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Tenders. HE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF COLWYN BAY AND COLWYN. PAINTING OF PLANT. TENDERS are invited for the work (labour only) of painting the Plant at the Gas Works, Colwyn Bay. The Plant can be inspected on application to Mr. J. Smith, Gas Engineer and Manager, Council Offices, Colwyn Bay, from whom a copy of the 'Specification can be obtained. Sealed Tenders endorsed "Painting" to be delivered to me, the undersigned, not later than 12 noon on Friday, the 3rd day of June next. By Order, JAMES AMPHLETT, 'Council Offices, Clerk to the Council. Colwyn Bay, 24th May, 1910. 764 Public Notices. CONWAY UNION. SITUATIONS wanted for three boys, aged 14. S —Apply for particulars to Miss Roberts, Boys' Home, Woodlands, Conway. Applications to be sent to me on or before the 3rd of June. T. E. PARRY, Clerk. 4th March, 1910. 470 JGANKING. LLANRWST. ALTERATION OF BANK HOURS ON A SATURDAYS. On and after the i8th June, ioio, the Banks in Llanrwst will open on Saturdays at 9 a.m. and close at 12 noon. LONDON CITY & MIDLAND BANK, LTD. (North and South Wales Bank Branch). METROPOLITAN BANK OF ENGLAND & WALES. Dated, 26th May, 1910. 759 A BERGELE COUNTY SCHOOL. SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS, 17th and 18th June, 1910. On the 17th and 18th June, 1910, an Exami- nation will be held at the Abergele County School, when the following Ten Scholarships will be offered for competition :— Open Scholarship. <a) One Scholarship of £ 6 10s., open to pupils attending any Elementary School or Higher Elementary School in what is known as the Colwyn Bay School District, and who will not have attained the age of 12 years on the 1st day of July next. The Colwyn Bay School District includes all the Elementary and Higher Elementary Schools in St. George, Towyn, Abergele, Llanfairtal- haiarn, Bettws-yn-Rhos, Llanddulas, Tro- farth, Llanelian, Old Colwyn, and Colwyn Bay. Sub-District Scholarships. Open to children who will not have attained the age of 13 years on the 1st day of July next. fb) One Scholarship of £ 6 10s., confined to pupils attending the Elementary Schools at Aber- gele. {c) One Scholarship of /6 10s., confined to pupils attending the Elementary Schools at Towyn and St. George. (d) One Scholarship of £ 6 10s., confined to pupils attending the Elementary Schools at Llan- elian, Trofarth, and Llwydceed. (e) One Scholarship of £ 6 10s., confined to pupils attending the Elementary Schools at Llan- fairtalhaiarn. (f) One Scholarship of £ 6 10s., confined to pupils attending the Elementary Schools at Llan- ddulas. (g) One Scholarship of ^6 10s., confined to pupils attending the Elementary Schools at Bet- tws-yn-Rhos. (h) One Scholarship of £ 6 10s., confined to pupils attending the Higher Elementary Schools at Colwyn Bay. called The Higher Grade School. (i) One Scholarship of ^6 10s., confined to pupils attending the Elementary Schools called The Colwyn Bay Council Schools. (/) One Scholarship of £6 10s., confined to pupils attending the Elementary Schools at Old Colwyn. (*) Any Scholarship not won by any School in groups h, i, and j, shall be awarded to the next highest Candidate on the list from one of the remaining Schools included in these three groups, provided such candidate has obtained the neces- sary number of marks. Candidates at present attending Schools out- side the Sub-District in which they live, if com- peting for a Sub-District Scholarship, must sit in connection with a School within the district in which they live. No candidate will be entitled to hold more than one Scholarship. Applications, accompanied by a certificate of good conduct (in a closed envelope) from the Head Teacher of the Elementary Schools at which the candidate is a pupil, must be made on the official form, which can be obtained from the undersigned, and must be returned to me on or before the 3rd day of June, 1910. Dated this 12th day of May, 1910. EDW. A. CRABBE, Town Hall, Abergele, Clerk to the Governors. N B in order to suit the convenience of candi- dates in the event of there being three or more from any Sub-District, arrange- ments will be made to hold the Examina- tion within such Sub-District. 731 Horses & Carriages for Sale. OR SALE, Phaeton to carry six persons also Luggage Cart Float.—E. Evans, Pen- maenmawr. 214a OR SALE.—An exceptional good looking pair of (Carriage Geldings, 6 years, 16 hands, r pair of (Carriage Geldings, 6 years, 16 hands, with quality, substance, and good all round action. Ouiet in all traffic.-Apply, Coachman, Plas Madoc, Llanrwst. Fon SALK-Giviag up Business. 3 Butcher Traps and 3 horses in good working order. —Apply, W. T. Jones, P.O., Llanddulas Ouarries. 702 OR SALET—A~Spring Cart and Choice of two Governor's Cars, 1 R.P. All in first-class condition.—Apply by letter to P.O., Llysfaen. iqqa CARRIAGES, First-class Hearses, Cars, Coaches, Landaus, Brakes, some equal new sale or hire; easy terms, great bargains. Also Motors supplied. Illustrated priced catalogue free.- Marston's, 24, Bradford-street, Birmingham. 200a ESICO-SUDORIFIC (flying horse trademark). V —A powerful penetrating remedy for Lame Horses, Weak Joints, Sprained Sinews, Diseased Bone, Puffy Swellings. Needs no special attention. P,.ts 2S. 6d. or 5s. PEDICURA cures Thrush, Brittle Hoof, Greasy Heels, Itchy Mane, Tail or Legs, Mangy Skin in all animals. Tins, 2s. 6d. from GREGORY & CO., Temple, Bristol, or through your Chemist, 2SA OR SALE. — Two very light rubber-tyred Brougham and Dogcarts, equal to new, also stylish Victoria Governess Car, Phaeton, Farmers Cart, Porter's Cart, new and second-hand FLOATS, Handcart and Wheelbarrows; also large Town Bus, suitable for Caravan or Summer House. Cash or easy terms.—Francis & Sons, Coachbuilders, Colwyn Bay. 36 < Motor Cars for Sale. I 12 WORDS, 6d.; 3 WEEKS, is. MOTOR CAR on Sale two seater in good condition reliable and cheap.—Apply, Wynn' Tanygraig, Denbigh. Bicycles, &c., for Sale. ICYCLE for Sale.-Path Racer, all B.S.A. fittings throughout, nearly new weight 21 lbs. Cost _f io ios., accept prompt cash, c6. Can be seen by appointment.—Mr. Rees, Estate Agent, Old Colwyn. 760 "IDUNLOP, Palmer, Clincher Tyres I ss I \J also Covers 3/3, guaranteed Ai. Tubes with valves, 2/3 each; Cycle Accessories. 1910 Goods. Special lists free.—W. A. Gorton. Manufacturer, Wolverhampton. 51a Reliance World s Best Cycles If you want a Cycle, now is the time to buy, before summer. Prices, Cash or Easy Terms, 1/6 weekly. Whv Pay Shop Prices ? Wholesale Ac- cessory List Free.-RELIANCE ENGINEERING CO., Manchester-street, Liverpool, and Snow-hill, Birmingham. Coaching. COLWYN BAY. J. Fred Francis & Sons' COACHING TOURS To the WELSH HILLS, WATERFALLS, AND LAKE DISTRICTS. (Weather and other circumstances permitting). Tour No. :I.-To and from Bettws-y-Coed. A Coach leaves the Mews at 10 a.m. returning at 6-15 p.m. Fare, 7s. Box seats, is. extra. 40 miles. Tour No. 3.—The City of St. Asaph. "Ye Olde Times" leaves the Mews at 11 a.m. daily (Tuesdays and Saturdays excepted), via Abergele, Rhuddlan Castle, St. Asaph, and the Marble Church. Arriving home at 5-15 p.m. Fare, 5S.; Box seats, is. extra. 28 miles. Tour No. 4.—To and from Penmaenmawr. The Sportsman leaves the Mews daily at 2-30 p.m., via Conway. Sychnant Pass to Penmaenmawr. Arriving home at 6-15, Fare, 45.; Box seat, is. extra. 23 miles. Tour No. 50-The Short Loop. A Coach leaves the Mews daily at 2-30 p.m.. via Conway, Ty'n-y-Groes, and Tal-y-Cafn. Arriving home at 6-15. Fare, 4s. Box seats, is. extra. 23 miles. Tour No. 6.- To and from Bodnant Hall. A Coach leaves the Mews at 2-30 p.m. (Tuesdays and Saturdays only), allowing time to view the Gardens. Arriving home at 6 p.m. Fare 3S.; Box seats, is. extra. 16 miles. Tour No. 7-Rhydyfoel, Bettws Abergele, and Coed Coch. Charming Drive. A four-horse Coach leaves ihe Mews, at 2.30 p.m., for Llanddulas, Tanyrogo, Rhydy- foel, Bettws Abergele, Coed Coch (the residence of the Hon. Mrs. Laurence Brodrick) and Gardens. and home via Dolwen, arriving home at 6.15, Return tare, 4s. Box seats, is. extra. 24 miles. Gwrych Castle (Residence of the Countess of Dundonald). The Proprietors have permission to drive through the Grounds upon payment of a small fee. Days of Admission Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All Tours return in ample time for Dinner at the Hotels. Large parties catered for at Reduced Rates. For further particulars enquire at the Coaching Office. In case of Wet Weather, each Coach is provided with Waterproof Capes and Aprons. Any of the Coaches can be Engaged Privately at a days' notice. 47 Steamers. THE STEAMERS -TI^OLD ESTABLISHED OF THE COMPANY, ST. GEORGE'S S.S. CO., LTD. Will ply (weather and other causes permitting) on one of the most beautiful Rivers in Wales, between DEGANWY, CONWAY, AND TREFRIW. ..»v Leave Leave Return from MAY, 1910. Deganwy. Conway. Trefriw. 27 Friday 11 22 a.m. 11 28 a.m. 1 20 p.m. 28 Saturday 12 0 noon 12 10 p.m. 155 30 Monday 1 40 p.m. 1 46 „ 3 17 t 31 Tuesday 2 40 2 46 „ 4 20 t JUNE, .910. 1 Wednesday 340 3 45 537 t 2 Thursday 5 5.. 5 10 6 55 t 3 Friday 555 6 0.. 750 t Doubtful if Steamers will reach Trefriw. Fare according to distance. Fares-Fore End, 1/ Return, 2/ After End, 1/6; Return, 2/6 For further information apply to file Manager, Captain W. Roberts, Quay, Conway. Please note the names of this Company's Steamers — "KING GEORGE," "PRINCE GEORGE." and ST. GEORGE," and that they start from the St. George's Land- ing Stages at Deganwy and Conway. Tickets are NOT sold at Llandudno and other places, and can only be had on board Steamers. 736 Cbe Rortb Walts Wteklp news And series of 12 Popular Weekly Newspapers. The Colwyn Bay Weekly News- The Conway Weekly News. The Penmaenmawr Weekly News. The Llanfairfechan Weekly News. The Bangor Weekly News. The Llandudno Weekly News. The Llanrwst Weekly News. The Bettws-y-Coed Weekly News. The Vale of Conway Weekly News. The Abergele Weekly News. The Vale of Clwyd Weekly News. The North Wales Weekly News (General Edition), SPECIAL NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS Advertisements appear in the whole of the above News, lapzesfoati ONE INCLUSIVE CHARGE, and at a price usually sked for insertion in one newspaper only. Scale of Charges will be forwarded on application. SPECIAL PREPAID ADVERTISING SCALE, For SITUATIONS VACANT AND WANTED, ARTICLES FOR SAL I, APARTMENTS AND HOUSES To LET, MISCELLANEOUS, &c. One Three Insertion. Insertions. 12 Words os. 6d. s. od. 24 is. od. 28. ol. 36 „ is. 6J. 3s. ol. 48 „ 23, oi. 4s. ol. 60 23. 6d. 5s. ol. 73 33. od. 6>. ol. 84 „ 3s, 6i. 7<. od, 96 4s. ad. 8s. od. It booked, double these rates will be charged. RELIGIOUS SERVICES, &c. SPECIAL PREPAID SCALE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS RELATING TO RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND PREACHERS. CHARITIES, ENTERTAINMENTS, &C. 1 week a weeks. 4 weeks. ao Words is. od. is. 6d. as. 6d. 30 1 s 6d. as. 6d. 4s. od. 40 as. od. 3s. 6d. 6s. od. go „ as. 6d. 4s. od. 7s. od. And 6d per insertion fcr every additional 10 Words. Half-penny stamps accepted io payment of all sums under 58 The charge for Births and Deaths is is. each. In MemorIam Noticed, as. 6d.; Marriages, as. 6d. An extra charge is made for booking. The announcements of Births, Marriages, and Deaths must be authenticated by the name and address of the sender Wednesday Mid-Day's post is the latest time for receiving Advertisements. Address- Bead Office :-R. E. JONES & BROS. (Proprietors), "The Weekly News" Office, Conway Telephones- No. 31-Editorial and Publishing Offices, Station Road Colwyn Bav. No. 1:1-3, Rose Hill Street, Conway. No. laa-Printing Works, The Quay, Conwav. Telegrams- Weeklv News." Conwav. TIDE TABLE FOR THE NORTH WALES COAST.* MAY. Date. Morn. Even. height. 27 o 35 o 53 16 6 28 11.8 16 2 29 1 46 25 15 5 30 „ 2 25 2 47 14 8 31 3 11 3 39 Ho JUNE. 1 48.. 4 39 '3 4 2 513 S 48 13 4 3 o 24 71 13 9 Conwav 10 minutes later. IN ORDER TO SUCCEED it is necessary to be known. The beat way to become known is to advertise. The best paper in which to advertise is The North Wales Weekly News."
A PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT.
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A PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT. SIR HERBERT ROBERTS, M.P., who is not I given to excessive optimism—perhaps he may be charged with the opposite tendency-was in ) hopeful mood on Thursday, when he presided at a meeting held at Conway in connection with the North Wales Temperance Federation. And the President's view of the situation is fully justified. The signs of the times are distinctly encouraging from the point of view of the tem- perance reformer. On all hands there is evid- ence that what may be described as a wave of sobriety" is passing over the nation. Whether it is anything more than a passing wave no one can say all that can be done by those who love their country is to hope that this is a per- manent feature of our national life and to labour unceasingly for the fulfilment of their hopes. Sir Herbert, as President, and the Rev. J. Glyn Davies, as Secretary, were able to show that the Federation has accomplished really wonderful results. The reward of many years of hard and self-sacrificing work for the uplifting of the people is now in sight. The Federation has attracted to its ranks a splendid array of men and women workers, all of them inspired by a patriotic desire to raise the stahdard of life and conduct in their midst, and they have been most fortunate in their choice of leaders, chief among whom are Sir Herbert and Lady Roberts, the Rev. Glyn Davies, and Mr. William George. Such an association, guided by such excellent leaders and animated by such praiseworthy motives, has inevitably exerted a healthy and far-reaching influence upon public opinion in North Wales. One of the most gratifying of the announce- ments made at the Conway meeting was that a hundred doctors practising in North Wales have signed the Federation's temperance manifesto. The medical profession in Wales as well as in other countries is responsible for no small share of the misery due to drinking habits, particular- ly amongst married women, and we are thank- ful that so many as a hundred practitioners in our district have taken the strong step implied by their signing this declaration. As Sir Her- bert truly said, their action is bound to make a deep impression upon the sentiment of the country in the near future. At the same time, we might have expected to find more than a hundred doctors signing the manifesto. The utterances of such men as Sir Frederick Treves and the late Dr. W. B. Carpenter are so con- clusive on the subject that they leave no room for doubt as to what should be the medical attitude towards the use of alcoholic stimulants. The growth of sobriety in North ales in the course of the last two or three years is due in a measure to the efforts of the Federation and partly to exterior and what may be called accidental causes. Among the latter should be included the indirect influence of outdoor and indoor pastimes, pictorial entertainments, and the new tendency to spend holidays in the open air. Occasional spells of trade depression have also helped the people to realise that alcoholic drinks are after all unnecessary and can be dispensed with. Education has proved a powerful factor, and is destined to exert an even greater influence in the future. The new spirit in the Territorial Army is another healthy influence from the temperance point of view. The success of the Federation is largely due to the fact that its work is being conducted on modern and scientific lines. The old fashioned methods have been discarded. Excuses should be made for the crudities and extravagances of the methods of other days. But not too soon has it been discovered that passionate denuncia- tion and violent condemnation, however sin- cere, have oftentimes been both unscientific and un-Christian, and that. only too frequently they alienated sympathy and wrought more evil than good. It is a great thing to recognise a wrong, and it is much to have courage to denounce unrighteousness both of thought and life. But more is needed. The present day is characterised by a spirit of inquiry. The ex- perimental method is being applied whenever available. System is Ibeing insisted upon in every line of research. The modern demand for organised investigation must be recognised by all would-be temperance reformers. It is be- cause the Federation are proceeding on these new lines and have such a capable and up-to- date organiser in their Secretary that they are accomplishing such excellent results. In this connection a wise step has been taken in hold- ing summer schools of temperance and hygiene and in spreading a knowledge of the physiolog- ical effects of alcohol among the rising gener- ation. Our public authorities can do much to assist this side of what is truly a patriotic movement.
....-----.. POOR LA W REFORM.
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POOR LA W REFORM. SIR WILLIAM CHANCE, Bart., who is a Guar- dian of the Hambledon Union (Surrey), Chair- man of the Central Committee of the .Poor Law Conference, and Chairman of the National Committee for Poor Law Reform, is an acknowledged authority upon every aspect of Poor Law administration, and we therefore welcome a little book from his pen (published at one shilling by Messrs. P. S. King and Son, Orchard House, Westminster) combat- ing the idea that Boards of Guardians should be abolished. Sir William, with whose views on some subjects we strongly disagree, seems to us to have proved to the hilt the advisability of adopting his alternative to the proposals of the Majority and Minority Reports of the Poor Law Commission. We shall not attempt à review of the admirable little volume before us, into the 96 pages of which are packed such a rich store of facts and arguments, but we should like to call special attention to the book, be- cause it is one which should be read and studied by all who are interested in the important question with which it deals. Although the author condemns the proposal to do away with Boards of Guardians, it is no part of his case to prove that such Boards are perfect. On the contrary, he is quite ready to admit that many of the strictures passed by the Royal Com- mission are justified. But he very properly points out that these defects are not necessarily inherent in the administration of the Poor Law by directly elected Boards, and that the proper course is to set to work and remedy them. The National Committee for Poor Law Reform (of which Sir William Chance is the Chairman) was instituted to press upon the Royal Commis- sion the need for keeping Poor Law adminis- tration separate from municipal government, in- cluding the transfer of Poor Law work from the Local Government Board to a separate Govern- ment Department. The Committee did not succeed in impressing its views on the Royal Commission, and it has now been revived and I continued for the express purpose of opposing the only recommendation as to which the Majority and Minority of the Poor Law Com- mission seem to be in entire agreement, namely, the abolition of the Poor Law Guardians, and also of promoting and supporting such reforms I as are generally considered to be advisable. The author reminds us that it is the men rather than the system that the Commissioners have condemned if we examine the reasons which they give for their condemnation. He confesses that whilst his first impression of the Majority Report were in its favour, a more care- ful consideration of it has convinced him that the suggested scheme would break down in practice, and he reminds us that whilst County Councils do not wish to have more work thrown upon them it is not desirable they should have it, even if they wished for it. In short, his scheme is to bring about necessary reform rather that to embark upon a revolution. I shall try," he says, to show that the objects j which the Commissioners aim at securing can be attained-if slowly, then more surely—with- out any revolutionary change. We can agree that most of the recommendations for improved relief administration should be adopted. Thus it will be a great and good thing for the country if legal and voluntary relief can be brought into closer association. It is also desirable that Poor Law administration should attract to take part in it many good and capable men and women who are now ousted from any participa- tion in it. In some places, especially in large urban Unions, it is difficult for them to get on to Boards of Guardians. They cannot compete with popularity-seeking candidates. With- out any radical change of authority, it should be made possible to secure this desirable class of administrators, who could strive for such a fair and just administration of poor relief as would secure to them the approval of the whole body of the ratepayers, whatever those who pander to the desires of the lowest and worst portion of the public might have to say about it. The honest poor would again come by their own, and the dishonest poor would be treated according to their deserts. At present it often happens that those who clamour the loudest for relief, and who are the least worthy of it, are the ones to receive it. I trust that I may be able to convince many of those who have been stirred up against Boards of Guard- ians that, in spite of my last remarks, which only apply to a small minority of Boards, they are, as a whole, not so black as they have been painted, but, on the contrary, have been successful in reducing the pauperism of the country to an extraordinary extent, while at the same time effecting great improvements in relief administration. Guardians are human beings, and so cannot claim to be perfect, but they have no cause to be ashamed of the work they have done, and may fairly resent the strictures and unfair criticisms which have been passed upon them in regard to it." This little book is so instructive that we find it difficult to resist the temptation to quote at great length. Instead of doing so, we again urge our readers to study it impartially for them- selves. They will then, we feel sure, be con- vinced that the alternative course advocated is more practicable than the proposal of the Royal Commission to do away with the Boards of Guardians, whatever may have been the fail- ings of the latter in the past. In this demo. cratic age, the people at large firmly believe that directly elected representatives are essential to the permanent success of any local govern. ment institution. This is in substance the plea which Sir William Chance makes for the re- tention of Guardians in some form, rather than the transfer of their functions to non-elective bodies appointed by bodies (like the County Council) that have been elected for totally different purposes. All our history shows that failure and sometimes disaster has frequently attended administration by indirectly-elected authorities. There is nothing to compare with a system which periodically brings every admin- istrator before the electors.
----48>.""'-PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
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-48> PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. The funeral took place on Thursday of the late Rev. W. T. Jones, pastor of the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Llanbedrog, near Pwllheli, who died on Sunday at the age of 63 years. Mr. Jones entered the ministry at an early age, and was educated at Clynnog and Bala Theological College. His first pastorate was at the only church on the Isle of Bardsey, off South Carnar- vonshire, where he stayed for some years. He then took charge of the Rhvdbach church, and was subsequently called to the pastorate of the Llanbedrog Church, where he had been stationed for the last 25 years. The funeral was of a pri- vate character. The Rev. John Hughes, Edeyrn, conducted the service. The Bishop of St. Asaph last week visited the parish of Llanrhaiadr-yn-Mochnant, and dedi- cated a memorial window to the late Canon Jones, who was Vicar of the parish for 20 years, from 1S81 to 1901. The subject of the window is The Good Shepherd." There was a large congregation, and the Bishop in his address made a feeling allusion to the work and char- acter of the late Canon Jones. The Bishop afterwards held a confirmation service, when 52 candidates from Llanrhaiadr and neighbour- ing parishes were confirmed. The Vicar of the parish (the Rev. Silas Evans) took part in the service, and there were also present the clergy of Llanwddyn, Llanfyllin, Hirnant, Llangynog, Llangedwvn, Llangadwaladr, and Llansilin. Miss Davies, of Treborth, Menai Bridge, daughter of the late Mr. Richard Davies, who was for many years the Member of Parliament for Anglesey, has erected at her own expense a sanatorium in connection with the Shillong Mission Station of the Welsh Calvinistic Metho- dists..Foreign Missionary Society on the Khasia Hills in India and presented the same to the Society. The sanatorium has been named Treborth. after the name of her Welsh home. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd-George, with their daughter Megan, arrived at Criccieth on Satur- day evening from London, making the journey from Llandudno Junction by motor. On Saturday the tenants of the Dyffryn Aled estates, Llansannan, presented Mr. B. A. Wynne-Yorke, heir to the estates, with a gold watch on the occasion of his coming of age. The tenants and other subscribers assembled at Bryn Aled, the residence of Mr. Bulkeley Wynne-York, and were entertained to dinner and tea. < At the close of the service on Sunday evening at Capel Mawr Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church, Rhos, near Ruabon, a letter was read from the Rev. Wynn Davies, of the Twrgwyn Church, Bangor, accepting the call to the pas- torate, in succession to the Rev. Robert Jones, who recently retired after a pastorate of twenty years.
WEEK BY I VEEK.I
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WEEK BY I VEEK. I Down to the time of King Charles each Prince of Wales had a Welsh lady as nurse. I A blackbird's nest containing two eggs was found in a Carnarvon letter-box the other day. I An old lady of ninety-two who had never been in a' train was buried last week at Bettws Garmon, North Wales. It is possible for a nation to be gentle all through—' the Quality not a separate caste from the Quantity. Iceland is one such, and Wales is another, with regard to literature. In Wales the popular taste in poetry is courtlv, if the courtly maker is to be judged by subtilty of artifice." So says Mr. W. P. Ker in his new work on the History of Ballads. There was recently offered for sale a Welsh Bible dated 1677, bearing the following, inscrip- tion :—"For John Morris, Esqe. This is in thankful acknowledgment of his former bounty to Wales in contributing towards the Printing of this Bible, and teaching many hundreds ot poor children to read, some to write." Among the signatories are Archbishop Tilloston and other members of the voluntary society who assisted Thomas Gouge to evangelise Wales. # Welsh people in the United States have long had their own newspapers, both in Welsh and English. It now appears that the Welshmen of Canada are numerous enough to support their own magazine, a Candadian journal devoted to the interests of the Welsh people. It is pub- lished in Winnipeg, and will be issued monthlv. It is bright and interesting, and deals largely with the doings of the Welsh people in Canada. The golden torque is well known to have been a leading mark of distinction and adornment in in ancient British days but it is not always recollected that the same applies to the people of Babylon and Egypt, as evidenced in Holy W rit. The connection, which is a curious one, is another argument in favour of the affinity between our Welsh ancestors and the great peoples of the East. The death of King Edward calls attention to the fact cf the Welsh version of his name being Iorwerth. M. H. Gaidoz, of Paris, is anxious to know how it comes about that the name has been Welshified thus. The identification may have been due to the second term, ward.' which suggested the Welsh werth but what about lor equated to Ed ? Iorwerth itself is a very old Welsh name, signifying a real prince.' Railwaymen are nothing if not methodical. Some years ago Welsh train was crossing a low bridge over a river in flood when the bridge broke down, letting the carriages into the stream. As the passengers emerged from the wreck they were borne awav by the force of the current. But the guard was a strategist. Suc- ceeding in catching hold of an overhanging branch of a tree, he waited till the passengers came swirling by. As they rushed past him he held out his free hand saying, "All tickets, please Constable E. T. Jones, the policeman artist of Leeds—whose work has been accepted for the Academy—has not only gained fame him- self, but assisted others to achieve it. Two pupils of his have had pictures accepted by the Academy. The occupation of one of these rising artists is that of repairing electric cars. Clifton has a policeman artist, and Inspector Barrack, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at Cardiff, has also strong leanings in the same direction in his scanty leisure hours. » Shakespeare was not the only Elizabethan dramatist who attempted to re-produce the Welsh dialect in the mouths of his characters. Ben Jonson, for instance, wrote a special anti- mask at the request of King James for the honour of Wales," as an addition to a mask previously produced on Twelfth Day, 1618. That Ben was at least as familiar with Welsh- men as Shakespeare is provod by this little pro- duction. Jonson, indeed, wrote not merely "Welshy English," but goes in for some col- loquial Welsh expressions, which seems to indi- cate that he had at least a nodding acquaint- ance with the Welsh language or else had a good Welsh coach at his elbow. This piece was written at the King's special request, and the scenery of the mask was changed from that of Mount Alias" to that of Craig yr Eryri." The four maskers introduced are Welshmen, and one of them concludes with an elaborate panegyric on his native country, concluding with the words (addressed to his Majesty) Whence had the Crown in all times better servants? Or where hath your Court or Coun- cil for the present more noble ornaments or better aids? (" Western Mail.") How many know that a Welshman, named Thomas Morgan, was the unwitting cause of Mary Queen of Scots' execution? Morgan (the" Western Mail says) was a zealous Roman Catholic, who wished to see Elizabeth put out of the way. He was seized, carried to Brussels artd examined by the Duke of Parma, to whom he related his history. He told Parma that he was the son of a Welsh gentle- man, and was born in 1543. He became sec- retary to Young, Archbishop of York, and stay- ed with him until his death, 111 1570. Morgan said that the Archbishop and the Bishop of Ex- eter were two violent Calvinists. He himself was a Catholic who had concealed his creed. When Young died, excited by the rising of the North, Morgan resolved to devote himself to the service of the Queen of Scots. Morgan managed her correspondence. When her rooms and boxes were to be searched he concealed her papers. He retained and deserved the confi- dence of Mary, by whom he was recommended to the Duke of Guise. He lived in Paris, where she allowed him 30 crowns a month out of her dowry. He managed her cyphers, and corres- ponded for her with the Pope, the Nuncio in France, the English Roman Catholics at home and abroad, with Allen, Sanders, and every other person concerned in the conspiracies against Elizabeth.
...........--SA YINGS OF THE…
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SA YINGS OF THE WEEK. MR. J. DIX LEWIS. Abandon the impulse of the moment atti- tude. Sleep on it, and you will feel differently in the morning.—At Highgate. < EARL CARRINGTON. I can conceive no disappointment more poignant than that of a young man who puts his best into a -icture, only to have it rejected. -At the Whitehall Rooms.
CAKES AND PUDDINGS—No. 28.
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CAKES AND PUDDINGS—No. 28. The following recipe makes a delicious cake, very rich and suitable for icing. RICH GENOA CAKE. I packet of Cakeoma. 6 ozs. of Butter. 6 Eggs. 8 ozs. of Currants. 8 ozs. of Sultanas. 8 ozs. of Candied Peel. Method. Rub together the Cakeoma and butter until as fine as bread crumbs. Beat up the eggs and lightly mix them with the flour and butter; then add the fruit and peel, and complete the mixing lightly but thoroughly. Bake in a mo- derate oven. Next week a Genoese Cake recipe. I Cakeoma is sold only in 3id. packets by Grocers and Stores everywhere.
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The Bible League. To THE EDITOR OF THE Weekly News. Sir,—It ought surely to cause surprise to no reasonable people that only 20 people assembled at an afternoon meeting and that there was a fair attendance only in the evening, in spite of the limelight attractions, when, An this 20th century, Colwyn Bay was asked to support a Society wihch holds and teaches the infallibility of the Bible. The idea is preposterous! Do the League and Canon Roberts and the Rev. Thomas Lloyd and the Salvation Army serious- ly ask us to believe (I) That man began to be only 4000 before Christ that is some 1500 years after the Egyptians had become a highly civilised people ? (2) That any man has ever lived 900 years? (3) That the sun (or the earth) even stood still for a single instant. (4) That a donkey was suddenly and tem- porarily endowed with speech. (Sf That a man was swallowed by a whale (or a great fish) and survived the ordeal for three days? It is not alone infidels and agnostics who have ceased to believe in these childish fables. Cultured teachers too numerous to name in all the Churches (and in particular those to which the respective chairmen of the two meetings belong) have long since done so. Professor Burkit, who is quoted by the League's representative, is Norrisean Professor of Divinty at Cambridge University. This is what he said at the Church Congress in Man- chester. last vear St. Paul, relying on the Book of Genesis, assumes that through Adam sin entered into the world and death thro' sin. We have learnt from the open book of nature a very different story. "For us the story of Adam and Eve belongs to Asiastic Folk Lore. We do not now receive St. Paul as an authority upon the origin of sin and death." —(Manchester Guardian, 7th October, 1908.) Hear also the Rev. K. C. Anderson, D.D., Congregational Minister of Dundee:- If the story of the Fall, which made re- demption necessary, be a drama or allegory (as of course the writer believes) the story of Redemption, its consequent and comple- ment, must be drama or allegory likewise." (Hibbert Journal for April which I believe as well as the Encyclopaedia Biblica can be seen in our Free Library). According to the best science of their time the Church put together the Bible a few hundred years after Christ, accepting James' Epistle—re- jecting the Apocrypha and so on. According to the science of our day they are found to have erred. This does not affect in any way the vein of high ethics, which (amongst much that is quite contrary to our ideas of morality) runs through the Christian and, in much less degree, the older Hebrew Scriptures, in common with the Scriptures of all other creeds, including the Egyptian, Assyrian, Indian, and Chinese. The myths, miracles, and fables must like chaff dissappear the good grain, all that teaches humanity, unselffishness, will remain.—Yours, etc., Y GWIR YX ERBYX Y BYD."
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a.« Conway Corporation and the Ratepayers. I To the Editor of The Weekly News. Sir,—May I trespass on your valuable space to inquire whether any of our City Fathers have realized the loss sustained bv the absence of Volunteer Battalions from the Borough this Whitsuntide, and whether anybody can point out where the reason for this lies ? I understand that the rates, including the Poor Rate, in the Borough, for the current year are close on 8s. in the £ and this, with the long and hard winter just over, makes it doubly hard on those trades- men and householders who depend to a much greater extent than some of our Councillors imagine on the influx of visitors who come here with the Volunteers every year. To mention one instance, I may say that one of the boatmen in Conway estimates his loss this week at about 13 And what of the many people who let apartments ? What estimate can we make of the loss in that direction ? And consequently to the tradesmen of the Borough, for we must remember, sir, that all the working people in the Borough spend all their money with the local tradesmen, and not in Liverpool, Manchester, &c. It may be said that the Corporation have done their best in the matter, as witness their decision the other week to send a deputation to Head- quarters. Personally, I think that proves that they haven't done their best, inasmuch as the Conway Corporation have had more to do with the military authorities than any other public authority in Wales, and know well enough that the time for making camping arrangements (vide Commanding Officer's letter a week or two ago in the Weekly News) is between November and the end of January, and not a fortnight previous to the Whitsuntide holidays. Thanking you in anticipation for your kind- ness in allotting a little space for this, I hope someone who understands the matter and has more knowledge of the exact loss to the borough in general, and the town of Conway in particu- lar. will undertake to write further, as I believe it is an urgent matter.-I am, &c., A NEWCOMER, BUT NO STRAXGER. 17th May, 1910.
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now Colwyn Bay's Neglected Fountain. To the Editor of The Weekly News. Sir,—One is grieved to see the number of adults and children who, on such days as yester- day and to-day, make their way to the fountain at the top of Station-road to get a drink of water, and have to come away disappointed, because there is neither water to be obtained nor a cup to drink from. It is a disgrace to the Urban Dis- trict Council that this fountain, presented to the town by the late Mr. John Porter, J.P., to com- memorate the completion of the Cowlyd Lake water supply scheme, should be so shamefully neglected. It might have been a thing of beauty and a joy for ever." But the Council has allowed it to become a useless and grotesque object, reminding us of Shakespeare's simile— A woman moved is like a fountain troubled, Muddy, ill-seeming, thick, bereft of beauty." In St. Matthew's Gospel, chapter x. verse 42, we read-" Whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward."—Yours, &c., Colwyn Bay, May 17th. A THIRSTY SOt/L.
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Holiday Delights at Colwyn Bay. To THE EDITOR OF THE Weekly News. SIR,-There is a wrong way of doing the right thing. It is right to keep the roads of Colwyn Bay as clean as possible, but why deluge the visitors with dust? In company with my wife and other ladies I attended the Pavil- ion concert on Saturday evening, but in walking down the Victoria Avenue we had to pass through clouds of dust raised by the brooms of a brace of roadmen. I don't blame the men, for they lifted the dust as gently as could be- roadmen everywhere are the reverse of energetic -but I think the Town 'Council might have some consideration for the comfort and health of the hundreds of people who use the Avenue between seven and eight o'clock every Saturday evening during the summer. As a visitor who has come in search of health and pleasure to vour beautiful town, I object to an atmosphere of road-dust, whether created by motors or Council brooms.—I am, &c., 23rd May, 1910. TOURIST.