Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

GOLF BANGOR (NORTH WALES) CLUB. Saturday's play in the Lowe Cup, fourth round, competition resu med as fol- lows :—Rev. Canon Fa.rchi'd (14), 4 up Rev C. W. Barlow (6), 5 up; Mr I-awl Williams (12), 1 up Mr' G. R. Grierson (18), ail even R«v. Minor Canon Hughes-Wiiitain* (12), ail j 9V9IL*—Eleven other cuds were n'tumed. I MISS NIXON, THE MAY QUEEN.

MAY DAY FFSTIVITIES AT LLANUUDNO LORD MOSTYX BECOMES PRESIDENT. MISS NIXON ELECTED MAY QUEEN" Mr. Thomas J. Jones, Dinaxth HaJJ, pre- sided on Thursday even ing over a meeting of the executive committee which has the May Day Fesltivities in hand, when progress was reported. A letter was read from the Urban Counail stating thiat In-structions would he given to detonate the promenade with lbunting, 3j1 usual1, and that, the public would be linviifced to regard the day on whidh the festivitiete would be hefd as a general holiday. It was decided to engaige the P er Pavilion for reheausai.S and the crowning ceremony, u.pon the isaane terms a,shitherto. Lord Mostyn wrote to say that it would eve hlim great pleasure to act as presi- dent It was deaideid tos engage, the services of Mr. H. Standing, of Praston, to train the children participating- in the festivities.

ELECTION OF MAY QUEEN BY POPlJLAR VOTE. For four or five years the young lady who was to become the "May Queen has been elected to that position by the popular vote of all the elementary schools in Handudno. Saturday was quite an important day, for in the afternoon the representatives of the re- spective scliook met in the Pavilion to decide upon the young lady who was to be honoured. Indeed, the e-vent drew together quite a large gathering of young people to witness the interestiing ceremony. The elfecting body comprised six boys from each boys' depart- ment, and six girjs from each girls' depart- ment of the elementary achoofs of the town, who had iboom previously chosen by their ischjoolfeUk>ws to take part in the ceremony on Tuesday, May 4. Several gir'i were nom- imated and1 voted upon, but by a Ilarge majori- ty an the first voting, Miss Minnie Nixon, daughter of Mr. Nixon, of Bron Wylfa, Abbey-road, and pupil at the Lloyd-street Couniqiii Sohooi, was elected. iShe is a giri of aibout 16 years of age. The election was car- ried out under the presidency of Mr. S. F,. Cooper, the chairman of the, IPiaviltion Com- mittee of the Carnival. Lady Mostyn is to be "tivited to perform the- crowning ceremony.

FARMER AND COAL MERCHANT ANGLESEY MAN IN BANKRUPTCY COURT. In the Bangor Bankruptcy Court, on Thursday, before the Registrar (Mr. Glynne Jones), William WiHiams, Gegin Ddu, Bry-n- ^'iencyn, farmer, appeared tq undergo hi? pub.ic examinatiion. The liabilities were given as JM48 12s, and the assets. £26 16s 5d, showing a deficiency of J3421 l'5s 7d. The deb-tor atteibuted h:¡;t failure to "loss of money in ooal busine-ss, and illness of my- self." ) In the Offical RetoeiVer's observations on the ca&e, .it was stated that the bankrupt, who was 37 years of age, was a farmer at Gegin Ddu, Brynsiencyn, where he lilid lived since 1903. Before that he lved at Barras, Lianidan^ for 20 years1. He started businjeaa as cMmmission tagent for the Ba e of coal at Barras in November, 1903, and became a coal merchant .in 1904, which business he con- tinued till 1908. He stated thfeit his father, whoclJed in 1895, left all his es.ta.te to his mother for Fife, and then to the debtor and his -brother equally, and that hisi mother was tenant at Bairras and at Geigin Ddu up to 1906. The bankrupt built a house on the land at Geigin Ddu on a. leasle for 90 years, I at an annual ground rent of E3 15s. The ieaaehbAd house was moritgag^d to secure E200 and JBlOO respectively, and the second mortgage a! so hejd a policy of insurance for JE300, the surrender value of which was esti- mated) at JB2. The total ^taliue of the pro- perty was estimated at £300, lealving no surplus. The dejbtor statied that the only assets belonging to him were two carts and a horse, and that the furniture, cows, caves and other effects, all' belonged to h's mother, but ha claimed to have an interest in them in remainder on the death of hrs mother. The bankrupt owed the bank a sum of £102. This overdraft was secured by deposit of deeds of a leasehold house at Terfyn-terrtace. Llanidan, whiich the debtor stated be onged to his mother. The princvipail creditor wao in respect of ooalt supplied. Thie mjattar had • gone into arbitration, and the award wa-t JE407 12s, and the legal costs were est imia.ted at £ 35, nlaking altogeth JB442 12s. The debtor's dtefioency aooount was as follows: Bbd debts Bl 13s 4d; Qxdss incurred in coal trade, iiliness for two vears, and costs of legal proceedings, £ 420 Ss 3d; total B421 15s 5d. The bankrupt was djoMJy examined as to the house in Llanidan, which he stalled be- longed to his mother, and he was ordered to supply further pa-rticuilara to the Official Re- ceiver regarding his transactions. The examination was formalily adjourned in order that th.¡,s might be done.

WHAT IS THE EXPLANATION 7 HOLYHEAD SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE BIBLE SOCIETY. To the Editor of the "Herald." Sir,—I have just received a copy of the list of subscriptions to the British and For- eign Bible Society from Holyhead, and have been astonished to find that the large ma- jority of the local committee have not con- tributed a halfpenny during the year 1907 8. There are 34 on the committee, but of these only 14 have subscribed, .and of the 20 who have given nothing seven are ministers of the Gospel. Can it be that the commiitee does not agree with the fway in which ,he Dible Society is managed, and that they they think that the salaries are too large whicib are paid to the district secretaries, these' being from JB350 to L400 a year ? If this is the case they should resign. When the chairman and other officers give nothing, how can the rank and file be expected to subscribe. The toW amount collected in Holyhead last year was £ 32.—Yours, etc., SUBSCRIBER. ANOTHER GRUMBLE. To the Editor of the "Herald," Sir,—I should like to draw thp n: -n'' n of the public to the fact thu M'r < of the reports of the churches which lin, t, it. just issued it is shown that a great number of the members &o not subscribe anything towards the ministry. Also, in one report the number of members is shown a.,4 over 100 more than they actually are. In this case the list of names is 366, while the re- port says that the membership is 42&, while I I belj'>V'e that the actual number is 28J or 290. There must be something wrong here. No wonder we have to get bazaars, etc., to pay the church debts when peorde necrlect their obligations in this way.—Your?, etc MEMBER.

CARNARVON RATES SUGGESTED RE-ARRANGEMENT OF LOANS. (To the Editor ot the "Herald.") Sir,-It is full time public attention should be drawn to our vetry excess.we town rates, now aggregating fully ten shidings. With the so.6 eecdeption of the gasworks, no recent projects contribute any sum to the relief of the rates!. This is to the detriment of the town generally, and prevents new industries from being established. Unfortunately, the distniiot is too depend- ent on the s:kte industry, which, for some t years ha.? been very depressed, and we are now toj.H without an early prospect of re- vival. At iNantJJe alone, some months ago, cne quarry was suspended entirely, while at another one hundred men were dismissed. Last week 60 men were suspended, and one smaIil quarry was stopped altogether. Thiis week the dismantling of a. quarry, whiich Wl. fl lately emp oyed 150 men, hlaa thrown quite a gloom over the locality, Scores of workmen have been dismissed, and wages atiilj further reduced, in other places (besides the above men- j ttoned. It is estimated' that isince March, 1908, oine-sixth of the employees! in the NantP'e Viale qtfarries, say, five hundred, have been dismissed. Sural y,^ the lavish expendituiie of many of our public bodies has no relative regard to the public woalf, and should be put a stop to. Could not our Town Council, who have dur- in, reoent years initiated several "elephant" schemes off all colours arrange thefir budget (by re-arraiigfng their existmgloans as has been done aflready in somte North Wales towns, to their great advantage. WouVi it not be very praoticabte) with the present prospects of easy monetary condltioni (the bank ra.te is only 22 per cent. ) to reorganise affil loans beYond five years at a lower rote of »Titepf«t and a much slower rata of repay- ment?—Yours, etc., RATEPAYER. Carnarvon, April 2.

SHIPPING CARNARVON. ARRIVED.—-Carew, Captain Hindley. from Liverpooi; Christiana, Griffiths, qQ. Angyll, M'ifcdhell, )Col-eiiaine; County of Anglesey, Pritchard, iPortinllaen; C.ai;. nair, Williams, Liverpool; Telephone, Ro- buts, Newquay. S'AHLED.—-MaTy, Captain Humphreys, to Harburg; County of Anglesey, Pritchar 1, Portinllaen; Carew, Hindley, Penmaen- mawr Christiana, Griffiths, Liverpool; Ar- ,gyll, Mitchell, Point otf Ayr; Craiigna> Williams, Penmaenmawr; Telephone, R(o- berts, Lrverpool. IPORTMADOG ARRIVED.—Can ad, Captain Jones, from Cardiff; Elizaibeth Llewelyn, Morgan, Pen- ryn; Janet, Hughes, Pwllheli; Slebecca 8.05.. Rolbeits, Liverpool; Seven Brothers, Williams, Aberaeron Unatty, Evans, do. SA^HL'HD.—(Sinowdon, (Captain IReee, to Cardiff; Win. Pritlchard, Jonee, HaAurg; Biodwen, Williams, Papenbung; Rebecca a.a., Roberte, Liverpool.

HOLYHEAD RATES. To the Editor of the "Herald." Sir,-A short time ago I noticed in your columns that several ratepayers had been summoned to appear before the Council for neglecting to pay the rates. The following week I received-a 'last notice," as if previous notices had been sent. I was surprised at receiving it, and began looking through my books for fear I had inadvertently omitted to pay any of the rates. I found, however, that every rate had been promptly paid. I wrote to the proper quarter, pointing out that I had paid the rates in good time. If the ratepayers who were to appear before the Council were as punctual as I had been in the payment of the rates, I believe it was a shame to cast a stain on their characters in this way, and it ought not to lie tolerated. -Yours, etc., RATEPAYER.

| DEtPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE'S i RETIREMENT. Mr J. E. Roberts, presiding at the Bangor Potioe Court, on Tuesday, said that Supt. Harris, deputy Chief Constable of Caroar- vomhrre, was about to retire from that posi- t'on after a period off servnce extending ever 30 years, of which 13 had been spent at Ran- gor. The Bench desired to p!a<ce on record. therr appreciation of the able way in which Deputy Chief Constable Harris had dis- 1 charged the dutfies of hie office in that court. They wiished him well in the future. Mr. 8. Lyefitt Lewis, on behaM of the soli- citors practicing- in the court, associated him- self with the observations of the chairman. Supt. Harris tfcankqd the Bench for their krod remarks.

A LLANGEFNI BANKRUPT LICENSEE WHO EARNED MONEY AS A RABBIT-CATCHER. In the Bangor Eunbrupjicy icol-tt., ten Thursday, Thomas Williams, innkeeper, Cross Keys Inn, Lliangefni, attended for his public examination. The liabilities were stated to be J3247 5s, and the deficiency £ 300 16s 6d. Debtor at- tributed his failure to "small business, nig rent, and loss of a horse." He was 27 years of age, and was fortnerly a farm lab- ourer. He became licensee of the Cross Keys Inn, Llangefni, in November, 1905. He paid £55 for in-going, including stock, borrowing the sum from his brother. That sum was still due, together with other sums borrowed later. Since that time, he had earned some money by catching and selling rabbits. On February 3rd, the debtor gave a bill on all his effects to secure j340. A sum was due in respect of unexpired propor- tion of license. He was insured for £50, and the policy ;was in the hands of a credi- tor as security for £8 10s. Ho had kept no books of account, and had been in debt from the start. The unsecured creditors included four for loans representing J3108. The debtor was minutely questioned by Mr Tobias as to what had become of a large number of articles of furniture which ap- peared in a list, and his answers were so unsatisfactory that Mr Tobias asked the Registrar not to close the examination, as fhe man had been lying through thick and thin, and further inquiries would have to be made. The Registrar concurred, and said it was quite clear that the debtor had concealed the things Mr Tobias had referred to. Tne examination, therefore, would be adjourned for further inquiries.

PULPIT AND "TEHHIERS" STRONG PROTEST BY MERIONETH CO NGREGATION ALIST S. At a meeting of the Merionethshire Con- gregational Union, held at Tre'rddol, Cor- wen, on Tuesday, a resolution, moved by the Rev Z. ,Mather) Barmouth, and second- I ed by the Rev J. T. Davies, of Llandrillo, was passed, protesting against alarmist at- tempts to force the Government into an un- necessary increase of naval expenditure, and declaring that, "Seeing the efforts that are made to get the young men of the churches to join the Territorial Forces to learn war, it earnestly invites the leaders in the church- es to do their utmost to foster the spirit ot Christ in young men, and to teach them not to conform to any standard lower than that of the Gospel of Peace. The Lleyn and Eivion Congregationalists at their quarterly meeting this week passed a resolution deprecating the creation of panic and the promotion of suspicion and ill-will between England and Germany.

AFFAIRS OF AN ANGLESEY" GROCER. Herbert Wynne Williams, Maelog Storep, IJlan fa.ellOog, Anglesey, grocer, submitted to his public examination at the Bangor Bank- ruptcy Court, on Thursday,. The liabilities amounted to R69 19s 5d, and the assets £ 32 58 9d, showing a deficiency1 of £ 37 13s 8d. The debtor attributed hÙ" failure to "no capital, illness, and death of wifa" In the Official Receiver's observations it was stated that the debtor was 30 years of age, and that he commenced business in May, 1901, wnitihout capital:. He purchased fur- niture, value £ 30, on the hire purchju^e sys- tem, land he borrowed the sum of JB65, w ith which to buy grocer's stock from his grand- mother, who had carried on the business up to that time. In June, 1907, he executed a deed of assignment to a trustee for the benefit of the creditors. H. e Liabiliies then weit) B400 and hia assets J3100. He did not know what, dividend was paid, hav- ing reeeifved no statement. He re-started business fdiortly afterwards with J330, bor- rowed to buy furniture, since repaid, and £ 30 to buy goods. He allteged that he had! been insolveavt isince June, 1907, when he re- started. He had not kept propeT books of account. His profits upon shop-keeping were 20s to 23s a week, and household expenses 25s to 30s per week. The. secured creditors were: A loan £ 19; medical attendance JB11 4s; 4 for dirHipery goods £7 18s 11 for trade goids £30 17s 5d; totaJl B69 19s. 5d'. The examination was closed.

DEATH OF "BUDDUG" We regret to recofrd the death of "Budd- ng," which occurred at Holyhead on Mon- day evening, in her 67th year. Sha was born at Llanrhyddlad, Anglesey, on the fourth of July, 1842, and was a daughter of the celebrated WeLsh historian "Gweir- ydd ap Rhys." Mrs Priteiiard shewed at an early age that she had been endowed by the spirit of poesy, and her early work was of much promise. One of the meet gifted contributors to Welsh literature was her brother ''Golyddan," whose early deatih wis much 'lamented in the Principality. 1 *» PMJn III -V— BUDDUG. I Photo J. Clay, Holyhead. It was at the Denbigh Eisteddfod of 1860 that the deceased poetess received her bardic title of "Butddug,' being invested by 'Clwydflardd. In 1863 she married .Mr Owen Pritchard ("Cybi Vel'yn"), and since that time their lives had been an unbroken period of happiness. Mrs Pritchard con- tributed to \most of the leading Welsh periodicals, and her contributions were al- ways marked by sweetness and loftiness Cf tcne. Of all her worksperhap5 the best known is the sonnet "0, na byddai'n haf o hyd," which has been set to music and is sung wherever the Welsh language is sung and spoken. Her other sonnet, "Neges y hJodeuyn '(The Flower's Message) is scarcely less known, both having been set to music by Wm. Davies. Other works by I "Buddug" have been set to music, but these two are the ones by which she is betst)known, and their sweet notes are heard in the most remote parts of the earth, from Alaska to Ceylon, and many a Welsh seaman sings them over as his ship sails upon the high seas Buddug was also an ardent social worker, and was at one time hon. sec. of the Angle- sey Branch of the Women's. Temperance Association. 'She warmly supported all temperance movements, and was also a zealous worker with the Sunday School, be- ing a teacher at Armenia (C-M.!) Church for many years. A woman of large sympathies and high cultnre, she was connected with many movements, and to each &he added seme grate or power, and yet withal she was modest and unassuming*. To her hus- band will be extended the sympathy of a. multiude of friends.

THE LATE REV. JOHN WILLIAMS A NATIVE OF CARNARVONSHIRE. The death is announced of the Rev John Williams, for twenty-three years pastor of the Caivinistic Presbyterian Church, City Road, Chester, and latterly of the Forward Movement at Cardiff. For twelve months the health of the rev. gentleman has been failing, but he continued preaching up to two months ago. The collapse came during a sermon he vra-s preaching. He retired to the vestry, rallied, returned to his pulpit, and finished his sermon. After1 the service he went home, and Iwas never out of the house again. He parsed away on Sunday last. There were few ministers in the Welsh Caivinistic Connexion better known or more highly esteemed than the Rev John Wil- liams. He filled the foremost places in the pulpits of his denomination, served the Eng- lish and Welsh Churches, and after leaving Chesteif rendered strenuous service in the Forward Movement at Cardiff. He was born at Penygraig, near Bethesda, in 1842. Brought up by his grand parents, he became a full member at the Gatehouse Church, and received his early education at Holt Aca- demy. Entering Bala Theological College in 1864, he came under the influence and teaching of Dr Lewis Edwards, M.A. In order to perfect himself in English he spent a year in Liverpool, and there came under the ministry of the Rev Thomas Charles Edwards, M.A. Whilst in Liverpool Mr Williams iwas disappointed in his desire to go to the foreign mission field in Khassia HiUs, and he became a home missionary. He began his labours at Cefnybedd and Hope, Flintsire, in 1867, and in 1870 at Dolgelley was ordained into the full work of the ministry. In April, 1872, Mr Wil- liams commenced his ministry in Chester. His earnestness, his fresh way of stating the old truths of the Gospel. had a magnetic effect on the city. The chapel began to fill, the church roll increased to over 200, and the position of the City Road Church as one of the strongest English Churches in the de- nomination was established. Mr Williams, who was twice married, leaves a widow and four sons. Dr 0. O. Williams, B.Sc., ia a medical missionary in India, the Rev Philip Oliver Williams is pastor of the Bowling Bank C.M. Church, near Wrexham, and the other two sons, Mr Arnold Williams (London) and MrGurnall C. Williams (Parr's Dink, St. Helens) are enefrgetic lay- men. The funeral, which took place at Chester on Thursday, was largely attended.

PORT DINORWIC MAN DROWNED SAILING BOAT WRECKED IN THE MERS'EY. On Monday night Mr J. C. Bate held an inquest at New Brighton on the body of Wm. Parry, 56, of Portdinorwic, mate of the sailing boat "Emma Maria," which was ,'wrecked at Wallasey on the 24th inst. Owen Richard Parry, who identified the body, said his fat-her had followed the sea for 46 years. Oaptain Joseph Richard Foulkes, owner df the vessel, (stated that the boat struck the Hoyle Bank, but got off bWlly damaged, and as there was danger of sink- ing, they beached her just off Hlarrison- drive, Wallasey. Parry got into the small boat, and witness wa& just about to follow, when a big wave swept the boat and the mate away. He watched the boat until it wlae atbout halfway to the shore, when the wind blew some sails over him, and he did not see the mate or the boat again. Witness took to the rigging at 11 p.m., and remained there until the tide went down at 4 o'clock in the morning, when he was aJble to walk to the shore. He believed the mate had reached the shore, but had been unable to get up the sandhills, to the feet of whfcth the sea had been. The sand rose perpendi- cular at that point. The boat was subse- quently found at HoyLake, and the body of the mate was füund, between the lighthouse and pier at New Brighton. The jury re- turned a verdict of "Accidentally drowned."

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LLANDUDNO SUNDAY TRAMS (To the Editor of the "Herald.") Mr Stephen Sellon, chairman of the Llan- dudno and District Electric Tramway Con- struction Company, had something to say on the question of the running of trams on Sunday, at a meeting of that Company on Monday. The Sunday running of trams (he paid) had received their constant attention. Everybody knew that on Sundays and holidays the trams were more used than on other days. Last season a petition was very largely signed a.mongst the visitors in favour of Sunday cars. The question was one which could not be forced, but must wait for the gradual, but certain, down- fall of insular prejudice consequent on the march of progress. They all knew that Wales was very conservative on the Sunday question, and it would not be w ise to tread too hardly on a tender spot. We know something at Llandudno and at Colwyn Bay about the petition referred to. Who promoted it? Who were the wire- pullers? How many names were attached? At how many hotels, boarding houses, etc., was it displayed? That petition has a his- tory, and a very interesting one. Because Wrelsh and English residents of Llandudno are not prepared to swallow their religious principles, Mr Sellon describes their action as "insular prejudice." They aTe heathens. Bkit at some future date that "insular pre- judice" will be broken down- consequent "on the match of progress." In other words, when Llandudno has been over-run with Continental methods. Mr Sellon is looking forward-and rightly so—to pro- viding a dividend for the shareholders, hut it is a very debatable -noint whether the run- ning of Sunday trams would not prove ruinous to Llandudno. GLYNDWR.

BIRTHS MARRIAGES & DEATHS MARRIAGES. ROBERTS—GRIFFITHS—March 24th, at the Penuel Baptist Chapel, Bangor, Mr Harry Bank Roberts, son of Mr S. H. Roberts, Cambrian Buildings, Penmaen- mawr, to Miss Catherine S. Griffiths, eldest daughter of Mr W. Griffiths, head- master of the Llanerchvmedd Council School. The Rev Silas Morris, M.A., officiated in the absence of the Rev E. Evans {pastor). WILLIAMS — JONES — March 23, at Engedi, Colwyn Bay, Mr James Wil- liams, Ffrith, Bryn Pydew, to Miss Annie .Tones, Cae Cwnws, Bryn Pydew. The • I Rev Robert Roberts officiated. JONES—WILLIAMS—On the 26th of March at the [Register Office, Bangor, in the presence of Mr D. Griffith Davies, registrar, Mr Richard Jones, 2, Tany- fron, Caerllwyngrydd, near Bangor, to Miss Elizabeth Williams, 1, Water Street, Carneddi, Bethesda. DEATHS. WILLIAMS—March 20, at his residence, Balaclava Road, Carnarvon, William Williams, blacksmith, 73 years of age. JONES—March 23, at his home, Robert Jones, sexton of Llanbeblijj Church, Car- narvon. ROWLANDS-March 21, at Llanfechell, Anglesey, Mrs Rowlands, late of Aely- bryn, fwlljheli. THOMAS—March 25, at. the residence of her eon-in-law, W. Hall, High Park Inn, P&Tk Road. Liverpool, ;aged 89 years, Elizabeth Thomas. WILLIAMS—March 24, aged 68 years, Mr John Williams, bookseller, Talybont, Rhostryfan. ROWLANDS—March 27th, Johnnie, son of Mr John; Rowlands, Carnarvon Road, Portdinorwic. McGWINNl'E—March 26, at Craigydon, Llanberis, William McGwinnie. JONES-March 23, at Lloran House. Llan- rhaiaar, Harriet, the beloved wife of the Rev Deiniol Jones. LEWIS—March 28 at Barmouth, after a brief illness, Captain Robert Lewis, steamer "Dora," of Aberdovey. LOWE—On !the 28th of March, at Dee Cottage. Dee Banks, Chester, Annie, wife of Jamea Foulkes Lowe, aged 67 years.— LEWIS-'March 30, at 'Hafod Lwyd, 'Cemaes, aged 68 years, John Lewis, dearly, beloved husband of Margaret Lewis. IN MEMORIAM. SMITH—In loving remembrance of Annie Tennyson Smith, who was called home on March 27th, 1906. Laid to rest in St. Tudno'a Cemetery, Llandudno. "Till the morning breaks and the shadows flee 0 away. WILLIAMS—April 2nd, 1904, at 32, North Pen'rallt, Carnarvon, Catherine Wil- liams, dressmaker. "Gone but not forgotten." J. COTTRELL. CONDOLENCE. As the letters of condolence received iare too numerous to answer personally, Mr George Fraser Williams and family desire tcj thank their friends through the medium of "the "Herald" for their kind expres- sions of sympathy with them in their sad bereavement.-

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HOLYHEAD CHOIRS A STRING OF TWENTY QUESTIONS BE CYMRO DEWR." (To the Editor of the Herald.") Sir,In regard to the correspondence wihjiiah has appeared in your paper subee,. quent to tibe forming of a. oom.mittee in 000- nection with the chorpil competitions at An,, lwch, perhaps. I may be allowed to addreep the fqiiowing series Af questions to the ocum- iruittee, dn the hope that they will! be an* sw:ered in your neoct !ns<sue, if an answer can. be given to them. 1. Is it true that tthe names of some of tliq efight genttjemen were used without theat; oopusent anid. -that they knew noting ojf the ciircu-fer t!Ali it came to their hoilge? 2. Did not soma of thetsa gentlemen feel that tihey were diLstuppointed w:th the pro- ceedings elf the meeting? 3. Why w«re some townsmen, who have taken such prominent part in National Eis- teddfodau, and worked so- en,ergeti-cal,y tQ iqake the Holyhead EilSteddfod a. success, es" .pec/Laity ifn tihe musical section, ligpored? 4. Is it true that Mr. H. Williams had beeii asked to be condluctor of the choir few; days before thisi committee was he.ld? 5. Was Mr. Williaim promised by a cer- taiin indliividuali thfat he and another promlli, ent eisteddifodwr wouhtl caM a committee to ivutppjofrt hits chair? 6. Did Mr.. Hugh WQiajns express hiisi readiness to conduct rif they would get the oho.r together? 7. What w?a.s really thet object of this oamumittee ? Was it to joilm a choir, ag stated by Air. Cynil 0. Joaiep, B.A., free from »'4 sectarianism, and to appoint a conductor, or was it to ask "Mr. Hugh WoUiiains tq re-form his choir" as proposed by Mr. WIOI D. Jones, J.P.? 0. If the absence; of other wafl a. dilsappointment tp some of the committee was tit not a. surprise for thieim to see Mr.) Hugh WiMams making his appearance after] tie elejctifcHi of conductor, etc., was made! 9. Was it wiae and consistent to appoint tihe ohaiirman, treasurer, secretary, aind com diictor frotm one denoaninat^n, if the choiM was to be free from alL sectarianism? 10. Wlhat dlid Mr. Arthur J. Jones mean when he FAa-id that Mr. Hug)h WSlLbans wou'^l surdy refuse to aùJiOw memlbers of hjø. ohoir to join aaiy other dhoiir go mg to Am-i ilIwch ? he tlhiink Kitngsilaaid was ija, Ruaaia? 11. What society is the "Choral Soc'ety, I whitih, he .said, he was the secretary, and tljait this sociiety "wished to have outeddo support "? 12. Are we to understand that hei its the secretary of one choir, and Mr. Gwaenys Davies the cham-m(aji of the now cho f ? 13. Are the following different choirs, oa the same choir under new najnes —CyM Choristers, Holyheiaed Choral Union, Holy* head United Chair, tM-ybead iPrize Choir^ Hoflyheiad OhoratK Society, Hotyhmd Neswj Choir? 14. Why not stick to the same name 7 15. Is there no jdianger fur, the new cliotc to change thenr rJime before the Amlwch Eie, teddfod is heild ? Is it not possible for them to be called Ho'lyhead Unsectaxliian Choir, or, ae one oracde suggested, The Nonpoliitical Choir.; 16. If the 21 who attended the committee did not know of an under-current, did they nfoft feel it beforei the meeting was over? 17. Did this ooirmadttee know beforehaindl that they were erpccted to be a ooonmitbeej for the seoonidl choral choirs, juvenile choirs, maie ivoooq dhoirs, (oomjgregatiioniail1 choits, at qloiy a omnmittee to form a choir for the chief choral at Amlwch? 18. Should another chosir be formed foe the chief dhforat, the second choral, tihq juivemrile choir, would they ooroe under the management or the 'aueipfices of the cemtnal committee? 19. Wii'I it not be a novelty to hear all tbe, opponents {should there be any) singling inthe, same concert? 20. Does this committee think that. Holy* head ohoitoters are to be bttndfaided ? Youils, etc., OYMRO DEWR.

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BANGOR GUARDIANS A COLLECTOR'S IRREGULARITIES. 1 Friday's meeiti'ng of the Bangor and Bo&rrt of Gaiarcfians, Mr. Hugh presiding. Mr. J. "E. Roberts pre- the report <-f a committee appointed tf as P*tig^.te charges of oeria'in irregulari- ^Te,terre<l» against rate collector Wil- raixl V at Llanfavrfecihan. The committee jof thft1^ recogrtfs:ng the seriousness •"■egai^ 1,rr««'a,vant;.es d:closed, yet, h(aviiig whi<jh W" r'le very ^tory manner in -during 'r am3 had performed his duties gard g-3, of 18 years, and having re- ,w.5 tho pi-ofound Borrow expressed an<^ 11 s P1"0™1^ that such irre- n€v€r OCLVUr a^in' the* r€" QbrAT^rv, Board to ask the Ix)cal ^apd to overlook the irre- 1>ain W the Guardians to re- that 'in Mr,. Roberts added 4/he if rv-fi P^Tmttee considered the tone of ^py^tment Board's communiicatdon thprr. t ,v"aa ;Such as to encourage t.hem tIQ Mi&v& that thev wouvd not be the tt. the adorkovcyn of tne merteiful course «d tltp'r4 now 'ananimou6i.iv recommend- «L -t. especially as ad fcad had n. report was adopted.

COUNTY FAMILIES IN 1657 l CARNARVON, ANGLESEA, AND MERIONETH. AN INTERESTING ACT OF PARLIAMENT. Dr Taylor, of Chester, who professionally is well-known throughout North Wales, has recently had the exceeding good fortune to secure from a dealer a copy of an Act passed by the Parliament of the Protector, Oliver Cromwell, in 1657, for an assessment throughout England and Wales lor the ex- penses of the Commonwealth. The Act. in a perfect state of preservation and beau- I tifully printed in the old black lettering, is entitled "An Act for an Assessment upon England at the rate of Sixty Ihoutand Pounds by moneth for three moneths, from the Twenty-fifth dry of March, 1657 to the Twenty-fourth day of June then next enfuing. At the Parliament ibegun at Weltminfter the 17th day of September, An. Dom. 1656." "London: Printed by Hen. Hills and John Field, printers to His Highnefs the Lord Protector. 1657." In order to carry ou-, the Assessment, and to levy the amounts on the several districtE, Commissioners were appointed whose names we append:— CARNARVAN Fbr the County of Carnarvon, Henry Lawrence, Lord Prefident of the Council John Glynn, Lord Chief Juftice of the Upper BenchRobert Buikiey Esq., Sir Owen Wynn Baronet, Richard "VVynn of Gwydar, Griffith Jones, Griffith Williams* Robert Williams, John Cartel", Thomas Madnn, George Twitieton, Morrice Wyn. Edmund Glvnn, John Bodurda, Win. Foxwift. Ro- bert Coetmore, iRd. Griffith, John Willia-ms of Myllionydd, Owen Wynn, V/m. Wynn of Glanrafon," Rd. Anwili, Ed. Williams, John Hookes, Hugh Williams, Griffith Bodurda, Rd. Coetmore, Rd. Edwards, Morrice Grif- fith, Herbert Griffith Esqs., Denbigh. The amount of the Assessment levied cn the county of Carnarvon was One Hundred and Seventy Three Pounds six shilling and eight,pen.ce. ANGLEFEY- For the Ifle of Anglefey, John Glyn Lord Chief Juftice of the Upper Bench; John Jones, Robert Buikiey, Peircp Lloid, Rd Wood, John Carter, Peirce Lloid junior, Wm. Bold, Geo. Twiftiteton, Rd. Owen Theodore, Thos. Madrvn, Rowland Bulkeley, Thoe. Williams, John Wood, Rd. Bolton, Griffith Bodurda, John Owen Llanvaithliy, Wm. Lewis of Kemlin, Wm. Win Langoed, Henry Win Penheskin, Rowland Whito Esqrs. Thos. Michael Gent, and the Mayor of Bewmarris for the time being. The sum to be levied on the "Ifle of Anglefey" was one Hundred and fixteen Pounds six shilling and eightpence. MERIONETH. For the County of Merioneth, John Jones, Owen Salisbury, Win. Win of Glyn, Wrn. Vaughan, John Lloyd of Mafey-Pamln, Lewis Owen, Robt. Vaughan, Root. Owen, Maurice Wyn, Rd. Anwill the Elder of Park, Ed. Wyn of Tal- trevthin, John Vaughan of Trowfcoed, Rowel Vaughan, Lewis Qwyn of Balie, Lewis Lloyd, — Owen, Edmund Meirick !Efqs., Nathaniel Jones of Hendure. Ellice Hughes, Rd. Lloyd. The sum accessed on the county of Mer- ioneth was One Hundred and fix pounds and four pence. The feature which will most, greatly strike our readers is the large proportion of uurely English names in counties in which Welsa families must have largely predominated. They were obviously "planted" in the sev- eral counties of North Wales by "His Highnefs the Lord Protector" and the Com- monwealth Parliament of 1656, in order to subdue the Welsh and to ensure the due pay- ment of the assessments made on the several counties specified in the Act. On the other hand there are numerous heads of Welsh county families named many of whose descendants are undoubtedly with Ut3 to-day.

PWLLHELI COUNTY SCHOOL ANNUAL PRIZE DAY. The annual prize day in connection wiith the Pwllheli, County School took place yes- terday (Thursday). The Heajdfmuster ('Mr D.$. WiiJJiams, M.A.) submitted his annual report, from whnch it appe-,a-red that sound ajid satisfac- tory work is being done at the School. The Centra. We:h, Board suocasseg were seven senior certificates and 11 junibf certificates. I'hirty-six school, pn zes were also awarded. Scinior certificates were awarded to Euionwy EN-ans, Alun Puleston Jones, Richard Ro. be.rts, Rhys M. Pr'ichard, ,D. Hughes Parry Noel WjiLLiiams, and Martiin WQia-ms; a!nd junior certifiaatesi to Samuel Roberts, E'-ias "W Cams, Nellie G. Evans, W. a. Evans, Penry WiL'rams, ELiseus Wri1-lianas, AHm Jones, William Parry, Gwilym Parry, Wm. O. Jones, and R. Saunders Wxiiams. The junior Cambridge :ocal certrficat^ wa-s award- ed to Thomas Griffith Owen. School prizes were awarded 10 David M. Parry, H. J. Williams, A. Puleston Jones, Euronwy Evans, R:chard Roberts,hys M Prrchard, D. H. Parry, Wm. Nioll W'ililiams, W. Martin WiZiams, Samuel Roberts, Eiias ■Wiifeamis, NeKlia Gertrude E'vws, W. H. Evans, Penry Williams, El'is^s Wiiliams, Aiun Jones, Wm. Parry, GwiLym Parry Wm- O. Jones, R. S. W.Tjii^s, Tom G: Owen, J. Ednyfed Roberts, R. P. Hughes, Gwen Pr^ce, L.'lian Owen. The senior music prize was awalrded to Miriam Wa;.es, and the junrior to Maty LouiBa LLoyd. and Kla Daviea. The cookery and needlework prize was given to Nellie Ger^ude Evans. Drawing prizes were awarded to Alun Pules. ton Jones, Rhys Prichterd, W^J am Parry, iPenry Williams, Liow. WTiiite, and Gwen Fifce. The woodwork prize W<4 awarded to TJew. White. The prizes wer% distributed by Mrs Eidwiards, the Vicarage, and addresses were deilivered by th' Rev. ». Edwards, M.A. (vicar), and I Rev. J. Puleston Jones, M.A.

f SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR WALES SPEECH BY SIR HERBERT ROBERTS. Sir Herbert Roberts, Bart., M.P., travelled into the Wirral, Division of Cheshire, on Tjiesday, to speak at Liscard, at one of Mr. W. H. Lever's meetings. Siir Herbert de- ,1'jiwed a,n ;.addre.ois punctuated throughout by cheers. Tspere were one or two Rtr fcing passages re- Jatiag to Walts, which we reproduce. The speaker reminded hia audience that he was a Welsh member, and they in Wsles regarded the poTi.t.ica^i situation from a special aspect. They 84isired to secure for them^e ves a larger measure of self-government in local affairs. They did not. desire to advanoe one single 5nch along the palih of sop,iration. What they wanted was such powers of te.'f-govem- ment as "wf>u Id enabl-e them V* develop those qualities in their nationa* tif' and .character which would make the iPrnc?:,i,>i,ty a greater strength and greater honour o the Empire (applause). ISince 1868 th" had been re- turned for WfJes an overwhe jn:ng majortv oJ Liberatls to Westminster. That fact- had been in the past, and woi/d K" n the ftfture, a help and an ittsp'Va'tion () Liberalitm throughout the country (chf :<).

FIFTY YEARS' MINISRTY JUBILEE OF REV. T. GASQUOINE, BANGOR. The Rev. T, Gasquoine, a retired English Congregational HMn ster, now residing at Ban. gor, this month completes 50 years' serv ice in the ministry. He preached firit at Bradford, on the first Sunday in March, 1859. M r.. Gagquoine was ia fel ow-student at the Lan- calshire iCongregaiticjnal CbUtege with Mr. Allbnson Pioton, of Penmaenmp-wr, and the late Princtpafl D. W. Simon, D.D., of the Yorkshire University Col'-ege. M.r.. G-a&quo'.ne, throughout his long minis- try has been in the forefront of political', re- Jigwus and theoilogical work, alXvtays striving for a broadaniing and enlarging of the v^ews of the people in matters of religion and tbeo- w>gy, and has suffered considerably for his views, which were very much in advance of his time. It was during h'b sitoy at the Lancashire CoSege that the date Rev. Dr. Samuel! Davidson was expeiJled on account of his advanced views on the Old Testament. Mr. Ga^quo'ne sti-n takes an active partin all phases of Mngbus, political, intellectual, and social iiife in Bangor, and next Sunday is to preach at the (English Wesleyan Chapel ;,n that towm.

THE RAVEN IN NORTH WALES Three years ago a pair nested on an inac- ceise.b-.e rock, on the Great Onus's Head, and a friend and 1 (writes a correspondent), had opportunity of inspecting the birds to- gether wth a couple of lusty youngsters at c-ose quarters. When first seen they were on the short turf just above the rocks at the «ctmne end of the Orme's Head facing n Island. The birds took to flight sea- ward, and from our commanding portion we> were able to watch their wondec-ful. powers. In a series of magnificent sweeps they circled round and round, between the headland and i Puffin Island, the o.M birds constantly crv- tog out and rendering identification certain. (Fonahy, they disappeared over Ang esey The raven for grace and real majesty of flight ex- cels any bird except perhaps tho peregrine. Complaints are rife this year among sheep breeders on the Orme of Josses of lambs, and the ravens are said to be the cuiijprits. A wefll-known authoTUty writes In voracity the raven has but few equa.'s, for not only will it eat almost all kinds of food, jnc!udrnig fruvt, co.™> and every description of insect, but it < wm seize upon and devour creatures exceed- itseil'f in size. Boldness and cun- ning, strength and dexterity, a J seem to be united in the character of this daring mariau- der; it wdli attack domestiic fowSs, ducks, or I young geese, and cha-se fend destroy not only I partridges, but hares and pheasants." There is no evidence that they Irili lambs; they are cariyon feeders, it true, and the sheperds, finding them eatimg the flesh, of the lambs, have not unnaturally come to the conahision that they first killed them. I