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I MR LLOYD GEORGE AT LLAN- YSTUMDWY- I INTERESTING CEREMONY AT VILLAGE INSTITUTE. I UNVEILING PORTRAITS OF SIR HUGH 1 ELLIS-NANNEY AND THE LATE MR DAVID EVANS. Mr Lloyd George unveiled on Saturday even- ing, at the Institute, Llanyetumdwy, near Cric- cieth, portraits of Sir Hugh J. Ellis-Na-nmley, Bart. and the la to Mr 'David Evans, the old schoolmaster of the right lion, gentleman. Sir Hugh EI'iis-Nanaey was the chairman of the man- agers of the L4anystumd>wy Village Church School at the time Mr Lloyd George started his sohooling there at the age of three years and seven months. Later, when the Premie. enter- ed public life, Sir Hugh was his political oppo- nent-, and fought two oontest.s against him for the representation of the Carnarvon Boroughs. The Institute was crowded, many of the audi- c-neo being people who are tOpc,nding their holi- days in the neighbourhood. Miss Marie Corelli was among them. Accompanying the Premier were Mrs Lloyd George, Mrs Carey Evens, Miss Megan Lloyd George. Mr aiid Mrs Wm. George, and Mr Higham, M.P., and Mrs Higham.^ Upon reaching the platform Mr Lloyd George was given a cordial reception. He ea,il I have been ordo-rel to take the chair, and being obedient in all things to 'my spiritual past-ors and masters, I have instantly taken office (laugh- tcr). The Rev. Canon J. P. Lewis, vicar of L'anys- tumdwy, remarked that that Institute, which was- given to them by their President (Mr Lloyd George) had promoted temperan.es. Before that room was given to them there were three public- houses in that small village, a.nd now there was one. One of them wa-s freely surrendered by Sir Ellis-Nann-ey without compensation, (cneers). The Instituito had also helped to promote unity ajnonget all class and creeds. Parochial life was purer for the social intercourse which took place within those walls (cheers). I SIR HUGH ELLIS-NANNEY. I I- -.?. In unveiwng the portrait of Sir Hiigli Eliis- Nanney, Mr Lloyd Gecrsre said when any man had lived in a neighbourhood, and especially in a small and quiet neighbourhood, for over a gene-ration, and at the end of it had won greater respect and affection amongst his fellow-parieh- i oners than lie had at the first, depend upon it that he had sound qualities, and that was entirely the case with Sir Hugh (cheers). He was no absentee Landiioa-d (hear, hear). He had1 lived amongst the people here through all the years, and had devoted the whole of hits time, energy, and capacity to tl\e service of the people amongst whom he dwelt. lie had taken part in all their public work, and at the end of it, in spite of political and religious differences, he had won the j'expect and attachment of all. "The fact," the Premier continued, "that Sir Hugh and I are on the same platform is a sym- bol of national unity (ohee e). We have had a fall onoo or twice, and let me tell you this. As an old public controversist, as one who has fought many peopJe and has had many people lighting him, I lvave had my share of controversy, and I can tell you one thing I have discovered. There its no better way of discovering the quality of a man than by fighting him. Friendship is one way. That is a good way, but I am not surie it is not a more searoliing way to fillit a man—then you know what he is like—(Laughterr),—and I have never had a fairer and a more upright and straightforward opponent than Sir Hugh (hear, hear). He had fought in a country which wes traditionally Radical, where the people by up- bringing and canviebionf held difFerent political views to those held by Sir Hugh, and it required great courage under those conidations to stand up for the minority. It was not easy to stand up for the principles of the minority under any c-:r- oumstances. Although he (the Prc-mier) might disa,grec with a man if he was efcandi-ng against an overwhelming majority, -he respected tha.t man's convictions, however objectionable they might be to him (hear, hear). Sir Hugh had gained the highest respect in spite of his unfortu- nate political principles (Laughter). I HIS OLD SCHOOLMASTER. I Mr Lloyd George thein unveiled tlie portra.it ot his old schoolmaster. Ho was in ma.ny ways a very remarkable man, said the Premier, and I think that will be the testimony o.f all thoce who had the advantage of his instruction. He was, in fact, a man who was considerably in advance of his time. He was educated. He had received a bettor education than the average of school- masters of that date. But I am sorry to say that it is a long time a,go, and things have moved very rapidly since them. He had, I think, a genius for teaching, and I have compared notes a good deal with men who were at school at that time. He had the special gift of interesting chi!- uiien. He did not teach mechanically; lie was not a good man for putting a school through examination?, and getting the highest grade grant. I forget what it was called in those days, but he managed to bring out the intelligence of his pupils. I am not referring to myself ise a .pupil with him—(laughter)—but to others who were at school at that time. My brother also knows that I am not referring to him .-a laughter). I can assure him that he was not in my mind in the least (laughter). I remember especially about my old schoolmaster, that he was a man with the gift of real eloquence. He had a great, fine, resonant voice, and I remem- bsr very well tha.t when he gave h.is Scriptural lessons to any class you could hear his great voice jiinging it through the class, and -til the pupils and all the classes dropped their pencils, and turned i.n the direction of the old (schoolmaster giving the Scriptural lesson to another claee. Well, that shows that he was a man of really very exceptional qualities. He was a silent man in spite of hie eloquence, a man of great dignity of character, and as I remember very poignantly -(Iauglitc-r)-a stern disciplinarian (mo're laugh- ter). Many a time do I recollect the vows that I made that when I got big I'd pay him back for the thrashing I had had (laugh-tor). But chil- dren's vows are rather like Gorman treaties. The are. soon forgotten, although for a very much bettor reascii-aiid now, whenever I meet the old pupils of David Evans they talk of him with high admiration and v.-itil deep affection. I remember that one tost of -he esteem in which he was held as a teacher was this, that children from neighbouring parities used to go to his school and pay extra. fees in ordnr to have the privilege of being taught by Mr David Evans. These men I have known. Many of them a.re iron who have attained good positions in many walks of life, a.nd they will to-day tell you that they attribute it very largely to the great gift which David Evalig had of giving them an in- terest in their work, of stimulating their cmthuu- iasm and their talent, and of impelling it along the road to better things. I THE EDUCATION LADDER. I am glad I had this opportunity of even pay- ing this alight testimony to the- services rendered to me personally by Mr David Evans. I reniern- ber the assistance -he, gave in thoee days. You did not get then the great system of secondary education yoi ha.ve get now. Now you have got a ladder which enables childiren in humble circumstances the moment they have pu-;t their foot on the lowest rung to mount, and it is their own fault if they do not climb to the top, be- cause in this country you give now every oppor- tunity for talent and industry to climb up, but in those da,ys you did not get it. "I remember ,ery well that there were sev- eral pupils in the old school at Llanystumdwy who got special instruction from David Evins which was outside the curriculum of the school, and I especially remember the assistance he gave mo in my preliminary law examination, when he taught me such Latin as I have forgotten (laugh- ter). Therefore I come here after a pretty tir- ing week, first, of all to pay my tribute of respect to an old political opponent, and in the second place my tribute of gratitude tc the memory of my old schoolmaster, David Evans" (cheers). Turning to look at the portrait, the Premier i;aid: Tliatmis the head of a man of real intellect and power. I can well understand why all the old pupils of the school say that he was a man of real p< wer and parts." Mr Griffiths (the present schoolmaster of Llan. ystumdwy) then gave the iecord of Mr Lloyd George's attendance at the school. He beliv?-.?i he would not be wrong in saying that Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Oxford, Cambridge, or the Welsh or any other univeis'tie:, m the Kingdom would be delighted to have that iecord. The lot of claiming it fell to their little village sch ool and tho elementary tIJRcher8 claimed that the Prime Minister was the direct product of an ele- mentary school, which was a record in the history of this old country (cheers). Mr Lloyd George: No doubt you noticed when this record was being given that I was a little nervous. I was rot quite sure what would ap- pear in the log book and I am rather relieved to find it wap nothing worse than you have heard A (laughter).

r OBITUARY. j MR E. W. JOHNSON, LLANDUDNO. We much regret to announce the death, on S-at- urday, of Mr Edward Wm. Johnson, of Brynybia, Llandudno, latterly senior partner of the firm of Messrs Chamberlain and Johnson, and one of the most able and popular solicitors in North Wales. As reported in our last week's iseue, Mr Jo hnson contracted a sevore chill early last week while travelling back from London, and laryngitis and pneumonia eventually supervened. On W ed- nesday his condition caused so much anxiety that his medical attendant called Dr. Elliott, of Chester, into consultation, but their united eflv deavours proved unavailing. Mr Johnson, who was 52 years of age, was the son of the late Canon William Johnson, of Llan- fae-thlu. Anglesey, where the family have lived for some generations. lIe was articled to Messrs R. Heaton and Son, of Burslem, Staffs., and, after qualifying at the age of 21, he began to practise in Llandudno in 1887. Some time after- wards he went into partnership with Mr J. J. Nelson and opened a branch office at Colwyn Bay. Mr Nelson eventually left for Kidsgrove, where he otill resides, a,nd the partnership was dissolved. In 1891, Mr Johnson joined Mr R. S. Chamberlain, whose practice had been estab- lished by the late Mr Reece, the first solicitor to open an office in Llandudno. Subsequently, Mr R Vincent Johiison, brotlie." of Mr E. W. Jonn- son, also became a member of the firm. Mr Chamberlain retired from practice two years ago, and since then the firm, though still reta-inrrug the titiq of Chamberlain and Johnson, has comprised the, two brothers, the younger of whom, Mr Vin- cent Johnson-, survives. Messrs Chamberlajn and Johnson have a London office, and as the partner there is in the army, Mr E. W. Jolnnson had been travelling to town every week for over two years to superintend the practice. This and the fact that a great dieal of additional work fell on riia shoulders consequent on the retirernewt of Mr Chamberlain had no doubt placed a serious strain on his physical powers and rendered him lees able to v.4thst-and his iilnees. Though a convinoing and effective speaker, Mr Johnson did comparatively little advocacy work until recont years, but he was shrewd and clever in at-oe,ex-am ina.tioli, and his legal interpretations we-re usually sound. Among nota ble cases in which he figured with CIOTISDCuotug success was the action by Mr Isgoed Jones, of Llaairwst, against the Llanrvv^t Urban District Council, m reference to the diisohargo ofoowage into the river Conway. Only a. fortnight ago he very cleverly defended a number of Lkindudmo palm- ists, who were found not guilty of fortune-telling. He acted as solicitor to the Cowlyd Water Board, the MSd-Flintshire Light Railway Co., the Con- way Valley Light Railway Co., the North Wales branch of the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Bo- ciety, the Great Orme Tramway Co., the North Wales Licensed V ictuallers' Association, the Prestatyn Urban District Council, end the Na- tional Union of Teachers. lIe was also hon. solicitor to the- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Childiren, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the North Wales Federation of Discharged and Demobi1Ïí:oo Sailors and Soldiers, and other bodies. In tl,,e capacity of deputy-registrar of the Llandudno, Conway, and Oolwyn Bay County Courts, be also served with f cue-ceso. THE LATE MH. E. W. JOHNSON. (We have been unable to get one of the latest photographs of Mr Johnson, the above reproduo tiori being from an earlier photograph.) Eminently fitted in several respects for public work, Mil" Johnson had been unable to take that share m it he would have liked owing to the claims of hus profession on. his time. 'II am im- mensely interested in local no less thaii imperial politics," he once remarked to the writer, "but up0)? my word I have no time for it, and there is nothing I dMiuke more than far a, peeBOD to a.coeptan .office when he knows he cannot givo to it the attention it demands. Thore is too much of that already, and public life is much the wornt for it." Those two sentences revealed the man. He was nothing if not v, hole-hearted. Still, the present Chairman of the Carnarvon County Council and others ha.d comparatively recently extracted from him a promise to favour- Uibly consider the question of serving on the Llan- dudno Council, but the idea had to be' abandoned on Mr Chamberlain's retirement from the firm. About six years ago, Mr Johnson took a very active part in-the campaign on behalf of Welsh Church defence when the Disestablishment Bill was brought. forwa.rd. He was adopted as the prospective Unionist candidate for North Cannar- vonahire, and he madie Church Defence and Na- tional Service the principal theme of his political addresses. On the death of the late Mr William Jones, M.P., in the summer of 1915, Mr Johnson maintained the party truce, and did not inter- VMM in the by-eJe?tion which resulted in the unopposed reluni of the prcbCnt member for the division, Mr G. Caradoc Ree?. During the early pa.rt of the war, Mr Johnson worked hrd in coHaboration with the late Dr. Spinther James, in the recruiting campaign, and £ .poke at nume- rous meetings in North WaJef. An ardent -Welshniini, lie inaugurated a St. David's Eve din- ner at Llandudno, which was, however, not kept up after the commencement of the war. At a meeting last year called to consider the best means of prolonging the visiting season at Llandudsio, Mr Johnson outlined the scheme for using the Pier Pavilion as a kind of winter gar- den durilng the winter months. This project was inaugurated last November, and the Winter Ga.r- den eoneerts were successfully continued until the end of the year. He acted as treasurer of that movement, and when the Autumnn Concerts Committee and the Winter Garden Committee were merged in the early Ixi.rt of the year he was appointed' the treasurer of the combined commit- tee. Ra.re charm of manner, a total absence of what is commonly known as "side," a warm heart aj)d absolute unselfishness were Mr Johnson's ob- vious virtues. There is a wielb circle of personal friends who will long cherish fond memories of him. Not less numerous, pcmibly, are the poor folk who, for years, have drawn upon his purse and larder. His aim waB to do good by stedt, a,M none knows the extent of gi?to or his charity. Particularly kind was he to poor lihi- gants; his services were always theirs, and inore often than not without charge, of any kind. Mr Johnson married Miss Howarth of lian- dudno, and they oele-brated their silver wedding exactly a yar ago. They had four children, one boy and three girls. The boy dtied about a dozen years ago, a.nd in his memory his parents etab. lished and endowed the Eric Johnson TrUi:'t, which provides a Christmas party every year in the Town Hall for the poor children of the town. The eldest daughtelr was married.a few weeks ago to Lieut. Cadiman, of the Royal Flying Corps, who is now in France.

AN APPRECIATION. I (By a Brother Solicitor.) Py the death of Edward William Johnson, a strenuous life has been brought to an end and a strong personality has departed from our midst His gifts were such that he would have been successful in any career, but the legal profession was particularly congenial to his nature as he loved a good fight for its own sake. Coming out on the right side as he so frequently did was naturally an added attraction. His industry and powtlr of concentration were proverbial in the profession, and orce having laid the foundation of a good practice he developed it with untiring effort. His vitality and enjoyment of work and of life were such, that when it was known that he had been taken ill last week his professional brethren felt assured that E. W." would soon be amongst them again. But it was not to be. Perhaps he had unconsciously put too heavy a physical strain on himself in getting through—in London and here—the cases he had to do. The writer would say that, apart from a cheery optimism which pervaded him, his principal legal characteristic was thoroughness. This could bo observed in all his advocacy as he liked to do even the smallest—and the most desperate-caso well. His death at the early age of 51 years will leave a gap in the legal life of this district.which will not easily be filled as he was a sound lawyer, a vigorous opponent, and a kindly, courteous col- league. FUNERAL AT LLANRHOS. Amidst general signs or mourning, the late Mr E. W Johnson was laid to rest on Tuesday, in the Churchyard of Llanrhos, in the grave where, thirteen years ago, his son Eric was in- terred. The grave was lined with moss and ivy, and choice brooms of sweet peas, marguerites, dahlias, asters, and Michaelmas -daisies. The coffin of dark polished oak, bore the inscription: "Edward William Johnson; born, January 14th, 1866; died, September 8th, 1917," and on it was placed the touching floral tribute of the widow, consisting of an anchor of white exotics. After a short service at Brynybia, by the Rec- tor of Llandudno (Rev. Llewelyn R. Hughes, M.A.), the funeral cortege proceeded to Laii- rhos. The chief mourners were:—Mr R. Vin- cent Johnson and Mr. Hugh Johnson (brothers), Miss Johnson (sister) Miss Howarth (sister-in- law), Mrs Woodhouse, Nurse Matilda, Mr R. S. Chamberlain, J.P., Dr. Thomas Dalton, J. P., and Mr Harold Morton (electrical engineer to the Urban Council). The service at the Church and the graveside was conducted by the Rev. Llew- elyn R. Hughes, M.A., rector of Llandudno, and the Rev. J. F. Reece, vicar of Llanrhos; and at the close the old Welsh hymn, "0 Fryniau Cacr- salem," was sung at the graveside with much feeling. Among the repiesent-ative people present were the Mayor of Conway (Mr Edward Jones), Mr John Jones (chairman of the Colwyn Bay Urban District Council), Mr A. Conolly (clerk to the Llandudno Urban District Council), Mr Jamus Amphlett (clerk to the Colwyn Bay Urban Dis- trict Council), Mr Hugh Hughes (Colwyn Bay), Mr J. T. Taylor, Mr Hugh Owen and Mr G. Bevan, Colwyn Bay (representing the Conway and Colwyn Bay Joint Water Supply- Board, to whom Mr Johnson was the solicitor), Mr Robert Jones (clerk to the Board), Mr C. F. Farrington (engineer to the Board), Mr David Jones, Con- way (treasurer to the Board), Mr T. O. Morgan (representing the County. Court Registrar and stall), the Chief Constable of Carnarvonshire (Mr John Griffith) and the Deputy Chief Constable (Mr G. T. Guest), Mr James J. Marks (solicitor, and president of the Arvon Liberal Association), Mr II. J. Jack (managing director of tho Alumin- ium Corporation), Mr J. G. Jacob (solicitor to the Corporation, of London), Mr Robert Roberts, Llandudno (chairman of the Carnarvonshire County Council) and Mr T. W. Griffith and Mr John Owen (members of the County Council), Mr W. S. Williams (managing clerk), Mr Maurieff Jones (cashier) and the following mem- bers of the office statf at Llandudno: Messrs Robert Jones, Robert Davies, John Davies, Gwynedd Jones, Wm. Williams, Miss Ogden, Miss Low, Miss Berts, Miss Owen, Miss Hughes, Miss Morgan, and Corporal A. Williams, R.W.F. Mr Oakley (managing clerk of the firm's Lon- don office), Canon Fairchild (Bangor), Mr W. P. Elias (Liverpool), Sir J. Adey Wells, Mr Owen Rowland (Conway), Mr E. A Neele and Colonel H. Lloyd Mostyn (justices acting for the Llan- dudno and Conway Petty Sessional Division—in addition to others whose names have been given in other capacities); Mr C. E. Shelmerdme, Mr E. E. Bone, Mr J. n. Joys, Mr Hugh Edwards, Mr David Davies, Mr S. Chantrey and Mr J. E. Hallmark (members of tho Llandudno Urban Dis- trict Council); Dr. Richard Jones (Blaenau Fes- tiniog), Mr Miles Kirk Burton, Mr G. A. Humphreys (agent to the Mostyn Estate), Mr A. Bradbury (Bryn Lupus), Mr Nathan Jones (churchwarden of Llandudno), Mr J. Vaughan Humphreys (representing the National Union of Teachers), Mr A. A. Sarson (Colwyn Bay), Mr Percy W. Brundrit (Ruthin), Mr H. E. G. Bonnalie, Mr T. Myler, 'Mr Ellis Mather, Rev. J. Raymond, Mr M. Wartski, Mr A. Rhydwen Jones, Mr G. R. Thompson, Mr E. H. Lance, and Mr F. W. Bexfieid (National Provincial Bank), Mr W. A. Rau.<ea (president of the North Wales branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised S-ailors and Sold- iers), Mr Wm. Davies (Bodafon Farm), Mr Richard Jones (Glifach), Mr R. T. Owen, Mr Georgo K. Roberts, Mr John Littler, Mr Wm. Little (sanitary inspector to the Llandudno Coun- cil), Mr Chas. Searcll Mr 11. W. Sheldon, Mr I l r Joseph Oweii Hugh Hughes (Zetland House), Mr Joseph Owen (Messrs H. and J. Owen), Mr K. 'Parry (Messrs E. 33. Jones and Co.), Mr Denbigh Cooper, Mr Wm. Gardner (Llandudno Constitutional Club), Lieut. Allan Hamer, RN. and Mr II. Maw son (Messrs Knox; Hasal and Dodd). Wreat)ts' were sent by the following:— His wife. Lieut. and Mrs Richard Cadman. Barbara and Nancy Johnson. Miss A. C. IIov, arth. Mr 4tid Mrs Vincent Johnson. Miss Johnson, Amlwch. Miss Howarth. Mr F. S. Howarth. The Staff at Bryn-y-Bia. [ Tho Office Staff. Tho London Office Staff. Mr, Mrs, and Miss Chamberlain. Dr. and Mrs Woodhouse. Dr. and the Misses Dalton. Mr and Mrs Harold Morton. Mr and Mrs G. H. Hoaley. Mrs and Miss Cadman. Miss Barker. Mr and Mrs Chas. Echersley. Mr and Mrs Arthur Bradbury. Mr and Mrs Bonnalie. Mr Gwync-dd Jones. Some old friends at the Constitutional Club (London). Mr and Mrs Charles Roskill. Mr and Mrs James Porter. Mr and Mrs Ralph Munro. Mrs Roberts, Huyton. Mrs Lockyer, Colwyn Bay. Mr A. Rhydwen Jones. Mr and Mrs Chas. Farrington. Mrs Francis Stubbs. Mr Morris Wartski. Mrs Piatt. Messrs Richard Roberts. Mrs Ile3. Mr and Mrs J. O. Phillips. Conway and Colwyn Bay Joint Water Works. Mrs Broome. Mr and Mrs Dawson. Mi 33 Marston. Mr and Mrs J. E. Barber. Lord Niostyii. Llandudno Constitutional Club. Mr and Mrs W. Gardner. Mrs Norma.n Ranhall. Mrs Brereton. Mr Brundrit. Nurse Cursley. Bodafon Mission Room. Mrs Bartley and children. Mr David Davies. Mr T. O. Morgan" Conway. Llandudno and Va!c of Conway branch of National Union of Teachers. Mrs Henry Woodatt. Mrs Wood, Pabo. Mr and Mrs Bertram Reece. Mr and Mrs E. E. Bone. Mostyn Habitation of the Primrose League.

Archibald Former Brockway, the editor of the Labour Leader, and conscientious objector, who was hied at a district court-martial at Chester Castle, last week, for refusing to obey the lawful commands of a superior officer, has been found guilty, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. In view of the general shortage of artificial fertilisers, the Food Production Department re- oor-nm, enclis that those shall not be used for the cul- tivation of flowers. At Wrexham, on Tuesday, Henry Holmes, Moritrose-teri-ace, Grcsfurd, labourer, was charged with stealing a thecp value 45s, and Samuel Grif- fiths, High-street, Gresford, collier, was charged with aiding and abetting. The accused were committed for trial to the Quarter Sessions.

HUMOURS OF ETON SOME STORIES BY DR. LYTTELTON. Under the title*' Some Humours of Boyhood," Dr. Edward Lyttelton, the late headmaster of Eton, gives in the. new number of the teenth Century" some very entertaining reminis- cences of schoolboy life. Many of them might be classified as "how l ers, like these answers to a Scripture knowledge paper :— Give an accouni, of Balaam." Answer: "Balaam was a prophet, v ho lived a long way off. After a while he went for a ride on his donkey, and he got very angry with the donkey and hit him: and a voice from heaven said. 'You must not hit the donkey: it is holy gi-ou-ild, The boy who wrote this may be still at Eton, and if his eye should fall on this record,, will lie recognise his handiwork? 1 trow not. Question: "Who s]*>;e the following worda, and in what circumstances: 'It. is better to fall into the hands of God than into the hands of man'?" Answer: "These words wore spoken by King Ahasuerus when they cut off his head and threw it over the wall." It is commonly supposed, says Dr. Lyttelton, that this kind of statement is Que to a rarrtpant Imagination; the truth is that only a strange wlalit of imagination makes such an answer pos- sible. Ona of the great educational needs of the day is some knowledge of how to cultivate the imagination of childiren. It may be that. ill- judged interference with a child's silent musings often destroys a natural salutary process. The next infttan-cc illustrates a common ten- dency to blend isolated bifs of knowledge and arquicsee in a nonsensical result; o-n a theory whidl must be extensively held by young boys that no one need be surprised at any statement made in the clasiiroom. Who were the Phari- sees?" "The Pharisees were people who fast- ed in public and in secret devoured widows' houses." "THE UNEASY CODA." Sometimes the quahitness of the answer lies [ merely in the choice of generally adjec- tives, e.g., Contrast the ohanaoters of Moses a-nd Joshua." Answer: Joshua was a great captain, strong and variant, Moees was nothing but weak, meek, and old." But the game contri- butor a few weeks after adopted the more eori- vontional method of confusion of information. I had ex.pl,¡¡,in.d to Ihe boys at length (says Dr. j Lyttelton) the meaning of the saying about a prophet being not without honour save in hid own country, and illustrated it by reference to the parallel, "No hero is a hero to his own vaiet." The explanation took a good ten min- utes, and the result was hardly encouraging. This text means that no prophet is a prophet to his own valet. This meea-ns tha.t we ought to be very kind to servants." In the last in- stance one notices the uneasy coda, the addition being made from a. feeling that the first state- ment ends too abruptly. Of that ciase a prijne specimen is quoted from a long-forgotten article by Mr Raver called Re- creations of a Pedagogue." "What was the latus clavus?" Answer: "An ornament on the toga worn by eon a tors in anoienjj Rome." So far fairly correct; but tho literary aspirant thought his remark wanted rounding off. So he added: It gave them right of admission to the cloaca iiiax-irna." EVOLUTION OF THE CREEDS. Not exactly from a Scripture paper, but on a kindred subject was an account of the three Croedis, vouched for by the late H. W. Moss, headmaster of Shrewsbury: — A long time ago they wrote the Apostles' OITed. Nobody believed if. So tijey waited a bit and wrote the Nicene Creed. Still nobody believed it. So they waited a bit and wrote the Athanasian Creed; and they had to believe that. A well-grown and very industrious lad of seven- teen in his Sunday questions thirty years a.go faced the question of the origin of the Septuagint and thought somewhat rashly that D-2an Stanley would be a safe guide. The res dt of contact with the Dean's wide range and allusive style was the following: "A long time ago Thueydi<je.3, Lord Clarendon, a^id Sir W. Raleigh sat down at a table: and the result of their laborious toil was the Septuagint." Yet all the res-t of the pa-p-er wa.s quite well done. It it", I think (says Dr. Lyttelton), the main test; of the quality of theee uttei-anees that they should be genuine as well as authentic. Some few are just open to a suspicion of the adult mind having been at work. They are just a liti.le too clever, but still are woith recording. One was told me about twelve years a,-o: Trace the growth of vhe power of Parlia- rnent during the time of the Tudors." Antrwer: In the reign of Elizabeth tlie Commons were always petitioning the Sove- reign to manrv a thing they would not have dr-amt of cloing in the time of Henry the Eighth. AN ASTRONOMICAL NOTE. An excellent howler is credited to Hailey- buiry :— Among celebrities of whom a brief account "was demanded occurred the names of Coper- nicus and Galileo. The view of these worthies taken by our youtlifuf! writer was as follows:—- Cepamioae is a mixture of coppe r and nickel. Galileo cared for none of these tl)\lng: Once, when the boys were conning over the noble ode "To Althea from Pr>on," Dr. Lyt- telton felt sure that some of the clars were out of touch with the poem and had not caught its dtift. So after explaining that the lover- pi-bonor. when he had rgbt of his lady for-got his captivity, he asked X what- the lines ni,eajit:- Enlarged winds that curl the flood Know no such liberty. "Such liberty as what or whose?" The youth who stammered, puckcred his brow, and after a long pause with the utmost gravity answered, "Suoh liberty as his when he'd got rid of her." I HIS HAPPIEST DAY. Any general paper is likely to be productive of mirth if tho boys are young enough. To a low tiivkoon in IVth Form at Eton in 1882 (says Dr. Lyttelton) I set a cemcdudiiiig question designed to give soopo to the greatest ignoramus among t-hem "What has been the happiest day of your life? One boy trying to say the right thing, answer- ed "My baptism." Another with a far more mundane view of the matter, and leaving abun- dant soope tor conjecture, replied: The day my aunt was married." This leaves one pondering whether he was thinking of the tack view of tho disappearing bride, or recalling the ample store of wedd £ ;?g cake; or perhaps both. We shall never know. An appealing reminiscence was given to Dr. Lyttelton by the late Dr. Hornby, who about ten years ago had been looking over the papers of the entrance scholarships at Eton. The short estsciy took the form of a prospective narrative. Write an account- of ycur life ac you foresee it up to, the age of forty-five." The writer, with the snows of t-hirteens winters on his head, des- cribed the prosperous finish to his school and university career; the entry into a profession, ami the rewards of labour. Then at, twenty- eight years of age I married, and wb, n I was twenty-nine my wife presented me with a son and heir. No one can possibly know the fuii joys of rather hood save one who has been a father."

I CURATE TO JOIN UP. I NO EXEMPTION IF ORDAINED AFTER MILITARY SERVICE ACT. At Welshpool Tribunal, on Tuesday, the Vicar of Welshpool applied tor exemption for his curate, the Rev. Evan Edward 'inomas, age 33, married, passed in a low medica l category, who lwtil recently was engaged in thb teaching pro- fession. 'l h-3 question was raised whether he was liable for military service, and the Clerk said the Local Government Board replied to a query that tho War Office v icw was that men ordained after the passing of the Military Service Act did not come within the exemption. Exemption was refused.

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The majority of the Belfast weaving factories were obliged to shut down on Tuesday, as the result of the tenters' strike Many thousands of operatives are idle.

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I SOLDIERS' PARCELS. I I OFFICIAL LIST OF CHRISTMAS I DESPATCH DATES. People who intend to despatch Christmas par- -cels to men serving abroad (other than in i< ranee) must not delay ir preparing them, for an official announcement from the War Office states that the following are the latest dates on which par- ) cels above the postal limits cf wcignt should be I sent in order to secure delivery by Christmas: India September 2Jth. Mesopotamia October liJth. South and East Africa October 25th. SRlon:J..a November 1st. F-gypt November 1st. ■^lalta November 20th. Gibraltar. December 1st. Such parcels, which must not be under I-ibs. or over 561bs. in weight, should be sent to the Militaiy Forwarding officei-, ANoiiluouth Docks.

NORTH WALES HEROES' I MEMORIAL f I UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS' CONTRI- I BUTIONS. Among tJeQ more, recer.it subscriptions rexived towards ttrs memorial by Mr Foster, hon. secre- I tary for North Carnarvonshire, arc the following —Professor Eraser Stcwv, £ 2(XJ Dr. KY. Arnold, B100 Professor R. G. White, £100: Pro- for R. L. Archer. EFA Dr. Einvr Owen Pr'ce, £ 50; Mrs Story, 1;5,3 Piofeesor J. E. Lloyd. £ 50; Professor James Gibson, £ 50; Pro E. Taylor Jones, £ 50; Dr. Griffith John Will ams and &on, £25; Dr. J. E. Thoma=, E25, Mr G. B. Mat-thews, £21; Miss Reiehel, JEaO; Mies Annie ,Jo»es, £ 20: Mr Wiil-oughby G--dair,,r, iM; and tho Rev. D. Lloyd Jones, )

AN ANGLESEY MINISTER AND ARMY SERVICE. APPEAL AGAINST MAGISTERIAL DECISION. At the Bangor Police Court on Tuesday iftt Rev Benjamin Mtyrick, formerly a student at the I'aptut, College, and now pastor of ihe Peny»arii, Sardis, and Glanrafcn Chapels in Anglesey, attended with regard to the appeal which he has made against the decision 01 thu local li'agl st, at,(,g ii* lining him 40s for unlaw- ful! absenting in.uselt without leave from the army. Tho Assistant Magistirtes' Clerk (Mr Price Smith) stated that a case had been staled by the" justices, it had bi-en drawn and TO Mcyrick 's solicitor, but, ov, ing to the omission of Meyrick to make iinaneiai ariangements to pro-t-ed with the matter some delay ensued, and therefore the case had not been filed within the statutory time. 'J hereforc, Meyrick was adv ised to surrender to his bail, and Lieut Cradoc Da\ ies had been notified cf this. Lieut. Cradoc Davie; said he had laid tho matter before the War Office, and was awaiting instructions. The matter was adjourned for a week

BARMOUTH TRIBUNAL AND REVERSED DECISIONS. The Barmouth Jocal tribunal, of which lr. Wi ilia in George is cieik, passed the following lesel.i-tioii, thie week after considering only two case1-.— "Th?t the tribunal do adjourn and the cleric do write to the l ocal Government Board, inviting them t° ascertain what were the leusons N which prompted the county appeal tribunal 11 vary t.boO decision of the local tribunal, with ts lceal kr.owkdga. in ail six ca £ Cs which were be fore the local tribunal' at the last silting, anJ which eases were taken by the jaunty mihti. v Ff prcsental-ivo to the county tribunal at lh.>Ir' [ last sitting."