Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

8A.D DEATH OF A SMOPSHTB.E SQUIRE. The accident which befell Mr <G. J. Dumville Lees, of Wood hill, Oswestry, while out hunt- ing with the Tanat Side Harriers on Monday, ended fatally at an airly hour veste-pday morn- ing. Mr Lees was well known in the Carnarvon. district. About, a fortnight ago he formed one of a shooting party at Llanfarr, near Carnarvon.

CARNARVON CASTLE RESTORATION. ■SEfVHN THOUSAND POUNDS TO lEE SPENT. Â few days ago 'Mr Charles A. Jones, Deputy-Con stable of Carnarvon Castle. received definite information from His Majesty's Office of Works that the srrm to be applied to the Scheme for restoring the Castle will be £7000. There is no intention of making any part, of the building habitable it is merely intended to maintain the existing fabric in its present state. The scheme will, in short, be a continuation on a larger scale of the work which litas ibeen in progress for many years under the direction of the late Deputy-Constable (Sir Llewelyn Turner) and the present Constable (Sir John Puleston), and to which the structure owes its present remarka-bly good state of preservation. No details of the recommendations made by the architect who recently reported upon the building have been disclosed, but in any work that will be undertaken an effort will he made to have local labour employed aa in the past.

APPOINTMENT FOR A CAERNARVON MAX. Mr Lloyd^Gecxrge has appointed -Mr 'Ellis Owen. the manager of the "iBreoon and Radnor Express," Brecon, to the post of Official Receiver for the North Glamorgan district. Mr Owen was for several years connected with the local press at Carnarvon. After some time in IParis on "Galignani's Messenger" he settled in IBrecon as. manager of the local Liberal papers. He is an excellent man of business, thoroughly conversant with accounts, and is a fluent speaker in Welsh, English, aaid French. His friends in Carnarvon will heartily con- gratulate him on his appointment.

THE STORM VESSELS IN DISTRESS. During the storm on Monday night, the ketch "Telephone," which was at anchor in Portdinlleyn Bay, exhibited, a signal of dis- tress. The lifeboat was immediately put to eea, and brought ashore. the caiptain and an- other man, who composed the crew. It was blowing a strong-northwesterly wind at the time. The vessel was successfully beached the following morning.—-The same night the secre- tary of the Portdinlleyn lifeboat reoeived a telegram from Rhosneigr, stating- that a ship had been seen adrift and showing a signal of dist-ress in the bay. The lifeboat was again launched, and went as far as Carnarvon Bar, but no signs of the ship were visible.

WHERE IS YOUR MONEY? There are at times audacious, if not dan- gerous, characters Toaming about the country outside Carnarvon under the cover of darkness. A youth named J. T. Pritchard, employed at fchia office, but whose home is at R.hostryfan, bad an unpleasant experience on Wednesday evening, at about half-past six. Whilst walk- ing along a lonely road some distance from Rhostryfan a man, who had concealed him- self in the hedge, jumped to hoim, and', speak- ing in English, asked, "Where is your money?" The lad, naturally terrified, said that he had no money, and invited the man, who bad placed his -band on his shoulder, to search him. Sub- sequently, the man repealed his question in Welsh, arnd again, receiving. a reply in the negative, he demanded to know if the lad had a watch. The lad! was able to satisfy him that be had neither a watch nor money. It was only when the lad said that this home was close by that the man withdrew to is hading place.

BANGOR BOARD OF GUARDIANS FRIDAY. — Mr R. Hughies (vice-chairman) presiding. .NEED OF A PIANO.—The House Commit- tee recommended that £5 be voted hy the Board towards the purchase of a piano. The remainder of the money, it was stated, would be collected by'Miss Williams, Menai Fron, Upper Bangor.—Dr Roberts proposed, as an amendment, that a sum of 30s be voted yearly towards the hire of a piano. This! was seconded, but upon a division the report of the committee was adopted. THE PORTER.—In accordance with, notice, Mr Joseph Davies moved! that the porter (Mr Humphrey Lloyd), who had been dismissed be- cause he exceeded his leave of absence, be re- instated. He contended that the Board had acted a little hastily.—Several members said that the porter had not been treated fairly by the Board, who should have instituted an in- quiry into the matter.—It was resolved, on the motion of Mr R. JonesJloberte, to refer the matter to a special committee to make in- quiries, and tihat, in the meantime, the porter should be allowed to fill the post. VALUATION. —The Assessment Committee recommended! that the gasworks, waterworks, and other special properties in the unic*i should be revalued.—Mr T. Roberts said that the pro- perty had not been valued' for 20 years.—The recommendation was adopted.

THE WELSH PARTY A RESOLUTION ON DISCIPLINE. On Wednesday, the Welsh Liberal Parlia- mentary party met at the House of Commons, under the presidency of Sir Alfred Thomas. Mr" David Lloyd George, Sir Brynmor Jones, Messrs Herbert Lewis, Herbert Roberts, D. A. Thomas, Ellis Griffith, W. Abraham (Mabon), A. Thomas, F. Edwards,( 'Vamghain DiaWLes, Lloyd Morgan, ilVOl" fHeafoert, S. Robinson, T. lB. W. Idris, T. tRIcha.rds, J. Williams, W. Jones, O. Phil- lips, W. Brace, Ellis Davies, C. Edwards, and J. D. Rees attended!. The committee, as to the appointment of jus- tices reported that as the illness of the Lord Chancellor makes it unlikely that he can re- ceive a deputation as to the composition of the commission of tbe peace in Wales at present, the request to him to receive such a Reputation ahouild be [postponed until Lord Loreburn re- sumes his public work. It was decided to com- pile further information. Mr Herbert Roberts presented the report of a sub-committee appointed to draft a memo- randum setting out the- claims of Wales to special treatment in the Licensing Bill of 1907. The recommendationc made in the memoran- dum were unanimously endorsed by the party, and the secretaries wrequested to forward the document to the Homo Secretary. Mr Ellis Griffith gave notice of motion that at the next meeting of the party he would move a resolution binding the party to united action on Welsh questions by virtue of a party majority vote. Tine attendance of members of the Ministry At the party meetings was not discussed.

MERIONETHSHIRE SEAT ) RUMOURED RETIREMENT OF MR. OSMOND WILLIAMS. REPORT CONTRADICTED. A correspondent worthy of confidence writes I am authoritatively informed that Mr Osmond Williams, M.P., intends resigning the Parlia- mentary seat for [Merionethshire at an early date. It is rumoured that the honourable gentle- man has expressed his intention to some of the leading men of the county, and that they are busliy arranging to appoint a successor to him before acquainting the electors of the fact. Another correspondent writes: I have made inquiries, but have not heard: anything to jus- tify the report that Mr Osmond Williams in- j tends to retire. The report, to say the least, I is premature. TELEGRAM FROM (MR, OSMOND WILLIAMS. The following telegram has -been received from Mr Osmond Willi ama: from Mr Osmond Willi ama: "Pray, contradict report immediately. There I is no truth whatever in it.

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL MR HERBERT LEWIS ON MR LiLOYD- GEORGE'S SUCCESS. Writing from the IHouse of Commons on the 20th inst. to a Bagillt correspondent, Mr j Herbert Lewis, Ju-nior Lord of the Treasury, says; "On TMday the Merchant Shipping j Bill, a great measure which promotes the pros- perity of our great shipping industry and confers benefits upon the sailors, passed through the House of Commons. Although the bill is a. very lengthy one, dealing with a number of difficult and complicated questions, Mr SLloyd- George has steered it with so much IParliamen- tary dexterity that its passage has only taken two and a. half days of (Parliamentary time. I feel sure that the fellow-countrymen of the President of the Board of Trade are very proud of this achievement, which has estab- lished his reputation for solid constructive statesmanship. He has succeeded wheTe Mr Chamberlain has failed." The "Westminster Gazette" observes: Mr Lloyd-George is to be congratulated on the very skilful way in which he has conducted the Merchant Shipping IBtill through the House. This (Bill, which was given a third reading on, Friday without a division, marks another step on the path of Liberal reforms, for the Bill does a great deal to better the position of the British seaman in the matter of diet and accommodation and to prevent OUT mercantile marine from being manned by foreign sailors ignorant of our language. Mr IBonar (Law at- tempted to dispute the amendment which places the officials of the local Marine Boards under the control of the IBioard of Trade. !But, as Mr Austin Taylor pointed out, the ship- owners agreed to this arrangement in the con- feTence on the subject, and received a "quid pro quo" in the appointment of a sub-committee to act as an advisory body to the Board of Trade in administering the law. There is no reason to suppose that the House of Lords will deal with the Bill in hostLe sprit, for the Opposition did not challenge its third reading, in spite of the fact that Mr Bonar Law likened Mr Llovd-George to a monster who would like to devour the Church of England at breakfast, the House of Lords at lunch, and then come to the local Marine Boards with a good appetite for dinner.

LLANRWST DEBENTURE HOLDERS' ACTION j ADJOURNED FOR SETTLEMENT. A motion for judgment in the debenture holders' action in re the (Llanrwst Electricity Suipply Company, Limited, Marriott v. J'Ofnes, was before Mr Justice Neville in the Chancery Division, when Mt Hewett, for the defendant, said he had been instructed that an arrange- ment had been come to in the country whereby the interest of the plaintiffs would be bought out at once. Mr J. G. Ma-thews, for the plaintiffs, stated that there were negotiations on foot, and his lordship ordered the motion to ibe adjourned for a week.

DEATH OF A CRICCIETH I MINISTER j We regret to announce the death of the Rev W. B. Marks, pastor of the Congregational Church at Criocieth for 32 years. The sad event took place on Thursday, aged 65. He was a native of Kenfig Hill, Glamorganshire. He studied at Carmarthen Presbyterian, College, and his first pastorate was at Salem, Bow- street, near Aberystwyth. Removing thence to Criccieth, he was prominently connected with the public life of the town, having served on practically all the local authorities. The conmexional appointmeruts he ha.d included the presidency of South Caernarvonshire Congrega- tional Association.

MR LLOYD-GEORGE AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS Mr Lloyd-George. President of the Board of Trade, opened on Wednesday, a sale of work in the Hawkestone Hall, Westminster Bridge- road, London, in aid of the rebuilding of Mourrvtsfield-street Sunday School which is con- nected with the Rev F. B. Meyer's congrega- tion at Christ. Church Mr Lloyd-George said he regarded Mr Meyer as one of the most potent factors in the moral and social elevation of the condition of the people of'this country. These Sunday Schools were laying the foundation work of social reform, while Parliament only added the superstructure. No legislation for tem- perance would be of the slightest use umless the churches had prepared the people for its acceptance. That work was absolutely essen- tial to the success of the work thev were wil- ling to do in Parliament. He himself owed far more to Sun-day Schools than he did to any other instruction, t'he Sunday Schools in Wa!e& beinior their great university. Of course they were Nonconformists—a, mere 1 section of the. population who wanted to teach atheism; if they doubted that, all they had +0 do was to 20 and inquire of the House of Lords (laughter). He was not atrainst giving religious instruction in the schools, but, unless they p-ot the masses of .people to attend Sundav Schools they world not get real, thorough religious instruction throughout the land (oheers).

"Mv bov," said young Jackson, "vou are simply talking nonsense."—"I know it," re- plied his younger brother, "but it's because I wanfe yo. to understand what 1 say.' <

PROPOSED WELSH COUNCIL j DISCUSSED BY THE LORDS AND REJECTED. j BISHOP OWEN'S UNPATRIOTIC SPEECH. The House of 'Lords' consideration of the Education Bill progressed another stage on Wednesday, and at the evening sitting clause 26 was reached, this being the proposal to form a special Council for Wales. Earl CawdJor moved the rejection of the clause, which, he said, meant not this educational independence alone, but Home Rule also. OLoid Rendel scouted the Home Rule idea, and said the great questions; in Wales were disestablishment, complete national education, and temperance reform. Wales could administer elementary education in the same excellent way that they managed higher and intermediate education. The [Bishop of St. David's said the County Councils would prevent the proposed Council being really a national one. The clause was revolutionary. Lord Dunraven asked he House to consider I the clause on its merits. I On Thursday, the debate was continued. Lord Londonderry failed to see any reason I for such a proposal, unless it was simply a re- ward for Mr Lloyd-George's reivolt against the Act of 1902. The Ea.rl of Crewe said the new Council was, to place Wales in the posit,ion regarding ele- mentary education as she was in accordance 1 with the very general desire of the Welsh I ipeople. He scouted the idea that such a Coun- cil meant a step towards Home Rule, and could only characterise such fears. as Unionism gone j mad. I Viscount St. Aldwyn condemned the clause on both financial and. educationtal grounds. Ttie 'Bishop of Hereford supported the clause, which, he said, was the natural extension of the educaftional devolution in Wales wfotidh bad alfready worked so well. On a division the clause was rejected by 109 votes to 44. There were only four bishops in the division. The Bishop of St. David's, who spoke on Wed- nesday night, had the Bishop of Barngor with him in the Lobby. The Bishop of Hereford, I whose diocese includes part of two Welsh coun- ties, botli spoke and voted for the clause. The iBiisihop of St. Asaph and the Bishop of Ches- ter were conspicuously absent, so that the Welsh I epaiaoopate was divided. The only distinctly I (English prelate present was the Bishop of Lon- don, who helped to vote down the Welsh people. I p*—1—————

MAN DROWNED AT C0LWYN BAY WAldCED TO HIS DEATH. On Monday mousing, about 8.30. a great gloom was cast over the men engaged on the sewerage outfall works by a sad accident which j befeLl one of their comrades, Robert Roberts, a fisherman, formerly of Penrhynside, but more recently of Craigydon, Llandudno. The man, together with several others, was wading into tihe sea. dressed in a sort of half diving suit, which came up to his waist, for the purpose of which came up to his waist, for the purpose of brinjging some article ashore. Roberts ventured farther out than his comrades thought wise, and they called to him to come back: but un- fortunately he eather stum/hled or slipped into deetp water, and disappeared from view. ¡ Efforts were made to effect a rescue, but with- out avail. The Uandudno and Colwyn Bay police were communicated with, and a keen I' watch was kept up for the body, as it was thought that the tide, which was coming in at tlhie time, might wash it ashore. There wa.s a strong wind blowing, however, which made the sea very rough, and on Monday, no signs of the body were seen. The body of Roberts was discovered on Tues- day morning, about 8.30, thrown up by the tide on the beach at Old Colwyn, by CapWn Ellis Edwards, of the flat "Flatfish." I On Thursday, Dr J. R. Hughes, the coroner for West Denbighshire, conducted an inquest into t,e cause of dteath. The 'evidence having ibeen heard, the coroner said it was clear that everybody did his best to r try to save Roberts. He recommended an open I verdfict. The jury found that Roberts accidentally I fell, in the execution of his duty, and was afterwards found dead on the shore. They passed a vote of condolence with the widow and other relatives.

THE VOLUNTEERS 3RD V.B. (R.W.5F. The OfficerCommanding, in ibis battalion or. ders, expresses his gratification, at the conxpli- mentary remarks made by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, ■ with reference to t'he schemes done by Major H. Jonesi-Roberts, Capt. John Evans, and 2nd Lieut. Dar.bishire in connection with the re- gimental tour held under the direction of the Commander, Mersey Coast Defences, in Febru- ary last at tMetnai Bridge. The G.O.C.-in- Chief, Northern Command, considered them of such merits that he sent them to the War Office, where the good work done was much appreciated. The Commander of the Mersey Coast Defences intends holding a stall tour ) in the neighbourhood of Amlwch and Point Lynas, which will be attended by officers and sergeants of the battalion. Measures to be taken in case of a hostile landing in that neigh- bourhood will then be considered. The mus- ketry course of the battalion for 1906 resulted; in "E" Company (Conway) being the best shooting compajiy. Sergt. John Jones, "R' Company is the best shot of the sergeants. O '[1- J. H. Williams, "B" Company (Porthmadog)., is the best shots of the corporals and privates, amd the following are the best shots of the companies :—"A" (Carna>rvon), Pte iR. E. Grif- fith; "B" (Portmadoc), Lance-Sergt R. V. Humphreys; "0" (Penygroes), Lance-Sergt C. Webber; "tD" (iLlanberis), Sergt. T. Toleman; "E" (Conway), Pte E. Roberts; "F" (Pen- maenmawr), Sergt H. Roberts; "H" (Holy- head) 'Pte W. F. Thomas; "I" (Pwllheli), Sergt'Jones "K" (Dolgelley), Lance-tSergt T. Jones-Williams. "A" Co. 3rd V.iB. R.W.F. During the last Volunteer year, 113 Volunteers of A Company made them- selves efficient, including officers and sergeants, who all earned the extra grant for proficiency. This shows a marked advance in numbers on the preceding years. The musketry resulta of the Company are equally satisfactory. It has been d'ecided to hold a weekly class for the instruction of the n<oftu-comimissioned officers in taclic.al subjects, semaphore signalling, and in the detail of drills. Arrangements have also been made for regular practice in Morris tuibe shooting, and, during the winter months, there will be a monthly prize list. The Company have this week received a complete new set of rifles. The brigade will go into camp next August at South Shore. (Blackpool. Tt is hoped that many recruits may be forthcoming during the next month, not only to augment the local Companry but as a response to the appeal made to the cou<ntrv by the 'Secretary of War. Details of parades for week ordnz 1st De- cember :—Tuesday, 8 p.m., non-commissioned officers' class, map reading and reports, sema- phore signalling; Wednesday, 8 p.m., recruits' drill; 'Friday, 8 p.m., Morris-t^ibe practice.' Any member being in -poosesion of bayonet No. 20 is requested to return it to the drill Hall I without delay. JOHN EVANS, Captain Commanding.

"Tt was onlv. two years f\,¡:r{)," si id BTa<rlev, "that 11 started in with nnr firm at £1 a week, and now I earn £ 10."—"Yes?" replied Wiseman, "it's easy to earn that, but how much do vou eret?" "LINUM CATHARTICUM PTLLS" Purelv j Vegetable. Agreeably Aperient. Of all Chemists.

"MEt THE WEST RIDING JUDGMENT SALARIES OF VOLUNTARY TFJAOHERS. COUNTY EDUCATION COMMITTEE RECEIVE A DEPUTATION. At a meeting of the Carnarvonisliire Educa- tion Oomonirt/tee on Thursday, Mr D. P. Wit- liams (chaarmam.) presiding, it was reported by the Finance Committee that replies were sub- mitted from the managers of the varies Non- .pixmded Schools in the county, intimating "that without intending to be discourteous, or to express any final decision in the matter, they do not think that in the present uncer- tain state of the law, they would be justified in giving the suggested notices to the teachers, and for the presen't they do' not intend to do frIO." The managers of the Llandudno N.P. iRchoo16 having asked, whether the intention of the authority was to refer in their resolution to undenominational! religious education, as the time given to denominational education in tn-e Non-provided School a.t Llandudno was ettriictly two per cent., and not 10 per cent., and that pending the receipt of a reply no fur- ther action be taken with regard to the teach- ers, the Secretary informed the Committee that he had replied saying that the West Ridinig decision necessitated a deduction in respect of the whole time given to religious instruction in Non-iprovided Schools. The following reso- Lution adopted by the managers of the Conway N.P. Schools was submitted to the Commit- .tee :Wherea,s (1) Church people in Conway, at the invitation of the State, and at the re- quest of the parents, have provided at their own cost tihree schools valued at £ 6000, and accommodating 700 children; (2) by placing three valuable buildiings at the disposal of the Local Education Authority free of rent, and by providing the cost of structural repairs and liruprovements, the trustees more than meet the totail cost <d the religious teaching; (3) the Local Education Authority having re- peatedly assured the puibhc that not a penny of rate has been devoted to Non-provided Schools, it necessa.rily follows that, in taking any further reduction of salaries they are with- dratwing from the teachers grant monev which they have fairly earned for secular efficiency and (4) the cost of teaching one morning in the week the portions of the Church catechism not included in the Bible syllabus would only amount to one per cent. of the teachers' salar- ies the managers of the Conway Schools re- gard the proposal of the Education Committee to reduce the teachers' salaries by ten per cent. as eminently unfair, and an additional penalty inflcted on teachers in the Noanprovid'ed Schools of the county." A letter was also read from the Voluntary Schools Teachers' Association, asking the Education Committee to re calve a deputation on their behalf re the proposed deduction in salaries, and it was re- solved that the Association be desired to ap- point four members to attend before the Educa- tion Committee. j Mr J. Issiard Davies, referring to the letter from Llandudno, wished1 to know why Churofc people should be compelled to pay for unde- rtominat ional teaching in tihe Council Schools, They were not allowed to receive any payment from rates for undenominational teaching in tih-eir own schools. 'He maintained that the West Riding decision only affected denjomim- trional teaching. The Secretary: The determining element after all is whether the religious instruc- tion is outside the jurisdiction of the Local Education Authority. Not the character of the religdous instruction. We do not know: what the religious instrutet-ion is. If the man- agers please, it may be tlie Church catechism or anyjthimg dl&e. This is tlie determining factor. Is it or is it not under tne control of the Local Education Authority? If not, theob- ligation to pay does not rest with you, but with the managers. T^e Llandudno managers, after they received my answer to tJlris letter, stated that the reply of the Education Commit- tee implied that they were against religious instruction in the Non-provided Schools. This Committee actually made an offer, as Mr Da- vies knows, to the managers of all the Non- provided Schools in the county, asking that they ahouild adopt the county syllaibus, but they turned a. deaf ear to the suggestion then made. A deputation from the Voluntary School Tea- chers' Association, consisting of Messrs Te- garty <sec^etaxyi), lYbtts (Bangor), Timmins (Llanfairfechan.), and Hornsby (Llandudno), then attended to 1-y their views before the committee in opposition to the proposed-xeduc- tion of salaries. I Mr Tegarty said that the proposal atirnck the teachers as lbeing rather hard, because they had never yet reoeived a. single penny for giving religious instruction. The salaries were paid for secular work alone, and this was confirmed by the terms of their arrangement. Not all the teachers employed on the staff of a Voluntary school gave religious instruction, and yet they had received a notice of a reduction in their salaries. There were also Nonconformist Tea- chers in some schools, and they took no part- in giving religious instruction. The Catechism was only taught in full to the upper standards. Under the circumstanoes the teachers main- tained that if a deduction was to ibe made at all, ten per oent. was excessive. The West Riding judgment, he maintained, only affected denominational instruction, which in the schools represented by the deputation was only given for half atn. hour per week. These tea- chers asked for a reconsideration of the deci- sion, which only three authorities in the country had adopted. But even if the committee still thought that the teachers ought not to be paid for religious instruction let them allow the teachers to try to get payment from the man- agers in addition to the pittance they already received—-(laughter)—for it wou'd be admitted that the Voluntary school teachers were the poorest paid in the country. Moreover, the teachers were merely pawns in the game. They had nothing to do with the religious trouble. Since the education authority paid them nothing from the watee and the schools were maintained on grants that were earned, let the teachers have what they earned, and not be deprived of what they were entitled to. Mr Hornsby submitted1 that whatever were the rights and the wrongs of the controversy, the teachers and the children should be lifted clean out of the arena. Whatever might be said about the letter of the Act of 1902, every- one must agree that the spirit of the Act was that payment was to be made for religious in- struction. He contended that the present trouble maitbted against securing the best teachers for the voluntary schools, which must necessarily have a detrimental effect upon the future of the children. The Chairman assured' the deputation that the committee required no converting on this matter. Their sympathies were with them, for it was most unfortunate that the Voluntary school teachers should suffer the grievance which had been dwelt upon. The committee had passed the resolution merely to protect themselves in the face of the law, and he felt sure t-hat they would 'be very loth to carry the resolution into effect when the time came. Mr J. R. 'Pritchard inquired whether the association would be willing to the committee retaining the money until the House of Lords had given it6 decision ? Mr Tegarty: I don't think we should like it (laughter). After the withdrawal of the deputation, the Chairman felt that, in view of the fact that the West Riding decision was to go to the House of tLoids, the committee might relax their re- solution. He, therefore, moved That the resolution adopted alt- a meeting held on the 27th September last be not enforced pending the decision of the House of (Lords in the West Riding appeal, but without prejudice to the right of the committee to make a reduction in accordance with that reaolution if the decision of the Court of Appeal is upheld." Mr Issard Davies. in seconding the proposal, said that that was what he proposed two months a The resolution wais -unanimously aarried. and afterwards communicated to the deputa- tion, who expressed their thanks.

THE HOUNDS The Anglei«ey Harriers will meet on Monday, November 36th, for on th'-vm u Ft a. or: Wednes- day*, November 28th, at Llawjefni for Bod- ffordd Country, at 11 a..m. Saturday, Decem- ber 1st. at Bodorgan, at 11 a.m. The Flint and Denbigh Hounds will meet Monday, November 26th, at Coed Cooh; Wed- nesday, November 28th. at Pwllgwyn; Satur- day, December 1st, at BodeJwyddan, at 11 a.m.

CARNARVONSHIRE EDUCATION ) COMMITTEE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT t ARCHITECT. DESTITUTE CHILDREN. A meetiinig of the Committee held yes- terday, at the Education Offices, Mr D. P. Williams (chairmarjj^pre&iding. The other mem- bers present were Mrs Jones (Ceridwen Peris), Mrs W. A. Darbishire, the Revs T. J. Whel- don, B.A., Ceidiog Roberts, Mæsrs W. J. Parry, W. Pierce, R. O. Jones, R. Roberts, H. Hughes, Maurice Jones, R. Davies, J. Men- zies, C. H. Darbishire, J. Issard Davies, J. R. Pritchard, J. A. Picton, J. T. Jones, R. Jones Roberts, J.. E. Roberts, W. G. Thomas, J. Wil- liams, Abel Williams, R. B. Ellis, together with Mr E. R. Davies (secretary), Mr Thomas (assistant secretary), Mr Rowland Lloyd Jones (architect), and Mr M. H. Williams (county treasurer). SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. Mr J. R. Pritchard, in presenting the re- port of the Attendance Committee, said that the percentage of attendance in the county for the past month was 90.4, which, considering the scattered population, was very good. He complained that very little interest was taken in prize distributions in the county. In Amer- ica much was made of a prize distribution, and it had been found to improve the attendance more than anything else. He moved that the managers and the schoolmasters of every school in the county be asked to arrange for a public distribution of prizes. The Rev T. J. Wheldon seconded the propos- al, a.nd saidvhe aigreed with Mr Pritchard that a public distribution of prizes would result in greater interest being taken in the schools by the public. Mr Abel Williams supported the motion, and ¡ believed that a function of the kind would have a good effect upon the attendance. The com- mittee he thought, were deeply indebted to Mr Pritchard for sacrificing so much time and energy in visiting a. number of schools in the Lleyn district (hear, hear). For this work he would not be paid except in his own heart. He was very near perfection in the interest he took in the special work of stirring up tine at- tendance in the sdhools (hear, hear). He al- ways admired Mr Pritchard's zeal for the cause. Itn his report of the visit he paid to Lleyn, Mr Pritchard stated that the low per- centage of attendance in the district was mainly due to the. lack of interest taken by the local managers, who, in many cases, very rarely visited the schools. He (Mr Williams) thought, that the managers of the schools mentioned, by Mr Pritchard ought to be written to with reference to the matter. As a manager of the Afoersoch School, which hard the best percen- tage in the district, he might say that he had not missed one meeting of managers. t Mr R. O. Jones said it ought" to be ascer- tained how often the managers met. His be- lief was that many of the local managers were not called together at all. Mr W. Pierce remarked that in distributing prices children who lived a long way from school, and had to walk there in all sorts of weather, ought to be considered. At present the largest proportion of the prizes went to children who lived dlose to the sdhool. It was not a small matter for children to walk a. mile and a mile and a half or more to school in wet weather, and to be in wet clothes for some considerable time. Under the circumstances, he maintained that those children ought to have special con-' sidenation in the matter of prizes. Mr W. G. Thomas agreed* with what had been said with reference to the exellent work that had been done by Mr Prit-chtard, and which was greatly appreciated by the Com- mittee. Dealing with local managers, Mr Tho- mas said tihat they could not be espeoted to take an interest in a school, because they had absolutely no power whatever to dio anything except to give autlhority to summon parents for non-attendamoe. [He thought the Committee mishit leave the matter of the d'i strfibution of prizes to the local managers, and give them soime sort of disoreitiariary power as to giving prizes to children who walked a. long distance to school. j Mr J. A. Picton thought the Committee ought to be very careful before deciding upon a. course of the kind sucriyesteid, namely, to give special consideration to children who lwed a. long distaaioe away from school. (Mr R. B. Ellis said he did not agree with Mr Thomas that the managers had not work to åo. The blame for not calling the managers ) together rested1 in many cases with the teach- ers. Excellent work was being done by the managers in several places. With reference to what had been sadd bbat children went t° school in wet clothes, he might explain that at the Bettws 'Gannon School stockings, etc., were provided1 for 6Mch children, and he failed, to see why a similar arrangement could not be adopted elsewhere. However, he did not be- lieve that the dhSlSrren Should sacrifice them- selves for the attendlance. IMr R. Rdberts thought Mr Pritchard's mo- tion, if carried out, would have a most bene- ficial effect upon Che managers. Mr R. Davies observed that there was a regulation that the correspondent of a school should call the. managers together onoe a month;, Mr J. Issard Davies said1 that the managers ought to inquire whether there were destitute children attending the schools. This was the time of the year when it should be done, and cases of destitution could he Reported to the various charitable organisations which did so much good work last year. Prizes were no doulbt a great induoemen/t- to attend school, but it would be a cruelty to induce children to attend school when they were not in a fit state to receive education. The proposal of Mr Pritchard was adopted. Mr R. O. Jones then proposed, and Mr John Williams .seconded, that (the' managers of every school should be callled together once a month. The resolution was adopted. Mrs Darbishire, referring to destitute chil- dren attending school, did not! know whether it would be desirable to start free dinners in Carnarvon before Christmas or wait until the new year. It was felt that rue Christmas there was ?■ certain amount of distribution of chari- ties. The Chairman lb' would be wiser to carry out the suggestion that the teachers should! he communicated with. Mrs Darbishire: I had promised to see Mrs Nath. Roberts and Mrs Jones, Minafon, and between us we shall itiry to arrange it again. Mr J.A.Picton said that there were some cases of preventibPe neglect, and when the teachers came across such cases they might communicate with tbe inspector of the So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- dren. They need not take any responsibility themselves, as the inspector wtould make the necessary inquiries. Mr J. Issard Davies remarked that a proposal of the kind made by Mr Picton, if put into effect, would injuriously affect the school, as parents would object to teachers becoming in- spectors for a society for the prevention of cruelty. Mr R. Davies: The best course would be for the attendance officers to do the work sug- gested. Mr Picton 'I quite admit that that would be a better proposal. Mr R. B. Ellis suggested that the atten- tion of the district education committees should be called to the matter. If managers were to see to the welfare of the children they would do much good. It was resolved! that teachers ard managers should be asked to report cases of destitution to charitable organisations in the various dis- tricts. I SALARIES OF ATTENDANCE OFFICERS. Applications far increase in salaries were reoeived, and it was resolved to defer the question until the beginning of the year. APPOINTMENTS. On the roeemmendation of the Staff Com- mittee, Miss Lillian Hughes-Jones was alp- pointed cookery teacher for the Penygroes district at a salary of £80 per annum, the salary to be paid by the committee, who would collect two-fifths from the governors of the Penygroes County School for seirvicfes ren- dered on two days a week.—It was resolved to advertise for a wood-work instructor, who would share his whole time between the Car- narvon and LLa-nberis district; salary, B100 per ann am. | SUMMER COURSE. The following reports by Mr Dufton, H.M. inspector of secondary schools, and Mr John Cooke, secretary to the Board of Examinations for Educational Handwork, were submitted :— Summer Course. Reports of Mr Dufwn, H.M. inspector for secondary schools. Carnarvon Centre The work done in the summer classes for teachers was throughout of a high standard. The Education Committee had provided an excellent,f^ff of instructors, and the students worked w^ii great enthusiasm. Bangor Cen- tre Excellent work was done in the class, the students working with great earnestness.— Carnarvon summer course. General report of Board of Examinations. Though the results —judged by the number of passes—may not have been very good, yet the work done was full of promise. The students were enthusias- tic, and derived, one. feels sure, great benefit from the course. Most of them were quite new to the work, and had, probably, not had much previous training in ordinary drawing. It was therefore scarcely reasonable 'to expect- that a great proportion would, reach the standard necessary for a "pass." A good beginning, however, has heen made, and if the students could follow up the work by themselves during the winter and spring, and then attend another course next summer, the results would, in all probability, be excellent. It is very important that the educational aspect of hand-woTk should be -.studied concurrently with the prac- tical side. On the whole, the theory papers were not so well done as the. practical part. The Council has every reason to be satisfied with the beginning that has been made.— (Signed) John Cootke,, (Hion. -Sec. MENTAL ARITHMETIC, It was resolved that in the interest of prac- tical education ilk its desirable that mental arithmetic he permanency included in the curriculum of our elementary schools. APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT ¡ ARCHITECT. The Building Committee recommended the appointment of Mr R. J. Williams, now in the service of the county architect, as architect's assistant, to hold office as long as the great pressure of work now experienced in the architect's department continued, subject- to three months' notice, at a commencing salary of £1110, rising by yearly increments to £120, and that it be a condi'tion of his appointment that he should devote his whole time ito the service of the 'committee, and that he should not engage in .private work. Mr Menzies (chairman of the Building Com- mittee.) moved the adoption of the foregoing. Mr C. H. Darbishire, in seconding, said that it was absolutely necessary that someone should be appointed to help the county architect, who was now engaged in the preparation of a large number of plans, and who had so far done his work with credit to himself and to the county (hear, hear). Mr J. Issard Davies ridiculed the idea of j paying a qualified man only JB110. The com- mittee were not nigger drivers, and ought to pay a man an adequate salary. The amount it was proposed to pay the assistant architect was less than they were paying the clerk of works at Llandudno, who received :£117. At a previous meeting of the same committee it was recommended that a.11 assistant architect should be appointed at a salary ot £15b, but a later recommendation was that he should be paid JB110. He could not reconcile the two recommendations. He believed in paying a man a standard wage. Mr R. Davies What is a standard wage? Mr J. Issard Davies They say it is J6156. At any rate, I think that this man should have more than an ordinary clerk of works. Mr W. G. Thomas We should be placing ourselves in a ridiculous position by appoint- ing a man whose subordinates are getting more money. Mr J. Menzies said that the recommendation of the committee as it was now submitted was the result' of a compromise, owing to the oom- mlt-tee be-in/r equally divided^ He (himself voted for £120. Mr R. Davies We ought, to consider what we are really doing in this case. We have a man anxious to come into our service for a certain sum, and now, we are saying in effect, "No, we won't have you for that sum. We must pay you more." Mr J. E. (Roberts We ought to consider this matter as if we were controlling our own business. If w« fkrwi that he is -a valuable servant we can raise his salary to £ 120. Mr R. (Roberts You are proposing to ap- point a young man to this post without giving I anybody else in the county an opportunity of offering his services. I believe that that ought to have something to do with the fixing of the amount you are prepared to give. II contend that a public body is in duty ibound to throw the position open to the county. Under the circumstances, we ought to accept the recom- mendation) of the committee. Mr Issard Davies Mr Menzies madie a great point of the fact that this was a good opening for a young man. But he becomes our servant and he lias no opportunity of extending his practice. Every door is closed against him. Referring to Mr J. E. Roberts's remarks, Mr Davies was understood to say that M)r 'Roberts dare not deal with his quarrymen in that way Series of dissent). After further discussion, the recommendation of the committee was adopted. UNHEALTHY SCHOOL. Mr R. (B. Ellis referred to the great need of improving the school at Rhostryfan, which at present was in an unhealthy state. He had been shown 80 medical certificates for non-at- tendance. It was pointed out that the matter was re- ceiving the attention of the Building Com- mittee. The South. Carnarvonshire Inquiry Commit- tee attended at Drwsycoed, on the 20th ult. to inquire into an application received for the establishment of a new Council School at Drwsycoed. The committee icame to the con- clusion that the County Education Committee would not be justified in incurring the out- lay which the provision of a. new school would entail, hut having regard to the fact that an average number of 25 to 30 children might be expected to attend a school a.t Drwsyicoed, they recommended that an experiment be tried by opening! a junior school for a. period in charge of an uncertificated teacher, if the trustees of the Congregational Chapel at Drws- ycoed would place the building at the disposal of the authority. The report of ithe committee was adopted. The Inquiry Committee attended at the Car- mel School on the 20th September to inquire into run. application submitted by the school managers and others for the conversion of the present infant school into a mixed school for all ages. The committee recommended that the necessary steps be taken for that pur- pose. The recommendation was agreed to. The Inquiry Committee held an inquiry at Portdinorwic on the 25th ult. with reference to school accommodation. The committee- ar- rived at the conclusion that the improvement scheme on the lines already sanctioned by the Board of Education should be carried out if and when temporary accommodation can be provided; to house the children during the pro- gress of the repairs, but in view of the fact that the number now on the books of the school is 29 in excess of the certified accom- modation to be provided in the present school as altered', and of the further fact that the population of the district would seem to be on the increase, the committee recommend that a new school for .children of aU ages, to pro- vide accommodation for not less than 120, be provided in a isitiu|aitijon cionvlenienit. to tHe parishes of Llanfairisgaer and Pentir respec- tively. The report was adopted. The Inquiry Committee attended Garth School, Bangor, on the 25th ult. The ma-na- gera of the school attended and advocated the abandonment of the existing school premises and the erection of a new school on a site con- tiguous to thfot of the new Infants' Council School at Hirael. The committee also received a deputation from a lar^e number of educa- tionists in support of a proposal to establish a higher elementary school or a higher standard school for the city of Bangor, iso as to relieve all the existing elementary schools of the chil- dren now attending their higher standards. Mr H. O. Hulghes ,one of the managers of Garth School, strongly dissented from the views urged in support of this proposal. The committee having; fully considered all the re- presentations made to them are of opinion that the improvement scheme already sanc- tioned by the Boanl of Education should '<k>

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SCALE OF SALARIES. It was resolved that all teachers of twelve years' service and upwards in the county be placed upon the maximum of his or her class

RICHARD OWEN'S TRUST. The draft revised scheme for the administra- tion of the trust which 'had been received from the Attorney General was submitted to the Finance Committee, for consideration, arud it was resolved that the same -beapproved, it being explained that the Attorney General had practically conceded every point with regard to which representations had been made by the committee. Mr R. Roberts saidi that in the administra- tion of the bequest the Nonconformists had been tolerant.

LLANGEFNI PETTY SESSIONS MONDAY -Before J. Jones, Esq., and O. Jones, Esq. ADJiOURNEiD. — The case of R. Roberts, Clogwyn, Newborough, who was charged with stealing a bicycle lamp, was adjourned. STRAYING.—JPor avowing their animals to ettray on the highway, Adam Price and Harry Lock were each ordered to pay 5s and costs. DIAMAG'IING PROPERTY.—Iff. Myfyrian Uchaf, Llanidan. charged O. Roberts, RJhos yr Aur, Newborough, with damaging- a window shutter.—Defendant was fined 5s and costs, and was ordered to pay 4s 6d towards the loss incurred. INDECENT LANGUAGE.—For using inde- cent language, Richard Jones. Chapel-street, Pentraeth. was fined Is and costs. AFFILIATION CASES. — Catilierine Wil- liams, Ysgoldy Mawr. Llanfihangel Esceifiog, applied for an order to compel John Williams,' servant at Wraoh Ddu, LIanidan, to pay to- wards the maintenance of her illegitimate child. —Mr prosecuted, and Mr Thornton Jones appeared for defendant.—The case was diismiased.—Mary Jones., Foelgraig, Dwyran, applied for an order against Thomas Jones. Pwll Baohgen. Llanfair M.E. It ap- pears that defendant had agreed to pay Is 6d per week. but applicant asked for more.—De- fendant was represented by Mr Gordon-Ro- berts.—An order was made for Is 6d per week.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, fl. DEATHS JilETHS. PRITCHARD—;Novei oer 17. at 23. Rutland- avenue, Liverpool, the wife of Mr P. M. Pritchard, of a daughter. THOMAS—'November 19, at Birynddu, Rbos- goch, Anglesey, to Dr and' Mrs Thomas (nee Lalla Williams), a daughter. D-A VIES — November 19, at 38. Kirkland- avenue, Higher Tranmere. the wife of Walter B. Davies. of a son. BILLINCt—'November 17, at 17, Thomas-street, Carnarvon, to Mr and Mrs Harry Billing, a daughter-firstborn. MARRTAGES. JONES—WILLIAMS—Nove mber 21, at Twr- gwym Chapel, Upper Bangor, by the Rev John Hughes, Edeyrn, in the presence of Mr Hugh O. Hughes, reBristra-r, Mir Owen Jones. Ty'nlon, Portdinorwic, to Miss Annie- E. Williams, Bryn y Mor, Upper Blamgor. DEATHS n-\JVFE'S-Novem'oor 20, at his residence, 125, High-street. Bangor, in his 63rd year, Mr Richard Da/viee, architect. MORRIS—November 18, at 41. Rodney-street. Birkenhead, aged 58 years, William Morris,, late en-gin e driver. HERBERT — November 17, at 96. Craven- street, Birkenhead, aged 49 years, John Her- bert, eldest and only surviving son of Mrs Margaret and the late John Herbert, of Bank Monachty, Aberaeron. MONUMEtv T P.

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LORDS AND EDUCATION. | The Carnarvon Free Church Council has adopted a resolution declaring that. the people ef Wales viewed with growing uneasiness the repeated1 concessions made by the Government 1 during the passage of the Education Bill 1 through the Commons, and were only prevented from calling upon the Welsh members to op- pose such concessions by a loyal desire not to hamper the Government's legislative tasks; that the Welsh Firee Churches were unani- mously agreed that the extreme limit of con- cession to denominationalist feeling had been, reached in the bill as ft left the Commons, and that any further concessions would unduly strain Welsh loyalty to the Liberal Administra- tion that, recognising the modifications intro- duced into the bill by the Lords as tending to strengthen and extend denominational privi- leges already emphatically condemned by the electorate, Wales cal!ls upon the Government to fulfil its pledges to the country, and upon the Welsh members to justify the continued con- fidence of their constituents by rejecting in entirety the Lords' amendments and insisting upon the (practical enforcement of the popular will constitutionally expressed at the general election.

proceeded) with., and that no further provi- sion of school accommodation in the city of Bangor should be made at the present time. The committee cannot overlook the fact that there, is considerable surplus accommodation y1 ? Council School and Hirael In- fants School, and the Bangor N.P. Schools at the presemi time, andl they believe that any increase which may take place in the popluation of Bangor, within the next five years, at any rate, will be more than provided for by the excess accommodation now in existence. Tiie committee do not now feel called upon to ex- press any opinion upon the suggestion made for the establishment tof a higher elementary school, or a higher standard school. M.r J. E. Roberts said that. it was rumoured in Bangor that it was proposed to build 80 houses on land close to the. school, and thought, under the circumstances, that the matter should be adjourned for two or three months. The Rev T. J. Wheldon totally disagreed with the report, and failed to see why it should not be deferred for two or three years. He believed it would be spendino; money in vain. "I am almost certain," he added, "that we would rather be inconvenienced and get the thing properly done when it is done, and not cobbling in the way we do." The report of the committee was adopted.