The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

NOTES AND COMMENTS. HOLIDAY VISITORS. Though bereft of their customary railway facilities holiday-makers flocked to North Walee in surprisingly largo numbers for Easter. It would, of course, be absurd to suggest that they wexe as numerous as during previous spring fee- fervofa. Bangor, Carnarvon, Llaniairfecthan, and other plaem on the coast weare probabljy more crowded than usual owing in a largo measure to ttvc aoldders balloted in each place. There were also eonsideraKlo numbers of tha soldiers'' relatives, iweethearta and friends, who had journeyed in IfbroThg parties, from Lancashire in paarbioxiiar, just to see for themselves how their "boys" were faring UP North." In fact the presence of tihe troops in the ddetaiiot was in itself an atshraotiom as from the laa-ge orowrl who visited Peaarhyn Park to witness the inspection of the Iiinoaeljii.r« Battalions by Brigadier General Mac k enzie. < 0 FEWER MOTORISTS. As: there Kvn& nothing cheaper tJiaai ordinary 'tourist, tickets available it was remark able fcha>fc the influx of visitorB Ahould taye been so considerable. Road travellers were noticeably fewer. or. thie there was a .;¡J ami oatriotic reasou. Many hundreds, of motor ears that would under ordinary ciream- Etancea have brought their owners for a whiff of the wholesome breezes of North Waica are now put to vtaaiioua military uses. So one must oowclude tlhalt motorisitfi have been oomtXMit with preseanbing the Gtowrnmont with noth^ ing than their best vehicles All honour to them. » SUBDUED PLEASURES. The Jigjiit-hcarted frivolity usually associated with holidays was not so iiiotio,-ablo tihris Baetertide. Few more libc-llous jalim,ge have been said of Bntii.sliera than, that wo take our pleasures sadly. In normal tdmce we are 8t3 jolly a people on holiday as the pa-yest of them. Just now, however, we are not our Oml1 selves quite, but we are far from aad. In many hundreds of British homes Easter was passed in anguish over the low of dear ones who have sacrificed themselves on the altar of their country. Yet the national heart was never in braver (spirit. Tho people are cheerful in their abundant confidence that the Imperial Ghoul wCik> has shattered the •vvorld'a peace is sure of Ws puuisflimont. ,» OAHNARYONSinRE VOLUNTEER REGI- MENT. From a remark made by Lord Moetyn at Car- narvon, on Saturday, Carnarvonshire is the first county in Wales to inaugurate a movement for tihe establishment of a Volunteer Training Regi- ment. If that is the case his lordship can claim a good deal of the credit for it himself. Lord Moetyn was one of the first public men in this oountry to realise the potential virtues of Volun- teer Training Corps, and for -niany months he I has exerted his utmost personal endeavours and influence to infuse his fellowcountrymcn with eomcthing of his own enthusiasm a-nd confidence in them. That his impressions were correct is proved by the fact that the War Office is now easting a sympathetic eye over the movement. The remarkably effective manner i'n which Cheshire has engineered and executed its own scheme ha3 no doubt influenced the official mind at Whitehall jiist as it has stimulated public in- terest 8JJ over the country in the corps. All that is wanted is a starring up of tho patriotic spirit of the rigitt ola^s of men., namely, thoce between the agei of 38 and 55 who are ineligible for the regular army. GERMAN SPY PERIL. Sir Osmond Williams, the Lord-Lieutenant of MerioniPiiu-ihiric, was outepokm in Jks referenda at the Quarter .Sessions, on Tuesday, to the dan. ger arising ouit of the presencfc of German Bipilet3 in this country. Not until every German, in tlhis country, higih and low. naturalised OT not, is," twr.d lie, ".interned or eemt aciogB the seas, wall Britain, "be free from this tremendous dan- ger." Tlhese are. Peot-i-iiimtg in. which the viast majority of the public heartily concur, whilst at the same ttime they marvel at the seeming spirit of toleration, in face ccf such gnave menace to our country's welfare. Strong emphasis has been publicly kid on the fact tliiait the inadequate sujJjply of mmnitaons of wr ie delaying the pro- greHB of operations. Sir Osmond Williams re- ferred to one pkam of (iua trouble whaa à. J poaiited out convincing evidence had been ob- tained by tibo Initeliigonoe DeTOrtmeait of taio Admiralty tjiat an organised plot is in operat'on in tihe oounta-y by wiiicli German agemte are pro- moting and fostering ttribes among- our work men. It stands to reason, that s&eps should be taken wiitHiouit delay to render- such a tihinp im- possible when tho safety of blie country is on-, d.,amigc-,red. drastic measures must be taken for its protection. WWW* I THE CENSOR AND WELSH LETTERS. The Censor at the front (saye a writer in the Manchester Guardian) is taking no chances. What he cannot read he will not pass, with tho result that Welsh soldiers can neither send no.r receive letters as usual unless they and their people are coast or border folk well used to En- glish. It is, of coure, well within, the bounds of posibility for German Headquarter to gain use- ful information through, the medium of a letter in Welsh found on a prisoner of war. Plenty of German reservists who, after years of familiarity, had become acquainted with the language, 'eft Wales at the outbreak of ,vai I-,vas it not in a German trench at Neuve Chapelle that an An- glesey sergeant of Engineers found a razor in- scribed with the name of a Bangor hairdresser? a • • GERMANS FAMILIAR WITH WELSH. There are several German students of philology and university teachers also fsays the wne writer) who are familiar at least- with literary Welsh, in. fact, quite a translation bureau might be set up formed of sclfolars like Dr. KUlno Meyea* and others who have spent their summer vacations in Snowdonian villages picking up the language,-and who have "kept it up" after their return to Germany by subscribing to Welsh weekly news- papers and magazines. A letter from a home in South Wales, it may bo mentioned, would pre- sent little difficulty, for literary Welsh is the same north and south. w THE CONTRAST. I The full meaning of the Censor's attitude would be best appreciated, perhaps, by an English mother whose weekly letters, wirit.ten and re- ceived, are now her chief joy. and who was told bluntly tha-t henceforth these letters must be in French. She might have d-one well illl Freuich aA school, and it might even now pass muster for travel and conversation with Belgian refugees. But picture her sitting down to write iai it all the thousand and. one trifles that make up the sub- stance of those letters from home eo eagerly awaited in the dugouts in France. One can imagine in such a case a prompt dexnand for am assistant censor who coul d read English. BANGOR RAILWAY STATION. The complaints mado at Wednesday's mcet- ing of the Bangor City Council oltat passengers wero put to much discomfort at the railway station, may, without some qualification, be magnified out of proportion by those not fully conversant Vll:tlh too facts. The Riailwaiy Com- pany Tito doubt find it difficult, under pretserwt conditions, to entirely obviate the inconvenience of using only one gatefor tilie entrance and exit of passengere. Although tfhere may be justifica- tion for some of the strictures passed by the MlaJylOrand other members, tho public efiiould not, lose sight of the fact that the Company are working art- a good deal of disadvantage1 owing to tho watr having depleted titoeiir staff. TJts shortage of nien is the main cause of the diffi- culties wliioh formed the eubjcot of dieaussdoii at the Council nneetiug. In their own interest iio leas than, that of the public the Railway Com- pany, we may bo sure. wjLU do ail they can to study the convenience of the travelling public. We would, hiowever, suggest to tho r'i':po n sible aiiirt-h'OiitfCiS that, in the absento of accommoda- tion fkw passengers waiting to book, arraaige- meiiis should be made to open tlie ticket office immediately it is noticed tba.t the enitranee haill is becoming congested', and information of thiis could easily be conveyed to the booking offico staff by the ticket exams ner oil duty; oT thta alternative might witlh advantage be adotptied, to open tilna booking office at least fifteen minutes prior to. the departure of the principai trains.

19th CENTURY REMINISCENCES. The commemoration of the birth of George IV. was celebrated at Holyhead in 1820 in a somewhat unusual manner. We read that four of tho mail coaches, "drawn by fivo sets of horses, beautifully accoutred, having new harness and decorated with a va-riety of ribbons," par- aded thp town during the greater part of the day. It detracts a little from the spectacle when 'we learn that "tiho inside and outside passengers wore not very select and far exceeding tho num- ber allowed by the Act." Fortunately no acci- dent occurred, though one shudders to think vhat might havo happened after "the coachmen, guards and passengers were well regaled with wine, punch and a10 at different parts of the tQwn." Early in the nineteenth century a Rev. Dr. Cartwright invented a plough "which worked merely by human power." With two men to keep it in motion and a third to regulate its course this wonderful implement was reputed to perform ita work "with as much precision andl despatch as coal<l be done by any common pair of horses and a plough-holder." In the absence of any details one can form no idea of this plough, which was to do away with horse power. But whether any farm servants would be prepared to usurp the place of tho farmer's team is another matter. Tho Rev. Dr. Caa"twright held a high opinion of his invention, "the utility of which, was not confined to ploughing only, it being equally. applicable to every purpose for whieli, horses caji be employed, except conveying a bur- den on the back." A correspondent writing to the North Wales Gazette of July 6th, 1820, says:— "Several young whales were seen for many hours in the Menai St.raite between the Swilly rocks and Garth ferry house. One was accu- rately estimated at nearly 50 feet ]clng, iaind when spouting the water into the air, its fin appeared about six feet high out of the water. It would seem as if they wished to havo made their way through the Swilly, but the whirling current and numerously intersecting rocks drove them back to opposite the ferry-house, where they wex-e seen by numerous spectators for some hours. They were subsequently observed passing through the Sound. Brief though tho account is it savours very much of sea sea-pant tales. A fifty-foot whale oi the Swilli-ch is rather a tall story. A number of gentlemen connected with Wales met at the Freemasons Tavern, London, on June 24th, 1820, under the presidency of Sir W. W. Wynn, "in order to form a society in the Metro- polis, to co-operate with those already estabJtshed in the country, for the purpose of promoting the cause of Cant4rian literature." The meeting decided to resuscitate the Cymmrodorion Society instituted in London in 1751, and to call the new society the "Cymmrodorion, or Metropolitan Cambrian Inetitittion." Sir W. W. Wynn was elected president, and Messrs R. Edmunds and- W. O. Pughe 'were appointed librarians. Mr J. H. Parry was appointed secretary and Mr Thomas Jones t-reas-urer. < < < A strange marriage custom at one time Lb- served in Cardiganshiro is thus recorded by art old yvriter:- "The bride is Counted on horseback behind her father, who immediately takes to flight, whilst the bridegroom and friends pursuo him. The former suncring himself to be overtaken, the bride is carried away as it were by force, and conveyed to the church, where the cere- mony is performed." Bangor Hunt was, early in the nineteenth cen- tury a flourishing institution. Describing one of the hunt meets the North H' ales Gazette I says:— "The place of meeting was Gorphwvsfa woods,, the romantic residence of Mr Q. A. Poole, and at nine o'clock, in the presence of a. numerous field, the dogs threw off and very soon found. After a line run poor puss was ta-ken in a cover near Nantporth. They after- f; wards crossed the country towards Perfeddgoed, where numeroua eminences, commanding ex- tensive views, afforded a rich treat to. the pedestrians, who appeared in groups r- im all directions. The hounds were soon, in full cry, ind after a chaee of more than hollf an hour killed in sight and amidst the shouto of the surrounding multitude.

I Sir CCeanc-ni and Lady Royds are in resukmoe I at LWmercih Park, St. Asaph.

I IN MEMORY OF NEUVE CHAPELLE. I IMPRESSIVE SERVICE AT KNIGHTSBRIDGE. I FOR FALLEN GRENADIERS. LONDON, Wednesday. And when the strife is fierce, the -warfare Ions, Steals on the car the distant tnumph-song, ?N? /!ear? arc &raf? again, and arms are Atid liearts, are brave a,-a-i ii, aiid ar)izs are Alleluia! The noble words rang bravely over the hun- dreds of closc cropped, boyish heads; the clean, careless faoes. touched to a momentary gravity by the solemn occiision;' the khaki-clad1, shoukleas eoberly squared. The organ notes swelled and fell 8.Illd. welled again, and we mourners and spectators in the Knightsbridge Church of St. Paul's, whose thoughts were fuU of the memories of other boyish heads and strong shoulders now buried under the earth near Neauve Chape11e--we took heart and hope again. The golden evening brightens in the IFest; Soon, soon to.faitlifill warriors comes their res t. &>\YOj soldiers and- oivilians assembled this morning to pay our last tribute to those gallant g..tl, li-officcrs and men-of the Grenadier Guards who gave their lives at the taking of Neuve Chajpellc, the knowledge came then that we had long and anxiously been seeking. Low and tender came the yoicee of the choir chanting the Litany that commends the souls of the f-alleii to their Maker. Behind me a brave mother in mourning for a son essayed! the simple utterance of the prayer. "Blessed awe the dead which die in the Lord," came her clear response; aaid her effort eased many silent teari that would not flow before. Then the moving and terrible sounds like strange sobs—of the muffled drums; the shrill and triumphant notes of the bugle that thrillc-d- through the bowed heads and hearts of the grefft congregation, that announced to all the imperish- able promise of Life and Love and Peace to come; and then, as wo emerged quietly into the clear sunlight of spring, these immemorial words '.hat remained to us for solace and thanksgiving: "They have finished their course; they have fought the good fight; they have kept the faitii 1" The service was held for Lieut.-Col. L. R. Fishcir-Rowe, Major G. W. Dubcrley, Clapt. be Hon. G. H. Douglas Pennant, Lieut. Lord Bra- bourne, Lieut. F. G. Marshall (2nd Battalion), Lieut. M. A. A. Darbv, Lieut. H. W. Ethel son. Sec.-Lieut. C. F. Burnand, Sec.-Lieut. R. F. C. Geidcrd-Soniervell, Sec.-Lieut. A. C. Foster, and tho non-commissioned officers and men of the 1st BattaJion Grenadier Guards who gave their lives at the taking of Native Chapelle. The officiating clergymen were the Rev. Francis Leith Boyd and the Rev. R. W. Henderson. Among the congregation were too Countess cf Chesterfield, the Countess of Cavan, the Countess ot IlaiTowby, Viscount Allendale, Lady Ferguson- Da vie, Lady Richard Wellesley, Lady VidodJ. RoC. we, Gertrude Lady Penirhyn, Lady Dawson and Miss Iris Dawson, Lady Holford, Lord and lad- Forbes, Viscountess Falmouth, Lu.d,y Ma; fiietLd-Oiarke, Lady Violet Gregson, tihei Hbiiv Lid- Herbert, Lady Templemore, Lady Fdwtrd Cecil, Lord and Lady Hamilton of Dalzell, Lady Glaiuiek, Major-Gen. Sir Francis Lloyd, com- manding the London District; Capt. Sir A. Web- ster, Capt. Sir Wroth Lethbridge, Capt. Sir Alex- ander Napier, Sir George and Lady Arthur, Sir William and Lady Clerk a.nd Miss Clerk, Capt. Sir George Boswell, Sir F. Astley Corbett, Sir Cuthbert and Lady Quilter, Sir William M tll'r and Miss Miller, Mrs Asquith, Col. Henry Strootfcild, commaJlding the Grenadier Gfvards; the Hon. Mrs W. Boyle, the Hon. Lilian Douglas Pennant, the Hon. Violet Douglas Pennant, Major the Hon. George Hamilton, Capt. the Hon. Myles Ponsonbv, the Hon. Miss Lestrange, Col. the Hon. William Cavendish, the Hon. Mrs A. Sandbach, Mrs Farquhar, Col. F. Gore, Mrs Storr, Mr.s A. M. Oichton, Mrs Foreman, Major Vivian, Com. Cavsndisli, Mr Gerald Chichester, M.i-s Arthur Sassoon, Mr Jokyll, Lieut.-Col. Corry, Gen. and Mrs Clive, tho Bishop of Ban- gor, Mrs do Crespigny, and Col. and Mrs H. Ricardo. Tho service was attended by two hundred and fifty officers and men of the 3rd Battalion of the regiment, and the same number f.rom the 4th Battalion, and a great number of relatives and friends who have been bereaved.

I WELSH WAR NOTES I Mr Hugh Jones Williams, who has been gazetted Second-Lieutenant in the 14th Battalion (Swansea) Welsh Regiment, stationed at Rhyl, is the son of Mr Jonos Williams, of Rhiwlas, Car- narvon. Mr Williams has now three sons serv- ing in the Army. His eldest son, Mr O. Jones Williams, formerly with Messrs Carter, Vincent and Co., solicitors, is in the Honourable Artillery Company stationed in t-h-o Tower of London, and another son, Mr T. Jones Williams, is serving with the 3rd King's Own Hussars stationed at Tho London Welsh Battalion having been eo successful, the committee are forming a second battalion, being tho 18th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Men having friends in the London Welsh Battalion can join by enlisting in any dis- trict, when they will obtain a railway warrant to Enable them to travel to London to the Recruit- ing Offices, Field Court, Gray's Inn, Holborn, W.C. Lieutenant W. M. Venables-Williams has been appointed Assistant Supervising Recruiting Offi- cer for Colwyn Bay and district. Captain C. T. Allard has been appointed Assistant Supervising Recruiting Officer for the Uanswst district. Committees and civilian recruiters have been appointed for the different parishes and districts of Abergele, Colwyn Bay, and L/vnrwst. Their name* will shortly be published, and it is hoped that this system may have a beneficial effect upon the recruiting of young men paxticularly from the country districts. Major C. F. K. Main-waring, a member of an old Denbighshire family, has joined the Divi- sional Staff of tho Welsh Army Corps at Cbhvyn Bay as assistant provost marshal. He was till recently attached to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. The death is announced of Mrs Jones, widow of Mr R. E. Jones, Cofn Brynfcalch, Mont, gomeryshire. Two of her sons are serving with the forces—Major E. Whitmore Jones, South Wales Borderers, and Captain Lumley 0. Jones. Essex Regiment. N Scogt.- Augustus Morris, 6th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, has been promoted to bo second- lieutenant in the 10th' Battalion Norfolk Regi- ment. Before joining the colours Lieut. Morris was a schoolinaster at Deganwy. lo .5 the box: of the late Mr P. C. Morris, Stag's ll sad Hote', Penygroos. Mr W. W. R. Smith, youngest son of the late Vicar of Rhosytbol, and Mrs Smith, Llwyn Derw, Llanfair P.G., has been gazetted second-lieutenant in the 6th Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Mr Smith came to tho Bangor branch of tho National Provirifsial Bank last June and joined the colouirs at the out- break of the war.

I BOXING COMPETITION AT COL- WYN BAY. The sporting public are promised a feast of good thmgs at the Colwyn Bay Pavilion next week; for on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day eVeIlings the North Wales Coast Military Boxing and Wrestling Championships will be held.' There is keen competition among the men at the various billeting centres along the coast, and the entries up to the present portend keen contests. The light weight, welter weight, and heavy weight contests will be over four three-minute rounds, and the wrestling championship over three ten-minute rounds.

The Duchess of Westminster has returned too the Hotel Hubeau. Lady Juliet Duff hr., arrived at Vaynol Park, Bangor,, with, tier children, and may stay ùtefre fw mom* time.

I FUNERAL OF MR. LAURENCE BRODRICK. I (Bv Our Own Reporter-) I The remains of the Hon. Laurence Alian Brodriek, second son of William, eighth Viscount Midletou, whose death at his London residence, 7, Cadogan Gardens, yras reported in last week's Pioneer, were interred in the old-world churohyard aifc Trofarth on Saturday. The body had been cremated in London, and the casket containing the ashes was c-onveyed by train to Abergele Railway Station on Thursday. Thence it was borne to Coed Coch. which the deceased had made his Welsh homo for nineteen years, where it remained until Saturday morning, when it was onco more removed members of the estate staff acting as bearers—to the picturesque- ly-situated little tano at Trofarth, in whose wel- fare he had long been actively interested. Quite in keeping with Mr Brodriek s unostenta. tious but essentially industrious Life, the funeral ceremony throughout was remarkably impressive in its simplicity. The se-r-vice at both the church a.nd the graveside was over in thirty minutes, butt there was much about it that will Nmake it a memorable occasion to all those who attended. In motor oars onci horse vehicles there had gathered from many partG of N-ottli Wales a congregation which the little church in tuho mountains oould never accommodate, and there were nearly as many standing as found sitting room. The oak coffin was unadorned, apart from a brass plate bearing the inscrip- tion :— "The Honorable Laurencc Alan Brodriek, eecond son of William, eighth Viscount Midle- ton. Born January 34, 1864. Died March 30, 1915," It rested in front of the altar, almost hidden by flowers. The service in t(he church was conducted by the Vicar of the parish (Rev. Robert Edwards), assisted by the Rector ot Ll&nelian. M God of the Living" and "The Day Thou Gavest" were the on,ly hymns sung, and as the coffin was borne from the church the moving strains of the Dead March" (in" Saul") pealed from the organ. The procession was led by the Dcian of St. Asaph (tne Very Rev. L1. Wynne-Jones) and the Vicar of Old Colwyn John Grif- fiths). Following the coffin came Mrs Brodrick (widow), c-tscorted by her brother-in-law. Lord Midieto-n; Miss Daisy Brodriek (daughter); and Lieutenant Edward H. J. Wynne (step-son). The other members of the family present- wer-e Vis- countess Midleton (sister-in-law), Lady Peck, and th HOIl. Mrs Ly ttleton Gill (sisters), Mr and Mrs St. John Charlton (brother-in-la,w and sister), the Hon. Mary Hughes, Miss Frances Hughes, and Miss Hcratiia Hughes, of Kinmcl (sisters-in- law), Colonel tho Hon. Thomas Fremantle (cousin), and Mr Terence Macnaghten. There were also present Colonel Mellor (repre- senting tho North Wales Unionist Association), and Mrs Mellor, Abergele; Mr R. E. Birch, J.P. (representing Colonel Corn wall is West, Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire, and Colonel H. B. L. Mushes, of Kinmol); Colonel Howard. C. D. Colonel Mesham, Mr J. E. Oldfield, J.P. (repre- senting the Abergele Bench of Magistrates); Mrs R. 31aiiiwa-ring, Mr Demton, Mrs Williams Wynn. Miss Wynn, Mr Charles Williams. Mr and Mrs C. B. Jones Mortimer, Brynsteddfod; Canon Roberts and Rev. J. W. Thomas, Llanddulas; Rev. George Owen, Mr A. Borthw.ck, Plas Llewelyn Mr D. Mac. Nicoll, J.P. (agent to the estate) Messrs William Hor- ton, George Bevan and Edward Allen (repre- senting tihe Colwyn Bay Constitutional Club, of which Mr Brodrick was president); Councillor J. Pierce (representing the Abergele Conserva- tive Association); Dr. Price Morris, Old Colwyn. and many othcra. The graveside service1 was conducted by the Dean of St. Asaph, and the de-. ceased gentleman's favourite Welsh hymn, "O Frvniau Caersalem, was -sung with wonderful effect by the assembly. The. partially bricked-up grave was lined with foliage and flowers. THE FLORAL OFFERINGS, which presented a striking spectacle, were from th-e following, in addition to the deceased's familyMrs Seymour Hughes, Mr and Mrs Mac. Nicoll, Mr Macntaghten, Lady Fremantle, Mrs Pendarvis, Mr and Mrs Francis Smit h, Lady Lloyd, Lady Dundonaid, Colonel and Mrs Cali, Lady and Miss Neave, Mrs Du Cane, Lady A,n,es,Daiii-ell, the Coed Coch and London re- sidence households, Mrs de Labalmondiiere, Mrs Edmund McNeile, Mr aid Mrs Stanley Weyman. Lady Peek, Mrs Laibouchere. and the Misses Munro, Mrs Power, Sir Beethom and Lady Whitehead, Colonel and Mrs Fludycr, Lord and Lady Midleton, the lIon. Alice Douglas Pennant, Mr J. E. Okiiieid, the Colwyn Bay Constitu- tional Club, Mr and Mrs Birch, Misses Frances and Horatia. Hughes, "all at Cholmendeley," tthø Abergele Conservative Club, Mrs Thomas (Weston Hall), the Bishop of Glasgow a-n-d Galloway, Hon. Mary "Hughes, Colonel Howard, O.B., "Froia Trofarth," Mr and Mrs Jones. Mortimer, Colonel and Miss Meehani, Mrs Meysey Thompson, the Colwyn Bay Habitation of tho Primrose League, Rev. D. and Mrs Price Morgan, "Bettws Congregation," Rev. George Owen, Mrs Atellor. *"Ilhe School Teachers and Children of Llanelian," Mr and Mrs J. Pierce and family, Abergele; Mr and Mra John Parry, Bettws; Major A. Wynne Corrie, tho Hon. Arthur &nd Mrs Brodriek, Colonel Sir Clement an-d Lady Royds, "Philip and Edith," Lady Hill, and Brym-bo 'Ch,ureli Schools. Simultaneously with the funeral at Trofarth a memoria.1 service was conducted in Trinity Church, Slioanc-street, London. MAGISTERIAL SYMPATHY. A NATIONAL LOSS. Presiding over the Abergelo Petty Sessions. on Saturday, Sir Herbert Roberts, M.P., who had found in Mr Brodriek his doughtiest but most high-minded politioa.1 opponent in West Denbigh- shire, referred in filing terms to his passing. He said the county had also lost another maiB- trato in the late Mr Laurence Brodriek. The deceased gentleman did not attend the Abergele Court, but he had been a county magistrate for a fery long time--iii fact ever aiiioo lie oarne to reside in Wales. He did meet, valuajbl-a work for the public life of the county and the country, a.nd he (tho chairman) was sure he was expressing the sincere feeling of all present when he said thiaft by tho death of Mr Brodricl:-& maii of high character, h-igpii ideals, and devotion to publrio duty—the na/tion had suffered a great loss in this critical hour. He would like the Clerk to convey the sincere sympathy of the Bench to Mrs and Miss Bro^Prick.

LATEST WILLS. Mr Benjamin Nelson, of Cloverley Iodge Bryn-y-pia Road, Uandudno, vEo died 27th February last, intestate and a widower, left estate of the gross value of £ 14,204- Us Id, of which the net personalty has been sworn at « £ 11,504 13s lid. Mr David Pierce Williams, of Vrondinas, LI.-anw,ndai, a magistrate and alderman for the county, first chairman of the Carnarvonshire County Council, a member of the Court of Governors of the University of North Wales and of the North Wales Training College, who died 4th February last, aged-72 years, intes- t-ate, left estate of the gross value of £ 27,302, of which the net personalty amounts to X25,574 us 8d.

DEATH OF MR F. J. HARRISON. The death took place on Wednesday, at New- castlc-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, of Mr Frederic James Harrison, a member of the firm of Thomas and James Harrison, shipowners, of Liverpool. Mr Harrison was a most generous Bupporter of charities, including the North Staff- ordshire Infirmary, of which he waa formerly president. He also gave large S'ums towards the building of Liverpool Cathedral, and ha and his brother contributed £ 35,000 for a new church and parsonage at Wallasey in memory of their father. At the outbreak of the war, Mr Harrison offered the services of his fine yacht, tho s.s. "Clementina," whiah is well-known along the Menai Straits, to the Admiralty, who accepted it, and gave Mr Harrison a temporary lieutenant's commission in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

MR NEIL PRIMROSE'S MARRIAGE. Although the occasion was to havo been a quiet one, there was quite a popular demonstration at the marriage at St. Margaret's, Westminster, on Wednesday, of the Hon. Neil Primrose, M.P., you R ger son of the Earl of Rosebery, to Lady Victoria Stanley, only daughter-of the Earl and Countess of Derby. Queen Alexandra, Princess Victoria, the Princess Royal, and IPriiiewe Maud were present at the wedding.

I BANGOR MILITARY I HOSPITAL. I INSPECTION OF THE VOLUNTARY AD) DETACHMENT. Brigadier-General Mackenzie, of the 112th Brigade, accompanied by his Brigade-Major, Captain Montgomery, D.S.O., yesterday in- spected at the Military Hospital, Bangor, the members of the Bangor Voluntary Aid Detachment of the British Red Cross :tpociety, who have worked there as nurses for the last six months. Mrs Vincent is the Commandant of the Detachment, Airs Trench Lady Superin- tendent, and Miss Jarvis Quartermaster. Addressing the members, wiso numbered 28 on parade, out of a possible 36, the Brigadier- General stated that owing to the stan now being re-organised, and military nurses being sent there from London, the services of the V.A.D. were no longer necessary, and their work would terminate that day. "I cannot, as senior officer in the district," proceeded the Brigadier-General, "allow you to leave after so many months of arduous work, without thanking you most heartily on behalf of the military authorities for the very efficient way in which you have carried oiii, your duties at the hospital, making great sacrifices on your time and necessitating many alterations in your other general duties. I understand that some of you have come daily considcra,ble distances in all weather condi- tions, and this, in addition to the fact that you have done both night and day duty, adds to the value of the services you have ren- dered. It is possible that if tne war is pro- longed more buildings may The requirca in Bangor for the sick and wounded, and in that case, no doubt the War Office will only be too pleased if the members again come forward and offer their services, which have been so match valued." Afterwards Mr Wickens photographed the members, and we hope to reproduce ttoe photo- graph of the group in next week's issue of the North Wales Clironiclc. The doctors at the hospital have expressed great satisfaction at the way the V,.AJJ-. have discharged their duties during the time they have worked there.

I REGULAR FORCES. I ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS.—14th Batt, Temp. See. Liouts. to be temp. Liouts., Frederick D. Bluck March 1st, 1915. Hugh P. Williams; March 8th, 1915. To be temp. Soc. SLieute.: Maurice T. Hughes; January 23rd, 1915. John G. Jones: February 8t,b, 1915. Arthur L. Jones; February 27vh, 1915. March 11th, 1915: Togerin Hughes, William O. Thomas, John C. Thomas. 18lii Battalion (2nd London Weigh).—Temp. Sec. Lieuts. to be temp. Captg. Alfred J. Roberta and Charles S. Trubshaw; Fel).ua,:N- iii, 1915. 16tih R. W. FUSILIERS. — Temp. Lieutenant G. C. W. Westbrooke to be temp. capt. March 15th. Temp. sec. lieuts. to be temp, lieuts. D. J. C. Jones, M ar,,h 15tli: J. A. E. Redfern, H. Harrop-Girffiths. ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS.—Seeond-lieuts. and temp, lieuts. to be lieuts.: R. G. F. Ander- son. August 12th: F. R. Orme. October 2Ctl1, October 21st: II. T. Ackland-AIien (since killed in action), E. Wodehouse, H. G. Davies, R. le B. Egerton. October 24th, October 27th: Hon. Ù. H. B. Bingham. A. Walmsley. I WELSH REGIMENT.—14th Battalion (Swan- sea).—To be temp. See. Lieut* Hugh Jonea Williams; March 1st, 1915. Ivor K. Cotquhoun March 2nd, 1915. Evan. Davios: March 4th. 1915. Arthur Rofi-ser; March 5th, 1915. 15th ROYAL WELSH FUSILIEK&.—'Temp. Sec. Ltis. to be temp. Capts. T. R. EHHf5, H. K. Plarry, E. P. Edwards, J. Edwards/ (December Ttfh). Temp. Sec. Lie. to be temp. Us.; R. V. Jones (January 20tih); E. M. Burr ell, R. G. Rees (Mia roil 18th). 18th lWY AI. WELSH FUSILIE;R,S.-Tenip. CatPt. J. E. Lewiis to be Adjt. (F,brUory 81Ú). Temp. See. Lts. to be temp. Oapts.: A. J. Ro- berto, C. S. Trubshaw (February 8th).

TERRITORIAL FORCES. I DENBIGHSHIRE (Huesars). — Sec. Lieut. John W. Charlton, from the 5th Battalion Royal Wekh Fusiliers, to be Lieut. (temp.), March 12th, 1915 ROYAL WELSH FUSTLIFTLS.-&,h (Carnar- vonshire and Anglesey) Battalion: Pte. Watkin W. R. Smith, from Welsh (Can Mir vo 11 ski re) R.G.A., to be See, Lieut.; April 3rd, 1915. 7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Battalion: Henry A. B. Proctor to be Sec. Li,-ut.; Niareli 11th, 1915. 6th ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERl.-&. Lt. 1. K. Wa.tte Jones resigns has conamiera.o>;i on aooMmt of ill-health (April

CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. I ROYAL of C. E. MAguire to a See,. Ltcy., which ap-pear. ed in Gazette of March 12th ie cancelled. I-

COLONEL LLOYD EVANS AND THE I WELSH ARMY. I Cfoionel Lloyd Ev&ns, J.P., D.L., of Broom Iliail, Clvwilog, has accepted & commission with tihe rank of GoloneJ .:n tho Wesaih, Army Oorpe. Colonel Lloyd Evane, who was educated lilt Magdalen College, Cambridge, and took his. M.A. degree in 1883, is a magistrate deputy ik.eufcena.rit for Cairwarvonshire, amd v%i" High Sheriff of the oounity in 1901. In 1889 lie succeeded the laite Colonel Piatt, C.B.. as oolociel ion command of the old 4th Battalion Royal Wetah Fusiliers (Cairnarvoroiiire and Merionetlr- sHrire Militia). He &on, Lieutenant J. M. J. Eviajis, 1st Royal Wekh Fusiliers, was wounded near Ypres, when the regiment lost, so heavily, and has since resumed duty ait the depot of has regiment. Coloni?! Evmjib will pjioibaibiy be ffa&eitted to command ctitl^r tlho 18tth or 1901111 ÐolliiaJØmt Royal Welsh Fufliiiers, startioned at LikKnidudgio.

I' THE LIVING OF HOPE. I Tho Bishop of St. Asa.ph has offered the living of Hope, Flintshire, to the Rev. R. Theo. Jones, B.A., vicar of Miner a, Denbighshire, who is con- sidering the matter. A graduate of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, the Rev. R. Theo. Jones held curacies ;It Merthyr Tydvil, Chirk, and Colwyn Bay, befoie being appointed vice-choi-ai of "St. Asajph Cathe drai. He was at st. Asaph from 189i to 1901. I>u.rin.<r the past 14 years he has beau vicai- of Minera, xiean- Wrexham.

UNIVERSITY OF WALES. I The Conference appointed by the University of Wales and its three constituent colleges to consider the question of further grants r the collc-ges, and also of changes in the constrtuTion of the University, is to meet in London next week. One meeting of the Conference has al- ready been held.

The miners throughout the South Wales coallield, numbering upwards of 100,000 men, returned to work on Tuesday at the request of Lord Kitchener, after one day's holiday, the shortest Easter holiday ever known in the Welsh coalfield. The No.ith Wales ooal owners' and miners' re- presentatives have agreed to aftew rate of wages for surfacemen and boys. Tho working shift in future is not to exceed 6! hours on Wednesdays aid 8 horns on Sundays. Overtime is to be paid at the rate of time and a.-half.

WARTSKFS Blouse Specialists, Illustrate another of their charming blouses, so pretty and inexpensive, that it may be taken as typical of their marvellous value and style. The choice is endless, and a par- ticular point is made of all black and outsize blouses. lw n plain Voiles 5/11. or in Crepe-de-Chenc 12/11. ALL COLOURS. A further feature is made of an enormous delivery of White Voile Blouses, beautifully embroidered and needled, direct from the North of Ireland. The state of shipment pre- cludes any certainty of repeat deli- veries. Our stock, priced from 5/11, is therefore of particular interest, apart from their uniform exceptional value and novel design. W t k.' ?., Bangor. ar S I S, Ca'thed angor.

ASSEMBLY OF TROOPS AT PEiSRHYN PARK. CONCENTRATION OF THE 112TH BRIGADE. A concentration of the 112th Brigade, consist- ing of the )1t.h (Service) Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment stationed at Carnarvon, the 11th (Service) Battalion South .Lancashire Raiment iyrationed' at Bangor, and the 24th (Service) 3at-talion stationed at Llanfairfechan, was held at Penrhyn Park, Bangor, on Easter, Monday, and, being the only attraction in the district, was witnessed by an exceptionally large crowd. The military authorities consented to a charge—6d for adults and 3d for cliildren—being made for admission into the Park, the procee d going to the Welsh Women's Hospital L'jiit- foe, service in Serbia.Mrs R C. Trench and Mm Price White, who were acting all behalf of the hospital unit, were delighted to find that the proceeds amounted to nearly 1;50. Tiro Oldham Battalion reached Ponrhyu Park via, Talybont, and mi-eted in coming and goj-ng about 16 MiIC, while the journey of the Carnaf- von contingent was not far short of 22 ?U<A The fun strength o? parade was' 3500 (¡IDec;:s m The full et-reingtli c?,-i I)a.rade iN as3500 ;ufficers -aid Promptly at 12.15 p.m. the battalions "con- cent-rated," and were inspected by Brigadier- General G. M. Mackenzie. The East ijanoa- shires were iiivoniniaii-i oI Colonel Riekman, wiiii whom was CoJon?I Slinger; the St. Helens "Pale"- wero in charge of Cojonel Sir John Ijone Bar- rington, with Majors Eva.ns and Bonmman; and the 24tdi Service Battalion of the Manchester.i Regiment were undor Colonei Scott. After-an hour's interval for dinner the men re-afciembledi in column of route, and immediately coninienoedl to march past the Brigadier and » out of the Park. As a military "'l)('ct¡c]o the "concentra- tion" was perhaps a. little disappointing to fciany, civiHans, who expected something in the nature of a sham fight. The opportunity of sauntering in the brilliant sunshine round) the Park, how- ever, compensated for any such disappointment, A large number inspected the trenches dug by. the St. Helens "Pals'' as part of their training- The Carnarvon and Llanfairfcchan contingents march ed home again, but the South Lancashire* proceeded to their accustomed drill ground ia the Park, and there for a couple of hours under- went battalion drill. It was unfortunate that this was not made known to the spectators, only ooupie of hundreds of whom became aware of it at the last moment, and remained behind to witnc&s the movements. Speaking to a North TFales Chronicle re- porter, General G. M. Mackenzie expressed him- self as very well satisfied with the ccnce-ntTatioj^ "The men," h.said, "presented a smart soldier- like appearance, and have evidently benefited by. their stay on the North Wales Coast. It all augurs well for the future efficiency of the Bri- It is expected that the three batt-anons will shortly leavo for Grantham, LnOülnshire, who they will be joined by the Lonsdale Battalion Dow at Carlisle. The 17th and 18th Lancashire Fu«- lier Battalions at Oidham and Bury are ateo as- tached to the Brigade, but they will hot proceed! to Grantham.

THE LATE CAPT. W. DOUGLAS JONES. Cfaptain W. Donglaa Joiies, whose death wo recorded in our last issue, wias the eldest son of the La-to Mr William Jones, of Record House, I Ruthin, and of Mrs Kenmuir Dougiae, who for- merly resided at Bangor. He had been- ill for .110 liisfc three months and died of hears failure his ree.de nee in Wickham, ILampishtij e. He ajlways wok a keen interest in tho Army, and received h:6 cwmmission in the Royal WoIlh Fusd4«.C8 in 1891. At the time of the South African war he w,s Adjutant at tho .i-egr«KMJt«4 depot in Wa-exham. In August last ho iicld alft appointment in the Remouiwt Depajr-tment, and iai p'-timber rejoined the Royl Welsh Fu.llien. but was obliged to resign in December owin# to ill health. Captain Douglas only son, L:eutenanit V. Douglas Jo:ies, cf the Ro-val Fiela ArtjiUery, was killed in action at Neuve Ltliapeil^ January.

REV. R. JENNINGS, GYFFYLLIOG The death is announced of the Rev. R. Jon- I niugS, rector of G-ff-lliog-, near Ruthin. He was a well-known clergyman in the Vale at Clwyd, and was held in the highest est.eeni by aU classes. He was a native of Llangwynafon, near Aberystwyth, alnd served his first curacy at Lkin- diilk>-yn-Rhoi9, and held consecutively the incumbenci es of Llanfihangcl and Glyncniriog. He j wa» appointed to the living at Gylfylliog aboui six years ago. L IMM*—TTTT3

Mr Justice Warring-ton has been appointed a Lord Justice of Appcn 1 in succession to Sir Ilenry Buckley, who has resigned, :md M made a baron.

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wheat and rye. It would be unwise to shut our eyes to the outstanding fact that the Germane are a wholly united peo-ple, resolved to do all that within them lies to increase their national efficiency. A similar high duty rests on each of us, and it is not lessened by the fact that our circumstances generally are vastly better than thoee of our enemies. Our own advantages are the direct result of the valour of our defenders, and should in- ipire us to make the governing consideration of our lives a whole-hearted determination to do all that we can to forward the common weal, and above all to see to it that our active defenders lack for nothing that we have the means and the strength to supply. In this connection we may do worse than follow the precepts of the enemy. In an article lately published by an influential newspaper at Dusseldorf, the whole duty of every individual in a nation in time of war was plainly expressed. It was pointed out that "nobody ought to set a higher value on himself than on his neighbour," for "the whole nation has to suffer for every indi- vidual's disregard" of his or her duty. "In war distinctions are lost. All count the same and all have to endure the same fatiguee and privations." And so "all should keep before their imagination a picture of our troops in the field and it will not be difficult for them to do their part to ensure that all the ter- rible sacrifices which our soldiers have under- taken shall not be made in vain." That is what the Chancellor of the Exchequer meant by the potato spirit." We have shown that in the stricken field our improvised armies are fully capable of withstanding the impact of the enemy's elaborate war-machine. We must show at home that in public spirit our aation yields to none.