The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

COLWYN BAY VISITORS. I PWLLYCMROCHAN HOTKL. J. H. Li :tI.wooú. K»| rcf-uknt. Mrs Littlewood, (lo. Mi.,s Wi-iglit, Mrs Daniel Thompson. L<mdon. Miu Olipll. Slonfycroft. }lj,s an.l maid, ToKjnay. Miss H. Vos, Slorifyrroft. The KiglH H<vn. Mr Jusir'f Oibs- n, Diiblin. MNI Uit,}U, dn, The (iibson, do. T. W. Ad-hi ad. Esq., Dndiev. Mi-s Adflica, d<J. t'. DanllQn ESI/" SlJlIil.port. Mrs Greaves, do. Hugo Yoiui", Esq., K.C.. and chauffeur, Landoo. VV. J. Fisher. Es<i., London. Mrs Fislier, do. Mi- Lepils. Mi: s Lupton. do. MIS' D. Luj{¡l1. do, A.-iiii, DTililin. W. Walton, Esq.. Brimiborough. uuii,i, Miss W;it.s.,n, do. It. Mi" ExmoutJi. Miss V. n"lH<\llI. L'Ilid"n. V ii'tiir Sab'it, E»(., MancheslPr. Miss Stewart. T ivo^-pool. W. D. Milis, EH<J.. HiiKiidirad. .<o._ COLWYN BAY HOTEL. H. Mhilrliead, Esq., arid Chauffeur, Man •hr«t<>r. T. Howe. Esq., do, .I. Bowkcr. Ew(.. do. Colonel Dniry. Master Bninncr and governess, NvnliwHi. Miss Bl"llIlIr and nur-p. do H. E. Nrale, Esij., Beijrate. Mrs Neale, do. E. M. Arelidale. Esq., Ireland. Mrs AichdaU'. do. S, C II. D"niiati, Esq.. London. Mrs Donnan, do. Dr. fli- I -oyd, F Mrs Mintraciuyd, do. — Downs, Esq.. Havtnn. Air-P Downs, flo. F'7. B,i,tcw. E,,I., Mrs Brisrow, do. J. Mad:l<x k, E«q., .1.1' and Cliafffcr, Absagcr. Mi-a Afarldork, do. Miss Wiiliants, do. J. r. Hall, Esq.. Uldl.yni. M. E. Todd-Shavr, Esi., ^t. Anne^ <;ii Sea. Mrs Todd-Shaw, do. Deiiiiis, Mrs Dennis, d". II. Hope, Esq., do. Mrs Hnpe, do, Lif>Ht.,ColoH(OL Hnnt, London. Mrs Hunt, do. — Corner, Esq., Hereford. f. W. Smith. K-M, do. Commander A. Windbank. dn. H. T. 'I'ait, E«-| T.n:itlun. Mrs JSat lev, ,10. Sankpy, Esq., Bilsion. A. Smith, Esq., Bramhall. Mi« Smith, do. H. MiicheU, and party 7, Liverpool. Mrs Miichell, Liverpmi!. K. WiUr-oekn, Esq., M:inchesrer. METROPOLE HOTEL. P. C. Mr Dowie, dn. RoiK-rt Orai^, E«q.. Dublin. J. Stoll. Esq., Bolton. Mrs St rill. do. I Miss lo. H. S. Frankinson, Esq., Biririiasham. WiUiauv Ray, Esq., Chester. D. Owen, Esq., Manchest r. F. C. Ncw It. ilf. F. Maviii in, ,1,. Dow^b iry. Mrs Mayman, rlo. Mif;, Mavman, (L., C. W. Mandlf, London. II. H'lwarth. Esq., ifawienly. Mrs llnwarth do. Mi.sf lli/warri!. Ma«(l-i'V. E. Ilowarth, Esq., do. W. II..warl.h, Esfi., dc). J\h,os Fieminp. do. John D'fw, Esq., Glasg<">w. Mr* Dow, do. J. Curtis, Esq., Wolverhannitcn. H. J. Walker. EST.. Hmldersfield. It. T. Rountreo, p>q., Maiic'ne-:or. H. Wiakin. Esij.. MancheHter. Miss Brooksbank, d«,. -mig, lo. Mwi Nolan, do. If. T.vell Tavier, Esq.. L. R. A. M. London- lIfrs tvplJ Taylor, London. J, T. Armfr, \V. II. Moffat, Lou den. ST. WINfFRf,,D", M-j, Ka i-. Bokon. Mrs Doughty, Sourh|>o:'t. II. D"lIghty, E"I' dc.. Mrs J. Parry. London. Mis Walmsley, Sale. W. Ban -ioft, <!p. Mr and Mn England. Thewall. Mr and Mrs J. Scoti, Maiichcwt^r. J. Slott, Esq.. do. Mi's and Mise Schofirld, Bowdon. Misse.s Meane. C'ovenrry. Mis Ward. Manchester. Ward. Esq.. Ii". Mr and Mrs Winn, Mo:ely. Heaihfield Towers fGrecnlied ltoad). Miss Re'emeyer. Resident Miss KISSKT, do. Mrs A. Bonnie, Gn >sail. Miss Bonnie, dn. Mrs Holland, Sandbar-h. Norlhfield (Piiuees Drive). lsbmael Davies, Ksq., Wïlllil¡;;ol1. Mis Davie.s, do. M lo. Mi i Wi!¡.;(1)J d-o. W. Mrs Sea.ther, Soulhpuit. MI'8 Estcll,

l CONWAY. OAKWOOD I'AltK IM/IEL. Mrs Mortimer, fainilv and m.iid, Ab rvstwvih. M i«h S.. K. Ash, Stoke-on-T. c/ii. Mr and Mrs Taylor, Shaw. Mrs W. Taylor, Oaklands, Oldham. Mrs and AJi-s Evant*. Hiuton. Mr and Mis Neaify Burn* Gne'i. W. A. W. Collet], Esq., Dublin. W. G. Mias South a.nd maid, Winche.vter. TIip Countess of Lathoin a:id utaid, Ortnskirk. Mm I'liihj) Blakw.n and maid. do. Mr aiui Mrs Jyckson, worth. Miss lengv.M, do. Cajnam Mai-durnotN do. Dr. F. A. Soul ham, Maorhcster. A. H. Southam. E,,I.. Manchpster. J. S. Edpe. Esq.. Iiej-utd. G. A. Stihohm. Esq., Kinit^ford. J. F. Wynne. Wilmslow. Dr. Andrew U". Ltij^h, T>ancs. Home Fitiu, Esq., Widney Manor. F. Mr ,jid A. 1, Evana, Esq., Hli ;"11, UeoiKC. B. Synies. E-<j. Dublin. Frank C. Sfnin o-w, E ,)., do. Mr a-'id Mrs Campbell, do. Miss Thwaites and friend, Lmid< n.

ABERGELE, .1 CHURCH CHOIR TRIP,-The Abergele fJhurch Choir trip took place on Monday, when t.he bellrin-gers a.nd oli<.irist«rs htmi to Ma.ncihc.i- tar. The day war-, exceedingly fine, aiii] a most enjoy.able time w ;us spent. A KNIGHT IN THE PCLPIT.-On Sunday evening the Rev. J. H. Davies. jiastor of the Pensarn Presbyterian Chape!, was unable to take the service at. that plllee of worship, and the pulpit was occupied by Sir Herbert Robert; Bart.

COLWYN BAY. SUNDAY SERVICES. T,he preachers tor next Sunday tire as follows: St. Pa.u,18 Church: at 11 a-in. and 630 Mission I)t-ll;i-road: 11 a.m. and 6.20 p.m. English Congr^jrat.ionui Thomas Lloyd, pastor. ";tletli Henry R Williaiti,, pastor. St. at 1 wrNice ai 11-ual, 6.30. Nant,vlrhn,roa.¡1 Wesleyan: Mortnnp, service as iirllal; Tabernacle (Welsh Baritist): Rev. Pe ter Jones pastor. English Baptist Rev. H. T. Cousins, Ph.D., pastor. Engedi. C M- H. J. Pryeo Davies, M.A., Chester. Bethlehem, C M. Rev. J. K. Hughes, Car. narvon. llerinon, CM.: Rev Th nros Jone-i, IJ.in- x I n-f). Seaon, C.M. Ikv. n. Ko iu>:es, Rettws. Rhiw-road C.M.: Rev. I. \\U,J Davies, Bala. Iloreb, Rliiw-ro.ui (Welsii W slt yan) Serviocs TWJrning- and evrning1. Presbyterian Rev- J. Evans, Pwllheli. Society of Friends UCr.skine-roat!): Meet mo- at 11 a.m. Old Baptist Union, G reertfi? Id road s 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. African InstiiLite: I" f" in tlie1 Pier Pavil- ion at 11 a.m., and 3, and 6.5 p.m., the ad- dresses being ^ven by the African students and friends. MR. TENNYSON SMITH, the well-known temperance lecturer, has been engaged to deliver a series of add-esso^ at Colwyn Bay from Nov- ember 12th to the 19th. HALF HOLIDAY.—With the advent of Octo- ber, the Wednesday half holidaj. for shop- keepers again oTmcw into rog ie, "ami yesterday being" the firet Wedneuday of the month all the business prejnise.s in the to)w)i were closed. COTTAGE HOSPITAL. — Sister Margarite gratefully acknowledges the re-ecipf. oi the fol- low in g* gifts. to the Cottage llo*>pi:«.l:—Mr? Moecato, books; Madam Rivifre. buok.s; Mis? Shiel, The Al>l.-cv, books: He-v. L A- Ri: h- ards, g-ra.p<:>o:; Mr .J.IJ'('S, Harlaixl I !ou ;e, ntb- bite; Mr-A Lodge, book* frOIll the congregation > f Llandiillo Ciiurch, et4o. r.,4 and Mr Riivnes. rnbbirs. THE NATIONAL KiSTEDDFOL). The musical o<>niinitt«y* of tiie C lwvn Bay Eisteiidfod of 1910 IIRA got to work, and on Monday mght elected. Mr J. Glynrie Jones, headmaster oi the lligiier Gra-de School, tiieir chairman, and Mv J,). Trehearn vice-cliairiiian. The general plan of ::JJlIsit.] competrtions W'3,Q drawn up ft«r sub- mission to the executive. Mr James Amphlett, clerk to tiie justices, has teen ap|K/inted ciiasi- mnii «;f t-ho Exeouti\e Commiitee. THEATRICAL.—During the we k Miss Lydia Donovan and h.e.r No. 1 Company have been ap- pearing at. the Public Haitui a wric,, ("f favourite plays, including the evergnen Lynne," "Niobe," and "Her One Great Sin." This (Thursday) evening and to-uiorrow leir One (i eat Sin" will be again present en). The picoe ¡, of great dramatic power, and on her last visit Miss Ddtiovan achx-ved much success with it. "East Lynne" will be vojieated on Satiirdav. THE 'BROTHERHOOD have imitcd the North Wales FederafÎun of Brottierhooiis and l'.S.A. a to hold their next quaneTTy meeting in the town, and the request ha-s leen acceded to Th? Executive Council will meet on 'he after- noon of Saturday, October 17t.h. and a public 'TI I Cle tn;I] be held in the evening. On the •following Sundav afternoon it is cuggest^d that a, Brotherhood demonstration be held, in which all the kindred meetings in the iHsiriet should participate. I'RPSENTATfON.-Yeste after nor n, a de))iitatic.:i (:.f the T.A.A -itenti(-d at the Higher Grii,i,o Sclvo**] for the purpose of* pre-en ting a iframed enlarged (/hotogra.ph the cij:.Idr -.i) who took part in the 1908 May-Day festivities to the school. The A.ssociation iTc-ognised t'h, groat amount d work whieh the May Day programmes haw Nlt..¡jl('(!. and \\Œe of o)iinion that seine re- cognition of tliat. fact should be made. At a rceeint. meeting t-lie matter was brought f(,rw<o',l, and the general feeling appeared to hr. in favour of. the plan now carried out. FREE CONCERT.—On Monday evening there was ;t large attendance* in the Church Room, on the occasion of t.he free test cwioert, given un- der the auspices c.f the Ohmndi (4 England Tem- perance Society. (Janon Rob rtf. «-o-;i)»ied the chair. Some good singing w a.s IK an.l in the do com petitions, atxi entries were III. Mr R. Edmund Jones won the adult solo, and Xliss L. J. Williams the juvenile. In the reci- tation. Mias Nellie Ho»ifi>?tt-s, who last \e- r's winner, again carried off first honours. There was onlv one oTitrv for "th" pirei areil st"Xx?h" en tiie Liomsing Bill. Mr E I Hughee, d Pryn-y- r, whene efforts wero adjudged vvertny of hilf the P';z-- Mrs Powlson ¡;IHl Miss Owen Rdwrts acted as acooni-ianists. srt DEN'r s notkw orthy ACHIEVEMENT. The Buckiiiiil Scholarship of 135 .guineas, one of the most iniportaiiit prizes to junior medical students in this country, has just boon won by Mr lIeer.or Wynne Davies, lie j*e».OTid son of Councillor E. H Davies. Ti e scholar- ship entitles the holder to the interniediite medical course, including the first part of the preliminary scientific course, at the Univers ty. College, London, and the final M.B. and B.S. course at t.he University Cilkge Hospital Medical School, and thu^ avouls payment of a considerable part of tie heavy fees for the four years' training, which the winner (Mr Davies Iw, alreadv served one year of the course at, the Bangor 1 niversitv College) has yet to undergo. Born at Colwyn Bay eighteen YNir" ago, Mr Davies spent his early school days in a board- ing' school, but when nine years of age he entered Ellepmere College, Salop, ami there he remained till his fifteenth bir.hday, when he wsui transferred to Grove Pt.rk School, Wrex- ham, where he matriculated, thenoo prrce-ding to the Bangor University, where he studied for tho preliminary seienlili"? c Kirse with such splendi»l stiecese. Inntunerable friends at Col- s wyn Bay wili wish hliti i, continuation of his brilliant career as a 3tudem. Ir will be recol- lected that a few weeks aire, Councillor Davies' eldest son, Mr R- C. Davie*, got through his final law examilJation with Honours.

OLD COLWYN. PREACHERS FOR SUNDAY. -English 1;el'- vices, St. John's Church. 11 and 6.30 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m.; Baptist, 11 a.m. and 6.30 the Rev. E. T. Davies; Congregational, the Rev. G. B. File; Penmaen Welsh Wesleyan, services at 10 and 6 p.m. English Weslevan, ser- vices as usual morning and evening Welsh Con- gregational Chapel, the Rtv. W. E. Jones (Pen- llyn); Hebron (Welsh C.M.), the Rev. R O. Hughes, Lianberis. BROTHERHOOD.—I.ast Sunday was a spe- cial one for the Brotherhood, the occasion being the first. prize book distribution. The meeting was an open one. and quite a larg-e number were present. Mr A. Higginbottom presided, and Miss Ethel TTovey distributed the prizes. Fifty- five books were given away. comprising history, science, mechanics, ocinl, political, biography, and fiction. After the distribution, Miss Ethel TIovev gave a short address on "Courage," pointing out that courageous met.. must be men of faith- faith in God, faith in themselves, and faith in their purposes. Men of courage were needed to-day more than ever, and none of them should think they could be of little service to their fellows. Mr J. J. Austin followed Miss Ethel Hovey with a racy address, which contained some sound advice, the essence of which was that they should all endeavour to bear in mind the maxim "to. speak no gossip, nor listen to any either." If this were the rule of life "ve should talk much less and more to edification than we do. Miss Mervyn Wood sang two soloe in ex- cellent manner.

COLWYN BAY SCIIOOL DISTRICT. MEETING OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. THE STAFF OF ST. GEORGE'S SCHOOL. A meeting of the Education Committee for the Colwyn Bay School district, was held yester- l day (Wednesday) at the County School. Abergele. The Rev. J. Edwards presided, and there were also present: Rev. F. Jones. Messrs E. H. MIl, I ward. H. E. Prichard,W m. Griffith, D. Vaughan, E. Allen, F. J. Holmes (clerk), and Messrs E. Bit-hell and R. P. Chambers (attendance ofticers). LIMIT TO EXPENDITURE. The Clerk said he had received a communica- tion from t,he secretaries to the Education Com- mittee pointing out that the limit d expenditure by the District Committees in repair," mubt, not exceed m0 without, the previous sanction of the Education Committee. lie hud to report that, prior to receiving that intimation there was an expenditure incurred of L14 13s 6d, as it was found that in addition to the tools required for ,I,t., the Higher Elementary School the heating ap- paratus at ono of the schools had to be attended to. The Chairman remarked that tools would not come under the heading of "repairs." so that the particular letter did not, effect the bills be- fore tbem. They would, however, as a com- mittee. bear the.letter in mind. THE STAFFING OF ST. GEORGE'S SCHOOL When the report of the victors to the schools was considered. Mr F. H. Milward pointed out t ha.t the gi-ZLNel I*rl the playground at St.. George's School required some binding material, and he had also to report that the master at the school had drawn his attention to the great difficulty under which he had to work, having single- handed to teach the whole of the standards from T. to VT. He (Mr Milward) considered that the complaint, was a very just one, as no man could do justice to either the school, t.he children or their parents with such a condition prevailing The only help there was in the school was that of a young woman who looked after the infants and the sewing. The Chairman, while agreeing with Mr Mil- ward as to the justice, of the complaint., suggested that the local managers were the proper parties to move irr the matter. It wa considered advisable to recommend that. the staff be increased at George by an Article 61 Assistant, the clerk to communicate with the proper officials on the matter As regards the providing of binding material this was left with the clerk to deal with, it bcin" a matter for the foundation managers. h APPLICATION FOR INCREASES OF SALARY. Applications for increases of salary for the school cleaners in the enlarged schools in the Colwyn Bay district were referred to the Emer- gency Committee. onit ATTENDANCE IN THE COLWYN BAY DISTRICT. Various matters connected with the attendance- in the Coiwyn Bay district were discussed with the attendance officer, in committee, and left with the chairman to deal with.

AMATEUR DRAMATICS AT COLWYN BAY. HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE CF "H.M.S. PINAFOKE." In aid "f ¡ hat eminently d-usei-ving iiLstir.uion, the Colwvn Bay College Hospita 1, "H.M.S. Pinafore" was proh.-ntcd 1>)' Jo:, a! a.nsaU u at pro without I urt,I.K, praiao:* Mi s I/na Tnoma-a, tiie in: isi nous < i g.im.s.-r. 6 icu. (I b: \cry iioii til-, e ;ngI atui;.tc i uj.!«n ti>_> uriq..aimed suc- cess 01 110 work. S :e hai .socur.xi ti.e servh-es vf an excellent iitile bar! of "c ali ot wuom laboured witn a w dl over tiie prelum ii.i ry prep.ir.atK ns di well as the li.riai business on trie st .gv. Amongst t.on.ii were M: E. Tnoriucy- D d e, LIe exceedingly popular London humour- ist, \0 directed tne whole p;odiiction w.th cn- summ it-j- skill; Mr Lyell-Taytor, L.R.A.M., well- kno" n to ali Colwyn Bity o nccit goers, who led an oxc Hi ,tit o o.iostra Mr Gurn. y Barnett, con- durior ot the Colwyn Bay C'iic al Society, woo an acoompiished chorus master; Miss Mur- iel Hat.niuersk-.i, a \ery laithtui pianist; and the foilowing exceedingly strong caste:—"Tfte Kig-'it Hon. S.,r Jo8oj»ii l'oricr (first I/ord o,f the Ad- Ili v W, Mr E. 11 "Captain Corcoran" (Comninid-^r of "H.M.55. Pinafo;c'), "Ralph Rack straw (abk> scau.-an), Mr A. J. Fleet; "Dick D^ade e (able seaman). Mr C. Kcnworthy; "Bill Bob- sr.ty (iK.a.tsw uin), Mr Mas.:n "Bob Beckett" (boatswain's mate). Mr W. G Mobley; "Tom Tue.'vor" (niidshiiJ.nit'), Miss Daisy Ca-rt-w-,right; Jo-ephine" (Captain s (iaug;1t.er), Miss Ferny- hough "HeW (Sir Joseph's tir&t cousm), Miss Elsit Ctowther; "Mrs Cripps (a Portsmouth bum-boat woman1, Miso Ida 1\1. rV"n Wool; "First Lord's Sisters, Cousins, and A'inrs, Mrs A. J. Fleet and Mrs Waterwortn, Misses Olive Brooke, L: uie (.-larke, Alice Evans. Fowler Ruti- Gregory, Florence Green lie-Id, Annie Holland, Cam? Joidan, K. Knott, Ruth McKie. Fr.uicefe Moblov, Carrit Rush, C. A. Ro- h-rt-, Ni liie Smith, D ;a Shobbr<ok, May Tiio- mas, Lc-ia Tint oaf?, Elsie Mei*vyn W'onxl, H. H' Uiusliead, and May Howe; "Sailors," Mes-srs P,. Dicfceii, Evans, Ernest Fleot, C'.o.lnmin, Greenleld, Eva¡It.- ¡ I ugÚ!s. G :irriths Jones, Oven Jones, S. Rush, Stevenson, Wood, W'-odiwiss. Williams, "Marine- Messrs Ernest .Fleet. D'ickerS; Wrainwright, C'lutUtii, and JW6. There was a crowded and fashionably-dressed aixlienco for the first performance on Tuesday evening, and the unusual enthusiasm which prevailed throughout :.pokc ekiC|uen;ly of the veo. favourable impression made. The staging' was altogether unexcept-jonalde, haiing rega'd for the exl-i.r of the sta^e. The costumes were appropriate and well- fitting, the atenery and the entraiice and exit, of the actors were made with tewer mistakes than in many a go'^d-class profes- t-ional performance. In this direction the t rai'. ing of Mr Thornkvy-Dodge had been particularly U('c<'c"f 1.1. '1 lien there was throughout, a thorough understanding between the actors and tli-o orch£.,t:t-, In some cases the impersonators were young and quite inexperienced, but wi h one or two exceptions they all took t.hoir ones with the ea.e and grace of vevran stagers, an- other fact, v.-Inch sp/oke of the sound trainiug utKk.rgone. The principal Jurtli were in very capable hands. A.s "Sir Joseph Porter" Mr Thornley- Dodge wa.s a g'reai success- I lis <lcp >rt :re:it and general demeanour caused roars of laugh- t-er, and in the trio with Mis; Fernyho;'gh and Mr IJewelyn Jones he scored a palpable hir,_ no less than five encores being demanded. The' "('apt. Corcora.iC or Mr Llewelyn Jones was also remarkably well done, o nipanng very favourably with Mr Dodge's impersonation ,h.1 \ing- regard fer the fact that the latter is an amateur. Miss Marie Fernnhoug'h as Joseph- ine gave a performance which reflected with infinite credit upon h-vrself ami her trainer. Her voice though smail in volume was exceed- ingly well handled, and, despite the somewhat •SiS'Vere strain upon it site emerged from the ordeal with colours flying. She not only sang well-—her test nuinliers were the "Audacious T,-ir" a?-"I "Which shall my poor heart obey —but put, into her de- lamation real fire. I'cw amateurs have done better at the first time of asking. Miss Ida Mervyn-Wood alro acted and saJig most artistic-ally. Mr Fleet's "Iialpii H,ac:k;,lraw" wa, 1.1,00 bet thing* he has given in dramatic*) for a. long time- Chief junongst. the minor parts were tie of Miss Elsie Crovvther, the "Tom Tucker" of Miss Daisy ( artwright (whose accomplished da/noing was one of t,lic features of the evening). the "Dick Deadeye" of Mr v_. Kenwortliy, and the "Bill liobjfcay" ot Mi-* fik'orge Mason, who, by the way. had teen called ujion at the last minute to i,-jJ..e t.he part in the place of Mr J. IT. Hohleri, «Ii-j was indisposed. Mr NNr. Mobley icpresen'.ed "Boo Beokett," vice Mr M £ soii 'The oliorus singing was exc llent, thougfi a little noditional lifi oould have been infusr-d into certain of the selections. Under Mr Lycll-Tay Le;\ the orchestra gave the greato-a satisfaction- At the close Miss T/ma. Thomas and all the principal performer? acknowledged before 1 he curvain the hearty applaiioe of the audience. 11 ¡;hüt¡], i t.Jw t. Miss Holland and illi;ln.L.: JViiss 1, of (,!wn B, wpre r1) tor the prc-ay dross p" worn" bv the la<ne# whole t-he costumes were supplied by Messrs I'urkin.shavv and Sons, Liverpcxd and the scenery by Messrs U Maistro and Co" Manciu siMr J. Hurkor, of Colwyn Bay was th(» ]>?riUt|uier.

KHYDYFOEL WATER SUPPLY. A SCHEME DiEcubelED BY PARISHIONERS. An cxtraofdimtry and crowded parish meet- ing was I-Cld on Friday evening, m the C'huich of England l-y^ttws. ctuef busi- 1.C813 ox iho jnoe-tmg- woo. to consider th« subject of water supjdy .••.fid <lrainage Hh,\d:.1vd. The Ct.iiirinin explaineii fc»ii; fly 1102W m..tter ws t,rtlugiit ateut, and a letter received bv t-ho Parish 'vc-uncil hUll the St. Asaph (Denbigh) RuraJ District Council, which Was a,, follows Dear Sir,—The ii have frt-m time k> time i€Oi.-ived complaints fnc-m the metieaj officer of health and from other purees as to the want of a water supply and meaiis of drainage at Riiy.lyfcvl luatmlet, which is partly witJiin your parish. Tht) metiical officer of health has advised some Oivmskkra ble time tluit. something should be don*?. The Co-uncil have now reoe-ived a. c of a. report by D-r. Fletcher to the Ixrcal Government Board ii]K>n the Manitary circum- stances of this distnet, in which it is stated that the Council should see to t.he p!uviskm of a water supply and drainage at Rhydvfcel. Re- fore ar, iat a decision in the inutt.La', the Clotincil wili be g1.ii<! to nesive the otwrvations } out I a ri six Coiuncil uj^on the re.omfnenda- tions." The Chairman then explained very c'early that the iirst thing f.1' the meeting to decide was wi:et"n»>r Rhydyfeei did really wont a water supply. Re-v. J), Darley Davies, Weal" ia,, minis- ter at Rhvdyfoel, said that he U.Ild his friend, Mr Davies, el Glen View, came to t;¡e moc^t-ijijf t. at evening en b:-h. lf and ;.t, the (arnest request )f Rhvth{()el friends. Ho was not sure whether the stats c-f things a.t Rhydyfoel and t.he groat need of w ter in that place were very well-knoMn to the inhabitants of the parish. They ad only two wells, and those far away down in the valley to supply the while place. Th", need ojf water had teen for a long time felt, and recent- ly tl1. place 1:13(1 rapidly grow.n, twe!v > houses being built test year, and b{"or,' that, the wak-r was scarce. lie proposed that they pre cured a w it supi. ty for Riiydyfoel. Mr Rbt. Davies, Glen View, rem rked that it w uki b quite e-.sy to get the Llannefydd water with a iitfie nvre co-o;.H>ratien, for IT any place ever wanted water R.hydyf-oel wauUd it.. Tl i, water tiiey now I ad iN ziog, 04-1 scaioe that the women whioC' fe.lohing it som<4jmes jterfitf-ec waited till about 3 o'clco-k 111 the nujrning before they succe-dod in filling their water C'dn. Then Mr R^>bert Hughes, cf Plas-yn-Rettvvs, said there was plenty of water at the Cwymp, and there were people in the parish carrying- water from greater distances than the Rhydyfoel folk He did not think there was so mi.e-li need of water at Rhydfoel now, and he prop >sed that those who wanted water should pay Tor it. Mr John Parry, Saracen's Bfad: 1 air, oi the same opinion. A short discussion ensued as to wherber thc clerk should read a letter from one th-i ho.ne owners of Rhydyfoel. who failed n attend ;l e meeting. It was decided that the letter be r ot read. Reverting to the motion before the meeting Mr Davies, Cara, said he had known Hhvdyf- pi for sixty years. There was plenty :)f \»;>tei in the place, but people now wanted to put pipe* from the well to the kettle. Mr David Roberts, Brynygroes, sail it was vain to say there was no need of a N. t« r ti rplv at Rhydfoel. The Chairman:. They should get water and forin a special water. district. Mr Richard Owen: You must have a special at for tkat. Mr David Roberts, Brynvgroes: If you mean that Rhydyfoel should be a special water dis- trict and that the people pay for their water themselves, may I ask whether that principle is to lw carried on# throughout t,he parish, where improvements are wanted? Rev. D. Darley Davies said the Rhydyfoel people would not be willing to sever their oon- iioction with the rest of the parish of Bettws, hut they should deal fairly with thorn. Mr Parry, Yaenol Bach: I would propose t.hat we have nothing to do with it. No one seconded the am. moment.. The Chairman agree.I AN:: the s gge.siion that a water area be formed, and thar those within the area who used the water paid for it- The Rev. E. Lodvick Ellis. Mr Robert Da- vies, and himself were there as representatives on the Rural District Council, and desired to t have the feelings of the ratepayers. They all knew that water was wanted at Rhydyfoel, and ty get t.he Llannefydd water was out of tihe que,Qtiol1, b8!)auoc the pipes were too small al r0,¡,(fy. Mr Robert Hughes, Plas yn Bettws, pro- posed. Mr David Roberts, Brynygroes, se- conded, and it was eventually resolved that I he Rural District Council be recommended to improve the existing wells at Rhydyfoel, and should that not be provided tha.t Rhydyfoel be provider with a, water supply, that the district be formed into a special area, and that those -,A:i,tc!- ])alltl for it,.

CARNARVONSHIRE TEACHERS' GRIEvANCES. N.U.T. AND THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. AN INTERESTING CONFERENCE. At Carnarvon to-day wcd" a deputa- tion representing- the National Union of Teachers met the Carnarvonshire Education Committee to ventilate the grievances of the teachers in the county Mr D. P. Williams presided, and Mr T. J. Williams, St. Paul's School, Bangor, intro- duced the deputation which consisted of Mr Nieholl, president. National Union of Teachers; Mr Alfred A. Thomas, standing counsel to the Union; Mr Pegram, clerk; Mr W. R. Jones, Garth School, Bangor; Mr W. H. Wright, Car- narvon National School; Mr D. W. Thomas, Lloyd-street- School, Llandudno; Mr Tom John, member of the Executive of the N.U.T. Mi- Lewis Jones, assistant master, Carnarvon Coun- cil School; Miss Crowther, Carnarvon Council School; and Mrs King, Bangor. Mr NICHOLL exnlaincd that the absence of M Pickles, his predecessor in the presidency, was not due, as had been stated in a daily paper, to irritation at alleged discourteous treatment he had received at the former interview, but entirely to pressure of professional work. The deputa- tion that day represented the 260 certificated teachers in the employ of the Education Com- mittee, and most- of whom were members of the National Union of. Teachers. The local teachers present were members of the County Teachers' Association, and expressed the views of the vast body of teachers in the employ of the committee. He thanked the committee for receiving them, and desired at the same time to express the ap- preciation of the teachers of what the committee had done for education in that county. The percentage of average attendance was higher than ever. The school buildings were a credit to the county, and sanitation and the health of the children was better attended to. He understood the committee was also endeavouring to obtain better qualifications in their teachers. In saying this he, however, beheved the committee would admit they were not doing more than their duty, but it was not every committee that could say as much. That deputation approached the com- mittee ;n a spirit of amity (hear, hear). They were glad to he able to discuss these matters with the committee in a friendly way. The parti- cular points he wished to invite the committee's attention to were these. Staffing. -In the Ursc place there was a great number of young people who had received a cer- tain amount of ioAfut.uon under the Central Weisii Board. These entered as teachers of the elementary schools iiesii from the secondary schools with little or no experience of elementary schools and experience of teachhig. These young persons learnt in time how to teach, but only at the cost of the children they were supposed to teach. He contended that these should not be counted on the school stltf until they were qualified to teach. the sUitiing of the schools was in some cases worse than it was in 1902. In some cases tilings had improved. There were some time ago 20 schools where the staff was lower than in 1902, but this number had now been reduced to 16. The committee would pro- bably t;ay that they fulfilled the requirements of the code, but Mr M'Kenna had repeatedly de- clared that the code standard was the minimum requirement, the very lowest that could possibly be accepted. The main ground of the teachers' complaint in respect of staffing was that the com- mittee was appointing unqualified teachers, and was not fully stafhng the schools. lai-ics -livit what the teachers most keenly felt was the inequality or discrepancy in the salaries. Teachers doing the same work and possessing practically identical qualifications were differently treated. He gave an instance of a teacher with 24 years' standing in the service getting a salary of 1;60, and another teacher of ten or twelve years standing getting £ 110. The teachers who had come over from the old Board Schools got their annual increments, but those appointed by the committee and the teachers in the non-provided schools, got no increase of salary at all. Mr D. P. WILLIAMS interpolated the remark that the committee took a Ulrle years' average I of salaries as the standard when taking the schools over. Mr NICHOLL, continuing, said there was a further grievances in the conditions of service, lie-trusted the teachers would be protected against the consequences if they disobeyed their local managers in order to obey the instructions I of the committee. The CHAIRMAN Certainly. Mr NICHOLL went on to say that the teachers fully appreciated the difficulties of the com- mittee, but they did not think they were insuperable. As to the conditions of service, the teachers desired an assurance that when head teachers obeyed instructions from their managers which happened to be contrary to those of the Education Com- I' mittee, the teachers would be protected by the committee. They also asked that a teacher charged with any offence should have the right of being attended by a friend, a lel-al friend in serious cases. II The CHAIRMAN assured the deputation that a teacher would be protected while obeying the instructions of the committee. Mr ALFRED THOMAS then addressed the meeting lie .said the most -tnk- the meeting lie .said the most -tnk- jn: blot in the administration of education in ¡ Ca.rnar-vonshiro was the scalo of salaries. Mr I,S.SARD DAVIES: You mean the want of a 3-au ><f sal.iirks. Mr THOMAS: I mean the scale of .alar.es you published to the v.otid. I have een it in the "So icolim«t^r" signed by Mr Evan R. Da- vies. it is in connection witn advertisements lor Art. 50 teachers. I The SECRETARY ivfjaested Mr Tthomas to be qui.e^foir by mentioning appointments that wern. advertised above the scale. He &:>() re- I minded Úe deputation that they wer; pi ,,eirjt only on be all ot the oertifloat d teaahers. Mr THOMAS: It 's not enoJ-*h to have a seaL, for the low grade teachers. We want you to < xi ^ncl it. Mr DAVIES rema k d that the scale iii fore) was n I complete, and was enly intended to remedy the most glaring cases of inequality in tiie county. Mi Ii l OM AS: Yes, you limit your scale to the lowest type (f teaciher. Tnoe CHAIRMAN. lUu are awaro that we have had a great difficulty with regard to dis- vinguisping bHwoen piovided and non provided schools. Our Countv Council has given us in- stractuj-ns not io irive any rat) aid. Mr THOMAS: Will vou tell us that you are not pending rates on ncn provided schools? Tko ClI.ilRMAN went on t:) say that when iriit,ie to Art. 50 and 68 te chevs thoy wo-ro in lope that Mr Bir^ell's Biil would have Crisped, which would havj enabled t.he-ni to complete ir »yi!?, and as they knew that '3ill did not iiaig, and they weie compelled to use r.-t--q to the oxt nt ir.entioned. The salaries r* thoje C'LS were shameful, ranging from 1:6 to JE12 as a rule in non-piovided «eh<oT, So f?.r the committee had no dis- tinction b,tv,.w'n the two classes of schools. ,r\OL\I IE. IN SALARIES. Proceeding, Mr THOMAS presented figures with a vi-w of oornpri lg the salaries in Carnar- vonshire with the average for England ana Wales. In England and Wrales tiie aveiage salary ol tl.&,e ceutiiicated tcachers ihad gone up firm £ 147 in 1901 to J6163 in 1907, and that <d femal.) head teachers from L07 in 1901 to £ 116 last year. In Carnarve.nrlire the salary of a h.a<laiast-!r was £ 12S in 1901, and last year it was 2123. Th,, SECRETARY: Have you taken into con- sideration the v-ittie of the houses occupied by the head teachers? Mr THOMAS: That occurs all over England an 3 W,ile-, Continuing, he said that in the tase of headmistresses the average increased during the period Iv had mentioned by JE19, but in Carnarvonshire it dropped £ 10. Wiltb regard to tihe assistant certificated teachers, the ayjarage nalarv in England and Wales in 1901 was- £ 107, last year it was Jbll9, aB increase of Cl2. lu mw "ir—llT—— ■—IMHI HI IT —IMIIBI Willi 111 [■■■WauJ r the case of male certificated assistants it had gone up frem R73 to 86, In Carnarvonshir« the ocirtiiicated assistant's salary was J686 in 1901, and it was now £ 85. The women certi- ficate.] teacher's salary in Carnarvon was jE70, and it was now £ 74, one bright spot in tha wihol > sad picture. The (Damar vonsaire teachers complained that many of them did not obtain their proper reward, and there was no question about that. In 1(?06 one of their committees about that. In 1(?06 one of their committees tried to draw out a scale dnd he was informed that there were 77 head teachers now below the minimum of that scale, twelve at the mini- mum, and 27 abovt. it Tne C HAIR MA N That scale was never adop- red by the committee Mr THOMAS 'aid they also complained of <'i-ere pane i<"s in the salaries paid to the teachers. j Tin CHAIRMAN said the scale referred to. [ wo. id not te adopted by the committee, who would nor, al.ow the avorage attendance. ;,0 gui le them in the matter, but rather the merits of ihe te ichors Mr THOMAS remarked tihat the comfmitteo must not te surprise I tent tike teachers were dissatisfied for there were glaring inequalities in the salaries paid. Fo.r instance, a taiary of £92 was paid to a headmaster of < 110 s.-ilm-d, an<J £ 139 to the headmaster of an., ther school doing exactly the same aijioi nt of work. The CHAIRMAN: A provided and non- providc-d school no doubt. Discrepancies do exist between the provided and non-provided schools, and we have been loath to make any difference between the two classes of teachers. That has been the cause of tne delay in ar- ranging a scale of salaries. Mr THOMAS instanced several other a no- ma! ids, such as salaries of JE150 and £ 98 Lr the same class of teacher, and added that he knew of cases where teachers had left the county owing to more lucrative positions being offered elsewhere. Jihe CHAIRMAN: Are you aware that two have 48 more certificated teachers now than on the appointed day, and we have appointed 23 since March last ? Mr THOMAS: Well, ycu are getting on very well now;—(lang-hter),—but wo want the scale brought in before we are in the churchy aid. Mr ISSARD DAVIES: Do you know that many teachers have come back to this county ? Mr THOMAS mentioned the fact that a qualified headmistress at Llandudno received only the same salary as an ex-pupil teacher. Now that was preposterous. The SECRETARY Do you want us to re- duce the salary of the ex-P.T- ? Mr THOMAS: No; I want you to increase the salary of the headmistress to a r «L-onabie amount. The SECRETARY: Do you know that the average attendance in the school you have re- ferred to is about 50? Mr THOMAS: What we complain of is the absence of a scalo. The UH AIRMAN: And I tell }oi\ that you are going to have a scale. Mr THOMAS: Oil, that is what r am he for. He then mentioned the case of a female certificated teacher at the Hirael Infants' Schcol at Bang.w rceiving JS90 after five years' ser- vice, while another female certificated eacher in the same school received only X75 after 14 years' service. The SECRETARY explained that the teach- er who received JE90 accepted the appointment on the understanding that she got increments, w here as the other teacher received no SUCd pro- mise. Mr THOMAS said that the teachers' dis-i Lon In cr" satisfaction was reaching a dangerous point. Mr ISSARD DAVIES said that Mr Thomas, was no doubt aware of the no-rate aid poiicv, and had he no representation to make to tho" com- mittee as to how detrimental that pohoy was ?i Mr THOMAS replied that tile N U.T. made a representation on the subject to the Car- marthen County Council two years ago. ISSARD DAVIES said he did not re- member any such representation being made- to the Oaniai vonshire County Council. u. Mr THOMAS remarked that the deputation, to tihe Carmarthenshire County Council proved effective, a soale applicable to all schools b in°- introduced, and in Pembrokeshire the same thing was dooe. Dealing wtith the question of understafling, Mr Thomas alluded fo St. Paul a School, Bangor, the headmaster of which (Mr T. J. Williams) said that compared with 1903 the school was understaffed by five teach* rs. he CHAiRMAN Was it overstaffed be-fore? Mr T. J WILLIAMS: No, not in the opiu. ion of the old School Board. Mr ISSAHD DAVIES: la it a fact that every standard in your school has a cerificated: teacher ? Mr T. J. WILLIAMS: No. The SEC RE IARY Is it not a fact ihat, up to quate recently there was a c-r lhcaUid ;o". er in ohargel of every el ass ? Mr T. J. WILLIAMS: Yes. Tne ^ECRETaRY And if vou take a class- yoii;rsf3lt every class in your sonool would be in charge of a certificated teacher ? Mr T. J. WILLIAMS: Yes. Mr THOMAS explained that what tho, com- plained of was that there were 20 nrovicied and non-provided school* in the county worse staffed than on the "appointed day. Ihe CIIAIRMAN: 'Ihat is not the point. I,» thu school understaffed ? The SECRETARY: Do you want the ra e payers money squandered in providing more; teachers than is neccssarv ? Mr THOMAS: That answers itself. i he SE' RE IARY Have y->u received fren:. the schools you mention an express complaint that they are dissatisfied with tne staffing ? put it lhat w net a fair Way to put I The SECRETARY: Yes, k is. Have vou Vi- a °°"^Ia,lnt fr°m those schools that, the staffing is inadequate? The 'sK('RIOTAHV *nW6r 'Siin the Deeat,ve- the MX Rki ARY Then, what you say does- not represent a genuine complaint based on- real grievances, and you would be surprised to VrV !'m\. We ,v€ soon a great number of these teac-ihers and conferred with them, and they have expressed absolute satisfaction with- th TOii.-g of their schools. I Thc CHAIRMAN added that he had seen 6C mSaT^S JS lhMml»s M. Mr TT-IOMAS: Have you seen these twenty' te"ers ? ■Rt ISSaSS; M 1/t'l"ll'or. MKlersMI!«tl ? The SKeKKTARv"' ?!' o0"? «»' »««. ► rXKIjrARY: If yotx wUI enabl-o t.-g to pt. niore money to provide certificated teachers m ah our schools, the committee will make (lie appointments at once. CH AIRMAN: you aware that s:nee tiie appomted day" we have increased th« salaries of the teachers by £ 13 142' Mr THOMAS: Yes, and you have had an average i,urease of 3000 in the attendant In reply to Mr 'lltomas, the CHAIRMAN said it was the (isAd- Y that County Soh.xd ,n!u ? • committee ssr- -inr. aO RAfE AID' POLICY. 0.1" T lsiu"> Mr Ti'OilAS relcFi-eU tu the "no rate- ? P°'lc>- contended that the CarnarvonshireCou^ tx t 'luucn had Ucveiuj.e.l that jml.ev m a manner wh«^ was never eonU-mplat.-d by Welsh Liberal l'a,-u s, ni n a",honty.' teachers were told "You, f^thA "re %hting a great naUonal light fui the control of the bciiojis and for the freedom of teachers t.vm n-hgious tests," and the teachers willingly did stand swide thinking-that it was just wW tluy wanted. They were given the assurance both m public and private, by the Welsh Liberal party le £ d- eotnd sJee «uiieCaCd!fferTr"n1htlTei, °f a" "ah W 1 J t Uv;aJ culour» and so far as they were co.iceriied when the Liberal Government returned iuto poa:icymwas lhe Act U,iil n'J Iale asThe CfiAllt.dAN: No, wo were in the same position. as bdo!'e. Mr THOMAS proceeding, said that the Carnarvon- shire tounty Council said in effect that they were not only goillg to punish the Church Selio-ils, but the Council Schools as well, because the Mouse of Lorrle threw out Mr Birrrll's Bill. Mr ISSAKD DAVIES ashed whether the N.U.T. would approve of an arrangement whereby a scale of salaries was jnovided for Council School teachers and nona for the Oburch Seiiool teachers? Mr THOMAS; It would be tt'qsatisfaetorv, but half a loaf is better than none. Mr ISiAKD DAVIKS: But are you net obliged t* watch the uitere.st* of all teachers? The N.U.T. have been rather hard upon us and have given this county an unenviable reputation, and Mr Tom John has been very hard upon me. In Anglesey they have adopted one scale for the provided schools and none for tho non-provided schools. Why hi that? Mr THOMAS Because the teachers are loval to the County Council in what they think is right. Therefore, they have kept us back from going on in the matter. Mr ISSARD DAVIKS How is it that the non-provided' scbo il teachers in the county have been treated differ- ently to the other teachers? Mr THOMAS: You can take it that the Anglesey teachers have not applied to us. Mr ISSARD DAVIES: That does not matter. You. are hound to protect all of them. Mr THOMAS: Perhaps you will let me say thaft the Kxeeutive Committee of the N.U.T. know their own business best. Mr JONES ROBERTS: The Carnarvonshire teachers also want to be loyal and you are forcing them on. Mr J. U. I'RITCIIARD: You would consider half L loaf a blessing? The PRKSIDKNT: The N.U.T. would not put any objection forward. Mr TOM JOHN moved a vote of thanks to the com- mittee for "tolerating" the deputation that afternoon, (laughter). Mr K R. Davies had tried to get them off. thf track—(laughter,)—bnt the coaferenee, lie felt sure; would be productive of gotid (hear, hear). Ro doubit protests should be made when occasion arose, but. when protests were prolonged for an indefinite period it looked something lipe rebellion. He waa glad that a great deal of the misunderstanding had been cleared. Thev (the N.U.T.) were only supporting the potiey of their weaker brethren and sisters. Mr D. W. THOMAS (Uandndno), seconded the vote, I which was earned and díe CHAIRMAN aoluwwkdgiMi'