The North Wales Weekly News

-=-= North Wales English Presbyter ianism. On Thursday the District Meeting of the English Presbyterian Churches of Anglesey, Carnarvonshire, and Denbighshire held a meeting at Llandudno, in connection with the Ncrth Wales Presbytery. The gathering was presided over by the Rev. J. Henry Davies, Prestatyn. The Rev. J. Verrier Jones opened the devotional service. The Rev. R. Jenkyn Of Holvhead, conducted the conversation with the officers of the church. The officers de- plored the demise of the Rev. Mr. Astley. They were full of hope in regard to the future under the pastorate of the Rev. W. Phillips, B.A., formerly assistant minister. All the departments of the church seemed to be succeeding very well. The District Meeting asked the Secretary to put it on record that the meeting sym- pathised with the church in their sorrow in the loss of Mr. Astley, and their hopefulness for the future under the pastorate Mr. Phillips. The election of officers for 1911 took place. iN) r. Jacob Jones, J.P., Rhyl, ivas unanimously re-elected Treasurer for 1911. The interest in the election of officers was concentrated on the Moderatorship. Three were voted on for the post, and in the final voting, Mr. R. j. Johns, of Holyhead, was unanimously appointed. A united Sacramental service was held, presided over by the Hev. E. Evans, M.A., of Rhyl. At the afternoon meeting the Rev. H. Harrow Williams was to have read a paper on The Consciousness of Christ," but on ac- count of indisposition was unable to attend. At a very brief notice, the Rev. W. Phillips, P.A., read the paper in a very excellent manner. The Rev. Dr. Paton and others took part in the discussion that followed. All the churches along the North Wales Coast were well represented, and the minis- terial and lay delegates were very hospitably entertained by the friends at Llandudno.

THE PEOPLE STATE. Mrs. A. Wilkinson, of Nelson, y sister, who suffered from weak kidneys, took one box, and it has done her more good than pounds spent on Medical Men." Mr.W. F. Warren, 38. Melbourne-road,Tilbury Docks. Essex, writes: I can assure you the first box I took did me more good than all the medicine I have had from any club doctor for six weeks." HOLDROYD'S PILLS are a positive cure for Backache. Lumbago, Rheumatism, Dropsy, Wind, Bright's Kidney Disease, Gout, &c. is. ijd. of all Chemists. Post free 12 stamps, —HOLDROYD'S MEDICAL HALL, Cleckheaton.

Oxford Local Examinations. PRIZE DISTRIBUTION AT COLWYN BAY. THE LATE MR. OSBORN'S WORK TO HANGaR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. PROFESSOR r. E. LLOYD'S ELOQUENT TRIBUTE. THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN NORTH WALES. There was a large gathering at the Public Hall, Colwyn Bay, on Friday afternoon, for the annual distribution of prizes and certifi- cates gained in connection with the Oxford Local Examination. The ceremony was performed by Professor J. E. Lloyd, M.A. (Oxon.), who occupies with such distinction the Chair of History at Ban- gor University College. In the absence ot Air. David Gamble, J.P., the chair was taken by the Re\. John Edwards, Chairman of the Colwyn Bay and District Education Committee, and amongst those on the platform were Professor Lloyd, Mr. William Jones (N. P. Bani", Canon Roberts, Mr. Stanley Wood, M.A., and Mr. L. M. Edminson, M.A., Tanybryn, Llan- dudno. COMMENTS ON THE EXAMINATION RESULTS. Mr. William Jones, who continues to do admirable work for the Centre as co-Secre- tary with Miss Osborn, submitted the annual report. He said that of the 51 seniors who actually sat for examination, only 17 suc- ceeded in passing, two of these, both girls, being successful in obtaining honours. The examination was a severe one. Still the per- centage of passes was unusually low, for the Centre, and distinctly below the average for the country. In the junior division 57 sat, and 32 passed. Here also the percentage was not good, and below the average. One girl obtained second class honours, one third class honours, and three boys were successful in gaining a third class. The Centre had usually done well in this division. The preliminaries had done well, 43 out of 50 being successful in gaining certificates. The percentage of passes in this section was above the average. 'In this division, as in the others, the highest position was secured by a girl. (Hear, liear.1 Mr. D'Oylv Wat- kms was placed in the first section of second class honours. These boys gain honours of the third class. These gratifying results in the preliminary, said Mr. Jones, reflect the excellence of the preparatory work done in our schools. kf-lear, hear.) There arc some noticeable features in connection with this examination. One is the comparative failure in Latin of the junior boys, only four passing out of 19 en- tered. This is the more perplexing as the results obtained in the subject have usually been good. A pleasing feature which may be set against the less satisfactory ones ie the splendid work done in English. In this sec- I tion 51 out of 57 juniors and 47 out of 50 preliminaries obtained a pass. These results appear to show that, however poor the English may be in other parts of Wales, it is, judged by the Oxford standard, particu- larly well taught in our schools. (Applause.) The Oxford Local affords facilities for exam- ination in a very wide range of subjects. Hygiene, a subject not previously tackled in this Centre, was offered by several candidates and a few passed. A few of the schools have done very well, but on the whole the result is below normal. For the first time for many years not a single candidate entered at the Centre obtained a distinction. Let us hope that this seeming inertness, as it sometimes is, may be the precursor of a period of great activity and successful ellort. Since we last met, added Mr. Jones in con- clusion, the examination has lost a great supporter and the centre an experienced and trusty counsellor in the nerson of Mr. T. G. Osborn, the late headmaster of Rydal Mount School, Colwyn Hay. Two years ago Mr. Osborn referred in touching terms to the loss of his friends, Mr. James Wood and lr. James Deaville. He has now joined them, and it is especially true of him, as of them, that his great work lives after him, diffusing an influence for good the extent of which can never be wholly known. (Ap- plause.) THE PRIZE LIST. Professor Lloyd was accorded an ovation on rising to present the prizes and certifi- cates. The following was the prize list :— GIRLS. Higher Local: Miss A. Lambe, arith. metic and languages, Class III. SENIORS. Honours III. J. M. Pilgrim, Elwy Hall, Rhyl (Misses Ley and Best) E. F. Meek, Plas Tirion {Misses White-house). Pass: C. M. Grove and D. G. North- wood, Elwy Hall, Rhyl; H. M. Clewley County School, Rhyl (Mr. W. A. Lewis); H. J. Stringer, Higher Grade School /Mr. E. Griffith). • Over age: C. Challand, Higher Grade School; M. M. Griffiths, County School, Rhyl; S. Nevitt; L. A. Roberts. JUNIORS. Honours I l. J. MaJin, Elwy Hall, Rhyl; gold medal offered by Rev. Meredith Hughes. Honours III. M. Moore, St. Mary's Convent, Rhyl (Sister Superior). Pass: J. C. Greig and B. H. Horton, Plas Tirion; M. C. Lewis and V. F. S Thomas, Elwy Hall; A. Nevitt, Higher Grade School. S Over age: Y. de Naveran and C. A. Rogerson, High School, Penmaertmawr (Miss Howard) G. M. Cullwick, Plas Tir:on N. Pissoort, St. Mary's Convent. PRELIMINARIES. Honours II. M. D'Ovly Watkins, High School, Penmaenmawr (Bracketed 1st in Hons. II.). Hons. II.). Pass: D. Hughes, R. Norris, N. O'Ryan, and N. Slattery, St. Mary's Convent; M. I Saunderson, M. K. Wilkinson, and D. Wil- liams, Higher Grade School; M. Mac Nicoll, Plas Tirion K. M. H. Belcher. Over age V. Bradley and L. von Winck- ler, St. Mary's Convent; J. F. Brookes, Higher Grade School; H. M. Skillbeck, High School, Penmaerurnawr. BOYS. SENIORS. Pass—Division 1. A. C. Capper. Rydal Mount, Colwyn Bay ((j. F. A. Osborn, M.A.); T. Sadler, ditto; P. W. P. Smith, ditto; T. E. Waddingham, ditto; C. Thom- linson, Dinglewood, Colwyn Bay (Stanley Wood, M.A.) R. H. M. Vereker, ditto; T. HugJies-Williams, Trefriw; N. B. Thomas, Beaumaris Grammar School (E. Madoc Jones, M.A.). JUNIORS. Third Class Honours: R. J. L. Roberts, Tanybryn, Llandudno (Edminson and Mont- gomery) T. E. Storrs, Dinglewood; S. S. J. Travers, ditto. Pass—Division I. D. S. Clegg, Higher Grade School, Colwyn Bay (E. Griffiths, M.A.) G. R. Hayward, A. Little, K. J. Shelley, H. L. Shillcock, and C. F. Turner, Rydal Mount; G. Jameson, H. Masters, J. C. Watson, Dinglewood J. F. W. Wallis, Arvon House, Colwyn Bay (R. R. Phillips). Pass Over-age Division: H. Bracewell, L. S. Harrison, and W. Jackson, Rydal Mount; M. V. Maurtua and V. F. De Souza, Dinglewood J. F. Buckley and J. Edwards, Rhyl. PRELIMINARIES. Third Class Honours A. S. Nolan, Rhos Preparatory School (J. II. Glover, M.A.) H. B. Pierce, Dinglewood; A. G. Sykes, Merton House, Penmaenmawr (W. H. Rhodes, M.A.). Pass—Division I. G. Bailey, V. A. Bone, N. 'Bury; H. LI. E. Richards, H. Simon, E. I.. Wilson, and W. B. Wright, Tanybryn; G. W. Dean, J. 1. J. Edwards, J. R. Mouls- dale, G. N. Smith, F. T. Wallis, and T. E. Wassell, Rydal Mount; G. Ellison, J. A. Green, D. R. Phillips, and N. F. Tetlev, Arvon House G. W. B. Jacob, R. O. Price, and A. Roberts, Dinglewood B. W. White, Rhos Preparatory. Pass Over-age Division: A. Fitz-Brown, Rhos Preparatory; W. Morris, W. H. Ro- berts, and G. R. Cox, Higher Grade; C. Parkinson, Royal Mount; R. A. Cooke, Tanyibryn. COLWYN BAY AS THE CAPITAL OF NORTH WALES." The ceremony over, Professor Lloyd, who was again received with much warmtn, said that after the interesting procession thev had just witnessed, which he Deheved to be the real live business of the meeting, they came to what he felt to be a formal and un- necessary part of the proceedings. Jt was the custom on those occasions, that the per- son who had the pleasant duty of distributing the prizes and certificates, should add some- thing in the way of general remarks, possibly lest the happy recipients of the prizes and certificates should allow their pleasant feel- ings of joy and satisfaction to carry them too far. (Laughter.) The idea was that something should be administered in the way of an antidote in the form of a solemn ad- dress. (Renewed laughter.) He could hardly feel that lie had very special qualifications to discharge that duty. For though he owed his academic training to the Universitv of Oxford, and still retained, as every son of Oxford did, the fondest memories and the deepest affection for that ancient seat of learning on the banks of the Thames, yet his connection with Oxford was now a pretty remote one—it ran somewhat far back in the past. But he had another link with that gathering, and that was that many years ago he was a candidate on more than one occasion, at the Local Examinations himself and that entitled him at any rate to appre- ciate the feelings of those who had gone through that ordeal. (Hear. hear, and laughter.) He well remembered on one occa- sion, at Liverpool, the candidates being allowed out for a short while to enable them to see General Grant, then on a visit to Liver- pool, and to hear the great organ in St. George's Ilall being played by Mr. Best. But even that experience was a very remote one, and since then his interests, as thev were aware, had lain in other directions. His work had been connected, first with the Uni- versity of London, and afterwards with the University of Wales, and so far as he had had anything to do with secondary education, it had chiefly been in connection with the Welsh secondary system and that other system of local examinations conducted by a Board which, as they all knew, was now sailing gallantly through somewhat troubled waters. (Hear, hear.) Nevertheless, he felt very glad to have that opportunity of meet- ing the friends of the Oxiord Local Examina- tion Centre in Colwyn Bay. He was glad, in the first place, to have an opportunity to seeing something of the work which was going on in that very important centre of civic life in North Wales. You are rapidly creeping up, said the speaker, as regards population and rateable value, until you have nearly, if not quite, reached the proud posi- tion of Capital of North Wales. (Hear, hear.) I am not quite 3ure but that you have ac- tually reached that distinction and that you really mean as a community to play vour part in the public life of this part of the world is evident from the very successful National Eisteddfod which was held here in the course of the summer.—(hear, liear)--so that 1 am very glad to have the opportunity of coming to Colwyn Bay on that account. And 1 am glad, also, to have the oppor- tunity of expressing my cordial good-will towards the institutions which are represented here-schools which in the main, no doubt, are non-local schools, owing their popularity and their existence very largely to the health- giving properties of the North Welsh Coast, schools which, to a certain extent draw from the locality as well as from distant centres in England, and to that extend form an im- portant element in the general educational system of North Wales. (Hear, hear.) THE I,ATE MR. T. 6-. OSBORN. Apart from that, however, I should have been glad to come here to play my humble part this afternoon were it only out of re- spect to the memory of one whose name has already been mentioned, and whom 1 shall always regard with feelings of the deepest veneration and respect. I refer to the late Mr. T. G. Osborn. A.t the time when we unhappily lost Mr. Osborn. much was said in many circles about his public services- his services to the magistrates, as a pro- minent figure in the life of this community, his services to the great Comnexion to which he belonged and for which he did so much, his services to education in general, and some- thing was said of the services which he ren- dered to the institution with which I am more particularly connected, the University College of North Wales. But that service was so pre-eminent, that I shall be glad of the present opportunity to add one word more by way of appreciation of the enormous debt which Bangor College owed for many years to Mr. Osborn. He was a member of the Council of the Senate almost from the start, a good many years, at any rate, before I went there, and throughout the years he was always the beau ideal of what a member of such a body should be. -ot only was he regular in his attendance, often coming, I know, at great inconvenience owing to the pressure of school work and other business not only did he give hberallv—he did not for a moment regard the personal services which lie gave as exempting him from showing support in other ways—but the part which he playeJ in our Committee's gatherings was of a specially valuable kind, and such as was specially valuable inasmuch as, not coming before the public eye, it received at the time no public recognition. There was Mr. Osborn a very happy combination of qualities not always found—independence of judgment, and perfect courtesy and con- sideration for the feelings and opinions of others. He was emphatically a strong man, always prepared to take a line of his own, never by any chance an echo of the opinions of others, and he could on occasion stand alone if he thought that the circumstances called for an attitude of protest. But, on the other hand. no one was ever more con- siderate of the opinions of others, more ready to yield where he felt he mi^ht do so con- sistently with principle. No one was more easy to work with in that sense. He had, as you all know, very definite views, political and religious, yet those views were never allowed to infiuence his conduct in connec- tion with College business. One always felt that he regarded every question purely from the point of view of the highest interests of the College, and that he laid every prejudice, of whatever kind, on one side and brought an absolutely judicial and clear mind to the settlement of every problem which came before him. All that was done through the years quietly and unostentatiously, as was Mr. Osborn's manner, and it was the kind of work which met with no reward at the time, and could meet with no reward, save the consciousness f having served a great public institution. In Mr. Osborn's life was con- spicuously illustrated the motto of the school ot which he was so proud and which so strongly reflected his own character- Service rather than distinction." (Hear, hear.) I am glad to have this opportunity of saying a few words in memory of the ser- vices of my old friend, Mr. Osbom. (Ap- plause.) EXAMINATIONS A NECESSARY EVIL. Proceeding, Professor Lloyd said he was not at all sure what subject he could with advantage take up during the few minutes they would expect him to occupy that plat- form. No doubt there were many subjects at present attracting attention in educa- tional spheres. As a member of the Den- bighshire Education Committee he was well aware that there was an educational subject of great interest to many in Colwyn Bay— (ll.ughter) ,-and there were also more or less thorny topics which if one were rash enough one might embark upon, but after all it was due to the proprieties of that occasion to leave such topics severely alone. (Lauehter.) The speaker then dealt in a most interest- ing manner with the subject of examinations, which he described as a very necessary evil, but not an adequate text of the whole work of instruction in connection with any institu- tion. To judge by the percentage of passes would be a very unfortunate way of regarding the educational work which goes on in the country. He was sure that every teacher present would deprecate in the strongest possible way that his work as a whole should be judged by the success of his pupils in pass- ing examinations. He was not one of those who thought the examination system could be dispensed with, eithr in schools or in Universities. They formed a very valuable disciplinary element in the school, and pre- vented too much absorption in other interests. A written examination was a vprv useful test of some qualities. He said some quali- ties advisedly. That was his point. Thev were qualities which would help one in life, such as ability to come to a prompt decision and to make an intelligent use of materials. But it was unfair and unsatisfactory to ap- praise the value of the work done at a school or university merely by examination results. The real teacher, the man who did his work and was conscientious about it, and meant to do his best with his pupils. never allowed himself to be merely a person who passed them them through an examination. The man who did that was a crammer. Cramming was not true education. That was not the wav in which great men were to be produced, great statesmen, great inventors, great judges. Men who were really to occupy a foremost position in the life of the country could not be educated on such a purely mechanical system as that. Examinations, then, might be regarded as a necessary part of our educa- tional machinery, but success at examina- tions must not be the be all and end all of education, still less the standard bv which educational efficiency was to be judged. (Applause.) The Chairman expressed appreciation of the admirable address given by Professor Lloyd, and said they were very grateful to him for his tribute to the late Mr. T. G. Osborn. Mr. Osborn occupied a very pro- minent place in the educational world in Colwyn Bay. He was their chief educa- tionist as well as their chief citizen, and they mourned his loss. They also appreciated what Professor Lloyd had said about exam- inations. It was characteristic of our

BOVRIL Its great body-building power I* incontrovertibly proved

Rhyl County Court. THE GOLFING INDUSTRY. His Honour Judge Moss and Mr. Registrar I Fenna had some very interesting cases before them at the Rhyl County Court on Friday. "NOT THE DEVIL." During the hearing of the cases before the Registrar, Mr. Joseph Lloyd and Mr. J. Pierce Lewis made applications for costs in a case which had been settled, the money being p-iid into court. It appeared that there was a third party to the action, and the question arose as to who should pay the costs. Both solicitors applied on behalf of their clients for costs, and urged that they were the innocent parties, the third one, who was not represent- ed being responsible for whatever happened. Mr. Pierce Lewis said it seemed to him that his client was between the devil and the deep sea. (Laughter.) Mr. Joseph Lloyd And my client is the deep sea. (Laughter). Mr. Pierce Lewis And my client is certain- ly not the devil. In the end it was decided that the Judge should settle as to what costs should be allowed to the parties. WHAT IS A GENTLEMAN ? Mr. Barnett, of Rhuddlan, in asking for an order against a debtor, said he could not accept 5s. per month as was offered, as the man was of no occupation, lived in a big house at Rhuddlan, and was a gentleman. He asked for an order in q. days. The Registrar A gentleman is a vagne description now-a-days. Mr. Barnett: He told me in my shop last Monday that if he wrote to his solicitor he could get a cheque by return, but he would not do so. The Registrar: Fourteen days, then. AN ABERGELE INDUSDRY, It was staged in a case against a man who was described as a skin dresser, formerly of the Abergele tannery, that a man engaged in that trade could easily earn £ 2 per week on piece work. fr. A. Lewis Jones asked for 5s. per month, but the Registrar said that it was all guess work as to what a tanner could earn, and he made the order for 4s. per month. A PROBLEM. A case was adjourned in which a Rhyl car driver was sued for the costs of repairing a governess car, and the defendant complained that when he sent the car to be repaired it was kept by the plaintiff, William Parry. All he wanted done to the car was to have new shafts put in. lr. Parry You cannot take back the shafts without taking the car. (Laughter). As there was a question of an agreement for the purchase of the car, the case was adjourned. TOO MANY CADDIES. Several caddies employed on the Rhyl Golf Links, were sued for small debts, and one of them declares that it was now difficult to make a living on the Links as there was forty- two caddies, and each had to take his turn. Small orders were accordingly made. Small orders were accordingly made. FIVE YEARS IN ARREARS. The Judge had before him a number of debtors who were in arrears with administra- tion orders, and in each case His Honour gave the debtors the option of complying with the orders or being committed. In one case he mentioned that the debtor was five years in arrears. A SAD CASE. Robert Jones, described as a builder, of Rhyl, was before the Court in respect of several judgment summouses, and Mr Gamlin and Mr Gascoyne appeared for the creditors. In reply to Mr Gamlin, the defendant said he did not now possess any freehold property, furniture, nor tools. He had had freehold property which he built, but that as well as everything else had gone. He had lost also what capital he had, his life's savings, and was on the point of bankruptcy. In fact, he had had a bankruptcy notice served on him, but £ 21, which was the balance of the sale of the property, was paid over to the petition- ing creditor, and he had promised to pay that firm 1 os per week, but ke had neither plant nor tools. His Honour said he would make a new order for 3s per month in each case. ONE VIEW OF MARRIAGE. Mr Gascoyne cross-examinedWilliam Parry, a coach-builder of Rhyl. as to his means in respect of judgment summons. Mr Gascoyne: Are you working at all now ?—Yes. What are you doing?—Nothing. (Laughter) You are in constant employment ?—Am I, thump? (Laughter). What family have you ?-I have a father and mother to keep. Are you iiiarried ?-Thank God, no. (Laughter). His Honour 2S 6d a month. AN ANNUITANT SUED. Mr Rudland, solicitor, sued Mr Heavysedge for money due under a judgment, but the defendant pleaded that he was out of work. The plaintiff explained that the defendant had been in constant work, and had received L2 per week for many years from the Rhyl Council, but had had his wages reduced to 30s., after which he resigned his position at the electric light works. Defendant re- ceived an annuity each November of L20. The defendant pleaded that he had had to resign from his work or it would have killed him. He resigned on account of the doctor's orders, but it was not true that he had worked regularly, as he had been too unwell to do that. Plaintiff had already had £5 of the annuity. His Honour said he would make the order 5s. per month, the first instalment to be paid two months hence, so that the defendant could look round. COMMITTAL ORDER SUSPENDED. Thomas Elias Jones, butcher, Rhyl, asked His Honour to suspend a committal order against him. It was explained that the judgment was for £ 71 to be paid at 30s. per month. A committal order was made in respect of ^12 if the defendant failed to pay 15s. per month. This was subsequently held over, and the defendant now asked that it should be further suspended. His Honour said that if the defendant could not pay £ 71 by monthly instalments, the best thing he could do would be to file his petition. He could not allow such a large amount to be hanging on for ever, and he would give the defendant a chance of paying IDS. that day month, or the committal would stand. GROCER S ACCURATE ACCOUNT. The Registrar reported that in the case of Roose v. Hartley heard at a previous court. Mr Norris, the clerk of the court, bad gone through the accounts and books, and had endeavoured to trace the returned jam jars which the defendant contended she had sent to the plaintiff's shop, and for which she had not been credited. He failed to find that any more had been returned than the defendant had had credit for. and so there would be judgment for plaintiff for 19s. His Honour gave judgment for this sum, and allowed Mr Norris 10s. 6d. for the examination of the books. A MELIDEN COMPENSATION CASE. Mr Holland Roberts referred to the com- pensation case, in which Mrs Griffiths, of Meliden, claimed in respect of the death of her husband against the Glyn Mining Com- pany, Bettws-y-Coed. He applied that the case should stand over for a month. The first ground being that the doctor who had attended the deceased at the Denbigh In- firmary was now out of the district; and the second ground was that a receiver had been appointed for the Company's affairs. It was therefore necessary to ascertain the exact position of the Company. Mr J. Pierce Lewis for the Company said he did not oppose the application, which was accordingly granted. THE SOLICITOR AND HIS COSTS. The Registrar said he wished His Honour to deal with a question of a solicitor's costs. In the case of bryan v. Jones heard at the last Court, Mr. Clement Jones, Holywell, objected to his taxation, he having disallowed the solicitor's attendance at Court. Mr Jones did not appear that day, but he asked the Judge to review the taxation. In his first letter Mr Jones contended that on the day of the Court he took the first available train to Rhyl after be received a letter of admission at 9.30, but on arriving at Rhyl found that the Registrar had not followed his usual practice of placing the case at the end of the list, but had dealt with it. He was disallowed 10s. which be claimed for attending Court. To that letter he (the Registrar) replied, pointing out that it was not customary to place such cases at the end of the list, and as the solicitor did not appear when the case was called he could not allow the fee. Mr C. Jones in answer to that le ter said he felt that he was justly entitled to his fee, especially as the plaintiff and his witnesses had had their allowance, and added that he had prepared for the case, and had attended the Court by the time the judge usually sat. Continuing, the Registrar said he had allowed the witnesses their expenses in the absence of Mr Jones. His Honour asked if Mr Jones was in Court when the case was dealt with. The Registrar said the solicitor did not put in an appearance until long after the case was dealt with. His Honour said he felt that if a solicitor who had charge of a case did not attend when the case was called on, especially when it was down as a contested case, he could not claim for an attendance. If a person took the first available train from Holywell be would arrive in the court by about 10 o'clock. The Registrar It was long after that. His Honour added that he did not. think that the solicitor had any grievance, as be could not expect to be paid tor an attendance in Court, when he was not present until after his case was dealt with. The solicitor had done no work in the Court on the day he attended, and therefore he could not expect to be paid for it. It was a case of no work, no pay. He decided in favour of the Regis- trar s taxation.

Fatal Fall from a Tree at j Holywell. I Elias Thomas, 62 years of age, who lived at Penvmaes, Holywell, met with a fatal accident on Saturday while engage in lopping trees at Glyn Abbot, the residence of Mr J. Lloyd- Price. It appears that he was seen by the gardener on a ladder against a tree, when everything looked secure. Shortly afterwards, however, the unfortunate man was discovered by Mr Lloyd-Price lying on the ground, having evidentally fallen from the ladder. Dr Herbert Williams was telephoned for, and ordered Thomas's removal to the Cottage Hospital, where he died about two hours afterwares.

Polling in Carnarvon Boroughs. The Mavor of Carnarvon, who is the returning officer for the Boroughs, has fixed next Saturday for the nomination and Satur- day week for the poll.

S 0 u T TA",E Husband When I pulled you down here last year it was precious hard work I remember." Wife Yes! Neither of us had taken Antipon then, you know, think of the difference. WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR IT ? \7 F.S, what are you doing for that ex- cessive fatness which has been troub- ling you, stout -e-ider? "liiis is a very im- portant question, if you only knew it; for neglected over-stoutness means chronic ob- esity, ar;d a host of ills to boot; while mistaken treatments for the reduction of obesity mean further trouble. So many of these pernicious itreatmemta are based on starvation and drugging—mineral poisons, geneirallv—and do much more harm than good. Avoid all such treatments if you have any respect for physical fitness—health, strength, vitality, beauty. There is one remedy which is rapidly gaininf- a world-wide reputation as a perma- nent cure of obesity, to -it, Antipon, which has cured thousands upon thousands of cases, many of them of the most severe and obstinate character. So there is no reason why any stout person, of whatever age or condition, need despair. Antipon helps to r-enourish and revitalise the entire system whilst lapidly ridding it of all superfluous fatty matter. It gives the subject an enviable appetite and restores sound digestive powers, Do not fear, stout reader, because you can tiicaoughly enjoy your food during and after the Antipon course of treatment, that this will either retard the weight-reduction or cause a re-development of the excessive fatty matter. Not so; Antipon has the wonderful power of overcoming the most troublesome tendency to make a lot too much fat. Hence, when the body is reduced to normal weight and satisfactory symmetrical proportion, the cure may be regarded as a permanent one. Antipon is an absolutely harmless iiquid preparation of a purely vegetable nature. Antipon is sold in bottles, price 2s. 6d. and 45. 6d., by chemist,, stores, etc., or in case of disappointment may be obtained (on sending amount) carriage paid, in private packet, from the Antipou Co., Olmar-,treet, London, S.E.

country to go to extremes. At one time examinations were everything afterwards they were nothing and now people were beginning to take the same view which Mr. Lloyd had so well expressed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Clover proposed a vote of thanks to Professor Lloyd, which was seconded bv Canon Roberts. j WANT OF ZEAL FOR EDUCATION. | Mr. Stanley Wood, proposed a vote of thanks to the Joint Secretaries, Miss 1 Osborn and Mr. William Jones, to whom he paid a very high tribute for the painstaking and efficient manner in which thev carried out their exacting and laborious duties. Were it not ior the enthusiasm they put into their work would be but the purest drudgery. Speaking of enthusiasm, it had seemed to him of late that in this present age educational enthusiasm did not alwavs appear at the right end. There was a great deal ot enthusiasm in offering facilities for education and building schools and univer- sities, but he did not think thev saw so much of that enthusiasm for education amongst the young people. It was said of Erasmus that he wrote. When I get anv money, 1 shall buy some Greek books, and then I shall buy clothes." (L.auehter.^ Such enthu- siasm on the part of scholars was only too rare in these days, but perhaps its most conspicuous modern conterpart was seen in the zeal and self-sacrifice of the quarrvmen of Bethesda, to whom in the first instance, the inception and foundation ot the Univer- sity College of Bangor was so larcrelv due. (Applause.) The Chairman ^.econde i the proposition, which wa" heartily carried. Mr. Jones, in responding, spoke of the splendid work done by Miss Osborn, whose absence from home prevented her from being present on that occasion his remarks being heartily received.