The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

THINGS THOUGHTFUL Let it be our happiness this day to add to tie kappiaees of tnoee around us, a-nd to comfort some sorrow.Channing. OURSELVES. Those who fancy themselves not under- stood by the people with whom they have to associate, might find some consolation in the fact that they themselves are not taking any great trouble to understand otherp. We are really not so complex or peculiar as we oft^n imagine, and perhaps we are not worth so much study as we demand. I hold That it becomes no man to nurse despair, But, in the teeth of clench'd antagonisms, To follow up the worthies till he die. -Tennyson. The omly failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. The universe has not been ar- ranged for the gratification of his feelings.— George Eliot. "REMEMBER ME." It is a heart-plea, rather than a head- plea. Nobody wants to be forgotten. We can bear almost anything when we know that we are being remembered in affection or solicitude or prayer—or all three. Will my countrymen remember me?" whispered Garfield just before he died. So speakp the heart instinctively and constantly. To "re- member" means literally w> ''member again." It mean3, "Count me in with your circle," It means, Answer with mv name when I am not present, or cannot speak for myself." It means, "Keep my face in the I album of the heart." "Member me again." To be capable of steady friendship and lasting love are the two greatest proofs not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.—Hazlitt. HOPE AND REST. Wouldst hope? Look not behind, But step upon the past to higher things, t, And seek the sunshine. Fortune's airy wings May soar to you, and Fortune can be kind. Why not? All life is change, To all who truly hope Naught is true strange. Wouldst rest? Keep conscience clear, And work well done. Nor heed the throng That tempt aside, or bar the way. Be strong, Keep faith, go bravely on, without a fear, In conscious virtue. They alone know rest Who labour long and well, And do their best. A man can pile up a palace of marble and live the life of a pauper within it. or he may be able to build only a hovel and yet live a princely life within its poor walls. The things that can really help or hinder a human soul are, after all, comparatively few. Life is meant for work, and not for ease. —Charles Kingsley. DON'T SHOW OFF. Never desire to appear clever and make a parade of your talents before men. Be honest, loving, kindly, and sympathetic in all you say and do. Cleverness will flow from you naturally if you have it; and ap- plause will come to you unsought from those who know what to applaud, but the applause of fools is to be shunned.—John Stuart Blackie. APHORISMS BY NAPOLEON. Get your principles straight and the rest is a mere matter of detail. Genuine victories, and the only conquests that yield no remorse, are those over ignor- ance. Coolness is a grand quality for a leader The soul of a man is a garden where, as he sows, so shall he reap. If you would gather roses do not sow rotten t-oeds. It is by presence of mind in untried emer- gencies that the native metal of mip i tested.—Lowell. SAVED FROM SELF. One of the very great advantages of being busy and tremendously in earnest over the important tasks and enterprises of life is that, when we are thus engaged, we have not too much time and thought to give to ourselves. When we come to sift it to the bottom, it is the man who has not much to do, or who is not devoting himself to what he has to do with anything like enthusiasm, who has the time and the mind to give to those most wt, me and nfflicting occupa- tions, nursing irm ;hiary wrongs and griev- ing over fancied troubles and tribulations. The man who is busy at the task of build- ing God's great worH in righteousness and truth, and building his own life into the Divine purpose, cannot very well spend his time lamenting his afflictions or worrying over the failure of the world to appreciate all his gifts and graces. And to be thus saved from oneself, that is, from one's little, mean. narrow, selfish self, is to be saved from some of the most wearying and bother- some afflictions that life can have. Those who seek for riches have great diffi- culty in finding them, but those who do not seek them have never found any.—Balzac. Blessed is the man who has the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things; but, above all, the power of going out of one's self and seeing and appreciating what is noble and loving in another.—Thomas Hughes. el FACE TO THE FOE. I know not that the men of old Were better than men now, Of heart more kind, of hand more bold. Of more ingenuous brow: To them was life a simple art Of duties to be done, A game where each man took his part, A race where all must run; A battle whose great scheme and scope They little cared to know. Content, as men-at-arms, to cope Each with his fronting foe. —Lord Houghton. The noblest spirits are those which turn to heaven, not in the hour of sorrow, but in that day of joy; like the lark, they wait for the clouds to disperse, that they may soar up into their native element.—Jean Paul Richter. < A MATTER OF CHOICE. Every man must choose; and, having chosen, it is futile to lament and regret; he must abide by his choice and the different fruit it brings. You wish this life's wisdom, and to walk with Christ as well; and you are your own witness that it cannot be. The two cannot walk together, as you have found.—J. H. Shorthouse. Luck is ever waiting for something to tarn up. Labour, with keen eyes and strong will, will turn up something.—Richard Cobden.

Aeth melin ar dan yn Heywood ddydd Sad- wrn a chaed colled o 230,000. Myoegi^ fod dau neu dri o weinidogion Ym- neillduol yn y Gogledd ar fin troi i Eglwys Loegr. Yn eu plith v mae y Parch Llew Jet-man, gweinidog gyda'r Annibynwyi- yn Amlwch.

Y Golofn Gymraeg. YR HEN DDYLEDSWYDD. Mor fwyn yw cyrchu 'n ol dros hynt yr oesau, A Chymru'n ymun.oni tan warogau trwm, Gwaith byth v gwe^sid dagrau 'i gorthryinderau Yn lleithio'r tanwydd briw o dan allorau'r cwm; Ni ddaethai gelyn fyth ar awr gyflychwyr, 'I Yn hyf ar ymchwil ysbail dros y goror draw, Na chlywsa. gainc yr emyn ymhob magwyr Cyn dyfod cyntunhwyr tan hedd y Ddwyfol Law. E thr weithian er ys talm yng nghotai'r hen wlad, Ni) chlywir offrwm salm yng nglendid glas y dydd Ac* mor anaml y gwelir drysau ynghaead I gadw p.ant y byd rhag tarfu'r wedd rydd; Disgleiriach ydyw'r goleu tanbaid weithion Sy'n gloywi llwybrau'r genedj ar y briffordd I fawr, A'r hen allorau heb un nodded tir'on Yn colli gwres eu tan yng ngoleu'r newydd wawr. CYNRYCHIOLWYR YR ALMAEN Mae seiyi.ta. yr Aimaen gryn uipyu yn well ,y dyudiaa uyn er cymaint yr aaunyuawch. a iu yno yn auiweudar. Inaer eUioiiau we4tm<ui ar ben, a'r wind tan lywouraetii y xtnydairya. wyr a'r maid batur. N.cl wrui yr enwau njrn, wrth gwr&; yr aawaenjr nwy yn uermaui, eitni I dyna sut yr adnaouasem ni nwy yn niiermau gwieidyudol Prydain fawr. Ni cinuudd yr un biaid iwyafrif penuant, ac felly, yr un g fforad I oedd i'r udwy blaid non uno a'i gilydd. Cyd- nabydtLr yn weudoi gyttreditaol mai'r unueb hwn w'r goreu er lies yr Almaen, er mwyn rhoddi liywodraeth y wlad mor agos ag y sy'n boo-bl ar seiiiau gweriniaethol. Diau mai ei wendld pennaf yw'r ffath nad oes yn perthyn iddo namyn ychydig sydd wedi cael proiiad mewn lIywodraethu. Ond rliaid cofio, serch hynny mai'r un yw gwendid pob plaid yn Germani heddy/w. N. roddwyd cyfle i neb ohonynt gydjo yn yr awenau o dan yr hen gyfundrefn, a dyna, fe.!y, yw'r prif ddiffyg yno heddyw. Cyn y daw unrhyw fath ar drefri yn yr Almaen. y mae'n rhaid wrth ddyvylo ca.darn a dwylo cyfarwydd wrth y llyw. Nid lie i ddadleu a ffr&eo y bydd Senedld yr Almaen yn y dyddiau i ddod, eithr lie i gyn- Uunia'n ofalus ac i weithredu yn gyson a'r cyn. iluniau hynny. Gan nad beth oedd dylanwad y blaid Bolsheficaidd, newydd a ddaeth i sylw yno yn ddiweddar danghosodu canlyniad etholiad fod y wlad gyda'i gilydd yn gryf yn ei herbyn. CYFLE I RWSIA. Ar y gynhadledd yn Mharis y mae llygaid pawb y dyddiau hyn, canys odd, yno y disgwy! pawb am yr hedwch hwnnw y mae cymaint o' angen am dano yn Ewrop heddyw. Mae pen- derfyniad y Gynhadledd i wahodd cynrychiol- wyr y gwahanol ble,&au yn Rwsia a Pholand i ddod yno i gyd-ystyried; y sefyllfa, o leiaf, yn profi ei bod yn wir awyddus i gael deall- twriaeth ynglyn a phob anghydweid ac i roddi cyfle pr.odol i werin-bobl y gwledydd gael lIais mewn Uywodraeth wladol. Y cythrwfl yn Rwsia a Pholand yw prif anhawster y gynhadledd yn awr ar ei chychwyn. Oni byddo heddwch yn Rwsia ni bydd modd cael heddwch yn Ewrop, canys ofer i gyd a fyddai pob penderfyniad ar y cwest.wn o ddiarfogi tra byddo'r sefyllfa fel ag y mae yn Nwyrain Ewrop. A chan nad beth a ddelo allan o'r symudijad hwn, prun ai llwydd- iant neu aflwyddiant, bydd y gynhadledd o'r hyn lleiaf wedi gwneuthur ei rhan a chanddi r boddhad ei bod wedi ceisio'n deg i ddwyn trefn a heddwch Rwsia yn gyson ag ewyllys y bobl, Petai cynrychiolwyr y Cynghreiriaid yn gwe.thredu yn gyson a'r dystiolaeth a gaw- sant yn y gynhadledd, diau mai trwy rym arfau, ac nid trwy ymresymu, yr vmyrrent ag ymgyrch y Bolsheficiald, eithr iddynt hwy y bo'r clod am chwiLo fford4 arall ac am roddi cyfle i bob pla.:d roddi ei hachos ei hun gerbron y byd, megis ag y gwelo pawb beth yw'r ddelfryd sydd yn ei chymell i weithredu fel ag y mae. (SOSPI'R EUOG. Mae's cwest: wn o gael gafael yn y sawl oedd yn euog o gynneu'r fflam gyntaf ynglyn a'r rhyfel yn 1914 yn cael ei ail-godi yn y gynhad- ledd y dyddiau hyn a chan nad beth y ddywed rhai eithafwyr, nid oes amheuaeth nad yw'r mwyafrw ohonom yn awyddus i ddod o hyd i dad y drwg ac i roddi cosp briodol arno. Yn awr, a'r terfysg bron a bod drogodd. gwendid mawr a fuasai llwyr anghoflo'r gorffennol a'r dioddef enbyd a fu ymhob gwlad oherwydd yr ychydig ag yr oedd yn dda ganddynt ryfel. Ymhen canrif eto, ac yn wir mewn banner can- rif, fe ddaw'r genhedlaeth newydd i weld yn eglur fod oyfiawnder yn galw Vn ddwyn achosion yr heldTin i oleu ddydd, a chyn y gJjr gwneuthur hyany rhaid yw eu lleoli. Nid oes angen i ddwyn ar gof neb ohonom y ffordd anwar y dewisorld y Caiser a'i ganlynwyr ymladd. eu gelyn on. Gan dybio y cawspnt I fuddugoliaeth fuan, defnyddiasant pob ystryw I posibl i sylweddoli eu hamcan on, ac ni pheid- iSÏant a chadw at eu cynlluniau creulon hyd nes syrthio ohonynt yn rhy isel i allu codi mwyach. Wrth goap 'r euog yn unig y gellir rhoddi rhybudd priodol i arweinwyr y dyfodol, a. dyna'r unig ffordd hefyd i weinyddu cyfiawn- der am y llu troseddau yn erbyn dynoliaeth yn vstod y pedair blynfedd diweddaf. Y Gynbad. ledd Heddwch wrth gwrs. sydd i benderfynu beth yw'r gosp i fod. ond yn sicr ni bydd y miliynau dysddefwyr yn foddlon oni byddo penyd trwm ar y sliwl sy'n gyfrifol am golli cymaint o waed ac am ddwyn y fath drueni 'r byd. Y CYLCH GWEITHFAOL. Parliau yn ane mwyth y mae'r byd gweith- faol ym Mhrydain, megis ag yng ngwledydd y OyfandiJr, ac yn nghorff yr wythnos nid oedd namyn son am streiciau mewn rhyw ranbarth neu'i gilydd. Mae dylanwad y cyfEroadau hyn ar y wlad rywhetb ny debyg yn awr i'r hyn ydoedd yn adeg y rhyfel. ac er ei fod yn wir y medr dosbarth o waithwyr, o gytuno, fynnu yr hyn a geisiont o wasgu'n ddigon trwm, y mae'n llawn mor wir yr arweiniai hynny y wlad, mewn ami i achos, i ddinistr. Cyfnod a.nesmwyth bob amser yw'r cyfnod hwnnw sy'n arwain o ryfel i hedriwch. Nid yw'r gweith. feydd eto wedi dod yn ol i'r lion amodau. ac rj ddont ychwaitb mewn undydd, unnos. Geilw'r cyfnod hwn am gymaint o aberth ar ein rhan ag y galwyd arnom i wneuthur yn mhoeth- ter rhyfel. ac os ceir pob dosbarth o bobl, yn feistri a gweithwyr, yn hawlio popeth heb ytsyried dim ynghyloh dosbarthiadau eraill ynghyd a'r wlad yn gyffrcdmol, yna n'd oes ond methiant yn ein haros, methiant ynglyn a phob yrngais i gadw safle anrhydeddus yn rhedegfa r cenhedloedd. Yn ffodtia nL ellir dywedyd eto fod gweithwyr ein p- lad yn cieu aflonyddweh yn un g er mwyn alfotiyddu. Pe gwnaetbent hynny buasai'r canlyniadau yn ddiau yn gyffelyb i'r hyn a welwyd eisoes mewn rhai gwledydd ar y Cyfandir. Seilia pob dosbarth eu hawliau ar d:r a ymddengys iddynt hwy yn gyllawn. a. gwiw yw i lywodraeth y wlad roddi'r sylw dyladwy I i'w cwynion. ACHOS YR ANESMWYTHTER. Y diwrnod o'r blaen bu Mr. Clynes, un o aitweinwyr mwyaf pwyllog Llafur, yn oeteio dadrys y sefyllfa ac yn ceisio arwa n meddtwl y wlad i'r llwybr mwyaf diogel yn yr argyfwng presennol. Dywedai fod amryw o achosion dros y cyffrp sydd i'w de':mlo mor amlwg y dyddilau hyn. Yn hyn peth yr oedd a fynno'r gwaith o ryddhau'r milwyr, a'u dwyn yn ol drachefn i'w cylch cynhefin a llawer a'r anesmwytRter. Yr oedd y cynnydd graddol yn rhif y di-waith hefyd a'i effaiith ar y sefyllfa, heb son am bris uchel pob math' ar fwyd, a'r prinder mewn tai cymwys ac nid anodd a fyddai dwyn gerbron lawer o achosion eraill o gyffelyb natur. Megis ag y bu cyfEro mawr pan ddaeth rhyfel ar ein traws yn ddisymwth, felly hefyd y mae a heddKvcii wedi dod arnom gyda'r un sydyn- rwydd ymron. Y peth mawr i| ni gofio yw'r ffaith na ellir symud y rhwystrau hyn ar un- waith, ac ma.: trwy uno a'n gilydd yn unig y-medrwn symud ymaith y beichiau sydd yn pwyso ar bawb ohonom yn gyffredinol ac nid ar ryw un dosbarth yn arbennig. Pan fo un dos- bath o weithwyr yn, cael rhyw oddlefiadau arbennig. mewn cyflog neu mewn or:au gweitho, naturiol iawn y)iv gwedd dosbarth arall yn cod} i hawlio yr un peth. Mae pob doabarth yn dibynnu y naill ar y llall, ac annichon yw tynnu amodau newyddion ar gyfer un dosbartli o weithwyr heb fod hynny yn efifeithio yn uniongyrchol ar y miliynau sy'n cynnwys y dosbarthiadau eraill. Mae'n sicr fod yr awdurdodau yn gwneuthur pope tin yn eu gallu i leddfu'r sefyllfa eithr nid oes fodd iddynt hwythau gvflawni gwyrtlrau. 0 gadw I ein tymer a'n pwyll fe cldaw popeth i'w ¡e priodol yn union deg. DYCHWELYD I'W MAMWLAD. Dywedir fod rhyw gan mil a hanner o FeL gia'd wedi cael noddfa yn ein gwlad yn ystod y rhyfel, ac riTS oes odid ardal yng I Nghymru heb fod wedi gwneuthur Thywbeth i sirioli bywyd y ffoaduriaid hyn a gollasant bopeth ymron trwy law'r Eilmyn ysbeilgar. Erbyn hyn y mae'r mwyafrif ohonynt yn meddwl am ddychwelyd i'w gwlad eu bun a chyfrifir y bydd yn agos i bum mil ar hugam ¡ ohonynt wedi croesi'r culfor cyn diwedd y mis i hwn. Y mae pob rhan o Felgium yn awr yn

Newyddion yr Wythnos. Y mae Alfred John Mason a Winnie Mason, y rhai a ddediTydwyd i benyd wasanaeth ym Mawrtn 1/eg, y cyntaf am saith m,ynedd. a'r ail am bump am gynilwynio i iadd y Pr.f Wern dog, i gael eu rnyddnau o garchar ar gais Mr. Lloyd George. tiyda hwy dedtrydwyd un Mrs. Weeidon i ddwy flynedd o benyd wasan- aeth, ond gollyngwyd hi yn rhydd yn Rhaglyr, Hill. oherwydd gwaeledd lecliyd. Mewn araeth ar y Llyngea, yn Ed.nburgh, ddydd iSadwrn, dywedodd y Llyngesydd, yr David Beatty. fod 380 o longau yn y jLynges a 1,000,000 o forwyr. Cyn y rhyfel yr oedd elw Germani oddiwrth ei rhe.lffrydd, y rhai a reolid gan y Wladwr. iaeth, yn 234,000,000, y flwyddyn a dygai et glofeydd gyfoeth o £211,678,000,000 iddi. Mewn cynhadtedd o weithwyr Swydd York, ddydd Saciwrn, pa.siv.yd penderfyniad i giel y telerau canlynol :-D.wrnod gwaith o chwe awr; m.3 o wyuau bob blwyddyn gyda thai, gwell addysg, a .blwydd-dal o bunt yr wyMinos wedi cyrhaedd tri-ugaffn oed. Er e. bod yn 99 mlwydd oed ,aiff Mrs. J. Tibbetts, Graham-road, Dalston i weled y llun au ambell waith, a chwardd wrth ei bodd wrth weled stranciau Charl.e Chaplin. Y mae prinder tal yn y rhan fwyaf o'r trefi mawrion. in Manchester y mae eisiau 25,00u; Glasgow, 20,000; Sheffield 12,000; ac oherwydd y prinder y mae llawer o barau ieuainc yn peidio priodi. Dywed Mr J. Herbert eLwIe, yr aelod Sen- eddol dros Brifysgol Cymru, y ca Mr. Lloyd Georege dipyn o drafEerth gyda'r Toriaid gyda'i brogram o ddiwigiad cymdeithasol. brogram o ddiwigiad cymdeithasol. Bwr-edir gwar.o 260,000,000 ar adeiladu 150,000 a dai yn y wlad hon. Cyst y tai rhwng E350 a E400 yr un. Y mae eisiau bydcHn sefydlog o 400,000 o fil- wyr yn y wlad hon. Wrth gwrs, telir y dyn on yn well nag yr arferid gwneud. Gwncir trefniant i gael ein milwyr o'r India gan gynted ag sydd bosibl. Yn Liunda.n, ddydd Sadwrn, gwerthid tomatoes am 10s. y pwya. Y mae merched yn Llundain yn by.w ar ladrata cwn, y rhai a werthant. Bydd i brinder baco a sigarets barhau am beth amser eto. Dywedir y ceir gwell cyfleusterau teithiol ar y rheilffyrdd y mis nesaf. Dytwedir y bydd digon o gaws i'w gael yn ystod y gwanwyn. Yn ol adroddiad o Berlin, mae bron yr oil o garcharorion rhyfel oedd yn y wlad wedi eu rhyddhau. Mae Cyrnol T. H. Parry, A.S. dros Fflint, wedi dychweiyd at ei gatrawd i'r Aipht. Yng Nghasnewydd cyhuddwyd rhingyll yn y fyddin o lofruddio rhiingyll arall drwy ei saethu. Bwriwyd iddo ed lofruddio yn wirfoddol. ,Ma.e'r pwyllgor a benodwyd( gan y Llywod- raeth i chw/tto i fewn i bris y ILefrith i ben- derfynu ar brisiau penodedig i wahanol ranau o'r wlad erbyn mis Ebrill. Hysbysir na bydd i,'r Prif Weinidog ddych-, welyd o Ffrainc am bythefnos.neu dair wyth- nos, pryd y cwblheir rhaglen y Llywodraeth ar gyfer y tymor Seneddol nesaf. Mae'r Cadfridog Syr Owen Thomas, A.S., wedi gwella'n liwyr ar ol el waeledd, ac wedi dychwelyd Lundain. Dydd Mercher, bu farw y Parch William Jones, ArdSwyn, Conwy, yn 77 mlwldd oed. Yr oedd yn weinidog adnabyddus gyda'r Metbo- d,stiaid Calfinaidd, Bu yn fugail Egiwys David- street, Lerpwl, am oddeutu ugain mlynedd, a chyn hyny gweinidogaethai ym Mhenrhyndeu. draeth a Phenmachno. Gadawodd Mks Emiiy Charlotte Talbot, Mar. gam Park Morganwg, yr hon a ystyrid y ddynes gyfoethocaf yn y wlad ewyllys, gyda phump o atodiadau, yn cynnwys dros 27,000 o eiriau, a 2,000,000p. Mae Mrs. Lloyd George a'i merch, Mrs Carey Evans, wedi myned i Paris, Ue y mae Mr Lloyd George yn y Gynhadledd Heddwch. Y mae mwy o streiciau heddjyw nag a fu un amser. Nid yn unig mae y glowyr yn anfodd- lawn iawn, ond hefyd peirianwyr, adeidadwyr, llongau, gwe thwyr cotwm, a phlismyn. Gof- ynant am lai o oriau gwaith a mwy o gyflog. Yn y Gynhadledd Heddweh, yn Paris, mab- wysiadwyd yn unfrydol ddydd Sadwrn gynllun Cynghrair y Cenedloedd. Amcan y CynghraAr fydd sicrhau heddwch parhaol. Gwneir pob ymgais i ollwng dynion yn rhydd o'r fydtfin. Bythefnos yn ol goliymgid !hwy yn '01 wyth mil y dydd. Heddyw rhyddheir hwy yn ol 30,000 y dydd. st.tt •

BRITISH SUBMARINE LOSSES. A full statement of all British naval losses during the war is in the course of prepara- tion, and will be made public shortly. In the meantime the exact figures of our losses in submarines may be given. By our anti-submarine devices we com- pletely destroyed 203 German U-boats of all classes, while under the armistice terms the enemy has to deliver up 185 more. This will make a total loss to Germany of 388 sub- marines, and even that figure takes no ac- count of the numerous other boats which, not being completed, will be demolished. British losses in submarines, on the other hand, show a total of 59. These were ac- counted for in the following 'manner: Loss by enemy action 39 Interned 3 Blown up by us in the Baltic when we evacuated that ocean 7 Lost by accident during trials, etc. 4 Wrecked 1 Lost through collision 5 The casualties in these losses will be an- nounced in the general Admiralty state- ment.

A NAVAL "HOLIDAY." Naval shipbuilding is one of the matters which depend upon the decision of the Peace i Conference. It will be realised that until the question of armaments is settled and agreements reached as to the "Freedom of the Seas," all nations will be in doubt as to their naval programme. In the case of Great Britain is is under- stood that orders to suspend work have been issued with reference to some destroyers and lig-ht cruisers which wero laid do\,n before the armistice was signed. Whether work will be resumed upon those vessels depends upon the decisions reached in Paris as to the League of Nations. The future arrange- ments as to squadrons for foreign seas will also be conditioned bv those decisions. What is true of our own naval programme also applies to those of France, Italy, and the other Allies.

DEARER HO IERY. Increased prices for war-time hosiery, un- derwear, jerseys, and gloves are to tako effect as from February 20, but goods now held by shopkeepers, mu.-t be sold at the old prices marked on them. The increases are due to enhanced cost of manufacture, in- cluding higher wages, and the official inten- tion to raise slightly the low controlled pro- fits at present allowed to the wholesalers and retailers. Miners' pit hose has been included in the hosiery scheme, and arrangements have been made to continue productioji of all the goods until the end of March. Al- though the new price list has not yet been issued, the advance, so far a.s the public are concerned, will be something like 10 per oent.

Y mae gwrthryfel wedi tori allan yn Portu- gall. Yr aihcan yw cael y Brenin yn ol. Y mae ef a, i fam yn awr yn y wlad hon.

(continued from previous column). agored i drigolion y wlad, ond fe welant i gyd wahaniaeth mawr ym mhob cwmwd. Nid oes odid faes trwy'r wlad bwygilydd heb ol yr heldrin arno a cheir ami i pentref a thref yn adfeilion bron i gyd. Bu'r wlad hon am flyn- yddau lawer yn gyrchfan miloedd o ymwelwyr bob blwyddyn, ac nid oedd mor yr Iwerydd yn ddigon llydan i rwystro cannoedd o Amercan- wyr cvfoethog i ddod drosodd i weld harddwch ei hadeiladau cyhoeddus a'i heglwysi. Yno yr oedd y oelfau cain i'w gweld ar eu goreu. a gresyn yw meddiwl fod ami i adeilad gwych wedi ei ddinistrio bron yn llwyr gan 1U'r gelvn. Fe symer flynyddoedd la-wer i ddwyn y wlad druenus hon i rywbeth yn debyg i'w sefylifa. ffaienorol. ac ni wneir hynny onid trwy ymdrech fawr a llafur caled.

Slate Quarry Waste. HAS IT A COMMERCIAL VALUE? BIG SYNDICATE SATISFIED THAT IT CAN BE USED. (By a Correspondent). Is the problem iof the slate quarry waste solved P I understand that a syndicate conssting of representat.ves of four well-known firms con. nected with a particular trade, Mr. William J. Parry, Betuesda, and a weil-known company promoter, has been farmed to work a new process for its utilisat.on for commercial pur- poses. What the commodity to be der.ved from the waste is the syndicate decline to dis- close, but they state it is a substance hitherto manufactured in Germany and Austria, and for wh.ch there is a constant demand. A good deal of speculation exists as to this substance— rubber, paper, glass and tiles being among the th.ngs mentioned. The syndicate is satis- fied With the results of the experiments made, and machinery i to be installed at the Pant- dreiniog Quarry, Bethesda, where they have taken a lease for fifty years. This intelligence and a statement made two or three months ago at a meet.ng of the Court of Governors of Bangor Univers ty College, lead one to think that slate waste will be waste no more. At that meeting it was announced that in collaboration with Mr. G. W. Robinson, of the Agricultural Advisor^ Department, a chemical examination of slate waste had been undertaken during the previous session at the College; and Sir Harry Reichel stated that the report of the invest gat ion was of consider- able interest and might lead to remarkable re- sults. If, commented Sir Harry I it is found possible to make a good commercial use of the rubbish dumped down upon the most beautiful parts of Welsh landscapes and which is at once a great obstruction and a great ugiificat on, it will be a very desirable achievement. While the uglification of scenery is a matter iof small consequence to all but those who have leisure to admire beautiful scenes the obstruc- tion is a very material bogy in quarry d:s- trifcts. During a tour I made of the North Wales quarries fifteen years ago I was very much impressed, or rather depressed, by the huge rubbish heaps which seemed to engulf the villages and threaten their very existence. Even the main roads in some parts were walled into trenches and far from being safe to traverse, as slate rubb sh differs from the ordinary quarry waste in so far as it never solidifies, but is for ever sliding. And the heaps, which vary in height from ten to thirty yards, contain huge slabs a ton or two in weight which are cap- able of doing extensive damage. To realise how restless a slate waste heap is one has only to spend a night n a quarry vJlage. In weirdness the experience is unique. Considering that the majority of the North Wales slate quarries were opened centuries ago and that the quantity of waste, especiai-ly in the open quarries is far greater than the quantity of workable material produced, it .8 not suprising that tipping difficulties are ex- perienced. Nn Nantlle one quarry was closed a few years ago ow.ng to lack of tipping ground. For some time the waste had been tipped into a lake, but water must have space, and in this case when the quarry was taken to the iake the lake went to the quarry and soon put a stop to the encroachment on its premises by threat- ening to flood the pits. A similar difficulty, I think was experienced at the Cilgwyn Quarry, near Nantlle which, by the way, opened in the twelfth century and supplied slates to roof some of the old Welsh castles. In this quarry there is one rubb.sh heap a mile or more i(n length, and from a distance it resembles a huge snake menacingly curving its way over the brow of a hill in the direction of a vJlage, gaining in depth and increas.ng in menace as it goes down hill. But it reached ts limit years ago as it touched the fringe of a hillside farm. I used to wonder when a child how many generaticn& of men had he,ped to form that long straggling line of rubbish. Will that accumulation of ages that monument to decades of stern toil, be devoured by science? If so, ugly as it may appear to some, the hill will seem very bare without it. But I hardly believe that even modern science can do anything out of it, comprising as it does more stone than siate. I take it that the experiments have been conducted on slate waste solely. And if that is the case, the existing rubbish heaps, con- sisting as they do in the main of sand, stone, and slate, will be of very little use. One may evince surprise at the mention of sand in a quarry on the top of a hill-most North Wales quarries are in hilly distr.cts—nevertheless, golden sand is to be foupd in abundance in many slate quarries, and what is more, shells are t-o be found in the sand. The substance to be gotten from the waste is so far the secret of the experimentalists. As stated before, rubber, glass, and tiles are men- tioned, but no reason is given for the choice of 9 as" these commodities. Glaas m ght be manufac- tured from slate dust, and one can easily be- lieve that the material could be turned into good tiles. And it would not be surprising if the substance should turn out to be artificial slate wbich some years ago was boomed to an extent that caused a slump in the siate trade. But the artificial slate has, I th nk failed to justify its manufacture. It never equalled the Teal slate as roofing material, and its day was just a day. I remember once a voluble slate substitute salesman arguing with an old D n- orwic quarryman as to the merits IClf the two articles. This," said the salesman impres- sively, displaying his product. is pressed and pressed by huge mach nery." aVTaybe," re- plied -the old quarryman quietly, but our slates have been pressed by the Snowdon for centuries." r have seen various uses being made of slate dust. I remember seeing a quarryman, who took special pride ill his house, mixing a bucketful with a certain liquid, and the result was a substance far more elastic and1 ndhfsive than putty. With this substance he filled the crevices in the roof of his house, and remarked as he did so that neither rain nor snow could find a way through. Years later I inspected that roof and it was as sord as a rock.

MAGISTRATE AN) OPIUM EATER. A Chinaman found gui!ty of possessing opium for smoking at 45, Limehouse-cause- way, was let off with a fine of .£1 by Mr. Rooth, the Thames Po'.ko-court magistrate. "I have to bear in miv :1 that you were born in a country where this was part and parcel of your education." said the magistrate. "No doubt an Englishman would feel it a hardship if he was deprived of his cigar- ettes. I am not going: to truckle to public opinion here, and shall inflict a fine."

FLOUR BV THE SACK. Docks and warehouses are full of flour now. To relieve the congestion the Fooit Controller is prepared to allow househriders to buy and keep in the house up to one sack of flour per household, notwithstanding the provisions of the Food Hoarding Order.

MERCANTILE MARINE CASUALTIES. The eleventh list of the roll of honour of the mercant.le marine includes the following local officers and seamen whose deaths are reported through enemy action during the month of June 1917:-James P. Thomas, first mate, Car- digan'; J. P. Williams, third engineer, Aber- ystwyth: D. M. Williams, cook, Portmadoc.

The Spirit of 'Go Without.' One by one we have witnessed the spartan restrictions placed upon our wartime menu- one by one we have witnessed our little pre- war "treats" soar to prohibitive prices, until we End ourselves passing over, instinctively, almost every "still possible" dainty which costs little and adds much to the pleasures of a meal. Imagine how a dish of rich creamy custard— or an appetising raspberry Blanc Mange would add quite a festive touch to the otherw se plain meal, and even in these days the cost is only a few pence. For instance, the Delectaland Food products which come from Watford, offer quite a wide cho'ce for dainty dishes, ranging from Freemans Custard and Blanc Mange, or Baking Power, to Turtlekon-real Turtle Soup—or Vi-Cocoa which is so excellent for all workers. The "Delecta Magazine" will solve many little housekeeping problems for you—the Editor will send you a copy free if you write and ask him.

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LONELY OLD MAN'S DEATH. I The tragic death of an old man-Jame. Gaiger-who lived alone and destitute in a cheap room in Shoreditch, was told at an inquest. For eight years he had occupied the room, paying Is. 6d. a week, and no one knew how he lived. A day or two ago one of the tenants in the house, not having seen the old man for some time, went upstai with some toast and coooa for him. But the old man was dead. He had no ration book, ( there was no food in the room, and no clothes on the bed, and a doctor said there were no traces of food in the stomach. The jury found that death was due to destitu- tion and pneumonia.

MORE AND BETTER BACON. An announcement by the Ministry of Food promises a considerably improved quality in the bacon supplies. For the next three weeks the Ministry will not issue to importers for distribution any English cut bellies, American cut bellies, or short clear backs, except on de- mand. Retailers are informed that the Food Con- J troller now offers no objection to houro- I holders purchasing bacon in large qnami- ties, such as a side at a time, as the ?' plies of bacon are sufficient for this purp; *•. The retailer should accordingly put him. if in a position to serve customers with lar r amounts, while, at the same time, mak.ug sure that none of his registered customers is unable to obtain an adequate supply..

NEW MINISTRY OF COMMERCE. Sir Albert Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at Huddersfield, said the Government were proposing that the system of priority should be brought to a speedy end, possibly in the early part of March. A Ministry of Commerce would shortly be established, and experienced men of practical knowledge had already been in- vited to join the Board. Impediments to the restoration of trade would be most care- fully considered by Mr. Chamberlain.

STRANGLED BABY MYSTERY. A verdict of "Wilful murder" against some person or persons unknown was re- turned at an inquest at Woolwich on an un- known newly-born female child found in a field off Shooter's Hill-road. The body was wrapped in brown paper, part of a blue skirt and some white linen and towelling, and round the neck was a piece of tape, tightly tied, which had caused death by strangulation.

BOY CHURCH BREAKERS BIRCHED. Four boys, aged ten to fourteen, were convicted at Reading for breaking into several churches, in one of which-All Saints'—they damaged the organ to the ex- tent of £ 500. They also took images and money, and buried them. They were all sentenced to be birched. One was sent to a reformatory for five years, and another to an industrial school until he was eighteen.

FOUR TIMES TORPEDOED. In a salvage claim in the Admiralty Court is was stated that the vessel in ques- tion, the ss. Ango, of Havre, with a cargo valued at a quarter of a million, was tor- pedoed three times in succession, and, after temporary repairs, torpedoed again, Six of the crew were killed.

A WAR ON WOOD PIGEONS. Definite plans are being made for the ex- termination of wood pigeons. These birds are responsible for enormous damage to crops, and war agricultural committees, act- ing on the representations of the Ministry of Food, are urging famers to organise "ghosts" every week. —

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