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    1. [MON] News Items APRIL1st to JUNE 30th 1926. Number Two-Hundred eigthytwo.
    2. J GRIFFITHS
    3. Western Mail Friday June 4th 1926. The Hon.Anne Elizabeth Mary LEWIS, daughter of Lord Merthyr, was fined 20s. and five guineas costs at Brentford Police-court on Thursday for driving a motor-car to the danger of the public. When driving at 35 miles an hour on the Great West-road, near Hounslow, she attempted to pass ahead of a lorry crossing the road, then altered her mind and struck the lorry in the rear. There was a thrilling moment for pedestrians in Queen-street, Cardiff, about 8 p.m. on Thursday, when a motor-car proceeding from Queen-street into Priory-street skidded on the greasy-road and crashed into a motor-cycle, ridden by Frederick PERRY. PERRY was thrown heavily, but on his arrival at the Royal Infirmary it was found that his only injury was a superficial leg hurt that only necessitated surgery attention, after which he was allowed to proceed home. RECENT WILLS. Miss Ada Louisa HIBBERT, of Arosfa, Tydraw-road, Cardiff, who died on February 4, left estate of the gross value of £8,349, with net personalty £8,181. Probate of the will, dated May 29, 1922, has been granted to her brother, Mr. John Walter HIBBERT, of Bryn Awel, Cyn Coed-road, Cardiff, and her nephew, Mr. Dennis Hugh MORGAN, of 29, Park-place, Cardiff, chartered accountant. Testatrix left her estate as to two-eighths to her niece, Doris Mary MORGAN, and her nephew, Dennis Hugh MORGAN, and six-eighths in trust for her sister, Ella Blanche ISAAC, for life, and then for the children of her brother Kohn Walter. OBITUARY. The funeral took place at Penarth on Thursday of Mr. Charles HENSMAN, for many years manager of the Cardiff High-street branch of Lloyds Bank. The body was conveyed from Minehead (where Mr. HENSMAN had lived in retirement) and was met at Penarth by relatives and friends, including Mr. Charles HENSMAN, junior (son), Mr. J.D. WESTLAND (brother-in-law), Mrs. and Miss du SANTOY, Mr. J.H. NEWTON (staff controller Lloyds Bank, Cardiff), Mr. R.T. RICHARDS (manager Cardiff High-street branch of Lloyds Bank, Mr. F.C. PARKER (manager of the Penarth branch of Lloyds Bank), Mr. N. G. PIDDOCKE (inspector Lloyds Bank), Mr. R.J. WORSEY, and Mr. C. KING (Lloyds Bank, Cardiff), and Mr. Percy SCOTT, Penarth. The officiating clergy were the Revs. G.P. SYMONDS (vicar of St. Augustine's), and H.C. MORTON (Baglan). The funeral has taken place at Monmouth Cemetery of Miss Mary Matilda POWELL, of Tymawr, The Parade, Monmouth, who was 97 years of age. Her father, Mr. William FORTUNE-POWELL, died in 1848. A sister of Miss POWELL died in 1915, aged 94 years, and another sister died in 1921 aged 98 years. The three sisters are buried in the same grave at Monmouth Cemetery. Considerable public interest was taken in a case heard at Abercarn on Thursday in which Alfred LLOYD, landlord of the Commercvial Hotel, Abercarn, was summoned for harbouring, while on duty, Edgar WATKINSON, a police-constable, in his liscensed premises. Police-sergeant MORRIS said at 12.35 a.m. on Sunday, May 16, he was called to a fire at the New Inn, Abercarn, and after it was extinguished went in search of night constable, who was Police-constable WATKINSON. At four a.m. he heard voices in the sitting-room upstairs at the Commercial Hotel. He tried the doors, but found them locked. He remained outside until five o'clock when WATKINSON left in company with a man named WATKINS. Mr. E.Charles JONES (Newport), defending, said there were sounds of voices in the room as WATKINSON passed by and he went to investigate and was invited to see who was within. He went upstairs and saw Mr. WATKINS, who was a native of Abercarn. WATKINS was relating his Indian experiences and WATKINSON stayed there to listen. Time flew by, and he was there an hour before he realised it. There was no question about drink, as there was none going. The intention of the Act was in regard to the supply of liquor to or the bribery of a polce-officer, and in neither case was it alleged here. At most it was a technical offence. LLOYD and WATKINSON gave evidence bearing out the narrative of Mr. JONES.. After a lengthy retirement the Bench fined landlord £5.5s. PROPERTY MARKET. At the Commercial Hotel, Fishguard, on Thursday Mr. W.R. CARVER offered several lots of freehold property. A shop, dwelling-house, and premises in West-street, Fishguard, were disposed of to Mr. David MORGAN, dealers, Vergam, Fishguard, for £2.000. A bungalow, known as The Grange, Fishguard, was purchased by the occupier, Mrs. JACKSON, for £1,600. A small-holding, known as The Fraich, was sold to Mrs. HUGHES, West-street, Fishguard, for £800. A field near Penslade was sold to Mr. Llwyd WILLIAMS, solicitor, for £300. John Patrick

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