The Kington Times - November 1918
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Kington Times 16th November 1918 - Page 4
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| Date | 16/11/1918 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 16th November 1918 |
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4 The Royal Engineers WELL may the " Sappers " claim that they like the Gunners whose motto they share - can " go anywhere and do anything . " THE KINGTON TIMES . NOVEMBER 16 , 1918 . QUI MAL ROYAL ENGINEERS Bridging rivers while the enemy shrapnel whips the current into foam ; working railways while the Hun night - bombers hurl down death from the clouds ; repairing the shell - strewn roads ; tunnelling deep through darkness and danger to lay their deadly mines far down in the bowels of the earth ; and fighting - fighting with rifle and bayonet and pick in many a desperate encounter that has been the task of the Royal Engineers . Lend them a hand . Every War Savings Certificate you buy does something to lessen their peril , to lighten their toil , to shorten the War and to bring nearer that Victorious Peace which is your heart's desire and theirs ! Keep on buying War Savings Certificates War Savings Certificates cost 15/6 each . Their value in five years ' time will be £ 1 each . This is equivalent to compoun interest at 5 per cent . free of Income Tax . You can get your money back in full at any time with any interest which is due . You can buy War Savings Certificates from any Money Order LEOMINSTER COUNTY POLICE COURT . Friday , before Mr. T. Neild ( in the chair ) , Alder- man J. Farr , Mr. G. E. Wright , Mr. J. M. P. Cave . SCHOOL CASES . Mrs Percy Hill , the Valletts , Upper Hill , was sum- for not sending his children , Harold , moned William and Kathleen , regularly to school . Hill wrote stating that the children were bad in the house . Defendant had been previously convicted and was now fined 158 . In the case of Thomas Lake Michael , Hamnish , who was summoned in respect of his son Clifford , an order was made .. In the case of Lily Williams , Maund Common , Brimfield , an order was made in respect of Archic , Ernest and Emily . Robert Baker , Valletts , Upper Hill , was sum- moned in respect of Robert and Grace . An order was made against him in June and he was now fined 10s . ALLEGED APPLE STEALING . CASE DISMISSED . Edith Rogers , married woman , and Caroline Downes , widow . of Brimfield , were charged stealing apples to the value of 125. , the property Tomkins , on October 9th of Francis Charles Brimfield . with at Mr. Levick appeared for the defendants and pleaded not guilty . was Mr. Tyrrell , of Ludlow , said that Mr. Tomkins a member of the Ludlow Association for the Prosecution of Felons , which was founded in 1826 . He mentioned that the two parties came to see him the day before , but he could only tell them that as it was a case of felony it was necessary for the case to be heard . Mr. Tomkins had been On missing eggs , rabbits , walnuts and apples . the date in question one of the men was going from his work on the farm and instead of going the ordinary way he went through an orchard , as the shortest cut to the Post Office . He found the defendants in the orchard . One was picking up apples under her apron . They did not wish to press the case and if it had been in his power he would have settled the matter , as he understood that it was a first offence . They recognised that the husband of the younger defendant was fight- ing , but they also wished to point out that she was living rent free in one of the prosecutor's cottages . mas- George Frederick Harmer , Lee Cottage ,, Brim- field Common , said he was a labourer in the employ of Mr. Tomkins . Proceeding , he stated that on October 9th he saw Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Downes . The former was picking up apples and Mrs. Downes had apples under her apron . They made some remark and he said the best thing they could do was to get away before the ter saw them . Cross - examined by Mr. Levick : It was between 6 and 6.15 . It was dark . He did not ask them what they were doing there . They asked me if they could get out at the lower end . That would be a short cut to their home . He had worked for Mr. Tomkins on and off for 12 years . He had worked for him for 8 or 9 months since he came back from the Army . He left Mr. Tomkins ' ser- vice on several occasions . He had not got any spite against the defendants . He had asked Mrs. Downes to take him in and she refused . He did not have any difficulty to get lodgings . Re - examined : He produced his Army discharge papers which stated him to be of very good char- acter . He was in the Army three years . Post Office , Bank or Shopkeeper acting as Official Agent . If you have not yet joined a War Savings Association it is your Apply to patriotic duty to do so . the Secretary of your local War Savings Committee , or write to the National War Savings Committee , Salisbury Square , London , E.C. 4 . Lord of the Manor , Captain Nigel James Bengough . She pleaded guilty . was Mr. Levick appeared for the prosecutor and pro- duced documents proving that the common The matter of part of the Manor of Monkland . which the Lord of the Manor complained was the trespass by van , dwellers , hawkers and gipsies on Monkland Common . They had no right there . Among presentments at the Court Leet was one that cottagers were allowed to put 2 sheep on the common . Other tenants of the manor might also have commonable rights and no other people had any animals on the common . any right to put This was shown by the fact that at the Court Leets fines were imposed upon tenants for exceed- He could ing the number of animals allowed . prove that the common was practically strictly private ground which was used for the benefit of the commoners only . The matter had been going on for some years , but these people had always gone when requested . At last in 1916 the inhabi- tants said it could not be allowed any longer . In April , 1916 , in the course of one week something like 20 horses , nine vans and 50 or 60 men , women on the Common . A petition and children were was presented to the Lord of the Manor and notice boards were erected at each end of the Common . The people still came and these pro- ceedings were taken in the hope that they would act as a deterrent . of Manor Mr. E. P. Lloyd , Steward of the said he was Monkland , instructed by Captain Two years Bengough to take these proceedings . ago the trespassers on the Common got more of a nuisance than usual and warning notices were put up and when the bailiff sent word that people . were on the Common he sent them notice to go . On October 25th he heard that the Eggertons ' van and horses were on the Common . He went to the Superintendent and drove out with . P.S. Worthing . They saw the van and three horses on the Com- fire . mon and some little children had lighted a He put the damage at 10s .. Richard Woodhouse , bailiff to the Lord of the Manor , said defendant had four horses , a van , and lit a fire . They were there nearly a His daughter served them with a notice . fined 2s . 6d . for a similar offence at the same time and place . William Jones . Brick House , Bircher , farmer , was fined 2s . 6d . for driving a trap without front lamps near Croft Castle on October 24th . P.C. Roberts proved the case . Walter Wall , timber haulier , Boot Cottage , Orle- ton , was fined 2s . 6d . for riding without reins near Fencote Station on October 30th . P.C. Luther James said defendant was riding on the shafts of an empty timber carriage . He said he had only just got on the shafts for a few minutes as he was tired . There were three horses to the carriage . Thomas Jones . timber haulier , Blacksmith's Cot- tage , Hatfield , was fined 2s . 6d . for a similar offence on the same date . George Harris , Moor Bodenham , baker , was fined 29. 6d . for riding a bicycle without a light on October 30th at 8.3 . p.m. at Englands Gate . To P.C. Davis defendant said that the oil in the lamp was exhausted . CARRIAGE AND DOG WITHOUT LICENSES . HEAVY PENALTY . George Hards , Stoke Prior , was summoned for keeping a dog without a license on September 27th and with keeping a carriage without a license on the same date . Defendant said he had a license for one dog . The other was a pup . He had a license for the carriage . Mr. E. J. Dando , on behalf of the Local Taxa- tion Department , said , defendant held a dog license and a carriage license , both dated January 11th . These summonses were for an additional dog and an additional carriage , a governess car . P.C. James stated that on September 27th he governess saw defendant driving a car on the highway at Stoke Prior . He asked him if he had taken out a license for the car and he replied " I have one license and that is good enough . " He admitted the license was for the other trap . He was very abusive . Defendant had been using both traps for three or four months and had only one license . Defendant said he had used it for trade purposes , P.C. James said he had seen the trap used on Sunday and not for going to church . Mr. Dando pointed out that the defendant was previously fined for not taking out a license for this particular trap . He could therefore not be fined less than a quarter of the maximum penalty of £ 20 . Giving evidence in the dog case P.C. James said he asked defendant if he had two licenses one for a lurcher dog and one for a cross bred sheep dog . He said he had only got one license . He said the second dog might be 8 months or more and that was- near enough for the likes of him . He ordered witness off the place .. Defen- dant had been rabbitting with the dog . Defendant said the dog was six months old on the 14th of next month . The Chairman said they were unable to fine defendant less than £ 5 on account of the carriage , and he would be fined 75. 6d . in respect of the dog . He would have to take out licenses . Francis Poulton , of Lawton , was summoned for keeping a carriage without a license on October 2nd at Kingsland . Defendant : It was a business tráp . P.C. Roberts said defendant had been using the trap for conveying passengers . When he asked him about it he told him to well find out . Mr. Dando said defendant was liable because it was not adapted for business purposes and had not got his name on it . He had a license for the trap in 1916 . Defendant , who admitted there was no name on the trap , was fined 155 . CHILDREN'S COURT . IN TROUBLE AGAIN .. Louisa Jones and Frederick Jones , Burnt House , witn and Ernest Evans , Cholstrey , were charged stealing seven pounds of apples value is . 3d . , the Waterloo Mill , property of Henry Langford , at on October 25th . Mr. Levick appeared for the two children Jones . P.C. Roberts stated that on October 25th at 4.30 p.m. he saw defendants at Mr. Langford's apple heap . Louisa Jones was filling a bag and Evans had got apples in his jersey . The other Jones was also on the heap . When they saw him The they ran away and threw down the apples . apples were aider fruit and were in a field by the Bide of the road . He the Henry Langford said the apples were worth is . 3d . The children had no right in the field . only wished to put a stop to this pilfering . Mr. Levick pleaded guilty behalf of children . on They were coming home from school and were tempted by the sight of the apples . He asked the Bench to deal with them leniently . From questions put to the father of the Jones . children , it appeared that the children are living alone in the house , the father being on munitions . The same The eldest child in the house is 14 . children I were recently charged Leominster Court with stealing apples Borough Police Cholstrey and the case was adjourned for two months to see how they behaved . the ring . works at at P.C. Roberts said Louisa Jones was leader . The father was at the munition fortnight . and the children were left to the mercy of the world . P.C. Davis said he had warned the Eggertons on more than one occasion . P.S. Worthing corroborated the evidence of Mr. Lloyd . not Defendant said the Common had been a stopping place for years . They ordered some goods to be sent to Leominster Station and as they did They had never come they could not move on She had five brothers in notice . had any Army , three of whom were fighting in France , and it was a pity they could not be allowed to stop on a piece of waste ground . the Defendant was fined 5s . and ordered to pay the damage 10s . was at STRAY PIGS . MYSTERY OF UNOWNED ANIMALS . William Gittens , Middleton , Ford Farm , summoned for allowing four pigs to stray Little Hereford on October 14th . Defendant : One of them was mine . P.C. Powell stated that on p.m. he saw four pigs straying on the road at them to the Ford He drove Upton , Middleton . man October 13th at 2 Farm , and met another pig on the way . A claimed the pigs . He saw defendant and told him where they had been and he said " Just where the pigs should be . " said three pigs he found in the parish of Little Hereford and one in Middleton . In reply to defendant the witness Defendant said the three pigs found in Little Hereford did not belong to him . P.C. Powell : You claimed them and I saw them there since . Defendant said that after the officer had gone he found his six pigs safe in the field . He ad- was his . mitted one of the stray pigs , a sow , The other three pigs were not liis and were still Fined 5s . Francis Charles Tomkins , Brimfield Court , far- mer , valued the apples on the description of the last witness at 12s . , adding that it was not for the value of the apples that he took the case . Cross - examined : The defendants came to me on They apologised for being in the or- chard . He told them they straying about . must approach his solicitor , and that if it was possible to withdraw the case he was willing . He did not wish to press the case . Thursday . Addressing the Bench for the defendants , Mr. Levick said Mrs. Downes had lived in Brimfield for 30 years and had never had a charge pre- ferred against her and Mrs. Edith Rogers was equally respectable . Her husband was in the Army and she had lived in Brimfield for 5 years . On October oth Mrs. Downes and Mrs. Rogers went up to Blakesbridge to see Mrs. Jones . Be- fore they returned Mrs. Jones gave them a couple of small rabbits and half a dozen apples . They took the shortest road home through the orchard , but never touched a single apple . The apples were originally in Mrs. Downes ' pocket , but one fell out as she was getting over a stile and so she put them in the basket on top of the rabbits . The man Harmer never suggested that they were stealing apples . The defendants would allege that Harmer was anything but respectable and that he had done this out of spite . Mrs. Downes , in evidence , said that on October oth she went to Mrs. Jones with some work she had been doing and Mrs. Rogers came for com- pany . They left Mrs. Jones about 5.30 to go home . They went across sonte fields of Mr. Tomkins as the nearest way home . Mrs. Jones aad given her two small rabbits and half a dozen apples . She produced the basket in which Mrs. Jones placed the rabbits . As they were going along one of the apples fell out of her pocket and so she put them all in the basket . They met George Harmer . They talked in a friendly way and he said they could get out through the gate at the top . He said nothing about apples . They made a remark about apple trees being blown down and he said he wanted a load but Mr. Tomkins would not let him have any . Harmer had been to her house and she refused to take him in . He could not get lodgings in the parish and had to sleep in the buildings . He was a real liar and everyone in Brimfield knew it Cross - examined : The way through the orchard was nearer than the path . I did not pick up any apples . Mrs. Rogers corroborated the evidence of Downes . She did not pick , up anything belonging to Mr. Tomkins She was carrying the basket that the apples were in . Mrs. Mr. Levick was about to call further evidence when the Bench intimated that they had heard sufficient . The case was therefore dismissed , the Chairman advising defendants not to take their way through the orchard in future , particularly at a time when apples were so valuable . VAN DWELLERS ON MONKLAND COMMON . HAWKER FINED . Elizabeth Eggerton , hawker , was summoned for committing damage to Monkland Common October 25th and 26th , the prosecutor being the on sum- ANOTHER CASE . William Oliver Bleathwood , farmer , was moned for allowing one pig to stray at Little Hereford on October 13th . Defendant : The pig was not on the highway . P.C. Powell said that on October 13th at 12.15 ' he saw a pig running about the highway at Bleathwood , Little Hereford . Mrs. Oliver said it was their pig . When he served the summons the defendant was impudent . Defendant : It was not on the highway . It was in Stoke Drive . Fined 58 . ADJOURNED . Henry Froggatt , Manor Farm , Bleathwood , Little Hereford , was summoned in respect of one pig found straying at Little Hereford on October 13th and four on October 21st . Defendant : Not guilty . P.C. Powell said that when he drove the pig to the Manor Farm onl October 13th . Defendant claimed it and said he could not help it . On Octo- ber 21st on the road from the Manor Farm to Middleton he saw three stores and one large sow . He drove them to the Manor Farm and saw defen Defendant dant's son who claimed them . came along and said the pigs did not belong to them . He had claimed them previously . Defendant said he denied that the pigs were his . There was a good deal of animosity over it . The little pig the constable brought on the 13th was not his . After he had gone he found his own in the sty . In a few days he saw a sow and four pigs go by his premises . The constable came and bamboozled his son into owning them . He said to him ( defendant ) " I have brought you some more I stock back " and he replied " Thank you . " He ( defendant ) then said " They are not mine " and the constable began to jump about the road like a scalded cock . There might have been a squabble , but Mr. Hobby stopped it . The constable told him he was no man for putting it on to his . neighbours . The pigs went away ; they were not his pigs . He sometimes had as many as 20 pigs running over his land which were not his . Arthur Powis , Hatch Bank . said that on October 21st he was threshing . The pigs Mr. I'owell found belonged to Mr. Tapp . He In reply to the constable witness admitted say . ing he did not know whose pigs they were . had not seen the pigs properly then . The Bench adjourned the case until the 29th to give the defendant an opportunity of bringing further witnesses . RIDING WITHOUT REINS . Herbert Powys , waggoner , Woodhampton , Litt'e Hereford , was fined 2s . 6d . for riding on a waggon without reins on October 14th at Bleathwood . P.C. Powell was the officer concerned When stopped defendant said he wanted to rest his legs as one of his feet were sore Thomas MacFarlane , waggoner , Leysters , I was Men's Pants & Vests For Winter Wear . Supplies for civilian wear are very short this season , therefore it is advisable for you to buy yours now . I have a limited quantity of the best all - wool makes , in- cluding Jæger , Wolsey , Two Steeples , and Theta Finish . Also a line of Mixture Vest , Unshrinkable , at 4s . 6d . Pants to match at 4s . 6d . Also a line of All Wool Vest at 7s . 6d . Pants to match at 7s . 11d . These are splendid value , much under Maker's Prices . Special . A lot of Odd Garments , Pants and Vests at old Prices . R.E.Scudamore , Tailor , Hatter & Hosier , Old Post Office , LEOMINSTER . Restricted Lighting , Present Hours of Business 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. , 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily , except Thursday , 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The children and their parents were bound over for 12 months to come up for sentence if called 1 : pon . PRESTEIGN . PEACE CELEBRATIONS . It has been the proud boast of Presteign that every fit man has joined the colours and as the town has shown itself not lacking in its sense of duty to the country in the war which has just happily concluded , so also were the inhabitants not laggard in giving vent to their joy conclusion of hostilities . at the about 1 o'clock The good news was received through various private sources and gradually the inhabitants began to display flags , but it was not till later when the official news was published at the Post Office that the town really realised that Peace had come at last . Then the town began to put on a festive appearance ; excited groups about the streets gathered to discuss the good news , and every houscholder who could obtained a flag of sorts - it did not much matter what it was , so long as it represented the colours of one of our Allies- and they made haste to display them , in all sizes . The French , Belgian and British colours waved together from the windows of private houses , and places of business , and strings of small flags of various nationalities appeared as if by magic across the various streets . Then the bells of the Parish Church pealed out in splendid chorus , their brazen tongues giving the lead to the gen- eral feelings of rejoicing and sending out the glad news to listeners afar off . The school children from some of the schools were already free , some of the schools having been closed ow- ing to influenza , and their childish trebles in the streets completed the rotes of rejoicing everywhere prevalent . But through all the feelings of glad- ness one could not help a feeling of thoughtfulness prevail - we will not call it sadness - for those who have suffered in the Great Fight . Presteign , for its size has lost in the war its proportion and more than its proportion of its boys , and thoughts of these gallant fellows crept into each person's mind amidst all the joy . Feelings of sympathy there existed too with the bereaved ones , but they too were glad that it was all over . " No doubt many of us thought of , one who was seriously maimed in the fulfilment of his duty to his coun- try , and at the time of rejoicing whose life lay in the balance , one we may almost say of our youngest lads , whose parents were even then watching over him . Our thoughts also turned to the gallant fellows at the V.A.D. Hospital who have lost limbs in the service of their country and to them went out our thankfulness for the great sacrifice they had made . But pervading all these reflections , which no doubt came to all of us , was the glad feeling that was " all over . " All the bitterness all the bloodshed and all the suffering which had gone on for years was to be no more . The afternoon was marked by a quietness , which between the intervals of the pealing of the bells seemed almost uncanny ; the places of busi- ness did not close , although no doubt business was carried on somewhat spasmodically , and specula- tion was rife as to what form the celebration of victory was going to take . Facilities for an sor- ganised celebration were few , everyone was at their appointed tasks , and it seemed that an im- promptu method of doing so could not fit the occasion . But in the end everything turned satisfactorily and a more enthusiastic population could not be found . out The Portugese , of whom there are a number working in the town and district on the timber industry , were the first to exhibit their gladness at the victory , and as one of our oldest Allies , much satisfaction was felt at the enthusiasm they showed . They had provided themselves with flags of the Allied nations and the whole of them formed in procession and paraded the town from end to end , singing the Marselliase , the British National Anthem , their own songs , and other tunes , in their own language , and cheering vociferously . The streets were soon crowded and thronged , young and old forming up in processions and cheering . FORMULATING A FOOD STRATEGY . OUR VICTORY VOW . FOOD AND FOOD SOURCES FUEL VALUE OF FAT . RATION . THE HAY BOX AND THE FUEL , " The food s.nation in this country , " says Mr. Clynes , " has changed almost as much as the situation on the military front . To France Ameri- can soldiers are coming at the rate of 300,000 a month , and there is to be considered not only the necessity of feeding them , but also the ton- nage which their transport from the United States requires . The event of the evening , however , was some- what of a surprise to a good many people . The town had possessed before the war a good brass band , but this was broken up owing to so many members having joined the service , and it was felt that things would fall somewhat flat without some sort of music on an occasion like the pres- ent . Thanks , however , to Mr. George Morgan , the conductor of the band , the musical element was provided in the shape of a band composed of the lads of the town , whom he had in a short three months trained to a wonderful state of pro- ficiency , and lighted by torches the band paraded the town , playing patriotic airs . Practically the whole of the inhabitants turned out en masse and formed a huge procession , which went about the town cheering . At intervals , while the players rested , the people took up the refrain and sang the airs which the band had been playing . At intervals they met the Portugese and all parties co - mingled and exchanged volleys of cheering . Calls were made for speeches and Mr. Philip Davies addressed the crowd on the noble work of our armies and those of our Allies and referred sym pathetically to the losses we had sustained locally . Short speeches were also made by Councillors H. J. Sparey and Stanley Morris , the latter propos . ing amidst cheers a vote of thanks to the conduc- tor of the band , Mr. George Morgan , for his thoughtfulness in training the band and to the lads for playing so well . " While America's participation in the war has made a military victory by Germany impossible , it has also complicated our own food problem and has made it necessary to revise our arrangements for the victualling of our own people . New ques- tions of food policy have arisen on every hand , and to meet them a Food Council has been created , almost , as one might say , through the necessities of the case . Again the crowd went on and again the pro- cession halted and other pecches were made , cheers being given for the Allied Armies , and the Portugese , whilst the bells of the old Parish Church rang out merrily . A few fireworks were let off at intervals and it was a long time before the populace got weary of the joyous work they were engaged in , but at length the proceedings , came to an end with a feeling of thankfulness that the end had come , and Peace had arrived at last . URBAN COUNCIL . " Already there exists the Inter - Allied Food Council , the Consumers ' Council , the Inter - Allied Food Council of Representatives , and the Central Agricultural Advisory Council , together with many special advisory committees . We have to deal now not merely with a national but with a world situation , and the creation of a Food Council , with all which that implies , is a definite attempt to initiate a food offensive comparable in magni- tude with the offensive on the military fronts . " It is conceived in the interests , of our Allies as well as of ourselves , and the essential prin- ciple of its constitution is the co - operation of prominent business men with trusted civil ser- vants for the formulation of a food strategy as coherent and as well thought out as the field strategy of Marshal Foch . " Mr. William Davies presided at a special meet- ing of the Urban Council on Tuesday morning , when it was suggested that a United Service should be held in the Parish Church , but it was eventually agreed that the united service should be held in the Assembly Rooms on Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock , and a service of thanksgiv- ing to take place in the Parish Church the same evening . OUR VICTORY VOW . can The continuous good news from all fronts seems to bring the end of the war within measurable distance , and people who have clung to their rose- coloured spectacles throughout the long dark years already imagine they see the peace flags waving . The long race draws to an end . We are now perhaps on the last lap and we must gird up our which will bring us loins for the final sprint , within reach of the goal . Years ago we settled down stride which has the slow , steady brought us nearer and nearer to the end ; now the time has come for the final spurt , and there must be no faltering , no stumbling . Our wind is sound , our hearts are strong ; all that remains is to quicken our Lace a little and to keep to the track which leads to victory . into Our armies are fighting with the same dash and vigour as if war were some new adventure to them - instead of the oft - told tale it is . Many are fighting over the same old ground of former lessen their years , but that does not efforts . The glamour of the unknown has long since faded , but the will to win burns as steadily as in the days of 1914 . We at home must work on with the same tired spirit and determination . Some of us are and would rest . The four long years of strain time have almost drained our strength . But the has not yet come to relax our efforts . We must hold on a little longer to " make assurance double sure . " Upon us no less than on our men in the field depends the ultimate result , for upon us de- pends the question of food supply . It is a truth which cannot be repeated too often , that an army fights on its stomach , and it is our place to make sure that our armies in every zone tight on full stomachs , even if we civilians have to feel the touch of hunger in order to do it . The bountiful harvest and the wonderful re- sults from the allotments have given the impres- sion to many of a superabundance of food ; and now that the end of the war seems to be in sight , many people think that there is no longer need for economy , and . that we shall have more than enough to see us through . But the end is not yet , even though it may be within measurable distance . There are still many U - boats afloat , and it is not likely that the arch - enemy will relax The his efforts to hit us in our most vital spot . vast numbers of Americans who have been brought so wonderfully across the seas , and who are fight- ing gloriously in France , are more many mouths to be fed , and most of their food has to be fetched in ships . Our own dear men and our brave allies must be fed too , and fed on the very best that can be secured , for the ill - fed soldier is not good fighting stuff . so Most of us realise this , and have willingly gone on short commons during the past year in order to leave plenty for the men at the front . Now the time has come for us to renew our pledge , to make a fresh vow that we will keep going until victory is secure . We must be ready for any self - denial which the immediate future may demand of us , and by joining in the supreme effort , we shall sweep with our heroes on to vic- tory . MUDDLING A CASE IN POINT . One of the girl clerks from the Ministry of Food took up the cudgels in defence of her de- partment the other day . She was spending her annual leave in little country village far away from the stress and strain of the war . It was a corner of the land where the fruit trees had es- caped the prevalent pests , where pantry shelves were loaded with home - made jams and preserves , where vegetable gardens were stocked to over- flowing , and where the green pastures provided the district with beautiful rich milk and butter . " A land the where all things always seemed and into which same , " none of the horrors of war seemed to have made their way . Yet even into this land of peace and plenty the serpent of discontent had found its way , and the grievance -the worst they could find - was the tea allow ance . It was at a tea - party that the girl from the Ministry was forced into the argument . Seated behind a table literally covered with good things , the hostess apologised peevishly for the weakness of the tea . " It's quite impossible to get a decent Then , turning to cup of tea , " she complained . the Ministry girl , said , only half jestingly , " With all due deference to you , my dear , the Ministry of Food has muddled things . " The girl's sense of justice was up in arms at once , and she replied with a laugh , " Yes , I quite the food has agree with you , been terribly muddled . Why , " with a glance round the table , " here it is , the fifth year of the war , and you have only three cakes , a plate of scones , sand- wiches , bread and butter and jam for tea . Ter- rible muddling ! I wonder what they would think of it in Serbia ! " " I suppose it wasn't exactly polite , " admitted the girl afterwards when telling the story , " but it seemed to be a case for truth , not politeness . Muddling indeed ! Anyhow , I think I gave them something to think about . " She certainly did . " DIG LESS DEEPLY . " * Those who took part in the great blackberry gathering will be glad to hear that jam prospects have improved considerably owing to the very large quantities of fruit that have been collected from the hedgerows . The owners of all those willing hands that , in spite of many scratches and jags from thorns , stripped the hedges of fruit for the nation's jam , must feel well rewarded for the good war - work they undertook . energy . So long as we have our present plenti- ful allowance of bacon , we need not worry about our reduced meat ration . worry It is indeed good news , but it does not mean that jars of jam will magically fill our cupboards , or that we can afford to spread our bread in pre- war style . We must still ca ' canny with the jam . It is expected that before very long jam will be rationed , but thanks to the foresight of the Ministry of Food in taking measures to com- pensate for the disappointing fruit crops , the ration is likely to be larger than was first ex- pected some months ago . Everyone is agreed that soldiers and sailors should receive first considera- tion when jam supplies are allocated , for their health greatly depends on the amount of jam they get daily in their rations . Everyone needs more food in cold weather , and wherever possible our meals should be increased by the addition of fat The following are the chief fat - furnishing foods : - Percentage Jam is consumed at a rate that would surprise . most people . The Army and the Navy alone ( in- cluding canteens ) used 240,000,000 pounds of jam last year . When the requirements of the forces have been arranged for , it is evident that there will be a possibility of a shortage of jam avail- able for the public , although all steps have been taken to prevent it and an undue rise in jam prices at the expense of the public . When the schedule was arranged , fixing prices for the various descriptions of jam , the fact was borne in mind that jam forms a very important item in the diet of the children of the poor , and that every effort should be made to keep the prices of the more . popular jams within the reach of all purchasers . The average price of jam , in spite of all efforts to prevent it , has more than doubled since pre- war days , but this is only one of the minor trials of war - time . When you are asked to dip less deeply into the jam dish , the request is made for the sake of the men whose gallant deeds are speeding the day wh n you will be able to lay the jam on thick again ! NO BACON TOO FAT . Some northern workers recently expressed great dissatisfaction because the bacon , which they can now buy without limitation , is too fat and too salt . If they had complained because it was too lean one might have sympathised with them , but for manual workers to grumble because their bacon is too fat is as foolish as complaining be- cause sugar is too sweet or eggs too . fresh . The chief value of bacon as a food for the worker lies in its fat , because fat is essential to energy . Lean meat has no advantages over oat- meal and bread as a producer of muscular energy , and it is for the reason that bacon possesses more fat than any other meat that it is especially adapted for meeting the needs of the manual worker . In many countries the agricultural labourers never have any other meat food . As for the saltness of the bacon , that is easily remedied , if only people will take a little trouble -which unfortunately is just the very thing many people will not do . It seems as if they would rather over their complain ills than try to remedy them . The fact that they can make so much fuss over so little shows how little they really have to fuss about . The saltest bacon can be de - salted if only the cook will follow the instructions which have been given time , and again .. For those people who have not yet learned how to treat the salt American bacon , the instructions may be repeated.:- For boiling , the bacon must first be scraped , then soaked in cold water for some time before- hand , according to the quantity , twelve hours for one pound up to 24 hours for six pounds . If , however , the bacon is to be fried or grilled , cut it into rashers or pieces , put into a saucepan or frying pan , cover with cold water , and bring to boliing point ; then take out the bacon , wipe the pan , and proceed to fry . The water should be poured off and allowed to get quite cold , when a fine layer of fat may be skimmed off and used for cooking purposes . FUEL , VALUE OF FAT . Cheney's Eczema Salve stuffs . Our allowance of actual butter is lowered , 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 . Dripping Lard Butter Margarine Suet Bacon Nuts ( shelled ) Pork Cheese Mutton Beef Eggs ... Salmon Herrings Milk of Fat . 99 94 85 84 82 60 45-60 40 30 5 4 15 Drawing & Dining - room SUITES , In SOLID OAK and WALNUT . UPHOLSTERED in VELVET . TAPESTRIES and LEATHER Bedroom Suites , In SOLID OAK , SATIN , WALNUT , MAHOGANY , & e . John Holmes , Corn Square ONLY , LEOMINSTER . Rice requires soaking , then boiling for five minutes and one hour in the halbox . Rice pudding requires soaking , then boiling for ten minutes and two hours in the haybox . 8. Food will keep hot in the hay box for about twenty hours . WHY NOT FEED OURSELVES ? BRITISH SOIL AND ITS POSSIBILITIES . LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE . INTERVIEW WITH SIR CHARLES FIELDING . The Director General of Food Production is a man- who has been convinced for many years ( that Britain can feed herself . Moreover , he is a practical farmer . In the beginning Sir Charles Fielding was an engineer and a business man , and his fame is established in the city . But his great interest was always in farming . Some years ago he sought and found some really intractable land , and proceeded to carry out various schemes and experiments which he had planned , to test the theories he had formed . The consequence . is that to - day he is able to speak to farmers one of themselves , and they are compelled to realise that when he talks of the possibilities of farming in England he speaks with the authority of experience ! Those possibilities , as he sees them , are surprising enough to anyone who has only known English agri- culture in its years of dereliction . Before the war we imported food to the annual value of over three hundred million pounds . It is his firm belief that we should have produced that food ot home , and that we could produce it : RATIONS FOR RABBITS . HINTS ON WINTER FEEDING . Many rabbits ' have died this autumn through improper feeding , and unless more attention given to this subject the losses of the amateur rabbit - keeper may be serious during the winter . Unavoidable difficulties are being experienced in the matter of bran , and even in that of hay , for the feeding of this very useful form of small stock . Bran , however , is not a necessity for rab bits , although it is desirable where breeding stock are kept . Hay should constitute the bulk of the dry food given to rabbits during the winter , and it should always be placed in a little rack on the wall of the hutch , and not thrown on to the floor to be soiled . Rabbits are naturally among the cleanest of animals ; although not dainty feeders they are very clean feeders . If they eat polluted hay or greenstuff they do so unwillingly , and because they have nothing else to cat . In a hutch where the rabbits are liberally fed two - thirds of the hay will be wasted . so far as feeding is concerned , if it be placed on the floor instead of being put into a rack . An excellent rack can be made with half a length of ordinary wire pea - protector nailed at each end with a few tintacks . This should be so fastened on the side of the hutch as to make the rabbits stretch themselves well to reach it . Given a simple rack this kind , and clean glazed or earthenware vessels from which to cat any soft food or bran which may be supplied , very little danger of damage from soiled or sour food need be anticipated ; and these are the most frequent causes of illness in rabbits . If the green food given is suspended either from the top of the hutch or through the wire front , the possi bility of injury to health through dirty feeding will be still further decreased . Remember that eating or drinking vessels should be thoroughly cleaned daily , and that no stale food should be left in the hutch over night . Remember , too , that the floor of the hutch should be well littered with dry earth - burnt earth is admirable for the purpose or sifted ashes , or sawdust , or peat moss . Straw makes good litter , and will not be so scarce this winter probably as last ; some people use dry bracken with apparently good results . Sawdust reduces the value or immediate utility of the lit ter as manure , and peat moss must not be used too liberally on heavy garden soils . But dry or burnt earth saturated with the liquid or solid excreta of rabbits is a first - class fertiliser for practically all crops , especially green crops . No rigid rules for the feeding of rabbits can be laid down . The experts of the National Utility Rabbit Association - which works in .conjunction with the Food Production Department and has offices at 124 , Victoria Street , S.W.1 . - have , how- ever , worked out a rough average . They say that rabbit should have a daily supply of food equal one - eighth of its own weight - say , 10 ozs . of green food or roots and 2 ozs . of hay ( divided into two meals ) for a rabbit weighing 6 lbs . This is merely an estimate , of course , and the best method to pursue is to watch one's rabbits care- fully and feed them as nearly as possible filling point , so that they leave over nothing from Regular feeding is important ; two meals a day , at about 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. , are enough for adults ; you : gsters should be fed successive years on the same land he was incredulous . oftener . The sudden plunge into winter has set us all thinking how we can best keep ourselves warm without using too much coal . The increase in our butter ration is a blessing - even though two- thirds of our ration is margarine - for fat in any shape is the most heat - producing of all our food- as butter is always less p'entiful in winter , but thanks to wise management there is good sup- ply of margarine which is quite as nourishing as butter and a good deal more palatable than , much of the dairy product . We have another cause for congratulation in the abundance of bacon , bectuse fat bacon is one of our most valuable food sources of heat and a their meals . are Among the best green foods for rabbits bean and pea haulms , celery , chicory , lawn grass , lettuce , cabbage , broccoli , cauliflower , pea pods , beet and sugar beet leaves , and the leaves of sun- flowers and Jerusalem artichokes , strawberry run- ners , the tops of carrots , radishes , turnips , etc. If food is cut from hedge bottoms be careful not to include hemlock , which is a deadly poison and very like cow parsley or kex . When feeding greenstuff in winter be sure that it is not frosted ; if possible , gather it over night and thaw it well before feeding next day . are Among the finest winter foods for rabbits beetroot , carrots , kohl - rabi , mangolds , parsnips , potatoes ( boiled or baked ) , swedes , turnips , split cabbage stalks , and hay . If one has sunflower seeds , these should be fed at the rate of half - a- dozen per head per day in cold weather . Some rabbit - keepers give their stock acorns , but these must be used with the utmost discretion - not more than three acorns per rabbit daily . We can produce all our bread and potatoes , " he told me , and we can also produce the food needed for the animals which give us our meat , milk , cheese , and almost all our butter .. It is all a question of farming . Betore the war Germany was producing within her own borders 485 lb. of bread corn per head of her population every year , while we were only producing 90 lb. Out of our total cultivated area we had 60 per cent . under grass , while only 25 per cent . of the German cultivated area was under grass . But while we had only one head of cattle to every three acres of pasture . Germany had one head to every acre . Some people will tell you that breaking up pasture reduces stock , but experience proves that the reverse is true . Within certain limits , the greater the proportion of arable land the more stock the land will carry . EDUCATING THE FARMERS .. " But and this is the heart of the matter - everything depends on cropping . For one reason and another the English farmer had got it into his head that the tour - course system was the only one possible . you told him that it was possible to grow cereals in If He explained that the land must have a rest , and he refused to believe that it was possible by cultivation and the intelligent use of fertilisers to make the rest unnecessary . On my town farm I have 70 per cent . of the arable land under cereals every year , and my neigh- bours used to prophesy disaster for me . But notice that now they are working up towards my average . " Sir Charles went on to give me a brief , admirably clear explanation of the use and value of superphos phates and basic slag . " And that , " he continued , " is just the sort of thing which our farmers did not know in the past , and which they are learning to - day . Half a dozen years ago there was , perhaps , one out of a thousand of the men farming two hundred and fifty acres or less who could have told you why he put basic slag on grass and superphosphates on arable land . The others simply did not know , nor did they know why they should use these particular fortilizers at all . They worked by rule of thumb , and the farmer is very conservative . But they are learning to - day and learn- in You see they want to do their best for the country . fast . In the past a man carried his farm in such a way as to make some sort of a living for himself with the least possible trouble . It did not occur to him that he had a duty to perform to the country . But to - day All rabbits like something tough on which to exercise their teeth , and , if this is not provided , will usually aw the wood of their hutch . For tunately , the clippings of most fruit trees and bushes , notably apple . pear , nut , and blackberry , the farmer knows that his work is of the first impor- are good food for rabbits either in summer winter ; and so are the clippings from hawthorn hedges and many trees , such as elm , oak , lime , poplar , mulberry , willow , broom . 10 THE HAYBOX AND THE FUEL RATION . with The haybox is still looked upon . much scepticism by number of people ; while others who would use it complain that hay cannot be procured . As the fuel ration will compel people to turn their attention to some kind of fireless cooker , it is a good thing to know that a very successful hayboxp can be made without hay . or How to make a Paper Haybox . Required : A wooden or tin box , a pair of hinges and a other clean hasp , newspaper a little cardboard and an paper , old blanket . Method . - Make sure that the box is perfectly clean and fresh . If a wooden box it should be scrubbed before use . Roll up a large amount of paper into small solid balls . Line the sides , bot- tom , and lid of the box with several layers of Press the balls into the box to a newspaper . depth of 3 or 4 inches.c The vessel or vessels which are going to be used constantly should be put into the box in position on top of the balls of paper and wrapped round tightly with a piece of cardboard or corrugated paper . The spaces round the vessels should be tightly packed with balls of paper up to the level of the top of the pans . It is essential that the paper should be well pressed down . The vessels can then be r moved , the cardboard wrapper being left behind to make the nests secure . A thick pad of news- paper , about 3 or 4 inches in depth , should be made to fit exactly into the box . On top of this an old thick blanket may be laid . When the lid of the box is closed it should press down on the packing . tance , and he is putting his heart into it , and seeking always to learn more about the best ways of doing it Men are constantly telling me that in these years they have learned things of which they never dreamed before , and they are applying their knowledge . It is no small part of the work of the department to keep them supplied with information , and it all comes back to us in increased production . THE GREEN AND THE BROWN . " But , as to the possibilities of England , just look at this . " He showed me a big diagram , carefully drawn to scale , pinned up on the wall of his room . Each of the English counties was represented , and there was a proportionate space for the acreage of each , part coloured green to represent the pasture , and the rest brown to stand for the ploughed land . At the head stood Cambridgeshire , which has a higher percentage of arable land than any other county in England , and the rest followed in their order . Sir Charles drew a line down the diagram . " When we have turned that much of green brown , " he said , England will be feeding herself . She will be próducing her own bread and meat . " And that is what we have to do . It is not only a matter of this time of war . How shall we ever pay our debts if when peace returns we go back to our old ways and spend three hundred millions a year on imported food ? Our exports would have to pay for that before they paid for anything else , and it would be utterly unnecessary expenditure . The food is here , in our own country , only waiting to be taken out of the soil . to JUSTICE FOR FARMERS . " And the farmer will do it if it is worth his while . He is not greedy , but he has his living to make , and he has the right to reasonable security , and to the assurance that he shall get a fair return for his work and his expenditure .. I believe the importance of agriculture is being realised in this country at last . If it had been realised in the first year of the war we should never have known such perilous times as those through which we have passed , but we got through them somehow , and the prospects are better now . The Prime Minister said at Manchester that it is in the highest interests of the community that the The best type of vessel to use is a round one with no handles at the sides . A tin can with a handle which fits over the top acts very well . If the haybox is to hold two vessels which will stand side by side , it is a good plan to make a cardboard or wooden partition in the box . The partition should exactly fit the box and should be the same height as the sides . Two pads of newspaper which will exactly fit the two compart- land in this country should be cultivated to its fullest ments should be made . This means that one ves- capacity , and if politicians will only remember that we sel can be removed without in any way interfer - shall never be in such danger again , and the country will be better and better off than it has ever been . " Then Sir Charles showed me how carefully the Food Production Department is ascertaining the corn - growing power and pasture value of the land of the country . Nothing is left to chance , and guess - work is not en- couraged . The potentialities of this land of ours are being accurately , measured so that it shall never be possible in the future for Englishmen to plead ignor ance of the fact that their country can feed them . H.L. ( Reprinted from the Observer , October 20th , 1918 ) . ing with the other . Paper can only accommodate the size of cooking vessel for which the nests have been made , so that for this reason something more pliable , such as soft straw or wood shavings , if procurable , has an advantage . Some Points About Cooking in a Haybox . I. Food must be actually boiling when put into the box . The utensils must always be full ; there should be no space between the food and the lid . 3. A large quantity of food will cook better in a haybox than a small quantity , as it will retain the heat much longer . 4. A two - nested cooker with two vessels of food will be more efficacious than a single one , and it is a good plan always to keep cans of hot water in the haybox . This , as well as making the cooker more efficient , means that hot water is always available without the constant expenditure of fuel . 5. If coarse oatmeal is used in making porridge it should be soaked for several hours in the water in which it is to be cooked , then boiled for ten minutes , left in the haybox overnight , and re- heated before serving . Medium oatmeal should be boiled for five minutes and then cooked overnight in the haybox . MARKETS . Ludlow , Monday , General Market . - Fowls , 1s . 6d . to 1s . iod . per lb .; dressed fowls , 2s . to 25. 2d . Der lb .; ducks , 1s . 8d . to 1s . 1od . per lb .; dressed ducks , 2s . to 2s . 4d . per lb .; rabbits , 7d . to gd . per 1b .; butter , 25. 3d . to 2s . 6d . per lb .; pigeons , 15 . 6d . to 25. pér couple ; hares , 4s . to 65. each ; pheasants , 8s to 10s . per brace ; partridges , 48. 6 . to 6s . per brace ; potatoes , 1d . per lb .; cabbages . 28. to 3s . per dozen ; cauliflowers , 3s . to 6s . per dozen ; tomatoes , Is . Id . per lb .; leeks , 3d . per bundle ; beetroot , id . to 2d . each ; apples , 4d . to 6d per 1b .; walnuts , Is . per lb .; grapes , 1s . 6d . to 3s . per 1b .; carrots , parsnips , turnips , 2d . per lb .; onions , 4d . per lb. Ludlow , Monday , Corn . - Business slow , prices 6. Vegetables must be covered with water or stock . Any vegetable soup or stew should be boiled for ten minutes and cooked in the haybox for two hours , even when , unsoaked lentils are amongst the ingredients . cooking the vegetables can be used in soup . 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