The North Wales Weekly News

Llandudno Police Court. The ordinary Police Court was held at Llan- diudino on Monday. Dx. Daliton presided, the oitlhar magistrates on the Bench being Measirs. J. Adey Wells, Robert Rooerts, and J. O. ihomas. EXTENSION. An extension of three hoiturs was granted to the Empire Hotel on the 2otih Janiuajry on the occasd/oin of a public subscription dance. TIHJE WET LIST. The following were each fined is. and costs for drunkenness :Mar.gaie): Wells, Painty- wenol; E. Wiii>ia;m:s, Uxeat Unne's Head; Annie Boyce and E. Hughes, Ty lsaJ-xoad. iir Oir being fouind drunk and disorderly the fallowing were oonvicrtoed -Joseph. iioiDsom, i enyfiritn, is. and costs; J. Roibson, Tanygradg, 2S. 6d. and coats; David Evans, Ola-roaa, 21S. 6d. and costs; W. LiLoyd Jones, Great Oxme is Head, 5s. and costs W. Birookes and Daviid Wynne, who were drumic and lighting to- gether, were each ordered to pay 2s. 6d. and OOiSitiS. BREACH .OF THE PEACE. William Hughes, Prospect-terrace, and Toihin Richards, lyoycoed, were charged by the police with causing a breach of the peace in Mostvin- street on the 19th December by fightin- Mr. MiajrikiSi appeared for Richards, and both- men pleaded noit guilty. P.C. Lewis, said that about 112 p.m. on the day an qiuesttom he saw the defendants fightine in &a middle of Mo^tyn-street near to the Prince's iiheatre. He separated them and got them to go home quietly. A Jarge crowd had collected 3JDOulnd them, and he managed to disperse them. Replying to ,Nir. M^atrfes, the witness said he had always found Richards a straight man Richards was sworn, and said that on the naght am qiuestioin he came out of the Prince's Theatre, and Hughes went up to him about tak- another man's job on the cricket ground Hughes struck the witness and then went down the street after the crowd separated them He returned later and again attempted to strike wit- ness, but lie. (Richards) guarded with the right and hit him with the left. All he did was ab- solutely in self defence. Replying to Hughes, Richards admitted visit- ing has house and asking him what he intended doing, but he denied stating that there was fault on both sides. After Mr. MariklS had addressed the Bench Superintendent Rees applied that the men be bound over to keep the peace and ordered to pay the costs. The magistrates after consultation dismissed the summonses on payment or costs. THE POLICEMAN AND THE DOG. Professor Walter Beaumont was charged by the police with allowing his dog to stray at 1.30 p.m. Defendant: I am guilty of the dog being out. Asked whether he had anything to say, Prof. Beaumont said "It is, impossible to keep the dog in. (Pointing to P.C. Williams.) He knows himself the dog will follow him before he will follow me. The officer can't deny that. (Laugh- ter.) It is not my dog. It is the town's dog- (la,ughter),-but I unfortunately pay the licence for him. If that officer is abo-ut-it doesn't matter wthetther he is on the other side of the O,r,me-he will fiiDd him and follow him." Superintendent Rees But you pay for the licence. Defendant: They will allow me to do that. Is at for sheep worrying? I have the dog oiurt- sade, and he has not got a tooth in his head. The Chairman lit is simply for the dog be- ing out between sunrise and sunet. Defendant: Oh, he is guilty of that, I will say. (Laughter.) The Chairman: Being the first case, we will dismiss it on payment of costs. Defendant (putting his. hand in his pocket) I have a little bit towards paying the fine now. (Laughter.)

Welshmen are in demand as general secretaries to the great Trades Unions. Mr. Richard Bell who acts in that capacity for the Railway Ser- vants' Society, is, of course, a Welsh-speaking Welshman, and his knowledge, of the language of Paradise proved very useful to him when during the threatened railway strike a year ago he wanted to talk confidentially over the telephone to. the Welsh President of the Board of Trade. The powerful Society of Engineers has now fol- lowed the railwaymen's example, and has come to Wales for its new general secretary. MT. Jeinikiin Jones has as good and wide a grip of Welsh as he has of labour questions,. He is short of stature, but always all there like many busy men of to-day, his perennial youth and vigour have not prevented his hair from turning grey. Mr. Jones is one of those calm men who are full of grit and confidence; there is, fortunately, nothing of the firebrand in him, and the engineers may be complimented on hav- ing elected a man who win make an ideal secre- tary for the Union, and an irrepro.achatble labour plenipotentiary when eraployersi have to, be met.

Llandudno Liberals. THE HANDSOME NEW CLUB. MR. W. JONES, M.P., IN GREAT FORM. Mr. William Jones, M.P., was present on Fri- day night at the annual meeting of the Llandud- no Liberal Association, and afterwards was the principal speaker at a public meeting in the Town Hall. At the Association meeting there was a good attendance of the members, and Mr. H. Wood- all, the President, occupied the chair. In an interesting report on the past year's work, Mr. Robert Roberts alluded to the suc- cessful establishment of a Liberal Club for the town, in a building which the club hoped soon to own. There were 140 subscribing members of the Association. Mr. H. Woodall was re-elected President umandmonsly, and Mr. Smith (Gogarth) and Ms-. R. Tbnge were added to the last of Vice-Presi- dents, while Mr. J. 0. Thomas, and Mr. R. Ro- berts were re-elected Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary. (ADMIRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT. Mr. Woodall took the chair at the public meeting, when the hall was crowded. On the motion of Mr. Cheetham, seconded by Mr. Tomge, and supported by Mr. David DaviieiRi, the following resolution was passed with acclama- tion That this meeting desires to express its ad- miration of the arduous labours of the Govern- ment, which have resulted in legislative triumphs of surpassing value, and (while deplor- ing the failure of efforts an behalf of temperance, education, and the improvement of the land laws through the scandalous conduct of the House of Lords, the curtailment of whose power of veto has now become the dominating issue in politics) it looks forward with unabated confidence in their ability to accomplish these reforms, and to persists in the course of humanitarian measures for which they are already so distinguished. The meeting further desires to accord to Mr. William Jones, M.P., its heartiest thanks for his strenu- ous and eloquent services in the cause of Liber- alism, and assures him of constant and prideful conlfidrence in him as their representative." FREE TRADE FINANCE. Mr. William Jones, M.P., who was cordially Received, in his address spoke of the great amoulInt of human comfort and happiness which would be realised in consequence of the distribu- tion of old-age pensions, and pointed out that in twelve months, if no change were made in the Act, all the paupers of 70 years of age and up- wards would get the pensions. He hoped to see tine age reduced to 65 all round. He did not be- lie,ve that the Government had penalised thrift. Old people would put their shilling a week by with confidence, because they would know they would also get their 5s. under the Act. (Ap- plause.) But the scheme should be extended also in the form of insurance to cover infirmity. Mr. Lloyd George had been paying a good deal of attention to that phase of the question. (Ap- plause.) Of course the people would have to contribute under such a system, but the Govern- ment would provide its quota and pay for the adiministration. The Free Trade Government in three years had paid off fifty millions of National Debt, had taken taxes from sugar, tea, and coal, had not imposed a single new tax, and on top of that had provided for old-age pensions. The world to-day could not show an example like that. (Applause.) Germany had to face a de- ficit of 26 millions under a Protectionist system. LAND VALUES AND AFFORESTATION. Mr. Jones further showed how the Govern- ment had been able, in administration, to help to mitigate unemployment, and made the way clear for a greater amelioration in time. Every soldier was now to be taught a trade, so that when he left the Army he might secure employ- ment as a skilful craftsman. The troops taking the place of the Militia were to be called up and trained, paid, and fed in winter. Then the Small Holdings Act would tend to keep men and families on the land. It tooK 15 years under a Conservative Government to acquire 850 acres for small holdings, whilst, in less than a year, under a Liberal Government, nearly 20,000 acres had been acquired for that purpose. (Applause.) In Wales the acreage acquired only reached a total of 1,013. Why? Because of the need for land taxation. (Applause.) That problem lay at the root, practically, Off the comfort of the whole people-(appl.ause),and the Government in power were prepared to tackle it. (Applause.) Referring to the conclusions of the Committee on Coast Erosion, with reference to afforestation he showed what immense wealth for posterity as well as present employment for the workless might result from scientific tree-planting under Government in this country, without interfering with a single acre .of arable land. Reverting to land taxation, he estimated that a penny in the pound on site values in towns would yield 22V1 millions., and if that were raised the English landlord would still be incomparatively the least burdened in Europe. (Applaruse.). The extent to which the value of land had been raised in towns imposed a serious handicap on the citi- zens, and. those who profited from that augmen- tation of value in consequence of the enterprise of other people ought at least to pay a reason- able tax. (Applause.) THE LORDS AND WALES. The House ox Lords must have its veto (the only power which it retained.) effectively curbed. The threatened rejection by that House of the proposal to appoint a Minister for Wales had led to the abandonment of a cenference summoned by the Conservative Lord Mayor of Cardiff. Yet Wales only asked for what Ireland and Scotland already possessed. -No legislative chamber was asked for, and no ,Hoime Rule from that point of view. What Wales wanted was power of administration, which Scotland had, and 'she meant to get it. (Applause.) In conclusion, the hon. member asked the audience to wait until they saw Mr. Lloyd George's Budget. (Applause.). There would be something in that Budget dealing with land and liquor, he had no doubt. The Lords must ac- cept the Budget or reject it—they could not alter it,—and if they threw it bodily overboard then the Govermmpnt would know how to act. (Loud applause.) The Progressive Party in the House of Commons had a majority practically unim- paired, and thoroughly united. (Loud applause.)

Carnarvonshire Education Committee. INCREASED RATE, At the meeting of the Carnarvonshire Edu- cation Committee, on Thursday, Mr. D. P. Williams presided over a good attendance oct: members. SCHEMES OF NEW WORK. The Building Committee reported having con- sidered a draft scheme of work for 1909-10. Since the Commirttee in 1905 agreed with the Board of Education to complete all schemes of work by the end of 1908, the Committee had also erected a considerable number of new schools, and, having regard to the fact that schemes still remaining to be carried out, in- cluding new schlOloils to be built, numbered as many as 30, it was recommended that the Board of Education be asked to allow the Committee to limit their attention during the ensuing financial year to new schools at Glanwyddem, Gyffin, and Carnarvon (higher standard), and rebuilding or enlargement schemes at Llan- llyfni, NiantUe, Portmadoc, Talysarn, Neivin, Deunant, and Llaniestyn, niner other improve- ment schemes, as well as the erection of eight other new schools, to be left in abeyance tiill next January. It was also recommended that to meet the needs of the Building Committee provision should be made in the estimates, for an. expenditure of ^11,850. BUDGET: THE NEW RATE. The financial estimates for the ensuing year were submitted by Mr. Richard Davies (Chair man of the Finance Committee). From these it appeared that a total of ^81,582, which in- cludes 653,500 for teachers' salaries and f 2000 working balance, would be required on account of elementary education only, and to meet this the receipts from various grants were calculated to produce £ 47,475. leaving r34,057 to be provided out of the rates, or an equiva- lent of a rate of is. o-v £ d. in the pound. To meet the expenditure on account of technical and secondary education an, additional rate of id. would be required. Mr. Davies observed that it was an unpleasant fact that expendi- ture was going up year after year, and he saw -no prospect of getting any more receipts ex- cept from the rates. If the Committee thought it advisable, he would state how, for instance, the teachers' salaries had been going up. Mfr. Maurice Jones It would be just as well, in; order to show that all the money is not spent upon buildings. Mr. Davies said that whereas the salaries paid to the teachers in 1904 were ^43,341, they were in the ensuing year expected to reach ^53,5°°, or an increase in six years of over £ 10.000, which in itself represented a state of about 3j^d. in the pound. He added that the salaries of teachers in non-provided, schools had gone up in almost the same proportion as those of teachers in Council schools. With the view of reducing expenditure,, the Committee recommended that the evening con- tinuation schools be discontinued after the close of the present evening school session., the :Committee having reason, to. fear that until at- tendance at these classes became compulsory the benefit derived from them would not justify their continuance. They further recommended that the Saturday classes for teachers be dis- continued after the next midsummer holidays, that the appointment of six additional manual teachers be deferred, and that steps, be taken to terminate the existing engagements of teachers receiving annual increments to their salaries under old School Board scales. Several members objected to the proposed abandonment of the continuation schools, which, if sparsely attended in some places,, were well patronised in others. The question was referred to the Staff Committee. Others objected in deferring the, appointment of the six manual instructors, and Mr. R. Davies announced that that need not be done if the Committee utilised a balance which would be left upon the secondary education account to wards paying the instructors,. Mr. Davies's suggestion was agreed to,. Mr. Isisiard Davies pointed out that the Com mitte,e muist not expect to effect much reduc- tion in the salaries or staffs. They might, how- ever, look into certain cases, where head teachers had no charge of classes. Mr. J. R. Pritchiard remarked that there were increased grants to meet the additional expen- diture upon the Voluntary schools. It was decided to ask the County Council to sanction an education rate of is. od. in the pound for the ensuing year, this being an in- crease of id. on last year, nearly one-half of which increase was in respect of medical inspection. The Ghairmani commented upon the serious- ness of the increase in the rates and the fact that the contribution from the State had fallen to 54 per cent, in Carnarvonshire. He moved- That this, authority desires to draw the atten- tion of His Majesty's Government to. the serious and increasing burdens imposed upon local ra/tepayers owing to the expenditure incurred to meet the ever-growing demands of Parliament and the Board of Education to secuire greater efficiency in the nationial system of education, and protests, that (a) improved buildings and sanitation, (b) better provision for the mainten- ance of the healitlh and the prospects of the child, and (c) a thoroughly efficient staff in the schools cannot be secured unless adequate financial grants to maintain these essentially national ser- vices are provided out of the Imperial Ex. chequer." Mr. J. T. Jones seconded the resolution. The Secretary (Mr. E. R. Davies) stated that, according to the returns produced at the recent Conference of local education authorities held in London, there were only two counties in Wales which expended siuch a large proportion out of the rates as Carnarvonshire, and the Board of Education were week after week press- ing the Committee to carry out work which they could not possibly undertake, without additional Government grants. iMrr. Issard Davies suggested the strengthening of the resolution by the, addition of words to the effect that m the absence of additional grants many and necessary improvements must be abandoned, and the provision of new schools will be impossible." The resolution as amended was carried, and copies ordered to be sent to, members of the Government.

North Wales Lunatic Asylum. QUARTERLY MEETING AT THE JUNCTION. The quarterly meeting of the Committee of Visitors of the North Wales Counties Lunatic Asylum was held at the Station Hotel, Llandud- no, Junction, on Monday. Mr. P. P. Pennant presided. The other members present were Dr. D. Lloyd, Messrs. J. A. Chadwick and A. O. Evans, representing Denbigh; Dr. E. P. Edwards, Messrs. Harry Clegg, Thomas Wil- liams, William D. Jones, William Owen, repre- sentlng Anglesey; Messrs. J. Jones Morris. J. R. Hughes, T. W. Griffith., Maurice Jones, and Thomas. Roberts, representing Carnarvonshire; Dr. Robert Roberts, Merioneth, and Mr. T. E. Story, representing the subscribers with the Clerk and Steward (Mr. W. Barker), the Medical Superintendent (Dr. Llewelyn Cox), and the Assistant Clerk (Mr. J. H. Palmer). The Clerk reported that the balances were as follows :—Maintenance account, ^6,119 8s. 4d. enlargement account, £2,344 iSs. gd. water sup- ply account, £2 us. 8d. excess (building and repairs) account, £53 7s. 4d. £400 account, £ 16 14s. gd. It was reported that there were 5i private patients and 824 pauper patients in the Asylum, making a total of 881, and there was also one pauper patient on trial. These were apportioned to the counties as fol- lows —Denbighshire,, 229, under quota, 46; Flintshire, 169, under quota, 2; Anglesey, 115, over quota, 9; Carnarvonshire, 219, under quota, 44; Merionethshire,, 92, under quota, 10. There was one out-county patient. The Chairman said that the number in the Asylum for the corresponding month last year was 874, and at the last quarterly meeting there were 888, so that the number for the corres- ponding month of 1907—two years ago, was 878, or an increase of only four. He thought that would be accepted as satisfactory. In reply to Dr. E. P. Edwards., the Clerk said they had accommodation at. Denbigh for 917. The Chairman was reading the quota table, and when he mentioned Flintshire, the Clerk said This is the first time they have had an under quota in Flintshire for 25 yeans." Mr. T. W. Griffith said that the fact that the Carnarvonshire quota was lower than before, showed clearly that the authorities of Carnar- vonshire and Anglesey would not be called upon to erect an additional Asylum. Mr. A. O. Evans That will never come to pass. It will never be wanted. The Chairman said it would not be wanted for a very long time, for the increase was only four in two years. Mr. J. R. Hughes: I presume as soon as it is wanted, it will be carried out. The Chairman It will have to be. Mir. W. D. Jones: Of course if there is any sign in Anglesey, they send them off at once. They don't do it elsewhere. (Laughter.) Mr. T. W. Griffith, Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted the abstract of accounts, which showed that the average weekly cost per head for the quarter ending December 31st last, was 1 os. 2%d., compared with 10s. in Decem- ber, 1907. This increase of 2%d. was mainly to be accounted for owing to the increased rates in the Denbigh Borough and St. Asaph Union. (Shame.) Mr. J. R. Hughes Denbigh again.. Mr. T. W. Griffith, continuing, said that the Committee hoped that, taking the year from the end of last March to the end of next March, the average weekly cost per head would work out as formally, viz., 8s. gd. Mr. J. R. Hughes How it that compared with other Asylums? Mr. Griffith Very favourably, I believe. Mr. J. R. Hughes Can the Clerk tell us? The Clerk: I believe it is IOS. iyzd. in aU Asylums. Mir. Griffith I should say it was owing to the increased assessment of the new buildings and not the, rates. The Chairman It should be understood that the new buildings were not assessed in the month of comparison. Mr. A. 0. Evans asked the Chairman of the Finance Committee for an explanation of the difference in the cost. He understood from the Clerk that the reason was an account of in- creased assessment of £ 1,000 a year. Mr. Maurice Jones: Are the rates in Den- bighshire. stationary ? Mir. A. 0. Evans They are not increasing at the rate they are in Carnarvonshire. The Chairman It should be clearly under- stood that on the completion of the new build- ings our assessment was put up a thousand pounds, but we objected to it, and it is not finally settled. The rates are paid on that as- sessment. The lclerk said the rates were paid on the old assessment, and they had made provision for the balances, and it is debited against this quar- ter's accounts. The Chairman said that in the summer quar- ter the cost of mainfening the patients is less, than in the winter quarter. There was less heat and light required, but he dared say that they ate as much. Dr. E. P. Edwards Has Christmas anything to do. with this increase? Mir. T. W. Griffith It is the increased assess-- ment. I.. Dr. E. P. Edwards: Plum pudding, I mean,- (Laughter.) Mir. J. R. Huighes said that the Committee claimed a little credit for having got things as they were. It was owing to having such a good man as Councillor T. W. Griffith, of the Car- narvonshire Cbuintv Council, at the head of the Finance Committee,, that they were in such a position. Mr. W. D. Jones: I support that. Mr. Griffith has (done his duty well. Dr. Edwlardsi: We say that same thing for Anglesey. EMPLOYMENT OF PATIENTS. The Medical Superintendent reported that 63 per cent. of the male paupers were employed as against 62 per cent. of the corresponding period last year. The percentage engaged in out-door labour was 59, as compared with 27 for the corresponding period. Fifty-six per cent. of the female patients weue employed, being the same number as that of the corresponding period, and 25 per cent. were engaged in needle work, the percentage for the same period last year being one less.

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