The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

HARLECH. I V\()l >. DED. — Lance Corporal Oliver Wil- riams. Morfa Biieh. has been wounded in Pales- tine. FARMERS' RED CROSS SALE.—Mr R. G. Jones, Carnarvon, conducted a farmt'.n;' Red Dross sale at the yard of the Plas on Wednesday iftemoon. Tlie chief fcature. wim the pale of butter, which wm readily sold from 36 6d to 5s per lb. Honey sodd for 3s 6d a lb. A lamb realised £ 3 2s, and a tunkey pullet 25s. Eggs were 9'i'id at 7d eaoh.

i 1. PWLLHELI. 1 RED CROSS SOCIETY. -About C23 was rc- ceived from the special cinema ente:fca:nments given la.st week for the benofit of the Red Cmjcs SooLcty. ?- THE CLEANEST STATION.-The Cumbrian Railway Company have awardni bhe. prize for the cleanest and most, tidily kept station to Pwll- heli. Afoin Wen came second. A special prize otf £1 has been given Afon Wen for the cleanest I'vvliijell, Afon Wen, and Pontmadloc signal-bijxee have al-:o been awauxltd prizes. ABERERCH SCHOOL has boeit clo.ed owing to an outbreak of meaelas ajrnongst the chil- dren. SCARCITY OF BUTTER.—I'here is a serious sauvity of butter in the town, a.nd i;he murk at is practically devoid of aili supply oif butter and eggi. CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL. Councillor W. Tolcman was on Sunday elected superinten- dent of the Church (Senior) Sunday School. DISABLED STEAMER — A large sieamer came to t hf Roadstead this week with her machin- ery disabled Repairs were eiiccted by a Port- madoc !;hn. and 'he .csse) wa? able to resume her d ue 'i-yn. tirid iii(,? c&iel was a b lt- to i-c-swne SU?F.RGED LAND.—There are humiredg of acres of land under wate" in tha district, and the Government are taking steps to have the land dra i ned CHAPEL BUILDING DAMAGED, The gable end of. Aberdaron Congregational Chapel has nCPll blown down. The building had been in a dilapidated afato for a long 'ime. It is said that a well known Congrcgat^onalist intends 10 rebldd th diapel at his own expense. MINISTERIAL CALL — The Hev, J. Plica- ton Jones, M A., has icceivcd a call fi the pas- derate of Lianfairc aereinion C M Church, in succession to ihe Rev. Alur, r. Jones. CADET SCHUOL. — Mr Richard Roberts, solicitor, chairman of the County School Man- agers, has given £5 to School Cadets' Fund. WILLIAMS, PA NT YCELYN. Mr Sam. Williams Tanygarn, gave an address OIl Sunday evening, at the Traeth Mission Room, 011 ¡':1m", PantyC'elYIl" Several of the poet's hymns were sung by the audi'-nce, under the leadership of Mr J E Pr.?chard. VALEDIt.TORY MEETING — Y'esterday week a meeting was held at Chwilog Congrega- tional Chapel on the occasion of the departure <5f the Rev. Ij. Meinon Mason to take up the pas- trrate of Dinas Mavvdd-vy Congregational Chui'ch. A lesolution was pas.-ed wishing Mr iMason every success in his new sphere of labour. RECORD PRICE FOR PORKETS. The prices for porkets at the market this week varied from 40s to 50s each, the highest on record. MILITARY NEWS Private Clarence Burma, North-street, lias been wounded in France. The Mayor has reoei voo Ifne name; and ad- dresses of" the 250 local men who are 6eipving thpir country in various parts of the world, and this will enable Messrs F. Andrews and Son to send t., -) each man 100 cigarettes. Privat3 JJoha Hughes, IVnrhydlyniog, has fallen in action. OnLy recently his brother waa drowned on the way to Egypt. Another brother (Private S. Hughes) is home on leave.

PORTMADOC. NELSON DA Y,-The collections made on Nelson Dav amounted to nearly E12. PRICE OF BCTIER.-The maximum price of butter Iiit,5 been fixed at 2s 3d THE VOLUNTEERS.-L-Capt. Jordan inspect- ed the Volunteers last week and expressed him- self highly satisfied with the efficiency of the corps. NUMBERING THE CATTL:E.-Ali farmero are being notified that on a certain date they muet specify the number of cattle kept by hem. LOCAL SOLDIER DROWNED.—It is re- ported that Private Wm. Williams, 16, Ralph- street, Borth-y-Gest, was accidentally drowned at Peel, Isle of Man. USEFUL WORK. -The lady members of the Church Room (Euglish congregation) volunteered to clean the room and scrub the floors lant, week, and before the week was out the work was thoroughly done. CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL.—Mr Ingham Jones has been elected superintendent -of the Adult Church Sunday School, and Mr Griffith Humphreys assistant superintendent of Lhe Junior Sunday School. NEW DEACONS.—Messrs W. Williams, Gardd Iuygad y Dydd, and Enoch. Jones, Rhes- dai, have been elected deacons at Peniel Chapel. SCHOOLMASTER'S RETIREMENT—Mr W. T. Williams, schoolmaster, Pennaorfa, is re- tiring after 41 years' service. PROCEEDS OF RECENT CONCERT. It is not correct, as reported in a contemporary, that the Joint Committer representing the Horse Show and the Red Cross Sooiety, have paid to the latter JEM of the proceeds of the concert that was j^cefrtlv held for the joint benefit of the Ill. stitution. The committee have not been called together yet to divide the money, but will be so soon # \STUMLLYN LAKE covers hundreds of acres of good pasture la.nd. During dry wea-tlier the water nearly all disappears, and cattle graze there. Special efforts are to be made to drain the land, and protect it from getting under water in future. TEMPERANCE. Yesterday week a tem- perance n eeting was held, Mrs Owen, Garth- terrace, in the chair. Addresses were delivered by lrs X orman Davies, Criceieth, and others. WAR SEWING CLASS.—In response to the appeal made in this column last week, the War Sewing Class are able to "report that several home-knitted socks and mittens have been re- ceived. THE FISH TRADE.The ifshmongers and the fishermen have come to an arrangement as to the wholesale and tlhe retail prices, and in future all fish caug'ht by the fiiSierrnen will be bnd'pd hem and n-oit at Pwllheli. This will re- hIit in the price beinig substantially reduced to tlhe public. DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE.-Tiie IV-- madoc, Tremadoc, and Bortlhygcvt wan sev^ing classes have decided to engage the Cu<rniarvon Dramatic Company to give a performance for the bonefif oL' tire funds to enable the classes to 'buy materials for .piloviidlimg comforts for the locali soldiitrs and sailors on service, and to help the fundis of the Hohhead Resit Crnteen. ENTERTAINMENT. On Wednesday even- in,- the Rev. J. f. Jones in tlie chair, a mis- cellaneous entertainment was held in itihe mo- rilal Cha,pel Schoolroom. The OOLO:'EIÍ't; wiere:— Ehedydd Eifion, Misoes L'zaie Evans, PHisoillia Pritehaud, Anna. iM. Davies, Beaate Jones, and Nicholas, r.nd Mr Lewis Davies. Duets were ,rand,-ro-d by Miss Mary L. Hug'hes and Mary Prioha.rd; violin solos by Miss Mary Pnidhard; and rodititiont3 by Mr T. Williams, Mislsos Ceridwen Jones, Nellie R. Jones, Sydney LI. Evans, and Mtwriel Jones, Messru Cynfal LI. Evans. Owen Evans, and Robert Jones, Mistjes Pfieoilla Pricdiard, Bessie Jones, and; 01 wen Evans, and Mr Jeiukin NHelnoJas gave a dialogue, and the Band of Hope children also sang several part-songn. OBITUARY. Ins LLOYD (HARLECII). Mrs Mary Llovd the wife of Mr John Lloyd, Bello Viio, Harlech, late of Llechwedd Ddu, died on Monday night. She was a sister of Mr John Williams, merchant, Trcmadoc. The deceased for a long time had suffered from a weak heart, yet she continued to manage her business affairs with marked aWity and success. One of her sons is a < lergymon in South Africa. MILITARY NEWS Private G. Roberts, Traenan. Llanfrothen, has passed an examination qualifying him as signal- ler in the army Seigt W. C. William?. Rhyd, who studied chemistry at Festiniog County School, has passed at Cairo an examination in explosive chemistry. Mr Wrrt. Kellow, B.A son of Mr and Mrs J Kellow, Croesoi, has béen promo^d to the rank of heu'enant in the Aviation Corps. Mr Thomas Williams, Mecfiac-etrc-rt, has been mjformed .ttha.t hys conH'.n, Private Hennv G-rif- fifli, R.A is ill in Mesopotamia. Befora he joined the Armv Private Griffith was an a,,(::Jtant with Dr. H. Griffitlh, and aftervvardU with Dn Pierce Je.nes. Tel'figra,phist Signaller E. A. Jones. Slate W __orks. hi;is recajvad hes di'o'Charige from the Army.

ABERSOCH.. DIED OF W{)CD Gu.itner Richardson, Garstan.g, who has guccumbed to the wounds he f,t-Aainc-d in taction, was a son-in-law of Police- Constable -W. Owen. The deceased was a pratner dn the fit-ni of Messrs Richardson, corn millers, Garistang.

I CRICCIETH. I TOWN DEBATING SOCIETY. Con- scientious objectors was tihe wuibject of a debate introKiuecd by the Rev. J. Price (W.) at this week's meeting. APPOINTMENT. Mr J dim Egbert, Griffiths, Ifdilit, bus been appoinited executive officer to the (iki-lyn. Rural Diatriot Counicil's Food Cfc-ntrtil Commiittcie. WEDDING.—At Seion Wosleyan Cliajiel, Pwll- Private Jdhn Puigh Joneis, eldest son of Mr curd Mrs William Pug'h Jcnes, New Shop, Nvlri&) Lj home on kave from Fnatice far a few dayp, was married on Tuesdlay to Misa Maggie Robcrt, Tiurfarnau and Ciiacietih. The Rev. Conway Prittiltard officiated. The bride was attended by Miss Nancy Pugli Jones, and Miss Gaynor Puglh Jones, eriitens of the bridegroom. Mr Lewis J011.33 Pu.g'!). Hanbodtr. was the best man. POTATO DISEASE.-The Boaili of Agricul- ture's Inspector (Mr Wm. Lewds, Pwlihei.i) has inijipeoted the garden plots in Poitmiadioc-roid, and aloo examined several gpeoime-ns of th's fioason's cuops, amongst wtlnidh he found some evidence of the prevalence of "bhank wart." Mr Lewis, therefore, had no alternative but to certify tihe whole enclosure a-s an infected arra, and con- eequeiifliy the oeed tiaved from these IfOit3 for next year's planting is tabo>ed, and only potatoes guauanteed immune fnom diiseaae will be allowed to bo planted in ti'ie infected area next <ap/;•!?< £ WAR ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION. A meetiing of this wa. held on Friday, Mr John bip in tihe dhiair. The Treasurer (Mr W. 1.a,lma.ge Diavieis-) presented thi statement of ecoc.unit.3, chowirij a croil'jt balance of £ 12 12s 7d. It is p.rop:œd to hdd a public mfpe't?.n? at and ea>ifty (iale, to wCr-cfli all alliobment hoikieihand a.nd ea?y d'a.?, to ??'ch aH a!'k.?!n't')Mthjo.') d ?&!?a.n d gardl?<rer» will be invited, with a vi"w to creating gneoter intr.iefit in t1K foo.d p!'odu.et:.on of the. district. The vegetable ex'hi»b!t:c.n held la&t August was a dv.tinct sueerrs, and it i3 intended it'hiat the flliow ehall now bo an annual event. WOUNDED IN ACTION.— New.* hes been received tihiat Sengeaht John Hughes, son of Mr and Mr* HuigCicu, Char.'il-té'rra.>p, has been waundod in action in Paleit'ne. Before the war lie was in the employ of M.r J. E. Gireavies, the ii)rd-lic,u,t-ena,il,t, and was thfc popularr hinntsmH.n for the B11011 Eifion pack of beagles.

I PENRHYNDEUDRAETH. I WELSH DRAMA.—To-mgtht Red tomorrow evenrng (Saturday), at the Town Hall, the Deu- dTil0î(¡ D'(Œm.QJí,i,c Campalny giy, a of tbe We'.sih drama, Aag.re Lan." THE VOLUNTEERS.—The members of the local company of Volunteers have been fuipplki 1 with uniforms and kits.—Mr W. Pritcthard, County Stores, has been promoted tergeianrt^ ma j or. RURAL TRIBUNAL.—A meeting of tihe Dfu- draetih R.uiral Tit'.buiial wan h.¡rl all Friday, Mr G Pairry Jones pu cidciiig. There were tipwaidii of 60 cases to be dealt with,, of wlbitlh 40 were agricul'.u.ml tlie remainder being men work:ray in the Sliate and Granite Qi'nr'Sv;s, and Man- gs.tiese Mines. Four appeals ware refused. POLICE COURT.—Yeeterdtay, before Mr R. Jones Mc.riris (diaiiman) and Mr T. Lloyd Prit- chand.—Mr J. R. Lev^is, sdhool attendance officer, DyfFr-yn, summoned parents in two tiases for not sending their children rvgukvrjy to sohool. Botlh oases were adjourned. SUCCESS.—M'r J. Llewelyn Jones, Penybryn, Rhyd, has paseed the examination in theory of Pitman's shortliiarid, arid Miss J. Clynne, Green Hill, has passed the elementally examination. I MILITARY NEWS. I Chaplain Timothy Philips, son of Mr W. Philips (Dwyryd), MinlFordd, has arrived home, baying eerved as a cho.p7a.in w'li.Ii the troqps at Macedonia. Mr Philips was curate at Carnar- von. Privates W. Jame-j Parry and Gunner William Jones, Old Griffin, arrived home on Monday from France on leave. On Wednesday Mrs Williams, High-street, re- ceived the sad news that her aon, Private Lew's WtilLiamis (aged 27), has died of wounds in Pales- tine. It wias only last w-eek that gihe received the news that her other son, Lanee-Corponal Thomas WilliaT.-v% was killed. Mm Williams ha; anchor ron, fjanre-CorpOTial Alfred vV illiums, in the Army, and has been at t'he front for several momtlhis. Mrrs Jones, Mount Pleasant, yesterday received news that her ion, Sooond-Lieuiteniant Ediwnard Jones, Souti 1 WTa'.es Bonderei-s, bas been wounded in France. Temporary Liput,enant. W. S. Jonrs, Penitryn- <l.eudiraetih, has been wounded in Egjipt. I WAR AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE. I INCREASED LAND CO LIT V ATICMN. At u meeting of the LV;tiaraetn Kurai uisiricf War Agricultural Committee on Tuesday it was reported th. the area required to be cultivated for corn in the county for the 3ear 1918 was 425,00j acres, which involves an increase of 11,000 acres of permanent grass land to bo ploughed up. the total arable land in the county in 1872 was 37,054 teres, and in 1915 it was 2'1,390 acres, rnd the difference roughly i-e- presents rlw increased cultivation now required. The committee ciscu^;°d thj arrangement for onploying a number of German prisoners for the draining of the land a.t Llanfrothen. Details of the scheme were referred to a sub-coirimittee. It is expected that an area of approximately io,oce acres will be reclaimed for cultivation or grazing. In order to bring the sei ious position as re- I gards the food supply and the need for gene/al cultivation to the notice of farmers in the dis- trict it was decided to hota public meeings in the district. A meeting was addressed in Welsh by Mr E, R. Davies, Pwllheli, and Mr J. Richards, Welshpool, the 'atter remarking that it was certain that the country which could pro- vide food for the longest period would win the war.

I PORTDINORWIC. I SNOWDON FLAKE B LOUR in Cotton Bags. Present pricea: 3 £ !hs. Bags, 8jd; 7[bs. Bags, Is 5d. PARISH CO'UNCIL. A special miceting of ,too Council 'was held 0111 Friday, Air Pritchanl, Belmont, presiding.—Comrespondanoe was read from the Secriotary of Betlhefl Chapel rveq'uetitirig tlhiait street lamps be ligihtcd on dark S'undlay •riigQiits. The maitfter was adjourned to the ordiir.wny meeting of iihe Coivnciil.—Mp 0. H. Wiliilams, Dnllig Stores, wrote asking the Council to move in the matter of securing allotments in the llower part of itho villa,ge. The Council con- sidered tlie suggestion impracticable. OHUROH AND THE WAR.—The Rev. J. H. Howaird, B.A., Colwyn Bay, dedavercd a lec- ture art Bryn Mena,i Chapel, last week, on "The Chuutlh and War." The Rev. J. E. Huighes presidied. UNITED MEETINGS. The second of a series of uru-ted cthtiixili meetings, under (the auspices of the Flme Churdh Couinioil, W,fl\3 hald on Wednes^lay week, tihe Rev. Tliicmnas Hughes, Llys Mertii, presiding. The devoh:ona,l paint of tihe sett vice was taken by Mr Robert Roberts (Salem).

I TALSARNAU. I QUARRY ACCIDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, at Llechwedd Slate Quarry, Fesitiniog, Mr David Roberts, Tanymarian, Talsarnau, met with a serious accident. It appears' that he was prepar- ing f6r blasting operations, when a charge pre- maturely went, off, hurling Roberts over the rock to a depth of forty yards. He sustained severe injuries to his head and shoulders, while his right side and eye were badly burnt. He now lies in a precarious condition at the quarry hospital.

DON'T FUSS WITH MUSTARD PLASTERS. USE INSTEAD A LITTLE ST. JACOBS OIL. IT SOOTHFJ3 AND RELIEVES QUICKER THAN A MUSTARD PLASTER, AND DOES NOT BLISTER. St. Jacobs Oil is a combination of gums, oils and pa in-subduing agents, together with germi- cides, antiseptics, etc. It takes the place of the old mulatard plaster and gives immediate relief, and does not burn the skin. You simply rub St. Jacobs Oil on the spot where tihe paiin is— and like magic, relict comes. There is nothing like St. Jacobs Oil for Cheat Colds, Sore Throat, Lumbago, Rheumatism. Sore Thr'oat and achrs and pain. A delicious relief from joints and that aching back, follows a gentle rubbing witlh old, honest St. Janobe OiJ.

ALONG THE CAMBRIAN COAST (By R. o Fadog ) Mr R O. It >erts, Cwmooryn, LlanaelPnaiarn, lCcenitly exprcu-ed his opinion publicly t'.nai dheciso-miaiking decrease the quantity of mJk solid and will not have butter, because people oat aheeue and butter at tlhe time. One is forced to the ooniclusxui that there are t-niiw member,5 on Rural Ccuticiiii who are in- diffouMit as to houeii ng aooomimoditions for the working clasaes. Tllney appear to lack the OOoll- vkiir'on that the housing question 5s at tihe root of the pluymcal well-being of the people, and also that it affects the •mortality of the cammuimity. It is uisolees to airgiie with such people, to wQnoim evidently the oibligutions and re.-sponsibili- tiej of oitizerajhip do no1!; appeal. Itecent re- vebtions about t'he ohioeking kisarittury 'Aute of some hccivcs in Uey-n flhow tfhe need for .public aut'hon'itwra to be mioit- h.Lel't and prompt in d'enl- inig wiilh ma.tt.eii3 affeotdiiig the health of the oom- munity. • » • There is no district in Wales that is more i^iLguacu in tlhe sc.n. e bf chapel going and of love for icrntiorw tl.i'an Lleyn, yet impurity is too prevalent, there, aocordlimig to w'hiat Mr J. T Je?,ies, the chairman Qf tJho Boa'd of Guard- ians, has pubiidiy ota-ted. lan4i, lias puL,,il(,4'?y Tiie Rev. D. G kwiant Davies, pastor of Ilaie- ciourt Chiaipel, I/ondon, who litis been invite-d to the pastorate of Doligolley Congiregational Church, was1 for a few yea its the m:n:1:6r of Suiani Cmapcl, Portmadbic. Mr D. A. J ones, headlmaster of Harlech gehool, tlrias been awa'rdied by the tle d.^gree of M.Se. for tlvo exieUent work he has fri.- many years done in botany. He il3 a SOIl of Mr Daniel J one}, Moun t Hazel, Penrhyndou- diraertih Besides h;$ "tndy of bo-hlllY Mr Jones is a.n enthusiastic ?uppor'tcT af the WcMi drt?ina. is mn c-It? lbusw."tlc oii.pp.cr,tcT cAf tlia 'A'o6h d,,LtTyia. Mr W. John Evans, BoT-tlhygeet^ has been ap- pointed firut medlua/nic in the H.F.C. He ha6 beetn at the front for 22L ye.airs, ano f i ior to joining the Anmy was M watahanialieir and jwollc,r at Bala land Fpai?niio'g. « « « • kn.ow'F. d ?e' ex?p'i, Almost every brainch of knowledge except n,av*gL?ti?K)al h.aa been taugiht in our national (,ol- In gets. When fi was a sailor there was otuy ccie inav- gatioai School in the whole d-triot between Abeiriularon and Abeii^Ttwytih and Ctutiairvon, and tiliat was at Mynytho, an Lleyn and Eifionydid master mariners were tauglht navKigation at thafc school. Many an intere.sitinig i?bory I used to hear when with the orew in a tihitp's foe til, abouit the oeyunt'.nig ad- vftr.ibu.res of the nauiiioal stiudenos in Lleyn. Most of tlbcco Vjd'venitiLircs ended in the girls becoming wive: 1 • « • • When Mr Jones, the Mynytho schoolmaster, d,ied, the late Mr Owen Gniffith, Dolbe.nrnacin, si'.iarted a tiimil.ar school at Portnmdoc. He was a very ing nai'Jo.ris in tline district had to go to Dublin or Liverpool to &tudy navigation. • Hope? were entertained) that n.nvi?tion would b3 taught at one or o?he-r of t\h.s oounty sdhcois a.hon.g t??Hct ooost, bafc tnoiihinig af the kind happened. « Sreuial eerv'oas are bering lield at PiAyll, Cann- giwdh, and Lliitthfaen Parish Churciies. The Hiiisaionem are the Hovs. David Jones, Abererah; W. G. Jones, Lknigiian; at.d H. J. Marsiey, LJal- bedrog. • Pnivate CtflluHi. Jones, Beirut, LHanmofr haa tnndbt?3grc?.M.cn:?emE..gypt. 'He leaves ? wJe and, six c-h?d.ren. w?h Whom t!M dcc-p?t sympathy is felt.

A CRICCIETH SLANDER ACTION. MILK SELLER AWARDED DAMAGES. The Under Sheriff for Carnarvonshire (Mr Amphlett, Colwyn Bay) sat ft Bangor yesterday, to assess demagos in an action brought by Robert R Hughes, milk seller, Ynysgain Farm, Criccicth, against Griff.th Jones, earner, riUiiiley- road Criccietli. Under hcrifT, addressing the jury,  plained that the adion was one for damagc.¡ f pla- ne(i t,hiit the aoliottNts one fcr damage- for all,god slander and jury rrii.s-t the Mi Wm George, for the plan1bff, 5<LJdr hIs (ii?nt was the son of Mr Hug!) Hughcs, Ynys- gail' Farm, who had built up a largo milk- faclUng business, and for the last ten or twelve j ears ilie business hud been practica.ly in the entire charge of iiis son, the plaintiff. In April last the rr.ilk sellers of Criccicth arranged to raise Uie price of milk from Lid to 5d a quart. This caused softie commotion in Inc town at the time, an on May 16th there wa9 a, public meeting with legard to tho matter at C'riccieth. This meeting WéS attendee! by the plaintiff and by the de- fendant, and the people came away in groups. The defendant came from another direction and went up to one group in which the plaintiff was standing. Seme person in the group remarked, Here's a man who takes biead and miik every night for supper." The defendant replied, "No, I don't do that now, since the price has gone up." Tho defendant went on to say, "I know a milk seller who has been putting water into the miLk," The only milk seller present when that remark was made was the plaintiff, who "You had better name him." The defen- dant then said point blank, "You are the man. I have seen you put water from the Wernddu fountain in your milk." The plaintiff asked if ho was prepared to stand by what he said, and he answered that ho would stand by it in any ceurt of law. The plaintiff went home and had a conversation with hi3 father, whd on the fol- lowing day saw the defendant about the matter. Every opportunity was given the defendant to withdraw and apologise, but without success, and eventually a writ was issued. Messrs Jones and Jones, who aT that time acted for the defendant, wrote stating that .they had submitted the state- ment of claim to the defendant, and having heard his statement they did not feel justified in pro- ceeding any further with the action. But they asked that the defendant should be given four- teen days' time to put in his defence in case he wanted to consult another solicitor. A notice was subsequently received from the defendant that he would in future appear in person. He was given every opportunity of putting in his dbfence, but as he failed to do so, judgment was signed against him. The plaintiff did not claim vindictive damages. The plaintiff gave evidence, and cross-examined by Mr J. B. Ailanson, Carnarvon, for the de- fendant, he said there was a good deal of ex- eit.emeint at the public meeting. lie was sure the defendant did not say that the plaintiff put the water into his milkcart. It was not in consequence of the writ which plaintiff issued that some people at that time declined to have his milk. By Mr George: The 5d a quart he charged was the price fixed by the Food Controller. The plaintiff's father also gave evidence that he allowed the defendant every opportunity to withdraw and apologise. Mr Ailanson, for the defence, said too jury were bound to gfve some damages, and he sug- gested that a very small sum would suffice in this case. What actual damage had the plaintiff sustained ? The parties had attended a public meeting, they were all excited, and he asked the jury whether they would like to be held responsible for what they might say after at- tending a public meeting, especially on food prices. It was not what a man said that con- stituted a slander, but what other people under- stood. him to say. Mr George, addressing file jury, pointed out that the defendant had not ye £ withdrawn his allegation. The Under Sheriff, in summing up, said there had not been the slightest attempt by the de- fendant. to justify the word's he uttered, and the plaintiff had the right to vindicate hjs character. The jury awarded the plaintiff L5 damages.

The Association of Poor Law Unions propose that the iiaire "lunatic asylum" shall be changed tc 'mental hospital," and the term pauper lunatic" abolished An appeal is being made for funds for Sir Frederick Milner's Hoste's for Deafened Soldiers, the headquarters of which is at 26, WTltoii Cres- cent, London, S. W. 1. a house loin for the pur- pose by Lord and Lady Lamington.

[ CRICCIETH URBAN COUNCIL. I THE TOWN LIBRARY LEASE. j I HOUSING QUESTION DISCUSSED IN I CAM ICR A. Monday. '—Prcs-?h 1"(u!'3 0. T. 'Vi IIiamsI ((AN.i 'r.i?n) J. T. Jo.!?, H. R. Gru?ydd,.J. S. Griffith, P. J. Bowon, J. E. WiH'.anm. H. G. Jones, T. Burnol.l, G. liiuh&ixb, W. H. William*, W. Hcuv?Jl WiMinimf, J. Harlech J<?;nM, and D. M. Williams, with Messrs W. George (cJei^c), J. Gwilym Hushes (deputy-clerk), Gwilym \\il- liarps (surveyor), and Mcuvis WimilJI (col- lector). LOCAL SOLDIERS WOUNDED. I Votes of s) mpa.tby with local soldiers wounded i in action were paesed, on the motion of the Cimiima-n. BANGOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. I Mr O. T. Williams was re-e-ected to represent I tlie Council on the Court of Governors of tlhe I University College of Nontoh Wake. I COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITABLE PUR- I POSES. In reply to a query sent by the-Council to the War Clianity Com-m:«?iofier,>, the bitten said that more stilngent control of public collections for charioable purpojcs was required, but before tibial control could be brought about legislation was required. I FOOD CONTROL COMMITTEE. j I As the Chairman bad accepted an office under tho North WUa'f>R Food Controller, Dr. Gladstone in his stead on the local Food I Control Committee. COLLECTION OF WASTE MATERIAL. I A letter was lrad from the Looal Government I Bocrd asking the Council to fcirm a committee to collect wastrpa.peir, scrap iron, and all other waste tlhat could be used for war pu^poises. It wa.? resolved that Me.-xsrs Bowen and W. H. Williams be added to tihe UlHiikition of Waste Committee. I THE TOWN LIBRARY AND ITS LEASE. I Atthe last meeti ng, Mr Buirneiii icad the re- poet of a sipeoib.1 committee who had inquired into a oomp-luillit. made by Mr J. T. Jones in regiard to the alleged .non-observance of the tenrms of the library lrase. 1^ was then d'ecided that each member of tihe Council tlhiould have a copy of the rfipo-rt, and thnb the Whole question should come before this meeting-. Mr Bonven asked if Mr J. T. Jones had any suggestions to make. It might help the Council to come to a dec'sion. Mr J. T. Jones. The report contains no s>ug- gCbCons. Mr Bowen tlhou,glht that if Mr Jones had no fUigger-'tionn to offer, it was useless for them to discuss tihe matter further. Mr Iturl.-ch Jones moved the adoption of the report. Mr J. T. Jor.rs: You seem not to understand my oomplaiiint. For over twelve montlhs I have been greatly annoyed at freeing tihe kind of meet- iniys tihuifc were baring iliehi in the library, con- trary to the terms of the lerw. Tlie matter has pained me very much in see:n.g ou-uside meetings being held in the placo by peoplf not conneated with the lib racy. T'he terms upon which I gave ihe land were put in wirrtinj, and I must get the deciiiioin of the Council to-ntigfht. The Clerk read Iihe oomiplurrlbs m-a-tta by Mr J. T. Jones, who, in 1916 wrote that meetings were being held in tlhe library that were not related in any way to the iriL-ititultion, Whiidh was a breach of the terms of the lease. No meetings were to be held there excrpt tlhcise connected wiitih the library. In May la.tt, Mr Jones, also complained thiit palitiicaU and othiir meetings were held in the buildlirng, contrary to the con- d;:t,:on,s iin t;l-e lease. The terms cif the lease granted by Mir J. T. JooHee were also read, from Which it appeared that Mr Jones gave a grant of 377 square yards, upon which to build, the lib- rarv, iU1 1905. If the building wia.sus.ed for any purpose oitlheir than tlhat olf a library, the land would revert to Mr Jones. Mr Bunnell said tlhrut whatcvcl1 meetings had been held there tlhe Council, who wore respon- sibl'e for the inct:tutiioin, had condoned the irre- gularity. Afite,r -further discussion, Mr D. M. "Williams suggested tililat a small committee might meet to draw out a list of tihe meetings tha t migiht be held in the building. Mr Bowen: Will Mr Jonet" specify the meet- ings he forbids? Mr Jones: Tribunals, clinics, and the golf oluib. Mr J. E. WTiijli.ams: I am aatomifJhed at Mr J. T. Jones raising suclh frivolous objections at the present time. Mir J. S. Griffith: Let the maititer be 1 eferred to a small committee. Mr Burnnell: I ceint.aiinly object to suoh a mo- tion. The Council mutit sflttlleit as they are the responsible party. I Mr J. S. Griffith: Then, pull the library down. Mr Ricihiardis: If Mr Jones does not agree to the report, let him go to law and settle the din pute ones for all. The Cba-iitmnn The Clerk wi;fl gave his opin- ion on tlhe rriatlcir. The Clerk gave the legal aspect of tihe vvohle matter, and the report Was adbpted. I THE DEPUTY CLERK. it was decided to ask the INornh Wales Food Controller to allow Mr Gwilym Hughes, who ha.d been appointed inspector unden the Controller, to continue as deputy-cfterk of tlhe Council, wlio ■exfprcrased their higlhest appreciation of tlhe way he had dJane his work. I THE HOUSING QUESTION. On the recommendation of tihe Sanitary Com- mittee, it was decided to hold a 'special meeting of tlhe w'h.ole Council! tihta,t evening tr) diseuse the housing question again with Dr. Lloyd Owen, the medical offioor. By a majority, it was resolved to allow re- portects to remain, but after t!he diseuis.-iion had ILillEihod, the Council resellved not to allow any report of it to be published.

I CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS STATIONS. I INTERESTING COMPETITION. The General Manager of. the Cambrian Rail ways Company has announced that the prizes for the best-kept stations have been awarded as follow:—1, Pwllheli aIr J. Jones); 2, Afon Wen (Mr D. C. Owen); 3, Machynlleth (Mr T. Pugli), Dovey Junction (Mr E. Lloyd), aiii Barmouth Junction (Mr T. W. Godsall); 4, Towyn (Mr R. Bowen) apd A bermule (Mr J. Parry).- A special prize has been given to Afon Wen for the ex- ccllent manner in which the; lamps are attended to at that station, The first prize for the bost kept horse, harness etc., has been awarded to Carter E. E. Rowlands, Machynlleth; the second to Carter T. J. Probert, Newtown; the third to C%rter A. Fox, Oswes- try; and the fourth prize divided between Carter J. R. Thomas and Parcels Vanman D. Evans, Builth Wells It has been difficult this year to determine which signal cabin is entitled to first and second place owing to the keen competition between a number of cabins, and therefore a prize has been awarded to the signalmen at each of the follow- ing as being of equal merit:-Afort Wen, Builth Wells South, Dovey Junction, EHesmere Station, Ellcsmer'e Junction, Llanymynech South, New- town, Portmadoc East, Portmadoe West, Pwll- heli East. Pwllheli West and Towyn. The first prize for the best-kept warehouse was secure/l by Towyn, and the second by Pwllheli.

I THE EDUCATION BILL. I MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S SUGGESTION. A large deputation, representative of all pa,rtics in the House of Commons, waitej upon the Prime Min'ster at 10, Do,n n^-stroot, on Monday evening to urge the impurtauce of pass ng the Education Bid into law without delay. Among the speakers were Mr. Birrell, Mr. W. Adam-on (Chairman of the Labour Party), and Lord H. Cavendish- Bentinek. Mr. Bonar Law and the President of; the Board of Education were also present- The proceedings were private. Mr. Lloyd George is stated to have expressed himself in entilra sympathy -with the desire of the deputa- tion. While unable to give any definite pledge he suggested that if the present Session were prolonged it might be possible to take the Bill towards the end of the Session, and if not it would be given priority next Session.

In the Divorce Court on Friday Mrs Annie Watson Cremlyn. of Whhington, Manchester, obtained a decree nisi for divorce from her hus- band, Captain John William Jones, Cremlyn, a barrister, on the ground of his adultery and desert ior.. j

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CARNARVONSHIRE APPEAL I TRIBUNAL. SIT TUNG AT PWLLIIELI. I The Lord Lieutenant (Mr J. Ernest Gica'cs) presided over a sitting of the Tribunal at, FwH- I vest-ei-dily week. Capt. Cradoc Davies asked for a review of the conditional exemption given to O. Louis i'hoini;:>, Bryncir, Gain. Mr II. Pritchard, for the respon- dent, said that tho latter worked on a i.,ii-iiiar.d also did joinery work. His grandmother (76) also depended upon him. Capt, Davies con- tended that another relative who lived c'ose to could look after the farm.—Exemption with- drawn, but the man not to be called up licit.re December 14th. Mr O. Robyii3 Owen asked the Tribunal for the re-hearing of the case of John Morris, fainier and postmaster, Mynytho. who had been retted exemption. The man, Mr Owen said, worked on the land from six in the morning until sovei; o'clock in the evening, and afterwards h-lped in the shop. Ca.pt. Oavies replied that if the facts given at the previous hearing were in- accurate, it was the man himself who was re sponsible for the instructions he had given to the person who appeared for him. No doubt the man did work on the land.—Exempted to May 30th. Mr Hojyns Owen asked for the exemption of Owen Jones, butcher. Plasy Sarn, Aborsoch, and Henry Jones, butcher, Llatibedrog. He .-aid the men carried on business in several parishes.— Refused. Rev. John Davies (Isfryn), l ector, T latiarmon and Llangybi, appealed for exemption ci behalf of Robert Davies, School House, Llangybi. The rev. gentlcman said that Davies, who was at the time in a theological college preparing for holy orders, would be orditined at once because of the scarcity of curates. Davies hf1Ú had yeais of experience as a preacher both in tne Ciiu.c!i .:nd wifh tho Nonconfcrn ists. He could not s-ay if Duvios had been ordained when wCh liufNon conformists.—Capt-. Davie? ■ Do you ordain men after such a short training ?—Mr Davie? It de- pends on the man's -,bility.-Tiie appeal was allowed. I AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. I Capt. Davies said lie considered lie way the County Agricultural Committee recommenced ex emption to agricultural labaurel's as unsatisfac- tory. Tho military 'authorities had cjnsoaied to the exemption of men who worked on the land, but the committee had deputed the matter to the assessors, which meant ultimately that ex- emptions depended on the judgment of one man. He had succeeded in getting the committee to appoint three sub-committees to consider the recommendations of the assessors. Tho corrnnt- teg agreed to grant exemption to evory married farm hand 30 years of ago and upwards and to every single farm hand 35 .and upvyarux But such men must. have been working on the land uninterruptedly ior tho last five yc.rrs Exemp tion would be given to the other mot: Tor the period of their engage nients, -Exei-npt ioi is were granted on these terms lo -a largo number of ,.ar,tecl oti tlifse t?oi-mq ,o -a larg(, um b r )f The appeals oi H. Eli is, hairdresser, ai d T Fouikos Jones, Sparta i ious- we»o refused.

I RED CROSS SALE AT LLANFAIR P. G. A sale of live stock, produce and miscellaneous articles, aritanged by the puiririhioners of Pen- mynydid, Llianedwon and Uunfair P.G., was held at the Council Sdhool, Lk.nfair P.G., on Satur- day, in aid of Red C-rosa Society's Ouir Day" Fund. The MUrcihioness of .Anglesey, the president, wrote regretting her inability to be present, and slhe widhed the movement everv success. Her coritnibuted Ihan'di':lornely towards the fund. The Marquis oif Anglesey was unable to be present owing to mili_ tary duties. The open- ing ceremony I-;iis performed by tlhe Hon. Mrs Sta.plet.on, Cotton, who was introduced by the Reov. T. Davies, Viieanitge, Penmyiiydd. A heairty vote off tlhanks, pmposed by Mr J. Matthew's (chiairmia-n of the committee), and seconded by Mr W. E. J outs, Gr'aig, was accorded iher Ladyeihiip and Mris Cotton. Mr F. W. Turner, the hon. secietiairy for tlhe county, I efeo gave an address. The Ifollowing wore tihe officials:—Llauedwen Chairman. Mr T. EdiwardU, Tyddyn Fadog; secre- ta.ry, M.r G. N. Watts. Penmynydid Chairman, Rev. T. Davies, Vieari'tge; secretary, Rev. W. E. Williams, Gilead. Llanifair P.G. Chairman, Mr J. M'J,tttlWW;5; v':ce-d,uahmall. Mr W. J. Pretty. The work of collecting was efficiently carried out by tlhe following :—L!anedwen: Mr A. Sargent, Mr Tom Parry, Lodaje; Mr Tlho- roan Edwards, Mr Pontcrug. Penmynydd: Mr Evan Evans, Siam; Mr W. T. Prytherdh, Mr Ow?n Griffith, Tyddiyn; Mr W. Williams, Ty'npktty.lil; Mr W. A. Huglhes, Ty'n- bua.rth; Mr John Tho-mus, Caelielyg. Llanfa-ir: Mrs Jones. Bryn Salem; Mrs Thomns, Phis Gan.iedd; Mirs Douitlhorne, Mrs Evaws, Ivy G?ai,. ,e?,J d '? C&t):oge; Misa WmMs, Mi.?3 Rainey, Mr O. Owen, Ccib,?ige; Mr W Owen. Frondeg; MT W. R. Williams, and Capluin Thomras, Plas Garnedd. The various stalls and rp,f're,:hll1'wllllhj wei'o in the 'hands of ladiies from the tihreo parishes, to v/ihom ii-i.iclh p,r,a-e is Mr H. T. Owen, Llangefni, acted es ametioneer, and gava his ser- vices Vfrce. Amongitit tih-e titloiek solid was a Dunn bull given by the Marquees of Anglesey, which feikihed £ 21. Other pricrn were:—Two fat pigs, given by Colonel the Hon. R. S. Gorton, £ 30; and a fait pig by Mr J. Horridge, Plas Lllariifair, JE8 2s 6d. The loca l fa.nuns pre? sented ewes, poultry, and produce, and whole- heartedly supported tihe sale. A hearty vote of thanks, propored by Mr W. J. Prfct-ty. 'and seconded by Mr Thomas Edwards, was accorded to all who had voluntarily assisted in making the gale sudh. a eucceis. Last year "over JB257 was IrHtlised, but it is anticipated that this figure will be greatly exceeded th's year. The safe of flags by the children -realised £ 2 118 lid. A di/amiatic penform.an.es be given at the L-eotuw Hall on &a.turd?y, when I'ihe reriuit cf the I .'a[e wiH be announced. The tn ci Hirer 'was Mr W. T. Prytherdh, Bryn.Tof, and the secit-tr.rial duties were enured out by Mr James DuUcrd, Angleaey Eøtwte Office.

LIGHTING REGULATIONS AT LLANDUDNO. ) MAGISTRATES AND WARNING NOTICES. At Llandudllo, on Monday, before Dr. Daltoa (in the chair), Messrs R. S. Chamberlain, T. vV. Griffith, E. A. Neele, and Robert Roberts, four summonses for permitting unobscured lighta were heard. i In the case in which James Nerris, York Villa, Craigydon. was the defendant, Mr Chainberiaiii asi;cd if everybody had been warned with regard to unobscured lights this waiter There had been a cessation ouring the sukin-er, and persona should be warned before being summoned. The Deputy Chief Constable said only flag- rant cases were brought, boforc the Berich. fie eoulrt not say that everybody had been warned. Mr Chamberiaian: I am afraid nobody has been warned Tho Deputy Chief Constable: Scores havo been warned I may say that hundreds havo been warned Mr Chamberlain, Then they take no notice of it Mr N ee!e • W ained ofter an actual oil'ence? The Deputy Chief Constable: Certainly. Mr* Chamberlain: With regard to lights visible from the soa, do you consider 'hat the lights ir. the ton rooms of houses in Church W alks, for in st ance, coins under the regulationThey are visible from the Conway estuary. The Deputy Chief Constable: In that caso they must be obscured The Ordfr says "visible from 'lie sea or any navigable ivaic-r." The Conway is taken to be navigable as far as Con- way BriJgo, Samuel Edwards, manager for Messrs Blair- man, Mostyn-.street, was summoned in respect j of an unobscured light at Messrs Blairman's pre- mises on October 10th. j Defendant stated that the light was left on ac- cidentally from the afternoon of the 10th, when the shop was closed for the half-holiday until the following morning. He considered it waa the duty of the police to have warned him with legard to the light. Tile Deputy Chief Constable said the police did not kno'v who was responsible, and it was r.ot. until the next day that they ascertained it was the defendant. It was a lock up shop. Mr Chamberlain, remarked that there were scores of lights from houses which, while not visible from tho sea, could certainly be seen- and markedly too-by aeroplanes. The Deputy Chief Constable: Then if that it the case, it is time we put a stop to it* Mr Chamberlain Yes, I think so. It is tima. people ought to know. Mrs C. E. Dustain, of tho Royal Hotel, waa also summoned for non-observance of the lighting restrictions. She was represented by Mr R. V. Johnson. Mr J. J. Marks, a lieutenant in the Special Constabulary, stated that on September 17th ho noticed a considerable volume of light issuing from the Royal Hotel on the Churc-h Walks side. He asked a waiter to have the blinds of the looms on tha lofj of the doorway properly drawn, 1 as it was possible to see the naked light from she roadway. A shaft of light was thrown across the road W i'noss also pointed out that thero was no cover on the light in the hall, and thero was a correspond ing shaft of light across tho road. Nothing was done with respect to tha lights Witness heard what appeared to be some chaff between dGfendant and one of the special constables, and, returning, he hoard defendant say, "You go on the Promenade, you'll find some work to do there." The special constables informed bin. that they had been insulted, al- < though they had spoken quite civilly. Special Const a bio Porfar said ho saw a naked light shining across the doorway of the hotel He drew the attention of the defendant to tiio light, and she replied, "Go on the Promenade; } there's plenty of work to do there. Don't trouble to conic again." Special Consta bie George Jones corroborated. Defendant said the lights complained of wero in the hall and the lounge. In the latter apartment tho Venetian blinds were drawn, and should have prevented the light from showing cutside. She thought the special constable manner was objectionable. Replying- to tho Dcpuiy Chief Constable, do. fendant said the hall light was not visible out- side. The lights in the lounge might have been showing a little, but not enough to cause the volume of light Mr Marks spoke 0:. There was no light shialing across the rolJ¡d, You got cross with the special constables for calling at tho hotel?—I said perhaps the blind wanted drawing a litrtle c-loscr. He said, "It is not a matter of the blind being drawn closer, but of the light being obscured." I thought his manner wac; rather disagreeable. Mr Johnson said he had been placed in a diffi- cult position during the hearing of the case, as ho was captam of the special constables when the complaint with regard to the Royal Hotel was lodged, and, consequently, ho felt he could not cross-examine the witnesses. He submitted that in this case, seeing that there had been no "change in regard to the light in the hall of the hotel for the past two years, a warning should have been given before proceedings wero taken Marie Louise de Saumarez, Ma;- dale, Trinity. sfreot, was similarly summoned. In the case of the Royal Hotel, the gurnmoiis was dismissed upon paymen t of costci and in each of the remaining cases a rtrie cf 103 was im. posed.

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The Treasury and the Minister of Reconstruo- tion have appointed a committee to consider the provision of financial facilities for trade after the war. InereoF^s of 2s 6d a week, in addition to ljd an hour, have been awarded to 12,000 men pm. p'oyc/l in J • runnoi, Mond and Co. s Chcsliira «hemical works.