The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

I AT HTORK FOR THE KAISER I The close connection between Berlin and the pro German organisations in this country has never been effectively con- cealed, and a signilicant development of the German campaign of "the pacifist pmcer" in our m:'Cl:;i-t has brought that connection somewhat startlingly into view during the present publica- tion of the famous Lichnowsky memo- 1. a,tidtim-conipiied by the author for the family archives, filched by one of hie con- fidential friends for delivery to the Ger- man Foreign Office, and finally aftee a series of betrayals of trust transmitted to Swedish Socialists for publication—has done the cause of Prussianism intfin;ite harm throughout the world during the past few weeks. It wa-3 to be expected that the militarists whose guilt the Kaieer's former Ambassador in London has so. fully established, would try to divert 'attention from the document which convicts them, and would attempt a counterstroke in the sphere in which they were attacked. That expcta-tion has proved to be correct. The publication of a cheap and complete edition of the Lich- nowsky memorandum in this country has been forthwith followed by the mobilisa- tion of the pro-German cliques to exploit just such a half-crafty, half-clumsy manoeuvre as the talente of Potedam al- ways contrive in such caees. The current issues of the pro-German journals are full of putt's of a book and a pamphlet which have been rushed out to cause a counterblast to Prince Lichnowsky'a dJis- ciosureo. These publications profess to divulge the "secret treaties" which com- pel 13ritain to fight for unworthy and Imper, ali-stic" aims that have been con- cealed from the people. The impression which "our German friends" are trying to create by this exhumation of mangled documents has been frankly described by one of the principal pro-German scribes in an adver- tisement of the book to which wo have referred-, He writes Here is proof- positive, irrefutable, damn.ing-that our brave lads have been and are fighting and dying for objects other than those they know." The "secret treaties" are, of counee, not new discoveries. They are merely reproduced, with various unauth- entic additions, from the documents which tho Bolshevist Government in Petrograd adapted, ior publication in its own in- I terest after it had ransacked the archives of the previous regime. The answer to the German and pro-German insinuation wiiich t.llis species of propaganda. is in- wnded to promote stands plainly and con- vincingly before all who give a moment's reflection to the matter. We are fight- ing, as our American Allies are fighting, to enforce those just peace terms which have been declared by President Wilson to be necessary to make the world safe for democracy, to maiko it a home in which decent people can live worthily. Those peaco terms embody the essential require- ments of Scur and equal treatment for all nations; they safeguard the birthright and the conscience of mankind and the supre- macy of law over force in imterna-tional relations. The British Government has endorsed thof-e peace terms. The Central Empires could end the war to-morrow by hrwiestly accepting President Wilson's cardinal principles of settlement, and every man of noimal intelligence on the earth knows it. Germany and Austria have grossly violated every one of the President's essential requirements, ashe himself has testified, in the treaties by wh'ch since the beginning of the year they have partitioned Russia, annexed huge populations without the consent of the governed, reduood Rumania to servi- tude and delivered what was Ru ssian Ar- menia to the 1\u-k. Wc are ligl ting to make the deeds of Prussian ism impossible, to delivei iiumlxil fiorn bondage !& the new heathenism, vliicli is the old; for that purpose and for no other.

CJlU RCi: AND STA TE IN A 4 j A ELAND- j Every Irish problem ifc a religious pro- blem for the simple reason that Ireland, north alld sgitth alike, is perhaps the '] m' st intensely religious part of the British l Empire. It foflows that the clergy, Pro- testant and Catholic, play a larger parK III do (,lei-ical brethren III Great Britain. We have stated this fact of common knowledge in i order to set in its proper perspecti ve the 1 intervention of the Irifh Catholic Hier- archy in the r. yonscription campaign in that country, i here are two facts about that intervention which do not seem to be generally recognised. The first is that 1 jt no more raises the question of the re- spective spheres of influence of the civil arid ecclesiastical authorities than did the participation of the Protestant ecclesias- tical bodies in the no-Home Rule cam- paign in Ulster. Both facts are to be attributed to the cause we have men- tioned, namely, that the average Irish- man, for good or evil, pays a great deal more attention to hjs parson than does 'Jhe Eecon d f- act", the average Englishman. The second fact, not less significant than the first, is that J the Catholic Hierarchy, in taking the re- sponsibility of association with-the move- ment a garnet conscription, is pursuing its f li.t policy traditi&nat policy in Ireland. 'Ihwt policy Î h" always been to endeavour to moderate and control movements likely to provoke civil disorder So potently have the Catholic clergy intervened in Ireland in the past to that cnd that the noted Irish rcbc-f J ohu Mitchel once bittedy declared that the Irish would have been free J long since had it not been for the if damned souls," The extreme wing of Irish nationalism fla6 nftver lacked those who held that the influence of the Catholic Church in Ireland is exercised in the in- terests of England. Whether that be so or not it is a fact that admits of no dis- pute that that influence j, by its very nature. and principles^ one that makes for the defence of lawful authority and against violent revolt. However much, therefore, we may regret the clerical sanc- tion that has been given to the bo- consciiption movement, it is nonsense to pretend that that movement is not, a lot less dangerous by reason of that sanction than it would have been without it. We hope that there will be some attempt in this country to understand the inward- ness of what is, undoubtedly, a complex s i tuation. Already there arc sIgns of the want of such understanding. So reputable a jour- nal as the Wcstminstt r Gu.tttf has charged Mr Lloyd George with seeking to exploit anti-Catholic sentiment against Ireland. For the life of us we cannot make out how such a. charge can be supported, and we note that out contemporary makes the accusation but withholds the evidence^ if any, on which it is bated. It seems to us that in this matter there is no evi- dence that the Government in adopting any other than the traditional policy of British Governments. That policy takes it for granted that the civil authority is supreme. It does not defer to ecclesias- tical opinion to such an extent as Roman Catholic principles would demand; nor has it any leaning to that ill-favoured type of Protestantism associated with Mr Kensit. It maintains religious toleration for all, and no more reckle.s.s charge could be made against any British Government thau that, at this time of day. it sought to profit by the exploitation of religious prejudice, which it, of all species of pre- judkû the most obnoxious. We may be sure that Mr Lloyd George understands the position of the Catholic Hierarchy ill Ireland a good deal better than come of his critics A sturdy Nonconformist, he is hardly likely to brook illegitimate in- terference from ecclesiastics. An equally sturdy Liberal, especially sturdy in his defence of religious toleration 6iid equal- ity, he is even JCJSS likely to be a party to any appeal to sectarian animosities. There are those animosities both in Ire- land and in this country. The war has done much to abate them and they da an ill service hoth to religion and to poll" tics who work for their revival.

NOTES OF THE WEEK. I A Wrexham Estate for the Nation. I Mr Hodge, M.P., the Minister of Peu- eioiis, had a pleasmg duty to perform at Wrexham on Friday, when he gratefully accepter, OIL behalf of the nation, Mr Op- pcnheimc-r's gift oi the title deeds of about lOt; acres, of Acton Park, where it is proposed to establish a diamond cutting and polishing industry for disabled sold- iers and s&loi'^ The munificent gift is farther enhanced by the fact that when the scheme is in operation it will, it is hoped, givo employment to several htUl. dreel disabled service men., and the cost of their training will be borne by Mr Oppenhcimer, ^rhose wish, as Mr Ll Hugh-J ones remarked; is "to let as much cunsiime as possible ;nto the lives of those who have been broken in the war." • A Acton Park. • Pt-iinunr, in hii Tours in Wales, refers to a visit to "Acton, the seat of my good friend, Ellis Yongc, esquire, by purchase from the trutrtees of the late John Robin- son, oi Gwersilt." The property former- ly belonged to the family of Jeffries, from whom waS descended George Jeffries, Chancellor of England, "a man of hrst rate abilities in hj, profession^' says pen- n a at, "but of a heart subservient to the worst of actioni." Acton Park was pur- chased in 1785 from Air Yonge's trustees by Sir Foster Cuidiffe, Bart., who en- larged the house and greatly improved the grounds. A War Tax Stamp. If Uie increaal-(t postal i-atgh are to I a war meaeure only, would it not be bet- ter (bays a London correspondent) to fol- low the lead of other belligerent countries, and adopt a war tax stamp of id on oil postal communications In such a case thero wculd be no need to scrap the many millions of papers bearing particulars of tho present postal rates. All that would be necessary would be a statement that all poetal packets must bear a war tax stamp Ilio old charges would remain, and no body's memory inconvenienced thereby. » • The Welsh County Schools. The appendix to the Board of Educa- I tion's report on the Welsh intermediate schools contains some interesting statis- tics. For the rear 1916 17 the highest nu-iber of county school pupils was 4490 in Glamorganshire, the lowest being 137 in. Radnorshire. Of the North Wales counties Carnarvonshire heads the list with 1251 pupils, followed in order by Denbigh- shire 1189, Merionethshire 839, Flintshire 770, Montgomeryshire 629, and Angle- sey 473. The approximate average salar- ies of the teaching staffs are ioWI lV I headmasters and £ 360 for head- I mistresses, whilst assistant mas- ters average £ 163, and assistant mis- tresses £ 125. Nine headmasters and five headmistrcsee-3 are in. receipt of salaries of over C500 each per annum, and there is only one headmaster whose remunera- tion dees not exceed £ 200. The report urges a reform in the examination system, and in this connection we find that the Central Welsh Board expended JB2155 14s 1d upon examining the county schools last y^ar, and this works out to an aver- age cost of E30,44s lOd per school.' Sir Coscombe John. I Mcdels of the gigantic figures symbolis- ing air ard water which Sir W. Gos- comht, John, the eminent Welsh sculptor, has executed for the "Engine-room Her- oes' Memorial" m Livcrpoo) are to be in- cluded in the forthcoming exhibition of the Hoval Academy. Sir Coscombo John, who was knightEd )H 1911, is a nat*v?,? of (.a?'?, and is 58 Fars of age. It will '? l^nembei od that, under his direction all the items in the lcgalia at the investiture of the Prince of Wales in Carnarvon Castle were, with the exception of the sword, prepared. His principal works in- clude statues in various parts of the Bri- tish Isle-) as well as at Calcutta and Capo Town. The statues of Bishop Lewis and Dean Vaugha.n in Llandaff Cathedral, of Viscount TredegJi at Cardiff, and the late Mr 1. E. Ellis, MP., at Bala, are the work of Sir Go'combe John. < tt, I Agricultural Organisation Society. I An important st-ep lias been taken in I the development of the Agricultural Or- I ganisation Society, and under the scheme of re-oi ganisatidn there will be a Provis- ional Council for Wales. By the changes, the nature of winch arc indicated in an- other column, it is hoped to place the so- ciety on a thoroughly sound and demo- cratic basis. The North Wales branch of the A.O.S. has accomplished much valu- able work, and its rphero of operations iviil now doubtless be greatly extended. Farmers through cut the country are be- ( coming more tli; ,v/)r alivj iA) IJlC value [ of co-opel-atioll r < » IBstngor Rates. The rate which the Bangor City Coun- oil are lexying for the current yeiu- will be the same as lci-t year, and the rate- payers will be gratified to learn that thne is to be no mcieaso in the '.lemand upon them. It J- however, a. striking fact that m almost all the Corporation departments a u -licit hao to be met, and the position was dearly set. forth by Mr V iuent, tho chairman of the Irnanee Committee, The pier deficit is estimated at the actual amount is £ 2138, receipts from various sources bring- ing it down to the first mentioned figures. On the electric light department there is also a deficit "which is pfciced by the Trea- surer at £ 1500. 1 ho Siiiwen Baths show a Josa of C200, and there 1J3 a deficiency of £ 55 on the allotments, the latter because the whole of th<" expendi- ture incurred corner in one year. Last year there was a deficit of JU1500 on tihe gas and water undertakings, but an im- proved state of things makes it un- necessary to estimate for any deficiency this year. Practically the cemetery de- partment, due to a. revision of the eeale of charges, ig the only one which is fin- ancially on the right side. The various I committees have evidently spared no efforts to exercise economy wherever pos- sible, otherwise the general district rate would, have increased. t & f The Premier's Lady Secretary. Mies Stevenson, who its responsible for editing the Prime Minister's war (speeches which are about to be published, became secretary to Mr Lloyd George more or lesa by accident (says the London Dattil Ex- ■pro*), She was originally a governess at the boarding school where MisK Megiin George was a pupil. She went to stay with her ill the holidays, undertook some secretarial work for her host, and Eroved so ctpabl4,, that Mr Hoyd George persuaded her to abandon teaching for secretarial work.

= I SOCIAL NOTES. I Commodore Herbert Lynej, C.M G., who toc-k part in the n¡wa.! operations off Ostend, is the son of the late Colonel Lynes, end b; tho younger brother of Mr Humphrey Lyncs, formerly agent for the Halkyn Caetle estate of the Duko of Westminster. Major A. G. Bates, U.S.O., MC, sou of Lady Bates, of Gyrn Cae tie, Flint- s hire, who was wounded in action JU Franco a short ti Tic- ago, is now convales- cent, and has been on a visit to Gyrn Castle Judge Moss' numerous friends wish him a speedy recovery from the illness which confines him to his residence, Accra Hall. His Honour has appointed Mr Graham, barrister-at law, Shrewsbury, as his deputy to carry on his judicial duties in the North Wales Circuit. Among the late6t donors in. Anglesey" to the Hed Cro-o j'carl Necklace are the Marchioness of Anglesey, Lady New- botough, Lady Yerney, Mrs Edmund Johnston, Mrs Hayes, Mre Turner, Mrs Cecil Shutt, Mrs Clegg, and one donor who prefers to remain anonymous The marriage arranged, between Mr Michael Wardell, llusnarB, only son of the late Mr Harold Wardell and of Mrs John Vaughan, of Nannau, Dolgelley, and the Hon. Mrs Geoffrey Mills took place at St. Andrew's, We^tm.inijter, on Tues- day. The Mayor of Cat-narvoji tUr. R. Parry), on behalf of the town, sent a con- gratulatory message to Princess Mary Inst Fridflv on the occasion of her 21st bu'th- day. An .engagement is annuurfced between Captain W. H. Williams, Lancashire Fusiliers, attached R.A.F., son of the late Mr John Williams and Mr6 Williams, of "PI •eswylfa," Carnarvon, and Edith, elder daugWtr of the late Mr .and Mrs T. P. Oimerod, of Fern Bank, Cnstleton, Lanes, formerly of Chrictchurch, N.Z. THE HON. U. H. WISDSOlt-CLIVE. Lieut -Col. the Hon. George Herbert Windeor-Clive has died at his residence in Stratford-place. He was the second soil of tvelateBaroneslJ Windsor-and the Hon. Robert II. Clive, SOl; of the fiivst Earl of Powis, and a kinsman of the Earl of Ply- mouth, and was born in 1835. In 1876 ho married the Hon. Gertrude Albertina. Trefusis^ daughter of Charles, nineteenth Baron Clinton. Colonel Windsbr-Clivo served in the Coldctream Guardis, and re- presented Ludlow in the House of Com- mons for twenty-five years. iho memorial service held yesterday at St. Thomas Church, Portman Square, was attended by the Earl of Powie, the Earl of Lisburne, and Mrs Williams Wynn.

I FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE- i I THE HON. E. MOBTYN AND f MISS REYNOLDS. The marriage of the Hon E. Mnetyn and Miss Reynolds, Hrranged to take place at St. George's, Hanover Square. on Tuerdav last, at 12.30, has been unavoid- ably postponed t:H Tuesday, May 14th, at 12.20, at St. Geoige's, Hanover Square.

-1 WASTE PAPER WANTED. The Paper Commission have granted the North Wal-s Chronicle Co., Ltd Bangor, a -"Iic-ence" to buy waste paper in large quantifies for the paper mills and munition works. The fol- lowing prices will be paid for tha different classes of waste paper:- oer cwt. Office Ledgers without covert. 68 Od | Magazines, Pamphlets, etc. 58 3d Old Newspapers 6. 6d Ordinary White Office Waste and Mixed Papers 4s Od Carriage paid per Goods Train within 50 miles of Bangor. d AU parcels must be tightly wrapped up and addressed to tho NORTH WALES CHRONICLE, CAXTON HOUSE, BANGOR.

ROYÁL ANGLESEY YACHT CLUB. The animal meeting was held at the Club House,- Best-inane, -on Saturday, Jdi J, H. Burton presiding over a good, at- tendance of members. Officers of the ciub for the ensuing year were re-appointed a* follows: Commo- dore, Sir R. Williams Buikeley, Bart. vice-commodore, Mi J. lL Buiton, rcar- commodore, Mr J. R. Daves; hon. sec., Cupi. Langviovi, R N. A vote of sympathy was parsed w ith Sn R Williams Buikeley and hia family on the recent death of Major Williams But- keley.who was also a member oi the club.

CARNA RVONSIIIRE TEA CHERS AND MI LIT. 1R Y SERVICE. I Nineteen head teachers jn Carnarvon- shire will be affected by the new Military Service Act. Up to the present the Car- narvonshire Education Committee have released: 60 of their teachers for serv ice. —^—i—

1 'ANGLESEY EDUCATION I COMMITTEE. Lord Sheffield i.nid Dr. Thomas Jones wero re-elected chairman and vice-chair- man respectively of the Anglesey Educa- tion Committee at the annual meeting held yesterday a Llangefni.

THE TAX ON SACCHARIN. I The increase in the sugar duty will enhance consiàcrably the price of Saccharin It was expected that the manu- facture of saccharin under the authority of the State would lead to a considerable reduction ill the cost of the article to commercial users, a.f1 expectation that was deepened by the fact that the controlled price of British saccharin to the chemists was fixed at 135s per pound. The tax on saccharin is governed by the sugar duty, and the calculation of experts is th-it, under the Budget proposals it will be increased to 132s per pound.

SWEETMEATES ORDER. I BENEFIT TO SMALL DEALER. J Ihe Order referring to the sale of sweets does not mean that all sweet-shops with f, ritteable value of over JB 40 a year will have to close, theil- doors, It will still be possible after Juno 30th, when the Order will come into foice, to buy stveets III the big shci* which sells nothing else. But ;t will no longer be possible to finish off a morning's shopping in a general store by otiyifig in the same establishment a box- of sweets of one kind or another. It is felt that vliile sugar released for the manufacture of sweets is confi-ied to 25 per cent, of the pre-war consumption it is (.IIY fair that the man who relies on tiie sale of sweets for his livelihood should havo preference. « Retailers whoso shops are of a higher rateable value than £ 40 per annum muil apply to their local food committee, be- fore May 31st, for a Certificate of ,R('gi¿ tratioii. In issuing these certificates the chief consideration will be, Was 20 per cent. of the applicant's trade during 1916 ck-rivevi from the retail sale of sweetmeats? Small shops can continue their mixed trading in security Inacedi, it is probable tiiat some of those email concerns will be able to do bett-cv by their young patrons than they have for months past. Empty bottles have meant tritgodies in miniature for the children in lonely villages, and with the elimination of the big mixed traders there should be better supplies for the country.

I NEW RATION SCHEME. I EVERYONE TO FILL UP FRESH FORMS. ¡ Every householder will have to make l frefill application for ration tickets for use when tho present meat cards expire on July 13th. It is deemed impracticable to work on the present addrees lista, because of the large number of changes which have been made since it was oompiled; moreover, with self-suppliers now scheduled and with special concessions to peoplo who get direct from them, addi- tional particulars may have to be iiled in a number of instances. Dates for the issue of application forms will shortly be announced. The ration book which is to be intro- duced after July 13th will ba ready for iamo next month. It will be about the size of the registration card, with eight pages within cartridge paper covers. Each ration voucher will be of distinctive colour --red for meat and bacon, yellow for sugar, and pale blue for fats. The coupons for sugar which have hitherto been in use (ais well as cards) will be discontinued, eo that all rationing will be on oards necessitating everyone registering with a retailer. Spare pages will serve for any I foods that may be rationed later.

HOARDING ORDEiR. AMENDED. Lord Rhonddu has amended. the Food Hoarding Order sri as to include tea, coffee, and cocoa,

FOOD CONTROL TIME I TABLE. Following is the Food Control Time Tables- May 1st.—Milk Reduced price. Flour: Retailers may no longer sell un- less they have applied for a certificate of registration. Bread, Ftbur, Confectionery, Biscuits, Cakee: ilanuf act lire forbidden unless M certificate has been applied for. Cheese: New first-hand prices for Caer- philly. May 5th.—Bacon ■ Purchases limited from now on to fh?pa at which customers are registered Meat: Supplementary rationa for boys of 13-18 years. Two coupons only for butcher's meat.

I- NORTH WALES MEAT TRADE. I BUTCHERS' RECOMMENDATIONS. A mas;3 meeting of butchers in the I North Walc-a area, Mr T. J. Jones, L13h. dudno, presiding, has passed resolutions aski-ig the Ministry of I ood to allocate all meat to ♦he retail butchers on the dead-weight basis "ill order to secure accurate and equitable allocation that the Government should become the solo buy- ers from the farmers of fat stock, auy lors caused by overgrading to be bom* by the Government and not by individual butchers; that the Live Stock Commis- sioner ehculd deal firmly with the grad- ing throughout the area, that no grading should take place except oil the advertised grading days and at the specified hour; that the Commissioner fhould prevent :). cattle, sheep, and Iambs fit for slaughter from be lig removed ex- cept through a grading centre; and that tho Commissioner should stop the slaughter or removal out* of the area of any beasts tit for slaughter during June. It was decided to urge that bacon shadId be sold by butchers on coupons other than those for fresh meat.

AN ANGLESEY MIDSHIPMAN IN THE ZEEBRUGGE RAID. Midshipman D. H. Evans, R..N.V.R son of Mr and Mrs S. J. Evans, of the County School, Llangefni, was in the naval raid on Zecbruggc. The destroyer on which he served took to its destination under a tornado of shot and shell,. the sub- marine which blew up the piles and road. way between the Mole ana the mainland After being hotly engaged throughout this t.taBjc eiicouu^- within the Mole, the  bringing in tow the "SDaffodili which was one of the ships that pro?d? the landing party. Our skipper wa3 grand," is the comment ot ?nc of the crew on the destroyer ILs fine seamanship saved us several times. The way in which he dodged the shells showed what he can do. His coolness and courage have made us very proud of serv- illg Uu r him; we would go to the death with him any day.

NEW PARLIAMENTARY REGISTER. NOT LIKELY TO BE COMPLETED I BY OCTOBER 1st. In the House of Commons, yesterday, I "I' F l'i-csidc-iit' of the Local Government Board, referring to the new Parliamentary register, caid tremendous difficulties were being encountered, It had been his hope that the register could be produoed by October 1st next, but his hope faded every day as he saw the difficulties that were in the way, and he now saw very little prospect ot it being completed with anything like accuracy by October 1st. —

CARNARVONSHIRE VOLUNTEERS MUST DRILL PUNISHMENT FOR NEGLECT. Several men of the "B" (Bangor) Company of the 1st Battalion Carnarvonshire Volunteer Beft'iinent were brought* up before the Com- manding Officer at Bangor, on Weihiesiiav, charged with failing' to put in the required number of drills. Five men of military age deaif with were reported to the Tribunals '?<M I gave them exemption, and two men over iii]#i try age, belonging to cction A were sentenced to 49 hours' detention at the It.E. C.impatConway. Jt will thus be seen by this disciplinary action that the authorities are determined that Volunteers must fulfil their obligation. in regard to attendance at drill, as the efficiency of the force is now a matter of paramount importance.

| CARNARVONSHIRE ASSIZES. The Carnarvon-shire Summer Aseizes have been fixed for May 31st, before Mr Justice Bray.

ROLL OF HONOUR. I KILLED. R W F I ]is, 21C20, J. (Pwllheli); Rylos, 12794, G (Rhyl). DIED. Roberts, 106760, T. J. (Feetiniog), R.A.M.C. PHEVlO.C.<LYHEPORTED WOUNDED AND MISSING- NOW REPORTED KILLED. Griffiths, 34572, C. (Pwllheli), East Sur- rey Hgt. WOUNDED R.W. Fusiliers.—Bates, 12743, A (Ban- gor); Jones, 203970, I). T. (Bala); Cart- wright. 201U41, Sgt P. G. (LlamUuino); Eiias 203446, n. J (Pwllheli); lMighcs, SOlifc'), J D. vDenbigh) Jones, 40335, G. (Biaenau Fcetiiucg); Jones, 20C586, Sgt. .Jones, 203441, H. (Bethesda); Morgan* 202585, J. (Bangor) Roberts, 203468, D H. (Bala;; Williams, 203206, H. (Bangor;; Williams., 203473, R. O. ^Blnenau Festiniog); Wood- man, 203393, C (Abergele), Hughes, 3107c. T. (Bagilit); Jones, 12978, L.-Cpi. W. H. (M<,na I Bridge); Thomas. 203455, Co -Q M.Sergt. G. P. (Bethesda). S. Wales Bord.—Mann, 41291, R. L. (Pwllhe);); W ard, 31321, H. '(Bangor). Welsh Regi. E<!wards, 22066, L.-Cpl. J. (Llangollen); Rowc. 248045, L.-Cpl. J (Bethesda), Williams, 267061, D. (Dol- g'H-W). R.G.A. '-Williams, 31460, Bdr. J. R. i('o. ;1');.11' on). Other Rgts.- Macl arlane, 3439, J (Elan r\t), Dragoons; Jones, 21964, J. H. (Vaududno), Siirope. L.I.; Roberts, 26829, T. JIliyl), Shrops. L.1.; Clarke, 1712PC, Gm W. E, (Prestatyn), 11.F.A Edwards, 229898, Lvr. R. W. (Carnarvon), .R..F.A, H.;1wlings, 3.,00, W. D. (Llandud- no), Welsh Gds 'I bom as, 50313, P. J, (Denbigh;, R. I»\ Williams, 229495, Gnr. It. J n), Davies, 448016, Spr R. J. (Carnarvon), R.E. Williams, 260if 3, R. At. -(Mold), R. Warwickshire Rgt.; Felix, J. E. (Llandudno), A.S.C. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW REPORTED DIED OF WOUNDS. Thomas, 241515, T. W. (Rliewl, Mos- tyn), RW.F, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW REPORTED PRISONER OF WAR IN TURKISH HANDS. Forrester, 28403, D. A. (Shott-on), S. Wales Bord.

I Capt. T. J. Jones, R.F.A. (Killed). Capt. T. J. JoneS) R.F.A., son of the late Rev. E. Jones. Congregational minister, Llanbcdrog, has been killed in France..Deceased, who was 26 years of age, was one of the first three students of tho University College of North Wales who were gazetted in Aug- ust, 1914, and ho had been out in France three years. He had previously been wounded lie was a well known and popular student at Bangor. A correspondent writes that Capt^ Jones M as'familiarly known among the Univer- sity College htutienw ts "Lliin." He went through incessaDt hard lighting this year, and in hi.s iast letter to his brother spoke of never having lest a gun, ai. ttiougli he also admitted that he was very tired. Tho Major of his battery, writing of him, srid He was one of the best friends 1 have over had a tine soldier and the most conscientious officer and captain one could wish for. I cannot ten you how ho will be miseed by UJit all." Another officer <4eccribo3 his work under heavy fire with the same lovable, whim- sical, half-mystical cNprejt-ion oil his face —tho same utter self-abnegation —— «

Sec.-Lt. G. O. Richards (Died of Wounds). See. ),t. Gwilym Ü. Richards} Welsh Regt.,died of wounds, was the second son of Mr W. Richards, fish merchant, Bangor. Lieut. Richards joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers tlirco years ago, and on receiv- ing a commission was transferred to the Weieh Regiment He was 21 years old, and a former pupil of Friars School. Be- fore joining the lorecs Ito was 111 the Lon- doll City and Midland Bank, Colwyn Bay, The news of Incut. Richard. death was conveyed to the parents hy his chaplain, the Hev, Peris WiHnnne, who stated that ho was severely wounded, and never re- gained consciousness,oyiiiig at. a iield hospi- tal a few hours later. His oldest brother, Frank, who wa« wounded recentlyt and brought over to a Birkenhead hospital, returned to France last Saturday. The Captain of the deceased ofifcer's company has written to Mr and Mrs Rich- ards as follows:—"I am writing on be- haif of the officea-», N.C.O. 's, ano men of thia company to express our sinccrest sympathy with you in the loss of your son. lie had not been with us long, but was esteemed by all, especially his platoon. As an officer he was very keen, and most reliable as one oi the mcuu lIe was sociable and hift spirits were always high. On the night of April 22nd, when the battalion was to take part in an attack in w hich your eon's platoon was in the leading wave, in spito of very heavy machine gun and1 shell lire, he very gallantly led his platoon as far an was humanly possible, and then set about the arduous ta-sk of consolidating the ground gained. During tho opera- tion he showed absolute disregard for his own safety, a.nd was only anxious to get his men. protected as far a.s possible. At about 8 p.m. he was hit in the back and thigh., by pieces of shell, and in a few hows' tinw arrived at the advance dress- ing station, some three miles behind. Here all that wa6 possible wa-s done for nim. 1 He died very calmly, however at 5 (; cloc k the following inominn- Au officer in Lieut, Richard's company in, a letter to the bereaved parents states that the lunerai took place at tho i itish cemete.-y, The body wa., taken from the i?o?pit.d in a Red Cross Ambu- Innce, h?ded by Major Peris Williams, senior Nonconformist chaplain, and Capt. 1 airy Brooks, Wo-ieyan, chaplain. Fol- lowing tlie ambulance were several officers, including u major, two captains, and three lieutenants, with a party of mel) and N.C.O.'s. Among the bearers was Lieut. Baitlev, of Bangor. A temporary wooden cross has been, placed over the grave, and later on a small stone monu- mont will be erected by the Burial Com- missioners. In a letter, Major Peris Williams etatee: "I was in the main dressing station when your soft was brought in badly wounded. He took part in an attack which was made on the enemy the night before. Everything possible was done by first-class medical officer, The body was carried from the cemcteiy entrance to the grave- side on the shoulders of four of his feHow- officers

Lieut. T. B. Winter (Killeti). Lieut. Thomas Barron Winter, R. W.F., whose death in uction was announced on Monday, was the eldeut eon of the late Mr Thomas Winter, M.A., for many years Professor of Agriculture at the University College of North Wales. He wae educated at Giggleswic-k School, and Frians School, Bangor In October, 1915, he, entered the University College of North Wales, having obtained a Carnarvonshire Exhi- bition of £20, He was an active member of the College O.T C., and on attaining the age of 18 entered a cadet school and soon fluidified for a commission. After serving in various centres in this country he went to France in-Atigust, 1917, and was killed in action on April 22nd. Lieut. Winter's cheerful and generous disposi- tion made him a general favourite, and hI) will be greatly missed by his friendiS in Bangor and the neighbourhood. The coll- !ge Hag wag flo.vu half-mast on londav as a token of respect to his memory.

Lieut. Trefor Ellis (Killed). I Lieut, W. Twigge Ellifl, solicitor, Llan. ] rwst, and formerly of Bethesda. has re- ceived official intimation that his son, Lieut. Trefor Ellis, has been killed in action. His brother, Major Ithel Ellis, wal; killed ill action about the same time, .whilst another brother, Lieut, Tudor Ellis, has lost an arm in action.

Sec.-Lieut. Watkin Parry 1 (Missing). Ne ws has beon received that Sec.-Lieut. Watkin Parry, Bangor, is missing in France. Joining tiie, Army as a private, he was quickly promoted and won the Military Medal. His relatives at -Bangor havo received a letter from h-is chaplam, stating that Lieut. Parry" was aUlOng tho best officers w ever liad, and I can toll you his loes will bo a serious OPe. Ife. was a truer frie-ild of mine, and I long to hem- from you that lift is a prisoner. A stouter fellow never hvefl, and I am proud to have known him."

Lieut. Leonard Owen I (Prisoner of War;, > Lieut Leonard V. D. Owen, O.\foid, and Bucks Light Infnntry,formerly Assiet- »"nt Lectin ei- m ILttory at uangor Uni- versity College, and at the time he joined I-lp iliptel,y at tila is a rriso)ler 'I war. He was in: tried a few month ? ago [ to the 1, rice and Mrs Bangor.

Sec. Lieu-k. P. Piatt I (Prisoner of Wan. Sec,-Lieut. P. Platt; Lancashire Fusi- liers, was reported-missing on March 26th. lie is the third -onof Mr E. Piatt, Wilm- slow Park, Wiltnslow, who Jlas received an intimation that Lieut. Piatt is a pr soner an d un wounded at Karlsruhe.

ORDER OF ST. JOHN. I F I ) MEETING OF NEW WELSH I CHAPTER. I 9 The newly created Chapter of thp Priory for Wales for the Order of St John of Jerusalem held its inaugural meeting oil Tuesday at St. John's Gate, Clerkemvell, within the walls of the aucient home and headquarters of the Order. In the absence on military duty of the Titular Prior the Prince of \\ales, tho Cfiapter was pre- sided over by the Sub Prior, the Earl of Plymouth, who gave a brief resume of thp circumstances that had hxl to the forma- tioti of the Priory for Walca, the first Priory to be established within theeo realms by the Grand Prior of the Order. A resolution oy the Corporation of the city of Cardiff was communicated to tha Chapter inviting the Priory to make its homo and headquarters within Cathays Park, Cardiff, ju oiler which was unani- mously accept d. Consideration wan given to the steps which siiiould be taken ade- quately to provide for the iinaneiai re- quirements of the Priory and for the formation of an en dowment fund The meeting was attended by the fol- lowing members of the Chapter i- Tho Acting Sub-Prior (Sir Owen Bhulipsi, the Chaplain (the Bishop of St. David's;, the Baililf of St. Dai id'e (the Earl of Powis), tho Vice-Chancellor (Mr Justice Sankey), the Treasurer (Lieut.-Col. Thos. Wallace), the lion. Director of the Ambulance De- partment (Mr Loolin Forestier Walker), the Director of Ambulance iRight Hon. ihoma-s Richards, M.P), tho Registrar (Lord Kenyon), the Hon. Counsel (Right Hon Sir F.Ili.-i Griffith, Bart.), the Hon. Solicitor (Mr. Hugh Ingledew), the prin- cipal secretary (Mr Herbert Lewie), Lieut.- General Sir Francit] Lloyd, and Mr E. W. M. Corbett.

DEATH OF-A LLANDUDNO RAILWAY OFFICIAL. The death took piaco en Monday of Mr Simon Williaftis, goods agent to the Lon- don and North- estern Railway Company at Liti-idudno. Mr Williams, who was one of the best known railway officials in Nortii Wales, pa-seed away at his resi- dence, Llwvn, Eianifudno, iu hie 58d:- year. Deceased, who ivns a native of Ruthin joined the staff cf the London and North- estern Kan\v;iy Company at a compara- tively young ige, ann after serving ill various capacities was promoted to an im- portant position at Flint, from which plact lie came to Lhndudno a httfe over ? years ago as goods agmt, a ?aftioa he held u2 to the time ot wis death, although he had refused promotion, He married a daugh- ter of Mrs Jones, 01 the North-Western Junction Hotel, Llandudno Junction, whe retired from business when the Junction statiou was removed to its present site, a quarter of a century ago. Deceased en- joyed a wide popularity among the rail- way officials along tho North Wales coast, and was also one of the most highly re-- speeted townsmen -if Llandudno. Al- though he always took a keen interest in the welfare of Llandudnov ho never aspired for municipal honours, but hit opinion and advice as an expert on rail- way facilities was frequently sought by the vari,.tv- outhoritipe ot t-be- town. He was a member of the Welsh Congregational Churcii, a. dnector of the Great Orme Tramway Company, and a prominent Ireemuc-on. He is survived by his widow and six children, with whom the deepest sympathy is icit, The interment take. place at St. Tudno'e Cemetery, Llaodud- noy on Saturday rfternoon.

THE BIBLE IN WELSH SCHOOLS. I 'f('Il'I'(1,y, ,;1. -;l(, of the Cornm;tH'c- I rooms .of the House of Lords, a ton terenco was held for the purpose of dis- cussing tho question of religious or Biblical inc-truetioii in the Jay schools of W ales. The Church in Wales was re- presented by the Bislmps of Llandaff and Sti. Asaph, Archdeacon Lloyd lWrex- ham), arid Aiviulearoii Buckley j[ Jan- daff), and the Welsh National Frea Churcn Council by S?r Beddoc R?cs ?pre. s?ut) r??p? Edward? the Rev. fSl'r? ^^sor), D. if. WiH.am. ? ??", ?, J. J. J.-owdt (Wrexham Rd.- .?ii?. (Cac??.?, T. Jh.gh?, Gwy?fryn ??cg. and tho Rev. J. Roberts (cre. tary). Ihe conference Jaskd a couple o £ ?our? or .e? j?? a. sub-committee wae ?Ppchtt-?d to ? into the whole matter and report to a further meeting.

STOPPING SPECULATION) IN TIMBER. I Under the Timber Order, published in Friday night's Jjondon (Jazitte, a permit ia necessary from the Controller of Timber Snp- -plies, Boti-ci of Trade, Ca.xloiL Jtfousc, Tothiff- street, Westminster, London, 8, W, I, before entering into any transact ion relating to timber grown outside the United Kingdom and not actually in stock in the United Kingdom. A permit is also necessary before receiving or arranging for the transport of any such timber not in stock in the United Kingdom. Holders of licences to import are not cxccptwl. The present Order will, it is expected, be followed before long by an. other, regulating not only dealing in timber but also its use in this country, whether grown outside or inside the United Kingdom. Virtually the entire importation of timber will be effected on account ot the Government. The Order is intended to prevent speculative transactions in timber in the countries of origin by or on behalf of persons in the I nited Kingdom.

I PENSION INCREASES. I MEN TOTALLY DISABLED IN FORMER WARS. The Minister of Pensions has decided to increase tho pensions of sailors an4 soldiers now totally disabled and of tha widows of sailors and soldiers in formei* wars. The increase takes effect from Wearje-.viay. Arrangements have been made for pay- ing the increased peneiona to widows, audi no application is necessary.

NEW RECRUITS AND THE TRIBUNALS RlGIFr OF APPEAL. Tlie right of applicants before Military Ser- viee Tribunals to he legally represented waa re-e<tahlislied in the House of Commons, laaft night. They are also to continue to hav* the right to appeal ayam"t the refusal of a local Tribunal to give leare to go before the Appeal Tribunal.

WINDFALL FOR WELSH GUARDS. Under the will of the late Second-Lieut. Alexander Pigott Werner, who, though only 18 years of ago. hnd a pnwlr of appointment uv;r £ 1,000,000 laffc-Jh trust by ins fiitiioc the colonel in command of the Welsh Guards has bN"!J left £ 5000, to be used for the relief of those in the regi- ment and their dependants who arc ill distres3. —,

:=- A BANGOR DOCTOR AWARDED MIUTABY CltUob, Nc\vghaa bc2nMc('iv?i?, ?. tary Cross has been av.-a?"? ? ?' JT-" HeLby, of Bang?f, for ?) ? ?' ?'- ?- -.oti? to duty in F?'? ?hohMbc?u.?t?inc-?Dr.HeIsby, for some timciu ?X?R.A-M.C. CVoix do Guerro ? f.  "i » expeoteu homo ? H*