The North Wales Express

The Aher Bridge. DISCUSSION IN THE COUNCIL. On Tuesday nigui., at a meeting of the Cunarvon Town Council, the Mayor (Mr th't i'liani.s) presiding, it was reported ferfrl Wawn (engineer of the attended a meeting of the Ferry Dimittee, and pointed out the necessity • J^P^cing some light iron work of the 8^ removed by the committco to facili- the working of the turnstiles. Chairman of the Committee (Mr J. Ce' j **0 said that he had that day re- iVed the following from the Surveyor to the Harbour Trust:—"The Surveyor having parted; that the Corporation, had made lirvT111 s^ructural alterations in the Aber 1 ge contrary to the provision of section tha^- arliament, it was resolved the attention of the Corporation be to the fact, and requesting their im- *tta^€Ut'on to the matter, which, i e opinion of the engineer of the luge, appeared to be urgent; that the rporation be also informed that a small k»c,Pln,Tv!ee had been elected by the Har- ur Trust to act in conjunction with the Corporation for the con- of matters of urgency if desired." tw^berts wen^ on to say that the only the rr 1U^S which required the approval of ai"kour Trust were the character and ° the bridge, and to say that the must of any small part of the bridge the '3e done without the approval of u«v rasttt:s "«":>* absurd. The Council submitted. their plans to the Trus- when they let the contract. Ttefti a- rr^ sa'c' that the wording of tha U 1011 from the Harbour Trust placed Own engineer in a very anomalous po- \it J1" He failed to understand1 why -ur n should take advantage of his posi- fr- as a member of the Trust to creato between two bodies, and he (Dr. mswi w°uld like to know whether he had «jade representations to the Ferry Com- £ 1 u Wlth re-ard to the matter. (A m er: \es.) And further, whether the ^presentation had been considered, and tfl him?'' Whetlier a replj' llad been given The Mayor: The matter was introduced ¡ j, **e meeting of the Harbour Trust by Surveyor to tli* Trustees. Of c6urse, \J Wawn did say something about it. (A Member; And who told the Surveyor?) Mr G Owen; I move that the Joint Committee from the Council and the Hai- oour 1 rust should meet to consider the matter. Tie Mayor: Would it not be better to 'erer it back to the Ferry Committee in We? t0 ku&w wIlat P0WL'rs tlle Trustees Pritchard Mr Wawn said at the eetmg of the Harbour Trust that the «atter was one of urgency. There was a ^committee appointed to meet Mr ou the 2(>th January, 1 do not know what beeamc of that; feting. ^av^es: I move that the matter erred back to the Ferry Committee. AIr J. Fletcher seconded. I Parry thought the inhabitants ought I the W t^ie Ferry Committee had +i lriatter under consideration, and that ^.e3r had not seen the danger which Mr J jjw5*?1 sP°ke of. He (Dr. Parry) should fer ^ear from the Chairman of the J g Committee whether there was ur- or not, so as to satisfy the public i'Uter COmm^^ee was booking after their Mr J. T. Roberts: What has happened of +i? kar iron which formed part the bridge was removed after it had en inspected by two gentlemen who are ffiibers of the committee, and who are ( actical engineers. These two ge-ntlemen on the bridge, and Mr Wawn was in- J to attend on that occasion. True it stated that part of the bridge was interfered with nor was anything said ccr*° pr0;ssing business. Mr Wawn did not t.m.e there, and he wrote to say "at he did not see that his v esence was necessary, but if it really tlfS ^a^ be would attend. He never came ttia+f' 411(1 11 was then thllt tvv0 or threC ers were decided with regard to the Sc then Mr Wawn comes on the and finds that a stay, which is de- ^fe&edi to relieve a portion of the strain on th .^rder and distribute it over some of i,rOUwoi^: a^ove) had been removed, th t • wrc'te me a letter. I wrote to say Was very much to be regretted that not seen fit to attend, and he re- *a ^at be did not know that this work a be discussed at Jill. Then Mr Wawn to have taken a serious view of the and wrote another letter to me, •tte' my suggestion, he attended a meet- ^rry Committee to explain the tjjat matter. Notwithstanding the fact there have been very severe gales since jf no harm was done to the bridge, and ything would have caused it to collapse that S Winds wo,lId- But, Mr Wawn at ktan ]C°m*ttl'e mepting gave us to under- j bridge was in dantrer, and }je^ °ollapse at any moment. Whether | ii riSbt or not, I do not know, but more +i0Ut d<'ference to ilr Wawn's ^bat th anything else it was decided tjer e Kub-committee should meet in or- antl overcome the difficulty. One eonli r co,df' not attend, and another ter Sj?4—voic-? "Get up;' and laugh- ouiy. Surveyor and myself were the in +i W° meet Mr Wawn at nine o'clock piCln? horning. Mr Hall suggested a com- Ther.e > and the work is going to be done. I ^Vaw-n 1S 110 (lupstion about it; but Mr ly, ^t ought to be done immediate- ■there should be so much hurry I uith r,ow*- The work is to be proceeded 1 jjF" .Vil'nL w" i-' <■ i!i,' •••r.«»rnittee to- gether. I am rather surprised that Mr I Wawn resorted to conduct whdl I con- t sider was not very fair and above board in I order to force the committee to act upon his suggestion. Wc havshown every dis- position to inoet Mr awn ant! to carr out anv suggestion lie might make. It is hitting rather below the belt to po to the Harbour Trust to set the TllhtppS in motion against us. I do not think that there is such importance attached to the removal of the bar. I never said so before, but I do say now, and it is the view of the committee. But in deference to Mr Wawn's opinion we are going to do what is right. Mr R. Newton: Mr Roberts has ex- plained very fully what took place with re- gard to the alterations. The whole matter lies in a nutshell. Mr Wawn did not want the turnstiles on the bridge, and we had to make some alterations to get them to work. The removal of the bar in ques- tion does not, in my opinion, endanger the bridge it might make it a little weaker. But the bridge will not collapse, and if its safety depended on the small piece of iron that we took away the sooner it was broken up the better (laughter). In deference to Mr Wawn we are going to replace in an- ether position the stays that we cut. The motion to refer the matter to tho Ferry Committee was passed.

Bangor School Board. j The following Government Report on the work of the Bangor Pupil TJbachers' Centrn Classes, for the year ending October last, has just been received: "The room is suitable and adequately furnished. Teachers and scholars are thoroughly in earnest and appear to be at one in the determination to make the school a com- plete success. The lessons are carefully I prepared, and delivered in a manner evinc- ing the utmost solicitude that they should be well understood and thoroughly ap- preciated by the scholars. The syste- matic and conscientious wcrk of the head teacher and his staff merits unstinted praise. The scholars likewise ar- well con- ducted, diligent, and minions to make tho best use of the opportunity afforded them for acquiring sound instruction/' By establishing and maintaining this school the Board may rest assured that they are thereby discharging their duties and obligations' to the teachers in their employ in the most efficient and satis- ) factory manner possible." The report reflects the greatest credit on the late head master, Mr T. E. Jones, B.A., cnd his assistants and the School Board is to be very much commended for I providing, by means of these classes, the facilities for tho efficient instruction of their pupil teachers, upon whom in the future will fall the care and instruction of the children of the district.

The Finest Statue of the Qaeel. It may not be generally known that the finest statue of the Queen, at any rate in this country, is to be seen in the Prince's Chamber at the House of Lords, an apaitment which is likely to be a centre of much interest in the event of the King opening Parliament in per- son on the fourteenth of next month. The work in question is from the chisel of John Gibson, a pupil of Canova. and Thorwaldsen, and was executed at the request of the Fine Arts Commission, of which the late Prince Consort was chairman. Her late Majesty is represented seated on her throne with figures of "Clemencv" and "Justice" on either side. The sculptor, who has bepn said to be second only, if not equal, to Flaxman himself, came 1 to England in 1850 to secure his. model, and within five year* had completed what he has always described as his magnum opus. always described as his magnum opus. As some of our readers will know, John Glb- son was the son of a Welsh market gardener, and was bora near Conway in 1790. Most of his life was spent in Rome, where he died in 1866. In 1833 he was elected an associate and in 1836 a member of the Royal Academy.

J Lleyn District Council. A meeting of the Council was held on Wed- nesday. Mr Griffith Jones (chairman) presid- inff.-—A vote was passed congratulating King Edward VII. on his accession to the throne.— I The Road Surveyor wanted instructions as to enclosing the Brynyraur footpath. Who was to bear the expenses? The Judge in his order J had said that the road was to be enclosed. It was stated that Nevin Parish Council thougnt that it was the District Council who were to pay the expenses. Mrs Williams, who had fought the Council as to her rights to the footpath, had expressed her intention to go to prison rather than forego any further rights she claimed.—The matter was adjourned, in order that the contents of the agreement might be known.—Superintendent Jones ex- plained to the Council that the Llanbedrog Granite Company had e.ected a larger build- I ing for the storage of dynamite, and wanted a j licence. Mr Jones advised the Council to ] grant the licence. Agreed.—A loiig discussion took place on the report of a, committee who had enquired into the rights of the Council to get gravel from the Perilled) Quarry. The Parish Council had carted gravel from the i place., and part of the quarry had become dangerous to animals. The County Council got stones from the same place for road pur- poses. The tenant objected to this Council getting gravel for repairing the roads in the district, because the boundary had not been defined. Mr Hughes Parrv proposed that the matter be adjourned for further enquirv, and it was passed.—The Llaniestyn Parish Council threatened to take legal proceedings against this Council unless the roads were repaired. j)r Flaser advised the Council to establish an isolation hospital in the district, in case small-pox should break out.. A committee, consisting of the Chairman, Messrs W R Da- vies, Nevin: J. T. Jones, and 1. E. Griffith, ,Itc were appointed delegate., to meet ^Prjenta- tives from other Councils to discuss tla. m-'thr —Mr H. Roberts, the Kanitr.ry Officer, reported that he was receiving anonymous letters, making certain charges against some of the councillors. Mr Hugh Williams. Irefor pro- posed that the letters be burnt, and it was i^—Mr T. E. Griffith drew attention to the claim of tbr> County Council for the lure of the steam roller in connection with Pe'.cae- newvdd road, which wal: to be proclaimed a comitv road. The Council said that they had paid all the expenses agreed upon.

CADBURYS COCOA, on the testimony of the "Lancet," "represents the standard of highest purity." It is entirely free from ifll foreign substances, such as kola, malt, hop, &c" nor is alkali u-cd to darken the colour (and so deceive the eye). DrAn- drew Wilson, in a recent article in tho Il- lustrated London News," writes: "Cocoa is in itself a perfect food, moires no ndditional drugs whatever. CADBI.Rx COCOA is absolutely pure, and should be taken bv old and yonne. at all times and in all seasons; for Children it is an ideal beverage, promoting healthy growth and development in a. remarkable degree. In- sist on having CADBFRY'S as+ other Cocoas are often substituted for the sake sist. on having CADBFRY'S as other Cocoas are often substituted for the sake of extra profit. Sold only in Packets and nrc. So Simple! So Successful! is the verdict of those who use Brown & Poison's Paisley Flour when baking at home. SIMPLE, because it only re- quires to be mixed one part with 6 to 8 parts of ordinary flour, and does away with the delay of yeast aad the uncertainty of baking 0 powders. SUCCESSFUL, because the cakes, scones and other little dainties made with it, are very light and digestible, and always free from soda-lumps. Brown & Poison's Paisley Flour (vea beginners Set Good Results. 9 wwwwwv l———————

North Wales Licensed Tletnallers. The annual meeting of the Carnarvonshire, Anglesey, and Merionethshire Licensed Vic- tuallers' Association was held at Ilangor on Thursday, Mr J. L. Mavger presiding. The Chairman referred to the great loss the country had sustained by the death of their be- loved Queen. Among all her late Majesty's subjects none were more loyal than licensed victuallers, and he was sure he was voicing the feeling of all present in asking the secretary to record upon their minutes an expression of the deep sorrow and regret of that association at the death of the Queen, and also of sympathy and condolence with his Majesty the King and the members of the Royal Family. Secoriaed by Mr Lewis, this proposition was cairied un- animously. Mr Tom Harwood, the secretary, presented his annual report and statement of accounts for 1900. He stated that the association was m a flourishing condition. The surplus had again increased, leaving them with an excess of assets over liabilities at the end of tlie veav of £ 217, a,s against £ 185 at the end of 1899. The numerical strength was about the ww as last year. but he hoped that during 1901 a number of new names would be handed m for the membership was nothing to what it should be. considering the large gr.-rd covered. During the year the committee had not relaxed its efforts in watching the inters.* of the trade; neither had the protection cf members been neglected. Several disorderlv behaviour, refusing to quit, < been token up by the society, and convict iocs had been secured.. p The Chairman now nominated Mr I«. l*e..ry, of Beaumaris, for the presidency .or the pre- sent vear. Mr Gregson seconded, and M- U Jones and Mr Churchill supported tho motion, which was unanimously carried. On the motion of Mr Churchill a vote of thanks was passed to Mr Ma.y.u I k his services as president during the px^t tweh c montl" Mr It. G. Thomas (Mer-ai Bridge was unanimously elected and Mr Harwood was reappointed seutc.ij, wit.i an expression of thanks for his past sei v ices.

Commission on the Sale of a Welsh Hotel. In the King Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, London, on Monday, the case of Owen v Roberts came before Justices \V ills aid Channell, sitting as a Dividual Court on appeal from a decision of Deputy-Judp^ Ru .g Sting at Carnarvon m favour of the plamt.1T, to whom he awarded i/bU. r \rr c t? Mf. Montgomery (instructed by A^r. b. K. Dew Bangor), appeared for the deiendant, l support of the appeal, and said the action w.s sloli brought to recover £ 95 commission and ex- penses on the sale of the Dmorben Arms Hotel Amlwch, North Wales, and the stock of o,n adThe:plaint™ Mr. W. H. Owen, was an auc- tioneer and valuer, carrying on business at Carnarvon, and the defendants, Miss Ann Roberts and Mrs. Thomas, were sisters, and were the occupiers of the hotel in quest: o The facts were that m May, 1898, tnc plaintift and defendants entered into an agreement for the sale of the hotel, the plaintiff to have a com- mission of 5 per cent, on the proceeds of the oale which included the stock-in-trade ci the hotel and the stock upon the farm Ihc judge found for the nlaintiff for a sum of £ 60, which was 5 per cent. on a valuation of the property made by an estate agent named Dew; but the plaintiff had claimed upon the amount of il.UL offered by a person named Webster of the Snowdon Ranker Hotel. Counsel said tha. when the case went into court the cefc-noants were under the impression that the plaintiff had not introduced Webster, but that be had been introduced by a M". Harwood, but it became clear bv the evidence adduced on the t- < Harwood had got his information from Web- ster, but that really did not matter and the contention of the defendants was that there was nothing whatever cue to the plaintiff because, as a fact, there had been no sale; and in the second place, the defendants' contention was that even if-there had been no sale, the plain- tiff was not entitled to recover owing to his having made all agreement for granting a secret commission to a confidential adviser of tho defendants, a Mr. Hughe* What was done was this, Hughes and the defendant entered into an arrangement by which 5 per cent, com- mission was to be charged to the defendants, and the commission was to be divided botween the plaintiff and Hughes. Webster having made an offer for the hotel, which was accepted bv the defendants, afterwards begged to be let off on the ground that he had no mcnev of his own-all the money belonging to his wife, who refused to advance him any to complete the contract. The defendants having satisfied themselves that this was true, agreed to cancel the agreement, and no sale took place. He submitted that on both grounds the judgment was wrong, and ought to be set aside. Mr. Brvn Roberts, who appeared in support of the decision, instructed by Mr. T. \V. Hem wood, Carnarvon, said the question oi secret commission was a mere afterthought of the de- fendants when they found that W nb'ter had really been introduced by the pla:ntitt. iud-e held that so soon as the offer of Wenster had been accepted the commission was earnec, and that even if the commission had not been earned the amount which the judge cakulated on the valuation had been earned. The so- called secret commission was not a sccret com- mission at all, but a sum ngreea y -j tiff, after the commission had been • be paid bv plaintiff to Hughes £ rJ»°rk done in makinir out *n inventory and showing people ever the hotel and farm. Their lorf.l.i™ heWI th.t '5e't<!ndP,„ts tion of confidential ad^" coukl not stand, held by Hughes the entered for the and ordered indgment to defendants, with costs. .,y-

Carnarvon School Board. j THE TEACHERS AND THEIR SALARY. t A meeting of tlte Board was hdJ en Monday night, the Rey O. Williams (vice- chairman) presiding. Tho other members present were tho Rev? D. Hugluv, M.A.. md Father Jones, Messrs R. O. Robert-. nd D. T. Edwards; and Mr J. H. Hum s (clerk).

MANUAL INSTRUCTION. Mr Morris Williams (assistant master md manual instructor) reported that no I ewer than GO boys from the upper division jf the school had been taught in the 2.00V. uibject during last year. Mr Taylor (in- spector in drawing and manual instruction) naid a visit to the school last month, an 1 xpressed his satisfaction at the progress made. This additional subject, apart from he training of the hand and eye, seemed o train the scholars in habits of regularity, exactness, cSer.nliness, and neatness in the several other subjects taught in the school. ART CLASSES. Mr Williams also reported that 15 teach- ers from the Board Schools attended the art classes. Some prepared for the work set at the Queen's Scholarship Examination, while others prepared for the annual draw- ing certificate. SUCCESS. Mr T. Jones (headmaster of Lhe boys' school) reported that the first prize offered by the Singer Machine Company to pupil* of oflementary schools in Carnarvon and district for the best handwriting bad been gained by Willie Hughes, from the Board Schcol. ASSISTANT TEACHERS: APPLICATION FOR INCREASE OF SALARY. Mr T. Jones, in his report, state:! that it gave him great pleasure in bearing testi- mony to the efficient work done by all the certificated css'istants during the first year of their service. The respective classes, though large and almost unwieldy, were well handled, so that the discipline had generally improved. He regretted, however, that dissatisfaction prevailed as regsrrled the salary (as per scale) to be paid to them after the first year of service. All the leJding School Boards in Wales incrersed the salary annually (if satisfaction was given), but at Carnarvon no 'increase was given until the third year of service. He respectfully sug- gested that the scale for male assistants be revised in such a way as to give them -,n annual increase up to a certain maximum. This would certainly tend to encourage them more .in the execution of their arduous duties.-Tho Clerk rerd. a. formal applica- tion, signed by each of the male and female certificated teacherrs, for an increase of salary. A Tule of payment by other Board- accompanied the application. The appli- cants stated that thev understood from the advertisement that the salary, which was to staTt at ESO, would be increased by £ 5 an- nunlly until it reached £100, as was the rule elsewhere, but they were disappointed to find that the actual prospects fell short of expectation. The Clerk pointed out that the statement of the teachers was not quits correct. The advertisement read,—"Cer- tificated assistant teachers wanted; saflarv to start at JMO, rising to JE100 as per scale, copy of which may be had on application." Applicants were invited to send for a copy of the said scale, which would have shown that the increase of E5 was to be granted every two years.—On Hie motion of Mr R. 0. Roberts, it was resolvecl to defer the con- sideration of the matter, the Clerk in the meantime to ascertain the scale of salaries in other School Board districts in North Wales. ATTENDANCE OFFICER'S REPORT. ) The Attendance Officer ^rir Sail) re- ported as follows:—Number on the books last month, 1800; corresponding month last year, 1791; average attendance, 1332; bst year. 1286; percentage, 74; last year, 72. The attendance during the month had been fe.,ir. He pointed out that a large propor- tion of the children on the books only s t- tended six or seven times a week, and until this was remedied there could not be a very marked improvement.—Questioned as to the falling off in the attendance of the infants, Mr Ball said the decrease was amongst children under five years of age, over whom he had no control. Work as hard as he would he could not get the per- centage over 76 or 77. PUPIL .TEACHERS. It was reported that in the examination recently held two failed and three passed. MISCELLANEOUS. A letter was read from Miss Hughes, one of the certificated assistants) at the Girls' schcol, asking for leave of absence from 31st March until after the degree examination at, the Bangor University College. —Mr R. O. Roberts thought they ought to encourage Miss Hughes, and moved that the applica- tion "be granted.—Father Jones seeorded. and it was agreed to.—A letter was read from the Bon.rd of Education stating that th<- proposed bv-laws were satisfactory, and were provisionally approved of.—It was re- solved that the necessary advertisement be inserted in the newspapers.—The Chair- man (Mr W. G. Thomas) was appointed to represent the Board at a special meeting of the Association of School Boards to be held in London on theToth inst., to con- sider the position of Sehool Boards in rela- tion to the whole question of hieher elemen- tarv education, and also to the giving of science and art instruction in day and even- ing schools.

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An Anglesey Officer in South I Africa. We cull the following from the "Cape Times," January 14th :—"Three squadm: of the regiment left for the front on Stndav I afternoon. The majority of the members of I these squadrons are men who have been through the present vror. and are experience;! and fit for the work before them. They are well disciplined, and presented ;m appearance equal to regulars in the smart manner in which ] they went through their evolutions at a J parade held by the commanding officer. M;i jnr I Owen Thomas, who took the opportunity of I appointing the non-commissioned officers" an I of whom were appointed from the ranks. It t is worthy of note thaf- Major Owen Ti nm.v: I has made it a rule to select his non-co-miii- I sioned officers from the ranks, the sc-'ectio.T I being strictly accorded to individv.:d me-it and ( previous service record. The men were v.vli I pleased to move forward up-country, and dr- I lighted at the prospect of beine on active ser- { vice. As the train moved off they vented their t enthusiasm with continued hearty cheering ? for their justly popular commanding osT'xvr" Recruiting for this regiment is still actively proceeding, and during the coming week fv-r- ,td- r., ther squadrons will be despatched. Those who are desirous of getting away early to the fi 0.1: will find an opportunity in this resrimert. Major Owen Thomas will remain in town a short time longer, in order to bring un the strength of the regiment to 1000 men. Thi* will be shortly accomplis hed. as there are a number of men on their way out. and it is ex- pected that locally the response will continue n: active and hearty as heretofore." In the "Cape Argus." for January 12th. there is ci account of a complimentary conceit given undet the auspices of the Cambrian Societr and t (" Welsh community at Cape Town, to the ofiker:- and men of the recentlv formed Prince of Wales' Light Horse. "The hall," the report states, "was crowded, and the utmost en- thusiasm was displayed. Appropriate rrottoe- in Welsh adorned the walls. The progrnTume was a long one. comprising over twenty iteruf. some of which wero rendered in the lan(rua<re of Wales. thiring the interval Mr T. R. Price expressed to Major Thomas and the officers and men of the corps the satisfaction felt at so many being present 1 at the concert, and offered them a hearty welcome and good wishes on the occasion of their depaitvre for the front. The Prince of Wales had doro a high honour to Major Owen Thomas in giving him permission to call the force, by the name it had, and all Welsh people entertained ad- miration of the readiness of the Major ami his men to place themselves at the service of the Queen. Most of the men of <he corps- were Welshmen, and could be fully lelicd uvo" t^ do their duty. Thev would watch their carer. with pride and satisfaction, and he felt 8tn" that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wn'es. i, t giving his name to the regiment, would take a constant personal interest in its welfare (ap- plause). Major Owen Thomas, in replyiri'. said that it was not necessaiy for them make a reputation for Wales for p:albr.t. T; already had that, but they hnd to in .hold th; gallantrv. and he hoped that the Princf of Wales' Light Horse would not give reason fo< disappointment (cheers)."

Colonel Luard. oit behalf of the Loral (h v- ernment Board, held an inquiry at Llandudno (,-■ Thursrla.v into an application by the Pi ban District Council for power to borrow District Council for power to borrow £] F.CO for purposes of electric lighting. No opposition was offered.

I N.S.P.G.C. Anglesey and Carl-) narvonsbire Branch. j During the quarter ended 31st December, I 1DGQ. the Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Branch of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (Local Office, 5, Market Street, Carnarvon), inquired into 56 complaints of whi<h 53 cases were found to be true, and afYected the welfare of 187 children. There were 91 offenders. Action was taken as fol- Jo-ç;-s \V firnin:rs were given in 45 cases 1 case was dealt with by transfer, &c., and 7 cases were found to be of such a gross nature as to ncc-ssitate prosecution. Six months of impris- onment with hard labour, was imposed The Society's Inspector made 246 visits of super- imcc 19 of tne children were known to be nmired. (Jas-.ications —Neglect and Starra- a°ault 2 trCatmcnt and assault, 1; Indecent R. D. ROBERTS, Local Hon. Sec.

The Ceniasn" for January: I The "Geninen" for January is as full of vigour as of yore. The subjects range from a cnt^ism on tne past century by the Rev David r;r-th to hfe in the country bv Howel Wclsh Wesleyan Methodism bv Gwyllt y Mvnydd' to a pi^ for the union Q'f tne sects by Min y Mor," and from a learned disquisition on. the Christian Church by Pro- fessor Re-s, of Brecon, to a glowing descrip- tion of the Vale of TeiS by the Rev StanVv Jones. Ben Davies, the bard, contributes meditations on m-o stanzas on flowers, and Professor Ellis Edwards, of Bala, a svnopais of his interesting lecture on the music -f nature. In defence of himself and the quarrrmen the Rz-v W. Ryle Davies answers some "Penv- gohvg" with might and main, and this an onymous hero will henceforth, if he be wise keep "his head out of sight" completelv A most sprightly article is Watcyn Wvn*'s the alliterative Welsh metres, and '• \r' ? fvl's" letters from the shades are written ■„ V charming pellucid style. These so-called letted are m reality bnlliant criticisms on ♦ Love Poems so highly euWised T*«>- at the National Eisteddfod tT SS S or'TbinrSndedeXb^SiVel^F° i the other. "pjl^ f ard°nr °f lefnevs in r< r j written these Carnarvon^ +J,Cardigan ,dialec^instead of the d-idf -l' i a~<in;atic assumption of Ar- fe^f T^0lf T'M have beeD per- ^W ^rird;e contri^tions are like Mar- g..et s wedcing ju sents in "Enoc Huws"—too j FeWry.t0 Wales," for Februar..

SPECIAL TO \LT. CYCLIST^-The oues- tion of food in who-hng is very often a puzzle on long journeys. The heavy meal involve a long spell of waiHrg to glVe it a chance o< digesting, and without this the meal is un- wholesome. some+:mes dangerous HOR UCK'S MALTKD MILK 8>rffl soK-J X problem. Tt can be had in the form of com- pressed tablets, when a dav's food will go v.to a satchel or po ket. It'can be had also in powder form, and then with the addition of i V *e'fr''shing and invieoiat^ng dijnk T-iiven h-;t before retiring it is in- vaiua.Me a-ter a day's faticrue. Both kinds are sold by chemists at Is 6d. 2s 6d. Wt will send a free sample of both on application to ..orhf-k and Co., 34. Farruigdon'road. Lon- don. E.C. ■*————

Penrhyodeodraeth Board of Guardians TUESDAY.—Mr Owen Jones in the ciuir. THE HOUSE. — An imbecile inmate had sscaped from the House, and had been found it Prenteg.—Mrs Morgans, having been re- formed of the number of male vagraiits in %i*e House, said that work should be provided far them.—The Chairman agreed.—The wanted the Board to advise him what to do m the case of a female pauper who lied in tJJe House. She came into the institution wt& £ 5 on her person, and expressed the wish that the monev should be used to burv her lI.t Garn. Mrs Morgans wanted the pauper's wish to b* carried out, but the Chairman showed that ifc could not be done. It would establish a pre- cedent. He was prepared to contribute to- wards the expenses of the funeral, and no doubt other Guardians would do the same. CONDOLENCE WITH THE ROYAL FAMILY.-A vote of srvmpathv with the Royal Family was passed, on tlie motion of the Cha irman. seconded bv Mrs Morgans. VACCINATION FEES.—The Clerk had written to the Local Government Board iN support of the appeal of Dr G. J. Roberts, for the payment of JE53 due as vaccination arreafK to Dr Roberts. I,, seems that the bills for the vaccination had not been sent in within the statutory period.—The London Board re- plied that if the Guardians paléj the money the District Auditor might surcharge tbenv- The Guardians, however, might, in that event. appeal to the Local Government Board to allow the payment.—It was resolved to pay the amount. — The Chairman expressed the hope that Dr Roberts would in future stud in his accounts in due time. and therein prevent lOllS to himself and trouble to the Board. COUNTY RATE IN ARREARS Mr Bod vel Roberts, on behalf of the Carnarvonshire County Council, threatened to i^ue process against the Board unless the arrears of the rounty rate was paid.—The Clerk said that I- eheque had been sent.—The CI. tI: najned tb; parishes in ajreai- with the pnynwTlt of CAIL- --The Chairman said that they had only £ 2f0 in the bank.—The Clerk would writ*; to t, parishes in arrear. THANKS.-—Mrs Jones. Ynysfor, wnte to thank the Board for their kind expression of sympathy with her and family in their be- reavement. FINANCIAL.—It was resolved to advetwe for provitdons in the "Genedl Gyinreig" and other papers.—Burial fees ha i been unde the consideration of the committee. A" shere was now a new Burial Act, the committee re- commended that the fees should be cons dered bv the District Council. DIETARY TABLE.—The Clerk re. d the report on the dietary table, as eou«lde ed by Dr J. R. Jones and the committee, and a new copv was ordered to be made d the a nended table for consideration at the next me* ting of the committee. CENTRAL POOR LAW CONFEIENCE. —Mrs Morgans proposed th,u the C iairman sliould represent the Board at the alx ve con- ference, Mr Richards seconded., an it was passed.

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