Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

NO INCREASE IN SALARY TIME TOO INOPPORTUNE BU.STNESS- TOO DEPRESSING. Mr D. G. Jones (tRhiw Dafnau) presided over a meeting df the Llanrwst Board of Guardians held on,' 'Tuesday, when the clerk submitted the minutes of the Board in Committee recommending lan advance of J350 a year in the salary of Mr R. E. Tho- mas, the rate collector. Air J. Lloyd Morris ('Penmachno) pro- posed the adoption of the recommendation, and Mr Evan Williams seconded. Mr W. G. Jones (Llai^rwst; moved, as an amendment, that the recommendation be not adopted. The time was moat inoppor- tune and business generally was far too de- pressing to think; of raising fthe salaries of public officials. The ratepayers were stooping under the heavy rates (hear, hear). 'Mr IW. WilüaIllB {Qiw.Ytherin), in second- ing. observed that it was with great difií- culty that people 'were able to pay the rates. To advance the salaries of puiblic officials was a pure waste otf public money. It was almost imrposlaMo to increase the relief granted to the paupers, but when an official talked for an advance in salary, there were many oif the members prepared to 'place a heavier burden on the shoulders of the al- ready too-heavily iburdened ratepayers (hear, hear). He was as anxious to pay a 'living wage as any tman, but he believed that Mr Thomas was well paid already. A resolution was read by the clerk from the (Llanrwst Tradesmen's Association entering an -emphatic protest against the Board acceding to the (application of Mr R. E. Thomas. Mr Edward (Roberts (Pemnachno) said that alt a meeting of the Parish Council held on Saturday evening it was decided unani- mously to recommend an advance of D16 in (Mr Thomas' salary. Therefore, he gave notice that he 'would propose a further amendment to that effect. The Rev J. Ll. R-iohaida read a letter addressed to himself tand oo-^uardian by the iclerk; to the Dolwvddelen Parish Coun- cil. !For various reasons, which were stated, the Council opposed, very strongly, any in- crease in the official's* salary. He intended to act in accordance with the wishes of the Parish Council. The question was then put to the meeting, when 17 vcited for the amendment and eight- for the recommendation, the result being received with loud stamping of feet. Mr Edward Roberts, seeing that it was hopeless, did not propose his amendment. Mr J. Lloyd Morris loalled attention (to what he called the great inequality in the contributions of the respective parishes to- wards the .collector's salary. The C'erlc said that tthe scale was per- fectly IfÚr, if they went into the matter thoroughly. They had no time to do so that day. and the ibest "method would be for Mr Morris Ifco give notice of motion that he would call attention to the matter at the next meeting. Mr J. Lloyd Morris consented.

THECONWAY BRIDGE AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE r LESSEE. (Special for the "Herald.") f Mr Jones, the lessee of the Conway, Bridge. ] gave notice some time ago of his intention to charge the full toll on vehicles for every time they crossed the Bridge, and not, as has hitherto been the case, for every journey, which meant the crossing fore and J back. The Corporation took objection to the proposal on the ground that it would prov<< detrimental to Conway, and a deputa- tion was appointed to wait on the lessee upon the matter, Alderman Netherwood be- ing the spokesman. The lessee it was re- ported, was not inclined to argue the ques- tion, and expressed his determination to act upon the notice which he had issued. The Corporation, thereupon, decided to consult Mr Thornton Jones, their solicitor, who obtained counsel's advice. Acting upon that advice they instituted proceedings against the lessee, and this week in one of tne High Courts, an injunction was obtained agaiiK-t the lessee increasing the charges until the hearing of the action. It is stated that The Conway Bridge Act is in favour of the lessee, but that under his lease that individual cannot levy higher charges than has hitherto prevailed. The lessee has another twelve months to run, at the end of which the Corporation, will, in all probability, work the bridge themselves, and reduce the tolls to about half the present charges. We have an un- doubted authority for making this statement.

PORT MADOC COUNTY COURT Tuesday, before Judge Wm. Evarus. ITEMS OF INTEiREST. Numerous judgment summonses were dealt with. In one case the plaintiff said the defendant had under the order made to iga to prison for three days. He went on a Friday, and was only ithere one night. iHe also added that he had I- really 'gone to see his mother in the county town and had enjoyed himself very much. 1 -(laughter).—iTke Judge: He shall go for morex.days this time untetas he pays.—-Pjain- tiff, who described herself as a struggling widow, hoped the Judge would' give him three weeks this time (laughter). — The Judge It will be eight days unless he pays. —-Mr Jones Morris, who appeared for the defendant in a judgment summons, said a mistaVe had been made. The amount of the judgment had been put on the sum- mons at C9 5s, instead ctI JB2. He was certain that judgment was for JB2, and he believed Messrs George and George, on re- ference to the notes on their (brief, would' find that he was right. A ORDER. David Williams, shopkeeper, CYoesor, was sued by Hannah Smith, Croesor, for £1 12s 6d arrears under an agreement 'for the main- tenace of an illegitimate child. Mr 1R. O. Jonos, for the defendant, applied for an ad- journment on the -ground that he was suffering from dropsy and unable to attend. -nIr Wm. George, who was for the plain- tiff, opposed the application. Efe staid the matter was before the court on the last occa- sion as wel'i, when Mr R. 0'. Davies, part- ner with Mr R. 0. Jones, appeared for the defendant. Mr Davies did not give-his consent to the judgment for the plaintiff then given, and said the defence which the defendant had would be raised later. De- fendant 'was seen about cycling last week, and as there was no evidence that he was ill he was not prepared to agree to an ad- journment, even if Mr Jones agreed to pay costs of the day. Nothing to his mind would be gained by an adjournment.—The Judge directed the case to proceed, and said Mr Jones could take up the same attitude in the matter as 'was taken by Mr Davies last time. Mr George Yes, we will afford them plenty of opportunity to raise the matter later. — The case then proceeded, Mr Jones taking no further part.—Judg- ment was entered ,for the plaintiff for the amount claimed with costs. ALLEGED NEGLECT. Jane Williams, 5, Eryri-terrace, Penrhyn- deudraeth, claimed for possession elf a house in High-street, Penrhyn, in the possession of iW. 0. Williams, Wern, Llanfrothen, grocer, and for damages for neglect by de- fendant to keep the premises in the stalte df repair required under the covenant in 'W lease.—iMr Wm. George, who was for the plaintiff, said defendant had told him that he had no objection to an order for posses- sion. Ample time had been igiven defendant to place Jthe premises in. repair.—.Defendant not appearing and it transpiring that he had not ibeen served with a certain notice, it was arranged to allow the matter to stand over. CLAIM AND OOUNTEfR^OLAIM. Mary L!oyd, wife a: John Lloyd, Belle Vue, Ha-rlech, brought an a'dMon against Elizabeth Jones, 3, Bronwen-terrace, Har- lech, for the recovery of £ 7 4s 8d in respect of talleged damage done to the plaintiff's house, Clogwyn House, by the defendant, as tenant. Mr T. Garth Jones appeared for the plaintiff, and filr J. Jones Morris for the defendant, who had filed a counter- claim .for three guineas. The counter-claim was not filed in ti'me, and could not be heard.—Mrs Lloyd, gave evidence to the effect that there had been wilfud damage when defendant was giving up the tenancy in May, 19C8. She said she went to the house on the eve of giving up the tenancy, and saw damage being done deliberately to the wall-paper.—Evidence as to the damage was given 'by Llewelyn Lloyd Jones., archi- tect, Carnarvon, and Evan Jones, Harleteh. —Air Jones .Morris said there had been no wilful damage.—For the defence, evidence was given by Owen Edwards, joiner; Louis Jones, solicitor, and by the defendant. The latter said her mother had occupied Clog- w'vn House for 28 years.—'Mr Louis Jones said he wa-s called to 'Clogwyn House that night, so was his father, Dr R. T. Jones, Harlech. There was a igrealt crowd outside, and a row going on inside, between Mrs Lloyd and Miss Jones. Rie had never been in a more of a bedlam.—His Honour gave judgment for defendant 'with costs. tA WILL CASE. Mr A. Ivor Parry, Pwllheli, acting for Elizabeth Rofberts, iPwllheli, claimed t1.r' sum of £40, 'being the amount the legatee •bequeathed to her by the will of Owen Davies Owen, of Penrhyndeudraeth, de- ceased. The defendants: were It-he executors named in the will of deceased, for when Mr Wm. George appeared. It seemed that testator's 'wife was an inmate of the Den- bigh Lunatic Asylum, and the guardians of the Festinioig Union now claimed to cha -:o the estate wijth the amount due for hr maintienance at the a.sylum. It was urg '-J that this claim could not succeed after r 1,2 death of the husband, and after legal argu- ment it was agreed ithat the matter should be adjourned to the next court, and ti-'t, notice should be given the guardians and and creditor to prosecute their claims in the meantime. On the application of Mr Parry the sum of JBlO iwas ordered to be paid the plaintiff 'forthwith.

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THE HAPPY VALLEY, LLANDUDNO LEASE RENEWED TO MR. W. J. CHURCHILL. On Thursday evening, the Llandudno Jr- ban Council considered the applications xe- ceived for a lease of the Happy Valley ior three years, commencing from September three year's, comjne-ncing from September ¡ next. Mr h. Henry Jones presided. Great I interest \va& evinced in the proceedings, in- asmuch a. two, if not three better offers—■ from a fit at.cial point of view—had been received, one being from Mir Sterne, who was connected withùhe Happy White Coons, a small troupe of performers which has been performing at Llandcdno during the past two or three summer seasons. Councillor Walter Beaumont advocated the claims of Mr Sterne, and he found sup- porters in Messrs William Thomas and Hugh Edwards. Mr E. E. Bone proposed the acceptance of Mr W..1. Churchill's offer of £275, i-n the ground that he believed that Mr Churchill would be able to give better per- formances. In his opinion, it would be far better for Llandudno to secure good enter- I tainments than to exact an impossible rent and thereby impoverish talent. Alderman Robert Roberts, in seconding, expressed similar views. An amendment proposed, it is stated, by Mr Pierce Jones, to the effect that the Council re-advertise for tenders, was lost by a large majority. At this stage of the proceedings, a scene took place between Mr Beaumont and Mr F. J. Sarson, the former charging the latter I with telegraphing to Mr W. J. Churchill informing him of the proceedings which had taken place at tho Bye Laws Committee. Mr Sarson indignantly repudiated the charge, and offered to pa.y J310 to the Cot- tage Hospital if it could be proved that he had either telegraphed or written to Mr Churchill on that or any other matter, any three members of the Council to decide upon the case to be submitted by Mir Beaumont. The Clerk was asked whether he had re- ceived any complaints regarding the quality of the entertainme-nta given either in the Valley or on the streets, replied that he had not. The matter was then put to the vote, with the result that 11 members voted in favour of accepting Mr Churchill's offer, and three against.

DIVORCE CASE INCRIMINATING DLANDUDNO LETTER. In the Divorce Court, on Friday, be* re ttie President, Sir John Bigham, the case of Peebee v. vBeebee and Guy was heard. This was a suit of Mr Harry Beebee, cur- rier, of Walsall, for a dissolution of his ma. iage with his wife by res,son of her Adultery with Mr F. C. Guy, of Sutton Coldneld. Mr Barnard explained that Mr and Mrf Beebee were married at Sutton Coldfield on April 2, 1902, and were without Mr* B<ebee, he said, had extravagant habits. In 1907 she 'lept her husoand. Mr Beebro made inquiries, which resulted in the dis •covery that the cc-respond3.it, who had 'been hi:; friend, had visited h's wife in his ab- sence that the two had corresoonded, :In.! that they had frequently met each other in Sutton Park. Mr Beebee said he had got possession o' a letter written by his wife to the co- respondent on Christmas Day, 1907, from Llandudno, in which sihe paid Dearest,—Many thanks for your kind thoughts. It seems a year since I heard your voice; yet it was only yesterday. We have just had dinner and drank your health. It was good of you to write to me and &end me such a. nice fur I shall not stay here longer than a week. It seems 60 awfully far away. What I have endured to be near you for ages I never cam. tell. Could I telephone to you any day this week, deiar? Do let me You could wire to me. It will be quite safe here, as only my people know where I am. I know this is a lot to ask: but you cannot imagine how I long to see you. I am afraid this is a very wearisome letter for you; but I love you so. I want you to know that I am always your loving Polly. Am I not selfish ? I have never said a word to wish you a happy Christmas. I know it is my fault if you haven't; hut, dearest, I hope you have. I could not fend you anything. I had not a chance. Forgive me.

'Evidence was given to show that on one occasion when the co-respondent had been invited by the petitioner to play cards the respondent met Mr Guy in the hall, and he had i"8en seen with his arm round her waist, kissing her. The President granted Mr Beebee '3. decree nisi with costs against the co-respondent.

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WHY 1 BECAME A 4 TARiFF REFORMER" LORD }LQ3TYNXS ANCESTORS FREE TRADERS. (By Mr JOHN BELLIS, Llandudno.) Mr Jona Beliis, ox Llandudno, one of the fi\e pioneers ot Sunday Closing in \v ales, knows iiom experience what it is to live under both Protection and Free Trade. On ividay evening, he gave some or. hie e.v gpeiiences at the Llandudno Liberal Club. Mla'"y }'€ars ago isaia Mr Bei'iis)—that is yhen i was a boy oi about six or seven years ot age,—there \5 one. question that .■was ^agitating the country, "Which was the best for this country, Free Trade or [ProtectionThe discussion 'was long and .warm. Iu some piaClg>s hVes were sacrificed either directly or indirectly, in the fizht, ■until at last Free Trade won. Almost at once there was such a material improve- ment in the condition ot the people that all parties seemed to agree that the adoption ot Fiee Trade was wise and just. But jw.'thin the last three or tour years a num- cer of people have been lecturing and. preaching that the adoption of Free Trade was a mistake, and demanding that we should go back to Protection. If those, who bought for and obtained Free Trade were Tariff Reformers the present agitators for 'Protection, are not Tariff Reformers, but Tariff Reactionists- row they were allowed to m ni-* themselves "Tariff Reioi.ners I Punnet understand I promised to te',1 jou hew I became a. Reformer. When we were cooling "ut of school one day a procession was p-as. lnio- It consisted or a middle-aged gentle- Inan on horse back. By his side was a young gentleman about 16 years of age upon a ponv. in front of them were two men. One hud a Dole in his hand, upon which a large" .!{)a,f labelled "Free Trade." The other man had a very small loaf, upon » pOo.e, and that was labelled "Pr&t.sct.ion." The middle aged gentleman was the grand- father, and the vounger the father of the. present Lord Mootyn. It was election time, and Mr Mostyn was the Free Trade candidate. The big "loaf and the little made ltDe think. Mother was my political ad- viser in those days, and 1 asked her the meaning o: Free 'Trade and Protection. "My bov." sbesaid. "don't trouble your head with suich things; they will do you no good." Mother's warning was not with- out cause. In those days there was no bal- cot. Evervone knew how you voted. The vote was considered to be the property ot the man's landlord, or employer, and if he voted differently he was turned from his borne and from his employment. I thought that I would try further. I knew a clerk m the maclrne office—a local preacher and leader. So I said to him "Edwin, can you teli] me what is Five Trade and what is 'Protection'" Edwin informed me that. Protection meant a duty upon corn, which, fcaused it to be dear and scarce. Then. I Understood the raea.nin.sr of the big and little 3oaf, and I became a Tariff Reformer. Niw. what is the. argument adduced for the 'change? That if vou had Protection—even if food and wall else were dearer—wasreK "wordd he higher, employment more plenti- ful, and that the working man .would he better off. My replv is, that the same con- dition a3'v.'ays "produce the same results. The condition of the working man in those days would be exactly the same under a similar state of affaire. With regard to 'wages, I >iad occasion to know wiat work, Men earned in those da-3 I coltect^d the fdr.b monev of the colliers who risked their lives I have seen partner?—four in num- ber—d;v:dmg their earnings, after working hard from Monday until Saturday, and what do you think it amounted to? Only to be- tween eight and nine shilling? each. I iieard them saying that they did not know ■svhat to do 0.3 the monev would hardly find them with bread. Clod knows how they lived. I don't. Labourers in the brick- works wore earning 8s per week. and when thev caHed at the office to receive it they trombif d often, in fear of being told that- they were not again wanted, as it was al- mcst impossible to obtain employment. Corn and bread were nearly twice the ptice that they are to-daw Tea was 8d per two ounces. Sugar was 3d per pound. In fact, ever' thing was dear except meat, and that wk cheap, because the working1 people fcculd not afford to buy it. Another Protec- tionist argument j, that whatever tax is ■placed noon an article imported is-naid by the onrtv sending it into L the country and not bv the purchaser in the country into which it is imported. That argument might be accepted by persona who accept any- thing that is told them. but. not by any thinking nerson. We hear much about our working men, their drunkenness, and their 'laziness, but whenever I go abroad I do admire them. In Paris, if vou see anything in the shop windows particularly nice and igood it is almost invariably marked "Eng- lish manufacture." In Belgium, it is the same. One of the largest clothing estab- lishments in Brussels is called "Ye Olde English 'Gentleman," and every article issaid to be of E nglish manufacture. Just an incident. When I wa* in Brussels, once, it Wa.s very hot. My daughter said to me, "Father, get a 'straw hat, you will be cooler. I do like these foreign straw hats." I ibought one. When we examined it at our lodgings .we found that it had been made at Stockport. Tn Germany, 3t a very fashion- able place, and at a very fashionable shop, there was- a very beautiful dress in the win- dow. My daughter eaid. "1 should like to know what they ask for that dress." She "went in to inquire. The shopman told her it was a new model and had only arrived :from London on the previous evening. We "Went into a shop in Switzerland to pur- chase some soap. The shopkeeper said, "I "will show yon the best soap in the world, aT2d brought out a box of Sunlight Soap. Much could be said with regard to the com- parison as to working hours in this coun- ty. mode of living, amount- of wages, all of "which to my mind prove that if any class "Werf v, :;ain bv a return to Protection, it ■"Would boe- the working class (applause). Ori the ■' ntion of Mr Wood all, who pne- krded, a rociial vote of thanks was accorded 10 Mr Be:?

BAD TEMPER THREE MONTHS' PUNISHMENT FOR PORTMADOC MAN. V\¡' m- Henry Thomas, a young seafaring j, an' belonging to Portmadoc, appeared on ^"■and at the Carnarvon Borough Police p ?.*1 011 Monday, 011 a change of assaulting -w^1,^t'"CQstable Eillis, on Tuesday of last j appeared that the constable, hav- '"wa Waso,u Suspect that the defendant him Pa^in'? without a license, accosted j ]P-. ^'fte street, and asked hi.n to pro- ■Uia6 « ^!CGnse- The defendant, resenting jj.v ^c^r's interference, struck him with orni-t u n ^he e.ver>- Thereupon the hot' V cau6ht him by the muffler, and strw '^° ground, when a violent *oon place. The defendant took an crd h-.f^vOT>) avt „; s km':e from under his coau 4V lr'i11 t4 '^0W a': '•^5R constable, which ]rn:fo l"r • innately n.rerted, but when the J>W -Wa* WPepted from tho defendant's anrtV.110 V,'a^ ^°an<i to be in possession of that1 aTl- Was 'R'ith much difficulty ^rmtendent Griffith and two or rftKfT C1T1uJa?^ who came to the constable's ,p_pn, ^tamed possesision of t.hLs weaipon. carried^o7! Tt overPmvcmd and i. P°u e station. iPench tUa611! ^r'^th informed the de.tni appeared to halve g ernable temper, but there was no- th:n;, known against him. He had left, his ship, and had been wandering about Car- narvon tor six or swen weeks. The defendant, who admitted having com- mitted the offence, while in tamper, was 05Pt«rtea to tixw months' bard M^ar.

Make your Hot Cross Buns at Home with tSpaisley Flour' the sure raising powder. THIS IS THE RECIPE. 2 oz. Paisley Flour. One iavel tea-spoonful Ground Cin- namon. 1 ib. Ordinary Flour. Ono level tea-spoonful Ground Mace. 4 oz. Butter. pint sweet iniik. 4 oz. Caitor Sugar. On; e.-«j. j 2 e.j: Currant?. U tea-spoonful salt A small piece of Paste. A small piece of Paste. PASTE can be made wiih H oz. ordinary {lour and a utile m.Ik or water. Make up your fire for a hot oven. Measure out the ingredients. Rub the butier into the flour. Add the currants (cleaned), ihc sugar, salt, Paisley Flour nr. E ices, and rrix wdL Beat up the egg c.ncl .add to it. fviJ.iv tA« into the dry ingrcdrir.U, mainng a moderately firm do^gh. horrn into balls. Lay on a greased baking she^t. Koli out the paste thin, cut out ci me and put on the top. Brush cv.it v.nth milk or egg ar.cl dust with sugar, m a quick ove.a for hi teen minuies. 't' Pa-isioy Flour is made by BROWN & POLSON, and sold in id., 3;d, and 7d. pac'.icts everywhere. Your, Enow then that all tlie ingredients are sotsnd and good.

PGLITSUS AT POrtT ülriOnWIC MR. ISSARD DAVIES BEATING THE CONSERVATIVE DRUM. At the Workingmen's Conservative Club at Portdinorwic, on Friday, Mr lasard Da- vies delivei'ed a stirring address. Mr Harding, agent of the Vaynol Estate, pre- sided. Mr Davies paid he had been very reluct- ant Xo accept the invitation of their Secret- ary, not because he was not always glad to meet such a body of stalwart Unionists, but because he really was not a professional politician or in any way a platform man, and he came there that evening not to mako a big political speech, but simply to show his sympathy with a struggling club, and say a few words of encouragement, if he could. There never was a time when the Unionists in Wales 'required more — the battle for them was a very uphill one. The political map of the Principality was painted about as black as it could ivrelj be. it was an oid saying, however, that when things were at their worst they would mend, and he hoped when the political map of Wales came to be painted at the next gen- eral election, it would show that there is even in Wales a, solid mass of free and in- dependent thought that would not allow this or any other Government to play ducks and drakes with the safety of the Empire, and the prosperity of the country. The pre- sent was universally admitted to be a great. disappointment. It took office with a ma- jority unique in the history of elections, and after practically twenty years in the cool and restful shade of opposition, we had a right to expect some mea.supa of importance and benefit to the people, but failure seemed to have been writ large over their every effort. Mr Balfour had called them a Gov- ernment of mandates. The Free Church Council at Swansea had called them a Gov- ernment of unfulfilled promises and broken pledgee. They called themselves a Free Trade Government, and yet had passed more 'Protectionist measures than any Govern- ment since the repeal of the Corn Laws. H., called, them a Government of "cavrardly surrenders," and when they had no: stolen their measures from the Unionist pro- gramme, a Government of dismal failures. One of their first efforts at legislation was a cowardly surrender. The story of the passage ot the Trades Disputes Bi 1 through the Rous.a of Commons was one of the most humiliating pages in the annals of legisla- tion. A Prime Minister abandoning his col- league in the thick of the fight—an At- torney-General ci.imbing down and eating his own words — tho greatest Government of imodejn times turning tail on its own bill—those were the incidents in its pas- sage. The Bill had been introduced as a Ministerial Measure. The Prime Minister had blessed it. The Chancellor of the Ex- chequer and Mr Haldane had blessed it. The Attorney-General in introducing it said he did not believe in giving privileges to the proletariat. He denied that there was any right to immunity for Trade Union Fund*. You are pledged to it, said Keir Hardie. Here are your words and here are your Sec- tion posters. The Attorney General climbed down, and within 48 hours of the introduc- tion of the Bill, a Bill of the Labour Party had been substituted—the greatest Govern- ment of modern times had surrendered— sold the Attorney General, and turned tail on their own Bill. The Labour Party had scorned the first success, and a spectacle more humiliating to a political party had never before been witnessed on the floor of the House of Commons. Ono of their next efforts was a cowardly surrender. I said that they called tham- sel^es a Free Trade Government, and had parsed more Protectionist measures than any Government since the repeal of the Corn Lawn Where could they find more Protec- tionist measures than the Merchant Shio ping Act, the Patents Act, the Port of Lon- don Act., It was true that these measures were stolen from the Conservative pro- grame; but take the Miners' Eight Hours Act. There was not a single argument that they could urge against the most glaring form of Protection that they might not use agajnst the Miners' Eight Hours Act. it violated every principle of Free Trade orthodoxy. It was passed in the interest of a class, and that a not very numerous class. There were in England 12,000,000 wage earners. The Miners' Federation numbered 144,000, a comparatively very small number, but this Act established them as a privileged class at the expense of the 11,000,000 odd other workmen. The Act spelt Protection in its most naked form. It diminished the output, it raised the price to the consumer. Cheapness was the hib- boleth of Free Trade. They were told by a Radical in its passage through the House, that it would add £120,000,000 to the na- tional coal bill or when it came into full force in five years 5s a ton. There were now in London and other large towns thousands of poor people who buy their coal not by the ton, not by the cwt., but by the lb. What must this advance mean to them? They had a Government that had got into office time and again by parading the big loaf, now raising one of the prime necessaries of life. Coal was not a luxury. Coal was a necessity. The Act not only raised the price of coal, but the price of everything of which coal was an element in its (production. It raised the price of the raw material be- cause coal was the driving force of every indut-tiy in t.he country. What an imp. ture the Government was. It had case, to the winds every shred of principle to obey the behests of the Miners' Federation, re- gardless of the interest of every other worker m tho land. Thesa two cowardly surrender's —■ the Tlades Disputes Act and the Miners' Eigh: Hours Act—entailed humiliation, however, only on the political party that was respon- sible for them. But wTe were now face to face with a crisis—the most cowardly sur render of all—a surrender that humiliated U51 as a nation. Tho First Lord of the Ad- miralty had a few days before announced the surrender by the Liberal Party of our supremacy at sea. He could hardly con- ceive of a more painful announcement to make. or more keenly felt by the people of this country. The Prime Minister not six months ago had told the country that we jyeje$aaintainiDg a two power standard with a 10 per cent. margin in our navy, that England's navy wa* stronger than the com- bined navies of the two strongest power* on the sea. Now, the First Lord of the Ad- miralty told the country that we were not maintaining a one power standard. What a. rude awakening! What a change from 1905 The Unionist Party then handed over to their successors, we are toid, a navy, greater in strength, greater in efficiency, better manned and equipped, better trained and educated, and more ready for instant service than any England had seen for 100 years. A distinguished French statesman at the time paid us the compliment of say- ing that we held in our hand the fiat of peace and war, and occupied a position never before seen in history. Now afi-er three short years of Radical rule we are told on the floor of the House of Commons that "Ae have dwindled to the position of a second rata power. It was ail very well for the Prime Minister and Mr McKenna to pooh- pooh the matter. The words of Lord Charles Beresford on landing were too signi- ficant to be passed over. "I consider," said the hero of the Condor, "that the situation with regard to naval affairs is so grave that I must have time carefully to consider what course of action, my duty to the navy, and the country dictates." Mr Davies ventured to believe that if the Government had the courage to appeal to the country their shrift- would be a short one, they would be re- jected with loathing, scorn, and contempt, and their memory be handed down to ever- lasting infamy as the %st Government that had ever dared on the floor of the Houso of Commons to announce the lowering of the British Flag and the downfall of England's glory. "Beware," said Mr Winston Churchill, on one occasion, speaking of the House of Commons and threatening the House of Lords. "Beware of the steam ) droller." A fine steam Toller! Why, the rickety old machine would not flatten out Mr Lloyd-George's free trade plum pudding. A short time ago the Government "slammed, bolted and baa-red" the door against our colonies. What a splendid retort! Dread- noughts from all! The generosity and pat- riotism of our colonies, however, must not make us shirk our duty, nor can it absolve the Government. Their inaction has been worse than a cowardly surrender, it has been the betrayal of the most eacred trust that England could have placed in her Gov- ernment's keeping, the betrayal of her sup- remacy at sea. Mr Davies then dealt with the question of Old Age Pensions, pointing out that at Croydon and East Denbigh this Aot seemed to be the great political factor of the elec- tion, and they might depend upon it uhat at all future elections it would loom very largely on the Radical platform. Mr Hem- m-ørde had stated in his address that a vote given to the Tory was a danger to Old Age tensions. And yet this gentleman had ad- vocated "clean politics." Surely this state- ment would rival the posters tnat were is- sued by the Radical Party on the passing of the Bill, when all who could do with 56 a week were invited to appiy to the Radical agent—when the public were told "We ga.ve you Oid Age Pensions in spite of the Con- > servative Party." but the Act waa Con- servative iu its inception. The first scheme j outlined was Mr Chamberlain's, and in prin- ciple was loyally supported in its passage through tha liouse by the Conservative Party. It was true that amendments were moved, and of these amendments the party had every reason to be proud, tIfld was pre- pared to stand by them still:- 1. To reserve Old Age Pensions to those ¡ resident in the United Kingdom. 2. To prevent pariah relief being a dis- qualification. I 3. To safeguard old people who had been forced to apply for poor relief through the failure of some provident society—against losing their pensions. 4. To safeguard sailors against losing their pensions through serving on a British vessel abroad. In fact, the keynote of all tthe Conserva- tive amendments was sympathy with fho poor and an earnest effort to protect thdia in their difficulties. Mr Davies said that in Ireland there we ye 27,000 in receipt of pensions who were said to be wanting the necessary qualifications. I That reminded him of an incident during Mr Morley's Chief Secretaryship in Tre- land. It occurred during one of the potaw famines they periodicaly heard of. To relieve the sufferers the Government had j maie a grant of £ 20,000, and sent it to the poor law guardians of the Wast of Ireland to distribute. These gentlemen spent the ] money at their discretion. Men with forty cows got relief. The meal ticketa we-e changed into tobacco and whisky. One te- lieving officer gave r'elief to 270 more people than there were people in his district. When asked where he got the names, lie said, "Begorra, I took them off the tomb- stones." Men who had been dead for 100 II years were getting Morley's relief. Evo-y one wou'd join with the Chancellor of tho Exchequer in sympathising with the Irish poor, but we had 300,000 now in our own country who were paying the penalty of their crime, the crime of being poor. Th-jy had been convicted under the Government's Old Age Pension Act, and the penalty was 5. a week, a continuous penalty, the worst malefactor in the land could not have been treated with greater cruelty. If the amend- ments the Conservative Party moved had been accepted in the spirit they were offered there would have been now in the United Kingdom 300,000 poor old souls a great deal happier than they are, and a Pension Act worthy of the veteran states- man that first brought the idea within the sphere of practical politics. Referring to Unemployment, Mr Da- vies said that the Welsh members represent- ing distinctly labour constituencie6 had voted against calling attention to the problem of unemployment. He did not know what the Welsh members were good for. He ramem- bered a couple of years ago calling the at- tention of the County Council to what he re- garded as a great injustice to Welsh child- ren. The Board of Education made a grant in aid of secondary education, they gave .£34 to the English boy, only JB17 to the Welsh boy; the English boy could earn his grant at the age of 10, the Welsh boy not before 12. The English boy, too, had a longer course of siudv than the Welsh boy, and there was not a single North Wales mem- ber in the House of Commons that raised his voice in protect against it. The fact was he was very much inclined to accept Mr D. A. Thomas's estimate of these gen- tlemen. "The Welsh members," he eaid, "werle a Lot of tame catts and needy axe- grinders, who were prepared to do every- thing or nothing to try to get some crumbs from the Liberal Government table. The Welsh members had been failures. The Weklr Party was a broken reed and the laughing stock of the House of Commons, It existed simply to justify the House of Commons in its neglect of Wales and the Welsh people." That was a description of the Welsh members by one of themselves, Mr Davies then dealt with labour agencies, Mr John Burns' emigration .grants, and the Rosyth granite contract, pointing out that it would have been far cheaper for the Gov- ernment to buy their granite at home, if a little more expensive, than spend theil" mil- lions in maintaining their mnemployed in unproductive work. He further advo- j cated Tariff Reform. Their leader had made it the first plank in the Unionist plat.

A sweeter or better cleanser than BORAX DRY SOAP cannot be made. Try it in the Spring Clean. ;,fl,

COLWYN BAY COTTAGE HOSPITAL The tenth annual meeting of the Colwyn Bay Cottage Hospital was held on Wednes- day afternoon, at the Councl; Chamber, Mr. J. W. li-aynes presiding. Mr. Francis Nunn (hon. secretary) sard the nutrubftr of patients admitted' to the hos- pital was 79. The income for the year was £50B 15s od, as against £465 10s 8d, there benig an increase in subscriptions, Hospital Saturday, and Sunday cdLJections, but a slight falling off in workmen's collections. The increase was chtiefly due to the theatrical performance arranged by Mrst. Moui-d. The debt on the isolation ward has been cleared off by Mrs. Mould's donation of £104 13s 9d, and £32 14s from current account. The Hos- pital has, during the past year, sustained a heavy loss an the death of Mr. James Wood, who was one of the most active founders of tne institution, and Had acted as honorary secretary from the. commencement of its work. The Board have a keen sense of the loss the institution has sustained, and deem- ing it would be consonant with the feelings of his many friends, they set on foot a scheme for increase in the hospital endowment fund, the response to which has reached the grati- fying total' of £143.. Of this amount a 'large sum has been contributed by old pupilte of Mr. Wood. The amount does not appear m this year's accounts. The Hon. Treasurer (Mr. D. Gamble) in his report remarked that the expenditure was the iowest for years. The Channan remarked that the report wias very creditaible. Although the sub- scriptions of the workmen in the district was Ices than .last year, he thought that now, when trade was reviving, they would sub' scribe more. He wou d a.-so Hike to see the lodging-house keepers taking more Interest in the institution. On the proposition of Dr. RusooH:, seconded by Mtr J. Charlton Jones, the report was adopted. The following were elected on the Board of Management: Rev. John Griffiths, Rev. T. M. Jones, Mr. Francis Nunn, Mr. W. L. Wihrtehouse, J..P., Mr J. W. Raynes, J.P., Mr E. Wood, Mr Humphrey Llbyd, Mr. H. C. Jones, Mr David Lewie, Mr. F. Stancliffe, Mr. DIo Gambia, J.P., togetther with the med idail officers and the clerk (Mr F. J. Holmes). On the proposition of the Rev. T. M. Jones, seconded by the Rev. T. T. Davies, dd Coltwyn, a vote of thanks was accorded to the med tal staff, matron and nurse. Mr. Francis Nunn also proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman (Mr. J. W. Raynes), whom he said had been a most indefatigable chairman during the- Last 3 years. The Rev. T. T. Davies seconded, and the proposition was carnied with acclamation.

form. It was a question that had to be de- cided by the workingmen of the country. The question then for them as Unionists was how to bring its advantages home to them. It was no use bombatrding them with figures. They had' neither the time nor < he inclination to study them. What they would want to know was how it Aas going to affect their employment and opportuni- ties of earning wages. To show the disad- vantages the British workmen laboured un- der, he took as an illustration their youngest industry, the motor industry. He pointed out how it was crippled and squeezed out j of existence by the foreigner. The balance sheet of every company told the same tale of a waning industry killed by foreign tariffs. Last year in ten months of 1908, wo had imported JB4,000,000 .worth of motors and accessories. We had exported only, £ 500,000. The same story might be told of almost every industry we possessed. It was no doubt true as it had been stated that we import tho&e things we ought to produce, and we export raw material we ought to make up ourselves. Oujr market s were flooded with the products of tariff- protected and bounty-fed foreign industries, our ports were crowded with emigrants, our streets with unemployed and our workhouses with paupers. To foreign labour we gave j almost unlimited work and wages, to our own labour we offered the workhouse and emigration. It was no use pointing to statistics and crowing over the volume of trade done. It was not the nation that bought and sold most was the most prosper- ous, it wa.s the nation that provided the most productive employment that was in (reality the most prosperous by our miser- able Free Trade we starved, pauperized, and exiled more willing and efficient work- men than any other country in the world. It was quite true, and he appealed to his audience to spare no effort in bring it home to the people.