The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

THL WELSH CHURCH BILL. NO FIXED DATE FOR SECOND READING. In the House of Commons, yesterday, Mr Eilis Griffith and Mr Clement Edwards asked when the second reading stage of the Established Church (Wales) Bill would be taken. Mr Asquith said he could not at present fix a definite date, but the Government were conscious that it should be taken as soon as possible.

GOLF COURSE AND CLUB HOUSE FOR LLANFAIR- FECIIAN. Amidst delightful scenery and pure bracing air, Col. Plait, C.B., we understand, has this week commenced making a nine-hole course on fibe rising ground overlooking the sea. The course, which will be laid out under the supervision of Mr Ball, the Bangor professional, will be ready to phy over on the 1st of August. The greens mutit, of course, be some- what, rougih, but by next- year they will be in good order The new tin lis will be a great advance over thewe along the seashore, and win enhance tbo attractions of this pretty watering I I;o place. Residents as well as visitors will appre- ciate Col. Piatt's public spirited policy. Arrange- ments are a.1so being made for the erection of a suitable pavilion.

TO-DAY S BUDGET. FEARS AND ANTICIPATIONS. INSURANCE RATES AGAINST NEW TAXES. Wo-day, Mr Lloyd Georgie produces his long- expected and anxiously-awaited Budget. Some fourteen millions extra will have to be raised, and it aprpears to be little short of certain that income tax, licensing duties, fiu-gar, and tea will be among the "hen-roosts" that the Chancellor F I of the Exchequer will raid. Inquiries made at Lloyd's in the morning by a Press Association representative thow that, in anticipation of the Budget, an enormous insur- ance business is being done in tea and sugar, especially by dealers from the North. Aguinst any increase, on tea 40gs. per cent, is now the premium afiked, and in the oase of sugar 30gs. to 35g1- there having been a decline from 40gs. yesterday. Against an increase on champagne, ilpart from other wines, 20gs. per cent, is the nrice. Ag'ainst increased iaxes the rates are:—On motor oars, 700a-s. per cent.; for cigars and to- bacco, 30gs. to 35gs. per cent. for ooaJ. 30gs. to 3599. per ccpt. for income tax da 6d on in- comes of £ 30,000 and upwards), 25gs. per cent.

The "London Gazette" announces the appoint- ment of Brevet-Colonel Sir Frederick Nathan to be superintendent of the Royal Gunpowder and Small Anns Factories.

Animal dealers from -England, Ireland, Ger- many, France, and America on Tuesday attended the sale of Bostock's collection in Glasgow,known as the Soottish Zoo. The finest lot, a lion named Cecil, was knocked down at 114g-s. to an Ameri- can buyer. A lioness and two cubs brought, 76gs. Mr P. S. Foster, Unionist, Captain Kincaid- Smith, Independent Liberal, and the Hon. Joseph Martin, Liberal, wore on Tuesday nomi- nated for the Parliamentary vacancy in the Strat- ford-on-Avon division. No fewer than 314 articles have been left in the Ohester tram-cans during the past year by forgetful passengers- Umbrellas, chiefly ladies, headed the list, numbering 73- For the vacancy in Cork City, Mr George Crosbie, Nationalist, and Mr Maurice HerJy Independent Nationalist, have been nominfitei.

LLANRWST COUNTY SCHOOL. THE CHILDREN'S HOWE-WORK. SYLLABUS SAID TO BE TOO STIFF. IMPORTANT DISCUSSION. Colonel Sandbach, J.P., presided at a special meeting of governors yesterday afternoon. The following were present: Rev. J. Morgan, Messrs W. J. Williams, J.P., O. Isgoed Jones, J.P., O. Jones Owen, J P., D. J. Williams, W. G. Owen, together with the Cierk (Mr Thomas Griffith). FINANCE. The Clerk reported that the accounts showed a credit balanco of £ 1271 7s lOd, made up as fol- lows Maintenance account, JE1096 lis 2d school bursaries account, £ 106 5s Id; repairs and im- provements, JB66 17s scholarships maintained out of fund other than district fund, £1 14s 7d. The balance to the credit of the almshouses acoount was £ 630 18, 6d. Mr J. E. Jones, North and South Wales Bank, said he had audited the accounts, and found them correct. Tho books were kept in a thoroughly efficient manner. BURSARIES. The Head Master recommended the following scholars for the Board of Education bursaries: — Sarah Florence Roberts, Elizabeth Hughe,,4 David Austin Jones. In case any of these wero unable to avail themselves of the bursary he re- commended Louisa Jane Barnwell. On the motion of Mr W. G. Owen, seconded by Air D. J. Williams, it was resolved to recommend theso names to the Education Authorities. HOME LESSONS- The Chairman reported that he had interviewed the Rev. J. 1. Farr, the head master, relative to the question of cxcesEive home lessons men- tioned by Mr D. J. Williams at the previous meeting. Mr Fun explained that the difficulty in regard to home lessons had arisen through the increased severity of the examinations and the syllabus imposed by the Central Welsh Board, who framed the work for twelve rrionti),. This was subdivided for the three months, and this in turn had been again divided to cover each week's work This simplified the work for the teachers, who were thus enblcd to give the students their aiiotc-d tasks. Mr Farr did not think it was likely any of the boys were overworked, but it was possible that some of the girls might be. 1 But so long as the Central Welsh Board insisted 1 on the syilabus being observed, and as long as the governors desired each pupil to enter all the examinations and give a good account of them- selves, it was impossible to change the present system. The Government, he suggested, should ] direct their efforts to the Central Weigh Board with tho view of reducing the number of candidates for the examination. Under tihe old syftein the scholars were judged < by the work done during the term, now that < the syllabus of the Central Welsh Board covered the whole of Wales, it was manifestly impossible for every child to oope with work. Some 1 parentis had complairaed that too little home i kvi?ons had been imposed, others too much. ] Some of the scholars more capable than t others, and finished in half an hour what it would 1 take a less brilliant ohild probably two or throe hours. Under the present system the child niu" j ri6k die dang'er of overwork. 1 The Rev. J. Morgan: What is the average I ] time devo-tod by the scholars to home lessons ? The Headmaster: It depends on their ability to assimilate the task imposed upon them. < Mr D. J. WilKams remarked that when he i introduced the subject at t.he previous meeting ] he in no way blamed the teacher, nor did he t refer particularly to the Llanrwst County School, < but to schools generally. What he objected to ) was the syllabus. The Central Welsh Board < attempted to thrust all the sohoiars up the lad- der which terminated at the university, although t only ten per cent, were able to aoend it. Surely that wae not right, nor was it a. good or a. safe t policy to impose the same upon the average < intellect as on t.he brilliant scholar. i Rev. J. Morgan: Do the teachers know what each other si tise eoiid to do uvor- ? i Mr W. J. Williams: TV.i-at is the difficulty. ] Mr D. J. Williams pointed out that in Man- O'nestar each elisid was given li hours to do the ] work, and the parents were asked to report to the master the time taken by asc-li child to do the work so as to enable him to gauge the abili- I tv of the scholar. Chairman said- a similar syoiem had been ] adopted at. LiangoILen. i Mr Ifgoed Jones said some members of the Central Wehh Board were men of academic ( virtues who held railier advanced view* with the result that the syl'abus was unreasonably < stiffened. Apparently, (.hey had little sympathy 1 with those children who possessed the ordinary £ standard of intelkxt and catered itiore for the brilliant children. They sihotikl -consider the question from moire than one aspect for the pre- < sent: system undoubtedly tended to retard the I progress of the child. 1!t emphasised the cram- I mi rig* principle and its acconrpan Lag evils. Ex- f cea-ive home work, esi^ecially in the oase of weak v oh, should certainly be stopped. The work < should 00 given by the teachers in conjunction < with the master with oa-^i-deratian for the abili- 1 ties of tihe different children. Health was lai- < doubtedly the first consideration. The teachers 1 who knew their pupils should consult eacih other « and impoee t-a^k.-? in aeoordance with the oapa- ] bilit-ies of each scholar. The Central Weish Beard's attention should b- drawn to the mat- ter. Mr D. J. Williams was requested to draw out a resolution for submission to the Central Webh i Board by tlse next meeting. 'Hlio Clerk was in- structed to invite the Central Welsh Board In- i spoc-tor to meet the governors and discuss the ] subject with them. )

— — < Mr Hobhouae states in to-day's Parliamentary 1 paper that the number of old-age pensions actu- ally payable on March 26th was 647,494—England 1 369,037, Wales 24,663, Scotland 70,294, and Ire- land 183,500. The number of pensioners re- ported dead up to March 31st was 18,231, and the < number of pensions withdrawn on questions raised up to March 31st was 2473. The totaJ sum payable on the 26th of March was £155,23Q s 15a Od. ]

Mr Balfour, who has been appointed Romanes T/ecturer at Oxford for this year, has informed the Vice-Chancellor that he will bo unable, owing to the developments of public business, to pledge himself to deliver the lecture in the course of the present term. A very rare postage stamp—Great Britain I.R. official 1902-4, King s head, 10s, blue, unused, in Mint state—was sold on Tuesday at Messrs Put- tick and Simpson's rooms in London for £94 The last copy of this scarce Stamp at the same rooms sold for ££90. The "Standard's" Ixibby correspondent says it. is believed that the Cabinet are at the moment considering a proposal to bold an Imperial Con- ference next year. Tho mam reason for this arrangement would be to accelerate the con- sideration of colonial contributions to the Im- perial Navy-

LLANRWST CRICKET CLUB. The season will open this day week with a fix- ture between the Captain's and Vice-Captain's XI. The pitches have recently undergone ex- cellent treatment, and the removal of the pavilion up the river wall has considerably enlarged the ground. Orton, the professional, is expected this week. The old members are all available. It is expected Mr Cruwys, who rendered such valu- able .services to the club last year, will a' able to resume his place in the XI., while Mr Dennis Rogers Jones will also prove a vjduable recruit.

ARLLECHWEDD CHAPTER MEETING. d A meeting of the chapter of the Arliechwedd Rural Deanery was held at Bangor on TueeW afternoon, the Rural Dean (Canon Jones) Pre, j siding. Amongst the other clergy present vvere j tho Dean of Bangor, Revs- W. Morgan, | Anns; J. C. Jones, Llangelynin; R. 1 Jones, Bettwsyooed; D. Price, Caorhun CaJ*>B I Edwards, Aber; J. W. Roberts, Conway; T. A* | Davies, Gelli; R.. W. Griffith, St. Ann's; J- I vies, Conway; W. B. Hughes, LlanfairfeehaD# | T. H. Richards, Penmaenmawr R. R- Hugh^S» | Glanogwen; E. Davies, Llanllechid; and t ] Secretary (Rev. Ben. Jones, Penmachno). 1 With regard to the application for the transfe j of Dr. Bray's library from Llandudno to ConwalF 1 the Secretary read a letter from the trustees | missing to bring the matter forward at their j meeting. A vote of condolence was passed with the ReV. J- Ll. Richards, Dolwyddelen, in his recent re,avement. 'J It was decided to hold the next ruri-decaw; conference at Glanogwen in September, and tW j following clergy were appointed to act as a sufr j committee to make the neeessarv arrangements* ] —Revs. R. T. Jones and R. R." Hughes, j ogwen; Rev. W. Morgan and R. W. Griffith, »» | Ann's; Revs. E. Davies and D. Lewis, j llechid; Rev. D. A. Jones, Llandegai; and tM J Rev- T. A. Davies, Gelli. The Rev. R- | Hughes was appointed convener. I A letter was read from the Rev. J. D. Jon^i | Penmon, secretary of the Diocesan Board ? Education, enclosing a oopy of a resolution | by the Board suggesting that a conference mi £ 1 be held in Deanery with the view of creatiw rnore interest in Sunday School work. Aftflj discussion it was decided to leave the matter further consideration at the ruri-decanal conJøt" ence. The clergy were entertained at the Canonry tI luncheon and tea by Canon and Mrs Jones.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths. BIRTHS. ALLEN—April 22nd, at EndciiiFe, • Victor**1 Park, Colwyn Bay, to Mr and Mrs Edgar »' Allen, a son. MARRIAGES. JONES—JONES-—April 22nd, at Jeru6alBlo Chapel, Bethesda, by the Rev. W. R oweJlt B.A., assisted by the Rev. T- Lloyd and j E. Davies, B.A-, Llanberis, in the present* I of Mr D- Griffith Davies, registrar, ThoiJ^ j Owen Jones, Mur Mawr, Llanberis, to beth Trevor Jones, Penisa'rnant, Bethesda. OWEN—DAVIES.—April 23rd, at the Office, Bangor, by Mr D. Griffith Davies, gistrar, William Owen, Cae'rgroes, Rach to Maria Davies, 3, Coetmor-terraoe,Bethesd^ THORNLEY—CROSS.—By licence, on the tf inst., at St- Luke's Church, Weaste, by Rev. F. Jackson, James William, only son oi the late Wm. Thorn ley, of Pendleton, to Edith Crighton, second daughter of HorrY Hill Roas, of Colwvn Bay. WILLIAMS — BUCKNALL. — On Saturday April 24th, at 9 a.m-, in Bombay by the Venerable the Archdeacon of Bombajj, Herbert St- John Williams, I.E.S.. fourtt son of the late Venerable ThomM William* Archdeaoon of Merioneth, and Mrs Willia^i Dwyfor, Llanystumdwy, North Wales, Mabel Catherine, younger twin daughter James Lloyd Buck nail, Langley Court, Beci" enham, Kent. WILLIAMS—WILLIAMS.—April 28th, at ster-road Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Liverpool, by the Rev. Wm. Owen, Ricba.. fourth son of Richard Williams, Dylsusa, twsyooed, to Annie, youngest daughter Thomas Williams, 82, Salisbury-road, Wav<3f tree- DEATHS. THOMAS.—Apri'l 24th, at the Nag's II<?*~J Ruthin, Ernest Alfred, eldest son of Henry and Annie Thomas, of Capri, Cob^ Bay, aged 41 years. Interment (Thursday) 3 p.m., at Llanmwrog' Cemete?J' Ruthin. f{' VOUTE.—On the 22nd inst., at Glsnrov, La 41f son-road, in her 80th year, Mary, widow the late William Voute, of Amsterdam- J: Funerals Completely Furnished by J. DICZEN k SONS, STATION ROAD, COLWYN BAY- TKLEPHON* 0175. Telegrams- "Dicken," T7ad«rtakar, Culwyn Bay. ='- :L Funerals (vniab«d andparaaaally conducted J. K. MILLS, Penrhyn Road, COLWYN BAY Four doors from the O.P.O. Tel. No. 16y6

English and Welsh Markets. CATTLE. LIVERPOOL, Monday.—There was an proved demand foir prime cattle, which scarce; rough and inferior sorts unaltered- increased supply of sheep demand, thoug'h -c'°j to beigm, improved as the morning advaJiew' and, sellers holding out for last week's improv^ prices, a clearance was effected at about Mm'' raJiee. Lambs slow and considerably low^* Prices: Beef, 7d to 4jd sheep in wool 9 ditto clipped, 8d to 6d per lb; lambs, 40s to each. At market: 712 cattle and 5,381 sheep lambs. BIRMINGHAM, Tuesday. Moderate suppl and trade quiet. Prioes:—Best Hereford^, j1] shorthorns, 6^d to 6Jd bulls and cows, 4^d to 5* calves, 7^d to 8^d wether sheep, 7jd to 8d; and rams, 4 to bd; lambs, 9d to lOd per Steady demand for pigs. Bacons. 10s 4d; cil ters, 10s 2d to 108 3d; sows, 8s to 8s 4d per SALFORD, Tuesday. Fat cattle showed decrease of 54 from last week, but included good show of prime and medium quality beasts» trade quiet, but prices firmer, polled Scots Herefords making 7d to 7kd, shorthorn heife1* 4 7d, bullocks 6id to 6Jd, cows and bulls 5i to, 4- 6id per lb. Fat sheep showed an increase oJ 2560, and were a good quality; demand fair, an prioes well maintained, choice Cheviota and cro' f breds (clipped) making 8d to 8 £ d, heavy 7d to j ewes 6id, Irish sheep 6d to 7gd per lb. A supply of Welsh iambs of excellent quality rna^? from 10d to ls per lb. Veal calves were a trade, with prioee easier at 6d to 83d per Both oattle and sheep made a slow finish. S^P plies: Cattle 1934, sheep 12,692. CORN. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday- — Wheat market ing with a quiet trade concluded at 2d to 3d P6^ cental decline from Friday. Flour only a tJ trade, and prioea reduced 6d per sack. Maize moderate demand; old mixed American 5s Galveston 6s 5d. Northern 6s 4d, prime P]*^ 6s 9d per cental- Beans quiet and inactive. 0» firm and the turn dearer. Barley steady. firm and unchanged- j WOOL. ? BRADFORD, Monday.—For merinos there II a good demand, but tope are scarce, and lyt&Ol quotations merely nominal. About 2s 2 £ d is sent lever for sixties. Fine crossbreds arc wante«j but coarse descriptions are slow of sale. Fort'^ are quoted Is Oid to ls O5. English wools Arf quieter sorts most wanted, being no longer ava-1. able. Prioes, however, are firm. Yarn trade reviving, and prices have advanced. HAY AND STRAW. MANCHESTER, Monday.— Quotations, ver, 4|d to 5jd straw, oat,, 2Jd to 3id per sW"4' B L-IT FR. I CORK, Wednesday. Fair supply, with I' good demand and steady prices- rirst, 82e; onds, 74s; thirds, 64s. Mild cured: Fine, choicest boxes, 87s; choioe boxes, 78s Ire butter, 89s.

BANGOR MARKET. 1 MEAT, BCTTEH, AND IIUOE R resh ls 4d per lb.; fresh eggs, 15 to 16 for ls; bee»' 8d to lOd per lb.; mutton, 8d to lOd per lb-! lamb, ls 2d to ls 3d per lb.; veal, 8d to 1*^ per lb.; pork, 8d to 10a per lb-; ham, 7 £ d to 1 per lk; bacon, 7d to 9d per lb fat pigs, to 4 id per lb. FHUIT AND VEGETABLES.— Potatoes (new), 2d to 6d per lb.; carrots, Id per ib.; turnips, Id P°, lb-; parsnips, Id per lb.; cabbages, 2d to 3d each* cauliflowers, 3d to 6d each; rhubarb, 2d to per lb.; lettuce, 2d to 3d each; cucumbers, to 8d each; grapes (English), 2s 6d to 3s Pe f lb.; do. (foreign), 6d to lOd per lb.; tOmatoe8, 6d to 8d per lb.; apples, 3d to 6d per lb.; pear8* 6d to 3d per lb. FISH, POULTBT, AND GAUS Chickens, 6d to 7a per couple, fowls, 5a each; rabbits, &•* each; pigeons, 9d per brace; pheasants, 7s PfJ braoe; turkeys, Is per lb.; salmon, 3s to 3s per lb. smoKed salmon, ls 6d per lb-; trout, Ls 4d per lb.; sole#, 2s to 23 6d per lb', turbot, ls 6d per lb; brill, la per lb.; halibut Is per lb.; lemon soles, 9d per lb.; plaice, 6d peir lb.; whiting, 6d per lb.; dabs, 4d per lb- j gurnets, 3d per lb.; hake, 4d to 6d per lb-! mackerel, 4d per lb.; skate, 4d per lb.; cod, to 6d per lb.; haddocks, 4d per lb.; lobsters, 6d each; crabs, 4d to 2s 6d each; white bait, per pint; shrimps, 5d per pint. n CAERNARFON, Dydd &dwrn. Yment fl ffres, la 4c y pwys; wyau, 16 i 18 am ls; bDL 22c i 9c y pwys; mutton, 7c i 9c; pore, 5c i 90 veal, 5c i 9c; rtioch few, 3c y pwys; pytat" 7s y eachaid; hywaid, 2s 3c i 3s yr un. LLANGEFNI, Thursday. — Butter, ls 3d £ lb.; egg8, 18 for Is; beef, 6d to 8d per lb.; T,ll\ ton, 7d to 9d per lb-; lamb, ls per lb.; 7d to 8d per lb.; fat pigs, 4d per lb.; little p1* 15s to 20s each", ducks, 2s 3d to 2s 6d eaCJ fowls, ls 6d to ls 9d each; oats, 14s to 16s P quarter; potatoes, 6s per sack. PWLLHELI, Wednesday.—Butit-r, Is 3d potatoes, 3s per 112 lbs; eg-gs. 6s per 120; 7d to 9d per lb,; mutton, 7d to lOd pork, od1 9d; chickens, 5s per couple; old fowj.s, 3s I oouple; porkete, IBs to 22&j i*t pi^s. i^d pex I A

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Colwyn Bay Drill Hall. One gratifying announcement was made at the highly successful meeting held at Colwyn Bay last week in connection with the Territorial Force movement. Hitherto it had been generally understood that, as was the rule in the days of the Volunteers, the townspeople would have to provide the funds for the drill hall so urgently required by the Colwyn Bay Company. This, however, was a mistaken impression, for Colonel Hurlbutt atrangly emphasised the fact that, pro- vided the necessary number of men are forth- coming to complete the Company, the War Office will in all probability undertake to pro- vide adequate drilling and storing accommoda- tion. A considerable burden has thus been re- moved from the shoulders of the faithful few who are so loyally working on behalf of the local movement, and an additional incentive given to relax no effort in recruiting. Unfortunately, the Company has neither commissioned officer nor sergeant-instructor in regular charge of it just now, and, in fairness to those who have zealously laboured during the past few months to ensure the welfare of the Company, the authorities should delay no longer in making good so cs- eeutial a part of the recruiting machinery. • It It • • Exit Football. The cup-tie played at the Crystal Palace on Saturday practically sounded the death-knell of another football season. One scarcely realises how large a part the favourite winter pastime occupies in the national life till play ceases. In- deed, to refer to it as the "winter" game now aeems out of place; during three of the four seasons of the year it commands the loyal sup- port of upwards of two millions of followers and rouses keen interest in the minds of twice as many. In South Wales the Rugby code still holds away, and the fact that the Welsh team, fur- nished by half a dozen clubs only, have de- feated all comers in international contests during the season affords convincing evidence of tho hold which "rugger" still has upon the South Walian- There is reason to believe, however, that eren at Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, and Llan- ellj the "cult of the oval" will eventually give way to the more popular Association game, just as it has already done in one or two of the Rhon- dda. Valley towns. In tho meantime the latter is steadily regaining its old-rime a.,eegdarey in North Waies, notwithstanding the influneoe of a rapidly-diminishing little band of well-meaning Puritans, and the victory of Carnarvon in the Welsh Amateur Cup tournament on Saturday will, no doubt, give a decided fillip to the game in the north-western counties, because it will help to remind the Welsh International and other Selection Committees that clever exponents of Association are to be found in centres other than those bordering on Off as Dyke- .¡ Hand and Brain Training. Sir Harry Reichel, principal of the University College, Bangor, delivered an. address at the Manchester Technical School on Saturday in the course of which he dealt with characteristic im- ^ressiveness upon the importance of training the hand as well as the brain. H& insisted that in ill*) development of the race hand work was the indispensable pioneer of head work, and fore- casted a time when the manual workshop would be the centre of all our elementary schools, whilst the class-rooms and bock-work would mere- ly be accessories. Before that comes to pass, Sir Harry or his sucoessors will b3 confronted by numerous practical objections, chief amongst which will be the already oyer-crcwded school curriculum and the old contention that the whole of the school time should be devoted to literary and abstract studies, opportunities for which seldom recur after school life. To these argu- ments Sir Harry's reply is that literary and ab- stract subjects can not be taught at their best without the assistance of hand work, because no method of learning forces a child to think in such a way as manual training does. In support of his contention, the Principal referred to the progress of manual training in the schools of America, where, he said, nobody could enter an ordinary high school and afterwards a manual training high school, and doubt for one moment in which there was real intellectual vitality; the boys were thinking in one place while they were largely passive in the other. With regard to the opinion of the teachers on the question, it is a sigriirieant fact that many, if not the majority, of those engaged in elementary schools are already qualifying themselves for the work. • # » » • Llandudno's Water Supply. The interesting ceremony performed by Lord Staibridge at Llandudno on Tuesday, reminded the older inhabitants of the days of small things in the district- Fifty years ago, as Mr Paiey Stephenson recalls in his interesting little brochure, Llandudno was a mere hamlet peopled principally by miners employed in quarries on the Orme's Head and elsewhere. Even the name of Colwyn Bay was then unthcughi of, while Rhyl was a budding village pregnant with ttchemea of future development which, happily, matured in due course side by side with those of her still more ambitious western neighbour. In tho.se days visitors were few and ill provided for, whereas to-day northern Cambria is the recog- nised play-ground of the Midlanclers, about 100,000 of whom may be comfortably accommodated in the three leading resorts, any or every nfght throughout the year. One of the most valuable factors in tho prosperity and continued progress of all three places is the unquestionable purity and quality of their water supplier. They are drawn from the WTeLsh hills, and there is fear neither of contamination nor of scarcity at the sources, at all events, for very many years- The Llandudno Council are to be oongratuiatcd that the whole of the important and expensive under- taking just completed has been carried cut by their own staff unJer the guidance of Mr Paloy Stephenson, the Council's engineer'. < < < Children and their Home Lessons. The discussion upon home lesson,-> which took place yesterday at a meeting of the Llanrwst County School Governors will be read with in- terest- Its importance certainly Cannot be over- estimated. For some time parents have com- plained that the children's home le&sons are too laborious. Those complaints have not been without foundation. The Welsh Central Board syllabus is too rigid and much too overcrowded. An unusually clever child may easily cope with the hundred and one subjects it has to '"cram" into its head—we use the word "cram" advised- ly, because it is absolutely impossible for them to gain anything more than a superficial know- ledge of each subject-but the majority of child- ren are of merely average intellect and cannot possibly do juatioo to themselves and to their Heathers- We hope the question will be ventilated by parents and others, and correspondence en. the subject is invited.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTH WALES. MUNIFICENT GIFT BY THE DRAPERS. COMPANY. Principal Sir Harry Reichel has received the following' resolution from the Drapers' Com- pany — "Resolved, that a further donation of £10,046 from the cash of the Company be made to the University College of North Wales, Bangor; the amount, together with the errant of 25OW pre- icusJy made by the Company, to be applied in payment of the new library and museum of the College." In consequence of this gift, which provides for the whole cost of the building of the library and museum wing, this portion of the College build- ling's wall hoar ihe name of the Drapers' Com- pa.ny. The sum which now remains to be raised towards the total cost of the present section of ihe new buildings is Lll,OW,

PERSONAL. The Earl of Powis has returned to London from the Continent. Lord Berkeley Paget left London on Friday for Lichfield. Lord Kenyon left London on Friday for Gredington. The Countess of Dundonald left London on Sunday morning for Paris. Sir Alfred Jones and Mrs and Miss Pinack stayed the week end at Llanddulas. "Memoirs of Colonel Kenyon-Slaney," edited by Mr Durnford, will be published by Mr Murray Thfe Duke of Westminster arrived at Grosvonor licuoe on Sunday evening for Paris. According to the "Christian World," Mr Lloyd George has grown "much stouter" during this last year. Mr Thomas Griffiths, of Stanley House, Ruthin, father of Lady Von Herkomer, is seriously ill. Lady Crichton, who is still at Sillenhurst Farm, Woo re, is making progress towards recovery after her serious accident in the hunting field- Sir Herbert Roberts, M.P., was present at the dinner given on Saturday at the Trocadero in honour of Mr Goscombe John attaining the rank of Royal Academician. The High Sheriff of Shropshire for too ensu- ing year, Mr A. Wynne Corrie, of Park Hall, haa appointed the Rev. E. P. Edmonds, rector of Whittington, as his chaplain. Lord Harlech, Lord Trevor, the Hon. Charles Hill Trevor, and the Hon- Seymour Orr",by-Gore were among the relatives present at the funeral of the Marchioness of Hertford, at Arrow, War- wickshire, on Saturday. Mr John Owon, recently an inspector of the Board of Agriculture, has been officiary ap- pointed by the President of the Board (Earl Carrington) to the position of assistant commis- sioner to Mr E. J. Cheney and Mr M. T. Baines, as one of the commissioners administer- ing the Small Holdings Act in Wales- The Hon. Edward Lloyd Mostyn, J.P., has been unanimously elected a member of Whitford (Holywell) Parish Council. He is the heir to the Mostyn Estates, and his father, Lord 11 fo- Mostyn, was chairman of the Council for several years. The opening of the. Covent Garden opera on Monday night marked even more definitely per- haps than the reassembling of the Houses of Par- liament, the beginning of the London season, which will last until the end of July. Earl Carrington is confined to his room at Daws Hill, High Wycombe, by illness, and was unable to lay the first st-one of the new Salva- tion Army hall at High Wycombe on Saturday afternoon. Countess Carrington, who was ac- companied by Lady Myee and Lady Victoria Carrington and Viscount Bury, laid the stone on his behalf-

ILLNESS OF MAlOR WEBBER News was received at Mold, yesterday morn- ing, that Major. Webber, Chief Constable of Flintshire, is lying seriously ill at a nursing home in London. Major Webber recently went to Egypt for the benefit of his health, and reached London on his way home about three weeks ago. He has occupied the position of chief constable for twenty years, and quite recently his resignation was received.

MILITARY NEWS. General Sir John French, Inspector-General of the Forces, wiii inspect the Territorial units of the Western Command (Lancashire, Wales, Cheshire, Cumberland, Westmorland. Shropshire, Hereford, Monmouth, and the Isle of Man), be- ginning at Liverpool on Monday and ending at Hereford on May 5th.

GAZETTE NEWS. RECEIVING ORDERS: Portmadoc and Festiniog. Jones, Naomi, Mona House, 28, Manod-road, Blaenau Festiniog, April 19th. Bangor. — Parry, Bernard, 63, West Parade, Rhyl, corn merchant, April 21st.

NEWS IN BRIEF. The new Congregational Church at London- road, Holyhead, has invited the Rev. GJynn Davies, of Dublin University, to become its first pastor. At least one Newport Territorial was pleased with General Lloyd after his visit to the town on Saturday, and the particular reason given was that tho general "had a. voice like a foghorn." The text of the Bill for the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church in Wales was issued yesterday morning. The provision of the Bill have already been fully expounded in our columns. When the Council at Menai Bridge appointed him overseer of the poor, Mr Thomas Roberts, the chairman, remarked: I don't thank you, gentlemen- There is much responsibility attached to it, but it i" a compulsory, unre- munerative, and a thankless post." The Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Territorials) in Carnarvonshire require 400 men to complete the establishment, while the Carnarvonshire Heavy ArtiPery and the Imperial Yeomanry in the county are practically at full strength. In An- glesey 117 men were required, and up to the present eighty-one have enlisted.

AN IRISH DIALOGUE. By "Jenny Llanelwy." "Arrah, Biddy, my darlint, I tell ye it's quite plain to ony man that the egg came first, and sure the hin followed." "Faith, Pat, ye don't know onything about it, sure it's meself that can tell ye, and ony woman can tell ye the same, faith, it's as plain aa a door hindle." "Phat's Explain it, my darlint, sure it's not meself that would be after contradicting ye." "Ah my bhoy, ye knows a great dale about evirything, but sure: ye niver knew onything about a hin, so darlint b. quiet, and I'll tell ye all I know; sure it's not meself that '11 be after kaping all I know to meself." "Arrah! Biddy, my darlint, sure it's a cliver girl ye be; go on wid yer story." "Sure, it's very plain: Whin Adam wint into the ark "Here, hould hard, Adam niver wint into the ark; sure, ho never did." "Begorra, now, Pat, ye don't know ecriptur, and it's meself that'll taych ye; and now, be quiet wid ye- Whin the Creator made evirything He made the hin first "Faith, I'm thinking ye don't know much scriptur whin ye be after saying the hin came first, sure, Biddy, darlint, be aisy in ye'r spaych and go on wid yer story." "Sure thin, Pat, a hin oarne first, and thin a fome egg followed-and the old hin t,a!1d sat un- til,until the chick came. Yo must know,my bhoy, that the owld hin must kape the egg warm else there'll be no chick; and sure it bo the same in thim days; inda.de, I'm sure of it. There were no incubators thin." "Arrah Biddy, darlint, ye're a cliver girl. It's very plain, sure, I niver saw it like this before; and now till me which came first, the man or the baby?" "Bedsd now, eviryone knows that, the man cam first for the good reason there was no wimen to nurse a baby." "Ah, cure, Biddy, darlint, yer .rig-ht agin, indade ye be a moighty cliver girl." "Sure I'm. not cliver, but the Creator gave man strength, and woman wisdom; yo see, Pat, woman is the waker vessel, and sure all she knows r.he kapes to herself, until there be a decent body who wants a wee dhrop of wisdom, and thin, ah. sure, woman gives it, man, niver." "Arrah! Biddy, darlint, it's a foine mixtur it be, StrintJl and Wisdom, sure one is 110 good without the other. I see now whay the Creator made woman, though to h sure. I could niver understand why wo-^ian was made at all. at all." "Faith, my bhoy, hold hard. The Creator made woman to kape man company, and to taych him wsdom: sure, whin man waa made, the Creator looked at him and said, 'Now, Pat (ah, sure, I mane Adam), ye'r a very foine bhoy, and it do be lonely loike for ve without onyone to spake to yr, so my bhoy jest shut ye'r eyes and go to slape. H "And sure enough. Adam wint to slapo, a long, long elape; and whin he wakened up, sure, he fOilnd wan of hi., ribs gone ;— "Ah! Biddy, dnrLnt, that reminds me of how my pocket feels lighter loike when I've been aslape-" "Will ye hould noise and lister ? And when Adam found his rib gone, sure, he was near- ly crying, but he looked and found a big lump of a girl looking at him; sure, he was viry nervous loike; but woman. Ah! woman, with her wisdom, crept to hie side, and sure, she com minced to shtroke his hair ———— "Bedrid, no whonder man has little hir! What did she begin on his head for? Sure, I'm thinking, she was short of wisdom,, but go on wid ve'r story." "Sure. as I wur saying, Eve was shtroking his hair, and calming him down loike i "Ah! Hiven rest his sow], he must have got a great shock whin he saw what he was made for." "And thin the Creator came and looked at thim, says He, 'Now, A Jam. made a foine woman for ye, so be viry koind to her, and ye both shall live in this beautiful garden if promise that ye won't touch yonder a.nd Adam promised; thin the Creator wint, away; and sure, Adam says to Eve, 'Come hero wid ye,' but Eve was looking at the beautiful tree, and says she, 'Adam, climb up this free and shake a few of thim foine apples down "Poor Adam how he was tempted Ah, sure. Biddy and he "And thin Adam wint up into the tree, and sap he. 'Come here wid ye woman, and hould tongue;' and Eve wint, and held up her hands to catch the foine apples, and jed thin Adam fell." "Ah! darlint, and man's been falling ivev since.

LLANRWST BOARD OF GUARDIANS. APPOiWTWEMT OF CHAIRMAN. The annual meeting of the above Board was held on Tuesday, the following members being present: — Revs. John Gower, H. Rawson Wil- liams, Henry Jones, Messrs J. Berry, J. Hughes, D. G. Jones, John Davies (Bryniog), W. Wil- liams, John Williams, John Davies (Gwytherin), T. T. Roberts, J. Lloyd Morris, E. W. Roberts, Rowland Hughes, W. G. Jones, Owen Evans, O. Lloyd Jones, E. Edwards, Plvan Williams, D. Jones (Llangerniew), and D. Jones (Penant), to- gether with R. R. OIPil (clerk), T. Hughes (de- puty clerk), O. Evans-Jones, T. C. Roberts (re- lieving officers), and E. Hughes (master). CHAIRMAN AND ViCE-CHATRMAN. On the motion of the Rev. Henry Jones, seconded by the Rev. H. Rawson Williams, Mr Jonn Roberts, J.P., Pentrevoelas, was re-elected chairman- On the motion of Mr John Davies (Bryniog), seconded by Mr J. Berry, Mr D. G. Jones, Rhiw- damfa, was re-elected vice-chairman. VOTES OF SYMPATHY. On the motion of Mr John Davias, seconded by th Rev. H. Rawson Williams, a vote of sym- pathy was passed with the chairman in his be- reavement on the loss of his wife. On the motion of Mr J. Williams, seconded by the Rev. J. Gower, a similar vote was passed with the Rev. J. 1..1. Richards, who recently sustained a similar loss. APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. The following committees were appointed :— I Assessment: Messrs John Hughes, J. 1,1, Richards, D. G. Jones, J. Lloyd Morris, Henry Jones, Rowland Hughes, W. Williams, J. Davies (Bryniog), W. G. Jones, J. Williams, J. Ro- berts, and John Davies (Gwytherin). Finance: The Chairman, Messrs O. Llovd Jones, J. L1. Richards, D. G. Jones, Henrv Jones, John Wi'liams, H. Rawson Wil'iam; D. Jones (Tyjnddol), Evan Williams, and John Gower. Visiting Committee: The Chairman, Revs. J. LI. Richards, .J. Gower, H. Rawson Williams, Henry Jones, Messrs Robert Williams, D. Owen tLianddoge:), E. Edwatug* ll. SU/oeita, E. Mills, and T. T1 Roberts. UNIFORMITY OF SALARIES. Mr J. Lloyd Morris proposed "that the basis upon which the salary of Mr R. E. Thomas, poor rate collector, is apportioned between the several parishes be considered." He gave the following instances of what he regarded as inequality in some of the parishes. At Pentrevoelas, collected in ten years, £2567 16s Id, paid for cojlecting £13 10s, or lid in the £ Trerhys, £660 5s 4d, paid £14 3s 4d, or 5d in tho £ Owytherin, JC2324 105 lOd, paid £27 3s 4d, or 2¡d in the £ Dolwyddelen, JB4461 10s 8d, paid £33 6s 3d, or Hd in the £ Penmachno, £6538 18s 9d, paid £ 116 5s, or 4 £ d in the £ Trefrr.v, £ 6714 17s 4d, paid for collecting £ 90 13s 4d, or 3,d in the £ • Llanrwst, £15,283 4s 5d, paid 10s, or 3rI in rhe £ Llanrwst rural, £12,516 15s 3d, paid £124, or 2d in the The matter was referred to a committee com- posed of Messrs John Davies (Bryniog), 1. Lloyd Morris, D. G. Jones, J. Ll. Richards,and J. Wil- Ilams. OUT-RELIEF. The Clerk reported that £173 8s had been paid in outdoor relief during the Jagtmonth to 23-1 paupers, or a decrease of £12 17s 7d in relief and 38 in the number of paupers. GRANT. The Clerk reported the receipt of £367 lis 7d, being half-year's instalment due under the Agri- cultural Act.

COLWYN BAY NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. A RECORD AIMED AT. Mr James Amp'dett (chairman) presided over a meeting* of the Colwyn Bay National Eistedd- fod Executive Committee lafct evening, when there was again a gcod attendance. Amongst the recommendations of the Musical ) Committee were one that "Eos Dar" be engaged as penillkm scnger during iilie eisteddfod week and another that no member of the committee should take part in any competition except as member of a choir or band. Both roeonimendat-ions were adopted, though an attempt was made to reverse the latter. It was resolved to accept Mr John Williams' arrangement of "Men of II arlech" and "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau" for reliearsal by the. eistedd- foci choir for rendering on proclamation day, and that Mr J. H. Foulds, of the Llandudno Pier liand, the composer of "Holiday Sketches," the orchestral suite to be performed at the second eisteddfod concert, be inn-ited to conduct on the occasion. A RECORD AIMED AT. Mr T'. K Roberts, the general secretary, re- ported that on the occasion of tho previous com- mittee meeting the amount of prize money given by supporters of t.ho e<«t«ddfod was £ 292; the amount had been increased since then to £ 328— (hear, hear),—and five cr six gentlemen resident in the town had promised prizes, but had not yet indicated the amounts, so that before many days were past he hoped to have added sub- stantially even to the latter total (hear, hear). The Chairm.an pointed out that it was very desirable that all inten-ding subscribers to the prize fund should make tlheir inifcentions definite- ly known so that their name3 should be pub- lished with others on the list of subjects. He was personally ,cry ambitious that the record should be broken by Colwyn Bay. The Urge.,it amount ever in prize money was R400, and but very kltle effort was required now to be-at that (hear, hear). THE PAVILION SITE. The Genera] Purrxjees Committee reported that tihey had again dealt with the pavilion site question, and a small committee had been ap- pointed to wait upon Mr Stanley Wood with a view to obtainiiug the use of the Ty'ny macs field. ADJUDICATORS. literary Committee reported that ''Ped- roig," "licrw, "Gwynedd," and "Cadfan" had agreed to act as adjudicators, w,hile "Elfed" had written intimating that he was unable to under- take an adjudicatorship, and under the circum- i stances it had been decided to replace his name by that of "Gwili." FIVE SHILLINGS A POEM. Mr S. Glynne Jones, B.A., said he had been asked to call attention to the prize offered for a handbook of original poetry for use in elemen- tary schools. Was it intended that the poetry should be specially composed for that pu rpose ? The Chairman replied in the affirmative, and added that the prize cf j65, which was offered by a Cardiff publishing- firm on condition that the donors had the copyright, was far too small; it worked out at about 5s per poem. Ho thought the prize should be at least double the value. It was decided to write to the firm inviting them to ancreaae the amount. LIST OF SUBJECTS APPROVED. "Eifionydd," the Gor^edd Recorder, wrote in- timating tha.t the list of subjects forwarded from Colwyn Bay had been approved by the Gorsedd Committee. "TWM O'R NANr." The Geneaal Secretary reported that a prize of £10 had been promised for an essay on "I \"m o r Xant." providing the word "drama" be su.b- stituted for "essay." committee agreed to take the matter into consideration, and also that with regard to the proposed "novel on Welsh life" the wording of the competition should read "For the best short story not to exceed 8000 words," etc., as it was felt that the prize of :65 5s was not large enough to expect anyone to write a novel upon the sub- ject. —

I MUSICAL NOTES. By Peler EdlCards, Mus. Bac. Alau.) MUSIC AND PAINTING. In thai beautiful fliory of Welsh Gipsv life, "Aylwin," the following scntcnoe is found:— It io a curious thing that not only the general public, but the art connoisseurs and the writers upon art, although they know full well how a painter goes to work in painting a picture, speak and write, as though they thoug'ht that the head of a beautiful woman was urawn from the painter's inner conseiousnesc, instead of from the roal woman who site to him as a model. Notwithstanding all tihe technical excellence of Raphael, bis extraordinary good luck in finding t'he medd that suited his genius had very much to do with his enormous success and fame. And with all Michael Angelo's instinct for grandeur, if he had not been equally lucky in regard to models, he could never adequately have ex- pressed that gteniuR. It is impossible to give vitality to the painting of any head unless the a.rrist has nature before him; this is why no true judge of pictu.I"2S was ever dived as too the difference between an original and a oopy. It 8-ta.nd", to reason that iTl every picture of a head, howsoever the model's features may be idealised, Nature's own handiwork and mastery- must dominate. Now this supplies food for reflection to the musician, and he begins to con- sider whether or not music is produced in the same manner aiJ paintings, i.e., from some pat- tern. In the first place, it is quite certain no painter can paint anything' outside Nature, and he can only scan the face of it and paint tliait as well as he may. He may send forth a "study," un-namod, but, none the less, it is a copy of a face seen somewhere at some time or other and admired for its beauty or such "study" is based upon features once seen. And it is natural to conclude that if Rapihael and Michael Angelo were able to give vitality to the painting" of head" only so tar as they secured good models, thitir successors can only achieve the &a.mc result by the same means. A beautiful face, scon in a painting', of course, suggests something besides beauty, namely, hap- piness, joy, sorrow, etc. If a painter essays to paint the figure of someone in. great sorrow, he will endeavour to intensify an expression fami- liar to him of a person in trouble. He well knows the expression of the human face in a. S'ta.œ of joy and can make his pictures suggest varied degrees thereof. So that he is ever a oopy-ist. Where does the musician stand? lie is a human worker like his fellow-artist, the painter. His materials are various combinations of sounds, sy in boh :cd by notes devised by man. Ho can- not create found—onJy the characters, in the a rrangeni!0n{. of w'hioh variou agreeable effecta are produced, both by the voice and instruments. He is not a copyist like the painter. lIe cannot use the model of a human face to give the world an idea of iits form or beauty. Again: there is no pattern for him in. the music of Nature. So far aB 00 knows the value of sounds in combina- tion, there is no beauty of melody in the song of t.he birds, as the poois tell him. He has learnt by experience to look for design, rhythm, symmetry- of form—things which ùhe birdree know nothing' aooutuJllcæ t'hc.re are sueih things in their kingdom, but of which we have no knowledge or conception. No great picture, however expressive of sor- row, really moved me—i t any rate not nearly to the same extent as pathetic mus'ic. And it ap- pears to me indisputable that the painteir of emotion—the comporer only-of all masters of Art- can go deep down into the Nature of man, even to that borderland of the spiritual I You can net call musical notes the composer s "pattern." In a set form they are combined to be so; but he is so ingenious in his use of notea and chords that he can a,twaya produce new and wonderful effects-far more varied and beautiful in their way than the colours produced by painters. Briefly, the painter's chief business is to pre- sent us wit'h copies of the face of things, but the composer endeavours to paint feelings; and although there may be a great similarity in the method or manner in which composers express, for instance, joy, they can always give an ever varied colouring to their music, quite in keeping v,ii.ii the idea of joy—even mere varied than tho world of art has yet learnt! » THE WELSH HARP. The Society named Y Cymreigvddion are endeavouring to bring the national instrument again into favour. At tihe Fenni Inaugural Con- gress the other day, t.he Llanofer harpers played a selection of Welsh music upon tihe ancient instrument. It is the above Society has taken the initiative in this important matter, as, apparently, onJy the Gorsedd and penillion sing- i-and a few bards—remain to remind us of the Eisteddfod as a Welsh. National Institution. An effort will be made to get the London Eis- teddfod to engage a band of harpists. That would be an attractive sight and a praiseworthy tihinig. • • • • THE WELSH CRWTH. Gould not this also be introduced into the Eitfteddfcd proceedings? I don't know how many there are extant, but if prizes were offered (1) for the best specimen of the instrument; (2) for t.he beet performance of certain pieces there- on. no doubt it would be a means of helping- to bring this instrument again into favor. As many readers may not know what it i.'3 Ikc, here is a short description of it:—It is a stringed instrument played with a bow like a violin; but as one of the feet of the bridge passes through one of the sound-holes and rests on the inside of the baek, the vibrations must be quite unique, if we remember how important a parti is played by the back in all instruments of the violin kind. It nuist be far more subtle than the vibrations of the Welsh harp, and even subtle (if also more nasal) than those of the viohn. I commend this matter to the considera- tion of Eisteddfod ()ommitttes. # HAYDN- In view of the centenary of his cleaith, already referred to in this column, Mr Egerton Lowe has compiled a brief biography, which is very helpful, inasmuch as it givee, in due order, the dates upon which important events occurred in the master's life. The reader may be of these particulars: — 1732.—He was born March 31st at Rohran, a village on tiie river Ltitha, not far from Vienna, and between Austria and Hungary. lie was the second son of Maithias Haydn, a wheelwright His parents were poor, but industrious people. They were fond of music, both having fa.ir voices, and the father accompanied himself and his wife on the harp, without, however, know- ing a note. 1738.—Young Joseph was* discovered by a dis- tant! relative (J. M. Frank'h. of Hamburg) on a visit to tJ family, to have great musical talent, and the boy was committed to this "cou-sanV care to teach and bring* up. 1740.-HéI,yd1 entoreci the Cantorei of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, as a chorister. He was taught singing, the violin, and the clavier from good masters; but appears to have studied harmony and composition by himself. He is said to have worked ait this time, from sixteen to eighteen hours daily. brother, Johann Michael, also joined the Cantorei as a chorister. He had a very beautiful voice, and gradually supplanted his brother Joseph as lie ad chorister. 1748.—Haydn's voice broke, and he had to leave the Cathedral. He was thrown upon his own resources with quite an empty purse. (He was not the only mueical genius to possess such). Help from a few friends, however, enabled him to rent an aittic in the Kchlmarkt, Vienna. He obtained a few pupils, and studded composition by himself, aiso diligently practising' both the clavier and violin. 1751.—Wrote his first Mass in F about this time. 1752.—First opera. written, and produced at the State Theatre. Soon after this he became acquainted with the celebrated teacher of sing- ing and composer Porpora, who, in return for services rendered him as accompanist 'to hia pupite, and menial duties unwortiiily imposed upon him, gave Haydn a few lessons in com- position. 1755.—Haydn was invited by Karl Joseph v. Fumberg on a long visit to his country home at Weinzirl, near Melk. Here much concerted music was pcr-formed, and Haydn wrote what may be termed his first- string' quartette. 1756.—Returned to Vienna. The number of his pupils Leg-an to increase, and his position in life generally to improve. 1759.-Appointted musical director, etc., to Count Ferdinand Morain, who lived at Lukavee, near Pilsen. The Count had a small private orchestra of his own. and for this band Ilaydn wrote several pieces of music, including his first symphonies. 1760.—Married on November 26th at St. Stephen's, Vienna, to Maria Anna Keller, the eldor daughter of a wig-maker. Haydn first fell in love with the younger daughter, but on her entering a convent he was lJCrsuaded by the fathe>r to marry tihe sister. The marriage proved unutterably miserable. There were no children, and the wife, who was ill-tempered, quarrel- some, heartless and extravagant, made Haydn's Life almost unbearable. She was absolutelyvo.id of any muskiaJ intielligtenoe, and squandered her huislvind's bard^ea-med salary. They finally separated. She died at Bonn on March 20th 1800. f To be continued).

GOLF. COLWYN BAY CLUB. MIXED FOURSOMES. qflic first of the season's mixed foursome com- petitions vvias play-ed over the club's links on Saturday in a deluge of rain. During the winter, new greens and tees have been prepared and the course is now one of the best in North Wales. The following were tihe best cards returned: — I Miss Smith and Holmes 94 16 -78 Mrs Dramm and Smith 105 26 -79 Miss Wood and Robertson 119 30-^—88i Mrs Williams and Ashley 104 14 -90 Misfl Jones and Harding' 114 19-94 M i-tq Parry Evans and Gamble. 118 20 -98 Mrs Robertson and Rui^sell 118 1-99

THE WELSH GOLFING UNION. ANNUAL MEETING AT RHYL. THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. The programme has been issued of the fifteenth annual meeting of the Welsh Golfing Union, which is to be held over the new 18-hole links at Rhyl from May 28th to June 2nd (inclusive). Mr Wyndham Jenkins, of Cardiff, is the home secretary, with Mr W. Parker Evans, of Cardiff, assistant secretary, while Mr H. Neville Wil- liams, of Rhyl, is the local hon. secretary, and will have charge of the local arrangements, Mr I'a John Wikl, captain of the Rhyl club, is a mem- ber of the Executive Committee- Special rail- way arrangements are being made with the railway companies for the accommodation of visitors to the meeting, and the Rhyl Golf Club will elect the vieitors as honorary members from the 22nd May to June 5th inclusive- On Friday, May 28t.h, there will be a dele- gates' meeting at the Queen's Hotel, followed by the annual general meeting of the Union; while the Union dinner will take plaoo at the same hotel on the 29th. THE PROGRAMME. The programme of the meeting is as follows;— THURSDAY, May 27. MORNING (11 o'clock): THE TEAM CHAMPION- SHIP S-ILVER BOWL, purchased by t.he Union, and now held by the Glamorgan Golf Club (value ;C30).-First round, morning; second round, afternoon. RADYR CUP, presented by the Radyr Golf Club (value £ 20), 18 holes medal handicap-—Present holder, Mr C. G. Jenkins (Swansea Bay Golf Club). AFTERNOON: CARNARVONSHIRE CHALLENGE CUP, presented by Sir R. H. Williams-Bulkeley, Bart., President of the Carnarvonshire Golf Club (value JB20). to become the property of anyone winning it three times. Present holder, Mr Howard Jones (Radyr Golf C!ub).-18 holes bogey handicap. FRIDAY. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SILVER BOWL.—Third and final rounds. MORNING: THE ABERDARE CCP, presented by Lord Aberdare. Vice-President of the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club (value £ 20), to become the property of anyone winning it three times. Pre- sent holder, Mr J. R. Morgan (Monmouth Golf Club).Medal handicap, 18 holes. AFTERNOON: THE TREDEGAR CUP, presented by Viscount Tredegar, Vice-President, of the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club (value JB20). Prel sent holder, Mr IT. F. Lambert (Southerndown Golf Club)—18 holes bogey handicap. EVENING *(8-30 o'clock): Annual meeting of delegates at the Queen's Hotel, Rhyl. SATURDAY. MORNING: THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF WALES. The championship cup presented by the President, the Earl of Plymouth, President of the Glamorganshire Golf Club (value E20). Prewent holder. Mr Geo. Renwick, junr. (Royal Porthcawl Golf Cltib).-Qualifving rund, 36 holes medal. THE DUNCAN SHIELD, presented bv the pro- prietors of the "South Wales Daily News" (value E50). Present holder, Mr Athol T. Gibson (Glamorgan Golf Club).—Medal handi- cap, 36 holes- THE LLANGATTOCK BOWL, presented by Lord Llangatioek, President of the Monmouthshire Golf Club and Vice-President of the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club (value 215). Present holder, Mr John Duncan, junr., Clamorgan Golf Club.36 holes, medal scratch. EVENING: Union dinner at the Queen's Hotel, after which the Selling Championship Sweep arid Championship Draw will take place. MONDAY. MORNING: THE DUNRAVEN CUP, presented by the Earl of Dunraven, Vice-President (value £ 20). Present holder. Dr. W. J. M. Parry (Glamorgan Golf Cluu).M-(xlal handicap, 18 holes. AFTERNOON: THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF WALES.—Second round, match play. THE CORBETT CUP, presented by the late Mr J. Oorbett, late Vice-President (value £30). Pre,wit holder, Mr Peter D. Thomas (Swansea Bay Golf Club).—Botrev handicap, 18 holes. TUESDAY. MORNING and AFTERNOON: THE AMA- TEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF WALES-—Third and fourth (semi-final) rounds at 11 and 3 o'clock- Match play. MORNING: THE EBSWORTH CLUB, presented by Mr E. H. Ebsworth, Llandough Castle, Presi- dent of Roval Porthcawl Golf Club (value E25). Present, holder, Mr W. A. Williams (Southern- down Golf Club).—Medal handicap, 18 holes. AFTERNOON: SIMPSON Cup, presented by Mr H. J. Simpson- Vice-President (vaJue JB25), for handicaps of S. and under. Present holder, Mr H. 0. Irvine (Southerndown Golf Club).- Calcutta handicap, 18 holes. TRT'BSHAW CUP, presented by Mr E. Trubshaw, VIoe-President (value J625), for handicaps of 6 and over. Present holder, Mr D. O. Evans (Southerndown Golf Club).—Calcutta handicap, 18 holes. WEDNESDAY. MORNING and AFTERNOON: AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF WALES-—Final rounds, 36 holes match play, at 11 and 3 o'clock. MORNING: THE ASUBURNHAM FOURSOME SHIELDS, presented by the Earl of Ashbumham, President of the Ashburnham Golf Club (value J620). Present holders, Mr K. T. C. Herne and Mr A. J. Morgan (Porthcawl Golf Club).—18 holes medal handicap.

FOOTBALL. BANGOR JOTTINGS. The popular secretary of the Bangor Club (Mr Dick Owen) joined the matrimonial ranks on Monday. Bangor delighted their supporters by capturing a point at Connah's Quay on Saturday, and from all accounts they should have gained the maximum points- < < < All being well, Bangor will have a fine team next season, and it is to be hoped that there will not be that slackness which has occurred in the opening matches for several seasons past- ♦ • • It appears that it was a mistake to state that Jack Jones, the Bangor full-back, had a fi. whilst, playing against Oswestry in fact, he has never had one on the fiekl of play. < < Jack has done exceedingly well for Bangor during' the season, and is certainly the best im- ported player we have had for many years.

LLANDUDNO CORINTHIANS FOOTBALL CLUB. ANNUAL DINNER LAST NIGHT. PRESENTATION TO THE SECRETARY. The annual dinner of the members of the Llandudno Corinthians Football Club was held at the Balmoral Hoibel last night, when. Mr Thomas Jno. Joraee, Dinarth Hall, presided over a kurge attendance. Mr R. Greenfield, F.R.H.S. (President of the Wedneeday League) was the vice-chairman. The Ohairman gave the loyal toasts, wiiich were musically honoured. Mr R. Greenfield, in proposing the toast of the cJub, said the present year would be record- ed as a red-letter year in its history, for they had in the same year won both the Duncan Cup and tilie championship of the Wednesday League (applause). Mr F. W. Jones responded, and Paid all would &gTee that the Corinthians had increased the revenue of the various charities of Llandudno more than any other club. Mr Jones, on behalf of the members of tihe ekib, then presented a gold medal to Mr A. J. Davies in recognition of the valuable services rendered by him its secretary during the past seven years. Mr A. J. Davies suitably acknowledged the presentation, and thanked the members for the kindness shown him during his seven years of office. Mr R. Greenfield gave the toast of t.he "North Wales Wednesday Football League," and said he regretted that the position of the League at present was serious. The committee had tried all in their power to get a representative gather- ing ait their meetings, but the result, had been disastrous. Had it not been for the Llandudno clubs the Wednesday League would have been defunct to-day. Mr A. J. Davies, in responding, said lie did not take such a gloomy view of the situatioll as Mir Greenfield, ltle prospects for next year were much brighter, and the League was in a sound financial position. The following contributed to an enjoyable musical programme:—Messrs Ernest Jones, C. W. Brown, Llew. Jones, E. Roose, Little Johr.ie, A. V. Brown, Will Allen, and Saml. Hewitt.

THE CHURCHES. A handsome brass eagle lectern has been P** seated to Carno Parish Church, Moncgontf'Tj shire, by Dr. E. Adams (London) z in memory his father, the late Captain ivilli-axiis Ile Adams, of Plas Dyasyn, Carao, who dl took February, 1904. The service of dedication r place oil Easter Sunday morning, and was formed by the Vicar, the Rev. Hugh liiohardft