Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

ARE SWEET THINGS WHOLESOME? A HINT OX FOOD FOR CHILDREN. The idea that sweets and cakes are bad for children and growing boys and girls is one as general as it is erroneous. Some puddings and cakes as often made aire undoubtedly bad but where the right materials are used in making. they are a satisfying and satisfactory food. Meat is admittedly wrong food for children, who should depend for nutriment on natural wheat- salts and sugars and starch. In what more palatable form can these be fiven than a nice cab. No nicer, more nourishing or wholesome cakes can be baked than those made with Pauls Cake Flour. This cake-maker is made from the purest materials perfectly proportioned and mixed. It is very easy to use and if the re- cipes given in Paul's newly published cookery book are followed, good results are oerta.in. These recipes are all so clear and concise that you cannot go wrong. This valuable little book, which is illustrated will be sent free to anyone writing for it, mentioning their dealer's narme and address, to Dept. 18, Paul Bros., Millers, 19, Brunswick Street. Liverpool.

TEACHING OF THE BLIND. A MEETING AT LLANDUDNO. The annual meeting of the North Wake Home Teaching Society for the Blind was held at the Grand Hotel, Llandudno, through the courtesy of Mrs Reeves, on Thursday after- noon, Mr R. S. Chamberlain, solicitor. Llaan- dudnto, presiding. Those present included the Vein. Aitehdeacon Evans, Riev Llewelyn R. Hughes (rector of Llandudno), Rev H. Barrow Williams, Rev T. Puleston Jones. M.A., Mr W. A. Darbishire and Mrs Darbishire (Mayor and Mayoress of Carnarvon). Dr Grey Ed- wards and Mrs Edward's, Mrs Norman Davies (Carnarvon.), (Miss Champnieys, local hon. sec- retary); Mrs Young (hon. secretary), Bangor; and Mr E. A. Young, etc. THE ANNUAL REPORT. The committee reported that the year's work showed a steady advance in the increasing use- fulness of the Society's work. They had this year embossed in moon type Welsh portions of the Prayer Book, viz., the morning and evening service, the Litany and the collects and they had now in hand the ibooks of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Ruth, also in moom type Welsh. About 20 Braille English books had been added to the library. With referanee to thefiainoial statement, there was an adverse balance of £1 lis 6d, as com- pared wit.£;¡ 10d for the previous year, but all had been cleared as the result of a drawing- room meeting given by Miss Parker. The legacy of JH50 left !by MIrs Margaret Roberts, of Garth, Bangor, would be invested as soon as the bank balances were on the right side. There "was an adverse balance of £9 176 9d on the sick and industrial bra-nch fund. Canon FaLrchild, in proposing the adoption of the report, observed that the Societv had dbne its best to prevent blind men earning an easy living on the street, for such men got a dis-taste for steady- work, and lost their respec- tability a.nd igood character. Work. profitable work, rdbbed blindness of its sting, and it brought joy and contentment, a.nd therefore the Society deserved every support (cheers). Rev J. Puleston Jones, in seconding the re- solution, expressed his gratification at the suc- cess which attended the work of the Society, which was the only Society in Wales that was doing Welsh work upon any considerable scale. True there were schools at Cardiff and Swan- sea, but they were not appreciably Welsh. The Chairman, in putting the motion to the meeting, made an earnest appeal for increased subscriptions to the funds of the Society ard saidi that the present list of subscribers did not fairly represent, the generosity of the people of Llandudno. He felt sure that the subscrip- tions of Lfland'uidno people could' be easily doubled with a liftle persuasion. The charity of the blind should appeal to the sympathy of all, the object of the Society "was to help the blind' to help themselves (cheers). He jiot-iced in the subscription list of last year that it took the subscriptions of 17 people to make JBo. L'andudno had a. reputation of fcub- scri'bir.nr liberaTlv. and he trusted that that reputation would be maintained in the present case (applause). The motion was agreed to. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. All the officers were unanimously re-elected. The Rector of Llandudno, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr Ohtamiberlain for presiding, said that the object of tihe Blind Teaching So- ciety was to ens We the blind to hevn themselves, which was a truly worthy one. and should com- mend itself to all charitably disposed persons. 'He was also "loosed to see music ha/vine such a prominent place in the work of the Society. The first organist he ever met was blind, but was a very clever man (applause). The Rev H. Barrow Williams, in seconding, said that the Chairman had rendered invaluable services to the town. The proposal was enthusiastically agreed to. Archdeacon Evans. in proposing a hearty votes of thanks to those who had addressed the meeting recalled the fact that he was at one time rector of Bala, the Athens of Wales. He recollected an occasion when three boys dis- tinguished themselves at a prize-day in con- nection with the Grammar School, a school founded and endowed by a post-Reformation clergyman of the name of Meyrick. One of them was the late Mr Tom Ellis, another was Dr James Edwards, son of the late Principal Edwards, and the third was the Rev J. Pules- ton Jones. These three distinguished Non- conformists therefore received their elementary education, m a school founded by a Churchman (laughter and cheers). A complimentary vote of thanks was accorded Mrs Young, on the motion of the Chairman, for her indefatic.j^lo services as secretary, and to Mrs Reeves for the use of tihe room, and for the interest she bOOl #ken in the work of th,* Society The tea" tables were extensively patronised, fd a good' income, no doubt, die rived towards e funds of the Society. Great interest was manifested in -the sale of work prepared and made by blind people. The 2rticles included mats, baskets, knitting, ruo-g. etc., tihe approximate value of which were about £60. It was, altogether, an unique exhibition. The proceeds were to be paid over to the work- ers of the various articles.

WORTH CUTTING OUT. Currants are being more and mor* sought- after by an appreciative public, and. now that the delightfully fresh, new fruit is to hand, clever housewives are eager t/> discover fully- teste^CTiTrant. recipea, so that there shall be no monotony in the form oHhe currant dain- ties which are now recognised as a necessary part of the daily bill of fare I This formula, which has been handed down to us from early in the eighteenth century, is worth "cutting out" and pasting in your re- ference book. New College Pudding-Ft-ied Take half-a-pound of shred beef suet, one pound of currants, half a nutmeg, two spoon- fuls of cream., two eggs, and sufficient bread crumbs to work the whole into a stiff paste. Make into rcMs the sha.pe of an egg. Fry very gently till nicely browned all "over. Serve plain, or with white sauce.

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THE WELSH CHURCH COMMISSION The Royal Commission on the Church in Wales will shortly resume work, and hopes to be able to hold four or five additional meet- ings for evidence before the Christmas recess. At present the intention is to continue the inquiry as ;to the diocese of St. David's es- ecially the county of Carmarthen, after which other counties will be dealt with. The returns requested from the Ecclesias- tical Commissioners and the Governing Body of Queen Arane's Bounty as to the allocation of public revenues to the State Church in Wales are expected to be ready in a few weeks. Progress is also being made with the pre- paration of statements showing the work and expenditure of the various Nonconformist de- nominations in Wales, as well as with the re- turns from incumbents in Wales showing the I endowments, membership, parochial organisa- tions, voluntary contributions, etc., of their respective churches.

I CARNARVONSHIRE SCHOONER SOLD FOR £ 48. The Carnarvon schooner "Snaefell," while on a voyage from Portmadoc for Middelfahrt with a cargo of slates, went ashore at Hvitshals, near the S'caw, on the North Danish Coast, where she had became a total wreck. Capt. R. Owen, of Uanbeidrog, Pwllheli, and crew of the vessel, were all saved. The wrecked vessel, j with her cargo of Welsh slates, was pub up for public auction, and was eventually sold, to- gether with the cargo, for 740 kroners, plus 12j per cent., which is equal in English money { to about £ 48. The salvage galliot ""Marie" I was dispatched from fEVedrikshaven to begiq, the salvage of the cargo and the dismantling of the wreck of all the gear. The "Snaefell" was a wooden schooner of 89 tons gross, and 79 tons nett register, built in 1875 by Mr Westa- cott, of IBarnst-aple, and owned by IMr R. Marks, of Olangors, Lianbedrog.

DENBIGHSHIRE EDUCATION AUTHORITY OOLWYN BAY HIGHER ELEMENTARY ) SCHOOL. A meeting of the Denbighshire 'Education .Committee was held at the Queen Hotel, Chester, on Friday, Mr W. G. Dodd (Llan- gollen) presiding OOLWYN COUNCIL SCHOOL Mr 'Edward Roberts, in submitting the re- port of the sub-committee appointed' on the 29th June to consider the letter of the IBoard of Education of the 26th May, said a suggestion came from the 'Board of Education that they should reconsider the proposal and plans for Colwyn Council School, and the committee, after full consideration of the letter, came to the conclusion that they could do nothing better than approve of the proceedings already taken They expected the plans would be finally approved', and that tne improved' aald1 additional accommodation would be carried out The report 'was confirmed OOLWVN IDKY HIGHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The Board of Education having given notice that they would not allow the Colwyn Bay Higher Elementary School to continue to give higher instruction. a deputation had waited upon the IBoaTd of 'Education on the subject. Mr J. E. Powell, on reporting on the inter- view in London, said the Board had now agreed to allow the school to be carried on as before until July, 1908. PUPIL-TEACHERS. On the motion of Mr J. E. Powell, seconded by Mr D. S'. the committee decided to ask other authorities in Wales to support them in their petition to the Education Department to allow pupils from the County School, when they obtain the Central 'Board's certificate, to 'be allowed to commence1 practical teaching work in the elementary schools at the age of 17 instead of at the age of 18, which is now the Board's regulation.

AN OLD ANGLESEY ELECTION HOW VOTES WERE DEALT WITH. INTERESTING LETTERS. Mr T. H. Davies, M.A., Registrar of the 'University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, is issuing in parts of about 128 pages each, the letters of Lewis, Richard, William, and John iMorris, of Anglesey (Moirisiaad Mon), 1728- 1765. The letters are transcribed' from the originals, and edited by Mr Davies himself. They axe extremely interesting, and throw a giood deal of light on the events of the period covered, not only in Wales, but also incident- ally in England. The 'Morrises were a very clever family, and their letters shovV what a wide range of subjects they were interested in. The following account of the 1747 election of a member of Parliament for Beaumaris is very interesting, as showing the methods in vogue at* that time. It is taken from a letter from WU- liam to Richard Morris, dated from Holyhead, 20th August, 1747: — "The day before the election came on there came an order that all Mr Meyrick's friends should tarry at home, that Mr Owen had gone 1 over to Lord Bulkeley. The case was thus Mr Lewis, Llysdulas, who was Mr Meyrick's chief manager, having on Sunday, the 12th, made a calculation of the votes on both sides, and finding Mr Meyrick had but a small major- ity or perhaps 6 or 8, 16 says others, and find- ing that Sir Nicholas had. partly despaired of gaining his end, so in order tq playa safe card, took it in his head without the previous knowledge of Councillor or his father (as they say 'emselves), to write to Sir Nicholas to de- sire <9 meeting at (Llangefni the next day, of the principal gentry of both sides, which was gladly accepted of, and Mr Owen invited to the congress, but he would not appear. When :'t was proposed by Mr Meyrick and his friends that Sir Nicholas should yield the election this time to the Counsellor and; go up jiext time, he '('Sir Nicholas) readily agreed to it, and all con- eluded except signing, which was to be done next day at BeaumaTis, when all Sii Nicholas's friends were to join, but when Mr Owen under- stood that the parties hadi agreed, and that he was excluded from to Parliament, this or next session, he went immediately to Baron- hill and made a tender to (Lord Bulkeley of his interest, which was about 30 voices, so upon Mr Meyrick's arrival at Beaumaris, on Tuesday, he was acquainted of it by a letted from Mr Owen himself. Sir Nicholas immediately was invited to accept of this unexpected supply, and so the poor Counsellor was jockied. There is | abundance of reason to suspect that Mr Owen j from the beginning intended to desert the I Counsellor; however, if MT Dulas had not been over-busy, deg i un na chawsai'r gwr gwirion siawns, and it is supposed that notwithstand- ing Mr Owen going- over to the other side, jf Mr Meyrick had poH'd his men, he would have had a fair chance for a majori'ty. Several of Mr Owen's friends would have given their voices most of 'em demanding his perfidy. Nid oes dim hyderu ar blant dynion, Duw a gad wo bawb ac fellychwi welwch mor anwadol yw'r byd. Bu orfod ar fy nhad sefyll o blaid ei fleister tir, Syr W. Irby, ag felly 'roedd dau fab yn erbyn y tad." The letters are .-enerally a mixture of Welsh 'and' English, all the brothers being writers of excellent Welsh. The Welsh sentences re the above quotation may be Englished as follows Ten to one but that the innQCent man would have a chance." "There is no trusting the children of men, God save all! and thus vou may see how in^ons'ant the world is. Mv father was compelled to s'and for his landlord, Sir W. Irby, and so there were two sons against their father."

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CARNARVON BOROUGH SESSIONS ¡ WOMAN FINED FOR INDECENT LANGUAGE. MONDAY.—Before Richard Ttomas Esq., (dhiairman), (Edward Hughes, Esq., M. T. Mor- ris, Esq., and Robert Roberts, Esq. IN DECENT LANGUAGE. — Catherine Jones, Baptist-street, was summoned with using indecent language.—.Defendant pleaded guilty, a.nd was fined 2s 6d and costs.—John Cadwalad'r Rloberts, Palace-court, charged with a similar offence, was fined 5s and costs. Twenty-six previous convictions were recorded against him. DRUNKS.—'For heivinig been drunk, Griffith Elilis, Little Crown-street, was fined 2s 6d and costs.—For having been drunk and disorderly, Edward John Griffith, was fined 5s and oosts. He had been up three times this year, live times last year, and was on one occasion sent to prison for 14 days.-For drunkeamess Tho- mas Jones, sailor, and Richard Evans, 64. South-pen';rallt, were each fined 2s 6d amd costs.—For having been drunk on licensed pre- mises, Morgan Pritchard, quarryman, Gorsbach, Cwmy<glo, was fined 10s amd costs. NO LIGHT.—For driving a horse and car without liroht, Joihin Morgran Jones, Craig- 1 wyd, Wlaeaifawr, was fined 5s and costs.— Defendant plleaded guilty, this being his first appearance- CHIMNEYS OX. (FIRE.—John Cadwaladr Roberts, tihe last defendant; John Jones, 65, i Pool-street: Robert Jones, Hafod-temace, and Samuel Evans, 18, East Twthill, were each or- dered to pay costs for allowing their chimneys to take fire.

SLEEPING OUT On Friday, at a Special Police Court, at Colwyn Bay, before David Gamble, &Lsq. (in the cnair), and J. H. Heenan, Esq., nine men were charged with sleeping out, and without visible means of sustenance. The men were J. Morris, labourer, Chester ;x 'George Simpson, labourer, Croydon; John Jenkins, labourer, Llangollen Thomas Stone, labourer, Manches- ter; Frank Arnold. labourer, Holyhead; Tho- mas Mairston, stonemason, Hull; John Deering, gardener, [Liverpool; and Thomas Fallon, labourer, Wicklow. P.C. Rowlands stated that at 11.'30 p.m. thE; .P. previous day, in company with P.C. Owen, he visited the lime kilns in the parish of ILlys- faen, where he found all the defendants lying asleep. They arrested them and1 brought them to the Police Station. He was continually re- ceiving complaints about men skulking around the lime kilns each night and morning, and a notice, like one produced, was posted at the entrance of each quarry. The Chairman: Had any of the men visible means of sustenance? P.C. Rowlands Nc, sir one cf them had l^d, and others a Id or a £ d. Mr Heenan Did they do any damage on this occasion? P.C. Rowlands Not on this occasion, sir but we are continually receiving complaints. Mr Heenan (addressig defendants) WeTeany of you working yesterday? Arnold Yes, sir I was employed by Lady Crossfield's head gardener two days ago to help in trimming the trees and hedges and burning the Tubbish. Several of the defendants stated that they had been trying to get work on the new police station, the new railway station, the sewerage woAs, and the light railway. Mr Heenan Some of these1 men seem to be honestly trying to get work If they have no money they cannot go to hotels. P.C. Rowlands said the man who now stated P.C. Rowlands said the man who now stated that he had been trying to get work on the police station told him the previous night he had been trying to get work on the new rail- way station. Mr Heenan It is very hard lines that honest men should be blamed because of the men who won't work. Sergt. Jones-Rees: We could get fourteen or fifteen of these men every night, the practice of sleeping out at the lime kilns is getting worse and worse. '1 P.'C. 'Rowlands said that since the last batch of seven men were sent to prison, Mr Raynes, of the Uysfaen Quarries, had com- plained that the number of men who fre- quented: the quarries was increasing. Mr Heenan asked Arnold when he was last at work. Arnold I left work at five o'clock last night. I had Is, which I spent in getting my tea and supper. He was thereupon discharged, and! the Chairman, in sentencing the remaining eight defendants, said he wished it to be known among the men of their class that they were not to go to the lime kilns to sleep.

CARNARVON BOARD OF CONSERVATORS NiET FESHP-NIG IN M'ENAI STRAITS. OBNOXIOUS BYE-LAW RELAXED. A special meeting of the Carnairvon Board of Conservators was held on Saturday, Captain ■Stewart presdddnig. There were also present: Messrs J. E. Greaves, D. Thomas, H. C. Da- vies, Natlh. Roberts, L R. Jpnes, G. J. Roberts, H. Parry, Glan'rafoin:; A. Wynne Williams, C. E. Jones (Nant Peris), Captain Jones Wil- liams, Messrs T. H. Ediwatrde, J. T. Jones (Btro Dawel), J. H. Addie (Glynllifon), A. W. S. Williams, J. Menzies, and R. Fugh Griffith (clerk) A deputation from tllie Carnarvon Town Comical, eom&ijatrin.g of the Mayor (Ma- W. A. Dtaitoishire) and Goimcillouls M E. Nee, H. Lloyd'Oairter, R. Gwyneddo-n Davies, waited upon u'fie Board praying for the immediate re- laxation of a new bye-law which forbade, for six months in the year, any net fisihing through- out the whole of the Menai Straits. The Mayor introduced the deputation, and called upon Councillor Nee to state the case. Mr Nee said that they, as repre sentati vea of the Town Council, were there on a concilia- tory mission. They had no desire to to the Board how its duties should be per- formed. but were deputed to point out the un- necessary harshness of one of its bye-laws which affected a very wortlhy class of men. The fish- efrmen regarded the bye-law as a great hamd- ship, for, owing to t'he state of the weather im tihe winter months, thiey could not take theif boats into the bay, and, consequently, during this .period they were deprived of the means of supporting themselves and their families. Th* townspeople were alfeo gireatly inoon/venieneed ■ Fish had to be imported; all the way from Grimsby to supply local demamdi, and, apart from that, Carnarvon soles were unequalled. Mr Nee, continuing, said it was assumed that the bye-law had been made in the interest of salmon preservation; but the men had no desire to enter salmon grounds. It was well-known that this fisih frequented the mouths of rivers, and, there f th ere were no salmon (grounds the Anglesey side of the Straits, and the same could be sarid of a portion of the Carnarvon sidte. The fisibermen would pledge themselves to abidte by any re.gulla.tion to abstain from en- tering the salmon grounds: In comdhisiom, Mr Nee said he sincerely lnoped the Board would see its way tqjnodify the bye-law. Councillor R. Gwyneddon Davies emphasised the fact that the town had no large works or trades, and, therefore, they depefldied upon a nuimlber of small industries, sudh as &ahdni?, for ite existence. ilni his opinion, the bye-law threatened the existence of that industry. Councillor H. TJlioyd-Carter, in supiwrtdinig the other speakers, said he felt sure that the ¡Board of Ctoneervators would have mevor passed the bye-law complained of if they would hare known of its far-reaching effect The Emergency CommS-tee of the Board re- ported ha/viwg had a consultation with repre- sentatives of the fishermen at which the whole mattefr was fully discussed That committee now recommended the Board to withdraw the restrict.i.e bye-Law so far as it applied to the Anglesey shore and the sandbanks in the centre of Straits. The whole of the Menai Straits, with the exception of the Carnarvonshire shore, at*} a distance of three hundred yards on each side of the mouth of the River Braint on the Anglesey side at Abermerai would thus once Tore be thrown open to net fishing throughout the year. ¡ The I.ord-LiedteinaTift, Mr J. E. Grea-ves, I moved the adbofion of the recommendation, which was then unanimously agreed to.

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BISHOP OF BANGOR'S MAIDEN SPEECH HE BLESSES THE MERCHANT iSHIPPING BULL. In the House of Lords on Tuesday, the Bishop of Bangor, who claimed the indulgence extended to those who addressed their lordships for the first time, did not profess to have any special knowldge to deal with this subject. He feared .the sea must ever be full of hardship, and the sailor's life a hard one; but while no one would wish to do anything which would diminish the manly virtues of the seafaring community, whose lives had a cciiain poetry about them which they all admired, there were hardships that ought to be removed. He agreed that while the provisions should be ample in supply and good in quality, they should not bs rendered of no avail by bad 'cooking. He cordially agreed also that something should be done to secure that. everj ship that went. to sea should have on board someone who was trained in first-aid ambulance work. He him- self had heard a pitiable story Qf a man who was injured in a ship going round Cape HoTn, and who received no proper assistance until they reached San Francisco. He congratulated the Government that they wera making an hon- est attempt to reduce desertion on board ship. It should be to nobody's interest that- a. sea- man should desert his ship. One could not shut one's eyes to the urgency of the question of the supply of British seamen..In his own county there were fewer sailors than there used to be; and whereas thirty years ago nearly every small farmer rcund the coast was a good boatman, that was no JOrgel the case. They found that they had not the same multi- tude of men to draw upon in order to man the lifeboats. He could only trust, knowing how many of their lordships there were who had fallen under the charm and spell of the sea, some of whom were themselves qualified to act as masters of vessels, that the Bill, as it left that House, would so improve the conditions of life at sea as to attract fresh TecTuits to a. profession upon which denended not only our wealth, but the food .ard sustenance of our people (cheeTs).

ON THE WAY TO CHURCH GIRL ASSAULTED AT CONWAY. At a cpecial Police 'Court at Conway, on Monday, a young man named Arthur San-day, of James-road, Shirley, near Southampton, was charged by Supt. Rees with an assault on Wini- fred Williams, parlourmaid, in the service of Mr James Porter, clerk to the Conway justices. According to the evidence, prisQner met the young woman on her way to ohurch on Sun- day night, and, opening a conversation with her by asking if he was en the main road, he suddenly went behind her, placed his hands over her mouth, and began tQ drag her to- wards a quarry. She struggled desperately, and twice got her mouth free and screamed. The prisoner .threatened to kill her if did. not, keep quiet. A young farmer, young Parry, of Maesyllan, hearing her screams, lan to her assistance, whereupon Sanday bolted. Parry pursued, but finding he could not catch him returned to the young woman, whom he es- corted to the police-station. lSupt. Rees went in search of Sanday, and met bim on the road. "Are you a policeman?" asked'Sanday. "Yes," replied Supt. Rees, and I want you to come to the police-station on a charge of assault." Sanday again itook to his heels, making for the open country. Supt. [Rees sent two constables in pursuit, and about 110 o'clock one of these found the prisoner in a house in Berry-street, and attempted to arrest him. The prisoner re- sisted and assaulted the policeman, but was eventually overpowered and locked up. The prisoner said he could not say what prompted Ihim to commit the assault; he must have been J mad; no sane man would have done such a thing. He could only say he was ■very sorry, and he fully apologised to the young lady. If she could forgive him he would be very glad and be much relieved. Supt. Rees said the prisoner had previously served three months' imprisonment for qjssault. The IBetnch, ex- pressing their regret that they -could not inflict a heavier sentence, sent the prisoner to gaol for six months, with hard labour^

CARNARVON BOARD OF GUARDIANS BUYING LAND. SATURDAY. — Mr Humphrey Williams (chairman) presiding. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.—Mrs James Jones, Clwtybont, wrote thanking the Board for their expression of sympathy on tihe occasion of the expression of sympathy on tilie occasion of the illness of her husband.—The Cleric thanked the Board for their sympathy with him in the ill- ness of his son, who was now making satis- factory progress towards recovery. CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE.—In plant- ing the report of the Visiting Committee, Mr R. Ranleigh Jones said 'that tlfere were. thirteen small children in tlile house, the great majority being illegitimate. The IBoard resolved to take proceedings with the object of compelling the fathers of the children to contribute towards their maintenance.—It was reported that there were in the Ihouse a number of women who had been deserted by their husbands.—The Master reported that one of the women had 'left the house in the workhouse clothes, and had not returned.. She had done th/e same thing before, a.nd bad pawned the clotlhies.—It was resolved to inform the police.—-Mr J. R. Hughes said Jfaat t&gaft prtooeedtmgs ought *tio be taken against tihe pawnbroker, whoever he was, be- causia it was not right that lie should receive clothing uhich belonged to the union.—It was xesolved tShia't the clerk should look into the matter. BUYING (LAND.—Mr Henry Parry (Glan- 'rafon) submitted the report of a committee appointed to cons idler the question of the pur- chase of a. plot of land con'tlg.uous to the house. Mr Parry said that the committee recom- mendied purcfttasing the land for £ 425. At first the owner asked JB450, but he had made a reduction of £25. A sum of j340 was paid annually by thte guardians for potatoes, and he believed ft would be possible to raise a crop of potatoes of thaJt value yearly from the land! in question, not to mention cabbages, turnips, and carrots. Rather than put tihe paupers and tramps to do unremuneratTve work as at pre- sent they could be -emgloyed in tending the garden, and in that way the Board would de- rive some benefit from their services.—'Mr J. R. Hughes proposed that thfe report of the committee be adopted.—Mr Alfred Richards seconded.—Mr T. Jones (Anglesey) proposed that tihe landl be not purchased. He ventured to sa.y that thiey could not raise £ 40 worth of potatoes from the land annually. It was too high.—Tiluei amendmteint was sieconded.—The original resolution was supported by Mr J. F. Roberts and Mr T. J. Lloyd. — Mr Parry '(Cesarea) asked if the land could be utilised for building purposes. An answer to the question would help him to djeciidJe whidh way to vote.—Mr W. M. Ro- berts Taking the land as agricultural land, the price is too high. If the object is to buy land to grow potatoes and cabbages I am against buying, it; but if you think the land can be used to build upon it would be worth our while buying it.—The Chairman said that the land could, if necessary, be utilised for building purposes. — Tine original resolution was adopted by a majority of 13.—A vote of thanks was passed to Mr H. Parry for his services.. REPRESENTATIVE.—A letter was read from Mrs Darbishire regretting that she could not act as the representative of the Board on a committee appointed at the recent Poor Law Conference 'to deal with questions dealt with in a paper read at the conference by'Mrs Champneys, Llandudno.—Mm W. M. Roberts was appointed in place of Mrs Darbishire. I BRANCH SURGERY.—On the motion of Mr R. Jernes, Llanidan, seconded by Mr Jones, Tiledfan, it was resolved to establish a branch surgery in the Llanidan district for fhebenefit of the paupers residing at Pentre Berw.

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THE WELSH PARLIAMENTARY PARTY, DIVISION ON MR. ELLIS GRIFFITH'S MOTION. The members of the Welsh Parliamentary party met. on Tuesday afternoon at the House of Commons, under the presidency of Sir Alfred Thomas. The following members were pre- sent :—Mr Lloyd-George, Sir Brynmor Jones, Messrs Herbert Roberts, Herbert Lewis, F. Edwards, S. T. Evans, Vaughan Davies, S. Ilobinson, Ellis Griffith, W. Abraham (Mabon), W. 'Brace, J. Williams, Ivor Herbert, Ivor Guest, D. Divies, A. Thomas, E. iG. Hemmerde, Keir Hardie, L. Haslam, T. H. W. Idris, Ellis Davies, J. D. Rees, and C. Edwards.

THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Mr Herbert Roberts proposed, and Mr Abel Thomas secorded, and. it was carried unani- mously That this meeting of the Welsh members submit their eirphitic protest against the action of the House of Lords in reversing the principles endoised by an overwhelming majority of the electorate in January last, and upon which the Education Bill was introduced and passed through the House of Commons. They confidently appeal to the Government to adhere to those principles, and particularly urge that the provisions in the Bill setting up an Education Council for Wales, the result of the long-contnued effort of the Welsh people for educational autonomy, should be deemed an essential 'part of the measure."

PARTY DISCIPLINE. Mr Ellis iGiiffith then made a strong speech in support of a party pledge to united action, ending with the formal motion :—"That re- Boh' Ions passed at meetings of Welsh members affecting the .policy to be followed in the House of Commons with regard to questions affecting Wales shall be binding upon every member of the Welsh Parliamentary party; Mr Brace contended hi.nself by simply rail- ing his hat in token of his readiness to second the moton. Mr Herbert Roberts proposed an alternative motion, which Sir D. (Brynmor Jones seconded viz., "That. this meeting of Welsh members reaffirms the understanding hitherto honour- ably agreed to, that resolutions in reference to Welsh political action and Parliamentary policy passed by meetings of the party (after due notice) should receive the united support of the members for Wales." Mr Herbert Roberts supported his motion on the ground that there had been all along an understanding honour- ably agreed to and carjied out, and that the acceptance of the motion of the member for Anglesey would convey the impression that this understanding had not 'been kept. in the past. Mr S. T. Evans argued that an honourable understanding was the only possible practical bond between Welsh members in the existing circumstances in Wales. Spenking for himself, he had always on every single occasion given his vote in the (House of Commons in accord- ance with the views of the Welsh party. Colonel (Herbert felt strongly that they must rely upon the honour of individual members acting in the interests of their constituents and of their nation rather than on any resolutions that sought formally to bind them .to certain courses of action. iMrAbel Thomas strongly supported Mr Her- bert Roberts's motior as did Mr Vaughan Davies and other members. In the result Mr Ellis Griffith's motion was defeated by six votes to 13. Mr Herbert Ro- berts's motion was subsequently proposed and carried without dissent.

BANGOR BOARD OF GUARDIANS FRIDAY.—Mr R. Hughes (vice-chairman) presiding. NEED OF A PIANO.—The House Cbmmit- tee recommended that £5 be voted by 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, I Mr Josephi 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. Jones-Roberts, to refer the matter to a special committee to make in- quiries, and that, in the meantime, the porter should be allowed to fill the post.

FOOTBALL GWYDYR ROVER9~v. LLANDUDNO ALBION. On Saturday the Gwydyr Rovers jojrneyed down to Llandudno to play a return match against the Llandudno Albion. A good game ended in a clear victory for the Rovers by five goals to three. ° HOLYHEAD SWIFTS v. CARNARVON UNITED. The Swifts met the Carnarvon United at the Oval, Carnarvon, on Saturday in the second round of the North Wales Amateur Cup. The i Swifts were by far the superior team and: won by three goals to one. COLWYN BAY v. LLANRWST. On Saturday, a large "gate" assembled on the Penriios Fields to witness a League cup-tie match between Colwyn Bay and Hanrwst. The weather and the ground were ideal, and the teams were on tihe field in good time, but the referee, Mr Jack Roberts, failed to put in an appearance. The teams waited till 3.15, and then the officials of the respective clubs agreed to play a friendly imatdh and to post- pone the cup-tie till Saturday next. Certain of the spectators, however, who overheard the conversation of the officials, made a tour round i the field and incited the crowd to demand their gate money back. Some of the spectators then made a raid upon the gate, where <3ble checkers had a bad five minutes. Eventually, the crowd was appeased by the president of the Colwyn Bay club assuring the discontented spectators that all who reserved1 their tickets till next Saturday would 'be allowed to enter the field free of charge. Mr Arthur Dowries, of Rhos, Waving, kindly tendered his services as referee, a friendly game was then played, no qualified referee be- ing present, and a, good game resulted in favour of Colwyn Bay by four goals to three. CARNARVON R.W.F. v. HOLYHEAD RESERVE. The Royal Welch Fusiliers Foot-ball Club visited Holyhead on Saturday to encounter Holyhead Reserve in a friendly match. Dark won the toss for the R.W.F., and the visitom elected to play with the wind. The home goql was soon in danger, the R.W.F. missing some fine chances of scoring. A corner was awarded to the R.W.F., and resulted in Richard Trevor heading the ball into the net. Dark, after beating the Holyhead backs, scored: a second goal for the visitors. The 'homesters' goal was again bombarded, and Sullivan and Bdhanna put in two fine shots, which were cleared in g^and style by the Holyhead goalkeeper. The bail was passed to Dark, who again scored for the R.W.F. The next to score was Walter bail was passed to Dark, who again scored for the R.W.F. The next to score was Walter Jones, who beat the goalkeeper with a clinking shot. During the second half the R.W.F. were rather pressed, but their defence was sound, and Thompson made some excellent saves. A penalty was awarded to Holyhead, but nothing resulted. Just after this, however, Holyhead scored their only goal, and a break away by Dark, the ball was passed to -Bohanna, w'ho scored the fifth goal for the R.W.F. The Reserves were not at all a bad lot, but had a stronger and more experienced team asrainst them. Of thie homesters, the shining lights were D. R-. Evans, left half R. Owen, goal; R. C. Jones, centre-forward, and H. 0. Williaims, outside right. Mr N. J. Campbell was referee.

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THE MOTORIST AND THE COW AN INTERESTING CASE. At the Carnarvon County Magistrates' Court on Saturday, before J. Menzies, Esq., and other magistrates, A. W. Bewtell, chief en- gineer of the .North Wales .rower Company at Llanberis, was summoned for driving a motor car in a manner dangerous to the public having regard to. all the circumstances of the case. Mr J. T. Roberts defended. According to the evidence of Henry Lloyd Roberts, a farmer, 'Blue Peris, Llanberis, he was driving two cows in the direction of Llan- beris, close to Owmyglo, on the evening of the 6th insit., when he heard the noise of a motor car coming behind. As the car was evidently coming at a high speed, he sent a lad back to give the driver warning, and the witness did likewise, but the driver took no heed of either of them until the car came to a stoip about 40 yards in advance of where he (the witness) stood. Upon looking for the cattle he found that one of them was under the car, there beinig marks on the road showing that it had been dratgiged about eleven yards. As it was near calving, the injuries caused its death in a few minutes. He had been; paid for the cow by the defendant. Questicmed in cross-examina- jt-ion as to the speed of the motor oar. the wit- ness believed that it went at lightning speed (laughter). William Jones, the lad referred to by the first witness, said that the defendant denied 'having heard the witness shouting to him to stop, adkldnig that if he stepped everywhere he would never come to an end. Mr J. R. Jones, relieving officer for the Llan- rug district, said that the car passed him shortly before the accident at something like nine or ten miles an hour. He afterwards saw the cow .under the motor car, and he concluded from the marks om1 the road that the animal must have been dragged for a distance of about four He considered that the lamps on four yards. He considered that the lamps on the car too night were too poor for a. motor car. Mr J. T. Roberts pointed out that lamps in motor cars were for the protection of the pub- lic, to show that a car was coming. The Chairman confessed, that he did not know that before. He was under the impres- sion that the lamps were also to guide the driver. Mr Roberts said this was not so. There was, nowevN, in some cases, a brilliant lamp placed in firont of cars, aigainst which there was a great outcry. Mr Roberts submitted that the only element of danger alleged in the- case was that of speed, and the Bench would surely not. oomvict on the evidence of a man who could only compare motor car speed to lightning. The nisrht being very d'ark, and the lamps being on that occa- sion of an inferior character, the defendant drove very cautiously, amid evidently the speed wa.s not such as to endanger either the defen- dant or the lad who accompanied him. As to the cattle, he (Mr Roberts) had yet to leirn that they were members of the public. Mr D. P. Williams: Then, db you are?ue tlsat you may Icill any number of cows without being held up for it? Mr Roberts replied that the point of ru. argument was that the fact of the cow beinig killed was no proof that the speed of the' car amounted to driving in a manner that. was diamgerous. I The defendant stated that he heard no warn- ing: from either the defendant or the lad. Hie speed at the time was not more than ten miles an hour. F. Btames. a. motor oar driver, who accom- panied the defendant on the night in Question, said that the defendant was driving slowly.— Replying to Sunt. Griffith, the witness admitted havinie himself ibeen fined at St. Albans for exceeding the speed limit. He had also run- over two dogs (laughter). The Bench held that the defendant had not exercised sufficient care in driviner on the ni<2"ht in question, but having regard to all the circum- sttanoes they only fined him 20ls and costs. They ailso ordered that the license be endtoreed. The police withdrew, upon the defendant paying costs, a further charge of driving- with- out a license on the same date. It was ex- plained that the defendant had overlooked that the license had lapsed.

COLWYN BAY DROWNING CASE I THE INlQUIDST. On Thursday morning, the Ooroner for West Denbighshire fPr 'R. J. Hughes) held! an in- quiry at iOolwyn !Biy into the circumstances attending the death of Robert Roberts, aged 135 years, employed on the Colwyn IBay sewage outfall workc:: in Penrhyn Bay. Mr David Lewis was appointed foreman of the jury. Mr ijames Amphlett appeared on behalf of the contractors, Messrs Underwood and Brother, and Mr O. Bernard Lowe appeared on behalf of the widow. Joseph Jones, of 1, Wood-road, Rhyl, en- gineer, identified the body as that of his brother-in-law. Robert iRoberts, aged 35 years, a seaman by occupation. He had known de- ceased for 18 years, and was not aware of any heart trouble or anything to cause sudden death. Ellis lEdwrds, of Rhyd Cottage, Rhos-on-Sea, seaman, stated that on Monday, the 19th inst., the deceased walked out into the sea- in a wading dress for the purpose of attaching a buoy to an anchor some distance from the shore, but before he reached the anchor Peter Roberts, who was with witness on the shore, called out to him to come back, but he went, on a few yards further and then returned, and when on his way back and up to his waist in water he stumbled and disappeared in the water. Wit- ness, together with IPeter Roberts and others, launched a< boat and immediately went in search of him but failed to find any trace of him. On Tuesday, witness found the deceased's body, having been washed ashore about halfway be- tween Old 'Colwyn and Colwyn Ray. The body was much bruised and the left arm broken. Questioned by Mr iBernard Lowe and Mr Amphlett, witness stated that deceased was ordered) to go out to the anchor by the foreman, Mr Foster. The tide was coming in rapidly and the wind began to blow very rough all of a sudd'en. The water was from four to five feet deep but the swell made it deeper. De- ceased had an oilskin coat on. and when he found the body it was over his head. iM'r Gibbons (a juryman) Did he hear you call? Witness Yes. He put up his hand to in- timate that he was coming. Mr Lowe: Did any one go into the water be- fore you launched the boat. Witness We were all in the water, but he was too far off for us to doanythillg for him. He was. 200 yards out and the tide was coming in fast. I The Coroner W-as he doing, his usual work ? Witness Yes, sir. Mr Amphlett: Did the foreman give the order to the deceased personally? Witness He said, 'IDob, you had better put this buoy on the anchor, as you are more ac- quainted with the coast." IPeter 'Roberts, of Hafod Vilh-, Penrhynside. gave corroborative evidence, and' in reply to questions, stated that there was nothing un- reasonable in asking deceased to put the buoy on the anchor. (He had personally been out as far as the deceased went many times. The shore was leved at that point and one could go out a long way, but there were a lot of boulder stones about the further one went out, and that morning the weather suddenly got very rough— that was why he "(witness) called to Roberts to come back. They did al that could be done to get to his assistance after he fell, and launched the boat as ouicklv as possible. ThenCoroner, in addressing the jury, pointed out that it W3is difficult to say exactly what wis the cause of death. Deceased was a healthy man. and he went out under command to do his duty. and he went not so far out as to get drowned but they were told the ground there was very rough, and he might have stumbled and be seized by cramp, and not able to get up again or it misrht have been a case of heart failure. Therefore, he did not .see that the evidence was sufficient to justify the jury in coming to any conclusion 'as to the cause of death. He suggested that a verdict should be brought in to the effect that. the deceased1 ac- cidentally fpll while in the excution of his duty, and found dead on the shore ofCotw-vn Ray en the 20th inst. There was no fault on anybody's part. everyone concerned did their duty and tried their b.2tSlt to save him, but it was beyond th";r power. The jury agreed with the verdict sugsested by the Cornner, and expressed their sympathy with the widow. We understand that a fund has been opened for the relief of the widow.

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-Ã.Jr POVERTY AT CARNARVON STRONG INDICTMENT OF SLUM OWNERS, "HOUSES UNFIT FOR SWTNE." On Saturday, 'at the Carnarvon Board of Guardians, Mr Humphrey Williams (chairman) presiding, Mr J. R. Hughes. (Carnarvon) moved that outdoor rellietf be not given to people re- siding in houses considered by the Sanitary Inspector to be insanitary. Mr Hughes said that the remarks he would make would have reference to the town of Car- narvon, because he knew nothing about the country. He ventured to say thait if the Guar- dians went to some houses in the town, where people who .received outdoor relief lived, they would not bo able to sleep for days. Som* of those houses were uinfit for swine, let alone human being—.("Sliarge"),—and it was the duty of the Guardians to do all they could to uplift the people who inhabited them. If they wished to see strong, healthy people, they must take care that the children received proper treat- ment r(he.ar, heiar). (In Carnarvon, Ichildren were reared in mouses which were not fit for swine ("Shame"). When he went recently to Vayniol, amd saw there places for pigs better than some houses in Carnarvon, he was much grieved. Humanity called upon them as Guar- dians to do something in the matter. If a child did not have a proper place to live in. he could not be expected: to grow up strong and healthy. There were children reared in disease, and Ü was but natural., therefore, that they should b^ afflicted with dihease when grown up. Some. one might say that it would mean a great ex- pense to provide better houses for people of the kind referred to. Perhaps the initial cost would be large, but the great saving that would afterwards be effected woufid repay the aut-ho- trities for any expenditure incurred. 'By train- ing a child in the way he should go, he was likely to become a .good citizen, 2nd a useful member of society. At present children were broujght up in the town who had no idea what self-respect was. Though himself a temperance man. he was not surprised that so many men sought the comforts to be found in public- houses, for in their own homes their only ar- ticles of fun-nitTire, perhaps, were soap boxes for tables and beds. As he had already said, t'hey were not fit for swine, and the smell in them was so offensive that he could not bear to remain in them when he was canvassing the 'borough at election* tim* Tot was said that they ouigbt. to have (new laws in order to deal with such evils. He maintained that new laws were not necessary. By enforcing the present laws a great improvement could be made. What of the Housing1 of the Working Classes Act? It was dead so far as Carnarvon was concerned. If the Guardians refused to give relief to people livinig in insanitary houses, the local sanitary authority would be compelled to provide better Iplaces for them. And if that were done, he ventured to say that the- rate would be reduced. and not increased, and. further, instead of rearing criminals and drunkards, they would have men and women who would be good mem- bers of society (hear, hear). In fact, they would have a town full of strong-, healthy people, and not, as at. present, people suffering from con- sumption and other diseases, as the result, no doubt, of living in insanitary a.nd badly-ven- tilated houses. If a window in a stable were broken, it. wouHd ftoon be repaired, but wha.t of the houses where tin* poor live-d? No one seemed to oare how they were. He was glad to understand that two members of the Board had been elected members of the Town Coun. cil, and he hoped that they would try to prevail l'non the Council to put into operation th* Housing of thie Working Classes Act. "Soma say, said Mr Hughes, in conclusion, "that we ought- to pay the owners of these houses compensation. Do you know what I would do with them' I would put <rvery one of them in prison for receiving rents for such places (hear, heair). Talk about receiving rents for places itihat are not fit for swine! lif you put. the law in force, you will teach these people that they cannot bleed people for the sake of gain." Mr 'W. M. Roberts seconded the motion. Mr T. Jones (Portdinorwio) insisted that it; was the duty of the Town Council to nrovide jbetter honisvnltr accomTnodatidn. There wer» in the country places which were perhaps equally bad. After all. it was better that peopla should be in houses of the kind than on the -roadside, because there were no better dwel- liners fm" them Mr Henry Parry (Carnarvon) regretted to hear Mr ,T. R. Hhiffhes's remarks, which, he said, were untrue. He ventured to sa-v that there were no houses of the kind described. He knew of every hwuee in the town amd he icould say that there twere in Carnarvon houses Quite as good as there were in any other town. Between 200 and 300 "houses of the kind dp- scribed had been demolished in th°- town with- in recent years- The houses in Tan'ralH had been trail"d down ten courts had been closed, and in Waterloo The Chairman ■ W" have nothinjr to do with that. iMr Parry: No one died in Waterloo and !r>1ace<s of the kind from cboIeTa and sma'11 pox. It was in North-road and St. Dwvid's-rcod that they died 'laughter). The town has been nearlv rebuilt within the last- three vears. We have an excellent Sanitary Tntspector in the town, and when he sees anything: out of place in the houses, he at once informs the owner. Mr Hughes has said what is not true about the pian.itiarv conveniences of the houses. There is a water closet attached to every house. Mr Hughes: A lie every word (laughter). Mir PaTry I smoiwest that we do not taVe a-nv notice of what Mr Hwohes hfM said, but that we give hi-m a month to go ronrnd the town a gain,, i Mr H. Parry (Gl^'rafon) said thl9:t he 1' <n*e!tted to understand thhit the state of things in the town was ko bad. However, improvement were being made in the town. and they could not erpect things to be brought into proper order all at Mr Alfred Richard's (Carnarvon) aJeo de- scribed some of the houses as disgrace to the twentiiefh century, but he corrld not support the motion. because it would involve r>uni«haTHsr tha most defenceless among the people. Mr Rianleii.orih Jones (Camamvm). FioeaWn.g' in sxtpnort of the last sipeaiker. pointed out that the Town Council were in this difficulty: people Who considered themselves r^p-ecf^1.* speculated in slum T)I1"cme;rh;. which they tried to Reltv+o .the Council at a. fancy nrice. Land- lords asked an exorhataint price for land. Tn the event of 1*TW°-S bcino- dlosed. there was no ac- commodation (for the people who were distplacpd. After all. the greatest oppressors were what hA called middlemen ,41, stvled themselves Tjiibera-lg. but were in realitv the rankest Con- servatives (Imighter and hear. hear). Mr J. R, Hnches. replying to the discuss-on. said that thie Town Council instead of building1 houses for people, put up big walls at sreH exwnse. Peonte did! not want to sit on walls —flanghteri—tlhey wanted houses to live in. By demolishing houses and not building others, there was no accommodation for the popula- tion displaced1, and tihe result was overcrowd- ing. He could name several slum ownero in the town, and1 pointing1 to Mr Parry. Mr Hughes said. that that gentleman also could name some. Mr Parrv had said tfnat every house in Carnarvon had sanitary conveniences. He (Mr Hughes) could point seven or eight houses which were served by only one water closet. After further discussion, Mr Hngfhiffi's mo- tion was adopted by a majority of three—15 for and 12 agra-inst.

MAGISTRATES AND 'PUBLIC-HOUSFS. Mr Robert- Jones IDinorwic) moved a resolu- tion expressing satis-factlon with the proposal of the Governmerft. to legislate on the tem- perance question. The motion having been seconded. Mr J. R. Hughes observed that he was not in favour of leorislating any further, because it was the duty of the authorities to enforce existing laws If the police only did their dutv and were backed up by the magistrates the present licensing laws were strong enouglh to close three out of every four public-houses in the country. He. suggested' calling, the attention of the Police Committee to the matter. The police could not be expected -to do their duty when magistrates wiho tried licensing eases were frequenters of public-hiouses. TT The resoIution was adopted, as was also Mr Hughes's suggestion.

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