The Kington Times - July 1918
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Kington Times 13th July 1918 - Page 4
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| Date | 13/07/1918 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 13th July 1918 |
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4 OLD POST Office , LEOMINSTER . Owing to the large number of my employees now serving with H.M. Forces , Tailoring Orders cannot be executed so promptly as hitherto , but will be taken in strict rotation ( with the exception of Mourning Orders and urgent Military Work ) . I therefore respectfully request Customers to place their Orders as far ahead as possible , which shall have my best attention . For the present , I am obliged to suspend the Alteration and Repairing of all Garments other than my own make , or to undertake the making up of Customer's Own Materials . LEOMINSTER HORSE SHOW AND SALE . BIG PRICES MAINTAINED . Having in mind the fact that most farmers were in the midst of the hay harvest there was a good attendance at the above named sale on Friday last , when a fair supply of horses were offered for sale and several high figures were obtained . The judges were Mr. J. P. Farr and Mr. J. Compton , who awarded the following prizes : -- Gelding or mare suitable for town work , 4 years old or over : First prize £ 10 , Mr. J. E. Powell , dark brown shire mare , " Wharton Mint " ; 2nd , £ 3 , Mr. S. J. Ward's bay mare ; 3rd , £ 1 , Mr. W. T. Cooke's hay gelding ; reserve , Mr. W. T. Cooke's bay gelding . Gelding or mare , 4 years old , not exceeding 16 ha.ids 2 inches : 1st prize £ 5 , Mrs. Grosvenor , bay cart gelding ; 2nd £ 3 , Mr. J. G. Edwards , dark brown gelding ; 3r1 1 , Mr. Frank Price's dark brown cart mare ; reserve , Mr. G. S. Vaughan's black cart mare . Gelding or mare , suitable for saddle or harness , realising 50 guineas or over 1st prize £ 3 , Mr. A. W. Thomas , chestnut gelding ; and £ 1 , Mr. Tay- lor's brown cob ; reserve , Mr. G. M. Davies , brown mare . The following was the price list : - WAGON GELDINGS AND MARES . R. E. SCUDAMORE . LUDLOW . THE KINGTON TIMES . JULY 13 , 1918 . MOTOR ACCIDENT . - On Thursday evening Mr. W. J. Davies , timber merchant , was driving a new motor - car down Broad Street and when near Broad Gate a coal haulier's lorry and horse was coming under the gate . Mr. Davies applied the brakes , but they failed to answer , and in order to avert running into the coal cart and horse he turned the car across the into street and ran a lamp post , smashing it . The car then ran on to an embankment opposite Mr. J. W. Montford's . The front of the car was badly damaged and the front axle bent and the glass in the lamp was smashed . The car could not be moved and later in the evening Mr. H. R. Wood , the Corve Gar- age , removed the front wheels and took the axle away and straightened it and the car was after- wards taken to the Corve Garage . Had Mr. Davies not turned the car across the street . a serious accident would have happened . Mr. Davies escaped with a shaking , BOROUGH POLICE COURT . Saturday , before Messrs . G. Woodhouse and J. C. Galloway . STEALING BOOTS . - John Thomas , a tramp , of no fixed abode ( on remand ) was charged with stealing a pair of boots from a motor - car in the Feathers Hotel yard value £ 3 , the property of Dr. G. W. C. Hodges , of Haymore , Cleobury North , Burwarton , on the 28th of June.-Dr. G. C Hodges stated that on Friday , the 28th of June , he came to Ludlow in his motor - car and put it in the Feathers yard . At 5.45 he visited the motor - car and saw his pair of boots in the loose . He tied them together with the laces . At 6.15 he visited the car again and found the boots gone and he gave information to the police . He They valued the boots at between 50s . and £ 3 . car Gns . Mr. J. E. Powell , dark brown shire mare ... 161 Mr. Stanley J. Ward , bay mare 148 Mrs. Grosvenor , bay cart gelding 123 Mr. Frank D. Price , dark brown cart mare ... 125 Mr. P. E. Pugh , brown gelding ... 115 Mr. Gwynne S , Vaughan , black cart mare 110 Mr. J. G. Edwards , dark brown gelding 108 Mr. Richard Edwards , brown mare 98 Mr. Charles Delahay , bay mare 94 Mr. Joc Jackson , black mare 89 . Mr. William Thomas Cooke , bay gelding 86 Mr. William Thomas Cooke , bay gelding .. 85 a Mr. J. J. Harris , iron grey mare 66 pair of boots that were missing from a motor - car Mr. R. H. Wills , black half - bred mare ..... 60 Mr. Edward R. Payne , bay mare 49 40 him Mr. W. Smith , grey gelding 35 21 Mr. Henry R. Evans , brown shire mare Mrs. " N. S. Nott , bay cart mare Mr. W. MARES AND FOALS . Storr - Barber , bay mare , with filly Mrs. Baldwyn Childe , dark brown mare LIGHT HORSES . foal 70 54 233 Mr. G. M. Davies , brown mare 40 Mr. Fred Bevan , black pony gelding ... 27 Mr. W. C. Perry , pony 25 Mr. W. C. Perry , pony 25 UNBROKEN CART AND OTHER COLTS . Mr. George Phillips , strawberry cart gelding 60 Mr. William Evans , filly CORRESPONDENCE . SPECIAL DAY OF PRAYER , To the Editor of the Kington Times . 38 Dear Sir , -Permit me to ask through your valu- able paper if it is intended on the part of the Churches to make any special arrangements for Sunday , August 4th . Are the Churches helpless If they cannot bring about peace surely it would not be in vain ( if void of show and ceremony ) if everyone made an effort to make it an half- day for Intercession . I would suggest every Church having its doors open for . Prayer from 6 a.m. to p.m. so that those who could not 9 attend the usual Public Service might arrange to meet in God's House for Public or Private Prayer and where mothers are prevented from attending because of their little ones , neighbours or friends could arrange to look after them in turns . Let the non church goers realise that they have the sympathy of the members of the Church in their will take this sorrow and suspense . Who in all hand ? Will it not cheer some of the lads and men at home and abroad know to that Leominster are praying on their behalf ? 119 , Bargates . Yours sincerely , F. LARCOMBE , WESLEYAN MINISTERIAL CHANGES . LOCAL APPOINTMENTS . Committee opens in of The Conference Arrangements the Wesleyan Conference which Man- chester on July 16 , issued the first draft of minis- terial appointments on Saturday . Below are given the local appointments , which are tentative only , as the Stationing Committee will meet again in a fortnight's time . Worcester . - Francis G. Gray , Richard H. Wills . Stourport and Kidderminster . - Charles W. Mow- son , J. Edward Dark ( Kidderminster ) . Malvern Mission . - Samuel Oliver Wesley Butters , supernumerary . ( Malvern ) ; Bromsgrove . Thomas Law ; John Carter , super- numerary . 9 Evesham . - Alfred Fenton , ( 4 ) , William B. Howells ; William Griffiths , Wright Shovelton , supernumer aries . Redditch . - Benjamin Crosby ( 4 ) , J. A. Askwith Baker , C.F. ( 4 ) ; Cornelius Wood , supernumerary . Ledbury . - Paul Ellis ( 5 ) , C. Garratt Wesley ( Newent ) . Herefordshire Mission . - William II . Rolls ( Here- ford ) , Ralph O. Price , B.A. , B.D. ( Kington ) , Albert J. Rosser ( Leominster ) , George H. Boggis ( Bromyard . , ( Hereford ) . Tewkesbury . Thomas Morris ( a ) ( 4 ) . The Rev. Philip R. Passmore , Superintendent of Worcester Circuit , will superannuate at Confer ence , and is put down as supernumerary at Islington ( Birmingham ) . PRESTEIGN . FUNERAL , OF THE LATE MR . HARRY HILL . -The funeral of the late Mr. Harry Hill , whose death occurred last week under painful circum- stances , took place at Presteign Cemetery on Thursday afternoon and was largely attended by the deceased's fellow townsmen and friends . The service was performed impressively by the Rector ( the Rev. H. L. Kewley ) . The principal mourners were Mrs. Hill ( widow ) , Mr. and Mrs. Hill ( father and mother ) , Mr. Rowland Hill ( brother ) , Mr. Frank Hill and Mr. Jim Hill ( brothers ) , Mr. Howard Price , Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan ( father and mother - in - law ) , Mr. and Mrs. Morgan , Great House ( sister - in - law ) ; Mrs. Vaughan , Pontri- las ( sister - in - law ) , Mrs. Edwards , Dolau ( sister- of in law ) , and others . There were a large number of wreaths sent . by sorrowing friends , many whom also attended the funeral . The coffin was of oak with brass fittings , being made by Mr. J. T. Price . WOODS ON FIRE . - An extensive fire broke out in Nash and the adjoining woods on Thursday . A large number of persons , including all the workpeople engaged in the timber industry both male and female , rendered valuable assistance in checking the advance of the flames and it was some time before the danger of spreading to ad- joining woods was checked . BITTERLEY . FARM FIRE . - On Saturday afternoon a serious fire was discovered at the farm of Mr. Edward Small , Bitterley . The fire started in a big dutch barn which contained hay and straw and the fire . spread to ricks of new and old hay and also to a granary containing cake . The Dutch barn and granary and a waggon completely des- troyed . The Ludlow Fire Brigade were called were shortly before 4 o'clock and under Captain Packer were soon on the scene , but they were badly han- dicapped for water , the only supply being from a were new boots . He had only worn them twice . P.C. S. Davies stated that on Friday , June 28th , he received information of this and made inquiries and traced the prisoner to Moor Hall . He told him he was making inquiries about case and told him that he had good reason to believe he knew something about them . He cautioned and charged him . Prisoner denied all knowledge of them . He took him into custody and on the way to Ludlow he made a statement . He said he stopped in the lodging house last night and that morning went to look for work at the new works , but they would not put him on . At 6 o'clock that evening he was by the Feathers Hotel and saw a boy take a pair of boots up the yard and put them in a motor - car . He watched him away and then went up the yard and took the boots . He put them under his coat and then I went out of the town . About a mile away he tried the boots on and they would not fit and he threw them away by a stile . He brought him to Ludlow . The following morning in company with P.S. Harris he accompanied prisoner to Rocks Green , where he showed them the place where he threw the boots away . It was on a public footpath leading from Rocks Green to Rock Lane and close to the main road , but they failed to find any trace of the boots . - Prisoner asked the Magistrates to deal with the case and pleaded guilty . P.S. Harris stated that prisoner had stated that he was convicted at Ludlow in 1913 for stealing a waistcoat . There was a record of a conviction in that name . - Prisoner was sentenced to six weeks ' hard labour . BOARD OF GUARDIANS . The usual meeting was held on Monday , when there were present : Mr. J. V. Wheeler ( Chair- man ) , Mr. R. de C. Peele ( Vice Chairman ) , the Rev. D. E. Holland , Messrs . H. E. Whitaker , T. Wyile , E. Gatehouse , J. Allen , J. G. Boulton , W. B. Tudge . R. Hayhurst , J. Wilding , J. D. Griffiths , W. D. Hall , G. H. Green , W. Harris , A. W Weyman ( Clerk ) . OUT - RELIEF . The cost of out - relief during the fortnight_was : Ludlow and C'ee Hill district £ 44 55. 10d . , Diddle- bury district £ 19 4s . 5d . , Leintwardine district £ 3 198. 8d . , total £ 67 9s . 11d . MASTER'S REPORT . The Master ( Mr. Morley ) reported that there had been admitted to the House during the fort- night 1 , discharged 1 , remaining in the House 54 , corresponding period last year 64. Vagrants re- lieved 36 , corresponding period last year 28 , in- crease of tramps . 8. It was proposed with the per mission of the Board to give the annual treat to the inmates on the 16th at Mr. Hall's , Manor House . Ashford Carbonel , which would be kindly given by the ladies the Brabazon Committee . The Chairman moved that they give the permis- sion asked for and thank Mr. Hall and the ladies of the Brabazon Committee . RATES . The Chairman said the Clerk had reported that the balance at the bank was very low and this was owing to the County Rate not having been sent in . They had not been able to get out the rates . The Clerk was directed to ask the Overseer to pay in their calls as early as possible . BASCHURCH SURGICAL HOME . , A letter was read from Lord Kenyon asking the Board to subscribe to the above institution . The matter was referred to the House Committee . HOUSE COMMITTEE . The Committee reported that they had consid- ered the request by four indoor officers for extra , allowances , but decided not to accept any collec- tive request . They then interviewed such of the officers as were available and after hearing that the rations were now satisfactory they recom- mended to the Board that war bonuses be given to each of the following officers : Miss F. Latham £ 5 per annum , Miss Burgoyne £ 4 per annum , Mrs. O. Davies £ 4 per annum , H. Molyneux £ 6 . The question of Miss Bromwell was deferred , she be- ing away . The report was adopted . CONTRACTS . The Board accepted the following tenders fo provisions for three months : Mr. F. Babbage , High Street , beef 1s . 3d . per lb. , mutton 18. 3d . per lb. , suet Is .; out - relief mutton Is . 2d . , officers ' joints 1s . 5d . Mr. Bengry , new milk 18. 5d . per gallon . Messrs Marston Bros. , Bull Ring , brend 4 lb. loaf 9d . Smith and Co. , King Street , flour 9s . per bushel , oatmeal 36s . , pearl barley 40s . per cwt . , black tea is . 6d . and duty , cocoa 25. , Oxo 35. 9d . per lb. , sugar 6d . per lb. , rice 29s . 6d . per cwt . , treacle 74d .. margarine 11d . , white pep- per 25. 1od . , black pepper 25. , vinegar 2s . 4d . per gallon , salt 4s . per cwt . , blacking 5d . per dozen , blue 8d . , black lead 6d . , candles Is . , soda 5s . , matches 10s . 6d . per gross , hard soap 57s . 6d . per cwt . , carbolic soap 49s . Mr. S. Stephens , Ga'de- ford , split peas 48s . 6d . per cwt . , pearl tapioca 9d . per lb. , coffee beans Is . 6d . per lb. , mustard IS . id . per lb. G. Woodhouse and Son , Bovril 4s . 3d . per lb. , cod liver oil Is . 6d . per lb. , emulsion is . 3d . , crushed linseed 12lbs . 4s . 6d . Sandbrooks , Ltd. , port wine 6s . per quart , French brandy 145 . Ludlow 3d . , Scotch whisky 145. 3d . , gin 11s . 6d . Gas Co. , coke 32s . 6d . per ton delivered . The Ludlow Brewery Co. , ale 2s . per gallon . Mrs. Williams , coats 16s . 11d . each , Lindsey 1s . 2d . per yard . Messrs . Bodenham , jackets 10s . 9d . each . RADNORSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS . The Radnorshire Quarter Sessions were held at Presteign Thursday . on The Chairman ( Mr. Whitmore Green - Price ) presided , and other Magis- trates present were : Mr. J. A. Beebee , the Hon . F. Clegg Hill , the Hon . William Walsh , Mr. J. H. Wale , Mr. J. B. Boote , Major Thompson . There were no prisoners for trial , and Mr. Edward Thomas qualified as a Magistrate by virtue of his office as Chairman of the New Radnor District Council . Mr. Evan Morgan , Gables , Rhayader , was appointed a member of the County Licensing Committee in the place of the late Mr. Richard Morgan . The Clerk of the Peace ( Mr. H. V. Vaughan ) and the Chief Constable ( Mr. Richard Jones ) were also present . ditch . The ditch was dammed up and was soon Cheney's Eczema Salve emptied and then had to wait for it to fill again . The two ricks were cut and some was saved . The Brigade was at work all night and on Sun- day and returned to Ludlow about 4 o'clock . The cause of the fire is unknown , some say some boys started it . The hay in the Dutch barn was not new . The property is insured . The damage is considerable . SPREAD OF THE " FLU . " SURGERY QUEUES . The influenza epidemic shows little sign of abatement . Although in London there were fewer cases during the week - end , in the country there have been many victims and many impor tant works have been depleted of their staffs . Surgery queues are reported from various dist- Ambulances in London dealt with thirteen sudden seizures on Saturday . Sheffield schools , churches , and picture palaces have been closed , placed out of bounds for ricts . and the latter are soldiers and sailors . In a house in Courtney - street , Hull , a mother , father , and newly - born child have died . The father , who had been taken ill with influenza , called to his wife , who was recovering from her confinement . She got up , and died , the shock causing her death . The father and child died shortly afterwards . Walsall schools have been closed till next week because of influenza , and at a child welfare meet- ing in Walsall the Mayor announced that several members of the Prize Band were down with the influenza . The epidemic continues unabated in South Wales . At Ferndale about thirty deaths have oc- curred since the epidemic started there . no busi- Worcester , Saturday , Corn . - Practically ness transacted . Beans were nominally quoted at 1908. to 1955. per qr .; no peas on offer . stuffs at controlled prices , but very obtain . Food- difficult to Straw . The 1917 those for the Worcester , Saturday , Hay and prices are still in operation , and present year are not expected to come into force till September . Meantime , straw is fairly well supplied , but old hay is very difficult to obtain . ANTISEPTIC . HEALING . For all kinds of Sores and Irritable Conditions of the Skin . PRICE 1/3 , Postage 3d .; SAMPLE BOX , 9d . , Postage 2d . CHENEY , CHEMIST , LEOMINSTER . RADNORSHIRE COMPENSATION AUTHORITY : The principal meeting of the Radnorshire Com- pensation Authority was held at the Shire Hall , Presteign , son Thursday last . Mr. Whitmore Green - Price presided , and the other members present were the Hon . F. Clegg Hill , the Hon . William Nash , Mr. J. A. Beebec , Dr. Harding , Mr. J. B. Boote and the Clerk ( Mr. H. V. Vaughan ) . The Committee considered the license of the Butchers Arms Inn , Rhayader , which had been referred to them by the Rhayader Renewal Auth- ority . Mr. H. Oliver , solicitor , Llandrindod Wells , appeared for the Renewal Authority , and Mr. E. P. Careless , Llandrindod Wells , for the ( Mrs. Hillier ) and the licensee ( Mr. E. J. Hillier ) . After consideration of the evidence the Commit- tee decided to renew the license . owner MIDLAND PROGRESS . Midiand Progress The Warwickshire Fruit and Vegetable Society is " developing rapidly . " In the adjoining county of Derby an experimental scheme is to be set up in certain districts , and it it hoped this will eventually evolve into a County Society on much the same lines as that which is proving so successful in Warwick . STORES FOR STAFFS . Stores for Staffs : -In Staffordshire the market- ing scheme for the present will consist of the opening of stores at various centres ; and arrange- ments are in hand for such stores at Lichfield , Stafford , and Stoke - on - Trent . Fruit for Jam Making ( under Licence from Ministry of Food ) . COLLECTION ORGANISED BY SOHEME HEREFORDSHIRE FRUIT COMPANY under the direction of the Horticultural Sub - Committee OF THE Herefordshire War Agricultural Executive Committee . List of RECEIVING STATIONS from which Motor Lorries COLLECT FRUIT regularly each week : - Herefordshire District . MONDAYS . - North BRIMFIELD LUDLOW BROMFIELD LEINTWARDINE WIGMORE MORTIMER'S CROSS CROFT LUSTON LEOMINSTER MR . PRICE BARNES'S SHOP . PARISH ROOM , LUDFORD . ESTATE OFFICE . MR . FAIRBANKS ' GARAGE . SHOP ADJOINING " COMPASSES " INN . THE INN . COCK GATE . MRS . CAMPBELL'S SHOP . MR . 1. JONES , BROAD STREET . WEDNESDAYS . - Kington and West CREDENHILL BRINSOP NORTON CANON SARNESFIELD LYONSHALL KINGTON EARDISLEY KINNERSLEY WEOBLEY DILWYN CANON PYON , shire District . THE SCHOOLS . THE VICARAGE . GREEN FARM . Hereford- COTTAGE ON KINGTON ROAD . CHURCH HOUSE . CENTRE MARKET HALL . MALL HOUSE . THE RECTORY . MR . ANDERSON'S SHOP , BROAD ST . THE SCHOOLS . PARISH HALL . WEDNESDAYS . - Ross District . ST . WEONARDS GARWAY LLANGARRON GLEWSTONE GOODRICH PENCRAIG SELLACK KING'S CAPLE HOARWITHY & BALLINGHAM HAREWOOD HENTLAND PETERSTOW BRIDSTOW END PARISH ROOM . BROAD OAK CROSS ROADS . EMPTY COTTAGE AT BAKER'S TUMP . MRS . WEBB'S . READING ROOM . LADY WILSON'S . PICT'S CROSS .. OLD SCHOOLS . THE HARP INN . THE INN . NEW INN . THE SCHOOLS . PARISH ROOM . THURSDAYS . - The Frome Valley District , LUGWARDINE WITHINGTON TARRINGTON STOKE EDITH DORMINGTON FROME FOWNHOPE HAMPTON BISHOP FRIDAYS . - Ross PARISH ROOM . MR . CHILD'S BARN . FOLEY ARMS . THE GARDENS . DORMINGTON COURT . MRS . ROWBERRY'S . CLUB ROOM , " GREEN MAN . " THE RECTORY . District . SOLLERS HOPE & BROCKHAMPTON UPPER BUCKENHILL FARM .. YATTON MRS . HALL'S DAIRY , OLD GORE . CROW HILL PARISH ROOM . POST OFFICE . UPTON BISHOP GORSLEY LINTON BROMSASH HOM BISHOPS WOOD WALFORD PONTSHILL THE LEA WESTON - UNDER - PENYARD EMPTY SHOP . POST OFFICE . HOM GREEN MISSION ROOM . THE VICARAGE . BROOK HOUSE . MRS . ROBERTS'S COTTAGE . CASTLE END . THE FORGE . For information respecting Motor Lorry arrangements apply to : - Mr. H. W. GODDARD , Herefordshire Fruit Co. , ROSS . ( For South Herefordshire Districts ) . BODENHAM MARDEN PONTRILAS Mr. F. BEECHER , Herefordshire Fruit Co. , HEREFORD . ( For North Herefordshire Districts ) . SPECIAL RECEIVING PETERCHURCH BUILTH PEMBRIDGE PRESTEIGN KNIGHTON STATIONS . THE VICARAGE OUTBUILDINGS . THE IRON ROOM . THE MARKET . MR . LANE'S STORES . MR . W. JONES . MR . J. BRIDGES . MR . W. T. WILLIAMS . MR . W. POWELL , Central Wales Hotel . ADDITIONAL RECEIVING STATIONS MAY BE ARRANGED LATER , AS REQUIRED . MAXIMUM GOVERNMENT BLACK CURRANTS PRICES PAID 3d . per lb. 4d . per lb. 4d . per lb. FOR ALL FRUIT , AS FOLLOWS : - : 6d . per lb. GOOSEBERRIES Ditto if clean strigged , extra d . per lb. RASPBERRIES RED CURRANTS 3d . per lb. WHITE CURRANTS 33d . per lb. LOGANBERRIES Prices of PLUMS , DAMSONS , BLACKBERRIES , LLDERBERRIES , APPLES and other JAM FRUITS will be announced later . Any Quantity Taken . Cash Paid on Delivery . Herefordshire Fruit Co. , Mansion House , Hereford . Branch Factory : THE CROFTS , ROSS . Hereford Fruit Receiving Warehouse : WEST STREET . HEREFORD'S WAY . Hereford's way -In illustration of the possi bilities of co - operative marketing for ( a ) the small producer , and ( b ) the consumer of garden- stuff , a few facts may well be given about the organisation in Herefordshire run by the Women's War Agricultural Committee of the county . The scheme was started last summer - a little doubt being expressed locally as to its fate . In three weeks of last month the sales at the Bodenham depot amounted to one - fourth of the whole of last year's sales . Gooseberries , rhubarb , black currants , strawberries , onions , new potatoes and cabbages were sold last week at the depot from 28 village gardens . It has been found that many villagers would not send their small parcels through the ordinary dealers to market - or could not - deal readily with the co - operative depot ; 25 per cent . of the village gardens in the district are doing sɔ already . Another of these little depots took £ 16 last week against £ 4 the previous week , selling 600 lbs . of gooseberries and 1,500 lbs . of rhubarb among other things . A tour on the 26th ult . of several villages resulted in the collection of a van load of " surplus " fruit and vegetables worth about £ 30 to the small sellers . Facts like these prove that , although there may be a general shortage of fruit or vegetables in the country at a given time , there may simul- taneously exist considerable surplus beyond a local requirements in many places . The system- atic collection and marketing of these surpluses is undoubtedly a sound war - time measure , what- ever the economic arguments pro and con may be in time of peace . THE RUTLAND VAN . The Rutland Van : -The Rutland County scheme embraces a depot at Oakham . Colonel Grotton , M.P. has provided a motor van for collecting tac produce . It will tour the villages with a view to familiarising the villagers with the scheme , each district being notified ahead of the visit . Veget- at ables will be collected twice weekly stated times . A market is already assured for a . large amount of stuff , an aerodrome and a public school being on the list of customers . The unsold sur- plus will be sent to Leicester . WOMEN THATCHERS . IN WALES . In Wales -The North Wales Fruit and Veget- able Society , formed under the Food Production Department's scheme to handle the marketing problem in the six counties of North Wales , will work through a network of village or district societies organised in each of the counties by the County Horticultural Sub - Committee . Each little society will be a self - contained unit , but will be affiliated to the central society . The idea is that only when local demands for produce have been satisfied by the local society shall the central society be asked to handle any surplus . In the past there have been complaints that whilst local produce was sent away to more or less distant markets , the local country towns had to draw their supplies from centres entailing a consider- able rail journey . This has certainly been the case with some of the coast and other pleasure resorts in the Principality . The North Wales . organisation expects to be in active working order by next week - end . , P F.P.D. MARKETING . DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY SCHEMES . A great deal of information of a most interest- ing and useful character is reaching the Food Production Department with reference to the de- velopment of the Department's County Marketing Schemes . Although for administrative convenience , all the County Societies it is hoped will adopt a similar form of title - The ( Name of County ) Fruit and Vegetable Society , Ltd. , is the recognised pattern - the local application of the principle of co - operative marketing is likely to show many variations from type . A few of the forms adopted have been explained already in notes circulated by the Department , and further reports are now analysed . CYCLIST BURNED TO DEATH . MYSTERY OF A WOMAN'S BODY IN A WOOD . The disappearance of Mrs. Catherine Bell , of Cheam , Surrey , a week ago has been solved by the finding of her body , burnt almost beyond . recognition , in a wood near Redhill . Portions of her charred clothing were found in different parts of the wood . Her bicycle and a box of matches were also found not far from the body . It was evident that after her clothing had in some way caught fire , the woman had run When Mrs. Bell disappeared from home left a note behind , and it is stated that the family feared she would take her life . Her husband offered a reward for news as to her whereabouts . The woman's bicycle was undamaged . A most satisfactory report has been received by the Food Production Department as to the com- petitions recently held among the women and girls who about the wood . have been taught thatching this year in Cornwall and Devon " Those sixteen students , " Cornish report , " should be of great says the service to the country . " Other counties may be encouraged by the successful results in Cornwall and Devon to institute . similar classes with a view to the coming harvest . she TUB 13 A Friend in Need PARA - QUIT KILLS PARASITES VISCOUNT RHONDDA AN APPRECIATION . ORGANISED FOR VICTORY . HELP FOR THE HARVEST . VISCOUNT RHONDDA . AN APPRECIATION , BY COLONEL A. E. WEIGALL . It has been my privilege for the last six months to be responsible to Lord Rhondda Por the administration of one Division of the work . of the Food Ministry , and this experience has given full opportunity of assessing the value of his public and personal worth . His remarkable strength of character was coupled with an accessibility and open - heartedness seldom seen . He reposed absolute trust and confidence in the heads of departments which ensured added confidence in themselves , and though he kept a scrupulously open mind until satisfied as to the right course , his decision was direct and incisive . In his thankless task his courage never wavered , and poular clamour never diverted his single- mindedness of purpose . In the Ministry of Food he was not only a more than competent Chief , but the real father of the Administrative Family . It can truthfully be said of him that " he gave his life for his country . " I drove away with him from the last public function he attended before taking his well- earned holiday , but whilst confessing his weari- ness , he was full of enthusiasm for the various projects which he proposed to deal with on his the return to wórk which this tragedy has ended . One of his greatest achievements was the fact that he was able to blend in one administration the different points of view of Civil Servant and Business Man , and utilise , to the Nation's advantage , the combined qualities of both in unison . ORGANISED FOR VICTORY . the The new Ration Book is the Fiery Cross which the country is sending out , demanding of all a common sacrifice ; offering to each a share in the common glory ! It will impose on each and all of us a measure of discipline , a discipline which will make it easier to endure the comparatively small privations and the little inconveniences ; a discipline which will make it more than ever im- possible for the Central powers to shackle world with the bonds of militarism and autocracy . ' Discipline - and all that it means ! " Rationing is a form of discipline , " said the late Viscount recently . " It is self - discipline , which involves but restriction . favouritism . Discipline , ' said the Food Controller , " as I re- gard it , is the straight path to a goal , a self - denial in order that a certain end may be attained and achieved . No army , loosely held together , could ever exert its real strength . We on the Home eliminates Front must also subject our personal whims and habits to the communal need , so that our energies . are not like sand scattered on the sea shore , but firmly welded together . " all Discipline is the secret of great success . Britain could never bring to bear upon Germany the whole of her weight and power unless the Then it is nation were organised for victory . that the securing of a real decision in our favour becomes possible , and rationing - rationing is part of the price we must pay for Victory ! HELP FOR THE HARVEST . The fiat has gone forth that the Army must have more men , and still more men - even at the cost of the harvest . No words could tell more surely of the seriousness of our cause on the battlefield than the suggestion that the harvest fields may have to be neglected . For food is essential , and the sacrifice of our haryests would be a desperate remedy , so desperate , indeed , that the very idea is unthinkable - while there are still millions of able - bodied men and women in this country . It is impossible to believe that there can be any question of wasting the precious harvest . It would be as easy to believe that we could with- hold munitions and supplies from our men at the Front - and who can picture that ? There can be no grumbling at the loss of farm hands . Reinforcements are needed at the Front , and must be forthcoming if we are to keep faith with the men who have already endured so much for us . The farm hands must go , but the farms need not suffer .. As the young farmers go forth . to fill up the ranks in France , their places in the agricultural army must be filled up by the older and weaker men . and by the women . The time has come for us all to take stock of ourselves now . There are many of us who accept as a matter of course the idea that we are physically unfit for this or that form of work ; and because we could not bear to take no part in the great war we have salved our conscience with some light and easy kind of " war work , " and have not questioned its necessity too closely . Hundreds of us , thousands of us , have played at helping to win the war ; now the time for playing is past and if we are to keep true to our men at the Front we must give ourselves to doing what is really essential . Nothing is more essential than food . Without it even our magnificent fighting men cannot win to victory ; with it we can , and will , see the banners of freedom floating unsmirched to the winds of heaven . Let us be honest with our- selves , and , carefully taking stock of our powers , ask ourselves the straight question " How can we help to save the harvest ? " It will not do to dodge the question by assuring ourselves that the food danger is past , and that the privations of the winter cannot recur . They can and may re- cur . Our gieat Food Controller gave his life in his efforts to save . us from hunger , and suc- ceeded nobly , as every one of us knows well . But the food question changes from week to week , and though we know that the U - boats are . never are not all sunk , and subdued , they know where a periscope will appear next . The question of a plentiful food supply for rext win- ter is in our own hands , and can only be solved by an honest response from every one of us to the call that is now echoing through the land- " help for the harvest . " We SAVE FRUIT STONES AND NUT SHELLS . A WARTIME EFFORT IN WHICH ALL , CAN HELP . All fruit stones and hard nut - shells are needed at once by the Government for a special war pur- pose . Householders are requested urgently by the National Salvage Council not to allow stones and shells to be destroyed or wasted . In rural dis tricts it is hoped that those who are able to or- ganise the collection of these materials will do . so without delay . It is suggested that " Stone and Shell Clubs " should be formed wherever possible , and that the help of every householder should be enlisted in meeting this urgent demand . Members of the clubs would undertake to make . every effort during the coming months to ensure that all available stones and shells are collected . Fruit stones should be dried in the sun or in a warm oven . Nut shells and fruit stones should be packed separately , preferably in sacks , and should be despatched by rail , carriage forward to Captain Ricketts , Gas Works , Southend - on - Sea .. Parcels must be addressed on official labels , which may be obtained from the Director General of National Salvage , Caxton House , Room 316 , East Block , Tothill Street , Westminster , S.W.1 . Every stone and shell collected will contribute to the safety of our soldiers at the front and help to win the war . Drawing & Dining - room SUITES , In SOLID OAK and WALNUT . UPHOLSTERED in VELVET , TAPESTRIES and LEATHER . Bedroom Suites , In SOLID OAK , SATIN , WALNUT , MAHOGANY , & c . John Holmes , Corn Square ONLY , LEOMINSTER . LORD RHONDDA'S FUNERAL . HIS ASHES BURIED IN A LITTLE WELSH HURCHYARD . In accordance with I , ord Rhondda's wishes his body was cremated . The ashes , enclosed in a marble urn draped with Lady Rhondda's bridal handkerchief , were buried in the little churchyard of St. Mary's , Llanwern , on Saturday . A magnificent collection of flowers from all parts of the country surrounded the grave . The Prime Minister was represented by Sir Joseph Davies , and Sir Charles Bathurst , M.P. , was the chief representative of the Ministry of Food : Among the clergy was the Rev. Arnold Thomas , a cousin of the late peer , who gave an address at the graveside . He recalled that as a boy " D.A. said he would grow up to be a minister , fand that bis church should have marble pillars . An affecting incident at the close of the cere mony was that Lord Rhondda's daughter , now Viscountess , descended into the grave , and with streaming eyes kissed a bunch of roses which she laid upon the urn . GRADING OF MIDDLE - AGED MEN . IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS ANNOUNCED . AGRICULTURAL VOLUNTEER ENROLMENT - RIGHTS . Important concessions in respect of the calling up and grading of middle - aged men , as the out- come of the conferénce between the Minister of National Service and the chairmen of tribunals , were announced in the House Commons Monday . A misapprehension as to the enrolment rights of men over 45 for volunteer work on the land was removed . was on Sir A. Geddes told Sir Donald MacLean that it agreed that the following classifications should be introduced for men of the new military age with regard to their fitness for military ser Vice- In future men of these ages passed . by Medical Boards as fit for Grade , I would be classified as Grade 1 ( B 1 ) . Similarly , men of these ages passed as fit for Grade 2 would be classified Grade 2 ( B2 ) . Those passed as fit for Grade 3 would be clas : sified as Grade 3 ( B 3 ) . These classifications would be distinctly marked on the grading cards . Instructions would be immediately issued by the Local Government Board to tribunals that in considering the relative military value of Grade 1 ( B 1 ) they must assume those men were " not fit to be trained for first line infantry , " and that in considering the relative military value of men in the new classifications Grade 2 ( B 2 ) and Grade 3 ( B 3 ) they must assume that they were of substantially less military value than men under the previous Military Service Acts who were , placed in Grade 2 and Grade 3 respectively . LENGTH OF CALLING - UP NOTICE . Instructions each would be given to National Service representative that , if and when requested by a Tribunal , he should state whether a man placed in Grade 3 had been found by the Medical Board to be fit for sedentary work . Certain other points National were discussed . The Minister for the Service informed Conference that he had already issued instructions that no notice calling up a man of the new ages for service wa to give shorter notice than fourteen days , no , was it to be issued . until ten days after the date upon which the man was due to report for medical examination . He further in- formed the Conference that he had instructed . all Directors of National Service to see that the authorised use of books which recruits were asked to sign at Medical Boards stating that they were satisfied with their examinations be discontinued , and that he had prohibited the adoption of any practice of this nature . It was agreed that be gréater pubиcity should given to the opportunity of every man to apply for a second examination by a National Service Medical Board if he were dissatisfied with his attention first examination ; and , further , that should be drawn by means of a printed intima- tion enclosed with the notice to report himself for medical examination to the limit of five days . within which he might apply to an Appeal Tri- banal for permission to be examined by the Appeal Medical Assessors . Mr. CASES MAY BE REOPENED . Pringle Will the Ministry of National Service give any men opportunity to the older 2 whose cases already have passed Grade 1 or been these cases re- before tribunals , to have opened in view of the decision now come to ? Sir A. Geddes : Any case that is put forward will be favourably considered when it can be shown that any misunderstanding existed the minds of the tribunal . Mr. Pringle : Is the change of the arrangements not an indication that the misunderstanding was universal , and in view of these circumstances can people whose cases have been unfairly . treated , or treated under a misunderstanding , not have these . cases reopened ? in Sir A. Geddes I do not think it would be quite easy to say that every case was to be re- opened , because many of the cases the tribunals . might not wish to hear further . AGRICULTURAL VOLUNTEER WORK . Sir John Spear asked the Minister of National Service if he would postpone the date up to which men over 45 could volunteer for work on the land from July 6 to July 13 , and if he was aware that many of these men did not yet know that they had the choice of work on the land or military service . Mr. as My Beck ( Secretary , National Service ) : hon . friend scems , under a misapprehension . The date July 6 applies merely to men actually under- call at the time when the scheme was established , and gave them the same opportunity those not the called . Under the War Agricultural Volunteer scheme the land men over 45 can apply for work on now or at any future date , provided they volun- teer before they receive a calling - up notice and have not been finally refused , exemption by a tribunal . Endeavours have been made to give full publicity . to the scheme . MOSCOW SENSATION . GERMAN AMBASSADOR ASSASSSINATED REAL RULER OF RUSSIA . " The German Ambassador at Moscow , Count Mirbach , who took up that position on the con- clusion of peace between Germany and Russia , was murdered on Saturday . Two unknown men obtained an audience of the Count , and on entering his room first shot at and then threw hand grenades at the Ambassador who died immediately . Copenhagen , Sunday . - A despatch from Moscow states that the assassination of Count Mirbach has caused á tremendous sensation in political and military circles , and grave developments are 1112- ticipated . The two unknown men who committed the murder requested an interview with the Min- ister for the ostensible purpose of preserting a pet- ition to him . Herr Riegler has telegraphed details to for Berlin , and asked instructions . - Central News . ' CREW REFUSE TO SAIL WITH GERMAN CAPTAIN . The officers , engineers , sailors , and firemen of a steamer at ' Newport refused to sail in a ship on Saturday , as upon investigation it was found that the master was of German origin . This he admitted . The crew insisted upon the appoint- ment of a new master . The vessel is still in dock . Printed ' Ware ' Boot Is simply the logical conclusion of Superior Workmanship and Best Material To Produce FOOTWEAR that completely satisfies all the demands of COUNTRY WEARERS . 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