Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 51, 27 October 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

THOUSANDS OF WELSHMEN FOR KITCHENER’S ARMY. (Received 9.20 a.m.) London, October 26. Thirty-feeven thousand men from Glamorganshire have enrolled in Lord Kitchener’s army. WELSH BARDS DECLARE WAS? ON GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.' The annual “Arwest Geirionydd,” the most ancient Bardic function in Wales, was held on a Saturday during the month of August, states a Home paper, on the “Mount ol Talie.syn,” on the banks of the Geirionydd Lake, over 800 feet above the Trefriw Spa. “Dewi Mai 0 Teirion” occupied the throne of Taliesyn Surrounded by Ins Bardic Court, each member standing on a white slab. Dewi wont through the usual formality, and asked 1 : “A besyna hcddwcli” (Is there peace), and instem' of t!n> usual response “Goes” (Yes), all present roared out “Vac oes” (Xo), w.’mreupon Dewi formally imshealbed the ancient Bardic sword ami declared war against Germapy and An ’>ia, followed by mild Bardie effusions directed' against those countries. The following Bardie and musical ‘degree;, were conferred (these degreesheld to be suoerior to those of the W i biiia! Cisteddfodi \u:,-ie l lai .'r to be known as “Beilwcna. L. D, W’vn“An Tudor,” Katie dunes “Sbiiioy. Gran.” C. ,T. Williams “llrnmvri Mii-ion,” G. Williams “Kos y Koplgs,” Bind wen Hughes “Shi nos Geirion.” R. M'Kaughtou “Trelmr Kleii,” Annie C. Roberts “A fnna,” and R. Tl. Williams “t.Vnndas.” in (die afternoon M r T. •I, AVMliams, Hie Mayor oi Bangor, ore. sided over an eisteddfod held on tlie Mount of Songs.