Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

THE SERVICE IN FLINT CASTLE GROUNDS. I Photo by Stanley Riley, junr.

FLINTSHIRE UNIONISTS' CON- FERENCE AT RHYL. Lord Mostyn presided at a conference of Unionist leaders and workers in Flintshire, held at Rhyl on Thursday last, when the chief subject under consideration wa-6 the Irish Home Rule question, with special re- ference to the Ulster difficulty. Captain Drage, of the Union Defence League, spoke at some length. It was decided to hold an open-air demonstration in Sliotton on June 20th, when several Ulster M.P.'s will take part, and to hold other open-air meetings in the county.

"THE FINANCIER'S" IMPERIAL ISSUE. The fourth special Imperial Issue of "The Financier and Bullionist," which was pub- lished on Saturday, was a splendid journa- listic achievement. Printed on good paper, and 64 pages in size—price one penny—it comprised a large number of informative and authoritative articles on the position and prospects of our colonies, and a variety of other topics. Several new features were introduced, including a symposium on the important question, "What Shall We Do with Our Sons?"

Scenes at a Connah's Quay Inquiry. The Proposed Provision of New I Council Offices. A GROWING DISTRICT. Strong Opposition: Councillor and Housing Question. "APPALLING CONDITIONS." A Local Government Board inquiry was held at Connah's Quay on Friday into the application by the Connah's Quay Urban Council for sanction to borrow Y-5,700 for the provision of new Council offices and a public hall in Chapel street, including the construction of new roads, and Y-470 for the provision of public conveniences in Church street, opposite Lower Brook street, at the rear of the proposed public hall, and on the south side of High street between Wesley street and Lande street. There was a crowded attendance and a considerable body of opposition to the scheme. During the opening statement in support of the Council's case there were several interrup- tions, and the inspector had to make an appeal for order. Mr. Greaves Lord, barrister, instructed by Mr. T. W. Hughes, clerk to the Council, made the application on behalf of the Coun- cil, and it was opposed by Mr. F. Llewellyn- Jones, solicitor, Mold, who represented a large number of property owners and occu- piers also the Connah's Quay and Sliotton Trades and Labour Council. Among others present were Mr. J. Rowden Freme, chair- man of the Council; Mr. T. W. Hughes, Clerk; Mr. Sydney Freme, Mr R. C. Da- vies, Chester, architect for the scheme; Mr J. W. Connell, Mr. W. E. Hughes, survey- or to the Council; Mr. A. J. Reney, Mr. Andrew Reney, Mr. S. Vickers, Mr. Tho- mas Coppack, Mr. E. Hewitt, Mr. J. Ed- wards, Mr. F. E. Jones, Mr. W. Mealor, Capt. Wm. Hughes, Mr. J. Forber, Mr. Jas. Prince, Mr T. J. Reney, Mr. E. Blane, the Rev. E. J. Davies, and the Rev. D. R. Roberts. A GROWING DISTRICT. Mr. Greaves Lord said the estimated population of the district was 4,900, and the rateable value £ 22,000. The assessable rateable value was £ 15,471. The Council had been in existence since 1896. There were in the district 942 inhabited houses, as against 698 in the year 1901. The district was a growing one, and there was need for the provision of public offices. The district was not burdened in any way. There were loans in connection with the Burial Board, but it had all been repaid. The only loans outstanding at present were with regard to private street charges, which were charges on the frontagers, and would eventually be repaid. He might say, therefore, that the urban district was free from encumbrances. The district was largely industrial. There was a certain amount of shipping connected with Connah's Quay, and if the navigation scheme was carried out there would be a considerable increase. A large number of people lived in the neighbourhood, and worked at Messrs. Summers' works. As the district had grown a certain amount of pro- vision had been found necessary for public offices and for carrying on the work of the District Council. At the present time the only room available for meetings of the Council was one which was obtained for occasional use under a kind of tenancy. The clerk's office was the office of Messrs. Hughes and Hughes, Flint, of which firm the clerk to the Council was a partner. The rate collector and surveyor had another office which was really the front of a cottage. When meetings of the Council were held it meant bringing a large number of docu- ments from the offices to the room, and if references had to be made to documents not at their meetings they had to be sent for. That was -r, A VERY INCONVENIENT AUIIXAUE- MENT, which could not be tolerated for long. The room was highly inconvenient, and not the kind of room which any go-ahead district could carry on its business in. They had no proper space for public meetings except the Drill Hall, which was a corrugated iron shed, and was not a suitable place to hold public meetings. There were now eight sittings of the magistrates at Connah's Quay during the year, and the only place available for those sittings was a school and chapel, and if one gave it its proper name it would be described as a "cellar under a chapel." That again was a very undesir- able state of affairs. There was no doubt there was a feeling that the time had ar- rived for public buildings to be provided. He did not think there would be any ques- tion as to public buildings being a necessity to Connah's Quay. With regard to the site, the Council suggested that the pro- pesed site was one eminently fitted for the purpose, and was in a central position. There had been a suggestion that the site should be chosen somewhere near to Shot- ton. Assuming the districts of Connah's Quay and Shotton, the proposed site was only a mile from Shotton. The site for which the Council had been able to enter into a provisional agreement for purchase, was about four acres, and the total cost would be about £ 750. A number of witnesses were called in support of the application. Mr. J. R. Freme, chairman of the Coun- cil, spoke of the necessity for public build- ings, and said he thought the site was a gift. In answer to Mr. Llewellyn-Jones, he said the question of amalgamation had been dis- cussed by the Council about October last. He did not say it was a matter of urgent necessity. He suggested it might be dis- cussed, but now he thought that it would be most undesirable to have amalgamation, from what he knew of Sliotton. Assuming that anything came about, he thought the present site would be most suitable. He considered that a public building was the most urgent need of the urban district. He had heard there was a move in the district to get houses for the working classes, and the Council had been approached on the matter. Mr Greaves Lord said he heard there was going to be a Local Government Board in- quiry into that. He did not know how far it was relevant to the present proceedings. THE HOUSING QUESTION. Mr. Ll. Jones asked if that inquiry had not arisen owing to the fact that four elec- tors had raised the question because the Council had neglected to do something in the matter? Mr. Freme: Not that I know of. Mr. Freme further stated that he opposed tooth and nail the local authority doing anything in the matter (cries of "Shame,") Further evidence was given by Mr. J. W. Connell, a member of the Urban District Council; Mr. Thos. Coppack, a member of the firm of Messrs. Coppack and Sons, shipowners, Connah's Quay; Mr. James Prince, chairman of the Holywell Board of Guardians, Mr. T. J. Reney, a member of the County Council and the Urban District Council, Mr. A. J. Reney, a member of the County Council, and Mr. R. Cecil Davies, the architect. Mr. T. J. Reney said that Connah's Quay had no desire at present to amalgamate with Shotton, but if amalgamation came about the proposed site would be quite as convenient for Shotton as Connah's Quay. Mr. A. J. Reney, cross-examined by Mr. Ll. Jones, said he objected to the local authority dealing with the housing question unless they were going to provide for the very poor, and not for men who were earn- ing £4 or £ 5 a week. He did not think the housing question was so urgent as it z, was four or five years ago. The neigh- bouring authority were going to build houses. During the hearing of the evidence there were several demonstrations by sec- tions of the public in the room. and the Inspector said he would have the room cleared if they did not keep quiet. Mr. Ll. Jones, addressing the Inspector for the opposition, said he had forty wit- nesses to call. and he suggested the ad- journment of the inquiry until some eve- ning, but the Inspector refused to take this course. "SCHEME NOT URGENT." Mr. Jones (proceeding) urged that there should have been a poll taken of the people to ascertain their feelings on the subject. The scheme was by no means urgent, nor was it demanded by the public, and it could well be postponed until other matters of greater urgency, such as the housing ques- tion, had been considered by the Urban Council. Dealing with the question of amalgamation, he submitted that the con- sideration of this was bound, in the near future, to occupy the attention of the Con- nah's Quay and the other Councils, and there was a strong feeling among the rate- payers of Connah's Quay and Shotton for the amalgamation of the two districts. The development of the Connah's Quay district had recently been in the direction of Shot- ton, and not in the direction of Golftyn, and he suggested that the site selected was unsatisfactory. It was a question of lux- ury, whether they were to have a fine town hall or not. He urged that this scheme should be deferred until the Council did something to fulfil their statutory obliga- tions in the direction of providing houses. Giving evidence for the opposition, Mr. Joseph Forber, a member of the Urban Council, said there was a greater need in the district for the provision of houses than for Council offices. He wanted the whole matter deferred until the housing question was dealt with. The conditions under which some of the people of the district had to live, he said, were appalling. The inquiry was closed.

A BONE OF CONTENTION. A bone 3ft. 5in. in circumference, 2ft. 6in. in length, and weighing 441b., is to be seen in the garden of the Fox, West Green road, Tottenham. Local expeits are at variance regarding the identity of the animal to which it belonged. It is too large for an elephant.

— TAILDn-MADE COSTUMES (Ready to Wear). THE FACT that our Cos- tumes are made throughout by actual tailors (and not factory made), that we stock seven sizes, assuring a perfect fit, that they have the air of distinction imparted by First- class London Cutters, and that we can offer them at a little over half what a private tailor can, must make a very strong appeal to every well- dressed woman. jj W. T. WILLIAMS, j 33=39, Foregate St., I CHESTER. I

<{)f Empire Day was mooted, many people looked upon it as what was commonly known as Jingoism, but that view of it had Practically vanished to-day. People of all nations and of all creeds joined in the cele- brations, because they contained an ideal of the brotherhood of British subjects all the World over, also the ideal of duty, responsi- bility, and self-sacr'fice. Not one of these could be left out if the Empire was to be maintained and was to progress. The question was often discussed of the morality of the acquisition of Empire, and of the re- tention or expansion of Empire. But after all it was a question of civilisation and humanitarian principles against the barbar- ism and savagery which were only too preva- lent in many parts of the world to-day. It w as a question of civilized and humanized Nations taking up the care of the helpless and the savage for their elevation, and to assist them to fulfil the part which God meant them to fulfil in the world. Freedom, representative Government, settled Institutions and sympathy with THE DISTRESSED AND OPPRESSED had been features prominent under British rule. Those, he thought, were good rea- sons for the retention and even the expan- filon of Empiie. The more the Empire ex- Panded the greater became the obligation, aud the obligation of Empire could be neith- er forgotten nor avoided. National duty could not be shunned. We were the trus- tees to a very large extent for posterity. The wonderful progress and consolidation during the Victorian era was indeed mar- vellous, and it was a happy thought that Empire Day should be observed on the birthday of Queen Victoria. It would be well for us to penetrate into the past and see what was the secret of the success of our forefathers. It was a very striking I thing that contemporary with the long reign Queen Victoria were men who were gialits. There were great statesmen such as j contrast of ancient days and modern tinle6 but the service was unique in a setting of historic interest. The grassy yard of the old Castle wa-s crowded by the time of Ger- ice. The Rector of Flint, Lieut.-Col. the Rev. Canon Nicholas, M.A., V.D. chaplain of the 5th Batt. R.W. Fus., was to have officiated, but considerations of health pre- vented his doing so, and he was deputised by the Rev. W. Griffith, captain of the Flint C.L.B. He occupied the position at the drum head, with a piece of the ruins as a back ground to his left was the Regimental Band of the R.W.F. from Hawarden, under the conductorship of the Regimental Band- master Delaney. Around were gathered the members of E Company 5th Batt. R.W.F., under Major E. J. H. Williams, and Lieut. Alexander; the Flint Company National Reserve, under Capt J. Taylor, a stalwart body of men, who only required some mili- tary insignia to set them off; the Flint C.L.B., and two patrols of Boy Scouts from Connah's Quay, under Lieut. Marriott. Men and boys made a fine how. The veterans wore their medals and their badges, some of the former gained in active service for the Empire. The Territorials, though a young body of men, looked very smart in their scarlet uniform; the C.L.B.'e presented a spick and span appearance while the scouts looked ready. The parade they made was worthy of Flint. Among those in the Castle ground were the Mayor and Mayoress (Major and Mrs. C. E. Dyson), Capt. J. LI. Williams, Iloly- well; Mr. J. B. Marston, Mold; Lieut, Marston, Sergt. Mareton, Mold; Dr. J. H. Williams and many others. The Regimental Band having played a pretty and appropriate voluntary, the grand old hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers" was given as the opening to the service, and the Rev. W. Griffith read the shortened even- song, "The Old Hundredth" ("All people that on earth do dwell") rolled out in full and pleasing harmonies, after which the spe- cial lesson from the New Testament was read, suceeded by the Creed, the Collect for the Day, and Prayer for the King, were given. The service was choral, the band accompanying. Before the address the hymn "Oft in danger, oft in woe" was sang, the second verse of which seeming particu- larly striking- "Let not sorrow dim your eye Soon shall every tear be dry; Let not fears your course impede Great your strength, if great your need." RESPONSIBILITIES OF EMPIRE. The Acting Caplain, taking as his text, "This great nation" (Dent. iv., 6) said :— "The Israelites are here spoken of as a great nation. What was the secret of their greatness? In point of population they were a small race of about six hundred thousand men with their families, who were led out of Egypt by Moses. They had no standing army, no merchant shipping, no large towns and great seaports. They were but an undisciplined rabble unaccustomed to the habits of law and order, and without any organised religion. Yet they are spoken of as a great nation. If we read history we find that nations become great on various accounts. The Egyptians were at one time .renowned and their learning. The Phoenicians were the great seafarers and Colonisers of ancient times who sent out and founded many settlements. The Greeks distinguished themselves in art and philoso- phy; the Romans in Jaw. Some nations have been famous for their poets and orators and others for their military and naval achievements. But there was a power un- like all these after which Israel was bidden to aspire. "In what then did the wisdom and great- ness of the Israelites consist? It lay in this that they were a people who had the Lord for their God. It could be truly said by them, 'What great nation hath a God so nigh unto them as the Lord our God is whensoever we call upon Him?' The great- ness of a nation in the sight of God does not consist in the extent of its world-power, in its wealth or knowledge of the arts and sciences. It depends rather upon its right- eousness and its knowledge and love of God. 'Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.' This righteousness is in itself an armour of light —a nation's best defence On Empire Day, we naturally turn our thoughts to the duties that are imposed upon us, and to the privi- leges we possess as citizens of the mightiest Empire that the world has ever known. As we meditate we ask why does this great Empire exist at all? What is it all for? There is much mystery about it. It is an Empire of vivid and striking contrasts. We find wealth beyond the dreams of avarice, side by side with poverty deeper, sadder than imagination can picture. We find the grossest ignorance and superstition, and we hear of lectures and libraries, schools and universities pouring forth words of wisdom and learning. We find vice and virtue in their highest degree. Everywhere we notice disquietude and restlessness. And so the great Empire moves on, but whither it is drifting and what the end of it will be, who can tell? In regard to patriotism there is a tremendous change. The old idea was that citizenship meant that the individual owed a duty to the country. To-day the idea is that the country exists fo rthe indivi- dual. Perhaps there is truth in both sides, and the reconciliation of these diverse inte- rests may be found half way. What has Christianity to say to the Imperialism of our times? God has put us where we are. The Empire has not been given us without a Divine purpose. We must recognise our God-entrusted mission, and discharge our Imperial trust. 'Empire is not a possession, but a trust; not a prize but a responsibility.' If we have great privileges we have also great responsibilities. Unto whom much is given of him shall be much required.' The people whose tongue is spoken on every shore, and whose flag waves on every sea, have an opportunity the like of which man never saw before of doing the work of God and furthering the good of mankind. Let us then make our Imperial ideals loftier; our sense of duty to each other stronger, and let righteousness dwell among us. Then shall He protect our Empire and make it beloved of God." WREATH ON THE MONUMENT. The address over, the service closed with the hymn Soldiers of Christ arise." Then was given the Benediction, the military forming up marched by way of the bridge to Trelawney Square headed by the Regi- mental Band. They formed a square about the granite, obelisk to the Flint boys who went out to South Africa in the days of England's need, two of whom lie in a sold- ier's grave. The Senior Regimental Chap- lain, the Rev. W. Ll. Nicholas, with Mrs. Nicholas and the Rev. Humphrey Lloyd met them at the monument, and the wreath that Col.-ocrgt. D. E. Davies carried in front of the company was placed on the monument in loving memory of the brave. The wreath was a large and beautiful arrangement of lilies and carnations. Before laying the wreath on the obelisk the Chaplain, in an address, apologised for his inability to be present at the service in the Castle. He much regretted his absence on such an occasion, as he was about the oldest chaplain of Territorials in Wales. Happy, he said, was the country that re- lied for its security on its past history— for the past ought to be the incentive to future good deeds. As an old educationist, lie had often seen clever and brilliant lads lack continued energy they became lazy in their after years and became mere medio- crities. The steady going forward lads were the best. It reminded him of the fable of the hare and the tortoise—the former could do it, but took a rest, the latter, steadily going forward, reached the goal. Proceed- ing, lie spoke of love of country and of the readiness of men to die for their country. Plenty of people thought the country was safe because people were ready to die for their country.. They had to make a little self-sacrifice. If they wanted peace they had to prepare for war. It was perfectly true if they wanted to save their country it was not the readiness but the willingness to prepare, to make sacrifices that would prove the truth of home defence. The Bri- tish Empire was huge, numbering between four and five hundred million people. Just as their heart beats sent the blood to every part of their body, that the body might be healthy and strong, so England with her far-flung Empire must be kept strong in order that she might inspire strength and confidence in her far distant colonies and countries like India. They knew full well with regard to our country that there were men ready and willing to die for her, but there were comparatively few to make self- sacrifice and preparation to defend their country. In Australia there was universal military service, and lie was glad to say ministers of all religious denominations, who were opposed to it at first, now came forward and bore testimony to the good re- sults of the military service—it made young men better citizens and more fit for every- day life, whatever they might be engaged in. With regard to our own country, his opinion was that they ought to have OPTIONAL UNIVERSAL MILITARY SERVICE. lIe believed that 6ueh service would appeal to every honest and honourable man in the country. It would be the foundation of the moral, material, and financial strength to our country and Empire. They lived in days of compulsion the children were com- pelled to go to school, and they were com- pelled in various ways through life. He should be delighted if there was optional universal service. There was one thing he was sorry for. They would remember that one of the most gracious acts of the late Queen Victoria was to order the formation of a Battalion of Irish Guards. The re- ponse was given with the greatest alacrity. He could assure them that he had been thinking for a long time about the forma- tion of a Battalion of Welsh Guards. He had been hoping that with all the Welsh- men who were so prominent in the Govern- ment—and with regard to the town of Flint, the Member of Parliament for the Borough was himself an officer in the Battalion- there would be an order issued for the for- mation of a battalion of Welsh Guards. He was certain Whales would respond to the call, and they would be a credit to Wales and would reveal a loyalty which people often imagined did not exist among the Welsh. He was glad to think they had several young men from Flint in the Yeo- manry now in training at Rhyl. In the old days he came in contact with many members of the Militia and many of the Flint men joined the Engineers of Anglesey, and he could speak in the highest terms of them. He should like to again see the Militia sys- tem resuscitated, as he wa6 certain it would be a source of great material strength to the defence of our country. They all knew why they were gathered in the Square that day, and as they looked at the monument to the memory of those who served their country in the very critical crisis, he also remembered his two young friends, Tommy Lloyd and Bertie Parry, who died for their ciuntry and were buried in South Africa. They as Flint men rejoiced that, owing to their bravery and the bravery of their com- panions in arms, though their bodies rested far from their dear old England, yet they rested in a country over which floats the same old flag-the Union Jack-that had braved a thousand years the battle and the breeze. He hoped as they thought of the past that it would be an incentive to them to do their best—that our country would ever be in the forefront, and that the sun would ever shine upon Great Britain, the greatest Empire the world had ever seen. "I now place this wreath, given to me in order that all may remember the days gone by, and the noble deeds of those who volun- teered their sacrifice for their country." The wreath having been placed on the monument, the band played the National Anthem and the Empire Day celebration of 1914 was concluded. Celebrations at Flint Church of England Schools. Empire Day was celebrated by the chil- dien attendi. j the Church of England Schools on 1 ay morning. Several hun- dred parents d friends assembled to wit- ness the lfjya, celebrations by the scholars, who numbered 560. Among those present were Canon the Rev. W. LI. Nicholas, M.A., Mrs. Nicholas, the Mayor and Mayor- ess (Major and Mrs. C. E. Dyson), Rev. John and Mrs. Williams, Rev. Humphrey Lloyd and Miss Evans (Pendre). A pleas- ing touch was the presence of the headmas- o ter (Mr. E. J. H. Williams) in his uniform as Major of the 5th Batt. R.W.F. and offi- cer commanding E Company, also Col.- Sergt. D. E. Davies and Sergeant W. M. Jones in scarlet uniform. The first part of the proceedings consisted of the presentation of prizes by Mrs. Nicholas to the best boy and two best girls attending the C. E. School. Canon Nicholas first called upon Lily Bithell (who had obtained the highest number of votes) to receive a handsome workbox, and remarked that she belonged to the Bithell family, which was one of the highest-respected and oldest families in the borough. The second prize of a workbox was awarded to Alice Jones, Tyddyn Farm, I and the Canon remarked that she was fol- lowing in the footsteps of her sister, Nellie Jones, who now attended the County School. In awarding a full-sized cricket bat to Tom Jackson, the Canon remarked that when lie saw the boy chosen by the I girls he thought that being so small lie would exchange the bat for a smaller size, but Major Williams remarked, "Oh, he'll grow." The Canon was reminded of Dis- raeli's first speech in the Commons when he was accused of being only "a young man," and lie retorted "I'll grow older." The Canon was always fond of cricket, and a rule of the game was "Always play with a straight bat." He advised the recipient of the bat to always play straight throughout life.-Major Williams hoisted the flag, and called upon the children to salute, and the youngsters obeyed the command promptly. The children then sang Rudyard Kipling's Recessional "God of our Fathers" and "Rule Britannia" in a very hearty manner. Canon Nicholas asked the children what they no- ticed about the Union Jack. They all answered, "The Sign of the Cross." He proceeded to say that they were ever to re- member that the Union Jack was the natio- nal flag of the Empire, and the Cross was the emblem of their Faith. It was almost impossible to over-estimate the importance and value of having a national flag. In searching for the records about the first mention of a national flag, he discovered in the pages of the Book which was always held in reverence in their schools, the Holy Bible, an account of a battle fought by the Israelites against their enemies. When they were returning from their bondage in Egypt, Moses, sitting on an eminence, watched the progress of the battle, and while he held up his arms the Israelites were the victors, and when his arms fell, owing to his old age, the enemy became the victors. Joshua assisted the old man to hold up his arms, with the result that the Israelites defeated their enemies. This was, in his opinion, the first occasion of a standard, the uplifted arms of a leader, be- ing used, with the result that the chosen Z, people of God defeated their enemies. The daily papers contained the announcemnt a few days ago that a body of men in Car- narvon wished to adopt a national flag for Wales, and in his (the Canon's) opinion they thought in this way to rule the whole of Wales and the House of Commons. They adopted a green flag with a dragon. It then struck them that they had better ask the "powers that be" their opinion, and the answer they received from London was "Wales has not a national flag of its own, other than the Union Jack." The Union Jack was always the emblem of victory, and, please God, they were the forerunners of many victories in the future ages. There was no royal road for England. The Em- pire builders and fighters had always flour- ished and won under the folds of the Em- pire's flag. It was a source of keen plea- sure to him (the Canon) to see the children salute the flag which bore the Cross, with reverence. Let them always look up to the Union Jack with all reverence and let their rule of life never lead them to be guilty of conduct which would bring disgrace upon the flag of the Cross. The bravest men in history had marched under its folds; the founders and upholders of the Empire had ever been loyal and true. Speaking of .saluting with reverence, he was reminded of the poem of Longfellow, the American poet, who says:— "Take thy banner, let it wave, Proudly o'er the good and brave." He hoped that every boy and girl present would always be good and brave, always truthful and honest, and above all, obedient to their fathers and mothers. He often thought of the many deeds of valour re- corded in defence of the Union Jack, and particularly of the 24th Welsh Regiment at Rorke's Drift in the Zulu War, when Mel- ville and Coghill, who were in charge of the flag, tore it in two parts and wrapped it round their bodies rather than let it fall into the enemy's hands. When their bodies were recovered the divided flag was found still wrapped round their bodies. This bravery we wanted, and to be shown by every girl and boy, so that no indignity should ever be offered to the flag of the Cross. The children must have seen the Union Jack placed on the coffin of a de- ceased soldier, in a military funeral. The carpet of Mohammed was sent every year from Egypt to Mecca to be reverenced by the followers of the false prophet. This carpet was worth thousands of pounds, but he. (the Canon) would rather be carried to his last resting place with the folds of the Union Jack over his coffin, than the most valuable carpet in the world as a covering. For thirty-four years he (the Canon) had looked upon the rising generations in the schools Well might Flint be proud of ,s 1:1 them. To him there were no children equal to those reared in the good old borough town (cheers and applause). He concluded by exhorting them all to be ever true to King and country, and ever true to the flag of the free Two verses of the National An- them were sung as a conclusion to a memor- able celebration of Empire Day. At the Council School. The scholars attending the Council School Flint, celebrated Empire Day on Friday. Appropriate geography and history lessons were given during the morning. In the af- ternoon lessons on British citizenship were given. The scholars were all assembled in the Central Hall, where a short address was delivered by the headmaster (Mr. Robert Jones). Afterwards the children marched to the lawn in front of the school, where they saluted the flag. Cheers were given for the King and the Empire. Afterwards a selection of English and Welsh patriotic songs were rendered, concluding with the singing of "God Save the King."