The North Wales Weekly News

TIDE TABLE FOR THE NORTH WALES COAST.* NOVEMBER. Date. Morn. Even. height. 2;; 5 13 6 8 12 9 26 6 46 79 12 10 *7 •• 7 43 8.3 I3 5 28 •• » 42 •• 9 7 •• 14 S 29 9 15 •• 9 29 15 3 3° 9 50 10 9 16 O DECEMBER. 10 .7 10 45 16 6 2 11 a II IS 6 9 Conway 10 minutes later.

A Manchester View of the "North Wales Weekly News." On Monday morning a gentleman made an early call at our editorial office. He was a resident of Rusholme, Manchester. "Last Friday," he said, "I advertised in the "North Wales Weekly News" that I had furniture for sale. The first reply came on Saturday, and, would you believe it, the writer was a lady living in Manchester! It is evident that she takes your paper, and, as far as I can gather, so do many other Manchester people. In fact, it was a Manchester friend who recommended me to advertise in the "Weekly News," and I am glad I accepted his advice."

7HE KINGS SPEECH. OUR READERS will not have missed the significance of the form as well as of the substance of the King's Speech read to the two House of Parliament on Monday. The form is of the highest importance to those 4-1 common people whom the privileged few are trying to over-rule in this blessed land of liberty. It will have been observed that the references to money matters were addressed exclusively to the Gentlemen of the House of Commons." That implies the recognition once again of the great Con- stitutional principle, flouted by the Peers and respected by the People, that the House of Commons alone has the right to vote supplies to the Crown, and that the hereditary, non-elected, non-representative House of Lords has not the remotest con- cern with such a subject. That is one of the grand issues of the present momentous General Election. We Liberals are the true Constitutional Party, who are trying to repair the ancient Constitution which the Lords so uncere- monously kicked to pieces when with audacious presumption they rejected the Budget under the hypocritical pretence of •' referring it to the nation." All the authorities on both sides of politics, in- cluding Mr. Balfour, had laid it down that the Lords had no power to touch finance. But they disregarded those opinions as well as the advice of some of their ablest men, and the consequence was that they were com- manded by the nation to mind their own business, and to let the Budget through, which they did in double-quick time. Now one would have thought that the lesson of January would have been sufficient—that after receiving such a snub, and then ex- pressing their penitence for having meddled with other people's affairs, they would have accepted the situation. But no. They are now bringing forward certain measures for Reforming the House of Lords which will in practice give them the deciding voice in regard to any and every Budget. Needless to say, any Budget, even if it in. cluded a scheme of Tariff Reform which had not received the sanction of the nation, would be passed without questions put, whereas a Liberal Budget would stand no chance at all of becoming law. Is this the kind of Reform that the people of this coun. try want? Most certainly not. And they will mark their disapproval of such a nefarious plot in this General Election. But the Lords went even further when they cast out the great Budget, and they are trying to go still further now. They tried to rob the people of one of their most sacred prerogatives when they intercepted the supplies granted by the Commons to the Crown. But they did more—they tried to steal one of the prerogatives of the Kin« in forcing a Dissolution, and although they were beaten in January the,- are seeking to snatch that power now by means of the self-same scheme of alleged Reform. All their talk about a Referendum is a hollow mockery, and means that what they really are after is the power to turn out a Liberal I Government, however strong, whenever they think fit. The people can see through such barefaced trickery, and will not coun- tenance it for a moment. That is another reason why they will make their voice plainly heard at this election. The Lords are at present appearing before the country in white sheets, but their penitence is a hollow sham they are holding up the white flag, and under its protection they and their servile backers are pouring volleys of invective against the people's most trusted leaders. Such craft may be very clever, but it is not clever enough to deceive the nation. Ruse after ruse and trick after trick is being tried, but all in vain. The nation is determined to retain in its own hands that hard-won right, the power of the purse, and to uphold the Constitution which demands that the King shall be guid. ed by the advice, not of the Lords, but of the Cabinet. If in November last the Lords received the power of the purse, the pre. dominance of the elected House of Com- mons in legislation would have gone, as well as its control over the Executive. The network of (relationships which binds the Crown, the Ministry, and the Lords, to the representative system would have been torn asunder. The party system must, for a time at least, have been submerged. General Elections would have been converted into a farce. The people might vote, but their votes would have no value the electors would be destitute of power or influence in the making of our country's laws. The Liberal Party would have been wiped out, so far as legislative power is concerned. But the Lords and their Tory allies were beaten, and that attempt to snatch the pre- rogatives of the Crown and the privileges of I the people was scotched. Now the same thing is being attempted again, and it is for the electors to say as we believe they will say-that they will not permit themselves to be robbed in such a shameful manner of the rights which they hold most dear. The Tories know this, and that is why they are trying to evade a clean fight upon the Constitutional issue. They are seeking to obscure the issue by talking about a number of other questions and by raising scares which are really too ridiculous to frighten anyone but them- selves. In some places they try one dodge, in others they select something else, but the object is always and everywhere the same, to divert public attention from the arrogant pretensions of Lords and their arrogant pretensions of the Lords and their the will of the people. But it is full time to put an end to such artifices. The people want to come to grips with the lordly usur- pers, and to decide finally and unequivoc- ally the great question-Who shall rule: Peers or People

ELECTION PROSPECTS. THE ELECTION is going splendidly for the Party of Progress. On every hand a note of confidence is being sounded by the Liberal workers. -A profound faith in the justice of their cause and in the sincerity of the national demand for justice inspires the rank and file. Our leaders are doing mag- nificent work, and everyone must be delight- ed with the success of the Midlothian campaign conducted by Mr. Lloyd George. The Chancellor was hailed with tremendous enthusiasm in Scotland, as he was previous- ly in London, and the inspiration of his presence in Wales will work wonders. We do not know whether, and if so when, he will visit his own constituency, but pre- sumably he will be found in the Boroughs, cheering and inspiring his friends and routing the enemy, on the eve of the poll. In any event, we feel sure that the Liberals of the division are conscious of the great responsibility placed upon their shoulders. In his presence and in his absence alike, they must labour with might and main to secure his return by a record majority. In each of the Boroughs the Liberals are confi- dent. But that is not enough. They must leave no stone unturned to ensure a striking success, to deal a smashing blow at the enemies of democracy and free institutions. If the advocates of the Lords' supremacy and of the wicked plan for taxing the work- man's loaf can succeed in reducing the Free Trade Chancellor's majority in however slight a degree, then the moral effect of that success will be disastrous to Wales and to the nation as a whole. But the Tories must not be allowed that satisfaction. They must be beaten, and beaten thoroughly and finally. The Conservatives cannot be blamed for contesting the division. fr. Lloyd George would be the last man to claim a monopoly of the seat. But it is now for the Liberals to show their con- fidence in him in a manner so decisive as to let the whole world see how genuine is his title to speak on behalf of the democracy of Wales. He is our great leader, who has proved more than worthy of the con- fidence reposed in him. We must send him back to Parliament supported by such a majority as will adequately express our appreciation of his long and arduous services, our faith in his sagacity and skill, our grati- tude for his bold and courageous defence of our rights, our faith in his desire and hie capacity to lead us to the goal of our national aspirations.

CALCES AND PUDDINGS.—No. 55. MINCEMEAT PUDDING. Sent by Mrs. Tomkins, Elth&m. packet Cakeoma. 4 oz. shredded Suet. 4 to 8 tablespoonsful Mincemeat. Milk. METHOD. Rub the Suet well with the Cakeoma and stir in the Mincemeat and sufficient milk to make a stiff paste. Put it into one or two basins and boil or steam 3 hours and serve with Sweet Sauce. Sufficient for a dozen people. Cakeoma is sold in 3Jd. packets by Grocers and Stores everywhere. Recipe book will be sent post free on request to Latham and Co., Ltd., Liverpool.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. The Earl of Dundonald, Colonel of the 2nd Life Guards, will be the Gold Stick-in- Waiting on the King during December. The late Mr. E. A. Young, of Tanybryn, Bangor, for some years chief manager of Lord Penrhyn's slate quarries, left a big estate, valued for probate at no less than £ 146,344- Mrs. Lloyd George has returned from London to Criccieth, and will remain in the constituency until after the election. Miss Helen Gladstone, daughter of tthe late Mr. W. E. Gladstone, has been appoint- ed president of the Flintshire Secondary Education Committee, in succession to the late Mr. P. P. Pennant. In order to per- petuate the memory of Mr. Pennant's great services to the cause of secondary education in the county it has been suggested that a Pennant scholarship should be created. The Rev. Lewis Evans, of Bala-Bangor College, has accepted a call to the pastor- ate of the Congregational Church at Llan- silin, Denbighshire, which has just cele- brated its centenary.

I-VEEK BY IFEEK. A clergyman met a collier with his dog and tried to persuade him to sell the dog and buy a pig. "No fear," said the collier, I can t go ratting with a pig." Teacher Which is the coldest part of the British Isles?" Boy: "A mountain in Carnarvonshire." Teacher: "How so?" Boy Because it's Snow'd on all the year round Henry Ward Beecher had a lot of Welsh blood in his veins. He was proud of the fact, and says somewhere that when excited. he felt Welsh swear words rumbling through his veins, though they never found out- ward expression-which was perhaps as well! In a book just issued, entitled Sporting S. Days and Sporting Ways," there are inter- esting references to the Marquis of Anglesey of Waterloo fame. He was very fond of shooting, and used to shoot grouse from a pony. He was sometimes a dangerous com- panion. On one occasion he shot through the crown of a tall hat on the head of a Welsh clergyman, who was, naturally, much frightened. My good man," re- marked Lord Anglesey, "don't be afraid; I'm a perfect master of the weapon." A book-collector picked up an interesting work in the miscellaneous-box in a dealer's shop the other day. It is "The Forest Sanctuary," a book of poems by Felicia Hemans. What attracted the purchaser was a beautiful engraving on the title-page. It is a picture of Rhyllon, near St. Asaph, and was drawn by Mrs. Hemans herself. A Vale of Conway clergyman figures in the following paragraph in the Western Mail :—There is a good deal of original- ity in the Rev. John Gower, the Rector of Trefriw. The Llanrwst Guardians were lunching the other day, and they were so long re-entering the board-room that the Vicar, losing patience, sounded his dog whistle so loudly and persistently that the members all came rushing into the room, and business was resumed. < A curious law case has arisen over a North Wales flower show. A prize was offered for the best floral display on a house facade within a certain area. A gentleman just outside the area was anxious to ex- hibit, and was finally permitted to do so by the committee, and carried off the prize. He was not, however, paid the award, but the committee awarded him a consolation prize, with the explanation that protests had been lodged because he was outside the area. So the indignant prize-winner has brought an action as a matter of principle, and the judge has reserved his decision. < Between £5000 and j £ 6ooo are to be spent in renovating Mold Church, one of the few architectural glories of North Wales. A faculty is being sought to sanction the tem- porary removal of certain tombstones situ- ate on the exterior, so as to establish a sys- tem of drainage around the building. The monuments will be replaced with scrupul- ous care, and amongst them is the tomb- stone placed over the grave of Richard Wilson, the eminent painter, who was in- terred near the north wall on the 15th of Mav, 178-2. < An impatient Welshman called to his wife: "Come, come; Isn't breakfast ready? I've had nothing since yesterday, and to- morrow will be the third day!" This is equal to the call of the stirring housewife who aroused her maid at four o'clock with "Come, Mary, get up! Here 'tis Monday morning to-morrow is Tuesday; the next dav's Wednesday—half the week gone and nothing done yet!" It would not readily occur to an outsider that the date of holding the examinations of the Central WTelsh Board would interfere with anyone in particular. But, according to the governors of the Barmouth County School, the holding of the examinations late in July is an extreme inconvenience in sea- side resorts. My father and I know everything in the world," said a small Welsh boy to his com- panion. All right," said the latter, where's Asia?'' It was a stiff question, but the little fellow answered coolly: That is one of the questions my father knows." A Dyserth lad has given evidence of a good deal of ingenuity, unhappily, mis- directed. By add of foreign coins and suit- ably cut discs of linoleum he has succeeded in abstratcing 4s. 9d. worth of chocolate from automatic machines in the course of a fortnight. It seems (to the Western Mail ") a good training for a future Chan- cellor of the Exchequer. of, Writing in a Plymouth paper, Mr. Joseph Williams appeals to his countrymen there for a proper observance of St. David's Day. He says:- With regard to the Welsh language, it is a most beautiful and expressive one. The grandeur of the Hebrew, the majesty of the Greek, the sublimity of the Latin, the soft- ness of the Italian, the pride and pomps of the Spanish, and the politeness of the French all seemed combined in the Welsh. I am sure your readers will join in the prayer of our National Anthem. 1 0 bydded ir heu iaith baihau." It is a pity the Saxon compositor mutilated the grand old language like this! Heu iaith baihau is enough to send any Welsh- man to by-bye for good and all!

Christmas Confections CHRISTMAS CAKES. MINCE MEAT. PLUM PUDDINGS. 8 BONED & TRUFFLED TURKEYS. aOXP BOAR'S HEAD.. f\VV PRESSED BEEF. COSAQUES. /kA \).8 CHOCOLATES, V BOXES. "AT H°MES O<v \:1- BALL SUPPERS I -) HUNT BREAKFASTS. 0°"- DINNERS. BANQUETS. WEDDING RECEPTIONS, &c. \> CARRIED OUT IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY IN 8 yS ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY. Telegrams Bollands," Chester. Telephone 37.

SAYINGS OF THE lVEEK. MR. LLOYD GEORGE, M.P. For a man who has nothing to do voting is a recreation.—At St. Pancras. REV. HUGH SHEARER. If I were dictator of the country, or Prime Minister, I would make a law that no girl should get married until she had obtained a cookerv certificate.—At Brighton. ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. The democracy, in a democratic age, must shoulder and carry it's own responsi- bilities.—In the House of Lords. CANON RASHDALL. Manv a man who would care little about the world knowing that4 he had been guilty of cruelty would shrink from having the actual details of his neglect or bad temper or brutality proclaimed to the public.—At the Divorce Commission.

JOTTINGS FROM NATURE. NOVEMBER 28TH. Although on Saturday the country was bathed in warm sunshine, and although the wind possessed scarcely sufficient power to chill the hands, the birds evoked but little song. A robin here and there, a zealous skylark, and the ever-jocund starlings were about all that cared to indulge in musical snatches. Despite the comparative silence, however, there were a great number of birds in the fields on which we lodged our attention. In the damp meadows at Glan- wydden a few of those handsome northern thrushes, the fieldfares, were mingled with the small flocks of the equally handsome redwings. Both species came to us from Scandinavia in October, the redwings pre- ceding the fieldfares by about a fortnight, and if normal conditions shall prevail -they will remain with us until the end of March or early April. So long as the weather keeps open they shun the presence of man, but, though this independence often disenables our getting close to the birds, they come in times of severity to our gardens and lawns and beg charity. With the birds, just as we have seen with some humans, aversion and independence whilst Providence con- tinues to reach out to them her benevolent hand are dispelled when food is difficult to obtain and becomes the greater issue.

On the Street Corner. To the Editor of THE WEEKLY NEWS. Sir,—I seek your permission to relate a conversation I over-heard white standing under a verandah, out of a shower of rain. A number of lively and noisy hobbledehoys occupied the next verandah for just the same reason. They were actually discussing the Yuletide events the result of the election did not have much of their attention as there was no prospect of a contest. The comparative merits of the different football grounds, and football teams divided the group, and launched the parties upon a lively debate. At last they cooled down and one of them said I am getting tired of football, I have developed my lower extremities fairly well, I mean to attend more to the upper extremity in future. I find there is some good music to be at the Pier Pavilion on New Year's day. The programme is ofthe most practical character, and a commer- cial traveller informed me that there is more interest than usual taken in the coming New Year's day Eisteddfod at Colwyn bay. The Committe have secured the services of the prize winners at the National Eisteddfod, Telynores Gwyngyll," and Mr. Jacob Edwards, the eminent penillion singer. And the great jester, Llew Tegid, of course will be there, and he mentioned many other items of interest which I cannot call to mind. And the group agreed with him to begin the New Year with poetry and music, a fact which signifies t8 me that young people are now on the way from jest to earnest. I am, &c., HAWKER.

A Currant in the Pudding is worth five grapes on the tree. Five pounds of beautiful Greek grapes are required to make one pound of currants, which means that currants are concentrated food, and contain the grape sugar of five times their weight of fresh fruit. Therefore currants are the very best ingredient for the sweet course. There are many ways of using them with great advantage to health and pocket. No difficulties lie in the path of currant cookery. The fruit is cheap, and its own greiat worth makes every dish wherein it appears palatable and health giving. Every leading grocer has a supply of most useful little Currant cookery books, a copy of which he will gladly give you free on request. Try this recipe to-day. Currant Fingers. Roll out about i-lb. of short-crust paste into a square, and cut it in two cover one piece thickly oyer with best currants, then put a very few small bits of butter here and there, also a grate or two of nut- meg, and sprinkle over with castor sugar. Covrr this over with the second piece of paste press down the edges, and place on a baking sheet: prick all over with the prongs of a fork, and bake in a fairly hot oven for about two minutes. When finished take out, dredge with castor sugar, and cut into fingers.

Conway Corporation Employees Entertained. GUESTS OF THE NEW MAYOR. By the generosity of His Worship the Mayor (Councillor Henry Jones, J.P.), the Corporation employees, to the number of about So, were entertained to a sumptuous meat tea in the Town Hall on Thursday night to celebrate his election to the Mayoral chair. The catering was in the capable hands of Mr Fred Jones, Grosvenor Restaurant, and gave every satisfaction. The tables had been beautifully arranged. Before partaking of the repast the Mayor, wearing his chain of office, inspected the Fire Brigade, who were in charge of Lieut. Owen Williams, and ex- pressed himself as highly pleased with their smart appearance. The chair was taken by the Mayor, and he was supported by his chaplain (the Rev O. Selwyn Jones), Councillors J. E. Conway Jones and James Porter. The Mayor submitted the loyal toasts, which were loyally honoured. A programme was afterwards gone through, selections being given on a gramaphone by Chief Officer F. A. Delamotte, and by the Town Band, under Bandmaster David Williams. A duett was very effectively rendered by Miss A. A. Williams and Mr W. E. Jones, after which Mr D. Morgan treated the company with a selection on the musical glasses. Mr W. E. Jones also sang a solo, and Fireman Ralphs gave a bone solo, for which he was vociferously encored. The Mayor's Chaplain, in the course of a short Welsh address, said it gave him the greatest pleasure to be one of the company that night. He hoped the workmen would remember two rules, and they were that they should give an honest day's work, and that the Corporation in return should pay them fairly for it. He emphasised the fact that they were also workmen for the King and Empire. But greater than the Corporation and even the King was their own conscience and their Creator, and if the men served those two, they were bound to please everybody else. He urged the men to be true to each other and wished every one of them success. The programme was proceeded with by Will Capel giving a comic song, which greatly delighted the company. The Misses A. A. Williams and Jennie Jones also rendered a pleasing duett. Councillor James Porter, on behalt of the Mayor, bade the.n welcome to the entertain- ment. He congratulated the Mayor upon the idea of having the workmen associated there that night to meet His Worship and the mem- bers of the Council, because he felt that such meetings did a great deal of good to establish thorough confidence between the Council and those serving under them. The Council were the workingmen of the ratepayers, and they received no payment for it. He mentioned this because he wanted them to remember that they stood between the workmen under the Council and the ratepayers whom they repre- sented. If anything went wrong or right it was the members of the Council who had' to render their account to the ratepayers. He asked them one and all to be loyal, not only to themselves, but also loyal to the Corpora- tion, because they would then be loyal to the Borough in which they dwelt. He concluded by asking them to get their backs into what- ever work they did, and they would earn the grateful thanks of the Corporation and the ratepayers. (Hear, hear). After a voilin solo by Mr. Tom Smith. Foreman Robert Roberts proposed a very hearty vote of thanks on behalf of the work- men to the Mayor for his generosity. The proposition was carried with acclam- mation, and three hearty cheers were given the Mayor. Will Capel delighted the company with a comic song and was loudly encored. The Mayor, who was accorded a hearty reception on rising, said it gave him the greatest pleasure to be amongst his fellow workmen. He wished it to be understood that there was no distinction whatever made between the ceremony the previous day, and that one, the only reason being that the Town Hall was not available on the Wednesday. In the Council they had a public duty to per- form for the benefit and betterment of the people of the Borough. (Hear, hear). He had always been well treated in the Council with the assistance of his colleagues, he was quite ready to do all in his power for the wel- fare of the Borough. Life was too short to auibble, and it was easy to demolish destroy, but their aim should be to build, construct and uplift one another. (Applause). He looked back to the years of his boyhood with pride, and during the whole of his life- time he had been connected with a large number of workmen. He thanked them all for their loyalty. (Applause). A concertina selection was given by Mr. D. Morgan, and Mr. Will Capel by request sang "John Willie," which was greatly enjoyed. Councillor J. E. Conway Jones then pro- posed a hearty vote of thanks to the enter- tainers, and coupled with it the excellent way Mr. Fred Jones had done the catering. The proposition was carried with acclam- mation. Mr. 11. Bridge Roberts was an efficient accompanist A very enjoyable evening was brought to a close with the singing of the Welsh and English National Anthems. Mr. F. A. Delamotte, Borough Engineer, was in charge of the arrangements, which were excellently carried out.

MOYRA HUMPHRIES. Girls who complain that life j dull should read Miss Austen's novels.—In the Englishwoman."