Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

POSTAL CHANGES BETTER FACILITIES PROVIDED AT CARNARVON. The decision of the Government to re- novate and extend the Carnarvon Post Cftiee was hailed with delight. To-day, the work is almost at an end and the improve- ments are much appreciated. The old counter has been replaced by a long semi- circular one. The illumination is also modern—electricity takes the place of gas. Here is one acquisition in the stamp de- partment which should not pass unnoticed. I-, is an aperture for letters inside the room ittelf- All you have now to do is to stamp your letter, turn round, and slip it in. The sorting room. which has been lengthened by fifty feet, has been beautifully fitted. It is lighted b ý eighteen lamps of 100 candle power each. The fioor is "block" all through. These facilities make f jr the expeditious delivery of goods. In the sorting room there is a special en- closure for the chief clerk. A telephone is installed here to communicate with the other offices in the building. Our representative was informed that on Christmas vorning everv postman had com- pleted his morning delivery by eleven o'clock. During Christmas week 90,000 letters weie delivered in Carnarvon and 70,000 posted. In the rural districts sub- ordinate to Carnarvon, 160,000 letters were delivered and 130,000 posted. In Carnar- von 2500 parcels were delivered and 3000 handed in 7000 were delivered in the rural parts. This gives one an idea of th" work dene. There was no hitch in the work and the officials are to be congratulated upon tlxeir promptitude. Comparing last year's work with this year's there was a great m- cfease in the number of letters, parcels, etc.

i NEW STATION MASTER DENBIGH MAN APPOINTED TO TAKE CHARGE AT LLANDUDNO. The statement published in some papers on Thursday as to railway changes, in North Wales was incorrect. Mr Noble, the stationmaster at Colwyn Bay. who had been offered the important promotion to Llan- dudno, vacated by the retirement of Mr Weeks, has asked for and received permis- sion to decline the offer for personal re aeons. The Llandudno Station has there- icrp been allotted to M Hughes, formerly at Denbigh, who commenced duty at Llan- drdno on Thursday. Mr Hughes is brother to the Bangor stationmaster. Mr Weeks is retiring om superannuation after forty-six years service with the London and North-Western Company. He began at 14 years of age as a junior clerk •t Peterborough and fcccame stationmaster at Boxmoor in 1876. Subsequently he was stfitionmaster at Lichfield, assistant station- master at Willesden Junction, and station-; Waster at Stockport an I Exchange Station, Manchester. He went to Llandudno nearly' ten years ago. A kindly and considerate offcial, he has always been popular with the public and staff.

BLATANT SOCIALISM A SPIRITED REPLY TO "YOUNG LIBERAL'S" LETTER. To the Editor of the "Herald." Sir,—"Young Liberal" says in your last issue that "the object of the National League of Young Liberals is to instruct people in the great principles of Liberal- ism." Until very recently, no "great prin- ciples of Liberalism" had ever been formu- lated, it was left to Mr Lloyd George and Mr Harold Begbie to do so. Political Lib- eralism never had "principles" which were fixed and immutable like those implied by Socialism for instance. Qn the contrary, the principles of Literalism are, as Prof- fessor Hobson has just said, "quite fluid," they are being continually revised, and modified, to meet the exigencies of time, place and circumstances—exigencies, which are usually dictated by the opposite Con- servative faction. This, however, by the way. Forgetting the reason for the existence of the "N.L.Y.L." which he had previous- ly given, our "Young Liberal" friend, pro- ceeds to say, that the League was "formed in Glamorgan, with the object primarily of exposing the blatant Socialism (why "blat- ant?") of Mr Keir Hardie and his follow- ers." That is to say the "blatant" Soc- ialism of the Independent Labour Party. Now we see that the League of Young Lib- erals was formed, not so much for the pur- pose of "instructing the people in the great principles of Liberalsm," but for the pur- pose (primarily) of "exposing the blatant Socialism" of the I.L.P. And this is very true ;for throughout South Wales it is recog- nised that the"N.L.Y.L."if an organisation specifically formed to combat Socialism. Thus, we see that in so far as the "exposing of blatant Socialism" is concerned, "blat- ant" Radicals like Dr Chalke and the Rev W. F. Phillips, and "blatant" Tories like Sir Wm. Bull, and Mr Ralfe de Blumenfeld are faithful comrades-in-arms. To Social- ists, this is no matter for sur- prise for they have always known that between the Liberals and the Tories there never is, and there never was, any fundamental revolutionary diff- erence. Mr A. J. 'Balfour has said that the differences which exist between the two great parties of the State are "merely super- ficial ones." In order to understand how "superficial" these "differences" are, one need only remember the recent elections in Mid-Glamorgan and in Gower. There we found the Tories voting Liberal in order to defeat Labour candidates. "As against these Socialists," said Jabez Balfour once, "we are all Conservatives." And how true: not only "against these Socialists, but against Lib-Labs. like Mr John Williams, of Gower as well. The Young Liberals of South Wales are noted for the bitter opposition which they display towards Labour; and that honest Radical, Mr Lloyd George, must have had this in mind when he refused to become president of the South Wales Young Lib- eral League. The tactics adopted by the Young Lib- erals in order to bring about the defeat of Mr Hartshorn in Mid-Glamorgan would not, I am sure, be praised by Mr Lloyd George. They hawked from door to door leaflets issued by the Anti-Socialist Union the same old stuff as was used against Mr Lloyd George in the Carnarvon Boroughs during the election in January, 1910. Mr George Lansbury, the new M.P. for Bow and Bromley, is an avowed Socialist of the "blatant" Keir Hardie type; yet that fact did not deter Mr Lloyd George from speaking in his support. "Young Liberal," when he talks about the "League" being "a great power in the Merthyr Boroughs," and that the Young Liberals hope very soon to see Mr Keir Hardie "sent back to his native land where he has been rejected," betrays a hopeless ignorance of the facts. Mr Hardie's seat is impregnable; and at the next election, we shall see this great and glorious prophet returned at the top of the poll. Even at the recent election, he had a better pro- portion of votes than the other two candi- dates. In fact. Mr E. Jones' maority over him fell down from 1500 to 700 odd. The Merthyr Boroughs is a Labour and not a Liberal constituency and had the wonder- ful caucus of Abernant brought out another Liberal candidate, so also would the Mer- thyr L.R.C., and the Liberals would have been swamped. This fact was admitted by Mr Arthur Daniels—one of the most pro- minent Liberals in the constituency. Again, Mr Edgar Jones made a special point of advising the Liberals of the Mer- thyr Boroughs to give one vote to Mr Keir Hardie. He, therefore, was not very anx- ious to see Mr Hardie "sent back to his native land." Indeed, the ".Yiung Lib- erals" are getting rather suspicions of Mr Edgar Jones; they think that Mr Keir Hardie has converted him to Socialism. It Is all very well for "Young Liberals" to sneer at Mr Keir Hardie for having teen "rejected by his native land." He would not, of course, sa.y .any such thing about Sir Alfred Mond, for that gentleman you know, is a wealthy man, and one who subscribes handsomely to the funds of the National League of Young Liberals. As for the Rev W. F. Phillips, B.A., B.D., who is soon "to give a lecture" at Carnarvon, I would respectfully suggest to the local Liberals to be on their guard for this political parson has done more harm to the cause of Liberalism in South Wales than all the Tories put together- Yours, etc., HUW MENAI. Merthyr Vale, Dec. 27.

HOUNDS FLINT AND DENBIGH HOUNDS. Tuesday, Jan. 3, Pa/ntasa, 11.0. Saturday, Jan 7, St. George, 11.0.

PENRHYN SLATE QUARRIES BETTlER TRADE AND HIGHER WAGES The quarrymen employed at Penrhyn Quarry OIl Wednesday, resumed work at all advance in wages of 5 per cent. Owing to I a steady imrrovement in trade the quarries are now 'busy with home and foreign orders with good prospects far the new year.

OUR OPEN LETTER x. TO DR R. PARRY. J.P. De.a.r Sir,- I hope I am not presuming too much by addressing a letter to you. Some men, whose hides are extremely thin, are offend- ed because I have addressed open letters to them; others are offended because I ha.ve not done so. The former are supercilious, the latter are vain. They, are to be found in every community, and especially in small towns like Carnarvon. You have long held a prominent position not only in the town of Carnarvon, of which, by the way, you are not a native, but in the county of Carnarvon, and there is not a public man more generally respected. Note, I say generally. There we here and there soma querulous little beings, troubled with green-eyed jealousy, who are always finding fault and indulging in pin-prioks. OEvery public man is annoyed more or less by such people, and you are not an exception. The more outspoken and straightforward a man is, the more he is harassed and attacked. But, from what I know, of you, you do not caire a tinker's curse what captious critice say. You simply smile and pass on, pro- bably saying, Little things please little minds." A more frank, honest, and courageous public man I do not know. You have in- curred the displeasure of some people by being too candid. Unlike many public men, you have not sought-popularity—never made a bid for public applause. On the con- trary, you have often made yourself unpo- pular by taking independent; action and ploughing a lonely furrow. In brief, you have d,one what you conscientiously be- lieved to be right and just in the interests of the public, and, to use a. lordly phraee, "damn the consequences." The Carnarvon Town Council would be the poorer without you, and you have already proved yourself to be a valuable member of the 'County Council and of the County Education Com- mittee. You, have been Mayor of Carnarvon, and may the day soon come when you wiil be chairman of the County Council, a posi tion you would adorn just as you did the office of Mayor. In politics you are, of course. an advanced Literal. You do not care who knows it. In fact, you pride yourself upon being a Lib- eral. All honour to you. Were it not for tha firmness and courage of men like von, Carnarvon Liberalism would not- be so robust as it is to-day. It would be as diffi- cult to keep you from politics as to prevent a cat from stealing fish. Wishing you a. happy new year i subscribe rcytelf OBSERVER,

fiR LLOYD GEORGE ON CANADA. Among the few public men of Cabinet rank of this country who nave visited Canada and have borne witness to its suita- biiitv for the settlement of the British race must be mentioned the present Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ten years ago Mr Lloyd George formed one of a party of thiee delegates from Wales who were invited by the Canadian Government to visit the Dominion, and we take from a copy of a report subsequently published the following opinions recorded by the Right Hon. gentleman and his friends. "The greater portion of our time was spent in Manitoba, the north-west pro- vinces, and British Columbia. The agricultural districts visited were Bran- don and !Rapid City, in Manitoba, and Whitewood, Ca.nnington Manor, the Moose Mountain and the unsettled portion north and west of it, and Regina, in Assiuiboia. The samples we saw of the 'No. 1 Manitoba hard' wheat convinced us that there is no country better adapted for grain growing. Of the country which we actually saw we cannot speak too highly. These districts offer great and generous inducements to settlers. The land yields good crops without the neces- sity of manuring, taxes are light, laws are equitable, administration is pure, institutions are free and liberal, educa- tional facilities are excellent (a school being provided by Government in every settled district within three miles of furthest homestead), railways are enter- prising, in fact, the energy and public spirit of all the railway companies from the Canadian Pacific Railway downwards struck us as being one of the most re- markaitle features in the development of Canada. We found the settlers every- where pleased with their own immediate district, which was almost invariably described as the best in Canada. We caM only recall to mind one settler who was diseatisdiedwith his bargain. Life in Canada, said this gentleman, combined all the characteristics of penal servitude, viz., transportation, solitary confinement and hard labour. We subsequently discovered that this gentleman had recently teen dismissed from his post. "During our visit to 'British Columbia, we were greatly impressed with the immense and seemingly inexhaustible mineral resources of the province. Coal and iron ore, gold and copper, silver and lead, mica and marble, there seems to be no nmit to the marvellous natural wealth of the country."

"LINSEED COMPOUND" is a good I Cough Mixture. Effective and Economical Coith, Cmsgjhs, etc.

50 YEARS AGO Extracts from the "Herald" for December 29th, 1860. MARRIED 61 YEARS.—Sam Bartley, of Pant y Gloch, farmer, in the Parish of Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, Denbighshire, died on the 11th inst. aged 91 years, leaving a widow who was born in the same year as himself, 1769, and to whom he was married In the year 1799, leaving a. numerous family behind, including two sons, 16 grand-child- ren, the sons of the respected parent, Mr Samuel Bartley, smith, Nant, in the same parish. There are several parishioners in the neighbourhood of Colwyn and Llandrillo averaging from 80 to 90. One of them died three years ago at the advanced age of 104 years. CONDEMNED GEESE.-At the Guild Hall, Carnarvon, on Monday, December 24th. before T. Turner and 0. Jones, Esqrs. -An Irishman was charged by the In- spector of Nuisances with having in his possession, and on sale, geese unfit for man's food, pronounced so by Dr Maugham, of this town. The accused being a stranger, and it being his first offence, the geese were condemned to be burnt, and he was cau- tioned that on a repetition of the fault, he would be mulcted in the sum of jBlO. THE W FATHER.-—; Jack Frost has been very busy of late throughout the country generally. In this neighbourhood the wind has caused some very deep drifts of snow to rccumulate on the roads and in the fields. Skating and the usual winter pastimes have been in vogue, and no alteration seems at p esent likely to take place. The trains rave been very late in arriving, and in seme instances two locomotives have been attached. Travelling generally bv coach or any other vehicle is now most tedious. SEAL BILLED. On Thursday last on the shore underneath Llanfagdalen, fbout two miles from this town, a you™ seal was killed of the common phocovulgaris tribe, measuring 3 feet 7 inches long, and 601bs. in weight. It was shot at thrice by a gentleman with a. fowling piece, the third discharge of which so disabled it, that ne was able to bring it on shore, where it began to expostulate, but a knock upon the head soon terminated its existence. Under the skin was found a thick layer of blubber over every part of its body, which is calculated to make .about 48 lbs. of oil. A live seal found on the shore of the bay is row on exhibition at the Royal Oak Tavern in this town. SNOWDON ASCENDED.—The under- neath is a copy from the Visitors' Book at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis, Decem- ber 24th, 1860:- Christmas Eve, I860.—We arrived here from Beddgelert via. Snowdon, having enjoyed a. day of unparalelled fineness, and mountain scenery of magnificent Alpine character. For information of tourists we may state that the ascent of Y Wyddfa (Snowdon) from Pitt's Head Rock occupied fourhours and a half, and the descent thence to the Royal Victoria Hotel, two hours and a half. The aver- age snow depth was three feet. The temperature at the summit at least zero, the wind a hardly sensible breeze, and the calmness and clearness of the heavens both under sunlight and moonlight most exceptional, affording a succession of pictures which to the fullest extent re- compensed us for the danger and diffi- culty, whatever these may amount to, of a winter ascent. We penetrated yester- day from Llyn Quellyn as fa.r as Llyn Ffynnon Gras, but a severe storm of snow and dense mist drove us back.—Signed, JAMES KENNARD. O. J. O'NEIL. WORKHOUSE FESTIVITIES. Last week the inmates of the Carnarvon Work- house were cheered with a Christmas Box, consisting of a quantity of tea and sugar, and buns in abundance, the gift of Mr W. \V. Griffith, Bank Quay. We understand this gentleman thus entertains the paupers every Christmas. All praise, says our cor- respondent, is due to him for his charitable disposition and kindly consideration towards the poor, but especially for his self-denying and strenuous exertions on behalf of the Srnday School established in the Work- house, for upwards of ten years-the flourishing condition of which is mainly owing to Mr W. W. Griffith's indefatigable activity in encouraging progress in Scrip- tural knowledge On Christmas Day the inmates were, by the kindness of the Guardians, treated to a most excellent dinner of roast beef and plum-pudding, and in the evening to tea and cake, but ale or oli) intoxicating liquor was strictly for- bidden.

SOUTH CARNARVONSHIRE 1"g \.CHffilRJS' ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting oil the members ot the aibove association was held: at Pwllheli on Siatmrdtajy, Mr EL ft. Williams, Biyn- eroes, presiding. The election of local officers for the ensu- ing year was as lbllowo PxtfideiA-elept, Mr W. H. Beneflcin; vice president, Mr J. T. Jones JPksgwyn); horn, secretary, Mr EL J. Griffith. (Troedi-yr-Allt); hon. treasurer, Mr Walter Jones (Voelgron); foon. seo. Benevolent and Orphan Fund, Mr T. Bur- nell; Parliamentary oorresipondent, Air 00m Williams (Nevin); executive, fMirs Benskin, Miss M. A. Jones, Meesra C. W. H. Greaves, B.So., E. D. Rowlands, E. R. Williams, T. Bj. Jones, together with the officers of the association; officers of the Naltional Union of Teachers, Mr Rhys Ni. cholas was nominated for the! vice-presiden- ey, Mr Hamilton for re-election as treasurer of 41he Union, IVlosa Hannah Williams and Messrs Rhys Nicholas and Tom John, M.A., for the Executive of the Union. A proposal in fiaVour of separating the Wesitmorlandl Association from District No. t (North of Ehgland) was strongly opposed, no changes being cooiitenan|cied until the whole question of the electoral districts of 'England and Wales is re-considered. The list of the original memlbew of the local association was read, and it was unani- mously resolved that a. letter of congratula- tion be sent to Mr H. Williams, Tydweil- iog, the only original member still residing in the district, thankin,g him for the pioneer service he rendered to the cause of the Union as one of the original founder of the local association, and anexpresston of hope that he may long he spared1 to help on Union work in the district. A letter of sympathy with Mr Robert Evana, Mamestyn, in Ms illness was also directedLto 'be sent from the association, to- gether with an expression of hope for his speedy recovery. A special appeal made by the hon. local secretary on 'behalf of the B. and O. Funds of the Union, especially in 'V'lewt of Ote annual conference at Albesrystwyth. ? was decided to hold the- next meeting at Pwllheli on January 14th.

PWLLHELI OOLF CLUB. CHRISTMAS MEDAT» COMPETITION. There was a large number of entries for the medal competition, 36 holes, under handicap, for a prize given by the captain. Piny was keen, and the prize was divided between Tom Jones and T. L. James, who tied with a net score of 80 each. Other scores included;—E. H. Evans, 83; W. j Caradoe Davies, 83; E. V. Breen Turner, tf; and Maurice Jones 86.

CAEATHRAW COUNCIL SCHOOL—The children at-, tending this school were provided with a tea party on Friday to celebrate the recent re- opening of the school, the building having ur dergone extensive alterations. The tea was given by the managers of the school, and advantage was taken of the event to present the pupils with prizes for attend- ance. The chair was taken by Mr Roberts, Poet Office, who also distributed the prizes, and among those present were Mr John. Jones, Dolgynfydd; Mr Robert Jones, Fectoryl.; Mr Williams, Glangwna Lodge; Miss Owen, Mur Matthew and Miss Owen. Eron Seiont, who are members of the com-, mittee of managers. A vote of thanks to the managers for giving the treat was pro- posed by Mr John Owen,, headmaster, on behalf of the children.

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WELSH IN PATAGONIA WILL MR LLOYD GEORGE PAY THEM A VISIT? Not for a long period have so many members of the ancier, t Welsh colony in Patagonia left Liverpool as on Thursday, when, under the auspices of Mr John Ectwaixb, who is called the "Consul-General for Wales," a big contingent of travellers 1..ft for the colony by the Pacific liner "Oronsa." Some were home on holiday, some were novices embarking to try their fortunes for the first time. (For instance, Mr J. H. Jones, a gentleman 6ft. 4in. high. went back to farm his 18,000 acres. He said that "being a bigger man he liked a larger farm than he used to enjoy in Carnarvon." His irother, Mr David Jones, followed suit with a holding of 14,000 acres. Mr R. J. Ro- berts also returns afte¡ a holiday. He is one of the wealthy men of Chubut, and has given orders for an electric motor to be sent out to be used for threshing his ClOps. Of them all perhaps Mr E. J. Wil- lie ms was most prominent. He originally suiveyed the present prosperous railway fiom Port Madryn, on the coast, to the settlement. Years afterwards he undertook the various extensions, and now he goes out to survey for a gigantic continuation of the line to the Andes, thus forming an alter- native route to the alreadv opened com- munication from Buenos Ayres to Valpar- aiso. Several members of the party expressed a tope that Mr Lloyd George might find time to pay them a visit.

THE DOROTHEA QUARRY It seems that we "-ere wrong in bating in cuP last issue that the fall of tw'k was due to the pressure of water of tha Nantlle Lake. It was the fall that tool: away the support of the dam erected 26 years ago, End when the dam g:ive wav there was nothing to keep the water from running into •he qnarry. We learn that energetic endeavours are bcing made to erect another dam; also, the irf,ow of the water into the quarry has been ircch reduced.

"TBSTA8ITINE." a N«w Liquid Cement fop Mending sod Making- In tab*» 14, 0d,

PRIMITIVE WATER SUPPLY REMARKABLE DISCLOSURES AT PWLLHELI. A rather unusual case was reported at LLeyn Rural Council held on Wednesday at Pwllheli, under the presidency of Mr J. R. Jones, J.iP., when¡. the medical officer of health commented upon the number of honsas he had visited, and declared that the only source of water supply was a we'l in a yard of one of the houses, and' which. he observed, was polluted with surface wash- ings. The inspector of nuisances pointed out that a difficulty of taking any drastic action in the matter was the extreme old age of one of the tenants an old woman whom he said was 103 years of age. A Member: That is a good recommenda- tion for the sanitation of the house. It was decided by the board, in view of the fact that this was not an isolated case. that the owner be requested to remedy the defects.

GWYRFAI COUNCIL RESIGNATION^ QF SfURiVIEtYlOR. Tlhis Council met on Saturday, under the presidency of Mr Thomas Jones. The committee appointed under the Town Planning Act reported on. the unsatisfactory character of a large number of houses in the villages off Ebenezer and Clwtyboat. Both the agent and ejurveyor of the estalte on which the houses are situated had: signified their desire to meet the Council in every way possible, but as the expense of restor- ing the houses to a proper sanitary condi- tion would be out of all proportion to the benefit to be derived, they intimated their willimgneaa to dispose of the property, com- prising 35 houses, for JB500. They also undertook not to let any more houaea which might become vsuoant. The committee suggested that inquiries be made as to land suitalble for workmen's dwellings. — The matter was deferred for consideration at the nest meeting. The CleTk read: a. letter from tihe Road Board stating that they could not make a. grant to the Oouricil for the purpose of re- novating the roads. The reason being that a large sum for a similar purpose had al- ready come into Carnarvonshire. IMr T. IJ. Griffith did" not think it fair that their reasonable application should be ignored, and he moved that when the clerk renewed the application early in the next year that feeling should be escpressed in the letter. The motion was carried. A motion by Mr Rowland Williams, Taly- sairn, that the Council apply to the Local Government Board for the right to regulate the lbatihing in Dinas Dinlle was lost. Mr John Griffith, the surveyor, tendered his resignation, to take effect in three months. He thanked the Council for the consideration and kindness extended to him during the eleven years he acted as smr- vevor for them. The Chairman and several of the members expressed regret at his decision, and it wrdb decided to pla;ce on record the Council s ap- preciation of his services. Mr Griffith inten& emigrating to Van- couver.

THE WEEK'S MARKETS TO DAY'S LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET. (By Telegraph). LIVERPOOL, Friday. — Wheat opened quiet, about, a Id over last Friday; 3 Mani- toba 7s 2d to 7s 2 £ d Futures steady, March 7s 3-gld; May 7s If d. Maize opened quiet, 4 mixed 7s Id, to 7s 24,d,; Old 7s Sijd; 'New 4s 7d to 4s 7-4d; Plate, Id dearer, 4s 7 £ d to 4s 8d; Futures, no business. Beans and Oats unchanged. Peas Calcutta, 5s lid to 6s Id. OATTLE. SALFORD, Tuesday.—As is usual imme- diately after Christmas, there was a small supply of stock on offer and few buyers pre- sent. The cattle trade rulted slow, and prices were irregular, but generally about as last week. There was a fair trade for sheep at about late rates. Calves quiet. Quotations: Cattle 41d to 6f d; pheep 5d to Sid; calves, 6?d to 8 £ d per lb. At market Cattle. 1320 (decrease 348) sheep, 4704 (de- crease 2405); calves. 75 (decrease 66). LONDON, Thursday. — The supply of beasts consisted entirely of fat butcheiring cows and bulls, trade for which ruled firm, all on offer clearing early. Top prices paid per 8 lbs. as follows —Fat cows 3s 8d to 3s 10d: fat bulls 3s 4d to 3s 6d rough ditto. 2s 10d to 3s. The sheep supply consisted entirely of wether tegs aDd ewes, trade for which was of a firm nature. Leading pens made per 8 lbs. as follows: —7 £ to 8 stone Down tegs 5s lOd to 6s; 9 stone ditto 5s 8d to 5a lOd; 10 stone half-breds 5s to 5s 2d 10 stone ewes 38 lOd, to 4s. Calf trade not worth noting. Totaf supplies: Beasts 65; sheep 340; calves, 5; milch cows 5. BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.-Only a mod- erate supply, and business quiet. Best Hereford.s sold at 7|d per lb., shorthorns 7d to 7id; bulls and cows 4^d to 5^d wether sheep 7 kd to 8|d ewes and rams 5d to 64<1 Pigs scarce and an active demand, ba-coners fetching 10s 3d; cutters 11s 6d; porkets 12a 6d' to 12s 9d; and sows 9s 4d per score CKESTtER, Thursday.—There was a poor show of cattle, and very few buyers were present. Milch cows were in great demand. There were no sheep or pigs on offer. Prices, ruled about the same as a week ago, name- ly-.—Milch cows JB18 to £ 24; stirks £9 to JB12; bajrrens L13 to JB15. BUTTER. OOBK, Thursday. — Quotatoins: Firsts lOSsi; seconds 96s; thirds 85s. Fine mild cured 96s; choice boxes 93s. Fresh butter 100s and 87s. WOOL BRADFORD. Thursday.—The continued quietness of business has led to further de- preciation in values. Most topmakers are quoting id to M less than la-st Thursday. It wauhli be noted, however, that the fall ia confined to Colonial tops and English tops. and wools are not affected owing to the scarcity of supplies. Skinners are. however, well employed, especially on worsted yarns, and there is a. heavy consumption. HAY AND STRtAfW. LONDON, Thursday.—Market slow, des- pite short supplies, but' prices keep steady. Best clover quoted 82s 6d to 92s 6d, amd in- ferior 678 to 77s, specially-picked hay 82s 6d, good 70s to 77s, inferior 40s to 60s, mixture and sainfoin 78s to 87s 6d, and straw 28s to 33s per load. CORK, Thursday.—Small supply of hay and straw fair demand and prices steady. quality being good. Hay 50s to 70s; straw 35s to 40s. WELSH MARKETS. DENBIGH. Wednesday.—Fowls 4s to 5s per couple; eggs 8 for Is; turkeys 7 £ d to 8d per lb. butter La 3d to Is 4d per lb. beef 7d to 10d mutton 7d' to 8d per lb. fat pigs 4.!d to 4^d per Ib; Welsh wool from 8d to 9d per lb. CARNARVON. Saturday.—Butter Is 3d per lb. eggs 7 to 8 for Is; geese 5s to 7:<: each fowls 5s to 6d per couple dttcks 3s to 3s 6d each; beef 7d to 9d; mutton 7d to 9d lamb 8d to 9d per Jb. PWLLHELI, Wednesday. — Fresh butter Is Id to 15 2d per lb; eggs 115 6d per 120; fat pigs 4.d to 41d per lb. small pigs 14s to 18a each; fowls 3s 6d to 4s per couple: dudks 5s 6d to 7s per couple; geese 4s 6d to 6s each beef 7d to 10d per lb. mutton 6d to 8d pork 6d to 9d. LLANGEFNI. Thursday.—Fresh butter Is 3d per lb. egigs 10 to 12 for Is; small rigs 14s to 18°, each fowls os 6d to 4s per couple ducks 26 to 2s 6d each beef 6d to 8d per lb. mutton 9d to lOd.

FARMER AND HIS SERVANT A farm servant named William Thomas )Jones, Nant Fawr, Mynytho, claimed, at the Carnarvon County Sessions on Saturday the sum of £.3 17s and damages from his employer, Mr Robert Griffith, Garth, Llan- wnda, proportion of wages alleged to be due to him. Mr Hamlet Roberts was for the plaintiff, prd Mr J. H. Jenkins (Gwyneddon Davies and Jenkins) for the defendant. In opening the plaintiff's :case, Mr Hamlet Roberts said that the defendant engaged him on the 12th November for six months -it the salary of JB12. One morning, a month after, he overslept and the following day he was dismissed by the defendant. He asked fc: the £3 17s, which was the portion due t. > him of the agreed sum for the six months. But it was refused him. This was corroborated by the plaintiff. Another farm servant named William Care also giving evidence on his behalf. In cross-examination by Mi< Jenkins, plaintiff denied swearing at his mistress. He did make his pack one night with the intention of -going away and he was fully aware that he had engaged for six months. Defendant denied having dismissed him. The morning he overslept witness' wife went to call him twice. He cursed her and tfld her to do the work herself. Witness spoke to him about it, and warned him not to repeat it. If he did he would be dismissed. The following day the plaintiff asked him fe; his wages as he wanted to leave. As the term had not expired his request was refused. Plaintiff ultimately went away 31 his own accord. Mrs Griffith said that the plaintiff had used disgraceful language to her, and a daughter, Mair Griffith, corroborated the evidence as to the conversation between her father and the plaintiff. Mr Jenkins said that the plaintiff, through going away as he did. caused a big loss to the defendant and* damages were ccunter-claimed. The Bench dismissed the claim against Mr Griffith and awarded him twenty shillings damages for the inconvenience he lid been put to.

SHIPPING CARNARVON AjtMUDED.—Groawenotr s.s., Captain Da- vies; from AJberystwyth; Trafford s.s., Hughes, Liverpool; \V.$. Caine s.s., Ter- retta, do.; Chrisitaiainia s.s., Griffiths, do. iSAfflT JFTV—Om^v<inar s.a., Captain Da- vies, to Liverpool;' Trafford f!I.S., Hughes, Trevor; WL S. Caine a.s., Terrctbta, Pen- maenmawr; Enigma, Caine, Dundalk; Frances, Evens, Londonderry; Christiana. s s., Griffiths, Liverpool. POACHER FINED j35. At the Deudraeth Pettv Sessions, on Thursday, iowen Jones was charged with peaching and unlawfully taking salmon 9 1 with a zaff. It was stated in court that e there were fifty-four similar convictions against the defendant. The Bench imposed i fine of £ 5 and costs.. I

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BY THE WAY To one and all we wish a Happy New Year. -(}-- Although Wednesday week was the shortest day/the mornings will continue to shorten till the new year is in. The after- noons, on the other hand, begin to lengthen before the shortest day and soon we shall begin to notice the fact. o There was a good deal of amusement at the Holyhead Police Court on Wednesday. (Describing the way a. certain defendant drovs a car a witness said he was "driving like a preacher," meaning, of course, that he was taking his time ove it. -0-- Printer's errors take odd forms some- times. A Manchester contemporary an-, nounced the other day that Mr David Davies, M.P., had been presented with an oil-painting of his favourite hunter. Next day the correction was made that it was an oil-painting of Mr Davies himself I Carol singing is a lost art at Carnarvon. Some ear splitting music (?) was heard in the streets on Christmas Eve and after, and those who had made the noise had the temerity to ask to be paid. Probably some people gave them a coin, like they often give the organ grinders, in order to get them to move off. -0-- The dinner at a house in the Carnarvon district was quite ready. The family sat down and were served first of all with soup. First one and then another complained of the peculiar taste it had, and all were forced to leave the table hurriedly. Inquiries were made and it was found that flower bulbs had been used in mistake ior onions I A "Shop Assistant" writes: — May 1 appeal to the people of Carnarvon to mend their, ways in the New Year, and make their purchases in reasonable time? At present many of them come to the shops when it is time to close. The result is that the shops have to be kept open long after the hour for closing, and, worse still, the assistants, whose hours ar ordinarily long, have to work overtime for which they are not paid. People ought to have some con- sideration for the shop assistants, who are not too well paid for the long hours they work every week. --0- What is the most popular day for Christ- mas to fall on? Shopkeepers would un- doubtedly prefer a Thursday, for then Wednesday is a heavy shopping day, while on the following Saturday supplies have again to be replenished. Busy employers like the happy day to be Friday, so that the merry-making is soon over. On the other hand, junior clerks and office boys axe rather partial to Tuesdays, for then Wed- nesday and Thursday are both holiday, while it would be preposterous to begin work on Friday—consequently the whole week is a holiday. Fortunately, everybody is pleased in turn. o Mr Richard Roberts suggested at the Caersalem concert at the Carnarvon Guild Hall on Monday night that the chairman (Mr Charles A. Jones) should in future be known as Mr Cymwynaswr Jones in recog- nition of his many kind deeds. Whereupon Mr Jones told an amusing story connected with his name. On one occasion when Sir Horatio Lloyd paid him a. visit he acked the cabman at the station to drive him to Mr Charles Jones Cabby hesitated Mid repeated the name "Charles Jones, Charles Jones," not knowing where to diive. But suddenly light dawned upon him, and whipping up his horse he ex- claimed: "I know, sir; you mean Charlie Jones." St. Mary's Church, Carnarvon, which is being renovated, was informally opened for the third time on Sunday. It was first opened for the purpose of unveiling a window, and on the second occasion a somewhat remarkable service was held in it. The weather was extremely stormy that day, and it occurred to the Vicar (the Rev J. W. Wynne Jones, M.A.), who is a warm friend of the sailors, that it would be well to hold a service to pray "for those in peril on the sea." He went to the quay, got hold of a few sailors and long- shoremen and took them to the church, which was, and still is, in the hands of the renovators, and held a service, in the course of which the well known Welsh hymn, "Ar for tymhestlog teithio 'rwyf'" was sung. That simple service will be long remembered by those who took part in it. -0- The Post Office nowadays shows quite a touching anxiety to please. The latest evi- dence is the readiness with which they have agreed to consider the proposal of a reel of stamps, to be placed on the desk so that the correspondence clerk may tear them off rapidly as he wants them. If this device is adopted it will mean a postage stamp of a new appearance, with no perforation at the sides, only at the to, and bottom. The adhesive stamp itself is seventy years old; it came in witn the penny post in 1840, and was one of P»,owland Hill's ideas. The per- forated sheets of ftamps were a later idea. Tl ey came in in 1854, the year of Hill's appointment as sole Secretary to the Post Cffice. Before that one had to carve an in- dividual stamp out of the sheet with a knife Oi a pair of scissors. In an office where many stamps were used they would have a "hand-roulette," a little roller knife which cut a series of short slits in the sheet, from which individual stamps could afterwards be torn. It was an Irishman named Henry Archer, who had been secretary to the Festiniog railway, who invented the perforated sheet of stamps, or rather evolved from the roulette a perforation machine. After long rf gotiations the machine was favourably re- ported on by a Committee of the House of Commons, and the patent purchased by the Government. The machine, worked by steam and improved by expert engineers, was first used for receipt and draft stamps, and then, in 1854, for postage stamps generally. Considering the amount of trouble he saved the world the inventor de- served more than the B4000 he got from the Government. Postage-stamp collectors ought to honour his memory, for perforation is a valuable means of testing the genuine- ness of stamps. Few forged stamps can stend the perforation gauge, which can be procured for a few pence. It is a piece of cardboard with the holes shown in black dots, the edge of the stamp being so applied as to show the black dots in the half-holes made by the punches. -0-- Wreckers Who would credit their exis- tence on the Welsh coastline within the last 40 years? Yet, it is the plain, sober truth, that a large number throve on this despicable busings. Lieoutenant John O. Williams's biography reveals the fact that Rhosneigr, where Lieutenant Wil- liams wm promoted as chief boatman in 1876, had a verv bad reputation for this kind of thin". When he went to the rescue of a French ship in distress, they presented revolvers at, his head In one cottage there/lived an old man and his son. Both were completely illiterate, vet tiev were reputed to be possessed of several thousands of pounds. The greybeard advised Lieutenant William, that a "blind eye" on certain occasions wo i:-l be much to his benefit, and added that if he "kept quiet" he would let him know when a craft was ashore. The old man. who had spent his life at thi- business, could tell from the cries of birds on outlaying rocks. and by other si?ns. whpn and where a vessel happened to be fast".

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Master R. A. HngW, «•- citations at the Carnarvon Guild Hall on Monday night quite astonished the audience with his polished elocutionary style. Hia composure was remarkable to behold, and the vociferous cheering of the audience and their demand for an encore showed how, completely he had won their hearts. Master Hughes, who is only seven years of age, iø the son of Mr Hughes, Ty Eiddew, Dinurwic street.

BIRTHS. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. JONES.-December 27, the wife of Mr Dent Jones, draper, IBangor-street, of a son. MARRIAGES. JONES—EDWARDS.,—'December :al,. aft Pendref Chapel, Carnarvon, by the Rev LI. B. Roberts, Mr John Jones, Fron- gaer, to Miss Lillie Edwards, Tyddyn Nathaniel—both of iBrynsiencyn. OWEN—JOMES.—December 214, at the) Register Office, Bangor, by Mr Lewis Morris (registrar), Mr Morris Owen, 15, Tabernacle-street, Bangor, to Miss Annie Jones, Gorad Goch. Glasinfryn. OWEN—ROBERTS.—December 23, at thki the Register Office, Bangor, in the pre- sence of Mr D. Griffith Davies .(registrar), Mr Thomas Owen, ;)1, Braichmelyn, Beth- esda, to Miss Ellen Roberts, 31, Braich- melvn, IBethesda. {PARRY—YElOMAN.f—December 27, at Wesley's Memorial Chapel, Bryant's Hill, pistol, Mr William Hould Parry, Wal- thamstow, London, son of Mr and Mis Henry Parry, Glencoe, St. Heh'ns- terrace. (Carnarvon, to Miss Beatrice M. Yeoman, only daughter of Mr C. Yeoman, boot manufacturer, Bristol. REES—EVANS.—December Qfl-, at Bryn- 'rodyn Chapel, Mr William Rees, Pen." rock Forge, Caio, South Wales, to Miss Sarah Myfanwy Evans, Hyfrydle House, Talysarn, grand daughter of the late Capt. Jones. 412, New-street, Carnarvon. STENT—DAVIES.—December 21, at the English Wesleyan Chapel, (Bangor, Mr Arthur John Stent, 149, Wickham-lane, .Welling, to Miss Jane Ann Davies^ Benllan Bach, Bangor. W!ILLlAMS-JúNES.-December 23, al Glanrhyd Chapel, Llanwnda, by the Rev J. E. Hughes, M.A., Shiloh, Carnarvon, Mr J. G. Williams, Hendre. Vaynol- street, Carnarvon, to Miss Kate Jones, Rhoetryfan. WffiLtLIAMS—ROBEHTS.—Decemblr 116, at Llanbeblig Church, by the Rev J. W. Wynne Jones, M.A., (Vicar), Mr Robert Richard Williams, boat ibuilder, 25, Market-street, to Miss Maggie Roberts, Spring-place-both of Carnarvon. WILLIAMS—ROBHRTS.—December 2p, aft the tBTynsiencyni C.M. Chapel, Mr Hugh Williams, Penrhos, Brynsieucyn, to Miss Lizzie Roberts, Llwyn Idris, Llanidan. DEATHS. EDWARDS.—December 02, at Hendre Cottage, Llwyngwril, Eleanor Jane Ekfo wards, daughter of the late Dr Watkirt William Roberts, Carnarvon.— HUMPHREYS.—December 21, at 0188- fryn iB<ach, Llanaelhaiarn, Mr Griffith Humphreys, aged 93 years. (American papers, please copy.) WILLIAMS.-December 28, at Market- place, Bangor, Mrs Williams, wife of Mr Evan Williams, printer and bookseller, aged 57 years. Funeral (private), on Saturday, at Glanadda.