Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

TOWN AND COUNTRY NOTES The Executive Committee of the recent (National Eisteddfod held at •Carnarvon 'have 'a difficult tlaek in front of them, namely, the allocation of the surplus, which, after voting various sums as honoraria, now stands at :;£1388. Originally, when the balance-sheet was submitted to the committee, it was JB1546, a Tecord in the history of the Eisteddfod. [Honoraria cannot be considered as liabilities, and, therefore, the surplus stands bit the original figure, and constitutes a record. Some of the suggestions for the allocation of the surplus seem to me to be quite impracticable, tEMnd money voted to the carrying out of them Q would be wasted. Sentiment is right in its place; but in these matter-of-fact days some-, thing else is needed. A word of praise is due to Mr Griffith Owen, the general secretary of the Eisteddfod. He spared no efforts in bring- ing about so satisfactory a result. His ac- counts were carefully 'audited by two qualified! gentlemen, and their testimony is that they are a model of neatness and accuracy." < A large number of candidates, it is under- Stood, have applied for the post of Clerk of the Peace for Merioneth; and it is expected that the appointment will be made on Monday next. .The general expectation points to ,a keen con- test between MT R. 'Guthrie Jones, of Dolgelley, ^arid Mr David1 iBreese, of the firm of \Broese, Jones, and Ca-sson, of DolgelleyandtPoTtmadoc. Mr Guthrie Jones is a son of the late Dr Edward- Jones, of Caerffyimon, who for many years was chairman of the Merioneth County Council. (He qualified as a solicitor in 1896. Mr David iBreese is a son of the founder of his firm'—the late Mr Edward Breese, who was CHerk of the Peace for (Merioneth for about forty years, (being succeeded at his death by this partner, the late Mr 'Robert Jones. Mr David IBreese was admitted to his profession in ? 1894. (Both Mr Guthrie Jones and M? Breese are Liberals and sound Nationalists. Of the "outside" candidates, probably the strongest is Mr John <Griffith, of Chester. Be is said to be a prominent Liberal and Nonconformist, a thorough Welshman, and a solicitor of ex- ceptional experience and ability." He was formerly in partnership wtfc Mr Herbert Xewis, M.P., and his candidature is supported by some influential men. The ratepayers of the GJynceiriog division -of Denbighshire have in Mr iA, T. Davies a representative who takes his duties as a County Councillor very seriously. That is wholly commendable, and his example may be followed with advantage to the ordinary Councillor who is apt to think more of the dignity than of the duties of the position. Mr Davies has been addressing his constituents on various aspects of the 'Counci's work, and it is to be hoped that he has done much thereby to rouse a more intelligent interest in local government. One point on which Mr Davies laid stress was the anomaly of the Standing .Joint Police Com- amttee. Sooner or later that will have to be I abolished but it will be necessary to take care that the police shall not be managed by a body which may represent nothing but a temporary and passionate majority. The minority de- serves police protection as well as the majority. It is not easy to be ,aI ways patient with the Welsh Oiurch Commission, it is quite easy to be impatient, and I see with regret, but without surprse, that. certain public bodies are formulatng protests against the rulings of the Chairman on points of procedure. That is a little unfortunate for more than one reason. a JudS€, the reputation of Mr Justice Vaughan Williams stands very high; and a Welshman more patriotic than he could not be found in the world. It may be that he is prone to regulate the proceedings of the Com- | mission .aa though he were presiding at an Assize 'Court and boundt by the strict law of evidence. But on the other hand {as any mian blinded by prejudice must admit) the witnesses I on both sides are prolix and circumlocutory; and some of the Commissioners are fond of wandering from the Commission House to the ends of the earth and from the present age to the confines of eternity. If the Commission is to finish its work in time, some bounds must be set to verbosity and irrelevancy. The Chair- man of the Commission may have shown too much impatience once or twice; but on the whole, he deserves support-not censure. I will conclude with a practical suggestion. For many reasons—isome obvious and some decon- dite—the Nonconformists Committees would be well advised1 to appoint legal and business men—rather than ministers'—to give evidence before the Commission. < < The talk as to the dissolution of the Bangor and Beaumaris Union is again renewed. But. it is aiot backed by any new arguments. Some new arguments will, however, be necessary (before laaiytthing practical can hel dione. Some of the parishes are very poor, and others are iby comparison rich. True; biifc is no retason for dissolving the Union. The faict that parishes varied as regards wealth and pauperism was, on the contrary, the very reasons why Unions were formed. Were the Union dissolved, i'ti would scarcely be proposed to group all the rich parishes in a new Union, and all the poor ones in another Union. Relief must come from a wider and noft from a narrower grouping. • » Cardiff does not alwiays know what she is. Sometimes sibe regards herself as a Chicago—merely as. a city possessing the grealtest coal tip on earth, and! embracing an agglomeration of cosmopolitan Philistines mainly intent on throwing off the yoke of the Sunday Closing Act. At other times, she poses as the metropolis of Wales, and while that fit is on, she does something, entirely praise- worthy to justify her boast. Such a "some- thing" is the very handsome volume, entitled, "The Bible in Wales," compiled by the chief librarian of the city (Mr John Rallinger) from materials collated and arranged by Mr Ifano Jones. It will be remembered that in 1904- the centenary Of the Bible Society—-an exhibi- tion of Welsh Bibles was held at Cardiff. It was a very successful exihiibMon in every re- spect; and the volume just published is at once an outcome and a memorial thereof. The address of Sir John Williams at the opening of the Exhibition, the historical survey by Mr Rallinger and the numerous fac simile repro- ductions, comlbine with many other items to make the volume a valuable 'treasure for those who take an interest in the history of the Welsh BibLe. That term connotes every cul- tivated Oymro; andl so the book tends to strengthen the claim of the town to be Caer Dydd as well as Cardiff, • • • The Conway Town Council has decided to apply to the Local Government Board for power to amend their bridge Act. They require the Act amended in two respects. Firstly, they ask for power to allow pedestrians to pass over without paying tolls, and, also, authority to continue charging tariffs on vehicular traffic until a sinking fund of jB20,000 ha& been ac- quired. Both requests are reasonable, and should be granted! by the Local Government Board. With an investment of J320.000, the Town Council, as Bridge Commissioners, will be enabled to draw from the bridge account what they receive at present-, namely, about £600 per annum, or an equivalent to a rate of 8d. in the JB. < < That Llandudno will secure an additional member on the Carnarvonshire County Council I is a. foregone conclusion, because not a. whisper was heard iat the ipublic inquiry on Thursday morning against the proposal. Practically, the casehaiS already been decided. That will give Llandudno, with its alderman, five representa- tives. And even for a town which, to all in- tents and purposes, pays one-fifth of the rates of the county, the representation will be fair, particularly when the population is taken into account. The district is divided into four wards, with, as near as possible, the same number of voters in each ward. The parishes of Penrhyn and Llangystenynare included with Llysfaen, under the old arrangement. Henceforth, the two parishes will form an elec- toral division of their own, with power to re- turn one member. It is expected that the new Provisional Order will be received by the county authorities in time for the triennial elec- tions next April. The registers will also have to be compiled for each ward The political' parties in the parishes of Penrhyn and Llan- gystenin are already taking active steps to elect their candidates. Influential ratepayers, I understand, have approached Mr John Jones, Dinarth Hall. while the Liberal party is an- xious to have Councillor tW. O. Williams as its champion. And Councillor W. Henry Jones, Brynymor, and Mr John Roberts, Clarence House, are mentioned as the two names for which the Llandudno Liberal Association will make its fiuar selection for the candidature of the fourth ward. < T'he Colwyn Bay Council has unanimously decided to oppose the application of the tram- way syndicate, and on Saturday morning the necessary legal machinery was set in motion in London. One result of this was that at the Council meeting on Tuesday a letter was re- ceived from the promoters of the scheme ask- ing the Council to receive a deputation from tJhe syndicate. The Council could not well re- fuse this request'; and accordingly it was agreed to task the deputation to "name thie day." It was also decided to hold a. Council meeting prior to receiving the deputation, in order to formuilaite a policy. It is devoutly to Ibe wished that the Council's policy shall be one of strenuous opposition to the new scheme Why cannot the syndicate be content with the powers it already has? The town is practi- cally unanimous in its approval of the tram- way being run along Prince's Drive to the bottom of Station-road; but there is un- doubtedly a strong feeding of opposition to the new proposals. If Colwyn Bay was a purely [ residential or manufacturing town tramways along the main streets and thoroughfares might be deemed desirable. Even in that case, the) streets and roadways of Colwyn Bay are much too narrow for the amount of traffic pass- ing through in the summer time, without add- ing to the congestion by allowing tramcars to block up a good piairt of the roadway. TRe police are frequently prosecuting tradesmen and others for causing an obstruction by leav- ing their vehicles in the highway. If those prosecutions are necessary now, what will be the condition of things if tramcars are al- lowed to nun in Abergele-road and Station- road? That! is a question for the tradesmen of Colwyn Bay to consider and answer for themselves. • "To pay or not to pay" will be the question which Holyhead's ratepayers, both email and great, will have to decide ai the forthcoming public meeting on the pier question. By a. resolution passed on Tuesday, the Urban Coun- cil expressed itself in favour of offering £150 a year towards the cost of a quay at Cadair Waldyn, on Salt Island, and the meeting of ratepayers will either confirm, modify, or con- demn the suggestion. That Holyheadi should be without a pier has caused great complaint in the pasit, and if the matter is ever -to be settled, now If. the accepting time. Cadair Waldyn is the best spot available it seems to. really be the only one practicable, and it is for the town to decide whether the present and future benefits, the future ones being, of course, founded on faith, will be sufficient to justify a. permanent annual expenditure by the town. » # This week, we publish the abstract of ac- counts of the Holyhead Urban Council, the com- pilation of which, as Mr J. T. Griffith remarked on Tuesday, reflects ,great credit upon the Cleark (Mr T. R. Evans). During the meeting, Mr J. Lansibury remarked that he expected the present year would be one of the finest in the Council's history. He considered that taking into account the debts incurred by their pre- decessors, the work was of a far hiafier stan- dard than anything in the past. The Council had everything to gain by publicity in this respect. The ratepayers will certajinly thank the Council for publishing them. The mem- bers are to be congratulated upon carrying into practice what they preach.

PERSONAL Lord iPenrhyn has arrived: in town from Bangor. The Marquis of Anglesey has returned to London from the Continent. Mr T. E. Morris, barrister, has just- been elected on the Holborn (Borough 'Council for the St. Giles' Middle Wand. The Rev Griffith, Ellis, M.A., iBootIe, has undertaken the task of writing the memoir of the late Mr Thomas IGee, of Denbigh. Mr Lloyd-.George, M.P., in a. letter to a corre- spondent last week, stated that he was never in better state'of health than at the present time. A further grant of money has been made by the Incorporated Law Society for the pur- poses of the work done by the Faoulty of Law, Aberystwyth. On Wednesday, the Countess of Dundonald opened^ the annual sale of work at Rhyl OiUTchhouse in aid of the local parochial and diocesan institutions. The Rev R. Jenkin Owen, ipastor of the Ga.rston English Presbyterian Church, has received a unanimous call to the pastorate of the church at Holyhead. To-morrow, Mr Lloyd-George, President of the Board of Trade, will formally open Lon- don's new "tube"—the Finsbury, Piccadilly and Brompton railway. Mr David Davies, M.P., has, forwarded a sub- scription of JB25 to Mr J. Evans Thomas', hon. secretary of the Y.M.C.A. at Llandudno, towards the funds of that institution. At a meeting of the Dolgelley RuraJ Council on (Saturday ,Mr William Thomas Lloyd was appointed clerk to the Council at a salary of J361 per annum in place of the late Mr Robert Jones Griffith, solicitor. Mr Owen M. Edwards, M.A., of Oxford, ex- presses the opinion that if a 'book on harp playing was published, and if teachers were forthcoming, there would be a harp in almost every house in Wales in less than ten years. Sir John Puleston has resigned the chairman- shjp of the City of (London Conservative Association. Mr Balfour, in a letter to Sir John, says:—"Your long services deserve, and I am sure will receive, the gratitude of the party." On Wednesday, the members of the Wrexham Working Men's Conservative Association pre- sented the Hon. 'G. T. Kenyon, who was for nearly 20 years the member for the Denbigh Boroughs, with an illuminated add'ress and an album containing the names of the sub- scribers. Mr James Newton, manager of the Buckley Collieries, has been appointed by the North Wales branch of the National Association of Colliery Managers, to give evidence before the Royal Commission of Mines and before the Departmental Committee on the Eight-hour Bill. 0 St. Justinian, whose feast fell on December 5th, ds not the famous Emperor who codified Roman Law, but a noble Breton who mi- grated to South Wales and became ghostly father to St. David. The ruined chapel of Sit.. Justinian was recently purchased from the Dean and Chapter of St. David's by Mr J. Wynford Philipps, M.P. On the invitation of Mrs Timothy Davies, the wife of the member for Fulham, a large num- ber of visitor attended on Thursday after noon at the depot of the Welsh Industries Association in Lower Grosvenor-street, Lon- don, where a fine display of new textiles was exhibited. Among the ladies present were ( the Viscountess Parker, Lady Brynmor Jones; Mrs Lloyd-George, Mrs Frank Edwards, Lady Spicer, .Lady Cornwall, Mrs Ellis Grif- fith, Mrs Owen Philipps, IMrs Idris, Mrs D. H. Evans, Mrs W. S. Caine, Mrs Francis Brenton, and Mrs Heline (hon. secretary of the Association). Several members of Par- liament- also looked in and took considerable interest in the exhibits, several of them pur- chasing lengths of tweed. Amongst these were the Right Hon. D. Lloyd-George, Sir Alfred Thomas, Mr (Frank Edwards, Mr Timothy Davies, Mr Howell Ildris, and Mr Howell Davies. < i The South Carnarvonshire Temperance Asso- ¡ ciation have decided to appoint the Rev. Thomas Williams, Pwllheli, to superintend I temperance work in the dstrict. The .ap- pointment for which there were seven appli- cants is experimental and is worth £65 per annum. A copy of Dr Richard Parry's Welsh Bible, published in the year 1620, bound in .stamped calf on oak boards, was included last week in the sale of 'books which belonged to the late town clerk of Ruthin. The Bible was- knocked down to a second-hand bookseller for three guineas. Mr A. S. Thomas, B.A., who has just been ■elected by the University Court to the Fel- lowship of the University of Wales, is a son of Mr Rees Thomas, Carmarthen. The fellowship is of the value of £J.25 a year, to enable the holder to carry on research work at a recognised seat of learning. A meeting of elected delegates from the various polling districts of East; Denbighshire was held on Saturday at Wynnstay. Amongst tllose present were Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Bart., O.B., and Lord Kenynon, both of whom de- livered addresses. It was decided to contest every County Council in the division next Maich. On his visit to Liverpool this week. Mr Lloyd- George, in company with 'Mrs Lloyd-George, spent some time &s the guest of his old friend, Alderman Robert Thomas, J.P., of Criccieth and Liverpool, at. Prince's-road, I whose guest he was on the previous occa- sion he visited (Liverpool. Miss Mailt Williams, the secretary of Undeb y Ddraig Goch, suggests that the Garden City at Cardiff should have Welsh names of streets and squares and shop signs, that Cym- ric emblems should adorn all public buildings, the native language taught in all the schools, and classes held to teach the harp and pen- illion singing. Mr J. Herbert Roberts, M.P., haa offered a 'prize of j350 to the Executive Committee of the Llangollen National Eisteddfod, for an essay on "Denbighshire worthies from the •earliest times to 1837." Mr H. Lloyd-C^rt?! of Carnarvon, has offered a prize of £10 for tlhe best history of "Monasticism in Wales." for competition at the Llangollen Eisteddfod. In the Rev W. H. Button's volume on the "His- tory of the English Church from the Acces- sion of Charles I. to the death of Queen Anne," a separate and brilliantly-written chapter is given to the Church in Wales dur- ing this period. There was a Bishop John Owen at that time also, and he reported that it was at the holy well Qf St. Winifred (at Holywell, Flintshire) a great part of the powder plot (iGuy Fawkes) was hatched." His Excellency Ralph Champneys Williams, C.M.G., who has been appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Windward ¡ Islands, West Indies, has been staying with his wife in his native county of Anglesey. Mr Williams is the youngest son of the late Rev T. Norris Williams, who for many years was the rector of Aber, and is the grandson of the late Councillor Williams, of Treffos, for many years chairman of the Anglesey ¡I Quarter Sessions, and acted as such until he had passed his 90th year. I On Wednesday, Mr Ellis Jones Grif- fith, M.P., delivered: an address before the Union of !London Welsh Literary So- cieties at Falmouth-road Chapel on "Welsh Poets and Welsh Poetry from the days of I Dafydd ap Owilym to those of the prize winners at the National Eisteddfodau of to- day." Brief biographical sketches of lead- ing poets Ted to chosen excerpts from their principal works. Goronwy Owen and Ceiriog were Mr Griffith's favourites, and his ana- lysis of Omogfe pastoral poem, "Alun Mabon," wis perhaps the most interesting portion of a charming lecture. j Under the dispensation of the new Archdruid the Gorsedd of Bards itas entered upon a policy of closer offidaJ, union with the bardic parliaments of allied Celtic Nationalities. He now proposes that a further stimulus to the tBretons iri the preservation of their dis- tinctive nationality and a. mark of the keen sympathy of their brethren in Wales" be given by the presentation by the Welsh to the Breton Gorsedd of an official and sym- ) bolical banner. This is now being designed j by Mr T. H. Thomas, the Herald Bard of the Gorsedd, and the cost; will be borne by private subscriptions. The banner will be formally presented at the Swansea Eistedd- fod. On Friday, at a meeting in the chapteT-room of Bangor Cathedral, presided over by the Dean, Canon IFairchild was presented with a solid silver desert. service, an illuminated address with the names of the subscribers, and a cheque for 1£250, subscribed by the laity of the diocese in recognition of the Canon's services to the cause of religious education in the schools. The secretary (Capt. Stewart) read a large number of apo- logies for absence, including letters from I the Bishop of Bangor, Lord and Lady Pen- rhyn, and others. Mr H. C. Vincent, deputy mayor of Bangor, read the address, and Sir Hugh Ellis Nanney made the presentation. The Senate of the University of Oxford on Thursday conferred a signal honour on a Welshman, who has attained the most pro- minent position among the bandmasters of the British Army, by granting the degree of Doctor of Music to Mr Albert Williams, bandmaster of the Grenadier Guards who from a little orphan of Casnewydd, has now become the proud possessor of the highest distinction in music. Mr Williams' history I reads like a romance, but it is the romance of a man who, at an early stage in his career set himself tan ambitious task, laud who, throughout a hard professional life, has 4 never acknowledged an obstacle to the attain. I ments of his success. I The new Clichele (Professor of History at Oxford in his "Political History of England" (1377-1485)-a period on which he is an ac- knowledged authority—shows the pare- which Wales played in the Wars of the Roses, bas- ing ibis account on the contemporary Welsh poems of Lewis !Glyn Cothi. Professor Omans Tefers to Heiry of Richmond as "him- sel'f a Welshman, and could make a good appeal to the local, patriotism of his country- men." He shows, too, how Henry on land- ing raised not only the Royal banner of Eng- land, but the ancient standard of Cadwall- ader, a red dragon upon a field of white and green, the beast which was afterwards used as the device of the House of Tudor, and the sinister supporter of their coat-of-arms." The Century Fund Committee of the Welsh Oongregationalists has voted a grant of £ 10 to the Welsh Church at Cape Town. The other free grants are £5 to Aberdlaron, J3100 to Aberbargoed, and JB25 to Ty'nybont Church, 'Bala. The parchment certificate for life-saving of the Royal Humane Society has been awarded to Mr Eugene J. D. Harwell for a gallant attempt to safe a. little boy named1 Savage, who was drowned while "paddling" in the river Dee. The presentation was made by Mr J. W. Summers, chairman of the Flint- shire County Council. Speaking at the annual speech day of the Llan- idloes County School, on Saturday afternoon, Mr David Davies, M.P., referred to the pro- posals to make the teaching of Welsh compul- sory as a great mistake which would de- stroy their own ends. The proper principle, he thought, was to make it optional and to provide facilities for teaching it. Mrs Sarah Margaret Hugjhesi, of iPla&ymedd, Anglesey, who died on October 17th, aged 71, widow of Mr John R. Hughes, of Liver- pool, left estate to the gross value of JB18,482, I including personalty of the net value of £12,440. Probate of her will, d!at.ool Feb- ruary 14th, 1905, has been granted to her son, Mr James iJ3¡radley Hughes, of Bryn Rheidiol, Menai Bridge, physician and surgeon, and Mr Owen Rowland,, of Bank House, Conway, 'bank manager, to the last-named of whom the testator bequeathed' J3100. Mrs Hughes bequeathed £3000 each to her sons, Edwa.rd William and Alfred 'Banks Hughes, and £1500 to De held in trust for her grand- daught-er, Alice Maude Hughes. The residue of her estate she left in trust for her said son, James Bradley, and: her daughters, Edith Margaret Louisa Hughes, Sarah Maria Float, and Hannah Maria Elizabeth Hughes in equal shares.

BANGOR THE COLLEGE .PLANS.—Sir Ashton Webb on Saturday concluded his inspection of the competitive plans of the new North Wales Uni- versity College buildings, which are to cost close upon B200,000. It is expected that the laying of the foundation stones will take place next summer.. THE LAlBOUiR MOV.EMEiNT.—'At a well- attended meeting called together under the auspices of the (Bangor 'Labour Organisation, Mr T. J. Williams presiding, the following re- solution was adopted1 after consderable dis- cussion "That this meeting is strongly of opinion that the time has arrived when a Labour Association shall1 be formed in (Bangor, and that) a oommitte 00 (appointed by this meeting to consider the objects, necessary rules" and details, the said committee to report to a future meeting to be called: at an early date." A committee of seven was appointed. A FEARFUL ACCIDENT. — ,Qn Tues- day night, a married woman, about 45 years of age. named Lettice Thomas., of Union-street, fell downstairs, with the resuIt. that one of her hatpins was driven right through her head from back to front. Her injuries provedi fatal, and on Thursday, Mr Pentir Williams held an inquest on the body. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death, and, finding that deceased was. ir rwor circumstances, expressed their sympathy in a practical form by making a collection amongst- themselves, which realised 14s, which was pre- se nt e d to the fern i 1 y. ■EDUCATION COMMITTEE.—A me*t->g of the 'Local Education Committee was hield on Monday, when Mr Timmins (Llanfairfechan) presided. The Christmas holidays were fixed from December 21st to Jaunary 8th.—Mr H. Ü. Hughes inquired why no wports were ever received from the 'Garth School. The Head- master told him that he reportede to Carnarvon. —'The CeTk (Mr D. Thomas) explained: that it was not always clear whether such (reports were meant for the 'Education Committee or the District Committee.—Miss Bessie Trevor Williams was appointed candidate assistant at the Glanaddia Infants' School.—The 'Rev H. N. Henderson was appointed manager of St. Paul's School in place of the Rev R. Rowlands, who has resigned.—Mr and! Mrs W. G. Hiughes were 'appointed cleaners and caretakers of the Garth School. COUNTY SCHOOL.—On Wednesday, Mr Henry Lewis presided at lai meeting of the Local Governing Body.—IMr T. J. Williams called attention to the. Daci that the Friars School porter wotrked eleven hours a diay, and asked .if that was not. unreasonable.—Mr ILester Smith suggested that there was an hour for dinner.—Mr T. J. Williams: It's too long; we ought to be reasonable even with tai working man.—Mrs Glynn Jones did not think the hours were too long, as thie duties urelOO very light.—Dr Price thought that ten hours a dav was not too long.—Mr T. J. Williams proposed thlat the hours be reduced by one whether they were ten or eleven.—The Chairmaji: The hours in (Bangor are from six tio six, airen't. they?—(Mr T. J. Williams i(gravely)': J hope not. Any master who exacts that deserves censure.-—Ultimately the matter was referred back.—The General Purposs Committee recom- mended the engagement of a classical mistress and a ma.them.a-tic.aj specialist in order to strengthen the staff of the school, latnd an in- crease of furies in the case of two teachers to the extent of £ 85.-The Chairman explaiW that this latter meant the school living (beyond its means to that extent for some years, but the Committee strongly recommended that course being taken, believing it would pay.- Litimately the recommendations were 'adopted —Dr Philhps suggested increasing the accom- modation of the school in order to s^ure the Slooo^11' fJt Wai!, e1stimat^; that a grant £ 200 at least could be eiaraed, and Miss of'iToOO offillan8* an ^Penditure ot tiuuu or £ 1500 would be ample.—A com- mittee was appointed to consider the matW

CARNARVON CARNARVON 'PEiRiSONAL.— Dr John Williams returned this week from Bournemouth, whither he had XSge° rCCUp€rate' 'benefited by the ILLUSTRATED LECTURE. —At the Na- tional School last night, under the auspices of the Church Guild *r E. T. Hall (Governor of %r.1&on) delivered a lecture descrltiive of the Isle of Wight, of which beautiful views •were shown on the canvass. THE PAVILION-As will roo seen from our adyertising columns, Mr J. W. Bostock has re- turned to Carnarvon, and intends holding his LarmyaJ again, which, no doubt w- be a great attraction The chief feature for Christ- t,l £ WOTld's IW«y, in PRIMROSE LEAGUE.—On Tuesday veil- ing the. members of the sewing class of the local branch of the Primrose League sat down to a sumptuous supper at the Warkingmen's Con- servative Clutb. An the arrangements were in the hands of Mrs Cousins. FANCIERS' SHOW.—Under the presidency of Mr A. W. Arthuvton, with Mr Charles A. Jones and the Rev O. K. Williams (Llangwvll- og) as vice-presidents, the Carnarvon Fanciers' Show was held at the Guild Hall on Saturday. There were close upon 500 entries, many of which were very highly spoken of. j "MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.This was the subject of an interesting address delivered j by Mr Elvan Williams, book se Uer, at the < weekly meeting of the Ebenezer Literary So- ciety on Wednesday evening. Pictures illus- trating the process of paper-making were shown on the canvas by Mr A. EVans, Pool-street. The Rev R. Morgan (pa.stor) presided. CASTLE-SQUARE LITERARY SOCIETY. —On Monday evening, a lecture was delivered iby Mr Gwenlyn Evans on "The Progress to- wards Religious Equality during the Reign of Queen Victoria." The lecture was illustrated by numerous slides, the lantern being ably manipulated by Mr )Edwa(rdl Evtatns. Thiel various disabilities under which Nonconform- ists suffered at the beginning of the reign, and the gradual changes towards greater religious equality were well explained. A vote of thanks to the lecturer was moved by Mr James Evans, and seconded by Mr Tudno Roberts. In sup- porting, Mr R. B. Tasker reminded the audience that after all only one side of the case had been represented that evening. OPERATIC.—Messrs John Williams (organ- ist of Christ Church), E. J. Pugh, and E. W. Jones are enthusia.stic members of the Carnar- von Amateur Operatic Society, which is now rehearsing "The Yeomen of the Guard." This \yeek they paid a brief visit to London to wit- ness the performance of the famous opera at the Savoy, and to learn a few things. FIRE.—Shortly after 6 o'clock, on Monday morning an alarm was raised that- there was an outbreak of fire on the .premises of Mr Hum- phreys, fishmonger, South Pen'ra'l'lt. The fire brigade, who were summoned, forced an en- trance into one of the rooms above the shop, and found that a sail and net belonging to a fishing-boat were smouldering. The fire was put out with little difficulty, and the dam- age done was slight.. LITERARY SOCIETIES. — Moriah: On Monday evening, Mr T. Jones (Towyson) gave somo reminiscences' of "Mynyddog." Mr S. Maurice Jones, A.R.C.A., presided.—Shiloh A competitive meeting was held on Wednes- day evening, Mr J. Lloyd Roberts, Maesteg, presidedt—Beulah: On Wednesday evening, Miss E. Hughes, Vaynol-street, delivered an address on "Domestic life in Egypt,"—Pen- dref On Wednesday evening, Mr W. Ellis, Hafod-terrace, read a paper on "Haydn." OBITUARY.—On Sunday, at her residence, in St. David's-road, the death took place of Mrs Parry, widow of the Rev James Parry, for fi- >!aJ.Y veais vicar of Llanrug, and domestic chaplain to Yaynol. The deceased lady, who had! attained an a8vaneed age, was formerly married to the late Dr Jones, a well-known Montgomeryshire man. The- funeral tcok place to-day (Friday) at Llanidloes. The first part of the buried service was held at Llanbeblig Church, where the deceased was a constant worshipper. LECTURE ON SOUTH AFRICA.—Dr Phil- lips, of the University College of North Wales, delivered an interesting lecture, before the members of the Salem Literary 'Society on vved- nesday night, on ins tour through South Af rica as a member of the British Association, He described the fauna of the oounitiry, tkfc1 relations of whites and blacks, and particularly his visit to the Victoria FaJIs. He took a large number of photographs, and these were n; .do into lantern slides, and shown on the canvas by Mr R. D. Williams, Porthyraur. TEMPERANCE MEETING.—At a meeting of Ltlle Women's Temperance Association, held at 'the Moriah Schoolroom on Thursday, an address wa& delivered by Nurse. Jones, Hen- dreforion. Miss 'Emily Davies, Ty Fry, who had been on the Continent for some years, gave- an interesting account of her experiences, Songs were given by Mrs Paull, Mrs Fraser, and Miss Myfanwy Jones, Tegfryn, and Master Lynn Davies, St. David's-road recited. Miss Davies, Rhosesmor, and the Rev R. D. Rowland also took part in the proceedings. "WELSH LITERATURE OF THE MID- DLE AG'EiS."—Minor Canon J. Morrice, M.A., of Bangor Cakhedral, delivered a lecture be- fore the members of the Church Guild, on Monday evening, on the above subject. The Vicar (the Rev J. W. Wynne Jones, M.A.) presided. The lecturer traced, the distinction between stories of Welsh origin and those from other sources, pointing out that the Celt was always a dreamer, and that in Welsh stories the supernatural was prominent.—The Vicar, in some subsequent remarks, alluded to the extraordinary power of imagination possessed bv the old Celtic writers. "'CJONICEI^T.—At iSlhi'loh C.M. Clbajpel, on Monday evening, a concert was held in aid of the Shiloh Bach Mission Chapel. Councillor R. Ranleigh Jones presided over a large at- t'endanciel. The iooinductor was Councillor Rees Hughes, who also organised the concert, The following took part:—Mrs IS. W. Parn- ham, Miss Dora Edwards (Gwynant), Mr T. Jones (Vaynol-skreet), Misses A. Moreton Jones Mary IHughesT and M. E. Hughes J (Snowdon-street) Messrs T. J. Thomas, W. Watkin Williams, R. Macklin, H. Davies, and H. R oberts; Miss N. Morgan, New-street-; Mr J. Salisbury's quartette, parties under the Mr J. Salisbury's quartette, parties under the the conduotorship of Mr R. Jones and Mr D. Williams respectively, a male voice choir con- ducted by Mr J. Metcalfe, and an orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr Peters. The i accompanists were Miss Nellie Morgan, Messrs W. Williams, Pool-lane; W. Morris, Edward- I street, ancfR. Eifion Jones, A.L.C.M. (organist of Salem Chapel) The concert was a great suc- cess, and a substantial sum was realised1. I SATURDAY NIGHT 'CONCERTS. — The first of a series of Saturday might concerts, I organised for the amusement and henefit of the poor and the residents of the slums, was held last week at the Tanybont Schoolroom. Unfortunately the attendance was not large, and the class of people one would have expec- ted to see nreserit was not largely represented. Mr J. H. Roberts, North-road, presided, and in opening the proceedings, explained the ob- jecf of the movement. He rs-ferrd to the fact that many poor people walked' aimlessly about the town on Saturday nights, while others frequented public-houses, and it would be the endeavour of the promoters of the concerts to bring these people together, and provide for them an hour's healthy amusement. Local vocalists and reciters gave their services at last Saturday evening's entertainmeinit, and an elo- quent address was delivered by Captain. Grif- fith., of the Church Army, who is doing excel- lent work among the poor of the town. The accompanist was Mr W. Morris, Edward-street. POPULAR ORGAN REGITAL.-JMr David Clegg, of the Queen's Hall, London, who is justly describedi ad tibe iPCaderewski of the justly describedi ad the iPCaderewski of the organ, (gave a recÏitaJi last night at Engeidi Chapel, Mr W. A. Darbishire (the Mayor), who was accompanied by Mrs Darbishire, pre- sided! over an audience that filled the spacious 1 building. This was Mr Glegg's second visit I to the towTn, and his -performance strength- ened the opinion that he is a prince among organ players. He has complete command of the "king of instruments," and' bids it do just whalt hie pleases, whether imitating the warbling of birds, or the soughing of the wind, or the. roar of the thunder. Some may call .all this trickiness; but this is certain, that Mr Clegg is without a rival in this country, save, perhaps, Mr Jude, as a realsitic player. He kept ibis audience spell-bound for over two ) hours. The ibocalist was Mr Ernlyn Davies, A.R.C.M., who was welcomed and encored. His recent severe illness—which prevented his attending the National Eisteddfod^—has not affected hi's voice. He sings as well as ever. BJis rendering of Mr Robert Bryan's rtew1 song, "The Silent !Land." whichl was sung last night for the first time, was very effective. During an interval the. Mayor delivered, an address. He said that music was one of his greatest delights. He was delighted with the beautiful voice of the singer, and with his I dignified delivery of the music and as to the organist, he was beyond praise (applause). DEATH OF A VOLUNTEER.—On Monday evening the death took place of Mr George Jones, Balaclava-road, at tlhe age of 36. The deceased was a membtf of the 3rd V.B. R.W.F., andl when war broke out in South Africa* he and several others from the town volunteered for active service. They were attached to the RoyaTWelsh Fusiliers, and took 1 .part in several important engagements. He was in South Africa; for two years and1 a half, and whilst there contracted an internal malady. When he and his companions returned home they 'were feted, and their services publicly recognised. He had been in the employ of Mr Noble (mineral waiter works) for over 20 years, and was well-known in the town. The funeral, which was of a military and public character; took place yesterday afternoon at Llanbeblig Chutrchyard. The Rev J. W. Wynne Jones, M.A., officiated at the house, and the Rev H. Jones (St. Mary's) at the church and grave- side. The cortege was preceded by the band of the 4th Batt. R.W.F. The gun-carriage, on which the coffin, covered with the Union Jack, was laid, was drawn by a number of men from the local R.N.V.R. The 1st Carnar- vonshire Artillery Volunteers, the Yeomanry corps, and members of the Militia staff also attended the funeral. At ILIanbeblis; Church Mr R. Pug he Griffith (organist of St. Mary's Church) played the "Dead March" (HancjA\, and the St, Mary's Choir sang appropriate hymns. The usual volleys were fired over the grave and the last post sounded. The bearers were chosen from among those who accompanied the deceased to South Africa from the local Volunteer company. Wreaths we^e Pent as follow In lovinsr remembrance of a dear c-m- rrde, from officers, n.c.o.'s and men of A Company, 3rd V.B., R.W.F. Mr and Mrs E. ) X oble; Masters Edward and W JTie Noble; I Masters Ernest and George Noble; iMessrs C. I Land, Ernest E. White and J. H. Edwards; Mr 1. C. W illiams Mr and Mrs J. Davies, Lodging Hall; Mrs R^cha|rds and family, Britannia Inn Mrs Davies and Miss Owen, Berlin House; Mr G. A. Cartmel, Carnarvon; Mrs and Misses Williams, Balaclava-road Misses M. and G. Williams, 19, Empress-street, Liverpool; Mrs Parry and family, tobacconist^ Bridge-street; Miss Maggie May Jones, Liver- pool; Mr John Roberts, Skinner-street; Mr T. Roberts and family. Castle Hotel; Mr W. A. Jones, baker, Spring-place; Mrs Fisher, Balaclava-road Mrs J ones, Anglesey Hotel; f .Mrs Bullock, Coed Helen. The family of the j deceased heg to thank all' friends for their kindness towards them in their sad bereave- ment. LIBEfRAL OLUB.—On Monday evening, Mr John Rees, Pool-lane presiding, an interest- mg debate took place: on the question, "Should the House of Lords be mended or ended* The two leaders were Messrs J. H. Jenkins soli- citor, and Henry Owen, Pool-street. Mr Jenkms opened in favour of ending the Lords the Commons were representativeis of the people, elected by them to carry out their wishes, but the lLords represented nobody but themselves, and yet this body was allowed to obstruct land maul bills which had received months of serious attention bv the peonies chosen representatives! The position was absurd.—Mr Henry Owen dwelt on the necee- T l 4-3 chamber as a check on hasty legisiation Moreover, in all previous struggles the Lords had given m at the end. With elirrht amendment, the House of Lords would bTp^e ferable to an elected second chamber, ffor then we would have two co-ordinate-, and' mSr be antagonistic, powers, which mi^ht result in and*a '°ther meml>ers followed and tihe wLk Y ^°rSe tlKi resolution passed last system was rrea.d': -"BdJ.rd of Tradle, White- hall Gardens, S.W. 6th December 1906 gwledTe th^receipt of o?ihen £ S m<*tins leasehold svstem Rowland." faithfully, John R.owl'a11d." St n W7 I discussion upon various subjects H fZ refenY<* and Mr T the he hnd in<lnil^ whether to the In'C^Cl1 anV V*-1* elating ihp. W f j °f newspapers on Sunday, but J? I th'9y ha<1 non*—^r J Paull thought prosecutions, could be instituted under the Sunday Observance Act.—<Mr R SeS\^rrSing -it0 n0tke' moved that Church Council secure -a hall for the con convents. Ho thought that an application might be made for the use oi Glanymor Chapel every evening of the week. Those people must have a counter- attraction to the public-houses. — The Rev David Hughes M.A., introduced a deputation ifram the Castle-square Presbyterian Church, •and said that that church had been greatly stirred by the condition of things at Carnar- von. It was felt "that a great number of younsr ipeopk roamed aimlessly about the streets on Kky whtT;?S' and lh* dePutallon come in r could not be done the matter. IHe believed that there were many young people who had- not homes worthy Sriff lla^e' who Pinferred walking the streets.—Mr A. Richards, one of the de-puta- ion, said that the churches did very little Epv1 to uP]ift young people. t £ m °nr l pTOVld:- entehtainments for Fraser agreed, and also referred to the need for action in the direction of mitigat- n the misery that arose from poverty — ing the misery that arose from poverty The Secretary (Mr W. Gwenlyn Evans) read a letter from Mr J. H. Roberts fBronwylfa) stating that Saturday evening concerts had been started, and asking for the support of the Council. The Rev D. Stanley Jones said that some people found fault with them for deptor- ftig the moral state of the town. Such people only went from their homes to chapel, and did not carets know about the moral state of the town.. It was true there was great poverty at Carnarvon, but there, was also much laziness at thought. He thought it would Ibe a good thing if every chapel in the town could be re- sponsible for the Saturday evening concerts. It was resolved to support the ,ooncerts, and the matter referred to by the deputation, as well as Mr Jeffreys's proposition, was left in the hands of a committee. DISTRICT EDUCATION COMMITTEE.— A meeting of the committee was held at tihe County Education Offices, on Wednesday after- noon, Mr R. O. Jones (vice-chairman) presid- mg. The other members present were: Mrs Jones (Minafon), the Revs R. Parry, B.A. (Llanrug), J. R.owJ.:mds '(Cysegr), IQ. Owen (!Portdinorwic), Dr R. Parry and Mr Natth Roberts (Carnarvon) t'opether with Mr Maelor Owen and Mr G. J. Roberts (attendance offi- question of the Christmas holi- days toeing brought up for consideration, Mr T. Jones said that too long a holiday was al- lowed at this time of the year. He did not be- lieve that it was (to thie advantage of the chil- dfrani to give them so many holidays.-Mr R. H. jfciiisi: Chilrden need something besides education. They should' learn to play. If we have an oldl fashioned Christmas, with snow and frost, what beltrter recreation can the chil- dren have than statins:. I do not think that they get too long a holiday at this time of the year.—Mr T. Jones Weather of 5Ke. kind re- ferred) to at Christmas is a thing of the past. Now we generally have wet weather, and I am certain that- tOne children would rather be indoors than outside in the wet, I move that the schools in the district be closed for a week insftleald of at fortnight.—The Rev G. Owen seconded the motibn.—Dr R. Parry pro- posed that the managers be allowed to decide whether the schools be closed for a week or a fortnight.—Mrs Jones seconded.—.The Rev G Owen remarked that many parents felt, that the children were given too many SidayT namely, five weeks in summer, and: also at Easter, Whitsuntide, and Christmas.—After further discussion, it was resolved that the schools be closed for a fortnight, but that axu.ag*™, if they thought m* W Se pwran to reduce the Wod.-Mr N»fch. ttZ K mT v '1 receivei Strom Mr Evans, headmaster of the bovs' de- °f w lC?marvon Council School, for tw, 0^] teJadler- He was P^sent at the school on Tuesday, and was surprised to see I HeSw child-ren of tGl>eage of 10 in Standard I. He was told they had to be placed in that okss because the school was understaffed Miss Davies one of the teachers, had to teadH a class of 103 children, and that was altogether -unreasonable for any young lady to do.—It was stated_that no application had been received mXr rf TnS' Wa* K matber, :iif it W,JS u'rgent, should oome hefO'l'8 thleo Staff Oommitte.e of the. Coun't-v Educ- riun Committee.—It was reported that only'one application had been received for a vacancy in the teaching staff of the Dinas School but in Kr qutlificar a'PP,icaTlt did not sta'te it xSt in regard to needlework, it was resolved to again advertise.

GROESlON DKTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.—On Wednes tT' J" Pritchard, Carnarvon attended at the Pentforddelen School to dktvi bute the prizes. In aH 38 nmes, and^ one si vei medal for unbroken attendance for three KvT^ofThi-Mr Pritchard-to nearty vote of thanks was accorded offered a. Sa^dvM^l.^

CRICCJETH PRESEXTATION,-On Monday evening, at the Jerusalem (C.) Chapel, the Rev W J >wcholson, Portmadoc. presiding, Mrs Roberts (formerly Miss Bowen, Medical Hall) pre- sented by the church with a splendid marble ock on the occasion of her marriage. presentation wa," made by the chairman.

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