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Lampeter Town Council. INSPECTOR'S REPORT. Lampeter Town Council met on Thursday evening; present the Mayor (Councillor J. S. Jones), Aldermen Lewis Jones, William Jones, and Evan Evans; Councillors W. Davies, Bryn- road; D. F. Lloyd; T. S. Morgan, D. Jones, W Davies. College-street; 'E. Davies, T. W. Jones, and D. Davies; Mr. J. E. Lloyd, town clerk; Mr. E. D. Rees, assistant clerk; and Mr R. W. Ashman, surveyor and inspector. The Inspector's monthly report gave a detailed account of the work done during the month. No cases of infectious'diseases ex- isted. The pavement in front of Bristol House, which was damaged by a traction engine, had been repaired, Messrs Smith Brothers defraying the expense. The horse belonging to the Council had been in their possession for twelve months, and its upkeep was at the rate of £2 Is. 2d. per week. The Chairman of the Streets Committee and the Surveyor were asked to make inquiries as to the purchase of a tar boiler. The Health Committee had met Mr. Morgan Hopkins at the Slaughter House and discussed improve- ments which would have to be carried out if it was decided to make Lampeter a .central slaughtering depot. The Mayor read a letter in reference to the establishment of national kitchens-, but as there was no need at present for a kitchen at Lampeter the matter was left in abeyance. A communication was read by the Mayor from the Evangelical Alliance requesting that a united intercessory service on behalf of peace be held in the town, but the letter was left on the table. Sergeant Rees Thomas wrote thanking the Council for their congratulatory letter on his receiving a medal, and said he was proud of his native town which was doing so much for the comfort of its soldiers and sailors. The Town Clerk and Surveyor were re- quested to prepare a plan for the Roads Board showing what roads had been damaged by the haulage of timber. It was decided that the Surveyor should meet Mr. Percy Wilkinson, agricultural commissioner, near the -weighbridge, as that gentleman was under the impression that the weighbridge did not correctly weigh small animals. The report of the Assistant Overseer showed that there was a credit balance of £437. A communication was read from the Board of Trade respecting the number of workmen's cottages it was contemplated to build at Lam- peter after the war, and the Finance Com- mittee were requested to consider the matter and bring in a report. The Public Lights and Streets Committee recommended- that the Council workmen be granted a further bonus of 2s. per week, and that Evan Thomas, Bolahaul, be paid 7d. per hour when assisting. The Council's horse was grazing in a field belonging to Mr. T. Davies, Drovers Arms, at 6s. per week, and Mr Davies stipulated that it should be fettered, as it was chasing his cows. The Council, however, demurred to fettering the horse, and if the stipulation was insisted on to take the animal somewhere else to graze. The Markets and Fairs Committee complained that the Railway Statien gates were locked at two p.m. on the last mart (lay, thereby pre- venting animals from be;- ducked. Coun- cillor T. W. Jones (statici.ister) explained that they were bound to lock the gate at the time specified as the goods train left at 2-40. It was the fault of the mart authorities, as they did not start selling at the appointed time, ten a.m.. and it would not pay the Com- pany to run a special train, as the number of animals was much fewer than it used to be. Some of the members complained that a number of sheep had been left in the pens all night after the last mart, and it was decided to call attention to the clause on that point in the agreement. The Finance and General Purposes Committee recommended that the salary of the assistant I overseer be increased to 254, which was agreed to.

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Points of View.—XX. By J.iVL.ii. THE COUNTY LIBERAL ASSOCIATION. Mr. William Jones, of Llwynygroes, was the secretary of the Liberal Association when 1 remember it first. And what an honour did we take it',tha.t was conferred on. us to be so served by a county landowner and county magistrate. In a later period came Mr. H. C. Fryer, another member of what we then deemed to be the patrician hierarchy. Mt. Fryer organ- ised and co-ordinated the Liberal rank and file and strove to secure proportional repre- sentation. In those days Mr. David Davies, M.P., was the treasurer of the Association and there was therefore never a. financial strain. Mr. Thomas Harries was the registration agent, and his remuneration was always forthcoming. When Mr. John Evans, Aberystwyth, became secre- tary and chief registration agent, it had be- come necessary for us to fend for ourselves in funds and otherwise. It was almost at the be- ginning of húo) o connection ,with the Association that the Liberals of the county were called on to select a Liberal candidate. Mr. Vaughan Davies had just severed his connection with the Conservative party and had been devoting himself with rare political foresight to organising a collective move among the farmers to place their grievances before the Welsh Land Commission which was then about visiting the Principality. Mr Bowen Rowlands, the member for the county, retired. Mr. J. C. Harford was the Conservative candidate. The agricultural district, struck by the apparently self-sacrificing labours of Mr. Vaughan Davies, said "If a man from outside the county who knows nothing about agriculture matters is thrust upon us, we will go for Mr. Harfofd, a landowner, a farmer, and a county man." Mr. Vaughan Davies was chosen to be the Liberal candidate. He has been returned twice against Mr. Harford, once against Mr. Morgan Richardson, and once against Captain Fossett Roberts. He has maintained the allegiance of his constituents in a wonderful way. That is due chiefly perhaps to his constant attendance I at the House, his consistent voting, and his attention to local calls and grievances. Politically the county has to educate itself Mr .Vaughan Davies hardly ever brings a prominent politician into his constituency. He does not organise demonstrations. He does not move about among his electors except at the time of an election. He attends the annual meeting of the Liberal Association and delivers an address. Still, there is the fact—exploiters, would-be candidates, adventurers, ambitious Welsh patriots whether from inside or outside the county, are unable to pierce his armour. We are Welshmen. We are Cardies. We are patriots. We have the only Welsh college of the University, officered by Welsh Noncon- formists, and still we have had a member of Parliament for twenty-three years who cannot address his constituents in the Welsh language. The one before him. and the one before him possessed the same disqualiifcation, or is it a qualification? It is a problem whidh could be propounded in ten volumes and could te more satisfactorily explained in halt a doxen sent- ences. Howsoever, Mr. Vaughan Davies seemed to be as comfortable in his seat on Thursday as he was on any given day in the twenty-three years. This immobility may be taken to account somewhat for the somnolence of the Association. We met to collect funds to pay our registration agents and there is not much of fascination in tiiat. Nothing but the selection of candidate can electrify every limb, fibre, and nerve into quivering life. Next to that would be the approaching general election with the new- woman electorate. This must have been behind the numbers in the vivacity and the spontaneity of Thursday's proceedings. The General Secretary (Mr. Harry Rees) had made a point of inviting the women and they were there in the proportion of one to three. The agenda had been skilfully prepared to cover the extraordinary conditions of the time. There was a resolution in support of Mr. Lloyd George and his Government in their efforts to win the war. And there was a reso- lution pledging support to Mr. Asquith- as the recognised leader of the Liberal party. Both were passed, and that was wise. Pacifists and conscientious objectors have con- sciously or unconsciously done much to dis- parage Mr. Lloyd George's Government by criticism which leads nowhere. And there is something very unreal about this assumption of moral superiority—for these people indicate a preference for Mr. Asquitn and Loia Urey who deliberately said "Gwell angau u* chywilydd." If it was right to declare war it is right to persevere in it., and the erross in the conduct of the war-if errors there be—do not affect. the mftin purpose. It is certain that liberty and conscience would have no room under German domination. So we are placed in this queer position—that the conscientious people who are willing to fight and to die must do so to provide for the conscientious objectors who will not fight for a world in which liberty is to have a footing. Small nations, like all small things, are interesting, but as in the case of many pets they are also very unreli- able. The Jews killed their prophets. The Irish killed Isaac Butt, Parnell, and John Redmond. That is to say, they worried them to death. Mr. Lloyd George is the meet famous Welsh- man of all time'; but there is a disposition on the part of superment to set up standards of their own which has the effect of reducing the Premier's international stature. The most distinguished Englishmen and Scotchmen testify that he is the man to lead the empire to a satisfactory peace. Why, then, should we Welshmen nag at him. We are apt to be led blindly by our news- paper. It may be that even our cherished newspaper may be also led blindly by some- thing or somebody. Mr. Vaughan Davies, in this as in most political matters, has instinctively understood the temper of his constituents. He is an ardent supporter of Mr. Lloyd-George and the Government in their war policy; and the meeting on Thursday did well to record that view. It will cheer the Premier in his herculean task. I thought by the mfnne" of Professor Levi that he was going to rigger his audience when he rose to speak. He said he had been assured that. the Disestablishment and Dis- endowment Act was in peril. The audience took the news with philosophic fortitude. Mr. Vaughan Davies immediately got up to answer him. He merely said that he paid no heed to tittle tattle. One would like to know who is right. Should we believe that the Act is in peril of being repealed or modified, or should we not? Will Mr. Lloyd George allow this Act to be tampered with? In a sitting of animated discussion of live topics a delightful commotion was produced when Alderman E. Lima Jones chided Mr. Vaughan Daviesi wit being too apologetic I in explaining or extenuating his action in voting against the inclusion of a certain class of conscientious objectors in the last Franchise mil. Mr. Lima Jones contended that the] maioritv of the electors nf r!nrri;„a ported Mr. Vaughan Davies in this matter Mr. Lima Jones, in effect, said Why should men who will neither fight nor work for savin" their county in its time of peril want a vote at all? What do they want a vote for? If ail people did as they did there would be no country, or constitution, or Parliament." This phase of the proceedings was originated by the Rev. R. J. Rees, M.A., of Aberystwyth, who referred to the proceeding of the North Cardiganshire C.M. Monthly Meeting That Presbytery had asked Mr. Vaughan Davies to account for his vote. Mr. Vaughan Davies had replied. The Presbytery had registered its opinion that Mr. Vaughan Davies's explana- tion did not' remove their objection to his act] an. Tt was apparently with his eye on these proceedings that Mr. Lima Jones said "We proceedings that Mr. Lima Jones said "We knight the parsons and won—if it comes to fig-hting the preachers, and it looks like it; we will beat them, too." The Rev. J. Green, of Twrgwyn, got up and accepted the challenge. ¡ Perhaps it will come to a fight. The. meeting closed with a vote of confidence in Mr Vaughan Davies.. It was an invigorating meeting, pulsating v.,ith life and quite representative of every school of thought in the Liberal partv and of every locality within the county. Its spon- taneity, its unconventionality, and its virility <vere its strength and its spell, for we were there for four hours and a half.

ABERARTH. Mr. Rowland Pugh, The Factory, who died on the 17th April, left estate valued at £ 1 550 gross, with net personalty £176. Probate of his will has been granted to his widow.

Y Golofn Cymraeg. COLLI'R OLAF UN. Mor llawn oedd fy myd ag yntau yn euro Trwy gydol y dydd yn y gweithdy gerllaw, 'Roedd rhiwiau fy mywyd yn esmwyth i'w drngo Yng ngwres ei ffyddlondeb a chymorth ei law; Ond yntau a gerddodd pan ganodd y cadgorn, Ac ni bu erioed gadarnach ei gam, A gwyddai fy nghalon nad ai ar gyfeiliorn, Gwyddwn na fyn'sai anghofio ei fam. Bu'r pryder am fisoedd bron llethu f' ysbryd, 'I Ofnwn yr hirnos a chas genny 'r dydd, Ni chawswn ond gweddi i leddfu fy adfyd, A mynych doi breuddwyd i siglo fy ffydd; Ond gwell oedd y cwbl, y pryder a'r ofnau, A minnau a'm cred yn y Llaw wrth y Ilyw, I!. Ond weithian mae'r oil wedi ei chwalu yn ddarnau Heb obaith byth mwy fod fy mhlentyn yn fyw. Fe ddaethant i'm bwthyn ag olew eu cysur, Mamau caredig a'u rhodd yn eu Law, A soniai y gwyr am y balchter di-fesur I 0 gofio y beddrod yn Fflanders draw; Ond nid oedd a gawswn yn gweHa'm briwiau Yn atcof ofnadwy ei farw mor ddrud, I A minnau yn holi'n fy oriau di-ddagrau Ai ofer i gyd a fu siglo ei grud? I Ond weithiau daw cof i'm meddwl cythryblus < Am Fair, mam yr Iesu, ei haberth a'i chroes, < A'r nef a faddeuo os yw yn rhyfygus ] I droi at ei hallor am heddwch i'm loes; < Nid 006 a'm boddlona, ag yntau yn huno, < Ond galwad y nefoedd i groesi y lli, A goreu i'm calon po gyntaf y delo: I 'Ddaw 'mhlentyn byth mwy yn ol ataf fi. i YN TARO ETO. s Mae'r Almaen wedi cychwyn ar ei phedwer- ) ydd ymosodiad yn union wedi atal ohonom y trydydd, a daw'r hanes drachefn am frwydro chwerw ar y llwybr sy'n arwain i brif-ddinas Ffrainc. 0 daflu trem ofalus yn 01 dros weithrediadau'r dyddiau a J aeth heibio, yng ngoleuni hanes ymosodiadau 4 blaenorol, y casgliad naturiol yw hyn: y gall yr Almaen, o gael digon o amser i baratoi yn briodol, grynhoi ei hadnoddau i ryw un man arbennig ar y llinell a dal i ennill tir, i raddau mwy neu lai fel bo'r amgylchiadau, hyd nes y byddwn ni yn abl i ddwyn digon o atgyfnerth- ion i atal y rhuthr. Felly, os ydyw'r casgliad hwn yn wir ni allwn edryoh ymlaen yn rhy galonnog ar hyd y misoedd nesaf, canys ni a allwn fod yn sicr ddigon y bydd y gelyn, o hyn i'r Hydref, yn cychwyn ami i ymosodiad arall, a phob un o'r rheiny yn ymosodiadau grymus. Mae pawb yn ddiwahan yn cytuno fod y flwyddyn eleni yn mynd i benderfynu yn ddi-os ba ochr sydd yn mynd i gario'r dydd yn y diwedd, a chan fod Amser yn ddiau yn gweithio o b!aid y Cynghreiriaid mae'r Almaen ar ei goreu glas i sylweddoli ei threfniadau mor fuan ag y gallo. Trwy daro yn gyflym ae yn effeithiol, gobaith yr Almaen yw y llwydda i wanhau ysbryd Ffrainc a Phrydain cyn delo'r America i'r adwy yn ei Hawn nerth, ac yna i sicrhau heddwch yn gyson a dyheadau'r blaid filwrol yn yr Aknaen. Mae dylanwadau gwl- eidyddo! yr ymosodiadau hyn, felly, mor bwy- sig iddynt hwv ag ydyw'r dylanwadau milwrol, ac mae'n ddiddorol iawn i sylwi fod awdur- dodau'r Caiser yn awr yn gosod yr holl fai am y rhyfel ar wleidyddwyr Ffrainc ac yn dywedyd mai dyna'r *paham fod eu byddinoedd weithian yn ymosod yn bennaf ar filwyr Ffrainc. Mae eu cyhuddiadau, fel eu gabeith- ion. vn newid bob dvdd »'r newvdd PERYGL FFRAINC. Mae trydvdd ymosodiad yr Almaen wedi ennill cvmaint o dir ymron ag a gafwyd yn yr ymosodfad cyntaf, a'r ddau ddarn hwnnw yn awr wedi eu huno a'u cyfanu. Mae Cambrai, St. Quentin a manriau eraill oedd yn gyfar- wydd eu henwau rai misoedd yn ol yn awr vmhell tu cefn i linellau y gelyn, ac yntau, o Reims i Arras, wedi gwthio ei hunan ymlaen ymhell i gyfeiriad Amiens ar y naill ochr ac i gyfeiriad Paris Ar y Hall. Y mae weithian lai na deuerain milltir o linellau'r gelyn hyd at furiau Paris, cyhyd o ffordd ag y sydd rhwng Llundain a Reading, ac o gofio hynny dylasai'n cvdymdeimlad llwvraf, fel cenedl, fod gyda Ffrainc yn ei phryder a'i chyfyngder. Mae ei mwnfeydd o bob math, ei gweithfevdd, a mil- cedd o filltiroedd o reilffyrdd yn nwylo'r gelyn, a'r brif ddinas hithau megis o fewn ei gyr- raedd: ac eto i gyd danghosai'r myneg'tidau cy- hoeddus a wnaed yn Senedd-dy'r wlad yr wythnos ddiweddaf, fed Ffrainc mor gadarn ag erioed yn ei phenderfyniad i sicrhau budd- ugoliaeth, hwyr neu hwyrach. Mae'r gelyn beunydd yn ymosod ar y ddinas gyda'i ynnau mawrion neu o'r awyr, a chlyw'r trigolion hwythau swn saethu'r meysydd brwydro megis taranau di-baid yn y pellter. Tan amgylch- iadau o'r fath rhaid wrth ddewrder a ffydd y tu hwnt i'r cyffredin i allu glynnu'n ddiwyro wrth eu bwriadau a'u gobeithion. RHENGOEnD Y GELYN. Mynegir gyda ilawer iawn o sicrwydd meddwl, y dyddiau hyn, fod methiant Rwsia yn y rhy- fel presennol wedi rhyddhau tua dwy filiwn o filwyr i'r Almaen at ei gwasanaeth yn Ffrainc a Fflanders, a bod y rhan fwyaf o'r llwyddiant diweddar i'w briodoli bron yn gyfangwbl i'r ffaith honno. Yn wir dywedir fod pump o'r gelyn yn ymladd yn erbyn pob un o'n hochr ni yn y brwydrau diweddar, ac nad oedd yn syn- dod yn y byd fod yr Almaen yn foddlon aberthu mor fawr mewn bywydau er mwyn sylweddoli amcanion a ymddangosai yn gwbl ddi-bwys. Yn ol poTj hanes y mae gennym ni nifer fawr iawn o atgvfnerthion wrth gefn, ond mynegir mai ffoliueb o'r mwyaf a fyddai i ni yrru y rhai hynny i atal ymosodiad mewn rhyw un man heb wybod ohonom beth yw yr amcan llywodraethol sydd y tu ol i gynllunion y gelyn. Pe taem yn gwneuthur hynny mae'n dfcbyg y buasem yn rhyngu bodd y gelyn ac yn ei alluogi i sicrhau llwybr 1 ciir mewn cy- feiriad arall, ac felly mae'n rhaid i'n harwr; wyr arfer llawer o bwyll a doethineb yn Lit hymwneud a gelyn naor gyfrwys. Mae'r fan- tais,ar hyn p bryd, yn. sicr o blaid y gelyn, a choleddir y dybiaeth gan amryw o wyr cyfar- wydd fod gan yr Almaen eto ddigon o allu i daro hyd yn oed yn drymach nag a wnaed yn y gorffennol. Wrth ddefnyddio eu milwyr yn gynnil ac yn ddoeth yn unig y gall y Cynghreiri- aid ddal eu llinellau yn gyfain yn ystod mis- oedd yr haf, a chyn yr Hydref bydd y Tal- eithau, gobeithio, wedi anfon digon o filwyr drosodd i droi'r fantol. TU HWNT I'R IWERYDD. Daeth vr hanes yr wythnos ddiweddaf fod nifer o suddlongau'r gelyn yn awr y tu hwnt i'r Iwerydd ac yn ymosod ar bob Hong a welir yn y dyfroedd hynny. Y maent eisoes wedi suddo nifer o longau o'r tri chant i saith mil o dunelii yr un, ac mae'r hanes, yn ol pob tebyg, wedi codi ysbryd y bobl yn uwch nag erioed yn erbyn yr Almaen. Fe welwyd, gryn amser yn ol, nad oedd yn annichon i anfon suddlongau cyn belled o ffordd, a chaniatau fod darpar- iadau priodol ganddynt i ddwyn digoli o olew ac adnoddau eraill at eu gwasanaeth, ac erbyn hyn dywedir fod yr Almaen wedi adeiladu llongau newyddion arbennig at gyfer y gwaith hwn. Yr oedd yn hysbys i bawb v buasai'r gelyn yn ceisio trefnu rhyw gynllun" neu'i gil- ydd i rwystro'r America yn ei liymdrechion milwrol, ac y mae gan y Taleithau eisoes Iynges gref yn eu dyfroedd eu hunain i wynebu ymosodiadau o'r math hyn. Ar y cvfan, mae ymgyrch y suddlongau yn llai 0 lawer ei heffaith nag a fu, a cheir fod y gwaith o adeiladu llongau, yma ac yn yr America, yn mynd ar gynnydd vn gyflym. Mae'r Cynghreiri- aid, gyda'i" gilvdd. yn adeiladu yn awr fwy o longau nag a gollir ganddynt, ond vn anffodus mai colledion Prydain, ar ei phen ei hun, yn bur drwm, ac hyd y'n hyn nid yw'r gwaith o adeiladu yn dod i fyny a'r colledion ? Er hynnv i gvd mae gennym bob lie dros gredu fod y Perygl mwyaf wedi mynd heibio a bod grvm vmgvrch y suddlongau wedi ei golli i raddaii helaeth. <

OINAS MAWDDWY. Messrs. Cook Bros. and Roberts conducted on Friday week a record sale. of quarry plant and machinery at Minllyfi Slate Quarry. The sale was caused through the premises being requisi- tioned by the military authorities. There was a large attendance. The following are a few of the principal prices :-Tram lines, S16 10s. per ton; planing tables, up to £21: slat-e slab plough, £ 42; 228 feet of shafting, E127 10s.; Pelton water wheel and air compressor, 985; lathe, £ 55; drilling machine. £ 16; round iron^ £ 7 per ton; and engine, £ 35.

Aberystwyth Education Committee. SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. Aberystwyth District Education Committee met on Monday; present Mr. Percy Wilkinson, chairman; the Rev. T. Mason Jones, Msssrs. R. J. R. Loxdale, Peter Jones, C. M. Williams, John Evans, Aberystwyth; Jenkin E. Evans, Talybont; Henry Bonsall, J. H. Davies, Dr. James, W. Evans, Ponterwyd; Richard Evans, Penrhyncoch; Jenkin James, director; and D. A. Lloyd and Alban Lewis, attendance officers. Mr. Peter Jones said Mr. Wilkinson had served h; apprenticeship in the chair last year and was now fully qualified. He there- fore proposed Mr. Wilkinson's re-eleetion. Mr. D. C. Roberts seconded the proposition, and it having been unanimously agreed to, the Chairman said he was glad to hear from Mr. Peter Jones that he had had a good apprentice. He hoped to make an efficient chairman in the coming ytear. Mr. D. A. Lloyd reported the percentage of attendance for Aberystwyth borough division for May to be 93.7, as against 94.5 for May, L917, the winner of the banner being Aberyst- wyth Council Girls' School.—In reply to Mr. 0. M. Williams as to Penparke's percentage of 38.8, Mr. Lloyd said there were several cases )f illness and of children having been vaccin- ated. In North Rheidol Division (Group 2) the percentage was 89.3, against 86.5; and in jtroup 3, 80.7, against 82.7; winners of banner, joginan Council, 93.1, and Rhydypennau, 92.7. -The Chairman asked if the Attendance Officer lad noticed anything in inspecting the register it Eglwysfach, and the Officer replying in the aegative, the Chairman said that one boy of school age had not attended for a year, and lis brother for six months. Members of the Committee had the books before them on Saturday. The boys were working for farmers. -Mr. Peter Jones said that Eglwysfach district was a difficult country and extended up to Sir Pryse's Pools.—The attendance of 43.2 at Pont- erwyd was explained as being due to the school having been closed because of an epidemic of whooping cough and jaundice.—In reply to Mr. Bonsall who asked what was 'he cause of the epidemic of jaundice, Dr. James said it migu. be due to food, but a great deal of undeserved blame was nowadays put on bread.—In Group 4 the percentage was 90.9, as against 88, and in Group 5, 89.3 as against 87.2; winners of banner, Gors, 92.2 (which Mr. Williams said was greatly to the credit of the Headmistress), and Llanilar 95.5. Devil's Bridge attendance had improved during the past month. At Brynherbert the attendance would have been better were it not for illness, and at Chancery two children were kept on the register who could not. attend, and other children had been u 14 was thouSht that for the reputation of schools children who could not attend should be excluded when giving percentages. The Chairman said the Chairman of the County Education Committee and the Director met teachers on Saturday and impressed on them the hope that they should do everything possible to get children to attend, which the teachers expressed willingness to do. The im- pression, however, left on his mind that the teachers did not take the onus of reporting t the attendance officer and were apt to blame the attendance officer for low attendance. It would, he thought, be a good thing to ask teachers to send" any case requiring attention to the Director who could then communicate with the attendance officer. Now between the two nothing was done. Mr. Peter Jones did not see why the in- formation should be filtered through the Director. The attendance officer 0 saw the register, and if the information was not satis- factory he should take proceedings. The onus of informing the officer should be on the teachers. Mr. C. M. Williams said they were required ^rders of the Committee to do so The Chairman thought teachers did so, but nL? ?rf were cases where attendance tu- r>Wfr€ (lul not take Moceedings. Mr. Peter Jones said that was neglect of duty which should be brought home to them. The Rev. Mason Jones suggested that if attendance officers when told did not take pro- n.e headmasters should communicate fh? 1 TGC r' a.nd lfc was understood that the suggestion was* adopted. On the adoption of local managers' reports and reference having been made to small attendance at managers' meetings, the Chair- man thought local managers could be dis- pensed with. He drove ten miles to a meetinc • Mason Janes. They shook hands to S f w ?i- Ynt h0?ne' having nothing to see to but a blind cord.-Dr James thought «T„Il!l>1Cf/inT:V W4*8 g'Ven t0 m!,™g-ers they would attend meetings. nev had in the past sent resolutions to the Committee, ;lf1d the resolutions had heen upset. It was agreed to refer the time or times when summer holiday may be granted to local managers and teachers with the view of enab ling the children to help in the harvests.

BARMOUTH. i ij aii"u^ meeu»g of the Tennis Club was held on indav. The Hon. Secretary (Mix W ,Frlce- ^nddol), presented the financial statement showing a balance in hand of £ 57 s. lOd. Mr W. J. Jones, Lluestv, was appointed secretary and Mr. J. R. Williams, L.C. and M. Bank, hon. treasurer. A vein of copper and lead has'been discov- ered on Crown land near the town. On Friday twelve wounded soldiers from Aber Artr6 Hospital were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mendham, Mount Argus, who also defrayed the expense of conveyance. At a meeting of the Allotment Association, On i ridav, it was decided to hold a fruit and flower show at the end of July. Judge Parry and family, London, are on a visit to Barmouth. „9n ^at,ul'dav Lieut. Evan. transport officer, and other officials visited the town to make final arrangements for the opening of the transport centre. Mr Rhys Jones, Penmount, has been placed in charge of tne centre which covers from Welshpool along the Cambrian Coast to Blaenau Fpstiniog and Corwen. On Friday Mr. John Edwards, 2, Epwoith- terrace, slipped whilst coming down stairs re- sulting in a dislocation of the right shoulder bone and other injuries. Mrs. Frances Sarah Williams, Cornwall Gardens, South Kensington, and Plas Mynydd Barmouth, who died on March 13th, widow of James Dyson Perrins, of Messrs Lee and Perrins, Worcester, left estate of B427 691 the net personalty being £ 416,669. The testator left all her share and interest in Lee and lerrins and her property at Barmouth to her son, Cliai-les William Dyson Perrins. A few years ago Mrs Williams gave an eniowment of £10,000 to St. John's Church to the building tunds of which she had largely subscribed.

LLANCWYRYFON, On Friday the Calvinistic Methodists of-Tabor district held their annual gymanfa ganu at Tabor. The conductor was for the second time Mr. T. J. Morgan, Mus. Bac., F.T.S.C. (Pen- cerdd Cynon), Cwmbach, Aberdare. The chair- men were Mr. H. Ellis, Moriah, and Mr M. T. Jones, headmaster of Llanilar Council School. The singing was of a high standard. A par- ticular feature was the charming effect obtained by soft pianissimo singing. The diffi- cult and classical chorus, "Cyfoda, Llewyrcha," composed by Mr. Morgan, was splendidly sung, as well as the anthem, "Enaid Cu. Mae Dyfroedd Oerion. Addresses were made by the Revs. O. H. Jones, B.A., B.D., Llanilar D. Moses Davies, W. Richards. Llanon, and others. The Conductor spoke in high praise of the efforts of the local conductors and also the Rehearsal Conductor (Mr. R. D. Herbert, Lledrod). The accompanists (the Misses Kate Sllis, Comens. ajid Lizzie Phillips, Tref'ae^! performed their duties well. performed their duties well.

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Correspondence KING CHARLES STATE BED-. Sir,—Would you allow me to correct a state- ment in a recent. issue of the Cambrian News" with regard to the State bed of King Charles I being still at Gorsygedol. The bed- stead is here in my possession, including the original silk curtains, etc. It is said that it originally was in one of the ships of the Spanish Armada which was wrecked off the coast.— Yours truly, J. A. A. Williams. Aberglaslyn Hall, Beddgelert. June 1st., 1918. GOLD IN MERIONETHSHIRE. Sir,—In a recent issue of the Cambrian News" reference is made to the discovery of gold in Merionethshire, in which it is stated that in 1862 a rich vein of quartz containing 230,000 worth of gold was struck by a company of which the late Mr. vl/ohni Bright wal a director. I., question the truth of this state- ment. It appears that the late John Bright and his free trade friends profitably worked the Dylife Mines for lead, copper, and blende ores and realized a profit of 230,000 within a short period by the working of that mine. There being a boom in Merionethshire gold mines at that peripd they entertained a pro- position there and lost the whole of the profits made by them at the Dylife Mine, and probably much more.—Yours etc., Lead Ore. May 31st. WiLSH NOVELS. Sir,—I should be-obliged if you would permit me to appeal through your columns to your readers of literary taste to furnish me with the names and localities of any good novels of North or Mid-Wales which I need for a liter- ary purpose. I vam familijir with those of Allen Raine, Mrs. Fred Reynolds, Owen Rhos- comyl, E. C. Kenyon, also "Aylwin," "Two Years Ago," "Austin Elliot," and "Won by Waiting." T desire titles of others with brief explanation of the fiction and the real names of Welsh localities mentioned therein, as well as reference to the date or period if the time is not recent or to-day. I should be obliged if your readers could explain to me the localities of I "Ruth" (Mrs. (jaskell), "The Betrothed (Scott). "Tom Vron" (Sneyd Kinnersley), "Not Wisely, But Too Well (R. Broughton), "Hill Magic" (D Hugh Pryce), "Beatrice" (Haggard), "A Sovereign Remedv" (Steel); and also of the following which I have not yet. read :—" Mother Earth," "The Taming of the Brute" (both by F. Harrod), "Aberafon" (J. E. Williams), "Con- flict 0 Prytherch" (Gallechan), "Red Men of the Dusk," "Custom of "he Country*' (both by Finnemore), and any by W. E. Tirebuck. For any information sent me I shall be grateful. I may add that. I am a lover of your beautiful country, which I have often visited, and am of I Welsh descent.—Yours truly, Thomas Burgwin. 3, Montpelier-street, Brighton. UNBECOMING CONDUCT. Sir,—As a visitor to your baautiful town desire to give expression to a complaint. On Thursday last I paid a visit to Devil's Bridge. I returned by the 4-45 p.m. train, by which there travelled many of the workpeople engaged along the line-, I understand, in tree-felling and sawing. Amongst the number there were two or three of the younger women and a like number of the younger men whose conduct was far from becoming; indeed, their conversation and actions bordered on the immoral. Tn the interests of visitors I would respectfully draw the attention of the owners of the line to this bad behaviour, in the hope that they will take steps to prevent its continuance.-Yours faith- fully, Visitor. RHEIDOL VALLEY STAG. Sir,-Kindly allow me to al)peal for the pro- tection of "The Stag," in the Rheidol Valley. It is an object of interest to thousands of visitors travelling over the Vale of Rheidol Railway to Devil's Bridge. Now that the trees are being felled I hope that all concerned will not allow any to be cut from the outline or the Stag will be ruined.—Yours faithfully, Admirer of Nature. w I', Y. Sir,—The following advorti id'iients of vacant posts in secondary schools appeared last week: —Aberystwyth County School, assistant master, P,180, or mistress £ 160; Fulham County School, assistant mistress, £270, rising by ClO-to MOO- Swindon Secondary School, assistant mistress' £300. The statement of an Aberystwyth councillor, who advanced as an argument for Welsh autonomy in educational matters the plea that Wales was prepared to go much further than England, deceives no one in the profession.— Yours etc., Schoolmaster.

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