The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

PWLLHELI .SUPERINTENDENT RETIRES. Supt. Thomas Ow-en, Pwllheli, having T<"tired, a short account of his career may be of interest. lie joined tne police force at Carnarvon in October, 1885. His first move was to Tremadoc, where he remained for 4! years, when he was transferred to Waenfawr. After a etav of two years he was sent to Bangor, where he was pro- moted sergeant after nine years' service. His next move was to Bethosda, where he took charge of the district. From Beth- esda he wat, promoted inspector and trans- ferred to Llandudno, where he remained Sg years. On the death of Supt. Thomas Jones he was removed to Pwllheli and promoted euperintendent, and has now re- tired, his total service being 34 years.

!'PUSSYFOOT'S" EYE REMOVED. Mr Pu.-syfoo-t'' Johnson's eye (injured in the student's "rag") was removed la4 night. The operation was successful, and Mr Johnson's condition last night was as gotisfactory as oould be expected.

OXFORD DEGREES FOR WOMEN. It was officially announced at Oxford tiiat in Hilary Term next a statute will be promulgated in Congregation providing that women may be matriculated a.nd ad- aiitted to degrees m the University.

( WHY WHISKY IS DEAR. Messrs W. and A. Gilbey, writing to the Hominy Io.Çt. state that the main govern- ing factor in the present price of whisky is the high rate of duty, amounting to 5s 10d per bottle, :=-

The Marquis and Marchioness of Angle- sey, and tne Earl and Countess of Ancas- ter, were amongst tho guests, invited by the Spanish Ambassador, to meet the Queen of Spain at dinner, at the Spanish lAtnbassy, last evening. The Irish Bank Officials' Association have decided to ccaso work in all banks on De.; cember 31st unless the directors recognise their association. The Labonr majority in the Islington Bor- nli Council has decided that until otherwise ordered the mace ?ha!! not be used, and also that it is undesirable for the mayor, aldermen, mid councillors to wear gowns,

The Bishop of St. David's has appointed the Rev. D. Davies, vicar of St. Paul's, Llanelly, to -tho living of Lampeter Vel- frey, Pembrokeshire, vacant by the re- signation of the Rev. T. Lewis. The Rev. J. E. T. Hughes. B.A., curate of St. Paul's Church, Leamington, ha." been appointed vicar of Radford Semele. Mr Hughes is the son of the Rev. and Mrs J. T. Hughes, the Vicarage. Llanfihangel- ar-Arth, Carmarthen, and is-a graduate of St. David's College, Lampeter. The Rev. T. J. Dav es. formerly a curate at Portheawl, who emigrated to Canada nine years ago. is now on a visit to the Rector of Portheawl. Mr Davies is a vicar in a remote part of Canada. A handsomf) oak altar, a.nd panels arot-, n d the Saorarium, in memory of the lato vicar, the Rev. Joseph Davies. have just. been placed in Penyoae Parish Church, near Wrexham. Tho late vicar was a brother of Dr. J. C. Davies. of Rhos. and oousin of the new Mayor of Wrexham, Councillor Thos. Salvidge. The Rev. D. Thomas, B.A., Glanogwen, has been appoint-ed curate of Llanbeblig. He was ordained curate of Llanrug in 1908, and was made priest the following year. Ho removed from Llanrug to Llan- dudno, and from Llandudno to Glanogwen as curate for t-he late Canon R. T. Jones. The Rev. W. J. Williams, curate of The RHo Wo J. Williami! curate of HO:yhead"ha5 been appoanted to the cur- acy of Bangor Cathedral (Welsh) and St. James' Church. Among the new members appointed on the Board of Connexional Trustees in con- nection with the North Wales C.M. Associ- ation, is Mr John Evan Morris, of Liver- pool, and Lletty r Los. Llansannan. son of the late Mr John Moms, founder oi the firm of Morris and Jones. T-iio Rev. D. J. Evans, of Bangor Bap- tist College, a native of Port Talbot- ha* ac^t-cd the pastorate of Beulah Welsh Baptist Church, Newbridge. The Rev. Thomas Williams, 13.A., vicar of St. Luke's, London, and formerly curate at Pwllheli, has been appointed to the Jiving of St. Paul's, Ramsgate, ARCHBISHOP S ADVICE.. I The Archbishop of York urecs the I Welsh Ohurch to go "over the top" on I March 31st for a living wago for the dis- endowed clergy.

WELSH PASTOR FOR SPENNY- I MOOR, The Rev. W.  Ro b rrtp. formcr'y The ReL W. "Wilson JRolxrtp. formcr'y pastor of the C.M. Churches at Llanddulas and Llysfaen, has become minister of the Spennymoor Welsh Church, in the North of England, and an induction service has been held there on the occasion.

WELSH CHURCH ACT EFFET ON I OSWESTRY. Under the Welsh Church Act Oswestry Rural Dea.nerv. after many centuries' association with the bishopric of St. Asaph is transferred to the Lichfield Dio- cese. At Oswestry, on Wednesday tho V; Dixon, appointed as Commis- sioner by the Bishop of Lichfield, discussed in private with managers? and head teach- ers of Church Schools problem* of the Aot as it affects schools and made financial ajid administrative suggestions.

l A CHURCH APPOINTMENT I [ QUESTION. I ne refusal of the deanery of Salisbury by the J. Chough McCormick, vioai Of St-. Chester-square. London, and formerly vicar of St.. Paul's, Prince's Park, Liverpool, raises a question which anects the dignitaries of the Church as much a,, the ill-paid vicars,, It is understood that the Rev J G. MotJm-mick has declined tho deanerv of {Salisbury on personal and financial grounds. The Dean of .Salisbury ha-s the paltry salary of £ 100 a. year. Obviously only a man of considerable private means oouid accept a deanery which carries a salary equivalent to only about. £3DO 1 i>v war.

BISHOP OF s'r. ASAPH ANJD THE I Cil L'RCH'S FUTURE. The Bjhop of St. Asaph. providing- at a meeting ot tne St. Asaph Diocosajj Confer- ence, at, Y\ lexham, yesterday, for tlie pur- pose of dealing with matters necessary in preparation tor the oommg into erlect ot tne new constitution of the Church in W ales, struck an optimieti-u note with ro- gard to the future of the Church JJ1 tho Principality. He scouted the possibility of the repeal of the Act, and witn regard to its financial a.spect, said they ought to be deeply thankful for wha.t bad been done.

THE NEW VICAR OF LLANDRILLO- YN-RHOS. Tho newly appointed Vicar of LiandnJlo- yn-Rhos (the Rev. Evan Jones,^formerly Vicar of Mold) arrived in the parish on Thursday, and, together with his familv. has now taken up residence at the x leak- age. He will preach at I'3t. TriUo's Church on Sunday morning and at 8t. George's Church in the ei-enijig. li ail probability the induction service will be conducted on rriday, December 5th. The new Vicar as to lie welcomed at a gathering of par- ishioners, which will be hold on a date to be announced later.

BISHOP MOSTYNS PASTORAL. I At St. Winifridc's Cnurch, Holywell, as at all other R.C. Churches in the Welsh diocese, Bishop MostyrJs ad-vent pastoral was read on Sunday. After referring to the forthcoming I< east of Christmas" tho Bishop touches matters of international moment. "Treat- ies of peace," he remarks, "have been drawn up and signed with a view not only of making peace at the present loment, but of safeguarding peaco in the future, and a League of Nations has been es- tablished to further this great end." How- ever, tncro is little hope of a permanent harmony in the life of the world "unless there exists in the world true Christian peace." And this desirabie pcac?, accord- ing to tho Bishop, con-sis fs on OUT bemg at friendship with God, being at peace with Him. And tMis peace includes also our being at IrieiKisnip wiMi our noigabour for the love of God. Christian Peaoe must form the basis of all agreements made between man and man."

LORD JUSTICE BANKES AND I CLERGY STIPENDS. At a meeting of the London Diocesan Conference on Monday, Lord Justice Banker, chairman of the Council of the London Diocesan Fund, moved the adoption of the estimates, which gave the sum required as CI37,000, com- pared with £ 85,000 for 1919. Up to the present, he said, they had received this year £74,000 and spent £69,000. The main increase was in tho maintetnsmce of the ministry, partly through tho increase of 50 per cent. in the grants made to clergy and lay workers, and partly through bringing up the stipends of incumbents to £ 400 a year. Men were volunteering, he said, to enter the police forces of the great cities, and had given up the idea of Or- ders because they did not think that enter- ing the Church at the present moment offered a man the opportunity of Jiving a respectable life. "Wo have taJkod too long," headded; "we must do something now." He spoke of wealth as passing to persons with neither inclination nor tradi- tion to give largely to the Church, and of power as passing to a class largely with- out religious belief.

I WELSH CHURCH ENDOWMENTS. I ARCHDEACON FLETCHER'S FORE- CAST. Discussing the Welsh Temporalities Act at a mooting of the Wrexham Deanery Association, on Monday, Archdeacon Fletcher said that while the alienation of tho Welsh Church's ancient endowments was nothing else than sacrilege, they at any rate knew the worst so far as Wales was ooncerned. But when they looked at England, what was the position? He thought that there could be no doubt that at the next generaJ ejection we should see the Labour party come in. and that one of the first moasuros they would bring for- ward would be the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church in England —and a measure of a very drastic char- acter, too. Mr LI. Hugh-Jor.es said there was a general impression that the Act embodied a bargain between Mr Lloyd George and Mr Bonar Law, and that the Church se- cured better terms because of the support given to the Coalition Government. No- thing was further from the truth. The advantages had come about through the lapse of time and certain economic effects. Canon Davies, vicar of Wrexham, said he was thankful for many things in the Act. They would be allowed, for instance, to have marriages conducted in the same old way in their churches. This he con- sidered a great thing. And in the ques- tion of the tithe commutation there was some advantage even in being a disestab- lished parson.

I At. Christie's, on Monday, an Elizabethan chalice of the Leicestershire type, made about 1576, and weighing four ounces, eleven penny. weights, was soiti for £ 10 an ounce.

I FREE CHURCH COUNCIL OF WALES. ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT RHYL. THE CHURCH ACT DEPUTATIONS. I (FTom Our Own Re-porter). The third annual conference of the Na- tional Free Churoh Council of Wales opened at Oarmel, Queen-street, Rhyl, on Wednesday evening, when there was a, large attendance of delegates. The proceedings opened with devotional exorcises, conducted by the Rev. H. Cern- yw Williams, D.D., Corwen. The Secretary (Rev. John Roberts, of Cardiff) presented the annual report. He said excellent work had been done amongst Welsh munition girl workers, especially at Hereford during 1918. The Free Church Council, through the generosity of Mrs Herbert Lewis (wife of Mr J. Herbert Lewis, M.P.) was able to maintain a Welsh Sister to work amongst them ajid the Executive Committee, on its visit to Here- ford, was very deeply impresised with the good work done there. As to the deposit- ing of regimental colours in safe keelkilig he pointed out that these had been for- merly lodged in the keeping of the churches, but he had been in communica- tion with the War Office, urging that the colours should be placed, not in churches but public buildings. Ho had pointed out that the colours had been fought for and carried by men who did not belong to any one particular denomination, and that their resting place should be a public build- ing. The War Office had replied that the matter was entirely in the discretion ot the commanding oncers of the regiments concerned, but the Free Church Council wero not content to allow the matter to rest there, and would take further action in the matter. As secretory he had also been instructed to bring the case of the Enfranchisement of Sites (Places of Wor- ship) Bill to the notice of the WeLsh mem- bers of Parliament. This Bill received its second reading about. ecven years ago, but no further steps had been taken in regard to it. Mr John Hynes, M.P. (Secretary of the Welsh Liberal members) was taking a very active part in this matter, and had secured the co-operation of the Noncon- formist Committee in the House of Com- mons,and there was a prospect, as a further negotiation was conducted by Mr Hynes that the Bill would be passed as an agreed measure in the near future. Proceeding, Mr Roberts said in Novem- ber last a deputation of the Council was appointed, in view of the general ejection then approaching, to urge upon the Prime Minister that the Welsh Church Act in all its provisions should stand, and that the Church should be neither a gainer nor a loser in consequence of the war. The Prime Minister received them early in Do- cember, and stated in reply that the Welsh Church Act in its DisestabLishment provisions stood intact, and that in view of unforeseen circumstances arising out of the war steps would be taken, after duo investigation, to meet any los. in the case of tho Church or of the Welsh County Councils. This report was submitted to tho Executive Committee in April last and accepted. I WELSH CHURCH ACT BANK- I RUPT. Then in Juiv the members of the deputa- tion wero summoned to meet the Prime Minister, and were informed by him that owing to the rise in the value of tithe tho Welsh Church Act was bankrupt, and the County Councils would be unable to meet their liabilities in connection with the commutation scheme, also that there were only two ways of setting this right, either by the County Councils levy- ing a rate for this purpose or by their receiving a grant from the National Ex- chequer. The members of the deputation accepted the latter solution, and were again summoned to meet the Prime Minister on August 4tli, together with the Welsh mem- bers. The Prime Minister's offer of a grant, amounting to one million was placed before them again, and the Secretary, on behalf of the members of the deputation, accepted the offer, but the Rev. David Davies, of Penarth, stated his objections, and was not a party to this acceptance. On the following day the members of the deputation, together with the Welsh M.P. 's, saw the Home Secretary on the terms of the Bill. They expressed their objection to two points (1) the postpone- ment of Disestablishment until March 31st next, (2) and more vehemently the fact that the tithe of the Welsh Church was only excluded the operation ot the Tithe Act of 1918, which fixes the value of tithes in all dealings therein at "109. With re- gard to the divergencies between the views of the majority of the deputation and those of Rev. D. Davies, it oould be said that the knowledge that the world had moved rapidly and far du- ring the past live years, new interests had been aroused th:Lt both tho nation and the Churches were faced with new and difficult questions, rendered them more ready to accept the settlement. I NEW CONSTITUTION. I Councillor John Brookes, J.P., chairman of the Urban District Council, in welcom- ing the assembly, on behalf of the town of Rohyl, expressed the hope that their deli- berations would be abundantly blessed and bear much fruit. The Free Churches of Wale* had played a great and noble pm-t, in the spiritual, moral, and educational uplifting of the people, and the more un- ited they were the greater still would bo their jiower for good. The Rev. R. Lloyd Jones also welcomed the assembly, in the name of the Rhyl Free (Church Council, and the Rev. Thomas Hughes. Abergele, one of the vice-presi- dents, who had been voted to the chair in the absence of both the retiring Presi- dent (Sir Garrod Thomas) and the Ex- President (Sir Beddoe Itees), acknow- ledged tho remarks of both speakers. A lengthy discussion took place on the Executive Committee's proposals for tho amendment of the constitution. These were submitted by the Rev. H. 1\I. Hughes, Cardiff, who emphasised the im- portance of making serious changes to meet the new outlook, and its problems. The committee recommended, as the title of the Council, for the future, "The Evan- gelical Council of Wales," but this was eventually amended ac follows: "Tho Council of Evangelical Churches of Wales." Tho financial situation was reported upon by Mr- Wm. George, who stated that a deficit of F-354 in the past years mako the total deficit on the old and new ac- counts, C907. Working expenses averag- ing A;500 per annum, against an income of C159, would not do, he said, and if the Council was to justify its existence they must sonlehow get into closer touch with the churches. After some discussion the matter was re- ferred to a committee. I THE UNITY OF CHURCHES. At yesterday s meeting Major David Davies, M.P., in his presidential address said their groat endeavour should be to emphasise the essential unity of the Chris- tian churches, and they should, in the first place, try to secure the common grounds upon which they were working (hear, hear). The old differences which had divided them did not and would not appeal to the rising generation, and the result of the war and the experiences the young fellows had passed through tended to give them a broader outlook of things in general (applause). I CHURCH AND LABOUR. The Rev. Gwilvin Davies, Llandrindod, complained that the church ha,d too often been a mere spectator while peopde were fighting for social righteousness. How many religious rack-renters ever thought of tho sufferings of their tenants, and how many religious owners of slums thought of the atonement when it came to a question of a threepenny rate? The Labour movement was founded by men of hig-h ideals. Mr David Thomas, secretary of the Car- narvon shire Trades and Labour Council, observed that much of apparent hostility between the church and the Labour move- ment. was due to misunderstanding. While he did not justify the holding of Labour meeting" on SlUlday under all circum- stances, yet he could not forget that the founder of the Sunday School in Wales was persecuted by a section of the chuich. I COUNCIL SERMONS. The Council sermons in Welsh were de- livered in the Clwyd-street C.M. Chapel, those taking part being the Rev. B. Ellis Jones, B.A., Ammanford; Rev. Peter Price, B.A., D.D., Rhos; and Rev. O. Madoo Roberts, Bangor. The English sermon was preached by the Rev. E. P. Jones, B.A.. Cardiff, the Rev. T. L. Jones, Bontnewydd, conducting the service.

A DENBIGHSHIRE WATER SCHEME ABANDONED. The Warrington Corporation have aband oned IJIC scheme to obtain water from the Ceiriog river at Llanarinon, Denbighshire, ow- ing to its expense. The cost of the scheme was estimated at 12,000,000.

MERIONETH HEADSHIPS. Merioneth Education Committee, yesterday, at Bala, appointed the following as head- masters Barmouth Council School, Mr Wm. Hughes, headmaster at Llandderfel; GlanpwU School, Mr Lewis. F. Davies, Blaenau Fe-tin- iog; Glyndyfrydwy, Mr E. M. Jones, Llan- drillo; Khyd Council School, Mr Cadwaladr Williams. Llanfrothen.

I ARTHUR WILLIAM EASTERLLNG. I (By PROFESSOR PHILIP J. WHITE ) Last week some of us who were privileged fobowed the remains of Arthur William Easterling to the grave. Fitting is it that some word s should be spoken as to his hie and work, as jiernaps lew all liallgor quite reaiaze the measure of the man who has just passed away. Electing to jom the legal proiession, he served Jus articles with Messrs Mais and iiiDDy, of iiudderslieiii, and wit'h Messrs Van oandau ana Co., ot London; on com- pleting his articles he passed the nna,. e.vamiiiaiioii of tne Incorporated Law fjo- eaetxi in London WJf'h l' Jrl Class Honours. Jt uri.nerniore, Mr Easterling obtained the unixi p,ace in order of merit- out oi Sol eajKiiaates, and was awaroed the prize 01 une Jtiououratne bocaet-y of -New inn to- gether witti a First. Class Certificate. This was in June, ldiio. In i-tit, same year the nuodersiie-d Incorporated Law Society stowed oil Mr Easterling the "Alfred oytes Gold l'nze Medai its being iocajJy uie most. distinguished student of tne year. i'li-e years between lotto and ibi. were cast in London, where lie served w-itn itbKUty the lirm of Messrs Birctiam aim Co. his outstanding abilities were reai- ized by this linn, and many cases oi moment winch were entrusted to him were carried, through wiui conspicuous success. iUB strerigin already overtaxed 111 the service ot me firm, ne broke down -under a severe attack of nuiuenza, and. had per- iorce to abandon work for a term 01 yean in l¡j;;¡ he leit that he mignt once more resume worK, and he sougiit a sphere wnere perhaps the rush oi itic might prove less strenuou; than that of Lonuon. He cawe to iiiiiigor, where Mr J. Glynne jones was so iortunate aj to obtain his -ervices—services winch were soon to be- come an asset to the city and the Univer- sity College. tipace forbids us to do more than cnroiuoie two great achievements of Mr jba.vterltng, but they will suihee to show rate quaiity and hugn order of his work, no preiace. Mr Crivnne Jones had acted lor many years as solicitor to the College, and he was thus able to make use of the services of Mr Easterling, wiio was pre- eminently a case lawycr when important Cothege questions requiring specia. Ajaudung arose. One oi these cases was the disputed will of tne late Mr Evton YVikiains, of Chester, who bequeathed to the College the sum 01 XiXZ.WJ. The matter, beginning in 1905, dragged on—following U"U:ll course 01 "ue,1 cases until June, i9vo, when vuancel-y proceedings terminated in favour of the College. Thus Mr Easterling, bi nis direction of the case to a successful issue, obtained lor the CoiJegc- for tlil. Building lulid and JfcJlO.bCO for the foundation of the Eyton Williams ocholarships. 1'10 second ca,se-a ease affecting all the Lnn ersities, Lnivereity Colleges and edu- cational institutions o.f the country—was curried through in point of time .almost concurrently with the precedmg. 1he lacts wero these: The University College 01 North ales m 1905 made a claim to the Board of Inland Revenue for t'ne re- turn of income-tax. as it was deemed tiif t the College fell mto lino with charities, 4ijid was therefore not subject to the im- po?ation of the tn:. The University of ii/dmburgh nad aJso maxle a. similar claim. j he Board would not admit tho eaim, and it was left to the College to establish it and make it good. Mr Easterling—a pastmaster in the intricacies o.f Income Tax —had the case placed in his hands. Wit a ability, perspicacity and relentless deter- mination, lie founded tho case lor the College, and on February 2oth, 1909-a memorable date—the case was unanimous- ly decided in the Court of King's Hencn in favour of the University College oi Noith Wales. As may be rc-aiised the effect was far-reaching, for not only did the College obtain exemption irom Income tax, but every educational institution in the country participated ipso facto by the decision. It was a fine piece of work ably conceived and carried through wita con- summate skill. La.rgo sums have already been saved to the Universities and other institutions concerned, and these in the coarse of time will aggregate to millions, lhe college at the time immediately re- covered JE605. Beyond a meed of praise, Mr Easterling was never suitably rewarded lor his signal services. T'ne College was conscious ot it's debt to him, and a movement to give tan- gible expression tQ its indebted tics un- happily never materialised. Those for whom he did so much may yet have aji opportunity of expressing gratitude. On the dissolution of his partnership with Mr Glynne Jones in 1914, Mr Easterling es- tablished a practice of his own, and thenceforth acted alone as solicitor to the College, and continued his work as secre- tary to the Codege llostcl for Women. During the absence of Mr Harold Evans at the front Mr Easterling took charge of his practice, and on the return of toe term- er both Mr Ea.sterling and lie joined m partnership. As has been stated, Mr Easterling was a great case lawyer, but in all branches of law, such as conveyancing" and the usuai work of the solicitor he was an adept. Let the ca-e be small or great he applied the same thoroughness to each- Nothmg was left to chance no stone was left un- turned in order to obtain a. solution. He was so unassuming, so human, and lovable tHat it (Jlfl-?,ult for many of us to tuat it was 'dimcult for many of us to realise that under this lovable an? gentle nature stood the unerring a.nd resolute man of law. The words of Mr H. C. Vincent, one of our solicitors, express the esteem in which he was held by his colleagues in tne city: "I had the greatest regard for Mr Easterling and admiration for the ability which He brought to bear on his work, and his invariable courtesy and iionouiable '17lie pro f es-loji g(?ll- dealing in all matters. The profession gen- erally has suffered a great loss, and, this locality will especially mias him. The name of Arthur William Eastei-ling will abide

NEWS IN BRIEF. I The Coal Controller's Department on Tuesday iniormed inquirers that coal for tne production 01 gas for household pur- poses would be supplied at the 105 reduc- tion, and, apparently, the same thing ap- plies to the eiectr.cuy supply. i?or indus- try gas and eiectricity must continue to bo produced from the higner-priced coal. Uiiierenuation may be ratner a diificult business. On Wednesday the Sunderland Coal Mer- chants' Association, which threatened to ciose tine depots unless an assurance was forthcoming that merchants would be pro- tected against loss arising out of the re- duction of 10s per ton in household coal, have received a tolegraphic reply from foil- Auckland Gcddes that merchants will be protected against loss. Details ot the projected arrangements are, however, un- known. A life-size photograph of Mr Lloyd George was shown on Tuesday in London. It is to be hung in the Manchester Re- form Club. "Any person who buys a house now with the idea. of getting into it himself makes a great mistake, said Judge Tho- mas at the Southport County Court on Tuesday, in refusing to make an order for possession. Mr M'Curdy informed the Committee on the Continuation of the D.O.R.A. Bill on Wednesday, that there was a. glut of meat, and as a result the consumer could get as much frozen meat as he required. Tho result of the Chester-le-Street (Dur. ham) bye-election was declared on Wednes- day. The Labour candidate, Mr J. Law son, polled 17,&Jtf, and his opponent, Mr D. Gimiour, 63W, the Labour majority being 1,b25. Wrexham Town Council on Wednesday instruct-eti their town clerk to purchase cocked hats to wear on state occasions. "This is to be done for uniformity; we made such fools of ourselves on .Peace- day, sa-id CotinciUor Stwiford. The Food Controller says that available Buppliow <lo not permit of a larger sugar ration during Christmas and New Voar SCMOn. The South Wales miners' ballot on the question of a. coalfields strik(-, w.it-.i a view of forcing the Government to fix the in- come-tax limit at £2S<J. instead of £ 130, shows at present a small majority against a strike. The ballot close.s to day, and the returns to liiii(I iiidleate close, voting. The official result will be declared on Monday. The offer to shareholders of H. R. Baines and Co., Ltd., proprietors of the' Graphic, Daily Graphic and Bystander (says the Press Association), has been accepted by over 95 per cent., aiial, the control of the publications has consequently passed to Messns, William E. Berry m j, J. Goner Berry, proprietors of the Sunday Tinu. The purchase, it is added, docs not involve any change in the personnel of the ttatf. The Da iiy Mail to-day announces that the cost of their front page for advertising purposes is B650 per day, and at this rate has been disposed until the end of March, 1920.

I 100 YEARS AGO. | FROM THE I S?t? ?<X?$ ?Ctt< I (NOW NORTH WALES CHRONICLE). I HOLYHEAD MAILS AND PACKETS. FIFTH REPORT on the I ROAD FROM HOLYHEAD TO LONDON, Etc. I Ordered by (he House of Commons to be printed. July 6th, 1619. I (Continued from our last report, Nov. 14th, 1919.) Your Committee have very attentively considered the important part of their m- siruei»*on.s iciaimg t accommodation Of itossoiijjfic a Irish Channel, ut L-tic, jfaciiet.s, IJ<j complaints have been maue except, ior extra enutga* to the stew ards, caoiii ixiys, auJlI saiior*; but a public oiuco ior securing oerms is very mucn ,,wiwd in and at iioiyhead. In re- aivet to the revenue regulations, a great ueaJ of discontent prevails. 1, our com- iuitioe see no reason wny a'l luggage siioiud nOt be discharged on board tne jraotict, and without being opened, where II. is obviously lor the sole use of tra- velling. i\o regulation wouid aiiord greater degree oi personal convenience, J or nothing can be more vexatious than* uno present, most obnoxious ceremony oi carrying every small travelling bag atlll >vriling case to tHe Cusaun House. Until some sucn regulation takes p.ace, the custom House at uoiyne-a.d ougnt to be open the same hours a's it is at Howtii, nameiy, irom six o'clock in the morning "0 twelve o clock at night, for the ac- commodation 01 jnisseiigers, and of aL vesseis employed in carrying them anu tne ices lor porterage ougm to be aboi- isued, both at llciynead anu Howth. Tno lees Ikii(i IOU lall(I,I)g III the Post Utncc bouts are shabby exactions, which (i.iiord no saving oi expense to the pub.ic, -nd conirioute very much to annoy the uraveilcr; until these tees are. uto puouc wid not derive tno fill. beneiit oi iajiumg at tne piers oi ilolyneanj anu rjowin, and all orders to cneck existing mouses WIJI prove Jt appears uiao notwiihsuuiding tie order of the IJo, vjiiice ot tne zot-n oi l'cunwry. HilS. to secure the ja.nmng at tne pier at Hoiy- <100/1, all tire passengers were landed on n. onay thirty-live uays m the year ending i.iie j.st oi February. Your Committee strong".v recominend Ktiab tno Loras Commissioners of the Trea- sury should issue orders to tho Commis- sioners ot the English and Irish customs to uiaiio arrangements for discharging the ,ugg.ge of passengers oil board the .Pack- ers immediate.y upon their arrival at xiowth. or lioiynead, without. opening it. provided a ccrtiticate is signed by the jwner ot it, tnat it contaiii, no goods sub- ject to duty, except in such cases where 41 just cause may appear to the officers to iOad them to suppoe tnat the luggage con- tains contraband good. tour Committee, before they close this report, beg leave to recommend that mea- sures siioiud be taken to prevent- the ves- sels which frequent the harbour of Hoiy- uead from throwing tncdr rubbish and din into the harbour. Tney also slIggest. the cwjediency of building-<iock and a stoic itouse lor the use 01 the Packets. Notwithstanding the e. jiedit.on witn which t.iie Mail Coach travels to Holyhead, tile great ease witn which the journey is i>eriorined in thirty-six hours, affords a complete proof of tho practicability ot saving still more tune whenever the newly projected improx enients of the road are competed. It tne coach could travel tho whole way from Jjondon at- the rate it now jTOes from tienebiv.lge to Corwen, that io. at eight imies an hour, it would be at Holyhead m thirty-three hours, uie distance being cO4 m.ies; but ii a.n additional hour was allowed lor extra oifiee business at Birm- ingham and Shrewsbury, the time ii-ou.u tnen be tturtylourjLiOurs, which wculu the coaCll into iioiyhead at six o'clock in the morning, and give the whoile day to the facket to iiiako3 its voyage to nowtii. The average time of making the passage being iourtcen hours, if the Irish Mail coaches were to leave Dublin at ten Ins-ioad 01 eignt oelock at night, the En gush letters wou-fi, on this average, be c-O'isitanUy in time to go forward to the interior, as there wou/d be sixteen hours between tne arrival of the London Mad at iioiyhead and the departure of the Irish iviai.s from Dublin. Tho great util ny of titis expediting the correspondence ot we United Ivinguom, aj>[>cars to youi Committee to be a sutiicient justification to them to recommend the House to per- severe in their endeavours to have the whole road from .London made quite per- i.r. and in loosing to the result of Cll- abling the Mail Coacn to perform the jour- ney to lioiynead without difficulty or dan- ger, in thirty tour hours, as the proper and on.y limit to the exertions of i'arlianicnt on the subject of the communication be- tween Engutnd and Ireland. No inconven- ience could attend tin is arrangement in rc- spect to ttle Liverpool letters, because the sarno rate of travelling would bring tho Liverpool mail, though going round LlaJJ- guileri, in fourteen hours and three quar- to ff(y'ytiezid; that is between the hour of tiiree o'clock, and it iioin- lean-e-i Liver- pool for Hoiyhead on each evening, and six o'clock oil the following morning. I DAILY SCHOOLS AT BANG OH AND I CARNARVON. About Ili "s time public meeting.: were he.1(1 in Bangor and Carnarvon for the pur- 1>090 of steiting public funds for- tne erec- tion of what were ca Jed "d aily" „schools for the education of boys and gir: m which the mode of teaching adopted was that reommenued by the National Society iÚ London. At Carnarvon t11C mecting \\<1S prc"idect over by tho Rev. Henry Jones, deputy Mayor, and amongst those present- were Ric-c K- q., Coed Helen; Rev. J. W. Trevor, vicav of Carnarvon. Tho Marquis of Anglesey, who gave a donation of jt/iOO, was asked to bo Patron of the Society, which was entitled "The Carnar- YO:; .Society lor the Education of the Poo, a.nd the Principles of the Established Church. The Bangor National School Fund was headed by the Bisnop of Bangor with ijiUU, and the Dean promised to give a piece of land for the site of the school, if required. Other large subscribers were G. H. U. Pennant, Esq., and the Rev. J. H. Cotton.

I ADDRESSES TO THE PRINCE I I REGENT. Meetings were held in the North Wales Counties lor the purpose of considering an address to present- to the Prince Regent, to express the loyalty of tne public, aiui their attachment to the constitution. The meeting lor Camaryoll was held in the county town, under the presidency of U. H. D. Penna.nt, J<;s(}., H)gh Shprtti. The meeting in Anglesey was held under the presidency, of \V. jf. Lloyd, Esq., High fc>heriif. At all the meetings the addresses were adopted with acclamation.

I ANGLESEY On the evening of Monday, the 8th, the members of the Anglesey Hunt began to assemble at Beaumaris. On Tuesday there was a Jarge assemblage of sportsmen in the field, were gratified with some very good hunting. By Wednesday, most of tno sporting characters of the two counties, with several strangers, appeared at the field, and met at tho festive board, where nearly 100 sat down to an excellent dinner laid out in the Town Hall. The enliven- ing gias-J passed round with great "pint,but sucn was the excellencc ot the wine pro- vided for the Hunt by the celebrated John Stewart, of Dublin, that there was no such a tiling a.s a headache complained of dur- ing tho whole of the week. The balls on Tuesday and Thursday were brilliantly at- tended. Among the company were the amiabie Lord a.nd Lady Bulkejey, the Hon. Mr and Mrs Irby, Sir Win. and Lady Hughes and family, with all the beauty and fashion of the neighbourhood. The Hon. G. Irby was appointed Deputy Controller for the next year, to the great satisfaction of every one present, and Mrs Hughes, of Pla Coch, the Lady Patroness.

I ■DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AT HUL Y HEA D. HOLYHEAD.—On Monday last, landed here, after a passage of eight hours from Dublin, under a Royal salute from the William and Mary Yacht, the Persian Am- bassador and suite. The crowds »t«.»emb'ed to see this great man, were immense, and he gratified them by sitting at all open window in the Inn (Mr Silencer's| for a considerable time. Immediately after breakfast His Excellency set off for the Metropolis, where he will very soon arrive, if he continues the space he set (,f at being drawn by four of Mr Spencer's boatt- tiful grey eyes.

At a meeting of the Property Owners' Protection Association, in London, on Tuesday, complaints were made that tce manufacturers and nierchaats !f '.)uitding material had formed a ring, and wore .forcing up tho price of their goods. Titere has been arranged a weekly informal meeting of the Parliamentary Committee- of the Trade Union Congress to discuss labour matters which may arise in the Cunimung or among the unions.

I PURSES-EMPTY FULL. I THEIR PLACE IN HISTORY. I (By Judge Henry Neil.) PLlrses have ever been the theme of poets. They have been apostrophised not because of their intrinsic value or beauty, but by virtue of their contents or-iliore often—lack of contents, for poets, unless they are also business men, are notorious- ly poor. There are some very o!d "Verses to an Empty I'urse," and in modern times George Meredith has published a volume entitled "The Empty Purse and other Poems. Then everyone is famlliar with Shakespeare's well known line, W ho steals my purse steals trash," and it was never more true than at present, when a millionaire may go out with thousands of IKHiuds in his pocket and not succeed in buying more than his strict ration of sugar or Uleat. I THE pcnSE IN OLDEN TIMES. I By speaking of a purse in the poetic sense we mean of course money and ad tnat money can buy for us. 'ihe purse it- however, has an interesting history uur savage ancestors did not use tnem, out bored holes in their coins and carried Liiem on a string. The Old Testament re- lers to "him iiiat, cai-ticui wages to put mto a bag with holes, U so .apparently tne sj>endt-hriic tendency known to us as money burning a hole in his pocket" was Known even jn we days of the patriarchs, the onarge of extravagance against svonieii^is no new thing either, for there is a quaint ancient couplet that ruds:- There's nothing in this world that agreeWi worse Than doeth a ladies' heart and a beg- gar s purse." The present-day bride of expensive tastes ought to have lived two or three centuries ago, for then she would have received a v*eU-.lmed "dow purse" on her wedding day. vVhcn Horace Walpole, in one of his de- nghtiui gossipy letters, written lii 1791, JDout. a tricnU s wedding, commented on tne iact that the endowing purse was no longer used at tne ceremony he was rc- lerrin g to a very old marriage custom. In "He middle ages it was the custom 111 North European countries tor the bridegroom to present the bride with money the day after tne wedding; this was called morgan- gabe," or morning present, or, in Kngtand, cue dow-purse a word connected with dowry. The early British marriage service actu- ally contained the words "With this ring i wod, and this gold and silver xhfri give, and with all my world.y cattle I thee endow," and a,s the bridegroom repeated this formula he suppod over the bride s wrist a purse hung trom a gold chain and containing a considerable sum of money. Iho purses themselves were often very handsome artic:es of crystal iiuaid with ?' When the Prayer ''B? ?.' re- vised the latter part of the clause was omitted because some of the bridegrooms could not afford the dowry. The earliest purses of a,11 were leather bags lied at the mouth with cord. These gave p.at-c to circular purses with long strings, which gave use to the description we still employ of a miser as one who pulls the nurse strings tight. SlH FRANCIS DRAKE'S PURSE. I Tho purse of Sir Francis Drake, tne hrst to sad round the world, was like those of our granumother's it resembled a silk scocking without a foot and had an open- ing in the centre which was ciosed at will by two sliding rings. Siil has always been a common material for purses, and so we get the proverb, You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." All very interesting, but there is little romance m the purse of to-day turned out by thousands irom the factories. The trouble is to fill them and keep them filled, and it must be confessed that the posses- sion of a woul-filled purse gives one a feel- ing of superiority over one's fellows. Me are all prone to get that feeling. It was hard'y fair, then, when a few years ago a newspaper, wishing to tost the honesty of Londoners, arranged for five purses, each containing a fair sum of money, to be dropped in different districts. Though every purse contained sufficient informa- tion for Its safe return to the owners, not one of the five was ever heard of again. London, said a well known bishop, has ,?e l doni taie hea d aiways been the purse, seldom the head, and never the heart of England. THE VALUE OF A FULL PURSE. I However, to come back to our point, liven with a weh-filled purse we realise now-a-days that money has only fictitious value. Sometimes, to take Shakespeare literally, it is trash. If you are lost in a snowstorm with a purse of bank-notes in your possession they will buy you neither food, warmth, shelter, nor a guide; for none of these are there to be bought. The money an our purse really cannot be measured by its face vaue but only by what it will buy, as we know from the fact that a pound note now-a-days cannot pur- oliase more than about ten shillings' worth of what it could in pre-war days. That, of course, is not the fault of the purse; it is due to the scarcity of the goods we want to buy. The only way to give the purse its pre-war value is to produce more goods, and not until there is a sufficiency will the purse again be appraised at its proper value.

BANGOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. CYMRIC SOCIETY REVIVED. I With the large accession in- the ranks of the students, there is unprecedented activity at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, and a number of societies, all promoted by students, are pursuing a flourishing career. The Cymric Society has been revived. with Professor Sir J. Morris Jones, M.A., LL.D., as its pre- sident, and Mr Llew. Jones as vice-president. All its proceedings will be conducted hi Welsh. 'The president will deliver the inaugural address next Tuesday, and has selected as his subject "Williams, Pantycelyn." This (Friday) evening the members will spend" With the Bards," and the speakers will be Miss Margaret Evans, Mr R. Alun Roberts, and Mr Llew. Jones. In the spring term a debate is arranged on the proposition That a woman should, on her marriage, bind herself to obey her husband," the openers being Messrs Lewis Valentine and S. B. Jones, and the seconders Miss N. Aubrey Jones and Mr J. H. Roberts. On January 23rd next a discussion will be opened on the Welsh aphorism, Goreu canwyll dyn pWyll," by Mis, Jennie Tno- mas and Mr R. H. Lloyd, who will be followed by Miss Agnes Ramage and Mr Moses Griffith. On February 6th An evening with the Welsh Counties" will be held, when the speakers on behalf of the North Wales Counties will be. Messrs T. Mailoc Jones, J. Pritchard Davies, and R. H. Williams, while Messrs J. C. Morris. U. Thomas, and Llewelyn Thomas will speak for the South Wales Counties. On February, 19th, Mrs Herbert Lewis will address the society. On February 25th Messrs Emrys Evans and R. C. Hughes will ope-n a discussion oil "That man has a right to blame his environment," and they will be followed by Messrs Rice Wil- liams and E. R. Hughes. On March 5th Messrs Emlyn Jones and Robert Williams wiit open a, debate on "That Wales is ready for Home Rule," the seconders being- Miss A. S. Williams and Miss Ceridwen Ellis. On March 19th the society will be addressed by Professor Ivor Williams. The secretaries of the society are Miss Mar- garet Edwards and Mr J. P. Davies. I COLLEGE EISTEDDFOD. A feature of the annual Jinsteddfod, which during the war was held on a modi- fied scale, will be the appearance of Dr. Watford Davies, the new Director of Music, at tho University of Wales, as musical adjudicator, and it is hoped that he will also deliver a short address. The test piece for the choral competition will be Lloyd s "Y Blodeuyn Olaf," and among the other musical competitions will be: Ladies' ohoir (not fewer than 30 voices), Gwilym Gwent's "Yr Haf;" male voice ,oml-x- tittCz Sm y Bore." In the literary section prizes are offered for a Welsh essay on Wales and the League of Nations," and for an English essay on Tlw need of Home Rule from the stand- 7 point of the Welsh University." A prize is offered for a College song. The ihief topic of conversation among the students is not football, but the mock- election fixed for December 5th. The four candidates are: Coalition, Mr Bowen Tho- mas (blue); Asquithian Liberal, Mr J. A. F. Roberts (yellow) Labour, Mr W. P. Williams (red); and the Women's candi- date, Miss Mabel Parceley (green). The addresses of the candidates are being issued. In consequence of the great and con- tinued rise, in the price of chemicals and apparatus the Council of the College have decided upon a new Wale of apparatus fees. There was great jubilation on Wednes- day, when the men's hockey team defeated tiie Normal hockey team 2-1. So far none of the 'Varsity teams have suffered a reverse at the hands of the Normals.

 Gifts at Wartski's Shop Early-and You Enjoy It i Shop Late-it becomes a Task. SO many people find Christmas Shopping t s a bother and trouble. Why ? because I they leave it all to the last minute and then have no time to make a good choice. l OUR Christmas Display is ready NOW— so that all our Customers can call in 1 day by day—choose their Gifts at leisure t —and lay out their money to the utmost ¡ advantage. We are not keeping back any supplies-we have lowered our prices to the i minimum, so call THIS WEEK and have 1 the advantage of wider variety, greater attention and plenty of time for choice. We I repeat enjoy your Christmas Shopping. Gloves, Scarves, Hosiery, Bags, Blouses, Shorts Coats, "Hankies," "Undies," are only a few of our Gift suggestions. ¡ I Wartski's I J! I ?/?? ?:. W' aM-* rtt<sMkM Fs ? '?  'D<!7?? Dinner, I PM/c/?? //? I I pZcn^e Ca?tecfre? Wrtum j. /???//o? c/to? it at Wartski's P<!?j'??a/ w | [ j | and be admired. BangOF. War/sk". I

Births, Marriages and Deaths. Births, Marriages, Deaths, and in Memor- iam Notioes (which muei be authenticated, aiid prepaid,), 58 for not more than Four Line*, and 6d for each additional line. 'Forthcoming Marriages," 7. bd per insertion. Lists of Wedding Present* and Funeral Wreaths, 3s 6d per inch. "Acknowledgments." 38 per paragraph. BIRTIIS. BARKER. November 19th, at Awelon, Gla,i Conway, North Wales, the wife of C, cu. hGuyse Barker, of a son. JONES. November 15th, at Benvynfa, I.lanrwsi, to Mr and Airs H. II. Jones, a son. ISIIERWOOD.—On November 21st, at Y Fron, Uogarlh, J.landtitlno, to Major and Mrs G. Alihvyn M. lslicrwood, a daughter. IN JIEMORIAM. HUGHES—In ever loving memory of our beloved son and brother, isapper John ldwal Hughes, iate telegraphist at Liaiiii;-fechan Post Office, who died ot dysentery on Novemher 26th, 1917. whilst serving his country at Kil- ossa, East Africa.—Sadly missed by father, mother, sisters, and brother, Islwyn, End. Bangor. Affrig hyd fore'r Gwiwdeg lane o Gymro; A lieulweii lor lifiiaro Wyll ei fam o'i golli to. JONES.— In loving remembrance of my hus- band, and our dearest, daddie, -n ho died Nov- ember 25Ui, 1915,—His wife, Harold and Mor- flldo. "Yr hyn a allodd lnvn ci v.neud efe a'i gwnaeth." Cambridge House istat-ioner, High- street, B a n gor). JONES.—In ever lo\ing memory of our dear son and brother, H ugh Norman Jones, who died in France, November 29th, 1917, and was buried at Mervillc.—Never forgotten by his father (at sea), mother, sister and brothers, 3, Eriars-road, Bangor. The fairest flowers arc first to fall, A son Iwtli true and braver Tlb dearest, fondest, best of all, Has found a hero's grave. JONES. In loving memory of our dear mother, Catherine Ann Jones, late of 43, Kingslnnd, Holyhead, who fell asleep on the 29th November, 1918. Though gone from our niidst for evermore, We cherish the thought of her s-tiil; Twas the work of God to give and to take, And in grief we submit to His will. —Ever remembered by her loving daughter and son-in-law, 31 aggie and David Edwards, Manchester. OWEN.—In sacred remembrance of Private Owen J. Owen. AVelsh R-egiment, killed in action at Cambrai, November 25th, 1917. How hard it, is to part with those We hold on earth 90 doar, The heart no greater trial knows, No sorrow more severe. -C,reat-ly missed by mother, Asters, ami broth- ers, 3, Vron-square, Bangor. POZZI — In loving memory of my dear hus- band, Morris Pozzi, and darling- baby Alfey, who passed away. November 23th, 1913, R.I.P. —Wife, mother and little John, Caeliepa. Bangor. ROBERTS.—In sad and loving memory of Ptc. Robert Millie (G3rd R.N.D.), who died of wounds at. Le Treport, Erauce. November 29th. 1916. Hiraeth IJctJlJydd sydd yn civyno Am fy machgen bach di-nam: Er yn naear Ffrainc yn huno, Agos atat sereh dy fam; Os na ellir rhoddi deigryn Na chofadael ar dy fedd Cawn dy gwrddyd heb un gelyn Mwy i'th glwyfo-yng ngwlad yr hedd. —Deeply mourned and missed by mam, sisters, and brothers, 20, Fair View-road, Bangor. THOMAS.—In sad hut loving memory of my dear husband, Sapper Hugh Thomas, R.K., who died in Palestine November 30th. 1918, and was buried at Gulkerham Military Hospi- tal.—,Sadly misled by his loving wife and child, Einyr, Belmont-street, Bangor. WILLIAMS.—In loving memory of my dear husband. H.R., who died November 2oth, 1918. Hear husbanS, for you I grieve, My loss is hard to bear; But for the little one you Ieff. behind. For your dear .,akc I'll care. —Sadly missed by his wife and all at Bryncyl Farm, Tregarth. WALFORD.-Iii loviii.- memory of my dear husband, who passed away November 26th. 1917.—Ever fondly remembered by his wife and little Alwyn, Carnarvon-road. Bangor. WALFORD.—In cherished remembrance of dear Willie, who died November 26th, 191- Sadly missed by mother, father, sisters and brothers, Dean-street, Bangor.

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. GIFTS FOR THE GREAT PEACE RE-UNION. Chopping for Chri.stmas has been started e-arly. With purposeful eagerness the public is taking advantage of the oppor- tunities of buying presents for the greoitest reunion the nation has known sin.6 t!brisinias. 1913. The toy departments are already crowded witil buyers. Early morning and late afternoon arp the times popular with father and mother. One parent invariably hold- a )>eneilled piece of paper.presumably; inscribed with the names and noe-d" of tile little ones, and there are serious diseuasioMB bc-fore the final choice Ls made. day shopping is becoming unv sal. It is also noticeable that the habit ou oarrying purchases home is now so deejdy; rooted thiut it has become seoond nature. ■"■Many demobilised husbands and sons not yet settled at work are the smiling carriers for energetic wives and mothers in their S,h op"ng expeditions. The early shopping "bird" unooubtetil3, seeuros tho best good s. There are plenty, of beautiful a.nd useful gifts of aii kinds, and tho be-st advice is "Shop oa.rly." /.Also husbands who have not had reason to be demobilised.—Ed. JV". 11'. C.

DEVOLUTION MOVEMENT. PRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS WELSH PRESIDENCY. Sir Francis Edwards, M.P., presided aj. liD important meeting in Shrewsbury yesierdaj of the executive of the Welsh National Lib. fral Council. Others present included Mr Towyn Jones. M.P.. Mr Hugh Edwards, -M.P.. ijid iNIajor BreEse. The whole matter of devolution for WaJCl was considered, and it was announced -that the Prime Minister had accepted the presi- dency ot the movement, with Lord Ciwyd and Sir Francis Edwards as vice-presidents.

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