The Barmouth and County Advertiser and District Weekly News

I "TEULU BRON Y MAIG.' I This is the title of a Welsh Drama, written by the Rev. Z. Mother. I\h Matber has to his credit several volume's of books and booklets, but we venture to say that this is one of the best tbit3'3 be has produced. From first to la h, the drama is in splendid taste, givi g one of the most natural pictures of Welsh life that it has been our lot !o read. The characters are those whcrn we meet in every day life in the roii,,h and tumble of rural life. Elis Puw and his wife are typical of the anxious bard-working and bonrst labouring classes, seeking to bring the ir son, Tomi, up according to traditional moral standard of the national ideal. Tomi is a boy we have met in our own homes, especially when he escapes the thrashing of his father and riding Mirian Huws' p!g. Then the change from the reckless school-boy to the hard- working plodder unfit he graduates in Aberystwytb University is in keeping with the commendable ambitions of our modern clever intermediate school-boy. Tomi is of course the hero of the drama and the character is well sustained throughout. The children of the school, Dici Rbys, Lewis, Ted and Fred we meet in the playground and streets of Merioneth- shire. OHver Jenkins, Mrs Jenkins, Miss Jenkins, their daughter, is a good instance of the respectable thriving tradespeople in most parts of Wales. Robert Bellis, the farmer, is a character too rarely met with nowadays, but is typical of some of the sterling yeomen of our native homesteads. Daniel Mor- gan, the schoolmaster, is doubtless a master of his craft, but is not the best type of a diseiplinaria'n, stiil a kind and generous master who must eventually win the love and esteem of his scholars. Owen Pryddercb, the minister is a sane, strong minister of the Word—at once a noble type of the large minded, true hearted pastor of his people. A profitable hour can be spent in the company of these honest characters, es- pecially when we see the object is to show our young people the possibility of achieving to the highest positions in all the.walks of life. Then there is an added pathetic value to the book since the "Foreword" is written by the late deeply lamented, Sir Edward Anwy!. We have been given to understand that th.is Foreword" is the la&t liter- ary work Sir Edward wrote before his Passing away. It< speaks volumes t4tit Sir Edward considers Mr Mather's drama is of the Pestatozzi, Froebel, HeFbart, and Montessori type, and deserves the merited attention of the Welsh people. All Welshmen desirous of knowing the modern spirit of ambitious young Wales would do well to possess them. selves of a shilling copy of the Drama which may be bad from the Publishers, (Messrs Wm. Evans & Son, Carmarthen). We trust to see this Drama staged in Barmouth in the near future.

.——————?t.—————— II I REV;EW.  HENBI BERGSON: An Account of b i Lite and Philosophy. By A!got Ruhe and Nancy Margaret Paul. (Mac- millan & Co., London. 5s. net.) We earnestly commend to our readers this careful and able book on Henri Bergson. It contain;:) a comprehensive, lucid and interesting sketch of his life, and an admirable esti- mation of his works. Algot Ruhe says in the Preface that bis chief object in writing the book is that it may serve as a guide to the work Monsieur Bergson. The biographical chapter is subsidiary to that end, and the remaining chapters are arranged to give the reader a com- prehensive view of his teaching. The main principles and most important applications of the philosophy are set out at length and in language closely following Monsieur Bergson's own, though rarety by quotation except when passages are taken from sources inac- cessible without difScult research. We do not know of a better guide to the Philosophical works of Bergson than the volume before us, and no lover of the gt'eat Philosopher should be without it,

COUNCIL. Special Meeting. The Lianaber Road Improve- ment. A special meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday evening. Present :—Mr Rhys Jones, J.P. (chair- man) MrJ. Pryce Jones (vice-chairman), Dr. J. Pugb Jones, Messrs John Morgan, Henry Freeman, Owen Williams, William Owen, Robert LJoyd WiJiiams, D. 0. Hugbes, D. E. Davies and Edward Williams; with Messrs R. Llewelyn Owen (deputy clerb) and T. R. Parry (surveyor). THE LLANABER ROAD IMPROVE. MENT. The Deputy Clerk reported that a letter bad been sent to Mr W. W. Greener notifying that the Council were not in a position financially to under- take the additional improvements con- templated by Messrs Collier and Davies' plans and that they would have to con- fine themselves to the work intended to be done by the original scheme. The Chairman explained that a depu- tation, consisting of Dr. J. Pugb Jones and Mr D. 0. Rughes, accompanied by the Surveyor, bad waited upon Mr Greener, and perhaps the deputation would gho a report of their scheme. Mr D. 0. Hughes said t;bat the depu- tation bad called on Mr Greener and bad explained fully the position of the Coun- cil with regard to the scheme. Mr Greener felt that the widening of the road in front of King'd Crescent should be carried out, and that the Council should take steps to have the signatures cf the landowners who were willing to give land at that spot. Dr. J. Pugb Jones said that the depu- tation had explained most fully to Mr Greener that the Council were not in a financial position to spend more money than what they had already been gran. ted, and Mr Greener intimated that if they could not get money from other sources they should get them from the rates. The Deputy Clerk read the following letter from Mr W. v7. Greener, PIas- Hwyd :—" In reply to yours of the 24th and in conntmation of my conversation with your deputation, Mr Collier and I quite understand that the present scheme of road widening only extends from Stoneleigb and Tymynacb. As I explained to the deputation, I can only give permission as far as my own land is concerned, according to the report you have received from Messrs Collier and Davies and the plan on which my land is coloured red. I would suggest that the Council have a plan prepared showing the proposed widening in front of King's Crescent, and send it to my family, with a letter giving names of the owners who have consented to give up the land for the purposes, and asking permission to commence the work on the Ty'rgraig estate according to Mr Collier's p!an. I shall be glad to have an agreement prepared as soon as pos- sible for the widening on my land accor- ding to Mr Collier's report." A letter was also read from Mrs Parker Smith staging that so far she had not received any plans, but Mr Collier left some plans a few days ago. From these she gathered that it was intended to widen on both sides of the road. The Trustees would prefer giving the land on the landside only, and consider that the best, and in the end the least ex: pensive plan would be to take down Miss Patcbett'8 stable and turn it with its back to the mountain. If, however, the Council decided otherwise, the Trustees felt that they must stipulate for the wall from AMtfawr to Ty'rgraig being six feet high to safeguard the privacy of Ty'rgraig (which would be interferred with by the damage to the trees) and that this watt should in future be maintained by the Council. The Chairman said they all agreed t that the scheme prepared by Mr Collier would be a great improvement to the town, but the Council bad not the means to carry it out at the present time. Mr John Morgan suggested that the Council should submit an amended scheme and to explain their position to the Road Board. In reply to a question, the Surveyor reported that the construction of a para- pet was not included in his urst scheme and the cost of same would be about £200. After a lengthy discussion, Mr D. E. Davies proposed, and Mr William Owen seconded, That Mr Greener and the Trustees of the Ty'rgraig estate be told that the Council was quite prepared to effect the improvement which the Coun- cil decided upon in the nrst instance and set out in the plans prepared by the Council's Surveyor and submitted to the Road Board, and further to execute such improvements in accordance with Messrs Coilterand Davies'pl,,i ns, in view of the fact that the expenditure would not exceed the amount of the original estimate. It being clearly understood .that this work was to be carried out with the imposition upon the Council of any conditions as to the execution of any further improvement by them. That Mr Greener and the Trustees now he asked to give a. definite answer whether or not they were wilting to grant the Council the necessary facilities to proceed on the lines now agreed upon. As an amendment Mr Edward Wil- liams proposed that no improvements be executed except in accordance with the Council Surveyor's plans and scheme submitted to the Road Board, upon which the grant to the Council was based, but found no seconder. On the original proposition being put to the meeting, it was declared carried. Messrs Edward Williams and John Morgan not voting. ?

I In litemoriatil I Of GENERAL LORD ROBERTS who died as be lived—facing the foe- November 14tb. 1914. True, True, tin death, our General goes Appears upon his last parade Where the Indians be loved are facing our foes, And have coma to Old England's aid. He has led them of old, through many angbt, They would follow "Old Bobs''—to Hell; At home, on our Rulers1 he has turned the Search Light, And dared the dire truth to tell. He has warned, he has threatened, entreated, Aye pleaded, In vain he has asked for men He has begged for the million and more that are needed, And begged yet again, and again. But like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear Our Rulers were deaf to his call; But his last breath—bis Swan Song— they cannot but bear, His death rattle call—last of all. So there! midst the smoke of the German Guns, And the reek of Howitzer Shell; With his last breath be spurns the Ger. man Huns, And goes to his God-to tell. Farewell! Lord Roberts—through long years, The scro): of fame shall hold thy name; To those who turned on thee "deaf ears" The same long years shall bring long shame. —CANIS. His Requiem the German Guns. ? Hts Resti in Pe?ce our British cues. Re8t in Pe ace otir Bi-iLish oues,