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OHTH. WALES HEROESI MEMORIAL.
OHTH. WALES HEROES I MEMORIAL. (To tho Editor ) I The following letter ha» been sent to the ilon. A1 ice Dougias Pennant in answer to her letter, which appealed m the V orth li iite* Cln oit ,rlc of August 5Gt.li:— Dear Madam,—I have received your letter in reply [I, my appeal on behalf of the North Vv ales I-let-o(:s' LNien,ut-i.it. 1 iegret the- form the Memo- rial is to take doe-i not meet with your approval. This was decickd on at a largely attended meet- ing representative of all the public bod it •J 111 North Wales, held at lthyt m February last. I may perhaps be permitted to point out that the form ot the proposed Memorial has la) the hearty approval of His Majesty the King, (bJ the hearty approval, as well as the support, 'of II is iloyai Highness the Prince of Wales, (c) the hearty approval of the Prime Minister; and lei) jadgmg, as i have the right to judge, from the number of letteij received, and the support I am almost daily receiving • trom the front, tho form proposed certainly meets with the approval of tile nül.Jic sons oi North ales \ho lighting tor us. Personally, 1 regard it, an honour to be asso- ciated wifh the movement, which has at its head such a staunch Churchman as Lord Kenyon, and whrch is lieat iiiy approved by the King, the Prince oi Wales, and the Prime Minuter.— Yours very iaithiuiiy. W. A. FOSTER. The Ilonble. Alice Douglas Pennant, 12a, Curzon-street, W. iTo tho Editor ) Sir, I should be much obliged if you would be so good 3:; to insert the enclosed kiter (copy of which hu: Leeu for v. aided to Mr Foster) re North in 'his week's Nortlt IJ"¡!"i Chronic!—Yours, etc., ALICE DOUGLAS PENNANT. 12a, Curzen street, Mijfair, W.I., Sept. iZih, lbi7. Dear Sir, Iu your icply to my li tter answer- 'l>g your appeal tor iuinio for additional build- ings to the Bar.gor Cnivusity College a3 th? memorial to North Wales heroes you mention that the leheme is approved by the King, tho Prince of Wales, and Mr Lloyd George. Many people think it most regrettable that the King s name shouia have been maue use of at the earliest moment before th scheme had been presented to the public Jt looked too much like living to t-Lirk- iiiiY)Iiissed discussion of a project which might otherwise not --naterial ise and probably v. ouid become, as this one has, the subject or much adverse criticism and divided opinion. It 1, noi.'eeable that :n the letter signifying the Priii e of Walts' interest m and support of ''the p-oposed rebuilding of the science section" no .innition whatever is made of the scheme as & memorial. The Prime Minister would naturally upport a movement to barefit one of the institutions which was so obliging and so fearless oi, evil 4.'onsequences as to be willing to accept some of the spoils c the Church, tor I suppose it was not easy for a Government, any more than for ato find persons to undertake the odious part of receiver of stolen goods. It seems most deplorable at a time when we are all am ious to be united on those subjects in which we sympathise that this ill-considered scheme should have been thrown iri as all apple of diürd; for one cannot imagine any sugges- tion more repugnant and more lacerating to the feelings of Churchpeople than that they should commemoiate those they have lost in the war cv subscribing to an institution which has proved itself so conspicuously unfriendly to the ancient Church to which they belong. I remain, Sir, Faithfully yours, ALICE DOUGLAS PENNANT. W. A. Foster, Esq., Hon. See. (N. Carnarvonshire), N. W. Heroes' Memorial.. i. the Editor ) Sir,i am confident that very many of your North Wales readers will be grateful to the Hon. Alice Douglas Pennant for her outspoken letter in your lastIssue OIl tho subject of the Welsh Heroes' Memorial, and will agree with her that the plan proposed by the promoters can- not prove cither a worthy or an appropriate plan for perpetuating the memory of the many sold- iers from Nortn Wales who have fallen in this war. Mr P. J. Thomas deserves the highest praise for his splendid munficence, and for the patriotic sentiments which prompt it. But, with due IC- spect, it doei seem a far-fetched idea to seek to honour the bravo dead through tho medium of a new institution which from its very character cannot touch at a single point the interests of the working classes of North Wales. A bacterio- logical institute is doubtless vital in the scheme of medicine. But a bacteriological institute is essentially an undertaking tor which the Stauj itseii should be responsi bIt; How it is going to honour il:if- niemorj of the gallant dead by set- ting up in Bangor, at a cost of many thousands, a building wherein to pursue the study of microbes, when they might still be "bottled" and despatched, as is Jone now, for the necessary scientific anabpia to eminent specialists in Eng- land, is a point w hieh is more than cbscu e. The proposal does not, I respectfully submit, appeal to the imagination of the working classes of North IVales. It leaves th M, ir. the mass, cold. It seems at once ludicrous and fantastic. And it prompts the question, to vary a theatrical title, Who's the 'Bunty' who pulls the strings?" On the other hand, a truly fitting and profitable method of payii g tribute to our fallen could easily and readily be found in a comprehensive scheme of technical education for tho voufh of Nortn Walts. There were no blind-alley occupations for tho youth of Germany. Technical instruction dogged the footsteps of the German youth at every tarn, with t-he resuit that tiie tee! ml teal proficiency of the German workman in the time of peaoe was equal to his devilish ingenuity in the time of war. Evocy facility was afforded Ene German youth to master the intricacies of his craft. The inevitable recult of all this had been painfully evident for decades to those in this country with an eye in their head. One spMiks feelinglv"— as they have it in Lancashire—in this matter. One is only too conscious t-tiotare thousands of lads in this laud who never had a ghost of a chance to vrqui-e a working knowledge, much less a mastery, of their job. These lads emerged from their servitude so ill-equipped for the practice of what should have been their lawful calling as to be fompHled to seek their bread U hewers of 7(X)d and drawers of water" for fchose to whom the fates had shown due kindness. "Ftili many a. gem of purest ray serene. Tite dark unfathom'd caves of ooean bear; Full many a flower is bom to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." There i& now, however, a rare opportunity to make up for past neglect. There is now a glorious oil j rice to plant in North Wales, under the aegis of its University, an efficient arid com- prehensive scheme of technic al instruction whioh would fittingly commemorate through the ages the valorous deed,3 of those who have given their lives in the cause of their country. The scheme would from its intrinsic worth and from its permanent utility, appeal to the im- "ginatl on and command the ready and generous monetary support of every v,orking-elass organua tion in N(-th W ales. Every sect and every oreed would add its moiety to the already splen- ciid fund* It would seem to me that Miss Douglass- Pennant lias clothed with flesh a.nd blood the inarticulate but very real aspirations of manv fchousancw of the working-classes of North Wales of all seers aad politics. —Yours, etc., Upper Ban jo r, CYMRO. I
DISTRICT NTJRSING INSTITUTEI…
DISTRICT NTJRSING INSTITUTE I COLLECTIONS. (JLo tho Editor.) I Sir, Will you kindly allow me space (as son. secretary of the Bangor District Nursing Institute) to reply to some points raised in the letter from the Rev. Herbert Jones in last week's (1) The phrase from the 1916 report referred to by him should read, "Village of Penti.r," not "Parish of Pentir." For the purpose of this collection Pentir has always been divided into two districts: (a) Pentir, (b) Glasinfryn, Waen Well, etc., hence the oversight, for which the committee tenders its apologies to Mr Herbert Jones. (2) No house-to-house collection was made in the village of Pentir, either in 1914, owing to the outbreak of war, or in 1915, or in 1916. In 1915 a tt-4 was arranged by the people in both district* and half the proceeds given to the Ban- gor Nursing Institute. (3) In 1914 and 1916 the people in the village of Pentir f;>:ind it impossible to majce a collection there, but Miss Rol)ert, Coild Howell, collected in Glascnfryn and Wacn Wen. For her ex- cellent and thorough work the committee is, as alwav?, most grateful. t- l ie <4) It was ascertained (after the iMUP of the 1H6 re.?'-t) that in future oth?r a-rran?c-mf-n? will be m;i-d e for nursing in the village of Pentir, bur, fchat Gla-si-nfryn, etc., will remain as beforo, under t.hc Bangor District Nurses. Hence no collection was either mad": or asked for in the village of Pentir in 1917, though Miss Roberts has kindly* undertaken the Glaainfryn collection as usual. (5) The committee expressed its regrc-t in the report for 1516 that, owing to ko shortage of paper and need for economy, the names of aU snbscribera and collectors in all the district luui to be omitted. The 1917 report i. of course, not yet out. The names of all house-to-house and &treN coH('tór.s. with the amounts coH?cbpd are given every year in the North ?Fn?s Chronicle, qiveli (-very -?(-ar iii t?.e ?N,)t?th 4l?ates M. J. HUGHES (Hon I
RAILWAYMEN'S GRIEVANCES.I
RAILWAYMEN'S GRIEVANCES. I (To tho Editor) I Sir, —May I be allowed to draw ycur atteo tion to railwayman's grievances owing to the public failing to understand why railvvuv men are causing so much troubled 1, being a railway- man. teel myself in a position to answer this question One of the most important causes is C)r!e oithc- iiio.t .?in,ortaDt (-aiises is the high cost oHiving, and the story gUl'about thai- we arc leceiving good money, 15s, in addi- tion to our wages. Yes, This is perfectly Loi- rect; but are tho public aware that ow ing to t\'duct on. of trams we as firemen have been placed to perfoim inferior duty, causing a re- duct iOll of 6s every week. There are liremen with four and live in family and all they receive for a week's wage is JB1 ]Ys 6d, which 1 do not think is a fair and reasonable wage taking into consideration the price of the commodities of life I. < an assure you that if food was cheaper there vvcuid be less agitation. Again, we are only asking for our rights to enable its to bring up our little ones in a respectable niileoer ami to receive the nourishment they require. If the children;: are neglected the paic-nts are criti- cised. J'hen I say do those people wila agitate about the working man expect the parents to do better when they don't reeeiyo a i tair and reasonable wage I say" live and leL live.I- am, etc.. W. J. HOBBINS. I
IINNOVATION BY A CHESTER i..1…
I INNOVATION BY A CHESTER i..1 FIRM. I SHORTER HOURS FOR EMPLOYEES. I I (To the Editor). I Si>r,—Our firm have always, I think, led tho way in Cheste,r ki the malrer ot shorter hours for their employees, and for some time now have closed their establishment at 5.30 p.m., which is perhaps unique in the history of the retail drap- ery establishments of this country. An impor- tant concession is now to be made to their work- room employees, affeotirtg chiefly girl workers who are engaged in the millinery, costume, and diessmaking workrooms, whose working hourw hitherto have been from 3.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m., and which from Monday next will be reduced from 8.30 a..m to 6 p.m. This is a matter whioh I afFe-cts a large number of emplctye?s, and is of some publw mt,pret" and may act as a stimulus to ot.h0d to follow. -Yours, etc., pro BROWN and CO. (Chester), Ltd., J. M. HARRIS, Managing Director. Ea.jt.gate Row, Chester.
I WAR SEAL FOUNDATIONI FUND
I WAR SEAL FOUNDATION I FUND I LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAIL- I WAY SECTION. The members of the London and North-Wes- tern Rolling Stook Department, whose head- quarters are at Crewe, have recently made a spe- cial appeal on behalf of the War Seal Founda- tion Fund, and it is pleasing to note that a sum of £ 201 is being forvvarded to headquarters as a result. The appeal was made in the form of a "Wraw" for war savings cert.itioate^, the tickets for which were wjid throughout the length and breadth of the London and Nornh-Weeterii Rail- way the Rolling' Stock Department having spe- cial facilities for getting into touch with every station oit the liee No less than 55,000 penny tickets were disposed of, and the members of the committee wish to thank all their friends on the London and North-Western Railway, and other oompanies' liriies, who have, responded to magni- ficently in disposing of the tickets; and also to the purchasers of tickets, for their kind support for the object in view. The fu. Id, which has been founded for the purpose of providing specially designed dwell- ings for disabled soldiers and sailors, rarely follt3 to appeal to all classes of the community, and it is hoped that the provision thus made will, in some small measure, show to our galinrit defen- ders the debt of gratitude we owe them for the great sacrifices they have made. The prize-win- ners in the "curaw" have been duly notified as follows:—1st prize, Mr G. Cunliffe, 8, Westwood- road, Leyland, Lanes. 2nd prize, :11: G. W. Care, 25, Napier-road, Willesden, N.W.10; vl-o. prize. Miss H. A. Coles, District Goods Man- ager's Office, Great- Western Railway, Shrews- bury. Tiie iii,aiis by whidli the splendid result was obtaIn.ed wofe suggested aud organised by Mr A. J. Brown, of the Rolling Stock Departs me-iit, Crewe, who kindly acted as honorary se-c. retary to the fund.
I AETHW RURAL TRIBUNAL- I
I AETHW RURAL TRIBUNAL- I At a sitting of this Tribunal .at Bangor, on We dnesday, Air Roberts, Alii I Bank, Llandegfan. presiding, the following were disposea of:- Thomas Jones (26), "A," wheelwright, Gaer- ne-n.-Ja,Iwwry let, 1918. Llew. Wm. Jones (19), Tyddyn Cook, Bod- organ.—Dismissed. Hobefrt Jones, chauffeur and fairm hand, Meyrick Arms Hotel, Bodorgan.—Dismissed not to be oalled up until October hot. Thoma.s Williams (11), "A," Plas Cooh Farm, Llanedwen.—November 13th (final). Colonel the Hon. Stapleton Cotton, in the oourse of a discussion, emphasised the great nee d for men for the army. He feared that most Tri- bunals failed to realise the gravity of the situa- tion. EVÐry po.ibl man W¡,g wanted. Mr S. Taylor Cbadwiek suggested that those men who had been in camps in this cou-ntry for two vea.rs should be asked to go to the front. Colonel Cotton said that a certain proportion of iiicyi must be kept at hone in case of an in- Mr Chadwick: Let them take a few more from the Government offices. Colonel Cotton: They want "every man so that all fit men can be released for the front.
"COMBING OUT" GOVERN-I MENT…
"COMBING OUT" GOVERN- I MENT STAFFS. f —— The Central News learns that a draetic revision in the staffs of Government departments is to be made immeclia.te-h-. It is announced that no man of military age -who has been placed in any of the categories required fdr services in the army will be al- lowed to remain in his present civilian occupa- tion.
LIEUT. MALCOLM AT THE -I -WAR…
LIEUT. MALCOLM AT THE I WAR OFFICE Lieut. Malcolm was among the visitors to the I War Office 011 Wednesday, and received ma.ny I congratulations .011 the result of the trial.
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Everyono should save money, said Air Herbert Samuel at Cleveland, 011 Monday, as the Gov- ernment would be obliged to appeal to the country for more money to carry 011 the war, "and-we are going to make a sure job of it now.
ROLL OF HONOUR.I
ROLL OF HONOUR. I OFFICERS I KILLED. Notion, Sec.-Lieut. F G., Welsh 11. Richards, Capt. W. J., Welsh R. Neilson, Sec. -Lieut. R. C., Welsh R Kvaits.. See. Lic>ist. R. T., R.W. Fusiliers. Higc'on, Capt. F. S., M.C., wc-wl R. R.W .Fusilicr&Davies, 5S69i), D. W. (Colwyn Bayj; Evans, 3327b, Cpl D. H. (BetLv.sycoed); Grirhths, 2o5716, F. II. (Dmorwic>; llughes, N;¡6J" A J. (Penmaenm iwr), Jones 46820, W- D vLlai-.fairf xlian); Roberts, Z5001, ii. (Pwllheli!; Roberts, 6974^, L.-Cpl. VV. J. (Llandwrog);-Wil- liams. ¿-j949 O. Mlodedernj; Williams 25504, A. iMo'd); Williams. 25333, W. (Bryn- gwranj. South Wales Borderors. Jones, 25454, D. <Ll amd-udno Junction); Jones, 44135, E. (Fes- uniog); Nanmey, 36513, J. H. (Cur mar von). Welsh Regiment.—Evans. 39?!5, W. B. (Aber- jstwyth); Davies, 53951, A. (Connah's Quay). Other Regiments —Davies, W. Q. (Holy- well), Welsh Guards; Hughes, 25879, L. (Llan di.id-io), Lanes. Fus. DIED OF WOUNDS llackett. See.-Lieut. n. 0., Welsh R. Wiliiims, Capt. W. G., R W. Fusiliers. Morgan, ?ec Licut. G. E., Wdeh R. K.G.A — Roberts, I505ti6, Gm T. J. (S' Itu b ti-ts, t5O56b, Gtir. T. J. (3? R. vV. Fusiliet;—Whittle, 26209, J (L!ar¡(.1ud- no). PRKVJOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW REPORTED KILLED. Harris, Sec.-Lieut. P. U., R. W. Fusiliers, attd. R F.C PRliVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED, NOW REPORTED VII<f) WOUNDS. Ormrod, Capt. L. M R.W. Fusiliers. H. W. Fustiiers.—Davieu, S6206, (Llandud- no). PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. BELIEVED KILLl'.D, NOW RE- PORTED KiLLED. Williams. Sec-Licut. T. n., R.W. Fusiliers. WOUNDED. Collilis, See.-Lieut. A., Welsh 11. Ld-vaids. Lkut. Coi. C. 11., R.W. Fusiliers. Humphreys, Lieut. J. R., R.W. Fusiliers. Roberta, iVlaj. J. b., H. W Fusilierd. Andrew, Sec.-Lieut. D., Welsh R I?U. Capt. F. R J., Welsh R. Bro?n?, Sec.-Lieut. F. W., Welsh R. Jones, Sec.-xjieut. A. 0., Welsh R Jones, Sec -Lieut. T. B., Welsh R Wall, Sec.-Lieut. E. R., Welsh R. Williams, Capt. T. L., R.W. Fusiiiers. Dunn, Sec.-Lieut. J., M.C., R.W. Fusiliers. Frost, See. -Lieuti R., V\ elsh R. Jones-Williams. Capt. H., Welsh R. Robinson, Sec.-Lieut. II. A., R.W. Fusiliers. Higiwirn, Capt. R. H., R.W. Fusiliers. Poulson., Sec.-Lieut, li. F., it. W. Fusiliers. Cross, Capt. T. N., Welsh R R. W. Fusiliers. — Billingsley, 43548, J. C. (Llandudno); Bioor, 22373, oergt. D. W..(Den- bigh;; Davies, 13170. A. J. (Flint.); Davies, 2U>C4,. J. (Ltandudjio); Evuns, 292123, II. (Bcttwsvcoed Hughes, 43788, T. A. (lloiywcil); Hughes, 6(}¡ôj, J. Ith,yl); Jolics, 17247, ii. G. (Blatuau i'^stin- 21088, M. (Anglesey. Jones, 2Ó169, B. (St. Asaph); Jones, 4564b. R. (Pwllheli); jones, 1-65569, Corpl. W. (bangor); Lea, 54793, II. (Holywell); Lewis, £ 5901, Sergt. E. (Buckley); Owen, /2826, E. (An- j glesey); Roberts, 25^10, 11. U. (Blaenau Festin- logi; Roberts, 29381, J. L. (HiiosoiiSpa); Row- lauds, 21530, Lance -Corpl. E. A. (Oriceieth); VVil- liams, 2613b, F. (Bangor); Williams, 56357, A. AL (n-elshpool); Williams,2j2935, J. (Llandudno); 1 Wynne, 21532, Sorgt. G. O. (Carnarvon); Adams, 43y41, 1' (Coi.vyn Bay); Cooper, 60894, A. (Col- WYII Bay);' DaviPS, 37012, T. (Be-ttwsyoood); Ed- munds, 55272, Corpl. T. W. H. (Alernu Bridig-e); Edwards, 59728, W. (Holy head); Ellis, 26214. 1'. O. (Llani vvst); I'lili.s, 43892, Lev.-Corpl. J. (Pwllheli); Evana, 1850/, J. A. (Ruthin); Evans, 37239, Lee. Corpl. 11. (Pwllheli); Godoard, 27426, Lco.-Poii. W. (St. Asa.ph); Goodwin, 25o04, B. L. (Alold); Griffiths, 61091, it. J. (Pwllheli); Henden, 59664, E. J. (Llandudno); Hughes, 23293, J. B. (An.giosey); Jones, 16515, E. (Fcs- tiniog); Jones, 18456, O. H. (Lianrwst); Jones, 25277, J. M. (Blaenau Fcstiniog); Jones, 25768, R. (Pwllheli); Jones, 26105, M. (Blaenau Fc&- tiniog; Jones, 26119, n. (Blaenau Fe&ti-iniog); Jones, 26403, Sergt. W. (Llandudno); Jones, 66103, R. (Porunatiioc); Kuowles, 43736, J. D. (LLanrwrit); Lewis, 22965, I/ce.-Sorgt. H. (Lia-n- duckio); Lewis, 35192, H. (Towyn); Lloyd, 25496, Lce.-Scirgt.. R. (Holywell); Lloyd, 26434, L. L. (HoLyvwll); Lloyd, 569i50, Lee. CorpL AL (Blaenau Fo&t-aiiog); Alereditii, 290179, W. (Welshpool); Morgan, 16954, D. (Aberystwyth); Owen, 5900 W. (Bcaumaris\; Owcna, 61289, H. (Hoi\wc!t); Painny, 16705, A. (H.?n.fm.rfM?haJi); Pmn-y, 36&86, J. (Bangor); Roberts, 25263, A. (Bjac-iKi.u Fes- ?:n?); Roberts, 2c6771, R. J. (C??way); TtYo- n.a?. 25070, T. J. (PwUJit'i?; Thom.as, 26395, D. (Festhiiog); Thomas, 37045, H. E. (Portmad'oe); Thomas. 59741, H. L. (Blaenau PWt-iniog); Wil- liams. 16433, W. T. (Beaumaris); Williams, 25229, D. G. (Blaenau Fostiniog); Williams, 25230, R. (Blaenau Feetiniog); W ilhams. 26242, Corpl. G. 0. (Carnarvon); W llliamj, 43901, W. T. (Llan. lad- no); Williams, 499S3, H. E. (Liar dudruo); Wil- liams, 56947, P. (Llandudno). S. Walo3 Borderers. Pnddle, 20515, B. (Col- wyll Bay); Edwards, 44137, E. (Denbigh).; Jen- kins, 33234, J. C. (Aberystwyth); Jones, 25443, H. (Carnarvon); Jones, 25452, J. (Llandudno); Jones, 29565, J. M. (Aberystwyth); Jones, 285096, J. (Anglesey); Owen, 41083, G. (Pwllheli); Ifiiie- cary. 39103, J. E. (Canniarvon); Robeuts 25412, J. W. (PwiiheLi); Roberts, 41091, J. (Holyriea-d); Tibbobt, 25404, E. (Llandudno Junction); Wil- li mm, 27550, N. (Liandadno). Other Regiments. Hughes, 43797, R. (Ban- gor). Manchester R.; Thomas, 70184, T. O. (Aber- ystwyth), R.A.AI.C.; Clegg, 357082, E. (Colwyn Bay)* King's Livcupool R. Rowlands, 30079, G. (Bangor). PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW REPORTED PRISONER OF WAR IN TURKISH HANDS. It. W. T. J. I
Lieutenant Pritchard (Killed).I
Lieutenant Pritchard (Killed). I News was received on Saturday of the death in aetion of Lieut, John Pritohard, Ca-rnedcli. He was 23 years of a.ge, and had taken his de- gree course at the University College, Bangor, when he enlisted in tha Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Much sympathy is felt with bis gxamimothtr and with his sister, MiSo Pritxihard, 11, Friars-road, Bangor. Miss Pritolu'ird has received a letter from the Chaplain of the battalion stating tihat. Lieut. Pritoha.rd was near tiie front line when he was killed inatarataneoiieiy. ''I was talking to him up tilere a day or two previous," adcled the Chaplain, "and he was in great spirits, and seemed so keen. Yotir brotlier was popular with all, and did very good work with us. We will all miss his oheery and kind disposition." One of the deceased's officers writes that Lieut. Prit- citiard waa a most olieerful, good isadured boy, a.nd I had great affection for him, arid shall miss his presence and company very keenly. I have to-day visited his grave. and have seen that a suitable wooden oross has been placed, w "t,li his name, regiment, and date of death painted on it." Another offioer writes that. Lieut. Pritchard was in command of his company, and would have been promoted almost at onoe.
Second-Lieut A. T. WilliamsI…
Second-Lieut A. T. Williams I (Killed in Action). The death took place in action on the 4th inst. of Second-Lieutenant A. Trevor Williams, only son of Mr and Mrs H. E. Williams, of 94, Anfield-road, Liverpool, and "Olinda," Beaumaris. He was edu- cated at Li verpoot College and Li verpool Uni- versity, where he was entering his third year as a medical student. Ho joiiicr: the Inns of Court O T.C I undon in November, 1915, training et Birkhampstead ani Lichfield. 11 e arrived 111 Franco January 16til, 1917, with the Rovil Welsh Fusiliers, afterv ards joining tho Royal Flying Corps.
Second-Lieut. J. E. BeckingsallI…
Second-Lieut. J. E. Beckingsall I (Killed). The death in action is reported of Sccon 1 Lieut. John Edgar Beckingsall, sot cf Dr. D ,L- Beckingsall, of Towyn. He came m'er from British Columbia and joined the Artists' Rifles. Later he received a commission in the Duko cf Cornwall's Light Infantry, lie died on the anni versary of his auival in England
Lieut. F. LI. Griffith .(Wounded).…
Lieut. F. LI. Griffith (Wounded). I r- — Lieut. Frank LI. Griffith, R.F.A., son of Mr and Mrs John Gi 'ffith, J.P., of Bryn, near Car- narvon, is lying seriously wounded in a liospit-il in France. Lieut. G!-i'llih i.- ati old Shrewsbury boy, and at the time of joining th., forces was a student of Caius College, Cambridge, where lie was studying for tho medical profession
PRIVATE R. K. LLOYD, LLANFAIR…
PRIVATE R. K. LLOYD, LLANFAIR 1 FECHAN (WOUNDED). Piivate Robert K. Lloyd of Glanafo.11, Llan I fairfechan has been wour.ded in action, and 'a I now confined to a base hospital in France.
PRIVATE J. OWEN. PENMAENMAWRI…
PRIVATE J. OWEN. PENMAENMAWR I (WOUNDED). Private J. J. Owen, S.W.B., of la, Norton Villas, Penmaensiiawr, has been gassed and wounded, and is now an inmate of the Southern Hospital, Birmingham. He joined the R.VV.F. in June, 1915.
BANGOR OFFICER A PRISONER…
BANGOR OFFICER A PRISONER OF WAR I Mrs Lewis Hartley, Mount Pleasant, Bangor, received a letter this week from her son, Capt. 'Richard Llewelyn Hartley, Manchester Regi- ment, who was icported missing Oil August bt. Seven dayzi later tho War Ottice notiiied that they beheved Capt. Hartley was a prisoner of war, and this week a ietter was received from him from Kriegsgefaugenen, Karlsruhe, Ger- many, ,'jtatiug that after being taken he was sent to a sort of collecting station, and then he had an interesting journey, part, of the way along the banks of the Rhine, "but I would have pre- ferred Trefriw- he adds. Describing Karlsruhe, ho states that it is a lively town with fine wide streets. lie mentions that he is all right and -oi-y Capt. Hartley, who jomed th.) army private, is an oid Friars boy, and was engaged in Manchester w h en the war broke out.
ITHE LIBRARY TABLE.I
THE LIBRARY TABLE. I "LLYFR O F A 111) DO NIA ET11 Y DlWKDDAR BARCH l-HUH ERYllI JONES, Garn Dol- men dan oiygiad Cybi; Isefyd Cciiunt gan y P:f.roh T. Ouoirxuion. C'vvnnu y CyhoocSjjiwyr Cymreig. Pris Svvlit." Eryri died at the age of 41, on the 5iih of Fobruwiry, 1915, after a strenuous lifo as fcchool- ma&tor, pre>aelier, and W,&Igii poet, and he tanjg 00 that it WJ" well that some of hi; tongs shoiud be rescued fiom obbyion. thl3 liaa been dorio 's due to tiie mcTi^ry and ente«-pri»a of Uybi (Robert Evans), a comparatively YO¡;,]],g man, acting as postman at Llangybi, Chvvilc-g, hiinaeif one of the finest of Wcisii ty-ric pO'ei.. The lirsi piece in the collection it. a touching- monody by the Editor tCybi) on ihe vpoet whose work he lias here brought together. The speci- mens include many poems that secured Eistedd- fod prizes, and other smalkr poems suitable for recitation. The volume opens with a memoraju eketch of Eryri Jones by the Rev. T. lawat Joki.<s. The volume was well worth publ'shing, ami many will be glad to purohaf.e it. <
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"GWAITH BARDlX)NOL CYBI." Oyfrol I., crown 8vo., pp. 200. Prioo, boimd, 2s. Cybi, like poetman-poet, ha.s brought together a ia.rge r:.umb&r of poema, many ot them pub- lished previeissly in newspapeirs and magazines, ani it is hardly an exaggeration to my that a more mLarceting or readable volume ot original poetry had not been published for ilccades. Some of t,he pieces Stre rnemorouis as tliat ot. Y r liet fawr" and Misdiar" a "Misufi," but they are also valuable aa tliirovving sidelights on Wekiii, oustoma. The poem on hen Yrgot lioif Llan Gybi"—the author's own school—recalls the names of oLd boys of the edhool who rose to fame, such as Elien Fardd, Dewi Wyn o Eifion, and Nioandar, the distmguaelted father of the able and esteemed Headmaster of Friars School, Bangor. Cybi has the ijnagin.ation, fceKrng, and sense of rhytiim ol;aracterii?.tio of the trye poet, and yet, by occu^xition, he is iiobliiiig more than a oou/n.t'ry postman a man, however, as the pre- sent writer can testify, who lives a very upright a.nd useful life.
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"ROSES AND RUE, by Sydney Black. London: The Kingagate Press, crown 8vo., pp.187. Price 2s net." We have here a tale ot domestic and ohu'rnh life. Thane are Lovers iu it, but they are active members of a Sunday School and 01 a Noncon- formist church. Stephen LVradimg has fallen in love with Margaret Davidson, but there are ap- parently inseparable obstaclas to their marriage, none of the-m discreditable to either party; bun; aa in the case of most novels everything worka out all right, and the tale closes with the ring- ing of the vyeddti.ng bells. Sydney Black, who is really a Nonconformiet minister, has a good tale to teli, and he tellis it well, for alike tears and la,u,Ehtc,r are in tuans almost forced from any eympatlietio reader. It is a book which will bo found to interest young people especially, and the effect of reading it can be only good. It would form an admirablo Sunday Sehool ixroze.
I NEW PORTMABOC MINISTER.
I NEW PORTMABOC MINISTER. REV. J. MO'STYN WELCOMED. I On W;ednesday services were held at tho I Memorial Chapel, Portmadoc, to lhstal the Rev. J. iviost.yn (formerly pastor of the Congrega- tional churches at Abersoch) as pastor. r. lne intioductory part.; of the afternoon service were conduced by tho Capel Jielyg the itev W., J. Nicholson (Saiern) took the chair, and said that he personally and on be half of tialem Church extended a very hearty welcome to Mr Alostyn and his family to Port- madoc. Ile congiatulated the church on securing tho services of tho new pastor, who had been so successful at. Abersoch. He also congratu- lated the pastor on his acceptance ot the invita- tion to the pastorate of the Memorial Church. Ho had tho church for the last 25 years, and assured the pastor that he could rely upon the best support and sympathy of the members in the^dLeharge of his duhes. He had also had the privilege of knowing the pastor and knew that ho had been extremely successful if. his former charge 'He heartily wished the union to ba long, happy, and successful. The Abersoch churches were represented by Messrs O. Wiiiiams and X Hughes, who testi- fied to the excellent work that had been done by Mr Mostyn in their midst. 14ie dcaconi, on ibehalf of the Memorial Church, extended a very cordial welcome to their new pastor. Mr Hughes gave a short and interesting history of the church and referred to tho steps taken with the call of Mr Mostyn. Mr Griffith thanked the Rev. W. J. Nicholson for tho assistance he so readily gave the church when they had no pastor. The Rev. R. M. Edmunds, Llanbedrog, spoke of Mr Mostyn as a neighbour in the ministry and as a personal friend, and expressed his per- sonal loss at his departure. The Rev. Morgan Price, Ohwilog, on behalf of the ministers' fraternal at Pwllheli, presented Mr Moatyn with a volume, "The Person of Jesua Christ," by Dr. Mackintosh. The Revs. J. Rhydderch, Pwllheli (chairman), and H. Davies, Abererch (secretary), spoke on behalf of the South Camarv<jilsl)ire Quarterly Meeting The Rev. G. Parry, Borthygest. on behalf of the Portmadoc Free Church Council, extended to Mr Mostyn a very hearty welcome and hoped that his ministry womd be very happy and suc- cessful. The Hey., J. E. Thomas, Coedpoeth. said that he knew Mr Mostyn from childhood and had watched Mr Mostyn's career with great interest, lie know of his success as a school- it.aster for several years in Merionethshire, and he only expected him to sncceed in the ministry. He wished to impress upon the members that they had their share to do in securing the suc- cess of the church under the new pastor. He urged them to givo their minister every encour- agement and in particular an opportunity in the church to do his best. Mr Thomas also bore testimony to excellent work done by Mrs Mostyn in the Sunday School and Band of Hope while she was a member of his church at Coedpoeth. The Rev. D. Stanley Jones, Carnarvon, spoke of the difficulties of the ministry, and expressed the hope that great success would follow Mr Mostyn's labours in the Memorial Church. Me Mostyn thanked all the speakers for their kind remarks concerning him and his work in the past. Tie considered it a great compliment that so many ministers were present; in the meeting. It convinced him of their kind feel- ings and good wishes. His greatest desire was to do his best in the service of his Master. In tho evening sermons were delivered by the Revs. T. E. Thomas, Coedpoeth, and D. Stanley Junes. Carnarvon.
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MERIONETH WAR PENSIONS COMMITTEE A meeting of this committee was held at Dol- gelley, on Wednesday, when the following offi- cers wore le-elocted ;-Mr R. C. Anwyl, Pe,.Ibral, piestiuent; Dir. J. Jones, DoigeJley, noe-prC'5-1- dmt j and Mr D. White Phil hps, Blaenau Fes- tiniog, f-.e-oreta.i'y. The Clerk reported that there were over 200 di&ohtairged soldiers in the county, of which 50 peir eemt. would require immediate attention. Negotiations were pending between the local com- mittee and the auxiliary hospitals in the county for the treatment- of out-patients or in-patients, and that the Military Hoepitals at Bangor was to recei ve pain nts for major operations. The Cleirk also reported that he had recei ved a communication from t)ho Aberystwyth Univer- sity College submitting a, acltcme whoiiebv dis- abled soldiers or sailors might receive a course of training free of all expenses and maintenance to qualify thiem as certificated teachers. The Denbighshire Committee had also formulated a scheme, which had been approved by the Minis- try of Pensions, for discharged men as market gardeners and fruit growers, etc., at the Garden Village, Wrexham, for a period of twelve months. The OhaiKrmiftn said that would be a capital
IPWLLHELI BOARD OF GUARDIANS-
PWLLHELI BOARD OF GUARDIANS- PROPOSED INCREASED PENSIONS. Wednesday, Mr J. T. Jonea (oiiairman) prw siding. I CONGRATULATIONS. Oil the motion of the Chairman, a resolution was passed*congratulating Mr Llew. Davies on his recent appointment to the clQikship of the Coiuitv VVar Pensions Committee. ILLNESS OF A MEMBER. Mr John Williamsr, Pwllhcii, 6tated that Mr William Evans, Llithfaen, was very iii, and lie moved a vote of sympathy with liirn.—Tne Chair- man mentioned that Mr Evans was now the old- est member of the Board. Tne motion was parsed. MILK AND BUTTER CONTRACT. A contractor offered to supply to the housfl butter at 2a 2d peir lb.; milk, 4d per quart; and buttermilk, Id per gallon, on condition that, if tho market prices increased or decreased, similar changes should take place in the contract prices. The House Committee recommended tiie adop- tion of the offer. Mir John Williams said the price for butter was higher than the market price for butter in Pwll- heli and at Carnarvon. The contractor obtained his buttor from a member of the Boaird. Mr David Robeds moved that the con/traotoi be paid a penny per lb. moio for the butter than the market price. Mr Richard Joiioe, Nevin: What do you meat by market price? There were two prices—whole salo and retail. The wholc'Sulo price was ag r eed. upon, and the Cierk was requested to inform the con- tractor that, provided he egi-t-ed to this prioa, his contract is accepted. I PUBLIC VACCINATOR. I Dr. Owen, Abersoch, was appointed public I vaccinator for Abersoch district. I NURSING ASSOCIATIONS. It was rosolve-d to pay the usual subscriptions to tho looal Nursing Associations. Tne Chairman: I saw in the report of tha Cnccieth Association that the nurse had only attended two pauper patients during the yetur. Mr Richard Jones, Nevin: Tho nurse reoeivoa instructions from the doctor, and it may be that; s'he did not receive instructions in regard to moce than two paupers. I OLD-AGE PENSIONS. Mr Nais-i.ey Jones proposed that t,lie very old people should be allowed IGa a week pension, in view of the increase that had talcen pfaoe in the cost of provisions. The Chairman \va4 afraid the motion could not be accepted without notice. Mr D. Roberts opposed the proposal as tliesro were many working-ciaf15 families who had to Live on very email wages. Mr Nanmey Jones said his proposal could be Bünt to the Government. The motion was pafaed.
FESTIN IOG BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
FESTIN IOG BOARD OF GUARDIANS. I THE NEW RATE. „ A meeting of the Fesiiniog Guardians wa* held on Tuesday, Mr Richard Roberts (vice- chairman; in the chair. There were also present fciiossrs G. Parry Jones, Cadwaladr Roberta, Richard Williams, Tegid Jones, Owen Evana, R. Carey Williams, n. T. V, illiams, Richard Davies, J. Williams, Mrs Cassons, Rev. J. Hughes. Dr. J. n..fone3 (medical officer), Mr Thomas Roberts (clerk), Mr David Jones tassis- tant clerk;, Messrs J. Bennett Jones, William Thomas and Ezra Lewis (relieving officers). The Master (Mr Samue! illiamsj appealed to rho board, in view of the scarc ity of temaki labour in the house, to consider the necessity ot engaging udditroral help aj it was impo5?ibl« otherwise to carry on the work. Tho matter was referred to the House Com- mittee- The Master re-ported the death of three in- mates Juring the month, their ages being 71, 72, and 77 respectively. The number of inmates was 59, as against 60 laE year. A sharp passage occurred bet\ve-en Mr Richard Williams and Mr Cadwaladr Roberts, the former asking the lattei to withdiaw a remark he mado at the Finance Committee that day alleging that thero exist;4 some connection between him and the relicivng officer in matter of out-relief. Mr Williams stated that he was a member of the F.iia.iteci Committei for 15 years, and to the best of his ability tried to do justice to ill outside the committee, and he was not going to tolerate such a itmark Hu asked the lelievinj of lice r to confirm his statement. Mr W. Thomas corroborated the statement;, and said that Mr Richard Williams had every right to come to his office as well ai other Cuardlana. Mr C. Roberta said that Mr Richard Williams and the teti'ving oniccr valued some furnit-uro at t;19, whilst they were sold by auction at £ 7,5. Mr W. Thomas: Yoi sho-ald be very tharikf-d. for that. Only for the diligence of Mr Williams and himself in cleaning the furniture they would never have got such a price. Mr Williams agidn demanded that Mr Roberta should withdraw his remark, but Mr Roberts declined, remarking that he never had occasion to do so Tho Assistant Clerk presented the estimates for the- ensuing half-year showing the expendi- turo at £5554 ard receipts £ 1889, and the esti- mated call £3(¡65. It necessary to provide u working balance of 1;1545. The assessable value was £ 34,972, as compared tea yeais ago This was due to reduction of the assessble value of slate quarries and tho slate wharves at Portmadcc. Though it was only necessary to provide L112 more towards increased expenditure, as compared w;th tho year 1508, it v. as necessary to levy a rate of Is 2Jd in the £ as compared with Is Id the corresponding half-year.
BANGOR CITY COUNCIL. I
BANGOR CITY COUNCIL. I LICENCE OF FERRY INN TO BE I CONTINUED. COMPOSITION OF FOOD CONTROL I COMMITTEE. Tiie monthly meeting of the Bangor City Coun- cil was held on Wednesday ^evening. Tho Mayor (Mr R. J. WiMiama) presided, and,the othor members present, v/ore: Aldermen Sir Henry Luwis, W. Bayne; Councillors R. Jones Roberts, John Williams, C. Cooil, T. J. Wil- litms, Dr. Rowland Jones, Dr. J. E. Thomas, T. Variance, W. Thomas, T. E. Tay lor, C. Pozzi, and II. F. Perkins; with the Town Clerk tlfr Beikliir Williams.), the Borough Treasurer (Mr Smith Owen), a,nd the Borough Surveyor (Mir Gill). PROPOSED SMALIi-POX HOSPITAL. I The S.ani1.a.ry Committee having heard that the PuiL>:ic Hoai'ih Committee of Carnarvonshire eon- temphttcd establishing a erna,i-pox h(}t131 for the treatment of any case of ^mall-pox that may OL-eur in the county, expressed their hearty sup- port of the movement. It wats decided that an hofiorairium of seven guin&a.s be given t.o the matron of the Borough Hoipiital and three guineas to the Probationer for their ready offer to undertake the nursing of a reeent cjuse. It. was further decided tha-t an honorarium cf L3 3. should be given to the Pier- mastor for valuable sorvke vary e-flioieiiitly reIn- dered. Mr Petrkins boro testimony to the care and capability of tho Mahron and the Probationer. The Piernia.3te.r also rendered great service. FARES TO BEAUMARIS RAISED. I The Pier and Ferry Committee reported that the Beaumaris Town Council had ir.4iiima.ied that th.o toli for the use of their pier would be in- creased fi,c.-ii Id t.o l £ d per passenger from the 9th of July. The committee lecommended that the Beaumaris Council be informed that i.f they insist on the increased toil the committee will have no alternative but to further increase the fare by their steamer, arid to inform the public tho reason why the increase has been made. The Mayor explained that some time ago the faro to Beaumai'ij was ad vanced from 6d to 3d, and the. Beaumaris Counoil put a halfpenny extra on the b-nuiiig toll, thus advancing it to lgd. As a matter of fact the increase from 6d to 8d did not cover the increased cost of running the <,tc:JTn 0f'. T'ba average yearly profits for Ow last three yea.n; from the Beaumaris service were £ 251, wbibt the Beaumaris Corporation received from the Bangor Corporation in pier dues no lees the fact that the Bangor Corporation had gone to the expense of providing a new steamer to ensure legulf.r and fas<ter jailing*, tho Beaumaris Cor- poration demanded a.n extra toll of a halfpenny (cries of "Shame"). They had been remon- 6tra,tcd with, but wutih no result, and the Bangor Corpora.tion cou.id do nothing but increase the fare by one penny, malong it 9d, instead of 8d. They would be at a lose in luiMimg the new boat even with the 9<1 fares, as the annual sinking" fund charges with interest in respect of it were the old boat the ehairges were considerably leas. THE GAZELLE INN. I The, Pieir end Ferry Committee recommended that the business .of the Gazelle Inn at the ferry bo continued as a ii censed house, and that the Treasurer should purchase stock in fmall quanti- The Mayor &a.id the committee didoussed the question at. some length, and they thought there was a good deal of value attached to the licence. The linn, it was pointed out, is situate on one of the I'inojfc sites in Anglesey, and if a large hotel was built there it would be of great convenience to va.C"11t;;ancn. Mr John Williams said that once the licence of the Inn was extinguished, t.he value of the site, if the erection of a large hotel was con- templated to ere, would considerably diminish, 'l'iiey had inherited tho property from their pre- decessors, and they sihould inu.ke the best of it. Mr T. J. Willia-im proposed the deletion of the paragraph from the evimmitt.ee',s minutes. ''I sibail merely say this," said Mr Williams, "If the majority of the Council support this paragraph, and decide to apply for a licence, I shall appear at the licensing sessions to oppose it. Sir Henry l,aw:o v.-ma,rk ed that if the land was eo eligible a site why had not a large hotel been built there? Was the-ro really such a demand by yachtsmcn for a hotel in that particular spot'' One argument uted when rhe fetuy and the Inn würe acquired was that a iow of lodging- hou.ses could be built by the Inn, but would anyone suggest such a tiling new? Even if the licence went, and if some people wanted to build a palatial hotel, they oculd always apply fo.r a liewri.ee. Why should they support the perpetuation of this, the only municipal public- house he knesr of i.n the whole of North W ab8? The Council, in continuing the licence, was fighting against the tendency of the times and the couvietion of the best men in the country. Evan from a business point of view, the Inn was lost there last year. Mr Jones Roberts said he understood Sá lienry Lewis to have said at a previous meeting that tho Inn wa> interesting ws ail oxponiimerital mllni- cipal public-'heuso. If it waa wrong to hold a licence now it was wrong to held it previously, when it was "all interesting oxpcir.jmen.t." Let the Council always remember that they wetre deal- ing with other people's money. The Treasurer, in reply to Air Taylor, stated that of the £ 4000 spent on acquiring the Inn, etc., about half remained to bt paid. Mr VaMnnoe supported the cfelotion of the paragraph. Mr li. F. Perkins said tha.t he would never «uppoit the acquisition of a pu.blic-houee by the Co,itic.-ii, but now they had yot if., they had a duty to perform to tho ratepayers. By seven votes to six the recommendation of J the committee was carried. FOOD CONTROL COMMITTEE. I THREE RESIGNATIONS. I A letter was read from Mr Fielding, (he manager of the Bangor Co-operati ve Society s diOp, asking the Town Council to reconsider their decision m respect to Co-operative repre- sentati ves on tho local Food Control Committee. Ho stated thit Lord Rhondda in a circular urged Town Councils to admit one or more of such Co-operative representatives as it would be an advantage to the consumer. In Bangor, the society represented over 1000 of the population. A letter was also re,1.d fiom Councillor T.E. Taylor resigning from the committee owing 10 the fact that ths poorer classes are not suffi- ciently represented." Mr G. JJ. Williams, Penllys-teriace, secretary of the Bargor Branch of the North Wales Labour Council, v. rote to the effect that Lord Rhondda insisted that the local Food Com- mitlees must secure the full .ceintidenco of the public, and that the itteiest of the consumer should b0 the first consideration when appoint- ing the committee. It appeared to that branch that the Bangor City Council did not respect Lord Rhondda s wishos when they appointed their committee, as they would not have ignored the Local Trades Council, a Dody which repre- sented 2000 organised workers in Bangor Ihey should have followed the example of the ma- jority of other Councils in North Wales, name- ly, inviteci them to nominatt- a member, and by so doi ug secure the confidence of the public. Lord Rhondda and his assistant stated that whole- sale and retail dealers in food stuffs should not be representedon these committees, and yet they found tha mber;; of the Bangor Com- mittee repwd wholesale dealers, and they called upon th.;H two gentlemen, the Mayor an] Mr W. P. Matthews, to resign, and to allow the Trades Council to nominate two persons to fill their places. The Town Clerk stated that he wrote to Mr Williams that to hia knowledge, Lord Rhondda had not stated tha.t persons engaged in the trade were not to bo place 1 on the committee In fact Lord Rhondda suggested that the co- operation of such men stioeld be secured. Mr Wiiiiams replied that he agreed iiitit the Town Ckrk as to the qualifications of the Mayor and Alderman Matthews, both being able .uen to act on any committee other than Food Com- mittees. As they were dealers in food stuffs, and judging by their attitude towards Labour always ignoring the j arty since the war-the Branch felt that the working class consumer -,Yoiti(i lot liave the consideration he would have, if the City Council had given them the oppor- tunity of having some of their own class 011 tho committee. His branch nominated Mr R. Jones, 7, Lonpopty, and hiinseif as members of the committee. The local branch of the National Union of Railw.vsn.en also intimated that ihoy nominated Mr G. H Williams to fil* tho vacancy all the committee, caused by the resignation of Mr Tay- lor. A letter was received from the Mayoress thanking the Council for placing her on the com- mittee, but in consideration of the fact that her hit.band- was also a member she wished to te- sigu. Ür Bayne also intimated that he intended re- signing irom the committee, as he could not at tend The Mayor- There are two resignations, and you can add mino I ean assure you I have al- ready plenty of work. I think the Labour party are doing a gross injustice to the committee. As the Town Cleric has pointed out, it is no use putting men on the committee who know 1 othing about the subject to be discussed. There was an article in the Timta the other day on this subject, in which tho writer pointed out that local Food Committees can only adjust the details to local conditions within the limits fixed by the Ministry. As for the observance of the Ordeis, violation will, of course, be dealt with in the usual way by the courts of law: But if the Food Committees are composed of the wrong persons, who is responsible? The local autho- rities, who are the chosen representatives of the people. Mention of the committees was received the other day at the Trade Union Congress with derisive laughter. And such was the case evi- dently in Bangor. I Henry Lewis appreciated the wish of the Mayoress not to sit on the committee, although they would liko her to retain her seat. No lady 111 the city had thrown herself so enthusiastically into public work during her husband's mayor- alty as Mrs Williams (hear, hear), lie. moved tho appointment of the manager of the Co. operative Stores instead of the Mayoress. He also noperl that Mr Taylor would reconsider his resignation. Ho tiusted the impression would be removed that they were on the Council to re- piesent any particular class—they were repre- senting tho whole of the ratepayers. This was not solely a question of Labour; the increasing cost of food was felt by all classes; in fact the labouring classes in large tlovvria where high wages prevailed wero better off than most people. rlhe Mayor said that if the manager of the Co-operative Stores was appointed 011 the com- mittee, then the. other traders of the city should he represented (a voice, Quite right"). The Town Clerk, reading It eircuiar from Lord Rhondda, said that they were asked to secure the eo-operfclion and assistance cf co-operative societies and other traderi in their area. Sir Henry Lewis moved that the manager of the local Co-operative Stores be appointed on the committee. Mr Taylor, seconding, said the co-operative movement was a working class movement, and Iva.9 quite contrary in its idcais to private trading concerns, because the private trader's sole object was to rrtitke profit, whereas the aim of the co- operative movement was, "Each for all end all for each." After some further discussion the resiernations of tho Mayoress, Mr Biyne, ahd Mr Taylor were accepted, and Mrs Price White, Messrs G. H. Williams and Richard Jones were appointed to fill tho vacancies The Mayor: Please elect someone instead of ¡ne Tho Town Cieik pointed out how useful the Mayor was on the committee when technical matters came up for discussion. When the ne v Flour Order was brought forward at the last meeting of the committee there was no one pra- sent who understood ;t but the Mayor. To ex- clude those with technical knowledge from the committee would bo like having a hospital with- out a surgeon. Mf Jones Roberts moved that the resignation of the "Mayor be not accepted, and this was una- nimously carried. PUOi'OSF.D HIGHER GRADE SCHOOL. ftir Henry .Low is stated that a proposal had been mooted l y I he Carnai v onshire Education Committee to establish a Higher Grade School 111 Bangor. 'I he: matter YLs introduced some years: ago, and was dropped. He moved that the Edu- cation Committee should be asked 'to submit to the Council for consideration any scheme thoy might formulate before it was adjpted by them or acted upon. He did not wish to express any opinion as to whether such a school was necc-- i sary. but there was going to be a great educa- tiona! revolution in this country, and it ivas evident that they must have in Bangor new build- ings or an adaptation of an old one. Mr John Willams asked whether the Council wero not too late. He strongly protested against these schemes being mooted without consulting the local authority. The resolution was carried. ALLEGED SHORT' WEIGHT IN BREAD. At tho ueneial Purposes Lommittee a report was read from the Inspector and Prosecuting Officer under the Food Control Order, stating that he had visited a number of shops where he alleged there were breaches of the Order. It was decided to take proceedings 111 six of the cases. Tho Inspector also reported that he fotmd mot of the shopkeepers selling peas in packcts con- trary to tho Food Control Order. He warned thent against selling peas except loose Tea in packets Wits also weighed, and Oil the whole the weights were found correct.
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idea if such ec-heme could be formulated in Mer- ioneth.. v A letter was,also read from tho Navy Leagu. f-tating that they were prepared to provide edu- cation for the children of men who had lost their lives. The matter was deferred, and submitted to & sub-committee. Dr. J. Jones, Mr Joseph William* and ilia Seoretwry are representatives on the Joint Díø.. ablemamt Committee oi North WaAca* fl