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NODION NED LLWYD. CONWV. Deallaf fed y Parch. Luther Thomas weiíí rhoddi pregeth ragorol yn y cyfarfod i'r Maear a'r Gorfforaeth. Gwr ydyw ef all ddweyd oeth- au cryfion. Yr oedd y testyn a'r mater yn am- serol—" Crist ionogaeth a'u cyfrifoldeb dinesig." NEWID PULPUD. Mae symudiad ar droed gan Gyngor Eglwysi Rhyddion Conwy i newid pulpudau unwaith yn y chwarter. Da iawn! Bydd hyn yn fantais i'r gwahanol eglwysd gael clywed yr oil o. weinr- dogion y dref. Yr oedd yn dda gennyf ddearl fod y Parch. William Edwards (B.) Conwy, yn pregethu yn addoldy yr Anibynwyr wythnos i'r Saboth diweddaf, a'r Parch. Luther Thomas yn addoldy y Bedyddwyr yn y Junction. Dyna ddechreu. Panhaed brawdgarweh. EGLWYSBACH. Yr oedd y Parch. Gwynfryn Jones yma nos Fercher diweddaf yn rhoddi ei ddarlith ar Ty yr Arglwyddi." Gresyn nas galLad Gwynfryn ymweled a phob ardal i roddi y ddarlith am- serol hon. Yr oedd cynulliad lliosog yn addoldy y Wesleyaid J'I1 gwrando arno, a phawb yn ei mwynhau. Mr Mills, o Lanrwst, oedd yn ) gadair, a gwnaeth araith bert. Talwyd diolch cynnes i'r darlithydd a'r cadeirydd gan y gwein- idog, y Parch. Gwilym Roberts, ac eiliad dyn d^ithr oedd yno. Y MERCHED. Bu helynt fawr gyda rhai o honynt yng Nghaernarfon. Yr oedd dwy o honynt wedi llogi y N euadd Gyhoeddus yno, a daeth cynull- iad Iliosog. Ond ni oddefwyd iddynt gael dweyd ond ychydig. Yr wyf wedi derby-n y llythyr canlynol oddiwrth Dora ac y mae hi, fel y gwelir, yn nodi rhesymau Lawer dros hawliau jnerched. Nis gallaf wneud yn well na'i roddi ma j HAWLIAU MERCHED. Yr ydys wedi gofyin. i ni amryw weithiau yn ddiweddar ein barn am hawl merched i bleid- leisio yn etholiad Seneddol. Gallwn ateb yn hawdd, ein bod yn dyn, ers hir amser, dros iddynt gael yr hawlfraint honno. Y maent yn cael bod yn athrawesau yn athrofeydd yr aelwyd ac yn yr ysgolrion Sabothol, ac yn y sefydliadau addysg mwyaf eu dylanwad yn y deyrnas. Y mae yn rhydd iddynt farddoni a thraethodi a hanesyddu, a dhymeryd eu lIe fel awduresau ymysg enwogion yr oesau; ac y mae llawer o honynt yn. dyfod allan bob mis i gymeryd llwybrau uchaf llenyddiaeth a hanes- yddiae-fth, a phrif ffyrdd y celfyddydau a'r gwybodaethau, ac hyd yn oed feusydd uchai ao eangaf diwinyddiaeth. Y maent yn awr yn cymeryd eu lie ar feinciau blaenaf ein colegau meddygol; ac y maent yn ennill y graddau uchaf yno, ac yn cael gweinyddu fel nurses mewn yspytai ac mewn gwersylloedd; a buasai yn dda heddyw i achos physigwriaeth yn ei boll gylohoedd pe buasent yn cael yr hawl- fraint hynny yn gynt ac yn llawnach. Y mae ganddynt eu pwyllgorau i weithio o blaid Beibl- gymdeithasau, a chymdeithasau cenhadol, a phob sefydliad o ehLsen a dyngarwch; ac y mae eu diwydrwydd a'u gweithgarweh yn dy- lanwadu er lies eang i gymdeithas. Y maent yn cael pleidleisio yn etholiad gweinidogion a swyddogion yn yr eglwysi lie y maent yn ael- odau. Y maent yn cael anfon deisebau a chofebau i ddau Dy y Senedd, ar anerchion pan y mynant at orsedd y Brenin, neu at fyrdd- au llysoedd tramor. Y maent yn gyffredin yn cael bod yn frenhinesau yn eu teuluoedd gar- tref, ac ni byddai yn ddim colled pe caent Íwy o lywodraeth mewn ambell i deulu. Y maent yn ami iawn yn cael llywodraethu pleidlais y gwr, neu y brawd, neu y mab, neu y cariad, ymhob lie y mae yn myned. Y maent yn cael gwneud ac arwyddo cytundebau, a dal a meddu tiroedd, a chadw masnachdai, a chodi a chadw arian, a thalu pob trethoedd, a gwneud eu llythyrau cymiun. Y maent yn cael canu a gweddio, a pbregethu, a darliithio, a bod yn famaethod a hena.duresau yng nghyniulleidfa y saint, ac yn ddiaconesau a gweinidogesau yn yr eglwysi. Y maerut ) n gorfod dw\n eu llawn ran o holl feichiau cym- deithas, ac y maent yn gwneud eu llawn ran tuag at gynnal a chyfnerthu y wladwriaeth ac nis gallwn wybod paham na byddai yn deg iddynt gael pleidleisio yn etholiad Seneddwr. Os dywedir y byddai yn drwm gweled march brydweddol, foneddigaidd, wylaidd, yn gorfoa ymwasgu drwy fintai o. feddwon budron, geir- won, isel eu moes a'u hiaith, tua bwth y bléd. lais, gellid ateJb eu bod yn gorfod bod ymysg rhai felly mewn mannau eraill—yn y faxebnad ac yn y cerbyd, ar ben heol y dref, ac ar yr aelwyd gartref. A dichon y gall eu presenol- deb oddeuitu porth y bleidlais fod yn foddion i foneddigeiddio a moesoli yohydig ar yr anwar- iaid gwrrywiaidd fyddanlt yno. Y mae gan- ddynt eu dawn a'u dylanwad, a dylent gael chware teg i'w defnyddio ar adeg etholiad fel ar adegau eraill, a chael rhoddi eu pleidlais yn y "polling-booth" fel yng nghylchoedd eraill cymdeithas. Y maent yn cael bod yn frenhinesau," a byddai yn eithaf anghyson mewn gwlad i wadu a gwrtho-d hawl merch i bleadleisio, pan y cofiwn y bu merch yn eis- tedd mewn parch a bri a defnyddioldeb, ar or- sedd y wlad hon. Y mae dyngarwyr blaenaf a mwyaf meddylgar ac athronyddol yr oes yn barnu yn. bwyllog y dylent gael defnyddio eu hawl i bleidleisio mewn etholiadau, ac y bydd- ai hynny yn foddion i gryfhau teyrngarwch a gwladgarwch y deiliaid, ac yr effeithiau mewn llawer dull er goleuo a chyfoethogi a dyrchafu y wlad. Y mae eu hawl i'r bleidlais yn dyfod yn fwy-fwy eglur bob blwyddyn, a daw pob gwlad GristionDgol" i gydnabod hynny cyn bo hir a bydd yn gywilydd gan Lywodraethau a Senjeddau yr oesau a ddaw, fod hawlfra'nt mor bwysfawr wedi cael ei chadw gyhyd o',u cytrhaedd. Well done, Dora," y mae yn dda iawn:. LLANFAIRFECHAN. Nos Fawrth cyn y diweddaf yr oedd yma gyngherdd gan y Glanlafan Male Voice Party. Bu y cor hwa un enwog am gyfnod hir, ond rhoisant eu teynmau ar 3"r helyg. Ymddengys eu bod am fyned i Lerpwl tua'r Nadolig i gvstadlu. Eu har.veinydd ydyw Mr ugh J. Jon-es, A.C. cerddor ac arwemydd galluog ydyw ef. Cymer. wyd rhan yn y cyngherdd gan y dadganwr en- wog, Mr Will Roberts, Bangor, a Miss Gwlodys Hug-hes, boneddiges ieuanc yn meddu ar lais swynol Jawn. Yr oedd yr hen gyfeillion, Mri. John Hughes a Thomas Hughes yn canu mor swynol ac erioed, ac yn cael cymeradwyaeth fawr. Cvfeiliwyd yn feistrolgar gan Mrs H. R. Davies, Richmond House, a Mr William John Jones. Canodd y cor amryw ddarnau yn nei.ll- tuol o ganmoladwy. Nid oedd ganddynt lywvdd ir cyngherdd, ond arweiniwyd ac adroddwyd gan ddyn diarth. Da gennyf oedd clywed fod y Fleer parcbus wed, cyfrannu yn haelionus i drysorfa y cor, a bod Dr. Clifton Hughes yn noddydd caredig iddynt bob amser.—Yr oedd y brawd Mr William M. Eames 3^1 llywyddu mewn darlith yn Aber y nos o'r blaen. NED LLWYD," Weekly News Office, Conwy. (Methasom a chyhoeddi y llith hon yr wythnos Qiweodaf o achos prinder gofod. GOL.)

Nodion Llywarch Hen Llongyfarchiad i'r Parch. W. Thomas, Ulan- rwst. Wele efe bellach yn Llywydd Cym- deithasfa'r Gogledd. Y mae cysgod yr ail- rhydedd hon yn glod i Gyfarfod Misol Dyffryn Conwy. Canys ni bu rbeb o'i wyr glew ef yn y gadair ers talm. Iedhyd gaffo Mr. Thomas i lanw'r swydd, a medr i ddal yr awenau. Gwelaf fod Mr. Thomas Williams, Cross- street, Caergybi, yn rhoddi arfau gwaith ei fywyd cyhoeddius o'r neilltu, ar drothiwy | ei bedwar ugain oed. Gweithiodd yn ddiwid ym mywyd y dref a holl gylchoedd y sir. Ni wel- odd Mon ei anwylach na'i onestach. Ynddo ef yr oedd cysgod yr anwyl Barch. W. Griffiths fel yn aros yn y tir. Boedi ei noswyl yn dawel a'i gyda'r nos yn siriol. Y mae'r ddadl ar y Gyllideb wedi ycihwanegu at y doraeth slang wordls feddai'r Senedd. Gelwir y finitai ddieitihr o Arglwyddi a ddaeth i'r frwydr dir hon yn wild men." DaeAhanit yno ar ffrwst, a ithai ohonynt a'u cwn i'w camlyn. Pan ddeallasant hyd aniser y ddadl, rhedasara i'w coedwigoedd i ladd ffes.ani. Clhwareu teg iddynt, gogwydda pob pet'h i'w elfen ei hun. Rhuthrant i'r Ty i amddiffyn eu llogelLau rhag y Llywodoraeth, a rhuthrant i wario eu heiddo ar eu pleserau. Gorchwyl mawr llawer bonedd- wr yw magu giam. a rhedeg ceffylau. C'redant mai i hyn eu crewyd. Hawdd canfod lie y mae'r esgid yn gwasgu, a phwy yw'r bobl anwladgiar, er eu holl grech- wen., sy'n gwrthod dwyn eu rhan o faich y deyrnas. Hael yw Hywel ar bwrs y wlad." Wylir ym mhen. pob heol am longau rhyfel, a phe cai'r Ty Arglwyddi ei ffordd, telid am dianyn-t a lluniaeth y bobl. Y prif siaradwyr 3m erbyn y Gyllideb oeddynt: Due o. Marlborough, perefenog 24,000 o erwau o dir, a'u rhent yn ^36,557 Iarll Camperdbwn, perchenog 14,000 o erwau; Ardalydd Londonderry, perchenog 50,400 o erwau ac Arglwydd Avebury, ariahydd goludog a pherchenog 3,000 o erwau o dir. Oni fedr y neb a redo ddarllen ymdidygiadau a gofal calon y bobl hyn am eu heiddo? Deall, j yn wir; y mae miloedd na fynant ddeall— carant dywyllwch eu sel wleidyddol. Yn yr ystorm y mae'r cwestiwn o ddysgu'r Gymraeg yn yr ysgolioni dyddiol. I reswim yim- ddengys yn ddiamwys a phriodol. Dylid dysgu iaith, pob gwlad yn ysgolion y wlad hono. I'r Cymro gwladgar, nid oes dwyfarn ar y cwestiwn. Ni fyn Pabyddion Gwrecsam ei dysgu, ac am- reua'r Eglwyswyr y priodoldeb. Rhoddwyd Ysgol Eglwys Crist y Rhyl, i'r Awdurdod Add^g ar yr amod na ddysgid ynddi Gymraeg. Camodd y Bwrdd1 Addrwsig i fewn yni erbyn y rhwymiad. Gwelir trwy'r man bethau hyn y ddrycin sydd yng nghwrs bywyd yr hen Gymraeg- anwyl. Gwawried y bore y caffo ei bendithio i yn ei gwlad ei hun, a'i choleddu gan ei mheib- ion. Gwelais y dydd o'r blaen uwch swyddfa crydd yr jrmadrodd deniadol- Hospital for boots." Rhagorol. A dichon ei fod briodol mewn rnwy nag un ystyr. Y daw oddiyno rai heb eu gwella, a rhai wedi eu gwella dros amser. Yr a yno hefyd ambell hen sandal anfeddyginiaethol. GWiIl am feiardd ym mhlith marchogion y lap- ston, ond na welais fawr farddon.iae(th or blaen yn y drycin uwch ei ddrws. Cbwareu teg hefyd i siwyddfa'r crydd, hwy sy'n cadw understand- ings y byd yn eu He. Atebed y Tad Trebaol y Llythyr fel ysgolaig, hanesydd, a bonedd wr, os medr. Oni fedr, cymered ei gwymp heb chwerwi a difrio. Nid yw ei lith. diweddaf yn ddiim ond difriaeth ac ymosodiad personol arnaf fi. Gadawodd fatter- ion y ddadl yn hollol gan roddi i ni gibau yn eu lie, fel cammol ei hun, fy nghyhuddo i o Iwfrdra, o ddysgu'r bobl i eashau'r Pabyddion, a phroffwydo cwymp y Methodistiaid—a dyr- chafiad yr Eglwys Babaidd. Rhaid i mi wrthod yn bendant eich gwahoddiad i ddadleu peithau personol ac i fasnachu mewn coegni. Ail ym- eflwch ym mat.teron y ddadl, rhydd hyny fantais i mi i ddangos g-eudeb eich honiadau, a buchedd a thwyll eich Eglwys. Camdystiolaeth yw eich awgrym y dysgir y bobl i'ch casau'r Papists," a gwegi yw eich honiad eich bod ferthyr bach yn Llanrwst o achos eich crefydd. Cyfeiriaf at hyn am y tybiaf eich bod yn sar/gu cymeriad y dref o dan draed, ac yn eu cham- g'ybuddo. » GWELEDYDD Y GLYN. Alegori yn ffurf Nofel, gan Wilym Lilywelyn. Y Wyddgrug: Ar- 'f,,v graffwyd ga,n, Yr Armonic, Cyf., 1909. Nofel GymreiÍg yw hon-aniheuthyn i'n calon. Na alwer nofelau Allen Raine vn Gymreig. Y mae yng Nghymru fynyddig ddefaid cyn amled a'r gwlith, a'u bias fel afrllad o fel ond ni welais ynddi fugeiliaid a bugcilesau haner ar- abaidd fel a luniodd hi. Luniodd ei nofelau yn 61 portread nofelau'r dydd, a rhoddodd za.,pan drws ac ystlys ffenestr draw ac yma o ddeunydd Cymru. Clywodd yn rhywle am ein pedhod parod, breuddwydiodd am flaenor pendrist, a chododd hen wrachod o'u beddau i breswylio i'w chyfle hi ym mwthiyn cesail y graig. Y mae'r merched nofelwyr Seisnig. a'u dychymyg gwyllt, wedi bras fraenaru maes y chwedl; rhedasiant ef, a hauasant ynddo' efrau gwyllt eu twf. Cre- asant gymeria.dau anry11101 ac amgylchiadau an- aearol, i yru ysibrydoedd, a gyru eu hunain yr un ffordd. Lladdasant yr amynedd hono fedr yimboeni i ddeall gwirionedd, a llofruddiasant y chwaeth a ymblesetan dawel yng nghymdogaeth cymeriadau cywir i fywyd. Pe darlunid bywyd y Saeson heddyw fel y mae, ni chyme,rai'r bobl hamdden i weled y darlun—.rhaid cael rhyw ofnadwy fel hud a lledrith y tadau i foddiloni rhy-w awch &y'n ein natur. Yn nhawelwch naturiol ein bywyd y llecha ei wir dinofel. Chwedl fyw ddiiramant yw dhiwedl ddywed hanes bywyd Cymru. Onii lefa ein calon am Wr a edrydd hanes bywyd fel fel y mae, heb oeri ei wres, na difwyno ei gyfriniaeth? Amgyldhdadau gwyrthaol yw hoffter y nofelydd, cyfriniaeth an- elwlg yw hud y bardd. a dyddiadau oer tel tameidiau o ia yw casgliad v cofiantydd. Syniadau Cymru heddyw yw meddyliau'r chrvvedl hon, a thyf ei ch^neriadau naturiol o ddaear T>e Sir Gaernarfon. tc Gweledydd y Glyn" yw'r teitl. A thueddir ni i gredu'r awdwr pan ddywed mai Dafydd Toimas y crydd yw hwnw. Dyma ei gwendid1. Arwr y nofel yw Arthur Wynn, etifedd y Plas." Ond i'r awdwr ail fwrw golwg, fe wel mai troell naturiaeth ei ddrama yw'r cymeriad h.wn. Y mae gwir neges y nofel yng nighyisylltiadau ei fywyd ef. Coledda'r awdwr syniadau neilLtuol am fagu a dysgu plant-y syniadau new3,idd. Amddiffynir hwy'n d.da yn Arthur. Ond arfer yr oes yw disgyblu pob petih, a gwellaa pob peth dan y driniaeitlh, os nad yw'r dechreiu dyn yn eithriad. Gosodwyd Arthur yn fachgen ieuan-c yng nge- feiliau haernaidd trefn hen feroh hunanol. Ceiisdodd hono wasgu pethau goreu ei natur i maes, i foddio blinder ei nihatur siomtedig ei hun. Ond method.d b-arug bore oes ym Mhlas v Glyn a lladd bywyd ei galon. Cafwyd ef yn ei bryd gan gariad, cadwodd profedigaerthau ei ■dynerweh yn fyw. A phan gododd haul, tyf- odd. Surodd crefydd, y Catecism ei natur, a synodd yn ddig3"dyimdeimLad uwch ei pben, o achos y dogynau a roddai Miss Edith Evangel- ine Angelina Wynn iddo trwy deg a garw—garw fel rheol. Yn nhymor hinddrwg llechodd gwir ysbryd crefydd yng nghiysigod ei gariad at ei wlad. Yno cafodd nodda g-ynes, fwy cydnaws a'i anian ei hun nag yng nghysgod rheolau sych yng ragweinidogaeth hen ferch cyn syched a'r rheolau. Daeth deigryn i'm llygad yng Nghyngerdd y Crythor Cymreig, pan o-anodd Cul yw'r llwybr imi gerdded yn yr ysbryd dieithr hwniw a ddaliodd ynddi yn awelon y grug. Nid rthy- iedcù i Prydwen lefain "Artihur, Arthur," pan gamodd ef "Gwynfa Prydain," hen gan ei mham, a chan ogof glan y mor. Cymeriadau ttysion; yw Menai a Phrydwen. Ond pabam yr aberthir y ddwy ar allor pro- fedigaeth? Cas gan fy nghalon feichio neb a chroesau trymion, ynl neimituol yr anwyl a'r pur. Gwn eu pwys—ni fedraf oddef edrycih ar eu chwareu. Rhodder hen cymeriadau sur fel Miss Wynn a thywyllodrus fel Mr. Winsom i ffwm- esiau trallod, a lunier hindda deg i'r defnvddiol a'r da. Diolch i'r awdwr am ei ffyddlondeb i Gymru. Rhoddodd heibio'r pethau rnyfedd-eulunod poblogrwydd, a glynodd wrth gynheddfau Cym- reig. Gwelais yma lawer brawdd.eg dlos a llawer cystrawen gref achubwyd o. iaith y bohl. Ond .ni v/n tu yma i glawdd y mynydd beth yw arfer yr awdwr yn nefnyddio'r ag a'r ac." A dieithr imi yw rhai pethau eraill. Os hen lane yw, gwae etf pan elo i garu. Califf rai o'i syl- wadau yn ol a'u Hog ar y ddegfed. Blin gan ein cihrno-rydd glywed son am eu "glwendidau naturiol." Gel'lir eu dangos ynig nghymeriadau rhai eraill yn hollol ddiberygl, ond pan eler i egluro eu bod yng ngbymeriadau pawbewel1 chwilio am yr bet. Er yn nodi beiau, llwydd- iant fil i Wilym Llywelyn. Ni ddarllenais ddim •gwell er dyddiau Daniel Owen.

.clill Yr Arglwyddi a'r Gyllideb. Nos Wener diweddaf, yn y Ddarlithfa, cynhal- iodd Cymdeithas Rhyddfrydol Colwyn Bay ei chyfarfod Cyimreig cyntaf, a chafwyd cynulliad ardderchog. Y siaradwr ydoedd y Parch Silyn Roberts, M.A. Yr oedd yn achos golid cyffredin- o ol n.ad allai y Parch. Thomas Parry, Y.H., fod yn bresennol i gymeryd y gadair. Mae Mr. Parry yn un o wroniaid yr achos Rhyddfrydol yn y cylch, ac fe'i edmygir ef gan bawb am y modd gwrol y safodd dros ei begwyddorioin. Yn anffortunus, ni fu yn amlwg iawn yn ddiweddar, ond gobeithia Rhyddifrydwyir o bob gradd y cyme-ra ei le yn y frwydr fawr agosihaol am iawn- derau y bob!. Ar y funud olaf llanwyd lie Mr. Parry gan Mr. S. Glynne Jones, un o Ryddfryd- wyr ieuanc brwdfrydig y dref, ac yr oedd ei araeth, er yn fer, yn gytfrwng i godi y gynulleidfa i deimladau uchel. "Dyrna ni," meddai Mr Glynne Jones, "yn cy- farfod heno i wrando araeth wleidyddol, ac add- efa pawb ei bod yn adeg bwysig yn banes ein gwlad. Ymffrost gwierin Prydain Fawr ers llawer blwyddyn yw fod ei Ilywodraeth yn gorffwys yn deg ar egwyddorion rhyddid. l'eyrnasa y Bren- hin, a dexbyn yr orsedd ei nherth a'i grymus- der nid yn unig, nac yn bennaf, oddiwrth waed- oliaeth bremhinol, ond am fod awdurdod Senedd Prydain tucefn. iddi. The King rules by the will of the people." Teimlwn yn falch 0 hyn, ond cofier mai nid heb lawer brwydr galed yr enillwyd y mesur hwn, o ryddid prwladol ac ani- byniaeth cymdeci.thasol. Nid cwestiwn • newydd, gyfeillion, ydyw'r pwnc sydd ar hyn o bryn yn berwi'r wlad drwyddi. Ymladd am ryddid a thegweh a chwareu teg i'r tiawd fel i'r cyfoethog yr oedd y bobl saith gan mlynedd yn ol yn amser y Brenhin John. Collodd Charles I. ei fywyd drwy ymdrechu darostwng y wlad i'w fymwy a'i ewyllys ei hun. Ymdrechodd yntau gael yr hawl i drethu y bobl y nol ei ddymuniad ei hun. ond cododd y wlad mewn gwrthryfel, a chreodd yr adeg wroniaid fel Milton, Hampden, ac Oliver Cromwell. Nid ydym eto wedi cyrraedd gwlad yr addewiid. Mae llawer iawn o dir eto i'w fedd- ianu mewn ysityr wleidyddol a chymdeithasol. Erbyn hyn wele Arglwydd Lansdowne, yn nini- weidrwydd ei natur, yn cynyg y penderfyniad hwn: Nad yw y Tý hwni i'w gyfiawnhau wrth roddi ei gydsyniad i'r mesur hwn (y Gyll- ideb) cyn iddo yn gyntaf gael ei gyflwyno i faxn y wlad." Rhaid i mi gyfaddef mai dyma yx engraifft waethaf o humbug a rhagrith o glywais am dani erioed. Sylwch nad oes yma yr awgrym lleiaf v bydd iddynt byth deimlo y bydd yn gyfi,awn iddynrt: basio y fath Gyllideb, ac a oes rhywun yn rhywle a gred am foment y gwel yr Arglwyddi unrhyw gyfiawnder mewn pasio y fath fesur. Choelia i fawr. Nid gofalu am hawliau'r wlad a llais y werin yw hoffwaith y Ty hwn. Pa ryfedd i Cromwell ac eraill basio y penderfyniad Mae y Ty hwn yn ber- yglus, a dylid ei ddifodi." Mae mesurau o well- ianit cymdeithrusol ac o ryddid masnach i helpu'r tlawd a gofalu am yr hen a'r methiedig, i roddii manteision yr addysg oreu o fewn cyrraedd pob plentyn, i'w gwneyd yn fwy diogel i'r gweithiwr wrth ei orchwyl, i sobri'r wlad, a chwestiynau eraill yn galw yn uchel am sylw y wlad-wr- iaeth, a chan fod Ty yr Arglwyddi mor baerllug a sefyll yn rhwystr ar ein ffordd bydded i ni godi fel un gwr a dyweyd yn groew yng ngeiriau Campbell- B annerman 'Have done with this foolery, let us get to business." (Cym. mawr.) UN OEDD YNO.

Deganwy Schoolmaster's Action. HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED. The bearing of the action of George Field, headmaster of the Woodland School, Deganwy, against Mrs. Margaret Thomas and J. W. Hughes, as executors of the late, Emmanuel Jones, Marl Farm, claiming 62,500 damages for breach of warranty in connection with the sup- ply of milk to his school, was continued in the Civil Court of the Liverpool Assizes on Thurs- day. Mr. Horridge, K.C., M.P., and Mr. Rigby Swift (instructed by Messrs. Field, Sons, and Harrison) were plaintiff's counsel; and the de- fendants were represented by Mr. W. F. K. Taylor, K.C., and Mr. Cuthbert Smith (in- structed by Mr. J. W. Hughes, of Cooway). The defence, as outlined by Mr. Taylor on Wednesday, is that there were other causes which might have accounted for the outbreak. He particularly emphasised the fact that there had been an epidemic at Llandudno Junction SIOmei little time previously, and suggested that this had left the neighbourhood rich in infective powers. A DELIBERATE LIE. Dr. John David Jones, who attended Mrs. Margaret Thomas during her attack of typhoid fever, at the beginning of the year, when she was in the hospital, said that when she was in the hospital she was visited by the late Em- manuel Jones, to whom she acted as house- keeper. 'There was no rislc of infection by those visits. When she left the hospital, in March, Mrs. Thomas was in a fit and propel condition to be discharged. The only hesitation about her removal was on account of her bodily weakness. Mr. Taylor Are you an old friend of Mrs. Thomas? Witness: No. Is there foundation for the suggestion that you are engaged, or are going to be engaged, or are courting, or paying attention to a daughter of hers?—None at all. It is a deliberate lie. Witness said he bad attended Emmanuel Jones in his last illness, and as he had considerable difficulty in making his diagnosis Sir James Barr was called in. Witness had satisfied him self that there was some congestion of the lungis, and Sir James agreed with him on that point. Mr. Taylor: Was anything else said by Sir James Barr as to any other possible cause of his illness?—No, but I saw him taking samples of the patient's blood, so I asstumed that he suspected typhoid. Why did you send in to the public health authorities notification that it was a case of typhoid?—For the sole reason that Sir James Barr took these blood samples. It could do no harm to notify it as typhoid even if it were not. Was it your personal opinion that it was typhoid ?-N o. A DEATH CERTIFICATE. Witness added that the day after making this notification he received from Sir James Barr an intimation that the first of the blood samples had been tested without showing typhoid. He then thought he had made a mistake in notifying the case. He heard nothing further from Sir James Barr, and when the patient died, witness made out a death certificate from valvular disease of the heart, typhoid fever, and con- gestion of the lungs. His Lordship Although you thought you had made a mistake in notifying the case as typhoid?—Yes, I thought I would stick to, it. (Laughter.) Witness added that he had wished to avoid the difficulties, the case having been notified as typhoid. Mr. Taylor: What were the difficulties?—Dr. Travis, the medical officer, has to make his re- port to the Registrar-General about the cases. He had my report that it was typhoid, and then he would see the death certificate with no re- ference to typhoid. His Lordship You could give your explana- tion. There would be no. difficulty about -that, would there? Witness agreed. Mr. Horridge Are you in the habit of putting things in your certificate which are not true for the purpose of helping the medical officer?—'No. When you certified that the patient died from typhoid you honestly believed it to be true?—I took the assumption of Dr. BaD". His Lorship Did you believe it to be true?— I did. TECHNIQUE OF TYPHOID. Dr. A. J. Fulilerton, an expert on typhoid, said he had visited Marl Farm, the Woodlands School, and Llandudno Junction. Neither the outbreak at the school nor the Neville Hydro presented the appearance of a milk outbreak. Considered one by one almost every case was against the milk hypothesis. The usual characteristics of a milk outbreak, he said, were that the onset was sudden, the course comparatively short, and the termination abrupt. In ordinary outbreaks, males, gtoing about in a greater degree and being more ex- posed to chance infection, were more lifcely to be attacked by the disease, but in milk out- breaks, the infection being in the home, the proportion of females attacked was relatively higher. In milk outbreaks, moreover, the cases were generally leas severe, and there was a smaller proportion of contact or secondary cases. If the milk supplied to the Woodlands School was contaminated a larger number of ca.ses would have occurred, as all the inmates drank the same milk. Witness connected the outbreak at the school with the epidemic at Llandudno Junction, which commenced with a case notified on November 6th, 1908, and concluded with a case notified on June 20th of this year. He linked them all to- gether as one outbreak. The cause, he believed, was the condition of the foreshore of the river in the neighbourhood of the Junction. Mr. Horridge: Is there any reasonable pos- sibility of typhoid being communicated through house drains?—Under certain condition-s I might say that the idea is not exploded. In say- ing so I am not giving my own opinion. Is it reasonably possible in certain cases?—In certain cases it is distinctly possible that typhoid fever can be connected with defective drainage. Witness agreed that unless the germs came up from the sewer the condition of the drains at the school could not produce typhoid. BOYS AND BACILLI. Dr. Glynn expressed the opinion that the out- break at the school was not due to milk. His main reason for holding this opinion was that so many boys who drank the milk did not get typhoid. It was difficult to assign the outbreak to any particular cause. Sixty or seventy per cenrt. of typhoid cases were never accounted for. Witness proceeded to .state that he was familiar with the Conway, knew the outfalls, and had seen the mussels dragged up and left lying about the shore. That, he thought, was a possible cause of the outbreak. It was pointed out that the school was a mile away. To this Dr. Glynn, replied that the boye might go to the bacilli as well as the bacilli to the boys. (Laughter.) Boys were in the habit of wandering about, and 90 were bacilli. (More laughter.) Replying to. another question, witness said that if there were bacilli in the sewers and the trap- ping of the drains was defective, there would be no difficulty about their getting into, a hou. Dr. Nathan Raw said that it was impossible to determine one way or another what was the cause of the outbreak, but he thought the cir- cumstanced were against the milk theory. Mr. Taylor Do. you think the Conway estu- ary is a likely source of infect:i.on ?It is well known that many estuaries are infective, especi- ally in autumn. His Lordship: Do you go so far as to say that Llandudno is a dangerous place to stay at during autumn? (Laught,er.)-Oih, no. Mr. Horridge Do you say the same of the Mersey ? Mr." Taylor Well, there is typhoid in Liver- pool sometimes. Unless drains were absolutely airtight organ- isms might enter them anywhere, witness said. The latest researches showed that it was pos- sible for organisms to pass through defective drains into a house. THE VERDICT. The hearing of the action was concluded on Fridav, when counsel addressed the jury. Mr Taylor called special attention to. the cOon. flict of opinion among the medical experts, and emphasised the fact that fresh cases of typhoid entirely unconnected with milk supply occurred in Llandudno Junction in March and April was stronigty in favour of the argument that the cases at Deganwy originated otherwise than from milk contamination. Mr Horridge, for the plaintiff, claimed that it had been clearly proved that the milk from Marl Farm was the cause of the outbreak at Woodlands. His Lordship, in summing up, stated that the jury could take it that there was a warranty by the late Emmanuel Jones that the milk he sup- plied was reasonably fit for consumption. The jury, after an. hour and a half's considera- tion, returned a verdict for the plaintiff, award- nig Zgoo damages. The following were the questions submitted to the jury and the answers given to them:- Did the plaintiff, his daughter, or the boy Wood get typhoid fever owing to the milk sup- plied by Emmanuel Jones having become in- fected with typhoid germs?—Yes. Was the case of Mrs. Field a direct or a con- tact case ?—iContact. What pecuniary damage has the plaintiff sus- tained?— £ 500. Do you award any, and what, sum for pain and suffering —'No. Did the plaintiff sustain any, and what, loss through the death of Mrs Field?—No. Mr Taylor asked that the jury should specify how much of the damages was for loss of profit. This was done, the amount for loss of profit being fixed at £r60, and judgment was then en- tered for £5°0. An application by Mr Taylor for stay of exe- cution for fourteen; days was refused but His Lordship accepted from the plaintiff's solicitor an undertaking that he would not part with the £500 awarded for a fortnight, and gave the de- fendant liberty within the same period to make application for the payment of that sum into Court in case an appeal was decided on. In consideration of the case having lasted four and a half days, His Lordship intimated to the jury that he would ,exempt them from further jury service for six years. A Juror asked whether the exemption would include service in connection with Coroners' in- quests ? The Associate No, we are all liable to that.

Forward Movement in St. Asaph Diocese. The annual meetings of the St. Asaph diocesan branch of the Chuirch of England Temperance Society were held at Corwen on Thursday. The afternoon conference was presided over by the Archdeacon of Wrexham. Interesting papers were read by the Vicar of Brymbo and Dr. Walker, Corwen, on The Churchman's duty with regard to temperance work from the clerical and from the lay point of view respect- ively. A discussion took place upon the various points raised. The evening meeting was one of the best ever held in connection with the Society's annual meetings. The Archdeacon, of Wrexham presided, and the Rev. W. J. Cole, Vicar of St. Mary's, Sheffield, and Canon W. Williams, Vicar of Jeffreyston, one in English and the other in Welsh, were the chosen, speakers. The addresses of the chairman and speakers were listened to with great interest. The forward movement came in for a good deal of attention throughout.

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Rev. Seth Joshua at Colwyn Bay. THE TOWN IN GREAT SPIRITUAL DANGER." On Monday evening, in the English Presby- terian Church, Colwyn Bay, the Rev. Seth Joshua concluded a week's mission with a lec- ture entitled Wonderful conversions I have witnessed." There was a fair attendance. The proceedings opened with a hymn, which was followed by a passage of Scripture read b- Mr Kettlewell, who occupied the chair. Mr J. W. Adamson led in praver. In the course of his remarks, Mr Joshua re- ferred to the great revival at Neath twenty-five years ago, when over two thousand converts were made. The mission, in which he took part, was conducted throughout an entire win- ter, being held in a huge canvas tent. The pub- licans, irritated at the conversion of numerous Jap-room disciples, did all in their power to wreck the mission,. Open-air meetings were dis- turbed, and the police were prevailed upon to summon the pieachers at these meetings for ob- struction. A well-known local pugilist, nick- named Old Tom Pigeon, who was reputed to be equal to any three policemen, was bribed with several gallons of beer to. go to a tent mission and upset it. His efforts in this direction, however, were a complete failure, for though he went to scoff, he remained to pray, and humbled himself on the penitents' bench. A few months ago. the lecturer went to Neath, ana found J'd Tom was still a respectable member of society. People talked of the number of converts who became backsliders, but many had the credit of being backsliders who had never been front sliders. If a man was really and truly converted there was no danger of his fall- ing away again. The lecturer dealt with an attempt which he characterised as dastardly that had. been made by the Western Mail in the early days of Welsh Sunday closing to rob the nation of that inestimable boon. The news- paper carried on. an arrant campaign in the in- terests of the (brewers and publicans. Upon appeal the Stipendiary of Cardiff ruled that a body of men gathered together in an open place and subscribing for a barrel of beer con- stituterl a club within the meaning of the Act. Accordingly thousands of men would as- semble at the Cardiff Marl pits and there spend Sunday in drinking and eamblmg. This gather- ing was known as the Hotel de Marl, and Mr. Joshua related how, one day, he visited this hotel with a friend, and was jeeringly in- vited to address the meeting. He accepted, the invitation and spoke with such power that the Chairman, enthroned on a beer barrel, burst into tears, and even the most hardened sinners were visibly affected. That was the end of the Hotel de Marl. Many years afterwards at a mass meeting in connection with the Y.M.C.A., held near Poi^piridd, a man asked to be al- lowed to sneak and delivered a striking ad- dress in which he confessed to be the one-time chairman of the notorious Hotel de Marl but he had long since been. converted. The speafoer referred to many other striking cases within his experience, and related how he himself was the only one to realise at the time that Mr. Evan Roberts, the revivalist, was inspired, that •he was^ destined to achieve such renown. In conclusion Mr. Joshua said that in common with other coast towns Colwyn Ray was in great great spiritual danger. The devil poured a ton of nonsense into the place in the season, and it was_ impossible to counteract in the winter the evil influences of the summer. The Chairman expressed the wish that no charge had been made for admittance to the lecture, in order that the church might have been crowded. The pastor (the Jvw. John Edwards), in. re- ferring to the mission, said they had expected more direct benefit from it, but it was impos- sible to know how much good h.d really been done. The mission was the only one between the summer and Christmas, and the supiport accorded it had been rather disappointing. Per- haps there was a. good deal of truth in the state- ment made by a brother minister of a neigh- bouring town, that the people in Colwyn Bay were cold. Still, much benefit had undoubtedly been done by the mission, and the good wishes of all would accompany Mr Joshua to Holyhead, where he started a mission on Sundav. The Rev. David Griffiths, English Baptist minister, closed the meeting by leading in prayer.

Roe Wen Miniature Rifle Club. MR. HARTLEY BIBBY'S GENEROSITY. Through the kindness of Mr f. Hartley Bibby, a ^Miniature Rifle Club will be started in Roe A\e,n early m the New \'ear. Mr Bibby is en- couraged to do this. by reason of the fact that the Garston Rifle Club, of which he is a vice- president, has worked admirably, having proved a great success and a benefit to the people of Garston. The Roe Wen Rifle Club will be affili- ated with the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, who will supply rifles and ammunition at cost price, and make the usual grant of medals for prize competitions.

Christmas in Many Lands. Nearly all over the world, wherever the Messianic message is accepted, the thoughts of men, women, and children are centred upon the rejoicings and festivities of the prospective Christmas. In the British Islands, the prudent housewife is already turning her attention to the dainties and delicacies peculiar to the season ahead—Christmas cakes or puddings and other eatables containing currants. In Germany, a Christmas Day without a fir-tree decked with candles, and without a cake full of currants, would be regarded as an imperfect festivity. In Austria, where fancy bread and cakes have been baked at their best since the dawn of culinary history, currants will figure liberally in the Christmas commissariat. In Greece, at Christ- inas, currants are everywhere in a hundred and one forms on the festive table; while in America, the land of the mince-pie in perfection, the fruit is made to serve many ingenious ends in providing delicacies for the day of rejoicirug. Now is the time to think about your Christmas currants. The fresh stocks are being shown by the grocers, and the price is reasonable. There is more nourishment of a certain kind in a pound of currants than in the same weight of lean beef. The King's physician endorses the constant use of currants. They may be cooked in scores of ways, many of which are shown in that handy little cookery book entitled Home Recipes for Cooking Currants." Your grocer will hand you a copy free on request. Here is a recipe taken from this little book CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDBIMG. i lb. currants, 8 oz. raisins, 4 oz. peel, < oz, flour, lb. bread crumbs, I lemon, nutmeg, I oz. citron, 4 eggs, -ill port, i gill milk, 2 oz. almonds, lb. suet, lb. Demerrara sugar, pinch salt. METHOD.—Stalk and clean the currants, stone and chop raisins, chop, peel, and shred the blanched almonds, chop the suet finely. Mix all the dry ingredients together, including the. grated lemon rind. Strain in the juice, beat and add the eggs, the milk, and lastly the port. Put the mixture into well buttered moulds, and boil from 6 to 8 hours.

Abergele Coursing Match. We are informed by Mr. J. Hartley Bibby, President of the AjLtcsar Coursing Club, thai; owing to the illness of Lady Floreniia. Hughes of Kinmel, the Committee have decided to Blban". don the Abergele coursing for this season.