increased by half a million in six months ; and , if so , to what period of six months , and to what area did his statement refer . Mr. Clynes : Lord Rhondda in his speech on Saturday referred to the recent census of dive stock taken by the Minstry of Food on 2nd December . This census returned a number of pigs in Great Britain half a million in excess of the total shown in the Board of Agriculture census of the preceding 4th June , but Lord Rhondda indicated in his speech that too much weight could not be attached to this , apparent increase as the latter census was taken different basis and included cottagers ' pigs which were not included in the earlier census . Mr. on بة PRICE OF MILK FOR APRIL . Wright To ask the Parliamentary Secretary to the Mnistry of Food , whether , in fixing the price of milk for the summer months , he will bear in mind that in many important dairying districts the cost of producing milk is greater in the month of April than in any other month . ( Wednesday , January 30th ) . Mr. Clynes : The answer in in the affirmative . SHORTAGE OF THRESHING MACHINES . Mr. Wright To ask the President of the Board of Agriculture , whether he is aware that frequent representations have been made to the Food Production Department by the Derbyshire war agricultural executive committee on the present shortage of threshing machines available for use owing to various reasons in that county , and asking that the committee may be given control of such machines and the engines necessary to drive them , and putt- ing forward a scheme for that purpose , and whether , in view of those representations and the necessity , apart from the present , short- age , of an increased number of these machines for the 1918 crop , he has taken any , and what , action . were re- GENERAL PURPOSES RATE . At a mUeeting of the Finance Committee , Town Council Proper , on January 31st , the estimate of expenditure for the 12 months ending March 31st , 1919 was considered , showing that 428 10s . 6d . would be required for the general purposes of the Borough Fund and the Council were recommended to make a rate of 4d . in the to provide the same . The rate . was adopted on the proposition of the Mayor seconded by Councillor Watkins . TWO FIRES . At a meeting of the Finance Committee , on January 19th , the Town Clerk read a report from the Captain as to a fire at 32 , New Street , on December 8th and the account of expenses , amounting to £ 3 3s . 6d . , was ex- amined and ordered to be sent to the Norwich Union Office with whom the premises were insured . He read a similar report in connec- tion with a fire at Ashley Moor on January 15th . The expenses amounting to 11 6s . 6d . were examined and passed and ordered to be sent on to the Alliance Insurance Co. , with whom the premises are insured . The Town Clerk said that both accounts were paid promptly . FIREMEN'S PAY . The report also recorded the fact that the Committee instructed the Captain to obtain a quotation for 275 feet lengths of canvas hose . It was resolved to recommend 50 per cent . rise of pay to the Brigade while drilling and cleaning and with regard to the scale of pay for attending fires enquiries were to be made and reported to the Committee . The report was adopted . FINANCE . The accounts had been examined by the Finance Committee and recommended for pay- ment and the report was duly adopted . VITAL STATISTICS . EXCELLENT HEALTH RECORD OF THE TOWN . are under cultivation . " way that the warrant could not be It was decided that the warrant must be issued to take effect on Wednesday next . covered over on the highway . " Defendant : Well , I must get the furniture Cross - examined by Mrs. Williams : He did not say that Mr. Mainwaring had no right to sell it . " CHARGE OF THEFT . A letter was read from the Hereford Board Mrs. Mabel Constance Aiken , of the Hill , of Guardians agreeing to accept five children Bishop's Froome , charged Emma Potter , wife in their Home , the cost of maintenance being of John Potter , of the same neighbourrood , " ance to the particular remark , which has , as 11s . 6d . per child per week . with stealing a stuff curtain , value £ 1 108. , Tommy puts it , " stuck in my neck " ever The Chairman remarked that the Inspector had been in bed for three weeks , and when on or about January 1st . Mrs. Aiken said she since I read it and is now staring at me from had said these children must go out and on my bit of " camouflage . " It concerns : - the proposition of Mr. Rees , seconded by Mr. she got up she missed the curtain , which was ( 1 ) An application made by the Rev. A. G. Molyneux , it was decided to send four children . afterwards found at the house of prisoner's Phillips on behalf of a Mr. R. S. Farrar , who Mrs. Thomas , Westend , wrote a letter thank- mother at Much Cowarne . Prisoner pleaded is employed by the Moravian Church on ing the Board for their expression of sym- guilty , and said she had sold it to her mother for is . 6d . Prisoner also pleaded guilty to as lay preacher and evan - pathy in her bereavement . USEFUL HERRINGS . stealing prongs and knives . Fined on the first charge and £ 2 on the second ; the Bench The Clerk reported that ou the suggestion taking this lenient view of the case because of the Master another barrel of pickled herr - prisoner is the mother of four small children .. ings had been purchased from the Ministry of The herrings were not served as Food . but additional meal , were substituted for meat owing to the shortage . The Chairman said the herrings had proved very satisfactory and were a good substitute for meat . They were bound to have something to fall back upon . ful time work gelist . ( 2 ) If Mr. Farrar was called up for service it would mean the closing of three mission rooms . ( 3 ) As President of the Sunday School Union Mr. W. T. Neatby supports the application . ( 4 ) The Mayor suggests that Mr. Farrar would moral influence among the have great soldiers . " war . STATISTICS . an GIRL IN KHAKI . Sarah J. Clark , who is well - known to the police , and who appeared in the dock in khaki , with puttees and a slouch cap , was brought up in custody charged with obtaining food and lodgings by false pretences from a widow named Elizabeth Walton , of Bromyard , on January 26th . It was alleged that on the date in question the girl went to Mrs. Wal- ton's house and said she had been in the Army 12 months and belonged the the A.V.C. , day , and if complainant would give her food- that she was expecting her pay on the Mon- and lodging she would pay her on the Monday . On this assumption Mrs. Walton took her in , but on Monday the girl disap- peared , and she had not seen her since .. As there was no evidence to prove that she was not in the Army , and for want of further evi- dence the case was dismissed . A USEFUL CIRCULAR . DISMISSED WITH A CAUTION . women , of Orleton , were charged with stealing Mary Williams and Erama Hughson , married cordwood valued at 1s . at Orleton on December 30th , the property of William Henry Main- wuring . ( 5 ) Mr. Neatby questions that , fearing that John Williams , Orleton Common , woodman . Mr. Farrar would have his life spoilt . A BROMYARD APPLICATION . Continuing said that Mr. Mainwaring had purchased the ( That's the remark which " sticks " ) . Councillor Southall said it appeared that these cordwood in a The Clerk reported that on January 23rd a Enter wood belonging to the Gover- now Commander footpaths were in such a position that the use Windebank ( with telegram was received from the Clerk to of them would certainly have a prejudicial nors of Eucton School , and it was his ( wit - warmth ) , who , in very moderate language tells Bromyard Guardians stating that part of the ness's ) duty to look after the wood . He Mr. Neat by off , saying effect on the amount of food produced . It was heard some cutting going on in the wood and him . " Your remarks , Mr. Windebank , neatly military and asking what accommodation they " he's ashamed of Workhouse was likely to be taken over by the an important matter and Mr. Russell was of found Mrs. Williams cutting the wood and put the " wind - up " Mr. Neatby , evidence of had at Leominster for men not sick . On con- opinion that it might help the position if the Mrs. Hughson tying it together with a dog which is discovered further down the " camou - sulting the Chairman and the Master he re- Council could see its way to pass a resolution chain . Mrs. Williams said she bought the flage , " where we find Mr. Neatby endeavouring plied that they would accept six men of the endorsing the notice issued by the War wood off Mr. Mainwaring . He saw the woman Executive Committee .. to " hedge " ; saying he cast no reflection on He would not be in take the wood away . class mentioned subject to the terms . The the soldiers . In which case who was the re- favour of such a course if it meant the per- flection on , for the subject in question was written saying that Clerk to the Bromyard Guardians had since . manent closing of the footpaths but he hoped military service ? the military proposed I know Mr. Neatby to be using part of the Workhouse for prisoners of the time would come when a few acres more an upright , God - fearing man , and am sorry ' tis or less would not be of vital importance to himself I'm having a the country in which case they might return go " at , but he On the proposition of the Chairman , sec- to the old conditions when people were able we've a war on and that in order to secure Clerk was confirmed . " asked for it . " We have to remember that onded by Mr. Molyneux , the action of the to enjoy their country walks without any feel- such a Peace as will make the word War ing of restraint . He proposed the following unnecessary in posterity's dictionary we must resolution : That the War Agricultural Ex- have soldiers and more soldiers . I am speak- ecutive Committee for the County of Hereford ing now to all and sundry who may echo Mr. having made an order for the ploughing up of Neatby's sentiments , but I earnestly trust there ' Faulkner Fields , ' for the production of food , are no echoes . I contend that in pleading for the Town Council appeals to the public of Leo- respite for a man who is admittedly fit for minster and district in the interests of the war service the Rev. A. G. Philips was hin- production of food not to use the footpaths . " dering our I know that Mr. Farrar It seemed there was a doubt whether an actual has been . doing work of great value and I am not attempting to belittle it , but if he is the only man available for the carrying on of the work of the mission , I ask , in all humility , if it would make any material differ- ence to Leominster and district if three mis- sion closed for " duration ? " Surely the adults of Cobnash , Cholstrey and the Broad could , in these times of stress be left awhile to work out their own salvation The Master acknowledged the gift of illus . and the mothers trusted to " Train up their trated papers from Mr. A. J. M. Burden , children in the way they should go . " Person- High Street . He also reported that the meat ally , I am content in the knowledge that my contractor , Mrs. Bright ,, had had difficulty in Mrs. Williams : I have five children and children are being cared for as I myself was , supplying the full quantity of ad issued their minds that the county shall not fall beef . Owing and I want no " fit " man visiting them to the margarine shortage , le while there is work of national importance to less per head daily than the dietary allowed . be done . FINANCE . Again , I fail to see what there is in the Rev. William Henry Mainwaring , Brimfield , tim- ber merchant , said that he purchased the tops of the oak trees and employed the last witness to look after the wood for him . Some six months ago he sold the top of a sycamore tree to Mrs. Williams and she paid him at the time . That was in quite a different part of the wood . Mrs. Hughson I don't know to any cord- wood in the wood . Witness said that the tops had not yet been cut up into cordwood . Mrs. Williams pleaded not guilty and said she bought two tops off Mr. Mainwaring and Mrs. Hughson helped her to get the wood away . with food Mrs. Hughson also pleaded not guilty and said she was giving Mrs. Williams a hand to help her to get the wood away that she had She purchased . had a right to fetch " brash " which the timber hauliers had given her . Dismissed with a order could be made but it was certain that powers would be given to local committees to deal very stringently with anyone who did anything that would interfere production . He was very glad to see that the Mayor had with great promptitude already had this land ploughed up and he was also pleased to hear that the ploughing had been excep- tionally well done and that there was a prospect of a good result . That being the case he was sure they would all willingly en- dorse the notice which the Executive Com- mittee had authorised and he appealed to the inhabitants of Leominster to observe the re- quest . his reasons Ald . Page in seconding the resolution said for opposing the permanent closing of the footpaths were still the same to- day . He did not think that during the war they had any right to consider things of that kind , such as closing of footpaths which had been open for generations . But he hoped the ublic would - and he was sure they would when the appeal was made to them - refram from using these footpaths , at any rate until after the war . the war . caution and defendants were ordered to pay 2s . 6d . each towards the costs . my husband is invalided home . Mrs. Hughson I have nine children . Allowed a month in which to pay . MILITARY TRIBUNALS . BROMYARD ( URBAN ) . Thursday , present : Col. T. IT . ( Chairman ) , Messrs . C. H. Ware , E. E. Sir- Purer rell , E. Clements , J. Carter , R. Preece , F. T. Moss , J. W. Millyard ( Military Representative ) , and A. Bush ( Clerk ) . Councillor Hyslop supported and said , as Results A. E. Baker , chauffeur to Dr. Beck , one who went over the ground , that they asked March 25th to enable a substitute to be found , for the paths to be closed for the duration of and no further appeal without consent . C. He went on to say that it was not T , Wheeler , motor mail driver , March 25th , to generally known that it was the farmers who be medically examined , and no further appeal were the great munition makers . If they had without consent . S. I. Page , licensed victu- not the help of the farmers they would not aller , conditional so long as he is partly em- get on . Every bushel of grain and every ployed in farming . T. Corbett , grocer's assis gallon of milk would help . Farmers were tant , to July 1st . It was aн patriotic enough to do all they could to in- crease the production of food and he hoped that before the year was out they would see the end of the war .. BROMYARD ( RURAL ) . rooms cause . were It was reported that the cost of out - relief was : Thomas £ 33 18s . 8d . , increase 9d .; Spen- cer £ 33 8s . , increase £ 6 8s . 6d . The number of paupers relieved were : Thomas 252 decrease 9 , Spencer 218 decrease 2. The inmates had varied from 46 to 49. During the month 67 vagrants were relieved , a decrease of 69 com- pared with the corresponding period of last year . Alderman Woodhouse : What are we giving the tramps . I don't think we should give them anythnig to eat ( laughter ) . The Clerk : They get precious little here . The mid - day meal has been stopped . MASTER'S REPORT . A. G. Phillips's " calling " to prevent him The Finance Report showed a balance in coming out here to render assistance to the hand of £ 2,114 11s .. cheques to be signed Chaplains , Priests , and Preachers who have , by £ 1,495 8s . 4d . ( including county rate ) , leaving earnest endeavour and the example of their a net balance of £ 1,419 2s . 8d . lives earned the respect and the reverence of where , in this Hell upon Earth , he would every soldier . I invite him to " come out " find abundant opportunities for carrying his own work and thus add lustre and much knowledge to his own life . on calculated to lead folk to imagine that a suit I resent most strongly insinuations which are of khaki would spoil any man's life . On be- half of those who are gone , and cannot now defend themselves I assure their bereaved mothers that in making the supreme sacrifice their son's lives have been not spoiled , but glorified . OFFICIALS SALARIES A useful circular has been issued by the Derbyshire Committee to Parish Representa- tives in the county concerning the ploughing programme . The circular , which is headed ,. lows : -- " Breaking up of Grass Land , " runs as fol- In 1. I am directed by the Executive to in- . form you that they note with concern the fact that many occupiers on whom Orders to plougli have been served are not acting promptly and getting the scheduled land turned up . each order a period of three weeks - is allowed , in which to complete the work , but , short as farmers knew before they received the order that may seem , it is really too long , for most what land they have to break up . 2. As you will doubtless agree , enoegli time and effort have been spent on persuasive measures . The country needs every pound af the extra corn , roots and potatoes , that the 30,000 acres Derbyshire is asked to plough up vill produce , and the Executive have made up short of what the Government expect of it . They regret , therefore , that they will be obliged to deal very firmly with any occupiers who , either by publicly refusing to plough their quota or by lying quiet in the hope of being forgotten , hinder the Executive in the accomplishment of the above task . 3. - The Committee would take no satisfaction The Finance Committee reported that they found had not complied with their Orders , each in prosecuting farmers whom they later on had considered the applications of six officials such case would be a disappointment as repre- for increases of salary , and recommended assenting a leakage , but , in the interests of follows : ( 1 ) That the salary of Dr. John from £ 100 to £ 120 per annum , and that he Scott , as District Medical Officer , be increased public justice , they would be obliged to hand over to the course of the law every occupier . who shirked his allotted task . No doubt be paid a further £ 20 per annum as bonus for there will be some who will not take warning the duration of the war ; ( 2 ) That the salary but such need not expect leniency from any of the Workhouse Master ( Mr , G. Attwell ) be bench who may themselves be feeling the increased from £ 50 to £ 60 per annum ; that of the nurse ( Mrs. R. E. Jones ) from £ 30 to £ 40 pinch of what will be a very difficult food situa- tion from now till after harvest time . 4. The Committee's chief task at the moment is getting the land scheduled and ordered . A copy is kept of every order served , and an entry made when the land is re- There is no possibility of ported ploughed . per annum ; and that of the porter ( Mr. J. M. I'm no preacher , but I do my own thinking Toomey ) from £ 20 to £ 26 , per annum ; ( 3 ) with and because of what I have seen I feel justi regard to the Relieving Officers it was recom- bonus for the Mr. J. E. Cooke presided , and there were fied in making this protest against a narrow - mended that each be granted also present : Rev. H. G. Morgan , Mesers . W. minded sentiment which sees no farther than duration of the war to the following extent : Mitchell , J. S. Walker , J. W. Millyard ( mili- the end of a man's nose . Because I have be- Mr. W. R. Thomas 15 per annum , and Mr. times walked side by side with death , because J. G. Spencer £ 10 per annum . ( Signed ) , Geo . tary representative ) , M. J. P. Shuffbotham I have seen death lay violent hands on es- Butters , Chairman of the Committee . ( agricutural representative ) . on smallholding ; dismissed . Results : W. P. Hooper ( 18 ) , Upper Sapey , teemed comrades , because of ruined Ypres , The report was adopted on the proposition W. H. Weaver Arras , Albert and Peronne , because of the of the Chairman , seconded by Alderman Wood - served on those who do not appear to have ( 18 ) , Post Office , Stoke Lacey , farm worker ; prayers for my own safety which are rightly house . three months , and to be medically examined . said for me at home , I know that , if God wills The Medical Officer ( Dr. R. Williams ) wrote stating that his report for the quarter ending December 31st , 1917 , was an exceptionally favourable one . During the period there were 11 deaths ; of these 4 were in the Workhouse , one belonging to the Rural District . This gave the very low average of 7.6 per thousand per annum or deducting the one from outside , just under 7. There was one death under one Mr. Prothero : Representations year , five of 65 and over , three deaths from ceived from the Derbyshire Agricultural Execu- heart disease , two bronchitis , two accident , tive Committee on the 22nd and 31st of October one diarrhoea , one cancer and two all other as to the shortage of threshing machines and diseases . During the quarter two cases of engines in the county . Additional machines tuberculosis and one of erysipelas were have been supplied so far as practicable by notified . the Food Production Department , and the Councillor Southall said he would just like Committee have been authorised to supplement to say how satisfactory it was to have such a this supply by hiring traction engines locally . report after three and a - half years of war and With regard to the local control of threshing he was glad to say it was not an exception as tackle , a general scheme with this object was regards the country generally . approved and issued to all County Committees extraordinary thing that notwithstanding the on the 16th of November last , of which a war , the health of the country as a whole had copy is being sent to my Hon . Friend . The been remarkably good and it had been prac- shortage of machines and engines , which is tically free from zymotic disease . Their low mainly due to the urgent war requirements of death rate of 7.6 per thousand was one on The Mayor was about to put the resolution , other Government Departments , has been en- which they could congratulate themselves for Councillor Williams asked what would hap- gaging the anxious consideration of the Food although the rate for a single quarter in a pen if the public did not refrain from using Production Department , and all possible steps small district was not much to go by , the rate the footpaths . He pointed out that when a have been taken to increase the supply . Over for the whole year was very good indeed . a hundred additional threshing machines have There was another point - which also applied he had full knowledge the general public E. J. Norman ( 33 ) , Cradley , wheelwright ; six and grants my return landlord entered into the possession of land already been supplied to County Committees , throughout the country - and that was the re- I shall be in every had certain rights on that land . The tenant and further large orders have been placed for markably good health of the children . better man for my bit of " soldier- It who took the land also knew there were cer- J. M. Shufflebotham ( 18 ) , Arenbury , respect a machines to deal with the 1918 crop . Arrange showed that whatever privations and difficul- tain rights of way and he could not see , farmer's son ; exempt whie agricultural certifi- ments have also been made between the Milities they had to meet the country as a whole although the war was on and there was great Bridge , shoeing smitle ; six Yesterday ( Sunday ) morning cate in force . N. E. Higgins ( 18 ) , Stifford's Divine Service in a Y.M.C.A. Hut , noted the I attended tary Authorities and the Food Production De- had not reached the stage when it was suffer - strain on the farmers , that that was any reason Barnes ( 17 ) , Moreton Jeffries , cowman ; exemp- The infatuation of a 13 - years old boy for a attention given by some three hundred men to partment by which a large number of traction It for closing footpaths that had been open for tion while agricultural certificate in force . J. a very powerful address , and joined in the Nottingham tramcar conductress led to him engines will be ' released by the Forage Departing anything more than inconvenience . should be restrained from putting too much the public had certain rights and it was the was of the utmost importance that the public generations . He was against the resolution ; Powell ( 41 ) . Winslow , farmer , exempt whilst singing of the old hymns . Just a verse from being charged at the local children's court on a farmer . R. Garness ( 36 ) , Whitbourne , farm Saturday with stealing 26 15s . from his mother . stress upon the inconveniences they had to duty of the Council to uphold public rights . worker ; conditional . A. P. Bowler ( 37 ) , Bar- A detective explained that the boy was Representatives would let it be known in their suffer . After all they had much less than He would not support any back - door tricks ley Gate , smallholder ; three months . brought to the police station by his mother parishes that the above is their considered W. T. and accused of theft . enemy countries had to put up with , and if after passing a resolution against it , to get in He confessed that he policy , and continue to support the Executive the thin end of the wedge to close footpaths . months . Powell ( 25 ) , Edvin Ralph . stockman ; six they could put up with it , it was the duty o in what may be unpleasant duties . The Execu- got up in the middle of the night and went E. J. Burraston ( 32 ) , Whitbourne , A notice in the Press asking the public not to every patriotic man in this country to put the tenant farmer ; March 25th , to be medically down stairs and took a packet containing £ 5 . tive would take this opportunity of again ex- best face on things . There was only one use the footpath would be sufficient . examined . A. Williams ( 22 ) , Winslow , wag- A few nights later he again went down and pressing their indebtedness to the 300 honorary thing greater than public rights and that was force . R. Gough ( 37 ) , Much Cowarne , farm Councillor Molyneux said there was some - goner ; exempt while agricultural certificate in got 35s . When questioned by the police he local workers upon whom so much diflicult said he had bought presents for but as a soldier I don't like being smacked n conductress , whose name he gave . tramcar and in some respects thankless work has de- The public necessity . If the public wanted food labourer ; three months . W. Rimell ( 39 ) , Nor- the face when I'm not looking , and I now , yolved during the past 12 months . ment at once , and a still larger number early in September . By this and other means , and by improved organisation in the counties I anticipate that the threshing facilities avail- able in the country will be increased suffi- ciently to cope with the 1918 crop . SUPPLY OF BASIC SLAG . Mir . Wright , to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he is aware that application was recently made by a director of the Steveley Coal and Iron Company , Limi- ted , which is a manufacturer of basic slag and iners shall , at any rate as regards securing a fly in the ointment and that was the question of tuberculosis , which however , did not come within the jurisdiction of that Council . Mayor was greatly interested in that subject . All their beds at the Knightwick Saratorium minded him of the story of an American city when months . months . H. T. ing . " one of them - Finding , following , helping , struggling , Is He sure to bless ? Saints , Apostles , Prophets , SOLDIERS , Answer " Yes . " " And now , Mr. Editor , my " is fin- grouse ished . I've made it without spleen or rancour , Yours faithful , SERGEANT G. R. PREECE , January 28th , 1918 . ILLEGAL PURCHASE OF SOVEREIGNS . An offer of " No , I ROMEO ON A TRAMCAR . LITTLE BOY WHO STOLE TO BUY GIFTS ' FOR CONDUCTRESS . " NICKNAMES FOR GERMAN SHELLS . anyone being forgotten , though it may be some little time before they are found out . No reminders or warnings will , however , be complied with Orders . Time and other con- siderations will not allow of it . Each occupier must bear his own responsibilities . 5. Probably some farmers have ploughed , but have not remembered to report the fact to . you and to this office as instructed in the let- ter that they receive with their orders . By that omission they are giving us unnecessary trouble and getting their names in the black 6. The Committee would be glad if Parish- list . FOOD NORTH SCHEME FOR MARKETING SURPLUS PRODUCE . PRODUCTION IN HEREFORDSHIRE . A well attended meeting was held in the Cockgate School on Thursday evening of last week . Mrs. Kevill Davies explained a scheme which was being organised for the marketing- of surplus fruit and vegetables and urged the absolute necessity for cultivating every inch of ground . Miss Evill gave a most interesting lecture on the uses of vegetables and demon- strated the method of making potato butter . Similar meetings have been held at Brim- and it was necessary to close the footpaths to ton , castrator ; three months and to be medi- without fear or favour , hone myself , The girl explained that she knew the boy provide food , public necessity must over - ride cally examined . T. G. Smith ( 40 ) , Ullingswick , as a frequent passenger on her car . One day of which the works are situated in Derby were occupied and they were unable to take public rights for the time being . His opinion waggoner ; W. P. Turbutt ( 37 ) , Acton Beau- he asked her to accept a gold brooch , saying was that no farmer tried to debar people from champ , waggoner ; E. J. Brown ( 40 ) , Bromyard , shire , for permission to sell basic slag to far- the patients there soon enough or keep them he had found it . Next he brought her a gold In his opinion the time was walking over grass land . wristlet watch , which he declared had been mers in the above county , who having , in res - long enough . manager tileries ; E. T. Tomkins ( 30 ) , Grendon France , Councillor Gough replying to Mr. Williams Bishop , farm bailiff ; A. Morris ( 40 ) , Pencombe , given him by a relative . Finally he brought ponse to the appeals of his department , put coming when the County Council would have quantities of sulphate of ammonia on their seriously to consider even from motives of said that all Mr. Southall was asking was that small - holder ; W. J. Price ( 28 ) . The Wells , her a silver purse . She wanted to decline this , the opinion of the Council should land , are now urgently in need of basic slag economy , whether it would not be far better be vegetable but he put it on the brake wheel for her and gardener ; R. J. Whiting ( 36 ) left the car . It was not a question of closing Ullingswick , He had met het occasionally or lime , which they cannot obtain ; and that to make some arrangement to have a Sana- published . farmer ; G. F. Hadley ( 18 . Bishop's Frome , waggoner ; C. R. Jones ( 39 ) , when she was off duty , and had taken her out . the above application has been refused on the torium managed and owned by the County the paths down . ground that 25,000 tons of basic slag must be Council themselves ( hear , hear ) . Councillor Biddle said he thought that Stanford Bishop , imkeeper ; T. Welson ( 39 ) . After the conductress , a pretty girl , appar- sent to Ireland ; and whether he will take steps Ald . Gosling humorously remarked that the appeal would be met in a patriotic spirit by Munderfield Court , horseman ; R. Fletcher ( 41 ) , for every sovereign he could ently in the early twenties , had given evidence , to secure that the local and other English far - health of the town was so good that it he was not in favour of closing footpaths . Munderfield Harold , cowman ; six month's each . Avenue Hotel . Suspecting him to the people of Leominster . At the same time Froome Hill , dairy farmer ; R. Mason ( 27 ) , Austrian subject , to an employe at the First years . get him was made by Solo Kleinberg , an the boy was placed on probation for three fair share of the available supplies of basic where the people were so healthy that they Surely if people went through fields of corn A. P. Greenhill ( 41 ) , Cradley , butcher , three the employe , who happened to have some gold , an alien , slag , not be put in a worse position than had to kill a man to start the local cemetery and did damage there were incans of punish- months . E. C. Reynolds ( 18 ) , Cradley , farm said : " What do you want them for ? To send ing them . labourer , and T. G. M. Evans ( 18 ) , Norton , to Germany ? " Kleinberg replied : Irish farmers , who , owing to the policy of the ( laughter ) . Government , have fewer difficulties to contend Councillor Southall said he was not quite so waggoner ; exempted while agricutural certifi- only get a shilling profit on each . " Later , he kinds of shells fired from German guns , and INFANT WELFARE CENTRE . There are about 200 separate and distinct with in the production of food . confident as Mr. Molyneux as to the wish of cates in force . Councillor Reynolds said that in connection F. Perkins ( 19 ) , Edwin Ralph , bought eight sovereigns for £ 8 16s . from the each and every one of them has been given at field , Eye and Orleton . Mr. Prothero : It appears to be the fact owners and occupiers to preserve the public threshing machine feeder ; four months for hotel employe , with the question of infant mortality he would rights . that basic slag ground in Derbyshire and the He agreed that it was not for the substitution . A Jenkins ( 18 ) , Much Cowarne , structions in selling them . neighbouring counties was reserved for a time like to draw attention to the very good work Council to do anything to injure those rights farm worker ; six montlis . G. Williams ( 18 ) , Friday , Kleinberg was fined £ 50 and recom- so as to meet Irish orders for this product sup- carried on by the Infant Welfare Centre in the and he carefully framed the resolution in such Winslow , cowman ; conditional , C. Rudd ( 33 ) . mended for expulsion . He expected it was owing a little to a way that it did not derogate those rights . Upper Sapey , waggoner ; six months . ported by the , Irish Board of Agriculture . town . With regard to the third and last part of the that that there had been improvement . There He denied most emphatically that it was the Piper ( 29 ) , Pencombe , driver of tractor ; four she speedily sank . T. C. been completed they blew the steamer up and question , I should perhaps point out that Eng- was no doubt they were doing a good work thin end of the wedge .. months for substitute to be found . J. H. now receiving basio slag for the town and they as a Council should lish farmers are Ald . Gosling referring to Councillor Hys- Cook ( 28 ) , Badley Wood , farm labourer ; dis- considerably in excess of the pre war qauntity recognise it . lop's remarks said the country was not missed . S. J. F. Parker ( 26 ) , Little Frome , which they used , and that Irish farmers have The Borough Surveyor paid a high tribute entirely dependent on the farmers and they farm manager ; December 31st . W. Price ( 19 ) , not received more slag than is their proper to the work of the Society . Their inspector in turn were dependent on the implement Winslow , cowman ; six months . share having regard to their acreage of food had been a real assistance to him . A woman makers , the miners , and so forth . He did Applications for leave to apply for further could go into the bedrooms , find out the not agree that it was only the farmers who exemption were made as follows : F. W. general staate of the house and criticise in a were suffering . There was another body that Davies ( 25 ) , application by H. Gittens , Whit- way he could not .. The welfare visitors were was suffering ; he referred to the soldiers . bourne ; allowed . J. H. Hodges ( 41 ) , Cherry took place in the Edgbaston district . Shortly warnings of their approach . most helpful to him and pointed out things The resolution was carried , Councillor Orchard , Little Cowaine ; allowed . W. Keeves which he had not been in a position to get at . Williams voting against and remarking that ( 39 ) , application by J. Wiliams , Much Cowarne ; after 10 o'clock a man was seen starting to Ald . Page supported and said he would only he objected to the Council taking the respon- dismissed . like to add that he hoped the time would come sibility on their shoulders of closing foot- crops . STOCKS OF CATTLE CAKE . when the Society would have legal powers and paths . be able to deal with cases which so far they The Town Clerk reported acknowledgments had not been able to deal with . to the Council's congratulations from Lord Cawley of Prestwich , Sir John Wood , M.P. , THREE FALL FROM EXPRESS . Mr. Wright , to ask the Parliamentary Sec- retary to the Controller of Food , whether the difference of approximately 5 per ton be- tween the prices fixed by the Food Controller for cattle cake of different kinds , and the prices actually paid for such cake by the im- porters is to be borne by the importers from whom he has now requisitioned the cake or by the Treasury , or will he issue a new order . who was convalescent and returning to Francé Mr. Clynes : Any stocks of cattle cake taken The Mayor read the following extract from fell from an East Coast express near Inner- possession of by the Ministry of Tood under Authority had power to provide a sanatorium Sir George Newman's letter : It is particu- wick , on Saturday . the Cattle Feeding Stuffs ( Requisition ) Order , for Herefordshire . He believed that at one larly pleasing to know that I have the good Two comrades , in attempting to save him , 1918 , wil be taken over on the terms pres- time a movement to establish one went a will and good wishes of my old friends and also lost their balance and shared a similar cribed in the Cattle Feeding Cake , and Meal great way but at last it was thwarted on the neighbours at Leominster - good wishes which fate . The first man was severely hurt , but and Millers ' Offals ( Maximum Prices ) Order , ground of economy . The public mind was I most cordially and sincerely reciprocate . I the other two escaped with slight injuries . The Mayor said he was pleased to hear what Councillor Southall had said about tuber- The County Council as the Central culosis . Sir George Newman and Mrs. Clowes . A soldier who had twice been wounded and who acted under police in- At Bow street on ' The crew , left to their fate in their boats , were picked up and landed at Vigo , ODD TAXI MYSTERY . Every licensed taxicab driver in Birmingham is being required to detail his movements on Thursday night , when a mysterious tragedy MARKETS . CATTLE . least one nickname by our . Tommies . Some of them have been given several . The biggest kind of high explosive shells for instance , are known indifferently as " Dirty Dicks , " " Jack Johnsons , " " Coal Boxes , " " Flower Pots , " " Crumps , " " Black Peters , " or " Whistling Hereford , The smaller kinds are " Black Willies . " Wednesday . There was again a Maria's " or " Woolly Bears , great scarcity of beef , mutton , bacon , and according to whether the sinoke they emit when bursting is pork at the stock market , though the supply of store cattle showed an improvement . Fat black , or white with a yellowish tinge . High cattle ( 118 ) were only 13 more than last week . explosive shrapnel and trench mortar shells are and not near enough to go round . The store- " whizz respectively and bangs " " pip- squeaks , " from their habit of giving only these time , and prices were a shade lower on the ( 713 ) were larger in number than for a - long " Archibald's " are anti - aircraft shells . whole , two - year - olds making from 24 to 37 Ordinary shrapnel each . The milking cows were not of the best . and the top price was £ 63 . Bull calves were in great request at high prices , the demand being extraordinary , one calf making £ 16 15 . NOT RISKING IT . Heifer calves were somewhat neglected . Sheep Subsequently a taxi pulled up in Pershore- road , three - quarters of a mile away , but after ment ? " " How muckle's the fare to the Embank- were down in number nearly 200 on the week , " Tuppence . " a short interval , during which " I'll ha ' a penny 293 fat , and 61 store , making a total of 351 . the driver fare , then . " alighted , it resumed its journey . Then it was " But you'll have to pay another just a fourth of the normal supply . penny halfway . discovered that a man zero practically . was lying bleeding in Better take the tupp'ny fare supply of pigs was still at " Na , no , the road close to where the taxi had stopped . breaks doon an ' ha'd to walk ? " now ! " mon ; suppose the car only 17 fat and 75 stores being penned . The man was found to be dead , and there were indications of his having been dragged along the road on his back . He has been identified as Edward Lambourn , a chair manufacturer . cross Bristol - road as a taxi was coming along projectiles are Little Willies . " at a good speed . The taxi bumped , and on a search being made a soft felt liat was found in the road . Alcoholic liquors are to be banned from Government House , Ottawa . The Printed and Published for the Proprietor y A. T. SOUTHALL , at his Offices , 27 , Drapers Lane , Leominster . VOL . XI SALES BY By Messrs . EDW BAL LEOMINSTER H NEXT OF V HEAVY and L Leom On Friday , M Consigned by Farme £ 51 offer Entries Close We Schedule and Entry NOTE . All farmers get a Permit to Se Agricultural Executiv Auctioneers Offices and Tenbury . LEOMINSTER TUESDAY , FEB AT AT Cattle and SH 11.30 ; Store Catt Entries kindly solic EDWARDS , E Leominster , Herefor L STRETF Two and a - half m and nine miles DWARDS , RUSS avoured with in A. Thomas ( who is g Sell by Auction , on MONDAY , FEBR 74 Capital He 169 CATTLE Excellent K 11 Pigs , Agricultural Winter Keep , etc. The HORSES , whic will be sold at Leomi Luncheon ( by Ticke 1 p.m. prompt . Auctioneers ' Offices and Tenbury . CORN EXCHANG DWARDS , RUSSI Einstructed to Sell WEDNESDAY , FE Upwards of 450 Lou Antique Household F Six Genuine Chippend laced backs ) , Tallboy , on ball and claw leg Table , Solid Mahogan board , Mahogany Dini Piano ( by Collard ) , Linen , Plated Articles Ware , & c . 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