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"HUMORS OF HISTORY." -¡;:c, ..n-= THOSE FATAL GLOVES, A.D. 1192.' After suffering untold hardships Richard and his army arrived within sight of Jerusalem, but he was forced to abandon the siege, as his forces were not strong enough. On his way home he was wrecked on the northern shore of the Gulf of Venice, and resolved to cross the Continent in disguise. He reached Vienna in safety, but there the imprudence of his servant, in wearing gloves when entering the town to buy provisions, betrayed him into the hands of Duke Leopold, who had his beating to avenge." This sories of 160 picture3, entitled" IIu:n3r3 of History," appavriny vvjokly in this jourail, is roprjiusil ia ojlour on plate papar, cloth bound, gilt, at 2/6 nett, 42,000 uaving been spent in its prolaction by tha Morning Lsalar," London. Spaciman Colored Plate on application. Y MENYG MARWOL, A.D. 1192. Ar ol dyoddef caledi anrhaethadwy cyrhaeddodd Rhisiart a'i fyddin i olwg Jerusalem, ond bu raid iddo roddi heibio y gwarchae am nad oedd ei fyddinoedd yn ddigon cryf i'r gwaith. Ar ei ffordd adref aeth yn Uongddrylliad ar draeth gogleddol Culfor Venice, a phender- fynodd groesi'r Cyfandir dan gochl. Cyrhaeddodd Vienna yn ddyogel, ond yno bu i annoethineb ei was trwy wisgo menyg pan yn myned j'r. dref i brynu bwyd, ei fradychu i ddwylaw y Due Leopold, yr hwn oedd yn falch o gael cytle i ddial y gurfa a gafudd."

THE POULTRY INDUSTRY IN 1907. BY EDWARD BROWN, F.L.8. (Sectrwbary of the National Poultry Organisation Society, Assistant Director of the Agricultural Department, University College, Reading, etc-) In spite of an unfavourable season due to a cold and wet spring and summer, which had its influence, as in all sections of agriculture, upon breeding and growth of poultry and cn egg pro- duction, the year just closed was one which greater progress has been made than in any previous twelve months. On all sides we have evidence that more and better fowls are kept tin an ever before, that farmers axe paying a greater amount of attention to this branch of live stock, that there is an increasing number of specialists taking up the business on progressive lines, and' that the demand for eggs and poultry increases rapidly, to an even greater extent than supplies, as indicated by the continued advance in prices, which do not, however, check to any appreciable extent the sale of the best qualities, 88 these are in greater demand than ever. The one shadow is an increase in the price of feed- ing stuffs, referred to in a later paragraph- The great event off 19C7 in connection with the poultry industry was the Second National Poultry Conference held at Reading last July, wlhich, it is generally acknowledged', lifted the pursuit on to a higher plane than it had occu- pied previously- Afl honorary secretary of that Conference, I am unable to speak of it as im- partially as can others, but may be permitted to say that the evidences received from. our Colon- ies and foreign countries as well as at home eihow that it is exerting an influence which can- not .fail to lead to very great developments, and make for extension on the best lines- The Con- ference was very largely attended, and among those present were some of the most progressive poultry keepers, as well as representatives of the central authorities, of the great Agriciiltura.1 and Poultry Societies, of County Councils, of Colleges, and othetis whose help is important, arid of the tradte, by whidh produce must bd distributed to consumers- There were also many ooJoniaJ and foreign representatives, and the Conference proved one of the most successful gatherings of the kind ever held. The social side was not forgotten, but the mam idea was practical and utilitarian- Thirty-three papers were read, covering a very wide field, and many of thete were contributed to by experts of large experience and1 knowledge. During the week there was held what proved to be a most unique display of poultry. This consisted of upwards of 150 pairs, each of which was representative of a race or variety, inclusive of many little known foreign breeds- The display of eggs of all nations held at the same time was equally remarkable, showing what our breeders must do to meet foreign competition. The official report wihich coataine a full accourit of the proceedings and verbatim copies cf the papers and discus- sions, has been recognised as a mine of informa- tion on the subject. At the Conference a seriee of resolutions were passed, some of which have been placed before iJhe authorities concerned- In several of these the claim that direct financial aid should be given by the Board of Agriculture to the poultry industry- One rerult of this is seen in a grant of L25 to the Utility Poultry Club towards the expenses of its first yearly laying competition, and whidh we hope betokens a departure from the policy heretofore adopted- That this is so appears to be the case from the reply of Earl Carrington. President of the Board of Agricul- ture, when the resolutions referred to were submitted to him by a deputation from the Poultry Conference Committee- The grant named is small in amount, and will not do much to help the Utility Poultry Club to meet the heavy expenses involved in its year's laying competition, but it is a promise of more in tihe future. I am glad to seo this competition a.-i started, and especially that the regulations are on a much better basis than those applied to the tfoorter tests, where tihey are very unsatisfactory from a practical point or view, however much .they may meet the wishes of venders of stock birds and etggs foir hatching- A resolution was passed at the Poultry Con- ference calling attention to the way in which the white leghorn, one of our most valuable egg producing raoet3 o: fowls, is being ruined by fanciers, who are destroying the true type, in- creasing the size and curtailing the prolificacy- That, however, is but representative of wlhat is going on in many breeds, and the cleavage be- tween exhibitors and poultry-keepers ili becom- ing more pronounced. So long as f arriers limi- ted themselves to the improvement of Eternal dlnaracters without- injury to economic properties they were rendering considerable service to the na-tionai food supply, and to them we could go for stock birds- The time has arrived when that is no longer the case, and farmers and others should avoid the purely exhibition stock. Hap- pily we are not now dependent upon these. The number of specialist poultry-keepers who seek first the development of egg and-meat properties is rapi-dly increasing, and in the future they will secure this trade both at home and abroad- Thus the ultimate less to fanciers will be ver- great- In my "Report on the Poultry Industry in Den- mark a-nd Sweden." the result of a tour in those countries lafFL, August and September, and which will be published sliortly, an account is given of methods adopted .'or the improvement of the breed!- of poultry and for the distribution of stock in Denmark which may Suggest alteration of the Siyotem that we have hitherto adopted- Observations made in many countries have shewn that pro rata to the acreage more fowls are kept where farms are small than where large occupations am met with- Hence the paedng d the "Smail Holdings amd Allotments Act, 1907," will probably have an lmjxirtant and wide reaching influence upon the future of poudtiry breeding in this country. On all sides evidences are apparent tliat the above Act, which came into force on January loSt., will be largely taken advantage of. As poultry are live stock which involve the least primary expendi- ture, give the most rapid returns, are capable of management by the fanner's wie or members of his family, have considerable manuxial value, linking themselves with other branches suited to smaller occupations, and there is a constant- ly advancing demand for produce, we may ex- pect a steady and considerable increase in the number of rowls kept wherever small holdings arc formed. To' obtain the. full results of such development the need for combined or co-opera- tive marketing will be increasingly manifest, otherwise much of the benefit cannot be realised It is essential, therefore, that every effort should be put forth to extend tihat system whenever the conditions are favourable- By such means home production, wilU. be greatly stimulated, and t'he best trade kept more and more in the hands cf our own people. An opportunity is afforded fcr the extcii-sion of co-operation in rural dis- tricts that has never presented it&e.If before, one which will probably lead to operations on a h-irger scale than has heretofore been attempted. The amenities of the poultry industry have been disturbed during the year under review by recrudescence of a,n old proposal to compel all imported eggs and fowls to be marked with name of the country of their origin. That such I a suggestion requires careful consideration every- one will admit. But an attempt was made on the part of a limited number of poultry breed- ers and otlied-S to force it, without ensuring that the question should be fully discussed by all sections interested Apart from whether it is practicable or not, and whether Parliament could be expected to extend tr e Merchandise Marks Acis to food products, I am fairly oonvinct-d that the introduction of compulsory marking of foreign eggs and poultry would deal a very heavy blow at the poultry industry in Britain, and for that reason have opposed the proposal. When the National Poultry Organisation So- ciety was formed, this question was considered, and the conclusion arrived at was that the better policy is for our producers to mark the best qualities of home supplies, and thus, adver- tise British produce alone. Nothing advanced since that time has weakened this opinion. Considerable advance can be reported as to various methods of progressive poultry culture. The value cf trap-nesting, when applied in a rea- sonable and common sense manner, is increas- ingly apparent, not so much to force laying as for selection of the most prolific hens for stock punxise*. The adoption of artificial hatching and rearing on a large scale is growing rapidly, and experience is helping towards a solution of the difficulties inseparable from operations of tins nature. We have to learn how far we can go in contravention of the natural me.hods, and to what extent we can modify our system eo as ir. nv->i71 heavy loss. Tie tendency is always at the outset to imagine that we are able to ignore I such considerations, but that brings its own punishment With extension of numbers greater attention must be paid to ventilation, fresh or untainted ground, end a multitude of other I questions which the small poultry keeper neeu not consider. There is much to be learnt, but marked progress has been made. With regard to instruction and experimental work in connection with the poultry industry, (h re is not much to report- Agricultural col- le»&> continuo on former lines, with develop- ments hero and there, but County Councils, as a result of elementary education being imposed upon them, seem to think less of technical in- struction The presided, oi the Board of Agri- culture and Fisheries appointed early in the veer an influential Departmental Committoo to con- sider the present condition of agricultural edu- cation and experimental work, and we may fair- ly hope that, from it some definite results may accrue, lea.di.ng to considerable developments in tho future The need for these arc apparent when we compare what is being done in Canada and t o United States. The papers read at the re- cent; Poultry Conference as to experimental work in poultry keeping emphasised the fact that we lag far behind what has been done across the At- lantic, and some of the individual experiment stations there have each carried out .more re- search than all the United Kingdom together. It is & question of jnoney. In 1905 no less a sum I than 1,515,734 dollars ( £ 315,000) was granted to

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SEVEN YEARS' SUFFERING. Varicose Ulcers Cured by Zam-Buk. COULD EVEN FEEL THE SORES HEALING UP! For seven years the varicoso ulcers of M re Ma.ry AnD Perks, of 159, St. Mary's Row, Urion ark, London, baffled medical treatment and defied ordinary ointments- Scores and scores of cares of stubborn skin disease have clone the same, but they have all surrendered completely, just as Mrts Perkis' case has done, to the invin- cible healing power of Zam-Buk. "I am 56 years of age," said Mrs Perks when interviewed by a London pressman,; "and for seven yeans I suffered terribly from varicose ulcers. 1 had what seemed to be liitle more tiisiix a slight radii on my foot- It was, of course, irritable a.nd I natunaiiy scratched it. The re- sult was that a day or two afterwards I noticed that tihe rash wae spreading, and a number of small water blisters forming.These -wexe very painful, and my stocking, oreometiliing. else, apparently poisoned my loot, for very soon it started to swell, and then niyz leg became much enlarged- "tf-con afterwards sores forntod and discharged matter. This alarmed me and I consulted a doc- tor: but he. did me no good wiiatever, I suiler- ed terrible agony, and same of tihe ointments I tried seemed to burn my flesh like hot iron. "This went on for same time, when a friend suggested I should try Zam-Buk- I did so, and the very firm application was beneficial- Za.m- Buk was dblightiully sootlyng, and 1 could almost feel it healing the sores. At did heal them, too, for after using two OF tihree boxes my leg was perfectly sound and well. When I think of The houins and hours I lay tossing about in bed, wishing with pain, and how I used to get uip in tine morning worn out and WTetched, I deeply regret not having used Zam-Buk be- fore- Fifteen months have parsed since Zam-Buk cured me; and there has not been the slightest recurrence of the trouble." If you are in any way troubled as Mre Perks was, your skin, like (hers, may be quickly put into tihe pint of condition by the use of Zam- Buk. Don't take any risks by experimenting with chea-p salves and ointments, which, owing to tlheir rancid animal fats and mineral poisons, are Jikely to do more'harm than good. There is positively no preparation, which possesses the same virtues as Zani-B-uk. Its uniaue herbal eaps arid juices have a wonderful affinity for the requirements of tihe human system, and a most potent power over diseases cf the skin and tis- sue. Zam-Buik is- indeed, the world's greatest healer and, the onJy perfect skin-cure- Dr- Andrew Wilson's handsome oloth-bound book, "Homely Talk om First-Aid, worth 2s 6d; poet free for 6d; from Zam-Buk Co., Leeds-

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«TENNYSON AND THE VIC- TORIAN EHA-" INTERESTING LECTURE AT LLANDUDNO. An interesting series of lectures have been arw ranged by tne Kector of Llandudno (Rev. jLJew* elyn R. Hughes, M.A.), on "Tennyson and the Victorian bra." The proceeds are in aid of the Rcctory Building Fund. Through the kind- ness of Mr T. P. Davies, the spacious concert room of tne St. George's Hotel had been so. cured for t1 lectures, the first of the series be- ing delivered on Thursday evening, on "The Poet and his Time—Early Work." Mr R. S. Chamberlain presided over a large attendance, and in the course of hia opening re- marks, explained that Lord Mostyn wais to tiave presided, but as his lordship had an important engagement elsewhere they had exchanged, 90 that Lord Mostyn would preside over the se- cond lecture instead of himself. Mr Chamber- lain then proceeded to explain the object of the lectures. The Rector commenced his lecture by graphii cally describing the early youth of Alfred Ten- nyson.' Tennyson, he said, had been brought up to believe he was suffering from some wrong, as his father was the eldest son of a rich .land- ow.nor, who, for sorae rea.scn or other, had dis- inherited him 111 favour of his younger son. He had received the usual classical education of the period, and had been sent to Cambridge. Cam- fe-ridg had always been noted for the greatness of its men, and Oxford for the greatness of its movements. Spencer, Milton, and Wordsworth had all been Cambridge man. Tennyson bad the traits of a great man. He had thrown all1 his heart and soul into his work, believing that poetry was 'his life-sphere. It was he who had given such a friendly welcome to the American poei-, LongfeJiow. He had always been loved and respected by his fellows. His inspiration wa, a gift, but the. ability to turn it to good account was his. They did not find in him those failings which they had so much to regret ill other roots He thought clearly, and was not like Byron and Sheiiey, who were apt to go about with a political revolver firing at every- thing that did not meet with their approval. Tennyson still wielded a great deal of infla- -ne,e on the journ-aii-in of the present day, and statesmen and philosophers were loud in acknow- ledging his merits and influence. He always thought and wrote correctly, and be left no bad English behind him like Byron. The "la Memonum had been written section by section, as he meditated seventeen years over the loss o £ his friend. In his early life he dealt with the theme which every poet must deal with, "Love." His ideas were varied. Sometimes he would descend to the lowest depths of passion, some- u6uWOU!l pJa>' with 1L like a bird or httle ohild. The "Morals of Art," which was first published in 1853, was one of Tennyson'* most perfect and complete poems. His position amongst the poets of the day was unchallenged. A senee of excellent readings from Tennysott w^re at intervals by Mias Pi!kington> alker, and Mise Broome. On the I'r°1T)s;t;1<)n of Dr. Daltom, seconded by Mr Samuel Chantrey, J.p., a hearty vote ot thanks was accorded the Chairman for wre- t!le motion of trie Chairman. • S, thanks wo.e accorded the younir ladae# W n^„ a given tho readings- n.™ kx^re ^,iL1 b* delivered on Jana- 1 A* Poet' and the Social and Pohtical Movements of big time," when Lord Mostyn wuil preside. The third and last lect-0 will De delivered on Februarv 6th on "The Poet and the Retigious and tdhioal Movements ot has tin-I. ,C)al- the Hon. H. Lloyd Moetyn "wall preside at the last lecture.

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nisihing they could not he3p thinking that "it was something very lavish-" He did not agree with fixing a sum, and pre erred to send the whole matter back to the committee. Not only was the estimate unreasonable; he thought it ridiculous in certain particulars- Mr John Roberts asked if the furniture in- cluded accommodation for the County Council when it met at Colwyn Bay, The Surveyor replied in tho negative. The Clerk said tlaat the County Council would provide fotr them&elve&- Mr Croom Johiuson said he was glad the sub- ject had been discussed, and he thought that tihey had better fix a sum by cutting the esti- maite down 70 per cent. Mr Petit: Then I am afraid it wiil only run to three-legged stools (laughter)- Mr Croom Jo'intom added that lie considered tihe co nnate was out of all reason, considering the burdens the ratepayers had to bear- He was sure tliiot tihey could get soud use ul furni- ture1 for fa,r less money. The 12s ód chairs wiliich had done service at Wrexham for years were still good enough for the magistrates, and if they in Wrexham were satisfied with chairs ait that price tihey should not allnw Celwyn Bay to have chairs at JB2- What was good enough for Wrexhiam was good enough for Colwyn Bay (hear, hear)- The matter was referred back to the com- mittee, and Mr J ones-Mortimer and Mr Saxon Ellis were added to the committee- COAT OF ARMS. The Sub-Commit tee further Ie-ported that they were informed by the county architect that a small sum was set agide in the building con- tract for the armorial bearings of tho oounty to be executed in fibrous piaster and colour on the end wall off the omrlroom over tho magis- trates. The su'b-co>mmattec> understanding that the county had no armorial bearings, suggested that the opinion of the Standing Joint Com- mittee should be taken as to whether the time was not ripe to recommend the County Council to apply to the College of Arms to grant let- ters patent, the cost ei which would be JB76. Mr Saxon EDlis moved that the paragraph be deleted- He objected to L76 being- spent upon any such thing. The Deputy Clerk to the County Council, Mr John Roberts, said he thought the County Council had already armorial bearings, as they paid a guinea a year for the privilege of using- them. One of the police inspector's caps was brought, in decorated with the device to which Mr Roberts alluiited, and Colonel Mogham said that was a crest, and not, armorial bearings- THie Committee did not entortai.11 the sub- committee's suggestion. A POLICEMAN FOR RHCS-ON-SEA- Sir R E- Egorton. Messrs H- Croom John- son, Simon Jones, a.nd Joihn Allen had given notice of a motion to rescind the resolution passed in October last to defer the considera- tion of a request by the Chief Con^t-ablo for an extra policeman at Colwyn Bay until the poilice buildiingB there were completed. The Chief Constable (Major Lead better) said that since the resolution was passed he had been in communication with tho Bench at Colwym Bay, and he thought the case was an. Urgent one. It was now probable tha.t the new buildings would' not be finished before Easier, and he would like a man to be at Rhos at Eas- ter. Rhos-on-Seu was unprovided for with pciliee. except for stray visits from tllio small force in the town. At lithes on-Sea there were 120 inhabited houses, three public-houses, and a. population of 895. Colwyn y had at pre- sent, includin,g Rhos, a sergeant and five con- sitables, giving one constable lor every 2620 of the ordinary population, or an estimated num- ber of 4166 to each officer in the season- If the extra ofnccr were allowed I'erc would bo a normal population of 2246 to each officer. The Home Office allowed one officer to each 1000 of the population- Ho was informed by the Lotndon and) North-Western Railway Com- pany that they issued about 40,000 tickets at Colwyn Bay in August, and collected there about 100.000. He would like to have another man before Easter in order that Colwyn Bay might be properly looked after. TtMre had been a good number of robberies there jeceuily- The requirements of Colwyn Day were increasing year by year, and be urgcd that the granting 01 another policeman was really a matter of neces- sity. Mr Croom Jcihnson moved the resolution, and said he did so as he felt that the (Jiuef COIL stable was the proper authority to judge these matters. The justices at Colwyui. Bay had also asked ior another constable, and he hoped the Committee would now grant the Chief Coins-table asked- Sir R. E. Egertom seconded- Mr John. lohert6 questioned whether the re- solution wae in order, but the Chairman ruled against him. Mr A 0- Evans said he was sorry to have to oppose the application for another constable for the county, as the resolution really meant that- The question was not whether Cohvyn Bay required another officer, but whether they wanted another policeman in the county. lIe felt that cither Coiltwyn Bay was under policed, or the country districts were over policed. He dlid not consider that it was necessary to have apoliceinaii at Llanefydd, Llanlair, Llangorn- iew I-lenllan, Trenant, and Llatisannan. The villages were near to ouch other, and he thought I they could easily re-arrange the beats in euch a way a6 to give the Chief Constable an extra main for Colwyn Bay without increasing the police force of the county- In the Ruthin dis- trict there were also plenty of officers, and one could be spared, especially as some of the public houses were to be done away with, and that the Lord Lieu'tenant had u!rged the magistrates to re.'er houses for compensation- He proposed that the matter be deferred for three momiths, a-aid! that in the meantime the Chief Conetgijle arrange to draft a man from the country dis- tricts to Colwyn Bay. Mr John Roberts seconded, and pointed out that. in the Tie/fnant district three policemen now did the duty which was once performed by one man. lIe was sure that there were many men who would like a change, and t-he r could be eent t> Colwyn Bay during the season in turn, for duty and for the benefit of their health (laughter). The C lief Constable sttid' he could not see his I way to sOlJld a man from the country districts, and he had not added any men to the district Mr Roberts referred to since he had ta.ken charge d the forc-e. He had to point out that in Carnarvonshire there was a policeman for every 1470 of the population, in Flintshire one to every 1382, Merionethshire one to 1396, Mont- gomeryshire one to 1525, and Denbighshire one to 1540. As Chief Constable he couild not do what Mr A 0. Evahs suggested. Replying t.) M.r Petit, the Chief Constable fitated that Carnarvonshire paid fo-r one man in the Llanddulas district, giving £ 50 out of the JB76 which the man cost. He hoped that the Committee would remember that there was a tremendous tourist population at GoIWYIIl. Bay and Rlhoe- 1 Mr Saxon Ellis pointed out that the police had now to see to the dipping of sheep, which took up a great deal of the time of fcne coun- try oqnstabkg, Mr Griffiths urged tihat. another constable was rocluired in Colwym Bay because of the in- creased population, new buildings, and, what naturally ioLlo-ved, the incieaksed rateable value. They Should remember that Coiwyn Bay paid a considerable portion of the police rate of tilie county. People urged that the police should look after licensed houses, but how could they do so when they were taken from t!De country dis- triicts ? The Chief Constable said it did not. follow that because constables lived near each other that their beats lay in the same direction- As regards sheep dipping, lasit year £ 60,000 sheep were clipped in tho preonceof constables- Gapt- Cole: And now there is the Dogs Act to dal with. Tihe Clerk pointed out thit it was for tne Committee to decide whether tney would grrant another constable for tihe county, but the Lhie^ Oonsbib!« had absolute potver to say where that man should b etati-cned. The Cme. Con- stable asked for another man for the county, and lie had .given a reason for iemding another officer to Golwyn Bay. Mr Cromair said he wiae WHY to hear tno Chief Constable say ho would decline to go into the question oil ie-arranging the force of the counity, and he kx>keni upcui it as a threat to that Oomimittoo- The. Chief Constable: I never said so- I said I could not do it and aiso do tte proper work of tihe county. I could net re-arrange the f circe-. Mr Cromar ea.id he did not- that there had been any evidemce of urgency brought forward, and he thought they could wait uritu the pol.ee Station was ready. The Chief Constable: I cannot see what a. polico station has to cb with the question oJ, another jiolicoman- Mr W. J. Williams suggested re-arranging tthe force for three months. The Chief Constable: The winter work at Colwyn Bay is sufficient to jiwt-ity another man. Mir W. J. Williams thought the Chief-Con- Btable tih&uld try and get over the difficulty far the time being.. Replying to Sir R. E. Egertc-n, the (^uof- Conftab'lo said the county would have to find about half, the COI" of tihe cx1.ra men. On a division, Mr A. O. Evans' amendment, was defeated bv 13 -vote-, to live. Mr W. J. William* then moved tliat the Onaef- Constable rc-ar range the force for three months. COLWYN BAY MAGISTRATE COMPLI- MENTED. Mr A. O. EWtll9 s,econded, and said there wai a ma.gist.rk at Colwyn Bay who was a parti- cular busiv-body, and being always about the streets he w as good as any pohoeman, and would report anything that inuci wrong if he saw it. The Chief-Constable: That gentleman signed the petition. The Chairman ruled the amenameiit oiu <-f order, and a question was raised as to why the Wre)c,haiii juivtioes had signed the notice oi nlD- tion to rescind the reoolu.üon ? Sir lL E. Eigerten said lie, signed it beeauue it was pointed out to him that, unlets the master wias nú,w dealt with it, could not come up again for ecverral months, a.nd there was urgency. The Chief-Constabjc said he had moved in the matter because magistrate.? had pc-t-itioned him to place an extra. coni-Xable m the town. Mr Grifiiths urged that the discussion should be closed. Mr Cromar: That is just it. When you have a bad catse you want to close the discussion. Mr Griffiths: 1 do not wish to olore- it, sir; but I do want you to conduct your busviiesis in a proper manner. Mr J. Roberts: WelJ, don't lose your temper over it. T'liiO disewfi-iou was then clcced, and the 1 evo- lution to grant another policeman lor Cdwyn Bay was carried by 14 to six. THE ClIthll'-CONSTABLE'S REPORT. The f, report ws ac,.follo-ws:- Under the heading ind iota-blre clienoe&, 5U cases were deiWlt with, a., against 38 in the oorreopoiK- ing quarter last year; 45 persom wore.proceeded against, an inevrctate cf 8; 6 pcr £ ':nft v\eie nutted for trial, 29 summarily convicted, and b difxlharged. As regards the nen-mdictable oit- ences, 439 were convicted and 71 discharged, an incrcaKO of 65 convictions and 21 discnargea Property to the value of £ 27 17-s 6d was re- covered of £ 50 19s Id stolen. Crime and off- ences as compared with t'he cor responding quar- ter cf last year show an increase of 12 in in- dictable offences, 86 in non-indictable offences, and B12 18s 9d in tlhe value of property eto.en. 169 indictable offc,nce6 were reported during the year, be' ng an increase of 7 as compared with last veair, 165 polilecinf, were proceeded agamsv, 29 of whom- were discharged, 111 summarily con- victed, and 25 committed for trial for the fol- lowing offencesMalicious woundimg 3, cri-elty to or neglect of children 1, burg-oiy 1? home and shopbreaking 5, highway robbery 4 am.ui 1, sheen stealing 1, indecent assaults on females 3 enilbezzlement 1, false pretences 2, larceny by servant 1, larceny sample 1, attempted suicide 1, total 25. 1836 persona wcrG proceeded aga.im-t for non-indictable offences, 1390 of whom were Ir fined, 6 delivered to the Army, 4 eent to Indus- trial Schools, 19 bound in recognizances, 47 other piurit'hments, 239 discharged, and 131 committed to prison. 20 publicans and beerhouse keepers were proceeded against as follows:— Pe;mining druiukemnceii 12, opening licensed premise,? du- ring prohibited hours 5, permitting gaming 1, Intoxic.at.ing Liquors (Sale to Children) Act 2, convicted 17, discharged 3, as against 8 con- victed and 3 discharged last year. 779 pert 011a were proceeded against^ for drunkenness, 78 of wihom were for being 'drunk 011 Sundays, as against 776 and 80 last year. During the year one man was placed upon the black list, and several black listens have been fined for d.runken- ncai, 2 persons have been fined for obtaining liquor for drunken persons, and 2 fined for a breach of the Child MWen.ger Act. During the quarter I have had occasion to deal wifrn six offenders against the discipline of the forcc, two of whoun I reprimanded, thre-e reduced in class, and one ordered to resign. I have filled the vacancy by appointing a recruit. The force is now complete. The tender for police clothing for 1908 has been given to Mrears Reynolds and Co., Londoci, and acoording to the wishes cf the sub-committee, appointed to open and ac- cept tenders, I ask this committee to sanction tihe payment by the County Treasurer of an equivalent in money in lieu of clothing to officers who do not require uniform tlhis year, and to which they are entitled to, according to the terms of their engagement as con- atahleii." Mr Groom Johnson called attention to the practice which had been indulged in by former contractors, wlho had sent money to certain offi- oeirB in lieu of uniforms. When written to on tihe subject they had replied that they had only done it on the written consent of the Chief- Oonstable. Thie, the Chief-Constab 1 & had de- nied, and in view of all the circumstances, Mr Johnson thought the sub-committee were justi- fic-d in placing the contract elsewhere. No firm who carried cn a practioe sudh as this Should be giveal a contract under that Council. Air A. O. Evans asked if it was a practice to give money in lieu of uniforms in otihen- forces ? The Ohief-Con-stable said it was, and he had a letter from a Government inspector of con- stabulary stating that if he allowed it he would be quite within his rights. The Clerk also stated that where the police did not require uniforms private olotibes were supplied or money given. He had ascertained that in Cheshire a money allowance W86 given equal to the cost of the uniform to tihe county if supplied. In Lancashire also the actual con- tract price of the uniform was allowed. Mr Croom Johnson said the system was open to very giravc abuse. If it was the custom in other counties then tihe sooner it was brought to light the better for public morality. The sanction aakod for by the Chief-Coaistable in this matter was then approved, and the com- mittee agreed to permit the firm who formerly held the contract to tender next year, after they had given their cxplaiiation. Mr Boa.z Jones raised a question as to in- creased drunkenness, and the Chief-Constable replied that he was casting no reflection 011 Den- bigh. He believed that the increase was in the Wrexlhia-nr district, due to the L-traivberry pick- ers. POLICE PAY. It wa.3 reported that' the estimate for the qua-r- ter for police p,ay, etc., was £1975, aa against JE1925 for the last quarter. THE PROBATIONERS' ACT. A discussion took place as to the working of the Probationers' Act, and it was decided to re- commend Petty. Sessional Divisions to appoint offiecr>s at £ 2 per case for twelve months, with a minimum number of 30 visits, 13 of which must be in tihe first three months. RETIREMENT OF INSPECTOR BAG- SIIAW. The committee decided to allow Inspector Bag- shaw, of Abergele, to retire, on his pension of LSO per annum, after 262 years' r:erY< SALARIES OF JUSTICES' CLERKS. Tihe Under Secretary of State, on the 16th December, in acknowledging the receipt of copy of a report, wirote as follows:—"In reply to your letter cf tihe lOtih instant, relative to the in- creases of the salaries of the justices' cler lo: I am directed by the Secretary of State to &ay tJnat—as at present advised—the would be pre- pared to sanction these increases if a rccom- menda.tion in the form required by Section 9 of the Criminal Justices' Administration Act, 1851, 13 submitted, recommending the total amount of salary that should be. given in eacili case. The reoctmirteindfltio-n fhQ¡¡)d state the date from whidh the increased salary (should be paid and if at the cI,1 of the year a further addition to the amount is desired, a fretih recommendation should be made." DENBIGH TOWN HALL. An application c.f Denbigh Town Council for permisiticin to -use- the County Hail, in Denbigh, for holding the Borough Jin!ices' Court, when- ever the bi'j-inc.'iy is likely to occupy any length of time, was granted A letter..was read from T.r5 Ellen Dew, the De.iiibi.gh hall 'keeper, applying to the commit- tee, in consequence of failing health, to approve of the appointment of her son, Robert Dew, as deputy hail keeper, or in the alternative to graiit her a pennon or gratuity. The. suggestion was adopted. HUTHIN COUNTY HALL. An application ;was made by the Ruthin Hcc- key and Tennis Club for the free use cf the Ruthin County Hall on the some j lolls as on a previous coco-sion- for the purpose of a dance to, be held bet ween the hours cf 8.30 p.m. oil Wednesday, the 15th January, and 3 a.m. on Tihusday,- the l&th January. It was go,ranted.

agricultural experime.nt stations in the United States. Probably £1000 would cover the entire expenditure in the United Kingdom. The prices of eggs a»nd chicke-na, the former especially, have been hig'h during 1907, and the same has been general ev&rywhere, due to a slortage of mipply a compared with demand. Eggs have been very scarce and dear during the lateir months of the year, and the problem of winter production is yet practically unsolved. Those who have had eggs for sale realised very high prices. Increased preservation of eggs upon I the best lines ie proving beneficial to poultry k-ek--I),ers, but does not touch the new-laid trade from September to January-that which yields tha be.3t returns. Unfortunately gain as a resuft of better prices is threatened by increased oost of grain stuffs, which, if oontinued, means greater expense in production. Under those cir- cumstances poultry keepers must, study methods of feeding with a view to the prevention of waste, to the increased use of natural foods, and especially green s'.uii's grown by themselves.