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ST. ASAPH (Denbigh) BUBAL DISTBICT COUNCIL, STATE OF THE TOWYN ISOLATION HOSPITAL. The monthly meeting of the above Council was helll at St. Asaph on Friday, Mr Win. Jomez presiding. The Clerk (Mr Ohss. Grimsloy) read a letter from the Abei-gele and Pensarn Urbau District Council call" ing attention to the st.at-e of Towyn-raad, between Pen- sarn and Rhyl. They expressed great surprise that the Rural District Council had not taken any stept to put the road in reasonable repair. At present, thai, complained, the road was in sudi a deplorable state that motorists and others were ceasing to use it, and as a result Pensarn wua suffering material damage* 11 another summer ea upon them without, anything being done to the road the .consequences would be disastrous. Mr Thod. Evans said lie considered it an insult to th3 Rural District Council lor the Abergele Count; with all their shortcomings, to try to teactli them hoW to make roads (hear, hour). Mr Hugh Hughes said he drove over Towyri-roid every week, and he found no fault with it. The Highway Surveyor (Mr Phillip Williams) said he considered the road in very good condition tor any sort of traffic. The Clerk was instructed to inform that body t-hao the road was considered to be in good order and gwv46 no cause for oamglaiBt. ISOLATION HOSPITAL. A lotter was road from the Local Government Boafd enquiring us to the present poeitiou of the scheme far the provision of a Joint isolation hospital for the two rural districts ill tJLe Union. Tuu Cleik said the joint committee had under con- sideration outlines of a fresh schemq propared by tbiI sanitary surveyor (Mr E. 0. Evans), and they recom- mended the approval of the same by both Rural Dis- trict Councils. The plans having been producoo and examined, Mr Thomas Salusbury moved that the Council assent to them anil give the necessary instructions for proceed- ing further fn the matter. This was agreed to. LLAKTAJR WATER RATE. The question of the appourtment of a collector .<1f the ElantaArtoiljaiaru wator rate was discussed, and it usz was deeidod to otfer tbo work to Mr Griffith, poor rate collecWt for the parish, at a remuneration o1 5 por cent. on the amount collected. The committee appointed to consider the claims for compensation arising from surface drainage in con- nection with the L'antdrtalhaiarn water and sewerage undertaking reported that there were originally three chums for < total of L27, but several claimants avitllefl themselves of the opportunity of appearing before thi committee. After going carefully through each claim the committee decided to offer compensation at the rate of k6 per acre, the total apportionments being £ 12 Via 8d. This was agreed to. Mr Tlurs. Salisbury prosoo the adoption of tha report, wttb a vote of thanks to the committee, who, he considered, had carried out a delicate task splen- didly. Canon C. Ä. Roberts, in seconding the motion, said the Council now knew whom to select !or any par- ticularly difficult job. The motion was agreed to.

AccoinHng to the "Standard." the NonconfeP- mist ytaionist Association will shortly issue a manifesto aj^iealintg for signatures to a peti- tion to Mr Balfour and Lord Lansdowne against' HOUle Rule- .jj Tho Paris "Libarte" states that next roontas it will be possible to telephone directly front tibo "Eiffel Tower in Paris to the roof of one of the tallest skyscrasperB in New York, a distance of nearly 4,000 miles. The highest annual subscription to any olutt in T/ondon is twelve ^uineas- The -won of the Portugese Army J fixed at 30,000 men. Last year the wages of the metropolitan poliw. cost £ 1)997,972.

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WEST DENBIGHSHIRE ELECTION. ro[R J. HERBERT ROBERTS, M.P.. OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN. SPEECHES BY THE CANDIDATE, MR HERBERT LEWIS, M.P., and MR E. G. HEMMERDE, M.P. THE SUPREME ISSUE. Sir J. Herbert Roberts, Bart., began his campaign in the contest against Mr Sam Thompson, the Unionist candidate, with a largely attended meeting III tbe CQlwYD &y PIer Pavilion, on Friday evening. He was accom- panied on the platform by Lady Roberts, Mi J. Herbert Lewis (Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board), Mr E. G. Hem- merde, E.G., Mr John Crompton, president of the Colwyn Bay and District Liberal Asso- ciation (who was in the chaar), and a small army of local party leaders and their wives. The audience was supplemented by a number of visitors from Llandudno, Conway, Llys- facn, and the surrounding villages. -For some time before the hour for com- mencing, the gathering sang songs and choruses with solos, rendered by Mr Llewelyn Navies and Mr George Wadge. Mr Davies rendered with much vim verses specially com- posed for the occasion by "Penllyn," to one mi the popular Welsh airs. When Sir Oert and his party made their appearance, the audience rose en masse, and gave them a fight hearty welcome. ABSENTEES. Proceeding at once to business, the CHAIR- MAN reported that a number of letters of apology had been received, and amongst the messages he read out were one from Mr Jos. Smith, J.P., Parciau, Old Colwyn, and an- other from Mr George Hicks, the well-known economist, who has been residing in Colwyn Bay for some time on account of ill-heaJth. Mr Joseph Smith wrote expressing his ap- uroval of the Government's Budget, and the fchairman added that while he was conversing with Mr Smith a few days previously the latter remarked that it was full time million- aires and wealthy men bore their fair share of taxation. This remark was loudly cheered, Mr Smith being reputedly a very wealthy man. Mr George Hicks write from Rostlierne, Colwyn Bay, as foilows: -"I am truly sorry that I cannot be present at your meeting to- night. In the early days of the present Par- liament, the Conservative majority in the House of Lords, after rigorously denounceing the Trades Disputes Bill as an iniquitous and highly dangerous measure, passed it on being warned by Lord Lansdowne that its rejec- tion by that House would seriously injure the party. This was an act of political coward- ice. Now, the Peers have rejected the Bud- get for this year because, under its land and licensing clauses, property in which they and their friends are interested would have to bear a share of the .proposed increased taxa- tion. This unconstitutional act was cotted to save their own pockets. It is clear, there- fore, that when their party or their pockets or their class interests are affected, the patri- otism of the Peers goes by the board. Had the Commoners behaved so azure and swift retribution at the hands of the electors would have followed. With the House of Lords as at present constituted the electors are help- less. It is inconceivable how any self-respect- ing elector who believes in the principle of self-government can possibly uphold the ex- istence of an irresponsible second Chamber, ased upon heredity." THE CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS. The Chairman proceeded to say that the issues involved in the coming election were of vital importance to the future welfare and commercial prosperity of the nation. Their opponents had been for some time seeking to dazzle the electors with plausible state- ments about protecting their industries and finding work for all by putting a tax upon imports of foreign manufactured goods. However, now that they had begun at last to realise that it was impossible both to keep goods out and yet levy a tax upon their receipt -(hear, hear),—they were admitting that it would t necessity to put a small tax, only 10 per cent., upon food—(laughter),—all that being launched upon the country under the ridiculous pretence that the foreigner would pay the tax (laughter). Surety, such veneer was too thin to hide the ugly pill which they were asked to swaltew (hear, hear). Al- though their Tory friends would not seek, yea, dare Rot attempt, to withdraw Old-age Pensions, Liberals emphatically declared that they would reduce the purchasing power of each pension from 5s to 4s 6d (cheers). The Chairman proceeded to deal with the point of "whether the foreigner pays." The average wages paid in the cotton industry, during the last three years, he said, had been J625,000,000 per year. Of the total goods manufactured four-fifths had been exported (applause). The foreigner had, therefore, paid four-fifths of those wages (loud cheers). He placed himself amongst the cotton work- ers, and he assured Colwyn Bay residents that, when he paid his rent, rates and taxes, and lie went to their shops to buy, and when other cotton workers came there to spend their holi- days, 16s out of every kl which he and his friends from Lancashire spent had been fur- nished to them by the foreigner (loud ap- plause). Could they, therefore, in all fair- ness, refuse to purchase a trifle from the foreigner in return; or, rather, ought they to be unwilling Lhat he should pay them for their goods by sending them flour, fruit, or even toys to please their children at Christ- Illas? What was better-to let their people have cheap food and clothing, whereby 369 per week would purchase as much as 408 per week under Tariff Reform, or to increase the cost of production and render themselves un- able to compete in the neutral markets of the world? A gentleman with whom he (Mr Crompton) travelled frequently from ColwyD Bay to Manchester, told him a few weeks ago that in spite of all foreign tariffs he had orders on his books for over £ 500,000 worth of iron goods, most of which was for export. "This," said his friend, "was secured by my workmen and efficiency of production" (ap- plause). Surely, if they could maintain a well-educated, well-fed, and sober people this country need be afraid of no foreign com- petition, and, with cheap food and cheap cost of production, their commercial supremacy with their world-wide shipping would be main- tained to the fullest extent (cheers). What they asked for was not subsidies and bribes —(cheers),—but the making of railways and waterways in their Colonies so that their goods could get to the backs and homes of their poor brethren in India and Africa; and in return they would accept the produce of his land and garden (hear, hear). In conclusion, the Chairman referred to the Budget, and he remarked that it was his firm conviction that the House of Lords were thwarting the will of the people over that matter (cheers). Finally, he moved the following resolution:- "That this meeting condemns the rejection of the Budget as a breach of the Constitution and an invasion of the rights of the Com- mons, believes that the time has now come when the veto of the House of Lords upon legislation should be effectually restricted, and all interference by them in finance pre- vented by law, declares for the taxation of land values and against the taxation of food, and pledges itself to support the Government with whole-hearted determination in this crisis of British democracy" (loud cheers). SIR HERBERT ROBERT'S ADDRESS. SIR J. HERBERT ROBERTS seconded the resolution, but he was kept waiting for several minutes while the "house" cheered and sang "For he's a jolly good fellow." He said the resolution set in clear terms the mail) issues now before the country. Let me tell you at the outset, continued Sir Herbert, how sincerely pleased and glad I am to find myself once more face to face with a Liberal' audience at Colwyn Bay—(applause)—the most important and largest centre in my constituency. The storm undoubtedly is gathering—(cheers),—the battle-flag is being unfurled, and I am glad to see you, to meet you, and to hear your voice, and I am sure your heart is beating in unwavering loyalty to the cause we have come here to-night to support (loud applause). I want to make two personal references at this point; to express my personal appreciation to my friend and odd Pariiarnent-ary ooiieague, Mr Herbert Lewis (loud cheers). Ibis is the first occasion, I think, upon which he has visited Colwyn Day since his vorv recent second important appointment under His Majesty's Government (renewed cheers). Wo heartily congratulate him upon that promotion, and we feel certain that his great experience and know- ledge of the government and life of this country wiI3 be of immense service to the great, depart- ment which he so honourably serves (hear, hear). Mr Lewis, as a member of the Government, should be at the Albert HaU to-day, but he decided to keep his promise to speak .ait tlhis. mootin (cheers). I am also delighted to have my friend and colleague, Mr Herraiierd-a (cheers)—for the first time visiting my constitu- ency. As you all know, he is working day and night for the Liberal oaoise, spreading by his eloquence and potency Liberal principles through- out the length and breadth of the United King- dom. Personally, I feel it is a great honour to Colwyn Bay that be should have oome here at this important crisis in order to address yon (cheery). To-night I am not going to take but a. few minutes of the time of this meeting, for obviifyus reasons- (cries of "Go on")-but I would like at once to impress upon yotu the gravity of the present situation: (hear, hear)- There is one question which OVERSHADOWS ALL OTHERS. It is the question. of the House of Lords (ap- plause). "At last" (loud cheers)- "At laot!" (prolonged cheering). This is to be the domi- nant issue of this great- election. The settle- ment of all the questions in which you and I are so deeply interested depends upoin the settlement of tfhe question of the House of Lords (hear, licar). -If you had asked me six months ago whether I thought it was possible that tiho House of Lords would have rejected the Budget of Mr Lloyd George—(loud cheers)—I would li-a.vti, t.Ol:d you frankly that I did not. think it possilale. I have been in Parliament now for t-Lese lippon eighteen years, and from the time I in-as a bay I have been acquainted with the HeA" of Com- mons, and I have grown up under the idea that the People's House was supreme with regard to the finance of the country (cheers). Everything I have read in history; every experience I have had of public life shows that the development of the democracy, the enfranchisement of the people must lead step by step to t.he strengthening of the People's Chamber. and how it copies about that, at the beginning of the twentieth century the House of Lords should dare to do what they have done passed my oomprehension (loud ap- plause). Well, the deed is done, and we have to face the consequences. I ask you to-night, I afik all my pcilitical supporters throughout the county, to utilise the gravity of the situation (hear, hear). The rejection of this great Finance Hill means the beginning of a new chapter in our political history (cheers). I have sat in the House of Commons for nearly the whole of tie year, sjuipnorting day a-nd night, in sill its stages, the Budget (hear, bear). I believe the Budget of Mr Lloyd George is based upon the principles of jufirtioe—(cheers) —and is designed to place the burden of the additioTiAlJ v-rnrpiired taxation Off the country upon the shoulders of those befit able to bear it (hear, hear). Let mo very briefly plaoe before vou the THREE CLEAR ISSUES of the coming contest. In the first place we must vindicate absolutely the right of the House of Commmlr, to control the taxation of the coun- try (lloud applause). If you will go down the roadways of history you will find, I think, tfoafe almost every great monument of freedom whiobl we see around us in the social, civil, a.nd re- ligious li-le of the nation is based upon the right of the Commorrs to control the purse of the nation (hear, hear). The first thing we have tq do to-day is to make it perfectly clear that in future no Finance BiJ1 passed in the House of Commons shall be rejected by the House of Lords (choers). But we must go a step further (heair, hoar, and voice: "Upset them altogether'" )■ We must maJke it plain and clear that in future the House of Commons shall be supreme also in regard to the legashtticn, of the coun'try, and that every politicaJ party ha.* an equal chance (ap- plause). When the electorate of the country oonstitutionadly expresses ite opinion upon any great question the HouRe of Commons should have the right, whichever party is in power, to carry that measure into law (cheers). Then, in the third place, this means the life or death off Liberalism. I am one of those for whom) Liberalism is something more than a political crood (cheers). To me Liberalism is the in- strument by which all the real progress of the bast in the life of the nation has been accom- plished (loud applause). To me Liberalism is the road which leads to every kind of freedom- political, social and religious—and upop. the effective strength of Liberal principles depends the settlement of every question dear to the heart of everyone he-ar to-night (cheers). Do we want a settlement of the question of educa- tion? (voioes: "We do"). We dfor the good of the people as a whole (cheeirs). Do you. do I, want real, effective temperance reform.? (" Yee"). Do we want religious equality in Wales. ? ("Yes"). Do you want just and. effec- tive land reform? ("Yes"). We do; and I say again that the settlement of every one of these questions depends upon the result of the next political elefction (cheers). SLr Herbert added that before he sat down be must say "un gair yn VT hen iaith" (loud applause). Proceeding, in Weiisb, he spoke of the long record of faith- fulness on the paxt of the Principality to Liberal principles. Time after time Wales had sent to the House a great Liberal majority with orders to carry out oertain measures of reform for the country. Why had Liberalism so stron-, a hold upon the life of their oountry? (Voices: 68, and "Owing to Lloyd George"). Why were tho Lords obstructing their path time after time? Because they were afraid of sacrificing a little, and of their leaders? To-day, however, Welsh- men were eeeing visions of a great and glorious "Cymru fydd"-(arplaiw-e)-a country of re- ligious freedom, devoid of those elements which do not make for justice; with. the land question settled, the education question settled, and Wales receiving a measure of looail government, under which it could work out its own salvation (loud applause). Their future as a whole de- pended upon the result of the forthcoming struggle- Concluding in English, Sir Herbert sa.id there was another great issue before the electorate—the maintenance of Free Trade (cheers). I adhere firmly, he said, to Free Trade a* tho foundation of our commercial prosperity, and as a great guarantee, of the integrity of our public life; and I want to eav :n closing that I think the methods whioh are being adopted and the means being used bv Tariff Reform organisa- tions in many parts of the country to-day in order to gain their political end should be n, '-ravvi warning to all of us of what would foHow if Tariff Reforn; ever became the substitute for Free Tradc in this country (loufc applause). I can- not but think that the power of wealth centred in certain great monopolies in the land is being brought to bear upon the political life of our land in a way that is d:zcr-e.(Fi table to a free country (renewed applause). These are the issues whiclhi lie before you, and wi-t.h the memory of a great and nobLo past behind us and the star of new a.nd better hor shining upon the horizon of our future you in Colwyn Bay and I will gO onward to oertarin victory (loud and prolonged apptJause). MR HERBERT LEWIS ON THE BUDGET. "THE FAIREST AS BETWEEN MAN AND MAN." Mr J. HERBERT LEWIS, who ollowed, was also received with choers. He said the beet return he ocuJd make for the very cordial greeting accorded him would be to bo as brief as possible—("No, no")—in his remarks that evening, because he wanted them to heax the one who had been ca-rrying the lamp of free- dom in his hand to every part of the country during the past few weeks. The Chairman had beg-an by saying that was one of the greatest politioai crisis the history of the country had ever witnessed. He (the speaker) was not quite sure whotiler they ■agreed in ail things with Lord Rosebery (cries of "Oh !") but in that respect, at any. rate, his lordship entirely agreed with the Chairman (laughter). Lord Rosebery thought they w/ire at the present moment in the midst of the gravest political crisis the country had seen since 1832-(a voice: "No doubt" )-and so alarmed was he at the probabte action of his brother peers that he told the House quite blunt- ly there were only 150 of them at the ou-tside who hod any business to be there at all (Jowl cheers and laughter)- His lordship practically said the rest should be at home shooting phea- sants (laughter). And yet the backwoodsmen, as they had been righity called (a voice; "Let them have it") were the power that had upset the bal- ance of the constitution and reversed the prac- tice of the House of Commons for the last 250 years ("Shiame"). They had initiated the poli- tical revolution, but when in course of time those casual peers were deprived of their politioai privi- leges the Liberals would be charged with initi- ating the revolution. You, sir, have already referred, and so has Sir Herbert Roberts, pro- ceeded the speaker, to the Budget they have at- tempted to destroy- I said "attempted" (loud appltiiise). They have not succeeded yet (voices: "Awl they won't"). I believe that tha t Budg-et; which has had a temporary sepulchre at .t,h c hands of the House of Lords will y-ot hm->? "a glorious resurrection" (cheers). I believe with regard to that Budget, and I think most of you will agree with me, that it is THE FAVR.FjST BUDGET as between man and mnn, and class and class, that has ever been prescribed to the House of Commons (hear, bear). Not onjy is it fair with- in itself, but it contains great and fruitful possi- bilities for tihe fu,ture (hear, hea.r) It provides for the safety of the country: it provides for tho comfort of 600,000 pcor c'd people (cheeirs)—it helps us to develop and make most of the land in which we live—flhear, hear)—it will improve our roads (it will lav that dust which is such a nuisance to Colwyn Bay); it makes motorists render some Lit tie recompense for all the wear and tear of the road's—flhear, hear);—it helps the development of agriculture; it. furthers one pro- ject that has been near my own heart for many

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EAST DENBIGHSHIRE CAMPAIGN. £ 24.000 DIVIDED AMONG WELSH M.P.'s. On Saturday evening Mr David Rhys, the Union- ist candidate for East Denbighshire, addressed a meeting at Southsea, a mining district two miles from Wrexham. Mr Godfrey Fitz-Hugh, of P)as Power, presided, and there was a targe atiend'ance. Mr Rhys said it was not an easy thing for a Nonconformist to stand up on a Conservative platform and oppose a party wlliiicb was sub- sidised and ihad the support of practically all the Jsonconformlst ministers of Wales. But he did it because he was convinced tihe rinciples of bis party were the be.cit for his country. Mr Asquith in his manifesto had stated that if a Radical Government was returned to power they would diisestablijgh and disendow the Welsh Church and also pass Home Rule for Ireland. If the people believed this they were fools. Disestab- lishment had been promised by the Radicals for at least 30 years, and he had it direct from Downing-Streot that discstaibli^hment was not wi.thin the realms of practical politics. 1 he Welsh members a21 belonged to one party, but yet they had done very little for Wales- though, on the other hand, they had done a great deal for themselves. One bad been made a Recorder, one a Coun-tjy- Court Judge, one a Lord of the Treasury, and another a Chancellor of the Exchequer. Six Welsh members between them received £24,000 a year from the Govern- ment, and in return they had given precious little t-o Wales. Then as to Home Rule, they would remember that upon that question the Lords adopted the same attitude as they had done on the present occasion, viz., 0011.ru]tod t.he wi&hes of the electors, and they ail knew per- fectly well with what result-

FLINTSHiRE ELECTION. SELECTION OF LIBERAL CANDIDATES. Ait Flint Town Hall, on Saturday afternoon, a langie meeting of delegates from the Flintshire liberal Association and thq Flint Boroughs Liberal Association was held, for the purpose of selecting the candidates for the election. Coun- cillor T. Parry (Mold) presided, and the meeting was addrei'ied by Mr J. Herbert Lewie. Mf S. Perks (Rhyl) moved that Mr J. Herbert Lewis be again invited to contest the oounty at the forthcoming election, and said that Mr Lewi3 waa tho rigih't man in the right place. Mr J. T. Humphreys (Connah'a Quay) seconded the proposition, which was supported by several delegates from different parts of the county and carried unanimously. Mr J. W. Summers then addressed the dcJe- gates, and said those present had had during the patt two yearn several opportunities of learning his opinions upon Liberalism. Mr Summers then dealt with several politioai subjects- Rev. Benjamin Hughes (St. Asaph) moved, Mr P. E. Roberts (Mold) seconded, and Dr. Williams (Flint). Mr Jolly (Rhyl), Rev. R. Jones (Mancott), Mr S. Jones (Holywell), and Rev. J. Smallwood (Cymrnau) supported a reso- lution, which was carried unanimously, selecting Mr Stimiriers as the candidate to contest the Boroughs.

Willi-am Edwards was found at an inquest held on Tuesday at IKghibridge, Sonferset, to have been suffocated by his fotee teeth while cycling up a hill and breathing deeply. A proof engraving of Morland's "uvenile navigators," by W. \Vard. was sold for 75gs. at Christie's, London, on Tuesday. It is reported from Nicaragua that a baittle has been fought at Raima, in which the Zelayans we're viowrious. "■ • The Blue Anchor liner Warubali was officially posted as "missing" at Lloyd's on Wednesday morning. ■_ The salary of the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies is £1,500 a ieor.

said in acknowledging- his adoption, that he was afraid that he was a stranger to the greater part of his constituency. His family, however, originated in the corwiituenoy and they had been born and bred there for a considerable number of generations. So if he was a oompm- fun, stranger to them, his family was not. D anything convinced him that the seat should be contested they were the few words whioh fed from Mr Vincent. In f-ace of the crisis, they had to stand up for their principles and do their duty, and pocket their own feelings. "1 am going to do my duty," he said, amid cheers* "We slM not win this election except by hard worE and I agree with the remark that more call be done by ttteady canvassing than by a dozen meetings." He intended appointing' as his eleo* tion agent Mr Haim let Roberts, Penygroes. who was very well known in tihe district. Mr H. LLOYD CARTER, who waa heartily cheered, proposed a vote of thanks to Colone* Piatt, not only for presiding but also for thO immense trowble he had taken for many months to bring forward sudh a fine trio of candidate* (cheers). If he were to tell them ail that eo) Piatt had done in order to secure sudh worthy, candidates they would agree with him" that he was deserving1 of their most sincere thanks* They bad not been idle during the past fe-Vt weeks, but they were confronted witih great dif- ficulties which, however, had been overcome and they were determined t4 keep the weJl-konwA flag flying aloft. Let them show that there wad- a body of men in the three constftwencies who had. never bowed to the Radical Baal (hear, hear). SIR H. J. ELLIS-NANNEYj Bart., seconded. Ho said that the three candiid&tes must draw out the best efforts of the Conservatives in tho oounty, and speaking for himself he said that he would spare no effort to secure their retuirfl (ih^'ar, bear). The three bad done weil in the path of life into which they had been called, and wOUlld no doubt continue to put forth strenuous efforts for their party. The coming fight wad not a persaraTI -atiter. it was a matter of princi- ple, one affecting the oottstitution of this coun- try (bear, hear). MR JOHN PRJCHARD) Carnarvon, sup- ported the vote, and said that the fact that M* Vincent had consented to stand would act as So stirmuwus to the party in the constituency, and partiouilady m Bangor and Carnarvon. They eaitered the battlefield with the intention oi winning (hear. hear). It was only a hard- heaxled Lancashire man like Colonel EJatt who could have achieved saioh a success, and he die- s'erved tho heartiest thanks of too party. The vote was carried with the-singing of "Foa he's a jolly good foe-Now." and Colonel Plaifi briefly returned thanks. (Continued on next rage.)

years—the afforestation of our oountry—(dhecrs); —it will convert some 26,000,000 acres of waste Iand in this thickly populated country into places of beauty, while adding very largely to the sources of revenue of the State in the future (cheers), This Budget, that I have referred to briefly in this way, has been too by our own follow countryman—(cheers)—it has been de- fended by him witih brilliant success, while a. saults have been made uvon it month after month for about six months (renewed ohoecrs). The question whether this Budget is to pass or not—(voices: "It wi'J;" "It must Pass,y)-- an important question, an immensely important question—(hear, lieair)—but ev-en that question, important as it iA. is dwarfed by the other ques- tion, which relates not only to this Budget. but every succeeding Budget in the House of Commons during our lifetime, the life- time of OUT children and that of our children's children (a voice: "Down with the Lords"). I pray you remember this- If this Budget be re- jected'—and I would ask those who may have some disagreement with some portion of the Budget to boar this in miind-if this Budget be rejected this onoe, once for all. the Lords will have assumed power not only over the ordinary legislation of our land but over the finances of our country as well for all time hereafter. Continuing, Mr Herbert Lewis said Mr Bal- four had assured them that the Lords would only exercise their powers on exceptional oooa. sions (laughter). Mr Balfour was not in a posi- tion to give any guarantee whatever upon the subject. Supposing, however, that this Budget were rejected, the result would be that every succeeding Chancellor of the Exchequer would, when framing his Budget—which provided for the spending of the people's money-wculd have to think not only of the people's representativea in Parliament, but also of the House of Lords, who. if the Chancellor wanted to impose a super fax, a tax upon royalties or anything of that nature, he wou:d know perfectly weil they would reject such taxation. The result would affect every succeeding budget, and that was the rea- son why men aid over the country, and women, too—(cheers)—should feel that this was a supreme issue. He did not believe the people of Great Britain would ever allow the House of Lords tthis one time to have its way. because tihe? must know that by doing so onoe they would be do in" so. for all time (hear, hear). They wanted the Bud-get to raise money for certain definite pur- poses" and if it were rejected they wanted to know what THE FUTURE FINANCIAL POLICY of country was to bo. They had appealed over and over again to the OracJe—(laughter) — and. the Oracle was extremely loquacious, but jt was possible to say & great deal and convey very little (laughter) Mr Balfour had spoken agaan and again upon the financial policy of the country. He (Mr Lewis) had heard him, with a oertam measure of intellectual delight mingled with a good ded of irritation, because the cleverly turned phrases came to nothing in the end (laughter)-—they wanted to know his vi-ews (a voice: "He is always in a fog")—and it would be remembered <how Sir Henry Campbell oaJinerman (loud oheors)--whos.e memory de- served that cheer—was so utterly tired of Mr Balfour s uncertainty that, after one of the Unnomst leader's harrangues in Parliament. V' K°t up and said. "No more of this foolery" (applause). But had they got any further te<teiv, as far as Mr Balfour was concerned? Wnene were they now? How -was Tariff Reform going to pay for the. pensions of the aged poor ? Mr Ure (loud applause) — had conclusively proved that it oould not do So under the scheme put forward,- what made Mr Ba,1. four so mad was that Mr Ure had conclusively shown that the lariff Reform scheme oould pro- cl,uoe only five and a half millions of taxes, where- astthey wanted nitne millions to pay for Old Age Pensions (loud apnLau.se). In a time of national crises like the present party Iteadera should de- clare their views fairly and openly, and Mr Bal. four should do so (a voice: "He has none"). One who had served his country so long should place the convenience and advantage of his country before the convenience and advantage of his party at eud) a time (a.pp;lause). He (the speaiker) urged them to note the difference be- tween Mr Balfcxur and Mr Lloyd George. The latter had told them exactly what he meant to do (hear, hear). They had the figures in black and white. They could criticise them if they liked. He had lajd all hie ca.Td!s on the table, anxi tney were to bo seen- Where were Mr Balfour's cardU? Where was his policy? Where was the nebulous policy they had heard of from time to time? He (Mr Lewis) ventured to think tho people of England and Wales would be able to judge wisely and rightly between the two policies- And Wales had A SUPREME INTEREST in this question. Wales had a great account to settle with the House of Lords (hear, hear). What a chance had come at last! Continuing in Weilsh. Mr Herbert Lewis said the House of Lords w.as the greatest enemy of Wales. The, Education Biiil which contained special provi- sions for Wales had been thrown out by the Peers. The Licensing li-ll with its special Welsh) clauses for which Sir H. Roberts had been very largely responsible— (cheers) —in fact, nearly everything that was vent up affecting Wales was obnoxious to the Lords. lD commending the candidature of Sir Herbert Roberts, Mr Lewis said he had had the advantage of seeing ciir Her- bert at work at cloeo quarters in the House of Commons for netaxly 01 ghteen vcara, for it was neaitfy eighteen yea re ago that they walked into Palace Yard together on the first d'ay of the new Parliament, and ever since then he had sucn Sir Herbert daily at work in the House (hear, hoar). It was work that could not be known in his constituency it could not be appreciated by many even of those who knew him best. He could assure thorn, knowin-g well Sir Herbert's services to his party and country, that no con- stituency in the Unfed Kingdom ever had a more faithful, more conscientious, or more high- minded representative than West Denbighshire (loud" and prolonged applause). Sir IINberlï- had taken qn interest :n some questions which perhaps lay beyond ordinary ken. What British citizen could denry the value of the time he had devoted to the interests of the 300 millions of India'r poor subjæts (cheers). If the Indians had no representatives themselves in the Hoceø of Commons. Sir Herbert, had done 60>mething to represent them—(hear, hear)—and it was much to the people of India that they knew they had fritndf in the Parliament. It helped to make British rulo easier when they knew they had some friends to help them in the House of Com- mons (cheers). Of Sir Herbert's work in con- nection with temperance, there was no need to Speak, but a fact that should be known in West Denbighshire was that in London Sir Herbert was a unifying force in temperance matters that was beyond calculation or price (cheers). He (the speaker) believed that with such a cause as the one he had been describing and such a loader as they had in West Denbighoaire, they would go forward to battle feeling determined to have an boiK>ura>ble share in the gre<a«. vic- tory that was coining (loud arsplause). MR IIEMMERDE SPEAKS. Mr E G. IIEMMERDE, the third speaker, was c(Iso given a rousing reception. He pro- ceedt-d sit-light way to "examine what has led to the crisis and the remedies tliait we are bound to adept to prevent it recurring' When tho Liberals were returned by an overwhelming majority in 1906, no one imagined tha-t they would not be a.llowed to rule, at an rate for a few months—(laughter)—especially by those who now said they wanted to do nothing more than to consult tlyj people (renewed laughter). However, the Liberals were returned to power— or office—(laughter)—but for three years pre- vious to that time every village and town har1. rung, with questions fftfecting their nation a 1 education system- The result of that was that tho Liberals were returned with orders that the people demanded public control of education— (hear, hear)-and that there should be no re- ligious tests for teachers any more t.han for any other branch of the civil service (spplauce). Was there any man or wciman in the country to. day who would deny that that question had not been up for settlement a.t the last election ? (voices: "No"), The Government in due course brought in a bill, so moderate that many of the extreme Free Ohuroli party were greviout% af- fronted by their moderation, so moderate that the bill in its last phase bad been acbepted even by the Irish Roman Catholics in the House of Commons; in fact no one could deny that it provided a reasonable, statesnnajnlike settlement of the education question. When it got to the House of Lords out of the Tory party, only one man of any mark was prepared' to support it— the late Duke of Devonshire. Could an-one justify the action of the House of Lords on that occasion? ("No"). Was ther to be a gene'ral election upon every Bill? ("No"). Well, the Lords said, "go to the country if you don't like it." Tho Liberal Govennimettt replied: "But we have just been" (laughter and cheers). The Lords answered, "That was merely a little acci- dent," to which he thought the Government could have rejoined with justice, "Are you not here by accident?" (loud laughter). If we were brougihit to the House of Oooinmons by accidec.it, said Mr Henunerde, what accident caused all their being there, sitting there, sons succeeding their fa"thers? (laughter). So, instead of being able to do aH we could to bring together our people under one great education system,. we have been vmrrir4 away again for the last two or three years, and there has been bitterness aU through the country merely because those men wirth no mandate nor authority should in- terfere with the works of the people—because they thought that in that way they might Teap j ooa-ne advantage by trying* to set Roman I Catholics against Nonconformists and the Church of England against both, and by so doing th4my mishit win a majority for Tariff Reform, be- cause the House of Lords would pass anything that the Conservative Govrnnnent would bring in (loud applause). The speaker proceeded to say that the same methods had been adopted over the PluraJ Voting Bill. The plural voting system bad been discussed before the country for 20 years, and he had never heard it defended till recently- The Member for Uxbridge oorn- plained that if the Bill were passed there would be no Tones returned for London- He (Mr Hommerde) could imagine a greater misfortune even than that (loud laughter). Again, with regard to the Scottish Small Holdings Bill, the Lords had been influenced by the same sel- fishness; they had passed the England Bill be- oattse it was not workable, 3..6 was proved by the fact that out of the 300,000 acres of land ap- plied for by English would-be smallholders in three years only 30,000 had been granted, which was due to the unwillingness of the great English landlords to co-operate in the move- ment. He had known a case where land rented at £1 per acre had coast a fabulous price (cries of "Shaane," and a voice 'Give the nam«':). If thejy ga,ve names they were called "vulgar (cheers). If he did so now he migh t be called a "vulgar little Welsh attorney" (laug'hter and cheers). The facts he related w« £ re well known to everyone. The Government tried to remedy the obvious WEAKNESS OF THE ENGLISH BILL, in that for Scotland, but the Lords rejected it." Taking tihe. taxation of land values, Mr Balfour said some time ago-the speaker forgot the particular language used—something to the effect that, it ■meant spoliation, robbery. Socialism, etc., but the other day, referring' to rating land values, he said, "There is something to be said for that," Mr Balfour had learned a lot in three years, be- cause, he said, there was nothing to be said for it in 1906. The Government brought in a Bill to value land in Scotland to a view rating re- form, but the House of Lords threw it out. The Tory party, as a whole, was rather heavily committed to rating land vajues, but he noticed there was a decline in their opinion now. Every me-mber of Parliament for Liverpool were pledged to ra,ting land values; nevertheless, everyone of them had vote-d against it when the Government introduced a measure providing fox it. Mr F. E. Smith, at Birmingham on the previous night had been making some remarks about breaking pledges with regard to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. There was no more callous a breacih of faith than that per- petrated by the TOltY members for Liverpool, of whom Mr Smith was the leading and particu- lar light, in acting as they had recently done in view of ,their pledge to favour taxing or rating land valuee- Of course, they could not rate land without valuing it, and to pledge oneself to favour rating' land values and then vote against land values on account, as was Úhe excuse, of expense was a piece of arrant poli- tical humbug and nothing else (cheers). The Tories had promised Old-Age Pensions, but when tho Liberal Government brought in a measure to ensure t-hetm it was attacked by the Tories, as something tihaa was to undermine the dignity of the working' class. When the Bill reached the House of Lords, Lord Cromer, who was in receipt of an enormous old-age pension; himself, proposed that the pensions be limited to seven years because they were a discouragement to thrift ("Shame" and laughter). Continuing, Mr Hemimerde referred toother measures, whidh, he said, had been rejected by the House of Lords though they had been before the country whe<n the Government were returned to power, and proceeded to deal with what he termed the aliiiance between tho Conservative parjy and the Liquor Trade. "The whole basis of the Tory appeal to the working class in this country," he emphatically declared, "is wilfully corrupt, and I apeak with no fanaticism upon the subject, be- cause I don't pretend to be a total abstainer. We know there is too much drinking in this oouirJtry and that there are too many facilities for drinking, but all our efforts to place the trade Hipon a proper footing are thwarted by the House of Lords, and when wo protect they say "If you don't like it go to the country." The speaker dealt at length in closing with the Budget. When the Chairman put the resolution to the me«!;intg it was declared carried with one di. sentient only. The epealcers were cordially thanked on the motion of the Rev. Wesley Hughes, seconded by Mr S. Glynne Jones, and supported by Mr Charles Pearson. LADY ROBERTS ON THE WOMAN'S PART LADY ROBERTS responded- on their beha.f, in a short speech, in the course of which she said she was glad to see so many women pre- sent that evening, for that was an election in which women rs^t take a great and special in- teroot-not in the sense that some of their mis- guided sisters—(laughter)—regarded it-and they should all make it their duty to do w,h3..t they legitimately oould to prevent the usurpation of those rigihits for which their forbears had fought and suff ered,and to ensure that the govcrnanent of the country should remain in the hands of the people as a whole, rather a few hundred irres- porasible people (loud applause). Sir Herbert Roberta proposed, and Mr Hemimerde seconded the hearty vote of tbawks accorded the cthiairman, and the meeting closed with the Welrth and English National Anthems.