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Mr. Ure at Deganwy. Before attending the Liberal demonstration at Conway on Monday, Mr. Alexander Ure, K.C., the Lord Advocate journeyed to Deganwy where at a Liberal meeting in the Peniel C.M. schoolroom, he was received with tremendous enthusiasm. Mr. Ralph Fisher, C.C., presided, and the following resolution was proposed by Mr. Robert Davies, and seconded' by Mr. A. Netherwood :—"That this meeting declares its absolute confidence in the Liberal I Government, and in the Right Hon. D. Lloyd George, who is one of its most distinguished members; it thanks him for his valuable services to this Con- stituency during a period of twenty years, and for his determination not to sever that connec- tion notwithstanding the efforts made to induce him to do so; it rejoices to think that he has been the principal means of bringing about the present opportunity of removing once and for all the great obstruction-the House of Lords, and of making the will of the people as expressed by its cho.sen representatives, supreme, not only in finance but also in all matters of legislation and policy; it turther pledges itself to obtain for Mr. Lloyd George such a victory as will place him in a position to fight the battle of demo- cracy, and to secure for us the social and politi- cal reforms so long delayed." This was supported by the Lord Advocate, who on rising to speak was given a cordial re- ception. His address, was listened to with rapt attention, and at the close he was loudly cheered. The Rev. Wynn Davies also delivered a telling address. When the Lord Advocate left for Conway in a motor car, he was given a hearty send off, and at Conway he was loudly cheered by large crowd who had been unable to get inside the Town Hall.

The Incorporated Society of Musicians. LOCAL PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS. The following is a list of the candidates who were awarded certificates at the examination held at Colwyn Bav on December 10th and I I th, 1909:- The examiners were:—Mr. W. W. Starmer, F.R.A.M., of Tunbridge Wells, and Mr. Bernard Johnson, B.A., Mus.B., Cantab., F.R.C.O., of Bridlinton. Grade Five (higher advanced) (pass).—Gre- gory, Madeline R. (pianoforte) (Miss F. Pope). Grade Four (advanced) (honours).—Jones, Ivor C. (pianoforte) (Mr. J. R. Morgan, L.T.S.C.). Grade Four (advanced) (pass).—Baxter, Ethel (pianoforte) and Hughes, May (pianoforte) (Mr. Llewelyn Jones, F.R.C.O.), Morgan, C. Rhoda (pianoforte) (Mr. J. R. Morgan, L.T.S.C.). Grade Three (pass).—Kirkham, Thomas D. (organ) and Neate, Kathleen W. (pianoforte) (Mr. Llewelyn Jones, F.R.C.O.). Grade Two (pass).—Chambers, Winifred (pianoforte) (Miss F. Pope), the County School, Abergele (Mr. J. Williams, M.A.). Hughes, Mabel (pianoforte) Miss C. Anwyl Jones, John O. (pianoforte), the County School, Abergele (Mr. J. Williams, M.A.), Jones, Doris G. (violin) (Mr. W. H. Foster), Wilton House School (the Misses Morris), Jones, Doris G. (pianoforte) (Mr. Llew- elyn Jones, F.R.C.O.), Wilton House School (the Misses Morris), Pownall-Owen, Frances (piano- forte) (Miss Mellor), Girls' College, Colwyn (Miss M. N. Mellor). Grade One (honours).—Atkinson, Margaret (pianoforte) (Mrs. L. G. Peers), Plas Tudno School, Llandudno, Davies, Margaret (piano- forte) (Miss F. Pope). Grade One (pass) .-Barker, William G. (piano- forte) (Mr. Llewelyn Jones, F.R.C.O.), Davies, Arthur (violin) (Mr. W. Davies), Jones, Rosa- mund T. (pianoforte) (Miss Morris), Wilton House School (the Misses Morris). Preparatory Grade (honours). Ashcroft, Dorothy M. (pianoforte) (Miss M. Bicknell), Plas Tudno School, Llandudno (Mrs. Peers), Hughes, Florrie (pianoforte) (Miss C. Anwyl), Mason, Margaret R. H. (pianoforte) (Miss F. Pope). Preparatory Grade (pass).—Evans, Walter (pianoforte) and Foulkes, Mary (pianoforte) (Miss C. Anwyl), Groome, W. Douglas (pianoforte), (Miss E. Malam), Parry, Trevor A. (pianoforte) (Mrs. H. W. Powlson), Symonds, Glynne (piano- forte) (Miss C. Anwyl), Williams, Ida (piano- j forte) (Mr. Llewwlyn Jones, F.R.C.O.).

Mistaken Notions about China. WHAT THE CHINESE ARE DOING. SPLENDID LECTURE AT COLWYN BAY. Mr. W. H. Williams, who holds an important position as director of education in Hong-Kong, and is now spending a holiday at his native town of Colwyn Bay, was cordially welcomed by the Engedi Literary Society on Tuesday evening, when he delivered a capital lecture, at once in- structive and entertaining, upon Some mis- conceptions .concerning the Chinese." During his seven years in China, Mr. Wil- liams has been an assiduous collector of curios,and he now exhibited a number of examples of na- tive work taken from the large and varied col- lection which he has brought over. Mr. Williams commenced by remarking upon the mystery with which the Chinese are associ- ated in the minds of the people of this country. You will have heard," he said, so much that is contradictory, that you consider it quite true that you heard the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about them. My own lim- ited experience amongst them, dating back only to the year 1902, does not enable me to tell you anything like the whole truth about the Chinese but I shall tell you, as far as my own observa- tions have enabled me to discover, nothing but the truth." He then proceeded to deal with the subjects of education, the status of women, de- mocracy, foot-binding, ancestor-worship, and religion. In the lecturer's opinion it has for a long time been a standing reproach to this country that we are behind-hand in our study of foreign lan- guages, including the admittedly difficult lan- guage of the Chinese. He emphasized the im- portance of a knowledge and appreciation of the etiquette, the simple manners, the modes of thought, the laws and the religion of the Chinese. The missionary, the traveller, the business man. the consul, or the diplomat who shows no regard for the feelings and susceptibilities of the Chinese does incalculable harm and excites a powerful prejudice against us. In their interests and for the sake of a friendly international relationship it is necessary to learn as well as to teach, to ap- preciate as well as to criticise, and to give and take for mutual benefit. Very interesting were the speaker's remarks upon the queue worn in China-it is a great offence to describe it as a pig-tail,"—and then he passed on to the subject of education, and showed how the education of women is advanc- ing. Women at one time were eligible for official posts, but the Chinese to-day think the home is a woman's sphere of labour. China is awakening, and providing something more than a literary knowledge of her own language some hundreds of her most promising students are now sent abroad to the States and to this country, and since Mr. Williams has been home he has met scores of them reading at the London and Bir- mingham Universities in arts, science, and law. A DEMOCRATIC NATION. Where education is left to care of itself, is it not astonishing to note the intelligence of the people ? In a democratic land like ours it grieves you to think of the Chinese as an enslaved, down- trodden race, a people beguiled by high-handed officials. It will surprise you to learn that for genuine democracy China is unapproachable, and this, mind you, is not a recent development, but dates back to the earliest periods of recorded history. No people in the world enjoy such a large measure of personal freedom. The China- man does not require a passport to enable him to get from place to place. So long as he is a law-abiding subject he can go when, where, and how he likes. I travelled some thousands of miles in al', in various parts of South, East, and North China, and so long as I observed the laws and customs of the countrv I suffered no personal inconvenience. But as soon as I got out of Si- beria into the civilised countries of Europe I had to report myself to the police at each place I stopped at, while they found employment for uniformed officers to see that I did not iight a Russian cigarette in Benin with a Japanese match r Having eatt next with the subjects of law and taxation, Mr. Williams spoke of the mis- conceptions prevailing as to the position of women in China, and then came to the practice of foot-binding, about which so many wrong ideas are held in this country. He also denied that child-murder is so general there as we have been led to believe. These false reports are made, I regret to say, for the unworthy purpose of preying on the minds and pockets of sympathetic people in the home-land. Reports of this type are published here, they reach China, and are translated and circulated amongst the Chinese, the result being a powerful prejudice against us because, they say, we shelter their criminals when they (the Chinese) are doing their best to stamp out crime. The missionary cause is a noble one. I can per- sonally testify to the excellent work done by medical missionary hospitals in remote parts of China, bringing relief to suffering creatures. The physical, moral, and intellectual welfare is a common cause of humanity; what I wish to point out is that in the case of the Chinese we ought to be especially careful and considerate in the methods of attaining that object." Many other points of interest were dealt with, and in conclusion Mr. Williams said Their religion is that of the home, not of the temple; they pay individual visits to the temples and pray ardently to the god who rules the departed spirits. To know these things, to bear them in mind, to tolerate their views, to respect their re- ligion, is to overcome much of the difficulty which foreigners experience in seeking inter- course with the Chinese. I have attempted to remove some of the unfair imputations which are cast upon the Chinese, and to hold up to you the Chinese people in their true light —in a light, at any rate, that will enable us to do them better justice and to give honour where honour is due. In quite recent times that other race of Eastern peoples, the Japanese, have come to the forefront of civilization. Bv their industry and ability they have by leaps and bounds come into the rank of the first-rate powers. If such a development is possible in the case of the Japanese, an off-shoot, a branch of China, so to speak, what may not be expected of the parent stock, the nucleus of that great na- tion of celestials, a country blessed with bound- less natural resources, and occupying not a few outlying islands, but the mainland. Do you imagine that for hundreds of years these millions of Chinese have been doing nothing ? Do you for a moment think that they have have gradu- ally opened treaty ports, emigrated to America and Australia, sent ambassadors of marked ability to foreign countries-do you think thev have done this for the amusement of the white people ? In that vast Empire you have a vast storehouse of potential energy, not a yel- g- low peril,' but a power. If we continue to misunderstand and misrepresent the Chinese, we shall repent, and that very soon, for China to-day is advancing, not slowly, but rapidly and surely advancing in the natural course of things when you have a clever people with infinite re- sources, boundless energy, and marked ability." Words of high appreciation were spoken by the Rev. Robert Roberts. Messrs. T. J. Dowel!, R. Jones, and E. G. Jones, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Williams for his mas- terly lecture.

Geirionydd Rural District Council. The monthly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday, the Rev. JQhn Gower presiding. Others present were Mr. J. Lloyd Morris (Vice- Chairman), Revs. J. Ll. Richards and Henry Jones, Messrs. D. G. Jones, E. W. Roberts, T. Ellis, T, T. Roberts, and David Jones with the Clerk (Mr. Thomas Hughes), and the Surveyor (Mr. R. H. Williams). A report was given of the interview of the de- putation to the Carnarvonshire County Council re the taking over of Pant Glas-road, Yspytty. The deputation reported that they were favour- ably received, and thought that as a result the Hendre Isa'-road would be taken over in place of the Pant Glas-road. A letter was read from Mr. Thomas Griffith, respecting the footpath leading from Dolbryn Stepping Stones to Tanygarth chapel, Capel Curig, stating that it was not a public footpath, and that he would object to the public using the same. After some discussion, it was resolved that the Clerk should write to Mr. Thomas Griffith, stat- ing that the Council was satisfied that it was a public footpath, and had been so for over thirty years. The Surveyor tendered his resignation by giv- ing one month's notice, stating that owing to private work he would not have sufficient time to attend to the duties. The Chairman said they regretted that the Surveyor had decided to leave them, as he had perfected himself in every branch of the work. The Vice-Chairman concurred, stating that he had been on this Council for nine years with Mr. Williams as Surveyor, without any ill-feeling of any kind, and at the same time he felt glad that the cause of Mr. Williams's resingation would allow him to live for the future a life of independency. This was supported by Mr. R. T. Ellis, and on the motion of the Vice-Chairman, seconded by the Rev. J. LI. Richards, his resignation was accepted with regret. The Surveyor thanked them for their kind words and good feeling. He did think at one time he would be able to carry on his work without any interference, but the further he went, the more awkward he found it to remain. He had been with the Council for a period of twenty years, and during that time had always made an effort to act fairly as between the pub- lic and the Council. There was now but one member in the Council that was there when he was appointed, namely, the Chairman. The Chairman said that he would give notice that he would move at the next meeting the ap- pointment of Mr. Hugh Pierce Evans, Mr. Wil- liams's assistant, to fill the vacancy. Mr. T. Rowland Hughes, of the N. &. S. W. Bank, wrote relinquishing the post of Treasurer. The resignation was accepted, and the appli- cation of Mr. E. Jones Owen, of the same Bank, for the appointment, was unanimously accepted. The Rev. J. Ll. Richards moved that the En- gineer of the Dolwyddelen water scheme be asked to consider the advisability of carrying the pipe- line through Bryn Tirion lands, with the view of shortening the length thereupon. This was seconded by the Vice-Chairman, and carried.

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COLWYN BAY. LIST OF VISITORS. PWLLYCROCHAN HOTEL. J S Littlewood, Esq, resident Mrs Littlewood, do E Oliver. Esq, Bowdon J Oliver. Esq, do Mrs Oliver, do A. Petropulo, Esq, Liverpool Mrs Petropulo, do A Taylor, Esq. do Miss Fletcher, do Dr Mary Davies, do Miss Kennedy, do Mrs Gill, do Miss Gill, do Miss A A Gill, do Miss A S Gill, do T. Croft, Esq. do M, s Croft, do Miss Croft, do T Lee, Esq. Heswall Mrs Lee, do Miss Lee, do T H Haggas, Eq, Ke;ghley Mrs Haggas do Miss Haggas, do Master Haggas, do Miss Bailey, do Miss Kiminington, do J Ravenseroft, Esq, Hoylake S Ravenseroft. Esq, Oxton A J Solly, Esq, Congleton Mrs Solly, do E Clegg, Esq, Milnrow C W Lowe, Esq, and party, Knutsford A L Goodson. Esq. do J Marsland, Esq. do P Findlater, Esq, Dublin Lister Reade, Esq. Congleton J W Jones, Esq, Manchester J Shute, Esq, Liverpool Miss Shute, do Miss A Shute, do Miss E Shute, do W Toosey, Esq. do Mrs Toosey. do W H Shiers, Esq, Hartford Mrs Shiers, do Master Shiers. do P Partridge, Esq, Liverpool W Ruttenan, Esq, Fallowfield W Kolp, Esq, Manchester Nurse Flory, do Miles F Burrows, Esq, Bolton Mrs Burrows. do M Burrows, Esq, jun,, do B Williams, Esq, Birkenhead Mrs Williams, do Master Williams, do Mrs Gibb, Altrincham Miss Gibb, do Mrs Braddon and friend, Northwick COLWYN BAY HOTEL. W Whitehead. Esq, Manchester Mrs Whitehead, do E Holiingworth, Esq, Dobcross A. Homersham, Esq, Thames Ditton Mrs Homersham, do Miss L Homersham, do A. Homersham, Esq, jun., do K. Homersham, Esq, do H Bleckley, Esq, Chester Mrs Bleckley, do Master H Bleckley, do Miss M. Griiffths, do F W Moore. Esq, Croydon Miss Moore, do A Bleckley, Esq, Thelwall Mrs Bleckley, do J Boden, Esq. Manchester Mrs Boden, do J Johnson, Esq, Liverpool J Moore. Esq, Dublin Mrs Moore, do G Tobey, Esq, Preston Mrs Tobey. do Captain J Brady, Stockport Mrs Brady, de — Barratt, Esq, Shropshire Mrs Barratt, do Miss Brrratt, do Master Barratt. do Miss Turner, Manchester HOTEL METROPOLE. L Wells, Esq, Dublin W Luck, Esq, Liverpool G Arnfield, Esq, Stockport J Davids, Esq, London P Oxley Pritchard, Esq, do A W Spence, Esq, Dnblin Master Spence, do P Lazarus, Esq. Manchester J Ackroyd, Esq, Stockport J Broom, Esq, Chester Mrs Broom, do H D Jacobson, Esq, Liverpool H G Walker, Esq, Huddersfield H M Bourne, Esq, Manchester F Matthewman, Esq. Huddersfield W MacSymon, Esq, Liverpool J Milton, Esq. Glasgow H J Jennings, Esq, London Miss Hobart, Wallacy A Walker, Esq, Manchester Mrs Walker, do J 0 Thomas, EA, do IMPERIAL HOTEL. L Marsh, Esq, Grantham E Mellor, Esq, do J Goode, Esq, Latterworth M Davies, Esq, Manchester! S Wynne, Esq, do G Hoetson, Esq, Grimsby B Greenwood, Esq, Liverpool O Waite, Esq, do A Butler, Esq, Middlesex J. Lenton, Esq, Manchester C Shiffe, Esq, London • G Henshall. Esq. Birmingham B Garard. Esq, London T P Willis. Esq, Lytham F Caste, Esq, Crumpsall J Higginson, Esq. Aston T Lewis. Esq, Manchester P O'Neill, Esq, Liverpool S Webster, Esq, Kettering D Farrell, Esq, Ninehead K Heaton, Esq, Leeds J Wilkinson, Esq, Manchester F Charlton, Esq, do C Patterson, Esq, Headinglv 0 Lowndnes. Esq, Birmingham S McKeon, Esq, Liscard J Fowler, Esq, do B Harper, Esq, Bradford H Burton, Esq, Blackpool J Bond, Esq, Norwich S Lucas, Esq, do 1- Fisher, Esq, Malvern Johnstone, Esq, do. B Steele, Esq, London B Kemp. Esq, Teignmouth Pleason, Esq, Oldliam F Petrie, Esq. Grantham D Hodgson, Esq, Dublin J Stoneham, Esq, do. L Crowther, Esq, Leicester C Benner, Esq, Chester M Allbett. Esq, Lewisham G Peach, Esq, Galway J Haycock, Esq. Liverpool Hine, Esq, Birmingham B Cook, Esq, Derby T Lowe, Esq, Liverpool C Stanburv, Esq, Gloucester G Weyman, Esq. do V Kendrick, Esq, Leith T Fox, Esq, do P Schofield, U- sq. Aston White, Esq, do J Benson, Esq, Leeds LOCKYER'S PRIVATE HOTEL. Miss Webster, Southport Miss E Webster, do Mrs Drury, Fenton Miss Drury, do Miss N Drury, do E Roberts, Esq, do Mrs Roberts, do Miss M Roberts, do Mrs Choice, Manchester Master J Barrow, do Mrs Roberts, Liverpool Mrs Bateman, Manchester J Maries, Esq, Waterloo Jones, Esq, Fenton WEST PROMENADE. The Balmoral J Fisher, Esq, Burton-on-Trent Mrs Fisher, do H Fisher. Esq, do Thompson, Esq, Timperley Mrs Thompson and nurse, do

responsible politician on the other side would openly say he meant to do. If the necessaries of life were taxed here what would be the result. A man with 20S. per week would be asked to contribute is. id. in the f, a man with £2 per week nd. in the £ a man with £4 per week gel. in the f., a man with ^500 a year 5d. in the £ a man with £1,000 a year 3^d. in the £ a man with £ 2,000 a year 2d. in the 6, and a man who Laboured along crashed under a load of £ 10,000 a year would be asked to pay il,d. in the £ There j was the reason why no sane man woufd ever propose to raise revenue by taxing the neces- saries of life. It could not and would not be done. (Cheers.) < TARIFF REFORM DEAD. j As to the Tariff Reform alternative, the leader of the Opposition refused to give any lead. On the 10th December, in the city of London, he said On other aspects of Tariff Reform I will say nothing." (Laughter.) At Hanley a little later these were his words I am not going to pursue further this question of Tariff Reform to-night." (Laughter.) Four nights ago, I at Ipswich, he said I am not going to de- velop the details of Tariff Reform any more to-night." (Laughter.) That was the trumpet call which was going to lead his triumphant forces to a great and glorious victory. (Laugh- ter.) What a contemptible, humiliating position Lord Lansdowne and Mr. Balfour, the two leaders of their grand historical party, were in. ¡ They had declared war upon the Constitution to force the country into Protection, yet Tariff Reform was dead already as a means of raising revenue. (Cheers.) He wondered how long the members of this great historical party were go- ing to be made the laughing stock of their leaders. They would have to go to Mr. Lloyd George's taxes for the money they needed. (Cheers.) Taxation could ruin the carrying trade, could ruin many manufacturers, but it could not give additional employment to a single man in the land. (Cheers.) So the Chancellor turned for his money to those who were well able to pay without suffering the least, without stinting themselves of any necessaries of life, or of any of the ordinary luxuries of life. It was said that the Budget was inaugurating a cLass war. He did not believe it. If it did exist, he knew on whose shoulders to lay the responsibility. It was not those who had stood to maintain inviolate our ancient Constitution. but those who had declared war against an ancient Constitution, and had set to undermine their liberties and to deprive them of their rights. They were on the eve of by far the most momentous struggle in which this country had ever been involved. The Peers had done this because they hated the Budget and its maker and all his ways. For the first time in the history of the country responsible politicians told them that the House of the people's representatives might be controlled, interfered with, and checked in the management of the finances of the nation. He had seen more of his fellow-countrymen during the past six months than probably any other politician in the land, and he was there to testify that so far as his observations went I he had seen no disposition on the part of his humbler fellow-countrymen to cherish feelings of enmity, vindictiveness, or spite towards those whose loft in life was better than theirs. He had found in his humbler fellow-countrymen a fuil and abounding SENSE OF JUSTICE. and fair play. They had cast no. jealous- eye upon the titles and the rank and the riches of the upper classes, but with full determination and high courage and unfaltering resolution they were determined to fight to the last in de- fence of the liberties handed down to them by a long line of illustrious forefathers. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Ure left the meeting amidst tremendous enthusiasm, and caught the mail for Rhyl, where he addressed another meeting. Mrs. Lloyd George, who was accorded an enthusiastic reception,, sincerely thanked. the electors of Conway and Deganwy for working so resolutely on behalf of the Chancellor. It would pe a great pleasure to him to understand there was such a HEALTHY OUTLOOK in the borough. As they were aware, his pol- itical enemies for years had stated that he had his own interest in view in his ambition to gain a position of importance in the State, but she could assure them that he had always told her thait he was simply working for the good of the country as a whole, and the same desire actuated him in framing the Budget. (Loud applause.) She appealed to the electors to as- sist Mr. William Jones and the Chancellor in doing something for the good of the people of this great Empire. (Applause.) Mr. Richard Lloyd. George, the eldest son of the Chancellor, was given a rousing welcome. Speaking in Welsh, he said that he would not keep them long in case they might be of the opinion that it was a family meeting. (Laugh- ter.) They had heard a great deal about HEREDITARY POLITICIANS, but he could assure them that he was not there as such. (Renewed laughter.) He could say without any fear that the same feeling for the welfare of the country actuated him as did their member. (Applause.) There was an English saying that money was the root of all evil, and money was the root of this evil, too, for the Budget was the bane they had to con- tend with. The speaker proceeded to deal with the German scare, adding that it was said people were afraid to sleep in bed, and that if they heard a small sprig falling it made them believe that the Germans were hovering about. (Laughter.) They could never get enough. Dreadnoughts for people like that. It did not matter wihat the Government did, they said, We want eight and we won't wait." As a tonic to keep them quiet eight millions were to be spent this year in building Dreadnoughts enough money to double the pensions of the old people. (Shame.) Other Dreadnoughits were required as well, but there would be to fight-not the scarecrow, but the true enemies. What were these? Unemployment, illhealth, pauperism, and the housing question, &c. Two I millions were devoted this year towards unem- ployment. The Tories had THE AUDACITY to say that there was nothing in the Budget to cure unemployment. He had come across a piece of paper issued by the Tories in Merion- ethshire, which was in the form of the Mother's Gift—question and answer. The country had awakenedl to the fact that THE LAND OF PROMISE had come to stay, and that Wales had emerged from the Red Sea and the wilderness, and had thrown over the golden calf and defeated the Amalekites, leaving only the Canaanites, and these, he could assure them, would be terribly defeated in the course of the next fortnight. (Loud applause.) THE RESOLUTION. On the motion of the Rev. William Edwards, seconded by Mr. T. C. Jones, the following resolution was carried without dissent: — That this meeting expresses its unqualified approval of the Budget, recognising its just and fair provisions to meet extra national and Im- perial payments without fixing any tax upon the necessaries of life. Further, it declares its emphatic protest at the unconstitutional action of the House of Lords in vetoing supplies to the Crown, and usurping the powers entrusted, to the people's representatives, and also pledges itself to assert every legitimate means to the people's representatives, and also pledges itself to assert every legitimate means to return at the forthcoming election the candi- dates whose views are in agreement with the foregoing principle." (Cheers.) A VETERAN MINISTER. The Rev. Evan Jones, Carnarvon, said he retrruembered the member for that borough a village boy. During the meeting their atten- tion was called to several thingsr-unemploy- ment, old-age pensions, the Budget, &c. He was sure they did not all read the Daily Mail," but he did. (Laughter.) Oh, yes, the Daily Mail was the leader of the world. Behind c.ame the Times and Mr. Balfour, and the House of Lords. The truth was, the Daily Mail was LIKE HALLEY'S COMET. The principals sometimes went astray, and even Ure was not pure. (Laughter.) Not one of them came to the great question of the day. These gentlemen, he was sorry to say, had been .misled by the Lords, upon whose chest the Budget was a heavy weight. What did they do? They said they had the greatest resapect for the people, and they wanted the will of the people. What did the people say? "Thank you, my lords, but that is not the question. It is you we wan.t." (Loud applause.) No unemployed, Tariff Reform, Socialism, naval defence, or anything else. They had now the fat ox on the table. It was the lords themselves. (Cheers.) The first and foremost question in this election was the House of Lords, and they should keep to the queston. Let them hold tight on the House of Lords. Somebody asked what had they done. What, indeed, had they not done? The truth about it was that the House of Lords slept for six months, and especially so when the Tory Government was in power. When they went to figibt in. South Africa they were asleep, when the Education Bill came forward, asleep, but they were not always asleep. When the Liberal Government was in power they were very much awake. They were ALL ALIVE. (Laughter.) When the Liberals brought in an Education Bill they were up in arms and asked whether they had a mandiate from the people, and the Liberals replied that they had just come from the country, but it was thrown over the door. Thank God that he had never been by the door of the House of Lords. It was much easier to make a lord than a saint. Let them remember that it was the Lords they were fighting. Wales had her reputation to keep as a Liberal country, and were they going to allow it to be stained now? (No, no.) The HONOUR OF WALES was in thedr hands. In the presence of Mrs. Lloyd George and her son, he would say that Mr. Lloyd George and himself had not always agreed with each other, but they were no poorer friends for that. (Hear, hear.) The eye of the whole world was upon them. The Tories would would give both eyes if they could turn out Lloyd George. It had been said that £ 3,000 had been subscribed to fight the seats in Car- narvonshire. Lloyd George by now was known all over the earth, and he had now left his honour and his seat in the hands of the electors of Carnarvon boroughs. He (the speaker) was glad to hear them cheer him and smile when his name was mentioned. They wanted to do something more than that. Let every man go to the poll and vote solid for him. Remember Herbert Roberts, William Jones, and the other Liberals. They had had a promise of DISESTABLISHMENT. "All hands on deck, boys," said the speaker, and let us, with our whole heart demand it." He (the speaker) did not run after small things, but what he did warjt to catch was Disestab- lishment—(hear, hear),—and it was coming. It would not come next week, but it was coming, but now their chief point was the election of Mr. Lloyd George and the House of Lords. (Loud applause.) On the motion of the chairman, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mrs. Lloyd George and the other speakers, and the meeting terminated.