The North Wales Express

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HOLYHEAD COUNTY SCHOOL. A GENEROUS OFFER. A meeting of the Local Governors of the above school was held at the Board-room, Park Schools, on Friday afternoon, Mr W. R. Jones, J.P. (vice-chairman) presiding over an attendance wHich included Dr Ed- wards, J.P.. Mr Wm. Owen, Mre Michael, Mn, Holl, Mrt; Eliae, Mr Thomas Williams, Mr R. Pugh Jonee, M.A. (Headmaster), and Mr T. R. Evar.-s tC'ierk).—The Headmaster said he wished to draw attention to the ;,1- come of the flc-hool. From the reports of the Central Welsh Board, he found thehe was practically the only school in North Wales which wae not in receipt of grant from the Board of Education. The grant averaged from £ 180 to £ 200 every year, and thev were in need of it; it would mater ally help them. But before the grant could be gained some kind of manual work must be introduced into the school, o id he thought it was now time for the governors to take the matter into their consideration. The initial outlay would be for tools, comprising saws and chisels. &c., for wood-carvinc. &c. These would cost from £ 80 to £ 100, but the governors would be repaid this sum by the nrbt year's grant. The school was already provided with a convenient room for this branch of instruction. Ihe Headmaster was asked to bring the matter before the next meeting.—The Headmaster complained of the inconvefRence he experienced through scholars leaving the school without giving him notice. It was difficult to classify, when it wac, not known who wae coming bock and who was not. In some cases books had been taken away, and not returned. — The Governors thought it was very desirable that parents should give notice to the bead- master, of their intention to withdraw their children, and on the motion of Mrs "Hall, seconded by Dr Edwards, it wae r e ived that parents should be required to give half a term's notice to leave to the headmaster, and that this rule be strictly enforced.— The following letter was read :— "Penrhos, Holyhead, April 26lh.—Dear Sir,—Please inform the committee of the Holyhead Intermediate School that I pro- pose thi6 summer to give two bursaries of £10 eaen for one year to a dseerving boy And gtrl, who will be over 16 CD ttka ro-open- ing of the school rfi.-er the eumnksr holidays- My wish is that these scholarshi ps or bttr- sar.es Rhouki ba given to scholars whoeA parente cannot be expected to keep the beyo-id the age of 16 on aeeotmt of < I therefore prcp:i*e a limit of i come of £ 100 a year and ceoept to di qualify. In the case of far mere, "1 ihinfr rent of £ 120 a year mev be takes ae maximum. In the ease of ehopk.eoepe:-e, the hedames-W and committee wiD haw to use their own judgment, fltibjecl. to the88 hmits. I w.bh the bin sari eg to be awarded on the reyommendationa of the iKsdmtaeter: onhis tJpinion of the meatalabil.ty &nd in- t dustry of the scholar. I told the h-admaster of my inteution when I wee here lately po tbftt the notification might be made in doe time, but I "w:sh now 1ft commnxucfttA officially with the committee oi Governors, t,o that they may take the aeoeeaary steps id aon<^ert with the' h,¡-.a.:imasiar.-YouJlt' falthfuily. STANLEY OF ALDERLEY- p.c,I th;Jk th-e piynients ehould nisde terminally t3 at the comment the firs: two terms, £4 for the.. The k in-d offer of his lo*dt in the letter tos gratefully r accepted. On the motion of Jones, a vote of sympathy w.e nr* Mr O. B-oberts, Park School, in his

DR HORTON'S CONVEJlTIOttt REVIVAL NEEDED IN EKGLANP. The second of Dr Horton's Free Church I Coin entions was opened at Llaudriodod W dls on Monday, when delegates were pra- I sp;)t from all parts of WaieH. On the pre* viuus Sunday evening the Hev Thomas Lavjf secretarj of the National Couucii, preached on "The Fatherhood of God" to a crowded- congregation. The Rev Bilae Hocking also took part in the service. On Monday evening a reception was giron at the Albert Hall by Mr Ikiv.ard Jeakiss, president of the Central Wales Federation. Address of welcome wero gives by Mr Jenkins, the Rev G. Jones. of the Locai Council, and Mr John Lew id, chairman of the iirlan District Council. The latter body also presented an address. Dr Horton, in reply, delivered a charM. teristic address. He said they had coma thierc to. enter into communion with G&d by entering into eommunion with cne another. A great UCR of the blessing of the Conven- tion would depend on thie. He hoped that a great deal of light would be shed on many questions, and that they would make progress in spiritual knowledge, but their thought in coming together was not to gather kwm- ]edge --h a.s spiritual grace a»d IP* They had come from England 10 Wales with, grt-at and eager expectations. They had come to think lately that the hills from which Ration cume were the hill. ot Cambria, an* that the hill of Calvary which po moved their hearts ws symbolised by the mountains cf 1 Ka s' hoped the gracious spirit abroad in Wales would be with them in that Convention and that by the grace of God it v.ou,d g ntly flow over the lowlands of Eng- land and reach those districts where the rub. ITZ T.Veltiom be heML Ha. Tr, ,ia th,iy would carry away frcna an n.,< o<] a sense of the ceiastial mona- tains .«». o the width of the infinite heavens, an t ia the blue sky of the Divine love would be over them throughout thie Con- vention (applause). A programme of sacred music Was xeaderei b: local choirs.

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Troublesome Questions. (By A BANGOR CITIZEN}. On the morrow it would be a week to tho day Hetty put on the wig and gown. Miss Marian was thiitking of her, as she stood at the toilet table; and the question she had put recurred at the thought of her. "If our ministers." Hetty had said, "do not believe in the doctrine of the Atonement as the old preachers believed it, and they do be- lieve it in another way. why dont they preach it in that other way? I am seventeen, and I have not heard a sermon on the Atone- ment at Rehoboth. Taking down her hair, Miss Manan said to the woman's face she saw in the glass, "We are not so young as we used to be, and per- haps our sight is getting dimmer. But there are signs that young people of Hetty's age and education are growing up in this dear land of ours with nothing that takes the place of tbe 'pethau mawr' to lay hold of — the things of the deeper life, that are not of the schools or the colleges! These were I as the fresh air of Wales to our forefathers. They were known of all, felt of all, within reach of all. They were realities to all, and they kept the soul of the Welsh nation alive! They must be got back, else must Wales grow soul-less. In what form? That is tho question to be faced. Who will face it?" "True," she continued, nodding at the face in the glass, "there are alternatives. We can sleep; or occupy ourselves in making money; we can be cultivating our minds, or collecting stamps; we may engage in the fight over 'teaching religion' (one might as well talk of 'teaching education')-or be spent in the effort to transform ourselves into butterflies." Here she caught an amused look, tinged with reproach, on the other face, and turning away abruptly Miss Marian, alas, left Wales to decide for itself wherein its duty to itself lies. True to her word, Hetty came the next evening. "Aunty Marian, you would never guess what book I have been trying to read this week "One of the latest. I have no doubt, Hetty. Would it be by one of the Fowler sisters?" "It was the, Cyffes Ffydd there "Hetty, you make me jump Did you read it from beginning to end?" "Oh, no, I only dipped into it. You see, I wanted to find out something." "What was that?" "1 wanted to see what our ministers are supposed to believe." "Who told you where to look?" "I asked mother." "And did you find out?" "We'l, yes-Imrtly. But it is Welsh, you see, and it is written in long Welsh words. And in our Sunday School class the teacher makes everything plain with an English word. So we take no notice of the Welch one. But a curious thing struck me when reading, so that I almost forgot what I was looking for; it was something that reminded mo of a notice-board — 'Trespassing not allowed At least, I felt that all the bles- sings mentioned seemed to be reserved for somebody in particular, and that the people without a ticket, as it were, must stand aside It made me rather uncomfortable. I shouldn't like, you know, Aunty, that you, for instance, could go somewhere where I should not be allowed to follow, even after growing old and staid But it's all right, after all! "I'm glad of that, Hetty. How? "At the end there is a little note telling that though the notice about trespassers must not be rubbed out, we can pretend not to see it In fact, that there is no such thing as tres- passer, unless you like to make yourself one. This seems to be a very important matter, for we are told that it has been settled by a 'Cymanfa Gyffredinol.' If you think that Hetty could not possibly havo said this, it must bo conceded at once that the ordinary, thoughtless Hetty could not. But please rcme-mber that a Hetty, whose mind had been awake for a whole week to something besidt's herself, her play, and her lessons, was a totally different creature. To this cause, too, must be attributed her im- proved English. When she can also express herself w ellin her native tongue, vv^ll she not bo charming? "And now for my question, Aunty." "I have been -expecting it, Hetty; but do not feel prepared. Who C:D answer for another? I'll tell you, though, what I've bean doing onoe more—putting myself in the preacher's place, turning myeelf i ]to a minister to c," what it felt like." "What a nice iAea Did you preacli to Mary Jans?" "No; I didn't want- to preach; I simply wanted to feel. T had on," cont;nu.ed Miee Maria i gravely, "the whitest of my net t:ee. I thought it might help And this- rogue of a Hetty repi.ad, "You would want yards and yards and yards of white net, Aunty, to help you into the pulpit "I sat," 6:iid Miss Marian, "in my think- ing-chair. The first feeling I had was this --that it is a difficult matter to g 't myself to be hon,,mt with my other belf. But then, I had had that feeling before becoming a. prwaclier; so it didn't count. The next was that I was in honour bound to remember something,—a promise I had made. When I was ordained, I said I believed certain doctrines, in a certain way, and that I would preach nothing contrary to these. T In the wake of the I remembered that i had once read certain words written by a clergyman of the Church of Englan one whom I regard as a cultivated man, a gen- tleman, and a Christian; one, too, who is not afraid to look truth in the face when he fMMM it. These are his words"It may be doubted whether any one now reads our creeds in the same te in which they were drawn up. It is certain that we do not read our Bibles exactly in the sense in which our forefathers read them. Growth, evolution, change are inevitable in everything that is elire; and Christianity is alive." And at th's I, myeelf, was very glad, or th? promise didn't seem to mattei. But my other self at once interfered, telling me that I had no right to feel glad-that I was let- ting another man's conscience decide foi mfv what I should decide for myself. For a wlrile I was a little put out. Then I probed for the next feeling. mind went back to the old gm^'were remembered that^vor^ man} talent of wS T times past had drifted toward. Hint in these men iney # • looked for hwvl in «• cMgt*gOt,OM. tOO. Ths mors in_ fa *$ £ had rt6 down to them by tlw "ta-dau." The peole di6cu6-&ed them much aIDong6t were quarrymen in Nort.h Walt:s who might have STdMK.0 by their Welsh reading. But they were mow prone to idoliM rtaa 10 criticise their great preachers Coming back to myself I felt that a good deaf of this was altered, lou will remern- bS too that I told you the old preachers believed implicitly they were preaching God's truth, and could make us believe it too 1 When I recalled this my next feeling was one of depression. Ia^here anything, I «ked myself, about which I am so sure, 60 absolutely sure, that I can put it in plain wonle, lifce the old preaclwra pat the doc- trine of the atonement, and preach it with J authority, as God's truth ought to be preacheuY For a long while alter this my mind remained a blank. Then I realised that this was because I was keeping my other seit in the back-ground. I made room for it. "if you must parley with falsehoods to preach aoctriue," it said, "leave doctrine to abler minds than your owtf) Let those who can blend the old with the new, so as to eduy all, preach dogma. Few there are who can do it; but it is being done, even in Wales. As for you, bear in mind the Welsh sermon you heard not so very long ago. It was a simpLe discourse, based on one of Christ's parables. It was preached for all that even as Christ taught — with authority. True, its simplicity was that which could be achieved by an able man only. But you, in your degree, can do the like. Go to Christ's words, or His Apostles' teaching. Find there a mighty truuji that holds you. Having found one, you hold it. Cover it up as a pearl of great price. Yet leave pin-holes in your cover, too, for admission of fresh light if any should come, and for ventilation. Having the truth secure, go and preach it. Te) I vour hearers that there are many ways of looking at one truth, but that in one ser- mon you will give one view. This will pre- veut them from settling for a nap. Do this, and let it be a truth that can be seen work- ing in the world and its doings, a helpful truui for men and women on whom the stress of life makes constant demands, and you will not lack -for listeners even in this 'degenerate' age. More than this-Wales will not then lack for doers of the Word." It was a long speech, Hetty, for my other sd£. I don't usually listen to it so long. But it helped. Yet even after this my mind kept recurring to your question. So I then fetched a newspaper cutting I had put by, and read it over. You shall hear it. It is the reply of a minister of the Free Church to a man vulgarly inquisitive about the Atonement. I may be wrong, but I say "vulgarly inquisitive" advisedly. Something tells me that this question was not asked in the spirit that animated our Welsh quarrymen when they discussed it during their dinner hour. Their enquiry to put it no higher, was on an intellectual plane. This man asks, "To whom did Christ pay the price of our Redemption? He did not pay it to the devil, cr man, or God. To whom, then, was it paid?" And the minister answers — "I wish people would not think of the great, mystery of Redemption in such a cast-iron way. A study of the history of the doctrine of Atonement would surprise some of my questioners. Some of the fathers bcli-eved and taught that Christ paid a ransom to the devil for the whole human race. Later it became a ransom to God the Father. J10' treating us as rebellious subjects, regarded the world as a City of Destruction. Most of the theories that have been held concern- ing the great mystery of the Atonement have partaken of one or both of these views 1n some way or other. Now. no idea persists for ages unless there is some truth at the heart of it, and there is a truth in the idea of Christ's death as a Ransom, although no of Christ's death as a Ransom, although no theory can adequately explain it; in fact, no theorv of the Atonement holds the grouna to-dav. Men use vague phrase-s concerning it; preachers appeal to it, but no one attempts to explain it. Miss Marian laid the cutting d-own. "There is about as much again, which I feel I must read to you another time. Hetty; for to give half a. man's reply is an unfair t,hing to do-whether or not we understand it. ? And there was a twinkle in Miss Marian s eye.

THE REVOLT. Mr Havdn Jones, secretary to the Mer- ionethshire Education Committee, on Mon- day, accepted the position of Chairman of the Welsh National Education Campaign Committee. This complete th- list cf executive officers, thus ^President Mr Llovd George; Chairman of executive. Mr Haydn Jones; Treasurer, Mr S. N. Jones Abertillerv, Monmouthshire Secretary, Mr E. R. Davies, Carnarvon. A campaign Iiaul account, has been opened, and it is officially announced that subscriptions may be seutlo either the Treasurer or the Secretary, The e Merionethshire Emergency Committee, act- ing upon instructions from the ccniral organisation, is busily making arrangements for the iinr-diate establishment of emer- gency schools. FUTURE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. The first meeting of the Welsh National Campaign Committee appointed at the Bala Convention was held at Shrewsbury on Thursday. There was a large attendance, in- eluding representatives of all the elbh ligious bodies and the Welsfi Comity Coim- ciiH. Those present, included Messrs D. Lloyd George. M.P., Herbert Lewos, M.I., J. Herbert Roberts, M.P., Alderman. I J Hughes, Bridgend, chairman of National Executive; Alderman J. E- Io^ell, Wrexham; Alderman 1 utton Glamor Al,Wm<m S. M. Jones, Monmouth- shhe- Alderman W. G. Dodd chair- man of the Denbighshire Education Committee; Alderman Evans, Menon- 'ttee, \{r j) p. Williams, chairman of the Carnarvon Education Committee; Mr J. Morgan Jones, Cardiff; and the Rev John Davies, Pandy, representing the Calyimstic Methodists of Wales; Alderamn E. Thomas. Cardiff, and the Rev E. Edwards, represent- in the Welsh Baptists; the Rev J. 1 elix Corwen; Mr Beriah Evans, Carnarvon and the Rev T. E. Thomas, Coedpoeth, repre- senting the Welsh Congregationalists. It was unanimously resolved that Mr Llovd George, M.P., bo appointed c-ha:rman of the National Emergency Committee, and he accepted the position and took the chair. Alderman S. M. Jones, Abertillery (Mon.), was appointed hon. treasurer, and Mr E. Ü. Davies, Carnarvon, hon. secretary. The plan of campaign in Wales was con- sidered, and ultimately the following motion was carried untnimously :— "In conformity with the Bala decision that. as a first step in the national plan of com- paign, it bo an instruction to the County Emergency Committee of Merioneth to— "(a) At once arrange for the withdrawal from denominational schools of all children of Nonconformist parents who now attend them, and to take steps to provide on behalf and at the the expense of this National Com- mittee emergency schools for the instruction of such children in single school areas, so as to have the same opened not later than mid- Juno and that (subject to clause b) the Mer- ioneth Committee be fully authorised to en- gage and equip buildings and to provide teachers and school requisites for the pur- pese. "(b) That the County Emergency Com- mittee be asked to prepare and submit to the National Committee at its next meeting a complete estimate of the cost to provide, equip, and maintain the schools up to the end of the year." It was further resolved that, in the first in- stance, the appeal for funds be limited to the We!sh nation, and that the English or- ganisation of Free Churches be not asked to contribute. It was agreed, however, to re- ceive and welcome any individual donations from across the border. It was decided that a convention be held in each Welsh county, to be addressed by prominent speakers and arrangements were made for the effective organising of all the Welsh religious denominations, with the >iew- of a separate appeal being made to each in- dividual Nonconformist in Wales.

The Rev Rhvs J. Huws, Bethel, near Car- narvon, has accepted a call to be paai*r- of the-Betboesda, Congregational, Church. Mach. vnttefefe. MeHuwe i* a native of Aberfiof-an.

NEW SEA-WATER BATH AT I CARNARVON. J OPENING CEREMONY. In ideal weather, the new open-air sea "water swimming bath was formally opened, in the presence of a. large number of spectators, by the Mayor (Alderman D. T. Lake), who, together with members of the Town Council and officials, reached the place in procession, headed by the Naatllo Yale Silver Band. DESCRIPTION OF THE BATH. The bath measures internally 250 ft. by 95ft. Gin., and will contain at high tides about 800,000 gallons of water, ranging ia depth from 3ft. to 4ft. at inner part to 9ft. to 10ft. at outer part. Water will flow in through two 12in. pipes, fitted at inner end with flap valves, and set about 2ft. above beach level, and will discharge through a 12in. penstock valvo at ba.th bottom, and manipulated from a cast-iron pillar or capstan arrangement fixed above top water level. The wall of the bath is desigrit.,d to stand when empty a- w<ive pressure of one-fourth ton per super foot, in addition to the ordinary water pressure from without, and is constructed of concrete composed of four part-s approved gravel and shingle capable of pas-sing through a qin: screen, two parts coarse sharp sand, and one part Portland cement of 4001bs. minimum tensile strength, and 3.1 specific gravi^ff. which is periodically tested for the Corporation. The footings of the wall are lift, wide, and 4ft deep at centre, and proportionately diminished sliorcivards. The wall is 3ft. 6in. thick at top through- out, and surmounted with a 3ft. parapet wall 2ft. thick, finishing at 13.0 above ordnance datum, or about 4ft. above high water mark of ordinary spring tides. Bird-mouthed, or V-grooved, sheet piles. 7in. by 3in. by 9ft. d.H-p, have teen driven into the beach ai front of and along whole length of the bath for convenience in execu- tion and future protection. A caretaker's office and twenty bathing boxes a.re provided on a terrace at inner part of the bath. and space provided at -either side of same- for future extension and erection of hot and cold private bath?. Room for spectators is provided above the bathing boxes. The bath and buildings were constructed by Messrs Geo. Roberts and Bro.. Llan- dudno, at a total cost of £ 2690. for which a loan, repayable in 20 year*, has be"! obtained, and the" ork was commenced in August last. PRESENTATION TO THE MAYOR. Mr George Roberts, on behalf of the con- tractors, presented the Mayor with a gold key as a memento of the occasion. The I "Pr key bore the following -I sentecf to Alderman D. T. Lake (Mayor of Carnarvon), by Meenrs George Roberts and Brother, contractors, Llandudno. In acknowledging the presentation and declaring the bath open, the Mayor re- ferred to the criticisms sometimes passed upon the Corporation that they seldom car- ried out the schemes which they formulated. That remark was certainly not applicable to the bathe, which had been expeditiously constructed and reflected credit upon both the designer and the contractors (cheers). The solidity of the work, the conveniences provided, and the beautiful surroundings ought to prove n sufficient inducement for both townspeople and visitors. He main- tained also that, the ratepayers' interests had been fully considered. If the bath would "be a. failure the responsibility would rest with the townspeople. The Council had done their duty, and it was for the resi- dents to show their appreciation of what they had done and make the bath a paying concern ihear, hear). Councillor W. G. Thomas (ex-Mayor) eoid it gave him great pleasure to take part in the opening ceremony of so nm an undertak- ing Every Corporo-tion, he thought, should have a bcth of that, kind or of a, similar kind. He believed that that- bath was one of the beet in the whole country, and that there was not a bath in England or Wales better constructed. People who would come to the town to set* the Gaetle, and, perhaps, the National Museum, would always be glad to know that there wos a gocd bath in the town. Before concluding he said that it was his duty to thank Mr Lloyd Hughes, the owner of the land upon which the bath had been constructed, for his great kindness in gmnting them tsueh an excellent site. Mr Hughes had received him most kindly, and expressed (t desire to further the interests of the town in every way (cheers). SWIMMING EXHIBITION. The swimming exhibition by Professor Shepherd, tne attendant of the bath, was highly appreciated, and consisted of various exhibitions of remarkable skill and profi- ciency. Professor G re as ley, Leicester, also gave a remarkably fine exhibition of orna- mental swimming and high diveng. BOYS' SWIMiMISG COMPETITION. There were six competitors, and the first, prize was awarded to Meurig Jones, ;wd the second to E. Wilkinson. 'Selections were given by the Nanrlla Vale Silver Band during the pfternoon. AN EXAMPLE SET BY CARNARVON. Carnarvon isayi the "Manchester Guard- ian") has wt the. Welsh municipal authori- ties an excellent example in providing the fine sea-water baths which were opened there on Thursday. There appears to be some doubt whether the baths will be self-support- ing. That, however, is hardly the right point of view from which to consider the matter. The baths liavkj been provided, not t.o increase the revenue of tho Corporation, but as necessary public works, c-aleulated to improve the physique of the young people, by encouraging them to follow a < leanly and particularly bracing form of exercise, Public baths are the more desirable because so many of the smaller house* in towns of ,the size of Carnarvon are quite destitute of bath accommodation. The provision of the baths is a piece of public spirit very much to the credit of the town.

LOCAL TEACHERS AND' THE N.U.T. EXECUTIVE. At a meeting of the Menai Teachers' Association, held at Menai Bridge on Satur- day, Councillor T. J. Williaii),- was adopted for election on the Executive Committee of the National Union of Teachers. The Anglesley Teachers' Association also adopted Councillor Williams. Mr W. R. Jones (Bangor) said that 10o!" local teachers desired Mr T. J. Williams to re-present. North Wales on the Executive. Mr J. Walter Hughes sHolyhead) did not think they could secure a better candidate than Mr T. J. Williams if they scoured both counties. Mr T. J. Williams said he wanted it to be thoroughly understood that lie would not push himself in any way. One argument uoEed in favour of his accepting the honour was that a large number of South "W ales teachers had passed through his practising school, and. therefore, knew him. but that was an argument which cut both ways (laugh- ter). I

SHATTERED NERVRS.-The nr?cries of a Nervous Breakdown, often accompani el by Chronic Dwpep«* 'Indigestion). .,<. vividly described-in an article on page 6. But the same article "hows row these miseries can be got rkV of by a ^*ry "-PIPIIF method, ánà the of rw is earrvwrtly drre^ted toO pftHtcuWr,* 8_:vf::n.

BETHESDA CO.OPERATIVE QUARRIES. CAPITAL COMING IN. MORE HANDS TO BE TAKEN ON. IMPORTANT CORESPONDENCE. We are Informed that the prcspecte of the co-operative quarries venture, known as the North YCales Quarries, are showing a marked improvement. Fresh capita is coming in at a satisfactory rate, and the directors have felt justified in insn-uct.cg their general manager, Mr W. J. Parry, to immediately take on from fifteen to tw 11 v fresh hands with a view to further develop- ment of the undertaking. And in the con nectiou the correspondence between Mr D. R. Daniel, organising secretary of the North Wales Quarrymen's Union, and various officialti of the North Wales Quar- ries, published on Saturday in the Co- operative News," is of interest. The correspondence opens with a letter from Mr D. R. Daniel, dated 157th March, 1905, in which he sends a copy of a. resolu- tion passed by the Executive Council of the North Waleq Quarrymen's Union con- demning the terms of employment at the co- operative quarries at Bethesda. On the 10th ult., the letter and resolution were brought before the directors, who ordered the following reply to be sent:- 40, Chancery-lane, London, W.C-, April 11th, 1905. Dear Sir,—Your letter of the 27th ult., and the enclosures were considered*by my directors at their meeting yesterday, and I was directed to inform you that, in my directors' opinion, the proper course is for your Union to' first approach the general manager (Mr W. J. Parry), and, if then dis- satisfied, to communicate with my directors, when the matter will be fully considered.— Yours sincerely, I (Sngned) CHALTON HUBBARD. Secretary. D. R. Daniel, Esq., Turf square, Carnarvon. To this letter Mr Hubbard received no re- snonee. but the general manager (Mr Parry) received the document signed by Mr Henry Jones, which is merely a copy of the resolu- tion forwarded by Mr Daniel to Mr Bill on March 27th, and given above, to which the general manager (lir Parry) replied Dear Sir,—Yours of the 10th inst., ecclcs- I ing a resolution passed by the Executive Council of the Union on th-e 25th ult., is to hand this morning. I gathered from your letter that you simply want me to send cn the same to my directors, in the same manner as I was re- quested to do with previous reeolut ons handed to mo by the men. On these occa- sions the men said that they were not authorised to discuss the terms with me. I am now quite as prepared as then to n:eet any of the men, or anyone representing the local union lodge, or a representative of the executive of the North Wales Quarry- men's Union, to discuss the terms com- plained of. I have all along been ready to do so if applied to.—Yours faithfully, <Signed) W. J. PARRY. D. R. Daniel, Esq. To which the general manager (Mr Parry) received the following reply:— April 29th, 1905. (Translation.) Dear Sir,—Your letter dated the 20th inst. was brought to the notice of our exe- cutive to-day, and I am directed in answer to say, without wasting more time to parti- cularise about the proper mode to act with j g the company, that calling for the cancelling of the above agreement is the meaning of our resolution, ao,one totally opposed to the whole object and meaning of this Union from its start.—For the Union, (Signed) HENRY JONES, President. D. R. DANIEL, Secretary. cl To which\ the manager sent the following reply Bethesda, May 1st, 1905. Dear Sir,-I am sorry to find from yours of the 29th ult. that the executive of your Union, for the first time in its history, are not prepared to recommend a meeting with me or my directons to discuss the terms in dispute here, as 1 beLievo it would, in this c<v-:e. as in former cases in which your Union so acted, '.mswer a gocd purpose; for it is not impossible that the terms themselves, and the reasons for putting them forward, have net been properly understood. I can only repeat that I myself, and my directors, who are strong Trade Unionists and co- operators, have all along been prepared to discuss them with any of the men, the officers of the lodge, or anyone representing the executive of the Union, and, if con- vinced, that they are, as you say, "totally opposed to the whole object end meaning of the Union," im quite prepared to withdraw them, but so far am not convinced that they are. If the terms are what you described, one of the several bodies to which the ques- tion could be referred to are quite compe- tent to decide the question, and are gentle- men who are tried friends of Trade Union- ism, and I canhot understand the objection to refer the question to them.-—Yours faith- fullv, (Signed) W. J. PARRY. D. K. Daniel, Esq. To the above Mr Parry received the fol- lowing replv: 8 v" May 2nd, 1905. (Translation.) Dear Sir.-Yours of yesterday came to hand and I shall bring the same before the executive. You will have seen, no doubt, in the newspapers that our annual confer- ence yesterday again passed resolutions unanimously condemning the agreement in question. If you think that you have any reasons to advance on behalf of the terms that would be well for our council to know. T shill be K^d to bring them to their notice !vh"n they meet.-—Yours, &e., (Signed) D. R. DANIEL. W. J. Tfiry, Esq., Coetmor Hall, Bethesda. This was acknowledged by Mr Parry as follows:— Bethesda, May 3rd, 1905. Dear Sir.-I am in reccipt of yours of the "nd inst., and note that you will lay my j"ett'°r before your executive. All the facts are already known to them. I was sorry to find from the report of the conference on Monday that the speakers misrepresented tf.e teinw. The terms do not fix a maximum of 25s, but, in plain words, say '5s a week and upwards," and this is Is higher than Penrhyn. — Yours faithfully, (Signed) W. J. PARRY. D. R. Daniel. Es<). The suggestion that the Union officials should meet the general manager not having 0 l>en acted on. the following letter wan written to Mr Daniel:— 40, Chancery lane. W.C.. May lIth. 1905. Dear Sir.At the meeting of my directors held vesterday. 10th inst., it was reported by the manager that no representative of vour Union had called to see him as sug- Lst«d in mv letter of April 11th last, nor had "any complaint been received from the nvm 'themselves. My directors therefore conclude that there i* no grievance existing auionsr-st the men. and- it there ie, I have onhf to add that the following courses have bWa and are always open to them to make aoy complaint K, '1" (1) They may present their case to the à manager, directly or through your Union, and if then dissatisfied, they may (2) Approach the directors, two of whom -tlw chairman (Mr p. Bell, M.PJ and Mr W. Abraham, M.P.-are c-onven;aut with th<& Welsh language. (3) They may submit .any complaint to the conciliation board, which consists of two workmen, elected by the employees and two elected by the shareholders, and a .hairnnn appointed by these four. (4) They may submit any matter in dispute to the joint committee appointed by the Trade Union and Co-operative Congress. >one of these courses have been taken by your Union in eonn-ec-tion with the alleged grieveance, and it is difficult to see, under these circumstances, what possible ground there can be for any reflection on the board. I am instructed to publish the corres- pondence.—Yours sincerely, (Signed) CHALTON HUBBARD. Secretary. D. R. Daniel, Esq. To this letter Mr Daniel responded by say- ing that he thought it remarkable that the directors should conclude that there was no 1 grievance when the correspondence between ] Mr Henry Jones and Mr Richard Bell had i been published. j The workmen at Moel Faban and Pant- 1 dreiniog have passed resolutions condemning < the "unwarranted attack"' made on the 3 directors by persons from whom better things ] were expected.

PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN J N. P. STEWART. 1 At the Sportsman Hotel, Carnarvon; on Saturday afternoon, a number of gentlemen gathered together for the purpose of making a presentation to Captain N. P. Stewart, to commemorate his retirement from the agency of the Vaynol Estate, a post which he had j held to general satisfaction for 30 years. < Among those present were Sir H. J. Ellis j Nannev, the Rev J. W. "Wynne Jones, M.A. (Vicar of Carnarvon), Dr Taylor Morgan, Mr J. Menzies, Alderman T. Lewis (Bangor), Mr W. Pughe (Bangor), Mr E. Evans (County Surveyor), Mr G. H. Humphreys (Lloyd's Bank, Carnarvon), Major F. Turner, and Mr W. Lloyd Griffith, corn merchant, Carnar- von. In the unavoidable absence of Mr W. A. Darbisbire, chairman of the presentation committee, the chair was occupied by Sir H. J. Ellis Nannev, who read letters expressing inability to attend from Lord Penrhyn, General Sir Hugh Rowlands, who said that he had great regard for the recipient of the testimonial, and Mr H. Duff. The Chairman, in making the presentation, said that during the 30 years he had been connected with the Vaynol Eestate Captain Stewart had mixed with ell classes of people, and had succeeded in carying out the onerous duties attached to his post with tact and judgment, and without creating any enemies (applause). He (Sir Hugh) did not mean to say that Captain Stewart had phased every, body and if he had tried he would hav;3 failed. But he had done justice between man and man and consequently had been re- spected by the tenantry (hear, hear). He had moreover found time to render valuable public service in Carnarvonshire, while the energy he had shown in promoting the affairs of the North Wales Horse Show, was responsible in no small degree for the success of that institution (hear, hear). He hoped that the good feelings shown towards Captain Stewart on all hands would be carried by him to his well-earned retirement, and that they would prove a great comfort to him all his life. The presentation was afterwards made. It consisted of solid silver, richly chased, tea and coffee service of Louis XIV. pattern, a kettle 011 stand, two dishes, two flower vases, and two "Seasons" pattern fern pots, each set bearing a suitable inscription. Captain Stewart, who was cordially re- ceived, said in returning thanks that it was a source of deep gratification to him to dis- cover he had so many friends in the land of his adoption. He thanked the subscribers with all heartiness. The gift he would al- ways greatly appreciate, and he felt sure that his family also would always regard it with great affection. What little service he had I been able to render the district he had given most willingly. His only regret was that he had not done more, but the fact of his having to look after the interests of 1800 tenants had made it difficult for him to give more time: to public matters. Having now more leisure j nt his disposal, he hoped to be able to do a little more in that direction (hear, hear). He I thanked the members and officials of the pre, sentation committee (Major Turner, and Mr W. Lloyd Griffith, hon. secretaries, and Mr G. H. Humphreys, treasurer), as well as the Chairman of the meeting, for the kindly in terest they had taken in the movement. He had known Mr Darbishire, he said, for many years and had met him in the hunting field. At that time he was an expert rider and showed the way to most of tliem. and he (Captain Stewart) believed that he could do the same now. Mr Darbishire was one of those evergreens that time did not seem to wither. Major Turner had been an old and valued friend, and Mr W. Lloyd Griffith, whose father be knew well, was a young and valued friend, who had been a most useful ma.n in Carnarvon society and hnd always been most willing to lend a helping hand in any good cause. The customary votes of thanks brought the proceedings to a close.

PENRHYNDEUDRAETH BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The fortnightly meeting of the Board was held on Tuesday, at the Penrhyn Workhouse, Mr William Jones (Vice-chairman) presiding. OUT-DOOR RELIEF. It was reported that the following amounts were paid in out-door relief during the fort- night, ending 20th May:—Tiemadoe Dis- trict, £ 78 13s Gd Festiniog District. £ 91 3s 8d; Deudraeth District, £77 14s 6ch The balance at the bank was £38] IGs 4d. THE HOUSE. The Master reported that there were 60 inmates in the house, compared with 58 in the corresponding period last year. A CASE FOR HOSPITAL. The Relieving Officer for Deudraeth Dis- trict (Mr J. B. Jones) further reported upon the case of a young woman from Penrhyn. whose case was discussed at the last meeting. An application was received for a ticket for admittance to a Liverpool hospital. Di J. R. Jones stated that an operation would L., necessary, and it would be better to nend her to Liverpool. — (In the motion of Captain Morgan Jones, seconded by Mr R. Richards, it was decided to grant the ticket. A PORTMADOC CASE. Mrs Casson proposed that a committee be appointed to enquire into the question of the moneys collected by the public and paid by any company to the widow of John Jones, Raw Mills, Portmadoc. who was killed ut Penmount Siding a few months ago, and pending the receipt of the committees roport that the relief should be advanced by way of loan; that the committee consist of the Clerk. the Relieving Officer, and the Ynys- cynhaiarn Guardians.—This was passed. WIDOWS' COMPENSATION. A letter was received from the llawarden Union, enclosing a resolution passed by them, and asking the Board to pass a similar resolution. The resolution was as follows :— "That in view of the great increase in the number of widows who have been com- pensated under the Workmen's Compensa- tion Act beoomiog eWg«i4iLe to the rales,

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ibis Board petition the Home Secretary, the, local Member of Parliament, and the Unions n North Wales, with a view to the Govern- ment introducing at an early date a Bill so ihat- future payments be made monthly in itead of in a lump sum."—The Board, en the motion of Mr G. P. Jones, adopted the above resolution. VOTE OF CONDOLENCE. t A vote of condolence was unanimously 1 passed with Mr Thomas Roberts. Clerk, on :he death of his mother.