The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

PENRHYNDEUDRAETH. GOOD TEMPLARY — On Friday evening, the Good Templars elected tlhe following new officers: -W&.P., Bro. J. E. Williams; N.W.C.P., Bro. G. J. Jones; W.S-, Bro. R, G. Glynne, and others- COMPETITIVE MEETING.- A suooessful competitive meeting was held at the Congrega- tional Ghapei, Mr Joseph Roberts conducting. Prizes were, aw-ayrded for recitations, poetry, singing, etc., to the following:—Misses Gvvenie Thomas, Mary G.Roberts, Maggie A, Williams, and Irene Roberts; Mrs IIam Williams, Mrs Roberts, Ty"nrardd- Messrs E. Roberts and W. Roberts, anq Mr T. J. Jones's choir. The chair prize was w-dii by Miss Sina. Grace Roberts (Cer- idwen Meirion), and she was duly chaired, i

FESTIOTOG PETTY SESSIONS. THE LATE LORD LIEUTENANT. PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE SHEEP SCAB ORDER. Thesa sessions were held on Thursday, before. Dr. R. Roberts (in the chair), Dr. G. J. Roberts,, Dr. W. Vaughan Roberts, Dr. R, Jones, Messrs G. H. Ellis, J. L. Jones, W. P. Evans. J. V. Williams, J. Cadwaladr, and R. Jones Morris. THE LATE LORD LIEUTENANT. At the commencement of the proceedings, the magistrates and everyone in the court standing, the Chairman announced that it was his painful task to refer to the sad death of the late Mr W. R. M. Wynne, of Peniarth, and to move a vote of condolence with his bereaved relatives. They all regretted the death of Mr Wynne, who was one of the most prominent men in the county, having served almost every public office until he had attained the very highest Per- sonally, he had very great personal attachment and respect for Mr Wynne. He was always so easily approached, and invariably courteous and gentlemanly in his manner. He was a man of strong natural abilities, and was saturated with wisdom and good judgment, and was ever ready and anxious to serve his county well. His death, as those who moved in the public life of Merionethshire would testify, was a serious loss, and it was also in many ways a national low. He (the speaker) was his senior in years, and it grieved him greatly when he thought he would never see him again. Mr G. H. ElUs, as the next senior magistrate on the Bench, seoonded the motion, and endorsed what Dr. Roberts had said of the deceased gen- tleman. There oould be no doubt, he remarked, that that was one of the greatest losses which the county had sustained. Mr R. Or Davies, on behalf of the solicitors, associated himself with the vote, and added that when he (Mr Davies) first appeared in the Quarter Sessions Mr Wynne had acted towards him with the utmost opurtesy. The Magistrates' Clerk (Mr J. Jones Morris), in supporting the motion, said it was only a few months sinoe the Bench passed a vote of sym- pathy with Mr Wynne on the death of his brother. The acknowledgment received from Mr Wynne showed how he deeply appreciated the sympathy of the Bench. Regarding Mr Wynne's office as chairman of the Quarter Sessions, he felt that his address to the grand jury waa always up to date and practicable. It would be difficult to find a successor who would fill the office of lord lieutenant with the same impartiality, and who would fill so well as Mr Wynne did the office of the chairman of Quarter Sessions. The motion was carried in silence. AN ADJOURNED CASE. John Roberts, Glandwr-terrace, Tanygrisiau a labourer, was charged by P.C. Edwards with having been drunk and refusing to quit the Lon- don and North-Western Hotel on Boxing Day The case stood adjourned for the attendance of Mr G. Owen, the lioonoee, who went into the box, and explained that he had fully intended being present in the previous court, but it happened to escape his memory. He intended no disrespect to the Bench. The Chairman: It is expected in future that the hoenoees m cases of this kind should support the evidence of the police. Mr Ellis: Yes, or else not order the police to remove the men. Defendant was fined 10s and lis 6d costs Hugh Ellis, 155* High-street, Blaenau (20). charged by P.S. Lloyd with having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 2s 6d and 7s 6d costs SHEEP SCAB. Richard Roberts, Hafodoffeiriad Farm, Fes- tiniog, was summoned by P.C. Price for failing to report that two of his sheep were affected with scab. Mr R. 0. Davies, who defended, said the de- fendant was on the point of reporting the case when the police officer came. The Chairman said there was more scab in Merioneth than any county in Wales. The Clerk: Than any county in Great Britain. The Chairman said unless the disease showed abatement in the county there would be an order preventing the removal of sheep from Merioneth- shire altogether. The present case, however, was not a serious one, but the Bench could not overlook it, and defendant would be fined Is and 8s 6d costs. Robert W. Humphreys, of Cwm Farm, Fes- tiniog, was summoned by the same officer for failing to report one sheep found affected on January 22nd, and two rams and two ewes found affected on January 29th. The officer said he found five sheep in a cow house. Inspector Roberts said it was a very bad case. Defendant explained to the Bench the difficulty of tracing sheep scab. The Chairman said the Bench had decided to impose a fine amounting to 22s 6d. They agreed that there were difficulties that sheep owners had to contend with, but the action of the defendant in this instance in keeping the sheep in the cow-house was to be condemned. It was the worst thing defendant coufd do; such actions made it practically impossible to stamp out the disease. Robert Jones, of Bronyrerw Farm, Festiniog, summoned by the same oonstable for failing to 'notify one sheep affected with scab, was fined Is and 7s 6d costs. A Mi)T El Eft ',S MAINTENANCE. Mr W.. Thomas, relieving, officer of the Fes- tiniog Union, summoned William Ellis, Cae Clyd, for the maintenance of his mother now chargeable to the common funds of the Union. The. HenclideèJined to-*nake an order, feeling that the defendants two brothers should also be summoned, and$iey recommended that they should be summoneglbefore them together

Johann Behrens, who died last week at Sude, in Schleswig-Holstefn, has left a will whereby his entire fortuft of JBi^> js to be invested until, with compound i^ttfrest, ?it has reached the sum of £ 16,000. This will be about the year 2179, when his rerativeif jwill divide the money. It costa over £ 20^ to fire a single shot, from one of the largest guns used in the French Army.

BLAENAU FESTINIOG LICENSING SESSIONS. TEMPERANCE ADVOCATES' APPEAL. The annual licencing court for the Ayludwy- U wdh-Artho division was held at Festiniog to- day week, before Dr. R. Roberts (presiding), Mr G. H. Ellis, Dr. G. J. Roberts, Dr. W. Vaiughan Roberts, Dc R. Jones, Messrs J. Lloyd Jones, W. P. Evans, J. V. Williams, J. Cadwaladr, and R. Jones Morris. THE POLICE REPORT. Inspector Roberts, in his annual report, said there were 30 full licences in the division. Thera was one billiard lioencc and one registered ciub. The 19 licences in Festiniog parish represented ono to every 635 inhabitants; one licence in Llanbedr and Llanfair to 737 inhabitants; tour licences at Hark.-oh representing one to every 232 inhabitants, one in Talsarnau and Llandeo- wyn to 973 inhabitants; two at Penrhyn repre- sented one to every 1071 inhabitants; one in Llanfrothen to 974 inhabitants; one in Maen- twrog to 775 inhabitants; two in Trawsfynydd represented one to ev-r,.v 808 inhabitants. At the previous annual licensing sessions the licences of the Cross Keys Inn, Railway Inn, and Glyndwr Inn were deferred to the adjourn- ed lio?!i:-sing sessions on March 17th with the view of requesting the tenants to sign an under- taking to okxxj tiie back doors in the case of the Glyndwr Inn and the Cross Keys Inn, and the backyard gate for trade purpoaM from e-- p.m. between September and Marcn, and from 8 p.m. between March and September in the case of the Railway Inn. 1'ie three licencees all de- clined to do this. He also wished to draw the attention of the Bench to the yard gate of the Maenofferen Hotel, which was kept open until closing time, and in consequenos much trade was carried on through it. Plans of the pro- posed alterations, at the Victoria Inn, Llanbedr, were reported upon by Mr G. H. Ellis and Mr W. H. Moore to their felknv-magistrates, and were duly approved, but tho alterations had not aa yet been corn, mo need. At the adjourned licensing sessions the licences of the Cross Keys Inn and the Railway Inn were renewed, and the licence of t'he Gltyndwr Inn was provisionally re- newed subject to its reference to the Compensation Authority. j)ttring the. year notice of appeal had been made aglinst an order by the Bench in transferring the licenoe of the Queen's Hotel to Mr Kisby for the door of the vaults to be closed up. The appeal court squashed the order. Plans of proposed alterations to the Cross Foxes Hotel, IVawsfynydd, were ad- journed for the premises to be visited by Meesrs G. H. Ellis and D. Tegid Jones, who had dis- approved of the alterations. On June 11th, the provisional transfer of the lioence of the Mar- ket Vaults was granted to Mr Humphrey Jones, and the licence referred for compensation- Building alterations on the new hotel at Har- lech were in progress. Tne iioen&cd houses in the division, so far as was known to the police, ha.d been well conducted during the year. Tfiere were 24 prosecutions for drunkenness, 27 for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, two for being' drunk in charge, two for being drunk on licensed premises, total of 55. Tliene were 54 convictions, one oase being withdrawn. In the preceding year there were 64 prosecuted or nine more. The number of licences in the Festiniog division represented one to every 649 inhabi- tants. In the other divisions in the county the proportion was one to every 440 at Bala, one to 244 at Corwen, one to 401 at Towyn, one to 323 at Barruouith; one to 334 at Dolgelly. In the matter of tied houses the proportions in the county was as follows:-Festiniog division, 36 per cent.; Bala, 46 per cent.; Corwen, 47 per cent; Towyn, 36 per cent.; Dolgelly, 36 per cent.; Barmouth, 41 per cent. TEMPERANCE ADVOCATES' APPEAL. Mr W. Georgfe said that he represented two Temperance Associations, Men's Temperance Societies of 28 churches at Blaenau, and one Women's Temperance Association representing 1000 members. He asked the Benoh to oon-sider the report carefully in the light of the facts disclosed in it, and proceed on the lines they ha.d so successfully followed during recent years. In reducing tlffe number of licences so effectually the division had attained a primary position in the country. The fact that the proportion at Blaenau was one to 649 was undoubtedly very satisfactory; yet it had not attained the high water mark approved by Parliament. The Chairman: What is tihat, Mr George Mr W. George: One to every 1000 of the in- habitants. Mr R. O. Davies (who appeared on behalf of several of the licencees): In the Government's last Licensing Bill it was one to every 500. Mr George I should like to make references to the Glyndwr- Mr R. O. Davies: I do not object to Mr George coming here to indulge in general re- marks on the question from a temperance aspect, but as no objection bia been served against any of tiie licenoas he cannot deal with any specified licences without finst serving a notice of objection. The Clerk: Mr George is in order up to now. He will be pulled up if he transgresses it. Mr George: The Glyndwr Inn was referred back so far back as March 14th, 1907, and on September 12th, 1907, was referred for com- pensation. Yet it is still open. The Chairman: That is not the fault of the Bench. Mr R. 0. Davies: Get your illustrious brother to find the wrong (laughter). Air George: I do not know where the difficul- ty lies, but it is time the house was ultimately closed, The Clerk: It has gbne out of our hands. Mr George Another thing I wish to refer to is the importance of doing awat- with the back door trade. I hope the Bench will adopt a strong attitude on this question. Take the Queen's Hotel Mr R. O. Davies: You have no right to re: fer to it. Mr George: Merely as an illustration. lhe Bench at length retired, and on their re- turn, the Chairman said all the licences were renewed except those of the Maenofferen Hotel, Cross Keys, and the Railway Inn, on whom cer- tain conditions m regard to backyard and baok doors would be imposed-

0 CONGLYWAL I'R BLAENAU. (GAN NEB A FYNNO.) MISS JBNNETTE JONES, r j- i mae ^n-vm y gorchwyl gofidus-o gotnodi inarwolaeth y chwaer ragorol uchod Yr oedd yn ysgolfeistres yn Ysgol Maenofferen, wedi ood yno am 24 o flynyddoedd, ac yn ysgoifsistres yn Tanygrisiau a Glanypwil cyn hyny. Bu yn gwasanaethu yn ysgolion y Blaenau am dros 3U 1J 1 y Dyffryn- y cychwynodd ei gyrfa addysgol. Bu yn arcs yno am tuag 20ain mlyn- edd. Darllenodd lawer ar lyfrau da, a meddyl- iodcr lawer. Enillodd lawer o wobrwyon am draethodau mewn cyfarfodydd llenyddol. Rhodd- odd gychwyn i lawer o blant yr ardal ar y ffordd oreu. Nid oedd yn bosibl cael dylanwad gwell i gychwyn gyrfa y to ieuano nag eiddo Miss Jones- Yr oedd yn forieddiges yn mhob ystyr—yn add- fwyn a gostyngedig. Yr oedd wodi dysgu byw crefydd, ac wedi dysgu dyoddef. Dyoddefodd lesgedd mawr yn gwbi ddirwgnach, ac nid oedd dun pryder yn ei mheddwl wrth nesu at y di- wedd: tystiai yn glix fod pobpeth yn iawn. Ehedodd ei hysbryd caredig ymaith yn gynar for- eu Sabbath, a dymunodd cyn myned ar i'w diolch- garwch goreu gael ei gytiwyno i iu mawr a fu yn dangos eu caredigrwydd iddi yn ei llesgedd. Dy- muna y teulu wneud yr un pet-h. Cydymdeimlir yn fawr a'i thad a'i mham, ac a'r teulu oil. Cy- merodd yr angiadd (anghyhoedd) le 'nawn Mer- oher. Cleddid yn mynwent Bethesda, pryd y gwasanaethid gan y Parch R. R. Morris, Taber- nacl, ei gweinidog. Bydd coiled amlwg ar oi hoi yn eglwys y Tabernacl, lie yr oedd yn aelod mor ffyddion. Yr oedd yn un o'r aelodau sefydlog, diymod a helaeth yn ngwaith yr Arglwydd- Yr oedd yn hael iawn at yr achos, 110 yn gwneud y cwblo gariad. Yr oedd yn atKrawea ragorol yn yr Ysrrol Sabbothol, ac yn gefn i bob iichoe da. Y mae y liwybr yn wyn ar ei hot, ac yn Jlawn o berarogi cymeriad da. Yn sicr nid ydym yn gwy- bod am yr un cymeriad puraoh, addfwynaoh, "a gloewach wedi gorphen gyrfa bywyd un amser. O'R AMERICA- — Gwelwn trwy gyfrwng y "Drych" fod Dosbarth Ysgol Sul yn Farnams- ville, Vermont, wedi anrhegu Mr Robert Row- land Williams (gynt o Glyn House, Bethania) a "gwlawlen harcfd am ei ffyddlondeb gyda hwynt. « Dy wed Daet.h y brawd gwreiddiol-doniol Ro- bert Rowlands-Williams a'i.deulu yma ychydig yn ol o Scranton, Pa., ac y mae yn adgyfnertlT- iad PWYSlg yn yr eglwys yn FarnameviHe. o.bLeg.id saif yn rheng flaenaf meddylwyr dyffryn y Metto- wee. Un o fechgyn Ffestiniog, prif ddinas y gwlaw, ydyw, a dyna o bosibl y rheswm mai a gwlawlen yr anrhegwyd ef." o HOGl ARFAU. Dyddiu hiT-ddisgw'vliedig ydynt Gwener a Sadwin nes&f y,n Conglywal, gan fod gwyl flynyddol Gwylfa i'w chynal. Deallwn fod folwg am g-yfarfodydd hynod dda. Hvdd geflyiri restr o'r enillwyr yn ein nesaf." "DAMWAfN.-Fel yr oedd Mr Richard H. Jones, 119, Manod-road, y11 çilyî1 ei alwedigaeth yn Chwarel y F4 (itWL niwed dost i'w benlin ddiwedd yr wythnos. G weinyddwyd arno gan Dr. R. D. Evans. Da genym lddo ddod allan cystal a'r disgwyliad a'i fod yn gwella yn araf. BETHANIA.— 0 flaen y Gyfeillach Gyff red- inol nos Feroher, traddododd y Paroh R. Talfor Phillips, Bet1 he 1, anerohiad ar y testyn im- neillduaieth yn yr ail g'anrif ar bymthog.Nos Iau nesaf bjdd y Paroh George Davies, Bryn- bowydd, yn traddodi anerohiad o flaen Cym. deithas y Bobl Ieuanc- CYNGIIERDD.- Yn y Neuadd nos lau, o dan lywyddiaeth Mr F. P. Dodd, M.A., cynhal- iwyd cyngherdd elusenol er budd Mr Edward Hughes, Lord-street. Arweiniwyd gan iyir Hugh Ellis Hughes (Beryl). Yn yttod y cyf- ariod caiwyd cyetadlcuaet-h &r yr her-unawd, "There is a green hiil far away," Mr John Lloyd Edwardss, A.C., Gelli, a. Mr Dodd yn beirniadu, a dyfarnwyd Miss Sarah A. Morris, Tne Square, yn fuddugol. Gwasanaethwyd yn mnellach gan Mr Powell Edwards, Rhos, a Miss Mary King Sarah, Talysarn, Arfon. Awd trwy y rhaglen oanlynol, a threuiiwyd noson nottedig o ddifyr:—Detholiad gan y Royal Oak- eley Prize Band; unawd gan Mr Powell Ed- wards, "'Revenge, Timothcus cries," cncoriwyd, a chanodd "Pobpeth ready-made"; unawd gan Miss Mary King Sarah, "Gwlad y Bryniau;" J:Úr gan y Llywjdd; unawd gan Mr Edwards, "Marchog," encoriwyd, a chanodd "I fyny bo'r nod;" adroddvad gan Deryl, "(ioetch o Gwen lihomas, ao encoriwyd yntau; "Sing, yweot Bird, gan Miss King Sarah, tuicoriwyd, a chan- odd "Pa bryd caf fyn'd adref 'noldeuawd gan Mr Edwards a Miss King Sarah, "o more we tea.e," enooriwyd, "Admiral Brookes," gan Mr Edwards, enooriwyd, a chanodd "Little Irish Girl;" unawd g!ju Miss Mary King Sarah, "Italian Song," enooriwyd, a chanodd hithau "C>mru." GWAELEDD. Nos Fawrth, tarawyd Mr John Roberts, mab i Mr a Mrs Seth Roberts, New Tanymanod-terraoe, yn was!, a deallwn ei tod mewn cyflwr ditriiol. Eiddunwn iddo es- mwytiiyd Uwyr a buan. BRYN BuvV'YDD.—Nos juun, Chwcfror 8fed, cacti crynnodeb o'r prif olygiadau am "Athraw- iaji--Lii yr lawn" gan Mr Morgan Jones, Bowydd View, a diiynwyd ef gan Messrs Thomas A. iiughes a vv • C. Williams, Lljs Brytiior, a'r Paro/i Geo. Davies. Nos Luai diweddat caed papyrau ar "Dylanwad c-hwiorydd tuarg- at sobreiddio y wlaxi gan Mba Marian Williams, ao not yd "Dylanwad alcohol ar y corpii dynoi" gaai Airs Williams, Bryn.

KMEOLWYB ADDYSG DOS- -bAliTJi Fl'JbibTlNlOG. CAlS Y lfYDDIN DliUOGAETHOL. C-yfarfu y rheolwyr canlynol prydnawn ddydd Iau: Parciin- J. Kri}dweu Parry (cadeiry-ad). John Owen, M.A. (is-gadeirydd), Miss Jones, Mn VV. P, iiVitus, Dr. h. ivoOeiuS, Mri XiugU Jones, J. Cadwaiaur, R. Rooerts (Lian), R. iioberts (Liaiidecvvyn), G. Parry Jones, R. T. Jones, H. U. iJavies (ciercj, Ernest Lioyd (cioro eynortmvyoly, vV m. liivans a Wni. Jones (svvyddogion pres<>uol- deb). PWYLLGOR PRESENOLDEB. Pasiwyd adrouoiad y pwytlgor yn cynwys ad- loddiad y dUjtu swyddog. Mr Wm. Avails a auroddodd fod 1709 o blant ar lyfrau y rhan ddinesig o'r dosbarth, a chyfar- taicckl y presenoideb am y tair wythnos yn 1680, iieihad o 49 ar y ityfrau, a deg yn y presenoideb. Ymweiodd a O o rieni plant oeddynt yn ab- senoi o'r ysgoiion, a chafodd fod 172 o'r plant yn seilion. Yr oedd ilawer iawn o eelni trwy y lie, a'r holl ysgolion ac eithro dwy wedi eu cau. Mr Wm. Jones a adroddodd fod 1029 o blant yn y rhan wledig o'r dosbarth ar lyfrau yr Ysgol- ion Rhyddion, a chyfartaledd y presenoideb am y tair wythnos yn 894; mwy ar y llyfrau o 18, a 61 yn y presenoideb. Yr oedd 259 ar lyfrau yr tsgoiion iigiwysig, a chyfartaledd y presenoideb yn 207; mwy ar y ilyfrau o 4, a 5 yn y presenoi- deb. Ymwelodd ft 140 o rieni plant, a chafodd fod 89 o honynt yn seilion. Er fod llawer iawn o salwch yn y cylch, yr o&dd wyth ysgol yn y dosbarth anrhydeddus, tair yn y dosbarth cyntaf, I 11 1 1 1 I a awy yn yr au. uaioaa ysgoi lvunnorua gant y cant yn y presenoideb. Yr oedd y presenoideb drwy y cyich yn uwch yn mis Ionawr nag y bu yn yatod yr un mis er's deng mlynedd. EGLURHAD. Y Cadeirydd a ddywedodd iddo alw sylw yn Mhwyllgor Addysg y Sir at waith athraw cyn- orthwyol yn un o'r ysgolion yn rhoddi rhybudd i ymadael o'u gwasanaeth ar adeg yr oedd yn man- teisio pythefnos arnynt trwy y gwyliau. ac nad oedd ef yn ystyried gweithred o'r fath yn un an- rhydeddus. Bu i newyddiadur neillduol, wrth wneud adroddiad o'r peth.cysylltu y sylw a Mr D. G. Jones, athraw cynorthwyol yn Ysgol Maen- offeren, yr hwn oedd wedi ymadael o'u gwasan- aeth. Nid at Mr Jones y cyfeiriai. ond at un mewn rhan arall o'r sir. Ni bu Mr D. G. Jones yn euog o'r hyn a gondemniai, ond yn hytrach gwnaeth garedigrwydd mawr ar pwyllgor trwy gydsynio i aros am fis i'w gwasanaethu ar ol i amser ei rybudd ddod i fyny. Gwnelai yr eglur- had er mwyn eymud ymaith y camargraph a wnaed trwy yr adroddiad anghywir a ymddangos- odd.—Parch J. Owen: Gallaswn gadarnhau yr hyn it ddywedasoch, Mr Cadeirydd, 1>6 buasai angen am hyny.^Cadeirydd: Diolch i chwi- Nid teg oedd gadael i Mr D. G. Jones gael odrych arno fel wedi gwneud yr hyn a gondomniwn, tra yr oedd wedi gweithrodu mor garedig ac an- rhydeddus tuag atom. BENTHYG YR YSGOLION. Methai y pwyllgor a gweled eu ffordd yn glir i newid eu penderfyniad blaenorol i wrthod ben thyg ysgol Ffestiniog i gario yn mlaen ymarfer- iadau y Fyddin Diriogaethol. Caniatawyd benthyg ysgol Maenofferon i'r cor merch-od gael ymarferyd am bed war mis ar nos Lun a nos Wener, am y swm o ddwy bunt, ac iddynt gydnabod yr un oedd yn glanhau yr ysgol am y gwaith ychwanegol roddid iddi. Yr 'oedd y berdoneg yn cael ei chaniatau at eu gwasan- aeth ar deJerau arbenig. Crybwyllwyd am yr hen ysgol Frytanaidd, yr hon oedd yn awr yn cael ei defnyddio gan yr adran leol o'r Fyddin Diriogaethol i fyned trwy eu hymarferiadau- Y Cadeirydd a ddywedodd i'r pwyllgor ganiatau benthyg yr ysgol am ychydig nosweithiau ar y dechreu. Anfonwyd cais ar ol hyny at y pwyllgor am erael v lie o dan rent. ac vr rwvM y mater wedi ei anfon yma i ofyn am farn y rheolwyr lleol. Y Clerc a adroddodd yr hyn a wnaed hyd yn bresenol. Yr oedd Mr Haydn Jones wedi awgrymu faint o rent a fuasai yn rhesymol ei ofyn. Mr W. P. Evans a ofynodd a oedd rhai o'r Ymddiriedolwyr o dan y brydles yn fyw, ac onid oedd adran yn y brydlea yn dweyd mai at ddybenion addysgol yr oedd yr adeilad i gael ei ddefnyddio. Y Clerc a ddywedodd fod prydles newydd wedi ei rhoddi i Bwyllgor Addysg y Sir. Nid oedd yr un o'r hen ymddiriedolwyr yn fyw. Bu yn ymddiddan a goruchwyliwr Arglwydd New- borough, ac yr oedd yn barod i edrych dros yr adran yn nghylch addysg i gyfarfod a'r cais am gael y lie i'r Fyddin Diriogaethol. Parch J. Owen: A oes rhyw ddefnydd arall yn cael ei wneud o'r lie? Y Clerc: Y mae dosbarth ambulance yno bob nos Wener, a chynhelir y dosbarthiadau lleol yno hyd ddiwedd jnis Mawrth. Mr W. P. Evans: Dylem gofio ein bod yn amddifadu yr ardal o'r unig adeilad rhydd sydd genym at amcanion addysgol os gosodwn hi fel y gofynir, Ar yr un pryd yr wyf yn teimlo na ddylwn roddi anhawsder ar ffordd yr adran hon o'r Fyddin. Y Clerc a ddywedodd ei fod yn teimlo yn hollol yr un fath a Mr Evans gyda golwg ar yr adeilad at ddybenion addysgol. Dywedai hyn er ei fod yn naturiol yn cymeryd rhan gyda'r Fyddin newydd. Y cais oedd am gael y IIear delerau o denantiaeth flynyddol. Y Cadeirydd a ddywedodd i'r rhai wnaethant y cais am y lie yn y dechreu eu hysbysu eu bod am wnaud cyfnewidiadau mawrion ynddo. Mr G Parry Jones: Yr wyf yn cynyg fod y lie yn cael ei osod iddynt o dan denantiaeth flynyddol, yn ddarostyngedig i chwe' mis o rybudd. Mr J. Lloyd Jones a gefnogodd, a phasiwyd hyny. Mr G. Parry Jones: Yr wyf yn cynyg ein bod ni yn penderfynu y rhent, a bod y mater yn cael ei gyfiwyno i'r Pwyllgor Arianol. Os ydym yn gallu pasio ponderfyniad i osod y lie, yn sicr fe ddylem wybod faint o rent i'w ofyn. Mr John Cadwaladr a deimlai mai hwy fol rheolwyr lleol wyddai .oreu beth oedd gwerth yr adeilad, ac yr oedd yn cefnogi y cynygiad. Y Parch J. Owen a. gynygiodd welliant eu bod yn gadael i'r Pwyllgor -Siwl nodi y rhent, a chefnogodd Dr. Roberts. Ni chododd ond dan eu dwylaw dros y gwelliant, a phasiodd y cynyg- iad gwreiddiol. CODI CYFLOGAU Gohiriwyd cais athrawe, o Blaenofferen am godiad yn ei chyflog gan -iddo ddod i law yn rhy ddiweddar. Daw yn lnlaen yn y pwyllgor nesaf. Pasiwyd i godi cyflogau Miss Ellen Jones, o Ysgol Maenofferen, -a Miss Ann M. Hughes a Mr Edmund R. Williams, o Ysgol y Manod. DILLAD NEWID I'R PLANT. Penodwyd y Parch J. D. Richards, Miss Jones, Dr. Roberts, Parch J. Owen, a G. Pa.rry Jones yn bkyligor i edrych beth ellid -ei wn-eud mewn ffordd o ddarparu dillad i'r plant i'w newid pan wedi dod i'r ysgolion trwy y fcywydd oer a gwlyb. Dr. RQberts", a; ddaoth a'r, peth yni mlaen, ao ofe, a benodwyd yn gynullydd i'r pwyllgor. j CAU YR YSGOLION. Adroddwyd i un o ysgolion y dosbarth gael ei chau ar adroddiaod anysgrifene-dig meddyg o'r ardal hono. Pasiwyd i wneud yn wybyddus i'r ysgolfeistr nad oedd yr un ysgol i'w chau heb i awyddog meddygol y dosbarth argymell hyny. YR ATHRAWON CYNORTHWYOL. Hysbyswyd fod cwyn yn nghylch rhai o'r athrawon cynorthwyol yn gwrthod myned i gyn- orthwyo mewn ysgolion eraill pan fyddai eu hys- golion hwy yn gauedig o achos afiechyd ar y plant. Pasiwyd i anfon atynt ar y mater.

CLWB RHYDDFRYDOL FFESTINIOG. TRETHU GWERTH TIROL. Nos lau cynhaliwyd cyfarfod yn Ystafell Clwb Rhyddfrydol y Blaenau, dan lywyddiaeth Mr J. wy J. Williams, pryd y oafwyd anerchiad gan Mr J. Jones Morris, cyfreithiwr, ar "Drethiant Gwerth Tirol." Sylwodd Mr Morris fod sefyllfa bresenol trethiant yn hollol anfoddhaol. Bodola anghyfartalwch, ac yn ami anhegwch, rhwng trethiant eiddo ac eiddo yn yr un plwyf, rhwng trethiant dau neu ychwaneg o blwyfi yn yr un Undeb, rhwng Undeb ac Undeb yn yr un sir, a rhwng prisiad yr Undebau a'r prisiad sirol. Cawn fod yr Undebau fel rheol yn is, ac felly gorfodir y plwyfi i dalu ar werth trethadwy uwch i'r sir nag i'r Undebau. Gwnai trethu gwerth tirol i ffwrdd a'r anghyfartalwch hwn. Y mae y gyfundrefn bresenol o drethu yn syifaenedig ar ddeddf Seneddol badiwyd yn amser Elizabeth (1603). Darpara y ddeddf hon fod treth i'w chodi yn mhob plwyf at gadw'r tlodion ar y trigolion, meddianwyr tiroedd, tai, ieitlau, mwnfeydd glo, a man goed. Wrth drethu y trigolion y golygid trethu eu buddian- au personol, ond gwelwyd fod hyn mor anhawdd ac anymarferol fel y gwnaed i ffordd ag ef drwy ddeddf a basiwyd yn 1840. Saif deddf Elizabeth hyd heddyw gyda'r eithriad uchod a'r tri canlynol:—(1) Drwy Ddeddf Trethiant, 1874, penderfynwyd fod planigfeydd, hawl helwiiaeth, a mwnfeydd i'w trethu; (2) drwy ddeddf 1899 penderfynwyd trethu gorsafeydd hysbysebu (3) drwy Ddeddf Trethiant Amaethyddol, 1896, gosodwyd fod tir amaethyddol i dalu haner yn lie treth lawn. A moan deddf 1896 ydoedd estyn cynorthwy i'r amaethwr yn ystod dirwasgiad, ond mae'n ddigon eglur iddi gaol ei phasio er, mantais y tirfeddianwr, yr hwn ddylasai gyn- orthwyo yr amaethwr yn ystod dirwasgiad drwy ostwng y rhenti. Gwelir nad oedd y tirfeddian- wr yn cael ei drethu o dan ddeddf Elizabeth, os nad ydoedd yn byw ei hunan ar y tir. Yr oedd tenant yn. cael ei drethu ar werth blynyddol ei daliad, tra yr oedd y tirfeddianwr, os yn denant, yn cael ei drethu ar amcangyfrif gwerth y tir. Y rnae y gyfundrefn bresenol o drethu yn i anghyfiawn. Yn lie gorfodi tenantiaid tai. i adeiladau, a. melinau, i dalu trethi syifaenedig ar y rhenii delir, byddai yn llawn tecach codi. trethi ar werth y tir. Beth olygir wrth "werth tirol?" C-olyga gwerth y tir yn annibynol ar unrhyw welliantau all fod wedi ei gwneud arno, ond cymerir i ystyriaeth y gwelliantau amgylchynol i'r tir. Golygir cael allan werth y tir ac yna ei drothu i ddybenion cyhoeddus yn ymherodrol a lleol gwerth y tir i'w drothu pa un a ddefnyddir y tir gan y percbenog ai peidio- Yn ol Docldf Elizabeth ymddengys os na fydd y tir yn cael 'hi ddef- nyddio nad oes treth yn daladwy arno, ond 00 trethir ei werth ly,dd raid i'r perohenog dalu tret'lii pa un bynag a ddefnyddid y tir ai peidio— a hyny yn annibynol ar y gwelliantau, pa rai ni threthid. Codir gwerth y tir oherwydd y gwelliantau cyhoeddus am y rhai y teiir gan y cyhoedd. Canlyniad uniongyrchol y dull pre- .senol o drethu ydyw sefyll ar ffordd g-welliarit ac antuiiactli, olierwydd mwyaf werir ar well- iantau uwohaf yn y bjd fydd gwerth trethadwy y gwelliantau. Ar y Haw arall gostyngir gwerth trethadwy y peronenog adawa i'w eiddoddiryw-, io, ao os gadawa ti dir heb ei amaethu neu heb e.i ddefnyddio ni threthir ef o gwbl ar yr eiddo hwnw. Yr oedd cyfnewidiad yn wir unglen- rheidiol fel mater o gyfiawnder, a hef^d er gailuogi y trethdalwr i gyfarfod y treuliau anigenrheidiol yn nglyn a phob math o well- iantau lleol. YR EFFEITHIAU. Beth fyddai canlyniad trethu gwerth tirol? 1. Lledu sylfa-en trethiant. 2. Gorfodi perohen- og y tir i g'yfnanu tuag 1.1.4 welliantau cyhoeddus sydd yn gosod mwy o werth ar ei dir. 3. Gwas- tadhau y gwahaniaeth rhwng y gwerth trethad- wy a'r swm oiynir am y tir pan y mae angen am dano i ddibenion cyhoeddus. 4. Gwneud tir yn rthatach, a gwneud i ffwrdd a gorfaeliant mewn tir. 5. Gorfodi'r parohengg i dalu am y gwerth yohwanegol ddygir iddo drwy welliant- au. ilhoddodd Mr Morris luaws o ongreifftiau er dangos y crogbris ofynir gan dirfeddianwyr pan y moo angen darn o dir i adeiladu vsgbl neu er gwneud unrhyw welliant cyhoeddus. Pa fodd i gario hyn allan? 1. Gorfodi y tir- feddianwr i ddatgan gwerth ei dir bob blwyddyn. 2. Penodi priswyr sirol, pa rai ofalent fod y prisiadau yn cael eu hadolygu yn gyfnodoi. Pe y ceid hyn bydflai gwerth trethadwy Ffes- tiniog gymaint yn fwy fel ag i wneud treth o ddeunaw y bunt i gynyrchu yr un swm ag a gynyrdhir yn awr gan dreth" o bum' swllt a ohwech y bunt. Pwy sydd yn gefnogol i'r diwygiad yma? Arwainwyr Rlrldifrydol a Llafurawl y wlad. Yn wir, y mae yr arglwyddi eu hunain wedi addef yr c-lw-yddor yn nglyn a Mesur Trethi Gwerth Tirol Ysgotland. Y mae yr egwyddor eisoes mewn gweithrediad yn Germani, Liew York, Queensland, New Zealand, etc. Cymerodd amryw o'r a-elodau ran yn yr ym- drafodaeth, a diol-ohwyd yn gynes i Mr Morris am ei anaeth amserol. Nos lau (beno) ceir anerohiad gan Mr Wil- liam Owen, Plasweunydd, ar "Ragolygon Chwaxelyddol Ffestiniog."

THE ACTION BY GEIRION- YDD RURAL COUNCIL. HEAVY ROAD TRAFFIC. APPEAL DISMISSED. j The appeal by Messrs Green and Co. against the decision of Judge Moss in the Llanrwst County Court in favour of the Geirionydd Rural District Council, relative to alleged damage done to the Council's roads by extraordinary traffic, was recently heard in the Court of Ap- peal, before the Master of the Rolls and Lords Justices Moulton and Buckley. The Master of the Rolls, in giving his deci- sion, sa.id the appeal was from a decision of the Divisional Court confirming the judgment of the County Court Judge. He agreed with, and desired to adopt without any qualification the judgment of Mr Justice C'hannell in the Divisionail Court. The question was whether the plaintiffs, who were the Rural District Council, oould recover from tne defendants a sum representing -the extra cost, to which they had been put in repairing a particular road by reason of the extraordinary traffic over it. That damage was done was admitted, and that it was dua to the carting* over a road, more or leas mountainous, of timber in wagons of great weight was also admitted. Mr Justice Chan- nell, said truly that it was not a question of law im to what was extraordinary traffic on this particular road at this particular time; it was a, question of fact, and there was evidence which, it seemed to him, plainly justified the County Ccxirb Judge in finding, a? he did, that this traffio was extraordinary traffic. It seemed to him impassible to say that there was not evi- dence upon which that finding of fact b, the, learned County Court Judge was to be justified, and in his view it was impossible to say that there was no evidence to support it. That ce- ing so, ti).aiv was no question of law arising' in this case, and the attempt to treat this as a test case entirely failed upon the facts in this case, he thought the decision of the Divisional Court was quite right, and that this appeal must be dismissed with costs. Lord Justice Fletcher Moulton said he was of the same opinion, and had nothing to add. Lord Justice Buckley said the road in ques- tion was situated in a neighbourhood where it was reasonably to be expected that at long periods, say every 40 years, the road would be used for the purpose of hauling timber. For the purpose of this judgment, he assumed, without .at all deciding, that that would consti- tute ordinary traffi-c in the sense that it would be the duty of the Highway Authority to pro- vide for sudh traffio arising even at such long intervals aV that. Assuming then that the haulage of t.imbeT on the road was ordinary, although periodical, it remained that the haul- age might be done in many ways. To his mind it was simply a question of fact- He Lhojuglht the County Court Judge had found, as, a mat-, ter of fact, that this was extraordinary traffio' or excessive weight, which caused the damage, and it was not for the Court, of Appeal to re-. view him..Upon these grounds he agreed with the decision of the County Court Judge.

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CARNARVONSHIRE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the above Association was held on Saturday, at Carnarvon. It was largely attended by representative teachers from all parts of the county. The out-going president, Mr D. W. Thomas, Llandudno, presided during the major part of the proceedings, and was sup- ported by the other officers of the Association, and Mr Messrs Rhys Nicholas (Port. Talbot, Clam.) and T. Butland (Exeter), representing the Executive of the N.U.T. After the confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting, the reports of the Council meetings were dealt with, after which the inde- fatigable secretary (Mr W. R. Jones, Bangor) read his report of the year's working. Mrs King (Bangor), the treasurer, also submitted the accounts, which showed a balance on the right side. The situation, as it now stands, of the rela- tions between the teachers and the County Edu- cation Committee was discussed by the members of the Executive present. The threat of the Education Authority to abolish the increments due to teachcj's working under the scales of salaries of the late school boards of the county was viewed as a very serious matter, and after a full discussion, in which the members generally participated, a unanimous decision was arrived at should the threatened action be taken. The members of the deputation were heartily thanked for their presence and addresses. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The following were the results of the nomina- tions for 1909 :-President, Mr W. Ellis, Pen- fforddelen; vice-president, Mr R. E. Jones, Nant Peris; treasurer. Miss Nellie Hughes. Llandudno; secretary, Mr W. R. Jones, Bangor; press secre- tary, Mr W. J. Williams, Bontnewydd; and re- presentative on the Council of the Welsh Federa- tion of Teachers, the President for the time be- ing. The out-going President, thereupon, installed his successor, Mr W. Ellis, to the chair, for the ensuing year. The new President afterwards de- livered a highly interesting address, after first proposing a cordial vote of thanks to Mr Thomas for his conduct in the chair during the past year. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. The President, having thanked the members for the honour conferred upon him, said that during the p" t year they had to say "Good- bye" to one wtio had won the love and esteem of all the teachers in the district, but they had to congratulate themselves in having in his suc- cessor one who, they felt confident, would walk in his footsteps, and as firmly establish himself in the affection and esteem of the teachers as did Mr Edward Roberts. At the present time, when trade was so depressed, perhaps there was no- thing that exercised people's minds so much 109 the burden of and the unequal distribution cf rates. By Statute Law, education is compul- sory, and if the country is to compete in the battle for supremacy in trade, it is rightly com- pulsory, for it is only by efficient and sufficient education that, as a nation, they can hope to hold their own. Hence, any neglect of the du- ties devolving upon those who had undertaken the great responsibility of overlooking the educa- tional welfare of the children would be criminal. First, the health of the child had to be consider- ed. The Board of Education required medical examination of school children, but examining was of no avail unless arrangements will be made for dealing with the facts that are disclosed. Second- ly, the place where the child was to receive the benefit of education must be in itself conducive to health. Therefore, the schools must be well lighted, well ventilated, and the acoustic proper- ties be of the right nature. The child's char- acter depends to a great extent on the environ- ments, hence the interior, besides having the before-mentioned properties, must have a bright, clean, and cheerful appearance. The local Edu- cation Authority of Carnarvonshire had taken these matters in hand in earnest, and those idaces that have had its attention have been done ;n a thorough manner. But buildings of the best kind were useless unless the staff and equip- ments were sufficient and efficient. He wished to draw their attention to what appeared to him a paradox. Article 12 (a) of the Code considers a certificated teacher in an elementary school as sufficient for 60 scholars. In the same Code, dealing with the staffing of secondary schools, were the words :The number of pupils taught together at one time must not as a rule^xceed 30, and must in no case exceed 35." That is a matter which should receive serious considera- tion and he ventured to think that if 35 was to bo considered the maximum number for secon- dary schools, it should be at most the maximum for elementary schools, where the foundation of the child's eduoation was laid This naturally leads to the question of expen- diture, and he had great sympathy with those who cried ag'ainst increased taxes- Looking, at it from the economic point of view, expenditure on eduoation from local rates was wrong in prin- ciple. No country or district could possibly obtain a just return for the money expended for educational purposes in the district. In the county of Carnarvon, for instance, there could be advanced no reason why the rales for edu- cation in the county should be higher than the rates paid in a great number of other countries WI- less it be that the Carnarvonshire Authority was more alive to its responsibilities in this matter. They were all aware that it was im- possible to assess the return the country gets from the money expended,and it appeared to him that could be no solution to the question except a larger grant from the Imperial faxes, or in. other words, much increased grant from the Board of Education- It was only in this way that th3 whole of the people of this coun- try pould be made to bear their, fair share of the'burden of education, which, after all, was not a local question, but an Imperial question. They were proud to think that Mr Roberts was an honorary member of the Local Educa- tion, Authority, and they trusted that next year- they would find him a- co-opted member. But the oase ia an important one, ati4 in' all im" portint oases the K.C. haid the aid of junior mentborS of the Bar, and they heard' that their educational K.C. would have the aid of a junior, member of the Bar in the person of an elemeii-

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MISS CHARLESWORTH'S MOTOR JOURNEY TO BANGOR. CINEMATOGRAPH VIEWS. Two niot-or car5 drawing; up in front of the Castle Hotel. B.-ngror, on Sunday afternoon ittraeted sonifl attention, which was increased whan a lady in a red cloak stepped out of one of the cars and, followed h\' her companions, entered the hotel, which, it will remembered, was the scene of Miss Violet (Tharles- worth's consultation of the laitway guide on tli3 night of her sensational disappearance in January la it- After partaking of light refresh iiieiit-s the partf emerged from the hotel, and after being photographed twice, once opposite the hotel and afterwards ff-ar the town clock, returned the way they earner It transpired that the party consisted o Miss Violet Charleswarth and her sister, a couple of London actreS ses, and Miss liolet's London manager, and that bit purpose of the trip was to obtain a cinematographic vieW of the whole of the journey made on January 2nd, with pictures of the principal points of interest. The part? proceeded from the Castle Hotel along the road to Con way, en route for London. They did not stay at th8 Castle Hotel more than a few minutes. Ii i intended to reproduce the cinematograph pictures of the trip ill connection with Miss Violet's London performance An interested crowd witnessed the photographing in High-street.

WEEPING E,CZEMA. Painful Discharging Sores Cured at 72. Despite her advanced age, her doctor's fears, and kite failure of ordinary ointments, Mrø Brewis, of Upsland Farm, Well, Bedaie, Yorks.. has just been wonderfuHy cured by Zam-Buk of weeping eczema. A "Northallerton News" reporter found Mrø Brewis (agted 72 years), hale and hearty- "About eighteen months ago, I had a vari- cose uiae-r on my right log which did not heal properly," she told the reporter. "The limb became very red and raw, and v.veiied to auch an alarming extent that I consulted our doctor, w'h said I was. Suffering from weeping eczema- My shoe and .stocking wore often saturated with the watery discharge from my leg. "Tho intense pain became almost unbear ,)I,e able and made sleep impossible. My doctor confessed his failure, and said I would never be cured. I was naturally very much upset at this- I began to try ordinary'ointments, and as these proved useless to even check the eczema, 1 began to fear the doctor had spoken the truth. The disease .gradually got a firmer hold on tny limb, fairly eating into the flesh- 'T continued in agony until about four month9 ago, when I wars wisely persuaded to give up trying ointments and to" use Zam-Buk, the ra.r« balm so muched talked about. l?nliko the mere ointments tried before, Zam-Buk soothed the smarting' sores, and stopped the distressing dis- charge. The swelling and inflammation .sub' foided as I gladly persevered with Zam-Buk- The dbe&se was a.t length completely driven out a.nd Zam-Buk healed my leg wi¡!h beautiful- ly soft and healthy skin. My leg is now per- fectly sound again. Considering that I am over 70 years of agie, I think this cure by Zam-Buk is really marvellous." The quick and easy manner in which Mrs Brewis moved about convinced tlhe reporter that Zam-Buk had, irwood worked a perfect cure. He.r marvellous recovery is to-day freely com" rnenLed on ill, the quiet North Yorkshire town- Zam-Buk, adds the. reporter, is often spoken of locally as a "miracle-worker." Zairi-Buk is recognised as the most reliable arid natural remedy for diseases of the skin tn- ctudin.g eczema, ringworm, rashes and eruptions of all sorts, while it never fails to oure piles and ulcers, no matter how long-standing the disease may be.

>. _4 Mr Henry Gordon Shee, ICC., Recorder ot Liverpool and judge of the Salford Court of Re- cord, died at hifl London residence, 2, Eaton- square, on Saturday. Mr Sh, who was aged 62, was compelled to withdraw from active work some 15 months ago owing to an attack of para- lysis. The Chinese preserve vegetables by coatiso I them with salt and drying thernin the sutl

fcary teacher likewise co-opted on the L.E.A. It would be of the greatest benefit to the child- ren and education generally to have the teach- ers dirootly represented. Mr Ellis' well-thought-out address was listetr ed to with keen appreciation, a.nd he was at the close cordially thanked. The meeting afterwards discussed various 11.0- tioes of motion, one of which dealt with invaluable seryioe.s of bhe secretary (Mr W. R- Jones) on behalf of the Union and his fellow teachers, and it was unanimously resolved M make a suitable acknowloogmeni; of such ser- vioes the matter being left to the Council to initiate. A tea and social arranged by Miss Growths and staff, of the Girls' Council Schools, termi- nated the day s proceedings.