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LA.t" 1 XXX. where TIlE BOTTLE CAME Fbom. A thrill passed through the spectators, there Was A murmur, followed by profound silence, as Carden held the bottle up to the light. It was only a tiny phial, no larger than a bottle oi marking-ink, but everybody felt that it might hold the fate of some desperate criminal. The tiny blue object was handed up to the coroner, and he examined it through his glasses gravely. "I should like to know where this came from," he said. Will you be good enough to tell the Court where you found it." Carden proceeded to explain that the bottle had been picked up during the last few minutes outside the window of the drawiug- room. It had evidently been thrown upon the path, for i,t hr.d rolled across the gravel, and had become firmly wedged between the grass and the small drain. The cork was still in the bottle, which was half full of liquid. As the coroner drew the cork and placed the contents to his nose he shrugged his shoulders signifi- cantly. As a doctor himself, he had no hesita- tion in pronouncing the liquid to be strychnine. He passed the little blue phial to Carden. Strychnine beyond all question," he said. c, Enough remains in the bottle now to kill half a dozen ordinary men. But tell me, Inspector Carden, was there no label on this bottle ? "I see what you mean, sir," Carden re- plied. "Had there been a label I should have aeemed it my duty to suppress this evidence until I had made full inquiries as to wnom the poison came from and w ho was the purchaser. Probably the heavy dews of the last few nignts have soaked the label off. We have looked for it everywhere, but that most important piece of evidence is not to be found." You will parden me, I am sure," Cattley fut in. Speaking as a fi lend of Mrs. Rice, should iiko to ask a question. No on second thoughts, I shall be quite content with an examination of the bottle. I presume you will have no objection, sir ? The coroner nodded his head, and the bottle was handed oner to Cattloy, who ex- amined it witn a grave, preoccupied air. He i shook his head presently, and relinquished the clue to Carden. Put Grace saw a steely gleam in his eyes she did not fail to notice how the grip of his hand on the table suddenly stiffened. You have found sometning out," Grace whispered. I tnink so," Cattley replied. But I am not quite sure as yet. This is a fine discovery on the part of the police, and nobody rejoices more than I do. At any rate, though we know perfectly well that you administered a dose of morphia to your husband, it will be impossiole to attach any serious blame to you, and for them to prove that you had tho handling of the strychnine." Grace would have asked further questions, only Cattley turned away from her and pro- ceeded to scribble a pencil note, wnich he handed up to the coroner. That official nodded as he read, and then it seemed to Grace that he was regarding her with a more friendly eye than he had done previously. I think we will take the inquiry in proper order," he said. The strychnine bottle had best be left in the hands of Inspector Carden, so that he can make due inquiries. At this moment we had better go on with Dr. Hunter's evidence. I should like to know if the witness maintains that death was in any way due to an overdose of morphia. It is a most important point." I don't think so," the doctor replied. "Undoubtedly death is due to the strychnine poisoning. That is my view of the matter." But strychnine poisoning is nardly con- sistent with so placid a death," the coroner replied. As far as I recollect, death by strychnine produces rigidity 0f th" bodv. and in tbis f" these symptoms are conspicuously absent." i ou aie not quite correct in your assumption. sir, and you have probably forgotten that the rigidity you mention is not always present. We will suppose for a moment that the patient died in a moment of relaxation. What I mean .0.8 this—the unfortunate victim is absolutely doubled up with pain, end if death took place at that moment we should have the rigidity which you mention. But supposing that the moment of agony had ceased for the fraction of a second, and in that fraction of a second the unhappy victim had died. In that case death would be perfectly normal; in fact, it would be an ordinary case of rigor mortis. I hope you see my point." I think I do," said the coroner thought- fully. I have some faint recollection of reading this theory in one of the medical dictionaries. Death in a moment of relaxa- tion is exceedingly rare, but still it is quite possible, and I will not carry my argument any further. I understand you to say that the deceased died from the administration of an overdose of strychnine." Precisely," Hunter responded. What we have to do now is to discover whence the strychnine came." "I see your point exactly," the coroner said. This development is so startling and unexpected that I am disposed to adjourn the inquest for another week. The whole mystery is locked up in that little bottle, and until the police can find out something further about it our liends are tied. I don't know if Inspector Carden has a proposal to make, but I don't see how we can get any further this morning. What do you say, Inspector ? Carden intimated that he was perfectly prepared to leave himself in the hands of the Court. He candidly confessed himself to be utterly taken back by the recent startling events he would do his best to get to the bottom of the strychnine business, not that he felt in the least sanguine of success. The dis- appointed spectators filed out, the coroner stop- ping just a moment to shake hands with Grace, and to offer her a -few words of congratulation then the house was empty once more, except for the servants. Grace shuddered as she looked around her; she hoped that she would never find herself within those walls again. She turned to Cattley inquiringly, and asked him what he meant to do next. Don t forget that you have this house in your hands," he said. "I have asked a a question or two, and from what I can ascer- tain Stephen Rice died without making a will. He was just the sort of man to do a thing of that sort. If what I say is correct, then everything comes to you." Not one penny of his money do I touch Grace cried. "No, but you must consent to administer the estate ail the same. If you will leave everything to me I will see to the upkeep of the house aud the servants, who must remain here till these legal proceedings are finished. After that you may do as you please. Now I &m going to take you home, and then proceed into Leverton. to make a few inquiries as to this strychnine affair. This is one of the best things that could pos- eibly have happened to you." I don't quite see why," Grace murmured. "My dear child, you know very little of the world. Don't you understand that un- charitable people would say that you mur- dered a hated husband to clear the way for the man to whom you had given your affec- tion. Even if no proceedings had been taken against you, lots of people would have been ready to say that, whereas now it is impossible to identify you in any way with Stephen Rice's death. I ca;; spoak plainly now that the dan- ger is over, but I am perfectly certain that if this new development had not come to light you would have left this house this morning as Inspector Carden's prisoner. Not that I am going to let the matter stop here I am going to gek.tqrl/he bottom of this strychnine business, and BRivo who the criminal really is, Inspector Car-fen is doubtless a very clever man, but thero are little things that he fails to notice. Within the next hour or two I shall know the name of the chemist where the strychnine was pro- cured. And now I am going to take you home." Grace was back home again at length. She would have asked Cattley to come in, but be pleaded business eleswhere, and drove Qverin the direction of Water Park. There he asked for Mr. Max Graham, who came ^presently mo coldly demanded tins p^iT^ -«'ienaa y\1 V'v. s wu you that the first ti That is all very well," Max but I am informed on good authority that you were fully aware of the way in which I was treated by the Fentons. Indeed, you were actually in the house one night with Penton's elder daughter whilst. I was still a prisoner there. If you really were a friend of mine-" We need not go into tlu"t just at present," Cattley said. I will explain everything in due course. Meanwhile I shall be gkd if you will come with me to Leverton, where I want to make sundry inquiries. I presume you are aware of the startling revelations which came out at the inquest this morning. I have had everything iron? a witness," Max said. It looks to me Almost like ad intervention of Providence to save Grace. from her perilous position. If we could only prove I know exactly what 10U are going to say," Cattley interrupted, otid we will prove it if you will only give me yjur assistance. I unde l stand you have a telephone on the premises. [ May 1 use it to get through to London ? Max had no objection to offer, and for the next 20 minutes lie and Cattley discussed ordinary topics till the tinkle of the tele- phone bell warned the visitor that he was wanted. He came back a few moments later, his face burning with satisfaction. I h It is just as I had expected," he said. I have found out something that I par- ticularly wanted to know. Will you come into Leverton with me-your time will not be wasted ? Max was beginning to rather like the man who seemed to be taking up things so heartily 7 on his behalf. He would go into Leverton witn pleasure, he said. Cattley's dogcart was at the door, so that they set off without further delay. Cattley took from his pocket a scrap of paper on which was a small mono- gram and underneath the figures 5456. I dare say you wonder what this meanE; he said. It is the stamp that I found on the bottom of the strychnine bottle. It struck me at once that here I had the maker's name. I have a friend in London who does a tremendous business in that kind of thing, and I telephoned him just now giving him the monogram and the number and asking him if he could tell me where that partistilar bottle had been sent to in the course of retail trade. I had not long to wait, for the bottle had formed the portion of a large packet sent to a wholesale chemist, at Barchester. I teleplioned to Barcbester with great success. The bottle had been sold to one of three chemists in Leverton with a lot of other poison phials some three months ago. Don't you see how I hold the key of the situation ? I have only to show that Dottle to those three chemists, and, or c-f tU .1 is sure to identify it. V\, will go into the police-station and get Carden to accompany us on our search." Carden was quite eager to fall in with the suggestion. The first two chemists were positive that they had sold no strychnine lately, the third one seemed to recollect a transaction of the kind which ne had had r-Intly. He looked at the bottle search- mgly- -ics, this is assuredly one of mine," he said. "I sold it last Monday week. I re- collect now it was the only phial of the size I had left. I scratched my thumb on that little chip in the neck. Did I sell it to a private in- dividud Why do you suggest anything so foolish, Inspector Carden ? I sold it to a properly qualified medical man, only I can't quite recollect his name for the moment. We do a very large business in drugs. But, of course I can tell you by referring to my register. As Inspector Carden perfectly welt knows, we never sell deadly poisons of this kind even to a doctor nnless he signs the book. If you wait just half a moment I will go and look up the name. The chemist reappeared presently with the desired information. "I have it for you," he said. "I sold that poison on Monday week as I said to Dr. Hunter." Evidently the chemist had no iOASI. t.hA. _a "L was anything wrong, for he chatted on irt a casual kind of way whilst Cattley stood there asking a question or two. Max said nothing, as yet he did not quite understand or appre- ciate the full significance of the discovery. On they were outside in the street again Catt- ley turned to his companion ana smiled signifi- cantly. { Well, what do you think of that ?" he ash d. ± don't know what to think of it," Max replied. I judge from your manner that you have discovered something of great im- portance, but I am too dull to appreciate what it means." We shall come to that presently," Cattley said. "In the first instance it is a great thing to be able to prove that the bottle of strychnine which I have in my hand at the present moment should be traced into the hands of strangers—I mean people in whom Mrs. Rice had no interest whatever." Still harping on the same point," Max said impatiently. It seems to me to be rather an important point," said Carden. "I am afraid you hardly appreciate the peril in which Mrs. Rice stood recently. Not a single person among the spectators present at the inquest this morn- ing expected to see Mrs. Rice leave the court unless it was in custody as my prisoner. Not to put too fine a point upon it, 1 expected it myself." We can go into all that presently," Cattley said. As yet we are only on the fringe of the mystery. Mr. Carden, will you be good enough to tell me what sort of character Dr. Hunter bears." Carden stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Well, if you mean socially or morally, rather indifferent," he said. Hunter is a clever man, a man of all-round abilities, and I understand that he has tried many things in his time. Amongst other occupa- tions he lias been on the stage. I think he has fair means of his own. He came down here a few years ago with a view to estab- lishing a practice. He had a great repu- tation as a surgeon, and would have done very well indeed only that he is fond of gamb- ling, and is to a certain extent addicted to drink." I expected to hear something like this." Cattley said, thoughtfully. Was Hunter by way of being a friend of Rice's ? They were in the same set together," Carden explained, but why are you asking me all these questions ? I have a very good purpose to serve, as you will see presently," said Cattley. You will recognise the utmost importance of trac- ing this bottle back to Hunter and discovering how it ultimately found its way into the house of Stephen Rice. I don't say that Hunter is in the least guilty. I don't suggest for a mo- ment that he had anything to do with the death of Stephen Rice. That is a point which we will have to determine upon. The first thing is to make inquiries at Hunter's house. Now, Hunter knows you, of course, and if you appear in the matter he will take alarm at once-that is, providing he has any guilty knowledge. What I want you to do is this—let me go to Hunter's with Mr. Graham and work the thing out my own way. If the inquiry results in nothing, well, there is an end of the matter. If, on the contrary, there are any sensational disclosures we could call you in." Garden debated the matter thoughtfully for a moment or two, then he decided to fall in with Cattley's suggestion. He gave his companions instructions at to where they could find Hunter's house, and went off himself in the direction of the police-station. "Do you expect anything of importance to arise out of this ? Max asked. Indeed I do," Cattley exclaimed. But you will see what you will see presently. Here is the house, and now to see what Hunter has to say in the matter." Hunter's establishment was a rather im. posing one, standing a little way back from the road. It was a typical doctor's house, solid and respectable, and suggesting that the occupant was a man with whom the world went well. At the same time Max did not fail to note that several of the Venetian blinds were pulled up at different angles, and that the windows had not- beeh cleaned for some days past. The curtains, too, were dingy, and the flowers in the window boxes were drooping with neglect, gojac sort of attempt had bee* eti in iias a slatteivi of "Doesn't look as if he had a wife at aL Max m.irmured. "Oh yes, he has," Cattley inserted. "You will see presently. As a matter of fact, you are going to have a great surprise. It was a surprise to me up till a little time ago, but 1 the facts that came to my knowledge then did not interest me half as much as they do now. I suppose the bell doesn't ring—kindly use the knocker." The knocker being plied vigorously, the summons was answered at length by a par- lour-maid, who would have looked well enough had her cap and apron been cleaner, and her big fringe a little less prominent. She was rather pert and off-hand in her manner as she asked the visitors into the hall and showed them into the dining-room. She was under- stood to say that Dr. Hunter was at home, and would be with them as soon as he had finished with the patients in the consulting-room. The dining-room was typical of the outside of the house—well and handsomely furnished. But the pictures were dusty, sundry ornaments showed the same grime, the Turkey carpet was half smothered with crumbs, and evidently had not been swept for days. All this looks bad," Cattley murmured, these things tell a tale. But here comes our man, I fancy." Hunter came smoothly into the room. He had evidently been paying a little more J attention to his personal appearance than usual, for he was smartly groomed now and presented quite a different aspect from what he had done at the inquest. He bowed to the visitors and waited for them to speak. My name is Cattley," said Mai's compan- ion. It is just possible that you have heard of me before." It might have been Max's imagination, but it seemed to him that Hunter started and looked just a little bit dismayed as Cattley pronounced his name. He made no com- ment, but waited for Cattley to proceed. He plunged at once into the subject. We are both friends of Mrs. Rice. This is Mr. Max Graham, to whom Mrs. Rice was engaged before she was forced into a hated alliance with her late husband. I can speak all the more candidly because the facts I am mentioning are already public property. As you made the post-mortem, acting as Mr. Rice's medical man, none of the surgical facts are concealed from you. A stroke of fortune has established Mrs. Rice's innocence as to the manslaughter of her husband. You are still of opinion, of course, that Rice died from an overdose of ,;trycbnine ? The question is absolutely unnecessary," Hunter said. The,, jnorphia had nothing whatever to do with the acciue it.o Quite so. Stephen Rice died oi buycil- nine poisoning. Now we may take it for granted that that poison never touched Mrs. Rioe's fingers. You will admit that, of course ? 11 Only too willingly," Hunter cried, eagerly. You heard my views stated at the inquest. I have not the slightest doubt in my mind that somebody crept into the draw- ing-room when Rice was lying there in a coma- tose state and forced the strychnine between his lips. It could easily have been done." I quite agree with you," Cattley said. Then the murderer vanished, and got rid of the strychnine bottle by the simple ex- pedient of throwing it into the garden. Our duty now is to trace that strychnine to its purchaser." I think you will find that absolutely im- possible," Hunter said. In the first place, no chemist would sell that quantity of poison to anybody but a qualified medical man. The law does not allow chemists to deal with deadly drugs in that fashion." Then how did the murderer get hold of the bottle ? Cattley asked. Could he .or olie have stolen it ? Not from a chemist's shop," Hunter said nor could it have been taken away from any wholesale establishment. I am afraid the thing must remain a mystery." I am a little more sanguine than you," Cattlev said. sisnincanttv. Mv theoW in that the bottle was stolen.from the dispensary of some doctor." Something like a cry broke from Hunter's lips, but he steadied himself instantly. That seems to be improbable," he said. "Not at all," Cattley went on. "Let us say it is your case, for instance. An un- known patient comes to you for some slight ailment, and you leave the dispensary- for a minute. The bottle vanishes, and so does the patient. Now I am going to ask you a straight question, and I hope you will give me a straight answer. Have you missed a bottle of strychnine from your dispensary for the last few days ? Do not be in a hurry to reply." Assuredly Hunter was in no hurry to reply, for he stood there staring at his visitors, his face deadly pale he breathed as if he had some trouble at his heart. I assure you you are mistaken," he gasped. Indeed, I am not," Cattley said, sternly. "Hero is the missing bottle. On the bottom of it is a number and monogram. By means of that number and monogram I traced the maker of the bottle. I went even further than that, and actually discovered the chemist to whom the bottle was sold. The name of that chemist was Haines, High Street, in this very town." Ridiculous," Hunter said hoarsely, as if a man could recognise a bottle like that." Well, he has recognised this one any- way," Cattley said coolly. "There is a little chip on the neck with which the chemist scratched hip thum i when he was filling the bottle. He has only sold one lot of strych- nine for some considerable time, and he was good enough to look at his books and give us the name of the doctor to whom he had sold the poison. Is there any need of me to mention that doctor's name, or will you tell us yourself ? Hunter stood there apparently unable to speak. His face had grown deadly pale, he wiped the moisture from the palms of his hands, he sank tremtlingly into a chair. "I certainly bought some strychnine on the date mentioned," he stammered. But so far as I know it is in my dispensary at the present moment. I will go and see." On the contrary, we will come with you," Cattley snapped. You will see that this matter is beginning to assume a serious aspect. I shr.11 be greatly surprised if you find the bottle you speak of in the dispensary. By the way, do you allow members of your family to enter your dispensary ? I shall be very glad if you will consult your wife on this point." Hunter crossed the room and rang the bell. In reply to the dingy parlourmaid He signi- fied that he should like to see Mrs. Hunter a moment. There was silence for a moment, then a woman's voice outside protested against being disturbed. Then the door opened, and a tall, handsome woman sailed into the room. She appeared to take no heed of Hunter's visitors, but angrily asked him what he wanted. The light of the sun was full upon her face. Mr. Cattley, you know," Hunter said. "This gentleman with him is Mr. Max Graham." "Whom I also know," the woman laughed. It is just possible that Mr. Graham has forgotten me, but I did him a service a little time ago for which he owes me his best thanks. But I am always one to hold that virtue is its own reward, Max started Fs the woman turned to him. He was stand ihg face to face with the one whom he had kbown as Fenton's elder daugh- ter, Ella. Cattley appeared to be not in the least sur- prised by this last development; indeed, his air seemed to signify that everything was moving in exact accordance with his pre- arranged plans. The woman stood there smiling. She demanded to know what was the matter with her husband, and why he seemed so disturbed. WTe have had a rather unpleasant inter- view," Cattley explained. It is in rela- tion to the death of Stephen Rioe. As a matter of fact, we have traced the bottle of strychnine into your husband's possession. At least, so we think. (To be continued.) (sea). men admire?—Wo man, as Adam married?—On his wed- i uing Eve. When is a newspaper the sharpest?—When it is filed. What smells most in a perfumer's shop?— The nose. When is a pie like a poet?—When it is Browning. When are ships like infante?—Wben in their slips. When is a silver cup likely to run ?—When it is chased. What i8 that of which the common fprt is best,?—Sense. What is the best way to keep a man's lore? —To return it. 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a u\ OF PRIZES. FULL LIST OF WINNEIRS. On Thursday afternoon, at the Infants' Council School, the annual distribution of prizes took place. The chairman was Mr Edward Roberts, Maesincla. The meeting opened with a hymn, which was sung by the children. After the Chairman had briefly spoken, the following program was gone through :-Song,. "Lili Lon." Song, "Myned i'r Yegol." Dialogue, -The Spider and the Fly." Song, "Clap Hands." Reci- tation, "Nursery Rhymes. Scarf drill, •Song, "Cvmry byeliian "ydym." Recitation, "Oemg Mair." Song, "The Rooster." Recitation, "iHelpu "lam." Song, "Y ddafad gorniog." Maypole dance. Recita- 'tion, "Meddvliau Plentyn." Song, "Mister Gollywog," and bell drill. The following are the prize w iiuiers:—(First-prize): R. 'H. Roberts, G. H. Roberts, Gwennie Hope. W. R. Evans, D. Owen Ellis, Gwennie Hughes, A L. Owen, Ifor A. Roberts, B. Owen, O. LI. Ellis, M. Owen, Sallv H. Jones, G. A. Williams, Sarah O. Jones. Elsie Harries. ('Second prize): Howard Edwards, Emmanuel Jones. T. Daniels, T. M. Roberts, E. Daniels, J. Salisbury, T. O. Griffiths, T. Hughes, A. J. Hughes, H. iHughes, W. Davies, Edwin Thomas, R. Thomas, R. Roberts. J. Williams, B. Hughes, Sidney Boxhall, G. Griffiths, J. Williams, W. Jones, J. Williams, J.' H. Roberts, R. H. Roberts, A. Land, J. Hughes, L. E. Williams, M. C. Evans, Helen Roberts, L. A. Jackson, M. A. Lovell, S. M. Roberts, L. M. Jones, M. K. Larson, L. Larson, M. M. Roberts. A. Jones, Ella Roberts, A. Jones, Miriam Kelly, L. Rose Hughes, E. P. Preece, J. Jones, L. M. Jones, P. Roberts, A. May Williams. The prizes were distributed by 'Mrs Roberts. On the motion of Mr R. Gwyneddon Davies, seconded by Mr J. H. 'Mrs Roberts. On the motion of Mr R- •Gwyneddon Davies, seconded by Mr J. H. Roberts (Aelybrvn), a vote of thanks was accorded Mr Roberts for presiding, and Mrs (Roberts for distributig the prizes. 11BDE GlipA.Sl SCHOOL. On Friday afternoon, at the Girls' Coun- cil School, a similar meeting was held, under the presidency of Mr J. R. Pritchard, chairman of the County Attendance Com- mittee. In the course of his address, Mr Priichard referred to the high position maintained by the Carnarvonshire Schools; their highest percentage being 90, while the lowest was only 83. He could not see why people grumbled owing to prizes being given the children. For every child that attended without missing once, a grant of over £ 2 is received. Mr Pritchard remarked that if the fact was made known that between E3,000 and £4,000 is saved annually, chiefly owing to these prizes being given, they would not grudge then. 'The Rev J. E. Hughes also made a few remarks. The following programme was gone through:—Songs, "Yr arad goch" and "Gipsy's life." Recitation, "Days of the Week." "Tea Drill." Song, "Merry Maids." Recitation, "Oenig Mair." Song, "Tra bo dau." IDoll duet, Nellie Morton Jones and Kate Winnie Edwards. Song, "Flower Bells." Sneezing song and a reci- tation (a) "Ffvnon wrth y ty," (b) "Tired Mother." The first prizes (watches and brooches) were presented by the Mayor, and also the second prizes. The needlework prizes were presented by Mr R. Gwyneddon Davies. and the special prizes for popular girls by Mr D. T. Edwards. The following were the prize-winners :— c First Prizes.—Kate Winnie Edwards, Nellie Morton Jones, 1fa.y Stanley Jones, im!ario,n Williams, Sydney Williams, Grwhvlys A. Evans, Jennie Harding, Annie Pugh, Sallie Davies, Millie Evans, Maggie Ro- berts, Katie Owen, Kate Ellen Griffiths, Lizzie Ellen Hughes, Mvfi Elizabeth J.jroe, Elizabeth Owen, Mary E. Pritchard, Katie Taylor, Jennie Myfanwy Jones, Gwen Griffith, Maggie Morton JOBe6, Dora. Cath. 119 Tyler, Maxia Lester Williams, Jennie Wil- liams, Lizzie Ellen Edwards, Annie Fisher, Hannah M. Hugh«3, Daisy Jones, Nellie Frances Jones, Olwen "Roberts, uarie""A*Vne Lovell, Kitty Williams, Maggie Lydia Jones, Mabel Maud Evans, Katie Owen, Adelaide Parry, Norah Eli as Roberts, My- fanwy Williams, Maggie Owen, Maggie Mary Jones (ib), Essyllt Jones, Eva. Tyler, Myfanwy Humphreys, Annie Davies, Annie Hughes, Marv Morton Jones, Dorothy Llew. Jcnes, Maggie Jones, Laura. Catherine Jones, Katie Owen, Enid May Parry, Lil- ian Harris, Catherine Jane Jones, Lena Kate Owen, Kate Ellen Roberts, Maggie M. Thomas, Jane Thomas, Jennie Williams (Corporation), Annie E. Davies, Mary Ed- wards, Eleanor Griffiths, Jennie Catherine Green, Minnie Hughes, Maggie Mary Hughes, Letitia Jones, Sassie Roberts, Mary Rowlands, Lottie Williams, Myfanwy Rose Evans, Appolonia Griffiths. 100 per cent, for five years, watch win- ners: Kate Winnie Edwards, Sallie Davies, Jane Anne Lovell. 100 per cent. for three years, silver brooch winners: Nellie Morton Jones, May Stanley Jones, Marian Wil- liams, Gwen Griffith, Maggie Morton Jones, Dora Catherine Tyler, LViaria Lester Wil- liams, Maggie Owen, Ceridwen F. Owen, Ka.tie Owen, Kate Ellen Roberts, Appo- lonia Griffith. ,second Prizes.—IMillie Rowe, Nellie Hugnes, Enid Morgan, barah H. Williams, Jennie Bracegirdie, Alyianwy Griffith, Ella Jones, Bes-sie Jones, Nancy Owen, Blodwen Williams, Nellie Williams, Mabel Anne Davies, Laura Evans, Ivancy Griffiths, iMadge Jones, Nellie M. Kelly, Jaary Lewis, Catherine J. Morgan, Dilys Morgan, Dilys Mai Roberts, Annie Thomas, Ceridwen Wil- liams, Annie. A. Daniel, Laura M. Jones, Lizzie Jones, Maggie Jones, Maggie J. Jones, Maggie L. Roberts, Lizzie Annie Thomas, Auelina Davies, Catherine Dan- iel, Winnie Evans, Mary Grace Griffith, Annie C. Griffith, Myfanwy Jones, Mabel LMPfCombie, Jennie Roberts, Appolonia Jones (a), Hannah Ellis, Annie Winnie Davids, Jennie Petunia Thomas, Jane Ellen Parry, Appolonia Jones (ib), Cissie Jones, Jane Edwards, Lizzie Grace Bromley, 'Maggie Hughes, Maggie Annie Owen, Maggie Jane Williams, Esther Humphreys, Gwladys Harris, Betsey Jones. Special Prizes. -Popul ar Girls-VII. Madge Jones; VI. Myfanwy Elizabeth Jones V.: Florence Hall; IV. Isabella, Jones; III.: Jennie Lloyd Williams; II.: Audrey Harrison Morris. Domestic eco- nomy—'Hygiene and needlework—VII. Lily Jones; VI.: Annie Jane Rowlands; B.: (Hannah Mary Hughes. Needlework—IV. Margaret Roberts; III.: Anne Jane Jones; II.: Maggie Bracegirdle; I.: Elsie Evans. Special prizes were given by the Mayor, Alderman J. R. Pritchard, Mr Gwyneddon Davies, Mr Charles A. Jones, Miss Crowther, and others. The meeting terminated with a. hymn, which was beautifully rendered by the children. THE BOYS' SOHOOL. The annual prize day was also held at the Boys' Council School the same afternoon. Mr W. G. Thomas presiding. Jlr Thomas gave a short address, and the Rev D. Stan- ley Jones made a few remarks. The follow- ing programme was gone through:—Song, "Cader Idris." Song^, "Nos Calan." Pen- illion singing (Mr J. J5. Jones). Song. "The Village Pump." Song, "Pa wlad fel Cymru lan." The prizes were distributed by Mrr, Nath. Roberts, Mrs Alfred Richards, Mrs lglaudin, and Mrs W. G. Thomas. The fol- lowing are the prize-wiuneris:- Watch Winners (five years without missing once):' Harry Parry, Wm. Henry Barlow, John Evan Richards, Gwilym Rees Jones, John Hughes, Ernest Chambers Jones, Griffith Jones, Evan Parry, Richard Williams. Willie Lloyd Jones. Medalists (three years without missing once): Willie Green, David Ph. Parry, John Robert Jones, Thomas Oswald Jones, David Samuel Pughe, Griffith D. Hope, Thomas O. Humphreys, Robert Ifor Jones, Teddy Jones, David John Harries, Griffith Williams, Teddy Eranu. ,.m Evan Ricnanc Thomas John Pritchard, Ed\vt. Willie Griffith, Evaii Evans, Wil-e E. Griffith, Thomas O. Jones, Evie J. Wil- liaans, John R. Jones, Wm. Henry Barlow. Erasmus Hughes, Willie T. Jones, John H. Owen, Lewis Owen, Freddie Parry, Freddie Jones, Ernest C. Jones, Llew. Roberts. John R. Williams, John Hughes, John Davies. R. H. Jones; Gwilym R. Jones, Jack Hughes, John H. Edwards, Teddie Charl- ton, Griffith D. Hope, Thomas D. Williams. Jeremiaih A. Jones, Owen j. Jones, Griffith, T. Jones, Lars Lawson, Johnnie Metcalfe, David R. P. Morris, Owen Heniry Owen. Edward J. Pughe, John Thomas Williams., Owen Robinson, Tommie Owen, Robert Williams, Alfred Courtney, William James Evans, Tommie Humphreys, Richard Wil- liams, Tommy Humphreys, Georgie Jack- son, Owen Richard Griffith, David Harold Roberts, Arthur Middiebrcok, Hamilton Jones, Rowland Wm. Jones, Albert Evans. Willie Lloyd Jones, Evan Parry, Hugh Jones, Robert Fisher, Henry Edwards (b), Teddy Jones, Sammy Davies, Victor Ball, Richard Edwards, W. G. Angel. David M. Evans, Teddy Evans, Cecil Evans. Hvwel Griffith (b), Francis Griffith, Toimi;r Hughes, Wm. Henry Hughes, Willie Griffith, Richard W. Jones, Douglas Jones, Richard Prices Jones, Robert Iorweith Jones, John Morris Jcne6, Arthur Jones. Bobby Jones, Jackie Litherland, Francis Oldifield. John Lewie Owen, Richard Tho-s. Richards, Hugh Wm. Kofoeris. Root. Ed. Roberts, Hughie Roberts, Hugh Robinson. Douglas Warren, Griffith Williams, Thomas Williams, Hughie Williams, Owen- Henry Williams, Alexander Wilkinson, George Owen Jones, lorwerth Hughes, Arthur Roberts, John R. Evans, Robt. Ivor Jones, Willie Robert Davies, Willie Williams Tommy Harries, Teddy Lovell. Oweu Roberts, J. Arthur Roberts, Willie Evans. John Gordon Hope, John Ed. Parry Jones. Willie ilugoes, Willae Ambrose Jones, Willie Williams, Dick Jones, Percy Jones. Second-class Prizes. Frank Edwards, George Tomkins, Frank Poynton. Hugh H. Williams, D. S. Moreland, Willie Williams. Willie Thomas. Thos. John Williams, Evan Glynne Williaans, John H. Edwards Hughie Griffith, John Alwyne Evans, Joseph Jones, Willie Salisbury, Owen H. Wil- liams, Richard Lewis Evans, Richie Morris, John Williams. (Howell H. Griffith, Willie Rowlands, Willie Griffith, UlLa Lawson, Tommy Metcalfe, Walter Thos. Owen, David Jones, David Williams, Thomas Bee, Richard Thomas Jones, Evan iH-li,Ii Davies, R. Bonner Barlow. Hywel Griffith (a), David Daniels, Robert Hugh Jackson, Henry Salisbury, Leslie Warren, Johnnie Jonee. Bobby Morris, Roy Meredith, Evie Rowlands, Henry Hughes, Edward Prit- chard, Freddie Thompson, John Owen Griffith, Hugh Jones, Franc-is Tompkins. Jackie Jones, Richie Roberts, David Rd. Hughes, Hughie Williams, Hywel Rogers. Willie Parry, Wm. Glyn Edwards, Kenneth Meredith, Johnnie Roberts (a). Robert. Roberts, Teddy Jones, Johnnie Jones, Griffith Owen, Willie Owen Clayton. Prizes were awarded, the best scholar in each class, the following being the win- ners:—Edward Williams, Arthur Land. W. A. Jones, Willie Pam-. J. H. Roberts, H. Jones, D. Kelly, R. William*, G. Wil- liams, and R. Jackson. It wae stated that Harry Parry, who was amongst the watch winners, i»«d been in school for seven years witMout iriiswing a. single half-day. Mr Alfred Richards, in proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman and the ladies who had distributed the prizes, said it wi- a credit to a school of 350 to see 181 of them receiving a prize that day. "Mr J. H. Roberts eewIHted Mr'SiefetPus' proposal. At each school the headmistress and h-eadmast-er and teachers were highly com- plimeiited for the good work done.
CEFNFAES SCHOOL.
CEFNFAES SCHOOL. PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. On Friday afternoon last, a. considerable number of parents and friends assembled a,t the above school to witness the distribution of attendance prizes, &c., to the children who had been most regular during the past year. About one hundred books were distributed as attendance prizes. A brooch had been won by Amy Roberts for three years' un- broken attendance, and for five years' "full marks" watches were presented to Elsie Davies and Owen Meredydd Jones. Prizes were awarded to Elwyn Roberts (second in the merit class at the last couinty scholarship examination); to Nellie Thomas (pass class), -I wn. and also to Maimie Jones by Miss Williams, the oofrkery teacher, and by the Head- master, for proficiency in her work at the eookerv centre. The- moetidg was presided. r,.ver by Mr J. Jenos, J.P., chairman of the managers, supported by the Rev R. J. Hmvs and Mr Griffith Roberts, Lome House, two other managers. The prizes were distributed by Mrs W. J. Parry, Coetmor Hall, who proved a very worthy substitute for Santa Claus to some of the children. In his address, the Chairmaji congratu- lated all present on the magnificent hold- ing provid-ed by the Education Authority, and also warmly complimented the children on their very evident desire to make the rooms as attractive as possible. He to!d those present that during the summer months it. •w'as a treat to see the windows and corridors all decked with flowers brought and cared for by the children. He also invited those present to inspect ihe des.ks before leaving, to see how well each child took care of his or her own place. As the Chief Inspector remarked during a visit last summer, their daily surroundiaigs must have a lasting influence for good on the children and their homes, THE MOST POPULAR GIRL. One very pleasing feature of the meeting was a prize of five shillings offered by the Rev R. J. Huws to the most popular boy at girl in 'school, the poll to be taken there and then. All the scholars above Standard II. voted, and, as a result, Filsio Davies, Victoria place (the willlner of one of the attendance watches) came out at the top, with Nellie Williams, Douglas terrace, in such close proximity tinat Mrs Parry generously presented an equal sum to her. ill's Parry also gave each of the recipients of prize watches substantial help towards getting chains for the same. The Headmaster reported a decided im- provement in punctuality; that the number of those who had entered school after prayers (9.5 a.m.) was not more than half-a- dozen on any morning during the wees, and thanked the mothers for their valuable assistance in bringing -about a reform so very urgently needed in Bethesda. Mr G. Roberts- also addressed the meet- ing. The Cliainnaa referred to the fact that Miss Jones, the infants' mistress, was leav- ing that day, and expressed a hope, which he felt sure was shared by all, th £ ? she would be as successful and 86 happy in her 11, jxreu jii Ä. J. Huws thought she had been so as a, teacher of young chiiiareti that, it seemed to him that Providence never intended her to forsake the office. The Headmaster also, while rejoicing tint Miss Jo:e ha-d been considered worthy f); a higher post and of greater responsibilitv. expressed his deep sense of the loss the school was suffering br Miss Jones' pro- motion. His only .vieb was that her suc- ces.sor would be her equal — she. <-ou>ld hardly be better,tiid referred to the un- broken harmony of the v—srs spent- by Miss Jones at Cefnfaes. Tag meetings was enlivened numerous Welsh recitations and duets, g^en by the upper standards and, before dispersing, the Chairman a.nd the Headmaster drew the attention of those present t-o an exhibition in a.n adjoining classroom of the work done by the scholars in needlework, woodwork, drawing, •writing, arithmetic. &c. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by the Rev R. J. Hmvs. a vote of thanks was pasesd with acclamation to Mrs Pari-v for her services that. afternoon. Mrs Parry expressed her high apprecia- tion of the vote and the eoiirplimentarv re- marks of the mover and seconder, and her- -if proposed a. further vote of thanks to the headmaster and the staff for providing the excellent treat in recitation and sing- ing they had enjoyed that afternoon. "Heia Wlad It Nhadau' brougiit the meeting to a. close, and aJter oranges had been distributed, the children wiere dis- missed to enjoy a fortnight's well-earned vacation.
LLANBERIS COUNTY SCHOOL.
LLANBERIS COUNTY SCHOOL. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. ADDRESS BY ME WM. GEORG-E. CONFLICTING THEORIES IN WELSH EDUCATION. The annual prize distribution in con- nection with the Llanberis Intermediate School was held, on Tuesday evening, at Bryn'refadl Chapel. Dr Lloyd Williams. J.P. (chairman of the Governing Body), presided over a large gathering. The Chairman, in the course of his re- marks. emphasised the importance to the district generally of maintaining a keen in- teresting in educatu>n. The faict that so many parents c-ame a long distance every year to the ,prize .meeting was strong evi- dence of their desire to know what, was going on in the educational world, and to know what educational experts had to say. This year the Board of Education offered very substantial grants to secondary schools on certain conditions. The intermediate. schools of Wales satisfied thow conditions, but had, with the present scholarships, to provide free plaoes practically ftvr 25 per cent, of rheir scholars. The school had had a successful year, as would be seen from the headmaster's report; ai.-c he congratu- lated Mr Foster and his staff upon the work done during the year, and there was a long ■list of matriculation successes. There were at present twenty old pupils in the Bangor University College (applause). The Headmaster (Mr J. R. Fester) re- ported iJiaT the school retained its numbers well. despite the depression in the slate trade, and that there had been an increase of twelve ikL the beginning of the present- term I applause). He fully appreciated the efforts that were being made by parents to give their children a good educatioti. and appealed for a. lugh ideal in the meaning they gave to education (hear, hear). It was not. he said. mere instruction, but the de- velopment of the power of 60Ulld reasoning, arousing the- love õf liihdg:r 1I:u<t good- ness, and the training of the will to obey the call of duty, which constituted true ediu-ation (hear. hear). The Central Welsh Board had made its triennial inspection during the year, and reported very favour- ably on the organisation, work. and dis- cipline of the school, and also on the fact that. a good proportion, of -the pupils stayed for four years or more. The examination results were again good. 13articulkarlv at the seni-or stage, the majority of the pupils at this stagfe gaining their matriculation (applause). MR WILLIAM GEORGE. Mr William George, Criceieth. distri- buted the prizes. Those responsible for the education of chiklren attenddng secondary schools, he said, experienced considerable difficulty in these days with regard to the kind of know-ledge they ought to impart. Everywhere signs of the conflict between the ''lidea.l'' and the "practical" were visible. For it-he most part tewhe- favoured the ideal, but it was evident that parents generally showed a tendenc-y to insist on a practical education—something that was likely to bring the child aai im- mediate return when he entered the market- place. That kind of subconscious eonlliet- a spiritual war between parent and t.ea.cher -w,t.s bad for both, as well as for the pupil and for the success, of the secondary school system. Sooner or later there would have to be a fraalk discussion of the situation the difficulties on both sides would have to be faced, and a better understanding estab- lished. A POPULAR MISCONCEPTION. The first duty both of pament and teacher was to give the child full scope to follow the particular bent of hi* own mind, to "study tihat which be doth most affect," for "no profit eometh where no pleasure's ta'en. There were special eases where a child was destined for a particular career. In those cases the teacher would take care to direct the pupil's studies accordingly. But aipart from that he considered the rule he had quoted to be the right one. A parent, however, might say "my boy when he comes out of school will have to earn his living in quite a humdrum sort. of way, and what vou oa-ll a liberal education wtill only make him feel discontentedwitli his lot and prevent his settling down to work quietly." Perhaps the boy "himself was troubled by the contrast between the splendours of the world of letters his school hours introduced h-m to. aaid the dull. matter-of-fact sur- roundings of his home life. TJJere. WlélS no- thing strange about this—nothing peculiar to the educational world. On the con- trary, that kind of conflict was bound to exist in every noble We in every life worth living at allv He who asipared to walk the heights of the spiritual world, for instance, must endure th« pangs of dis- appointment as he descends to the plains again. But the disciples of old did not on that account hesitate to return to the city from the Mount. Nor should the true stu- dent of to-day fear the shock which contact with the cold actualities of life would give him. He would, in fact. grow stronger thereby. Why should the superior know- ledge possessed by the boys and girls who were getting prizes there that evening be a hindrance to them in any walk of life they might find themselves in hereafter? It was time the old supersrtitutio n that the dreamy Celt could not be a mam of affairs should die out, and he hoped the rising genera- tions of Welsh scholars would give it its "roup de grace" (applause). Seme of them wer? i.» i-ha-t, day for good ad all. \Yal?& "'a;r)"c., yea claimed. r service*. Thoey were about to enter wIkt c-ailod the battle of life in grink earnest, ,tih,o\In remember -Th-Rt, bat-i]e ""< not fight lor their own hand—(h- hear).0ut for their neagh-bourV also i!iv,r, hear). L '-bwrn make scans ■cau^ -r "\Tn as they could, and whav,v« fiey G. lettihem not iorgat the debt gpv&ttu they owed the little country whica iyr fcrogn so hard to tn2m' tli-a baneim a. sysem of education «<ond ta the Emtire ;3pPWlL"-el. They were toid Q'il eminent, aatjh-orit-y not long ago llë) "w Imperially He ha.d no great objeC to th&t. 1.lt, as 111 the matter of ciiQj they ehouli. begin at it,) itte a-nd th parochially, tdjllk provincially, and tfeiiiv nationally tjC; b^;n with, and! if they hi*. -a t tfioagbt-energy t* are ar-ierwaid. for Lu- pires and cominefits, well and gr-d. Tiiert was not a hillside nor a valley in Valee that had not need of the services, of the light and leading, which culture.d vow men and women could render (.bear, hear). Let them take in the scrvlc-r;, 0: th<; "little Bf"thel"-be it church or c-hapel—to ■which they belonged (hw*r, ho-arl. Le them assist the local literary socierfcv and h every way open to them help to li't fee life of the parish aJid the country to v hick the\ belonged to » b-ghor level applause). Le* them do. tiiat. and Wales would ht even greater reaso- to bt" promt C, Ü W and daughters I): its county schools IchN
BETHESDA COUNTY SCHOOL
BETHESDA COUNTY SCHOOL ANNUAL CONCERT AND EISTEDDF On Wednesday evening, ihe annual cert, of the above ch()(Jl Was held. 1, large audience of parents and pupils, at t assembly-room of the United Club. Tl chair was oc-eupied by the headmaster, D. J. Williams. M.a. The first par- sisted of miscellaneous items as follows ■- Pianoforte soio, Gracie Williams. A goe from Shakespeare s Richard II. The pa, were taken as follows; "King Richard Wynne Williams; "John (Jf Gaunt, Duke Lajica^er," T. J. Boberts "TIlomas Mc bray. Duke oi NorfoS* Dailiet Thon- "Henry Bolingbroke, Ouke of lieref- R'icha.rd Williams. Song, "The Terr Mr Bob Davies. Scene froir Khei "School for Scandal," Annie Owen the part of Lady Teazle- P-11-cl Riehafd lianas that of Sir Peter Teazle, The were most creditably performed, ane. much appreciated. The second part. sist.ed of the performance of the ()iy- "The Children's Queen." The d' scenes were Mountain Children, Woman and ber Children. Laila, a.. Fairies and their Queen. The i>erfor was given bv the girk of the school conducted bv Mr R. Jones-Owen. F:'1 The solo* and duets being fken by Owen, Na-nsi Jones. -Tennae A. H Maggie McCarter. and M. C. Robert* scenerv and dresses were arranged b Lake. and were very niu&h adorner1 EISTEDDFOD NADOLIG. For the first time this scuool end Christmas term with an cisteddfoc was held at the School AsooanWy H proceeding"?, which lasted over fou were conducted by the headroastc J. Williams. M.A.. who was -assi«* adjudications by the school gta" citations v.eTe judged by Mr T U.C.. Bangor, and the music y. P. Bank. Bethesda. The following it.. the list of w man text writing: Kitty fhon. Pianoforte solo: Nansi Jo» Letter: Marian Gordon, Ha Essa-v on "Impressions on Day": Wynne Williams. G. Essay on "Colours in Nature"; gar. Penybryn. Fifty Hue* of vMug W Conwy. Junior recitSPS*n^ Loui Gerlan. Design for Christmas < Jones. Tregarth. Best Cnnversa-t Prefeet and Junior Bay J. F. Penybryn. Challenge sok An Bangor. Essay, "Fun at the Fai Thomas. Gordon terrace; 2, J. i Penybryn. Best aeeoimt of a Fc Hockey Match: J. R. Morgan a. Thomas, equal. Linen marking Fuszard. Gerlan. Ear test t Sallie Pritchard. Penybryn. S Daniel Thomas. Gordon terrace. Wales, showing the birthplace < Wieltshmen: Peter Williams. Ba W. E. Jacques, Trega.rth. equal. citation. Speech of Henry be- court: Wvnne Williams, Gla* I School erot-t 1, T. J. Roo-rts. 2, Jennie Morris, Llwyncely Hockey stanzas: 1. Daniel Them terrace; 2, T. J. Roberts- Speech by Captain before Cole Wynne Williams, Glan Conwy. school magazine T. J. Roberts Drawing of "B. p's head G-wlud Hengoed. choir: Greens. by Mr W, H. Jones, B.A. G Dark hIae, Annie Owen. Ink stun I G. O. Hughes, Gerlan. Speech ir detention Tudor Ellis. Best ph ■J-pi ate and carte-de-visite, both M H. Robert6. Gerlan. B-st col). Welsh folk verses: 1, Albert Willisu. street; 2, Lydia Humph revs, pant ? Jacques, Tregarth. KIXG'S SCHOLARSHIP EAMI On Thursday and Fridav, this was held at the County School, utic sufp^Hntendenoe of the headmaster. > J. Williams. M.A. A large number ers from the district were being ex Friday afternoon a visit ^aid Majestv's Inspector of Schools jl" trict, Mr L. J. Roberts, M-A B1
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