The North Wales Express

THE BUDGET FICHT. There was certainly a great difference between the meeting held at Carnarvon on Saturday, in support of the Budget, and Some meetings recently held in this district by the opponents of the Budget. The Budget meeting "'3S held with open doors, 'and wa-s attended by from five to six "thousand persons, many of whom had gone to secure seats About two hours before the advertised time for the opening of the Meeting. The protest meetings have mostly been held with closed doors, even the re- porters of progressive journals having been pefused admission. This does not pon- stitute all the difference, for the speeches delivered at Saturday's meeting appealed to eitizens as citizens and not to class pre- judice and privilege or to slavish ;nstinct. Opponents of the Budget often charge the Government with "playing to the gallery." This is a favourite charge with those whose interest is based upon the conservation of the most wretched form of class govern- ment. In this country it is true that we IlaTe an extended franchise, but that the ^"eatthv elapses have so far managed to foave matters their own way is amply shown by their present attitude towards the ■Budget, the first really great piece of thoroughly modem democratic legislation in til. history of this country. For years we 'have been accustomed to a platform Tory- ism which professed to recognise the fact that in this country democracy must reign. We have even been accustomed to the utterances of a somewhat impossible type of Conservative, the "Democratic Conserva- tive." It has, in fact, been claimed that 'this Democratic Conservatism would provide "11 required for the welfare of the masses, and by the pressure of the slowly awaken- ing political consciousness of the people, a few half-measures have now and then been conceded by the wealthy class government. In speech, they have not openly questioned the supremacy of the democratic majority, and in practice they have occasionally been forced to some extent to yield to it. Still, the wealthy class government has managed to prevail, backed up as it has been by the House of Lords. At present, however, we have come to the test. The Budget, formed by a gentleman whose idea of democracy 0 must necessarily be very different to that of an ordinary English politician, for the first time really raises the question of supre- macy. If the Budget is not to pass, then we shall want to know why. We shall want to know whether this country is to be governed by the majority or simply by a small, parasite class. Platform pandering and occasional legislative concessions, prompted by a mixture of knavish wisdom and craven fear, will no longer do. Popular education has, perhaps, not been quite the success anticipated by its most sanguine supporters, but it has not been in vain. It has for years turned out thousands of think- ing men, and though they have had to bear a hard lot, it is -beginning to tell. That is why the petulant self-pity of dukes and lords is simply laughed at. It cannot reasonably bo expected th-tt a working-man who knows as much as ten ordinary dukes should either be stirred by awe or pity by bhe ravings of an out-of-date social order. The a.ppeal of the Budget is not to a class. The wealthy people, a few months ago, told us that the country was in danger, and that more Dreadnoughts were necessary. Now the Government have prepared for the provision of Dreadnoughts, and have fairly distributed the burden. With what result we know. The wealthy classes, who so re- cently were so violently patriotic, tell us that they will dismiss their workmen, stop their "benevolent" contributions, and take away their capital. Conservatives have claimed that they were supporters of old- a.ge pensions. The Government have granted them. With what results we know. Members of the wealthy class, who receive thousands in pensions, sneer at the mere five shillings a week granted to the deserv- ing poor, and refuse to be fairly taxed for the purposes of old-age pensions and social reform. Here speaks the class government, the feudal spirit which has lived by dodges until the twentieth century, and lived ex- ceedingly well. There is a season for everything, and the time for the ending of this anachronism has at last come. In his admirable speech on Saturday, Mr Runci- man said :— "Uur policy may not be perfect, but its spirit is sound (cheers). It is in- spired by the sense of responsibility and social service. It may be weakened by the vicissitudes of political history, for human weakness is easily misled, and the powers of darkness are strong; but the love of humanity will not ultimately fail, and a well-grounded hope will never be daunted" (loud and prolonged cheers). These noble words aptly express the spirit that is going, not only to carry the Budget, but wholly to end the feudal class government that has so long and by such despicable means managed to persist in this country. In another column will be found some interesting particulars of what landlordism means for the Counties of Carnarvon and Anglesey. It will be seen that half the land in the two counties is "owned" by ten land- lords, and that they receive in rent annually more money than is nece&sary to bear the whole cost of education in the two counties. These, and other facts given in the article referred to, should be sufficient to prove, once for all, how the feudal class government has managed to persist, and how utterly hollow are the objections of the landed classes to the proposals of the Bud- get.

CURIOUS EJECTMENT ORDER. Kt>NT BOOK AS AGREEMENT. At tlie Bangor Palk-e Ccunt, on Tuesday, before Mr Harry Olcgg and other magis- trate^. Rfbarst" Roberts (LJanifaixfechan) iu-tkecl for an 'ejectment order against Ro- je beit Jones. As the applicant was unrepresented, he Was quesitlibned by the Chairman, wh'o, after several dcher questions, put 'th'e query, "What are the te,rrrs of the tenianoy?" Mr S. R. Dew ('who appeared for defen- diantt): 1. dbject. The tetrms of the tenancy are exipressed in an ngreeunenit, and we can't have them im oial evidence. The Ghainma.il asked to sse tine agreement, end Mr Dcw handed in a renit Ibcok, on the first page of which, was the na.me of the berjartt, th2 ainount cf the rentt, and the -cilalties on -which the rent was to !be (paid. To this was ptitached applicant's nwane. He, however, said he had not wiLii.ieiL :t. The 'Clrairmian, after reading this, asked Mr Dew if he regarded that as an "agree- ■ment. Mr Dew conhdently replied tfaiat he d.:d. •Mr Trevor (who acted as magistrates' clerk on behalf of his partner, Mr Vincent) advirsed the Bench that the dotmmenit coaiJd mdfc be refgarded as an lagxeement, and the Bench railed aigalinsit Mr Dew. iMr Daw, however, niainjtained his oibjeic- fciiooi aigaiilnslt the admiisf!i;cin cf thie 'applicia-nt's oral evidence, and ipe.wis.ted in the view that the lent bock was en "agreement," and tWrit, on that "agreement" the applicant's case miwt stand ox faill. Jt could net- stand upen 1\ •ir^asmiieh (1.'i it wns not sicraped, and therefore could not ibe put im,. Tlie Bench adhered to 'I.ts deew'on not to regard the details wr.itltm in the rent book ".i asfrce»mc.nt, and accepted a/pipfceamt's err..1 ev.:dtence. iMr Dew crcss-examined Ith", ran)}"ea,nJ., a.nd e'icitcl from him the sttt'Setrrent th'*wt a "r.'otioe to prcduce" served c.n the dden- (11)rnf M- <1 been writteni and: served on the :wl\v'>oe. oe Mr Vincent. Mr Dew further db- i!ned from the applicaint the admission th-lt the defenda.mt paid hi,s Tenit regularly, m.'II w-f Reiver a day lalte, and t-ha.t the only rei"on he bad for applying fbr an ejectment order nar-n.rf.t dffe-nd-a.mt was fih.at the liafiter persii-^ed in receiving as a fri^cid a person whom he (la.pplicn.nt) did mnt like. ■Omlment-ih'.g on thet-e (which (the niwsfeltrilteis, hcl-^intg p..r;.r'] 'tank's Ter^ni H.d no ibeiar'nig em the case, refused bo allicwv Vim 'tto pursue), Mr Dew irvpneaVd to tihe Ber.ch, in view of the admis'o^is made bv the >"Jp?>l:cir'it, thi.t they shomVl. iif ffhey made '3n order'at nil, irialke fit. m as to include the ■rrtm^t limit- of time within tiheir power. Tine Chairman said t'he Bench wcnild igranit- thtait request, and made an order for ejectment ait the terniiwattiioni of thirty daoys.

I Without Prejudice. I VOTES FOR WOMEN. As a. democrat on principle, I happen to be in favour of women's suffrage..That is, I believe women have as good a right to vote as men, unless the male qualification were something up to which the females could not come. At present, it is not. If it were a question of voting on women's suffrage, I should have to vote for it, according to my idea. of democracy. All the same, I should do so without any hopes of the speedy ar- rival of the millenium. I have recently seen some suffragists, and one glance at their hats would have sufficed, in the absence of any other knowledge, to convince me that women's suffrage is not going at once to make heaven of this old earth. Still, if a woman wears an outrageous hat and wants a vote, I don't think she is worse than the mar. who cannot read, who gets drunk, and who has a vote. I don't even think she is worse than the man who is able to read, who does not get drunk, but who thinks that he was made for the purpose of being a slave, and who has a vote. If the vote were given to women, I think they would use it much as men have done and are doing. Things would be a.bout the same. And if the vote were given to those females who want it just for their own class and no other class, then things would be worse. 0 These observations are based mainly upon experience, but as there are good grounds for believing that a mere man can never fully understand women, I have recently dis- cussed the matter with many women of at least average intelligence, and have been surprised to know how they differ in opinion with regard to the question of the vote. One young lady I spoke to told me quite plainly that to give the vote to women would only spoil politics. Asked why she made such a statement, she replied that women would not vote on principle, but would simply vote for the man they liked best, the best looking or the most pleasant, perhaps, though not necessarily the most conscientious or most able. Indeed, this young lady went so far as to tell me that conscientious men are not half so attractive to women as the other variety. I found it hard to believe the young lady, fo I discussed the matter with a middle-aged lady, the mother of several sons and daugh- ters. To my surprise, I found that she prac- tically agreed with the younger lady. She told me that women would be unstable in politics. "Men are bad enough," she said, "women would be worse." I asked her why, and she said that the vast majority of women know nothing about politics and care less. I ventured to suggest that that was due to the fact that they have no votes. She replied that an interest in politics and in housework could not exist together, and that the poli- tical woman who would put the country right would find it too much to keep her house tidy and attractive. She also inclined to the belief that women would vote for the individualt; they liked best, and not for prin- ciples. I next spoke to a lady known to be a suffragist, and explained to her what the other two had told me. She looked like a forked lightning, and broke out., "Men she said. "What are men?" I suggested they were mostly fools, but that was not strong enough. "Fools?" she said. "Yes, perhaps, a good many of them, but mostly criminals, whose only object is to keep women out of their own." I knew that this lady had been married, so I did not say much. I merely asked what she thought of the opinion of the other two. tJ;iat women would not vote for principle, ?'M*en don't!" she said. "They have never voteil for prin- ciple. Why don't they give us the vote? It is because they don't vote for principle. I know a lady who has four hundred a year and a farm which she manages herself better than if she were a man. Why should she not have a vote?" I give it as my humble opinion that the lady of the four hundred and the farm ought to have a vote, whereat the forked-lightning look suddenly became most bewitchingly smiling, and the lady told me that if I were a politician and wanted to go to Parliament, women's suffrage would send me there. I felt honoured, but thought it better not to say anything. Then I had to listen to a long ppeech on the things that will occur when women ha.ve votes. It was a. very pretty picture, and I heartily wish I could believe it. If I remember rightly, there was to be an end to war, including that painfull exper- ience of it which we have at present in the domestic servant problem. Women were no longer to be mere wives and mere mothers, and men were no more to be the horrid masters they are at present. All questions were to be settled at once with the advent of women's suffrage, and life was to become reallv worth living—at least, for the women, it seemed. I felt just as I have often felt after seeing one of those ludicrously pathetic romantic plays, for a while, but as one is apt to do in such circumstances, I committed a grave in discretion. No, it was not what you think. I simply asked the lady whether she thought that women's suffrage would cure bacon and the Merry Widow Hat? I had no oppor- tunity to say, as I intended to, that I had no very great objection to a slightly curtailed form of the directoire dress, for the forked- lightning look returned. And I returned as well, for that was best. On principle, I am still in favour of women's suffrage, but I have no illusions about the millenium and that sort of thing

KILLED ON THE RAILWAY. TRAGIC OCCURRENCE IN ANGLESEY. About 2.15 on Sunday morning, James Dewhurst, clerk, of Moss Side. Manchester, 30 years of age, met his death in a myfter- ious manner. Dewhurst was returning from the Dublin Show, and when nearing the Tubular Bridge over the Menai Straits, he was seen bv two friends who were with him "stretching his legs" in the corridor of the train. He had previously been lying down. Shortly afterwards—less than a minute-he had disappeared. His companions searched the corridor and the lavatory for him. and not finding him the communication cord was pulled, and the train stopped, when the roung man was found dead on the line with his head almost severed from his body.

THE SLATE TRAHE. -SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT. MORE MEN TO BE TAKEN IX. There ".re two signs of improvement in the slate trade. Though in themselves thev are small, yet they point to a welcome change in the slate trade. More men will be taken in at the Oakelev Quarries shortly, and more "tables" have been is use the last few weeks at the Llechwedd Quarrv than have been for the last three years. There is everv rea- son for believing that in the trade depres- sion the bottom has been touched, and that it is only natural that there should now be a tendency fn the market to improve.

LAND AND LANDLORDS. ANGLESEY AND CARNARVONSHIRE. STARTLING COMPARISONS. The series of Budget Demonstrations now being held throughout North Wales invest til whole question of Landlordism in Wales with additional interest. The wholehearted antagonism of landlords as a class to the present Budget proposals invites inquiry into the actual facts of land ownership, and any such inquiry will reveal facts of the greatest public interest. At Saturday's great demonstration at the Carnarvon Pavilion, Mr Ellis Davies pointed out that it was the law which had made the landlord; Mr Ellis J. Griffith completed the syllogism by reminding us that it is the ltn dlord who has made the law. These two facts taken together explain many things. LANDLORD VERSUS PEOPLE. Mr Ellis J. Griffith further informed his audience that half the land in England is "owned" by 7,400 landlords; that half the land in Anglesey is "owned" by five land- lords and half the land of Carnarvonshire by another five landlords. Now what does this mean? If all the land in the kingdom were di- vided equally between the inhabitants, then Each one of the 7,400 great landlords in England "owns" the share of 2,175 people. Each one of the five great landlords in Anglesey "owns" the share of 3,500 people. Each one of the five great landlords in i Carnarvonshire owns the share of 13,500 people. England is badly enough off in the matter of land monopoly, but Carnarvonshire is six times worse off than England; for while one landlord in England monopolizes the share of 2,175 persons, one landlord in Carnarvon- shire monopolizes the share of 13,500 peo- ple RENTALS VERSUS RATES. When we come to consider the question of the rentals received by these great landlords wo arrive at still more starling results. Suppose the County Council had to pay tho rents now received by these landlords, what would it mean? It would mean, in Carnarvonshire, an addition of 5 £ d in the £ to the county rate to meet the demands of one of these law- made landlords it would mean an addition of 2s nd in the £ to the county rate to meet the demands of the five great landlords of the county. It would mean in Anglesev the addition of Is 3d in the £ to the county rate to pay the rent of one of the landlords it would mean an addition of 6s 3d in the £ to the county rate to pay the rent of the five great Angle- sey landlords. Or, to put. it in another way, each one of the five great Anglesey landlords on an ave- rage receives in rentals a sum equal to the total expenditure in the county on the main- tf nnce of the poor, and in old age pensions. RENTALS VERSUS EDUCATION. We have heard much of recent years about the heavy burden of the education rate. Take the case of Anglesey. The rentals received by one of the five great landlord" alone would more than cover the whole of the education rate raised in the county for elementary schools. The rentals received by two of these land- lcrds would be sufficient to meet the whole cost of elementary education in the county without receiving a penny in Government grants, or raising a penny from the rate- payers. The rentals of three of these landlords would more than cover the whole cost of education in Anglesey, elementary, second- ary, technical, intermediate, everything. Take the case of Carnarvonshire. If the County Council "owned" the lands now held by these five great landlords, the rents from those lands on the present basis would be enough to enable the County Council to carry on all the public business of the coun- ty, to meet the expenses of the Highway Committee, the Asylum Committee, the Education Committee, in a word every ex pense now charged to the county fund, with- out calling upon the ratepayers for a penny piece. And there would still be left, at the disposal of the County Council, a sum of £ 20.000 a year, which could be used for public improvements or other public pur- poses. The Education Committee is the great spending department in the county. But two-thirds of the money spent by the com- mittee is received from Government in the form of grants, the remaining one-third com- ing from local rates. But, if the Countv Council received the rentals of these five Carnarvonshire landlords, the Education Committee could carry on all the schemes of the county, elementary, secondary, inter- mediate, everything, without a penny from rates or grants. "The law made the landlords. The landlords made the laws."

CARNARVON CHOIR. (To the Editor of the "Observer. ") Sir,-In your last issue, "Choralist" vents his displeasure at not having been paid for his singing propensities out of the prize money awarded to the choir at London. It is -obvious that the question of the prize money presses heavily upon the mind of your correspondent. The greater part of his ex- penses to London were paid by a fund which was collected through the energy of the com- mittee he rails at. He wants more. He wants to deprive the society of all its fund for the sake of satisfying a few who seem to be ready to forfeit every consideration for others for the sale of a few silver coins. As a subscriber, I deemed it right to inquire if the committee intended spending £30 on a "toy" referred to by your correspondent. The chairman and the members of the com- mittee, one and all, readily informed me, as they are prepared to inform others, that they did not want to spend any money on any keepsake. They were only o'beying an appeal made by some members, in bringing the matter before the choir, and if the choir, as a whole, docs not want a memento of the great victory of the choir at the Albert Hall, there is an end to it and to the mental agony of your correspondent. The chairman, and his committee, deserve great praise, and not sneerings, for carrying out the business affairs of the choir 60 ad- mirably. Was it not members of the com- mittee who undertook the unpleasant task of going round with the hat, and writing letters for subscriptions to meet the case of those who could not go to London unless their expenses were paid? The training the choir underwent in re- hearsing the test pieces, was an education to every member, and yet "Choralist" wants to be paid for being educated. My advice to the committee, if they need be advised, is for them to pay "Choralist" what little money there is due to him, and tell him to go and seek a less costly pastime than that of music.—Yours, &c., LALA LAS.

Owing to the great increase in the holiday traffic in Anglesey, which is fast becoming the health resort of Liverpool and Manches- ter folk. it was found necessary to increase the number of letter carriers in the island, and at Cema-es three women were engaged to do the work. Few man there are in Wales of Wrtydyn's type. There is scarcely an antiquarian or wandering literary pilgrim in Wales who does not know his little "tyddyn" near Llan- wrtyd Wells. An open door is always kept. and some of the greatest Welshmen of the EVge have made the farmhouse their V^d- quMteta.

CARNARVONSHIRE LICENSING AUTHORITY. APPORTIONMENT OF COMPENSA- TION. APPEALS TO INLAND REVENUE COMMISSIONERS. An adjourned supplemental meeting of the Carnarvonshire Licensing Authority was held yesterday (Wednesday) at Car- narvon, the Lord Lieutenant (Mr J. E. Greaves) presiding. The magistrates pre- sent were Judge Bryn Roberts, Messrs E. Wood, H. Clegg, D. P. Williams, J. Evan Roberts, Maurice Jones, and Dr H. Jones Roberts. The Clerk reported that three of the houses out of ten which were awarded compensation a-t the previous meeting had agreed to the amount of compensation awarded, viz., the Wellington Vaults, Bethesda, £ 485, the claim being £ 1,359; Prince Llewelyn Inn, Bangor, £381 (claim, £ 1,246); and the Golden Fleece, Pwllheli, £ 545 (claim, £ 1,793). The only question now was the apportionment of the amount. As to the Wellington Vaults, Mr Rumsey Williams intimated that an agreement had been eorne to, the compensation being apportioned as follows:—The tenant (Ellen Parry), £ 60; Messrs Allsopp and Sons (les- sees), £365; and the Cefnfaes Estate Trustees, £60. In the case of the Prince Llewelyn Inn, the owner (Mr T. H. Humphreys) was to re- ceive zE173 the lessees (Messrs Allsopp and Sons). £ 125; and the tenant (Mr Mc- Kenzie), 981. With regard to the Golden Fleece Inn, Pwllheli, Mr Arthen Owen, who appeared for the tenant and owner, said the pai'ti^s accepted the amount awarded, but failed to agree as to the apportionment. Mr Blackburn, who had been tenant for thirteen years, applied for £150. The Bench agreed that the tenant should receive £ 110, the owner to get the ba.in i Mr Arthen Owen: You have offered £1 more than our offer, which was £109. In reference to the Angel Inn, Carnarvon, in respect of which a claim of £581 had been made, the amount suggested as com- pensation was £ 174. Mr Crebbin (Messrs Carter, Vincent, and Co.), for the lessees (Messrs Greenall, Whitley, and Co.) said that, as far as his clients were concerned, they did not want the question to go to the Commissioners. Mr Nee, for Sir Wm. Clarke (the re- versioner), said Sir William could not agree to the amount awarded as compensation. It was pointed out by the Bench that the matter in that event would go before the Inland Revenue Commissioners. Appeal to the Inland Revenue Com- missioners will also be made in the follow- ing cases Druid Arms Inn, Bangor Amount claimed, £ 8-14; approved, £ 241. King's Head Inn, Bangor Claimed, £ 618; approved, JS213. Crown Inn, Conway: Claimed, £ 629; approved, £250. Fort Tavern, Llanllyfni: Claimed, £ 490; approved, £196. Snowdon Valley, Llanberis: Claimed, £ 2,587; approved, £ 870.

NORTH WALES AS AUTUMN AND WINTER RESUinS. IMPORTANT MEETING AT COLWYN BAY. Last Friday, at Colwyn Bay, by the kind permission of the Urban Council, a meeting was held at the Council Chamber, Mr Warner, traffic manager of the L. and N. W. Railway Company, in the chair, with the object of considering the best means to advertise the coast as an autumn and winter holiday resort, and also improve next year, if possible, upon the splendid efforts made by the L. and N. Western Railway Com- pany. There were representatives present from all the towns along the coast. Port- madoc. Borth y Gest, Pwllheli, and Crice et'i were represented by Mr J. R. Prichard, J.P., Mr Evan R. Davies, Dr Shelton Jones, and Mr u. T. Williams. Mr Warner, m his opening remarks, said that the work done by the Railway Company in advertising the coast during the past year was an object lesson as to the benefit derived from this form of publicity. The company desired the co-operation of the local authorities to maintain the prominence given to the North Wales holiday resorts, the con. jany placing its resources at the disposal of the local authorities for distri- buting literature and all information in their stations and on their hoarding in the prin- cipal centres of population. Mr Warner made a special feature of the best means to be adopted in advertising,—newspaper pub- licity, pictorial posters, guide books, &c.— and impressed upon the conference the im- portance of each resort making such induce- ments that visitors would pay return visits, and on the other hand not to disappoint them by advertising places that would not come up to their expectations. The question of properly advertising the coast was highly important, and the Railway Company in tended to take this question up, but mub depended upon what the local authorities did. The company proposed to take up the question of advertising North Wales as an autumn and winter health resort seriously, and the local authorities must provide in- ducements for the visitors. The company would help the towns that would help themselves. Dr Shelton Jones, Pwllheli, said he be- lieved that South Carnarvonshire compared very favourably with the South of England, the rainfall was similar here to what it was there, and roses bloomed at Pwllheli during the most severe weather. Mr Evan R. Davies thanked the Railway Company for the manner they had catered for Pwllheli. The service was excellent. It would be, however, impossible to develop South Carnarvonshire as a winter resort unless a better service of trains were pro- vided in autumn and winter. The Pwllheli Advertising Committee had done their ut- most to make the town better known, and he was satisfied that, with the co-operation of the Railway Company, excellent results would ensue. Mr n. T. Williams, Criccieth, said that, though he represented one of the smallest of the health resorts in South Carnarvon- shire, yet what his place lacked in size was made up in beauty. He desired to em- phasise that Criccieth was a London and North Western Railway resort. The com- pany brought more visitors to the place than other railway companies brought. They were desirous of combining with the larger localities in North Wales in con- nection with the London and North Western Company, as they believed that it was by such combinations the best results could be attained. Before Pwllheli, Portmadoc, and Criccieth could succeed as winter ,'e, sorts, much better train service must be had. Mr J. R. Prichard remarked that they were at Portmadoc fortunate in being served by the Cambrian, Festiniog, Great Western, and London and North Western I Railways, He btHftVfd thftt Borth y Great was an excellent resort for visitors. Roses, fuschias, and marguerites bloomed there in winter, and the euonymus thrived there, while it was a failure in the Midland dis- tricts. The sc-eneiy from there was most magnificent and extensive, and in winter the Snowdonian Range and the Merioneth Hills reminded him of Switzerland. Borth y Geet was also well sheltered, and com- manded the position of being in Snow- donian Gateway, both from land and sea. He urged upon the company to develop the American tourist traffic to North Wales. The Castles of Conway, Carnarvon, Cric- cieth, and IIarlech should attract them, especially if Holyhead became the port of call. They would arrive at a time in spring when it was quiet with the estw. lishmenta catering for visitors. He was quite satisfied that, with a better service of trains in winter, the Snowdonian Gate- wayy would become'quite a popular resort for those seeking rest, quietness, and good health. On the motion of Mr E. R. Davie J seconded by Mr W. O. Williams, Llin. dudno, it was unanimously resolved to con stitute a preliminary committee, represent- ing the various local Councils and 0-1 vertising Committee, who were prepared to consider a scheme of co-operation in f d. vertising North Wales winter resorts In conjunction with the London and North Western Railway Company.

Do You Know That a heated argument was heard going on near one of the Carnarvon hotels on Satur- day evening? That the suDjcct thereof was Mr Lloyd George? That one of the persons engaged, having succeeded in propping himselt up against the wall, said, "Your Lloyd George is not a patch on the gentlemen we h we in this county!" That the other replied, "Don't be a fool! What have your county gentlemen ever done?" That the first man called all the demons to witness that "Mr Lloyd George was not a patch on the county gentlemen, though he has made such a name for himself in Par. liament?" That the second man demanded some proof of the ability of the county gentlemen ? That the first again apostrophised the demons, and then drawled out, "By Jove, your Lloyd George has never shot a part- ridge That the county gentlemen ought to be proud of their valiant defender? That an English tourist with a knowledge of Welsh visited a Carnarvon shop a few days ago? That he asked an asistant in Welsh what was the price of certain articles? That he was informed that one article was "a siiling" and another "ettpence?" That he looked astonished, and was silent for a while? That at last he ventured to ask the assistant to reply to him in English, if he could not speak Welsh? That the assistant did not seem to under- stand? That much annoyance is caused to people, who wish to take care of their health, by the beating of mats in the streets? That some years ago, the authorities dis- cussed the matter? That it was then understood that offenders against a bye-law regulating the beating of mats in the streets would be prosecuted? That the offences are numerous and of daily occurrence, but that there are no prosecu- tionot That those modern cranks who want to be healthy would feel grateful if some atten- tion were paid to this matter? That a great calamity has happened to Betwa Garmon? That it has been called "Betsy Garm'n?" That this occurred in the streets of Carnar- von the other day? That an apparently learned stranger was heard making inquiries of "Betsy Gar- m'n?" That the lady whom he inquired of looked puzzled, and said she did not know that "Betsy?" That the gentleman of the learned look made another attempt? That it was something like "Befcs Wye Garm'n?" That the lady did not seem to be an author- ity on "bets?" That the learned inquirer said there was "a railway to Betsy Garm'n?" That at last the lady seemed to understand? That a little knowledge of Continental vowel values would be useful for learned strangers in Wales?

MOTOR AND CYCLE IN COLLISION. A REMARKABLE ESCAPE. On Saturday afternoon, John Richard Williams, of Bryn Tirion, Llanfair P.G., Anglesey, cycling down the road from Upper Llandcgfan into the Holyhead main road, between Menai Bridge and Llanfair P.G., dashed into a passing motor car. His bicycle was smashed to pieces, and he himself was hurled through the motor wind screen and dropped into the lap of one of the lady occu- pants of the car. He was at first supposed to be dead, but on Sunday morning, it was reported that beyond some slight cuts and scratches and bruises, he was uninjured. Williams had only a few days ago recovered from injuries sustained in another bicycle accident. The motor car sustained damages to the extent of £ 60.

WELCOMED IN CARNARVON. What could be more welcome in Carnar. von than open-hearted statements like the following? Week after week Carnarvon men and women speak out in this earnest way, and their personal experience ring with encouragement. "For many years I have been suffering from pains in the back and loins," says Mr E. Ellis, of 10, Hole-in-the-Wall street, Carnarvon. "I was particularly bad in the mornings, when I rose I had the greatest difficulty in straightening myself up, the pain was so dreadful. At times I could only pass the kidney secretions with great pain, whil? at other times I could not pass them at all. They contained a sediment like brick-dust. This went on for some time, and I tried many remedies, but nothing seemed able to do me any good. "Seeing cases similar to my own being cured by Doan's backache kidney pills led me to try the medicine, and I can safely say they iivo the best remedy I have ever used. I had not taken the pills lon.g before I began to improve, and when I had used two boxes of them, the pains in my back had quite disappeared, and the secretions were natural. I heartily recommend Doan's backache kidney pills to other sufferers. (Signed) Evan Ellis." Doan's backache kidney pUIs are two shillings and ninepenee per box, or six boxes for thirteen shillings and ninepenee. Of all chemists and stores, or post free direct from the Fosfcer-McClellan Co., 8, Wells street, Oxford street, London, W. Bu sure you get the same kind of pills as Mr Ellis had.

Notes of the Week. Carnarvon and the Budget. Last week, we published an account sup- plied by a correspondent of the support given to the Budget im the districts sur- rounding Carnarvon. On •Softu/rd'ay, the big demonstration of Anglesey and Carnarvon- Liberals, held in the Pavilion, fully bore out 'the statements of our correspon- dent. The btii.lctdtri-g was crowded, many peaplle having gone tihere to secure seats jus etairly as three o'clock, although the meating did not ccmwneauoe until five. Con- Aidenafbie anxiety bad been feJit with regard to the possible preserve of SufFnaigists, but there was no distil rfbance, a fafct that, pre- sumably, speaks well Off the arrangements of the committee. The speeches, of which a full report will be found elsewhere, were and- Mr Ruiniicma.iirs address made .1 deep impression on the audience. Mr Ellis Dta viee as chairman fittingly opened j the ipr-oceedliiugs with a stimuQaitirig address, in the -course of which he gave st-riking fiadts ooflTcerniirtg the distribution of wealth. >9:t 'Herbert Ro'oer;* very briefly referred 'do the rniarvellotos effedt -of the Budget upon Eisglinh Lilbterailisan. and Mr Ellis Jones Gri-ffttih and 'Mr Wm. Jones delighted the aaidiemee with their ehamcteinisitic speeches. Mr Rune'im'ain's address was « powerf.uil and iirc'poi'taailt ipiv::i:'K"Lirncerr)iCT*t. Tihe reftoilutiioTi in support of the Budget wrus unianimously carried, a fact which further explains why a.nti-Budget meetsnge in this part of the country are 'held w'I,h closed doom. Me Can- didates. The content in Merionethsihrire for the selection of a Lsbeoia-1 candidate for the next etec«tio:n is becoming (more excit/img. For some time there hove been three. gentleanm | ivrifore tbie *el«ctors, namely Mr Handn Jones, Mr .1. Howell Wdlliams, and Mr T. Adfjnus J-rcs. This week it is reported that Mr Alfred Eiias. barrister, of Liverpool, is also eonrirg forward. Various meetings have n''re<adir been addressed by Mr Artemus J'orMv and Mr 'Hnwr-Tl W.iffiamiK, but Mr Hiiwdm Jonics J:f1/3 so far next addressed amy nre-atii'iBs?, cla.imiing that he is well-'kn'owtn im the ooiTsratv land tiblait he does not dessre to nut h.iiniiseiVf in a cotmpotlitiion of the kind'. Mr El'siaiys that he is "prepared to give i p'ofeie thrut iif ad'^qTted hie wnJl nrt AICooTJt; 3;uv a^j'Hointirrrent, le-gal or other, until dis- es*«iNl':silrnieinit is nn aocomplisihed fact." He also states tihi^.t he. beGiieves "nlat.iona.lisiabion of the silia.t^ quarries to be a solution, of the dilficu'Hties of the slate industry." Mr Arttiemus Jones, replytinug to a circular sent to him, asking for a ccxntrribubkm towards the funds of the Royal OaJtelev IS,i!Lverr Band, has written an outspoken letter, condemn- ing fthe practice "of lappealing for subscrip- tions to M.P.'s or prospecftive candidates, particularly when afliyitiliing in the nature of a contest is impending," and ss'Jating that "Deamceracy means poEtics, not puree- s'trlnigs." It will be instruct.ive to watch the rasai3!t in a demccnatiic constiLtueaicy of « oon- tesit into which so many interesting ccnsd- denalti.ans are being lintrodticed. The Daylight Bill. The Diaylight Bill is doomed, at least for the present. The Select Committee have reported against ict, mainly beoausd of the opyc-Avtiiotti wliiioh the ibili aroused, and •because the change, it is claimed, would be fiiaiuighlt with so much uncen-tiaintiy. This is not to wondered a,t. The British ParLa- nient works maiinily at nighit, and cft^n ccm- [pdiains of having to do so. Much of its legLsilalfciion and most of ito speeches bciar traices oif having been perpetuated at nighit --and after dinner. We get very little sun- shine in this country at best. This summer we have had abotvt a fortnight cuf it. And the effect off sunshine is marvellous. Neit long ago, an Eastern gentleman was riding in a London train. A typically bold, eedif- eatisfied, maaitneriless Cockney, slitting 'beside him, queried whether he came from the East, and w'as* informed thaft was 610. "I say, you worship the sun in your country, dv.'i'-t you?" siaid the cofmnuserattJintg Ccckney. "Yes," replied1 the man oif the East, "and so wouJd you—if you &aw it!" The re-ply wos not merely a s,malfft one. The Select Committee apparently tcOk a strictly traditional House of Commons view of this ocwnparaitively simple hill. Only Labour members seem to be anxious to w&rk in the daytime, and it is somefwhat strange that the House of Commons ever aibandamed candlelight. However, tihe discussion of the biiil hns shown that we might easily have more daylight, and in mianj trades the hours of work have already been changed to 'accord with the daylight saving ideal. Ul- timately, perhaps, we shall, without great harm to the British Constitution, and with some benefit ,00 the British human constitu- ti.-on, be aft itio take advantage of the day- light a,nod little sunshttne we get. The Development Grant. Mr Lloyd George's Development Bill is anctliilex proof of the politicail value of a Welsh democratic training, s'omeftimes re- ferred to by dukes and otilier tanach-nandtsms as "crude Sbclaliisim," &c. In the first part of the bill are provisions for grants and leans for getneial economic deveilopment, and the purposes to which such grants and uoajris are to ibe aipplie<l will inciudie agricul- ture, foresltry, liglut railivvaiys, Ithe imipirove- men/t off .trtwiKipci't, and harbours. The .aimo'UTiit of on" mcy to 'be expenided will J),dt. be dtitermined by tihe bill, the proposal ibeiinlg that the annual sums required should 'be voted eiscli yetair in the otndiinary way on Ithe Ealbiimiates. It w.itlil aiLso be proposed thlalt a iund shculd be wi. mp from which the imoruay should be draJwn. In Part Ill. are ithe, pro- posals which the 'Chancellor outlined in his Budget epeedh far the i-mproveimeint of rands; they will make provision fbr the ex- penditure oif the estimated saun of £600,000 wlcch ib anftiiciliJatt'ed' from the d'utty on petrol and the in)cpetas«d duties on motor cars amd motor aycles. The Government hope to geit the biHl thrtough tilts Session. Wales should not Hose the opporituinifty of getting a proper share of the, proposed .gtfaintt, partiicuiairiiy for forestry and iilghit railways. The CarG'jgian- shrre Conantiy Cbuncil has already passed a msi jluitiotn to the effect fchiait a dtfp'utation re- preseniting the Welsh Cauncila should wadit up:)n the Chancellor iof the Exchequer wiilth KtPetrenice to the share of Wales in the grant, illfc would be welil iT other OouniciTs took up (tIDe miartiter lat onoe. A Musical Suggestion. Mr Jbeeph Hoibio-oke, a young composer, ibcltervies .thiatt (imstteiad otf making London the cemtre for National Op:ra, a kind of BiLl,y- ivuHh r' liLuid ibe eiteibtfihied Jill. a pictuxeEque and- romantic spot somewhere in the Welsh hiile. Mr HoLoioc-ke, who is .hjmself n!ot a Weilshm.an, thinks thht under such condli- tiorns, compose re would necessariily mwke imuiiic tar.d (pdcttiy of more importance than fashion and sooiety, and adidte t ha;t "the Welsh people are 100 enthusiiastiic in music miauler, and I i'lat theiy sing splendidliy." Of COUTST^ This is a chiaaioe fox Carniarvoai- shixe, but caxe s.liioui!d be taken that British ccant'Jtc&cxB got a chance. Wedsh mu6"ic has already suffered enough through trying to coniform to the clockwork ideal of English adjudicators. And there miaiy lbe some (bttlbt about ithe English m.uB:ioail ki!.C!w)]e<Ige which is goiirng ito suppcirit the "Welsh Bay- reuth," for the London ".Daiiily News," in reporting that Mr iHollbxooke is enigaiged ki writing music for Lord Howard de Warden's "D\4a.n, Son of the 'Wave," addis, — Bn:t the librettist hopes to have this done in Gaelic as well las in English—seeiing that it ilS drawn from Welsh legends, in v. hiie'h there is a gre<ft 'weatt'h of inspiration fcr niaiticnal c;1 ion composers." The confusion of Gaelic with Welsh is somewhat compromising.