The North Wales Weekly News

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TIDE TABLE FOR THE NORTH WALES COAST.* JULY. Date. Morn. Even. height. 23 2 14 •• 2 32 I5 7 24 2 51 3 14 II 25 33' 351 14 1 26 4 16 4 43 13 3 27 5 J4 S 49 12 4 28 6 26 7 2 iiii 29 7 36 88 12 5 30 8 36 93 13 2 Conway 10 minutes later.

AGRICULTURAL SHOWS. AGRICULTURAL SHOWS, SWOB as the one which is beirnlg held at Golwyw Bay this week, are Ïin- tended to teach, and do teach, many valuable lessons. But we cannot help feeling sometimes, when attending such exhibitions, that the most important and the most obvious lesson of all is always being overlooked.. We refer to the fact —for a fact it evidently is—that while the horses and the machinery used on our farms are con- stantly being improved, constantly raised in point of efficiency, the men, who tend the horses and machinery practically ramain where they did half a century ago as regards skill, intelli- gence, and social status. It cannot be doubted, of course, that the farm labourer of to-day is better off y, in many respects than, was the farm labourer of fifty years ago. The natural operation of the law of supply and demand), consequent upon the town,ward migration of the rural population, has to a certain extent given him a position of greater independence. He can command and does receive better wages; he is better fed and better housed, by com- parison. with the old state of things his con- ditions of service are considerably easier. All this may be taken for granted. But look at the typical fairm labourer, and you are forced to the conclusion that both physically and mentally he is not the man he ought to. be; that he has not made the progress of the machinery or the horses under his control in the direction of efficiency; that he is still- low down in the scale of skilled workmen; that his best and most valuable faculties are dormant, and have never been called into activity. This is not as it should be. Coincident with the great advances ture, there should! have taken place an uplift- ing of the agricuilitariail labourer. Instead of that, he still goes through life with has eyes shut, his outlook upon life very limited, his mental that, have been made in life with IDSI eyes shut, vision little bmadler than was the case in prim- itive times. If the rural worker is to be lifted out of the old rut, to. be aroused from this in- tellectual stagnation, it is plain that he must be given a better chance to improve his condition by being granted better educational facilities. Ill,ere are still some people, who ought to be wiser, who regard with horror any suggestion to educate the country worker. They talk about unfitting the common people for their station iin life. B-at that very process, instead of being an evil, is to some extent a necessary result of any education worth the name. Mankind, indeed, requires two, sorts of education, or, lather, ediu- cation developed in two directions. One to fit 1. 11 them for it, and thus generate an internal force impeiiiing them to something better. In the Miitltonic phrase, there is a divine discontent which is essential to real progress. One grand I them for phmase, there is and the owner to unmt function of religion, or any other elevating force, is to maJkle people discontented with their condition, and determined to mend ii. Not ornly should the farm worker's hours of labour ibe reduced., but he should be given better op- portunities for intellectual and moral culture. A well-cultivated moral nature will, determine a imam, to face all the difficulties and disadvantages of his position but it is a misfortune for him to be intellectually educated dowm to it, so that he Loses the faculty of aspiration., one of the most glorious with which humanity is endowed. Given a fair chance, the farm hand wofuld soon take his place among the educated workers of ouir country, and! as such would derive many advantages of which he is now deprived, whillst at the siame time something even more import- ant would happen—he would become more valu- able both to his employer and1 to the com- munity at large. It inuist be remembered that every individual added to the educated workers of a country oontrjjbuites far more than his simple numerical proportion, as a unit in the population., to the progressive powers of the day. I And this applies. to the farm hand as much as to the industrial! worker. In the great process of change going on around us it is evident that the i-tgricultural labourer does not receive his fair share of the advantages gained, and that his social position remains depressed. Know- ledge finds a skilful way of doing everything, and as the demand for rougli Labour diminishes, with the continued improvement of the horse and the introduction of machinery and a host of complicated appliances, the cultivated rural artisan will reap the fruit of social progress and be more valuable to the farmer who em- ploys him. 'This is the lesson taught by agri- cultural shows. Scientific agriculturists, in- stead of complaining that the labourer is be- hind every other instrument they employ, must enjoouo-age anid not discourage every movement that will increase his efficiency. It may be con- ten-ded that one result of education is to in- crease the rural depopulation which is one of the saddest phases of modern, life; that to make educational facilities more general must result in additional migrations from the country- side and a consequent reduction in the supply of labour; and that in consequence the tend- ency would be for wages to, go up to, a point beyond what the farmer can. profitably pay. Bwt there is another sidie to the picture. One of the great causes of rural depopulation is the .lack of the educational and social advantages procurable in the towns; and the effects of making- country life more attractive in these re- spects would be to bring back workers from the town to the country and stay the tide of emi- grmionl; there would consequently be at hand a sufficient supply of labour, and wages would thus be kept down at the economic and re- munerative level. Increased education, then., instead of being a curse to the rural employer, would prove a blessing in more ways than one. It is not more wages, but fairer conditions of existence, that the rural labourer requires. 1iB Jimilll Uli 11111 iT 1 TIM

"NORTH WALES FOR SUNSHINE." LET US ALTER Wordsworth's question about "the happy warrior" and ask "Who is the happy tourist? And the answer is not far to seek. The London and North-Western Railway Company have found him. and their clever artist has delineated him for the benefit of all man- kind. AlDong the many artistic pictorial, posters issued by the railway company, with commend- able enterprise, calling public attention, to the attractions of our district, not the least striking is that which pictures for us a stalwart yoinng Englishman, wearing summer flannels and a self-satisfied simile, enjoying the inevitable cigar, and reading the legend: North Wales for Sunshine." Judging by the aforesaid smile and his hronzed features, the readier is quite of the opinion that the claim is true, that he has him- self proved it to be true, and that he feels justi- fied in being amused: at the expense of those who have not made the self-same discovery for themselves. Here, then, is the happy tourist. The happy tourist is he (and also. she) whose summer holidays is being spent amid the sweet sunshine, the healthful breezes, the delightfuil scenery, and the myriad diversions of beautiful North Wales;. There are thousands of such ,happy tourists in this vast playground," anid there is room for thousands, more, all of whom can be entartained without any danger of that overcrowding which is so objectionable even to thiok about, let alone to experience. There is pillenty of space, plenty of fresh air, plenty of sunshine, and thsre are unlimited facilities for enjoyment, alike for those visitors who seek the company of their fellow:, and for those who prefer to take their pleasures alone or with a few select friends. In delightful contrast to the congested towns, with their strictly limited outlook, their narrolw and noisy and nerve-shattering streets, here are broad stretches of breezy country, affording unlimited bireathing space for all. !-N,,at,u,re has been lavish in her gifts to North iWales. Not only is the pure air of sea and! mountain remarkable for its health-giving pro- pertie.s, but tunn, which way one will there is a feast of beauty for the seeing eye. One of the grandest results off the spread of education is the remarkable increase in the number of nature lovens in this kingdom. There was a time, and that not go, very long ago, when the man who climbed a hill1 for the sake of the view which it afforded, was Laughed of for his pains and re- garded as somewhat eocootric" in his tastes. By now all that has been changed: the eccentric is the person who has no taste for nature's charms and would take no trouble to see them. The number of people who love to gaze upon the face of nature and who proclaim themsielves enthusiastic nature-lovers has in. creased1 with wonderful and gratifying rapidity, with the result that such richly blessed districts as North Wales appeal with irresistible force to any ever-growing ciÍmalre of educated and intelli- gent visitors. True., for some reason or other, their enthusiasm for natural beauty is not shared' to the extent that might be expected by the people who live their lives amidst these .enchant. itnig scenes, the dwelilei-s in the leading resorts and the neighbouring countryside; but these, too, are gradually being caught by the new spirit and begi-nffitinig to understand the enthusi- asm which is behind the new movement. From the continued growth of this very modern phase of British life, the holiday centres of North Wales have everything to, gain, and they should themselves dial their share towards spreading the new evangel. There remains for them ailiso the duty of making better known the special ad- vantages which their lovely district posse^ta- from, the point of view of the summer hoilidlay- imaker. Let us do all we can to multiply the number of happy tourists." In this regard we oonsider that North Wales lies under a debt of gratitude to the London and North-Western [Railway Company, who by advertising the de- lights which North Wales has to offer, pro- viding excellent travelling facilities, and arrang- .ing remarkably cheap fares, are doiVig so much to popularise OUT principal resorts.

SA YINGS OF THE WEEK. MR. WILLIAM ALDRED. One park is worth a dozen liblarie-B.-At Liverpool. ALDERMAN G. H. KENRUCK. When, all1 the people are provided with model houses the next thing will, be to secure model tenants.-At Birmingham. MRS. W. KIINGSIAND. Some day the State will pension, mothers ac- cording to the number of children they have reared.-At Lincoln.

CURRENT TOPICS. THE OLD PROVERB, to the effect that one per- son may take a horse to the water, but a dozen cannot make him drink unless, like Betsy Gamp^he feels dispoged," receives a modem illustration in the disinclination of numbers of children to attend school. Children at Funerals. THERE IS an abundance of schools throughout the country; but even in this enlightened age it is difficult to induce parents to take advantage of the better educati-oinal benefits available to their children. An, amusing discussion took place at a recent meeting of the Aberystwyth District Education Committee, when it was reported that the aittandance at a rural school for the past month had been very low" owing to four funer- als in the district." The children whose absence from school was reported, it may be explained, were not attending their own funerals, in which case they would have had a perfectly valid ex- cuae, but the funerals of relatives. This infor- mation caused a member of the Cominittee to remark: It is time this custom was abolished, as it is only a survival of heathen times. A death is the occasion for a jolly good time among some people, as the children get holi- days, others get new clothes, and others get a nice walk." Evidently, Aberystwyth is a jolty place to live in « Child Workers. AT the same meeting the Clerk presented a special report, which is of great interest to our own district, on the chief causes of non-attend- ance. In the country districts, he said, they were the employment of children to drive cattle to marikets and fairs and their attendiance at auc- tion sales; children being engaged to' assist when threshing machines were at work in the neighbourhood; the custom, when a death took place, of keeping at home children of remote relatives residing at a considerable distance firom the deceased until the funeral obsequies were over attending at slinging classes and liter- ary meetings in damp and dirlaulgMy buildings without fires, thus exposing the children to. the cold; the impression that a mother could keep a child at home one day a week to, assist in household dutieis stone-pieking and1 ingather- ing of hay, and Sunday school trips and outings. The causes assigned for the non-attendance of town cihilldirern were newspaper selling, handbill distributing, singing meetings, [Band of Hope and Sunday school excursions and: tea parties, and the carrying of parcels for tradesmen,. It is to be hoped that, like the Aberystwyth Com- mittee, our own. Education, Authorities will "de- cide upon certain steps"-—the more certain the betterr-" with a view to putting a stop to these practices." The Welsh Bisley. CONWAY in particular, and North Wales in general, will regret to learn that there exists some doubt as to whether the Welsh Bisley," which has more than once taken place on the Morfa, can be held thisi year. The obstacle in the way is a shortage of funds. It was ex- plained1 at the annual meeting of the Welsh Rifle Association, held in London, under the presi- dency of Lord Ragllian, that prior to, the adop- tion of the Territorial scheme, a large and in- creasing percentage of subscriptions was re- ceived by the Association from the various Vol- unteer Battalions. Now, however, there ap- pears to exist a doubt as to whether the newly- foirimed Territorial Associations can continue those subsc,ri,ptiionts, although both Pembroke- shire and Denbighshire have taken; the risk— having subscribed 110 and £ 5 respectively. A SIR RICHARD BULKELEY raised the point whetheT it would be legal for County Associa- tions to subscribe to the Rifle Association, and on his motion it was decided that no meeting can be heild this vear unless sufficient funds can be raised by means of a special appeal by Au- gust 15th. TIhe amount required, Sir Richard stated, was ^300. Eiveryotne who is interested in the subject of rifle shooting will hope that the snim needed will be raised and that the Bisley will be heLd this year as usual. The object of these meetings, as Lord Cawdor remarked, is not to train, a certain number of crack shots, leav- ing the remainder of the men in. a state of com- parative uiselessness, but to raise the general ,stamdta;rdl of efficiency. 'This is an ideal worthy of support.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. iMrs. Wheldon, wife of the Rev. T. J. Wheil- don, pastor of Taberoaclle Cihiapel, Bangor, on Sunday evening tendered her_ husband's final resignation, of the charge on the ground of his continued ill-health. Mr. Wlheldon and his family propose to remove to Rhyl. The following gentlemen, at their own request, have caused their names to' be removed from the list of magistrates for the borough of Flint: —Messrs. Norman M'lCbrquodale, Thomas Tomard Silli, and Evian, Thomas. The Rev. 'Gibson Owen, formerly curate of 'Bagillit, has been promoted by the Lord Chan- cellor to the important living of New Radnor, iJn the dior-ese of Hereford. The death 'has just occurred at Mold of Mr. iCIhlailles Mather, who had for some years been licensee of the Leeswood Arms, Wrexham- sfreet, and who bad aliso been in business as an accountant. He was a comparatively young mian, and his illuraess had been of short dura- tion. Mr. Thomas Jones, aged 70, of Plaskynaston C, Hall Farm, Ruabon, Denbighshire, one of the best-known agriculturists in North Wales, left £ a, 220. ,Mi sis Mytfanwy Rees, M.B., Oh.B., daughter of the Rev. W. Hopkyn Rees, of North China, the well-known Welsh missionary, formerly of Cbedpoeth, Wrexham, has been. appointed to, the charge of the A-rthington Hospital for Women, at Erodle, South Indjia, under the auspices of the LondJon Missionary Society.

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1-- WEEK BY WEEK. "That mysterious entity, the King of Bardsey Island, gave evidence in an action heard in London last week. The Proprietor of the Bangor Cathedral" was the address on a letter received at the Ban- gor Post Office last week. It was delivered to I the parish clerk. :l. il. Jl. Papa's nerves had become rather frayed by his young son's endless cross-examination in general knowledge, and they snapped under the final inquiry: Daddy, how do they kill cockles? "Tie a handkerchief round their mouths and suffocate 'em," he burst out. A Manchester inn, displays the following am- biguous placard outside: — We keep none of the inferior qualities of so-called wine." The implied admission that superior qualities of so-called wine are kept will doubtless appeal to connoisseurs. Attending morning service at a Derbyshire country church, on Sunday a pair of Manchester visitors were a-bout to take a back seat when the apparitor approached them. Strangers geneiIialiIy likes to sit towards the front," he suggested, 'e 'asn't a very good deliverance." 'E," of course, was the rector. Mar. Tom Jones, lecturer in political economy at the University of Glasgow, and an old Aber- ystwyth student, who, gave an address on Soci. alism at the Presbyterian Conference held at Colwyn Bay, has been appointed to the chair of political economy at the new Queen's Uni- versatv, Belfast. X. At n In one of the Committee Rooms of the House of Commons, the other day, a large number of Members heard an address against the partition of Bengal, delivered by Mr. Bannerjee, the Iodlian journalist, who asked Sir Herbert Ro- berts how Wales would like to. be partitioned, North Wales being made a part of Lancashire, and South Wales a part of Gloucestershire. The hon. B.a.ronet' reply is not given, but he might have said that something of the sort has already happened. A gentleman who has spent most of his time in Ireland sla-ys that in Donegal some years ago he met a man named Dafydd Thomas, who spoke perfect Weilsh. This would not have been. surprising, taking the name into, consideration, wire it not for the fact that neither Dafydd Thomas, ,nor his father, nor hi ^grandfather had ev-,r been, out of Ireland. The great-grand- father, however, was, a Welshman who went from Wales, and the Welsh language had been a sacred tradition in the family ever since. We think this must be a record-(" Western Mail.") = 7õ A Montgomeryshire wife was recently joined by her husband from America after an absence of 42 years, during which time she had never heard of him. Little wonder, therefore, that she was almost stunned when he made himself known. More remarkable still was the experi- ence of a Carmarthenishire woman some years ago. For thirty years she had been left by her huisiband, when one day a stranger walked into the ho,use and greeted her in Welsh. When asked his business and remonstrated with for intruding he departed without saying a word. Close by the woman's son was in business, and the strain.ger also made a call upon him, who recognised him as his long-lost father. Not a word concerning his whereabouts would he say, and he disappeared quite as mysteriously as on. the former occasion. A well-keowm bishop1, and, a very good-natured one, chanced to, be spending a few days' holi- day from toil at a sniall .seaside resort, the vicar of which fell unexpectedly 1111. on a Friday night. The churchwardens were accordingly confronted early on Saturday morning with the difficulty of finding someone to take the Sunday duty in the invalid's place. With much diffi- dence they approached the bishop, who very kindly at O[]èe assented to, the request that he should officiate in the vicar's place. The spokes. man of the deputation expressed) the gratitude which he and his fellow-wardens felt for the bishop's ready acquiescence, and added: I hope, my lord, you don't think it presumption on our part to have asked your help. A worse preacher would hia' dione for us very well, but at such short notice we did not know, my lord, where to look for one! ,St. Swithin's Day has passed, and although it cannot be recordied that no ram fell, the visita- tion was only slight. When. St. Swithin, Bishop of Winchester, died in 862, he was buried, in a place where passers-by might tread on his grave, and where the rain from the eaves might fa(Il on it." A century later he was canonised, and the monks exhumed1 his body to deposit it in the cathedral; but this translation, which was to have taken place on, juity 15th, is said to have been, delayed in consequence of violent rains. Hence the belief that if nain falls on July 15th it will continue to rain for 4° days. The origin of the legend has, however, been attributed by one authority not to, the Saint's displeasure, but to a primeval pagan idea re- garding the meteorologically prophetic character, of some day about the Slaime period of the year as St. Swithin's. In France the watery Saints' days are those of St. Medard (June 8th) and St. Gervais and St. Protais (June 19th), while in Germany 27th June, the day of the Seven, Sleepers, is regarded as the rainy day. My brother (writes1 a correspondent in the Manchester Guardian) is an enthusiastic officer in the Boys' Brigade; he believes in visiting the homes of his lads and interesting their parents in the work. Last Sunday e-vening he called at one home, but father and mother were out and' the eldest girl appeared to, be keeping house." He made a few inquiries about Johnnie and gave one or two instructions as to the camp, but the girl kept him on the doorstep she seemed to be too bashful to ask him in. Presently a younger sister came down the street, all smiles, and as she entered she mischievously said, "I've caught you this time She had taken the officer to, be the sister's young man. iin less than a minute she bounced out of the house again,. Why, there's another in the parlour! For shame" That was the secret of the elder sister's being ill at ease. According to an oLd tradition, America was discovered by a Welshman, Prince Madoc, who sailed from Rhos-on-Sea (Lilandrillo-yn-Rhos) after the fleet had been blessed, by the monkis at St. TriHo's Chapel, a quaint little building which still stands on, the shore as a proof of the story. In this connection the following paragraph from the Western Mail is inter- esting:—"The deafth of Mrs. Stephens, widow of the author of "Tlhe Literature of the Kymry," reminds a bard that Casnodlyn. was, one of a distinguished gathering nearLy aliI of whom have passed to the great majority. Leaving the large outside circle alone, he was a brother bard with NléLtltan Dyfed, with Dewi Wyn o, Essyllit, and quite a long list, but in, many respects he stood aloof from his generation. His arguments against the discovery of America by the Welsh Prince was fatal to his popularity in the old circle of the bands, but it enhanced his reputa- tion in, Europeain circles as a keen literary critic amongst authorities who applauded1 the man for his rugged honesty of belief. But it must not be taken, as an uncontroverted idea that Madoc was not the discoverer. The researches made by Catlin in regard to the Mandau Indians leave stilli a doubt in the mioids of many an investigator of Welsh lore."

Denbighshire Compensation Authority. JUSTICES AND A VALE OF CONWAY TIED HOUSE." A supplemental meeting of the above author- ity was held on Tuesday at the County Build- ings, Colwyn Bay Mr. L. W. Jelf Petit pre- sided, and the following Justices were also pre- senit: -Colonel Sandbach, Mr. J. W Lumley, Mr. J. E. Oidfield Mr. Harrison Jones, Mr. Thomas Williams (Denbigh), Mr R. G. Venables (Oswestry); together with the Clerk (Mr W. R. Evans). THE HAND INN, LLANSILIN. The first case for compensation considered was the Hand Inn, Llansilin. Mr Farrington ap- peared on behalf of the applicant, who claimed ^185, and this; sum was granted. COLLIER'S ARMS, PENYCAE. An agreeme-it was also put in by the owner, lessee, mortgagees, and tenant of the above house to claim ^499. Mr. Oswald Hughes, Wrexham, appeared for all the parties, and evi- dence was given by Mr. W. N. Capper (of Messrs Frank Lloyd & Sons, Wrexham). Mr J. Kaffery, and Mr. Hugh Dodd (valuer to the Committee) were examined, and the Committee then suggested that the parties should agree upon a reduced claim. Mr. Oswald Hughes later on agreed to claim Z3oo, and this was I- 1_ agreed to, to, be allocated tnu,s x^20° 10 ifle mortgagees, ^5 to the tenant, ;[35 to. the lessee, and the balance of 660 to the owner. The Justices approved of this agreement. CRESCENT INN, GLAN CONWAY. The next case considered was that of the Crescent Inn, Glan Conway, the lessees, of which were stated to, be Messrs. Ind, Coope & Co., Ltd., through the Receiver and the tenant, Charl-s Hitchen. Mr. O. G. Morris, of the Liverpool circuit, instructed by Messs-s. Cham- berlain and Johnson, Llandudno, appeared for the parties, and claimed ^629 in compensation. Mr. H. J. Watling, J.P., Llanrwst, gave evi- dence of the valuation, and Mr. J. M. Porter, Colwyn Bay, gave a valiuation on behalf of the Committee. -r or -1-- A letter was read from Mr. Isaac jones, wno was the registered owner, stating that he had sold the house to Messrs. Ind, Coope and Co., but when the evidence oame to, be taken it ap- peared that the firm only held the premises on a lease, 41 years of which had as yet to ruin, at a ground' rent of £ 8. It appeared, further, that the valuers for both the Committee and the claimants had estimated the value of the trade from figures suppli.ed by the firm. The Chairman pointed out that they nad really no, check upon the figures, inasmuch as neither the valuers had seen, the books. Mr. Morris said he did not think they were required to. produce their books, as Mr. Porter had agreed to accept the figures supplied by the other side. The Chairman pointed out that the Committee had publicly announced that all figures neces- sary to prove trade should be produced, if re- quired. Mr. Morris: I have come to the end of the information I have to give at present. I do not want to enter into that question. The Chairman We are entitled to the best evidence that is; to be had. We are practically a Court of Quarter Sessions. Mr. Morris: Having heard the evidence I have put before you, I submit you ought TO act uroon it. The Chairman The position we take up is that we cannot deal with the case as it stands. After the adjournment Mr. Dawson, North Wales manager to Messrs. Ind, Coope and Co., was re-cal,led, and produced two. large ledgers with the accounts for the beer, &c., supplied to the Inn for a certain period, and was asked some questions, upon the accounts by the Bench, who, thsni decided that they could not approve of the agreement put forward. They authorised the Clerk to communicate to counsel privatefly the sum they were prepared to pay, and subse- quently Mr. Morris offered to, accept £5°0, but the Justices declined to agree to any larger sum than, they had fixed, and the case was therefore referred to the lnland Revenue Comniissioaers for their decision. THE CROWN INN, ABERGELE. In. the case of the Grown, Inn,, Abergele, Mr S. R. Dew, Bangor, appeared for Messrs Allsopp & Co., lessees, and Miss Mary Williams, the licensee. Mr Rumsey Williams, Bangor, repre- senteidi the landlord, William Jones. The par- ties had agreed to. claim £ 1,034. Mr Perkins supported this claim, and Mr Porter valued for the Committee at ^170 odd. It appeared that the wide difference between the valuers was due to. the one including the capitalised vallue of a premium, paid by Messrs Allsopp for the lease, and the other discarding that value. The Com- mittee foun, dithe agreement not proved, and this case was also, referred to the Inland Revenue Commissioners. BODNOD ARMS, EGLWYSB ACH. The amount claimed for this house was ,C439 85. Mr Aimpblett (Messrs Porter, Am- pblett & Go.) appeared for the landlady, Lady McLaren, and also, for the licensee, Mr John Evans. Mr J. M. Porter gave evidence on be- half of the Committee, and valued the compen- sation at £ 195 but did not deal with the ques- tion- of trade. The Committee awarded the sum of _r240. EAGLES INN, DENBIGH. Mr Amphlett appeared on behalf of the owner of this inn,, Mr Davies, and, the amount claimed was ^956 odd. The house was a free one. Mr Perkins and1 Mr Adams gave evidence as to, the value of the house on. behalf of the owner, and Mr J. M. Porter om behalf of the Committee, and he valued the property at £675, and ^289 unlicensed. The Bench awarded £520, to be allocated as foltows:—Fourteen-fifteenths landlord and one- fifteenth teniant. I ■■■ |

New Merionethshire School Opened. Lady Osmond Williams on Friday formally opened the new Council School at Penrhyndeu- draeth, Merionethshire, costing ^2,500. Sir Oismond Williams, M.P., who, was to, preside, was absent on the advice of his medical attend- ant, completing his cure. Alderman; the Hon. C. H. Wynn, Chairman of Merioneth Education Committee, presided, and Lady Williams .said she opened the school with the fervent prayer that all, the young souls who for generations to come passed over the thres- hold might learn within, its wallis, to, serve God and, honour the King. Speeches were also delivered by the Chairman, Mr. Rhydwen, Parry, Rev. John, Owen, Mr. R. Rowilandson, Mr. John Roberts, and Councillor R. D. Jones.

Welsh-Speaking Nurses. Recently we published a paragraph headed, Dearth of Welsh-speaking Niurses. To meet this widespread1 need, a North Wales Nursing Association was formed in, March last at the request of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Institute for Nurses, the object of the Association bemg to train Welsh girls as village nurses to, work in Wales. It is earnestly hoped that many can- dliJdaltes will apply for the training, full informa- tion as to. which can. be obtained from MiStS Smith, Inspector for -the Jubilee Nurses far Wales, 23, Raymondi-sitreet, Chester. 'The Bangor Board of Guardians, on Friday, decided, to contribute to the fund's of the newlry formed North Wales Nursing Association, the object of which, the Chairman explain.ed, was to train Weilsh girls, as nurses, it being at pre- sent extremely difficuilit to, obtained trained nurses with a knowledge of Welsh.

Llanrwst Board of Guardians. I OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. H The monthly meeting of the Llanrwst Board of Guardians was held on Tuesdlay, Mr John Roberts, J.P., presiding. There were also pre- sent Mr D. G. Jones (Vice-Chairman), Revs. ■ John- Gower, H. Rawsan Williams, J. LI. kiohards, and Henry Jones, Messrs John. Hughes and O. Lloyd Jones (Bettws-y-Coedij, T. T. Roberts (Dolwyddelen), Evan Wilkams (Caipel Curig), John JJerry, Edward Mills, John. Williams, and W. G. Jones (Llanrwst Urban1,, John Davies (Bryniog), Edward Edwards (Tyddyn Du), William Williams1 (Liangernyw), E. W. Roberts (Cwm), Edward Roberts (Pen- machno), David Jones (Yspytty), John Davies ■ (Gwytherin), Roland Hughes, David Lewis, and H David Jones (Llangemyw) with the Clerk pro. H tern. (Mr Thomas Hughes), the Relieving Officers H (Messrs O. Evans Jones, Llanrwst, and T. C. H Roberts, Penmachno), and the Workhouse Mas- H ter (Mr Edward Hughes). H SUPERINTENDENT REGISTRAR. I On the motion of Mr John Davies (.Bryniog!, I seconded bv Mr Roland Hughes, it was uman H mously decided that Mr David Pierce, Dyffrym H Aur (the only applicant), be elected Superin- ■ tendent Registrar. I CLERK TO THE BOARD. I The Chairman gave notice that he would, at the next meeting, move the election, of Mr Thomas Hughes, Clerk pro. tern., to the per- manent appointment of Clerk to. the Board, and the Rev. Henry Jones moved that the salary be £ 6o for the Guardians' clerkship and ^35 for the Assessment Committee. The Rev. Rawson Williams seconded. It was pointed out that the salary in connec- tion with the Assessment Committee could only be determimled by that Committee alone. Mir D. G. Jones moved an amendment that a reduction of ten per cent. be made in the salary of the Clerk to the Board. The amendment was seconded by Mr John Davies. For the amendment there voted nine, and for the original motion thirteen. The motion was therefore carried. The Rev. Rawson Williams said this was a most important office, and it behoved them to be as careful as possible in the selection. Mr Edward Roberts said, it would be a dis- grace upon the Board if they elected anyone in preference to the Deputy Clerk, who had served with the late Mr R. R. Owen for the past twelve years. The matter then dropped. THE HOUSE. The Master reported that there were 27 in the house, as compared with 19 for the same period last year. There were 92 vagrants relieved, as compared with 71 the corresponding period last year. The Master, on behalf of the paupers, thanked the Guardians for the trip to Llan- dud no. RATE COLLECTIONS. The Local Government Board wrote confirm- ing the decision of the Guardians: That the Collector should be paid on the basis, of the as- sessable value of the parishes in his districts.

North Wales Asylum, If LLYSFAEN: "A LITTLE NEST EGG." LIMITS OF ACCOMMODATION. A quarterly meeting of the Committee of Visi- tors of the North Wales Asylum, Denbigh, was held on Monday at Pwllheli, Mr J. A. Chad- wick presiding. Referencie being made to the fact that the Local Government Board had now authorised Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils to borrow respectively fgoo and £1,954 for pur- poses of the North Wales, Counties Lunatic Asylum, it was suggested that these counties had come to the end of their borrowing powers. Mr A. O. Evans (Denbigh) indignantly re- torted We have not come to the end of our tether we are a long way off. (Laughter.) Mr J. Jones Morris Even if you get Llys- iaen you cannot borrow any more. Mr A. O. Evans That is a little nest egg for u.s. (Laughter.) The salary of the Nonconformist chaplain of the Asylum, the Rev. James Charles, Denbigh, is was raised from 680 to. £ 100. .Mr T. W. Griffith (Llandudno) said he had il1i- tended moving an amendment because he thought that £80 was ample for the work done by the three or four Nonconformist ministers who joined in taking the services at the Asylum. But seeing that the motion to increase, the salary was carried by such a substantial majority at the House Committee he had decided not to press his amendment. {Hear, hear.) COUNTIES IN ARREAR. It was reported' that the Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils were in arrear with their final instalments on the enlargement ac- count. AngLesey bad only paid a fourth of the sum due from them on repairs account. Mr Harry Clegg explained that these payments had already been sanctioned by the County Couneilis, and would be confirmed on Thurs- day. It had been discovered that the payments had really been passed for payment by the County Council, but the county treasurer had not paid the money over. (Lamghter.) STATISTICS. The number of pauper patients reported to be in the institutionf was as follows —From Den- bighshire, 236, being 39 under quota; Flintshire, 179, 8 over quota; Anglesey, 110, 4 over quota; Cam.a.rvOiIJJshire, 223, 40 under quota; Merion- ethshire, 93, 9 under quota. Mr J. R. Hughes, in view of the fact that they were nearly approaching the full quota at the Asylum, asked when it was intended to move in the direction of providing additional accom- modation in the western part of the division. The Clerk said that oommuna-cationts upon the question had already been addressed to the various County Councils, but none of them had yet replied. Mr Hughes moved that the further attention of the Councils be drawn to the matter. Mr Maurice Jones, in seconding, urged that the matter was getting serious. They ought to move without delay as four or five years must necessarily elapse before the buildincr would be completed. The motion was then carried.

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