The North Wales Weekly News

TIDE TABLE FOR THE NORTH WALES COAST.* Date. Morn. Even. height. OCTOBER. 21 OIL 0 32 2 J 1 22 o 53 I 14 ao 4 23 I 30 1 5Q •• 18 9 24 2 22 2 46 16 8 25 311 3 40 14 8 26 4 13 5 11 12 9 27 63 6 52 12 3 28 7 30 7 54 6 Conway 10 minutes later.

THE RURAL REVIVAL. IN ALL PARTS of the country there are being formed high expectations as the result of Lord Carrington's announcement of the intention of the Government to establish Agricultural Credit banks. Such a scheme is absolutely essential it the Small Holdings Act and the Develop- ment Alt are to secure for the nation the bene- fits which the Liberal Government have in view. By its adoption a way will be made to- wards the goal which every true reformer his had ever before his eyes, the revival of agri- culture and the re-population of the almost empty countryside. Once that is achieved, there wilt be inaugurated, an era of prosperity wd contentment such as has not been known is there islands, for many centuries. That there is urgent need for the adoption of some such scheme there cannot be the slightest doubt. In common with the experience of all European nations, the last thirty years have witnessed an almost continuous decline in in- come derived from agricultural pursuits in the British Isles. The Inlmd Revenue returns show a fall in farmers' profits from 28 to 14 millions between 1879-So and 1902-3, while agri- cultural rents fell during the same period from S9a to 422 millions. A corresponding decrease in the number of people engaged directly on the land is shown by the census returns. In 1851 there were returned as being employed on the land 1,140,898 mates, but .;n iqoi the num- ber was 749,805, a decrease of 309,103, while female labour decreased 384,000, in the same fifty years. Then look at the changes which have taken place in the methods of cultivation. Arable land, during the 33 years prior to 1904, decreased in area by 3,11212,000 acres; while permanent pasture land increased by 4,668,000 acres. The area under green crops fell from 35,812,276 acres in 1874 to 30,200,630 in 1908, a decline of 5,612,213 acres. During these years our imports of such food stuffs as we may legi. timately expect from home growers, apart from cereals, increased in value by many mil- lions. In 1908 our imports of butter amounted tn £ 24,000,000; eggs, £ 7,000,000; poultry, ,Cgu,coo while the value of green fruits which may be grown here, and vegetables, exceeded £ 7,000,000. These hard facts represent a state of affairs which must be changed if the people of this country are to live and thrive under favourable conditions they represent a prob- lem whicu nias) be solved if Great to muntain her national • -upremacv. And that solution will be supplied, not by the adoption of the fatuous Tariff Reform ideas which are being preached with such pathetic patience by "ur Conservative friends, but by the wise and statesmanlike land policy of the Liberal Gov- ernment. Radicals and Tories alike are ad- vocating a policy of back to the land, but with this difference Liberals want to retain the people on the soil on profitable terms. They want to make it both possible and pleasant for a larger population to live in the villages and rural districts; to relieve the congestion of population ir the towns with its serious con- sequences to provide larger supplies of food, so as to be less dependent on outside sources in time of war to rear a stronger and healthier race, efficient alike from the physical and edu- cational points of view, and thus to banish many if not all of the evils of unemployment. These are some of the advantages which will accrue to our nation from the Government's land policy, which includes the better culture o the soil and the teaching of scientific hus- bandry. And yet the electors of this country are invited to repudiate the Government which is ready, willing and able, to carry out this policy, with all its potentalities for good, in favour of the disunited Unionist .party, without a leader and without a policy, whose stock- in-trade has long since been proved to be the merest tinsel. Is it likely that an intelligent nation will throw away the substance in order tc grasp at the shadow?

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. The Duke of Westminster arrived at Gros- venor House from Eaton Hall, and will remain in town until Saturday, when he goes on a visit to his estates in South Africa, remaining away until a few days before Christmas. On Monday, Mr. J. W. Post, Conway, was installed Worshipful Master of the Rhyl Car- adoc Lodge (1674) of A.F. and A.M. The banquet was afterwards held in the Queen's Hotel. The Bishop of Bangor has appointed the Rev. C. P. Price, Rector of Machynlleth, to be Rural Dean of Cyfeiliog and Mawddwy, in suc- cession to the late Rev. T. Llewelyn Williams. William Hughes, of Llangefni County School, Anglesey, has been awarded a scholarship at Jesus College, Oxford, on the result of the Welsh Central Board examination in science and mathematics. The Rev. W. Keinion Thomas has retired from the' pastorate of Siloh and Moriah Con- gregational Churches, Portdinorwic.

CAKES AND PUDDINGS.—No. 49. DEVONIA PUDDING. Sent by Miss D. Banbury, Poltimore. 1 > pints Milk. 4 ozs Cakeoma. 2 Eggs Sugar to taste. Cake crumbs. METHOD.—Put one pint o: milk to boil with sugar to sweeten. Mix 4 ozs. of Cakeoma with sufficient cold milk to make a smooth paste, add two beaten eggs and pour into the boiling milk and stir gently until it thickens, then put aside to cool. Mix some crumbled stale cake with milk and wine (just sufficient to soak it) and put it in the bottom of a glass dish pour the pud- ding over and decorate with cherries and Ratafia biscuits soaked in wine. A delicious cold pudding. A good way to use up stale cake. Cakeoma is sold in 3|d. packets' by Grocers 2 and Stores everywhere. Recipe book will be sent post free on request to Latham & Co., Ltd., Liverpool.

I JOTTINGS FROM NATURE. OCTOBER 17TH, 1910. I To the ponds and sluggish watercourses in Creuddyn the grey wagtail is known only as an occasional visitor in winter, but none of my friends ever remember observing the bird on the Great Orme, for that part of the district lies remotei from the lowland country to which the species descends in the autumn from the burns up on the adjacent hill than at its southern corrter. On the 5th of this month, however, I watched two feeding with some domesticated fowls on a cliff's edge on the eastern side of the headland, but it may be they were not birds which had descended from the hillsides and which had chanced to travel further than is customary. In the autumn small parties are occasionally seen in certain of the western countie.4, but it has not yet been satisfactorily ascertained whether or not their movements are purely insular and are mi- grating from northern to touthern counties, or whether they are only individuals that have massed together at one of the resorts in the lowlands to which they converge' in the autumn, and have gone rurther afield than they are gen- erally supposed to go, or whether—and the statement is as difficult to refute as to prove— they are immigrants from oversea.

SA YINGS OF THE WEEK. LORD STRADBROKE. Unselfishness is a thing appreciated all through life.—At Woodbridge. ■* MR. C. J HAMILTON, M.A. Human nature tends to shift the burden on to someone else.—At Hastings. LADY DODSWORTH. Total abstinence is no longer the fad of the few, it has become almost universal.—At Bristol < DR. S. SQUIRE SPRIGGE. In the world oi medicine the sjains of one man are used for the good of all. -At St. George's Hospital. MR. JOHN BURNS, M.P. Environment in youth has an enormous in- fluence -on the personal and civic education of the future citizcns.—At the Guildhall.

National Fitness. To the Editor of the Weekly News. SIR,-I read the article on the above question in your issue of the 14th with interest, as it refers to a subject on which I have often written to your columns-that of physical train- ing for both sexes. The writer states, If Great Britain is to maintain her supremacy.. she must pay due regard to the physical fitness of her citizens at home." Your contri- butor could not have written a truer sentence History bears witness that nations, however great and powerful, Jhat once allow their popu- lation to become enervated by pleasure and vice, weakened by luxury and selfish indulgence, or rendered effeminate by a life of indolent ease, have in the end been conquered. When ancient Greece was divided into republics and mon- archies, the citizens of every state were physi- cally trained from girlhood and boyhood, so that they could stand almost any amount of fatigue. Every town and city had its large public exercising grounds, or large public gymnasiumns, managed by instructors who were themselves athletes. The Olympic games, at which athletic contests, chariot races, recita- tions of songs and poems, -S-c., took place, were brought over from Italy to this country by the Romans, but gradually degenerated into OUT modern horse racing. The Spartan youths were trained to the highest perfection. It is even said that before they were allowed to partake of a plain, but wholesome mid-day meal, they had first to be exercised. In these modern days, we do not all need to become athlete:" weight lifters or wrestlers but we might at least keep ourselves fit by frequent exercise, with now and then, a period of rest and relaxation. There is not the small- est need' to become a slave to- athletics. The Swedish Gymnasium, mentioned in your columns, is a valuable acquisition to Colwyn Bay. Unfortunately it is for ladies only, so that the other sex have nowhere in which to be exercised. What with Jitsu and physical training, I fear that the sterner sex must be long lose its supremacy and become the weak- er Therefore, we ought to start a large one for males—or perhaps for both sexes, with in- structors of both sexes, to act as trainers at different hours of the day. lie Colwyn Bay public seem, however, either like warm or indifferent. Or is it the difficulty and expense that is too great? Probably there are a large section of the public, to whom the question of physical culture is a matter of in- difference, and who look on its advocates as cranks or faddists. On the other hand, there are numbers who are quite enthusiastic over it; who have, many of them, discovered an im- provement in their own health through its use and who would be glad of some large public building in which they might meet and exercise. In their homes, they may have little room to exercise, or little chance to do w. If it were possible for all interested to club together; if the same enthusiasm and energy were displayed that was apparent in the erection of the huge Eisteddfod building it might then become dimly possible for all who desired it to exercise themselves on fixed days of the week. I do not, Sir, mean to advocate the use of violent gymnastics, uch as might strain or overdo the weaker members; but what I am thinking of is a fixed system of physical dirill, such as the writer of your article has already witnessed at Miss Hall's Gymnasium. Only the strong and advanced should go in for the se1 erer exercises. The Swedish system of Ling, brought from Sweden into this country, although it is con- sidered by many to hold the foremost place amongst the systems of physical training adopt- ed by different nations, has yet been criticised as causing too great mental and physical tension." Probably a selection from it is best adapted to the particular case of those whom excessive mental application, or overtax in business, has reduced to a state of neurasthenia. However, I will leave this question to profes- sionals. Exercises, when not varied, are liable to become inontonous, from their sameness. Hence that system which shows the greatest variety, and which exercises every organ, or set of muscles in the body in rotation, is probably the best. Or a judicious selection of the best exercises from different systems would be very good. My own favourite is a selction of 120 exercises for men and 100 for women arranged by the American Physical Education Society, which is founded on anatomical principles. It is intended to increase respiration and circula- ton to exercise the muscles of the abdomen, and to strengthen the legs and arms. There is another set of exercises, 30 in number, which is excellent. Breathing exercises and bathing are also recommended Ought not our Elementary Schools, our Priv- ate Schools and our Colleges to have better systems of physical education and in addition, ought we not to have public drill halls in every citv and town that could afford the expense? I will conclude with two quotations from great wri ters Learning in a broken 1 ody is like a sword without a handle."—Beecher. The force of the understanding increases with the health of the bodv.De-iiiocritus. —Your, etc., CHESTER MALAM.

I Conway Choral Society. HONOURING THE CONDUCTOR. I On Thursday evening a large number of the members of the Conway Choral Society and other musical friends gathered together in the Carmel C.M. Schoolroom, when Mr. J. P. I Griffiths, the popular conductor of the Society, and Mrs. Griffiths were made the recipients of handsome presents on the occasion of their sil- ver wedding, which was celebrated in July last. Mr. Owen Evans, the Chairman of the Society, presided, and he was supported by Mr. Albert Wood, J.P., D.L., the generous President, and several members of the Committee. The Chairman at the outset congratulated the members of the Society upon their meeting to- gether once more. He referred to the fact that the Society had lost it old home at the Guild Hall, and although the Corporation were the possessors of valuable corporate property, there was not a single room which could be utilised for such a meeting as that. He was sure they were all delighted to see the President amongst them. (Cheers.) They had met together to show their appreciation and affection for their dear conductor, Mr. J. P. Griffiths, who had been a faithful, energetic and able leader for many years. He had devoted valuable time to enable the choir to produce the works of the great masters, and he trusted that they would have the benefit of his services for many years to come. When Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Griffiths ascended the platform at the invitation of the Chairman, they were given a hearty ovation. The Chairman called upon Mr. Albert Wood to make the presentation Before doing so, Mr. Wood said he had the greatest pleasure in being present at the func- tion, although he did not go out very much at nights, as he had not been very strong of late, he could not let that occasion pass without making an effort to be present. (Applause.) The town had suffered a great loss when Mr. Griffiths left the Corporation. He had conduct- ed the Society for about 15 years, and he (the speaker) felt that no society had done more good towards temperance and to gfve occupa- tion to the young people in the evenings. He congratulated both Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths upon their silver wedding. With regard to Mrs. Griffiths, he knew of the excellent work she did in connection with the Nursing Association, and probably It was the most disagreeable work there was to do—collecting. He had not heard a word about the presentation until the pre- vious night, and he had not been asked for any subscription. He now had the very pleasant duty of presenting a roll-top desk to Mr. Grif- fiths, which bore the following inscription Presented to Mr. J. P. Griffiths on his silver wedding by the members of the Conway Choral Society and other musical friends in recogni- tion of his service as conductor, and the zeal and devotion he has shown in all musical circles. Mr. Wood, in a few appropriate words, also handed to Mrs. Griffiths a beautiful silver coffee pot, remarking amidst laughter that he hoped she would have a good many brews out of it. He wished both of them every happiness and prosperity. The Mayor (Councillor John Williams) also spoke a few words, in which he stated that he had known Mr. Griffiths for 3i years, and he was glad to be able to say that they were still friends. He sincerely trusted that Mr. and Mrs Griffiths would have long life to enjoy the pre- sents. The Rev J. Luther Thomas said he was glad they were appreciating the services of living people, instead of placing a monument when they were dead. Mr. Griffiths' monument was the Choral Society. He had been to the Choral Society as a minister of religion. The Society, in his opinion, wielded a religious influence. If anything ought to influence the young people of Conway, it was music, and Mr. Griffiths pro- vided that. He had turned in at practices oc- casion all v. The Society kept young men and women from—(a voice Courting," and laugh- ter). He knew that it kept them from many worse temptations. He kn-ew Mr. Griffiths in public and private-as a choral conductor, as a worker in the church, and as he was on his hearth at home. He was almost sure that it was with a religious motive that Mr. Griffiths took the choir in hand. In conclusion, he hoped the,- would all meet again in another 2; years to celebrate their golden wedding. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. P. Griffiths, who was enthusiastically received, said he appreciated the presence of the President. He was extremely thankful for the kind manifestations of their appreciation of the little labour in connection with the Choral Society. He had enjoyed immense pleasure by seeing the Society succeeding so well in years gone by. His 25 years of married life had been a very happy one, and it there was anyone pre- sent contemplating entering into that state, he could venture to bear testimony that it had not been a failure in his case. (Hear, hear.) His wife had shared his joys and he had shared her sorrows. She had shared his sorrows, and he had shared her joys. Joys when they were shared were increased, but sorrows when di- vided were lessened. (Hear, hear.) The So- ciety had started in a very little way, but by the help of the President they had succeeded very well. He had been most generous since he was President. It would be a matter of im- possibility for the Society to produce the great works with orchestral accompaniment had it not been for the help and generosity of Mix Wood. (Hear, hear.) He thanked them all from the bottom of his heart for the kind words spoken about him. One of the proudest mo- ments of the vear was that anxious moment when he ascended the rostrum in the Town Hall with the hall well filled, and every mem- ber of the choir with their eyes concentrated on the baton. One thing rather grieved him, and that was that Conway did not do as well as it should. He sincerely hoped they would have new members. There was a great cry in Welsh musical circles that they were beaten bv English choirs. He did not tnink that was to be deplored very much. He thought they ought to cultivate, not only a little spirit of rivalry, but also of chivalry. The reason at- tributed was that there were so many amateur conductors. He considered that amateur con- ductors had been of great service to Welsh music during the last 50 years. Concluding, he again thanked them for their expression of goodwill and appreciation of what little he had done for the Society. (Cheers.) Mr. R. T. Hughes, the Secretary of the So- ciety, then handed to ME. Griffiths an illumina- ted album containing the signatures of all the subscribers, for which Mr. Griffiths again re- turned thanks. Mrs. J. P. Griffiths was well received. In a neat speech she said that she thanked them sincerely for the beautiful present, which she would alw 'y;; appreciate. She heartily wished the Society every further sucecss. On the motion of Mr. T. R. Hammond, sec- orded by Mr J. Harry Jones, a vote of thanks was accorded the deacons for the use of the schoolroom. A very hearty vote of thanks was also extend- ed to the President for honouring the company with his presence.

Brussels Exhibition. We are pleased to hear that the judges at the Brussels International Exhibition have awarded three Grand Prizes and two Diplomas of Hon- our to Messrs. Spratt's Patent, Limited, for the superior excellence of their world-renowned dog, poultry and cage-bird foods. During the 50 years of their existence Messrs. Spratt's have had many honours showered upon them, among the most recent being the Grand Prizes gained by them at the Eranco-British and Japan-British Exhibitions, a fact which speaks volumes for the desrved confidence placed in their manufactures.

Llandudno Police Court. A DENTIST AND HIS SUMMER HOUSE. AN INEFFICIENT TERRITORIAL. This Court was held on Monday, and occu- pied the greater part of the day. Including the summonses for rates, there were 98 cases to be tried. The Magistrates on the Bench were Mr. Ephraim Wood (presiding), Messrs. J. W7. Raynes, J. Adey Wells, T. W. Griffith, John Dowell, Robert Roberts, E. E. Bone, Hugh Owen and Dr. M. J. Morgan, and the Magis- trates' Clerk (Mr. James Porter). Reports of other interesting cases appear in other columns A BUILDING OR A STRUCTURE. H. Bonnalie, dentist, North Parade, Llan. dudno, was summoned by the Clerk to the Urban District Council, Mr. Alfred Conolly, for having erected a temporary building in front of his house, without the previous consent of the local authority. Mr. F. B. Merriman (instructed by Mr. Conolly), prosecuted, and Mr. G. D. Keogh (in- structed by Messrs. Henderson, Hallmark, and Co.), defended. The latter said he appeared under protest. The summons was irregular, and he argued, void. Amongst other objections, Mr. Keogh said his client was charged with erecting a tem- porary structure, whereas there was no such offence. The word in the summonses should have oeen building and not structure, therefore that was fatal to its validity. A long discussion ensued upon points of law between the respective Counsel, and the Bench decided ultimately to allow the amendment of the word structure tor building. Mr. Merriman stated that the case was brought under Section 27 of the rublic Health Amendment Act, 1907. The defendant had erected a certain building without submitting plans or receiving authority so to do, from the Cuban District Council. The defendant's house was at the corner of Church Walks and North l'aiade, and in his garden he had erected a tem- porary summer house. It was eight feet long, seven feet wide, six feet high, and nine feet to the crown of the roof. It was erected on the 21 st of July of this year. The Act of 1907 was adopted by the local authority in October, igog, and the offence having been committed in Julv of this year, as soon as it was perceived, steps were taken by the Council to draw the defend- ant's attention to the breach of the bye-laws. Counsel read correspondence which had passed between the parties. The defendant stated that he regretted no plan of the building had been first submitted, as he did not think it necessary, and did not come within the section of the Act. Continuing, Mr. Merriman said that in conse- quence of the position of the building being disapproved by the Council the defendant was asked to remove same within seven day,. The Llandudno Council attached much importance to the case, as if this sort of thing was to be put up with without licence, it became a very serious matter for the town. Where Jrd the building line come in. IN-in. Thomas Ward, deputy Surveyor to the Council, gave evidence, and said the building was of timber irames in sections, bolted to- gether, with a timber and corrugated iron roof. Mr. A. Hewitt, architect, Llandudno, was called by Mr. Merriman. but that gentleman asked aloud in Court whether his fee would be paid by the prosecution, and he had not been subpoeaned Mr. Merriman said his evidence was not absolutely necessary. He would call the de- fk iid ant. Mr. H Bonnalie said he had instructed Mr. Hewitt to prepare the plan for the Council. He had put up the summer house before submitting that plan. By Mr. Keogh It was not built on the ground, but carted there. It was intended that it should remain there as long as he occupied the property. Mr. Keogh, addressing the Bench, said there was no penalty incurred in this case, and the stringent powers given by Parliament to a local authority could not be meant to deal with a case of this sort. The Bench retired, and on returning the Chairman (Mr. Wood) said they considered the case proved, and they inflicted a fine of 20S. Air. Keogh asked the Bench to state a case. The ( lerk replied that this would be done. ASSAULTING THE POLICE. John Morris Jones, Park House, Llandudno, labourer, was charged with assaulting Police Constable II. Williams on October ist, and was fined 20S. and costs. UNNEIGHBOURLY NEIGHBOURS." M. Williams, Ty'nycoed-terrace, Great Orme's Head, widow, a laundress, summoned E. Harris, a neighbour, and wife of Edward Thomas Harris, town porter, with assault on the 29th September. Mr. R. S. Chamberlain appeared for the com- plainant, and the defendant was unrepresented. Mr. Chamberlain said that the complainant was a widow and got her living by laundry work. The defendant had circulated certain disagreeable tales about the complainant. The latter went, on the day in question, to ask the defendant why she had circulated the stories, when she received a hot reception, and was assaulted. A knitting needle in the scuffle en- tered the complainant's face. The defendant jumped to the complainant's face and got hold of her head, until the husband pulled her off. The defendant gave evidence on oath, and said that when the complainant came to her and gave her a blow on her face, she had to protect herself. Inspector O-xen gave evidence as to the com- plainant coming to see him on the evening of the day of the row, and showed her face with a nasty scratch across the side of it. Edward Thomas Harris, husband of the de- fendant, said he was in the house on the day of the quarrel, and he saw the complainant strike his wife in the house. Mr. Chamberlain You could not see through the wall, what was going on outside. Witness: There's no wall in our house. (Loud laughter.) I mean there's no wall be- tween the back of the house and the front. The case was dismissed, as was also a cross- summons by Harris against Williams. CRUELTY'TO A HORSE. Inspector W. Fiemirg, of the R.S.P.C.A., summoned William Roberts, 7, Chapel-street, Llandudno, with cruelty to a horse. Defendant did not appear Inspector Owen said he had seen the defend- ant, who told him of the case, that he had to leave the town that day, and that he pleaded guilty. A fine of 20S. and costs was imposed. AN INEFFICIENT TERRITORIAL. Edward Luther, The Clifton, Vaughan-street, Llandudno, was summoned by Captain R. E. Brewster, with an offence under the Territorial Act. The captain claimed £5 due to the Terri- torials under Section 2, of the Reserve Forces Act, from the defendant for not making himself efficient as a Territorial. The defendant gave as his reason for non- efficiency, that he had written a letter asking for relief from the drills, as he was out of work, and could not go to camp and leave his wife and family to starve. Captain Brewster said the defendant should put in 20 drills prior to the annual camp, but he bad only put in nine, and he had also failed to attend camp. Through his neglect the Asso- ciation forfeited the sum of 23s. There were several such men in various districts, and the Association had decided to prosecute one man in each district, and bring the Territorials to a sense of their obligations, and it was also taken in the interest of discipline. A fine of 5s. and costs, was imposed.