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THE CHURCHES. THe Rev. Humphrey Ltoyd. who has been one of the ctit-ates of the parish of Flint during the past six year*, has boon offered -by the Bishop .)f fit. Asaph, and has accepted, the living of Llan- àdcwi, near Llanrwst. NEW RECTOR OF GWYTHERIN. I I., The Rev. Uaciwaiadr Williams, JO.A. ki-en- ,wrdd Miuioc), curate of Corwon, haa accepted bhe living of Gwytherin. Mr William* was ordained iri September, 1911. CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOLS. The Hev. J. D. Jones, hon secretary Welsh Inter-Diocesan Sunday School Union, dasires to point out that the lessons in the third year's oourse, published by the Sunday School Institute tome years ago, do not fit in with the Church's year, 1915-1916. He oug?esM that %fter Lesson I5 on Iaroh 5th, Lessons 35-39 should be taken in the five Sundays up to and including April 9th. Then Lesson 18 on April 16thj 19 on Easter Day, April 23rd. Lessons 16 and 17 could come o,4 the two Sundays immediately before Advent,

MANCHESTER REJECTS FREE TRADE The Manchester Chamber of Commerce at its annuai meeting, on Monday, discussed the ques- tion of "Trade After the War." The Board of Directors had prepared a special memorandum, the adoption of which was moved by the Presi- dent, and this declared for the undesirability at present of considering the question of a reversion to piotective duties. There was strong opposi- tion, led by Mr Derwent Simpson, who moved an amendment that the report be referred back, and said that the directors of the Chamber stood alone and were causing the rest of the country to say that Manchester favoured free trade with Germany, whatever were the consequences. There were, it was also said, too many foreign merchants in Manchester, and no good would be done till they were got rid of. The amendment referring the report back was carried by an over- whelming majority. The President announced that a vote would be taken, the result to be an- nounced at a meeting which would be held next week.

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THE WELSH CHURCH. SCHEME Of DISENDOWMENT I COMMISSIONERS' FIRST ? REPORT. The first-report of the Commissioners of Church Temporalities in Wales for 1914-1915 has just been issued. After dealing with the scheme of disen- dowment of the Welsh Church, the report pro- ceeds to the methods and machinery of the scheme. "The Welsh Commission is the instrument created for giving effect to the scheme, it says. "On tho day on which Disestablishment talves eff ect all Vlr elaii ecclesiastical property becomes automatically vested in the Commission, and afterwards the Commission will have to distribute the property in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Manifestly before such distribution takes place a vast amount of work must be done in ascertaining and classifying the property to be dealt with;manifestly also the whole of such work ought to be accomplished beiore the date of 1 Hsestabiishment, and so, in fact, the Act enjoi¡¡.. Accordingly it was the duty of the Com- mission to enter upon the work at the earliest possible moment, and to prosecute it. with aii due diligence, so as to have it completed uy the time when Disestablishment should take place. A failure in this respect would import into tljt3 execution of the scheme serious complications and difficulties, and would probably add materially to the duration of the work of the Commission. Time lost before the date of Disestablishment would entail far more than an equivalent expendi- ture of t' nt;-t after that date. Such loss of time would also be highly disadvantageous to the in- terests of the Church in Wales by delaying the date at which it could receive the capital sum I that would be payable to the Representative Body in the event of its adopting the scheme of confu- tation. THE DATE OF DISESTABLISHMENT. I The date of disestablishment iq tiiii ai, iriport- a.nt factor in connection with the scheme of dis- endowment; as it has given rise to much dis- uusjton during the past fifteen months, and is even now oi uncertain incidence. As the law now stands, the date of Disestablishment must fall "not later- than the end of the present war" — a phrase whioh it is understood will ill due course be given a statutory interpretation. We have dwelt on the uncertainties affecting the date of disestablishment at. greater length than we should otherwise have done, because the pro- jects of legislation and the discussion connected with tiipm-botti of which touched other points in the principal Act-have necessarily had some eflec.t upon our own attitude, and that- of others towards portions of the business to be transacted before- the date of disestaulishmeat, und have tended somewhat to delay its prosecution with as much energy and diligence as might otherwise have been brought to bear upon it. While the ascertainment of Welsh ecclesias- tical property constitutes the most important work required to be done between the passing of the Act and the date of disestablishment, there are also other matters that demanded attention, so soon as the Act had become law, slIch as deter- mination of the question whether parishes situ- ated partly in England and partly in Wale's of Monmouthshire (border parishes) should in each case lie treated as wholly within or wholly with- out Wales and Monmouthshire; the collection and examination of claims of lay patrons to com- pensation for loss of patronage; and the approval of proposals for sale or leasing of certain glebe lands by incumbents. "Thus it, will be seen how little foundation there was for the impression—of the wide preva- lence of which there was such marked evidence during the past year—that it was open to the Welsh Commissioners to adopt an attitude of complete quiescence pending the arrival, or at least the near approach of the date of disestab- lishment. Reference is made to the appointment as secre- tary of the Commission of Mr T. Huws Da vies, and it is added:As regards the rest of the staff, we have confined ourselves so far to en- gaging no more than a nucleus pending develop- ment of the business. Accounts for the period from the opening of the Commission to Decem- ber 31st, 1915, are now with the Comptroller and Auditor-General, and show a total expenditure of J64435 7s 8d, including the cost of furnishing and equipping offices." BORDER PARISHES. THE QUESTION OF EXCLUSION. mere are on the borders ot Wales and Mon- mouthshire nineteen ecclesiastical parishes, of which parts are situated in England. In seven- teen parishes there was a marked preponderance of opinion in favour of exclusion from Wales and Monmouthshire for the purposes of the Welsh Church Act. In the two remaining parishes of Llansilin and Rhydycroesau the voting did not afford suffi- cient evidence to enable us to form a judgment as to the general wishes of the parishioners. The proportion of voting papers not used was large; on those returned to us there were very narrow majorities; and the results as shown by the valid papers might have been altered if ccrtain papers had been admitted whioh were excluded by reason of their being out of tin:6 or on account of other defects. In these circumstances we reserved our judgment until a more conclusive expression of the wishes of the parishioners could be obtained by some more precise and methodical pro- cedure. At the time of writing the Commissioners re- port they are engaged in arranging for taking a more complete census of opinion in the two parishes. I WELSH ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY. The property to be treated under the Act as Welsh ecclesiastical property, and failing there- fore to be distributed, consists (with the excep- tion of some minor items) of three classes, viz., property vested either before, or in pursuance of the Act in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, pro- perty similarly vested in Queen Anrio's Bounty, and property, otherwise vested, of which the in- cumbents for the time being of ecclesiastical bene- fices in Wales are the beneficiaries. In respect of the first two classes, the Act provides that the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and Queen Anne's Bounty respectively shall, all soon as may be, and before the date of disestablishment, ascer- tain and by order declare what property vested in them consists of property within the defini- tion of Welsh ecclesiastical property; and further shall also ascertain and by order declare what part of such property constitutes private benefactions within the meaning of the Act. It seemed to Uit," say the Commissioners, that considerable economy of time might be effected, if we could to some extent work con- currently with the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and Queen Anne's Bounty, instead of deferring our intervention until the drafts of their orders were completed. In the result, an arrangement of the kind contemplated was agreed to, and we are already in receipt of substantial instalments of the schedules which will be attached to the orders. For ascertaining and classifying property of the third-clas3, we ourselves are alone respon- sibie." FORM OF RETURN TO INCUMBENTS. Accordingly, we proceeded to prepare a form of return for issue to incumbents, on which they might enter property of the various classes held by them, The forms were to be filled in and returned to us by the 20th Novcuiiber. But by that date we had received only nineteen out of a total of 1034, and even by 31st December no more than 223 had come in. We regret the delay, and are unable to see that there was sufficient reason to justify it. We are aware that it has been in part due to the fact that incumbents were in. structed by their bishops to return the forms through them and not direct to us. an order that we understand was issued in pursuance of a sug- gestion from the joint committee of the Church in Walea with a view to obtaining greater accuracy and uniformity in the returns through a revision of them by the diocesan authorities. ¡ The subject was, indeed, approached in some in- formal communications which passed between the Chairman and one of the Secretaries of the Welsh Church Joint Committee and ourselves, but which led to no definite result. "Whik we were, and stHI ?re, ready to wel- come an assistance the committee or the diocesan authentic m-.y be wiUing to afford ?, we ctrtt but wish thiit it had been given in auch way and at such time;, as would have Allowed more of tho returns to be oompleted in closer compli- ance with the prescribed date. At the time of writing (12th January, 1916), the results were aa follows:— Number of fornis Diocese. issued to incumbents. Bangor 148 99 Uanda? 277. 84 St.A?aph 191 2 St. David's 418 133 Total. 1034 316 COMPENSATION TO LAY PATRONS. A limited amount of compensation for Joss of patronage may be accorded to lay patrons, on condition of Application being made to us within six months of the pacing of the Aot. By the 16th marok. 1815, when the aix motatiii eçilod. we had received applications in respect of 342 benefices. With the exception of a very small number of cueea these hive been oarekdly ex- amined, arid legal advice taken with regard, to evidence of tiw and the- validity of the claims in other rc-«spect*(, to 113 to enable lid t-o adjudicate upon them. No payment of amounts allowed by lis aa compensation are to be made until the ex- piration of two years from the date of disestab- lishment except, 111 cases where a vacancy occurs in a benefice during such period of two years, in these cases the compensation becomes payable on the occurrence of the vacancy. I SALJIS AND .LEASER OF GLiuBE LANDS. By Section 26 of the Act the powers of incum- bent* to "t" i, mortgage or excitative pro- perty appertaining to bcneUeea are preserved during uie continuance of existing interest of Hoid-eii; but cnanges ur-e made a« regards the au- liioriiieij vUiose approval is require-u, and a re- garus tne uetftinacton ot proceeds, in the c.tse of property to be transferred to the representative oouv, tne consent of tritt body is now required, and in the case ot property to tie transferred to a County tJouncil, trw consent of the Wekh Com- missioners; svhue 111 the one case the proceeds of isuie are to be paid to the representative body, III the ocnet to Uio Coutily Council or Councils concerned. "i'etnung the constitution ot a repr<«en-t»tive bony, compliance with the section is impractica- bio in respect, ot property in which that body l'iiii have an interest; ana even as regards other pro- perty the difficulty presents itselt that the giving of our consent must carry with it the implication that we have adjudged [he property afiected to be not. a "private benefaction." .But that is a matter on which any decision of ours should be direct and explicit, because under Section 12 an appeal lies to h-i-s Majesty in Council -against our decision on any question as to what constictrt-es a. private to what tio(v, not constitute a private benefaction. "Thus we iind ourselve-s somewhat seriously e!nba.rra?sed in d-ealing with -applications that have been made to us for authority to sell or lease gleoo property. We have addressed the Joint Committee of the Welsh Church) wit-h a view to de\ising, if possible, soine method of overcoming these diffioultice, but we are not sanguine a-s to the possibility of so doing. Meall- while, action 13 in suspense, in relation to such negotiations as have bf-en in progrf* for the s"iiing or of property attached to bene- fices.

The following names of officers and men are included in the official casualty lists published this I week — FRANCE. I KILLED. 2nd BATT. R. Yv. FUSILIERS. Williams, Scc. Lt. W. J. M. 1,3rd iattd. 2tid Clarke, 13862 E. Nixon, 24375 1' Quiuu, 12395 A. 10th BATT. It. W. FUSILIERS. loth HA'1T. R. W. FUSILIERS llj>fc N. Wales). Da vies, 19376 D.; Peest-oU 15926 W. 15t.h BAIT. R. W. FUSILIERS ht. London Welsh). 0 5 W. P Jennings, 22547 T. F. Jones, 21505 W. P. 16t.h BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS. Young, 23802 A.; Harris, 19275 W. C. WOUNDED. 2nd BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS. Owen, Sec. Lt. J. M.; Doliing, Sec. Lt. C. R. J. R. (12th attd. 2nd;; Caldwell, Sec. Lt. J. L- b O. McKay, Sec. Lc. F. Anderson, 31241 W.; Callear, 5-369 J.; Crogan, 6604 H.; Ifart, 31197 J.; Huntley, 9500 G.; iVio- Grath 8890 S.; Alain waring 31164 D.; Nield, 1 22384 J; ltiiiittoti, 7692 G.; Selby, 16897 T. 10th BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS. Evans, 15095 S. M., Griffiths, 23429 E.; Peters, 15066 Act. Co.-Sergt.-Mj. E.; iazisc)tn. 11941 A. G. 14th BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS. Hughes, 20203 it- 0.; llugbeis, 20294 W. Sh-co- ran, iJ0093 M. Williams, 20238 E.; Williams, 20372 R.; Wright, 212-13 \V. 15th BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS (1st London Welsh). Anderson, 28148 W. A.; Davios, 21899 Sgt. J. U.; Ding ley, 22740 E.; Ecoleehall, 23077 H. W.; Edwards, 22197 G. D. 16tii BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS. Davies, 18394 < pi, L.; Evans, 18623 G.; Groves, 19512 T.; Hughes, 23665 W.; Thomas. 23617 T.; Williams, 18883 II. E. Daviee, 18624 D. M.; Da- vies, 18056 Sgt. W.; Jones, 23613 II.; McCIemcnt, 23876 J. F.; Moore, 23168 II. 17th BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS (2nd N. Wales). 36444 G. M.; Hug-has, 26329 L.-Cpl. W. 0.; Orwin, 25433 L.-Cpl. 0.; Evans, 25677 W.; Lewis, 25901lJ.-Gpl. E. DIED OF WOUNDS. 13th BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS (1st N. Wales). Parker, 15845 J. E. 14th BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS. Wilkmgh-bv, 26927 T. 15t.h BAIT. R. W. FUSILIERS (1st London Wolsh). Morgan, See. Lt. E. T. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED, NOW REPORTED DIED OF WOUNDS. 2ud BAIT. R. W. FUSILIERS. Evans, 9132 J.

SAND BLOCKS RAILWAY AT BARMOUTH. On Wednesday, in consequence of the hurricane raging, tho Citin-briaii Railway line at Barmouth was blocked for a hundred yards through sand accumulating over the rails, at some parte, being several foot high. Inconvenience wa", civuse-d to paaaengers, as thev had to walk some dwtanco as the trains could not enter the stations because of the sand blockage. A large number of men were clearing tho t;and for hour", under great diffi- culties

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MR ABRAHAM FOULKES, ABERGELE. Mr Abraham Foulkevs, of Tanygoppa, Aber- gele, died on Sunday at Llanduano. Mr Foulkes, who was in his 81th year, was for about 20 years agent to Lord Mostyn at Llan- dudno, and was succeeded in that appointment by his nephew, Mr G. A. Humphreys, the present agent. A large share of the modern development of Llandudno was due to Mr Foulkes, who relinquished the agency in order to take up the office of estate agent to tho late Mr Hughes, of Kinmel. He moved Home years ago to Hendr-cgyda, Aber- gele, where he lived until hid retirement some three years ago. While at Abergele he re- presented the district for many years on the Denbigh County Council, and also served on the St. Asaph Board of Guardians. From the beginning of its history he took a considerable interest in the Abergele County School, of which he was one of tho governors. Nobody evinced a greater interest in the welfare of the school than he. When it was being substantially enlarged some years ago he took the liveliest interest in ensuring its equipment on tho most modern lines. His architectural and engineering edu- cation counted for much with tho result that when the enlargement and renovation of tho school was completed it was declared to be the best built school of its kind throughout Wales. As chairman of the Abergele Parish Coun- cil particularly and as chairman of the Foot- paths Preservation Committee he did much work which was fruitful of the very best re- sults. It was through his good offices that the rights of way UpOIl the Piasueha Estate, now tho property of the Manchester Corpora- tion, w-ere established, it was he who set out under Governnn'ent awards moot of the Crown lands in North Wales. He also planned the famous drive round the Great Orme, Llandudno, a no small feat of engineering skill. A largo percentage of his time he devoted, unostentatiously but xi-sefully, to public work of various k/nds. For many years ho was a member of the Court of the University Col- lego of North Wales, Bangor. His wife died some years a.go, but he is survived by a daughter, who remained at home with him, and by his son, Mr I). ILedworth Foulkes, who is the -principal of the Harper-Adams Agricultural College, Salop, which is now associated with the Agricultural Department of the University of Birmingham. The funeral was held at St. George's, Aber- gelej on Wednesday afternoon, and the large and representative gathering testified to the deceased's widespread and well-car nod popu larity. The Hector officiated.

REV. D. J. JAMES. I The Rev. D. J. James, B.A., formerly curate-in-charge at Llandudno Junction, passed away on Friday, after a few hours' ill- ness, at Barlectono Vicarage, Leicestershire. Ihough of a retiring and unobstrusivo nature, Mr James is well re.memb?red at the Junction and district, after a lapse of eight years, as a most devoted worker and able preaoher. He came to the Junction from Denbigh, and left on March 25th, 1908, to take up duties in Hawick, in the diocese of Natal, South Af- rica, as successor to his intimate friend, the Itcv. Eben. Evans, at present vicaT of Ho!y Trinity Church, Oswestry. On that occasion he received several gifts from the Llandudno Ju&tion parishioawsrs. Last summer Mr James came home on furlough, and undertook the temporary charge of the parish of Barle- stone, in the absenoe of the incumbent on military duty. Hard work in a trying climate in South Africa had somewhat improved his constitution, but he had looked forward to re--umiiig his work there at the end of the prcti. nt year. Few men were so genuinely lovod and respected as Mr James, and his memory will long be cherished. The last rites were performed by Canon Bowers, of Market Bosworth, assistod by some of the neighbouring clergy. Amoiig the mourners present wero Mr J. Roderick James (brother), Dr. Hubert, and the Rev. Eb-ii. Evans.

AIR I. F. WALUS HA WS. J Tho death occurred on Monday, at Aber, of Mr J. F. Wallis Haws, F.R.M.S., F.C.S. He was a native of Suffolkshire, and camo to Aber last year from Liverpool, a.nd was engaged as Research Chemist to Aberfalls, Ltd., Aber. Ho waa a member of several learned societies, and was extreme)y popular amongst a large circle of was extremNeoly rtEaiei and Liverpool. The body was taken from Aber to Liverpool for interment on Wednesday morning. A short service was held at the house by tho Rev. W. B. Hughes, curate of Llanfairfechan, and was at- tended by a number of the deceased gentleman's friends. Among those present were: Miss Wallis, Liverpool; Mr G. V. Wall, WTcst Kirby (director of Aberfalls, Ltd.); Messrs Ward and Griffiths, Llanfairfechan (representing R.A.O.B., of which Order deceased waa a mem- ber); Mesars McMaster, Ashworth, and Jones, of Aber, who were colleagues of deceased. The coffin was borne to the station by the foremen of Aberfalls, Ltd., and general signs of mourning were evident in the locality.

MRS LUXMOORE, ST. ASzlpll. I Mrs Maria. Guille Parkea Luxmoore, widow of the late Mr Edward Bouverie Luxmoore, of Bryn Asaph, St. Asaph, is anuouticied to have passed away at 34, Ashley Gardens, London, S.W., on the 6tii illst., at the ago of 79 years The funeral took place yesterday week in London, Canon tho Hon. Northcote, vicar of St. Andrew's, Sehley Place, officiating. Among the mourners were Mr J. U. B. Luxmoore (son), Mrs Hitching (daughter), the Rev. J. D. Jones, Bangor (son- in-law), and Miss Jones Bat email, Pentre Mawr, Abergele.

FUNERAL OF "ALAFOX." 1 A large concourse of mourners attended the funeral of the poet-preacher Alafon" (the Rev. O. G. Owen) on Saturday. At Abergele, where the deceased gentleman passed syr-ay while on visit to his brother, a 6erviee was conducted 0.1, the Revs. Eiiis James Jones (Rhyl) and W. iiJ Owen, the body being subsequently conveyed Vf. train to Brynrodvn Cemetery, near Carnarvon. Tho chief niourners were Mr Owen's brother, tha Rev. W. G. Owen (Llifon), and M-m Owen, to- gether with his niece. A service, presided cvsr by the Rev. R. M. Jones (Glasgoeci), chairman of the Arvon Monthly Meeting, was held it Brynrodvn Chapel. Numerous letters and telegrams of sympathy and of apology for non-attendance had been re- ceived, including one from Sir J. Herbert Ro- berts, M.P., and another from Arehdrttid Dyfed. The devotional part of the service was taken by the Revs. John Owen (Carnarvon), R. Price Ellia (Beddgelert), and R. IL Watkins (Dinorwic), whl:e addresses were delivered by the Revs. Richard Jones (Glanalaw), J. Pulewtou Jones, T. Gwyn- odd Ilolyerts, John Wiliiams (Brvnsiencyn), it. G. Roberts (Carnarvon), and Ellis James Jones, Messrs W. Venmore (Liverpool), R. O. Williams, and lI. Men-andcr Jones. At the graveside the Revs. William Griffith (Disgw-ylfa), T. E. Jones ICefnywaen), and D. O'Brien Owen (Carnarvon) officiated. The Calvinistio l Methodist Church at Y4oldy, of which the iato Alafon had (b"leltelriichoaast tor for thirty-two years, was specially represented, a wreath being also sent by the congregation.

PAPER, AND PAPER-MAKING MATERIALS. THE LICENSING COMMISSION. With reference to the Proclamation published OIl Wednesday prohibiting the importation, among other articles, of paper, wood-pulp, and other paper-making materials, it is announced that Ina Majesty has appointed a Commission to grant licences tor the importation of such quan. tity or such proportion of these goods as tha Board of Trade may from time to time direct, and to arrange for the importation of this quan- tity or proportion and for the distribution of the imports among paper-makers and paper-users on such terms as may appear to the Commission ta be equitable. His Majesty has further been pleased to appoint the following gentlemen to serve upon the Commission :—The Right Hon. Si, Thomas Whittaker, M.P. (chairman), Sir Row. land Bailey, C.B., I.S.O., M.V.O., George Bi'"n, Esq., W. Howard Hazell, Esq., James Jeremiah, Esq., Sir Frederick Macmillan, Kt., Sir Walton Nugent, Bart., M.P., Ernest Parke, Esq., Oswald Partington, Esq., M.P., Albert Reed, Esq., and the Right Hon. Sir Albert Spicer, Bart., M.P. SCOPE OF THE INDUSTRY. LORD BURNHAM ON USE OF PAPER FOB MUNITIONS. Lord Burnham presided on Wednesday at a meeting of the Royal Society of Arts, before which an address on Paper Supplies as Affected by the War" was given by Mr S. C. Phillips. Lord Burnliam said the question of paper sup. plies had now become one of the burning ques- tions of the day. The public ignorance on this, as on other trade questions, was abysmal, and when a proposal was made to restrict the paper imports, the general public had no sort of ap. preciation of how matters stood or whither they would tend. The general public imagined that the only trade in paper was that of tho daily, evening, and weekly journals; and many peopla thought it would not be a bad thing to tax news- paper proprietors, who were selling an unusually !&rg& number of copies of their issues owing to the war. Of all war fallacies nono could be greater than these. The war had spelt huge losa and in some cases positive disaster to the news- paper trade. But, apart from that, the news- paper trade was but a small part of the national industries which were concerned in the importa- tion of paper and paper-making materials. The paper industry was not only an essential trade: it was practically a fundamental trade. Not only did it supply the intelligence by means of books and papers through which all other trades were carried on, but it ramified practically through- out the whole of the commercial and industrial organisation of the country and the Empire. It waa an open secret that in shell-making paper was largely ued. and that the munitions trade de. pended to a considerable extent on the use o( paper, so that paper was directly as well aa in. dircolly the basis of a war industry. But they must admit that the first duty of the Government was to secure the greatest amount of shipping for the primary purposes of the war. If it were true that the Government now proposed to diminish the supplies by only one-third, that wa-i a great improvement on their first plan, whioh was said to be a reduction of one-half, and it would bo much easier under the present proposal for the trade to readjust itself to the new condi- tions. SMALLER DAILY PAPERS IN FRANCE. The Commission elected by the French Presi to study the means whereby the present papet cris is might best be overcome met on Wednesday, when it was announced that the Journal, the Matin, the Petit Journal, and the Petit Farisien, four morning papers, each of which has a circulation of more than one million copies, have decided to reduce the maximum number of pitge-a to four on five days in the week and to si-* on the other two days.

RHEUMATISM-KIDNEY TROUBLE FREE TREATMENT. Rheumatism is due to uric acid crystals in lihe joints and musoies, the result of excessive uric acid in tho system that the kidneys failed to remove as nature intended, to which every quali- fied physician agrees, and this acid is also the cause of backache, lumbago, sciatica, gout, urin. ary trouble, stone, gravel, dropsy. The success of Estora Tableta for the treatmenl of rheumatism and other forms of kidney trouble is due to the fact that they restore the kidneys to healthy action and thereby remove the cause of the trouble, and have cured numberless cases after the failure of other remedies, which accounts for them fast superseding out-of-date medicines that are 1501d at a price beyond all but the wealthy, To prove Estora Tablets fully warrant their de- scription—an honest remedy at an honest I;rica- one full box of 40 tablets will be sent to readers of the A'orth Wales Chronicle as a free eampta on receipt of this notice and 3d in sUmpa to oover postage, packing, etc. Sold by chemists, 18 3d per box of 40 tablets, or six boxes for 6a 9d. For full box sample addrc&s Estora Co. 132, Charing Cross-road, London, W.C. Bangor agents; Hamilton and Jon, M.P.i.. Market Pl«o%

I MEDITERRANEAN FORCE. DTED. 6th BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS, T.F. (Carnarvon and Anglesey). Thomas, 1369 R. DIED OF WOUNDS. 8th BATT. R. W. FUSILIERS. Jones, 25088 R.; Jonoe, 31605 W.; Roberts, 24401 J. T. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW REPORTED PRISONER OF WAR. 1st BAIT. R. W. FUSILIERS. Colligan, 5372 J.

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I » DEATH OF ) I MR. K. J. EDWARDS, J P. The sad news of the sudden death of Mr R. J. Klwanh, J.P., Holyhead, on Sunday, was re- ceived w" tft feeling] of regret in the town and district. Mr Edwards, who was in his usual health up to a late hour oil Saturday, had retired for the night, but about two o'clock the next morning he was suddenly taken ill. Dr. T. W. Clay. J.P., was at once summoned, but Mr Ed- wards died shortly after his arrival, death being due. to heart failure. Mr Robert. Jones Edwards was a native of Abergele, where his father was at one time in business as a chemist. He was made a justice of the peace for the county of Anglesey in 1899, and became chairman of the local Bench of magis- trates in succession to the late Mr T. Forcer Evans. He was in his 67th year, and up to August lust (when lie retired) had for malty years been manager of the local branch of the London City and Midland Bank. He entered upon his business career when fiftecii years of ago at tha Denbigh branch of the bank, being transferred later to Liverpool, whence,, after a short stay, he was appointed to the Holyhead branch, the man- ager of which ho baeivme when. still a young man. Upon his retirement, the company acknowledged his long and valuable services by appointing him advisor to their Anglesey branches. He was trea- ourer to the Holyhead Urban District Council, the Valley Rural District Council, and the Holy- head Board of Guardians. Mr Edwards was one of the keenest sportsmen, being an excellent shot and an expert angler, He had a wonderful colleetioll of rare birds, which ii-td falleit to his gun4 among them bitten, white snipe, grey partridge., and a solan goose. He was a member of the local Recruiting Com- mittee, tuul during the great rush of recruits under Lord Derby's scheme, he gave his whole time to the duties devolving upon justices at the time, and in less than a fortnight he administered f.h e '('atii to over five hundred recruits. He was a staunch Churchman and an ardent Conserva- tive. He was a generous contributor o tall good causes, and was always ready to assist in the amelioration of those less fortunately situated than himself. In his capacity as a magistrate, his decisions were always characterised by fair- ness and strict impartiality. Th,) deceased gentleman, wiio was a widower, leaves three sons—Captain It. E. J. Edwards, and Captain O. B. Edwards (both of whom are on active service), and Mr W. Glyime Edwards, dental surgeon,—and one daughter—Mrs Thomas, wife of the Rev. Henry Thomas, B.A., Llan- tlegfan. A pathetic interest attacher; to the fact tha.t last Saturdty was the 37th anni- veidary of Mr Edwards' weddiiiz PUBLIC TRIBUTES. The late I J/r R. j, Ed wards At the Valley Petty Sessions, on Monday, the Chairman M.r It. E. Joncv*) referred in sym- pathetic term., to Mr Edwaidrf' death. Mr Ed- wards had, he said, done a considerable amount of work in Holyhead, and waa widely respected and esteemed. He moved a vote of condolence with the family in their bp- zoawment. Mr J. C. Jones second- ed the voto, On behalf of tho mem- bers of the Bar, Mr S. n. Dew, Bangor, said ho desired to associate his colleagues and himself with the remarks made by the Chairman. As a personal friend of the deceased he could say that his loss would be keen- ly felt. Tho vote was passed in silence. At a im-etiug of the Holyhead Urban Council on Monday night., the Chairman (Mr Richard l'rieo) referred to the death of Mr Edwards and moved a vot.e of condolence with the family. ThM was passed in silence, and it was later dccided that the :m-rubers of the Council be asked to attend the funeral. 'lHE FUNERAL. 'r" "I -1 tne tunerai took place on Wednesday, tiie interment being in St. Seiriol's Cemetery. The Vicar (Rev. T. Edwin Jones, M.A.) con- 'rh,e Vicar brid rv.iC(' ,¡t the house, and he was assisitod in the church by the Rev. R. Tywyn Jones, B.A., and at the grav-side by the Rev. IJGeury Thomas, B.A., Llandegfan. Tho service in the church wits partly clioral and wan veary imprtje-sive, the singing of the Welsh hymn "Bydd myrdd o ry feddodau" (tho deceased gientkxman'« favourite hymn) by the largo congregation being very touch- ing. Mi&s Gregion presided at the organ, and a-s the cortege entered the wacred -edifice sha played "0 rest in the Lord" and at the oloise of tho service tho Dead March In "Saul. The principal mourn era were Capt. n. E. J. Edwiarda, bth llatt, East Surrey Regiment, and Mr W. GlynniE) Edwards (sons); Rev. H. Thomati, B.A. (son-in-law); Mr E. U. Humphreys ^KylVmore Castle) and Mr Geo. Humphreys, G a I way nr. E. Parry Edwards, J.P., and Dr. T. W. Clay, J.P. Among the general body of mourners were Mr Jooiah B. Jon-es, Welsh district loanager, London (ropiw-jenting the London City and Midland Bank); Mr Anourin Ll. Joiws (mana- ger of tho FC'stirliog branch); Mr W. E. Webster (manager of the Carnarvon, branch); Mr R. Brodio Griffith (manager of the Holy- head branch); Mr Bradwen Jones, Denbigh; Mr T. D. Thomas (mantager of the WP. Bank, Holyhead). magisterial Bench was represented by Iiieut. A. F. Pearson, Admiral Burr; Dr. Williams, TIaiigefiii; Mr C. Westropp Dawson; Mr E. R. Hugliefl, Llanddoueant; Mr Joeiah T. Griffith, and Mr liioe R. Williams (clerk to the Holyhead and Valley IJivwions). Representing the Holy- heaid Urban District Council: Mr Richard Price (chairman), Mr John Clay (vice-chair- man), Dr. J. Lewis Owen, Col.-Se.rgf. Cyril O. Jonos, Messrs C. E. Moreton Prichard, II. Maldwyn Jone.% Wm. Jones, R. J. Jones, D. Jones, David Evans, E. n Williams, Thos. Acker ley, Thoa. Slater, 1". Bodvan Griffith, H. Pratt Humphreys, W. J. Williams, Arthur Michael, '1'. R. Evans (clerk), Arthur Asquith (surveyor), and Owen Morris (collector). Re- presenting Freemasonry (tho dec-eased gentle- man was .1 Paut W.M. of thost. Cy-bi Lodge); W.Bro. P. Fear nicy, W.M., W.Bro. John Brown, P.M., W.Bro. It. A. Parkin, P.M., Liverpool; Bro. E. Joae.-», Amlwch; W,Bro. T. G. Hughes, P.M., Bro. W. H. Williams and Bro. A. AihkeJw. The following members of the Anglesey County Council: Mr \V. Owen (fhairman), Alderman R. O. -Pierce, Mr J. Webster Ellis, Mr Owen Roberto, Mr W. D. Jonen and Mr David Williams. ALo Dr. E J. Parry Edwards, Carnarvon; Dr. O. J. Parry Edwards: Mr Owen J. Hughes (clerk to the Holyhead Board of Guaroia.ru:. and Valley It-D.C.); C.-ipt. T. G. Clay; Ca.pt. Ud. Thomas; Mr W. Williams, Plashyfryd; Mr Owen Williams, Isfryn; Messrs R. Mou Wil- liams, Wm. PvowLnLtt, John Caw, Wm. John- son, Revs. R. P. Williams, Thos Williams, H. D. Hughes, Wm. Griffith, Messrs W. B. Thomas, It Lloyd Davfce, Ca-pt Naslt, Capt. S. Prichard, Messrs Gwilrm Owen, H. M. vVilliamrj, Hevin Jones, fir nest Parkin, T. G. Owon, Richard Uoyd, R. Gordon Roberts, W. Hughes \N.P. Baiik); O. S. Hdbbs; Rev. Harry Morgan, M.A., rector of Beaumaris; Rev. D. E. EvalMo, B.A. vicar of Llanfacs; and Mr J. R. Edwards. following ía a lirft of wrUu. :Fronl us all" (family); Front Tony" (grandson), Misa M. Joncts, Bala (sister-in-law 1; Mr and Mrs Walter Hnghcs, Bala. (brother-in-law and flisaber-in-laW); Mrs Ellis JoncH, late of Dublin (cousin); Mr and MM John Hughes, LIwyn- oolyn; Mr and Mrs Thompson. New Brighton; Mr a-nd Mrs J. E. Jones and family. Croydon; Mr H. O. Palfrey and Mies Winifred Palfrey, Liverpool; Mr Owca Eva us, Liverpool; staff of the London City and Midland Bank, Holy- head; Dr. and Mrs J. F. Joneri, Rhos Rua- bon; Capt. and Mrs Craw^hay RaLston, Val- ley; MT T. R. Evans; Mr W. D. Jone, C.C., and family; Mr and Mrs C. E. Moreton Prichard; ffr,3 R, T. Ellis and Master Wm. Ellis; Mr and Mrs W. Willian-io, Plashyfryd; Mr and Mrs M. Plannigal1; Mrs E. T. Hughes, Towyn Eodgo; Muss A. E. price, Llanfach- raeth; Mrs Dykins; Mrs tldall and family, Trearddur Bay; Mr and Mrs R. Gordon Roberts; Air and Mra Rioe R. Williams; Col,- Sergt. and Mrs Cyril 0. Jones; Lieut and Mrs A. F. Pearson; Mr and Mrs F. Bodvan i Griffith; Mr R. A. Parkin and Mr Ernest Parkin; Dr. E. Parry Edwards and family; Mr and Mra Lloyd, Llangefni; Mr and Mrs Tudor Daviee, Llangefni; Afisses Louisa and Gwladye Hughes, Glanymor; Capt. Roche and family, Lyme Rie. The family desire to take this opportunity

I THE VERNEY REPORT. I (From a Correspondent). The agricultural community in this country is fully prepared to extend It cordial welcomo to sol- diers and Bailors who, having gallantly done their bit" in defence of the Homeland and the Empire, desire to acquire small holdings in the rund dibtricts at the close of the war. But every practical agriculturist 13 aware of the difficulties that await the military and naval settlers, especi- ally if they are town-bred. It is not necessary to recapitulate these. To the countryman they are too familiar already, to the townmall the enu- meration would not convey much. Lord Selborno, as President of the Board of Agriculture, made an attempt to grapple betimes .It.\¡ the problems which tlio claims and the future of such settlers present when he appointed in the course of last summer a Departmental Committee, under the chairmanship of Sir Harry Verney, ),1. P., to study and report upon the whole question. In the course of last autumn the committee pro- duced a preliminary report, which gained general approval, on the possibility of providing employ- ment on tho land for men who had suffered dis- ablement while serving the country, and we are glad to note that the method recommended by the committee has already been tested by a firstl ex- periment which shows good promise of success. Our readers will remember that a few days ago the committee presented a second interim report dea,ling with the larger and more difficult part of their task, the settlement, on the land of consider- able numbers of able-bodied men with small mone- tary resources in such a manner as to secure their prosperity so far as it can be secured. THE PERSONAL EQUATION." This report has now received adequate con- sideration among the large number of agricul- turists who are interested in the subject, and there is general acknowledgment that, in many particulars Lord Selborne's Committee has shown the practical insight and sagacity which are the first essentials of the competent handling of their complex theme. In this connection we may men- tion that among the witnesses v. ho gave evidence before the committee and were thus enabled to give it the advantage of invaluable, experience and expert knowledge were Mr Christopher Tur- ner, Professor John Wrightson, Mr Trustram Eve, secretary of the Farmers' Club; Sir H. Rider Haggard, Sir Horace Plunkett, Sir Howard Frank, Captain Charles Bathurst, M.P., Mr S. Bostock, and Mr J. L. Green, secretary of the Rural League. In its report, the committee has 20hown itself fuHy alive to the fact that it is no use to bring the wrong kind of man to the land. We quote the following extract in illustration of the fact:— t, The personal equation is the most impor- tant factor in the success of small holdings, and consequently it is a matter of paramount importance to select suitable men a-s tenants. Wo wish to encourage the settlement on the land of any ex-Service men who desire it, and who are prepared to work, hard, whether they have previous experience in agriculture or not, but we consider it necessary that men with little or no previous experience should be given some preliminary training before they are placed on holdings of their own. We think that the best method of giving this training will be to em- ploy the men temporarily at a weekly rate of pay on a colony established by the State— such pay to represent a wage which under existing conditions of time and place would be a fair living wage until they acquire sufficient experi- ence to justify making them tenants. The length of time during which tho men should work in this way, before being offered holdings of their own, must depend largely on the capacity and intelligence of the individual men. T.. THE HELP OF THE WOMEN. I o f lu is, ot course, an obvious part of the duty of such a committee as that which Lord Selborne appointed to consider the character and capability of the men who are to be settled on small hold- ings and become dependent for their livelihood on their skill and energy in a very exacting occu- pation, though the manifest unwisdom of sweep- ing unsuitable persons from urban areas indis- criminately into small rural holdings has not al- ways been recognised by those who have raised tho cry, "Back to the Land!" But we think the committee is certainly entitled to some special credit for clearly realising that the success of a small holding scheme is sure to depend in tho lotit., run not less on the women whom the men bring with them to country surroundings and callings than 011 the men themselves. On this very im- portant point, the committee reiiiark: "In the case of married men wo are of opin- ion that spocial consideration should be given to the capacity of the men's wives to in the work, and to their willingness to settle on the land. Experience has shown that tne succees of a small-holder largely depends on the co-operation of his family, and especially of his wifo, and that difficulties often arise in endea- vouring to settle on the land families who have been accustomed to town life, unices the wives as well aa their husbands are likely to take kindly to the conditions of life in the country. Wo consider also that it is very desirable that steps should be taken to make the conditions of country life as attractive as possible to women, and also to include in the provision for train- ing the men arrangements whereby tho women may receive instruction in those branches of work with which they can deal." CO-OPERATIVE COLONIES. I In essentials the schemc recommended by tho oomnutteo is the establishment by the aid of E-x- chequer gramta of agricultural colonies under the guidance in each case of a resident director, who "should be a man possessing both ecientific know- ledge and practioal experience both of general farmin,g and of the particular kind of farming to which the colony wouLd be mainly devoted/' and he "should also be a man of good business ca- pacity with a power of controlling men." In addition, "it would be necessary to have a prao- tieal agricultural, or, in tho case of a fruit or I market garden oolony, a horticultural instructor, J who would be responsible under the director for tho actual manual training of the men." Pro- duction, purchase, and sale ahould bo conducted on a system of co-operation, and "the organisers of the Agricultural Organisation Society should be invited to pay visits to fche colony foo tho purpose of instructing the sottler3 in tho princi- plea and methods of co-operation." Tho com- mittee waa not blind to the difficulties which are likely to arise in this connection:— "Wo are inclined to think that for the pur- poses of a coiony such as we have in mind, it is impossible to hope that the true co-operative ideal can be attained from the very beginning. True co-operation depends on a willing asso- ciation of ita members, their perfect loyalty to ono another, and the subordination of selfish interests to t1 good of the whole society. We ttre convinced that co-operation is to the inter- est of every individual member, but it can only result from careful education, it must have time for growth, and it cannot be forced or compelled. Whatever may be the ca4se in re- gard to men who are accustomed to co-opera- tive methods, wo think that in the case of a colony of men who will at first be strangers to one another, and who will not possess practical knowledge of the problems of marketing, it will be bettor to begin by setting up under the control of the director an organisation which can collect their produce, dispose of it to tho best advantage, and pay them the proceeds, loss expenses and a reasonable commission, without attempting in the first instance to place auch an organisation on a strictly co- operative basis. We should hope, however, that as the small-holders acquired experience: realised the advantages of collective dealing, and became educated in the principles of co- operation, they would become capable of taking over the control of the organisation and running it as a oo-operative society." It is a pity that the committee, who have thus shown themselves so capable of dealing shrewdly with the subject of their inquiry, should have allowed the vigorous political predilections of some of the members to commit the whole body to a quite unwarranted condemnation of the prin- ciple of peasant proprietorship as contrasted with that of tenancy in perpetuity to the State,

The Mold magistrates on Tuesday heard an application by Mr F. Llewellyn-Jones, on behalf of Lewis Evan Lloyd, coal merchant, Mold, for a separation order aga?mat his wife, Catherine Lloyd. The Bench granted an order, the com- plainant to have the custody of tho children and to pay his wife 15s a week for maintenance.

of expressing toh>alr sincere thanks to the number of friends for their sympathetic messages, and to kate that th?y will be in- dividually a??n&wl?dgcd at an arly date. Capt. O. B. Edwardft, 22nd Batt. Essex, Welsh Ritfe Brigade (son), who is in Egypt, and Mr Walter Hughes, Bala (brother-in-law), who is in ill-health, were unable to be present at