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l Monmouth Army Pensioner - Death of Mr. James David Jones

The death took place on Whit-Monday or Mr. James David Jones, of 19, Cinderhill-street, Monmouth, who was 66. He was an ex-soldier, well-known as “Jimmer” Jones. He served in the Army Service Corps in the South African War. He was a native of Monmouth, and was the third son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, of Drybridge-street, Monmouth.

l Car Turns Over - Five People Thrown Into Road Near Abergavenny

A motoring party had a remarkable escape at Cross Ash, between Abergavenny and Monmouth, when their car overturned in the early hours of Sunday morning.

There were five persons in the car, which was proceeding from London to Llangorse. Two of them were given attention at Abergavenny Hospital.

They were Miss Bennett, 24, of Greenford, Middlesex, and Miss James, 27, of West Ealing, who received cuts and bruises. They were not detained.

The occupants were thrown out and were found on the roadway by a passing motorist.

The other occupants of the car were Mr. T. James, Mr. W. H. James and David Harris, the driver, all of West Ealing.

The motorist who found members of the party lying in the roadway went to Abergavenny Police Station, and P.S. Guy and P.C. Doyle immediately went to the scene an attended to the injured.

Later in the day the party left in another car for Llangorse.

Mr. P. W. Newman of King’s Cross, London, was driving his car at Abergavenny towards Tredegar on Saturday night, when there was a collision at the junction of Monk-street and Hereford-road, Abergavenny, in which a bus was involved.

The car was damaged, but Mr. Newman, and a friend who accompanied him, escaped injury. They completed their journey to Tredegar by bus.

l Chepstow Child Bitten By Dog

While walking on the pavement with her parents for a bus in Albion-square, Chepstow, Barbara Large, the four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Large, Bulwark, was bitten in the face by a dog.

She was taken to the Chepstow and District Hospital, where stitches were inserted by Dr. J. J. O’Reiley.

l Four Thousand Troops Arrive For Camp at Abergavenny

Abergavenny’s first large Territorial camp of the season began on Sunday, when nearly 4,000 men detrained at the L.M. and S. Railway Station, for a fortnight’s training at Abergavenny.

The Territorials, who comprise the 5th, 8th, 9th and 10th Battalions of the Manchester Regiment, with R.A.M.C and R.A.S.C, and other units, arrived at Abergavenny by special trains at various intervals, and thousands of people turned out to welcome them.

The troops made an impressive sight as they marched to the camp headed by their bands, and they were given a warm welcome. Two large banners with the inscription “Welcome to the troop” were suspended in the main street.

The Mayor, Lieutenant-Colonel J. G. Bishop, and members of the council, welcomed the troops.

The Territorials will undergo an intensive fortnight’s training based on modern method, and at times aircraft will co-operate. The training also includes anti-gas drill.

l Lovely Chepstow Castle – Thousands Flock to See Spectacle by Night

Mr. W. R. Lysaght has made a further extension of the floodlighting of Chepstow Castle to June 27, when it will definitely cease. The owner has been influenced in his decision by the extraordinary interest aroused in all parts of the country.

Thousands of people have entered the Castle practically up to midnight, when the lights are switched off by the custodian, Mr. W. Williams, and tens of thousands have visited the town by rail and road to see the grandeur of the Castle as revealed by electricity.

Every night, as darkness approaches, people commence to gather in the vicinity, and then move on to see the spectacle from the many angles available. From the high points for miles away the floodlit Castle presents a never-to-be-forgotten sight, which will be recalled for decades to come. Thanks to Mr Lysaght, the town has received its finest gratuitous advertisement.

The fame of the Castle is becoming more widely known is apparent by the fact that already this season it has been visited by tourists from Australia, Japan, America, New Zealand, Budapest, Geneva, Sweden, France, Germany, South Africa, California, Canada and India.

In more ways that one the Coronation has proved an epoch making event at Chepstow.

The through road traffic has broken all records, and the police and patrols have had a strenuous time.