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Important Announcement of a Special Sale for Three Days Only. BROWN'S of CHESTER BEG TO ANNOUNCE A Special Three Days' Sale OF IMPORTANT PURCHASES On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, MAY 29th, 30th, and 31st. This Sale will include some Important Purchases of Regular Season's Goods, and will provide an unique opportunity of securing fashionable and reliable goods at most advantageous prices. INCLUDED IN THE SALE WILL BE Ladies* Costumes, Coats and Wraps, Gowns, Coat Frocks, Mouses, Sports Coats, Jumpers, Hosiery, Gloves, Millinery, Ladies" Underwear, Underskirts, Children's Costumes and Baby Linen, 13 Rick Silks and Dress Materials, Trimmings, Lace, Neckwear, Ribbons, etc. Ii1 0 B iii Catalogues sent by Post to any Address upon application. BROWN & Co., Ltd.-34-40 Eastgate Row-CHESTER. ——— NEW CITY ——— PICTURE HOUSE I SUPER-CINEMA, HIGH STREET, BANGOR. Programme for week commencing May 26th. j I _—— —- —. ——— .—_ MONDAY AND TUESDAY FAMOUS PLAYERS present- 1 Dorothy Dalton in "LOVE ME." WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY l WILLIAM FOX Production CONFESSION," Featuring JElYEL CARMEN. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: I "SCANDAL." Super Gaumont Drama j 11 Featuring CONSTANCE TALMADGE. I I FATTY (Roscoe Arbuckle) asi The Reckless Romeo. All Programmes supported by High-CJass All Programmes supported by High-Class Come d ies, j Interest ing Travels, &c. I Continuous Performances 6-30 to 10 p.m. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2-30. I Grand Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Messrs. Black, Liverpool. i THE LLANGEFNI ANNUAL HORSE SHOW. Ty'' above Show, whdh will be con- JL ducted on an extensive 6caic, will hold its FIRST MEETING at LLANGEFNI on FRIDAY, the 1st day of AUGUST, 1919. It Waf; inaigurdted and is e .pported fcy a large and influential Committee of ..rmers and other prominent gentlemen from all over the County. At the firot Meeting prizes will be offered for exhibits in tlve folio-Ann# five sections: HORSES (Heavy and Light), POULTRY, BUTTER, HONEY, and EGGS. JUMPING COMPETITIONS ? and a r SHEEP-DOG CONTEST will also form a part of the many attractions. 7%0 services of the best known judges will be obtained for each section. Sahedtilee of Classes and Premiums will Shortly be ready, and may be Had, post tree, on application by post card to The GENERAL SECRETARY, Llangefni Annual House Show. 3, Church Street. Llangefni. AMKTMIWT» WAWTIO. SITTING and one Double or two Single Bedrooms, in Bethresda, for fort- siea. from June 6th.—Mrs Otho Paget, Tattoo Dale, Knutsford. « BANGOR AMATEUR ATHLETIC SPORTS WHIT MONDAY. On the ground of the BAKGOR CRICKET CLUB. Upwards of S80 in Prizes. 15 events. Entries close by hand Monday evening June 2nd, 1919. By poet (first delivery) luesday morning, June 3rd, 1919. List of events, prizes and entry forms to be obtained from the Sec-l 5, Garth Road, Bangor. HUMPHREY JONES, Chairman. D. BURNS, Hon. Sec. HOUSE. TO LET. fTV) LET, Ten-Room?rHo?e, Gamge, .J. Ontbuj!tKn?s, G?nden, with or with. out six Acres Land; near Church; Poet Office, Station; Seashore; N.E. Coast An- g.' Apply, Rev. Jones Robert, W aeufawr, Carnarvon. SITUATIONS WANTED. GROOM COACHMAN; life experience Hunters and Harness Horses: age 38 years; single. t. Obronide" Office, Bangor. ROOMS WANTIP. ¡ WAN, by Ladiee, 4o North Walee Coast, Unfurnished Four or Five-roomed Cottage or Bun- ga:low.ore, 134, Abbey Foyftate, hrewabiwy. c a T—nr Great Film Magazine BEST PICTURES LONGEST STORK Free Photogravures i OUT NEXT MONDA COUNTY THEATRE, DEAN STREET. BANGOR. Next Week— Monday to Wednesday. CLARA WILLIAMS in a big red-blooded drama of the North- CARMEN OF THE KLONDIKE. CARMEN OF THE KLONDIKE. CARMEN OF THE KLONDIKE. (Seven Reels). Also Landmarks in the Life of the Rt. Hon. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE. THURSDAY to SATURDAY. WILLIAM DESMOND in an exciting Detective Story— FLYING COLOURS. FLYING COLOURS. FLYING COLOURS. (Five Reels). Also ROSCOE ARBUCKLE ('•FATTY") in 114HIS WIFE'S MISTAKE." (l NIGHTLY 7-30, except SATURDAYS ONLY at 7 P-111. MATINEES: Every Wednesday and Saturday at 2-30. POPULAR) 9D. & 5D. PRICES: —INCLUDING TAX. LEE'S PICTURES. NOTE NEW TIME: Doors open at 7. Commence at 7.30. Week commencing MONDAY. MAY 26th. MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WEDNES. DAY, JACK PICKFORD in "FRECKLE& (Famous Players' Five-Act Special). Last Episode, "THE MOON CHILD." SPECIAL MATINEE: WEDNESDAY, At 2.30. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATUR- DAY, BLANCHE SWEET in TIDES OF BARNEGATE" (Famous Players). 8th Episode, "THE BRASS BULLET," NEXT WEEK: The Latest and Best of all Seriale, "WHO IS NUMBER ONEí" Doors Open 7. Commence 7 30. Admission (including tax): 4d, 5d, 8d. The Aber Llyn, Ltd., has jiist heen formed to acquire the Aber Llyn iinc mine, mtuated in Carnarvonshire, about 1 1-3 miles from Bettwiycoed. public Hot ice*. COUNTY OF ANGLESEY. SUMMER ASSIZES. 1919. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN flhat the COMMISSION of ASSIZE and GENERAL GAOL DELIVERY for the COUNTY of ANGLESEY will be opened at the COUNTY HALL, BEAUMARIS, on FRIDAY, the 6th day of JUNE, 1919, at the hour of 11 o'ctloak in the forenoon, before the Honourable Sir Alfred Tris- tram Lawrence, Knight, one of the Judges of His Majesty's High Court of Justice, Justice to our said Lord the King, when all Justices of the Pea-ce, Mayors, Cor- oners, Esoheatore, Stewards, C'liief Con- stables, and Baiildffs of Hundreds and Liberties within the said County, and all Jurors, Persons Bound by R-ecognis-ancas, Witnesses, and others having business are "Eq uired to attend. Jurymen not attending will be fined, un- less some reasonable excuse be proved by Oath or Affidavit-, as letittired by Act 6, Geo. 4, cap. 50, s. 38. THOMAS WILLIAMS, Enquire, Sheriff. THOM A S ROBERTS EV A NS, Victoria Chambers, Holyhead, 14th May, 1919. CARNARVON. SUMMER ASSIZES, 1919. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Commission of Assize a!td General Gaol Delivery for the County of Carnar- von will be opened at tihe COUNTY HALL CARNARVON, on FRIDAY, the 30th day of MAY, 1919, before the Honourable Sir Alfred Tristram Lawrence, Knight, one of the Judges of His Majesty's High Court of Justice, Justice to our said Lord the King, when all Jus- t'-nxss of the Peace, Mayors, Coroners, Eecheators, Stewards, Chief Constables and Bailiffs of Hundreds and liberties within the said County and all Jurors, persons bound by recognizances, witnesses and others having business are required to at- tend. Juryment not attending will be fined unless Pome reasonable excuse be proved by oath or affidavit as required by Act 6 Geo. 4 cap. 50 s. 38. LOUIS RIVETT. ESQUIRE, Sheriff. RICHARD VINCENT JOHNSON, LIaududno, U uder-Sheriff, 6th May, 1919. ¡, _0. NOTICE. T G. W. WILLIAMS, of 17, Albert- JL street, Upper Bangor, will not be responsible for any debts after this date uiuoas personally contracted. 19th May, 1919. TENDERS WANTED. TO BE SOLD BY TENDER. TiENDERS are invited for the whole JL of the expensive Lino as laid in the various Rooms, Biiliard-room, Landings, and Stairs, etc., at the Penrhyn Cottage V.A.D. Hospital.—Apply, Jobn Pritthiard and Co., Bangor, oolore- Wdnay. May 28th. MISCELLANEOUS. Trade advertisement-i under this heading are charged at trade rate. TO THE PUBLIC. GET your Typewriting and Duplicating Work done at the Typewriting arm Copying Office, 137, High-street, Bangor. CANARIES, every variety for Breeding and Singing. List Free. For catch- ing Sparrows and other destructive Birds, Rats, Rabbits, Mice, etc., humanely, also best Chicken Coops and Runs, Collap- sible Chicken and Kabbit Runs, cheapest,, best in Gt. Britain, see List Jj," stamp. —W. Rudd, Bird Specialist, Norwich. A8TROI))Gý, Life Horoscope, Planet- ??. ar? in6ueu( on Character, Events, Bu«riess Success, Foitunate | Days, Marriage, etc; send Birth date. Is P.O., stamped envelope. — Mr Alien, 19, i^nkord-street, London, S. W.I. JTP TIOR SALE two Shop Counters, 16ft., Jt' round ends; two Fixtures, Cup- boards, Drawers; etc. also loose Timber • cheap. Address, "L., Chronicle' Ottice, Bangor. FOUR ACRES for Sale, freehold; or would Let on Lease; suitable for building Poultry Farm or Laundry abun- dance oi soft water halt-mile from rising seaside resort.—Apply, Lakeside, Rhos- jieigr, Anglesey. o RUBBER-TYRED Four-wheeled Dog -L? Cart for Sale, in new condition; only used a few times suit Cob; low price for quick Sale. Gibeon, Auctioneer, Aberystwyth. C IPNOR SALE, good Piano, in perfect con- JO dition; almoet new; price £ 37.— Audress, "Box je," Chro!lidc" Office, lia-ngor.. o FOR SALE, Fishing Cotter 40 x 12 x F 5ft. 6in., new 16-h.p. engine; alro Double-ended Lifeboat, about Y-8 x 8 x ft.-Plowmail, 44, Garth-road, Bangor. WALLPAPERS.—Any quantitv, large "or sman, euppiied at Wholesale Pnoes. Largest Stock in Great Britain. —Writo for patterns, stating class re- quired. Dept. 280, Barnett Wanpaper Co., Ltd.. Manchester. HOUSES WANTED. llf A N'TEI), to Rent, Houee; good elevation; near sea; in North Wales; ten to twelve Bedrooms, four or five Reception-rooms, good Garage, 30 to 100 Acres of Land, Cow houses and two good Cottages (at lea/st); South or South- Weet aspect; modern drainage and good water &upply.-Apply to Brown and Co., Chester, Ltd., Estate Agente, Eastgata Row, Chester. "VTORTH WALES.—Fjruielied or Unfur -L? niched House or Bun?a'ow, three to five Bcdroonus ?t?te yearly t.prm?.—App?y, 27, Oienmoic-road, Oxton, Birkenhead. H (31 Wanted, unfurnished, contain- -tTL ing five or &ix Bedrooms and con- veniences, or Rooms, for twelve months; both must be within easy reach of railway, between Gaerwen and Amlwch, or on coait between Amlwch and Red Wharf.—Ad- drei £ i?, "Box 3944," Chronicle" Office, Bangor. o .TATF.p, near Strait" or Conway, » any district, Cottage or small lIou«); open situation; Garden; £ 1 for informa- tion permanency. — Capt. (Jiiligan, Ty GiN-yii, Bethe;Nit. <; FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY. rJpL .O BE BOLD BY PRIVATE TREATY JL a freehold HOJ(" containing 5 Bcd. roome. Parlour, Kitchen, and Bac-k Kit- chen front and back entrance; gae and water throughout. Apply, "3937," Chronicle" Office, Bangor. o MOTOR CAttS. CYCLES, Ac. MOTOR CAR, five setter, for Sale in good order avd by good maker.— Apply, Williams, (Jreen Hill, Uangefni. JIP jKJR SALE ? Hor? Power Triumph J[' Motor C'cle, Clutch, in perfect working ortier.-—Apply, after four p.m., Jamos, Rock Bank, St. George'e-road, Menai Bridge. FOR SALE. ON SALE, beautiful GoMPe<lal Haj?; i?? <?ieadid condition and tone; bv I n. Addrem, A. "C!orianydd" Omoe. Ltan?fni. 01 AOmoMe, E1RICAN ORGAN (BeH). very -? S- r Zor lrument., 17 stope jn ma<gniAc?'t Walnut 0a6e; perfect c?ndi- tion seen by appointment. — Address, Box 3917," Cbronicile" Office. Bangor. SITUATIONS VACANT. AGENT to call on Ale and Porter Bottlers, Paint Manufacturers, and all users of Corks, Cork Bungs, Wood Shive.s: this is a good side line; state te.rma—" A.32," Birchallfi Advertising Offices, Iii verpool. BANGOR.. Mr? W")'ama. Registry B Office for Servants, 216, High-street (Stamp for reply). CHAUFFEUR. Wanted for North ¡ Wales; married; wailing to be generally useful. QuarLe-rs-wiite, in first instance, etating wages to Keeling, Bleak House, Streetly, Staffs. D R-APERY.-Owen Owen. Ltd., Lon- L don-road, Liverpool, require Junior Young Ladies for the various Fancy De- partments.—Apply, personally or by letter, stating full particulars of experience, salary required, etc., to Mr Allen. EXPERIENCED Baker Wanted, im- mediately. Apply, J onC5, 220, High-street, Bangor. GROCERY and PROVISIONS.—Want- ed, by an dld-estaibl-i^hed firm, smart and enterprising Man for oanvass- ing, able to drive motor; good salary and cof!)mi?ion for reaHv fiŒt-düS6 man.—FuU particulars to' Box 3919, Chronicle" Office, Bangor. c HOUSE CHAMBERMAID. House- Hina-id, Kite-hen Gcnerat, Vegeta.b? Cooik • a!6o temporary Waitre55e5 for Whit- ow)tide.-R-,ply, "Box 5971," Chronide" Office, Bangor. o OURN A LIST. -Wantej for a Weekly Newspaper in N. Wales; smart, energetic Reporter (Wek'li-man preferred); must be good paragraphist an d Verba.t:m Notetaker.-Apply. with copies of recent testimonials, to Box Y.Z. Office of this paper. KITCHEN MAID Wanted, at once; M good wages; General might suit- Apply, Mns Davies, Ceris, Bangor. KEEPER Wanted on Single-Handed Beat, about four miles from Colwyn Bav good vermin Killer, rabbit catcher and pheasant n-arer; Cottage provided; would suit young married man.—Apply, Mr J. M. Porter, The Estate Office, Col- wyn Bay. A DIES requiring Maids and Maids 1 J wanting situations should consult Bangor District Servanta' Registry (Mrs Hughes), Paris House. References essen- tial lleolies stamped envelope. p RINTING.-Oile or two Apprentices Wanted for a General Jobbing Office.-Applv, ;NletsErs Jarvis and Foster, Bangor. STATIONERY, Fancy, News.—Young Lady Assistant Wanted; good Sales- woman and Stook-keeiper; itidoore- i ctat3 age. experience, and salary required.— Da-vies, 45, High-Street, Bangor. c WANTED Young Ladies for Fancy Draiperv Salee.—Apply, P. Pollec-off, City House, Bangor. WANTED Cook-General; two other W'Ialds kept; good wages and out- ingr,Ar.plv, Mieg Lloyd-J ones, Ingle-side, Colwyn Bay. WANTED a General; two in famijy; comfortable home.—Mrs Roberts, 7, Castle-st.reet. Beaumaris. WAXTED trustworthy Yonng Lady t.o ta,ke charge of Messrs Turner and Walnwrigiit's Toffee Stall in Blaenau Fes- tiniog Market, Saturdays only wages, ten shillings per week. Applications to be sent to Turner and Wainwriglit, Brook- foot Mills, Brigihouse, on or before Mon- day. May 26th; enclose two references. Please ma.rk envelopes "Stalls." YOUNG Girl, about 17, Wanted to help Housekeeper; only one in fam- ily; good horne.-Apply, Cpt.oll, Rou- mani. zi-m-e;sc,eii.t. Llandudno. 57_ 401p
THE GREAT DELUSION.
THE GREAT DELUSION. The decision of the Federation of En- gineering and Shipbuilding Trades about the. Chepstow and Beachley ehipyards did not surprise those who know the tragi- comedy in which trade union leaders have to play their part, whether they like it or not. The offer of the Govern- ment to hand over the yard s to trade un- ion management and control in advantag- eous conditions constituted a test, and con- siderations of self-preservation in the minds of the leaders w hom the offer most closely concerned dictated refusal of the I enterprise. They could not allege that the terms proposed were onerous and unpro- mising, and the assertion that tradeg un- ion principles prohibit acceptance is blarney of the simplest kind. Among the "young bucka" in the unions syndicalism wag the vogue of the moment, and syndicalism is tantamount to general trade union pro- prietorship for industry, with a shadowy I State suzerainty certainly not more f-ub- stantial than that which the Government could have been suitably asked to retain under the terms of the Chepstow offer. The leaders of trade union policy do not chide their syndicalist pace-makers. Ever since the Socialists, disappointed by the results of their first public cam- paign nearly fc-ity years ago, determined to become by intrigue the wire-pullers of the political machinery of trade unionism and carried their scheme to success, ad- vancement on the political side of the Labour movement has only been open to professed Socialists. Others are tabooed. In sum and eubstance the acceptance of the Social it creed involves acceptance of the cardinal tenet that huge sums "siphoned up" by Capitalists" from the wealth that labour produces and of course the Socialist affirms that Labour creates all wcalth"are available for the increase of the workers' earnings in every calling if the proper prossurejs ap- plied to make the "Capitalistll" disgorge. The disciples are assured that if they drew from any industry what they earn by working in it they would receive an enor- mously enhanced income from greatly re- duced exertions, and that they and their successors could rightly expect these j guerdons in perpetuity. i The leaders )f the Labour movement arc fully aware that if they undertook the management of an enterprise such as a shipyard they would be compelled to face their disillusioned followers iii a few weeks with the announcement, that the workers must accept an economic return for their ontput or the business from which they would be drawing more than it could bring in for their remuneration must become insolvent and be closed. Then the Socialist bubble would be pricked. But, as we have aid, the political side of the Labour movement lias been reserved for men committed to the preservation of that glistening bubble. And it is the natural prompting of those men to eschew the business irst. If under cover of loo and evasive phiases they can throw the burden of industries which they "make UIl- remunerative on to the s houlders of the general body of tax-payers, they can for a time at all events maintain the pretence that Socialist economics are practicable so-Li that the SOClalllft ware's neet con- tains unlimited riches.
OUT OF WORK DONATIONS.
OUT OF WORK DONATIONS. This scandal, to which attention has with good results been drawn in these notes, is in course of being diminished though not abolished. Somewhat stricter suftcrvmon is being exercised over the granting of the donation, and applicants are expected to produce some proof of their bona fides. The enormous sum of twenty-one and a half million pounds ( £ 21.503.000) has already been paid as out of work donation—and in numberless instances to life-long loafers. The amount distributed between the four countries works out roughly thus:—England, £ 17,000,000; Wales, £ 521,000; Scotland, £ 2,100,000; Ireland, £ 1,824,000. The figures in that bare form convey little meaning to the ordinary reader. It means that up to the middle of May a sum equal to 10s for every man, woman and child had been granted in out of work donations in England 8g lOd per head of the population in Scotland; 8s 2d in Ire- land: and 48 3d in Wales. If the money had been distributed equally in propor- tion to the population the division would have been very different. In the follow- ilip- tabie column A showi how much each country would be entitled to out of every £100 distributed; column B shows" hat each county actually gets of the £ 100. A. B. £ 8. £ s. England 75 0 79 0 Scotland 10 0 9 16 Ireland 10 0 8 12 .Wales 5 0 2 12 LIDO 0 9100 0 England, as usual, geta more than her share. Waleq, as usual, little over half her share. In this case this is to the credit of Wales as showing she prefers work to being the recipient of doles and charity.
NOTES OF THE WEE&.I
NOTES OF THE WEE&. I Parents and Educational Rights. I It was stated in all seriousness at Fri- day's meeting of the Denbighshire Educa- tion Committee that parents—whether generally or in a particular area is not very clear—wore forming a league among themselves so as to have the right to Keep their children away from school if they wish, and furthermore they demand the right to sit on the board of local managers. We are getting so accustomed these days to the formation of leagues, unions and combines of one sort or another that an- additioil to the list need cause no surprise, but really if parents began to kick against sending their children to school, except when they chose themselves we should ar- rive at a queer state of things; it might be a triumph for "rights" but it would be disastrous to the upbringing of the child- ren if their educational career was dis- turbed by parental "strikes." I Likes and Dislikes. I "Some teachers were taking up work of a controversial character. This was the gist of a complaint by a member of the Denbighshire Education Committee. it appears that one teacher had become sec- retary of the Farm Labourers' Union, while another acted in a similar capacity for the Farmers' Union. Whether it is wi se for teachers in rural districts to under. take such duties is a point we will not stop to discuss, but evidently the children a par- ents in one instance seem to draw the line at the Fanners' Union secretary and do not like to send their children to that particular school." » • I Fallen Railwaymen. I The large congregation which attended Bangor Cathedral on Saturday afternoon will long remember the impressive service in memory of North Wales railwaymen who had died in the service of their coun- try during the war. The London and North-Western Railway Company made ar- rangements to enable parents and relatives to attend the service, and issued a booklet containing the special form of service, to- gether with a I stof all railwaymen throughout the United Kingdom who have died in battle or from wounds. The rail- ways of Great Britain and Ireland provided 186,475 of their employees for II. M. Forces and of this number 18,957 have fal- len. Surely a proud record of service lor King and country. • » • Llysfaen's Anomalous Position. ) The anomalous position of the parish of Llysfacn—which by some strange chance hai become, as it were, a wedge of Car- narvonshire inserted into Denbighshire, and is consequently isolated in a manner from both counties-has (says the North Wales Pioneer)) once more been demonstrated. The accident which took place last week through the overturning of a baker's van happened in the county of Carnarvonshire, and the body of the victim, after remaining in the road for several hours, had to be removed to de- ceased's home on a cart because the Den- bighshire police refused to send an ambulance, although the spot where the fatality occurred is only just outside the county boundary. This is only one in- stance of the absurdity of the situation. If the police effect an arrest at Llysfaen the prisoner has to be taken to Carnarvon, and difficulties arise, as in the case re- ferred to, through a death taking place in one county and the coroner's inquiry be- ing held in another. All this would be avoided by the inclusion of Llysfaen in the county of Denbigh, of which it should naturally form a part, both from its loca- tion and the point of view of administra- tion. A place like Llysfaen, where there are large quarries, should certainly be provided with an ambulance, and this is a matter which the Parish Council could with advantage take up. 48 Hours For All. I Ca.pt-ain Ormsby Gore is among the backers of Lord Henry Bentiuck's Bill to regulate the hours of employment. It provides that no person shall be employed for more than 48 ho;irs during any one consecutive week nor for a period of more tmall eight hours and three-quarters during any one day. Only the Minister of Labour will have the power to substitute a general period of hours or to exempt employments on the ground of epex-ial conditions. Sharp penalties are to be inflicted for any breaeheu of the proposed new law. Of course, the necessity of overtime in certain industries i? re<Xtgni?ed, but it is laid down that not more than two tiotm' ovettime shall be worked in any one diay or forty da,ys' overtime in any one year. Subject to such exceptions as the Minister of Labour after inquiry may prescribe, it is proposed tioat no person shall be employed at any time between the hours of ten o'clock in the evening anJ six o'clock in the morning or on Sundays or Bank Holi- days. Futuro of Poor Law Guardians. I It is evident from the tone of the speeches at the North Wales Poor Law Conference held at Rhyl, on Wednesday, that Welsh Boards of Guardians are not g ing to allow themselves to be extinguished wIthout a determined protest. The pro- posal to transfer the work of Poor Law administration to the County Councils has been resented from the outset, and it must be admitted that the argument against sudh a change is reasonable. It does seem incongruous to do away with the authorities who are veiled in the work and transfer their duties to County Coun- cil, who are inexperienced in Poor Law administration and have already more than enough business of their own to transact. The proposed deputation, repre- I sentative of North and South Wales Guar- diane, will doubtless strengthen the hands of the Welsh M.P. and induce them to more concentrated efforts, on th's question in the House of Commons. I w ir w Peace Celebrations. The suggestion that the declaration of Peace shall be celebrated the first three days in August lias not been rccived with much favour at Rhyl, and probably the same feeling will, more or lees, prevail in other visi tot-,s' resorts. August is the busi- est month of t;o year with those who cater for holidav-makcrs, and it would be a pity if the l-wople in general were not able to participate freely in Peace cele- brations. M M M, JL 13angor Councillor's Anxiety for I Germany. I I-pon second considendion the Bangor City Council have decided to accept the tank which was offered by the authorities in recognition of the City's efforts on be- half of War Loan funds. By refusing the g'ft, as they first intended to do. the Council would undoubtedly have gone contrary to the wishes of the majority of the townspeople and acted very differ- ently to other North Waiee townc foffered a similar gift. Of all t.he sentiments expressed during the discussion at Wednesday's meet- ing of the Council the most re- markable were tlhose of Councillor Taylor, who opposed the acceptance of the tank. "What arc we going 10 do for Germany," he asked, "where they are dying in hundreds from starvation owing to the blockade of the British Govern- ment?" Has he so soon forgotten the Hune' submarine frightful warfare which was intended to bring Great Britain and the Allies to their knees by destroying their shipping and cutting off supplies of food and other essential commodities? The really sound part of Mr Taylor's oratorical effort was his expression of hope "that the Council would ijot take in (,Nerythir)g Nvh I(,Ii had been said in the discussion." They certainly had the good sense not to "take in" what he said. Beaumaris Ferry Traffic. All along there lias been a strong de- sire to develop the ferry traffic between Bangor and Beaumaris, and the Bangor City Council have done their best to pro- vide an efficient service; but during the war their new steamer, the" Cynfal, was requisitioned by the Admiralty. Now that th e-steamer is released from war ser- vice and there is a prospect of the ferry traffic being resumed the Beaumaris Town Council seek to increase tlneir toll for the landing of passengers from lid to 4d per head. If this arrangement \n1 accepted the result would be, accord- ing to the Borough Accountant, that Beaunidii e Council would receive £ 700 a year, while Bangor Council, after paying the charges incidental to the running, etc.. of the- steamer, would find themselves with a yearly deficit of 09. No wonder the Bangor authorities threaten to with- draw the steamer unless more reasonable terms are submitted fiom Beaumaris Bank Cterks Guild in Wales. I The Bitiik (,'Uli,i, which was formed last year for the protection of tho interests of bank men, is making great strides throughout the country, and al- though Welshmen have been somewhat slower in joining the movement than ill other parts, they are now- more than making up for lost time. It w7as Wales and Welsh bank clerks who gave the lead to this organisation some five years ago, and it is intended to form a enjmrate divi- sion for Wales, with headquarters at Car- diff or Swansea. Very shortly, it is hoped, the president will address a mass meeting in Cardiff to explain the aims and objects, when addresses will be de- livered by a well-known member, of Par- liament and a lcpresentative from tho Ministry of Labour, at wh ose request all professions and trade* in this country arc now being organised. The Paris striko has ciided in a great victory for the men. 4 Wedding Ring- of Welsh Cold. I Apropos of the discovery of more gold in North Waies, it may be of interest to recall the fact that when the lamented Tom Ellw was married the ring he placed on his wife's finger ",at made of pure gold from Merionethshire. County Councils and Land Settle- I ment. Only four Welsh County Councils have so far taken ad-vantage of their new pow- ers to purchase land for the purpose of lalli settlement for sold&er#—a-nd of the four Carnarvonshire stands at, or falls to, the bottom of the list. Anglesey headb the Welsh list wit.i 1147 acres putrdhased at a cost of £-39 per acre; Flintshire comes next 343 acres at £28 per acre, then Monmouth with 163 acres at £22 per acre, and finally Carnarvonshire with 66 a.cre8 at £41 per a-cne,—the smallest in area but the highest in price per HITQ of the four. Twenty-five County Councils, in England lhave also exercised then powers of pur- chase of these only ten paid a higher price per acre than did Carnarvonshire, while the arM.. purchased ranges, from 79 acres in Hertfordshire to 2628 acres in Cheshire, the total acreage purchased by English Councils being 18,295 acres. 4& ?  Welsh Colleges and Welsh I Architects. t Mr Boyd Da.wkin.«. the eminent ardh- seolngist, contends that Wal<» has never properly appreciated the beauty of Celtic art. Tlie action of the Welsh Coll Bangor being tiiic latest instaiwe—toniirms his view. The Welsh Heroes' Memorial Committee, in its plans for erecting tho new buildings, has ostentatiously ignored Welsh art and Welsh architects. It does not beJieve in open competition for build- ing designs; it not ll believe tirue-re lives to-day a single Welshman who could de- sign a building appropriate to the pur- pose. It follows, a-s one of t.he College Governors bluiith but lightly puts it, the Committee has either done Welsh archi- tects a grosts injustice, or hokfe that j I Wales is bank nipt in eminent architects. Mr Win. George commented in somewhat pla-ill terms upon this attitude, wittiie Dr. Lloyd Owen's proposed motion met with scant courtesy. The latter has now eent in a notice of motion, having for its ob- ject the creation of a Facility of Building and Architecture in conn-ei-tion with t,he College for the purpose of stimulating and t-iainiug native ardhiteets. Wales has been compelled in the past to eend her boys to England and Scotland for training in medicine and Veterinary science. Must sSie continue to send tiem to other coun- tries t<-» be trained in architecture'/ When will our "National" Colleges jecogni.se national sentiment and claims? -to oil- Juvenile Crime-and its Remedy. I A regrettable, but. by no meajis un- natural, result of the Great Wat- lias been a. very considerable inclilease in juvenile crime. It. has taken the form of petty theft, of house-breaking, of wilful damage, of hooliganism which may, if left un- checked, develop into a replica of what we have now become famijiari>wd witih in Ger- many. Discipline is frequently non-existent in tiie home, and JOB rapidly disappearing from the schools. Police efforts are large- ly nullified t'y the itanii)v-parnbyisi-,i of a mistaken Bench of magis- tiates. Wti I" i. by no means tree from the plague; on the other hand, it is by no means con lined to the Principality. Trie Gl&sigow Corporation has been com- pelled to appoint a Special Committee of Inquiry, wMo report thai juvenile crime has become so general th«t punishment adequate to the offence is absolutely neces- sary in the intere-fte cf the of fonder as well as that of the community. It deprecates "tiie fal(5>e humanitarian sentiment" which j forbidis corporal puni shment, a correcti ve which the. experience of all ages and the wisdom of Solomon found to be effective. Sentiment is an excellent tJhing-in its proper sphere; common-sense is a still more excellent thing to furnish a deter- rent for a growing tendency which cannot but lead to general depravity. # • Wales Leads Again. Wales, which has so frequently been tho experimental ground in educational reform once more takes the lead. The open-air school first opened in Carnarvonshire is being very generally adopted throughout the kingdom. Now we have a new form of Industrial School, novel in its concep- tion, methods, and compulsion. In the Connah's Quay area about a hundred lada formerly employed at jnuniticm works have been out of work for months—and drawing their "unemployment. pay." The daily attendance at the Labour Exchange to "qualify" for the dole afforded an ex- cellent training in loaferism. Now the au- thorities have put a stop to this .official nursery for idlers and corner boys. They have opened a new school, whose teachers are discharged soldiers, and attendance at which takes the place of the previous re- porting at the Labour Exchange. The lads are told, "No school, no pay." 'Their school record constitutes their claim to the unemployment dole. If they attend the full week they get full pay. Every ('ay or half-day lost involves a cor- responding reduction in the lad's pay. The benefits are obvious. They include a safe- guard against perpetual idleness; valuable education for those who take kindly to it; an incentive to seek apprenticeship, to some craft, or regular work, for those to whom learning proves a bore. w 11" Another Change at Kinmel. vve are about to witness yet another transformation scene at Kinmel Camp- The days of its inauguration as a traiuing camp for what proved to be a pnantom Welsh Army now look like ancient his- tory the administration, both popular and effective, of the Welsh General, Hir Owen Thomas, would be almost forgotten were if not that the gross inj ustice done by the War Office authorities to Miss I >ouglas Pennant inevitably recalls to mind the Kinmel Camp Scandal and the futile efforts to "break" Sir Owen Thomas. The recenb Kinmel "Mutiny" marked yet- another phase in the kaleidoscopic history of the camp. Now the Canadians billeted there are about to return home, leaving Kinmel Camp "to let." It is anticipated it will now be actually made what it was origin- ally intended to be-a. distinctively Welsh camp, the headquarters of such scattered remnants of original Welsh units as can now bo brought together. It we are to have a standing Army at all, by all means let Wales have her own, in her own land, atid-eflicered throughout by her own sons— exactly on the plan laid down at the beginning of the war by Mr Lloyd George and Lord Kitchener. I "One House One Family. Mrs iloyd George appears to be rivalling her husband in coming phrasl's likely to "catch on." Her latest production 18 "One House, One Family," on the model of "one man, ono vote." Mrs George used the expression in the course of a powerful appeal for better housing for the people, and rightly argued that if "one man one vote" was sound policy "one house one family" was no less so. She obviously has little sympathy with the latest cult which would communalise family life, abolish the home in favour of the hotel, or have one kitchen and one dining-room for all the families in one street. The Premier's wite evidently desires to maintain the sanctity of family life against the more modern gregarious tendency. But to ensure this she sees that the home must be made at least as comfortable, at least as attractive, at least as pleasant, as the public-house bar or smoke-room. The ideal house, she says, must present the maximum of oom- fort with the minimum of work- an aphor- ism which every sensible housewife vi I en- dorse. Carnarvonshire Teachers. '.Jiirnarvonshrtti teachers are reported to have rejected the terms offered them by the Education Committee in reply to their demand for increase of salary. Bub what are those terrise Why will out county authorities persist in the univer- sally condemned and almost obsolete policy of secret diplomacy? Members of the Education Committee declare that the teachers' demands arc unreasonable. Well, let the public know what are the demands and what the offers made to meet iluch demands, and what woud be the prac- tical effect from the ratepayers' stand- point of both the teachers' demand and the Committee's offer—and then the public will have some chance of knowing what side it ought to eupport. We offer no opinion on the merits of either the demand or the offer, but the policy appa- rently pursued by the Education Com- mittee spells inevitable disaster. If mem- bers of public bodies victimise, or threater to victimise, men in their employ because they have taken too prominent a part in the effort to secure improved conditions of labour and pay, then their own day of judgment cannot be far distant. ff y;- Compulsory Acquisition of Land. Wales ia particularly interested in the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Bill." This is the Bill which aims at amending the existing law as to compensation when land is compul- sorily acquired for public purposes. It ia an old question presenting ever new phases, but one in which both the public and tho landowner are intimately con- cerned and mutually interested. It is now reported that the Welsh members on the Standing Committee discussing the BiU have secured from the Government a "concession" which Wales will welcome. There is to be a special representative from Wales on the Reference Commit- tee; he must have special knowledge of land values in Wales and have dlx-,cial knowledge of the Welsh language. It can hardly be called a "concession," and even if it were it can only be regarded as a small one at best. Still, it comes at a time when the national sentiment in Wales has been needlessly hurt in connec- tion with another Government measure, and will do something to allay growing public irritation. A few years hence people will wonder why it should have been necessary to bring pressure to bear on the Government to ensure the inclu- sion of so commonsense a provision in the Bill.
ITHE CHURCHES.
I THE CHURCHES. Thj Rev. CadwaJadr Williams. H.A. formerly of Gwj-thtrin, near l,lanrwgt, entered upon his duties as Vicar of Tryddyn on Sunday. The Rev. W. R. Wat kins, Baptist minister at Llanfair Caerc'nicn, has ac- cepted a call to the pastorate of the 1 cnybryn Baptist Church, .Wrexham. I- CURATES PAID LESS THAN SWEEPERS. Speaking at.the annual meeting of tit Southwaik Diocesan and South London Church Fund, Mr Wm. Sandover, the treasurer, said that & dcitii stated that men who- were repairing the cathe- dral were receiving much more than the curates. In his own town the street sweepers were better paid than the curate, and £ 200 a year was a -poor maximum for a man with a University education.
LORD LEVERHULME BUYS HARRIS.-.
LORD LEVERHULME BUYS HARRIS. Lord Leverhulme, who some time ago acqwired the Island of Lew, i45 under- stood now to have become p of the larger part of the Island of Harris. The two inlands together cover 560,000 a.cre8.