The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE WELSH CHURCH ACT. NEED FOR UNITY. 'NEED FOR UNITY. "NO QUARRELS OVER MATTERS OF SECONDARY CONCERN." Mr Lloyd George has addressed to the Rev. Evan Jones, Carnarvon, a prominent advocate of disestablishment, the following import-ant letter, which derives, perhaps, a special significance from the fact that it has been written on the eve of a conference of North Wales Free Church and Liberal organisations to protest against the Welsh Church Compromise Bill:— Treasury Chambers, Whitehall, S. W., March 23rd, 1915. My dear friend,—I feel I must Avrite to thank you for your courageous interview which ap. peared in the Manchester Guardian. There is nothing that makes a greater draft on osie a courage than to face the possibility of disagree- ment with one's lifelong friends. You have fought a brilliant and tenacious fight for religious equality in Wales for half a century, and I have done my bffit in the same direction on the plat- form, in the House of Commons, and ineido the Government, in all for over a quarter of a cen- tury. Neither of us Avishes in t.he hour of tri- umph to do anything that would detract from the completeness or the good-fellowship of victory. NO CHANCE OF REPEAL. If I thought the Government bill would put in jeopardy the liberation of religion in Wales from tttate control I should have neither hand nor part in it. From any poult of view it would bo a senseless action for a man who has laboured long for an end to be willing to imperil the achievement when it was withm his graep. One o. the reasons wtlion induced me to assent to a compromise was that I felt convinced that agree- ment on this bill would remove t-h? last chance which existed of the Welsh Disestablishment Act being repealed in tho next Parliament. If the proposals of tho Government are accept-ed by Welshmen in the spirit in which they arc pro- posed, you may treat the long struggle for re- ligious equality in Wales as a closed chapter. No party in tho Misto would have the sligutest chance of interesting tho English constit-uj iciea ill an agitation for repeal. Englishmen would be impatient of any eiioa-t to do so. It is no uso quoting- the speeches of irresponsible and ex- ttreme men on the other side, vowing their re- solve to work for repeal in the next Parliament. There are men of t.ha.t kind on iietli sides work- ing for ends they have no chance of achieving in the next or any other Parliament. I wiil believe that tho Disestablishment Act is in some danger whon Mr Bonar 1.aw and Lord Laiisdownc, tho official leaders of tho Tory party, intimate their intention, notwithstanding the acceptanoe of thi3 bill, to brush asido the urgent work of the nation in the next Parliament and to occupy ita attention with a ifercely-con- tested and barren measure to repeal the Welsh Disestablishment Act. I feel confident they will not be guilty of perpetrating such a gross piece of tactical tolly. 1 airi sorry to havo any differences with my friends on a question of political strategy, for there is nothing more involved, but I say unhostttatingly, aiKr a fairly long experience of political life, that t-o, refuse to assent to this set- tlement at this moment or to enter into it in a grudging and querulous spirit would be a blun- der, and I was proud to see that you refused to adopt tibia short-sighted view of t'ho duty of Welsh Nonconformity in the present emergency. 1 agree WIltll you that Waico is entitled to a statutory guarantee that the extension of six months shall not be abused, as in thoe oa of tho Irish Church .Bill, to gerrymander the benefices so as to create factitious claims for compensation. If it can be shown tihat the safeguards are in. sufficient, then the Government will accept any amendment which will make it impossible to pitchfork young ourates into benefices now held by older men in order to add to the compensation payable to the Church. IMPERATIVE NEED OF UNITY. I I wonder whether the urgent need for union in this terrible hour is even now fuliy appreciated by the nation. Wiij nothing but disaster teach us not to manufacture quarrels over matters of secondary concern whilst the falte of European freedom ia being settled oil battlefields on which ■thousands of Vv eislimen have already faiien and many thousands' iii are now facing deaùh? It is my sincere hope, in the highest interest 01 Wales, that the leaders of. Welsh opinion shall not prove themselves to be very small men in a very b:og situation. Wales would suffer more from eucn an exhibition than from a dozen bills such as the Postponement Bill. I mean to save Wales from that reproach if I can. It may be and is said, "Why should all tho sacrifice fall on the Nonconformist section of the population T' That Î.3 exactly what it docs not Tlus bill by no means accepts tho fuil do- inand of tho Church. The conveissioii made :'6 financially quite trivial. There is a. guarantee that tho Act must come into operation before a.ny repealing measure could be proposed, but what is move important is the fact that this is the first bill dealing with the question which tho Conservative l^aaci's havo accepted. Once this measure is on the Statute Book it will become an addition, a buttress, to tho Disestablishment Act. CHURCHES AND DRINK. I Meanwhile there i,3 a great tar-k awaiting tho churches. Tho drink question is a national menace, and we must'havo tho help of all Christ- ian communities if it is not to bo all-owed to engender disaster. < The Government aro in- viting united help. They are getting it. I impjore Noneonloriiyists not to be responsible for destroying united action in the cause of national sobriety. —Every sincerely, D. LLOYD GEORGE.

NO EASTER EXCURSIONS. 1 DECISION OF. THE RAILWAY COM- MUTEE. The doubts that have prevailed as to whether the usual railway excursions would be run this Easter were rehioved by the official announcement made on Wednesday by the Railway Executive Committee. it was in the following terms: The Railway -Executive Committee have been reluctantly compelled to cancel, as from Monday next, the issue, with a few excep- tions, of all cheap bookings. The necessity for this step may be summed up under three headings: 1. The fact that the large works employed in the production of ammunition and ord- nance will not be closed as usual during the Easter holidays, and that the collierici are expected to be working nearly full time. As a result the railway companies will have to run a full service of goods and mineral trains. 2. The large number of men who have left the railway service to join the colours, the great majority of whom it has not been pos- sible to replace without having a retarding effect upon recruiting. 3. The necessity for keeping a large num- ber of men, engines, and vehicles constant- ly in readiness for naval and military pur- poses. Arrangements will be made after the holi- days for issuing cheap tickets to enable fami- lies and relatives to visit men in camp at the various camp centres, and particulars of other cheap facilities which will be granted can be obtained upon application at the various rail- way stations.

The Bishop of Bangor has ruirne.d to Glyn Garth Palace from Pant Eidail, Machynlleth. Mr Wm. Fox-Pitt, who has returned from the front, has now joined the Welsh G-uaxdls, and Mr T?omM Fcx-Pitt M in the thick of the fight aA dM Dtn'daB?H?a on board the "Lord Ne?n'. Both are the eona of Lieut.-Col. F<M Pitt, of B,otli, are the eens of Liout,-C*o?. Fox-itt?, of

IPROFESSOR ARNOLD AND THE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. I (To the Editor). Sir,-It haa been represented to mo that some remarks, made by me in the course of a, dia- cussion at the Bangor War Emergency Com- mittee on March 19th last, and not intended for publication, have been widely circulated by the Press, and have done serioui injustice to the students of the North Wales University College, and in particular to\the members of the Officers' Training Corps connected with the College Bein.g most anxious that any such injuist-ioe should be remedied, I have had much pleasure in joining with representatives of the studejita m drawing up tho annexed statement on their be- half, and 1 can say as far as my knowledge goes that it is an accurate statement. With Jie work of the Officers' Training Corps I feel it an honour to be personally associated as a member of the Military Education Committee of the Col- [lege" a.nd I have never spoken of the Corps ex- cept in termii of warm appreciation. With re- gard to any hesitation which may at one time Mve Dec-n shown either by the students or by others with whom they axe connected in identifying theniFclves cordially with the recruiting move- ment it is only fair to state that tsimiliw- difficul- ties hav-e been met with over a. large part of the kkgdom. STATEMENT. I.—The number of students undergoing mili- tary training in the U.C.N.W. is 237, of which number 151 are Univeasity men and 80 a-re members of Normal Coilege. II.—>Since January— (a.) Four men of the O.T.C. have received commissions in His Majesty's Army. (b) Ono member has been attached to tho Royal Flying School iiS an analytical chemist. (c) One member is now undergoing a oouxeo of instruction in wireless telegraphy, on the completion of which course he will join tho Royal Engineers in that branch. (d) Two members intend joining the 16th (Pais) Battalion at Llanduouio on Friday, March 26vh. III.-of the member of the O. T.C. now in training 25 have applied for commission* in His Majesty's Army, and the forme are now in the hands of tho W ar Office. IV.—Of the 237 men referred to above 147 have already signed O. T.C. form, which, implies an honourable undertaking to take up a. commissicm in His Majesty's Army when competent to do so. Further, such fornix are coming in daily. V.—The training undergone in the O.T.C. aima at being as tiiiorough as that given in any roguJ».r batia&on in North Wales. In addition, attention is given to the essential ohaiactexistilo of an officer's traini-ng—leadership. VI.—The University scheme of training is sound and soldierly, and is undertaken in a sol- dierly spirit by tho students. Vil.-The aim and work of the O.T.C. is justified by the remarks made by General Sir Henry Mackin.non, on tihe occasion of the in- spection of the corps, on February 13th. \Vih-øt,her the work described in this statement constitutes an adequate response on the part of the students to the national appeal is a matter on whiei-i opinio-ii must necessarily diifer. As a member of the Carnarvonshire Recruiting Com- mittee, I have no right to vary the message with which its members are charged by the Mili- tary Authorities, whioh is to the effect that the niecd for more men to join the Army is becoming increasingly urgent. Nor can I leave out of eight the fact that the University Authorities have framed their regulations for military ser- vice mainly with tho view of encouraging (students to enlist at the present time. 1 con- tinue, therefore, to hope that the imCTiedaato appeal will recommend itself to all wilio have learnt to appreciate the critical position in which our counry is now placed. EDWARD Y. ARNOLD, t Jufit as we go to Press the above letter is handed to us for publication. Altili-ough Pro- fessor Arnold appears to modify his criticism of th-c O.T.C., marny of the publio axe fully in accord with tho vice's which he and Mr Vincent ex- pressed at It.iIvhe War Emergency Committee. Though the University Authorities have framed their regulations for military eervioe mainly with the Ariew of encouraging students to enlist, tho response up to the present has, in our opin- ion, been disappointing. There may be various reawiis to account for this, but, nevertheless, the fact remains. Why shou.1d staden,te wait for commissions when thousands of mcin of birthi and joined the ranks, many of whom ultimately received commissions.

— — TODAY'S GRAND NATIONAL. MAJOR ERIC PLAITS IRISH MAIL A HOT FAVOURITE. BANGOR, Friday Morning. The quality of the field for the Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool to-day will not be up to the average of previous years, for the race is robbed of considerable interest owing to the absence of three previous win- ners--C-oTertcoat, Sunloch, and Lutteur III. Robert Gore, however, is very confident that Irish Mail will follow in the footsteps of Covertcoat and Jerry M. The horse, which is the property of Major Erio Piatt, is thoroughly fit, and should stay the course all rig-ht.

IMPORTANT SCOTTISH WHISKY FUSION. FIVE MILLION CAPITAL FOR A NEW COMPANY. j The Press Association is informed t'hat- an arrajKigemejit has been come to by which Messrs James Buclian-an and Co. and Messrs John Dewar and Sons will be brougliit into close and permanent association with each other. Tdle trvro companies wiH inainwn their separate eM&t'enoe b'a?t fhe a?oc?tion wHil rCGu!t in their being co carried on as to utthfc their respective resource# and organisations with the greatest advantage and economy in the intereiite of both concerns. The schema involves the formation of a new C'Lo1m;p:J.iUY .NVdl a capital of ?5,000.000. These two j firms, with their subsidiary undertakings, hold the largest and mo'st YfaJu?b? sWck&, maturing in bond, in Scot!hi]d.

[ FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES. l FORTHCOjHING 1\1 A llRIA GES. Tho marriage arranged between Philip Sain- ton, eldest, son of the late Sainton, R.I., and lkl-,P-, Sainton, and Gwendolen Mason, second daughter of Mr tuicl. M-ris Mason Parry, of Angle- sey, will take place quietly at the Servites Church oil April 15th. An engagement is announced between Lieut. N. M. F. Corbett, R.N., eldest son of Mj- and Mrs Corbett, of Priory Cottage, Cowxlen, Kent, and Alice, only child of the late Dr. and 'Mrs J. E. Hughes, of Cwrtycadnan, Lkuiilar, Cardigan- shire, and 41, The Terrace, Aberystwyth. An engagement is announced between Reginald Bovis Parker, second son of Mr Reginald Bain- briggo Dixon, of Rhyl, and Gwiadys Ermine, youngest daughter of Mr William Douglas Wynne Griffiths, of Garn, Denbighhlre.

The Marquis of Lincolnshire lm Avithdrawn Gwydyr Castle and Park from the sale announced by Messrs Knight, Frank, and RutJey, and lias decided to let it only. Second-Lieutenant J. S. Jones-Savin, of Glan- ogwen Vicarage, has been gazetted lieutciiatit-, in (be 8th Battalion Royal Weiah FuaiiieM.

I WITH THE "PALS" AT LLANDUDNO. I ENCOURAGING WORDS FRO# THE COLONEL. I MILITARY PICTURE IN THE HAPPY .VALLEY, LLANDUDNO, Sunday. I think the way in which you have car- ried out this morning's maaaoeiivrps was ex- cellent. You only require to complete your course of musketry and then you wiil be fit for the front." We had just completed an attack on the Great Orme, and were panting and snorting like rhinoceroses. But we soon" forgot our fatigue, and our chests swelled out with pride. During long, sometimes wearying days, we had toiled more arduously than many of us had ever done during the whole course of our previous existence. But at last our labours were rewarded; we had gained the well done of our Colonel. "Only the strictest training has enabled us to attain to such a high state of efficiency," said our Major in thanking us all for the way we had "played up" to him. "You have been subjected to the same discipline as soldiers of two years' experience. It has no doubt been very irksome at times, but you see the result. Now we must not slack oil', but work steadily on until we are called upon to join our comrades on the battlefields in France. And I believe every man present offered up a silent praver that that time would come speedily. The members of the new Welsh Army Corps are very anxious to prove their worth and to manifest to the nation that they still possess the sa.mefighting spirit of their forebears. The examination occupied a couple of days for each company. It was a case -of "every man for himself." Therein lies tlie secret of I THE SUCCESS OF THE BATTALION. Each man must know his work just as thoroughly as if he were a platoon or section commander. And now we are all looking forward to the concluding stages of our training, which must of necessity be done where there. is extensive ground for manoeuvring. And this will bring in its train our first experience of living in huts or under canvas. We ohall have to say farewell to the comparatively luxurious life of billets. Gone will be the ease and comfort of the Divan chair, which seems to cling to you affectionately as one sinks into its depths after a king mute march; gone will be the warm and cosy feather beds (and, incidentally, the st-ignia of being oalled feather-bed soldiers); and gono too will be the dessert which a kindly landlady (God Jjiesi her 1) brings on after Itiiie-ii-I beg perdon-—dtrimer. There are various stories being circulated by that lying jade rumour as to where we shall eventually pitch our tents. The general favour- ite is Kinmel Park, but Oswestry is well in the running, whilst what I call a. rank outsider is Watford. It is anticipated that we slialU be leaving the "Queen of WeVh Avatering-placea about tho middle of next month. And then Avhat a transformation will occur 1 Only this afternoon as I lay backing in the BUII- shane of a perfect spring day I mgiditaitivetly turned over in my mind the wonderful evolution which has taken place in the life of the eOlll- munity and the nation as a whole. The green swwrd of the Happy Valley was dotted. w,ith men attired in khaki and blue unifurtns. There, they were, these iine specimens of British manhood, lolling as lazily and unconcernedly as if it were an ordinary alternoon in summer. Sueli is I OUR PHLEGMATIC NATURE that we take all thc-pe tilings for granted, and marvel not at the wonders which arc being per- formed under our very eyes. There was scarcely a man in civilian clothing to be seen. Here were hundreds, ayo thot,-ands, of men, who six months ago were engaged in almost every conceivable avocation in life. And yet no one appe,a,red to think that there was anything ex- traordinary in all these men being ill uniform. No, everything just moves on if it were all a dream. In a few weeks at most the soldiers will have disappeared. But tilings will be much the same as they have been in prerioti,5 years. There wijii be the usual fashionable crowds in the Valley who will gaze abstractedly over the sunlit watera of the Bay, and they will in-dulig-a in tho same uninteresting chatter. There will be fewer men,, and this may cause a little leas gaiety anlollg6t the fair damselis. But that will be ail1. It is thus that we Britons doggedly meet all the dangers and difficulties whion may confront us. It is this trait in our natures which accounts for our supremacy. Tuesday. Yesterday Ave had a gruelling time of it. We spent a hard morning trench-digging; <pid in tile afternoon had a spell of company drill, fol- lowed by all hour with the physical instructor, Wc paraded again at seven o clock, and under oovc-r of darkness continued to dig new trenches until nearly 9.30. This trench-digging Pit night is excellent practice. It requires a great amount of self-restraint and dexterity to cany out tho work quietly and silently. It the work is to be successful it is absolutely essential that r,-Ieaice should be observed. We returned to our billets COMPLETELY TIRED OUT. and ready for bed. If any of my readers suffer from insomnia, let them join the Army, and I will warrant they won t have to consuit another doctor for that trouble as long as they live. This morning wo had a battalion route march, and t here were more indications of the coming of summer than the signs of life on the hedgeaows. It was one of those sultry mornings when th« air seems to stiffle one. IN'.e ImAn't,wa*%A very far before the sww., iras simply oozmg out of our bodies. First of all wo unbuttoned our tunios; then someone would pull off his cap; another would throw open his Cardigan jacket; and yet another would bare his muscular chest to the warm breezes. Beads of perspiration rolled off one. We staggered along feeling that another mile would about place us hors-de-com- bat. Wo felt worn out. and yet we experienced the joy of life. All around us the trees and hedgerows were bursting forth into life, and the bards were whistling as though their little throa.te would buret. Everything spoke of life and wc, too, we.ro looking to a nobler life than that which lay behind um. This • afternoon, our battalion and the 16ih (under Lieut.-Colonel Wynne-E.iwards) we-re in- spected by Colonel Corn wall is West (Lord- Lieutenant of Denbighshire) Colonel Cornwaillis West WHS accompanied bv Mrs Cornwaliks West. After they had walked dow.n the lines, ,the bat- talions were formed into columns or rouie, aiwi Colonel CornwalliU West took the salute as they I marched pest. R.A.E.

I THE ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. I 13TH AND 1GTH BATTALIONS. Colonel W. Cornwailis West, Lorji-Lie-utenant of Denbighshire, who was prevented, owing to illnees, from being present at the review of the let Brigwie of the Welsh Army Coiips, at IJaai- duodho, on St. David's Day, pa,id a. wif to L&ah- diudino, on Tuesday, and in the afternoon, jn- spected the battalions of the North Wales Pals," tho 151-ii Battalion, under Colonel W'iftes, aral the 'l&ih Battalion, rawtej Co-lonel T. W. Wynne- Ed wards. Tho Lord-Lfeutenanit, who was accompanied by Mn; Oornwallis West, walked down tho lines, and afterwards took ihe salute as the two battalions marched past. Mr Cyril Fairchild, formerly of Lloyds Hank, Bangor, is a junior subaltern in the .13!h Bat- talion, and Mr Kenneth G. EeSwards, formerly of tho National Provincial Baink, Shrewsbury, is a junior subaltern in t'he 16th Battalion. I OFFICERS OF THE 17th BATTALION. Colonel tho Hon. Henry Mostyn will command the new 17tii Battalion, Royal iWelrfi FusHiers, and Major Evan Jones (Greys) has been RP- pointed second in command. Captain Black wall, Llanrwiit, the well-known golfer, will also be in thus same regiment. Mr Algernon Stuart Ed- wards. Bangor, is a junior subaltern in the 17th Battalion.

Royal Worcester KID-FITTING I Corset Demonstration Madame DALRYMLPE, the celebrated Coxsetier?, j in consequence of the success of her visit has been induced to extend her stay for an additional week at Wartski's. She will be pleased to show, j advise and fit, the new Models (priced from 4/11) j and to give ladies the in- valuable advantage of her j Corsetry experience without charge or obligation to purchase. S Warts k i's, Bangor, j

I CAPTAIN H. B. MOSTYN riiiCE. Captain H. B. Mostyn Pryce, Rifle Brigade" who died at the Clearing Hospital No. 2. quarters, on March 19th, of his in action on March 15th, near St. Eloi, was tlioi or;,ly son of Mr E. S. Mostyn Pryce. of Guhlcyjt His mother is a daughter of Charles WilLkns Beauclerk, of WinchlieLd House, Hants, a son eS the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Frederick Beaul- clerk. Captain Pryce was born in 1881. He w edu- cated at Ecton and Sandhurst, and joined i ;;e flirt* Brigade in 1900, serving in tho Boer War hi 1902,' for which he received the Queen's medal and .our{ clasps, lie was a good rider to hound-, and m keen shot, and he was very popular in iiis regi-j ment. At Eton Captain PorTCC was know i as OOJC of the "Thetis" and Prince of Wa!e?'' b?ats o? tho river. He was the la?t direct rvp'*e" I* of the Pryces of Gunley, one of the olde;' coun? families in Waice, whose pedigree, reg:t-iered ist the College of Arms, reaches m the lime for nearly 750 years, namciy, to lio <.

I CAPTAIN P. STANDISH BURE Captain Percy Standi&h Horc, D?ci! Sjd?, whit' has been killed in action, w?s born in R?l. attdt received his tirst commission in the South Wa!eo Borderers i-ii January, 1901. He joined tho in-< diair Army III 1904, and was promoted captain ini 1910. He was the son of the lato Lieut. Colonel Standissh Hare, of the 39th Regiment, ami of Mm Hor. Lesj than a month ago the deceased oflieec paid a, ùrÙdv isit to his natvo city of St. Asaph.. V

I MR. DANIEL EVANS (EOS DAR) The death is annof Mr Daniel Evana*' better known as "Eo$ Dar," wcl'l-knowi) i>enhill-"| ion tsiiiigcr. He died at his home after a brjj5.fi; illness, at the ago of 69. Notwithstanding his ago "Wales po'sc-scd Itc) more popular vocalist. For twenty ye;;r& more ho iiad held undisputed swuy as the best ex,-i pone lit of the ancient Welsh art of pcnhillioni singing. His name and fame were known wher-; evoI' Welch folk-music is heard. No I\atioJM)i Eisteddfod and 110 ceremonial of the We .i Gor-, sedd for a quarter of a century past was deemed complete wnhout tho popular open-air sinking ot "1'='0.:) Dar," accompanied by nis beloveu harp. He had the honour of singing, to the liarp accom- paximent, before three Siiccc6siAre eovevoign#—J the late Queen Victoria, the late King Jvctwardtf VTI., and the present King George. Queen; Alexandra and the present lttieen. i tl 4 } ticular were delighted with his singing..

MR. T. FORCER EVANS, J.P. The death took placo yesterday morning- ot Mr TUoiu&e Forcer Evans, llo.yfcoad, '• a<?tea- a long illness. He was 87 years of a^jpe, &i,d was one of the oidert magistrates in t-hol I county of Anglesey, having been sworn, in owj the 2nd July, 1884. For iriany years ho- tool;1 a prominent part, in the publio life of tin; town.il Ho was a member a.nd ex-chairman of iho oict' Local Board, and a member of the H"hJt Board of Gua,rdians for 35 years, resigning hiV oc-at two years ago owing to failing- hearth. Ito., represented tho Anglesey Court of t^arteii BessiOJIls on the H. li. Hu.t;h"s' claritT .¡¡;oo that scheme was settled by the High Court iu 1894. I He was deacon at Hylrydie C.M. -C ha-pel fcp. about SO years. Mr Evans was the son. of the lato Mr a Mrs Hugh Evans, Edmund-itreet. He »en-e«i hils approntioeeiiip with tho lato Mr Gritfitihf Owen, draper, Market-street, Holyhead, and sftorwards went to Liverpool. Ho emigrated ini 1852 to Australia. Arriving in Melbourne lie at once became an assistant in a lar,g ,c erYI establkhmettii, and was appointed a. buyer in vry time. Ho eventually commencec}! buauiefts on his own account in a smalt way, meeting witto such success that he had t oon te enlarge his pfennsea. He <pent a:bo'ut two yeA?. I 'ol'ki<ng In the gold h?mcR, and After r?m;). nin? m Australia for twelve years ho votu'ircd t? this country having amassed a lar?o fortune '?Th? deceased l"es a widow, one son and tw<? daughter*. The funeral takes pJaC(' on Mon" day afternoon.. Mr Evan?, who WM chairman of (ho H?'yhco? Bench of Magistrates, is th& fourth ju#Uco <4 I the p.?o& for Anglesey, who ha.s pa<?<?<! ttwa? t 6'M\. durHt? thi momb.

ANGLESEY CAPTAIN KILLED I i IN ACTION. i Among those who were killed in action 614, the JOth inst. appears the name of Cnpiain y. Sidney Williams, who, up to the oatiyz-ek- of v I the war, had had a distin^iished caicey ab j tea. He was a chief officer in the c))Ill"ON- of I tho Booth Line. but a few months ago joined the uth King's Liverpool as a private. Cap- tain. Williams was a native of Anglesey, being the son of the late Rev. John Williams, Calvin- I istio Methodist minister, Dwyran, and it is a fact worthy of note that there arc five other sons who are now serving their country either on land or sea. t>ome of his bea voyages were attended wiUi thrilling adventures, which established Cap- tain Williams' fame as a particularly coura- geous man. He was altogether in three ship* wrecks.. About two years ago he was instru- mental in saving a vessel and all on board. The vessel was being knocked about iu a ter- rible storm, and finding it impossible to put i out anv of his boats Captain Williams threw out a line, went himself to the aid of the dis- tressed vessel, and brought all the passengers to safety. For this gallant deed he received a I handsome testimonial, and the thanks of three. different Governments. _——

j LADY URSULA GROSVENOR. « We understand (says the Chester Conraiif) that Lady Ursula Gmsvenbr, after catching fik cold, has been lying ill at Eaton for some time. but is now getting- on nicely. She is tinder tho c&rc of Dr. Hcxry Dobie.SB "j i

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19th CENTURY I REMINISCENCES. I There were "scorchers" in all ages—motor- iists arc not the only offenders. Each method J ot locomotion produced some reckless indivi- dual whose debire was to "break the record." It was so in the day; of the velocipede, the progenitor of the modern bicycle. in the A orth llafcs Gazette of May 27th, lbif, ap- peared the following paragraph: "A young gentleman mounted on a velo- cipede commenced running with the Mail Coach at the apex of the nill leading from Bangor Ferry to this City, and succeeded m leaching the bottom of the hill before the Mail overtook him. We believe this is the iirst vehicle of the kind that has made its appearance in the Principality." Bv a curious coincidence, in the same issue of tne G'azctlc appears a paragraph to the elit-et that a velocipede ran away with its rider a few evenings ago, and actually threw him into the dock at BUII." Here the velocipede did » little scorching on its own. 'A Welsh correspondent in the early part of last century ottered to all and sunury the advice that potatoes might be kept good all the year by theiii 111 boiling water, "as the Scotch preserve eggs by killing the living principle." The correspondent writes: "As the germ is so near the skin, it would not hurt the potato; one minute or two at most "Would be quite sumcicnt. 'this would he of great use for shop stores; in an open worked basket, a ton may be cured in an hour." Some of the "bards assembled at the Car. Jnarthen Eisteddfod in 1811) exercised their poetic talent over the launch of a schooner at Neath. The vessel was intended for trading from the port of Allllwch-those were the days when the. coasting trade was flourishing—and as it was launched on the anniversary of the :Earl of Uxbridgc's birthday, she was called after his name. The bards, we are told, were equal to the occasion and produced several ex- tempore verses which "excited much applause, Particularly those by the Rev. Walter Davies, of Manafon, and Mr Bobert Davies, of Nant- glyn." What a change after the lapse of a cent LirT The sailing ships which carried on the coasting trade have now practically dis- appeared. Steamers and railways are quicker Diodes of transit, and most of the quondam busy seaport towns on the North Wales coast are now noted only for their former associa. tions. w i • • • The lay clerks at Bangor Cathedral were in tlden times termed "singing men." An adver- tisement which appeared in the North Wales Gazette nearly a century ago drew attention to a vacancy in the choir for a singing man "with a counter tenor or high tenor voice." Applicants were expected to be already ac. quainted with the use of notes, to bear a good character, and be a member and regular com- municant of the Established Church." The salary was fixed at Jon 0 a year, with the further inducement that "in a few years it Jvill be more than double that sum." Mr John Jones, who was "county surveyor of the Bangor dis(;ict" in 1819, must have found time hang rather heavily oil his hands. At least, after reading his advertisement, we may assume that he had rather more leisure than county surveyors of the present day. Mr Jones informed the public that he "intends to take in a few boys to learn navigation, all manner of surveying, and other useful branches of the mathematics." Parents were assured that Mr Jones had "two good rooms to accommodate pupils, and all necessary in- struments for their use." w w Our Beaumaris readers will no doubt be interested in the following paragraph:— "Last week (September 23rd, 1819) the town of Beaumaris was enlivened by the lnerrv peal of six most excellent bells, presented by discount Bulkeley, and placed at his ex- pense in the Church tower. With the bells is presented an exceedingly good clock, cal culated to strike the quarters. The bells 'Were made and hung by Mr W. Dobson, of Downham, in the county of Norfolk. A set of ringers were procured from Liverpool, attached to St. Nicholas' Church, who have been very indefatigable in instructing seve- ral of tho young townsmen."

LATESTWILLS. Dr. Augustus Edward Davies, M.E.C.S. (84), lbf Dolhvfryd, St. Asaph, Flint, retired sur- geon, left-65722. Mr Edmund Wilson Swetenham, of Cam- J-Alyn, Bossett, Denbigh, a son of the late AIr Edmund Swetenham, a well-known Queen's ounse], and brother-in-law of Captain Harry Barnston. M.P., left estate *4s 9d, with net personalty JE6900 6s 5d. Mr S. N. Anderson, Coed Mor, Llandudno, left .20396. General Lord William Frederick Ennoet Bey- r, of Lythamger, Lisa, Hants, formerly of Vae Coldstream Guards, who saw Mxrvioe in pt in 1882, and in the Crimean War in 1856 the Army, ajid as a midshipman in. the Navy the Baltic in 1854, and who died on February last, aged 76 years, brother of the fifth Maa- tuem of Hertford, left umeetitled property of the orwa vfcke of 95M, with net pcreouaJty £3647.

WAH BRIDES P-YES t SUPREME PROOF OF LOVE AND SACRIFICE. One of the strangest features of the strange and strenuous times our generation has lived to see is the marrying and giving in marriage in war-time. A year ago, had this great battle of the nations been predicted, the one thing wo should have imagined it would completely eradicate would nave been the celebration of weddings. Instead, the younger generation is not only "knocking at the door, but has opened it, has crossed the threshold, and, too oiten, has gone on to that other door go resolutely and mysteriously clofed-t-ho door of Death-in reality the wider and the greater door of Life. IHE PRUDENT POINT OF VIEW. Yet is it right, tho bystanders have asked in their hearts, and recently more loudly one of the other, that in this bad and perilous time the minds of our young men should lightly turn to thoughts of love, those of the young women of this country to the sweet and enervating dreams of a happiness better de- ferred to the day of conquer Had not the sound of wedding-bells far better have mingled with the splendid peals of A'lctory—when it comes r there is first of all the terrible question to be faced—Will those gay and gallant youths, the war-time bridegrooms, uve to return? Will the three-doys-married pair ever meet a.g3in P And win the agony of loss to the young wife who survives not be incomparably greater than had she not married in haste? Again, supposing that fate is sufficiently generous to spare the young husband's life, may he not return from the war a hopeless invalid, maimed perhaps for life, helpless and useless as a bread winner? And who is then to support, not only himself but his wife, and possibiv his child? A REFUTATION. I All these, and more, are the anxious ques- tionings of the sympathetic but doubtful on- looker, and they appear to have much right and reason on their side. And yet. Would we in our heart of hearts have things otherwise? Would we, truly, have out men so prudent that these considerations would come uppermost, above all our women so divorced from the traditions of Englishwomen as to weigh the cost, the terrible and agonising cost, before giving to the men who arc going out to fight for them and England the one supreme proof of love and sacrifice? I doubt it. Too often we have been told our race is over and done for-the war itself sprang into being because that belief existed in the minds of our enemies. We are tired, surely, of the commonplace-of all others the most ludicrous —that we are a race of shopkeepers, a race, that is, of bargainers, or those who live by bread alone. This precisely is the point. Did we live by bread alone:' The arguments against war- marriages set forth above would have a crushing weight with us. But in these war marriages themselves surely is the refutation, if any were needed, of the cheap jibes of England. "A nation of shopkeepers!" In no country in the world is there less of the bargaining or shopkeeping element in the warp and woof of the national character than in this, and the test and proof of the fact lies in our marriages. Cold- blooded and calculating as we are said to be, we are yet the people of all others who in marriage ask for least monetary gain, who, indeed, simply disregard the wnole question of money, marry bravely for love alone, and trust the issue to God. n THE WOMEN'S STANDPOINT. -I No woman needs to bo told that nearly every woman would rather face sorrow than have failed the man she loved; no woman but would rather have that man's child left her and an imperishable memory even though she must rear his child in labour and suffering and hardship. And if it should happen that her husband is given back to her maimed and helpless, will not the joy of his return nerve her to unheard-of effort ? Will she not glory, rather, in the task of working for the man who has given more than life itself for her and his country? And in the newer, more glorious days before us, may wo not hope that the task for women will be made possible, and again, too, will not a grateful country help its maimed and crippled defenders when they have been carried home? Above all, perhaps, should we not think of the War-Children—the coming generation. Should it not be a fine and splendid race, born of love and gallantry and sacrifice? Will they not be a heritage to us from those who died for us? (By Mrs George Norman in the Echo and Evening Chronicle.)

WELSH CHURCH BILL. CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT RHYL. In view of the situation caused by the post- ponoment of the Welsh Disestablishment Measure a convention will be held at llhyl on Monday afternoon next to consider the position of an ur- gency bill. An urgent appeal is being made upon the "t!- preficntatdA-es of the Free Oh urchea of North Wales and Liverpool, and also of tho various County Liberal Association*, to attontf ia force.

Lord and Lady Boston are at present reddling at Hedsor, Bourne End. They do not expect to bo at IJiiNty until the middle of April. The London Gazette on Tuesday night wi* novmoed the appointment of Lord Justice Bankea to be vice-lieutenant for the county of FUnV

EASTER HOLIDAYS AND THE CHRONICLE. IN VIEW OF THE EASTER HOLIDAYS, NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE OF THE CHRONICLE WIlL BE PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY IN, STEAD OF FRIDAY. ADVERTISEMENTS AND NEWS CANNOT BE INSERTED IF RE- CEIVED AFTER, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

BANGOR CHURCH HOSTEL. (To tho Editor.) .sir,Tho suggestion made by "Clericus" in your loet issue was put forward at the meeting of the Joint Committee at Rhyl by at least ont in- fluential person from each diocese. I should like to ma.ko two suggestions for the serious considera- tion of tho committee :— (1) The name Hostej should be frankly aban- doned. It is misleading. (2) The new warden should be a Welsh-speak- ing Wefehman. Wekh Nonconformists are able to man their college,} from the ranks of those who labour in Wales. Are we to admit that the Church in Wales has no men of sound scholar- sruip, strong character, and vigorous personality acquainted with the two languages? Yours, etc., J. D. JONES. St. DeiJiaoFs Vicarage, Bangor, March 25th, 1915. {We .are-asked to state that the Rev. f. D1 Jones is not the author of the letter signed "Clericus," which appeared in our lasti issue-)