Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

.CARNARVON TOWN COUNCIL -GAS LOAX: LIGHTEXIN-Gr THE BURDEN. smDIER TRIPS TO BELAN. The Carnarvon Town Council met at the Guild Hail on Tuesday, the Mayor (Aldei- fnar J. P. Gregory) pre.siding. There wer also present: Alderman D. T. Lake, T. T. Roberts. Dr Parry. Edward Hughes, and Itlehai-d Thomas; Councillors M. E. Nee. H. Lloyd Carter. T. Armstrong, Owen iErans, A. H. Richards, J. Fletcher, n. T. iEdwards, John Jones, J. 0. Evans, J' Angel, 111- Rlanfeig'h' Jones, and Nath. [Roberts; together with the town clerk (\11' -lit. O. Roberts), the borough accountant (Mr A Holden), the surveyor < Mr K Hail), and jtlifi collector (Mr John 'WiliiaN') MR CARTER WEL'JOMED. A cordial welcome was extended by the •'Major to [Mr H. Llovd Career on his return to the Council after his serious illne^s. Mr Carter thanked the Mayor for his kind re- tmaTks. GAS LOAN REPAYMENTS. Alderman IPany submitted the x-ecom- mendation of the finance Committee, which !hact met that afternoon, namely, that ap- plication be made to the Local Government ,Board, under the Public Health Act of 1875. for an extension of time for the repayment Øf the balance of the original loans for the purchase and improvement of the gasworks, yiz., L20,000 sanctioned in 1875 and bor- trowed 111 1876, and JMOOO sanctioned in. [1876 and bo 1 rowed in 1878. Alderman [Parry said he thought 'the time had now arrived when an attempt should be made to inchioe 'the Local* Government Board to modify the terms 012 their sanction for the repayment of the balance of the money bor- rowed for the purpose of the gasworks from thf unexpired term of reveille en years to Ithirty years. By such an arrangement the present -gerieratiort of ratepayers would (benefit to the extent 0: £ 250 cr £ 300, while the (future generation would sutfer no injus- tice, for they would have full value for what they would be called upon to pay. At the rate of repayment at present in force the an- nual payments were equal to eIght Iper cent-, of the 2 nount outstanding, whereas he (Dr <Pa.rrv) thought that 6^ per cent. cuite sufficient, and thirty years would be a S,oaerate tern to ask for the repayment oi the amount now outstanding. The resolution was carried. MEDICAL MATTERS. Dr E. Ll. (Parry Edwards called: attention in his report to the very high infantile mor tality of 176 per 1000 among infants under ,pne year of age, for the year 1908. In i-i)iy to a letter from the Local Go- vernment Board respecting the provision of isolation accommodation for cases of plague and chc.era. it was resolved to inform the •Board that the Council are negotiating for a Bito :],t was also resolved to inquire whether a site could be obtained at Abermenai. In reply to a communication rrom the {Beaumaris Port, Sanitary Authority, the ■Council regretted they could not co-operate with the authority in the matter of the joint hospital scheme discussed at Bangor in January. With regard to the water supply *t was recommended" to continue the town inspec. d fittings, with a view to securing a Zldy and Satisfactory supply of water -during the summer. I TRIPS TO BELAN. The Ferrv Committee reported that a •letter ad been received from the clerk to the Carnarvonshire Council, stating that lie had t.. n directed to send copies o. the re vp,j-rt r- the county surveyor .re the Morta. jDlnas Dinlle Award, and to call the com- mittee's attention to the road from Dinajs Dinlle to Abermenai Ferry, over which, a. eet Q1.t, in the award, the public appear to have ri^ht of passing and repassing, tne tft-rrv Veimr vested in the Corporation. It that the attention of the tpubli" be called "to the fact that, the Aber- tnenai Ferrv is the pioperty of the Corpora- tion. -1 that. a public roadway leads .rom the l v. ding place on the Carnarvonshire fide. 1h.rou.7h Belan and past Warren Farm (to D'nas Dinlle. In view of these facts, the committee in- cited the Council to express their opinion as to the advisability of running trips to Bel-an during the cowjSxg summer, as tiiei-a could be little doubt that the public would readily avail themselves of tnis means' of access to Dinas Dinlle. Mr Angel Is there any means of landing there1 Mr F!et-cher I cannot say I think there is Mr Angel believed that the Corporation (NIght to encourage all kinds of tri.ps for the benefit Q;[ the puolic, whether they paid; or not. Aldeiman Robert Parry quite agreed, and said the Council should make every effort to keep these, paths open, and try tne experi- ment of running trips. He proposed refer- ring .the matter to the Ferry Committee to consider what facilities could be provided. Me Angel seconded, and the motion was carried. MOTOR SERVICE TO LLANBERIS, With regard to the suggestions- made to the L. and, N.-W. 'Railway Co. to run a motor service to and from LI an be r is, Mr Angel said the reply of the company ap- peared to be, favourable to the change. Be ielt it was the duty of the Council to sup- port .any attempt made to secure a motor service, and in view 0;1 a request made by the Gwyrfai Council in the matter, he pro- posed a resolution supporting it. Mr T. Armstrong seconded, and the re- sot ut ion was. unanimously agreed to. CARNARVON AS TOURING CENTRE. The General Purposes Committee reported that at the request of the Ratepayers' Asso- ciation they had written to the secretary Of the Polytechnic Association pointing out the suitability of Carnarvon as a centre for tourists, and they had received a reply stat- inrr that the matter should! have considera- tion. The Mayor stated that he had written to the company which intended running stea-mers. from Liverpool to Menai Bridge, suggesting thait trips should be, run as far as Carnarvon, but no reply had yet been re- ceived. various. It was decided to levy a general district rate of 2s 6d in the L. A letter was read from the hon. secretary of the Guild of Help recently formed at Carnai-von aeking the Council to appoint a representative on the guild. The Mayor was unanimously appointed1. It was decided to grant the free -use of the Institute to Miss Frances Jones and Mr T. M. 'Smart, of the Council S'chooLs, to hold an exhibition in. larlt. needlework and .wood- work on May 13 for the purpose of foster- m an interest in manual work at the even- ing schools. No charge is to be made for admittance.

CARNARVON BOARD OF GUARDIANS NEW CHAIRMAN. The annual meeting of the Carnarvon, Board of Guardians was held on Saturday. On the motion of [Mr J. iC. Lloyd Wil- liams, secondej by Mr T. H. Griffith-, Mr J. E. Williams, Bontnewydd (vice-chairman), was- eliected chairman for the ensuing year. iMr Williams thanked the members, and observed that there were more recipients of relief in their union than in any other union in North Wales, with the exception of Wrexham. The amo'unt paid in out-relied during the year was £ 12,COO. When he became a member of the Board five years ago, he thought that there was a consider- able waste of ratepayers' money, but he wan thoroughly convinced now that ths work of the Board 'was. being carried on on economic lines (hear, hear). On the motion <1í Mr 0. Jeffrey Jones, seconded bv J. R. Hughes, Mr Thomas Jones, Gelleiniog Wen, Llangeinwen, was unanimously elected vice-chairman. The retiring ch-airman (Mr John Jones, Dolgynfydd) was accorded a warm vote of thanks. COMMITTEES. The following were appointed members of the Assessment Committee: Nteecrs J. Jones, G. Owen, Portdinorwic; Lloyd Wil- liams, R. J. Jones, Thomas Jones, Robert Jones, Llanwnda; W. J. Griffith, Robert Jones, Edmund Jones, A. H. Bichards, Charles A. Jones, and T. Jones, Waenfawr. The Finance Committee: Meeters T. J. Lloyd, T. Jones, Portdinorwic; Job Owen, W. iW. Roberts, Jeffrey Jones, T. J. Da- vies, Rowland Williams, T. H. Griffith, vV. P. Williams, J. R. Hughes, Rowland Jones, W. 111. Roberts, and R. James Jones. It was reported that the demand in re- spect g: the countv rate in the Carnarvon portion of the union for ,theemming half- year would amount to £ 68154, and in the Anglesey portion to £ 12f74. The accounts, of the master showed that last year he had produced a net profit of JBS5 for the guard- ians from the proceeds df the garden, fire- wood, etc.

FESTlNIOG GUARDIANS THIE CHAIRMAN AND THE RELIEV- ING OFFIiOERt. An ordinary meeting of the Festiniog 'Board of Guardians was held on Tuesday, Mi Owen Jones (.chairman) presiding. fThe Ifollowinig sums were administered in out-relief during the past two weeks: — Tremadoc district, P,84 19s, as compared with L77 17s Festiniog district, £ 118 16s Id as compared with £121 5s; Deudraeth district, L,71 18s 4d, as compared with j370 Cr; 4d making a total of £,275 12s 5d, as compared with L269 2s 4d for the corres- ponding 'period of last year. A balance of L,61,9 5s 5d at the bank on May 3rd was re- ported..S663 9s lid being unrepresented, a deficit at -641 6s 6d. .Mr 'Wm. Thomas, relieving officer for the Fct-tiniog district, reported having found a weak-minded female wandering at large. She had L4 :5,s 3d in her possession. He failed to get lodgings for her, and the re- sult was that at half-past ten at night he was obliged; to bring her down to the work- house. This meant an expense of ten ehil- lings. The officer also alluded to what he described as a cruel and unfair attack against him by the chairman outside the Bvard meeting. He ifelt that he had done his dutv. A Member We cannot enter into that question. The Chairman I know what I said to the officer, and 'I am going to stand by it. The woman's husband, an aged person, was called' ibefore the Blcvard. His ¡wilfe had been weak-minded twelve years. She was- accustomed to go away at times and return when she liked. iShe went out early on Monday morning saving that she wanted to go 'for a walk. The Board resolved that the relieving officer should pay the money over to the husband, deducting, of course, tne ten shil- lings ,mid for the trap. Dr John Humphreys, the newly appointed medical officer for the Trawsfynydd dis- trict, wrote thanking the B^ard for the ap- pointment.

p as used on the dining tables of the Houses of Parliament. It's the Sauce of the 20th f (^ t is simple | nowadays. To do the raising I and ensure light | I and dainty cakes use 1 I I 2 oz. of the sure I raising powder "— | I Jpaisleg I I asi Flour" I: ■ -to i lb. of ordinary 11 flour. I I Home Baking with Paisley I|| I Flour is not only more ||1 ■ wholesome but costs less I than buying from the shop g||| I or using cake mixtures. ||s Flol1r" is solt! in 3)"d. and rel- with ntany interesting A d. pzcket -:111 raise offlour. I AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. R. O. ROBERTS, ANGLESEY'S TORY CANDIDATE. S r,—I notice that ypu were on Saturday at a meeting of the N.W.D. of the N.A. of C. and C.A. 's, held at Wrexham, at the sign of the Wynnstaiy Arms. You wii' .forgave me, my dear for using the iiaDtiials only of the designation of the conference, which, I understand, was xneaint to improve the Con- 9ervative orgaaw.-oat:jon in North Wales. Lord Keinyon W:3-s, I notice, agmi n in the chairy r.n accordance wi;th a habit which ap- pears to haive gaiitned a maetery over him. In addition to your worthy self there were pre- sent a lord, a baronet, and a fair sprjnkiuig of ari.stccrav-c landowners, together with some other peop-e who are amxious to msrepresejn,. Welsh counties in Parliament. I have seen two reports of the conference, and when reading the .Manchester Guar- dian/ wds surprised that you had not 'iilum- ined the pcMicai morass with a speech. My sorrow, -a., 'ow me to atssure youj, my good sir, was [intense. But when I picked up the Liverpool Da;ily Post," then, my dear sir, was my joy made full. You spoke un- mtediately after Lord Kemyon, who seems th'fe tcme. tcf IteMe cpnifctted al., refereace tohios being the youngest director of a limited liaibilty company,; or someth.tng of that sort. Your speech, however, was really infcer- esttogv You doubtless commenced by refer- ring to the e cquentee oi the noble chairman, Later osi you t.a id that during the last three or four months the organisation in the island (of Anglesey) had been put upon a sound basrs." That is to say, since you, my dear sir, were chosen to be the pTOspector or seeker for the diamonds of Toryism in dark- est Libeiial Anglesey, the sun has never ceased to shine;, and the good old shpp of Buaig and Bunkum" hae winged blithely towards the haven of Hopes Fuliflled'—(or the Platters Rocks of Shattered Purpose). You have done great thimgs for the good old sliiip since you got your chief officer's oer- tiificate. You nave greased the engines, fii-ed the bunkers with coal, and given whi-so par- ties in the officers' cab 111.. But you have done mere. You huive put the organisation on a sound basis, apid, to quote from your speech at Wrexham, you are part'-culany hopeful of doing somet.hang very great at the next election." How the crew w1.1 cheer when they hear this declaxati-on, Whether you are more particular than hopeful;, or vice versa, does not matter, the mam point is that you, my dear sir, umend doing something very greati." The wond holds iits breath m anx" ous suspense, and wou-d like. you to part' eu- laaiise in your hopeful prophecy so thtat it may prepare Itself for the very great" action which you premeditate. The most startling statement, however, was that your "Supporters in the constituency are compos.ed ot two classes—the very lowest and the very highest." That is rea-lv ex- cellent my dear SIlT. You are doing well. The very highest sit on your platforms and sub- acniibe to your associations^, while the very Lowest c-'a.ss-welJ', what do they do? They support you, according to the Wrexham speech, but do they fulfil any other function •>.i political liife? The very lowest c.ass I Those who are neither very high nor very low do not appear to support you, which .s a wondrous thing. 'Perhaps, my dear gill;, you mean by "the lowest ctiass" the em- ployees of the Lonidian and North-Western Railway Company,. I understand that a large number of your supporters axe wonder- tinig to which class they be oaig, and that iai dirttetory giving the varioujs classes amd names ie suggested. It will relieve the mmds of a lot of perplexed Anig esey Tones. Your speech concludes wLth a. statement that one of the most ampotrt/an,t desiderata to the success of your meetitngis was the attractiveness of the chairmen. Surely, my dear sir, this is most uncomplimentary to the not unattractiive gentlemen who have already takon chairs for you. We have seen adver- t:sements for attractive barmaids, but your (speech suggests a new form of advertise- one.nt — WANTED, by Tory Party in Anglesey, Httraoti've Chairmen; must be able to dmw; well (no referetnee to corks); clean, tidy,( and wiiling; member of peerage or re- lative of nobie lord preferred; if wealthy, but plebeian, will try to put up wiith him, but must behave like gentleman while in pubiilc.—Apply* etc. I hope, my dtear sir, that you will have many applications for the hotnour of presid- ing over your meetings. You will, of course, have the very highest class, the most delect- ab'e fish from the aristocratic pool])?, exhibited on the platform- for the lowest cllass to gaze upon in rapturous admiration. I wish you luck. You will notice that this is not ain angry letter. I am not in the least offended. I am not amgri'y wondering to which class am not one of your supporters. So that belong, first, second or third. But I should net be supriised if some of your supporters were angry.—Yours, etc., J NO CLASS.

MEN AT BRIDGE URBAN COUNCIL. Mr Thomas Roberts presided at Tuesday night's meeting of the [Menai Bridge. Urban District Council. Messrs Thomas Roberts. George Hands, ,and J. G. Bacon were elected overseers for '[Mathews wa-s elected chairman of the Finance Committee, which reported. a balance due to the treasurer of £ 57d. The Finance Committee recommended that the harbour dues on tea be reduced by 3d per ewt. A pioposal bv Mr Bacon that the companies be asked to reduce th?ir freight was referred to the Finance Committee Mr Bacon was appointed chairman of the General Purposes Committee. A number o: anplicatio-s we;e received for the post of pierfraHer's assistant, ard Thomas Owen, Alenai Bridge, was lalD- pointed "J: It was decided thst the genera, cistrrel raft. should be fu 3d.

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PWLLHELI MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS RATEPAYER'S NASTY CRITICISM, —| The doings of the Pwllheli Town Council were the .subject of much criticism by mem- bers of the Ratepayers' Association at their meeting held at Tabernacle Schoolroom on Tuesday night. IMr. Sam Williams presided, aad the principal speaker was Mr. P.. Albert Jones, who -is a-so a member of the Town Council. He offered some nasty criticism of the doings of the Council. Speaking with regard to the recently built harbour, he -a.(d that j340,500 of the ratepayers' money had been spent on that undertaking, whereas the ratepayers were ofniy favourable to an expenditure of £ 15,000. The Courier.! had ibetrayed the confidence oi the ratepayers. Of the many schemes launched by the Council, not one proved a successful venture..Every- thing seemed to be going "to 'the dogs." Mr. John Williams; Question. What about the tramway ? Mr. Jones 'is speaking foes.de hmse; t. I had .a lot to do wJih Mm tramway scheme, in fact1; I proposed it. It ha,s been by no means a bad venture (laugh- ter). ProioeediitUg with his observations, Mr. Albert Jones said the Towtn Council had during t!he latt three years paid bank interest whiich was equivalent to a is od ra.e per an- num. Mr. R. Isaac Jones There may be some good im the Council after all, and we should not be too hard upon them. Let ns try and remedy m,ataers and not keep criticising the Council continually. They had by now heard enough of the hAtory of the Council in its bad days. Mr. CorneBius Rbbertis, another member of the Council, dissented from many of the remairkls made by Mr Albert Jones,. He did not wish to be at loggeoftieads with his fellow-member, but he coulli: not help think- ing that Mr Jones wae misleadilng the rate- payers otn certain po'intsi. A dialogue followed between them, many ratepayers interrupting, The Association persisted in its appeal to the Council- for a statlement showing their true finatncial posi- tion as regfaa-da loans and overdrafts. It was reported that Z7 ratepayers had been enraT-ed members of tie aseocia-t-otn tha.t night.

Stout v. Thin WHICH PERSONALITY COMMANDS SUKljCESS, ADMIRATION AND POPULARITY. By H. de W. MARRIOTT. By stoutness I do not mean fatness, but mcreiy a well-covered frame, and i here con- tend that it is the persons who have tneir bones well-clothed with nealt^y lie-h and muscle, and the angles ot the.r boay wed rounded off, who inspire contidence and ad- miration, and possess personal magnetism, health and disease-resisting power. In the commercial world, for instance, it is the wed-set-up man who smiles when you to him, who obtains orders and gooà, positions, where the thin, cadaverous, un- happy-looking individual fails, and yet nobody can explain why. Again, in social circles, a woman with a nicely-rounded figure is necessarily healthy and contented, and obtains a much larger me<-«d of popular- ity and admiration than the thin, bony, angular nervous woman. Have you ever stopped to think who occupy the high positions? Surely the healthy and happy-looking one you do not often see the man of 12 fctones or over a clerk- he has too commanding a presence; he is usually a manager, or has his own business: and the man weighing 8 or 9 :tone is rarely a leader. 01 course it does not follow that the thin, peTson lacks brains or energy, 'but it does mean tnat there is something instinctive in men or women that forces them to look up to, and. respect size, weight, health, and pergonal comeliness, especially in women. The person who is thin may have quite as charming a disposition as the well-formed one but in nearly every case the former worries over the least thing, and is constant Iv nervous and ailing, while the latter is healthy, contented, and universally popular it, is remarkable what a. difference a gain ot even a few pounds will make in a person a. appearance it may mean the disappearance of wrinkles, hollow cheeks and neck, and thei return of youth and freshness, together with a sounder and stronger constitution. For thousands of years scientists have sought to bring about the millennium of per- petual youth, and we are none, the nearer to it but science has at least perfected a tablet which ensures, if not perpetual youth, a very prolonged period of that precious time. This remarkablo preparation is called Dr Cassell's Tablets, and they are strongly recommended by many eminent personages, including Dr Ramsay Oolles JP-, LL-D, of London, Dr Forshaw, D.Sc, of Bradford, and Lady Charlotte Briggs, of London. Dr Oassell's Tablets contain no harmful in- gredient, but ara composed of just what is necessary to restore worn-out tissue and effect a thorough renovation of the body's constituents. The most extraordinary features of this great remedy are, that in addition to enabling the nutrient properties of the food taken to be thoroughly assimilated (herein lying the secret of pleasant and per- manent increase of flesh and strength), Dr Cassell's Tablets also actually induce an absorption of superfluous fat, converting it .into healthy flesh, blood, bone, and muscle, with the accompanying blessings of good digestion, vigorous nerves, and healthy stomach, kidneys, and liver. As an absolutely reliable remedy for loss of flesh. nervous prostration, bodily weakness, paralysis of c the nerves, liver and kidney troubles, heart weakness nerve pains, anaemia and debility, stomach weakness, and all diseases arising from nerve and physical exhaustion, Dr Cassell's Tablets stand alone. They can be obtained for lO^d, Is lld I and 2s 9d, of all chemists; and doctors, scientists and the public generally are unanimous in declaring them the most remarkable remedy of modern times.

TIOKETLESS TRAVELLER. At the Bangor Police Court, on Tuesday, O. D. Jones., commercial traveller, Pontrug, was changed with having travelled on the L. and N.W. Railway without a ticket. When defendant wats asked for his ticket at Llan- dudno Junction he produced a. Liverpool to GræIlore- ticket, and when asked where he had come from that mjornimig he at first sard he had come from Bangor, and when asked tfor hcjs ticket' from Ca^narvtfn to Meinai Bridge he saM he had booked from Pontrug to Portdinorwio, and there mtenided to leave h:s luggage afnd book on to Bangor. Further pressed, defendant said that he had thrown the ticket out of the window. When exam- ined the Lime Street to Greefnore ticket wan found to have the date rubbed off. TiJoket Inspector Swanm ,said that the Lime Street ticket was issued last October;, and was only available for two months.—DeefiydJaint said he "lntended to pay for the journey between PortdJnorwic aind Bangor, but there was no t:,me. He denied having to d the ticket ool- lecton; that lie had thrown the tlioket out of the window.—A previous conviction for a M'nular offence having been proved against defendant, he was now fined 10s and costs.

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ELECTRIC liGHT TOO EXPENSIVE BETHEiSD'A COUNCIL ADOPT GA& SCHEME. Mr. W. J. Parry presided on Friday n:'ght at an adjourned meeting oi the Bethesda. Urban District Council when it was deo:ded to adopt the gas extension scheme prepared by Mr Price White for the lighting of Richub and Braichmelyn, an electric lighting scheme, also prepared by [Mr,. Price White, being con- sidered too expensive It. was also decided to task Mr Price White upon what terms he would prepare the plans and specificat ons and supervise the carrying out of the scheme. The estimate of expenditure for the coming year was submitted to the amount of £ 1,642. The astimate for the previous year was £1,075, but the actual expenditure was £ 1<.296. The estimated assessable vailue of the district was given at £ 7,972, and a rate of 4s in the £ will produce £ 1,594. It was decided to refer the est/imate to a special com- mittee. to meet, next Friday night, after the books have been balanced, the committee to report to a specqal meeting of the Council, to be he id next Saturday aiternoon. With reference to the charges for the sup- plv of water to the seven schools in the d's- tivot, in respect of wlrch the County Educa- tion Authority offered L2 10s per school, and the Council demanded £5 per school, it was decided, after a prolonged discussion to offer a supply off water at L3 10s per school1, on condition that the education authority places the flushing tanks, etc., in proper order at its own expense, the agreement to be recon- sidered at the end of 12 months. The question of findilng work for unem- inloyed men on Council raidertafcrings was. re- ferred to the Highway Committee, with au- thority to engage not more than 12 men.

HUYHEAD CHURCH CO, LE -T ONS VICAR'S CAUSTIC REMARKS. ¡ The Yiioar of Holythead (Rev* T„ Edwin Jones, M.A.) g ives the fo lowing as his opin- ion of the VYeish Churchmen at Ho.yiiead, and their a.'leged lack of generosity — The col eet-ons at aJ the churches are quite satiiliac;cry with the exception 01 those <4f the Welsh cnurch, which are sinply de- plorable. The We-sh congregati on as an ex- ceed ng y large one, and if it were inspired with a spark of generosity or took Ejny real linterest in the welfare of their churcn, the cotlections ought to be more than double; but the amcurit contributed by them now is niot enough to mailntaiim the general upkeep of their church aind we're lit not for the finanaia. help 01 the English Congregaton they would have to choose between bank- ruptcy and continuing to worship in their own parish church, ihey do not even aver- age a halfpenny a head and iihe collectors conform us that even some of the wealthiest amongst them, whose means are considerable? j never think of contributing more than a penny or a halfpenny, and very often have the effrontery to pass the pOate without deposditIg in it e veci the meanest coin of the realm. The Welsh people are fond erf boiast'pg that the ancient, churches are theirs; but they would show their pride in a more befit- ting mariner if they put their hands a li,tt:e stteeper into their pockets and contributed in a more worthy manner to their ma;intenanc«w A diist'inguished Welsh statesman saiid some Little time ago that if you touch a Welslv man's heart he 'beg'ais to sing hymns; but if you touch aln Englishman's heart he im- mediately puts his hand in hite pocket.' The a contains a. deep truths We have plenty of hymn-swinging' at St. Cybi, hut very few put thecr hands in their pockets,' The Apostie tells u& that faith without works is dead,' and the same remark applies to re- ligion."

YOUNG OFFENDERS. At Conway Police Court on Monday, be- fore Dr Dalton and other justices, two bo.vs named R. Brookes and J. Riley, Goat Ter- race, Penmaenmawr, pleaded guiity to stealing one ewt. of coke, of the value of Is. and the proijertv of Messrs Brundritt and Co.. Vd., on March 16th. A clerk in the employ of the prosecutors saw the ac- cused shelving coke from a railway waggon to the beach, and taking some of it away in a sack. The accused were bound over to come up for judgment when called upon. and were ordered to pay the costs.

GLASLYN COUNCIL. Mr R. O. Williams, Garn, presided ever the monthly meeting of the G'astyn Rural District. Council on Tuesday. A credit bal- ance of JB168 13s lOd at the bank was re- ported, which included a sum received un- der the Agricultural Rates Act. A letter signed by Mr H. Parry Williams, schoolmaster, Rhyd-ddu. asking whether the Council would be prepared to receive a de- putation from Rhyd-ddn with a view to getting an improved water sujop y was read. The Council instructed their 'Clerk to reply that they, as a 'Council, could take no further bt-eps in the matter, as the water question had been settled.

NURSE AN 0 HER VISITORS A QUESTION OF DISCIPLINE, CARNARVON GUARDIANS' ACTION. At their meeting on Saturday, the Carnar- von Board of Guardians had before them a question affecting discipline in. tii& work- house. The Visiting Committee expressed their disapprobation of the conduct of Nurso Thomas when she appeared, before them to tender an explanation upon a matter of which the committee had had occasion to complain, and the Guardians were rFcADin- mended to take the necessary steps to ter- mina-te the nurse's engagement. Particu- tos- of the interview between the committee and the nurse were presented to the board by Mr Longueville Lloyd (chairman of tne Committee)-, from which it appeared that the mirse had declined to answer certain questions addressed to her. Af:er receiving the statements of the workhouse master and irKH-teri the committee resolved to make the re-commendation already mentioned. They felt that they had no alternative in view of the difficulty experienced within the last few months to maintain proper discipline and order in the hospital. Tho vice-chairman seconded the proposal. Mr J. R. Hughes complained of the ^ery incomplete nature of the information vouch- safp-J by the committee- Before condemning the nurse he desired' to know on what the committee based their complaint. The Clerk said that he had communicated the proposal of the committee to Nurse Thomas, and fhe had written explaining that her reason for not replying to the guardians was that she had had no notice of them. She demanded an impartial inquiry into the matter by which she should have an opportunity of meeting her accusers face to face, and not be condemned unheard It transpired from a further explanation given by Mr Lloyd that the complaint against Nurse Thomas was that she had oontravened the rule prohibiting the nurse-" to receive visitors. The committee had on one occasion relaxed this rule, but the nurse had abused the privilege on a subset quent occasion, although spoken to at the- time, and the person who was her visitor had also disregarded the ora'ers. Unless the -board was prepared to support the com- mittee. he (Mr Lloyd) contended that they would be vesting the control of the hospital absolutely in the hands of the nurse, and dealing a blow at the discipline of the institution. Mr J. R. Hughes remarked that the com- mittee occupied a paradoxical position. ¡ Having in the first place given the master permission to relax a rule which was dis- tinctly laid down* by the Local Govern- ment Board, they now turned round and accused the nurse of contravening the sam» rule. He considered it to be one of the most childish things ever brought before I the hoard, and that in justice to the nurse the least they could do would be to have the matter inquired into by an independent committee By a majority of three the committee's recommendation was defeated, and a motion parsed appointing a committee to hold an inquiry. ')

COVWYX RAY ARBITRATION DISPUTE. At the Liverpool Assizes yesterday, an action for the recovery c'f money due for arbitrators' ifees was brought by Edward Lovell Clare and. Alexander Fowler, and the defendants were the Colwyn Bay Urban Dis- trict Council and Caroline Theodora Ward wife of a shipowner resident in Wallaeev. It appeared that Mrs Ward was the owner of the house "Morannedd." which faced the promenade at Colwyn Bay. When the District Council raised their promenade, it affected the light cf and access to her pro- perty. Thereupon she gave notice to the District Council, as a result of which arbi- tration proceedingts were instituted. The Council appointed, an arbitrator, and Mrs Ward appointed Mr Fowler, an engineer, her arbitrator, and the arbitrators selected as umpire Mr Lovell Clare, a well-known North elE England surveyor. The arbitra- tior. poceedingts took plaice in London on Januarv 22, but the award was never taken UT) by the District Council, and neither of the two plaintiffs had been paid their fees for the services, they had rendered as um- pire and arbitrator. 'Mr Palmer urged that there could be no claim against the Ceuno'l in reepect of Mr Fowler, and the only claim could be that 'n respect of Mr Clare. Mr Outh-bert Smith said that no demand had ever been made noon Mrs Ward to pay at all. The District Council having refused to take up the arbitration award, she was- helpless. (His Lordship held that there had been q joint promise to pay 'Mr Clare a reasonable amount tfor his services by both defendants through their agents—the arbitia.to.Ts-; and' there had been a promise by Mrs Ward to pay hfr arbitrator, .Mr Fo-vlcr. a rensonabV sum He accordingly gave judgment fir Mr Clare for an amount to O!> ascertained by the taking master against the two dtMoir- dar.fs icintly, and for Mr Fow'ir as airainft Mrs Ward alone for an amount to be aster- taiiK-a by the taxing master. The judg- ments would be with ootfts.

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HOME LESSONS ARE COUNTY SCHOOL SiOHCLARiS OVERWORKED ? Colonel iS'andbach, J.P., presided over a meeting of the governors of the Elanrwst County j-dhooJ held on Thursday. Hte re- ported that he had interviewed the Rev J 1. Farr, the head master, relative to the question of excesisive ho.ne lessons men- tioned by .Mr D. J. (Williams at the pre- vious meeting. CSIr Fair explajned that the diihcuiiy in regard to ho.ne lessons had, arisen Uiiougn une increased severity of it-he examinations and the syllabus impotsed iby the Central Welsh Bcarc, who. framed the -work for twelve months. Mr Farr did not think it was likely any of the boys were over-worked, but it was possible that some of .the giris might fce. Rut so long as the Central Welsh Board insisted on the eyl- labus being observed, and as long, as the governors desired each pupil to enter all the examinations and give a good. account of themselves, it was impossible to -change the present system. Some of the scholars were more- capable than others, and finished in half-an-hoar what it would take ..a less bril- liant «hild probably two or three hours. Uncier the present system the child, miust risk the danger of overwork. The LRev J. Morgan What is the. ajveratge time devoted by the scholars1 to home lessons ? The TIeadmaster: It depends- on their ability to assimilate the task imposed! upon them. Mr D. J. Williams said thai* what he objected to -was the syllabus. The Central Welsh 'Board attempted to thrust, all the scholars up 'the ladder which terminated at the university, although only ten. per cent. were able .to ascend it. Surely that was not right, nor was it a- good or a Balfe-policy to impose the same ta.sk upon the average in- telleot as on the brilliant scholar. Rev J- .Morgan Do the teachers know what each other have given the chitdito do over-night ? Mr W. J. Williams TiaJt Is the diffi- culty. Mr D. J. Williams pointed out that in Manche.&ter each child Wd5 given t-j hours to do the work, and the-parents wene asked to report to the master the time taken by each child to do the wis-rk so as- to enable him to gauge the ability of .the scholar. The Chairman said a. similar system had been adopted at Llangollen. Mr Isgoed .To.ne¡; said some members of the Central Welslh Beard were men of aca- demic virtues, who 'helci rather advanced views, with the result, that the syllabus was unreasonably stiffened. Apparently, they had little sympathy with those children who possessed the ordinary standard of in- tellect and catered more for the brilliant children. Excessive home work, especially jo- the case of weak children, sbousld cer- tainly be stopped. The Central Welsh Board's attention jshould be drawn to the matter. Mr D. J. WiUiams was requested to draw out a resolution for submission to the Cen- tra! We'sh Board by the next meeting. The Clerk was instructed to invite the Central I Welsh 'Board Inspector to meet the go- vernors and' discuss the subject with them.

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