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CYNRYCHIOLAETH EIFION. Cynhaliwyd cyfarfod o Gyngor Cymdeithas Ryddfrydol Eifion ym Mhwllheli dydd Gwener i dderbyn enwau y personau a enwasid gan y Cymdeithasau Ileol i ddewis- un o honynt i fod yn ymgeisydd am y sedd a aeth yn wag drwy ymneillduad y Barnwr Bryn Roberts. Yr oedd cynulliad lliosog wedi dod ynghyd, a chymerid dyddordeb arbenig yn y gweithrediadau. Enwasid cynifer a deuddeg o wahanol bersonau, ond pump yn unig o honynt a amlygasant eu parodrwydd i sefyll os dewisid hwy. Cyfeiriodd Mr. D. R. Daniel, Ysgrifenydd Undeb y Chwarelwyr, mai y rheswm na safai ef ydoedd fod yr Undeb wedi penderfynu peidio dwyn allan ymgeisydd, ac ychwanegodd nad oedd yr un o'r boneddigion eraill a enwasid yn cynrychioli plaid Llafur fel y cyfryw. Y pump sy'n foddlawn sefyll ydynt, Mr. D. P. Williams, Llanberis; Mr. T. E. Morris, Llundain a Phorthmadog Mr. Ellis W. Davies, Caernarfon; Mr. Howell J. Williams, LIundain a Mr. J. Vaughan Edwards, Llundain a Nantlle (gan un dosbarth yn unig yr enwasid ef). Yr oedd pedwar o'r pump wedi dadgan yn ddi- amwys eu bod yn barod i ymostwng i ddewisiad y Cyngor, ac i gydweithio i sicrhau etholiad pa un bynnag o honynt a ddewisid. Ond nid oedd ateb Mr. Ellis W. Davies ar y pwnc hwn yn glir. Yr hyn a ddywedai ef oedd ei fod yn barod i "dderbyn dewisiad yr etholwyr." Caed ymddiddan gydag ef, a bu yno siarad dipyn yn boeth. Mynnai Mr. Davies nad- oedd rheolau y Gymdeithas wedi eu cadw wrth alw y Cyngor ynghyd. Ei wrthwynebiad oedd i'r cynlywyddion gael pleidleisio fel aelodau ex-officio. Cynygiwyd gan rywun fod prawf etholiad i'w gynnal drwy yr etholaeth, ond pan roed y cynygiad hwnnw i bleidlais collwyd ef drwy 38 yn erbyn 88. Diwedd yr helynt hon. fu i Mr. Ellis Davies roddi ei air y syrthiai ef i mewn a pha beth bynnag y cytunai y Cyngor arno. Bu hir ddadleu ynghylch y modd i bender- fynu cydrhwng y pump darpar-ymgeisydd. Ond yr hyn benderfynwyd yn y diwedd, drwy fwyaf- rif mawr, ydoedd anfon enwau y pump i'r Cymdeithasau lleol iddynt hwy gael rhoddi barn. arnynt, a chymeryd llais y Cymdeithasau ar eu teilyngdod hwy mewn cyfarfod i'w gynnal dydd Mercher nesaf. Mae'n amlwg nad yw pethau. yn gweithio yn rhy esmwyth yn yr etholaeth mor bell ag y mae a fynont a'r Rhyddfrydwyr. Yn. anffodus y mae yr hen a'r ieuanc wedi dyfod i- wrthdarawiad yno, ac nid ydym heb ofni fod. peiriannau enwadol ar waith hefyd dros un o'r personau a enwir, ac fod eraill o'r unrhyw enwad ar y maes. Rhai garw yw pobl yn Ilenwi cyffelyb swyddau am helpu eu gilydd. Nid yw y Ceidwadwyr wedi penderfynu hyd yma pa un a ddygant ymgeisydd allan neu. beidio. Mae Eifion yn un o'r etholaethau mwyaf Rhyddfrydol yng Nghymru, ond os bydd ymraniad yn y blaid, mae'r Ceidwadwyr yn sicr o ddod ag ymgeisydd allan, a digon posibl y llwyddent o dan amgylchiadau felly i'w osod ar ben y pol.

A ship carpenter named Owen Williams had a terrifying experience on board the ship Desde- mona" at Portniadoc Harbour on Wednesday. He was on a foot rope under the yard arm when the rope gave way, and he hung suspended by the fingers from the sides of the yard arm. Any attempt to work to the mast six feet away would almost certainly have meant a fall to the deck 30 feet below. His cries soon drew a crowd, but it was nearly ten minutes before the hazardous rescue could be effected. At a meeting of the Llandudno Education Authority on Friday night the County Education Committee submitted the name of a teacher whom they recommended the local authority to appoint at a salary of £30 per annum. Mr. R. C. Conway said that no teacher could live on £ 30 in Llandudno. Mr. John Owen (a member of the County Council) admitted that it was very unfair treatment. They appointed teachers from outside the county at £ 50, whilst they only paid teachers inside the county with the same qualifications only £ 35. It was agreed to make only a temporary appointment, Mr. Conway suggesting that they should demand from the County Council a fully qualified teacher later on. DENBIGH. At the next meeting of the Denbighshire County Council Mr. George Cromar, of Rossett, will urge that in many localities in the county, and more especially in the thickly populated industrial areas, grave inconvenience is caused to the public, and in some cases, particularly amongst the poorer classes in these industrial areas, justice has been defeated, owing to the absence of a resident county magis- trate, and, in consequence, he will move :—"That in the opinion of this Council the time has come when the County Bench should be strengthened by the addition of a considerable number of magistrates, who are resident amongst and in touch with the people of the great industrial areas, and that in Welsh-speaking areas the magistrates should be bilingual." Arising out of the report of the Medical Officer of Health submitted yesterday to the Ruthin Rural District Council, Mr. T. H. Roberts (Llandyrnog), returned to the charge of sweating which he brought at the previous meeting against the County Education Authority. Speaking on behalf of the Llandyrnog local managers, he said it was quite impossible to secure s-chool cleaners at the scale of wages allowed by the authority. Consequently the condition of the schools became a matter of import- ance to the health of the children. Recently the authority increased the salary of a highly paid official by £50 per annum, although no application for an increase was made, but the school caretakers were sweated in a disgraceful manner. It was decided to communicate with the Education Authority in the matter. GLAMORGAN. A nightingale has taken up its abode in the woods leading to Cogan from Penarth, and large crowds have been gathering each evening to hear the songster. Oh Lord, make it hot for grandma was the concluding sentence of a Cardiff five-year-old's evening prayer, who had just heard his grandparent complaining of the ill-effects of this cold spring upon her rheumatism. A special meeting of the South Wales University College Council on Saturday passed a resolution expressing its desire to cordially join in common action with the other Welsh colleges, and to present to the Welsh members the claim of this college for an increased grant. Two gentlemen met at Dowlais on Tuesday, when one accosted the other with Nadolig llawen i chwi" (a happy Christmas to you). What do you mean?" asked his friend. "Why," was the reply, "look, man, all the hills around are white with snow, which did not come Christmas." Speaking at a meeting of the Rhondda District of Miners on Monday at Porth, Mr. W. Abraham (Mabon), M.P., made a strong personal appeal to the hauliers not to give notices, but to allow the question to be fully settled by the sub-committee who had the matter in hand. There was every ground for believing that ultimately a satisfactory way would be found out of the difficulty which now appeared to surround the new agreement. The meeting unanimously agreed to a resolution asking the hauliers not to precipitate a crisis by tendering notices. MONMOUTH. Mill Street Congregational Chapel, Newport, has just celebrated its two hundred and sixty-sixth anniversary. It was founded by some of the followers of William Wroth, of Llanvaches, and was known to old Newportonians as the Meeting House. The following gentlemen have been added to the Commission of the Peace for the county ot Mon- mouth:—Messrs. B. Nicholas, Pontypool; H. Keyes Jordan, Newport; Leolin Forestier Walker, Park House, Rhiwderin Jas. Straker, Abergavenny W. R. Jackson, Rhymney, and W. B. Harrison,. Abertillery. RADNOR. A Conference of Education Committees in Wales and Monmouthshire was held at Llandrindod Wells last week. Mr. Richard Martin, Swansea, presided.. There was a fair attendance from South Wales, but. Mr. Llewellyn Jones, Flint, was the only representa- tive from North Wales. The object of the Confer- ence was to consider a proposal for a federation of Education Committees in Wales and Monmouth- shire. Mr. Powell, Ebbw Vale, proposed that such. a federation be formed at once. Mr. Howell Bevan, Llanelly, seconded. Mr. Llewellyn Jones, Flinty urged that the authorities should be consulted first. This was agreed to, but a resolution in favour of the federation was passed.