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University of Wales. MATRICULATION EXAMINATION. Candidates who have passed the whole ,e.ani Ina tion.-Aiine Roberts, Festiniog County School. I=> Candidates who, having previously passed in a part of the examination, have now passed in the remainder and thus com- pleted the matriculation examination :•— Limon Bartholomew Jones, Bala-Bangor Coilege ;Dorothy Lane Martin, High School iteSSA d-and Univers;u"

CARDIGANSHIRE APPEALS I --r- TWO DAYS' SITTING. Cardiganshire Appeal Tribunal sat at Aberystwyth on 1< nday and Saturday. There were forty-eight appeals for heal. ing. Mi. John Jones, GWlllere, presided. Mr. "U m. Davies, Gianystwyth, Llan- il.ar, employer, appealed for Tudor Afan Parry, horseman, on the ground that lie was shorthanded on the farm. Mr Davies wrote that before the war lie employed six men and flour th,:s¡ year—two tXoisemien and two cowmen. The appeal was dismissed on an undertaking that Parry would not be called up before October 31st. Idwal Wyn Edwards, tailor, Penygroes, LJalldre, having been certified medically unfit, the military appeal was withdrawn. Mr. W. P. Owen supported the father's appeal for Evan Jones, farmer, Tynew- ydd, Llanrhystyd, who said he was the only son at home and the father could not carry on the farm without him. Aber- ystwyth Rural Tribunal had granted him until September 30th. -Iteplying to Major J. R. WiJliams, the military representa- tive, he denied that the farm was carried on mainly by his parents and sister. He did not know he was described on the registration eard as shoemaker and dealer. He cculd only do repairs. He learnt shoe- repairing five years ago when he returned home from service at Pentremawr.—Re- plying to Mr. J. H. Davies, agricultural i representative, he said his father bought the farm of twenty-seven acres five years ago at the price of J350 per acre. Last year he sold produce from the farm of the value of over £ 100. His father had pllenty of work to do as shoemaker and could not work on the farm.—Mr. D. M. Rowlands, Peythygwenyn, gjave evidence in support of the appeal.—The appeal was dismissed on an undertaking that the man would not be called up before Nov- ember 12th. With reference to the appeal of T. W. Brennan, manager of Erwtomau Lead Mine, Mr. W. P. Owen read a letter from an official of the Ministry of Munitions stating that the issue of a badge was under consideration.—The appeal was ad- journed pending the Ministry's decision. Buckley Jones, timber cutter, Tal- garth, Crosswood, appealed through his empiloydr (against tho, refusal of jhis ap- plication by Aberystwyth Rural Tribunal. He was married and had three children. Until August 4th he was empioyed as gamekeeper on the Crosswood Estate. He left that employment in order to do war work which would enable him to be near home as his wife had met with an accident fund fctould not look after the family and the Ihnd.—Temporary exemp- tion was granted for three months. The appeal of Richard Evans, horse- man, Shop, Salem, Penrhyneoch, was dis- missed as he did not appear.. Mr W. P. Owen supported the appeal iof Wm. Jenkins, coal merchant, Bridge End House, Llanbadarn, for renewal of exemption granted him until the end of September. He had failed to dispose of his business. A petition on his behalf was signed by 210 people. He was the only carrier and coal dealer in Llanyadarn. He had nobody to help him in his business, which he had carried on for- ten years, and if he was called up it would mean ruination, to him. Temporary exemption was granted for six months with a suggestion that he should make a further effort to dispose of his business. Mr. A. J. Hughes supported the ap- peal of Wm. James Jones, labourer, Bryn- bwa, Llandeinol, for renewal. He said he had a wife and seven children, the eldest being ten years. Up to six years ago he was hea servant at Maenelin Farm. Owing to the number -and youth of his children with their constant needs, his wife could not manage the house with- out his assistance. He worked on neigh- bouring farms and was also employed as mole catcher.—On being informed that the separation allowance wou.;d amount to 31s., Mr. Hughes remarked that appel- lant would be a costly soldier, while scores of younger men unmarried had been ex- emp"Mojor Williams: Ii. wisth you could give me the name of a young man he can repl-ace. -Appellant added that he was willing to go into permanent em- ployment on a farm to replace a single man.-Conditiona.l exemption was granted. L1: W. P, Owen supported the ap- peal of Alfred John Boon, market gar- dener, Brodawel, Goginan, for renewal and produced a letter- on his behalf from Miss Tremain, war- den of Alexandra Hall, Aberystwyth. -Replying to Major Williams, the father said the gardens were three acres and a half in extent, two acres growing fruit.— The appeal was refused. The military appeals against Albert Horsfey Willis, caretaker of the Coliseum, and Wm. Arthur James, manager of Morton's Boot Shop, Aberystwyth, were withdrawn as they had been rejected by the Medical Board. The military appealed against condi- tional exemption granted to Reuben Levin, wholesale sweet dealer, Rhondda, North-road, Aberystwyth, for whom Mr. D. Emrys Williams appeared. His cus- tomers, he said, were mostly smail shop- keepers and serious hardship would ensue to him owingr to his exceptional financial obligations. He was a naturalised British subject. The business depended entirely on his personal supervision. His brother's only son had been killed. He had eight or nine cousins and a like number of nephews in the Russian Army. Mr. Williams objected to questions concerning nationality as they merely created pre- judice.—The appeal was allowed on an undertaking that he would not be oailled before January 1st. The military appeal against exemption granted until December 15th to Stephen Evans, manager of Lipton's Shop, Aber- ystwyth, was allowed on an undertaking that he would not be called before Nov- ember 30th. The military api,,ea?, against conditional exemption granted to Thomas Edward Morris, dental mechanic, Ina House. Pen- maesglas-road. Aberystwyth, certified for home service, was dismissed. The militarv appealed against condi- tional exemption granted to Ernest Cor- field, commercial traveller and hotel! pro- pirietor. Tnowdert> Hotel, Ahbrystwyth, fnr whom Mr. W. P. Owen arypenred. — TempoTHTY exemption was granted for four months. The military "jmT^.1 asjanriPtf-- William Rees. Traws, Eglwvswrw, Pem., was withdrawn en the ground that. having been certified for Gfnrrison serv'ce and being n student, ho cotr1d not be called up fo^ a lonr time. The m;litnrv annealed acninst Georjw •Tqme«. Vpnrrv. market rrn Wiener, 17. Nort hga.te-st.rpet, Aberystwyth, who hnP 1.nn conditio" eT^mntipri. Mr W. P. OWP11 .npnoared for 1,im. The $1p- ■neal Nrn- allowed on "n 11 nl f-I p would not be calVd before November 30th. • j I At the reuest of the WTar 6ffice, the military appeal against T. WT. Chamber- feehan, was adjourned for investigation. feehan, was adjourned for investigation. Four appeals were in respect of bakers. The military appealed against exemption, until December 15th granted by Abervst- wyth Borough Tribunal to T. A. Carbutt, in the employ of T. W. Powell and Co., for whom Mr. Wm. Davies (of Messrs. Smith, Davies and Evans) appeared; against exemptioni until November 15th granted to Arthur Pateman, in the em- ploy of Mr. D. W. Teviotdale for whom Mr. A. J. Hughes appeared; 'against con- ditional exemption granted to J. F Cham- berlain, 34, Bridge-street, for whom Mr.. Hughes also appeared; and aga.imst con- ditional exemption granted to Jenkin D. | Hughes, Rheidol Yiew, Penparke, the last-named being one of fourteen children. In the case of Chamberlain, temporary ex- emption was granted for six months. In the three other cases, the appeals were allowed on an undertaking that the men would not be called up before November 30th. The m'litaiy appeals against Francis Scott, postman, Rose Hill, Powell-street, and James Thomas Jenkins, barman, 30, Mill-street, Aberystwyth, were a'lowed on an undertaking that they would not be called up before December 15th. The same course was adopted with regard to Dyrus Thoni-as, carriage builder and wheelwright, Arfryn, Southgate, who had been pre- i viously granted conditional exemption. The military appealed against condi- tional exemption granted to Daniel James Davies, teacher of modern (languages at Aberystwyth County School. Dr. Davies said he had twice been granted condi- tional exemption by the Borough Tri- bunal. He was entitled to exemption because he was a genuine coiiscieiitious objector and was engaged in work of national importance. He was an his forty-first year.—Sir Lawrence Jenkins i If you cla.im exemption on the ground of (co'iidcientioui^ obj|e<)tion then you; are entitled to exemption provided you take up other service than that in what you are now employed. It is hardly consistent to have conditional exemption when you, put forward a claim as a conscientious objector. Conditional exemption means that you are to remain in your present employment.—Dr. Davies: I accepted con- employment.—Dr. Davies: I accepted con- ditional exemption because I was in this employment already. I would not have accepted it I had to go to other work.- Major Williams: You are of opinion that you arle doing wdi'k' of national importance in the school? — Yes. Your principles are known to the children whom you teach P—Some of them. -Do you think it right and consistent with your service to the nation to be a teacher and to hold your views? You have a certain moral influence over the children.—Mr D. C. Roberts: I do not see what that has to do with us.-—Mr. Lima Jones: If we were school governors I cou, 'd understand your question, t- Mr. Roberts: The question is whether you can get him for the army or not.—Major Wil- liams: The point is that he ought to be doing work of national importance other than what he is doing now. The schooi can do without him.—Sir Lawrence Jen- kins said it was for the Military Repre- sentative to ascertain the character of the conscientious objector and it would be determined by the Tribunal.—Dr. Davies, questioned by Major WTulliams,- said he held that human life was sacred and he couid not take part in depriving a human being of it. He held those views both on religious and ethicail grounds. He ob- jected to joining non-combatant corps because lie could not take part directly or indirectly in the war. Though he did not believe on principle in force, unfortunately force was necessary and he used force to the extent of correction of his pupils. He had held pacifist views for twenty years and belonged to societies. He had tried to inculcate and preach his views, having preached on the sanctity of conscience at Unitarian chapels before and after the war commenced. The Governors did not ap- peal on his behalf because he had not attested; but they had twice refused to dismiss him.—Major Williams: I think you were lucky to escape. The voting was narrow.—The conditional exemption was confirmed. The military appea'ed against condi- tional exemption granted to Rd. John iidiams, chemist's apprentice, 11, Pros- pect-street, Aberystwyth, for whom Mr. Emrys Williams appeared and said the I only brother was recently wounded. The certificate of the Medical Board at Car- marthen was put in showing that he was fit for general service.—Sir Lawrenue Jenkins asked whether the eertificate was regarded as final ? It seemed to him that the certificates of the Medical Board at j Carmarthen were accepted when palatable to the military authorities and not accepted when unpalatable. -Major Williams: I am afraid that is a misapprehension. I have not made any remark of the kind. There is really no justification for saying a word against the Carmarthen Board as far as the miltary authorities are con- cerned.—Sir Lawrence Jenkins asked if the man would be examined -again at Brecon ? -Colonel Brewer He can daim to be re-examined at Brecon or wherever he is called up.—Mr. D. C. Roberts: But in the ordinary course he would not be examined again.—Colonel Brewer: No Temporary exemption was granted for' six months, the Clerk (Mr. EVan Evans) say- ing the Tribunal was influenced by the fact that the employer, Lieut. B. Tayllor Lloyd, had voluntarily joined the colours under the impression that the two assist- ants left in charge of his shop were re- jected. D. J. G. Beynon, 10, Glanrafon-terrace, Aberystwyth, manager and foreman of general dealer's stores, who applied for 'renmnli, was granted temporary exemp- tion for six months having regard to the physical condition of his employer, Mr. Mollquham I SATURDAY'S RESULTS. An appeal for renewal was made by Win. James. Lewfcs, ihorsemtan, Pengwm- ryn, Cape! Bangor. After consultation with the Agricultural Representative, the ense was adjourned from Friday to Satur- day for attendance of a brother. An agree- ment was come to by which appellant was enven conditional exemption subject to the pincella+inri of the conditional exemp- tion given to the elder brother. John.V'bo agreed to ioin on October 16th. It was also asrreed tfit if John was found to be unfit the conditional exemption given to apnprbnt vro'iVl he subject to review. Trepnron Tribunal h,nd disallowed the application of Oirpn James Owen, cow- man. TaiJ1Ïrion. Blnpuneu^al, on an under- tnkiiicr 'given h tbo militarv that he Frmlrf net h. eVVd llT) before the end of Ociob^r. The Rev. John Owen, father, n^noiled agiinst that decision. He hnd three sons fit home and ono had joined the colours. At the request of th° Board of Agriculture he reared double the number of calves. He had not agreed at the Local Tribunal!) that his son should join on November 1st. What he then 'asked for was temporary exemption with the view of appealing for further exemption. He never wanted his son to go i!nto the army. He owned two farms which were not diffi- cult to work but rather scattered.—Mr D. C. Roberts: We all know that he is a noted horseman.—The appeal was dis- missed on an undertaking that he would not be called until November 10th. missed on an undertaking that he would not be called until November 10th. Major Williams described the appeal of Charles Evans, farmer, Cwm, Bronant, as a historical case. The man should have been caiiled up at the beginning of August. In February the Local Tribunal disallowed the application; but in March he was granted temporary exemption by the Appeal Tribunal for two months. He applied again to the Local Tribunal and on June 17th the re-hearing was dismissed, subject to an undertaking that he would not be called up before July 31st. In June an employer named Evan Davies appealed on his behalf. The appeal was dismissed and, as no appeal was lodged by the man within three days after, he became a soldier; but luckily for him his name did not go on the rot'a and he had had a holi- day since then.—Mr T. J. Samuel (for ap- pellant): Not a holiday, but hard work.- Major Wililianis added that the man had applied to the Local Tribunal for review and the previous decision was confirmed. That application and the present appeal, he contended, were out of order. Mr. Samuel said it appeared to him a proper case for review. It was clear from opinion expressed by the Local Tribunal that the members were anxious to give the man temporary exemption. It came out that what was in the minds of the Local Tri- bunal in refusing the application was a statement which had been made that he spent most of his time during winter kill- ing rabbits. The fact was that he never carried a gun. The holder of a certificate was entitled to apply for review in the same way as the military authorities. — Major Williams: But there is no certificate in this case.—The appeal was dismissed. Mr. T. J. Samuel supported the ap- peal of Thomas Francis Evans, farmer, Henbantlach, Penuwch, whose application had been clivalluwed by the Locail Tri- bunal on an undertaking that he would not be, called up before November 9th.— The appeal was dismissed. The father appealed for Walter Wil- liams, Godregarth, Llanio Road, and con- tended that he was acting in the best interests of the nation by promoting agri- I culture. He had seven sons, three of whom were in service on farms.—The ap- peal was dismissed. John Davies, farm servant, Cefncoed, Liang^oithok, had been allowed by the Local Tribunal until the end of October and his appeal for extension was dis- missed. The appeal of Willie Evans, Tanybanc, Blaenpennal, who had been allowed until November 9th was dismissed. The appeal of Benjamin Roderick, Pen- lan, Llanon, was dismissed because there was no appearance. A letter was read from the employer asking for an adjourn- mvent; hu\: the Military Representative's Contention that the employer was not an appellant was upheld. An undertaking was given not to call: up the following before November 10th :— John Lewis Jenkins, farm labourer, Butcliydwr, Ciloennin; Alun Jeremiah Jones, farmer, Cilie Farm, Cross Inn (for whom Mr. Pennant James appeared); Rees James Davies, cowman, Moelfryn Mawr, Bethania; David Lloyd, farmer, Tyyngruguchaf, Llanwenog (for whom Mr Emrys Jones appeared); and Evan Owen, farmer, EsgereTnon, Cross Inn.—In the last-named case, it was explained that the appeal had been previously dismissed on an undertaking that the man would not be crfled up until September 7th Me-ior, Williams: As the case has been dismissed there is no certificate to be renewed. The cancelling of the certificate closes the. case.—The Clerk: But the Tribunal con- sidered that the arrangement is not bind- ing on appellant.—Major Williams: There is no certificate in existence so that the man is a, soldier«r-It was, however, de- cided to re-hear 'fjjie case with the result as stated. The military appealed against oondi- tional exemption granted to David Walter Lloyd, ploughman, Blaenbronfaen, Llan- wencg (for whom Mr. Emrys Jones ap- peared) and Herbert Gibson, teamster, Abertegan, Llangeitho. Both were al- lowed until November 10th. Mr A. J. Hughes supported the appeal for renewal of D. Lewis Jenkins, hotel boots, The Institute, Lampeter, certified for home service.—Temporary exemption was granted until January 1st. John Hayman, cowman, BJaenaugwenog, Llanybyther, was granted through his em- ployer temporary exemption until Novem- ber 13th. A petition signed by fifty-five farmers was put in on behalf of Lewis Lloyd, blacksmith, Drover's-road, Lampeter. An- other Lampeter blacksmith, Ivee Davies, Peterwell Forge, applied for renewal. A meeting of farmers had passed a resolu- tion in favour of his retention. It was stated that the two employers were brothers.—Both men were granted tem- porary exemption until January .1st. There being no appearance, the military appeal against Tom Joe Davies, cowman, Gellihir, Hanio Road, was aillowed.

Llandyssul Petty Sessions. These sessions were held at Llanfihangel on Wednesday of last week before Chas. Lloyd, James Griffiths, and Enoch Jones, Eq. Mr. Enoch Jones sat for the first time since his chairmanship of Llandyssul Rural Council and took the necessary oath. Deputy Chief Constable Williams charged Rd. Evans, of no fixed abode, with camp- Ing on the highway on 10th September, in the parish of Bangor Teifi.-Defendant, who did not appear, was fined 13s.-A similar charge was preferred against an- other gipsy named Thomas Hopson, of no j fixed address, 'and he was likewise fined 13s.

LLANRHYSTYD. RHIWBWYS.—A memorial service to John Richard Jones, S.W.B.. Ffrwd- fach. was held at Rhiwbwys Chapel on Thursday evening. The meeting was com- menced by the Rev. D. Moses Da-vies. Llanon and the sermon delivered by the Rev Evan Jones. The Rev. D. W Davies and the Rev. W Richards. Llanon, took part at the end. There was a large and sympathetic congregation SAD NWS.—Last week the news of the loss of Mr. Jenkin Jones, eldest son of Mr find Mrs Jones. Felinfawr. was received, U seems that the transport on which he sprved struck a mine off the north of Russia. All the crew, but this unfortunate 1 voung man were saved. Great sympathy is felt for the family

Young Woman Drowned In the Ystwyth. TRYING TO SAVE A DOG. Mr. John Evans, Aberystwyth, held an inquest at Pentrebont Chapel, Liaiifarian, on Wednesday afternoon into the death of Edith Evans, who was drowned in the Ystwyth at Pentrebont on Tuesday. Mr. John Thomas, Llanrhystyd Road, station- master, was foreman of the jury. David Evans, 36. Herbert-street, Tre- orchy, miner, said the deceased was his niece whom lie adopted when 11 months old. She was nineteen years of age last birth- day and lived with the family. His wife came up to Pentrebont some months ago and. deceased and he arrived on Saturday week, intending to return rext Saturday. He last saw Edith alive about 12-20 p.m. on Tuesday. She was then at Figure Four, near the Oak Inn, and was taking two cans of water homewards. She was a strong healthy girl and was then in her usual health. The next he saw of her was when she was being carried along by the current of the river towards Figure Four, When he saw her with the cans the dog left him and accompanied the deceased towards home. Elizabeth McKay, Pentrebont. said about ten to one she was coming home from Maesyj onen and when crossing the field saw Edith Evans. The dog was in the river and deceased was standing on the bank trying to induce the dog to re- turn to the bank. Witness warned the deceased against going near the water, as the river was in flood. At dIat point It was about six feet deep. The deep pool was about six yards from the spot where she saw Edith Evans standing. Witness went home with her basket, intending to return to the deceased; but when she re- turned she was told that the deceased had gone down the river. The dog was struggling to get to the bank when she saw them. 1 David Roberts, schoolboy, No. 5, Pentre- bont, said he saw Edith Evans near the bridge shortly before one p.m. She was standing on the road and the dog was then in the river. She told Jmui she intended getting the dog out. Hi warned her of the danger, but she took off her shoes and stockings and entered the water. Suddenly she disappeared and did not re-appear for some time. Two other boys were with witness. He could swim a little. He shouted to Mr. Jones. Osborne Villa. I Alori-is Wilfiam Jones, Marian Villa, said lie was at dinner when he heard a neighbour shout that someone was in the river at the back of his house. He ran as fast as lie could and saw a number of villagers also running. Mr Jones, Osborne Villa, was in front of him. He cut across a field, entered the water, and assisted in getting deceased out. She was taken from the river about half a mile below the bridge, taking the windings of the river into consideration. In his opinion she was A then dead. P.C. Thomas arrived about fifteen minutes after she was brought out. Two members of the Red Cross were there and witness and others acted under their instruction in trying artificial respiration. P.C. Thomas said it was about 1-30 when he was informed of the accident. He im- mediately proceeded to the spot and saw the body lying on its face on the field. He quarter of^nV3*1 there about three quaiteis of an hour. He turned the bodv over and noticed that the pupils of the eyes were dilated, the eyelid? ft closS) and froth} matter was oozing out of the mouth and nose. He placed a pad under tion but h3- an5 ^ed artificial respira- cZe Dr MVOd dead he came. Dr Morgan then arrived. Manis Jones explained the steps taken to restore the body and said water came out but not much. &aid the treatnic»t described St TnWn a,cTd,ance Vth the training of 't aI T Ambulance Association •i jV. "ones. one of the jurors sa'd +hf» hLVri™ractl>' 88 did oa his arrival. The Coronei- said it was clear that every- and there »aS no Wa-ne TJ* one. The Jury came unanimously to the con- clusion that th, deceased was accidentally w in Sit lr .iMr- David Evans grate- fully acknowledged the vote and the ex- pression of sympathy. :i

Llanfihangel ar Arth Sessions. The magistrates present on Wednesday of last week were Charles Lloyd, Esq. (chaitrman), and Sir Courtenay Mansel, ,Bart.-Tlie only matters before the court were jury lists and an application by Isaac Davies, New Inn, Llanllwni, for a tempor- ary alehouse licence which was granted. It has been decided that next year the day of holding the monthlv sessions for Llan- fihangel-ar-Arth and Llandyssul Sessions shall be the last Thursday instead of Wed- nesday as heretofore.

(Continued from previous column). is written by J. M. Barrie, and every Welshman by nature can appreciate all he has written. And Mr H. B. Irving is worthy of his great father. TO "ONE WHO KNOWS YOU." You see. I do not know who you are afnd therefore cannot know what your opinion is worth. Send me your name and address and I will deal with vou. J.M.H.

„„„„„ goginan. PROMOTION. — Eng.neer Lieutenant Geoffrey Morgan has been promoted to engineer lieutenant-commander. He is the only son of the late Mr John Morgan, formerly of India, and of Mrs Morgan jY ^'u anc* grandson of the late Mr David Morgan, Felingraig, Owm- brwyno, Goginan Two other grandsons nave given their lives to their country— David Morgan of the Kings Royal Rifles, who rdll during the recent advance nnrJ Pte. Ted Mason, Kings Own Royal' Lan- oasters, who fell at Ypres on March 2nd. Three others are serving their King and country. Capt. Molteno, late of the War- rior, reporting; on Engineer Lieutenant- Commander Geoffrey Morgan's services which led to promotion, said—"Utmost gallantry and •conspicuous devotion to duty I in remaining in the engine room after the explosion and endeavouring to take action for the safety 'of the ship, by which delay he was imprisoned under the grating for over two hours and very narrowly ■ scaped losing his life by drowning, scald- ing. and suffocation. He afterward took part with energy and coolness in the work of salving the ship. This officer has run the engine room department extremely well and greatly increased Warrior's steam- ing efficiency."

PENRHYNCOCH. HARVEST.—On Tuesday and Wednes- day of last week harvest thanksgiving ser- vices were held at the Church. On Tues- day evening the Rev. Teifi Evans, Cwm- llwynfell, and the Rev. J. Phillips, Llan- cynfelin, were the preachers. Holy com- munion was administered on Wednesday morning by the Vicar; at the English service at eleven the Rev. L. R. James, Aberystwyth, preached; at 2.30 the Vicar of Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn; and at 6.30 the Rev. E. J.. Davies, Henllan, and the Rev. Teifi Evans. The singing was good, Miss Jones, the Schools, presiding at the organ. The Church was beautifuilly de- corated by Mr. Winstanley, Goserddan Gardens, and the altar by Mrs Williams, Vicarage. The congregations at all the services were large, the Church being crowded on Wednesday.

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LLANAFAN. THE HARVEST. Thanksgiving ser- vices were held in the Church on Septem- ber 25th and 26th when eloquent sermons were preached by the Rev. T. R. Davies, Llanfihangel-v-Creuddyn. Archdeacon Wil- liams. Aberystwyth, and the Rev. T. Harries Williams, Manoi deify. Miss A. Parrv, Frondeg. presided at the organ and the choir was led by Mr. Jones, Dolau- nfon. The clergy were hospitably enter- tained by the Misses and Mr* Price, Tyn- fron", and numerous party by Mrs Thomas, at the Vicarage. Mr. Hazeldine. Cross- wood Gardens, appropriately decorated the church. The collection was for Aberyst- wyth Infirmary.

CAPEL BANGOR. THE HARVEST.—Harvest thanksgiving services were held at the Church on September 27th and 28th, when the preachers were the Revs. T. R. Davies, Llanbadarn; Sinnett Jones, Elerch, and Teifi Evans, Cwmlyfni, preached.

Kotes frorn Aberayron. (By J.M.H.) LETTER II. It is the besetting error of a rustic Cardi, on one of his rare visits to London, to spend the time in visiting his friends at Canibei well 'or Barking and in seeing j.iadam-e Tussaud's. co it is the insular or domestic instinct asserting itself. The rural Welshman is a mere sojourner in London, no matter how long he stays there, on his way back to Wales. I met a man the other day, who may be considered to be typical who had not been inside the House of Commons except on an occasion when he accompanied a friend from his native village there. He knew nothing of what was going on at Drury Lane, or the Haymarket, or the Savoy. He had never gone to the Law Courts. He did not know of the Cheshire Cheese, Cock Tavern. Gough Square, or Huiigerford Stairs. I fell in love at an early date with tlie gargantuan pollysyllables of Johnson, and 1 prefer Charles Diekeiis's London to James Hughes's. Therefore Dr. Johnson's pew in St. Clement's Danes is always attractive to me, and the "Old Curiosity Shop," which is still to be found in its pristine habili- ment in an off street near the London Opera House, is far more human than the Tower of London. I would have like to find Bob Sawyer's lodging in Laut-street. and the modest school house in Hampstead-road which in the year 1825 (the year in which Ebenezer Morris died) was graced by a board over the door bearing the words Well ington Hou se, Academy," for it was here the boy Dickens was taught for a period of two years. I. "In" Household Words" there may be found that which purports specifically to describe it.. Dickens describes it as re- markable for white mice. He says that red-polls, linnets, and canaries were kept by the boys in desks, drawers, hat boxes, and other strange refuges for birds; but that white mice were the favourite stock and that the boys trained the mice much better than the master trained the boys. He recalls in particular one white mouse who lived in the cover of a Latin diction- aiy, ran up ladders drew Roman chariots, shouldered muskets, turned wheels, and even made a creditable appearance on the even made a creditable appearance on the stage as the Dog of Montargis and might have achieved greater things but for having had the misfortune to mistake his way in a triumphal procession to the I capitol when he fell into 'a deep inkstand and was not drowned only but was dyed black. He adds that among the boys the master was supposed to know nothing and that he at the time of writing was inclined to think that the supposition was correct. The school and playground have dis- appeared. The L. and N.W. Railway have absorbed them. What Newman and Carlyle and Arnold endeavoured to do with infinite effort this lonely and unlettered man of genius accom- plished without know,ing that he was doing it. Newman with a sort of "stifled pas- sion, Carl vie in blazing temper, and Arnold with condescending forbearance protested against the commercial rational- ism which held Parliament, art, and re- ligion in its fangs. And lo! the citadel was being bombarded from the other side by a boy who had only a stone and a sling for weapons. He exposed privilege and snobbery, vice a I tyranny. He made men in the higher places and men in the lower places face one another and break out in laughter at the fun of the thing, that they were made of same clay. Because he thus confounded the wisdom of the wise and transcended the compre- hension of the schools and effected a revo- lution whose effects will never cease for the amelioration of the lot of the poor, he will always be loved by the common people. I wenL to see his resting-place at West- minster Abbey and counted him great theue among the greatest. The stone placed over his remain,, has inscribed on it, Charles Dickens. Born February 7th, 11812. Died June 9th, 1870." It is difficult to believe that within a span of fifty-eight years he wrote all those books and that in them fill as Chesterton re- marks, he never killed a comic villain, except Quilp." It is when I go to St. Paul-and I always make an effort to go there to the ten o'clock morning service-that I feel the deepest resentment against the Welsh bishops and clergy. It is not because the figures of Nelson, Dr. Johnson, Sir Joshua. Reynolds, Chantrey's kneeling figure of Reginald Heber, and Boehm's cenotaph of General Gordon are there—and, by the way in Gordone we have a great soldier who was a great saint, perhaps too great a saint to be appreciated by any ordinary standard and that the remains of Wellington and Picton are interred there--but because their conduct, their harshness, and arro- gance in times gone by drove us out of a Church which was as much ours as theirs, and is. It is here that one finds a fabric which fulfils the longings of the imagination, of what a National House of God should be. It is almost incredible that it was con- ceived in the brain of one man and that it was reared from base to lantern under his personal supervision There were at the moment soldiers from Queensland, New Zealand Australia, and Canada kneeling close by; and I felt that they also felt, "Here is a cathedral great enough for the British Empire." And then how exquisite was the liturgy per- formed how simple, yet magnificent! This very church in Wales divorced the people from its ministrations. We have to pay the penalty, for we cannot replace in two hundred years a service which is the outcome of the aggregated wisdom and experience of the centuries. The Church, too. is suffering from the sting of the retribution which inevitably follows neglect to do the right thing at the right time. On the following day I went to see the Westminster Roman Catholic Cathedral in Ashley-place, off Victoria-street, the most important addition that has been made since the building of St. Paul's to the ecclesiastical architecture of London. The site cost £ 55,000. The founaation was laid on the 29th June. 1895.. The St. Edward's Tower is 784 feet in height, only thirty-one feet less lofty than the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. Internally the Church, though in wall and column and roof there are huge sur- faces of bare brick which have not yet received their destined encrustation of marble and mosaic, conveys a sense of massiveness. of vastness, and of harmon- ious proportions Some of the chapels have already been decorated at fabulous cost. Nevertheless, in loftiness, as compared with vastness and in the effect produced upon the elemental instincts of an unsophisticated mind, St. Paul's grandeur and appositeness as a sanctuary remain unchallengeable. Welshmen should go to see "The Pro- fessor's Love Story" at the Savoy, in pre- ference to the more pretentious houses where musical plays are given. The play

Local Casualties. Ptes. \V. H. Hnd M. PurneH both of Aberystwyth, and belonging to the South Wales Borderers, have 00e1t wounded. The formerIs In h^ital^at Much a?v the+Jlattuer at Bramborough. Mr j ^y has been extended to Wl A V J,lrs- Penbont LlaSlar who have heard that their snn' V,.2 v wounded in France, and aboX fe Mrs Evan Evans, Pentrellyn, who 'have F consoled to hear a favourable repmt from witT l arjone Lloyd who had an interview «ith him on her way home. Private E^n Mrs fi eenT)brouSht to Devonport. gate-street, Aberystwyth, has heard from Chaplalll D. Gordon Oal-micliael informing on service in Frame, n,ft with' ^1 bad accident on the 29th September The and ^h^ WaS thl,°^ing ent off too soon IT?,6*1' chie% in the hands. nJf™ onderfully brave and, with his prime constitution, should mate a speedy recovery. Pte. Wm. James had been twice previously wounded.

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The remarkable manner in which the fund to provide comforts for Aberystwyth men on active service abroad keeps up .week after week is a signal credit to its supporters and to R.S.M. Fear, its organ- iser. In the interests of the fund and .r the men it is desirable that the generous support should be further continued and that the needs of all the men should be provided. The letters which we publish weekly show how greatly the comforts are appreciated. At the annual meeting of the North Cardiganshire Horse Society a satisfactory report was made on the year's work. By emphasising the importance of the mainten- ance and improvement of horse breeding, the work of the Society must of necessity | justify its existence. The necessity for improved horse breeding is obvious both in regard to number and quality, even apart from the advantage of the high prices obtained. At the recent Aberystwyth fair it is stated that one dealer paid record prices ior fifteen horses. That is, (.f course, a tribute to the interest taken Ly local breeders and is also a tribute to the efficiency of the live stock :.cheme. < The German Chancellor, in a whining- bombastic speech at the opening of the Reichstag last week, said "the German statesman who would hesitate to use against Great Britain every available instrument of battle that will really < shorten the war should be banged." All reasonable people in the world outside the Central Powers and the Unspeakable Turk think that Germany has already had no hesitation in using every avail- able instrument known to them in defiance of every law human and divine to shorten the war in her own favour; and it is something to have an acknowledgment by so high an authority as the German Chancellor that people who hesitate to use such methods deserve to be hanged. People who have used such diabolical methods, without hesitation, deserve a worse fate. The "Railway News" has shown con- clusively that railway charges are not the cause of the present high price of food. It has gone further by throwing on the retailer the onus of proving that he is not taking advantage of war conditions to make exorbitant profits. The" News" takes up a single case which was men- tioned in the House of Cbmmons where a grower in the western counties received after paying out of pocket expenses 15s 6d. only for 2,560 lbs. of apples sent to a Lon- don market. Assuming that the apples were retailed at one tpennv per pound, the railway company, which carried the fruit 200 miles and took it to the market, received £ 1 3s. 5d. and the retailer £ 7 13s. 4d. Assuming that the apples were sold at 3d per pound—which is con- sidered to be a reasonable price in this distr,:ct-the railway company would still receive the same amount for carriage, whereas the retailer would receive £23 19s. 10s., even after paying the grower 95 and increased market and commission charges. Several other examples are given by the paper. Mr. Lloyd George has never interpreted the crystallized conviction and determina- tion of his countrymen and their Allies more correctly than in his famous pronounce- ment to an American journalist. His plain warning to neutrals that Britain will tolerate no interference, however well-in- ) tentioned, finds a response in the heart of his countrymen almost without exception. Let the neutrals who stood aside and surveyed the horrors of the ravishment of inoffensive Belgium. France, and Serbia maintain their isolation while the rampant German bully is receiving his deserts and made im- potent for further mischief for generations That is only sheer justice to the men who have laid down their lives in withstanding the shock and barbarities of the intruder. For the sake of generations yet unborn this monstrous crime must be expiated by the people who wantonly perpetrated them and no crocodile tears by neutrals, now remarkably pacific, will serve to deflect the course of justice. It now appears that what a non-critica] reader might take as a part of Mr. Lloyd George's views was a comment by the interviewer