The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

REV. R. J. CAMPBELL AT LLANDUDNO. SERVICE AT THE GRAND THEARTE. There was a large assembly at the Grand Theatre, Llandudno, en Tuesday afternoon, when tho Rev. R. J. Campbell, of the City Temple, Lon- don, delivered a sermon. The service was held under the auspices of Christ Church (English Congregational). REBUTTING AN ERRONEOUS RUMOUR. Rev. J. Irvon Davies, pastor of Christ Church, course of a short address, said that there had been a little misunderstanding- in Llandudno in respect to Mr Campbell's visit. Perhaps he was not able to interpret divine truth in the manner and spirit in which Mr Campbell was going to do it, but apart from all that there were heart affinities which existed between the preacher of that afternoon and himself. It had been given out that Mr Campbell made a won- drous profit from such gatherings ag that, but there was not an atom of commercialism in Mr Campbell's nature, and whatever profit would be derived from that service would be for the jubilee fund as announced. Mr Campbell was God's servant, and did his Master's bidding. DISAPPROVAL OF CHARGING FOR SEATS The Rev. R. J. Campbell said that he was taken by surprise by the remarks of his old friend, Mr Irvon Davies, but had Mr Davies not made the remarks referred to he should himself have mentioned these matters. Not for the first time in his itineraries he noted that the service was held in some other building than the church, and that there was a charge for the seats. More- over, the general public wera hot informed of the reason why. Of course, there was always eome local course or other which had a very good claim upon the generosity of the public, but the public ought to be told that, and Mr Davies had kindly done so that afternoon. It was his custom occasionally, but only occasion- ally, to accept from the promoters of services of that kind his own railway fare, but very often he did not get that, and very often it was not offered, and it did not in the least matter whether his railway fare waa paid or not. But his impression was that the general public did not like to be made to pay for a sermon, especi- ally 'f they did not know what they were paying for. So, if he ever came to Llandudno again, he trusted his friend Mr Davies and his church officers would hold their service sin their own church, and would not charge for the seats. If they did that he fully believed their action would be fully justified by the results. In future he would make it clearly understood wherever he went that ho strongly disapproved of the prae- tice of charging for seats in the buildings where he had to preach. A POWERFUL SERMON. Mr Campbell then proceeded with his sermon, basing his text on Mathew xxi., 31, 32, which he titled "The Judgment of the Son of Man." The conventional title applied to the parable in St. Matthew, which he took as his text, he said, was "The Last Judgment," but it was not. the last judgment, and that title was wrong. The sub- ject should be approached with historical imagi- nation, and they should try to look at the para- ble from the point of view of the people who first heard the words spoken, or tirst read them when they were written. The parable represented What the primitive Christian Church thought about the second coming of our Lord. The latter chapters of the gospel containing the Sarable were written after the destruction of erusalem, so that it would be half a century after the words were spoken by Christ when they were written down. If what he said that af- ternoon were carried in the minds of the congre- gation only for fifty years, and then written down, he might, if there to do so, object to the report. The early Christians earnestly believed that before long their dear Master would ap- pear on the clouds of heaven, accompanied by an angel host, and that all, the mighty Romans as well as the helpless Jews, "would be judged ac- cording to their deserts; that the present earth would be purged of iniquity, and that love and joy would reign on the earth thereafter for ever more. So it was not the end of the world at all, it was merely to be a fresh and more hope- ful beginning for the righteous ones of God. There was not a word about belief, or correct- ness of creed, or even about the duty of confess- ing Christ. The righteous were depicted as those who had been doing their best to make the world a little happier. It appeared from the parable, in fact, that nothing mattered but kind- ness. It was wonderful that the first Christians should have understood that so well as they did, and they were to be forgiven, if forgiveness were needed, for mixing up that great essential with the current idea at the time about the second coming of Christ. That the kingdom of Christ was coming he (Mr Campbell) believed, but it would not come all at once by a sudden outpouring of divine power, and the judgment to be given was not outward, but inward. It was useless to talk about piety apart from pity, ten- derness, and forgiving love. Correctness of creed was no compensation for hardness of heart, We had become entangled in a measure with doctrinal speculation, and we went on talking about salvation as though it depended upon something e!se than character and conduct, whereas Jesus plainly told us it was not so. Mr Campbell held that "the Son of Man" in the parable meant the representative man of men, and that the judgment of tho Son of Man was seen to-day in the uprising of the human spirit against the forms in which wrong and injustice continued in our midst. Typical forms of these wrongs were the drink traffic and the incubus of war and preparation for war. But these were only symptoms and not causes. He looked at the sum total of the anguish and heart- breaking in this dear land. Waa it necessary that this misery and degradation in this Christian land should continue to exist?

ACCIDENT AT LLANDUDNO STATION. RAILWAY EMPLOYEE SERIOUSLY INJURED. 'At Llandudno station, on Wednesday after- noon, Edward Parsonage, of the local carriage department, met with a somewhat serious acci- dent. It appears that at the time Parsonage was repairing a coach, which moved forward, the wheel passing over the man's right leg. Inspec- tor Hants and others were quickly on tho scene, and Parsonage was convoyed on the railway am- bulance to the Cottage Hospital. Although in a serious condition, the injuries wlOre not as critical a.9 at first, articipated. The injured man is a native of Chester, but. as stationed at Llandudno for the season.

A COMPLIMENT FOR THE "PIONEER." Wc are obliged to our contemporary the 'Neivspapcr Owner for the following- kind expression of opinion :— An excellent weekly is the 12 p.p. Welsh Coas-t Pioneer, published at Col- wyn Bay. Workmanlike, breezy, and compact, it caters with great energy and enterprise for its largely-extending dis- trict."

In many of the French, Italian, and Spanish vineyards the grapes are still trodden with bare feet.

"ALONG THE COAST." (By a Travelling: Correspondent). This has been a week of real summer, a sort of extra allowance, in consequence of the damaged goods served out during the past three months J In the meantime, the days are shrink- ing, and when the present spell of solar brilli- ance and of Italian skies is ended we shall quite suddenly discover how soon after teatime the darkness "falls from the wings of night." The present spell of fine weather will help the farm- ers to reap their farvest, and the holiday resorts to improve and increase theirs. It has been pitiful to see hays lying in fields close to whero grain crops were being cut. I saw, a day or two ago, a philosophic small "farmer" cutting at the same operation his hay and his oats, which had been grown in plots upon the same field. To me the sight was unique. • • • • Tho Automobile Club of North Wales seems to be a prosperous, living, and harmonious organi- sation.' The club proved on Saturday last at Llanrwst how pleasant an adjunct of sociality the motor may become, and it seemed to mo that this phase of motoring might tbe further culti- vated with much advantage to the members. Primarily, cf course, the club exists for co- operative defence against the enemies of the sport, but the addition of the social wing will have an excellent effect. » The gymkhana at Llanrwst was thoroughly in- teresting to an the motor lovers who witnessed it. One little hitch in the arrangements no doubt the committee will, cn another occasion, take care to avoid. This was the trespassing of the spectators within the reserved enclosure in front of the non-competing motors. Drawn up in semi-circular form, these motors, some forty in number, were placed by the stewards in such a way that their occupants might witness the events from their scats in the cars. Tho linc was fixed, however, rather too far from the track on which the automobiles driven by the contest- ants were running, with the result that there was quite a crowd of people collected between the non-competing motors and the arena. Conse- quently, those who wished to remain seated during the afternoon could not see clearly what I was going on. That can be easily avoided another time, without unreasonably limiting tho space available for those who desire to watch the events while standing or seated upon the field. » » Some little time ago the Denbigh Town Coun- cil became rather "waxy" about the London and North-Western Railway Company, because of the supposed unsatisfactory character of the Denbigh station, and because the company did not hasten to build a new station the moment they were asked to do so by the ancient Corporation. When a Corporation established by Charles the Second, under a charter which reviewed five preceding charters, asks for a new station, it is a serious matter to neglect the wish expressed. Yet the London and North-Western Railway Company had the temerity to take no notice of the august Corporate authority's wish and plea- sure, and, of course, such rank lack of deference to the body who, under the charter of Charles the Sccond, are called "Capital Burgesses and Councillors," could not be passed over lightly. No wonder the Capital Burgesses were wrathful, and no wonder that their clerk was directed to bring down upon the company's devoted heads, the punishment they so entirely merited! » » < ? The discipline employed for the purpose took the form of a letter to the Board of Trade, com- plaining that the station was inconvenient, and unsafe. The sequel to that representation has been a visit to Denbigh station, which was re- cently paid by ColoneJ Yorke, the Board" of Trade's inspector, and the rumour has gone out that, in consequence of that inspection, the rail- way company are forthwith to be ordered to meet the will and pleasure of the aforesaid "Capital Burgesses," and that "one honest and discreet man," the worshipful the Mayor—who is described by these words in the famous Char- ter already mentioned—and to build a new station. » I do not know myself what sort of a report Colonel Yorko will make to the Board of Trade, and I feel fairly well assured that there is no- body elso in Denbigh who as yet does know the contents of the report, notwithstanding the closo connection between the President of the Board and oertain leading Denbigh citizens upon mat- ters of political intrigue. What I do know is, however, that it was Colonel Yorke himself who inspected the station some dozen years ago, when it s described by him as being satisfactory so far as the railway regulations of the Board are concerned. He is not likely to give a different opinion now, even though we have a Welsh mem- ber as his superior officer, and even though we have a party in office of a different complexion to that under which the Board of Trade was managed when Colonel Ycrke last inspected this station. » < I would also go so far as to say that when the station is re-built, as in due time it will be, it will not be so convenient for the general public as it is at present. I admit that if the platforms woro raised to the standard height it would make it easier for us to get in and out of the trains, and I think that it ift a very desirable thing, but I refer to the plan of the station and platforms. What the Corporation want, of course, is that there should be another platform, on the main road side of the station, alongside which the trains from Rhyl or Mold would arrive, leaving the present platforms for the trains departing for Rhyl or Mold, or for the trains coming in from Corwen direction. Passengers alighting at Denbigh might, in that case, pass out into the bottom of Vale-street through a sub-way which might be made, but for passengers having to change at Denbigh nothing more convenient than the present arrangement could bo thought of. We all arrive alongside one platform; the three trains aro within a few yards of each other, and there are no troublesome bridges to cross. Those readers who recollect the bitter com- plaints there were at Colwyn Bay when it be- came known that two island platforms were to be provided, and that it would be necessary for every passenger to climb up a staircase and down a staircase, will see that in this respect any meddling with tho Denbigh station will be a change for the worse. It is true that occa- sionally, when trains from Ruthin direction run through the station in order to back down to tho Mold end of the platform there is a little delay in getting out of the train, but that slight delay is quite made up by the saving of the time in changing trains, and, in the case of the people going to Denbigh town, in getting out of tho station and on their way to their destination. « < < My attention has been drawn to Denbigh more than once this week, and one matter in connection with the town I would like to write of is the decision to abandon the Pageant. This, I think, has been wisely determined, be- cause, although a large number of people were working with unselfish ardour, the project was never seized upon by the inhabitants as a body and by other friends of the town with that en- thusiasm and that unity of purpose which would be essential to success. A leading resident in the county gave the scheme a douche of cold water when it was first laid before a public meeting in Denbigh last Christmas, and it has ever since had to fight against odds. The letter of the gentleman I refer to, which was read at the first meeting by Mr Foulkes Ro- berts, might be regarded as the advice of a shrewd man of the world, after looking at the project from a practical and unimaginative basis, and the town would have saved £400 if there had been more prosaic practical common- sense, and less Celtic imagination, at that now much lamented first meeting. • • • • However, it ll/useless to cry over spilt milk, and I trust that we will all devote ourselves to the promotion of the bazaar at which some of the episodes prepared for the Pageant will be performed. This will be, after all, a Pageant upon a modest scale, and it will take place with- in the Castle, where, of course, the bazaar will be held.

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COLWYN BAY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. WATER SUPPLY: A MATTER OF URGENCY. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD'S SINGULAR MISTAKE. PIER COMPANY'S DEPUTATION MEET THE COUNCIL. MR MASON PROTESTS AND LEAVES THE CHAMBER. Mr John Williams, J.P. (chairman), presided over the monthly meeting of this Council yes- terday. There were also preseVit: Rev. Wm. Ilughes, Messrs W. Horton, E. H. Davies, Jos. Dicken, E. Allen, T. E. Hutchings, Hugh Hughes, II. Evans, John Jones, David Gamble, J.P., Bernard Lowe, with the Clerk (Mr Jas. Amphlott), the Assistant Clerk (Mr Jos. H. Ro- berts), the Engineer and Surveyor (Mr Wm. Jones), the Sanitary Inspector (Mr W. H. Jones), and the Collector (Mr Lewis Jones). WATER SUPPLY: A MATTER OF URGENCY. A report was prosented by the Sanitary Com- mittee to the effect that the surveyor had in- formed them that the condition of the water supply had for the four past weeks been very precarious and inadequate in the higher parts of the district, and that grievous complaints had been received. Bearing on the importance of procuring an ample supply owing to the difficulty now experienced by the need of an addilional trunk main from tho lake, a suggestion of another source of supply was made by the medical officer of health. The committee had also before the mthe correspondence which had passed between the Joint Water Board and the Local Government Board, and it appeared that an interview with the Local Government Board Department had been sought. Replying to a question by one of the members, tho Surveyor said that the medical officer of health's suggestion was altogether beside the question. It did not affect the matter at all. The Clerk, in explanation of the correspond- ence with the Local Government Board, stated that the latter raised tho question of the owner- ship of the laka. They were under the misap- prehension that the lako still belonged to the old water company, and not to the Covvlyd Board, and their mistake was evidently due to the fact that they had not seen the most, recent docu- ments. Ho entertained a hope that an inter- view would bo granted before long. The Chairman: I am sorry that a deputation from this Board did not at once proceed to in- terview the Local Government Board. It is evident that they have not had the correct in- formation. Mr Edward Allen: Would it not be to the advantage of this town if the Local Government Board were asked to receive a deputation from the Council now, with the object of facilitating the matter? Tho Clerk: I think the only position this Council could take up in that event would be for you to arguo dilatoriness on the part of the Joint Board, but as a matter of fact the Joint Board are now moving in the matter, and it would therefore be incorrect perhaps to take up that line. Mr E. Allen remarked that the opinion had been expressed by a member of the Cowlyd Board, who had no connection with Colwyn Bay, that it would strengthen the hands of the Cow- lyd Board if t.he Colwyn Bay Council were to appoint a deputation in the direction suggested. Mr Joseph Dieken stated that the position with respect to the Cowlyd Board was now very dif- ferent to what it had hitherto been. At pre- sent the Board were at one with the Council over the matter, and they had already unani- mously decided in favour of obtaining additional 1 powers, as well as for tho extra pipe line which Colwyn Bay wanted. He thought they might well leave the matter in t.he hands of the Water Board. Mr E. II. Davies said it might bo advisable to request that a special meeting of tho Cowlyd Board bo summoned at an early date to deal with t.he question. Mr Hugh Hughes: The Cowlyd Board meet on Friday, and we can. do nothing better than leave the matter till then. The queeticm. thereupon dropped. THANKS TO THE T.A.A. Mr Edtl\"a<rda. chairman of tho Town Adver- tising Association, waited on the Council, and presented each memjber with a copy of the new official guide to fee just published by the Association. Who Chairman I examined one of these guick-3 this morning, and I mast say I think they are ad/mirably compiled. In fact they are a credit to tho town, and I ocuiplimont Mr Ed- wQ¡r the chairman of the Guide Committer, and the T.A.A. on t.he way they have prepared the booklets. I beg to paxupoee a cordial voto of thanks to Mr Edwarda tho committee for their excellent work (hear, hear). Mr Dieken seconded, a.nd said the town waa greatly indebted to Mr Edwards and the Asso- ciation for their services. 110 was not quite ".gone" on tho guide cf last year, but thie year the Association had altogether surpassed them- selves. Ho had personally been delighted with the new guide whidh 00 bad already per- UGed. He woiuld call the special attnetion of the Council to the new map of the district to be found at tho end of the guide. That, he thought, would prove of great assistance to visiter (hear,, hear). IThe Chairman concur/ecL Mr Huglh Hugtce M'd he bad previously felt a little dlllbÍJCias afl to the wisdom 0If the Asso- ciation in the manner in which they spent their money, but he was now convinced that what they did was for the bejst. He had just sent a. copy cf the to a friend living at Chelten- ham- who had jUlt written to say that four faim-iilies, who had never previously heard of Oobwyn Bay, had Left Cheltenham for their holi- days at Colwyn Bay, and that was due entirely to the inlhllCfice which the g'Uiide had had upon them (applause). The motion was carried unanimously, and Mr Edlwardts suitably acknowledged. "UNREASONABLE" CEMEa'hitY CHARGES The Sanitary Committee reported the receipt of a letter from Mr Azaria'h Jones, of Erskiue- road, Colwyn Bay., asking the committee to re- consider their decision in reference to the fee fixed for erecting a monumental stone over two purchased grave space a The connmatteo had directed the Ckrk to ex- plain that tho fee over 000 p-uioo would be three guineas and if the stone wero placed. over both sp.acee, five guineas- The Rev. Wm. Hughes said ho felt the Coun- cil were unreasonable in their charges on Door men. The applicant in question had paid £7 10s for two graves, and now tho Council want- ed to charge him all that extra money for the erection of one etcne which would serve in re- ference to both graves. ,T.he cemetery had been bought with the ratepayers' money, and he thought it was too much to ask fluch heavy foes. The Chairman said the Council bad tabulated the oharge5 and they had been approved. Mr Huighea paid pe did net know about the rules, but he thought it was unreasonable t.o ask for nearly double fees in a case, mere particularly as they nad given tho man permis- sion to place a curb round the plot. Mr Hugh Hughes said he thought his col- leaguo was out of carder in discussing that mat- ter. Mr El H. Davies: Mr Hughes hop referred to this manss a ptor man. Does he know the cost of the stone which it is intended to fix ? Rev. W. Hughes: I referred to poor men in general. Mr Hugh Hughes: We wasted weeks in con- sidering these cemetery charges, and they are now tho cheapest in tho country. Rev. Wm. Hughes: Well; I am ecrry for the poor people. Mr E- H. Davies': Poor ir.Oeed stone in thig ease is to cost between £30 and £40, and then people complain about a small charge of this kind. The Chairman: I should inform Mr Hughes that the charges vary from 59 U. wartle. Rev. Wm. Hughes: Thank you, Mr Chair- man. I did not knGW that. It alters the caso considerably. The matter then drowned. PIER COMPANY'S DEPUTATION WAIT UPON THE COUNCIL. MR W. F. MASON PROTESTS AND LEAVES THE C\u-^BER. The General Purposes Committee's report contained the following minute: — directors of the Victoria Pier, viz., Mr W. F. Mason. Chairman aiad Mr J. O. Jones, accompanied by Mr H. Lye 11 Taylor appeared as a deputation to the Council and asked that the present arrangements might be eo regulated as not to interfere with the pier, and suggest- ing that the outdoor entertainments after 7 o'clock in the evening be prohibited. The meeting having been addressed at some length on the subject, the deputation were informed that owing to the absence of several of the members, the committee had decided to bring the views of the directors before the next meet- ing of the Council, and that tho business would be placed as a (special item on the agenda of the meetmg to which me et in,er they were ip. vited to lay their case before tho full Council." At the close of the ordinary business the Chairman asked what method of procedure should1 be adopted in reference to the deputa- tion f,romthe Pica- Company, who were waiting to interview the Council. Mr E- H. Davies suggested that the deputa- tion express their views on the question to be considered, and that the Council should discuss tho matter after the deputation had left the room. t This course was tacitly agreed' to. Mr W. F. Mar»n (chairman of the directors), Mr J. 0. Jones, and Mr Lyell-Tayler (musical director) who represented i—e Pier Company, wero then invited into the chamber. Asked by the Chairman to explain the busi- ne99 to be discussed, Mr W. F. Mason said that as most cf the member were aware the deputation had at- tended on the previous Tuesday, when the mat- ter had been ad.jou/rned in order to have a meeting of the Council* but, he saw many strangers in the gallery at present. He thougiit tue deputation were to interview the Counc.l and have the matters discussed in the absence of other people, and he respectfully requested that that be agreed upon now. Mr Dieken pointed out that notice cf the in- terview had been given on the agenda., and under the circumstances he could not eee how they could do without the reporters or without anyone else, in fact, who cared to attend, bc- cause the Council meeting was open to the pub- lic. If the deputation cared to have the matter diecusi-ed in committee, the question would have to be adjourned eo that it could be confirmed by the Council in the ordinary way. Mr Mason said he thought it had been dis- tinctly understood that the deputation would wait upon the Council after it had completed it6 ordinary business, when the business could be transacted in committee. The Clerk explained that the only reason why that business had been placed on the agenda. was that it had been felt at the previous meeting that the whole Council should know1 the matter would be coming up lor consideration that day. There wac, of course, nothing to prevent any member moving that the question be discuesed in committee, and if the Council decided upon that course it would be A PUBLIC MATTER. Mr E. H. Davies eaid that was a matter which not only concerned the Pier Company and the Council, but one which affected all the rate- payers of the district directly. They did not want to hide any of their transactions from the ratepayers, while at the eame time they would be willing to do all they cohd to help the Pier Company. The Rev. W) 11 iam Hughes eaid that at the meeting of the General Purposes Coiiiinnttee, the Pier Company's directors were given t.o understand that this matter would be- discueeed that day in committee, and that being the case, he moved that they resolve themselves into com- mittee. Mr Lowe aeked whether there was any spe- cial reason why the question should be cteait with in committee? Surely, that was a matter for all the ratepayers, and! the reporters. vJn- ;œs there were any special reason for it, he dId not think they should go into committee. Mr LyeII Tayler: We were asked to have the matter dealt with in committee, and we leave it to your kind feelings, gentlemen. The Clerk said he thought it was his sugg tion at the previous meeting that the matter be discussed in committee, but it wa £ for the Council to decide. They could resolve them- selves into committee, and have to act. Mr Lyell Tayler added that the company wanted to. have the Council's advice upon cer- tain matters, and his chairman (Mr Mason) would appreciate it very much if they consented to deal' with the question in committee. Mr Horton agreed that there had been a general impression that the deputation -.YOU'J meet them in committee, and not in open Coun- cil. The Rev. William Hughes repeated hie lrothn in favour of resolving into committee. Mr John seconded. Mr Edward Allen moved ae an amendment that the question be discussed in open Coun- cil. Mr E. H. Davies seconded. On a division, the amendment was dee'.vrcd carried. Mr Mason then said he was very much ob geu to the Chairman and the Council for giving them an opportunity to meet that afternoon but as they had decided to act contrary to the arrangement, all he could .respectfully say was that he must retire. He had como there at great personal inconvenience on the understand- in.g that he would meet the Council in com- mittee, which would be to the best interests of all concerned, but a-s long as they had decided Uius, he was not prepared to go any further into the matter personally. The Chairman: The matter is at an end, then? Mr Lyell Tayler said he also thanked; the Council for the apportunity to —— MR MASON'S PROTEST. Mr Ma--x.n: I object very strongly to the way in which we have been received here this after- noon. So saying, Mr Mason bowed to the Chairman, and IeTt the room. Mr Dieken eaid he did not wish the deputa- tion to leave them under a misapprehension.' The suggestion in regard to meeting in com- mittee was made at a meeting of the General Purposes) Committee, which was not binding on the Council. Mr Hugh Hughes: And there were only ten members at the committee meeting. Mr E. H. Davies remarked that there had been no proposition that the matter be ri:1;- oussed in committee. It was tho Clerk who had taken upon himself to whisper to Mr Lyell Tayler that the matter would be discussed in committee. The Clerk demurred. Mr E. H. Davies: But I eay it was so. You whispered to Mr Tay!er: "You would like it, I suppose, in private 7" just like that (laugh- ter). Mr Hugh Hughes: Excuse me, Mr Davies; it was I who first suggested it to the Clerk. The Rev. William Hughes was proceeding to read certain figures relating to the rateable value of the Pier Company's property, when Mr Gamble remarked that as Mr Mason had left the room, nothing more could be done in the matter. The Rev. Wm* Hughes: I think we should have met the deputation in committee. This ended the discussion. STATION-ROAD DANGER SPOT. Mr E. H. Davies called attention. to the desir- ability of fixing notices on the tree situated at the bettoiii of Station-road, warning drivers of motor cars and other vehicles to drive slowly over that spot. Mr Davies pointed out that no less than. five roads met at that point, and now that the alterations had been made at the station entrance, the danger to pedestrians cross- ing the thoroughfare had increased. After a short discussion, Mr Davies's sugges- tion was adopted by a majority. DUST-LAYING EXPERIMENTS. The Surveyor reported as follows:- "I regret- to report that Messrs Kneeshaw, Lujp- ton and Co., have relinquished the work of lay- ing their dust-preventing compound without com- pleting the offer made in the matter, and as I have failed to prevail upon them to finish the work, the main road between Victoria Park and the Grc-cs has been treated with calcium chloride, and the same treatment has also been applied on the main road at Colwyn, between the Marine Hotel and Ship Hotel, and the results have been very favourable in minimising the dust nuisance caused by motor cars passing through the dis- trict, but throughout the last month, and more, the weather has been exceptionally wet, and it is only recently that I have had the opportunity of taking this work in hand. In addition to the above, the following roadfe were also treated —Station-road, Victoria-avenue, Promenades (whole length), Penrhyn-road, Woodland-road (east and west], and Brackley-avenue. The quantity of calcium chloride used in the above operations has been 6 tons, and I have on order a consignment of five tons, which will be im- mediately used when it arrives, as the weather appears now to have turned for a drier and fairer aspect. I intend submitting a statement of the cost of this work later on, but I should mention that the process appears much more effective in its purpose on granite macadamised roads than it appears to do on limestone maca- damised roads, and again that the inclemency of the weather has prevented a fair trial being obtained." 0 ^-xy'LEY ESTATE ACCOUNT. A letter was received from Mr R. E. Birch, agent to the Cayley Estate trustees, enclosing a cheque for £1000 on account of tho trustees' contribution, towards the new Promenade works.

LLANFAIRTALHAIARN SCHOOLS. MR JOHN BURNS PROMISES A "FULL INQUIRY." On almost the last day of the session, Mr John Burns, M.P., President of the Local Gov- ernment Board, received in his private room at the House of Commons a deputation from the ratepayers of Llanfairtallhaiarn parish, who presented to him a petition, praying for an in- quiry into the proposed cost of additions to the Council School before the Board sanction a loan for the purpose- Tho petition was signed by 123 ratepayers paying over £46bQ in rates out- of a total of £-öS94. Mr Burns, who was attended by his private secretary, in his reply aa-id, "I am glad to learn that our enquiry at Poplar has became so widely known, and that, it is producing tho effect of cRwsing a demand' for enquiry anto ex- travagant practices in other places. I promise you to make full enquiry into the case you have biought before me, and, if the result boars out the altegatiorjS in your petition, you may rohy upon my exercusiiur the powers I possess to protect you against wasteful extra- vagance by any public body uinder my jurisdic- tion." The deputation thanked the President for his eyimpathetio attitude and withdrew. MR AI. T. DAVIES "STAGGERED." Mr A. T- Davies, the head of the newly-or- ganr'«ed Welsh Department of tho Education Department-, the same day granted r.n interview to the deputation- He courteously explained the position of the Board of Education with regard1 to the schools at J/lanfairtalhaiarn, and expressed his sympathy with the ratepayers of such a. poor rural parish (many of whom he knew personally) at the crushing burden with which they were threatened. He added that he was stag.geredt at the extraordinary cost of the proposed additions to the sciiool, for which he could discover no reasonable cause.

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ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITION AT BANGOR. A SUCCESSFUL INITIAL EFFORT. INTERESTING EXHIBITS. At the fine hail of Friars School, Bangor, Lady Magdalen Wiliiaiia--Eulkeley, yesterday week, opened an Exhibitiini of Arts and Crafts. It wca aii exhibitic.1 en the same lints as live so held in London and Manchester, by the Art Workers' Guild, in its northern and southern branches, and is the first exhibition of the kind ever attempted in North Wales. As a.n outcome of it, it is proposed inform a North Wales Guild oi Designers and 1 Ioen- li The exhibits comprised motai-wcrk. jewellery, embro.idery of all sorts, lace, weaving, mainly oil hand looms; designs^ and model stencilling, ar J bookbinding. The movement has been sup- ported by t number of influential patrons, and the committee hopo that when .he Uuiid formed they will bo able to hold i. year y ex- hibition go that thus district vJl not be fOlIl:Ù behind ether parts 'tIf the country Sll f-ir «6 lpf appreciation of the beautiful J6 conoerne^, and they feel certain from the result oi this attorniii that local talent of the best quniiy is av.iih.tJe if only it can be got together to influence tljC public. iT -< The committee consisted of M- HaioJ 1 Hughes, Mrs J. R. Davies (Ceris), Mies DaviPf (Treborth), Mi Preston (Bangerj, Wrs llugn<s (Carnarvon), Mr H. L. North (i^lanf-irk cran,, and Mr Hamer Hutchings (Do-gam' y), and tnty were fortunate in having as r ^orctary MifiS Fi-aii- ces A. Jones, Portdinorwic, who worked assiduously to ensure the success of the exhibi- tion. Mr Harold Hughes, of committee, eaid this was an exhibition of appiaed arte not of works whose reason of existence was limited to their quality as works of art. By "applied arts" is implied that additional quality of beau- ty given to objects and articles of uso, whether they be buildings, hangings, furniture, donicttic utensils, dress, jewellery, or otherwise. Some few years back a great impetus was given to work of this nature: great men arose in our .tjl,ldr-t-. Voy,:c-y and others,—classes of wood- carving and other crafts were established throughout the land. Two great dangers were the outcome cf this. Everyone wno could not design thought ho could, and everyone who cou«u not carve considered, ho was able to do so: want of restraint quickly showed itself. The^ old simple cak farmhouse furniture, often perieet-.y beautiful in itself, was covered with ornament it did not require, and, in losing its simplicity, lost ail its value as a work of art. The other danger: the art craze become popu.ar. Inferior designers and enterprising firnir, turned out, and do still, in a greate'r number, turn out contemp- tible imitations of tho works of greater men. They rc-aJly let their ideas run riot. How could the non-discerning public distinguish between the false and true? Better were it that we re. mained in the oC,Pth of artistic deadnets than that wo should rise to the tottering height of riotous display. If I understand aright the ob- jects of this exhibition and the Guild of Art Workers, which it is hoped may be the outcome, it is to ra-iee the tone and quality of work pro- duced by the craftsmen and art workers in tœs our country of Wales. Lady Magdalen in per- forming- the opening ceremony, said: I oame here to-di y with very great pleasure to open this extremely pretty exhibition. Having been round exanr.n. irhg tho exhibits, I am surprised at such excel- lence, and I hope that a great many people will come to see what I consider an out of the ordi- nary exhibition. I understand this is the iirst exhibition of its kind tha-t has ta.ken place in Bangor, and I hope it will not be the last. I shall be greatly interested to come hero next year, but I am suro your next exhibition cannot be an improvement on this. Mr Haimer Hutchings moved a vote of thanks to Lady Magdalen Wi'Ilianis-Bulkeley for opening the exhibition- He said that he hoped the- gatihering had not been disappointed m not finding more work by local craftsmen and designers. When tho exhibition was first mooted, they did not know whether they would confine it to local craftsmen and designers, or whether they would go outside in order to get a re.ally good exhibi- tion, which would stimulate local craftsmen, who could be shown tho possibilities of their art. After some discussion, it was decided that as so little good work was done in North Wales, the exhibition should not be a local one. He was pleased that they had succeeded in their object. What they really now required was to stimulate the local workers to, if possible, form classes for the winter. There was no doubt but that con- siderable latent ta-lcnt existed amongst the Welsh workers, but it required to be brought out. In the quarrying districts they could see work fine- ly executed, but failing owing to lack of design, and indeed that was not surprising, for the men ha.d not received training of any kind. It was their artistic instinct expressing itself as well as it could. The second object of the exhibition was to form a Guild of A.rt Workers, which would not be lestrieted in the first instance to Welsh workers, because it might cramp the movement, but in time it was proposed to limit it to Welsh workers. Mr H. L. North, in seconding the vote, re- marked that a largo number of exhibits had been sent by We'shrnen who had migrated ever the borders. When they formed the Guild it would be one thoroughly national in char- acter. Acknowledging the vote, Lady Magdclen Wi 11 iaim>-I>vukeley said she was proud to open the exhibition. The exhibition, as an inspection will eihow, has an educative value, but it possesses numerous features of interest even to those whose "love cf the beautiful" is not very marked. The fiiim of the late Wiliia.ni Morris figures very largely in the exhibits. They have sent exquisite examples of woollen textures, chintz printed on cotton, tapestry, and Miss Frances Jones, the secretary, is responsible for a, num- ber of finely worked cot covers. Thed School of Needlework, of which Miss Parry is teach?r, is represented by embroidery typical of the Jacobean period, all skilfully worked, and Mrs North, Llanfa.irfechan, also shows clever embroidery; work. An exhibit which at- tracted much notice was a frontal cloth design- ed by Mr H. L. North, and made by Miss Sim- monda, for Christ Church, Llanifairfechan. The worked brass candlesticks sent by Mr Al- fred Hughes, of Edniundton, are remarkably fine example of that class of work. Mrs J. R Davies, Ceris, eenb a number of hangings of artistic pattern,?, and Mr Hcmev Hutchings a magnificent leather screen. The stencil work of Mr E. Thomas, c-f Rcewen, has elicited fa- vourable oomment", as also has a fine leather case for the Communion Service, sent by Mr T. II. Bartholomew, Roystcn, Herts. Needle- work pictures always attract attnetion, and those sent by Ma» Wat-kin Davies, LJanfair- feehan, are superb examples of the possibilities of the neodlle. Mr Rathbone, Glan Menai an ardent oraftsuran, is represented by a splen- didly worked silver casket, and also by copper work. M ss Violet Ramsay, daughter of Lady Ramsay, is exhibiting sonic beautiful jewcllen;. Other notable exhibitors ane Meesis Part- rid, Barnstaple; M. Blcre, London; Stop- pord', Brooke, F. C. Garrett, end Miss Alice Ginitson, Leicester. Mr Harold Hughes, Ban- gor, has several interesting sketches on view. To tho loan exhibition Miss Ilughes, Bryn Menal, has sent a number of interesting arti- cles, including India a Judda hs, and aloo ir o lr Kneeshaw, whose quaint lamp and' curious map of the du'i&trict have drawn much attention. Dr. Parry, Carnarvon, ehaws the rug on which the Prince of Wales was Installed Chancellor of the XTniversity of Wales at Carnarvon in 1902; Mr Harold Hughes a "Breeches Bible, 1582," Mr H. L. North a Psalter of the 13th Century, Miss Pryco, Bryn, a nail-less chair, presented to her father, the late Bean Pryce about the year 1860 by a Penrhyn quarryman, and Mrs Watkin Davies and Mrs Davies, Hafod y Coed, have also sent interesting articles- THE EXHIBITORS Among those who sent in exhibits were Mi&s Cwen Parry. Llanwddyn, Oswestry; Miss Mary Lyle Ogg, Park Lane, Liverpool; Mr Griffith Oiveii, Llanberis; Mr Herbert L. North, Llen- fairfeohan; lra II. L. North, Llanfairfechan; Mr Hugh Arnold, Kensington, London; Mrs Jans Davic-i?, Station Hcu«e, LAanberif; Mr W. Armstrong1 Davidson. Glasgow; M;ss Duck- worth., G. Cottage, Llanfairfochan; Mrs Wat- kin Davies,* Llanfairfeehan; 1i:°3 G, Bevan Davies, Abergele-road, Colwyn Bay; Mr David

KIRBY cfe NICHOLSON, LTDv 6, ST. ANN'S SQUARE, MANCHESTER. N COSTUMIERS, MILLINERS, FURRIERS, Etc. SPECIAL SHOW OF MODEL GOWNS, MILLINERY, TAILOR-MADES, Etc, AT The HOTEL METROPOLE, COLWYN BAY, TUESDAY and tUEDHESDAY, SEPT. 24th and 25th. MESSRS. ^"IRBY & NICHOLSON, LTD,, have made arrangements to hold their usual Show o, Novelties at the above Hotel. They will have in attendance experienced Dressmakers, Milliners, etc., aud ask the favour of a vitit of inspection. KIRBY & NICflOLSON, Ltd. 18987 RELIGIOUS SERVICES- BRVN-Y-MAEN PARISH CIIURCH. ENGLISH SliRV iC ES. -Morning, 11. Short Evensong, 7.15. WELSH SERVICES.- Alorning, 10. Evening, 6. LLYSFAEN PARISH CHURCH. ENGLISH SERVICES. MORNING. 11-15 a.m. | Seats Free. 1842s

BILLIARDS AT LLANDUDNO. HARVERSON v. WILLIAMS. The billiard match of 16.000 up. between Cecil Harvciton, London, and Albert E. Williams, of Manchester, for the £ 2000 picture, was con- tinued at the Grand Hotel, this week, and an increased number of spectators assembled. MONDAY'S PLAY. On Monday afternoon, Harverson was in splendid form, scoring 769 points, including a break of 229, as compared with. Williams's con- tribution of 573, including a break of 135. In :J.ie evening, Wi|Lianfi scored more freely, making 102 and 135. Harverson, however, made a briliiant 159. At the close of the day's play the scores were:- I Williams (receives 2000) 9577 I Harverson (in play) 8970 HARVERSON MAKES HEADWAY. On Tuesday afternoon, Harvereon played a consistent game, compiling breaks of 133. 79, 65, 62, 53, 52, and 42. It was, however, left to Williams to make the highest breaks of the afternoon, viz., 212, 180, and 56. In the even- ing. Harverson had by far the best of the pkiy, a.nd at the close was within 34 points of hi* op- ponent, to whom he concedes a start of 200G. Harverson's best breaks were 196. 135. 69, 53, and 45; while Williams compiled 96, 56, and 45. Scores I Willia-mp 10.494 I Harycrson tin play) 10,4&D

English and Welsh Markets. CORN. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.—Wheat market clos- ing quiet, but moderate busine^-s has been done about penny conuil under Friday's rates. Flour e.ow demand; de,iver;es,good, prices unchanged. Maize In quiet request; prime mixed American, id il atc- 56 4d; Odessa-, is 5d per cental. Peas, bariey. and beans firm, unchanged. OalS firm, fair trade. CATTLE. LIVERPOOL, Moii,day.-Til-exe was a large (Supply of cattle in market to-day. Demand good. aj.Uiough prices were not yuofcablv hrigL- er. A ;maJG decrease in the supply of shoep and lajm-bs. Demand slow, and notwithiscfuidjjig tntut qlightl?.I, lower rates were a^ce-opted a eio»a-r_ ance could not be made. Quotations B^ef, 6|d to &d pe rib.^ mutton* S £ d to 6d; !aiub, b2d to- 7sd At market, 1530 cattle, and 9496 sheep aiid lambs. W" REX HAM, MorAav.-Iliere was a fuidv good ifuppiy of stock at to-dav s market, and business was pretty brisk- Pigs were not so wcJ* represented, but trade wr*s good. bd,eep weae present m JaJtro numbers and sold well. Beef roaiised from 6*d to 7d par lib.; mutton, ? to „9d: 10d; v«a 8d to 9id, and pigs ???■ *° score lbs. h, Tuesday.—A short supply but a fair demand. Best Herefords 6Jd short- horns, 64d to bid: bulls and cows, 4|d to 5M; weJier 8|d to 8Jd; owes and rams. 6d~ to 7d kmhs, g|d to 8*d per lb.; bacon pig*/ 9s lOd l° i2*LpoTket*• 10s 8d to 106 10d; sows. 8s 4d to cte od p^r socre. T Messrs Septimus Lambort and h^n m the weekly report state teere wes an increase of 300 cattle on offer to- day. Ihere was a glow dragging tnacte for ali clas.es excepting the very choicest, which class simiJn-r to week'* she1p an<} were aJso in larger numbers and were a worse trade than last week several ipt« of iam.be and sheep were left uneoid, and the market closed with a dowru ward tendency. Choioe lexers, o$d; pood* bul- locks and heifer^ &d to 6id: middling cattle and gooo .young cowa, 5W to 5*d rough cattle, 5d oxxoa pmah iioc-tilcriurtxy bhee/n, 9d feby fiiSr UrlfS 7d to 8*d; email il' 6d k) iam-ba 7d to 8Ad; calvee, |d to 7d per pound. cattle 2231, irw llTP a.ï.d lanibr, 11,407, inorealSe 1240; 159. HAY AND STRAW. MAXCHES1R Monday.—Hay, new, 4^d to M, clover, old, 7d; new, 5id to 6 £ d; straw, oat; o2d to 3$d p^r ft one. WOOL. BRADFORD, Mo-n-day.-Values rest aD a nine firmly maintained' all roumd Hwtars of fine wocfe are acting with of t}ie coming opening- of the Australian season, and do not r,rc4 9ahf in tare present oomdntion of the market. Tlio previously noted improvement in medium nad Forties are fyuotfed Is 5d merino eixtics tops, 2s 41d- BUTTER. EGGS. MEAT. Etc. BANGOR, Eriday.—Fresh butter Is Id per lb.; eggs, 10 to 11 for Is; Irisai, Danish and Canadian butters, Is to Is 2d per lb.; beef *7d to 10d; mutton, 8d to lOd; jamb, 9d' to lid: veal, 7d to lOd; park, 8d to lOd; ham, d to lOd; iat in^> 4d to 4idJ P^atoes, 16ibs. to 24libs. for Is; carrots^ Id per lb. tur- nips, Id per lb. ;namiips.ld peas, 9d per ort cabbages, M to 4d each; cauliflowers, 'id to 6d •' rhubarb, Id per lb.; celery, 4d per etick; lettuce. Id each; leeks, Id; cucumbers, 2d to Od each; vegetable marrows, 2d to 6d; R-ar** (English), Is 10 2s 6d per IB. grapes (foreign) 4d to 8d per lb.; melions, 4d to 2s 6d each;W maloes, 4d to 9d pe.r lob.; peaches, 2s to be per doa plum. Id to 4d per lb.; cficrries, bd1 to 9d; apples, 2d to 4d; pears, 2d to 6d; chicked 4p 6d to 5s per couple; fowlS, 3t; 6d to 4f3 each- duoklings, 2s 9d to 3s each; ha.res, 26 to 3s 6d each; rabbits, 9d each; pigeons, Is 4d per brace; salmon, 26 3d' to 2s 6d per lb soles, Is to Is 4d per ib.; tiurbot, Is; brill, le; halibut, 9d lemon soles 9d: plaice 2d to 6d; whiting, 4d to 6d; dabe, 4d; gurnete, 5d; mackerel, 6d to 6d; skate. 3d to 4d cod, 3d' to 6d; lobsters, Is 2d each; crabs, 3d to Is each; white bait, 6d per point; ehnnips, 5d per piut. LLANRWST, Tuesday. -Eggs, 9 to 10 for Is; butter, lid and Is per lb. fowls, 3s to 4s 6d per couple; ducks, 5s to 6s per couple; potatoes, 48 per cwt. pigs (suckers), 20s to 24s each. LLANGEFNl, Thursday.—Butter, Is per lb.; eggs, 12 for Is; beef, 6d to 8d per lb.; inutton, 7d to 9d; lamb, lid; veal, 7d to 8d; pork, 6d to 8d; fat pigs, 4d; porkets, 16s to 18s each; fowls. Is 9d to 2s; ducks, 2a to 2s 6d. PWLLHELI, Wednesday.—Fresh butter, ild- per lb.; eggs, 8s per 120; ducks. 4s to 4s 6d per couple; chickens, 3s 6d to 4s per couple; fowls, 2s each; potatoes, ,4s per (Y\vlt. fat pigs, 4d per l,b. young pigs (suckers). 1016 to 18s; beef, 6d to 9d per lb.; mutton, 6d to 10d; veal. 6d to 9d -.er Jb. -1

TALYCARN AUCTION MART. Messrs Robert and Rogers Jones held their usua.i sale on Monday, of fat stock, at the Taly- cafn Mart, where a large number of buyers had assembled. Fat bullocks made up to £20 12e 6d, calving cows up io £ 14, and store bullocks up to 99 15s. Crocs-bred ewes ran to 33s, and Welsh ewes to 23s. There were over 1700 lani-bo for sale, and the highest price obtained was 30s a-piece. Calvee made up to JC4 126 bel -4

ANNUAL RAM AND RAM .LAMB SALE. The Talyoafn Auction Mart, of which Messrs Robert and Rogers Joaiee, Llanrwst, a,re tho proprietcms, is stil] gaining notoriety- R6 being the best medium for the purchase of stock, and this was evidenced by the large attendance a.t the annual ram and ram lamb sale which took place there yef~terdav. The catalogue included 140 pure bred WiltrJiiie rains a»d rain lamba, 90 puro br?d Southdown rams and ram lambs, 50 pure bred Weli-h rnm8 and ram lambs, ana 20 Shropshire down ram lambs, besides closo upon 750 Welsh and cross-bred breeding ewoee. Welsh breeding ewes were eold at an average of 24< and crossbred reached' 34s. Tho top price in the sale was £ 6 2s 6d iur a Wiltshire ram la nb, the property of a tenant fanner in the person of Mr Hugh Roberta, Grugfrym. A draft- of 15 pupebred South Down ram lambs from Mrs WHIiams-Wynn, Cefn, averagod L3 10s each, the top prioe obtained being £.4 10s. Another batch from Mr John Jonee, Di- narth Hall, averaged JB5 176 6d, the highest price obtained for a purebred Wiltshire was jE5 7s 6d. Thirty pedigree South Down ram lambs from Mr David Foulkc-S, Penmaonmiaw r, averaged j32 158. and some purebred South DowJie 6ont by Mr T. Williams, Pcntreffynon Farm, Holywell, realised £4 2s fxl. Mr H. Ellis, 'Tai'rmeibion,, Bangor, got £ 3 10s for some W eilfch rains, and £ 3 15s Far a Welch rajn lamb. A dtnaft cf 20 Welsh ram lambs from the Uni- versity College Farm, Aber, averaged B5 10a apiece., and clirli Downs .f.rDn the same place made up to E3. A Wiltshire shearling ram be- lon.ging to M,r John Williams, Bryn Caxnwoh. realised £ 4 15s, and five purebred Wiltshire rami lambs from Mi Richard Owen, Ty'nrhyn, made JS3 128 ahead- Mr Wm. Hughes. Ty Isa, akso got C5 apiece for tirure Wiltshire rani Lambe. The sale was a mo&t succcssful one.

The last remaining portions have been re- moved of a fa-mouB old elm witiach was known to all loverp of Black ho a; h as "Dick Tur pin's Tree- Tra-dition 1:1.<1 it that the famous high- waymnin us«ed to aar-bush his victims under the gig-antic branches a- this elm. Sore threat and weak eyes a,re very preval- ent in those school which are near a dusty read. A teacher declares that there are ten such cases now for one five years r.g.o. (The inorease is due to tbe dust raised by motor oare-

Cure, Canrnifchem Miss M. Cliric-tie, Victoria Stuuio, lolwyn Bay; Mr 1. A- yoxii, Bournemouth -YLss Emily Cat'tley, up e b Park, Liverpool; Miss Winifred Br- tt Liver- pool; Mh3 Herbert BrJicck, Haeknoj, London, Miss Frances Bartholomew, Roysion, Herts; Mrs Marv Bi MV- London C. Buekie, Dorset; Miss Lewis, Holyhead School d Needlework; Mis S. Bridgwater, Hafod y Coed, L.lanfai.rfaeba-n; Miss Bivotnvater, Dud- ley; Miss BertJia Beli, London; Mrs A. Thompson Hill, Manchester; Micss Gwen Nicm- ole Jones, Fenrfios, Llangetm- Mc-s,;rs b Jones and Son, Woollen Manufacturer?, Blaen- au Fe*tinic<r: Mi» S. J. Jones, Bod Gedim, Giaj-inlrvn, "Banger; Miss Fnda Jones Lon- don; Mr A. Hughes, Bushey, Herts; Mr Alfred. Hughes, London; MIS;; M. A- Hughe0 Bristol; Alice Hewitt, Fa.jmouUi; Mi«3 E. M. Hendy, Cornwall; Mies Cmlw.e, Glasgow: Mies Alice Gimson, Leicester; MM D. Gilmour, Menai Bridge: Miss E. C. GibbMB. Bristol: Mr Fiank Garrett, Birmingham; .1\1j,.6 Maud FiVl-e- Bristol; Miss C. E. Holvwrll; Mi-s Hilda Keliy, LiverpooJ; Mis-, Alicia Kav, Liverpol; Mies Gcorgina Mwson, Liverpool; M:^ Edith. Mitchell. London; Messrs W, Morris and Cn, London; Bny- lis- Bryn,teg-terrace, Bangor; Miss MaudePa.rt- ridge, Barnoiaplc, Devon; Air R. L'. B. IWth- bono Lorxjon; Mr T. H. Rx>tl>wo^u» Ash Grovo, Llanfairfechani; Miss Buoy RuaF.elil l'a rdJf Mirs Violet Ramsay, London; Miss Marv Rooney, Plymouth; Mr E. Thomas, Pengwern. Talyeufn; Miss Paulson, Towmend. London; Miee Mildred Strafham, Rcscleigh Hale, Che. shire: Miss Florence Slern. and Miss Gertrude ConioJly, Binninghaan; Mr Geo. W. Groove nor White, Birmingham; Miss M. E. William^. Potnev HiJl; Miss C. G. Willi-anison, Uan- dudno; Mis;; Easvllt Williams, Menai Del. Bangor; Miss W. H. Williams, Hill-street, Barxror Mr W. W i.llismc?» High-otreet, Bangor; and Miss Jv.Iitih T. Colling-wood, Sussex. Mr John Jones. DclVnmaen, who was a winner at the Swansea Eisteddfod ivae also a large exhi- bitor. SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The exhifcitioin was opened to-day week b", the Bishop of Banucr, Who was intro- duced by Mr Harold Hughcg in a few appro- priate words. In the course of his remarks, the Bishop eaid that a statement which had given him much food for reflection was tha.t the Government of this country had orderec' horse shoes from America to supply the British Army because better and more skilful work could be bad in America for a lower price than in England- That made him believe that arts aaid crafts in this country were declining. It would be a good thing if the youth of our country spent their leisure hours in eelf-improvemerat and manual training. He noticed in the exhibition mere fancy than useful goods* and alrso that Jadies' handiwork was in greater proportion than the handiwork of young men. lie hoped that at the next ex- hibition that petition would bo reversed. In his introductory remarks Mr Harold Ilughes al- luded to skite fans. and in viow of the fact that the secretary hailed from Portdinorwic lie had expected to fee not only slate fans, but a mcro skilful work, a.r«d' that, was split slates$hear, hear). The Dean of Bangor moved a vote of thanks to the Bishop, Mr H. L. North seconding. THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The Arts and Crafts Exhibition held at Frians School, Bangor, was opened on Friday by Mi-i- Adeane. Hciyhcad, in introducing whom Mr Haaold Hughes, Bangor, said that Adeane had done great work in her endeavour to fur- ther the advancement of handicrafts in the Holyhead' district, more especially of those con- nected with e.ntraide.ry, metal, leather, and wood-work, and he only hoped she would carry away with her a favourable impression of the work exhibited in the room. The work was not all of equal merit. In future it might be more possible to eliminate those few examples which were .not up to the high standard of nearly all the work sent in. In opening the exhibition* Mis* Adeane said "It has been very kind of the coiiiiiittpr to 3E;k me to open an exhibit-ion with the object of which I sympathise so warmly. We live among fsuch inr-plring natural beauties of form and colouir in Wales that we must all wish to p o- mot-o the highest- ideal in every branch of art. The object of an exhibition like this will be- at- tained if it fosters a tone and knowledge of the best art. in craftsmanship, carving, metal-work, and so that the same high sTan-cvard may be attained in architecture, painting, a.nd the plastic arts that, liau been reached in Welsh poetry and music. I see a.rcund me beautiful speciments of work which must, have been a joy to the amiiiccr as I am sure they wild be to tho purch.2K>rs, and now I have great plea- sure in declaring- the third dav's exhibition opeii." A vote of thanks to Mihj- Adeane was pro posod by the Ven. Archdeacon Lloyd Jones, and seconded by Mr R. LI. B. Ratlibrno. Men.son should be made cf the interesTinig contributions of Mr Knee?haw to the loans ex- hibition. In the large exhibition the exhibits of Mr Harold Hu&'hes, architect, have attracted conslo.'Cirable aiteution.