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Eisteddfod Rfiyl. ja"'..„——.
Eisteddfod Rfiyl. ja" „——. Yr wvf braidd yn bryderus b'th ,i ddweyd an' dani, p/fy mod yn ystod y pedwar diwrnod wedi dywed a gweled lhwrr- amryw o bethau bet fod yn werth salw y glntt na'r Ilys;ad ond rhaid dweyd yn gydwybodol fCod ynddi lawer o b- tiian gweith eu gweled n'u clywed. Yr wyf braidd yn njcdd,.vi f.d yr hm sefydliad yn myned yn fwy dt-fodol a sercmoniol y mae ) n debyg f d yn rhaid cael rhyw betbau U'1' fath er mwyu baddloni mympwy rhyw fath o bobol, ond i'm tyb i pe boasai jr Apostol Paul yn llygad dysto amryw bithau a gymmeredd le mai rhywbeth tebyg i lyn a ddywfdai, f,l i'r Atheniaid 'i-nt Ch"-i ehhdJhdwyr yn Rhyl, mi gwelaf chwi mewn liawer 0 beth au yn dra choel-grefydd■>).' Dyna ddigon 0 ragymadiodd. Y peth cyijtaf sydd yn ymgynyg i'm meddwl yw y b.tbell, rieu y Pavilior, yn ol iaith yr Eisteddfod. Yr wyf yn fy oes wfdi gweled lawer math 0 li'fjdd i gynal/ yr hen wyl, oDd nid wyf wedi gweled yr un yn fy mywyd mor ddyrrumol a'r babell yn ilbyl, ac mi ellii- dw(yd am dani-" Ti a rngoraist arnynt oil." Y mae y gwr dvnodd y cynllun, gwr weitbiodd y cynllun allan, yn deilwng 0 gat 1 cu raumol lie bynag yr eisteddid ynddo Did oedd yr.o ddim i'n rhwyf-tro i weled pob peth oedd yn I myned ya mlaen, end yr oedd yn anhawdd cly cd haner y petban oedd yn myned yn mlaen' yno, ond y canu, yr oedd pawb yn dpwd Feallai y daw rhywua a chynllun allan i roi "ecbo" i le mawr o'r fath. Hen Gastell flhndd- Ian am "echo," fe glywir bob gair yn hyglywo bob congl ynddo. Nil dymunol iawn y de»visid yr arweiuwyr yr oedd Llew Tegid, yn ol ei faint, yn gvvneud ei waith yn dd-i, ond ara Tom John, wel, fe al'esid yn hawdd ei adael yn y South heb deimlo dim oiled ond rhaid madden befyd, pan gofier mai llenwi y hwlch ag oedd Mabon wedi ei wceud yr oedd. Y mae anil un a meddwl digon dewr u bonynt eu hunaiu y ga!!ant lenwi Hedynion mawr—Tanyroarian a Mynyddog oedd v rhai hyn. Yr arweinydd goro sydd yn fyw yu awr, i'm tyb i, yw Cynonfatdd. Mi f isp yn talu i'w gael u'r America er mwyn i bobl gapl clJwerl pob petb oedd ya myned yn ralacii. Yr wyf yn "pl('d ei fod wedi cael ei ddewis i fod ya y outb y flwyddyn nrs'jf. Yr wyf yn rydnabod fod vn rhaid i'r arwoinydd mpwn Eisteddfod fJnfd yn ol a blaen ar hyd y llwjl'in, ond pan y byddo yn siarad fe ddylai sefyll ar y canol, a dweyd yr byn fydd ganddo yn llyglyw, fel y deallo y dorf beth fydd gaDdd,) i ddweyd, ac nid mwmian rhywbeth with (yned yn ol a bai'n, na \Vyr yr un dwsin beth fydd yn yirsdrin ag ef neu yn Cti-io ddweyd. Y mile yn aniheuaeth genyf a oedd y Reporters yn deall llawer 0 bthal1 a ddywedwyd. Bore ddydd Merchcr fc dynodd rbywull fy sylw at ground plan y babell "dyon i chwi dro sal," imddai, ddoe, swllt oeddwn yn daln am fyned i mewn i'r ffrynt yma, ond erbyn hfddyw dyroa fo yn ddan swllt; chwiw ladron ydi pobol y Rilyl yma. Y mae yn g;>fy> i chwi gael pobj-eth ar ddu a gwyn hefo hwy." "Yn tnw dyn," meddwn inau, dynia hwn ar ddu a gyn i cliwi." Ond dydi o ddiin yn dweyd mai lie swllt ydi 0," a dyma fo yn dechre agar ei lygaid ac yn gweled nad oedd yno ddim son am f-w*llt. "Ond," rneddai wed'yn, "y mae yn dweyd ma; Third Class ycli 0." Wel," irieddwn inau, pe bae cbwi yn myned i gyfruith hefo y chwiwladron, fel y gidwir hwy genyob, mi I'asecii yn colli y dydd a'r gyfraitb ya y fargren, yn siwr i ehwi." O bob-)], peidiweh fon am gyfraitb; yr MVf wtdi cael d g(ID ar bono am fy oes, beth bynag. Ond," meddai, tro sal ydi tro fel byn." 0, na," raeddwn inan, ,I nill tro sal ydi 0, ond tro Eisteddfod ydi 0." "lP," rneddai, mi geIVeh chwi werd mi fydd yma amal i dro shabby cyu y diwedd, sef atal y awobrwyon, fel arfer, mae yn debyg," Ac yn wir i chwi, felly y bu. Ond dyna both arall oedd ar fy irnddwl i ddweyd, fod y pwyligorau wedi bod yn bapus iawn yn eu dewisiad o lywyddion fuse dim modd iddynt ethel dim gwell deuddeg boneddwr at y gwaith, a byd yr wyf yn cofio y foment hon, na dda\ Eu pob un 0 honvrt wneuthur ei etholedigreth yn sicr— nid yn unig vn addaw, ond yn cyflawni ei dewis- iad i'r llythyren. Tori y bydd y bi.b >1 fawr yn anal, yn enwl di y pfegûthwyr mawr dyna btth aral!, mi fu y boueddwyr yn bapus yn eu gwaith yn Jlywvddu, heb fo 1 yn faith, end yn taro yr hoel ur i pben. Aunoeth yw i'r l'ywydd rId 3-u faith, yn enwedig pan y mae y gynulleidfa yn fawr ac yn gyoiyxgtdig Mi welain atnl lywydd, pe buasai yn tewi mi faswn yn ei gvliif yn ddoeth. Dyna beth avail reddodd uiddas ar yr hen scfydliad oedd presenoldeb un o'r teulu breninol; yr oedd yr olwg urddasol oedd ar y Dywyeoges yn beth dymuiHil iawn, yn edrych mor gartrefol yn ein plitb, ac yn mwyxbau ei hun fd pe buasai yn Gymraes*. Dydd Mawrtb, ar ol i'r band dewi ei swn, cafwyd can yr Eistedd- fod, fel atfer. Ar ol byny, rhanu gwobr.vyon a "beimiadu am amtyw bethau mewn celfyddyd. Y peth nesaf oedd dieitbriaid 0 wledydd eraill yo cael s-ylw mawr a derbyniad eroesawgar, fel y mcdr Cymru ar acblysur o'r f-xth. Cymcaerodd rbyw dilefod newy(ld dan haul le,—niAvydd i mi, beth bynag, rhywbeth ceddynt yn ei alw yu "Priodas y Cleddyf," a'r Archdderwydd yn eu priodi. Gwyn fyd na fyJdai rhywbeth tebyg yn cymmciyd He rhwng teyrnasoedd y ddaear, yn enwedig yn y dyddiaa hyn ac wedi hyny dyna r boneddwyr yn ranu "Hen WJaù fy Nhadau. I Seromoni digou diniwed oedd, ond yn tynu :ylw y gynnlleidfi, mae yn debyg, am ei bjd yn beth newydd. Mae yr ben ga i yn dal yn ei bias y ti ail 1 oes ar ol y llall, let, y mae yr Hen Ganfad," er cymaint geair ami. Mi anghofi Ii" ddweyd, pan yu son am y bib;dl, eich bod yn haedda eich oanmol am osod y gwaith o'i gwneud i un o'r t; hyl, fel y bu i bobol y lie gael g%vaitl-i, ac nid liel dieitbriaid i'r lie, f:-l y bu fwy nag unwaitb. Coraa y plant dynodd gryn syhv, er na ddaeth prin haner y rbif yn mlaen; W1 i ddim p'am, os uad tori eu calon a ddarfu id lynt ar ol cly ived y •or cyntaf yn canu mor illi fase yn dda pe buasiii ail wobr mewn cystadkuaetb o'r fitb. in y gystadlcuaeth ar adredd Morfa Rhuddian mi alywais fi gwell, ac yr oedd i hon gyntaf ac ail wobr. Yn nesaf, mi chwareawyd y delyn gan Miss Bessie Jones, a chanwyd hefo Ill, a gwnaeth ei gwaith yn ardderehog. Wn i ddim pa un ai gwendid yn« vf ydi dweyd nad oes yr un offery'n cerdd yn fv swyno yn debyg i'r delyn. Amy corau trawr yr oedd disgwyiiad, ond yr oedd rhai o bonynt ar oj, a da byny, neu mi fttsu yn ddrwg am y cynghetdd. Yr oedd yno gum da, ond fe glywsom ei will. Fe ddylasid fod ail wobr. Yma y toifynaf am y dydd cyntaf,-—(I'w birhan.)
THE SYMBOL OF STRENGTH,
THE SYMBOL OF STRENGTH, Britannia is the symbol of strength at homo and abroad, and whether upon the ocean n-ave or in the serried nnks of her br-vesons in Egypt, India, or (Jhina, the fame of our country is always identi fled with power of will and strength of nerve- the highest stito of courage that makes heroes. Science is the handmaid that belns to maintain this standard of supremacy, ard the great gifts of nature are concentrated for the use of men in Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters, a tonic to keep every ficulty at its brightest and its best. Mighty is the power of the spade and those who wield it are the pioneers of our greatness. The fearless miner burrowing- in the earth and the strong navvy removing mountains are the very sinews of the nation. These men must always keep their strength at full stretch. Labour of the severest isthjrb.t and full health is necessary in accomplishing their daiI3" tasks, and if they are attacked with Indiges tion, Liver Disorders, or Pains in the Back, they know they can find relief by taking Gwilyuxl Evans' Quinine Bitters. The Vegetable Tonic. The hard working toilers, generally, of the United Kingdom should remember the old saying, Pre- vention is bitter than cure," ard that just as it is necessary to Jail in a medical man, when brain and b)dy are overtaxed, so is it desirable to do all that is possible to keep the system thoroughly np to tbc mark, lor every rush of competition ?-nd extra labour. You have a regular doctor, havo you a regular preservative of health to save you from the doctor and the doctor's bills ? If not, try Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters, The Great Tonic Preventative against Serious Illness. The distressing worries of a family household lead to the greatest sufferidz-tlie nervous system being [specially sti-ained in the turmoil, and Neuralgia Nervousness, and Debility, with their attendant miseries, are the most frequent torments that womenin particular have to endure. Low spirits and Depression often render housewives quite unfit for their one-ous duties, and to prevent this condition Gwilym Evan; Quinine Bitters is strongly r(co raended. Don't delay if yen ferl out of soits, but set Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bhtore, a purely yegetablc tonic, which contain- the strengthening qualities of Sarsap itilla, SafF, ron, Burdo.dc. Gentian, Lavender, and Dandelion a well as Quinine. Tho exact remedy you want. for Palpitation, Sleeplessness, Biliousness, or Rheumatism. It not only gives you freedom from but strength and ztst for your work, that makes it a pleasure. This perfection of medicinal preparations is advocated as a first aid toward" quickening commercial instincts for the counting- house or the market place, it is a Toni., that i- sure to be wanted. This World-renowned remedy is sold in Bottles at 2s. 9d. and 4s. G.l. each Beware of Imitations. See that you get "Gwilym Evans' Qiinino Bitters" with the lJame "Gwilym Evaus on Label, Stamp, and Bottle. This is important Sole Proprietors; Quinine Bitters f keltiring Company, Limited Llantlly, Sjuth Wales.
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Connah's Quay. Cood News, if True. It is freely announced th it Messrs Summers and Sons are seriously considering the question of removing their works, owing to trouble wiib the Sialybridgc authorities, to either Counah's Quay or Shot ton. It is to be hoped that the rumour will turn out correct, as work in this neighbour- hood is none too plentiful. Scarlet Fever. Scarlet fver has obtained quite a. hold in the district, there being no fewer than 5-i houses in fected In ome of the house?, six and eight persons are suffering from the dise is?. Everything is being done by the local authorities through their medical officer of health and inspector to stamp out the disease. Dsatft of an Alderman The death occurred on Tuesday at his residence, Marsh Cottage, of Alderman Jauaes R-ney. The I
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Holywell.
Holywell. Transport Facilities. The Holywell Uiban Council on Monday I d cidfd to support the Biukby Council in p«-titioning the Great Central ltaiiway Co., who will on Jannary 1st next, take over the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway, to open a branch line through the heart d Buckley to Sougbtor, Northop, and Holywell. In the course of the diiscussion it was stated that though the Council had appealtd to the. London and North- Western Co. they had received nothing. Reference was also madd to the declining indu tries of the neighbourhood, and it was stated that between Wbitfbrd and Holywell there were forty or fifty lead mines which had been stopped owing mainly to the want of transport facilities, and that there were in the district minerals of various kinds which would at once be worked if railway trans- port were available.
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Prestatyn.
Prestatyn. Property Sales. A property sale will be conducted by Mr Frank Jewell at the Victoria Hotel on Wednesday next, two newly built and commodious semi-detached villas, situate on the west side of Maes-y-Groes, being in the market, also a large plot of building lard known as Victoria Park Estate, on the sea side of the railway. The sale affords a good oppor- tunity for investment. The houses are already tenanted and the land, which may be broken up into Iota to suit the convenience of purchasers, has a frontage of about 360 feet to Victoria Road, a new thoroughfare recently adopted by the Urban District Council, and a similar frontage to Sandy Lane. Church Guild. The Young People's Society in connection with the Parish Church has made the Vicar (Rev 0 J Davies) its first president, and amongst the vice- presidents are Councillor T J Scott and Mr Ingle- field. Mr George Roberts is the secretary, and the treasurer Mr G T Linnell. A representative committee has been appointed consisting of Messrs B Haworth, E Robeits, W Williams, Gray Jones, Glass, Edward Williams, J R Tickle, Joseph Jones,' and David Hughes. Mr L J Roberts, n.M.I.S., Rhyl, has promised a paper on "Edward I. in Wales for the opening night. A Much Needed Improvement It is pleasing to find that at last the obstruction to the footpath between Islwyn and the old Post Office buildings has been remov.d. The land necessary to effect this improvement has been given by Mrs Hunt & Miss Sutherland, and the work has been clotio bv the Urban District Council under the supervision of the Town Surveyor, Mr William Ti omai. The Pulpit and the Press. At Wednesday night's meeting of the Presby- terian Literary Society an interesting discussion took place on the question," Which has the greater influence, the pulpit or the press V' The Rev W Lewys Davies led the pulpit view of the case, and Mr Wynne, junr, was the leader on the other side. Pleasant Thursday Evaniugs. The young people's gathering hst week at the Methodist New Connexion Chapel was presided over by Mr Partington, and the Rev Dr Townsend gave a helpful address. Last niuht Mr A W Jones gave a helpful address. Last Dight Mr A W Jones occupied the chair, and the subject for the evening was ably dealt with by the Rev F Jewell. Musical and other items were contributed by the young people on both occasions. In conjunction with next week's gathering the monthly tea will be held, Mrs A W Jones being the donor on this occasion. Missionary Meeting. s The Rev Mr Newall, a returned missionary at present residing at Prestatyn, gave an interesting address on his work in the western hemisphere, at the English Wesleyan Chapel laso night. Debate on the Welsh Language. The monthly united meeting in connection with the Bethel and Horeb Welsh Wesleyan Literary and Debating Societies took place at Horeb Chapel on Monday night. The subject for discussion wa "Is the Welsh language doomed to die out' Mr Peter Hughes (Horeb) opened I the debate in the negative, and was supported by Mrs Jones (Hafod Terrace), aud Messrs Thomas Williams, C.C., Thomas Williams (Moranedd), Hugh Jones, and Edward Ellis while Councillor T Parry Williams (Bethel) held that the Welsh language was nearing extinction, a view shared by Messrs E H Lewis, J EL Jones, and John Jone^. On a division the chairman, Rev Jno Kelly, declared in favour of Mr Peter Hughes' side by 20 votes to 7.
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Celtic Mythology.
Celtic Mythology. INTERESTING PAPER BY MR E LEWIS EVANS. At a meeting on Wednesday night in connect on with the Rhyl Pretbyterian Literary and Debat" ing Society, Mr E Lewis Evans read an instructive piper on "Celtic Mythology." After explaining I what constituted mythology, namely, the answers which commended themselves to primitive man in reply to such questions as What was the origin of man ? Wh:it was the origin of the world ? "What causes rain?" &c, Mr Evans said it was a remarkable thing that nearly all nations told the same sort of story, thereby suggesting the conclusion that all myths were derived from a I common source. Applying himself more directly to the Celtic branch of the great Aryan race, he said it might be asked, what interest had the present enlightened age in the errors and prejudices of the pagan ancient Britons, seeing that so far as was known the state of society amongst them was rude, and their very religion, if such it might be termed, opposed to the pro- gress of science and letters ? That he was pre- pared partly to admit, yet the ancient Celt, with all his barbarism and absurdity, if nothing the, c nstituted a link in the great chain of history. He had already hinted that nearly all nations had their myths darived from the same source. But what was most interesting to him in regard to Celtic inythei was that they were an exception to those of other nations. In one way or another a good deal of the early teiching of this country had come down to us by means of tradition, by a doctrine or ieaching of Druidism or B irdism, or whatever we liked to call it. These Bardic or Druidical institutions were with us still, and one of their elementary maxims was to. preserve by means of oral tiadition the memory of everv- thing that was worthy of being recorded. Long before the advent of Christianity into the British Isles there was a doctrine sa enlightened that it was found not difficult for the new to b!end with the old. A cultured Welsh scholar, Archdeacon Williams, who lived in the last century, was at one time a very interesting figure in Edinburgh. When Sir Walter Scott and others formed the Edinburgh Ac-ademy the first headmaster was this Rev John Williams, a burly, fiery fellow and it was said that he caused much amusement to the people of Edinburgh, because if anybody discovered anything in philosophy Williams was always to the fore, telling them that the whole of it was already in the bardic writing' People thought it was all a mare's nest, and took his statements as rather a source of amusement than as a matter of instruction. But be ultimately wrote a book, the purpose of which was to show that a great deal of modern philosophy had been anticipated in some early writings. At an earlier period another Williams-, better known as Iolo Morgauwg, had published an edition of manuscripts under tho title of "Cyfrinach y Beirdd," a very well wr tten system of poet ca both in form and sub- stance, which no one but a man of great genius and ef great Celtic scholarship could possibly have composed. Still it was felt that the missing Druidical philosophy was not there, as it had no reference to the stray quo'atioas of certain lost writings. At last a transcript was discovered, haviog been lying for unknown years in the care of Lord and Lidy Llanover, great patrons of Welsh literature and this was published in the year ISG2 under the name of B--trdclas," by the Welsh MSS. Society, with notes by that eminent eleh scholar the Rev Jno. Williams ap Ithel, M. A., rector of Llan-y-Mawddwy, Merion- ethshire. There was every reason to believe that this volume represented the missing writings which remained a mystery for such a long time. Dealing with the ascent ot man, the doctrine set forth by these writings was that life started at a point where it was as near as possible to the original death from which it had parted, and it carried evil with it, while good only gradually came in. From a further perusal of the writings we also found that if a man acquired a bad character in this life he would go back to the animals which corres- ponded to his character, and had to work his way up again. But the doetrine was that every time he went down he was purified of the particular defect for which he was sent down. It might ttike a long time to purify him, and a great many times he might have to work his way up through humanity, but in the end ho would, through much purifica- tion, become a perfect character, and find his way to Gwynfyd. The general effect of all this must have been, it might be imagined, to make men regardful and considerate with respect to animal lfe. Proceeding to the mythology which is identical ,-ith that of all other branches of th3 Aryan 1 race, Mr Evans recounted the evident traditions concerning Noah and the Ark from the Celtic view An awful event occurred, the bursting forth of the Lake Llion, and tha overwhelming of the face of all lands, so that all maakind w re drowned, excepting Dwyfan and Dwyfach, male and female, who escaped in a naked vessel (or a vessel without sails), and by whom the ishnd of Britain was re-peopled. Another tradition had it that Lake Llion burst forth at the time of the building of the "hip of Nefydd nav.Ntivion, which carried in it a male and female of every animal species, aad that Hit Gadarn and his oxen drew out of the lake the avanc," so that the lake burst no more. These were evident traditions of the deluge, and their looility, as well as other peculiarities, furnished sufficient proof that they must have been ancient national traditions. "HÙ Gadarn" evidently mt'ant a supreme being capable of preventing a repetition of such a catastrophe as a deluge. In somo of the Triads he was referred to as a hero, a great leader, who conducted the Cymry from a place called Deffrobani, ia the land of Han, and this was understood to imply the neighbourhood of Constantinople, in the eastern part of Thrace. I other Triads there were references such as to lead us to believe that Hft Gadarn or IIu the Mighty was Noah himself. We had every reason to believe that the patriarch was actually deified and worshipped. Sion Cent, an illustrious poet of the Líth century com- plained of the relics of this old superstition in his time, and thus characterised the religion of the votaries of Hu, as distinguished from that of Christ:—"Two active impulses, truly, there are in the world and their course is manifest. An impulse from Christ—joyful is the theme—of a right tendency an energetic principle. Another impulse there is (indiscreetly sung) of falsehood and base omens this has been obtained by the men of Hii, the usurping Bards of Wales." Here, therefore, the Britons were charged with their devotion to Hu, as a heathen God nor was this complaint of theChristian bard wholly out of season, as some of his contemporaries were not ashamed to avow themselves the votaries of th;s pagaa divinity. t
Autumn Salmon Fishing on the…
Autumn Salmon Fishing on the River Clwyd. TO THE EDITOR OF THE RHYL JOURNAL. ,SIR,-Your correspondent Major Leslie, in his letter of November 5th last, calls attention to the number of gravid fcen Lijili killed by rod in the river Clwyd during the latter portion of the fishing season, and suggests, as a remedy, that the close season for rods should begin a month earlier than it now does, i.e. on October 15 instead of on Novem- ber 15th. ( Personally, I am of opinion thit if the seMoa closed on October 31st, and the weekly clcse season for nets were extended from 36 to 48 hours, it would be greatly to the benefit of both netsmen and rod fishers alike, especially if certain contemplated improvements designed to enable the fish to reach the higher spawning grounds earlier in the season were carried out. At. present too few summer fish escape the numerous nets at Rhyl aud Rhud.ilan to keep up the supply of early fish. On the other hand the season for both net and rod fishing might well begin earliar than it does. As regards the latter portion of Major Leslie's letter, I am sorry that I am obliged to admit that in my (pinion the method of fishiug adapted by some of the anglers fishing the Junction Pool, and the water below it, is distinctly open to question. From my own observation, as well as from the reports furnished from time to time by the water bailiff in charge of that portion of the river, the proportion ot fish foul hooked to those heoked in the mouth is far too great not to raise serious doubts al to the fairness of the fishing practised there. In justice to anglers who fish other parts of the rivers, I should like to state, however, that this propor- tion of foul-hooked fish prevails only in this par- ticular water. I hesitate to say more on this sub- ject now, as the matter will be brought before the Board of Conservators shortly, and it will be my duty to act as they direct me. In reply to J. H. W. and Mr Roberts I may say that it is considered here an established fact that salmon do occasionally RDawn in the River fllwvd between the Junction Pool and Rhuddian, and this portion of the river is frequently reached by the tide. What happens to the ova deposited there I don't know. On the Welsh Dee the rod season ends on November 1st. and after this season on the Conway it will end on October 31st. If J. H. W. and Mr Roberts have not already read the report of the Royal Salmon Commission of 1903, may I recommend it to their notice, especially section 2 (a), which advises the establishment of a uniform close season for rod fishing for all rivers in Great Britain, to commence on November 1st, and a weekly close season for nets of 48 hours.-I am, yours, &c, HAROLD G. STOCK. Hon. Sec. Elwy and Clwyd Fishery Board. November 21st, 1904.
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THE PEA CIS CONFERENCE.
THE PEA CIS CONFERENCE. :MR. ROOSEVELT'S PROPOSAL GENERALLY APPROVED. The Berlin correspondent of the Cologne Gazette" say the invitation to a second Hague conference his been sympathetically received everywhere throughout the world. The British Government has expressed its agreement in prin- ciple with the summoning of the conference, reserving its decision as to date and programme. Germany, like most of the other Powers, has intimated its genera] adherence, while Russia is prepared to participate in the event of the discus- sions being fixed for a period after the conclusion of the war. Nothing certain has been ascertained as to the attitude of Japan. The Netherlands Government (says Reutrr) lias notified the United States that Queen Wilhelmina will be glad to see the second conference meet, at the Hague. =
TERRIBLE TALE OF THE SEA.
TERRIBLE TALE OF THE SEA. BEATEN TO DEATH WITH CROWBARS AND KNOTTED CORD. An extraordinary trial for murder on the high BealS is proceeding at Peiines. Two Newfound- land shipmasters named Nouaze are charged with the murder, on the Amelia Julia, of two French sailors, called Gaffric and Jcsmin, under circumstances which recall the worst days of the era of galley slaves. When the master's dis- covered they could not extract all the activity required from this pair, they threw crowbars at the men, and struck them with hammers and a knotted cord, till one of them flung himself over- board and tried to swim ashore, but was savagely hauled back. The other was flung into the s?a, and when lie swam back to the boat one of the accused attempted to beat him with an oar. One witness described Gaff lie's death. The accused had flogged him till blocxl poured from his head. He was then, lialf-fainting, driven on to a plank, and with scarcely any clothes on was exposed t. the fury-pf a. bitter snowstorm.Next day lie died, and'within a few hours his body was a black and putrified mass.
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One of the large schools erected bv the old Loud on School Board, situate at Holden-st., j Battersei, was the scene of a destructive fire at noon on Saturday. The upper part of the build- ling was practically burnt out, and the lower part was severlly damaged by heat, smoke and water. According to Mr. H. G. Wells cofifeo destroys brain and kidney—a fact now universally recog- nised and advertised throughout America. Shareholders of the Birmingham District and Counties Bank have unanimously approved of the scheme to amalgamate with the Midland Counties and District Bank of Nottingham and Leicester. Until I got something to do, I must do some- thing," was the neat, though paradoxical, defence of a Liverpool woman charged with begging. Explaining his appearance at Thorpe Police Court, on a charge of drunkenness, a shepherd, named Kilburn, said that four men each wagered a pint of beer he would not eat a live mouse. He did so, however, and became intoxi- cated by drinking t4e beer which he had wop.
PORT ARTHUR. ♦-
PORT ARTHUR. ♦- HOPES OF A LONG RESISTANCE YET. A Benin telegram to the "Daily Telegraph'* says the Mukden correspondent of the Lokalan- zeiger tclogi-,iplis: It is hoped in camp that Port Arthur will offer a stout resistance for a long time to come, and that even after the land forts have fallen the town and coast forts will delay the Japanese for several days, so that the Japanese' will not have time to repair the coast forts before the arrival of the Baltic Fleet." PORT ARTHUR HEROES. Stoessel's Tribute. St. Petersburg, Nov. 19. The following further dispatch from General Stoessel has been published here: November 2. I am happy to inform your Imperial Majesty that ail the assaults of the Japanese from Octo- ber 25 initil to-day have been repulsed by our brave troops. The moet desperate assault was made ou October 30, but the enemy were repulsed at all points with the bayonet, by our reserves, and by the courage of our Volunteer Scouts. The attack was not resumed the same day, and a heap of corpses remained unburied on the field of battle. On the following day the enemy at- tacked twice, a.t 4 p.m.. and 9 p.m., but both attacks were repulsed with bayonets and hand grenades. Staff Lieut.-Colonel Yolschime, who had hardly recovered from three wounds, was seriously wounded by fragments of a shell in the leg and arms, the bones being shattered. he -pifits of the troops are excellent. It is dirhcult to make any distinction as to their bravery, when all are heroes. The bombardment of the Central fortress and the forts continues incessantly. After repelling every assault, some of which were most determined, during the past nine day. the men are in the highest spirits. The Red Cross detachment is working with a zeal deserving of the highest gratitude. Our sur- geons, under fhe direction of Dr. Hubbenet, aro performing marvels. We owe a debt of gratitude to the Chief Huntsman of the Imperial Court for his presence in the trenches and at the most exnos< .-1 surgical stations. The losses of the Japanese were enormous, the Chinese estimating them at from seven to ten thousand men. CONSTRUCTING COAST DEFENCES Chefoo, Monday, 3 p.m. A Japanese official who was among the pas- sengers recently arrived from Dalny states posi- tively that the general attack on Port Arthur has not been resumed, the Dalny rumours to that etfcct having arisen from the fact that fresh tropp^, including the recently landed Seveiitli DH i.don, are being sent to the front. He be. lieved that the explosion of the sixteenth inst. was the outcome of some counter tunnel work. The second explosion, which took place on the nineteenth, was much more violent, and is re- ported on the best authority to have been due to the blowing up of a Russian magazine. It was expected at Dalny that the next attack would be a tremendous affair, as more reinforcements were be-.n^ fcent than were going to Marshal Oyama. The Japanese are constructing coast defence forts at Pigeon Bay, which is taken to indicate that they expect some day to be defending Port Arthur themselves. GERMAN BLOCKADE RUNNER CAPTURED. Tokio, Monday; 3 p.m. The Navy Department announces that at three o'c.ock 011 the morning of the 19th inst. a Japa- nese squadron was cruising off Yentao when it sighted a ve.tsel steaming in the direction of Port Arthur. The gunboat Tatsuta gave chase to the steamer, and overtook it at five o'clock. The vessel, which turned out to be the German steamer I3atelant was found to have en board a great quantity of winter clothing, blankets, medicines and corned beef. The captain stated that lie was bound for Newchwang. but both the route which he was taking and the cargo which his vessel carried being considered suspicious, the Batelan was seized and taken to Saecbo. RUSSIAN DESTROYERS SUNK BY THE JAPANESE. According to the Daily Express" special cor- respondent at Nagaski, three Russian destroyers, which endeavoured to escape from Port Arthur before the Rastoropny, were captured and sunk by the Japanese ships. DANISH PILOT'S ESCAPE. The "Daily Telegraph's" Copenhagen cor- respondent says:—The escape of a. Danish pilot, Captain Roenberg, from Port Arthur, is con- sidered to be an indication that the fall of the fortress is imminent. Captain Roenberg escaped in an open boat during a snowstorm, and sailed 60 miles to Chefoo. He sent a cablegram to a friend here saying that life in Port Arthur had become intolerable. BESIEGERS AND WOUNDED. Russian General's Charges. Chefoo, Nov. 20th. General Ralashoff, ehief-of the Red Cross Corps at Port Arthur, says the Japanese deliberately disregard the rules prescribed by the Geneva Convention. They have, lie declares, compelled the abandonment of three plainly marked hos- pital ships, while the wounded who were on board the half-sunken Angara have also had to be removed.' 'He says, in conclusion," that. ha might mention numerous other charges against. the Japanese of infringing the rules of civilized vaifaie, but has no time to write them, indeed, has scarcely any time to eat or sleep. Japanese Fleet Eluded. ei-hai-Wei, Tuesday, Nov. 22nd. 12-45 p.m. A well supplied with plosions escaped from 1 oi f. Arthur on November 16th during the hea\ .storm, and has succeeded in landing an ofi.cei six mil^s from here, with duplicate despatches from General Stoessel. The lifeboat and one Russian sailor are detained here. Express." ON THE SHAHO. St. Petersburg, Nov. 19.. The following telegram, dated Nov. 17, has been received from Gen. Ivuropatkin:— The 17th passed quietly. I spent the 16th and 17th in visiting all our positions and inspecting the different troops. Some places only 400 yards s?parate6 the Russians and Japanese. The nights are somewhat cold, lOdeg. of frost being registered. Warm clothing for the men has arrived, and a plentiful supply of food and other stores is assured. I found the men full of courage, and the number of sick is very small, in spite of the hard service and proximity of the enemy. RECONNAISSANCE AND SKIRMISH St. Petersburg, Nov. 19. The following telegram of yesterday's date has been received from Gen. Sakharoff:- On Nov. 17 we carried out a reconnaissance on a large scale in the direction of Maikai and Chitaitse, on the right bank of the Hun-ho. The enemy showed some resistance, but were dislodged from the two villages and the bridges across the Hun-ho. The village of Maikai and part of the village at Chitaitse were destroyed by fire. Our casualties were two men killed and five wounded. At daybreak en the same day the Japanese in superior numbers repulsed a sotnia of Cos- sacks near the village of Dapindushan, 40 kilo- m tr s south of Sundzyntyn. RUSSIAN VIGILANCE.^ General Kuroki's Movements. Tokio, November 22nd. General Europatkin, according to a newspaper despatch from the front, seems to be keeping a most vigilant watch on the movements of General Kuroki's army, which has been a source of con- st-ant anxiety and trouble to the Russian Com- mander-in-Chief ever since the battle on the Yalu. Nearly three divisions of Russian troops, it is said. have lately been distributed along the line from Fushun to the north-east if the peti- tions reached by General Kuroki's army. The ice rA the River Ilunlio south of Mukden, is rapidly getting thicker. 'It is already ten feet thick, and heavy guns can be taken across safelv. —" Standard." KLOND YKE IN SCOTLAND. GOLD-HUNTERS' SEARCH IN A BLINDING SNOWSTORM. A remarkable discovery of a great number of coins of the Georgian period was made in Kirk- caldy, Fifeshire, on Tuesday. The coins include two-guinea pieces, sovereigns, half-sovereigns, and also silver and copper. Excavations are b- ing carried out at the Prince of Wales's public- house in the High-st., and the first indication of the presence of the coins was the discovery of several silver pieces among the rubbish emptied into the street. Soon the "klondyke" became known, and large numbers of people joined in the search. In their anxiety to get at the gold the searchers completely ignored the blinding 1 snowstorm. It is supposed that the money was f hidden by bygone occupants of the house. f
A PROSPEROUS SEWAGE FARM.…
A PROSPEROUS SEWAGE FARM. 1 The Farsley District Council has experimented J with growing potatoes and cabbages on the sewage I farm, and many tons were obtained. The local f greengrocers were diffident about selling the pro- dr.ce, thinking there would be a strong prejudice I against it; but the mem be re of the Council j sampled the quality, which they found satis- I factory, and then decided that the Council should f do the retailing, and the potatoes were offered | at the modest price of 4d. a stone, in bags of 1 nine stones. The villagers seized the bargains, | ai d not a single potato or cauliflower is now in I the possession of the Council. The scheme has I been so well managed that, whereas the income from the sewage farm a year ago was only about £ 7, the proceeds will total some £ 117 this year, I; which is equal to a rate in the village of just over '1.1,' ljd. in the pound.
GUARDING PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.…
GUARDING PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. J President Roosevelt will leave Washington oil j Thursday for a short trip to St. Louis, Mis- j souri, where lie will visit the Louisiana Exposi- j tion. The President will arrive at St. Louis on I Friday, and will spend Saturday inspecting the ] exposition grounds. His tour will be in the ] nature of a triumphal entry into an enemv's sur- 1 rendered citadel, owing to the facf that he is tho only Republican Presidential candidate wdio j lias carried the State of Missouri in more than a j generation. Extraordinary precautions are be- ing taken to guard the President during his rail- way journey. The road is being inspected throughout by divisional engineers, and during the time of the passage of Mr. Roosevelt's train track walkers will be stationed one mile apii-t,, while a pilot. engine will run two miles ahead, I of the Presidential carriages. — "= -d
EMPLOYER AND LADY CLERK. —————Q
EMPLOYER AND LADY CLERK. ————— Q At the Central Criminal Court, London, on Tuesday, the whole day was spent by Mr. Justice Grantham in trying a serious charge of alleged assault brought by Miss Kathleen Major, a lady clerk, against her employer, George Cooper (27), a manulactui\ r of fancy goods, of Loiig-laiia We-t, Smith field, and Glasgow. Miss Major, who is 17 years of age, resides with her parents at Tottenham. She entered the defendant's employ atime ago as a lady clerk at 5s. a week. She alleged that on the night of the occurrence, as she was engaged in measuring up articles of underwear, the defendant committed the assault complained of, after the other employes had left tlie piemises. The defendant went into the wit- ness box and gave a positive denial to the allega. tions. The jury convicted the defendant of an. attempt to commit the offence alleged, and he wa-a sentenced to 18 months' hard labour. ===--
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v A PERILOUS EPOCH." SENSATIONAL SPEECH BY THE KAISER The German Emperor made a significant decla- ration on Saturday in the course of a charac- teristic aaklress to the new naval recruits at Kiel. No leport of the speech has been allowed to appear in the papers, but. it is none the less know n that His Majeisty said:—"Germany is passing through a perilous epoch. No one knows whether the German Fleet may not fcoon have to sustain a great naval war. Sailors must there- fore be prepared to die for their country and their Empeior." The Kaiser's utterances have caused a sensation. They are believed to have been made as a reply to the accusations brought against Germany by a Service paper in Great Britain on the subject of the North Sea inci- dent. -< j
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'deceased gentleman, who was 81 years of age, lnd boen a member of the Flintshire County Council since its formation, and was elected to the >ilder- manic bench fcne years ago. He was a magistrate for the county, and devoted considerable attention to matters of local government and the poor-law, he being a member of the Holywell Board of Guardians and the, Connah's Q ray District Coun- cil. Interested also in religious work, the deceased alderman was a member of the New Connexion Church at Connah's Quay, and was superintendent of the Sunday school. Alderman Reney was active in the promotion of all movements having for their object the improvement of the focial condi- tion of the people. He was a Liberal in politics, and was a stroa g and earnest temperance reformer The funeral will take place at two o'clock on Sat- urday at Connah's Quay.