The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS. The door-keepers of the House of ConimojK a.re confronted with the necessity of leoi'iiing' a Large u umber of new faces, although their task is light compared with that which the ejection of UJOtf imposed upon them. Old members, however, will find many changes. There are sundry gaps u: the ranks of mi (listers. Mr Gladstone has rcti-red to go to South Africa as Governor-General, and DO less than s.ix of Mr Asquitliis lieutenant* have suffered defeat at the poUs. including Mr Pease, the chief Whip. In addition to the new faces, there arc a numlicr of new-old faces welcomed back to St. Stephen's alter a peri<kd of absence. Prominent among these are l/ord Hugh Cecil, Mr William O'Brien, and Mr Gibson Bowles, all of whom have a. reputation iji different ways for independ- ence. It is curious that when l,ord Hugh CeuiJ was defeated Ln 190G Lord Robert Cecil Dame into the Ilouw. This time IlOrd Robert bas failed to be elected, and Lord Hugh roe- turns to the. House. But the new House of Commons is chiefly interesting for the new disposition of the contending force. On the Mm isterial side, there will be ample room on those lx\nches which were liable to be so ÍJ11- conveniently crowded during the last, Parlia- ment they will only have to accommodate a couple more members than the Unionist in lister, which will have to share the opposite Bfd-e of the Chamber with the Nationalists, O Brienit, and Labour Member'?. For the Government, have got that great majority of which they are so proud sitting opposite them a.nd not at their side. And at every turn the Radicals must say, as it were, to their "a.Uis" across the way, "Come over a.nd vote With us;" and on each occasion the answer wall come back, "What will you give us if .we dor"

■LLYSFAEN'S GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION. The Local Government Board inquiry to be Jlld on t.he 2nd prox. concerning the ap- plication of the Denbighshire County Council for the transfer of Llysfaen a-nil Mnenaji parishes bid., fair to be one of the most in- teresting meetings of the kind he!d in the dis- trict for a long time. The Carnarvonshire authority are not likely to relinquish their hold upon Llysfaen in particular without strenuous opposition, and the Denbighshiro Council have entered upon their task wjth the conviction that unless they achieve their object now they may never hope for suc-ecse on a future occasion. Prom the report in another column it would appear that the parishioners themselves evince no great in- terest i,n the matter, but the paucity of the attendance at Monday's meeting may well be due to some reason other than the unconcern of the ratepayers. This and the question of conferring urban powers <m the Parish Coun- cil have from time to time given riM to an exciting controversy at crowded meetings, and i-t, is just possible that the parishioners are wearying of tho whole subject. Opinion is apparently divided upon the, i.s^ue, but there is no gainsaying the i.n- fluential support accorded tho Denbighshire Council's ease, for both the leading public men in the com.nn:nity and the largest rate- payers are frankly associating themselves with it. They urge, and not without reason, that the interests of t.he parish have lieen overlooked by the Carnarvon County Council in more than one direction in the past. and that so long as it, is geographically isolated from the remainder of the county little better treatment could be expected from them in the future. The one strong point emphasised against the change is the smaUer rate levied by the Carnarvonshire Council, but muob of the value of that, argument is lost, because the assessment, in Deubiglisfure is substantial- ly lower than that in Carnarvonshire. Regarded broadly, the ease for the transfer is altogether unanswerable. We have al- ways insisted that it. is practically impossible to administer the affairs of the parish efficient- ly and fairly under existing conditions, and there can be little doubt but that the genius who was originally responsible for the arrangement, of the present boundaries did more than any other man or thing to hinder ihe naturn.l development of this beautiful, a.nd with; peculiar, district. Provided adequate .compe-nsation is paid to Carnarvonshire for the loss of e parish as a source of income, we fail to see any reasonable ground upon which the Denbighshire Council's request should be refused.

MAIN ROAD MAINTENANCE. After several years of persistent effort t.he Rhyl members of the FlLntsAure Council have prevailed upon t.hcir colleagues to declare the thoroughfare from the Vale-road bridge at Rhyl to the bridge over the CJwyd estuarv at Foryd a highway repairable by the county. The main roads of Flintshire cost roughly £ 1! 1,000 per annum to maintain, and though R h yl contributed on eleventh of that amount the district has up to new received less than an eighth of what other urban dis- tricts in tho county have beatn receiving. Nevertheless, the County Council have even mow been loth to do the town this justice, and, notwithstanding certain observations made at the Rhyl eOlmcil meeting on Monday, t.beTatepayers will no doubt gratefully acknowledge the services rendered to them in this matter by those who have pleaded their cause in the County Council, In the meantime the CQlwvn Bay Council are preparing for arbitration proceedings agam.st the Denbighshire Council respecting their bill for maintaining over four miles of county road which passes through their dis- trict. The urban authority claim .£2151, and the County Council offer .£!Jl S in wttlf ment, but. seeing that the county authoitity have rejected, by only one vote, a proposi- tion to pay £ 12*20, it is IJnít possible that the arbitrator will increase that amount to £ •1500, in which event, Colwyn Bay will not have made the worst of the bargain. From the Llanrwst Urban District come* another complaint that justice is denied the local authority under practically the same circum- stances. Moat of these troubles aTe. of course, due to the unsympathetic attitude I assumed towards urban district affairs by most of ibl) rural district members of County Councils, but the allocation of main road moneys will always cause dissatisfaction white the present indefinite system of preparing claims remains unchanged.

Experiences of a Unionist Candidate. A Unionist candidate in Walon is always certain to make fresh discoveries during an election. Mr David Rhys opposed the re turn of Mr Hemmerde in East Denbigh. Mr Rhys is a Welsh-speaking Welshman, and a very able man. He haa been telling the Loudon "Celt" something about his ex- periences. "I had a gentlemanly reception," he said, "from the electors generally, with the exoeption of the Nonconformist preachers. They denounced me as a traitor because I could not agree with them on the Budget. My experience is that they are the most arrogant and the worst persecutors in the constituency. One of the Nonconformist brethren wrote to me to say that he in- tended giving his vote to Jesus Christ; that the candidate who came nea-rest to his views was Mr Hemmerde. To hope to ex- plain in such a' case as this was," added Mr Rhys, "quite hopeless." Why is it that ministers are often so much more bitter than other people2

Territorials' Responsibilities. The number of prooecutions under the Territorial aaid Reserve Forces Act ait Colwyn Bay Petty Sessions, on Saturday, will pro- bably have the desired result. One of the objectionable features of tho old Volunteer regime was a lack of discipline, or rather a Lack of power to insist upon obtaining dis- cipline, particularly under certain circum- stances, and the laxity of the old order is no doubt largely accountable for the mistaken notions of the modern Territorial. The at .testation form signed by the Territorial places upon the attestor responsibilities which, though by no means unreasonable, are of the first importance both to tho good character of tho individual and the safety of the Staite, and no patriot will grudge ajiy personal sacrifices necessary if he is to play his part properly when ho is made to realise what is exactly expected of him. The civilian soldier^s no longer playing at war, a.nd a few iessotM, such as that given by the Colwvn Bay Bench, will drive that fact home in a more effective fashion than years of parade exercising or drill-hall lecturing. Some of the defendants said that when they signed on they were told they would not be called upon to lose employment in consequence of their duty, and that it was impossible for them to put in their drills, etc., without losing their situations. No direct evidence was given, however, to justify this latter excuse.

< £ >—— A Sober Town. Apropos our observations last woek with reference to ÙJO noteworthy decrease in the nii/nbeir of convict"ona for drunkenness in Nor-th Wales last year, additional evidence of an extraordinary character was given be- fore the Cohvvn Ray justices on Saturday. It was officially stated that, whilst the number of convictions in Denbighshire was 72: in 1908 it. was only 494 in 1909, thus shoeing a remarkable decrease of 229 eases—over 30 per cent, in twelve months. In Colwyn Bay, with its population ol 14,350, there were only 3G convictions—-and nine of these were of strangers — as against 59 last year, a re- duction of 23 cases, or nea.rly 40 per cent. What, is still more satisfactory is that this improvement has marked the returns for the Last, four years. In 190G the convictions in the same district numbered 88, though the population at that time was probably smaller by at least 1500 persons; in 1907 they had dropped to 7(3, and m 1908 to 59. It was not without reason that someone recently spoke of Colwyn Bay as "one of the soberest towns in the kingdom." An interesting sentence in the police report was that the practice of smoking amongst juveniles has diminished under the Children's Act.

COlwyn Bay Woods for Sale. A Correspondent writes:—Authoritativc. in- formation has been given me to the effect that that part of the Wocds which docs not belong to the Colwyn Bay Council, if not al- ready actually SKIUI, is to be disposed of soon for building purposes. The local authority cannot, be aware of this fact, otherwise they would surely have deliberated upon it in open Council meeting, and it is to be sincerely hoped that no opportunity is lost to inquire into the truth of the rumour. Nothing has given more genera! satisfaction to the rate- payers of Colwyn Bay than tile purchase of the western section of the Woods, because it was generally realised that by so doing the Council were not only securing the safety for all time of a most popular rendezvous, but protecting tho property against the aggression of the builder. Stripped of its beautiful back ground Colwyn Bay would be deprived of possibly its greatt asset, and nothing wouJd bo better worth a little sustained endeavour—I am not forgetting the nnpropitious Sitatc of the Council's exchequer just now—-than the acquiring of the eastern section of the woodland, which extends, as most" Pioneor" readers are probably aware, from the road to the Golf House, down to the Congo Institute, approximately a third of what is generally known as the Colwyn Bay Woods. I.f tho Council cannot now afford to buy the property outright they can aot least take measures to protect it until such time as they can purchase, and for tho sake of all concerned it is to be hoped that they will not shirk their duty in this matter.

PERSONAL. Sir nharlcfl MoLaren, M.P., has left London for Cannes. <5=

The Bishop of Llandaif completed his sixty- third year on Friday. His father Wall Bishop of St. Asaph fcroni 1870 till 1888- Ct>

Sir Herbert, and Lady Roberts and family, leave Brun^wema.D.t for London todiay The Misses Roberts, of Tainra.ilt, are staying at present South Devonshire.

A marriage has been arranged, and will take plaoe on the 15th of March, in Geneva, be- tween Arthur Shipper*, third scm of Captain Wijiics, Jate ltoyaJ Welsh Fueiliei-s, and Baroness de TU jilJ.

The Earl of I>undona'd will be the first presi- dent. of the "Old Comrades' Association" in connection with the 2nd Life Guards, its object ooing t-o kp old oomrades in touch with one another and to form a "Helping Hand Fund."

A marriage has been arranged, and will take place at, Easter, between the Roey. Eben. Evans and Rose, youngest daughter Cif the late Mr Frederic L. Heaton, and of Müs Ilea 'on, Bryn Olwyd, amd granddaughter of the late Mr and the Hon. Mrs Heaton, of Heaton.

$ RECORDERSHIP FOR SIR BRYNMOR lOSES. We are officially informed that, the King, on the recommendation of the Homo SecieC-ary, I has been pleased to appoint Sir David Brynmor Jones, K€ M.P., to be Recorder of Merthyr I Tyd v :i.

THE BOROUGHS. j PETITION AGAlNEir MR GORE'S RETURN. A petition has been led god: on behalf of Mr j Clement Edwards, -who was diefeatod by the Hon. \V. Ormeby-Gore in the Denbigh Bor- oughs by a majority of eight agaimst the sitting member, asking for a recount and ecru tony, and claiming the seat-

NEWS IN BRIEF. The half-yearly mooting' of the shareholders of tho Last, Halkyn Mining Co. was held at Chester on Saturday, Mr W. F. Mason pres:d- ing. Tho accounts for the halt-year ended Do- cember 31st werio adopted, ami a balan<*s divi- dend of 5 per oeut., making' 20 per cent, for the w:1.8 declared. Tho retiring directors. Messrs T. Parry and G. P. Mason, were ic- ciecicd.

Over 300 guests assembled in the Victoria Rooms Oswes-try, on Friday night, on the occa- sion of the annual ball promoted by the Oswes- try Conservative CJJub. Lord Harlech, who presided at the supper. apologised for the absence of Harlech and Mrs Bridge man, a.nd also for his son, the Hon. W. Orrmbi -Gore, M. P for Denbigh Borxnrg'hs, who had ano^Hcr I app<Y'.11tmcnt in Wrexham.

On Saturday, Mr T. W Huglics, Town Clerk of Flint and chairman of the Flintshire Educa- tion Authority- was presented with an illumina- te-J a.(1drer, aooompank?d by a handsome silver cantecn, ajwl outk-ry, case of silver dessert Icnivea and furks. and silver tray and centre dish with warmer, to celebrate his marriage. Mrs Hughes was alyo presented1 with a beautiful gold watch bracelet- Mr LIQTO Price (High Sheriff of Flintshire) made the presentation to Mr Hughes, a.nd Mrs Robert Jones (Mayoress of Flint) hand- ed the bracelet to Mrs Hughes,

WELSH NATIONAL I FESTIVAL. The annual service in connection with National Welsh Festival wilJ be held in St. Paul's Cathedral at 7 p.m. on Monday, 28th inst., when the Rev. D. Grimaldi Davies. vioar of Welshpool, will be the preacher- Lieut. A. Williams. Mus. Doc., bandmaster of t.ho Grenadier Guards, whose band will accompany the service, will conduct. Mr R. Meyrick Ro, berts, organist of St. Mary-the-Boltons, S. \V" and Mr David J. Thorruas. organist of St. Ansehu's, Davies St., W. will be the organists. The band and organ will he playing between 6 a.nd 7 p.m. The choir will be drawn from the Welsh churches of St. Benets', Queen Victoria- street St. David's, Padkimgton; St. Mary's, CainberweLl New-road; St. Padarn's, Ilomsey- road; the East End Mission. and St. Anaelnr's- The L/rd Bishop of St. Asaph is president of the festival this year, and tickets and full parti- culars may be obtained from the hon. organising secretary, Mr J. E. Davites, 39, Upper Park Fields, Putney. S.W.. who. by the way ia a native of RbtudcUan.

too YEARS AGO. Reprinted, from the" North Wales Gazette." February 15th, 1810. MR LEWIS MORRIS. In the Church of Llanbadarn, in Cardigan- shire. South Wales, is a monument to Mr Lewis Morris, whom chat very able antiquary, Mr S. Peggc, has mentioned in a letter to Dr. Phillips as a incut extraordinary echoiar, perfectly ac- quainted with the language and history of his own country. He was the youugest son of a cooper and corn dealer at Holyhead, in Au, glesey, who was not in circumstances to give his children any better education than what their native island afforded. Lewis was born in tho year 1702, and was educated at tho grammar school in the town of Beaumaris- He was brought up to the business of a land surveyor, but was afterwards employed in various offices under Government. The leading particulars of his life and character may bo ooHected from his own letters to Mr Pegge, in which he acknow- ledges the honour conferred upon him by the correspondence with that gentleman. Mr Carle, Dr" Percy, and orhers were in tho habit of con- sulting him on points of local information. He represents himrdf as having acquired his little stock of knowledge in a majiner by dint of nature. His education, as to language, had been irregular and intermittent, GO that his pro- gress had been much impeded by want of prac- tice and intercourse with men of letters. Yet his knowledge of the English language appears rcspeciable, though his skill in Latin was very slender indeed- He had been employed first in tho customs and 5a1t duties, then by the Ad- miralty to survey the coasts of Wales, and after- wards by the Treasury -as surveyor of the King's land revenue, collector of the customs at Aber- dovey, and euperintendent of the King's mines in Wales, so that, public affairs had taken up the most valuable portion of his time. A part of his survey was published in 1748. In 1761 he was superintendent of the King's mines without a salary, bu: was entitled to half the penalties recovered from persons working mines which LEJFT'ordod sixteen ounces of silver out of every j hundredweight of ore; and this constituted a silver min-e, and of course a It yal mine. His oliief erudition lay in ancien' British history, which he intended ;0 have published in a work entitled "Celtic Remains." His collection of Welsh, manuscripts consisting of about fifiy vol- umes, is deposited in the library of the Welsh obarky school, in London. Before his death some years ho retired to a small farm at Pen- bryn, and was buried at the Parish Church at Llan bad aril. < POLITICAL SUMMARY. Exoerting the debate <m Mr Sheridan a motion on tiho xdlusion of btianigcrs during the. inquiry into the Expedition to the Schrlat (vide preceding page), no parliamentary intel- ligence of imjiortanoo has occurred smoe cur last- The Editors of the L ndon Journals (particularly tho Pilot) have defended them- selves with the greatest spirit and effect against Mr Windham's gross aspersions; to Mr W. 3.ro we in a great degree indebted for the appearance of Cobbet-tfs Register; a pub- lication which, above all others, lias tended to alienate the affections of the people, by the most unqualified abuse of their representatives, not only by a distorted account of their pro- ceedings m Parliament, but with purposed malevolence prying into the actions in private Me of all who are averse to his tenets, giving the. highest colouring of deformity to errors the most venial, and thence deducing hypotheses the most fallacious and desist able—For this publication, as before observed, are we primca- pally indebted to Mr Windham; from such a man, therefore, such eevemo as;>eTsions come with a very ill pjjaoc. That some minor Jour- nals have attempted to imitate Cobett cannot be denied; bu.t in the worth of our immortal bard :— "The wicked, when oompar'd with tho moro wicked Look beautiful; amd not to be the worst Stands in some rank of praise. # » • MARRIAGES. Tuesday last, at Gresford, Mr Samuel Ed- wards, of Wrexham, ironmonger, to Miss Mary Jones, Eeooiid daughter of Richard Jones, Esq., of IJay. Monday last, Mr David Haroby of Newport, to Miss Pritchard, of Trcgitra. near Pontypool. < < < DEATHS. At nm, Pembrokeshire, aged 79, Charles Gibbon, Esq. „ Last week Mr James Lewie, of Pontypool, a highly respectable and justly respected member of the Society of Friends. On Friday, the 2nd instant- a.t Clifton, near Bristol, at a very advanced age, Dame Barbara, Mostyn. only daughter and sole heiress of Sir George Browne, Bart., of Kiddington, Oxford- I shire, by Lady Barbara Lee, sister to the Earl of Litchfield. Her ladyship was first married to Sir Edward Mostyn. Bart-, of Talacre, in Flintshire, by whom she had the present baronet, I Sir Pyers Mostyn, and (liarIce Browne Mostyn of Kiddington lIou. By her oecond husband Edward Gore, Esq., of Barrow-court, near Bristol, whom she .has survived some years, she has left likewise, two sons Willia.m G:;re Lang- ton. Esq.,of Newton Park, near Bristol, M.P and Colonel of the Oxfordshire Militia, and the Rev. Charles Gere, of Basing Park in Ha.mp- ahire. » » < SIR W. W. WYNNE'S MUNIFICENCE. Sir W. W. Wynne, Bart., Member of Parlia- ment. for the county of Denbigh, has, with that princely munificence for which he is so eminently distinguished, given a building at Wrexham, sufficiently large to educate 500 poor children, on the Lancastrian plan, besides subscribing very handsomely towards the support of the In- stitution—and examples 03 truly noble that wo trust will be folhwe-d by those who are alike blessed with affluence in every part of the King- dom. till, as his Majesty truly said to Mr Lan- caster, "he hoped in a short time he should not have a subject in his dominions wh) was unable to read his Bible."

WANTED—A LAW OF LEGITIMATION. SUGGESTED BY THE SACKVILLE-WEST CASE. (By Lady Cc,J, nee Tcnncsicc Chilin-) It is not often that we are indtuced' to prefer tho canon to the common law, but we axe bound to do so on tho p ;nt of the legitimation of natural children. The horrors constantly arising in Great Biiitain from the law ol illegitimacy, which is a neKo of the old oommon law of England, calls fl-,r prompt ledress- Our gaols and werkhouaes, refuge hornet} and reformato- ries, bear* witness to the evil. The bets of i-n- ebriates, of .jumorai women, and of suicides^ arc swollen through its iniluence. Aixi the in- humanity which irrevocably o?ndemns those born out of wedlock to opprobrium and! <i<?pr,vation of ordinary rights, oven after the marriage of the paronifcu is a powerful factor in producing vice and unmerited feiullering-. In thus, as in many other oases, we have goio wrong because we have relied upon an arb^ra^y kw rather than on the voice of Nature. Natural law a'nd common instincts have becui violated to SU:1!t the exigcnc.es ol the rich and noble. The law < i illegitimacy is a rich man's law, made by the powerful to strengthen the law of primogenituie, and without any just, consideration as to its pernicious consequences OJI tiie bulk of the people. It was made statu- tory in tihe time of great civil commotion, (lurlilg tho reign of the luckless Henry III, and for the special benefit of the turbulent barons* Hume gives the following account-.—"There had been great disputes between the civil and ecclesias- tical courts concerning bastardy. rlhe common law had deemed all those to be bastards who were ly,im before wedlock by the canon law they were legitimate; and when any dispute of inheritance arose, it had formerly been usual fc-l- the civil courts to issue writs to the spiri- tual directing' theom to inquire into the legitimacy of t'he person. Tf.o bt-iliop always returned all answer agreeable to tihe canon law. though mn t.rary to the municipal la.w of the Kingdom. For this reason the civil courts had changed the terms of their wrÙt; and instead of requiring' the spiritual courts to malce inquisition concerning the legitimacy of the person, they only proposed tihe simple question, of tact, whether lie were bciii before or after Nvedlook ? The prelates com.pla.ned of this practise to the parliament assembled at Mcrton in twentieth year cif this Kimg, and desired that the municipal law .might be rendered conformable to the canm; but received from all the nobility the memorable repV, "Nolumus lcgo; Anglise mumre. (We wnlil not change the laws of England.") Notwvthstandirg this proud, assertion, worthy of a senate of Modes and Persians, the laws of England have changed of-ten. and are stÛ-l changing. But the law of illegitimacy remains as cruel as ever, and many a man of honest and parental feeling, who would remedy if ho oouJd the injury done to hi3 chid, is by the taw, made incapable of carrying out his penitent desire- We do not atlk f* r anything lJ1 the nature of a.n injustice, but only that tihe better impulses of manhood may be allowed to operate- While all right mindod people will endeavour to circumscribe the range ot allowances nrust be made for the strong irn- pulses of hot youth, and the inexperience of un- taught innocence. And i-t is for the nation to decide whether opportunities of atonement ilhouid be given to these who have erred, or whether the unoffending shall continue t) be in- jured for the faults of others. The humanity a.nd wixlbm of the ancient church n tibis matter were conspicuous. In effect she aaixl: "Yon young people have eiTed. You have led each o:Ihor astray from moral purity, and have sinned against the profession ol Christianity, but if yi u prove ycur regret by marrying formally, tihe Church will absolve you and restore your child- ren to tdk, hctrAmrs and privileges of legitimacy." Tho o1 insequonoo of ell this was that women, who would o'AorwiVie heve become outcasts- were held in esteem. If betrayed by love o.r design, tlhey did not despair of their lovers eventually becoming th*ar husbands- nor looked with un- natural shame and il athing on their liittle ones Society was lenient to their condition- Conse- quently unwedded girls, unless they were nuns, neither murdered thorr offspring, nor put theiri lo-ut to be murdered, but boldly nurred them, and were rather proud of them than otherwise. And they had reason, P r the annals of the country prove that, as a rule, the b-.e-bprn were in loality the free-born, oond of mind and strong of limb, and diitiniguished for bodily and mental energy. But by the present system we kill off these born ..f the unwudded in the flower of tlheir lusjty manhood and woinMihood. and carefully preserve tihe direa-xid, the de- formed, and tho imbsolJe—the sure products of improper und 'lJ8beüae these are born in wedlock. This is se'ect'icn vith a vengeance, but not "natural selection," nor is it greatly calculated to improve the race. We have only to cross a few' miles of sea. to observe the effects Oif a more rational innib ,d of treatment in htis matter. Tlie French have no system of woor laws its we have and ix»sse?s the reputation of being more given to aitrjurA than ourselves. In France illegitimacy aboiunrib, ne.vonheloEs imfanticide is very rare. It is sel- dom that, any of tiho»-e revolting circuir^tancw. that, almost constantly a«ompa<ny illegitimacy hero, occur there. And the reaecn is that, as in ci'hetr octEiSrles whesne the Code Napoleon obtains end the ancicnt Canons of the Roman Chun-ili hold good, ccncubiniage it* av ,-wed. ille- gitimacy is tolerated as tho lesi er of tihe two evils, with tihe knowledlge that it can be removed at any time by the subrcquent marriage of the parents- Peoplle often live tcgether, and after- wards quietly separate if they find they do n t suit each other. On -he other liajicL if they agiree, thoy have no desire to pad. snd after, it may be-, many years of happy ftrcetlom in eakli others society, they formally marry to iegitrl- matiM their children. Jealousy may frequently lead to crime, but illegitimacy scarcely ever. The tighter the rein is drawn upon natural appetites, the mrce they are inclined to jib- AVe flatter ourselves tho.t we a. more, virtuous than oUiere. v.hcn., pwhly, we only mew private. a secret connect on. by which everyone is (O:Ie¡vd exrept the guilih- parties, is virtuous than an open one, we leave casuists to deCAe. But, s.raightiforwardnet.s is at least more honourable and less injurious to others and inoro frequcnt,.v J-endn to a life-long attachment. Do what we will, o long as human nature remain; the saime, we cannot stop the causes illegitimacy, but we can do justice to the iliegitimates, and) leave the door of recla- mation open for their paient-, Shakespeare lyxnutifully shows the hypocrisy and injustice of •harshnera, in such ea-es'. in Iii's, "Measure for Measure-" The exiting aJJlr,ll'n'1tjl n; yiave lio,ng enough. Tho law. daring* six f-enfuries of trial, has aggravated (he-e evils. Wo urgently re<|uire a Jaw of 'egit:jnair.on. We demand it in the name of justice and .bumamry. Where is the legislative hero who will lay it before t.he .,a ci/inirg Part" Tnent?

LADY ROBERTS ON TEMPERANCE WORK. NOT TO ATTACK THE TRADE. Presi-Hing yesterday woe'i over a meeting of the Executive Cotsniittce of the North Wales Women s Temperance Union, Lady Roberts, of I»r\ ngwen-illt. said that one or two things had li.ipiHiird lytely for which temperance refen-mers ought be tliankf i!. One wis the adoption of the Children's Ar. which, a pert from its benefit to the life of the country, was a great temperance uieasuie. Aii^iher thing was t,he edict of the Board of Education, making the teaching of temperanee and hyg:c.ne fM-t of the co;Je of the elemeiitary sclioots. Eoth tiwase measures proved that the thinking part of the c-ojiiniii-nity had realised the danger of the drinking liabdts to child life, and the nation. If wc taught the children she hoped that in time the parents nsight be convinced, and this was work which teinpenvncc so"ietic^ must under- take (hear, hear). They had been disappointed over seme legislaftion they expected. They hoN" a bitter grudge against tihe House of Iiurds for their rejection of lite Licensing Bill. What they bad to do now, at a time when both parties in the 1ate w ere so inter- ested in other import«nt matters that they had no time to give to temperanee legislation, was to dovote attention to the social and individual as-pect« of tJicir work. That was why ahe was so glad to soe that women's temperance soaicities were growing and flourishing. The work before the women was not to Attack biewers or publicans, or even girtn-ors, but to convert the customers of the trade (fhecrsj.

A NIGHT IN THE RIGGING TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF SCHOONER'S CREW. A thrilling ta'e of the sea is related by Captain William Marrow, Off Connali's Quay, who was master of the three-masted fchocner Renown, which was owned' by his faj,.iior and belonged to a North Wales port. The vessel was conveying a cargo on a voyage between Grangemou'.h and London, and on the evening of January 26th encountered a terrific storm in he North Sea- The storm raged with such furv for several hours that all IIL,,hto and landmarks were in- visible. and eventually the vessel ,truck on a bank about five or six miles off the Dutrch ccast, and foundered in the course of a few minutes. The crew and the captain were compelled to climb the rigging, where, in the tecih of the gale and the intenro ootid, they remained throughout the night. Thov were in the rod rescued by the crew of a Dutch trawler, who dragged the suffering men through the water wih ropes. It was a tim-oly Tescue, fu3 the men were suffering from frost-bite.

The Rev. Jcsiah Jones, who has been pastor of Machynlleth Independent Church since 1854, proposes to retire in June, whcti lie reaches the age of 80. A native of" Newcastle Emfyn, he began preading a<t the age of 17, and he mar- red a grand'-daughter of Williams Pantycelyn. At the House of Commons on Tuesday after- noon the Right: Hon. Charles Bo-Yth was pre- sented with an illuminated address by the Natio- nal Corrtrnifctee of Organised -Labour in recogni- tion of his services in promoting the oause of odd-age pension*

MUSICAL NOTES. By Peiev Edwards, Mus. Bac. {Pedv A law). A NEW WORK. I was prleai^ed to learn that a "new" suite in G by Bach was performed at the Symphony Concert given at the Philharmonic Hall, Liver- pio], on the 15 h instant, under the conductor- Soh rp of Mr Henry J. Word, of Queen's Hail fame. A new work by such a composer would naturally command a good hearing. I am re- minded of a story in connection with this oom- poeer. A certain piece of hIS had been played at a concert, wlien an elderly and not very muctioaj lady, turned to a neighbour remarking zliat it was very nice music. 8'he asked who the composep was. and was told that it was Bach. "Bach," &ho said, "I do not remember having heard the name beore- Is he composing now ?" The replty was, "No, madame he is de- eomixfiimg now." II • PROMENADE CONCERTS, MANCHESTER. I notice that the vocaiist at the concert to be given on the 19th inst. will be Miss Louie James, the Welsh soprano. Welsh vocalists are frequently to be heard in Manchester—that city of Free Traders whom Mr Lloyd George praised at n time. They only tax good sinns- of whom they seldom tire! • THE LIVERPOOL MUSICAL FESTIVAL. The syllabus is before me, and it is an in- tcresting one. I am pleased to no-ioc it is con- •ircied chicfl-y by Welshmen. The principal sec- retary is Mr R. T Edwards, conductor of one of the best Welsh children's choire I have ever heard. He, like otliers on the committee, is a practical man. My only regret is that there is not a single Welsh item in the entire list. Surely there are several pi-cceg which would have suited for competition. However, there is no doubt those chosen are good and suitable for the various classes. Here are a few CLASS A. Chief Choral Contest- Entrance fee, fifteen shillings. For choirs of children 30 to 45 voioei. Age I'inut, 16 years. Test i>iecc61 (a) "A cradle song" (War fcrd Daves); (b) Selection of competitors own choice (unaccompanied), three parts. First, prize, eight guineas and a gold medal for the conductor. Second pr:ze, three guineas. CLASS B. Competition for a party of children (so- pranos, altos). 12 to 15 voices (boys or girl's or boys and girls). Entrance fee, five Age limit, 16 years. Test piece, "The Three Fishers" (Fos- ber). Prize, three gu'neas, which may, at the discretion of the judges, be divided into two prizes. CL:\SS C- Trio competition (two soprancs and on1 tralto). Entrance fee, three ehilhngs. Age limit, 16 years. Test piece, "The tamb" (Davies). First prize, one guinea. Seoond prize, half a guinea. Etc., otc. I desire to draw special attention to the en- trance fee, which must be paid in every com- petition at the titme of en-try; and it will be noticed that in ease of t.he choirs, such fee does not average over sixpence per head, but rather iesis if the maximum number of voices tuin up, so that there is no.hIlIg unreasonable in this eD, trance fee. Besides, it is probable those who have paiid to enter make an effort to be at the compeiitioins. With us in Wales, there may bo three, four, or more names of ebons in the day's progiamme, but seldom do they ail appear. It is im|K>rtant to note that this entrance fee admits the choir into the festival meeting at which it is to sing; and this is the case im every department at this festival, so that com- petitors are huit paying in advance and, in most reduced admission fees. It is an excellent, icleft, well worth considering by Eis- teddfodic generally. Another good feature of tlrs feeitival is the care which there has been to make the pr zes small, except in the chief choral competition. The total amount will not exceed about forty p.ounds. There are competitions for Classes A to iT. so that many choirs., etc-, in Wailes should, enter, ] have no doubt they would give a good account < >f themselves. » • • GRAND OPERA. It is not often I call attention of readers to grand opera, because they can follow its pro- i'■ rcs-i in the daily papers; but there will be many who have no.. -lom the following "notes" which I quote from our old friend, "Punch:" — The pragi-airime of Mr Oliver Codling's forthcoming grand opera weason is rem ark ably for its oajthohcity.lt wii.1 include "Parsifal," "The Bohemian Girl," "Fidelitf," "The Merry Devil," "fTristan and Uolde," and S.rauss's "Eaectrocuta"—the last- named subject to the approval of the censor. Be- sides these standard works. Mr Codding hopes to prcdluce "A Suburban Hamlet" by Mr Archie Peiago, the famous Anglo-Hellenic com- poser; "Uiat Tanaiarezul," an Etrusean Fat) tasy-opera, by Mr Quaniock de Banvile aind "Jack the Ripper," a grand opera comique, by Mr Ole Brok. Some notion of the initial dtffi oiii.ties to be faced by Mr Codling may be siat'henxl from the fact that each performance of The Suburban Hamlet will cost two thousand pounds, irrespective of the composer's fee for conducting' his wo.rk, which is five hundred pounds a night. Again, for M. de Bouville's work the orchestra will be increased to 200 per- formers. while in Mr 010 Brok's masterpiece no fewer than 1200 instrumentalists will be em- ployed, including 300 contrabass bulbophones with reciprocating nozzles and Harveyised placket-flanges. But the preliminary outgoing., reach their high-water mark in the ca.o of Elecirocuta, where tho inspissated gloom of the stclfY and thel appaling display of blood-boltered ferocity in the l;~c;t act render it nccessary for the management to retain the services of a whole army of medical men, ambulance bearers, and nurses to attend to the needs of the t err hied spectators- Sir Hector Parsley, Bart, the famous brain specialist, will attend every per- formance at a fee of one thousand -guineas a night, and it 13 hojied that his mere presence will exert a restraining infl-uenee on neurotic audi.'CITS. Of the iixtistes,-Mada,-ne -Ma-t-orna Scigel, who is of Bessarabia?! extraction, is a woman of colohlitl build and Amazonian physique. Her .shieiks in the death-scene, as Si.,raus5 once gene- touly observed, are more like the cries of an ini-pircd macaw than those of a lnuman being. Even: in private life hers is a formidable perso- nality, and Debussy is reported to have said that fihe reminded him of a mammoth who had swal- lowed a jieaoock. Madame Camma Miles is another singer of Titanic proportions, and her fore-arm is quite the finest on the lyric stage. F r fifty years her voice has caused indescribable emotions in the hearts of the habitues of the Grand Opera at Odessa. Madame Pallida Pinker is a superb Californian brunette, and Madame Varalette Archdeacon, who was born at Vai alio, is noted for t,he exquisite efferversing quality of her high notes. Madame Milka Metchnikoff studied successively under Herr Sauer and Dr. Bacillin, the famous Russian voice-producer- She has a Grecian profile and belongs to the feet of the Doukhobors- On the other hand, Madame Sa,nn3 Tojen is a Men- non-to with Bollandiit proclivities, while Mr Kaps-Yuie affects the Palatm jid heresy. ADJUDICATORS. Attention has recently been drawn in the press to the qualification of adjudicators. It is pointed out that tl:oro can be no doubt as to their ability as musicians, but they often lack experience. This has been proved over and over again- I read! that certain ch irs in Lon- don. which would have had no chance of secur- ing a prize in a second-grade competition at a Northern festival, were told not long' ago by a musician, wth a beaming countenance, but obviously ignorant of his subject, that they would hold their own anywhere. It socoemshe had never attended the great competitive festivals in the Nortii of and they believing what he said went away elated and 'Continued to sing in the dull, inexpressive manner to wh.ch thci, knowing' no better, had become accus- tomed." A friend of mine adjudicated with another at an Eisteddfod. That other was a highly- qual.liod musician, but he only delivered one adjudication—having made himself look rather ioolash over that cne attempt,—and he begged my friend to deliver all the others. It. was a. cae of inexperience. Committees run after men who have hijjh qualifications as musicians, for- getting' that it is many years of experience on the musioal bench that enables men to quality as adjudicators. It takes' years to master oneself on the platfon-n; to marshall the tacts properly, and especially to master the feelings when listen- ing so that they may not have dominion over the judgment 1 » MARKS FOR MERIT. To a certain degree I believe in marks; but I do not give entire faith in them. I see the number of marks by which competitors will be judged1 aiM given in the syllabus ol the Liver- poof CliMlren's Festival, above alluded to, a.nd it would tieem as if the adjudicat TS were tOo m.uch restricted by the committee: they being told beforehand how many marks, maximum, they shall allow for vanous things. However, 1 wish success to this Festival- It fully deserves it, because its ideal is high- if; COUNTY SCHOOL,RIIYL. Monday, the I4t,h instant, was an important day at Rhyl- when Ladfy Mostyn distributed the pirzes and cerificates to successful pupils. J rd Mo tyn and M.r P. p. Pennant were also present. What I am wishful to point out. however, is the rnvesical progra.m.mo of the day, under the direc- tion of the music master of the school -Mr Bryan Witibitrrst. This sch o]t as many of the r4e,Lk-.N. know, is noted for its excellence in music; and the manner in which the audience telified its Approval of the various items sung on Monday proves that, its reputation is not in the least impaired. Ixird Mostyn congratulated Mr WiLY, Eurst up m the excellence of the music, as well as of its performance, and Lady Moetyn asked for copies of the piece's. M-r Pennant also wtvs delighted1 with the singing. To "mt really good' singing oui, ot children in school classes is m. easy matter; there is no selecting alowed-all must be included. Thus the toning down of voices and the securing' of good blew, eto., is a difficult task. Mr War- hurst, however, overoame all difficulties, and even a selected competitive choir wjuld have found the present combination hard to beat. The itenu wei• Pianoforte Duet, "L'iVllegro Scherzando" (Bohm), Miss Alice fiughee and Clement Hughes; Part- Song, "Gipsies Wen (Aht); Song, "1 hoeaJ: you ca.i&ng me," Master Broagh Part Song, "Play the Game" (Russell); Song, Tros y Ga.rreg' (WTelah Airs), Percy Jones; Part Song, "Whir.pV'i-ing Wind" (Ijabbett); Song. "I think," M',r Broitgh; Part Song, "Ca.n a llkxlau" (lulo^d); "Hm Wlad' fy Nhadau," SoJo, T. H. J on-«; "God Save the King," Solo. Misa Gladys Hill.

CHESTER HISTORICAL PAGEANT. INTRODUCTION AND EPISODE I. (Fram a (JjrtvsJ >r,dont.) Under the guidance of Mr G. I'. Ila.wtrey, the Master, the scheme of the actual I'age-unt perform mice is fceinjf (iev<:Lvj>ed rapidiy, and with tho completion uf the it is possible to gather ideas of wha.t tihe representation will be. Tlle Pageant opens with an inljoductory scene of an allegorical characster, and if we may acoept this pro- logue indica-tive of the dramatic strength a.nd vitality of the whole perforniajice we may look forward to a great treat. in lliis allegory, Chester appears in the character of a man, and, although we are accustomed to refer to the old city as "she," we must accept the change of sex, for it is impassible to imagine the committee so ungallant to expect any lady to assume the requis- ite age. Chester, therefore, a man of grave and dis- tinguished mien, rides into the arena, followed in three rows by four gates, four pinnacles, and four walls and six attendants. In a short speech marked by graceful diction and dignified utterance, Chester de- scribes to the spectators the purposes of the Pageant, and introduces tlie first two episodes. In the dCTe, lopmerfto of the allegory, a piquant use is made of the absence of the stream necessary for an aetuaJ rcpre- re.ntation of the rowing of Edgar on the Dee by eight tributary Kings. When Chester mentions Edgar, his following, with well-marked astonishment, point out he impossibility of having the scene without the rh-or. Chester chides the crowd with "Nay, children, imyl Nothing's impossible when Chester wills i-t done." He despatches messengers to River Dee to help us in our sad perplexity. And here again we are asked t,o sanction a change of sex. The "wizard Dee" is transmogrified and enters as a beautiful wat-er goddess, attended by nymphs, being addressed on her arrival with a beautiful invocation sung by the chorus. There is material here for a tableau of great charm. The gracious Dee summons to her presence myriads of fairies, while dainty nymphs also dance in her train, these ethereal inhabitants of the realms of fancy fill- ing up and givmg n truly magic touch to the picture which Chester and his sober company in the first instance formed. The brilliant crowd vanishes, and we then are in- troduced to ROMAN CHESTER. In Roman-England there is perhaps not so much material for the Pageant Master as in the later periods. Just as t.he architectural remains of the Roman occu- pation of these is!ands are scanty in comparison with the rich stores of the more favoured southern nations, so are our records of that period meagre. But there are "sermona in stones," and the stories—pillars, altars, mosaics, and pavements of Ro-mam Chester— have many devoted students, and the episode allotted to this period is sure to create the greatest interest, as much for the brilliancy of its costuming as for its martial character. Julius Agricola, the great statesman and general, whose administration of this country was the most brilliant epoch of the Roman occupation, was here in A.D. 78, having just completed a success- ful campaign against tribes inhabiting what is known now as North Wales. The period may be fixed in the nuind by remembering that it was a few years after the rel>eŒon of Boadicea. In the episode wo are presented with a short- scene, founded upon a familiar theme, and which is used to exhibit the character of Agrico!a as we know it. A man of culture and wisdom, righteous in his dealing with the conquered tribes, and-in the light of those days—generous, he was, in fact, the highest type of Roman citizen. The scene is filled with Roman soldiers, a few early Rritons hanging about the outskirts. Agricola elite-rp, busy with affairs of State, and while he paces up and down discussing plans with an officer, his assassination i. attempted by a nttdvc. We learn that a centurion had offered a grave insult to this young man's bride, and although the soldier is under arrest, the Briton, mistrusting the justice of the foreign conquerer, de- termines upon a desperate revenge of t,he affrent. The ii.tfrempt, however, is futi1>e, and Agricola acts in a manner worthy of his fame. He draws from his assailant the story of his wrongs. "We have heard of that matter," says ->\gTiWlI; "we are about to judge it." "To judge:" answers the Briton. "Aye, as the wolf would judge the Inmb." Agricola there- upon promises to show the Briton what Romans call justice, and tho centurion Is brought to immediate trial, degraded in rank, and sent to meet his death "within the hour." The scene is one possessing great dramatic force, and will be a worthy opening for the series of brilliant episodes to follow.

FOOTBALL. NORTH WALES WEDNESDAY LEAGUE. COLWYN BAY DO GREAT THINGS AT LLANFAIRFECHAN. (By "Recorder.") Colwyn Bay 7 Llanfairfeohan Nil tn the cany part cit the season I.Aamtalirteohan managed to defeat Cohvyn Bay on the Bay ground, but yesterday at LLanfairfecltan they avenged that defeat with a iHttlo over. They brought, over a strong team-a team which de- serves a better position on the oha,rt, for at ti.me..s they showed remarkably fiuc form, and if any team deserved1 a brace of points they did. The team. controlled by Mr Slater (Llandudno), were as follows:— LLANFAIRFECHAN: Thomas; Williams and J. E. Morgan; Wm. Jones, BClb Evans, and Parry; Eddie Thomas, Pugh, David Hughes, Bob Hughes, and Llewelyn Morris. COLWYN BAY: P. WiSliams; Wm. Jones and H. Tompkins; J. Clarke, D. Gibbons, and W. Oiuttcn; R. Jones, E. J. Davies, Golds- worthy, Rice, and H.. Hughes- Colwyn Bay were quickly on the aggressive, and ere long Rice opened the scoie, Golds- worthy cibi.girug with, a couple of points after- wards. Colwyn Bay for a while had. their own way, aM Thomas, the Llanfairfechan goal- keeper, distinguished himself with a series oJ clever 6avcs. Tlven the Bay full backs hud a busy time of it, both emerging from the ordeal with flying colours, Win. Jones being respon- sible for one very timely dlearanc-e. Llew. Morris dashed away on the left, and forced a corner, blL; Tornpkias averted danger. Then Williams, the home right full, almost scored with a "'speculator." During one of the raids on the home goal Hughes almost headed through, and; directly afterwards WEiIliani Jones smartly tackled1 a couple of the Cohvyn Bay forwards. Colwyn Bay now exeri- ed a pressure, and the clashing Goldsworthy was responsible for their fourth goal- Half-time: Cohvyn Bay 4. Llanfairfechan 0. The "PYchans" went off with a swing after he interval, but it was only a flash in the pan, for Colwyn Bay were soon hovering abcu„ their goal. Still the homesters showed better form than they did in the fitst hail,but they bunched togeiher far too much, instead of remaining in their positions. THE BAY FIVE UP. Tompkins was entrusted with a free kick not far from his own goal, and he let fly, landing the ball so dote to the home goal that Golds- worthy had only to wa,tz round the full backs and hey presto the ball was in tlie net. Hugh Hughes put on No. 6, "nodding" at an aecu- rateiy placed corner kick by R. 0. Jones. No. 7 WM Goldsworthy's masterpiece, for. receiving a Long dropping shot from Tompkins he had the ball iiu the net in the twinkling of an eye. The "Bay" were now masters cf the eitua:ion, the outside right almost doing the trick. At iiength the home forwards found their fee:, and liew. Morris dlidy^'l ahead at a great speed, but was so anxious that he finished up very weakly. Still, Llew.'s little movement gave heart. ;o his m on, aiiid it looked ccliin on them scoring, but the Bay backs continually napped in when least expected- With a little luck, however, Van. fairfechain might have scored at least one gool, Hereabouts Parry defended well for Llamfair- fechan, and Llew. Mof-ris agan Icoked like scoring, but he was brushed off the bail at the' critical moment. Final: Cohvyn Bay 7, Llanfairfechan 0.

-1:9. WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE. A meeting: of the North Wales Wednesday Football League wae held at the North Western Hotel, Llan. dudno Junet-ion, on Monday evening, when Mr R. (Ireen/ield presided over a full attendance Several transfers were applied for and granted. In the Duncan Cup competition Bangor kdged a pro- test against the Llandudno Celts for playing an ineli- gible player. The Secretary pointed out that the Bangor Club had not gent the regulation fee of 5s, as the protest de- posit. The meeting, however, decided to consider the protest. After considerable discussion it was re- solved not to uphold the protest, as the player re- ferred to had not played for a recognised Saturday team. 1 lie representatives of Bangor intimated that thsy would appeal to the North Wales Football Association.

NORTH WALES TRAVELLERS. Under she auspices of the North Wales branch of the U.K.C.T.A. a highly successful whist drive amd dance were hed at the Hotel Mctiro- pole, Colwyn Bay, on Friday evening. The local members of the branch were present in strong foroe. but the railway arrangenwr.ns are tiuch that friends from the neighbouring tewna cann,ot atend these entertainments as frequent- ly a-s they "N.o;iild, like. The Hon. Laurence A. Bredrick generously provided the prizes, which were w<m as follow: 1 (ladies), Mies N. Davies; 2. Mrs C. Palmer- 1 (gen tie men), Mr Gilbert Pennington 2, Mr Parsons. The spacious re creami-on room of the. hotel was at the company's dispuaaJ. and the arrangements were perfect. At the close of the whist drive dancing was indtiiged iei. The duties of M.C. were carried out by the ever-ready Mr Ghae. Palmer.

HUNTING. CHESHIRE HOUNDS. Capital sport altlte-ded the Cheshire Hunt. f whjoh kept tryst at Wmsford Station on Satuf 1 day, the Duke of Westminster commanding good field. THE WYNNSTAY HOUNDS. Sir Wat-kin Williams Wynn's hounds met 011 Saturday at Bettisfield Park, the residence of Sir yiidiiajri; Hanmer, when the field included Mr Hugh Peal (the depuVy-inaster), Viscount. Southwell, Sir Wycdharn and Miss Ilanmeft Colonel Rivers Buikeley, Miss BuJkelev, Lord Hugh Crosvenor, Lady Helen Grosven ir, Lord Gerald Grosveiior, Mr and Miss Nelson, Actoo ParT-i; Captam Ricknxan, March we il Hall; Col* onel IIouIds-worth, Miss Assheton-Smith, Mr Kynaston, Hard"wicke; Miss Ormrod PciivlaOt Mr Hugh Ormrod, Pickhill Hall On the mce-t was at Actor. Park, Mr f Hugh Peel was in charge, and the field included 1 Lady Paltrier. Viscount Southwell, Lord ■, Kenyon, Mrs Peel, Major Ratcliffe, Miss I Howard Wigfair, Miss Williams Wynn, th« | MII*XK Nelson- Miss Wybergh, Mr and Mis* | Kynaston, Captain and Mrs Rickman, Messrs- i Frank and Gil Inert Cotton, Miss Cotton, Mr and. <f Mrs FitzHugh, Mr E- P. Roopej, Mr and Miss I Ormrod. Peliv!tn Mr Hugh Ormrod Mr and Mr, Henry Fletcher, Captam and 1],3 WaJ\v\n, Major Berncrs, Captain and Lady Therrara. Fletcher, Mr Wa'.cot, Captam and Mrs Holbcr- ton, Mr Campbell and Mr King. Bangor; iNfig9 Lyle. Mr John and the Misses Howard, and Captain and Mr" Dunne. Acton Lhvynotua and Marohwiel Gorse were blank, but a fox waf j bund m Dudlcr Corse. f

Hunting Appointments. THE FLINT AND DENBIGH HOUNDS will meet on Saturday, February 19th BryngwylP At 11.0.

THE ANGLESEY HARRIERS WJJI meet on Saturday, February 19th Plas Llanddyrnaa- Wednesday, February 23rd Llanerchvmedd. Saturday, February 26th PentraeiA Saturday, February 26th Pen traeib. Each day at 11.45 a..m. I

HOCKEY. INTERNATIONAL MATCH SCOTLAND 7, WALES 0. (Notes on the game by "Right Outside.") The Welsh Selection Committee" il) have to put their heads together very seriously after the disistrout result of the game at Scotland on Saturday, 7—0, the highest score that Scotland has ever put up against Wales. a < This is somewhat oonfusing in view of Uie excellent form shown in the North v. South trial mutch at Llandudno, the players reflecting unfavourably upon the North selection. • « » • It must be borne in mind, however, that WaJea piayed at a great disadvantage, a third reserve play- ing in the position of the old international. T. Pear- son, and at the last moment there was the inability of Richards, of Abergavenny, to play. Combined with this Wales lost the toss, and had to play uphill on a very greasy field. it » • • E. Bone, of Llandudno, at right outside, was by far the best forward of Wales, whilst Ernest Parry, at balf-baek, and Charles Janes, Llandudno, at left baok, and Turnbull, in goal, have fully justified their selec- tion against Ireland. < The failure of the half line and the forwards was mainly accountable for this adverse reeuit. • » < The drastic action of the Selection Committee in re- placing six of the players will, I hope, result m 8 better show against Ireland. » 0 The game was played in bad weather, with a modern pfce attendance OIl the Carnegie Trust Field, Dunfirm- line, while the same Trust entertained iho Welsh team. In the first five minutes of tihe game Phillips, of Holyhead, oentre forward, was badly hurt, and was a passenger for most of the game. < Scotland started gtrentiously, and in the first three minutes opened the score. In a f"w minutes more Farr, of Cardiff, failing to hold, caused the second goal to be netted for Scotland. This resulted in the Welsh players losing heart somewhat, and ;14. half- time tihe score wa& 5--{). Restarting, E. Bone, Llandudno, made a brilliant run up on his own, and had hard luck in not. scoring. Following the Scotch forwards were in Welsh quar- ters. and added the sixth goal of the match. • • • • Ten minutes from the cotoplet-ion of time Scotland added their last goal. • » • « The Selection Committee, consisting of H. V. Doughty-Davies (chairman), H. E. Roberts. K. B. Jones, F. Thomas, Lewis Jones, and S. Arthur, met after the match, and the following team was setected to meet Ireland at Abergavenny next Saturday Tumbull (Cardiff), goal; W. G. NiclioLs (Swansea) and Charles Jones (Llandudno), backs E. Parry (Llandudno), T. Phillips (Holyhead), and G. Parry Janes (Ruthin), halves; Ernest Bono (Llandudno), T. W. Pearson (Newport), Sweet Escott (Cardiff), Ralph Williams (Newport), and W. H Owen (Holyhead) forwards. There are five changes from the side severely beaten by Scotland. W. H. Owen, of Holyhead, is the only new player to be "capped."

HOCKEY NOTES. Wales, as to be expected, was badly beaten bv Scot- land, in the international hockey match on Saturdav and is bilted to meet Ireland in the near future at A.bergave,nny. The. selection, writes "Hockey" cannot be congratulated in the team chosen to meet the Irish XI. » » Llandudno, Holyhead, and Ruthin are represented, but strangely enough t.he Bangor University club has again he-en cold-shouldered. Tijis is a matter of much comment, as they are the strongest local side in North Wa.les, having tflounced Haindudno, Holyhead, etc., well. » » • • If Wales is ever to shine at hockey, the strongest possible XI. must be fielded against our all-powerful neighbours. As it is any fair English club team, such as Pennfields or Bast Gloucestershire, would be fai more than a match for WaJ<w. I shudder to contem plate the match against England.

LAWN TENNIS. LLANRWST CLUBS ARRANGE- MENTS. The annual meeting of the Llanrwst Tennis Club was held at the Town Hall on Monday evening. Mr Alfred Hughes, Compton House, presiding. There were also present Messrs B. Targett, It. H. Jones. M. Wil- liam-, J. Jenkins, T. Latimer Jones. D. Prvce Williams Miss Jones (Council School), and Miss Roberts. The Treasurer's report showed a balance to the credit of the olub of £ li 9s, and Mr Bcr: H.:YCE was appointed to audit the accounts. The question of reimbursing Orton for his services in connection with the ground during the season was discussed, an4 it was ultimately decided to g-nnt him an honorarium of zC5, and to promct-e a whist drive to make up the deficiency. The following were elected officers for the ensuing year:—President, Mr H. J. W. Watling, J.P.; vice- -presidents, Sir Herbert Roberts. M.P., Mr Tyns'ev, Miss Edge, Mr Henshaw, Mr R. H. Williams (Das (Jwindys), and Mr W. J. Williams; chairman. Mr Alfred Hughes, Compton House; treasure-r, Mr Norman Rogers Jones; secretary, Mr D. Pryee Williams; cap- tain, Mr T. Latimer Jcnes lady captain, Miss Roberts. Executive Committee Miss Roberts, Miss Leta Rogers Jones, Miss Jones (Oouneil Sohool), Miss Jones (County School), Messrs J. Jenkins, M. Williams, T. Latimer Jones, and the officials. It was derided to offer the Oricket Club 2i: per m- ber for tho use of the field or a lump sum of £3; further that the subscriptions for the ensuing season be c.s.

CHARLESWORTH ROMANCES. HOW A RHYL OCCTOR WAS DELUDED. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SENT FOR TRIAL. The Derby Police Court was crowded on Tucs- dav, when Violet Charles worth and her mother, Miriam Charlesworth- were brought before the bench on charges of obtaining moncr. by fraud, fake pretences, and conspiracy from Mrs Martha Smith, of IDerby, and Dr. Edward Hughes Jones, of Rhyi The prisoners, to whom bail was offered last week in a personal surety of £200 and another surety of £400 each, were unable to liiwi that amount and accordingly had been confined to thj Derby Gaol. They were brought in a cab from prison at an early hour in the raormi-g' to avoid public observation. Mrs Martha Smith, of Derby- tjld the bench that she knew the Charlesworths when they lived in Derby in a house rented at abu'ut 63 a week. She related how Mrs Charlesworth told her that her daughter was coming in for a for- tune of £75,000, and how on that representation she lent them varv.us sums. totalling over JE400. On one occasion when the witness went to Rhyl to make. inquiries about her money she Wad told by Violet that the young gentleman who 10ft her the fortune wa. dead- He was bune-d at sea and eventually she hoped to drjp a wreath into the Bay of (laughter). "ALL RELIGION." "They had all the money I had saved to the last. remarked Mrs Smith. "I trusted them thoroughly. It was all religion with them. When the accident occurred in Wales 1 sent a message to Mrs Charlesworth, who in reply saidl 'My trouble is indeed very great. I can- not say much, but leave it indeed in God's hands. Her body has not yet lieen In cross-examination. Mrs Smith stated that she formerly had a good opinion of Mrs Charles- worth. ishe thought Mr9 Charlesworth must, however, have known that the story about the fortune mis untrue. "I was simply and ooldy taken in by them. I should have lent, through a lawyer if at all, but I fihall never have tho chance again- What was promised mo for lend- ing the money was a sovereign a week, the same interest I had received at the stores, and mv mono, returned," Evicfenoe was also given by Dr. Barrett, Derby, Dr. E. Hughes Jones medical practitioner at Rhyl from whom, it is alleged, accused obtained about £5000, then gave evidence- He said Yio- let giivo him to understand that she was heiress to a. fortune of about £100,000, which she would receive when 25 years of aige. He became engaged to ,hor in 1907, a.nd immediately be- gan to advance her money. He first let her have £300. She wrote that one of the trustees of her estate had promised that he would buy her Coombe RoyaJ. in Devonshire, where she intendled to stay for rome time for the benefit od her health. Owing to representations she made to him, he lent her altogether over £4000. During cross-examination by Mr Durnford as to witness having been engaged to the younger accused, Miss Charlesworth burst into tears. She buriedi her face in her hands and sobbed OJlJJvu1si vely Witness went on to say he was engaged to Misa Charlesworth because he loved her. Love was not the sole motive which induced him to lend the girl money. Unless there had been some financial basis for him doing so he should not have let her have the money. He could not have afforded to let her have this money unless there was a prospect of it being returned1. Prisoners were committed to the Assizes which commence at Derby next Tuay, bail as be- fore- Their solicitor sadd such bail was prohi- butiv».

CHESS. NORTH WALES CHESS. The match between Llandudno and Rhyl in the second round of tie Chambers Ouop competi- tion took place at the Welcome Hotel, Llam- ckidno, o.n Wednesday week, the visi,tors winning by 4-b games to 1.. Owing to tbe unavoidable absence of its oapram and to the loss of a gaine "by default," the home club was somewhat severely handicapped, and could scoroety have hoped :o avert defeat. It is a curious coinci- dence tha.t in every one of the fivo matches pUwed eo far in this season's competition the score of t.he losing teams—Abergele, Oolwya Bav. Wrexham, Ruabon, and IJanrkidao— should have been 1 game only. Rhyl will now have to trieet Bangor in the final, and much curios,ty is felt as to how the latest addition to the North Wales clubs will fare in the en- oouTiier. Score :— Llandudno. Rhyl. Rev. J. Raymond' J. T. Eachue £ W. j ri (_% T. W .Jones 0 A. E- ELston I 11. Iligginbottom 0 T. T. D. Halfoird 1 J. S winner ton (abeeriit) J. P. Jones 1 T. A..Jones 1 W. Fowler 0 Evan Roberto 0 A. James 1 U 44 A eorreepondent writes:—While it cannot be said that thle scare in a.U cases fairly represented the relative eitrength of the clubs engaged, it is safe to say that Ln each case the best team won. But whv should Llandudno be represented by a comparativel-v woah team, in go that it probably pcsscsees more fairly good players than airy "town ia North Wales? If a few of the mag- riM-cet amongst them would copy the good ex- amip'e set by their brethren at Cohyyn Bay and other places, and. show an iriterwt"im th. clttb. they would no doubt find plenty lowers.