The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times

I Proposed National Testimonial to Mr. Lloyd George. There are two separate movements afoot for presenting Mr Lloyd George with a national testimonial. The Genedl Cymreig launches a definite scheme indicating the manner of collecting and applying such a testimonial fund, foreshadowing a great Welsh national effort, largely on the lines of the new Gladstone league. The appeal is addressed, in the first in- stance, to those who at the recent election voted for the Budget. A shilling contribu- tion from each Welsh voter would, says the appeal, produce £ 13,000, which would enable Welsh Liberals to face readity another General Election in the early future. The national fund, says the 'Genedl,' might be allocated- 1. To erect a marble statue of the Chan- cellor in Carnarvon. 2. To erect and endow an aged work- men's home at Criccieth, to be called the Lloyd George Workmen's Institution. 3. To establish a Lloyd George election literature fund, for the free distribution of Welsh Liberal literature. 4. To found three Lloyd George national scholarships at the three Welsh national colleges for poor Welsh students. To shout and sing at election times is not sufficient," adds the journal. « Even voting is insufficient in face of the powers now threatening us. We must contribute and assist every Welsh constituency to se- cure men of the people .to represent them, notwithstanding the united efforts of land- lords, Church, and brewers. This is a battle against the oppression of riches and demands money to enable it to be fought." The Genedl' suggests that systematic. efforts are being made to squeeze the poorer section of Welsh members out of political life altogether, and that the democracy must now bestir itself to avert the threatened danger. B' TCHERS' HIDE, SKIN AND WOOl Company Limited, New Canal-street, Birmingham. —Current Prices: Hides—90 and up, 61-6; 80 to 89. 6J-5ii 70 to 79, 6-51; 60 to 69, 51--53; 50 to 59, 5f—5|j 49 and under, 6-5!; OOWR- 60 and up, 51-54 1; 60 to 59, 5f—5f 49 and under, 61 51; bulls, 5 lw-44; warbled and irregs., 4J—5f. Call, 17 and up, 71; 12 to 16, 9; 9 to 11, 9; light, 8i. Horse hides, 22/9, 20/9, 19/6, 18/ 14/9, 11/6, 10/ Wools-Lots, 12/1, 11/2, 10/6, 9/6, 9/3, 9/ 8/9, 8/3, 8/ 7/ 5/7. Welsh- 3/5, 2/ Fat-Best beef, gid best mutton, 3d; seconds, 2fd; common, lid. Mixed fat, 2td. Bout,s-Marrow, 1/2 waste, 9d per score. IT WILL PAT You to pay a visit to the Music Salon, Newtown.

The Oswfestry Division. MR. EDWARD POWELL AGAIN INVITED. A meeting of the Liberal leaders was held at Oswestry on Wednesday afternoon, with Mr T. Ward Green in the chair. There was a large attendance, those present including Mr and Mrs Powell, Mrs Barnes (the presi- dent of the Association), Miss Jebb, and Mr C. E. Price, M.P. A motion, spoken to by several present, was passed, on the motion of the Chairman, warmly thanking Mr Powell for the excel- lent fight he made on behalf of the party at the recent election, and cordially inviting him to stand again. Mr Powell, in acknowledging the resolu- tion, gave his impressions of the fight, paid hearty tribute to the enthusiasm displayed by the workers all through the contest, thanked the meeting for its kind expressions and for the invitation to again champion the cause on a future occasion, and, amid much applause, promised to give the matter his best consideration. He had arranged, j he said, to go to Bournemouth for a rest, and on his return he would make his de- cision known to them. 8.

Boiled Fish- Cod, Haddock, Whiting- is greatly improved when served with a nice white sauce. The correct founda- tion for such a sauce is nil Brown ASotsons Patent" Corn Slour. Here is a simple recipe- cut this out and try it. i-oz. Brown & Poison's Patent" Corn Flour, t-oz. ordinary flour, 1-oz. butter, I-gill milk, i-pint fish stock, salt and pepper to taste, Boil the stock and milk with a bay leaf and a slice of onion for five minutes. Melt the butter in a small sauce or stew-pan when hot, put in the four and Corn Flour and stir over the fire for a lew seconds, taking care that the flour does not take colour, then slowly pour on the boiled stock and milk. Stir the whole till it boils, and let simmer for about ten minutes. Strain, season to taste with salt, pepper, and a few drops of lemon juice. This sauce is the foundation of many other fish sauces, such as oyster sauce, lobster sauce, caper sauce, egg sauce parsley sauce, which are made by adding a little ol these, chopped up, to the above sauce. Politically Lord Rendel and Mr Asquith have at least one strong tie. It was Lord Rendel who induced the Liberal leaders first accept Welsh Disestablishment, in Mr John Merley's words, as an active object of the Liberal party," and it was Mr Asquith who introduced the first Welsh Dis- establishment Bill in the House of Commons. .A Li (fold

ITTTTi IIW A r LLANFYLLIN COUNTY SESSIONS. Hirnant License Cancelled. Mr J. Marshall Dugdale presided over the above on Tuesday in the Town Hall, when he was assisted by Messrs J. Lomax, J. P. Williams, William Jones, Ebenezer Pugh, Geo. Kempster, Ellis Roberts, and Robert Roberts. D.C.C. Williams, in his report on the licensed houses, said that 24 licenses to sell 1 beer, etc., were granted at the last licensing sessions. The conduct of the licensed houses had been satisfactory. 17 cases of drunken- ness were brought before the justices as compared with 19 the preceding year. He had an objection to the renewal of the license of the New Inn, Hirnant, upon the following grounds (l) That the license is not required in the neighbourhood (2) that it is difficult of effective police supervision (3) that its existence is detrimental to the interests of the public in the neighbourhood. Mr J. E. Tomley, Montgomery, appeared, ior the licensee, and Superintendent Wil- liams conducted the case for the police The latter said that this house was not required. At Penybontfawr there were three houses, and at Llanwddyn on the other side there was accommodation for man and beast. The population of Hirnant was only 219, and the doing away with this public house would be an inconvenience to nobody. He could call notable farmers of the neighbour- j hood to prove this. P.C. Tudor, Penybontfawr, said he had eleven licensed houses in his division. The New Inn, Hirnant, was not required at all. The population of the parish was 219. He had never seen anyone put up at this inn, nor had he seen anyone partaking of re- freshment there. The stabling accommoda- ¡ tion only consisted of two stalls. The population within half-a-mile of the village was only 38 adults, and within a mile of Hirnant 60 adults. Young men from 15 to 20 years of age congregated at the house. making a disturbance there. He had had considerable trouble with the licensee, and had to take proceedings against his wife on the 26th Mi::iY last. It was a very small public house, with only two bedrooms up- stairs and two rooms downstairs. Mr J. E. Tomley asked what objections he had ? Witness replied that Mr Jones was too old to be there. He had no control over his family or over the few that visited the Inn. It was also very difficult of effective police supervision. The house was in such a position that the persons inside could see anyone coming for half-a-mile. John Morris, Hirnant, a farmer living at Bwlch Sydd, said he had lived there for eighteen years. He knew the New Inn at Hirnant, and Mr Jones and his daughter very well. He had never seen anybody put up at the Inn lately. He had seen one shopkeeper staying the night when the Birmingham Waterworks were being con- structed. Many of the young chaps of the neighbourhood gathered around the place at night. A petition (produced in Court) agreeing with the removal of the house was taken round the parish and signed by 57 persons over 16. He saw them all signing William Evans, Blaent, said he was with the previous witness and saw all the persons signing the petition. Cross-examined by Mr Tomley Witness was a teetotaler, and used no spirits, except as medicine. Re-examined by Supt. Williams It was no disgrace to be a teetotaler. Evan Lewis Williams said he was a far- mer and a district councillor. He had lived in Hirnant all his life, and he thought this place was unnecessary. That concluded Mr Williams' case, and Mr Tomley thereupon called Mr Jones, senior, the licensee, who said he had held the license for the house for thirty years, and it had been in their family for many generations. The house was owned by his son. The nearest public houses to his were at Penybont and Llanwddyn, 2 miles and 4 miles respectively. Their busi- ness had increased during the last few years due to the Tanat Valley Light Railway coming into operation. Many persons passed from Penybontfawr to Llanwddyn. A farmer had told him that if there were three stalls in the stable he would put his team up. He has not had any trouble with the police. His wife before she died had taken to drink, and so had given them a bit of trouble. Cross-examined by Supt. Williams: He had had a bit of trouble with his step- daughter. When Mr Williams asked for the name of the person who had said that he would put up if there were better accommodation for the horses, witness answered Evan Evans. Mr Williams then asked him why had he not put up another stable, to which witness did not answer. Samuel Jones, the son of the last witness, and the owner of the inn, said he had taken a petition round to renew the license, and the first name on the list was that of the rector. Supt. Williams asked him if the names were those of the ratepayers of the parish, to which witness replied "Yes." Mr Williams further asked if a number of names under Llanwddyn were ratepay- ers of the parish. Witness said he had been ill, and he could not swear to all the names. No other witnesses were forthcoming, and the Bench decided to refer the license to the Compensation Authority, and grant a provisional license in the meantime. BOROUGH. The Borough Licensing Sessions were also held on Tuesday, before Messrs Ellis Roberts (mayor), E. Pugh, William Jones, and Robert Roberts. Supt. Williams, in his report, stated that ten licenses were granted at the last licens- ing sessions to sell beer, etc., for consump- tion on or off the premises, one to sell beer, and one to sell wines off the premises. The conduct of the houses had been satis- tory. Twelve cases of drunkenness were brought before the justices, as compared with tyvelve in the previous year. All the licenses were renewed.

Old-age Pensions in Mont- gomeryshire. Meetings of the Pensions Sub-committees were held at Newtown on Tuesday week and at Welsh- pool on Monday last. At the Newtown meeting Mr Richard Lloyd presided, and there were also present Messrs Richard Jones, David Hamer and J. Hamer Jones, with Mr J. E. Tomley. clerk, and Messrs W. Taylor, L. Jones Williams, J. J. Marshall and S. R. Adcock, pension officers. Twenty-five claims were dealt with. Eight claimants were allowed 5s weekly, one 3e and one Is. Nine claims were disallowed, seven on account of excess of means, one under age, and one on account of the daath of the claimant. One claim was not dealt with under section 9 of the regula- tions, and five cases were deferred. Mr David Pryce presided over the Welahpool Sub-Committee, and Messrs W. Humphreys and J Pryce Jones, with Mr J. E. Tomley, clerk, and Messrs W. Perry and J. J. Marshall, pension officers were also present. Seventeen claims were dealt with. Eleven claimants were allowed 5s weekly and fire were deferred. It was decided to change the time of meeting from 12 at noon to 1-30 p.m

The Liberal Government and the Farmers. TRIBUTES FROM AGRICULTURISTS. At a meeting of the Farmers' Club, held in.London last week, Mr V\. Trustram Ewe and in address on the Development and Road Improvement Act, 1909. He ven- hV.H > t0 S3y thi&t no more important Act had been passed affecting tJbe welfare agri- chihU!»o"rpf[t„was their aut3' as a farmers' to Le hr tv, tU Cousi"er the measure, and to see how the available nionev for agricul- HeVi 1!? ?6d to the be^ advantage. He would like to express his thank- a< a «r»wlti»« the late Government If rU?!gfaud passing" the Bill. One of the objects of the Bill was to aid and de- velop agriculture and rural industries by promoting scientific research, methods and practice of agriculture, the J CO Operation, and m other ways develoDinz agriculture. The Chancellor ol the £ 2 chequer, m the House of Commons, prom- ised ihat £ 2M,U0U should be f, agriculture The Bill, Mr Eve explained pro\ idea that development commissioners should be appointed. Everything depended on the selection of these and he thought they were entitled to ask that two of the five commissioners should have a special knowledge oi agriculture (hear hea.r) In view of the state ol parties in the new House of Commons, agriculture had a splendid chance of asserting itself. They must ask the members, new and old, to work together irrespective of party, and see that tne Act was administered largely for the benefit of agriculture (cheers). the Irish m tfeU|? 3 Verj- position in the next Parliament, and, as thev had aJ^MLkvkio;gettmg their ™ ™y- iaughter^-Lnghsh agriculturists must see that each part of the United Kingdom had fair play (hear, hear). S fair play (hear, hear). S Q ?r°!^SOr Lloyd (London), in moving th £ y+yote °f thanks t0 Mr ^ve. said hf thought the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer would go down to posterity as Wfh !he firS/ <:hanceUor to realise that the greatness of the country depended upon how it developed its resources (hear. hear). He agreed that the condition of Ger- many depended more upon the fact that they realised thirty years ago the necessity of developing their resources than to any- thing else. We in England had more to fear from the science which held swav in Ger- many than we had to dread from their ships or their army (hear, hear). One speaker expres^d the opinion that of the £ 250,000, £ 200,000 should be spent in (jrreat Britain. Mr Alfred Amos, Wye, Kent, said he was glad to hear it said that the Government had done something for agriculture. H I am a e added> it w-as not recently South6" appreciated in sleepy

Wages and Hours of the Cambrian Railway Employees. A number of demands made by men in the traffic department of the Cambrian Railways have been referred to the Concilia- tion Board for that department, and an agreement has been arrived at which will remain in force for four years from March 1st next. The agreement provides thai in signal boxes where there are two shifts the early man shall work for ten hours only, S0 *ar as can be arranged without adding to the present cost of the Company. The signal boxes at Oswestry, Welshpool (North), Moat Lane (East), Machvnlleth (East), and Aberystwyth are to be classed separately wjth a maximum of 24s a week. The present minimum of 18s per week is to be maintained, and advances are to be granted at the rate of Is per week per annum, but no advances are to be given until twelve months have elapsed since the previous advance. Signal porters will in future be paid a minimum of 15s per week, to be advanced each year at the rate of Is per week to a maximum of 18s, the advance to be condi- tional on good behaviour and efficient ser- vice, and to apply to signal porters em ployed at Aberdovey, Afonwen, Builth Road, Barmouth, Pool Quay, Bangor, Builth Wells Barmouth Junction, Criccieth, Rhayader, Dovey Junction, Marchwiel Machynlleth, Moat Lane, Talerddig, Newtown, Overton, Pant, Portmadoc, and Towyn. Signal por- ters who relieve the present class A boxes are to be included in the re-arrangement of hours of the signalmen in such boxes under similar conditions, if and so far as such re- arrangement can be made without adding to the present cost of the Company. Whilst the Company adhere to the 12 hours' day, it is agreed that, as far as is considered by the management practicable, the goods guards' duties shall be rearranged so as to reduce the hours as far as possible to ten hours per day, if and so far as this can be done without adding to the cost of the Company. It was agreed that except for the grades named the present hours of duty and the other conditions of service should continue in force. Other proposals made by the men received careful consideration, but the Com- pany could not see their way to agree to them.

Mr. Lloyd George. To a correspondent of the Westminster Gazette: who interviewed him at Nice, Mr Lloyd George said he was fit and well and enjoying the delightful air for a brief spell. But the respite must be relatively short, for we have much stern and anxious work in front of us." Asked what was the chief impression in his mind after the election, the Chancellor answered: "The amazing fact that our op- ponents should imagine they have won. The comments of some of the Unionist journals, especially those that abused the Budget most and advocated Tariff Reform the loudest, make me wonder whether fig- ures have any meaning at all. As matters stand at present we have the very substan- tial majority of over 120. Had their been no split votes on the Progressive side, our majority would have been nearer 140. More- over, had there been no plural voting our position would have been so strong that we should probably have had a Liberal ma- jority, independent of the Irish, of nearly 150. Judging by their present attitude, the Tory newspapers might then have admitted that we had just scraped in! To the suggestion that the Government would anticipate the wishes of the Liberal rank and file and re-introduce a drastic measure of electoral reform, with the aboli- tion of plural voting as a main clause, Mr Lloyd George reply was: "We must deal with the House of Lords first." He de- clared that it was patent to all except those who consciously deceived themselves that the Government had secured a notable tri- umph at the polls. "We fought the fight on plain issues," he said, and these issues have been upheld by the electorate." The Chancellor declined to make any statement as to the form in which the vin- dicated Budget would be introduced to Par- liament. The Cabinet have not met yet, was his reply, and until then nothing will be definitely settled. At the moment we are all taking a breather." He contradicted the report that he held a consultation with the Prime Minister during the latter's stay on the Riviera.

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The death occurred at Falkland House, Fife, of Ninian, son and heir of Lord Ninian Crichtor- Stuart, through a chill caught on the day of the election at Cardiff, where his father was Conserva- Live candidate. The child, who was born in 1907, was driven round in a motor-car bearing the inscription Please vote for Daddy." +

Election Facts. In England, Scotland and Wales, the majority in tavour of the abolition of the Lords veto is sixty-four. In Ireland the majority against the Lords is sixty-one.

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OR TWR. Y FFORDD I BARADWYS. Wrth ddrws ysbvty, un bore oerddu, 'Roedd geneth mor anwyl ag a welsoch erioed, Yn euro yn wanaidd, a'i Haw blentynaidd, A'i llaw fach deneu, seith mlwydd oed. Ar ei gruddiau, yn lie rhosynau, 'Roedd ol y dagrau, ac yn ei phryd Lwydni anghenion a gofid calon, A hi ond ar drothwy bywyd a byd. Y porthor agorodd, a hithau ofynodd Mewn tristweh a phryder, y fechan ddi-nam,— A wyddoch chwi, borthor, pa le mae fy mam? Mud syllai'r dyn arni, gofidiai drosti, Cans 'roedd ef yn meddu teimladau tad, Ac a'i 1 jpaid yn llenwi gan ddagran tosturi, Atebodd iddi,— Fy meehan fad, Mae'th fam wedi eymud, byth mwy i ddychwelyd, Ac wedi cymeryd Y ffordd tua Pharadwys wlad." Gofynodd hi eto, cyn troi oddiwrtho,- A fyddweh cbwi gystal a dweyd i mi am Y ffordd sydd yn cymwys fyn'd i Baradwys Er mwyn i mi fyn'd yno at fy mam? Yntau mewn cyni pa beth i'w veyd wrthi, Nis gallai amgen na phwvntio a'i 1 -v Yng nghyfeiriad y ddwyrein—wlad, Tua cbyfodiad yr heulwen draw. Ymaitb a'r fechan tua'r dwyrain, Ymaith ei hunan drwy'r oerni a'r ywlaw; A phan y digwydd i'r neb a'i cyferfydd, Wrth wel'd e- hunigrwydd a byrder ei cham, Ofyn ei siwrnai, ei hateb fyddai,— 'Rwy'n myn'd i Baradwys i fyw at mam. Ben boreu wedyn cafwyd y plentyn Megia mewn cynt-bun tawel a tblws, Wedi rhynu ar risiau lleiandy, A'i phen bach yn gorwedd ar riniog y drws I fewn ar fynwes tyner fynaches Aethpwyd a'r fechan i stafell glyd, Diosgwyd am dani, gvnaed popeth i'w chynhesu, A'i hadfyw ond ofer fu'r cwbl i gyd. Eto, am eiliad agorodd ei Ilysad, Gwasgodd eto ei gwefiisau ynghvd, Fe) i ddwevd Ffarvvel wrth ofid ac oerfel Yna rhoddodd ei henaid lam, Nid i ddiddymdra, nid i dywyllfa, Ond i Baradwys, Yno i orffwys yn mynwes ei mam. ROBERT OWEN. Dywedai Mr Gladstone wrth John Morley, na ddylai undyn fod yn wleidyddwr, os nad allai gytneryd pethau yn dawel tel y dflent. Yn 1892 diflanodd y mwyatrif mawr a suddodd yn wythnos gyntaf yr et-holiad i fwyafrif bychaa os byddai un o gwbl, ond yr oedd Mr Gladstone yn dal yn siriol ac yn trefnu pa todd i fyned ymlaen gyda mwyatrif o ddeugain yn lie y cant y gobeithid ei gael. Gyda'r pwyafrif bychan o ddeugain arhosodd y Lly wodratth mewn awdurdod am dair blynedd, ac yn y rbai hyny y pasiwyd Cyllideb fawr Syr William Harc<>urt yn ail drefnu y tollau ar etifeddiaeth ar ol marwolaeth. Yr wyf am ddiolchgar fod grym mawr etholwyr Sir Drefaldwyn yn ymwrthod mor benderfynol a diffyndollaeth. Yr oeddwn yn synu fod pobl Liverpool wedi ei Hygad-dynu gan y cynygiad, ond hysbyswyd fi ei bod yn ddealledig- yno fod Liverpool i fod yn borthladd rhydd. Sut y gwnaethid hyny beb fod porthladdo/dd eraiil yn gofyn am yr un fraint nis gwn, nac ychwaith faint o gyllid geid oddi wrtb ddiffyndollaeth a'r prif borthladdoedd yn rhyddion. Yn Manchester yr addewid oedd y deuai cotwm i mown yn rbydd ond y mae ar Manchester eisieu llawer o bethau eraill heblaw qotwm, yn arbenig ymbortb. Nid da i'w phoblogaeth hi fyddai gwneud y rhai byny yn ddrud, felly ni fynai ddim rhitbyn o ddiffyn- dollaeth. Y mae pob un o'r aelodau dros Man- chester o blaid parhad Masnach RydJ, oddigerth un, ac ni buasai hwnw yn camgynrychioli rhan- barth o'r dclinas onibae am y ffolineb fod tri yn cydymgais yno hefyd y mae mwyafrif yr etholwyr dros Fasnach Rydd, ond eu bod wedi rhanu eu pleidlais rhwng Rbyddfrydwr a chynrychiolydd Llafur, a tbrwy hyny cafodd y Ceidwadwr yr oruchafiaeth. Gall amaethwyr Maldwyn deimlo yu dawel eu bod wedi gwneud y goreu i'r deyrnas ac iddynt eu hunain. Pa cawsent fwy am yd, buasai yn rhaid iddynt dalu mwy am y lliaws nwyddau a brynir ganddynt. Ie cawsent fwy am yd, daethai perchenog y tir yn fuan i ofyn am godiad yn y rhent, a rhwng codiad yn y prisiau am nwyddau ac yn y rbent y tebyg yw mai ar ei golled y cae yr amaethwr ei hun yn lie ar ei enill. Heblaw hyny sicrhau Mr Balfour yn y modd difrifolaf nad oedd codiad i fod yn mbris ymborth. Dywed synwyr cyffredin wrthym os nad yw y dorth i fyned yn ddrutach, rhaid i'r gwenith beidio codi yn y lie cyntaf. Os nad yw yr yd i godi, yna ni chaiff yr amaethwr fwy pris am d&no. Mantais i bawb ond i'r tirfeddianwyr fyddai i'r tir fyned yn rhatach. Dygai tir rhad yr ymborth yn rhatach; gwnai yn haws i'r amaethwyr fyw a chjfarfod a gofynion eraill; parai fod mwy o dir yn cael ei drin ac ychwanegai hyny at gyfoeth y deyrnas; gwnelai yn haws cael lie i adeiladu a phiysurai waith yr adeiladwyr; yn wir, un o'r pethau goreu ddeuai i ran poblogaeth y wlad fyddai cael ei thiroedd unwaeth eto yn rbadlawn. Buont unwaeth yn rhad, mor rad fel y gellid meddianu llain o dir, neu ddarn o fynydd, am ddim ond ei gymeryd. A chymeryd wnaeth mawrion y wlad; bid Bier, yr oeddynt wadi gofalu gwneud deddf i wneud y math yna o gymeryd yn gyfreithlawn. Ond wedi pob petb, cymeryd ydoedd, cymeryd am ddim, cymeryd heb roddi dim yn ei le. Ni chant wneud hyny yn awr, nid oedd yn iawn iddynt wneud gynt. Buasai y bobl heddyw yn llawer mwy cysurus arnynt pe buasai y bobl yn y dyddiau fu dipyn yn fwy llygadog, a phenderfynol i ddal gafael yn yr eiddynt, ac nid ei adael i litbro Ð'U dwylaw fel y gwnaethant i fod yn eiddo i'r Arglwyddi a'r trawsfeddianwyr. Meddylier pe buasai y tiroedd o gwmpas y dref oedd yn perthyn i bawb wedi aroo felly, ni buasai anghen prynu tir i fod yn ddaliadau bychain, nac i wneud claddfa. Buasai genym leoedd i'r plant fyned i chwareu. Gwnelai yr ardrethoedd geid wrth osod tiroedd y dref lawer i leihau y trethi a gallesid gwneud llawer o welliantau er gwella iechyd ac ychwanegu cysur y trigolion. Fel y mae, pan fydd eisieu darn o dir at wasanaeth y cyhoedd rhaid talu yn ddrud am dano. Yn fynych mwyaf yr anghen uwchaf yr a y pris. Gwn am eitbriadau anrhydeddus, ond ysywaeth yr eithriadau ydynt ac nid yr arferol. Anghofiodd y gweithwyr fa yn pleidleisio i gael tariff reform y byddant hwy yn fuan yn mhlith y gweithwyr rhy hen i gael oodiad cyflog os cant barhau i weithio. Y canlyniad fyddai codiad yn mhrisiau y nwyddau raid iddynt gael i fyw heb godiad yn y cyflog. Golygai hyny o angenrheid- rwydd fyw prinach iddynt hwy a'u teuluoedd. Rhywbeth ag y mae eisieu cryn lawer o edrych o'i gwmpas ac i mewn lddo cyn ei dderbyn i wlad ydyw diffyndollaeth. Arwydd ddrwg iawn am ei natur oedd fod cymaint o amrywiaeth yn y deffin- iadau roddid o hono gan ei gyfeillion. Tybiaf y byddai casgliad o'r gwahanol ddesgrifiadau a'r haeriadau, y naill yn gwrth-ddyweud y Ilall yn ddigon i beri petrusder cryf am y priodoldeb o'i groesawu. Dydd du i Brydaiu fyddai dydd oladdu Masnach Rydd i roddi diffyndollaeth yn ei le. Daeth i'm llaw gylchlythyr oddiwrth Gym- deithas y Traethodau Crefyddol yn galw sylw at y deffroad yn China. Y pwniad gafodd gan Japan mae'n debyg, wnaeth fwyaf i'w deffro o'i chysgadrwydd. Yn awr geilw am addysg y Gorllewin a'r cwestiwn pwysig yw a gaiff hi hwnw heb Grist ynteu gyda Christ. Gofyna y Gym- deithas uchod am o leiaf X20,000 i anfon llyfrau a thraethodau Cristnogol i wlad y mae ei thrigolion yn sychedu am wybodaeth ac yn fwy parchus o'r llyfr nao unrhyw bobl arall ar y ddaear. Cofiaf yr adeg y bu casglu brwdfrydig yn ein heglwysi i anfon miliwn o Destamentau i'r Cbineaid. Diameu fod hwn yn amgenacK cyfle i gael der- byniad i Air Duw a llyfrau am dano nag ydoedd y pryd hyny. Hyderaf y llwydda Cymdeithas y Traethodau yn ei chais. Y mae yn achles gwerthfawr i'r cenhadon. Dywed Dr Griffith John yn ei lyfr, Voice from China," yr ydym yn fwy dyledus i'r Gymdeithas hon nac i'r holl gymdeithasau eraill ynghyd. Dywedai y Parch Thomas Job, Y meddwyn mwyaf yw y dyn a'r syched mwyaf,—yfed trwy y dydd, ac yn gwywo gan syched Pwy feiddia ofyn bendith y nefoedd ar werthiant casgen o gwrw P Clywais ddyn yn dweud ryw dro nas I gallai efe wneud ei fusnes a bod yn ddirwestwr. Ffermwr oedd a thybiais fod ganddo fferm fawr. Cefais mai ei holl fusnes oedd cadw buwch a magu llo, a myn'd unwaith yn y flwyddyn i'r ffair i werthu y llo hwnw. GWYLIWR,

The Welsh Tory Members on Their Victory. Examinig the reasons for his success in Radnorshire, Mr Venables-Llewelyn de- scribes work as "the winning weapon," "not only the work of organisation, by which alone can strong local committees exist, but personal work by the candidate for a long period prior to the election." His own ex- perience is that to-day the people give much more careful thought to topical topics they do not take so much for granted, particu- larly in relation to Tariff Reform. I have invariably found that in speeches the mo- ment one turned to this subject one's audi- ence began to listen more and more atten- tively." The allotments and small holdings policy of the Government he found to be un- popular first with the farmers, who fear losing some of their best fields secondly, with the small holders themselves, who find that they generally have to pay the County council a bigger rent than the land fetched before." Then, again, "many people are! dissatisfied with the working of the Old-age Pension Act. A few object to the Act from beginning to end. Among the younger men one finds much less prejudice against the Church, and a more open mind upon the tariff question." These references to old- tariff question." These references to old- I age pensions and allotments and small hold- ings seem to justify some of the unfavour- able estimates of political intelligence in the rural districts of Radnorshire. In analysing the causes of his success in ,the Denbigh Boroughs, Mr Ormsby-Gore shows how thoroughly he had studied the political organisation of the constituency. The increase in the Conservative vote was almost entirely in Wrexham, where the Church and the liquor interest are especially strong. He estimates that 450 voters at Wrexham voted Conservative for the first time in their lives. These consisted of Catholics, who put their schools before Home Rule, of a number of people—Social- ists, Liberal Churchmen, and Nonconform- ists-who were opposed to the Government's disestablishment and disendowment propo- sals, of others who yielded to Tariff Reform arguments, and of Independent Labour men, several of whom supported the Unionist, while others abstained. Incidentally Mr Ormsby-Gore mentions that he issued three special election editions of the North Wales Guardian,' the greater part of which he wrote himself or consisted of his own speeches and meetings. Otherwise the local and daily press is very little good to our cause in North Wales." Mr Ormsby-Gore summarises the causes that worked against me as follows 1. Mr Lloyd-George's tremendous personal influence over all Welshmen. Several hun- dred voted not on politics at all, but in their own words, I gave one for Lloyd-George." 2. The present composition of the House of Lords, which my opponent made the greatest use of. The fact that I am the son of a peer lost me votes, as my opponent declared the issue to be the Peers v. the People. 3. Personal disadvantages, my age being only 24. While my opponent was well known to the constituency I and my family were complete strangers to the electors until I was chosen candidate, nearly two years ago. 4. The popularity of the land clauses of the Budget in a large town. However, I gained votes at Holt, where there are a large number of freehold fruit and vegetable growers who would have been hit. 5. The giving of old-age pensions, which was made the chief title to fame for the Liberal party. Mr Ure's apprehension" was not used much against me. Beyond this Mr Ormsby-Gore submits the following general Conclusions 1. Disestablishment and disendowment is no longer a poular policy, and the demand for it is decreasing rapidly. 2. Tariff Reform is gaining rapidly, more rapidly than would appear. The Budget, the Peers, and, above all, Mr Lloyd-George, count as more important subjects to many voters than the issue of Free Trade v. Tariff Reform. 4. Young Wales has a much broader and imperial outlook than the previous genera- tions. 4. Land and rating reform are absolutely necessary and urgent. Many Conservatives voted for the Budget because of the land taxes. 5. The decline or disappearance of Mr Lloyd George will mean the corresponding decline of the Liberal party's hold on North Wales. The Liberal party in Wales rests on this one man, for the Minister has no longer the old power except in the name of Lloyd George. L ¡J-D'Mif:m¡r