The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

COLWYN BAY TERRITOR- IALS' SHOOT. THE SCORES IN DETAIL. The first shooting competition promoted by the G. (Cotwyn Bay) Company of the 5th Battalion R.W.F., proved quite successful. There was some creditable shooting, and the number taking part was satisfactory. Oaptain T. H. Morgan and Surgeon Major E Marriette were the umpires. The detailed scores were as follow. No. 1 COMPANY EVENT. 200 500 Yds. Yds. Total. .L.-Colour-gergt. T. 0. Griffiths 29 29 58 2.-Lance-Corpoml W.' Hodgkins w 30 27 51 3.—Private A. P. Duckers 31 26 57 4.-rg.ant F. H. Borthwick 23 31 54 b.-S,ergeant T. W Jones 23 27 50 6.—Sergeant D. Davies 41 7.—Private J. D. A. Hughes 18 19 .57 8.-Lance- Corporal W. H. Peglar 21 15 36 9.-Lan,e-Sergeant T. Barden 20 13 33 10—Private D. Bqbertg 22 11 33 CUP EVENT. I.-Private A. P. Duckers 42 points 2.-Sl'rgeant. F. H. Borih.wiek 34 points 3.-Lance-Corporal W. Hodgkins 32 points TEAM EVENTS. I.-Serge,ant W. Jones's Section 23 points 2.—Sergeant F. H. Borthwick's Section 20 points RECRUITS EVENT. 1.-J. Jones 21 points 2.— I. J. Roberts 20 points 3.—W. R. Owen 13 P°,n™ 4.-W. Williams 6 points

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A LLANDUDNO MAN. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED BURGLARY. At the Llandudno Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs J. O. Thomas and Robert Ro- berts, George Hughes, of 46, Alexandra-road, Llandudno, was brought up on remand charged with attempted burglary. Mr James J. Marks, who appeared for the proseoution, said that at 11.10 p.m. on Satur- day night, P.C. Williams found the accused at 3, Craigydon Parade, attempting to cfte-t.aii entrance into the house by means of displacing a window pane. When questioned t/y tlie con- stable, the accused said he had got muddled up, and lost his way. The constable examined the window, and took Hug'hes into custody. When searched a table knife was found in his pocket with some putty on the end of it. P.C. Williams, in corroborating, said he had examined the house in oompany with Sergt. Williams, and found marks of putty having been scraped off the window. He was aware that the occupants of the house occasionally went away at the clo3e of the summer. Ann Elizabeth Taylor said she resided with her aunt at 3, Craigydon Parade. They had arranged to go to Penrhynside on Saturday for a few days, and left the house secure with all the doors looked and the windows lached. There was a bureau in one of the rooms, in which they kept money. Sergt. Williams stated that about 7 p m. on Sunday he was taking a description of the ac- oused when he voluntarily made the following statement:—"I was drunk in the morning', and some fellow who I think works for the coach- ing oompany, told mo that cne people at 3, Craigydon Parade had gone a way, and that there was lots of gold in the house if anyone wanted it So I had it in my head all day, and I went there at night." The Defendant: I was muddled up in drink all day, and am very sorry. The Chairman said the Bench were exceed- ingly sorry to see Hughes there upon such a serious charge, and failed to understand why he should have done such a thing. The evi- denoe was so clear, together with the defend- ant's admission, that the bench had no alterna- tive, but to commit him to take his trial at the Assizes.

Pheasant shooting is a sport where a great deal of skill—skill of the eye and nerve—is needed. The story that it is to-dav like shoot- ing the fowls or the haystacks in the farmyard ia a story for groonhor."Saturday Review."

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A FAMOUS CONWAY RUNNER. PROSPECTS OF THE MARATHON RACE. Considerable interest is evinced by the inhabi- tants of Llandudno a.;id Conway in the great Marathon race to bo run from Windsor to Lon- don, on Saturday next, inasmuch as a native of the district—Mr Percy "Smallwood, whose por- trait we reproduce above—is one alf the contes- tants. Sin a 15 wood, who was 'born at the Blue Bell Inn, Con way, aume twenty-two years ago, made a naimo for himself in the locality when quite a youth as a runner of exceptional speed and stamina.. At Llandudno May-Do, Sports and events at Bangor, Llanrwst, etc., nc won the principal I prizes year after year. Five years ago he sailed for America (where he was afterwards joined by his parents), and entered business ill motor machinery works in New York, pursuing his career as a runner. He took no less than 75 first prizes in the year 1905 as an amateur. Altogether he won six amateur and professional ohampionsåúps, includ.e.d in which are two cross-country championships, ac- complished in one week, the junior on the Tues- day a.nd tho senior on the following Saturday. Encouraged by his suocesses he turned profes- sional, and, in 1906, won the fiftden mile cham- pionship at New York. In that race he beat the American 15 mile champion, Ilallen, who held the championship for two years, and Si-nall- wood still holds the distinction. He also holds the ten mile amateur championship, which he won at Celtic Park, New York, and in Septem- ber 1907, he won t'-s five professional I MR PERCY SMALLWOOD. championship for Philadelphia, wihich he still holds. During his stay in America, Smallwood was in partnership with the world's champion- runner, Shrubb, and the latter is the only American runner who has beaten him. In view of the forthcoming Marathon contest, it is interesting to note that Smallwood has beaten Hayes, the winner of the last Marathon, although the latter runner had received a han- dicap. He has beaten the famous American the six times he has been running against him, and has also beaten him i.n eight and ten mile road races. The subject of our portrait is also the holder of the four hours' "Go as you please" world's championship, running thirty-five miles and seven laps on a twelve lip track. The latter raco took place at the Grand Central Palaoe, New York. At the request of the British Association of Amerioa, Mr Smallwood is taking the place of Shrubb in the comi.ng Marathon raoe, and will represent. Grea.t Britain. About six weeks ago, before sailing from New York, Smallwood ran a twenty-six mile trial, when he was paced by Shrubb on a bicycle. His time was 2 hours 44 minutes. About three weeks before sailing he again ran a twenty-tihree mile triad, his time being 2 hours 32 minutes. He sailed on the Cunard steamer "Caronia" apd during the journey was able, through the courtesy of Dr. Tinker, the ship's surgeon, to tndn on board, and ran four miles on the fust day, Monday, six miles on Wednesday, and eight miles on Saturday alter leaving Querns- town. Smallwood spent a few days at Liver- pool, and on Wednesday he went to London to complete his arrajigemrwits. He arrived at his native town on Thursday night, and was wel- oomod by a host of old friends. He took up his residence at the Plas Mawr Restaurant, Iiigh-sfrreet. On Saturday, h, ran to Penmaen- mawr and back, when he was paced by Mr T. O. Morgan, Mr Arthur Evans, Mr A. J. Wil- son, and Mr Ted Evans. His time was 50 minutes. Smallwood left Conway on Sunday for Llan- dudno, where he stayed as t.'ie guest of Mr Will. Owen, Mwtyn-stree.L., iftid trained under that veteran Prof. Beaumont. On Monday afternoon he did a capital ten- mile run in about an hour on a course mapped out for him by Professor Beaumont. The start was from opposite the pier gates. Pro- ceeding along the Promenade to Craig'ydon, he turned down Queen's-road to the junction with the Conway road near Llanrhos, thence back to the town by the Conway-road to Vaughan- street. The circuit from the Marine Hotel, Vaughan-street, along the Promenade, Qucen's- road, and Conway road was made three more times, and the run finished along the Promn- ade past the pier gates and up Church Walks to the King's Head Hotel. He ran with a lc.ng, easy stride, and took the sharp hill to the hotel in finishing1 at a rapid r to. Mr A. Birrell, of Llandudno Junction, accompanied the runner in his motor-car, on which travelled Professor Beaumont, Mr Will. Owen, Mr W. Owen, and Mr D. G. Roberts, who are locking after Small- wood during his stay in North Wales. Several cyclists followed, and found it difficult to keep up with Smallwood. CONFIDENT OF WINNING. In the course of an interview with our re- porter, Smallwood expressed himself osnfident of winning. He said:—"I am going to win the raoo, and show better records than any of the other men. I have eclipsed Haves' Marathon record already." He further stated that he did not hold any of tho other runners in fear. The weather did not trouble him in the least. He did not believe in too much training. His method was. to rufn one day and rest the next. He did not eat much vegetables, but a good deal of meat especially beef. He was also fond of tea and coffee, and never amoked more than two cigarettes a day. Ham and eggs form his breakfast every morning. Ho is a total abstainer from intoxicants. Should he win the Marathon race, it is his in- tention to return to Wales with a view of giv- ing an exhibition raoe in his native county. 'He leaves Llandudno to-day (Thursday) for London, and will be aco:mpanied by Prof. Beaumont, Mr Will. Owen, and other friends and supporters.

RHYL BUTCHER FINED. At the Birmingham Police Court, to-day week Edgar Maltby, butcher, of Water-street, Rhyl[ was summoned at the instance of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for conveying thirty pigs in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering. Inspector Argue stated that on Tuesday, September 8th, he visited the London and North-Western Railway sidings in Fazeley-strcet, and saw there a truck contain- ing thirty pigs. There were two dead pigs in the truck and another one had its leg broken. Tho dead pigs were in a decomposed condition. They had evidently been trampled upon. Mr Young, veterinary surgeon, said he con- sidered thirty pigs were too many to put in a mediunj-sized truck. Mr Gamlin, for the defence, said his client was in a large way of business at Rhyl, and was a member of the Royal Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals. These animals, to- gether with some of another butcher named Plimsol, were consigned from Rhyl on September 7th in two trucks, and the truck in which the thirty were was of the regulation size The negligence was not on the part of the defendant fru rai'way company. six animtunda^ S<Vd t,hero was room for another iuries to tLin thVTk', H,e attributed the in- Jl.eg to t.he pIg to the knocking about they reo celved on the railway. inTane £ 2612s Sd"^ defendant 20a and costs; In all 22 1213 6d.

the street crosstab \TO?"TerMl^S^4hu6e^No^d hub°I have walked up one side of the street and watched other side walk down." ? watched the 'German bacteriologists have established the fact that a compound known as antiformin destrovs most effeo. tirvelv the bacteria of dysentery, cholera, typhoid fever a|id bubonic plague. The bacteria of tuberculosis how- eyer, show a remarkable power of resistance against the cation of antiformin. -Dr. Oook, an American Polar explorer, has been mis- slntr since the early part of the year, and it is fearfed disaster has befallen him. He was attemptiiiir to rea&s. the North Polo*

LIBERALISM IN FLINT- SHIRE. MEETINGS AT RHUDDLAN AND RHYL. SPEECHES BY MR SUMMERS AND MR HERBERT LEWIS, M.P. It appears that in accordance with the man- date from the headquarters in London, the Flint Boroughs and the County of Flint are to come in for their share of .attention from Liberal speakers, and this week meetings have been held in Rhuddlan and Rhyl. That at R'hudd'lan was held on Monday even- ing in the boys' sdbcolroom, aud was well at- tended. Mr Hugh Edwards, Rhyl ("Huwco Penmaen") presided, and was accompanied on the platform by Mr J. W. Summers (the Liberal candidate for tho Flint Boroughs), Mr Fred Horne, of Salop, Mr Fred Llew. Jones, Mr Hug'hes (Liberal agent), and the Reov. D. Jones. The Chairman, in his opening address, said that Mr Summers was no stranger to a Rhudd- la.n audience, and the more often he ca.me there the better they would like him. As they were well aware the present representative of the Flint Boroughs would not tight another elec- tion, but in Mr Summers the p-aity had a very good substitute. Unfortunately, the present member was "not with them on every point," and they were sorry that he iiad voted against the Lioensing Bill, a measure in which they were all deeply interested. While they would not have Mr Howel Idris at the next e!ection, they -would find that their candidate, Mr Sum- mers, was with them on every pmt (applause). Wihen the next fight came he would fight with determination, and after the battle they would be able to -lay, in the words of Richard III-, "Now is the winter of our discontent, Made into a glorious 'Summer.' (laughter and applause). T'HE RESOLUTION. Mr John Jones then proposed the following, resolution:—That this meeting doslres to ex- press its unabated confidence in, and congratu- lates the Government on having passed the Trades Disputes Act, the Patents Act, tha Small Holdings Act, the Old Age Pensions Act, and several other beneficial reforms, and ex- presses the hope that during the next session the Licensing and Education Bills will find a place on the Statute Book, and further ex- presses the hope that Welsh Disestablishment will be dealt with in the coming session. rihe m&etirug also pledges itself to remain loyal to the principles of Liberalism, peace, retrench- ment, reform, and Free Trade" (applause). The Rev. D. Jones seconded, and urged that the daief question before Wales to-dav was that of Disestablishment ana Disendowxruont, Which must be settled, come what may. MR SUMMERS AND THE SWANSEA „ CONVENTION- Mr Summers, who had a very cordial re- oeption, said he had pleasure in supporting- the resolution. He need hardly say he was always pleased to come to Rhuddlan to discuss the political questions of the day. He was pleaded to have with him Mr Horne, who at the last election fought a gallant fight for Liberalism and who was now doing yeoman service through- out the country on behalf of Liberal prin- ciples (hear hear). He would like to tell the audience that evening something ,'«bout the Swansea National Convention, which he had at- tended the previous week, ana as to the en- thusiastic reception their leader, Mr Lloyd Gebrge, had had (applause). It was a meet- ang, that was full of enthusiasm and determina- tion to support the Government in carrying- through theur Licensing Bill, and reform in education (applause). He did not think that the Government need be much alarmed at the well-engineered brewers' demonstration, which had recently taken place in In.de Park. It was nothing more nor less than' that, and they 4cnew how very attractive to some people was a trip to London, especially when it w 03 a. cheap trip. He was told that aonic £ 50,000 to £ 100.000 had been ELn y a ? brewo" on the demon- stnation, so tltat it was not to ba wondered at that there was a large gathering, but it lacked spontaniety a.nd disinterestedness. It was, theneioro, not a meeting which could be con- sidered of very great importance, and was not to be compared with the local gatherings in favour of the Bill which had been held in var- fW i°f the ^t/y- When they remembered that the brewers held about 90 per cent, of the licences it was not to be wondered at that they would fight desperately hard to possess the monopo y value, which was estimated at some- thing- like £ 100,000,000, and for which they had neyer given one farthing. They, as a Liberal party, were determined that the State should resume the full control of the liquor trade, and that they should regain the Monopoly value, which rightly belonged to the people. It was urged that the Licensing Bill would ruin the MR JAMES AMPHLETT, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Colwyn Bay National Eisteddfod. trade, but that was far from being correct., as there would be in 14 years some 60,000 publio- houses still opc-n to supply those thirsty gentle- men who required a glass of beer. Nor was th it all. It was said that the value of the brew- ery shares had gone down. It was true that, with other securities, they had gone down, but to-dav they were actually advancing in value, so that it was evident that the public did not think the Bill would do any harm to tihe Trade. Then they were told that THE HOUSE OF LORDS WOULD REJECT THE BILL- that they either would throw it QU or mutilate it. so that it would tot be worth having. He did not believe they would do that, but if t.hoy did then I the Chancellor elf the Exchequer would still have means through his Budget to meet the situation. I The House of Lords would be powerless to deal with the Budget, and the Ohanoellor would be a-ble to obtain some of the imonopoly value from I the brewers, and he would have plenty of ways to dispose olf it. The Chancellor would be able to devote some of it to the Old Age Pensions and irf starting a soheme of compulsory m»ur- anoe, which would be worked an a contributory basis, Mi- Lloyd George had visited Germany, and had studied the system of compulsory in- surance in that country, which appeared to be working satisfactorily, and had the advantage of age, ha.ving been in existence some 20 yea.rCM.r LJoyd George, with his great ability, would no doubt be able to fori-n a scheme on similar lines which would be satisfactory to the workmen of this country (applause). As regards THE EDUCATION QUESTION, the Swansea Convention had passed, a resolution dealing with the matter, and he would remind them that but for the House of Lords there would have been working to-day a system of educa-tiou which he believed would have settled all difficulties for years. The Bislhop of St. Asaph had intrcduced into the House of Lords I a very good Education Bill, but unfortunately his lordsiup had not been able to carry with him oertain sections of the Church party in support of that Bill. They were told that the Arch- bishop of Canterbury a.nd some of the Bishops were not in favour of the principles of the Bishop of St. Asaph's Bill, but he (tile speaker) trusted that the bishop would persevere, and in the end succeed in bringing them into line (applause). He firmly believed that with some modifications the Bishop of St. Asaph's Bill could ba made a working measure, and one that would be acceptable to all sects a.nd creeds (ap- plause). But perhaps the question which was most applauded at the Swansea. Convention, and which was received with determination, was that of Disestablishment and Disendcrwment of the Church (applause). For the past 40 years the question had operated in the public mind, and the time was ripo for a settlement. At the last election Wales had returned a solid front of members pledged to support disestablishment,and th time for argument waa pa-ssed. Clergymen fr m the Colonies iejoiced that they were free and had no ties" of State to ifetter them. Again, the late Colonel Sanderson, who was the leader of the Orange Party in Ireland, and had fought against disestablishment, had admitted the suoocss of the measure, an3 went so far as to say that he would like to have been in a position to retract every vote and speech- he had given on the subject. If Ireland with Disestablishment could be so successful, why why could not Wales be equally successful? (ap- plause). Why should not all sections of the. religious bodies be able to work together on the same footing for the overthrowing of sin and wickedness? The Government was pledged to bring in a Bill for Disestablishment in the next session, and he was sure that the people of Rhuddlan would give them support in carrying such a measure. There was much talk about trade depression and unemployment. There was no doubt that the country was suffering from bad trade, and that there was much unemploy- ment, which were due in a great measure to the fact that the world's harvest last year was 12 per cent. below the average; when that hap- pened trade was always bad. Then, there had been a financial crisis in America, which had affected the trade of this country. People spoke of the number of unemployed, and while it was poor consolation to compare it with the state of things in other countries, still it pointed to the fact that England was not so badly off as America, where, in New York, there were 35 per cent. of the population out of employment, while in England the figures worked out at nine per cent., and that in spite of the fact that much of the unemployment was due fo the strikes in the North. The Tariff Reformer spoke of put- ting matters right if Free Trade was done away with, but it was proved by an inquiry that, whereas in Germany certain trades worked 111 hours as against 100 hours of the English, the wages worked out at 8s 4d for the English as against 6s lid for the foreigner. It was the same with the export trade. While from 1902 to 1907 the German exports to this country had in- creased but 15 per cent., our exports to Germany went up 75 per cent. He hoped that they would not be led away by the Tariff Reformers, for under 60 years of Free Trade the trade of this country had gone up by leaps and bounds (ap- plause). He believed that under Free Trade this country would continue to prosper, and he asked them to support the present Government in their policy (applause). GOING THE WHOLE HOG. Mr Horne also supported the resolution, and said h9 was pleased to find that the Liberals of the Flint Boroughs now had a candidate who was prepared to go the whole hog, and who accepted the whole of the Radical programme. Mr Sum- mers had been a staunch Liberal all his life, and was most consistent. He was prepared to fight I and it was with pleasure that he (the speaker) supported his candidature. He was pleased with the resolution, although it did not go half far enough, because the Government needed expres- sions of confidence from the people, as there never was a time sinoe 1906, when it was more necessary for those who believed in progress and Liberalism to send messages of confidence to the Government. They were in for a big fight. The Tones were never more bitter than at present, aid in no part of the country could they gauge Toryism better than in Shropshire, where, to- day, the Tories were better organised and more bitter than ever. That meant a fight, and a big one, too. But the Tories were always living on prophecies, although they seldom "spotted the winner." The speaker then went on to refer to the organising of the Liberal Party after the resignation of Mr Balfour, and said that the Tories could never be made to realise that there were in the ranks of the Liberal party men cap- able of carrying on the work of governing this country, and in Mr Lloyd George thev had one of the greatest of surprises (applause). They could not believe that a little Welsh lawyer with- out a pedigree could have done what he had done; yet, it was the brains of Mr Lloyd George and the wholesale spring cleaning" he rairied out at the Board of Trade that made him the success he was (applause). The Liberal paity had in its ranks men of talent, if their iedig-po3 were not long, and the country should pli^ecn- fidence in them (hear, hear). Mr F. Llew. Jones and other speakers also addressed the meeting, and the resoluci^n was carried with enthusiasm. NEW LIBERALCLUB. After the proceedings in the sehoo'n m, an adjournment was made to the new Liberal I iub, which was formally opened by Mr Summers. The club is in the old Liberal Committee Rooms, which have been thoroughly renovated, aou sup- plied with a first-class billiard table.

ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT RHYL. MR HERBERT LEWIS DISCUSSES THE UNEMPLOYED QUESTION. MR HOfvNti AND THE LABOUR PARTY. Tho meeting held at t-he Town Hall, RhyI, on Tuesday e vening, was fairly well attended, and the proceedings were of a very tnthusiastic char- acter. There was at the outset some slight in- terruption by a man who remarked that he did not know why they wanted to bring Englishmen there to address a meeting of Welshmen, but Mr Herbert Lewis. M.P., left the platform, and led the man out of the building amid the cheers or those assembled. However, at a later stage of the proceedings, it was found that the man had return ed, and when he next Interrupted the ser- vices df a polioeman were requisitioned to re- (move him. THE CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. The dhair was token by Councillor 1. Batho, who, at the opening, said he was sure that they would all regret the unavoidable absenoe of Al- derman S. Perks, a gentleman who had done so Ciiuc'h for Liberalism in that town. Alderman Perks had written him the following letter:— Mr Bati;<>,—I much regret being unable to attend the Liberal meeting to-morrow, as I have to be in London this week. So long as the Government continue their legislation on the lines of social progress, in which they axe at present engage i, without regard to hysterical shrieking of a party, who for years have been dangling the question c<f Old-Age Pensions be- Ifore the oyes of the electors dunng their lengthy term of office, but made no effort to carry -the same into practical effect, they deserve and will cocnrntand the unanimous and hearty support oi all true Literals (applause). Continui.ng, the speaker said that tho Government of to-day was the most progressive and courageous Govern- ment of modern times (applause). Whilst dili- geutly attending to the duties of the Empire and not neglecting tho foreign and Colonial in- terests, they had gone to the root of so- ciety in order to help the people from the help- less children to the aged and infixm, so that rignt along the line, all sections of the working classes b-nefitted. They had but to look at the record of what the Government had done to prove the coriectness of what he said. They had passed the Necessitous School Children's Acf, the Small Holdingg-Act,t-he Patents Act, the Old Age Pen- sions Act, 'all of which would benefit the work- ing classes, They confidently expected that be- fore very long they would put on the Statute Book the Licensing Bill and tlie Pcor Law Amendment Act. Something was also to be done for the unemployed (applause). The Premier had promised that he would legislate on the sub- ject All those (measures would tend to benefit all classes 01 the community, excepting perhaps the aristocratic classes. He did not think that they could find a,nytiling1 better in polities than the Liberal Party {applause). What was there in Socialism Qr in the Tory Party which would help the working people? It was admitted by the Socialists that in order that Socialism might be of neal benefit, it must be international; and that would take a generation to bring about. As for the Tories, they did not expect a-ny progrc-s- sive irncasures from them (laughter). What pro- gressive measures the Tories had brought about ill id been forced ifrom I hem. In the case of Liberalism it was unnecessary to f^roc them. Liberalism was a growth, and with it they went from good to better, and from better to the bast (applause). SPEECH BY MR HERBERT LEWIS, M.P. In rising to speak Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., had a very hearty reception. He said they, no doubt, would expect him to give an account of his stewardship, and that he should speak about one or two great public questions in which the country was taking a deep interest, and there was one question upon which he would like to speak, as it forced itself to the front, and had done so in a most pronounced manner during the past few weeks. He referred to the question of the unemployed. The problem of the unemployed was not a new one, as every country in the world had at times been faced with the same difficulties, and it was not right that this I Government should be blamed because it had failed to settle immediately a problem which in a more or less acute form was always with them (hear,' hear). He considered that they should approach the problem of unemployment with the deepest sympathy for the man who, while will- ing and able to work, waN unable to find it (ap- plause). The idler who hatecTwork and would not work if he could avoid it, whether he lounged at the street corner or in the window of a fashionable West End Club, deserved nothing but contempt (hear, hear). The problem was not a new one—it was as old as history-anct many were the attempts which had been made to solve it. But the failure of such attempts in the past was no reason why they should not now do their best to grapple with it. It was a subject which was not new to him, and he considered that they should think of the unemployed question when times were bright and work was brisk (hear, hear). It was some 14 or 15 years ago that he tried to draw attention to the pro- blem in the House of Commons, and urged that they should then think of remedies for the future. One of the remedies which was suggested to him by the late Mr Tom Ellis was that the State should take in hand the afforestation of a largo portion of the 23 million acres of waste land—the great undeveloped estate of the nation. One of the ideas as to afforestation was that it would not only beautify the land, but it would provide employment, and it would help to fill up the rural labourer's year by providing him with employment when work was usually of the slackest; It would also help to arrest the stream of labourers from the country to the towns. He did not say that that was a solution for the un- employed problem, but it was something in a practical form for dealing with it. There had been another thing done in the course of the pre- sent Parliament which would lessen the volume of the unemployed in this country. Mr Lloyd George had passed the Patents Act (applause). FLINTSHIRE AND THE PATENTS ACT. That was something which came near home. There, was a town in Flintshire which was likely to benefit under the Act, as he was told on verv good authority that an industry was likely to be started in a town not far from Rhyl which would find work for at least 1000 people (applause). The Government were doing all they could to deal with the question of the unemployed, and to facilitate loans for works. Where it was pointed out to the Local Government Board that the granting of a loan would help to find work for the unemployed, then that body would facilitate I the granting of loans in order that the work could be proceeded with. In Rhyl they had had an instance of that (hear, hear). Last winter it had been represented to the Local Government Board that if a loan was facilitated it would give employment, and Mr John Burns did push matters forward (applause). The Local Govern- ment Board were also communicating with em- ployers throughout the country, and had done their best to stop overtime so that the work could be spread over a larger number of people. The War Office and the Admiralty had taken steps in the same direction. Then again, the Govern- ment was doing something more for the working classes. They all knew how difficult it was for men who were over 70 years of age to find em- ployment, but by the passing of the Old- Age Pension Act they would give a large army of the workers of this country a chance of keep- ing body and soul together without having the stigma of being paupers. Yes, the toilers of the past would go for their pensions the same as did the soldiers who had fought for their country (applause). These soldiers in the industrial army would take their pensions, and many of them would retire from the ranks of the workers, leaving vacancies for the unemployed (applause). But he wished to pass on to another view of the question of the un- employed. They were told that there was a solution for the whole question: that there was a system which would provide work for all. He had seen a statement to the effect that under this new system there w,-uld ba two jobs for every man (laughter). The wonderful system was tariff reform. 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I the world, It was unfettered by those hanging tc-U'dai restrictions, but the contrasts between wealth and poverty, great as they were in this country, were still greater in America owing to the power exercised by the commercial ringo, the Trusts and combinations which Pro- tootion had brought in its train, and to-day the United States lay helpless in the paraLsing grips of the multi-millionaire (applause). The farmer could not get a fair price for his pro- duce for the Trust that bought his corn was in league with a railway monopoly: everyone was under the grip of the combination. And now the Presidential campaign had shown how the Trusts had both parties in their pow^'r—Demo- crats and Republicans alike. The Trusts would exercise great power in this country once we let in the thin end of the Protectionist wedge by whatever name they might call it (applause). They could call it what they liked—Pro tec ion, Preference, Retaliation*. Fair Trade, or Tariff Reform- It was all the same, although the name changed from election to election (hear, hear)- What he did object to and resent was- the attaching of the sacred name of "Reform" to this cause (applause). But to resume his ar- guniolit: With all its natural advantages what have the people of the United States gained by Protection ? A few have gained enormously, but. what of the many ? The condition of affairs there, as regards unemployment was infinitely worse than in this country. The figures from the State of New York from December. 1901, were 17.8 per cent, of the organised workers unemployed. For the smue month in 1905 it was 6.7, 1906 it was 12-8, ana for 1907 it was 34.2. The latest returns for June showed ihat the percentage of Unemployment was 35, as contrasted with the 9 per cent. of Great Britain (applause). That did not look like two jobs for every man (laughter). He dwelt on the question of Tariff Reform because the next General Election was to be fought on it. and they should renmember that every Conservative j candidate who had advocated Free Trade had been dropped by the Party, and the Tariff Re- form League had captured the position. He was told that the Tariff Reform van had in- vaded Flintshire, and one cf the statements made was that eoVQr'y mill in America was run- ning at lull time now. uch a statement was contrary to the fact, and he hoped that people would not be misled by such false statements. One of t-he bast things that the Government could do would be to maintain Free Trade, and they hoped that in a very few months trade would revive, and there would be an improve- ment all round (applause). WHAT THE LIBERALS HAD DONE. D&aling with the record of the Government, t.he sneaker asked. "lyhat did we advocate at the General Election?" They had advocated that the taxation wihich fell most heavily upon the workers should be eased, and that had been done (applause). Had not the Government re- duced the duty on tea, and hid they not by one- krlf, reduced the duty on sugar, at a cost of E3,800,000 per annum (applause). The duty an earned incomes had been reduced by 25 per cent, without costing one penny to the State. They had nlea-ded for a return to a sound system of finance that would imainbain the national credit, and bv the end of March next no less than 44 million sterling would have been paid off the National Debt (applause. The Government had also pleade-d that Parliament should devote its attention to the helpless, whether they were the very voung or the very old. That promise had also been fulfilled. The children—the greatest asset of the Statc-f)od had more attention from this Government than from any other. There were child problems in the great tit- ies. cif which, he thanked God, they in Rhyl knew little or nothing, but these helpless and neglected little ones belonged to the coming generation of British citizens, and the State was bound to see that they Iviil at least a cihtnci of becoming good and useful men and wo.rio,n (applause). The State had begun to (fulfil its duty to the very old bv providing old age pensions (applause). The Government had beeu criticised by the same people, and almost in the sr>,rne breath, for doing too little, and for doinjr too mach (laughter). When criticism had done its belittling work to the uttermost the broid fact remained that on the 1st of January next half a million old people would become en- titled .to a pension that would carry with it no taint .of. pauperism. At the last election they also expressed the determination that that great Free Trade system which kept the food of the peopls and the necessaries of life cheap, and that carried their fla-to every distant sea, and maintained their commercial supremacy in the markets of the world, should be preserved, and that T,)Mg-e-ha-d b&en kept (applause). Th&t WM their programme, and it ba-d been and was being oarried out (applause). They would never see in their time a more Progressive Gov- ernment, a Governmant that would aooomplish more for soeiol reform. And that being so it "a8 folly for the forces of progress to divide their ranks (hear, hear). He oould readily un- deistand their political opponents doing all in their power, both secretly, quiety, as well at openly, to encourage divisions. But surety every intelligent voter who reaily cared for pro- gress, who wanted to see great netfamns carried into law, would refuse to fail into th3 trap which' was set by the reactionary party (applause). lie did not believe that Flintshire would ever be brought to the state he referred to. They would not split in Flintshire (applause). They had a great cause to fight for, and they were united. He was pleased to see so many young men present that night, and he asked them to support the Liberal party. They were there that night to appeal to all who believed in pro- gress to unite in working on behalf of a country which should be free, peaceful, and sober, and should give an equal chance to all (applause), which should give an equal ohanoe to a,! (ap- plause). APPEAL TO THE INDEPENDENT LABOUR PARTY. Mr Fred Horne then a-daneeaed the mooting at considerable length, and during the course of hla speeofi he dwelt on the question of tihe advan- tages olf Free Trade as compared with that df Tariff Reform. He condemned in emphatic terms the Tariff Reformers, and alleged t-hat they were the most unscrupulous of politicians, who were seeking selfish advantages at the cos. pense of the working classes. He contended tihat Tariff Reform oould not help the country. As regards the division which had taken place at the recent bye-elections, the speaker argued that there were very few of the extreme Socialist* who wanted to hand all means of production and distribution over to the SLate, but there were a large number of men who supported the Labour Party, and whose poliov was of the same progressive oharaoter as that df the Liberai Partv. exoepting that they contended that the Liberals did not go fast enough. The Liberals advocated progress, and that was what the Labour party wanted, so that he saw no reason whv they should .not unite and work togethet against their common enemy, the Tories (ap- plause). Then the speaker went on to deal with land monopoly, and urged that it was time that something was done in that direction, be- lieviner that it would help to solve the question of unemployment, as it would bring back to the land the labourers who had flocked to the towns. A vote of thanks was passed to the speakers, on the proposition of Mr J. Roberts Jones, se- conded by Mr E. B. Jones. The former urged that the Government should risk evervthing td pass the Licensing Bill, and the latter preeM on all Liberals to join the Rhyl Liberal Associa- tion to attend the meetings of the club.