The Rhos Herald

í)e 05 J>era £ 6. SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 31, 1910 LOCAL EVENTS OF 1910. POLITICAL. The most important political happening of the year has been the passing of Mr Hemmerde, and the coming of Mr John. In January, Mr Hemmerde was elected by the huge majority 043,544. When the December election was aeclared, Mr Hemmerde, at the earnest request of the Chief Liberal Whip, resigned his seat in East Denbighshire, and went to fight the seat held by Lord Beresford at Ports- mouth. There Mr Hemmerde fought a galiant fight, but failed to wrest the seat from the Tory grip. On hearing the news ot Mr Hemmerde's resignation, the Liberal leaders of East Denbighshire hurriedly met, and unanimously decided to ask Mr E. T, John, Middlesborough, to stand, Mr John accepted the call and at once began to win the support and ,confidence of the division. His opponent, Mr Alfred Hood, was a perfect stranger to the majority of the electors, and re- mains, as far as Rhos is concerned, it the unknown for not once did he visit this part of the division. The result of the flection was a triumph for Mr John, who was returned by a majority of 3,263. TT THE LIBERAL LEAGUE. On April nth the Young Liberal Club Rooms were opened. That the Club has filled a long felt wan: in the neighborhood is to be seen by the large number cf young men who have joined. There are now some 300 names registered, and the rooT1 are nightly visited by a large num- ber, During tne election the Club was the centre of politic; activity, arrange- ments having been m ide for the declara- tion of the results, Besides billiards, chess, and draughts, there are monthly lectures and addresses. DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS. Pollings took place for local members Z, on the District Council on April iitti. The following members were elected Rhos Ward. Mr Samuel Roberts Pant Ward, Mr J. Ty^lio Jones. Ponkey W,,r,], Mr Joseph Griffiths and Mr David Davies. ■Sf -+ PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION. The Parish "Council election for Pant Ward took place on Apf-it i ith, The inenibers elected were :— Mr C. Morgan, Mr Ted Jones, Mr jos Charles, a id Mr Joseph P.'Cc. There were no contests in etther Rho- or Ponkey Wards, the follow- ing bei g returned unopposed Ponkev Waid, M: Y\ M. j ones, Mr D. Davies, ft-Ir Watkin Jones, Mr Ken Wynn, Rhos Ward. Mr Samuel Roberts, Mr Tom Roberts, Mr Wrn Garner, Mr Llewelyn Davies, and Mr Won Hugnc?. LICENCES CLOSED. Oil April 2-ih the licenses d the Sea Lion Inn, Rhos, and the Hand Inn, Pon- j ey, were closed by th- Compensation Authority. + + FATAL ACCIDENTS. Every yen- 1hec.d dawns it.; toll of human life. This year th-c lot I owing lost 0 their lives in wresting th? black treasure John Th.im is st.-eet. Rhos, died on janua-) 20 ;r ;m the results of an accident at -<u>.h:» Coi-hyy on Dec 28. Edward Jones, {4-7) Greenfield Terrace, Johnstown, kilieu ax Hafod Colliery, on March 26th. Owen Green. Derby Terrace, Johns- town, died on April bin from the result of irili,-ies sustained ai Hafod Colliery on April 6th. Peter J New-street, fPonkev, was fatally injured at Yauxball Colliery on Nov 6th. FIRE A big fire broke out at the workshop of Mr Llewelyn Da vies. School-street, on Sunday morning June 5th. The place was burnt to the ground. MUSICAL. During the jear, the musical progress of Rhos, has been marked by the per- formances of several classical works by iocai choirs. Among the most important music happenings were Performance of H "Samson" fcy the Bethlehem Churai Society on Feb 23rd. Per of Messiah at Capel Ma«i, by the Cacel M'iwr Choral Society on Mar 30th. Performance cf rrmcess ju--j u by the lohn.stcwn School Children, on April 27 -d 28th.. The toL.rib annual chair Eisteddfod at Uanejohrugv'g Park, July 4th. r^u*i,:sr Aturust, Mt fames i>auvage, visitt.u his i.nlive town, and sang" at sev- eral concerts the princ!pality. MrJchn Evans won the bass solo I at tfC: Naticn d Lisle■afd Colvvyn Bay, and Cefn C;Ilcral Society won the second choral competition, PASTORAL CHANGES. 1™EZI^E There have been several changes in the pasiorage ot the different chapels. The Rev R. Jones, after a pastorate of twenty yeais, left Capei Mawr, for Aberdyfi. The Rev Wynn Davies commenced his ministry at Capel Mawr, in September. The Rev W H Lewis, Johnstown, left Siloh in June for Beaumaris. The Rev T Arthur Thomas left Johnstown for Leeds in the same month. The Rev R. Roberts having left Bethlehem at the end of 1909, the vacancy was filled in October when the Rev Peter Price, M.A., preach- ed his first sermon there. During the same month, the Rev J. P. Gough took up the pastorate ot 44 Salem (A) Chapel Bank street.

THE YEAR 1910. -0- PRINCIPAL EVENTS. The year which is now passing away be- gan, as it ends, with a Genejal Election. Two such elections in one year is a cir- cumstance almost unprecented in our an- nals. Never, in the course of a single year, has more constitutional history been made than in this eventful year of IgIO. These twelve months have surfficed to put all the text books on that subject most throughly out of date, To begin at the beginning, we must go -back to the very last day in November in last year. On that fateful day the Lords passed, by 375 votes to 75, a resolution, moved by Lord Lansdowne, virtually amounted to the rejection of the Finance Bill, a measure which had already passed its third reading in the Commons by an imposing majority. The fat was now in the fire, which began to blaze most fur- iously in consequence. Two days after the Lords had, in spite of the eloquent and impressive warnings of their sagest counsellors, "damned the consequences," to use Lord Milner's phrase, and embark- ed on their perilous enterprise of trying conclusions with the dominant party in the Commons. Mr Asquith moved his resolution, which declared that the action of the Lords in amending a Finance Bill was a brech of the Constitution. This was carried by 349 to 134 votes, and soon afterwards Parliament was dissolved. The country was to be asked to pronounce its judgement. The first pollings took plce on January 15, almost four years to a week after Sir Heurv Campbell-Bannerman bad obtained his mammoth majority. It was soon seen that the great industrial North Z, —Lancashire and Yorkshire and there- abouts-was with the Government, and Scotland and Wales were overwhelming- ly, almost unanimously, on the same side Early in February the battle was over, and though the English Home Counties had been induced to rally to the Tories, there still remained a large and compact majority for the Government. The Tories were in a minority of 124, THE NEW KING. The accession of King George rendered necessary the passing ot the Regency Bill by which the Queen becomes Regent of the Kingdom ut the event ot the King's death before the young Pi inee of Wales has attained his majority. Another con- sequence of the demise of the Crown was that King George was uuable to make the journey to South Africa to open the first opening of the infant Union. That duty naturally devolved upon the Duke of Connaught, and the Royal seal was set upon the re-union of the two white races in South Africa, which will assuredly rank in history as the greatest constructive achievement of the Campbell Bannerman Government. A royal announcement of great interest made during the year is that their Majesties will visit India to hold an Accession Durbar at Delhi in January, 1912. and it is con-idered probable that they will pay a State visit to South Africa and perhaps also to Canada aud Australia Should they do so it will be the first time that a reigning British Sovereign has ever paid a visit to any of those Colonies which are now termed" the Dominions beyond the Seas." SOME CABINET CHAGES, During the year Lord Gladstone ceased to be a Cabinet Minister in order to be- come the first Governor-General of South Africa-his name sounds pleasant in in Dutch ears—and Mr Winston Churchill took his place at the Home Office. Lord Morley, on account of his years, resigned a burdensome office, and Lord Crewe be- came Secretary for India in his stead, while Mr Lewis Harcourt was advanced to the Colonial Secretaryship, The stat- us of the Local Government Board was raised, and the President became entitled to a salary of a year. Apropos of Mr Burn's department, it has been settled during the year that to have once been in receipt of Poor law relief will not. after to-day (Saturday) be a disqualification for an Old Age Pension. STRIKES AND CATASTROPHIES. The year has also been rendered mem- orable, from a Labour point of view, by the inaugurations of Labour Bureaus, the first of which were opened on February 1. A less pleasing episode in Labour history was the lock-out, by the. Shipbuilding Em- ployers' Federation, of the members of the Boiler Makers' Society, a strong measure j which directly affected 50,000 men in the t North-East of England and on the Clyde. I That happily, is over, but the same can- not be said of the great colliery strike in South Wales. The riots of Tonypandy —much exaggarated accounts of which were published at the time-and the send- ing of soldiers and London Police into the area of disturbance are all rnatte s of re- cent history and common knowledge. But this much may be put to the credit of the colliers, that not a life has been lost from first to last. Ki'gaa—a—EB——r About the middle of imay ,the country was horriffied by the disaster at the Wel- lington Pit, Whithaven. One hundred and sixty-sik minners were entombed, and though gallant attempts were made at rescue ihey were fruitless, and months elapsed before the mine could be reopened and the bodies of the dead removed. A sum of £ 33,000 was raised for the relief of their dependents. NOTORIOUS CRIMES IN 1910. In crime it has been Crippen's year. It was on July 13 that the remains of Belie Elmore, his wife were dug up in the cellar of the houselin Hilldrop-crescent, and then began the hunt for the qniet mannered little American specialist whom every body had regarded as the last person likely to do such a goulish deed. There was never such a chase since crime began because a new agent-wireless telegraphy —was ths medium through which the fugitive was at length brought to justice. There was a terrible humour about that summer chase across the Atlantic. The whole world from day to day almost from hour to honr, followed the movement of the two ships, the pursuing and the pur- sued, across the ocean, and only Hawley Harvey Crippen and his paramour were oblivious of the Nemesis that was pursu- ing them. Then public interest was sus- tained by this question: Which would happen-arrest alive or suicide ? Now he sleeps in the murderers' cemetery of an English prison, and is assured of an in- famous immortality. An unexplained crime was the Gorse Hall murder, for which two men were tried successively and both acquitted. A curious element in this case was that the victim, a wealty contractor, seemed in his dying minutes as if desirous of shielding his assailant. The counsel of the second accused was a coloured man. The Houndsditch sensation is current history.

RHOS. GIFT TO THE YOUNG LIBERAL LEAGUE -Mr G Merion Griffiths has presented a beautiful enlarged photograph of Mr E T John, the newly elected Member of Parlia- ment for East Denbighshire, to the Young Liberals' League. The gift is much ap- appreciated. THE LATE MR DANIEL OWEN.—The funerai of the late Mr Daniel Owen of Aber- derfyn took place on Friday afternoon last when a large number assembled to pay their last mark ot respect. The service at the house were conducted hy the Rev J Howell, Myndd Seion. The Rev R Roberts, and Rev R Williams also took part and testified to the sterling character of Mr Owen. The bearers were Messrs J Phillips, Wm Williams Joseph Owen, and the Messrs Jones, (Hew- itt.) A brief service was also held at St John's Church and at the graveside where the Vicar the Rev J W Thomas officiated. The chjef mourners included Mrs Daniels, (daughter), Mrs J H Green (daughter), Mrs John Owen, Bryneglwys, (daughter) Mr J H Green, Rev J Owen, (sons-in-law). Mrs Owen. Post office (daughter-in-law) Messrs H R & A 0 Mills; Misses J & M Mills, Miss Owen, Caergwrle, Mr R T Powell, Mrs Griffiths, Merion House, Dr J C Davies. A number of beautiful floral tributes were re- ceived. CALL ACCEPTED -We understand that the Rev Richard Williams, Hill street, has been invited to undertake the pastorate of the Engl'sh Presbyterian Church and Caer salem Welsh Church, Llandudno Junction. He is likely to close his ministry at Hill St. in about 3 months. Mr Williams has been I pastor of Hill street English Church for the last twenty years, and during that time he has thrown himself heartily into every phase of the Church life. He was especially inter- ested in the welfare ot the younger poition ot his church, and his efforts in connection with the Bible Classes, the Band of Hope and Literary Society have been always success- ful. Upon hearing that Mr Williams had received a call from Llandudno Junction the Church at Hill st passed unanimously a vote of confidence in him, recognising that he had bv his faithful and untieing efforts, in con- nection with every institution of the Church and by his earnest and conscientious pre A ^entment of the Gospel of Christ endeared himself to one and all who worshipped at Hill street. Outside the Church his loss will be felt by many good causes with which he identified himself—in particular by the Rhos Chair Eisteddfod Ever since its in- ception Mr Williams has been an enthusias- tic supporter of this movement. He is the chairman of the Finauce Committee, and has conducted the Eisteddfod with marked success. He has the best wishes of ail for his future welfare and success.

Organ Recital at 'Sion,' Ponkey. A very enjoyable Organ Recital took place at Zion Welsh Chapel, Ponkey, on Wednesday evening last. The chapel was well filled, and Mr J. Stanford, (Ex- Mayor of Wrexham) made an excellent chairman. The following was the programme :— r, Organ Grand Choeur Hollins Mr J. Owen Jones. Chorus Cydgan y Marchnadwyr t' Gobaith Children's Choir. q (a) Andante, G major Batiste ° Chant sans parole.Tschaikowsky Mr J. Owen Jones. Song Entreat me not.Gounod Miss Edith Davies. Organ As pants the hart Spohr Mr J. Owen Jones. Song.Like to the Damask Rose.E!gar Mr Iorwerth Lewis. Organ.Trumpet March.W. H. Jude I Mr J. Owen Jones. Chorus. Cassabianca. T. Price The Choir. 0* Song.The Star of Bethlehem.Adams Mr R. Williams. Organ.Toccata and Fuge D min.Bach Mr J. Owen Jones. Song O Divine Redeemer. Gounod I Miss Edith Davies. Organ.Dramatic Fantasia.Neukamm Mr J. Owen Jones. Song Hen Benill fy Nhad Lloyd Mr lorwerth Lewis. Organ March Militaire Gounod Mr J. Owen Jones. Chorus Goruchafiaeth -loseph The Choir. The capabilities of Mr J. Owen Jones, F.R.C.O. are well known to all in the district. He is organist at one of the largest Baptist Churches in Wales (Tre- degarville, Cardiff), the organ of which is reckoned one of the finest in the Princi- pality. Mr Jones played a wide and var- ied selection of music to suit every taste. The finest item from a musical standpoint was the Bach item-the difficulties of which were vanquished by Mr Jones with seeming ease. The othere items of the "marching" and" storm" order were excellently played, and greatly enjoyed by the audience. Miss Edith Davies, Wrexham, proved a very acceptable soprano, and sang her items in an artistic manner. She was heartily encored for her first song, and responded with sincerity." Mr Iorwerth Lewis was responsible ferf the tenor solos, and he acquitted himself creditably. I The Gobaith Children's Choir (conduct- ed by Mr Iorwerth Lewis) also contribut- ed to the enjoyment of the evening by their dainty singing. The singers were accompanied with taste by Mr J. Owen Jones.

Positive Chirk Witness. A Chirk witness, who gave his evidence years ago, now endorses it in a most positive way, adding immeasurably to its value. Mr James Lester, of 65. Chirk-green, Chirk, near Ruabon, says I was rup- tured two years ago, and have since gone under five operations for stomach trouble. I suffered a great deal with constipation, I sick headaches, and dizz ness. 44 I heard a great deal about Doan's dinner pills, so I decided to give, them a trial. I am glad to tell they have done me a lot of good they have cured the constipation, also the headaches and dizziness, and I have a better appetite I can strongly recommend Doan's din- ner pills. (Signed) James Lester." Over three years later, Mr Lester said Doan's dinner pills have been a great boon to me. I had been a martyr to suf- fering before that." Doans Dinner Pills are the best medi- cine for biliousness, indigestion, constip- ation for headaches, retching, dizziness, distress after eating, poor adpetite, yel- low eyes, heart burn, wind, and for every stomach and bowel tronble. The pills may be had of chemists and stores, or direct from the proprietor:" the Foster- McClellan Co., 8. Wells-street, Oxford-street, London, W. Sold only in boxes at ihb a box, or six boxes for 6/- 2 Be sure to ask for Doan's dinner pills.

JOHNSTOWN. SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THRIFT.—The staff of the Council school are to be COrgTat- ulated on their efforts to encourage thrift among the scholars by means of the post office savings bank started about two ,yearí' ago. We find that from January, 1909, to December, 1910, a sum of Z212 has been, deposited by the scholars. The County Ed- ucation Committee make grants to the School Library of one shilling's worth of books for every pound thus deposited during. the year, and in this way the School has ready obtained 300 volumes for the Library, Up to the present time only about one-third of the scholars have opened banking ac- counts and an appeal has been sent to all the parents to assist their children in making a start next year. YOUNG PEOPLE'S GuILD.-There was 91 good attendance at the last meeting of ths above Guild, which was held in the English Congregational Schoolroom, when Mr W M Jones, Ponkey School, read a both interest*' ing and elaborate paper on Charles Kjng ley." Mr John Nicholas presided, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mtf Jones on the preposition of Mr J H Evatiol seconded by Mr John Williams.

PENYCAE. MARRIAGE.—On Wednesday last at thfc Baptist Church, Wrexham, by the Reiff, W B Jones, the marriage took place crc Miss Rhoda Jones, daughter of Mr an# Mrs J. O. Jones, Mammoth Grove, Peny, cae, to Mr Edwin Price, of Penycae. If is the intention of the young couple to rs*" side in Yorkshire. TEA & ENTERTAINMENT. -An erJoy&fcS^ tea, arranged by the lady members of 5J" lem Baptist Church was held on Tuesdaf last. Afterwards an entertainment wai* held, piesided over by Miss M. E. WilH iams. Songs were rendered by Misses* Gladys Edwards, Dora and Myfanwy Griffiths, Messrs S G Roberts, W Davies?' W Griffiths, and Aaron Pritchaid. arrangements were in the hands of M A Davies and Mrs Maiy Williams, TEA AND SALE OF WORK.—A SUCCESS" ful tea meeting, sale of work, and Christ" mas Tree, was held at the Primitive" Methodist Church, Copperas, on Tuesday. The proceeds which realised a substantial amounts, were devoted to the fund of the Ladies Sewing Class. The Christmas?" Tree was in charge of Messrs G Jones, acif Mrs J Cooksoa. Solos were rendered a intervals. __n_

Wrexham National Eisteddfod., -0- The Literary Committee of the N attooat' Eisteddfod to be held at Wrexham reconV" mend the following adjudicators on the' chair and crown prizes respectively Chair poem (awdl), Professor J Morris? Jones, "Pedrog" and" Berw." CrOWp. poem (pryddest) Mr Ben Davies, ('GwiH'" and Professor Edward Anwyl. They a; so recommend that the prizes offered fof each of these items be as follows :-Cliair poem, Chair and £ 20; Crown pees! Crown and ^20. The Committee also recommend thar prizes be offered for the following — (I p Imaginary letters (ffug lythyrau) a serieg" of letters consisting of ten in all, passing between an old and a young farmer, de- picting and contiasting the changes which have been brought about in the agricultur- al vVorid during the last, say 60 or yc years. (2) A drama founded on one ofj the following subjects (a) A drama fotitid- ed on the life ot Owain Gwynedd, (h) The best modern dramatic adaplation otf 44 Tvvm o'r Narit 14 Tn Chtyfion B}d "$ (3) A novel in Welsh, suitable for school children, on the lines ot "Gwiiym a Beno, Bach," dealing with either (í) the county" of Denbigh, or (b) any one ot 113e of Wales a novel in Welsh founded ,0' the live5- or incidents in the lives of ati) Welsh National hero who flourished be- tween the beginning of the 12th century and the end of the 19th century (5) short stones descriptive of Welsh life on the lines of Crockett's 4 Stickett Minister 4 (6) Tr inslation (English to Welsh), of 14 Emerson's Essay on Farming a metri- cal translation of Matthew Arnold's Rugby Chapel," and Welsh into English' a metrical translation of" Y Misoedd,'1 by Eifion Wyn.

PASSING A GILDED SIXPENCE. On Monday, G 2 I, Armstrong1, a§*{?<$•• thirty-seven, oh no was clu^rs^pdl at ihe Centra! Ci-iiinijal. Court with utteriagf' counterfeit coin. It was stated that, lie entered a shop Phimstead-road, Wooi wieh. and bought- from a wardrobe doaVr a pair of boot* f<»r" 2s. ri- what looked like a half-sovereign, but which was a gilded sixpence. He wn: found guilty, and was put oil trial for )Wíllg' an habitual criminal, eig-lite<?ii convictions^ dating back to 189U4 heing itiftl- Aionad. Judge Rentou] ordered him tiir", years' penal servitude and fivjj years' prc" yentivs ■ detention. Armstrong -of the year he had yet to serve an unexpired ticket-of" leave): Nine years for a gikk-i 'sixpence! I "think it is unjust in tlis last degree. I hope Y(I)ur lordship will allow me to bring1 tliig •ase to the notice of the Appeal Court. The Judge: You can do that.