Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

PtKSONAL We hear that Mr Wynn, Lord-Lieute-nant Oil Merioneth, is &till very ill. He is in (London. (General .Francis Lloyd will take uip the ponunand of the W NoSh lcrriioiiai Division Ipn January 26ih. The Bishop of St. Asaph has appointed fche Rev Rooert Owen, vicax of Bagilk, Flintshire, to the vicarage of Brvnymaen, Denbighshire. Dowager Lady Carnarvon is among recent anivals in town, having taken Aire Wynne Dinah's house in Bruton-street for a, short time. Mr Laurie Jones, until lecently cashier a.t the Llandudno branch of Lloyd's Bank, lias been promoted to the managership of jthe Lethesda branch. There is a movement on foot in the Welsh settlement, in l'atagonia to erect a public Ihall in memory of the late Principal Mi- phael D. Jones, liala. )Mr John Leigh Taylor, of Penmaenuclia, Hear Dolgeiley, died. on Tuay, aged seventy-nine years. iHe was a J.P. and tD.L. for Merionethshire. The Hon. Miss Yeneta Stanley, youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Stanley of Alder- ley, is progressing splendidly after the re- cent operation for appendicitis, which was performed by Dr. Gordon, of Dublin, assist- ed by Dr. W. [Fox Russell. (Mr Byles, station-master at Bettws-y- Coed for the past ten years, who has been in the service of the London and North MTestern Railway for over forty-six years, has retired on superannuation. Mr Smith elation-master at Market Harborough, has (been a*ppointed to the vacancy. Mr David Davies. M.P., has written to the Montgomery County Council suggesting the appointment of a Director of Agricul- ture, and offering to pay £250 a year for five years towards his salary. The Council Eeartily thanked him for his offer, the con- sideration of which was deferred. Mr J. C. Wedgwood, M.P., has received a letter tfrom the Prime Minister acknow- ledging the receipt of a petition signed by dM4 members of the House of Commons lUTging on the Government the desirability Of including a tax on land values in next year's Budget. Among the list a.re the fol- lowing names:—^Messrs Ellis Davies, Elite Griffiths, E. G. Hemmerde, T. H. ,W. Idris, and Wm. Jones. (Members of the Govern- ment were not asked to sign the /petition. The death occurred1 011 Monday of the IRev Rowland [Rowlands, superintendent minister of the Abergele Welsh Wesleyan Circuit, after a lingering illness. The rever- end gentleman had ministered witih oonspi- cuous success at Bootle, LlanberiiB, Llan- gefni, Abergele, Rhyl, Bangor, and Holy- head, among other places, during the past tiliirty years. IMt Rowlands was a native of Crwvah Coch, Montgomeryshire. He leaves a widow and eight children. Dr. M. J. Morgan, the Mayor of Conway, is a Liberal and Nonconformist, and instead of attending Divine service in his official ^capacity at the Established Church, he proceeded on Wednesday afternoon to his own chapel, where the Rev. Eivan Jones, Carnarvon, President-elect of the National Free Church Council, preached a powerful sermon. We congratulate Dr. Morgan upon his loyalty to the connexion to which he belongs. On Thursday, the veteran minister, the !Rev Owen Evans, D.D., entered upon his eightieth year. rr Evans, who was ordain- ed to the ministry fifty-eight years ago. is still hale and active in body and vigorous in intellect. A few years P-go, flfn th;e .occasion of his retirement from pastoral charge, at the en of fifty years in the ministry, he received a national testimOilll of £1,000 as a mark of appreciation of his public services. The Welsh Folk Song Society has adop- ted an ingenious method of aiding the work which, taken in hand two or three years ago, is being attended wtith most gratifying BnOoees. (With the view of having old songs collected with as much accuracy as possible, (the. idea. was conceived of resorting to the (phonograph, and accordingly, through the medium otf the president (Sir W. H. 1Preet"e), a fine instrument has pre- sented. to the society. The secretary (Mr iL. D. Jones) and J. Lloyd Wiiliiams, the latiter of whom has already done eoccel- ient work in harmonising the songs collec- ited, will now be in a position to obtain per- maaien/t and precise records with the mini- mum trouble. The death of Mr J. Moreton Prichard, J.P., has brought forth expressions of re- gret from many quarters, and his loss will be much felt in Holyhead. For many years Mr Prichard was- one of the most promi- nent inhabitants, and as a public man he oounted for a groat deal. Of late years, he had not so closely identified himself with public affairs, for he was much occupied with his private enterprises in building, etc., but it is safe to assert that had he desired any public position in the power of the elec- torate, it. could have been his for the asking. At many junctures he has been the "most talked of" man in Anglesey, and was al- ways considered to be strong in will and character. In private life he had mastered the art of giving quietly and .wisely, and the public will probably never know the ex- tent of his kindly acts towards the poor, who have by his death lost an ever-ready friend and helper.

Bangor Tff-E MAYOR.—At the Police Court, c. Tuesday, Mr Harry Clegg said the bench wished to congratulate their clerk (Mr H. C. Vincent) on his appointment as 'Mayor. They were sure that the City Council had made a wise choice, and were confident the duties of the mayoralty would be discharg- ed with credit to Mr Vincent himself and to the benefit of the inhabitants of the bor- ough.—Mr Vincent suitably acknowledged. MAKING TROUBLE.—James Roberts, labourer, Ban.gor, was charged at the Police Court, on Tuesday, with being drunk and disorderly, and with assault.—Joseph Ro- berts, labourer, said that while he was in the Sun Inn on Monday night, Roberts came in and asked him if he was the mas- ter of the house. Witness said he was not, when prisoner inquired if witness consider- ed himself to be as good a man as he (prisoner) was. Witness said he did'nt. want to have any trouble with any one. Wit- ness went out,and subsequently prisoner fol- lowed and assaulted him.—The police said this was prisoner's 14th appearance, but the last was in 1906, when he was bound over for six months for a breach of the iliA(.e.- Roberts was now fined 10s and costs for being drunk and disorderly, and for the assault 40s and costs. AM AMUSING CASE.—At the Police Court on Tuesday, Mr W. R. Humphreys was charged with escaping from the custody of the police while being taken to Bangor Station en route for Carnarvon gaol, where he had been committed for non-payment of a fine for drunkenness. Police-constable Williams said he was taking prisoner un- handcuffed to the station, and when they approached the station entrance witness put his hand in his pocket for the Tailway war- rant, when the prisoner suddenly darted off down Holyhead Road, up Glanadda. and disappeared in Euston Road.S-uperinteud- ent Harris How was he going ?—Witness Much faster than I could go (laughter in which the prisoner cheerfully joined).-r- Police-constable Lloyd, of Criccieth, said he found Humphreys with his head in a large box on a travelling showman's van sear Criccieth, as if he wag engaged in taking something out of the box. The box, however, was empty. He asked Humphreys his name. and prisoner replied, "William Jones. Llanfairfedhgn. "-Humphreys was committed to the quarter sessions.

Nantlle INDISPOSITION.—Mr William Roberts, Isallt, Talysarn (formerly manager of the Penyrorsedd Quarry), is indisposed. APPOINTMENT.—Mr Richard Jones, Talysarn, who has been"appointed president j of the Eivion Liberal Association, is one of the bulwarks of Liberalism in this district. He has served the public on all the Councils from the Parish to the County Council, and he undoubtedly deserves the honour now conferred upon him. DEVELOPMENT.—Our councillors ;and others are considering the question of re- moving the immense rubbish heaps which are an obstruction to the development of the quarries. This has become a matter of vital importance to the district, and if some Scheme were devised to dispose of the bear of waste which are now to be seen on all sides, it would not only provide work f*r many who are now unemployed, but would also prove a great boon to the quarries, as they would then be able to extend their workings. I

| Llanberis YOUNG (CITIZENS' CLUB.—At the Young Citizens' Club on Friday, the ques- tion *of unemployment was debated. The Speaker was Mr Edward Roberts. On be- half of the Conservatives, Messrs J. Gwyn- edd Hughes, Snowdon View; Owen Cbam- bers Griffiths. Thomas Ellis Williams, and i-Morris R. Morris spoke, while the Govern- ment were represented by,the Prime Min- ister (Mr H. H. Roberts), Messrs Jack Hughes, T. W. Owen, R. P. Jones, John IT. Jones, and Benjamin Thomas. The Labour party was represented by ,Messrs Richard Roberts, Owen Roberts, Tom Griffiths, and 1M orris Nanney Jones.

Llanrug LEAVING.—Owing to the continued de- pression in the slate trade many have left here for South Wales. BENEVOLENCE.—On Friday, scores of rabbits and hares from Vaynol were dls- tributed among the inhabitants pf the vil- lage.

UNAPPRECIATIVE RATEPAYERS PIROTIEIST AGAINST SPENDING MONEY ON A SCHOOL. Colonel C. H. Daribishire. in moving the adoption of the report of the Building Sub- Committee, at Thursday's meeting of the Carnarvonshire Education Committee,refer- red to the o-oening of the new Council School at Chwilog, and! observed that at- tention had been drawn to the fact that • very few olf the in the locality were present at the opening ceremony, Even the presence of the Chancellor of the ) 'Etxchequer had failed to bring them to the i gathering, and he had been told that on the very day of the opening of the school a parish vesitry had been called to protest I atgainst the expenditure involved. -Colonel Daribishire added That Mr Lloyd George had' expressed himself as being highly delighted with the educational work which was, being done by the Committee in Carnarvonshire {applause).

LAND FOR THE PEOPLE OVER 50 APPLICATIONS MADEJ-N CARNARVONSH'IRE. At a meeting of ,theCa.rnanonshir County Council, to beheld on Saturday, the Small Holdings and Allotments Committee will'submit a report t in the course of which it is stated that up to the 31'st of October, the total number of (applications was 61, and the amount of land required to meet such :applications was 812 acres. The num- ber of applicants who cannot be recommend- ed is 9, thus reducing;the total applications- to be finally dealt to 52. It is noteworthy, that the Parish of Clyn- nog furnishes no fewer than 20 of the good applicants, a state of things attributable to the fact that the Parish Council of Clyn- nog has provided allotments, .and in this way have educated the people to appreciate the .value of land as a means of supplement- ing the earnings of the working classes. Among the applicants for Small .Holdings are a number of tradesmen whose business- es, are sufficient to support them, but who desire to secure land as a convenience to their business. It has.been urged that land should not be taken from the farmers who depend upon the cultivation of the land for their living, in order to improve flourishing businesses at the expense of, making it less easy for the present holders of the land to pay their way.

BEATH OF LORD STANLEY'S SON SAD NEWS FROM AFRICA. On Tuesday night a telegram was received at Penrhos, Holyhead, by Lord Stanley of Alderley, from the Colonial Office, conveying the sad news that his Lordship's second son, the Hon. Edward John Stanley, had died in Africa, as the result of an operation. The sad event was quite unexpected by the fami- ly, for the last news of Mr. Stanley stated that he had successfully gone through the operation on the 24th of October, and that he was out of danger. The death took place on the 14th inst., at Sokoto, in Northern Nigeria, where Mr. Stanley was a third-class Resident in the Nigerian Civil Service. He was born in 1877, and was therefore 31 years of age. His education was received at Clifton Colllege and Trinity College, Cambridge, he being a scholar at both places, and taking his B.A. degree with honours. In 1901 he entered the Nigerian Civil Service, and was last home on a visit in January, 1907. The news of Mr. Stanley's death was cabled to London, and was communicated to the family by the Colonial; Office on Tues- day. Since then a great number of expres- sions of sympathy have been received by Lord and Lady Stanley, and other members of the family. The deceasea was very popu- lar with his associates, and has been a visi- tor to Holyhead on one or two occasions. Had not death intervened in so sad a way, he would probably have made a name for himself in the service of his country.

WELSH AUTHORS COPYRIGHT DR J. G. EVANS VERSUS PROFESSOR TOUT. In the Chancery Division, the case of Evans v. Tout and others was mentioned on Wednesday. This is a copyright case in which Dr J. G. Evans seeks to restrain the publication by defendants, who are pub- lishers in London. Liverpool and Manches- ter, of a work which the plaintiff says in- fringes his copyright in a book, which deals with the ancient Welsh language. Mr Lawrence, K.C., for the defendants, said His Lordship had granted an ex parte injunction in th matter. It was not a question of the plaintiff not knowing what was going on. He in fact agreed to the publication, as he said in his affidavit, on certain conditions-viz., that rr Evans's part in the work should be amply acknow- ledged in the preface of the defendants' book. If there was a trial the book could not be published till after Christmas. Professor Tout had pledged himself to acknowledge the plaintiff's work, and no doubt that pledge would, be observed. It was agreed that the case should stand over for a week, the injunction meanwhile continuing, and, if the parties could come to an understanding, they would do so.

TEMPERANCE IN NORTH WALES. The annual meetings of the Arvon and Vale of Conway Temperance Association commenced at Bethesda, on Tuesday, when a children's meeting, preceded by a street procession, was addressed by Miss Prit- chard, Birmingham. In the evening, a pub- lic meeting was presided over by Mr D. Griffith Davies, solicitor, and addressed by Revs R G. Roberts, Carnarvon; Hugh Ev- ans, Corwen; T. Gwynedd Roberts, Con- way; and Deiniol Fychan, Bangor. At tihe meeting at Jregarth the Rev R. Morgan presided, the speakers being Mrs Vaughan Davies, L.L.A., and Rev J. Glyn Davies. At Hermon, the Revs Samuel Bowen, Amana, and Ishmael Evans, were the speakers. At Oarmel, Llanllechid, the speakers twere Rev R. E. Davies, Tany- maTian; Rev Edward "Evans, Bangor, and Miss Jones, Hendreforion. On Wednesday, th: conference met, the chair being occupied by the president, Mr H. E. Jones (Hywel Cefni). It was de- cided to hold the next conference at Con- way. The Rev William Edwards (Conway) was elected president, Dr Evans (Brynkin- allt) treasurer, and tlhe Rev Ellis Jones (Bangor) secretary. Mr John Jones, who headed a deputation from the local Free Church Council, spoke of the reputation which that neighbourhood enjoyed so far back a6 fifty years ago for its activity in the interests of temperance. The Rev W. Keinion Thomas (Portdin- orwic) rejoiced that so many of the Labour leaders were absolutely sound on the tem- perance question, and that the fallacy that the best iworkmen were t-he hardest drinkers was fast disappearing. The Rev Richard Morgan (Tregarth) re- ferred to the share which poverty had in framing the drinking habits of the labour- ing classes, and maintained that working men could never be freed from the evils cf intemperance until they were paid better wages and given better surroundings.

BEAUMARIS RIGHT-OF-WAY CASE. In the Kin.g's Bench on Wednesday, the case of the Attorney-General v. Vivian was mentioned. Mr J. R. Atkin was for the plaintiff, and Mr I Ellis Griffith for the defence. Mr Griffith said his lordship would re- member that in this case, which was a Beuamaris right-of-way case, they had kept his lordship waiting ia order to make cer- tain terms. The Attorney-General sugges- ted that certain words were needed to the compromise of the action. Mr Justice Channetl said he understood one of the parties were claiming a public right-of-way. The evidence was not gone into, and then the (parties agreed that there should be dedicated to the public a substi- tuted right-of-way, which was not so incon- venient to the landowner, and was supposed to be sufficient for the public. He foresaw the difficulty that there might be by some- one who in the fufture would dispute the matter and say that the public right-of-way had never been done away with. If the Attorney-General agreed, however, to the words now suggested, no doubt that diffi- culty would be removed. Mr Atkin said this was so, and if there was a stay granted in Jthe terms of the minutes that would 1m an end of the whole litigation. The exact word$ of the agreement were not mentioned.

I EIGHTY YEARS A QUAPRYMAN I The late Mr Owen Griffith, Glan'rafom Terrace, Nantperis, whose potrait we ile- produce here, was one of the oldest quarry- men in the Llanberig district). It is b Sieved that he held the record in point ot length of service at the Einorwic Quarries. having worked almost continuously there for eighty years. When the Dinorwic Slate Quarries came into the possession of the present Squire of Vaynol, the workmen presented Mr Assheton-Smith with .a. magni- ficent Bible, and the late Owen Griffith was one of the three quarryoien chosen to make the presentation.

BEAUMARIS TOWN COUNCIL THE WATER SUPPLY. An adjourned meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Alder- man CoL Hampton Lewis) presiding. The various committees were appointed as folitows :—General Purposes Committee and Finance Committee, the whole Council; Sanitary, Building, Slaughter-house and Market Committee, Councillors W. T. Wil- liams, S. Taylor Chadwick, J., Eraser, J. Coulthard, F. Bellis, H. Thomas, junr., W. M. Griffith; Highway, Plieasure-ground, Improvement and Library, Councillors W. E. Jones, R. E. Brierclitfe, F. Bellis, G. Roberts, H. Thomas, junr., W. M. Griffith, S., T. Chadwick; HarDour, Buoy and Bath, Councillors IR., E. Brierclitfe, W. E. Jones, J. W. Jones, J. Fraser, J. N. Burton, G. Roberts, J. Coulthard, the Mayor and alder- men to be ex-officio members of all commit- tees. The Advisory Committee recommenced that in view of the steps necessary to be taken with regard to the water supply, that the Council' appoint a Water Board, consist- ing of seven members, with the Mayor and aldermen as ex-officdos. The following were appointed Councillors J. H. Burton, S. T. Chadwick, F. BelLis, W. M. Griffith,. J. W. Jones, Hugh Thomas, R. E.. Brierdltfe. The report of the deputation that waited on Sir R. bulkeley on the question of the Coun- cil taking over the town water supply, was presented by Councillor J. H. Burton, and was to the following effect: —Sir Richard proposed to sell to tne Council, at a valua- tion to be arrived at either by one expert valuer, mutually appoilnted, or by two valuers appointed in the usual manner, the whole of the water mains within the town and all the mailns below the present re- servoir and the filters, but he does not propose to include in the sale any portion of the pipe main, filters, or other appliances situated in the park or covers of the Baron Hiill Estate, nor the sources of supply so situated. Sir Richard explained that he was now engaged upon work at the Pen Pare Pool which, he estil- mated, would increase its storage capacity to an extent that will suffice for the needs of the town. He suggested that the Coun- cil lay a new main from the town to the pool, and, at a valuation, purchase the latter together with the land necessary for the construction of filters and other require- ments. After the Council had purchased the mains, and during the inter va] which must elapse while the last mentioned ar- rangements are in progress, he offered to furnish the Council into their mains a sup- ply of water in bulk, filtered, as at present, at a fixed price per 1,000 gallions. Sir Richard further intimated that the time limit of six months given in the letter oi the 28th September last, as the period within which the negotiations and works are to be completed, may be subject to relaxation should the Council be unable to complete their arrangements within that time, except in so far as that the Council must assume control of the water in the town after de- livery into the mains. This report caused a considerable amount of discussion. Ultimately it was proposed by Councillor J. H. Burton, seconded by Councillor !F. Bellis, and ordered That the Council should en^t-ge the services of an expert to advise them generally on the scheme as set out in the report, or as to any other scheme for supplying the town with water.

BREACH OF CONTRAC T ACTION AGAINST A CARNARVON BUILDER. His Honour Judge Moss has delivered judgment in a case heard at the Carnarvon County Court on October 29th last, when Edward Parry, Hope House, Holywell, sued Edward PaTry, builder, Carnarvon, for an alleged breach of contract. Plaintiff's case was that on the 8th August he agreed to buy from defendant a pitece of land. measur- ing about 9 acres, at Pentre Hill., Mold, for 1-800, but the Jatter declined to proceed with the sale. Owing to this breach of contract the plaintiff alleged that he had lost L,300, being his estimated profit on a re-sale, the amount of damages claitned being reduced to £100, in order to bring the case within the jurisdiction of the County Court. In the course of his evidence, the plaintiff said that he regarded himself as having made a contract after the letter of May 11th from the defendant, which stated that the latter was willing to accept the offer made by the plaintiff. On behalf of the defendant, it was submitted that there was no contract in the case, and that if a contract could be found in the letters, it did not accurately represent the contract which was arrived at between the parties. In the judgment, communicated, by his Honour in writing to the Registrar of the Court, it was poitated out that the only reai question before him was, did the parties enter into a contract for the sale and pur- chase of the land, or were the letters re- ferred to merely part of long-continued negotiations, which never resulted in a con- tract? He had come to the conclusion that there was a completed contract in the let- ters, and that the parties looked upon the letters as a binding agreement. The pliain- tiff had always been prepared to carry out the agreement, but the defendant, even if in fact he had, as alleged, no title to the land, had given no evidence of it, and he had no genuine effort to carry out his part, of the contract. He, therefore, gave judgment for the plaintiff for £100, and costg on lCe 1

BIT TELEGHAPH & TELEPHONE PARLIAMENT AND THE "HERALD" London, Friday. In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr Arthur Henderson asked how^ the narvon Herald" was allowed. to publish the list of old age pensioners. Mr Lloyd George replied that he did not know the source of the information. Re- venue Officers were pledged to secrecy, but local committees were net under any leg-OIl obligation of secrecy. He hoped, however, that secrecy would be observed. ——

THE EDUCATION SETTLEMENT. London, Thursday. In the House of Commons to-day, the Prime Minister said the Government had come to the conclusion that the proposals they were about to submit to the House on the subject of education should not take the form of amendments to the bill which had already been read a second, time, but should be presented as a new bill. The proposals were the outcome of prolonged communications in parlous (quarters^ and would be put forward not as a plan, which the Government regarded as ideally the tbest but )as one of which all parties who were Teallv anxious for 111- settlement of a long standing contro- versy might, without any sacrifice of prin- ciple on one side or the other, concur in accepting. He hoped to take the second reading of the new bill on Wednesday or Thursday next.

DISESTABLISHMENT. The Parliamentary correspondent of the Mall Gazette" says:—The Chancellor of the Exchequer is reported to have been entrusted bv the Prime Minister with thp .framing of the Welsh Disestablishment Bill, and, presumably, with the duty of in- troducing it, and of carrying it through the House of Commons next session. It is stated on reliable authority that the bill is now being drafted.

TH'E EDUCATION BILL PRESENTED. London, Friday. Mr Runciman presented the New Educa- tion Bill in the Commons to-day, and it was read if or the first time. The third reading of the Licensing Bill was moved to-day.

SHIPPING PORTMADOC; ARRIVED.—iRebecca s.s., Captain Ro- berts, from Liverpool; Mar wood, Jones, Fishguard; Lady Fielding, Hughes, Fifth- guard. SAILED.—Snowdon^ Captain Rees, for Cardiff; Rebecca s.s. Robert Liverpool CARNARVON. ARRIVED.—Craignair, Capt. Williams, from Liverpool'; Christiaita. Griffiths, Liver- pool Ixion, Anderson, Kingstown; Carew. Xeretta, Liverpool; Mabel, Jones. Preston Elizabeth, Williams, W. Shepherd, Hughes, Berehaven. SAILED.—Carew, Capt. Terretta, t4 Penmaenmawr; Craignair. Williams, Pen maenmawr; Christiana. Griffiths, Li poql; 1 Anderson^ Bawling,

BY THE WAY --< To-morrow's iocal lighticg-up- time. 5.7. High-tillle at Carnarvon, 1A1 a.m. and 8.4 p-m. The- Herala confidently predicted that Dr. Edwards wcrild not. go to Yorb. and timff has ver'tried our prophecy. If you. want to know the time o' day, follow the Herald?" Gutyn EbriU, who celebrated hi* 80th b:.rthday this year. u:, a most interest- ing- and letter from the Welsh colony in Patagonia,, and incidentally he remarks lhat. he delivered a lecture lasting two ana a half hours in length the other eveningon "IeTia-n G'wvnedd i<" The letter will be published in the Herald Cymraeg." f- Despite the assistance whic-b old peop get in filSling in their pension forms some amusinj answers are sonxtiries ziven. This, for instance, from one application form: — Q What means have you coming in. weekly?—A None. living on my husband. Q: Are you single?—A: Xo. Q; Are you married?—Yes. Q: Widow or widower?—A;. Widow. ♦ Of all the letters we have received ikl con- nection with the publication of the c.ld age pensions list, not one of them congratulates upon being able to supply the public with such valuable exclusive information. But we have sufficient reason*—substantial ones, too—for believing that tha public ap- preciated the "scoop." The man in the street always likes to know where hia money goes to—and no wonder, A curious fact noticea.ble in the d age pensions list, published in last week's "Her- ald," is the great preponderance ot women. A correspondent has given it as his opinion that the women of the district live to a greater age than the men, and he might have. added that the Suffragettes ought tG pass a vote of thanks to IT 0 Lloyd 'George for con- ferring such a benefit upon their sex. But this can hardly be expected. Gratitude and Suffragetism do not go together. Mr. Lloyd George had an amusing expert ence on Saturday when paying ,his hrst visit to Carnarvon Castle since his appointment to the constableship. He and Mrs. Lloyd George arrived there with a small party. The constable himself knocked-at the mas- sive door at the main entrance, and the lady caretaker (Mrs. Watkins), who regarded th6 members of the party as strangers. demanded from Mr. Lloyd George the usual fee of 4d for admission. Greatly amused. -Mr.. Lloyd George's friends promptly coffered explana- tions, whereupon the good lady "scanned thtt constable from head to toe, and satisfied herself that though he had changed since I she had last seen him at close quarters, ho wa-s Mr. Lloyd George beyond a^doubt. Captain Pritchard, of the Mauretania n (who is at present in Carnarvon) was one day talking to a group of his passengers. All, of us." he said, "have our customs. We Welsh have certain customs, you Ameri- cans have certain others, and if ours seem strange to you—why, yours seem strange to us. Strangest of all were the customs of young Abyssinian prince who once sailed with me. The passengers liked this young man, and at the end of the voyage they arranged a dinner in his honour aA Claridge's, in London. It was a smart din- ner—orchids and champagne no end—but— the prince never turned up Reproached next morning by the chairman of the committee,, who asked indignantly why he had not come to the dinner, the Prince answered simply and calmly, I was not hungry.' THE WE ITHER AND THE. OLD AGB PENSIONS' LIST. Scene; Pool Street, Carnarvon. Time; Friday, night, 8.30. Two pedestrians meet — one wearing & mackintosh, uie other carrying an umbrella. Pedestrian in Mackintosh; Isn't it offul" j/eaesi/i'iau wAC. Umbrella; Yes, it's pretty bad. P. in M. Pretty bad Shocking I call P. witti 1 oon i say that we've much. reason to grumble. P. in IYL. i^crnaps you havn't; but others have. P. with U. That depends; my opinion is that we ve much to be tnankiul lor, siaering everything. P. in M. Well if that's how you look at it, well and good. But of course 1 might. have known you would not see things liom a common sense point of view. P. with C. Man &Live! .What's the matter with you. Where— P. in M. Matter with me! Matter en. ough 1 should think. ron't you think its a disgrace to a civilized community ? "hat I say is that it ought not to b6 allowed in a dhrisfcian oountry 1 P. with U. My dear fellow, you forget that it rains on the just as well as the unjust. P. in M. Rallil W ho's talking about P. with U. Calm yourself, there's a good fellow. Havn't we been discussing the weather. P. in M. Good heavens, no! Have yoa "awwn dreaming ? P. with Co Of course not. I've been con- tending that at a time when we are gen- erally visited, metaphorically speaking, with meteorological disfavours, the clerk has on this occasion spared us a good deal. Now I wag reading that, in some parts of India— P. in M. India has nothing to do with it. ow9 look here. Let's begin again You ve seen the "Carnarvon and Denbigh n P. with U. Of course; P. in M. Weil, you've seen the list? P. with U. What hst r The Holyhead- P. in M. Holyhead be hanged! The pen- sioners, man; P. ith Oil I Tke list of pensioners, certainly. P. ill, Al. Now why should they disgrace its oy publishing the names? P. with U. I don't see where the disgrace comes in, P in M. Oh? But I do. Now they've got a great, great, grand of mine among them. Why should the name be published. I thought it was to be kept a dead secret. P. with. U. Really I don't see why. It's no disgrace; it's an honour, I wish I ws in the list, I can tell you. P. in M. How do you say it's an honour to get money from the parish? P. with U. Of course it's an honour And the money doesn't come from the parish either. The fact that a man's name is in the list is proof that he is respectable. J\o one gets a pension if he's been before the magistrates or been getting parish relief and, besides, every pensioner must ir a thri% We. Old man just jo* go home and think oyer it, and you'll see it s an honour and not a disgrace to. be m tnat list. p. in M. Oh, no! Its no honour at all Ol may take that from me.. U- do you think these lucky people are ashamed of the pension' T V ^amed of it ? No fear; p^ud, should think. Ashamed indeed }^t Yf y°U're telkinS at last If they re proud of it they'll be pioud of seeing their names in the paper. P'c^Ly?ks aW3y M'OQderin& '"f fc*

LOCAL NEWS Carnarvon &A3JE.—NOB. 30 and 32, Mountain street, which were offered for sale by public auc- tion by Mr W. H. Owen, on Saturday last, were not disposed, of. Mr Owen is now ready to dispose of the property by private -treaty. SPECL\L COURT,—Caradt'C Williams, Penrhos, Bangor, was brought up at a special police court on Thursday f for drunkenness, and was fined 2s 6d and costs, or in default fourteen days imprisonment. (MORffiAff CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR. —Mr T. S. Thomas, vice-president, presid- ed at Sunday night's meeting, when a paper on "The Duty of the Church towards the Pagan World" was read by Mr D. R. [Phillips LITERARY UNION.—The next lecture will be delivered at the Guild Hall, on Monday, November 30th, by (Principal T. IF. Roberts, M.A., Aberystwyth, on the subject, "Nationalism of Wales and Greece." Mr T. E. Roberts, iPlasybryn, •will preside. LECTURE. — On Thursday evening, at ;gedi C,.f..chapel, the Rev John Wil- liams, Brynsiencyn. delivered an excellent lecture on "John Elias o Fon" to a large audience. The proceeds rwent in aid of the Mark Lane Mission. Mr R. Gwyn- eddon Davies presided. iSOCQAJLTlSiM —Mr T. Gwynn Jones pre- sided over a well-attended meeting of the Fabian Society, held on Monday evening at the Institute. The principal speaker was !Mr David Thomas. Rhostryfan, who depre- cated the revolutionary ,tendency in Social- asm. Socialism, he observed, would not be desirable until the majority of the people twere Socialists, and it was the duty of Socialist societies to educate people up to their standard. PROMOTED.—Mr W. R. Bohanna, the eldest son of Mr M. Bohanna, of Eleanor Street, Twthill, Carnarvon, has been ap- pointed stationmaster at Connah's Quay. Mr Bohanna was formerly stationed at Hope. CALL TO LIVERPOOL.—'The Rev Howell Harris Hughes B.A., B.D., the pastor of Moriah C.I\1. chapel, Carnarvon, has received a unanimous invitation from the Committee of the Prince's Road CM. chapel, Liverpool, to take the pastoral charge of the church in Liverpool. LITERARY SOCIETIES.—Mr R, Gwyn- eddon Davies delivered an address on "Buddhism" at Monday evening's meeting of the Engedi Literary Society.—The mem- bers of the Shiioh Literary Society met on Wednesday evening, when an interesting paper on "The Church in the Second Cen- tury" was xtead by the Rev J. E. Hughes, M.A. BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. • The Borough Sessions were held on Monday, be- If-ore the Mayor (Alderman J. P. Gregory) and other magistrates.—'Grace Ellen Smith, Skinner street, was fined 2s 6d and costs for using indecent, language.—Catherine Evans, Pool .street, was summoned for riding a bi- cycle without a. light, and fined Is and. costs. C.M. MONTHLY MEETING.—The Cal- vin istic Methodists olf Arvon will hold their Monthly Meeting at Shiioh Chapel on Mon- day nest- iAt the morning and afternoon gatherings the usual business will be trans- acted, and on Monday evening.a sermon, 'will be delivered by the Rev W. Wynn Da- vies, Bangor. Tuesday will also be devotedi to preaching services. IN AID OF SHILOH BACH.—A con- cert in aid of the Shiioh Bach Mission Chapel was held in the Guild Hall on Mon- day evening. Mr T. S. Thomas presided over an excellent gathering, and in addition to -the capital entertainment contributed by Ap Harri, the well-known Welsh ven- triloquist, songs and recitations were given by Messrs J. E. Jones, H. Vaughan Davies and G. J. Roberts. CONCERT.—A concert and competitive meeting fwas held at Ebenezer Chapel, on Monday, under the presidency of Mr R. Griffith, J.P. The following took part: — Misses A. Moreton Jones, M. E- Hughes', Jennie Owen, M. J. Davies, Messrs JR. Rad- ford Jones, 0. Llew Owain, W. X Hum- phreys, and W. T. Jones. The adjudica- tors were Messrs Walter Thomas and J. Huw Williams. Mrs Madoc Roberts a,nd Mi May Jones were the accompanists. BENEFIT CONCERT.—On Wednesday evening, at the Guild Hall, a benefit con- cert was held in aid of Mr John Jones, Hen- walia Terrace. who has for a long while I been incapacitated for work through ill- ness. Councillor John Jones presided, end the conductor was Councillor Rees W. Hughes. The following took part: Mr W. Watkins William?. Ap Harri, Miss A. More- ton Jones. Mr Radford Jones, and Miss Sassie Pritchard. Councillor J. R. Pnt- chard proposed a vote of thanks to all who took part in the proceedings. Mr J. Wynne Parry seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously. COTtNTY- SESSIONS.—Held on Sa.tur- day, before Dr Taylor Morgan (in the chair) and other magistrates.—Robt. Ro- berts, Tan Lon, Rhostryfan, was fined 55 and costs for not sending his daughter regularly to school. —iQ*wen Richard Owens, (Braichtrygwribach, Uoper Llandwrog, was summoned for keeping a dog withouit any; license. According to the evidence, the de- tfendant had two and was granted an exemption in the c^ise of one of them. The detfendant .pleaded thalt he was under the, impression that he was entitled, to keep both dogs. The Bench fined him as a 006t6.1For being, drunk on the 4th inst., Wm. Williams, Station road, Talysarn, was fined 108 including costs. ENTERTAINMENT. — On Thursday evening, a splendid entertainment was given in connection with the Stilem Literary So- ciety, the programme for which had been Arranged by Mr Hugh Owen. The ohair was occupied by Mr 0. R. Owen, and the following took pait :—Mrs Stanley Jones, Mrd 6webn Jones, Mi 'Hughes, Mr James Hughes, Miss Jennie 'Owen, Miss Dora Ellen Williams, Master George Wil- liams, Mr Albert Jones, Miss Mary Ellen Jones, Mr Edward Jones, Mr H. J. Hughes (of Llanfairfechan), Miss Eunice Hum- phreys, Miss SaMie Pritchard, and Mr J. E. Jones. On the motion of Mr Richard Williams, all who had taken part were heairtily thanked for their services. MORIAH LITERARY SOCIETY.—The usual order of things at the gatherings in connection with the Moriah Literary ciety were varied on Monday evening, when the society met as a town council. Mr R. Mon Williams occupied the Mayoral chair. After some preliminary business, Mr H. Evans, Hill Street, acting as the chairman of tlhe Town Improvement Committee, pro- posed the adoption of various schemes in the interests of the citizens. These were discussed at some length by the "coun- cillors," and a vote was taken. Subse quently, Mr T. G. Owen, Pentir, as chair- man of the Unemployed Committee, put forth a number of excellent suggestions, with a view to relieving distress, and after an interesting discussion, the matter was referred back to the committee for further consideration. (R.G. ARTILLERY. — The Carnarvon Section of the Welsh (Carnarvon) R.G. Ar- tillery were visited by Captain Brewlster, iR..A.. who has recently been posted as ad- jutant. to this important unit of the local1 territorial forces. Over 90 per cent of the men were on parade, under the Section Commander Lieut. W. Heskeith Hughes. Major Whiskin, V.D., also visited the sec- tion on the saane day. Capt. Brewster, ad- dressing the men, said he was highly pleased1 with the work done, and especially with the muster, which was the largest so faT. The establishment of Artillery at Car- narvon has recently been increased from a sub-section to a whole section, neseccitating the enrolment of 40 additional gunners and drivers, and young men of 18 to 30 years of age wishing to join the Territorial Forces cannot do better, than enlist in this smart corps. During the winter months classes will be held' weekly for the training of specialists, and riding and driving drills will also shortly commence on Th unsday and Saturday afternoons, under competent instructors. Until the new drill shel is eredted drills will be carried on at the Niaval Battery on Tuesday and Friday nights, at 8 p.m. TERRITORIALS.—"A'' Coy. 6th Bn. Fusiliers. Details of duties and drills for week ending 28 November; Ser- geant on duty, Sergt. J. Billing; Corporal on duty, Corp. F'. J. Preston. Monday, 8 recruits drill.; Tuesday. 8 p.m., com- pany musketry drills and lecture Wednes- day. 8 p.m., hall open for gymnastics, etc. Friday, 7 p.m., Morris tulbe competition for prizes.. Notice The annual concert and: distribution olf prizes in connection with the competition held at the Alber range in Sep- tember last will take place on Tuesday, the 15th December. The next monthly aiming tube competition will taike place on Friday, 27th November, between 7 and 9 1.m. The prizes for the Deciemlber competition will be awarded for the best aggregate of scores obtained on any two o'f the following three date-s, viz. 4th, 11th, and 18th December. Firing will take place, on those dates be- tween the hours of. 7 and 9 p.m. Com- ipetitors. may fire on any of the three dates, the two highest scores made to be counted. Recruiting and re-engagements: Recruiting and re-enigagements will take place every drill night. Members are earnestly request- ed to obtain as many respectable young men as recruits as early as possible. Sign- ed, John Evans, Cantain Commanding "A" Co. 6th Bri. Fusiliers. \\ÜlRATUDATlONS. — Before pro- ceeding with the ordinary business of the iBorough Sessions, on Monday, Alderman J. R, Pritchard congratulated the Mayor (AI. I derman J. P. Gregory) on his first appear- ance at the court as chief magistrate. He I had done well for the town in several ways, was an experienced Justice of the Peace, and conscientiously tried to do his duty. He (the speaker) was sure the magistrates would support the Mayor during his year of office, which they hoped would be a suc- cessful one, free from heavy duties at the court.—Aid. J. R. Hughes (chairman of the County Council) endorsed all that wa's said by Mr Pritchard. It was a coincidence that Mr Gregory and he were placed on the commission the same year, and this year his friend (Mr Gregory) was chairman of the Town Council of Carnarvon, while he (Mr Hughes) was chairman of the Carnarvon County Council.—.Mr J. 13. Allanson (on be- half of the solicitors practising in the court) and Mr C. A. Jones (acting magis- tra,tes' clerk) also congratulated the Mayor. —In reply the Mayor said he was extremely obliged for the kind words spoken concern- ing him, and with the assistance of his brother magistrates and the legal gentlemen practising in the court, he would do his best to carry on the business satisfactorily. THE SKIPPER OF THE "MAURETAN IA."—Capt. Pritchard, of the Mhuretan ia," who is paying a brief visit to the town, visited the Girls' Council School en Wednesday morning, in the company of Alderman J. R. Pritchard, chairman of the Attendance Committee, and Mr D. T. Edwards. Exhibitions of drilling exercises were given by the junior classes, and the visitors 'afterwards assembled in the senior classroom, where the pupils gave excellent renderings of English and Welsh songs, under the conductorship of Miss Ryle Da- vies. Captain Pritchard expressed himself as being delighted with the performances of the scholars, and observed that the pro- gress made by the school reflected the ut- most credit upon the headmistress (Miss Crowther), and the staff of the school. Kate Winifred Edwards, a pupil who, with the exception of one half day, has a record of unbroken attendance for eleven years, was presented to Captain Pritchard. A few days previously Captain Pritchard, ac- companied by Councillor D. T. Edwards, visited the Infants' School. They were re- ceived by the headmistress (Miss Kerruish), and were much interested in the methods of imparting instructions to the little ones.