The North Wales Express

"In point of style, appearance, and general "get up.' 'Young Wales' will compare very 'favourably with anything of the kind which lias been published in Wales. Its usefulness will increase with every month of its existence."—"South Wales Daily News." At the ClerkemvelI County Court on Fri- day, an insurance clerk named Harvey was awarded e25 damages and costs against a I man named Croft, an official of the clcg shew at the Agricultural Hall, and the owner of a St. Bernard dog, as compensation for hav- ing been bitten by the animal while walk- ing through the show. At Wigan, on Monday, James Oliver, pro- vision dealer, was fined £ 15 and costs for •selling adulterated butter.

CARNARVON TOWN COUNCIL. I Special Besting. THE GAS WORKS. EXPENDITURE OF £ 3000. A special meeting cf the Carnarvon Town Council was held on Thursday night, the Mayor (Councillor R. Parry) presiding. The attendance also included; Aldermen W. J. Williams, Edward Hughes, D. T. Lake, J. j'. Hriegoiy, R. Ncrman D-avies, Councillors j' T. Roberts, G. R. Griffith, Richard Tho- mas, W. Hamer, D. Pierce, G. Owen, Hugh Jones, J. Davie" O. Evans, R. O. Roberts, T. Hughes, E. Parry, and W. G. Thomas; and Messrs J. H. Bodvel Roberts (town clerk), and D. H. Jones (borough account- ant LATE MR T. E. ELLIS, M.P. The Mayor, before proceeding to deal with the business which had necessitated the call- ing of the meeting, said that it was his melan- choly privilege to propose a vote of sym- pathy with the family of the late Mr T. E. Ellis, M.P., whose death came quite unex- pectedly. They had hoped that ho would have been, spared for many years to serve his country, but brief though his career was he did a vast amount of good, and future gen- erations of Welshmen would reap the fruit of what he had sown. Those who knew him personally knew how to lovte and revere him, but. to those who did not know him intimate- ly the obsequies at Ihla. proved conclusively that his countrymen were following to his last resting place a man who had won the sympathv not only cf friends but also of those who did not agree with him, in politics, but who gave him credit for patriotism and love cf country. In conclusion the Mayor said that a local memorial fund, of which Mr W. J. Williams and Mr J. R- Hughes were the secretaries, bad been started, and the subscriptions already promised amounted to over £ 100. The motion was agreed in respectful SllCTlCO. IMPROVEMENTS AT THE GASWORKS. The Gas Committee, which met on the 14th inst.. reported having considered a re- port from Mr Henry Woodall. gas engineer, I together with a. arraund plan sbowinrr the al- terations ard additicns recommended bv Mr Woodall. The report stated that while leav- ing the siding to the coal-shed undisturbed, additional rails were carried alongside the retort-house, to do which it was necessary i to remove the governor, meter, engine, con- densers, scrubbers, and sulphate plant; but all these were either too small fcr require- ments or o"ite out of place where now situated. The merits of Itbe few siding were, that coal could be unloaded direct into the retort-hourte, instead of having to be wheeled from the shed across the yard, and that coke could be filled from the new plstform, on the leviel of the retort-house flcor, direct into waggons. This ccke plat- form would take the place of the brickshed. t The cordenssrs and scrubbei's would be placed following in proper order from the foul. mail: as it leaves the retort-house. The boiler would remain in its present position. but a new en cine and exhauster-house would be erected behind it, and fitted with two new engines and exhausters combined. Thence, the main would be carried to the mechanical scrubber, and after that to a new system of four 12ft purifiers, fitted with Week's contre valve, which would enable one, two, three, or all four vessels to b? worked at a time. Th") covers would be lift)?d by a travelling l crane, running on rails placed each side of f the purifiers. From these vessels the gas 1 would be carried to a n!?w meter, and thence | to the gas-holders. The old 60ft. holder would be removed, and a new one substitu- ted, having two lifts, capable of holding more than 100,000 feet as against 40,000 feet, the capacity of the present one. This greater capacity would be in part obtained by deep- ening the tank bv 4ft,, and partly by the addition of a second lift. The sulphate plant would be removed to the old purifier-house or oxide-shed. The cost he estimated as fol- lows —Holder and tank, £ 1100; purifiers, £ 1000 enoiE's-house, etc., with exhausters, £ 500; meter, oxide-shed, £ 100; new rails and gates, £ 100; pulling, down old ap- paratus and re-erecting, £ 200; total, £ 3200; less old material, £ 200; net total, £ 3000. The site of governor-house, and the tar and liquor mains were details which could better be filled in as the work proceeds. The committed recommended that the plan and suggestions made by Mr Woodall be adopted, and that an application be made to the Local Government Board for sanction to borrow the sum of JE1824, being the di- fference between the estimated cost of re- newing the existing plant dealt with in the } scheme, and the amount required to provide plant of larger capacity re-arranged, includ- 1 Ins also thb cost of the other improvements proposed to be carried out at the gasworks, the said amount to be repaid by equal in- stalments within a term of 30 years. It wag also resolved that the manager prepare plans and estimates for the laying down of new mains, as under, and that an application be made to the Local Government Board for sanction to borrow the difference between the estimated cost of renewing the present I mains, and the amount required for larger I mains proposed to be laid down, viz., £ 177, repayable in 30 years. The mains proposed to be renewed run along the following strests :—Pool street from Castle square up to Eagles Hotel; Llanbeblig road from cor- ner of Dincrwic street upwards; Llanberis road from Pool street to Clarke terrace, along Pool lane; from corner of Segontium terrace along part of Garnons street, and Chapel street, and thence .along Snowdon street; Victoria road; St. David's road off Balaclava road along road in front of mills, the total length being about 1289 I yards. Estimated cost of renewing the pre- I sent mains, £ 109 Is 3d; estimated cost of laying down the proposed new mains, £285 15s 7d. The Mayor, in moving the adoption of the report, said that he should like, in the first place, to give a short account of the working of the gasworks up to the present. The balance of loan now outstanding was jE18,995, and thie annual payment in respect of the principal and interest was jEI165, and if they borrowed L2000 that would be in- creased by £102. The sums originally bor- rowed were -—On the 24th November, 1876, at 4id per cent., depayable in 30 years, £ 20,000 on the 27th February, 1878, at J 4kd per cent., the further sum of £ 4000, mak- ing together a borrowed capital of £24,000, on which the interest already referred to was paid. Some years ago a sum of £ 978 was transferred to the park account from the prcfits of the gasworks. The amount pro- posed to be spent-on the work was JE3200, plus engineer's charges of JE96, less k200 for materials, which would make a sum. of about <63096. They had a depreciation fund which was formed in -narch, 1894, the first occasion I upon which they had a sum laid aside. In that y13ar, they put aside, £ 200; in the fol- lowing year, they laid aside, JE204 19s 9d in 1896, £ 200 and LS 8s 5d interest; 1897, £ 213 8s Id; 1898, JE320 2s lid; 1899, £ 25 18s 2d. Thus, towards, the sum required they hidtII72 in the depreciation fund, mak- ing the amount proposed to be borrowed ¡ £1924, but they proposed to ask for only £ 1824, for the reason that they expected to be able to pay a £ 100 towards the work, which would otherwise have been paid to the depreciation fund. Then there was another sum which they intended spending upon new mains. They had during the last year spent about k200 upon new mains, and now they proposed to spend another E286 upon them. Towards this, they intended borrowing £ 177. The other £ 109 would come out of revenue. With respect to the mains, the fact that people grumbled, and rightly so, was due in a great extent to the mains being too small. Where people had set up a large number of lights and cookers, the pressure was too small. They intended renewing the mains in many parts of the town, and a list of the places had been drawn out by the Gas Manager. The consumption of gas by pri- vate owners for the year ending March 25 1899, was 21,349,000 cubic feet, as compared with 13,306,000 cubic feet for the year end- ing December. 1888, or an increase of 60 per cent. This showed that there was some little credit due to the Gas Committee. The price of gas had also been reduced from 4s 6d in 1888 to 3s 6d and 3s 3d. The gas made i during the past years was as follows -1896, i 21,750,000; 1897, 22,500,000; 1898, 24,000,000 1S99, 25,000,000 cubic feet It would be seen that the make of gas was in- creasing steadily from year to year. Mr Wooda.ll's recommendations consisted of two main improvements, the erection of a new gasholder instead of the present one, and a set of purifiers. The large gasholder they had at present had a capacity of 90,000 cubic feet, and the smaller one 35,000 cubic feet. Both together held 125,000 cubic feet, which was about the makie of gas in one day in winter. Their storage capacity was really too small. No gasworks should have less storeage capacity than one day's make at least. Now they had exceeded that. The new gasholder which it was intended to put in the well of the present holder would be a telescopic one, with a capacity of 100,000 cubic feet. The capacity of the two holders would be 190,000 cubic feet, equal to one and a half day's consumption. Some might sny that the present holder might last for thæ-a or four years, while others might say it would not last a year, but it was evident that they must get a new one, because they had arrived at a limit of capacity which Mr Hunter said they would arrive at. The other proposal the Gas Committee made was that they should apply for a loan to get the new telescopic gasholder. They must un- dertake this work, if they were going to supply gas to the town. The old purifiers, four in number, gave a capacity of about 256 square feet. Mr Hunter had said that they were too small. They bad been putting through their purifiers a largpr quantity of gas than they couH —— (A Member: "Di- gest")—yes, the member, who had! used the word, was a medical man (laughter). Conse- quently they had had to use greater pressure than if they had a larger surface to purity gas. The greatest misfortune had been that the old valve was not in a proper condition, and ought to have been iremoved years ago. Last winter, when they had that accident, it wa« dne to the valve. Mr Woodall pro- posed that they should have four new puri- I fiers. Thesw were the two largest items on the expenditure. Next they had the engine- house. The present engine required removal because it was too small. The piping would be increased from 6 to 12 inches, which would require more engine power. TTie next recommendation was that they should have 1 two new engines and exhauster. Then they had the new meter, the present meter being too small, and also a shed in which to place the oxide. The next recommendation, was that they should have a new line in front of the retort-house. He moved the .adoption of the recominendatioits of the committee. Mr W. G. Thomas s.aid that olley were very thankful to the Mayor for the lucid ex- planation b9 had given as to what was re- quired at the gasworks. There was one question he should like to ask, and that was with regard to the sum of £ 102 which would go annually in repayment of the- loan. Was I it intended that the Council should under- stand that the Gas Committee would be able to pay this amount without making an extra charge for gas and without affecting the rates? The Mayor said he hoped they should be able from the increased consumption of gas to avoid increasing the price. In thirty years, they should be free from indebtedness. They had been able in the past to pay in one year £ 300 to one account, and they trusted to have a small depreciation fund again. With increased consumption of gas, they might look, forwaro to a reduction in the price of gas, and certainly it would not affect the ra.fns. Mr R. O. Roberts asked if the sulphate plant was in working order now ? He found that Mr WoodalT did not suggest that a new plant should be procured. The Mayor replied that the plant worked more satisfactory on the last occasion than it had done for some time previous, but it was not what they would like it to be. He did not know whether the Gas Manager had tried it since. The GasManager It is now working satis- factorily. Mr J. T. Roberts asked whether the old purifiers could not be used. The Mayor replied that they were only good for old iron. Mr G. Owen complimented the Gas Com- mittee upon the manner in which they had dealt with the question of the gasworks. With regard to the proposed lean of JE177 for renewing the mains he wished to know whether a portion of a bank balance of £5H7 could not be made use of to do the work In" stead of borrowing. He was aware that a portion of the balance had' been used on a previous occasion. The Mayor thought it would not be sound finance to pay the money out of current rate. He reminded the Council that the improve- ments proposed were to be permanent, and, therefore, he failed to see why the present consumers of gas should undertake the entire cost of laying mains which would serve future ratepayers. Mr W. G. Thomas said that it would be ad- mitted that the electric light was the light 'of tho future—(hear, hear)—and having regard to the possibility of the light being introduced into Carnarvon before long he wished to know if the Gas Committee had not considered whether it would be possible to reduce the expenditure upon the gasworks. The Mayor: ft is absolutely necessary that we should carry out these improvements and we are blamed by some people for not having done the work before! I Mr W. G. Thomas I should like to know whether you keep electric light in view. The Mayor: It is a very long distant view. He went on to say that when the improve- ments had been completed they would hive gasworks up to modern requirements, which would supply a town of from 15,000 to 20,000 inhabitants. For his own part he should like to see the electric light in the J town, but he really did not see that there was room for both electric light and gas- J I works. And further they must consider that they were at present paying back over £ 1000 in capital and interest ;every year. Mr W. G. Thomas said that he simply wished to know whether the matter bad been considered so that they should not, when electric light became a necessity, be told that they should have spoken about it before this large expenditure was under- taken (hear, hear). He did not take so gloomy a view of the matter' as the Mayor. Mr Edward Hughes said that as a trades- man he should like to see the electric light in Carnarvon, hut ths time for" its- introduc- tion into the town had not yet arrived. When j the time came to give the matter considera- tion he ventured to say that the Gas Ccm- niittee- would not fail in their duty. Deal- ing with the gasworks Mr Hughes said that it was a wonder' to him that they had been able to carry on as long as they had done. There had been many renewals at the gas- werks of which some of the members of the Council were not perhaps aware. New fur- naces, which had cost CSOO, together with a tar tank, had been provided out of revenue, He thought it would be to the benefit of the Corporation if the slot meters were more generally introduced. He hoped: the Coun- cil would be unanimous in favour of the re- commendations of the committee. Mr G. Owen, at this stage, seconded the adoption of the recommendations, and at the same tircr regretted that what was dene last year could' not again be done this year with respect to the mains. Last year new furnaces and a tar tank were provided with- out increasing tha capital. Mr Richard Thomas said that he was very grateful to the Mayor for the explanation he had given, and it appeared quite c1tal' that they could'not do anything better than aTee to the proposals of the Gas Committee.^ Mr R. Norman Davies supported the re- commendation of the Gas Committee, and said that it was premature to discuss the question of the electric light. They had been called together that night to consider a question that was of urgent importance, and they had no choice but to agree to the expen- diture proposed. Mr R. O. Roberts said that it was quite clear that something must be done to the gasworks. He, uKe many others, were at first startled at th.9 idea that an expenditure of ;C3000 would be necessary, but from the report of Mr Woodall it would appear that the -were to be re-arranged and made into a model gasworks. He should like it to go out that nothing which Mr Woodall had recommended could be left undone. He believed the public would be, quite satisfied if they did not spend any money unneces- sary. The Gas Committee were to be con- gratulated upon having in 1894 started a depreciation fund. Were it not for this foresight on their part the expenditure would have fallen very heavily on the town. Mr W. J. Williams remarked that the im- provements contemplated were absolutely necessary. A suggestion was made by Mr Hunter that something of the kind would have to be done, and whatever might be- come of the electric light it must be borne in mind that gas was required every day. A great deal of patchwork had been done for many years at the gasworks, but after the improvements proposed had been carried out no anxiety need be felt. The Mayor said he was glad that the dis- cussion had taken place; he thought it had cleared the air a good deal. There had been no destructive criticism of the gas commit- tee's recommendations. The time for el- ectric light had not yet come. Councillor W. G. Thomas was criticising for the people outside. Councillor Thomas: No, no. The Mayor: That is how I understood it. Councillor Thomas: I was simply having a quiet talk with you. The Mayor then said that one of the papers—he would not name it—had been criticising the committee, but he held that no "indecent haste" had been shown in con- nection with these improvements, and he hoped they were all convinced that the work was absolutely necessary. Having said that the Gas Committee deserved the thanks of the Council for their labours-he spoke as one knowing this amount of work they had done,—the Mayor added to his motion, "and that the Gas Committee be allowed to invite tenders for this work." The motion, together with the addition, was then carried.

In the House of Commons on Tuesday, Mr Ritchie said nine British vessels of 16,701 tonnage were lost in the Atlantic gales of last winter, with 278 lives and he had no reason to believe that any of the vessels had insufficient freeboard, indeed some of them had more than was required l by the old rules.

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VISIT of the DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK TO LLANRWST The Duke and Duchess of York arrived on Monday at Llanrwst from Ireland, and were received by the Earl and Countess Car- rington whose guests at Gwydyr Castle they will be during their stay cf five days. When t.he news of the prospective visit was communicated to the Urban District Council a prompt application was made to Lord Oarringtou for permission to give the Duke and Duchess a. public welcome. This was graciously conceded, and the Urban Council thereupon set to work. A strong Reception Committee, representing all the interests cf the locality, was formed, Mr J. • U1S?hreys actiuS ;1K president, in view ot his office of chairman of the Council, while Mr Hugh Pierce, the clerk of that body, car- ried out the duties of secretary. On behalf of the committee no fewer than nine or ten triumphal arches had been erected, all of neat design, covered' with evergreens, bunt- ing,and other decorations, and bearing loyal and appropriate mottoes in English and Welsh. These decorative efforts were all supplemented by private enterprise. Scarc- ly a house or a shop from the station to the bridge was without some embellishment. The houses had banners projecting from i windows and from doors. In the gardens were flagpoles carrying the brightest of col- ours, and frcm side to side of the streets :1t intervals of every few yards were streamers of bannerettes. Unfortunately the morning turned out to be rainy, causing the roads to become muddy and rather spoiling some of the de- corations, although brightening such of the embellishments as had been drawn from the otanical kingdom. After dinner the rain ceased, but the sky was still overcast. A few showers fell afterwards, but the air was dry just at the time of the arrival. Sightseers were present in legions. Special excursion and crowded ordinary train?! pcured visitors into the town, and the country folk out of the railway's reach came in afoot and in carriages, waggons, and other vehicles. The streets were thickly lined all along the route of the procession. The station was close to the public, but a few privileged persons were admitted to the platform. In the station yard, which was gay with bunting, were grouped the members of the Reception Committee and the members of the Urban District Council, while a guard of honour of about 100 men from the 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, commanded by Cap- tain Allard, were drawn up.The other officers present were Lieutenants Lloyd Jones and Jones Owen and Sergeant Maior R. A. Prit- chard, of Conway. A body of the Denbigh- shire police, commanded by Deputy Chief Constable Jones, of Wrexham, lined the carpeted way from the station entrance to the Royal carriage, and marched on either side of the vehicle during the procession. When the train, which comprised a salcon carriage with dining and drawing room ac- oemmodation sufficient for the Royal party, steamed into the station,cannons were fired from the neisrhouring hillsides. On alight- ing, the Duke and Duchess were received by the Earl and Countess Carrington, and the Ladies Marjorie and Alexandra Carring- ton, the Duchess greeting Lady Carrington with a kiss, a mark of affection which was also extended to her daughters. The Duchess, who looked well, wore a dark blue costume and an exquisite steel toque with heliotrope trimmings and aigrette. Mr and Mrs J. E. Humphreys were conducted by Earl Carrington to their Royal High- nesses, to whom they were at once intro- duced, and Mrs Humphreys presented a pretty bouquet to the Duchess. The in- teresting function completed, their Royal Highnesses proceeded to their carriage, and the g-nard of honour gave a Royal salute, while thf b^nd struck up the National An- them. Mr J. E. Humphreys now present- ed the following address of welcome — To their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York. <! May it please your Royal Highnesses,— We the inhabitants of Llanrwst, Bettwsy- coed, aud Trefriw, and neighbourhood, bee to express the pride and gratification with which we welcome your Royal Highuesses to this part of Her Majesty's do., -uiions, where feelings of loyalty to the British Throne and of attachment to the Koyil House are so-universally entertained. As Welshmen we are proud of your visit to the Principality, a.nd we trust that it will be a pleasant one and that you will carry away with you happy reminiscences of your stay at the ancient Castle of Gwydyr, in the Vale cf Conway. We hope and pray that the lives of your Rojal Highnesses, which are graciously de- voted to the services of the British Empire, mar be lone spared to a grateful people, and blessed with unmixed happiness to your- selves. We humbly desire your Royal Highnesses to convey to Her Majesty, our most Gracious Queen, our sentiments of affection and loyalty to Her Majesty's per- son and Throne, cur gratitude for the un- told blessings which cur country has en- joyed during her long, beneficent, and peace- ful reign, and an assuranca of our Jevout prayers that the Almighty may prolong her life in health and strength to promote the welfare of her subjects and to uphold honour and prestige of her widespread ric- pire. J. E. HUMPHREYS, Chairman of the Reception Committee. (; HFdH PIERCE, Secretary. "IJanrwst, 24th April, 1899." The address was in album form,and bouad in morocco, decorated with gold. It con- tains, in addition to the address of welcome, several platinntype views of the neighbour- hood, including Cwydyr, Llanrwst, Beit^ws- vcoed, Trefriw, Li'ciw ydd-elen, and juapel Curig. The Duke of York& handed to l\fl Hum- phreys the following reply: —" To the in- habitants of Llanrwst, Bettwsycoed, Tre- I friw, and neighbourhood. — The kind and loyal welcome you have given the Duchess of York and Iln on the occasion of our visit to the Vale of Conway has touched us deeply. We thank you for this welcome and for the sentiments of affection which you express towards the Queen as well as for the mention of the many blessings which the people have enjoyed during her reign. We also thank you for the kind w'ioLos you J, .i f ofTer to us personally, and we hope 11 'peivt a few days at Gwydyr Castle and en ioy the beautiful scenery for which tie Vale )f Con- way is so justly celebrated." The procession was then formed. 4 mong a very large body of gentlemen who fr ilowed the guard of honour were the naieiH x .rs of the Urban District Councils of LI .nrwst, Bettwsycoed, and Colwyn Bay, the Mayor and Corporation of Conway, the cb iirman (Mr J. Avdlon Owen), the ex-chainr in (Mr T. T. Marks), and the clerk (Mr A. C)nolly) of the Llandudno Urban Council, and the Parish Council of Trefriw, with the officials of these bodies; Col. Ruck, Chief Co:istable of Carnarvon shire Superintended W. Rees. Conway, and Deputy Chief Constable Jones, Wrexham. Lord Carrington and the Equerry in Waiting, the Hen. Derek Keppel, accompanied the Duke and Duchess in their carriage. Lady Carringten's car- riage contained herself, her daughters, and Mr Moncriene. Colonel Higson (High Sheriff of Denbighshire) occupied the thirtf carriage. At several points along the route lusty cheers were raised. On turning into Aucaster square general attention was directed to a balcony on the right, where a. Welsh maid in typical costume was at work with a spinning jenny. Above the plat- form on which the united choirs were grouped was the motto, "Welcome to Wales," and the national banner with the Welsh dragon. The choir, which was con- ducted by Mr E. M. Jones, sang excellently the National Anthem, which was fervently joined in by all. Then the soprano voices gave the opening strain of 'The Land of my Fathers," all joining in the chorus. The next verse was rendered by the male sing- ers, the contrast producing a capital effect, while the fervour thrown into the choruses by the concourse within and without the square, including hundreds who were at the windows and on the shop window-ledges, over-looking us, was intensely inspiriting. At the conclusion the chairman of the Dis- tict Council called for cheers for the Queen and the Duke and Duchess cf York, which were heartily given. Mr Isgoed Jones kept up tne enthusiasm by calling for cheers for Lord and Lady Carrington, with another tor their daughters. This concluded the ceremony in the square. The procession then reformed and pro- ceeded to the bridge, where the Fusiliern hatted, opened their ranks, and stood to attention as the Royal carriages passed on towards the Castle. On arrival at Gwydyr tea was served. The dinner party in" the evening comprised the Duke and Duchess of York, Lord and Lady Carrington, the Hon. Derek Keppel, Colonel Swaine, and Mr Moncrieffe. In the evening the town was brilliantly illuminated with electric arc and incandes- cent lamps, Chinese lanterns, fairy lamps, &c. The hotels were exceptionally sheW). and the varied coloured points of light. in the R-ectory and Eagles Hotel gardens had a pretty effect from the bridge. This fam- ous structure had its parapets lined with fairy lamps, and the roads from its Carnar- vonshire approach to Gwydyr Castle gates was crossed with numerous streamers com- poed of thousands of lanterns, producing s remarkably beautiful vista of rich colour tones. Lord Carrington, by the special reouest of the Duke and Duchess of York, informed Mr Isgoed Jones at the close of the ceremony in Ancaster square that- the Duke and Duchess were very well pleased with the warmth of the reception accorded them and the admirable manner in which the arrange- ments had been carried out.

Llanberis School Board. At a meeting of the Llanberis School Board held last week it was resolved—(1) "That the earnest attention of education- ists and elementary teachers be called to the salutary reform proposed by the Pre- sident and Vice-President of the Council in article 42 of the Education Cede for 1899, and that they be requested, to co-operate in petitioning the Government to accept that article in the interest of teachers and of education." (2) "That the Llanberis School Board earnestly hope and trust that in the interests of elementary teachers and of edu- cation the Government will allow article 42 of the Code cf 1899—as submitted to Parlia- me.nt by the President and Vice-President of the Council—without alteration to be- come law." (3) "That copies of the above second resolution be sent to the President and Vice-President of the Council, the leader of the House of Commons, the lead- er of the Opposition, and the local member of Parliament."

Cromwell a Welshman. The 300th anniversary of the birth of Oliver Cromwell was observed in London by a celebration, under the auspices of the National Council of the Evangelical Free Churches, which took the form of three suc- cessive gatherings at the City Temple. Among the speakers was Mr Lloyd George, M.P. for the Carnarvon Boroughs, who en- tered a protest against the assertion that Cromwell was an Englishman, and claimed him as a Welshman (much laughter). His. great grandfather was a Welshman and surely that was sufficiently Welsh — from Glamorgan, but no doubt he hr.d English blood in his veins (applause). When it was remembered how he exclaimed "Leave off your fooling and come down, sir," they saw what a man he would be for the Ritualist -worth a wagg011 load of bishops (laughter and applause). How were they to settle the House of Lords? (laughter). Cromwell would have turned the key, and pat it in his pocket, but would first have seen that all the peers were inside (laughter). But what would Cromwell have dene with the House of Commons? He (Mr Lloyd George) shuddered to think of it (loud laughter). Hew he would have shaken his head at Mr Chamberlain (laughter). "Oh, Mr Joseph Chamberlain," he would have said, "the Lord deliver us from Mr Joseph Chamberlaifi" (prolonged laughter and ap- plause). "Cromwell as Dr Horton thought, was distinctly a man for this time, and in achieving his ideals he established two or three principles invaluable to us now. The battle of religious equality, Protestanism, and freedom which he fought would pro- bably have to be fought over again at the next general election, but if thev were to have a prospect of success they must be better prepared than they were at present. Never was there a greater nerd for the spirit of Cromwell than new (applause).

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