The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

ADJOURNED LICENSING SESSIONS. LLANRWST, THREE HOUSES REFERRED FOR COMPENSATION. AN INTERESTING LEGAL POINT RAISED. "AT LEAST ONE' TES^ CASE." The adjourned licensing' were helkl on Monday, bo-fore Colonel Sand-bach (m the chair), Colone-l Higdon, Messrs, H. J. W. Wailing, E. Jonce-Owen, W. B. Ifalh-ed, W. Hughes, E. Mills, W. J. Williaams, John Blackwall, and the Rev. II. Raweon Willisana. 00' 0. The liiconiooe. oif the. Glan Conway Hotel, Cam- briaii Vaulte a.nd the Coach and Hor.-eis again .no up far consideration. Mr James AmpSaJett. (Moesra Porter, Amphlett and Jones) a;Vw-amd for tho police. Mr C'u'thibort &r(iih (ip.rucled by Messrs Ohajnlberlain and Johnston) represented- the ownejs and licenceeiJ of the Glan C-on,A-a y and Cambrian. Va-uits. Mr J. E. Humphreys rc.presDnted the ground landlord cf the Cairrnhrian. V aail t-, u-ii d the liceneoe and owner of the Cotaoh and Horres. Mr J. D. Jones arepresented the Te<miperanee Party. OAMBPJAN VAULTS. Mr Guthibert Smith fcrrnul .'y applied for the renewal of the ilicence of the Oarmibxian Vaults to Mr Rciwlaaid Hughes. Mr Anijphlett, having proved that the notices had been ecrsed, said the notices had) been put in at the previous adjourned eeaii->ne, and duly proved, but in the face of the objection, raieed by Mr Tlrevor Lloyd, who then represented the owners, the aipplications were adjourned: in ordeir to serve fresh notices. This. had been done; he would, therefore, call upon 5u.pt. Woollaan. Mr Outhbert Smith objected to the case being proceeded with. He eaid the notices were in exactly the fiame petition ae, they were at the previews cessions. The cive coufid not be heard, the justices beijig only oomipetent to grant the renewal. Thi-g objection also held good in the case of Glan Conway Hotel. According to emotion 42 of the Licensing Act, 1872, it was clear that the dbjeotion to the renewal would have to be served tapon the lieensoee seven days before the annual meeting, or, under tho eub-eeotion, in the alternative, a declaration oif the objection in court 'by the justices, calling upon the licencee to attend in person, should have been made, but thoso provisions had not been complied with; therefore the justices were not competent to deal with the cap- He cfcerved that the notices issued since t.ho iafit sessions were as follo-wr,:— 1, That the licence was not required; 2, that the ttumiber of licenced hcuees was excessive; 3, that in the interest of the gene rat public it was, un- desirable] and 4, that it was gfcruetmrally un- suitable. On the first three grounds' the licence could be referred for ooxnipenstation, Kit the fourth, added eince the last meeting, debarred the partiev? from this privilege. Tho only objec- tion that oould be dealt with were the first, three, the other being evidently an afterthought, and not previousily referred to. In the case cf the Queen v. the justices of Anglesey it was made perfectly clear that jusitices were empowered to tfcate the object ion theomsjelves, and they were only empowered to refer a case for coimpensation on the objection raised at tho annual meeting. Therefore the fourth paragraph in the objection oould not bo referred to. The Act s pecified that the cessiion ecuJd he adjearned to a future "day," not "days." The justices, since they had failed to ad'hare to tho Licensing Act in rcepcct to the no'tk'Co, had no longer jurisdiction to act, und the iim-.h objection was as usdleee in l-awaa if it were never made. At the last adjourned f)Zc-.s:O:lli it had heon open to the Bench to state whether the notices were good, but the fact that the sessions were adjourned in order to irs-no frofth noticee was an avowal tha.t they were 'bad. He did not intend to cail evidence or to cofMXMniirj the witnesses, as the justices were not competent to deal with the (jase. If they decided against his POinit he had his reaned-y. Mr Amphlett argued that Mr Smith's conten- tions could not for r moment be substantiated in face of tho dookicw? already ai-rived at. The fourth pa.rt of the objection was put in in order to differentiate the houses from others. The licensing justices were emipowered to act within a month of the annual meeting, and this had been complied with, and they had ifuil power, and were compete nit to act. Mr Smith held that as the first notices were Dibaniloned the Benieh had no jurisdiction. LEGAL POINT OVER-RUINED. Tho j.Uirticerr retired toO oo-,c.ICtcr the cibjcction, and on returning the Chairman, said the justices wei-o unanimous in over-ruling the objection raised by Mr Smith. Supt. Woollam was then called. He paid tie Cambrian Vaults was very narrow in structure, with the recruit that any-noise ineide the hu.iloding wao plainly heard in the street. The bar and ba.r rocon were close to the outer walls. The hoaso was a tied one. There was a large bar in a. corner, having an entrance from the corner of the street. Near tho bar wa,5 a email room partitioned off with wood, and lighted from the bar, with the rcsuit that it was so dark that it W,1 difficult to supervise-. There vros another small reom called the par lour, and that was the extenit cf the drinking acootmtmodatioh of the hcusa Tho way to the back premises was down a Ijong narrow tpas'-aige a.nd paGt the door of tho kitchen used 'by the farmiy. The back yard was very small, amd the sanitary arrangameiita were overlooked from the windows of adjoining prr-XTties. The entrarioo to the yard w.ae. by means of a passage used by two adjoining gfoopfl. There were no etablee., but the bedroom accom- me-dation wan very good. The population cf the urban district woe 2645, and the number cf licensed houses 16, but there were alro two taps, a brewery, and an oft 'licence, making i wenty in all, or one licensed property for every 130 of the population. The hotiee was frequented by deal- ers on Ifair days, some c.f whom lodged there the night 'before. He had had occasion to speak to tho lioersoee for allowing women of low. claas to frequent the house. III hie opinion the pro- mises were not required, as the number cf licenced ihcuses in the neighbourhood was ex- cessive, and the rcnewail of the licence was not desirable in the interest of the public. More- over, the building was structurally objectionable, th-9 neighbouring hou.?ea being in a better poei- tion in rospect to this. He had given the lieonicee notice to attend. Mr Cuthbert Smith: He is present for the pur- pose of the objection already taken, but not for the purpose of taking any further part in tho case. Colonel Sandbach: We need hear no further evidence. Wo will decide after hearing the three caexs. Mr Smith: I represent the Camibrian and-Glnn I Conrway. I hope you will decide upon thoiec c two before hearing the third. Colonel Sandlbuoli: Very good. GLAN CONWAY HOTEL. Mr Smith then (formally applied for the re- newal of the tlicenoe of the Glan Conway to Mr Thomas Chambers, and raised the same objection to the notices eg in. the former case. Colonel Sandlbach: And we over-rule the objec- tion. Mr Smith (stnilingly): Quite so. Supt. NVDollaiin said1 the Glan Conway Hotel was situated in Bridge-street, and belonged to Messrs Ind, Cootie and Co., the licencee being Mr Thos. Chiaimhore, who was aiso a oommercial tmveller, and was oons&quently away from the premises a great deal. Mr Chambers had re- oentily taken the Brewery House. The lirm he was employed by kept" the back premises as a bottling stores. The only entrance to, the Glan Conway was by the front door. There was a good sized 'bar, and a large, parlour. There was a m,-na.,Il, narrow room 011 the right from tho entmnoe used1 by the family and occasionally by visitors. Tho kitchen was very small, and m.ite'i be an ineonvenienit place to prepare food for customers. The back yard was very email, and had the ilqual sanitary arrangements. In order to reach it customers had to pass the kitchen and parlour door. There wa. no enitranco to the yard except through the house. The rooms up- sitaira were very good-in fact, could not be bet^t—but, there was no stabling. There were tw^^ocitwsed houses imanediaitoly opposite, and seven licensed promisee within 100 yards. For tho &ajmo reasons as he had stated in the previous case, no neid1 that tne tioenoe enou:a DO rcti-r,re-a to the Licensed Authority for compensation. The justices retired to consider the two cases, and on their return the Chairman said the juotioca had unanimously decided to refer both houses for oomip&rusatioin. Mr Smith: In the meantime a provisional iioonce will be granted. Mr Allard (clerk): Yes. Mr Simith: I will make at kast one of the oases a test case. COACH AtMD HORSES. Mr J. E. Humphreys formally appliedJ for the renewal of the licence of tho Coach and' Horses to David Jones, and submitted the saane objec- tion that had already been advanced by Mr Smith. SUlpt. Woollann said the piretmiaes were situated in WatJing-street, the front entranoo heing opened to that street. To the right of the front door was a bar. There was another entrance to tho bar from Back Watling-street. Oil the left of the passage was a large parlour, and! at the end a. kitchen uaed for drinking purposes', whiJo on the left was a email "smug," the window of which overlooked' the backyard. In tho bacfeyardl were sanitary conveniences, and, .•a stable with two etalfls, which cramped' up the ya.rd. There was another etablLo close by. A door led to Back Watling--tr-t, which grave the premises three entrances, one on eao hside of one in front, making the premises difficult of po-liee supervision. There was only a wall be- rvweea the kitchen where the family lived a)nd the stable. The residence off Back Watling- atree-t, who were very poor, patronised1 the house, 'but he never saw any of the reaidente of Waiiiug- etreet on the promicos. Upstairs the rooms were ocoramod ious. Within 200 yardii there were 12 licensed preffniees. Crocs exweuined by Mr Humphreys: He had told the justices that he had not detected and trade through the side dioora, but it oo<uid be done. There were eight bedrooms!, but he didl net knef-v how many wore avail able for customem: The house was tied to Mea?r& Soames and Co., but ho did not know that ifc was tied for the sale of draught 'beer only. Very little trade was dione on the premieefi. The residents of Watling-^tr'Oet never went to the hcurc, and the residents of Back Wat-ling-street had far better not do IOn, as they could not afford it. P.C. John Jones (50) said he inspected the houso twice weekly, and he agreed- with the superintendent., that it was not required', ajid wais difficult of police B,rv1s-ion. The nearest liicen,~ed hoace was the Black Horse, 106 yards, arid the next the Red iiou-i, 110 yards away. The (business carried on on the premises was very email. He never saw more than five persons there together, but oftener than not the house Vr.i.t d-c void of cui^itomeara DaviJ Jones?, the licencee of the Coach and Ilorsc?, said the house wag tied as regarded draught beer only to Messrs Soames, etc. Tho average sale wae 0:nú and a half barreiLs. of beer a week, fou-r lo six gallons o:f spirit?, and ten to fifteen doz-en bottled beer. The rent was E20 per annum. The population of the immediate neighbourhood" was 400 adults. The btw-1111016 was good, especially on fair and market days. Crece-examined by Mr Amphlctt: The staibles were not in bad repair, and the wail between the stable aid- the kitchen was two feet wide. The Chairman intimated that the justices had unanimously decided to refer the licence to the Licensing Authority- for oompeimation.

THE WESTERN MILITARY COMMAND. IMPORTANT STAFF RIDE. OPERATIONS IN FLINTSHIRE. Lieuiten ant-General Sir Charles Burnett, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Western Command, has arranged an im(portant St-aff ride of alii the prin- cipal officers in the Western Command, including the East and West Lancashire divisions and the Weliih mounted brigades and divisional trocps. The ride takes pSatTO in Flintshire this week, and oomumienoed yesterday (Wednesday^. Tho purpose cf the Staff ride is (says; the "Man- chester Guardian") to place the comporente of the Territorial Army of the Western. Coml!nanå into position in a. theatre of imaginary orpco- tiona, and to rehearee the arrangeimente, which would have to be made in the event of war for the movement and supply of the troops and for the tacitioal occupation of the position. This is the fiwt. Staff ride of cuch magnitude in the North cf Eingiand', and the application of officers for permission to participate in it far exceeds the niucnbe.r of places available. Altogether 123 officers wil take part. The fncheme of the Staff ride last year was baaed on the requirements of mobilisation. Thie yeax moibilisaiicn is supposed to have been oom- pleted, and the troops, which under Mr Hald-ane's scheme are to be organised in complete divisions, are raiippoeed to have L,en ooneentoated, and the Staff ride ia intended to be a etudy in the move- L ment and supply of large organised bodies of the Territorial Army and the posting of those bodice in battle array on a defensive position. The scheme of the "General Idea" of the Staff ride has, been suggested by an actual campaign, that of Fredoii-ioksburg. Hibernia and a country called Wcetland, whose boundarie~. correepond with thoae of the Wastern, CouTumajid, are at war. Hibernia, the aggreesor, a stronger Power both in a naval and military sense, landed a foroa of about 80,000 men in Cardigan Bay, near Portmadoc and Barmouth, before Weetland nioved its army froan ite peace stations. At the date of the landing of the Hibernian army in Cardigan Bay the Hibernian navy had command of St. George's Channel, but the West land fleet in the Irieh Soa was stiil undefeated. A few days after the ^disembarkation the Hibernian fleet met the Westland fleet off Holyhead, and in- flicted a severe defeat. The effect of this naval victory wae to give Hibernia command cf the Irish Sea, and, it is assumed that she is likely to take advantage of it in the operations which are to form the subject of the Staff ride. In other words, Hibomia's next move is to establish a, fresh baso of supply in tho neighbourhood cf Conway and Llandud'no. The Hibernian army may then advance through Carnarvonshire to the lower portion of the Valley of the Clwyd, and thence-, by the roads which run parallel to the estuary of the Dee, againt-t Chester or againat the army with which, it ia presumed, Weetland wiU seek to cover Chester. The director of the operations is Lieutenant- General Sir C. J. Burnett, and other officers taking part are Brig-adier-General R. C. Max- wem, Brigadier-General Scott, Brigadier-General Fry, Brigadier-General Hill, Colonel B. C. P. Ileywood, Colonel C. R. Simpeon, Colonel Wil- iiams-Wymn, Colonel Meyrick, Colonel Dunn, Major Throckmorton, Colonel Sir I/ees Ivnowl-eo, CJolonel France (Wigan), Colcnel Noel Lee and Colonel J. B. Pollitt (Manchester), Colonel Wain- wright (Ashto n under -Ly ne), (Nylonol Brooke, Captain NerAlbigging or), Colonel Mellor, Colonel Murray, Colonel Vercehoyle, Colonel Sloe, R.F.A., Colonel Banfield, Cxioitcl Doyl'.e, Colonel O'mmaney, and Major Courtenay, R.G.A. At the head'quarterB at Rhyl a progranrume cf leotutes dealing with the supply of an ertny, in tho field, the organisation and harudhng of large bodies of troops, and sanitation and arrangements for the siok and wounded in the field are delivered by experts on each of these subjects. The pro- gramme of work will oondlude on Saturday.

-c. RUTHIN GROUPED SCHOOL MANAGERS. RURAL EDUCATION. Mr J. C. Davies, Organiser of Education in Denbighshire, attended a meeting of grouped: school managers held at Ruthin on Monday, and delivered an interesting speeon in reference to suggestions for making the education of the elementary schools more in keeping with the rural life of the districts in which they are situ- ate. Ho regretted that the whole tendency ot modern legislation favoured industrial centres at the expense of the agricultural. Technical and agricultural eclucatirul could only be pur- BUe.c1 upon the basis of a sound elementary in- struction, and for this reason he contended that agriculture was more a subject for the second- arv than tho elementary school. There were one or two directions in which improvoments might be effected. Mure emphasis shouJd be placed on agricultural reading books, and the arithmetic might be made of a mfto practical oharacter. The children should be taken out, and taught how to measure fields and haystacks, instead ot having their mind's troubled with the problems of recurring decimals and stocks and shares, which had no influence on their practical life. Undoubtedly the great problem was the prao- tical training of teachers for the work. Too many of the teachers in rural schools were drafted from the towns. They did not under- stand the rural ohild, could not enter into his interests, and did not appreciate country life. If they wanted1 an adequate staff of rural teach- ers, more bursaries should be offered to pupil teachers from the country districts, and thoro should be more liberal salaries for country teachers. He further conte-nded that far more use should be made of the evening schools in the villages. ———

SAD DEATH OF A WHITFORD WOMAN. MIDNIGHT DISCOVERY NEAR HOLYWELL. A tragio discovery was made in the fields be- tween Holywell and Mostyn, on Sunday nigfnO A young man, returning home from Chapel across the fields, found a feather froan a lady's hat, near a stole, and proceeding further along tho patiti 00 louna a snoe, and upon reaching home, the articles were identified as belonging to Mrs Jane Williams, wife of Mr Moses Wil- liams, Plassau, Whitford. Lanterns were ob- tained and a search of the fields was made, and about midnig'ht the body of the woman was found! in a field, within a short distance of her home. It has been ascertained that the de- ceased, wfhlo is about 60 years of age, went to Holywell market on Friday, and was last seen half a mile from where she was found about six o'clock in the evening, making her way thorne- wards. At tho time a terrific storm of wind and half-melted snow was driving over the rrv fields, and it was evadent that she must have be- oome exhausted, and, fallingdiywn on the field, died from exposure to tho cold. The husband of deceased had during Friday night, Saturday, a.nd Sunday been making inquiries as to his wife's whereabouts, but oould not trace her little dreaminjf that her body lay witlhin a stone's throw of the house.

HOUSEWIVES WHO DISCRIMINATE- Who consider quality of the first importance in everything they buy-never think of purchas- ing any other than HORNIMAN'S PURE 'TEAS. Strong, rich and frag- rant. Sold in: Oolwyn Bay by ilyg", Central Stores; Price.. Baker, Abergele-rA; -Col. wyn Baiy and District Co-otpQratavo Society; I Jones, Chemist, Iiandtudno Junction; Roberts, Chemist, W iHiaJrne, C't, Llancfcudlno; Hoggins, Grocer, Prestajbym; New York Co-operative So^ ciety, Pemmaeramawr; Prioe and Sons, Grocers; Beer, Cbemipt, Evens, Grocer, Old Colwyju

FESTINIOG COUNTY COURT CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION. "lo above court was held to-day week, before His Honour Judge William Evans. COMPENSATION CASES. Gwcn Morrw, 144, Manod-rc-ad, Blaenau Fes- tiniojg, claimed from the Diphwys Quarry Com- pany, compensation for the loss of her husband, whose death from phthisis it was contended had been accelerated by an accident he met with at the quarry. On the other hand the Company contended that the aoc-icleiib had nothing at all to do with the man's death. Mr R. 0. Davies appeared for the applicant, and Mr Ellis J. Griffith, M.P. (instructed by Messrs Lloyd George and George) for the re- spondents. A settlement was arrived! at, tho respondents, it wias understood, to pay £ 15U with costs. Mary Ellen Maekay, of Widnes, claimed f ron-i Messrs E. B. Jones and Co., grocers and provi- sion merchants, £ 300 compensation for the loss of her husband, John Mackay, a baker, who was employed by the defendants, and was 0110 morning found in the bakehouse suffocated by gas fumes. Mr Knowlos, of Widnes, appeared for the applicant- a!1Ù1 Mr Oulton (instructed by Mr D. White fwillipH) for the respondents, for whom he submitted that it was a case of suicide. After a long hearing, the Judge found for the applicant, and awarded L187 compensatioh. with- out costs, His Honour remarked that there was a great deal of doubt, but from a legal point of view there was not sufficient evidence to protve it to have been a cose of suicide. PETITIONING CREDITORS' APPLI- CATION.' Joseph H:wk and Co., Ltd., Atlantic Mills, Barry, creditors for £53, petitioned for the com- pulsory w'ind'mg' up of the Provident (Jo-opera- 'tivo Society, Ltd., Blaenau Festiniog. Mr Oulton (instructed by Messrs Charles Breeze and Co.) was for the petitioners, and Mr Ellis J. Griffith, M.P. (instructed by Messrs Lloyd George and George) for the respondents. After a brief argument, it was arranged that the voluntary winding up should proceed under the supervision of tho court. SEQUEL TO A TRAP ACCIDENT. Evan Rces Lloyd, Penv-bont, Trawsfynydd, claimed £ 100 compensation from Mary Roberts, Glyndwr Inn, Blaemau Festiniog, formerly ol thte Machno Hotel, Penmachno. The applicant, it was stated, while in defendant's employ, met with an accident bv the overturning of a cab on the Iiiglh road on April trd, 1907, and had siuco been unable to follo-w his employment. Mr R. o. Davjee appeared for the applicant, and Mr J. Jones-Morris, for the respondent, said that he thought £ 50 would meet the case, and his Honour gave judgment for that amount, oosts to follow in tho usual way. SHOEING A STALLION. Robert Owen, bTacksmith, Trawsfynydd, sued! Thomas Jones, Tyddyn Merchaid, Festiniog, for C5 14s 5d, money due for services rendered. The defendant counter-claimed the sum of C5, as he alleged that the stallion had been pricked by the plaintiff when the was shoed at his smithy on Juno 29th, 1907. Mr W. George appeared for the plaintiff, and1 Mr R. O. Davies for the defendant. After a lengthy hearing, the Judge said he oov.ld not find that there had been any negli- gene? on the part of the plaintiff, and gave judg- ment in his favour on tho claim and counter- claim.

LLANDUDNO GOOD FRIDAY EISTEDDFOD. MUSICAL COMPETITIONS. The musical eisteddfod to be held at the Prince's Theatre, Llandudno, on Good Friday, promises to be a decided attraction. According to the programme issued this week. The subjects for competing, with tho exception of two recita- tion contests, are musical. Poetry, literature, and art have been entirely discarded; in a word, it will be a 'musical eisteddfod. Tho prizes offered to soloists arc among the highest offered at an eisteddfod in this district for many years. There will be competitions for male voice and juvenile choirs, in which the choirs are at liberiy to choose their own test pieces, valuable prizes being offered in all tho competitions. A hymn- eingiug competition, for which a prize of 1; 1 is offered for the best singing of any English cr Welsh hymn should prove an interesting event. In the section for instrumental music there aro competitions for violin, brass instruments, aad pianoforte. The promoters have been fortunate in securing the services of Prcfessor Norman McLood. A.R.G.M., to act as adjudicator of the compe- titions. Profc-ssor McLood was the winner of an open scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music, is a gold medallist of the International Music Trades Exhibition, and among many other distinctions he is the holder of tho London Musical Society's silver medal for conducting. Th-a secretarial duties of the eisteddfod are in the able hands of Mr J. Ritson, Prince's Thea- tre, Llandudno.

mm* MR LLOYD GEORGE AND THE FREE- DOM OF CARNARVON. THE PRESENTATION CASKET. Tho casket, which ia to eoretain the ecrcll, con- ferring the freedom of Carnarvon UIpOll -Air Lojd Geoige, this week, will assume the very novel fctm of a hirlas horn. The design has been taken froan a hirlas, horn manufactured about 1485, which is (xud to have been the first drink- ing vessel used by Henirv, Earl of Richmond, after landing in England in that year, and pre- sented by him to Da.vid ap Evan, sen of Ricor- dlan the Great, who lived in Llwyndaiydd, Llaai- dywiliogogo, and there entertained the earl and his men in his expedition against Richard III. The 'horn is in roilid silver, richly gilt, and weighis albout 80 ounioet. The front rests be- tween the extended' wings cf a properly model- led and carved Welsh dragon., which supports a shield bearing the arms err the Principality in correct heraldic colours. On the lid there is a beautifully modelle-dand carved figure of an eagle with outstretched wings, representing Er- yiri (Snowdtonia), and a fineiiy painted enamelled picture of Cafrnarvott Cactle. Immediately be- low the lid is the word' "Carnarvon." in raised lefe'ers. The 'body of the harm is decorated with daffodils and Cymlric or Celtic ornamentation, and the band and arm, in the centre are ciso enamelled. The stmall end- of the horn has a temmid-ii-al, three shields bearing the arms of Gwyn- edd, the Principality of Wales, and Carnarvon, and rettts on the Welsh harp, The casket has been tyuppliod by Mr Griffith Jones, Carnarvon, and manufactured by Meters Oldifie'id, Liverpool. I

<mU). ST. DAVID S CELEBRATION AT QUEEN'S FERRY. MR SUiMMEiRS AND TRADE PROSPECTS. The third annual dinner promoted by the Welch employees on the steel plant at Messns Summers, Limited, works, at Shotton, in hon- our df the Paitran Saint of Wales, was held in the Hawarden Castle Hotel, Queen's Ferry, on Saturday evening. Mr A. R. Davies, managing director, pr-asidinig. The principal speakers were Mr J. W. Sum-meirisi, J.P., chairanan. cf the Piinii- sihiro Coiunty Council, and Liberal candidate for tho Flint Boro-ug-hs, and Mr Harold Edwa-rdp, the Conservative candidate for Flintshire. Sipeaking to the toast, "My native land," Mr Edivvaa-ds said there was a rumour that there might he a change in tho Liberal Government, and he felt euro that every Welshman would agree with him in rejoicing to see Mr Lloyd George take the position cf leadership (a.p- plause). Mr Summers!, replying to the toast of the "Trade of the district," said ho was only sorry they were not met under mare favourable con- ditions in re-gard to trade. Although they were having a period of depression, he was assured, it was not likely t.o. be a very deep nor very long one. He waa glad to firud that in addition to their cw-nt indtetry there were others springing up in the locality, and that the shipbuilding in- dustry in Queen's Ferry was prospering. If they oould improve the river Dee, tho trade of the district would be improved, and now that he had accepted the chairmanship cf the Dee Cons«rvancy Board, he hoped they would be able to do scnuet-hinig for the welfare of Flint- shire (applause).

A FLINTSHIRE FARMER ROBBED. REMARKABLE CASE AT HOLYWELL. At Holywell, on Monday, William Jones, an ex-soldier from the St. Asaph district, was charged with stealing a goJd watch and chain, and a purse containing 12s, the property of William Taplin, a retired farmer, living at Pen- yfeilin, Nannerch. On the previous Monday afternoon Taplin and accused went to the Swan Public-house, where they remained till about seven o'clock. Befane they left the la.,A-,d refused Taplin any more drink, and sugge--ted he should leave •with him for safety two wash-leather purses which) be displayed in his hand. Taplin and accused then left. Later on a man named Parry met Taplin by lhims-elf near the railway, and took him back to the Swan, where it was found he had lost the watch and chain and the purse. The following day Taplin gave infor- mation to the police, and on the Wednesday tho police traced the watch and chain to tilie posses- sion of Mr Robert Williams, a Flint pawn- broker, ifchere they had been pledged by the accuacd. The latter pleadted guilty, and said "It was arthrough drunkenness." The Bench sen- tenced him tot two months' hard labour.

The cruise of the United States battleship fleet, in tfhe Pacific has resulted in a movement to obtain a larger navy*

CALF MEAL AGAIN. Five different correspondents have writ- ten to ask for further particulars regarding the making of a calf meal from the recipe given last week. The materials were as fol- lows :—1 cwt. oatmeal, 1 cwt. linseed meal, 1 cwt. locust bean meal, and 14 lb. arrow- root. In the making, these rtaterials must ail be ground as fine as possible to begin with, and then must be thoroughly well mixed together. It is understood, of course, that they are bought at commercial prices in quantities, and not at the prices charged in a chemist's shop. Before feeding to the calves it is necessary to mix with boiling water, and allow to stand for several hours till the meal is thoroughly soaked and burst." The mixing with water must be done as in making oatmeal porriije the vessel with hot water set ready first, and then the meal sprinkled in and stiri<?d :t8 the mixing goes on to prevent the forma- tion of lumps and ensure a thorough y/et- ting. FEEDING. When feeding, a quantity is put into a bucket, and mixed with warm water till it forms a gruel: if separated milk can be had for mixing so much the better, and less meal may bo allowed, while blood heat is the proper temperature at which to feed. As to the quantity to be fed daily this must vary with the age and size of the calf. The rule is to feed for the first week or so on the mother's milk, and then gradually sub- stitute the gruel during the next week or ten days. A pound of the meal per day per head will be enough to start with, served of course in three lots of gruel at three meals daily, and the quantity increased according to the age of the calf. Giving the gruel at three meals daily is a great point, becauso many of the stomach troubles are caused by giving all the food in two meals daily only: the animal has too long to wait between times, and tends to gorgo itself from being excessively hungry. MOLES. A correspondent writes to ask what is the best way of clearing a farm of moles. This query does not arise out of anything that has hitherto been .said in this column, and the present writer has certainly not given any hint on the subject, for the simple rea- son that ho dees not know as much about moles as an ordinary mole-catcher, and is as much troubled with these animals as any body else. It is pretty certain that if any- one could invent and patent a laethod of wiping Utem out he would earn some money on his enterprise. Ordinary mole-catching has gone on for many generations, but we do not sccm to have reduced their numbers very much. THE ONLY METHOD. Perhaps molemen do not want to quite ex- terminate them, as that would be a wind up to their job, but in any case it is only by the usual methods of setting traps that they can be kept down in numbers. Soino people believe that moles do a lot of good, and that they ought to be protected, but a good many others in common with the pre- sent writer would like to dispense with their services. It is a mcrey that moles only breed once a year, and have a small litter at a time, for no real method of extermination has yet been discovered. MIXING FOODS. It is one of the standard rules in feeding to give as many kinds of food in a ration as possible. There are several reasons for this. A variety in the diet is agreeable in itself to the taste and feelings of an animal just as it is to human beings: many of the concentrated foods-even natural grains like beans—contain some chemical principle that has objectionable effects if fed in too large a quantity, but is not appreciable if in smaller quantities as one ingredient of a mixture: some foods are rich in starch, seme in oil, and some in nitrogenous elements, and a mixture is necessary to bring these to the proper proportion, and so on. It might be thought that in a state of nature an animal is confined to one food-grass, but a moment's thought will show that pas- turago (which includes leaves and herbs of all sorts) is really A VERT MIXED FOOD, while in winter fodder and roots represent considerable variety in themselves. It is in the "artificial" or concentrated food, how- ever, that variety is mcst desirable. In prac- tice we are apt to us?, only one kind of cake whereas a mixture of several, or the simul- taneous use of meals, would give variety, and yield better results with all kinds of live stock. Whenever a change is made, how- ever, it ought to be done gradually. In the case of milk cows any change—even on to better food-affects the milk, for the milk yield is a very sensitive indicator in this line. No doubt there is a corresponding check in the case of fattening animals, but we have no means of putting this into a visible form. A great deal depends on the palatability of the food, and therefore using a little locust bean meal or some of the spiced cakes or meals in the market has a beneficial effect. SMALL HOLDINGS. As matters connected with the above get better known evidence is coming to hand that many people have a very exaggerated and erroneous idea of what is going to be done for them. The Act is not intended for the purpose of taking slum dwellers and planting them out on the land; it is not even for the purpose of finding land for well-to-do workmen in towns who desire to return to the land: but is intended to keep people on the land who are already there, and who have the energy and ability to handle a small farm and make it pay. In a letter recently published in the papers a list of ten applicants for small holdings was given from one village, some of whom were as follows an innkeeper, a butcher, a gro- cer, and so on. Only two out of the ten applicants were likely men, and one of these was doubtful, so that it practically came to this that the County Council Committee in such a case would be justified in wiping out eight applicants at the first stroke of the pen. MANY VILLAGE TRADESMEN would be very glad to have a few acres of grass on which to feed their trade horse, but it is not the business of the County Council'to find them the land they can go into the market and find it for themselves like other people. Many applicants again think they will get just the piece of land they have a fancy to, and that it will be convenient to their present residence, some indeed are reported to have specified the particular field in the middle of another man's farm that they want. The probability is that they will continue to want it. The County Councils will have no difficulty, as a rule in getting the land they want either to buy or hire, but applicants will have to take it where it is found for them, or go without. There is no derelict land in existence now, lor all good farms are taken up and in full working order, and any land not so is of inferior quality and quite un- suitable for small holdings. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Wheat Inquirer.—If wheat does not usu- ally ripen in your district then manuring is not likely to make it do so. The use of super and caustic lime might help a little in the absence of nitrogenous manuring, but would scarcely be certain to get the de- sired result. You would probably do better to stick to oats. Is the Barbauchlaw variety out of date yet in your district ? Hay Crop W.M.—For a quick growing leguminous hay crop for one year crimson clover would suit best. Sow 20 lb. of seed per acre any time now that the weather suits: broadcast and harrow in, and keep the birds off the seedlings. Cut for hay at first bloom, as it hardens very quickly in the stems. P.S.—The author will be glad to answer any questions arising out of this article if they are addressed to him, c/o the Editor.

Captain England, the commander of the British Antarctic expedition vessel the "Nim- rod," which has retur to Christchurdh, has resigned on tihe ground of ill-health. A bill to repeal the law which prohibits the growiiog of tobacco in Scotland was before a Standing Committee on Monday, and reported without amendment, in spite of GcvernmIU4 op- position.

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