The North Wales Express

LOCAL" JOTTINGS. BY A RAMBLER. A question has been asked who is the De- puty Mayor of Carnarvon ? I believe Mr J. T. Roberts holds that position, but so well has the Mayor (Dr Parry) attended the meetings of the Council that Mr Roberts has not had an opportunity of displaying his abilities as chairman. He is an authority upon stand- ing orders, and were he to preside over the deliberations of the Council he would not, I teel sure, permit a speaker to address the chair three or four times during a discussion on any question. A deputy mayor does not as a rule, succeed to the mayoral chair, and I hear that some of the young spirits in the Council are already discussing the point who shall be the greatest among Lbein. I am told that there is likely to be opposi- tion raised to a proposal to be considered at a special meeting of the Carnarvon Council on Tuesday night to confer the freedom of the borough upon Sir W. H. Preece. The bugbear is the expense. If the thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing well, and it is for the members of the Town Council to decide which way they can carry out the wishes of the majority of the ratepayers by agreeing to the proposal or rejecting it. The Dwyran District Council do not feel uudly disposed towards the Carnarvon Town Council for the simple reason that the latter I tve neglected to improve the ferry com- munication between Anglesey and Carnar- von. Now that there is a movement on foot to make a light railway in the district of the Dwyran Council the Tcwn Council have ap- proached that Anglesey authority, cap in hand, and asked to be allowed to co-operate with them. The Dwvran Council, however, have given the Carnarvon Town Council a peremptory answer that they do not need their assistance at present. The scheme as prepared does not provide for an extension to the Foel Ferry landing stage, and it was upon the understanding that this would be made that the Town Council expressed their readiness to co-operate in the movement. The cycle is very much in evidence now. All sorts and conditions of men and women a"e to be seen waddling about in all direc- tions. Some are tall, iothers short, and some are stout and clhers thin. It cannot be a very enjoyable pastime for corpulent people, but it has a -tendency to reduce their weight materially, and those ladies and gentlemen who are troubled' with obes- ity brought on by indolence will prefer this method of taking off flesh to the system of quackery often advertised. The modern cycle has been a godsend to the ladies, especially those on whose hands time weighs rather heavily, and I need not say that this is a numerous class in this part of the world. If they fail to thrust an arrow into the heart of any young man imL the neighbourhood in which they live, they can mount their machines and speed away to some pastures new. There is one thing however, I admire about the ladies-they are not given to scorching like some cranks of the opposite sex. Whether the ladies can scorch or not is a matter upon which I shall not venture an opinion, but I should im- agine that nothing could exceed the ridi- culousness of a lady aping some country vokels who go along our streets at a furious pace, to the danger of pedestrians, with their backs bent almost in a straight line with the handles of their machines. If they knew how frog-like they appeared they would not be long before they changed their mode of riding. Not only is cycling indulged in by young men and maidens, but by people well ad- vanced in years. Nonconformist ministers, clergymen of the Church of England, and leaders of the different churches are among its devotees; in fact, cycling knows neither sect nor party. It was the other day I saw the Vicar of Carnarvon (the Rev. J. W. Wynne Jones) wheeling merrily along a country road, and, if I mistake not, the familiar pipe was between his teeth. There are other gentlemen of the cloth who take an occasional ride, but they have not yet gathered enough courage to make a more public appearance. Other well known gentlemen who have recently taken to the wheel are Messrs J. R. Pritchaxd and J. Issard Davies, chairman and ex-chairman respectively of the Carnarvon County Coun- cil, and both are often seen riding leisurely in the country far away from the madding crowd. A wonderful change has come over people in these days. Once upon a time it was deemed a sin to attend a circus, and minis- ters were often heard advising the members of their congregations to boycott institutions of the kind. I believe it is true that one denomination went so far as to decline to hold religious meetings in a certain well- known buildiing because aerial feats had been previously performed in it. Now- adays, however, people take a broader view of life. They say that man was not made to mourn continually, there being a time to weep and a time to laugh. Even "fishers of men" have put aside the long-drawn hypochondriac face of yore, and now assume a more cheery appearance. They, too, can go to a circus, when it is not located in the immediate neighbourhood in which they reside, and many will take advantage of cheap excursions by sea and .by rail to witness performances which, were they to take place close to their doors, would be stigmatised by them as the work of "Old Nick."

BANGOR NOTES. (BY EDIPUS). The discussion which took place at the last sitting of the Bangor City Council, touching the connection of some of the medical men of the town with the Hospital, threw up into strong and unpleasant relief what appears to me to be a growing spirit of lawlessness among a, certain section of the Council, of which, of recent month, there have been several manifestations, and which cannot fail, if persisted in, to bring the whole machinery of municipal legislaton into disrepute and even contempt. I rather think this sort of lawlessness has been the outcome rather of a very natural resentment of the mariner in which the manifestors of it have been treated by other members of the Council than of any determination per se to be lawless, but it is not on that account any the less reprehen- sible, and I am surprised, I must say, to find that the older members of the Council do not appear to have done anything to check its manifestations or its growth: if any- thing, they have, or would seem to have, been bewitched by the glamour of the thing into a tacit acquiesance in, if not an active ap- proval of the evil. It is well known that if a member of any Town Council accepts any employment a'.i the hands of the Council of which he is a member, for which payment is made by the Council, he thereby becomes disqualified from serving as a member of that Council. That is the law of the land, but roughly, and as a rule, gentlemen who thus enter into contracts with Councils of which they may be members, at once resign their position on those Councils until the contracts are exe- cuted, and the ban no longer operates. It is a wholesome and s&nsible provision, and one with which no honest or sensible man will quarrel. But what do we find in the Ban- gor City Council ? In the case of the notor- ious electric light bond, several members of the Council, unwittingly enough I am quite ready to believe, became subject to the opera- tion of this restriction by becoming signator- ies cf the bond. But even when their posi- tion was pointed out to them, and proved by eminent legal authority, they persisted not only in remaining members of the Council, but in actually discussing and voting upon a document the very existence of which ipso facto disqualified them from acting as mem- bers of the Council, till certain veiled threats brought fear into their minds. For that con- duct, I am of opinion, they could have been prosecuted, with a certainty of punishment, by anyone who liked to take the matter up. As it happened, no one was so disposed, and those members guilty of this breach of muni- cipal law escaped. Undeterred by this instanc?, several mem- bers, would appear, from the statements made at the last Council, to have incurred a precisely similar liability in connection with the Bangor Infectious Diseases Hos- pital, for attendance on the patients in which, during the last few years, they have been or are entitled to be paid by the Coun- cil of which they are members. Now, as to the plain open meaning of the law on this point, there can, I imagine, be no question, and that meaning is that those medical gen- tlemen, who, being members of the Council, have received, or are entitled to receive, payment from the Council for services ren- dered at the Hospital are by that very fact disqualified from remaining members of the Council, much more of discussing and voting upon questions in which they have, by virtue of their appointments, a pecuniary interest. Yet in spite of a complete and fresh know- ledge of the decision on the bond, in spite of the warnings of other members of the Coun- cil, fortified by first class legal opinion, these gentlemen not only remain members of the Council, but actually diiscuss and vote upon the question raised as to their position un- der that section of the Municipal Corpora- tions Act, or the Public Health Act, which- ever it may be. Some of them asserted that they, too, have legal opinion, and that is favourable to their retention of their posi- tion cn the Council. I am not going to decide which (af the two opinions is the correct one, except to say that I think the medical men are in the wrong, for, like Ceasar's wife, in a matter of this sort they, and not only they, but every member of the Council, should be -above suspicion, for by retaining their position as members of the Council, and much more so by discussing and voting upon the question when raised, they lay themselves open to the suspicion that they are actuated by mercenary motives. I do not for a moment say that they are, but they clearly lay themselves open to that charge, and a nasty charge it is. I notice,that some of these medical mfn were somewhat arrogant in the assertion of their bona tide's in this matter (and I for one do not wish to cast doubt on their honesty), and ventured to take the risk attendant up- on the action, which they felt called upon to take in the. face of Mr T. J. Williams' attack. But this is not bravery; it savours more of impudence, for it is tne action of mea who presume on the goodwill of their fellows. Had anyone of the medical members of the Bangor City Council implicated in this cha.f,e been certain that some ratepayer would have asserted: .s right .to prosecute thecal, in a court of law for the breach of law alleged against them, they would not, I venture to say, have uttered a word in defence of the course they have bcl.-n, as alleged, pursuing. But it is practically certain that no rate- payer of Bangor would care to incur the obloquy of taking such action. There are placed where such action would be taken, but, fortunately, as I think, for the pockets of some of our medical men, Bangor is not one of those pltices. So that it is not so much a brave running of the risks which these medical men displayed the other night, but a hit of pure bluff or rather a dis- play of confidence in the good nature of their leilow citizens. t fl There have been several Nonconformist bazaars held at Bangor during the last few months, and though each, uas been, on the whole, a success, it is a matter of general comment that they have been almost absolutely boycotted by the Church people of the city. Why this should be the case I cannot imagine, for as far as I have been able to see, all Church bazaars have been freely supported by Nonconformists. It is, perhaps, a justifiable application of the rule that all is fair in war, but that it should be applied in these matters does look a little bit savage. I hope it is a mere chance occur- rence,and not a deliberate conspiracy against the Nonconformists, for to believe the latter theory would be to accept the possibility of a war of retaliation waic- could only result in the most lamentable friction between the members of the various religicus bodies in the town. I have occasionally, in this column, men- tioned a certain discusting refuse depot at the bottom of Dean street. I find that that is on the way to' become a thing of the past, as I notice that next Saturday week a Local Government Board inquiry is to be held in Bangor respecting an application by the Council for. permission to borrow a sum, of JE4000 I think it is, to erect a refuse de- structor on the site of the present disgrace- ful pile of filth, which will afterwards, pro- sumably, disappear. But, without wishing to establish a reputation, as an inveterate fault finder, 1 would respectfully call the at- tention of the Bangor City; Council to the fact that every morning, immediately after breakfast, those of us who have occasion to go abroad through tne streets of the City are pretty sure to come face to lace with one of t-a huge carts in use as the collectors of the refuse which is finally put into the heap at the bottom of Dean street. This is not a pleasure either to the nose or the eye of the residents, much less to those' of the visitors, and what I respectfully suggest to the Coun- cil is, that for the future some arrangement should be; made whereby the collection of this unpleasant stuff should be carried on either at an earlier hour in the morning, say at about six o'clock, or at a later hour at night, say at ten o'clock. There are difficulties in the way, of course, but they are not insur- mountable, as is proved by the fact that they have been overcome in other towns, even in Wales.

Pwllheli Board of Guardians. A meeting of this Board was held on Wednesday,Mr J. T. Jones (chairman) pre- siding.—It was reported at the last meet- ing that a hawker, who had money, had been brought into the house by the police. The Clerk had asked for an explanation. The police stated that they could not get lodgings in town for the man, though money was offered.—Mr Owen Rowlands, relieving officer, Llanbedrog, applied to the Board to pay the amount he had to pay to h'is guarantees society. Mr Ot G. Jones said that the terms upon which Mr Row- lands had been engaged were not the same as those of the other officers. He gave a notice of motion to deal with the matter.— The Board resolved to apply to the man at Mynytho whose wife had been sent to gaol for neglecting the children, for the amount spent upon the children during their stay at the house. The Clerk said that the man had walked all the way from Mynytho to Carnarvon to take his WUe home again after the imprisonmnent. He had not fc penny to get food there titl, some friends helped him. They also gave him enough money to convey himself and wife by tram to Pwllheli. There again he had no means to get food. Mr Cledwyn Owen and the clerk helped them. One of the children was dead, two were taken away by the parents, and one was left in the workhouse.—It was resolved to subscribe £ 5 towards the Ban- gor Institution for the Blind.—Mr Bircham, the Government inspector, had visited the house. All the inmates were well cared for. Benches with backs should be provided for the old people, and- knives anl forks for all who could use them.-The Local Govern- ment Board consented' to a sum of £ 16 being allowed as a pension to Captain Hugh Prichard, Pwllheli, lately the rate collector for that place.—Mr R. Jones Evans, Llan- gian, was re-elected representative of the Board on the Governing Body of Bottwnog School. The salaries of Dr Rowlands, Llan- aelhaiarn, and Dr. O. Wynn Griffith, Pwll- heli, were raised to E4 and: 23 respectively. —Mr Griffith Roberts, Bryn Bychan, was elected rate collector for Llanaelhaiarn.

CRICCIETH VAGRANCY AND SUSPICION. — P.C. Owen (46) apprehended George Williams, Boston, America, on a charge of vagrancy, last Sunday. He was found sleeping out. On Monday the prisoner was brought before Mr J. R. Prichard, at the Portmadoc Police Court, when Sergeant Jones informed the Bench that the prisoner's boots answered the description given of the person who had been concerned in the recent burglaries at Carnar- von, and it would be well if the police at Carnarvon had an opportunity of seeing the accused, who was committed to gaol for seven days.

Mr Justice Kennedy has fixed the follow- ing dates for the holding of the North Wales Assizes: Newtown, Tuesday, July 4th; Boigelley, Thursday, July 6th; Carnarvon, Saturday, July 8th; Beaumaris, Thursday, July 13th; Ruthin, Saturday, July 15th; Mold, Wednesday, July 19th; Chester, Fri- diay, July 21st.

CARNARVON TOWN COUNCIL. SPECIAL MEETING. APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT OVER- SEER. A special meeting of the Carnarvon Town Council was held on Tuesday night, for the purpose of appointing an assistant overseer for the parish of Llanbebtig, including Car- narvon. The Mayor (Dr R. Parry) presided. The other members present were Aldermen W. J. Williams, R. Norman Davies, J. P. Gregory, D. T. Lake, • Wlliams, and E. Hughes; Councillors T. M. Lloyd, J. T. Ro- berts, G. R. Griffith, R. Gordon Roberts, W. Hamer, G. Owen, D. Pierce, R. E. Owen, H. Jones, R. O. Roberts, 0 Evans, J. Davies, W G. Thomas, T. Hughes, J. Fletcher, E. Parry, R. Thomas; Messrs J. H. Bodvel Roberts (town clerk), D H. Jones (borough accountant), &c. The Mayor reported that 15 applications for the post of assistant overseer were re- ceived, and at a tmeeting of a special com- mittee held the previous evening, it was re- solved to submit to the Council the names of the following three: —Messrs Peter Hughes, James Brady, and R. Merrifield, all of Carnarvon. These gentlemen were in at- tendance that day, and if the Council desired they would appear before them. On the motion of Mr R. Norman Davies, seconded by Mr W. J. Williams, it was re- solved that the applications, together with the testimonials, of the three gentlemen named, be read. Mr Hughes bad testimon- ials from Messrs R. Williams. Humphreys, and Co., H. Lloyd Carter, R. R. Sty the, Ellis Jones, ironmonger (deceased), C. A. Jones, and L. Thomas, assistant secretary A.O.F. Those of Mr Brady were from the Rev J. W. Wynne Jones, M.A. (vicar), Messrs J. Issard Davies and J. O. Hughes, Cae Hoedyn. Mr Merrifield did not sup- ply testimonials, as the advertisement did not state that they were required, but gave the names of Messrs C. A. Jones, J. B. Allanson, and H. Lloyd Carter as references. The other two candidates also gave the names of certain gentlemen as references in addition to testimonials. Mr G. Owen asked whether it was un- derstood that the gentleman appointed was to do registration work as well as collecting the poor rate at a remuneration of JE130. Mr R. Thomas: I understood it to be so. Mr W. J. Williams thought there should be a clear understanding upon the point raised, because in the advertisement men- tion was only made to rate collector and assistant overseer. Mr R. O. Roberts asked whether the Town Clerk included! registration in the particu- lars supplied by him ? The Town Clerk: It included all duties as far as I remember. Subsequently the three' candidates ap- peared before the Council, and were ques- tioned as to the duties of assistant overseer. Each replied that he understood registra- tion to be included. The applicants having retired, Mr Gre- flory prowsed \the appointment of Mr Brady, and said that he did so with impar- tiality. He was not aware until that night who the three candidates were. Mr T. M. Lloyd seconded. Mr D. T. Lake proposed that Mr Peter Hughes be appointed. Mr D. Pierce seconded. The third candidate found no propose*: A division was taken, when 17 voted for mr,pot,er Hughes, and 6 for Mr Brady. On the motion of the Mayor, Mr Peter Hughes was then unanimtmsly appointed. The members voted as follows The members voted as follow*:— FOR Jrm. P. HUGHES. I Ald. W. J. Williams E. Husrhes D. T. Lake I R. N. Davies „ J. Williams Coun. J. T. Roberts G. R. Griffith R. E. Owen „ T. Hughes J. Davies D. Pierce R. O. Roberts „ J. Fletcher O. Evans G. Owen W. G. Thomas „ E. Parry—17. FORXR. BRADY. Aid. J. P. Gregory Conn. R. Thomas 11 R. G. Roberts H. Jones T. M. Lloyd 11 W. Hamer—G.

Carnarvon County Court. WEDNESDAY. 13ofore His Honour Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd. LAKE AND 00. v. HUGHES. Messrs Lake and Co:, Carnarvon, sued John. Hughes, grocer, Trevor, near Llan- gefni, for the value of tobacco suppliel. Mr J. T. Roberts ap-peared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Richard Roberts defended. Mr Roberts explained that there had been some transaction between thle plaintiffs and the defendant for some time.. In the early part of 1896 Messrs Lake and Co. received orders by post signed "John Hughes," but the de- fendant denied having ordered' the tobacco, the total value of which was L7 10s. It was alleged by the defendant that his daughter had ordered the goods. If that was so it would be a very serious charge against the daughter if the father denied having given her authority to order the goods.—Mr Rich- ard Roberts explained that the money would be paid if application were made to the pro- per person. SALE OF WATCHES. Mrs Catherine Griffith, Llanberis, was sued by George Aaronson, a Jew, for ti 17s, balance due for a watch supplied to her son. Mr J T. Roberts appeared for the plaintiff. —Evidence was given by a man named Dob- son, who said that he succeeded Mr Greene as traveller for the plaintiffs. Greene was dead, and it was he who received the order from the defendant's son. The defendant had, however, paid 4s on account of the debt. Mrs Griffiths denied having paid any money. Her son, who was 18 years of age, worked at the quarry, had been induced by Greene to exchange his watch for another. First of all she had been sued for t2 15s 6d. She could not produce the paper which her son had signed, but she knew that he was prepared to pay what he owed.—His Hon- our pointed' out that the son was clearly re- sponsible, and an order would be made against him for 4s per month.—The same plaintiff sued John Jones, Lon Shipping, New borough, Anglesey,, for the sum of £ 9 5s; less 17s 6d, the value of two watches supplied to him. In this case, too, the order had been received by Greene. The defendant admitted having had one watch valued at £ 4, but denied having signed an order for the second watch charged against him. He had paid the 17s 6d on account of the watch lie had ordered. Mr J. T. Ro- T>eii.S '1^re<^ ^or plaintiff, and Mr R. Roberts for the defendant. It was stated that the case had been first of all entered at the Manchester County Court, but that tu r)?\10vlr ''Uf' £ e Parry had no jurisdiction. ~r •™c"ard.' Roberts said, for the defence, that Greene when travelling for the plaintiff called upo. the defendant, and it was ar- ranged that he should purchase a watch to be paid by instalments. Now it was the custom of some of these people, after effect- ing a sale and calling once or twice or three r' times, to gj. up calling if the man did net have the money ready at once, and put the poor purchaser in court. They seemed to think that they had a perfect right to do this, and to make the court collect the money. It saved them trouble, and the money would be collected cheaper by the court than if they went round the, country themselves to collect it; but it meant a great deal of trouble to the court. First of all this poor man was put in court in Man- chester, and the plaintiff evidently thought that he would not go there to defend it, but he did t go, with the result that Judge Parry said that he hhd no jurisdiction in that court, and the case was struck out with costs of the expenses of the defendant. The purchase of the first watch was admitted, but the second watch was purchased by the defendant's brother-in-law, who now worked as a collier near Pontypridd. His Honour ordered the case to stand adjourned for a month, and in the meantime the brother-in- law (Thomas Roberts) to be joined in the action as a defendant.

CRICKET. CARNARVON. The efforts to establish a good Cricket Club at Carnarvon are proving eminently successful. Though the club was started but a short fortnight ago, the number of members is already close upon seventy, and a, large proportion of these are regular in their attendance at net practices. The gentry of the town and district are giving a hearty response to the secretary's appeal for funds, while the Carnarvon Corporation, through its Surveyor (Mr Hall), is rendering the club every assistance in getting the pitch on the Upper Park into good playing order. There is every prospect of a strong team being get together to represent the town in all its matches. The opening match of the season takes place on the Park to-day (Thursday) when Baron Hill (Beaumaris) will be met. The following team has been chosen to represent the home club in their first match Mr W. J. Bvans (Captain), Rev Alban Lloyd, Councillor R. E. Owen, Mr Pugh Jones, Mr D. R. Parry, Mr Bertie Newton, Mr Williamson, Mr H. Billing, Mr R. Knight, Mr Dunlop, Mr Dryland. The fixture list for the season is as follows, and a full report cf all matches played will appear in our columns. June. Thursday, 15th, Baron Hill. Home. Thursday, 22nd, Bangor A. Away. Saturday, 24th, Vavnol. Away. July. Saturday, 1st, Portmadoc. Home. Thursday, 6th, Baron Hill. Away. Saturday, 15th, Vaynol. Home. Thursday, 20th, Holyhead. Home. Thursday, 27th, Bangor 1st XI. Away. August. Saturday, 5th, Portmadoc. Away. Saturday, 26th, Bangor A. Home. BANGOR v. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTH WALES. At Bangor. Score BANGOR. Rev L. P. Field, b P. LasceIIes. 0 F. Bellis, c \t oodroofe, b P. Lascelles 12 Colls, b Laseelles 30 H. Sargent, b Mars den 8 J. A. Rodway, c Wood, b A. Lascelles 7 G. W. Rodway, b P. Lascelles 36 Rev T. E. Owen, c Marsden, b P. Lascelles 46 R. E .Jones, b Wearing 4 R. W. Jones, b Wearing 0 S. L. Lewis, c Rowe, b P. Lascelles 1 J. P. R. Poch, not out 0 Extras 10 Total 154 COLLEGE. A. C. Vincent, b Colls 10 P. A: Wyttcn, b Colls 11 J. Wood, b Colls 16 A. Lascelles, b R. W. Jones 4 Dr Marsden, b Colls 0 J. J. S. Rowe, b Colls 0 T. Wearing, c and b Colls 6 P. Lascelles, c R W Jones, b Colls. 0 W. T. Woodroofe, c Cols, b R. W. Jones 5 F. Lampitt, not out 0 Harris, absent 0 Extras 3 Total 55

Friends of Armenia. BANGOR BRANCH. An out-door entertainment and fete were held at the Old Camp, Garth, Bangor, on Wednesday, on behalf of the Armenian or- phans. The Old C:!p is described as being one of the comparatively few unquestioned Roman antiquities in this part of North Wales. Part was taken in the proceedings by the Bethesda Male Voice Choir and the Pendref Mixed Choir. At five o'clock the annual meeting of the society was held upon the ground, when the following report for the year ending March 31st, 1899, was submitted:- "The committee have pleasure in reporting that the receipts for this the second year of their work have been sufficient to provide the sum required for the maintenance of the twenty orphans for which they are respon- sible. They regret, however, that there is a material falling off in the balance at the bank, and that they are still far from hoving made any definite provision for the three years that, remain. "The year's work was begun by a re-union held in the Horeb Schoolroom (by kind per- mission of the trusteed), at which Mr and Mrs Rendel Harris were present and de- livered addresses. Considerable interest was evoked, and the result was to strngthen the branch considerably. The expenses of the re-union were met by special contribu- tions. "During the past year large districts in Asiatic Turkey have been visited by famine, the horrors of which have only been par- tially checked by the efforts of the Armen- ian Relief Societies in Great Britain and America. In several places orphanges have been temporarily closed by the Turkish Go- vernment, but it is understood that all these hav "inee been re-opened1. The town of Malatia, in which the work of this Society lies, has happily been spared these calami- ties. "The committee earnestly appeal to all inhabitants of Bangor to give them the help necessary to maintain the work they have undertaken. The Relief Committees have now in all between 5000 ard 6000 children under their charge: in addition to this they provide work for some 30,000 of the widows, and have practically the whole population to help in time of famine. This great work —the only return that the civilised world has madle to the Armenians for its broken promisep-has only been carried on so far and can only be continued by real sacrifices on the part of those who feel the claim of thpge helpless people on their sympathy. "On behalf of the committee, "H. GREY EDWARDS, Chairman. "E. V. ARNOLD, Secretary." f The treasurer (Mr Wickens) submitted the balance sheet, which shewed that a sum of £ 90 19s 2d was received in subscriptions and donations. There was also a balance of £10 15s 5d from the year 1897-8, making a total of £101 14s 7d. A sum of £100 was remitted to the parent society, and there remained in hand Ll 14s 7d. The reports and accounts were adopted and the officers re-elected. Professor Arnold (secretary) moved a vote of sympathy with Dr Makasian on the death of his wife, who, as Miss Mellinger, spoke at the meeting at Bangor which led to the formation of a branch there. The resolu- tion also recorded the meeting's sense of the heroic courage and fortitude of Mrs Mak- asian during the years she devoted to the service of an unjustly despised and cruelly persecuted people. Mr Bayne seconded the resolution, which was carried. The Rev W. Sanders moved, and Mr Har- old Hughes seconded a vote cf thanks to the subscribers, and commending the society to the thoughtful generosity of the Bangor people. Speaking in reference to a vote of thanks to the Chairman, Mr Bayne remarked that if Bangor had had such men as Dr Grey Ed- wards on its old local board the beautiful spot on which they were assembled would have been a public park. He remembered 25 years ago, when the late Lord Penrbyn gave the local board the option of that em- inence or the rocks at the back of the town as a site for a park, and the board preferred the rocks (laughter). Among the entertainments were dances, musical drills, &c., by a body of children in charge of the Rev Frank Edwards, Miss Lowater, and Miss Hewitt.

PORTMADOC. A NEW ASSISTANT OVERSEER. Mr Evan Evans, 'Refail, Pentre'rfelin, has been elected assistant overseer for the palish of Treflys. THE VOLUNTEER BAND. — The Vol- unteer band, under the conductorslllp of Sergt. Hammond, has again commenced t.) play in the Park, much to the dehgat of the townspeople. A SUGGESTION. A corrjsj)>ndent sag- gests that the streets should be watered w th salt water. There is an abundant supply in the principal thoroughfare. t\lt water is more effective in laying down dust than fresh water. THE POLICE COURT. On Friday, be- fore Messrs R. M. Greaves and Jonathan Davies, David Griffith, Gwynant street, Beddgelert, was nneed 2s 6d, costs 8s 6d for drunkenness, and W. J. Roberts, Dol Llech, Capel Curig, 2s 6d, costs 8s 6d, for furious driving at Beddgelert. P.C. Hugh Williams (now at Pwllheli) was the inform- ant. AN HEROIC ACT. A little boy, named John Hughes, living in Chapel street, fell into the water between the new bridge pill- ars last week and would certainly have been drowned bad not William Parry, Back Brit- annia terrace, jumped from the top of the bridge into the water and saved him. This was not the first case of rescue which Parry had effected, as he held one or .wo ceili- ficates from the Royal Humane Society

PWLLHELI. EXCURSION. The Tarsus Mission School Choir had! an excursion to Madryn Park On Thursday. Miss M. E. Jones, their leader, had charge of them. LECTURE.—The Rev R. Garrett Roberts delivered a lecture on "Abbi Bach, the preacher" at Tyddyn Chapel on Friday. Mr David Griffith, Hirwaen House, presided. MUSICAL FESTIVAL. The Wesleyans held their annual musical festival on Thurs- day, Mr Wilfrid Jones, R.A.M., conducting. The presidents were Messrs John Jones, Hen Dy, Llanbedrog, and W. Jones, Nevin. Congregational tunes were well rendered. The accompanists were Miss Gwladys Davies, High street: Miss Cadwalader Jones, Cric- cieth; Miss L. C. Evans, Nevin, and Miss Maggie Evans, do. A DISPUTE. The dispute that has for some time existed between the Town Council and Messrs Solomon Andrews and Son, is now in a fair way of being settled. The sewerage pipes in Cardiff road, &c., will be laid down in accordance with the original plans, as prepared by Mr Thomas Roberts, C.E., and Mr Dickinson, the Council's en- gineer. A SINGING FESTIVAL. The C. M. Sunday Schools of Lleyn Peninsula. Leld their annual singing festival last Friday, at Tydweiliog. Messrs E. R. Williams, Bryn- croes, and J. W. WIliams, Penygraig, 1* ere the presidents. A large number of certifi- cates and prizes were awarded to the suc- cessful competitors at the county examina- tion, and about 70 certificates were given for competency in the sol-ffa notation. It may be safely stated that no better work is done in any part of the county than in Pen Lleyn. The singing was excellent. Mr H. Grif- fith, A.C., the conductor, did his work well. Addresses were given by the Rev T. Roberts, Tydweiliog, and Capt. Owen. Mr J. T. Williams, Rhiw Board School, was the sec- retary, and gave every satisfaction. INQUEST. Dr Hunter Hughes held an enquiry on Saturday into the cause of death of Mr John Owen, an assistant draper, Shop Goch Mr William Davies, ironmonger, High street, was foreman of the jury. About one o'clock on Thursday the deceased and Mr W. J. WiBir-r.s, from the same shop, went to bathe on thv. south beach. Both were all right in the water. Williams came ashore, and not hearing Owen following, he looked for him, but could see him nowhere. Owen Miles, butcher, came there, and being an expert swimmer discovered the deceased in a place that was not very deep and about eight yards from the shore. The body was brought ashore and Humphrey Ellis, Cam- brian Station, a member of the ambulance class, did all he could to restore animation. Dr Hughes, P.S. Jones and Superintendent Jones also came to the place and they as well did their best to restore life. Thomas Jones, Penniount Place, said that he saw the two bathing, and that he remarked to a friend that one of them was drowning. Wit- ness went for the police.—Owen Miles said that the moment he heard the last witness saying that a man was drowning he went on his bicycle and rode there. He immediately jumped into the water and found the body as stated. The body was brought ashore in a boat. A witness who knew the deceased well, believed thir the latter could not swim. Dr Hunter H-shes, in summing up, said that the deceased v ry probably went beyond his depth and had either a fit or was seized with cramp. Verdict, "accidentally drowned."

The general preference shown for Hor- niman's Pure Tea, is owing to its uniform quality, great strength and delicious flavor. Sold by: — Carnarvon, Owen. High ,,treet. Banffor, Lewis, grocer, aiid at Comet Stores, Colwvn Bay. — Conway, Williams, chemist.—Nevin, Griffiths, grocer, &e.—Pwllheli, Owen, High -,treet.-Blaenau •Festiniog, Jcne*, grocer, &c.: Williams, groeeer.—Llandudno, Roberts, chemist. — Portdinorwie, Owen. — Criccieth, Owen, grocer.-Penmaenmawr, New York Co-op. Society.—Portmadoc, Newell, confectioner Bryant, tea dealer.—Llan Festiniog, Cyn- fal Co-operative Society.—Penygroes, Prit- chard, srocer, &?.-—Garn Doibenmaen, R. O. Williams. Eglwvsbach, E. Evans, grocer. &2. Pevirhyndeudraeth, Jones and Son. Llanberis, Ingbam. Llaawnda, Davies, grocer.

BANGOR. SUICCF,SS.-Ill the list of those who passed the recent Board of Trade examina- tion at Liverpool as second class engineer appears the narna of Mr Hugh Roberts, son iriv!<)krt- shiP builder, Garth. ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, Albert Jones, aged five years, son of Mr Jones, a workman at Penrhvn Castle, met with a serious accident while playing on a steep fligat of stairs leading down to the beach near the new pier. The lad fell headlong from the top of the steps, nearly 30 feet, on to the rocks below. His head was badly cut but, assiste tibya, companion, the plucky little fellow walked up the steps and :th- out. /crying, pwiceededi to the 'pier 'ihead where Mr Owen, the pier master" took hTm in a cab to Dr Price, who, after examining the wound, said that the bov would have bled to death bad he been left much longer unattended. His wound being dressed: he was taken home. FIRE.—On Thursday afternoon an out- break of fire took place at the stables belong- ing to Birkett's Stores. The discovery was made by an employee at the "Chronicle Office, and the members of the printing: office staff at once turned out with the fire buckets of the establishment to assist in putting out the fire, which was found to t.f'> confined to the hayloft. Assistance was 1 red by the employees from Bir- kett s stores and from Mr Green's wine and spirit stores. After strenuous exertions on the part of the voluntary workers the :fire was got under without having to call in the services of the fire brigade PORTRAIT OF BISHOP LLOYD-Mr Paul Knight, of the Royal Cambrian Aca- derny, has completed his subscription Por- trait of Bishop Lloyd, and it is now on view at Messrs Nïxon and Jarvis's. Considering the difficulties under which the artist kboured there being no personal sittings owing to his lordship's ill-health, the likentSs is remarkably faithful and the pose charac- teristic. There can, of course, be no public presentation, and it is doubtful where the portrait will be hung. In the ordinarv course of events it would have been placed with those of his predecessors on the walls of the dining room at the Palace: but the fate of that is uncertain. The dean has en- tered a strong protest against the intention ot the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to -ell the Palace and grounds to a building syn- dicate for £ 9000. POLICE COTRT.At the ordinary polioe court, on Tuesday, before Mr H. Cieeg and other magistrates, Thomas Evans, butcher, Well street, was granted a certificate ex- empting one of his children from vaccin*- mZ f PUS' Kyffin made her fortieth appearance before the court was fined 5s and costs for being drunk disorderly. Inspector Rowland mm- moned Henry 8. Motss, licensee of the Bui- keley Arms HoM, Aber, for permLlr' °n illS Premise? on Monday tilP 22lld Xllt \f r C Tj t\ v 9 kcl. if t j-i i- Dew prosecuted oi> ehalt ot the police, and Mr Thornton Jones David Bench dismissed the case. vax Id Munams, Llanllechid, was fin^d Is and costs for driving a vehicle wt^t^ Ight. Eliza Jones, Kvffin square was charged with having stolen certain articles St prTrty 0f W" Thomas, £ t. Paul 9 terrace, for whom she asted as housekeeper The defendant was sentence? labour6 S impn'lountenfc ^'th hard

FATAL RESULT OF A BICYCLE ACCIDENT. F™n tpe £ flult a bic-ycle accidlent. Mr Evan Roberts, Penmachno House, Penv- groes, died on Monday. He was cvclirL i °tSS T the road between Rhvd-cdu and Beddgelert on Thursday afternoon when he came to grief near Llantrwsgi. He fell Olt his head, but. in spite' of interral injuries was able to ride home, where he was found to be suffering from a fracture of the skull, from which recovery was pro- nounced hopeless, and he succumbed on Monday. Deceased was about 27 years of age, and was the eldt'st son of the late Mr Peter Roberts, coal merchant.

Holyhead District Council The ordinary meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday evening, Mr Joseph Hall J.P., in the chair. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Rev J. Hughes, on behalf of the Fin- ance Committee, reported that the adverse balance at the bank was over £ 900. He proposed that a special meeting be held to consider the financial position cf the Coun- cil.—This was seconded by Mr W. D. Jonec, and carried. ROAD AND LIGHTING COMMITTEE. Mr W. D. Jones submitted a report as to the bills, and they were ordered to be paid. -it was decided that Mr Waring, Hope and Anchor Social Club, should pull down a certain brick wall in front of his premises, or that leora! proceedings would be instituted against him. BUILDING AND WORKS COMMITTEE. Mr David Williams submitted the report of the above committee.—It was agreed to ask the London and North Western Railway Company to clear the refuse from the town according to former arrangements. HEALTH COMMITTEE. The Rev J. Hughes reported that the com- mittee had met four times during the past month. The Medical Officer of Health's report had been read, and the committee recommended' that the re-port should be adopted by the Council, which was accord- ingly done. He further stated that the committee had found that the water supply was most unsatisfactory. It was suggested that the Water Works Company should give a better supply in some parts of the town, end that another m::¡;" fce made to town. n a an CYCLING. Mr J. Slatter called attention to the furious riding of cyclists through the town. _The Clerk stated that fines were imposed for furious riding. COUNCIL OFFICES. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr T. Slatter, that negotiation be opened with re- o-ard to the purchase of the Town Hall sub- ject to the approval ofthe Local Government Board. THE NEW POST OFFICE. The Rev J. Hughes said that some time ago the Post Office authorities had adver- tised for a site for the purposes of a new post office, but that nothing since had been beard of t' e matter. He, therefore, moved that the Pest Office authorities b written to in order to induce them to commence forth- with to meet the requirements of the town and neighbourhood.—Mr 0. Hughes saifl that the present premises were small and unsuitable for a post office. —■ M W. D. Jones seconded the motion, which was oa rned A SURVEYOR'S OFFICE. A committee appointed to enquire into the question of providing suitable offices for a surveyor reported that a room had been found in the Town Hall.—It was agreed to take the room, provided the rent did rot exceed 12 pounds per annum.