The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

I I 1 J MELTON MOWBRAY." IYaie! (U.) 7599 Dunne (L.) 7227 Majority 322 Unionist Gaint M I I ) k I i t i i i I i | I I

MERSOreETHSHlRE. LIBERAL CANDIDATE RETURNED UNOPPOSED. Thei nomination of Mr Haydn Jones, Liberal candidate for Merioneth, took plaoB on Monday at. Harlech. Mr Jones was preeent, accompanied by his agent, Mr Gu-thrie Jonies, who put in fourteen, papers. The one formally accep-ted by Captain Richards, High Sheriff, and Mr Oharl-es Hughes, Under Sheriff, contained the names of Mr William Owen, Festiniog, and Mr John Davies, Dyffryn, president and vice-president- of the County Liberal Association. There being no other candidate, Mr Jones was declared elected.

TALYCAFN MART. RECORD CKRSSTMAS PRIZE SHOW AND SALE. The seventeenth annual prize show and sale held at the above mart on Monday probably registered a new record in the experience for even such an enterprising firm as Mcesrs Robert and Rogers Jones (or the quality of the stock, the exhibits, according to the evidence of expe- rienced breeders and butchers present, being the b'st ever staged in tlie valley, if not'in North Wales. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. train-loads of buyers detrained at Talycafn and poured in their hundreds into the well-known mart, while from an early hour until Monday r-attle, 4ieep, calves, 1 and pigs passed through the entrance gate in enormous flocks. The accommodation inside t'ne groat enclosure was severely taxed, neverth;-less order and perfect control were features of tho show. It was intci eating to a degree to witness tlie celerity with which mighty, and in many- cases, vicious-looking, bulls were engineered into their allotted stalls and ultimately on to the weighing machine and under the rostrum, where especially in the case of the heaviest stock, bid ding was really heatc-d, buyers being in attend anee -from all parts of England and Wales, anx. ious to secure a good sliow in their shops for the fcstne season. The arrangements were carried out with remarkable regularity by the expe- rienced drovers in the employ of the auctioneers. upwards of 1500 animals being dealt with with- out a hitch. The gathering was entertained by the firm to an excellent dinner, hundreds availing them selves of the meal. The members of the firm, Mr T. Rogers Jones, Mr W. J. Roberts, Messrs Norman Rogers Jon-es and Dennis Rogers Jones, experienced an exceptionally heavy day, but coped with their work splendidly. THE PRIZES offered amounted to E35 and the exhibits were undoubtedly worthy of the prizes awarded. The adjudicators were :—Cattle Messrs Henry Owen, Carnarvon; J. Roberts, Trefnant; and Charles Saw-bridge, Wigan. Sheep and pigs: Messrs J. Jones, Colwyn Bay, and Morris Jones (of Messrs Jones Bros.), Conway. The awards were as follow:— Two butchers' bullocks, two years old a.nd above: 1 and 2. Edward Owen, Cefn Garlleg, Glan Conway; 3, William Davies, Baclaw, (Jon- way. Butchers' bullock, two years and above: 1 and 2. Edward Owen; Co/n Garlleg; 3, G. O. Jones, Merchlyn, Conway: reserve, W. Davies, Baclaw. Two butchers' bullocks, under two years old: 1, David Morris, Penlwys, ColwVn; 2, Richard Jones, Tai Ilirion, 3, Mrs Owen, Glyn I'c-a. Tynygroes; reserve, Hugh Davies, Gorswen, Roewcn. Butchers' bullock, under two years old: 1, D. W. Evans, Brynrnorfudd Mawr; 2, W. Davies, Baclaw, Conway; 3, Richard Jones, Tai Hirlon. Pentrevoelas; reserve, G. 0. Jones, Merchivn, Conway. Two butchers' heifers, any age: 1, Samuel Hughes, Glyn, Trefriw 2 and 3, Lady MacLaren, Bodnant Hall reserve, Lady MacLaren. But-che-s' heifer, two years old amd above 1, Hugh Jones, Post Office, Talybont; 2, John Jones, Tynyooed, Roewen; 3, George Jones, Llanrwst. Butchers' heifer under two years old 1, John Roberts, Ty L-cha, Eglwvsbach; 2, Mrs Owen, Glyn Ccha, Tynygroes; 3, E. J. Hughes, Ty Gwyn, Mochdre; reserve, John Robert,s, Ty Ucha Eglwysbaoh. Butchers' cow: 1, Richard Jones, Tai Hirion, Pentrevoelas; 2, John Williams, Bwlch Mawr, Conway; 3, Evan Hughes, Ccfn y Cae, Roewen; reserve W. Owen, Llic-an, Tynvgroes. Butchers' bull: 1. Robert Llovd, Nantwraeh Fawr; 2, R. H. Roberts, Dolwyd, Mochdre; 3, Thomas Hughes, Penllyn, Talycafn. Ten best fat Welsh mountain wethers 1 and 2, Hugh Davies, Gorswen, Roewen; 3, E. Davies, Farmyard, Conway reserve, John Williams, Bwlch Mawr, Conway. Ten fat Welsh mountain ewes: 1, W. Davies, Baclaw, Conway 2. D. W. Evans, Brynrnorfudd Mawr; 3, John Roberts, Ty Ucha., Eglwysbaoh. Two fat pigs of any weight: 1, Mrs Fielding, Eilianus. Four fat porkers not to exceed 1201bs. live weight: 1 and 2, W. Thomas and Son, Peny- ffordd. Amongst the sheep section was an autumn lamb in excellent condition. Fat bullocks over two years old lealised up to £ 28; yearlings £ 22 15s; heifers over two years old, S22 2s 6d; do. under two years old, C19 5s; cows, C20 10s; bulls, E-T, fat Welsh wethers, JB20 Os 6d; do. owes, 275 9d; fat pigs, JE6 12. 6d; and porkcts, £3 13e.

THE CARNARYONBOROUGHS. NOMINATION OF THE CAN- DIDATES. The nomination of candidates for the Carnar- von Boroughs took place at Carnarvon on Satur- day The papers submitted for Mr Austin Jones (tho Conservative candidate) were as follom,s:- Carnarvon: Proposer, Alderman Richard Th iinas; seconder. Alderman J. P. Gregory. ilitngor: Picjjosers, H. C. Vincent (Mayor) and D. Grey Edwards j seconders, W. A. Foster and Charles Pozzi. Cjnvvay: Proposers, W. M. Sever and James Porter; secondei-s, Llewelyn Lloyd and Dr R. A. Piitchard. Pwllheli: Proposers, R. B. Turner and Dr Wiibraham Griffith; seconders, E. J. Griffith and R. Roberts. Criccioth: Proposer, S:r. H. J. Ellis-Nanncy; Beeonder, W. Watkin. Nevin Proposer, D Evans: seconder, D. Jones. On behalf of Mr D. Lloyd George (the Liberal candidate) the following papers were handed in Carnar\on: Proposers, R. G. Da\ies and Dr Robert Parry; seconders Aldermen Edward Hughes and D. T. Lake Rancor. Proposers, J. Pentir Williams and H. G. Owen; seconders, T. J. Williams and J. Mtirr:* Jones. Conway: Proposer." J. P. Griffith and J. lewis; seconders, J. Roberts and Owen Selwyn Jones Pwllheli: Proposers, Maurice Jones, E. J. Griffith, and Robert Murray seconders, Caradog Dav es, J. Hughirs, and Edward Japhcth. I Criccicth: Proposer William Williams; sec- ender, Hugh Griffith. Ncvin. Proposer, D. R. Wilson; seconder, 4Dwen Williams. >

MR AUSTIN JONES AT CARNARVON. After addressing his workers at the Con- servative Club early in the week, Mr Austin Jones attended his first public meeting at Carnarvon on Friday night. The Guild Haiti was crowded on th-e occasion. The Liberal was very much dn evidence, but many avowed opponents of the Conservative and liis cause were afterwards forced to admit that they had been most agreeably impressed bv his ability and urbanity, and probably the best proof of this, after all, was the keen attention paid to Mr Jones as he developed some of his arguments. Alderman Rioha-rd Thomas (chairman of the Boroughs Execu- tive) presided, and he was supported Oll the platform by the candidate, SLr H. J. Elbs- Naiiney, Bart., R. T. Jones (Ola-n- og wen), Mr W. Llovd Griffith (the Conserva- tive agentV, Mr M. E. Nee, Mr Welch, etc. The CHAIRMAN observed that the country had been thrown into the turmoil of a General Election at present without rhyme or reason, and i.f the Liberals were to return to power there would be Homo Rule for Ire- land, which would l-e-ad to a dismemberment of the Empire. The Conservatives of that constituency were called upon to support the candidature of Mr Austin Jones—(loud chcers) -and as the battle was one of principles and not persons neither Mr Jones nor his sup- porters intended to say anything of a per- sonal character about anyone at that meet- ing (hear, hear). All that was asked for was fair-play to say before he ekctoxs a; fairly and as justly as possible the vie we which they held, and this, he thought, they "Were entitled to (cheers). MR AUSTIN JONES, who was oordially re- ceived, prefaced his spe-ech by observing that some persons to whom he talked before he came to the constituency had done a great injustice to the people of Carnarvon Boroughs. Some of them warned him that the reception he would get would be any- thing but favourable, and in fact went eo far is almost to recommend him not to come tiiere at a.Ll. However, he had pleasure in seeing a great number of voters of that con- stituency. From his friends he had received the utmost cordiality, and from tli-osc who dissented from his views he had received the most courteous treatment that any man couJd desire (cheers). He b-ad also addressed pevera.1 meetings, at each of which the same lair tr-eatme-nt had been extended to him. Proceeding, he said this was a time of great constitutional crisis. Mere abuse of the House of Lords would not carry the electors very far. They must argue whether the Houee was good or bad. If it was bad, as tie Radical Party always reminded them, the sooner the Liords were cleared out the better (cheers). That, however, was the very last thing that the Radical Party would dream of doing. They did not propose to clear them out, though they described them as lunatic and incompetent (laughtoe-r and ch-cers), Only last year, no fewer than ten Liberal gentle- men sacrificed their position as democrats in order to enter that disgraceful assembly. If those gentlemen, or their sons, were to change their politics after entering the House of Lords, it would not be the fault of the Tory Party. Presumably those who voted for iiis opponent at the last election voted for him as a Li be-a! and not as a Soci alist— (cheers')—and if lie were IL-o return a.s a ^Radical, and introduced a Socialistic measure, what would happen under present conditions "W3iS that the House of Lords would rightly deem it their duty not to pass such a Ball, -until the constituencies had declared that they required it (cheers). A Voice: "The House of Lords must throw it out three times. Mr Jones rejoined that the gentleman should have added that the third time the House 01 Lords would have to pass it whether they wanted it or not (ehcers, and a voice, "Quite right"). That was the sort of veto they were SO proud of. The true object of a veto, how- ever, was to enable the Second Chamber to keep back a measure until the country de- clared that it wanted it (hear, hear). But the Veto Bill gave no opportunity of re- ferring questions to the country, and for that reason it was not worth the paper it was Written on. The candidate afterwards dealt at length wjth the proposals for reforming the House of Lords, which reform, with the assistance of the referendum, would ensure a government by the people f.o. the people. Mr Balfour had given a pledge that the question of "Tariff Reform" shouid be TCfer-rcd to the country. (A Voice: Mr Balfour promised only to submit the principle and not the measure (cheeps). The Candidate said ho ooufd not see the difference be- tween the two. If they introduced the measure they must introduce the principle. Mr Jones proceeding, 5a,d the compla.int made against tic last Conservative Government was that they pot into power on the pretence that they wanted to go oack to terminate the South African War. and that they afterwards brought in an unj-vst Education Bill. The Liberal Party were ic- turned to power in 1906, and they broughi in the land clauses in the Budget which were rjL in their proposals. If the Conservative Party went into power at this election they would ur back on various issues. The REV. R. T. JONES followed with a rousing speech in Welsh on the question of Dis- establishment. He dwelt more particularly with the attempt made to misappropirate the endow- ments of the Church, and the resultant dangc of the property of every other religious body being confiscated in the same manner. He severely crit eised the action of the House of Commons in preparing to legislate upon th, Church question before they had even received the report of the Roval Commission appointed by themselves to inquire specifically cnto the I state of the religious bodies in the Principality toheers). That report would clearly show whether the Church occupied the position of numerical inferiority attributed to it by its enemies The speaker added that he was perfectly willing to allow the question of Disestablishment and J)í') 6e's is endowment to be settled by the Referendum telicers). A speech on Tariff Reform was also delivered by MR WELCH. The Chairman and the speakers were oordial'v thanked on the motion of SIR H. J. ELLIS- KANNEY, Bart.

MR AUSTIN JONES AND THE WORKENGMEisi. In spite of the inclemency of the weather a /re wd of goodly proportions assembled in the c-pcr. air at Twthill Square on Monday evening to hear an address from the Conservative can- didate. Mr Jones confined a short address to an exposition of Tariff Reform as bearing directly upon the fortunes of the working classes, He was listened to intently, and given a most cordial reception. On Tuesday Mr Austin Jones, -ecccnipaaied I y his agent, Mr W. LI. Griffith, interviewed voters "0 in various parts of Carnarvon, inelud'ng in the afternoon the raihvaymon engaged in the loco- motive shed. He was on all hands kindly and courteously received.

LIBERAL MEETING AT CONWAY. SUPPORTING MR LLOYD GEORGE'S CANDJBATUHE. THE ENGLISH PEERAGE. A Liberal mating in support of the candi- dature of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was had at the Town Hall, Conway, Tuursday evening, "when Councilor' J. P. Griffiths, Regent House, presided over a wood attend anoe. b At ths louteet the Chairman explained that the issue of that election was the question of the veto of the Houce of Lords, a.nd sajd he hoped that Wales would prove true to its traditions in fho forthoomrJig contest. H-r hoprd that the ejectors wollid iriako it im- possible for the House of Lords to throw out a Literal mieasu-re again—(cheers),—and he ocrtainly hoped that the Carnarvon Boroughs wüud. give a d.xfinita answer to the question IK-fore the country (hear, hear). Refer:, in.? to the Budget, which the preens hied reacted he said that the Road Board had aJready derived nearly .£100.000,000 from the Bu<Wt iiHotoi tax, and that money would eventually be distributed among tho County CounciLs for road main tenanea (ch-cers). Mr Fisher then moved the follow- ing resolution "That this meeting heartily endorses the policy of the Government Tvith regard to Houtse of Lords' Veto, believing it to bo a menace to progress, to. reform, .and to the fulfilment of the will of the pcopZe, as represented by the House of Commons. It desires to piece, on record its unbounded ap- preciation of the valuable services of the Right Hen. D. Lloyd George, to the demo- cracy, and its entire confidence in him. It pledges itself to support hiim and to return him again to Parliament" (applause). Mr F.ifcher proceeded to deal at length with the 'question of the Veto. He localised, th, matter by giving instances of what he thought would happen if they had a second chamber (to the Con wa y Town" Council. The Conway Corporation mr!:gbt decide to have a. footpath on the Woodlands-road. That would, be carried at meeting of the Council, but the second chamber, which body, he said, vrouid most probably meet at the iCarstle—not the Castle in High-street—(laughter)—would turn round and reject the Bill, eayino-, "What do you want with a footpath to Gyffin? Thoee Calvin.is'tiic would only use it to go to that red-brick chapcQ of theirs" (laughter). 'Ihat, he pointed out, wae the situation at Westminster on a larger scale ("fhame"). Referring to the propooed R, ferendum, he asked if the Conservative Party would consent 'to the Welsh Disestab- lishment question by giving a referendum to Wales? No, they would not do that. At the (meeting the previous night, they had not had a word about Welsh Dioestablifihmerit from Mr Austin Jones, nor any pkdfe that if returned, (he would vote for the continuance of old age pensions. In conclusion Iv' pointed out that they were l>ei.ng asked toO dr'smnss a faithful servant, who had carrkd the flag tfotr thoem for 20 years—(hear, hear) —and who had worked incessantly, in o-ffice. and am opposition, for the welfare of Ithl9 poOl" and needy (cheers). Mr Lloyd was the greatest (orator, and most picturesoue figure in tho political life to-day. Their membar was the grer.test Welshman which Wales had (produced for many generations- the fnend of the poor and the old, people and their protector from all .the injustice and oppression, from which Wales had been euff.-n-- ing. Was it to ibe Mr Lloyd George or Mr Austin Jones? (cries of "Lloyd George for cvr !"). ° Mr Fisher: I thought eo (cheers). Dr. M. J. Morgan, speaking in the verna- cular, seconded the resolution moved • by the "1.st speaker. He urged the people to remain loyal to the Libera! Party in their struggle against the House of Lords (cheers). Mr D. C. Griffiths, BryTiaieneym who accompanied one of the deputations to Ger- many, organised by the Tariff Reform League, spoke at great length upon the fiscal question. He said that the Con&ervative« wouid the necessities of life instantly they got into power. He, with others, had boon sent to Germany to see what benefits the German workers derived from ha vino- a tax on theur food and clothes. He had%i- dependently paid a visit to Germany three The who went on that Jar.ft Reform trip had not stayed any- where long, and they did not see or liear much. They had on.1y Ep21!11t tfour hours in Hamburg, aad. what they had seen was a portion of the Labour Exchange, and some model dwellings, which were no better than the model dwellings in their own country There were 50 people in the party, and they could mot all get into the Labour Exchanc,?j because it was too full of unemployed. Three of them were selected to go in. He was one of tho three, and they had been told to stand by a. table. They were then told rby their guide to put down -in their notes that there wao no one out of work in Hamburg ('laughter). Four of them li-ad been selected to go Ij IHid." the model dwellings, and they were given particulars of live" rents and wages. In Berlin they were taken to [see a factory, and were only shown the cleanest parts lo(it, where finished articles were made. They were them taken for a drive down the outer Xacii and the A v-ciino (Of Vic- tory, and when they arrived at London again they driven tllrongh Bermondsey, Whitechapel, and other lums, which they were asked to compa.re with the aristocratic districts which they had. Been shown in Ber- lin (laughter). It was a curious-thing, how- ever, that their guide during the journey was a. German Jew, who lived in England, and he wondered why the guide did! not live in his own country (hear, fierfr). The majority L of those deputations were chooan from the working ;&-as&cs, men who had a-lwaye moved ion their own narrow circles, and when those nbsn wsro given such a great change, fJiey naturally said, "There is nothing like a. tariff, if A tariff gives me first-cslass t-ravei'ukig, 6beap hotels, and &o on" (laughter aeid cheers). The speaker proceeded to refer to the question of the House of Lords' Veto, and the Home Rule question. He said that he had lived in Fouth Afn'ca, end had &een the country brought to the brink of a re- volution by Lord Miilncr, who always "damned the consequences." H'3 regarded South Africa as a striking example of what Home Rul-e wourd do for Ireland. The Rev. E. UQ-vd Janes, of Manchester, gave a speech intensely humorous and satirical. He dwelt at great length upon the House of Lords question, and also touched upon the fiscal question. £ ome time ago, the said, lie had fOomlda letter which he khad received 20 ye-wo ago from the Carnarvon- fhire Liberal Association, which invited him to coniteist the Cajnarvoai Boroughs .as a. Liberal candidate. There had been oce oilier name mentioned at the time, that of their pneeent member, and he had always folt thankful that The had not accepted the invitation. Dealing with the history of the English peerage, Mr Jones said that in Queen Elizabeth's reign there were 59 peers. That WiB-3 queen had attached oertacn conditions jto a peerage. First, the recipient must have blood, and sufficient wealth to -maintain t-he dignity of the station. "They must have rendered signal eervioe to the State, faud were portion, wealth, and family connec- tions, were of no eon-sequence urCees the second condition was fulfilled. When James ascended the Throne he mede the 69 peers into 110, acid ignored the conditions laid down by Queen Elizabeth. James deliber- ately sold peerages, F.nglkh peerages costing £ 10,000, Scottish peerages £ 5000 or £ 25C0, whilst the price of Irish peerages was £ 1500. Out of the tXX) families represented in the House of LoexLs, only five had produced a He men. It was to the credit of those five families, the House of Devonshire, Houce of Derby, House of Cecil, and the House cif Fritz-Morris, that they had often produced men of great calibre. The resolution was carried unanimously, and a vote of thanks was accorded the chair- man lai-.i, speaker.

MAYOR OF CARMARVONS APPEAL. In view of the disturbances which took place cn the prilling day for the Boroughs at the last elect on, the Afayor of the town, who is tho returning officer, caused the following appeal to bo addrers-d to all places of worship in the immediate district on Sunday:—"You are aware that a political contest is in progress in the Car- narvon Boroughs, tho result of which will be declared next Saturdav, On a similar occasion in January lest there was some disturbance in this town, accompanied by damage to properly, and whatever might have been the cause of unfortunate occurrences it is generally greed lhat the c-orduct of those responsible for the disorder was unwise. My object in direefc- .ng tt ii. letter to you is to ask you in i-our con- gregation on Sunday night to earnestly request a!1 who may come to the town on tho polling- day to behave with propriety so as not to cause offence to- anybody. This is surely not too much to ask for the sake of the honour and the good name of our country and nation."

FLINT BOROUGHS. OLONEL HOWARD'S CANDIDA- TURE. SNTHUSiASTEC UNIONIST MEET ING AT RHUDDLAN. An enthusiastic meeting in support of the ea.ndido.ure of Colonel Howard was hexl on Monday evening a.t the National Schools, Rhiudeilan. The room was crowded, andi tlie proceedings were of an orderly character. Mr R. C. Eayon and t.ho meeting was fiisfc ae'dreied by the Rev. Mr Clark, an CuU-r ok*xgyman, who made a strong a^>;x»l on bcha.'f of the ic, vahfits of Ireland against grant- ing Home Rule to Ireland. Ha asked whether the people of Great Britain were prepared to allow the fives and libei-ties of the peupde of Lister to be handed -o a party which had identified ih&Jf with the Land League, which e-uaid rneot and decide whether a mam co'uld be murdered- his cattle mauned, or his burned. The Protestants of Ulster had- always been I'ayail !O the Emipire, he asked: whether it was right that they should be handed over to these who had avowed their hatred' of iLl. and who had applauded when the British troops in South Africa were defeated (a voice: "That ia ntt Christian"). The situation from a naval aasfei military poi.n-t of view was also a serious one. It w(.,a Ili be an act of political insanity to hand over Ireland to these who might use it" as a baas of operations against thas ecu,miry. If Ulster was deserted now they oould not expect her to stand leyal in days to come. In the words of a Prcoe.tant Bishop, they didi not know what Ulster had done to be deeerted now, and handed over to the wtalvew. They in Ulster were of opinion, that k. wouidf be RUIN AND DISASTER TO IRELAND to give it Hom-e, Rule, and they were equally determined to resist it (a voice: "Has it meant ruin -to Canada). During the |xiot few days the following )»amph:et had been eirtiuku<>d .through Ireland: — "Irishmen, shun the aiany, the -n.-tvy. and- the police. Parents, trcia your children to hate those connected with them as they would hate a loatittsome disease. God eend the time when Ireland is a nation and the Bri- tish Empire v.A so to its own place." In the face of such things were they going to open the door to the greatest ipe> £ i £ .-jble dungor to which to w!hioh the Empire could p-ossibly be exjXAsed (cries oi "Never"). Alderman Phillips, of London, spoke on the question of Disetablishinent and Disendow- mcEt He eaid he was in favour of DiaeBUb- llehment) but it was di-iestaofiishiment of the devil and ail h:s works; but cf God's Church never (cheers). They heard a great deal about cheap foreign matches coming into this country, amd person-ady he thought they we-re unt?|>eek- ably dtear when th-L-v kqYt Kn.giighmen out of job; (hear, hear). 1 If he were a. member cf Parliament he wouid b.a^.g in., a Bill to the effect that no job should be given to a foreigner as km-g a., there was an Englishman but of work. The speaker then proceeded to deal with the question of old-age pensions and the reform of the House of Lords, and there were several interruptions oil- these iwiots, Mr Jones Morris ako addressed the meeting w in WeLih, and answered several questions put to him. Mr F. J. Gam-lin supported the coaididatture of Colonel Howard, and said he was prenarcd t<> BLAME THE UNIONIST PARTY for not having in their own interests long ago comeeded the demands for reform in the House of Lords. New tiiat the House of Lords saw that the natton demanded that rcifcrm they were ready to grant it. In tunes gene by he had taken part in debates on the Houae of Lords, and he had been frequently called upon to adopt the view that- the herod'tarv principle was wrong. It was by merit, and merit alone, that men, should sit in the Upper lfb-U6>3, and not merely because a man was the son of his faither (applau-se). As to the question of Tariff Reform from the Radical point cif view—and it was an important crie-I t was said to be the t.hin end of the wedge for a duty on imported corn, and that it would end in a heavy duty- as in same other countne-s. If thnt was what was like'y to happen ho would JlIJL support Tariff Re-form, but he believed in the pledge given by Mr Balfour that the price of food would not be in ere a -cd if Tariff Reform were adopted. As to Free Trade, he believed in it, and no doubt they would he surprised to hear him say so. but. lie believed it would be good if it were adopted throughout the world. It was, however, net good for this country when Great Britain .stood alone (hear, hear). Ho did not believe either party had all the virtues, nor did he believe that all the evil was on one side. Whait they had to db was to extra-et what was good from either party and to blend them into one harmonious whole {appbu :{,). It was his opinion that the Unionist Party was now on (lie right way for reforming the Heuss of Lords and the uplifting of the Empire, and on that account he a&lkodl for the support of the meeting [or Colonel Howard (appVmse).

GORONWY OWEN'S BIRTH PLACE. One fine day, in the month of August .ast, the present writer was able to gratify a W Ibh wlt h he had fondly cherished some oonsidenaie o, the wish, namely, to pay a visit to GrO'i.v.v Owen's birthplace, in the h?art of Anglesey. Goronwy Owen, it need hardly be said, one of the greatest poets which Wales has pro- duced. George Borrow who v.as by no rr.eiins a herro in the love andi literature of tie Cyinry, assures us that lie was the last of the ta.t poets of Cambria, mad with the exception of p Gwilj-m, the greatest. This opinion has bL" L fully endoreed by other competent judges siKh a-s the late Dr. Lewis Edwards, of r3a!a; M: i). M. Edwards, and the Rev. J. C. Morrioe, the author of a recent very useful hamii-ook o Welsh literature. Mr Morrioe, in bis estimate of the bard, after quoting Dr. Ed va os' that to praise our hero's work was s su ■ rfla, is as to paint the lily, adds that no ooc-t :nore ta- & f-ul, c'-assical, and lofty in conception lias i-i peared in Welsh literature. Lefore proceeding to describe my ]i;.grin Jge to the poet's eld ttome, perhaps a fctie; sketeii of his troublous career will not ,e crn d plaee. He nas borm in 1722, in the p.i'ish of Llasiiair Mattaafarnedthaf. His pironts were it. humble circumstances, his father -).ein6- a t,r. by trade and inucli aclrdicted to drink. His mother, htiw^er, was an excedent Aunaa and did all she co",d until her int-Lnely ueath, ir 1753, to 1:ú'p him on. Left to the tender mercies of a heartieas fa- rat the age oi eleven, Goronwy, who thirsted fo:, knowledge v.as iortu- nate m J.a-\ ing 'his caee taken up by those worthv patrons of learning, the Morrises of feutire Lir- ianel!, w-licce valuable services to W-J-sh littra- tu.re nave quite recently be-en rceognisd ov the erect-on "I f a memorial to their honour in ihoi. native village. In due cours.3, c'tee ha\*ng it- tended several schools our hero entered t ciius College, Oxfoid, where- in 1745 he look his degree. I'be sacnc year he was ordained. His great desire was to sorvs the i. 'hourdl ;n I iz, native land wh:ch he loved so dearlv. The how- ever, was not- to be, for although he obtained the curacy of Llaniair, the parish ;i which lie had been broug'ut up, he was obliged to resign it. in the snort spa^e of three weeks. A terrible disappointment tn.s wa^ to Gorouwj- (tlie ]-recur- so-r, alas! of many to follow), for, as ve ic; rn from a letter lie wcote to his friend, R:ehr.rd Morris, so-me years later, he was greatly respec- ted and loved by all the people he had charge cf and he had moreover lus father as one of his parishioners. But as he truly observes the sweet is not to be had without the. bitter N i cheir mo'r me'us heb y chwenv."). The reason why Goronwy nad to give up this curacy to wh.ch be it remembered lie had been appointed only by the Bifclu;p"o Chaplain, was that- the Bitihop wanted it for another pt-itson. Failing to se-e-uie another .yl^ore of work in tha Princ'p:lIity, Gero-nv.y V/wtin crossed the border into England never mere to return to his be'.ovod Mon. Tho Engieh curacies whkh he held were, Oswestry (where he got married), Donning ton., Walton, and Nortnoit (near Lon- don). After spendig about two vcais at the last- mentioned place, where he is S, cl to hav-e. given way to drink, thereby spoiling his prospects to pieiemicnt, he managed with the help ot his old Incai-cU, the Morrises, to get an appointment as a matter in a Government school at Wiliiams- burgh, Virginia.. Tnis post h-e took up in 1753 ut) and held it tor two or three years, at the expira- t.on of which he was appointed to the Rectory oi St. Andrew's, Brunewick, where he died in 1769. Thus ended at the comparativel v early ago of 47, the career of one of Gwalia's most iiiust/rious eons, an exile from friends and father- land. Of Goronwy Owen's literary prod net ions, poetical and otnerwise, I need say no more in article th-aai tijai- hia odie on the Last Judg- ment ("Cywydd y Farii FaA-)--a -rulv majes- tic work—is <xwiside<red his masterpiece. It is now high time that- I should proceed :o describe my jouixev to Dafarn Goeh, the house where our jx>et first taw the light I fancy I must have followed much the same .rc,ute as Borrow d'd when 'he made his pilgrim- age to the .am.e- Epot in 1854, only that I was cycling while he walked. And what a boon is the bieyoe. an invention not even dreamt, of in Borrow's time! Starting from Bangor, therefo-e, about 11 a.m., I was scon on the other side of the Straits spinning away in the direction of Pcn- kadh, The interior of A-'gl-e-ey, it may be ob. served iu) passing, is barc4 and uninteresting for the most part, and the rcadis are anything but good far cycling. I must not, however, be too hard en Anglesey, for I scon realised bat it .pos- sesses at least one exceptionally beautiful inland spot, yiz., the vcllev in which Pentraeth is situated. Borrow speaks of the village as con- sisting of "a few houses and a church or some- ,c thing which he suproüoo to be a church, for there was no steeple." If Borrow visited this village today he could not, speak so slightingly of the church. epi-cle:s and tower Ices though it still be, for it stands out well in a neatly-kept churchyard. Quite recently the inter .or of this edifice has undergone a thorough restora- tion. few miles beyond Pentraeth another church belonging to the eame incumbency, likewise lately rcstoied, namely, Llanbedrgcch, was passed' juet before reaching the Ih |in.let bearing the same name. Here I was obliged to make inquiries as to the direction in which Goronwy Owen's o.'d home lay. Having been put on the right road I arrived, at length, at the California Inn where I was told a-t Llanbedr to focic further guidance. When Rorrow visited the locality, 56 years ago, this was in course of erection, and he relates a somewhat civious incident which be- fel him here. Appxxxaohing the macons en- gaged on. the building he asked' one of them, a tall fine-looking fellow w hom he judged to be the principal, if he had ever heard of Goronwy. Borrow put the question in WebJl, but to his great surprise received from the mi'ton a reply in Spanish. This man-Willia-n Thomas—who was havjug the house built for hi niseif had been out in 11and California ("hence the name of the inn) and had made some money there. The present proprietor, himself ail bo a handsome look- ing man is the son of W-m. Themes. Noticing three or four boys sitting- on a w al-I opposite the inn, I requested them to direct me to Gcronwy Owell's birthplace which they widlingly did, and a few minutes later I was there. Da.farn Goch lies a little distance off the main road, a naj-row, winding lair.es leading up to it. 'The present house i3 a two-stoieyed v\hite-washed b.iildjiip- house i3 a two-stoieyed v\hite-washed b.iildjiip- with gabled windows upstairs. Adjoining jt- on the furtilier eide is a back-kitchen. In front there is a little yard with a wicket opening from the lane, and there ilre several trees close by. When I a-rrived at the house I found to my disappointment that it waa locked up. After spending some time taking stock of my sur- roundings I &t last thought I would make for Ll&nfairfmaiihafaraeithaf Chui-ch, where Goron- wy and his people, were presumably wont to worship. On mv wav I heard that Mrs ITufhp«. of Dafai-m Goch, whom I was anxious to see, had just gone to a preaching meeting that was being held at a chapel in the neighbourhood and would not be back before tea. The Church, which proved to be a good way off, hes in a liollow not very far irom Benllech Bay, a favourite, but as yet uridevelopod Angle- sey seaside resort. Having- clambered! over the wall into the Churchyard, as BollTOW did, and 1001:001 around' the church. I came to the conclu- sion that during the half ccnturv which has elapsed since .h;s visit to this secluded spot, no grea-. change lias taken place. H:s description of the church and its surroundings is still accurate enough. After Icoking in. vain for graves be- longing to the Da/arn Goch family I wended my way hack to the California, wliTe I enjoved a reireehmg cup of tea. In this connection it may be mentioiuedi that jBorrow was ]"ega.:l2d with a similar irepast at a small cottage on the other side of the road; Bryn'rodyn, the residence of John Jonee, the Llanfair mlil.2r, who accom- panied h m to the church. On leaving Brvn- rcd'yin Rorrow, I am told, stave -Airs M'irrha Jones, the miller's, wife a florin, the first she had ever &een and w-liioh she greatly trMeure-d and keprfj for a long time Befcce bidding fai-ewell to Llanfair I directed my steps once more to Dafarn Goeh with the hopes of seeing Mrs Hushes and this time my journey was not in vain for I found the house open. I was reived at: the dcor by Mrs Hughes' eon a.nd in a few minutes she herself arrived on the scene. Entering into conversa- tion, I told her that I knew a sister of I hers very well, viz., Mrs Ellen Thomas. Mrs Tho- mas, I may here add, is a most interesting per- son, being none other than the. little maiden wlio wrote in George Borrow's pocket-bcok, "Ell Jones yn r-ertihyn o bell i Goronwy Owen" ("Ellen Jones distantly related to G.O.") Although she vras only 10 years of age theTi she remembers the incident diet-nctly and still has iin her possession "the English school book treat- ing on all sciences," out of which she read for Borrow. Mrs Eden Thomas is about the only person surviving who saw the talented traveller. Her description of him is that he bad a big face and broad shoulders, and, was very awkward in speaking Welsh. This latter fact accounts for Thomas of California's error in taking him for a Spaniard when he addiresaedl him in Cymraeg. Mre Ellen Thomas (and her sister, Mrs Hughes, for matter of that) i3 descended from R-ihet't Goronwy, brother to tlie poet's fat-her.. Xh £ appended. tabie will sihovr the reiajtiQiieiiupa-

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NEW GRAMOPHONE RECORDS. SEASONABLE MUSIC. The December list of new gramophone records is published in an artistic illusttated booklets Since October the Gramophone Company have issued their monthly supplementary lists in a more attractive form; and the December list now, marks another departure of misch enterprise. The description of each record is accoinpanipa by a beaut-vul miniature p' otograph of the ar- tiste, thus iorming a dainty and moct charmmjr souvenir of some of the most famous singers o| the day. These lisle can be obtained from the accredited ag -nts of tiic Company gratis. -Several new names appear in the list. Mr Charles Tree., who is a great favourite tthe Llandudno Pier Concerto, gives of his bast in a fine baritone reoord entitled "No, John, No," The voicc of Mr Tree is always good to listen to, and his admirers will be deLghted with the re- cord, which is a capital one. Mtse Gertrude Lonsdale, who possesses a mezzos soprano voice of pure sweet tone, also makes » successful de-but. For simple beauty and pathos "The little silver Ring" would be hard to beat and AI-S.IZ Lo-nsdaie is in every way worthy of the song. Two well-known humourists, George Grossmitll and Mark Ehoridan, make their appearance for tiie first time in these lists. The former intro- duces a new song, "On la la," which will shortly be as popular as the famous "Yip." The musi. is cleverly orchestrated, and the song goes with a bang. Mark Sheridan is a comedian of note. His song, ''Fancy meeting you at the Isle of, Man," has a very catchy chorus and patter, and he certainly makes the most of it. Mr Frae-cs Macmilien plays in a most charm- mg mamaer an "Italian Christmas Pastoral*' (Massenet Macanillen) which has a quaint an-i old v.or,d flavour. It is Ci-.t#en-rial]y suitable fa* tne prei-C-n season.—I he Roaaid Trio give us aft &rraj;.go-nie2K oi one « SciKjnxaun's i-easer knowa in excellent style, -&. violin and 'oc-uio being heard beta in sol-o and duct with fine fii-eet. ChctOjatc Soldier" is cne oi the mosfc sucoessi-ul psuyn ever seen in Londoti; its popu iafaty is not fcurpnsrng wwon you have bcaxd tilo m'as.c. lae Letter bong duet is one of the tavourite wiiaitx-is in pieoe, and is admiralty sung by Aiise KdwOùd and Mr Richaid Poiu- broKe. Uúc of the b-at r-eoords in t.bc list is that of K-irkoy Lunn, who sings "He shall feed hJ6 floek" irom the Messiah, The soothing tones oi Hdl1-:1el pasioral are oelivtired by UMt singer w-i wi uie tms spirit and comlort, U4 lOW tones being tirm and true in quality, and the upper retgwter of YC. "cty soiuriess. orcii-ewwa aceo.npuamnent adots to Lie beauty aft tilie r-xxi-'d. Mr retlCr Dawson. Mr Harry Doarth, and Mr Joiin liaiirison also contribu-te to this month'# list, ue «jurii:ty of J03 voices is wuii bio LkL"It out in tne /epixxi-uouon wnioii is l feet," MoC-orniiicJc, ihe great Irish teno-r, aId Mr Evan W-a.Lains, wjjo comes over from Amenoii p-irjyjee to in.-the records for um Gramophone C-oinp-aWiy, have a tine brace of songs. "Tlie "ihe Mvtr«og| Msne" are sung maignihwntiy by the h American teinor; a.lI,H.i Mr l\lcGormcieik does DC less b:00r in his rendering of "Drink to n* oray wich thine eyes." 'l'ii>e sterlinig lines ci .Bar Jo aeon set to toe cweet old Engheii meloly uiaice all -un-que lovesonig to which Mr McOorinack's facie voice does ample j*ujiace. Tne Oo-jcistrciim Guar,.Is give U6 of t-h"r very, best, ajid tiia-t is saymg a great dc-al-in play- ing the Mes-siah sa-ecu-one. Nochinj? oould bo n:re aji-pr-oprtate co tiie icAivo seaaou tiian tlie Christmas inueic for Hajideu's "immortal work* Ncfc coly are ail the notes g. \:D, but the .spilt of the music is preserved. The rwiiroducsicti is cj-uLte perfect. Tney have also made a new re- oord of Oapii.«L-ro Espan-ol "Moriaxa" in, pl«o» cf the one on the catalog Tie. Su-ppe s great overtiure, "Mormntg, Noon a-nd Nignt," is also pr-tiecd'tcd, and the peTfccmance of this work eee-ms to so; the hinit of perfection of these clever instrumentalists, beyond which they ood hardly hope to go. Lovers of the gramophone are unqucstkHKublj? weJl provided for this Chr. £ itmas.

MR LLOYD GEORGE MUSIC-HALL OFFER. The cui-ious light in which the. Liberal oeabi paign of vitul>erzlta against the House of p I .-Ixl -t, Lords appears to Americans is illustrated in a cha.racteriEt.<J cablegram addressed by the mana- gers of a well-known Broad way music-hall too Mr Lloyd George. Encouraged by Mr Red- miond"e spoeoh-malang -oriorinanoes in Vbilp country, iSiesers C-or.en and H-arris have offered the Chancellor of tlie Exchequer ;CIODC, a week if he will visit America and -"Limehouse"' a d4ay for the fit of New York audiencee. The cablegram is as follows:— DAVID LWYD GEORGE, 11, Downing-eiroc-t. London, England. Offer you our new theatre and a guarantees of JSKXM a week and support for tiie puri)coo of organising' an American caitipadgn agimai ihe Lords. Yoa m-ust speak twice daily from •your repertoire on Limchc-using lines, ^nieh will be a novelty here. (Signed) COHEN- AND HARRIS. The Chancellor has ee-nt no reply 1

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Goronwy Owen (poet's grawMatner). Owetk Gkwonwy Robert Goronwy Michael Goronwy Owen (po) Eilen Elizabeth Edsm Madry Ann Mrs Petor Thomas Mrs Hughes. Th-e poet, it appeej-s, was not born in the pre- sent ho<ui-e but in one that stood on the sains spot: part of a wall of whictu it is believed, still remains in the present building. Two other links w.th the bard are preserved, viz., a stone— now in the from-wall of the house—-with the letters G and 0 cut in it and an old soldering iron. Mrs Hughes, however, oouki not vouch for the genuineoass cd there, especially the latter. It was now getting late arid I had a good many milee in front of me. eo I took leave of the good poople of Dafarn Goch and witiho-ut further delay commenced on ivy T-etu-ra journey. "Pros- perity to LIanfair," said Borrow on casting a last look on the place, "exid may many a pilgrimage b9 made to it of the same character as my own." In no better way than by associating nimself with Borrow and reechoing his sentiments can this n-avico in journalism bring to a close hie all too imperfect description of a most enjoyable excursion to the birth-place 01 the king of North Wales poets. LJanddo^et. ELLIS DAVIES.

and weaker, and Colonial trade would be diverted towards the 'foreigner. He appealed to them to return to power at that election a Government which would see that great policy of Colonial Preference carried into force (cheers). What oould they look back upon in years to oome with greater pride than tho recollection that at & great general election, Hke the pre- sent, they Wl stood by the party which was go- ing to hind the Empire together and cement it on a firmer basis than was ever done before (checrs). Mr A. G. Kaye, Conwav, spoke briefly in Welsh. Mr Austin Jones then replied to a series oif questions which had been handed to him by one of the audience. Mr Jones said the first query was, "If the adoption of Tariff Reform raises the price of food and the cost of living would you support the Government in any measure to in- crease wages pro rata with the cost of living?" To this Mr Jones replied, "I think that Tariff Reform will not raise the cost of living, but will be more likely to decrease it. If a Tariff Reform Government is returned food will go down instead of going up, as it is at present under a Free Trade Government. If such a Bill were to come about. I see no objection to my supporting it" (hear, hear). Asked if he was in favour of taxing imports of food and manufactured goods with the intention of providing work in His country, or for raising revenue, Mr Austin Jones saad, "I don't mind which; I stJouJdlika to do both." The next question was, "Which of the taxes imposed by the present Government do you in- tend to remove, and what form of taxation do you propose to institute in lieu of the Mr Austin Jones said, "A duty on imports to get work for our own people, instead of giving it to the foreigner. The licensing duties being paid under the present Government are too heavy. It is vindictive legislation, passed be- cause the Licensing Bill was thrown out. The trade may possibly bo able to :it. but the present taxation is hopelessly unfair. A £40 taxa- tion going up to £250 is out of all proportion. With regard to the Women's Suffrage question, Mr Austin Jones said it wss one of these things which ought to be the subject ca a referendum. Whichever party was returned to power now, neither say that they had a mandate for women's suffrage. In ooncluAion Mr Jones proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman. Councillor James Porter, in seconding, said some of the leaders of the other s'de at Carnarvon said that it was a bad thing to bring out a Con- servative candidate in the Boroughs, and that it was going to be a "sham" fight. They had h^ard their,, candidate speak, and he asked them whether it was going to be a sham fight or not icrxoo of "No, no !") When the polling-day came he wanted the electors of that borough to send xiek an answer to those gentlemen at Carnar- von to say that it was to be a real hard fight, and not a sham 0:11! (cheers). The motion was earned, and the meeting- ter- minated with the singing of the National Anuhem,