The North Wales Express

NORTH WALES QtJARRYMEM S UNION. LABOUR DAY DEMONSTRATION. MASS MELTING AT CARNARVON. DR HENUY JONES'S MESSAGE TO WALES. The North Wales quarrymen held their annual "Labour Day" at Carnarvon on Mondav. THE CONFERENCE. In the morning a conference, presided over by Mr Henry Jones (chairman of the Quarrymen's Union) was held at the Pavil- ion. ANNUAL REPORT. In the annual report, presented by the organising secretary (Mr D. R. Daniel), the eonti/ii/ed tendency of the quarrymen to be content with spasmodic efforts only in the furtherance of union principles was com- mented upon. At the same time it WÐ6 to the union that other quarrymeii' turned in their dayneed, and it was the union also that had saved the hodv of Welsh quarrymen from being trampled down under the per- nicious influences of commercial competi- tion. There had been no conspicuous events in the history of the union within the past twelve months. The union had been con- eerned in withstanding opposition after a great conflict, and their work was not yet at an end. Owing to the inadequate amount of support promised by the bulk of the members, 110 steps had been taken with the view of establishing an official organ for the union. The report concluded with an expression of hope that there would be shortly a change of Government, followed by a strengthening of Labour representa- tives, iu the House of Commons. I FINANCE. The financial secretary (Mr W. H. Wil- liams) submitted the financial statement, from which it appeared that there was a •bal*inee of .£4-77 in the Toank at the begin- ning of the year, while the members' con- tributions amounted to £ 960, which, with other items, made the total receipts £ 1537. On the expenditure side £ 74 had been re- turned to the lodges towards local ex- penses. £ 74 paid to the Federation of Trade C219 had gone in salaries, and Y-60 contributed to assist the Bet.hesda quarry- men, leaving a balance of £940 in favour of the Union. Both the report and the finan- cial statement were adopted. THE CO-OPERATIVE QUARRIES. In tho course of his presidential address, Mr Henry Jones said that he was fully aware of the good points of his fellow-workmen, as well as their deficiencies. Of the former' they heard too often from tJle public plat- form, from men anxious to secure the men's votes to attain positions of honour. As a class, quarrymen had taken a limited view class, quarrymen had taken a limited view of politics which affected labour. How many of them kuew of the existence of statutes affecting workmen until they were put in force by the magistrates of Bangor in the case of the Penrhyn quarrymen? And when did Welsh quarrymen ever seek to amend those unjust law? and to place the police under public control? As to tb-a allegation sometimes made that unionists j incited one class to rise against another, he wished to know whether the right, to com- plain lay with those who had oppressed the men. Why should they as workmen elevate into positions of respect men who afterwards ignored themalld perhaps treated them with contempt? One of the greatest dangers of labour organisations was to fall into the hands of men of that description—men who professed sympathy with the common people merely in order to attain personal ends. Referring to his personal relation and that of the Union to the new quarries nt Bethesda, the President observed that he would say nothing of the agreement which he and others refused to sign, and for wnich th 'y had been discharged, because, as Mr W. J. Parry admitted, "they had not accepted the terms of the company. If the agreement was fair, then the whole history of the Union was of no avail. No body rejoiced more than did the member of thE, Union to see the formation of a com- pany to work Moel Faba-n Quarry. It soou appeared, however, that it was sought to purchase the Pantdreiniog Qua<rr\ from a company which was at the time in liquida- tion, though only a few years had elapsed since the company was formed through the efforts of Mr W. J. Parry. Far Pant dreiniog it was intended to pay £ 13.000— though according to expert advice it would take £ 20,000 to acquire and open Moel Fabau alone—and only £ 2000 for Moel Faban. He (the President) had considered the price fixed upon Pantdreiniog too high, and had called the attention of Mr Bell and Mr Vivian to tlie fact. Moreover, the officer* of the Union explnined to Mr Bell that the Union would not approve of the purchasing of Pantdreiniog, and the\ ad- vised him to consult an experienced mot n as to the price. The financial condition of the company—no dividend for the shareholders and the lockout or 106 workmen — proved whether the action of the Union officers was justifiable or not. Mr Bell and his co- directors might, of course ignore the labour unions of Wales, but it would be interest- ing to know whether English trade unionists desired to have their money invested in slate quarriea without either the co-operation or the consent of the local Union (hear, hear). Mr Henry Cunnixigton (Llan Festiniog) considered the introduction of the agree- ment in question into the co-operative quarries the most serious thing in the annals of the Union, and what rendered the matter doubly important, was that the agreement was pressed by one of the representatives of one Union upon the members of another. The wage, he said, under the co-operative quarry agreement, might prove less than parish relief. He moved that the* conference express its emphatic condemnation of the terms of employment at the co-operative qua.rries. Bethesda, as being detrimental to the interests of North Wales quarrymen (cheers). Mr Humphrey Williams (Llanberis), in seconding the resolution, regarded the agreement :.q the most daring attack yet made upon thp quarrymen. Mr Robert Hughes (Llanberis) also con- demned the agreement, a.nd called upon the younger generation of quanymen to resist it. The resolution was unanimously passed. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Mr H. Cunnington was elected president for the ensuing ye.ar. A proposal was made for the re-election of Mr Henry Jones, but the latter refused, on the ground that Ie had bc-fn out of employment for nearly five

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A HOTEL KEEPER AND THE i DOG. I A tho Carnarvon County Magistra-tes* ¡ tne ¡l,rnarVOQ. ohnty ro.ag18.ra <'3 I Court, on Saturday, Joseph Pullan, liceneee | ot the Victoria Hotel, Llanberis, was charged I with cruelty to a dog, which it was alleged < tie had kicked in such a way as to cause its I death. Inspector Rowland Jones, of the ft.S.P.C.A., prosecuted, and Mr Lloyd I Carter appeared for the defendant. Peter Casey said on the Is1, April he saw two terriers fighting in ".ront of the Victoria Hotel. Defendant came out and kicked the smaller of the dogs three or four times, whereupon witness told him not to be so cruel. The defendant afterwards returned to the house. Th" dog which had been ill- treated could hardly go round the corner. Robert Owon, Vlctoria terrace, Llanberis, the owner of the dog, spoke to being in the Victoria Hotel on the 1st April. He met his dog coming towards the door. It was very lam,», and shortly afterwards died. His brother told Mr Pullan that it was a pity he had killed the dog. and to this defendant replied that he would buy another for him. The defendant tendered "vidence to the offeet that the dogs were fighting in front of the hotel, and he interfered for the purpose of separating the dogs. He kicked one of the dogs once. Beyond that he did not believe that he injured it. He certainly had no in- tention to kill the dog, and he was sorry that it had died. He thought himself per- fectly justified in doing his utmost to separ- ate the dogs.—Mr Lloyd Carter submitted that the case should never have been brought to the court. Guilty knowledge was the essence of the offence, and before convicting Mr Pullan the Bench must be satisfied that he had deliberately set to work to torture the dog. The court might be influenced by the fact that the dog had died, but, there was no evidence that the injuries inflicted by the de- fendant were responsible for its death.—The Bench decided that an order upon the de- fendant to pay the costs of the prosecution would mf-et the justice of the case. At the same court, Foulk W. Feulkes, Llys, Brvn'refail, was charged at the instance of the R.S.P.C.A. with cruelty to a goat. It appeared that the goat was left in a field fettered in such a way that the skin on one of the hind legs had been worn down to the bone.—The Chairman, in announcing the dis- missal of the case on payment of costs, told the society's inspector not to be discouraged by that decision, a similar decision having been given in another case the same day.

HOW THE WELSH LANGUAGE IS BOYCOTTED. ELPHIN'S PLAIN WORDS. The policy of the Welsh University Col- leges and the County Schools in regard to the Welsh language is severely criticised by two writers in the current number of the national Welsh quarterly, "Y Geniaen." Elphin, in a satirical article on "The Idols of the Welsh People," writes thu" :W.e have a. Welsh University and three Univer-, sity Colleges. It is reported that two at least- of these colleges have fallen into the hands of the anti-Welsh set. The majority of th- professors are Englishmen, and Englishnteu of the type, which Matthew Arnold christened 'Philistines.' It is melancholy to think that a college planted at the foot of Snowdonia, the mountain- fastness which so long served as a bulwark and a. home for Welsh nationality, is gradually converting this glorious old pro- vince into a hotbed of snobbism. If the object was to convert a Welsh University, why are competent Welshmen rejected when a professor or principal is wanted? Why do the Governing Bodies deny the Welsh language its proper place in the curriculum of the schools? A short time ago an alien was appointed' headmaster of a county school in a peculiarly Welsh district; and this gentleman has acquired fame by finding excuses for not teaching the Welsh language to the children. They are not, so he tells us, sufficiently familiar with their mother-tongue for him to drive a knowledge of it into their heads; and it is easier to teach them French or German. I do not generally blame these aliens for pursuing their own fads or doing the work which is most congenial to them; but there are no words too severe to apply to those who place them in the position of headmasters over the children of Wales. These are the per- don" who atrut before the public as incom- parable patriots. On the platform they apeak as though their-love for Wales and ever'-thing Welsh were inextinguishable; vet they avail themselves of the first oppor- tunity to disown their language and betray th/dr country." Th«- other writer is Miss Hettie Williams, B So of the Pwllheli County School, who discourses on "The Welsh Language in the Schools." Miss Wiitiama must be accepted 1 a-> an expert on the subject; and her ar- tit If i« not lacking in candour or insistence. Her statements, too. are supported by a mass of evidence drawn from her own indi- vidua! -experience, which cannot. fail to carry conviction. "In all civilised countries in_ etructior is given through the medium ot the spoken language: this is the method ot th,* Germans, the French, the Spanish, and eVdl the- English.—all employ their mother- tongue but. in Wales the children are com- '19 piled. from the first day of their entering school, to learn through a language of which thev do not understand a word. "The exa<.rnir.er comes round, and the children are toid to read. The following incident caused great amusement in a dis- trict with which I am acquainted. The examiner saw that the pupils had but little conception of the meaning of the les-on, although they read it out fluently enough. He, therefore, requested them to dose t'. 'ir books, and asked 'How many of you can re- peat the lesson from memory?' They were all perfectly ready. Our colli -es possess no such thing as a Welsh training department. To suggest anyrumg of fht» kind would be an offence to our anti-We sh colleges; but at is time for them to move before the country compels them. They ate provided with every facility for instruct- ing teachers, yet the Normal depnrtmf its are filled with Englishmen, at the expense of keeping Welshmen out. Was it for ,his. that the democracy of Wales contributed their pene-e 30 years ago? National Col- leges Welsh University

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SCHOOL TEACHER"; DOWN- FALL. NEGLECTFUL MO THE.? SENT TO GAOL. At tht) Carnervo.r Coui.ty Magistrates* Court., on Saturday, befor Mr R. Robert* and other magistrates, 7Tugh Evens ond- Martha Evans, his wife, living at Store- house, Llanwnda, were charged with cruelly neglecting their only chi d, a girl 11 years of age. According to tie medical evidence and that of the Inspecto." of the Society, the defendants' house W<\8 .n a deplorable con- dition, and the child badly nourished and filthy..Both defendan.s told the Bench thit the girl got plenty to eat, but they were iD poor circumstances, ea the irule defendant' wages were very sm«il. They formerly lived at Bethesda. It tra. spired that the mother woe at one time a f.chool teacher, but sho had in recent years lapsed into a life of jm- morality. The Bench considered the c*,EO a shocking one os far cis the female defend- ant was concerned, and they sentenced her to three months' imprisonment. They dis- mistsed the case 11 the father, and ordered that the girl should be sent to an industrial school. The mother and child cried piteously as they were being separated ut the close of tHe proceedings.

) R:4 Facts and Ideas. A Wise Monarch. All th3 drivers of the Kaiser's motor-cars, before their appointment, are required to bind themselves not to touch a drop of Alcohol, whether on or off duty. so long aa they are in His Majesty's service. Tho Gospel of Cheerfulness. if yo'i would "be young when old," adopt the sundials motto—I record none but your hours ot sunshine." Never mind the dark or shadowed hours. Forget tha unpleasant, un happy days. Remember only the days of rich MperieacM let the other- drop into oblivion. It is said that "long livers arc great hopers." If you kyep your h'pe bright iu spite of dis. couragem^nts and meet all difficulties with a cheerful face. it will be very difficult for age I to trace, its furrows on your brow. There, is I lt)f-jevity in cheerfulness. "Liberal" Religion. The Gaelic League recently approach wl the Presbyterian Synod of Duolin, asking that. th^ Irish language should be used in its religious services on Saints' Days. That august body refused to adopt the suggestion, pointing out that it would be futile to ar- range for public ordinances in a language that is ail but obsolete, and only understood by antiquarians and in a few remote districts. At the tame time the Synod protested against th. organised desecration of the Sabbath carried oq under the direction of the Gaelic League. Is it very surprising that Ireland ia Catholic? Human Salvage. A thousand emigrants ieffc Liverpool the other day on board the "VaucoweT" iur Canada, under the charge of Salvation Army officers. They include about 600 wage, earcirri. of whom 300 are agriculturists and 150 skilled mechanics, nearly all intending to •settle Oil the land. Nearly 400 have already beea. furnished with situations, and by the time the boar reaches St. Lawrence all will be Drovided for. Bibles were to be presented to the party by Mr Bramwell Booth, and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool was announced to preside at a. meeting in the- saloon before the -departure of the ship. A farewell meeting was held at Eustcn Station before the party left. London, when a message from General Booth, despatched from New Zealand, was read, wishing the emigrants God-speed. A Neglected Art- Prof y>.sor Sima Woouhead, of Cambridge, -read a most practical and valuable paper at the Conference of the Yorkshire Sunday School Unions at Keighley on Monday. lie said that experience had more and more con. vineed him that whether children or advanced medical students were being taught, exactly she sains principles of teacning must apply, ThE) Sunday School teacher had many kinds of material" to work upon, and, therefore, to gain attention, must deal with each child in- dividually. That was a reason for small classes, at any rate, to lwgin with. The children in their schools to-day were very tuiarp and shrewd, and no teacher would be tiucceSfiful unless he both thoroughly believed and thoroughly understood what he was teaching. Many people who had charge of children overlooked how early in life the character and habits of a child began to be formed. Their very best teachers U ought to be put to teach the infants. The Anglicising Church. "Y Llan a'r Dywysogaeth," the vernacular organ of the Established Church in Wales, continues to be very caustic upon tho Angh- cising influences at work within the See of JLlamiaff. "So -ommon is the custom of treading under foot everything Welsh that it has come to be regarded as among the natural ordcr of things. Acting under some fatal hallucination, the official set iirmly be- lieve that the extinction of the Welsh lan- guage is essential to the spread of Church principles in Wales. With such a doctrine in favour no wonder that a St. David's Day festival cannot be held in the Cathedral Church of the diocese without great difficulty, there being no Welsh BibLe available for the chosen preacher." Commenting upon the appointment of a non-Welsh-speaking secre- tary to the funds of the bishopric, another writer draw.s a ludicro. s picture of a mono- glot Englishman making a collection among the colliers of the Rhoudda. Evidently the new bishop will have to face a rising storm •wfadn he meets Welsh Churchmen. ,Welsh May Meetings. The Free Churches Convention for the whole of Wales will he held at Llandrindod Wells, May 22nd—25th. The programme will include a reception by the president of the North Wales Federation, Mr E. Jenkins, and sunrise prayer meetings on three days. Con- ferences will be held or: "Confession of Sin." "Consecration," "The \V. rk of the Holy Spirit," "Aggressive Ciiristian Work," "Free Church Council Work," and "For-ign Mis- sion Work." The convention sermon will be preached by Rev Thomas Phillips, B.A. On Wednesday evening a Free Church demon- stration will be addressed by Revs Silas K. Hocking, Dr W. J. Townsend, and Thomas Law, and on Thursday evening a great young people's meeting will be addressed by Revs T. Phillips, B.A., C. Ensor Walters, and F. j3. Meyer, B.A. The afternoons will be taken up with rambles. Railway arrange- ments have been made for fare-and-a-quarter return rates to delegates. It is important that representatives should be appointed im- mediately, especially if hospitality is re- quired. A Welsh Actress. Wale., may indeed be pioud, says a lady correspondent of the "W estern Mail," of the extraordinarily gifted young aetres:" Miss Wynne Mathison, who lias during the past few weeks created quite a sensation in two widely different characters each of which was marked by wonderful distinctness and origi- nality. Miss Zita Brand produced that quaint old mediaeval plav, "Everyman," at the Shaftesbury Theatre during Holy Week, and Miss Wynne Mathison repeated the ex quisite representation of the character that gives it its title, the theatre being crowded at every performance. One very striking fea- ture about the young actress is her voice, which is perhaps the most beautiful possessed by any hviug actress, with the sole exception of Madame Sarah Bernhardt. In the more passionate outburst of "Everyman" in the earlier part cf the plav. Miss Wynne Mathi- "on astonished -er hearers by the depth of her voice, which at times takes on the power and sonorousness of a man, whilst at others it i3 bell-like and full of tenderness—an ess n- tiaiiy-womanly organ. In the "Trojan Wo- men of Eurp.'des," at the Court Theatre, the actress agair created a profound sensation by her impersonation of Andromache, giving the unhappy heroine the necessary "un- xuodern" old-time touch in wonderful manner. AU London was talking of the scene in which Andromache holds her child in h-r arm". gazing at it for the last time. Here Miss Wynne Mathison enthrals her hearers by the utter woe both of her face and voice, her •atease earnestness and reality, and the mother's awful anguish at tne ktst farewell. She mad" a wonderful picture, and her acting stamped her as a tragic actress who has as ] immortal name and career ahead of her.

CARNARVON HARBOUR TRUST. THE NEW CHANNEL. Thr-monthiy meeting: of the Carnarvon Harbour Trust was held on Tuesday morning at the Harbour Offices, Mr H. Clegg (vice- chairman) presiding. The other members present were Captain R. Jones, Messrs G. P. I Kees, T. M. Llovd. R. Norman Davies, M. T. Morris. H. Richards, W. G. Thomas, R. Newton, J. Prichard, J. Issard Davies, Alwyne Carter, and II. Lloyd Carter; to- gether with Messrs C A. Jonca (solicitor io the Trust). W. Bowen Jonns (surveyor), and H. Owen (collector). NEW TRUSTEE. Zvlr II. Clegg said that it was necessary to appoint a Trustee in place of the late Mr John Hughes. Mr J. Issard Davies gave notice that he would at the next meeting propose the elec- tion of Mr Charles Assheton Smith. FINANCIAL. It was reported that the amount received lor the month of April wit-, C341 9s 7d. as compared with .£3:J9 lis 8d for the corre- sponding period of last year. SHIPMENT OF SLATES. During March the quantity of slates shipped was 5.040 tons, a decrease of 2,278 tons as compared to the corresponding month of last year. During the three inonihs, January, February, and March, the quantity shipped was 36,165 tons, a decrease of 3,178 tons as compared with the corresponding period. SURVEYOR'S REPORT. The Surveyor reported that the new channel referred to last month had now been buoyed and the old channel abandoned. The position of the buoys were altered as fol- lows :—The bar buoy was moved about one mile to the S.E.; No. 1 red buoy half a mile to the S.E.; No. 1 black buoy three-quarters of a miio to the S.E.; No 2 red buoy about 300 yards to the S.E. by S. The depth of water in the new channel was an improve- ment of about 2ft. 6in. upon the old channel, which had shallowed to 12ft. at mean tide. The position of the fairway buoy had not yet beer altered, hut it required moving about a mile to the S.E., to correspond with the new bar. Cantein R. Jones thought that the depth of water on the bar was satisfactory. This was all the business, the proceedings lasting only twenty minutes.

CARNARVONSHIRE AND ANGLE- SEY INFIRMARY. PRAISE FROM SIR HENRY BURDETT. There was a large assemblage of the Lad- ing residents of the neighbourhood at cho Carnarvonshire and Anglesey Infirmary, on Thursday lust, to listen to a, lecture on Hospital Management" delivered by Sir Henry Burde-tt, K.C.B., editor of Burdett's 'Annual of Hospitals and Charities," and a laading member of the Committee of the King's Hospital Fund. Mr Harry C'legg, the chairman of the Committee of Manage- ment, presided. Sir Henry Burdett immediately entered upon a criticism of the infirmary, and said that the children's ward was overcrowded. The infirmary was certainly not over-staffed, and in saying that he would controvert the "tereotyperi charge against hospitals in general. They had two trained nurses, who nurs'-d twenty-six patients, and he would ask tho-e present how. i r they were ill, would they like to be attended by the twenty sixth part of a nurse (laughter). In similar hospitals to theirs, thirteen trained nurs •; were to be found; not two. If he would do nothing else. he hoped that he would succeed in dismissing the criticism of extra- vagance against the hospital ihear, hear). He had been over the place very carefully, inspected the cupboards, peered under the beds—(laughter),—and made a general sur- vey, and he ventured to say that the it fivnjary would compare favourably with any other hospital in the country (cheers). No doubt they heard people say that they did rot care about the hospital; that it was run by a clique, and as they had never been ul in their lives they failed to see that the hospital had any claim upon them what- ever He would unhesitatingly say that nobody should refus-e to contribute towards the Carnarvonshire and Anglesey Infirmary .because it was extravagantly managed. They cft.en heard the remark that "You must go to Liverpool or Manchester to, see how cases are treated;" but if thev had the knowledge that he (Sir Henry) possessed oil the subject .they would be treated at the Bangor hospital. They, would get every- thing they required in Bangor, and some- thing tha.t could not be got in Liverpool or Manchester, namely, pure air (cheers). Their hospital was in a most efficient state, and they should be proud of it. Regarding th" question of subscribing towards the in. firmary, they should remember that it was a privilege for them to be enabled to do so. That was the great point; everything elpe v, as humbug and nonsense. His country- men and country-women were very good, but there was a good deal of humbug about charity. ''Let's gee what the other fellow is going to do" was the usual cry. Let n^ryone of them stand in their own bodies, end not "see what the other fellow is going to I io." Regarding hospitals in g»neiai, the lecturer said that forty years ago they w?rt* j situated in some by-street, and injured people, if they had .a voice in the matter, were very loth to enter them. It was lust the same with the nurses. The prevalent idea then was that the nursiQg profession was one which ought to be pursued by females who were deformed and were mentally deficient. In the hospital thev would be out of sight, and it therefore did not matter. The natural result was that the nursing staffs at the hospitals were physically and morally below pir. Verv often the nurse was discovered scrubbing the flnor under the bed (laughter). Apparently the officials did not think it necess-ary to pay much attention to the patients at night, for there were no night nurses;. but a num- ber of old ladies took 10s weekly from the hospitals for sleeping in hospital chairs i!1o stead of in their own beds. A great diffi- culty which he hod to contend with when he took over the care of a hospital was with regard to the health of the staff. The I floors were black and the bedrooms verv damp; but things were very different now. Of course, the London hospitals wr-re the

ARTISTIC CONCERTS AT BANGOR. Excellent though the previous concerts promoted by Mr Seth Hughes admittedly wei-e, thev did not excel thos.e given at the Penrhyn Hall on Friday last, and it was a thousand pities that the audiences were not commensurate with the artistic and intel- lectual treat which was provided by the erstwhile Bangor Cathedra! choirboy and his concert colleagues from London. With programmes "onfaining instrumental master- pieces like Beethoven's trio in B flat op. 97; Chopin's "Etude" and Liszt's Rigoietto Fantaisi-e," such comparatively attenuated audiences in a city which is supposed to bo musical is somewhat .surprising to say the least. Mr Seth Hughes can, however, vest assured that he delighted those who did attend his concerts, aud as an artist that fact should afford him satisfaction. In re- engaging the instrumentalists who performed at'his concerts last year Mr Hughes acted very wisely, and judging by their unstinted applause the audiences shared this view. At the afternoou performance the instru- mentalists. Mr Harold Samuel (pianoforte), Mr Tom Morris (violin), and Mr Arthur Trew ('cello) opened the programme with Beethoven's fine trio in B flat, op. 97, and though it lasted forty minutes the i?xecu- tants showed as much brilliancy at the ter- mination as they did at the commencement. Mr Harold Samuel delighted the audience with the manner in which he interpreted his solos, h^ playing of Liszt's "Rigoletto Fantaifrie" being a masterly arid technically fine performance. Equally excellent were his other contributions, which embraced examples of Schciuann, Saint Saans; Godard and Chopin's Ballade in A flat, which gained for him the admiration of a discerning audience and deepened the good impression he made last year. The 'cellist, Mr Arthur Trew. produces a tone of exceptional power .and controls it with fine technical skill. To this is added ex- pression. so that Mr Tr«w is in possession of qualities which augurs well for a successful musical career. Most of his items, par- ticularly the "Scherzo" (Saens) and "Herbstblume" (Popper) were rapturously encored. Much admiration was expressed for the fin" violin playing of Mr Tom Morris, a distinctive feature of his work being the true tone which he maintains and his delightful finish. He tried to avoid an encore after a clever interpretation of "I'Jevna Nota" (Hubay), but the audience insisted upon his re-appaaraiiee. and be gave variations of the Austrian National Anthem. Mr Seth Hughes sang songs an three lan- guages, Welsh, English, and Crerman, "Me-ntra Gwen" being the Welsh ontribu- tion. The German song bv Schubert he gave with intense feeling, and he success- fully managed the harsh sibilants and gut- turals of the language. But he was more in bis element in sacred music. Handel's "Waft her, nngels" and the preceding reci- tative being given with exactly the emotional feeling they require. Most of tlie- ballads he ended with a. high falsetto note, a style which is adopted by most modern tenors in preference to the shriek with which they were accustomed to bring their contributions to end. The soprano was Miss Bessie Cart- wright, who vocalises wita considerable facility, and she sang all her ilems with brightness of voice and brilliancy of style. Her best number was a dainty song entitled ''Mandoline*' bv Debussy. Miss Mary Hughes, whilst the timbre of her voice was at times inclined to be unmusical, gave an intelligent rendition of several contralto songs, the best of which was "fhe Gleaner's Slumber Song" (Walthrew). What the baritone. Mr Aubrey Millward. lacked in voice he, made, up in dramatic expression, and he will no doubt desert the concert platform for the opert. where his gestures and facial expressions will probably be more appreciated. A song cycle entitled "Flora's Holiday" (Lane Wilson) was a decided novelty, this being the first performance of its kind in the city. The cycle which embraced songs, quartettes, and a catch, the latter affording great amusomcnt. was greatly enjoyed, and encores were frequent. A word of praise in due to Miss Pryce, who efficiently nlaved the accoiqpaniment to a few of the vocal items. A. treatment for consumption—an in- jection into the veins—is beiflg tried in the

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cejtL-e from which most developments must j necessarily come, and the doctors and nurs-33 who attended upon the rich mail, the man who s-aid that the hospitals were rha concern ) of the people,wery trained at the big hospitals. I No contribution of monoy could discharge the debt they owed to hospitals (hear .hear). Every- where he went he heard the demand for fur- ther buildings, and with regard to the cry that the Carnarvonshire and Anglesey In firmary should be enlarged he would like to point out that although they had tweuty-aix beds, the average number occupied was eighteen. Therefore, under the circum- stances he did nut think they were justified iu enlarging the building, and he hoped they would not go on with the scheme. There was, l;e wished to remind them, a tendency to build smaller hospitals, and at Carnarvon there was an excellent cottage hospital, which had been built upon simple plans. The public should not condemn the management of the hospital, as it was built long ago, but they should rather look at its efficiency, and they could rest assured about that and about the economical way it was conducted. Re- garding the proposal to erect a ward for the treatment of female eye cases, he pointed ent that this was not necessary, as the existing wards could be rearranged. He also under- stood that the committee wanted an addi- cional annual income of £ 200; but he did not think there should be the sliglite,t, diffi- culty about that. Sir Henry proceeded to ricicule the practice of self-dosiug with pills and tabloids. "I3 it worthy of us as a. nation to be tinkering with boxes of tabloids?'' he asked. "Do, for heaven's sake, get rid of this idea of considering ourselves alone. Let's forget ourselves for once. What does it matter abvin us; we are mere flies in the wind. Why should one person occupy ihe whole of our time? I notice there is a threat religious revival. I hope there will be a revival in the cause of the hospitals, and that everybody in Bangor and the dis- trict will exercise their privilege to assist the hospital" (cheers). Sir Richard Williams Bulkcley, Bart., I moved a vote of thanks to the lecturer, and observed that there was nothing he liked better than straight speaking next to straight dealing, and tlirty had just heard in no uncer- tain language what was the duty of the peo- ple of Bangor and its environments towards thp) hospital. He felt sure that Sir Henry's lecture would have the effect of securing the additional income of £ 200 which the com- mittee required. The words of Sir Henry as regarded the staff must be very encouraging to them. Speaking of the advantage of hos- pitals, Sir Richard mentioned that recently one of his servants was ill with typhoid for over two months, during which time there were two trained nurses in attendance, and the amount of extra work entailed aii(I he did not keep any more servants than he was obliged to) was very great, not to speak of the trouble and annoyance caused by the pre- sence of such a fell disease in his mansion. Surely all these inconveniences were accen- tuated when such a dreadful disease broke out iu a smaller house, and what a relief it must be to be able to send such cases to hospital where they could be isolated and properly treated. The Mayor of Bangor (Councillor W. Bayne) seconded in a few well-chosen words. Iu replying. Sir Henry Burdett severely commented upon the existence of sick clubs in the district, the members of which only paid their doctor 2s 6d per annum. That amount was ridiculously small, and he would like !o address the members upon the subject. He believed he would change their minds. .+-

months, during which period he had not I received a penny from any fund, and 11:>; should sewn have to leave home in search of work. or else starve. i Messrs W. D. Jones (Clwtybont) and Lewis Griffith (Gerlan) were elected vice- presidents, th? other officers being re- elected. HOURS OF WORK. A recommend at ion .w:tfot moved on behalf oJ the Giynuchaf Lodge fLlanberis) that the quarry-owners be applied to to reduce the hours cf labour in summer from seven in the morning to five in the afternoon.—Mr Cunningion strongly opposed the recom- mendation, in view of the agitation for an eight-hour day throughout the country. He moved as an amendment that no action be taken.—The amendment was eventually agreed to. PUBLIC MEETING. Mr Brvn Roberts, M.P., presided in the afternoon over a largely-attended public j 9 meeting. He was supported by Dr Henry j Jones (Glasgow) and several public men j iroiu the district. MR BRYN ROBERTS'S ADVICE. In his opening address the Chairman urged that the Union should strengthen its position by means of a good substantial fund. Within the last few years the North Wales quarry- men had received from English trade unions a great deal of monetary assistance, more, in I fact, than they could ever hope to expect in the future. The reason why the English trade unions and the country at large were so generous during that period wa.s that the nobleman the men were fighting opposed the fundamental principles of trade unions— viz., tne right of the men to be heard through their own duly appointed representatives. The dispute undoubtedly cost Lord Penrhyn and his family scores of thousands of pounds. In future disputes he believed that the quarrymen would be obliged to depend upon their own resources, and the sense of that responsibility would probably be one of their best safeguards. He strongly urged thelben to have fail confidence in their leaders, and deprecate hasty decisions on momentous questions (hear, hear). A resolution was proposed and seconded rejoicing because of the presence of the Re- vival among the Welsh people, and express^ ing the hope that it might lead to a purer and more elevated social life, and produce among the working men a. deeper spirit of self-sacrifice. DR HnNRY JONES'S MESSAGE TO WALES. Dr Henry Jones, of Glasgow, delivered an address which was devoted to the Revival, r with occasional incursions into politics. He regarded himself as probably the only one present who bad not seen the Revival except through the medium of the press and in letters from friends, and in some respects that was an advantage. The Revival brought Wales to judgment, and it was a very serious day for the Welsh nation. Their most pressing duty was to consider how to turn the Revival to tJw best advantage. It had been suggested to him that there was need to counsel the young men to respect their J leaders and pastors. Let them not think that because uiey were now exultant and zealous they wera better men than those who had borne the burden and heat of the day for many years. There was some degree of truth in the belief of the English and Scotch people that the Welsh were too emotional, bet there was also a time in the history of the English people when religious questions possessed their whole life, the time when Cromwell and the Puritans laid down the foundations of religious liberty (eheers). Even in these days the English people had lost their self- possession over victories which were con- cerned only with the spilling of blood. Under the spell of ardent zeal Wales had secured for itself laws to provide for the well- being of its people. It still clamoured for a more peaceful Sunday, a more enlighten :d people, and greater religious freedom, and was it not a pity that the nation was not permitted to follow after its own ideals when it did no harm to anybody else? (cheers). They would then become more loyal members of the Empire, an Empire for which no less than Englishmen they had lost their blood (cheers). THE GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED. The present Government had insulted not only the Welsh but also the English. He re- ferred not to the Education Act—which had in it some good things, but which was also unwise and unjust, because it trampled upon the consciences of people,—but to the Act for coercing County Councils (hear, hear). Never beforo had such an Act been put on the Statute-book of a frea country (cheers). It deserved the condemnation of Conserva- tives no less than of Liberals, because it was opposed to the principles of the British Con- stitution—(cheers),—and had the political vision of England been as clear as that. of Wales the people of England would not have permitted the passing of such au enactment. The Government, expected Wales to fight the cause of the two countries. He was proud that Wales was prepared to take the field. Let them see to it that victory- was em- blazoned on their banner (cheers). He re- gretted that he wa.K not able to assist in the struggle. In another portion of his address Professor Jones warned the Welsh people against the intermixing of superstition with true religion. Phenomena which had been seen by pious people of all ages had all a natural origin. They had heard of strange lights in the heavens. Had those lights redeemed any- body's character, enlightened the mind, or forgiven sin? Even if the light* had existed, they were not spiritual. He would rather look for their origin to Him who bad sus- pended the stars in the heavens (loud cheers). As an outcome of tbe Revival, let the schools be thrown open in evenings, and let even chapels be available, for all things calculated to cultivate the mind and raise the people affections above the sordid attractions of public-houses and other questionable resorts (cheers). Let them also set their faces against proselytism, which was immoral and dangerous, from whatever direction it came. Before the conclusion of the address a quarryman, as if by a sudden impulse, wient forward, dropped on his knees, and uttered a fervent prayer for the progress of the Re- vival movement. Dr Jones immediately gave way, and afterwards resumed without allud- ing to the interruption. The audience warmly testified ies com- mendation. Mr Henry Jones, Bethesda, moved a vote of thanks, which Mr Cunnington seconded. Professor J. Morris Jones v as prevailed upon to support the vote. He referred eulogistically to his old fellow-professor, and said that it was owing to the glaring blind- ness and unwisdom of Wales fifteen years ago that Dr Henry Jones was not in Wales now. The Wales of to-day would have been winer. Elphin was out-of-date when lie referred to the "Sais" as one of the idols of the Cymry it did not apply these daya (cheers). Neither did his criticism re the alleged snobbishness of Bangor University College. They were there becoming more Cymric every day. Re- ferring to the schools question, he said h* was grateful to the Voluntary managers for refusing the Carnarvon Concordat (cheers). Thev had to fight it out. lie hoped Dr Jones's address would be remembered and cherished by all (cheers). The vote having been put and carried with acclamation, Dr Henry Jones briefly thanked, and proposed and carried a. vote of thanks to the chairman.