The North Wales Express

further prosecutions. l NOX-STKlivElt COMMITTED. A,, W Police Ccturt, on Tuesday, leT *>ol>ce prosecutions arising out of on d'Sturhajiees Bethesda came \r The presiding magistrate r ^homae Lewis, and the other jus- •J iJyr<?Sent were Messrs J. Evan Roberts, (A. (Portdinorwie), T. Roberts rx Dr. R. Langford Jones, and Colonel 77; • Marshall, C.B. The Chief Constable Ituck) also occupied a seat on the ferr '» cas'e ^"a« a charge of riot pre- fetr a8aJni.st David Roberts, who is not a fovJ R- Dew prosecuted for the police, sen^ -4 déocndant was not legally repre- '1. I:) briefly opened the case for the potion. k. nard Thomas, at present employed at CW Cnrhiyn Quarri e&, and residing at 11, Wit?'. !°r *viount> Betbe^d.a, was the first tha ^or prosecution. He sail rbvi b« w;us returning from the Pen- Quarry, <>n December 31st, with erov I other workm<?Ti, they met a large ear Uear the railway station, which was fty, eIlLrg in demeanour. In all there were tjjo 'Ueni and they had to walk through "die of the crowd, which was boabaig ant ;outlug- In High street, the defend- ■ ■2a'e np to h'im. aud. kicked him, and che<1 hi m With hie fist on the left Before the defendant kicked b.m jQh ^red the words, "Here, you d—■— on"iK, another workman, attempted «.nd 11 ent ^'le defendant assaulting witness, _jmlc ° police also interfered. At tiiat Pera crowx^ became very excited, «i«a m following tiie returned quarry- said ^e^eu<^la'n^ in reoiy to itie Bench, fiess he had notnin^, to asic t.e wit- ail<j wa« sorry for what- he had done, Ui mi a wa^ under tiie influence ot v t the time. he ?' ^ictrrLs, Coetmor Mount, sai d that strik °av'i'- iio^rts, the defendant, Sur> r.-and ^°king Richard Thomas, the '•^eiKk'nt, Thomas Jonas said that iQepf1 + i"UC'aTlt ran ^rom t,'ie parapet to tl !ef men' a"d kicked Richard Thomas a mo. k an(^ ^so s^ruc^ bim. It was the utal assault, committed without provocation. On seeing the Was witness seized the defendant, who view* ^Qr ^-ls name and address. In fact that the returned woik- am rin danger of tiier lives lie was titien < defendant was under the :n- Sen-A- '^r:n^ at the time, the Pughe (12) stated that he aw Wdk committed, and before the de- stonej Tv>as released the crowd threw ried tb °TiU*c^> the police. Tiie mob car- p u" diefendant away. Tatove "Heiu7 Jones (53) gave corrabo- Th 'deaee. after being charged, again He w" i S sorrw for oommittong 1 act. Se,V T?nk at the time. daait ^r,in 0wen explained that the del en- ^uth ° a marri^d man. had in Th for the last two years, the committed, the defendant to -til). "ft, and accepted bail, himself ui pTeforr eKsaulting R.chard Thoma.^ uagainst <-be defendant was with- api>eaj' i explaining that it would wie mdictmerifc for riot.

CfI VRGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A p POLICE CONSTABLE. mca^] Pierce (G4) was snni- IVfj. j) r John Morrfite for assaulting him. fcor) aippeared for the pro:v»cu- Dew represented the police Naidi ti t Mr Diavies, iln stating the case, 011 January 2nd the prosecutor a cousin named William I Walkcrl *i'a€S> an*3i later fjx the evening both turneri raFid- The Pr«>ccu,X)T re" threp. n 1>ne' ari<i near Taaytfridd he met jjj Pu''°6 constables, the defendant being uPon 'f J others. He turned his lamp Wof; (i PJ"aseeutor, asking him what be st-T there. Imanaedfaibely afterwards Or <in, 1' U t^1"0 Prosecutor with a trunohiou, fo!loJ^mne that kind. He afterwards tor r 6 ■vtt3n f°r a few yards, the prcfiecu- ftverteL as fast as he could, but he was Hn.d 1 prosecutor arrived home, '!am r wont to see Mr Wil- Pocr f 'W!a« the guard) air. of the ^aei W TJ e a»d Mr Thctmas Owen, }jv 'l^ydd, and afterwaxds he wa-s seen CoanV^v 4>V- 1'h.omas G^fEith «,nd by Ser- n. t His wounds were dressed ny Pobertq. offw, '*r's> the prosecutor, said that the ,'r'rtLrKr JiTed on Ja^nuary 3rd. After es- hatn^ a ai:n a^long the road he returned <u wa.s met by the defendant, The £ S < coniPainied "oy other polioeinen. doinJ ;viant a«ked him "What are you thlfs ti'ae of the night?'' and offio 'i^d, "J am on business. The ne.^ p i^q^'red, "What is ydur busi- liave K this the prosecutcar renlii*d, "I ItGlddi *"9Il<l T1g my cousin towards Car- y0u m" r'' o"J suspect me I will come with bead officer tihen struck him on the ,k,ad ,e blow with at stick. Witness asgain he was doing, and he was esc by the defendant. AVitness > iuz. away, but he was sew over taken by the defendant, who sacd, "W-iat is tiie matter with you ^news accused him of the assault, and th« officer a.ske«i, "Do vou say that I struck you r VV taosi- replied, "Yes, and no one elhe." lii>e cfficer again attacked! him with a stick, ana an- other constable up from behind and asked the defendant to oome away. the defendant then .sa'.d to witness, -'Ore home, and aigaiin struck him :xgain.st the "raIL A quarter of an hour ]::IÜ,r w<tnes>s an iv<m home and told his wife that he was going to show his condition to respond. ble ppTso-ns. Subsequently he .shofwed himseif to Mr T. I Owen. The"constable came. into the house without being asked, and, aiddreswng the I prosecutor, he .said, "lou will have to stand by what you said." W.tnes* retorted, "Yee, and 1 came here to ■stand by w.ia, 1 said." Another constable came iai after- wards and asked: bus ociieague to cane away. Witness showed his head, and sa/d, wards and asked bus ociieague to cane away. Witness showed his head and sa/d, "Dock at my head." The other constate etud to William Griffith, "What do you want to interfered" The defendant turned tc William Griffith and said, ''lour face- fâV':> that you are 0, murderer." At the request of the ottier constable the defendant iett the house, and when oiut-ide he again oe- came excited and returneJ to the house and exclaimed, "You must stand by what vou said." (Subsequently hifc* wotmdls wer* dressed bv Da-. Luiuley Roberts. In lep^y to Mr Dew, witness said thsit he thought ot going to oouth Wales, because ferr the. past few months he had boen out cf work. About Christmas a number of his friends re-turne<i from South Wales. At one o clock m _t|^e morm;ng .he ceco|rted his oovwin home, the officer who struck him was in front, two others bef.ng; behind, and they couid have seen what occurred. He saw a stick in the hands of tne ckfülldwnt when in the amise of Thorns Owen. He could not say whe- ther he was struck with a stick or. a start. He (witness) was ouite .sober that even.ng. The fimt remark which the officer made was, ''Wliat is vour business' here at th.s ti.me of the night r" When in Owen's house he ia<ccused the defendant, <;f '.striking hm, ani he replied. "You will have to prove vour words." The two -officers had sticks, "W it- ness dEd not*know whether Mr WilLiam GWkffith was the mail1 who came ta court ) when the quarrymen were involved in anr piro6ecutx>ns. Dr. Liunwy Robert*, practising at Beta- esd6., said that the luvnt called upon him a.t 4 a.m. on the morning of January 3rd, oamoiaining that he- iiaa been, assiiuit- ed.' Hi' had a contused scalp wound on the upper .and D-ack part ot the iLead, aijout aiu tnch in length and vertiod.1 'n direction. Between the leit shou'vier blade and the spine was a weal anjout ten inciieti in le,ngtti, and on the other side was aillother wea.t about six inches in length. On the left arm W86 a weal about four inches long. The weals were vert ical, aiK. nad probably been caused by a stick. Complaiinant was sober. £ h& wound was quite ii esui. and there were I marks of i.ioail running down his. hair and on his collar.—Cross-examined The weals were very narrow, and that- suggested that the stick wus a. than one. A stout. sties would cause a bru se. He wouki expect, to ;<ee saonilar weuis on the c«ick of a boy severely caned at school!. Suob weals couid not have- ix-en oausecJ by tabs on the sharp edges of slates. Trie marks were rased; they were quite like ridges. William Griffith, a poor-law guaruian, living at. CaeilwyngTycJd, testified that the complainant came toe- ir-y taonse at 2.30 a..m. qn. uie dauf in queetio-n.. He observed a wowivi on the ooniplajM^t'W bead, and the latter appeared: in cn excited and fainting ocndlition. The witness further stated teat the defendant had rem.irkod to him, "YOll hx*ve tho face of a murdei-er, and' I havj known you a loaiig time. In the witness s opinion ihe defendant was either drunk or thetrvi was something the matter with him. The witness was rea.liy frightened at the de- fendant's appearance. — Cross-examined: The fitness sfud. that the complainant ra his cousin. The witness had net sympatny with the poliw fufi, sympathies were w iti* the strikers ait) Bethet-da. Thomas Owen testified to .seemg tne wound on the complainant's head. With regard! to the defendant, he would have taken him to be drank or mad had he not been wearing the uniform of a policeman. F<il ice-Sergeant Owen, Bethersd>a, gave I further evrdence.—Cross-examined, he said I tliat the pohce constable now cliarged was a reliiable officer, aDd had. been a oot.al ab- stainer for the past three months to his I kuowledlge. Th;,s statement was received with derisive laughter and) hisses. Mr Dew (warmiy): 1 his- s the way the police axe treated, your worship. It is not safe to defend a policeman. Tiie Chairman: No. Ih-s will not do. Wo have already thr-^tened to have itie eotturfc clea.red. William JVlorris Joaes further corrobora- ^efendant, P.C. John Perce Oweai, then gave evidence in his own bchwH. He 8a.ld be bad been in the force for three yean*. F<T the last three monthe he had a total abstainer to the knowledge of h* *er- Pit and his oomra3«,. On there were severaJ ^sturbance- He started his meiht duty at midnig ac_ Si^^byP.C. 25. Atout two o clock m the morning they were in High street, Caellwyngrydd, when they saw a p«up men, all of whau, on the approach of the £ Ss £ *T^ Th* witness, however, prevented him £ S W U» llwn- ?JOTT,Ltw ST* Km" Ihr'Ses"' told "hS struck mm. Later the wit- to go were i» the ndgfc; iT^i j ihl lx«*. ti,e d0T 1 bcuihoofl of r-otikl heal loud which was witness with talking 'inside Tho wltnteS th,-n having assaulted M° waR n,lled approached a^n charged with ,n by one of the n^n an g ,vhatever the assault, i^ere the ]D. in the statement that he tT.uck bjai flnence «f drink, nor that he had wi/tb a baton or ainyt-e, vour pre- Mr D. G. Davnes: What wafe yoir p I was a cierk OJI the "iEW bee, .-ay K**™ against your—I don v t ^in s^" iRWther cross-exam>.ned, witness John who ca-lled him unto, tho ^%hc lMajd. Presse.! on £ plrf^a had P.C. 64 afto. be^ lhat the lightest .ruth m mnc>d:; By P.C. 64 wa-, drunk.—Lross ^1ILT their orders the pohce were njght/. rxftS' S7pS^tjy Civil to^yhc people S^ThS Griffiths hS th^ face"of a mur- deJ* "Hpnph for the Mr Dew addressing tho ttencn iy de^^ceedW tc1 re-V:cw the e.1Jdence. ,hnTi!r;^ srJZtS**? curred, m court oy opposed to turning out, the remarfcs used by have commented o the pr0se- to terrori.se the police cuticin performance of tlici-r duty. r<^ b i, ^t^red to consider their do- JZ 'ISurT&Zi" *+". 1 ininutes the magistrates returned to court, I when the Chairman intimated that the four I magistrates, which had heard the case had I' 91 foi led to agree, and that, consequently, the case would be dismissed.

A WARRANT. j A warrant was Issued for the arrest of | David Griffith, who >is charged with assault- in Hugh Griffith, Befehesda.. i A Police OffIcer stated that he served1 the summons on the 10th inst., and he was un- formed that. the defendant had gone to South Wales. Mr Dew remarked tliat when applying for this summons he was accused of being guilty of unbecoming behaviour. It was a very serictus case, and the defendant had nov gone to South Walee. The Chairman We will issue P. warraait. Mr Dew There's no reason why the man -should not be heare. A warrant was granted. — 050

Holyhead Board of Guardians The fortnightly meeting of this Board I was held at Valley on Tuesday. Mr W Jones (vice-chairman) was in the chair. A letter was read from Mr Bircham, Local Ccvernmont Board Inspector, expressing r,egr,et at the death of their late chairman. —Mr 0. H. Foulkes, J.P., said that their late chairman (Mr J. Lloyd Griffith) was a man of high moral character, and was greatly respected by all who krew him. He was, in fact, a model chairman and a gentlemen of great business capacity. He had nllcd "several important pofit.ons in the county, and had discharged his duties in a very creditable manner. Mr Foulkes then rnoyed a vote of sympathy with Miss Llovd Griffith on the loss of a kind and affectionate father.—Mr Robert Gardner, J.P., in seconding, said that the Board always looked to their late chairman for advice which he freely gav?. H -s death was a great loss to them as a Board. Ihe motion was passed in silence.—On tie notion of Mr J. N. Thomas, it wa-s resolved to record the vote on the minutes of the Board —Mr Richard Chambers proposed, and Mr T. Lewis Griffith seconded, that Mr O. H. Foulkes be elected chairman.—Mr C. Moreton Prichard proposed that Mr Wil- liam Jones should occupy the chair until the end of £ he year. This was seconded by I Mr Gardner. Nine voted for Mr Foulkes and six for Mr W. Jones. Mr Foulkes then I took the chair.—The Clerk reported that the following amounts were expended m out- door relief during £ be past three weeks: -Holyhead district, £ 115 Is, to 31« paupers. Aberffraw district, £ 74 15s, to J 186 paupers; Bodedern district, £ 71 14s 6d, to 193 paupers. Total decrease of 14s 4d M compared with the corresponding period last year. Owing to the prevalence of scarlet fever in the district it was decided that the workhouse children be kept in the house until further orders. — o§o——

Holyhead Urban District GobdcII The ordinfory monthly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday evening, when the following members were prs-scnt: —Mr W. D. Jones (chairman), Mr James Lans- bury (vice-chairman), Rev Canon Thomas, Rev John Hughes, Captain R. D. Roberts, Dr T. W. Clay, Messrs Forcer Evans, C. E. M. Prichard, O. Hughes, Jcseph Evans Josiah T. Griffith, Robert Roberts, Joseph Hall, 0. Hughes (Kingsland), R. E. Pnt- I chard, John James, Thomas Williams, Tom Roberts, together with Mr Rice R. Wil- liams (acting clerk), Mr Arthur Asquith (surveyor), and Mr D. Morris (collector).— Captain Binney wrote thanking the Fire Brigade for the services they rendered on the occasion of the fire which took place in December in the marine yard. The Chair- man remarked that he was glad that their services were appreciatod.-A letter was read from the Local Government Board sanctioning the borrowing of £ 475 for the purpose of an additional burial ground, and it was decided to make arrangements for the borrowing of the said sum. The seal of th" Council was affixed to a h, Jro-carbon licence for the railway company, and leave I was granted to erect a teleohone communi- cation from the Marine Yard to Longford House, tiie residence of Mr Orr. Permis- sion was also given to the Postmaster-Gen- eral to extend the telegraphic communice- tion along Tanlan and throusdx Vat-kin Row to the new Post Office. Mr J. Mo-ton Prichard's letter regarding the entn ce to the piece of land in front of Harp street was referred to the Sites G>inm ttee, and the question of purchasing a steam roller was submitted for the consideration of the Works Committee.On the mot^n of the Rev John Hughes, Mr Rice R_ appointed the" acting -rk of the Council TlTma-tter would be referred[ fr a commit- tee of the whole Council on Monflay even- ins in order to make arrangements for tne elect;on of a clerk.—A vote of sympatic was passed with Mr John Roberts, The Pines, Gors Avenue, in his illness. -o$o ——

Swyrfai District Council At a rueeting of tho Gwyrfai Dislrict Coun- cil held at Carnarvon on Saturday, Dr. Fraser, the county medical officer, called atteqtion to the large "number of infectious diseases which occurred in the district every year, and urg-ed -s the necessity of appointing a trained nurse to attend to the patients and to prevent the spread of infection. He reported that in one case a child had been carried to its grand- jnoihers bouse when arrangements had been made to ^ke it to the hospital.—Mr. R. B. Ellis asked why r'.c schools had not been closed.—Dr. Fraser expuduod that he did not think that was necessary. He had prevented the children from that house attenduig that school.' — Mr. R. B. Eilis asired if the case of a certain child who had died had been pro- perlv notified.—Dr Fraser replied that the child had died before he receivea the notifica- tion. — Mr R. B. Ellis: We oupht to expect the doctors to notify the cases as soon as they are certain what they are. If this had been done in- this case possibly one child's life would have been spared. Besides there is a treed deal too much overcrowding going- on in the country districts. — Dr Fraser stated that the doctor's explanation was that he had given the notification to his coachman to post, and that he had forgotten to post it. — Mr R. B. Ellis- Cannot we do something in a mattfer like this when doctors neglect their duty?— The Clerk: They can be fined. — Mr G. R. Hughes: This is a very serious matter. The doctors are quick enough to send their biiis in, and here we receive their notIfication after a child dies. We must press for more punctual notification. — Dr. Fraser said he did not think the Council would have a case, for they could not prove that the doctor in this instance had not notified immediately he came to the conclusion that the child was suffering from diphtheria. — It was eventually resolved that the Clerk should write to the doctor asking fo~ a full explanation of the case. — In replv to further questions as to the case of an out- break of diphtheria at a certain farm, Dr. Fraser explained that he could only account, for it in one way, and that was that a cat had died on the farm shortly before the first case broke out. They all knew that cats carried infection of this kind, and tho farm was so isolated that he.could not account for it in any other way.-—After a lout? discussiou it- was resolved to adjourn the quoa^on of appointing a trained nurse, and to approach the Carnar- von Town Council with a view tc getting- their consent to the use of the Borough Hospital for infectious diseases other than smallpox and that tho Gwyrfai hospital be reserved for smsllj-cx caaes froui lewu aad country. y.

1 THE PROPOSED TOWN AND I MARKET HALLS. t INTERVIEW WITH COUNCILLOR E. E. JONATHAN. j Councillor Jonathan, who became a mem- 7vfr ^10 Carnarvon Town Council last November, does not intend to let the grass grow under his feet. He went into the Council with an object,to study the interests of the ratepayers" as he himself '*• Evidently he is not satisfied with the 'procedure of the Council, and he means to put a brake on the municipal machinery, which, to his mind, has been going at too rapid a pace of late. At the last meeting of the Council Mr Jonathan strongly opposed Mr J. Issard Dn.vies' scheme to provide new municipal offices and a mariket hall, and he did so "in the interests of the ratepayers," his con- tention being that "the town is not in a nourishing state at present," and that the ratepayers are already too heavily bur- dened. Mr Jonathan, as everyone Knows, keeps one of the oldest business establish- ments in the town, and therefore, his opin- ion cannot be treated with contempt- In order to ascertain his views more fully with regard to the scheme already referred to, a representative of this papu" called upon Mr Jonathan the other day. The subject was broached without any pre- liminaries, and Mr Jonathan was only too willing to give his reasons for taking the stand he has. "I take it that your contention is that the Council should not embark upon any scheme, involving a large expenditure, with- out first of all consulting the ratepayers?" "Yes, that is my argument. The town councillors are merely servants of the rate- payers, who should be consulted before any heavy expenditure is incurred by the Town Council. If the Council were a self- elective body like the Harbour Trustees it would be quite a different matter. There are in Carnarvon at present man}* people who have the greatest difficulty to make both ends meet, and it would be an in- justice to increase their burden by adding to the already heavy rates. Carnarvon to- day cannot be compared with what it was 25 years ago. Then the trade of the town was in a flourishing state, but to-day it is not, and this is the opinion of many of the local tradesmen." "But do you not think that a pew town hall and a new market hall would increase the trade of the town?" "No; I cannot say that they would. If some people think that we are in great need of a hall capable of holding about 2000 why do they not form a company among themselves and build it? I am aware that there is a complaint that there is not a hall large enough for the purposes of a theatrical entertainment, but my contention is that the ratepayers should not be called upon to provide such a hall and bear the burden. As to the mar- ket hall, I believe that the Town Council will not be able to release themselves from an agreement they entered into with the Vaynol Estate to pay a certain sum yearly for the use of the place, and therefore this difficulty ought to be removed before en- tertaining such a scheme as the one pro- posed. I fail to understand why the Town Council should take up so large a scheme when there are other improvements needed in the town. These I need not mention as they have already been discussed in the Council; but, owing, perhaps, to the strong party feeling, which, I regret to say, has existed in the Council chamber for some years, they were not proceeded with, and as a result the town has suffered. It used to be a practice at one time for a Tory to oppose a scheme brought forward by a Liberal, and for a Liberal to oppose a scheme brought forward by a Tory for poli- tical reasons pure and simple. The in- tere,sta of the ratepayers were never con- sidered, a Tory or a Liberal being satisfied if he gain his own ends. To introduce politics into the Council of a small town like Carnarvon is suicidal, and had the members banished party feeling from the Council chamber years ago some of the improvements greatly needed to-day would have been carried out. I am at a lost to I know why a Ratepayers' Association can- not be formed in Carnarvon. If such an institution were formed the Council would bo able to ascertain the opinion of the ratepayers with regard to any important scheme of improvement." "Do you think that an improvement of the Anglesey Ferry would be likely to in- crease the trade of the town?" "Yes, I do. This is a question that de- serves the serious consideration of the Council. The Council, I understand, have powers under the local Act to spend up to £ 10,000 upon the improvement of the Ferry, I subject, of course, to the sanction of the Local Government Board after local in- quiry. I think that the original scheme for the erection of a pier at Trefarthin is still deserving of attention. When the Car- narvon Town Council can show the Angle- sey people that they mean to do all they can to improve the ferry communication, then, and not until then, will the Anglesey people come forward to help the Council to increase the trade between Anglesey and Carnarvon by constructing a light railway from the landing place to Brynsiencyn, Dwyran, Gaerwen, and other places."

WHAT THE WORK IN OMAN THINKS OF THE scheme. SCENE: FORTH-YR-AUR. TIME, 8 p.m. First Workmain: Well, Jack, I s'pose thou hast read the papper and hast seen all about the big scheme 'as. Mr Issard Da- viae browt afore the Council on Tuesday? Second Workman: Yes, Bill, I did see it; an' I also read it, and more nor that: I've corned to a axnciuar'on. 1st W.: And what is that? 2nd W. Oh, I think as Mr Issard Di- vies and them as foller him are in tbe right. Mr Issard Davies is a folate chap, mun. Sin he's gone to the Counci l he's made 'em all sit up. They iwur agleeptul there afo/re he went ;n, but lie s given "eir some Bnu. to clear their bra ns, and they are all of em now follert.ng 'im. 1st W. But, my dear fellow, thou art wandering, and it looks m if thou art goin' to shield theesel' behi nd Mr Issard Davies and take hold of 'is coat tails- The question is what about this big scheme to build a new t, town hall and a new market hall ? 2nd W. Well, as I've already .*«d, I be- lieve as Mr Issard Davies 'is in: the rght. I aui) go<'n' to foller Mr Issaxd Itavies cose he knows what he's tai!kin' about. Dast. thee. think Mr Issard Davies would go in for a scheme i ko that if he thowt it would na' pay? Not likely, mun. I'm a ratepayer ike thesel', yc knows, but I shalll foller Mr Issard) Davies. 1st W.: For goodness sake leave Mr Is- sard Da-vies, adotae, man, and put your OW-II brains, if ye've gotb any, at work. It's men like ye, as cannot judge for themselves, who a]r1e responsible for the w^r 'AX>ji all misery there is in ths country and in South Africa. PryOt devrLv. Iney havnt a m'.nd of their en n. and they foller a, duke, a marquis, or an.a.rl,a,'llythLllk in the shape of a man ne s got. a high-sound'n' name,—wherever be goes.^ ye ld~T" c* I,ong- f*0™' a biro -in the fight?'' Them are my sentiments, eld chap. Alia to this big scheme, I judge for mysel' as a rate- payer, and I do not hesitate to say as I'm against ivpendm' thousands of puuiuls for no purposa at all. It» all humoug to say as a new tow-Ai hall ajid a new market hall will briing more trade ;:jnto tJPo town. The things as will (.mprove the trade of the town have been left undone, 'CQSIe them as have oeen in the Cciuncil have been sleepin there. If the Anglesey terry had been improved years ago ttie trade between Carnarvon and Anglesey wciuldn t have goae down as it has. And what are they talkin about the trade of the town now fut r' 1L<Y Rhoukl haive looked to it year-i ago, instead of meeting together moii'h alter month and ta'lk away as if they were in a debatin' society fc«Jngm!» to one of the chapels. 2rd vV. But, Bill, ye must remember as the best men on the Council are for the scheme. There is J. T., John Davies vNed- eon), Dr. Parry, John Pr tchard, Dr. Joim, W. G. Thomas, aaid others. In fact only the celebrates, as J. T. caUs 'em, are against. And, by gunii, these will be cere- bratedi some day if they go on as they do. A man w.th hoaf an eye can see as the market hall we have no, is a disgrace t-0 the town. It is a miserable hole, wh.ch would have answered the purpose well in the dark atges. Now it is only fit. for a menagerie. I never seed such a mixture of a place in all my puff. On one. sidie ye can get nuts and cheese, and on the other beef, toffee, and sheep trots, whilst at one end ye can get butter and eggs, and at the other pqbatoes, aaid carrots, and apples, and ducks, and geese, and ml,ntrock. Here also ye can see a lot of intelligent gentlemen in a serious mood, smokng their pipes and discussing the ccirn trade, and, of course, "pris pacio," as they calls it. Then in the gallery a man can get liisself fitted out with jewellery like a marques, and' if he wants to become a street musician he can. get an liaocardion cr a mouth-organ very sheap. In the same gallery he can also get liooks treatin' of thayology and conchology and about how to dres* corns and buns, no bunions. Well, as to the town hall, I must say as we are badly in want of suoh a place. As Dr. Parry says, the Pavilio.. is too big and the Drill Hall tco far, and wie want a ball of. a flzo summav between them twq places. Goodness gracious if many a man wur to go on the st,a.gc, of the I Guild Hall when the place j* packed he would be snuffed out of existence. Oh, its terribly 'ot there, and after coming off a man ,s many pounds lighter after sweating. It ye want & Turk &h bath just go on the stage of the Guild Hall for about hoaf an hour. This is oose the ventilashun has been clogged by the dirt of ages. We want a hall as will hold about 2000 people, a hall as will do for pantos and them kilnd of things. Then ye iliuit consider as Mr Issard li)avies' scheme laB knocked in the head the daft proposal to spend ctver a thousand pounds to put a clock tower on the present hall, wbiicn is no bigger than a bird cage. An' ye knows very well, as Mr Issard Davies says, an I'm go»n to foller 'im, as bestimates tell a lie. As a rule ye can add a few 'undreds to 'em Well, I think ye must be convinced after what I have spoken, as a new town hall and a new market hall is wanted. 1st W.: Certainly not. If ye ask me I think as we are already spendin' too much an' get very little in return. Why don't the Town Council carry out t'other scbetm's a6 they've got in their pigeon hoiles ? By goln' back a dozen years 1 could name about as many schemes wh ch have been talked about, by the Council, but. where uro they to-day? Thevlye been buried never to rise no more. Don't ye remember I time when they were gotli2 to men Bangor street? What has come of that? Dead. What about the tramline to D'nat. TYnltei? I)ead, What about the I ght rail- way to Ebenezer ? Dead. What about the workmen's dwellings scheme? Well, h 1- most dead. What of the fccheme to maKe Pen Twthifl into a sort of a. Paradise ? Dead. Wliat about the road from Twthill to the Cliff or the Station ? Dead. Why. man, I think I could go on for ever, only I don't want to be too 'ard on the poor Town Counci. They seem to .be dornl things in a lopsidedi way. Not long ago they spent thousands o1" pounds <*i the gasworks, and "T now they're goin' in for electric light. Ye will see now as both the electric light and gas in a small place kjke Carnarvon cannot live together, that is both on 'em won't jay; one is bctnnid to suffer. A little patchin' at the gasWorkB would have an- swered the purpose until they got the eiv«- • trie light. By dotm' so they would have saved some thousands. Another lopsided thing they do Ss advertising the town as a waterin' place all over tho cofuntry, when there is no attraction here, and certainly no place to bathe. They invite people to coAie here to stay, but there are no lodgn houses for em. Let 'cam first of all oro- vide the attractions anil then aidvertisc But, my dear fellow, I think I've showed ye that there are many things to be done ere before gcr'n' in for new municipal buildings and so on. So good night, my friend. We snail meet again."

Presentation of War Medals at Conway On Saturday afteanoon the Conway Com- pany or the 3rd Volunteer Bactalicm of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers paraded at Conway, under the command of Captain Tuxfora, and marched to the Town Hall, there bo ng on parade, in addition to the commanding officer, Surgeon Captain Kendrick Davies and Lieutenant Evans Thomas. Captain Darbishvre and a contingent of the Pen- maenmawr Company of the same battalion were also present. To the Town Hall like- wise proceeded the scholars of the three National schools of the town, namely those for boys, giris, and infants, who were in charge of Mr Allen and the other masters and 0 mistresses. On the platform were assembled the Mayor of the borough (Mr Albert Wood) and a number of mem- bers of the Council, as well as Colonel and Mrs Dixon, of Llandudno, and other officers. The Mayor presented South African war medals to nine members of the company, seven belonging to Llandudno and two to Conway, who served in the war as members of the Volunteer Service Com- pany of the battalion. Colour Sergeant Hunt one- of the soldiers thus decorated, also received a medal for long service and good conduct. Mrs Dixon pinned the medals upon the tunics of the recipients, and the ceremony was witnessed w:,th much interest by the audience, who in- eluded a large number of the townspeople and who cheered enthusiastically the brave follows who were thus honoured. After- wards the Mayor presented to fourteon scholars from each of the three schools book prizes for good attendance, and a. New Year's gift, in the shape of a toy or some useful article, was also given to all the other children. The Mavor was heartily thanked for his generosity, and some school pongs were sung. Afterwards the volunteers were entertained bv the chief magistrate in the Market Hall. — o§o

A correspondent states that he has heard from a source which he has hitherto found perfectly reliable that a number of the secessionist quarrvmen have written to the Quarrymen's Committee, asking permission to ^Peak at next Saturday night's mass meeting.

BANGOR AND DISTRICT. That some surprise Ixas been excited by the fact. that at the last Quarter Sessions Itt Be&n- nMU]s the Chairman was not the recipient ot white gloves? That this may be accounted for possibly by the faet of the serious dlnass of the Clerk ot the Peace? Tha,t there are many applicants for the post>tN vacated by his death, most of which will be tilled by the Joint Police Committee, which meets to-day (Thursday) at Llangefni ? That the meeting of the Bangor City Coun- cil lust week was one of the briefest on record? That the example of brevity in the mode of procedure may be commended to the School Boojd? That a female complainant at the Bangof Police Court an Tuesday became so exas- perated at the persistency 01 a solicitor that she exclaimed with some watnnth "Wha.t is the use of my telling you if you don't be- li-eve me"? That after an she did not win the case? That a witness m the same court offered to give her evidence in "any language"? That the language in which she did give her evidence has yet to be classified, Welsh and English being intienmxed in a. most bewilder- ingmanner? Thait the new system which the local. post- men adopted with regard to "Christinas boxes" has been most successful, the public having evidently come to the conclusion that it was a, decided adva-nce upon the old method ? That tho question of purchasing the Bishop's Palace does not appear to be nicking much progress? That the weekly sitting of the B%ngor • Bench on Tuesday was as usual prolonged by cases arising out of the Bcthesda trouble? That for once no ex-officio magistrate put iu an appearance? Thllt Mr. J. Evan Roberts has at last real- ised his ambition of eleven years ago, having this week completed the purchase of the Gor- phwysfa estate? That the cabmen's shelter given to the city by Mrs. Henry Platt now presents a. respect- able appearance? That it was a bold bid on the part of the City Council to request that the installation of the Prince of Wales into the Chancellorship of the University should take place at Ban- gor? That, unfortunately, the city has no public hall in which such an important function could take place? That the pantomime for which the Marquis of Anglesey is responsible ,s still running merrdy, tickets for adrrission • to his Gaiety Theatre lwing 111 great demand and accom- modation for audiences at a premium? That Messrs Jarvis and Fester, the "design- ers of the eloborate programme are inundated witr. request* for copies, especially for those printed on white sai in? That this fad of his lordship, besides pro- viding amusement and enjoyment for many scores of people. numbers coming from a distance, is likewise a source of profit to the district, That owing to its popularity the run of the elaborately got-up show i* likelv to be pro- longed to an indefinite date? That one of the London daily papers -ent to the expense of sending down a special cor- respondent to write up the performance and to elaborate the gems with which his Tord- ship bedecks his get up as Pekoe? That is was a vry proper act on the part of the Bangor subscribers to the handsome -'1 T .1 'T"t_. rhyn's daughter to purchase the same from a from locai tradesman instead of. as is too fre- quently the case upon such occasions, of making the purchase elsewhere? That it i:' not improbable that at the rpirt meeting of tho Executive Committee of th9 Baneor National. TRi^n^rU-

I Charges of Forgery at Bangor. A YOUNG MAN IN TROUBLE. At Bangor Police Court on Tuesday, a young man named William Thomas Wil- liams, residing at Kyffm Square, was charged with having forged (1) a receipt for 16s 8d, (2) a receipt for £ 1 4s 2d, and (3) endorsing a cheque dated Dec. 24th. 1901, payable to Mr. Griffith Griffiths on order, and signed Joseph Lloyd. The accused, Mr. Dew explained, was in the employ of Mr. Joseph Lloyd, master plumber, who had done some business vith Mr Griffith Griffiths, The Smithy, G'anrafon, Bangor, and a bill wa, sent (o Mr. Lloyd for the sum of 16s 8d. Mr. Lloyd, after receiving the bill, handed the money over to the accused to pay Mr. Griffiths and he brought back the receipted bill datea June 21st, "settled with thanks, G. Griffith- It would be proved that Mr. Griffiths never received the money, and that the signature was forged. The accused represented that the bill had been paid, but another bill was sent after Jlille for £ 1 4s 2d. and ;he money was again en- trusted to the accused to 4>av to Mr. Griffith Griffiths. He went to Mrs. Griffiths, her husband being bedridden at the time, and she told him that the bill for 10s 8d had not been paid, and she sug- gested that this amount should be in- cluded in the bill he was about to pay, and t that she should place the amount above the other. The accused, however, dis- suaded her, and she put the amount in the bottom. No money was then paid in respect of that bill, which was evidently receipted by the prisoner. A cheque en- closed in a letter was given to the accused to pay another bill to Ml-. Griffith Grif- fiths, but he came back and said that Mr. Griffiths had laughed at the letter, and told him (accused) to ask Mr. Lloyd to cash the cheque, which ostensibly bore the signature of Mr. Griffiths. Mr Llovd handed £ 1 4s to the prisoner, but that money never reached Mr. Griffiths. Joseph Lloyd, master plumber, carrying on business in Waterloo Street, Bangor, said that up to Jan. 4th, accused was em- ployed by him as a general servant. In the course of last year Griffith Griffiths, blacksmith, Glan'rafon, did some work for witness, and he received a bill amounting to 16s 8d in respect of that work: witness handed the accused 16s 8d to settle th3 bill, and he afterwards brought it back bearing a receipt. In Dec. last year, wit- ness received another bill from Griffith Griffiths amounting to £1 4s 2d, and wit- ness drew out a cheque for £1 4s, and at- tached two stamps on the cheque. He placed the cheque with a letter in an en- velope, and handed it to the accused to take to Mr. Griffiths. On the following day he saw the accused, who brought with him the second receipt, and on the follow- ing Friday he told witness that Griffiths said he had no account in the bank and that he was unable to change the cheque. He also said that Mr. Griffiths would be very much obliged if witness would give him the cash. Witness noticed that the cheque had been endorsed. Upon that re- presentation witness handed him £1 4s in cash, the cheque being left with witness. On Dec. 31st he was somewhat surprised to receive a bill for £2 Os lOd to account rendered, and in consequence of receiving that he went to see the accused the next morning. He asked the accused what the bill for zC2 Os lOd meant, and he replied that Ihere had been a mistake. The ac- cused offered to see Mr. Griffiths, but wit- ness refused and sent a plumber named David Jones, who told the accused on his return that he had not paid a halfpenny. The accused offered to see Mr. Griffiths. Witness received a communication from D. Jones as the result of which he sent for the accused, who said that he was very sorry, and that he had spent the money. Mrs H Griffiths, wife of Griffith Grif- fiths, blacksmith, Glan'rafon, Bangor, gave evidence to the effect that she had made out a bill against Mr Joseph Lloyd, but she denied writing tiio receipt on the bill (produced). When accused presented the second bill she suggested that the amount of the first bill which was not set- tled with her, should be placed above the next bill, but he demurred, saying that Mr. Lloyd wished to pay separately. The words on the receipt stamp were not writ- ten by her or her husband, nor was the endorsement on the back of the cheque in her handwriting. P.C. D. Morris Jones, stationed at Ban- gor deposed to arresting the prisoner on Jan. loth for forgery. In reply to the charge he said, "I have nothing to say." He was also charged with having forged and uttered a re%eipt for 16s 8d and forg- ing the name of Griffith Griffiths upon a cheque for £ 1 4s. In reply he said, I did not write the names on them myself. I was present when it was done, but I will not say who wrote them." On being charged with stealing the whole of the money he admitted having spent it. The Chairman asked if any evidence was to be produced as to the handwriting of the accused. Mr. Dew replied that it was not neces- sary to produce the handwriting of the accused, who, if he was present when the receipts were written, was equally guilty. The accused, when asked if he had any- thing to say in defence, said, "I didn't sign one of the papers myself." He was committed to the Carnarvon- shire Assizes. A further charge of obtaining goods by false pretences was preferred against the accused. Mr. S. R. Dew explained that on Dec. 24th the accused went to the shop of Mr. R. T. Williams, The Paragon, 135, High Street, Bangor, and represented to Mr. Williams that he had been sent by his em- ployer, Mr. Lloyd, for three silk ir.uf- flers and three cloth caps. Apparently he led Mr. Williams to believe that he was obtaining them for his employer. That was a false statement; Mr. Lloyd never sent him. Mr. Wiliams got these goods back in some way after they had been worn. R. T. Williams, The Paragon, bore out the opening statement, and added that. the cost of the articles was 14s lOd. He would uct have parted with the goods if he had not believed that they were for Mr Lloyd. He received the goods back after they had been worn. Joseph Lloyd, plumber, in the course of his,evidence, denied having authorised the accused to purchase caps and mufflers at the shop of Mr Williams on Dec. 24th. P.C. R. H Jones (53) deposed to charg- ing the accused with obtaining goods by false pretences from the establishment of Mr. R. T. W iiliams. In reply he said, I went to the shop and asked Mr. Wil- liams to show one cap and 'one silk muf- fler. The little boy in the shop gave me tnree caps and three silk mufflers to fit, and* I took them all. In about three days after that I saw the boy pn the street, and I told him I was going to bring tV-> caps and two mufflers back, aiia that I was going to keep one muffler for myself. I never mentioned Mr. Lloyd's name while in the shop buying the caps and mufflers that day. The accused was committed to the J "I. ( allowed, on the application of Mr. Huw Rowland, the accused in JL10 and two sureties in JM each.

Carnarvon County Court Wednesday, before His Honour Sir Horatio Llovd. AN APPLICATION. Mr. Trevor Roberts made an application with regard to the will of Richard Rowland. cabinet maker, Carnarvon, deceased for the appointment of two gentlemen to act as trustees under section 38 of the Settled Land Act, 1882. The proposed trusiees were Mr. Arthur Rowlands, town clerk of Rhyl, aud Mr. J. Francis Burgess, a clerk in the offices of the iRhvl District Council. The applica- tion was granted. EQUITY CASE. In the matter of Hugh John Ellis, Moriah terrace, Carnarvon, an infant, Mr. M. E. Nee (Messrs. Nee and Gordon Roberts) made an application for the confirmation of an order for maintenance made by His Honour at the previous court. Messrs. J. T. Roberts (Messrs. J. T. Roberts and Davies) opposed for one of the trustees (Mr. John 0. Jcnes, Pool side, Carnarvon), who objected to tho order on the ground that, the boy's foster- father ought to maintain him. Th., Registrar had made enquires since the last court, andl recommended the order asked for. His Hon- our confirmed the order, allowing the peti- tioner's solicitor's costs, but disallowing the trustee's costs. A PENYGROES CASE. This was an adjourned case, in which David Evans, Pointer, Penygroes, sued Messrs. Greenail, Whitley ard Co., brewers Warring. ton, OWDf.rs, and A B. Garrod, late teuant of the Stag s Hotel. Penygroes, to recover the sum of £ 23 7s. for work cone at the hotel. Mr S. R. Dew (instructed by Mr H. C Da- vies) appeared for the plaintiff; Mr J. Brvn Roberts, M.P. (instructed by Messrs. Carter, "Vincent and Co.) for the brewers; and Mr Richard Roberts for Gairod. The question to be decided was whether the work had ')et'Il ordered by Messrs Greenall, Whitley and Co., or by Mr Garrod. Considerable evidence was given at the previous court.—Mr R. Roberta called Mr Garrod to give evidence. He »feic! that he had been tenant of Messrs. Greenail. Whittey and Co. for eleven years. Two H'aTS ago he received his first notice to quit, but that was withdrawn, and the rent reduced. The house was in a bad state of repair, and the brewers arranged to repair it. The con- tract was let to Mr Evan Jones, but owing to a dispute the contract was not carried out m itsentirety, though new stairs and lavatories were put in. He then detailed the repairs carried out, which he maintained were done at the request of the owners.—Further evi- dence having been given, His Honour reo served judgment. (§)

HP YOU KNOW CARNARVON AND DISTRICT, That the year book of the Corporation re- flects great credit upon the compiler (Mr D. H. Jones, borough accountant): That it contains a mass of interesting in- formation? That the movement to acquire Northgate House M a Church Army Labour House ha." fallen through? That there was no case for hearmg at tho Carnarvon County Petty ^Sessions an Sat- urday ? That the new ^tenner "Seiolit" belonging to the Harbour Trust towed the first vessel ooit of the harbour on Moiidav ? That the Rev W. 0. Jones, B.A., lat4t paftor of Chatham street chapel, Liveirpool, s announced to preach at the Guild Hall to- n;ght (Thursday), to-morrow (Friday), and Saturday? 1 That the Welsh Cup Competition at the Oval on Saturday created a grea,t deal of in- terest ? That the shouta of the Poirtmadoc suppor- ters at the oommenceanen t of tiie game made una fear that the home team would be de- feated:? That. however, the game resulted in favour of Carnarvon by five goads to one ? That the draw for the Semi-final round of the Welsh cup took place on Wednesday? That Carnarvon will have to piav either Wrexham or Newtown in the next round?