The North Wales Weekly News

THE INFLUENCE OF I CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMASTIDE is a festival which we all welcome for many and various reasons, not the least potent of which is that it touches the very finest chords in human nature. "It is," in the words of Washington Irving, "the season of regenerated feeling,— the season for kindling, not merely the fire of hospitality in the hall, but the genial flame of charity in the heart." Nearly two thou- sand years Tiave passed since the Man of Sor- rows lived on this earth, lightening the load of the weary and heavy-laden, sympathising with the suffering, healing the sick, and rais- ing the dead and it is something to be very grateful for that the influence of His example not only persists to this day, but has proved an ever-increasing power. "He cureth all manner of diseases," wrote a contemporary historian. His gospel was a gospel of human- I ity, and it is the great aim of all those who seek to live that gospel to help their fellow men In times of sickness and distress. Truly has it been written that "Christians from the first nianifested a spirit of charity, even to- wards those who were not Christians, and proved their sincerity by many acts of devotion. Hospitals and other institutions of mercy we owe to Christianity." Christmas this year falls on a Sunday, and it is therefore fitting that on such a day an appeal should be made to the churches of our land to support a movement which has a truly Christ-like object, that of relieving and ultimately stamping out a form of dis- a t, ease which, unfortunately, is only too pre- valent in our midst. As is well-known, it has been decided that the Welsh National Memorial to King Edward VII. shall take the form of a national crusade against con. sumption. This decision has commended it. self at once to the loyal sentiments and religious) convictions of the people of Wales. I he Executive Committee appeal, therefore, to the Christian congregations throughout the Principality to support the movement. That there is urgent need for making such an effort as the eradication of tuberculosis is y too true. Scarcely a fami]y in w j si re"" rf Mng °f *he of £ b dnd when we think of the terrible consequences that if brings in its train, we are all -of us ready to do all in our power on behalf of the sufferers. The movement, ».v £ M.P, noble donation of £ 25,000, is making trood nm<iro », about /i7cooo his W Pr°gress- Already wn. 7:" ° lViS been Promised, but a \er\ large amount is «tin j than /vU „ r required, 110 less and Sinat'orT-i', anTo^hefl^8' supplied. agencies, can be We sincerely hope, therefore, that a genet. the r„r:se win,66 David JMvJr" Church<!s >0' Mr ^ctvies on behalf of the Executive Committee. As he executive hand of rone ? P°ints out'the cold HenealTU™P 11 U<'8 W"y W<"eS' ene«h the blows of this enemy, thousands ve-r wt,,Pe°: -,Slnli iM° ,h«ir «*• J' ,stl" larS« number of victims ose the.r powers of useful service. More It cl"ir V?*tbM— ««> and imr pam and *-rr"w and want, of the TS a bu,<fen "PO" ">e backs be allowed to continue its devastating course, when medical science is able to withstand its attacks, and even, if given the necessary sup- port to sweep it out of the land? A hard fight it will certainly be, even when the financial resources are available, but on every consideraion, (humane, economic, and religious, it is a fight well worth waging, and the (results will ,be worth sacrificing for For these and many other reasons, we cordially endorse the appeal to the churches, and ask all our readers, irrespective of creed or social position or any other distinction, to help this Christian movement by all the means in their power. May the benign in- fluence of Christmas touch their tender- est sentiments of brotherhood and sympathy.

JOTTINGS FROM NA TURE. DECEMBER igth, igio. Latge volumes of water were flung upon the rocks, and the spray-showers, shooting up into the air, were blown landward. The seething billows roared continuously, and the gruff moan of the wind, as it swept convul- sively along the cliff-face, harmonised with the tumult of the sea. In the distance the receding tide, exposing the large banks of sand, uncovered the feeding grounds of the waders and gulls, and if the imperfect light it was just possible to see the black and white plumage of the oyster-catchers ts they flew past, and at intervals we caught the wail of curlews, and the pretty call of ringed plovers, as the birds winged their way over the sea from the places to which they resorted so soon as the inflowing tide covering the food-supplying banks, compelled them to retire. Apparently the party of 21 mallards, leisurely bobbing up and down on the waves at some distance from the foot of the cliff, were not inconvenienced by the immersions which they had involuntarily to undergo, but, as might almost be expected, none had dared to throw their heads over their shoulders. The shore-gunner's at- tempts to reach them would have proved a difficult task, but perhaps it is intended not to trouble them at all, for the flesh of the birds that have frequented the estuaries and open sea, even though it be a matter of only a few days, is not particularly palatable.

Canon Lewis (Llanystuimdwy), and the Hon Laurence A. Brodrick, spoke against Disestablishment at a meeting held at Welsh. pool, on Friday.

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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. Miss M. F. Howells, B.A., of Stanley-road, Glasgow, has been appointed on the teaching staff of the Llanberis County School. The death is announced of Mr. Thomas Bate, of Kelsterton, Flint, a well-known Flintshire magistrate, who filled the office of High Sheriff of that county in 1887. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is suffering from a severe cold and from the strain of the General Election, has been or- dered by his medical advisers to take a com- plete rest. Accompanied by Mrs. Lloyd George, he has left for the Continent. The death has occurred at Brentwood, of ,-the Rev H. Jones Henry, for 32 years Rector of Little Warley. Mr Jones Henry before going to Essex, was a Diocesan Inspector in North Wales. One of the boys he both taught and inspected, was Mr Lloyd George. < The Duchess of Westminster will herself take part in the entertainment she is giving at Eaton on December 30th for the benefit of the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Rhyl. There will be two performances, and among those taking part will be Mr. G. Cornwallis-West, Mr. N. Forbes Robertson, Dr. Leirhammer. and Dr. Joseph Bridge. The death is announced at Bangor of Canon Edward Hughes, a residentarv canon of Bangor Cathedral. l*or some time past Canon Hughes had been in feeble health and had been unable to attend to his duties at the Cathedral. The death of Canon Hughes removes a familiar figure from the Ban«or diocese and closes a strenuous and in many ways a remarkable life. On Wednesday, St. Thomas's Day, a brass memorial tablet to the late Mr. J. Ei Vincent Chancellor of the Diocese of Bangor, was un- veiled at the Bangor Cathedra) by the Rev. J. Wynne Jones, Vicar of Carnarvon, a cousin of the late Chancellor. The tablet which is a very handsome one, is the work of the Bromsgrove Art Guild, and the inscrip- tion in Latin was written by Mr. Glynne Williams, headmaster of Friars' School, Bangor. At G lyn Garth, on Monday, the Bishop of Bangor licensed to curacies the following deacons ordained at St. Asaph the previous day:—The Rev John Morgan (son of Arch- deacon Morgan) to Llan Aber the Rev Joseph Evans Pugh to Holyhead; the Rev J. Collins Lloyd to Llantair P.G., and Llan. dysiho; and the Rev John Jarvis to Blaenau Festiniog. The following were also licensed to curacies —The Rev Henry Thomas to Llandegfan and Beaumaris, and the Rev Daniel J. nomas to St. Mary's, Bangor. The Bishop of Bangor has appointed the Rev R. T. Jones, B.A., vicar of Glanogwen, Bethesda, to the vacant residentiary canonry which became void on Friday last, by the death of the Rev Canon Edward Hughes. The new canon is a late exhibitioner and senior scholar of St. David's College, Lam- pdter. He was ordained deacon in 1885, and priested the following year, his first curacy being that of Deinio (Pwllheli), which he served till 1S88, when he was appointed to the benefice of Nevin, which he held for ten years. On the death of the late Canon John Morgan, the late Lord Penrhyn nominated Mr Jones to Glanogwen. Mr Jones has done good work in defending the Church ever since he accepted the secretaryship of the Diocesan Church Defence Society.

IVEEK BY V EE/i. Mr. Clem Edwards, M.P., claims to be the author of the phrase No room to live." It was a Cardiff journalist, Mr. Louis Tracy, now a well-known novelist, who invented the phrase A living wage." It was when he was a member of the Sun staff in London. There is a place near Bangor Railway Station bearing the pleasant name Nant U ffern (the Hollow of Hell). Uftern is, of course, a corruption of the Latin internum. Apparently, we knew nothing of it till the Romans came over. Mr. Ernest Rhys says that if Professor Kuno Mever accepts the offer of Zimmer's chair at Berlin it will be a great loss to Celtic scholarship in these islands, where Dr. Meyer's influence is steadily on the increase. He is a bulwark against the English pre- judices that are still excited by any claim tor Irish, Scotch, Gaelic, and Welsh litera- ture." When the general election took place last January Wales wouldn't look at any candi- date who bore the name of Edwards. Both Sir Frank Edwards (in Breconshire) and Mr. Clem Edwards (in Denbighshire) were beaten by Conservatives. This time Wales has changed in a remarkable way. Radnorshire restored Sir Frank Edwards to his former position East Glamorgan took Mr. Clem Edwards to its heart, and in Mid-Glamorgan Mr. 1. Hugh Edwards was preferred to the Socialist. But why (asks the Western m(fil) is Wales so fickle ? At one time the youthful Princes of Wrales always had a Welsh nurse, and at important functions these ladies do not seem to have been passed over. For example, on the occasion of the baptism of the little Prince who was afterwards Charles 11. a large num- ber of presents were distributed, and the following entry occurs :—" To the Welch nurse a chain of rubies estimated at /200." the latter representing a considerably greater sum than its present face value. The Welch nurse also received gifts of plate from various lords It is not only in Wales that the memory of St. David is honoured. In Ireland and Brittany parishes are named after him and churches have been erected to his memory. But the finest church ever erected to St. David is that over his grave at St. David's, in ancient Menevia. Great difficulties must have been experienced in erecting such stately buildings as the cathedral, college, and bishop's palace in that remotest corner of Wales yet the college, if restored and transported to Oxford, would stand pre- eminent by the side of the stately halls of the first university of Britain.

Action for Libel by Mr. Wm. George. An action for libel has been commenced by Mr William George, brother of the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, against the printers and publishers of a pamphlet by Mr James Leslie Wanklyn, formerly Conservative mem- benber for Central Bradford, issued during the recent election, in which it was alleged that the Chancellor and the plaintiff had formulated the plan of campaign in reference to Welsh education for their own private profit and advantage.

A Penmaenmawr Parliamentary Candidate. A SOUTH WALES ELECTION. MR. W. F. PHILLIPS' EXPLANATION. Mr. W. F. Phillips, B.A., B.D., who made such a strenuous fight tor Liberalism in the Gower division ot Glamorganshire, is rent- ing at Ms home in Paradise Crescent, Pen- maenmawr. Interviewed by our representative yester- day, Mr. Phillips threw considerable light upon the confusion which prevails in Liberal circles as to his reason for opposing Mr. John Williams, the Labour representiave in the Gower division. He said: ''In North Wales there seems to be tremendous con- fusion as to what the fight was about, <'I,d I think the industrial districts in the North should know the real reason. We were told at the start that Tr. John. Williams, like my- self, was a good Liberal, and an attempt was made to cry off the fight on that ground. Then he came out as a Labour man pure and simple, and denied that he was bound by pledge to the Labour Party or any other party, but, at last, in his election address, he committed himself to the collective owner- ship of land and capital. A remarkable thing is that Mr. Kefr Hardie, the Labour leader, declared that Mr. John Williams was pledged to the Labour Party, and was paid from the funds of that party. So we were perfectly entitled to say that the fight in Gower was not between Liberalism and Labour, but a fight between Liberalism and Socialism, and the number of votes polled proved that over 4,500 people subscribed to that view, and it is very interesting that, had it not been for the fact that the Con. servatives had been instructed to vote for the Labour man, the Liberals would have won the seat outright. Another remark- able thing is that Mr. John Williams' prin- cipat speakers were Socialists of a most pro- nounced type, and most of my hecklers were Members of the Independent Labour Party and other Socialistic organisafions. After the declaration of the poll, Mr. John Wil- liams himself declared that the result of the election was the death-knell of Liberalism in Gower, so that it was quite evident that the fight was a fight between Liberalism and Socialism. The imported speakers were, al. most to a man, advanced Socialists, and a curious mixture they were. One man was an Agnostic of a very advanced type. An- other was a minister who had left one church to start a brotherhood church of his own. There were several other minis- ters on his platform, all of whom were well-ktnown Socialists. Taking a general, view of the whole campaign, Mr. Williams' principal supporters were Englishmen. He had, of course, some Welsh speakers, but from what I could gather, they were certain. ly no friends of Wales. I want to say this," continued Mr. Phillips; "We found that Mr. Lloyd George's support of Mr. George Lansbury, in London, was a perpetual thorn in the flesh, and it is a somewhat singular fact that Mr. Lloyd George could give his benediction to a Socialist in London, and could not give his 1 benediction to a Liberal candidate in Gower, who had been selected by the largest meeting of delegates in the constitu- ency, and who came to the unanimous con. elusion that it was their duty to prevent the seat from slipping ifflto the hands o! SS enemy on this occasion without a contest. the funds were subscribed largely bv miners and tinplate workers in the constitu- ency so that it is absurd to say that it was a vt ou-!reCVhf classes and the masses." Mr. I hi 1 lips declared his intention of again nghting Gower for the Liberal cause.

Colwyn Bay Pier Company. AN UNSUCCESFUL CLAIM. Before Judge Moss at the Llandudno County Court on Thursday, the Victoria Llmiled- of Colwyn Bay, sued the Midland Insurance Company, Limited, Birnmjgbam, for £ 9 ,3s. qd., {he reduced amount of a solicitor's bill for the prosecution for misappropriation of a late official of the Pier Company, named Eldrid. Mr Telford Mason, Manchester, who ap- peared for the plaintif fcompany, said that in 1909 a secretary of the company was engaged, and the Insurance Company was approached with a view of taking a fidelity bond to cover any risk. Early in 1910 the auditors discovered that Eldrid had misappropriated money to a considerable extent. Eldrid was guaranteed as to his fidelity by the defendants, and under the fidelity bond the defendants agreed that, whenever they requested the plaintiff company to prosecute the insured. they would be responsible for and would pay the expenses of such proceedings. This undertaking was given in the fifth clause of the bond. It became necessary to prosecute Eldrid, and the defendant company on March 3rd last requested the plaintiffs, in accordance with the terms of the policy, to take such pro- ceedings. The present action was to recover the solicitor's costs so incurred. The judge, addressing Mr. James Marks, who represented the defendants, asked whether the only question was not to ascertain whether the account was reasonable. Mr Marks replied that he had a submission to make which would go further than that, and it was that clause 5 of the policy, coupled with the express terms of the Insurance Company's letter of March 3, justified his application, for judgment for the defendants. His Honour wouid notice that clause five referred specifically to expenses and not to costs. The letter of March 3 was also definite, and asked the plaintiffs to apply immediately for a warrant," and went on as follows Upon hearing from you we will instruct our solicitors in the matter." From that date until the receipt of telegram announcing the conviction the defendants had not modified their instructions, so that the plaintiffs were never authorised to engage a solicitor to carry through the prosecution. Some argument took place between Mr Telford Mason and the Judge, who finally held that the defendants' contention must prevail. His Honour gave judgment for the defendants but in the circumstances made no order as to costs. Each side ought to bear its own costs.

804 Old Colwyn Competitive Meeting. On Boxing Night, commencing at six o clock, a competitive meeting will be held at Hebron C.M. Chapel, Old Colwyn, and as the entries are very numerous a most enjoy- able series of contests may be expected. The programme will include competitions for part.es of twenty, eight, and four, as well as m solo-singing and recitation. Valuable prizes are offered. The secretary is Mr \V S. Moss, Post Office, Colwyn, who will readily supply any information required. Preliminary tests in singing and reciting will be held in Hebron Schoolroom, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the 27th inst.

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I Abergele District Council GAS: THE FAVOURITE TOPIC. I WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. The monthly meeting of the Abergele and Pensarn Urban. District Council was held at the Council Chamber, on Monday even- ing, Mr. E. Williams, J.P., in the chair. Other members present were Messrs. H. E. Pritchard (Vice-Chairman), W. J. Evans, H. E. Thomas, Thomas Davies, J. Ed- wards (Pensarn), J. Edwards (Tanyfron), J. I Pierce, Thomas Evans, J. Hannah, Isaac Roberts, J. Buchanan, Robert Roberts, and W. P. Morris, with the Clerk (Mr. E. A. Crabbe), and the Surveyor (Mr. M. R. Jones). NO DEPUTY CLERK. Jones). Mr. W. P. Morris asked if Mr. D. Thomasr formerly clerk in the employ of Mr. Crabbe, still held the deputy clerkship to the Coun- cil, and it was explained that such was not the case. SURVEYOR'S SALARY. The Surveyor's application for an increase in his salary had been before the Finance Committee at their meeting on Friday even- ing, when it was decided to defer the matter for a month, in order to give the Councillors an opportunity of considering it in all its bearings. THE ETERNAL GAS. At the same meeting, on the motion of Mr. Thomas Evans, the following resolu- tion had been discussed and passed: — That, in view of the heavy gas bills, the time of lighting the public lamps be re- duced by haif-an-,hour, and that taps be placed between the meters and the gas mains." The Chairman said that he was not quite sure whether the Council had a specific agreement with the Abergele Gas Company to the effect that they were bound to keep the street lamps lit for any certain time at night. If such was the case, then he had made a mistake in voting for the resolution Mr. J. Pierce We are morally and legally bound by the agreement we made with the Gas Company when they promised to reduce the price of gas. Mr. H. E. Pritchard moved, and Mr. W. L Evans seconded, that the minutes of the Finance Committee be confirmed and signed. Mr. J. Edwards (Tanyfron) moved, as an amendment, that they be referred back. He had gone into the matter very carefully, and found that the saving to the Council by adopting Mr. Evans' great scheme would be less than one-sixteenth of a penny per lamp. If the resolution was carried, it would be a breach of the agreement they had made with the Gas Company. He had, also, no hesitation in reminding the Council that, as Chairman of the Gas Company's Board of Directors, he would advise his colleagues that it was also open for them to break the agreement made as to the price of gas to the Council. Mr. W. P. Morris said he objected to Mr. Edwards speaking in that threatening manner. Mr J. Pierce I hold no brief for the Gas Company, but we are bound by agreement made between us for this year at least. The Clerk then read a letter written to the Council by Mr E. H. Millward, clerk-to the Gas Company, in which it was stated that it was the intention of the Company to reduce the price of gas to the Council from the ist of January, from 55 to 4s 6d per thousand cubic feet for kern burners, and to 4s for the self-intensifying variety, on the condition that the town be "efficiently lighted." Mr H. E. Prichard maintained it was most irregular for Mr Edwards as chairman of the Gas Company to hold a brief for them in the discussion. Councillors should study the interests of the ratepayers. There was nothing in the letter just read which con- vinced him that there was a breach of con- tract. Their gas bills were going up by leaps and bounds, and they as a Council should not be dictated to by the chairman of the Gas Company. The matter had been discussed by the Finance Committee at great length, and it had been proved that if the lamps were extinguished, even an hour earlier, it would be no inconvenience to any- one. Of course, Mr -Edwards had consulted his colleagues on the matter, and they had naturally painted the outlook as black as possible. The Surveyor could -rove that the saving would be considerably more than the one-sixteenth of a penny, as suggested by Mr Edwards, whose remarks did not reflect creditably on himself, or the Gas Company. Messrs W. J. Evans, J. Pierce, W. P. Morris, Thomas Evans, and' the Survevor, having further spoken, Mr Edwards said I take exception to the impudent and insulting remarks of Mr Prichard, and I think he ought to be made to withdraw them. Mr Prichard: I should like to know in what way I have insulted Mr Edwards. If I have done so, I am quite willing to apologise. Eventually, the motion to confirm the min. utes, was carried by ten votes to three. HOT AND COLD. At a meeting of the Fire Brigade Com- mittee, held on 1 rid ay, it had been recom- mended to spend one hundred and twenty six pence sterling on a slow combustion stove to heat the Fire Station.-Confirmed. A letter liad also been read, at the same meeting, from the Rhyl Water Works Com- pany, iauthorising the Council to use the main hydrants in the town for testing purposes.— Thanks very much. A GOOD SIGN At a meeting of the Sanitary Committee, a l lan, showing improvement to be made at Mr Sheffield's auction mart, had been sub- mitted, and passed. -confirmed WHY NOT THIRTY? At a meeting of the Streets and Works Committee, held previous to the general meeting that evening, the question of enter- ing into a three years' contract for main roads maintenance with the County Council, had been dfscussed, and deferred for further consideration. BRAVO! Mr J. Edwards (Tanyfron) said that he had been favourably struck with the sugges- tion, made by Mr John Burns, President of the Local Government* "Board, some time ago, to the effect that it would be advisable for public bodies, cointempLaftmg making any improvements in their districts, on which extra money was to be spent, to proceed with the woffc, if possible, during the winter months, when so many men were out of work. Seeing, therefore, that there was a large number of men unemployed in Aber- gele, at the present moment, he (Mr Ed- wards) suggested that the Council should forthwith apply for a loan Tn order to pro- ceed with the large amount of work they had in contemplation, under the Promenade Im- provement Scheme. Mr J. Pierce agreed that it would be a very desirable step to take. The Chairman Couldn't we go on with the new drain in. Sea-road at once?

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Llandudno County School. A SCHOLARSHIP GRIEVANCE. The Governors ot the Llandudno County School held a meeting on Friday, Mr T. W. Griffith, chairman, presiding, when Mr E. R. Davies, secretary of education for the county, sent a letter to the effect that the Local Government Board were now disposed to grant longer terms for the repayment of loans for the erection of school buildings, and Mr Davies was asked to repay the loan far the new buildings of the Llandudno County School. The headmaster, Mr J. M. Archer Thom- son, said he thought the time had come when the (governors should approach the trustees of the Richard Owen Scholarship, under which one boy every year is awarded a scholarship tenable at the University Col- lege of North Wales, Bangor, from the town of Llandudno, with a view to a separate examination being held each year for the selection of the boy to receive this scholar- ship. At present, Mr Thomson explained, the scholarship was awarded on the results of the entrance scholarship and exhibition examination of the Univer- sity College, and the unfairness of that to Llandudno boys lay in the fact that should a Llandudno boy qualify for one of the college scholarships, he would not re- ceive it, but would be given the Richard Owen scholarship. Thus Llandudno boys were likely to be deprived of the opportunity of competing for the scholarships open to the other boys of the county. The Richard Owen Scholarship was intended exclusively for Llandudno (boys, who, also, had the right to share in the educational advantages open to the rest of the county, and, in the event of a Llandudno candidate taking such a place in the college examination as to en- title him to one of the college prizes, it should be awarded to him and the Richard Owen exhibition should go to the next Llan- dudno boy of sufficient merit on the list To secure this, an independent examination would appear to be desirable. The governors resolved to aski the Richard Owen trustees, four of whom represent Llan- dudno, two the County Education Commit. tee, and one the College authorities, to arrange for an independent examination in May each year. It was reported that the number of scholars on the register of the county school now was 114, an increase of 25 per cent upon the number last season.

Conway Eisteddfod. This old-established Eisteddfod, in connec- tion with Conway Baptis.t Church, will be held in the Town Hall on Boxing Day, when £ 40 in prizes will be offered, together with a silver cup of the value of ten guineas. There will be contests for brass bands, mate voice choirs, and juvenile choirs, and, of course, a number of competitions in recitation and solo- singing. The secretaries are Messrs. Levi John, Llys Gwilym, Cadnant Park, and W. Evans, Newborough Terrace.

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Llandudno Petty Sessions, A FISHERMAN'S OFFENCE. The usual Sessions were held at Llandudno on Monday, presided over by Col. the Hon. H. Lloyd Mostyn. The other magistrates present were Dr. Dalton, Dr. M. J. Morgan, Messrs. J. W. Raynes, Robert Roberts, John Dowell, the Mayor of Conway, Hugh Owen, and E. E. rone with the Magistrates' Clerk (Mr. James Porter). LICENSING. Applications for extension of the licence of the Grand Hotel on Boxing Day and on the 31st December, on the occasion of visi- tors' dances, were granted. Similar applications on behalf of the Queen's Hotel, were granted for the 29th inst., on the occasion of a dance, and on the lIth January, on the occasion of the Corinth- ian Football Club's whist drive. Another application from the Deganwy Castle Hotel, for the 6th of January, on the occasion of a charity entertainment, was also granted. The Clerk stated that it must be under- stood that no one would be allowed to enter the premises after 11 p.m. A LANDLORD AND HIS RATES. R. H. Brown, Madoc-street, Llandudno, was summoned lor district ratesoy the Urban District Council. Mr. A. Conolly, the Clerk of the Council. stated that the claim was for 18 Os. 7d. due in respect of property the defendant possessed in Prospect-terrace and other parts of the town. The defendant had raised the point that they were annual tenants, but he had failed to produce any satisfactory document- ary evidence in support of his contention. Mr. H. O. Evans, the rate collector, gave evidence. Mr. J. E. Hallmark for the defendant, questioned the witness and read a letter which was sent by the defendant. For the defence Mr. Hallmark said that the houses were assessed over the prescribed amount, and that they were not let in weekly tenements or flats, but that they were annual tenancies. George Stanley Brown, a nephew of the defendant, said he collected the rents, and saw to the letting of his uncle's property. The witness produced several agreements between the tenants of the houses and the landlord alleging annual tenancies. The tenants paid rent to him as they could. It was neither a Monday or a Saturday, but any dav. Cross-examined, he said that the agree- ment was written at the time it was signed. After several questions were put to. him. the witness admitted that they had not been written the same time, but a few days after- wards. He denied scratching anything out. The Magistrates made a thorough exami- nation of the agreement, and the Clerk said it was evident that it had been altered. The witness swore that the words annual tenancy were put in the agreement before thev were signed. Mr. Hallmark said he did not know that there was anything wrong with one of the documents, but in any case, it was perfectly clear that if it was an annual tenancy, they must demand the rates from the occupiers and not the landlord. He was instructed that the tenants were perfectly willing to pay the rates, and that they were waiting for the person to collect them. Mr. Conolly said he was advised that that was not so. The Chairman We decide to make the order for payment. Mr. Hallmark asked whether the Magis- trates would state a case, if he decided to apply for one later. The Magistrates' Clerk said it would be done if he served notice in the usual way A FISHERMAN'S OFFENCE. John Jones (jun.), of the fishing smack Grace. was summoned by the official of the Lancashire and Western Sea Fishery Board for using a trawl under the regulation size. Defendant pleaded ignorance of the law. Mr. S. R. Dew, for the Fishery Board, said he need not point out the importance of pre- venting the taking of immature fish, which naturally prejudiced the stock of fish. On the 22nd November, Captain Wignall. of the steamship Jamps Fletcher. a patrol boat under this Board, was in the Conway Bav, and he observed the (truce trawling. He sent out two men from his ship. and it was found that they were fishing with a net which instead of being a six inch mesh, was less than five inches. The bye-laws were published in Conway and all along the coast. The fish- eries must be protected, and it was only by taking proceedings that this could be done. Deputy Chief Constable Rees, in reply to the Magistrates, said the defendant was a native of Llandudno. In reply to the Chairman, Mr. Dew said the notices were posted up, but he could not say whether they were in Welsh as well as English. Mr. Dew further stated that the defendant had his boat in the Conway River, «nd he and his father lived on her. A fine of Is. and costs was imposed, and on the application of Mr. Dew, the net was forfeited

County Court Abolished. Official intimation has been sent to the local authorities in the Rhyl and St. Asaph district, that the St. Asaph County Court has been abolished, and, that in future, all business from the district must go through the Rhyl Court.

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foe shall have been laid low? To again quote Sir Herbert Roberts, he confidently hopes that after long years of waiting, we in Wales will reap a rich and abundant har- vest as a result of this memorable victory." Now, what reason has Sir Herbert for en- tertaining this hope? We do not for a moment believe that he was merely giving -expression to a pious aspiration. He must have some grounds for what he said. What are they? The long-proved fidelity of Wales is one factor. The unique services of Mr Lloyd George is another. But there is also a further consideration. Sir Herbert Roberts is not only one of the senior member for Wales, but he is also one of the Whips of the Welsh Parliamentary Party, and he is there- fore in a position to indicate what is the attitude of that Party towards the Govern- ment, and the course of legislation in the new Parliament. '1 he inner meaning of his Colwyn Bay speech, then, we take to be this, that after the Veto question has been settled, and the electoral law amended on the plan he outlined, the Welsh Party will insist upon imme- diate attention being paid to the par- ticular reforms which Wales still demands. These include the Disestablishment and the Disendowment of the Church in Wales, and we take it that the Welsh Party will give the Government no peace until a measure with that object in view has been submitted to Parliament. They also include the strengthening of the Sunday Closing Act and other licensing reforms for which Wales has long been ripe, and we assume that on this matter again the Welsh Party is pre- pared to show a determined attitude. To sum up, the meaning of Sir Herbert's speech appears to us to be that the special needs of Wales are at last to be insisted upon, and that the Welsh Party will hence- forth show itself as inflexible as' the Irish Party in its assertion of the special claims of I the nation it represents. The air is resound- ing with the bombastic declarations of the Lords, that they will continue to defy the voice of the people, and that they will neither break nor bend, whatever the pres- sure placed upon them by public opinion and the nation's House of Commons. We attach no importance to their nonsensical ravings. At the same time, we presume that the final tussle may be an exceedingly hard one, which will require the utmost skill and patience of the Prime Minister and his col. leagues. But success is assured, and when it comes, it will enable the Government to taken in hand those measures to which Wales has established its claim. The outlook for the old country is brighter to-day than ever before in its history, and the Welsh Liberal members will be blameworthy if they fail to make the best possible use of the opportun- ities about to be afforded them.

The Clerk replied that he was expecting a letter from the Railway Company every day with regard to the Promenade improvement scheme, and when that was received, the Promenade Committee would call a special meeting of the whole Council, and proceed with the application for a loan at once. After further discussion, it was decided to proceed with the recessary work as soon as possible, and that the Council do it them- selves, rather than apply for tenders. MODE SHEKELS WANTED. A discussion ensued as to what steps should be taken by the Council to raise the nEcessary contribution (Z.7 ios) to enable them to be represented on the North Wales Advertising Board, for the ensuing year. The matter was left in the hands of the following elected committee,, with power to act:—The Chairman, Messrs. J. Pierce, R. Roberts, H. E. Thomas, W. J. Evans, J. Edwards (Tanyfron), W. H. Jones, and W. P. Morris. EVENING CLASSES. On the motion of Mr W. P. Morris, seconded by Mr W. J. Evans, it was resolved that the Council take steps to get more young people to attend these classes, which, ac- cording to a letter received from the Evening "Classes Committee, at Colwyn Bay, were do- ing such splendid work. Mr W. P. Morris thought it would be advisable to call a pub- lic meeting, to explain the benefits to be derived by attending the classes, and Mr Prichard added, that it would not be a bad idea to have someone to attend the lementary schools, and address the pupils in the high- er standards on the matter. It was decided to adopt both suggestions. NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS. A letter was read from Mrs Johnson, hon. secretary of the District Nursing Association, replying to a leftter of enquiry from the Clerk to the Council, saying, that the Dis. trict Nurse had invariably attended the homes of the poorer classes in the town, and advised the mothers how to feed, clothe, and bring up newly-born babies. It should be explained, that these enquiries have been made consequent upon a circular letter re- ceived by the Council some time ago, from the Local Government Board, with refer- ence to the adoption of the Notification of Births Act. It will therefore be observed, that there is no necessity for its adoption as far as Abergele is concerned. SEARCHLIGHT.