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) SOCIAL NOTES. Lord Justice Bankee, of Sough ton Hall, Flint- shire, attained Lie sixty-third birthday on Tues- day. The Marquis of But-: has taken Pc-ndina*, St. Asaph, the residence of Dr. Ross, who recently joined the colours. Mr H. D. McLaren, M.P. for the Bos worth diviisioa of Leicestershire, luas uiKl:«gone an operation for appendicitis. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham (Mr Brookes) and the Lady Mayoress spent their Easter holi- daya at C-riecieth. Mr J. S. Higham, M.P. for the Sowerby Divi- sion of Yorkshire, and Mrs Higharn, are stay- ing at Hefodvbryn, their new Crieci.eth residence. Lord Jemeey, the senior steward of the Jockey Club, has (says tho TVftfrn Mail) retired from office, and will be succeeded by Lord Peuirhyn, We understand that Mr E. A. Neele, Off Bryn Cregin, Deganwy, is assisting the Coal Con- troller (Mr Guy Caltlirop) in regard to North Wales collieries. Mrs Lloyd George, Miss Olwen and Miss Megan Lloyd George arrived at Brymuveion, Criccieth, from town on Saturday night, for a few days. II.M. Queen Alexandra, the Princess Royal, and tiio Princess Maud visited the Countess of Dundonald, at her London Hospital, on the 11th inst. The Queen expressed herself "extremely pleased with all the arrangements," and con- versed with the wounded men. At Shackleford, Surrey, on Wednesday, Lady Kciiyon took paat in a ploughing competition at tho home farm of Mr W. E. Home, M.P., having had lessons from a fardier meigHnbour. Lord and Lady Midddeton were present at the oom petition. The marriage arranged between Mr Robert Glyn Tudor Tudor-Jcnes, second-lieutenant, RoyaJ Welsh Fusiliers, and Beryl Violet Kin-near, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter H. Kin- neir, The Hermitage, Swindon, will take place quietly at the Parish Church, on Tuesday, May let, at 2.30 p.m.

B RIGA BIER-GEN ERA L O WEN THOMAS. The War Office as granted to Brigadier- General Sir Owen Thomas the honorary rank of Brigadier-General on his retirement. Sir Owen, who has been recuperating in the West of England since his reoent illnesa in London, is now fully rooovered, and hopes to return to London in a few days.

THE LATE CANON R. T. JOXES, We much regret that our report of the funeral of Canon R. T. Jones, of Glanbgwen, which appeared in laet week's issue, did not include tlia name of the Rev. E. P. Howell, icctor of Pe-n- t-raeth, amongslt the clergy present. Wo under- stand that several other names were also omitted, and sliall be glad to insert the same if the clergy concerned will kindly communicate with the Editor.

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BAN ON PASTRY. I MUFFINS AND CRUMPETS BARRED. J SIMPLER BUNS AND BISCUITS. 1 The Food Controller has made an Order the effect of which is in the fijet, place to prohibit entirely the making of any ligtit pastries, any muffins, crumpets, tea cakes, and other light articles of food. In the second place c;j.kec, buns, scones, and biscuits, which alone are per- mitted, must conform to ear tain requirements as to the amount of sugar and of wheaten flour which may be used. The percentage of sugar ail owed is, in case of cakes and biscuits, 15 per eeuft.; in the case of buns, ten per cent; in the ("are of sconce, no sugar may be used. With respect to the wheaten flour, not more than 30 per osmt. is allowed to be used in cakes, and 50 per cent, in buns and scones. The Order precludes any ornamental cake being made, or the addition of any substance to the cake in baking or after it has been baked. Articles of the prohibited kind may not be made after Saturday next or sold after Tuesday noxt, but there ie a provision tha.t cakes and biscuits which can be proved to lvave been made before April 23rd may be sold up to a latct- date. I TEA-SHOP ORDER. 11 I The Urwer also rations an tea-e.iops in respect of bread-stuffs and cake, the principle adopted being that where a public eating-place is exduded from the Public Meals Order it shall not serve any ind,ividual customer between the hourrs of three p.m. and six p.m. with more than 2oz. in all of bread and permitted cakes. Thi-s provision does not apply to public eat- ing places which limit to 6d the maximum price chargeable for any meal not, containing meat, fish and eggs oorved between the licarg mentioned. This provision comes into force on Monday next.

SUGAR RATION REDUCED. I At question time in the House of Commons, on Wednesday, Gapt. diaries Bath,itrst announced that the voluntary ration of sugar would be re- duced to ilb. a head a week. He warned the. House that compulsory rationing of this or any other commodity was not ruled out. With all its drawbacks, he fiftid gravely, this might be necessary, and in that, event it would be adopted. Captain Bafchuiret also explained. 'that arrange- mentshad been made for an educational cam- paign to concentrate publio attention on the necessity for reducing the consumption of breed and flour and for preventing waste of food of every description.

I COMMANDEERING BUTTER CONSIGN- MENTS. The Government spwaiii a surprwse on tne pro- vision trade, on Wednesday, by commandeering for the first time large oonsogn-rn-eiito of buftter. No less than 160,000 boxes of Australian butter, each containing 561bs., have recently arrived in llritiivh ports, and the Government have taken over the rot.

Mr Lloyd George has been in Paris this woek. Mr Benjamin Ellis Morgan (69), Marine-tor- nice, Abery&tw^h, left eetote valuaA at £ 13,748.

I WELSH FUSILIER CASUALTIES. LOCAL MEN KILLED AND WOUNDED. In recent casualty lists the names of the fol- j lowing local men belonging to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers appear:— KILLED IN ACriON. Private W. Boland, Bangor. Private R. Edwards, New borough, Anglesey. Private J. Hughes, Penvgroee. Private L. L. Jones, Llanberis. Lance-Corporal R. Jones, N um Gwynant, Llan. beris. Private H. J. Owen, Brynsien'jyn. Lanco-Corporal R. E. Roberts. Private R. Williams, Brynsiencyn. Private R. Williams, Holyhead. Sergeant H. Wright, Conway. Private J. Hughes, Aberffraw. WOCDED, rivat8 R. C. Banna, PwIlhelL Corporal W. D. Barton. Private- W. H. Dykms, Clynaiog, Carnarvon- shire. Private R. 0. Williams, Llanbedrgoch, Angle- sey. Corporal J. M. Wiliiams, Harlech. Q.M.S. J. Coverley, Penmaenmawr. Private W. F. Daviee, Penmaenmawr. Private W. R. Davies, Penmaenmawr. Drivate D. Da vie6 Portciinorwic Private E. Davies, Talybont, Bangor. Private H. Edwards, Carnarvon. Private R. EiEs, Bangor. Lance-Corporal It. E. Evans, Penmaenmawr. Private T. Evans, Llanllechid, Bangor. Private J. Foulkes, Glanaclda, Bangor. Private W. J. Green, Carnarvon. C.Q.M.S. W. Hughes, Portmadoe. Private A. E. Hughes, Penrhosgarnedd, Ban. gor. Private H. Pugh, Dolgelley. Sergeant T. Owen, Biaenau Fes-tiniog. Private R. W. Jones, Biaenau Feetwnog. Private R. H. Hughes, Talybont, Bangor. La nee-Corporal J. D. Jones, Conway. (Sergeant W. D. Jones, Llangefni. Corporal M. R. Jones, Portmadoe. Private R. Jones, Bethesda. Private W. O. Jones, Bangor. Private G. Jones, Cemaes Bal, Angley. Private J. R. Jones, Llanllechid, Bangor. Private H. Jones, Bodorgan. Private A. Ore, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor. Private M. P. Dovey, Criccieth. Corporal T. Pricimrd, Conway. Private 0.. Pritehard, Criccieth. Private 0. Roberts, Bethesda. Private L. Roberts, Hirael, Bangor. Private W. J. Roberts, Liatif, iirf echan. Private R. Roberts, Carnarvon. Private J. G. Rowlands, Penygroes. Private R. Salisbury, Carnarvon. Private J. Stephenson, Pwllheli. Private A. Strcllo, Penmaenmawr. Private J. Thomas, Llangoed. Anglesey. Private J. Thomas, Tiegarth. Private T. 11. Williams, Bangor. Private T. Wiiiian?, Menai Bridge. Privat.e R. Williams, Carnarvon. Private E. O. Williams, Carnarvon. Priva?, L. Willionis, Ty Cro?, Anglcsev. Private J. R. Wiihams. PwithcH. Private R. Williams, Llangefni Private W. Hughes, Penmaenmawr. Private J. S. Evans, Bangor. Private J. Hughes, Gaerwen. Private R. Jones, Pwllheli. Private J. T. Davies, Carnarvon. Sergeant E. Jones, Carnarvon. Private J. J. Jones, Carnarvon. Private J. M. Jones, B!aenau Feetiniog. Private W. Jones, Pwllheli. Private R. Lovell, Biaenau Feetiniog. Private W. Morgan, Llanberis. Private R. Thomas, Llanrug. Private R. Williams, Bryngwran. Iiance-Ccriporal W. C. Jones, Pwllheh. Private J. Thomas. Pwllheli. Private O. Edwards, Penrhyndeudraeth. Private R. Edwards, Biaenau Feetiniog. Private W. Edwards, Angleeey. n Private D. Griffiths. Pwllheli.

I Capt. p.H. Williamson, M.C., Roewen I (Died of Wounds). On Friday evening Mr and Mrp W illiamson, The Bungalow.Roewen, received the sad news that their. eldest soil, Captain George Hamilton Wil- liamson, M.C., had been wounded and had died on tho 12th inst. Captain Williamson, who waa 27 years old, had had a very bright scholastio career. He received hie eariy education at the Parkhurst School, Buxton, and ICing \V illiani s College, Islo of Man. lie then entered the Edinburgh University, where he took his M.A. degree with honours. He subsequently pursued his studies at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. When the war broke out he was classical master at Oundle School, Northamptonshire, where also lie held a commif-rion in the po hool O. T.C. He l'eceived a commission in the King's Royal I. Rifles in December, 1914, and went to the front in July. 1915. He was mentioned in despatches several times, and for his work on the Sommo was awarded the Military Cross. He was invalided home at t.he end of last August, but returned to the front in February this year, his younger brother, Second-Lieutenant Kenneth Harper Williamson, going out with the same re- I giment at the same time. On Monday his parents received tho news that the latter had also been wounded, and was seriouslv ill at a hcitül in Franc. Muoh sympathy is felt with the fKmily in thcu- bermve- ment

I Captain Williams Morris (died of I Wounds). News reached Barmouth en Monday thet Cap- tain WiMiams Mcrris, Tanyfedw, had died of wounds. He enlisted at the outbreak, of war, was given a commission for his good service, and was posted to the West Yorkshire Regiment. Hi was thirty-five years old.

Lieut. R. P. Evans (Died of Wounds). I News was received on Friday that Lieut. Ro- bert P. Evatt: Llecheiddior, Pwllheli, of the Regiment, brother of Principal Evans, Madryn Agricultural College, had died cf wounds in France. Aged 29 years, the deceased joined the colours as a private, a.nd was promoted lieu* tenant from the rank of corpora-l. Ho had a brilliant scholastic career, graduating from the Welsh University with honours, and later taking hie M.A. degree.

I Archdeacon Morgan's Sen Wounded, i Corporal R II. Morgan of the South. African Scottish Regiment, elder ton of Arch- deacon Morgan, of Trefdraehh, hs be?n wounded. Ctrporal Morgan was mentioned in despatches in Sir Douglas HaigV last list, and was a few Y,,e(,k,, .iiv-,irdtd the I Mcdivl of Merit by the King of Montenegro.

I CIRCULATING LIBRARY FOR I SAILORS. I (To the Editor.) I Sir,—I should be very grateful if you would allow me to make an appeal to your readers on behalf of the men serving on the trawters, drifters and other small' Government vessels attached to the Holyhead Naval Base. These men are engaged upon a work which is not only dtaiv gc-tnous, but. monotonous in the liiglieet degree, and time often hangs heavily upon their liftnd's. As an aid in affording some relief to th e monotony it is proposed to form a circulating libra.ry in connection with the base, and from this to supply each ship with a box of books, whiich may be changed. from time to time. I feel sure that many of your reader?, recognising the great debt we owe to the sailors of Our Navy, will m 'opportunity of paying, in part at lesust, some portion of that debt. Bookl, old or new, which will appeal to. the virile manhood of our naval ahipe, may be. sent toIji, addreesed either to the Naval- Patrol Club, Market Buildings, HoJyliead, or to ttiie North Wales Training College, Bangor.—Y ours, 'etc., I lIWv.fC-: W. BARLOW, Chaplain to the Naval Base, I Holyhead.

I MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. 1 I Saturday, April 14th. I I REGULAR FORCES. I d ,,d as staff I Special appointment, and to be graded aa sta.? I li ? ?- t (fi 5t class) Sec. Lkat.. Seymour J- F-a dL?, Welsh Fusiliers (T.F.), and to be seconded. I TERRITORIAL FORCE. R. W. Fiisiliers.-See. Lieut. F. L. Seymour Jones is seconded for special duty; Sec. Lieut, (temp. Lieut.) H. H. P. Richardson is seconded for duty with the Liverpool Regiment. Sec. Lieut. W. G. Breen Turner is seconded for dluty with the R.F.C. I Monday, Aporil 16th. I REGULAR FORCES. Deputy Assistant Director (temp.).—Capt. R. Williams, D.S.O., Welsh Guards. R. W. Fusiliers. Lt. P. Moody, M.C., re- linquishes rank of temp. Capt. (December 31 sit., 1916), substituted for notiiication in Gazette of March 26th. Royal Flying Corps—Military Win.g.-Flying OflBoer: Sec. Lieut. W. G. Breen-Turner, R.W.F. (T.F.). and to be seconded (Meh. 23). I GARRISON BATTALION. I R.W. Fueiut.rs.—Temp. Sec.-Lt. W. M. Ed- I wards, from E. Surrey R., to be temp. Sec.-Lt. (April 15th. seniority October 7th, 1916). I TERRITORIAL FORCE. R.W. Fusiliers.—H. Jones, from Officer Cauet I Unit, to be Sec.-Lt. (March 23ih). Yeomanry.—Major F. J. L. Priestley, to be temp Lieut.-Col. (April 15th). I I Tueedav. April 17th. REGULAR FORCES. R. W. Fusiliers. Transferred from attd. to  Reg Bn. as t.emp. o(Hrs., on ?atc? of I'??l-ity stated :-Sc-c.-Lt5. D. L, Ellis, W. A. Mercer, I R. N. Siddall, S. James (January 25th). TERRITORIAL FORCE. I R.W. Fusiliers. Sec.-Lt. I. G, Robe.rte is I seconded for duty with R.F.C. (March 24th). I Wednesday, April 18th. I REGULAR FORCES. I Graded for purposes of pay as totaii Lt., Zild class.—Temp. Capt. M. H. Davies, R. W. Fusi- liers, and to be transferred to General List (Marcu 2nd). Graded fqr purposes of pay as Staff Lt., 3rd clas&.—Sec. Lt. W. J. Pugh, R.W. Fusiliers, T P and to b« »p^>rl (March 9 th ). SPECIAL RESERVE OF OFFICERS. I R. W. Fullers.-S?c.-Lt. F. Barter, V.c., M I R??i. for a?rvif? wth Ind. Army (March 16th). IJ SERVICE BATTALION. I R.W. Fusiliers.—Temp. Lt. J. S. Humplircys re)mquisHes his comn. on account of til hcaith I caused by wounds, and is granted the hon. rank of Lt. (AprÜ IRthL Temp. SœLt. (actmg Capt. whilst commanding a Co.) K A. Shingle- I ton to bo temp. Lt. (February 23rd). TERRITORIAL FORCE. I R.W Fusiliers—J. W. Roberta, trom UUr. I Cdt. Uniit, to be Sec. Lt. I April 19th. I REGULAR FORCES. I Flying Corps: Military Wung.—Sec. Lt. 1. G. Roberto, R.W. 1 ujsiliera, T. 1 •, and to be se- conded. Welsh Gunrds.-The promotion to the rank of Lt. of tlie undeir-mciiitionod Sec. Lts. is antedated a.9 followsThe Hon. E. F. Morgan to Not 20th, 1916; C. H. DudIfy-W?rd, M.C., to Jan. 10th. S?. Lt. R. G. de B. D?vereux to be Lt. (Mch. 5th). C- die B, Lhevereux to be Lt. Labour Corps.—Qrms. M? Hon. Lt. F. LI(y I from Uc?biph Yeo, T.F., to be temp. Lt. ?c?. 27tlil. TERRITORIAL FORCE. I R.W. Fusiliers.—J. B. Davies, from Otir. Ciit, I Unit, to be Sec. Lt NAVAL APPOINTMENT. I LiKTutenaiit-Commander (retired) W. E. W. WiilMyms-Mason, Plue Bod'.fon, Anglceey, lias been promoted to Commander on retired list, to date April 9th. Temporary Mids-hipman J. M. G. TL,a, wmd,a (Bangor) has been gazetted to II.M.S. ManJy (a degtroyer).

I MILITARY NOTES. I Captain Williams-Ellis, formerly of the 2-6th Battalion R. W. Fusiliers, j8 now with the Army Canteen CoiTimitteHi, wircT control the supply of vegetables for the Anny. Major Sir William .Hughes-Hunter, R.W. Fusiliers, is in Palestine, and took part in the Gaza operations. Cap tain Mills, brother of Mr Fred. Mills, Menai Bridge, is also .k, with the R. W. Fusiliers in Pales- tine. Professor David Wilhams,, Abery&twyt-h, has been appointed a cliaplain. Lie-utcnant Evan Jones, a brother of Captain Cuthbert Jones, who ifi at Southwold-on-Sea, Suffolk, was in, the Gaza fight, and fortunately icceived no hurt. Capf. L. B. Shoppee has been promoted major, and has been mentioned in despatches for devotion to duty. Prior to joining the Railway Opera- te g Division R.E. in July, 1915. Major Shoppee was chic-f assistant to Mr Thompson, district manager of the London a.nd North-Western Rail- way at Chester. The Rev. the Hon. Maurice Berkeley Peel, M C Army Chaplain's Department, attached to Royal Welsh Fusiliers, has been awarded a bar to his Military Cross. He shewed great gallantry in rescuing wounded men under very heavy fire. The movement, to form a Volunteer Force in Anglesev has been eo successful that, three months after the first meeting of the committer, tb" oounty regiment lia-S been approved by too Military Authorities. The number already ell- rolled is 550. and many additions are expected at an early date. I

I THE'' PIONEER" IN FKANCE I I WONDERFl;LL CHEERFUL MEN." I A Royal Welsh Fusilier omcer, writing from France, say- "I saw the referouco to my Military Cross in tho Pioneer. I fch quite a big bug after tluu sends me tho Pioneer every week; eo that I don't get out of touoh with North Wales. I see copies of the Pioneer lving about almost everywhere I go in this battalion. Apparently a good many of the n en hail from Cclw-vn Bay, llhyl, and Den- bigh. Wu are doing awfully well here now. Nothing will slop us 'cept the mailbag or a lum :i;sue! In Erit,c of the trying circum- stancca in -.v -hieh we a:e fighting the men are wonderfully cheerful. They sing from luorn till night x-ptlicitt. a grouse."

I WELSH RECTTUITTNG OFFICE CHANGES. Lieutenant A. E. Chapman, who was formerly chief assistant at the Bangor Recruiting Office, has succeeded Captain Stanley Davies its senior recruiting olfiee.r for Carnarvonshire, and has taken up his duties this week. Captain Stanley Davies has been appointed senior recruiting offi- ON for Montgomeryshire, "vvith headquarters at ■ Welshpool, and is accompanied by Captain Tho- mas, who will act as his assistant.

JUSTICE FOR THE WELSH CHURCH. I {From a Correspondent). The Amendment in tho interests -of the Welsh Church standing in the names of Mr E. M. Pollock, K.C., MY., and others to the Parliament end Local Elections Bill was not moved on Tuesday evening as it was deemed oai technical gi ounds to be out of order, and this greatly nampered Mr Pollock in his re- marks. In fact, under the rather rigid ruling of the Deputy Speaker, he had practically to abandon the tatk of showing tftac tiie uiczvae- ing hardships cf the Church in Wales, owing to the prolongation of the war, gave Church-, men the ri-gat to claim that tne Bill to con- tinue the life, of llio pretcnt Parliament .should not be passed without some assurance from the Government that these harslups wi-fuid be alleviated by the postponement of the date of digest ablu.h merit for a.t least a year after the war. In support of this view, Mr Pollock pointed out that as lcaig ago as the spring oi 11-16, the late Government were thenttelvcH so impres^d with the justice of the claim for postponement of disestablish- men t for SGIJl-c mentriis after the war had ended that they introduced a Bill for this purpose which waa strongly supported by the present Prime Minister. The Bill fell through owing to the opposition of the W.dl Radical m-r-mwrs and the unwillingnefie of the then Government to proceed with this act of jus- tice m face of their opposition. But the two years which have t-jncc elapsed have im- mensely s reuiv-;t.-lejiL-d the case of tho Church in Wales for postpoucmcttit, an, the prolonga- tion of tihe wm: has vastly increased the financial and administrative difficulties with which it has. tn deal. This was conclusively shown by the Bitshop of St. Davids in his re- cent IlCtter to tihe Timrs in reply to Mr Llew- ellyn Williams, and Mr Pollock was more than justified in asse«rti?ig in concluding his somewhat arbitrarily curtailed speech, that a very eerious position had been created; one which was not inteiided and which if im- partially looked into deserved the reconsidera- tion of the Hou.e and the country. It cannot be said that Mr Bonar Law, in his reply on behalf of the Government, was very reassuring. TIe made the rather bold assertion tihat no one in the House would ex- pect the Government at such a time as the present to be considering at all euch a ques- tion as tha.t of the -%Vplili Church under the operation .f the. t-cL :hough he admitted that theTo wac; a ca.sl(õ for oil as shown by the action of the Liberal Government in 1915. But. ho would give no pledge for the Government on the subject, and he contented himself with expressing his own conviction that after all wo had gone through as a nation, and when Welsh Nonconformists and Churchmen had fought side by sidej some metihod would be found lor dealing with this (pleat ion which wculd iie-t lead to the com- plete bitterness which an absolute victory on one side or the other would inevitably bring. Mr Bonar Law's reply would have been more coiivinciirig if the Government applied to cithen' prominent qu-AStiona the rule they have laid down for the Welsh Church, name- ly, that the wciscinit is not a time for ita fur- ther consideration.. Why, then, should they reconsider, as they arc now dioing, such acutely controversial political question^ as the Home Rulo Act; the Franchise, including Women's Suffrage; a.nd tihe State purchase if the Liquor Trade. We are afraud that the reason is to bo found in the fact that Welsh Ch urchmen, ur.tlike Ir:t-.h Unioaiisis, are not organised for iwlitieal action, end cannot therefore cafct a solid vote in the House of Commons. But if such bo tho case, we think the Church Parlmment.-ry party would do well to consider tiio die-sirabilaty of formulating a resolution definitely reouesting the postpone- ment of the operatic. "of tho Welsh Church Act and demanding an earlv day for its dis- cussion.

I THE CHURCHES- I The Rev. Edward Lumley, Bangor, has been offend and has accepted the clerical secretary- ship for tho Dioceses of Winchester and Salis- bury, in connection with the Church of England Waifs and Strays' Society. Mr Lumley will in future reside at Bournemouth. Owing to ill-health the Rev. W. M. Price has resigned the pastorate of the English Presby- terian churches a.t Manoott and Sandycroft.

I NEW VICAR CHORAL OF 1 ST. ASAPH. Tho Rey. John Morgan, M.A., son of Arch- deacon Morgan, Trefdraeth Rectory, Angle- sey, Exhibiuoner of Hertford College, Ox- ford, late domestic chaplain to the. Lord Bishop of Truro, and chaplain at the front, has been appointed Vicar Choral of St. Asaph Cathedral j tne vacancy being caused by tne preferment of the Rev. W. J. Davies to Khuddlan.

WELSH PARTY AND THE CHURCH ACT. The Welsh Liberal Party met, on Tuesday at the House of Commons, under the chaii manship of Sir Herbert Roberts, and considered the efforts made by the Church Defence Committee to re. open the question, of Weish Disestablishment. I The party decided to oppose any variation of the "terms of the Suspensory Act.

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I THE REV. J. E. WILLIAMS, M.A. The funeral of the Rev. J. E. Williams, M.A., rector of Llanwenllwyfo, Anglesey, trhich was bfliclIy reported in last week's issue, took place. on Wednesday week. A corresponded writes: —The morning dawivd on a white world when the mortal remains of our de&r friend were to be la.ici to rest At eleven a.m. the body was taken to the church he loved so weH, wheic a s-iort 6-eirvice was held, the Rev. T. Prichard Rural lieaji, and the Rev. J. J. Ellis officiating Ine church was filled with the leading parish- ioners, and there were signs of deep regret for one who had been with them for so many years, and who had gained their estf/ern and love. Among thos-e present were: Mr Smith, Eioyds Bank, Amlwc-ii. Mrs Jones, Brynhvfryd • Alies Pnchard, Vicarage; and Mrs EHù;, Llan. eihan Rsx-tory. The coffin of polished oak, with braes fittings, was cove.red vnta wreaths, and it bore the inscription: "John Evan Wiiliams, Rector of LlaiiweiiMwyfo. Died April 7th. 1917. Aged 82 years." The funeral cortege was then formed. In the first carriage after tho hearse würe: Mis:s WiRi:1ms, Miss Owen, the deceased's faithful friend and nurse; Miss Lewis, and Dr. Thomas Jones. In the second carriage: The Rev. T. Priohard, Rev. J. J. Eilis, Mr J. W. Roberts, and Mr Elias. Tlurd carriage: The pall bearers, Messrs H. Rowlands. D. Jon-re. L. Williams, and R Hughes; and- Mr Williams, who was in charge of the funeral arrangements. Fourth carriage: MT J. Rice Roberts and HRv. T. Parry, Pen rhoelligvvy. Itie mournful pro. oeesion passed through Lianerchymedd and Lian- ddeusant, to Llan-figael, where the deceased's fauhc-r, the late Rev. David Williams, wa-s in- terred. The Rector, the Rev. D. Jones, met the cortege at the ohurc-h entrance ga,!u. 'f'h e service in church was taken by the Revs. T. Prichard and J. J. Ellis, and at the grave by the latter. Sir Thomas Neave was unable to be present at the funeral, also the Ven. Arch- deacon Morgan, the Rev. Morris Roberta, Rhosybol, and the Rev. E. I>aviee, rector of Llanllechid. Mise Neave sent a beautiful wreath from Torquay to place on the grave. Mr WI illiams' ilhiess extended over many years, only his two home friends and his medical man knew what he suffered, for he never complained. He had recovered sufficiently during the past two years to take the evening service occasion- ally, but the strain grew too great for him, and on Jueie 25th lie blessed hie people for the last time. Naturally of a retiring- disposition, he was content to keep in the shade, but hie kind- ness to all is well known. No one waa ever turned away from his door, and hie many ohari- ties arc known only to his Father in Heaven. It was his invariable custom to repeat the two I Funereal Psalms before retting at mght, thus keeoinc his rlpat.tl cvw in '1" VICAR OF AMLWCH'S TRIBUTE. I The Vie-ar of Amlwch, preaching on Sunday at Llanwenliwyfo Church, from Hebrews xiii. 7, referred to the heavy loee the parishioners had sustained in the passing away of their rector, a man endowed with exceptional gifts and graces. It would be impossible for a man of Mr Wil- liams' strong character to have lived amongst them for E-w-h a period without influencing them for good. They saw in him a consistent example of perfect honesty in word and deed; an example of duty bravely, patiently, and conscientiously ptTfarmed. Nothing grieved the Rector mo-re than the fact that owing to his ago and ill-health lie was unable latterly to atten4 the church, where he had conducted the services with eucli devotion for over 40 years. The beautiful, well- kept church, and its surroundings testified to his love and care for God's houee and God's acre. This country parish had been singularly blessed in having as its rector so cultured and learned 0.30 n,aik-a scholar of rehiarkably wide interests, w hose studies included the literature of every European country, and who, with all his know- ledge and learning, retained his simplicity and kindlincss of heart. Mr J. W. Roberts also spoke in warm appre- ciation of Mr Williams' example to all, in hie sermon OIl Sunday evening, a.nd imjyressed upon hM hcoaers the importance of an effort on the part of all to imitate him in his holy life of de- votion and sacrifice.

REV. JOHN OWEN, M.A., CRICCIETH. I The death of the Rev. John Owen. M.A., Cric- cieth, occurred on Sunday. He returned from hie previews Sunday's engagement on Monday morning feeling unwell, a.nd at once took to his bed, and never recovered. The deceased, who was in his 68th year, was the only surviving son of the late Rev. John Owen, beet known as of Ty'nlhvyn, Pentir, near Bangor. He was born at Gwindy, a farm near Garn, whence the family moved to 'iVnllwyn. Mr Owen, junr., began his educational career under tho late Rev. Jot<iah Thoma-s, M.A., at. Bangor. His scholastic career was continued at the. Liver-pool Institute; he afterwards proceeded to Bala Theolejpcal Col- lege, and subsequently graduated at Edinburgh "University. It "as in tHe summer of 1874 that he accepted the call to become pastor of Capel Mawr, Oriccieth, the only Welsh Calvims-tie Methodist Chapel in the town at that time. The acting dieacons of the church were Mr R. Owen, Mynydd Edayfed Fawr (Mrs Lloyd, Gcor's father), and Sir Owen Hughes, Victoria-ten ace, the latter being the secretary of the. church. Prior to the year 1874, Mr John Jones, J.P. (Alderman J. T. Jones' father), waB senior dea- con,. but owing to failing health for many months before, the new pastor was selected, lie was un- able to take an active part in the negotiations. Mr 0 wen's widowed motlier and sister subec- J quentiy came to reeidc at Bryntirion-terrace, and from there they removed to Plas Gwilyrn, where Mr Owen's mother died. After a term of about fifteen or sixteen years at Capel Mawr, there occurred what io locally known as the "split," which culminated in the erection of Scion Chapel, whither a section of the community, with Mr Owen at their head, migrated, and at which place of worship he ministered up to the time of his dea.th. As pastor, he was much appreciated by his congresration, and his parochial sympathy in sickness, tcrrow, and bereavement among the members of his flock was proverbial. In the Lleyn a.nd Eifionydd Presbvtery he wrys one of the leading miiiiste-i-s, aiicl. bad been its chair- man. He was in great demand as a preacher, and had preached in every comity in the Princi- pality except Pembrokeshire. Outside his own connexion he was not regarded as popular, due perhaps partly to his seemin.g-ly cold indifference, but in a great degree to hie active participation in the heated Parliamentary elections of the eighties. In attacking his opponents his invec- tive was combined with s&rccsm and incisive wit that made him many enemies, and tho degree of resisting bitterness nvay be gauged from tho fact* that, after a political meeting on one occasion, a large stone was hurled through one of the win- dows of his residence. In the year 3885, in con- junction with the late Mr W. J. Williams, Car- narvon. he visited Canada on liehalf cf the North Wples Quarrymen's Union to inspect ports of the Dom inion, and to report as to their suitability as .emigration l'e:Wøm(11t!>. In public life he had been a member of the old School Board for six years, and for three years was elwirman. He was at the time of has death one of the manners of the Council School. He was well ve.rsed in agricultural science, conducted classes in the sub- ject, and was for some-time r. public lecturer in the counties of Carnarvonshire and Merioneth- shire for the Agricultural Department of thp Un-'vcrsitv College of North Wats He was the author of commentaries on sime of the bocks of the New Testament, and in his earlier vcars wo,i a frequent contributor to the Welsh pi-f"r, Hie 0le recreation was golf. He is snirvived by a widow, who is a daughter of Mr Edwards, Penmaenmawr, and one sister, Mrs Humphreys^ Seaforth. The funeral took T>laoe yesterday. A service was held at Seion Olimpel, and the Rev. IWi- iw,t Williams and the Rev. Pulcston Jones. Henry Lewis (Bansror), and Mr Jonathan Da- (viee (Portmadoe) paid high tributes to tW- de- eeaied. The chief mourners included Mrs Owen (widow ), Mrs Humoh-^ys, Sm-forth (sisfepir of Mrs Lloyd George) and Miss Olwen LlQyd George.

I MR C. WYNN GRIFFITH. I Yachting jnMn on the Mersey and along tha North Wales coast will learn with regret of the death of Mr Charles Wynn Griffith, of Carnarvon, iwhich took place early on Saturday morning at tho local Cottage Hospital. Mr Griffith came of a well-known county family, being the 9041 of tlie late Mr Griffith, of LI an fair Hall, and a brother of thie late Captain Wynn Griffith and -Mr Percy Wynn Griffith,.manager of Iioyds Bank at Car- narvoji. He. spent some j Mira as a tea planter ill.114a. While, residing at Carnarvon lie close- 1v identified himself with yachting on the Menai Straits, waa a past flag officer to, the Royal Welsh Yacht Ciub, and took the leading part in pro- moting the aiuiuai lixture known as the Carnar- von Town Regatta. In the course of an appreciation" in the Liverpool Courier, T.E.E." refeis to tho de- ceased's yachting ussociatigne, and says that the late Mr C. \\ynn Griffith was "the strong and beloved personality ot the Menai Straits re.gat.taa> at every port, from Llandudno to Carnarvon. He was the advisor and counsellor of everybody, particularly tile newcomers and the yliutipters, a.nd the pivot on wiiioh most important timige da-, ponded and smoothly worked." The funeral took place at Lla-nfairisgaer Churchyard, on Tuesday. The principal mourn- ers were the itev. G. R Wynn Griffith, vicar of Tividale; the Rev. R. R. Wyiui Gr ffith. rector 01 St Andrew s, Waisali; and Mr Percy Wynn Griffith, manager of Lloyds Bank, Beaumaris (brothers), and Airs Wynn Griffith (sister-in-law)., Representatives ol the Itovai Welsh Yacht Club, Carnarvon Sailing Club, etc., also attended. Tha Rev. J. W. Wynne-Jones, vicar ol Cilrnarvon. and the Rev. J. T. Jones, vicar of Li-aiifairia- gaer, were the officiatilig clergymen

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CAMBRIAN COAST MITITARY NEWS* (By R. o Fadog). There was no more popular man in Beddk gelelrt district than Private Harry Uwen, son 01 the lute Mr Robert Owen, Pem-hiw Goch, Bedd- gelert. It is now reported that he has been killed in Egypt. He was a brother w the Rer. Griffith Owen {C.M.j^^)pridinor\vic. A few days after Mr and Mra Powell, Dwyryd Hou&e, Biaenan, weire notified of the fail in action of their eon, Robert, in Egypt, they received two letters from him 6aying mat he wae quite well and that he had Boo Griffith, a relative of Mrw Ben T. Jones, bookselkr, as" a keeping part- ner. 4 i. < < In one of the letters he said that another Fet- tiniog man was in the next dug-out, that he was very popular, and that his comrades called him. "The Old Parson." Thty were in that part of Egypt traversed by Abraham, and one Sunday the Chaplain preached from a verse in Generic xxvi., making most interesting and encouraging; refc-irenoes to incidents that occurred in tho dis- trict nearly 3000 years ago. a tSeven Fes-tiniog men are reported to have fallen in the Battle of Gaza, v IZ., Sergeant, Rich- ard Davies, Bron Barlwyd Lanee-Corporal J. K. Lloyd, watchmaker, High-street; Privates R. E. Williams, Bryn Twrog. Glairy-Pwll: H. O. Parry, Brynawei, Tan-y Grisiau; John Thomaa, 120, Manod-roiid; David Ellis, 95, High-street; and Bob Powell. • • • • The following local men were also reported woulHled -Captain Wiilttitkc-r. Graigddu Ser- geant Tommy Owen, 10, Wynne-road-; Sergeant Llew. Glyn Williams, 4. Park-square; Privates Wm. Jones, 22, Giarypwll-road; Owen Jones, 5, Glanypwll-road; Richard Edwards, Tanymanod- terrace (Brynfl3rnnori gynt); Owen E. Jones, Oakeley-square; Abel Lloyd, Cambrian-terrace, Tan-y-Gris:au; Evan Owens. Ty'nil wyn, • Tan-y-Grisiau; John Parry, Ysgoldy, Tan-y-G-ris- iau; W. E. Roberts, 6, C u iili,afoii-terraec., Tan-y- Grisiau Rt. J. Roberts, 51, Manod-road; Simon Huglies, Graigddu; T. Lovell, Bodafon; Jonee, Dyffryn House, Tany ma noil-ten ace Caradoe Jones, Isfryn Ellis Jones, Ciynafon. Tan y-G-ria- iau; and John Morris Jones, 2, New Tanymanod- terrace. « • • The. parents of Private John Hugires, Ty'n y- weirglodd, Penygroes, have been notified of tize deatli in Mesopoatmia in cction. A ehort time ';¡ ago his brotheT-in-law was kHied in France.

DOLGELLEY RURAL COUNCIL- I ANNUAL MEETING. j; The annual meeting of the Rural Council wife held on Saturday. On t'he motion of Mr Morgan Williams, second- ed by Mr Griffith Owen, Mr G. Price was eleo*- ed chairman for the ensuing year. Mr Morgaa Williams, on the motion of Mrs Pugbe, eeoondei v- by Mr A. Owen, was elected vice-chairman. It was agreed to hold the Council every month. Several members suggested bold- C ing the meetings every six weeks, but this, it Hat i pointed out, would be unworkable. The water rate for Dyffryn was fixed at 2e ia the ;C Llwyngwril 26 2s. and Llanegryn 2s. \r The Clttk (M" Foulkes Jones) submitted the estimate of expenditure for the ensuing half-year, which amounted to J6569. It was decided to uti- < lise £ 119 of the credit balance, thus reducing t-he estimates to £450, the same as the preoeding half- j. vcar. It was resolved to levv a mte of 3d in the i on the general expen.

VICAR OF PWLLHELI'S WEDDING. i 7 The marriage took place at St. Peter's Church, Chester, on Tuesday, of the Rev. J. Edwards, vicar 01 Pwllheli, and Nurse Jane Eiien Garry, of Aberdaron. The Rev. Cynfelin Jones, Nevin, was beet man, and Mrs Jonet a bridesmaid,

f jive tiyie to turn round in a Very difficult <■ lituation, would allow of consultations and ? Bcnferenocs 'n which I hope the more liberal- ? minded Nonconformists would be included- "Ù for the war has brought all claesea and re- 'h ligion" bodies JI""r together. Such an ex- tension would also give fliends of the Church teii-iijn wouil t t so g i v,, an opportunity to meet the call for funds ren- dered necessary for endowment and which will necessarily be "very scarce in the very J early days of peace." • • • ■ After the :evolution jxussed at their meeting yesterday, tho War Agricultural Committee for the county of Anglesey arc now without an executive. The trouble appears to have arisen out of the recent appointment of Mr Evan R. Va yi-es by tho Board of A gricul ture to act as Commissioner in connection wit. the Cultivation cf Land Order. Correspondence with the Board shows that it is essential for "Udl commissioners to bo members of the various executive committees in their respec- tive district?. For set forth in their resolution the Anglesey committee havo no f wish to co o-pt Mr Davies a member of their I; body, wihilst on the other hand the Board of Agriculture are firm in their d-etermillatiou not to depart from their usual mode of pro- cedure, and they expressly state they "are not prepared to make any exceptoin in the case of -LIll-les ey., There is seemingly a deadlock—for a time at kast. a time at A case dealt with at the Pwllheli Police Vcu r t this week illustrates the confuted notion which some people have of the powers contained in the Destruction of Pheasants Order, which came into force not very long ago, as a piece of emergency legislation. The defendant in the case referred to is iopcrted to have said that he was under the imprerseion a licence to kill game was not now necessary "as everybody had a rigiht to shoot game be- cause of the damage done to crops." No i doubt many others ivre labouring under a 8imilar deluioll, of which they would do well to disabuse their minds. » • • • In' tho Chrohide two or three weeks ago a correspondent pointed out that under the new Order an occupier of land might be autho- rised in writing by his County War Agricul- tural Executive Committee to kill pheasants on his land and dispose of them. But in order to acquire such right the farmer or occupier of land must apply for authority to the committee, but the latter, before grant- ing the authority, must be satisfied that there i6 good ground for giving it. Our corres- pondent at the time made it clear that "ex- cept in the case of a fanner or occupier of land authorised in writing by the committee, the law with regard to the killing and oolling of pheasants remains as bEfore." < « The Volunteer movement in Anglesey is Waiting good progress, and there has been a gratifying response to the appeals of Col. J. J. Lloyd, the acting Lord Lieutenant, and the Volunteer Committee, of which Mr Hugh Pritehard is organising eecrotarv. Tho total number so far enrolled and drilling is 550, the whole county being apportioned to provide for four companies. Over 50 add i- tional members have enrolled last week, and more are expected to join the ranks of the Volunteers within the next few days. Mon, Mam Cymru," has made a good start, and it will not be long ere a strong Volunteer force is established in ttho various districts through- out the island. < <* "Glendower" in the Doily Mail on Monday spared not his pen in criticising the Guild of Graduates of the University of Wake. Ho Bays "there is no public body in Wales, no gathering of any kind, that meet-j for de- liberation in so eoleann a fashion or with go tfeep aeense of its own importance as does the Guild. No body of men could ever hope to be as wise as these graduates appear and affect to be. Not only are their faces rigidly set in gravity, but even their voices take a deep, sepulchral tones in obvious re- miniscences of the accents of Plato, or So- crates, or of Homer. They are the wise men of the West, and for that reason they osten- tat,iously hold aloof, in cold scorn, from the great body of the Welsh people, among wjhom they glean their livelihood." < < As to the prospect of Parliamentary repre- sentation for the Welsh University, "Glen- dower" says: "It goes without saying that no one will stand a chance of being elected as the member for the Wel.Vi University unless he is a graduate of the Welsh University and I also a member of the professorial staff. Con- sequently the choice will be strictly limited to the academic coterie, and the prize will be an added X400 a year." These criticisms are Burely pungent enough; are members of tihe Guild going to allow tjhem to pass unchal- lenged, pr will some of them enter the lists against Glendower" ? "Welshmen everywhere will be gratified by the announcement that the War Office nave conferred tho honorary rank oi Brigadier. General on Sir Own Thomas. The civilian heads of the Government had previously acknowledged publicly their own view of the "vindication of his character at that memor- able inquiry by conferring on him, through His Majesty, the honour of Knighthood. The military seal has been placed on the whole by this act of the War Office. No longer will a euspicion of a cloud remain over his fair name, and the thousands of his fellow coun- trymen who have never wavered in their con- fidence in him have the added satisfaction of findirg so authoritative a confirmation of their faith.