The London Kelt

Ellis Jones Griffith, M.P., speaking at Blaenclyd- ach, Rhondda, on Saturday last declared himself in favour of Home Rule for Wales, but he was not prepared to place that before every other Welsh Question. He would not under any condition relegate Welsh Disestablishment to a second place. The Treorky Royal Male Voice Choir gave a very successful concert at Treharris last week, the leader Mr. Thomas using the baton presented to him by Her Majesty for the first time. The Rev. Elwyn Thomas' church in Newport is to be redecorated next spring. All the newest church ornaments are to be used including soft cushions for the seats, electric lights, and a cosy parlour behind the pulpit. Mr. George Meredith the well-known novelist replying to the organisers of the Holborn Restaur- ant St. David's Day Dinner states that nothing but a weak state of health stays me from accepting the invitation to be present." Sir Lewis Morris has written a powerful ode on the present crises "America and Armenia." Describing England as being anxious to relieve the sufferings of the Armenians, and seeking for sym- pathy and aid from her kinsmen across the sea, says No voice of answer comes, but accents cold The soulless utterance of the selfish state Rude menace, arrogant word, Breathing not love, but hate." A receipt for money paid is usually given as a convenience, but there is no law which compels such an acknowledgment. Mr. Allen Upward the novelist, was recently solicited to send one of his books to the Ala Road Literary Society, Pwllheli. We do not intend to insult our readers by publishing his reply in extenso. We should never think of referring to the man were it not for the fact that over 6.000 of the intelligent voters of Merthyr Tydvil, recorded their votes for him at the General Election. Few sentences from his reply will suffice I have heard of Pwllheli, but I have never heard of Ala Road Literary Society. Before complying with your request, therefore, I should be glad of a little more information. Its name sounds as if it were held in a chapel, and I want to know which chapel. It is well known that I am a Baptist (we are grateful for this information, for we confess our ignorance, we were not aware to which denomination Mr. Upward belonged) and therefore I could not possibly send my works to a Congregational Society, far less to a Wesleyan one." (Did Mr. Allen Upward insert the above sentence in his address to the electors of Merthyr). We deeply regret that such contemptible bigotry should prevail in any denomination.