The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

THE FUNERAL. AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE. The luterm-ent took place at Bodfary Church, About a mile irom -Nauz-,Y,, on Wednesday iiiier-' noon. The service, altriough of tne bimplest possible character, in accordance with the wishes of the deceased, was most impressive. The oofiixt, whioh was o* jjAam jx^iSiied oak, wasi madle on the estate by Air Evan Jones, the estatie carpenter, aj uJ Jt was reverently borne. to the aburon on i\ie»day Uig.ilt by eight of the employees, where- it lem-aiiied uueii tiie hour fixed for the funeral. The dtrvice, whicii was choral, w tuj cooi-duc t>cU by of 8t. Aeapii, assisted by tho iiov. Owen Dav.cs (rector of Hodiaiy)^ tiie Hev. Edward Pearson (brother of too Uc^ooased), and the Rev. Abbey Williams (curate of Trerneirchion). The hymns rendered were, "v Cod. our heip in ages past, aaid "0 Jesus, I have promised," wJriJ(. "I know that my redeemer i. YetÍi" was plavcd on the organ as the cortege left the church The coffin, covered with the wreaths sent by near relativesi. was borne to the grave by the follow- ing workmen oi the estate:-Messrs Enos Jones (who had charge of the funeral arrangemeuts), Jno. Williams, Evan Jones, T. Lewis Wil son, Griffith Griffiths, Joseph Roberts!'and' Joim Owen. Trie mterine.it took place in the newer portion of the churchyard, and the grave was an ordinary one lined with evergreens and on coffin was as Sa^Z:7^ r I'ennant, born August 5th, ioo4j deo October 2nd, 1910 The eervioe at the graveside was conducted by the Rector, assisted by the Rev. Edward Pearson the deceased's brother, aid after the Benedic- tion was pronounced by the Bi.Jiop, the large assembly joined in singing "0 fryniau Caer- salem." The mourners incluocd Mrs Penei.ant (wkktw), Mr D. Faikouer Pennant (son), Miss Peamairtt and Miss Gcorgina Pennant (daughters), the Rev. and Mrs Saitherwaite (son- in-law and dlaughter), the Rev. Edward Pearson aDd 001 Pearson (brotliers), Miss Pearson (niecc-i and Sir Eldon Bankes (nephew).. Among those present were:—The Bishop of Bangor; the Hon Ed. Mcstyn, Mostyn Hall; the Hon. Mary Hngfres, of Kinmel: Col. Hughes (who rooresen- ted his father, Mr H. R. Hughes, of Klnmcl Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire); Mr J. \y Sum- mere, M.P. Coi. Meshajn, Major Birch. Capt, Cole, lieut-Col. Vi%xd, Denbigh; Col. Saxon EQia, Ruthki; CoL 2. J. Swayne, Denbi"h,- Col Wynne Edwards, ftfcbigh; Capt. Macliomer" Usng^rffao; Capt. «ifitineon, St. Hsaph;! Coj| Bnombead, Ruthin; .Dr. A. Eyton Lloyd 'Rhvl- 2>. Hufbee, Denbigh; the Reve. J. Daviea^ f t 5 ■< Whitford; T. H. Vaughan, Northop; T. Redfern, Denbigh; Lester Jones, St. ABaph; W. D. Wil- liams, Trefnasit; — Williams, LJanynye; C. W. Townaemd, S.J. (rector of St. Beuno's College); Dr. Cox, Dr. Herbert (Denbigh Asylum); the attendants of the Asylum in uniform; Messrs W. J. P. Storey, H. A. Tilby, G. A. Tavemer, Rhyl; Mrs R. Bromley (Clerk of tne Peace), T. H. Oilve (Clerk to the Secondary Education Committee), F. Llew. Jones (County Coroner and Secretary of the Education Committee), Bevan Ev&na (Director of Education), R. Lluyd (Maia Roads Surveyor), S. Evans (County Sur- veyor), T. Williams (County Treasurer), Grif- fiths (Small Holdi-ngs Inspector), Major Keene (Messrs Kelly and Keeme, solicitors), Mr A. Phiilipe Roberts (director), and Mr T. Hitchcock (secretary) represented the Mold and Denbigh Railway C-ompany, of which the deceased had been chairman for 40 years); Messrs T. \"1. Hughes (Chairman of the Education Committee), R. Jones (Mayor of Flint), Chas. Grimsley (Clerk to the St. Asaph Board oi Guardians and tl-.o County Scihcol Governors), J. Humphreys JQuoes (Mayor of Denbigh), J. Parry Jones (Town Clerk, Denbigh), J. P. Lewis (Denbigh), Guy C'ojtron (County Treasurer for Denbighshire), Henry Tavlor, F.S.A. (Deputy Constable of Flint Castle), T. Parrv, P. T. Davies-Cooke, Hugh Cook, C. P. Morgan, H. Smith (repreaemt- ing the Mold Const.tution&l Club) btanley Wey- man, Ruthin; E. Mainer (St. Asaph County School), Robt. Jones (St. Asaph Workhouse), Batten and Hardy (Denbigh Asylum), Trevor Eyton, W. Conwy Bell, R. C. Enyon (Rhuddlan), Birch (Messrs Birch, Cullimore and Douglas, Chester), THE LATE MR P P. PENNANT. B C. Roberts, Chester; T. R. Probert, Brough- ton; W. H. Fox, Sealund; G. H. Denton, Tref- nant; J. D. W. Griffiths, Tyffwrn; John Davies, Denbigh; J. Kerfoot Evans, H. A. Cope, J. Lloyd Price liolywell; Evans, S. Roberts, Bodfari; F. Roberts, Hendre R. Mainwaring, Bayliss, W. Williams, Caerwys; Thos. Wiiliams, Llew- esog; J. W. Lumley, Colwyn Bay; W. C. Picker- ing, Mostyn; J. Phillip Jones, Holywell; Pritchard, Galitfaenan; Rolwy Williams, Glyn Arthur; C. Cotton), Denbigh; A. Foulkes Ro- berts, Denbigh (who represented his father, Mr Peter Roberts, who had been associated with the deceased for many years on various public bodies); A. Foulkes, Hendregyda; Wm. Parry, Charles Humphreys, J. Humphreys Jones, Denbigh T. Roberts, Glan Clw/ I; F. Phillips, Rhyl (secre- tary of the Flintsiiire Teachers' Association); R. E. Hughes, Denbigh; T. C. Hunt, Ruthin; E. M. Jones, Denbigh; H. Smith, Mold; Capel Cure, Nannerch; 1. Owen, Meadows Lea; T. Edwards, Halkvn; W. and J. Astbury, Northop; T. J. Morgans, Mold; Edwin Morgan, Tre- meirchion; Arymer Lane (representing Colonel Wynri;, 1. Taylor, Coleshill; W. R. Evans, Bod- fari; B. I.ewis, Buckley; W. Oiiifield (represent- ing the Flint Constitutional Club), R. Daviet, late Mold Station Mrs Edwards, The Palace, St. Ac-aph; Mrs I.loyd Howard, Wigfair; Mrs Pick- up-Dutton. Mr. Mrs aiid Mi", Hehrens, Kron Vvv. Mr J. Herbert Lewis (who is at present in Switzerland;. Mr Hargrcaves ichairman of the Flintshire County Council), Mr J. W. M. Evans, Flint, and Mr R J. Hughes, Carnarvon, sent messages of regret at their inability to be pre- 8out. Among the floral tributes were the following:— "With Arthur and Margaret's (grandchildren) love;" "With great love from Lula Pennant;" "With gri-at love from Margaret and Arthur Pennant;" "With deep orrow, sympathy and re- spect" from the Tremeirchion Church Choir; "In atlectionute remembrance and deep sympathy," from Mrs Pickup-DutU-n; with deep sympathy from the Rev. S. H. Phillips (former Rector of Bodfari) and Mrs Phillips: from Mr Frederick Burton (Gwaenynog), with kindest sympathy; with deepest sympathy from Wood and Williams, Nant!ys; with deepest sviilpati y from the Misses Curtis, Fairship Court; with deepest sympathy from Dorothy Emily, and Mrs Pearson, Castle Camp's Rectory; with deepest sympathy from the members of the Primrose League, Flint; from E'.lith F Humberston, in loving memory; with deepest sympathy from the members of the St. Asaph Constitutional Club in affectionate re- mcmbrance and with deepest sympathy from Miss Helen Brown, Kensington with much re- spect and sincere sympathy from the members of the Bodfari Church Choir; with much sym- pathy from the Dairy School, Lleweni; with deepest sympathy from Thos. H. Olive, clerk Flintshire Secondary Education Committee; with deepest sympathy from J. Ivor Davies, Chief Constable of Flintshire; from Mr and Mrs Phillips, with much sympathy with deep sym- pathy from George and Dorothy; a token of highest esteem from S. and M. E. Roberts; a tribute of sincere sympathy from the in-door men and maid servants at Nantlys; from his sisters, Catherine, Fanny and Sophy; with truest sym- pathy from Mr and Mrs H. C. Talbot Rice in loving memory from Mr and Mrs Enos Jones, Naritgwiiym; in loving memory from Mr and Mrs Hugh Correll; in token ot friendship and esteem from Mrs George L. Fosberry in affec- tionato remembrance from Eldon (Justice), Char- lotte and Arthur Bankes; with deepest sympathy from Col. and Mrs Mesham; from the Denbigh- shire and Flintshire Agricultural Society, with the members' deepest sympathy on the loos of or,e of their oldest and most resp.jcted members; with sincere sympathy from his cousins, Major and Mrs A. B. Corbett; as a token of deep regret and lasting respect irom members of the Flintsiiire Constitutional Association; irom Mr and Mrs H. Buddicom, with greatest sym- pathy Witn deepest sympathy, iiom M. ltogore; from J. ilolfoiu; tu Mnxi B. Robjcnts grate- ful remembrance sincere sym-pacny; lu lov- ing remembrance, frcm Mr" and Mrs \V ynn Ja.me.s; irom Mr and MiGeorge ii. Benrens and Mis B-enrens; with deepest sympathy, Irom the member.* oi tto Flint Conservative CJu-b; with my deepest sympathy, from Kobert Lloyd, Mold with Major and Mrs Piu.hp 11, Talieiits deep sympathy from Mr and Mrs Pm.iips, with much sympatny In remembrance and with dc-ep sympathy, trom \Vm. J. i'. Bto.y; with MfS tticxiard s deep sympathy Lieut.-Colonel Hughes and the Miecoi iiugiies; Mr and Airs Guy Fiaiicis; in loving memory, irom the teachers and children of tn-e Bodian .National ttchool; with deepest sympathy, trom YVa.ter Conway Joyce; \v. C. i'loiternig, Mossy a, "With deepest sympathy and sincere regret; R. Lloyd, main roados msj>ector; "With d-eep sorrow, sympathy and respect," Treineirciuion Parish Council; Mr and Mrs Thomas Widiaiits, Licwescg, "With sin- cere sympa-thy, and in remembrance; "A token of regard and ebl.eern," from the Committee of Visitors, North Wales Asylum; "in remem. ranoe," frorn Airs Towriserwi Ai a in waring and Mrs Knodys; "From Amy;" irom Miss Main- waring, "And you, my dearest: iritnd, how shall I thajik you? What snaii 1 do to show my grateful heart?' "W.th deey sorrow, sympathy, and respcct," fwrn Trcmeirciuon teacheis and school children "With deep .sympathy," from M. Rogers; "In loving remembrance, irom Wynne James; "In TelileDl iraice", from J. p. Lewis, Denbigh; "With much sympathy and sincere re- grets," from friends of many veais' standing at Kinmel; "With much sympathy," from Mr and MI-s E. J. Swayne; "Witn affectionate regardts," ffrom Major and Mrs Birch; "With deep sym- pathy." from Mr and Mr D. Hughes; ith heartfelt sympathy," irom Mr and Mrs G and ail members of family, Garn; "With oe-ep, at sympathy, from Colonel and Mrs Heaton, Plas Hea.ton; "With sympathy," Mr II. Pearl; "In loving remembrance," from Rosa James- "With much sympathy," from Mr and Mrs Roberts, Hen bias, Tremcirchion; "With deepest syml pathy," from the gardeners and workmen at Nantlys; "With Lord and Lady Mcstyn's deeepot aiwj heartfelt sympathy;" "With deepest sym- pathy," from Ed. Mostyn; "In affectionate re- membrance of our dear friend asid neighbour," from Mr and Mrs Edwin Morgan, Liiy and Douglas, Tremearohion; "With sincere regret and regard, and with deep sympathy," Irom Capt. and Misb Cole; "A mark of sincere regard for a vafued governor," Howelle School; "With deep regrets and sympathy," Mrs Williams Wynn, Mies Helen Williams-Wynn, etc. Chief-Constable Ivor Daviea was in attendance with Supt. Jones (Deputy-Ctoef-Conetatble), Supt. Davies, Injector Pearson and a contingent of the county constabulary, who idned tite walks from the entranoe of tne Churchyard to the grave,

BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH'S TRIBUTE. Speaking from the chair at the annual meet- ing of the St. Asaph Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, on Monday evening, the Bi&hcp of St. Asapih said the Bible Society bad also iosjc in Mr P. p. Pennant a friend and sup- porter. His lcea was widteiy and deeply fe»"t. Few men had eajTied, and thro4i^h a lodg life retained, in such a la-rge measuie the good-will and the respect of all ciaifces of the community in vvhich he lived. His was, in a very ex- cellent degree, a life of pubiic service. No single man had rendered more constant and con- ciliatory aid to educational movements in Wales, and there was scarcely any public institution for the benefit of the pco;)ie, upon the governing body of whioh he was not a regular and a. most vaiua/bie meniber. He W.a.3 happy alike in the moment and the manner of his death. A few houivs before the end he had returned home from Cambridge, where more than fifty years ago he had achieved the double honour of rowing in hie University eight, and of gaining a first- clats in hoixmrw. Lajt week, at the Church Congress at Cambridge, he spoke on questions which were nearest to nis heart, and the passing of this long and strenuous life came sudden and abadtowles^, without suffering and without any wean some exclusion from the work and the activi- ties which be loved best.

COLWYN BAY UNIONISTS' FETE. HAPPY PROCEEDINGS IN THE CLUB GROUNDS. ADDRESS BY MR SAM THOMPSON. The garden fete promoted by Colwyn Bay Unionists in the Constitutional Club's delightful grounds yesterday was one of the happiest from every point of view ever experienced. Weather conditions of an ideal character conduced mater- ially to the success of the proceedings, but the entertaining programme arranged by the com- mittee was in itself very attractive. Four long streamers of bunting swung across the tennis and croquet courts in front of the club-house gave a festive appcannce to the scene, and the unusually large gathering of smartly-dressed people natur- ally heightened the effcct. At the outset, the party assembled on the croquet lawn, Mr Charles Reynolds presiding over the opening ceremony. In the course of a characteristic little speech Air Reynolds referred to the unavoidable absence of the Hon. Laurence A. Brodrick, who had been announced to address the gathering with Mr Sam Thompson. Mr Brodrick wrote stating that an unexpected busi- ness engagement rendered it impossible for him to attend much though he desired to fulfil his promise. He also wired a message of apology, and expressed the hope that the party would grow and lfourish in Colwyn Bay. I he Chairman added that Mi- Brodrick, in order to mark his interest in the club, had sent a very handsome cup to be put up for com- petition in the forthcoming contest (hear, hear). Finally, Mr Reynolds extended a welcome to Mr Sam Thompson and his new-found bride, and in- vited the former to "say a few words" at this stage. MR THOMPSON ON THE TAXATION OF THE BOTTOM MAN. Mr Sam. Thompson, who was accorded a hearty reception, acknowledged in the first place the many gitts presented to him from all parts of the division on the occasion of his recent mar- nagc, and remarked that at a previous meeting in Colwyn Bjy Mr Charles Reynolds advised him to get married. His (the speaker's) reply was that he was very busy courting -West Denbigh- shire, and that he intended gettng married to her at the general election. However, West Denbighshire turned out to be a fickle jade; she jilted him terribly (laughter). But he was not to be beaten. He looked around him, and when he offered his suit on the second occasion he was more successful (hear, hear). Proceeding, Mr Thompson said much had been talked of the financial proposals of the present Government, and lie reminded them that before the last election one of the arguments he ad- vanced continuously during his campaign was that the Liberal Party were wilfully deceiving the people of the country with regard to the re- sults of the land clauses of the Budget. Their opponents assured them that they were merely going to tax the richer landowning classes. By to-day however, they bd all found out that what he had said was absolutely true, namely, that every person who was interested in land either directly or indirectly, would be affected bv the financial proposals of the Budget. He I;t -d many friends in Glamorganshire who were work- ing colliers, and among them were several whj had been able by their thrift and industry to invest their savings in house property, the favourite form of investment with the Rhondda Valley colliers, and a letter from one of them written recently to him (Mr Thompson) explained in a very pointed way how the working ia.n was hit by the new taxes. "As you know," his fiienl wrote, "I was formerly a great believer in this Budget and in Mr Lloyd George, but now 1 have (hanged my mind. I have a certain amount cf house property which represents my lia-d savings for many years. Two of my leases have expired, and I wanted to renew th.-m. 1 D., \cd my landlord to do so. He was quite willing iii- condition that I paid the reversion tav whir a was imposed under Mr Lloyd George's Budget" (hear, hoar). That, he contended, pro«e-J is 1.11 contention that the taxes were bound to reach the masses, aud in that case as in thou-wa is of others of a similar character, the tax DID NOT AFFECT TIIE RICH MAN at the t-p, but the worker at the bottom. Mr Ure, the modern George Washington—(laughter) — had been recently saying that to till notorious Form IV. was a very simple thiiy, and that any man of ordinary intelligence coma fill it. There were no fewer than nine different values men- tioned in the form—site value, original site value, fail site value, total vai^e, assessable site value, agricultural value, increment value, and provisional value—and all of them had to be stated. Mr lire said that to state them would be quite simple, but he wondered how many of that large audience owning any land could answer all those questions without consulting an expert (hear, hear). But if they could not do so Mr Ure assured them they couid not be of ordinary intelligence (laughter). 1 Again, when the Budget was originally proposed it was intended to place the total cost of valuing pioperty upon the pro- perty owner. FCventuallv the Chancellor made a concession to the effect that the Government would beiir that expense rIhev expected that that promise would be carried out because the Government at arv rate undertook to pay the salaries of quite a number of officers whose duty one presumed would be to attend to the valua- tion, but practically every man who had to fill in the forms, and every trades union and friendly society owning any property which had to make the returns was put to considerable expense over the valuation. It was emphatically the duty of the Government to bear the whole cost alter undertaking to do so, and no part of it should be chargeable to the property owner (hear, hear). To ask a man to pay for valuing his own pro- perty so that he might be taxed was very much like asking a person to PAY FOR THE ROPE with which he was to be hung (laugbier and cheers). The Government should by all means fuily recompense everyone put to expense over the valuation (heai, hear). Proceeding to speak of fiscal reform, Mr Thomp- son said Mr Ure had also assured the country that Mr Chamberlain's tariff policy was dead. The wish was father to the thought. If it were dead Mr Ure would be quite willing to draw out its last will and testament (laughter). Land for its grave would probably be presented by some of the landowning Liberal brewery and Mr Sil- vester Home would perhaps be prepared to give up preaching politics at Pleasant Sunday After- noon meetings to preach the funeral sermon (loud laughter). But they could not have a successful funeral unless they had a willing corpso-(laugh- ter),—and they certainly had no willing corpse in that instance, for Tariff Reform was not dead, because it could not be killed by the stupid argu- ments of their opponents (hear, hear). One ar- gument frequently used was that if they adopted a protected tariff in this country it would in- crease the cost of production to their manufac- turers, which would mean the ruin of the coun- try's trade and industries. If a slight increase in the cost of production was going to affect so disastrously the business of tins country because competition was so keen in the home market with foreign countries, how on earth was it that other countries had progressed so rapidiv when facing a somewhat worse condition of tilings. There was a time when none of the foreign countries were in the race with Britain as far as competi- tion was concerned. Why was that competition so keen to-day? Who were they fighting against, but against countries ten times more highly pro- tected than the Unionists intended Britain to be? It was stupid and absurd for their opponents to argue that a system which had proved so bene- ficial to other countries would ruin the industries and trade of Britain (hear, hear). Liberals had found ANOTHER MARE'S REST in the political mission of Sir Wilfrid Laurier to West -rn Canada. Deputations which had waited upon the Canadian Prime Minuter had urged him to reduce the protective tariffs, and Sir Wil- frid Lauricr's reply was that as far as he was personailv concerned he was a Free Trader of th) Manchester School of Economics. Free Traders in this country had interpreted that as meaning that Canada desired Free Trade, and was rjoi/ig to discard the protective system. But they made at least two serious mistakes—one in assuming that when the deputations asked for a reduction of the tariffs they meant the aboli- tion of the tariffs, and the other in assuming that Sir Wilfrid was a Free Trader of the type met now in Britain. Sir Wilfrid had never been asked to abolish but to reduce the tariffs, and when he said he was a Free Trader of the Man- chester school he meant that he believed in in- ternational Free Trade-open ports in every country throughout the world. Sir Wilfrid had himseli said time after time that whilst he be- lieved in the theory of international Free Trade, he would not for a moment advise Canada to adopt Free Trade unless all other countries adopted the same principle (applause). In con- clusion, Mr Thompson urged local party workers to exercise their most strenuous endeavours in preparing for the general election, which he be- lieved could be expected very soon (applause). At this juncture, Miss Pearson (the hon. sec- rotary), on behalf of the Colwyn Bay habitation of the Primrose League, presented Mrs Thomp- son with a handsome bouquet. Thanks were cordially voted Mr Thompson for his speech on the motion of Mr W. J. Plews, seconded by Mr Grundy. Mr Thompson, in responding, also gratefully acknowledged the welcome accorded his wife and himself, this part of the proceedings terminating with a hearty cheer for Mr and Mrs Thompson. TEA AND GAMES. Tea was then served in the grounds, Mr Cart- mell's catering giving general satisfaction. Subsequently a whole round of competitions took place under the supervision of Messrs W. Bernard Lucas, Hudson, W. Hodgkins, Fleet and Simkin, the results being as follows:— Rifie shooting: 1, Mr W. Hodgkins; 2, Mr H. Simkin. Ladies' bottle driving race: 1, Miss Johnson and Mr H. Heap; 2, Miss Smale and Mr James Holden. Mr Sam Thompson and Miss Gamble won their first heat, but were unplaced in tho final. Thread the needle race: 1, Miss G. Jones; 2, Mrs Evans. Potato race: 1, Miss Pearson: 2, Miss Johnson. Bowling competition: 1, Mrs Dootson; 2, Mrs Bond. There were fourteen mutches, and tho victory of Mrs Dootson, who bowled with much skill was well deserved. A highly successful programme concluded with dancing on the green to music supplied by the Old Colwyn Silver Band, conducted by Mr Hezckiah Jones.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A NAVVY AT TEE FBI W. FOUND LYING IN A STREAM. Whi1.e P.C. BenjajnLn Williams, accom- p-ani-ed by Mr Evan Williams, were proceed- tino; the mruin road through frefrhv, at 11.45 p.-Yn., on Saturday night, they heard the soiind of moaning .:n the Crafnant stream, a short distemce from the Hotel Belle Vu-o. The con-ta-bic ari.m'Dcd over the intervening- ware ltaedge, and f-ourd a man 1 y:irg on his back in the bed of the, strc;am. He pulled Unci main on to bank, and conveyed him to am adjei'inimg house. It A- ,as found that the niaii had sustained a. Revere injury 1:10 his head, having evidently attempted to scale the wire hedge, and in doing so faliiing a d-istu,Tio-- of 12 feet into the river bed. The constable rendered finst add until the arrival of Dr. Williams, Trefiri'w. The in- jured iran sufficiently recovered as to be able to give the constable his name as Ernest Shnlton, and that lie v.'as '2, navvy working at Erignan Lake. When he was found by the constable the tde w,as rapidly rising, and in another half-hour he would have been sub- morgied and drowned. He was subsequently rem'ov-cd in a conveyance to the LlanrVvst Workhouse Infirmary, where he was medically attended to by Dr. Lloyd Williams, -who pro- nounced hiis injuries to be of a Eeriouls nar tu.re. • Dr. Williams, on examiriing the man, found marks .round the edge of one of his cars, and on hits throat, which suggested tb hie anirxl tha't lie-, It ad been attacked while i-n the water by rats. It appears that the jiiaai was returning from Llamrwet, and evi- demtly attempted to climb over the hedge with the ofojetet of reaching the adjoining fidd, ignorant of the fact that there existed a deeip embankment and a stream on the other »ide. He was reported to be progress- ing favourably yesterday.

NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD PROFITS. ESTIMATED SURPLUS OF OVER JagOO. FAITHFUL SERVICE AOKNOWLEDGED- Mr James A-mpiWevt (chairman) presided over a meeting of the Colwyn Bay National Eistedd- fod Executive Committee on Friday evening when there was a representative atfcetndasice. A meeting of the. Finance Committee had been held earlier in the evening and a report oi their deiiberatiuous WéU; now presented by Mr JOB. 11. Roberts, the committee's houi. secretary, wiio etated that the balance-sheet of the E.sfceddliod( aiiowed tiie total leceipui to be £4, 0s 8d and the expenditure £ 4,64y 3s lid, leaving a surplus of £ 502 18s 9d (cheers'). Mr Roberts gave the details of the figuires malting up the totals on either side oi the account from wnich it appe-axod that the prize-money with-held lor various rea- eons amounted to JU177. The subscriptions re- ceived totalled i:955 odd. committee reeommciudied that the accounts be audited by Mr J. Hughes Jones, Mr Wm. Griftrtli (GoyermUeIl auditor), and Mr L. M. Bm-Mil, and that all books, stationary, photo blocks (except tho&} asked1 for) and similar as- sets LH tratn-iierred to thoO looui authority aa the propeity of the town. With regard to honoraria the committee 'lammmously leeommeiiided the ""0"' following:—To the hon. secretary of e«ch com- mittee (Messrs J. O. Davies, Liewelyn Davies, Jos. II. Roberts, Wm. Jones. C.E., II. R. Parry ("Bwichydtd Mon") and Doughty Daviea), ij 10 each; the choir hon. secretaries (Messrs it. Lloyd Williams and H. E. Greenii-eld), E5 each tluo door-keeper at the choir rehearsals (Mr Thomas W'iLianw), 8 guineas; the ohoir accom- panists Mia.es Nellio and Gwen Roberts), 5 guineas each; the horn,, general tecietary (Rev. VV.liia.ni Hughes, Congo institute), £ 10; and to tile General Secretary (Mr T. R. Roberts) "for the very excellent services he has rendered throughout," 120 guineas, and L40 towards clerical assistance (cheers). The Chairman said that the recommendation of the Coniirnittce wa3 quite in accordance with precedent. Similar honoraria had been voted in cases wilewe the surplus has uot been as good all it had been at Coiwyn Bay. Mr George Bsvan, in moving the adoption of the finance Committee's proposals, expressed the gratitude of the Executive Committee to Uiose who had taken part in the promotion of the Eisteddfod. He mentioned Mr Whitehead, the president of the Eist&dklfod Committee, the iresa; the railway company for the excellent arrangements they lilade for deading with the vast crowds of people who visi-led Colwyn Bay during the week, the conductor of the choir (Mr John Williams), the horn, general secretary, the general secretary, the secretaries of the commit- tees, and1 the hon. treasurer (Mr W. Jones, ii°rth ,an<J 8011111 Waks Referring to the choir. Mr Bevan expressed a hope that it would to possible to prolong' its existence. If this could be managed it would be for the advance- ment of musio in (Joiwyn Bay. Mr Roberts the general secretaiy, was a Napoleon of Eistedtd'fod secre-tar.es or, rather, he would say a Welling- ton (laughter). He did not know defeat and was able to surmount every difficulty th~y came across (tpx»lausc). Mr J. M. porter seconded and said he would reserve his speech till the dinner whidh the Chair man had ipoken of caizie off (laughter and hear hear). PERMANENT SECRETARY SUGGESTED. Canon Hugh Roberts, v.ioar of Colwyn Bay guipjiortcd the expression of thanks. The Eis- teddfod Association, he suggested, ought to make a new departure, acid instead of having isolated series of enterprises in different parts of Wales there ought to be some continuity. This emd imghti be attained by appointillg Mr T. R. xvo- berts as permanctit general secretary of the E¡s- y i t«idiod. Ho wxTuld be a valuable acquisition. Tiie, Enteddfcd at Colwyn Bay had been a very great success. They were a bit anxious at drA as the population of Colwyn Bay was largely English, and they hardly ,liQ,%v whether tie festival would b0 an attraction. Time had proved their fears unfounded (applause) The Eisteddfod: had don-o much good in Colwyn Bay, for in audition to many other things, the fact that members oi various sects and creeds had worked together .mi committee meetings had had a Wiiolesoine effect (hear, hear). 111" The Chairman who referred to the excellent work dene by Mr Ekock and Mr David Lewis m connection with the arts and crafts exhibition remarked that though the exhibition accounts showed a deficit. of Clo, they would all a-ree that that was a Eto woell spent (hear, hearT if only for the education of the children, to sav nothing of adults who inspected the exhibits (near, hear). The committee's report was unanimously and cheerfully adopted. ,„Th? Hccvetary (Mr T. R. Roberts), who was loudly cheered on rising, said that when he entered the room that evening he was bent upon speaking, but now in view of the handsome man- Bed- in wh.ch they hadl doalt with him he would not say what he intended to say. Ho waa ex- coedmgly obliged to tlie committee as a whole for tine kirxl reception accorded him when he entered ujwn his duties, and for the help he nad received' from them throughout. As he promised to do originally he had honestly done his best to promote the. success of the Eistedd- tod. Mr Roberts also acknowledged the assis- tance. lie had received from the. hon. secretaries or L.o various committees and particularly the gema., kindly words of encouragment lie had liau'VJ at 1 i:nes 1:<mi Mr A.-nphlett (ap- A GUARANTORS' MEETING. Tbo Chairman explained that it would be noc^siary to convene a meeting of the guarantors to coesdo what sliould be done with the proceeds of ST Mtsfcdjfod, half of which, of course, wouid go to the National Eisteddfod Asscciat.on, and it was resolved that. the Hon. General Secre- ta.ry summon the meeting at his discretion. El ISTEDDFODWYR'S MORALS. The Chairman read a letter from Major Lcadi- ootter (;1Ù"f Constable of the Countv) con. ga atuUtting committee and the town upon the tnat .here had beeia no single case? of theft or drunkenness reported during the Eisteddfod week (cheers). THANKS TO THE CHAIRMAN. Rev. Poter Jones said no mention had yet been mace of the services of Mr Amphlett as chair- man of tne Executive Committee aud they least all should: not pass without hearty aokiraw- leogment (hear, hear). He bc-gged in the hearti- est manner to propose that the sirioerest thanks 01 Jie committee be aoorded Mr Amr>hfc>tt for his invaluable services in and out of' the char (hear, hear). Pcnllyn seconded, and the Rev. Johin Edwards supported, the motion being carried midst loud affiu provong\e<i! cheering. Thü Chairman he was extremely obliged tor the warmth with which the motion had been wftL ,W;W a g,refat P^asure and honour to have been chairmar.of the Executive Committee Swt of £ 3 E-steddfod of Wales held i,ri the town of his adoption and he was proud to have served m that capacity (chcers).

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EISTEDDFOD ECHOES. Quite a large number of letters have been re- eeiv-ed from Kisteddfodwyr and others in regard to the arrangements during the Eisteddfod week, and they aro loud in their praises. Mr T. II. Thomas (Arhinydd Penygarn) writes :1 should like to exprecs very strongly my feeling of indebtedness to you personally, and to a.i1 connected with the Eisteddfod, for the constant- kindness I received during the meet- ings, and aiao the pleasure I feel at tlie entire success of the undertaking." » » Major-Genoral Sir Ivor Herbert, Bart., M.P. -"It was a source of unmixed' pleasure to me to take part in the proceedings of an Eisteddfod inspired, as was that at Co-wyn Ray, by a truly national spirit, and whore the beautiful natural advantages were so worthily bupp crnented by the adMiirabie arrangement j of an entliwsiaatic and efficient executive. I am very happy to jearn that your labours have rftfu&ed in a very sub- atantia, SU-OCOEB financially ab well as artisti- cally." Lord Mostyn:—"It is a great plea>ure to me to think that our great national gathering was eo brilliant a success at Colwyn Bay." The lIon. L. A. Brodrick:—"I tender my heartiest congratulations to yourself and ail con- cerned on the unqualified success of the Eis- teddfod on its first visit to Colwyn Bay." Mr 0. Isgced Jonas, J.P. :Allow me to congratulate the committee and vourself on the excellent results of the Eiateddfcd. It was one of the bc-.t Eisteddfodau I have over attended during the last 40 years. Diolch caJon i gared- igion Colwyn Bay." In our report of the .gathering we omitted1 to refer to the excellence of the electric light in- e!<.dla,tiún, which was in charge of Mr A. R. Tudman. The nine Excelio arc lamps, pro- vided by the Union Electric Co., Londbn, which gave a light equal to 31,000 candle power, were everything that CQuXll be desired.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. The hospitality of our columns is extended to corres- pondents who wish to ventilate any legitimate grievance in connection with political and religious topics, or on otiicr matters of publio interest, the Editor reserving to himself the right to delete portiolis of any communi- catiun which he thinks necessary in the interests of the paper and its reauers. The Editor does not necessarily agree with the opin- ion expressed by correspondents, wbose names and address must accompany their communication-). If this is not done the letter will not be inserted.

COLWYN BAY PA VILION CONCERTS (To the Editor of the "Pioneer.") Sir.—The scries of Orchestral Concerts which commenced at the Colwyn Bay Pier Pavilion last Easter terminated on September 26th, when the season, as far as the pier is concerned, came to an end. Considering the number of visitors still remaining in the Buy, it is a pity the concerts are over. I have been visiting this delightful Welsh watering-place for the last four years, and it is very apparent that a little more enterprise on the pier would be beneficial. When the late lamented Mens. Jules Riviere had control of the orchestral concerts it was his intention that tho pavilion should be used for first class orchestral music, along with good singers, hot during the lasd two years the directors seem to be under th impression that the general public do not want high class music, but rather that of a lighter type. In catering lot- the few they have not altogether been wise. Programmes of light music have been in the majority of late, with the result that the principal supporters have got disgusted and gone elsewhere where they can hear a first class concert. This year the directors have been very for- tunate in their choice of a conductor, in the person of Mr W. Forrest Hague, but I do not think that that gentleman has had fairplay. For instance, the- members of the orchestra have con- sisted of eighteen men. Now, anyone who has any knowledge of orchestral construction, knows very well that eighteen men cannot produce much tone power. Given forty men there would be a chance to hear something. The directors would have laid out their money to better pur- pose had they gathered together a larger orches- tra instead of engaging variety artistes, a class of entertainment which is not expected on the pier. Besides, Colwyn Bay provides a first class out-door entertainment; therefore, it is not es- sential for any "al-fresco" performances to be conducted on the pier. During the last two weeks of the concert sea- son a slight change for the better took place in the arranging of the programmes, but this was only because a petition signed by the inhabitants and visitors praying for better concerts brought the directors to see wisdom. Whether the sud- den dawn of wisdom will be permanent must at present remain an open question. In conclusion, I trust there will be a change for the better next year, and should Mr Hague be again engaged it is to be hoped that he will be aiiowed a tree hand in the choice of artistes and the arranging of programmes. Who, may I ask, would be so capable as a musical director of Mr Hague's standing to carry out the work with satisfaction to ail:- I am, etc., WULFRUNA. [We know nothing of the Company's financial position, but we should imagine that ways and means have something to do with what our correspondent considers the meagre orchestral fare offered to the public. If it paid the Com- pany to provide an orchestra of 40 members they would doubtless do so, but as apparently is the case, if it does not pay, then the public cannot blame them. Colwyn Bay residents and visitors would all like to have a larger or- chestra if it were possible, and doubtless our correspondent voices the opinion of a good many people.—Ed. "W.C.P."]

THE LAST OF THE LINE OF MAELGWN. (To the Edi'to-r of the "Pioneer.") Si r,-TEe list of the descendants of Rhodri Mawr given by "Cynan" in your last islsue is defective and incorrcct. To supply this deficiency I beg here to supply a fuld list of the .descendants of Maelgwn Gwynodd, be- ing kings of Brita-in or prinoes in WaJes. I take the first part of it from Carnhuanaw's "Han-er, Cymru," and from Cadwallawn downward from a pedigree of the Prinoes of Gwynedd, Powys and Dyfed, that I made many years ago. I give their dates as far as I could then make them out. CuiKxl-da WIcdig, son of Edcyrn ap Pad am Beisrudd by Gwawl, cdaughtcr of Coel Coed- het-awg, reigned from about A.D. 328 to 283. Cu.u.ed<1 a'8 son was Einion Yrth, and his soOn Caswaijawn Law Hir (443 to 517 A.D.); and his son Maelgwn ,Gwynedd (517 to 560); and his son Rhmn and his sou Beli; and Beli's &on I ago (599 to 603 and his son Cadfan (603 to 630); and hiis eon Cadwallawn (630 to 660); a.nd his soii Cadwaladr Fendigaid, the Hast king of all Britain (GGO to 703 A.D.). Idwal 1 Wi'cih, the eon of Cadwaladr, was Princo of Gwynedd from A.D. 703 to 720. He was succeeded in Gwynedd by his eon Rhodri Mol'wynog, 720—755; and he by his son Cynan Tindaeihwy; and CVnan by his daughter Esfiylit, who was married to Mer- fryn i:Vrych, 817 to 847. Merfryn Frych was King of Man and of Powys in his own right, bt:in the -son of Gwriad ap Elidr ap Sauddc ap Aigwn afp 11 -egid ap Gwyar ap Diwg ap Llywaxch 11-c 11. M-erfryn Frych was suc- ceeded by his son Rhodr.i M-awr in the Isle of iiian, Gwynedd and Powys .in his own right, and in Soutih Wales by his marriage with A-ngliarad, the daughter of Meuryg ap Dyfnwai ap Artn-en feyd, Kinp- of Cered- jgion. Rhodri Mawr reigned from 843 to 8/7. Rhodri left three sons, Anarawd who succetd.ed^ to Gwynedd, 877 to 913;' and Cadell to feoutn iN a.s, and Merfvn to Powvs. Tho above Anarawd was succeeded in Gwyncdd by his son, Idwal Foal (913 to 941 A.D.). Idwal Foe] left six so-is by Af and red, daughter of liis uncle, Mcrtyn of Powys, namely, Mcirug, Ieuaf, I a go, Cyra.n, Idwal' and Rhodri. Meirug succeeded his lather, Id'wal Foel (944 'to 948), and the was Hue- ceeded by his .brother I-euaf (948 to 985). Hywe- Ddrwg, the son of louaf, usurped his father's and uncle logo's principality, from 978 to 984: but after tihoir deaths Idval, the fioci; of Me i rug ap Idwail Foel succeeded in 99.'3, but was slain at the Ixittfe of Penmyn- ydd, in Anglesey, in 994. Idwal, the son of Mel rug, was succeeded by Llywelvn ap Si- &y¡}t, ron-eof Trawei, the daughter of El is, the second eon of Anarawd, the eldest son of Rltodri .M41r\7.. In A.D. S94, Jane married Ang- Itarad, "Uhe only daughter and heireEs of Mer- edydd ap Owain oap Bywea Dda, the son of Cad-all, the son of Rhodri MawI. Llywelyn ap Sisylit reigned over aJJ Wales from 1015 to 1037. It was he that erected &at castle of Rhuddla.n, wthctro he usually resided, and he was (succeeded by his son Gruffydd, 1037 to 1064. After the death of G-ruffydd ap Llyw- elvn Pisyiit, Cvnaai, the son of la-go ap Id- wal and Afandred, was the rightful lieir of sovereignty of North Wake, but lie hAd been driven an exile to Ireland, and his princi- pakty was seized by three rivals,—Trahearne, Bleddyn, and lbhiwtillon. But, Gruffydd, the son of Oynan, reconquered it in 1075, and held it till his death in 1137. He was soic- oeeded :by his son, Owain Gwynedd (1137 to 1169), ajid he, by his son David ap Owaia (1170 to 1194); and he by has nephew, IJyw- elyn the Great, the son of Owain Gwynedd, eldest son of larwerth (1194 to 1240); and he by 1ms eon pavid (1240 to 1245); and he by hie nophew, the eon of his eldest brother, Gruflydd, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, or idywelyn ein Llyw Olaf (1246 to 1282 A.D.). OAvain GIY-lldwr wa,3 the son of Eieanoir, the daugh- ter of Catherine, the daughter of Llywelyn ein Liyw Olaf (1349 to 1415).—I am, etc., IOAN DAFYDD. Rhyl, M-cdi 30ain, 1910. — <&—

THE TARIFF REFORM CHALLENGE. (To the Editor of the "Pioneer"). Sir,—I find that a letter headed "Tha Tariff Reform Challenge" is ttppcaring W. one newspaper after another throughout the country, coucJied in each case in identical terms, but signed by the local agent of the Free Tradte Union. The letter reAafcee, of course, to the challenge recently issued by the laiitl Reform League to 010 "Official JFreo Trade Organisvatjon" to join it in aemAgng a joint dep-utation of workingwn to Germany. The letter concludes witii the aseeittion that thlC) "pffieseiit so-called challenge is only bluff and no political organisation with any self- respect or regard for the deoencics of poli- tical life could ta-ke any notice of it." "Vill you allow 100 to state briefly the facts of the case, as f<)l lowe 1.—The dhaJJeng'3 was issued in the in- troduction to the second volume of th-0 official retports of the tours which formwd ita subject matter. This volume was pub- lished on August 19th. 2.—The challenge was quoted and com- mented on in leading articles, by court- less no-wispapers from the "Times" down- wards, in all parts of the country. 3.—A lengthy letter appeared on Septem- ber 8tdi in the "Standard" and other papers, signed by the Secretary of the Feeo Trade Union, putting forward various rea- sons for seeing no advantage in accepting •tliie challenge. 4-—. W replied to in the press on the following day by a letter signed by tuie Secretary of the Tariff Reform .League, and 'both letters appear on page 24 of the currant number of the "Ftree qra-der," the official organ off the Free Trade Union, with comments by tlie editor of that io-ur- nal. J In view of tliese facts, the statement in the Free Trade Union circular letter that "no nob)tJ could .be taken" of the challenge by any political organisation may safely be left -to tJhe judgment of a dis ceiriiing public.-I am, etc., G. GRAHAM ANDERSON, Liltepary Tariff Reform League, 7, Victoria-street, S.W.

RUTHIN TOWN COUI CIIj. AN OLD LUNCHEON BILL. INFANTILE MORTALITY VIEWS OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH- Tluo Deputy M ay-oc (CV.metillor T. J. Ronw) presidicd at tlio montftil y rriieeting (ý; the Town C'ouris'il, Ruth-ai, on Moaday evening, in tilie ■unavoid-able absei-lie of the M'a-vor" (Dr. T. 0. Jones). SYMPATHY. A vofco of sympathy Hv-as passed with Coun- ciJlor W. 0. Josies 0.71 tlie death off his wife. SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS. In oannociticra with the, probable grant from (the Road Boaxd nrd-eir the Develop- ment Giimt Act, the Surveyor (Mr J. Rice Jones) brought focwKurd fouir schemes for the dmpcowmont, widening, etc., of rofKlj in the borougth, and said he had Txeommcaded ooe and a portion of anobhr^r to tha County Coun- cil—the widening of Clwyd-streot, at the narrow spot near Mr Magm's øhop at aifl estimated cost of .£400, and the improvement of "ili.net3 comers at Penba^aiS at cm Cf-Jjimatcd OCGt of £1000. RATES Oirrsn'ANDING. Rates to the amount of ttr)3 wcire stcited to be -outstanding, and the collector wtis au'uliorisod to tak" i-egal proœcdimoge ?ga.i:n£Jt rad-nvt 'these H11 ac-rears unless they pay before th-. end of this month. THE LUNCHEON INCIDENT. It wias decided, on tlie recommendation of t.1 spcccial committee, to offer Mr E. Tbp-id Owen, Castle Hotel, £8 in discha?"ge off his cexiam for supplying 1 uncflicon to Vofunbeers oa lifhoir iome-coming from the South African ^v.'jr. It was Stated that this matter had -been allowed to run undeir the regime of three Town Clerks. The < £ 8 JS to be voted toth-e Mavor for the purpose. A COMPLAINT. The Rev. T. Pritcliard. ree-tor of Llan- fwrog-, wrote o>mplaining of an advertisfteig' boa^d 'belonging to the Corporation amd sn^na-to noar hiis church. Tba Council agreed HJhat it was dcsiirable to rennove ULC boaird, and tlie mutter was re- ferred to the borouglh surveyor. INFANTILE MORTALITY. Ooflonel Cccnwallis West wrote calling at- "tontion to the liigii nate of infant mo.rfcaAi<ty !i t.liis town and borougii, whicli, he etuLd was higlKir than any district iei the county except the Colwyn £ ay rural dJ^itj-ict He and stops taken to remedy m-ctters ,a SFFIOOT of that in a iixywn like Ruthm, with a atnail poimlation, the poroerjtage of death amcag infants, where laie biirth-raite was low, seemed higher bhan 'Jt realJy was, amd if tin? matUa- WAS gome into tharon^gxtjlv, 3t would be foumd that in this respectt, Rutllum •wouM compare favour- 1 n T ^lwr'r simiDcd- s.z.3 an<i }.i>puCiaiti«n (hear, hear). ;M,edw^'71 Hug.hes agreed, and it was W^^LESER1^ THAT TO VOLC'NK*

Tom Loatas, the jockey, died at Brighton, last, week. He was born in 1867, and his best year was 1889, when lie had 167 wins--including the- Derby-out of 674 mounts. It is stated that Loates has left a fortune of about a quarter of a million. The offices of the Los Angoles "Times" were- blown up by dynamite on Saturday, and twenty- ™ kliled- Th;- damage is estimated at £ 1GO,COO. rifie JOBBING D'EPARTMENT of xfc* North Wales Chronicle" Office is worked under the title of the Caxton Press. Every class of printing is carried out. Posters for the walls, Handbills for house-to-house deli- very, Commercial and Private Stationery, stamped in coloured relief. Ledgers for the. Counting-house, Concert Programmes, Menu and Bill Cards, etc., etc. We gusvaiit-e that every order will be turned cut arti tically and with dispatch.

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