The Aberystwith Observer

THE HAPPY MEDIUM. When you make a Cabinet or Bread-and- Bntter Pudding, put a generous sprinkling of currants between each layer of thinly cut bread-and-butter. And when you buy that most nutritious and delightful of home- luxuries-Currant Bread-see to it that the loaf you purchase contains plenty of fruit. Half-a-dozen currants can no more make a loaf of real currant bread than one swallow can make a summer.

FOOTBALL. WELSH AMATEUR CUP.-SEMI-FINAL. ABERYSTWYTH BEAT HOLYHEAD SWIFTS. The replayed match between Aberystwyth and Holyhead Swifts was played off at Port- madoc 011 Wednesday afternoon. Result— Aberystwyth. 2 goals. Holyhead Swifts Nil. The final takes place at Newtown on Satur- day, when Aberystwyth will meet Buckley Engineers. Mr J Baker, Nantwich, will referee. MONTGOMERYSHIRE & DISTRICT LEAGUE WELSHPOOL v ABERYSTWYTH. This match was played at Welshpool on Siturday and resulted in a draw, neither side scoring. ABERYSTWYTH JUNIOR LEAGUE. CRUSADERS v HOLY TRINITY. This junior league match was played on the Vicarage field on Saturday, when the Crusaders won by three goals to one. Mr D Williams was the referee.

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PENRHKNCOCH. CONCERT.—A most successful concert was given in the Council School on Friday evening, under the auspices of the St John's Ledge of Oddfellows. The members had worked hard to make it a success, and they were fully rewarded for their labours. The chair was to have been occupied by Sir Edward Pryse, Bart., but owing to his being indisposed it was taken by his brother, Mr George Pryse, J.P., Peithyll, who kept the large audience in a good humour from start to finish. The programme was as follows :-8010, "The Sailor Boy," Mr D J Morgan, Bow Street; address by the Chairman; solo, The Holy City." Miss Jennie Jones, Aberystwyth; recitation, 'fhe Last Hymn," Mr T Jarman, Aberystwyth; solo, Mr James I Davies, Cwraerfin; comic song, Mr J Lloyd > Davies, Aberystwyth; recitation," Yr Emyn Olaf," Miss Esther Warrington, Aberystwyth song, "The Veteran," Mr J J Davies, Aber- ystwyth solo, Cartref Fy Nghalon," Miss E D Ellis, Aberystwyth solo, Dream of Paradise," Mr W J Pierce, Aberystwyth ;song "Orhewchi mi fy ngloyw gledd," Mr Richard Thomas, postman, Bow Street; song, Mrs J Edwards, Llanbaclarn (encored) song, Hen Gadair Freichiau Fy Mam," Mr J Arthur Jenkins, Aberystwyth; song, Mr Tom Jones, Dolau solo, "I Bias Gogerddan," Mr James Davies, CwmerQn; recitation, "Barny Murphy's :Botherment," Miss Esther Warrington (encored) solo, Un Waith eto yn Nghmry Anwyl." MrJ Arthur Jenkins; solo, "Baner Ein Gwlad," Mr Hugh M Evans, Penbryn; comic song, Mr J Lloyd Davies (encored); solo, Y Bugail," Mr W J Pierce; recitation, Mark Anthony's Oration on the Death of Julius Ceazar," Mr T Jarman solo, Gwlad y Delyn," Mr J J Davies song, Mrs J Edwards, and song by Mr D J Morgan. Mr David James proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding which was seconded by Mr Elias Jenkins, and Mr Jenkins proposed a vote of thanks to all others who had taken part, which was seconded by the chairman. Both motions were carried unanimously. A very enjoyable evening was brought to a close by the singing-of Hon Wlad Fy Nhsdau," the solo being taken by the chairman. The accompanists were Miss Blodwen Jones, A.L.C.M. Llainsiriol, and Mr T L Davies, Aberystwyth. Addresses were also given by the Rev Henry Evans and Mr C H Cocks, Prov. C.S.

STARTLING RISF. IN THE PRICE OF TEA.-Yet there is NO increase in the price of Horniman's. Quality maintained "Always go-id alike." Horniman's 2s. Tea has no equal. It is the finest obtain- able, and guaranteed absolutely pure. Sold in packets, 6d. per j lb. Sold everywhere. Prices from is. 6d. to 3s. 4d. per lb. Sold in Aberystwyth by—J. R. James, 10-12 North parade (Special Wholesale Agent E P. Wynne chemist, Misses Owen, 19 North parade; Ellis, 53 Terrace road Knighton—Blower, Chemist. Lampeter-Meggicks, draper. Machynlleth—Rees. Welshpool—Williams and Co. Towyn-on-Sea—Lewis & Co., grocers.

LLANON. OBITUARY.—The unexpected death of Miss Jones, Rose Mount, took place on Monday week. The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage. The deceased was 40 years of age, and her departure from our midst pain- fully sudden. The funeral took place on Friday. The Rev D Lewis officiated, and the service was choral. Wreaths were sent by Capt. Jones and Mr W Ryle Morgan (brothers,) Miss Edmunds, Llanerchymedd Miss Jenkins, Panteg; Miss Lewis, Chapel Bangor; Miss Evans, Sunny Hill; Mrs Evans, Swan; Mrs Evans, Commercial; Mrs Davies, Salop; Miss Richards, Panteg Miss Jones, Cadivor Miss M A Evans, Swan Miss Morgan, The Green Miss Jones, Carlton Mrs Lingham, Aber- ystwyth Misses Williams, Glyn Villa; Capt. Evans, Swan the Choir; Mrs Davies, Rose Hill Mrs Hughes, Rose Vilta Miss Jenkins, Picton; Mrs Davies, Trial Mawr; Misses Evans, Peris Villa; Mrs Davies, Levant; Mrs Thomas, Llandyssul; Miss Jatm s, Marion Villa; and Miss Thomas, Gwastod. The deceased had spent may years with her uncle, the late rector of Llanerchymedd, and the greatest sympathy is felt for her two brothers who have unexpectedly lost a loving sister.

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. CONHf:nYATlvJI: You must keep up your courage. The tinu* will again when there will be leaders of the party in Cardiganshire. A RATEPAYER.—You may be quite right, but wo are not required to try to correct all the mis-statements made by members of the Town Council. A RATEPAYER.—We have always been in favour of giviag full electoral rights to the poorest but you must admit that poverty is not always allied to wisdom. Under the present i&w— we do not say that it is not a just law-flre of the humblevt ratepayers in Trefechan can outvote Sir Pryse Pryse, Mr Powell, Nanteos, and any other two of the largest landowners in the county. NONCONFORMIST.—The term Establishment" as applied to the Church of England does not mean merely a recognition by the State of religion, for the State recognises the Non- confarmist forms of religion. Im fact there is in this country no such thing as a Church Establishment. The phrase is as by law established," Meaning the Church as re- cognised by law. The law relating to the Church is frequently changed in matters of detail. AMATEOR.—The 100 yards record is held by A F Duffey (New York, May 31, 1902), and D Kelly (Spokeane, Washington, June 23, 19(6), whose time was 9 3-5 sees. Duffy also holds the British record, having run 100 yards at Leicester on July 20, 1901, in 9 4-5 sees. The world's high jump record, 6 feet 5 5-8 inches, is held by M F Sweeney (New York, September 21, 1895;. FOOTBALLER.- Aberystwyth won the Welsh Cup in 1899-90. PARISH COUNCILLOR.—The Parish Councillors' Manual (Shaw & Sons, 5s) gives the informa- tion you require. "Ecclesiastical" docu- ments are not under the control of the Parish Council, but non-ecclesiastical docu- ments are the property of the Parish Council.

THE MARKETS. TO THE EDITOR OF THB ABERYSTWYTH OBSERVER. Dear Sir,I shall be glad if yeu will allow me to ask the Mayor to explain what he and the other members of the Town Council pro- pose to do with the present markets movement. A statement from his worship would enable rhe ratepayers to understand the matter. I am of course assuming that the members of the Town Council know what they are about. Yours faithfully, A RATEPAYER.

A WELSH EISTEDDFOD. TO THR EDITOR OF THE jtBKRYSTWTTH nBSIRVH Dear Sir,—I Kball be glad to be allowed to re-echo the opinion so frequently expressed that the National Eisteddfod should be a Welsh gathering pure and simple. I would go further, and suggest that only Welshmen should be admitted to the meetings. Yours faithfully, CYMRO.

WHAT'S HIS LITTLE GAME ? TO THE EDITOR OF THE ABERYSTWYTH ORSRttVBE. Dear Sir,—I notice that a local journalist and printer is casting ridicule on the Great Western Railway's services, and sa)s, among other silly things, that the old M. & M. was like a streak of lightning compared \-vith the G.W.R. I wonder how a railway can be like a streak of lightning ? And what object can the writer have in misrepresenting the G.W.R. ? The services of the G.W.R. are the same as those of the M. & M., and there- fore how can one be inferior to the other ? That writer must have an object in view. What can it be ? Yours, &e., ANTI-HUMBUG.

DADEBRIAD ANIAN. Hawddamor Wanwyn siriol, A'th fwyn bororiaeth swynol, Arwisgo wnei bob llwyn a pherth, Yn brydferth ac arddunol. Blodau sy'n persawru, Adar yn telori, Tra anan o'i gauafol hun Yn wylaidd sy'n dadebru. Mor ber swn nant y mynydd, Ac odlig yr ehedydd, Wrth ffsgyn fry o swn y llawr, I gwrdd y siriol wawrddydd Pob un yn ffordd ei hunan Geir yn croesawu anian, I wisgo 'n bardd pob dol a llain Yn gain mewn mantell wyrddlan. Fe gwyd yr haul yn dawel, Gan wenu dros y gorwel, A geilw ar y blodau ter I beraroglu 'r awel Canfydda 'i ddelw i hunan, Mewn myrdd o fanwlith purlan I'r asur las yn ol fe 'i dug Drwy sugno hwynt a chusan. Yn ddyfal er yn dawel. Drwy ryw gyfriniaeth ddirgel, Y ddarar a newidia ei gwedd, Gan sibrwd hedd drwy'r awe] Yn prancio ar y dolvdd Mae 'r wyn mor lion ar wawrddydd, Ac anian oil a droi 'r yn gryd I fywyd ieuanc newydd. Siarada 'r coed a'u gilydd, Daeth amser dillad newydd, A dal yn dirf er myn'd yn hen Mae llawer derwen ganmlwydd Eu cangau ymestynant, Y gwlith a'r gwres a sugnant, A thry yr all yn faeth a nert.h, Yn brydferth y blagurant. Y cyfan gyda 'u gilydd A geir yn canu clodydd, Mewn hwylus fawl ar beraidd dant, 0 foliant i'w Creawdydd Fe ddysgant wers i ninau I fyw o dan belydrau Y Dwyfol haul, cawn o'r fan hon Y nerth fo'n drech nac angau. Ystumtuen. LLEWELYN GRIFFITHS.

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..i¡æg- WKLSH COMMONS. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. In the House of Lords on Thursday Lord Kenyon IU) asked the President of the Board or Agriculture if he had taken, or contemplated taking, steps te bring in a bill to deal with the question of clearing the hills and commons of Wales and the border counties of undesir- able commonable animals, in pursuance of pledges given by him to the deputation of the Welsh Cob and Pony Society last July. The President of the Board of Agriculture (Earl Carrington) replied that the real difficulty lay with the commoners themselves. They were very difficult to deal with, and he was not sure that periodical inspection would not stir up considerable local opposition. Parliament naturally looked with suspicion upon any curtailment of the rights of com- moners. But the matter was not being lost sight of. The Board was in sympathy with the object Lord Kenyon had in view. Earl Cawdor said the question was one of vital importance, and he suggested that some steps should be taken to deal with it this session.

THE LOSS OF THE S.S. ORIAN DA. In the Admiralty Court on Monday the hearing of the Orianda Y. Heliopolis case was concluded. It was a claim and counter-claim for damages arising out of the collision between the Liverpool steamship Orianda and the London steamship Heliopolis in the Bristol Channel, off Nash Point, on February 17 last. The Orianda ^ank, and fourteen of her crew, including the master, were drowned. Three Chinese witnesses took the oath by breaking a saucer, and saying—"I will speak the truth and nothing but the truth. If I do not, as this saucer is broken so may my soul be broken also." Mr Justice Bargrave said that the court had come to the conclusion that the portlight was not in position at the time of collision. ThQ court thought it had been taken down to be trimmed, and not properly fastened again, and had been carried overboard. In the circumstances the Orianda must be found to blame for defective lights, and the Helipolis also to blame for improperly starboarding, and for not reversing her engines sooner. With regard to the suggestion made that the Heliopolis did not stand by after the collision, the court thought that there had been no want of care on the part of those on board the Heliopolis, who apparently made a mistake as to the distance separating the vessels. The court acquitted the defendants of any offence under the statute in this respect. Both vessels were accordingly held to blame. Judgment accordingly, each side to bear a moiety of the other's damages. The Orianda belonged to Mr E Morgan, of London and Aberystwyth, and was commanded by Capt John Williams, of Borth, who was drowned.

WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE OF AN ABERYSTWYTH MAN. It will do good to many of us in Aberystwyth to read this story of a neighbour of ours, for naturally we are greatly interested in the good fortune of fellow townsfolk. Good fortune is not a matter of luck, and our neighbour deserves it for having known what to do when suffering as many of us here are suffering. Mr Charles Davies, 1 Cambrian square, Aberystwyth, says:—" For many years I suffered with my kidneys, and the urinary system was very much affected. The secretions were scanty, and painful in passing. The pains in the small of my back were most severe, just like knife-thrusts, and after stoop- ing it was a hard matter for me to get straight again. I tried many medicines, but to no purpose. A friend of mine persuaded me to try Doan's backache kidney pills, which I did, and from the first I found they were doing me good. I went on with the pills for a time, and I am glad to say I am better than I have been for years. The urinary system is in proper order, and the pains in my back have gene. I am in good health now, and that is a lot to say, considering my age—I am 67. (Signed) Charles Davies." Doan's Backache kidney pills are two shillings and ninepence per box (six boxes for thirteen shillings and ninepence). Of all chemists and stores, or post free, direct from Foster-McClellan Co., 8, Wells street, Oxford street, London, I W. Be sure you get exactly the same kind of pills that Mr Davies had.

I DOLGELLEY. DR WILLIAMS'S SCHOOL.—At a meeting of the Governors the final selection for the post of head mistress was made. Miss Anstey, second mistress, received eight votes, and Miss Owen, Bala School, eight votes. By the casting vote of the Chairman Miss Anstey was elected.

LLANTRISANT. PARISH ROOM.—We are pleased to learn that the Vicar and the Churchpeople of the parish have decided to erect a parish room near the church, which will be useful in many ways. It is not to be a very pretentious building.

GOGINAN. EISTEDDFOD.—The annual eisteddfod will be held in Jezreel Hall on Good Friday. The afternoon meeting will commence at 1.30, and will be presided over by Mr John Lewis Evans, Aberystwyth. Mr George Pryse, J.P., Peithyll. will preside at the evening meotinir, which will commence at 5.30. •• GWILJ is visiting his friend the Rev J j L> at Y Bwtttyo,

JOSH BILLINGS' PH{il3SOPHY. Fashion is an arbitrary iasseaze. One goose sets the style, and the other geese fol- low in single file. It is so natral and so cheap to be a phool that I often wonder how enn^boddy trys to be ennything else. Thare are well-bred phools, and thare is nothing that makes a phool so endurable. Habits are what we learn apd kan't for- git. It is eazy enuff to say that ve are happy, but to prove it iz whare the difiikulty lies. The chances are, if yu let go your holt to spit on yure hands, you won't git so good a holt agin. A hobby iz an easy thing to mount, but often a hard 'thing to stik to. In the parable ov the ten virgins, we are told that five were wize and live phoolish. This is a better average thiwi haz been reached since. Humor, like common sense, iz a birthright, but thare are those who, while they have no humor themselfs, are keenly alive to the humor ov others. Thare iz a good deal ov dreamy sentiment in ideality, but fu pork and beans. Ideas are what wins; they hav no weeping sentimentality in them, but go directly for the bull's-eye every time. Idleness hath no thrift, no plezsure in it, and thare iz allwuss grate daiiger that it hath no honesty. Idleness is allwuss bizzy, doing—nothing. There are sum employments more frivolous than idleness, but none perhaps that are more treacherous. The man who kan hide hiz phollys iz either a very cunning or a very wize man. Natur never puts on enny airs. She knows her strength too well for that. Mi yung literary friend, beware how yu put on the cap and bells. T) e role ov the successful phool is a diffikult 7.1e, and if yu fail in it, vu will find that all other avenues are closed against yu. The stone-cutters hav made more people famous than ^ifftew or honesty ever haz. • # # Friend: 1f you love Miss Gotrox, old man, why don't you marry her?" Bachelor Doctor: Heavens man, she is one of my best patients!" New Office Boy: Your wife wants you at the 'phone, sir." Mr. Mormondub: "Boy, how many times must I tell you to get the name and number of the person who calls up?" # Do you approve of spelling reform?" Yes," answered the adaptable citizen. The only objection is that it consumes more time remembering to spell the new way than it does to put in the extra letters." Cholly: "I thought perhaps you had a pre- ference for Bobby Jones?" Mildred: "Non- sense You are just as welcome here as he is. Why, he is the most insufferable bore I know." # # Bjones: "Why the grouch?" Psmith: "My wife called me a fool." Bjones: "Cheer up, it may not be. true." Psmith: "But it is. She proved it. Went and dug up a bunch of my eld love letters, and read 'em to me." • ♦ He's a groat reformer, isn't he?" Oh, he's worse than a reformer. His ideas would upset the whole social and business world. He said if he. had his way r-e'cl put in jail everybody whs ought to be than;

Sir Alfred de Brck Porter, K.C.B., the secre- tary of the Ecclesiastical Commission, has charge of 90,000 hies and half a million leases. It was in lSCO that Sir Alired Porter entered the office of the Ecclesiastical Commission, and he has been secretary. financial adviser, and steward of the manors since 1888; yet he is himself a member of the Congregational body, and has been associated with the Finchley Con- gregational Church for ovor thlrtv v--en-. Mr. Walter Hudson, the Laboui M.P. for Newcastle-on-Tyne, started life as a railway band on the North-Eastern, thus following in the footsteps of his father. Progressing little by little, he was eventually appointed guard, a position which he occupied for five and twenty years. There are now two ex-railway guards in Parliament, Mr. Richard Bell, who was for years in charge of a goods train, being the other. » The Hon. John Collier inherits some of his talent as an artist from his father, Lord Monks- well. The second son of the distinuished lawyer, the Hon. John Collier was desired by his father to adopt a business career. But he had more faith in the possibilities of art, in which his father had given him his first lesson. Mr. Collier went to the Slade school, and after that he studied in Paris. • A daring experiment was once performed by Lord Kelvin before a class of students. In the course of his lecture he said that while a voltage of 3,000 or so would be fatal to a man, a voltage of some 300,000 would be harmless. He was going to give a practical illustration on him- self, but the students cried out, Try it on a dog Lord Kelvin cast a look of reproach at his class. Didn't I figure it out myself?" he said, quietly, as he walked to the apparatus and saiely turned the tremendous voltage into him- self. # Signor Caruso, the famous tenor, is the son of a Neapolitan engineer, who was turned adrift by his father as a youth because of hi-s par- tiality for an operatic career, which his parent assured him would infallibly bring him to grief. And, as a matter of fact, he did have a very hard time of it at first to make both ends meet, and more than once contemplated turning his attention to some more lucrative calling. For- tunately, however, recognition came in time to prevent this. The second number of The Nationalist," a non-political magazine for Wales, price 3d, is very readable. The contents include a por- trait, with biographical sketch, of General Picton David Williams and the French Revolution, by Sir Marchant Williams Maben and Judge Bryn Roberts Bangor and its Museum Aberystwyth and the National Library, &c.

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THE VALE OF TOWY. POEM BY SIR LEWIS MOERTS. In the current number of the Pall Mall Magazine Sir Lewis Morris has a poem "In Praise of Towy." It was written last autumi for a garden party at an old mansion in the Val all the replies being in verse. Gladly responding to the invitation he received, the poet asks in his charming lines- What f;iircr scene, above, below, H.ts our de,ir countryside to show Than thine, sweet Vale or thee, dear stream. Wo on whose day. Thon,h swift the lengthening shadows fall, A 1 i 1 tie while are heirs to ail! A little while Nay, nay, enjoy! The world is made for girl and boy. Rejoice! tho'ons the setting sun, For these the day is scarce begun. Trip gaily, wards, owis lightsome feet; Life's music calls, and youth is sweet.

WELSH CHURCH COMMISSION. On Wednesday the Rev R E Peregrine, Congregational minister of Rhymney, the Rev David Davies, M.A., rector of Canton, and the Rev Thomas Batstone, Baptist minister, Raglan, gave evideneo.

CAPEL BANGOR NOTES. During the last few days we have been favoured with a large amount of sunshine. To the farmers this is most welcome, as the continual cold and wet weather has consider- ably postponed sowing operations. There is an universal sign of life everywhere. Palm Sunday was exceptionally fine.

James' London & Provincial STORES, TEA, WINE, SPIRIT, AND PROVISION MEECHANTS, Terrace Road, ABERYSTWYTH. WHOLESALE & RETAIL AGENTS FOR Bass and Co's CELEBRATED BURTON ALES & STOUT, Supplied in 9 and 18 gallon casks to private families and the trade. BASS'S PALE ALE in Imperial Pint Bottles at 4s per dozen Imperial Half-Pint Bottles at 2s 6d per dozen BASS'S SPECIAL BOTTLING STOUT in Imperial Pint Bottles at 4s per dozen Imperial Half-Pint Bottles at 2s 6d per dozen. Special attention is called to BASS'S LIGHT DINNER ALE in Imperial Pint Bottles at 2s 6d per dozen. All BOTTLED ALES and STOUT in splendid condition. AGENTS FOR W. & A. Gilbey's WINES & SPIRITS. Please Note the Address- 32 & 34 Terrace Road James Morgan, 11, PIER STREET, ABERYSTWYTH GREENGROCER, FISHMONGER. AND POULTRY DEALER Prompt Attention Kivon to all Orders. NbTZ TH. A DDR UK* SAYUELL HUOK, FISHMONGERS AND POULTERERS, LICENSED DEALERS IN GAME. TEIFY SALMON & ICE WAREHOUSE, WARWICK HOUSE, GREAT DARKGLU^ ST. Fresh Salmon from the Severn, Teifi, Wye, and other Rivers DAILY. DEALERS IN WENHAM LAKE ICE. Sole Agents for PALETHORPE'S ROYAL CAMBRIDGE SAUSAGES, Horner's Clot ted Cream and Cream Cheese Daily. Members of the National Sea Fisheries ProttotiOIt Association. TelegraaW StycoU, 4b«rjrrti«7fc&

PUBLICATIONS. The April number of the Windsor Magazine contains stories by W B Maxwell, Max Pemherton, Ian Maclaren, M Maartens, &c., and 21 pictures by W F Yeames, R.A., as well as numerous illustrations. The twenty-fourth calendar of the University College of South Wales has been published. It contains 444 pages of useful and interesting information.

LLANFIHANG EL-Y- CREITDDYN. THE NEW VESTRY.—The Rev W Headley, M.A., has just issued a list of subscribers to the vestry room fund. The subscriptions amounted to £7219s Od, the chief contributors being Capt Vaughan and Mr F R Roberts, who yave X10 each. The stones were carried free of charge. The total cost was X84 16s Od. The vicar and those who have given assistance are to be congratulated. On Friday evening a lecture was delivered at the schoolroom by the Rev H M Williams, vicar of Lledrod, on Vicar Pritchard," when a very fair audience foregathered on the occasion. The lecturer read copious extracts from the old Vicar's famous book Canwyll y Cymry." Some of these expressed the author's inner spiritual experience, others were an index of the moral and religious con- dition of his times, whilst others were moral counsels to old and young. All were worth studying because of their sterling value. The vicar of the parish, who was in the chair, pro- posed a hearty vote of thanks to the lecturer for coming over to Llanfihangel and giving his lecture free of charge. The net proceeds will be devoted to the Llanfihangel Sunday school fund and Llantrisant parish hall fund.

CENSUS OF WESTERN CANADA. Further details of the last quinquennial census v 1906) of the three prairie provinces of the Dominion are now available. The total population as already published was returned at 801,000 souls. Of these it is found 458,396 were males and 342,604 females. In Manitoba the sterner sex is in a majority of 45,000, or 25 per cent.; Saskatchewan, 48,000, or 32 per cent; and in Alberta, 38,000, or 30 per cent. There are also 120,439 farms in the three prairie provinces as compared with 54,645 in 1901, an increase of 65,814 holdings. Manitoba has a total of 35,441; Saskatchewan, 54,787; and Alberta, 30,211 farms. Ninety per cent., therefore, of the settlement during the last five years has taken place in the two latter provinces. The live stock figures for the wbole region for 1906, compared with 1901 are, horses, 682,919 against 340,329; milch cows, 384,000 against 244,216 other horned cattle, 1,560,5V>2 against 698,407 in 1901.

BOKTH. GoLf.—On Saturday afternoon a match was played between Aberystwjtli ilud when tbe latter won,

EDUCATION COMMITTEE. The first meeting of the newly-elected Car- diganshire Education Committee was held at Lampeter on Tuesday, when Mr D C Roberts, the high sheriff, was unanimously re-elected chairman. Mr George Dickens-Lewis, the county architect, reporting generally upon the altera- tions and additions carried out in the non- provided schools, stated that very little had been done to eomply with the committee's requirements, and in one or two cases where an endeavour had been made it had been of a piecemeal and unsatisfactory character, for which no plans or specifications had been sub- mitted, and, consequently, to a great extent it had been time and money wasted. Mr Robert Ellis moved that the managers of non-provided schools be called upon to com- plete the repairs required by their architects before the 31st of December next, otherwise they would cease to maintain the schools. Mr C M Williams seconded, and said that the question had been before them for three or four years. In 1903 an exhaustive report was prepared by Mr G T Bassett, who gave them an estimate of the amount required to put the non-provided schools into repair, and he thought the amount came to about £10,000. The motion was adopted. The following education rates were adopted for the ensuing yearElementary, 9d in the iC. a reduction of Id compared with last year's higher education, 2d in the X, an increase of Id., accounted for by a grant of iC500, which the county council made to the National Library at Aberystwyth and intermediate, td in the X.