The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

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SHIPPINC 11 STEAM BETWEEN ABERYSTWYTH AND LIVERPOOL. The A"'>erdovf'y and Barmouth Steam Ship Co., Ltd., will run their Steamer .D 0 a;A. (Captain David Williams), I Liverpool and Aberystwyth, EVERY FRIDAY. Loading Berth—West Side Trafalgar Lock. For rates of freight and other particulars appiy to ROBERT OWEN & Co., 28. Bruna • ick Street, Liverpool. Telephont-No 1557 Central (2 Wires). Telegraphic Addrem —"Meiron," Liverpool. EDWARD WILLIAMS, Asrent, "Dora," Rofawr, Aberystwyth. CUNAR 1) JjINE. LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK. TuFcani Sat.. July 1 +Carpat.hia.Sat., July 15 .Saxcnia.Sat., July 8 I Canieronia..Sit., July 22 "Cabin and Third ("a" rassecpers (LONDON TO NEW YORK). 'Pannoni* .Tues., July 18 tAndania-Tuea,, July 25 *Cabin Pa°senRera (XIO); tCabin ( £ 10) and rhird < lass Passengers, £6 15s. To CANADA. FROM LONDON AND BRISTOL, AuBonia, Sat., July 1 tFolia Tues., July 4 ■"Sailirft from Locdrn to Montreal. Cabin and Third Clago Pastengers. Rates-Cshin. jElO hird Class, £610" tSailing from Bristol (Avonniouth Dock) to Mon- treal. Cabin Passengers (jUlO); and Freight. Apply, CUNLRD LINE. Liverpool; London 51 Bishnpsgate. E.C.. 29 31, Cockspur Street, S W 65, Baldwin Street, Bristol; or Paris. 67, Boulevard des Capusines; or to local Agents. LIVERPOOL. Shaftesbury Temperance Hotel, MOUNT PLEASANT. About Five minutes' walk from Lime Street and Central Station* Mount Pleasant Cars from Landing Stage Stop at the Door Telegrams: "Shaftesbury Hotel. Liverpool" Home-like and Moderate. Welsh spoken. Hotel Gwalia, Upper Woburn Place, LONDON, W 0. CENTRALLY SITUATED. within 5 minutes walk of Euston Station and 20 minutes from Paddington Station by under. ground to Gower-street Station). 130 Rooms, Luxuriously Furnished. Passenger Lift to all floors. Bed, Breakfast, Morning Bath. and Atten dance, 5s. each person. Te'egraphic address "Gwaliatel, London.' Telephone: 3648 Central. m734 Managing Director, JOHN JENKINS -NEW- St. David's Hotel, HARLEOH. Close to famous Links and Seashore. Garage, Inspection Pit, Stables. Billiards. Excellent Cuisine, Write for descriptive booklet. Finest Sea and Mountain Views. g855 foot Troubles. If liIlJI" Our Speciality We do more than just sell you a pair of Shoes, we make your feet happy. For the good of your feet, come to the Stores. Scholl's Foot-Eazer for Tired, Aching Feet, Cramped Toes,etc. :o: The Official Agent for Scholl Foot Appliances -:0:- David Williams, Cambria Shoe Stores, 3, North Parade, Aberystwyth. 207th Year of the SUN FIRE OFFICE — A FOUNDED 1710. The Oldest Insurance Office in the World. —— A. t FFICE _j CaDieU from Policy dated 1735. Insurances effected on the following risks :— FIRE DAMAGE. Resultant Loss of Rent and Profits. Employers* Liability & Personal Accident, Workruen'sCompensa- Sickness & Disease, fcion, including Fidelity Guarantee. Accidents to Burglary. Domestic Servants Plate Glass. LOCAL AGENTS- ABERYSTWYTH MR HUGH HUGHES Aberayron Mr Tho3. Pugh, Paris House Bala Mr R. L. Jones, Mount Place „ Mr J. R. Jordan Cardigan Mr D. Thomas Davies Dolgelley Mr Thomas P. Jonesr-Parry Mr J. Haydn Morris, N. & S. Wales Bank Llandyssul Mr J. R. Harris Llanon Mr John Thomas Lampeter Mr Wm. Davies, 26, Bryn Road Mr H. W. Howell Llanyhyther Mr D. Thomas, Blaenhirbant New Qaay Mr D. Meredith Jones Sarnau Mr J. Nicholas Talsarn Mr Llewelyn Davies Towyn Mr E. H. Daniel x979 < -===- _n- 11- j SSTETireCieME JESJEg,- I I War Time Economy I I However keen to economise you may he, you must buy Boots, E But you can exercise your patriotism here as in other directions, 9 Don't be extravagant. Consider carefully both the Article a: d |jj its price before you buy. £ —— The Truest Economy is to buy at DICKS. —— 1 By this means you. will be sure of getting the best Value & obtainable and your satisfaction with the Style and wearing 9 quality guaranteed by more than 50 years' reputation. S DICKS m.JL. for BOOTS. The three things Men And Women look for when choosing their Boots are Excellence of Design and Fitting Good Wearing Quality, and Reasonableness in Price. DICKS meet thf-se demands so completely and effectually that it will pay every man and woman to visit their ESTABLISHMENTS AT Nf,,xt door to Post 12, Great Darkgate St. (Next tffieto Post 1 ABERYSTWYTH I Hjigh Street, Pwliheli Lester House, Llandyssal I High treet, Barmouth Penrallt Street, Machynlleth 9 High Street, Lampeter Victoria Buildings, Dolgelley ■ High Street, Cardigan Bank Place, Portmadoc 8 King Street, Carmarthen Bristol House, Aberayrcn ■ Seymour Street. Newcastle V.tMlyo High Street. Festinioer 9 S. N. COOKE IS SHOWING Summer Dressing Jackets, Dressing Gowns, n 9 Washing Skirts, Woven Underwear. NO VFJLY'IES II" SPORT COATS. Voile Bloues Pram Covers. Directoire Knickers From 2/111 to 22/6. 1/61 to 15/11 each. Neiv Goods received every day. 12, Pier St., Aberystwyth, Also at SHREWSBURY and BIRMINGHAM. >8IlJl!"HPó.Z.r..w. ØLQ- 0 TABLE ALE Ijp&R I per Doz. Imperial Pint, BMBB iffig fflgg J Supplied in Screw-Stoppered Bottles. A wholesome Ale, strongly recommended for family use. BOTTLED BY Dd ROBERTS & SONS, Ltd., BREWERS1 .A.BERYSTYT:a:. 14 "I:I-l.ii.o..fIBIIi" "J! ,1- IF! f The Noted House for Good Value Specials Boys' Flannelette Shirts from Is. 3d. Ladies' Black Cashmere Ribbed Hose, Is. 9d. a pair. (Stamped all Wool). R. ROWLANDS, THE PIONEER, North Parade, Aberystwyth. The Quality of the Bread One fats should leceive far more consideration than it does j "A Loaf of Bread" is such a common expression that we are 3 apt to regard same as something as stable as flour, or any | other raw article of diet. The truth is that scarcely two bakers produce | bread exactly alike, and very few bakers indeed B&mC^ihii iL can absolutely guarantee that they keep the | standard of their bread uniform. | If you are not perfectly satisfied with the j /ovfllr ^f the bread, cakes and confectionery with wltifh you ? (V H | (Sif are "einK supplied, if you cannot rely on its uniform excellence, | JhMmJpl | we suggest you transfer your patronage to us. | aammi 111; have built up a very larize business, and the chief feature J on which such business has been built is this—we 3et a high flMfl standard to commence with, and we have kept to that standard- Til Hk Your Patronage will be esteemed. If you would like to sample f IJ|j^ dainties before giving us your custom, we suggest you j visit our tearooms where, amid pleasant surroundings, you can r1| have dainty meals Quickly served. (D. W. TEVIOTD.ALE). B (D. W. TEVIOTDALE). ^H High Class Baker, Confectioner & Caterer, 19/21, NORTH PARADE, ABERYSTWYTH. Write for Coal Prices. D- E. HOWELL, 6 & 8, Exchange Chambers. Mt. Stuart Sq.) CARDIFF. forest of Dean and Cannock House Coals. Also Best Smithy Small, Gas, Steam, House and Anthracite Coal delivered t to any Station. c8!1 J cSP CLOTH IN G Of Every Descriptio\ For Boys, Youths, and Men, READY FOR SERVICE AND TO MEASURE. Largest Stock in the County to Select from. SOLD AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES AT DANIEL THOMAS, 22 & 24, Little Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth SPECIAL NOTICE, The Misses M. & E. COMPTON EVANS Arc holding a SPECIAL SHOW THIS WEEK Of the Latest Novelties in MILLINERY, GOWNS, Etc, From the LONDON DRESS EXHIBITION. YOUR INSPECTION IS CORDIALLY INVITED. Address Queen's Square, Aberystwyth Oppasite Town Hall, j c768 THE GREAT fLSII REMEDY RELIEF FROM COUGH IN 5 MINUTES TTiaa'a For Coughs, for Colds, for 1/dVlCo t) Asthma,for Bronchitis, for Hoai seness, for Influenza, forCoughs, for Sore Throat, pA11 n,L Most Soothing, Warms the O Chest, Dissolvesthe Phlegm For Singers, for Public Speakers. By Chemists Mixture 1/8'a,,d 3/ Proprietor: HUGH DAVIES, Chemist, MACHYNLLETH. MOLRAT he Poison for Molei j Pat Earthworms in a pot and sprinkla the Powder | over them, then place in the path of the Alolea. I In Packets, la. 6d. each. | Proprietor—Hugh Davies, Chemist, Machynlleth. | Aberyatwyth Agents: Wynne A Snna. Chemists. 1 'A'l.i,ü I -A I If you should want a FORD OAR CALL AT W T OW3EIM THE GARAGE, TOWYN. ELLIS'S PHAKMACV DISPENSING of English and Foreign Prescriptions. Medical and Surgical Requisites. I Robert Ellis, Pharmaceutical Chemist, 53, Terrace Road, ABERYSTWYTH. Tel. 71. -v Under Distinguished Patronage ESTABLISHED 1900. J. LEVENSON Begs to draw the attention of the Residents and Visitors to the Up-to-date Commodious Hairdressing Saloon Adjoining his HIGH-CLASS TOBACCO ESTABLISHMENT, TERRACE ROAD, First-Class Artists employed and prompt attention given. Large Selection of NEW and SECOND-HAND I BATH CHAIRS, PUSH CHAIRS, AND FURNITURE FOR HIRE. J. G. STYLES Stores: 10. Terrace Road, nr Station. Large Stores 4, Queen St., Aberystwyth CASTLE GTtQPNDS. Proprietor Mr J. W. ELLTSON General Manager MR HARRY GOLD. lELLISON'S Entertainers PERFORM THREE TIMES DAILY. WET OR FINE. AX 11, 3 A.2KTI> 7-30, 2 With constant change of programme devoid I of Vulgarity. j Prices of Admission-4d., 6d., and 1/. Which includes the Government Tax. We ) pay your Tax for you. This being the only place of amusement where patrons are not. chareed the Tltx which the Law requires EVERY PERSON to p'l}' on entering a place of Entertainment. Seats may be booked at the Box Office for any Performance. Chocolates (all the best brands) on Sale at the Castle. WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT. July 5th GRAND SPECIAL Scotch, Costume Night Everything new. Scottish Songs. Dances' Interludes and a new Side Splitting Sketch performed for the First time on unv Stage. BOOK YOUR SEATS NOW. ELYSIAN GROVE And SYLVAN PALACE, ABERYSTWYTH. GRAND VARIETY 4J Entertainments Daily by the Royal Dandies .A.T 3 ft 7-30, In the Beautiful Shady Grove when Warm and Fine; in 1 he Palace if Wet. Constant Changes of Programmes. DANCING in the Palace Every Evening after Performance until 10 o'clock.: Admission to Grove Mornings & Sundays, 2d. Afternoons & Evenings, 4d, SPECIAL NIGHTS, GAL 1 NIGHTS, 6d SWINGS and SEA-SAWS in the Grove for Children c962 National Eisteddfod of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1916. AUGUST 16th, and 17th: Competitions. AUGUST 18th: National Cymanfa. THREE GRAND EVENING CONCERTS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED. LAST DAY FOR RECEIVING ENTRIES: JULY 10th. Reserved Seats at all meetings of the Eisteddfod, evening concerts, and Gym- anfa can. be booked on and after August 1st. Surplus proceeds in aid of War Funds. For Further Particulars and Season Tickets, Price El, apply to GENERAL SECRETARY, Eisteddfod Office. Aberystwyth. c891 THE CINEMA, MA.RKET STREET. —C Z500 OFFERED AS A PRIZE by the Gaumont Film Hire Service, in con- junction with the American Film (Flving A) Co., the producers of the wonderful film :— "The Diamond from the Sky" Further particulars and nate of shownig announced later.

.1 IJte gkmbmn Petro Friday, June 30th, 19:6. LIBERTY AND LICENCE. THE Royal Comm;ssion on the Welsh University paid informal visits to Cardiff and Swansea last "week. This week the Commissioners are due at Bangor. In the words of Lord Haldane, they are on a voyage of dis- covery, groping about amid unlimited possibilities, seeking information with regard to the best means of dealing with University education in Wales. We are informed that the, have dis- cussed at some length the advantages z;1 and disadvantages of ai federated university and that they have an open mind on the question. Lord, Haldane, however, suggests that it is quite pos- sible that there may be need for the establishment of a new type of univer- sity which will appeal more unnni- p mously than the one now in existence to Welsh sentiment as a whole. This statement implies that the Welsh people are not satisfied with the present svstem. Now, Lord Haldane is a man of strong character, of bril- liant parts, and of unrivalled ex- perience in educational affairs; but we are at a loss to know what peculiar qualifications he has for judging the opinion of Wales in this matter, or what authoritative evidence exists for an imputation which we believe to be erroneous and mischievous. The present federal system appeals to the imagination of the Welsh people as a national institution which, like the National Eisteddfod, has done much to minimise those disintegrating influ- ences which have been the curse of Welsh public life, and to level moun- tains of local and denominational prejudice. Very convincing educa- tional advantages will have to be advanced before the Welsh people will agree to the disruption of the federal university. The men who rre clam- ouring for change are a few professors who themselves would be the last to claim that the laboratories reflect the public opinion of Wales. But they will say that their reasons are academic, not national. Thev shout for liberty. What they are after is licence, not liberty and a little of the rudder's guidance and the curb's re- straint will do them no harm. Let us give a specific example. They com- plain that an interval of two years is allowed to elapse between the prepara- tion of a scheme of study and its com- ing into operation, so that a professor who is appointed within that interval is obliged to work a scheme of which he may not approve. But this interval could, without difficultv or incon- venience, be rednced to one year. Indeed, if the required change is urgent, as may well be the case in some departments of scientific investigation, :t could be introduced even as late as September so as to become oper- ative in the following month of October. The University Senate has not been known to have rejected any such urgent innovation. If the schemes have become antiquated that has not been, the fault of the University Senate, but rather of the responsible boards. One would ex- pect that a scheme of study in science would be peculiarly liable to change, Z, and yet in thi's department very few innovations have been introduced during the past ten years Why is this ? Either the schemes submitted have been couched in such general terms as to admit of the widest latitude on the part of those who have to work them, or the professors themselves have been too lax and disinterested to bring them up to date. If the former, the cry for freedom is hollow and in- secure if the latter, the cry comes with a very bad grace. Lastly, the Z> view prevails among a few of the most influential commissioners that the separate colleges should be allowed perfect freedom of action up to the initial degree stage, and that the University itself shall deal only with post-graduate work. We refrain from discussing this fantastic proposal at Z, present. We can only say that such a university scheme, to our knowledge, does not exist anywhere else ;n the world except in the brains of its advocates, and that Wales will not readily allow itself to be made a field for such an experiment. Meanwhile, we hesitate to believe that thrs is the new type of university which Lord Haldane has in mind.

EDITORIAL NOTES. Dr. Thomas, the medical officer, made serious revelations at last week's meeting of Llanybyther Rural Council as the result of epidemics of measles. That the con- ditions he described are allowed to con- tinue indicate how important it is to avoid the neglect of sanitary improvements, especially in war time; but sanitation is the last thing to interest so-called sani- tary authorities, especially at Llanybyther. One of the inevitable consequences of the war and the raising of the massed bat- talions in this country will be the multi- plicity of men who when peaces arrives will possess the right to be called by their miltary titles of rank. After the American civil war it was remarked that almost every other man was a colonel or major, if not a brigadier-general. History is likely to repeat itself in this country at the conclusion of the war. The efforts of Machynlleth Urban Coun- cil to revive local industries for the benefit of the community and of returning soldiers afford an instance of what local public bodies can do to organise a general move- ment in that direction. It is feared that one council can do little by itself, but by co-operation the councils up and down the coast can do a great deal to promote the industrial prosperity of a large district. It is well known that the Cambrian Rail- ways Company will readily encourage all movements of that kind. » There is gratifying evidence that French public opinion is becoming more and more enlightened as to the influence that Britain and its dependencies is bringing to bear in the struggle of the nations. Owing to the disservice rendered by a disloyal sec- tion of the press, our allies have not been furnished with the material for forming a correct judgment of the effort made by this country on land, sea, and in the domain of financial credits. Our enemies have been under no such delusion. They have come to the conclusion that Britain is the one enemy which must be crushed if they are to carry out their scheme of world conquests. Recent visits by representative Frenchmen to our armies in the making,, our dockyards, and our munition factories have served to dispel the poisonous gases set loose by the unprincipled section of the press—a press content to endanger a vic- torious issue of the war if it can gratify a whim or satisfy a political prejudice. w Mr Harcourt, replying to a deputation from the Trades Union Congress in rela- tion to the alleged cornering of foodstuffs until its market value has appreciated in favour of the seller, said distinctly, "If the new Committee discovered that there were market operations or exploitation of the public to inflate prices artificially, then whoever was at the Board of Trade wou(d be prepared at once to deal with it either by administration or legislation." He further emphasised the point that the Committee was not a commission intended to sit for years. It was intended not to shelve the question, but to solve it and to report immediately. This is satisfactory from every point of view; and if Mr. Harcourt and the Government by adminis- tration or by legislation can remove this domestic nightmare of dear food, he will have rendered the country a distinct ser- vice. We have too long been subjected to the vicious circle of an inadequate advance in wages to meet enhanced prices of neces- saries. In granting conditional exemptions the Merioneth Appeal Tribunal makes it one of the conditions that exempted appellants must join the nearest Volunteer Training Corps. That is a somewhat-difficult thing to do at present, as there are two corps only in the county. A movement, how- ever, has been started for the formation cf corps in other localities. Mr. Hilton Kershaw. adjutant of the Aberdovey Oorps and a member of the County Tribunal, has been asked to seek the Lord Lieutenant's influential assistance in that direction. The movement suffers throughout the country because it depends on voluntary support and does not get adequate official encouragement. It is unreasonable to expect support from voluntary sources only, or to ask for public interest in a movement which, though it has laudable objects, does not serve an essential pur- pose in the prosecution of the war. For that reason, the condition which the Tribunal imposes without being able to enforce it is impracticable unless the formation of Volunteer Training Corps can be expedited in ways which do not now appear possible.