The Welshman

0 I KING'S SCHOLARSHIP'S RESULTS. I The. following is the complete list of the candi.- dates in thi& dLstrid who successfully pas&ed fhe preliminary examination for ?h? elementary j school teachers' certificate, 1908:— LLANDILO. Bovs. David Jones, Llandebie, C. (dis- t Miction in. Welsh); David T. Lewis. Llandilo Talybont. C. of E. (distinction in Welsh); Joseph E .Morris, Aminanford C. R .0. Reefe, Bettiws, Gknamman. C. (distlfLdi-on in mathematics); 0. Williams, Quarter Bach, Brynamman. Girls. A. :\1. Price, Ammanford. C. Mary E. Daviee, Bettws, Cwniani.main Rachel Edwards, L'lan- geler. Saron. C. Annie. Evans. Llanid-ilo Talybont, j C. of E. Mary Lewis, LI an fib angel Aber'byt'hick. Maesybo-nt, C. (distinction iln Welsh); Mary E. Morris. Llan<li'lofawr. Cwmivor, C. (distmotfon in science): S A I.ewis, Ammanford, C. R. Jones, ¡I Ammanford, C. LLANELLV. I Boys. David Davies. Burry Pert. C. Hy. J. B. HaJ- Lam, Lakefield lid. C. B. J. Bigyn. C.; D. J. Jones, Llanelly". C. of E. G. S. Nicholas, Llaneliy, Bynea, C.: G .T. Protheroe, LlaneHy, Pa-ric Street^ C.; W. J. Roberts, Llian- elly. Gwendraeth, C. G. Thomas, Llanelly, New Dock (distinction in mathematics); W. P. Tho/mas Llanetly, Dafen, C. W. J. Watts, Liaii-elly, Five Roads, C. Girls. Anna L. Davies, Llanedy, Hendy (distinction in Welsh); ELiz. Griffiths, Llanelly, Lakefield Road, C. Lilian G. Hinkin. Lla mgennedh, C. M J. Jones. Llanelly, Bynea, C. E. G. Lewis, Llan- elly, C. of E. H. A. Jwi. LIanejIv. ()app- W<irk?. C.; H. M. Morris. LI am el ly .Old Road, 1 C. M. H. PhiHips, UaneU- Fehnfoel; A. Po.w?'1 LtanetIv, Llwynhendy. C. R .M. Ridley, Llan- elly, CopeT Works. C. (distinction in history); C. Thomas, Llanelly, Market Street. C. C. F. Tot- ten, Llanelly C. of E.; F. Williams, Llaneli'y, New Dock, C. PEMBROKE-DOCK. Boys. I W. 1. Jenkins, Carew, C. of E.; J .S. S. Row- lands, Pembroke, Monktan C. W. H. Skone, Neyland, C. (distinction in history); S. G. Voyle, Neyland, C. Girls. A. M. Atherton, Lawrenny C. E. R. Brooks, Pembroke. Pembroke Dock, Llanion, C.; B. M. Cadogan, Neyland, C.; D. M. Eardley. Neyland, C. ''distinction in French); C .A. Evans, ey- land. Idanstadwell; G. 1. Fraser. Pembroke, Pem- broke D<x'k. A?bLon Square. C. Hoiw?n, Pem- broke, Monkton. C. u. E. Ho?-?its, X?and. C. E. A. John. Pembroke, Pemcrc?p Dock, Llam- iort, C.: ,S. M. Pick. Neyland, L,1anstadweH: F. J. Scurlock, Nevland. FISHGUARD. I Boys. II T. R. Evans, Le,teraton C. of E. B. T. Grif- I fiths, Llanwrda, C. CARMARTHEN. I W. G. Hopkins, Carmarthen -ramar School S. Johns, Oarmairtheai Grammar Scbc-ol; Percy M. Jones. Carma.rt.hrf,n (distinctions in history, geo- graphy, scieace and Frendh); Wm. Evans, Liliam- eida.rog, Carnia.rthein Grammar School Cafhieni'ne Davies, Carmarthen Cruinty G' i-Ls' School (dis- tinction in hiistory); Margaret Bnigjht. Carmar- then County Girls' School (dii-tiinicrtions in iTnglwh language alTIld literature): Maiggie COIX, Carinar- thein C-olunrry Girls' School; Edwin. Thoma-s. LlaJi- ddarog. Carmarthen Grannmar Scffioc4 (distiinc- tions in history, geograohy. and sciecice); M. 0. Greville. Carmarthen County Girls' School; Eliz. J. Jenkins. Carmairthie/n Co unity Girls' School Albert V. Thomas, Carmarthen Pentrepoth Sichool (distinction in history); Ð. G. Williams,, Canmiarthen Gram,maii' School (distinction in his- tory) Rachel G. Smith, Priory Stre.ett Church of England School; M. Morgans, Llanybyther, R-nydycymere, C.: J. A. Ralph, blandyssul (dis- tinction in Gorman): E. Strudwick Haverford- west Barn St. C-: J. T. Williams, Eglwyswirw, C., Cardigan Counity. 2 Girls. E. M. Davies, I^am/peter, Peter well Girls' and Infants' C. A. J. Evans, Begelly, C.. County M E. Evans, Ijampeter betei'weTl Girls. and Infants' C. E. Howell, Maenc'lochog. C.. Npi.rbe>"th County; C. E .John. Milford Haven, Miliford C. M .E. Lwis, Cardigan, St. Mary's; E. _\1. Protheroe. Tent P.; A. Thomas. Llany- byther, Abergorlech. C. E. Thomas, Milford Haven. Milford. C. (distinction in English and French): R. L. Rogers, Havertfordiwest. C. of E. M J. Wt: liia.ms. Lampeter, Petenvell. Girls' and infants' C. (distinction in history).

——— :——— The Hc.Lse or ^Commons will rise on August 6 next, aiTIld wii'll r( assemble in the secon-d week of Octoibeir. Instead of providing champagne at a luncheon -n?ich he i? !Xiw.np at Swansea, Mr. F. W. Gib- hi r?. High Sheriff of GiaimorganslrVe. who is a? Httvc?te of to'M? ?bsti?mice. has eent a donation Ctt tweRty'&ve guineas to the S?'a.n?e? HosPitaù.

NARBERTH BOARD OF GUARDIANS SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST MEDICAL I OFFICER. The fortnightly meeting of the Narberth Board of Guardians was held at the WTorkhouse on Mon- day last,- when there were present: Mr. R. H. j Buck by (chairman), Mr. J. Roberts (vice-chair- man), Mr. J. A. Davies, Mr. Geo. J. CoHi'ns Mr J. Bowen, Mr. T. David, Mr. W m. Richards, Mr •L Lawrence, ^Ir. Edward Thomas. Mr. Joseph j Phelps. Mr. Ben J. Hc?veHs, Mr. Wm. Pe-rkinN, Mr. J. Harries, Mr. Absalom. Mr.- B Th?cmir,, Mr .Wm. L&wis. Mr. J. Ph.i?Lps. ??d Mr. Joh? Griffiths: with the Clerk (Mr. Hy. Leii-is), and other officials. The Master (Mir. S. Flcok) reported that there were 49 inmates of the- Workhouse as against 44 in the same period last year. The number of vagrants relieved during the fortnight was 49. The Relieving Oiffces' returns showed the fol- lowing dif-iburs'?me.ntsT— First week No. 1 dis- trict, £ 28 2s.. Xo. 2 C28 (K Id.. No. 3 E25 ICs. non-resident poor E4 Is. Gd. total £ 80 13.s. 7d. to 490 paupers as against £ 81 lis. to.509 in tihis co'-responding ii-c-,ok last Tear. Se-co-nd week No 1 district -t2") 10s.. No. 2 £ 27 0s. 6d., No. 3 R20 los. non-resident -poor R4 Is. Gd. total £ 78 7s. to 48.5 .as against t-i9 4s. ftd. to 508 li,t year On tha 4th inirsit. Miss Chandler, The Valley, visited the House, a.nd gave the children lessons in fo.r cn'e hour and a half. On the same date Elizabeth Thomas, a-zed G7. admitted to the House on Wednesday. 1st July, from the parish of Llawhaden. died in the Hons?. In 'hc'r po?'pssio? was found £ 5 12s. M. Divine ??'v'?e was conducted in the House by D,Ivl7ie Evans, Con,f,?7, in the Hoiise The Treasurer's repeat showed a. balance in hand of £ 323 7s. 8d. MEDICAL OFFICER'S DERELICTION OF DUTY. Tn reporting the dieat'h of the inmate. Elizabeth Thomas, a native of Llawibad'en, which occurred on the Master statied that he had sen t, two m esa gesi to th e Medical Officer of Health at Narberth (Dr. W. Vincemt Morgan). The first occa.sic'n was on the 1st July, the same -day tha.t the woman arrived, but he did not come. The second mesage, which he had specially marked urgent and al'so intimated1 that the woman's terrroerature was 101, was sent en the 4th inst., the day of her <'r,ath. The relieving officer pro- duced a certificate of death, written by Dr. Mor- gan. in which lie had sta,ted that death was due to c hronic cardais disea^. and th:at the la.=t time P.A had see .ntihe woman alive was on the 4th July. This was not the case, as he had not been there to see lie1*. The Chairman this Avas about as serious a chn rge as coul d well be brou.qrht against a miedmcal officer. Hp had beein sent for to see the woman on two occasion,5 on the 1st Jub- rtlnd again more urgently on the 4th. but had not attended in re- sponse to either of the messages, and the. woman had died. j Mr. Wm. Riahard'—So he did not see Tier at N[r. Wm. Ri,ci l iai, d ?:- S o lie, d id?,n<?t we ii,e,,r at The Master—No. The Chairman, said he had aggravated the case by stating on his certificate that he 'had seen her. It was so serious a matter that there seemed only onp course ooen to them.He moved that- Dr. Mor- gan be called upon to resign, and that thev com- municate the matter to the Local Govera- ireint Board forthwith, informing them of tiheir action. Mr. J. Roberts seconded, and the motion was ca»-v.ied nem con. The .Ma.ster had stated that a «um of £ 5 12s. Gd. was fon'nd 'tw-n dec'p??pd. and it was a.?e?d that this should ?? 'han?pd over to the son cf deceased, who had1 defrayed tlhe funeral expenses. VAG RvCY. A circular letter was received from the Bridg- end and Cowibridge Union who desired to call at- tention to the large nunnber of tlramps seeking admission to the tramp wardis. At Bridgend they only had 12 cell-, .and an associate, ward, but in one night recently they had to give. admissiion to 41 tramps. The number admitted to the wards within a period of four months was 2,865, of i hotm o 102 <- h d any a. of whom only 102 showed any inclination of «. desire to work. The Guardians had now-decided to detain the tramps who anplied there for two nights, giving them 13 owt. of road stones to break. It was suggested that a conference of members of Board's of Guardians in South Wales should be convened with a view of obtla,ining co- ordinat ion u.n tihe treatment of vagrants in casual wa. Mr. Wm. Richards moved that tlhev sen d two delegates to the proposed' conference. He thought it was a burning quesition to guardians. Mr. Wm. Perkins1 seconded the mot,ion, which was carried at being agreed, that a deputation consisting of the pronoser aind seconder, with the Clerk, should attend tlhe. conference. OLD-AGE PENSIONS. A lengthy comimainication was read emanating from the parish of Birmingham, contairuing copies of resolutions passed by that body with refercmce to the Government's Old-Age Pension Bill. They proposed that no amendment of the Bill can be satisfactory which does not provide for the i-n- clusion of the principles of the Out-door Relief Friendly Societies Act, of 1904, as at present affecting guardians, and d extended tfhat any infcome., or benefit derived from trade societies or other similar forms of thrift or insurance shoaild not be takc-,n into consideration, in any elimina- tion of income ,to t'he extent of 5s. per week. It was also proposed that the pension authority and the Guardians should be brought int:00 such rela- t io.ns that ainy cases remitted by the guardians to .such authority should be taken into considera- tion notwithstanding they may have been in receipt of poor amy reolielf prior to the pension age. Amd that discrimination shall be limited to such as has hitherto been exercised by uard- ians. In a, letter which bad been sent to tlhe Prime Minister tfhe Guardiams had TKvinted out what, in their opinion, will be a, hardshitp to deserving persons over 70 years of age who have hitherto striven to maintain, themseitves viz., i those who, between now and January next fe,(11 obliged to apclv for relief fro mtbe rates, and be th n debarred from the a<?va.nta?es of the Act. Mr. W R,ichqrdlq 49-s the BiH had passed the third reading it would be too late for emand?tic.?6. The Chairman—Yes, urtilesis it gets thrown out of the House of To.rdis. Person a HI y he considered the present age limit too high. Mr. Richardis—Better fate than never. The | proposal would be a great benefit to several old people tin his parish who alreadv had a small in- corne, but not enough to keep them oh. Mr. J. Bowem moved that the resolutions in tihp letter be adopted. < Mr. Johtn: Rob'ert.? seconded, and it was carried accordingly.

THE%<ISESTABLISHMENT QUESTION. I (To TH. EDITOR OF TB. WRLBBMAN."] I SIR,-Th,e question of the DiseataMishmerit of the \Vretbih Clhurcih is again going to take it6 pillace in practical politics, and the report of tlhe ComniiisK,ioiners is expected to be issued slhortlly. The- parties directly interested in the question hav-0 each their own argiimeaits for and agacfruvc | Diiseeitabliiahment. That side of the que<stk>n I db not intend to say anything a bout in fact, not being a Wel-iimaci. and unable to claim any real knowledge of Welslh affairs, I must admit my incapacity to understand the different loictal interests involved. But there is a mojie gememl and even natianail side to the question Avhiidh its unfo-rtuniatelv too often overlooked in tlhe bl.trter con,trovei*sy between, interested parties. Discs- tablishment, and Disemdlowment, wlhiioh must necessarily go with it, may be right upon the actual facts at. hand. It may remove an alleged imj ustice to the Noncanforniity, it may help to rem'edy defects in the Church, but it is mlcire Hikelly, rhay almost ccrtain. to lay the country open to a very grave danger. With your per- mission, Sia% I should Like to draw your -reakleirc" attettition to this danger. And in order to do so it is necessary to point out the exact posdtiioin the Church of Eaigland or of Wal es occupies im the religious life of the community. People must learn to distinguish, between religion and de- nomimation aliism. Churchmen, Nonconform lists, and Romam Catholics all hold the same religion. Tihey do not profess different religiomis. Their religious beliefs are absolutely, the saime. Thds may sound paradoxical, but all hroadimiindeld mein will admit -it. In what, then, is the difference? Merely in organisation amd admimstnataofn. I pay merely because I wiish to liay stress upon it. Tlheoilogiiainvi may say what they liike, but the fact remains that a man who professes and calls him- self a Christian, beli-k-ves in one, and onily one re- ligion, a religion which is entire and indiviisr'ble namely, Christianity. And it matters not am iota whether Churchmen or Non- Conformists. their religious beliiefs are the same, while they remain Christians. But whert, their beliefs differ is in ccnvictiioins as to the organisa- tion;, the administration, the mode of worship. For as St James says true religion is for a man to succour the fatherless and the widow, and to keep bimseflf unspotted from the worfkl." But I do not ITInam thereby to belittttll,e the vadue, of dle- nomrnationiai'ism. It has its merits as well as its demerits, and it is exactly in this respect t'htat I the maintenance o,e the Established Chinch is of such an importance. The Christian Church in England as a whole has reached a critical period- of its existence. It is assaled Cill one side by Atheism, on the other by a more dangerous foe, namely, the so-caHed Socialism c.f the present day. These two dang- ers are a kin, but Sccialiii-im is more likely to provet.be real enemy. And how is the Christian Church med'n.? these assaults? Why. bv ,di;,s 8ens;.o.n.7. within, by Mtter strifes between rival Christians, by vacillations. And what- will be the result ? Well, one j)s driven to the condlusicci that Socialism will in an probability triumph 'm the. end,, unless a, denomination can be found which does not vacillate, and •wihich cam appeal to the nobler inslt,inot3 of the brum an race. And I believe this denomination is the Remain Chiuroh. My reason for saying so I will give afteinwairtdls. Rut if this be so. then the resnlt which we ar- rive, at is that the English religion of tlhe future lies between Socialism and Catholicism, and may Heaven grant that the latter will be the religion. Now I sympathise with the Romm Church. I believe that Roman. Catholics are often more truly religious than tiheir P'-otestamt brethren, but like the majority of E,n*gllshmtm, I object to their system of religion. But they will prove themselves, as indeed they a,re aflreadiy proving, that they alone perba.rs' of all the de- nominations can stand against the trend of mod- em thought. And why ? Because they neither strive with one another, nor do thev try to curry favour with the child'-en of light by giving up the most sacred of th-e fundamental pnin- ciples of Christianity. And, it is to tthi:«s reason cam be .attributed, the extliiaondiinary advance which the Roman Church has made in the last- few years. For it nMist be d:\<¡¡t11;(t,1y lir.derstcod thiat tQlleo revolt against Rome was not reality a religious one, but it was a revolt v-, r,ip,it her political system. This system has now few of the eairly terrors for Englishmen, for the move- ment of LiibeinarVim has swept away the mom's by which Rome held her autocratic sway, and Ihiaa comrellpid her to, adiopta Liberal attntnde, at least in England towards her members. Accordingly elhe now ampeals to the religious inistiincts of the peioiole. She all the, magnificent tiadiitions of a gllcn-ionspast she has the pomp and ceremony of a present religion, which pomp and cteremciny has always appealed to. the human race, and mere, m/nch more, sh e is able to offer her mem- bers a fai% which dates net oscillate, an absolute faith in, the fundamental doctrines of Christian- ity. a faith which, will brock no criticism, for Rome refuses to permit others to improve worn the teachings of Christ. This may he deeariibed as biggotry, as a closing of the eyes to tlhe en- lightening discoveries of modem tcimes. This may be true from a worldly point of view, but i,f the principles of Christianity ca.ninot be accepted as true to-day, they never were true, and to at- tempt to alter them to meet modem requirements is nothing but a sad adlirission that the-- are no more thail a vain superstition and spioi iiTi, at- tempt does net deceive the man. in tihe street-. And so' Rome at any rate has -am indisputable faith to offer to the multitude. Now, how about the Protestants? They, un- fortunately, are in po-sestsicn of more liberty 318 to whac part of the Ohr-iistian verity they will believe, and consequentl y a great number end by not beiliieving: at all. I am now able to T)ci-rit out whalT I believe to be the true value of the Establlished Church. Protestant- Nonconformitv are, as a rule, bound by no definite creed. The Church cf England is. The Nonconformity -Oain to men in no other way than, by foMowiing their wishes, and. their new-fangled ideas, or by appealing to their passions. The Church, can do this. too. and: I do not say that -she does net some- time's do it but in the main she is boimdi bv her creed, and she can arneal to the -miultiitude hy the eaim'e means as the Church of Rome. She possesses the traditions of the pa-t. Sib-eo uses •pomp and ceremony in hen' services, she has a faith exactly the same as that which comforted our forefather's in the 17tfh: crmtu ny. But the Nonconformity ha s not thits power; it is a power which can work miracles. For tlhe miind of miCld- ern man, is confused, by opposing rear-eming, and it longs for a quiet and reassuring faith, which its powerful enough to make it cry, Lord I be- lieve, heilrp thon my unibellief. But man.v ani honest Cliiristian minister is -nip- pae1:1 by the hostile attitud'e of Socialism arnd Atheism, and so he savs, Let -us move with the times," and1 aocordiini<sly he toys with Socialism, and turns the gentle cheek to Athriism. And oOIll- sequently the sinner seeking after truth comes t:o, the conclusion, that religion is a mere farce— a mere covering to hide the nakedlness of Adlam. Anv student of modern religiiious life WT'11 agree with this, for the Nonconofrmity is divided iluto two clashes, one whlich is verginig towards free- t/hlinikrnig. the other realising that the cry for re- ligious has been carried too far, is at- temmting to draw nearer tel the Chmrch. The same vacillation, rwav exist, and' no doubt dices in some claries, in. the Church, but its priests piro bound hv i'), ore'fd Avhlicb they cannot repu- diate bv traditions which-they cannot desert, and so the Church steers a cowrsa clear of the rocks of unbelief. And th-isis why the Esit a bKahied Church is of so crre.at an imiportance to the relngnouis life of the Community. It is the only real barrier on the one hiamd against umbelwtf a-nd Atheism on the otfhier ag;i'insb the lesiser danger of Romii,n Cathol- iciisra. My notion, of the tendency of Noncon- formity is not erroneous; it is supported by the aidtion of a great "hias invented a religion of his own, which; may or may not be true, but which, is at anv rate dliametric- allly opposed to the teaching of the New Testa- ment. and to the doctrine cf the H-clv Trinity. The Rev. Carni/pheM, in fact. seietms to have becin aippaMed at the way in irhi-ch the churches have lost their grip upon the musses, and 11oq nt- tempted to move Width the times. But will his fiilfil thia. wants of a n^iligious soul? It seems impossible. If not, wjh;it Ivill become of his followens? They have desth-oyed tiheir old relig"ion,; thev have adopted a new one, which has not yet been, tested, and if it fails theom- welS, Atheism wi,11 have won another triumph. I must apologise for having trespassed umon your spia'ce. but the point which I have been try- ing to explain is this: That the Church of Eng- land alone is ahle to stand against the tread of modern, thouight—unless wrohajnee Rome steps i,n and takes her place. The Church of England alone has the power, a power accruing from tra- dition, from ceremcriv, from defini tenesis of faith, to hCIM the standard im safety above the iferce floods of unbelief. The Ncnconfonulty must rally to her standard; they must recognise her as their leader, a.nd above all. thev must not weaken the power she iTwwesses by divorcing her from thait prestige which is "acquired by her dlose connection with the State. Yours, etc.. Fnlburn, Cambridge. D. M. ICHCI.LS. Cat-nT-.Ir i diTe.. D. M. NICHCLLB. I

AIRSHIPS IN WAR.—Major Gross, the officer of the Germain. Airship Department, -being asked whether the present development of aerial navi- gation justifies tihe theory that Great Britain has already ceasedl to be an island hflf^'expressed the apiniicci. thiat this is not the case, saying:—"At pres-einit no aii-ship has travelled continuously mlore tlian. 250 miles, and no airship bias proved that it cam. sail safely in, a strong wind. It will be a long tli me befolrø airships can face any weather amid travel with perfect, security for long distances, and they Avilil not be used for over-sea expeditions until these conditions are- guars:ai>- teech At present airship? could be effectively used in. oittiacking a blockading fleet by sudd-em raids from land. Airships will be used in war- fare Cll1 land before they are used at sea." Major Gross went on to say that the German- Govern ment would1 construct an aerial fleet containing diffe'-ent types) of air-ships, liarge and smtaJl, to be used for different purposes, just as a niavy consists of battleships, oriiiwa-s, and torpedo craft, ea.ch with its own functions.

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PEMBROKESHIRE ELECTION. Mr. Walter Roch L Mr. J .I..or-t. Williams C Polllling July 16th. Liberal majorities -,Alt the laisit two contested ejections— 1906-3.280. 1898-1,664. El,c,0t.ai-ate-11.267. I On Thursday, 9th inst., at the Shiiire Hall, Haverlordiwest, sioime 30 n,c<mi,nation papers were handed in on belhallf of Mr. Roch and 50 on be- hiallf of illi-e Cctnservative and Tariff Reifoi-m can- didate. The prunciipal nomination paiper for tihe Liberal candidate wag &igin,ed by Dr. George Griffith and iUr. Roibert Cole, hotlil. of Millard 1 :am,d that of the Coniyervatiiive candidate by Si-i- Ch«n-le.s Rhilipps, of Picton Cattle, and Mir. J. F. LcU"t Phillip-Sj of Lawrenny. Mr. Roch and Mr. Wm. Jones, M.P., declaire i that they wiitnessed wonderful enthaisiasm in Nrt,h Pemibrokeshiire. On. the night of the 8tlh ,i,nst. they pa,id a. viclit to St. Dogniaels, whea"e the lctea.1 fife and eiinum band with crowds of fcdbool chiildiren lining the streets, met the Libea-al caind dat-e jiust outeide St. Dogmael's village. They were joined by tihe Cardiigan contingent, aind a njaircb was mjade to the chapel. There fol- lowed one of the most tumultuous lneetinigjs ever helld in thp district. That well- known Radical, r. Benjamin Rees. although past 80 years, pre- sided, amd delivered a rousing speech, and the resolution pledging the meeting to. supDort the candidate w-a.s carried amid scenes of wilu on- tlhuSlilaSim .'1I;r. ltetE>s Slays he rem-eimflb-eins. th-e tiiire vdhen there were only two Liberals in St. Dogma'ol's. but on this, might- over 2,000 people joined the procession and tihe resolution waa j supported by all tlhie Nonconformist miniiistors in the d:lsjtricit, and the Vicar, Rev. Myfynydd 1 Morgan. t, h e V,Ic,ar, IR.ev. At Maencltocbog Fair the Liberal candidate and Wm. Jones (so tihey declare) secured a fair hearing for Mr. Lort .aims a'nd his friends on thie undier.standing t'liat they were to relply to all the points made by the Comsierrvative orators. The pledlge was faithfully kept, Mr. Jones pOEnted out t'hiat an Irih Prebyterian had come into the constituency to try 'nd persuade people to biin-d the fetters of the Establishment | dlloser rround tihe of Wellsh Nonconformists. Mr. Gladstone had given religious equality to Ireland, and here was party now endorsing the action of the House of Lords in thr-o-wimg out th,e, clause providing for the establishment of a National Education C-O'iinoil—the first steo for giving Wales Home Rnle. This was done at the < f Tord instigation of Lord Cawdor, president of the Pembrokeshire M,1'. Roch ren:ind-ed, the andlienoe thiat accord- img to the last Government Blue Book the Ger- man, working mian in the staple trades worked 10 per cent, longer hours for 17 per oEmt. less wages, a-n'd paid 20 per cent, higher prices for the necessaries of life than his British colleague. Mr Roch also alludedi to, thie fact, that during the re- cent A-merioiuni financial crisis it. was to poor, de- rlided Free Trade Ehigland that the American, j employers came for assistance, and British hamk- ers accommodated them with 20 milUlon pounds of gold, charging the cute Yankee 8 per cent. for tIlro service. Three cheers were given for the Liberal candi- dtate. At Blaemoanin the Liberal candidate wais as- sisted by the Rev. Wlm. EdWardis, the Radical | parson of Aingles>ev, who although a warm snp- porter of Disestablishment 'has come into tMa domisitiituency principally to help -r. Rccli in hiis fight a,gainst the brewers. ft Mr. 'Lort Williams in hiis election address ac- cuises the Government of hvnoclrjsy for the way | tih-eiv have dealt with the Chinese labour ques- ticn and -he onposes the Educa- j t'lcn. and Licencing Bii.lTs. W7,i,th 'regard) to fib** last-naimed he thinks Mr. Ballfour's Bi(l1' would; have been sufficient and he points out that the measure does not touch growers' 3icernveii or clubs. On the subject of old-age pensions he declarer for pensions without disabilities for everyone alt 60. He says he is in favour of religious equalitv, j freedom and toleration, public control ovefr pub- lie money, and the continuance of religious ed n- caitiion, in the soh-ools. He pledges h im^eif not to vote for anything which would necessitate an 'increasse in th-e cc?t of ?ivin?, and in con-tfluisji-on he e.xprp.?=.e? hir??f in favonr of a Redistribution BiH and votes for women. I At night Mr. Roch addressed meetings at DaJe, Mairloes. and Miliford Haven. The Unioni,st candidate received the following letter from, Mr. Balfour on Satuirdiay:- I D.ca-r MT. Lort Williams,—I am delighted to hear how encouraging aire t'he repofts of your campaign in Pembrokeshire. I am not surprised. The reooird of the present Government is cailou- I lated to inispire every elector who has the wel- fare of the country at 'heart with the warmest desire to spare no effort to slipport you in your endeavour to win the SOOlt for the Unionist cause. —With all good wishes, yours sincerely, Arthur James Balfour. House of Commons, July 10. 1908. rnie folilomritnig letter has also beem rooeivoo: from Mr. Austen Chamberlain :— Dear Mr. Lort Williams..—I am gIJnd to learn how encouraging a.re your prospects in Poem- brokeshire. Tihe last general election, fought under peculiar circumstances of difficulty and dis- couragement, is obviously no guide to the feeling Of the electors to-d!ay, as we have seen in the re- markable se-ries of by-elections whidh has dis- tinguished the present year. Wales has not yet spolken. but the county of Pembrclke has a great oppcurtunlty for leading in the Principality a t movement which has already made such giarat strides in England. The Malin iissiue before the electors now is the question of Fiscal Reform. No pad of the coun- try is iitor-e interested in the success of this move- ment than, .South Wales and the Unionists1 of the county of Pembroke have i nyou a candidate eminently qualified by long and careful study of the question, to bring home to them the necessi- tiea off 'a. change in the fiscal system which has failed1 to produce th'e results which were pre- dicted for it, ana becomes daily less suited to the need of our indiuetirial and agricultural pofDulation,—Heartily wishing you success, I a,m, yours v?ry truly, Austen. Chiarmherlain. Ali,-qt .e?n. MniTn h erl ii i n. 9, E!g?rt<m Place S.W.My 10, 1908. MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER I The tplilowing telegram from tlhe Prime Minis- ter was received on Monday evening by Mr. W. RClCh, the Liberal! candidate for Pembrokeshire: I trust thwt Pembro'keshire will maintain u-n- broken, -the Liberal representation of Wale's. The present Government and House of Commons a,re carrying out the task entrusted to them by the i electorate. In Hess than, three years they hla,ve provided over £ 40,000,000 for the reduction of debt, while reducing alt, the same time 'the taxa- tiom. of tea, sugar, coal, and earned incomes; granted freedom and complete self-government to the Transvaal and Orange River Colony ex- tien,d,ed to millions of wage earners the advantages of the Compensation Act. and afforded grearter security of tenure to farmers, and new means of access to the land for those who were exel,iidled from it. Now that we are engage,d on legislation provid for the aged, and promote temperance, we require the, support clf ardent and loyal Liberals like yourself.—As- quiith. LIBERAL MEETING AT NARBERTH. A public meeting in support of t'he candidature of Mr. Waiter F. Rocih was held om Friday evetn- iiig last at, thie Victoria Hall, Narberth, when ad- dresses wore delivered by the Rev. J. morgan Jones, M.A., of Aberdiare, and Mr. Jos. Howes, of Lancashire. The meeting, which was very largely attended, was presided' over by Mr. Wm. Roblin, who was supported also by Messrs. G. P. Brewer ,C. C.. and J. Palmer Morgan, C.C. The Rev. Morgan..Jones siaid the present by- elect ion w'as the first which had taken place in Wales since tihle Hast general election, aln., tlhey were now aakc-d to voice not only th sentiment of Pemlbnokesh ire, but shlouJd remember that they were representing the national sentiment of Wales as well. It seemed to him thiat the great question, they had to consider was whether the same Government thley had so unanimously agreed tOt put in two- vt-lars ago, was worthy of their support to-diay ? It had proved itself to be a, hard working Government, and one which wos worthy the support of every reasonable miam if only for thie courtage it had shown. It was the first Government in this country which had dared- to stand up against, monopoly and private interests. It had been thie first to meet. fairly ana,squinji,edy the most serious questions that pre- sented thlemiseilVes at the present day, that of poverty^ and! bad social conditions ,and had set it?f wiseilly 'and reso?it?ly to eo lve these ques- -b i onr,. T[h iti?,e,if ivi-et had provided m?aanres for the pro- tect ic? of t'h? weak against the strong, of th? poor against the rich. In their sweated indus- tries: Bill, of tlhe child against its employer, and in their Agriculturall Holdings Bill, of the ten- ant against the landlord. They were pledged to protect those who needed protection, not the powerful amd1 the ri'ch. Their policy of protec- tiion was lliOlt that of the Tairiff Reformers, who a Jived tiie,111 to protect- t'he rich against the poor, lie hoped they would do their best to ajssist a GovetniwrJamt w'hich. was doing its best fcfr the country by giving their support to -Nii-. -.OUII (cheers) Mr. Jos. Howes then proceeded to give aiD able and brilliant alddre&s in defence of Free xrade. lliie Unionist candidate, he said, was being backed up 'by an army of representatives from aJl soiTts of vesteid in tor eats, who were like the celebaia/ted Derbyshire Militia, trying to look as many as they oouiid, (laughter). There were the represeintatives of the Tories proper, the Tariff Refouimeirs, the Tirade, the defenders of Protes- tantism—wiho oanie from Ireland (laughter). Tihey wclir-tl hore to give tiheir opposition to the best Goveimimout that eveir existed. Mr. Roch was the best candidate he had ever worked for in the wjiole course of a long career. They were tolld thiat he was too young but that was a dnasw- back he would get over. He was a young man of great ability, and of greater promise. He was a native of tlh e county, and he thoroughly under- stood its people. He was one of the great army of ref ormers to whom this country owed so much. Their opponents had been, doing their best to ptvjpiaigate various philosophies, but t.he one to whiitc-h they were just now attaching the most im- portance- was. that whi'ch they called Tariff Re- form (hear, hea,r). This party had a wonderful knack of changing the.ir disguises. Afew years ago tih-ey oallled th ems-elves Protectionists, now they were all Tairiff Reformers. The Liberals bad a lways be-ein Free Traders. It was the Tories who were responsible for all the remaining taxes 011 food in this country. Not a. single tax on food had been ever put on by a L,liberal Govem- m'enit. The Tories were telling them that they had not got free trade. Weill, he would admit it was not perfect free trade. There was nothing peirlfeot in this world, not even, a perfect Tory (k-i,'lighter' They hadn't got 'a perfect Parlia- ment because they Imdiii't got perfect members, aind tihey didin't have perfect members because th.ey didn't have perfect voters. They didn't have perfect Free Trade to-diay beca-use o,f the disabilities which had been placed on them by the Tory Governments, but they were doing their best to reform t.atriffs out of existence. They had just as much free trade as they had been, able to squeeze out of the Tories. Th(ey were told that their imports exceeded their expctrt?. He would adimilt this perfectly true. There was more coming in. than was going out. Thits meant that they were getting moire thteui they gave. If they gave more than they got- they would soon give away all they had, but if they got more tha.11 they gave it coiled go on for ever for all he cared (cheers). If they were to tax anything he be- lieved in taxing mining royalties and, liand, values i -if they taxed their food' they were taxing the poor. He believed in taxing those who were best able to. pay it (cheers). The taxation of ground -rositiec, and minihg royalties womldl sufifce to secure them an old age pension to a.ny extent. .Aft-. How.es them; proceeded, w It-h great ingenuity to prove thiat no such thing as a. finished article ever came into this country. A finished article was one that hlad reached its finial stage of de- velopment, anid there was no such article in ex- istence. This statement watS! tihe occasion, of the onlly serious interruption which occurred during the meeting, which was otherwise remndkably orderly. At. the end of the dieussion which en- sued AI-r. Hoii-eswas conceded by his opponents to, have satisfactorily pro veil his argument, and was allowed to proceed without further interrup- tion. Mr. Hcwes instanced the recent financial crisis in America as one thtat would have been impossible in a Free Trade country. Whetn they appealed to this country to helip them in their dlire necessi ty, Free Trade England responded by sending them slhirp loadls of go"d to extricate them (cheers). This country, since adopting Free Tnade. had been dicing a, larger shipping trade than the whole of the rest cf the world combined. Our worki-nig mien g(ct more wages and worked fewer hours than tbo-se of any other country, and was better fed aind heroterr clothed. The Tariff Reformers told them, it was only little taxes they were going to put on food, aind it irir, net the consulmer who would have to. pay it, but the wicked foreigner. If they really believed this, why should they stop at little taxes, let them put. On a big one Daughter). This showed the he-Mow- nesis of their arguments (cheers). At the close of the meeting a hearty vote of thanks to the speakers was proposed by ITr. G. P. Brewer, and seconded by M,r. Palmer Morgam, amd canned unanimously. H A V E RF OR D TTT ST. On Saturday eveining a large an:cl rr.,o--it en- thusiastic public meeting in support of Mr. Roch's candidature was hei ch at. the Masonic Hall. Haverfordwest. The chair was taken by Dr. G. Griffith. and besides others on the platform were Mr. Herbert Lewis, M.P., Aid. J. W. Raffain, Mr. 1. Reynolds, Mr. A. B. Williams, Tvir. Her- bert Lewis, etc. The large hall was crowded to its utmost capaci-ty by an enthusiastic but well ordered crowd. The Chairman said the Liberals were fighting a great battle for liberty in Pembro kesh ire, and one the like of which had never been known in that county before, but c-onie what Would they were all ready to stick to their principles Mr. Roch, whose rising to speak was the signal for loud and prolonged cheers, and the- singing of "For he's a jolly good fellow," said he was al- ways glad to come to Havenfordlwest to apeak, and especially behind such a chairman as they had to-night, than whom there was not a better or truer liiberal in Pembrokeshire (cheers). Proceeding, Mr. Roeh said the, record of the pre- sent Government was one of which the Liberal Farty had no- reason to feel ashamed. Since they had eOlmo into office they had i-een brought in more than cne important, Hila which would have beneficiient and far-ire aching effects. They had seen a threatened disaster, a great rail-way strike, averted by the tact and 'ability of a Welshman (cheers). For ten years the Tories had been pro- mising them old age pensions, 3,nd after being only two years in office the Liberals were giving them one in earnest. The Tories, during their ter nmf office had increased tihe national debt by E300,000,000. The Libelrals had succeeded in paying off £ 41,000,00$), which meant a saving of one and a quarter millions annually to the tax- payers of this country. They had also reduced the sugar tax, and a Id. off the tea tax. But they had not only paid their way. Their predecessors had spent E230,000,000 on a war to destroy life, but the Liberals ivere goring to spend six or seven millions to prolong hfe (cheers. A Voioe- Where is the money to oome from,? Mr Roch—We a,re go-ing to get it by a scheme ol Tariff Reform (laughter). Not by broadening the baais c.f taxation, but by narrowing it; not by placing it on the ,looa of t,he poor, but by pla- in it on the shoulders oif thosemost able to bear it.Dr. Macnamara had once said that his idea, of Tariff Reform was to narrow the taxation, of the living, and to broaden the taxation of the dying" (laughter). Tb him, the great issue of the present struggle was not Tariff Reform, but religious equality. In this he had something tangible te. offer them, not a thing written on a. half-sheet of notepaper. This had been the ideal of Wales for over 20 years, and' they were going to prove that this feeling was as strong in Pem- hrokesihire to-day as it had ever been. The Edu- cation Bill had been framed to secure religious equality in the schools. This also provided a grant of zCI,400,000 out of the national fund to relieve the ratepayers. He had :heard that the tide was beginning to turn against them because some of the English constituencies were going wrong, but had Wales at any time ever folllowed the example of England? His experience was that Wales had always shown the way (cheers). At this |xiint someone asked Mr. Roch if he intended to ignore the report of the Welsh Church Com miss ion ers. Mr. Roch said his opinion was that the Com- mission had been unnecessary for Wales. It did not matter to him what the Comrndssionejis re- port established. All they had to do. in the matter was to ask th-etill for Disestablishment. Mrs. Herbert Lewis having spoken in high terms of praise of three great Liberal measures which would specially affect women, viz. the Children's Bill, Licensing Bill, and Old Age, Pein- s-i o,n s. The Chairman asked Mr. Isaiah Reynolds to move the resolution, which was to the following. effect: That this meeting heartily approves the candidature of Mr. WTalter F. Roch for the county of Pembroke, and hereby pledges itself to sup- port him at the poll." Mr. Reynolds said that this was one of the most important., if not the most important, by-elections that had taken place i,n the history of Wales. Every constituency in Wales was a link 111 a flawless chain of Liberalism, and they must ask themselve.s were thev to be the first to snap that chain of party? (" No.") Mr. A. B. Williams, who seconded, said thsft, they were now to answer at the poll for not only Pembrokeshire but the whole of Wt ales. Mr. Herbert I/ewis. M. P in supporting, said he could rely on Pembroke-shire to stand up for its old principles and its old traditions. The present Government, said Mr. Lewis, had no need to be ashamed of its policy. In its foreign policy it had strengthened our relations with for- I eign powers; in ifnancial policy it bad dene sto. I well that bX the end of the present financial yeai" this country will have paid a sum of t44 000,000 off th.e National Debt (cheers). At home Mr. Lloyd George, as president cf the Board of Trade, had br,c,,ugh,t, in the Merchant Shipping Bila, a j measure of which even their opponents could only speak in the highest praise. Such a Bill had be-e-ii attempted by Mr. Chamberlain when -h,D a,t thE" Board of Trade, but he had faile,d. Every succeeding president had tried his hand in t'llrn wiLh the same result. And now the miracle had at last been wrought bv a Welshman and a Pembrokeshire boy (cheers). The Old-Age Pensions Bill might be open ta- criticism, but h,is j <»nt'<*ntion was that it was the best of any scheme j which had yet been -proposed. The Licensing Bill was a great step in temperance, the greatest any Government had yet attempted in this coun- try, It may be it ii-, as destined to be rejeated in the Upiper Chamber, but this ,nctwithistandinor they did net mean to give in. Thev had their minds made up that it this is to fall thefll they j were ready to fall with it (cheers). Alderman Raffa.11 said that Mr. Lort Willii,-rn-. in his address was telling them- that the Govern- ment's Old-Age Pension scheme was no good, 'be- cause it would cost them more money than they knew how to raise, and then he had added that tne age limit was too high, it should have be-em 60 years. He was saying They spending too much, vote for me," and in the same breath, "We mean' to spend more, vote for me" (laug'hter. 'Dhe LibprH'] Govr-nment during their two years of office had done morp fc." the country than their predecessors had been able to do in ten Wi.l'iaims in his election adresshad no. fking hut Tariff Reform to offer them. The resolution was then put and' carried unani- mously. A large crowd of Mr. Roch's supporters waited oiit.ide the to the ?al!. and on the cain- dTi.?dati e? s appearance he was carried shoulder bi.gh dicTa,t,c,'s i,ppea,ranct- he cart-'ed to bi-s h-otel lyv a n-lob.

1 INPERIAL PARLIAMENT. In the Hou»_e oi Lords en the 71.11 i,ni;t, cm the motibn of Eiad Beau-champ, the Endowed Scbctcds (Masters) Bud was read a second tinne. In the Commons the Old Age Pensions Billl was con- sid?red as amended in committee, ;nd by fh"? aid of t?e .?dk'hiM. tne report'stage was cc?c?ude.d. 'f!113 pi. '.m,e? The Pnme Minister ita,bd .in vlh-e Ho.uw of Commons en .h.3 8t'? m?. that tbe Government ba3 no liiii-ccm atieri cf the unver lied rumours circulated about Lord Charles Borcwford. The Prime Mister evaded a question put by Colonel j Lock wood about the in England. Colon-el Lockwaud savs he has indis- putable evidence cf the truth of his assertions. Mr. As qui ih stated that ttia Gove have no intention of giving facilities for tlie pas-ins of the Daylight Saving Bill. An interesting point with regard to oar'yment oJ Income-Tax on betting transact ions is raised by an answer which Mr. Lloyd George gave to 1Îr. Bottom-ley. It was decided by the c-ati rts. he said, in the case of Partridge v. Mai'Lan- dame, that 'a .person who attends races air:d a vc- teniatically bets,' is liable to assessment to in- come Tax in respect cf thie Tir-o-fits lie derives I tlbertefroin; and1 this decision, is acted Upon in I practice by district Ccm,m,i-xii,oners of Taxes." On this aisisum.pt,ictn tlbere- would seem good grounds for the man who I'-oses a portion' of his income by batting deduct .nig Lis '.c-sseis from hii tottlal income in making a ret-uun to the authori- tie-s. The OM-Age Per. Jen. BiE was passed by the House of Commons en. the nighlt of tihe 9th inst., an'ly ten members voting against the third' r'ead- iug. Baltouirwe'llooimieid ain Old-Age Pensions Bill, but gently pointed out the limitations and defects of the present Bill. Mir. Philip Snowdem (Blackburn), the Socialist leader poured scorn oin," the allcIiaoj,tv of this advanced Government of social reform- offering a paltry measure like this because tihey have not the money." Money," he cried, glowering at the Government ixn.rih. There's plenty of money. Why. I hear of flur- <towt!s for Fi.do at five guineas each On Friday nighf the Premier made. a. state- ment. with 'reference to. the state of parliamentary business, and -a;ti,Tiicu need that the House of Coim- nitons would adjourn' Cat August 1st. Alreadv there have been, passed two of last year's Scottish Bill's, very much altered srince by tihe House of Lord!s; the Pr.a- ccutr.O'n of Offences Biill; the two Public H-eallth Bills, aird, the Old-Age Pensions Bill (going up soon; to Among the Bills to be passed by August 1 are-: Finance Bill (the Budget), Appron'riiaitioT* Bilil (routine money measure) Irish U/nivensifties Bill, Expiring Laws Continuance Bill. Costs in Criminal Cases Bill, Patents and Desngtms Bill, Housing of Working Glasses (Ireland1) Bill' Isle of Man Customs Bin, Registration Bill. The follikwinicr Bilk are to be kept oyer: The Licensing Bill, the Port of Lon- clIon Bill: Honsing and Town Pla:n.nir>i> BiM, Chn'tlreu Billil, Prevention of OIlme. Bill. Lord St. David's (Mr. John Wrynford Pbilipps) was introduced in the House of Lords on Mondav by Lords Joicev and Wynf ord. and took the oath and inscribed .the roll upon, his elevation to the peerage, CARMARTHENSHIRE WANTS LAND OOM- PULSORILY. The President of the Board of Agriculture was asked l'n, the House of Lor dis on Monday by the Earl of Onslow for information as to the action taken, by the counity councils to, put in force the I Small Holdings Acts, and the results c.f such .ac- tion, and tlhe amount now standing to. the credit of the Small Holdings Account. The .E.a'fll of Carrington said eve>y one of the counties in England, and Wales had appointed smal l holdings and; allotment committees. In most cases they had delegated all the powers they could to these committees. Steps had been taken to ascertain the demand for land. The com- mittees had visited different, districts. There had been 19,419 applicants for. 309,000 acres of liand. Owning to the necessity of giving six months' notice,, no land could be secured before Michaelmas, unless it was in ban dor was ob- tainatble by private agreement between the land- load, the tenanit farmer, and the county council. There was very little evidence indeed t'hat land- lords would refuse to. sell: or let. land, although he was bound to. admit that the lion .in tihe path seemed to be the large farmers in England, who were not very sympathetic to the, movement. He* hopedj that it. would1 not be necessary to resort to compulsory powers. They !had already had one application from Carmarthenshire for a compul- sory order. The Marquess orf Lansdowne asked for a state- ment as to tihe dates at which the. measures me11- tiû/fled in the King's Speech were likely to come before the House. Ten first-rate measures were enumerated in the Speecih from the Throne, but only the Old-age Pensions Bill had vet reached their lord'ships' House. The Education Bill was introduced with much sound and fury, but it had faded out -of sight, and they did not know whether it was dead or sleeping. The E,a,rl of Crewe said it was proposed to take the second reading of the Old-age Pensions Bill on Monday mext. He thought the Irish Univer- sities Bill would reach them befc-e they ad- journed for the holiday. The Scotch. Education Bill would also- arrive about the same tiime. He hope.di the Licensing Bill would reach them at a pelfÎoŒ in NOlv.emlher. He was mot able to say anvthi.n.z about- the Educat ion. Jhll. R" he- was not adivieed what the actual position of the question was at the present, moment. An autumn session was ineviable.

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