The London Welshman

Notes of the Week. The Education Debate.—The debate on the second reading of the Education Bill ended as everybody expected it would in a majority of over two hundred for the Bill. And this in spite of the fact that the Irish Nationalists voted with the Opposition. One of the finest speeches delivered was that of Mr. Lloyd-George. It showed clearly that the member for Carnarvon has, on the Treasury Bench, lost none of those fighting qualities that made him such a power in the cool shades on the Speaker's left. His defence of the clause establishing a National Council for Wales was among his finest efforts. And so also was his defence of simple Biblical teaching. The only other Welsh Member who succeeded in catching the Speaker's eye was Mr. Llewelyn Williams. He declared himself in favour of purely, secular education so far as the State is concerned, but accepted the Bill as the best solution short of that course. Mr. Healy was as caustic as ever, but Mr. Redmond was much I more moderate. No suggestion was made by the Government as to what modifications of the original Bill it will propose and accept in Com- mittee, but there are several rumours in the air. The editor of the British Weekly advocates that wherever there is a provided school into which Nonconformist children can go, denominational schools should be placed in the position they occupied prior to 1902. That is, that they should have Treasury grants, but no rate aid, and that their management be left entirely in the hand of their trustees. Many persons on both sides seem to favour such a settlement. But it will surprise us if Anglicans and Roman Catholics will accept such a compromise. Their complaint prior to 1902 was that the grants from the Treasury were not sufficient to keep the schools in proper working order, and that their people refused to subscribe to augment the funds when they were compelled to pay rates to support the Board Schools. Still, the very fact that such a suggestion as that of Dr. Robertson Nicol's finds favour with a large number of Nonconformists shows how deep the desire is on their part to arrive at some satisfactory settlement of the controversy. No Quibbling.- The Sultan of Turkey- "Abdul the Damned "has been told pretty straight that he must give unconditional obedience to British orders in the matter of the forts on the Egyptian boundary, and as he can find no Power willing to support him in resisting, he has given way as ungracious as is in his perverse nature. We never doubted but that he would. The situation was never critical, and great responsibility rests upon those who frightened timid folk by pretending that it was. Abdul is as mischievous as a man who is a combination of the coward and the bully can well be.. If he thinks that he can bring himself to the notice of the world he does some silly thing, but the moment he perceives that his silliness, if persisted in, may overthrow his ricketty throne he recedes. We are glad that Sir Edward Grey has been quite firm in his dealings with this miscreant, who is as much of a danger to the peace of Eastern Europe as he is of a disgrace to European civilisation. And we hope that Sir Edward will be quite as firm in his demand for reform in the government of Macedonia. As a contemporary pointed out last week-" that country is still under the heel of Turkish misrule. What we want is that the administrative control should pass to the European Commission just as financial control has passed. Now there is an excellent oppor- tunity for carrying this through. The Sultan has for a year past appealed for the raising of the tariff by three per cent. Lord Lansdowne demanded in October last that a quid pro quo administrative control should be conceded. The Sultan has held out against that; but he still wants his three per cent. Now is Sir Edward Grey's chance." Let us hope that he will make the best use of it. To do the least thing that might strengthen the iniquitous rule of the Porte would be a crime against humanity.

GWLEDD CYMRY EAST END.-Nos Iau, Mai iofed, trwy garedigrwydd Mr. D. Jones, Rich- mond Road, a Mr. J. Davies, Judd Street, mwynhaodd aelodau Neuadd Genadol Silver Street, Stepney Green, wledd ardderchog o de a danteithion, a chafwyd cyngherdd hwyliog iawn yn yr hwyr. Yr oedd yn ddrwg iawn genym oherwydd afiechyd Mr. Jones, yr hyn a'i hatal- iodd rhag bod yn bresenol. Bu Mrs. Benjamin Griffith, Mrs. Jones, Miss Roberts, a Miss Owen yn garedig iawn yn paratoi y te. Am 8 o'r gloch dechreuwyd y cyngherdd, Mr. J. Davies yn y gadair. Cymerwyd rhan yn y cyfarfod gan Mrs. Ellis Jones, y Misses Laura Evans a M. Hughes, Mri. D. Jones (Llew Caron), Gwynne Davies, a J. Jones. Cyfeiliwyd gan Miss Bessie Jones. Terfynwyd y cyngherdd trwy i Mr. Gwynne Davies ganu Hen Wlad fy Nhadau." Treuliwyd hwyrnos ddymunol iawn. Brysied yr amser i'r cyfeillion hyn i dalu ail ymweliad a ni.—UN OEDD YNO.

Am Gymry Llundain. DIOLCH.- Dydd Sul diweddaf cynhaliwyd gwasanaeth arbenig yn Mynachlog Westminster i dalu diolchgarwch am ddychweliad diogel Tywysog Cymru o'i daith yn yr India. Yr oedd y Brenin, y Tywysog, y Dywysoges, ac amryw o'r teulu breninol yn bresenol. BARGYFREITHIWR ARALL.—Yr wythnos ddiw- eddaf cafodd Mr. Harry Jones, is-olygydd y Daily Chronicle, ei "alw" i'r Bar." Ond nid yw Mr. Jones ar hyn o bryd yn bwriadu uno a'r gylchdaith Gymreig. ANRHYDEDDU ELFED.— Mae yn mwriad Prif- ysgol Cymru i gyflwyno y gradd o M.A. i'r Parch. H. Elvet Lewis, gweinidog y Tabernacl,. King's Cross. Nid oes yr un Cymro yn fwy haeddianol o ffafrau'r Brifysgol yn sicr na'r gwr poblogaidd hwn. SYR LEWIS MORRIs.-Ar yr un adeg ag yr anrhydeddir Elfed dywedir mai yr unig wyr enwog ereill i gael graddau ydynt y bardd o Benbryn, Sir Lewis Morris, i'r hwn y cyflwynir D.Lit., a'r Prifathraw Fairbairn, yr hwn a gaiff D.D. Dyma driawd teilwng o'r anrhydedd, ac o'r Brifysgol. LLYFRAU GWERTHFAWR.—Yn ol ewyllys y diweddar Mr. W. Cadwaladr Davies, y mae Coleg Bangor wedi cael tua 300-0 lyfrau a thraethodau gwerthfawr a phrin. Yn ychwan- egol at adael llyfrau i'r Brifysgol yr oedd yn yr ewyllys gymunrodd o gan punt i'w defnyddio at gynorthwyo efrydwyr yn ol fel y dymunai'r awdurdodau. W. JONES, A.S.-Sonir mewn rhai cylchoedd y dyddiau hyn mai Mr. W. Jones, A.S., sydd i gael y penodiad o Arolygydd y Tylodion yng Nghymru pan yr ymddiswydda Mr. Bircham. Nis gellid trwy holl Gymru gael gwr mwy addas i'r gwaith yn sicr, oherwydd nid yn unig y mae Mr. Jones yn Gymro glan, eithr yn ddyn 0. galon hefyd. Y CYMMRODORION.-Mae ysbryd diwygiadol wedi d'od tros y Cymmrodorion. Yr oedd y cynulliad nos Iau cyn y diweddaf yn un o'r rhai mwyaf a welwyd yn y darlithoedd ers talm o amser. Yr oedd dau beth, feallai, yn gyfrifol am hyn. Offeiriad dysgedig oedd i ddarlithio, a Mr. Lloyd-George i gadeirio. RHEITHIOR NUTFIELD. Fe wyr Cymry'r ddinas ddigon am y Parch. G. Hartwell Jones, M.A., erbyn hyn, fel nad oes eisieu ei orfoli. Digon yw dweyd fod y ddarlith a gaed ganddo yn un o'r pethau goreu a gaed o dan nawdd y Cymmrodorion ers hir arser, ac y mae hyny yn ddweyd mawr pan gofier am y nifer darlithiau rhagorol ydym wedi gael yn ddiweddar. Y GYMDEITHAs.-Un peth ynglyn a Chym- deithas Anrhydeddus y Cymmrodorion yw'r ffaith werthfawr fod pob papyr a draddodir ger bron yr aelodau yn cael ymddangos yn nghy- hoeddiadau y Gymdeithas o bryd i'w gilydd. Bydd papyr galluog y Rheithor o Nutfield yn cael .cyhoeddusrwydd yn lied fuan, ar anogwn ar i bawb geisio d'od o hyd i gopi o honi. "KELT" YR ARLUNYDD.—Da genym ddeall fod y gwr ieuanc talentog, Mr. Kelt Edwards, yn parhau i enill poblogrwydd yn y ddinas. Ar hyn o bryd y mae'n paentio, ymysg ereill, y personau canlynol :—Pencerdd Gwalia, Mr. William Jones, A.S., Mr. Timothy Davies, A.S., Mrs. Timothy Davies, a Mr. John Hinds. BEN DAVIES.—Mae'r cantor Cymreig enwog newydd ddychwelyd o'r America, lie y bu ar daith gerddorol. Cafodd Mr. Davies groesavr cynes yr ochr arall i'r Werydd, ac, fel y troion blaenorol, bu'r daith eleni yn un hynod o Iwyddianus. DYRCHAFIAD I GvMRO.—DeaHwn fod Mr. Lloyd-George wedi penodi Mr. William Evans