The North Wales Express

CARNARVON SCHOOL BOARD. ASSISTANT TEACHERS WANTED. GIRLS' DEPARTMENT: —Ono who has passed the- Queen's Scholarship Examination in the first or second class. Salary for first year, 24a, to be advanced to £ 50 as per scale. INFANT DEPARTMENT: One who has passed the Queen's Scholarship Elimi- nation. Salary for first and second olasses same .as in Girls' Department. If in CJ.ass TH. the salary will comnielimi at £ 35 and. rir °> to £45 as per scale. "Experience witn Infants" indispensable. Applications, with not ikore than three recent TestiporJfc-'s, stating c'ge, qualification and experience, to be sent to me not later than 81st instent. Knowledge of Welsh required in appoint- ments. „ J. HENRY THOMAS, Carnarvon. ..nn 3rd May, 1899. 438 TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS. THE Committee of the Croesywaen C M Chapel, Waenfawr, are prepared to receive Tenders for the erection of a new Minister House, Chapel House, and Sunday School. Plans and Specification to be seen with Dr Hughes, Bodlondeb, Waenfawr. Sealed Tenders, endorsed "Tender for Minister's House, ifce." to be sent to Mr Ben- jamin Williams, Bry-iiliyfrvd, Waenfawr, not later than 6 o'clock: in the afternoon of Mondav, the 22nd day of May, 1899. The Committee do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or anv Tender. ROWLAND LLOYD JONES, Architect. 14, Market street, Carnarvon, May 8th, 1899. 447 TO TAILORS.—A go d Coat hand wanted. —R J Tbomiw, Outfitter, Groe«lon, R 8 O. 417 TIT ANTED. beK>*minsr of June, Young Welsh Girl rb General in a small Welsb family (3), at Waterloo. Liverpbnl.- Particulars, R., Geredl" Office. 416 The it MONA 4 It ROLL-TOP DESKS. 3 j 1 0' r6 W, => ir =œ = ,it.- op The Modern Dotk it the "MONA." Every convenience. Saves time and energy. Keeps book* and papers ready for ^9 instant reference.. Handsome, dust tight, compact, and of immense capacity, L AKD UPWARDS. Office* Library Furniture •^8 £ LLOYD OWEN & CO., ^3 133-139, Fiksbcbt PAT EM K NT, LONDON, E.C.

NOTES OF THE WEEK. In another part of this issue we publish a letter, above the signature of Mr J. Tertius Phillips, of Carunf, drawing attention to the decision of the Cardiff Eisteddfod Com- mittee to sell intoxicants within the Eis- teddfod grounds. The officers and members of the Cardiff Temperance association offer a most emphatic protest against the proposed sale of intoxicants, and request the friends of temperance to organise a determined op- position to the granting of license for such a purpose. We are quite m accord with the view taken of the matter by the Cardiff Temperance Association as set forth in the letter in question, and hope that the opposition which is already raised will prove successful. Cardiff, though situated in Wales, is al- most completely Anglicised,and the members of the Eisteddfod Committee, at any rate the majority, seem to have caught. the gpiat of John. Bull, who, when lie attends a public function, must have John Barleycorn fol- lowing in his wake. The Eisteddfod at Car- diff is to be brought to the level of an agri- cultural show at which intoxicants are al- most invariably sold. If in North Wales the Eisteddfod has been successfully conducted without the aid of intoxicants, surely it can L- in South Wales. We hope that the Car- diff Eisteddfod Committee will see the error of their way, and rescind the resolution adopted by them. On Saturday, Mr A. G. Legard, chief in- spector of schools for Wales, issued a very comprehensive and instructive report on the work of the past year. This is^ practically the first report for the whole of which Mr Legard is himself responsible. The previous report-, it is true, bore his name. but he had then only jusfe succeeded to the office he now holds, and, as he now points out, he was then obliged to rely entirely upon the re- marks supplied him by his colleagues. Those colleagues, by the way, are getting annually more numerous. The inspectorial sta f for the WeMi division, which comprises the whole of Wales and the county of Mon- mouth, now includes one chief inspector, nine inspectors, two sub-inspectors of the first class, 14 sub-inspectors of the AOOOud class, and one woman inspector. Mr Legard has made a survey of the Welsh education system as a whole, with the object of as- certaining how far the elementary schools are playing their part in that organisation. Mr Legard recognises the zeal of the Welsh people for education, and goes on to say that they have subscribed liberally towards the erection, of schools and college*, and have made the sacrifices necessary to enable their Sits and daughters to obtain the instruc- tion which has been brought to their doors. Unfortunately, there is a dark ade to the picture. Mr Legard, like Mr Macnamara calls attention to the irregular attendance nt the elementary schools, and points out that "practically a quarter of the elm ren on the books are absent every time the school is open." In the Welsh counties pro- per the percentage of average is onlv 75.86, and in Monmouthshire 74.7$. In the county of Pembroke the percentage is only 71.90, and not a single Welsh county ri«es to the average of the English counties, which is 81.55. One of the weakest points in our elementary system, also, is the small proportion of boys and girls who are found in the upper standards. In English county £ e proportion is 19.4; in the Welsh counties, 18.5. Allowance must however, be made, says Mr Legard, for the ctrcum- rtances that in many cases the county schools have taken awav th(V crearn of the upper standards. The proportion between the two countries, is not of much sigm- qoiiifi improvement in this respeot effected in the Welsh maght, Pf h<^i in the standard of exemp- tion. T 1 quest-ion of leaving county schools, '°^qconslUere<1 by the certificate? also .Bute to Central c teachers to scholars the low elementary rwffinft with, the question of teaching T.nSth to Welsh children, Mr Legard says that Webb children should not merely learn bookish English, but they1 should be en- couraged from the infants' school upwards to talk in the foreign tongue about things that interest them-their homes, their games, their pet animals. He also adds that for Welsh-speakin g districts explanatory in- struction should in the earlier years of school life be to a great extend given in the ver- nacular, and the children would thus be able to assimilate what they heard. This they cannot do while they are puzzled by the unfamiliar soundsof an unknown ton cue. Other interesting subjects arc also dealt with in the Chief Inspector's report. Manual training "has met with little or no favour." "Tasteful decoration of the school walls is generally wanting." No doubt the Welsh people will welcome Mr Legard's sti- mulating and suggestive comments. The report ought to be in the hands of every Welshman who feels an interest in his country's welfare.

Carnarvon County Court. WEDNESDAY, before His Honour Sir Hor- atio Lloyd. ACTION AGAINST A SOLICITOR.— Mrs Margaret Parry, Cemlyn, near Pwllbeli, sued Mr liiohard Roberts, solicitor, and her sister, Margaret Griffith, Llethrddu, for the return of a certain deed and for damages for detention. The case had bean partly heard at the last court. Mr J. B. Allanson appeared for the plaintiff and Mr S. R. Dew for the defendant. In the year 1897 Mrs had borroyed JEoO, and paid it to Mr Arthen Owen, solicitor, Pwllheli, to ar- range with Mrs Parry's husband to release his interest in the marriage settlement be- tween her and her husband, and th point was whether Mr Richard Roberts could' re- tain the deed on behalf of Mrs Griffith until the R50 bad been paid. Mr Arthen Owen, who instructed Mr Allanson for the plaintiff, contended that the deed had been left with Mr Roberts for the specific purpose of gett- ing it stamped, and that he had written to him several times asking for its return. Mr Roberts took no notice of the letters, and the retention of the deed had caused the plaintiff a good deal of expense in conse- quence. For the defence Mr Dew said that the action had been brought simply to cast an odium upon Mr Richard Roberts, but he came out of it in a very creditable way. Mrs Griffith had employed Mr Roberts as her solicitor, and had always been satisfied in the way in which he had conducted her business. He maintained that a solicitor must safe-guard the interest of his client, by securing that which he is entitled and pre- vent him from prejudicing his position by entering into rash and foolish engagements. That was exactly what Mr Roberts had done, whe he refused to part with the deed until the £ 50 had been paid. Had he not taken the course he had and advised his client to retain the deed he would have been lacking in his duty.—His Honour: But there is a long correspondence in which Mr Ar- then Owen repeatedly asks for the return of the deed in order to get it stamped, and if that was so he failed to see how the solicitor was fulfilling his engagement by not having it stamped. When a bargain is made be- tween solicitors it ought to be kept. Mr Dew went on to say that Mr Richard Ro- berts received instructions time after time to retain the deed, and that on the 4th of March, although he knew Mr Richard Ro- berts was acting for Mrs Griffiths, Mr Ar- then Owen went to her and asked her to al- low him to conduct her case as well as her sister's, for whom he was already acting. Then Mrs Griffiths renewed her instructions to Mr Roberts to retain the deed. This proved that she had perfect confidence in Mr Roberts, and acquiesced in all he did, until, being paid her £50 she gave herself up to the plaintiff. He would also bring evi- dence to prove that plaintiff two days before the last court day said that she was not aware of this action, and had not authorised it, nor was she a party to the action. By the course which Mr Roborts had taken it was clear he had obtained the repayment of the 950, and he (Mr Dew) held that he iras entitled to judgment. — Evidence in support of the foregoing statement having been given by Mr R. Roberts, His Honour reserved judgment. CLAIM FOR £ 50. Mr J. H. Edwards, the editor of "Young Wales," as the execu- tor of his father sued Captain Owen Wil- liams, Portdinorwic, for a sum of £ 50 under a promissory note. Mr W. George ap- peared for the plaintiff, and Mr H. C. Vin- cent (Messrs Carter, Vincent, and Douglas Jones) defended. Mr George stated that the promissory note had been given for JE80, but plaintiff abandoned C30 in order to bring the case within the jurisdiction of this court. The signature on the promis- sory note was not denied, but Mr Vincent explained that the defendant was the mas- ter of the ship "Rheidiol Valley" owned by plaintiff's father, and for seme years the ship had been worked on shares, and in 1891 it was found that JE80 was due from the de- fendant, and an arrangement was made by which the late Mr Edwards agreed to ac- cept a promissory note from the defendant, but said, "You are to pay back the money if the ship pays in future, but if it does not I shall not ask for it." Of course the plain- tiff did not know of this arrangement be- tween his father and the defendant. There was, however, another account due from defendant to the plaintiff, of which E24 was owing, and this he was ready to pay. Judgment was entered for £ 24.

Holyhead Board of Guardians. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Board was held on Tuesday, presided over by Mr J. N. Thomas. FTNAN CIAL.—The Clerk having] exa- mined the various outrelief lists, reported that the expenditure for the two weeks was Outrelief: Holyhead district, 1 Jo to Paupers ecrease, £ 3 12s 6d and 62 paupers. Aberffraw district, £ 51 3s 6d to 1/6 paupers; decrease, 7C2 6s and 25 paupers. Bodedern district, £ 47 16s to 193 paupers; decrease, £ 3 10s 6d and 28 paupers. A GRAN-T.-The Home Teaching Society for the Blind, tfangor wrote asking for a renewal of a grant of f-5, and stating that the balance at their bankers was under 30s. It was said that at least two persons at Aber- ffraw were receiving benefit from the societv. Miss Annie Roberts moved and Mr Parry seconded that me grant be renewed. This was parsed unanimously. ADDITIONS TO THE HOUSE. The Local Government Board wrote consenting to the plans of the new laundry and wash- house, as prepared by Mr Hughes, Valley. Th Board also consented to the money re- quired being borrowed. INCREASE OF SALARY.—T^e Holy- head Urban District Council wrote stating that the salary of Mr Rees Lloyd Davies, poor rate collector, had been increased. THANKS.—A letter was received from the relatives of the late Mr T. E. Ellis ac- knowledging the vote of sympathy passed with them in their bereavement.

Agricultural Education In Car- narvonshire and Anglesey. The following is a report. of the Committee of the County Councils and the University College of North Wales for the season 1898-9 CARNARVONSHIRE. In 1898 the Carnarvonshire County Coun- cil voted the sum of £ 300 towards agricul- tural instruction to be carried out in connec- tion with the University College of North Wales. The grant was allocated as fol- lows:—Dairy work, £ 65; two in-college exhibitions of E20 each, £ 40; field experi- ments, £ 65 forty extension lectures, £ 100 four scholarships of £ 7 10s to enable pupil's to attend the college short course in agricul- ture. £ 30; total, £300. The work thus ar- ranged for had been carried out as follows: -1. Dairy Work: During the summer of 1898 ten days' courses of instruction in but- termaking were held at four centres, name- ly, Sarn, Clynnog, Chwilog, Bangor. The attendance at the different centres was Quite satisfactory and a large number of visitors attended. Ten exhibitions were awarded on the results of an examination to pupils who had attended the dairy classes in Car- narvonshire to enable them to attend the dairy school at Bangor and to compete for the certificate in buttermaking awarded by the college. The value of the exhibitions was £1 10s. The examiners reported that the practical work was good and that the candidates showed by their answers to the questions in the oral examination that they bad obtained some grasp of the subject.. II. In-College Exhibition The agricultural Exhibition of £ 20- a year which was awarded to John Williams, Penlan, Llandegai, a pupil of Friars School, Bangor, at the com- mencement of the summer term, 1898, was renewed for a second year. A further exhi- bition of £20 a year was awarded at Christ- mas, 1898, to R. Did Hughes Davies, Bryn- llaeth, Pwllheli, a pupil of the Pwllheli County School. Mr Davies had previously held a short course exhibition. Both these students are pursuing courses at the College. III. Field Experiments: Field experiments had been carried! out at eleven centres in the county. IV. Extension Lectures: Exten- sion Lectures had! been delivered on agri- cultural subects to local classes in the county. All the lectures were delivered in Welsh, except those at Portdinorwic, which were given in Welsh and English. The at- tendance at most, of the centres had been satisfactory and, as a rule, great interest was shown in the work. V. Exhibitions of the value of E10 each for the short course for farmers' sons and others held during the autumn term of 1896 were awarded t.o. R. Ilid Hughes Davies, Brynllaeth, Pwll- heli; Griffith Owen, Glanraion, Llanfaglan, Carnarvon; and Robert Lloyd Roberts, Plas Hen, Chwilog. The course was one of ten weeks, and was specially arranged for those unable to leave the farms for a whole year. The subjects taken were manures, management of pastures, book-keeping, chemistry, and land surveying. The stu- dents resided1 at Llangeflli and attended lec- tures at Bangor for three days in the week, the remaining three days being spent at the College Farm, Lledwigan. ANGLESEY. The Anglesey County Council voted the sum of tIaO for the season 1898-9 for work in connection with the Agricultural De- partment of the University College of North Wales The following; was the allocation of of the grant: —Dairy classes, £ 30 dairy seholarships, £ 10 field experiments, £ 30; in-coUege exhibition, £ 20; extension leo- tums, £ 60; total, £ 150. The work under a these heads had been carried out in the fol- 0 n lowing jnanner —I. Dairy Classes: During h e the summer of 1898, ten days' courses of t instruction in buttermaking ""were held ftt. Hangaffo Rhoscolyn and Llanddeusant. The attendance at the classes, both of pupils and visitors, was verysatisfactory. At Llanddeusant there were many -\Ao were anxious to join the class, but who could not be admitteiw,odng u o rahtse ul nydfrhmhn be admitted owing to the want of accommo- dation. The local committee therefore ap- d plied for a second course and offered to pay part of the expenses. On these conditions a second course was held!. The classes were 801lduc by Miss M. O. Hughes. ll. Dairy Scholarships After the work of the dairy classes was completed, an examination, open to all those who had regularly attended the course at any centre was held and on the results of this examination two exhibitions of the value of £:5 each were awarded to Frances E. Hyder, Tv, ybuarth, Llanfflew- yn, Llanddeusant; and Margaret S. Wil- liams, Treaserth, Llangaffo. In August, the exhibitioners proceeded to the College Dairy School at Lleweni Hall, Denbigh, where they received further instructions in butter- making and cheesemaking, and were boarded I free of charge for six weeks. At the end of their course both were awarded the ordinary certificates of the college in buttermaking and in cheesemaking. HI. Field Experi- ments: Field experimnts had been carried out on the manuring of pasture and root cfops at. five centres in the county. IV. In- College Exhibition This exhibition was not awarded. It was hoped that now the Inter- mediate-Schools were in working order there would in future be a strong competition. V. Extension Lectures: Extension lectures, all in Welsh, had been delivered by Mr C. Bryner Jones to local classes in the county. The attendance was not large at any centre, bat tne reports from the local secretaries had been invariably good. a

The Public Houses of Dolgellau THE ACTIVITY OF THE FREE CHUPCH COUNCIL. On Tuesday, on behalf of the Doltrellev and District Free Church Council, the Rev John Williams approached the Bench of Magis- trates sitting in petty sessions, and invited their consideration of the following matters bearing upon the regulation and restriction1 of the liquor traffic, with the view of further promoting temperance in the town and dis- tnct:— L The number of licensed houses in the Dolgelley division compares unfavour- ably with other divisions of the countv with the exception of Corwen, which has the seme number. Dolgelley district has one public house to every 274 of he inhabitants, whilst Bala has one to every 470, and Pen- rhyndeudraeth (including Fèstiniop:) one to every 467. Towyn one to every 40{5 and Barmouth one to every 281. 2. Tied houses have greatly increased in recent years. 3. It was hoped that the licensing authority would make it a condition of the renewal of all licenses that back entrances and; other entrances that make police supervision di- fficult should not be used for trade purposes. 4. Structural alterations of licensed premises should be submitted for their worships' ap- proval. 5. Sale of drink to children. 6. That no applications for special or occasional licenses be heard except in open court and after due notice to the police. Accompany- ing the Rev J. Williams were several ether ministers of different denominations. The deputation were well received, and the Bench assured them of their support.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. V rffrstorm of jfrent severity visited JSorth Wales on Tn^dnv »fterr,oor. The hshtmrg struck the }Jlar f h Tubulwr Bridge and dislocated a stone about «I?Swe?^-from tle fOD *art tbe tube, and th>R fell to the billies below. ^^f,tlu.je ^kir.eR v <re engaged on a ',e Gaffol; close by, but fortunately esoued unhurt. J \r?rh-ll4t-'lliviug in tbe Eeighbonrb(n<i of Me"ai Bndaa on Tuesday, » psrty of chree «,o in the thick nf the thunderstom, and the ■yare which va^d.awing the trap, which belonged to Mr J. Jones, butefce-, was "truck by lightning and Fortun- a ely the three oacupa-.tstf the trap escaped tinnijnred. A schoolr om in the vicinity %,as wre -.Izei by ightdine.

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WELL DONE, CARNARVONSHIRE f '— Sinoe the extension of local government which has placed: so much power in the hands ihf the democracy, the Carnarvonshire County Council has on more than one occa- sion deserved the highest commendation for the admirable manner in which it hag shampionjed public wights, latst week it added ono more to its roll of honourable dis- tinctions. What the forms of the House of Commons disabled the Welsh members from doing at St. Stephen, the spirit of the Car- narvonshire County Council enabled its ,.iieinb--rs to do at the Shire Hall on Thurs- day last. Tie subject discussed was the treatment of WoJsh witnesses by English Judges—with the foolish and unseemly action of MrJustioe Darlin" serving as an appropriate text. The discussion from beginning to end was not only interesting but significant and instruc- i ive. Mr Henry Parry moved a resolution, of which he liad given notice, condemning the action of certain judges in attempting to deprive Welsh witnesses of their right to tender evidence in their own- language; and calling upon the Lord Chancellor to appoint o the Welshi circuit Judges conversant with the native tongue of the Principality. The esolution wa»s moved in Welsh notice of it had boon given in Welsh it appeared upon the agen.da in Welsh and the discussion for the greater part was, as was appropmte, in Welsh Thus the whole discussion was in harmony with the demand contained in he resolution. Indeed the whole sitting of the Council afforded a. practical illustration of the salient fact that Wales, in its circum- stances and needs, stands on an essentially different footing from England and tuat what may do for John Bull is altogether out uf place in the land of John Jones. We venture to think it would have been well for Mr Justioe Darling to have been present at the meeting, not merely to have heard the very outspoken comments respect- ing himself and his action, but that he might f ave seen for himself the hold the Welsh Ian- truage still has upon even the educated people of the oountry. The Chairman's opening speech was in the native tongue; other portions of the proceedings were in ♦"he same language. There were not a-bove probfibly, half 4 dozen in the whole Council but could follow the course of the discussions carried 011 in the Welsh language. Indeed, one could not fail to feel that Lord Penrhyn's somewhat pathetic acknowledg- ment, that he had been unable to follow a dis- cus-son) upon another topic at the same Mt+4<r because it had been conducted m Welsh, was rather a reflection upon his lord- ship. Lord Penrhyn is probably one of those to whom Mr Menander Jones referred when, he said that there were members of t hat Council more oonversant with the tlmn& tongue than with, the Welsh l/tn- puaee. And! yet Lord Penrhyn has spent life+:n^ in Wale-cr his title i* an essen- tially Welsh one it is from Wales he draws his enormous income. Had he hpent a life- time in France, were he the bearer of an honoured French title, and did he depend upon the French people, for his income, and 'yet, under such circumstances have admit- ted to a total ignorance of the French lan- :-tw^e, Lord Penrhyn himself would. pro- bably, have been the first to see and with biq customary candour to admit that his ignor- ance of the language under such circiun- < tt<nces constituted a grave reflection upon limeelf. And yet there is no di- fference between the hypothetic French case and the actual Welsh case. Mr Richard Davies, from a well-inten- rioned but mistaken, desire to secure a una- nimous vote, proposed an amendment, the effect, of which would' b,.Qro been to emascu- late the vigorous resolution proposed bv Mr Henry Parry. To propose that Wales hould be content with having official inter- preters at the Assizes was, to put it plain- ly, little better than a. foolish insult to Welsh nationality.,In India English Judges have to Pass a very strict examination in the native tongues before they sit in the native courts. In South Africa the same rule holds good, ■<he South, Dutchman, uoaiaatling that he should be tried in his native tongue. Mr Jones Morris, wfeo seconded the amend- ment, placed on record the fact that he had himself in .the County Courts conducted cases entirely in the Welsh language—and that the ends of justice bad been better served thereby than if the proceedings had been in English. Then why, in the name of v3tnmon peruse, common justice, common decency, deny to Wales what is granted to India and South Africa, and why forbid in the Assize Court what is customary and ad- vantageous in the County Courts? Mr Issard Davies, too, interposed in the debate and very effectively. In his hap- piest manner he twitted Welsh nationalists of a certain type with preaching one thing and practising another. He handled his J sword with admirable skill, drawing blood at each stroke. But he woun-2 up by sup- porting the original resolution, and in the division vote readily in its favour. We gladly welcome this recruit to the ranks of stnd consistent—Welsh National- ists. If this be the first fruits of his eman- cipation from the shackles imposed upon him by party considerations while he was a mem- ber of the Carnarvon Town Council, we can rejoice in the county's "uin even at the cost of the Town Council's loss. We must, however, express both our sur- prise and regret that a paper of the stand- i.ng of the "Manchester Guardian" should have argued in favour of the washy-waehy amendment put forward by Mr Richard Da- vies, our regret being intensified by the fact that the "Guardian's" argument implies an insult to Welsh lawyers, and the Welsh people. In common with Mr E. R. Davies, and most sensible Welshmen, we absolutely refuse to subscribe to the allegation that what the resolution demanded is imprac- ticable. We utterly refuse to believe that Wales cannot produce men worthy to sit on the Assize Bench. And even were it other- wise, the demand was not for the appoint- ment of Welshmen, but of Judges who had quaked themselves for the efficient dis- charge of their duties by making themselves first of all conversant with the language of theoountry in whose courts they sit. and of the people whose causes they try. We have frequently recognised the services the "Man- chester Guardian" has done to North Wales through its Welsh edition, but this makes it all the more incumbent upon us to point (HIt that in this important matter it has shown itself utterly incapable of realising either the actual eirctimstanco9 of the people the nature of their grievances, or the justice of their demand. Was it not, too, under a misapprehension, that the only two dissen- tients. Lord Penrhyn and the Hon. Freder- ick Wynn, voted against the resolution? In any case the Carnarvon: County Council ha, set every county in Wales an example well worthy of being followed.

BANGOR NOTES. BY EDIPUS. I must have one final say about the elec- tric lighting fad, which is now about to be realised. In spite of the stress I have laid upon the risky nature of this adventure, the real point of my indictment of the faddists lies in the fact that they have done what they have done in defiance of the wishes of the ratepayers of Bangor. The principle on which they have acted is a bad one, and one that should be strongly op- posed in the future, and if possible, punished. The meeting convened by the Mayor of Bangor to consider the question of a nation- al memorial to the late Mr Tom Ellis was a miserable failure in point of attendanoe, and might, unless the cause was understood, be taken as indicating a lack of interest in Tom Ellis. That there is such a lack of interest however, should not be taken for granted from the meagre attendance of Tuesday evening, for that can be accounted for in another way. Probably, the chief reason, as was frankly admitted by the Mayor hlf, was the wretched manner in which the meeting was advertised, for the bills an- nouncing the meeting were so small that it is a wonder that anyone saw them. Principal Reichel also attributed the small at- tendance to this cause, and said that though he had carefully looked for a poster, in order to refresh his memory as to what time the meeting com- menced, he was unable to find one. Another probable cause, was the frightful weather of the afternoon, which probably deterred many people from attending who would otherwise have put in an appearance. Now the latter course could not have been fore- seen, but the advertising of the meeting on auch small placards, and so few of them was a grave mistake, and might have led to serious results. However, the meeting, small as it was, was a good meeting, for it was representative of all classes of the com- munity, and that by the bestmen of the town. The fact that such prominent Con- servatives as Dr Grey Edwards and Mr W. A. Foster took part in the meeting, and that others such as Colonel Marshall, chairman erf the Conservative Association, and Mr D. Williams, of the "North Wales Chronicle," wrote expressing their thorough sympathy with the object of the meeting, and regret- ting their inability to attend, was very grateful to the Liberals present, and while honouring to the memory of Tom Ellis, did honour to the gentlemen named. The speeches delivered on the occasion, were brief and to the point, and stimulating in the highest degree, and no one could listen to the speakers without feeling that they each and all spoke out of a full heart. The meeting did one thing which is likely toi have good results, and that was the appointment of a local com. mittee to canvas the town for subscriptions in aid of the memorial to Tom Ellis. I am greatly mistaken if the appeal of this com- mittee will be disregarded by Bangorians, for for this city, as well as for other parts of Wales Tom Ellis did much sterling work, and that of a kind whose utility will never die. I feel sure that the people of Bangor reoognise this, and that they aregrateful for it, as well as full of regret and admiration for the brilliant and warm hearted Welsh- man whose loss the whole country mourned, and still mourns cut off as he was in the very prime of his strenuous and useful life. Therefore, let the committee begin its work with confidence in the result, and let Ban- gorians show that they do not intend to be behind any town in Wales in this good work. The scheme for the alterations in con- nection with the buildings of the Bangor Uni- versity College are at present, of course, very much in embryo. After what was said at the Council meeting last Wednesday, the natural impulse of everyone is to think of a set of new buildings, and! not merely an enlargement of the existing buildings. And that is, I think the proper solution of the difficulty which now faces the senate and Council of the college. Money expended on alterations, enlargements, etc., of the pre- sent buildings is not a satisfactory expendi- ture at the best, and I am sure the people of North WaleF, will back thEJ" oollee autho- ritie' up in any effort they may decide to mak to secure' fund's to provide for a com- plete set of new buildings as the home of the University College of North Wales, at Ban- gor. For it should! be remembered that though the college is located in Bangor, it belongs not more to Bangor than to any other town in North Wales, and that it is, in fact, not the Bangor University College, but the University College, situated at Bangor. As such, it cfeitns and rightly claims the support of all North Walians, and surely what poor mid-Wales, and even rich South. Wales has done in thin matter of providing new buildings for their respective colleges, Norm Wales will do. I am sure of it. But I think I shall be expressing the feel- ing of the majority of the friends of the college if I venture to suggest that they will be best pleased if after providing funds for a ,e,w college, they -find that the authorities have decided to chance, not only the build- ings but also the site cf the college, for the present situation of the college is by no means an ideal one. I have spoken to e- ral people on this point, and their opinions favour either a, ste on the ground of Bis- hop's Palace, which it is said will shortly be acquired by a syndicate, or somewhere in Upper Bangor. There is much to be said for each site, but, tbnt is a matter of detail which can be attended to in its proper time and place, that is when the money begins to come in. As to how much money would be required, for a complete sufficient, and satisfactory set of buildings for tho college, I have been unable to get at any d'efinitfe statement. But I have my own notion of the sum, and that is £ 50,000. I should think that sum would provide satis- factory buildings, and that there would be no very great difficulty in raising that amount, but f it were not sufficient, I feel quite confident that North Wales will pledge itfelf to raise) any reasonable sum exceeding the amount I have mentioned, for such a really good purpose, and I hope the autho- rities will not let the grass grow under their feet in dealing with this subject.

CADBURY'S COCOA, on the testimony of the "Lancet," "represents the standard of highest purity. "It is entirely free from hop. &c., nor is alkali used to darken .the colour (and so deceive the eye).

Local Jottings. (BY A RAMBLER). Reading in a contemporary a report of the proceedings of the Carnarvon County Coun- cil, on Thursday, I came across the follow- ing "The Chairman mcred the adouoonoa- ion zofart mtme." Unfortunately, I am not a linguist, and cannot for the life of me make out what the proposal means. I am well aware that the genial Chairman (Mr J. R. Pritchard) can express himself Wh- great clearness both in English and elsh, but I never knew that he had mastered a langu- age so foreign as to uaiue the most accom- polished scholar. The latter, part of one of the words leads one to think that the mo- tion had something to do with onions, though the tLscussion had reference to the appoint- ment of Welsh-speaking judges, but I can- not bring myself to betieve that any member wanted the assistance of an onion to shed tears after a "darling"—in name only. -4 Since writing the foregoing, I have ascer- tained that the Chairman made no proposal of the kind stated, and that. what appeared in the newspaper was the result of a. freak of the Linotype machine. Mr Rowland Lloyd Jones, architect, of Carnarvon, whose plans of a new cottage hospital for the town were accepted out of sixteen competitors, is the gentleman who designed the Carnarvon Board Schools, opened in 1897, and the Carnarvon Inter- mediate School, now in course of erection. He has also designed numerous other puoiic buildings in various parts of the county. The other day a representative of the "Western Mail" had an interview with Mr D. W. Evans, secretary of the Cardiff Na- tional Eisteddfod. The pressman wanted to know all about tiie progress of the eistedd- fodic arrangements, and he asked what were the prospects of the male voice competition. Mr Evans replied "Amongst those that we expect are the choirs from Swansea, Port Talbot, Cardiff, Mountain Ash, Barry, Man- chester and Carnarvon," Being well acquainted with the local choirs, I think I shall be right in stating that there is not the least probability of the Carnarvon choir- the Eryri Male Voice Choir, to give it its proper name—taking part the competi- tion at Cardiff, and tiiis is to be attributed to dissensions. Harmony has given place to discord, and there are not wanting signs of a dissolution. To avert such a disaster prompt and effective measures should be taken. Mr David Jones, chemist, for whose bene- fit a concert was held at the Pavilion, Car- narvon, on Tuesday night, was some years ago one of the most popular of amateur singers. He was very ready to liHp a worthy cause, and the public, by the splendid patronage they gave to the ooncert, showed their appreciation of the services he ren- dered and their sympathy with him in th. illness which has caused his rotirement from business. The concert was one of the best held in Carnarvon for many a year. Some of the ar- tistes who took part are distinguished mem- bers of the musical profession. Mrs Mary Davies has always been a great favourite with the public, and at one time was a famil- iar figure at the National Eisteddfodau. Dr. Rogers is also well known as composer, ad- judicator, and organist, and it was under his leadership that the defunct Arvonic Male Voice Choir and the Penrhyn Arvonic Choral Society gained some notable tri- umphs. Both these artistes, together with Mr Emlyn Jones, have on several previous occasions appeared on loeal concert plat- forms, but. Mr Theodore Lawson, I believe, was only known by reputation. Liverpool, where Mr Lawson resides, is the "capital of North Wales"—at any rate iv is often described as such—and, therefore, it is no wonder that the Carnarvon people, in common with others, take a deep interest in the musical doings of the city on the Mersey. It is in this way, no doubt, that the inhabitants of the county town have become acquainted with the name of Mr Lawson, who is an exceedingly clever execu- tant on the violin. He played magnificent- ly at Tuesday night's concert, and his per- formances were followed by great and con- tinued cheering. The unanimous verdict was that those who were not present at the concert missed a rare treat, and the hope was generally expressed that Mr Lawson would ere long pay another visit to this part of the Principality. It may interest my readers to know that the violin used by Mr Lawson was a Strad, t e valued at £ 500. These instruments are now becoming scarce in this country, due to the fact that wealthy American visitors pur- chase them and take them across the "pond." The Duke of Saxe-Coburg, better known as the Duke of Edinburgh, who is an expert violinist, has an instrument valued at £ 1500! Mr J. Sandbrook, who made his first bow to a local audience on Tuesday night, pos- sesses a fine baritone voice. He san- the ever-youthful "Village Blacksmith" with ex- cellent taste, and was encored. Of the two choirs, under the leadership of Mr John Wil- liams (organist o fChrist Church), it is not necessary to say anything beyond stating that they acquitted themselves as usual in a highly creditable manner. With one exception the programme as printed was followed by the artistes. Thsre is nothing so annoying as to find an artiste singing or playing something .othé'r than he or she has caused to be placed on the programme. When a. change is made the audience ougt to be told, and this was not done 011 Tuesday night. In proposing a vote of thanks to those who took part in the concert and otherwise assisted in the arrangements, the Mayor (Dr Parry) left. cut of the list, quite unin- tentionally, it is true, the name of Mr Dan Rhys, to whose untiring energy the success of the concert is mainly due. Mr Rhys does not believe in doing things by halve*. His aim is to do everything he takes m hand ith all his might.

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Valley Rural District Council. A meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday. Mr R. Gardner in the chair. SA,NITARY MATTERS.—Mr W. R. Pierce, Inspector, of Nuisances, reported that the sanitary condition of Bodffordd was improving.—Certain necessary improve- ments at Llanddeusant were reported to have been completed except in the case of the Bull Hotel, the tenant of which had been served with two notices, but had done nothing. The Inspector was ordered to pro- ceed against the licensee. THE ROAD.—Mr J. Lewis, J.P., Llan- lliho, had sent to the Council specimens of stone placed on the road by his house.— The Council ordered the Clek to draw Mr Lewis's attention to the fact that one of the stones was covered' with moss, and was not likely to have been put on a road. THE FOOTPATH DISPUTE.—The Sur- veyor-stated that two of his men had gone t&- pull down a wall placed over the Towyn Capet footpath, but on being met by several men with sticks thev came away without doing anyieffrt^.—»Mr R>. %,$nes said that the person responsible for the trouble stated that he would keep on building over the stile for ten years if the Council kept pulling the wall down.—Mr T. L. Griffith advocated sending a squad of men there, and give these people a good thrashing.—The Council de- cided to go there in force with the Clerk, and a solicitor, and again pull the wall down, ) and if anyone puts it up to take action.— The road at Tyddyn y Gwynt was reported to have been completed VARIOUS MATTERS.—In respect to the dangerous place at Bodwrog the Surveyor was ordered to do what was necessary for the safety of the road.—It was reported that a new culvert would cost about ;C20.-The Surveyor was ordered to clean out and repair the culvert at a cost not exceeding £ 3.—The Surveyr's report was read as to the high- ways in the parish of Rhoscolyn, complained of by Col Hampton Lewis and Mr Beaumont. He reported the roads to be in an excellent state, but advised slight alterations.—The Clerk was ordered to send a copy of the re- port to Col Hampton Lewis.—With refer- ence to the nuisance complained of at Gwalchmai, the Inspector stated that Mr D. R. Jones was rebuilding his premises, and this would do away with the nuisance complained of.—Messrs Soames wrote that in absence of a main drain they hesitate to take the responsibility of opening a new drain for a long distance, but intimated their willingness to bear their share of the ex- pense.—The letter was referred to the In- spector for his observations.—The Medical Officer, in his report on the Valley drainage, stated that it was in an unsatisfactory con- dition, and advised the Council to prepare a new drainage scheme.—The matter was referred to the Valley Parish Council. WATER SUPPLY.—The Medical Officer of He&lth stated that there was an abundant supply of water of excellent quality. He advised a shaft to be sunk at a certain well where there was good water, and abundant supply.-The matter was referred to the Parish Council.

Do Gamekeepers Poach? "Field Felonies a.nd Byte-way Robberies" is the title of mi article by H. T. Hickling in the May number of the "Windsor Magaz- ine," that will appeal to all lovers of outdoor life, and the sportsman in particular. Speak- ing of poaching, the writer sav*: — "4 well-preserved estate looked over by an effi- cient staff of men is but rarely poached, and then generally a large coup of the half-tame reared birds is made by. a gang. It is where the shooting goes with small holdings, and is often let, that minor offences are most rife. Thtere you will find the small keeper the quondam poacher, or vice versa. if the shoot has become vacant. I know a keeper of that ilk, who was as proud of his past exploits as any rascal converted by the Sal- vation Army is of his. He assured me 'he'd bin learned by as good a butty as ever was --a daring devil up to every move—for he'd done altogether fifteen years in prison' a doubtful qualification, I should think, for his praeticotime must have been rather cur- tailed. and evidently often unfortunate. His chief idea is to entice of his neighbour on his own land. Partridges will be induced to come regularly in the early morn- ing to boiled rice, but one day they are treated to it soaked in whisky or brandy, with tbte result that they indulge in a siesta after till suddenly aroused by the sportsmen, I ventured to express my doubts 85 to whether that was sporte- ma £ ilike|, whereupon. Ned', r«rpostulatine, said Poachin' ? I don't call that there poachin': I calls it borrowin' 'em.' I once asked this man whether a great many phea- sant eggs are not stolen, and how they are disposed of. 'Yer see, sir, there generally be a farm 'anctahmit at ain't pertTAler about picking, lou,, up. H kto you. Kant to rare few birds, an' he round and axes lvv-hat. you'llr^ive. Then he goes* to the next keeper to see if he'll go dipper in- ter his pocket, an' 'im what dips dipped has 'em, and he's got to look mighty ntar as he don't buy some of his own eggs!

The Girls' Friendly Society at Llandudno. On Tuesday afternoon, the Bishop of Ban- frSwt^ m the a fashionable gathefitig a new Girls' Friendlv Society lodge m Church Walks, Llandudno, wMch has been acquired by the committee. at a cost of E16,0001 in place of a smaller and less favourably situated building. After a short S1(SvrdUC^ the bishop, his lord^ rise o^Thi^ !r^S' in whlch he said the rise o, this society was om> of the remark Jble features of her Majesty', reigL £ varS ag? by a lady n UarwicLshire, it has now 100,000 mem- bers, and branches all over the world. He sincerely hoped the new lodge would be well supported, and would be a blessing to all who came under its roof.—Lady Frances Legge gave an address, and the Hon. Mrs Mostyoi read a report showing that the branch m Llandudno had mad! excellent progress in the last three years, and is now in a sound financial position. Afterwards an entertainment was given by Mr Vincent Walker, assisted by Trinity Chu rch. choir and the organist, Mr C. T. Dee.