Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

HETUBN OF THE WELSH YOLUNTEEKS. DEMONSTRATION AT CARNARVON. THANKSGIVING SERVICES. BANQUET AT THE PAVILION. Carnarvon was 'gay with bunt in" on Friday evening and Saturday. The volunteers attacked to the 3rd V.B. Rojai Welch Fusiliers were ex- pec, ed home from South Africa, ii.nd1 they came. Arrangeaiients had been made to (rive them an otiieial reception and a welcome bv the town couii'ii, but as luck would have it, they came to Ckrnarvon bv special train, and reached the station fully twenty minutes before the" were expected. They were kept there waiting until the corporation arrived upon the scene, headed by the ba,nd o.f the battalion, under the leader- shin G; Mr P. Ayres, and followed by the A t'nd: L Companies, in charge of Major Paynter and Captains J. Wi'lliarr.s and Lloyd Griffith. Or the platform, Major Punter and Captain Williams gave the men a. hearty welcome, and expressed their joy at seeing them safe home axiia. They shook hands with each of the 37 Ine;r. a.nd the Deputy-Mayor (Mr R. 0. Roberts) t;!so- addressed them on behalf of the burgesses. Thj route from the station -to the Drill Hall was li.:1fd 'with spectators, frantic with iov, waving har.'ike-rchiefs and shout-in" "Hurrah." and the winJows of the buildings all along the route had been filled with those anxious to see the re-turned heroes. It Wats quite pathetic to notice the greetings the Carnarvon lads received from c-lieir parents when they set eyes on each other. TL" Drill Hall was crowded with people, and tl'.e Deputy-Mayor hYk the chair. Short and appr(;pr:ate speeehes* of welcome were delivered bv Mr R. 0. Roberts, Mr J. R. Pritchard, Mr Rioha.rd Thomas, Captu.in John Wil'liiuns, and the Vicar (ihj Rev J. W. Wynne Jones, M.A.). -lft-r whicb the .chairmau called upon General S'r rlu'i, Rowland's. V.C., to distribute to each of the Carnarvon Volunteers. namely. Corporal Jolm H. Vaughan, Privates G. Jones, J. Wil- Hams. W. G. Tilling, G. Ixui-^ton, G. Williams, Percy Evans, and H. Hughes, Carnarvon, and to Sister Lucy BulkcJer William; Porth-yr-Aur, who had been attached to the Welsh Hospital, a .]d medal bearing on one side the arms of Car- n-arvon, and on the reverse an inscription stating why it was given. Saturday. however, was the grouit day, and or rangements had been made to have the whole bittalifm brought to Carn-iuvt n. to AVeloome tv.elr comrades. They came from Doligellev, P«.rtnvadoc, Pwllheli, Penygroes, Holyhead, LIanJudno, and Llanrwst, with the various officers of each company, and oil under the com- mand of Col. Rees. V.D.. marched from the Castle to Christ Church, where a thanksgiving service wu« to be he'd- Special hymns were sung and special prayers offered, 'the service being in-.on.ed by tike Vicar, and Captain John Wil- Iii'.ms presided at the organ. I'll" Lord' Bishop of Bangor delivered a special sermon, taking as his text Psalms 140, and the f-even'th verse, "0 God, strengthen thy servant, thou that covereth my head in the dnv c.f battle." This, his Lordship said, was the prayer of a I man in distress, when he felt that a number of r--oop!e had token counsel together to ruin him. Hod had preserved' him many tiroes, when his j lirV was in jeopardy. The word", œme very ruiturally to express the thanksgiving of those who were gathered in the church that day. They th.ank.ed God that he had covered and protected tli.cjir heads in t-hie day o.f peril. 'Might they also be a strength and la.n encouragement to them amid' the ohanahi-g scenes of life, for in the chequered life of all «f theni. joy and sorrow, and peace and trouble alternated ono with the other. They could !'•" rha.t their life had not been an uneventful one, Th«v had stood in jeopardy, and often there was but a step between them and death. There had but a step between them and death. There had been times of great danger, and comrades had I [;.1\.n at their sides, others had been struck down •v">rh sickness, and had died, anvf «"et God had broiifrht them safe h.ome a^air. They need not be afraid of the terror of the night or the pesti- '• n< when God TO with them and protected I them. They could trust in God who had pre- served them. until now. Those they had left Ix-hind had had to face risks, and there were ma.nv missing that day whoro they had known before they went awav. but the. had: been under the protecting ha.nd of God. They were never sa.fe for a moment under any circumstances un- less God protected them. They might be c/ii the field of battle a. tr.rsreit to a- thousand rifles, or in the c-itv where pestilence and plague reigaed. or r 11 the tempestuous sefct. yet, if the pro-tectiim I of God was f^xMxt- them,thev vrem as safe as they would be at home. Doubtless, their ex- perience would make a.n impression upon their lives. They had learnt to regard life differently, to look at its purpose, its earnestness, and its realitv in a, different- way. a.nd the lesson they had learnt, he hoped, would be a blessing to thorn. People generally talked of the war and the profession of arms in two ways. There were I thof-e who regarded the Armv as an honourable profession, 'and there were those who thought that when a man became 3J soldier, lie stood a chance of becoming a better mail than before, that the discipline of the Armv and the mixing with men would teach him Qiristian virtues, and- thM he would not onl- become a good soldier, but a. better Christian tha.n he was be- fore. That, he thought, was the opinion of eve.rv one who had authored within those sabred walls, a.nd the majority off their countrymen. But the" should remember, too, that, there were many who held a very different opinion.. They had heinrd what was" said when a portion o.f their regiment marched through Wales, and they knew what had been said and written during he r>resent w~ar. People talked as if rhe Armv was a school of vice, and when a man enlisted, he degenerated into a. blackguard. They would be men of mark havirJg returned from the war bv those who loved the soldier, and those -who would be glad to find a. stone to throw against them The safety of their comrades had been entrusted f r,, them when they were on outpost and sentry /'u' •- in South Africa, but after they returned i home something more precious than the lives o? their comrades would be in their care and keeping—their honour and their good name, So when "people pressed, won them various tem-rytations.-and it was but natural that they should do so.—in their hospitality and delight at seeing them. They might, perhaps, press them to tiake more than they ought. In such c^•- w them stand on -their guard like men, and re- member the precious trust placed1 in their ban .» member the precious trust placed1 in their ban .» —.flif. honour and good name of their comrades in arms. He hoped also that all friends present would remember this, and as t-her rejoiced in the return of thieve men, .and! felt proud of them, Vt them take care that they would not trv to lend them to do anything to tamish the fair fame thev had so noblv won. Many things would be said in their praise—that they had deserved well, and had fowcrht well, and that their native county was proud of them. That would be true, but in that building, thev would not be praised, but. thev praised Him who had: guarded thetrn in T!' mercy. Thev prostrated themselves before T!' mercy. Thev prostrated themselves before "i- Throne remembeirinig all His kindness, and TT;« puist protecti-oin, arxd asked Him to make them worthv of it. What, wore should th»r render the Lord for all his goodness than render ( thanks with verv full hea.rts to God, -for the niercv he had. vouchsafed in bringing > their" -n,feltv home. There were still seme rle-r" onee "there in peril. W *hnt th^e al«o. be under His care and protection. Let them enooura.ge others with prayers, and thank Pml -Tor "PlS OTCtfVt TnBrcv". The servicers brou-ht to a, close w^h pray- ers and rendering of the National Anthem. The ba ttalion then marched thro ugh to Castle-square, where thousands sat congregated around a p.atform, o who some of the leading liadfies of the count.v. W10 had come to witness the distribution D> E. Greaves, the wife of the Lord-Lieutenan suitable mementoes, the gift of the regiment, o the returned wa.rriors. Mr J. E. Greaves, mounted on a spirited horse, and wearing the uniform of ;1, colonel of the regiment, addressed the men at length. He said they had assembled there to celebrate a j memorable and unprecedented event in the his- I tory of the battalion—an event which, he ven- tured to think, would be looked back upon with pleasure and with pride. They were there to welcome their brave comrades" home from the most trying" and arduous campaign ever known in the annals of the "British Army. They were there to welcome them enthusiastically, because thev cheerfully and bravely encountered all the hardships they were called upon to bear, and which were inseparable from such a campaign as I this. Tiber honoured their pluck, and the patriotism which prompted them to place their lives and their services at the disposal of their countrymen in the hour of need. -7 v*ere proud of the part thev had taken in this great struggle for liberty and justice—a struggle wh] eh had brought out all the best traits of the British character, and which had knit the Empire to- gether in a. manner which 100 years of diplomacy would havo failed to accomplish. They were grateful to their volunteers, for whatever might be the result of this war, it had memorably raised the status of the volunteers. It had placed them the status of the volunteers. It had placed them upon a different level altogether, and it was now universally acknowledged that the volunteers were an indispensable branch of the British Army, and there were signs that they would be t,reated with greater consideration and greater liberality in the future than in the past. The country was under an obligation to the volun- teers, both from the mother country and the colonies, for having demonstrated to the world •»he imme-nso reserve of power which the Empire possessed but what they were prouder of than all was the manner in which the troops, both home and colonial, had behaved, for even their enemies had acknowledged that in battles and in I the hour of danger their soldiers were no less- than heroes whereas, at other times, they had behaved with humanity and kindness and gen- tleness beyond all precedence in any former war known to history. In all this, the brave lads they welcomed home had taken a.n active and honourable part, and let them all show how they admired them, and how much they appre- ciated their brave deeds, and how much they honoured them, by giving them three hsarty British cheers. The crowd, led by the Lord-Lieutenant. cheered vociferously, and afterwards, Mrs and Miss Greaves very gracefully distributed to each hrro J, souvenir in the form of a silver matchbox, -with suitable inscriptions, presented by the bat- talion. The recipients came to the platform in the following order:—Sergeant Moore, Llandud- no Private Helstrip, Llandudno; Private Bur- n;ll, Holyhead; Sergeant-instructor Hunt; Privates G. Jones, Carnarvon; J. Jones, Con- Way J. T. Arnold, Portmadoc R. Morris, I Llanrwst; L. A. Griffith, Llandudno; R. C. Jones, Holyhead —• Simms, Llanrwst; R. Wil- liams, Portmadoc; F. W. Parry, Llandudno; G. Williams, Llandudno S. Ball, 'Holyhead J. Williams, Carnarvon; E. Williams. Conway; J. D. Jarvis, Llanrwst; W. G. Tilling, Car- narvon S. Mercy, Llandudno; P. J. Lewis, Portmadoc G. Langton, Carnarvon Corporal J. H. Vaughan, Carnarvon; Privates W. Thorpe, Portmadoc G. Williams, Carnarvon S. Williams, Portmadoc; W. A. Atkinson, Holyhead; R. Jones, Portmadoc; R. E. Wil- liams, Conway Percy lEvans, Carnarvon H. Hughes, Carnarvon; G. T. MoIIroy. Holyhead; R. F. Mcllroy, Holyhead; and 0. Williams, Holyhead. The battalion afterwards went through some manoeuvres in the Park, and were subsequently entertained to a banquet at the. Pavilion, which had been gorgeously decorated with hunting, and with mottoes, such as "Croesaw i ID dew 1 ion Ar- fon," "Hawddamor i Arnddiffynwyr yr Ym- herodraeth." Nor were the fallen forgotten, for in bold letters of mourning were the words "Er serchus goffadwriaeth am Sergeant Charles Jones a Private H. De-verell." The catering was done by the battalion, under the supervision of Lieut. Quarter-master Armstrong and Quarter-master Sergeant. Jones, assisted by about 80 la-dies from the town. S'ix hundred and fifty volunteers sat to tables, and the menu consisted of roast and boiled beef, roast and boiled mutton, potatoes and carrots, plum pudding and sauce. Each man was also supplied with pipes, cigars, and cigarettes, a.nd half-an-ounce of tobacco each, and a musical programme was gone through by the band, under thaconductorship of Bandmaster P. Ayres. The following ladies kindly save their services at: the different tables :—I. Mrs J. H. Rees, Mrs iBrocklebank, Mrs George Owen, Mrs Bowe.n Jones, Mrs A. K. Menzies, Miss Brocklebank, Miss E. Brocklebank. II. Mrs Whiskin, Mrs W. Hughes, Mrs Jackson, Misses Hughes, E. Hughes, M. Edwards, Owen, G. Owen. III. Mrs Parry {Castle-street), Mrs E. Evans, Misses Parry, L. Evans, Kerruish, Crowther, Griffith, and Owen. IV. Mrs Armstrong. Mrs R. 0. Roberts, Mrs 'Nath. Roberts, Mrs R. E. Evans, Mrs J. Evans, Mrs Griffith, Miss Pugh, and Miss Hamer. V. Misses Morris (Bronmena-i), E. Morris, W. Morris, :H. Williams, M. Wil- liams, Capon, Milly Williams, Mrs Frase-r. VI. Misses Cousins (IErvldon), B. Cousins, William- son, Jones, E. Jones, H. Jones, M. Williams, K. Pritchard. VII. M.JS J. M. Owen (the Anchorage), Mrs Trevor Owen, Mrs W. M. Ro- berts, Misses Thomas, Jones, V. Davies, Jones, Ames. VIII. Mrs B. Newton, Misses M. New- ton, Sally (Roberts, Clayton, Menzies, E. Men- ziies, A. Thomas, and Mrs Mostvn Roberts. IX. Misses L. Rees, A. IRees, B. Rees, Mrs L. R. Thomas, Miss Williams, Miss Williams, Miss H. Rees, Miss M. Watkin IRobprt X. Mrs Llewelyn Jones, Mrs Dand, Miss -Prittehard, Miss •Pritchard (Tower House), Miss M. Pritchard, Miss Laura Pritchard, Miss Jones. Miss Evans. South African Table: Mrs C. H. Rees, Miss Hamer, Mrs D. H. Jones, Miss Wawn, Miss Wil- liams, Miss E. Williams, Miss Jones Roberts, Miss Jones (Brvn.Htelen). A large number of gentlemen also gave their services. Special thanks are due to Mr Arm- strong, for providing Mr Thomas Jones, for the decorations; Mr R. J. Davids, for tlio construc- tion of the tables Mr J. H. Rees, for obtaining the assistance of waiters and carvers, and over- looking the tables and Mr Ulein, of the Royal Hotel, for making and boilingo,ne., hundred plum puddings.

HOLYHEAD. RECEPTION ON SATURDAY. Locally, the home-coming of the first con- II tingent of volunteers who went out 'from Holy- head to South Africa, caused intense excitement and great interest. For several nights past, with the expectancy of their coming home, the 9.30 train -was met by vast crowds, who assem- bled at the approach to and in the vicinity of the railway station. To while away the time, the young people, who occupied seats upon the high walls surrounding the company's premises, sang snatches of war songs, and made noises upon in- struments that were boisterous in sound and most unmusical. On Saturday night, the crowd seemed to have increased in dimensions, and many thousands had congregated in and around the railway station to give the "boys" a warm welcome home. Just at the time of the arrival of the train, which was a few minutes late, sing- ing, cheering, and other enthusiastic displays were indulged in, but, on the whole, the con- duct was most commendable. A very food re- presentation of LordlRoberts in an elevated posi- tion, accompanied by a. small warlike force, headed by a local celebrity, was observable moving to and fro in the crowd. As the train steamed into the station, the cheering became immense, and the enthusiasm unbounded. Firing was heard, saluting the train, as it entered the station. After some little delay, one of the re- turned volunteers made his appearance at the gate to come into the town, when he was caught up and carried through the dense and enthusias- u ia tic crowd, beadedby brilliant torchlights, which added to the weirdness of the scene. Still an- other, and yet another, of the returning volun- teers were similarly hoisted by the crowd. Then came the band of the company out of the railway station, Iplayinga number of tunes appropriate to the circumstances. Then followed the local volunteers, who had been at Carnarvon. The procession that followed was something never witnessed in Holyhead previously. On they came scores abreast, extending fully half-a-mile Bunting was profusely displayed all along the line of route to headquarters, and many of the houses were illuminated, especially in the vici- nity of Victoria-square. Fireworks were dis- charged as the procession passed along. The volunteer boys ihave certainly no occasion to complain of the reception that they received, as it was not only hearty, but true and loyal, and a most -imposing sight. On reaching the Market HiaJl1, they were disbanded. Captain iS' an<^ h's officers must have felt +iin ™ a P,roud the reception accorded to the men on this memorable occasion.

TUESDAYS REJOICINGS. PRESENTATIONS AND SPEECHES. THE BANQUET. On Tuesday afternoon, Holyhead was en fete to extend a welcome to the men. The men were Corporal Atkinson, Privates R. BumalT Owen, Williams, and R. C. Jones. Private John Lewis died on the passage home, ajid was buried at sea, just a* they crossed the line. Privates George F. McIIroy, S. Ball, and R. F. Mcllroy were previously invalided home. Tuesday being the bra!f-holiday of the town, it was arranged by tlhe committee, of which Mr W D Jones, J.P., was chairman, Mr John Roberts, The Pines, treasurer, and the Rev John Hughes, hotf. secretary, to extend a reception to the men on that day. The town was gaily decorated with bunting tund ether evidences of rejoicing and welcome. The reception accorded the men was far above the most sanguine expectations of the men themselves. (and they were highly gratified with it. The demonstration of welcome com- menced with a public thanksgiving service at the Parish Church St. Cybi, conducted by the Rev Canon D. Walter Thomas. The service was commienoed by the announcing of the hymn, "All people that on earth do dwell," by the ReT R. Price, B.A. An address followed from the Lord Lisa op of Bangor, who remarked that many cir- cumstances, since the eredtion of that ancient building, had brought people together within, its precincts^ but he ventured to think that. no similar occasion to this, service of thanksgiving had occurred in iilts history. Yet. he ventured to think that- our forefathers hnd: not been un- mindful of the sailors and soldiers. saved from peril in battlfe and en the sea., and had returned thanks in a puhlfic m.anner at this Parish Church During the singing of the Welsh chorale com- mencing "0 Frynia.u Caersalem." a collecfirn was made for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Fund, and the s.um of £ 4 7s 9d was obtained. A.fter the service, the 3d V.B.R.W.F. (H. Company) es- corted their returned comrades tot the Marine- square. headled by the bland of the company, playing martial airs. The officers present were Captain W. H. Edwards, J.P., Lieutenants R R. Wiil-a-ms, E. T. Hughes, M.D., Sergeant Cush. drill instructor; H. Parry Jones, H B Jones, etc. A large contingent of police "had be^n drafted into the town, and kept excellent, order under Superintendent Jones ond S-crgeant Htiirh Jones. Their duties were made compara- tively easy by the excellent conduct of the vast concourse o.f people assembled. The members of the urban, council and a few friends occupied th,j nlitfor-in cn the Marine-sttua.Te, and the Vol- unteers with the hand formed, in H. circle out- side the platform. When order was obtained, the chairman of the urban council, on behalf of the town, presented the Holyhead Ccmoany with a.n illuminated address, beautifully executed, addressed to Captain W. H. Edwards, ,J.P., officers, and men,, spetiking of the excellent con- duct of the men in volunteering for service in South Africa, and bearing the names of the 21 who had gone tet Sor9- Africa, in connection with thin war. The chairman said he was proud of the men, tlhait the occasion was one that would live long in the memories of those present, as a -one, andi he had pleasure in presenting rlv." address to Captain Edwards on behalf of the company, who had come forward so willingly, and done so irallantly to defend their country. Captain Edwards very cordially thanked the town and council, on bahaif of the company, for this kind expression of goodwill and recogni- tion, and observed that he and his officers and men would long Temember this auspicious occa- men would long Temember this auspicious occa- sion. The address was under the seal of the urban council, being signed by'Mr W. D. Jones (chair- man), Mr James La-nsburv (vice-chairman), and Mr J. Lloyd Griffith, M.A. (clerk). Mr Joseph 'Hall made the presentation of gold badges to the returned men, .as mementoes of their courage -and good conduct. The medals bore an inscription pointing out that they were presented to members of the 3rd V.B.R.W.F. by the inhabitants of Holyhead on their return from the South African War, 1901. Immense cheering took place during the presentations. Mr Hajfl said that he was the chairman of the council when the first contingent had volunteered for the front, and is was now his pleasing duty to welcome them home. One sad event had oc- curred. Corporal John 'Lewis had died at sea, and was committed to the deep on the home- I ward passage A -gold medal would be presented to his representatives, and he would hand it over to the custody of the captai,n of the com- pany for this purpose. jJThe company then reformed, and, headed by the regimental band of the local company, pro- ceeded to the Princa of Wales Hotel, Railway Station, where a. banquet was given, at which the members of the urban council, several friends, the officers and men returned from the front, partook of a splendid repast, provided at the expense of Captain Edwards. The toast of the King was warmly responded to on being proposed by Captain Edwards, and the band played the National Anthem. I The toast of the evening was "Our Guests," j whom 'Captain "Edwards playfully designated as the "Absent-minded Beggars." He suitably de- scribed the courage of the men, and the priva- tions and sufferings endured by them on the veldt in South Africa, and was gla-d to see such ( a general demonstration of welcome extended to i them by the residents OT the town and neigh- bourhood. They had gone when the war was at its height, and at the risk of their lives, to serve their country. Corporal Atkinson replied in a very happy j •speecn, and related their trying experiences at j the front, finishing by thanking those present I and the town generally for the very cordial re- ception extended to them tn their return from a -country to which neither 4e nor his comrades had any desire to return. ) (Private Charles R. Jones sang a song, and Councilor Joseph Evass recited a. mosti amusing piece. The itev John Hugihies caked attention to the fact that more men had volunteered from Holy- haad t'han any other part of Wales or the British Empire. Councillors Thomas Roberts, James La-nsburv, Canon Thomas, the Rev Patterson Morgan, 'B.A., with Captain Kendall, JJP., delivered ap- propriate addresses, the latter expressing a hope* that the nation would be welded together, and the Army and Navy improved, as the outcome of this war in South Africa. I In reference to the death of Private John Lewis, and the handing over of his medal to Captain Edward*. Mr W. D. Jones made the following pathetic speech in Welsh —"Y mae genym v gordhwyl gofidus o hysbysu fed un o'r bech»yn dewr Wedi methu cvrhaedd adref, er idd:o isjael nerth a chalon i gadw gyda'r gad trwy ddynrvnoedd cngeu srwlad Affrica, acimewn llawn lmfer yn gadael y Wllad Drlti. method d ei nerth a dial v fordaith i Gymru'n ol. Hunodd yn. dawel, a- chafodd fftdd yn mynwent fawr y jnor, lie v gorphwvs hvd flcedd udigorn Duw, prvd v 'Cytyd i nef anrhydedd Foreu barn o fru v bedd.' Tra yr vdym ni, fel trefolion, vn cwyno am dano, pa faint mwy cwyn ei anwyl fam a'i deulu, y

LLANDUDNO. On Saturday evening, the three local volun- teers—Corporal Alfred Helstrip. Private Mooie. Private Will 'Parry, and Private Leonard Grif- fiths-returned home from South Africa. They had, earlier in the day, been honoured at Car- narvon. They were met at the railway station by the St. Tudno Silver Band. a number of volunteers, and a detachment of the Denbighshire t Hussars, under the command of Quarter-Master I David 'Garic IRoberts. Preceded by the band, the procession wended its way along Vaughan- street, up the Parade, and down South-parade to the Drill Hail in Gloddaeth-street. The cheering was great, and the enthusiasm intense. cheering was great, and the enthusiasm intense. Opposite the Drill Hall, Councillor Robert Ro- berts, J.P., on behalf of the town, welcomed the heroes home most cordially.

BETTWSYCOED PETTY SESSIONS. SATURDAY.—Before Colonel Johnstone (pre- siding). Major Ashley, L. W. Jelf Pettit, Esq., P. Mclntyre, Esq., R. Parry, Esq., and E. Jones Williams. Esq. DRUNKENNESS.—Morris Jones, 23, Pentre Bont, Dolwyddelen, and J. Price, 4, Dolydd- terrace, Bettwsycoed, were each fined for drunkenness. A BREACH OF THE BYE-LAWS. W. Jones, Dolwyddelen, and W. H. Davies, Pen- machno, were each fined Is and costs for not carrying lights upon their carts after the pre- scribed hours. NO REPORT.—Messrs Gee and Son, and for whom Mr Howell Gee appeared, were charged with failing to send in a report about Pompren Quarry, Dolwyddelen, before the 1st of February. It being a technical offence, the de- fendant, who pleaded guilty, was only fined Bl and costs. BASTARDY. — Catherine Davies, Blaeny- cwm, Penmachno, sued Robert Williams, of the same neighbourhood, while Catherine E. Jones, 5, Gethin-terrace, Bettwsycoed, summoned Ed- ward Owen, Upner Garth-road, Bangor, to show cause why they should not contribute to- wards the maintenance of the complainants children.—The Bench made an order for 2s 6d a week in each case.—Mr J. W. Griffith, Llan- rwst, and Mr Arthur James, Bangor, were the ttae solicitors engaged.

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LLANRWST. On Friday night, the local band, accompanied by the volunteers, and hundreds of the towns- people, met the returning volunteers—Trooper Wensley Blackwall and Privates Harry Jervis, Morris, and Fletcher—at the railway station. They were escorted to Ancaster-square by an enthusiastic crowd. The chairman of the coun- cil (Mr J. F. Humphreys, J.P.) delivered a rousing address, Ml of patriotic sentiments, in welcoming them home, on behalf of the town. They were subsequently entertained bv Mr and Mrs Marriott.

PORTMADOC. As stated in our last issue, great preparations had been made at Portmadoc to give the Volun- teers an enthusiastic welcome home. The tri- umphal arches in Portmadoc and Tremadoc num- bered at least twelve. The principal streets were one mass of bunting, and the smaller streets were also profusely decorated. The men were expected to return on Wednesday evening, but did not arrive until Saturday. About half-past eight on Friday evening, when the town had been I brilliantly illuminated, a procession was formed to proceed to the station. The procession was led hy five men on horseback, then followed the band, the Volunteers, and Foresters, and the general public. About nine o'clock, however, a telegram was received from Avon wen stating I that the boys were not coming that night. This was naturally the cause of much disappointment, but there was no disappointment Oil Saturday night, and about half-past- seven, an immense crowd had gathered together and made the road from Cambrian Mill to Bodavon impassable. In addition to those who took part in the procession of the previous day, there were the Naval Re- serve. Cycle Brigade, the Oddfellows, the Pwll- heli Volunteer Company, and the local company. It is estimated that there were from 2000 to 2500 people also present. The procession marched through Tremadoc, returning through the Port. and after marching through the streets, headed for the Public Hall to formally welcome II the men home. Six men volunterred for active service in South Africa, but two had already been invalided home. viz., William Thorpe and Sam Williams. The four who returned on Saturday were Philip Lewis, Robert Williams, Robert Jones, and J. T Arnold. At the Public Hall a grand supper had been prepared by the ladies of the town. When supper was over, a meeting was held. Captain J. R. Prichard pre- siding. A souvenir was presented to Lieutenant E. Bowen Jones, J.P., Ynysfor, by Mrs J. R. Prichard. Presents were also distributed to the six volunteers, and speeches were delivered by Dr Jones Morris and Captain Prichard. In the concert, the following took part:—Miss Pattie May Roberts and Miss Williams. Chapel-street: I Messrs R. L. Evans, Ezra Lewis (L.'ew Eifion), and Hughie Jones, and the Madoc Male Voice Party and Handbell Ringers. After partaking of the supper at the Town Hall, the volumteers were carried shoulder high :to "H-heilr homes by their friends. On Sunday, there was a, Church Parade.

TEACHERS' CONFERENCE AT FESTINIOG. SPEECH BY MR OSMOND WILLIAMS. CRITICISM OF THE FESTINIOG SCHOOL BOARD. MR YOXALL ON THE EDUCATION BILL. On Saturday, a meeting of the Festiniog Association of the National Union of Teachers was held at the Boys' Higher Grade School, Fes- tiniog. Mr William Jones, of the Slate Quar- ries School, the president of the Association for the year, presided, and addresses were given by Mr J. H. Yoxall, M.P. (vice-president of the N.U.T.), and Mr Humphrey Lewis, Llangollen (member of the Union Executive). The pro- ceedings were private. I In the afternoon a public meeting, which was largely attended by teachers, members of school /boardis, and otll^rs, was held. Mr Osmond Williams, M.P., occupied the chair, and was supported by Messrs Yoxall, Croft, and Jgiwis, and Mr E. P. Jones, chairman of the Festiniog School Board. CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS. Mr Williams, on taking the chair, said there were few works in this world of higher order or a nobler kind than that of advancing national education. Perhaps ideas as to what education meant vary considerably. By some it was thought to mean carting heaps of knowledge into a child's mind against time, just as one might cart hay into a- waggon when it looked like rain. That was not his notion about education. Not only should theckildren be full of information, but full, too, of interest, curiosity, and hope, and full of the consciousness of their own ignorance, \1 which was, to his mind. the foundation of all future knowledge. In his younger days, one used to hear of a child being sent somewhere to be "finished," but in his opinion the process of education went on to the end of life. Boys and girls of the present day were most fortunate in having such schools as the elementary and county schools. Men of middle age could well realise how precious they were. and could remember how the want of such schools was keenly felt in tbeir own time. The ancients set a store on education not merely as developing the intellect. but also as cultivating the moral sense—-refining the manners and awakening the sense of con- sideration for others, upon which depended the charming respectfulness which made life sweet and gracious, and awakened the love of truth, which was the basis of all true courage and manliness. One must conclude thev were right. and that it was all-important to' teach our children decorum, tenderness, good manners, good language, and above all self-respect, which in after life would lead to honourable endeavour to do their best in whatever sphere of life their lot was cast. All this the younger men. who for the last 15 or 20 years had reaped the benefit of modern schools, had had an opportunity of ac- quiring, with every advantage to themselves and those they had come into contact with, and those who "were teachers,* would in their turn instil into the minds of others those principles they had themselves acquired, and bv so doing they would he able to stimulate the minds of young children, and to widen their ideas, enricl; their life by new associations, and inspire it by contact with refined and influential teachers (applause). As regards teachers, they were fifty years ago held up to scorn an derision, as was shown by Dickens's novels, and they were often, no doubt, of a very poor type. Now, however, teachers were taken seriously, were fairly well paid, and enjoyed some security of tenure, and their views as experts received consideration, and were generally acted on in the long run. They were regarded as useful and indispensable pillars of the social fabric, but he did not think teachers should be content until they were recognised as servants of the State (applause). As regards ten- ure, there was no doubt that cases were constantly occurring where schoolmasters were dismissed on a mere frivolous pretext unconnected with their ordinary school work (applause). He was amused at what the Bishop of St. Asaph had said with regard to the cases of dismissing teachers because, for instance, they would not play the organ in Church. Such cases occurred, he ad. mitted, but not, in his opinion, from deliberate unfairness, but from ignorance. Unfortunately, the result was the same, so far as the school- master was concerned, and it would be a poor consolation to know that his dismissal was not I due to any fault of his own but to the ignorance ) of the clergyman (hear. hear). Legislation was needed ^render such a state of things impos sible (appiause). The existing feeling of inse- curity must be detrimental to the best interests of education (applause). It was tjmej too that curity must be detrimental to the best interests of education (applause). It was time, too that the old system of training teachers should be amended, and the good people in Blaenau had demonstrated how pupil-teachers should be trained by devising and getting into working order a. scheme whereby pupil-teachers from ele- mentary schools were sent for three vears and for four mornings a week during their apprentice- ship, to the County School. He sincerely hoped that that most excellent example would "soon be followed by Wales at large. From his small ex- perience lie thought that the granting of an easy right of appeal to schoolmasters would produce an enormous amount of work for the court of appeal. It would necessarily and naturally en- courage the fighting instincts of not only those who had a just cause, but also of younger, more inexperienced members of the profession. Yet it was well known that schoolmasters suffered greatly from the unconsidered or ill-advised action of those who contmlled their appoint- ments. This was largely due to the fact that governing bodies had often little or no practical knowledge of the working of schools and the difficulties of schoolmasters. As long as such bodies controlled the position of schoolmasters, and as long as headmasters were inclined to be autocratic and inconsiderate, a right of appeal to a higher court was surely necessary. The one great essential, to his mind, for making our education system work smoothly and efficiently was not only that there should be a pension scheme for old and worn-out schoolmasters, but that the guidance of the work of education I should be placed to a large extent in the hands of those actually engaged in the training of the young. He would remind them of the German proverb,- "The man who rules the school the future he commands, I The destinies of empire lie within his hands." No doubt one's experience drove home the ir- resistible truth of the coup et, and drove home, too, the fact that John Bull was gloriously dis- regardful of the immense if unostentatious in- fluences which were being exercised on his behalf in every little school in the kingdom (applause). The experience of the last few years showed that the present hotch-potch of Board Schools and Voluntary Schools, local rates and voluntary contributions. jumnle sales and church collec- tions, would have to go by the board in order that the system of public education in this country might be put upon a sound and well- ( designed foundation (applause). He was sure that the present endeavour to maintain educa- tion by voluntary contributions was an anachron- ism fraught with dangerous results to the future interests of the country. Finally, education must be paid for. Efficient education was never dear, cost what it miuht, for it was the root of all prosperity, and the lack of it might mean national ruin (applause). GRIEVANCES OF CERTIFICATED ASSIST- ANT TEACHERS. Mr William Jones, Slate Quarries School, moved "That this meeting wishes to direct at- tention to the altered conditions of primary I schools in that they are now mainly staffed by { certificated assistant teachers, with the result of I greatly increased educational efficiency. It J points out, however, that as a consequence I assistant teachers are occupying more permanent positions, with little or no prospect of promo- I tion of headships, and that the salaries of assist- ant teachers, which were regulated for a tem- orary position, are now quite inadequate." The Rev Samuel Owen seconded the resolution. He believed that the assistant teachers were having too little wages. He did not know of any class that worked harder, if the miners did not. It was heaven on earth for them, the preachers, as compared with the assistant teachers. They could go out and enjoy them- selves but as for the assistant teachers, they were as if they had been imprisoned with the children. And some quarrymen who re- quired no cost to prepare them for their work, got better wages. Besides this. the teachers worked with their heads, whilst the quarrymen used their hands. Mr Allen Croft said he had been told that the resolution was likely to be opposed. Well, Wales had sacrificed not a little, not only for the cause of education, but for the cause of Unionism—(applause),—and if the resolution had called upon the Festiniog School Board to intro- duce the very modest standard scale of salaries I for certificated class teachers fixed by the National Union of Teachers he would have sup- ported it with more heartiness. Mr Croft turned to the scale of salaries in force in connec- tion with the Festiniog School Board. He understood that the scale was what he should now proceed to describe, but if he was inaccurate in what he said perhaps Mr E. P. Jones, the chairman of the board, would correct him. Mr E. Parry Jones I am not here to correct any statement by anybody. I leave the respon- sibility upon anyone who makes such statement. Mr "Croft Very good. I make the statement for what it is worth. I have excellent authority for saying- that this is the scheme. He went on to say that at Festiniog the assistant certificated masters commenced at j380 and advanced by in- j crements of £2 10s (not a shilling a week) to £ 90. and that was the summum bonum of the certificated class teacher's expectation under the scale. The women began at JB70 and went up to JE80 a, vear by these wonderful increments of £ 2 10s "a year* In addition there were certain bonuses for passing examinations, &c. He held that those salaries were utterly unworthy of such schools. It meant that the parents of some of the teachers, having made, perhaps, great sacri- fices to equip their sons and daughters for the the teachers, having made, perhaps, great sacri- fices to equip their sons and daughters for the profession, were then to be sweated, to be lived ¡ on by these young people. He hoped that was not true. Mr E. Parry Jones It is not true (applause). Mr Croft: The Chairman of the board has given me confidence. I believe I have seen the statement in print. Mr W. Jones That was said in a public meeting by a member of the board, two or three years ago, when Mr Marshall Jackman was I present (applause). a Mr E. Parry Jones: For whatever an indi- vidual member of the board may say in a. public meeting he alone is responsible '(hear, hear). The resolution was put and carried unani- mously. THE NEW EDUCATION BILL. Mr J. Cadwaladr moved the following resolu- tion :—That this meeting regrets that the new Education Bill at present before Parliament makes no provision for meeting the anomalies and defects of our educational system, and is further of opinion that these defects and anomalies are only to be removed by placing the administration of all classes of schools (elemen- tary, intermediate, and technical) under the control of one local educational authority." Mr Phillips, of the Higher Grade Schools, Festiniog, seconded the motion, which was sup- ported bv-Mr H. Lewis in a Welsh Mr J. H. Yoxall, M.P., who was received with prolonged cheering, also supported it. The resolution haying been carried, votes of thanks to Messrs Yoxall, Croft, and Lewis, and to the chairman were passed.

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