Ross Gazette 19th November 1914 - Page 5
Ross Gazette 19th November 1914 - Page 5
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| Date | 19/11/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 19th November 1914 |
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Sowersby's e lowest possible margin of kers and Staff employed . de ins . wide , 1/11 per yard . r . All wool ; light in weight ; warm oil in this Fabrio renders it practically sirt Lined , 2/6 extra . rns on request . Orders now solicited ITING SERGES , " ADMIRALTY " to order at similar low prices . moderate price . ation - Far Costs in the Newest Shapes owersby ( LIMITED ) ace , Ross . QUALITY , FOR VALUE . ded . our brave wounded " Tommies " at the r desire than by sending at once fo MBULANCE . ved its special adaptability to the severe nd the makers have received numbers he opinion of Dr. Du Bouchet , Surgeon- me by all the authorities . ans at work . and witnessed on the road . . . the where larger ambulances . opinion , and the opinion se cars are best fit for the have been transported in included among these on- praise of the comfort and nced in these cars . " Ford will buy a new hese Cars is very great . very to France free of charge . ALL , DY BUILDERS , Ltd. , RAGE , ROSS . TELEPHONE 39 . S & SONS , TERCHANTS , ES AND SPIRITS . KY , G.G. to 60 / - per dozen . AND STOUT . Per Dozen . 49 / - 49 / - 16 / - 5- £ 500 ADVANCED respectable householders upon their own Note and . No Bonda required and the strictest guaranteed . TERMS AND REPAYMENTS ANCED TO SUIT BORROWER'S OWN VENIENCE , and no charge made unleas es actually completed . Write in confidence to WELLS , 24 , NICHOLS ST . , LEICESTER . ESSIONS & SONS ( LIMITED ) , ER AND BLATE MERCHANTS GLOUCESTER , AND OARDIFF . Depôts and Factories for BER TES JOINERY , MOULDING 8 TILES , LATHS , OK GOODS , and PIPES , ITE'S CEMENT and WHITING , TES , RANGES STOVES MNEY - PIECES FENDERS , HEARTH H8 , SANITARY WARE , NE , MARBLE , SLATE , and ERY REQUISITE FOR BUILDING DENNIS'S- " LINCOLNSHIRE " DIC POWDERS CURE ALL DISEASES OF PIGS . Soon repay their small cost . Suld everywhere , lod . per doz . post 1 / from the Sule Proprietor , J. W. DENNIS , Chemist , LOUTH , Lincs . E. KEARSLEY'S ORICHAL How Welch's Female Pills and reliable for Ladies . The only Genuine . Awarded ICATE MERIT at the Tasmanian Exhibition , 1891 Reputation . Ordered by Specialists for the Oure of als Complaints . Bold in boxes , 1/4 and 20 , of all hemists , or post free , 1 / 2 - nd 2/10 from CATHERINE KEARSLEY ( DEPT . ) , 42 , Waterloo Rd.London , S.E . and Published for the ette , " Ross Limited , by GODFREY M. TON , at their Offices , High - street Church - street , Ross , in the County Hereford . RSDAY , NOVEMBER 19 , 1914 . SECOND SHEET . Telephone- , Ross . ADDRESSES . HERBERT B. MEW , Barrel , Boss BARREL BREWERY , BRILLIANT ALES ROSS . NOURISHING STOUT . These Ales and Stonta give great satisfaction to those who enjoy a brilliant Beer , with delicate palate , and full of life . This is accounted for by the Ane quality of the materials employed , the delicious flavour and aroma of selected Hops being very noticeable . A.K. Light Ale ...... per gall . 10d . Light Dinner Ale - Half - pinta , per dos . 1/6 F.A. Recommended for family use 1 / - " G.A. Sparkling Bitter Ale " 19 Pinta P.A. Very High Class 2 " " 1/4 Nutritious Stout - Half - pinta 1/9 Pinta 1/4 " XXS . ( Double ) Nutritions Stout XXX.S. ( Treble ) Nutritious Stout ( Recommended for Invalida ) . Casks of 44 , 9 , 18 , 86 , and 54 Gallons . Home - brewed GINGER BEER , GINGER Oatmeal Stout , Half - pinte for Invalids Pints " 5/6 1/6 1/9 STOUT , and LEMONADE , 1 / - per gallon , in 1 , 2 , and B - gallon jars or 6 - gallon casks . Stone Ginger Beer , in Sorew - stoppered Bottles , 1 / - per dozen . THE ROSS GAZETTE THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 19 , 1914 , I should be interesting to buyers of General Drapery . LADIES ' COATS . LADIES ' COSTUMES . LADIES OUTFITTING . LADIES ' MOURNING . One of the best assorted stocks in the County . Ope other fact - there is no better value . WAKEFIELD KNICHT , HEREFORD . The Ross Gazette . THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 19th , 1914 . Patriotic Meeting at Ross , foodfuffe . Our ally France had already " DRINK AND WARD INTERESTING SPEECHES . undergone a remarkable charge by the prac tical prohibition of absinthe which had been . her curse . There were some burdens they need not bear , and the misery and loss caus ed by drink was one of them ( hear , hear ) . It paid Russia to give up the revenue from A well attended patriotic meeting , under drink , and it would pay Britain . They the auspices of the Western Temperance spent money on drink , and reaped a terrible League , was held in the Ross Townhall on reward in the poverty , criminality , and Wednesday evening last , when Major James Junacy of their people . The country could Kelly presided , and was supported on the not afford either the human wasto or the platform by Messrs . James Fielding , J.P. waste of food . Let them face the present ( Gloucester ) , this year's President of the crisis in a proper manner , and protect the Lengue , and A. G. Barker ( Bristol ) the home of the soldier ( hear , hear ) . He had watched soldiers ' wives cross over the road Secretary . Letters , or other intimations , of regret for from the Post Office to the beer - house , where absence were received from the Dean of they gossiped together , and spent their al- Hereford , the Archdeacon of Hereford , the lowance money . In the belief that , as Vicar of Lydbrook ( Rev. G. A Hopkins ) , General Wilseley had said , drink killed more Col. O. R. Middleton , Capt . R. H. Ver men than all the weapons of war , and that schoyle , and Messrs . Henry Southall and alcohol was Britain's most deadly enemy , he Henry T. Blake . Col. Middleton wrote : desired to support the resolution ( Applause ) . " I am , I may say , strongly in favour of any tion was carried unanimously . On being put to the meeting , the resolu- attempt to promote temperance , and I wish your meeting every success . Capt . Ver- seconded by Mr. GREENHILL , a hearty On the motion of the CHAIRMAN , schoyle wrote : " I should like , as Chair- man of the Ross Bench of Magistrates , to vote of thanks was accorded to the speakers , Mr. Barker responding . drunkenness among men the average num- thanks to the Chairman , and this was Mr. BARKER then moved a vote of ber of convictions being something less than seconded by the Rev. J. W. KETTLE , who one per month . It is also very satisfactory said he was glad to know of the officers ' in- to know that in Ross , that has not been fol - terest in that question , as many young men lowed by increased drinking amongst women , of a superior character , coming from good as has happened in some localities . " The CHAIRMAN , who was greeted with while others were certainly deterred from homes , were joining Lord Kitchener's Army , Applause , opened his remarks by saying that joining by the association of the recruiting the greatest evil connected with intemper officer with the public - house , and the bad ance was the habit of treating to drinks . reputation of soldiers in regard to drinking . teer officer , and he was of opinion that army authorities were all on the side of tempé He had had 40 years ' experience as a volun- Major KELLY , in his reply , said that the Bass's and Worthington's Ale and Guinness's Stout NOTES FROM THE METROPOLIS . record the gratifying decrease of cases of ( own Bottling ) supplied at moderate prices . Familiesand Private Customers supplied with High - class Wines and Spirits . ESTABLISHED 1813 . WILLIAM PULLING & CO .. DISTILLERS , BY OUR LONDON CORESPONDENT We do not hold ourselves responsible for all the opinions expressed by the able writer of these notes . 2009 that he has died as he most dearly wished , discipline and drill was the best bulwark Wine and Spirit Merchants , Bonded Warehousemen And CIDER MAKERS , East - street , 43 , Broad - street , and Bath - street , HEREFORD . AND HIGH - STREET , ROSS . Foreign Wines and Spirits imported direct , under Bond , from Country of Production to their Bonded Stores , East - street . DISTILLERS , FOR 80 YEARS , OF PULLING'S PURE HEREFORD GIN . Manufacturers of all kinds of Finest Quality British Liqueurs and Cordial Retail and Trade Lists Post Free on application . Goods Carriage Paid to any Railway Station Finest Special Reserve Whiskey , 50 / - per dozen . Bound Claret from 11 / - per dozen Bole Consignees of TIRANT and Co.'s CHAMPAGNE , at 56 / - and 68 per dosen . All other Champagnes at Lowest Prices . John Bull " insures You , your Children and Home your FREE ! INSURANCE AGAINST ZEPPELINS And ALL Enemy Air Craft . Ordinary insurance policies afford no pro- tection against the bomb peril . By purchasing " John Bull " you secure an insur- ance policy ABSOLUTELY FREE , insuring yourself . the children and the home against all risk from air raids . There are no ex of In the event Death £ 500 - In the event Injury £ 250 £ 100 of permanent Damage to your Home acting conditions simply and its Contents All in the coupon . Partial Disablement £ 100 . Minor Injury £ 80 . SEE THIS WEEK'S JOHN BULL 1 he only paper insuring both HOME and LIFE . GUARANTEED AT LLOYD'S ! DENTISTRY . For Natural looking ARTIFICIAL TEETH and PAINLESS EXTRACTIONS VISIT D. GORE BOODLE & Co. , Ltd. , 43 , HIGH STREET , ROSS , EVERY THURSDAY from 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. A Lady always in attendance . Extractions First Hour Free . BRANCHES EVERYWHERE . Abergavenny , 6 , High - street , Tuesdays , 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monmouth , 12 , Church - street , Fridays , 12 to 5. Hereford , 3 , St. Peter - street , Wednesdays , 11 a.m. to 6.30 . Chepstow , Tuesdays and Fridays . Gloucester , Every Day . BOODLE'S TEETH . High - class Note Papers AT POPULAR PRICES , Newton Linen Note A FASHIONABLE NOTE PAPER , AT ' A POPULAR PRICE . The New Size in several Delicate Tints , with very Dainty Wallet - shaped Envelopes to match . Our Price 7'd . per lb. box . Private Address Embossed or Printed to order . Large variety of Note Paper to select from at THE ROSS GAZETTE OFFICE , 44 , High - street & Church - street , ROSS . ance . The news of Lord Roberts's death came as a surprise to the public , and to many soldiers who have recently been associated with him in his untiring crusade he has wag ed for recruiting . But every one is agreed A vote of thanks was also passed to the if not in action , at least among the thous which could be erected against intemperance . ands of brave men who are daily giving their Tommy Atkins was the best fellow in the Boy Scouts who helped the meeting by act- lives for their country , and the principles world when he was under his own officer , as ushers , and taking of the collection . which we , as a nation , hold dear as honour but the solemn warning and appeal issued The proceedings closed with the National itself . Like the Duke of Wellington , he by Lord Kitchener and Lord Roberts showed Anthem . leaves no direct male heir to the title , which that when off parade , he was in great dan At preliminary meeting of Temperance ger from the mistaken generosity of his enthusiasts , it was unanimously decided to devolves , however , upon any son who may friends . The British Army as a whole was a form & branch of the League , to be called be born to either of his daughters . For , as all the world knows , the heir to the earldom very temperate body there was no excess the Ross Temperance Society . " Other lost his life in a heroic attempt to save the amongst the officers , who took great care of Temperance organisations in the town are guns at Colense , an act recognised post them . He was glad to know that during a men , and were anxious to restrain to be represented on the new society . humously with the V.C. Some critics have whole fortnight in Hereford , where more objected that Lord Roberts dealt too kindly than 900 men were quartered , there had not with the Boers at the end of the first phase , been a single case of a man needing to be and thus prolonged the campaign . It may put into the guard room for drunkenness . be , however , that we owe the Dutch loyalty When a good soldier was turned into a be of to - day not a little to his lenient policy . Botted mass of flesh by taking drinks from Army , The When Parliament assembled last week , after the vacation it was with diminished benches on both sides of the House . A hun dred Unionists and thirty Ministerialists are actually on service in either the Navy , the or the Territorials , but . ddly enough , until the end of the week there was not known to be a single Nationalist M. bearing the King's Commission . omission has now been repaired , and the honour of precedence belongs to Stephen Gwynn , of Galway City . It may be hoped that others will follow his example . The new Nationalist Army , for whom Mr. Redmond has done such good work , offers abundant scope ; and , with politics shelved , there is no reason why more of the fighting Westminster Irish should not come forward . Mr. their Important Property Sale at Ross . LLOYDS BANK LIMITED . Current Accounts are opened upon the terms usually adopted by Bankers . Deposits re- ceived at interest , subject to notice of withdrawal , or by special agreement . Purchases and Sales of Stooks effected through members of the Stock Exchange , Securities received for safe custody , Coupons , Dividends , Pay Warrants , & o . , collected , Foreign Moneys exchanged , periodical payments made , and every description of Banking business conducted . THIS BANK HAS OVER 850 OFFICES IN ENGLAND AND WALES . PARIS AUXILIARY : LLOYDS BANK ( FRANCE ) LIMITED . Letters from the Front . breakfast , and as soon as the meal was finish- ed off we went again and marched until we reached a place called Fismes . Here we were put into some cattle trucks - 43 in a ST . WEONARDS MAN A PRISONER . waggon and still no one knew what the A THRILLING EXPERIENCE . move was . We did 36 miles travelling , and had to stand up nearly all the time . It was NOT USED TO GERMAN DISHES . the worst ride I have ever had . We weat A letter full of interest of his thrilling ex- through Boulogne to Calais , but where our periences in the fighting line has been writ- destination was remained a mystery . Eva- ten home to his brother by Corporal P. A. tually , at about 7 o'clock at night , we found Hall , a postman of St. Weonards , who was ourselves well up in the north of France , and called to join the colours as a reservist in the we marched until 12 o'clock , till we reached South Wales Borderers . Corporal Hall , a place called Casel . After resting until the writing from Festungsha Zarett VII . , Mach - morning - we were informed , before starting inen Bau Schule , Koln ( Cologne ) , Uhering , off again , that the Germans were eighteen Germany , says : kilometres away ( about 12 miles ) , and we I expect you will be sorry to hear of my were going to have a smack at them . I can and being taken prisoner into the bargain . that day , but we were on the move from 8 misfortune in the shape of a very bad wound , not remember , how far we actually marched I would not mind the wound if I could have in the morning till 5 at night . Then we got back to our own people . Then I should started digging trenches , and before we d have come home , but now I shall have to finished Jack Johnsons appeared , accom- stop here until it is all over , but I thank panied by a hail of shrapnel which account- God I was not killed outright , for I went ed for a good number of our men . through a perfect hail of shot , and after I got hit I made a run for it , only to find CREEPING LIKE MIOE . myself face to face with about two dozen of " Then , in the middle of the night , creeping the enemy , and with only one arm at my dis- like mice , we spotted the Germans coming posal . There was nothing for it but to give quite close to our trencehs . Then came the in . I was very weak from loss of blood order to open fire . The scene that followed This is how it happened . Two of our com- no one who saw it would forget . We ab- panies , that is my company and another , solutely mowed them down , and those who COOLNESS UNDER FIRE . FINISHED MAKING TEA BEFORE GIVING IN . was strewn with dead and wounded Germans , NEVER GAVE WAY A Ross Boy's Success . A SUCCESSFUL CAREER . his so - called friends , he was scarcely to bo LORD TREDEGAR'S HEREFORDSHIRE PROPERTY SOLD . blamed , for , left to himself , he would have remained sober . This treating evil was One of the most important property sales general , and he was sorry to say that he ever held at Ross was conducted by the went to attack the enemy who were holding got near the trenches quickly tasted eighteen had known of half a dozen professional cricketers who had been simply ruined by it . direction of Lord Tredegar and his trustees , a village , and I can just tell you we had a inches of cold steel . Next morning revealed He begged to move the following resolu- by Mr. Newland ( of the firm of Messrs . New- warm time of it . We had not been fighting a terrible sight . The ground in front of us tion relating to hours - of - sale : " That this land , Hunt , and Williams , Newport ) , at the long when the other company ran short of meeting deplores the reported large increase Royal Hotel , Ross , on Thursday . The pro- ammunition , and it was painful to see them and it was awful to hear the groaning of the of drinking , especially amongst women , and perties consisted of freehold agricultural being shot down without being able to de- injured . We could not venture out of the urges His Majesty's Government in the pre - holdings in the parishes of Hentland , Peter - fend themselves , and their owa men seemed trenches to get the wounded in , because of sent crisis to further restrict by legislative stow , Bridstow , Goodrich , and Marstow , frightened to leave their bit of cover to take the heavy fire that was maintained . enactment the hours - of - sale of intoxicants . " Herefordshire . The total area of the estate them any , so I left my company ( I was in offered was 700 acres , and included " The Copies to be sent to the Home Secretary , Thorn , " a historical house , supposed to be charge of a section at the time ) and took and to their local Member of Parliament . them three loads . I was just giving out the " For three days and three nights we were Mr. JAMES FIELDING , J.P. , in second- about 400 years old . This house is of con- last bandolier when I got my retired hurt kept busy driving the Germans back ; and ing , made some severe strictures upon the siderable interest , being partly constructed ticket , " and the remained of the company they continued to come on in their thous influene of the drink traffic . He said that of oak framing , the old oak beams being well and my own company retired and left us ands . But they fared very badly , and not it was always waging the same weekly , preserved and exposed to view in the various fighting ten to one . There were 25 of us once did our fellows allow them to break monthly , and yearly warfare against every- rooms . wounded all told , so you see we had a poor through . How I managed to get away as I There was a large attendance of farmers , chance , but still it was a very lively sensa- did I cannot tell you , but I am here and thing that was good in national life . It was impossible to exaggerate the evils of in - solicitors , estate agents , etc. , and the total tion . The tighter the corner the better the alive to relate the story , and that is all that After the somewhat pessimistic view taken temperance which carried off 60,000 men prices realised was £ 15,000 . Mr. Newland , fighting . My damage includes the following : matters . Our regiment suffered terribly , by one or two of the leading London news - every year , or more than 1,000 a week . As in his opening remarks , called attention to Broken arm with about a pound of prime I can tell you that . I've got the bullet that papers on the quantity and quality of later Mr. Gladstone had said , drink slew more the value of the properties to be offered . He muscle shot away , which I expect will leave wounded me , and will make you a present of recruits for the Regular Army , the stace- men than war famine and pestilence put had had an experience of 30 years , and a mark for ever , and , of course , i lost a lot it when I come home . I think I shall get over it without losing a finger . " ments made last week by Mr. Asquith in the House of Commons and by Lord Kit- together . He was open to conviction , but was his firm conviction that agriculture had bf blood , but I think I have had a fair run seen its worst period in Great Britain , and for my bullet , for this has not been my first he could not see that there was any good in chener in the Lords came as an agreeable it whatever . War was awful enough , but it that there was a great revival to be antici - hot shop by any means , and I heard the fol- surprise . The British public certainly had was not continuous . The liquor evil was al - pated . There was never a more promising lowing day that the enemy did not have an not realised that our available resources for ways going on , and it was no respecter of time for agriculturists than the present . The easy time of it by any means . I am allowed to what is known as the expeditionary force persons every ' line of life was affected , and solicitors were : Messrs . Davis , Lloyds and receive anything in the way of eatables or amount to over a million men , and that in spite of all efforts to screen particular Wilson , High - street , Newport and Messrs . books , but not papers . This , of course , is a week ago only 100,000 were required to com- cases in respectable circles they were con Rider , Heaton , Meredith , and Mills , & New large engineer's school turned into a hospital , plete the quota demanded by the War Office.stantly coming to light . It robbed them of square , Lincolns Inn , London , W.C. The and taking things on the whole the treat- The following report concerning the career Yet we are still far short of the sacrifices many good people , and he ventured to say sales were as follows : ment is not at all bad , but the food of an old Ross boy , Fred . W. Smith , who made by our forefathers at the close of the that there was not a denomination , a church . Lot 1. The residental estate , known as have not been used to the dishes .. But , of was born at Tudorville - where his mother Napoleonic wars , when it is reckoned that or a chapel , which had not to cross off names " Whitfield Court " and " The Yeld , " ad- course , we have to put up with all these still resides and educated at the Ross Coun- one able - bodied man in every five of the every year of the victims of drink . Per joining the main road from Monmouth to small items . I shall be very glad when it is cil Schools under Mr. W. G. Edwards , the population was wearing the King's , uniform sonally he would make abstinence a test of Hereford , and within three miles of Ross over , so that I can come back . present master , appeared in the " South in one capacity or another . church - membership , and he , would say all and seven from Monmouth , 320a . Or . 14p . Wales Echo " on Nov. 11th , and we feel sure honour to the Salvation Army which had with residences , farm buildings , cottages and will be read with the greatest interest by nis many Ross friends and relatives : - " Necessity knows no law " so Herr von led the way in this matter ( hear , hear ) . He gardens , etc. , let to Mr. A. E. and G. A. V. Inspector F. W. Smith , of the Bridgend Jagow excused the violation of Belgian believed the same could be said of the Parry at a total annual rental of £ 316 18. , neutrality which has already cost his Society of Friends . After 40 years experi- rectorial tithe £ 63 188 , ( present value £ 84 WAS IT THE SOAP THAT SAVED HIMP Division of the Glamorgan Constabulary , was gazetted yesterday as a quartermaster of the country more than half a million lives at ence as a large employer of labour , he could 58. 2d . ) , vicarial £ 2 28. 11d . ( present value new reserve regiment of the Glamorgan Yeo- the lowest occupation , to say nothing of the say that abstinence made it move easy to do £ 11 2s . 6d . ) , and land tax of £ 1 0s . 6d . , rose misery inflicted upon a harmless nation . But right , and more difficult to do wrong , and to £ 6,400 , at which it was purchased by Mr. Mr. E. W. Prevost sends us the following manry , with the honorary rank of lieutenant , those who break the common laws of civilis- it was no self - denial , but a good investment . H. W. Grimes , solicitor , Gloucester , for Mr. extracts of a letter received by him from a is one of the best known and most popular ation may discover that the " frightfulness " The average life of members of the Society H. Moreland , the well - known match mann- man in the Rifle Brigade , who did not en police officers in Glamorgan , and his success- of their actions recoils upon themselves , and , of Friends was a third longer than that of facturer , Gloucester . list till after the war commenced , but who ful career has included valuable military ex- having sown the neutral seas broadcast with the general public . Insurance companies Whitfield Court is a 17th century house , mines and compelled us to do likewise , the found that teetotallers simply would not die and contains a dining - room with oak panel has now been in France for a full month . perience in the South African campa.gn , German Government now finds itself hoist it was an established fact that their lives ling , drawing - room , breakfast - room , spacious The man had never been drilled before , much where , in addition to securing the South distinction of being awarded the highly- with its own petard in more senses than one . were 20 per cent better from an insurance hall , smoke - room with oak panelling , hand- less had he fired a rifle . This is what the African medal with four clasps , he had the In the Trenches , coveted medal " For Distinguished Conduct The cruiser Yorck fell victim to the German point of view . Mr. Fielding closed with an some antique staircase , and bedrooms ; farm letter states : - mine . The inflow of neutral exports , os to set a good example , and make it easy for lent workmen's cottages on the holding . An earnest appeal to all Christians and patriots buildings , etc. There are also three excel- November 1st , 1914. in the Field . " Joining the Glamorgan Constabulary in pecially from American ports , has been Perhaps you have read of coolness under diverted through fear of destruction , and those who were weak to keep straight ( ap - efficient and permanent water supply has join the British South African Mounted It caused a warning message Police , with whom he served in the suppres Germany is actually inviting American ship- plause ) . He afterwards sang a solo , which been recently installed , while the farm also fire , but here is one for which I can person - 1895 , he subsequently left the force awhile to pers to reconsider their prudence , declaring was much appreciated . provides excellent partridge shooting . The ally vouch . the North Sea open . But no explanation is Mr. A. G. BARKER supported the resolu- Yeld " is a substantial and convenient home- along the line .. A man of my own company sion of the Mashonaland Rebellion during was found unconcernedly making his way up 1897-9 . He afterwards returned to this offered of the treacherous sowing of the tion in a very able and humorous speechstead , while the farm buildings comprise a the firing line carrying a large box of soap , trade routes north of Ireland . his illustrative stories causing considera le stable for two horses , etc. amusement . Referring to the war , he said Lot 2. - The cottage residence and build- while hundreds of Germans were shooting at country and became squadron sergeant - majo that it was not being waged for gain , but ings , orchard , garden , and accommodation him from 350 yards away , and also two of to the squadron of the Glamorgan Yeomanry , which was to have inundated and submerged of gratitude to that plucky little nation , house and gardens being now in the occupa- In full view of them , he put down the box , Col. W. H. Wyndham . Quin , D.S.O. , for ser It now transpires that the German Army in support of Belgium . They owed a dent pasture land , known as " The Thorn , " the their machine guns were raining lead at him , which was formed under the command of Russian Poland was under the redoubtable and were all called upon to make sacrifices tion of the Rev. W. S. Clarke , and the land sat upon it for a blow , picked it up and vice in the South African War , and he re- turned with the squadron to South Africa Crown Prince , whose military exploits up to in order that the Turks in the East and let to Mr. G. M. Addis , of Brelstone Court , marched on with it . Another one was a man and went through the campaign , taking part the time of the transfer from west to east the Turks in the West " might be overcome , and Mr. George Dew , of Little Whitfield , again in my company , who was making tea the been chiefly predators . But the heir to and Prussian militarism destroyed - if pus id r . 20. the house is supposed to be at a burning farm 500 yards from enemies ' some important engagements , notably that the German crown has been as unfortunate sible for ever ( applause ) . It was the duty 400 years old , partly constructed of oak firing line . He got four bullets in him from a machine gun , but he took care that , he in the occasion of his leadership as the of those who remained at home to protect framing ) ; tithe , approximate , rectorial es Kaiser himself , whose meteoric dashes from their land from her internal foes . Lord ( present value £ 3 0s . Bd . ) was knocked down finished making his tea before dropping . one battlefield to another have invariably Kitchener had said that they could do for £ 650 to Mr. Grimes for Mr. H. More- These ar wise to copy - life is more valuable These are samples of " coolness " which it preceded the discomfiture of the attack , in something by keeping the country sober , land , Gloucester .. whatever district directed . To the cities and that it was incumbent upon citizens Lot 8. Farm , in the parishes of Peterstow than soap . where the Kaiser has not been - to Paris , and soldiers alike to exercise restraint . and Hentland , " The Daffaluke , " 1858. 3r Warsaw , and Calais should now be added England was muddled with alcohol , it was 88p . , with a homestead and farm buildings , Berlin . Unlike King George , who since the impossible for her to be at her best indeed let to Mr. H. H. Stock at an annual " ental EXPERIENCES OF A WOUNDED MAN where he was stationed for some years at war broke out has seldom remained away alcohol was the most terrible enemy England of £ 128 158. , and part of Brelstone Court from his capital beyond a day or so , the had to fear , and unless the nation throttled Estate , 18a . r . 13p , let to Mr. G. M. Ad K.S.L.I. , who was wounded on his hands , taken an active interest in Rugby football , German Emperor has avoided Berlin like the the drink traffic , the drink traffic would dis for £ 14 per year , making the total ren : writes home from a London Hospital as fol- and was for some time a forwarding plague . throttle the nation . One of the emergency tal £ 142 158. per annum ; tithe , rectorial lows : Cardiff First Eleven , playing them Bills gave the Justices the option of closing £ 19 58. ( present value £ 14 11s . 10d . ) , vicar- " I will try to tell you some of my expert- the invincible year under the captaincy of A member of the House of Hohenzollern the public houses at an earlier hour . It ial £ 4 13 ( present value £ 3 10s . 6d ) , was purences , or what I can remember of them . As Percy Bush , and taking part in the matches who has not cut quite such an undignified could not be passed as an agreed measure chased by Mr. Telford Evans , architect , Car- you know we left Southampton quite unex with the South Africans and the New Zea- Agure in war as the Crown Prince once , to because of the objection raised by Mr. diff , for £ 8,000 . The farm is conveniently pectedly , and after a three days ' voyage we landers . He has already taken up his new duties his own openly confessed delight , known as brewer ) . Mr. McKenna weakly gave way in extensive orcharding , garden , and several of France . Here there were thousands of with the reserve regiment of the Glamorgan Younger ( a distiller ) , and Mr. Gratton ( situated , bounded by good roads , contains found ourselves at St. Nagaie , in the south " The Englander people waiting to see us disembark , but whзa Yeomanry , which is under the command o Joseph , nephew of the present King of To the matter , and now the option rested with fields of pasture and arable lands . head constables a responsibility which Lot 4. An agricultural and sporting hold - we got ashore , it was very comical for we Colonel Venables - Llewellyn , and which is now mania , and therefore of the should never have been placed upon salaried ing , in the parishes of Hentland , Marstow , could not make them understand anything stationed at Bridgend completing its training Emden , we are all glad to know that he was officials . They did not mean to rest unti and Goodrich , " Brelstone Court , " with the all we could do was to try to make the n and equipment . saved , together with the very remarkable hours of sale were reduced all over the small holding known as " Pidgeon House , " understand by signs . Nothing seemed to to country — the citizens of England were going and five workmens cottages , 165a . Or . 33p . too good for them to give us fruit and all sportsman who conducted the British com- to have a say in the matter ( loud applause ) . let to Mr. G. M. Addis at a rental of £ 192 kinds of things were thrown to us as w more hunt for the happy months of an It was their duty at a time like that to aus 10s , the Pidgeon House to Mr. J. R. Lewis , marched through the town to the rest cam . broken success , to end upon the reefs and band their resources , especially their food at a rental of £ 30 per annum ; the Brelstone We left the rest camp next morning , and en Joseph and his captain have been as greatly lion pounds spent on drink last year , he Milsom Moore at £ 11 4a . , and a cottage let two days we found ourselves well on the way A NOTICEABLE GROWTH ABSOLUTELY admired for their chivalry in war as the sons might say that the £ 3,700,000 raised in the at 28 10s ; the rent apportioned in respect to the battle of the Marne . Our Brigade GUARANTEED , OR MONEY RETURNED . of the German Emperor have been distin course of 12 weeks for the Prince of Wales Brelstone Court " was £ 185 10 , with acted as general reserves for this affair , and A distinct growth of hair you can actually guished by the opposite quality It Would Fund might have been raised in 10 days if trout fishing in the Garron Brook , tithe all we had to do was to bury the victims , see , or your money back . These are the be a pretty compliment to send him back the public had stopped drinking and sent ur charges rectorial £ 32 19 104 ( present which was rather a grim job . to Germany to teach his beloved cousins the the money so saved . Surely restraint was value £ 25 0s . 3d . ) , vicarial £ 10 1. Bd . ( pre- manners of an officer and a gentleman . is Prince Francis Kaiser . A lieutenant in redoubtable While Germnay continues to levy black- mail upon the unhappy Belgian cities which of Wittebergen . On the return of the squadron to England after the war he again became an active was appointed regimental sergeant - major to member of the Glamorgan Constabulary , and the Glamorgan Yeomanry , which position he held until 1911 , when he was appointed police inspector at Bridgend . Lieut . Smith is very well known at Cardiff , Lance - Corporal W. T. Davies , of the the county police headquarters . He has CHASING THE GERMANS . HOW TO GROW HAIR . conditions under which you try Lavona Hair Tonic , no matter what state your hair is in . necessary under such a condition of things sent value £ 7 18s . ) , land tax £ 2 2s . 4d . , were Even if you have no hair , Lavona Hair Tonic ( hear , hear ) . At the commencement of the sold at £ 3,500 to Mr. Grimes for Mr. More- " That task completed , we started after has proved its ability to grow hair on a bald war , Germany declared for abstinence . It land . There is an efficient water supply , the retreating Germans , but did not catch w only when she became intoxicated with good orcharding , valuable length of trout the bounders until they got the other side head - remove all traces of dandruff and stop are the unwilling hosts of the German mon success that the officers asked for liquor , and fishing in the Garron Brook , and useful of the river Aisne . We were on the right of falling hair . You can have a written guar in possession , " and has again imposed a fine caused demoralisation amongst their men . mixed shooting . Soissons doing our little bit . We got on very antes to this affect signed by the chemist himself from Albert Porter , 18 , High - street . Russia learnt in the war with Japan the upon Brussels , it is interesting to hear from hopelessness of sending drunken soldiers and Peterstow , and Marstow , " Little Whitfield , " Lot 6.The Farm , in the parishes of well except for their terrible artillery fire : or from any leading chemist anywhere , and Luxembourg that the Grand Duchess of the But we soon got quite accustomed to it , and first invaded state has actually received ar sailors against teetotal forces . On mobilisa- 12a . Or . 22p . , let with other land to Mr. Geo one could hear the men say , as they heard if you are not satisfied , take your guarantee tion every vodka shop was closed , and so Drew , tithe rectorial , 212 43. present value shell coming , Look out , lads , get your heads contract to the chemist from whom you indemnity for the damage caused by the rent was the transformation effected that £ 9 58. ) , land tax £ 3 3s . 8d . , was purchased under and then Jack Johnson , as we call bought the tonic , and he will refund your money . Statistics have actually proved that passage of the Kaiser's lambs through the the Tzar decided to keep them closed for the by Mr Grimes for the same client as the the big shells , would drop about 20 yards this tonie gives satisfaction 99 times out of so surprise that there was no period of the war . Everywhere was peace , preceding lot at £ 1,450 In selling this lot away . That is how it was nearly every day , 100. " Get bottle to - day . You will be so completely by surprise that there was no kindliness , and industry , and it was realised the auctioneer called attention to the fact and we saw some really marvellous escapes astonished at the wonderful results following time to consider resistance on Belgian lines that Russia had already vanquished that the tenant , Mr. Drew , had on six cc of our aeroplanes . More than once I have One wonders , however , whether the guaran- greater foe than Germany , even at the cost casions shown at the Brewers ' Exhibition , seen as many as nineteen or twenty she tee of independence would be treated with of 90 millions year in revenue . Finally , London , barley grown on this land , and and bursting in the air , all of them pretty clos any more respect than that of Belgium were the Tzar sent a message to a great thanks won four first and two second prizes , includ- to the aeroplanes , but I never saw one close Germany to emerge victorious from the war . giving meeting , in which he said , " I haveing a second prize this year . BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROONES RELIEF FOR ALL Why not try these TROOKES for Bilgely couch ? They are the old - fashioned ramnody for the alleylation of COUGHS OAMSARES , CORE TERGAT BRONGMITES and ASTHMA They contain no oplate , and are much appreciated by Singers and Public Speakers decided to prohibit the sale of vodka for ever ( applause ) . The consequence was that even in war time the people were un- usually prosperous , and the police had noth- ing to do . Again the Norwegian Cabinet had decided to close every brewery and dis . tillery in the land during the period of the European War , and convert the grain into OBACCO CIGARS CIGARETTES ! Every known Brand of Manufacturers own List Price Endless variety of Tobacconista Fancy Goods and Shop Fittings The Trade only supplied Opening orders & Speciality , Bend for Price List to STROT FROM OO1 114 Cannon 86 , Birmingham enough to do the trick . HEAVY MARCHES . " That is how it went for a solid three weeks , and then we were relieved at about 9 o'clock at night by some French troops . We then marched all the rest of the night , and no one knew where we were bounr for . We halted in a field and had what they called its use .. How well she dresses ! Our custoriers remark : The that . Yet they spend no more , perhaps less than their savious sisters . Our cats Write for them 10 - day and address LUTAS LEATLEY Dept. A1 , Armley LEEDS |