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"TIPYN 0 BOB PET H." S DO NOT NECESSARILY IDSNTIFy OURSELVES WITJiI THE OPINIONS OF OUR CORRESPONDENT. I have received the following letter :— Bryngweuallt, Abergele, Jan, 7th, 1906. Dear Sir,—I have no time to do mora than to send you, and through you all lovers of progress in the Llangollen district, my hearty congratulations upon the magnificent victories already won by the Liberal party at the polls. They mean much to the life of the United Kingdom; but still more to Wales. This election will begin a new chapter in the history of the principality, in which will be written, I believe, the freedom of Elementary Education from the bonds of sectarian and poli- tical-influence the grant of a more effective control over the liquor traffic the strengthen- ing of the position and rights of those who live and labour on the land, and a further extension of the powers of local self-govern- ment. Already a triumphant victory is assured. Let us realize the responsibility it involves and resolve that, by a wise and reasonable exercise of our strength, we shall reap a full harvest of beneficial legislation during the coming Parliament. With all good wishes, I am, Yours faithfully, J. HERBERT ROBERTS. Remarks made by Mr. C. W. Richards at the Dinbren Rent Audit Dinner the other night, regarding the regrettably large number of uempties" in the town, and the serious increase which is thereby made to the rates of those who have to pay the piper, are very much to the point. The estim. id loss to the rates, Consequent upon ao many houses being empty, and exemptions consequently being obtained, is 8GUlewhere about £ 180 per annum the decrease in the rateable value of the urban district being £400. Those who remain in possession have, of course, to pay additionally heavy rates because houses are empty; and we hear, from many directions, that the reason why so many houses are unoccupied is because the rates are so high that people are afraid to come to Llangollen. A Curious and a serious condition of things is thus created. Writing of "empties" reminds me to call attention this week to the fact that the woodlands, the charming residence on the banks the Dee, near Llangollen, that has been with- out a tenant for so prolonged a period, has at leogth been let, and Mr. T. Ruddy, for a great Oiany years in service with the late Sir Henry Robertson and his sen Sir H. Beyer Robertson, at Pale, and who has recentlv retired, will shortly enter into possession. Mr. Ruddy is recognized as one of the foremost naturalists in this part of the kingdom and may rely upon receiving a hearty welcome at Llangollen. Mr. Lloyd George has a happy knack of emphasising the points of his speeches by local and, referring to the Chinese labour Question the other night he asked his audience ^hat they would say to the introducing of jhiaamen at Is. a day to the Welsh quarries? •is reply was that Chinese labour could make gold mines of Merioneth do what Mr. ritchard Morgan oace said they would do- roguish the National Debt. 1 beard a good story the other day regarding a between Mr. Clement Edwards aad the w George Keayon, the Liberal and Consor- *1lFu Candidates for the Denbigh Boroughs, bl « to°k place quite promiscuously on the reform Hope Exchange Station on the at rex?iai?a an^ Connah's Quay lice, both candid- al n8> electioneering business bent accompanied by a number of political tci^°rteTI' can(Mates are on the best of -ms and, approaching the Hon. George" Mr. Awards exclaimed ''To-day we meet in Hope •„ Toi7 replied '• Aye, anal let us Hope re be no Exchange!" Then the guard shouted « Take your seats please t .1. ne following is a copy of a letter I received b lie other day, not necessarily for publication, u forwarded with the idea of setting me right th' f ^ireetion in which the writer evidently inks I atn woefully wrong. Charity compels alH^° suPPress name of my correspondent, lished^k wou^ serve him quite right if I pub- Sir.-I have noticed that several times you have Mentioned my name in the paper, and have des- cribed me as Mr. I should like to point out for your information, for you appear to need instruction on the point, that it is customary in Properly conducted journals, as distinct frem local ?ags, to describe gentlemen occupying my position tn. social life as So and So, Esq." Perhaps you Will attend to this in future.—Yours, etc. Can assure my correspondent that I certain!y dl attend to the matter but for a specimen of the genuine snob, that it would be difficult to ,lq,lal in the four kingdoms, I can assure him be Vill take some beating. However, communica- .10118 of this nature are the kind of thing that §aiet7 to the routine of rural existence. There was an omission from your report Of the proceedings at the annual meeting of the Llangollen Newsroom and Library other day that I was sorry to observe, was a record of the very sympathtic *etaarks made by several members respecting the during the year, of the late Alderman W. V'Oward, and the terms of appreciation used regardiug the good work which he has done during the long perimd he has been associated *ith literary and educational work in the town. Coward had been one of the Library trustees 411lee the foundation of the institution and his Passing leaves a gap that will be difficult indeed to adequately fill. My attention has been called to a passage of arrns, or to be more correct an interchange of correspondence, that has taken place between the Managers of the Llangollen Grouped Coun- Cll Schools and one of their head teachers. I do desire, for one moment, to allude to the qual- ity of the bone of contention but I cannot halp thinking that, for any of the Managers to assume an attitude of aloofness and to suggest that with- agliberal supply of kow tow" aauce they are not disposed to receive explana- tions or protests from the teachers, is very Undesirable. It is quite true that the majority of the Managers assume a sympathetic attitude and lend a ready ear to all communications the sooner this becomes general the better. Except ^e have head teachers who are to be trusted, aad trusted implicitly, to preform their duties in the spirit as well as in the letter, it is idle to look for solid progress. How is it that performances are so slow to covae in to line with promises so far as paying up •Ubacriptions towards the Llangollen Town Baud III concerned. The new instruments have arrived 411-d they have been secured oa the strength of definite offers made by parties approached and asked to support the guarantee fund. New they aold bask and the hoa. Secretary in coasidera- pertarW as to the future. As » speaker oa a platform inaa neighbouring constituency said the other day the spirit of the age must put its hand in its pocket." The metaphor way be mixed but the meaning is plain. What we are accustomed to call "the season will be upon us before we know where we are. This being the case, it is surely high time that our local legislators looked about them in an endeavour to discover some of the neglected corners in the urban garden that may, with advantage, be attended to before the busy times, that we hope to see very soon, come along. Some little time ago I drew attention to the neglected condition of the Town Hall corner, where Parade- street joins Castle-street. The heaps of debris and rubbish and other little things that the builders left behind them were cleared away after the complaint appeared but why has not the paving been put down ? Surely it should not take twelve months to place a few yards of setts, or concrete, or whatever it is proposed to use, in position. Writing of parapets remands one of the condition of Castle-street. Some weeks ago I wrote drawing attention to the numerous automatic sprinklers studded at intervals all along the footpaths. It was only necessary to tread upon one of the loose bricks, in wet weather, to receive a yard of dirty water where it was not welcome. A feeble attempt was made to set matters right; but things have beeome just as bad as ever again. As a matter of tact, there is scarcely a parapet in the town that is without some faults; and the Urban Council would be conferring a real boon upon the community if they would take the matter in hand in good earnest, and see that it is properly attended to. There has been quite plenty of ineffectual tinkering with the work. What possible good purpose is served by providing efficient public lighting, to enable ratepayers to pursue their pensive ways homeward after dark, if, in order to do this, it is necessary to create traps on the pavement for the feet of the unwary. Then there is the Smithfield-but sufficient for the week is the evil thereof. HWFA GLYN, ;—»

LOCAL AND DISTRICT.

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

FOOTBALL.

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