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SOCIAL, I 1st BATT. ROYAL WELSH FUSI- LIERS.—"The Defeat of Austria as seen by the Seventh Division," by the Rev. E. FuBy luustr  C. Crosse, D.S.O., M.C. Fully illustra- led 7s &d net, postage 6d. Order through your bookseller or direct from the Pub- lishers, Deane a.nd Sons, 31, Museum-st., London, W.C. 1. Lord and Lady Penrhyn have left Pen- rhyn Castle, Bangor. Lord Aberconway has returned to Lon- don from the Continent. Lord Kenyon has left England for a cruise in the Eastern Seas, and will be away for several weeks. Viscount Cljyc-, only' surviving son and heir of the LarJ and Conn toss of Powis, was amonrJ'nè candidates presented for coiif,rmasioii at Etc! on St. Nicholas' Day. Lord Boston lft Lligwy, Anglesey, on Wednesday for Hedsor Wharf. Lady Boston is still unwell, and unable to under- take any public duties at present. Mr and the lIon. Mris George Bk'zard have bought the lease of 89, Eat-on-square, which will be their London address in future. When Mr Lloyd George ie presented with the freedom of Dover the (scroll will be enclosed in wood from the "Vindic- tive. At the annual meeting of the Smith- field Club, durmg the show, on Tuesday, December 9th, on the motion of Sir Bowen Bowen-Jonr, Hart. Lord Harlech was oiected president of the club foi 1920. Tho Duke of Portland was chosen as president- elect. We understand that Lady Hughes- Hunter, Plas Coch, has now no land agent, and requests that all ejftute communica- tions should be sent direct to her to Plas Coch, with Property" marked on tho envelope. Among the guests entertained by Viscount and Viscountesss Xortholiife on Wednesday night, at their residence, 1, Carlton. Gardn. wero the American Ambassador, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, and Mrs Algernon Douglas Pennant Lady Dorothie Moore, wife of Captain Charfes Moore, of the Irish Guards, gave birth to a daughter on Thursday, at Tspwnliam-Paddox, near Lutterworth, the rosidonots of her father, the Earl of Den- bigh. A marriage has been arranged, and will shortly take p!ace, between Com- mander Cyril Montague Luck, C.M.G., D.S.O., late Indian Marine, son of the lato Frederick Loeke, D.L., J.P., of Dane House, Hartlip, Kent, and Joyce Gwendolen, fourth daughter of Lieut.- Col. A. A. Ruck, late 8th (the King's) Regiment, and Mrs Ruck, of Lsg;ur, Machynlleth. FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE I Tie engagement is announced between I John Ledgard Denison, M.A., of Lincoln's Inn, barristei,-at-law, elder eon of Admiral John Denison, J.P., D.S.O., and Mrs Deni- son, of Alverstoke, and Margery Urania, eldest daughter of the Rev. and Mrs E. C. Morgan, of Newport, Essex. WEDDING OF THE HON. EVEJiMlD FEILDING. The wedding of the Hon. Everard Feilding to Miss Staiii&'awa Tomczyk ha-s taken place at St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Tunbridge Wells. Father Bern- ard Vaughan, who was assisted by Cancri Keatinge, performed the marriage service. The bride, who was given away by Capt. Charles Munro Faure, was attended by Miss Violet Butler as bridesmaid. Capt. Guy Elwes, nephew of tho bridegroom, acted as besl; man. After the reception, given by Mrs George Foster, tho newly- married pair left for the Riviera, where a villa has been lent to them by Lady Hanbury. THE Plf,RJflElf'S CHRISTMAS I VACATION. Mr Lloyd George hopes to spend a few days at Christmas at Criocieth with Mrs Uoyd George -and their family. The Primo Minister is expected to pre- side at the Christmas gathering to be held in the Institute of Llanystumdwy, on Saturday, Deoember 27th. A special featuro of the evening will be a lecture, entitled, America, 1919," to be given by Mr D. R. Daniel, of Fourorossea, a very old friend of Mr Lloyd Qeorge.

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J Mil H. BRIDGE BOBERTS. I The death took place on Thursday at Groesynyd Hospital, near Conway, of Mr Hubert Bridge Roberts, organist of Con- way Parish Church and assistant master at Conway Boys' SchooL Deceased, who was in his 38th year, was a native of St. Asaph, being the eldest son of Mr and Mrs T. F. Roberts, Clwydian. Inn. He becamo an assistant master at the St. Asaph National School?, and Studied music under Mr Llewelyn Lloyd, now of Conway, but who-was then organist of St. Asaph Cathedral, and afterwards under Dr. Wilson. For some years the late Mr Bridge Roberts held the post of deputy organist of the Cathe- dral at St. Asaph. He afterwards was appointed to a scholastic post at Peter- borough, and about 16 years ago ho was appointed organist of the Parish Church at Conway, and assistant master at the Conway Schools. He worked up an ex- tensive teaching practice at Conway, and his services as accompanist at various con- certs and eisteddfodau were in much de- mand throughout the district. In con- junction with the late Prof. Macngwyn Davies he took an active part in the es- tablishing of a Summer School of Voice Training at Llandudno Junction. His organ recitals at the Conway Church were among the most interesting and popular musical features of the borough. Shortly after deceased came to Conway, his parents emigrated from St. Asaph to America. A few yeaj-s later Mr Roberts married Miss Constance Walker, daugh- ter of Mr Walker, postmaster of Conway, whom he leaves a widow with two young ohildren. About 12 months ago he was in failing health and admitted to the Groesynyd Hospital. Through the irl- strumcntalitv of Mr Llewelyn Lloyd, a fund was opened for the benefit of his children, which included among the sub- scribers the four Bishops of Wales, as I well as such eminent musicians as Mark Homburg. Dr. Allen, Dr. Wilson, etc. THE FUNERAL. The interment took place at St. Agnes Church cemetery, Conway, on Monday afternoon, in the presence of a large and representative gathering of mourners, among whom were:—Mrs Bridge Roberts (widow) and two si.^ors, Mr Llewelyn Lloyd, the Rev. Robert Jones (rector of Gytlin), Alderman John Williams, Air I). W. Thomas, LLandudno (president of the Llandudno and Vale of Conway branch of the National Union of Teachers) Alder- ina-i-i Edward Jones, Deganwy; Mr Hubert Lloyd Jones (clerk to the Conway and Penmaeiimawr Joint Hospital Board), Mr Sinclair Allen (headmaster boys' school, Conway), Miss Jones (headmistress girls' school, Conway), Mr T. Jones (headmaster Pensarri Schools, Llandudno Junction), Mr D. G. Walker, a number of patients and nurses from the Groesynyd Hospital, etc. Proaohing at the Parish Church, on Sun- day, tho Vioar of Oonway referred in touching terms to the late Mr Bridge Ro- berts, mentioned his great ability as a musician, his sterling character, and his many good qualities. At the olose of the service the organist played the Dead March" (in "Saul").

MR. IF. G. WILLIAMS. Tho death occurred at Dolgolley on Saturday of Mr W. G. WtUiams (formerly Assistwt CHici?l Receiver for Chester and North. Wale.:), at the ago of 52 years. Ho was the son of Mr and Mrs Williams, formerly of the Ship Hotel, Banger, and whs educated at Friars School, proceeding thence to Ox. ford, where he took his degree. On re- turning to Bangor ho became articled to Mr W. Thornton Jones, solicitor, and after admission to tho roll of solicitors obtained an appointment at the office of Mr Lloyd George at Portmadoc. Ho mi!> equently secured a post at Somerset House, which ho left to become Assistant Official Receiver for Chester and North Wales. Afterwards he held a similar appointment at Liverpool, and his next step was to the Chief Bankruptcy Office in London. He married Miss Lowry Griffith, only daughter of the late Mr Richard Griffith, Coed Celyn, Dolgelley, who survives him with a son and daughter. Shortly after the outbreak of war Mr Williams' health broko down under the strain of over-work, and he had to take leave of absenco, as was then thought, in orefcr to recuperate, but the illness proved to bo paralytic and ho gradually became worse, thus being an invalid for a. period of over five years. All who knew him sympathised with him in his suffering, and the sincere condolence of a large number of friends is extended to his widow and children. The funeral (private) took place on Thursday at the Salem (ill. Chapel burial ground, Dogcney.

CHRISTMAS WEEK. WE desire to draw the atten- tion of our readers, cor- respondents and advertisers, to the fact that, owing to the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY the North Wales Chronicle, Holyhead Chrenicle" AND a Llandudno Directory will next week be published ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24. Reports and other items of news together with advertise- ments, should be sent in as early as possible,' and not later than ,j Wednesday Morning's Post.

SCARLET FEVER AND I DIPHTHERIA. A WARNING TO THE PUBLIC. I (By the Times' Medica! Correspondent). I It is announced that owing to the pre- I valence of scarlet fever and diphtheria in various parts of the country orders have been issued at Aldershot that men return- ing from leave are to be medically ex. amined forthwith. This is but another in. dication of the serious character of the epidemic to which attention has been oalled so often in the Times. Reports on Friday, indeed, suggest that the spread of the two infections is so far Unchecked. The public can do something towards helping itself by calling in medical aid a.t the first symptom of illness which is usually a sore throat. There should be no attempt to hide any case, for this action may cost a life. Even mild mws of diphtheria are apt to prove very seri- oua in their after-effects, especially in the case of children. If they are neglected a great weight of responsibility is incur- red. This is only one treatment for diph- theria, but it is an exceedingly efficacious j one—the use of anti-diphtheria serum. The sooner this is given the brighter are the prospects for the patient To delay summoning medical aid is thus not only foolish, but in the highest degree danger. out and culpable.

BANGOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. I TECB MOCK ASSIZE. The term come to an end on Wednesday, and most of the students left for home yesterday mommg for the Christmas hoh- ye5twda ?gi4 wiu retum on January 4th. To mark the end of tho tem, and as a tonic after the exhaustion caused by the "terminals!" a conversazione was held on Wednesday night, when the play. "Lib- erty HaU," was performed. The principal parts were taken by Miss Sara Marks, Miss G. Richardson^ Mr Russell Jones, Mr 0. WiHianM, Mr Eric Robinson Mr A. Antony, Mr G. W. Robinson, Mr J. P. Jones, Miss Kling, Miss G. Edwards, and Mr Latham Hughes. After the recent ParLiamentary election, four "serious charges" were prefetred against the Labour candidate (Mr W. P. Williams)—(a) that he gave S1000 to a cer- tain dealer in fish and fried potatoes to treat the students with his comestibles; (b) that he gave Mr Bow en ITiomas, Coali- tion candidate, a cheque for 1143d to with- draw his candidature (e) that he "bribed" Mia., Ceinwen JJovd Hughes to "smug- gle" terminal papers; and (d) that he trcai-ed several officers of the Students' Representati ve Council to dinner at the British Hotel on the previous evening. The charges were duly heard at the 'Varsity Winter Assizes, which were open- ed last Friday, before Mr Justice Valen- tine, who was accompanied on the bench by two other judges. Jones and Mr J. P. Davies. Counsel for the prosecution wero Mr Emrys Thomas, K.C., and Mr Simon Jones, and for the defence Mr Emlyn Jones, K.O., and Mr T. H. Jones appeared. I THE WITNESSES. -1 There was a long array of witnesses, in- oluding the "Duchess of Siliwen," Shan Gocli," "Ap Owen o'r Goran," "Twm Tomeu y Byd," "Llwyd Bach," and Shon Valla." The cross-examination of the witnesses, on very unorthodox lines, evoked a good deal of fun. The jury, of which Yr Eegob Brig- gooh" was foreman, found the prisoner guilty, and the Lord Chief Justice dedi- vered judgment. He said such criminal) act. must bo severely punished, and the prisoner would be compiled to take a seat on the Senate of the college a.nd eat a rice pudding in the prese-noe of the Court. The aentenoe was evidently known beforehand, as a dish of rioe pudding was instantly produced, and set before the prisoner, who appeared to thoroughly en- joy tli is part of the sentence, and took rather generous helpings. The Lord Chief Justice then descended from the bench, a.nd to the astonishment of the Court asisasted the prisoned' to consume the pud- dine. I SERENADING. I The time-honoured custom of serenading tho lady students staying at the Hostel was duly observed on Tuesday night, and until a. late hour they sang a medley of tunes for the delectation of the fair ones, and to the great aniioyailee of household- ers whose slumbers were disturbed. For- tunately, there was no repetition of the contretemps which occurred some years ago, when the serenading was at its height. Acting on the instructions of someone in authoritv-v, ho, it-never trail- spjrcd a, number of policemen hid behind the .Hostel walls, and they chased the students with sticks. Some of the students retaliated, and a melee occurred. The College Authorities complained to the then Chief OonstabLe, and for a time the local police were deprived from the privilege of carrying sfticks whilo on night duty. The College "Thirty Club," a very ex- clusive Institution, had a dinner at the Castle Hotel, on Tuesday evening.

ABERYSTWYTH STUDENTS' I 1-N-ION. PROJECT ENCOURAGED BY MRS I LLOYD GEORGE. At tho invitation of Mrs Lloyd George, about 150 old students of Aberystwyth Col- lege, now resident in London, attended a meeting at 10, Downing-stireet, on Satur- day afternoon, for the purpose of consider- ing the question of forming a Students' Union, a project in which the wife of the Prime Minister is keenly interested. One aim of the meeting was to obtain addi- tional support for the proposed union, and to make that organisation a memorial of the founders of the college and of those, college students who fell during the re- cent war. Sir Ellis Griffith, one of the oldest, if not the oldest, cx-student of Aberystwyth now in London, was among those present. A very enjoyable concert wa. provided and a few speeches were delivered. Sir Alfred Dav ies, permanent scretary of tho Welsh Department of tho Board of Edu- cation, gave a brief history of the college, and urged that in view of the great poli- ticjvl and social problems to be faced in the future, the value of the proposed union -would be verv great, apart from its com- memorative character. Major Ainsworth Davis spoke in sup- port of the project, and Sir Ellis Griffith added his persuasive advocacy, remark- ing. amid laughter, that the importance of Wales in national and international con- cerns was bound to increase under the in- fluence of a Welsh PTimo -l1istêr and his excellent Welsh wife. Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P.. aho spoke in support of the union, and at the eoncJu- sion of the meeting. Mrs Lloyd George entertained tho whole of tier guests at tea.

I BACH ORATORIO AT I ABERYSTWYTH. Raah's Christmas Oratorio" was heard for the first time in the Aberystwyth dis- trict last week, the work being rendered on two successive nights by the College Choanal Union, under the coaiduotcwship of Dr. Waiford Davies. The first perform- ance was given on Wednesday 4ight, at the Calvinist-ic Methodist Chapel, and the second on Thursday night, at St. Michael's Church. The choir was assisted by a capable orchestra, while the artistes were Mr W. R. All-on (bass), Miss Dilys Jones (alto), and Mr T. Pickering (tenor). The ora- torio was followed by a dhorus, Unto us a Child is born" ("Messiah"), and the singing of carols.

I COLLEGE TRAINING FOR I EX-SERVICE MEN. MR FISHER AND WELSH GRANTS. In the House of Commons on Monday, Major Breese (Carnarvonshire) asked the number of ex-Service men who have applied for courses of training in each of the University Colleges of Wales under the scheme for the higher education of ex-Servioe students, together with the number of such applications approved and in respect of which awards have actually been made. Mr Fisher (Minister of Education) said the :figures were :— I 1. Applications received by the Board 1 through the University committees from each of tho University Colleges am Wales. 2. Applications rejected by the Board or withdrawn. 3. Current cases in which grants have been promised by the Board. 4. Current cases in which payments of instalments of grants due under awards applying to the current term have been made: I (1) (2) (3) (4) Aberystwyth 544 44 477 333 Baj)gor. 227 12 155 113 1 Cardiff 391 31 346 284 1

I NORTH WALES QUARRYMEN S WAGES. I ADVANCE GRANTED UNDER ARBI-I TRATION AWARD. An arbitration board appointed by tile National Joint Industrial Council foi- the quarrying district sat in London ia«t TiteW day to deal with the ivaC.A- question ae affecting 5750 men employed in the North Wales siatc quarries. The agreement ex- isting between the North Wales Quarry proprietors' Association expired on De- cember 9th, and arbitration was resorted to owing to the failure of tie parties to ar- range fresh terms. The ca^e on behalf of tho Quarrymen's Cnion was placed before the boaxd by its secretary (Mr R. T Jones), while the quarryowncrs were repre- sented by Mr Alfred H. Richards. The following is the aivard:-(I) That in the case of piece-workers the day rate in each class sbail be the minimum; (2) that the existing bonus be increajsed by 2s per day; ((3) that the period of the agreement be reduced from eix to four months; (4) that this award shall take effect from January 1st, 1920. By the increased bonus of 2" the quarry- men's minimum ffiave Uho Liverpool Court*}) becomes l&s id pel day. 1

MESSRS W. DEW & SON I SELL CARNARVON PROPERTY. I Messrs W. Dew and Son and R. Arthur Jones were favoured with a good attend- ance at the Sportsman Hotel, Carnarvon, on Wednesday, when they offered for sale a number of houses in Church-street. Mr Arthur Jones, before submitting the property to competition, pointed out to the company the groat dearth of houses aU along the NorCh Wales coast, also the I abnormal state of building, and the con- sequent high prices paid l'or present day erection. Mr Jones instanced .vera.1 I cases in which local authorities had agreed to pay anything from C800 to JBIOOO a house for workmen's dwellings, and went on to state that there wa.s undoubtedly a great boom coming in tho slate industry, whioh would be felt in the town of Car- narvon mare than anywhere else in tho Country. The properties were some of tbo best houses in Church-street, and 'H"'O at pre- sent let a.t about £25 each per annum:— Isfryn was sold to Mr Morgans, Prince of Wales Hotel, at E600. Mr Henry Jones baca.me the purchaser of Victoria House iLt the saitic figure. Cae'r Menai, a double- fronted house, went to Mrs Jones, Palace- street, at JEi610. Mur Menai was sold for t.he same amount to Mrs Owen, Dinorwiie- street. h,gac.r was purchased by Mr J. Evans Jones, solicitor, Bangor," at £ 500. on behalf of a client. -Alr Wynne Lloyd secured Wynston (for vthich there *was a very bri-<k competition), at £ 675., Tho Vendors were reviresenfed by Me,ssrs Carter, Vincent and Co.. of Bangor and Carnarvon.

I THE CHURCHES. Canon C. F Roberts, M.A., has been ap- pointed Rural Dean of Rhos in succession to the late Bev. E. James Evans, of Llandrillo. The Rev. J. Camwy Evans, pastor of Pendref Chapel, Carnal on, has been in- vited to the pastorate of Penmacninawr. The Rev. Canon Nicholas has completed 39 years' service as Rector of Flint. He was appointed to the living on December 10th, 1880, by the late Bishop Hughes, of St. Asaph, Canon Nicholas has also represented Flint on the Flintshire Couuty Council for the past 15 years. The Rv. J. A. Hughe", M.A., Jesus Col- lege, Oxford, second-cl^ss Theological hon- oars. formerly curate of Oswestry and Macs- tog, has been appointed sub-warden of St. Michael's Theological College, Llaudaff. The Rev. Christmas Jones, Llanfair, who has been serving with the Y.M.C.A., has accepted a oali to English chapel at Ber- riew, Mont. Dr. Maurice Jones, rector-of Peppard, Henley-on-Thames, is to preach with Dr. Burge, Bishop of Oxford; Dr. Inge, dean of St. Paul's, and Dr. Kirkpatrick, dean of Ely, in the Oxford University during 1920-22 session. Dr. Jones has also been selected to preaoh the Welsh sermon at St. Paul's on "Gwyl Dewi," 1920. He ie a native of Trawsfynvdd.

j NEW DEAN OF MANCHESTER. The King has approved of the appoint- ment of the Rev. J. G. M'Cbrinick, M.A., hon. Chaplain to the King and vioar of St. Michael's, Chester-square, to the Deanery of Manchester, in succession to the Very Rev. W. S. Swavne, M.A.

I LI,OW FOR A WELSH CHAPEL. Tabor Welsh Congrcga'fonal Chapel, Pen. txefelin, Portmadoc. has bekn leti a, iegacy of £ 1,000 by the late Mr Thomas Jones, re- timed bank manager Of Singapore, brother of Hir N. Armstrong Jones, and son of the late Rev. Thomae Jones. Kisteddfa, Pcntreftlin, pastor of Tabor Church for many years. Mr Jones Morris, solicitor, speaking at Tabor Oh a pel on .Sunday night, explained '-hat the legacy was to go to augment tho minister's stipend.

t CONSTITUTION OF THE C.M. t DENOMINATION. The Calvinistic Methodist Reconstruc- f 60 n-i i n-ist(-rt? aiid tion Commission of" 90 ministers and deacons are sitting at Blaenau Festmiog this week. It is expected tll.t some drastic changes in the constitution of tho iv l Calvinistic Methodist denomination wiU t? adopted. It. is sugga?d that the term of office for ministers and deacons should be seven and live years respectively.

I THE CHURCH'S OUTLOOK. Important meetings were held on Monday at Yarmouth, when _Mr Frank Morgan, sec- retary of the governing and representative bodies of the Church in Wales, defivlercd addretfses on the present situat ion of the Church, in the afternoon to a large and re- prcitc-ntative gathering of clergy from the) southern part of the dioeesc. Speaking at a public meeting Mr Morgan expret-sed the linn conviction that the outlook for the Church was all a promise of liberty, and the opport- unities trained were neli worth the price paid for them. A prosperous future for the Church was assured if tier members could learn to break down all the narrow, paroch- ial. and even diocese feeling.; al.-o if laymen could be taught to give generously, fur the maintenance of their Church.

I A CURATE S DIFFICULTIES. WELSH CLERIC WHO CHANGED HIS NAME IN ENGLAND. Explaining his failure to appear on the date originally fixed for his bankruptcy ex- amination at Burton-on-Trent, on Thurs- day, the Rev. Eilaid IXavies said he was soized with something like stage fright. Ho owed P.500, of which £ 577 was due to money-lenders. t After graduating he was curate at Aber- dare at £ 120 yoarly, then a teacher at Oolwyn and Uttoxeter at £ 150. Later he beeame curate at Leigh at 25s weekly, wiiii house, ooa.1, and vegetables. He had to support a wife and two children. His salary was recently ra.i sed to E4. A yeaa- ago, in desperation, he sought the aid of money-lenders. He had borrowed from fourteen of them L377, paying interest at the rate of 150 per cent. He borrowed £ 100 from one and gave a bill of sale on the Rector's furniture, unaware that it would have to be registered. He had banked in an assumed name, and later in his wife's name, she being far better than himself at business. He had changed his name when he came to England because it was I Welsh. The examination was dosed. t

I ST. CYBI'S CHURCH, HOLYHEAD. A correspondent with the nom de pumc "Viatoc*,writies as follows to the London Guardian :— "The ancient harbour roadway up to the Church of St. Cybi, founded about A.D. 550, must appeal to ;aitiquarians who will sympathise with the complaint of a correspondent in a local newspaper at the. removal of the gateway, and its re. placement by a hideous wa,.1. which en- tirely obliterated the entraneo to tho flight of steps leading up to the Church. T'his old Church has on its rock besid.3 the sea stood firm for over thirteen cen- turies. "An old Church-way cannot be closed without 1.(C"esia."tical sanction, and to pro- ceed with the work legally a faculty has to he obtained. If it. were a highway the ]x?.rson or persons blocking it up could be proceeded against by indictment. It is the duty of the Vicar and tho Churchwardens to protect the Church pro- perty. alld tep:, should be taken hy them to abate the nuisance immediatc'y."

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I THE DOUGLAS PENNANT INQUIRY. I LORD AMPTHILL'S COMMENT. Lord Ampthill, in a statement on the Douglas Pennant inqpiry, says: "I do not think that those who pressed for an in- quiry into the case of the dismissal of Miss Violet Douglas Pennant have any reason to regret their action..What is to be re- gretted is that the case was presented in such a manner that the Committee were oblige-d to pronounce judgment- upon per- sonal charges which were not fully re- levant to the real issue, and were not sup- ported by sufficient evidence. The find- ing on those charges was no doubt cor- roct, and must not be questioned, but it is open to question whether that finding might not have been expressed in terms more consonant with the judicial temper which usually characterises official reports. The Government have only themsel ves to thank for the persistent- de- mand for an inquiry which was made both in Parliament and outside. If Lord Weir had given an ordinary answer instead of a 'Parliamenta.ry answer,' and if the Government had not repeatedly promised an inquiry and then shown that they had no intention whatever of fulfilling the pledges then given, the demand for an inquiry would never have been pressed. Nothing has happened to alter the be- lief widely held that Miss Douglas Pennant was dismissed—not 'superseded'—in an arbitrary and unjust manner. The ques- tion whether or not she was a euitable person for the post which she had held had nothing whatever to do with that issue. Even the most incompetent public servant is entitled to justice, and it was never oven pretended that Miss Douglas Pennant was incompetent. The Com- mittoo directed that the minutes of pro- ceedings, together with the evidence, should be laid before the House of Lords; but so far as I have been able to ascer- tain, they have not yet been published. Until this is done, it will not bo possible to make a full criticism of this unsatis- factory inquiry. For instance, I have a recollection of an important statement made in evidence by General Sir Godfrey Paine in regard to Hurst Park which seems to have been disregarded by the Commit- tee of Inquiry in their general findings. Again, let me caU attention to paragraphs 52 to 54 of the report which relate to Mrs Kitto. You may bo able to understated them, but to me the most perplexing thing about the whole business is the fact that this witness, who was actually in court, was not called." FURTHER REFERENCE IN THE I HOUSE OF LORDS. Lord Hylton, in the House of Lords, on Monday, moved that the report of the the report of tlo Committee which inquired into the Hon. Violet Douglas Pennant's dismissal from the command of the W.R.A.F., be con- sidered. Lord Stanhope, in a personal statement, apologised unreservedly for inaccurate statements made in their lordships House in July last. He unreservedly withdrew charges of immorality against a colonel and a certain lady and all other persons to whom he had referred. He desired publicly to express his regret to Colonel Jan.son and Miss Glubb. He added tha-t I d paid all Miss Glubb's costs in the inquiry. The Marquis of Salisbury (U) said that tile inquiry was held upon information which was not correct, but ought to have been correct. At the same time it had cleared away a cloud of unfortunate sus- picions which had been engendered. There had been a suggestion, which was a false one, that the House had been actuated by unworthy motives, but he did not beheve that that was the case, but that, on the other hand, the House was actuated by a desire to see that justice was done. He hoped that the result of the inquiry would not act as a restraint upon the House in doing their duty in inves- i tigating any abuses or grievance-s where they thought they existed. The report was accepted.

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