The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

SOCIA 1, | Mrs Lloyd George has left Brynaweloii, I Criocieth, for Glasgow. 1,Jy A hereon way has left London for the Chateau do la Garoupe, Antibes. The lIon. E. and Mrs Mostyn have now left Mostyn Hall, and their permanent a ddress is Pentrcffynnon, Holywell. Mr Farrsr Roberts, of Lancaster Gate, London, has been spending a few days at Bangor. The Hon. Adela Douglas Pennant at- tended the memorial service, held at St. Saviour's, Walton-street, London, for Lady Bailho Hamilton, on Saturday. At thQ memorial service for tho Counters of Bessbcrough, bekl at St. James' Church, Piccadilly, on Wednesday, amongst t.030 present were the Dowager Lady Vivian and the Hon Mary Hughes of Kinmel\. The Bishop of St. Asaph preached to a, 1 crowded congregation at the fine old church of St. Mary's Sandbach, last Sun- day evening, on the occasion of the har- vest festival There were many Welsh 1 pt cple at the service who reside in ttho district, amongst them being a few old Bangorians. Sir Cuthbert and Lady Quilter, the Hon. Lilian Douglas Pennant, and Lady Aline Vivian attended the marriage of Lieut.- Col. Arthur Sutherland, M.C, Black Watch, witfh Ruby, daughter of the late Capt. Mellor and Mrs Guy Vivian, which took place at Leicester Square, London, Otn Wednesday,

I THE CHURCHES. I The Bishop of Chester's engagements are to be announced in next month's issue of the Chester Diocesan Gazette." The October number states that tho Diocesan Conference will be hold on November 27 The Bishop of Liandaff has given £500 to the Liandaff Workmen's Club and In- stitute in naemory of his eon who was killed in the war. j

3fE TF CHANCELLOR OF BAN GOB t CATHEDRAL. The Bishop of Bangor has appointed the Rev. Cadwgan Powell Price, rector of Machynlleth as Chancellor of Bangor Cathedral, in succession to the late Canon Owen Lloyd W illiams, Llanrhyddlad, An- glesey. The new Chancellor was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford, graduating in 1879. In 1880 he was ordained deacon, his first curacy being Llanidloes. From 1890 to 1910 he was rector of Festiniog- eum-Maentwmg, and was appointed rector of Machynlleth in 1910, as well as rural dean of Cyfeiliog and Mawddwy.

NEW CANOY OF BANGOR. I RECTOR OF LLANDUDNO I APPOINTED. 1 The Bishop of Bangor has appointed the Rev. LL R. Hughes, rector of Llandudno, to the vacant canonry in Bangor Cathe- drat 'l.ne new canon is M.A. of Queen's College, Oxford, and was successively curate of Festiniog and Carnarvon, and vioar of Portmadoc' before coming to Llandudno. As a clergyman and preacher he is well-known to a large circle outside Wales owing to the number of English visitors who attend the Llandudno churches in the season and to the extent to which he is asked to preach on special occasions in English parishes. For some years he was the secretary of the Diocesan Church Extension Society, and on the re- eent formation of the Diocesan Board of Finance he was appointed trcasui-er to the Board for the Bangor diocese. He is also a member of the governing body of the Church in WTales. All through the war he served as chaplain of the forces, and was sensor chaplain of the Welsh Army r Corps.

CHURCH CONGRESS. I MESSAGE TO THE WELSH CHURCH. I The Chunn Congress, under the presi- dency of tho Bishop of Peterborough, opened at Leicester on Tuesday, and will close on Friday evening. In the foreneo.i there was n. civic reception at the Town Lall, in which the Free Church Council joined. A !t)(?sa?' was d?patfhed to t?c Bishoo of St. Asaph (?xp)c?ii? sympathy with the L htothren of the W elsh Church in the trial through which they had passed and hoping that in the new organisation of the Church they might be strengthened by Divine guwlancc. REPLY I ROM THE BISHOP OF I ST. ASAPH. The Bishop of Peterborough announced on Wednesday that the following reply had been received from the Bishop of St Asaph to tb. message sent by Congress on the previous day:- I will lay your mea- sage before the next rnt-ci.ii)g of the gov- erning body. They, I am sure, will deeply appreciato this expression of the Church Congress with the disestablished and di- endowed Church in Wales."

NATIONAL CLERICAL I UNION. A NORTH WALES BRANCH. I A North Wales branch of the National Clerical Union is being formed, with the Rev. J. Griffiths, M.A., Rhcwstryfan, as honorary seoretary. The aims of the Union are set out as follo-,vs:- 1. To approach Parliament as a corporate body to obtain a Commission to report on the condition of the clergy and the disa- bilities under which they labour. 2. To obtain a minimum wage of R400 a year for all clergy—beneficed and unbene- ficed. 3. To pool tihe livings so that the present disparities may no longej exist-all clergy to be paid from a central fund. 4. To advocate the compulsory retire- ment of all ranks in the Church at the age of 70 on an adequate pension. 5. To provide a scheme on a self-contri- butory basis for the ii-idotv-s and orphans of the clergy. 6. To transfer the maintenance of vicar- age houses on the Ecclesiastical Commis- sioners. The preliminary fee for those joining tlhe Union is 5s, and the annual subscription is to be decided upon at the firsjfc meeting of the Union.

TSE NATIOIAnSATION OF MINES. Once more England is threatened with cavil war, and this time in connection with the proposed "oaiMonalisataon" of mines. It appears to be the more prudent oourse to treat this threat seriously, though of oourse without exaggeration. It is quite true that there is no large body of men in the kingdom which desires civil war, and the lightning strike of railwaymen, in spite of Mr J. H. Thomas' strong lan- guage, never brought us within view of any such, disaster. But unhealed differ- ences must in the long run lead to an ex- plosion and there can be no doubt that the miners have set their hearts on tuis particular change, and that they have the general support of the whole body of organised Labour; whilst on the other hand the Government has met the demand with a flat refusal. Till now labour de- mands have been met by large concessions in wages and hours; and even this process cannot in the long run avoid civil oon- flict, because it leads directly to national bankruptcy. In this case the demand, on the surface of it, doe.s not touch the ques- tion of money. Yet Nation ah sation, bluntly stated, means two things; first that the mines are to be taken away from their present owners; secondly, that the miners are to be able to dip to any extent into the public purse, and in exchange to supply an amount of coal far below the | public necessities. Such claims no sane Government can concede. It may be that there arc other forms of nationalisa- tion which can be granted without in- volving general ruin it will be one of the aims of tl1Pse adiclcs to consider and de- fine any such proposals. But so far the miners have shown no disposition to accept nationalisation except on their own terms. If a collision is to come. it is well for both parties to consider beforehand not only the justice of their cause, but also the forces which they can bring into action. There can be no real negotiation between parties when one of the two is conscious of its own weakness, and has made up its mind, in the last resort, to surrender. There is 110 doubt that this is the attitude of a large part of the public, and possibly it is alsc> the attitude of tho Government; the brave words of the Prime Minister cannot altogether convince those who have observed how often they have been fol- lowed in the past, and notably in dealings with the miners, by a conij>lcte abdication of I is I. For those who contem- plate sueh a surrender these articles are not written: they assume that resistance may be a duty, and that in any ease it is a po-ssibility. The two parties that may come into con- flict cannot accurately be described as Capital and Labour, or as Government and Revolution. The amount of capital invested in the mines is relatively small, and its treatment is the least of tho practical difficulties; and only organised Labour stands 011 the side of the miners. Of those who labour "with hand or head" a great proportion support the Govern- ment, as was shown by the General Elec- tion. Perhaps the opponents can most fairly be described as the "Doiiocratic and Soviet" parties. The Government relies on the Parliamentary vote of tho majority of electors: all those who con- front it are agreed in setting up as a superior power an elaborate hierarchy of committees, reaching its apex somewhere in the atmosphere of the Trades Union Congress. From this hierarchy all but manual labourers are carefully excluoed; even the few intellectuals'' of the middlo okusses who have allied themselves to organised Labour are held in strict sub- jection, and allowed no real voice in the determínatioil of policy. liurtlicr tho [ organisation consistently expresses its ad I miration, and tenders its support. to the Russian Bolshevists. Without using any hard words, it must be said frankly that the whole movement tends to establish SovieJt Government in the United King- dom. Within the movement there are many shades of temperament and opinion. It is never right to underrate the attraction of Revolution in itself. The pulling down of established Government, the humbling and even the 'extermination of tho "rich," the glare of burning factories and the tang of bullets exercise in all countries a fascina- tion 01. discontented and unsettled minds. There is a real and dangerous revolution- ary clement in the United Kingdom, and if civil war conies, this element will be oh the miners' side. There arc also the Syndicalists. Their programme is simple; it is to wrest each industry in turn from its present capitalist" owners, to hand it over to committees of the workers in it, and then to exploit the national needs by providing the smallest possible production at the highest possible price. Syndicalism is an imitation of "cornering" as practised by unprincipled financiers, and it makes its a.pjjeal directly to the love of money. It ha.s been preached amongst the miners for the last twenty years, and has a strong hold upon them. The Syndicalists will bo ardent supporters of the miners' cause, which fits in well with their ultimate aims. The bulk of organised Labour is neither Revolutionary nor Syndicalist, but Marxist; that is it consists of men who have mo.re or leiss persuaded theniselves that Caplfal rightly belongs to the work- ers in each industry, that all the fruits of production belong to theso workers, and that the industries can be taken over and run by their committees for the good of the nation at large. From this point ot view all civic activities which are not on Trades Union lines are superfluous and parasitic. Government itself is unneces- sary, beoa.use all questions of price (no other question is taken into account) can be settled by reasonable discussion between the parties. The Marxists are theorists, and if their theory is right, nationalisa- tion on the minors' lines should be con- coded at oaice. One or two millions of men are convinced that it is right, and are not opan to discussion on the point: they will, therefore, support the miners without hesitation. Lastly, thoro are iu the ranks of organ- ised Labour groat numbers of men who belong to none of these groups, but are allied by their convictions to the Demo- cracy. Nevertheless they are held to tho Soviet organisation by its mechanical per- fection. They have not the nerve to face either the armaments that are constantly dinned into their ears, or the physical force with which they know that at .y active opposition will bo met. Their present stronghold is in the ballot; and the ballot is the last refuge of those who axe about to be defeated. It is plain then that the Soviet party disposes of a formidable force and a highlv- developed organisation, it also possesses efficient leaders. For every step taken by Government the of the Soviet have long ago prepared a counterinove: their own strategic policy" remains con- cealed by the fact that, though it is ogwpjy proclaimed, no one on the Governr^iit side pays any attention to it. ù: every respact the Soviet position correspond s closely to that of the Central Powers at the outbreak of the war, and its adherents a.re equally confident of an early and com- plete victory. Nevertheless that victory is far from assured: there arc forces in bemg, and others in course of development, which may thwart it. First amongst these is the group of so-called extremists or "young bloods" on the Government side-, men who see with clear vision that the Soviet movement means not only their own ruin but the downfall of the >\ hole tra- dition of English rationality. There is also the Government; not the War Cabi- net (which cannot be counted on), but the rank and tile of Government officials who have conducted the war and are now build- ing up an organisation for the mainten- ance of civic order. There are hundreds of thousands of ex-soldiers and ex-sailors, who without being very clear as to tlhe Soviet theory, yet feel acutely that com- fortable and well-paad jobs are being monopolised by men who did not take their fair share in the trials of the war. Besides these there is a large number of independent workers, who having always been self-reliant, come promptly to tho assistance of Government whoa the at- tempt is made to hold up the nation to ransom. Further, there is a small but growing body of theorists on the side of the democracy, that is, of men who both by the study of history and economics, and by the more direct observation of tho) Bolshevik experiment, are convinoed that the Soviet party should be resisted to the 'I Wtter imid. The railway strike did a great service to the community by showing bar muoh could be accomplished at a few hours' notice by a combination of these groups. The whofe force thus gathered together has shown it«;If su?Hcioatly strong to coN wiA one of the most powerful Trade Un- ions, but it is still far fr ?tbfeng & qiatch for ?hat combination of a? the Soviet forces which is slowly, but with determina- tion, concentrating against ib. It is therefore necessary to take into account the still larger numbers of those who have not yet declared themselves on 1 ither side. The old political parties, Conservative. Liberal, and Socialist, are all decadent bodies certain to maintain neutrality in the effort to prolong their u-cless lives. The police and the army have their part to play, but it will be concerned with non- essentials: a civic strifo can only bo deter- mined by civio organisations based on voluntary service. The action of the Par- liamentary Labour Party is more difficult to forecast. By the very law of its being it is called upon to defend Parliamentary institutions, and) in such leaders as Mr Henderson and Mr Gos'ing it possesses real personalities ambitious of playing the-i i nart in a Labour Government, and sincere- I ly averse to civil war. Jn this group ar.: found the "mediators" "ho effected the settlement of the railway strike, and wh) are even now planning a similar settlement of the problem of nationalisation. But it must, not be forgotten that these men tr., quite unable to control the organisations to which they owe their power; and it civic peace is not preserved, the Parlia- mentary Labour Party also will eitiit into two parts arid count for nothing. There still remains the latent force of those men and women, probably an abso- lute majority of the inhabitants of the Bri- tish Isles, who have as yet joined neither side, who are incredulous of coiniig dan. ger, and who pin their faith to uniimite 1 largess from tho bottomless purse" of the nation as a remedy for the disturbance i-, hch they politely call" industrial Uk rest." Just, the same men and women iL the spring of 1914 disbelieved the possi- bility of a European war. Now Vile Soviet leaders rcckon 0.1 them as supporters, be cause by their constant clamour "or goii- erosity" they help to exhaust the public purso and fill the coffers of the opposition. But the experience of i014 suggests that when tho comes they may take the other side: and little as they arc given to abstract thinking, the fear of national bankruptcy is steadily gaining a grip 011 their minds. If a cris:s arises, this part of the community will cgain display its stubborn good qualities, and neithev outcry nor suffering wi'l shift it from its posi- tion. The .-oviet party may possibly fin;f that it will not even be willing to iistea to the seductive p."ea of a negotiated peace Civil war is a grave evil, but it is not so gravo as political or economic decay, and under certain circumstances it may be a necessary condition of revived civic life Opinions must differ as to the circum- stances which may make it necessary ■ but if, is not wise to shut our eyes to its pos- sibility, or to cover up the. ug\y nrospect by unreal phrases. ue-h a phrase now cur- rent is "economic pressure." Economic pressure, as interpreted by tho Sovi. party, means a design to crush the re- sistance of opponents by coilti and huage.\ and to weaken the State by demoralising fti finance. Those steps are in themselves produce conditions in which con- flicts of violence will be un- avoidable. Even those who think the danger is exaggerated cannot deny that, it is prudent to provide agaaast it In what then consists 'he provision which should now be made ? In two things, preparation for peace and preparation for defence. Tn the next article preparation for peaoo will be discussed: its main purport must be con- sideration of the fundamental issues of the industrial conflict, with tihe intention of offering to organised Labour the utmost concessions consistent with the national, welfare. Such a prog;t mme cannot be re- conciled with the policy of opportunism which all G oxemmcnts arc tempted to pursue-, it means holding firmly to prin- ciples and disregarding detai's: it means tic presentation of the nation's cause as .t whole to public view, and the enunciation r" a policy which will rely the largest 110< • sible forces for defence, wilust abstain- insr from all provocation to possible ag- gressors. It. will offer peace, and count on pcace. But. it will nci blind itse^ to the possibility that peace may be refused, and m tiitt -cos(-a will give way to prepara- tion for defence. In the third attempt will be made to show in a genera1 way how that defence mav be effective. A second article on the Nationalisa- tion question will appear next week.

BANGOR CATHEDRAL. PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO THE FALLEN. (To the Editor.) Sir,—Some months ago you were good enough to allow me to mako it known, through your columns, that it had been decided to pLaoe in the Cathedral a memorial to all officers and men belonging to Bangor who sacrificed their lives for their country in the groat war, and to itika, their names upon it. I have now i b ( received from the Rev. T. Shankland a list cf these ou.r heroes which, with the help of his daughter, he lias prepared for us. It may be that it is not quite com- plete, and I am a.nxious that all, whose rel.ations and friends desire it, should be included. Chico the list is sent to the engraver it will not be possible to add to it. I shall, therefore, be grateful to re- ceive, witlhin the next fortnight, any names which may not have been sent in to Mr Shankland. It is estimated that the tablet will cost about £ 150, probably more. Dc.na,t,:ons, large or small, towards making up the required amount may be sent to me. or paid to the credit of "The Memorial Tablet Fund" at Lloyds Bank, Bangor. —Yours, etc., GRIFFITH ROBERTS. The Deanery. Bangor, | October 16th, 1919. It ha.s not yet be1)n decided in wliat part of the Cathedral the memorial tablet shali be placed. It is proposed to erect adjacent to the Cathedral a Memorial Ctiapel to -tlio fallen, and this would be a fitting place for the tablet. On this p.ropo-Sal one of the most eminent ecclesiastical architects is being consult- ed, but should the suggestion of a Memo- rial Chapel not mature, the tablet will probably be j,laced in the Cathedral transept.—Editor, N. JT. Ch.

BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE ?tR DAVID DAV1ES. LLANDI?AM. (To the Editor of the Chi-oiticle.) Sir,—The existing links with the early daya of Welsh industrial activity are fa.s. disaV- pearing. and Iwforo all are gone I ffp! that, advantage should be taken of IJIC opportunity to record the life of my grandfather, UH, late Mr David Davies. of Llandinam. 1 have therefore commissioned Mr W. Hughes Jones to prepare a biography, and I shall be greatly obliged if any of yoiic rea-ders who are in possession of material., cither in the nature of correspondence or rel rainiscenccs which might be included in the book, would communicate with him at 26a, St. Paul's-avenue. Willesden Green. London, —Yours, etc.. DAVID DAVIES.

THE WEATHER. The weather this week has been remark- ably fickle, and work on the land has con- sequently been much interrupted. On Monday and Tuesday heavy showers of rain and hail fell, and the cold wind rose almost to a gale. Those whose occupa.- tion took them into the mountain districts in Carnarvonshire found snow lying to a considerable depth, and some difficulty was experienced by shepherds in bringing sheep to the lowlands. Yesterday and to- day the barometer is slowly rising, but the temperature is still low and the sky over- cast

r wits A K HORNE-ROBERTA, I After a protracted Ulnm Mrs A. Wynne Horn e-Roberte, wife of the Rev, H. R. Roberts, B.D., rector of Llanengan, passed away on Thursday. She was a native of Bethosda, being a. daughter of the late Mr RicharcJ Horne, liodloaieb. Mrs Borne-Roberta was highly rospected in Lloyn. For many years she rendered her husband most valuable help ae < organist and Sunday Sohool-t,.e.ach.er. Some years ago ahe presented to Glan ogwen Church ja most valuable oagJt; brass Seotern in memory of her father and mother. A similar gift--biit now in oak design, in or- der to fit in with the ancient character of the building-was made to Llatnengan Church a few years age. There are eev- esral other tokens of her munificence in the parish. Great sympathy is felt with the rector and his two children in their sorrow. On Monday the body was interred in Ilanllerhid Churchyard. After a private service in tho house the sympathy of the parishioncriS was expressed at a largely- attended service in Llanengan Parish Church, at which the Rural Dean of Lleyn (the lli-v. H. J. Menley) officiated- Later the body was conveyed by road in a motor charabanc to Llanllecliid. The churches at Uanengan and A bersoch were represented by the wardens and sidesmen, whilet Mr W. Williams, Punt-v-Gwair. re- presented the Parish Council. At Llan- llechid the body was met at the entrance to the village by the Rector of LAanllechid (Rov. Evan Davies, R.D.), and the choir, under the conductorship of Mr D. Llew- elyn, Church School. The cortege wended its way towards the ohuroh singing "0 Fryniau Oaersalem" and other hymns. The first part of the service was read by tne, rector. Psalm 95 was sympathetically chanted- The anthem was "Blessed be the Lord God of Israd. Outside the ser- vice was taken by the Rev. R. R. Roberts, vicar of St. Thomas', Llandwrog, and the service concluded with a most pathetic rendering of "Oleum mwyn" by the choir. Flowers and wreaths were sent. by Father and children; Rev. and Mrs R. R. Ro- berts, St. Thomas' Mrs Dr. Evans, Garth; Mrs Wi, ,i, Abersoeth: Mr and Mrs Lloyd, Bodiondeb, Betiiesda (who sent flow- ers from the garden at Mrs IIorne-Roberts' cr.d home); Mrs Williams, IIendre, Aber- soc-li; Mrs Williams, Llangefni; Miss Owen, do. Mrs Owen Roberts. A bersoch; etc.

i MR CHARLES H. MARSHALL. I The death of Mr C. H. Marshall, of ¡ Huddersfield, occurred on Wednesday morning at the West End Hotel. Pwllheli, where he and Mrs Marshall had been stay- ing since the fit week in September. Two or three day. after his arrival he had a seizure, from which he never re- covered, ill. spite of every oare and atten- tion. Mr Marshall, who was 65 years of age, was weU known in Pwllheli, having regu- larly spent his holidays in the town for over 30 years. He was registrar and high bailiff of Holmlrrth Comity Court, and was one of the beet known men in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Admitted as a soli- tor in 1882 he had been in active practice up to the time of his visit to Pwllheli. His genial disposition and bright, breezy nature endeared him to all who knew him. He was one of the most generous of men, and Pwllheli fishermen osnecially will sin- cerely regret his loss, for he was extreme- ly kind to them. and never ref used to assist any deserving case. His remains were interred on Friday in the little churchyard at Bodfean, four miles from Pwllheli, the funeral being strictly private. The mourners were: Mrs Marshall (wife), Miss Margaret Marshall (an adopted dai-whterl. Mr Sbaw (Mr Marshall's managing clerk), and Dr. E. I SheUon Joue.s. The Rev. George rector of Bodfean, and the Rev. John Ed- wards, vicar of PwllheLi, officiated.

¡ REV, J. STEAD MAN PARRY. I The death is announced, after a linger- ing irnc.ss. of the J. Steadman Parry. B.A., late of Tcdbuni St. Mary's, Exeter. He was the sen of the iatc Mr and Mrs Parry. Bay View, Menai I Bridge, ind va,s for several years curate of Dyifr>-ii Merioneth. H > leaves a. wife. The Lmclil took at Braunton, North Devon.

DEATH OF OWEN RHOSCOMYL I Lie nt.-Colonel Arthur Owen Vaughan, D.S.O., O. B. lieKer known throughout Wales under his IJw.n-û<pJume "Owen Rhos- eomyl." died in London 011 Wednesday, after an operation. A native of the Vale of Clwyd, born fifly- ome years ago, Colonel Vaughan gave rein early in life to his consuming love of adven- ture. As he once wrote of hinrself ir a COIl- fidenilal note, "My life his been spent froiri b6yltood ih wandering, stock-riding, prospect- ing. hnntinig, scout;ng, and fighting, wherever fighting was to l>e had." The funeral will take place at Rhyl to- moirow with military honours.

HOME TEACHING SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND. I ANNUAL MEETlGOF NOR'rl! II WALES BRA-N,Ilfl. I The annual meeting of the North Wales Teaching Socic'ty for the Blind wan held last week at Bangor, undca- the presi- dency of the Dean of Bangor. The 37th annual report, presented by the secretary (Miss Griffith, Portmadoc), cftated that with regret the committee had to ac- cept the resignation which Miss Ellis (teacher) wa.s compelled to offer through ill-health. Mice Ellis had been a teacher for 37 years, and had proceeded on her mission of mercy in fair and foul weather. She must have walked literally thousands of miles visiting thoso who needed her ministrations. Small wonder that to the blind the Society wae known as Mies Ellis' Society. The committer sympathised with their treasurer (Mr Webster) in the great loss ho had sustained by the death of his wLfe, who was much jnt.e.reskd in the work of the Society. The North West Counties Association had made a greatly appreciated gift to the library of 30 volumes in Braille type. As showing the intellectual effort the blind were capable of when supplied with embos-sed literature, the committee stated that Mr Edward Metcalfe, of L-lan- rwst, who entered for a Scripture exami- nation, came out fiftii in the county. An- other class of reader to whom Mcontype Ls invaluable was exemplified by Catherine Roberts, an old womnn living by lierself at. Llanfair P. G., who wanted her teacher to know that she had learnt the parable of the prodigal son by heart. Thomas Ro- berts, late of C-aaserea, had been appointed teacher to the blind at Portsmouth. The treasurer (Mr Webster) reported that tho receipts for the year were JC548 8 3d and the expenditure S:372 12s 5d. As the sick and industrial branch the income wa, S120 4s 9d and the expenditure ka ?e report wa? adopted, on the motion 128 10d. on t l ic? Ynoti n of Mr II. F. P.?rhins.

I MAYORALTY OF BANGOR. I Alderman R J. Williams, on Wednesday night, accepted the mayoralty of Bangor for the seventh successive year. Considerable pressure was brought upon Alderman Williams to accept the mayor- alty. Signed by all the members of the City Council a letter to the following effect wa's sent1 to him:— We, members of the Bangor City Council wish to express to you our sincere desire that you should accept the mayoralty for another year. We are sensible of our deep obligation to you and to Mrs Williams for your self- sacrificing services during the last six years, and hesitated) before we asked you to undertake the duties for another year but the fact that it is proposed to grant tha freedom of the city to two distinguished citizens of the Empire dur- ing the coming year impels us to ask you to take this office once more, for we are convinced that none could represent the town on that occasion with more dignity and propriety than yourself and Mrs W illiams. j

r CHURCH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT PENY. OBOES. OOUNTBR-ATTRAOTTONS TO PUBLIC-HOUSE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The annual Conference of the above was convened at the Town BAR, Pcny- groes, on Wednesday. In the afternoon a conference of clergy and delegates was held under the presidency of the Lord Bishop of the Diocese. Oanon J. P. Lewis, Llanysitumdwy, read a paper on the new campaign of the Church of ESngiand Temperance Society. The campaign is called the Merrie Eng- land Campaign." Canon Lewis explained 1 that the name and history of the names had a good name in England, but in Wales it carried no infiuenoe. He considered that such a title as Cymru Jan, gwlad y gan," would be much more suitable a title. He offered a prize of Zs- 6d for a really suggestive Welsh title to the cam- paign. In the first place it must be under- 800M what the new movement meant. Under the presidency of the Archbishop and Bishop of London the C.E.T.S. had come to the conclusion that the time had arrived to arouse the Church to a sense of its responsibility towards the returned soldiers and its duty to face the difficult problems of the day, through bettering the homes and the houses of the people; taking more interest in the health of thq people and opening temperance houses in all the populous centres. They must also support and lead the young people in the pr,omo,timi of amusements, which included sports. Mr Gladstone said it was their duty to make it difficult to do wrong and easy to do right. This maxim contained the spirit of the campaign. Such meetings as literary societies, competitive*, ought to be made full use of in each case. He advocated the formation of dramatic ■societies and tho organisation of pageants in order that young men and women should have proper resorts during their leisure hours. Tempe-rance could be pro- moted by establishing a cafe in each populous district, but it must be made a place of real comfort- and undoubted clean- liness. Social gatherings could be utilised to fester the spirit of brotherhood amongst the people. The speaker went on to ex- plain that- the C.E.T.S. were now engag- ing the services of exports in order to supply authoritative information on such subjects as housing, health, salutation. At the present time some of the most eminent physicians in the country were engaged in studying the question of mga.geti '?i st-tidvjiig tl-,e que?,t,'O" 4>f Archdeaoon Lloyd Jones, in opening the discussion, referred to Bands of Hope as best means of introducing the subject of the campaign to young minds. He sug- gested that a novel plan would be. if possible, for delegates of t-he ot to viat different children's guilds up and down the diocese in order to bring and impress the matter before those in charge of the child- re-ii. The Diocesan Secretary (Rev. R. R. Ro- berts, Llandwrog) explained that the C.E.T.S. had brought out a suitable hand- book on temperance and character. He considered that if itl! the Churches In the diocese made use of that handbook their ,org,aiii,g-i,tio,ii would be much move com- plete than it had been in the The temperance question was now much more extensive than in former years. Such questions as the drug habit., purity in general came within its scope and in view of the prevalence and the disastrous results to body and sould of these terrible sins he called upon Church people to come out in aid of the only society which has as its aim the purifying and uplifting of the country. Rev. Towyn Jones, rector of Llanllvfni, was of opinion that a branch of the society should be formed in each parish. He had worked in 4 parishes, and not once yet had he seen a C.E.T.S. branch in full working orded'. He suggested that the organising secretary should coiicentralo in the first instance his efforts in this direction. Mr T. H. Wynne, Bangor, said there was a danger iu his opinion of the society undertaking too much at a time. Englaaid could not be changed in a day, and he wa-s inclined to the opinion expressed by the secretary tliat bad housing accommoda- tion was at the bottom of our troubles. He had listened to many excellent sugges- tions mad e that afternoon. His only com- ment upon them Nvas, let them all re- turn home feeling that it was a rrsoluù duty to solve some of them." Mr Hugh Jones, lay reader, Ta.lysara, tlid that since adverting that conference many of the soldiers and young people had asked him if it wa.s their intention to take some definite step to provide some- thing for the young people. He hoped that the conference would be productive of a "centre." He would not say whjat kind of a centre. There were others pre- sent who knew better than he how to pro- ceed. Mr J. Williams, Penrhosgarnedd, and Glynllyfnwy, Penygroes, continued the r discussion on similar lines. The Lord Bishop of the diocese, at the oonelusion, summed up the arguments, and hoped- come of the suggestions would materialise. In the evening a tonei-a.1 meeting was held at the Town Hall. the Rev. Towyn Jones in the chair. The Nant-llo Vale Band was in attendance and played selec- tions of music. Mr R. Jones Morris. Tai- j sarnau, and the De-m of Badger did not ma?e fheir appearance. The Rev. Canon Lewis, of Llanystumdwy, gave a sum- mary of the paper n > read in ine after- noon. Short addresses were also delivered by the Revs R. R. Roberts, the organising secretary, Hugh Jones, curate, Penygroes. the Archdeacon of the Deanery, and Mr J. Williams, lay reader, of Penrhosgarnodd.

ROYAL ANGLESEY YACHT CLUB. PRESENTATION TO CAPT. LANGDON. At a meet.ing oi members the,, Royal Anglesey Yacht Club held on Saturday, wlwn the Commodore, Sir H. Wiliianis liulkeley, 1 Bart., C.B., presided over a largo attendance, j Captain J-angdon, K.N., who is resigning the position of lion, secretary, which he has held for 12 years1, wa; presented in recognition of his services with an 15= -carat- golt EIJgJisl1 lever watch, suitably inscribed, and n cheque. In making the presentation the Commodore referred to the sincere regret felt by all the iit, znl)crs at Captain Langdon's departure, ai- so to the i,ntere«; he had taken in the club and its affairs during the time he' had tcle(I as hon. secretary. Captain lAligdoii suitably acknowledged, and expressed the hope th.-wt he might often find it possible to come and visit his ol.-k frif ",bds in the locality. Captain Langdon was elected a life member of the club. i-

ENGINEERS' WAGES. Owing to an engineering conference at York the conference with Sir Robert llorm (the Minister of Labour) of representatives of employers and unions in the engineering and shipbuilding trades to discuss the consolida- tion of war advances and war bonuses into permanent rates of wages and the extension of the Wages (Temporary Regulation) Act. which was fixed for Tuesday, was postponed, and will probably not take place until next week.

MEETING THE RAILWAYMEN. In accordance with its undertaking to re- eiime negotiations with the railwaymen after full resumption of work by the strikers, the Government met the men's representatives on Tuesday.

NEW A.S.E. SECRETARY. Mr Tom Mann has been ejected secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers. The election was by ballot, and Mr Mann secured a huge majority over his opponent- for tho post, Mr J. Kaylor.

NATIONALISATION. PLANS FOR BIG LABOUR CAMPAIGN. It is stated that plans axe well afrarced for launching almost immediately a big Labour campaign in favour of nationalisation. In this the Parliamentary Committer of the Trades Union Congress, the Labour Party, and the Miners' Federation are co-operating, and many prominent Labour leaders will take part. The campaign will embrace the whole of the country, and the proposal is to have it in full swing by the time the special Trades Union Congress is called to consider the ac- tion to be taken following the Prime Minis- ter's reply to the deputation. The special congress will not be held until after the Washington Labour Conference, bnfc it is cxpected to take place before Christmas

With iht of Winter Tirtu this Establishment will clost taih day at 6 0 clock, r £ i !t ?s Time You Bought  your j Winter Coat. |  ?? ? Winter Coat.   L  pVERYONE is thinking = EVEftYONE is thinking == =: fyour 1   '? 1 ?E""S?? ?t ? Coat. Give up thinking and EE ? Z?/ 7  ?'?''BLi ] S ? come and look at our big sel- ? ? —  r'jf ] ? N ection of warm Winter Coats -=  ??-'??J ? ??J -Th?R rij r' t ?:6? in ?? New Wrap Styles and EE prices that climb by easy EE stages. ?  t\??t'"?'-? INHERE are Wraps i n TVelours Trimmed Fur EE  B -Cosy Blanket Cloth Coats- =§ := RT — '— Smart Tailored Tweed Coats- == E?  -?- *? ? all are made of hard-wearing ? 1 wool materials and are designed H ?   '?* to give years of honest service. =§ ?OREOVER—you W:Il § ? &E-AiL J t —J t iY* admit that in every e= ? ?-?.?-,?-< instance prices are entirely == instance prices are ent1reJy justified. ? !?))? Wartskrs? ? v v ? *?t?? By the Cat4edral, EE I Don't /o?? to look at the New | Bangor, EE EE j | ?M?MWft H<t? <!?? Fashionable  EE Ttl. 91 to all Departments? EE j Fur Sets. Tel. 91 to all Departments. — "it'iiiillliiilllii'iiiili.illiiiiilliilliililiiiiiiiHilliiiHINitllllll iiiilltiiilll!ini{iM!il.'BHijfi

Births, Marriages and Deaths. Births, Marriages, Deaths, and in Memor- iam Notioes must be authenticated and prepaid), 5s for not more than Four Linee, and 6d for each additional line. "Forthcoming Marriages," 75 td per insertion. Lists of Wedding Presents and Funeral Wreaths. 3s 6d per inch. ••Acknowledgments," 3a per p: rajjrapb. BIRTHS. JONE"Octol-er 8th, at Holyhead, to John and Adele Jones, a son (both doing wc'H. MOON. October 13th, at He Nurj-injr Home, 1, Green lidge., Beaumaris, to M rand Mrs S. V. Moon, of Guildford. Surrey, a son. MARRIAGES. DUKE WILLIAMS—RUNDALL— On the 11th October, at the Parish Church, Ha.-le- mere Capi. Ronald Duke Williams, MMI of W. T. Duke Williams, of Bottafon, Lfantaritf- am, Mon. to Marjorie, widow of Capt. A. M. Randall, of the 4th Gurkha Rfflc. India'* Army, daughter of the late Frank T. Maraud), of Ncwostic-on-Tyne. IIUMPH-R-.UY, J(JNEI-Oct<)L,r 7th at Bangor, Richard, son of Mrs Thomas Ifunt- I phroys,* l)in,as, Carnarvon, to Sissio, daughter of the Ia.te Mr and Mrs Jones. Plas Lianfa^ lan. Carnarvon. ItAWKINS-LEWIS.-Oc-tober 11th, at St. Mary's, Liscard, George. Caprccl, fourth sw» of Mrs Ilawkins. of Liscard. and tif lato Joseph Hawkins, of Roby, to Louisa (Lucy), fourth daughter of Mrs Lewis, of Caroarvoii- road. Bangor. GAItICETT-TIEN--RY.-On August 21.. at All Saints' Church. Shillousr, Lirui.-Coiom.J E. C. M. Garrett. to Gwendoline Henry, eltiozl daughter of Mrs Henry, and of tho late Llewelyn John Henry, of Lyganyweni, Halkyn. NliTTALL—WILLIAMS—On October 8th. at the Parish Church, Halkyn, by the Rev. J. F. Recs, rcctor, Mr Francis Nultai', of Pcntre Halkyn, Holywell, to Eikn Jane, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Witliaiiis, chemist, of Che-ter. and granddaughter of the late Rev. Thomas Hughes, of Cheder. DEATHS. BURNS.-Oil the 10th iiut- at No. ?, Gambicr-terrace, Bangor, Charles, the tsftli sou of Mrs and the late Mr Win. Burns, il;UÍ' 34 years. PARII.Y.-On the 28th SeptemVr. after a lingering illness, the death occurred of the Re v. J. Stead ma n Parry, B.A.. late Rector of Todburn, St.. Mary's, Exeter, South Devon, the dearly-beloved husband of Frances Lou- isa, Parrv and only son of the laic Mr and Mrs Parry. Bay View. Mcnai Bridge. Angle- sey, for several years curate of DytTryt), Merioneth. JONES.-Oct,ol)cr iltit, suddenly, at bank House, 11, Evcrton-road, Liverpool, in her 09th year, Eliza Jane, widow of the late W. O. Jones (North and South Wales Bank, litd.), and eldest daughter of the hue John Mendus Jones Banaror, BAMFORI).—On the 12th at Liverpool Anne Hotel. Bangor, Joseph, the Moved hus- band of EUen Bamfurd, in his 5?th year. ROLL OF HONOUR. WILLIAMS.—In loving memory of Sam Marsliall Williams, late G.P.O.. Bangor, and Menai Bridge, the second son of Mr W. WiS- liams, and Mrs C. E. Williams 65, Orme-road, (late of 23, Fair Yiew-road). died of nalaria, Mesopotamia, Octobrr 13th, 1918, aged 22 years, sadly misted by father, mother, bro. thers,' sisters, and all relatives. Hie weary lioiir4 and days of pain, His troubled nights are passed; His ever patient worn-out frain3 Has found sweet rest at last. PARRY.—In loviiig memory of our dear son, Pte. John H Parry, Liaueilian House, H9, Carnarvon-road, who died October lStb, 1918. at Poona, India. We are always thinking of you, dear son, And wonder how you (lied, With no one near you Who loved you dear. Before you clowsf your eyes. Fondly rememHercd by mother and father, sisters and brothers, lani'arvon-road, Ban- gor, also his fiancee, Fora Evans. HUGHES. In fond and affectionate re- membrance of our dear brother, O. R. Hughes (Dick), of R.M.S. "Leiustcr, at- ways in thoughts ot his brothers and sisters, Edward, Jack. Grace, Madge, at 9, Boston- street, also Lillah at Sefton Park, Liverpool. The fairest flowers are first to fall, A brother true and !>rave: The dearest, fondest, best of all. Has found a hero's grave. HUGHES.—In lovinsr memory of our dear sou, O. R. Hughoj (Dick), who was seriousfy scalded through "ie torpedoing of U.M.S. "Leinster," on October 10th. and died from. injuries in King George V: Hospital, Dub- lin. on October 17th, 1918, and was buried oit October 21st, at Maeshyfryd Cemetery. Deeply mourned by mother and father, 9, Boston street, Holyhead. All on his lonely bed lie lay. No one but strangers near him No one to console him on his last day. No mother's affection to cheer him, What pain he bore we never knew. We did not sw him die; We only know that he has gone. And never said good-bye. Our hero. He has anchored his soul In the haven of rest: He'll sail the wild seas no more; The tempest may sweep O'er the wild stormy deep. But, in Jesus he's safe ever more. HUGHES.—In ever loving memory of our ) dear brother, O. R. Hughes (Dick), who was seriously scalded on R.M.S. "Leinster," and died at King frtorge V. Hospital, Dublin, on October 17th, 1918.—Sadly m by lus bro- ther and sister-in-law, Hugh and Lizzie, 5, Edmund-street, Holyhead. Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arms hath bound the rpstJess wave; Who bid'st the mighty ocean deep. Its own appointed limits keep; 0 hear us when wo cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea. ROLL OF HONOUR. WILLIAMS.—October 10th 1918, Richard, the dearly-beloved husband of Catticrux- Wil- life on the R.M.S. "Leinster." aged £ 2 jc-ars. Just- one year has passed and gone, I ii God's good time urill be a-s one. ROACIJE.—October 16th. 193S, Thomas Wm. Roache, only son of the late Capt. Thomas Roaeho and of Mrs Roache, 63 Market-street, Holyhead, who died at the Mersey Park Mili- tary Hospital. Birkenhead, oged 24 years. He has gone, but never shall we forget him. —Hits sorrowing mother and Aunt Mary, JONES.—In loving memory of Private Ro- bert Evan Jones, 16th Battalion, R.W.F.. klia died of wounds received in act-ion, October 9th. 1918, aged 22 years. His k indlr wa's and happy smile Are pleasant to recall. He nobly did his duty, And was beloved by all. For honour, liberty and truth. He sacrificed his glorious youth. —Sadly misted by father, mother, sisters, and brothers IN MEMORIAM. PATRICK.—October 18th. 1518, at 85, Cemetery-road. Beef ton Hill. Leeds, Grace Myfanwy, dearly beloved wife of Wiliiaia Patrick, Ldandegai. Net. gone from memory, nor from love. But gone to her heavenly bOll. above. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. BAMFORD— Mrs Bamford and family de- sire to thank all friends for the. many floral tributes and kind expressions of sympathy re- in their bereavement. BlmN-Mrs Burns amt family desire to express to their many friends their sincer- cst thanks for and deep appreciation of syin- 1 nil beautiful floral tributes tendered to them in their recent bereavement. -2, Gambier-terrace, Bangor.

ANGLESEY FARM AND HOUSES SOLD, There was a crowded attendance at flife Town Hall, i-laugefni, yesterday (Thurs- day) when Messrs W. Dew aiui Son and H. Arthur Jones submitted to public auc- tion several Angesey properties. The first lot olfered comprised about L9 acres of accommodation land, now forming part of Bryngwailen Farm. L'ancrcliy- medei, and which was described by Mr Arthur Jones as some of the richest land in the IJanercbymedd district. The lot was knocked down to -Air Ilobert5. Pwilg-ynau Another portion of the fame farm (28 Acrp" in extent) evoked very spirited bidding between several well kr.ewn local farmers. The bidding opened at LACD. and quickly rose to JEKXX). and then by smaller increments to £ 1175, ;.t wit ion figure Mr Owen Edwards, of Quirt, was declared the purchaser. A corner dwelling house at Llanddaniel, known as Trcmynfa, found a purchaser 'n Mr Robert Davies, at JB400. Houses near Gaorwcn station sold up to £ 230 The vendors were represented by Mr J. S. Laurie, of Llangefni, and Mr Robyns Ower. Pwllheli.

 J H I THIS YEAR'S VINT A;ES- Reports from Messrs Hedger ani EutV-r'i vintage correspondents state that 1919 should be a vintage year for port, and that the quantity is average; that sherry should be of good quality despite the Aug- ust heat; that Burgundies aro c«p°< t<«l to be fruity, but, prices wili be vry high; ihat there should be good o'arets, about the same quantity s s last year, that 1919 should be a good vintage year for cham- pagne, of which there is abundance, and that brandies will be good in quality and small lD quantity.

I NONSENSE ABOUT WOODEN HOUSES. Lord Nevvborough (late lieutenant R.N.R.). writing from Pias Amlservt, Harlech, to the JJat'i/ Mail, says "Might I ask whether, as well butit wooden ships last for considerably over 100 years, there is any reason why wooden bouses should not last twice as lcng, con- sidering the difference in conditions under which each exists? Dr. Addison's sugges- tion that 25 years j, the life of i wooden hou is merely nonrnnsc, as Mr Jolm McLeod, of Canada, wisely remarks in hi. letter to the Daily Mail."

J. Fletcher, Ltd., Pendref Monumental Works, B&ngor LargcetStock. Best Workmanship. Lowest Prio", INSPECTION INVITED. AIM at Victoria Dock, Carnarvon MOURNING. Relief of droes details is always wel. come We devote the most con- siderate attention to all dress require- ments. <3P6TOME8. DRESSES, BLOUSES, MILMHSBX, ready to wear, fashion- able, refined, &nd right in price. WARTSKI'S, BANGOR.