Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

CROWN LANDS INQUIRY I WELSH MEMBERS TO TAKE THE I MATTER UP. At Thursday's meeting of the Carnarvon- shire County Council, Mr John Owen pro siding, Mr William George submitted a Ie- port of the Crown Lands and Commons Committee, which pointed out that as the result of the conference held at Shrewsbury a deputation had been appointed to interview the Welsh members of Parliament, but the interview had had to be deferred owing to the dissolution. The committee had decide to ask for copies of Sir John Lewis's report on the Crown rights in Merionethshire, pub- lished in 1840. A letter had been received I from the Board of Agriculture intimat.ng that they had no power to institute an in- quiry into the matter of the Dinas Dinlle award. Mr George pointed out that the movement with regard to Crown lands had excited a I great amount of interest throughout Wales, and it was hoped that when Parliament net the We'sh members would take the matter up in earnest, and that substantial progress would be made before very long. The report was adopted.

QUARRIES COMMISSION THE DANGER OF SERIOUS INJURY TO THE SLATE TRADE. Before closing his evidence before the Quarries Commission, Mr A. W. Kay- Menzies said he wished to place on record his earnest wish to d ) everything that is reasonably possible to reduce the number of j accidents in the slate quarries under his control. "I fully realise," he said, "that such a matter should be the first considera- tion of management, but I believe much can be done by the workmen themselves in this direction. Having regard to the diffi- cult circumstances under which the slate quarries in the Vale of Nantlle are operated -difficulties which are periodically increas- ing owing to the greater depths of the workings, congested state of tipping ground, rising local rates and government taxes, also competition with foreign slates, tiles, and other roofing materials—I hope that, if the members of this Commission de- cide to advise the amendment of the existing Acts of Parliament relating to the working of slate quarries, they will bear these important facts in mind, otherwise serious injury may be unintentionally inflicted upon an industry on which such a large communi- ty is dependent." (To the Editor of the "Herald.") Sir,-In your issue of last Friday, it is stated that I appeared to give evidence on flbehalf of the Carnarvon Quarry Owners Association, before the Quarries Commis- sion. I should be greatly obliged if yon would kindly make it known that owing to extraordinary circumstances at the quarry, I was prevented from going up, but it is arranged that I shall be called again on a future date.—Yours, etc., W. J. GRIFFITH. Dorothea Quarries, 12 Dec., 1910.

DISHONOURED BILL OF EXCHANGE. iBefore Judge Moss, at the Carnarvon County Court on Wednesday, the National Provincial Bank, Limited, sued Mr fE. A. Williams, 43, Bauverie-street. Chester, and Mr David 'Roberts, 45, Carrislviv»oke- road, Liverpool, for the sum of J355 5s. an amount due on a dishonoured bill of ex- change. Mr Nee, who appeared for the plaintiffs, mentioned in detailing the transaction which resulted in the action, that the case had been adjourned from the last court at the request of the defendants. There was no defence and judgment, by default was given.

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AWAITING THE RESULTS IBNTBiDSUBTIO MIDNIGHT SCENHS AT ClAlRNiAiRVON. (By a. NON PARTY -MAN.) iS'onieibody has written—or said, "lo study a crowd effectively1 you must tease to be of it." That seems to be perfectly reasonable, and to the observant individual, an election crowd gives extensive scope. I have ceased to be of the crowd'. 1 am ill the came field as Lord) Rosebery. In other words, I am a non-party man. May his lordship's gracious pardon* be extended to me for coupling myself with his illus- trtou.a name I What are the indioa.tions of political ac- tivity and interest? Somebody wjil say meet- ings. Very well then, let us take meetings. Both sides have held many meetinjgg in the (borough. In other boroughs, that would be reckoned an unmistakable indication. But here it is not so. We are asked to believe, that nothing exlcept a Tory meeting is a political meeting. At Liberal meetings, promiptings of that qlueer organ, the heart, are predominant. The politics of the Welshman is in close proximity to his heart. Nome would, go further. I will not. Our politics are intimately associated with our religion. That is why our hearts are neces- sarily in our politics. Admitting that Da- vid Lloyd George is the Welsh idol, it is be- (ause, in a. sense, he is all incarnation of their political beliefs. IMa-ny newspapers of different; political complexions comment on the crowds await- ing the results of the poll. The magnitude of such crowds is,takeii as an index to the interest evinced in the contests. How did we do in that resfpect in the boroughs? ffiet us take Carnarvon. Every night last week I went to the Liberal Club for the purpose of hearing the telegrams read. Meetings for the purpose were, for some reason or other, not held in the Conservative Club. If there were any, I should have decided to whicih to go with a "toss up," or-I should have gone to each place alternately. That would be practicable, as a member of either club is allowed to take a friend in on such occasions. Elven if the friend happened to be an anarchist, no objection would be made, provided, of course, t'hat he carried no bombs. It would not do to. imperil the now priceless lives of the voters there as- sembled. It. was with extreme difficulty that pro- gress could be made through, the hill of the Liberal 'Ohab owing to the density of the crowd. Of course, there was a pre- ponderance of Liberals, but there was a sprinkling of Conservatives. All were biiisilv engaged making calculations and comparisons with newspaper cuttings and note books. A glance showed that the peo- ple gathered together here were Qf the type that suppress excitement. Good and bad news had no visible effect on their matter- of-fact countenances. With some difficulty I reached the concert hall. This, was again m to süffdoatiJon. Here,, there was no cur oil kg of one's feelings. To while away the time between the telegrams, impromp- tu speeches were delivered by budding elo- cutionists. (Recitations, good', bad, -Jnd in- different, were given, and some of the popu- lar election musical compositions were sung. -with a vengeance. The enthusiasm wouio make it uncommonly difficult for a hardened Tory to refrain from joining in. the lively choruses. Sometimes, in the middle of a funnv speech, or a serious recitation, or leMeii) an enthi^siia^bjo clhoruls. tbe word, "news" would be yelled out. The magic ol tJle w'Ol'd! iDetad silence reigned. A sea 'of expustatit iae" were Lurned toward tne "telegram reader." There was something very thrill infgi in it. If any hesitation preceded the declaration every one seemed to be try- ing to fathom the cause. Was it joy or sorrow that occasioned the hesitation Somehow, it did not occur to them that some of the high-sounding Engnsn names require some deciphering. At last the figures are declared. A "guiiJ. Im- mediately t«li6 Words uttered, t>X" citement becomes tremendous, and the very walls of the room quiver with the cheering. Never could, the words "unbounded enthu- siasm" be more suitably applied. Once more the stage is occupied by a budding orator or a singer. Another telegium. Silence again. It is a "no change- this tkwe, and a chorus of "Ah& loliows the announcement. .For a change I tackled another flight of stairs en route to the billiard room. The atmospheric condition qf th« contort hali had proved too much for me. but I soon found that it was a case of stepping from the frying pan into the fim One night somebody addressed me thus: ,d0 you tihink? Kipping, eh!" Little did he imagine that he was addressing a non-party man. I was flabbergasted Fortunately, bv some stroke of Providence, I was not destined to answer him. A man came pushing his way through the door exclaim- ing in a breathless tone, Bums.; is _'n. Needless to say, my undesired questioner forgot one victory in the joys of another. Shortlv after this funny incident, (for it was fumijy* to me), another message arrived. The name of a doubtful constituency was 1-0" bv the reader. Artful man, he deliberately announced the name of the Conservative candidate first. Deep growls a.nd groans followed, and with a long-drawn wail of woe the noise subsides. Theil the xjorrect announcement is made, and 6he place is in a tumult-

A DISTINGUISHED OFFICER OF THE R W F The death is announced in London of. General Sir E'. Bulwer in his 81st year. In 1849 he joined the 23rd H.W.F. and passed through the Crimean War. He was with the Regiment at the battle of Alma, where it won imperishable fame by its gallantry. He also went through the Indian Mutiny Campaign. Arriving in India, he was pre- sent with the gallant 23rd at the siege and capture of Lucknow and the operations across the Gumtee, under Outram. He afterwards commanded a column of troops --the left wing of the Royal Welch Fusitifi-a forming part—in the Busswarra District of Oude, including the capture of the Fort of Selimpore and two other successful engage- ments at Jubrowlee and Poorwah. He sub- sequentlv commanded the left win& of the 23rd at the defeat of Benee Madho by Lord Clycfe at Buzarghat. For these services he was mentioned in despatches, and received tha medal with clasp, a C.B.. and a brevet lieutenant-colonelcy, the rank of substan- tive major having come to him by purchase on January 26th, 1858. He continued to wear the uniform of the Royal Welch Fusiliers until May 9th, 1865, when he was promoted to an unattached lieutenant-colonelcy. He was now eligible for Staff employment and afterwards held various staff appointments, including com- mand of the Chatham district. Sir Edward Bulwer married, in 1863, Isabella Anne (who died in 1883), daughter of Sir John Jacob Buxton, second baronet. They had, a family of one son and four daughters, one of whom is the wife of Colonel Nugent, of the Irish Guards.

Oolwyn Bay has been in need of a. good town band for several years. As some of the members observed at a, meeting of the Council on Tuesday, it is the one) thing needed to make the town more attractive. The pierrots' enterainments are unsurpasa- alble. In fact, they are "the only" great draw which Colwyn Bay possesses during the summer months. But. notwithstanding their financial difficulties, the Bayites have taken another step on the road of progress, and decided to pay a subsidy of £ 100 a. year to a good instrumental combination. The Town Advertising Association are pro- viding two band stands, and should the subsidy not be sufficient the association will make up the deficiency. We are con- vinced that Oolwyn Bay will derive a. three- fold return, upon its enterprise. During hext season one may expect excellent al- fresco concerts on promenade.

"THE KISS OF JUDAS." At Liscard, on Wednesday, a young wo- man named Mary Evelyn Roberts sought a separation orde;r with alimony from her. husband, Evan Llewellyn Roberts, superin- tendient for a Liverpool insurance company., IMrs Roberts deposed that she was mar- ried on January 26, 1909. and she and her hut-'band went to reside with his mother in Bangor. A few days later he started drink-, ing, and he had been (practically half in- toxicated ever since. He had never contri- buted towards her irJ.vintemuKe, and he borrowed money from her during the honey- moon. He also tried to (get heir jewellery to pawn. She had leift him on several oc- casions. He brought, in his owq food, and she had to do the best she could, [Replying to Mr Clarke as to whether she would go back to her hnsfomul, she ex- plained "I could not. I ishould be ten rifled, and' I would be dead in a month." Mr Lewis, of Bangor, said the husband btAd purchased food and paid the rent, and neither want of money nor drunkenness waS a, ground in the eves of the law for deciding' if there was desertion. He contended that Mrs Roberts had given her husband the "kiss of Judas," /and then taken stealthy flight, and refused to respond to affection- ate and pleading letters to come back. He denied that his client Was a drunkard. After deliberation in private Their worships decided that there was insufficient evidence to prove desertion, and declined to grant all order.

BIRTHS. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. WILLIAMS.—December 8, at Brvn Gwilym, Rhostryfan, to Mr and Mrs O. R. Will liams, twins—daughter and son, MARRIAGES. ROBERTS —OWlEN.—December "7. at the Registrar's Office, fliangor, by Mr D. Griffith Davies, registrar. Mr Ow?n Owen Roberts, Water-street, Gtupeddi, b Miss Gwladys Owen, AbercasegAboth of fBeth- esda. THOMAS—ROBERTS.—December 14, at THOMAS—ROBERTS.—December 14, at the Register Office, (Bangor, in the pre- sence of Mr >EL Ingram (Deputy Registrar), t Mr Robert Thomas, Glan Aber, to Miss Maggie Roberts, Fron Park—both of Lianfa-irfechan. WILLIAMS—JONES. —December 6, at the Free Church of the Welsh, Upper Canning- street, Liverpool, Mr W. S. Williams, Armonfa, Denbigh, to Miss Gwladys Evelyn Jones, daughter of Daniel Jones, 1, Normanby-street, Liverpool. DEATHS. DUNLOP.—December 11, suddenly, at "Avonmore." Alexander-road, Colwyn Bay, Mr Robert Dunlop, cotten broker, late of Prenton-road, ieast, Birkenhead. JONES.—December 14, at Glan Beuna, Bontnewydd, near Carnarvon, Mr Thomas Jones, eldest son of Mr Owen Jones (ex- High Sheriff of Carnarvonshire), aged 45 years. Funeral (private) at Llanbeblig Chiircha,t,d, 11 a.m., Saturday. No flowers by request. OWEN.—December 11, at 'Bodawen, St" David's-road1, Carnarvon, Miss Owen. OWENS.—December 13, at 93, Anfield- road, Liverpool. Jennet, the dearly" beloved wife of Mr John Owens, and second daughter of the late William Owen, Waterloo House, Sarn, Pwllheli. PUGH.—December 10, at Cartref, Allerton- road, Liverpool, Margaret Pugh. widow of the Rev David Pugh (late rector of Ysceifiog). ROBERTS.—December 7, suddenly. at Dedwyddfa, Grange-moad Rhyl, Robert and Ellen Roberts, aged 74 and 73 respec- tively. SUGDEN.—December 12, at Hayfield House, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay, Mr James Sugden, for 23 years superintendent and two years president of the Pendleton 'Rag- ged School, aged 78 years. THOMAS.—December 9.' at 20, Tithebarn- tttt1™- iamiarvon< Miss Jane Thomas. WILSON.—December 6. at Gadlys, Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, aged 75 years, Mrs Jano VVilson, beloved wife of Colonel Thomau VVilson, C.B., of Eleswood, Mossley Hi}], Liverpool, and eldest daughter of the late Mr Thomas Kirkpatrick. J.P. of the Meanleys, Tvldesley. Interred at Llan- badrig Church, Cemaes Bav

EVANS & JONES MONUMENTAL MASONS GRANITE, MARBLE, & STONE, ST, HELEN'S ROAD (QUAY -30 CARNARVON. STONES RENOVATED I INSCRIPTIONS CUT. 3 Priniwl and Published for th. Cr^netor j by Pieton Davie#, at the Hejal^" Mk* '1 S^a«r«, Carnarvon, J I

TO-DAY'S RESULTS 1 Ministerial Majority Reaches 113 The present position of the parties, count- ing the results of Thursday's pollings de- cared this afternoon, is as follows-.— [Liberals ) 261 Labour 41 Nationalists 75 377 Conservatives 264 People's Majority 113 LEEK (T 10). 'Robert Pearce, >R 5742 Davenport, T 5152- 590 HKIH PEAK (R 106). Wood, T 5813 xPartington, R 5629- 184 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE E. iR 1377). Chiozza Money, R 7430 Brookes, T 6676- 754 GOWER (L 6780). xJohn Williams. L 5480 W. Phillips. R 4527— 953

WELSH v FOREIGN STONES SOME QUESTIONS FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY COMMITTEE. (To the Editor of the "Herald.") Sir,—I respectfully beg to call attention to the fact that the Welsh National Library at Abervstwyth is to be erected with a stone j that is not of native origin. In Wales we pride ourselves upon the fact that we have quarries producing stone that cannot be beaten for durability, and material that well known architects always use whenever a large and important building is to be erected. We have quarries in the principality that are idle owing to the slackness of the building trade, and there are scores and hundreds of men. used to quarry work, tramping the country seeking work, and unable to get it; and yet. this national institution is to be built with stone which will be quarried in a district that will not contribute one half- penny towards the cost of this magnificent project. Why were the Welsh quarries passed by in favour of foreign stone ? Has the com- mittee given any reason whatever? Have they, asked a single Welsh quarry if it could «npply the stone required? If so, have 'hey given any reason why the Welsh stone is not suitable lor the wo !i ? j One is compelled to ask where the con* j si.stency of a Welsh committee passing over the Welsh quarry in favour of a foreign quarry. One has heard it stated that in any project carried out with Welsh money, native material and native laibour should be used; but here we have a national institution built I with money collected from Welshmen depending for their livlihood upon the com- mercial sucoess of the principality. Why have the authorities so far forgotten their own country ? There must the reasons.- Yours, etc., HOME INDUSTRIES FIRST.

YOUNG LIBERALS LEAGUE ¡ FURTHER LETTERS ON A MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST. (To the Editor of the "Herald.") Sir,—Mr H. R. Phillips' leUer in your columns last week deserves the careful con si deration of all who have th-3 welfare of Liberalism at heart. I am firmly of opinion that a Young Liberals' League in Carnarvon, would be of the greatest possible service to the cause. Not that the Old (Brigade do not do their work well. Not at all. They have worked hard for many years and they have many more years of work still left. I am I sare that everv Liberal in Carnarvon is sincerely thankful to them, and I for one take off my cap as a mark of respect for the I good work they have done. Many of them have given days and weeks and months of valuable time to the service of Liberalism. Many of them have given willingly of their worldly goods in order to help the cause | along. Many of them who are engaged in business have been penalised indirectly and directly for supporting Mr Lloyd George. What we require in Carnarvon is not a Liberal Leagne which will take the place of these veterans, but an association to train and to educate the young men of the town in the principles of Liberalism. A great number of my friends are Conservatives simply because they do not know the real difference between Liberalism and Toryism. They take but little interest in politics except, at election time, and it is my opinion that election time is the very worst time for obtaining a fair and unbiassed view Of politics. I make bold to say that no young man with a grain of intelligence will grow up a Tory if care is taken to place the B»tter fair and square before him. If he *eada Mr Begbie's interview with Mr Lloyd | George (now published for one penny I ( Relieve), there will be little danger of his becoming a Tory. The educational advantages which would accrue from the establishment of a League of Young liberals would be incalculable, and I sincerely trust that someone will take the ■Batter in hand without delay, and call a public meeting of young Liberals to set the going.—Yours, etc., W. J.

PLATFORM SPEAKERS WANTED. (To the Editor of the "Herald.") I Sir,—J notice in your paper two or three J Wfcoks ago, some remarks on the question of I a League of Young Liberals in Carnarvon, together with a letter on the 'all subject..1 have been waiting to see if would take the matter up, ibut as one has done so, I write to call further tention to the question. m Y1 your permission I should like to r~e a few remarks on the assistance which a could render to tho Party elections. We already have great number of intelligent young Liberals V» thlpTB1^011, ^ut what good are thev have plenty of energy, *»ork 1SrfPeir'' in song rather than in hard •onld they weire property taught they » Km- e splendid canvassers, and with wntinli they would become public "*ofullv wa^er- 'Carnarvon is ootrht *n platform politicians, P*rt in n v-r tra'n ,UP y°unS men to take I tne the •meet*n £ 8 anc* to do solid work '—Yonrs e+J m COnv^ncing doubtful electors. J4NG™ERAI-

BUDGET BENEFITS I CARNARVON OBTAINS A GRANT OF JB2500. I CVrk reported at Thursday's meet- *> r e Cf-rnaf-vonshire County Council V j „Dev,iJf>pment Road Board had ^hptreT towards an improvement «f thp J' county, this being two-thirds <rfthe sum which the countv oroposed to spend. Included in the scheme we7e im- provements at Tan'rallt and Pantglas (Pwll- beh), Dmsycoed. Goat (Llanberis), Eir- miiws. Penllyn (Cwmyglo), together with y<^dimPr°VemeQt8 St Conway and Bettws- if think that ought is —-

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COUNTY SCHOOL SPEECH DAY ADDRESSES BY MR ISSAJKD DAViES AND MR L. J. ROBERTS. PRAISING CARNARVON CHORAL, SINGING. Thv annual distribution of prizee tooK place on Thursday. iMr J. Issard Davies (chairman of t.he Jocal governors*) presided over a large gathering, and, in opening the proceedings, said that the report on the work of the school was as usual a very good one. That did not say there were no weak points, it would not be a school if there were not. He congratulated the headmaster, the staff, and the pupils on the excellence of the work done (hear, hear). They were deserving of all praise. He iwaal pleased to see among the list of subjects examined one subject that had never appeared there before, name- ly, hygiene and1 domestic economy (hear, hear). Mr Gaudin (the headmaster) had sent in 16 of the juniors to be examined in that subject, and the report was very satis- factory. It stated. "The scripts, generally are very good, and some are really excel- lent" (cheers). Now that that subject had been added to the curriculum he hoped it would stop there. In a school like theirs, where 90 per cent. of the girls after finish- ing their school career returned to their own homes, there was not a subject .1 greater importance that could be taught them. He was sorry to find that this was not a favourite subject in the seconaaiv schoola of Wales generally Only 11 schools had stnt in childien to be examined in the subject, and he ander>iood that in only 35 out of 96 schools had provision been made for the teaching of that important subject. Why was it that the subject was so un- popular? And the same niiglht be said of sewing, needlework, cookery, and laundry work. 'Why w it that those subjects wpr" not taken up in the secoudlarv schools of Wales generally? He believed tihat the reason was that in the race for a university degree those subjects were not given their proper value (hear, hear). Until the sub- ject of hygiene and domestic economy ob- tained a permanent value 1, the curriculum of the university he did not see how on eartih it would, ever be taken up in tne schools. It seemed to him that the schemes and proMemp of education were all de- voted to the education of the boy. In the Bangor University College there was not a single female as professor, although pro- bably half the students were girls (hear, hear). Not until the university attached the same value to the subject hveiene and domestic economy as to other work would they find that subject taught in their solroole as a reality. HEADMASTER'S REPORT. Mr Gaudin. M.A., said that he was very glad to be aible to present a satisfactory re- port for 1909 10. The examiner's report y ^s very gratifying, and. the inspiector, after his visit, expressed himself very satisfied with the work. The time had oqme for Welsh edrDcaitionista to chiange itiheir idea of what seioomdairy education meant. It certainly did not mean an in- tellectual scramble for three or four years. In Germany no boy proceeded to the uni- versity until hp had satisfactorily completed a nine years' course in a secondary school, and the achievements of Oerman students were therefore not to be wondered at. Ex- cellent reports had been received in all grades of Welsh as a subject, but owing to lack of time the work in Latin and French had not 'been so satisfe t^yy aa before, though the work of those who remained in the school long enough was as good as ever. Some people seemed to be under the im- pression tihiat a foreign language was not necessary to a Welsh boy. but he wondered whether those people were aware of the number of foreign letters which businees- ,'rrieln in tha# jt^vwn an!<5 nen ghfobtri'hfobrt! brought to the sdhool staff to be deciphered ? {laughter). The following were the prize winners •— Chairman's prize for the highest average marss gaird in the C W.B. examina icn: W. U. Divies Prize for scieruce and mathematics Her- bert H. Owen. Prize for Wel«h Kis'ory: Er.id Stanley Jones and CVtherina Roberts, equal. Wiiting j r:/e Ivor Parry. O.W.B. "iionoTUia" pme: Herbert HL en eA. n. form prizes: Marv Grace Hu?res, botany, La/tin: Enid St^ulev .Tones. Eng- lish. French Gwladys A. Wel"h: Kate T lovd Jones. fbotanv Oatherine Ro- berts, 'Welsh; Mlairgn.r<*t Willi^ins, English, \Prertdh: Dav,i,<f GriffVth. Tfit.in. Welsh, I JmiaftheTTtratiiice; Eihel Mattjhews, Frendh, German. IFonn prizes, awarded to t hngp nunils who obtained an averao-e of 70 per cent, in general form siibiects throughout the vear and in examination:—^r.: A. G. Wil- liams 7V. Gwen EI. G-P! ffltrl. E. Muriel Hall, "Klanmah L. Jones. W. D. Davi«s: 'CoTrvmeneiia] Ifcicfhaird T. A. W- Griflith. W. R. Owen: mA.. Mstv Da. vies. F.lwyn Gruffvdd, R. F. Jones. James Williams; IIA. "Edwin J'>r>e<. Spetaial subjects: — S<ri.pmre: Annie Thomas, H. R. Nwrtih: dra^ mr: E Muriel Hall. James Williams: reedV.-vrvrk: Mag. gie Williams. Bessie .7rwv mi Klla Jones; woodwork: James K Fellows; cookery: J. Gwhoti The list or C.W.B. and otfrr certificaif/ea l obtained by the school has rilready been I pnbliøhed in the "Herald Record for 1910.-A.. n W rhven. B.A., B.'Sc., senior wuiaeon at th" \Trvthero Hos. pital, Liverpool, awarded the Holt Fellow- ship (JB100) in physiology. R. A. Wil- liams, B.Se., appointed ^istont eleclrical engineer to the Shamzhai Corner*.t<ion. F. A. Evans. B.Sc., A.tM.T.C.F; an^ointed lieu- tenant in the Royal I/udwiir S. B. Tasker obtained the decr>> of M.B., B.if?.. Ijiondon. and wni awqrd^d the At- '•hifuin Schohrship (9.:1>1"). W, Kwart Wil- lia.ni'5! pasaed as chief er><ri"eer. E. Hnitnhes obtained' the dfpirrw> of B.A.. Wales. Martha J. R^b^rts. o-rhibition jBlO increased to Ð15 M, thp TTmVorsitv Col- late. H. FT. Owen :t.wa,rop.-1 n countv ex- Ihiibition of JB30 ifor tihr^ »nd ex- hiWtion of £00 at the T'V-no^itv College. G-wladvs A. Jones awar^d :1 n pyhibition of P.Vf}. T). GrrfEth awnrdod ?n "hfbition of 9,h5. iMarsra.ret W:p: *"vr:rded I;\n ex- hiihittJion of Biy. T. N. W'' 1m« atwointed clerk a.t the [London. 0ifv nr,d Midland Bank. Enoch WfiTliarr>'? ris -rd "bov clerk" in the Oifil Wjl- lia¡TPA apoainted clerk iv the t rdon Office of the Liverpool, I-o^d^n. ?wnd_ Gl^be In- surance Clotnpanv..T^oes. A. 0.. Williams, and Grniffvdd nh Gwilym }JØ1@>I100: Welsh matrin?lnt;An. Oxford Tvoeal Firami-nation • ^er>ior Certi- ficate, Ftihel ATatth^*s ■Cam!bri<Ige Local "r Kenrick E^ns. Mr L. J. Roberta. A distribu- ted the prizes, deHv-rvd1 -n He touched upon the ed"n^it'"or>r1 nd"<?a,n!fcage« that the present oenerption 'vrd. and said that children ou"-ht tA h-"1 r^^T'd 0.' the splendid schools tlhm;f n:1o h- -r. n-^ividjed for them. The children rrt ron' were fortunate in haTÎng- so rrmcrp'P^-it a school Hualding. He did not fh"ik 'he^^e was a hotter eoniD-ped schnoT ,1" whQle of AVales Tn firornr- h it ';XC°1- 1.i all the schoolo ly T ■w of; ite laboratories were anyone fl" h" had seen. «.T>d it was nr'Vn<? in it had a flrvmnasinm. Tts sifn.i'ii -1 nisnmnsgrf for beuwt'V of landsewr,A • 11 "rtuM not ba-^e a more valuable than t'he Cnltivp+ion of t'9rl<> 'n* i c • n+v of 4-P>. f?pe"tin< of t1,f' •stiiav' "^ufic. "fr Roberts said that. :1 cue dis- ♦ iwtion wniüh it wns ¡n"i'1 ¡. ¡.. +0 (\ look, namelv, its pre-erT>iT<"n."f' • i world YJH1.Q;C IheA,r. hes"" rVnJv rl'virfed +11.. Tf^ ^-fi*idider* f;"Irt choir at the T,o"J ■" 17:"t'1 pr.vt fwonlv- fh""<» -vG&rv q.<rr> no r-Vn:■ r. 'r.¡ V, >fh ,\V.,lps }.t W"T1 chief in IV.1<1- eicrpt a Aoir^lrfwn O rrarvon. and that OR more than one oco.^ion. They needed in Wales skilled! and trained con- ] ductoca such as Carnarvon moot fortunately had in Mr John Williams (cheers). As far as the formation of choral societies for the production of some of the great works was concerned, the outlook in Wales was not albaget-her bad, but he thought that vocal n.usic. ini-tea-d cf being a kind of Ciader- ella, should occupy a mwe prominent pofci- tion in the county schools. The sohocls were so damdnated by the competitive spirit that music found no plaice in the time table. This was a lamentable thing, and I oughlti, from the point df. view of the schools and the nation, to be rectified (hear, Mar). During the proceedings the school choir sang English and Welsh part-songs,^ under the° conductorship of Mr John Williams. The accompanist was Miss Lena Jones.

THE MADRYN SCHEME IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IN THE POSITION. At Thursday's meeting of the Carnarvon- shire County Council, Mr Jones Morris i moved the adoption of several reports re- lating to the suggested transfer of Madryn Castle and 70 acres of land to the Education I Committee for the purposes of an agricul- tural school. The committee's latest recom- mendation was that the property be sold to I the Education Committee for JB5000. Since I the committee's last meeting, however, Mr Jones Morris announced that an important letter had been received from Mr -John Owen, Assistant Small Holdings Commis- sioner, which considerably changed the aspect of matters. Mr Kershaw, of the Local Government Board, had informed Mr Owen that as the property had already been purchased by the Small Holdings Committee thev could not sell to another committee of the'same Council, and that the best way to arrange the matter would be for the Educa- tion Committee to appropriate the property which they required and pay a. fixed annual sum to the Small Holdings Committee for I the use of it, and as the Education Com- mittee would be benefiting by the longer term upon which the Small Holdings Com- I mittee had borrowed they should pay a little more than JE192 a year (the sum which the Small Holdings Committee would have required to cover the apportioned cost), and he (Mr Owen) suggested that the amount I be £200, which would greatly simplify the transaction. He moved that the matter be referred back to the two committees. Mr D. P. Williams seconded. Mr J. R. Pritchard thought that the Council were entitled to have a clear state- ment of the large amount which the ac- quisition of the premises would involve (hear, hear). Mr Richard Davies inquireid whether, assuming the annual outlay to be JB400, half that burden would fall upon the parish where the agricultural school was situated. Dr Robert Parry thought it unfair that statements sudh as that should not be made by members of the Education Com- mittee. A detached scheme would be pre- sented to the Council in due course. Mr R. Davies: I press for an answer. Mr E. R. Davies explained that the charge would be one on the whole county, and not on the particular parish (hear, hear). Mr T. W. Griffith also asked if it was true that already about £ 1200 had been incurred in connection with the purchase of the Madryn estate. The Clerk replied that with the exception of J375 practically all the money spent would be refunded to the Council. The motion was adopted.

AN INJURED THUMB. MASTER MARINER SiElEKS COMPENSA- TION. MEDICAL RSEiFEREE APPOINTED. Thomas J. Jones, 7, Market-street, Car- nal von, sought to recover compensation, at the Carnarvon County Oourt on Wednesday, from his late employers, Messrs Owen Evans and Son, in respect of injuries he had received to his hand whilst in their employ. Mr Nee, who represented the applicant, stated that his client acted as master of the s.s. "Mable," a steamer owned by the respondents. In September 1909, whilst on a voyage to Londonderry, the mast head lamp fell on his hand, and his thumb was ibadly injured. On his return to Carnarvon he consulted a doctor, and he was told that he was unfit to work. Compensation of 20s a week was paid him by his employers up to I October 29, 1910, excepting during a period from 5 December. 1909, to the 27 January, 1910. At the commencement of this period —his hand by this having improved greatly —his employers asked him to take charge of the vessel again. The applicant agreed, but during the voyage, he was unable to do his duty thoroughly. He could not take the wheel, and other members of the crew took it in turns. The vessel foundered near Belfast and they had to take to the boats. The applicant, owing to the injury could not assist with the oars. There was a distance of 16 miles to the shore, and he contracted pneumonia, which incapacitated him again. He had endeavoured to find light employment, but failed. He now claimed compensation and a declaration of t liability. Mr Evan Jones, for the respondents, said that compensation was stopped owing to the applicant refusing to undergo a medical ex- amination by practitioners named by the Insurance Company. A submission was made by Mr Nee to the effect that it was not right for the Insurance Company to stop the compensa- tion. The matter should have been brought before the court, so that His Honour could have reviewed the whole matter. Dr Griffith, Carnarvon, testified that the injury had impaired the applicant's grip. Therefore, he did not think that the applicant could follow his own employment. Mr John Owen, 11, Crown-street, Carnarvon who was a mate under the applicant on the "Mabel," deposed that he had to stay by the wheel for 18 hours "without a mouthful to eat and no stimulants" (laughter). The Captain could not relieve him owing to the state of his hand. Applicant was recalled, and replying to Mr Evan Jones admitted having had charge of the small steam yacht "Coey" in the summer. It was very light work compared to his usual work. Captain Thomas Jones. Gelert-street, and other witnesses stated that. to their own knowledge, the applicant did his best to I secure light work and to exercise the injured hand. Drs Robert Parry and Jones. Carnarvon, thought that if the applicant had exercised his hand. he would have been alright in a month or two. The muscles had been wasted to a certain extent through disuse. The Counsel engaged at this juncture cams to an agreement that the applicant should he examined by a medical referee and Dr Mills Roberts was decided upon. His Honour adjourned the case pending the report of the referee.

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DEATH OF FATHER JONES We regret to announce the death of the Rev Father Jones, which took place on Thursday at Holyweli For 32 years he was a Catholic priest at Carnarvon, and at the beginning of 1908 he was appointed by mishop Mostyn, teacher of Welsh at St. Mary's College. He was a son of the late Mr John Jones, formerly of Bala, and a great grandson of Dafydd 'Cad- waladr of Perurhiw Beren, Bala, a famous Calvinistic Methodist minister. After leaving the Grammar School at Bala, he was privately educated by the Rev J. Williams, M.A. (Ab Ithel), and later went to Jesus College, Oxford, with the intention of becoming a clergyman of the Church of England, but he gradually drifted to the Church of Rome, and while at Oxford FATHER JONES. he was received into the church by the late Cardinal Newman. He afterwards studied at St. Beuno's College, St. Asaph, and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1872. After preaching for three months in Welsh and English at Bangor, he was sent by Bishop Browne to Carnarvon. He was instrumental in opening a Roman Catholic Church at Pwllheli, and for some considerable time officiated at Carnarvon and Pwllheli. When he was ordained, there was not another Catholic priest in Wales that could preach in Welsh, but to-day several Catholic priests are able to preach in Welsh. He translated into Welsh Roman Catholic hymns and prayer book, as well as a catechism. He leaves three sisters, who live at Liverpool, and a brother. <

MAJORITY-1208 SPLENDID RESULT IN CARNARVON BOROUGHS. ) "He came, he spoke, he conquered"—a slight variant of a famous saying -artly (ie. scribes Mr Lloyd George's triumphant march through the Carnarvon Boroughs for the seventh time in succession., [Prior to his coming a feeling of indifference pervaded the whole constituency. It did not seem as I though an election was -taking place. Lib- erals generally were not only inclined to treat the contest as a sham fight," but they were inactive. Two or three days before the day of the poll, Mr Lloyd George, who j had been absent in various parts of England helping Liberal candidates, -came into the constituency, and soon everything was changed. Lukewarm Liberals (became en- thusiastic, and their enthusiasm waa main- tained at boiling point till the close of the fight. Saturday,—the polling day in the 'boroughs — was a day of wind and rain. a day such as would damp the ardour of the most enthusiastic Liberal. Mr George was early astir. He paid a visit to the two polling stations at Carnarvon, and after- wards motored to Criccieth, where he rested till the evening. Polling proceeded very quietly till well on in the afternoon, in all the boroughs, and especially in Car- narvon. In the county town in the morning there was hardly anything to indicate that polling was taking place. In the afternoon things were a little more lively. Small boys wearing party fa-vours paraded the streets singing snatches of election songs, and rival sections often oame into conflict with each other. An occasional termagant, sporting a piece of ribbon, without any particular reason for so doing, attracted attention by the violence of her language. As the day wore on the town gradually filled with people. Many hundreds came by train from the surrounding country, and many more walked or drove from the hills and the valleys. LIGHTS OUT. Youths marched through the streets, do- ing at first nothing worse than singing, election songs. They could not, however, resiet the temptation of paying a little atten- tion to the public honses, like they did I before,, probably because they idetested John Barleyoorn or because they had oeen too much in his company. Stopping in I. front of the Commercial Hotel they shouted "Lights out," but the licensee, Mr Conlan. defied them, and when things appeared threatening the Mayor (Alderman J. T. Roberte) — whose appeal to the people to conduct themselves properly on the day of the poll was recently read at all the chapels in the town and country—appeared on the balcony of the hotel, and asked the crowd for the sake of the good name of Carnarvon to desist. The Mayor's advice was heeded and the crowd moved awav. (Similar de- mands were made upon the licensees of other houses, including the 'Castle Hotel, j The good ladv of that house would not be terrorised. She had the law behind her, a.nd representatives of the law in front and on either side of her. and she scolded I the noisv vouths. who, however, refused to leave until the lights had been momentarily lowered. Some of the police officers who tried to prevent a. number of youths from rushing into the house were maltreated. Subseauentlv the crowd made an attack noon the police station, and several ranes of. glass were broken with stones. Sergeant Williams, of L'liangeini. was struck with a. stone above his left eye. but, fortun- ately. the injury was not serious. Before anv further damage was done the imported police who were at the station, rushed out and drove the crowd away. J IN THE COUNTING ROOM. After eight o'clock the streets on either side of the Guild Hall. where the result was to be declared, became thronged with people, and shop windows had to be shut- tered and otherwise protected. By half- past nine the last of the ballot boxes from the distant boroughs was brought into the town, and the counting of the votes com- menced a few minutes later. In the count- ing room. in addition to the rstuminsr officer (the Mayor), and the counters and other officials. were a large number of ladies and gentlemen who had- been admitted bv a, special permit. Once in they were not allowed to leave until the resu't had: been declared. Among those present were the Mavoress. and Miss Roberts, Mrs Parrv and Misses 'Parrv. Tv Newvdd Mr T. E. iRoberts (PWbrynK Mr Ellis Da.vies, M.P.. the .Rev John Williams (Brynsiencyn) Mr R. Norman 'Da vies, Mr Herbert. Lewis, M.P.. Mr R. Ranleigh Jones. Mr R. Wil- liams (postmaster^. Mr J. Rowlands (private secretary to Mr f<V>vd George), etc. The I Conservative candidate was not p^e^ent. I He was staving, it was said, with Colonel Piatt »t Gord-din-os:. (Llanfairfechan. After ten o'clock Mr 'Lloyd George entered the room. accompanied by Mrs George and three Scotland Yard detectives, who have beem ) with him throughout tho present campaign in the country. It was then known that the Chanoe'lor who walked about and chatted with manv old friends, wouM have a sub- F;f.n,ntiaJ maiority. It was pimply a. question of how much By eleven o'clock it was knowp that Mr Llovd George ha.d a maioritv of over a thousand. Sbme five minutes later i the returning1 officer announced th** fisrures | to those present in the room as follows: — D. LLOYD GEORGE 3112 AUSTIN LLOYD JONES 1904 Majority 1208 A splendid majority-an increase of 130 upon that of last January, when Mr George was opposed by Mr Vincent (Mayor of Ban- gor), the strongest candidate that could have been brought against him. The nominal state of the register gave to Bangoi 1926 voters. Carnarvon 1689, Conway 829, Pwllheli 645. Nevin 371. and Criccieth 257, a. total of 5717. Out of that number 5016 voted. The remaining 711 are .accounted for mainly by deaths and removals. With a smaller poll than last time, Mr Lloyd George has increased his majority. Before announcing the figures to the ex- pectant multitude, Mr Llovd George pro- posed a vote of thanks to the retiring officer. He said he felt certain that his honourable opponent would have been very delighted to join him in that vote, but he waa ablv represented bv Mr W. 'Lloyd Griffith, his agent. He wished to ex-preas his apprecia- tion of the good tempered manner in whicl* the election had been fomejht, and of the very honourable way in which his opponent had conducted the Section. Mr W. Lloyd Griffith said that he bad verv great pleasure in seconding the motion. If Mr Austin Jones had been present hp would! have been only too delighted to second the oCha.n.œ'lor's proposal ANNOUNCING THE RESULT. Afterwards when the Mayor, accompanied by Mr Lloyd George, appeared on the bal- cony of the hall facing Parth-yr-Anr, ther* was a great outburst of cheering which might have been heard ali over the town. Not a word had bø.en uttered. Yet, the vast crowd V-heered again and again. That was the way tihev took to show their appreciation of the Chancellor's splendid services on behalf of tho de^ocr^cy, and of, their confidence in him." The Mayor, reading from a piece of paper, did not get beyond the name "Llovd Goc-Trr-e." His announcement was interrupt- ed bv :1. vreat..shon,t of iov. The crowd was paxi^^d for the hero of seven fights would asrain be the member, not. only for Carnarvon, but for Wales. The Mayor made another attempt -to announce the fig-arts, but. th* hubbub was so great that not a word could ] he heard'. It was only when) the reporters left the counting room that the people were put in possession of the actual figures. Mr Lloyd George did not speak from the bajcony. It had Ibeen aifcanged Iftiat he should say a few words in Castle Square on his way home to Criccieth. Accompanied by Mrs George. Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., and Mr Ellis Davies, M.P., the Chancellor went into his motor car, which, owing to the great throng, had, to be driven at a slow pace through the streets. It was like the march of a victorious army led by a cour- ageous general. When a halt was made lii Castle Square, the car was quickly surround- [ ed by a vast cheering crowd, whose enthu- siasm made it quite impossible for the vic- tor to deliver more than a few fragmentarv words. CHANCELLOR'S THANKS. CHANCELLOR'S THANKS. My dear fellow countrymen," opened Mr Lloyd George, after The Land of my Fathers^ had been sung. Twenty years ago he was thanking them for giving him a ma. jority of 18. but the times had improved wonderfully since that night. The majority had reached 1208 (loud cheers). He was proud to have taken a part once more in the great fight in a righteous cause to which their dear o'd nation had already contri- buted so much. Wales had proved true to the banner of liberty-(cheers)-and in a. few months more he and they would see the old enemy of democratic freedom laid pros- trato (loud cheers). Subsequently Mr George drove to Cr$» cieth amid tumultuous cheering.

Analysis of the Voting WHERE MR LLOYD GEORGE GOT HIS I MAJORITY. ) I Carnarvon:—Western Ward: 822 voted 1 -for Mr George 469, for Mr Austin Jones 353; Liberal majority, 116. Eastern Ward 669 voted—for Mr George 446, for Mr A. Jones 223; Liberal majority, 223. Total Liberal majority 339. Out of 1689 on the register 14 b 1 voted. Pwllheli 504 voted out of 645 on the register. Liberal majority, 142. Nevin 292 voted out of 371 on the re- gister—for Mr George 211, for Mr A. Jones 81. Liberal majority, 130. Bangor —W est Ward 311 voted—for Mr George 185, for Mr A. Jones 126; Liberal majority, 59. East Ward: 468 voted—for Mr George 221, for Mr A. Jones 247; Conservative majority, 26. North Ward: 357 voted—for Mr George 213, for Mr A. Jones 144; Liberal majority, 69. The figures for the South Ward were not ob- tained', but it is stated that Mr George got a majority of 52. making the total Liberal .t)ty 180. Conway and Degainvy Tne total Liberal majority for these districts is computed to be 198. Criccieth: 220 voted, and Mr George's majority is said to be 114. There were five blank papers, and one spoilt vote. The following is a comparison of the approximate majorities obtained by Mr Lloyd George in January and last Satur- day Jan. Dec. Conway and Degamvy 214 198 Bangor 11 180 Criccieth. 122 114 Pwllheli. 248 242 Nevin. 138 130 Carrnarvon .< 340 339

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