The Weekly News and Visitors' Chronicle for Colwyn Bay Colwyn Llandrillo Conway Deganwy and Neighbourhood

--= TIDE TABLE FOR THE NORTH WALES COAST.* MARCH. Date. Morn. Even. height. 22 339 4 6 13 O 23 439 5 20 » 6 24 6 6 6 52 10 4 2 7 36 8 14 10 8 2 8 42 9 9 12 0 27 9 30 9 51 13 10 28 10 8 10 28 159 29 10 44 112 ■ ■ 17 3 Conwav 10 minutes later.

ABERGELE'S TIMELY DEMAND. -Abergele is going ahead. Finding out, at last, what its .neighbours have accomplished by being up-to-date and pushful, the old town isi now Putting its best foot forward's', ancl-,bii.ds fair to outstrip some of its fleetest competitions .in the rao,e. This new and very desirable spirit has exhibited, itself rather frequently in recent dis- cussions. by the District Council, but never more 8,0 than, in. the proceedings at Monday night's ttieetimg. Thei doings of the Council are fully 'r ecOrded,elsiewh,ore, and perhaps we may observe that it is not all reports of Council mEleitings t'la,t are .enlivened by appropriate poetical com- ments such as' those which. adorn Seiairch,- %ht'-S" accounts of the Abergele deliberations, our* reaidilrL§ what transpired at the lasit meeting', W feel convinced that Councillor of Abei-wT^8' made °,u't a clear case on -behalf being hJdUn, Ctlaim'S t0 Cou;ntv Court 9ittiings view .tka t,0wn. We will not now re- but will S'°' ably brou'ght fo'rward> a 'he presieint content ourselves with expression/ of cordial .sympathy with, Aber- whi6!3 aS^>^ra^Qn:S i'n this important matter. The o e system of administoring justice in North st •&0 ^ar aS C;°'u:nty Courts are concerned, Wih' vf ln n,e!ec^ revisiion in view of the changes: old + lC,°,rnje about in recent years. The to n°WnS' Denbigh, St. Asaph and Ruthin, Doniw6 a wore once important oemtres ol havp a a'^ local administration. But they villa"Jstill5 whilst once remote hamlets and Ponn0S- Ve developed enormously in size and "ce 'atllc>n' until what may be described as the '§'rlavilty" each county has shifted oth 'oon's*deirably. In these matters, as in all 5,n the principle of the greatest good1 for the rid number must be recognised1, and, it is lie 1CU'OB3 l*10' suggest that the inhabitants of the arid larger, towns1 should have to. travel °^er a'n|d smaller towns for purposes' of ira|1^a^'IOn: :s'imP1y because that was the.- best ar- *f^nt "once upon a time." These remarks! gPPly in a special degree to Denbighshire. ftv«*one respects the antiquity of Denbigh and. .^Uithia .and St. Asaph., but in. these days there no sentiment in business, and! the old. and nprogrelSiSJilve towns .cannot expect to retain for thi°X t^e¥r '^ucient dignities, and; privileges if th'e11" s-o entails, a serious hardship, .as in jt •' Present case, upon: .progressive modem towns, j Jf. 'tn,e. proud boa sit of our country and age that dis 106 -S brought to every man's door, but the ly CU'SSioir1, at the Abergele Council meeting clear- ^revealed' the fact that, this is not the case at Wlvi^16 anc' som'e °f the -adjacent villages. 'Sfee'1- '°'n 1°'ne' hand., we should not like to. du t1-n'Creia:sed County Court facilities prove! pro- boif, increased) litigation amongst neigh- 6y -^s> we cannot, on the other hand, close our arh t0 ^le' *ac1: that frequent recourse to- the l^e. Itrament of the law has to be made, and- suich eln,- the case, it ought to be possible (for people have their legal disputes '.settled without un- ■p,c.e:SiSary delay," inconvenience and expense. "e]'18 ^f^tion of County Court sittings, at Aber- ^aust be considered in-the heht of existing tiiCa 10n,s 'a:ndl without regard to ancient prac- From this pressing matter the Council on to other subjects of great interest, iis. 'J'' the provision, of a public market. This t0 a question which has the proverbial two sides tioti a'n'^ ,ane which demands careful considera-

THE SEASON. MUCH more interest would be taken in the local elections were it not for the influ- ence of the calendar. Elections; at any other time would prove" great fun," but Easter is at hand, and with Easter comes the opening of the season. North Wales is one vast lodging-house, and whatever else betide, preparations must be made for the re- ception of the expected guests. The weary winter m!onths> have passed; iion,e too. quickly, and' now that the period of waiting is practically at an.- end the people chiefly concerned are seriously discussing, the season's prospects. And wha,t are the signs, of the times? Are thev good or 'bad? Is the prevailing tone one of optimism or of pessimism? Happily the portents; are most propiitiouis. On every hand the most favourable, predictions, are madle with confidence. Trade; throughout the country as. exceptionally good, so that more people than for years past will be able to ,afford a holiday. And with the bounding prosperity in the cotton industry there is every reason- to expect that Lancashire will be well represented! amongst our holiday visit- ors. All the principal hotels and company houses: report excellent bookings for Eastertide, and this fact in itself is a presage of good sum- mer business. Andl when the visitors come, whether -in their thousands; or tens, of thou- sands, they will find a cordial welcome and every possible arrangement made for their com- fort and happiness. The weather, of course, is a ilaw unto itself, and no guarantee, oitls good behaviour can, be given. But all that human agency can, alc,complish is being done to make the .season a success, from every point of view. V.sitors will ,tiherefore have no cause to. com. plain on that score. On all bands, especially in the lleadiing resorts;, they will And that the same old spirit of enterprise is SltÍill abroad. Re- cent seasons, with the possible exception of the last, have not been. as remunerative as might be wished, but this notwithstanding the leading Welsh resorts; have, made every effort and nio small degree of sacrifice to keep well to the front. Take for example the principal shopls. The proprietors are to be highly commended; on their enterprise -in providing1 their premise's with new, up-to-date andi attractive front's, and other- wise altering and: enlarging their premises with a view to displaying their good's- to the best ad- vantage and affording all possible facilities to their customers. All these things mean a vast outlay of money, but they indicate that the traders have the fullest confidence in the con- tinued prosperity of the towns; they live; in. Similarly the hotels, and boarding-houses are be- ing conducted on 'modern and bu £ .;nes:s.-iliike lines. Everywhere db we find the same enthusi- astic faith in 'the future of the North Wales coast and inland' resorts. The process- of im- provement has; gone, on rapidly during the past seven years, but it is difficult for the people, living on the spot to. realise the progress, that has been madle in: that hmler: becausS there are no local facilities for comparison. But if we look beyond Offa's; Dyke and: see what i's, the state of affairs in certain English resorts we have some means of guaging what progress- halfj I 9j, b 'been made Iby "Gallant little Wales. Buxton, for example, attempts to. attract practically the same .class; of visitors1 as Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Bettws-y-Coed-, and other looail resorts. Yet what do we find -there? An article on the subject appeared in Tuesday's "Daily Dis- pa-tch." "There has been," ,the writer ,slays, "■much uneasiness, in Buxton for some -time past as to the future Off the town." By contrast to this, we have in every North. Wales, resort a feeling- of -coin,fide nee and .satisfaction,. "Bux- ton," the same authority declares "is, not pros- pering. It is standin.g stall." On the other side of the picture we have North. Wales; resorts travelling by leaps -and by bounds along the path of progress. "For the last three yeans," the lamentation proceeds., still dealing with Buxton, "despite the small amount of building, there have been far too. many houses, and this ■despite the fact that there has. recently been a considerable reduction in rents, and that land- lords aTe paying the cost of redecorlation-a thing unheard of in the l-ast decade. It is cer- tain "that the letting of furnished' houses -not been a remunerative one for the last few years, and'although prices had dropped. 50 per -cent,, a large number were not let at all last season." We quote these remarks not in any narrow ■spirit, but simply becausle -of the contrast they exhibit to the state of affairs in our own dis- trict. Building has; not bem so rapid or so. general of late, as was; the case1, say, ten years, ago. for ithe; simple reason tjbat most of the available sites 'have been, long since used up. but even- so, :the building trade hais not been stagnant by any means;. In fact, a few new building estates have co-me into the' market in the course of thie last few yers and plots have met with a very fair demand. The pro-portion of -empty houses, not withstanding anticipations to the contrary, has; been and iis now by no means large;, andl as' for "considerable reduction in rents," that is a contingency not yet thought of. On the contrary, despite the succession of lean seasons which began with the commence- ment of the -war, rents, are tstill beingklêpt up to the standard ot the "boom" year of 1900. Taking things; through: and through, we who1 dwell in North. Wales have" much to be thankful for. We have been able to "keep moving" whilst other pairt-s of the kingdom have become stagnant, and now that the eagerly -awaited "good times" have ar- rived., we can reasonably expect to enjoy a fair share of the great wave of prosperity which is sweeping over the country. Havnig no indust- ries; oif our own other than the supply of ozone, we look to the visiting public for a fair share of their patronage in .return for the provision we make for promoting their health and happi- ness ,without which wealth- is of no value. We cater for visitors, and we claim to do it well, possessing as we do. such, unique natural re- sources and! that spirit of undaunted enterprise ■which; is hound to win success.

CURRENT TOPICS. IT has been arranged that the historical page- ant at Denbigh -shall consist of twelve historical tableaux, illustrative of incidlencts which have occurred in the, past at Denbigh and other places, in the locality. The, Hon;. Mrs Laurence Brod- Tic-k, of Coed COClh, has; been- elected president of the tableaux committee. The pageant, which takes place at the end of July, i.s being organised by Mr F. R. Benson, the Shakespearean actor. The guarantee fund stanids at upwards, of ^2,000. < OLD COLWYN is. to have its golf links. The project was; initiated at a meeting held on Tues- day evening, and: we feel confident that it will be carried forward to success-. County-Council- lor D. Mac Nie-oll is at the head! of the very timely movement, he is backed up by a number of enthusiastic devotees, of the royal and antient game1, and ideal ground for the purposes of a course is available. All this looks decidedly promising. We truist that the matter will be taken up in earnest, not only by those people who love the game for its own sake1, but also by those who have; the welfare of Old Colwyn as a fashionable and popular resort at heart. A golf course is- -essentia! to the success of every resort, and. wherever it is provided it adds ma- terially to' the prosperity of the placg. The laying out and; upkeep of the links and the rent of the land'' involve expense, of course, but the money thus, spent is bound to prove a capital investment. vV ALES undtoubtedly stands well in the faivour of the present Government, ,and is likelv to re- ceive a measure of justice which, has been too long denied' the old country. At a meeting of the Welsh Parliamentary Pary on Tuesday even. ing, the Chairman1, Sir Alfred Thomas, was able to report a very valuable; assurance received from the Prime Minister. This; was; to the effelc1 that the same facilities in Grand Committee as were granted -to Scotland would; be conceded to Wale's. in respect of Bills dealing exclusively with. Wales. This is a most acceptable conces- sion for which, the, North Wales, members; in par- ticular have wmkedl hard for a number of years,. We congratulate them upon the, fact that suc- cess sl.im sight. COLWYN BAY have for years been; much exer- cisled bv the problem of the best methods of re- fuse disposal. It has now been conltlended with no sman amount of vigour that the refuse could be utilised as fuel for the purpose of generating electric -current. There seems on the face of it a great deal to be .said .in support of this theory, but a report published on Wednesday morning indicates that there is also much to be said on the other side of the question. It appears that experiments have been conducted in New York which go to show that it does not pay a town to burn its rubbish as fuel for an electric light plant because the same amount of heat can be btaitned more cheaply by burning coal, and also because it costs more to burn the refuse than to dispose of it by hauling it away.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. Mr Lloyd-George, who delivered ;such a. mag.- nificenit address at Cardiff on Saturday, will speak at B,ainigor shortly. < The Rev. Hugh P.richard, of Dinam Hall, Gaerwen, Anglesey, who recently celehrated his 1 ooth birthday, has; received the following, com- munication from. Lord Kno'llys': — The King understands you have. just attain- ed your hUlndriedth birthdlav. I am command- ed by Hi is Majesty to offer i-ou his congratula- tions oni the; hqO'è" event, and to expre!ss his hope that you are in the enjoyment of good! health, notwithstanding your advanced age. Deep 'sympathy is being express-eid for Vis- countess Falmouth, the eldest and most beauti- ful daughter of Lord Penrhyn, to whom she was so ..deeply .attached' that she is almost pros- trate with grief. Lady Falmouth had planned to return, from London to her lovely Cornish home at Truro on, the very; day that her father died. She gains,- a considerable accession of wealth by hils decease, but Viscount Falmouth is lÜmseÏfa. very wealthy m.an. Since his. ire- tiremenit from the ,army he has. generally pre- ferred to lead the life- of a great landowner .and country gentleman. It was as; Colonel Bos- cawien, C.B., of the Coldstream Guards, that he bad the honour of succeeding /to the command of the desert column; in the Soudan in 1885, on the mortal wounding of General Sir Herbert Stewart at the; battle of Abu Klea. < » One of the most interesting engagements an- nounced thiis year is that of Sir Henry Norman, M.P. for Wolverhampton, and1 Miss Priseilla (Fay) McLaren, younger diaughter of Sir Charles and f,ady,Mci,are,n, of 43, Belgrade Square,, and Bod.nant, North. Wales. Miss! McLaren., who iSI very chairming and well known in .society, comes of a fine old pol- itical stock. Her brother ;is M.P. for the west- ern division of -Staffordshire, and i;s- assistant secretary to the President of the Beard of Trade. A younger brother is ait Balliol, and her only sister is the wife of Mr. Johnson-Ferguson'. On her father's side she is a 'grand-niece of John Bright, and. a. grand daughter of a former M.P. for Edinburg. Mr. Pochin, her maternal grand1- fatiher, was member for Staffordshire for many years- and! her father, Sir Charles; McLaren, one of the great captains of English industry, now represents Leicestershire (Bosworth division) in the House of Commons. Connected on all-si'des with pohrticialns, '.Miss McLaren has musical and artistic talents, and takes a deep interest in politics. » « As an author, a journalist and a traveller. Sir Henry Norman is known; in many lands. The honour of klllighthoodwas' conferred upon him last year. Sir Henry has- written. many books aind' travelled in many lands. He halSI explored Central Asia,, Korea, Siiam, Siberia, Russia, China and the Ballnans. On leaving Leipzig University he went to America, whe.r.e he pro- moted a public agitation' for the natibnal pre- servation. of Niagra FaUsI. The result, was the subsequent purchalse, of the falls; by the State of New York. For a 'number 'of years; Sir Henry acted as. assistant-edit or of "The Daily Chron- icle." His versatility is remarkable and. among hrs books may be mentioned1 "The Real Japan," "An Account of the Harvard: Greek Play" and "Motors andi Men." In 1902 he founded. "The World's Work," a monthly ma,gazine, of effici- ency and progress. Good, wishes, for long con- tinued1 happiness will go ouit to Sir Hemy Nor- man and his bmde. on their forthcoming marri- age. Mr. Harold. Hilton, M.A., assistant lecturer in mathematics at the University. College of North Wafesi, having belenappollnrtled. to. tihe lectureship in 'mathematics at the BedfODd College, London, Mr. Edgar H. Haiper, B.A., has been appointed temporary iaasiatatnt lec- turer for nexlt turn in his stead. Mr. Harper is a graduate, of Trinity College, Dublin, and took "his B.A. degree; with, first-class, honours in mathematics; and! philosophy, gaining at the- same time the senior moderatorsihiip and gold medal 1m mathematics. He afterwards won the M'Cullagh and the Bishop Law's Prizes in that subject. He also took the' degree of B.A. in the Royal University of Ireland, being (placed first in firs/t-class honours, 'in mathe- matics. < < Sir Alfred Jones was the principal guest at a house dinner of the Liverpool Conservative Club on Saturday evening, when, he unveiled a striking portrait, which he has presented, to the club, of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. The commission; for the painting has been executed by Mr. Tennyson Cole, to whom the right hon. gentleman gave severaUsittinigs before his break- down in health. Mr. E. C. L'eventon (ithe chair- man of the club) presided, and among those who assembled to meet Sir Alfred were Sir Charles Petn-ie, Mr. Dav;d Maclver, M.P., Mr. W. Wat- son Rutherford1, M.P., Colonel A. H. Holme, V.D.. Colonlel R. Bulmn, Colonel T. K. Holdie.n, Major W. H. Edwardes, Major G. Hewitt, V.D., Councillors J. G. Panis, O. Har- rison Williams, W. W. Walker, and Edward Lawrence, Drs. Stanley Gill and Evans, Messrs. Isaac Morris, James; Boyle, D. P. Williams, C.B., Alfred Biglamdt, W. L, Jackson, Tennyson Cole (the artist), Guy Rutledlge, Harold Taylor, A. L. Rankin, E. L. H. Petrie, Cyril Hamp- shire, Charles Caine, C. J. Andersson, D. Mac- lver, junr., Andrew Maclver, C. A. M. Light- bound, H. D. Smith, Charles; Livingstone, Arthur Cook, R. R. Delafarce, Hugh Brown, G. M'Burney, George Clark, Douglas Greanie, G. M. J. Hiigginson, R.N., James; Gilbertson, J. F. Gilbert-son, J. Ilopkinson, and. W. Gibson (secretary). The will of the late Mr John Davies Penny, of 431, Walton Break-road, Liverpool, sales- man, for 40 years connected with 'Messrs DaiVid Jonies; & Co., .provision, merchants, of Redcroisis,- street, Liverpool, a native of Blaeinau Festiniog, who. died on: 17th Novemher last, aged 60 years, has. been, proved at £ 4,736- » < For the fifteenth; year- -in- succession, Mir. Lloyd W. G. Hughes; has been elected President of the Carnarvon Working Men's Conservative Club. < Through a chill caught while motoring Mir John Storey, Pentreffynnion Hall, Mostyini, Flint- shire. a. well-known: sportsman, and, heard of Moisityn Ironworks, died on. Friday night at the age .of twenty-nine. Congratuilations fell on Tuesday to the Duke of Westminster on his twenty-eighth birthday, his Grace having been born, on March 19th, 1879. He succeeded1 his. grandfather, the fltsit Dulbe: of the title, in 1899, and since tha.t date has; had a good deal of 'experience in both military and civil affairs, espie-cially in South Africa. Viscount Lewisham, who has, b-eenl elected a ,member of the Londoini Corunlrty Council for the dlivisiolli which bears his name, is' the future future Earl of Dartmouth, and has just turned -twentyvsix. His marriage to Lady Ruperta Car- rington was one of the great social events of the winter of 1905. It was an, alliance in which love overcame politics, 'both municipal and imperial, for Earl Carrington, of course, is a, staunch Liberal., and has been a 1eading Progressive on it-he County Council, which his young son-,in-law now enters as a Moderate. The bride is known to her intimate friends alsi Ruby. and naturally that gem figured lairgelyamoll,g the wedding pre- sents, Queen. Alexandra, for instance, giving a ruby andl diamond! pendant. It is interesting now to recall that the Queen; of Spain was present at -the ceremony, as; well as Princess Christian..

WEEK BY FVEEK. Why are" trains late? Most people think it is because of the n'atural euissedniess of railway people. M'r Edward Frith says in the March "Stranå" that the causes of delays are many and various, but in the majority of instances time IOSlt in running may be isiaid to be due to one of three thin),-s-i.e., bad weather condi- tions, engine defects, and over-loading. With regard to the first-named, fog stands pre-emin- ent as a complete dirsorganiser of traffic. Next in order of mmit (or ,should we say demerit?) comes wind, and by this not so much a head wind-as a side-wind is meant. A head-wind is certainly by no .means a desirable factor in run- nling trains to ;time, but whereas with this the only part of the train which offers resistance to it is the front, with a side-wind' resfistance is offered to it by the whole length of the train. But this is not the only mischief it is capable OIf doing. Sometimes as much as a hundred- weight of coal is blown; off the tender in a run of thirty miles, or even less. < "Ladies cannot be served without their hats onl" is the rstern notice which now, it is re- ported, adorns; some of the' Liverpool public houses. It seems; to introduce an' invidious competition with places of worship. < This; story is reported from one of our Eastern possessions. A good woman was engaging a Chllnelslecook, and demanded his; name. "Ching Wang Li." saidl he sweetly, or words to that effect. "Ohi, well," Isaid, 'his mistress, "I ooiuiid'n't be' bothered- with that, so. I shall call you John, like our last boy." "Velly well," sa.'d; Ching Wang Li. with a peaceful smile. And how you callyoU'lsreH?" "My name is Mrs. Level-son Carstairs." Ching Nllan,z Li's lips moved in an endeavour -to get that. "Missee —Leveloni—Ooilstoib," said1 he then again his peaceful smile; dawned;. "Ali, me not bottle with that. Me can you Tonamv." iI This alluring invitation is displayed at Hast- I "Gospel Hall. At 6.30. 'The Feast of Death.' All are welcome." There is; a;t times; a crushing weight in the answers of childhood, which the gnowm-up dealer in repartees sighs, after inl vain.. Here are a couple of genuine answers; recently given to the world: "Why," 'the teacher inquired, "did Mioses not eriiter the Promised Land'?" And the answer came thus "Because he wlas, dead, sir." Then; with, that deserves to be recorded another Scriptural answer "Whose bones," it was ask- ed, "did the children of Israel take with them when they licl" And the, answer was "Their own, sir." » A new cook had just been w and his wife was, telling him all about her. Suddenly he woke up. "Whiat's that!" he said. Been in four families; just close in the past year?" "YEiSi, dear," saidi the wife, sweetly. "Think of what she can tell." Next time IMialbon; intends calling out "Clywch, clywch," in the House of Commons, he should give notice to :thel reporters, and provide them with. the proper spelling of the exclamation. This is how the "Manchester Guardian" de- scribes; an incident which took place on Tues- day night, when the Welsh Church Commission was under discussion:—"Whatever the report may be," said Mr, Brace;, "we shall sitill demand a Disestablishment Bill." "Clock, clock," siaidi Mabon, who b-a,d,alr.e,a,dv puzzled Sir Fred- erick Banbury by this; observation. "What do you say?" Sir Frederick had. asked. "Clock, clock," explained' the bard. "Quite so," assent- ed the member for the City, hurrvinig on with all possible adroitness' to' a fresh topic. The fastidious representative of "The Tailor and 'Cutter" frequently bemoans the indifferent taste in dress displayed' bv members of the House of Commons'. But if he were to- attend the .meetings; of the Denbighshire Countv Coun- cil his, 'soul would! be. sore vexed. The contemp- c a t-uouis disregard for outward; appearance exhibit- ed by some of the members; is simply anoalling. And! curiously enough the most hardened sar- torial sinner is thel wealthy owner of broad acres, the; proud; bearer of an historic name, none other than Sir W'atkim Wynn of Wynnstay. The es- teemed baronet usually presents himself at the meetings in: a s-uit of "fifteen bob readv-made reach me downs" which a junior clerk would eye wi,th scorn. At Friday's annual meeting, how- ever, Sir Wa.tkin iro-se to the occasion by wearing a fashionable suit, the trousers, -being strictly "correct" in the matter of creases;, but even then he could, llotriesiÍst the temptation to wear the coat collar turned;1 up onl one. siÍdle and turned down; on the other. Not the least curious, fea- ture of the assembly in matters sartorial is the fact that the leadter of fashion; there is a farmer, the handsome;, debonair Alderman John Roberts, of HrenUan, who in this; respect is the Osmond Williams of :the Denbigh. County School. < Sunday was. St. Patrick's Day. As most well- read people are aware., the Patron Saint of Ire- land, was born, in North Wales,, at Gw-arediog. near Carnarvon. His; genealogy iis thus given in Boneddi y Saint publishedl in the Myvyrian Archaeology:—"Padric Saint ap Alfryd ap GDonwy ap Gwdioiliap Don1 o Waredawg yn ATV on. Conway was made a free borough by Edward the First, who. ordered that the Mayor (who. was. the Constable, of the Castle for the time being) should preserve' its, privileges. The first Mayor bore the name William Sikun. It is interesting to note that whereas, formerly the Constable was Mayor ex-officio, the position now is. that the Mayor for the time being is ex-officio Con- stable. Prince Owen Goch (Rufus,) wa,s imprisoned in Dolbadarn Castle,, Llanberis, by his; brother, Llewelyn;, the last Pril nice of Wales,, for the long period1, of twenty-three years-from 1254 to 1277. The followinlg is a part of an ode com- posed; by Howel V-oel ap Griffri ap Pwyll Gwy.ddel lamenting the confinement of the Prince — Duw lnawr ame,rawdwr dyniadon, Dillwng dy walch, terwyn^walch' tiriom, Dewr Owain, deu-rudd Iiw fflon, Dur-goch Bar, llachar, llawch Deon, &c. "Great Go-di, the supreme Governor of the world, relfea.se from captivity, the mildl, the brave, the lion-hearted Owen; with the ruddy Cheeks, and his bright-gleaning steel Lanlce tinged with the blood of his enemies," &c. A singular sight was witnessed on; Friday nighit along that portion of the Anglesey coast where the Royal Charter, with its load of gold', nighit along tha-t portion of the Anglesey coast where the Royal Charter, with its load of gold', was wrecked. It being the lowest tide of the I year the villagers of Moelfr.a, which is near the scene of the wreck, were able to approach close to the spot whene the vessel sank, and- with spades and other .implements they .turned! up the mud and sand in search of treasure. A few coins were found, and the finder of a -bent soverleign quickly diisposed -of it for 30s. Roe- cently some valuable spoon/s were found iln the mud close to the wreck. < lit has. ben decided to present a .silver watch to a schoolboy named George Herbert Harding for his nine years' unbroken attendance at the Ponkey Boy,s' School, Rhosllanerchrugog, about two and a half miles from Wrexham. < Though, I find your tongue is unreliable, I discover an explanation. You are imaginative. Every Welshman- is- a poet. He clothes his facts with fancy. Not as a deep-dyed" deliberate de- ceiver, but because, despite of him, his teeming braini touches up the particulars. He iis an artist Whose luxurious; inistinct.s abhor undecora- ted work. So he crowns all things with a halo, unlike the stupid Saxon who has not the talent to state farcts other than they a,re.-Elijah StTeytt to the Welshman, in "Ideas." Menai Bridge, which is offered to the Carnar- vonshire and; Anglesey Countv Councils free gratis and for nothing, took seven years to build and cost the Government Z120,000, It was built by Telford, and it cost him a world of worry a'nd anxiety. When the task was com- pleted, some of his; friends, visited him at his residence to offer him their congratulations. They found; the great engineer on his knees, thanking Provi-deinice, for having enabled; him to bring the work to a successful issue. < A Welshman succeeds; a Welshman in the su- pim':lnt:endlency of th-e West London Mission, which isi inseparably connected with the name of that 'distinguished son of the Principality, the Rev. Hugh, Price Hughes. Mr Trevio,r Davies, who is; to tali-e uip the work 'of Mr C. Ensor Wal- ters, came to London from. Lancashire. Born in a Wesley an manse, he left his native coiuntiry ait eight ye,aris. of ;ajge. For a time the new super- Ültendenlt lived at Liverpool, making a serious hobby of slum work. After a course of training at Didisbury College, he assisted in circuit work at Manchester and Southport. It iis a great com- pliment to him, sayis the "Star," that at the age of 35 he should be reicoignii-s-ed-, as the man. upon whom the mantle of Hugh Price Hughes has fallen. A writer in, the Welsh Church monthly ("Y Cyfaill Eglwiysig") remindis Welshmen of their indebtedness; to the fameiilgi Vicar Pricihard, of Llandovery, who wasi incumbent of that place from 1602 until his death, -in 1644. He dtidl much to promote religion, and morality among his countrymen, and! was equally popular as preacher and poet. As'chancellor of St. David's Cathedral, he used to preach occasionally at the mother Church, and such was hils, popularity that the Cathedral could not hold the crowds that came to hear him. At Llawhaden, also, where his. pulpilt was a high rock, (thousand's, came to listen to his preaching. At Llanedy, a living which Prichard held at one time, he had a pulpit on wheels, from which he used to ad- dress' his congregations in, the churchyard, the Church being too small" to hold them. After this dleath, his; poems; were published, ulndterr the title "Welshmen"s Candle," and few Welsh books have gone through so many editions1. Though his, popularity, has; waned, it is not yet out of print. « < < At last a John Jones, sits in the House of Lords: The full name of the new Welsh peer on the official roll is John Jones Lord Giant awe. College yens: form a literature in themselves. Professor Eliot, of Harvard, has been; collecting them, and' they really send a chill all down the hack. Here, for' instance, is the yell of the Uni- versity of Alabama: "Rackety, de Yack, die Yack, de Y,ach! Rackety Yack, de Yack, de Yack! Hullabaloo, How d'you dio, How d'you do, V A R S I T Y The University College of North, Wales; 'ilsl 'so anxious to have a yell that it has offered a. prize for one, and by this means has. secured one that it described; as "like an Indian war-whoop or the cries -of a person, in the throes of the sea-sickness. < Ini the grounds; ■attached; to Glyn-y-Wedd-w Hall —the scene of the recent picture robbery in Wales;—there is a dll;g I's cemetery. Each tiny m,o,u,n,d-a "T. P.s Weekly" coir,respondientt counted seven or eight of them some- years ago —is marked! with a marble headstone, bearing a suitable, inscription. « Holyhead's, new urban rate is- tü be 4s. in, the » Holyhead Town Clerk's; action in refusing to ithe Chairman! of the Ratepayers' Association the right to in'spect the Council's minute books has; 'been endorsed by the Local Government Board'. » There are now the Rhyl Town Council two ex-postmasters of the town—Mr John Asthcr and, Mr Ilsaac Batho, who sat opposite one another at the last meeting.

SAYINGS OF THE WEEK. MR. JUSTICE JELF. We have got to remember that the criminal classes have not had the same chances as we have; and we ought to hold OUit a helping hand to anyone who has, fallen if there is the least hope.—At Chester Police Court Mission. BISHOP OF RIPON. The advance of human knowledge, which has dispersed many an obsolete theory, has led us away from the neeedless elaborations of doctrine in which our ancestors delighted.—In the "Methodist Times.' PROF. E. C. K. GONNER. Outside the 'studies which tend towards the earning of the daily bread, there are subjects which must be of vital concern to all of us, because., besides being people who make a living, we are people who have to live.—At Liverpool. MRS. ARIA. The art of sewing does, not appear to be a particularly popular one amongst working young women, who- hanker after the monotonous drudgery of book-keeping or typewriting.—In "Mia,d,amei." MRS. HUMPHRY. Men aire romantic until they marry and have to pay for trailing draperies and waving plumes. Then they agree with their wives. that an English serge ,that. never wears, out is not only becommg but ,sensIble.-In "Truth." PROF. MASTERMAN. The strongest objection to the workhouse test is that it takes people in the evening of their lives to an alieni environment.—At Birmingham University. b CANON BARNETT. It may be said that denomdnations are the cause, of haM the quarrels which divide soc- iety, and! of half 'the wars; which have decimated mankind.—At Bir.mi.nigham. PROF. JAMES LONG. The village shopkeeper is often a grteaiter power than the: parson, the publican, or the .squire.—In the "Manchester Guardian." MR. ARTHUR SYlMONS. Books should: be taken in dtos.es no bigger than .music or "ictures. There is more drunk- enness in a book than in all the vineyards of France.—In the "Saturday Review."