The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

Wm. Dew & Son AND R. Afthuf Jones, RAJ. Auctioneers, Valuers, Surveyors NOTICE OF PRIVATE SALE, "nssRS. W. DEW AND SON AND R. 1. ARTHUR JONES wish to inform a!! applic3.nt3 for Particulars and the Public Gen- erally tha.1 t:a,'ing disposed of the Agricultural Properties Known as Hafod RuSydd lasa, Uchaf, ajid Ganol, at Beddgelert. by Private Tre&ty, the Sale advertised fot* November 12th will not cow ta.ka place. Aoctioneofs' OSces, Bangor and Conway. NORTH WALES. COUNTY OF CARNARVON. PORTMADOC. 'jtt/fESSRS WM. DEW and SON and R. AR.Ti.tiJR JONES (in conjunction with ALFRED W. DANDO and CO., of Dudley. Worcsj wi') for SALE bv PUBLIC AUCTION at the COMMERCIAL HOTEL. ?' PORTVADOC, en FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 28th, 1919. at 2 p.m. (subject to Conditions of S&Ie to bo then produced and read', tho fol- lowing FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD Properties, The Frp'c-hc:'d FuHy Uconsed Prer.1i.5es known as THE SHIP-I"N, situate in Port- madoc. let af S29 per annum. Tp*e D'vc)flmg Hbuse. formerly THE BRYN AW EN INN, in High-stroot, Portmadoc, now at 520 per annum. T'e Loa3eho!d Interest in the F'-J!y Licensed H,-tel and Preorses THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL. The Premises ara held by way of & !eitse for about, eight years at a ground rent of S2 per annum. A vualble BUILDING SITE. situa.te in Smith.str&et, and covering a<n are& of about 910 Square Yards. AN tlmt Freehold Block of BUILDINGS and YARD, occupying a. corner position Mi the cantre of Portmadcc, nov.- used as Stables and Ga,.age, in conBecticn with the Commer- Ctat Hotel. Two Frecltoid Dwelling Houses ODP. formerly knowT! as THE BRITANNIA INN. Portmadoc. now )e& a.t a gross rental cf .S26 12s per anrrum. The Intorest of about two ,ea.rs at ? Gnund Rent of 1:2 2s in THE GLASLYN HOTEL, toother with two Enclosures of Le.rn:t tie Hotel. sitwitenear the Vinage of Prent-eg.. near Portmadcc. further Particulars, apply to Messrs Wm. D<tw a'n'1 Son and R. Arthur Jones. Auctœeers, Bangor a-nd Co.nwa.y: Alfred W. Dando ar'j Co., Auctioneers. Dud!ey, Wcrcs.: Messrs JcTies a.nd Jones. Soltcttors. Port- madcc: or Go3rge Ashmal!. Esa.. Solicitor PRELIMINARY NOTICE COUNTY OF ANGLESEY. Pa-nahes of LLANEUGRAD, LLANFAIR M.E., and LLANDDYFNAN. Portions of Parciau Estate, oomr-Tising an area of about l.OCO ACRES "i?rESSRS. WM. DEW AND SON AND R. -LM.AR'?rR JONES have received ?nst-ne- tioms to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, during the Summer, the Mc-wing:— CAPITAL FARMS. ACCOMMODATION LANDS. SMALL HOLDINGS, BUILDING SITES. DWELLING-HOUSES and COTTAGE PROPERTY. Forming the OnUying Portions of this Estate, aid including:— NANT ISAP, NANT UCHAF. NANT XEW. YDD. TYDDYN PHILIP. P\VLL MELYN, GARNEDD RHOS, 'S'AD HOUSE. TT COCH. CHWARELAU. PEN Y GR.M3, YNYS, TY GWYN. BODY- NWCH. PAYT nT,S. TY'N Y CAE PEN- ? rf)D, and FRON HAUL. aH further p'lrticuJars, app!y io Messrs 3. R. and Co., Solicitors, Banger, or to the Auctioneers, a.t their Omces. Bangor and OoCW&y. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. COUNTY OF DENBIGH Abo<it eight miles f-om Denbigh and Abergcte. IMPORTANT SALE OF THE GRAND FREE- HOLD RESIDENTIAL. SPORTING. AND AGRICULTURAL ESTATE OF Dyllryu Aled, &&vmg an area of 4,4CO ACRES, or therea-bouts. 'm/TESSRS. WM. DEW AND SON AND R. ARTHUR JONES will shortly oSer the above Estate for Sae. For further Partictiiars app!y, R. M. ThomM. Bsq., Twining, Ruabon: Harold Edwa-rds, Esq., Agent, Gw-ych Cast!e Estate Omce, Aberge!e; or to the Auctioneers at their Of5ces, Bangor and Con way. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. CARNARVONSHIRE AND MERIONETH- SHIRE. PORTIONS OF THE GARREGOG ESTATE. MERS. WM. DEW AND SON AND R. ?1- ARTHI7R JONES. will SeU by Pcblic Aucticn. at an ear!y dat< the VALUABLE Farms, Small Holdings ? Dwelling Houses, Etc., In ajtd around Beddgelert. Penrbyndeudraeth. Nantmor, L'a.I!fr-Jthen, Gam Dolbenmaen, Ta3arnau. and Tydweiliog, Nevin P)aiis and Particulars in due course of— Messrs. Carter, Vincent, and Co., Solicitors, Bangor; or at the OSices of the Auctioneers, Banger and Conway. BY DIRECTION OF LORD HARLECH. COUNTY OF CARNARVON. PARISH OF DOLBENMAEN. BettHsation of very desirable FREEHOLD FARMS, about 5 Mi'es from Criccieth, 3 MilM from Portmadoe, and within conveni- ent distance of the County and Market Town of Carnarvon. ,m,jrE3SRa. WM. DEW AND SON AND R. TH- ARTHUR JONES have bean favoured wtth instructions to Sell by Public Auction, at Portmadoc, at an early date, THE VALUABLE Freehold Farms & Lands, known as <CWRT ISAF and UCHAF, and HAFOD GAR- EEGOG. the who!.) extending to an area. of ?00 ACRES (or thereabouts). For al! further particulars app.'y to W. E. Stamer. Esq.. Brogyntyn Estate OSice. Oswcs- try: or to the Auctioneers, at their OSicea, Bangor .ind Conway. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. COUNTY OF ANGLESEY. PARISH OF LLANFIHANGEL-TRE'R BEIRDD. MESSRS. WM. DEW AND SON AND R ARTHUR JONES have been instructed to Sell by PuMic Auction (unless previously sotd by private treaty), at the TOWN HALL. LLANGEPNI, at an early data (sublet to conditions of sale to be then produced and TMd), all that compact and very desirab c Farm and Lands known as TALL-Y LLYN, extending to 71 ACRES (or thereabouts). eitoate Within four miles of the important towns of Hangefni and LIaQerchymedd, with their Faarg and Smithfields. DetaHed Particular?, P!acs. etc.. wit! be published in course. &od may be cbffur'ed from Thomas Prichard, Esq., L!wydia.rth Esgob, Vanercbymedd, Or from c A.uction- 'eers aL BMigor and Ccm"&¡. Matablished 1863 JOHN PRITCHARD & CO, (PARKER MACKENZIE, F.A.) Auctioneers, Surveyors, and Estate Agents. Head Office: BANGOR. Branch Office: LLANGEFNI. Sales by Auction of Landed Estates, Town and Country Properties, the Equipment of Mansions and Private Residences in any part of North Wales. Tel. 47. BANGOR. Telegrams: PRITCHARD, AUCTIONEER. BANGOR. J MERIONETHSHIRE. PARISHES OF }o'E;TrNIOG AND MAENTWROG. HIGHLY IMPORTANT SALE of a most attractive Freehold AGHICULTUHAL. RESIDENTIAL SPORTING and MINERAL ESTATE, situ- ate at Festiniosr, the Switzerland of Wates. with magnificent views of the Maentwrog Valley und Cardie' hy in the distance. *09m"m TOHN PRITCHAKu & Co. will offer for J Sale by Auction, at the PUBLIC HALL. FRSTINIOG. on WEDNESDAY. DKCEM BBR. 10th, 1919, thf Azriculturai Portion of the PtNGWErlN ESTATE. ortRimlIy known its the eletcher Eatate. embracing an area of 2000 Mres or there&boutf. comprising 21 VALUABLE FREEHOLD FAKMS, with dry Mountain Sheep Watk" Att-act,el thereto, an(i Nine Capital SMALL HOLDINGS, with simHar rie'hM of Gtazinc: R7CH ACCOM- MODATION LANDS and FFRIDDS. RIPE BUILDING SITES. FREEHOLD GROUND RUNTS, with early revert-ions. Valuable WATER RIGHTS and EASEMENTS, to. getbp.r with three famous ater Falls also the Valuable BRTN GLAS SLATE QUAERY and the PENGWERN OLD HALL. a Noe old Blizti)othan House, with the original black osk wide staircfse and ballust.rading in -4 fine state of preservation, on WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER lOb. 11>19, at 10.30 a.m. prompt. Particwiara, Plans and Conditions of Sale may be obtained of Messrs Birch. Cuilimore %nd Co., So)i<*itora. Chester Mr. R. C. Jones, Cae r Blaidd Estate Omoe, Blaenau Festiniog; and the Auctioneers, Bank Chambers, Baagor. Signs that Talk. CHAS, WHITE, F.R.S.A., SIGN WRITER. 5, Crynfryn Row. Aberystwyth. Glass Signs. Picture Signs. Town or Country—Any Distance. Moderate Charges. p72 TO INVESTORS AND TO HOTEL, CAFE, AND CINEMA PROPRIETORS. FOR SALE. by Private Treaty, the most JT Vatuabtc Site of the Waterloo and Hydro Hote!, Aberystwyth with a frontage to the Sea Front, Marme Promenade, Terrace-road, and Bath-street, Aberystwyth, with a width of 73 feet on the Sea Promenade, and a depth of 146 feet in Terrace-road, anj a width of 76 ffiet in Bath-street. In all 1,290 square yards, or thereabouts. A most suitable and convenient site for a High-claas -Hotet. Cafe with Winter Gardens, or Cinema. Unexpired term of tease about 64 years. Ground rent, S60. Further particulars on application to:— GEO. F. WrLLETi, Solicitor, a466 Qu&en-street, CardiS. Goods Stored, Cash Advanced or Goods Bought Outright. JOHN GIBSON, Auctitoneer, Old Post Office ChanijDers ABERYSTWYTH, Is fixing his Dates of S&Ie for the coming season and will be gtad to call on clients to suit their convenience. Prompt 0 Careful Attention to all Business. Immediate Settlements. 5. 1R. Coohc, 1t. I-W FIRST DELIVERY OF Christmas Novelties. High-Class Crepe de Chene Blouses. Crepe de Chene Skirts and Underwear. Novelty Scarves and Wraps. Fancy Handkerchiefs and Bags. I FIRST DELIVERY OF "TOYS. 12, Pier Street, ABERYSTWYTH. Also at Ireland's Mansions, 20, New Street, City Arcades, Shrewsbury Great Western Arcade. Birmingham. "A Push-Step on—You're off" THE FEWEST MOTORS. Our SKOOTAMOTA demonstration machine has arrived and we shaH be pleased to give trial runs to any who are interested. Price 49 guineas nett. Easier than cycling cheaper than a car 60 miles on ha!f a gallon, and 15/20 mile an hour. Please call for a trial spin. FI$IZParlzcuZars -in Bcoklet P103 free on request from 1 Aberystwyth Motor Co., — QUEEN'S ROAD, ABERYSTWYTH. — JJI.I: C» :E& -I. C» :ø&r' I!I BOOT NAKEBS. TERRACE BOAD. ABERYSTWYTH. TOWN and COUNTRY \I SHOULD WEAR THE FAMOUS DRYFOOT BRRNP Na!eJ and Wiih ut KaUs. MEN'S. WOMEK'S. BOYs', G!RLS\ INFANTS'. Guaranteed Waterproof. GOLOSHES GAITERS LEGGINGS." I REF &I"P'tS. WE ARE NOW ABLE to devote every Monday to Repairs for customers from the Country, so that they may take their Boots home on the same day. ALL OUR REPAIRS are done on the premises. WORKMANSHIP AND ENGLISH LEATHER-THE BEST. ——EVERY JOB GUARANTEED.—— R. ROBERTS & SONS, M??rs TREFECHAN, ABERYSTWYTH. —— GOOD STOCK OF TIMBER. —— a5-i3 Dainty Whiteness is a delightful feature in the linen of every well-kept home. I —But the Weather Yes, the weather is awful; but it need not trouble you, for whatever the weather the Aberystwyth Laundry Service *is s regular as the clock. Lingerie and Tabte Linen a speciality. Aberystwyth Steam Laundry, MILL STREET. ABERYSTWYTH. Drop a card and the van will call. Proprietor: G. H. LIPTROT. i a7 BOURNVILLE 84: COCOA Jt,ø ??T???? A ??? ?? Bourn vil!e Cocoa taken Immediately ?????? ? ??? ?L after strenuous exercise suppHes just the nounsh- ? ??? ?? ?? ?J? ment essenda! to the system at the right moment. W\ ?????i? ?'? ?Y??\ Even slight exhaustion brings the danger of a chIU. ?? .????????'??? ?g? which the stimulating effect of hot BournvIMe M??'??S?? ???5?? Cocoa wards off. Boumvilie Is all nourishment; the N??????? ???" navour and fragrance Is attractive to young and o!d. 7!!lj???(? ti?L ?? ? AT?'RT TDV JJJBBMJ w? ? \??/?LJ?/JL?L.iJ<.][ ??????.=i?? ?' When lfoU buy CAoco/afe see the name 'Cadbury on every piece C29 u_- r I III I .ó!bd II \A/E ?? "? wish to over- W estimate the powers of the Ford van. We only of the Ford van. We only II wish for Its consideration II within the limits of its power and carrying capacity. And we are very sure that, given II such consideration, the Ford van will discover Its potentiali- ties as a factor in your transport just as the Ford touring car has proven itself as a factor In the service of the professions and pleasure. ABERYSTWYTH ?=—'?S?BB) MOTOR COY., Queen's Road, VAN UfMENS!ONS.—Extreme height. floor to root. 52 in.: Mt-em" I width. 51 in. length behind driver. SO in.: width of we)). 35 in. Over all dimensions—!ena;th. 11 ft. width. 5 ft. 6 in. height. 6 ft. 6 in. Capacity. 750 tbs. and driver. Price, comptete with Etectnc Starter and III Lighting SetL240(at Works. Ma.o.). subject to refund of import duty oiL. MINCEMEAT at this ??? time of the year provides a change from the ,j) ? ?7<? ordinary fruit tarts and pudd- ??y!?7?? ings. No need to wait until ?t?W Xmas for Mince Pies, Mince ??? ? Tarts, Mince Roll, Plum SB?/ ? Pudding, etc. You can make .BES-y? t\ ) ? < \?M r them at a moments notice, ??????..?? without the long labour oi ???? picking and mixing the fruit, ???? if you have a jar of o D Ever p Economical Wanted- V" IN Nutritious Ever Delicious BRAND *'AfaJeJu<< like Home-made." Sold by Grocera and Stores everywhere. Keep a jar always handy. You will then ????'"?'?'t never be short of something nice for the table. ?OBERTSOM'S a OBEIR-T t WORD ?"? ???R? ? "? Roberttom't Mince ?«t????? t IN SEASON suppli-s for preunt usa and a sood stock for Chriatnum. ALWAYS GOING AHEAD Season's Goods. For the Newest Styles in Boots and Shoes, The Best Quality & the Lowest Prices, go to D/CAT$ Shops in the ioilowing towns in this district; DICKb, 12, Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth. DICKS. Penrallt Street, Machyniledi. DICKS, Victoria Buildings, Dolgelley. DICKS, Sycumore Street, Newcustle Emiyn. DICKS, Leicester House; LIandyseuL DICKS. B&nk Place, Portmadoc. DICKS 53, King Street. Carmarthen. DICKS. High Street. PwUheIi DICKS, High Street, Barmouth. DICKS, High Street. Lampeter. DICKS High Street, Fedtiniog. DICKS. High Street. Cardigan !*he thmgs tnat men and women look ior m choosing their Boots are excellence of design and tktinc, good wearing quality, and reasonab!e- ness tn price. Dicks meet these demands so completely that it will pay any man or woman to visit any of their Establishments. Along with their own wen-known make, they are agents for the 'K Boots, "Lotus" and Delta Boots, Hold Fast and Dryfoot Brands. Try Dicks totr Hoots and Shoes Øoys, Girls and Children. CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS. WtNTfR TRAIN SERVtCE FUTURES. Aberystwyth dep.iOam.) via upper Severn Valley Wolverhampton arr.2.19 p.m. f ? (G.w.) J Welshpool. CORRIDOR TRAIN. TEA SERVICE. Oswestry. Nov. 1919. S. WILLIAMSON, Genera.1 Manager. Preliminary announcement. ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITION will be held in the Old Assembly Rooms, On WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, 10th and Hth December. 1919. a743 Cystadleuaeth Cbware Drama Gymreig. YN Y OOLTSEUM. ABERYSTWYTH, Yr Ail Wythnos o Awst, 1920 Gwobr 1af f,40 Ail Wobr JEi5 Rhoddir dB5 i bob Cwmni ymgelsia na enilla un o'r gwobrwyon. Am fany!Ion pellach ymofyner a'r Ysgrif- enydd— R. ROWLANDS, a746 Pioneer. Abervntw,tli. Geographical Association. A MEETING of all tnterested in the Study of Geo- ¡{ralHtY and all kindred subic-cts will be held at The Education Room (Quadrangle) The College. I ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, 1919. p290 P?90 Undet the auspices of the Musical Branch of the University College of Watts, Aberystwyth. The wortd-!amous French Pi&nist, Monsieur ALFRED CORTOT, Who was to have visited this town last May, will give a 3M 33 <3 X IM" AL TE. at the Parish Hall On THURSDAY, NOV. 27th, at 8 p.m. All are cordially Invited to attend. ABERYSTWYTH AND DISTRICT POULTRY SHOW. (Under the auspices of the Chamber of Tr-tde) Annual Show of Live& Dressed Poultilyv Tame Rabbits. Butter.Egrg'setc., will be held on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1919. at the I New Market, Hall Aberystwyth. President—Sir LEtVRS LOVED EN PKYSE, Btr6 Judc-e: Bev. E. LEWIS JONES. Vtce.PfMident Poultry Club. t Entriea confined this year to Car<1!e:anshtre C arnitrthen,,4 ti ire, Pemhrokeshtre, Merioneth and Montgomery. Schedules may be had on application to the SecreL&ry. J, GRIFFITHS, Lynwood, North Parade a753 ER BUDD Y GRONFA GOFFADWRIAETHOL. CHWAREUIR Y Ddrama Boblogatdd AM M4E8YMElllION,' (Mr. D. J. DAVIES. Pontrhydygroes) GAX CWMH! DftAMAYDDOL YSTWYTH." (CWMNI LLEOL) YN Y COLISEUM, Nos Wener, Rhagfyr 5ed, 1919. Drysau yn agored am 7 o'r g!och, i ddechreu am 7-30. Mynediad i mewn trwy docynau 3/ 2/ 1/ Dim toU. a745 ST M!CHAEL S PiliRISH, ABERYSTWYRH Pageant of Wales A Series of MagniHcent Scenes from Welsh History will be given by oval 200 Local Performers at the PARISH HALL. ABERYSTWYTH On Wednesday and ThursdaYr December 3rd and 4th, 1919, at 7.30 p m Doora offn to Ticket hotders at &0 p.m. Ordtuary Doors t 7 p m. String Orchestra and Pageant Choir. Special Songs, Dances, and Limelight Effects. Proceeds for the Waits and Strays Society anc Parish Hall Fund. :.s: 2" anrl Phn of Hat) at Mr R. D. V.tusi'an. Stattoner. Korth Parade. on and after Nolvernbei- 26th. Vouctict- for should be now to 2void may Ix. ootained from Members of the Com. inittee. a733 THE C!NEMA ABERYSTWYTH. Proprtetor and Manager A. Cheethant Nignti at 6-30 and 8 30 j)dood&ys. Saturday*, at 3 Wet Afternoons at 3- Our best advertisement is out own Screen, l For Pictures and Projection. Good Wine needs no Bush. Programmes Changed Mondays & Thursday I .4 PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOLROOM, BATH STREET. ABERYSTWYTH. A SALE OF WORK In aid of fhe Funds of the YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Wiil be hetd in the above place On Wednesday, November 26th. To be opened at 2.30 p.m. by the Mayoress. AFTERNOON TEA. MUSICAL PROGRAMME. Admtssion (Including Concert) 6d. a759 ST. MICHAEL'S PARISH HALL. Whist Urive and Dance WILL BE HELD On Wednesday, November 26th, 1919 Proceeds towards a Heatiog- Apparatus for Pen,.arke Mutaion Church. To commence at f!-30 p.m. Tu;kets (including Reftashtnents) 3/- Whtst and Dance simuit.aneou&iv. \Vhist.Downstair8. Prizes for Dancers as well as Whist Players. M.C.'s. Messrs. W. H. JONES & H. H. HAMMOND. p284 ?_ "'H.OtO!')

A COMING STORM. Now that Boards of Guardians up and down the land have concluded the con- genial task of passing resolutions against the proposal to abolish the poor law relief system of to-day, it is interesting to speculate what it is that they are afraid of. The Ministry of Health has become a Government department of the least active type. If proof of this is wanted, the inquirer need go no further than Pennal where filth accumulates and men decay, whilst the Ministry of Health, and its many ofMcials, fill in the same old forms and go through the same routine happy and undisturbed. Behind these reso- lutions of the Guardians there is an uneasy feeling that the present method needs defending the nameless terror that the fierce light of publicity will once and for all blight the plant that nowers so freely under the genial influ- ence of those who think that a woman and one child can live on eight shillings a week when the purchasing price of a sovereign Is only mine shillings. What Is It the Guardians fear? Certainly not any action the Ministry of Health may take, for from Mr. Barnacle and his friends In the Circumlocution Office nothing can ever come to stir the blood. The Guardians, nevertheless, fear that their power may be taken from them. What function do they perform that could not be better performed bv another body—what arc they doing that Is not already being better done by an existing body. No 'one can claim that the Guardians are the right per- sons to have the care of children. State subsidies to homes supported by vol- untary contributions would be a far preferable method. Reformatories the mixed workhouses can never be 2s I hospitals for the poor they aie a mockery and a sham and any rate- payer who has ever had the horrible experience of visiting- a consumptIves ?vard in a workhouse knows that for sadness and abandoned wretchedness tnere Is nothing comparable to what goes on within those four walls. As homes for the feeble-minded existing workhouses are unsulted, and the cold- blooded game of battledorc-and-shuttle' cock which goes on year tn and year out between the workhouse doctors and the asylum doctors-who certify and counter certify-is proof that homes for the feeble-minded must be estab- lished. To the work-shy the work- house to-day Is a place to be avoided— and the man who suffers is the rate- payer whose doormat Is stolen, whose pocket Is picked, and whose house Is frequently burgled by those who prefer the risk of gaol to the stone breaking which the wisdom of 1834. thought would turn the tramp into a worker. The workhouse remains then to fulfill —and that inadequately-the purpose of a home for the aged poor. Let those Guardians who wish to maintain their positions ask themselves whether this Is the best that can be done for Britains aged poor. If It is, then God help Britain, for the very diet Is calculated to the nearest ounce which will keep body and soul together. What Is the proposal of the Commission? Setting aside the suggestions of the Majority Report, which are more con- fusing and exacting than even the exist- ing methods. It is f'm -d that the Min- ority Report advocates the Health Departments of the County and Borough Councils dealing with the health of the poor; the Education Authority with the children the police with the tramp and the man who will not work; and the Old Age Pension Authority with the aged poor. This Is what the Guardians have to fear. They may cling to the antiquated methods of to-day for some years longer, but there is a cloud on the horizon, and although now no bigger than a man's hand, It presages a storm that will give to the poor rights denied them for the past ninety years rights that the, now educated, masses will see they get, rights that have been earned on the battlefield of Industry no less than the battlefields of Europe, an< rights that In due time will be conceded even by the Guardians of to-day.

EtMTOMAL NOTES. Justice Shearman, speakmg in the Divorcs CouA recency, warned Utig'ants against the objectionable practice of sending ex-parte state. mctnta t? ?udgrcs who were !U:ch- t)o try tthcif cases. It .appears that this, practIce. and also interviewing justices, is fifa much nearer home than Londocn. It is a practice that should be sternly suppressed in the interests of justice and right decision -L.- As already announced in this paper, ro an angements of county courts are to be carried out, at ttje beginning of «he year with the lobject of saving time and expense. As a re- sult, it is understood that there will be & smati reduction in the number of circuits. Among other p aces, the re-a.T;angements wilt mean a change of judge at Aberystwyth and in the Merionetu courts. It is hoped, in addi- tion to change of circuits, that the re-arramge- ments will also include extension of ooanty court jurisdiction. The thinking portion of the public will note that tho campaign for stampeding the Govern- ment to depa.-t from Britain's traditional methods of sound finance and to legalise and promote the payment cf debts by such dubious means as the issue of premium bonds and lottery loans is muLniy conducted by men who Rave accumulated weaith during the war. Tho eSort is too tra.nsparent to impose for long on an inteliigcnt, etccLorate, but the public should examine carefully the records and bona-ndes of ama<tmir n:f:.Mc'a! saviours cf t<eir country be- fore allowing the Government to turn its back on methods that have stood the country so we.L m aU its chequered history. Those who have benefited by the war should be the nrst to be called on to liquidate its financial cnocts. t The succession of Professor Edward Edwards to the m.-yora! chair cf Aberystwyth ;B in itself an event of considerable significance, inasmuch as it is a tangible sign of the bridging over of the chasm that ha3 hitherto sepa.ated the Col- lege and the town, to the detriment of both. Professor Edwards ia to be congratu. ated on bis pubticuspi.it. essay to break down the tradi- tional barrier to free intercourse and mutual service. The best elements in both the academic and municipal arena will rally to his support jn so laudable an enterprise. The Mayor can be depended on to do all possible in future to consolidate the connection so auspieious.y be- gun, for he is endowed with tact and a keen sense of humour. -'II' At frequent intervals fhe public are diverted by public walls by bishops of the Church of England at the inadequacy of their stipends— a mere four or five thousand' per annum to support their establishments. In some cases harrowing balance sheets of expenditure have been presented to the public showing adverse balances runnmg into three and even four figures and necessitating resort to private means m o:der to clear on denciences. It has been said that angds are prone to weep at the sight oi a good man struggling with adversity, bat in this case the question occurs, if the main- tenance of huge establishments, Sunkeys, chauS- eurs, and prime horsejIesh, etc., is really neces- sary for the advancement of the Nazarine's Kingdom on earth. Down in Judca the stal- warts of the Early Church managed to achieve a tolerable measure of success without aids. The wail of impecunious bishops teaves the great public curiously cai.ous and unsympath- etic. ''he Admiralty has recently made its nnat return of QUI' lassos m morctm.nt shipping dur- ing the war. 2,479 merchant ships wero actually sunk — a toss in gross tonnage of 7,759,090 tons. Enemy submarines were respoTis.blo for the s<nk<ng of 2.099 of these vessels, 259 foundered from striking mines Cnls"rs, to'.pndo boats and aircraft accounted for the remainder. Beside these merchant- ships, 675 fishing boats of 71,765 gross tonnage were lost. To say nothjng of the great k'as m the lives of most useful workers, these "tnk ;ngs threw a great strain on tho distribu- tive forces, upon the adequacy of which the growth of industry depends. The cirort to expand our shipping resources ia nmkmg headway. Lloyd's shipbuilding returns for the thrM' months ended September 30th last show 781 merchant vessels of 2,816,775 tj:ns under construction, representing an increase of nearly 300,000 tons Over the previous quarter, and an increase of we)! over a million for ttho corresp-.mding period of 1918. From thpsc- ngures it. v.buHj appear that. tjn th<* shipping world, the work of reconxtrustion M beHng pushed with energy. It remains now for the nati.o-n to expedite this precis of re. oovery aU round. This can be do"f< by the limitation of expenditure on non-easont'a.Is, by sane control of income and by that sus- tained: and steady saving without whic'h <t canno.t ranew its rational capLtiil ror the development of the industries upon which it depeTida. In January next the CoTitmuahon Schools to be established as part of Mr Fisher'a scheme of educational reform will begin their work. influence -on the life of the com- munity will not t'ü merely in U:e faci'itiea they wi!l c'fier for the acquirement of knowledge. Va!uab'c as these will be, they starnd only fnr the more immediate advantages that this k"llz",needal' 'rp.forni carricf- with IT.. Behind them are other possibilities of if lesa obvious, in no degree tM-.s potcTit. There 's in r.ho present training of boyhood and youth a ifap that has always been a source of danger Tho boy at school is brought unde' a very strong social ;.nf}ucnce, b&bh directty in his contact with his instructors and indirectly in that daily intcrmcnghng with his kind which gives the ,bcn;¡jngs of the social outlook. Leaving school, however the bny ie oftc'a too suddenly plunged into a freedom which is, a3 yet, unregulated by a sense of rcsponsibiUty. Under the present system it frequently pens that, between the time wlien a bov ieavos school tind the time lie nna.tly settfes intoO his life vocation, there arc two or three ye.ars of wajtdoring, som&tunes as ? the result of a. mistaken choice, sometimes from shn&r incapacity for a settling down. Into these restless years the C'-nt.nu- ation Schools should bring a fixed centre of cirÜzcmship and social innuenca. They wHi brjdst: t-ha gnIM; uhe cpach, of. the schoolboy and the epoch of the worker, a.nd, m so doing, they will render invaiuabtc ser- vice. One definite direction in which they may exercise tins function is in the maint.en- ajice through these restless vcars of tob. habits of thrift 'n<yw Mg induced by savltngs movomant in titc schools. There are facilities foT saving in a large number of the aoh&ots. Such faci.Ii'tics are being widely set up m the works and factories of the country; but, fof the youth who has left the schoolboy behind ¡him without settling into a steady vocation, there is, at. present, no definite agency for the maintenance of wise habits that may vanish for lack of rostering. It is to be hoped that m the Ccnt.nuation Schools, ;wi)ti be fown.d, in the, formation ff Savings Associations, to bring this stage of the career of the nation's youth under the good influences provided both earlier and, later-

RAM. DEATH.—We regret to chronicle the death (if Mrs. Sara!) Davios, the daughter of Mrs. Etizmbeth Jenkins, of Treh6!ig, Ram. De- ceased was 40 years of age, and had for yettra been engaged in business at South Lambeth, .London. The remains ware conveyed front London, on Tuesday and the interment place at Cape! Erw, Collam. Much sympathy is extended to Me Dav-ies; and het" mot.b{'.r. hrothers and s¡gter5. AGRICULTURE. — Mr LI. Bva.ns. Car- marohonshire County Council agricultural lec- ture! comme'nccd a series of wcok'y lectures at Coodmoro School on Thursday, Mr John Lloyd, of presiding. Tha focturer in his intro-ductory' lecture en manure laJ'i stress en the desirability of individual farmers cultivating a shght knowledge of the elements of chemistry and trying small experiments on f.h('f!r own and then comparing notes with others. The lecture was much appreciated a.nd ma.ny qUe9tions Wf\ro R.Skoo. APPOINTMENT. — Mr Sam Davies, Glad- stone House, has boan &ppomted b the head- mastersh.p of Council School, and takes up his duties at the be.gmnmg of th& now year. The neighbourhood and especially Ram Debating Society wiAl miss his geniaF presence and all wish him every success. DEBATING SOCIETY.—The Society met at Coedmore School on Friday with Mr Ben T. Lewis, of Talfodw m the chair. The lec- turer was Mr Grifnth J. D&v;ea, who expressed original ideas on "The effects of the war on agriculture." Ho introduced his sub- ject by an historical survey of farmiHg Mid agricultural customs from remote tunes ancf maintained th&t ttie only c!ass or bo<Iv of peop'o who had apprecis.bly increased pioductio-i durMig the late war was the farm- Mg community. Some of the conclusions Mr Davics arrived a)t were criticised somewhat severely; but as to tha 'historical value of the lecture a.'I wo-'e a.srre.ad and a hearty vota of thafiks was accorded

PUMSAtNT CA:0. FUNERAL. — On Wednesday week the mortal remains cf Mrs Anne Williams of Mr D!J.ic1 Williams. t.'nndre. were laid ta' rest at Crugybar. Mrs Williams had neen aH- ing for some yfars and had of Imte rM'ide<I with her married daughter (Mrs David Jones, Bronhuan). De-eeaapd, who was in her "?th year leaves two aons and a daughter, Mr Isaac WiiHams, Mr Tern Williams Mis David Jonas. The R.nva T. P.hubps. Shi'oh; Ehedydd Jctioa. PUIn$oont; and — Rtchtu-ds, omciatcd. AtYionpr the wreathtt waa a be."Iutiful wreatli sent by Lady HiJIa-Johaes, of Dotaucothy $ ?