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LOCAL. It was decided on Wednesday that the Co- operative Congress should moet next year at Cardiff. Annie Mary Hambleton. a farmer's daughter of HaJlewoorl Farm, Pentrecoed, Mon. com. mitted suicide "n Friday by hanging hex-self. The sudden death took pla :e on Saturday morning of the Rev. Elias Owen, M.A., F.S.A., rector of LIanyblodweI. for m; my years the St Asaph diocesan inspector of schools. H. Walter Nicholson, secretary of the Swan- sea United District of the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds, was remanded at Swansea, Police-court on Saturday on a. charge of embezzling the sum of je25. The first of the line of steamers direct from Montreal and Quebec to Cardiff, the steamer Lord Charlemont, arrived at Cardiff on Wed- nesday morning, and dockecL in the Roath Basin. Mrs. Herbert Roberts, tha wife of the member for West Denbighshire, on Tuesday unveiled a memorial erected in the village of Llansannan to immortalise the work and memory of five famous Welshmen, natives of the parish. c ^kit^Ionday passed off viery pleasantlv in ^outh Wales. The day turned .out fine, and all ♦ i y resorts were We-J patronised. Ei- teddfodau were held at Porth, Caerphilly. Llan- pi, atVCnrdiff X°th6r tPl-CeS' and athletio sPwts elsewhere P°rt' fcwans^- Pontypool, and P^ide-r'p I)lrV1Si0n ,°,n Triday fb€fcre President, Sir F. Jeune) Mr4 William Price, a caipenter, h^ing in Walter«treet. Trede^^r formerly of Argoed. was granted a divoTce from his wife on the ground of her a-dultery with Mr Arthur John Meredith, who had lodged at his house.

GENEKAX. d The Queen held a Council at Windsor on Fri- The House of Commons adjourned at 6.30 on Friday evening for the Whitsuntide Eece-. The eightieth anniversary of the Queen's birthday was celebrated uni^rsally on Wednes- day. Lord Esher, late Master of the Rolls, died at his London residence on Wednesday mom mo- at the age of 84. ""ming Sir Charles Pilkington (Eadical) and Mr Charles Balfour (Unionist) were nominated for Southport on Tuesday. "The issue of the 'Sunday Daily Telegraph' will be discontinued." Such is the announce- ment made- in the "Telegraph" of Wednesday. Two more of the £100 notes stolen from Parr's Bank have been cashed, and the police ara bsarchmg for the man who obtained value for them. At Spalding on Wednesday Edward Bell, aged 26, was again remanded, charged with the wilful murder of his wife, Mary Elipya Bell, by poisoning her. The formation of gigantic trusts in the United States is proceeding a-puce. One of the latest accomplished is the Fertiliser Trust, which has been formed with a capital of forty million dollars The shop of Messrs. Forrester and Co., jewel- The shop of Messrs. Forrester and Co., jewel. lcrs, situa.t :n the principal street of Sunder- land. was entered by thieves on Thursday night, and jewellery to the value of £600 to £300 was taken. The American line steamer Paris, for New York, went ashore early on Sunday morning during a dense fog on Lowlands Point, the Manacles. All the passengers were safely landed a-t Falmouth. The rite of confirmation was administered on Saturday at the private chapel of Windsor Castle to Prince Arthur of Connaught. The Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Con- naught were among those present. At the annual convention of the Irish National League of Great Britain, which oaened at Bradford on Saturday. Mr. T. P. OConnor, M.P.. said he believed absolute Home Ri'Is was only a matter of a few years. The International Miners' Congress at its sit- ting on Tuesday discussed the proposal of tha Miners' Federation for the enforcement of a legal eight hours day. Several delegates spoke for and against the proposal, which was finally voted for by an immense majority, the meElber.3 for Northumberland being the only dissentients. The annual Whitsuntide gatherings of Friendly Societies were opened on Monday— the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows at Middles- borough, the Ashton "Unity of Shepherds at Aberdeen, the Independent Order of Oddfel- lows at Doncaster. and the Free Gardeners at Wa;sall-when the presidential addresses were delivered and the annual reports adopted. Special reference was made to the questions of'old age pensions and compulsory shop clubs.

FOREIGN. A telegram from Havannah states that an agreement has been reached between General Brooke and Maximo Gomez. The output of gold from Klondyke during the season is expected to exceed fifteen million dollars from individual mining only. The steamship Antarctic- left Stockholm on Saturday for the east cos at of Greenland, in search of Herr Anclree and his two com- panions. The agreement for the construction of tae Tientsin-Chingkiang Railway in China was signed on Thursday by two Chinese directors and the representatives of the Anglo-German syndicate. The following appeared in the second edition of the London "Times" of Wednesday:—"Peltin, Wedne-day.—As an interesting commentary upon the assurance of Count Muravieff yester- day. M. de Giers has notified the Yamen that' Russia is unable to regard Chinese wishes in the matter, and will send engineers forthwith to begin surveys for connecting the Russian Manchurian Railway in the south-west of Peking. The first delegates of all the nations repre- sented at the Peace Conference held a private meeting on Tuesday in the Huisten Bosch. The Hague, when the first delegates of the Great Powers informed their colleagues of the arrangements which they had agreed to on Monday evening regarding the choice of presi- dents. All the delegates approved the selection made. The Conference held a plenary sitting at noon, at which the selection was officially ratified. Both meetings passed off without incident.

THE RITUALIST CRUSADE, MR. KENSIT CREATES A SCENE. SIDESMEN ON STRIKE. Dr. Tristram. Chancellor of the Diocese of London, resumed tho hearing at the Chapter House. St. Paul's Churchyard, on Friday, of the petition of Messrs. Kensit, Hone, and Hill for the removal of crucifixes and other alleged illegal ornaments from the church of St. Ethel- burga, Bishopsgate-street. Mr. H. C. Hill, cne of the parties to the peti- tion, said that at the church last Sunday morn- ing he saw Dr. Cobb, the curate-in-charge, cense the sacrament. One of the parishioners who was in court left his pew when the wafer was consecrated, and went down on all fours "like a dog" before it. Mr. David Hono, another of the petitioners, described a celebration of High Mass at St. Ethelburga's. To the surprise of everybody in court, Mr. Greene announced that that concluded his case. Mr. Jelf. Q.C., opencd the üse for the rector and churchwardens, arguing that Mr. Kensit and his friends had no real ground for bringing the action, and no proper locus standi in that court. He should call evidence to prove that the entire, service a.t St. Ethelburga's was in accordance with the Jaw, and that the crucifixes and ornaments were perfectly legal. Turning to where Mr. Kensit was sitting. Mr. Jelf com- plained that his learned friend had thought it wise not to call Mr. K«:nsit. He continued: "There he sits; lie can laugh, he can sneer, he can jeer at us. but he is afraid to go into the witness-box, because he knows that his modes and methods will be investigated. He is one of those gentlemen who do not desire the real object of their operations to be made public." Mr. Kensit here rose and said excitedly, "It is false; it is false!" The court adjourned till June 2.

SIDESMEN ON STRIKE. A serious crisis has arisen in the affairs of the West Hackney Parish Church, where the sides- men and the treasurer of the assistant clergy fund (Mr. Glynn) have resigned their several offices in consequence of the vicar having con- ducted private confessiop in the church. In a letter of resignation to the vicar (the Rev. A. L. Jukes) the sidesmen state that their action is due to their belief that it is quite contrary to the spirit of the Reformed Church of England that anyone should make private confession of his sins to his minister and receive from him the benefit of absolution." The vicar's reply is contained in a letter to the whole of his parishioners, just issued. He complains bitterly of the course taken by h:s sidesmen. If they had laid the matter before the Bishop of London for, his decision. his lordship would either have censured me for teaching what was contrary to the Prayer Book or would have explained to the sidesmen where they had mistaken the Church's teaching But the sidesmen have absolutely refused to make an appeal to the bishop, and have pre- ferred the easier task of venturing themselves to be my judges a3 well as my accusers."

DEAX FARRAR ON THE RITUALISTS A Central News telegram from New York on Sunday says:—The "Journal" this morning published a striking interview with Dean Farrar on the present position and probable future of thte Church of England. The Church, he says, is passing through the fire or controversy and dissension, and only a prophet can tell what will be the ultimate result of it all. The ritual party, he contends, has overstepped all legiti- mate bounds, and before peace can be restored they must be prepared to make many conces- sions. When a section of them follow Rome worship in all but the recognition of the Pope's infallibility, he thinks there is just ground for complaint. Although, perhaps, there is no immediate danger of disruption or disestab- lishment before another generation, such an alternative might have to be faced, but he was confident that through it all truth would pre- vail. He is hopeful that some good might result from the Archbishops' Court. The more mode- rate clergymen might ccnform to the decisions. and those who would not must be deprived of their livings. He was not prepared to say that the Roman Church was gaining by the present dissension, but he thought that it must be.

MONMOUTHSHIRE FAR/31 ERS AND TUBERCULOSIS, Tuberculosis in relation to the milk supply formed one of the principal themes discussed by the Monmouthshire Chamber of Agricul- ture at the general meeting on Wednesday, at Newport. Mr. Henry Williams, who had several opportunities of hearing discussion at the Cen- tral Chamber, explained that the present diffi- culty in dealing with the prevention of the sale of tuberculosis milk was the efficient dis- covery of symptoms thereof in the living animal. The only way was by testing with tuberculin—a sort of inoculation which showed the presence of tuberculosis by reaction. Forty cattle of her Majesty had been tested, and thirty-six 'vere condemned and slaughtered. Still, it wa.s not established that cows affected slightly by the disease ought to be destroyed, except when the disease lay immediately in the udder.—Mi- A. M. Pillinger moved a resolution for the amend- ment of the Agricultural Holdings Act and tha appointment of a deputation from the chambers, expressing the opinion that in the case of the sale or transfer of a farm the old landlord should make allowance for compensa- tion to the tenant, as the incoming landlord would not be in a position to judge. Such an arrangement would prevent much litigation.— Mr. H. Williams seconded.—The President (Mr. F. Stratton) remarked that farmers ought to press forward more than they did. and the resolution was then passed.—During a discus-' sion on sheep scab the President urged a uniform system in the whole kingdom for the. eradication of the disease, instancing the efti- cacy of the uniformity of the foot and mouth! regulation. The irksomeness of police super- vision was a mere detail, according to Mr. H. Williams, aad the meeting closed with a resolu- tion to that effect.

A ROMANTIC ESSEX MARRIAGE. Aa interesting wedding has .just taken place near Harlow, in Essex. The bridegroom was a Chelmsford Volunteer named Mr. Herbert Oliver, and the wedding-ring was won by- him in a shooting competition, marriage being the condition to its becoming his absolute pro- perty. Mr. Oliver liae now fulfilled this con- dition by wedding Miss Camp, daughter of a farfner. of Giision, near Harlow.

.L_n_ SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS. "The issue of the 'Sunday Daily Telegraph' will be discontinued." Such was the announce- ment made in the "Daily Telegraph of Wed- nesday. No reason is given for the with- drawal, but, doubtless, the reasons are similar I to„ those which influenced the "Daily Mail" in taking a similar course with its Sunday edition. MR. JOHN BOWLING. Photo by Albert Sacks, Bradford.

OUR GREAT CHOIRS. SKETCH NO. 4, THE HUDDERSFIELD CHOItAL SOCIETY, This, one of the largest societies in England, was established June 7, 1836, and consisted of about 50 members. Mr. H. Horn was the first f leader, the office of conductor not being known in those days. The leader played the first violin, and where necessary ceased playing and indicated the time with his bow. Mr. Horn was the leader until 1850, when he was suc- ceeded by Mr. James Battye, who was in 1853 appointed to the position of conductor, the office being then for the first time instituted. At this time the society numbered 76 members all told, but we are scarcely in the position to realise nowadays the many obstacles and diffi- culties encountered and evidently overcome by these worthy men in the early days of musical development. Thus it was in these then com- paratively small Yorkshire towns that the wave of choral singing, which has since swept over the length and breadth of the country, took its rise. On the retirement of Mr. Battye, the position of conductor was offered to and accepted by Mr. R. fc. Burton, organist of the Leeds Parish Church, who at that time was director of several of the large societies in the North of England. Under Mr. Burton's baton the society rapidly progressed, both in numbers and efficiency. The present strength is 400 voices and 80 instrumentalists—perhaps the largest society out of London. Alter the resignation of Mr. Burton, Mr. Joshua, Marshall, a, Huddersfield man. was elected, and he in turn gave way to the latj Mr. John North. The present conductor is Mr John Bowling, who, like his predecessor, Mr. Burton, conducts various other choral societies and is also chorus master of the Huddersfield and Dowabury and Batley contingents of tha Leeds Musical Festivals. For many years the Huddersfield Choral Society has not only been represented at all the festivals and large gatherings in the Nor: but sends also a strong contingent trienniaily to the Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace, It has also been represented at all tha great choral contests, the most notable of recent Wtents being the performance at the R'yal Albert-hall on the occasion of the Welsh Eis- teddfod in 1887, when the competition was thrown cpen to all England and Wales. On that occasion the Huddersfield Choir was suc- cessful in securing the coveted trophies on each day of the contest. The society gives three concerts each season, which are entirely devoted to the production of tho masterpieces of the greait composers. The ranks of this body, containing su-b ;• large rumber of good voices, have furnished, to a certain extent, a preliminary training ground to a great number of professional singers. There are many voices from this dis- trict in the cathedral choirs througao.xt ths courtry, while not a few well-known soloists in concert, opera, and oratorio "vere f'rst beard in the chorus of the Huddersfield Choral Society. The chorus comprises 112 sopranos, 76 con- traltos, 23 altos, 76 tenors, and 75 basses, with 40 hand members. Mr. John Bowling when a bey showed un- mistakable inclinations towards music, and at the age of nine years was placed under the charge of his uncle, the late Mr. John Bow-, i ling, of Leeds, with whom he remained until nineteen years of age, undergoing, by his competent direction, a thorough training for the musical profrs-ion. When sixteen years of age he joined the Halle Orchestra as violinist, and continued in that capacity for very many and continued in that capacity for very many years, playing at all the most important, con- certs and musical festivals in Lancashire, York- shire, and other parts of England and Scotr land. W-hen only fifteen years of age he became land. W-hen only fifteen years of age he became organist of Christ Church, Leeds, and has since filled similar appointments at Thorncr, S. Mark's, Dewsbury, and Stainc:iffe. Mr. Bowling is not only recognised as an able exponent of the violin, but also as a sterling all-round musician, and one of our most con- scientious and successful teachers of the violin, singing, and pianoforte. He has held his pre- I sent position as conductor of the Huddersfield Choral Society for about seven years, besi les being conductor of the Heckmondwike Choral Society, Hebden Bridge Choral and Haraunic Society, and the Todmorden Musical Snciety. Of a modest and unassuming disposition. and wonderfully even tempered, Mr. Bowling in his work as a conductor is, above all things, thorough, no point in the interpretation of f the work under rehearsal being regarded by him as too insignifieant \0 demand attention. I He at the same time displays marvellous patience and tact, counting nothing as trouble which will conduce to greater emciency in the performances, combined with that firm deter- mination to have his directions observed which is so essential in the conduct of a society of such dimensions as the Huddersfield Choral such dimensions as the Huddersfield Choral J Society.

1- BlilTISIt IX CHIN A, THE OCCUPATION OF THE KOWHOON DISTRICT. [PRESS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] HONG KONG, May 22. The taking over of the new territory recently leased to Great Britain by China, so as to extend the boundary of Kowioon and render the situation of Hong Kong more secure from attack frcin the mainland, has not been accom- plished in so peaceable a manner as could be wished for. On Saturday, the 25th of April, Captain-superiytendent May was sent with a fores of nineteen police, two of whom were Europeans, to establish a camp in readiness for the accommodation of the police and troops'* required for the flag-lioisting cercmony on Monday, which was to be a very impressive affair, and to which all the principal residents of Hong Kong had been invited. On the small party of police arriving in the vicinity of Tai- pohu they found that a neighbouring ridge was occupied by some 2,000 Chinese, m;:ny of whom were in uniform, and these promptly opened a hot fira upon the police. Captain-superinten- dent May, however, had no idea of being forced to retreat once more. He and his men calmly sat down to await developments, returning the Chinese fire, and holding them in check when they attempted to advance. In this unpleasant position they were found by Captain Berger, of the Hong Kong Regiment, who had marched over- land to Taipohu with a company of tho regi- ment and the colours to be in readness for the ceremony, and arrived on the scene of action some couple of hours later than the police. The troops immediately took up a good posi- tion, and exchanged volleys with the Chinese, and the destroyer Fame. arriving some little while after, shelled the Chinese position with her twelve-pounders, and landed a party under Licute lant Keys, who fired seventeen shots :n all This proved to be too much for the Chinese, who quickly retired to another r;dge, from which position they were driven by the troops, their retreat being so hasty that the British force was unable to get within 500 yards of them. A number of Chinese, esti- mated at between 40 and So. were killed by the fire from our troops- When the Chinese position was inspected it was found that most elaborate preparations had been made for interrupting the ceremofiy of hoisting the flag in a highly uncleasant manner. A small battery had been erected to shelter the trenches constructed overlooking the site chosen for the erection of "he flagstaff, so that the position of the spectators would have been a most perilous one had the Chinese opened fire during the ceremony News of the fighting was imme- diately sent, to Hong Kong, where, as may be readily imagined it created considerable excitement. At two o'clock c,n Sunday morn- ing three companies of the Hong Kong Regi- ment, under the command of Colonel Reta.1- lick, were overland to Taipohu, and arrived th-jre early in the morning to find all quiet. An Express was issued on Sunday morning stating that, owing to the unforeseen circumstances, the British flag had been hoisted that day at Taipohu, and the ceremony appointed for Monday was abandoned. Major-general Gas- coigne, accompanied by the Hon. J. JI, Stewart Lockhart and Commodore Powell, was despatched to Taipohu in the cruiser Brisk, and the British flag was hoisted at three o'clock in the afternoon, only a very few Chinese being present to witness the cercmony. In the even- ing a report was brought in to the effect that Kowloon city had been raided the previous night, and that an attack might be expected on British Kowloon from the hills lying at the back of the old boundary. Volunteers, con- sisting of a field battery of 7-pounders and a Maxim gun company, were immediately mustered at headquarters, and, together with half a company of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, were'despatched to British Kowioon. The night passed quietly, nothing cf a suspicious nature being observed, and the men returned to head- quarters at daylight, -and were dismissed. Parade at headquarters was a somewhat comical sight, for the alarm had been spread so quickly, and the men turned out so smartly that many had not time to don their full uniform, some only having a helmet, while others were in evening dress, with helmet. leggings, and belts—in fact, every variety of attire was to be seen. Monday passed quietly at Hong Kong, his Excellency the Governor proceeding to Kowloon city in the afternoon, and hoisting the flag at the Custom House, the outside of which was given up to the police. A proclamation was read to the elders, setting forth that they were now unde- British rule; that so long as they carried on their several avocations peaceably they would not be interfered with in any way; that the complaints of the poorest would be listened to, and that they would no longer have to fear the squeezing of corrupt oflk.alg. Matters were not so peaceful at Taipohu. On Monday the troops were encamped in the vicinity of the flagstaff hill, just outside the town or village of Taipohu, where the ceremony of hoisting the British flag had been performed the day previous. Shortly before one o'clock, the time which had been fixed for the aban- doned ceremony, the signallers reported that a force of Chinese in uniform was advancing over the hills with banners. Shortly after- wards they appeared on the crest of the ridge, some 2,000 yards away. The general had giveri orders that the Chinese were on no account to be fired upon unless it was found to be abso- lutely necessary, and accordingly no imme- diate action was taken, the men standing quietly to their arms and awaiting orders. The Chinese then opened fire with cannon, but the range was too great, either for them to do any damage or for the British to see what description of projectiles was being used. After several shots had been fired the order was given for the artillery to take up a position on the hill commanding the Chinese position, while Captain Be.-ger, with a company of the Hong Kong Regiment and a company in support, was ordered to advance and try to cut the rebels off. The rebels, however, preferred not to wait for the troops, who succeeded in killing several of them by their fire and capturing the three guns which they had with them. During tho advance Major Brown, of the Royal Army Medical Staff Corps, and a man of the Hong Kong Regiment, were wounded, the former being struck on tha arm by a snent bullet. The rebels retired quickly, "and nothing more was seen of them during the day On Friday news arrived from the front to the effect that the back of our small rebellion was broken. Captain Berger had followed up the rebel forces, which had retired northwards, going from village to village, at some of which they attempted to make a stand by closing the gates and defending the position. Whenever this occurred the gates were promptly blown in by the artillery, and the Pathans advanced and swept the rebels out. The latest news is to the effect that the rebels have been practi- cally driven out of the territory, and it is not anticipated that there will be crfiv further trouble -f any magnitude. Still, it would not be prudent to withdraw the troops, so a fairly strong forco will remain in the district for a time to keep order. It is amusing to listen to the gossip of the Chinese. and hear the various and distorted accounts given of last week's events. According to some accounts, a British officer was killed and 40 or 50 men of the Hong Kong Regiment taken prisoners during Monday's engagement, the Chinese congratulating themselves unon the great victory. Some of the villagers who have come in from the hinterland hove evidently been mightily impressed. They say that the Chinese could fight the Europeans, but that no man could stand against the Black Devils as they call the- Pathans. for whenever one of them lifted his rifle a Chinaman fell, and they did not know how to mi-s. They described the search-light as the fiery dragon's eye. and shells of flame as heavenly bolts, for they say they came from above, and cnuld not have been sent by human agancy.

MARK TWAIN IN VIENNA. A Vienna correspondent says:—The famous American humorist, Mark Twain, will leave Vienna on Wednesday next, on his way to Dresden and Berlin. He makes a short stay in each capital, and then goes to London. He intends to spend the summer in the Highlands. During his residence in Vienna his daughter, Miss Clara Clemens, has been studying music under the Polish Professor Leschetitzky and other teachers. Mark Twain himself has been lionised here, going everywhere and seeing everybody. He describes Vienna as an inte- resting city, where one cannot throw a stone without crippling oine man of note. He has been writing a book, which, he says, is a por- trait gallery of the remarkable people whom he has met from his childhood, including persons of and of no. rank, monarchs, poets, lawyers, desperadors, &c. He intends leaving Europe in the autumn, and returning to his native Florida, which he has not seen for some years.

SOLICITOR ARRESTED AT IENBY. The Central News says:—Mr. Henry Carew Cox, solicitor, of Saffron Walden. vvlio left the town about two years ago, has been arrested at Tenby. The accused, who. it is understood, had been living abroad, returned to England to see his wife, who lies ill at Tenby. Two officers of the Essex police were despatched to Tenby on Thursday, and the arrest was effected on Friday. The accused was formerly [1 town councillor, clerk to the guardians, and rural district councillor, superintendent registrar, and clerk to the Sampford and Wimbish Board Schools. He was also Conservative agent. Henry Carew Cox, solicitor, was remanded in custody at Saffron Walden on Monday, charged with forging two d'eds. Accused absconded two years ago, and was arrested on Saturday at Tenby.

COLOFN Y CYMRY. Gan "IDRISWYN." "BOYCOTTIO" YR EISTEDDFOD. Dal i fygwth pwyllgor Eisteddfod Caer- dydd y mae y Ilwyrymwrthodwyr trwy ben- derfyniadau mewn cynadleddau cyhoeddus a Ilythyrau yn y wasg. Y ddau air y gwncir defnydd mawr o honynt ydyw "cenedlaetholdeb'' a "boycottio." Dywed- ant—ac y maent yn iawn-mai sefydliad cenedlaethol yw'r Eisteddfod a haerant —ond yn gyfeiliornus-nad oes un bwriad ganddynt i "foycottio" Eisteddfod Caer- dydd. hyny yw, na ddymunant wneud un niwed iddi trwy berswadio gymaint ag un person i gadw draw. Ie. sefydliad eenedl- aethol yn ddios yw'r Eisteddfod, ac nid yw'n adnabod plaid na sect, cymdeithas na chvnghrair—dim ond yr hyn sy'n gyffredin i genedl yn ei chyfangorff. Gall pwyllgor lleol fyddo yn ei llywodraethu, mae'n wir, roddi ychydig o liw plaid arni neu ogwyddo fymryn i un ochr, yn ol barn rhai, pryd y mae'n gwneud hyny yn hollol anymwybudol, gan gredu mai dyna sydd oreu er lies a llvvyddiant yr Eisteddfod. Ond pan y mae swyddog taledig Cynghrair Llwyrymwrth- odwyr y Deyrnas Gyfunofc— dyna yw y J. Tertius Phillips hwn sy'n ccisio codi cyn- hwrf yn Nghymru y dyddiau hyn, os nad wyf yn camgymeryd vr wyf yn sicr nad yw Cymru yn ei adnabod yn ei phulpud na'i llenyddiaeth na'i Heisteddfod pan mao person fel hwn yn dod yn mlaen, meddaf, ac, yn enw dosbarth neillduol o bobl, yn galw ar BwylL^or Gweithiol yr Eisteddfod am y flwyddvn hon i gvnllunio eu trefniadau yn unol a'u syniadau hwy, y mae ar unwaith yn gofyn. am yr hyn sy'n anmhosibl ac yn mynd o dan wraidd cenedlaetholdeb yr Eisteddfod. Dychmyger fod y pwyllgor, yn ei ofnau i niweidio'r Eisteddfod yn arianol, yn dadwncud yr hyn y mae wedi basio eisoes, fe fvddai ar unwaith yn darostwng ei hunan i wasan- aethu dosbarth o bobl neu Gymdeithas neillduol, ac yn peidio a bod yn geidwad sefydliad eenedlaethol. Nis gallai'r Eisteddfod fod yn genedlaethol—yn cyn- rychioli y genedl yn ei chrynswth—tra'r pwyllgor wedi ildio i'w trefniad i fod yn gydnaws a daliadau dosbarth o bobl. —— o ——

BETH YW OND "BOYCOTTIO"? Yn gwybod hyny, sef nad allai y pwyll- gor, heb ddwyn anfri ar yr Eisteddfod a'i difreinio fel sefydliad eenedlaethol, gyd- synio, ar gais dosbarth neillduol o bobl, i beidio darparu ar øçfcr yfwyr diod- ydd meddwol yn gystal a'r rhai a hoffant yn hytrach ddiodydd dirwestol; yn wir, yn gwybod nad allai svrthio i mewn a dy- muniadau neu olygiadau unrhyw Gym- deithas, pe y fwyaf duwiolfrydig neu ysbrydoledig yn y byd, a chadw i fyny genedlaetholdeb yr Eisteddfod, eto parha y Ilwyrymwrthodwyr i ddal y cwestiwn o flaen y cyhoedd trwy apelio at y pwyllgor i fabwysiadu eu cynllun hwy i gario'r Eisteddfod yn mlaen. A beth yw hyny ond ymgais at "foycottio" Eisteddfod Caerdydd ? Y mae y ffaith eu bod vn vri- yraeth o gwbl yn weithred ag sv'n sicr 0 ddylanwaclu ar rywrai i beidio dod i'r Eisteddfod, a dyna yw "boycottio' a dy- lanwa-du yn yr un cyfeiriad, a hyny'n or- mesol, y mae pob penderfyniad a basir a llinell a ysgrifcnir. Y mae'n ymgais i wenwyno meddyliau rhywrai yn erbyn y cynulliadau, am yr awgrymir fod y pwyll- gor wedi gwneud rhyw drosedd ofnadwy yn erbyn y farn gyhoeddus yn Nghymru, tra, mewn gwirionedd, nad yw ond cwestiwn o farn' beth sydd oreu i wneud mewn fforrld o ddiwallu angenion y wcrin a'I' miloedd a bwydydd a diodydd. ac nad oes ond un dosbarth o ddynion yn grwgnach na chaent hwy eu ffordd eu hunain yn gyfangwbl. Cred mwyafrif ell' pwyllgor y dylid gwerthu pob math o ddiodydd dywed yr arweinwyr dirwestol na ddylid gwerthu ond gwlvbvr- oedd cyffredin ond vn lie cytuno i anghy- tuno, haera y dosbarth olaf mai hwv. a hwy'n unig, sy'n cynrychioli barn Cymru ar y pwnc. -:0:-

YMOSODIAD ANFONEDDIGAIDD. Y mae'rstwr bresenol a wneir yn nghylch Eisteddfod Caerdydd yn un anfoneddig- aidd a llwfraidd. Y mae digon o ragfarn yn ffynu eisoes yn erbyn Caerdydd haerir mai tref an-Nghymreig ydyw, yn cael ei llywodraethu yn hollol gan estroniaid; ac nid ydys heb glywed a darllen mai'r un rhai sy'n rheoli'r Eisteddfod. Fu erioed fwy o gamgymeriad; y mae ei hysbryd Cymreig yn wybyddus i bob Cymro sy'n cymeryd dyddordeb yn helyntion ei wlad a Chymrv ddaeth a'r Eisteddfod vma, yn y gobaith y byddai'n brawf vchwanegol o'i theyrngarweh i bobpeth Cymreig; ond, pan y mae fel hyn megys ar ei phrawf, ac yn gobeithio y byddai'r Eisteddfod yn gy- maint o Iwyddiant fel ag i gau safnau ei hathrodwyr am byth, dyma lwyrymwrth- odwyr y wlad yn codi cri newydd, gan haeru ei bod yn gweithredu yn groes i farn yr oil o Gymru am ddarparu ar gyfer nob dosbarth o bobl a ddaw i'r Eisteddfod. Y mae hyn yn sicr o ddyfnhau'r rhagfarn oedd yn mynwesau llaweroedd o'r blaen yn erbyn Caerdydd a pheri iddynt gredu fod pohpeth a ddywedir am dani yn wir- Ond '-n yr amgvlchiad presenol, cofier, nis gellir niweidio Caerdydd heb elwvfo'r Eisteddfod yr un pryd. Fe all Caerdydd fforddio gwenu ar y rhai sy'n cyfarth yn barhaus ar pi hot: fe a hi yn ei blaen mewn cyfoeth a masnach a dylanwad nes dofl yn un o brif d(ii:*asocckl y byd ond beth am e:n hen sefydliad eenedlaethol sy'n ymddi- bynu bron yn gyfangwbl ar y rhai a fynychant ei wyl flynyddol? Beth hefyd? Mae'n anhawdd dwevd ond gellir bod yn sicr o l1"n, os yw dirwestwyr Cymru yn mynd i ymddwvn yn flynyddol fel y gwnant yn bresenol at Eisteddfod Caerdydd, ni cheir tref yn ddigon mentrus i ymgymeryd a'r draul o'i chynal. Ac os bydd iddi nychu a marw, gwae y sawl fyddo'n oiler- ynol i ddwyn hyny oddiamgylch; fe fell- dithir eu coffadwriaeth a chyfrifir hwyrit y biadychwyr a'r gelynion penaf a gafodd Cymru erioed. Cofier fod yr Eisteddfod yn gu ac anwyl iawn gan Gymru a phwy bynag sy'n mynd i'w niweidio, y mae'n taro yn agos at ei chalon; canwyll ei llygad ydyw ac ni faddeua byth i'r nerson neu'r plaid neu'r dosbarth hyny o ddynion a saif ami i'w lladd-ie, fe fydd eu henwau yn ddirmvsiedig ac enw v blaid neu y sect neu'r gymdeithas fu'n euog o hyny yn ddrewdod ar dudalenau cronielau hanes ein cenedl hyd byth. -:0:-

Y RHAGOLYGON. Er y cyfan, y mae v rhagolv-011 yn addawol am Eisteddfod Gymreig ardder- chog yn Nghaerdvdd-un o'r rhai mwvaf nodweddiadol o gymeriad v Cymro a —- naliwyd erioed. A dymunwn adgofio'r cyfansoddwyr, yn feirdd a llenorion a cherddorion. fod yr amser rhagderfynvlig i'r cyfansoddiadau i fod mewn llaw wrth y drws, ac y rhaid iddynt ac enwau y cystad- leuwyr eraill yn mhob adran gyrhaedd yr ysgrifcnydd anrhydeddus, St. Mary- street's Chambers, Caerdydd, cyn neu ar ddydd Mercher llesaf-y dydd olaf o'r mis hwn—a'r celfyddydwaith ar yr 17eg o Fehefin. Fe ddysgwylir v bydd lhai o ben- campwyr Cymru yn cystadhi .yn y gwahanol ganghenau llenyddol, ac y bydd corau enwocaf y wlad yn 'tyau y dorch" yn v cystadleuaethau corawl. Fe fydd adran y celfyddydau a'r eelfau cain yr agorwyd yn i-glyn a'r Eisteddfod' oes dacll na bydd yn eifeithi0' ,u ysbrydiaeth yn ein hieuenctyd t 3 tbrOI 0 svlw i arluniaeth a cherfwaith ailan gywreimvnith mewn haiarn n- phres. Bydd hefyd yn ngivn »r fod, mewn rhan o'r Eahell. fel y Sa s a ewyllysio v.eled a barnu beth Cymru vn yr adran hono; a c'iei; v0 diymwad fo'd yr "Hen Wlad yn c0 hol" yn gyflvm yn y eelfau cam. -0:

EXWOGION LLAXSAN>"A> Efallai nad oes ardal vn Ngby codi mwy o enwogion Cymreig r'' jjif" sannan—plwyf v/rth droed myny aethog, yn sir Ddinbych. Y wyr yr hen blwyf enwog hwn wedi c rhan bwysig yn hanes ein gwlad jjoj" rifoedd—v Llwydiaid, o gyff Hed wynog, o'r hwn yr hanodd Edward awdwr yr "Archaelcgica Brit?0 Gruffvdd Hiraethog- awdwr v H.v^r hyd y gwyddys yn bresenol, a yn Gvmraeg, ac a argraffwyd yn yn 1546; Sion Tudur, prif-fardd fod Caerwys yn 1568 yn nghydag gymerasant ran flaenllaw yn oedd diweddaf Cymru am ei t ia«th. Ond y mae pump eraill eu dylanwad ar Gymru i'w weled & wedi eu geni a'u magu yno—Tudur William Salesbury, Iorwerth Gla-11 sfØ Henry Rees, a William llees— eiriau teuluaidd ac a gerir ac a 'a g gan y genedl yn gvfFrcdinol. N'id 0 f$ un genedl dan haul amgenach al rhai o'r rhai hyn, ac nid ydym yn pytt* haner digon o svlw o honynt.. William Salesbury pan oedd "Man lyd" yn teyrnasu a dychryn treiddio'r hot! wersyll Protestanaidd.: ¡¡JI dianc i'r Cyfandir fcl v cyffredin dosbarth ag ef, vmguddiodd ef lltlø! ystafell ddirgel yn y Cae Du, Llans^$ 1 droi y Testament Newydd i Tialrv genedl- Dvna'r ddau frawd^He0 William Rees—wed'yn. ni freintiwy^*L-i<)|j erioed a'r fatli wyr athrvlithgar a d,$ f rydig a chenedlgarol. Dyrchafu eU ei oedd unig nod eu bywyd. a rhoddasao<j^ byw.td i la-wr i'r aim-aii hvvnw. y&f ant urddas ar bobpeth—v pulpud aT fiir' a sefydliadau ac arferion eu gwlad. asant hi i svlw cenedloedd eraill- 1 Duw oeddynt, wedi eu galw garl „jjj' wneud gwaith neillduol o fysg yci"W defaid godreu a llethrau mynve'd aethog:. ac heb Goleg na Phrifysgoj ysevdwasant eu cenedl i waelod f ^$ aeth ac a newidiasant- wedd wyne gwlad. -:0:-

CODI COFGOLOFN IDDYNT' d! ■ Pan ar ymweliad a Llansanna^ flwvddvn yn ol. syrthiodd ryw ysbry^^ ar y diweddar Mr. T. E. Ellis i P mudiad i godi cofgolofn i arwvr Cafodd lu o foneddwyr yn barod 1 northwyo; casgiwyd dicron o an»n rhoddwvd y gwaith o lunio y golofn e t> Goscombe John, R.A.—v Cymro Gaerdydd sydd eisoes wedi gwneUTURF I idclo ei bun ac v mae ei glod yn k, p trwy wledydd cred. A dydd Mfv''r,ijoy wedda-f oedd y diwrnod i ddadorchu~j # golofn; ac un peth vn unig iiuddias i'r seremoni fod vr un mwyid A frydig a gynaliwyd erioed yn Yr oedd cysgodion y brofedigaeth A°J t yr un a roddoda gychwyniad 1 r niud^ taflu prudd-der dros vr boll v,'e iadau ac mewn teimladau dwvs v pleidlais o gvdymdeimlad a'i berthv1^ Er fod y tywydd yn anffafriol. yr oed jjjJ fawr wedi dod yn nghyd. ac yn eXi nit& bedwar o Aelodau Seneddol—Mr- Edwards, Mr. Brvn Roberts, Mr. B-e*; J» Roberts, a Mr. William Jones, yn Mr. Justice Vaughan Williams. orchuddiwyd v gofgolofn gan Mrs. Roberts, ac mewn maes cyfagos cvrlli ^[j 1. cyfarfod cyhoeddus o dan Barnwr. vr hwn a draddododd anercer;- hynod o ddydclorol, ac er yn Saesn^J, na oedd chwarter y bobl yn ei cafodd wrandawiad astud. Wedi r j braslinelliad o hanes y pump gvvrf3$ dvwedodd mai Iorwerth Glan Alet unig oedd wedi ei gladdu yn Yr oeddynt yn cynrvchioli dych^T'e11 dysgcidiaeth, llenyddiaeth, a chrefyd { cenedl. A svlwodd fod svniadaeth 11 odf dychymyg yn un o hrif alluoedd aethol y byd, a chydnabvddid dedclfc111 .yif | iadaeth gan lysoedd barn. Y mm? ^4 1 iadaeth lnvn yn wc-rth ei gadw. I odd ran bwysig yn banes v byd. o iau yr hen brophwvdi luddewig hvd V | hwn. Hvn dclygodd oddiamgvlcii j adledd Heddwch gyd-gened!aetho'. j eistedd vn Holland, a dvsgwyliai cf oddiwrthi- Nid efallai trwv i'r Galh1, f mawrion ddiarfogi, ond trwy dnvv;> bvd a svniadaeth am heddwch. A P- allai ddweyd na fu gan svniadaeth rVjV^ i'w wneud ag adeiladu yr Ym< i'odr Brydeinig? Ac am Gvinru ei oedd ganddynt brawf arliosol o ddyla. svniadaeth ar fywvd y wlad yn v ardderchog o addysg. obleqid rhaid prl^ IlwVddiant Cymru yn v blvnyddau di i adfywiad svniadaeth farddonol.. lli< ddodwyd areithiau hefyd fran Mr. Jones. A.S., Mr. Owen Edwards, Proffeswr J. E. Lloyd, M.A., a yr hwn a ddvwedodd crvdag effaith duol mai William Salesbury oe dvsgu Iesu o Nazareth i siarad a c..ufP v Cymry gyntaf. Terfvnwvd gweiv- iadau y dydd trwv evnal cvfa-rff'.ugiJ hoeddus o dan Ivwyddiaeth Mr. Br(1 i Roberts. A.S. Yr wvf vn mawr hvo el bvcld esiampl gwyr Llansannan vn c -^4; dilyn gan bob evmydogaeth yn N'd1 ac y bydd ein harwyr o hyny allan bob amser.

FLEECING AN M.P. i Some extraordinary charges of fralULit embezzlement have just been proved a§a German antiquary named Godfrey KopP'jj^ is well known .in New York, where he a number of years, and who settled 111 some eight years ago, doing a ness in curios and antiquities among p. lish frequenters of the Piazza di Si)ag!j'gIti^ business methods, however, though eX clever, were not characterised by eS honesty, as a distinguished English sy°r>0 and M.P., Mr. M'Calmont, found out <t Of.t cost not very long ago. The enterpri^i^ci^ man, who, in order to have a chance of wealthy customers, lived in a most P Yilb style, actually sold the obelisks in the p¡LI, Borghe-e to Mr. M'Calmont, who cliecrfU' -i^ £ 500 down for expenses of removal, out. troubling to inquire whether Mr. hOP f authorised to dispose of the property Roman Senate and people. Of eoUf5 :IliA. wealthy M.P. never got the obeli'jjdl^ quickly divining that he had been s* preferred to lose his money rather publicity to the affair. A11 avenging 3 other less generous victims, however, 8TIL^ closed round the antiquary, who has 4I1, tenced to seven years' imprisonment. rge 0 also got- eighteen months on tiie ck'1. having aided and abetted in the swind

J ALDERMAN W. H, MORGAN THE WORKERS. Alderman Walter H. Morgan, the ^$ candidate for South Glamorgan, failed pz* in an appearance at a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council on Thursday$e II ing last to expound his views as to 1 Parliamentary programme of the Trades^ 3} Congress. The council will, however, a*; ndiQ Morgan another opportunity of att^tj0$^ when, we are informed, he will be as to his adverse votes at the G'ai\cll. County Council when Captain H. Mur Barry, attempted recently to secure tion of labour clauses for inclusion iD contracts. ,tej Alderman Morgan has also been f the Ear*ry branch of the Social Deif 0 Federation to debate with Mr. J. 'ij any other member of the federation > t-P, subject of Should the Workers Snpll0_ej"iiS^ Liberal Party?'' but he has positively r to do so.

WHITCHURCH COMIlO^' JFIP iit Whitchurch Parish Council docs 1,01 jji to let ths common question *$ abeyance. At the monthly meeting, £ 0^$ a letter was read from Mr. J. i: ;1 \'1'1 that the proposal of the > regard to the common would fce sXlnitf-^ct to Lord Bute at the earliest < pportU ^stt f resolution was passed asking the council not to pass any more plans of t erection of houses on the north S1 common without first having an un 0,il^ that a road in front of the houses 6 ^e(i^ i-on-tructed, instead of allowing the Lo use the common.

SOUTil WALES CIRCtrX^ The London "Echo" on#. Wednesday said:—"It is rumoured in the Terapis$ W. Boweix Rowlands, Q.C., ex-M.P., is Commissioner of Assize, who will take tn ,¡l glJ of the Lord Chief Justice on the s°ut]j Circuit. Mr. Bowen Rowlands is a otild liO Welshman, and the appointment W 1'1117 11" hailed with delight by his compatriot8- c feeling is becoming strong that judgesid not understand WeMi witnesses „d* ?ent to the North and South Wales the Recorder of Swansea, Mr. B°wenby Jiis 04 lias won for himself golden opinions P administration of justice; and, r 0 fa-trot appointed, his high reputation, would win back the respect of Welsh 11t1.- High Court judges."