The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

DOLGELLEY. The Election.—The results of the Parliamen- tary election are awaited eagerly. The result of the fall of Protection in Manchester arrived about two hours after the result was made known in Manchester, and made some of Mr Balfour's followers quite mad. We understand that one voter from this town journeyed to Manchester to vote in favour of Free Trade. Treat to the Poor.—On Friday, January 12, through the generosity of Mr R Guthrie Jones, solicitor, clerk to the Board of Guardians, the inmates of the Union Workhouse were treated to an excellent tea, etc., catered by Mrs Davies, Criterion. Amongst those present and waiting at the tables were Mr R Guthrie Jones, Llys- mynach, Mrs Dr John Jones and daughter, Wenallt, Mrs Dr Hugh Jones and daughter, Caerffynon Mr and Mrs Lloyd (master and matron) and Mr R Lloyd (task master). After the tea the inmates were presented with crackers, oranges, sweets, chocolates and tobacco.' A short entertainment followed in which the inmates and the staff took part. On the proposition of Mr Lloyd (the master), a hearty vote of thanks was parsed to the donor of the treat, Mr R Guthrie Jones, as well as to the ladies who presided at the tables. A pleasant evening was spent. Correction.—We beg to correct a mistake made in our report of the Petty Sessions in last week's issue. The charge against Mr W J Owen was that of night poaching and not of assault as re- ^°Th^Agricultural Show and Drink.—On Tues., Jan. 16ch, a general committee of the Society was held under the presidency of Mr 0 Slaney Wynne, Dolrhyd, when a deputation from the Merioneth- shire Temperance Society was present, asking the Committee to adhere to their decision of last year not to allow intoxicating drinks to be brought to the field of the show. The committee decided by 14 votes against 7 in favour of the de- nutation's request. Fair.—On Monday, January 15, the usual monthly fail was held. Only a very few cattle were exhibited. The weather was unfavourable. Dorcas Society.—The members of this Society meet at five o'clock every Wednesday night at Pendref Schoolroom, to prepare clothing, etc., for the poor and needy. On Wednesday night, Jan- uary 17, a treat of Cwpaniad a De" was pre- pared for them by two ladies, who appreciated the valuable work which is being done by the Society. Ambulance Class,—A successful class has been started this winter. The lecturer is Dr Hugh Jones, Caerffynon. Between 50 and 60 have joined the class. URBAN COUNCIL, Tuesday night, January 16. —Present, Messrs Griffith Owen (in the chair), William Hughes, D Meredith, i Willam Allen, James Lewis, D G Williams, Dr John Jones. Richard Barnett (clerk). Headmaster's House. The Chairman (Mr Owen) explained that the meeting was called to confer with Messrs E Wynne Williams and R Guthrie Jones with regard to the proposed erection of a head master's house in connection with the County School. The matter was raised at the last meeting of the Council.—Mr R Guthrie Jones, as one of the re- presentatives of the Council on the Board of Governors, said that this matter had been before the Governors for some years. He felt that with- out having a house in connection with the school, the school could not be successful. The success of the school depended on the number of boarders. Mr Griffith, the present head master, had no place in which to take boarders, and had, as a matter of fact, to refuse boarders through want of accommodation. It had been said by one of the pupils of Dr Williams's School that if there was a boaiding school in Dolgelley that her brothers would have come to the school. It was pointed out by one of the members of the Council that there were a number of unoccupied houses in the town but in his, Mr Jones', opinion it was important to have the house attached to the school. The Governors resolved to borrow £ 1,500 to be repaid in 30 years. If they could build the house for less all the better. In his opinion the money could be borrowed at 3^ per cent. The rateable value of the district (which takes in Llanymawddwy, Mallwyd, Llanelttyd, Llanfachreth, Llanddwywe-uwch-y-graig, Brith- dir, and Islaw'rdref, as well as Dolgelley, was over £ 3,000. The amount to be re-paid yearly would be about Y-84 2s 6d between the whole district; and that would come to no more than a farthing rate. There were no houses belonging to the county schools except at Bala and Towyn. He believed that boarders were taken at Towyn, but he unierstood that the school at Towyn was quite a success. The plan of the house had not yet been prepared.—Mr E Wynne Williams con- curred with Mr Jones' remarks.—Several of the members took part in the discussion and it was resolved to adjourn the matter to the next meet- ing.

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GENERAL ELECTION. Carnarvon Boroughs Z"-5 Campaign zn GLOWING TRIBUTES TO MR LLOYD- GEORGE. An enthusiastic meeting in support of tho candidature of Mr Lloyd-George was held at iIn- Town Hail on Saturday night. There was a crowded attendance and Mr J. T. Jones, chairman of the Urban Council, presided. Tho Chairman, in a stirring speech, appealed for fair play to the Unionists at their meetings. They should be given every freedom. (Cheers.) A vote of confidence in the Government and pledging the meeting to do all in its power to secure the return of Mr Lloyd- George with an increased majority was pro- posed by Mr W Williams, Manchester House, seconded by Mr R. G. Williams. Glasfryn, and supported by the Rev J. J. Roberts (Iolo Caernarfon), Mr Osmond Williams, the unopposed retiring Liberal member for Merioneth, and Mr D. R. Daniel, Four- (>r" v- Iolo Caernarfon, in a breezy speech. said a Tory as a man was all right. It was Toryism that was destitute of justice and of honesty. It was a bad look-out when a man became absolutely under the ban of Toryism. (Laughter and apniause.) He was there that night to support a Welshman worthy the name—a Welshman who never lost sight of those objects which would ele- vate his nation and his country. (Ap- plause.) He had been forced to the con- clusion that Mr Naylor was not big man, for had he been a Snowdon of a man he would have heard of his existence before his appearance in the Carnarvon boroughs. (Laughter and applause.) The electors. of the Carnarvon Boroughs would have to de- cide on Saturday next whether they were going to stand by genius—whether they were going to stand by a big bIO" man or by a small small man. (Cheers.) if ever there was a Welshman who deserved the support of Criccieth it was Mr Lloyd- G-eorge and he hoped that the electors would go to" the poll with this in mind. (Cheers.) Contrasting Liberalism with Toryism ho said Liberals stood for the nation and not for partv—for the man and for class. Touching on the education question he said Nonconformists simply asked for the right to breathe of the pure air of religious free- dom. (Cheers.) Mr A. Osmond Williams, was given an ovation, delivered a concise and con- vincing speech in which he exposed the mi demeanours of the Tory Government, the injustice of the Education Act and the fallacy of Mr. Chamberlain's protectionist proposals. Amid cheers he de lared that the country would now be governed b a thoroughly democratic Cabinet. Uiscussing the constitution of the Cabinet lie paid graceful tribute to the President- of the Board of Trade, remarking that Criccieth, with all its historical traditions, had no more brilliant feather in its can than that marking the rise by his own exertions of the little boy from the National School cf Llanystumdwy 'to be one of tne trusted counsellors of his Sovereign. (Loud cheers.) He doubted whether there WPP, any other instance in th^ annals of British politic. to compare with it. And in rising had clung tenaciously to principle; his life and career would constitute a landmark in ti.e history of Wales. (Cheers.) Alluding to the proposed amendment of the Education Act, he said the Church of EngLand had made its own bed and must lie on it. (Ap- plauds.) He denounced the actioi7""bf tho Government with regard to the Chine c labour in strong terms, observing that the attitude of the Tory Government in this matter had had more to do with sobering" the electors than anything. There was a limit to the gullibility of electors, and the limit had been reached. Great Britain's national honour had been soiled by the Toryl administration and the day of reck- oning had come. (Cheers.) And he did not. think Mr Chamberlain's fiscal proposals would help them. Mr Chambenain was as great on promises and equallv reav on not redeeming promises. Let them compare his speeches if they wished to be certain as to whether his word could be relied upon Why, he contradicted himself every time hp spoke. (Cheers,.) Mr William, then Seed the benefits. derived from Free Trade, and concluded with an earnest and eloquent ao- peal for whole-hearted support of Mr Liovd George. He appealed, he said. not for the sake of the man himself, but for the sake* of one who had at all times upheld the old banner of freedom. (Loud cheers.) Mr D. R. Daniel afforded the audie«oe. !i clever and interesting analysis of the fis-.al question and that his arguments were closely1 followed was evidenced bv the lo-id apniause which marked each climax. In- deed, Mr Daniel remarked that it was clear to him that he was talking to people who were already convinced of tho truths he was aiming at. The audience roared with iaughter when he compared th~ candidates in the Carnarvon Boroughs to a pair-cared boat and a "first-class battle ship. He joined in the hope that there would be no disturbances at the Unionist meetings. To create a row at a Unionist meeting would not help the Liberal cause one bit. (Ap- niause.) The resolution was carried with acclama- tion, not a single hand being raised against it. The vote of thanks to the sneakers was movc-d-by Mr Wm. George, who stated that Mr Osmond Williams had come SHaIrc, from Stafford to address tV-f meeting. ("Cheers.) In seconding, Captain Hugh Griffith' al- luded to Mr Williams's remarks on the fiscal question and gave additional informa- tion as the advantages of free trade to shipping. In supporting, Mr Robert rrr"0mas, Car- digan House (treasurer of Mr L!ovd-Georg< election expenses fund), spoke or Mr Os- 1 mond Williams's complete symnathy with the needs of Wales and amid cheers out- lined what he considered would conduce to the elevation of the Principality. He thought the time had come for insisting upon" Welsh-speaking justices for Wcu b (Cheers). f. The vote of thanks to the Chairman cor- dially* agreed to was moved bv Mr Osmond Williams and seconded by Mr Daniel. GiU-Ai' MEETING AT PVV LLidELI. STIRRING SPEECH BY MR. J. E. Ult-tuAV 11.S. MR LLOYD-GEORGE ON CHlNl.oE LABOUR. The meeting held on Tuesday night at the Town liall, Jfwlllieli, had been keenly looked lorward to and at the appointed hour tne building was crowded witn an enthusiastic audience who, before the entrance of the leading lights, were entertained to popular election songs rendered with gusto by a band of Liberal youths. Mr John E. Greaves lord lieutenant of the county., who presided,' entered the hall with Mr Lloyd-George, Miss Mair Lloyd-George, and Master Gwilym Lloyd-George to the strains of a song in which references to tea were vel') oronounoed. The President of the Board of Trade, judg- ing from the broad smile which lit up his countenance, appreciated the spirit of the song to the full. The party ascended, the platform eraid great cheering which assumed hurricane pro- portions when Mr J. E. Greaves rose to ad- dress the meeting. The audienr-o rose in a body, clapped hands, waved hats, and hurrahed. Mr Greaves, who was visibly moved with thp, cordialitv of the reception, said: T t}, 1- you most sincerely for your kind and hearty welcome which is as gratifying as it is unex- pected, but J feel at the same time that I can appropriat-a but a small share of the welcome inasmuch as your enthusiasm is only natural when you have amongst ybu your tried and trusted member. Mr Lloyd- George. (Cheers.) Mr Lloyd-George has served ,}I\)U and his constituency faithfully and .well for many years and has brought much distinction to the Carnarvon Borough; I am glad to have this opportunity of con- gratulating him upon having attained Cabi- net rank and upon having (been appointed b". his Majesty to the presidency of one of the most import-art. departments of the State. (Cheers). Mr Lloyd-George is here t'o-dav to give an account of his stewardship and to seek a renewal of your confidence. Few men, if any, have a more brilliant record and no one can meet his constituents with a more assured confidence in their gratitude, sympathy, and support. The general elec- tion in which we are now engaged is one of the most momentous in English history, for — J.i i————pi it depends upon its result whctr Great Britain is to continue to be the most pro- gressive, the most prosperous country in th. ,A w orld; whether she is to maintain her proud position amongst the nations; or whether, on the other hand, her commerce is to be ex- posed to the withering blight of protection and she herself forced to assume the role of a second or third-rate power. Such am none ether is the vital issue at SL" ke at thiu crisis, an issue which affe-cts the comfort, the happiness, the well-being of every one oi you and upon which depends, it is no exag- geration to say, the very existence of tllL empire. (Cheers.) Mr Balfour has been trying to alarm free trade Unionists by re- suscitating the jaded spectre of Irish home rule, but Mr Balfour knows verv well that no responsible statesman would he so reckless and so rash as to introduce a s.heme for the establishment of a separate parliament for Ireland without another and special mandate from the people. (Hopr, hear.) It needs no prophet, however, to foretell that the solution of this pro-bitm will be found in the devolution of wide and liberal admini- strative powers to the several natural divi- sions of the kingdom and when the tinv comes that an^ overburdened and weary Parliament seeks to divest itself of a portion of the work with which it is at present over- whelmed, Wales will be foufid re-advi and willing to take her share of the burden and to do her duty (Cheers.) are ot]],,r r h1 f questions awaiting settlement V jf.fr1 we™y ^st assured chat .Llojd-Ceorge and his colleagues in Cabinet are perfectly capable of dealing and or solving m a manner which shall be V once advantageous to the State and factory, to the great majority of the peo-plf Important as these- oue tions ur^X f' are they are for the moment shadowed by the pre at inr! „k 7 V °[Kl' issuA whicb M,- absolutely vital raised. (Che-rs ) Ti' s? WantorJy be more astounded at to with him for crediting his fella— "ourft angr' With such -a very low%tandard 'TYSi gence, format. are the premi es wW the assertions uoon which Vr (V ,aro and the tariff reWr base their ar ments. They assert that tS T arSu" -f Irrin; lhat our vasr"onmmerSeT- visibly dwindling day by dnvi- labour market is overstocked tha/ laSe sections of our population are n n easurahb distance of starvation; that our n marine stands in danger of l oin" fro-m off the ocean, and inl whole oommer^al fabric is tottering & b- 'fa^n Tny ° assertions be verified f v I, maintam without fear of coi- a'^ed'aiiTfl Mil f cannot .be so substanti- al +1? .thaV efore tll6ir deductions are the'r advice unsound nfi misleading and that their whole cass in favour of pro- mUr^ neoe^sari,1y crumble to of 'g -ITT-0,1, country on the verge tb 1 i 3 6 steady atrareciation in the productivene, of the income tax, if the ono.mous increase in the deposits at our savings ka-nks,, if the abundance and com- parative contentment we see around us are signs of ruin, thaii indeed this country is in a parlous plight. (Cheers.) Is our world- wide commerce dwindling day bv day? Biue ~ooks are stubborn things and in one re- elltly published by the department over which Mr Lloyd-George has the honour to e" (cheers)—it is clearly set forth that instead of dwindling, our commerce increases annually by tens of millions sterling. (Cheers.) Are our labour markets over- In a large and dense population Ruch as oars there always will bo a certain nunftier of un employ led and unemployables, ,ut tbe latest reports from the great centres of industry go to show that employment is better now than it has been for years pa,t and that there is every prospect of still further improvement. (Cheers.) Are a large section of our people on the verge of starvation? Thanks to free trade, food is cheaper and batter here than in any other country in Europe and no_one ever con- templates a bread famine, such as were chronic in the anti-corn law davs, as being within the bounds of possibility. (Cheers.) Are our ships in danger of being swept from off the seas? Weil, we still retain three- fourths of the carrying trade of the world and a good deal of the remainder is carried in ships of British origin. (Cheers.) 'l'hi", hardly looks as if old England was prepared just ytet to resign her proud position as mistress of the seas. And yet in face of these facts, in spite of the fifty years of un- exampled progress and prosperity which this country has enjoyed under free trade, Mr Chamberlain and his satellites continue to fulminate their tearing, raging propaganda, and never tire of prophesying our impending doom unless we swallow their ancient ncs- trurl, which they guarantee to cure every ill in the body politic that was ever heard or or imagined. (Cheers.) I do hot believe that the English working man will ever con- :>ent to exchange his honest loaf for their spurious and fantastic substitutes. (Loud cheers.) A good deal has been said lately in this county' about the slate trade aiic" about the depression through which it is no'" passing. That depression is undoubtedly very severe and as unquestionably foreign competition is a contributory causa, but it is not the main cause. Now, the slate trade is always the last to suffer and the last to recover and the present depression in this particular trade is the backwash, as it were, of the bad trade which has been so marked throughout our great industrial centres dur- ing the past two or three years. This «iai depression has not been due to foreign J°I' but to the enormous bill v.e ij) fj ^or ^6 expenses incurred rrans™al war. (Cheers.) No .i wealthy England, can it Were V P "?1,Il(>ris int° the sea, as from VL I • feehng it- For, speaking most un"ir^fit°M1C ? £ mt °f view' war is the wa^eful- m<)st extravagantlv Jpon lJ ^rpnie a n?tion < embark things ha.v« l Case wonder is that Hi, ,11' ;'i r,rs"and much worSB beef, s t,z5een ■not tem I havA Glastu* commercial sys- d dY,,Iolr ,e,,r, a nl I-should bo sorry, in- deed/ to Try\ Because I know if And wh3r? OVA, siaies are protected th .T of a" house woui<1 li use in. tbe construction (Cheers ) Th« bave to ha protected als > Pensive tint man <. ^o-ald become so < :c built and fewer shitesT^ "?s vrould be heavier ?nd reclU"'< d and thus a struck the sht ^b'ow would be table a'rJ:- h"? *?,' may prove to "be of a more baj.n ] acter. (Cheers.) Fur then ftmD°rary question but that protection*^ Ti" be no increase the cost- of nrodiSf Sr< :!<b nes would have to pay, mo^°^ fo,r the quar- nery, more for their^ i?nn i f"' ma ln- rails, waggons, exnlnsit-^ aij steel, their sorts, whife parSfc^ stores of all wages would inevitably foil + ^ay sou" heard of by the prelent V P°int hear and applause ) Q^f neration. (He,"r. statement,' we have a„ of highly-protected France Jess<}n in men, who are as intellio-J^.ere the quarry- industrious and in evervto" iS s^^led, as the Wetsh quarrymen the equals of sometlang less than 4 for f/t i a"cePt day and six full clayts a we^lr ,"e ve hours' as I can remember the w' ereas as long quarrymen have avera Ll Ja^c ot' Welsh dfy- (Loud cheers ) Tb 1 5s to 5s ^d a structive as tr> ff. c°ntrast is in free trade « ±aT"t" °f ve^" over'S^" V"kb 'K^t'and^ that the material aspectc suPP°si', sl»uld iaw » tfc<i ist'al <J<"es- "POII, but ita moral aaS i^Tr?1.^ d»'dt the o)'. -tni<),,phere of .vast (cheers) monsters whoh c^°r Poorer-! bnsk and wholesome air and in th( influences of free trade mvigorating tection we know evei s%vs KrerS-) Pro" ruption broadcast throughout*i'1 Cor" adoTvtion nnri .,i it OJt the land nf M-„ replanted in this weed eror inevitably contaminate th-.f" will »f r Si" "S wM?huTyit tlat the envy and de-oair of aTl • on (Chr!.) There controversy which of f1>' tiqn and tlmt^is the omnos-d tAt wf?™ enter into preferential "comine^Tet, our col^ne-s. I cannol ron-eive mere ceHam to -ngender lV.1 Tes. r>nd ^nitir-c 3paloup- the of rum then indeed would our e- i pire be tottering tq its fall. What are our guarantees for the solidardity oi' our em- pire? Blood relationship and sentiment may and doe* count for much, but the gre t material tie which binds so many na, into one is that the colonies have learnt from their very infancy to regard the mother country as the one great free and opan mar- ket to which they can send their varied produce untrammelled by vexatious and senseless tariffs, where none are given pre- rerence, but were all receive fair play ]y such an atmosphere as this dissensions" jeolousies and enmities sink back rV1a<-hed' leaving a fair neld open for concord, "kyaltv and confidence-the three great niilars upon flinchi our empire rests. (Loud and n-o longed cheering.) More songs followed and when Mr LVd- rose to speak the audience once more \r ti Rapturous cheering. M LloycI-George, who spoke alternately in alluded and W dsh for an hcur and a half, Ind terms to the eioquenc h« v. sPceeh from the chair, and said ;,r?uld VOIT much like extracts of it V ana circulated in the northern pnrts H f'nstlturncy- (Cheers.) It was an exwllen. exposition of the fiscal question g-uiieialiy and was especially valuable in its 1 .I1 ,i0n to the slate trade. f.\p^;ause.) The ia.it time the! Chairman and he were on that platform together there was another gentle- man there. Mr Ritchie. He was sure every- one in Pwllheli heard of his unexpected death with sorrow.. The late Ir Ritchie was keeuly interested in Pwllheli. He was never tired of talking about the warmth of his re- ception by the inhabitants, but he had not haeÏl spared to see what he koked forward to with interest—the completion of the Pwll- heli Harbour Works. In Mr Ritchie thev had a fine type of an honest. ons "ientious stateman who broke with Mr Balfour and ,r Ur Lhamberlam when he saw them plotting to destroy the commerce of this country. (Applause.) discussing the action of the late Govern- ment with regard to Chinese labour, he said that these were tha people who ^io' o-k the condition of employment in this country. \Ve had seen nothing like it_, and vet these people, who were trying to use the unem- ployed statistics of this country in support of a new fiscal system, were the very peonle who introduced 65,000 Chinamen on "cheap terms to South Africa, which H as as mu- h an integral part of this Umpire as Carnar- vonshire, under conditions tantamount to slavery". What would they ay to introduc- ing Chinamen at one shilling a d?r* to Wels i quarries ? The French slate would soon be swept out of the country. Why_. Chinese labour could make the gold mine- of Merion- eth do what Mr Pritehard Morgan once they would do—extinguish the Xatkna1 B^jt. Slavery on the hills of Wales! Heaven forgive him for the suggestion (Cheers.) The South African war was waged in the name oMreedom, yet to-day the Union Jack at Johannesburg fluttered in sight of the slave compounds." Many a mioe in West- ern Australia could be reopened under th-a conditions now prevailing "in South Africa. x-ustralia, however, had declared against t"hiu2S8 labour. The worst trick performed by the late Government was to rush 16.000 licences through just before it resigned. Mr George- then dealt in detail wi^the fiscal question and discussing the slate trade, said told them that the wage of the VY e;sh quarrymen ranged from 5s to 5s 6,1 a <y under free trade. What was uie wa-e in the old protection days to which they! were invited to go back? He had just- seen a re- poi l of a great- free trade meetinp- held in Carnarvon in the year 1841. At that n < it v. as stated that the wages at- the Din- orwic Quarry were from lis to 15s a week £ i0.i was passed at that meeting m 1841 Price of food has gone up, but our wages have not gone up toa." Let tnem keep this sentence in mii-id. in sar- castic vein to the whole hoggers h-o'sa- ■ appeared just now to be like the Gaderine swine going over the precipice. (Roars of .laughter.) The Englishman, he concluded has made up his mind. He has come to the conclusion that free trade is from the mat- erial point of view better for him. (Hear hear.) The Englishman might not have the same stor-a of imagination as the Celt. but he had a hard practical brain which grasped j material and essentia facts of the case and he had said to himself: I see in protso- Lien my bread becoming dearer; I see in pro- tection that my table is more lightly laden; I see- m protection that my cupboard is emptier; I see in protection that my clothes are becoming poorer and more threadbre. In protection I see my wages .going down and my expenses o-l living going u In protec- tion, I see the palace thriving and the oot- tago starving." That is what the English- man had said and he had made un his mind. Let Welshmen grasp these facts.: but let the seize at the still greater fa_t that the one thing to aim at was brotherhood of people and not warfare. (Loud cheers.) Questions, were invited ond Mr !<\ E. Young a Conservative, put three suestions. One was whether the next Liberal Government would be justified in passing a home rule Bill giving an independent Parliament Ireland without a fresh mandate from the country ? Mr Lioyd-George gave an emphatic "No,' observing that he agreed absolutely with T Chairman that there would have to be ap- peal to the country. Mr Young asked what would the Govern- ment do if the Transvaal L-egisuative As- sembly! voted in favour of Chinese labour ? Mr Lloyd-George as a reply quoted Abra- ham Lincoln: "I never cross the Eox river until I come to it." (Roars of laughter.) Mr Young—Mr George got out of that well. (More laughter.) The third question was as to whether Mr George was in favour of repealing the Aliens' Act? Mr George replied certainly not, but that he would desire to make it more effective. He would much like to see excluded from this country that class of foreigners who after all were England's real enemies—those who were responsible for the Boer war. (Cheers). FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO VOTE FOR MR LLOYD-GEORGE'. A resnlllfirvn r1A{>l" '¡'h m: -u.. '-4"& "1.5 vt: mutJtiiig » ü- solve to follow the lead of Manchester and Bradford on Saturday (poll day) was moved by Mr J. G. a retired Avoolien manu- facturer and seconded by the Rev G. D. Cardiff, in a rousing speech, lhe usual vote of thanks to the speakers was moved by Mr Evan Parrv and seconded by Mr D H Williams, M.A., County School. When the last resolution was being put to the meeting, the Rev. J. R. Williams (Rhy«:l- bach), esoended the stage, having just ar- rived home from South Africa. He was ac- corded a most enthusiastic reception, the audience standing up and waving hats, stick; and handkerchiefs. Mr Williams was called upon to make a speech. He said he had just that moment arrived from the Station and had not yet been home. It was worth his while coming all he way from South Africa to vote for Mr Lioyd-George. (Great cheering.) When the Welshmen of Kimber- ley heard of Mr Lloyd-George's elevation, they had a rare Welsh night of it. They all sent him their congratulations. (Cheers.) Whenever his name was mentioned in Souri Africa, it was met with the profoundest re- spect. (Loud cheers.) Upon the motion of Mr Lloyd-George sun- ported by the Mayor, a hearty vote of thank; was acoorded to the Chairman. At the close of the meeting, Mr Llov-7 Goorge_ made an earnest appeal for fair p]a to their opponents in the ho.'din^ of am- meetings they may have from that ni-rht tn the poll day. (Cheers.) :5=ilt to MR LLOYD-GEORGE AT XEVI. ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS I TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION Mr Lloyd-Gaorge arrived b- motor M-S i°n M^day ev^ing, accompanied bv Mr Robert Thomas J.P., of ( riccieth and Liverpool; Mr D R Daniel, Eourcrosses; and LIoycl-Georgo, the Welsh leaders eldest son. Ikli, Go-rge first held a meeting at the Cal- vinistic Methodist Chapel where a large that, e • asSsmbled, despite the storm sidorl^raging The Rev Parri Huws pro- erfThornasPe als<> made^ Rob- The party WE're escorted from outside the over a L tOTCbhght procession to Xevin. kept u^ b a+Tay- Sng-mg and Peering wr- ,rav by the enthusiastic crowd ali th- ryn Hall which was crowded to and beyond the doors. A fine speech was delivered b-- Mr Robert Thomas from the chair. Mr Lloyd-George, who was cheered to the echo on rising to speak, dealt mainly with Chinese labour, free trde, and also touched on the land question. He afs-- saiu:—The Liberal victories have sent a thrill of joy throughout the whole country. The Min- ister who has been constitutionally respon- sible for all the misgovernment of the last few years, for the oppression of Noncon- formists at home, for the staining of the British flag abroad with slavery, for rivet- ting the chains of the drink traffic on people of this country, has received the most em- phatics condemnation at the hands of the people that has ever been passed upon any Prime Minister. I sat in that House for years watching the defiant annoyance with which wrong after wrong was imposed upon the people, consoled onlv,bv the reflection that- the dn" of reckon- ing would come It has now arrived and a fer-rfulreckoning it is. It will be a warning to Ministers for all times not to trifle wiili conscience or to menace liberty in a free land. The people mean to save themselves. That is the lesson of the Manchester triumps and the dykes have been opened and reaction in all its forms will be swept away by the deluge.. I observe that one paper calls liTa hurri- cane. So it is. It is a tornado of righteous indignation with the trifling that has been going on in high places for years with all that3is sacred to the national heart. It o-ives one more confidence in' the future of democracy and makes you feel once more,. in spite of the despair which must have seized all friends of progress during the last ten years, that the people of t il is land still realise the greatness of their mission as the pioneers of human liberty and justice. Referring to the contest in the Carnarvon Boroughs, Mr GeorgeIt has !■: ci brought to my notice many a time during the past few months that an att-cmpt, and a deliberate- attempt, has been made to oorruot uie p:,lti- cal judgment of these boroughs bv means of appealing to sordid motives. Up to the pre- sent-, I have not interfered, "but- in the last few day's matters have assumed a more seri- ous aspect. Several cases have been brough to me and my legal advisers state that they constitute an infringement of fh° Corrupt Practices Act. The question of pro ecution is now under consideration and it will cer- tainly be the duty of every man who regards the importance of the purity of elections in this country, however unpleasant the task may be, to see that such things shall not be done with 'tifipunity. It is a treason against the enstitution of the land and the greatest wrong tlal1 be inflicted upon the people. Mr George, in the course of his exposition on free trade, alluded to a meat famine in. certain parts of protectionist Germany. Horseflesh. and even cat's-meat was being, used. He saw a skit in. a German paper on tnis famine at Munich. I was that ot a work- man. carrying home a skinned cat for the Christmas dinner. (Laughter.) hat do vou say," said Air Lloyd-George, to vote fed* Chamberlain and a skinned, cat." (Peals of iaughter.) Dr D. R. Daniel, in an eloouent speech,, brought home to the audience how Mr Ldoy-a George at all times stood by the working man. l SPEECH BY LLOYD-GEORGE, JUNIOR. The audience insisted on a speech from Master Richard Lloyd-George, aged sixteen a pupil at the Portmadoc Intermediate benool Master Richard, who was taken quite aback, gave way and his maiden speech was as follows I have nothing to say ex- t cept to ask you to return mv father next Saturday. (Cries of approval and cheery The vote of thanks to the speakers was moved by Mr Robert Hughes, a settsman, seconded by Mr Lewis ./ones, another work- -an, supported by Mr Owen Williams school- master, and carried with acclamation. THE MORFA NHVIN MEETING Another correspondent writes .-—When the ear arrived, Mr Lloyd-George was received with great enthusiasm. The Methodist Chapel was soon filled. The chair was oc- cupied by the Rev W. Parri Hu~« who in a short speech cordially welcomed Mr Lloyd- ^hk0;10^ Nevin-on tb* first army. Sre&t Prcmotion in the Liberal cheei-i,?cre0rff' 'Vh° /OS? amid tremendous cneemig, referring to the bad weather said tlwTwy17anv1,„thmking 0t the t«r.) x&i?vSLl yieicilig- ti^augh- rough sea and to ah n^UU"g heavily m a become a total loss ivitT frances would surance. (Laughter > 1 rn -verv sileht iu- greatest LibeS vi^ lhls be the man-^h < :lctc:-v 111 the imniory of shape and lorm „rmCf6 the Darties took 0). j?- n. fi form j firtater than in 1868. unmh"1 :Ui, U\ 18feu-that magnificent tri- T i nVG1 hectoring foreign poiiey of Lord Beaconsfield—and very mu-di greater in818926 T? adVnt °f the liberals to power n iby-4. it would give a mandate for -i large and wide programme of social 'Wisla tion 1< or Wales it would be the onnort^/f to place the Education Act once and for aN on a just and a fair basis or i U control. For free trade th«. nd P°Pular the wntest-the vic'orv"^ T n?3t 1SSUe of Through «I the Subte°-hgL i Cf!w Pi'otf-ctionists, the working of Britain saw with the clear and rea^ men of people who understood their owl, it + 7 The Right Hon. Gentleman thanked M? f and Nevm for the steadfast and l they had always given him W f snW?rt he now ,aw. it was not f t"0"-1 M'hat way diminished. (Loud c&s.)° m Mr GEORGE ON THF T i vr» At Morfa Win Mr LM i n L KSTl0N- asked a question as to J-.n/) '01'86 In reply he said reform, of security of tenure stron-i>: in favour improvements and soma^ c,omi>.enstion for farmer against Protection to the oi his rt-iiti Jbi- P['lous. an<i unfair raising, much better solution tlUS wouId be a biem m this country Jw? UlUmP!^yed pro- witli tarifrs toAVif S ^11 an>' tiiiKering i-ITY tiiat he UOUJU re-D t^1 V',US glV('a &E°U- onterprise and exoenn + '-ni of his a% spend more L! WOUiii "afur. more he spent on th i 1And labour he wouid have ^^and l-d more labourers instead of orowdin y aad tht> to our industrial centres to2 tlley a*" now Ser^our^of MANm--ECTra|n G HO ii Questioned qT *^OAD. fiom abroad Mi. °c< Manufactured bought, g0°d& tor every £ 1 Worth bout. DRLl°Ni r ?0R°VGIIS C A MP u v had been I y °rrge- w'J'c> for a f c-owded meeting 3f w tlS"fid a densely Jb u.S'STl 4 .a°minated Liberal iates re psctively nf n onservative; nrd;1^' The Mayor of Cn arnarv°n on ^arbishire), as retumi,narvon (Mr the nomination papers reoeived: servative candidate ivere tl^fi /'le Con- handed in. Mr Naylor first to be agent (Mr M. E. Nee^^p,?nied b- his eleven o'clock precisely and^hf h/mseIf at- lasted a, few seconds Hif^ 3 sta^ only seven, two of which iwr f papfl''s "Umbered It was close upon f.6 fl"T E:l»Sor. George arrived u'/len Mr Ll-ovd- (Mr N. Roberts') and faUJ, bv1 his agent Mr Lloyd-George had in °F u KUW>crtei'S- One of them v-t -al ten Pa^ Irish voters at'Ban go? SI§ned V 1- voters -Bane:or. £ fs SHlSiSr <iarp,f rned too late to be in.JuM -r,-ith t*j.» cth»rs ?1,P Wl11 take Place '• Saa„d, night ^t Vd" m3de the In the evening, Mr LIo-J;l-Go^r?re accom- panied by his daughter, Miss; Mair Lloyd- f7°r Cr'ri( th s-ent Sunday jvith the family at Bryna-»velon. Mrs Lloyri- Ge^rge, who has pas^d throu-h a srrious illness and v, ho has been at Cri •i'-l !• for ab-ouu a month is, we are glad to underL^ind making steady progress to. recovery. EVE OF THE POLL. A birr Liberal demonstration will be held at each of the Boroughs to-ni^ht. At Pwll- heh, the principal speaker will he Mr Tim- j„ y Navies, who on Tuesday gained a Lon- don seat for the Liberals.