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Denbigh and Flint Agri= cultural Society. SUCCESS OF THE RHYL SHOW. CALL ON THE GUARANTORS. On Monday the adjourned annual meeting of tho So :iety was held at Mold. Mr W H Roberta (Tyddyn) presided. The following members were appointed to represent the two couiitiea on the Council of the We'sh National Agricultural Society Messrs W H R >berts, W C Bell, F Lloyd, H Peel, and C Murless. The Finance Committee was re-elected, and the names of Sir John Mark and Mr C P Sheffield added, Mr P P Pennintwas re-appointed chairman of the Finance Committee. Mr E P Edwards (Mold) and Mr W Hughes (Caerwys) were elected hon. veterinary surgaons, and Messrs Kcene and Kelly were ap- pointed honorary solicitors. Mr C P Sheffield (Mold) was elected honorary auctioneer. Mr Partington, of St Asiph, was re-elected auditor, and the Chairman was appointed one of the show- yard superintendent?. It appeared from a statement supplied by the secretary that the recent show at Rhyl was a great success. Although tho local subcriptions fell short of the required amount by £ 2o, the receipts were £ 370, as compared with X344 at Wrexham. They were also £ 100 in advance of the amount taken on the previous occasion at Rhyl. Although the show was a great success, there is to to a call on the local guarantors. A sum had to be guaranteed by bond for local prizes, and this faud has not been made up, mainly owing to the fact that certain collectors neglected their duty. A meeting of tho guarantors was called for Monday last at the Town Hall, Councillor Llewelyn Jones presiding. It was unanimously decided to call upon the guarantors to make up the deficiency, about C30, by a call of t vo puincfts, the amount subecribed already by guarantors to the fund being credited against that sum.

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Old Rhyl Eisteddfodau. An Interesting Resume. 1863. The first Eisteddfod held in this town was that of 1803, remembered now by so few of our residents At that time the Eisteddfod; had not become the huge institution it may' now be said to be but as it was then gener- ally conducted the Eisteddfod's visit to liliyl was a great success. It was an Eisteddfod Oadeiriol (Chair Eisteddfod)," the Royal and National being appendages added in future years. The site was in Russell Road— between Church Street and Bath Street—and the commodious pavilion was erected by Mr John Rhydwen Jones, who also was one of the two joint secretaries, Mr J P Williams (Rhydderch o Fon) being the other. Dr Price Roberts was chairman of the commit- tee-of the eighteen members of which not more than two are now alive. Conductors, Gwrgant and Tanymarian Conductor of the concerts—Llew Llwyfo. The pavilion was large enough to hold 5,000 people, and it cost only £ 245, including lighting. The proceedings were opened on Tuesday, August 25th, a procession being formed to mpet the president, Sir Watkin, who was led to the Gorsedd on the promenade, Gwrgant, Bardd yr Eisteddfod,rending the proclamation. Afterwards Sir Watkin was escorted to the pavilion, and addressed." In replying the President EaÍél I maintain that these Eisteddfodau tend to preserve the ancient language of the principality, which I believe is one fit the most ancient Western languages known and it is now as much in use in this country as it was ever before. [Cheers]. I am told that the Welsh language is spoken very much in France and I am given to understand that there are no better soldiers and sailors serving under the French Government than tho Bretons. [Loud cheers]. Another good theee Listeddfodau seek to effect is-the encouragement ani promotion of rational amuaements amongst the people, so as to induce our youog men to spend their leisure hours in useful pursuit8 instead of wasting them in pub- lic houseq. [Hear, hear]. I trust, further, that these social meetings will have the effect of making the people more comfortable and more satisfied in their various conditions of life. [Continued cheering]. Gwrgant, who was a solicitor in London; apologised for the absence of Talhaiarn, who evidently had been selected conductor, and said that he (Gwrgant) had not had much Eisteddfodic experience since the gathering at Beaumaris, 30 years previously, when the Queen handed him the medal he was then wearing. Among the awards made were the following Novel, The Poacher," best Rev J Roberts (J.R.), Conway Englynion, Rhyl as a Bathing Resort," Tretor Mai, Llanrwst; Brass Rand Contest, prize f5, The Dead March," Flintshire Militia Band essay, Dignity of Labour," Rev J Kilsby Jones: pianoforte playing, Miss Lizzie Williams, Rhyl Post Oflice, 15 years old pryddest, Eben Fardd (the prize of £10 being given by Mr Urias Bromley, father of our respected Clerk of the Peace), BnKvn Wvn 0 Eifion Lines on the ..A-V"-J' "J" 'OJ" Marriage of the Prince of Wales," 1 Cam- faldwyn, 2 Trebor Mai; three young ladies dressed in IVclsli costume, best Miss Owen, Rhyl stockings, Alice Jones, Rhyl Llew Llwyfo led the Snowdon Harmonic Society in singing "The March of the Men of Harlech." Among those who appeared to be present and taking part we find the names of Caledfryn, Aaron Francis, Glas- ynys, Rev W Ilicks Owen, Rev J Kilsby Jones, Sir Hugh and Lady Williams, Bodelwyddan, the Hon Mrs Rowley, the Hon Miss Lloyd, Pcngwern, MrsTownshend Mainwaring, the lion Miss Mostyn. In the course of a fiery address delivered by Caledfryn he said Y mae llawer o ddirmygu wedi bod ar ein hiaith can y rhai nad ydynt yu ei deall, ond y mae yn fyw, ac yn fwy tebyg o fyw nag y bu erioed oblegid y mae mwy o'i dysgu yn rheolaidd yn bresenol nag erioed. Y mae mwy o yagrifenu ynddi nag a fu erioed. [Uchel gymeradwyaeth]. Y mae rbai yn ofni y bydd dyfodiad y march tan- 11yd i'n gwlad yn foddion i'w dychryDU ond ni fyddai waeth son am ddyehrynu MoelFama neu y Wyddfa can gyfarthiad ei y bugail. [Chwerthm mawr]. A gaiff y Gymraeg farw ? Na chaiff, Tnedd y was?. A gaift y Gymracg farw ? IN a ehaiff, medd dan can mil a haner o ysgolheigion vr Yegol Sabbothol. A gaiff y Gymraeg farw ? Na chaiff, medd dwy fil a saith cant a haner o btu- pudau Cymreig. A gaiff y Gymraeg"farw'! N* chaiff, medd dwy fil a phedwar cant o bregethwyr Cymreip. A gaiff y Gymraeg farw? Na. chaiff, medd Eisteddfod Rhyl ac Abcrtawe. [Clywch, clywch]. Mae mwy o Saesneg yn Nghymru nag a fu erioed, ond a (es Ilai o Gymraeg? Nid ydym yn tybied. Nid ydym ni yn gweled end yr un dosbarth yn gwrthwynebu y Gymraeg ag oedd yn e,i gwrthwynebu haner can mlynedd yn ol; sef y rhai nad ydynt yn ei deall, a'r rhai nad ydynt yn zhwenych ei dysgu, a'r rhai nad ydyw ei dysgu yn dwyn unrhyw t-lw maEnachol iddynt. Y mae corph y bobl yn Gymry a thrwy fod y boblogaeth yn fwy nag y bu crioed o'r blaen, y mae ganddi fwy o bleidwyr. Y diffyg penaf yn mhlith ein cenedl ni yw diffyg adrlyFg. Ar y fam mae hyn yn dibynu fwy&f yn y declireu? Y mae bod gwerth- fawr yn cad ci ymddiried dan ofalyfam. Nid peth i chwareu gydag ef, fel y mae plentyn yu chwureu gyda thegan ceiniog, yw enfi i-I. I'I: i w agor a i ddodrefnu petit j'w eangu a'i lanw. Ni ddylai plant gael en gollwng heb addytg. Second Day. The second day's proceedings were presided Dver by Sir John Hanmer, who represented Flintshire in Parliament, and who in his address remarked "la compliance with the request which the gentlemen who are interested in this Eisteddfod did me tho honour to make- in the course of the spring of this year, I appear before you to discharge the official duty of taking the presidential chair on the second day of this meeting Whether the ancestors of the Cymry came from the meadows of the Shenttidoah or whether they passed in their nassiere over the mountains of Moab—for which there is some reason to suppose, as Tacitus mentions the fhnv-s and human sacrifices upon the mountains, incouformit-y wiLh 1); uidic imgos or whether they crossed the b.oo I-staine(I plains of w the Crimea or whether the predecessors of the Anglesey cattle descended from the fat bulls of Bashan—[laughter].—or any other part of the world they may choose to claim ;—I have not the slightest doubt that they actually sp-ike the lan- guage that is uttered amongit us now. [Applause], That is a most remarkable circumstance, if we only consider how many great nations, powerful and prosperous, in the age3 to which I have re- called your remembrance, of whose language there is D)t the slightest trace left. The great Etruscan poople, and the great mysteries and laws of Romp, have vanished away. There is hardly any trace remaining of the language of tho predecessor of 'he Romans. From that language, I am t ild, is I the curious word Rhyl derive,-I. I am sure I am not able to tell you what that word meani but we all know what Rhyl means. It means a thriving aid prosperous town—[hear, hear],—to which a great number of people resort f..r relaxa- itiou and health aud it is not a very uuplaaaing incident for some of them, during their brief resi- dence hero, that they have seen a meeting ot Welsh bards, assemble to hear penuiliion singing, and various other thinge of importance, in which their ancestors formerly, and they now, take so much interest [Cheers.] I am looking for a moment at the programme. I see that a gentleman, who delivered a very eloquent address yesterday, and which I could, judging from th-3 ontaide of it, apprccilltc-be goes by the name of Caledfryn, I tfii,ik-[c!iccrs], -will adjudicate on a poem on the Rhuddlan Marsh slaughter. I hope that poem may bo worthy to accompany those plaintive and beautiful notes of music, with which almost, every- body is so acquainted, compose I to ciinin nnorate the bloody fight between the Wulih and Slxj.-Is who, happily. meet to-day on terms of amity and friendship. [Cheers]. A gentleman told me that the great objeet of the Cymry, formerly, was to keep the Saxons out of their land but, since, a change has occurred and the railways now bring the Saxou people to every part of the country, and are welcomed by tho inhabitants. [Applause]. Among the awards were the following:— Stanzas to Sir Watkin, Gwrg,nits' prize of Hughes (Uethin), Liverpool. Scripture Catechism, Mr E Williams, Na- tional School, Ruthin no one was deemed worthy of a prize for the pocm on the dis- aster of Morfa Rlitiddlin out of 30 competitors, Mr John Tiiomas gained the chief merit for an anthem. Only one choir—from Bethel, Carnarvonshire —competed in singing Tune your harps,' and was deemed deserving of the £10 offered. For the best essay on the advan- tages for a Welshman to possess a practical knowledge of English, the Rev Kelsby Jones secured the prize Welsh woollen gloves, Mr T Evans, Henllan Llew Llwyfo obtained £ 15 for the heroic poem Llewellyn our last Prince" and Mr R O Machno the prize for englynion to the Plough." Only one party competed in the trio "Yna'r Gwyntedd," belonging to the Snowdon Choir. During the proceedings, Kilsby, who was then in the hey-day of his popularity, de- livered a patriotic speech, in the couise of which he said Pluck their forefathers had in the olden tima [cheers], as was to be seen ili that wherever there was a lovely valley, they would find a castle there. So that the Norman found some considerable diffi- oulty in subduing Taffy [laughter]. Subdued did he say? Tafly was never subdued [great cheering]. The Crimean battle plains nobly testified to their ruling passion being strong even in death [cheers]. Die they could, and die glorously, but submit, never, to any nation on the face of the earth [immense cheering]. For a long time it bad been customary to speak of "poor Wales," and "poor Welshmen." Well the fault was in themselves. It was not with their etars The stars were favour- able enough, and Walei was not a bad country. When the Welsh retire] here it was because they found it was the best lodging place for heroes. For here they could look down upon their enemies, as Snowdon looked down upon his brother hills patron- iaingly, but with stern defiance all the while [immense cheering]. Wales was poor only superfi- cially. Potentially it was rich enough. Some of the grandest valleys and estates in the kingdom had been bought with wealth made in Siuth Wales. Again, if in England they could supply wood to cover the country in North Wales, they knew they produced enough slate to roof the whole island [cheers], and in the South Wales coal fields, if they wished, they could get gaa enough for the whole country [cheers]. No theirs was an exceed- ingly rich country.1 Englishmen had seen that, and Gffa's Dyke had long since ceased to be the boundary between the two countries. And what was the reason, he would ask, that they had SO many English landlords? The fact wa3, there had been a dearth in the family of Welsh- men, the male line proferiing to perish gloriously rather than they should live ingloriously [cheers], A gentleman on the previous day said that he would like a pretty face under a Welsh hat ? Well, they in their younger days liked pretty faces, and that too under anything [laughter and cheers]. If they had nothing but the blue eyes under the blue heavens-well [appealing to the young men] they looked rather killing did they not [great laughter and cheering]. Cynddelw also was asked to speak, but he excused himself by saying that he had not provided any speech,and besides he wanted his dinner. The Third Day. Mr Townshend Mainwaring, M.P. for Denbigh Boroughs, presided over the third day's proceedings, and in the course of his response to an address of wdcome said:— He trusted that this Eisteddfod, for the sake of those energetic gentlemen who had first started it, would be crowned with success and not only for that reason, but also because the Eisteddfod was to be looked upon as a kind of re-union for the people to meet together to strengthen aid to pro- mote friendly intercourse between distant friends, as well -As a Congress of Bardf. [Cheers]. Having referred to the orations of the Presidents on the two previous days in complimentary terms, and expressing a wish that the ancient, famous, and vigorous language of the Cymry might for ever be retained, he reviewed the programme of the proceedings of the day, and particularly noticed the adjudication that was to ho read on the essays received on "Emigration." On tlut subject he made a few practical observations, advising a iniii never to emigrate if ha hid any prospcct of prospering ia his own country. [Cheer?]. Quite a bevy of bards delivered congratu- latory addresses to Mr Mainwaring. One choir, that of Dyscrth, sang the ¡, lIosmllah Chorus," and one of the members, Mrs Jane llnghc3, was invested by tho Rev Henry Glyune, Rector of Hawarden. Best Welsh stockings (cochddu'r ddafaJ), Ann .Toms, Gwaenyscor m the competition for playing on the pianoforte, Fred Nott, Rhyl, 9 ye n's old, and J Henry Roberts, Silo, Buigor. shared the prize, and were invested by Misses Mainwaring and Hazel, For the Welsh essay "Emigration, and where to emigrate," the Rev D Griffith, Bethel, was winner; for the prydde^tau, "Eli," "Isaiah," and S'hirpor," Ion Maethlu and Mr J Ilughes, Bangor, were of n a eiti;il iiierit for melodies to any Welsh words, Mr J I) Jones, Ruthin for the eight stanzas to the Lunatic Asylum," Mr Richard Dalies (Tafolog). J Elias Davics and Sarah Evans were co-cqnal fur playing on the triple harp; and Robin Wyn took the prize for an elegy to Mrs Lloyd, Tany- bwlch. Cynddehv addressed the meeting. The Fourth Day. The last day of the Eisteddfod was pre- sided over by the Hon R T Rowley, M.P., Bodrhyddan. The first competition was that of swimming in the sea, and it attracted thousands of persons to the shore by nine o'clock. The bout contained the Rev T C Edwards (Carnfaldwyn) and Mr Learmouth, adjudicators, with Rhydderch o Fon and the competitors. These were Messrs Roberts, painter. Rhyl; Evan Evans, Llanrwst; J, houlton, Liverpool, and C R Hambleton, Albion Hotel. The last two were into the boat before they had swum half tho mile which constituted the course, Roberts being thc first to reach the end of it. At the pavilion, in responding to the address of welcome, Mr Rowley Acknowledged the kind mention made in the address of his brother-in-law, Mr Shipley Conwy, of Mrs Rowley, and himself. This being tho fourth day, he believed the ground wa3 completely cut from under his feet, and little remained for him to azv. He did not anticipate tho larsre assemblage he then witnessed before him, and it must have been highly satisfactory to the Committee to have seen accorded to them so large a measure of success. [Cheers]. Having briefly dwelt upon the antiquitics and the historicil associations connected with the locality in which the Eisteddfod was held, he called upon them to observe the mighty changes which time had wrought in the neighbourhood since then. What would their ancestors say if they I rose up from their long slumbers and snv their country covered with golden field, and the railroad running through a district which formerly was the scene of vast devastations and covered by the soa. It was all the result of the communication whidl had brought about improvements, and was still calculated to effect greater improvements. He perfectly agreed with the observations ma.de by Mr Kilsby Jones, on Wednes(I ty, who, whilst wishing to retain the ancient language of the principality, showed every desire to make the people practically acquainted with the Eoglish language. After some few other remarks upon the object of Eisteddfodau, the hon. and gallant gentleman concluded amidst loud applause. In awarding the prizes no competitor was deemed worthy of £ 1 0 for an essay on The rise and progress of Rhyl." The great event was the awarding of the chair prize, Caled- fryn and Cynddelw being the adjudicators. Eleven poems had been submitted, the subject being "The Deluge," and the winner was Rev Robert Thomas (ap Fychau), Bangor. After the chairing Owaiu Alaw's cantata was per- formedi Eos Bradwen being one of those taking part. For the stanzas to the Light- house loan Maethlu was deemed best whilst Mr John Jones, Rhyl, obtained £ 5 for the bardic chair. The published report states that no unto- ward event occurred during the proceedings except the rain." Every evening popular aencerts were held, arranged by Llew Llwyfo, the chief attraction on Wednesday and Thurs- day being Mr Sims Reeves who was so pleased with his reception that he gave an encore every time he was asked." The published balance sheet showed receipts of £ 860 from tickets £ 180 from donations, and £ L0 from rent of field for refreshments. The sum awarded in prizes was £ 110, ex- penses of concerts Y,306, printing, advertis- ing and postage L91, pat-ilion and lighting £ 245, incidentals Y-30, two secretaries V-10 each, adjudicators zCG5, to printer towards publishing the prize compositions 1:20 balance £137. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS. With the I changing season it is prudent for all to rectify any ailment eitlieting tbein but it is incumbent on the aged, Buffering under ulcerations and other debilitating causes, to have them removed, or worse con sequences will follow. This Ointment is their remedy; on its powers all may confidently rely; it not only simply puts their s ires out of siglit, but extirpates tho source of mischief, extracts the corroding poison, and stimulates Nature to iill up the ulcer with sound healthy granulations that will abide through life. Under this treatment bad legs soon become sound, scorbutic skins cast olY their scales, and scrofulous sores cease to aanoy. The 1870 Eisteddfod. From the Rhyl Journal of August 13th 1870, we call the following particulars con- cerning the Grand Eisteddfod of 1870, which I was opened at Rhyl on Tuesday, August 9th, and covered a period of four days. 0 The chairman of the first day's proceedings was Mr Townshend Mainwaring, of Galit- facuan, who was one of the presidents at the Hhyl Eisteddfod of 18G3. He was escorted, from the Town Hall to the pavilion by the ( Eisteddfod Committee and the Rhyl Com- missioners (a band heading the procession) and ushered into the chair in true bardic style. In response to the presentation or an address of welcome, signed on behalf of the Eisteddfod Committee by Mr E Powell Jones (chairman), Mr Mainwaring said when it was proposed to him to take the chair he at once, I with cheerful alacrity, accepted the oillce, fur he believed in Eisteddfodau. If upon two former occasions he had felt it a privilege to be called upon to take part in promoting the agreeable and useful object of an Eisteddfod, the improvement of agriculture and manu- factures, the music, the poetry, and more than those—the love of his country—how much more the privilege on that occasion of presiding over a meetiug at which what coaduxd to social happiness was cultivated at a moment when two mighty nations were in. I engaged in bloody strife. The contests there would be such that the conquerors and the conquered would leave the arena, they hoped. happier, wiser and better for their conten- tions. Referring to the president for the next day (the Bishop of Sc. Asaph), he said they would see one who would personate the triumph of justice over injustice. For nearly two centuries Wales had had bishops neither IT born nor bred in her. William III looked upon Welsh speaking Welshmen, just as he looked upon Gaelic speaking Highlanders and Irish speaking Irishmen, as no friends to him and his new political system, and one plan towards all was pursued. It was thought good policy and good statesmanship to place every office of weight and influence in YVales in the hands of those who would anglicise the country. That was the root of the misery. But now a better day had arrived, the State had made some amends by the appointment of a bishop in this diocese, a Welshman bred and born, and, if rumour spoke truly, a man whose piety would adorn the high position in zn which he had been placed. The competitive items were then proceeded with. One of the principal prizes— £ 5 for the best Welsh novel entitled "The Vagrant" —was awarded to "Onesimns," there being three competitors. Only one chair was sent in for presentation to the chaired bard, and the prize for the same ( £ 5) went to Mr Richard Rowlands, Bangor. In the afternoon there was to have been a meeting of bards and literati at the Town Hall, to discuss subjects of public interest, but only three persons were present. A mis- cellaneous concert was given at night. Second Day. The Bishop of St. Asaph, who presided over the second competitive meeting, said in acknowledging an address that the British o Z3 Church was indebted to Eisteddfodau for dis- covering and bringing out the hidden talents of many of her dignitaries and making them useful. He believed the Eisteddfod was cal- culated in a great degree to bury national antipathies. Touching upon the question of languages, he said that if they wanted a Welshman to make his way they must teach him some language besides his own, though he believed the Welsh language was the lan- guage of the heart, that of the orator and of the bard. He believed there was no language in existence which would form such a key to other tongues as the Welsh. There was noth- ing which separated people from people so much as a want of intellectual improvement, and he hoped tho Eisteddfod would teud to promote a greater degree of learning in Wales. Amongst the prizes offered was one of JE10 for the best English treatise on Rhyl as a Bathing I lace and Winter ltcsideri,-e," but there was no competition. A simi!ar prize was offered for the best epic poem on "Martin Luther," but neither of the two sent in was considered meritorious enough. The artistes at the conceit in the evening included Mr Sims Reeves, whose appearance created a furore of appUuse. lIe sang Deeper and deeper," The Requital and < £ The Last Rose of Summer." Third Day. The president this day was Sir "Watkin W Wynn, Bart., M.P. The proceedings began, as on the previous days, with a procession from the Town Hall. In reply to an address of welcome at the pavilion Sir Watkin said that these eisteddfodal1 deserved to be en- couraged. They had been held in many towns in the principality. Queen Elizabeth held one at Cacrwys, but for many years subsequent to that time they ceased to be i held. They were, he believed, again opened some 50 years ago at Wrcxham, and among the first at which lie had the honour to pre- side was one held at Rhuddlnn 20 years ago. There were many who spoke ngainst these Eisteddfodau as being held merely for the purpose of keeping up the Welsh tongue, but lie was sure that all who would listen to its music would say how much more power there was in the Welsh than in the English, which was only a combination of almost every other language. It was very necessary, however, to teach Welsh boys the English tongue. Many Welsh boys had risen to positions of influence in England. He need only confine himself to the county of Flint to point out two boys who from a very humble origin had risen to positions of great influence—Gibson and Wilson. -"I. lne principal prize winners during the meeting were Gynfelyn (Taliesin Hiraethog), 1 £ 5 for an adjudication on the Welsh poems of the late Rev Wm Caledfryn Williams Rev Spinther James, Llandudno, f5 for an adjudication on the Welsh essays on The Genius of the late Iorwerth Glan Aled" and "Elwy" (Talies!n Hiraethog), 9.5 for an adjudication on the Welsh elegies to The Late Wm Sliipley Coiiwv, Esq, Bodrhyddan." The meeting concluded with a performance of the cantata Owen Glyndwr (by Eos Bradwen). Mr Sims Reeves was again the hero of the performers at the evening concert. Fourth Day. On the concluding and principal day Mr George Osborne Morgan, Q.C., M.P., acted as president. In the course of an interesting speech in acknowledgment of an address welcoming him to the Eisteddfod he said he was an old hand at Eisteddfodau, that being, he believed, the sixth at which he had had the honour to preside, not to mention many more that he had attended. Only last year at Holywell he was obliged to say that the Eisteddfod was on its trial, but he wns happy to say that the cloud had now disappeared. This Eisteddfod had been pre- sided over by the best of the Welsh aristo- cracy and attended by the flower of the Welsh people. Whcu the Eisteddfod was held at Rhuddlan 19 years ago they were charged with frittering away all the patriotism which ought to belong to the nation at large. The Eisteddfod had been abused, but they were none the worse for it. There was much in the programme of that Eisteddfod which would compare with that of any other festival in the land. lie had attended many in England, but lie could not say there was much that was elevating in them—donkey races and "Aunt Sally" were the chief attractions, and if there was music it was generally variations of "Slap-bang" and Pop goes the weasel." The events included a competition between Carnarvon United Choral Society and the Trinity Choir, Birkenhead, in singing any congregational song, and the prize (t2) was equally divided. There was also an adjudica- tion on the essays on The Loyalty of the Welsh in its Causes and Claims," aud the prize was gained by "Gomer" (Mr John I Paul, Ruthin), Joseph us (Mr J J Williams, C.E., Holywell) won the prize of £ 5 for a poem on The Calamity of the Irish Mail Train, near Abergele." The adju- dication on the Chair Prize, consisting of an oak chair and JS15, followed, the successful competitor being the Rev] Wm. Thomas (Ishvyn), Babell, Monmouthshire, whose representative was most enthusiastically received. The Trinity Choir, Birkenhead, carried off the prize of X,10 for the singing of The Heavens arc Telling," and the f5 prize for an English stanza on The Rhyl Promenade Pier was awarded to F.G.II." (EM Jones, Wrexham). A miscellaneous coucerb in the evening brought the Eisteddfod to a close. During the same the Rev Dr Butterton delivered an interesting address, in the course of which he expressed the hope that the Rhyl Eisteddfod would become a periodical fixture.

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Swimming Gala at Rhyl. Z5 The annual gala under the au?pices of the Rhyl Amateur Swimming Club took place at the Marine Lake on Saturday. The weather was delightfully fine, and a large number of spectators, both residents and visitors, were present. The arrangements were carried out by the club committee, and the officers for the day WOTE :-Jud.es, Messrs It Llewelyn Jones, C. C., and L G Hall; handicappers, Mr C W Chabrel, Cardiff (open events), and members of the club committee (local events) starter, Mr J Roberts Jones secretary, Mr Roger W Jones assistant secretary, Mr Gomer Owen. An attractive and in some respects a highly amusing programme was gone through. The various results were as follows 25 yards handicap (open to members under 16) — 1 Jas Campbell (scratch), 2 Henry Williams (3 sees) 3 Walter Rhyd wen Jones (3 sees). Walking the greasy pole (open to members under 16)—1 Eddy Roberts, '2 J Campbell, 3 Harry Catherall. 50 yards lian(lic-.p-I Will Thomas (3 sees), 2 T C Jones (2 sees), 3 Mark Hughes (I sec). Under water swimming W Thomas, 2 Mark H ugh. s. 100 yards open I)andic.-ip-I Arthur Bate, Wal- sall (1(5 sees) 2 Jas Bevan, Wrexham (15 s.cs) 3 P Bowman, Wrexham (18 seen). Walking greasy pole (for seniors)—1 W Roberts, 2 Trevor R Jones. Squadron rico (open to teams of four members of the sune club)—1 Wrexham Swimming Club, 2 Rhyl Swimming Club. Novelty race (arithmetic in tho water).—In this event each competitor started with a slate on which wss written a sum, which he had to solve and submit to the officials at the halfway mark for verification before completing the remaining half of the race. Comer Owes obtained fir-it prize and Mark Hughes second. Diviug competition (open)—For many this event was the most interesting of the series, and the efforts of each competitor were loudly applauded. Walter Rhydwen Jones, who save an exceedingly neat exhibition, won the fm.t priz3, and Will Thomas proved a good runner-up. The proceedings terminated with a burlesque polo match. The most amusing part was the severe handling to which tho referee was Subjected, to the great amusement of the spectators. Mrs R Llewelyn Jones subsequently distri- buted the prizes, and was heartily thanked for her graceful performance of the tnslc.