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GOLF. RHOS-ON-SEA CLUB. The handicap Bogey competition for bronza medal, played on Saturday, resulted in a. tie of 1 up between Mr A. Grant and Mr A. J. Page. It will be played off during this week. Seven entered.
CURIOUS POACHING CASE.
CURIOUS POACHING CASE. AN YSPYTTY FARMER FINED. ) Before the Cerrigydnixdiou magistrates, on Monday, John Hughes, Cerrig Gell Gwm, Ys- pytty," near Bettwsycoed, was summoned by J. R. S, M'Leod, supervisor of Inland Revenue, Rhyl. for killing game without having a license or certificate on the 5t.h October last. Mr A. O. Evans appeared for the 9efondant. The case oame on first on the 16th. December, when evi- dence was given by Donald Cameron., game- keeper in the employ of Colonel Wynne Finch, to the effect that he had seen the defendant oa the day in question on a plot of glebe land, with a gun in his hand. and axjcompanied by a. dog. He shot at a covey of grouse, killed one (which he picked up), and then ran towards his own house. Witness followed, and saw de- fendant going to the barn with the bird in his hand but did not catch him. He knew defend- ant well. and was certain he was the man. For the defence. R. Owen Orson, in the employ of the defendant, said he heard shots on the 5th of October, and saw a man running to the barn. The man was not the defendant, the latter being at the time away from home. At this stage, the magistrates adjourned the case, the solicitor hr: th? defence stating that at the next court. he would produce the man who had fired the shot. —At the second hearing1 on Monday, the defendant himself was called, and stoutly denied that he ever handled a gun at all on the 5th of October.—Ellen Hughes, defendant's daughter, said she saw the keeper following man into the farmyard, but the man was not her father. In cross-examination, witness admitted having taken out a- gun license at Yspytty at 7 p.m. on the date of the alleged1 offence, but she did that because the keeper had frightened her.—The magistrates considered the case proved, and fined the defendant 10s and costs, which were paid.
STRANGE CASE AT CARNARVON.
STRANGE CASE AT CARNAR- VON. THE CONSUL AND THE NURSE. PORTDINORWIC GIRL'S SAD TALE. On Saturday, at the Carnarvon County Petty Sessions, a. young girl, named Annie Eames, of Portdiaorwic, sought an affiliation order against Mr Luis F. Gabuardi, Consul for Nicaragua in Manchester. J. Menzies. Esq., J. Issard Da- vies, Esq., John Davies, Esq., and D. P. Wil- hams. Esq.. were the magistrates present; Mr H. Lloyd Carter appeared for the applicant, and Air Buckley, of Messrs Batty. Ford and Buck- ley, Manchester, defended. At the outset. Mr Buckley told the court that lie appeared there, under protest to defend Mr Gabuardi, who. as a foreign consul, was exempt from attending a court outside the town ki which he resided. < Mr Carter held that Mr Buckley desired to claim the rights of an Ambassador for a Consul. He had authorities to prove that the defendant was not exempt, and could not claim the same immunity as Ambassadors. The Bench over-ruled the objection; but at the request of Mr Buckley they made a note of it. Mr Carter then proceeded to state his case. Miss Eames, he said, was 21 years of age, and the daughter of poor but respectable parents, re- siding at Portdinorwic. She went to Manchester in November, 1900, and entered the service of a family at Withington. She first met defendant at a Roman Catholic Church, where he made him- self very agreeable to her. Subsequently, he made appointments to meet her. and they used to walk together in Albert Park. In February. 1901, she went at his invitation to his office in Oxford-street. Here. Mr Carter added, miscon- duct took place, and also at a subsequent date. When she became aware of her condition, she told the defendant, and he suggested that she should go away to Blackpool, and that he would pay all expenses. At first, she agreed to do so but subsequently she changed her mind, and de- oided to go to Anglesey, to her aunt, at Valley. Defendant went with her to Chester and they stayed together at a respectable hotel for two nights under the name of Mr Rannieggi and lady. Defendant paid her fare to Anglesey, a,nd after the child had been born, the girl. with Miss Bryant. a nurse, called at defendant's office in Manchester, when the defendant said that his solicitor should send her money. Subsequently he denied the paternity. In the course of her evidence, complainant said that their first meeting took place in chapel, in January, 1901. Defendant came to the pew which she occupied. Their acquaintance grew. a.nd defendant used to take her for a walk to Albert Park. On February 6th they met at a railway station, a.nd, upon defendant's invitation, slie accompanied him to his offices in 41. Oxford- street. Defendant handed her a glass of sherry, which she took; then, after a brief struggle, he assaulted hr. They again met on February 10th. and went for a walk. The same week he took complainant into a theatre, and on their mT called at defendant's office, where he took advartt^rre of her. At this juncture, witness fainted, "and had to be cgped out. On her re- turn she wa»s cross-exanffied by Mr Buckley. During March defendant presented her with two blouses, and costly boxes of chocolates. She was in the habit of visiting the shop of a Mr Mussey, in Withington. but only on business. She used to see Mr Gabuardi in Withington in the mornings. Witness denied that she had accepted any fee from defendant. He put a handkerchief to her mouth.—Mr Buckley You did not say that before.—Witness said that she did not care to go into the details.—In one way she thought that her action was a wrong one: but Mr Gabuardi had such a winning way about him. When they went to Chester they stayed together at a. hotel, and defendant registered his name in the book as Mr Rannieggi and My." explaining to plaintiff that "lady" meant "wife." They left Chester for Manchester to get her luggage-, and defendant gave her lis to proceed to Valley, Anglesey.—Elizabeth Bryant, nurse, testified that she attended defendant, and went to Manchester with her, and had an interview with defendant.-—Cross-examined She did not know anything about the Chester business. W it- ne-ss told Mr Gabuardi that the child was a i picture of him.—Mary Spratts. nurse in services at Withington, testified that she had seen de- fendant and complainant frequently together, and thev appeared as lovers. She remembered de- fendant suggesting that complainant should go to I Blackpool." During complainant's absence from Manchester, witness went to Mr Gabuardi's office to get complainant's address. Defendant sug- gested that witness should come and live with him, and she replied that she was disgusted with him. Defendant had received a cross letter from Annie Eames. and was note going to answer it.— In replv to Mr Buckley, witness said that de- tendant spoke very broken English, but she could understand him. She had seen him kissing Miss Eames in her presence. Mr Buckley, for the defence, said that this "Was a ease of extracting money from Mr Gabuardi,—a deliberate attempt to blackmail an official of a foreign Government. Defendant did not denv that he had been intimate with the girl; but- the evidence as given by defendant as to the material fact was an absolute lie. He said that defendant's story was not supported by any corroborative evidence. She had stated that she had been in. defendant'si office in February. De- fendant had no offices at all in Oxfordy-street until April- W. B. Knowles, cashier at Messrs George Benson and Son, estate brokers, valuers j and accountants, 8, York-street, Manchester, testified that his firm received the rent of the offices III 41,: Oxford-street. To his knowledge.? defendant- aid not occupy those offices at the times .sntt-d. 11nd only signed an agreement of tenancy in March. was then called and gave his evidence in very broken Eng- lish. The girl had only been with him at the offices at 41 Oxford-street. The first office he held in Pic^'illy, and in April, last year, he moved to n • rd-street. each occasion. 11., had invn noncv.—The Bench retired, and upon^ther made an order for 58 a week and Mr i^ckler said tInt he should feel necessary to appeal or to prosecute.
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LLANDUDNO HOTEL CASE.
LLANDUDNO HOTEL CASE. ACTION AT THE ASSIZES. CLAIM FOR COMMISSION. On Monday, at the Carnarvonshire Assizes, before Mr Jostice Walton and a special jury, E. O. Parry and Sons, auctioneers and estate agents Llandndno, sued the Chester and North- gate Brewery Company, Ltd., with Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co., brewers, joined as a third party, to recover JE127 balance cf commission upon a sale of the Stanley Hotel, Llandndno. Mr Trevor Lloyd (instructed by Messrs Pritchard, Henderson, and Co.) appeared for the plaintiff. Mr Montgomery (instructed by Messrs Birch, Cullinson, and Douglas) for the defen- dants, and Mr Moss, M.P. (instructed by Messrs Chamberlain and Johnson), for the third party. Plaintiff's counsel said that the transaction occurred so far back as 1897, and the claim was based upon a contract partly constituted by letters and an agreement afterwards entered into between the three parties. In October, 1897, the late Mr Kemp, who was then managing director of the defendant company, accepted the plaintiff as their agent for the sale of the Stanley Hotel, fixing his commission at 2! per cent. pro- vided he sold for £7000, whereupon the plaintiff replied that if he received JE6000 the defendant's agent ought to be in a position to pay 3! per cent. Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co. became the buyers for £6500, and their district manager, Mr Mayger, had an interview at Chester with the plaintiff and Mr Kemp, when the plaintiff 1 agreed to accept a commission of £200 to be I paid in equal proportions by vendors and pur- chasers. Mr Kemp demurred to paying half, but agreed to pay £50. Though, however, the purchasers paid their share at once, the defen- dants had not paid the plaintiff one farthing, ever since. Counsel added that the transactions resulted in a profit of JE3000 for the defendants. The plaintiff having given evidence in support of counsel's opening statement, Mr James Mayger, manager for North Wales of Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co., gave his recollection of the transaction, which was that Mr Kemp pro- mised to recommend his directors to pay Mr Parry £50 in addition to what Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co. would pay him. Mr W. H. Owen, auctioneer, Carnarvon, gave it as his opinion that 3! per cent. was a fair and just commission. Mr Montgomery, for the defence, contended that there was no claim for JB50 on the plaintiff's own showing. Mr Marshall, secretary of the Northgate Brewery, Chester, gave evidence for the defence. The witness read a portion of a report by Mr Kemp, which was to the effect that the Stanley Hotel was sold to Messrs Ind, Coope and Co. for JE6500 nett, Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co. paying the commission. Mr Kemp had denied having made any promise.—Cross-examined, Mr Kemp had authority to sell for £6700, but actually sold I for less. At the conversation referred to Mr Parry objected to sign the award until he was paip £50.. The jury awarded the plaintiff JE50, and ad- journed till Tuesday morning the consideration of the effect of the agreement between the defendants and Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co.
APPLICATION TO SET ASIDE THE…
APPLICATION TO SET ASIDE THE VERDICT. p On Tuesday morning, Mr Montgomery asked his lordship for judgment notwithstanding the verdict of the jury. He was sorry Mr Trevor Lloyd was not present. Hia Lordship intimated that Mr Trevor Lloyd I had seen him, and had said he would address him at Beaumaris. I Mr Montgomery replied that he could not be at Beaumaris, whereupon the Judge suggested Mold. Ultimately, on the suggestion of Mr S. Moss, M.P., his Lordship consented to enter into the whole matter at Chester. Mr Montgomery then raised the question whether under the agreement between Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co., and the Chester and Northgate Brewery Co., the former were bound to indemnify the latter for the amount of the commission. Mr Samuel Moss, M.P., intimated that he would like his lordship to hear what he had to say in that matter. His Lordship said that he had taken the view that there was just sufficient evidence at the previous hearing to go before a jury. Mr Montgomery demurred. He wished to Irgue the point. After some further discussion, Mr Mont- gomery proceeded to read the agreement bear- ing date December 20th, 1897, providing that Messrs Chamberlain and Johnson should act as solicitors for both parties in the matter of the sale, and that the purchasers (Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co.) should pay the whole of their charges" as well as whatever commission shall be due from the vendors to Mr E. O. Parry, Llandudno, in respect to this sale and purchase." He submitted that this entitled him to an in- demnity. His Lordship pointed out that the words whatever commission shall be due from the vendors to Mr E. O. Parry" would have materially assisted the plaintiff's case. The com- mission was not an absolute fixed sum. The actual sum awarded the plaintiff Parry, JE150, was not mentioned. Mr Moss said that Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co. had agreed to pay a certain stipulated sum. o His Lordship said the amount of commis- sion had been settled by the verdict of the jury. Mr Moss demurred. He bad knowledge of facts which were material facts in support of his case at the previous hearing, but he had been prevented from cross-examining witnesses. He would like to have those witnesses recalled be- fore he could be bound by the verdict of the jury on the previous day. There was the inter- view of the 7th of December, 1897, the only one at which all the parties to this matter were present. At the interview the vendors wanted the purchaser to pay the legal expenses and the commission. Mr Mayger, for the purchaser, said he must know what the amount of the commission was to be, and said that he would not go beyond £100. Parry agreed to this, and said he would see what he could get from the Brewery Company. There was no contract on the part of Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co. to pay more than £100. That was the understanding at the discussion on December 7th, and that governed the amount of commission as being one from the vendors to Parry. The £100 then I agreed upon must therefore be the amount re- ferred to in the clause read by Mr Montgomery, The vendors knew at the time that this £ 100 was the amount, the whole amount, for which Messrs Ind, Coope, and Co. would make them- selves liable in the way of commission. The agreement read by Mr Montgomery gave the terms agreed upon on December 7th. His Lordship aid no, for the terms of December 7th were for a fixed sum of £ 100, while the clause in the agreement read what- ever commission shall be due." Mr Moss contended that Mr Mayger's position on behalf of Ind, Coope, and Co., on December I 7th, was that he would pay £100 and no more. His Lordship said that unfortunately the agreement did not express that. The unfor- tunate part of it was that Mr Kemp, who repre- sented the vendors at the interview of December 7th, promised to use his influence with the directors to pay another £50. Mr Moss again contended that the agreement could do nothing more than embody the terms of [ the arrangement of December 7th. His Lordship said in that case it would be a case of rectification, because the agreement as it stood certainly did not embody the terms of December 7th. It left Ind, Coope, and Co. liable for the commission whatever it might be. Mr Mayger's position at the interview was that whatever the Brewery Company p*id as com- mission Ind, Coope would only pay £100. But the agreement as distinctly stated that whatever commission the Brewery Company would pay Ind, Coope would pay. ir Moss contended that the S50 was entirely a metier between Mr Kemp and the plaintiff Psrrv « His Lord ship said that had Parry consented to take £100, and no more, there would have been an end of it. lIe (hIS lordshl) beHeved that Pftrrv did so consent, but the jury took a different view. Mr Mayger was distinct and decided, but Mr Kemp was not. Mr Moss said he would have to ca.l evidence and ask his lordship to rectify. His Lordship: You contend that you have to pay £100 and no more? Mr Moss: Yes. His Lordship If you can make that out Mr Moss: I have no doubt about it, my lord. Mr Montgomery contended that Mr Moss had uo case except on the point of rectification. His Lordship held he could not settle the matter without evidence. He could, therefore, only 'et the whole matter etanver for hearing at Chester. It would not be taken the first day..
LLANDUDNO URBAN COUNCIL.
LLANDUDNO URBAN COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of tiie Llandudno Urban District Council was held on Tuesday, the mem- bers present being —Councillors R. Roberts. J.P (presiding), W. Bevan. John Owen (Avallon), John Jones (Cedars), R. J. Williams, T. W. Griffith, Shaw Thewlis, James McMaster, Robert Clay. W. Williams, Sam Chantrey, Davy Garic Roberts, R. Bellis, W. O. Williams, J. 0. Thomas, Edward Thorp, and the officials. THE WATER AND GAS CONCERNS A DEFICIT. The following report bv the clerk on the water and gas accounts for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1901, was submitted:—"I beg to present herewith the annual statement of accounts of the water and gas undertaking for the year ended on the 31st day of March last. On a comparison with last year s gas statement it will be seen that the actual receipts this year are £1544 in excess of last year. This is mainly accounted for by the increased receipts in re- spect of gas and residuals. In consequence of the increase in the price of coal, it will be re- membered that during the year the nrice of gas supplied to consumers was raised from 3s to 3s 4d per 1000 cubic feet, and the price of residuals was also increased1. During the year 62,639,100 cubio feet of gas were sold to private consumers as against 60,944,300 the previous year, or an increase of over one and a half millions. The expenditure on the gas account was £13,2ó7, as against £11,788 last year. After providing for the repayment of loans and interest, includ- ing annuities and the annual' contribution to the sinking fund, there was a deficiency of £224. The chief item of expenditure during the year was for coal, this alone entailed a payment of £1329 more than last year. The only mother item of extraordinary expenditure to which at- tention need be called is that for the alteration and repairs to the stoker's cottages, amounting to _£113. It is worthy of note that the bad debts and allowances during the year were £172. as .against JB19 the previous year. After deducting th'e deficit on the year, the accumu- lated balance in the treasurer's hands was re- duced to £541 I would suggest that the greater part of this sum. say £500, should be added to the depreciation fund This would .increase the fund to £1500. With regard to the price of gas, I do not feel that I can recommend that it can be reduced at present in view of the in- creased expenditure which will have to be in- curred dining the year in relation- to new loans which have been raised to defray the cost of the new gas holder and manager's residence, and for the purchase of gas cookers. With regard to the water concern, I think that on the whole the year's statement is fairly satisfactory. The deficit it will be seen is £55. It must be re- membered. however, that during the year the contribution for water for flushing sewers was reduced by the council from £250 to £200. I would point. out too that the bad debts and allowances for domestic supply during the year amounted to £111, whilst the previous year it was only £13. I ought to mention that since August '1900. no rent has been paid in respect of the use of Talycafn Bridge in consequence of there being more than cne claimant for the money. The half-year's rent is £40. I would like to call the committee's attention to the following figures in relation to the Great Orme Water Scheme. Expenditure Repayment of 12s; interest on loan, J3152 18s engine driver s wages. £ 78- insurance of engmes% etc., £ 7; oil etc., etc., (say) £ 5; total, £ 383 10s. Re- ceipts Water charges, £50." Mr T W. Griffith, in moving the adoption oi the above, and water and gas committee's re- port generally, said that it would be seen that the receipts of the gas concern for the year ended March 51st last compared with the pre- vious veir showed an increase of £ 1544. lhat up from rte price0rf%asawas mireased from isto'X 4d per^1000 cubic, feet durag the year, ccLrittl only bene&ted from that for six months, the increase being only in opera. fon for that Period during that year. JJher- wise, tier* ,<»Vd A 09um aSCVll35Sw £ r spent"upon repairs that were absolutely necessary on the stoker s tages at the gasworks. Bad debt, ances during the year amoune amount pared with £ 19 the previous veay The amount £ f IHmo"SS* C ^H^aS K. annuities out STaccumulTed balance oE £ 765 remaining the trealurer's hands, and being in a sense tbe propmy of the water and gas comtnlttee for tJJ.e time being. That money wa the ba1anc time to time during the prosperous years m he history of the gas concern, about £1500 having been used in buying up annuities from timeto time He considered the suggestion to add £ 500 to the depreciation fund very opportune. Looking at their gas concern from every stand^ uoint he felt that the undertaking, in face ot the numerous obstacles which b»d marred, it^ position somewhat during reoeix y ficulariy the electric light committee who had tiken awav an unprecedented number of ga« ion that thev had cause to be thankful and to take courage, 'for with a. reduction in the price of coal. they might look forward to better tames. Nevertheless, the committee could not at present feel justified in recommending any reduction m the orice of gas. The water concern, when it was taken into consideration that a sum of £8000 had already been expended on the new 15m. main, was very satisfactory, and the committee had under consideration the possibility of n- creasing their revenue in the near future. He believed that there was no seaside resort on the North Wales coast that- could compare fav- ourably with Llandudno in its price for gas, or in its plentiful supply of pure and undiluted water. Mr McMaster. in seconding the adoption of the report, congratulated Mr Griffith upon his clear statement. If the chairmen of other com- mittees were to follow his example, they might have less talk in the, council.. Mr T. W. Griffith, in reply to Mr John Jones (Cedars), stated that the collector was in L way responsible for the bad debts incurred, and there was no blame attached tl) him. Mr J. Jones: I am very glad to near A. In replv to a further question. Mr 1. • Griffith said that he could hold out no hope, of a reduction in the price of gas. There was no other town in North Wales that did not pay meter. But having abolished meter rents, it was a loss of revenue to the committee. It the" had not adopted the cookers they would not Vve sold the amount of sras they had sold, by some millions of cubic feet. Consequent y, their deficit would have been greater. The report was then adopTeo- (RiKDUCTlOy INTWEBRICE OF ELEC- ]OITY. The electric light committee recommended that the charge, for electricity be reduced from 6d to 6d per unit where the current is supplied on the flat rate, and that where it is supplied on the maximum demand system., the charge be 7d per hour for the first hour as before, but that thE" rate afterwards be 2d per hour instead of 34d. Mr R. J. Williams, in moving the adoption, of the recommendation, said that Rhyl had already reduced its price. He might also say that the electrical engineer informed him that the tend- ers for the new plant should be accepted as soon as possible. Mr Chantrey seconded the motion. Mr Thewlis observed that seeing that the water and gas concerns had been a, financial 'oss. he considered that the committee should reconsider the matter. It was anything 'but sound financial policv to reduce the price of the only commodity that showed profit. Mr 'MrfNlaster said that Lla.ndudno was one and indivisible, and the trading departments of the council should stand or fall together. The strong profitable concerns, if there were any, ought to help and support the weak and unpro- fitable ones. The electrical light committee said that they applied £500 towards the reduc- tion of the rates. Well, they took £493 out of the rate for the public lighting of 48 lamps, which amounted to over £10 a lamp. and they kept them blazing on moonlight mights, which was 3 waste of money. He was not satisfied with the accounts of the electric light commit- tee. The amount credited to the works com- mittee for materials consumed for fuel wa.s not at all commensurate with the cost of that de- partment, but It tended to keep down the wst of generating electricity. Instead of the £50, the .amount debited to the electric light com- mittee, they should put down half the oost of collecting the materials burned. If they did that, away went their profit at one fell swoop. They had an estimate by the electrical engineer at a meeting of the council in committee on January 9th. In that estimate, he stated that the cost of fuel for generating 100,000 units would 1bê£156. Last year, they sold, all told, 241,271 units. The cost of (fuel for generating that was j3520. And, according to the ordin- ary method of calculation, he found that it worked out at about £215 per 100,000 units, or a difference of £59, compared with the estimate of the engineer. He was not an expert in elec- trical matters, but he hoped that he had some notion: of the proportion of things. He wa.nted information and more light, and he would like to have more time to digest those things. In the annual abstract of accounts from all towns having electric works, and which appeared in an electrical journal the other day, one 'being Alderlev, near Manchester, where 14,344 units were generated, 38 towns exceeded Llandudno in the cost of generating, while 93 towns were under them, and fifteen of them were metro- politan, where the wages of workmen were in- finitely higher than theirs. [He was of opinion that the price of electricity should not be re- duced at present. The gas concern had been rendered unprofitable by the electric light un- dertaking, and the difficulties of the town in relation to the gas and the water concerns would, he feared, be very .great in the future. Mr T. W. IGriffith agreed with IMr that all the trading concerns were all. in a sense, one. And they should look upon the water and gas and the electric light concerns as one. If there was a deficiency on one, the other should make it up. They were continually adding to their loans, and they should remember that they must pay for them. They had. no right to go upon the rates. Suppose there was a de- 6cit of JB1500 on the water and gas concerns next year, where were they going to get the money? They should come from the other con- cems. Mr John Owen (Avallon): Why? Mr T. W. Griffith pointed out that they could not recover any deficit on the water and gas concerns until they had raised the price of gas to 6s 6d per 1000 cubic feet- He would rather wait for another twelve months before taking such a step the one then proposed. Mr Edward Thorp believed that the electric light concern should bear its own burden, and the gas and water concerns should do likewise. The consumers who used electric light should have it at a reasonable price, and should not hf called upon to pay other people's rates. The electric light committee had voted £-500 toward the relief of the rates, and carried £300 to the reserve fund. I )' Mr John Owen (Avallon) agreed with Mr Thorp. He was rather surprised to hear the chairman of the water and gas committee fr II T. W. Griffith) speaking so selfishly. To his mind, it was only right that each concern should bear its own burden, and it was not right to call open the electric light consumers to contribute towards the rates. The water and gas concern I did not. Mr Thewlis replied that it did in its prosper- ous years. Mr John Owen challenged an instance.. Mr MdMaster was dense and dull. as he had said. Mr McMaster (smiling): Very likely. 'Mr John 'Owen said that *Mr McfMaster knew nothing about the working of the electric light 1 concern. In not reducing the price of electri- city. they were checking the progress of the works. They could. not increase the consump- tion until there was a reduction of price. Then, they anticipated that the concern would be I much more successful than it was now. Mr John Jones (Cedars) supported the amend- ment. They had plenty of failures on their J hands. There was the slaughter-houses, the water and gas, and the water supply on the Great Orme. And the only thing that paid Hfcey were going to drop again. They ought to combine the different concerns together. Mr W. O. Williams argued that it was not right for the consumers of electricity to make up any deficiency on the ga^ concern, because of the incapacity of the water and gas com- mittee. The Chairman observed that it was only fair to insist upon a proportion of margin. The en- gineer anticipated a profit of £1000 on the elec- tric light concern year ending next March. If the reduction was adopted, it would mean a. sum equivalent to £630. Mr R. iBellis expressed the opinion that all the industrial concerns should stand on their own merits. No other system of management was gafe. Let the electric light concern stand for itself. If successful, well and good. Such a system was based on sound and economic principles. .Mr J. 0'. Thomas, in supporting the recom- mendation of the committee, maintained that if the price was reduced, there would be more con- I sumers, while the present consumers would use more lights. Mr lR. J. Williams, in summing up the dis- I cusslon. said that he wa.s to hear Ir Thewlis and Mr McMaster acknowledging that I the concern was a success. At a recent inquiry, thev maintained to the contrary. Upon a division, four voted for the amend- ment and ten for the recommendation of the committee, which was declared carried. MR MdMASTER ON A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE. The electric light committee reported as follows "The clerical engineer applied for permission to take a pupil. Resolved that the counc:ll be ,ecommended » grant the quired perm¡s¡bon. I Mr R J. Williams moved, and Mr Chantrey seconded the adoption of the recommendation. Mr jjicM'aster moved that the council disagree I with the recommendation. It was a vicious and pernicious principle in the system of remunerat- ing public servants. It might be all right and ( perfectly justifiable in the case of professional I men in business for themselves, and lowing no duty but to the clients who employed them only for occasional business, and at various intervals of times to take such pupils and for a premium give a due proportion of their time to the tuition of such pupils. Public officials who held offices of trust had no right to expect that by the direct means of premiums from pupils fhey should be allowed to augment their stipends. Municipal and all other such bodies ought in the interests of their constituents, and the officials themselves, to set their faces against such a procedure. Mr R. J. Williams Had we nut better ad- journ for an hour. for tea. x ;lHI quite agreeable. Mr Williams will be before the ratepayers soon and I wo will see what they will have to say. I am here to represent the ratepayers, and until I am J defeated, I mean to voice tiie claims of my con- stituents. J defeated, I mean to voice the claims of my con- stituents. Mr Thorp made a remark to the effect that Mr fc Master was not dealing with the question at issue. Mr McMaster: I will with my argument just as I please. I will not be forced down and will not yield to threats. Continuing, the speaker said that it was a most fruitful means of engineering feelings of a most unpleasant nature among officliis by settling up a system whereby most disparaging .descrepancies might be brought about in the amount of remuneration between the various officials in the service of the same community. They had made a precedent in the case of the surveyor, and that made it difficult for succeeding councils to retrace the false step. It was a step that was vigorously resisted by 'large corporations in England. Mr Norbury Williams, one of the first municipal elected auditors in Great Britain, aye, in the world, wrote him stating that Manchester officials were not permitted to take articled pupils, and ad- vising Llandudno to make the same prohibition. He had another letter from the Town Clerk of Sheffield showing that the corporation of that town had rejected such a proposal. The council by rejecting from time to time the application of the electric engineer for an increase of salary, had shown the electric light committee what the council thought of the matter and he con- sidered it a very discourteous proceeding to go behind the resolutions of the council, and per- mit the.selve.3 to be jockied into a recommenda- tion like that. He did not. want to labour that question too much. Time at m'any meetings had been spent on it. He thought the electrical engineer had been badly advised in thus thrust- ing it upon the council in one shape or another, month after month, and he now implored the council to reject the proposal and rescue itself and the town from the reputation of a tortuous and crooked policy in the method of remunera- ting its servants. Mr Thewlis formally seconded the amend- ment. Mr EdwUrd Thorp said that he was as much as any on3 against advancing the salary of the electrical engineer, although he acknowledged him to be a most efficient official. Mr McMaster was, possibly, not. aware that he had had already three pupils at the works who had been trained and were now capable of going out to the world. The council paid those pupils. The services cf the proposed pu-pil would be for the free use of the council. He maintained that the council should accept the proposition with great favour. They had no need to go so far as Sheffield or Manchester for illustrations. There they could afford to pay sufficient salaries to their officials so as to mèlJk" them independent of pupils. Mr W. O. Williams, in supporting the recom- mendation of the committee, said that he had felt it his duty to oppose any advance in the salary of the electrical engineer, not because he did not deserve it, bat in the interest of the town. He acknowledged him to be a. most effi- cient official. But now, ,an opportunity oc- curred to assist- the engineer, and it was their duty to do it. Mr McMaster had not brought forward any argument. He had mentioned some Mr Williams, who might be as good as himself (the speaker). But. he did not prove, nor endeavour to do so, that it was the principle of the country. They ought. to open the door to the sons of Llandudno as wide as possible, pro- vided they did not injure anyone else. Mr John Jones (Cedars) said that he had been going in the same boat as Mr McMaster on the question before, but they now parted (laughter). Mr McMaster: I am quite willing. Mr J. Jones supported the coriml ttee, and observed that it was only fair on their part to do all they could for Mr MIorton. The electric light concern had been a great success under him. He was, undoubtedly, an able and efficient official. The Chairman said that it was not right to settle the piaster before in the first instance deciding whether the premium was to go to the pockets of the electrical engineer, or to the coffers of the council. The vote was then taken, whan the Chairman and Mr ficMMter supported the amendment, Mr Thewlis having left the room. The report was adopted by a large majority. THE INCORPORATION QUESTION. Mr Duvy Garic Roberts introduced the above question, and moved that a, small committee be appointed to take into consideration the ad- visability of making an application for a Charter of Incorporation for Llandudno. If the town received its charter of incorporation, it would have a mayor of its own, who, on all occasions, when distinguished men and societies visited the place, could extend to them an official welcome. In the past, with verv few exceptions, such receptions had been half-hearted affairs, and, on one or two occasions, the dignity of Llandudno had suffered. They were not million- aires on the council, and the time of most of them was valuable. They did not begrudge such pro- portions of the one or the other that they devoted to the interests of the town, but it was unfair to expect a member, because he happened to fill the chair, to stand a luncheon or to go in for hospitality on a generous scale. If the town ob- tained its charter, he hoped that the case would be sufficiently strong so as to secure a clause in that charter empowering them to have a police court of their own with the mayor as the pre- siding magistrate. Under the present. system local men were judged by outside magistrates, which he considered very unfair. Until the county was ripe for the appointment of a stipendiary magistrate who would mete out equal justice to a. marquis and a quarryman alike, the next best thing would be to obtain a police court of their own. Then there were further questions. Experience taught them that, all the men elected to the magisterial bench were drawn out of a. certain class or clique. Merit in public life was entirely ignored. Retired tradesmen were not good enough to dispense justice in a court of law. If they were a Corporation they could re- commend their own magistrates to the Lord- Chancellor, and inasmuch as political feeling did not enter into their municipal life, there should be very little difficulty in thus rewarding a class of men who had done yeoman service to Llan- dudno. Under the Municipal Acts, they would be far more free to borrow money for needful undertakings, inasmuch as they would be con- siderably more independent of the Local Govern- ment Board. There were many schemes still to be carried out for the development of the town, which they would be more free to take in hand if they were incorporated, so that incorporation vould probably lead to greater prosperity in the near future. This question, like every other, had its financial side. Some Corporations allowed an annual salary to their mayor. He did not think there would be any need) for them in Llandudnu to do that, unless they had a. visit from Royalty. I heir staff—clerical andi otherwise-would, be no more costly than at present. In fact, by a slight rearrangement of their present splendid staff, the management of the town would. be much cheaper and far more efficient. It was argued in some quartern that a Charter of Incorporation would do away with the Local Government Board audit. True. But the council could engage a firm of chartered accountants, who would do the work equally as weIland as efficiently. If Llandudno obtained its Charter of Incorpora- tion, the status and the tone of the town would b,: raised its dignity would be enhanced, and in these days of pomp and lurid advertisement, this would be a great thing for Llandudno. Onca governed under the different Municipal Corpora tion Acts. their development and prosperity would be faster i,,r.-d s!ciinder. When Llandudno became a municipality, it would be possible to obtain Parliamentary power to advertise the town at the expense of the ratepayers—a power which their chairman and clerk had several times attempted to obtain, but had entirely failed. Thus, they had to meet the powerful opposition of many incorporated seaside resorts which were able out of the rates to keep their names before the public (cheers). Mr T. W. Griffith had much pleasure in se- conding the motion. That matter had been gone through about six years ago, a. deputation had attended at the Privy Council Office. They: were accompanied by Sir John Puleston. Their"' population was the obstacle at the time. Ho believed that thev required a population of some- thing like 10,000. They were not vet quite that, but being the Coronation year, they might make an exception. There was no town OI1^e North Wales Coast who deserved the honour more than Llandudno. Mr Edward Thorp, in supporting the motion agreed with the proposal and all that had beec said in its favour. The Chairman said that in order to carry a matter like that through the ratepayers should have an opportunity of considering the question- It would be a wise policy on their part to taka the voice of the ratepayers in the matter. It was no use wasting their time if the town WaJI divided upon the matter. Mr J. 0. Thomas suggested that a meet of the council in committee be held to deal w-th the mMr John Owen (Avallon) pointed out that the resolution was for tha appr,ul a com- mittee to consider the mattei. a committee should report to the council, and the council n, turn could lav the matter before the ratepayers. It occurred to him whether they would a>t be It occurred to him whether they would be going back from a, modern to an ancient mode of government.. Mr McMaster was of the same opinion as Mr Owen. Many of them would vote against in- corporation, because ° ie a dennanie svslem. He suggested that^the matiter be referred to the general purposes comm tt.e witu power to act in tlic matter. Mr R. J. Williams said lie would like the clerk to explain the priority 0f one the other. ould tliey have thejr own police ? It appeared to him that the great, drawback wat the system of audurag. UuJer a Co oratlot their be so well looked after. ,1ll ?\bon d T ? if thev dealt with it; 'J ^1 they *hould deal With it quickly. f *lid he would like to hav move information on the question. The motion was passed, and the general pur. poses committee was entrusted with the con- sideration of the matter. -=
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LLANDUDNO PETTY SESSIONS.
LLANDUDNO PETTY SESSIONS. The ordinary petty sessions was held at Llan- dudno, on Monday, the magistrates on the Bench being :-HntJ Kneeshaw, Esq. (chair- man), Elias Jones, Esq., C. J. Wallaoe, Esq., J. A. Picton, Esq., J. Adey Wells, Esq., and R. Roberts, Esq. TWO WOMEN AND THE WIDOWER.— Mary Smith, poultry dealer, New Quay, Aber- ffraw, and Mary Hughes, 29, Union-street, Ban- gor, were charged with stealing B4 10s in gold from the person of Junes Marshall, coachman. Patch House, Deganwy, on the 6th ult. Mr R- S. Chamberlain appeared: for the proeeuonht J;,mes Marshall, coachman, Deganwy, ,siM he met both defendants in the snug o ganwy Castle Hotel between h»lf-P^s ten on the night of the 6th D^er^ He stood them he JJ h £ SSe'Xh0«S £ i3. l°yn Then he charged the accused! with stealing it, and refused to let them go- He put them in the coach-house and stayed there with them. Witness told them that he would sent for a policeman, unless they gave it him. They replied that they had not seen the purse nor the monev. Eventually, he sent for the police and Police-Constable Roberts arrived between three and half-past three in the morning. A man named "Jim" found the 'n'' JP;,a 7ard. but it was empty. Witness TT 11 le offiesr and the women to Conway. e could not ?av which of the women took the puise, but both had an opportunity of taking it. j TT 'lr|u,'s' Evans, boots at the Deganwy Castle tel; said that he remembered the night in I1 estion, and went to the coach-house about eleven o'clock and found Marshall and the accused present. Marshall said that Mrs Smith had stolen her money. Witness threatened to take them to the, police station. When the officer came and challenged the accused, both denied having stolen the money. He and I'ichard Roberts went .and"searched for the purse and found it in a yard which adjoined the next he use to the hotel. It was closed, but empty.— I P.C. Evan Roberts (39) deposed that he went to the coach-house of the Deganwy Castle Hotel, about half-past three in the morning, and there found Marshall and the accused. Marshall told witness that he had gone down the lane with Mary Smith, and that Mary Hughes was about the place. Marshall also informed him that Mary Hughes came to look for them. They came away altogether. The officer was also informed by Marshall that he missed his purse in the yard opposite the coacli-house, and that there was L4 10s in it. Witness spoke to Marv Smith first, and charged her with stealing £ 4 10s. Mary Smith replied, "I know nothing about- it." She then showed the witness her purse which con- tained L6. Subsequently, he charged Mary Hughes, and she produced her purse, which con- tained £ 4 10s in gold, three shillings in, silver, and threepence in coppers. She added that she got the money from her mistressi as wages on the previous Monday morning. Mary Hughes dsn denied having stolen the money.—Bernard Ben- jamin McNally, the barman at the Deganwy Castle Hotel, also gave evidence.—The accused pleaded not guilty, and were committed to take their trial at the Carnarvon Quarter Sessions. but they were let out in their own recognisances of £10 each. FOOTBALLERS IN TROUBLE.—William Smith, and William Wynne, captain and sec- retary respectively of the Wolves Football Club. were charged with stealing two posting boards belonging to Mr Milton Bode, the lessee of the Grand Theatre, between the 21st and the 23rd of December. Waltar Lyons, of the Rock. Queen's-road, Craigvdon, said that he was the caretaker of the Grand Theatre. Between the 21st and the 23rd of December, he lost two boards (produced) which were branded with the name of "Milton Bode." They were of the value of 2s 6d each. The name: of "Milton Bode" had been erased. The boards were secure when he saw them last.—Sergeant Nelson deposed1 to seeing Wynne on the 28th of December last. He "I.ked him how he came into possession of the two boards. He said, "On the 21st of December, I and William Smith weut to post some bills. They posted some on a bathing van on the way to Cra.igydon, and there found the two boards." Witness found one of the boards by R. Roberta, fishmonger, and the other by Roberts's, Buildings, The next morning he saw Wil^^T Smith, who stated that he got them at the stand. On the following morning they brought up to the police court and there cha^S »» In reply they stated, "We reserve our eviden —For the defence, Smith stated that he W ynne went to post some posters on the of the 21st ult. They got the boards under grand-stand, and thought they belonged to "T Swifts. 1 hey pasted the bills on them. reresTL7TI t U,t There ™*s ^y name # wfnn' T h;'d not >>een erasedby thexn-^t wenHut T that he aud llis ™-d*fe^ «even nVl ? p;'st"e S(>me bills between rr^e br. 1(>k,ori the night of the 21st ult- i 1. if Were founcJ by him in the first inst^nC Z ran> as he was returning fro10 at Craigydon. He told Smith that these were by the grand-stand, and they went together.—The defendants "were found guilty r and were each fined 5s and costs. --L-
LLANRWST COUNTY COURT.
LLANRWST COUNTY COURT. The two-monthly county court was held at I lanrwst, on Friday, before his Honour S: Horatio Lloyd. „ TTT A BUTCHER AND HIS BILL. — Willia13 Rowland Jones, of the Ship Inn, Bala, but pre- viously following the occupation of a bufcher at Bettwsycoed. sued Mrs Ann Evans the pro- prietress. of the Gwydyr Hotel, Bettwsvcod, to recover the sum of L18 5s 2d said to be cine fl"* meat supplied.-Mr Jordan, of Bala, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr David Jones (Messrs D., ones and Roberts) for the defendant. The plaintiff stated that he had had dealings with vlrs Evans. and had, from time to time, suppiifi" her with meat on credit. The boots, one of the drivers, or anybody used to come to his house occasionally for meat to the hotel. An account used to run between them, and the defendant haal paid him several cheques for large amounts is discharge of the bills which had run up. Wit- ness took meat about in his trap. The accounts delivered to Mrs Evans were correct, and there wa due the amount now claimed. The bookings were between November, 1898. and March, 1900. But there were cash transactions between those dates as well. Those transactions were not in- cluded an the claim. There were no bills de- livered.— Cross-examined, the plaintiff stated tnat the account was correct. He did not deliver a bill to Mrs Evans until he had left Bettwoy- coed. But he had informed her that he bad it bili against her, when she replied, "I don't think it can be much." When the bill was delivered, Mrs Evans wrote at once repudiating the claim, and he was very much surprised at the contents of the letter.—Mrs Jones, wife of the plaintiff; Ann Roberts, an ex-cook in the employ of the defendant; and Mrs Jones, mother of the de- fendant, also gave evidence as to several transac- tions between the parties.—The defendant stated that she had kept the Gwydyr Hotel for 22 years. The only running accounts she had with butchers were with Messrs Edward Owen and- Son. Llandudno: Thomas Foulkes, Conway; W. Jones and G. Jones, Llanrwst. She alwavs'paid her accounts in full and without a murmur Witness never did any credit business with a hawker, and she did not owe a penny of the claim now made. Defendant never had a. bill until the plaintiff had left, and never had any piece of meat from him without paying for it. Servants had no authority to buy. She always bought meat herself.—In the course of the cross- examination the defendant denied that she ever offered to pay the costs if the summons were withdrawn. -Miss Lizzie Evans corroborated some of her mother's evidence, while Henry laylor, a boots, of 20 years' standing at the hotel, denied ever going to plaintiff's house for meat or anything else for the hotel.—His Honour reserved his judgment. A CLAIM AND A COUNTER-CLAIM.—In this case W. Rowland Jones claimed L6 10s for meat supplied to Edward Batten, Llanrwst. Tho latter had a counter-claim of L13 lls lid against the former for meat supplied, and rent due. The claim was admitted. Mr Jordan represented Jones, and Mr J. Herbert Jones appeared for Batten. The latter was giving evidence, when the court was adjourned, so that the judge could oatch the four o'clock tram.