The London Welshman

"I FILOEDD CYMRY." THE NEWEST CHRISTMAS PICTORIAL POSTCARDS. i. Welsh Patriotic Design, with Patriotic Mottoes in Welsh and English. 2. Welsh Commemoration Picture, to Commemorate the Centenary of Welsh Sunday Schools and the Establishment of the B. and F. Bible Society, with authentic Portrait of Rev. Thomas Charles in his Study at Bala and Fac-simile of Mary Jones' Bible. Christmas, New Year & Other Mottoes in Welsh and English. SPECIAL CERTIFICATES, Illuminated, with Commemoration Picture. May be ordered of any Stationer, Sample Packet of 6, post free for 6d., from the Publisher, m J. TURLEY HULME, 62, Myddeltsn Square, Trade Terms .on application. LONDON, E.C.

KING EDWARD AND THE LATE ARCHDRUID. The following is a copy of a letter which the Rev. R. Peris Williams, of Wrexham, received from Colonel A. Davidson, the King's Private Secretary, expressing His Majesty's sympathy with the relatives of the late Archdruid, Hwfa Mon:- Windsor Castle. "The Private Secretary is commanded by the King to thank the Rev. R. P. Williams for his letter of the 14th instant, and to say that His Majesty hears with deep regret the news of the death of the venerable Archdruid of Wales, the Rev. R. Williams (Hwfa Mon). The King would be glad if the Rev. R. P. Williams would convey the expression of His Majesty's sincere sympathy with Hwfa Mon's relations on the loss they have suffered by the death of the Archdruid of Wales, for whom the King had a great regard. "16th November, 1905."

Gohebiaethau. [Nid ydym mewn un modd yn gyfrifol am syniadau ein gwahanol ohebwyr.J YSGOL HARROW. At Olygydd y "LONDON WELSHMAN." SYR,—Wrth edrych dros CYMRO LLUNDAIN yr wyth- nos hon gwelais nodiad dan y penawd uchod a chan fy mod yn tybio mai cyfeirio at y Gangen Ysgol yn Harrow Road y mae, dymunaf hysbysu Un o'r Gogledd fod yr ysgol yn cael ei chynal bob Sabboth, ac eithrio y Sabboth olaf yn Mehefin a'r Sabboth olaf yn Hydref yn y flwyddyn hon, am fod cyrddau neillduol yn Heol-y-Castell ar y ddau Sabboth hynny. Hefyd, mae gwahoddiad cynes i Un o'r Gogledd a'i gyfaill i roddi un cynyg eto. Y drydedd waith yw'r goel." Os digwydd iddynt fod hanner awr ar ol yr adeg benodedig i ddechreu, a chael y drws wedi ei gau, bydded iddynt fod yn ddigon gwrol i guro y drws. Bydd rhai o honom yn barod i ddod i agor i chwi. Yr ydym dan orfod i gau y drws am fod ymyrwyr o'r tuallan yn ein haflonyddu. Os digwydd i rhyw Gymro neu Gymraes sydd yn aros yn y rhan hon o'r ddinas, ac heb fod yn arfer mynychu yr Ysgol Sul, weled y geiriau hyn bydd yr un croesaw iddynt hwythau droi i mewn atom, a bod o wjsanaeth gyda ni. Yr eiddoch, &c., CYMRO.

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add that the joint secretaries of the committee alluded to, are Messrs. D. Evans (Eos Dar) and W. Lambourne, both of the Rhondda. Founder of the Y.M.C.A. It is claimed that the late Sir G. Williams, London, was of Welsh extraction. The Rev. Elwyn Thomas, the well-known Congregational minister, of Newport, made an interesting state- ment on the point in the course of a recent address. He ("Elwyn") had interrogated Sir G. Williams as to his nationality, and this was the reply: "I am told that my grandfather spoke good Welsh, but I am afraid his grand- son will not be able to speak that tongue, not, at any rate, in this world." Mr. Evan Roberts. Mr. Evan Roberts, the Welsh Revivalist, has been holding some largely attended meetings in the Pontycymmer and Bridgend districts lately, but although some very impressive scenes have been witnessed the fervid enthusiasm of last winter's memorable gatherings in the same district is absent. Mr. Evan Roberts, also, is a changed man in many ways. He looks con- siderably older, and is more staid. As a speaker, he has shown great progress, and some of his sermonettes are most original and striking. Mr. Roberts will shortly be leaving South Wales for Carnarvonshire to engage upon a series of meetings there. Oldest Welsh Woman Elector. It appears that the oldest woman elector in Wales is Mrs. Elizabeth Davies, of Trewern, near Welshpool. Mrs. Davies, who is 96 years of age, recently walked five miles for the purpose of recording her vote at the Welshpool municipal election. With the exception of deafness, Mrs. Davies retains the unimpaired use of all her faculties, and I understand that she is as sprightly as many women 40 or So years younger than herself. Mrs. Davies is the mother of 13 children, seven of whom are living. Her grand- children number 35, and the great-grandchildren number 50. In fact, this interesting old lady of Gwalia can gather around her 92 direct descendants. Mrs. Davies' husband died many years ago. Impudence. At the recent Conservative gathering at New- castle, when Mr. Balfour was the principal speaker, there was an overflow gathering at which Mr. Lewis Morgan, of Cardiff, spoke. According to the Neivcastle Chronicle :—" Mr. Lewis Morgan, of Cardiff, spoke next. He referred to the education question, and said we were a religious nation. They had very few Passive Resisters in Wales, notwithstanding what Mr. Lloyd-George had said. But Mr. Lloyd-George did not represent Wales. He might represent a few clod-hoppers '— (At this expression there was loud and continued booing and hissing, and the speaker was unable for some minutes to get a hearing.) b 9 Clod-hoppers" indeed By the way, out- siders might imagine that Mr. Lewis Morgan, of Cardiff, was some distinguished personage. As a matter of fact he is only a member of the Cardiff Corporation, a position in which intelligence is a purely secondary matter. Our Slim Prime Minister. Mr. Winston Churchill, M.P., in the course of his recent speech at Pontypridd, said :— Every word of Mr. Balfour was capable of a double interpretation." In a recent issue of the Westminster Gazztte, Mr. G. Elliott Dodds depicts the Premier in the following racy lines :— THE PREMIER OF ENGLAND. (With apologies to The Vicar of Bray.") With Khaki fever running high, The country was in ferment, And so, on false pretences, I Got in and gained preferment. To teach my flock I never missed, We were ad hoc appointed, Pro-Boers we hooted and we hissed- King Joseph we anointed. Chorus. And this the golden rule is mine, Through weather good or ill, sir, That whosoever may resign, I'll be the Premier still, sir. 'Spite by-elections I kept in My countrymen, I cheated But said I would at once resign, If in the House defeated. But when, within that very House, By four votes I was beaten, I broke my promises, and thus My silly words I've eaten Chorus, And this the golden rule is mine, etc. A Pathetic Incident. I understand that when poor Watcyn Wyn was informed of the death of Hwfa Mon, he exclaimed Hwfa a aeth i'r nefoedd, A da genyf glywed oedd."