Cymro a'r Celt Llundain

Notes and News. London was particularly dull during Easter, both in weather and events. The Good Friday concerts attracted large crowds, and among the Welsh artistes who took prominent parts were Miss Amy Evans and Mr. Ben Davies. After the short Easter recess, all parlia- mentarians returned to their duties on Tues- day. The Lords' question is evidently a "draw." There are no very brilliant men among the new M.P.'s. This is rather unfortunate for the Conservative party, whose array of talent was somewhat meagre in the last Parliament. Owing to his recent attack of neuritis, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was unable to spend Easter on the golf links, as is his usual custom. Motoring has been his main recreation during the recess. The Welsh Parliamentary party has been very divided in opinion as to the contest in Mid-Glamorgan. The old Liberal section favoured Mr. Gibbins, but the Labour and Radical section would have gladly welcomed Mr. Hartshorn to have a complete walk-over. We may expect to have many three-cornered contests in the industrial constituencies after this. Owing to their professional duties, several of the members of the Welsh party have been absent from the House during the period of Supply. Now that the real fight has commenced in earnest, it is hoped that the attendance will be greatly improved and that the Whips be relieved from any undue anxiety caused through any neglect on the part of our representatives. The new King's Dock at Swansea is prov- ing a great success. Abertawe has a great future as a shipping port there is no doubt. The weather on Good Friday, Easter Saturday, and Easter Sunday was beautifully fine in Wales; but Easter Monday was dull and foggy in most parts of South Wales. Despite the "bad times," there were record bookings at all the railway stations, and the places of amusement in the large towns were overcrowded. Welsh is still a language of commercial value, despite assertions to the contrary. A Newport tradesman showed a CELT corres- pondent quite a number of letters he had received lately for quantities of goods. They were all written in Welsh. The Welsh Eisteddfod is as popular as it ever was. On Easter Monday big Eistedd- fodau were held at Mountain Ash and Aber- gavenny, and there were very large audiences at both of them. Rhymney won the chief choral prize at the former and Cardiff at the latter. By the way, our able friend, "Sarnicol," was a prize-winner in the literary section of the Abergavenny Eis- teddfod. There is a very big Welsh population in Liverpool, and it is not surprising to find a movement on foot in the city on the Mersey to secure the holding of the Welsh National Eisteddfod there in 1912. There is ten times more Welsh spoken in Liverpool than in Cardiff, for example. Yesterday (Thursday), palling took place in Mid-Glamorgan to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Sir S. T. Evans. Mr. Gibbins, the Liberal candidate, has made a very good impression despite the fact that he has only been before the constituents for a comparatively short period of time. The Neath footballers took their defeat by the London Welsh very much to heart. In chronicling the team's visit to Wandsworth Common a Neath reporter has the following remarks :—" Of course, the defeat on Wands- worth Common spoiled the tour. And all the elaborate arrangements made for the enjoyment of the players were tinged with bitterness. Few took the trouble to go to the Hippodrome in the evening, and still less attended Divine service at Westminster on the Sunday morning." A correspondent writes "I saw that Mr. Lloyd George attended a Christy minstrel entertainment in Brighton last Saturday. Had he done this in Wales fifteen or twenty years ago the matter would have come o flaen yr Eglwys.' But we live in broader times now." The football season is drawing to a close. Although both the Neath and Newport clubs are higher on the championship table than Swansea, there is no doubt that the Swansea team is still the best all-round club in the Principality.