A beautiful "silver crown, heavily gold-plated, representing the tradi-tonal laurel wreath, is being sent to the "Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, as the gift of Mr. J. R. Jones, barrister-at-law, a prominent mom: ber of St. David's Society and well Known in all Shanghai's professional fand social circles. This crown, which has been made here by Messrs, Alex ander Clark Ca, (Shanghai), Lid, is @ triumph of fine workmanship and beauty of design. As shown in the Mustration, the Laurel wreath is supported by the Dragon of Wales, with the Lion opposite in the circlet, and floursde-lis and acorn and gak-leaves also being wed.
"The Royal National Eisteddfod of
ary, mislead and_artstic expression alexis the culmination othe liter-of the' Welsh people. Every village, town and province has i Bateddted, but the national festival is held. once a-year in the frst week in August, droves its traditions and inspira ton from the days of the Druids and fom: the sessions of bards and mins fols of, the middle ages, In. the works of the old historian, Goeatey Monmouth, an Eisteddfod held Cardigan "Catia" in TT, ander the patronage of Lord Rhys Justilar Hrenry it, fs described there has been continuous growth and From the end of the 18th century
development inthe activities of the Eisteddfod which serves not only the training ground in' literature, music and ark but also as a liv
fud of the supremacy Manifestation of national feeling lad ott y of the Welsh The Eisteddfod, which is associated with the Order of Bards of the of Britain has produced notable giants the field of literature and. musi, and the climax of the festivities Teached in the ceremonies associated with the "two chief "bard compost: tions, A cholo together with " money prize is offered for the best pov {nthe complicated. alliterate motr Peculiar to Welsh poetry.
A crown of silver and a mo prize Ip bestowed "upon the winner OF the best poem in the tree metres, 'Tne "chairing. and crowning of the bards is conducted by the Arehdruld with' much ceremony. amidst ancient Fitual," generally" in. the presence of fu atidlence of thirty or forty thous Sand" people. gormpete without mention of Wellcome Foundation the ound Hon derives ts income not on from the personal boauests of Sir Henry Weugome but in perpetuity from the Profs of the fin which he eta Ted i 1063" partnership with the fate tz, 8. urroughe forthe manttaeture and supply of drug The, purposes of the Trust cover the whole eld of mal ressrah and at the request of the Trustees eclat clause has been added where:
comptate scienti freedoms jis @8sured in the administration of the funds available, This is in every. way a unique benefaction, for apart from Its general purposes it will promote that high standard of pharma. [ceutical practice which ts so essential cruntness like China if selentie medicine is to win the da}
In bringing this introductory state. ment to a conclusion, T feel T cannot ido better than quote once more from 4 lecture given by the late Sir Walter Fletcher, the first Secretary' of the Medical' Research Council "Thi mastery over our physical environment which physical science has given us has transformed all the conditions of human life within a century, but the conveniences offered by improved transport and improved communica ions have brought only" superficial changes, and it is doubtful whether they have done on the whole greater service or disservice to the happiness ind well-being of mankind, "Our improved powers of producing wealth, as the whole world is now observing, seem already to have out. run lamentably our powers either of wisely using or even of retaining it, It is better mastery over the living organism and the improvement of the bodily and mental powers of man that fare needed for the real betterment id_enrichment of the race, BY powers of a kind that we are already in process of gaining through medical Tesearch, we may hope to transform human life in ways almost unimagined now, and to make a new world Indeed. Without entering into dreams of the far future we know that here and now the campaign of medical research is improving our estate, Its progress and success have immediate Interest for all of us, and the highest claims upon the good will of all mankind. It is a campaign to diminsh pain, to lessen the waste of human effort and human life, and to enrich and enlarge the of the human body and mind"
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