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MR ORMSBY GORE ON THEI LAND…

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MR ORMSBY GORE ON THE LAND TAX. SPIRITED SPEECH AT RUTHIM. FORM FILLING: DELAY WOULD MEAN A £30,000 FINE. The Ruthin Castle grounds had boon placed t disposal of the Ruthin. Habitation of the Primrose League for their fete to-day week, but. as the weather was unfavourable the pro- ceedings were carried out in the Town Hall. The Dame President (Mr Bwetenhani) and the Ruling Councillor (Mr G. II. Deraton) were among the patrons, and the. secretarial^ duties Wcro efficiently caniod out by tajsa Florence Jones, Castle-street. Having regard for the short time at the committee's disposal to carry O't the arrangements in the Town Hall, the promoters are to be congratulated upon the suc- cess which attended the function. Mr G. II. Denton (the Ruling Councillor) presided over the gathering, and was aocam- panted on the platform by Mrs Sweteniharn, Mr and Mrs Stanley Weyman, Mrs Den ten, Mr Edward Lloyd (Rhagatt), Mrs Col tart (The Grange), Mr, Mrs and Miss Spring- mann, Mr arid Mrs itouw, Miss vv illiams ('Tudor Hou?x>), Mrs It. O. Jones, Miss Jones (Hcath- fieid), Mrs W. F. Byford, Miss Edwards (Church Gates), and Miss Florence Jones (the hon. secre- tary). Apologies for absence were received from Lady Harlech (who is in Scotland), Col. Corn- wall^ West, and the Hon. E. llewitt. The Chairman, in calling upon Mr Oriusby Gore to address the meeting, said that two years ago, when they had their last fete, he was pre- seT> &3 tlJe "Unioiniist candidate for the Denbigh Bo.oug"hs, but now he was present as the-ir Member (applause). Ho was sure Mr Gore had Won golden opinions from their leaders, and was certain tha.t the time was not far distant when they would look back with the very greatest Eloasure to the. time when they first returned irn as their Member (loud applause). MR ORMSBY GORE'S SPEECH. The Hon. W. Ormsby Gore, M.P., on rising to speak, was given a. very hearty reception. Ho said- hei was sorry he had not been able to pay ft visit to Rituhin during the past eight months, but when. he. had time lie had been busy m other Parifc of the constituency. He was conscious of the grea-t work the Primrose League had done dur.rig- the election, and he wished to thank the members most heartily for their work. He was confident that when a election was won by a Harrow margin sudh as had been th-eir lot, the resuit, was one which no individual efforts had attorned, but was due to a combined effort, and the result was achieved by the help of all the boroughs, in which Ruthin contributed their share. Their work had been invaluable (ap- plaujje). In this constituency there were four towns widecly separated from each other, and to attam suooeitt Jt behoved all the organisations be loyal to the cause, and Ruthin had dono Jts shano, and deserved and now received his best thanks (applause). He regretted tiiat the «ay had turned out ao unfavourable, but tho large gathering present showed the good spirit Prevailing in the Primrose League in Ruthin ^•pp'ause). Ho intended toJ visit them again in Nove/nbc-r, and wou'id then speak: on the affairs of the country under the Liberal Government. Then tihair tongues would be. loosened, but now wiere were pubjects which were barred for him to speak upon Íin consequence of the Conference. But he would say a few words on two subjects. He was going to Canada in a few day3 to 1-eaiii th-o position of thing's in WeGterta Canada. The •Radicals were saying that Western Canada was a second home for Free Trade, and in view of the Colonial Conference which would be h-ckl next year, and at which Tariff Reform would be brought forwa.rd, he was going to Western Canada to study the state of aHairs there (hear, ear). He thought it. was the duty of Union- krt-s to go to tho Colonies to study these impor- tarnt. problems (applause). At the last Colonial poaferenco the Liberals bolted the door in the face ofj the self-gove.rnmg dominions, but at the hext Oomference he hoped that the party which "Was for imperial re-construction and defence jvould be able to attain that end (applause). Proceeding to speak of THE LATEST FALLACY of the Radioal G-rivernjnecijt—the land tax—he said the forms &ent out from Somerset House formed a most interesting study in Radioal legislation. The forms were sent out, amd a JnčL.n who was a. freeholder of even a. small oot- had 20 sets of questions to answer, and these involved 59 answers, and if he failed to make the return within 30 days he was liable to a ikie not exceeding £50. His father (Lord Harlech) had had 600 such forms to fill in. If o failed to fend returns within 30 days he laid himself open to fines amQuntingil.1 the k&fU'ega.te to £30,000, and these forms had been out in a. month when most people were hav- their 'holidays. Some of the questions asked We astounding, and could only be answered Properly by lawyers. The Government offered to give advice on the filling in of these forms, but when such was asked for they were told that suoh would be given on the payment of a "nomi- fee." Over 14,000,000 of these forms had been sent out this month, and the thing was costing the taxpayers of the country a great 3.Inount of money; yet when they asked for the <*dvioe as to how to fill in the forms they had to .pay "nominal fees." There was no mention in the Finance Bill of all this; yet this idea of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was causing the freeholders of the country great inconveni- ence and expense. The Government had ap- pointed a small number of official valuers to go over the country, and if these were to cover 30 holdings a day it would take them 14 years to carry out the valuation. Yet this was the "refreshing fruit for the parched lips of the multitude" which Mr Lloyd George had pro- mised them (laughter). As to the future pro- spects. If the Liberals remained in office over Coronation, which they would be sure to do their best to accomplish, it would mean more Radical Peers. The Radical Peers came up now and again in batches, and one of tihe last batdh was a gentleman who had been unseated on an election petition in West Hartlepool, Sir Christopher Furness, Two Minister wfre de- feated at the elections, in one case Liverpool had had enough of Mr Secly; two gantlemen retired from safe seats to make ioom for these gentlemen, and they were rewairded hv being made Peer. He proceeded to onticise other political honours and appointments and tihe methods employed to obtain money for the pa.rty funds, for the Liberals were rieiei mined to get by cajolery what theyoould not get by fair fighting. Many of the Liberal -'vembers them- selves were not loyal to their ieajers except when they wanted something. In or r eluding his address, he thanked thorn most sinoexcly for their work at the last eleotion, and hoped that the time came they would do again (loud applause, during whidh the H« n. Member resumed his seat). Col. Saxon Gregson Ellis proposed a. ^earty vote of flhaiaks to Mr Ormsby Gore for his ad- dress. His opponent had done his bsst to get him out of his scat, but had failed, after the strenuous fight, and had now retIroo to South Wales (laughter). Mr Gore had not missed a. srng-lo sitting at the House of Commons, and he trusted that at the next election they would give him the reward he so thoroughly well de- served (applause). Mr Edward Lloyd (Riaggatt) said he had great pleasure in seconding. Mr Gore was growing more and more in political influence and would continue to do so (appla.use). Mr T. J. Rouw supported, and said he hoped that the majority next election would not be eigfot or ten, but hundreds (applause). The resolution was carried unanimously amidst loud applause. A BUSY TIME. Mr Gore, in replying, said he had tried to do his best in the House of Commons. He was the only Conservative member for North Waies, and he had to. keep his eyes on all tftte Radical members, and found that they also were regular in attendance, so he oould not afford to miss a sitting. The Liberals had been doing as they liked with Welsh subjects. He instanced the Towyn Sohool Case, wvicfh he had brought up in tihe House. That sort of thing had been gv- ing on much too long, and he was learning what the Welsh County OounciJs were doing. for they, after all, were rcsponaible for too much of this sort of thing (applause). He had no wish to enter into the charges brought against him for wanning the scat, nor to boast over his victory, bus had it not been for letters, etc., sent round Oil the eve of the poll, such as that from the Rector of Llanfwrog, lie woulld have been in by a bigger majority (applause). The present month was an important one as the registers were in preparation, and in this work the members of the Primrose League could jgneatly assist. Their friends, the Liberals, wanted a. Liberal register, but lit was their duty to see that they got a correct register. He thanked them for the reception and thanks accorded him. Tea was served in the Council Chamber, and the wants of tho large number present were well looked after by Mrs Swetenham, Mrs De»- ton, Mrs Coltart, Mrs and Miss Springmann) Aim Weyman, Miss Edwards, Mias Jones (Heathfield), Mrs and Miss Rouw, Miss Wil- liams (Tudor House), Mrs W. F. Byford, Mrs Swainsoiii, Misses Beatrice and Dolly Jones, Misa Box, Mr-s J. L Roberts, Miss Florence Jones, etc. After tea, Prof. St. Clair, Liverpool, gave a very clever conjuring entertainment, and the day s cnjoymeut was afterwards continued wit'h a dance, for which the Ruthin Brass Band sup- plied music, It wo. decided that, as the weather was so unfavourable, the tennis tournament should be played off this week, when the splendid silver CUD which had been subscribed for, and for which there was a very large number of entries, will be offered. A capital programme of sports had been ar- ranged by Mr J. Rice Jones, assisted by gentle- men, and these had also to be abandoned,

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