The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

A SPECIAL HYMN. The Rev. Thomas Edwards (Gwynedd), rector of Llanllyfni, and the popular chaplain of the 3rd Y.B.R. W.F., composed a special hymn for the church parade of the Penygroes company last Sunday week. There are English and Welsh words, the former being set to the tune "Mission- ary," and the Welsh words to "Crugybar." Gwynodd sang thus in English: — 0 Lord of Hosts, we pray Thee Defend and help this day Our soldiers who are striving In regions far away For freedom, right apd justice Against those armed bands Who have oppressed our brethren And now invade our lands. Cast down all haughty tyrants By Thy most glorious might, That rulers ne'er irty govern But with the might of right- To mete true judgment ever Alike to every race, That Thine own Kingdom's Sceptre May have on earth its place. Let victory crown our efforts And oaute this strife to cease, That all ine-y dwell together In harmony and peace, To strive against all evil And fester what is good- All girt with heavenly armour In holy Brotherhood.

CHURCH XISSICIQARY SOCIETY. Two missionaries of the Church Missionary Society have arrived at Omdurman, but permission has not yet been given for active work among the Moslems. Bishop Tucker reports that in the year ending September last no less than 5000 baptisms took place in Uganda. Communicants, catechumens, and contributions have also increased in a marked degree. Public worship is held at soma 500 centres. Notwithstanding this progress, Bishop Tucker speaks of considerable areas in which the Gospel lias never yet been preached. .The list of lady candidates accepted as mis- sionaries at a recent meeting of the committee of the Church Missionary Society illustrated in a curious way the diversity of the sources from which its workers are sometimes drawn. One had lived in Vancouver, where she had already done some work among the Chinese immigrants. Another had taken a distinguished medical degree in Canada. A third had laboured in S,.ia for some years, ami knew Arabic; since then she 'had been working as a fully-trained nurse in a mission in Natal, now broken up by the war. A fourth had lived most of her life in India, and had a colloquial knowledge of Bengali and Hindustani. All these were in England when they, offered to the society. The Niger district is once more justifying the evil reputation of its climate. ,ith i a few weeks of each other three lady mis&ionaries of the Church Missionary Society have been carried off by death. On ??;oveniber 24t ? Miss Philcox died at Onitsha on December 9th, :1iss Hickmott died at the same place and on January 10th, Miss Squires died at Bra"" in the Niger Delta. The isolation of some missionaries is extreme. When two friends visited the Rev. Doug l as Hooper, YI the C. M,Iliei ';Jd: t.tfr1at October, he had not seen a white face, except that of his wife, for eight III mths. The cry is raised in some quarters that the dearth of curateil is clue to their absorption by foreign mis si"ns.. This theory is traversed by the fact tint only nine clergy were accepted by the Church Mis sionary Soeiety in the year last reported on. To- other clericaimis-sionaries s;ont cut were ordained after t heir acceptance by'the society. It is not likely that. the other Church societies would show a very different record- The areas to ba covered in the mission-field are still. i:i many c:cscs, enormous. For instance, Mr S. J. Jessop, of the C.M.S. mission in Santslia, Bengal, says -.—"We have thoroughly worked over j an area! of 250 square miles bt what is that in a year compared with the i:e or t-bis immense dis- trict? At Hit a.bove rate, including Bhagaya, it woulJ take at Uait six years to evangelize the (b- trict onoo." The West China Miusiou )f ilie C.M.S. is responsi- ble for an area as large as England, but can only mal six stations in it. T!:e Tibetan and M:;n-ts*. people are practically unreached. The missionaries of the Church Missionary Society arc encountering the In .i n f mine in places as far apart ae th., Bheel Mis. ",1 n tajpntana anJ the Koi Mission in the M:.dr.v Presidency. Apart r"!1I the hundreds of tho.w?nd* who are in reccipt o' Government or ot.er i- f tll? has c.1!"tt: prices in other districts. The salaries of the cativ agen's have It" to be r, ill crder to kcq) them from absolute distress. Cases of plasue ap;r"i' at Kob- and the Japanese ,ti<« uS of the C.M.S. Divinity School have bom ordered to r(" IIrn to their homes as a precautionary measure. The 'ast reports, however, Indicated that the plc.ime was not spreading.

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LLANDUDNO HER COMPANY, "I LIMITED. f ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. J POLICY STILL PROGRESSIVE. j The twenty-fouith annual meeting of the Llan- dudno Pier Co mpny wao held at the company's offices. The Pier, Llandudno, on Saturday after- noon, Dr. Willi m, Nicol (chairman) presiding. The other directors present were Dr. James Nicol (vice-chairman), Messrs Samuel Oooke, William Bevan, SW}lhc" Dunphy, and B. Woodcock. Tiio shareholde' a present were Messrs Ambrose Roberts, Mr Douglas Jones, YLm Jones, Messrs T. Gordon, Daniel Edwards, and Richard Owen, Mr A. Evans (auditor), and Mr Samuel Hughes (secretary ). On the motion of the Chairman the minutes of the last annual meeting were confirmed. Mr Samuel Hughes (secretary) submitted the twenty-fourth annual report and balance sheet which was as follows: .1. The directors beg to submit to the proprietors their accounts and balance sheet for the year end- ing 31st December, 1899. These show a grow revenue of 214,449 8a 2d as against £ 13,493 9s lOd in 1898, being an increase of £955 18s 4d. 2. Tiie working andi other expenses amount to;29032 10s lOd in comparison with JB8476 9s 6di in 1898, being an increase of L556 Is 4d. 3. The profit on the year's working, as exhibited in the balance sheet, amounts to £5416 17s 4d in comparison with E5017 Os 4d in 1898, showing an increase of £ 399 17s. If to this sum of £5416 17s 4d be added £980 Is tho amount carried forward from last year, the sum available for dividend and other purposes is L6396 18s 4d 4. In dealing with this sum, the directors recommend that a dividend of 12j per cent, free of income-tax, and which will absorb £ 3150 be paid on the shares; th:¡t £1000 be added to the reserve fund, and 2750 be placed to alterations and extensions account in view of work contemplated for additional strengthening of the pier, £750 in payment of suspense fund, and that the remainder, £746 180 4d bo carried forward. 5. The following directors, namely, Messrs William Bevan, Ben- jamin Woodcock, and Samuel Oooke. retire by rotation; they are eligible for Te-election and offer themselves accordingly. The directors deeply re- gret to annoimw the death of "Mr Thomas Wil- liams, chairman of the Pier Couipany, who died in May, 1899.-William R. Niccl (chairman), Samuel Hughes (secretary). I-i moving the adoption of the report the Chair- man said —Gentler.en,—I rise to more the adoption of the report and balance sheet of the directors for 1899. It is with very deep feelings of regret that I Tcfor to the loss that this com- pany has sustained in the demise of our late chairman, Mr Thomas Williams, which occurred in May of last year. Mr Williams had been con- nected with thitl company since ite formation, in fact, he was one of the principal promoters, UId at that time he took upon himself the arduous duties of secretary and treasurer, and at the some time, I'ni toldi, he was largely instrumental in securing a great many shareholders; the task I can quite believe was no light one. Hehadstthe time associated with him men equally capable and energetic: it is to him and to them that our suc- cess to-day is largely due. The policy they adopted was undoubtedly a progressive one, and fortunately for this company this spirited policy continues to be emulated by the present directorate. On the ohair becoming vacant your directors saw fit to elect me to fill that responsi- ble post. I am fully convinced in my own mind that they might have made a more suitable chodee. I mIl. also aware that I do not possess all the qualifi- cations necessary for an ideal chairman, but what I lack in that respect I will endeavour to make up in zeal and energy. The dtity of presiding over this, our 24th annual meeting, devolves upon me, and I do so with very great pleasure inasmuch as everything indicates clear sailing, and our bal- anlesheet for 1899 is more satisfactory than any which we have yet presented to you. It must, I think, be moot gratifying to you all that we are still able to declare the usual 12i per cent, (which, of course, means 10 per cent, on tho original shares), to add £1000 to the reserve, to place £750 to the suspense account, and to add E750 to the alterations account, leaving a balance of E746 18s 4d to -b-o named forward to the next account, to meet contingent and other expensel On looking over the receipt side of the balance sheet you will notice an increase over last year of L955 ï& 4d this increase is perceptible all along the line, but the larger items are frdSa tickets, rents, and steamers. In regard to the last item, I am pleased to say that there is a decided gain cuvor the preceding year, but the return from this source is not up to that of 1890—although the weather was all that could be desired for persons inclined to travel by sea. In my opinion, you must not expect in the future as in the past, to have our revenue appreciably augmented from the steamboat, traffic. You will observe that the ag- gr .gate expenditure over that of last, year is £556 Is 4d. There is an increase of £423 4ft 9d for band and vocalists, £148 118 3d rates, taxes, gas, water, and electric light. On the other hand there ia a reduction of expenditure in 1899, in office experses, hiterest, insurance, and £103 4" 9d in incidentals and law-there being no legal charges this year in contrast with 1898-under all the other heads the amounts vary but little one way or the other from thoee of last year. Re. served Fund.—The fact has already been stated in our report and I here recur to this subject, just for a moment, to point out that this fund now amounts to 910,000. At one time I considered this sum adequate far the purposes required, but I should now like to see it increased by a consider- able amount. We must bear in mind when the pier is widened. and other alterations and im- provements made, it will absorb a very large amount of money to do it properly, and it is from this reserve that we may have to barrow. Last year I to:d you that we were going to do away with our steam, motive power for generating the electric light, and to taka our supply from the town, well, we have done so, and so removed for ever a great element of danger and a still greater smoke nuisance. The electric plant in the pavilion has been thoroughly overhauled and simplified! Electric fans have been introduced with a view to keeping the superheated and foul air in motion, improving the ventilation, and of CG1:rse making the air much purer. These im- provements add greatly to the comfort of the thousands of persons who frequent the pavilion during the hot summer evenings. With regard to the lighting of the pier it was decided, after taking experienced advice on the matter, to adopt the present system, i.e., incandescent lamps sus- pended from the existing gas standards, which greatly lessens the cost, and which does not in any way jeopardize the pier, which doubtless would have been the, case, had we erected columns 18 or 20 feet in height and used as lamps. How- ever, the present, plan of lighting pier and pavil- ion is very satisfactory and has a very pretty effect. The whole of the installation was carried •tit m'dr the supervision and to the satisfaction cf Mr Morton, the town's electrical engineer. The total cost of the electrical work for the pier ,'ind pavilion is £ 574 17s 3dlles.o; £200 obtained b" stle of engine, etc., less written to suspense fund £250. le,tving;F,124 17s 3d. I think I am eafe in saying that the expense thus incurred will not have to be rraented for many years to come. Last year I spoke of the extensive alterations coing on at the shore end of the pier: well, this work has Veen completed to the entire satisfaction of yriir director '.nd our engineer. Nothing has over been done to the pier which, to my mind, h:!5 been such a boon IInd comfort to persons who frequent your property. The whole cost includ- irj; engineers account is £2811. I mention this fact because a question was Mkffi: at our bust "nr.ual meeting relat.,ve to this matter. Your directors have seriously tsken into their consider- ation tho advisability of widening the pier ♦•hrotifrhoHi its entire. length, seaward, on tho fino lines as that, already completed on tale shore "rd, but the price of all iron materials have adi. raced s,, ripidlr lately llind lire trlill advancing, that should wo decide to have the work done at tho present high prices it would cost ue at leaet 7>i) or 40 per cent, more than we hope to get. the work done for. nrovidincr vye wait a reasonable t: r;- before seeking tenders. What we propose 4 >inr -in tho meantime is to make the present stnictnre absolutely safe br putting in additional brscingtt, etc., suggested by our engineer, Mr 1 Webster. This work can be done at any time without any way interfering with the traffic on the pier. The contract has been let to place addi- tional girders and decking at the extreme end of the pier beyond the bandstand to afford & larger area than at present for promenading. It is our intention to do away with the present unsightly so-called beki stmd, and to erect in the p'ace an orchestral stand of the newest ?nd lat type as designed by our architect, Mr Bradbury; thia we hope and believe will be a thing of beauty, and no doubt, a jojr for ever. I am anticipating, as you will infer from parts of this address, that at no distant day we will approach you as to the ways and mieans to effect these that time CldteS, I feel sure that you will give us your usual generous support. Our musical season proper will this year •commence April 7th and continue for 25 weeks, until September 29th, including 20 special concerts. Many new vocal- ists of great reputation will be added to our al- ready great array of vocal talent. At the same time, we are not unmindful that some of our patrons are pleased to hear from time to time the very latest and best humorist talent, which un- doubtedly is another source of amusement and attraction. Our orchestra will be equal in every respect to that of last year, and under the very efficient condluctorehip of Mr A. E. Bartle, who has proved in every way eminently satisfactory to this company and the public, both as a con- ductor, solo pianist, and On the I evening of Good Friday Handel's "Messiah" will be rendered in the pavilion by the Llandudno Philharmonic Society, composed of a chorus of 150 voices and including several star vocalists, assisted by the Pier Company's full orchestra. We shall hope to meet you next y&M with as favourable & repctt ta we do now; but you may be perfectlv certain of this, that whether we db or do not, ?vc-, shall not leave the safe and narrow path of pn!dence and experience. I now beg lea.ve formally to move the adoption of the report and balance sheet (applause). Dr. James Nicol said before addressing him- self to tho business of the meeting he begged to be allowed to make a few remarks, chiefly per- sonal, to himself by way of preface. Probably all of them remembered that the last occasion on I which he had the privilege and pleasure of meet- ling them at an annual general meeting of share- holders occurred in 1896, and on that occasion the meeting was not held there but at hia house in consideration of the then precarious state of his health. To attend that meeting he rose from & bed of sickness, and the moment it was over he went back to it. Nevertheless he had hoped that by and by his health would improve, but it grew gradually worse, and he then deemed it his duty to his co-directors and the shareholders gctnenallv. to Msign the chairmanship of the Board. His correctors, of course, accepted his resignation, he was bound to say, reluctantly ;and his old friend Mr Thomas Williams, who had acted: for many years as his vice-chairman, was naturally and properly promoted to the post. Mr Williams was not at that time in a robust state of health, but still he could perform his duties on this Board, but unfortunately diedJ in May of last year. Soon after that his (the speaker's) nephew was unanimously elected to the vacant office, and he thought he might ven- ture to say without favour or affection and with- out flattery that, as far as he could judge, the chaii-manhad fulfilled the dutiesofliis office in a manner creditable to himself and the company (applause). As regarded himself, although un- able to attend any of the -meetings of the Board for the long space of three years he never lost his interest in the business, and his best advice was always accessible to the directors when new and important business was under discussion. At length, by the blessing of God, his health was to some extent restored sufficiently to justify and enable him to take a somewhat more active part in the management of the business, During his absence from the Board meetings his name was allowed tp remain on the books as an ordinary director, andwhen hetetumed, to work he wished for nabhing else thantoremain in that position. But being pressed very strongly by his co-dirootorB who offered him the vice-chairmanship, he ac, cepted the same, perhaps more to please them than himself. He was there that day in that capa- citv,and his first duty was to second the resolution which had emanated from the chair. His next duty was to eomp;imentand congratulate the Chairman on his able and exhaustive address. In fact, so exhaustive that there was very little left for him to say. At the beginning of his ad- dress he referred in kind and sympathetic lan- guage to their late chairman. Mr Williams was one of his (the speaker's) very oldest friends in Llandudno. When he came there over 40 years .go, a complete stranger, he brought with him a letter of introduction from a mutual friend in Liverpool, and he should never forget the kind and cordial manner in which Mr Williams re- ceived him. From that moment their friendship began, and it had never known a moment's m- terruption until Mr Williams was taken from them. Mr Williams was then in the prime of life, and- one 'of the most active and useful citizens of the town. He was also one of the principal tradesmen. In consequence of that his shop was by far the best in the town, and was the rendez- vous of all. the principal visitors, and with them he became a great favourite. He referred to that matter toshow them what an advantage it was, for many of those friends became their share- holders. They got next to nothing Ironv the town, all the help coming from outsiders. Mr Williams and he tackled a good many eche-mes with a view of promoting the expansion of the town. He need only mention the Pier Company, which was one of the most useful and important to the town. Then they found the advantage of Mr Williams' acquaintance with so many of the outsiders, wealthy and willing to help. The Chairman also referred to the balance-sheet. Last year he remembered the Chairman told' the meeting it was one of the best balance-sheete ever produced, and this year he was in a position to say they had done one better. In fact he might eay it was a record season. He did not say it was a record in regard to every heading and item, but looking at the accounts in the aggre- gate it was a record' season. 'Hie Chairman re- ferred to the only item which was not quite a record, and that was the steamboat traffic. He knew for a fact that their steamboat traffic ex- ceeded that of la-t year, but not that of ten years ago that was a record year. TJo that subject he had very frequently referred in his yearly addresses, and he had come to the same conclusion that the Chairman had that day, namely, that they could never expect any larger revenue from that source. The venti- lation of the pavilion-probably some of them might remember that tho pavilion was built six- teen years ago. and at that, time the laws of venti- lation and sanitation were not so well understood as they were at the present day. The architect made no special provision for ventilation, and there was no other avenue for the admission of fresh air except the open_doors and windows. The best mode of ventilating such a building was to admit the, fresh air from ventilators so as to secure an equal distribution all over the building. When they had only doors and windows one part got too much fresh air and another too little. By means d air tubes which were erected all around the building tho air was admitted -with, & mini- mum of current and equally distributed through- out the building. He believed the ventilators and outlet boxes Numbered about twenty, and they were distributed all round the building. There were a corresponding num- ber of openings,made in the ceiling to let out the stale and contaminated air. Mr Little, the town's excellent sanitary inspector, greatly helped them in that matter, and supervised it all. In &ddition to that, a number of electric fans, at the sugges- tion of the Chairman, were constructed over the big gallery, and by that means the air was kept. in motion, making it feel cooler to the feelings. As regards other sanitary arrangements they also had been in a primitive condition. At present he thought they might hold up their heads when they said that their pavilion was as well venti- lated as any building could b. fn sanitary ar- rangements, they were, like O:¡,e8!lr's wife, quite above suspicion. At the commencement Of the feason they had a DumbeT of schemes in view, Most people began the vear with good inten- tions, but they did not always carry thom out, The poet Burns said the best laid schemes of mice and men ca.mc oft to grief. Partly owing to the nature of the iron, trade, srch was the de- mand for ironworks that if they wished to do anything with iron, they must give notice m&ny months previous. Among the schemes were the expansion of the pierhead, the erection of a grand band-stand, the strengthening of the pier, and the widening of it throughout ite whole length. He was sorry to say not one of thoee schemes had been carried out. The expansion was being carried out., and would be completed soooi. They had let the strengthening of the pier to a very good contractor, who would begin operations as soon as he could get the iron, and no doubt it would bo completed shortly after the season had begun. In regard to the last and most important scheme, the widening of the pier throughout, he W, afraid that the chairman and his "vice" did not quite agree (laughter). He was extremely •anxious thit that scheme should be carried out rs sooci as possible. (The Chairman: Find the money and I sm in for it). He wished to put it off until thv could get it at eybduction of 30 or 40 per cent. Was there any prospect of that occurring within measurable distance) He said there was not. He thought on the contrary that when the wsr was ended in Britain's favour it would give an immense, impetus to trade and commerce of all kinds, and no doubt people would rush to that country, and the demand for manufactured goods would be something beyond their concep- tion. That being so, what was the use of putting off a scheme of that kindl The crisis might not come for twelve years. Last year they might remember that the Chairman made reference to the reconstruction of the Bath Hotel. He (the speaker) had spoken with, Mr Bradbury, the architect for that scheme. From tho answers to his questions, he was fully assured that if the directors of that Company were a little bit drowsy,they were not quite asleep, end that the scheme would be realised eventually. Another reason why he had come to that twiviutioii was mat two yenrs ago the Syndicate took a long lease of the existing refreshment room at the pierhead, and since then, quite re- cently, they had taken a correspondingly long lease of the other kiosk. For what purpose? Why, to establish it as a tea-room. He under- stood it would be elaborately decorated, and made very attractive indeedl Although he was not a teetotaler, though a temperate man, he liked people to have the choice of beverages. At pre- sent they could only have alcoholic beverages, now they could have non-alcoholic as well. There was nothing, in his opinion, better than a good tup of tea. He had come to the conclusion that tea was about the best beverage if a person were too warm or too cold. If they asked the Chair- man for his advice he would charge a fee (laughter). He thought he had now really ex- hausted their patience, and would conclude with wishing them a happy and prosperous new year. The Chairman said! he could not allow to pass the present opportunity of thanking the vice- chairman for the very kind words regarding him- self as Chairman of the company. He felt sure he had done it irrespective of relationship, and he (the speaker) thanked him for it. He was sure they were all very delighted to see their vice-chairman,and they hoped he would be spared .to unite with them for many years to come. Mr T. Gordon said that they ns shareholders mmt feel perfectly satisfied with the balance sheet, an4 the success which had attended the company. He T-VS not an authority! on iron, but was quite of the opinion of their vice-chairman, that if the scheme was worth doing it should be. done at once. There was not much possibility of iron going down. From the state of labour and the advance in coal the probability was it would go up, and they might lose a certain amount of profit by delay. The report and balance sheet were unanimously carried, it being remarked that the falling off n the -steamboat traffic was very likely due to the improved railway facilities. RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. Mr A. Roberts moved that the retiring directors. Messrs William Bevan, Benjamin Woodcock, and Samuel Cooke, be re-elected. He was sure he need not say anything, but refer all inquiries to the balance sheet, which was more eloquent than ins remarks. Tlw owed a debt of gratitude to the directors for tl4D excellent way in whiCh their ?on- cern was managed. Mr Daniel Edwards seconded. Mr Douglas Jones supported the prqposition. They all fnew the gentlemen whose names had been read out were full of zeal for their company. The number of shareholders at a general meeting seemed to regulate the success of a company, and it was always presumed that the less the number of shareholders present the bigger the success. He was told that last year they had- to send out for shareholders to form a quorum. If they looked upon every pier prospectus in Great Britain they would not find a better conducted pier than at Llandudno, and in supporting the resolution he would, say frgn long connection with the Board that they could not find more energetic gentlemen than those now to be re-elected to the directorate. Mr Gordon said he was very glad to have fcrm- d the acquaintance of Mr Cooke. He thought it wa good policy to keep the men in office, then if there was any falling off in the dividend thev could put in u w blood. He did not think he ne f .me t,,?? any more: 'he could1 just slip across1 to Burnley and eee Mr Cooke to know how the business was gov till,g on. The ret i x- i n, niemb.-rs h The retiring members having been re-elceted, Mr Cooke said he had not had the pleasure of meeting Mr Gordon before. he could only thank them ver mue-ii, for re-electing him, and on his part could assure them that, he would do his very utmost for the interests of the company. Certainly the absence of shareholders did seem aai indication that they were satisfied with the working of the company. That was very gratifying to the direct- ors, and be could assure starehoiders present and absent that their property was a very valuable one. It was valuable both ini its material and on its dividend. It was sometimes said that people watched the:r own business better than other people's. lt was not so on that Board. If they erred at all it was on the side of carefulness, knowing that they were dealing with other people's money. They sat there and spent time over little things, and over large things also. Mr Woodcock wished, to thank them very sin- cerely for having done him the honour to re-elect him. He had had several experiences of the way in which directors had been re-appointed from time jr) time, but never had he heard such high encomiums passed upon the directorate as had been the case that day. He for one was delighted to find. the services of the directors so appreciated, and he personally thanked the gentlemen who had pro- posed and seconded the proposition which had, been unanimously passed. Having obtained new stand- ing in the company lie wished to svmpathise with t b?em in that they had lost one valuatedirector, his brother-in-law, Mr Thomas Williams, who served the company honourably and well. The hot day he appeare d was on the memorable occas i on tn hh:P:dw:í hee ofkbeerc there. He received them with that courtesy which th heir to the greatest throne in the world deserved. H3 wished to congratulate the chairman on the excellent address which lie had given there tnat day. He had-covered) all the gsound that could be expettcd to be covcred by a chairman giving an address on an important occasion like the present. The vice-chairman had supplemented that addreE3 in the most admirable manner. Although tiiiv were none of them quite so young as they were twenty .?rs ago, he thought he never heard t h-' twenty leliver a more sprightly address than 16 had that doy. It had been said that Scotchmen had no humour in them, but that dnv the doctor had been delightfully humorous. lie seemed ;• little anxious about the widening of the pier, ilil- fear no-one would be able to support him. He (the speaker) should be a thorough sup ,rter of that movement, Dmd he urged t-h?t it stould be done at the earliest possible moment. They should allolv no difficulties to stand1 in the way. It was a most important matter for the welfare of the company, and for the welfare of the town tf UI<Il¿u!1no. The comp;ir.y. he thought, was not a mere mosx-y-getting company; it had other viewr than that, and lie could hO,lcstly say that the directorate had sought, to further, not, only the in- terests of the company, but of the tmra of 1,1 ir.- dudno. It did not ar,7.iya receive thi-t support it ought to. There was good, fault-finding majority at one time, but now they saw them even on Sundav nigbts at tha fa.crcdœDl'ts, ..hich True one of the great attractions to their best viEitor,?. and of tle h !? become a fourœ of help to the town of Llandudno it.elf. They haji D2eil a mental am; moral auvnntagc; th'y did not ir.tertVre. with raii- gious work, but ratbr,, furthered that work in a thoroughly satisfactory way. 11 hill. ever (ll the wish of that company to arve the town thoroughly and well. As regarded their concerts tlc-y had scored b-l'cr than before. They .úU1d have the very best taknt. instrumental and vncbl. Anyone coming occasionally into the jJw¡J:on cacl,¡ not help D'ing struck by the tnthuiiastic way in which the Mjh-chis* nl1o; c 'I1 v baJ catned had. been re- ceived. He thought ti.^y ought. as the chairman had said, to introduce hrjno r and other things, but ho trusted they would never lnrcr the character of their music, but maintain it of the highest els sr. They had to consider, not only their own tastes, but the fact that nurical e-irotioi! was growing extremely rapidly. There was a discerning publio now which, did not formerly exist, and that public would come and seek and pay weli for first-class music. As they were going to cater better they intended to charge a little more for that purpose, and he was sure the shareholders would not fin,1 fault. They ,charged lew for their talent than any similar place in the United Kingdom. 8\ha:ni&1 was sure that after the elo- quent speeches of his two colleagues he would ooi be expected to make a lengthy statement. As in the past, so in the future, he would endeavour to do his duty to the shareholders he had the honour to represent. The Chairman said he quite agreed with Vr Woodcock about the Sunday evening concerts. At one time they were religiously pursued on that matter. However, they had come out at the top. H" did not wish to drag the concerts in the miie, but they foun-l it absolutely necessary to have humorists introduced. Mr Woodcock could not take exception to anything that had been said by the humorists. There was nothing paid them bet- ter. He also said ho was the one who suggested the increase in price. Their concert-room in the P,ight of the Eeason was overcrowded, and they Ltd no pla"c to seat people cornf?taMv. On that groundi he would go in for increase in' charges, mid aIm gej in for increasing vocal talent. ELECTION OF AUDITOR. The Chairman said he referred in ,11is address to the late Mr Thomas Williams being secretary and ir for TS)=ai:.lIiHeS had learnt that Mr Evans, their present auditor, took charge of the books at that ti1ru\, so he had been associated with the company over sinæ its early stages. Mr Evans was the right man in the right place. Mr Douglas Jones had much pleasure in proposing the re-election of Mr Evans as auditor of the com- pany at the same fee as last ye?r. He had known Mr Ev?s so long, and the trust the company had in,him, and how excellently all the accounts had been prepared. Mr Gordon seconded'. The resolution was ,carried unanimously. Mr Evans thanked them veiy much for ,liis cew expression of their confidence in him. There was one thing he should like to say, that was that his connection with the company ever since its forma- tion had been of a very pleasant character, though in some special years the duties had been of an, arou- ous kind. However, he had always been gratjfuci as finding that the Board had so rapidly acetr1 erl w.iat he had had the privilege of advising. He thanked them very much for the courtesy they had extended to him in years gone b y, and thanked the general meeting for his re election. He should always try and fully justify that confidence. THE DIKECTOKS* FEE. The CliairrnLn said that during the vear they had had 22 Board meetings and 27 committees as compared with 30 Board and 19 committee meetinbgs last year. Mr A. Roberts proposed that the directors receive the same fee as in former years. Mr Douglas Jones proposed thai they should ;11- crease the fee aS the work had increased, and he propped that the fee be increased from E420 fo £450. Mr .Roberts withdrew his proposition,and seconded Mr Jones. They did not think it covered' anything like the time and work, but it was meant as a small appreciation. The Chairman, in thanking them, said it wis1 not so much the money as the recognition of their services they regarded. He was sure they ?: ap- preciated it. If it had been &minished they Bbei.i? have taken it as a vote of censure. THE STAFF. J?r Douglas Jones prOed a vote of thanh to 4 ? 1,?c permanent staff, Mr r.?et Hughes, Mr A. 1,? lirt1e:deltjï:ol He :lle:I()'li{ to go into all the names, but he knew Mr Hughcw was an indefatigable secretary. Mr Roberts was a very good man, and they all knew Mr Bartic. He would have the Board tender a cordial vote of thanks for the excellent way in which they hid looked after their various departments. Mr Gordon seconded, He had a vivid recollection. of the kindness and courtesy of Mr Hughes, and he thought it spoke well for a company if they had a gentleman at the head of affairs who has somewhat of a smiling countenance, conferring lustre and charm to the company he represented. He had known him to be a gentleman in every sense of the word. Mr Woodtooek said looks went a Ion* way, a* the last speaker had said. He had often htard visitors say, "What an excellent secretary they bv/e at the pier." Mr Hughes said he felt hardly equal to thanking them. Lie wished to do so, and had no doubt that he, Mr Roberts, and Mr Bartle would all do thur best. THE VICE-CHAIRMAN. MB Woodcock said he was re-echoing the opinion of everybody there when be said what a pleasure it WM to see Dr. Jamm Nicol there that day. He had 'heard many epithets 'or k:dotc;. d o: ::dGaanJ ôflt f LIandndno." Nobody had earned that sobriquet better than Dr. Nicol. They could only wish him the best of health, and he hoped he would have long life and- prosperity. The Vice-chairman thanked the meeting in suit- able terms. VOTE OF THANKS TO THE CHAIRMAN. Mr William Be?an proposed a vote of thanks to thh:foehf: eidc:nd uct of :j Whatever he might say ai)out hiragelf, he (the speaker) thought he was an ideal chairman. He kept them to the point-some of them were vtry fond of wandering from Dan to Beersheeba. Mr Dunpby seconded. He met and saw tho chairman a great deal, and he did not think he nad' ever come to that Board without meeting Dr. Nil oi. He did not think the chairman was absent five even- ings of the season. He always came in to see how things were goin on. The resolution was unanimously carried. The Chairman, in thanking them, said their meet- ings were carried through very expeditiously. The Board was homogenous body, and had he not know them so well he would have been inclined to doubt their sincerity regarding their kind x- pressiions towards him that day (voices: Yes, we do).

THE ENGI'ITE CI-IMATJ2. Many seem te have an idea that the English cli- mate is more trying than many others. In reality, there are less lung troubles, bronchitis, anèi chrünje; diseases, and less epidemics than in any cther known inhabitated country.. But we do ave to guard against liver disease, and thousands do wo by a timely use of Warner's Safe Cure. It seldom fails to quickly relieve all symptoms of biliousix-sw, nausea, giddiness, indigestion, and headaches. Air David Dall, R.M.S., Professor of Mental and Physical Sciences, Helen Bank, Ladywell, Mother- well, N. B., ays am pleased to inform you that my wife has been completely cured of chronic indigestion by taking Warner's Safe Cure (the wine of line). This is literally true and I am amartd at it. Godi bless you in your bcneficent work."

I STATEMENT OF SLiTES SHIPPED AX PORTMADOO. I QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 30th, 1899. Me.-sra the Oakeley Slate. Co., Ltd. By vtwtls, 5544 tons 3 cwts. 3 qrs. by rail, 6474 tons 12 cwts. total, 12,018 tons 15 cwts. 2 qrs. MÜr:; the Maenofferen Slate Co., Ltd. By ves- -Is, 1573 tons 5 ewts. 3 qrs. by rail, 1286 töm¡ 12 cwts. 2 qrs. total, 2859 tons 18 cwts. 1 qr. Messrs J. W. Greaves and Sons Bv vessels, 1565 tons 16 cwts. 3 qrs. by rail, 1381 "tons 5 ewts. total, 2947 tons 1 cwt. 3 qrs. M ei-srs the Votty and1 Bowydd Slate Co., Ltd. By vessels, 1205 tons 18 cwts. 1 qr. by r.ul, 1192 tons 16 cwts. 1 qr. total, 2393 tons 14 eviin. 2 qrs. Messrs the New Welsh Slate Co., Ltd. By ves- sels: 370 tons 13 ewts. 3 qrs. by rail, 844 tens 18 cwts. 2 qrs. total, 1215 tons 17 ewts. 1 qr. Messrs the Dipliwys-Casson Slate Co., Ltd. By vessels, 321 tons; total, 321 tons. Messrs the New Rhosyid Slate Co., Ltd. Bv ves- sels, 171 tons 11 cwls. 1 qr. by rail, 1526 "tens.; total, 1697 tons 11 cwts. 1 qr. Messrs the WrysgMH Slate Co., Ltd. By vwifcSti, 155 tons 1 cwt. by nil, 616 tons 12 cwts. 2 qr?. total, 771 tens 13 cirts. 2 ors. Messrs the Craig Ddu Shite Quarries: By vcftels, 30 tons 1 cwt. 2 qr.<. by rail, 1220 tons 5 cwts1. 1300 tons 6 cwts. 2 qrs. Messrs the Park r,\1( Croesor Slats Quarries: By vessels, 7 tons 4 ewtv. 2 qrs. total, 7 tens 4 cw.s. 2 qrs. Grand total: By ve»e'a, 10.995 tons 1 cwt. 2 q:s, by rail. 14 543 tons 1 cwt. 3 qrs. total, 25,5.38 tens 3 cwis. 1 qr.

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NOnTII AND SOUTP The sixty-fourth annual holders of the North an% ?, 'ahbcHi;u.,d a. tion- -"mv, Cook-street L'v?, bank, chairman of directors, 11 r011 attendance. The annual report, which was as follows:— The Direc tors beg to submit to tho following report.: -The gross profit., balance of £ 20,739i 16s lOd from last act deducting interest due to depositors, rebav not due, ajwi making provision for losses, 9227,398 2s 6d; deduct total expenditure ot | head-office, sixty-eight branches, and seventeen SI. I branches, including salaries, directors' few, rent, taxes, and other expenses, 298,620 09 lld-2129,078 Is 7d. Lcs dividends paid to proprietors, etc., I viz. :—Half-year ended 30th June, 1899, dividend at ten per cent, per annum, 230,000; half-year ended 30th Jime, 1699, bonus at four r cent, per annum;, L12,000; half-year ended 30th ?€cember.?899"?' dend at ten per cent. per annum, £ 30,000; half- year ended 20th December, 1899, bonus at seven per cent. per annum, £ 21,000; income tax, paid by bank, 94853 9s 4d-; written off bank premises, £ 6150; officrs' pension fund, £ 3000— £ 107,003 9s 4d I za- v?' to be -riied to next account, 2i,4If;i, tnal:ce sheet, at 30th?D<??ber? 1899. Liabilities Deposits, current account balances, etc., £8,807,382 89 4d; notes in circula- ticn, £ 42,830; drafts, not exceeding 21 days' date, -28446 2s 9d; acceptances and credits under issue, 2177,926 Is &1 bills for collection, and other items, £ 118,115 13s 5d; total liabilities to pulaic, £ 9,154,700 fu 2d. Capital:—Total subscribed, 22,400,000 of which in reserve liability, £ 1,800,000—paid up, £ 600.000: reserve fund', profits. £ i>2,074 12s 3d — £ 1,022.074 12s 3<1-£10,176,774 18s 5d. Assets Cash in build at call or three davs' notice, £ 2,221,717 17s- gel; investments in public securities C.n-ols, India stock, and debenture and preference stocks of first-class English railways, LI,602,990 12s 2.1: bills of exchange, £2,OBO,393 2s 3d: ad- vances to customers, temporary loans on railway and other shares, etc., £ 3,663.034 Is 8d; ac- cephnct", and credits unaccepted per conlra, 9177,926 Is Si bank .buildings head-office and branches, £ 150,560 lO.v 9d sums in transitu with branches and agents and other items, L2,00,16,2 lis 2d— £ 10.176,774 13s 5d. The Cb?; ul? in movin g the aJoption of the re- port and balance sheet, &dd, that on the 30th D?- [cember Lust their finanol?? were in exact corec- spondence with the ideal the directors had con" stantly before them; so the shareholders can judge for tiem-selves whether the bank was in a satisfac- tory position from the directors' point of view. The total available funds exceedcdi the large sum of ten millions by £ 176,000. From this he deduced three j facts. First, that the country was second, that the business of the bank was on the increase; and third, that the confidence of the public in their _Istitufion was in no way diminished (hear, hear). Mr Joseph Beausire (deputy-chairman) Mconde'] tho motion, which was at once adopted. Mr G. C. Dobell proposed the re-election of Mr j Gilbert Robertson Sandbach and Mr Joseph Beau- rare as directors. This was seconded by Mr John Dempster, and carried. On the motion of Mr W. C. Aikman, seconded by Admiral Jones-Parry, a vote of thanks was accorded to the directors, and, J34000 voted to them for re- muneration for the current) year. Messrs Harmood,'Banner, and Son were re-elected auditors, and their remuneration fixed at 300 guineas. A vote of thanks was passed to the managers and other officers of the bank, whicli was acknowledged by Mr Rowland Hughes, the general manager. The meeting concluded with a vote cf thanks to the chairman.

CLAIM BY A BANGOR JZWZLLI:-Ili I PliAINTTFFS APPLICATION FOR A NEW I TRIAL. At the Rhyl County Court on Friday, Mr S. R, Dew, Bangor, applied to his Honour Sir Horatio Lloyd, the judge, for a new trial in the ease of Maurice Warteki, jeweller, of Bangor, cgainBil H. Parry Jones, of Llanddulas. The action was heard at the last County Court at St. Asaph. It was a claim by the plaintiff for the eum. of fA 10s, the price of a goJd chain with an attachment purchased by the defendant from. Mr Wcrtski's traveller. The defendant apparently proved to his Honour's satisfaction that the chain was not. worth more than 22 10s, which had been paid 'by the defendant, including a sum paid into court, and he gave judgment for the plaintiff for that amount. Mr Dew said that Mr Warteki had carried on business at Bangor for 20 years, and he felt ocutedy the suggestion that he had been making ail excessive profit in this case. He would be able to show his Honour that the price charged hy Mr Waitski was a, proper one, as the chain coet him, as a large wholesale buyer, £2 11a. The ground of the application was that the plain- tiff was taken bysurprise by the defence at the trizl, inasmuch as, although the defendant had been written to several times for the instalments due, he never made any demur to the price charg- ed Having regard to the fact that the period cf payments was a long one, the advocate sub- mitted that the difference between the cost price (£2 lis) and the sale price (£4 10s) represented a not unreasonable profit. If a new trial were granted it would still be open for his Honour to decide whether £4 10s was a fair charge. The only other matter he would like to refer to was tho use of what was described as a "blue papet" in demanding payment from the defendant. Mr Wartski had previously told his Honour that he would not make any further use of this form, end he was extremely sorry and expressed hie utmost regret that the paper should have gone out, and it was contrary to his express imtrue- tiens that it had gone out from his place of brnri- ness. The Judge: I think we dealt with that at the lime. I presume it will not be used again. Mr Dew: No, your Honour. You may take tkt, from me, and also from my client. Proceed- ir:c, Mr Dew said the retrial would give the plain- tiff an opportunity of putting himself right and of removing the stigma which he felt was implied by the judgment already given. His Honour said that if a man choee to buy an article at an enormous profit with his eyes open he (the judge) had never failed to uphold the ucntrtet, but in this case the defendant swore that the traveller said that if the article was not werth the price asked for it it would be taken back a gain, and that it need not be paid for. With all allowance, for puffing, etc., thatevidenee which was corroborated by a police officer present f t the time, showed, if it were correct, that the baitfain was "off." Mr Dew remarked thnt that was tho act of the traveller, and would be unauthorised. The plaintiff was then called to the witness-box by Air Dew. He said that he knew nothing about the caso until he sa w it in the papers, and he asked the traveller what he had done. The man told him, that. the chain had been changed. What the defendant bought was a hollow, hall-marked chain, costing :£2 lis, but that, it appeared, had bC1:o:1 changed for a 17 pennyweight chain costing 35e. This waa not the chain the defendant bought at nIl. The traveller was not in court, as the plaintiff had sent him off. His Honour said the case appeared to have concerned a chain which cost £2 lis, but by a shuffling' of the cards the defendant seemed to have got something worse. There was no sugges- t (icffs of this change of chains at the trio], and it W:1", evident there was a new case. If tho plains i tiff liked to pay the costs of the defendant up to tteit mo-npnt-he would not let the defendanj. Miffor—he should have a new trial. This was accepted by the plaintiff, and an order was made accordingly, the amount in court to i bo returned to the defendant.

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I BHTL BAMZEUFICIE?. At the Rhyl Bankruptcy Court, on Friday afternoon, Mr Koger Price, ironmonger, High- street, Rhyl, gli(M eki a deficiency in his statement of J32067 139 5d. The total liabilities were put down at R5021 3s 10d, of which 2Z338 138 3d is expected to rank for dividend. 'flie unsecured debts amounted to £ 2734, the secured to moo, and the partly second to S564. It was calculated that there would be a surplus of M on the secured creditors' securities. The assets were put down at. 21316, less .£45 due for wages, rat?, taxes, etc. The stock-in-trade was expeoted to produeeElOOO. The debtor attribut ed his failure to having insufficient capital, had trade, and having to borrow m<-ney.—The Official Receiver Thc- Offivial R-et*. i ve-r stated that the deficiency was a heavy one, and he had to call attention to the monev Ixirrcwed bv the debtor. No less than £ 1503 13s 2d 1II'a:" money borrowed,and of the 25 creditors who had advanced money eight were professional money- lenders. It seenud that the debtor and his relative, Mr Din gad J. Davies, who was also a bankrupt, had been mutually propping each other up, with the result Uiat they both came to the ground It was expected that, about £ 444 of tho otJKT bankrupt's dehtll would rank against the estate of Mr Reger Price as lie had guaranteed that, amount, &> tMt the dedcieucy would be ?3782 13s 8d. T1w <M)t<T had put down in th? deficiency account JB676 10s as interest in respect of loans and renewals. A committee of inspectinn was appointed, with Mr F. Hilditch, of 5, Coot street., Liverpool, as < nistee of the estate. The meeting of creditors was afterwards held In the case of Mr Dingad J. Davies, schoolmaster, Rhyl (brother-in-law of the first-named bankrupt). The Official Receiver presided. The gross liabilities were put dewn at £ 3498 18s 4d, of which B1740 were expected to rank for dividend. The amount of the unsecured creditors was E652 2s lOd, On some of the securities there was ex- pectedasiirpluatjfz=. The deficiency was put down at E1241 5s 3d. The causes of failure were put down as expense building larger premises, decrease of pupils, hemming money at great in- terest, and being security for another jjerson. The Official Receiver observed that of the credi- tors twelve were for money lent,a total of:0522 IIf 6tl, and five cfthove creditors were professional moneylenders, whoso claims amounted to 9383 10s. The bankrupt had guaranteed B664 of Roger Price's debts. It was decided that Mr F. Hilditch, 5. Cook-street, Liverpool, should be the trustee of the estate.

ETENBUAL NEWS OF TilVl WEK. Mr Thomas Aitktn, of Edinburgh, has givxin L40,000 to the Kd:r.burgb Roya.1 Infirmary. The arsenal at St. Heliers, Jer < wa« dwro" vc l by fire on Tuesday, together with a quantitv of small arras, cartridges and1 clothing, and some cr tillery. The deaths are u:noun«&d of Mr il. D. more, the famous wr iter, anther of "Lorna and Mr W. E. Tireback, » Livcrpo-l mas, wl* h 1 gained considerable access aS a novelist. At tlio rrs-janedi trial ir. Paris on Tuesday «f t'i» Assumptionist priests, the police comanWsry f.;id he estimated! tire amount of momv f.-und ui the headquarters of the frtla-rs at 1,600.000 Fire on Saturoay. <o.uphielv destroyed the buildings of Messrs A. Rodgers and Co.. shipbivi! ers. Port Glasgow, the damage being estimated £12,000. Two firemen were dangeiously injure. At a meeting of Liberals at Newark, on raturdav, it was decided to oppose the election of Ir 6. Welby, the Conservative candidate, and Mr H. O. fttanger, Q.C., was adopted as the Liberal ch:i- pion. Count Boni do Cistellane has rotificd the "Fi Mr- of his intention to prosecute tiidt paper for lit. 4, claiming 100,000 francs damages, it; connc<,C, vitii the recently published' statement of position. Fire broke out on Tuesday in one of the m.1<t, valuable blocks of buildings in Newcastle, incin-lin-f the Vaudeville Theatre, which was tn-inly de- stroyed, and other buildings, which were more c- lees damaged. Tbe loss h estimated at J370.0C0. Hillgftto Wharf. r;atÆ:->h,d, belonging to tho Great Kaetera Railway, was completely do*tiovs,l by fire on Saturday. The pillars aiul girjei s. to getter with the gi<.a.;e4 part of the contents of the wharf, fell into the Tyne, sinking three or four vessels. Mr Dunbar Barton, M.P.. has been nviue a jud'.m of the High Court of Ireland in place of the late Mr Justice O'Brien; and Mr George Wright, Q.C., lias been appointed 10 the Solicitor 'reneralship vacated by Mr Barton, whose elevation to the bench causes a Parliamentary vacancy in Mxl-Aimagh, uiiic'i he represented in the Conservative interest. His Highness t' Duke of Teck died' on .Sunday evening at White I/J(¡; Richmond. The deceased w.g bl".U on A,,)Yiyt 27th, 1E57. It will be re- membered that Prime- Adolphus, the Dike's eldest Kin. married Lady Margaret Grosvencr, dan^~liter of the iate Duke of Westminster. -Al, an,] Afrs Lyn, kn-n on t] as Lynn and Collingwood, grotesque actors, ob- tained a, verdict in the High Court or. Monday for £ 410 5s damages against the lessees of the Piineess Theatre, Oxford-street, London, for injuries sus- tained by the female plaintiff through t.V neglect of defendants' servants. Mr John P.uskin died at Brar.hvood. on Saturday, from heart failure due to which attacked him on Thursday. He wax bo™ in 1819, and at the age of twenty gained the Newdigato prize for poetry. His "Modern Painters," which revealed' to the wi rid the yt.i:iov of Turner, .-nd resulted in, tbe foimation of tbe Pre-Rnphatdite brotherhood, occupied twenty years !a writing. "The Seven Lamps u. Architecture'' ar.d "The ,Sto".«* of Venice" are tanongst his other b.'tttr l'n;>wn works, while in his "Fors Qaviger: he i im:- n 'o sympathy with the workmen itu-i labourers of ihi* country. As f'1aèe professor at Oxford ho achieved great popularity, an,' his work mm-wI r\fl\:1lr. has been productive of ranch good.

THE TRANSVAAL WAR will dest-or COLEMAN 8 WINCARIS praserv."# it. It :s m;we w;th Port Wine. Liehig'g ]■> tract of Meat, and Kxtract of Mult, and the finest tonic, and reftonicivo in the W.,rid. ,<,x thousand madtcal men say and tw Ltd., Norwich snd London. S-Tinlc to' t, fvei on receipt of fail p-stil address }'M<.?r.??) paper. It;7 As a suIt, pcramctDt, ar.d ^i.-ranted to euro | Puayks, .Sprofaiu, l-Vony. OteccMN, and of ail \.1n:I. <•*»> wi'l. 'v>rc. reroi!»i»>r .CLARIIV. S KAMI- > BLO?D !AIXTLT: n:d b-i Ch-iniv.s < -y- htfp

"Dear Sir,- ary 30th. QUestiOlIti, portance will be immediately row, fore hope that ytni will be able tv arrangements as will ajlow of your presence en that day. The attendance of aU member", of tho party w ho are in this eoun- is more particular- ly required, in consequence of the abserov of msr.y of to supporters of the Oovertime, t in South Africa. "I Leg to remain, yours failhfullv, "AiRTHUR JAMES BALFOUR." In the House of Lords, the Duke of Somer- set will move, and the Earl of Shaftesbury se- cond, the AddrME In Mtswcr to the qjKeeL from the Throne.

Oriqualand, the territory which has since yield- ed such enormous wealth in diamonds. The Free | Staters withdrew before the advance of the Brit- ish foroe, nnd Sir Frederick Carrington's first expedition was thus unstained by blood. The Zulu War brought him again into prominence. He took the native levies aiid moulded them in- to a good fighting force, which he led throughout the rebellion. Sir Frederick was again engaged in the Basuto War of 1881, and in the Bhooeeian Rebellion, and his knowledge of South Africa and the natives is 8) invalixa-ble that, in 1893 he be- taame Military Adviser to the High Commis- bioner during the Mat&We War. In the same year he commanded the Bechuaitaland Police, and two years later he was entrusted with the command of the infantry at Gibraltar in succes- sion to Major-General Hopton. He has been thirty-ax years in the Army, and nearly all his experience of fighting has been in or near the Transvaal, so that he knows every inch of the ground over which our operations are likely to be conducted, and he knows the Colonists, the Natives, and the Boors. General Carrington has been described as a man of fine physique and "hard as nails." He has only been married two years.