Cymro a'r Celt Llundain

Notes and News. THERE will be no Llandrindod Conferences this autumn. Our M.P.'s will be too busy at Westminster. MR. KEIR HARDIE, M.P., has gone to Canada on a lecturing tour. To be a Labour M.P. is not a laborious business after all. MR. JOHN WILLIAMS, M.P., addressed his constituents in Welsh last Saturday. John's Welsh speeches in town have been very rare indeed. THE ideal member for Wales at the pre- sent time is Mr. Vaughan Davies, M.P. He does not bother much about politics-he only corrects the police now and again EVERY Cabinet Minister will be provided with a wife during the present Liberal administration. What a pity that Sir Alfred Thomas was not given a post at its forma- tion. MR. LLOYD GEORGE is at Carlsbad enjoy- ing the benefit of its celebrated waters. Had he gone to Llandrindod people would talk at once that he had gone there to form another Convention. SEVERAL of the London Welsh soloists are going to compete at Llangollen. It is to be hoped that their success will be more marked than at Swansea last year. THE question of accommodation to visitors was a serious one in Llangollen in '58. We understand that the Committee have arranged a list of all vacant places on this occasion. THE Irish village at the Franco-British Exhibition is one of the most attractive of all the many "side-shows." Its arrange- ment is unique, and the several industries therein exhibited are well worthy of note. WE understand that the assistant secre- tary to the Welsh Historical Monuments Commission does not understand Welsh. If this is so it is a most unfortunate appoint- ment, as the Commission will have a great deal to do with rural folk. Nearly all the Commissioners are Welsh-speaking, and surely all the officials should be conversant with the language. SIR MARCHANT WILLIAMS, presiding at Bangor last week at a public conference under the auspices of the Welsh Summer School, said it was deplorable that Welsh people should have to discuss and struggle for the encouragement of the Welsh language in Wales. It was regrettable also to hear Welsh preachers using so many English terms in the course of their sermons. If people wished to speak Welsh let it be pure Welsh.—(Hear, hear.) THERE are some plain-speaking clergy in North Wales. One of these is the Vicar of Glanogwen, who has been complaining to the Local Government Board about the dilatoriness of the local sanitary authority. In the course of his letter the rev. gentleman referred to them as suffering from sleep- ing sickness and infantile paralysis." IT is authoritatively announced that a marriage has been arranged between the Right Hon. Winston Spencer Churchill, M.P., and Miss Clementina Hozier, daughter of the late Sir Henry Hozier, K.C.B., and Lady Blanche Hozier. AT the monthly meeting of the Festiniog Town Council, on Friday night, the Libraries Committee recommended the purchase of a number of new books. Mr. Cadwaladr Roberts protested that there was not a single Welsh book in this list, and said it was a slur on the reputation which Festiniog had for loyalty to education and the Welsh language. The Clerk said a list of Welsh books had been prepared, and would be submitten to the next Council meeting. Mr. Roberts proposed that the list should be deferred pending the submission of the Welsh list. Mr. Robert's amendment was carried by nine votes to seven. MABON has a neat turn for humour. At the miners' demonstration at Swansea on Saturday, Mr. Smilie, from Glasgow, was one of the speakers. Mr. Smilie said he assumed that the company would not object to a little Scotch mixed with the vernacular. Mabon at once called out: Apollinaris MERTHYR Corporation own a number of houses, and they have just agreed that the tenants of the same must agree to keep the same in good condition. In order to en- courage them Mr. D. W. Jones, the Mayor, has offered a prize of 95 for the best kept garden. This is an excellent idea, and worthy of emulation. THE weather in Wales is glorious. Not for many years has there been such a beautiful August. The seaside resorts are having a record season. Aberystwyth, in particular, is a great favourite this year. FOOTBALL has evidently lost none of its popularity, and it looks as if in the forth- coming season it is to be more popular than ever. Football is an interesting sport, but it is apt to be overdone. With some young men it is a perfect mania-their god ANOTHER Welsh story is announced for early publication. It is entitled All in a month," and is from the pen of Allen Raine —probably the last work of the talented authoress. SOMEONE has suggested that the Welsh Historical Monuments Commission might hold its first meeting at the Gorsedd Circle, at Llangollen to hold an enquiry as to the antiquity of the Gorsedd, and to call Prof. J. Morris Jones as a witness. MR. JACK REES, of Llanelly, attempted to swim the Channel during Wednesday last It would be a feather in the cap" for Wales if a Welshman was the first to secure this achievement. IT is thirty-three years since Captain Webb succeeded in swimming across the Channel, and many attempts have been made by other swimmers to accomplish the same task, but without avail. Captain Webb was in the water for 21 hours and 45 minutes. His nearest rival is Burgess, who, on Tuesday last, failed in the attempt, after being in the water for 20 hours, 16 minutes. THE American Welshmen are showing the Welsh people at home a striking lesson in patriotism. They are having a great Welsh Day on August 28th at Scranton, when thousands of Cymry are expected to meet for social intercourse, punctuated with Welsh songs and patriotic speeches. This is what is required in Wales. True St. David's Day is fairly well observed, but what is wanted at home is a big Welsh day on the lines indicated. We heartily congratu- late the American Welshmen, and are proud to hear that they still retain affection for "yr Hen Wlad." A MOVEMENT is on foot in the Denbigh Boroughs to erect some memorial to the late Hon. G. T. Kenyon. A committee has been appointed, and more than £ 70 has been subscribed.