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WELSH CHURCH POST- I PONEMENT BILL. DISESTABLISHERS' CONFERENCE AT I RHYL. ANGRY NONCONFORMIST PROTEST. I THREATS TO WELSH MEMBERS. I A conference of representatives of Liljcral Associations and Welsh NOlieoilformit Churches was held at Clwyd-street Chapel, Rhyl. on Monday tij consider the situation created by the introduction of the Govern- ment Bill to postiioii? the coming into opera- tion of the Welsh Disestablishment Act until six months after the conclusion of the war. About five hundred delegates attended, ill- cluding many of the prominent Nonconform- ist leaders, ministerial and lay. Though in a sense representative of the Welsh Free.-Churchmen of North Wales, the gathering was by no means an assembly of the "big men equal to a occasion" which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had hoped tor. The tone of the meeting was exceedingly censorious* as regards both the Government and the Welsh Liberal members of Parlia- ment. and it was signilicant that for the first time in twenty-five years the name of Mr Llovd George Was not cheered in a meeting of North V* ales Liberal stalwarts. Tne ltev. John Williams, Brynsiencyn, pre- sident of the Union of Evangelical .Free Churches of Wales, and the Rev. Thomas Hughes, president of the North Wales Fede- ration of Free Church Councils, were the nominal conveners of the meeting. "SEUIOL'S RESPONSIBILITY." I Mr J. E. Powell (fftcxliam) movsd that the Rov. John Williams, of Brynsicncyn, be elected to preside ov^-r the conference, and in doing so said the meeting had been called by the Rev. Joiiu Wilirvnn and tha Rev. Th&ina3 Hughes. Hilt they were not re.Iko-iiisibi,e for it. The re, sponsibility rested with the DlikJ of Devonshire (hear. hear). "I am expressing the opinion cf everyone in the meeting at the present time," SIKUI Mr Poiveli. We all have either sons, or brothers., or rL,IZlti :C6 in rho Welsh Army yip- platieeJ. Our first thoughts in the moruing are of the men in France; our 1aH thOllghlt; at llig-ht are with tham. In the faoe of that a serous re- sponsibility rest-3 on the iix-n who arc Teteporwibie for this meettRg being held at a. time when a trace had been declared" (applause). Ila,vH>g read the M'ords in which the truce was declared by Mr Asqii-ith and Mr Bouar Law, Mr Powell said their lordships had re-opened the question, which Welshmen Liberal* wouid not have thought of re-openiiig, though soma of th-em had sup- ported Wedsn dusa-itablishnient silnca 1863 (ap- plautw). The motion wa-, seconded by the Rev. Ihomsas Hughes, arid carried. On takit:.g the chair, the Rev. John Williams said they were met at a tiltre when the question of tho disestablishment and disendowniCTit of the British Empire wa. being thrashed out on the field of battle, and, aj Mr Posveli has ponded out, Mr Asquith had given his pledge that while that question was being settled no subject of oontr-o- \ersy shotikl !>• littrodueed into the House of Contmotw. To that ail Welsh Liberals and Free Church me n had a,gre-ed, and when the Welsh Disestablishment Act was given the Royal Ass-emt no n-ic,tiigs of O(,Icbration or rejoicing were held in W ales becau e of the anxiety to avoid giving olfence during a critical period. All Yv ales lived at peace during this period, and all the otxiinary barriers of party were removed. l Tho only dkeoidiuit note during these rrxmtjhs came from the of St. Asaph, who deliber- ately dipped his pen in gall whil-c everybody else was praying for peace (applause). Then the Suspensory Act KM passed, and under that Act if the war lasted till Ilxt September tho Cliurch would have benefited by teiis of thousands of pounds. Still the Free Churchmen of Wales said nothing. They knew that the value of tithes was rising and that the rate of interest Ivad gone up by at least 1 per cent., and that the Church was benefiting front both. It had been said by the Bishop of St. Asaph that the Churoh was hard hit by the war. So had Wafcs bc-t»n. generally, but while Wales had only a loss account, the Church had a profit acooun't as well (api>iau»e.i. Besides ail this, the Ohurolh party actually broke the peaeo, and a measure was brought into the Homo of Lords— the placo of exeoution of all Liberal measures (applause). Little wonder that the LIBERALS OF WALES BECAME ALARMED I when they found such a p;ace chosen for the in- troduction of such a bill. "This meeting," con- tinued Mr Williams, "we are told, is a meeting of 'small men' (Laughter). But let the Man- chester Guardian know that in tha Clwyd- stroet. Chapel, Rhyl, to day there is a big assem- bly of men whom Wales cannot afford to be with- out as regards religion, politics, or" education" (loud applause1. Proceeding, the Chairman said that under ordinary circumstances he would have been prepared to oppose the Postponement Bill out and out, come what, might. Waloi had re- ceived a smaok in the face; and the Welsh mem- bers, who had dotio so much of late, had beeo ignored. Personally, he thought the Welsh mentbcrs ought to be in suoh a position that it would be impossible to ignore them—(applause)— and he hoped that in future they would ba worthy of the positions they held, and beyond tho reach of the corrupting intlueneas of personal ambition for either honour or office (applause). But the fact wa3 that the Welsh members had bean ig- nored and the Welsh perople had been insulted. Under these circumstances lie was prepared M) go on at all costs against the Postponement Bill as it stood (applause). "We otight .not to permit this measure to pass as it stands, come what may. But if this meeting does ito duty, I have grounds for believing that, at any rate, the dangerous element^ in the bill wiij be removed" (applause). QUESTIONS OF PROCEDURE, < Tho Rev. J nomas Ungues read oUt the resolu- tions, which, he said, would be stibrnittc-d to the convention, and explained that they would be moved seriatim. Mr J. B. Jones (St. Asaph) asked if they were coming there with an open mind, or merely to accept- resolutions as read from the chair. The Chairman: We have all come with an open mind. Mr J. B. Jones rose amid some excitement and repeated his question, amid cries of "Chair" and "Order." Tho Chairman appealed to the audlcnoo, and said that Mr Jones' strength and the strength of all of them lay in their remaining quiet. So far the resolutions had only been road, none had been proposed. A man in the audience put a question as to the representation at the meeting, and was under- stood to say that the Liberal Association of which he was a member had not officially been asked to appoint a delegate. The Oh airman said that the great majority of the people present wero representatives of tho ohurchos and the Iliberal associations who had been asked to send del egates to convey tho opin- ions of those bodies on the matter in hand. ALLEGED VIOLATION" OF TRUCE. The first resolution, which was moved from the audience, wias QJ-; follows:—"That this confer- ence, realising the gravity of the national crisis occasioned by the war, deeply regrets that by means of the Welsh Churoh Postponement Bill an attempt is made to tamper with the provisions of tho Welsh Disestablishment and Djcndowmont Act and the Suspensory Act. In the judgment of this oonfcrence the attempted interference with those Acta is a flagrant violation of both the letter and the spirit, of the truoe agreed to by the Government and the Opposition, which expressly stipulated that all questions of a controversial chftracter should be avoided during the war." Sir Henry Lewis (Bangor) seconded the resolu- tion, after an attempt to speak by Mr J. B. Jones, a.nd it was oarried with five or six dissentients. GOVERNMENT CENSURED. Mr James Yen-more (Liverpool) proposed the seoond resolution, aa follows:—"That we em- phatically protest against the action of the Gov- ernment in carrying on negotiations with the Opposition and its clerical supporters on thi,3 question without consulting the Wcbh members. Wo oonsider suM a ooursc to be absolutely inex- cusable, and singularly disrespectful towards our representatives, as well as an affront to the Gov- ernment's loyal supporters in the Principality," A St. Asaph delegate seconded. Mr J. B. Jones again rose, and referred to the passage in tho resolution which implied that the Welsh members had not been consulted. Mr Lloyd George was a member for Wales, he said, and so was Mr Herbert Lewis, and they had been consulted (laughter). Mr M'Konna and Mr Lloyd George had stated that they had been consulted (loud cries of "No, no"). "Now that I have made my protest," said Mr Jcmes, "you may vote as you like" (laughter). Tho Rev. David Jones (Carnarvon) moved the ojmssion of the passage which ihctudod the words "iiiareepectf-ui and an affrmt" from the reseta* tion. The amendment met with <Mvera? Pro-¡ tests, ami cvc"tna!!y tb?o ra6oin<KMi was actol)-"I in iti original -fol-lit CALL IX) WEISll MEMBERS. J The third rewalu .ion re3,d :—"That, w,= call upon our reprosonkiti vea stremioi l-Sy to oppose the Postponement Bill now befors Parliament, i, nas- ritiolt it, its provision, in our judgment, wo^'d enable tha opponent* of IJ:soatabLi.a'Im.H'¡,: and Disendowment to thwart th" operation of tie Parliament Act, and also facilitate their eff 11' to emasculate, if not to repeal, the Disestablishment and Disendowment Act; and sve t ttitli-f-r iigo tiio Welsh mombera to continue their oppos-'ion to tho passing of this 6;11 in its present form thrT-gh the Ho:is(j of Commons to tito pomt of voting against tho Government." The Rev. O. L. Roberta (Liverpool) moved this resolution, lie expressed the view that the Post- poivemerit Bill wouid deal a direct bl-ow at ths life of the Parliament Act (hear, hear). To ask Wehh Liberal members to vote against the Government was, h-j knew, It big demand to make, especially just, now; but theie wouft] ba no mwnwg m that meeting if they were not prepared to t-ako this extirema M-cp. They wore as loyal- and patriotic as anybody, and they did not need to be urged, even by Mr LlQYd. George, to be mumii- cent and large-minded. If the giving up of principles for which their forefathers had given their blood was a condition of greatness, it was surely time for Litent to pray the old prayer, "Oh, Lord, make no mote giants" (laughter). They had not lost their trtrit in the Government and in Mr Lloyd George, but they would lose it if their loyalty meant, t>ho sacrifice of principle (loud ap-1 ptiu?e). The Welsh members needed more backbone, and they must be told once for a.11 that thsir duty, even within the sound of blie guns, was net to keep an eve on the front bench but to look after the interest! of Wales (?p- b-itt to lo?ok aft?er ttic Littereiti of Wal4as (ap- Mr Ilugh Edwards (Liverpool! we-onded '-he resolution on the imdersta-nding that the phrase in its present form" would be omitted. Tho Oh airmail moved that such an important aJ teration must bj moved a-j an amendment. The Rev. D. Gwynfryn Jones seconded the rcsokibion. If the bishops and the Archbishop of 'Canterbury could gain the ear of a Liberal Government in timo of war, how much easier, ho nskcd, would it bo for them to gain the ear of a Tory Government, when the war was over": (applause). Jf the Wekh members did not op- pose ?i.? !?i!t tJH people of Wales would oppoae them, 'Jh?ro was ¡w alternaliva to Li?;r? i?SrA and Toryism, and if their present friends were I going to sell the Welsh elc-ctora the latter would have to swk new friendship^ (xpplauso). Tlie Rev. Owen Owen (St. Asaph) objected to the words "in it-a presont form." His blood boiled, he said, because tfiooe they had trusted ha.d been guilty of something very like false- hood. ADVICE FROM THE CHAIR. I The Chairman sa.id ha had .interviewed many people in London, and none of ttiem gave the slightest, hope that the bill would bo withdrawn. Such a thing had never been done. If this were a Government Bill it could be withdrawn, but ais it involved an inter-party agreement it could not. He deprecated amy attacks on Mr LLoyd George and Mr M Kcmna. Mr LLoyd George bad not turned It:s back on Wales. Lot them critiobe him if they liked, but let them not offend him lest a greater loss befell thorn (ories of "Oh"). He (the chairman ) was prepaired to vots against the bill as it stood, but he believed that the Gov- ernment wa,] prejxwed to yield on all essential points. Principal Rees suggested the modification of | tl>.e resolution by substituting "to entaaoulate Mid to repeal" for "cnuusoulate it not t-o re-peal,atld by the addition of mi appeal to the English aitid | Scotch Liberal members and the Irish Nationalist members to stand by the Welsh members. These suggestions wero aooe>pted by the meet- ing. Mr Ellis W. Roberta declared that the under- takings of Mr Bon-ar Law wti-d Lord I/anxlowme were not worth the paper they were written upon. ihey lHClrely undertook to burv disestabl'ishineat {laughter). Mr J. E. Powe'l complained that too much criticism had In pa.'ised upon the Welsh mem- bers ("No, no"). Who had put them there? It was the constihieroieT. 1 'hey had had expressions of iegret front Mr ASlluith and Mr Lloyd George. Let. them accept their explanation a-s honourable men. AMENDMENTS LOST. I Voting then took place on an amendment moved byMrr Hugh Edwards to leave out tha words "in its present form. It, however, foiira only twelve supporters, Mr E. (jr. Evans (Rihyl) moved a f u r the ram etad ment to leave out the lat etaltise in the resolu- tion. "I say in tho face of all of you, though you may voto against m. that I will stand by the knowledge that Mr Lloyd George has from the inside" (cheers). The speaker went an to quota, amiid some interruption, front, the Icjst letter written by Mr Lloyd George with a view to showing that the financial sacrifice imposed by the bill was trivial. Mr J. B. Jones (St. Aijaph) %econdted. The Chairman at this stago observed tltat (hey could criticise Mr LIord George as they criti- cised anybody else, but it was quite understood that nothing which had been said that afternoon would cause them to lose their oonlideinoe m him (loud cheers). Only seven voted for the amendment. AN ADDENDUM. J The resolution was then carried, with the fol- lowing rider, moved by Mr Beriah Evana and seconded by Sir Henry Lewis: "That, in face of the pledge given by Mr Aeqnith, th-at no contro- versial measure would 03 passed-, W6 calif UJ}()Il the Prime Minister to redeem his pledge either by withdrawing tho Postponement Bill or by modifying it in consultation with the Welsh rnam- bears in such a way &3 will ma.1re it acceptable to the Welsh nation by rendering it impossible to repeal the Disestablishment Act before it comes iryto operation, or before tho commutation pro- visions take elfeot, or before the transfer of tha endowments." Tho Chairman, holding aloft the resolution, declared, amidst much enthusiasm, "I am glad to be in a position to toll you that this is as se- cure as if it waa the law of the Ltnci to day." A oommiittee was then appointed to act in consultation with tha Welsh members, and to wa.it upon them at their mooting to-morrow at Llattd rindod.

LANCASHIRES AT PEN- I MAENMAWR. CORDIAL RECEPTION. J The anxious expectations of the lodging- house keepers of Penmaenmawr of having some of his Majesty's troops billeted upon them were realised on Saturday. A long train arrived in the afternoon bringing 650 men of the 19th Battalion of the Lancashire Fusil- iers from Salford, and more are to be sent there as they are recruited until the full bat- talion is raised. The arrival caused quite a sensation in the peaceful and picturesque ri" sort beloved by Mr Gladstone. The troops were met at the station by the chairman of the Urban District Council (Mr R. D. Jones) and the members of the Council, including Colonel C. H. Darbishire, the head of the great Penmaeamawr granite quarries. The Chairman, on behalf of the Council and the inhabitants, gave the soldiers a hearty welcome, and said the community at Pen- maenmawr fully realised the valuable services which they were rendering to their King and country. 'They seemed, he said, a fine type of British manhood, and they had come to a district which was healthy and bracing, where they would be able to fit themselves for the work they had to do. The inhabitants would be only too willing to make their stay there aa comfortable as possible. Preparations had already been made for their enjoyment. Colonel Darbishire also gave a cordial word of welcome, and quoted the remark of the late Mr W. E. Gladstone aa.to how healthful Penmaenonawr had been to him for the 20 years during which he had periodically visited the place. The gallant colonel expressed tho hope that the soldiers would be happy there, and would return in the best health and spirits. 8 1) Captain Ambrose who was in command of the troops, responded on their behalf, and said he was sorry that Colonel Stainforth, the officer commanding the battalion, was not present, but he was coming on the next train. The Penmaenmawr Silver Band then struck up a martial strain, and the men marched off to their billets, to which they were con. ducted by the corps of special constables. In the evening an entertainment for the soldiers was given in the Churoh House. Col. Stainforth was present, and the chair was taken by Mr C. A. Barlow. M.P. for Salford, who has carried out all the negotiatinos for the billeting at PenmaiCnmawr, and also for the erection of the military huts at Conway Morfa, in which the other battalions of the Lancashire Fusilier Brigade are "w residing.

CONFERENCE ON DRINK. 1 HINT OF TOTAL PROHIBITION. I THE KING'S CONCERN. I WAP i, WORK DELAYS. I VIE, WS OF THE DEPUTATION. I An important dep-u'tatto-n from thf Sbij>buildiing Employers' Federation was received on Monday at tho Treasury by the Chancellor of tiro Ex- chequer BIfid tha Secretary for Scotland. V-itii. Mr Lioyd George and Mr McKinnon Wood wero. Mr E. S. Montagu, M.P., Mr Cecil Hanns- worth, %A. P., 'ftidar. ttear- Admural Morgan Singer, Capt. Groatbrex, R.N., Lieutenant-General van Do-nop, Sir Fraucie Hopwood, Sir George Cbb, and Mr H. P. Hamilton (Private Secretary to tho Chancellor of the Exchequer). Tho f oiIow ing reprepsert>tatives- of the Ship- building Employers' Federation wore present.:— Mr G. J. Carter (Mo:<3ns Cammell, Laird; and Co., Limited, Birkenhead), Mr James Ma.rr (Messrs J. L. Thomson and Co., Linwtcd, Sua- der'aridj, Mr II. n. Roweil (Messrs Rand W. Hawthorn Leslie and Co., IIebbu.m-on-Ty.ne), Mr 11, M. Napier (Messrs Napier and Miller, Limited, 01d KilpatriekJ, Colonel It. Saxton White-, Mr F. E. W. Coller, Sir Charles Ottley (Str W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co., Limited, Walker on-Tyne and Newcastle on Tyne), Mr F. N. Henderson ^Mesisra D. an d W. Henderson and Co., Partiek, Glasgow), Colonel J. M. Den-ny (Mo;«sr» William Denny a.nd Brothers, Dumbarton), Mr A. B. Gowan (Mcssns Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Limited, Jkkrrjw, and Hcbburn on-Tyne}, Mr N. E. Peek (Messrs Barclay, Curie, and Co., Lim- iteel, Whitcinc-h, Glasgow, and Messrs Swan, Hunter, arA Wigh&iit R'chardsor!, Lim.'Uxl, i Neptune and WalLsend-on-Ty-ne), lnlx George Jones (Sir William Gray- -and Co., Limited, Hartlepool), Mr W. Beardmore Stewart (Messrs Beard more and Co., Limited, Daknuir, Cia.-gowl, Mr J. B. Hutchison (Me:sr3 Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, Greenock), Mr J. Barr (Meesars Vidwrs, Limited, Biirrow), Mr J. Hamilton (the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, Govan), and Mr Thontas Iiigg-ait and Mr James Cameron, joint socrot-arios. The deputation, which, waa representative of the leading- c.hUpbuilding firms in tho country, was unanimous lli urging that in order to meet the national requireaten'ts -at the present time and the urgent of tho position there should be a total prohibition during the period of the war of the sale of oxciseable liquor?. It was represented by theæ. that meiro restriction of hours, or even total prohibition within oortain war-work areas, was not suHieicart, as carta.ni classes would be erttiroly unaffected, and it was felt by the deputation that total prohiibition showld apply as an emergency war measure not only to public-houses, but to private clubs and other li- censed premises, so as to operate equally for all classes of the community. In putting forwatrd thtso views, thoss who spoke on behalf of tho deputation expressed themselves as satined that there was a general consensus of opilt on. on the part of the workers favourable to total prohibi- tion along the line." indicated.. Curtailment, in the opinion of the deputation, re sailed in excessi ve drinking during the short- ened hours. The takings of certain public-houses wh.ioli had had their hours reduced from 10 to 9 had actually increased, and ttaeira had been a considerable growth in the pernicious habit of buying spirits by the bottle and taking it away to driidt elsewhere. It was this "drinking habit" r.a,tj'i,?r titan tirttnlcennt--is tha.t the depiit,tion had to face. The cost of tthe drink habit was suffi- ciently illustrated by the c-iso of a battleship Ciornimg ,in for inunooiate repairs and having these repairs delayed a whole day through the absence of the rivctters for the purpose of drink aj)d conviviality. TI-Lis case was one of hun- dreds. '.1 hiol was not the only reason in favour of pro hibibioin as agali-kst curta<ilment. A. long as public-houses were open there would be foun-d men to brealc the rules of the yard and come late to work in order to Becuro drink beforehand. And the indisposition to work after the consumption of excessive alcohol was too obvious to need chbot'?tion.  dif- Different' members of tho deputation gave dif- ferent hours for their week's tot&l of labour, b? it was emphasised that the important^ factor waa not the average time worked, but tha timo worked by certain of the most important branches. In one yard, for example, th-a o-ivetters had only been working on the average 40 hours per week, in another only 36 hours. The deputation drew attention to tho example .set by Russia and France, and urged upon ilho Chancellor of tho Exchequer the need of strong and immediate action. MR LLOYD GEORGE'S REPLY. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in roply, aaid You certainly need not offer any apology to any of us for the time which you have oocupied, because the statements which you have made a.re of the gravest possible character in the national interests. But although your statements are ■ very startling, you have been able to support them, I am almost sorry to say, with evidence which appears to me to be quite irrefutable. I almost wish it were possible even to oast doubt upon statements which are so alarming. But not merely wliat you have told me to-day, but facts which have come to my knowledge, more especi- ally since I have interested myself in the labour difficulties, havo conviiiced me that what you have told ua here to d&y simply represents tho have told tio here t-o-, d ay si ati)ly ropresmto tb* I notice a certain amount of impatience—and I do not regret iF-.at the fact that the Government have not up to tit3 present taken even more dras- tic action than that which they have taken. But that is due to one or two causes. The first, and perhaps the most important, is that before you take steps of this kind you must feel confident that you are not going in advance of the general sentiment, otherwise more harm will he done than ood. You nittat fsel that you have every class in the community bahind you when you are talking action which interferes, and must inter- fere very severely, with the individual iibej-t-ie3 of men of all sections. But I am sure the coun- try is beginning to realise the gravity of tha position (hear, Hear), It is very difficult for Ministers to teU tho country how serious it is. You who arc employed in the yards connected with the output of war material oan draw a very fair inference as to the gravity of tho position; and I am glad that tho workman themselves are begin- ning to 00 impressed with it, and that they are getting more and more prroo to acoept very dmsbio action in reference to the question of drink. DRINK AND MUNITIONS OF WAR. < You h-ave conie to tho ooncluanon that the mere curtaHment of tdie houra of drinking would ooa n inadoquata step. Some of you think it would hardly hare an appreciable influence upon the evil. Others think that perhaps it might bo of some use; but you a.re all agreed that it would be insufficient —(hoar, hea.,r)-to capo with the great injury which is being inflicted upon the country in con- sequence of 'tho excessive drinking that takes place among a section, maybe a small soefckwi, but a very important section, of workmen who are engaged in the production of munitions of war and the equipments for war iai* this country. I WM glad from that point of vi-ow, but only from that point of viow, that Mr Henderson stated quite clearly at the start that there wore no tee- totallers among you. Mr Carter: We oould havo brought some. The Chancellor of the Exchequer; Your appeal aitid the decision you have come to will canry all the greater weight for that reason; that you have not approached it from the point of view of men who have a particular theory to promote. You have approached it from the point of view of men who have just got one end and aim in view, that is, to help tho country At the present moment successfuUy through its troubles (hear, hear). That is what will appeal to the country. ROOT-AND BRANCH METHODS. t Having gone into this matter a grea4 doal more closely during the last fow weeks, I must say that I have a growing conviction, based aii amttniti- lating evidence, that mthi;ng but root-and-branch methods will bo of the slightest avail in dealing with the evil (bear, hear). I believe that to be the general feeling. The feeling is that if we are to settle Gorman militarism we must frrst of all settle with the drink (hear, hear). We are fighting Germany, Austria, and Drink; 'and, as faa- a3 I can see, the greatest of these three deadly foes is Drink (hear, lwat). Success in the war is now purely a question of mimitions. I say that, not only on my own au- thority, but on tho authority of our great Gen- oral, Sir Johin French. Ho has made it quite ola&r what his conviction is on tbo sub j sot. I thmk I can v&Rtura to say that that is at the conviction of the Secretary of State for Way, and it is also the oonviction of all thosa who know anything about the military pi-obi m that in or- der to et*»kla us to win, all wo require is gg m-1, crease, and an enormoin increa^, in the shells, rifles, and all the other munitions and equipment which arc necessary to carry through a great war. You have proved to us to-day quite clearly tha.f- the excessive drinking in the oon- fl4.f-t.d with these operations is interfering seri- ously with that output (hetir, hear). I can only promiee vou this at the present moment, that t.he words which you have addressed to my co'lea'/ues a^xj myseit" wiil be taken into the iiloit careful consideration by my colleagues when we coma to our final decision on thi3 ques- tion. Coming as they do from those who know wha.t tho facts are, an.d have spoken with a spwn of their responsibility, they will 1 i.ill co:. t-ai-n, carry very great weight in. these quarters. THE KING VERY DEEPLY CONCERNED. I had the privilege of a.n audience with his Majesty this morning, and that is the reason why I could not adhere to the original hour which was fixed for the deputation. 1 am permitted to say by him that he is very deeply concerned on this very cl-tiestion-very deeply eoncerned-aiid ilio concern which is felt by him ii, I am certain, s hared by all his subjects in this country. I lun exceedingly obliged to you for the facts which you have put before me, and for the brave suggestions which you have also urged. If you havo any further figures or facts beyond those which you have submitted to me now, I shall be very glad if you will let me have them; because I should like to summarise them and submit theiii to my colleagues with a view to their considering the import-ant suggestion i which you have made.

I CLASS FOR LADY FARMERS. NEW DEPARTURE AT LLANGOLLEN. Aldorman W. G. Dcdd, J.P., presided, on Thursday, at the inauguration of a novel de- parture in educational work in the Llangollen* district. The looal Governing Body o. the County Schools have granted tho u.g,- of tdio new Tcchiiiioal Buildings oomp'etc-d last year at a cost of £3000. to tne Den.bigh.sliino Education Authority, and in the large lecture ha-H ten chairs have b?&n placed in px?;tion, R.nd here Mies R. A. Davies, who is pcrm?n'ontty employed in t.h'a work by the Denbigh and Flint Cloui,ciL ,'s, giv"-s practical nformit:,on to lady farmers of the dis- trict in dairy wo.rk, the whole bring under Una direafc penBOKia.1 supervision of Mr Hopkins Jones, Bangor University. Mr Dodd Paid the bed pos- sible reaulivs were, airuticipated from tilie course.

In the aibsemeo of tiho Bishop of St. Acaiph, wfuQ is 4t presemt wth the ticaps in Suffolk, Dr. R. Stephen, of Hobort Town, liif-fliop of Teswiamia. oonduobed a Ooiidirrnatkw} S^nvree at St. Colle-ns' Parisfti Ohurdh, Ll-ajugoilen, on Tuoeday.

I POULTRY INDUSTRY IN WALES. I "XHg CHANCE OF THE CENTURY TO MAKE IT PAY." I ADVANTAGES OF ADVERTISING. A conference of agriculturists and others in- i terested in poultry-keeping was held in Powis HnJt, University College, Bn\=or, Oil Friday, whan Mr Edwa-rd Brown, the wei-l-k'nowii expert, N-60 is investigating the state of the poultry industry in Wales for the Board of Agri. culture and Fisheries, deVvercd an addne&s. Colion,ot t!ie lIon. It. 8tapleton (.Cotton presided, •and in his opening remarks prediortctd a. great future for the poultry industry in this oowvtr.v, if wo only took advantage of what he deecribed as "the cl*anco of the century to make it pay." Belgium, the Noitih of France, a:t ik I a great part of Austria-Hungary were denuded of their (xxpii- la,tie.,n, and it would take a lorw; timo for thorn to fill the gap in tdlg po-uitry I'ndustry, whLiC41 had been created. There was certain to be a big de- mand for eg,g3 and poultry, and the demand would keep up the prices for a long time. A German had writbe4ii to a periodical that we could not o.tpvure the trade, because we were too sbup'.d (laughter). If he li,ad said because we were too apathetic and the Germans too uai- Boinnpuloue, it would baycio been nearer the mark (hear, hear). But it was no use asking any-one to near poultry unless there wore proper markets whioh. af?r all. w.ew a queetiou of cwg«n,isation fiv>m tx?nnj't? to end. By means of b?t?er or gunLM?on the Uerma?M had oaptured our <u'ade. I MUST DEPEND ON OUR OWN I i RESOURCES. Mr Edward Brown, in the course of his ad- dress, said the reason why tave Board had in- stituted the inquiry into the poultry itwiuetry in Wales w,?.ri to follow up the pioneer work done by tlbo demonstration train and other ways. It was posoib'js the step had been made tho more im- peraA-ive by reason of the cond'tions under whiol wo were now living. The outbreak of war had ailtoned the whole aspect of affairs. It was cer- tain thwli in tho future we would have to de- pend to a much greater extent upon our own rese-uross. Ho bad the opportunity of studying What had been done in other oounitries, and they would never again, he beilseved, see, our imports of eggs to 10 and 10$m.i!;licm pounds atorlinf!: as in 1913. They had 65 m liion fowls in Ger- many before the war broke out. but there woio Im-dly any Wt. Belgium had been swept of them, and in Hungary and Galiola it wis the s.M!?e. As 600n aa the war was over Cft-ffwn and oth?r co?u?t??'a would be (icmAnd?!? the slip- plies bithn?iito coming to us. and unless WIt) wished to see prices that were prohibitive, it was ncoes- j sary for lid to develop our own resouroes. lie urged greater uniformity in kcep ng fowls 'A-Stich, ho said, would result in better marketing. People spoke, oE increased cost of food stuffs, but the inew ease in the profits more than equalised J tikat. Wdiat we must do was to develop on the lines of tthe oidinary farmer; not on the lines of the peuikry farmer. Economy must go studied, and ho was glad to learn bh. in Otis put of Wates there was not much poultry d'aoase oom- pared to other piaces, bcoa-use there was not so ntacli overorowding of tho b.rds. One prolifio causa of disease- was tilie w&nt of pure water; an- other, bad housing and a-tao unsui&abte food. They would never succeed to any sucoetss unless the lowIs wero diaLributed over the land in por- table houses. Tliero should not be more than 25 to 30 fowls around a homestead as the ground became tainted and disease often in an epidemio form resulted". As to the selection of stock, ho said tlhe old idea prevailed in ma.ny parts of Wales that bcrn door fowls were better than pure bred fowls, and thone seemed to be a. dmp- seated prejudice against pure bred fowla. This \\1)1. qU:t.c4 a mistake, for too ptwe breieds were superior in every respect- to the mongrek. Poul- try -kee.p>eirs shouLd note tltat tlie clevaition of 4Ihoe laiid oi'g'ht to influence tho scleot.ion of breeds; the higher .u1lc land, the smaller the breed should b.), Ninety-nine per cent, of the fa.umors fed Hlcir bir-ds so liberftlly thit the birds I tad no kuxHiiive to setic for natural food, which was much bet!.«er for them. Ilie question of organisa- tion was one which deserved clofe atton-tion, and the ex,alilp,e of Anglesey showed whajt could be accomplished, 'bLl.t, after all, that o-uni-y was only a-wakoning. Tho edue<aitivo side of the nnot. in every way, and that in a practical manner. Pou'ibry-kocpiing oould not alwa.ys ba a women's industry, although they would proinV.5, have a, part of it. Thoro was a grave duty upon them oX to-day to meet tho needs of our population. He did not think t.ha Colleges had realised their duities in regard to the matter. • The Chairman said that remark did not apply to tilio Un-'vcceity Oollego of Nortih Wales, the Agnienltural Department of whioh was very been on the sub ject. Mr E. W. Jones, of IJe A O S., shaded that tihe visit of tha egg train bo Anglesey last year bad undoubtedly stimulated the egg Industry in tio w w, I k-Y. NEED FOR ADVERTISING. Mr JoILti Owen, Small Holdings Commissioner for Wales, feared that farmers would not read pamphlets and books on poultry. More mowey sliouAd be spent on advertisements in looal papera whioh were read by farmem showing the peoao- ia,ry advantegea of keeping fowls. WttCtt soap manufacturers wanted to sell their soap, tliey did not ismie pamplilets. but advertised Uieir wares in an interesting manner in the newx- papers. Utey might have advertieements point, mg out the advantages of fowl-keeping, how much n»oncj was to be made out of it, and tha price pa-id for eggs, say in Pwllheli And at Wtk-x. ha-m. The advertisements wou!d interest tkent. and, once interested, they would then read J>M». plhlets and books. At present a lob of money ma waited on lectures and pamphlets without any return- In the first place they muist get tine far. mers interested..No less titan £ 500,009 wiaa spent on imported poultry and eggs in WaJies the twelve months before the war. Mr Griffith Jones, Agricultural Adviser for Anglesey, &aid that in Anglesey tSt'c instructf-res* in poult,ry-keepifhg went right to the doom of the farmers, but did not get a vary eucounagwijj: reoeption. He was told t Llangefni tha,t hi. scheme wes an admirable one, but those tote told diim added that it was no uae briM.tig U" inistruotreas to their farms (laughter). Ho ooukl only take 6he instructress to the doors of the farms he oould not open the doors. What oou&i he do fJJeXt.! Tho Chairman: Ketv on knocking (lau^^v ter). Mr Hopkins Jones observed tfiat tilia.t oom. phint. could not bo made against tlhe farmers of Fiinitfihire and Denbighsliirc. where en4huisi«i«u was ghown in regard to poultry-keeping. Tlnejf wore eager to receive adv.ioe. PROGRESS IN LLEYN. Mr Rowlands, poultry instructor at M-a-iiryn, said the poultry industry had made great Itead- way in Lleyn, and the farmers were purchasing pure breeds, with the result that tlie egg pwo- duotion was increased. Mr Isaac Jones, University Oollege, feared thrw, tll)C present organisation was far from thorough. TradcsitKii who dealt in eggs tiumght only of the mairket in choir immediate negbbour. hood. Tlie Chairman did not agree with Mr Joha Ow-e-n that lectures did not answer their ii-ttr. poso. The elementary soliools might with adviajo^ t-oge ftake up the subject of poultry-keep'ng. MiFe Edwards, instructress for Anglesey, auiA bliey miioa. got tbe advisory work better appreci- ated by the people. The reception ønc had C4 in Anglesey had been disappointing in IUAIAF cases. Several farmers were very satisftod w.it41 themftalvts, and she wished slie could maloo tibem a litt.le more dissatisfied (laughter). A vote, of thanks to Mr Brown and to ttannal Ootton for presiding concluded the conferenosw

THE NEW RECTOR OF EDERN. INDUCTION OF THE REV. J. BANGOfc JONES. On Monday week. the Rev. J. Bajngor Jones. tilie new rector of Edern, was formally induotied to the living by the Venerable J. L'oyd Jones, Archdeacon of Merioneth, The clorgy of ijhe e cilorgy of 4he Rvu-al Deanery of Lleyn walked in piKtoesaion from the da.y school toO the chii;iwi, vv,,Iwre tlwo a crowded congregation of paxdoluiotiws and vLsifoi-s. The servioe, wttjich wias fttMy choral, "s bakei-ii by the new Rector, and the iearoaw were read by the T. E. Sheppcurd J-nwo. MatMMT, amd the ltc-v. II. J. Manley, R.D., Liainbedrog. A short address was delivered by the A rchdoacon, and the service was brought to a cilose by the pronouncement of tile Blessing. Tea is'as served in lite adjoining schoolrooms for all wlho had come from a disibanoe. At six p.m. there was choral evensong and sermon. The first part cf t.he service was talwn by tho Rev. W. Sylvanus Williams, Bottivoog, &ivj tili.a latter pa.rt by the Rev. O. Tiiom-as, 1.\d- wailrog. Tlie lessons were read by the ltc-v. J. Dan, C*d,io,, the Rev. J. Davies, Llan- iesbyn. The spcolal preacher was the Rev. D. Jones, AljererCh. In addition to the clergy named there wena preseiwt i>he Revs. J. Edwards and T. Wood- iin" Pwl&eli; R. OynEciin>-Joates and W. M. Williams, iNovin; T. E. Owen, Abcrdaron; ant G. Salt, Bodveau.

CARNARVONSHIRE GOLFING UNION. This year's championship meeting of tho CIM narvonshire Golfing Union lias been abaoido/n^ 4DWiilg to the war. It was to be held in Bangot in June.

The Rev. J. T. James, of Pernmadhno. Iwa aooe^xted & oall to the St. Asaph C.M. CSuwoh. Mr J ames has served the Peranaohno Ohuroli Fm tlie pM!; tea years.

L- [ 5HRINk lvOOLLEJS-5 IIDhsPP^ n N UX is a unique prepara- I B tion made in the form I t a J taL of flakes or wafers, which I excels in the washing I II I of flannels, woollens and I Mm l I all loosely woven and dainty fabrics which are I I|l liable to shrink if, waslled ?? '?????????W?J?j? by. ordinary methods. filu mtUlgajgA It is a pleasure to wash such things I M ??????j???? with LUX. It yields a beautiful, fl K9L1  S M??  ?-'='? ? cream-like lather. It is more I ? ? tS??????????Mf ??????) than pleasure, to view or to wear fl ????? ?? fabrics washed with it. They fl are a delighl In Id., 2d., 3d. and 4d. packets o everywhere. EE 10A1 > LEVER BROTHERS UMfTEO, PORT SUNLIONT. 85-34