Western Mail Friday May 30th 1924.
A motoring accident occurred at the junction of Devon-place and Pentonville, Newport, as
the result of which William Richard PROUD, 160, Durham-road, Newport, is lying at the
Royal Gwent Hospital suffering from a fracture of the left forearm, injuries to the face,
and severe shock. The injuries were caused in a collision between a motor-cycle driven by
Mr. PROUD and a motor-car owned and driven by Mr. Clark BOOTH,an ironmonger, of
Gladstone-street, Cross Keys.
The motor-cycle ran on to the footpath where PROUD was pinned against a wall. Both tyres
of the car were burst and the motor-cycle damaged. Dr. V.A CRINKS, of Gold Tops, who
happened to be passing at the time, rendered assistance.
Mr. BOOTH said he believed something went wrong with the steering gear of his car which
caused him to go further across the road than he intended when rounding the bend. Both
cycle and car were being driven at a moderate speed. Mr. BOOTH had his daughter with him
in the car at the time. They both escaped injury.
Hubert PROBERT, an engine driver on the Great Western Railway, was fined £5 for
dangerously driving a motor-cycle and side-car in Newport-road on May 10, his speed being
stated to have been 37 miles an hour.
The defendant did not think he was going at that the speed stated.
The Stipendiary: Being an engine-driver you ought to be a good judge of speed. Did you
think you were driving the morning train to London?
Defendant: No, sir. I am a goods driver.
The death at Penarth on Thursday of Mr. Herbert Gerald HILL a well-known South Wales
mining engineer, and a brother of Mr. A.F. HILL, the Cardiff solicitor.
Mr HILL who was very popular at Penarth had been ill for some time and practically
confined to his bed for three months. He was a keen sportsman, and was an enthusiastic
tennis and bowls player having been secretary of the Windsor Bowling Club for many years.
He was predeceased by his wife two years ago, and leaves one daughter.
Mr. HILL, who was 57 years of age, retired from business about ten years ago. He was
articled to the late Mr. Henry LEWIS, of Tynant, Radyr, who sunk the National Collieries
at Wattstown and afterwards the Albion Collieries at Pontypridd. It was at the time that
the work of sinking the latter collieries was commenced that Mr. HILL went into business
with Mr. LEWIS.
The funeral of the Rev. Alcwyn JONES, 239, Cowbridge-road, Cardiff, formerly curate of St.
John's Church, Canton, Cardiff, and clergyman at Wrington, Somerset, took privately at
Barry Cemetery on Thursday morning.
The relatives in attendance included Mr. J. JONES, Cardiff (father), the Rev. O. B. JONES,
Cardiff, late chaplain Royal Navy, (brother), and Mr. D.O. THOMAS, Barry,
(brother-in-law). The bearers were Messrs. J. JONES, T. PHILLIPS, T. DANDO, and D. O'
SHEA, Cardiff. The service was at the residence in Cardiff was conducted by the Rev.
Phillip ROGERS, Charles-street Congregational Church, Cardiff, whilst at the Barry
Cemetery Church and at the graveside the Rev. T.J. RICHARDS, vicar of St. Luke's,
Canton, with whom Mr. Alcwyn JONES had been very intimately connected for many years, was
the officiating clergyman.
Mr. Percy Morgan JONES, of The Pettingate, Panteg, Monmouthshire, who died on February 22,
left estate of the gross value of £1,423, with net personalty £1,388.
Probate of the will, dated January 2,1924, has been granted to Mr. H.M. WILLIAMS, of 30,
Commercial-street, Newport, solicitor. Testator left £200 and his premises, 8 and 10,
Bathropp-street, Newport to his cousin, Ada Martha Nicholl; premises, 4, Barthropp-street,
and £150 to Minnie GIBBON. of Usk; £25 to John Rosser GRIFFITHS from the payment of £100,
part of a sum of £200 due on a promissary note, the other £100 to be assigned to Mrs
Margaret GRIFFITHS; £50 for the upkeep of his family graves; and the residue of the estate
to Margaret GRIFFITHS, Ada Martha NICHOLL, and Minnie GIBBON. He directed that his
funerasl shall be as plain as possible, the coffin to be of plain oak, and there shall be
no carriages.
John Patrick