The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

THE CHURCH AND MORAL I PROBLEMS. Among other problems which the war has either caused or accentuated is an alleged in- crease of immorality, especially in the neighbourhood of the camps, and over-indul- gence in intoxicating drink. The discussion in Convocation last week on the former ques- tion was marked by sobriety of statement and a knowledge of the conditions which might be expected from those who, like the clergy, are by their office and work brought into close touch with the domestic life of the people. The Archbishop of Canterbury made a timely protest against apprehensions founded on imperfect information or exaggeration, and stated that steps were now being taken to ascertain and report the facts to a special co mm it tec. of which the Archbishop of York ia to be chairman, with a view to the prob- lem being handled with wisdom and care. The Archbishop took up the position, which also found emphatic support in the Lower Hou.se of Convocation, that in this matter they had to deal with a mischief of wrong of long standing, but which in the special con- ditions now obtaining was concentrated in particular regions instead of being spread over a wide area. The one thing to be depre- cated is the dissemination of charges of a wholesale nature in the columns of the Press. Such action is the more regrettable as the testimony is universal that the conduct of our troops both at home and abroad is on the whole extraordinarily good. In regard to the question of abstinence from intoxica- ting liquors, the Bishop of St. Aeaph un- doubtedly voiced the feeling of the majority of the members of Convocation in both Houses when he said that he hoped that in their zeal for temperance they would not over- state the case. That the case is being over- j stated in many quarters cannot, we fear, be denied, with the result that large numbers of our industrial population, in common with our new troops, are feeling acutely the injus- tice of indiscriminate charges made against their morality or their sobriety. In these delicate and difficult questions the influence of the Bishops and clergy as a whole has been, and we trust always will be, on the side of moderation in expression, charity in judg- ment, and sympathy in action.

THE BUDGET. f Discussion of the unprecedented Budget I IT)aich Mr Lloyd George introduced into the House of Commons has tended, for obvious reasons, to become restricted in the main to discussion of the Government's licensing pro- posals. As yet the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer has not in any other direction mado startling new demands on the taxpayer for war finance in the coming months. Apart from excise, the burden of taxation has been altered this week only by changes of limited application. The Chancellor of the Ex- chequer's Budget statement contained many notable statistical points which would have commanded general interest in time of peace, but they have been completely overshadowed by the enormous figures showing the past and present cost of the colossal struggle into which Prussian policy has forced us. Up to the end of the last financial year, on March 31st, the "net cost" of the war was £ 3(b,416,0(X). If the conflict lasts six months longer it will, according to the com- putation of the Treasury authorities, con- front this country with a deficiency of £ 514,346,000, representing excess of expendi- ture over revenue; the corresponding figure if the war is prolonged throughout another financial year would be .9862,322,000. As to the highly controversial licensing proposals, public opinion has unquestionably endorsed the main criticism of the Opposition leaders, that an attempt to penalise all consumera with a kind of doctrinaires symmetry, in order to remedy the shortcomings of a minority of workers in certain localities, is a hasty step which will not bear exhaustive examina- tion either in respect of its motives—respect- able as these may be from the emotional | standpoint—or its effects, and that the huge industry connected with the licensed trade in this country should not be wrecked in a hur- ried endeavour to remove an evil which agreed administrative measures can in all likelihood eliminate, if prudence and knowledge guide the authorities applying them.

BANGOR'S NEW RATE. I In the critical period through which our country is now passing, the people naturally expect,to find their financial resources taxed to a degree which they would be inclined to protest against in the piping time of peace. Foodstuffs have increased in price, many of the facilities hitherto enjoyed have been cur- tailed or cut off altogether, all on account of the war; and the numerous demands made upon the generosity of the public to help in patriotic and charitable movements, indicated by the subscription lists published almost i wcpkly in the North Wales Chronicle, and which are loyally met, have conduced to bring about this abnormal state of things. It i, therefore, with no little anxiety that the rate- payers look forward to the estimates of the various local authorities which form the basis for levying rates for the ensuing year. Bangor City Council, like many other muni- cipal bodies, find it incumbent this year to make a heavier demand upon the ratepayers. Though the Finance Committee recommended a rate of 3s lOd in tho X, it was, after dis- cit-sion at the Council meeting, considered that a rate of 4s was necessary to meet the estimated liabilities. This means an increase of 6d in the JS as compared with last year. Mr Vincent, chairman of the Finance Com- mittee, explained the essential features of the town's finances, and offered criticisms which will doubtless receive the consideration of the various departmental committees. We have still to face deficits on the Pier, Electric Light, Gas Works, and the Cemetery. As will be seen by the discussion at Wednesday's meeting, several factors have to be taken into account when dealing with those Corporation trading concerns which do not produce a profit. Under exceptional circumstances the ratepayers must perforce be prepared to meet exceptional demands..As Mr Vincent per- tinently pointed out, this is not the time for luxuries, and the Council should not go in for anything they can do without.

19th CENTURY REMINISCENCES. In recent years tramps have been so numerous that the chief concern of the people of one vil- lage is to push the vagrants on to the next vil- lage or in fact do anything to get rid of an un- desirable element. Vagrancy could not possibly be so rife in 1823 otherwise Mr Hugh Hughes, a farmer near Cerrigydruidion, would find his hos- pitality taxed beyond the limit of endurance. Mr Hughes, it appears, had for the last thirty-three years received and lodged for one night only every poor person that has solicited, giving them meat, drink, and lodging." For this purpose a room was set apart, and the vagrants were locked in it at night. If any of them desired to go be- fore the people of the household were up m the morning "a horn was provided for them' to blow, upon hearing which some of Mr Hughes' family go and let, them out." Before the worthy farmer adopted "the plan of the horn and the locking up the beggars frequently repaid the kindness of their benefactor by stealing some of the blan- keta." Ungrateful guests. "Medalist to the Royal Cambrian Institution': was the trade distinction which Mr D. Ellis, 2, John-street. Oxford-street, London, applied, to himself. He was in business early in the like- teenth century and, believing in the value of advertising, he took "leave to make known to the Principality that he furnished classical designs for, and executed medals, vases, etc., which might be offered by the provincial societies as premiums in the different departments of Welsh literature." Mr Ellis' principal recommendation was that he had furnished such trophies to the Cymmrodor- ion in Powys and Gwynedd and to the Cambrian Society in twellt, to whom intending customers were referred for proof of the enterprising trades- man's originality in design and artistic craftsman- ship. At the annual show of the Anglesey Agricul- tural Society, in 1823, a prize of three guineas was offered "to the overseers of the high roads in the county of Anglesey who shall have repaired their road within their parish in the most judicious manner." Presumably this was regarded as a great inducement to good road-making. Nowa- days something more than a prize of three guineas would be required to stir up local authori- ties responsible for the maintenance of the roads. One can imagine the "overseers of high roads" vieing with each other in Anglesey to merit the Society's premium. o A curious advertisement appears in the North Wales Gazette of October 2nd, 1823. It reads thus:— Notice is hereby given that the tread wheel in the county gaol at Carnarvon is now com- pleted, and that all prisoners sentenced to hard labour will be henceforth employed upon it." Malefactors had a wholesome dread of the tread mill, and the prison visiting magistrates in issuing the above advertisement doubtless felt that it might act as a deterrent by letting transgressors of the law know beforehand what was in store for them if they were committed to the county gaol. w The headmaster of the Bangor National School, close upon a century ago, was one day handed an envelope, containing 3s 6d in money, and the fol- lo,A,illg letter: For the Bangor National School, being a sum, intended for a Post, Boy who drove a gentleman from Capel Curig to Bangor Ferry, and who, from insolence, was unworthy of any remuneration. Commenting upon the incident the North I'olc.v Gazette says: We do heartily approve of the method adopted by 4he writer of the letter in the punishment of the offender in question, and we hope that in every case where the Post Boy con- ducts himself insolentlv, evcrv Gentleman will use the same mode of correction, as being tho one most effective for securing the civility of the driver, the comfort of the traveller, alnd the bene- fit of the public." Civility always pays.

PERSONAL Col. Lloyd Evans, of Broom Hail, Chwilog, has a-seumed command of the 19th ("Buntams") Bat- talion R. W.F. at Deganwv, and is in residence at tho St. George's Hotel, Llacdudno. Yesterday the Very Rev. the I)-pan of St. Asaph and Mrs Wynne Jones left for a brief holiday Oil tho banks of the river Dovey. M is> Rbona Lloyd Mostyn, daughter of the Hon. Lady Lloyd Mostyn, Maesynant, has been posted by the Wir Office to nurse in the military hospital at Colchester. ENGAGEMENTS. A marriage is arranged between Cupt. Janies Pryce Llllyd Mostyn, Norfolk Regiment, younger fion of Canon the lion. Hugh Mostyn, former rector of Buekworth, and Alix Doreen, younger daughter of the late Major-General Injgo-Joncs, C.V.O., C.B., of Ketaton Park, Somerset. An engagement is announced between Lieut. James Lewi." Pugh Macnair, R.F.A., eldeet son of the late Mr J. F. Macnair and Mrs Macnair, Pennal Tower, Machynlleth, and Mary Norah Grace, second daughter of Mr Justice and Lady I Atkin, of 44, Evelyn Gardens, and Cra-igydon, Abcrdovey. 'I' The {,!lgag"!lJf-nt is announced ctwn Ken- neth Jan??s A<ton Davie, F.R.C.S., second son of Mr G. Acton Davis, J.P., of Julian Hill, Harrow, and Mrs Acton Davis, and Vera, young- er daughter of Mr E. Iionoraiue Lloyd, K.C., and Mrs Lloyd, of 30, CoJiingham Gardens.

ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS' u FLASH. NEW REGULATIONS FOR WEAR. Mr Ellis Griffith asked the Under Secretary for War, in the House of Commons, yesterday, whether it was in contemplation to deprive the Royal Welsh Fusiliers of the "flash," a national emblem worn by this regiment for more than a century, and, it so, whether he would take into account the feeling that existed against such a change. Mr Tennant replied Nothing is known of any intention of depriving the Royal Welsh Fusiliers of the" ibsb," which, however,.is not a national emblem, but arctic of the siik facing worn to protect the tunic from the flour and grease used in plaiting the "queue" or pig-tail formerly worn (laughter). The privilege of wearing tho "flash" was confirmed for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in November, 1834, and that order is still in force. Recently it has been observed that some officers of this regiment were irregularly wearing the "flash" with service dress uniform, and instruc- tions have been issued for this to he discontinued (hear, hear). Tlte flash" is only authorised to be worn with the scarlet tunic. Considerable disappointment is sure to be occasioned amongst, officers of the various bat- talions of the Royal Welsh Fusiliert ly Mr Tennant's announcement. Welsh Fusilier Officers of the .Regular Art)iy and of Kitchener's new Seriice battalions hat., always regarded with pride this distinctive emblem. The new order practically means that officers of the new Service battalion, itlitl seldoin, if at all, wear this emblem, as in the majority of cases no scarlet tunics are pro-vided in the outfits of those officers who have been granted temporary commi'-sions.

7- LATEST WILIJS. Mr J. R. Hiiditeli, Rhos-on Sea, left estate valtied at £ 1230. Mr R. D. Williams, solicitor, of Porthyraur, Carnarvon, left estate valued at £ Z329. Mr Alexander Mui-r, of The Hall, Glanydon, Colwvn Bay, Denbighshiie, a director of the Man- chester County Bank, Linvted, one of the origi- nators of tho Manchester Bankers' Clearing House, who died March 18th, aged 83, left estate valued at £62,144 gross, with net personalty £ 60,593. j The late Mrs T. Aitken of Bodclwyddan Castle, who died in March last, has left the pictures and engravings, with certain excep- tions, in her house to the Bury Art Gallery, and .£10,000 each to the Ramsbottom Cottage Hospital and the Aitken Sanatorium for Cou- eumption at Holcombe, near Bury.

THE TIMES OF INDIA. The price of the Times of India, one of the most influential and important newspapers in tho King's Oversea Dominions, has been re- j duced from 4 annas, the equivalent of 4d, to 1 anna. The paper was first published as a bi-weekly in 1838, and became a daily in Sep- t-ember, 1850. The prindpa-I proprietor is Mr T. J Bennett, O.I.12., of Tunbrklge Wells, formerly of Deganwy, and who was at one time a director of the North 11 ales Chronicle Co., Ltd. I

LADY trILLIAMS' OPER.1TIO¡'\j. 1. Lady Williams, wife of Sir William Wi'iiams, of Bodelwydda.ii, underwent an operation on Tues- day at her house, 92, Knightsbridge. She- Is pro- gressing favourably.

SIR OSMOND WILLIAMS, BART. Sir Osmond Williaims, Bart., Lord Lieuten- ant. of Merionethshire, is confined to his room with a severe attack of bronchial influenza, and is unable to receive or attend to corres- pondence.

MAROUIS OF LINCOLNSHIRE'S APPOINTMENT. The King has approved the appointment of the Marquis of Lincolnshire to be his Majesty's Lieu- tenant for the county of Buckinghamshire.

MR. T. B. FARRINGTON, LLANDUDNO. One of the best-known officials and professional men in North Wales passed away on Sunday morning in Mr Thomas Booth Farrington, who succumbed to heart failure at his residence, Plas Madoc, Llandudno, in his 61st year. Never of a robust physique, Mr Farrington fought for years with characteristic courage against internal complaints, and maintained to the last that cheer- ful and kindly spirit which made him at all times a delightful companion. He will be sincerely mourned by a wide circle of professional and lay fiiends in many parts of England as well as the Principality. Mr Farrington practised extensively in Man- chester and North Wales for many years as engineer, architect, and valuer. A native of Chorley, Lancashire, he was articled to Messrs Maxwell and Tuke, of Manchester. Among the early undertakings with which he was connected for that firm was the Winter Gardens, Southport, for the construction of which he was one of the resident engineers. Afterwards he was sent by the firm to lay out the new seaside resort of St. Annes-on-Sea. When he first reached St. Annes its only thoroughfare was a mossv lane, and one or two houses only had been built- Having planned the streets and promenade and designed the sewerage system and seen the new report well started, Mr Farrington received the appointment of architect and engineer to the Pwliycrochan Estate Company, Colwyn Bay, on whose behalf he designed and LAID OUT COLWYN BAY, I which has had an even more remarkable and pros- perous career than that of St. Annes. As in the former case, he arrived at Colwyn Bay when very few houses had been built, and when there was a tollgate across the main road a bove the road to the new station. After some years at Colwyn Bar, Mr Farring ton was appointed borough engineer and surveyor to Conway Town Council, an office which lie held for 20 years. He had planned a waterworks for Colwyn Bay, and the rapid growth of both towns making a larger water supply essential he was engaged by the Conway and Colwyn Bay Joint Water Supply Board to act as engineer for the important works which they took in hand. Cow- lyd Lake was acquired, and mains were laid to all parts of the district. Several problems of a no\el kind had to be mastered by the engineer including the carrvinc of th<? ?in? nr.? tlin way estuary, which was accomplished by means sP^0,a designed suspension bridge between m lelif* ord's and Stephenson's structures at Uonwav. Mr Farrington remained the Cowhd Board's engineer up to his death. His ability and know- ledge of water engineering led to an increasing demand for his services. On the instructions of the Marquis of Anglesey, Mr Farrington con. ducted investigations with the object of securing a water supply for Menai Bridge, and a scheme was carried out on his advice. He was considered sound on all engineering matters, and was much in aemand by litigants as an expert witness. He was in fact one of the most lucid and convincing witnesses that could be placed in a box. lie was in great request as an arbitrator, among the arbitrations in resnect of which he was engaged being that relating to Rivington Waterivorks, iii he represented Sir W. H". Lever. He carried Out water and sewerage schemes for many local authorities, and one of the interesting work s which he designed and executed was a huge dam across a valley at Caer- wys, whieii formed a fishing lake for Earl Den- bigh. He was anwmber of the Llandudno Liban District rCiouncil, a Freemason of distino- i t.on 0(.Cupyizig high rank in the Province of vNor;th Wates He was one of the Senior Past Ma?tera of St. ? ud?o Lodge, Uandudno. and one of the ff ound§ ers ouf St. Trillo Lodge. Colwvn Bav He was an associate member of the Institute of Civil Engineers, a member of the Institution of Municipal and County Engineers, a member of the Gas Institute, and a member of the Liverpool Engineering Society. He was a Churchman and a Unionist in politics, having for some time acted as hon. treasurer of the Arvon Unionist Association. Notwithstanding the ill-health from which he suffered during the last litteei) years of h?s hfe, he never lost his kindliness and gemahty of deposition, which made him alwavs an ex- cellent companion. Mr Farrington is survived bv a widow, three daughters, and two sons. One of the sons, a lieutenant in the Sherwood Foresters, returned a lew days ago invalided from the treiu hes I A REPRESENTATIVE FUNER.AT, The funera.1 took place oil in the gra"\eyard a^u-i^ched to the ancient. Church of St. Tndno, on the Great OrmeV Head. A hmerai procession was lormcd in front of Plii,3 M,a doe, and proceeded by wa\ of the Marine Drive to the Church. Following thi) hears*? and a carriage bearing the many beautiful wreathe, the Masornc bi-et-ii-eii, walked, aniong them boing Mr T. O. Morgan, the Master of St, Twdno Lodge; Mr James Porter, the Secretarv of the Lodge and Member of Grand Lodge; ana most of the other officers of St. Tndno. There were also representatives of St. Trillo Lodge, Colwyn Bay, and St. Da\id s Jvoogo of Mark Master Masons. IJ,wnd udno. 1 he service at the church was eolemniised by the Rector of L.aitduduo (the Rev. L1. R. Hughes) and the IVv. D. T. Jones, curate the lesson being read by the Rev. R. Williams, rec- tor of Llanbcdr. 'Iwo hymns were sung. After the service at the g'Nn egido, a short Ma-sonic. iseilvice was held, the many b.'cinreji present dropping eaci^ i a sprig of acacia upon the coffin. Arno-ng the .tnou:nRH* were ALus farrington i (widow), Mas Farrington and Mips Carrie Far- rington (daughters), Mr and Mrs MeLaughian (son-in-law and daughter), MLr C. F. Farnngton and Lieut. T. B. Farrington (sons), ana Air John i1 arrington (brother. The Llanduano Urban District Council were represented by Councillors Ie S. Cham- berlain r. i- Bone, R. Roberts, F. J. Sanson, Thomas Smith, C. E. tshclmer- dine, D. Havies, II. Hughes, A. E. Yollan:, J. D. Jones, J. H. Jones, Wm. Thoiuia*, Win. Symonds, S. Chantrey, C. H. Noble, with Messrs A. Conolly (eolicitor-clerk"). W >Iter r AVood (accountant), \V. T. Ward (assistant engineer), Shadbolt (gas manager;, and H. Morton (electrical engineer). The Conway Town Council by Councillors Edward Jones (Mavor), Dr. M" J. Morgan, John Williams, Hugh Owen, J. H. Stotf, with Messrs Hugh Parry (town clerk), and Capt. Roberta (harbour, master). Cowlyd Water Board: Rev. Wm. Phillips (chairman), Messrs Geo. Bevan, J. T. Taylor, and D. O. Williams, Colwvn Bav: 1). Jones (treasurer), Robert Jones (clerk); Whaliev (waterman). Llandudno Pier Company: Capt. J. Roberts (harbour master). Mostyn Estate: Mr G. A. Humph revs. Magistrates: Dr. Dalton, Mr Adev Wells and Mr James Porter (clerk to the Conway and Llandudno justices). Llandudno Constitutional Club: :MebH8 Harry Roberts and II. Sutcliffe. Llandudno Guardian Society; Mr J. E. Hallmark (secretary). Among others present: Messrs E. W. John- son, W. H. Jones (Brynymor), Wm. Pryce, A. Rhydwen Jones, Arthur Hewitt, Adouiah Evans, Oliver ( engineer t-o the Conway Rural District Council), T. O. Morgan, Owen Evans, Conway; Oliver Jones, T. M. Jones, A. G. Kay, and Ch". Lees, all of Conway LleweWn Jones, Llanfairfechan; C. Pryce, Deganwy; T. O. Swinnerlon, Mason Jones, T. Esmor Hooson, and Denbigh Cooper, Llandulno; Walter Parry, Conway; Private Ernest Parry, Conway; Sergt. W. W. Donovan, London Welsh Battalion Band; Mr J. A. Jones, N T. Bank, LIandudno: Dr. H. Bold Wiiimm?, Messrs H. W. Shp?on, A. T. Bonnalie, Jones (Messrs Chani?riain and Johnaon), Hen'. R. WiMi?ma, Elanb?dr: and J. Raymond. The coffin was of English oak with massive brass fittings. The plate, which was covered with the Masonic emblems, bore the inscrip- tions :— "Thomas Booth Farrington, died May 2nd, 1915, agedjjl years." At the foot of lh; coffin were the Masonic square and compass. A large number of beautiful floral tributes, including wreaths from the Handudno Coun- iiicliidi-n the Hundudno Monlc Lod?e, WH'C cil and )

I DENBIGHSHIRE OFFICER'S DEATH. Lieut. Robert Philip BehirciiA is reported to have died from wound s received in the Dardan- elles on Aprii 26th. He was 21 years of age, and was the eldest eon of Mr and Mrs George B. Bf brens, of Vron. Yw, Denbigh. lie we educated at Winchester ¿nJ Sandhurst, and was one of the representatives of Sandhurst, in the mbreing competition at the Naval and Military Tournament in 1912. Ho m gazetted to the 2nd Battalion of the South Wales Borderers in Fcbraa-ry, 1913, and went cut in the followillig September in charge of a diyaft to Tientsin to join his regiment. He was promoted lieutenant in September, 1614, and was present with hie regiment at the taking of Teingtau that aut,

I MRS. ROBERTS, THE DEANERY, BANGOR. We deeply regret to record the death of Mrs Roberts, the wife of the Very Reverend the Dean of Bangor, which took place on Tuesday morning, when she pd painlessly and imperceptibly into peace after long years of great siiifering-" for tie He giveth Hit beloved sleep. Mrs Ro-berts was the only daughter of Mr David Jenkin, M.A., headmaster of the old Bottwnog Grammar School, who was the eldest of five brothers. The youngest fell in the Crimea as surgeon to the old 2:Jrd R. W .F. Another brother was Mr John "lYevillian Jenkin, J.T., D.L., formerly High Sheriff of Olatfiorgan. Her only brother served his first curacy at Llanfairfechan, and, after- wards removed to the diocese of Winchester. In her home she led the life of an unassuming quiet, unselfish woman? "hid with Christ in (. and in her husband's important spheres of labour, was a real helpmeet for him in the fulfilment of his work. Her ready tenderness of sympathy, not only with her friends and family, but with suffering every- where, will ever endear her memory to all who were privileged to know her. The sancti- fying power of pain, written in the beauty and elevation of her face as one saw it last, assures us that she has parsed through death into life to rest in Paradise, where there is no more suffering or sorrow. The wonder- fully calm fortitude, the patience of resigna- tion, the strength of self-control, made her declining days full of pathos and dignity, re- flecting the foreglow of dawn rather than the afterglow of this life's evening. Unsel- fish love will be thankful that such protracted suffering is over for her, though hearts must be very sore and Bad for the loss of the direct consciousness of her sympathy and guidance. The funeral takes place to-day (Friday).

MRS. HUGHES, CARNARVON. I Mrs Hughee. formerly of 20, Thomas-street, Carnarvon, passed away last Friday afternoon, at the residence of her daughter, 13, Earle-place, Cardiff. Mrs Hughes, who was in her 73rd year, left Carnarvon for Cardiff a little over three Yca-ra ago. She was the widow of the late Mr Joh]) H ugl tce. school master, who died in the BritiBll School lloufcc. as far back as 1876. Mr Hughes was in his day a prolific writer in the journals, under the pon-ii-aitie of "Vox," and among the bards he was known as "Idanfryn, he being a native of Brynsiencyn, Llanidan. Mrs Hughes had been a member of Moriali Chapel for over 40 years. She was the daughter of Capt. Hugh Owen, "The Belt, Bangor, cue of the deacons of Twrgwvn C.M. Chapel, Upper Bangor, under the pastorate of the ltev. John Phillips. The deceased lady wae the mother of seven children, and of the fix who survive her five were present at her bedside when lobe passed away. The funeral took place on Wednesday, at Gln- t taff Cemetery, near Pontypridd.

MR. JOHN REES, CARNARVON. I The death took place yesterday of Mr John Recti, Glan Menai, North-road, Carnarvon, aged 82 year.?. Mr rA.ce-, wlio had not been in gooi health for some years, was a eon of the late Dr. Rees, Castle Square, Carnarvon, and a brother of the late Dr. Ilugh Rces (medical officer of health for Carnarvonshire) and of the late Mr G. R. Rees, Plas Brereton, Carnarvon. Some yeans ago he was ecnior ch urchwarden of Llan beblig Church. He was also, at one time, a member of tho Car- narvon Harbour Trust, and was one of the found- ers of the Conservative Club, along with Alder- man Richard Thomas. J.P., and others. Of a kind and genial disposition, he wii! be misled by a large circle of friends. lie leaves a widow and eight children. The eldest sou hokb an im- portant position in Vancouver, Canada, and only arrived home on Wednesday evening. Twu others are in the Army—Second Lieutenant H. II. Tregurthen Rees (16th R.W.F.) and Trooper A. Tregarthen Rees (Denbighshire Hussars). The funeral (private) takers place at Llanbebiig to- morrow.

WELSH MANAGING DIRECTOR. I Official information has been received that Cap- tain J. T. Monkhouse, 6tlj (Territorial) Battalion Durham Light Infantry, has been killed in action in France. Captain Monkhouse, who left for the front as recently as April 19th was the elde?t I son of Mr Octavius Monk house, of Fairfield Stan- hope, Durham, and before the war was man- aging director of the Llangynog Stone Quarries, Montgomeryshire. Thirty years of age, he was educated nt Christ's Hospital (Biuecoat School;. He was gazetted in October, last year.

I MR ORMSBY-GORE.M.P. IN MOTOR I COLLISION. I -AL- j DEATH OF LADY CYCLIST. j I While the Hon. W. Ormsby-Gore. M.P., and hit. wife were touring in their motor-car. in Nor- folk, on Saturday, a lady cyclist, named Mrs Germany, collided with the car, sustaining fatal injuries. At the inquest at Norwich, on Tuesday, Mr Ormsbv-Gore said he was driving his car from Ranworth to Norwich. Approaching the corner at Panywortli Church he reduced his speed to ten miles and sounded thp hooter twice. A batik eight feet high prevented him seeing round the corner. The cyclist was riding on the wrong side of the road, and, running into the side of the car, she was overthrown. He jammed on both brakes, turned to the right, and stopped against the fence. Lady Beatrice at once fetched some brandy Hiid a nurse from Woodbastwick vil- lage. A verdict of accidental doath was returned- Mr Reeve expressed the sorrow of the Hon. W. Ormsby-Gore. and Lady Gore, and said all funeral I (. .ore, aii d ?aid ill fuiiera l expenses would be paid.

GAZETTE NEWS. I REGULAR ARMY. I I RoyaIWc?hFueiiiprs. Spc.-Licut. R. Gamb:cr-\ Parry, from 3rd Bn., to be Sec. I?eut. (Apnl 13th); Sec.-Lieut. W. (?. F)c<<her (since ki))fd in action), from t'nattd. List, T.F., to be temp. See.- Lieut. (dated Sept. 23rd) (snbst, for notification in Gazette of Feb. 5th). 14th Royal Wckh Fusiliere.—R. G. T. Tudor- Jones to be tempy. Sec. Lieut. (March 18th). A. T. Apsimon to be temp. tec. lie:it. (March 30th). 6th South W^ aie« Borderers (Pioneer*).—W. C. Charter to be temp. Jieut. (April 20th. 13th Welsh (2nd R-liojifida).-To be temp. tec. Hours. March 22nd: R. H. Jeffreys, W. A. E. Northcott, G. Millar, March 23rd. 14th Welsh (Swansea). J. S. Strange to be temp. eec. lieut. (March 23rd). 16t'h W e' 'sli (Cardiff C-ty). -To be temp. eec. Ileiit, April 1st: G. Thomas- and A. Roberts. 19th Welsh (Gla-m. Pioneers).—M. II. Roffe"y to be temp. sec. lieut. (March 25th). 9th R. Welsh Fus.—Tempy. Sec. Lt. H. L. Wil- lianit, from l(Xh Bn., to be tempy. Lt. (March 27). 14th 11. Welsh Fus.- Tcnipy. Sec. Lt. J. II. Roberta relinquishes hut commission (Max Yj. TERRITORIAL FORCE. I Montgomeryshire Yeomanry. —II. G. Williams to be sec. lieut. (April 26th). 4r.h R. Welsh Fus.—Sec. Lt. G. B. Darlington is seconded for service with R. Etugre. Mining CrM- {Feb. 16). 5th R. Welsh Fus.—W. J: Horner to be Boo. Lt. (March 8).

I LORD PENRHYN AND THE WAR. I Mr W. G. Fit/Gerald, in the course of an I article on "Social Changes through the War, in the Windsor Magazine, says:—Lord Penrhyn is deeper in the war than any of his miners. One son is wounded and missing. lIe has two brothers in the Army, five brothers-in-law, and eleven nephews. Then his lordship offered himself, rejoining the 1st I Life Guards, no longer glittering horsemen, but slaves of the dug-out and Oitc-ii, with "half the soil of France, smeared up and down I our tunics." Since the above appeared in print, one brother and several con,sins and nephews have been killed, and this week we ¡ announce that General Sandbaeh, his lord- -,an d ba(! h Iiis lord- fillip's brother-in-law, haa been wounded. Truly, of all our noble families, none huve been more bereft of mate members than the Peiuhyn Family

I GIRLS' PATRIOTIC CLUB MOVEMENT. I APPEAL BY THE HON. MRS LAURENCE BRODRICK. I (To the Editor). Sir,—May J, as I am deeply convinced of the need of this movement, ask your help in making known, through the columns of your valuable paper, the necessary work that is now in hand, for establishing Cirts' Patriotic Clubs near Mili- tary Centres, of which we have some, and sadly require others. The time that has elapsed since. Lord Kitchener wrote his never-to-be-forgotten message to the troops, has but served to show the necessity for hi" warning. It has brought to the women of England the realisation of their responsibility in helping the men to maintain the high ideal so necessary to the success of our arms. The object of these clubs is to provide a place for social intercourse for girls and their men friends, which they lack owing to the absence of any accommodation large enough for a sudden military influx. A canteen, where light refresh- "nieiits can be obtained, is also essential. Over twenty of these clubs have already been started, and are so much appreciated by the girls and men that requests from all parts are reach- ing the Central Committee for others without delay. To enable them to do this an Alphabetical Scheme has been started, 26 ladies having con- sented to receive donations from a, penny up- wards, sent to 33, Park Lane, W. For example, everyone whose name begins with E is to tend to Lady French (Eleanor), with 0 to Lady Smith- Dorrien, and so on with each letter of the alpha- bet, Already there is a keen competition between the alphabetic treasurers to secure the first place in their letter, and I am anxious that our county should do well. W in all your readers help to make the effort a success in our county: The London Press have Joyahy co-operated in giving prominence to the work with excellent- results. The following have joined me in this scheme, each of whom will be glad to receive the smallest subscription from anyone whose Christian name begins with the same letter as themselves. Per- sonallv I am confidently hoping on Denbighshire being first. A. Adeline—Duchess of Bedford. B. Countess of Portsmouth. C. Duchess of Marlborough. D. Counters of Malmesbury. F j Duchess of Sutherland. t Lady French. F. 1- ranees—Lady do Lisle and Dudley. ? ( Countess of Aib?marle. G. 1 Count?s of Lan?sboroagh. H. Duchess of Hamilton. 1. The Lady Idina Hythe. j f The Lady Joan Verney. I Lady Jellicoe. K. Duchess of Leeds. L. Duchess of Beaufort. M. Countess of Selborne. N. Mrs As tor. O. Ladv Smith Dcrrien. P. The Lady Phillida Shirley. Q. The Lady John Kennedy. R. Viscountess Ridley. S. Countess Brassey. T-. TI-codosia-I.)dy Boughey. r. Miss Ursula Buckley. V. Countess of Leitrim. W. Winifred—Countess of .Arran, ij- Miss Yvone Fitzroy. Z. Countess Zia de Torby. Yours, etc., Coc(i Coell, GWENDOLYN BRODRICK. 1 Coed Coeh, Abergele, April 50th, 1615. 3

BANGOR 'VARSITY STUDENTS I AND ENLISTMENT. {To the Editor.) I Sir.—For some time I have been expecting a letter similar to that written by Mr Thomas in your last issue. Yet, when it did come I was surprised that a University man could venture to publish so lame all apology for the conduct of many men of the college, which certainly needs explanation. For the letter appears to me to be nothing but an apology. A comparison is made between the Normal and University Colleges. With all due respect to that most excellent in- stitution, the Normal College, it certainly is not a standard, nor was it ,V(>I" Jne4ut to be a ,Ilnda.rd, whereby it could be judged whether fMmdar d 'Varsity had per f orme d ita duty to the Bangor '17arr;tv had performed it" duty to the country. Patriotism is not a matter for com- parison, and duty cannot be measured "The Normalite has less to lose than the University man-by joining now. How clearly this ex- presses the unuttered thoughts of most who "have stayed at liorne I know there are a few, very few, who are medically unlit, but what real and honest excuse can be put forward for the remainder V Other 'Varsity men, and men other than 'Varsity men, have lost all that they had by joining the forces. Every man must expect to sacrifice. But what of that? I have had the opportunity of visiting Bangor since my own enlistment, and I say openly and without fear that many of the remaining men students do not realise the great seriousness of the present rrisis, or rather refuse to rise to the occasion. For I am prepared to hold that no man of University education can fail to see how sorely England is twrassed at the present moment. As for perianal loss, no University man would even recognise that there is such a thing as self to h. considered, when one' a own Fatherland is so hardly tried. Mr Thomas' letter certainly conveys to me and to several others the impression that the Bangor University man who is stitt at home, considers the Welsh degree of more im- portance than the verv libertv of England. A daily paper has aWady dealt fully with the system now in force in Bangor University, where- by students and others are allowed to wear the O. T.C. uniform, giving the public a false im- pression of their real position. The need of officers is great, as Mr Thomas wisely point* out. May I add that the eall for men is equally urgent. The splendid recruiting efforts and also the huge casualty lists are sufficient proofs. I take it that Mr Thomas and the "men in training at Bangor University" do not consider it worth their while, and perhaps infra dig" to join the ranks. In this connection allow me, sir, to inform any such misguided w arriors that the barra< k-rootjjs of the New Armies can compare favourably with any Univer- sifv men 8 common-room. I I may be wrong: but from what I <-?n gather from the same 'eU('r, the htudpots in auction. or at least some of the same, have the audacity to ofler their services to their country only after they have taker, their degrees, and then perhaps only on condition that they are commiitfaoned. I am sure thev should receive i)lumina<ted ad- dresses of thanks for their heroic behaviour. One can hardly conceive of a college, full of healthy men going on just as in peace time, when the very liberty of England is at stake. Should there be any in college who see in this time of emergency nothing but a matter of personal loss or gain, telieve me, war experience will not be ignored after peace has been con- cluded. Yours. etc.. A SERVING UNIVERSITY STUDENT.

I HELP SERBIA 1 (To the Editor). I -I Sir.—Many and various are the cries for help that reach t.he cars of a syinpatlietic British pub- lic from the battle-fields of Europe to-day. But none are more urgent than those arising' from our brave Serbian a llies, who are now' in the throes of a life and death struggle. May 1. therefore, through the medium of your columns, make a special appeal to the people of Carnarvonshire to do what they van to alleviate the sufferings of the gallant little natiort Steps have already been taken to c-stablisli a Welsh Hospital Unit in Serbia: a movement which must have the cordial sympathy and cup- port of all. May 1 suggest thai a collection-should be made on a given Sunday in all the places of worship in the county in aid of the sick and wounded Serbians who have suffered while fighting for the cause of rigllÍ""o1i""}4> and liberty? In the event of this suggestion being acted

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GENERAL SASDB:ICll H'OCSDED Included in the list of wounded published on Tuesday was the name of Major-General Arthur E. Sandbaeh, of Bryn Gwyn, Bwlch- y-Cibau, Montgomeryshire. Ho is the third son of the late Mr U. R. Sandbaeh of Hafod- unOP, Abergele, and maiTicd in J002 the Hon., Ina Douglas Pennant, fifth daughter of the late Lord Penrhyn by his first marriage. Major-General .Sandbaeh, who is a justice of the peace for Montgomeryshire and chairman of the County Territorial F orco Association, i.s one of our most prominent sappers. A man of command- ing height and strong personality, he made his mark m the Service at AI dor shot in peace time and in South Africa during war. He wi,g a student under the late Col. Sir Iions- dalc Hale, himself a sapper, and probably the most famous of all the commandants of the Staff College. Major-General Sand back, pacsed through that institution, but his ser- vice goes back to 1877, when he was a student of the ordinary kind, mastering the Woolwich technique. It is thirty-six years since he was commissioned into the Corps of UoyaJ Engineers, and he became a captain with ten years' service. He was adjutant of the sap- per troot>s at Aldershot when the Duko of Connaugkt commanded at the big c amp, and ran up through the various grades until be became a brigadier-general in 1010, and in October last year he came upon the establish- ment of major-generals. He was on the per- sonal staff in Bengal in 1800-2, but when Earl Kitchener-was preparing the fvance on Khartum be obtained employment under the Sirdar. Afterwards he became Military Sec- retary to Lord Curzon on the Jailer taking. up the Governor-Generalship in India. The war in South Africa interrupted service, and he left Calcutta on being appointed a Special Service officer under .vir lied vers Buller. After the war 110 was selected by Earl Roberts for duty in the mobilisation branch at the War Office, and then became Chief Engineer in Ireland to Sir Neville Lyttelton and to Sir Arthur Paget afterwards, lie was appointed a Chief Engineer with the Expeditionary Force iii Aii-giist, and earned high compliments from Sir John French and the army corps eommandcrs. The present is General Sandbaeh's ninth' campaign, and he has crowned a splendid re- cord of service by securing his place on the establishment of general officers for distin- guished service against the enemy in the lield. He was at the battle of Tcl-el-Kebir, when Alison's Highland Brigade stormed Arabi Pasha's trenches, and ho did duty in the Sudan in 1885 at the affair "f Thakool., In the following year he was sent to Burma when the dacoits were lieing dealt wiib, and in one of the skirmishes lie had his horse shot under him. From the-lower country he went to the higher planes and marched with the Sikkim force which was on trek in 1888. Ilia Hazara Expedition followed, in which he served as aide-de-camp to the officer com- mandinsr. Wht'n the British force was mor- ing on Omdurman lie was commandant at Wady Haifa and .staff officer of the lines of communication. When Earl Kitchener came up the river lie joined the Headqu¡¡rtn, Staff and went on to the final battle near the junction of the Niles north of Khartum. His reward was the brevet of lieu ten ant-colonel 4 In South Africa he was utilised on ;ntelli- gence work in Natal and fought, in a dozen battles of importance. On Sir Rcdvera Buller s recommendation lie was given the n.S.O. He has been half a dozen tunes men- tioned in despatches, and his promotion, as p ;?te h e,. stated, is due to good service in the face of

the enenlv. I LIEUTENANT C. A. GLADSTONE MISSING. I ANOTHER GRANDSON OF THE STATESMAN. Lieutenant Charles, A. Gladstone, Intelli- gence Department, attached to Roval Flyinjf Corps since November last, is reported missing by the War Office since April :Iolh. Lieutenant Gladstone, who was a master at Eton College and an Eton Blue, sailed for France on August 12th. and joined the Intel- ligence Department at Headquarters as inter- preter. and was also employed as a iiiotof cycle dispatch carrier until November, when lie joined the Royal Fiving Corps. He is a grandson of W. E. Gladstone, being the second of the Rev. S. E. Gladstone, of Manley Hall, Cheshire. His cider brother, A. C. Gladstone, has joined the 211d Battalion. 9th Gurkha Regiment, and the third brother, R. 1). Gladstone, who is also in India, has joined "an Indian native cavalry regiment.

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upon, subscriptions and '-collections should be sent to Mrs Trench, Lime Grove. Baupor, the hon. treasurer of the Welsh Hospital Unit Committee, who will allocate the nionev either to the Hos- pital or General Fund, whichever may be most I in n of it.Youri; obediently, I JOHN K GRKAYES, I H.M. Lieutenant for the County of Carnarvon.