The Kington Times - September 1918
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Kington Times 7th September 1918 - Page 2
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| Date | 07/09/1918 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 7th September 1918 |
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2 SALES BY AUCTION . MESSRS . JACKSON & MCCARTNEY Auctioneers , Valuers , House , & Estate Agents . Careful Attention given to AGRICULTURAL SALES and PEDIGREE STOCK , ANTIQUE and MODERN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE , HOUSE PROPERTY & LANDED ESTATES , GROWING and CONVERTED TIMBER . Moderate Terms and Immediate Settlements . VALUATIONS FOR PROBATE , MORTGAGE or INSURANCE , TRANSFER of HOTELS or INNS . AGRICULTNRAL VALUATIONS and ARBITRATIONS a Speciality . Local Office : The Laurels , Kington . Mr. Wm . Morgan , Representative . Head Office : Craven Arms & at Hereford . By Messrs . JACKSON & McCARTNEY . M KINGTON HORSE SALES . ESSRS . JACKSON & MCCARTNEY will hold their next Sale of about 150 HORSES ( all classes ) , On THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 19th , 1918 , £ 23 10s . in Prizes . Entries for Catalogue close first post September 12th . Auction Kington . Offices : Craven Arms , Hereford and KINGTON SUPPLEMENTARY SHEEP AND CATTLE SALE . MESSRS . JACKSON & MCCARTNEY will hold a Special Prize Sale of 1 EWES , RAMS AND STORE CATTLE , On 1HURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 26th , 1918 .. Early Entries kindly solicited . Auction ( offices : Craven Arms , Hereford & Kington KINGTON UNION . HE GUARDIANS of the Kington Union are TGUARDIANS into Continue for Une Supply of the undermentioned Articles , delivered at the Union Workhouse , Kington , for the half - year commencing 1st prox .: Butcher : Beef ( Cavins ) , Forequarters of Mutton , Pork . Suet . Baker Bread and Flour . Grocery , Coal , Paraffin . Tenders ( which may be obtained at my Office ) to be delivered to me on or before Monday , the 16th inst . Kington . Sept. 4th , 1918 . BERNARD PHILPIN , Clerk . The Kington Times The SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 7th , 1918 . KINGTON NOTES . The Juries Act , 1918 , is a war - time measure de- signed to meet the scarcity of labour . The local County Courts will not be affected as juries are very seldom summoned . The Coroner ( Mr. C. E. A. Moore ) , however , will be obliged to alter his The procedure considerably . number of jurors was recently reduced from twelve to seven , they are now eliminated altogether , except in cases where the Coroner is of opinion there is a reason to call a jury . and if there appears to be any suspicion of murder or manslaughter . The first inquest in North Herefordshire under the new Act was held at Lyonshall on Friday . The absence of a jury very much shortened the proceedings . A new Order of importance to farmers , stock- keepers , pig owners , poultry keepers , and others , is now in force . The Food Controller has made an Order dated August , 1918. as to the sale and use of wheat , rye , barley , dredge , corn ( including tailings , dressings , and screenings ) . A leaflet giv ing the Order in full with an explanation of the principle points has been issued by the Joint Committee of the Board of Agriculture and Minis- try of Food . The leaflet explains to growers cf grain and persons wishing to feed grain to animals how the Order , chiefly affects them . Copies of the leaflet can be had from Farmers ' Associations , Local Food Offices , Chambers of Agriculture , and Clerks to Parish and District Councils , but if any difficulty is found in procuring a copy , write direct to the Secretary , Joint Committee , Board of Agriculture and Ministry of Food , 6a , Dean's Yard , Westminster , S.W.1 . Envelopes need be stamped . not The name of R. J. B Lilwall , Lady Hawkins ' Grammar School , appears in the Pass List ( seniors ) of the Oxford Local Examination . re- The following gifts have been gratefully ceived by the Kington Red Cross Hospital during the past month : Mrs. Dillow , apples and onions , Boys ' Camp at Almeley , bread and cucumbers ; Mrs. Gwyer , rabbits , venison , tomatoes , apples , lettuces ; Mrs. Parr , eggs and vegetables ; Mrs. Banks , vegetables ; Mr. Turner , milk and bread daily ; Mr. Chambers , papers ; Mr. Cook , papers ; Mr. Bore , papers ;. Mr. Dowling , papers . LIEUT . CYRIL GWYER KILLED . We regret to announce the death of Lieutenant Cyril Gwyer , the last surviving son of Mr. C. J. P. Gwyer , J.P. , D.L. , of Eywood , Titley , who was killed in action in France on the 27th of August whilst serving with the Grenadier Guards . Lieut . Gwyer , who was 32 years of age , was educated at Winchester and Christchurch , Oxford , and passed into the Indian Forestry Service in 1910. He was home on leave in June , 1914 , and on the outbreak of war joined the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeo- manry and went to France in 1915 , and was trans ferred to the Grenadier Guards in 1917. Lieut . Gwyer married in 1915 Constance Frances , second daughter of Francis Monckton , Esq .. Stretton , Stafford , and leaves a son . His eldest brother , Captain Percy Gwyer , Welch Regiment , was killed in action at the Dardanelles in August , 1915 . JAM TO BE RATIONED . WITH THE ISSUE OF THE NEW BOOKS IN NOVEMBER . SEASON'S NEW PRICES . Jam will be rationed with the issue of the ration books early in November . new In the meantime new prices have been fixed . These came into force on Tuesday . In several instances the maximum has been raised owing to the fruit shortage and the increased cost of manu- facture . with other Rhubarb jam and rhubarb mixed fruit can still be bought for 11d . a lb. , and goose- berry and apple mixed has been put on the same level . Jam mixtures noi specifically scheduled can be had at 10td . , which is a halfpenny up ; and other prices range from 11d . to Is . 2d . , cherry ( a penny up ) and strawberry being bracketed t the latter figure . Marmalade is Is . , as before ; raspberry , black currant , and loganberry , at IS . 1d . , are unchanged ; red currant and plum are each is . old .; apricot and pineapple are d . up , now making 1s . 1d .; blackberry , peach and greengage have risen id.- peach being 1s.Itd . , and blackberry and greengage IS old . , while damson and plum , 2d . dearer , are the 1s . old . level . Mixtures with melon listed at Is . 1d . on are POWER TO TAKE COAL . SUPPLIES TO BE REQUISITIONED IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST .. The Controller of Coal Mines announces that the secretaries of the district coal and coke supplies committees have been authorised to requisition on behalf of the Board of Trade coal , coke , or manufac- tured fuel where it is deemed necessary to secure supplies in the public interest . In Ireland similar powers are exercised by Mr. H. G. Burgess , the representative of the Controller in Ireland . A stirring appeal is made by Mr. Samuel Gom- pers , the American Labour leader , to the miners to produce more coal , and to the people of Great Britain to save : coal in their households . She " The gravest danger both to our fighting men and to our civilian population at home in Great Britain is the shortage of coal , " he says . " Great Britain must not only serve her own people , but the people of France and Italy with coal . must furnish coal for the ships to bring American troops and American supplies to this country and to her Allies . Every pound of coal which can be possibly saved in the homes of the people will help so much sooner to win the war for freedom , justice and democracy , and give us all the oppor- tunity of a permanent peace . " A cinder - saving campaign has been started by the National Salvage Council . MARKETS . Hereford , Wednesday , Cattle . - A good war time average supply . The best trade probably was in milking cows , the prices for prime quality main- tairing a ligh level , the top figure being £ 69 . For the 231 store cattle there I was a variable trade . For sturdy bullocks prices were a little dearer , and with dear hay and scarcity of feed ing stuffs some apprehension is being felt as to the scarcity of beef during the winter months The number of fat cattle receded from ITO last week to 62. Calf trade weak . Store pigs were down in number from 276 last week to 84 , and these were in request at last week's reduced prices . There were no fat pigs . Sheep showed an improved supply , 982 fat at graded values , and 667 store , which met a firmer demand ; for breeding ewes , which were unaltered in alue , there but a small market . was THE KINGTON TIMES . SEPTEMBER 7 , 1918 , Look Out for the Great Kington Carnival A Grand Fancy Dress Carnival , Flag Day and Fun Fair for the Children Will be held on Thursday , September 19th , 1918 , In aid of The French Red Cross Funds . A Competitor's Entrance Fee of 1 / - each will be charged and the proceeds used for Prizes . Names may be given in to the Hon . Secs . , Mrs. WEST , High Street , or Mr. W. LLOYD , Bridge Street . Refreshments may be had in the Market Hall , from 11 a.m. , and Teas from 3 p.m. Games of various kinds . Attractions will be provided . KINGTON NATIONAL EGG COLLECTION . Penny Rides on Horses and many other Seventy eggs were received at the Depot on Tuesday and 18 were bought , making a total of Of these 72 were sent to London and 16 to 88 . the Kington Red Cross Hospital . The eggs came from Mrs. Price ( Ivy Chimney ) 2 , Mr. Black- burne ( Church Street ) 1 , Miss Jones ( The Tavern ) 3 , Mrs. Williams ( Huntington ) 1 , per Mrs. Cornish Watkins ( Staunton - on - Arrow ) 19 , Mrs. Price ( Llanhedry ) 2 , Mrs. Moore ( Hunton ) 2 , Miss Jen- kins ( Rackway House ) 3 , Mrs. Price ( Rushock ) 3 , Mr. Preece ( College ) 2 , Mrs. Lilwall ( The Woods ) ( Upper House ) 2 , Kington Girls ' 4. Mrs. Bach School 5 , Kington Infants ' School 2. per Mrs. Hicks ( High Street ) 3 , Mrs. Evans ( Downfield ) 1 , Mrs. Gittoes ( Oaklands ) 2. Mrs. Samuel ( Lilwall ) Miss Price ( Lilwall ) 2 , Mrs. Duggan ( Wood- ? lands ) 3. Cash donations came from : Mr. Lloyd ( Bridge Street ) Is . , Mrs. Lund ( South View ) Is . , Miss Roper ( High Street ) 1s . , Mrs. Chambers ( The Beeches ) 1s . , A Friend 6d . , per Mrs. Cornish Wat- kins 2s . 9d . , Kington Infants ' School 6d . During the month 199 eggs have been received and 110 bought , making a total of 309. Of these 265 went to the Central Depot and 44 to the King- ton Red Cross Hospital . In addition to those send- ing direct to the Depot the following sent per . Mrs. Milne Titley ) , Mrs. Griffiths ( Mowley ) , Mrs. Lloyd ( Green Lane ) , Mrs. Bufton ( The Glat ) , Mrs. Edwards ( Rhiwlas ) , Mrs. Evans ( School Terrace ) , Mrs. Kendrick ( School Terrace ) , Mrs. Jones ( Bur- cher ) , Mrs. Davies ( Mowley ) . Per Mrs. Hicks ( High Street ) : ( Wern ) , Mrs. Pritchard Mrs. Lewis ( Wern ) , Mrs. Bowen ( Titley ) , Mrs. Pinches . ( Bradnor ) . KINGTON BOARD OF GUARDIANS . Mr. E. Bird ( in the Tuesday test : present : chair ) , Miss Pearson , Messrs . J. A. Beebee , J. Ratcliffe , E. H. Greenly , Edward Thomas , T. W. Sankey , T. Whittall , G. H. Jackson , J. Williams , J. W. Stephens and B. Philpin ( Clerk ) . The Master ( Mr. Griffiths ) reported that at the last meeting of the Board the number of inmates . was 33 , there had been admitted during the fort- now in the House 33 , cor night 1 , discharged 1 , responding period last year 37 , decrease 4 ; vagrants admitted 23 , corresponding period last year 44 , de- crease 21 . KINGTON - RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL . Tuesday last ; E. Griffiths present : Mr. R. ( Chairman ) , Messrs . E. H. Greenly , G. H. Jack- son , T. Bevan , T. Whittall , LA . Beebee , J. Rat- cliffe , T. W. Sankey , J. Williams , B. Philpin ( Clerk ) , R. P. Morris ( Inspector ) and F. Exton ( Surveyor ) . A letter was read from the County Council stat- ing that the Roads Sub - Committee had decided that able bodied men engaged on main roads should be paid the following wages , viz . , from 1st March to last Sunday in October 31s . a week for 56 hours ; rest of year 31s . a week for 48 hours . As regards men not considered able bodied , recommendations should be made as to a suitable wage to be paid having regard to each man's physical ability . The Council resolved that the same rates of pay their and hours of work be adopted for men in employ on district roads . Letters were read from Mr. E. P. Lloyd , Borough Treasurer , accounts for Leominster , forwarding motor hire for conveying soldiers on leave from overseas to their homes who arrive in Leominster after the last train for their destination had gone , and asking the Council to contribute a share of the payments . Resolved that subject to the approval of the Local Government Board this Council contribute £ 20 towards the cost . Mr. Thomas R. Jones , of Dunfield , was co - opted a Rural District Councillor for Lower Harpton to fill a casual vacancy and Mr. J. H. Goodwin for Rodd Nash and Little Brampton . THE ALLOTMENT . WORK FOR THE WEEK . Spring Cabbage . - Hoe the ground carefully and between the seedling regularly plants , which should by now be showing their rough leaves in the seed bed . Be careful to remove all weeds and a few of the seedlings if they are crowding at up and the bulbs are hard and plump . encourage the growth of strong all , to so as sturdy plants . Onions . - The bulbs that I have become well ripened , and have been pulled up and laid out on the ground to dry , should be turned over every day , when sunny , until the stem has quite dried up and the bulbs are hard and plump . Hoeing and Weeding . - At this season of the year these two operations are- more necessary than many think . Recent rains have rendered it pos- sible for weeds to germinate rapidly , and unless theye are destroyed so soon as they appear , they will soon reach the stage when they will be scattering their seed . and Waste " . - All fallen leaves , grass trimmings , and similar refuse should be placed in a heap to rot . This decayed vegetation can be most usefully employed when trenching in the autumn , dug in as a substitute for ordinary manure , which is becoming scarcer than ever for the allotment holder and cottage gardener . If poultry or pigeon manure can be added to the refuse heap so much the better . Watering . In dry weather it may be necessary to carefully watch lettuce and endive , and to give them water . Also stir up the ground between and the moisture the young plants to conserve and becoming prevent the ground from " baking " hard . If any blanks occur in these crops fill them up when thinning out . Mulching . - Globe Artichokes and ens rhubarb will . benefit much if given a good mulching of manure at once . Especially the latter , which has in many cases been used later than usual this year owing to the shortage of fruit ; the late gathering weak- the plants considerably , so that unless they are well fed the effect may be seen next spring If ordinary farmyard or stable in poor sticks . manure is unobtainable , then guano , or any good stimulating fertiliser , should be used for the pur- pose of improving the health and vigour of the plants . PREPARING GROUND FOR PLANTING OUT CABBAGES . The site for this important spring crop should be prepared at once to receive the plants as ear'y in September as they are ready . A suitable place is on land that has been cleared of potatoes , onions , peas or beans . The cabbage is a gross feeder and responds to liberal applications of farmyard manure . After cleaning the ground of haulms dr other refuse and removing such to the rubbish heap , wheel on all the manure procurable and dig carefully over a good spade depth , break- ing down all rough clods as you proceed and leaving the surface as even as possible . After this good application of Buxton Lime go per cent . C.A.O. should be applied at the rate of 10 cwt . per acre over the whole plot and left to weather the young out until near the time for putting plants . Then choosing a dry day , rake the surface all over to mix the , remaining lime well into the soil and to secure a level surface . Finally , tread the ground all oyer by walking up and down , or across the plot until a fairly even and firm sur- face is obtained ; it will then be ready for plant- ing . For general purposes it will be found that inches between the lines and twelve eighteen inches from plant to plant will be ample room . If the weather continues dry when planting be careful to nfake each plant as firm as possible . by treading around it . In wet weather care must be used in doing this not to " cam " the ground , i.c. , not to tread it into a wet sticky mass . ENEMY DEFEAT . RETIREMENT FROM THE SWITCH LINE . 10,000 PRISONERS . G.H.Q. ( France ) , Tuesday , 11.55 a.m. : - The operations carried out yesterday south of the River Scarpe I were completely successful . Drocourt- The enemy was heavily defeated on the Queant system , with the result that he is retiring this morning along practically the whole front . LATEST CAPTURES . > In the course of yesterday's battle , in addition to inflicting heavy losses on the enemy , we cap are Our troops tured 10,000 prisoners . now ad- are reported to have entered Pron- vancing , and ville , Doignies and Bertincourt . in FORMIDABLE DEFENCES STORMED . Canadian troops showed the greatest skill and Drocourt storming the courage yesterday Queant lines . Those lines had been perfected by the enemy during the first 18 months , and pres- ented a most formidable obstacle , furnished with every device of modern fighting . The enemy had reinforced his defences here in such a degree that on a front of 800 yards no less than 11 German divisions were identified . " CARRIED ALL BEFORE THEM . " PRETTY WEDDING AT KINGTON , A very pretty wedding took place between Mr. Edward J. Hamlet , Kington , and Miss E. Parry , of Devynock , on the 5th of August last . The bridegroom is well known in Kington and was a Sergeant in the Herefordshire Regiment , being severely wounded at Suvla Bay , where he lost his left arm . The service was conducted by the Rev. D. Davies and was fully choral . The duties of best man were carried out by Lieut . J. R. Castley , of Coventry , the bridesmaids being Miss I .. Hamlet , sister of the bridegroom , and Miss M. Stubbs , of Brecon . The presents were as follows : Bridegroom to bride , gold bangle . Bride to bridegroom , gold watch and chain . Bridegroom brooches . to bridesmaids and sisters , gold Mr. and Mrs. Parry ( parents of bride ) , household linen and cheque . Mr. and Mrs. Hamlet ( parents of bridegroom ) , cutlery and cheque . Rev. D. Davies , R.D. ( Devynock ) , Bible . Mr. and Mrs. Parry ( Llanbradach ) , clock set . Mrs. Davies ( Vicarage , Devynock ) , cheque . Miss Lake ( Vicarage , Devynock ) , honey jar . Mrs. H. Hamlet ( Hinckley ) , eiderdown . ,, Miss Lottie Hamlet ( Kington ) , dinner service . Miss Edie Hamlet ( Kington ) , tea service . Miss May Hamlet ( Kington ) , silver breakfast cruet . Miss Madge Hamlet ( Kington ) , half dozen silver , tea spoons . Mrs. J. Parry ( Pennllt ) , cheque . Mrs. Parry ( Rhydybrin ) , cheque . Mr. and Mrs. Watkins ( Cray ) , cheque . Mr and Mrs. Price ( Devynock ) , cheque . Mr. Johnson ( Sennybridge ) , cheque . Miss Jones ( Devynock ) , cut glass jam dish . A Friend , tea service . Cousin Tom , silver fish carvers . Miss M. Davies ( Devynock ) , teapot and stand . Miss Kettle ( Brecon ) , carvers . Miss A. and G. Powell ( Devynock ) , china H. jar . Mr and Mrs. Powell ( Devynock ) , china kettle . Miss James ( Devynock ) , half dozen glasses and jug . Miss E. Brown ( Sennybridge ) , cushion cover . Mr. E. Brown ( Sennybridge ) , teapot , water jug and stand . Miss S Langfield ( Brecon ) , rose bowl . Miss Cartwright ( Brecon ) , bread dish . Miss A. Jones ( Brecon ) , half dozen dessert spoons and forks . Miss B. Martin ( Brecon ) , bedroom towels . Miss A. Evans , table cloth . Miss D. Evans , vases : Miss H. Williams ( Devynock ) , fruit dish . Miss Smith ( Devynock ) , table cloth . Miss James ( Devynock ) , linen pillow cases . Miss M. Stubbs ( Brecon ) , linen pillow cases . Miss Lawrence ( London ) , table cloth . Mr. and Mrs. Pugh ( Devynock ) , photo . Mr. and Mrs. Duggan ( Cobbren ) , pillow cases . Miss E. Morgans ( Merthyr ) , afternoon cloth . Miss Jacob ( Sennybridge ) , table cloth . Miss A. Havard ( Byrchocd ) , cheque . Mr. and Mrs. Paneton ( Castle Dee ) , cheque . Mrs. Parry ( Castle Dee ) , oak frame and photo . Mr. E. Bore ( Kington ) , wedding cake . Lieut . W. Castley ( Grantham ) , jam dish and salt . cellars . Mr. Lewis ( Devynock ) , dinner service . Mrs. Lewis ( Devynock ) , counterpane and blankets . Mr. and Mrs. Evans ( Sennybridge ) , cheque . Rev. H. Evans ( Meyland ) , silver butter dish . Mr. and Mrs. Cadmore ( Brecon ) , eiderdown . Miss Mabel Cadmore ( Brecon ) , linen . Mr. and Mrs Hunt and family ( London ) , oak and silver biscuit barrel . Staff at Lord Roberts ' Workshops , London , pak and silver salad bowl . Miss Miss Hunt ( London ) , half dozen knives . Walker ( Builth Wells ) , half dozen spoons and jam dish Miss D. Morgans ( Tallyllyn ) , silver photo frames . Miss D. Rees ( Sennybridge ) , silver photo frames . Miss P. Davies ( Devynock ) , honey jar . Miss Williams ( Treplillip ) , cut glass jam dish . Mr. H. Hamlet ( Tanyrefal ) , table cloth . Mrs. Beddoes ( Kington ) , fruit dish . Mr. and Mrs. Pennell ( Kington ) , oak frame . Mr. and Mrs. Franks ( Long Sutton ) , cut glass salts , Mr. F. Franks ( Newcastle ) , silver mounted vases . Corporal A. Jones , R.N.A.S. , brass scuttle . Mr. and Mrs. Jones ( Devynock ) , cheque . , Mr. and Mrs. Price ( Devynock ) , sugar sifter . Miss Aron ( Sennybridge ) , afternoon cloth . Mr. and Mrs. Stephens ( Devynock ) , breakfast cruet . Miss R. Williams ( Devynock ) , fancy work . Peggy ( Fulham ) , table centre . Miss A Griffiths ( Devynock ) , afternoon cloth . Miss Morgans ( Brecon ) , afternoon cloth . Mrs. and Miss Thomas ( Abergavenny ) , silver hair à brush . Miss Hilda Rees ( Devynock ) , photo and frame . Miss L. Williams ( Devynock ) , quilt . Mr. E. Phillips ( Sennybridge ) , carved oak stool . Mr. Hands ( Brecon ) , silver cake stand . Miss B. Price ( Sennybridge ) , vases . Miss Morgans ( Bailea ) , photo frame . Miss G. Griffiths ( Brecon ) , toilet set . Mrs. Mellsop ( Newport ) , afternoon cloth . Mr. and Mrs. Davies ( Sennybridge ) , cheque . CHURCH STRETTON . Mr. Birrell . and the Bishop of Hereford on Tuesday paid a tribute to the character and life work of the Rev. Silvester Horne , the occasion being the opening of the Silvester Horne Insti- . tute , at Church Stretton , where he lived , and was buried . After a dedicatory service , conducted by Dr. Selbie , of Mansfield College , Oxford , Mrs. Silvester Horne opened the Institute . Mr. Fred Horne read . tributes to his brother from the Prime Minister , President Wilson , Mr. Asquith . Mr. Thomas - Burt , Viscount Bryce , and others . CATERPILLAR PLAGUES AND THEIR PREVENTION . If all fruit growers would combine in preventive campaign against fruit tree should a great pests we be insured against a repetition of this year's plague of caterpillars , which caused such havoc in our gardens and orchards . It cannot be too often stated that the greater part of the ills that afflict our garden , market garden , and orchard crops can obviated by preventive taken in due season . If we wish from a plague of caterpillars next spring and summer we must grease - band our standard and half standard fruit trees now and take other pre- cautions during the winter and spring . be to measures be saved As soon as possible , and at latest not later than the end of September , the grease - bands should be applied . For early in October the wingless females of the winter moth family begin to crawl up the trunks of the trees and to lay their eggs on spurs and twigs In the spring these eggs . will hatch into small caterpillars and these . cater- pillars will soon strip the trees of their leaves to the great detriment of the immediate fruit crop and the eventual health of the tree . The best method of preventing these lamentable results is to tie bands of stout grease - proof paper smeared with a sticky preparation sold for the purpose round the trunks of the trees . The moths attempt- ing to climb the trunks become entangled in the and die . " grease bands The grease should be smeared every four or five weeks when the out- side surface has become dry from exposure . For further information on this subject apply to the Food Production Department , 72 , Victoria Street , S.W.I. , or write to the Board of Agricul ture , 3 , St. James's Square , S.W.I. , for copies of F.P D. Leaflet No. 12 " Grease Banding of Fruit Trees , " and Leaflet No. 4 " Winter Moths . " Readers will be well advised to purchase the necessary materials at once . RABBIT KEEPING IN WINTER . " A Rural Correspondent " has written to the Press stating that the keeping of hutch rabbits is " un- profitable in winter " from October to March ; and declaring that " no stock should be bought before February . " The experts of the National Utility Rabbit Association ( 124 , Victoria Street , S.W.1 . ) are totally at variance with the views of " A Rural Correspondent . " His case against winter rabbit keeping is that " there is no free food during the winter months " ; that " Bran and oats are almost a necessity , and to feed a rabbit properly will now cost anything from 3d . to 4d . per week " ; and that " rabbits grow slowly and do not fatten during the winter months . " The National Utility Rabbit Association traverse these various state- ments . They point out that even in towns there is a considerable amount of vegetable and other waste that can be used for feeding rabbits in winter , whilst in the country the supply of wild roots , vegetable trimmings of various kinds , and rough grass is practicaly unlimited . As may be seen by reference to the leaflets published by the Association , " bran and oats are not necessary for the feeding of rabbits , although a little bran or other meal may be desirable in some cases . If it costs more to feed rabbits in winter than in summer - which may very well be the case , as it is the case with most animals - it is equally true that the value of rabbit meat is greater in winter than in summer . Again , if young rabbits , do not grow so rapidly in cold weather as they do in warm , they fatten more easily . " A Rural Cor- respondent's " assumption that the aim of the winter rabbit feeder is to " fatten " young stock is not in accordance with the facts . The most profitable age at which to kill utility rabbits is about 4 months and for table purposes fattening in the ordinary sense is not necessary .. It may be profitable for a commercial rabbit keeper to carry a large stock throughout the winter , although this is not usually the case , but it will certainly pay the amateur to buy now and keep up to , say , Christmas two or three young rabbits of a quick growing type . This is especially the case neighbourhoods where there are large gardens or in a fair number of allotments from which waste greenstuff , defective roots , etc can be obtained Undeterred by the strength of this defensive organisation , the Canadians , assisted admirably by English troops on their left , carried all before them . GALLANT ENGLISH TROOPS . South of the Canadian Corps , English , Scottish and naval troops of the . 17th Corps , under the command of Lieutenant - General Sir Charles Fergus- son , Bart . , K.C.B , performed no less a gallant task of the Drocourt - Queant in storming the junction and Hindenburg systems . Those defences were of the most formidable character , but our troops Queant swept over and around them , encircling . from the north , with the result that this important position fell into our hands at nightfall . assisted The Tank Corps again materially the success of these operations . in New Threshing Boxes Bargain Prices Robey's , of Lincoln 1 4ft . DRUM , £ 300 , REDUCED to £ 240 . 1 2 ft . DRUM , £ 220 , REDUCED to £ 140 . FRYER , Ltd. , HEREFORD & LEOMINSTER , Agricultural and Motor Engineers . THE ROMANCE OF MARGARINE . the By Amy Eleanor Mack . There is no food that seems more prosaic thau a block of margarine . There is poetry in golden pats of butter , for we associate it with broad meadows , lowing herds , rosy - cheeked milk- maids and all the dear familiar country sights and sounds ; but margarine , that poor , common- place substitute , is nothing but a dull modern product of the factory , in our eyes It has no romantic association for us ; no poet has sung its praises ; it does not figure in our ancient proverbs ; and its very name is so new that we have not yet decided on its pronounciation . our And yet if we only knew it there is more pure romance to the making of a pound of margarine than to a ton of butter . The " cow " from which margarine comes is the feathery palm - plant of song and story . The " meadows " in which it is grown are those tropic lands which have figured in tales of romance since the beginning of time . Palm - kernel oil and cocoa - nut oil are the two chief ingredients of margarine ,, and these oils come principally from West Africa , that country which for so many generations has held a strong , strange fascination for scientists . and travellers , and whose names - Sierra Leone , Dahomey , Gold Coast - have figured in many a tale of adventure . There amongst the primeval forests and mangrove swamps grow the palm - trees which supply the precious oils . There is romance in the spreading of the seed , which , falling near the sea , is washed away by the waves and carried by the currents to far off shores . There is beauty in the gathering , of the nuts by the naked negroes , who climb the trees to cut the precious harvest , who break the shells , pound the kernels , and carry them in their canoes down the long rivers to the big factories where the oil is extracted for export . And there is romance in the figures of those brave Englishmen , builders of Empire , who spend long years in the lonely places superintending this work , of which we had so small an apprecia- tion in the past , but which has been one of our mainstays in time of war . And it is to those same Englishmen that we owe our present plenty . It was they who came to England at the begin- ning of the war and opened your eyes to the great source of health and wealth which we had been neglecting . Ocean Before the war most of the palm - kernels and cocoanuts from West Africa went to Germany , where they were used for margarine and many other purposes , including oil - cake , food against that splendid which the British farmer had such a foolish prejudice , though Germany fully appre ciated it , and the natives of West Africa known its value for 200 years . had When war broke out the export to Germany naturally ceased and there was the prospect of ruin and starvation for many people in West Africa , as well as the loss of a valuable food supply for Europe . But the men who had given . so many years of their lives to the development of the industry were not going to see it die for want of a little effort . They came to England , put the facts of the position before the proper authorities , and by theif earnestness and eloquence convinced the Home Country . that this far off Protectorate had a most valuable contribution to make to the storehouse of the Allies The matter was taken up , ships were provided for fetching the oil to these shores , factories were built for dealing with it , and staffs of chemists and other experts were engaged for its preparation . The U - boats have had their toll , and many brave lives have been lost in the transport of the oi !. But our loyal Protectorate has been saved from disaster , our arch enemy has been deprived of one of his most prized imports , we have been kept supplied with the oils and fats essential to our well - being , and thanks to the forethought of Lord Rhondda and Mr. Clynes margarine , making has developed into one of Our most important home industries . Who that knows these facts will dare to sneer at the margarine which soon will be replacing butter on most tables ? When we think of the lives and labour that have gone to its making - of the lonely Englishmen enduring the heat of the tropics , of the busy natives gathering and carry- ing the precious nuts , of the brave seamen daring the dangers of the deep to carry the oil to our shores , and of the women and men working in the factories in this land to prepare it for our use , can we , dare we , belittle the food which has cost so much in the making ? LEOMINSTER BOROUGH POLICE COURT . Thursday , before the Mayor ( Councillor J. B. Dowding ) , Alderman G. Page , Mr. E. Cole , T. J. Enoch . A Eggs , Eggs . Eggs . Poultry . Poultry . Poultry . Rabbits . Rabbits . Rabbits . Best Prices given by E. COLE , Every Market Day , at 16 , DUKE STREET , KINGTON . THE STATE AND THE SMALL GROWER . THE STORY OF FOOD CONTROL . GOAT - KEEPING PAYS . STARVATION FARE IN GERMANY . THE STATE AND THE SMALL GROWER . What the Government is Doing for the Allotment Holder . Before the war the State concerned itself very little about the small particularly grower , and about the allotment holder . True , Smail - holdings Acts were passed , but their range was compara tively limited , and it cannot be said that ihey had any large bearing either on the land sett'e- ment problem or the twin question of increased food production . The war has brought changes in the relation of the State and the small grower that would have been incredible a brief four ago . gallon and a half of French nails , seven square yards of tarred felt , a hat or two , a few of the children's dolls , large tin of fertiliser , and then , like Kipling's soldier , he " prigs the washing off the line . " Properly fed , he shows a healthy and normal appetite , and takes merely a languid in- terest in rope , oyster shells , and other less usua foods . in our We have found that goats are easily reared , are as hardy as mountain sheep , give a rich and plentiful milk which makes excellent butter , and are altogether one of the best investments that ' can be made . In conjunction with an allotment and , if possible , a pig , they render one almost independent of the food market , and it may be mentioned here that the goat is almost as good a fat supplier as the hog The difference is that the former gives its fat in the form of small and ideally constituted cream globules , and it is the , presence of these which renders goat milk so rich and strengthening and so ideal a diet for children and invalids . Goat's milk , as a matter of fact , contains about 7 per cent . of fat , which is double the amount contained in ordinary ars cow's milk . That means , that bulk for bulk , goat milk is twice as rich in cream as is the milk we have grown so accustomed to using . In flavour goat milk is almost indistinguishable , save for its added richness , from cow's milk . We , in village , have already begun to talk of intensive culture , of breeding from best strains , of seeking , short , to raise a breed of goats whose milk shall be richer still . We know it has been caleu- lated that if care be taken in the breeding , goats could be reared that would give a milk contain- ing over 14 per cent . of cream fats , and we intend to do what we can in this direction . You see , in addition to private ownership of . numerous goats , we run a goat club in conjunc- tion with our allotments , and it is a point of honour that all weeds , unwanted seedlings , spoiled roots and coarse outer leaves of everything raised on the allotments shall be given to the club goats ; the private . goats have the portions re- jected by the housewives . This food supply is augmented by members taking it in turn to con- tribute the allotment wheelbarrow full of road side herbage such as sheep's parsley , dandelion , clover , vetch , coarse grasses , and elm and maple elippings . We sell our club goats ' milk and our club goats ' offspring for the benefit of the allot- ment holders , and so provide ourselves with seeds , plants , fertilisers , and sundry tools out of our . garden rubbish and a little labour . This goat keeping is the nearest approach to money for nothing that we have yet struck in our village , and we are by this times practically independeat of the milkman , the butter merchant , and the pert young lady at the stores who used to toss her head and say " No , Cheese " whenever we looked in at the door . In the first place , the State has supplied . in most cases , by friendly representation , but where necessary by strong pressure , hundreds of thous- ands of would - be allotment holders with land that otherwise they would not have got . The State has given them guarantees for a certain security . of tenure . It has made special arrangements or the protection of their crops - arrangements of so drastic a character that the non - allotment holder is almost afraid to look over an allotment fence at the other man's onions in case he would there- by incur the disfavour of the D.O.R.A. One cannot cultivate land without tools ; and the State has given priority to the manufacture of tools for the allotment - holder . To grow crops , one requires seed ; and when the allotment boom began there was an acute danger of a seed short- age . Accordingly the State imported large quanti- ties of seeds from abroad and arranged with the trade to supply them to the small grower on a reasonable basis of profit and in suitable quanti- ties . The trade being unable to satisfy the re- quirements of many allotment - holders two years the ago , in matter of seed potatoes , the State bought them to the extent of thousands of tons in Scotland and Ireland , and , co - operating with local authorities and various societies , delivered them at moderate prices to the little men in the least of villages , as in the largest of towns . Thrus the special pressure on the trade was tided over , and as a result there was a record planting of potatoes in England and Wales by the amateur as well as by the professional . Now that the allotment movement has got into its stride and the equilibrium of the trade has been restored , the State is ceasing to supply or- dinary seed potatoes , and is devoting itself to secure a supply of Wart - immune varieties for planting in infected areas where it is useless or dangerous as well as illegal to plant non - immune varieties . So that the allotment man no less than the far mer should be sure that the seed he bought was good , the State set up a seed testing station . So that he should know how to grow the sced after he had bought it , the State , in conjunction with the Royal Horticultural Society , organised a panel of about two thousand expert gardeners scattered all over the country , who were willing to give ad- vice on practical demonstration in food growing , free of charge . Moreover , acting through the Food Production Department of the Board of Agri- culture , the State has issued some millions of leaflets on cultural subjects ; and it now issues , weekly instruction to Allotment - holders prepared by three of the most famous vegetable growers in the country . These leaflets and this printed in- struction are free to all on application . State arrangements enable you to spray your potatoes or your fruit trees with standard machines and standard chemicals delivered through the trade at a fixed price . State aided marketing schemes enable you to sell your surplus produce ; or you may bottle or can it , if you preferred . under the aegis of the State . Soon the State will be supplying you with rabbits to fatten , at Neas- den at the end of August the first big breeding station established jointly by the F.P.D. and the N.U.R.A. will be opened . any THE STORY OF FOOD CONTROL . The question of food control affects every mem- ber of the community more intimately than Mr other movement connected with the war . As each rule or order has been passed the general public has noted it , more or less , but in these days of great happenings events crowd so close upon each other that they are very soon forgotten . Yet , if we would have proper understanding of the food situation , we should keep in touch with what has gone before as well as with what is happen ing now , for the two things are inseparable . Nothing could help us to a truer appreciation of the position than Mr. Clynes ' recent review in the House of Commons of the work accomplished by the Ministry of Food . It has been printed as a called " The Story of Food Control , " interested in the subject may obtain application to the Ministry of Food , Room 605 , Palace Chambers ,, Westminster , S.W.1 . LEOMINSTER PUBLICAN CHARGED . WITH CASE DISMISSED CAUTION . James Maurice Rose , licensed victualler , Barrel Inn , High Street , was summoned for keeping open . for the sale of intoxicating liquor the Barre'l Inn during the time at which such premises were dirécted to , be closed by the Licensing ( Consolida tion ) Act 1910 , to wit at the hour of 11.40 p.m. The following were summoned for being in the Barrell Inn at the same time : Charles Goodwin , butcher , 17 , Etnam Street ; Edward Pounds , coal merchant , 131 , Etnam Street ; John Holloway . carpen ter , Ginhall Lane ; Henry Anslow , hay trusser , Mill Street ; and his wife , Eleanor Anslow . Mr. Levick defended and pleaded not guilty . P.S. Powell stated that on Tuesday , August 27th , at 11.40 p.m. he was in High Street near the Bar rell Inn . He saw John Holloway come out frou the inn . Witness went up to the door and walked in and saw Mr. Goodwin , Mr. Pounds , Mr. Anslow and his wife , and Mrs. Rose . He asked Mrs. Rose why she did not turn out at the proper time and , close her house . She said " What time is it ? " He said " Nearly a quarter to twelve . She said " Never ! " He said , " It is , haven't you got a clock ? " She said " No , it has stopped . " He asked the defendants if any of them had a watch . They all said they did not know what the time was and would not believe it was a quarter to twelve . He asked them to come to the I'ost Office and see the clock . He went with Goodwin ard Pounds and found it was a quarter . to twelve . They said they had no idea it was so late as they stopped there talking , bat had no drink . He told them he should report the case and they asked him not to do .t . Cross - examined by Mr. Levick : They did not tell him they had been upstairs with Mr. Rose in his bedroom . This closed the evidence for the prosecution . Mr. Levick on behalf of the defendants said it was true the defendants had forgotten the time . Mr. Rose , vho was a Lance - Corporal in the Shrop shire Yeomanry , came home on leave and was taken ill with influenza . He was in bed for som : days and Goodwin , Pounds and the others came up to see him about 10 o'clock . They had some . drink in the bar and soon afterwards they went upstairs to see " Murray . " They remained there talking to him . Holloway was the first to come down and open the door . As the constable came in the others had just come downstairs into the bar . He pointed out that there was no evidence of any glasses or jugs or consumption of liquor . He submitted there was no evidence that Mr. Rose had kept open to sell intoxicating liquor . It was admitted that an innkeeper had a right to entertain his friends . The door was not opened except to let Holloway out . He quoted legal deci- sions in support of his arguments that in order to enable the Bench to convict the house . must have been kept open in the sense that people could come in and get drink supplied to them . In the other cases the summonses were rather different . The question for the other defendants to answer was whether they were upon licensed premises in contravention of the Act and he sub- mitted that they were not there for that purpose . The Mayor asked the sergeant what was the condition of the bar . P.S. Powell said there were no signs of drinking and in reply to Mr. Enoch said that the defen- dants were sober . came Maurice Rose in giving evidence said he home on August 19th . He was in bed with infl - 1- enza from the 21st for about nine days . He was in bed on August 27th when Goodwin , Pounds , Holloway and Anslow came to see him and stayed about an hour . No liquor was supplied . They had not got any liquor to supply them with . Hollo- way left first and the others went directly after . wards . The Bench being satisfied as to the facts , 1e , tired to consider the legal aspects of the case . On their return the Mayor said the case was dismissed , but " don't do it again . " The Bench wished to compliment the Superintendent and Sergeant in bringing the case before them , other- wise there would have been grave suspicion that case . MINIMUM WAGES OF YOUNG FARM LABOURERS . in The Agricultural Wages Board ( England and Wales ) gave notice in Tuesday night's " London Gazette " that they propose to fix minimum rates of wages and rates for overtime for male work- men unler the age of 18 according to the accom- parying schedule . The hours of employment in Gloucestershire . Herefordshire , Warwickshire , and Worcestershire are set out as 54 in summer ( Here- fordshire 56 ) and 48. in winter , and the wages 10s . for workers under 14 , 14s . under , 15 , 18s . under 16 ,. 22s . under 17 , and 26s . under 18. The rates per hour for overtime vary with the age of the worker , and there is an extra allowance for Sunday over - 1 time . The Board also gives notice of the rates of wages for overtime for male workers in Hereford shire , which come into force on September 9 . The rate is 8d . per hour on weekdays and 10d . per hour on Sunday . Overtime is defined as all employment in excess of 56 hours in any week ( excluding Sunday ) in summer , and in excess of 48 hours ( excluding Sunday ) in winter . All Sun- day employment is overtime . BOY'S EXPENSIVE TASTES . A boy of 16 , charged at the London Guildhall with stealing eight £ 1 Treasury notes , was stated to have spent the money in taking a girl to theatres and music halls , paying for expensive reserved seats , expensive teas and suppers , trips on the river to Richmond , & c . It was stated also that he had received a good education . After the boy had been birched soundly in the cells , his father was bound over for his further good conduct , and the lad was allowed to go . pamphlet and those copies on STRETCHER BREAD . If , by chance , any truths about England ever do . filter into Germany , the ordinary Hun must feel very sore at the news that we may now buy ham and bacon without coupons , and at the same time have from 12 ozs . to 16 ozs . of meat a week . It will not be a cheerful item of news for people whose own meat ration is from 3 ozs . to 5 ozs . The per week , which is the German allowance . limited ration of meat would not matter so much if there were plenty of other things to make up , but bread is not much more plentiful than meat , and what there is , is of a kind which would fill most of us with horror . For it is of a variety known as " stretcher bread , because it is com- posed of a little flour and a lot of potato , man- gold , sawdust , or other substitutes to stretch out the flour . But even with these aids , there is a scarcity of bread , and apparently the problem which is facing the German food authorities at present is whether they shall add more " stretcher " to the flour , and increase the national dyspepsia , or reduce the amount of bread and let the people become more hungry . But bad as they seem to us , German food condi- tions are splendid when compared with those in Bohemia . In some parts of that unhappy country the bread ration is half a loaf a week , and that loaf is composed mainly of flour substitutes . In addition to the bread each person is allowed half a pound of farinaceous food a week , and that is their sole food . They have no meat , no potatoes , and no other vegetables , and now we read that little children have been shot down by soldiers because they were crying for bread . GOAT KEEPING PAYS . ( By G. Basil Barham ) . In our village the doubters are convinced and the scoffers are silenced ; the amateur goatherds , rich with unlimited milk supplies , waxing fat with unaccustomed butter , plant their heels firmly . as they walk and talk of stud centres and milch goats and kids and other technicalities ; and in the privacy of the home , bitterly - upbraiding wives talk in a heart - to - heart fashion to husbands who bought no goats when goats were cheap and des pised . A goat eats herbage , such as grows by any wayside ; a few thistles , a couple of elm leaves , and a shop - soiled carrot in theory will keep a healthy goat for a week . In practice , when fed require in addition in such manner , he will a " CUR CAT . AND ANOTHER . " The wild reports about the waste of bacon re- call the story of the little boy who rushed to Fis mother crying : " Mother , mother , there are hundreds of big black cats fighting in our gar den ! " " Hundreds of black cats , " replied the astonished mother . " Oh , surely you taken Think again . " " Well , there's our and another , " admitted the child . are mis cat We heard that there were tons and tons of bacon being wasted - hundreds of tons , thousands of tons , mill - well , no , perhaps it didn't quite . grow into millions , but probably would have done so in time . On all sides we heard the same story . The wiseacres shook their heads over the " gross extravagance " of the Government , and the Know alls hinted darkly at awful revelations of reckless waste they could make they would . Peole who did not know became a little uneasy over the rumours , for naturally no one likes to pay á high price for a commodity which is so plentiful that it is thrown on the rubbish heap by the ton . The garden really seemed filled with hundreds of black cats . Then the true facts came out , and we found it was just " our cat and another . " From January to July of this year there were imported into this country 405,700 tons bacon , of which 370 tons were actually a loss . One hund red and eighty tons went to the soap factories . " The loss represented one - tenth of one per cent . of the whole imports . It is rather a big fall from the " thousands of tons . " But anyone who will only think again will see at once that it is a much more probable story . Naturally every effort is made by the authorities to save human food , for no one knows as they do the urgent need for economy which still persists . They are the national housekeepers , who must keep their family as well fed as they possibly can But , as every woman knows , there are times when a certain amount of waste occurs even in the mos economical and careful household .. Accidents will happen , and the hot , moist weather in July , was probably answerable for a good deal of ruined food besides the bacon . our we It would be a very good thing if we all counted " black cats " before spread alarming stories about their numbers . in nearly all cases it would be found that there was really only " Our cat and another . " £ 48,000 FOR A 41 - ACRE FARM . The extraordinarily high prices now being paid for agricultural holdings are further exemplified by the bidding at afarm sale at Cheadle ( Cheshire ) . The farm , of 41 acres , rented at o per annum , was sold after keen competition for 448,000 , by far the highest price ever paid in th part of Cheshire . VERMIN CLUB'S " BAG . " . To encourage the destruction of vermin , the Weald - of Kent Farmers ' Club offered a money prize to the village Rat and Sparrow Club which accounted for the most vermin during a period of twelve months . This has been won by the Sissing hurst Vermin Club , the members of which bagged 4,076 pests , including 1,621- 1,100 rats , and 1,345 mice . sparrows , poetry . WHY ? We who love peace , why are we at war ? We who love freedom , why are we bound ?, We seek the sole prize worth fighting far- Freedom and peace for all the world round . Tyrants witli Kultur the world would enslave ; Tyranny's worse than yar's strife to the brave . We know the sorrow , the blood , and the tears , Grim desolation , that follows the fight , Destruction that grinds up the treasure of years , Terror of innccence fleeing at night . Yet we withhold not the great sacrifice ; Joy , love and life do we pay as the price . Fight on we must . Can we traffic with crime ? Can we barter our honour and pass on one side When a comrade has fallen ? We know that in time We should cry out for aid , if our help were denied . Fight on we must . The world on the morrow Will reap the rich harvest we now sow in sorrow War has its horrors repellent as htil , But there are trials more keen than its strife- Freemen in chains , in the dark dungeon cell , Dishonour to darken the sun of our life . Therefore we fight on , we who love peace , Till tyrants have fallen and tyrannies cease . T. R. PHILLIPS . PRINTING ! You I will get GOOD WORK AND LOW PRICES AT STEVENSON'S 33 , High Street , Kington . Billheads , Statements , Memorandums and all kinds of Commercial Printing in well - arranged and up - to - date style . Ledgers , Day Books , Cash Books , Letter Books and all Office Stationery in great variety . Note the Address : 33 , HIGH STREET , KINGTON . . ELL Photogra De Every kind of work un Developing . Printing . Enlarging . By any process cha Agents for Koda NATI FR Har Ur AN Sa And bring ther YOU LEOMINSTER TO PROVISION FOR PROTEST AGAINST C BRITISH AMERICA HOSPITALITY WANTI اله SOLDI The meeting monthly Council was held on Tues ( Councillor J. B. Dowding Alderman G. J. Abell , Co J. Southall , E. Molyne Williams , with the Town the Surveyor ( Mr. J. Budd A. Reynolds ) . FIRE BR At a meeting of the Fir August 29th the expenses fire at Brierley on the 5th wore investigated , passed , repayment obtained from t The expenses at Newton o 103 95. 8d . and these w mittee informed Mr. Bradf pared to deal with him increased cost of horses his views . The Committee of the firemen's remunera increases were granted : five hours , from 10s . to 17 to 10s .; Captain , per hour The men from 9d . to Is . he had written to the C gard to the ringing of th was referred by him to authority . The Town Clerk repórted a message through the S were sorry they could not bell must not be rung af was suggested they should rangement . The report was adopted . The Town Clerk said the received a letter from t Association stating that the tration Board appointed b awarded an increased war On the proposition of t Councillor Southall , the let Finance Committee . A SOLDIER'S The Town Clerk reported from Driver Pullen expres being motored from Leom Sunday . These letters , he often received by the May MORE PIGS BUT NO FOOD The Mayor said there w to which he wished to ca Council . In the first pla to Corporations to encour had received a lettr from Board of Agriculture , in question upon which I sho opinion of the Council stimulating pig productio establishing ( in the case pal piggeries and ( in smal pig associations . Corpora breeding sows as possible land , woodlands , orchards , allotment holders , etc. , treatment in the matter of from the Corporation pigg edible waste or vegetable greatest importance . " He The Mayor said that wit leaflets on the subject . Corporation could do and ing resolution : " That the pig keeping be allowed to such time as millers ' offal of such quality and sold a can be fed without loss to munerative or profitable r known fact that owing to of the food , which was s keeping was not profitab himself through giving had to buy . th Councillor Southall secon been told by many people the necessary food there w loss . Councillor E. Molyneux knowledge he could corrob said about the stuff that w food . His son nearly killed The Mayor : I lost several Gloucester Spots . Councillor Molyneux said pigs he defied anyone to they were now getting fro quite right that the atten should be called to the st wanted pig production to The resolution was carric KING'S FUND FOR A PROTEST AGAIN The Mayor brought for the King's Fund for the Hodge wrote asking the mittee to receive subscript for the information of t statement was sent . It wa fund se was distinct and pension fund . The Mayor efforts that were being ma of the Federation of Discl Soldiers and Sailors and n suggesting that the two ca that the work should be u Pensions Committée . Alderman Page said the altogether different thing Committee which pensions should be paid to was started by the King £ 78,000 and Mr. Hodge pounds . The object was ve sions ; it was intended to some business which would their living . Such a fund arately from the War Pen had no power to grant business on their own Councillor Southall said would apply more to the places like Leominster . Councillor Molyneux wanted three million pound town to contribute . was ap 1 ac A WRONG P Alderman Gosling said it sion why things of that de out of imperial taxation . the best years of their live their separation allowanc what they should be . It of relying upon voluntary be the absolute duty of these men were thoroughl men had been disabled in country and the country they sent round for subser ous people would pay aga whole host of people who guinea they were parting soul . The principle was en believed that these things lows should be paid for country libe should pay widows more liberally . were the way they treated their have to go round asking men without whose service as a nation . Three milli mill spending seven raised 30 millions for thes be doing more than their Councillor Williams : Hea with Alderman Gosling . Councillor Molyneux aske time the poor disabled me as the State was not in a would not be for some yea had to depend on charity ( " Shame " ) . It was the fa it . If they could not comp |