The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Motor Trafflc and Road Maintenance. Bearing in mind the enormous increase in the traffic on our highways since the motor became a lower in the land, it must be admitted (writes "Brooklands" in "The Throne and Country") that little has been done in the way of road con- struction and maintenance to keep pace with the development, and much has still to be ac- complished in the way of providing suitable road signs in many counties I could mention. Perhaps the Road Conference, which is being arranged by the County Councils Association for next May, will bring about the inauguration -of a new era in this direction. When it is realised that over five and a half millions is annually spent upon our best and secondary roads alone in Great Britain, motorists and other road users are fully justified in asking whether the best results are being obtained from the expenditure of this huge amount. •

Welsh History. In the course of an address delivered to the members of the Manchester Welsh National So- ciety, on Friday evening, Captain Vaughan, better known as "Owen Rhoseomvl," the popular Welsh novelist, entered an emphatic protest against the present method of teaching history in Wales. "Something that is called history is taught in the schools," he said, "but whether the school is in England or in Wales the only his- tory the Welsh child is taught is the history of England. On the first page of that hry they are taught that they belong to an inferior race, to a nation of conquered fugitives. Whenever I came as a schoolboy to that statement I re- fused to believe it. It is a lie. My father and yours were not the cowards the English 'history' says they were. Our country houses and the British Museum are crammed with first-hand evidence to show that the conceptions cf English historical vrriters about Wales are not true. The evidence will be published some day, what- ever the cost. Then the Welshman will be able to look men of other races straight in the eyes knowing that he comes of as fine and as good and as brave a race as ever lived." Here is more food for reflection by Welsh education au- thorities. The trouble is that Welsh teachers have either to use English history books or give no history lessons at all."

MARRIAGE OF MR TREVOR KENYON AND MISS WOOD. At Exeter Cathedral, on Tuesday afternoon, the wedding took place of Mr Gordon Lloyd Trevor Kenyon, son of the Rev. the Hon. William Trevor Kenyon, of St. Leonards-on-Sea, and grandson of the late Lord Kenyon,, and Miss Dorothy Wood, younger daughter of Dr. and Mrs Wood, of The Close, Exeter. The Bishop of Marlborough, the Bishop of Crediton. and Chancellor Edmonds offi- ciated, and Dr. Wood gave his daughter away. She wore a dress of rich white satin, the bodice and sleeves entirely covered with hand embroid- ery in pearls; she also wore an old Limerick laoo veil and carried a sheaf of lilies. Thexe were eight bridesmaids, Miss Kathleen Wood (ister of the bride), Miss Ruth Kenyon (sister of the bridegroom), Mis., Muriel Osborne, Miss Sydney Milne-Home, Miss era. Foster, and three chil- drCtO-Mis.s Edwina Boyd Costin, Miss Margaret Selton, and Miss Audrey Mackay. They were dressed in pale saxe blue crystalline over silk, adorned with sashes of mole-coloured chiffon draped over the shoulder and caught at the waist. Their hats were of mole satin lined with pale blue, and trimmed with blue chiffon and green leaves. Lord Kenyon, cousin of the bridegroom, acted as best man. After the reception at The Close,Mr and Mrs G. L. Trevor Kenyon left on their way to Nice, where the bridegroom's uncle, Mr Hay Gordon, has lent him his villa.

Mr Runeiman, replying to a deputation of the Rational Union of Teachers, on Monday, said the rights of the teachers already in the profes- sion must be respected, and the Board of Edu- cation would bring some pressure to bear upon local authorities, so that the staffs of uncerti- ficated or student teachers could be gradually reduced.

I PERSONAL. Mr Eric Platfc and family have returned to Anglesey from Ireland- Sir R. Williams-Bulkeley, Bart., left London on Saturday for Baron Hill, Beaumaris. Colonel J. E. Mellor and Mrs Mellor, Aber- gele, have left North Wales for Cairo. Colonel Platt, C.B., journeyed especially from London to attend a meeting at Carnarvon on Saturday, but returned to town in the evening. Sir Herbert Roberts has submitted a Bill to amend the Welsh Sunday Closing Act, the second reading being fixed for March 26th. Lady Alexander Paget assisted at a siile in Grosvencr Square yesterday, organised by the Mayfair Union in Aid of Homeless Girls. The Duke of Westminster and Lord Howard do Walden have recently ordered new fast racing motor-boats of special designs, which are expected to eclipse all records- On Sunday, the Hon. George St. John Brodrick, only son and heir of Viscount Midieton, and nephew of the Hon. Laurence Brodrick, Coed Coch, Abergele, attained his majority. The Countess of Dundonald and Lady Marjorie Cochrane and the Downier Lady Vivian attended a dance given to-night week by the Hon. Mrs Henry Lioyd.in Lowndes-square. The Countess of Dundonald attended the luncheon of the Excelsior Club, given at the Ritz Hotel. Prince Francis of Teck is the presi- dent, and this was the first occasion on which ladies had been invited. The Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr A. J. Balfour have promised to become presidents of meetings of this year's National Eiiteddlod cf Wales, to be held in Lon- don next June. Mr Horatio Gibbs Powell, F.R.G.S., Wolver- hampton, the inventor of a secret procees of enamelling, which has a world-wide reputation, died on Wednesday. Mr Powell was the donor of the lifeboat at Point of Ayr, at the mouth of the D Mr T. J. Bennett, C.I.E. (formerly of De- ganwv), and Mr J. D. Rees, M.P., attended a luncheon given at the Westminster Palace Hotel, on Tuesday, by the London branch of the All- India Moslem League, to meet the President, His Highness the Aga Khan. Dr. T. Witton Davies, Bangor, delivered a lec- ture at the Armstrong University College, New- castle-on-Tyne, in connection with the local Cymmrodorion Society, the subject being "Welsh Orientalists Sir Isambard Owen, Principal of the College, presided. Mr Clement Edwards was the only Welsh mem- ber who voted with the minority of 47 in favour of Mr Ponsonby's amendment to the Address calling for a bill for regulating the relations of the two Houses of Parliament in accordance with the resolution of June 26th, 1907. Ardent as is the Radicalism of the young Squire of Hawarden, advocacy of religious equality is not one of his strong points- At any rate, Mr Gladstone, in his recent speech at Bangor, had not a word to say on the question of Welsh Disestablishment. Welsh religious services axe held every Sunday at Cambridge by Welsh undergraduates at the University. The leaders a. the president of the Union, Mr Ernest Evans, and Mr Richard Uoyd George, the eldest son of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. At the King's Levee, held at St. James' Palace, on Tuesday, Mr Watkin Randle Mainwaring, J.P., was presented by Sir Albert de Rutzen. Amongst those who attended was the Hon. Laurence Brodrick. Sir George Doughty, M.P., was presented by Mr Austen Chamberlain. Lord Kenyon is to preside over the St. Da,\ id's Day dinner of the Lierpool Welsh National So- ciety, and among those who have promised to be present are the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayor- ess of Liverpool, Mr Ellis Jones Griffith, M-P., and Sir Edward Russell. Miss E. Sadler, H.M. &nior Lady Inspector of Factories and Workshops, has been appointed to take charge of the work of the lady inspectors' branch in the Midland Division, which includes the counties of Montgomery, Merioneth, Carnar- von, Anglesey, Denbigh, and Flint. The Duke and Duchess of Westminster are shortly leaving England on a yachting expedition in the Grainig, and will be away for some con- siderable time. The Duchess has suffered a ter- rible shock by the death of her little boy, and it is hoped that a change of scene may prove beneficial, Mr J. Hopley Pierce, of Wrexham, presided at the annual dinner of the Chester and North Wales Law Society, at the Qlossoms Hotel, Chester, on Friday night. The guests included Sir Horatio Lloyd and the President of the Liverpool Law Society. There was not a very large attendance, some 30 members dining. Miss Dorothy Drew, granddaughter of Mr W. E. Gladstone, is to be presented by her mother at to-morrow's (Friday) Court at Buckingham Palace. Mrs Drew, third daughter of the famous Prime Minister, was married in 1886 to the Rev. Harry Drew, now rector of Hawarden I and canon of St. Asaph. Amongst those who attended the marriage of Captain James Archibald Innee, D.S.O., Rifle Brigade, and Miss Marjorie Rob arte, third daughter of Mr and the Hon. Mrs A. J. Ro. barts, and niece of Viscount Barrington, were the Lord and Lady Penrhyn, Lady Aline Vivian, the Hon. Mrs Douglas-Pennant, and the Hon. Margaret Douglas-Pennant. A brilliant ball was held in the Liverpool Town Hall on Monday evening in aid of the Liverpool Catholic charities. Lady Mostyn, one of the patronesses, was present. Her ladyship was dressed in black satin, with handsome lace and embroidery, and a bouquet of lilies of the valley ajid violets. Lady Mostyn's two daughters were present, one in palest blue and one white and gold. The "Rhyl Journal" announces the death, which occurred to-day week, of Mrs Pryce, wife of the Rev. L. H. 0. Pryoe, vicar of Bistre, and daughter-in-law of the Dean of St. Asaph. The deceased lady will be much missed, and the Dean I and his family will have the deep sympathy of the citizens generally and of Churchpeopie throughout the diocese in this their second be- reavement within a fortnight. Welshmen continue to take an increasingly effec- tive part in English politics. Mr F. E. Hamer, the Welsh editor of the "Manchester Guardian," concluded this week a scries of lectures at the Manchester Reform Club on the education ques- tion. At the close of the last lecture, Mr Ilamer received an enthusiastic ovation quite an un- usual feature in this academical gathering-and a strong request was made for their publication. After having been the subject of protracted liti- gation, probate has now been granted of the will of the Right Hon. Fabia, Dowager Baroness Stanley of Alderley, of Bel Air, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, who died on May 15th, 1905. Judg- ment was pronounced for the foroe and validity of her will, which was the subject of the action "Baron Stanley of Alderley v. Lane Fane Fox- Pitt," on November 16th last, and the property has now been valued at £16,230 gjcose, with net personalty £ 14,670. 1

WISE AND OTHERWISE. The Rev. J. Glyn Davies, of Rhyl, declares (says a correspondent) that the Established Church is reeking with Ritualism. I don't know about that," he goes on to say, "but I do know that the Non-established Churches reek with politics." It is dangerous to throw stones when you live in a glass house An Edinburgh tourist arrived at King's Cross Station, accompanied by his wife and daughters and an enormous quantity of luggage. One of the porters attended to the latter, taking about a quarter of an hour to convey it to the cab out- side. When he was done, the- canny Scot pro- duced his snuff-box and said:—"Man, ye've been very obleegin'. Wad ye tak' a pinch o: snuff?" We can't answer for the Scotch porter, but we | can safely say that a similar proposition made to a Welsh Coast porter would hardly be judicious. Celtic temperatures soon rise to 103 From an advertisement of feeding bottles in a Canadian paper:—"When the baby is done it must be unscrewed and laid in a cool place under a tap. If the baby does not thrive on the milk it must be boiled." Which is some- what ambiguous. "Is Nonconformity worth keeping" was the subject of a Rhyl minister's discourse at Oswcstry last week. We know one or two strong Church- men who could give a straight answer without mincing matters. The Cheshire Education Committee have de- cided to buy fifty school pianos. Why not go in for gramophones? The school attendance would goon go up 50 per cent. if Harry Lauder was in the programme. A minister had quarrelled with a prominent mem- ber of his flock, and the relations between them were strained. One day the two met in the street, and the minister demanded an apology. "You told Mr Blank," he said, "that I am going head- long to hell." "No, I never said such a thing," replied the member. "I am glad to hear you .say so," said the minister in a pleased voice, "for although we have quarrelled, I could not believe you would have uttered such a state ment." "Quite right," remarked the layman, "what I said was that there arc better men than our minister down below." "Let me explain," said the particular young lady to the obsequious draper's assistant. "I want something m blue taffeta silk; but not as dark as Navy blue, nor as light as Cambridge blue, but darker than Eton blue, yet not quite electric blue, nor sky blue—more like a robin's eg'g blue, but not so hght; not as dark as indigo blue, of course. It's quite a new tint. I think they call it 'Morning Glory' blue, which is some- thing like a turquoise blue—a shade between aqua-marine blue and baby blue. Now," she concluded, as she blew her nose, "if you have anything in the shade I have described to you, please show it." The heady assistant, instead of himself looking blue, unrolled a beautiful length a cross between Cambridge blue and the deep sea. "Tfois is the latest shade of blue, madam," he remarked. "It is called 'London Milk.' Conway Castle has a ghost wmch recently sat for its photograph i The existence of the spectre had long' been known; but late last summer two gentlemen visited the ruins with their camera. When they developed one of the negatives there was the ghost right enough, "dressed in the flat round cap, the doublet and hose and white ruff collar of a gentleman of Queen Elizabeth's time." Tho photograph, is shortly to be published. The annual concert of the ■Seng's Lynn Musi I cal Society was considerably interrupted by a moti-e which rambled among the audience for half an hour. If this report is true it is con- clusive evidence that no Suffragettes were pre- sent. Nowadays the affectation is not so much in the pronunciation as in the turn of the phrase. The latest fashion might be described as a kind of slap-dash high spirits which tends to a stereo- typed exaggeration of statement. Thus you might hear at a dance a young woman making an appointment with a partner wimch would necessitate an early lunch. "Rig'hto," she would saly, "I'll take a poached egg on the mai at one, and meet you one forty-five." "The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the most polite of Ministers," said Councillor Garrity at a meeting of the London Radical Federation on Saturday night. "I have posted letters to Mr Lloyd George between oreakfa&t and my dinner time, and when I have got home to tea I have found the reply." Proud Mr Garrity There is a man in Denbighshire who is a bit absent-minded, but his politeness never fails him. He went to church last Sunday, and when the minister said, "Let us pray," he responded in tones audible throughout the building, "Cer- tainly, by aU means." Mr Sellon, the Light Railway Engineer, was more than a match for the counsel who appear- ed to oppose his scheme at iihir 1. His sharp rctoit-s raised laughter time after time, and it was quite evident that it was not has first ap- pearance in the witness-box, nc, not by a long way. Mr Sellon is agreeable for golfers to drive over his line between Rhyl and Prcstatyn, and he hinted that a tra.mcar made an excellent bunker. For the passengers' sake we hope this remark will not be accepted literally In the House of Commons the other night, Mr F. E. Smith, K.C., likened Mr MeKenna's official uniform to a compromise between a pri- vate tourist and a rear-admiral. That is nothing at all; we have known a very eminent Cabinet Minister to wear a policeman's uniform before now.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES. (From the "Gazette.") ANGI.E8EY,—Thonns, William, residing and carrying on business at Xant Xewydd Farm, Llaneugrad, farmer. ANGLESEY.—Williams Wm., Gegin Ddll, Brynsieneyn, farmer. CAR.NARVON.-Tetley, Albert Edward, Biooltside, Penmaenmawr, gentleman. CARNARVON.—Lewis, Owen Owen, Gl, Carnarvon- road, Hangar, and carrying on bllillcSS at the Farm Stores, West End, Bangor, bay merchant. DENBIGH.—Charlton, Alfred Joknson (carrying on business under the style or firm of the Itiiabrii Wagon Company), residing at Brynderw, Johnstown, Ruabon, and carrying on business at Johnstown, Ruabon, w. gon builder and repairer. FLINT.-Dale., John, High-street, Meld, furnisher. FLINT.—ritehford, George Davies (otherwise George De Pitdlford), Pitehford House, Kinnerton, farmer.

HUNTING. SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS. Sir Watkin Wynn's Hounds were at Eaton drawing the coverts on Monday, and had a good field. It was a lovely day, and the sight was a very pretty one.

FOOTBALL. (Continuation from 4th page.) NORTH WALES AMATEUR CUP. (SEMI-FI AL-REPLA YED). BEAUMARIS v. CARNARVON. At Bangor yesterday (Wednesday), before a £ 50 crowd. The Carnarvon forwards pressed vigorously at the start, but they were beaten back, and Morris Rowlands (Brymbo) scored for Beaumaris, though the credit for the point be- longs to W. J. Jones. At the interval Beaumaris led by a goal. The Anglesey men showed the better football in the second half, and the Carnarvon goal ex- perienced several narrow escapes. From a corner-kick Carnarvon equalised. When the final whistle went the scores were equal, and half an hour extra time was played, Humphreys scoring for Beaumaris and Herbert for Carnar- von. Final: Beaumaris 2, Carnarvon 2. The tie will be re-played next Wednesday at Bangor.

-La-ssr TAUNTON BYE-ELECTION. INCREASED UNIONIST MAJORITY. Polling ill connection with the bye-election for the return of a Parliamentary representa- tive to fill the vacancy created by the retire- ment of Sir Edward Boyle, K.C., took place in Taunton on Tuesday, and resulted in the re- turn of the Unionist candidate, with an in- creased majority. The figures were declared as follows: — The Hon. W. Peel (U.) 1976 Mr F. Smith (Lab.) 1085 1 Majority 891 1 The Unionist majority at the previous elec- tion was 339.

POLITICAL NOTES. Mr Cuthbert Smith, a Liverpool barrister, | (and well-known on the North Wales Circuit), has been unanimously adopted as prospective Conservative candidate for Leigh..

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. Mr Howard's Representation of the People Bill, which is down for second reading on March 19th proposes tthat a general residential quali- fication of three months should qualify any man or woman over the age of 21 years to vote. It is provided, however, that this three months' residence must be the three months imme- diately preceding the date of the annual revision. The substitution of a residential for Oil occupa- tion qualification implies that payment of rent or rates. would not be ncccs.sary for enfranchise- ment. Tfhe Bill further proposes to abolish plural voting, which would become an offence. The endeavour has been made to draft a Bill on demooratio lines which should conform to certain requirements indicated by Mr Asquith in his reply last session to the deputation of members in sympathy with woman suffrage. The Bill i6 backed by Sir Charles McLaren and Mr Osmond Williams.

THE WREXHAM HORSE SALES. Our readers' attention is called to Messrs Frank Lloyd and Sons' great aales of 1000 horses in the North Wales Repository, Wrexham, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 9th, 10th, lltn and 12th, for which entries close on Monday next, March 1st, On Tuesday and Wednesday, harness horses, hunters, hack- neys, show horses, cobs and ponies will be dis- poned of, and on the last) two days waggon, lurry, van, young horses and shires will be sold. jl Seventy-five guineas, including three champion cups; are offood in prizea by the auctioneer.

MUSICAL NOTES. By Mr Peter Edwards, Mus. Bac. ("Pedy Alaw"). ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC. I am pleased to notice, in connection with the final competition for free open scholarships at ¡ this Institution, that George Macklin, of Car- narvon, is among the successful candidates for pianoforte playing. One generally finds a Welsh name, or the name of someone connected with Wales, in the lists of "passes" at the London Musical Institutions. • • • CARDIFF FESTIVAL. Dr. F. H. CQwell has again been appointed to conduct this Festival, to be held in Septem- ber. If there are no "born" conductors in Wales, cannot the Universities of Cardiff and Aberystwyth train a few ? Of course, we have a man of the ability of Dr. Rogers; bat ho happens to reside in North Wales, which is un- fortunate. » » » » » ORCHESTRAL EFFECTS. Richard Strauss is not to be allowed to sur- pa.ss all others in producing novel or wondeilul orchestral effects. Even Paderewski. that prince among pianists, in his new symphony just per- formed by the Boston (U.S.A.) Orchestra, will see to that! It appears that he has used seme of the many resouross of military bands "which have been neglected even by those modern com- posers who strive after hitherto untried orches- tral effects-" lie has added a fresh instrument, namely, a "tonitruone," which is a piece of iron fastened to a wooden frame and shaken by hand, producing' a strange, thunderous sound highly effective in furious passages. His work, more- over, occupies one hour and twenty minutes in performance Paderewski is an ablejnusicaau. He even com- posed music at the age of seven—a set of Polish dances; but none of his compositions were pub- I lished until he was 22 years old. He has been a professor at the Warsaw Conservatoire. A story is told of him in connection with a certain German writer, whom Paderewski used to visit in that city. The former remarked that no liv- ing composer could be compared with Mozart. Paderewski merely shrugged his shoulders by way of reply. Next day he sat down at liis friend's piano, saying: "I should like to play you a little piece of Mozart's, which you perhaps do not know." lie then placed his own (now) famousi Minuet. Enchanted with it, the listener exclaimed, "Now you will admit yourself that nobody of our time could write anything lik-e that!" « • THE MOUNTAIN ASH CHOIR. This choirs is, according to reports, having a great time in America. A leading American journal refers to the choir in the following terms "The Welsh singers have the reputation of being the finest vocalists in the world, and the Mountain Ash Choir takes the lead among Welsh singers, having' won prize after prize with other famous singing societies. Mr D. Crynon Evans, the great first tenor, has 32 first prizes to his personal credit. The conductor is Mr Glyndwr Richards, and he is a marvel. It is an interesting fact to know that with two or three exceptions, this company of 27 is not composed of professional singers, but of am.a- teurs in the truest sense of the word." That the Mountain Ash Choir is an excellent one is well-known, but in this part of the coun- try we were not aware that it is the premier choir among the fmest vocalists in the world. Personally, I have to confess being ignorant of the reputation of the "great first tenor" above referred to, nor did I know Mr Richards was "a marvel," although an able conductor. Eh, but they are keen in America *■» THE LONDON EISTEDDFOD. This event will be held in Ascot week. The committee should change the date of the Eis- teddfod unless some of the Druidical "seers" can predict a very wet week for the "gee-gees." » » II THE WELSH ELEMENT IN MUSIC. It has often been remarked, of late, that Eng- lish choirs are threatening to rob the leading Welsh choirs of their glory; and it is evident that the former mean to still further challenge the alleged supremacy of the latter. At Lon- don Eisteddfodau, English choirs have ere this defeated Welsh organisations, but only where the music was not of a dramatic kind. For des- criptive renderings, I believe Welsh choirs would indeed be very difficult to beat; but in that kind of music the Eisteddfodic competition* is sup- plying its lesson to the English choirs who com- pet-o on its platform, and the struggle between the Welsh and English choirs will no doubt be keener than eve,r as time goes on. Welsh choirs have nothing to fear save their own apathiy! With good musicians as conductors, and plenty of preparation, they will be sure to save the name of "the Land of Song." But what struck me the other day on reading about the progress of music in the Staffordshire town, Han ley, was t'he influence of the Welsh mind upon English music in that important musical centre. Welsh people have had reason to congratulate the llanley choir upon its per- formances at the National Eisteddfod, more than once, but perhaps they did not know that for some time past no of the leading conductors in Staffordshire is Mr John James, a gentleman "of Welsh descent." He conducted the Hanley Choir at the last Rhyl National Eisteddfod, owing to the ill-health of the conductor, Mr James Garner, upon whose death Mr John James was elected to the post. That he pos- sesses the Celtic temperament in a very marked d-eg-ice is evident, and what he cannot get his choir to do, nobody else can. His little choir of 50 sang at a local Eisteddfod in 1902, the piece being Dr, Roland Rogers' "The river floweth strong, my love." In his adjudication the Doctor said the choir got more meaning out of the part-song than he thought he had put into it—the hig'hest possible compliment. < I refer to the following account of the Han- ley choir's rehearsal of Cornelius' "0 death, thou art the tranquil light," for the especial benefit of Welsh conductors- It shows what amount of thought, judgment, and taste Mr James brings to bear upon his work as con- ductor; "He perceived that so dissonant a work must have special treatment. The discorda must be perfectly done, or not at all. The composer must have had the effects in his ear, for the trial of sucih chorda cannot be obtained from the piano by a pair of hands. They must be taken by the singers chord by chord, and held firmly. The singer must listen not only to his own note, but to the whole effect of the discord. Scon he realises that the disconances give to the piece its idiom and atmosphere; words and music are in accord with discord. Did the choir convey the effect attempted? The audience was breathless. Walls and roofs fell out of conscious sight, and the people gazed into the infinite. The judges forgot to take notes and admitted that, seasoned as they were, they shed tears-" « • • • • I make a special paragraph of the opinion of Mr James about competition. It is excellent. He says: "The singer (in a victorious choir) should a-sk whether his choir has BEATEN ITS OWN STANDARD. and taken an interest in music for the cause of music, rather than glory in the defeat of an opponent." » SIGHT-READING TESTS. Mr James is a strong advocate of sight-read- ing tests, and I regTct they arc not included in Eisteddfod programmes. In such tests every member of the choir feels his or her responsibi- lity, and it speaks well for the ability of the singers to be able, at first sight, to give an intelligent rendering of a piece of music. "I do not," ho says, "believe in word-painting and overdone expression. Sacred works especially are subject to that daJJg-er. More 'soul,' rather than more 'tone' should be the principle when feeling is required." Enough has been written to show what an able musician and conductor Mr John James is. In any future success of his choir at our Eistedd- fodau, we shall not forget that the choir owes £ omelhang to the Celtic temperament! • # • W THE ARCHBISHOP'S ADDRESS. A letter, addressed to him as "The Archbishop of Canterbury, London," was delayed in de- livery. When His Grace received it, the enve- lope was marked thus: "Not known at the Canterbury Music Hall."

The death is announced of Mr Frank Mostyn Williams, journalist. He received his early training on the "Chester Chronicle," and after- wards joined the staff of the "Manchester Ex- aminer." Subsequently he joined the "Liverpool Mercury," and then accepted an appointment on the "Belfast News Letter." Latterly he held a responsible position on the staff cf the "Belfast Evening Telegraph."

[All Rights Resebvud.] j BEES AND COLOURS.! t r The homing faculty of the bee has long well known. Not long ago there was ■ novel flying match between a pigeon and tell t hive bees. It took place at Wigton, Cumber* land, over a mile. The bees which "ere smeared with flour, to render them distin" guishable from other denizens of the hie, were beaten by only thirty seconds, but t. rived home in six minute;. There is no doubt that insects, which vigit flowers to carry off honey and pollen, posse2" a highly developed colour senso. Lord bury has devoted many years to obserra-tioii on this subject. The visits paid by };>ee8f bumble-bees, butterflies, flies and beetles materially influenced by the colour of flowers. Different insects prefer different colonic > aud there are some insects to which SOOO colours are "pleasing," and others" un" pleasing." The favourite colour of the honey bee is a deep vioict-blue, pure blue and VIO- let are also pleasing to it; yePow is sought after, but not avoided. Red is diiv liked and shunned, and is the unpleasing colour a-t far as bees zre concerned.. With regard to blue Snd violet it is quito true that these colours in flowers act as cellent allurements for bumble-bees and beeSi especially for honey-bees; and this is thil more remarkable since blue flowers are not by any means the most numerous. We ea" only accept the views of zoologists as to red, up to a certain point, however. Flowers øt purple-red or carmine-red are eagerly vi151^ | by bees; but scarlet and the shades leadioS | from this to orange are to be regarded f unpleasing to them. I INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS. Professor Kerner, the distinguished botaw j ist, had a garden bed close in front oi hjf » house at Vienna; and in it during t he had a patch of scarlet geraniums plant«P' | Near at hand, on the other side of the Pa^ | there grew the violet willow-herb. The t 1 ers of both open simultaneously. Bees | butterflies swarmed and fluttered hither f thither over them; but honey bees flew Pao t the scarlet flowers with indifference, t turned only to the violet flowers of the >vt | low-herb. iurf I In the Vienna Botanic Gardens the I flowers of the hyssop are planted aWod» | several kinds of scarlet flowers. The | bees fly about there in large numbers, | they only visit the hyssop, the scarlet flo jj ers being avoided by them. Whether I scarlet is avoided or disliked cannot be j certained; because it is uncertain whetb [ the absence of -bee visits to scarlet flowers i caused really by an actual dislike of the scarlet colour, or whether it is not ratbet colour-blindness which is known to be tb reason why many human beings do not 90 red. If we say that the honey-bees do not ( see the scarlet colour, it would be clear they would pay no visits to the flowers the scarlet geranium. They would not 11 tice these scarlet colours because the lier" bundles which correspond to the scarlet our are awanting in their eyes. The butte fly, like the humming-bird, seems to r€Cft*0 j nise scarlet, and is attracted by it for f1 | honey in the flower. THEIR INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY- Years ago, Lord Avebury, then Sir J: Lubbock, gave especial attention to habits of bees and wasps, with regard to ^0. ours, industry, and the homing faculty. you bring a bee to some honey, it fee- quietly, goes back to the hive, stores awity the honey, and returns with or without colo, panions for another supply. He ascertain that each visit of a bee to the lioney-supp J ing flowers occupies about six minutes (»* reasonable distance from the hive;) so there are about ten visits in an hour, & about a hundred m a day. He observed that in this respect the of wasps are very similar, and that theyj** £ | Siar to be quite as industrious as the | e trained a Dee and a wasp to come „ | some honey, and then timed them throUB^ | a whole day. The window of his study I open, and the honey was on the table. W** I he entered at four in the morning, the 1 j was already at work, and continued I a moment's intermission until close on &8> g | o'clock in the evening, working without > moment's rest all that time, and making | less than 116 visits to the honey. The bee. y not commence work until a quarter 4, six in the morning, and left off a little | er than the wasp. This was in autumn V summer they may work overtime. A This exceptionally careful observer notlC tf that in fine weather bees visit often mOsØ j. than twenty flowers in a minute, and carefully do they economise the sunny hou f that in flowers with several nectaries if f find one dry, they do not waste time 1 amining the others on the same plant. J flower is visited by bees at least thirty tin\^ in a day. The result is that, even -tp r flowers are very numerous, everyone is ed during the day. TESTING THEIR POWER. In order to test the power of bees to jlt, t preciate colour he placed some honey j | slip of glass, and put the glass on a P1 A of blue paper. When a bee had made sellerts journeys, and tnus become accustomed the blue colour, he placed some more j in the same manner on orange paper, w» | the blue had been, and removed the g t with the honey on the blue paper abouttbo f foot away. The bee returned as usual t° | place where it had been accustomed to b f the honey; but though it was stfll there*^ | did not alight, out paused for a moment | if it did not like the new colour, and dashed straight away to the blue | *J*e bee certainly preferred the blue to |. orange colour. I Again, having accustomed a bee to c J/ | to honey on blue paper, he ranged in a I other supplies of honey on glass slips P'^get f on paper of other colours,—yellow, °ra jjjf red, green, blacic and white. Then he tinually transposed the coloured leaving the honey on the same spots: leaving the honey on the same spots: tl the bee always flew to the blue Palle, wherever it might be. The result with the independent observations of P*0 sor Kerner in Vieniia.. Next to honey pollen is the prin food which bees seek for in flowers. collect the pollen in large quantities iø: carry it to their nests as food for the I va?. The collecting is carried on by jgg, of specially constructed hairs and which clothe various parts of the Some of these nairs are soft and and act like a dusting brush. The are firmer, and form small besoms. brushes occur on the end-segments of hind legs. When the b^es stroke the pfj' covered anthers, or the petals on loose pollen has fallen, with their legs body, they remove the pollen with the s Ie' brushes, and the chinks between the b1'J itJI are quite filled up. Moreover, the bees, the help of the brushes on their hind ^0 rre able to comb and sweep off the PO which was imprisoned in the soft hairs; till' thus these brushes form excellent collet apparitiis..the, Flowers which conceal honey in 01' depths are very economical with their tt, len. With them care has been taken tioJl such an essential element in cross-fertilicatl shall not be squandered or uselessly CA tered.

IMPORTANT TO BOARDING-IIOU-# KEEPERS. f The 1909 editions of Walter Hill's well/^rt^ f official SEASIDE, FARMHOUSE, rOJ LODGING and HOTEL and BOARL' HOUSE, Etc., GUIDES, in connection &F London and North-Western Railway, Great ^9 tral Railway, and Groat Northern Rail^a.' oj. in course of preparation. The Gircti.ati these Guides is so large that ;ui adverti- j. in the three would bo distributed bv • Companies (gratis) virtually through the ,,P and breadth of th.) land, and the ra(v j? would last over the whole season. This done for the sum of 2s 6d upwards in each To prevent disappointment, intending" tisers should apply to Mr Oakley, 1 tnd N.W.R. stationniaster, or to ?ttf, Camev«>n, 43. West Parade, Rhvl, who wd cfi ph- full information. The will doF March 14th.

It is stated that the Government to increase th^ Midges 01 the High "olfine two further appointments..

Clit Wtls" Coast Pioneer.' LARGEST CIRCULATION ON THE COAST. 9 THE SALE OF THE Welsh Coast Pioneer" Amounts to an average which, if tested, will show an CXCtSS OF SEVERAL THjUSNa COPIES WEEKLY OVER A.if OfHEd "tiUt PA^A Branch Offices: LLANDUDNO MOSTYN STREET LLANKWSr WATLINCJSrRhET RHYL .39, NIGH STREET. AtSEROELE CAXtUiN HuU^E. WE BEG TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT IN FUTURE, OWII,G TO PRESSURE UPON OUR COLUMNS. ALL LISTS OF WEDDING PRESENTS WILL BE CHARGED FOR AT ADVERTISE- ME NT RATES.

PRESENTATION TO LOCAL GOVERN- MENT BOARD AUDITOR. The recent marriage of Mr William Griffith, the Local Government Board auditor for the North Wales Audit District, afforded an oppor- tunity to the members and officials of the public authorities in the six northern counties to show their appreciation of his services. On Saturday the committee, consisting of Messrs James Amphlett (solicitor and clerk to the Colwyn Bay District Council), p. Harding Robert. (clerk to the Holywell Union and secretary of the North Wales Poor Law Conference), Edward Roberts (assistant overseer for Colwyn Bay), and William Jones (manager North and South Wales Bank, Colwyn Bay), visited Mr and Mrs Griffith at their home at Pemmaenmawr, and presented the wedding gifts, a very fine piece of silver and a large diamond star pendant.

IMPORTANT RAILWAY APPOINTMENTS IN THE HOLYHEAD DISTRICTS. Mr J. W. Beaumont has been appointed loco- motive superintendent of the Northern Division of the London and North-Western Railway be- tween Crewe and Manchester, Liverpool, Holy- head, and Carlisle, in succession to Mr J. O. B. Tandy, who has resigned. Mr W. II. B. Jones has been appointed locomotive superintendent of the London and North-Western Railway for the Southern Division, extending from Cre, to Rugby and London, including Birmingham add Abergavenny, in succession to Mr C. J. Bo wen Cooke, who has succeeded Mr George Whale as chief mechanical engineer of the railway.

Mr Ellis Jones, a well-known Glyndyfrdwy farmer, was crushed to death under one of his farmer, was erwhed to death under oue Qf his Usarts on Friday,

FLINT AND DENBIGH HUNT. At a meeting of the Flint and Denbigh Hunt, held at Alaes Elwy, St. Asaph, on Saturday, Lord Mostyn proposed a resolution, which was unani- mously adopted, deploring the irreparable loss that the hunt had sustained by the death of Mr Owen J. Williams, the joint master. He also proposed that Colonel R. Williams Wynn, D-S.O., be asked to act as sole master in the future, and to this he agreed, to the gregt satis- faction of those present, who voted their thanks for his past services. The subscription list for the memorial to the late Mr Owen J. Williams will shortly be closed, and the hon. secretary of the hunt (Mr R. E. Birch) will gladly receive further subscriptions.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. (Weather permitting). SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS will meet on Friday, February 26th Gredington Saturday, February 27th Sarn At 11.30. Monday, March 1st The Barracks. Tuesday, Maxell 2nd Chirk Village. At 11.45. Fridav. March 5th Aldcrsey. At 12. Saturday, March 6th Brougha! At 10-30.

FLIÑT AND DENBIGH HOUNDS will meet on Saturday, February 27th St. George. At 11.

THE ANGLESEY HARRIERS will meet on Saturday, February 27th Gaerwen. Monday, March 1st 'frevor Village. Wednesday, March 3rd Bodffordd. Saturday, March 6th Talwrn. Each day at 11.45 am.

NORTH MONTGOMERYSHIRE FOOT HARRIERS. Saturday, February 27th Bethel. Monday, March 1st Abernaint. Wednesday, March 3rd Race Course. at 10-30.

INTER-COLLEGIATE MATCH AT BANGOR. BANGOR DEFEAT CARDIFF. The nt,r-collc-,giate match between the 'Varsity teams of Bangor and Cardiff was played yesterday (Wednesday) at Bangor, and was witnessed by a good crowd of the students, who were in a merry mood. and freely indulged in the college "yells." Bangor, who were not at full strength, opened play, and worked the ball towards the Cardiff custodian, and Towser crashed the leather against the crossbar with a strong punter. The ball was kept in the goal aren, and in a twinkle Matthews found the desired billet. The leather had not been long in play when Wright ran along, and shot well in, and the ball went into the net, to Moreton's dismay. Play was then con- fined to midfield for a while, but before long the home quintet were hovering dangerously near the Cardiff citadel, and Claude Davies drove a splendid 6)i,-jt into the net. The three goals were registered in less than 15 minutes from the start. Play after this became tame, and half-time ar- rived with Bangor leading by three goals to nil. The second half of the ganio was not an im- provement, The Bangorians again found the net, Matthews doing the needful. Time was called, the score reading: Bangor 'Varsity 4, Gardiff 'Varsity 0.

DEGANWY v. RHOS (St. Trillo). Degtanwy 2 Rhoe 2 These teams met on the Conway Morfa on Saturday in perfect football weather. Two pre- vious meetings had resulted in victory for Rhos. Play opened rather tamely, with the home- sters the first to attack on the right, but the visiting defence prevailed. Continuing the pres- sure on the same wing Deganwy forced a cor- ner, and aft-er seve* 1 pressure the Rhos defence had to admit defeat. Rhos rallied, and some good work between Tucker, Johnson, and Hughes, led to W- Jones equalising'. Previous to the interval, E. Tucker got in a beautiful shot from the right wing corner flag, which com- pletely beat the goalie, and gave Rhos the lead. Half-time: Rhos 2, Deganwy 1. The second half was hard fought throughout, both teams striving their utmost to further their score. Deganwy were successful in equalising, and with the score two all time was. called.

DENBIGH SUCCUMBS TO PWLLHELI. Pwllheli 4 Denbigh j A Coast League fixture was played on Saturday at Pwllheli between Pwllheli and Denbigh, be- fore a fair number of spectators. The teams lined up as follows:- Pwliheli: Goal, Sam Roberts; backs, Wm. Thomas and Pugh; halves, Tompson, Bob Ellis and Robert Jones; forwards, R. D. Roberts, Mosley Jones, Owen Jones, John Williams and Ben Evans. Denbigh: Goal, Sam Griffiths; backs, L. Rees and Wm. Williams; halves, Herbert Carter, T. A. Davies and Tom Davies; forwards, G. E. Lewis, E. E. Davies, J. Ellis Edwards, R. Thomas and D. R- Davies. Referee: Mr C. J. Thomas, Bangor. The game in the opening stages was very even, but as progress was made it was soon manifest that the Blues meant business. The visitors, however, were the first to net. The next few minutes the spectators saw smart, work from Mosley, and also the Denbigh outside left, the latter proving himself very smart on the ball. A melee then ensued in front of the visitors' goal, of which the homesters got the better part. The BlueA were exerting themselves to the ut- most to equalise, and on one occasion R. D. Ro- berts tried to find the net, but his attempt was not successful. The next feature was the fine combination of the visiting forwards, who came rushing for their opponents' goal, but lost pos- session of the ball. The homesters now put more spirit in their play, and soon John Wi!- liams, the inside left, equalised amid great ex- citement. Some fine play was then witnessed on the home left wing, Ben Evans being much applauded. The visitors once more put the home goal in jeopardy, and G. E. Lewis, who had pre- viously proved himself a dangerous player, sent the ball with violent force into the goal. He did not, score. Pwllheli continued to press, and would have scored a second goal earlier than they did had the forwards shown more combination. Mosley notched the goal- During the second part of the game play was decidedly in favour of the homesters. Nothing striking was done in the latter half apart from Pwllheli scoring two more goals. In justice to the Denbigh players, it should be stated that four of their regular players were unable to turn up owing to in- juries. They were D. G. Williams, Arthur Evans, Robert Hughes and H. Randies. Final result: Pwllheli 4, Denbigh 1.

-— ————— ——— Geronimo, one of the chiefs of the Apache In- dians, did a prisoner of war at Lawton, Ohio, last week. General Nelson Miles, in an official report, described him as the lowest and most cruel of all the Indian savages on the continent. Cambridge University will confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Science on Dr. Sven Hedin, on March 4th, when he will lecture before the University,

Town Reserves 11 | Minffordd Stars 0 I The correspondent who, on previous occasions, has supplied us with unique descriptions of foot- ball encounters at Blaenau Festiniog, sends the following account of the struggle between the Reserves and the Stars. The above teams met last Saturday, at New- borough Park, when a good number of specta- tors turned up. Kick-off 3.15. The weather was a treat, and the ground in fine condition. Mr Arthur Roberts marshalled the players, as fol- lows :— M' nffo,rdd:-Mcses Jones; John Morris Mor- gan and Moses Evans; William Morris, Evan Baxter, and Elias Jones; Dicky Morris, Griffith Jones, J. Lloyd Hart (captain), Robert Jones, and Bob Baxter. Town Reserves :-E!Iis Hughes; Bob Powell (captain) and Bob Ellis; Hugh Williams, Lewis Jones, and Dick Jones; Idwal Thomas. Will Ellis, John Hughes, R. Roberts, and O. Ro- berts. The homesters won the toss, and elected to play with the sun to their backs. Hart set the ball in motion, and without wasting time the sphere was in the hands of his opponent goal- keeper, and two of the Minffordd forwards made a rush, and fouled Hughes heels overhead. From this the Reserves looked much afraid, as the Stars were more of a rough. A good midfield play was now witnessed, and we at once admired the play of the Minffordd pivot. He was nimble and most tricky, and on occasions making rings around his opponent. Nevertheless, matters were looking down on the Reserves as they had the best advantages sun and breeze. The Stars were bound for score, though they were very un- lucky. Ellis Hughes was soon again upset, and charged to the hoardings. Later opportunities of scoring were missed on the left by Idwal Tho- mas—two or three clear goals. J. Hughes and Will lillis didn't well understand each other, be- ing rather selfish, and through continuous at- tack of Stars' right back they were backed. Ro- berts, on the right, made a quick pace, and pass- ing to outside, the ball was capitally centred, and from a pass John Hughes notched the first goal for the Re sew os. From the centre the Stars were looking wild, but were kept down by Lewis and Dick Jones, both being in rare form. The Reserves seemed by now to show more life in the display, and through Will Ellis (the most conspicuous player of the day) passing, John Hughes netted again Minffordd were running down in spirits, and didn't care much how to play their part. Their right back didn't care how lie kicked the ball, and on many times forced corners. From this to end not much of worth was seen, only that Will Ellis scored five goals; J. Hughes another two; R. Roberts and O. Roberts on the right one each; making the total of eleven against 0. The Minffordd forwards were very weak, only Hart and Baxter did their work, and deserves good credit for it. Their custodian was well in his work, only if he had more place by his own backs, who were continuous at goal mouth. He couldn't help most of the goals that passed him. The Reserves were strongly represented, and found a great help from Dorfil three, viz.: Fill Ellis in the forward line, Lewis Jones in the half, and Bob Ellis as a back-bone to all. We could easily have an excellent second town eleven, and through having a change on the left wing we think it will be a magnificent team as it proved last Saturday. Festiniog Thursdays will journey down to Llan- rwst next Thursday to play their return match with Llanrwst Thursdays. Hope very much they won't be defeated 8-5 this time.

THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH AND EDUCATION. The "Times" states that the BisTitj* of St. Asaph does not feel inclined to reintroduce his Education Bill this session in modified form.

THE CHURCHES. Mr J. O. Jones (Hyfreithon), a student of Bala Theological College, has been invited to the pastorate of Pontrobert Calvinistic Metho- dist Church, Montgomeryshire. The Rev. D. Wynne Evans, pastor of Queen's- street Congregational Church, Chester, has an- nounced to his congregation that he has accepted the call to the pastorate of tho English Congre- gational Chapel, Llandrindod. Mr Evans came from Llanelly a little over eleven years ago. The living of Penybontfawr, vacant through the death of the late Rev- D. James, has been offered by the Bishop of St. Asaph to the Rev. J. Williams, curate of the Brook, Berriew. Mr Williams was educated at the Friars' School, Ban- gor, Durham University, and St. Michael's, Aber- dare, and was ordained in 1904. Speaking at the City Temple, to-day week, the Rev. R. J. Campbell stated that The various Nonconformist organisations, such as the Free 'or Church Council, the Congregational Union, and so on, are merely a Liberal caucus. The City Temple is not going to be that." At the annual meeting of the Incorporated Society for promoting the enlargement, building and repairing of churches a grant of £ 15 was made towards improving tho accommodation at St. Pabo Church, Llanbabo, Anglesey. A grant of £ 35 was also made in respect of work done at Llannefydd Church, Denbighshire.

OLD AGE PENSIONS. THE PAUPER DISQUALIFICATION- We understand (says the "Times") that owing to the exceptional expenditure for which provi- sion has to be made in the coming Budget, the Government will be unable this session to re- move the pa-aper disqualification in respect of old age pensions. That it should be necessary to provide by supplementary estimate so large a sum as £ 910,000 for old age pensions in the last quarter of t,he current year, in addition to the original estimate of 21,200,000, is regarded by many members as an ill omen.