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With the exception that Ant's name was Jane, and that neither she nor Uncle had ever married, I could never see any connection between their behaviour and this pennill. Uncle and Ant, grand loving old people they are, too, splendid! but 'tis pity he is so Wales at Work-A Social Diary By the Rev. Gwilym Davies, M.A. Modern Welsh poetry is infinitely better than modern English -poetry."— Mr. D. M. Jenkins, President of the Glamorgan County Teachers' Association at Cardiff on Novem- ber 5th, 1927. It was easy to find men ready to render services to great nations because great nations paid well. But to work for a small nation one had to love the nation from the bottom of one's keart." Mr. Lloyd George, speaking in 1921 at the presentation of a cheque for £ 1,000 raised by national subscription in recognition of the untiring services of Beriah Gwynfe Evans, who died at Caer- narvon on November 4th, 1927, in his 8oth year. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has awarded its gold medal-the V.C. of the Lifeboat Service-to Captain William Roberts, and the bronze medal to each mem- ber of the Moelfre (Anglesey) lifeboat crew for what the Institution describes as the finest lifeboat service for the past five years." INTERNATIONAL. Mr. Edmund D. Jones, M.A., headmaster of the County School, Barmouth, visited Geneva earlier in the year and wrote of his impressions in Y Cenedl. The happy suggestion came to him that Wales might be represented in the new building of the International Labour Office by some gift. Holland is represented there by a picture by Franz Hals, Germany by a stained glass window, Japan by a pair of magnificent vases, and quite a number of other countries of distinctive presentations. Why not Wales? This suggestion was con- sidered at the end of October by the Advisory Education Board of the Welsh League of Nations Union at its meeting at Gregynog, with Major Wheldon in the chair. It was warmly supported by Mr. David Davies, M.P., and Mr. Robert Richards. Later it was heartily welcomed by the Executive Committee of the Welsh League of Nations Union on the proposition of the Rev. Canon Principal Maurice Jones of Lampeter. There was unanimity that, if possible, Wales should be represented in the new building of the I.L.O. by a bust of Robert Owen, the Welshman who did so much in the past for what the I.L.O. stands to-day. If the idea is realised it will form a nreoedent for the presentation, when the time comes, of a bust or statue of Henry Richard to the building which, some day, is to be erected on the shores of Lake Geneva as the permanent headquarters of the Secretariat of the League of Nations. NATIONAL. Ever since igop a movement has been on foot to raise a memorial to the authors of the Welsh National Anthem. Before the war, Councillor Henry Davies, of Cardiff, toured the United States bitter about the Church, such mistake they are both making! The Church IS-THE CHURCH, and it is not only my Uncle the Canon who is saying that she is holy, she is HOLY, and she always has been." [To be continued.] to raise money for the fund. The war caused the efforts to cease and now it has been decided that the fund shall be definitely closed on December 31st. As yet there is no clear vision as to the form the memorial shall take. Some members of the Executive Committee favour statues in Pontypridd to the father and son, Evan James, who wrote the words, and James James, who composed the melody in 1856. Others are of opinion that the money should be spent on founding scholarships for instrumental music or the composition of music. The final decision will be made early in 1928. The Welsh National War Memorial is very slowly nearing completion. It is expected to be ready for unveiling in May of next year. Through the scaffolding in Cathay's Park in Cardiff is to be seen the masonry upon which will stand the figure of Peace. From a House of Commons Report for November 10th: Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke (C.-Cardiff) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is aware that in the design of the new silver coinage, while England, Scotland, and Ireland are all represented, no recognition is given to Wales that this omission is causing much dis- appointment in the Principality, and can he give any explanation to the House as to the reason for the omission and indicate the procedure by which it may be rectified." Mr. Churchill replied that the new designs do not purport to represent particular parts of the United Kingdom. Except as regards the sixpence and threepence, on which the oak has been introduced as an Imperial emblem, the new designs are simply based on the Royal arms and crest. This is in accordance with long tradition and he saw no reason to modify it." Mr. George Kruger Gray, the designer of the new coinage, in reply to a vigorous protest by the Pwll- heli Town Council, said: "There has been no insult. The Welsh emblem has never appeared on Imperial coinage Personally. I would not design a daffodil for anybody as the Welsh emblem. Should Wales be introduced on the Royal arms at some time, I would design the leek flower." Any alteration must be made bv the responsible Govern- ment authority and cannot be made by the artist. The Committee of Management of the Welsh School of Social Service met at Shrewsbury on November 18th and 19th. It was decided to make preparations for the publication in the autumn of next year of a documental report on Leisure and the Adolescent in Wales." This report is to be submitted in draft form in all its sections to the members at the 1928 School which, it is hoped, will be held at Coleg Harlech in the third week in August. Full narticulars of the School may be obtained from the Hon. Secretarv, Mr. Edward Jones, Milford House, Newtown, North Wales. RELIGION. Five representative Welshmen took part in a meeting of the South Wales Calvinistic Methodist Association at Jewin Chapel, London, on October 27th, to discuss quite frankly the obstacles in the way of Church unity in Wales." The first speaker. Archdeacon Robert Williams, of Llandilo, with unquestioned authority, stated the difficulty from the point of view of the Church in Wales. If," he