The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

THE RECENT QUARRY DISTURBANCES. At the Bang</r Police ODurb on Tuesday, be- fore Mr Harry Clegg, Colonel Marshall, O.B., Mr Thomas Roberts, and Mr Griffith Roberts, the charge sheet included an action in which George Owen was upon the information of Wil- liam Thomas charged with having intimidated Kdward Williams, an employe 1!A1 the Penrhyn Quarry. Bethesda, the. case being one arising out of the disturbances wftich took place at the quarry recently. Mr H. O. Vincent (Messrs darter, Vincent, and Douglas Jones), who appeared for the pro- solution, said he had an application to make with reference to the case in which William Thomas was the informant against George Owen. Thw was one of the cases, the first in fact of the Perrrhyncaae- which cam a before the Bench a month ago, and it was adjourned for « month in the hope that. the man who had been assault- ed, Edward Williams, would be suBioicnthr re- covered to be able to attend the ?xmrt 11?? r? grered very much to oay that the unfortunate man had not aufficientiy recovered to be able to attend the court, and he was afraid it was impossible to say when he might be able to at- tend. with the result that any evidence that he i (Mr Vincent) Should put before the magistrates i in support of the prosecution would lack the material evidence of corroboration by the per- on who was assaulted, and, in fact, it would lIe very similar to tha evidence which they had Ivefryro them in the cases some three weeks ago which were dismissed he took it, upon the ground that there waa not sufficient oorrobora- txm. Under these circumstances 00 had no alternative bub to offer no evidence on behalf of the prosecution. Ho had communicated with Mr G'eorge (who was for the defence), and he had assented to that COli roo. The Chairman Is there anyone hero repre- sent im: Mr Geome1 Mr Vincent: Mr George is not here, but I have been in communication with him and he hte sent his assent in writing. I therefore apply to your worships to allow us to withdraw the case. The Chairman (examining me letters handed iii; to him by Mr Vincent): These are not ad- dressed to the justices, they are addressed to yotrrwlf. Mr Vincent: I have no objection, and I am willing to have them read. The Chairman We only think that there is a certain statement in one of them from Messrs Georee wi George. The magistrates, he said, hul had the 1 fitters before them, and bad read them, and they thought it was only fair that th" statement in one of them should be read. Mr Vincent thereupon read it-Roesferring to yours of yesterday we besf to eay we cannot see the necessity of your saying anvthing about the state of Edward Williams' health. At the same time we do not think that it matters very much provided it is understood that our assent to your application for leave not to proceed with the case is not taken to imply aooeptanoe of the t-cv-^ai bv you for making the application." The Chairman.: Then we manic tile case as being withdrawn.

A QUESTION OF WAGES. At the Bangor County Court on Monday, he- fore His Honour Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd, Mr ll. C. Vincent (Messrs Carter, Vincent, and Douglas Jones) appeared on behalf of Lord Pen- rhyn to make ail axplanaton with rospeot to a remark made by His Honour at the preceding court as to the earnings of Lord Pengrhyn's em- ployes in the Penrhyn Quarry. He stated that, on the matter of an administration order, ap- lilied for by William Roberts, a hadrockman journeyman in tho quarry, who told the Court that hit? earnings averaged only 28a a fortnight, but who was told by the Judge th&t his honour liad it on the beat authority that no man in tho quarry nor even a big lad received less than an average of 20s a week. His Honour: I saw that. I had no information from any slate quarry. I was under the im- prowuon that, in the case in question, I was dealing with the Penmaenmnwr quarry, and it W., in rcspect of that that I had had my in- formation. Mr Vincent: Your honour was not far off as it happens. As a matter of loot statements of this kind, that men employed in the Penrhyn Quarry only earned 28s a fortnight, were apt to be very mischievous, and in justice to Lord Penrhyn inquiries had been made as to what the man's earnings had boon for the past six Ill. His partner, who employed him, used to share with him as with his partner, and after w. every «>-■+ rhov had received during the rx months, 3. 5d per day oach, and that ww about the worst wage that WM paid in the wieg abcvt the w,,ge that was paid in the His Honour: In theso cases I am anxious to get the be~t information available, and some years ago I put a general question to the propretor of a quarry at Penmiaenmawr, 1\" toO the wages earned. He said, "You may teko it from me, there i" not a man or even a well rrrown lad who, if he likes, cannot got £1 « WO>k." Mr Vincent: In this particular instance the mark's average earnings were about 30s per work- j ing week.

RHYI. COUNCH, AND THE IMPORTATION OF MILITARY. At the Rhyl District Council on Monday a '(lit+('I){'8!01'b arose over the Penrhyn Quarry dis- pute..Au attempt was made at the last meeting to introduce ( resolution protesting against the importation of military, but tha Chairman de- clared it out (of order and prooeedied with the business. At the close of tire meeting proper, Mr Greenhalsh (the oQl3>Írrnnn) laft tho chair and th-, room am d cries of protest Mr E. P. Jones then took the chair, and the nine remaining mem- bers passed the resolution of protest. On.Monday, Mr J. H. Ellis proposed, and Dr. seconded, that the portion of the minutes relating to the Penrhyn Quarry re- ollltift:1 h, expunged. Several niemiv.rs declared that the Chairman gnvetfitm permission to hold the wieeting in ques- tion, which he denied amid cries of '^)h, oh." The proceedings after he left were quite illegal, nd,.<!><¡ tho work of & caucus. Mr Elwy Williams said he uxuld toob the locality of tho meeting with anybody. Ninety per c."nr,. of t ho jieople in Wales were against -the iwp<:rd.a.tL-n of the military. Mr J. H. E lis: The Chief-Oonstable ought to tn <»w "hii I Mr Willia!sv«: You should a-dvertoeo yourself es North Wales orator. Mr Ellis: I'll campsite with. you in anything. Mr Williams: You think yourself everybody. Afr Ellis: I'm as good aa you. Mr MfM y For God's sake put the gloves on tmd go outsido (laughter). Mi Fl is: I would not mind doing *&L Thi liaiinian ex ilaimed that z were mak- ing the town a laughiivg etock and a disgrace in the oyes of North WOOeR. "I say," he øaíd, "yw re working into the hands of the penny-a-liners (laiirfiVr). We have been in eamw of the low hnlfp'on-r {'aiiiew, and wet shall bar in 'Punch' and 'jusiy'" (rreAt laughter). Mr Elwy Williams: As sure as my name is J Williams there's a mandamus for you (laughter). Mr J. H. Ellis: You don't know what it means (laughter). The Chairman settled himself comfortably and said he would noa go taU ten o'clocjk. Ultimately the Clerk waa appealed to for tile opinion as to the legality of the after prooeed- 1B The Town Clerk unhesitatingly said that the proceedings were irregular, and he advised the Chairman to that effect all through. The debate continued, and ultimately the Chairman put the amendment that the minute be expunged, which was lost by ohe rote. The Council was now exhausted and decoded to ad- journ for tea-

1- ST. ASAPH GUARDIANS AND THE MILITARY QUESTION. At the St. Asaph Board of Guardians, on Friday, Mr R. Griffith (LJanfair) proposed a resolution of protest against the introduction of military into Wales during the recent dispute at the Penrhyn Quarries. Mr Gwilym Parry (Denbigh) seconded. Mr J. H. Ellis (Rhyl) pro- tested against poor-law guardians dealing with such questions, especially as the question did not affect the counties of Flint or Denbigh. He considered the suggested protest a very imperti- nent matter, as the Chief-Constable of Oa.mar- vonshire, and not the St. Asaph. Board of Guard- ians, was responsible for the peace of the Ban- gor district. Mr W. Conwy Bell (Rhuddlan) characterised the proceedings of the Board as approaching that of a debating society. Several, members declined to eupport on this oocaekm I "the party," and intimated that they would vote in,.t the motion. On a division being taken the Board rejected the protest by 13 votes to six.

THE UNION AND THE MANAGEMENT. I MISCHIEVOUS OUTSIDE INFLUENCE. I' A correspondent signing himself "Wellwisher" writes as follows to the "Liverpool Courier:"— It is & very serious matter to see works of such magnitude as the PenrhynQuaITy at a atandsMU, wllh will ultimately stagnate many other industries dependent upon it, besides affecting other trades which supply them with commodities necessary for their sustenance and comfort. It will bring many to a point of star- vation, and some to bankruptcy. Why this deplorable state of things ? Because i" is said that the management will not hearken to a statement of their alleged grievances1 through the intermediary of the officials of the Quarry men's Union. That is the very point j upon which it is said that this aaddisptJte turns. Their "grievances" are confessedly only "small I matters" .jI,nd "without involving great prin- j ciples." The question then ariae&le the man- ageraent justified in refusing a hearing or an. irifceaviow of the Quarrymen's Union officials to abate the aJleged grievances on behalf of those who are aggrieved i Bear in mind the manage- ment are prepared to listen to the aggrieved ment &re prepared to themselves, either individually, or collectively, unionists or non-unionists, not to the officials of the union as unionists. Why not the union- ist officials 7 Because they are servants of the enemy, whose aim has always been to upset the management. If 80, the mmiagement are justi- fied in fusing their services w inter-meddlers on behalf of their own workmen, whereas the workmen themselves have every opportunity to state their own case, with the assistance of an authorised impartial interpreter if required. 'Who has the greatest grievance, the workmen or the management ) As quoted before, the workmen's grievances aire but "small matters," and without "involving great principles," where- as the grievance of the management is the most vital principle. Now for facts. The Union in its embryo had its origin in the neighbourhood of the Penrhyn Quarry during the management of Mr Francis, who was a Churchman and a Conservative, who was up- right and honourable, but firm in his manage- ment, with "no respect of person." But it so happened thiat the officials under him were most- ly Calvinistic Methodists, which was a sore to their lival denomination the Congregiationaliste, •who Ntere about equally as strong in the neigh- bourhood, seeing that they were ignored by the management. Then under the guidanoo of com- ing outsiders some of the Congregationalists formed themselves into a clique and assembled together at an outside residence to confer upon some schemes to prejudice others against the management, so as to increase their number. Reports were brought in and discussed of how 'the Methodist officials favoured their own brethren and how severe they were towards others. It was a common saying, "He is an old Metl-.odist"a favourite. Every paltry little thing concerning the management, which cou'd be coloured as mismanagement, was com- mented upon, ultimately n elaborate report- showing alleged defects in the management, the waste and loss through bad management—was forwarded to the late Lord Penrhyn, as much as to say, "See how clever we are. Would it not be advisable for your lordship to let us have the management?" In this they failed. Trade all over the country began to flourish at this time. Strikes everywhere for nine hour a day and advance in wages. The small clique which was adding to its number daily, got more popdarand influential all over the quarry by crying for a strike to demand more wages, etc. Then a cry against the management, in which they werj successful, the management was changed and wages were advanced. Great was their jubilation. The new manager was Mr Evans, who had worked himself up from a quarry boy at Nsntlle, But Mr Evans was a Methodist. This was selcretly felt among the Congregation- alists, but they dare not give outward vent to it -for fear of alienating those Methodists who had joined their clique. They wanted their assistance to form a Quarrymen's Union. In this, again, they succeeded. But all the quarry- men did not. join the Union; those who did not had theodimifisppellation of "cynffonau," mean- ing comparatively "tails attached to the back of the managing officials," and also "blaid fain," the narrow party; while they, the unionist members, assumed themselves to be "the broad party" ("y Maid fawr"), meaning the great Liberal Party, then in fuJI swing, and is now, too, among the quarrymen. This gave the Un- kn « political aspect, which, in fact, is true, and it accounts for the sympathy they receive from the Radical organs and members of Par- liament and Radieei Nonconformists. However, this Union tried their game at up- setting the management at Llanberls. In this fheiy failed; also they stepped into the discip- linary dispute at. Llebhwedd Quiarry at. Fea- tmiog; here again they failed. Arid all this was attempted under the influence of the evil spirit of outsiders from the neighbourhood of the Penrhyn Quarry. The new management ait the Penrhyn Quarry did not give satisfaction. Mr Evans resigned. Then Mr Pritohard, an- other Methodist, was appointed, during whose management the last strike of 1897 took pfoioe, and he recently resigned. Now the managing director is their target at present; he is assisted now by an Englishman, not a Welshman. There have been four Welsh managers in succession, viz., Messr- W. Francis, John Franc's, J. J. Evans, and D. Pritohard. And the head officials of this Union, or mther clique, who were and are outsiders, not quarrymen, are the influenc- ing obstructive spirit to upset the management from the Francis management up to the pre- sent. Is it surprising tftwfc the present management refuse to receive the officials of this Union ? Yes, enren now they are trying to get at. the back of the management by flattering Lord Pemft vn ihnt if they could on-lv lay the grievances hefore his 'ordship everything would "be all right. His lordship had onmi4h of that faroo during the last strike—at; least I should think M when he acceded to their request, and they failed toO eub- stentiate one grievance that was submitted to hi-m in writing, excusing themselves to the pub- lie in the press by saying bhay did not like to write the most import-Mr* grievances in case the mtoiVjgoroent should have 110 chance t, invmtivat4 t!Mm. Th? was itching hut an ingenious at- J tempt to :JUT the managers in Mm eyes of th? ( pwblie. If quarrymen were to manage their own atfairs «nfl cast these outsiders to one side, they would mudh better. This outside in- fluence has ctfwised mischief between master and workmen, loss of thousands of pounds to them- 8èlveø, poverty and bankruptcy to those round about them; whereas the outside ?ScMa have rim= themselves on their dMcomfcrt and parHal ruin to wealth and higher social standing. Before I olose I wish to quote what the "Daily Nøws" of the 29th ult. otatee:- That the Quarrymen's TJnion. at present 'only number about 2800 out of about 15,000 quarrymen,' and they only subscribe sixpence e. month to the funds of the said Union. What, th en, is it but a clique originated from sectarian envy, and culminating into a political organisation of Socialistic tendency 1 Their motto is: TDown with everything that is up, and let us help our- selves, never mind anybody else.' Is this to be W-erated 'Let HM quMTnnen be their own counsel, end everything will came to its own level, amicable, and prosperous.

LETTER OF A LOYAL WORKMAN. 1 The following appeared in the "Liverpool Courier:"— Sir,—As one who has worked in the Penrhyn Quarry all through my life I consider tho men's Tejetotian of the offer of Mr Young, the,nianager, is a disgrace to commonsense. The gentleman opened tho quarry and made everything ready to work, but no one went in. I know a great num- ber are very desirous, but are afraid of the mob. The day before the quarry was opened the talk was that the first who should, go in the quarry an the morrow would be killed, and loyal men were afraid to go and work. I had no, grievance against the dispensation. I agreed with the latter for a poundage on the rook, and I know I could make wages, and it is a pity I must go away to work. I am afraid to go in myself. I believe a party in the quarry found themselves with loss of ground and influence, not having the same favour as before. If Mr Wyatt had been in tie quarry till now the number of the workmen would, be very small—« few hundreds but Mr Young employed three thousand. The duty of the leadens is to try to come to a good understanding with Mr Young, who is ready, or let the people work who are ready to go in. f Wbam -19 the philmflwopy 7 The man is trying I to set every span and give every workman work. What will become of the old and many who are not ablle to ge away ? If the committee won't do J their best I will try to have a list of those who I will ootme'to work.—Yours, etc., LOYAL WORKMAN. j December 12th, 1900.Y:AL WORKU". I

LETTER FROM MR PENNANT A. LLOYD. I Mr Pennant A. Lloyd, writing from Hyeres on the 11th Inst, to the "Daily News," says: "I have only just seen your paper on the 6th inst., in which the following remarks appear on the subject of the Penrhyn Quarries: 'We cam quite understand. their (i.e., the men's) wish for a revival of the Quarrymerfs Council under the Pennant LIQyd Agreement.' Will yuu allow me to nay that no such institution as a quarrymeri's council, as here interpreted, was provided for by me in my agreement of 1874. The simple facts in regard to this matter are that when the men struck in 1874 I was at that time the late Lord Penrhyn's land agent, with a certain locus standi' at the quarries, and then met a com- mittee of the Penrhyn quarrymen, on Lord Pen- rhyn's behalf, to ascertain the grievances they had to relate. The men insisted on the dis- missal of the then manager, which was a demand I refused to entertain, and our interview ended. Sirtxsequently I had amothier interview with the oammittoe, when I was told that if I would con- sent to act as arbitrator in oases of dispute be- tween the men and the quarry manager, they would_ withdraw their request, which they had submitted to me among others. For reasons too long here to give I accepted so unenviable a post, but cin my pointing out to the men that I hoped I should not be made liable to listen to the complaints of every quarryman who supposed he had a grievance, the committee then. before me promised I should not be subject to auth; an in- road on my time. Such a plan is now, I see, to all intents and purposes adopted by the pre- sent manager, so that the quarrymen have no 'revival' to wish for, as your correspondent seems to imagine. How this simple arrange- ment got subsequently twisted and turned iinto a quarrymen'a oouncil I know very well; but as suolh it was no part of my agreement After this arrangement was made by me, and signed by both the late Lord Penrhyn and his men, my health oomp'.ictely broke down, and I was obliged to seek rest abroad. I may add that immediate- ly after my departure fresh troubles broke out, and my agreement was eet aside by both the laite Lord Penrhyn and his quarrymen, and another substituted. Whether subsequent events since 1874 have eJiowm that it is to be regretted m.y agreement was set on one aide, I leave others to decide. )

PRESS COMMENTS. Cambrian News. The officials of the Quarry men's Union have made a feeble and ineffective attempt to reply to the statement issued by the quarry manager, but the men have not spoken and do not seem disposed to speak. They have a- perfect right to maintain silence. To begin with, the Union offi- cials announce that they had not been consulted in reference to the present trouble at the quar- Ties, and thfey call themselves outsiders. The Union officials give three instances, not to jus- tify the men's attitude, but to explain it. In one instance the men had taken more time than they ought to have taken. In another a man loft the quarries without leave. In another case soime men refused to be removed from one part of the quarry to another. We ask our readers whether they think it is reasonable that per- sons who are employed should lea.ve work with- out permission 7 Is it reasonable tha.t men should take for their own convenience more time than is ''aUorwed? Is it reasonable that em- ployers should be compelled to give reasons why they discharge workmen, or that workmen should not leave their work without assigning reaoonal Nothing is more definitely understood between employers and employed than the fact that either party can discontinue the relation- &hip without mmgning remon& What a ter- %Y. thing it wouM be if workingmen could not leave undesirable employment without being compelled to give what was darned to be suffi- oient reasons to outsiders. The Union officials have made out no case, and everybody feels that they have made out no ca&e. They do not evtn pretend that they have authority to speak on the men's behalf. The men themselves have not spoken, but it is said, to the number of a I thousand, have left the district to look for work elsewtere. In the course of the statements made by the Union officials and by Mr Young, the real causes of the dissatisfaction of the men are more or less vtooonsciously and unintention- aNy revealed. It seems to us that the quarries were formerly worked at a loss. The manage- ment and discipline was more or less loose. The men did very much as they pleased and the owneir of the quarries got nothing. Then Mr Young oiane upon the scene owing to the fact being reoognised that the quarries must pay their way and leave a margin. Every change made sixioe his advent with a view of saving ex- pense has been resisted, and has been the ground of grumbling and dissatisfaction. The men ha.ve no 6peCi& ?Tound of complaint, except that they we not M? allowed to do they eeme? am the MtMic are zravelv informp? that a -mL, who leaves his Ñk withmt ir- miæion, hm not mmtt-d offence which ;-w?: Ms di"lwge. We qwst?ion whether I there is an ?Bployet in Hie "intry who would retain the services of a workman who left his wort without permission. If that sort of thing were W,owed-as it seems at one time to have been allowed, together with much laxity in other I directions, there would be an end to discipline, I and, of course, to the profitable conduct of bUt'i- ncoops. That the men should hive made no at- tempt whatever to state the grievances, of which in the eSrlier stage of the resistance to the man- agement we heard so much, and that the men arc said to be going away in large numbers to other places in search of work, shows that it is the general management of &« quarry .hat is objbed to and not any opwific acta of injustice or o?resmom. The management have upMd their right-their inAlMna.Me riet-to oonduct their business in their own way. The men, on the other hand, aye perfectly at liberty to tefuse to work at the quarry on Lord Penrhyn's ternim They are taking the right course in going away. Time will show whether work at the quarries is worth, h.%Ying at the terma on which it is offered. The quarries were opened on Wedftea- day, but whether sufficient men will ask for work to enable business to be carried on re- mainft to be seen. Some of the newspapers st?t« that the differeme bet-ween the men and the management will be brought before the House of Commons. There is nothing in that threat, if it is a threat, for Parliament cannot force the men to go and work at the quarries u they do not wish to work there. Perhaps somebody thinks that it is possible to force Lord Penrhyn to offer the men terms which he can- not afford, or terms which would make dis- cipline impossible, or tormd which would meet the degires of the more exacting and less in- telligent of the workmen. None of these things will be done or can be done, and we do not be- lieve that the subject will be discussed in the House of Commons. Little by little the truth has been elicited. It has even been made quite clear that the men themselves have not chosen to be members of the Union. We have no ad- vice to offer the quarrymen. I&ey are the only juuges as to me terms on which they will work. If it is possible to keep the quarries open those men will return who wish to return and those will stay away who can do better elsewhere. It will be to the advantage of Lord Penmyn and his manager, Mr Young, to make work as free from unpleasantness as is compatible with the object in view, namely, profit. Mr Young has over and over again said that he is willing to receive eomiplaintB and to do his best to remove the reasons for thv-m. He will not receive com- plaints from the Unior4 He will not allow the Union to collect the contributions of the mem- bers in the quarries, for the obvious reason that non-union men would be placed at a disadvan- tage. Those who talk about coercing Lord Pen- rhyn eee to forget that whatever coercion it is possible to exercise towards employers would have to be exercised towards workmen. But coercion against either employer or employed is impossible for many reasons, and would be undesirable even if it were possible., The quar- ries were opened on Wednesday, and it is to be hoped will be kept open until the measure of the discontent has been accurately garaged. The newspapers which two or three weeks ago wrote as if Lord Penrhyn were a. hard taskmaster have greatly modified theit tone. There is still a disposition;, however, to argue as if there could be one law for employers and a less stringent law for workmen. No greater mistake could be made in the interests of workmen than to act as if both employer and employed were not free. We quite understand that the men have a right to combine for their own protection, but it eta never be rightly contended that employers shall be forced to relinquish the right of treating with their own workpeopa-ei directly. There are cer- tain principles which govern production, and those principles cannot be violated or set aside Without loss and suffering on all sid'es. We think ffliete are good reasons for presuming that the differences between the employer and the employed at Penrhyn Quarries have been fought out to a comprehensible issue. It has been made clear that unless the men will work ami- Oably together, and obey the rules they them- selves agree to, the quarries will be permanent- .Iv closed. TMa is a. great point gained^. WhetJler it may not be possible later on for the men and the owner and manager to work to- Kether for mutual benefit remains to be seen. There has heen a good deal of bitterness, a good deal of discontent, and a good deal of unrest. The terms on which men may go back are, now well understood, and' it is only reasonable to suppose after all that has been said by Mr Young, and all that has not been said by the men, that the future may be •a period of mutual advan- tageous working. If the men will go back there is no more to be said. The men refused on Wednesday -either to return to the quarries or to say why they would not go. The men have thus put themselves as entirely in the wrong as they put themselves by contractor hunting. There is no doubt now where the stupidity ill, ■snd wo suppose Lord Penrhyn will not implore the men to work against their will. Some of the papers Mk Lord Penrhyn to do more than thlelehepa& r?ne. It seems to ? that he has already been so conciliatory as to be greatly misunder- stood. The public will now see through the entanglement. Everybody iniisb grieve for the helpless people who have done nothing to bring about this disaster.

Free Labour Press ard Indnstr'al Iteview. Echoes of a recent trade-union wremlr on the riht of combination" have scarcely died aw-?y, g,. we &re treated to a repetition of the antics that gave rise to it-fantastic tricks of certain North Wales quarrymen in the employ of Lord Penrhvn. It is true that no London editor has been found foolish enough to sacrifice his journal on t!e altar of We belated theme, as WM. the case during th* former shout of "stop thief when there was ma thief to stop, but all the elements hod been prepared at the Penrhyn Quarries for such another exhibition on the part of somebody or other who might be simple enough tq rise'to' the fly. The editor who had "the right of combination" on the brain had sickened under it, and the fly danced to no purpose. Tha pen driven by a mania for assert- ing that somebody or other wanted, to deprive some- body else of that righit had lost its power for haim. And thus it came to pass that after the poor, de- luded quarrymen of Penrhyn had, for the second ,time, been hoodwinked into the supposition that they had only to hold up their little fingers to liave all the editors in the world grovelling at their feet: they acted on the assumption that what they had been taught by their leaders was gospel, and now find themselves, as many others have done. exclaim- ing with the venerable and equally misguided Paul .ge,AR is lost!" It might have been thought, having had eleven months of idleness within the loft two years or so, that the men at Penrhyn could have held on a little longer before taking another spell. There is, of course, plenty of work elsewhere for those who care to do it, but wherever they go they will have to conform to the rules and discipline of the management, a wilful violation of which has thrown them out at Penrhyn. But very many will have to suffer from idleness thus wilfully brought about. women and children, ar usual, being the greatest sufferers. It ia not "the right of combination' this time that has led the men to revolt, against their., bread-pnd^chpecgp, throwing it away like the great overgrown babies they are. It was not. the right of combination two years ago, that artful shibboleth being simply created as a battle-cry, together with its twin absurdity, "trade-unionism in danger." It is neither of these, and the. folly of both is made manifest by a correspondent in the "Daily Newiy who tells us that "the number of members of the union is not substantially greater to-day than in the autumn of 1896, when t he great dispute which resulted in cessation of work at the quarries began." Where, then, is the thirst for combination, when men have the right to combine, and prefer not to do so? The Nori.li Wales Quarrymen's Union was founded as hi- back as 1876, and yet, says the correspondent, "it will scarcely be credited that its membership at this irOmeut is but little over 2600--fewer. be it noted, than the number of men who were displaced last wk," Who "displaced themselves" would have been a more accurate phrase, for they owe their displacement to their own insensate fojiy, and to nothmg else. It is quite ekar trade-unionism is unpopular among the pvat bulk f the quarrymen. ani no wonder when it leads men to commit ;twb criminal blunders We are aware it has been stated by the organising «:cretary of the Quarrymen's Union that 'on this occasion no one could charge the union with being a scape-goat to carry the afflictions of the Penrhyn quarrymen." Quite iso. It may safely be left to trade-unions to back out when "trouble is about. They have a trick of shuffling <m to the shoulders of their confiding dupes the burdens—"alffictions" as the Penrhvn organiser has it—created by them- selves. Such sophistries deceive no one. Trade- unionism ba. been at the bottom of the mischief at the PenrhjTi Quarries all through the melancholy piece, and if the local organiser may be technically accurate in the suggestion that die present dis- location of a great industry is not) due to any fresh activity of the union, the t:uth remains thct the! obstacles, over which the men have now stumbittd j to their hurt and detriment were created by the union long ago, and carefully fostered by the game pure and innocent agency for some such mis- I chievous end as that which has now arrived. The main plank in the platform of the last dis- pute was m"d for the revival of the Quarry ,:itt:?. This demand was formulated by the union. The contracting system in opemtion &t the quarries was condemned by the umon in the lodges We M? nnw toM. in reports iwired by the union, that "there w.U be uo more work done at Bebhesda for many a long month unless Lord Penrhyn concedes the abolition of the contracting system, and something in the shape of the old Quarry Committee." It was this contracting sys- tem that led to the present outbreak, and, despite the attempts made by its officials to dissociate the union therefrom, its connection therewith will be seen to be very real. What ia the nature of this Quarry Committee, a revival of which the trade- unionists of the quarries are said to be hungering and thirsting so violently for? Two years ago it was pointed out by Lord Penrhyn that such a com- mittee had been allowed to come into existence m 1874 under the very same pl" as that advanced in 1E97, and had proved a fauare. It had failed be- cause it was used as an engine of tyranny to coerce non-unionists. And tl,is ii the way it was done. The duty the Quarry Committee set itself was to receive and consider complaints from the men, and afterwards to discuss such of those complaints with the management as it was thought by the com- mittee the management should be made acquainted with. The result was, to repeat Lord Penrhyn's words during the last dispute, "however great an injustice a man who is a non-unionist might feel or think himself opposed to, his protest never reached the ears of the management." This pre- cious conclave of tyranny and injustice to non- unionists was put a stop to in 1885, since which time the regulation has very wisely and properly been tbxb I complaints shall be made direct to the management. Could anything be fairer than this? And' yet we find a spirit of discontent and insubordination fomented among the workmen, by whQm, it is quite superfluous to 8&Y, for the purpose of re?iving -t %ee rfluous to a&?y for th" purpose of reviving the unjust and one-sided committee. The day is gone by for such dis- honourable revivals. With regard to the present dispute, three thou- sand quar?vmen have elected W throw tbemsel?:. out of employment because the system of con- wacting at the quarry displeases th im This s. tem has been found by experience to work ,iitaZ? and justly -all round, but the quarrymen have a bncy otherwise, an,l iusiit on doing the work their own way. In furtherance of this view they began i with personal violence, maltreating some ot their | fellow-workmen preferred the prevailing syF" tem of work, tlii-eatening and intimidating t.he?-s, and behaving generally in a way calculated to inspire the belief, not very wide of the mark, that they regarded the quarries as their own, that no- i body besides themselves knew anythmg about the management of quarries, and that the s?ner every- body else cleared out the better. This lawless and arrogant spirit, beint; intolerable, led to the I quarries being closed by the owner till such time a3 the mfn have learnt how to work them under reasorable and proper discipline. This is all the nianagenvent require of them, and if they are wise they will 1080 no time in resuming work under a liberal employer and on such fair and honourable conditions as between inan and man.

Bristol Times. The quarrymen have unquestionably put them- selves in the wrong over Lord Penrhyn's offer to re-open the quarries. Instead of accepting the "fter and trying to permanently heal their differences with the management, they are clearing out by the hundred, and breaking up what were one- happy homes. Obviously a spirit of much bitterness pre- vails, and the men have got a false impression of the attitude which Lord Penrhyn and his advisers take up. There is a distinct promise that if the men will they may return to work, and on con- ditions which ought to be satisfactory to them. Probably there ia something to be said on both sides --there generally iis-but to reply to the employer's, advance as the men have done is only to embitter j the differences.

Northern Whig Belfast). On the principle that one may learn even from one's enemies, the attention of the leaders of the itc,rking nuti-L may be di reeted to the letter of Mr i Sax by, of the- Liberty and Property Defence' League. -That gentleman deals with the question j i of "conciliation" in labour disputes, and adduces figures tending to s how that the Conciliation Act. which was to confer such benefits upon the working; classes, is, in its practical working, largely a failure. The intervention of the Board of Trade in labour deputes or. for the matter of that, the 1 mterventi&n of any third party-niust depend for its success upon a conciliatory disposition in the; disputants. As such a disposition is not a usual: accompaniment of either strikes or lock-outs, it is j not surprising to find that of the seven htiudred- and nineteen industrial disputes which occurred in 1899 only two were settled under the Act. The measure was passed with a great deal of speculation: as to its influence in furthering an industrial mil- leunium, but in actual operation it is found that its utility is infinitesimal compared with the efforts: of voluntary agencies for conciliation and arbitra- tion which existed before the passing of the Act. There has indeed1 been a demand for "compulsory conciliation in strikes, but the experience gained in such cases as the Peurhyn dispute, where tha. Board of Trade recommendations were altogether I ignored, does not hold out much hope for greater success in that casa. The attempt in fact to make the Government act the part of umpire in a dispute affecting large numbers of p-p,e, and where from the nature of the c"sa it can have no means of en- forcing it awards, bids fair to break down in practice as it seems foolish in theory.

Irish Times. The Penrhyn Quarries dispute has entered upon a new phase, anl- tho outlook is more bleak than ever. On Wednesday the quarries were re- opened for work, a.nd Lord Penrhyn's staff were in attendance to allot work to as many men as¡ should present themselves. Nobody came except a few aged quarrymen and a few non-producers, who are worthless wit?r?ut the general- body of the em- ployes. The inevitable result wns that the "doors" were again shut, and tho permanent officials, in view of the position now developed, are to receive a month's notice. Who is to blame? Certainly not! Lord Penrhyn wholly he has given his former employes a fair chance of resuming work, and they have not availed of the opportunity; neither are they inclined to meet him or his representatives, and discuss the matter with a view to some settle- ment. The "Daily News." whioh is not likely to lean unduly to the side of the master—quite the contrary—-pledges itself that there are subterranean influences at work which effectively prevent the men obeying their better and more reasonable im- pulses. We quote a remarkable passage from the specip.1 correspondent of that organ. "I have be- fore expressed surprise that in such a crisis as this there should have been no mass meeting of the men to discuss the situation and, have now discovered the reason. This strike, for such it must hence- forward be called, because the men have now re- fused to return to their work, is being engineered by three men, not one of whom has had any con- nection or relation with the Penrbvn Estate for years. Yet each of them entertains a deadly hatred or disJike-c-dll it what vou )ike-af Mr Young (Lord Penrhyn's principal/agent). These men have more influence with the Ifethesda quarry- men than any others; yet even they dare not face a mass meeting."

Yorkshire Post. In discussing the renewal of the rupture between Lord Penrhyn and the employes a.t his quarries on the 28th ult. we remarked that his lordship held' the quarries under a lease from the Crown. In doing so we wrote from recollection of a statement made in the cour. e of thai earlier d'spute four years ago. Lord Penrhyn's solicitors, however, inform us that there is no foundation for the statement and that the quarries are his lordship's absolute property. We think it due to Lord Penrhyn, therefore, to correct the impression conveyed in our comments.

Journal of Gas Lighting. Writing last week of the strike at Bethesda, we' remarked upon the curious dilemma into which the Daily News Iwid fallen as the immediate result of the endeavours of its special reporter to collect a stream of facts" detrimental to the employer's sate in the dispute. The tourist from London ?ougn c:irryiag upon his mission the !Miest p- jud? !n favour of the quanymM, could make no- tang tf hem. We observed that the rights of the D i finding publicity through this cj'*annel but now :t is our p.easing duty to notice fnet thM. the "Daily Nc\n" reporter has learot mou. of the tniths of tho .?ir, and h? had the candour to publish h? inf.n?;.n. ? We& day Imt, the quameif were formally t?hrn-?? o.?n f.r work; yet .ob?y c?e. The m.id i?en ,muld ne. ?r work .or confer with the manage-  ?T"f for ??'' Mention from <?- pt?yment. And what is more, tho men who have thus q?Ktiefi with their bread and butter are afraid to meet ?d tam the ?t?r over among t?m?IvM. Not a single mwting ? th..tri? hM been held; and the "Daily News" Commis- sioner tells the reason why. It is because the whale thing is "being engineered by three men, not one of whom has had any connection or relation with the Penrhyn f?at te f a. These mis- chief-makers profess undying =.i of the quarry management, which they would do &n3thing to discredit; yet, they dare not føœ a maw meet of their dupes. If one man anI 'le latter had et:clio declare :¡;: ti:foi,; was concocted, and that he rAeant to stick to his job, the great Bethesda revolt would crumble to nG- thingness. Knojring this, the three wire pullers shirk the ordeal of a public meeting. If this stoiy is the truth, it suppliea an additional justification for the decision of the quarry manage- ment to have no dealings with outsiders. The tale suggests to the Editor of the "Daily Newø" the sapient reflection that the Conciliation Act was meant to deal with such cases. Most people would incline to the opinion that, if the report, is to be trusted, the case is rather one for the policeman. It is impossible tu entertain any respect for the men who submit to such tyranny, however much we may pity the lot of those deptmdellt upon them. Is there a Welsh translation of the song about Britons declining to be slaves? Meanwhile, it seems a pity that the arm of the law is not long enough to reach the alleged conspirators against tha peace of the Bethesda community.

BANGOR NATIONAL SCHOOLS. I [To the Ed; toy. I Sir,—In your last issue there appeared a letter under the above heading signed by M Chambers, as superintendent of the St. -?.rllrll Welsh Sunday School, containing various "charges" against me. May I appeal to all fair- minded people to suspend judgment on the matter, and not to condemn me or my actions before hearing me in Relf-defonce. In the mean- time I may say that I have a complete and per- fectly satisfactory reply to all the ocumplaints. Whatever I have done has been entirely in the interests of the managers of the Bangor National Schools, and the idea of "hostility" never entered my iuind.-I am, etc., T. GOTTS.

WELSH HOSPITAL FOR SOUTH AFBICA. I AT a meeting of the General Committee of the Welsh Hospital, hel4 on Monday at Sir John Wil- liams's house, 63. Brook-street, London, a report cn the past working and present position of the hospital wafl read by Sir David Evans, chairman of the Executive Committee. The report showed that between June 5th and September 24th 757 cases had been treated in the ,hospital. the most i cotrmon being enteric and gunshot. The number of deaths was only eight. giving the most satis- fcctory percentage of 1.05. No statistics were available as to the work done by the staff when assisting in the Bloemfontein hospitals during the ;nub!'k i:d bÜ;rndsu[;rfJ i toria since the departure of the senior staff at the tnO, of September had not hN.'1l reoeived. The surgeons reported that among all the gunshot cases treated not a single amputation was found neces- sary, owing to the clean nature of the perforation made by the Mauser bullet and the great success attending the ii-e of the telephone probe-a new instrument first used in South Africa by the sur- geons of the Welsh Hospital The action of the Executive Committee in consenting, at the special request of Lord Robert, to the hospital remaining cut for a further period of three months was ap- proved. On the motion of Mr Edmund Owen, seconded by Mr Brynmor Jones. the report was adopted. The following resolution was proposed by Sir Willi am, and seconded bv Viscountess Farker. president of the Ladies' Committee:—"The Committee of the WelJlh Hospital in South Africa desire to record their profound sorrow for the ,leath of the originutor of the hospital and their able and devoted secretary, Prllf(?,,sor Alfred Hughes, who, when the hospital was in serious difficulties, owing to deaths and illness among the staff, volunteered to go to South Africa t6 under- take its. management, and, while in the discharge of his duties at Pretoria, fell a victim to enteric fever The committee feel that no nobler example oi self-sacrifice can be found in the annals of medicine. They would convey to the sorrowing vidow, children, and relatives their deepest sym- pathy, and, at the same time, express their big rl; appreciation of his self-sacrificing servic" in the caus? of the su fferer? in the war.

PORTMADOC. Accident.—Mr W. Thomas, coachman to Mr Os- mond Williams, M.P., met with a serious accident on Monday evening. It appears tlmt whilst he was driving a trap towards the Festiniog Railway the horse took fright and, collided with a lurry coming from thfe direction of the narrow gauge railway station. The trap was upset, and Thomas thrown on his head on to the road, and was picked up in an unconscious state. He was promptly attended to. and medically treated by Dr. S. Griffith and his assistant, and is making satisfactory progress.

CONWAY. Wo regret that by inadvertence we stated last week that Mr Dawson, Tower View, Llan- dndno, contributed the "Church Times" to tho | Be>adirtg-r<xiui. It should have been the "Eng- liwh Œmrehman." Fire in Berry-street.—A fire which assumed considerable proportions hruke out on the pre- mises of Mr Brodrick, confectioner, Berry-st., about midnight on Tuesday. It was discovered by a woman living next door. Information was given to the Conway Fire Brigade, who, under Captain. Lloyd Jones, soon arrived on the eceno and found the two-storeyed building burning merrily. At first the water from the Cowlyd mains at its ordinary pressure was used, and afterwards the Corporation steamer was aerlt, for, but it was not needed for more than a few minutes after its arrival. The shop and its con- tcnts, the hakchcnse underneath, and the room above were practically destroyed. A portion of the roof fell in, the total damage heing between S300 and £ 400. Thanks to the energetic action of the brigade, which worked admirably, the adjoining property was rot damaged. The brigade were assisted by the police in keeping order. No information is forthcoming as to the origin of the ifre. The property is covered by insurance,

LLANDUDNO. John Jones, locally known as "Jack Penmorfa, was, this week, sent to prison for a month by the Llandudno magistrates for sleeping out. The Duk", of Clarence Church.-T)w work on the chancel of fit. Paul's (Duke of Clarence) Church, Craigydon, is proceeding vigorously. Only the other day the contractor. Mr E. Thoipe, was con- graiuiated by Lady Augusta Mostyn for the pro- gress and the admirable work shown. Clerical Aplx)intment.-Tlie Rev. Arthur Jones, J.A., who was recently appointed to a curacy at iii-.jworth. and is a son of Mr Robert Jones, Belle- vue, Gloddaeth-street. has been appointed to a curacy at Wrangthorn parish, Leeds, and will commence his duties there on January 1st. The wrangthorn (St. Augu tine's) Parish Magazine" for December, writing of Mr Jones, states "that be comes with excellent credentials as an able preacher, a diligent worker, and a Churchman whose views a;-ev in harmony with the traditions of Wrangthorn. and intends to on the work on lines on which it Las been recently conducted." The vicar 06 the parish is the Rev. James Houltree. Orchestral Society Concert. The first concert given by the Llandudno Amateur Orchestral Society. which was formed a couple of months ago, took p!Me on Tuesday evening at the English Baptist Schoolroom. There v?w a f?r attend?nm. The orchestra, considering its very recent construction, made a very creditable appearance. Composed of twentv-fire members, under the conductorship of Mr W. Claxton, the orchestra played a number of pieces selected with discretion and taste. These included Mendelssohn's "Athalie" march, Wv.-er- A t l ,a l -,e" N, e r- Jins "Ruy Bias." Sidney Jones's "Mimoia" valse Kossjii). s overture "Tancredi," and Sousa's "El march. Ti.ene were played with spirit, ard the movements genefollly were well concerted. the ladies «nd gentlemen who gave their services were Mrs James Marks, who sang veiy pleasingly Broga's beautiful "«orenata." with violin ob.iga.o by Miss Claxton, and fubsequently joined Jlrs Gibson in a prettdly-Mir.g duet, Glover's "I li.rd a voice;" Master Llewelyn Bone, whose rolo was much rijoyed; Miss Claxton, wjiose finely-played violin solo, "Hejre Kati" (Huoay), was encoied for its fine tone ana manner; Mr C. H. hlliott, who sang "Ailsa Mine," and was ],ily-applaude,d Mr Harry P>uxtcn, whose iend^r- of TKillarney wn. met w th an encore, and -Itr Ivo? Evans, who has added the oboe to other, instrument* which he p;ays. The concert was an vntire auocen, and hope, a '?' itugury of othem to follow.

DE WET HART) PRESSED Thei following despatch was issued on Satur- day afternoon from the War Office:- fo jp. iord Kitchener t'j the Secretary of State for War. Bloemfontein, Dec. 8th, 9 L m. I have just received news from (ieneral Clim. Knox in Rouxville that I)e Wet's force, haviae failed to force the Coomassio Bridge, which we held, has trekked north-eapt, abandoning 500 horses and many Cape carts. His attempt <10 Cape Colony has therefore been a failure. He iu being pressed on all wider. A correspondent has telegraphed from AliwaJ North a graphic description of the chase De Wet by four-columns, commanded hv General Knux, which, he says, has been one of the mott exciting operations of the whole war.

J EXPECTED EARLY SETTLEMENT. A telegram from Bloemfontein says there :» 4 belief prevalent that a settlement is not far di., taut. General Settle has arrived at HUnbunt from Luckhoff, and has uide extensive C"ptJ¡ of stock and grain. Lord Roberto, in a s).ttt-m? issued at Capetown, says lie anticipates that tl* necessity for burning farms will become le," and W and that it may soon he done away with"" punishment.

LORD ROBERTS OX HIS WAY iKJMK. Lord RolKits. replying to the presentation if an address and sword of honour at Capetown (I Monday, said the war had consolidated the Brith Empire. The outburst of patriotism on the 1',1rt of the colonies was not ephnier?l, and f,irJ. Governments would have to reckon upon it in ths event of war. In conclusion he said the future ,f South Africa depended upon the hearty en-operaron of the various nationalities inhabiting must forgive and tiv to forget, all that tended t;) bitterness of feeling. The proce-ngs throughout tho day were of (he most enthusiast i Lord Roberts left Capetown on Tuesdu'v for land.

THE ANNEXED COLONIES. THE COST OF THE WAR. In the House of Commons, on Tuesday. Mr Pnwclt Williams reported that fi "in the beginning of the war in October last jrwr to the end of Septembw last there were among the forces in South Africa 15,655 cases of typhoid fever, with 5642 deaths ar;d 9128 invalided home. Mr Chaniberlaii said when the terms for the settlement- of the anntxed colonies were made known it wou d be plainly stated thai, as soon as circmnstaùces allowed they would t., given ,;milar conditions of se lf-government to tb«*> prevailing in the other South African colonies. Mr Brodrick, in asking the House for L16,000,000, it supplementary estimate on accnant of the war in South Africn and the operations in Cluna, sajd the war expenditure h id been under-estimated, and they must look forward until March next to aa expenditure little short of that during the past financial year. Of the present estimate £ .500.000 was taken for operations in Cluina, CI,000,000 for the provision of police in the annexed colonies. .21,000,000 for the repair of railways, and £ 7,500.000 for continuing to provide supplier. He paid i, warm tribute to the Volunteers and colonial troops, and regretted that it was impossible at present to dispense with their services. The onlv policy of the Government was to pursue the war with tiie" strong est possible force and with an absolutely unn:lu ing force, in order the more quickly to bring tl", war to an end. Sir W. Harcourt said whatever might be their opinion of the origin of the war, all were up-fed thai, from every consideration of humanity and policy everything should be done to bring it to an eaih close1. He charged tiie Government with having from the very first utterly 1I.;>tindl'l'I'll.l and misapprehended the character of the war,whidl was not between Governments but between n.s, Sir C. Djlk and several other members having poken, Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman put ill a pIt-a. for the Volunteers and Yeomanry that the}- m.glit have the opportunity of returning at the eHilkst pOllsible moment. The vote was agreed to by 284 votes to eight, and Sir M. Hicks-Beach Miid he did not expert- to have to use the borrowing powers now asked for until February or March.

THE PURSUIT OF DE WET. Lord Kitchener 1""p(}1t t1l: General Knox :» engaged in a running fight with De Wet, who moving in the direction of Reddersbr.rg, where British column is prepared to greet him. The Hoers have been "dive near Barhnt:m arid on the 'en-tern hue near Alkmaar aad tI>n¡,1 Stations. A mounted infantry post near Barberton 1I;ti< at LIcked on the 8th inst., and the Boers masagtd to get to close quarters. The Britisli had thrte killed, five wounded, and 13 taken prisoners, wfo have since been released. On Tuesday, Rivertou Station, north of Kuril*: ley, was attàcketl by Boers, and some damage w is done.

A Blooinf.mtsin telegram says tho) oouiiiry round there is settling down, and people aru taking a more hopeful view of tho situation. Food is reported to l e ser.rco at Midooibuiv- The Boers are showing some activity near Itaickiiig, and Colonel Meyrick has had a sharp engagement i-1 ^Vonderfontein, lveing reinforced by L /rd Methuen. Ixud Kitchener liw cabled to the South Austral:».« Oovemment asking taim the wounded Imperial Iitiihmcn. who arc we 1 enough should return to South A frica. In the House of.Csmmorjs on Thursday. Mr Ohanim-rlain said there had been more than 10,000 applications in this country to join the South African, Police Force, slid 589 had t'Mtt passed in South Africa,—Mr Pr;;drick a1- stated that the Government were jictii:^ under the xidvic? of Lord Hobc-rt* in not withdrawing the yeomanry and volunteers from Sout h Afr: a.

An official announcement to-day (Friday) states that Lord Kitchener reports from Pretor.a thac General Clements' force was attacked on the thirteenth inst, on the Magaliesbur^ bv IMajev* and BeverV commandos frem Warmth. 2500 tTon, The Boers managed to get on top of Magaliesburg. and Clements' retired on licekspoorf. Five officeis were killed, the other casni' iits i.ot yet reported. The fighting was sevcie.

THE WAR IN CHINA. According to a W.-iwiingt.m telegiatc all i: Powers have now agreed to the text of the joLnt note to be presented to China. Taotai Sheng states that the Ministers at Pekln hive r.'jacted Li Hung Chang's credent

I.CMl T Ae Table. DECEMBER. Morn. Even, Height. b. m? b. n, ft. in 15.. 52,5 5 59 12 7 16.. 62;6 7 11 12 6 1.Monday 743 8 15 ]5 1 1° ■ Tw'sday ?? 9 5 1* 4 19. Wednesday 928 949 15 7 ?O.ihursd?- .10J0..10M l?b 21.Fnd?y ..1051 U 1I 17! 2? 11 50 11 49 ',7 6 23!?md.ty O U 17 9 24 Mondtiv 0 31 0 51 18 2 I?" T«^ay i ii 1 31 18 2 ????'?-'y .162.814 17 9 27 Thuslav 235 2 5S 17 4 28?. Frid,y 322 3 48 16 10 29. Nltul'dav 4 11 4 4,! 15? 30 <; 15 5 52 H 10 31. Mo¡¡d.åy 6 32 .?71? 14 H X,B.-Tbe above 1 j table is computed far the port of Liverpool. For Bangor the time of high water is twenty-five mirutes ecrlier, for Beaumaris twenty-seven minutes earlier, for Cain,.i-von two hflurs and five minnN'* e*i-li<*r, for Llandudn.i twenty minutes earlier, and for Rhyl twenty lainctes ..Hoer, '7 <v Print.ed and PuV.i/.iiyd for the N\t!i vVaiee Chronicle Company. Limited, by Dsvid Wil- liams, at u.e "Ncrtu Wales Chronicle." dudno Directory." and "G walla" I'lintinc,' W oiks, Cttxton House, High-street, ilinger, in the Pariah of Bsncor. ù, the Oounty 01 Carnarvon, Saturday, December latli, 1900.