The Aberystwith Observer

MARRIAGES. On the 7th inst., at Llaubadarn-fnwr, bv the Jo v John Pugi), curate, Air li. Hughes to Mary Williams, Llanilar.

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-F- AilNiA i. UR.ii/ E SHOO i lNij. TO TSS KIMTOIt Of THE OESKRVEH AND COU.VTT TIMES. Sir, — At the end of September the working men's clubs throughout the country re-open, and thoi.* coro-aittees bethink themselves of frrsh games and. amusements for their members. I therefore draw the attention of your i-eail.Hs to miniature rifle shooting as a sp._>r: admirably suited to such clubs, and one in v.iiich, ia order t.) excel, a man must have < niplefc-j mastery over both hand and eye, so it.iieh s') indeed that no other sport 3a more conducive to temperance. Many clubs have on their premises ample space for a rangfs of L) to 25 yards, but fehtmM snlic ient space ni), be availably an old barn or mnlthonse O»E but iitfclo to convert into au excellent range. The requirements of a miniatufe in-door rango are simple a .so,;id wall at the end wJlícll can be eisiiy reinforced by iron piatex "behind the targets, a couple of Idt-ycle ac.itylene lamps, one on each side of the t. rgefc, a i*<> »d oil overhead at tlle firing ?'rtiiu'e is complete. Martini Henry rides c-nvfrted to 220 Can be obtain at a eo. t, of each, find with <1 gi od member-hip and '•egular Httendanee ammunition run be snJil at Oxij-s a i«mny. :»nd i yet yield sufficient profit to pay for the upkeep and lighting of the range. Should no su:;h length of range be obtainable the air rifle provides absolute accuracy afc the standard distances of 8 and 10 yards. Nor is the air rife of to-day a toy — it is a weapon of precision that a ami can really lelrf) to shout with. The air riSo has two advantages over the small ri/Je for club use: it is not so isoisy, I and its ammunition is so cheap as to t), within the reach of aH, a most important eonsidera- tion from the point of view of te worli'mg man. Riile shooting has this further ad can cage over many sports, that a club, in order to arrange competitions, need not go to the expense of bending its team tn its opponents* range. Post matches can be arranged in ■which the opponent sides send each other marked targets to be bred at on the home range. This system enab;es clubs to- choose opponents of their own calibre from all over Engianti. for, the .Society of Miniature Ride J C! it os pnoPshes in its monthly magazine. oio Rifleman," the conditions of si el; u> »tc;ies," and the scores made, so chat (Bh secretaries can always obtain the- namoy and addresses of probable opponent". Rifle shooting has also its patriotic side. By becoming an expert riide shot a man is at doing something towards rendering Lim- «, n" able to defersd his country, and if, is con- stantly fuund that mi--i,»taj'< r'/fio ~ho<>tieg is aii incentive to enli-.tmf.afc ;1 tbe Territorial ( Army, for after shooting at short ranges I with success the Joogcr raniim* t'if are o-pon !•> h t army have special attritions to the! Tl i ci ty 1. add the n iety of M'inbfn'»e Ride L'lubs. Dncklcr.sburv, £ jO>>do»>, K.C.. is s road? to <jri've ;ol i> e ;c t-> the r>« ti .j, of o lib- iiivci ii>s (:«• some l,40y .-ialry stKiIiaft-'d It' 11. 1' n -■ •' J I r F.

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BANGOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE INAUGURAL ADDRESS. The inaugural address in connection with the forthcoming session of the University College of North Wales, Bangor, was given at the College Hall, Bangor, by Professor Hudson Williams. Principal Sir Harry Reichel, presided. Mr Hudson Williams, who was received with cheers, in the course of an address on The Ancient World in the Light of Recent Finds," said that though this was often described as a very superficial age.. ir, was really an age of patient research and labo- rious investigation, and would always be famous for having learnt the utilisation of rubbish. A recent chapter in British history is shown by ancient documents la'ely discovered to have been anticipated quite 2,000 years, viz the women's agitation lor votes. A law had been passed providing that no woman should be allowed to possess more than half an ounce of gold, to wear a dress of more than one colour, to ride within the City of Rome, or any town occupied by Roman citizens, or within one mile of these places except for religious purposes. Two leading politicians proposed the abrogation of the obnoxious measure. The subject seized the public mind and became the principal topic of conversation, and intense bitterness prevailed on both sides. The women left housekeeping to take caro of itself, and issued forth into public streets to waylay every man who had a vote. They did not wait to be introduced; they assailed strangers as well as friends. They held meet- ings among themselves and had secret delibera- tions. Each day their numbers swelled from distant towns and villages, the provincials streamed in to help their sisters in the city. They went to the magistrates, they interviewed proctors and consuls. Tho night before the vote was taken a monster demonstration was fluid. It w;is known that two tribunes intended to oppose the motion, and agaiust their veto there could bo no appeal. The women rose early, they gathered in a vast crowd, and beseiged the houses of the obdurate tribunes, and, finally, even the stern Roman male had to yield. There was no veto, and the motion was carried. On hearing the news, the women burst into the Assembly, stormed the gallery, donned their ornaments once more, and then tramped out of the House of Parliament dancing joyously into the street. Professor Williams observed that the arguments against the women's agitation did not strike one as particularly antique. Cato, the uncompromis- ing opponent of women's rights, said :—" If women had only a proper sense of shame, they would know that it was not becoming in them to take any interest in the passing or annulling of laws. If they succeed, who knows where they will end ? As soon as they begin to be equal with us, they will have the advantage of us. Nor is modern trades unionism any more a new thing than tho sutfragettes, for on the walls of ruined Pompeii may still be read election posters, in which the Fishermen's Union nominates one of its members for a seat on the Board of Works, and a certain Mrs Cappella. on the local education authority.

T- THE GOLDEN GRAIN. The final returns of the wheat crop of 1907, I in Western Canada, now available, give the yield at 70.922,581 bu-hels, for which the farmers received approximately £ 9,000,000, the total cash value of the crop being £ 11,000, 000. The revised estimate of the present year's wheit crop in that region is 105,000,000 bushels. With prices as good if not better than last year, the result, cannot fail to be mo-t encouraging t" th" settlers, and also hare a far-reaching influence on the indu-tiial and financial situation of tho whole Dominion. Some apprehensions of a wheat blockade is felt in Alberta, notwithstanding tht* claim of the railways to be in a good posit. oi t,) handle this year's crop with }I'olllptitll,l". Thus the Canadian Northern Railway ali n>s that they I have 7 ODO box cars and oOO engines between Port Arthur nud FVbnoi fnn capable of hand- ling 8.000.000 bushels if one trip; that as fully three trips should be made during the open season, this would mean a total of 24,000,000 bushels. It is suggested that if the farmers and west-bound freights do not alelay cars out of reason, even a I rzer quantity of grain could be handled. The Grand Trunk Pacific undertake to handle expeditiously the grain from land tri utary to their lines in spite of the fact that they have not opened the system for general traffic. Lastly, the Canadian Pacific Kail way which controls so far the principal highways in the west, main- tains thar s carrying capacitv will not be prejudiced in any way by tit" strike.

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ABERYSTWYTH. MARINE TERRACE. 3, Pen-rock, Mrs Evans- Mdlle. Duprus, Miss Inglis Jones, Master Wilmot Inglis Jones, Miss Smart, Derry Ormond Master Guy, Miss B Good, London Miss Roberts and Miss Sands, Oswestry 4, Oxford House, Mrs Rowland— Mr and Mrs Cooper, Hull 5, Osborne House, Miss Morgan— j Mr and Mrs Meredith, Whalley Range, | Manchester Mr and Mrs Simpson, Prestwich Mr Rees, Llandinam 10, Mrs Jones- Mrs Huddleston and maid, Llwynderw, Welshpool Mrs and Miss Powell, Mr Jones, Miss Jones, Glasbury-on-Wye Mr Breese, Mr Morey, Mr Edkins, Birming- ham Mr Bancroft, H.M.I. Schools. 12, Misses Llewellyn- Mrs Parry, Weishpool Mrs James Parry, do Miss Slingsby, Soutbport Mr and Mrs Slingsby, do IG, Miss Tilumas- Mrs Davies, Mrs Jones and family, Yeaton Manor, Baschurch 18. Mrs Davies- Mr William Exley, Wakefield Mrs Oakes, do; Misses Oakes, do Mr H Oakes, do Mrs Jenkins, Llanybyther Mr Hywel Jones, Ruthin Mr Enoch Davies, do 19, Miss Lloyd- Mr and Mrs Parry and family, Mr Wallis, Talgarth Waterloo Hydro Hotel- Sir David Brynmor Jones and Lady Jones, London Mr Best and party (6), Hereford; Mr and Mrs Henderson. London Mrs and Miss White, Birmingham Miss Gambier Pym, Mr and Mrs Bushell, Per- shore Mrs G G Williams, Miss Florence Williams, Mrs Titus Evans, Carmarthen Mrs Moore M r and Mrs Wilkins, Wolver- hampton Mr and Mrs Priest. Old Hill Mr and Mrs Woodall, Mr Darlington and party (4), Llangollen Miss Stephens, Mr Davies, Swansea Miss Daish, Tunbridge Wells, Mr Martin, Liverpool Mr and Mrs Goodall, Peterboro 31, Mrs Phillips- Mr and Mrs Williams, Forden 33, Deva, Mrs E Kenrick — Dr Fleure, Jersey Miss Fleure, do Mrs Lloyd, Newcastle Erulyn Mrs Joiio-s, do Miss Allen, Birmingham Miss Millard, Derby Miss Shilton, do 34, Windsor House. Mrs Aston- Miss McGavin, Montgomery; Messrs Breeze, Evans, Price, Williams, Done and Tank. Shrewsbury 35. "Brynvmor House, Misses Nelson- Mr and Mrs Hilliam, Shrewsbury Mrs Major, do Miss Biii-ley 42. Miss M M Jones— Dr and Miss Green, Four Oiks Mrs Abbot, Mrs Becann, Sutton Coldtleld 44. Miss Jones — Misses Bridges, Knighton Mr and i\,Ts Crowther and family, West Bromwich Mr C'-owther, do 49, Mrs Humphreys— Mr and Mrs Nott. Yarhampton, Stourport Mr and Mrs Holliday and Miss Nott, Worcester Mrs Harris, Merthyr Tydtil Misses Griffiths, Carmarthen 50. Miss J ames- Rev. H Williams, Llanfechain Mrs and Master Norman, Miss Griffiths 5;). Venbryn House, Mrs Harry Lloyd- .lm Mr and Mrs Nevijl, Tamworth Miss Nevill, do; Miss^Dora Harris, Sbrews- bury Mr and Mrs Penn, Stourbridge Dr and Mrs Lloyd Owen, Manchester Mr and Mrs Egton, Wellington î 57, Mrs M A Rees — Dr G F Rhodes. Miss Rhodes, Mr F L N Bower, Hudderslield 64. York House, Miss A V Nelson- Mr Jones, Hereford Miss Jones, do Miss Williams, Llanwrtyd Wells I VIC TORT A TERRACE. Brighton House, Mrs J Williams- Mrs Nicholls and maid, Miss Stephens, Bridgnorth Col. Thomas, Llanthomas, Brecon Mr Thomas Wellfield, Builth XVelis Mr and Mrs Pritchard, Llanwrtyd Wells CLIFF TERRACE. Marina Vista, Misses Jones — Miss Meese. Wolverhampton Mrs Evans, Tenby Miss Olwen Evans, Mrs Tobit Evans, Trewylan NORTH PARADE. 32, Miss Potter- Mr and Mrs Noke, Malvern Haul-Fan, Mrs Williams- Miss Davies. Brecon Mr and Mrs Jones, Llanwrtyd Wells

BORTH. Cambrian Hotel, Mr J Hohenberg — Major and Mrs Meynall, Derby Mr and Mrs Young, Birkdale, Southport Mr Butt, London Mr T K Brighouse, York Mr and Mrs Brown, Shrewsbur3- Bay View, Mrs Arter- Mrs and Miss Felton, Heywards Heath Garibaldi, Mrs Roberts- Mrs and Misses Boddington, London Taliesin House, Mrs Rees- Misses (2) Deakin, Tettnall, Wolverhampton 12, Cambrian terrace- Mrs Anwyl and Mrs Langford, Penpompren Hall Scranton Villa, Mrs James- Mr and Mrs Jorgenson and family, nurses and maids

LLANCYNFELIN. HAKVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICES.—These services commenced on Tuesday evening week, when the Rev. Gwilym Smith, B.A., curate of Holy Trinity Church, Aberystwyth, preached to a largo congregation at the Mission Room. Taliesin. On Wednesday morning, at eight o'clock, in the parish church, there was a celebration of holy communion by the Rev J. Phillips, B.A., vicar. At eleven o'clock there was a Welsh sermon by the Rev Nathaniel Thomas, R.D., Llanbadarn Fawr. The Rev Gwilym Smith preached in English at 2-30. and at G-30 the Rev N. Thomas. There were large congregations at all the services. The church had been tastily decorated by the following :-Mrs Phillips, Vicarage. Miss Parry, Ynyslas Station, Miss Jones, Tynoawr, Miss Jones, Penpompren, J Miss Evans, Tanllan, Miss Newell, Gwynfryn, Mr Weaver and Dr Williams.

SIDNEY SMITH ONCI: SAID: "THANK Goo Fon TEA What would the world do without Tea ? How did it exist ? I am glad I was not born before Tea." These words have been repeated again and again by the millions that, HOUNIMAN'S Tea. An who think HOUNIMAN'S Pure Tea acknowledge its invig- orating and nerve-preserving properties. "The drink of pleasure and of health." Full weight without the package, and Always Good Alike." Ask for it, insist upon having it. and take no other. Sold in Aberystwyth by-J R. James, 10-12 North prade, Special Wholesale Agent E P. Wynne chemist Misses Owen, 19 North parade Ellis, 53 Terrace road fiones. Cash Tea Stores; Uanfarian, Joiies, Tea Merchant; Kii ig hton-B lower. Chemist I.ampeter—Meeeicks, draper NVelshpool-Williams and Co Tuwyu-on Sea-Lewis and Co,, sroeci*. I

COAST ECHOES. The police in Aberystwyth and district have netted almost £50 in motor fines quite- recently. This substantial amount is evi- dence of the activity of the police in doing- their share in endeavouring to cope with the motor problem. Unfortunately it is also evidence of how inadequate are fines as a means of controlling the genus designated road hogs. V While on the subject of police we should like to congratulate Superintendent Jones. on the high and eminently deserved com- pliments paid to him at Talybont by one of the leading advocates of Swansea. Mr Leader, the coroner for Swansea is a skilled advocate, and as solicitor to the Welsh Automobile Club he has had many years experience in defending motorists. Yet, with a strong case to present he had to keep all his wits about him to secure a qualified dismissal of the case against his clients. In private conversation he expressed the highest admiration of the Aberystwyth Superin- tendent's conduct of the case, and at the end of it publicly congratulated the police on having such an excellent advocate as Superintendent Jones bad proved himself to be." As we have said, this compliment was well deserved. There is no more genial and able member of the force than the Superintendent. At this time of the year motorists and cyclists have a common grievance against the hedge trimmers, who, in the process of trimming their hedges, leave the roads strewn with twigs and thorns. While the operation is in progress no attempt whatever is made in the majority of cases to keep the road clear, and even afterwards the road is. only swept in a perfunctory manner. As farmers show so little consideration for the users of the road, the matter ought to be taken up—if not by the authorities them- selves— then by the motor and cyclist clubs, It would be interesting to know what action, if any, these latter have taken. Having regard to the stormy weather we were experiencing at the time, we averred a month ago that September came in like an Aberystwyth Town Councillor. It nitv- also be said that it went out like an Aber- ystwyth Town Councillor, for the heat of the weather was only equalled by the heat— in another sense—of a Council meeting. Indeed the weather which accompanied the departure of September and the commence- ment of October was phenomenal. Such great lieat-alniost tropical in its intensity is an occasion for remark even in the middle of summer: in October it is rare almost to uniqueness. The only thing which disturbed the general air and lassitude begotten bv this heat was the presence in the town of a number of sutfragettes. who had followed in the wake of Mr Lloyd George and Mr Runcimau. These importunate ladies, in addition to badgering the unfortunate ministers, held a meeting outside the Col- lege, where one of the speakers was met with a query as to whether she was married Thejjrumours that the suffragettes were to be present doubtless had something to do with the large audience that assembled at the Coliseum to hear Sir Brvnmor Jones, and there was a distinct feeling of dis- appointment that none of the militant ladies were in evidence. In the course of his address at TOWYll last week, Mr Runciman said the grammar schools of Wales—Llandovery, Brecon, and Cowbridge-were all very remote from the people who wanted to enter them. This reminds us of the story of the boatman in a remote part of Canada, a taciturn old chap, who was rowing a New York man who had gone there, for lake fishing. He scarcely spoke, but at last asked How far awav did you say you lived?" "About 1,000 m ile," said the fisherman, after a pause. "I don't understand how vou can live so far away," was the boatman's remark. The passengers on an early train from Aberystwyth to London and the Midlands irnjt with an experience as amusing after- wards as it, was annoying at the time, most of the p is.-oengers being business men who had spent, the week-end in this town. All went. well tiil the train reached Carno. But here it was found that the signalling appar- f atus had gone wrong, and the passengers were itelaved for nearly forty-five minutes while a man walked from another station with th. necessary implements.

ABERYSTWYTH WEATHER REPORT. Temperature. Max. Min. Rain. Wind. Sunshine Oct. 1 75'5 00-0 -S E. 10 hours 2 ,¡;O UO.J H.E. 9h. 40m. 7:5 0 S.E. li) liotirs 4 78 0 55-6 S.E. Oh. 40m. 5 (j.rO 5o-() s.K, Ch.IlOm. „ 0 71 "0 5fj 0 S.E. 7 hours 7 70"0 S. P. liours The record is taken each morning at 0 o'clock Total amount for Sept. —Sunshine, 80 hours Rainfall, 1*07.

WALES. [MILDRED HOWELLS IN HAEP-ER'S MAGAZINE L Oh, little country of my heart, Ijying so far bnyond the sea. Far from my land of birth apart. And yet so near in tnougut to me Before I saw you with my eye; My spirit know your valleys fair, Watered by turi-hrown strn llIB that rise Upon your mountains wild :1.Ull bare. YOllr mountains beautiful and wild Where still the fairy people dwell, While I was lmt a little child In mystic dreams I them well. For of your race a bauuhe'l part Pines like a prisoned bird in 1;;0, 011, little country of lily heart, Lying so far beyond the sea

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LIBERAL MEETINGS AT ABER- i YSTWYTH. WOMEN'S WORK FOR THE CAUSE. On Friday afternoon a meeting of the Aber- j ystwyth branch of the Women's Liberal Council was held in the Assembly Rooms for the purpose of hearing an address from Lady Brynmor Jones, the president of the united brandies of South Wales. The hall was very prettily decorated, and in addition to Lady Brynmor Jones, who was accompanied by Sir | David Brynmor Jones, there were present among others Mrs Loxdale. president. Mrs Evan Evans, secretary, Mrs E. James, Mrs clUis Mrs Griffith, Mr Vaughan Davies, M P.. Mr C. M. Williams, mayor. Alderman R. Do'ii'hton, Councillor T. J- Samuel, and others, Mrs Loxdale presided, and introducing Lady Brynmor Jones referred in appreciative | terms to the interest which she took in the work of the organisation of which she was president. Lady Brynmor Jones, who was well received, thanked the audience for the friendly recep- tion. Her visit, was in the capacity of presi- dent 01 the South Wales Branch of the Liberal Social Council, and as such she was afraid she roast ask them to listen to a few words—not a speech —abont the organisation and work of that body, and of appreciation of the work of the branch established in this centre of learn- ing and political activity. The Liberal Social Council was a frankly political and party organisation. Its general object was to help the cause of the Liberal party, and its imme- diate and practical aim was to promote per- sonal and social relations between all Liberals. It did not ailect to interfere with the Liberal Associations or the Federations which were doing such exeeihmt work. It did not seek to hold public meetings, publish election litera- ture, or to determine policy, but to bring Together in gatherings of a social character Liberal workers of all classes is each locality, so that they inighS have the opportunity ot meeting one another in a friendly wny, and by becoming personally acquainted and act more unitedly when occasion arose. Their ather- ings therefore assumed the character of social entertainmentgarden parties, or evening parties, or picnics,and not tbat of tbeordinary public meeting. The success that. had attended j the efforts of the Con noil was a justification of its existence, it was t.0 the late Lady Tweed- mouth, the aunt of Mr Winston Churchill, thab the credit of suggesting and taking steps [ to create this now organisation was mainly due. The Council was formed in 1->Iand ever | since it had been at work energetically, and there could be no doubt that it was of material service in helping to secure many of the brilliant Liberal victories at the General Election of 11)0-0. There were many branches in London and 30 in the English counties. In North Wales there were Newtowil, Welshpool and Llanidloes. There were 13 branches in Monmouthshire, which were in a very ilvnrishiog condition, and the Aberyst- wyth branch had JIOW been actively working I for some years. It was perh-ipj» owing to the very strength of Liberalism in Wales that the movement had not spread so widely in Wales as in isingland, but she must most heartily congratulate Aberynfewyth upon the success of their efforts. The Council were under no illusions as to the limitation of their activity they r«cogniscd that there were constituen- cies in which the cjrcaaistarsees were such that there was no necessity and no room for their' work. But she woiiki earnestly point out that even in Wales Liberals must not < rest content with the laurels of HIOG. New ideas were in the air; opinions if not well grounded were apt to charge, A progressive party was in special danger of splitting into sections and cliques. The greatest danger to the solidarity of a party caroefrom its workers not knowing one aaotJier personally and not making allowance for the difference of social environment. Their special aim was to guard against this danger. It was only gradually ) that, they had been able to foul out the centres in which it was likely that a branch of the Council might be established -with success. It was with intense- satisfaction that the Execu- tive Council had Jcu-mi that Aberystwyth was clearly such a centre. Lady Bryomor Jones f said she desired to congratulate them all upon the success of tiio movement at Aberystwyth, | and to say how gr-iff-ftii;v Allendale, the president of the Council, and her co-workers j rec;>g»i>»ed the eOicfenfc and! geaiorous assi.st- { ance of Mrs Loxdale, tbe Aberystwyth president, and the energy and capacity of their secretary. Mrs T. JL. fi*aos. She was ghid to find that the roeaiher for Cardlgan- | shirt;, Mr Vaugban wAs with j theni in this movement und sympathised j heartily with their ais«s. It would not be in j accordance with their castwn for her to attempt to make a politicaS speech on this occasion but she should t<> lie able to carry fo idr Asouirh. fcho IVime Minister, the assurance-of their hearty symj«thy with him in the task which had fal"f--ii to his lot. It was no light isatter for iinyo^o to succeed to the oiBce which their late beloved leader, Sir Henry Campbeli-Bannerman, 4i5icd with such conspicuous ability and auewe-As. She trusted that their new loader might haVH the support of Aberysfcwvtb Liberals in his eSorts to carry. on the administration of affairs in a progressive and liberal manner, and to pass the great measure of this session, iiie jLieensing Bill. That Bill, as they kwsw, way m>e designed to recover for the rntioH its f«ifcik>sD of action in regard to the drink tyaftse, and, by limiting the tiuinher of iieensec?- bouses, to help a cause which every woman, at any rate, roust have at heart- the cause of ien^iera-riae-. session they hoped the (■iorvrnnf&nt vswold at length be able to discharge a part, of its debt to Wales and Nonconform?ty fey bringing in the Bill for the and Oisendow- rm:mt of the Church in Wales ;Aga it was in)- portant that they should havti the undivided and unswerving assistance of thü Welsh Liberals if they were io succeed In fbeireffort to remove a Io«g-s!.andii>g grievance. Mrs Griffiths in proposing r» vote of tJianks tn- Lady Brynaior Jones Ù7 bor address, expressed her gra-titQue b Lswi-y JHnü. for the able lucidation which she of the aims and- objects of their orgrmLsatimi, which she (Mrs GriShth) ielt- h)<i not all recognised as clearly as they shmild do. Mi's Elizabeth James seconded. Mr Vanghaa- Davies, support<HJ the vote of tbanks. Rould he said, ignore the ladies. No onn say that women could- net sir.od on the p-iafeform with usee, as. ohcir sfjuals a-f«J h-e eH:, thftfc it was right that they should cUv ;•«>_ Thev all knew, how women suffered frou> tlw drink traflic. j Was it not right thsit ¡.h>mM lo >k to j women for help in en rj-yi's/g ihn»igh the measure of 'teoiperanee reform r If anyone lm3 ¡ a right to be <ronsolte<i the matter of education, it was the- mothers- csf tbe children. C-ounci'Jo," Samcel sa-i'I btrhsuHp3«*asore in supporting the vote of tha.'iks tit Lmhr Jones. lIe emphasised the uxefaY ssiu.sta«.>.ee rendered by she ladles, hoth n !)oí"H.Ù.? nmI r>m;n"cipal ¡ elections and also lieed t*$»xsro?i;*g young I ladi«s. lie hoped that would be a hint to the GoverEHMijj-fc they had the woreet: of the country at Mrs Lc%duiUMlion j>»4 it 1»>4fee meeting, and tbe vote of tv,X.&d;y was carried Lady Jones suitably acknowledged the vote. t Sir David Brynmor Jones, proposing a vote of thanks to Mrs Loxdale, said their organisa- tion was one that could do very useful work. The President, he said, tocched on one of the dangers which beset the Liberal party-the I danger of becoming disunited. The Conserva- tive leaders soon crushed out of their party any innovating spirits. With a progressive ) party, however, though they might be all agreed as to the end, they were not all agreed as to the means. That was where the use of the social functions which the Womens' Liberal Council stood for was so useful. Mr Vaughan Davies seconded. He said no one knew better than he what an able presi- dent Mrs Loxdale had proved herself to be. He put the vote of thanks to Mrs Loxdale to the meeting and it was carried unanimously. Mrs Griffith proposed and Mrs Ellis seconded a vote of thanks to Mrs T. L. Evans, the secretary, and this was agreed to. Sir and Lady Brynmor Jones then left the platform and mingled with the assemblage of ladies and gentlemen while tea and light refreshments were handed round. In the evening a public meeting was held in the Coliseum. A number of students kept things lively until the drop scene was drawn up and the platform party took their seats, Mr Vaughan Davies presided, and there were also present Sir D. Brynmor Jones, Mrs Jones, Mr and Mrs Loxdale, Prof. T. Levi, Coun- cillor T. J. Samuel, Mr D. C. Roberts. Mr Vaughan Davies, M.P., said he thought he was entering a comic opera house- (laughter)—and in rebuking the noisy ele- ment in the house, said they had had their turn and it was now the turn of those on the platform. Mr Vaughan Davies referred in detail to what the present Government had done. During the last sess-on they had, he said, passed thirty-three Bills dealing with matters of great interest. Four measures that had been in the King's speech had been passed two for Scotland two for Ireland and one for England and Wales one which went home to the hearts of all. He thought that the Government that pas.sed.the Old Age Pensions Bill ought to be proud of itself. In a short time the aired persons of the country would be able to claim a pension of 5s. per week. It was not only the pension itself but the word pensioner which they had to think of. It did away with the pauper. The pension would give the pensioner his proper standing in the county and not make a pauper of him. There was only one other thing about the old age pensions and that was that the pension officers for Wales must be Welshmen. He was asked where was the money to come from. That was a question to ask the richest country in the world The Chancellor of the Exchequer had said that there were hen roosts to be robbed and he (the speaker) would like to say that there were hens that could lay golden eggs. It was not as if they had been spending very recklessly. The Liberal party had taken forty-seven millions ofl the National Debt. They had taken a penny off the tea duty a id off sugar the income tax had been reduced from Is to 9d in the pound and that meant that they were putting ZI,500,000 into the hands of the income tax payers. But that was not all. Had the working men forgotten tho Workmen's Compensation Act, and who had they to thank but the Liberal party. Had the business men forgotten the Patents Act. Speaking of the Licensing Bill Mr Vaughan Davies said he for one hoped the Govern- ment would not give way in the least. They should go into some of the horrible houses in London which he had been in if they wanted to know the horrors of the drink tratlic. Another question was that of education. He had told them before what were his feelings in the matter. He believed that secular education and secular education only would settle the question. It came before the House, but he did not vote for the measure on that occasion because he felt him- self bound to consider the wishes of so many of his friends. Ho did not want to make the Bible a political battle cry. There was only one other thing to which he would refer, he said and that was disestablishment for Wales. With regard to that question they had had an interview with the Prime Minister and he (the speaker) was satisfied with the result. He felt sure that the Government would bring forward a bill for disestablishment of the Anglican Church in Wales. He was certain that the bill would be brought in before the next general election. What would happen in another place of course, no one could teli. He would conclude by saying that he should do all in his power to support the measure. He had done his best in the past to fulfil his duties as their representative and he would do his best to do so in the future. Sir David Brynmor Jones said he was there as an advocate of two great causes—the cause of Liberalism and the causeof Welsh National- ism (cheers), which were closely and he believed indissoluble united. After a passing reference to the work of the college and an allusion to the brilliant work of the late Mr Totii Eliis and Sir Samuel Evans, former students of the college, he proceeded to pass an eulogy on the work of Mr Vaughan Davies, who lie said was one of the most valuable members of the Welsh Liberal party. They valued his counsel in the Welsh party meetings and on every occasion Mr Davies had rendered good work to his party. Mr Davies had brought in a Welsh Land Bill, which was in his opinion a better measure for dealing with the Welsh land question, than was the Small Holdings Act. They were justified in tVeling proud of the legislative work of the last two and half sessions. If the will of the people, however, was to be carried out, the existing relations between the Lords and the Commons were impossible. At the present moment they were told they had a second chamber which considered every measure on its merit and that it acted as a drag upon the wheels of demo- cracy and considered each proposition as it arose. Going on to speak of the navy he said the Government had saved money and had increased the efficiency. The army had been remodelled, and he went on to refer to the allegation made by a certain gentleman against the Welsh people, whom he said would have nothing to do with the territorial army because of their religious and conscientious sentiments. He did not think that was true (applause). Ho was glad to think that the Welsh people were eminently peace- ably disposed people, and he thought it would take a great deal to make Welsh Nonconformity engage in a wild cat venture abroad with the view of adding to the territory abroad or with tho pursuit of any glittering siily imperialism. He did not think for a moment that Welshmen would hesitate to allow their sons to take that small share in military adventure which was invoived in doing what be considered to be the elementary duty of defending the country. The real cause was that the Army Council would not give Wales a sepnrato division, and it was because of this that he did not think they would iind much eagerness on the part of young men to join the territorial army on the present basis, and unless they had this national feeling aroused it would he impossible for any institution to succeed in the Princi- pality. Proceeding to refer to the Licensing Bill, he said that as a nation they had to do something to put a stop to the drink traffic. From his experience of life he had not the least doubt in asserting that a decrease in tho number of public bouses cel.tainly had led to a coryespoudiog decrease in the amount consumed. It was appalling to find that dur- ing last year £ 100,425,000 was spent on drink. I This enormous sum shared amongst a popula- tion of 41,100,231 was at the rate of £ 3 15s Ud. When the speaker proceeded to deal with the education question the noisy section at the rear of the audience showed impatience. He annunciated the time-worn principles adopted by the Welsh Convention, and said they had persistently maintained them. They had succeeded in accomplishing a great deal of good work at the Education Department, and the change had brought about even better work in the elementary schools of Wales. But the Act of 1902 was still unrepealed, but he could not honestly think they could lay all the blame on the Government. If they were to have a compromise, and he was not altogether opposed to the idea, they should take care that there was no surrender. He, however, saw in the suggestions of the Bishop of St Asaph's Bill the germs of a settlement of the con- troversy. He believed the Bill was a good draft for discussion, and lie advised his audience to get copies of the Bill and consider it carefully. Alluding to the suggestion for secular education he said he felt if it were passed they would have passive resisters throughout England upon such an extent as would disorganise all local government. After a brief reference to the creation of a National Council and a Minister responsible for Wales (such as the Scotch Secretary), he went on to deal with the Disestablishment of the Church, and asked his hearers to place their faith in the Prime Minister. They demanded the liberty of developing according to the lines of their characteristic genius by the side of their English kinsmen (applause). Councillor Samuel, in proposing a vote of thanks to Sir D. Brynmor Jones, said he did so first on behalf of the Liberal Club and secondly for the audience, who he felt sure would all join with him in according to Sir David a hearty vote of thanks for the able address which he had given them. Councillor D. C. Roberts seconded, and referred to the services which Sir David had rendered to the Welsh National Library. Sir David Brynmor Jones suitably responded to the hearty vote of thanks which had been accorded him, and proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Vaughan Davies for presiding. Sir David referred in appreciative terms to the services which Mr Davies bad rendered in the House. Mr Loxdale seconded, and Mr Vaughan Davies briefly responded. This brought the meeting to a close.