The North Wales Express

FOR SALE 1 HEAP JEWELLERY. Shopkeepers will find the best assortment and lowest prices at Millington, Houndsditch. London, clocks, watches, knives, &c., &c. Catalogues to be had free. FOR SALE.—1 Four in Hand Coaoh in working order, wheels, &c., no worse toan new, 215. I Bus do. with round glass •xiners, to carry 17 passengers, £ 14 10s.—E. "iVsies and Sons, Crown street, Carnarvon. t ADIES Smart Blouse Materials and Flan- J ^Vttes, 4i yard Full dress lengths, 3s lid carriage paid. Patterns free.-Veiit- noe street. Warehouse, Leeds. 24oli •XJIW MILLINERY ESTABLISHMENT PWLLHELI. — Orwig House, Goa street. MUlirery and Harbetdashery In all their branches. Mourning a fcpeaahty. PARRY. 241L "ITTIRE NAILS Mixed 8s per cwt.; VV 281bs 2s 3d; Screws, mixed. 34s per cwt 2blbs., 9s; wire cut wrought and malleable ndh. tacks, shoe rails, rivets, &c. wholesale prices—Midland Nail Works, 25 and 26. Rea street, Birmirghani. VAN GHUISEN PIANOFORTE IN Walnot-wcod Case, Panel Front. complex Iron Frame, Triciiord. Nett Cash. 20 Guineas, or on the Hire Pur- chase System 23 Guineas at 19s 6d per month. —Jone*, Old Bsnik. Beaumaris. 1783f PUBLIC NOTICES. fTlYPEWRITING.—MSS accurately copied X iOd p?r 1000 words; specifications, legal work. &e., Id per folio; circulars, in large or small quantities, at reasonable, rates six yeara' expedience; shorthand. L. M. Jones, Garnedd, Segontium road South. Car- narvon, 2552 FRIARS SCHOOL, BANGOR. mHE SCHOOL RE-OPENS at 9.30 a.xa. on JL Tuesday, January 21&t. A substantial reduction hah been made in the Boarding Fees in the case of boys whose homes arfe in North Wales. The "John Hughes" Scholarship of £ 24 per annum. awardei as a "Prize to the best Boarder," will be vacant in September next, bat only Boarders who have previously en. tered are eligible. Ful] particulars on Application bo the Head- I r, f5 I CARNARVON COUNTY SCHOOL. I NEXT TERM COMMENCES WEDNSS- I DAY, JANUARY 15th. f I YhtE HEADMASTER will be pleased to JL interview parents at the School on the 15th and 16th January, between 2 p. ill and 4 pm ar.d on any Friday between 2.50 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. Special Notice is Her? by Given that fees will be received on January 16th a.ad 16th. between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Further particulars may be had from the Headmaster or the undersigned, J. HENRY THOMAS, Clerk to the "iioveroers Carnarvon, 1st January, 1902. 0 MENAI BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT BILL. NOTICE OF RESULT OF BILL. WHEREAS, at a meeting held en the W Twelfth day of November, 19C1, the Board School, Dale street, Mena; Fridge, in the County of Anglesey, it was agreied that, the following re.solut-ion should be proposed to the owners and ratepayers ,of the Urban District of Menai Br"ldge:- "That we being Owners and Ratepayers of the Urban District of Menai Bridge, do hv.rebv consent to a Bill being promoted by tiio Urban District Council of MemLi Bridge, in the next Session of Parlia- ment for thd purchase and extension of St. George's Pier, the constriction of a Sea Wall and Promenade, additional Waterworks, and for other purposes." And whereas, on the Ninth dar of Decem- ber, 1901, otdng Papers were accordingly delivered to all the Owners and Ratepavers within the said District, and daly collected on the Thirteenth day of December^ 1901. and on the Fourteenth day of December, 1901 I the undersigned. duly ascertained the nnrobe; of such votes for or against tie adoption of the said Resolution, and I aerebv declare that the result of the Poll is as follows, viz. In favour of 349 Against 123 Majority in favour 221 fi Dated this 16th day of December, 1901. (Signed) J. DAV7ES JONES, 2634 Retaining Officer., .A CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS. CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS COMPANY, a 10 BE SOLI) BY PRIVATE TREATY the severs! Bt&cka of HAY, of the growth of 1901, standing at the undermer tioned I Stations OA tile Camhian Railways, and estimated to contain tho respective quantities more or less, also undermentioned, V171. o .'Krtimatcd StatIoks. Weight, »TATto»s. Weight T°ns- Ton*. — 1 — LUnymynecb 6 iPensarn 3 LUnsaintffraid j 6 Tol^amau i fc Kerry 3 iPortfliadoo 4 Bousthiood 4 Criccieth 6 Talga.-tli F lAbererdl 4 IJaabryuffaur For further particulars, and to treat, apply C. & DENNLSS, Sectary and Generai Waragec. PASSENGER TRAIN ALTERATIONS FOR JANUARY, 1902. With the following exceptions, there will be no alterations m the running of this I Company's Trains for Jajxuaiy, and the Time Tables dated October, 1901, will therefore J continue in force until further Notice. The 9.55 p.m train from Whitchurch to Oswestry will run at altered times as under: Whitchurch dep 8 45 p.m., Fenn's Bank erl dep 852 p.m., Bettisfield dep 8 59 p.m., Welshampton dep 9.4 p.m., Ellesmere arr 9 10 p.m. Ellffimer dep 9.12 p.m.. Frank- ton dep 9 17 p.m, Whittington dep 9 25 p.m., Oswestry arr 9 30 p.m. This Train will connect with the 4 15 p.m. from London (Euston). 5 50 p.m. from Birmingham (New street), 6 25 p.m. from Wolverhampton ($ueen street), 6 50 p.m. from Liverpool (Lime street!, 7 0 p.m. from Man- chester (London rotid), and 8 15 p.m. from Crewe, due Whitchurch 8 36 p.m The 9 15 p.m. Train from Wrexham to Ellesmere on Saturdays will have no con- nection to Oswestry. C. S. DENNISS, Secretarv and General Manager. Oswestry, December, 1901. COLLECTION AND DELrvXRT OF PAS- SENGERS' LUGGAGE. PASSENGERS Luggage is collected and JL delivered by the Corapany or their official Town Porters at the following Sta- tions Aberystwyth, Barmosth, Aberdovey, Criccieth. and Towrn. Applications, addressed to the Station- Masters at the respective Stations, will receive prompt attention WEEK-END TICKETS are i'Jued every Friday and Saturday from all L. and N. W. and G. W. Stations in London to Machynlleth, Aberdovey. Towyn, Aberyst- wyth, Dolgelley, Barmouth, Harlech, Llan- bedr a.nd Pensarn, Portinacloc, Criccieth, and PwllLoli. Available for return on the following Surday fwhere Train Service permits), Mon. day, or Tuesday. C 8. DENNISS, • Secretary and General Aanager. I r- TO EE LET. mO BE LET,—A Fully-licensed Public- I house, in the centre of the town oi Carnarvon. For particulars apply J. Thomas and Son. Auction-era, Camarvou. 14 LI."V- WANTED. ANGLESEY. — Wanted to Rent Genteel Residence, near coast preferred (but ii otherwise suitable, not e&sientiai), having no less than 2 or 3 Reception and 4 or 5 Good < Bedrooms, with or without land. Would I lot object to purchase a suitable place. I Ifeate full particulars, with retat or price, to I No. 2253, "Observer" Office, Carnarvon. G- EXRAL. SERVANT WANTED.—Two \jr in family. :Nure kept.—Fosbrooke, Breck Cottage, Li^Citrd and Poulton Station 2 "V7S7ANTED,—Nurse Maixi, after Ciiristma>s, VV at a Country House, near Cemmaes I'ay, Anglesey, capable of taking entire chaage of 3 children, age« 2, 5, and 7 years. Must have had a fair education, and ex- pexience. State age, how Jong in last sitna- j taon, 'tnd wag^^ :x-uired.—No. 2628, ''OKser- ver' Office, Camiu-von. 26?8 ) SALES BY AUCTION. Mr. Wm. H. Owen. 1 By Dirtction of the Executors of the late John Arthur Evans, Esq. rtnnt to Capitalists, Trustees, Investors, Newspaper Pubitsners, and Others. SALE of Most Imjxutant BUSINESS PRE- j MINES, known aa tho HERALD" OFFICES, situate in one of the leading nreets of the town of Carnarvon. 1\;fR WILELiM HUGH OWEN is instruct- jM ed to SeAl by Auction, at 2 p.m., on Saturday, the 4th da,y of January, 1902, at the Sportsman Hotel, Carnarvon, all those Extensive, Conimodiaaia, and Valuable Busi- ness Premises, known as the "Herald" Offices, situate in a commanding position at High street, one of tk/j principal thoroughfares oi the town. The rroperty has an imposing appearance, is substantially built at great cost, and covers an area of 4i1 square yards, IL^d under Leases from V aynol and Glyn- Hifoih: Estates for 75 y^ars, from November, 1877, at a Ground Rent of £51 10s per an- num, at present kt to Vtgarm Smith and Coplettone under a repairing suWease for 21 years, from the 84th June, 1885, at a dear rental of L270 A YEAR. Further paiticulars, plans, and conditions of Sole May be inspected at Mr William Hugh Oweu, Auctioneer. Carnarvon, or at W WYNN EVANS, Esq., Solicitor, Wrexham. December 2nd, 1901. 2594 BANGOR, NORTH WALES. VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY In the very heart of the city, now for Sale, with Immediate Possesion, by MR WILLIAM HUGH OWEN, who is instructed to Seil the same, by Private Treatv, ;md which comprises:—A most sub- stantially erected BUILDINGS of 8tone (18 indies thick), with Slate Roofing, having a frontage of about SO feet and a depth of about >o feet. Well lighted, back and front, together with VACANT GROUND and offices at the rear. The whole property occupying an area of about 450 square yard". Eminently adapted a. PUBLIC ROOMS. PRINTING OFFICES, WHOLESALE DE- POT. MANUFACTURING PREMISES, WAREHOUSES, &c., or could be converted intiya number of DWELLING HOUSES, for which great demand always exists at this part of the city. For Plans, Particulars, and to Treat, please apply to MR WILLIAM HUGH OWEN, Auctioneer and Valuer, Carnarvon. December 28. 1901. Messrs. ft. and Rogers Jones. Re WM. PIERCE, BEMARTH FAWR, Deceased. THURSDAY and FRIDAY, JANUARY 2nd and 3rd. 1902. llENIAltTH FAWR. BETTWS, ABER- GELE. HIGHLY Important and Unreserved Syle oi the Live and Lead Fanning Stock,— comprising 7 Strong Cart Horses, .12 Choice Crossbred Dairy Cows, 9 Fab Bullocks, 11 Strong fwo-year-oid Bullocks, 12 nice two year-old Heifer?. 8 very promising Calves, 181 Welsh Breeding Ewes aud Withers, 34 Fat and Store Pig;" about 60 Tons of excel- lent Hay (1900 and 1901 growth), 10 Large Stacks of Wheat, Outs, and Barley, about 50 Td&s of Swedes iUid iitlVigoWs (all crops to I ca gor off), a capital collection of modern Farm- ing Implemenw, Horse Gearing, &c., together with the Dairy Utensils, and the whole of e_Jllue Household Furniture, which in" clude several items in Old Out and Mahog- I! any, Old Bruffes, and Crockery, &c. Order of Sale. 1st day's Sale, January 2nd, Implements, Sheep, Pigs-, and Horses. 2nd day's Sale, January 3rd, Cattle, Produce, Dairy Utensils, and HousehoM Funiuure. Sale each day at Eleven o'clock prompt. Re WM. PIERCE, BEMARTH FAWR, I Deceased. SATURDAY", JANUARY, 4th, 1902. TY'N DDOL, DAWN, BETTWS, ABER- GELE. HIGHLY IawjSortant and Unre^ervwl Sale of the Whole of the Excellent Farming Stock, Jtc., Comprising: — Cattle 11 Grand Crossbred Dairy Cows, 8 Stock, Jtc., Comprising: — Cattle 11 Grand Crossbred Dairy Cows, 8 Splersd i In-calf Heifers, 10 Strong two-year- old Bullocks, 1 Stock Bull, 8 Choice Yearling Heifers, 1 Yearling Bull. Hordes: 6 Capit al Young Cart Horses, Useful Chestnut Cob. Sheep 125 Welsh Breeding Ewes and W tthers. Pigs: 21 Fat and Store Pigs. I Cr<jp«s: 2 Stacks of Prime Hay (30 tons), 8 Long Stacks of Wheat, Oats, and Barley, about. 60 ton* of Swedes and Mangolds (all crops to go off). Implements 3 New Tumbrel Carts, Dog Cart, Horsepowers, Iron Ploughs, Harrows, Iron Landroller, .and alt other Farming Im- ¡ pigments of the latest improvements, Horse Gearing, Darrr Uteivils. (}"'der of Sale -Implements, Pigs, Sheep, Cattle, Horses, and Produce. Sale at Lleven o'clock a.m. prompt. Re WM. PIERCE. BEN1ARTH FAWR, Deceased. MONDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1902. l'ODCHWIL, LLANF AIRT ALH AIARN, ABERGELE. LTNRESERVED Sale of the whole of the J Live Stock, Crops, &c.. 15 Strong 2-year- old Bullocks, 1 Milch Cow. 60 Welsh Breeding Ewes. Stack of Hav, Stack of Oats and Ear- lev Straw, about 2 tons of. Swedes (all crops to; zo off), Land roller, Drag. Chaff Cutter, &c. Oak Dresser. Oak Cupboard. &c. Sale to common ee at One o'clock in the afternoon. 2628 Messrs. J, Thomas & Son. DODREFN HENAFOL. MAE MRI JOHN THOMAS aM SON, Auction- eers, Caernarfon, yn barod i brynu pob math '} HEN DDODREFN, yn lotiau mawr neu fychan. Pefyd mile ganddyni Ddodrefn Ail Law If Wertit BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS. | Dales' GOLD MEDAL Dubbin -I Makes BOOTS and >HARNESS waterproof I as a duck's back, soft as velvet, ard wear 3 time8 as long, pleasant odour; allows polishing. 11 .22 Exhibition High eat Awards for super- iority. Tins, 2d, 6d, 2s Sd, of Bootmakers, SadrUers, irononmgers. &c. Manufactory E. Dulwich. L<indon. I STUBBS I MERCANTILE OFFICES (STUBB'S Ltd.), 42 GRESHAM STREET, LONDON, E.C. ^nbacribers, by obtaining tim«ly information, through 'ME STATUS ENQUIRY i)E £ ARTMfiNT MAY AVOID MAKING BAD DEBTS. Every Trader should read STUBB'S W EEKLY GAZETTE, With which is issued n Supplement contain- LIST OF CREDITORS Under AH the Important Failures. THE COMAIERCIAJj REGISTERS Contam rooe. than NINE MILLION ENTRIES. DEBTS RECOVERED PROMPTLY, And pdid over to Subscribers on Tuesday L-.cL I nday in ach week. Branches at Aberdeen, Birmingham, Blackburn, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Belfast, Cardiff, Cork, Croydon, Dublin, Dundee, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Hud- dersfield, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London (West End7, Mat chest er, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Plymoutld" Ports- mouth, Sheffield, Southampton, Sunderland, Swansea, Wolverbaiaivon. SUB-OFFICES. — Buxton, Cambridge, Drby, Dumfries, Gloucester, Greenock, Grimsby. Halifax, Hanley, Inverness, Ips- wich, Limerick, Londonderry, Middlesboro', Newport (Mon.), Northampton, Oxford, Perth, Preston, Reading, Stockton-on-Tees, Torquay, Walsall, Waterford, Worcester, York. Trl,RMS.-E- I 1- s, £ 3 3s, JEa 5s. ac- cording to airements. SOUTH_AFRICA. IMPORTANT NEWS A resident of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, lately returnsxl from South Afnoa, was suc- cessful in procuring while there what is likely to prove one of tho most valuable dis- coveries of the past century, na.mely a "CURE FOR CANCER." Proviou;, to coming into the possession ot the present owners tho pi-eparition was for some time u>ed in private practice in 6outh Africa with most excellent results, having effected many cures of cancerous tumours, ulcers, lupus, and sores of various descrip- tions. Th:s has been ceitified to by reliable testimonials from residents in that country. The preparation is in the form of an oint- ment and is a compound of herbs indigenous to Soutii Africa, which is now protected by Trade Mark under the name* of "MANNIN A." In order to establish its undoubted heal- ing properties the present Pi-oprietors dur- ing th; List twelve months have further care- fully tested tho Ointment amongst iha in- habitants within a radius of 14 miles to the town of Fishguard, with really MARVELLOUS RESULTS. In confirmation of the above, statement rcfrrence can be made to the following cases whi 1 h have already been effectually cured by the use of the Ointment, and have given testimonials, tho originals of which can be inspected or printed copies fi>x warded to any applicant. CANCER OF THE PREAST. 1. Katherine Esau, of Balfour, Stocken- stroni. Cape Colony. BLEEDING CANCER ON THE NECK. 2. Ann Kevittes, near Bedford, Cave Colony. CARBUNCLE ON THE LEG. 3. Lieutenant A. J. Green, Cape Defence Force-. Cape Colony. VIRULENT WOUNDS ON LEG AND ANKLE OF SEVERAL YEARS STAND- ING. 4. John Garnon, Mariner, The Slode, Fishguard. WOUNDED HAND WITH ACUTE BLOOD POISONING. 5. David Ort-n, Mariner, Lower Fish- grard. ECZEMA FROM CHILDHOOD. Two cases. 6. Children of W. S Jenkins, FRq., Fish- guard. Justice of the Peace for the Oounty of Pembroke. LUPUS. 7. Miss Elizabeth i>avie«, Penrhiw, Uan- ychaer, ULCERATED LSG. 8. Jennetta ThomM, Ruther Lane, Haver- fordwest. NOTE.—Tlie OINTMENT i:, prepared in three dnrecs (v7 strength, viz. No. 1. Cancer, Tumours, P-3. No. 2 F'stula, Carbuncles. Ulcerated and Poisoned Wounds, Abscesses, Sore 1.4,g-. &c. No. 3.8czema, Ring-wormi, Scalds, Burns, Diseases of the Skin, &c. This valuable preparation has been ac- quired. and is manufactured solely by THE MANNIX A OINTMENT Co.. MAIN STREET. FISHGUARD, SOUTH WALES, and can be obt-iined from the Depot or by application to Chemists. Prices:- No. 1. "Cancer," 2s 9d. 4s 6d, and 8s 6d per pot. No. 2. "Medium," Is ld. 2s 9d. and 4s 6d per pot. No. 3. "Mild," Is lid. 2s 9d, and 4s 6d.

Tragic Occurrence at Colwvn Bay SUDDEN DEATH Of A CONDUCTOR. On Wednesday, at an eisteddfod held at Coh:yn Bay, Mr Henry Hughes, the con- ductor of the Llysfaen Choir, fell to the ground a-s his choir was about to «<ri2;, and 1 had to bon oarried out. He died shortly J afterwards, just the result of the compe- ¡ tition wes made known. J

North Wales Coast Fsotftall 1 Association At a meeting of the above association. held at the Erskine Arm,, Conway, on Wedncsdav evening, Mr R. W. Parry. Ban- .gor, presiding, the draw for tlie North Wale; Senior Club resulted as follows —Bangor v. Rhyl. at Llandudno, on. February 1st; referee, Mr R. Hersee. Carnarvon v. HolyweU, at Bangor, March 1st; referee, Mr J. C. Jones, Bangor.—Ellis Parry, a Carnarvon player, was suspended for four- teen days for striking an opponent in the Carnarvon v. Llanberis match on December 21st at Llanberis. He was reported by Mr J. C. Jones, Bangor.

THE OUTLOOK. Standing OIl the tkre.sb.oId of the New Year, cme's first inclination is to look back- wards aDd regard the departed year, with its burden of events and episodes. Some 01 these were full of joy, but iiiost. were hall and jjorrowful avs far as Great Britain was concerned. Death's hand fell grievously and beat with etjuul stroke at the doors of the highest and lowliest m the land. Queen Victoria and her eldest daughter, the Dowager Empress of Germany, had to obey the call ncl less than the many thousands of their subjects. Grim war has an account with many a noble house as well as with the humblo houses of England and W al. Scarcely a day passed from the first of January to the thirty-first of December but that the War Office issued :t.s sad tale of deaths on the battle-field or in the hos- pitals of South Airica, and Christmas brought the news of the loss of a hundred I gallant men, Boers and Britons, on the stricken field. No wonder then that the prevail ing; tone Igis been one of sadness and that all uneasy and irritable mood charac- terised the nation at large. Electioneering charlatanism on the part of the Government had succeeded in duping the public into a belief that the war was safely over and that it only remained to tranquilise the South i African territories and establish a settbd form of executive a £ U ISgisiat,Ye machinery But the early nwntbs of 1900 b&on proved how dishonest and utterly delusive had been thQ pronouncements of tne responsible Ministei-s: the enemy was as active tas er and inflicted loss after loss Upon our feweer, The result was a gonei-al feelmg of irritation aild anger which seized, upon. every conceiv- able pretext to vent itself. At one time, I the War Office and its head, who had mere- ly inherited tlie misrule auid red-tapLsm of by-gone years and was too weak to reform matters, came in for malediction; at an other, the C-ommander-;n-Chief, Lord Re- bertp, the idol, "Bobs," was visited with the curses of the public spleen because of Gen- eral Buller's supersession. And all the year round the Pro-Boors have been the victims of the mob-law; there is nothing more irti- tating than to be told the truth, especially where one ha^ failed in any enterprise. This is the real cause of all the turbulence and riot that has attended the meetings oi Mr Lloyd George and others who are of his way of thinking; he shows where this country has erred and points out the ir, justice and cruelty that has been perpetra- ted in \it.s name. And the country knows ft 11 well he speaks the truth; that better self, the nation's inner consciousness, tells ttat this is so. Hence the irritableneso ar d tho desire to kick somebody, no matter w iom, and to be relieved by giving ;.1 plysical expression d feeling. Such is the stite in which Great Britain find* it-self in the opening years of the XX. century. What is the outlook? The near futcre sc'iins gLoamy enough. At the seat of war, I we have an ubiquitous foe who sweeps down upon isolated caanps and ill-protected con- veys, dealing death and damage and then withdrawing os suddenly as he came llltl') inaccessible fastnesses. Two years ago were, time aifter time, told that De Wet was ca-nered beyond the po.sibiiity of escape, end yet he is, so far from heing ooruercd, able to inflict upon our forces (serious losses or, the third Christmas since the commence- ment- of hostility. A bread, a deep- rooted hatred exists towards the British nation among all the peoples of Europe. True, our relation with the governments oi the different countries is friendly in a dip- I Jcixnatiie sense, but, as Lord Roseebry point- ed out, the great massot the people of France, Germany, and other countries re- gard tfc. with the bitterest hostility and would applaud any and. every movement which might be detrimental to Britain's power land intereste. At home we have the weakest and most incapable Ministry of modern times. At- its head is a man whoso abili ty, once great and justly re nowned, .is. impaired by the heavy hand of old age, and whose lethargic temperament leaves him, unmoved ani inactive in the face of the mast iranj'ineiit perils to the Em- pire; who has secured for his sons and nephews some of tlie most important offices in the State with a oyn eal indifference to the claims of others of his followers. directing the whale course of Government, holding the reins firmly in h's own hands, Mr Chamberlain is the only member of the Tory Ministry who can be icl to wield any power. The'destinies of Great BriUiin for next few years: lie at the mercv of this a, os t ambitious Cabinet Minister, 'Whr.¡ methods would do no discredit 0 u Maelilavelli or a Talleyrand. The Opposi- tion, although numbering among its mem- bers statesmen of proved capacity and gerfius, is as yet disun ited and disorganised and ccliisequeintly unable to show a onij front, to tne maladministration of the Go- vernment,, or to-give the cctuntry a define lead. The outlook, we repeat, is gloomy, and he is indeed a .eer who will venture to rimn the course which events will take m this country even within the next few months.

(§) NOTES OF THE WEEK. An announcement which seems to bear some evidence of authority has been m .de in a Scotch journal t the effect that Lord Rc-sebery bus refn?eu xo co-operate with the Literal leader.. It is implied that Sir Henry CantpboU-BanMcmian opened negutwtjpns v itb the noble lord with a view to either undertaking the active leadership .)f the party in the coitnfcry or the titular one in the House of Lords. Tua-t he lias declined I b apt either of ,h,f' positions (if in- deed they wer,, offered to him) cause no surprise. In the first place, it does not rest- with any one man to make such offer without firH conni'Jng the whole party, and until matters ]'aV( ripen-ed and opinions have become more settled as to the policy to b? pursued :t would be unwise io "swop horses." Then there is the danger that Lord Rosebery's views may not 00 accept- able to such an overwhelming majority of the partv as to justify his recall from his "splendid isolation." A little time should ensue within which he can expand bis ,fW<; and explain his policy in greater detail and within which the Liberal ^artv can examine h:« credentials before ofiering to him its allegiance. Several new Acts of Parliament have come into force rn January 1st. The most important is the Factory and Workshop Act, which is, by the way, on", of the longest ever placed on the statute book. It conso- lidates previous enactments affecting fac- tories find workshops, and m s- veral im- portant. particulars! amends their clauses. Employers, of labour of all description wouid do well to look into its provisions lest they should fail in complying with its demands. Another Art intituled the Youthful Offenders' Aqt brings about a much-needed I reform in the law regarding offences com- mitted by yourio- children by introducing a new element, into the responsibility incum- bent upon the parent. If there is evidence to show that there "has been anything in the conduct of the parent conducive to the coin- mission of the cffence by the child, the f-arent may be ordered to |)av the fine and to giro security for the good behaviour ef the child. Another Act has for its object the protc-etib-i of children against the temptations of drink, and prohibits the sals of intoxicating liquor to children under the an;e of 14 except in corked and sealed vessels. This hist Act is so framed that it requires but little ingenuity to drive the proverbial "coach and four" through its clauses, and is doomed to almost certain failure. The great movement initiated among the Jews, the main object of which is the re- turn to the Promised Land, has reached a stage which demands the attention of the whole world. Commencing a few years ago, it was looked upon as a mere dream, or the illusive creation of the visionaries of the Ghetto. "Back to Zion" seemed im- possible of realization at one time, but to- day it does not seem so far off nor an empty dream. The Zionist Congress met at Baile on Thursday last, when delegates from all parts of the world had come together. Among the English representatives were Mr Isaac Zangwill, the well-known novel- ist, and the wealthy Sir Francis Monte- fiore. Dr Hertzl, the president, gave the key-note of the movement when he said that they, the Jews, refused to sink their indi- viduality by putting On the. mask of another nationality; they must, therefore, become a land-possessing, industrial nation. That land must be no other than Palestine; and from every sign it will not be long before that country will be populated from the Lebanon to the Dead fJ. by its rightful owner, the ancient Jewish ftatiOU; The terrible accident bn tfed Liverpool Overhead Railway and its ftOft'^uent loss of life was a paiufo] prelude to this last Christ. lias. From the accounts given it seems inexplicable how so many lives were lost, seeing that some time elapsed between the discovery of the fire and its spreading from the carriages to the structure itself. Tho travelling public should insist. on a very searching inquiry into its causes and the possibility of the occurrence of a similar accident on other systems. It. is unfortun- ate that the disaster should have happened when so many electrical projects are on foot: the undergrGuud electric railways of London may for a while suffer a diminution cf traffic, but not for long; it i" only question of time for all the railway systems of this country to be worked by electricity. The catastrophe at Liverpool will direct care- ful attention to the protecting of the cars against the possibility of a fire from the motor, and so set at rest the fears of nervous travellers. Dr Mostyn, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Wales, is bent upon returning the com- pliment paid by the Calvinistic Methodists to his church in Brittany when they sent over missionaries to convert our Breton brethren. He has (started a mission to con- vert his fellow-countrymen to the ancient faith of Rome: the new propaganda is to be carried on by Breton priests who are conversant in our tongue, and the starting- point will be Llanrwst. After converting the good people of this famous town it will be but a small matter to get the rest of Wales back to the fold. Tha movement is essentially a Welsh enterprise, and in the service Welsh will be used to the exclusion .] of all ot114>T languages, saving, of course, Latin. The zeal which Dr Mostyn shows iii his endeavour to reconvert our country cannot fail to gain some measure of suc- cess; the Celtic nature has always had a leaning towards the ornate and ritualistic in its religion as well as to the fervent "hwyl" which alone captured it for Non- conformity. It is to be hoped that the new mission will meet with no intolerant perse- cution. so that Protestant Wales can beach the Catholics a lesson in tolerance and faor- play. There is a movement among the Calvinis- tic Methodists of Carnarvon which has for an object the employment of a town mis- sionary who will perform the much-needed duty of "slumming." At the first blush this strikcvs one as a commendable project; heaven knows there is enough work in Car- narvon to be done among those who are un- fortunately to be regarded as the "siib- merged tenth." But when, on the other hand, we oome to consider how many min- isters of the gospel this town is blessed with, and also how many leisure hours these teverend ^entlenun are blf-v-ed with, one is prone to ask, why need a town missionary be appointed? Tb-eia are ten dissenting ministers in Carnarvon; would it be too Vniich to ask these gentlemen to devote even an hour a day in turns to visit those who are not of their own dock P If they have glad tidings to tell the poor, and the pub- licans and smnT-, would it be too much to expect them to *r>a<re just one hour a fort- night, if only as discount to the Lord on their salaries? "We may be too demanding, but we offer these suggestions to the considera- tions of the ministers of the town in all earnestness. The resulb of the Grimsoy arbitration will, we fear, be taken seriously to heart by Lord Penrhyn, and will tend to render him more fletermmed than ever not to agree to the request of the men for arbitration. Sir Edward Fry, cne of the leading lawyers of the day, was appointed by masters and men to hear the case, and both sides pledged themselves to abide by his decision. This has now been given, and is in favour of the men on every point of importance for which they have fought. • No one will suggest tliaf, the learned arbitrator had any hia. one way or another lie is regarded as a fair judge, 70s.ses.sed only by the idea of doing iustice between man and man. His decision proves beyond a doubt that the men were not fight- ing for any unfair advantage and that they had real grievances which called for re- dress. That this would prove to he the case at Bethesda, no one who li^ goqp carefully into the history of tho strife has any doubt. Can we expect Lord Penrhyn to submit to arbitration, then ? All Liberals are looking forward to the publication of this month's number of the "New Liberal Review," which is to contain an article by Mr Lloyd George on "Lord Rosebery a,nd Peace." The hon. member ha* already givey a hint as to the opinion he holds upon the suhjcct; be welcomes the speech as "beckoning along the road that leads to peaoe." From this it "nay be gathered that Mr George's article IV111 also b3 a beacon on the road to peace in tho T,il),erai ranks, and will go far to determine Lord Rosebory's future attituo towards the party. _.)--

The T. E. Ellis Memorial. The Kub-oommitteo met at, Bala on Satur- day. Mv W. Evans, Birmingham, and Mr Vincent Kvnw. London, were both anabie to be present.. Professor O. M. Edwards at- tended t the request of the committee. Two sites were viewed—one in front, of the County School for Boys and the other near the front- of Plasyndre (the old home, of the Rev Siin^n Llwyd, c' Bala), in the main street. This matter and the question of the selection of a .sculptor were deferred to a, special meet- ing, to be held at Shrewsbury on January 10 th

——— LLEYN ANDEIFIONYDD NOTES. Though much improvement in the treat- ment of the Workhouse paupers is still desired, yet during the Iftit twenty five years a great deal has been done to make life in workhouses more tolerable. This is the result of the abolition of the old system of workhouse administration, when the local squires ruled almost every- thing in and out of the workhouse. The change wrought in Poor Law administra- tion has brought the people into power, and e-ell the Local Government; Board I has been greatly "humanised" lately as compared with what it was a quarter of a century ago. The attention now paid to indoor paupers, not only by the masters and matrons, but. also by the Guardians was never known before. Of course, there is a great deal that ought to be done yet. Visiting committees do not come up to the ideal* stt up in the I' rules and regulations governing such com- mittees, and some Guardians are far too prominent as speakers at Board meetings and too often absent from committees. Rea ders of reports of the Boards of Guard- ian are inclined to think that those Guard- ism; whose names appear oitenest in print are the best workers. It is generally very much the other way. Readers should al- ways bear in mind that there are Guard- ians who delight in speaikirg "to the gal- {ery," but who aro seldom seen doing the real .>rk of Guardians. Free Church Councils are being estaB- lished in many places in the country. One has been started at Pwllheli. Portmadoe has ltot moverl yet. There i-2 something wrong in the public life of this place. r There is no enthusiasm there, and things are as dead as a door nail. The departure of th Rev H. Ivor Jones from the town was a great loss. Since he left, everything, from a public .standpoint, has gone back into the old ruts. There are no public leaders, or, at least, those who are supposed to be. public leaders apparently take no in- terest in the public welfare of the town. Public life was never at a lower ebb "n Port- madoc than at present. An attempt is being made to rouse the Liberal Club into nolitical activity. At the Conservative Club nothing is being done beyond providing newspapers and magazines for the members. There is a rule at the Portmadoc Police Court that before summonses can be issued applications must be made to the magis- trates at the police court. No doubt the rule was adopted upon good and sub tantial grounds. But there are serious objections to it. Further, the rule is not in force in other local courts, and why should it be in force at Portiiii (loc P If 7, ti offence is com- mitted after the court is just over a sum- mons cannot be got for a fortnight (it is sometimes three weeks), and the case can- not be heard for a month (or it may be for five weeks). The court is held on tbe second and la.st Friday in the month. In other petty sessipnal divisions summons can be had bv applying to the clerks, and getting them si,,njl by some of the jutioes. Mr Wm. George complained at the last Port- madoc Police Court, of the rule in force ai that court, and drew attention to the fact that in other police divisions it was not necessary to appear in court to apply for a summons.

(§) —— Nonconformity In W. r' The petirrns of the Free Chur, wllicii puWi'isb separate returns for the incipai- ity of Wales,inclu'rng Monmouthsh >, show a eomjjtiratively large increase it ember- ship for the year, viz., 6640. TL oparate return? are as follows, only that ir- 'ie case cf the Calvin stio Methodists th« n English churches in England are includef.1, well as, their Welsh churches. The Baptist c-hurcbes report at mem- bership of 109,149, being a, net ga, £ 2583,. compared with 5509 last year. have 896 places of worship, with sitting iceom- modatitm for 343,752 persons. Ir Ile Sun- day Schools there are 11,437 teach (ajt in- crease of 321), and 120,096 schoh an. in- crease of 723). The number of clainad pastors is 524, lay preachers 524, a. -1 of mis- sionaries in the foreign, field t: -;ed iD. Welsh colleges, 14. The Ccmgrogationalists have 1:" pPacti of worship, with accommodation fc '50,000. Their church membership is ret ed at 147,758, a clear ;ncrease of tjeo? 2000, compared with 2310 last year. Y • re arc 14,090 teachers and 148,933 schv-i.ars in, their Sunday Schools, which mer a loss of 42G teachers and 5425 schola. The denominatictnal property is est,:ma to he worth £1,400,000, on which dcbts r to the extent of £ 200,074. During yeas £ 39,678 was contributed for the -,iction of these debts. The number of lainetl ministers is 705, of whom 74 bar stiffed from active service. There are aL-> 145 re- cogn/sed lay preachers.$ The Calvinistic Metliodi-ts ha 6 7 chapels and preaching stations in gland and Wales, in 262 of which the ser as are conducted in the English langnasr1 Tiie 1 Aotal membership, English and r sh, is 158,114, a net increase of 2056. n the Sunday Schools the teachers and iolarsr are unitedly returned as 202,659, a tin of 2508, agaiost a loss of over 5000 Ir year. The sum of £ 79,411 was raised the liquidation of chapel debts, which still burdened to the extent, of £ 343,29( The connexion maiintains a diistinct fore ■■. mis- sionary society in India, where 180 < relies have been formed with 4650 commu ants. There are 157 Welsh churches in tht nited States, with 12,000 commun-icants so in Victoria., Tasmania, and.Patagonia., v h 600 more. The figures issued by the Web' Wes- levans, show a net increase in the nu ;er oi communicants in the North Wales strict of 147, and v net increase1 in the nuj er of communicants in the South Wales e trict of 127, making the total increase the two districts 274. (§)

Decline of Welsh Choral Si <;ln& Tn his adjudication of the chief loral competition at Tabernacle Chapel, irris- ton, on Boxing Day, Mr C. Francis oyd, Mus. Bac. (Sunderland), spoke on 1 » de- cline of Welsh choral singing at t Na- tional E'isteddfodau of Liverpoo' and Merthyr He was one of tho adjud itors at both festivals, and his opinion w; ■; that the non-success of the Welsh choi' was due to want of education on the j -t of the conductors. Living: hundreds o niles away from them, he was better able) see this defect. He did not believe i: the "heaven-born" conductor, and advis 1 his hearers not to believe in such a 'eing either. The conductors Wales T nted wero those who studied the eompo jions. thoroughly, who strove to understar the composer's ideas, and to master th idea of choral composition. Considering how much aid conductors had afforded their choirs through this meens in the oast,, the choirs had done very creditabl In Wales they had the talent, and h had no hesitation in saying that they h the finest material in the whole world. The conductors, he said, should make lem- selves worthy of their choirs. Ar ther fault which mitigated against the scel- lence of choral singing was the pers tent habit of performing the work. or H id el. Handel was a good old composer—a t pical Welshman's composer — but they n ould perform other and more modern work —o<5o

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