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I & (FQIRESS ¥ ^^RlDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1904. APPLYING THE SCOURGE. Part from the unfortunate digression led him to advocate the claims of Car- '■o be the metropolis of Wales, the 0b of Mr W. Jones. M.P., in his pre- •j. capacity at the Rhyl Eisteddfod on was all that could be desired, and ^^odel of platform and Eisteddfodic wis- » • He came not to praise Caesar but to °ttrv r niIn with reproaches and just accusa- fo<} a s&lutary treatment that the Eistedd- tb Presents a good opportunity for giving, (j it is seldom taken advanatge of. The gnty member for Arfon laid on the birch- rQ(J "lost, eommendablv. He pointed out the ^less of the "doing" of the Welsh *n mflintnining the language and jj "ons in comparison with the mighti- 8 the incessant "talking" about it. As is ease in point he cited school-books. It 18 H ft°*°fiouB that the nation's self-glorifica- 'las left it in absolute need of books, \\tltable for schools dealing with things ) elsll. Teachers would have been much to ler in the past to leave the stereotyped s 'sh courses had there been text-books j^heir hands. As to the future, woe, as of J°nes put it, to the new representatives e People if they neglect to make up for Jj defects in this respect. Leaving the jj 8> the speaker went on straight to the of another subject that we have of time and again in these columns. tb tlglish is best taught to Welsh children II h the medium of their mother tongue," Uie scholar-orator. We welcome him t:I¡ the rinks of the advocates of the rational rAtthQ, and trust his advocacy will move e our efforts have failed. They were th 6 ^0rds that he spoke too concerning iofl CoinPetitive spirit" and its deleterious „i °ence. What a "Gwlad y Gan" we 4 u possess if his ideal were striven for .8eeure(^>—a number of highly qualified flCa^ conductors touring the country to 11 ^0cal choirs, not for competition, but ^tering and rendering with the highest ^ls^c skill of the works of Welsk and er composers, making competition strictly {j Servient to discipline. Is it possible? maintain that the money prize is the Mainstay of choral singing in Wales We incline to be optimistic and to 't'b.1e\'e better things of Welsh choralists. state of things to-day in the choral a >8 due not so much to the cupidity of .8er,4 as to the competition among local of Committees. Why cannot one ojy e latter be original for a change, and of Say, a laurel crown to the conductor 6 best choir?
^OTES OF THE WEEK. 'l'}¡
^OTES OF THE WEEK. 'l'}¡ with e Celtic Congress must now be reckoned fiPok: things of the past. But it will be °f for many a long day, and its in- <l0(1.ee be felt years hence. There is no ^at it has been of powerful benefit to far Celtic renascence in Wales, and, except e jealous patches in South Wales, all s6ems to have been interested in it. The Nn8al to make Carnarvon the Welsh head- ?fs the Celtic revival is being met G reinar^ that, therefore, this is purely fytyit) ^Vales movement,—which is equal to ^at because the office of the Cym- Society is in Chancery Lane, that 1si*v 18 a mere Middlesex movement. Car- ^l6s .lS Proud of the honour of representing 1X1 this movement, but her pride con- of W no arrogance, and if a better metropolis I 4tieri els Wales can be found she is ready to Ge it. „ —*— e8t ^le Congress is over says the ^af>" it is possible to look an<^ try to note some of the results. the first thing that will be present I ^iods of those who have watched the ha 88 is the fact that this year's meet- j attracted more attention from the 0Ver the country than has been the any previous meetings in connec- the movement. There are signs in ^'thy ^le artic'lcs published—for the note- ^eature of the case is that editorial. t^Po^8^s kave appeared as well as ordinary ,^at as yet the gatherings are not th, ^lr'te seriously. However, that is one ^0nalties of a new movement, and is a t}je *°uble that will be got rid of in time. S&rJae time there has been a general Stp°len4L ,n tone, and a better attempt to l°Us^y with the subjects raised by 1 ^Ul<jS^ea^ers the Congress n; i.n.gf interesting to trace the infiueuce I ( of the Pan-Celtic movement upon the I Franco-Anglican agreement. After the meetings held a few years ago in connection with the Cardiff National Eisteddfod several 1 of the French journalists returned to Paris and wrote a number of brilliant articles upon the possibility and desirability of a better understanding between England and France. That must have done much in the work of preparing the way for what has since become known as l'entente cordiale. # Mr Padraig O'Maobuianaidh, one of the Irish delegates to last week's Congress, is the I scion of an ancient Milesian sept, known to the English as the O'Mulls. The O'Mulls have distinguished themselves in every na- tionat movement for the last ten centuries and are famed for the tenacity with which they have adhered to the ancient language, customs, and costume of Eire. Mr O'Maob- uianaidh's picturesque garb, which was so much admired in Caernarvon and was shown to such advantage by his sturdy physique, has been the attire worn by his ancestors from the time the Saxon first appeared on Irish territory. The O'Mulls were until recently large landowners in Conndae Muigheo. They have patriotically sold out to their tenants most of their territory under the recent Land Act with the exception of their far-famed demesne Clonmacnoise, where they still dis- pense a liberal hospitality in the manner of their forefathers. The Homeric contest which took place between Cormac O'Maob- uianaidh, Prince of Connaught, ancestor of the clan, and Fionn MacCumhaill, which was the only occasion on which the famous Fionn was ever worsted, is the subject of a cele- brated epic in the Irish language by Seathrun 0 Ceitinn, called I Dthaoibh na h'Oibre. Visitors from Cymru will, we understand, always be welcome to the traditional hospi- tality of Clonmacnoise, where they will find Irish Ireland as it was of yore, an Irish- speaking chief presiding over an Irish-speak- ing clan, and only recognising the "Sas- sanach" where absolutely necessary. The first glance at the Rhyl Eisteddfod pro- gramme was the prelude to a feeling of dis- appointment. It was not "up to form," and if it was to be any criterion of the Eisteddfod itself nothing but disappointment was in store. First, there was the appearance,- second-rate. The "get-up" of a local agricul- tural show programme has been smarter on many an occasion. Then there are the illus- trations--the portrait blocks,-where on earth was the batch picked up? Mr W. Jones, M.P., looks like a Russian General, Mr Lloyd George is a veritable duke's son in appearance, Mr David Hughes is a one-eyed artiste, and Madam Rossow is sliced down to one-half. Worst of all, the name of Lord Stanley of Alderley is placed underneath the picture of a beardless gentleman who bears a suspicious resemblance to Lord Stanley, the Postmaster General. Can it be that the Rhyl committee does not know the difference be- tween them? The exhibition of Welsh industries held in connection with the Rhyl Eisteddfod is a notable show this year. It was opened by her Highness PrineesB Louise of Schleswig-Hol- stein last week, and there are interesting ex- hibits of what can be done in Wales,—carving in wood and iron, basket work, knitting, em- broidery, copper work, &c., there being speci- mens of work from Anglesey, Carnarvon, Denbigh, and the other North Wales coun- ties, and Glamorgan. In the Museum Sec- tion there is much variety, the articles rang- ing from Henry VIII.'B charter to the town of Denbigh, lent by the Hon. Mrs Brodrick, to John Jones Talysarn's license to preach, lent by Mr M. T. Morris, of Carnarvon. Mr Morris is lending other articles from his priceless collection, including an old Welsh tinder box and yard-stick of 1790. The Welsh Leader" this week contains a slashing attack on the Eisteddfod. We cull a few pbrases that will indicate the quality of the article Literature and the Arts thrust into the background, like poor rela- tious at a garden party literary adjudi- cators there purely on sufferance if the Eisteddfod were National it would be Welsh" the National. Eisteddfod Associa- tion consists practically of Sir Marchant Wil- liams and Vincent Evans"; "Hwfa Mon is supposed to rule in the Gorsedd,-but he doesn't the Gorsedd is being constantly strengthened by recruits reflecting upon it such honour as that which was two years ago obtained by the adhesion of Cadrawd Hardd, otherwise the Marquis of Anglesey" Sir Marchant Williams' certificate, with Eifionydd's endorsement are essential to securing the right to hold a National Eis- teddfod "A bard wears his robe as a butcher's boy his gown and 60 on. Smart, very.
'-------BY THE WAY.
BY THE WAY. At the Pan-Celtic Congress the Archdruid proclaimed a "Celtic peace." "Punch" adds that, "for its better enforcement, at a recep- tion given by the Mayor of Carnarvon, Lord Castletown presented him with a 6hillelagh of bog oak." • • A new edition of the poetical works of "Dafydd ap Gwilym" is being prepared for publication. The poems for this edition have been taken from the manuscripts of Lewys Morys, an ancestor of Sir Lewis Morris, which are said to contain a more correct copy of "Dafydd ap Gwilym's" works than the copy from which the London edition of "Ap Gwilym's" works published in 1789 was com- piled. 0 < < After perusing the report of the Pan- Celtic Congress which appeared in our last issue, a Welsh lady, residing in the Mid- lands, wrote as follows to a relative at Car- narvon :—"When the "North Wales Ex- press" arrived, it found me in a fit state to read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest the Pan-Celtic Congress. I perused and de- voured each speech, and a huge wave of Celtic enthusiasm swept over me. I wept copiously, such large Celtic tears, and through their crystal gleams I conjured up visions of the past. I beheld the illustrious Edward presenting his babe to the nation with the words, 'Here is your Prince; he knows no English.' I wonder what that worthy monarch would have done had he been privileged to witness, say, from the Eagle Tower those distinguished represen- tatives of the Clans whom he had en- deavoured to crush, assembled within the walls of his Castle, marching through the ancient piie to the strains of Welsh and Irish harps, and Scotch pipes! Why! his illustrious bones would hurry back to their allotted sockets, and cover themselves up for very shame at so triumphant a gather- ing, so unique, historical, and picturesque. Surely, Carnarvon was in its glory. Oh, for the wings of a. dove!" • • The "Saturday Review" remarks:—"Of the many congresses held this week, the Pan- Cfeltic gathering at Carnarvon is certainly the most amusing and also the most learned; and it would be difficult to exaggerate the extent of the debt which Celts, and especially Welsh Celts, owe to Professor Rhys. If we are in for a thorough-going revival of local chauvin- ism it is well that the movement should be in the control of men of such learning. It is undeniable that in the last fifteen years or so a strong tendency, more literary perhaps than national, has set towards the preserva- tion of local customs and costume and lan- guage and, indeed, it were a pity to lose the picturesque relics of history. Fishguard oysterwomen, we hope, will wear the dress that at the beginning of last century frightened the French into surrender. The creation of a common Celtic language is a more ambitious conception, though in some sense it still exists. We have heard Breton peasants converse with Pembrokeshire cot- tagers, and Armorican, which is reviving in Brittany, is even now not wholly a strange dialect in Cornwall and Wales." 0 0 0 0 The literary critic of the "South Wales Daily News" writes as follows :-Anthropos, of Carnarvon, who has given his countrymen many a dainty volume in prose, has now pub- lished a collection of his songs, entitled "Telyn Bywyd." In the admirably-written preface the reader is informed by his modest master of verse that "there is neither ode nor poem, cywydd nor englyn," in the book, "only songs, and not one of them is a 'prize' produc- tion. They were never in an eisteddfod or a literary meeting; from which cause they never won a chair or crown, gold or silver medal." Be this sarcasm or banter, matters not; the lyrics, like everything which emanates from the pen of Anthropos, are wonderfully true to nature, and touch the heart at every turn. They sing of nature, of love of country; of the sanctuary, and of the hallowed past. The title, "The Harp of Life," is thus happily justified, a harp that vibrates sympathetically to the deepest emo- tions of him who reads, as of him who has written. Like Ceiriog and Mynyddog, An- thropos has interpreted his country's aspira- tions in verse that will live for generations to come— Cana am y Wynfa. Am y tlws a'r pur, Cana nes anghofia'r Fynwes am ei chur. The volume is published by the Welsh Pub- lishing Company, Carnarvon.
--BANGOR LIBERAL ASSO CIATION.
BANGOR LIBERAL ASSO CIATION. Arrangements are being made for a Liberal t demonstration under the auspices of the above Association, to be held in Bangor, on Thursday, the 29th instant, when addresses are to be delivered by Mr Will Crooks, M.P.. and Mr D. Lloyd George, the member for the Carnarvon Boroughs.
HOLYHEAD URBAN DIS TRICT COUNCIL.
HOLYHEAD URBAN DIS TRICT COUNCIL. A special meeting of the Council, was held on Tuesday night, Mr Josiah Griffith pre- siding. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT WORKS. It was decided that the new electric light works should be opened on Friday evening, the 16th inst., when Lord Stanley of Alderley will switch the light on at the Town Hall, after which addresses will be delivered by his lordship, members of the Council, and others. Subsequently, an inspection will be made of the new electric works, followed by a banquet. The following appointments were also made :-Arc lamp attendant, Albert Learmouth: firemen, ,1^m ■, lands and Robert Roberts; switchboard at- tendant, Morris R. Jones, Bangor; engine driver. Robert Crispin, Holyhead. The surveyor was instructed to prepare an estimate of the costs of steam mill house adjoining f io make it su.^ole for occupr- tiou by the electrical engi"eci»
CARNARVON INFECTIOUS HOSPITAL,
CARNARVON INFECTIOUS HOSPITAL, ALLEGED DEFECTIVE ARRANGE- MENTS. At a meeting of the Carnarvon Town Coun- cil, on Tuesday night, a letter from Dr Lloyd Roberts complaining of the defective arrangements at the Borough Infectious Hos- pital gave rise to a long and at times heated discussion. In the absence of the Mayor, the chair was occupied by Alderman Edward Hughes (Deputy Mayor). Dr Roberts, in his letter, pointed out the following defects in the hospital(1) There is no day-room in connection with the wards, and, in consequence, patients are obliged to take their meals, and live in the ward (amongst patients in all stages of fever) during their long convalescence of about five or six weeks. (2) There are no lavatories or bathrooms. A daily bath is an essential part of the treatment of scarlet fever; and under present conditions a patient has to be con- tent with an unsatisfactory bath in the ward. (3) There is only one closet (an earth closet) for the use of males and females alike, and its situation is objectionably near the female ward. (4) The ventilation is poor, and there is no gas supply. (5) There is no sleeping ac- commodation for the nursing staff within the hospital, and consequently the kitchen has to be utilised for this purpose. (6) The matron's house contains no bathroom, which, I need hardly mention, is absolutely neces- sary for her personal disinfection before leaving the hospital grounds. (7) It would be desirable if there were private and ob- servation wards. (8) There are no discharg- ing-rooms. Under present conditions patients go direct from the wards to their homes, and are, therefore, liable to carry in- fection. The letter was considered by the Sanitary Committee, who resolved that Dr Tom Ro- berts, medical officer, be asked to kindly look into the matters called attention to by Dr Lloyd Roberts, and express his views thereon at the next committee meeting. At a subsequent meeting of the committee, Dr Lloyd Roberts's letter, together with the medical officer's notes thereon, as also a number of replies to queries sent by the in- spector as directed, bearing upon the ar- rangement and equipment of similar hospi- tals to that of the Carnarvon Corporation, were considered, and it was resolved that the chairman (Dr Griffith), Mr J. P. Gregory, Dr R. Parry, Dr Tom Roberts, and the Sur- veyor and Inspector should view the hospital and report to the committee on all the neces- sary requirements. At an adjourned meet- ing of the committee, the report of the medical officer was further considered and approved, and the surveyor was instructed to prepare plans and estimates of proposed minor alterations at the hospital and lodge as suggested by the sub-committee, and also to obtain particulars as to the probable cost of connecting the hospital, telephone with the exchange and medical officer's surgery respectively. Dr Griffith having proposed the adoption of the report of the Sanitary Committee, Mr J. Prichard said that it was evident from the minutes of the committee that mat- ters connected with the hospital were not as they ought to be. A letter had been received from Dr Lloyd Roberts, and it had been re- ported upon by Dr Tom Roberts, but from the report, he (Mr Prichard) did not know what alterations Dr Roberts had proposed in detail, but it was clear that the committee wanted to carry out the minor alterations as soon as possible. Under the circumstances, he proposed that the minutes relating to the hospital be deleted from the report of the Sanitary Committee, and that the Council meet in committee to discuss the whole matter. Mr Fletcher seconded the proposal, and said that he did not care to give his reasons openly, but he would do so in a committee of the Council. Dr Parry: I do not see why the matter should not be discussed in open Council. Anything relating to the letter of Dr Lloyd Roberts can be discussed. Mr J. Prichard has said that only the minor details are re- commended to be carried out. The fact is that there is nothing in the letter that re- qu;res consideration on the part of the Council. If anyone wants to see the report of the medical officer he can see it. Dr Griffith: This Council has entrusted the Sanitary Committee with the considera- tion of the letter. The committee have done so, and I for one will not agree to have it reconsidered by any other commit- tee. If anybody wishes to have any informa- tion let him ask a question, and I am pre- pared to answer. Mr J. T. Roberts: As a rule whea altera- tions are to be made, particulars are given. We do not know what is proposed to be done—whether the alterations are to be ex- ternal or internal, or whether the whole thing is to be leconstructed. What is the nature of the alterations, and what is the nature also of the complaints that have been made against the hospital? Are the complaints confined to the structure itself or to the administration of the hos- pital? Dr Griffith: The recommendation of the committee has reference to minor altera- tions in the position of the water closets, which are not so satisfactory now as they were originally, owing to a new verandah having been erected. The committee also I make some recommendations with reference to a few things that the matron asks for. The letter of Dr Lloyd Roberts points out that we have no private wards, no obser- vation wards, no discharging rooms, and no day rooms. The committee are of opinion that these are not necessary. We sent to several towns, with a population of from 10,000 to 50,000, where there were infectious hospitals, and we ascertained that the hos- pitals in nearly every instance were without the improvements suggested by Dr Lloyd Roberts. It has been said that the ventila- tion is bad, but Dr Parry and myself and the Surveyor and Inspector went to the hos- pital one day, and we agreed that there was not a better ventilated place in the kingdom. One made a remark that unless you took care you would be blown from one end of the room to the other (laughter). Mr J. T. Roberts: That was draught (laughter). Dr Grimth People have different ideas of ventilation. As to the baths, we are of opinion as a committee that moveable baths would be better in the hospital. Then as regards a. room for the nurses. There wis already a room for them which was erron- eously called the kitchen. Dr J. Williams: It would have been more satisfactory if the recommendations of the sub-committee of the Sanitary Committee had been published, I personally do not know what the recommendations of the sub- committee are. Mr J. Fletcher: If the medical gentlemen who have spoken so highly of the hospital had spent five or six weeks in the place they would have greatly modified their views, es- pecially if they had occupied the ward oppo- site the closet. The smell in the place wa.s unbearable, and I am really surprised that the chairman of the ,'Sanitary Committee makes so light of this. The smell has been so bad that patients could not stop in the place. This cannot be denied. Further, tL *w ?vd about a discharging room. The fact is that this -ward has been made in aH stages of diw-ve I j 1 'r<t it has been used by every- j body. It s not a fit place to be a discharg- ing ward. The hospital requires a living room, and it is not right that patients should be made to sleep and eat in the same room. We do not know what the recommendation of the committee is with regard to the closet. Is it to be removed or not? Why not give us some idea of what is proposed to be done. Dr Parry: I am sure that everybody is anxious to do all that is possible for the wel- fare of the town and for the sanitation of the place. Mr Fletcher has described in very lurid terms the objectionable state of the hospital. Mr J: Fletcher: I am stating facts. Dr Parry: The only point I have to make is that Mr Fletcher was recently a member of the sub-committee who looked after the hospital. Mr Fletcher: It is some years since I was a member. Dr Parry: The hospital has been built to the requirements of the Local Government Board, whose inspector approved the plans of the building, and the arrangements in connection with the hospital. Mr Fletcher: Now that the committee know the facts, it is to be hoped that the defects will be remedied. Dr Parry: If our attention is called to any defect we are most anxious as a committee to remedy it; but our attention was not called to the matter referred to by Mr Fletcher by the medical officer or anybody else. Now that our attention has been called to it we are going to alter it. As you know, the closet can be seen from the ward, and the recommendation of the committee is that this should be altered. Then as to the dis- charging ward, we can only go upon the re- port of our medical officer. He says that the ward is always used for discharging patients, and that it is not kept in a proper condition is a charge we are sorry to hear, and we must look into the matter. Mr Fletcher: That can be proved to the hilt. Dr Parry: The attention of the person responsible must be called to the matter. As to the efficacy of the discharging ward we have the testimony of the medical officer, who says that it has been always used for discharging purposes, and a case of scarlet fever has never been traced to any patient who was let out of the hospital after being properly disinfected. Mr Fletcher says that there should be a living room in the hospital, and that patients should not be allowed to eat and sleep in the same room. But are you going to ask the ratepayers of Carnarvon to provide people with a room to eat and to sleep and to enjoy themselves? Certainly not. It is not done in any hospital. Mr J. Fletcher: It is not a matter of en- joying yourself when you are in a hospital. Dr Parry: i hope I have said nothing to ruffle the susceptibilities of Mr Fletcher. Mr Fletcher: You are making very light of it. The Deputy Mayor: Will Mr Fletcher allow Dr Parry to go on? Dr Parry: A day-room is not provided in a genera), hospital, neither is it provided in an infectious hospital. Of course, it would be very nice to have one. But are we going to saddle the ratepayers with a large expen- diture in order to provide one? Certainly not. I shall not be a party to anything of the kind. There is some misapprehension as to the object of the hospital. We must re- member that it is a hospital for the isola- tion of infectious. The ratepayers of Carnarvon go to the expense of a 2d rate every year to maintain the hos- pital. What for? To guard against an epi- demic in the town. Those people who are able to guard the public health by keeping patients at home should do so. We are not going to provide luxuries at the hospital. I maintain that cases are properly treated at the hospital, and if there should be any danger to the community we press upon pa- tients to enter the hospital. Patients are discharged from the hospital after being properly disinfected, and, as I have already stated, no case of scarlet fever has been traced to any patient after leaving the hos- pital properly disinfected. Dr Lloyd Ro- berts, in his letter, says that there is no dis- charging room in the hospital. There is a discharging room, and it is used as such. We must admit that the room used as such is the diphtheria ward, but, fortunately, we have not had cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever at the same time in the hospital. We are not justified in going to any great ex- pense in connection with the hospital, seeing that what we have now will answer the pur- pose. Doctors, like lawyers, differ. Dr Lloyd Roberts states that there should be a bathroom in the hospital, but we think that moveable baths are very much better in in- fectious cases. Mr J. T. Roberts: Mr Fletcher has made a charge against the nurse matron. He alleges that the patients about to be dis- charged are allowed to go into the discharg- ing room and mix with patients who might' still be the means of communicating :nfec- tion. Dr Parry: It is well known that if there is any charge against an official it ought to be discussed in committee. Mr Fletcher: How can I do that.? I am not a member of the Sanitary Committee. Dr Parry: It can be discussed in a com- mittee of the whole Council. Dr Griffith: These are Mr Fletcher s words: The discharging room has been used by everybody." Mr Fletcher: I did say so. Dr Griffith: That is a direct charge against the nurse matron. The Deputy Mayor: I am not sorry that the discussion has taken place, because it may remove some misapprehen^ijn that may exist with regard to the hospital. We feel that so far the hospital has answered its pur- pose. Dr Lloyd Roberts' letter has been considered by the committee, and they have taken immediate steps to remedy the defects complained of. Mr Fletcher: A discharging room would not cost very much. It could be provided for a couple of hundreds. As to a patient being in the same ward with several others, we all know what has occurred, and will occur again in this ward. There should be a living room and a discharging room in the hospital. Dr Griffith With regard to a living room and day room we wrote to several towns where there were infectious hospitals, name- ly, Whitehaven, Rhyl, Ashford, Bangor, Colwyn Bay, Harrogate, and Llandudno. In only two hospitals were there day rooms. In the Harrogate hospital, which has 44 beds, there is nothing of the kind; and the same thing can be said of Newport hospital, which has 54 beds, and also of the Bangor, Ash- ford, and Colwyn Bay hospitals. The Local Government Board do not press these things upon small towns. Mr J. Prichard: It would be well if the Council decided to refer this matter back to the committee. Mr Fletcher has no ill- feeling towards the committee. He is desir- ous of doing all that he can in the interest of any patient who might have to go to the hospital for five or six weeks. If Mr Fletcher were to meet the committee and sug- gest any alterations in the management of the hospital it would be in the best interests of all concerned. Mr J. T. Roberts: Charges against the ad- ministration of the hospital ought to be in- vestigated. Mr O. Evans: One hardly dares to ask questions about fhø ho«pits!. and it is verr iortunate ?baf Dr Lloyd Roberts has gone I into this matter. < Dr Griffith: I shall be glad if Mr Fletcher attends the Sanitary Committee and make his charges. Mr J. T. Roberts: I propose that the standing orders be suspended so that I may propose that an inquiry be made into the administration of the hospital. Dr J. Williams: Is the Sanitary Com- mittee prepared to do what the medical officer recommends ought to be done? Dr Griffith: The minutes say so. Dr J. Williams: The minutes say that the report has been under consideration. Dr Griffith: And approved. Dr J. Williams: Are you going to carry it out? Dr Griffith: Of course. Dr J. Williams: And do what lie recom- mends? Mr Fletcher: Let us have the report read. Dr Tom Roberts's report was then read, and eventually the report of the committee was adopted, it being stated that any com- plaints against, the staff of the hospital would be investigated by the committee.
LLEYN AND ETFIONYDD MONTHLY…
LLEYN AND ETFIONYDD MONTHLY MEETING, VACANT PASTORATES. The Lleyn and Eifionydd Calvinistic Methodist Monthly Meeting was held, last week, at Sarn.—A discussion on "Church Pastorage," introduced by Mr Jonathan Davies, Portmadoc, took place. Mr Davies called attention to the large number of churches without pastors. There were as many as twenty-four churches without pastors in Lleyn and Pwllheli, and a few of these had never had a pastor. He felt that a vacant pastorate could not but inter- fere with the development and influence of the church concerned.—The discussion was eontinued by the Revs. W. Jones, Tre- madoc; Thomas Owen, Portmadoc; John Owen; Messrs Robert Williams, Henllan, and Evan Evans.-It was stated that some churches without a pastor for years were now clamouring for the filling of the vacancies.—It was resolved to further con- sider the subject at the next meeting.— Messrs R. E. Jones. Portmadoc, and Wm. Hughes, Efailnewydd, who have finished their year of probation, were admitted members of the Monthly Meeting.
DO YOU KNOW
DO YOU KNOW CARNARVON AND DISTRICT. That Mr Clarence Turner's benefit con- cert will be held at the Guild Hall to-night (Thursday)? That Mr Turner, who is known as Sammy, is a member of the local troupe of Pierrots? That an excellent programme has been prepared? That the Rev Robert Williams, B.A., Llandudno, who won the gold medal for translation at Rhyl is an old Carnarvon boy? That no Eisteddfod prize has come to Carnarvon this year? That there were several disappointments? That we wish better luck next time? That soon after this issue appears the Eis- teddfod authorities will be discussing the venue of the 1906 Eisteddfod? That Mr D. Lloyd George is heading the Carnarvon deputation? That a good crowd of "voters" have gone up to record their votes in favour of Car- narvon ? That Mr M. T. Morris in especial has devoted his days and nights to canvassing in Carnarvon's interest? That the result of the voting will be in the "Eco Cymraeg" at daybreak to-morrow? That those who were in Rhyl on Tuesday are unanimous in praise of the Nantlle Choir's singing? That it was up to "chief choral" form? That the polishing undergone by the choir at the hands of Mr John Williams, of Car- narvon, must have been considerable since Bank Holiday? That Balaclava, road has a grievance? That one end of it is being sadly neglected? That pending some permanent settlement it is being asked if some attempt could not be made to make the lower end adaptable for traffic? That its present state is very inconven- ient? That three pretty damsels sat in a "con- fab" under a bank balcony the other night? That they were discoursing of the charm- ing subject of love? That they should have been home in bed? That tramps are nearly as numerous as trippers? That no fewer than a dozen of these were seen on the road between Bangor and Car- narvon one afternoon? That this means a busy time for the work- house authorities? That it is time these "holiday makers" were properly dealt with? That North Wales Guardians should try and solve the problem? That Colour-Sergeant Tom Litherland won the Plascoch Silver Challenge Bowl, 1 the Battalion Jewel, and the Lord Lieu- tenants's Highest Aggregate at the rifle meeting at Conway fast Saturday? That this is the second time for him to win the same challenge bowl? That Colour-Sergeant Tom Litherland's team won the Vaynol Silver Challenge Cup with a record score, second for the Glasfryn Cup, and third for the Gwydyr Cup? BANGOR AND DISTRICT. That Lord Penrhyn is entertaining a large shooting party at Glan Conway, his residence in the Vale of Conway? That the Dean of Bangor is to preach the sermon at Penmachno Parish 'Church on the occasion, on Saturday, of the tercen- tary of Bishop Morgan, the translator of the Bible into the vernacular? That it would perhaps have been more national in its character had the service been celebrated in the Cathedral? That the long delayed ceremony of open- ing the Menai Bridge pier and promenade— which, by the way. have been in use through- out the season—is to take place on Satur- day? That the chief figure in the ceremony is to be Mr Lloyd George, M.P. ? That, as a memento of the occasion, he is to be the recipient of a massive gold key, the handiwork of Messrs J. Welch and Co., of the city? That the Rev T. J. Wlieldon, B.A., pastor of the Tabernacle Welsh Presbyterian church, is, like the Parliamentary represen- tative of South Carnarvonshire, temporarily sojourning in the United States? That the city and its surroundings have this week been invaded by a horde of dealers of all nationalities bent upon secur- ing bargains of the gold and silver articles which came under the hammer at the sale at Anglesey Castle? That it is to be feared that many of them went empty handed away, the bargains being few and far between? That the report, emanating from a foreign source, that the Marquis was about to be- come a member of a foreign monastic brotherhood, is just on a par with that re- lative to the miraculous Bethesda baby who was said to have prophesied such disaster to the neighbourhood? That there was a. bit of a breeze between a brace of the legal fraternity at Tuesday's petty sessions? That most of the time of the court was taken up with a case in which the Corpora- tion and the Friars Building Syndicate were the parties interested? That but two justices sat from the beginning to the conclusion of a somewhat prolonged sitting? That it was fortunate all round that the hearing and judgment in a rather intricate ease were in the hands of such justices so adept with figures as Colonel Marshall and Mr Rae? That the latter gentleman, who is the I latest accession to the magisterial bench, is proving himself a valuable acquisition? That the congregation worshipping at Ebenezer Welsh Congregational church will doubtless be gratified if the representative of Caellepa Ward on the City Council would call attention to the condition of the foot- way opposite their chapel? lhat a window in the establishment of Messrs Francis Williams in High street continues to attract much attention from antiquarians? That the chief attraction this week was a. portrait of Field Mashall the first Marquis of Anglesey mounted upon the charger be rode at the battle of Waterloo? i That, by a singular coincidence, a hoof of the charger, mounted as an inkstand in a silver setting, was included in the jewellery offered for sale this week at Anglesey Castle? I That it is felt that the Guardians of the Bangor and Beaumaris Union are adopting a wise and economical course in renting a home in Anglesey for the workhouse children, and thereby relieving that con- gested condition of the workhouse, of which there have been reiterated complaints? That although November is not far dis- tant but little is heard of prospective can- didates for municipal honours or of the com- ing Mayor? That all sides are cordial in their ap- preciation of the services of Councillor W.. P. Mathews in the civic chair? That the Beaumaris pier concerts, suc- cessfully conducted by Mr McElwee, were brought to a close on Saturday? That Mr and Mrs Summerson, the chief? of the Merrie Middies who have been such an attraction on the pier this and previous seasons, had, on Tuesday, what they well- merited, a bumper benefit house in the Penrhyn Hall, which stands so urgently in need of facilities for reaching to and remov- ing from the higher priced seats? That the magistrates who grant the certi- ficate authorising the use of the hall for theatrical and other performances ought to turn their attention to this detail, as in .:a!e of fire the consequences would certainlv 1ro most serious? That a \ery successful fruit and flcwor show was on Saturday inaugurated at Tre- garth, a place which is rapidly growing-to the detriment of Bethesda? That the Liverpool and Menai Str tit-9 Steamship Co. must have reaped a rich I ar- vest this season, the "La Marguerite" having been daily crowded with passengers? That the success of the sea-son is at ^ri- butable in a great measure to the excellent facilities afforded by Mr Dodd, the manag- ing director, the energy displayed by Mr Parton, the local popular and obliging ira ffic manager, and the courtesy and coi si- deration to passengers by all of the crew manning the several steamers, from captiin to cabin boy? That those, and they are numerous in these parts, who have been brought ir.to business relations with Mr Brew. t..1e general secretary, will be only too glad io include him amongst those who have suc- cessfully striven to enable people from the crowded city of Liverpool to enjoy a health giving trip along the Anglesey and Carnar vonshire coast at a very reasonable rate of passage? That, after a delay of many months, there was included in the agenda. of the City Council, on Wednesday, a recommendation by a committee that the Local Government Board should be asked to sanction the loan of £7700 for the erection of dwellings for the working classes? That the recently established Parlia- mentary Debating Society is fortunate in its hon. sec., Mr S. H. D. Dew, who is è alJy obtaining new members? That the society is likely to prove an un- qualified success? That Mr Thomas Lewis returned to Gartherwan on Tuesday, after spending a well-earned holiday? That a well-known Bangor licersedi victualler trusted his weight to the tender mercies of a plank at the Anglesey sale OIl Tuesday with dire results? That directly he sat down the plank col- lapsed ? That Mr Dew, the auctioneer, was not, in: his usual humorous mood, he not being in the best of health? That the Citv Council sat for over tlit-ea hours on Wednesday? That the statement that it is intended ro build new Inland Revenue and County Courc offices in the city came as a surprise?
MERIONETH, COUNTY COUNCIL.
MERIONETH, COUNTY COUNCIL. A RETREAT FOR HABITUAL DRUNKARDS. OBJECTION TO SUNDAY SPORTS. The quarterly meeting of the above Coun- cil was held, on Wednesday, at Blaenaa Festiniog, Mr John Parry presiding. Mr W. P. Evans, the chairman of the County Education Committee, proposed that the draft scheme for the constitution of the Welsh Education Council, as propounded by the Welsh Councils' Executive Committee, should be adopted. Mr A. Osmond Williams, M.P., seconded, and it was unanimously agreed to. The vital statistics for the year 1903 showed the birth-rate to have been 23.6 in the county death rate, 16.8 infant mortality, 145; zymotic rate, 1.0; phthisis death-rate, 1.8. Dr Roberts, on behalf of the Health Com- mittee, submitted a suggestion that the Council should make a grant towards the instruction of midwives at Universities and it was resolved to take the matter up later- Much time was spent in the consideration, of an application by Dr Walker for the re- newal of a license to keep Plas yn Dinas, Dinas Mawddwy, as a retreat for habitual drunkards, under the Inebriates Act. Strong objection to the renewal was offered, on the ground that Dr Walker and the patients desecrated the Sabbath, by Ssh ing, shooting, and golfing. A letter sent by the local Free Church Council to Dr Walker, appealing for the discontinuance of in- dulgence in sports on Sundays, was treated with scorn. The letter was framed, and hung up in the lobby of the institution, and the different sports were indulged in more than usual on the following Sunday. The Council, on the motion of Mr Haydn Jones, seconded by Dr Roger Hughes and the Hon. C. H. Wynn. unanimously de- cided that the renewal of the license for another two years should be subject to the lessee, patients, and servants discontinuing golfing, angling, shooting, and other sport on Sunday. It was explained that ihw Home Secretary had power to order the police to enforce this condition. Dr Roger Hughes moved that the Coun- cil approve of the proposal of the Visiting Committee to the North Wales Counties Lunatic Asylum to add a block to the asylum, at a cost of £15,490, but on the con- dition that the private patients' block should be abandoned. The Hon. C. H. Wynn seconded the motion, which was carried. A proposal from the Carnarvon Unicd fa favour of a new asylum for the taree counties of Anglesey, Carnarvon, and Mer- ioneth was disregarded. Mr A. Osmond Williams was re-elected rhf Council's representative on the Cereal Welsh Board. A resolution by Mr R. C. Anwyl in favour of a. grant towards the cost of a w. bridge over the river Dovey, near Pen" J, was referred to a committee; as was another motion to add to the by-laws that all c ts and waggons travelling on the main 1 id should be provided with some form of "scotching." An application to re-open the .iestio of permitting county buitdings. to be used or other than county business was reie.tec'4
MUSICAL NOTES.
MUSICAL NOTES. We offer our congratulations to the Nantlle Choir, who won the prize in the second choral competition at the National Eistedd- fod on Tuesday. Dr Cummings said he had never heard better choral singing than from one of the choirs, and that was the Nantlle choir. Mr William Jones, M.P., speaking at the National Eisteddfod, on Tuesday, regretted the prospect of meeting only one Welsh choir in the chief choral competition. Welsh singers spent their energies to an excessive extent in preparing for competition, whereas they should emulate the English choirs in their love of musical discipline and singing for singing's sake. A first performance of D. Emlyn Evans's new oratorio, "Captivity," was given at the evening concert at Rhyl on Tuesday. The chorus was the Eisteddfod choir of 300 voices, conducted by Mr Wilfrid Jones, assisted by an orchestra. The artistes were Madame Annie Grew, Miss Maggie Davies, Mr Maldwyn Humphreys, Mr David Hughes. The oratorio is said to be grandly simple. The composer has preferred beauty of melody to originality. It is mainly choral, divided into two parts, the first treating of the Israel- ites in bondage, and the second of their deliverance by Cyrus. The principal charac- ters are a Jewish maiden, a Hebrew prophet, and a Chaldean priest, with a chorus of youths and maidens, He 'rev. and Chaldean j people. J Mr Dan Davies, of Merthyr, whose fame as a choral conductor is known far and wide, a choral conductor is know far and wide, returned from a visit to the United States. In an interview, Mr Davies said that Mr Roosevelt, the President, had received them. He, said Mr Davies, expressed his great de- light to meet us, and said he thought a great deal of the Welsh people, and he would like to see all Welsh people imported to America. He also told us that he always found Welsh- men honest and industrious and thoroughly good citizens. He said he would at any time be delighted to receive my choir and myself whenever we Kked to visit the United States. He also said he had heard that the Welsh people were extraordinary singers, especially so far as choral singing was concerned, and he hoped that some day he would be treated to a "Welsh" concert under my baton. Asked his views on choral singing in Ameri- ca, Mr Davies said, I heard some fine male voice and female choirs, and their singing was really very good. They sang with a good deal of finish and colour, and would compare favourably with some of our male voice choirs. But I do not consider the standard so high as in Wales. Congrega- tional singing, I am sorry to say, is far in- ferior to that at home.