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-———— —— Mainly About Persons. Colonel PiVL-a-Joncss v.as staying at Bryn Adda, Bauigur, with Judge 13i\u Ro'oerts ei* live National Imsvo sidled. | Tom Dry a lit, the successful ilarl): at ihe Eistedch'oii. has hud no college trailing. but I iie has obtained the certificates of Irinity Collv-g. and also the A.R.C.M. only under the uuo-rship of uis undo. John Bryant. The harp ie, evidently, hereditary la the family. The North Wales Temperance Associa- tions annual meetings are to take place at Ma-chvulleth on September 26th and 27th. Mr J. Herbert Roberts, M.P., Mr Ellii W. Da-vies. M.P., Mis W. S. Came, and others thave promised to be present. ihe Rev H. Rees Davies. of 'Bangor, the secretary, » about to iosue the programme. n Lord Anglesey and his mother, Tody Alexander Paget, have had a party for prouee-eho ;tiug during the past week at PI as No-.vydd. The late Lord Anglesey changed tne name of the fine mansion to Anglesey Castle, but since the accession of the present, peer, however the place has oeen called by its former name. Sir Theodore Martin will attain his nine- tieth birthday on September 16th. He is gtttving at present at Bryntysilio, Llangollen, »od the change of air has done him a great deal of good. He is in vigorous health, and b-e takes' daily rambles among the Welsh iiiiLs and reads the lessens in church. He entertained Mr George Giosamitn to dinner on Sunday. The Rev J. W. Wynne Jones, M.A., vicar of Carnarvon, has translated into English two of Eifion Wyn's best lyric poems, viz., his "Flower Sunday Lullaby" and "Ora Pro Nobie." They are included in the collec- tion of lyrics just produced by the young Portxnadoc poet. The volume is retailed at a shilling, bound in cloth, and is a remark- able instance of the advance made recently in Welsh publishing. There was Dothing clerical about the som- brero hat and the velveteen smoking jacket which: Dr Gomer Lewis, of Swansea, wore at the Eisteddfod last week. This was why. perhaps, when the Swansea divine crossed jCaetie square with his host, an irreverent .urchin called out, "Hoi, Dick, who is that keeper going along with Mr R-?" The .lad evidently knew more than a little a-bout gamekeepers. One of -the chief prizes in musical composi- tion at the National Eisteddfod was won by Mr M. de Lloyd, B.A., Mus. Bac., Aber- ystwyth. The adjudicators spoke in high rtermø of his work. Mr do Lloyd, who is the first bachelor in music of the University of Wales, will shortly go to Germany for a further course of study. Some of his com- positions are already very popular in Wales. The coming of age of the Hon. Edward Mostyu, ball and heir of Lord Mostyn, of 'Mcatvo Hall, will, as already intimated, be celebrated in North Wales next month. Llandudno has decided to hold its celebra- tion on Monday, the 10th. On Tuesday, the 11th, Lord and Lady Mostyn will give a gar- den party at Gloddaein Hall, and on the 12th udv Mcstyn will entertain the tenantry at luncheon. A series of presentations will be iUlaclebv the tenants on the different estates aad by the townspeople of Llandudno. Earl and Countess Roberts arrived at Llangollen on Friday evening by motor from Shropshire. The field marshal is in splen- did health, and in conversation indicated hia intention of spending a period of repose among the beautiful, restful scenery of Wales- His arrival, though unexpected, created quite a sensation in the little town. During his stay he visited Sir Theodore Martin at Brvntysilio, and renewed acquain- tance with several old comrades in the dis- triet. Un- Monday Lord and Countess Ro- berto motored to Bettwsycoed. On Tuesday a TiE-it was paid to Carnarvon, and the dis- tinguished couple lunched at, the Royal Efertel. proceeding afterwards to Beddgelert. Mr Hugh Emyr Davies. last week's crowned bard, is the son of Mr Tudwal tDevies, of Pwllheli. a member of the Car- narvonshire County Council, and himself a well-known bard. Born twenty-seven years ago at Pwllheli, he was educated at the Grammar and Intermediate Schools in the town, and seven years ago preached his first sermon. He spent three years at the Aberystwyth College, and in October last entered upon a theological course at the Bala College, where he is still a student. -He was placed second in the crown compe- tition at Llanelly three years ago. and has won. chairs at local eisteddfodau at Pwllheli. Towyn, Festiniog, Bala, and Pentre Uchaf. When speaking at Edinburgh on Saturday Mr Carnegie told the following amusing anecdote of a great Welshman: — The greatest manager of his time was a Welsh- man, Captain Jones, who was the wittiest manager they ever had. He (Mr Carnegie) went to bid them good'-bye at the works when he was going to take his holidays abroad, while he was leaving thousands of men, who were slaving in the heat. He said to the manager, however, "When I was your age I had' my two weeks' holiday—that iwws all. I cannot stand1 it now. I am in- tend when I am at- home. I never had a snaladv or trouble, but half-an-hour breast- da* the Atlantic waves in a storm, and I ^ot oerfect relief. Captain Jones exclaimed, O £ ord, think of the relief we all get. The Hon. Society of Cymmrodorion pro- poses to issue the joint labour of the Rev S. Baring-Gould and the Rev John Fisher, Cern, St. Asaph, who was one of the adju- dicators in the chief es?ay at the Carnarvon Eisteddfod, on their researches into the "Lives of the British Saints." The former has devoted twenty years to the study of Celtic Saints, and the latter possese un- rivalled acquaintance with the MS. material in Welsh libraries. The Rev S. Baring- Gould spent eighteen months in Bri-ttany eollecting material and studying on the spot the settlements of the early Welsh colonists whilst the Rev J. Fisher has gone steadily through all the libraries in Wales and the collections in the British Museum and in Jesus College, to gather thence every par- ticular relative to the subject matter of the -work. which will be issued in four volumes, but dependent upon an adequate number of names, of subscribers being received by the society. The Rev J. J. Williams, this year's chaired foard, was born near Talybont, Cardigan- sire—a district whence, came the Rev David Adams, B.A. {Liverpool). Ceulanydd, and Machno. all of whom have achieved the same distinction—thirty-six years ago. Ha was educated at the village Board school, his mashp/r being Mr Evans, now H.M. Inspec- tor of Schools, Merthyr. When be was thirteen years of age he went to the Rhon- dda, where for eight years he worked in the coalpits. Then he began preaching, and spent two and a. half years at the Ponty- pridd Academy. Later, he was two years at the Cardiff University College, and three year* more at the Brecon Memorial College. He was ordained in 1895. his first pastorate being at Abercynon. South Wales, where he ^remained two and a half years- Then he spent five years as pastor at Rhyotney, and ofterwards sr- eeerfcd TV Pro-bert. now Prin- cipal of the congregational 'College. Bangor, as pastor Siloh. Pentre Rboudda. where be has b.en for tfcr*e years. Mr William* thric~ won the Gw.;ut 1. -sieudfod char, vnd also took thiv chair at Bwlohgwyn, Den- bighshire, This, however, ">< his first National Eisteddfod success, though he was {vdced third at Llanelly. Mr A. P. Graves and Principal Reiehel. who read charming papers on "Folk Song" at the Cymmrodorion Section meetings, last week, are both the sons of Irish bishops— the one of the late Bishop of Limerick, and the other of the late Bishop of Meath. Sine--? I 1&i4 Mr Graves has been one of H.M. In- spectors of Schools. He has taken a leading pad in the recent Irish literary and musical I renascence. He is the author of the "Irish Song Hunk" and numerous other works. and has Siohieved immortality by one song, the inimitable, "Father O'Flynn." He has a house at Harlech, and is ;u> ardent Eisteddfod\vr. Mr David Thomas, M.A., Mus. Bac. (Oxon). who obtained several prizes lor musical composition last week at the Na- tional Eisteddfod is a young musician of great promise. Educated at Llandovery School he obtained a Mathematical Scholar- ship at Exeter College, Oxford, where he graduated with mathematical honours. I Mathematics with him were, however, sub- sidiary to music, to which he has devoted himself whole-heartedly for some years. He has taken his Mus. Bac degree at Oxford, and those who know him expect that the doctor's degree will be his at the earliest opportunity. For the last two years be has been one of the music masters at Harrow School. His home is at Pontardulais.

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