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LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS.
LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. COLWYN BAY. VICTORIA PIER CONCERTS.—On Satur- day and Sunday, two cenceits were held in the Victoria Tier 'Pavilion. The programme •was a good one, the following artistes baking par :—Miss Evangeline Florence, soprano Miss Esther Yun&on, contralto; Mr John Bards ley, R.A.M., tenor; Mr Emlyn Davies, A.R.C.M., baritone; Miss A. Backsheen Wood, soio violin and Miss Carrie Lumbers, accompanist and pianist. OLD COLtWYTN BROTHERHOOD.—-Od Sun- day, the first meeting of the session was held in the English, Wesleyan Chapel, Old Colwyn, Mr Arthur Higginfbottom in the ch?iir. There were about 50 men present to listen to an ad- dress by the Rev Henry Elderkin. Miss Sally IParry, o,f Cblwyn Bay, sang, and igteatty pleased the audience. The meeting v/as a most succestsful one, and the Brotherhood is look- in^ forwa-rd to a good session. HBBlROIK M.C. D'EiBATING SOCIETY.— On Monday evening, the Rev Lewis Wililliams- presiding, a- debate took place at Hebron M.C. Debating Society, Old Cblwyn, on the ques- tion wheth&r wealth otr character has the great- est upon society ,ge(nera:l.ly. (Mfisis Williams, Council Schools, and Mir W. H. Jones, Briarwood, spoke of the "Wealth," and Mr W. S. Moss, Post-Office, and Mass Jones, Council Schools, for "Character." An ani- mated discussion followed. ST. JOHN'S OHOER ANNIVERSARY.—On 'Sunday evening, at the St. John's Wesleyan 'Church, the Rev J. -Feather conducted the anniversary service of the choir connected with the church. He preached! on the subject of "Praise" and the choir rendered a special anthem "iPraise the Lord and call upon His name," by Elvey. At the conclusion of the service Mr T. J. Linefcar gave an organ recital. There was a good congregation and the service was bright and helpiul About £5 was con- tributed to the choir fund. A .J!UVENULE FOREIGN MISSIONARY.— On Friday night, the people of Old Colwyn turned out in force to attend a unique meeting held in the Einglish Wesleyan Church, con- ducted! by the young people connected with the St. John's and Nantyglyn-road Sunday Schools. Master Clara nee Ellis took the chair, and ad- resses were delivered by four boys, dressed in native costume, on mission work in Ceylon, Africa, China, and India. Short addresses were also given by other children, altogether about thirty young people taking paTt. The meeting y was very interesting, and a. good collection was taken. VALE OF CONWAY C.M. MONTHLY MEETING.—This meeting was held at the English Presbyterian Church, Colwyn Bay, on Wednesday, Mr David Jones, Llwynfryn, LJan- dudno, in the chair. There was a large at-ten, dance of delegates. At the morning meeting the ustual routine business was transacted, and in the afternoon addresses were given bv the Rev T. J. James, of Penmachno, on "Temper- ance," and by the Rev Owen Evans, Llandud- no, on "Purity." During the evening, a power- ful isermon wag preached by the Rev H. Barrow Williams. Elarndiudiio, a.t Engedi Chapel. FREE CHURCH GIRLS' GUILD.—On Fri- day evening, a lantern lecture was. given in the English Baptist Church on "Tyndale and the English B'ible." Miss Ayes, of Glenholme, de- 11 e livsred the lecture and the lantern was manipu- lated by the Rev H. T. Cousins, assisted by his son. There was a good attendance, and the chair wa, occupied by Mr J. Crompton. Miss Avres traced the religious history of this country and dealt with the difficulties ex- perienced by Tyndale in introducing the Bible, printed in English. During the evening Miss Brown sang a solo entitled "Holy Bible," and at the conclusion of the lecture votes of thanks were accorded to all who had taken part in the proceedings. CHURCH DEFENCE LEAGUE.—On Tues- day evening a well-attended meeting was held 11 9 in St. Paul's Church-room, under the auspices of the Young Men's Society, when the Rev J. Hamer Lewis, M.A., of St. Asaph, delivered a. lecture on "Why I am a Churchman." Mr H. F. Ashby presided, and in his opening re- marks said the subject of the lecture was a burning question, and the present was a time of crisis in the history of the Church.—The Rev. J. Hamer Lewis then gave an address, in the course of which he stated that the church was national in its independence, scriptural in its doctrines, and catholic in its scope—catho- licity implying that the world is its sphere of action.—At the conclusion of the lecture Mr Groome moved, and it was seconded by the Rev Rees-Morris, and carried, that a. hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the chairman, and to the lecturer. TEMPERANCE SUNDAY.—A several of the chapels in Colwyn Bay Sunday last was observed as Temperance Sunday, and special references was made to the subject of temper- ance. At Rhiw-road C.M. Chapel one reference was made which is worthy of note, namely, that in the present Government Cabinet none of the members are financially interested in the drink traffic. That is a circumstance that the nation has reason to be proud of.-At the English 'Baptist Church, the Rev H. T. Cousins preached in the morning from the text, "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging." Mr Cousins dealt with his subject from an econo- mic and social point of view, and showed that the drink traffic is the greatest stumbling block in the way of social reform and the betterment of the condition of the people. Referring to Colwyn Bay, Mr Cousins said the fact. that the local public-houses were being enlarged1 and beautified was sufficient proof that great profits were being,-made in the sale of intoxicating liquors, and that drinking habits were on the increase in the town. The specific remedy for this state of things was total abstinence on the part of all members of the churches, and the provision of such institutions as the Free Library, the Y.M.C.A. rooms, workmen's insti- tutes, such as are to be found in North York- shire. and allotments and gardens where men may cultivate a love for nature. THE DISESTABLISHMENT QUESTION. —On Monday evening an interesting debate took place at the Engedi and Rhiw Literary and Debating Society, Colwyn Bay, on the sub- ject of "Disestablishment." The meeting, took the form of a mock Parliament, the Speaker being Rev Robert Roberts; Prime Minister, Mr T. R. Lewis, supported in the Ministerial benches by Mr Rowland Jones, Mr T. J. Dowell, Mr Francis Hughes, and Mr Charles Roberts. The Opposition was led by Mr Wil- liams-Jones, supported by Mr R. O. Hughes, M.A., Mr Hugh Owen, Mr Henry Morris, Mr H. Jones, Mr R. Roberts, Mr J. O. Davies, and Mr H. Williams. Mr Rowland Jones opened the debate by introducing a bill for the Dis- establishment of the Church in Wales. He dealt at considerable length with the question, showing that the nationality of Wales was in- disputable, aLd t'hiat therefore it 'had a just claim to separate legislation.—Mr T. R. lewis, the Prime Minister, supported fhe "bill" in an able speech, and was followed by Mr T. J. Dowell, who referred to the great improve- ment in the Irishi dhurch since; it was disestab- lished.—For the Opposition able speeches were made by Mr W. Williams-Jones, Mr R. O. Huq'hes, M.A., Mr Hugh Owen, and Mr Chae. .Roberts.—Upon a division being taken, there was a large majority in favour of Disestablish- ment of the Church in Wales. Y.M.C.A. DEBATING SOCIETY.—At the weekly meeting, on 'Friday, the members of the Colwyn iBay branch of the Y.M.O.A. discussed the question, "Do we learn more from men than from books?" Mr Rowland Jones was in the chair, supported' by the secretary, Mr Griffiths. The affirmative, that we learn more from men tham from beeks, was taken by M!r Greenfield. He pointed' out that children learn most from men and not from books, and that character is formed chiefly by observation and not by book reading. He also referred' to the benefit derived from mingling with one's fellows listening to sermons, lectures, etc.. and alto- gether made a good speech in suport of his case. Mr E. G. Jones supported the view that most is learnt from books. He contended that books were more easily accessible than men, that it would be impossible to meet a sufficient number of men in a. lifetirne and obtain the information and knowledge that can readily be obtained from bookt. A brisk discussion followed in which Mr Jackosn, Station-road Mr Adamson, Mr Johnston, and others took part. The Chair- man, in summing up. pointed out that Mr Greenfield had omitted to mention apprentice- ship, from which so much was learned' without the aid of books. The leaders of the debate were each allowed five minutes in which to reply, and on the question being put to the vote it wag carried by eight to four that men learn mioire from their fellowmen than from books. The subject on Friday thiR week should' pro- voke a. good debate "Does the iWelsh language deserve to live or die?" The meeting will be open to aJJ. I "GLIMPSES OF ROME."—On Thursday, a meeting was held in the St. John's Schoolroom, under the auspices of the Wesley Guild, when Miss Hovey, B.A., principal of the IPenrhos CbH-ege, gave an interesting address on "Glimpses of Rome Past and Present." Miss Hovey reviewed the history of Rome andl gave a graphic description of a triumphal entry into the city. She pointed out on photographsi the ruins of the famous places, and showed how in many respects the Roman Catholic Church has incorporated into it constitution features which are to be found in ancient civil Rome. The Rev J- (Feather occupied the chair, and at The Rev J. (Feather occupied the chair, and at the conclusion of a most entertaining lecture Miss Hovey was warmly thanked. BLANC MANGE AND JELLY COMPETI- TIONS.—On Thursday, a very pleasant even- ing was spent at the Rhiw-road C.M. Mission Schoolroom, when a, large company sat down to a sumptuous repast, prepared by the mem- bers of the Sunday School. The tables were I presided1 over and waited upon by Mrs T. R. Williams, Virniew Datnk; Mrs H. Owen, Rhiw (Bank; Mrs Jones, Avallon; Mrs Salis- I bury, Mrs Alun vlones, Mrs Francis Hughes, Mrs Williams, Haydn Villa.; Mrs IBowen, Mrs Davies, Hope 'Blank; Mrs D. Parry, Mrs Davies, Kingswood Mrs Jones, Grange-road'; Mrs 'Willian:" Agnes Grove; iMts Jenkins, Mrs Williams, Bryn iGoleu; Mrs Jones, Harland House Mrs Lewis, The Cafe Mrs Pus?h, Miss Salisbury, Miss Owen, Coed Derw Miss Wil- liams, twest End Store; Miss Davies, Coed Onn Miss Oriffiths, Park-road Miss Jones, Firleigh Misses Pugh, Misses Jones, Harland House; Miss Evans, Myrddin; Miss M. M. I Williams, Virniew Bank; Miss Roberts, IBryn Miss Morris, Wootcote; and Miss Dora Lloyd. Vocal and instrumental music was rendered during the evening by Miss Sally Parry. Miss Lizzie J. Williams, Miss C. J. Williams, Messrs I Alun Jones, J. O. Davies, T. R. Owen, Thomas J. Hughes and friend, Master Jack and1 Miss May Jones. Miss Nellie A. 'Roberts acted as pianist. IBlanc mange and jelly competitions for the males present were organised, Messrs John Parry, J. Davies, Henry Williams^ T. R. Owen, ana Isaac (Parry being the successful competitors. The adjudicators were Mrs .Ro- berts, Y Craig, and Mrs T. R. Williams, Vir- niew Stores, The secretarial duties were ably performed by Mr H. Robrts assisted by Mr R. ■P. 190wen, chairman of the oemmittee. TEA AND TEST OOXOERT.-On Wednes- day afternoon and evening, a teo and grnnQ. test concert were held in connection with the Salem Congrega-tional Church, Colwyn Bay. There was a large attendaince at the tea, when the tables were presided over by Mirs Roberts, Penymaes Mrs Williams, Edeym House Mrs Roberts, Rail way-terrace Mrs Williams, Rhiw l Btank-avenue Mrs Williams, Oakfield1 House Mrs Roberts, Tea Exchange Mrs Bellis, Rat- dålft House; Mrs Jones-Rees, Police Station, assisted by Mrs Hughes, Woodcir t; Misses Jones, Summer Hill; Mrs Griffiths, Lilys Cy n- felyn; Miss A. Davies, Devon House; Mrs Davies, Warwick House; Mrs Hughes, Grove Park West; Miss Jones, Park- road' Misses Morris, Rail way-terrace Misses WMiams, Edeyrn House; Miss Davies, War- wick House Mies Williams, WestbuTN, Miss Joweis, Hetatlb Bant; Miss Williams, Mies Jones, Gwylfa; Miss Rowlands, Gilyn; Miss Williams, Rhiw Bank-terrace. At the comers in the evening, a good programme of vocal and instrumental mueic was given by the follow- ing :—Organ solo, Mr D. D. Parry, Llanrwst; violin solos, Miss Gwladys Jones, accompanied by Miss Myfanwy Jones, Tirefgarnedd!; songs, Miss Sallie Parry, The Cedars; pianoforte solo, Miss Ethel Davies, Warwick House. Between the items of the programme, several competi- tions took pOaoe, including a solo, open to men, prize one guinea; a solo, open to ladies, prize one guinea; an anithem by a choir of not less than sixteen, prize one guinea; a recitation, prize silver mc lal, with gold centre. The win- ners were: Mr Vincent Jones, Barker: Miss Lizzie Jane Williams. Verniew Stoies, Colwyn Bay, and Miss Alice Williams, Conway; the Horeb Party, condludtedi by Mr J. Jones, jaUlumber, Colwyn Bay; Mr John Elias Wil- liams, Verview Banik, carried the prize for tho recitation, and a consolation prize wis given, to Master Thos. Henry Jones, Rhyl. Mr Thomas Jones, Chester House, occupied the cfhair, aiwl the adjudicators were: Musical, Mr D. D. Parry, Llairarwst; recitation, Re v W. E. Jones, Penllyn. Miss N. A. Roberts, Fern Blank, efficiently performed the dtoties of ac- companist, whilst the Rw H. R. Williams con- ducted the proceedings. The tea and concert were a great success, and much credit is due to the hon.. secretary, Mr R. J. Roberts for the. excellent arrangements.
! LLANDUDNO
LLANDUDNO THEATRIiOAiL.—"The Little Wife" was the play produced at the Prince's Theatre on Mon- day and Tuesday evenings. BIBLE CLASS.—On Thursday evening the first Beible Class was 'held in connection with the Y.M.iC.A., the leader being the Rev W. t tPhilIips, M.A. TEMPERANCE.—References were made in all the Nonconformist Chapels on Sunday to the temperance question, and people were urged to sign the pledge. EXCHANGE OF iPiUUPITS.—1The Rev. D. Gwynfryn Jons and the Rev Tom Davies e- changed pulpits on (Sunday morning. This is another instance of the good- feeling which exists between the respective Nonconformist bodies in the town. -MR. (MoMASTER.—We have Dr. Lawrie's authority for stating that Councillor James Mc'M aster, who fainted at the (Council meeting list week, is progressing very favourably to- wards recovery. CHRIST CHURCH.—The annual tree, sale of work and concert in connection with Christ Church (English Congregational) was held on Wednesday afternoon and evening, and proved a. great success. A PAPER.—Mr W. J. Sewell read a paper entitled" Conscription v. Volunteerism ,to the members of the St. Paul's Literary Society on Monday evening. Several of the members took part in the discussion. "THE TEMPTATION."—A meeting of the Llenorfa, held on Monday evening, took the form of a class, when "The temptation," ac- cording to Stb. Mark, wais studied, the Rev Tom Davies acting as leader- MOST YN-IBtROAD<WAY.—Aless re Isaac Dean and Co., of Manchester, are pushing? on with the work of constructing 'Mostya-;Bioadway in a very satisfactory manrer. This is all the more important in view of the fiot that the tramway company hope to be 'able to run a number of tramcars on New Year's Day. AN APPEAL.—The (Rev iH. 'Barrow Wil- liams attended the Flintshire Monthly Meeting of the Welsh ICalvinistic Methodists, held at Wrexham, on Monday, and made an earnest iappeal on behalf of the Forward 'Movement, pointing out the large increase in the popula- tion in South Wales, and the necessity for an effort to provide additional accommodation. j PREoAJOHilNG ajinual ipreaohingi meetings) in. connection with the Welsh ..Methodist. Chapel at Penrhynside was held on Monday and Tuesday evenings, and on Wednesday afternoon and evening, the special preachers being the Rev William Jones, Con- way Rev J. Puleston Jones, M.A., Rev Fran- cis Jones, Abergele; and the. Rev; Lewis Wil- liams, Old Colwyn. THE 'DATE WATCYN WYN.—On Friday evening, the Rev Tom Davies delivered an in- teresting lecture on "Wa-tcyn íWyn," the late Welsh poet, and iPrincipal of Ammanford School, to the members of the Welsh Wes- leyan Improvement 'Society. The Rev D. Gwynfryn Jones, who was announced to pre- side, was unavoidably absent, and his place was taken 'by Councillor W. Williams. SACRED STUDY.—In connection with the movement in the Church of England for the furtherance of sacred study, the Rector is engaged in giving a course of lectures every Tuesday evening at St. 'George. The subject is bb,e life of our Lord1, with, special reference to St. John's Gospel. The lectures were started in the Church-room, but the attendanoe has got so large that' they ihave to be given in the Church. A SIGNIFICANT SERMON.—The Rector, who is a powerful and eloquent preacher, draws large audiences whenever it is known that he is preaching at Holy Trinity Church. This was the ca'se last Sunday, when the rev. gentleman de- livered a sermon on Jeremiah and the political history of his period. Rightly or wrongly, many of 'those present took the lessons he de- rived from his subject as having special refer- ence to the political history of to-day in Eng- land, and particularly to the education con- troversy. Granting it to be so, the Reotor was most consistent, for he advocated from his pul- pit what he is not afraid to do elsewhere. TELEPHONIC.—Mr Ferguson, district man- ager of the National Telephone Company, de- livered a lecture on Tuesday evening, to the members of the Chester Telephonic Society. Mr Ferguson is now a resident of Llandudno. BOWLING GREEN.—From observations made at the annual meeting and dined of the local bowling club, on Wednesday evening, it appears that the efforts of Mr J. L. Mayger and Mr Sihawl Thiewlisi sto secuirte frcm (the Mostyn i Estate, ground for a. full bowling green in connection with the North- West-ern Hotel, is likely to prove successful. The present green is much too smaJl. A town like Llandudno should own both its crown and flat greens. SUNDAY GOLlF.—On Sunday afternoon a. number of young men were seen playing golf in the West Shore district and in the immedi- ate vicinity of the Welsh Wesleyan Mission Room. Of course, we do not refer to the pro- per links, which are "closed," so far as the lesee is concerned. Besides, the younw men were "residents," and not "vi-dtorg." Proper golfers, residential or otherwise, proceed to Rhos, whsre they cam play to their hearts' con- tent. A DEBATE.—Is the enthusiasm for Arnuse- ments a Disadvantage to the Highest Interests of the Nation?" was the subject of a highly interesting debate at the Shiloh Literary So- ciety on Monday evening. Mr Henry Framcis Jones opened the discussion on the negative. Observations were also made by iMesrrs Thomas Owen, Gee, T. E. Jones, W. J. Williams, David Williams, !B.A.' D. R. Evans, and D. G. Jones. (Upon a division it was found that there was a large majority in favour of the arguments pro- duced for the affirmative. The Rev H. Barrow Williams presided. THE PROPOSED (FREE LIBRARY.—At a meeting of the Urban District Council, held on Wednesday evening, aj letter from th- commit- tee of the Llandudno Library and Newsroom was read, in which they asked the Council to adopt the Libraries Acts and to take over the newsroom and library. The cammi tee had good reason to believe that assistance could be obtained from 'Mr Carnegie if his conditions as to the provision of a Freehold s te were met. They now hoped it was possible for them to arrange for this (applause).—It was decided to refer the matter to the Finance Committee. A WHIST DRIVE.—A very enjoyable whist drive, under the auspices of the Great Orme Golf Club, was held at the Empire Hotel, on Tuesday night. There were 88 present. Mr James Haworth proved an ideal M.C. The first prize for ladies was won by Mrs Thewlies, of NetheTlea; second prize by Mrs Arnold, and the consolation prize by Mrs Thomas. Mr D. O. Williams won the first, prize for gentlemen.; Mr W. Ellis Jones the second, and Mr O. LI. Roberts the consolation prize. The frizes were distributed by tMrs Haworth. A heprty vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Hall for her magni- ficent catering, and to'Mr Haworth for the very excellent manner he conducted the proceedings. A wish was expressed that two more such "drives" should be held during the winter season. LECTURE.—Under the auspices afl the T.I.A. Lecture Committee, the second of the four series of popular lectures arranged by them, were delivered in the P-i-- Pavilion on Thursday evening, when Mr Fred Enock, F.L.S., lectured on "Insect architects and en- gineers." The lecture was fully illustrated by means of unique lantern slides. At the con- clusion of his lecture, Mr Enock gave a. series of interesting colour photographs from nature, the first of the kind ever depicted on a screen at Llandudno.—iMr R. S. Chamberlain, who presided, in proposing a vote of thanke to Mr Enock, brought to the notice of those present the claims of the Town ImprovementAssocia- tion, and the excellent work which if accom- plished. He made a strong appeal to both tradesmen and the public to give it all the support possible, for their subscriptions would bring them a good raturn.- The motion was heartily agreed to. RICHARD OWEN'S SCHOLARSHIPS.— Mr. J. J. Marks, M.A., chairman of the Urban District, Council, explained to a meeting of the local authority last week, the draft scheme for the administration of the fund bequeathed by the late Mr Richard Owen, and the changes in the scheme agreed to by the recent confer- ence. If the Attorney-General approves the changes the scheme will provide for a board of trustees, who will comprise three representa- tives of the Llandudno Council, two of the Car- narvonshire Education Committee, and one of the University College of North Wales. There would be three annual scholarships tenable at. the University of J350 each, and- these, would be primarily open to boys born in Llandudno; failing such, they would be open to boys who had resided, or whose parents had resided five years at LIandudno; failing such they would be open to girls born in or resident for five years in Llandudno. It. was hoped that the annual income from the fund would amount to nearly D150, and the balance after providing for the scholarships would be disposed of by the com- mittee at their absolute discretion in augment- ing the value of any scholarship by a sum not exceeding £ 10, or in granting scholarships from the elementary schools of Llandudno to the Llandudno County School, so as to enable them at a later period of their lives to have the best opportunity of qualifying for the University scholarships. The scholarship exa-mainiation would be left entirely to the trustees to deter- mine, so that there would be every guarantee that the children of Llandudno would have the fair play they deserved under the will (ap- plause).—'Mr J. McMaster proposed that the Council thank the representatives of the Coun- cil and Mr W. Jones, M.P., for the work they y had done.—This was seconded by Mr T. W. Griffith and carried.—The report of the con- ference was also approved.
LLANRWST.
LLANRWST. TRANSFER.—At the Police Court, on Mon- day morning, the license of the Stagg- Inn, Llangerniew, was temporarily transferred from !Mr John Roberts, executor of the late licensee, to Mr Thomas Roberts, Plas Bennett, Llan- dyrnog, Denbigh. COMPLAINTS.—There ale general com- pl aint-s as to the quaility of public lighting. If the members of the local authority are satis- fied with the illuminating power obtained, the general public must, of necessity, be colour- blindon something worst. THE MISSING REFEREE. —On Saturday the local football eleven, and, the representa- tives of the Colwyn Bay Football Club were to play a cup tie fixture on the latter's ground, but owing to the non-arrival of the referee a friendly match had to be played instead. iSOIREB AND D'ANCE.—A soiree and dance was held in the church House on Thursday evening, the proceeds being in add of the funds of the local football club. Dancing took place between 8.30 p.m. and 11.30 a.m. Mr H. J. W. Watling. J.P., and Mr F. A. Charlton acted1 as masters of the ceremonies. DRUNKENNESS.—Evan Jones (alias "Evan Denbigh"), Narrow-street, and Mary Ann Ed- wards, 'Scotland-street, were fined 2s 6d aJid 10s costs, respectively, at the Police 'Court, on Monday, for being drunk and' disorderly. The former made his seventh and the latter her tenth appearance before the (Bench. MISCELLANEOUS fViE-E-TING.A- miscel- laneous meeting was held on Monday night under the auspices of the Horeb Literary So- ciety. The Rev .Philip ¡Price presided, and Mr E. Davies Jones, solicitor, acted as conductor, while the services of accompanist were taken up by Mr Arthur Jones. The following pro- gramme was gone through :—(Pianoforte solo, Miss Nesta Price, Llys Myfyr; baritone solo, Mr D. R. Jones, IBryntirion; impromptu pDeech, MrD. R. Jones,IBryntixion; recitation, fMr'Samuel Tudor'Hughes. Watling-street; vio- lin solo, Mr Tommy Roberts, George-street; reading, Arthur Owen, 2, Carrington-terrace; baritone solo, Mr D. R. Jones, BrynjtSrion; reading (children under 16 years). 1, Herbert Jones, Station-road: 2, Nesta. Price, Llvs Myfyr: solo. Miss Maggie Lloyd. Ty'nycoed: recitation. Miss Annie Williams, Commence House solo competition for children, 1. Misses Sarah Ellen Davids and Bessie Jo^es Welling- ton-place; 2. William Arthur Roberts. Vic- toria Honsp recitation. Mr John Jones. Jones- terrace: love-letter (open to ladies^. 1. Miss Maggie- Robert,s. Victoria House. 2. Miss Lizzie Jones The Walk. An excellent meetinsr was brought to an end bv Mr D. R. Jones trivin,, a capital rendering of "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau." SUCCESS.—At a special meeting of the Geir- ionydd Rural District Council, held on Tues- day, Mr Peter Mclntyre, of Gwydyr Ucha, wail appointed engineer of the forthcoming water- works at Trefriw. TEMPERANCE SUNDAY.—On ISunday the anuual Temperance services were held at the Horeb Wesleyan Chapel. Mr Griffith Jones, Capel Garmon, delivered sermons on temper- ance, and in the afternoon a miscellaneous meeting was held under the presidency of Dr J. W. Owen, Llys IMeddyg.—A temperance meeting was also held at Seion Chapel, under the presidency of Mr 0. Evans Jones, Fardre. Addresses were delivered by (Messrs William Jones, Llys Idwal John Davies, Wern, and George Jones, æron iGerddi.
A PAIR OF OPERA GLASSES
A PAIR OF OPERA GLASSES GWAICHMAI MAN SFNT TO GAOL. At the Llanrrchymedd -Petty Sessions, on Monday, a well-known Gwalch/mai man named Ridbard Owen (otherwise known as Dick Nell) was brought up on remand on a charge of steal- ing a pair of opera glasses value 3s 6d.—Evi- dence was given as previously reported, end ^fenda/nt pfeadedl ^'G'uilJty.C Mij Cfyril O. Jones, who defended, protested against the action of the1 police at the. last court in bring- ing before tihe magistrates a list of previous convictions, which fended! to prejudice tfoie prisoner and to defeat the ends of justice. The man had1 now been in prison for tihree weeks, and ihie lacked' thie 'Bench to take cog- nisance of tlhtiis, and let him off lightly. The prisoner was sentenced, to seven (Jays' haTd labour. —
FIRE AT COLWYN BAY
FIRE AT COLWYN BAY A MOTHÉiR'S PRESENCE OF MIND. A fire which might easily 'have been attended with a fatal result, occurred! in the early hours of Monday morning in a teit store attached to t'he shop of Councillor Hugh Hughes, grocer, at the corner of Abergele-Toad and Ivy-street, Colwyn Bay. 'How the fire be,g,an is a matter of conjecture only, as the storeroom, which is situated at the back of the shop, had been closed since Saturday night, and no-one, so far as is known, had been near tha room after It Iwas shut up on Saturday. Mr Harry Evans, who lives with his wife and two little ones over the shop, had' been downstairs, that is on the first floor, to warm some food tor the baby, about 12.30, and every- thing was then, apparently, alright. About 2.30 a.m., however, his wife awoke, and fancied jphie could simell something buijniing She ) sv/akened her husband, and asked him if he had left a candle burning downstairs. He re- plioo "No," and having struck a light found that the candle was alright in the bedroom. But as there was a smell of burning Mr Evan6 j went to go downstairs, and found the landing full of smoke, and the fomes of burning tea, and a door leading into the store-room ablaze. zn Hastily tying a- handkerchief over his mouth and' nostrils he rushed downstairs, and out of the house to a fire alarm at the fire station in Ivy-street, and thrusting his fist through the glass gave the alarm. Police-constables Lewis 'va and Evans, standing at the top of Station-road, heard the smashing of glass, and hastened to the ,spot.. Mr Evans, whose hand was badly cut by the glass, told them, what was wrong, and together they ran into the house to bring cut Mrs Evans and the children. The smoke and' fumes were almost overpowering, and the police officers had a difficulty in groping their way upstairs. Mrs Evans, however, with com- mendable presence of mind, 'had thrown on a few clothes, wrapped the children up in a blanket, and when the corns-tables got' upstairs was ready to rush down through the smoke into the open air, and with the assistance of Mr Evans and the constables all got safely outside. In the meantime, the fire brigade, under the command' of Captain Roberts, had rallied' to the scene, and began to play upon the burning storeroom, thus, fortunately, preventing the fire fom Epeading beyond the confines of the roam. Everything in the storeroom was practically destroyed, amcng other things about JB50 wor'rihi of tea being; burnt. The fire appears to have started inside the ^storeroom, and it must ihave been burning for some time, as the woodwork—doorposts and tbe<am)a—has been ."burnt considerably. How the- fire, started no-one can tell, as there was nothing emonm the stock in the storeroom likely to ignite through combustion, and, as already stated', no-one bad been in the room sinoe Saturday night. The damage is, we i understand, covered by insurance.
!THE PROPOSED TRAMWAY |SCHEME…
THE PROPOSED TRAMWAY SCHEME TO COLWYN BAY The scheme which is being pressed forward /by the syndicate that has taken over the affairs of the Llandudno to Colwyn Bay Light Rail- way, to establish. tramways along Oonway-road and Abergole-road to OLd Colwyn, along the Promenade from R'hos to Beach-road, Colwyn, and along Prince's Drive, with short branches running up Marine-road, Penrhyn-road and Station-road, is receiving a good deal of atten- tion at Colwyn Bay. Opinion is divided as to the desirability of permiittuiw tramways to be laid in the main thoroughfares and along the Promenade • but there is a general consensus of opinion that if 16 u€6 livable to have tramways in the town ( the powetr to construct the tramways, and to run them ought to be in the hands of the Coun- cil, and not in the hands of a private svndicate. Colwyn Bay has had one lesson in connection with the gasworks, which were acquired from a private company, at considerable exigence to the town a few yeans ago, and the ratepayers are not likely to allow a similar monopoly to be created in their midst in the form of tram- way. If Colwyin Bay has need of tramways, then the Council is t'he proper body to whom power to construct, should be granted, even though the Council leased its right for a term of yealm to a private company. Rut it is not at aJl clear that Coitwyn Bay stands to gain ) by permitting tramways to run through fcho main thoroughfares and along the Promenade. It is true that there ought to be better facili- ties for covering the distance between Rhos and Old Colwyn at a reasonable cost. and in a abort tim e; but do tramways provide the best means of locomotion ? It must be remembered t/hiat the main streets of Colwyn Bay are nar- row. and though that is & difficulty wfhich has had to be contended with elsewhere, does the experience of towns where tramways have been planted down in narrow main thoroughfares encourage t!he Council to permit tramways to be laid in Golwyn Say? Are the tramways rn- tgardiecd by the authorities of those towns more of .a< nuxsaxvee fhian a convenience ? These are a few points which the Colwyn Bay Council must consider before they consent to a private company constructing or undertake theme el yes to construct tramways m 'Colwyn Bay. (Moreover, there are the visitors to coa- sMer Would the fact that Colwyn Bav pos- sessed a tramway system encourage visitors to flock to the town in greater numbers? Tib*, probability ie that it would not, but rather that it would tend, to drive fchiem away to quieter spots. 'On the other hand. tramways might be regarded as a oonveniemce by day ex- cursionists who desire to cover '11.4) great an amount .f ground as possible in the d'ay. Bub are thetie the claft of visitors that Colwyn Bay townspeopilie wish to encourage? Then, of course, there are the residents. It is quite possible that residents who are not. 111 a .position: to maimtaiiu their own carriage and pair, or motor car, would find tramways a ,great convenience, particularly &. oalble tram- way to the heights above- the PwllycroclIan Woods. In short, the whole question, of tram- ways or no tramways requires careful con- sideration, and no doubt the Council will con- sider the, matter from the point of view of the best interests of the town generally.
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MR LLOYD-GEORGE AND THE LORDS
MR LLOYD-GEORGE AND THE LORDS CLIQUE OF TORY DEADHEADS. The Right Hon. D. Lloyd-George, President of the Board of Trade, was the chief speaker at a demonstration held on Saturday night at the Shire Hall, Gloucester, under the auspices of the Gloucester Liberal Association, of which he is, president. Earlier in the evening he visited the North- gate (Mansions, 'and there attended the in- augural gaubering of the Gloucester Welsh Society, which has been formed in; response to a suggestion made by Mr Lloyd-George at a dinner of Welshmen at which he was present in Gloucester about eighteen months ago. Mr Lloyd-George has accepted the presidency of this society, which he now inaugurated in the Welsh tongue, afterwards continuing a five minutes' address in English. He advocated a systematic study of Welsh literature, and re- ferred in glowing terms to the glorious tradi- tions of Wales. The subsequent demonstration at the Shire Hall was attended by ai crowded 'assemblage, the spacious hall being packed fully an hour before the speeches began. Mr J. R. Pope, chairman of the Gloucester Liberal Association, presided, and (Mr Lloyd-George wa.s accom- panied by Mr Russell Rea, iM.P. for the city. Mr Lloyd-George, who had an enthusiastic reception, said he read coming down that Mr Balfour had said the oountry was already sorry it had turned him out of office (laughter). Mr 1 Balfour said that nothing could have induced the electors to do so except a fit of mental aberration (laughter). It was quite natural Mr Balfour should think so, but he thought, Mr Balfour was as mistaken in the state of feeling to-day as he was in his prognostication about it six months before the event (laughter atnd cheers). Turning to the Education Bill, Mr Lloyd-George said the House of Lords had ren- dered it worthless. The amendments th3 peers had introduced did not afford even a. reasonable, basis for discussion. The action of the House of Lords was either a "try on" or a deliberate defiance of the will of the people, and the ques- tion had been raised whether the country was to be governed by its own people or by a clique "deadheads." There was a great work in front of the people, who wanted to root out social wrongs that had gone deep into the soil. Root them out! Difficult, slow, hard work, it would take time whatever they did. The nation was in arrears years, generations, with its most necessary work. This assembly of lordly meddlers, were wasting time, they were protracting torture. While they were trifling -and playing with great! democratic Bills, the misery of millions was <?till going on. If they were a revising chamber, let them start by revising their own privileges. They were a menace to freedom, a. menace to the ameliora- tion of the people, and the socner, in the in- terests of this land. they were put an end to the better it would be (cheers). A resolution, was passed thanking Mr LJoyd- George for his address and nnwearies efforts in the cause of religious equality, expressing gra- titude to him for his fervices as president of the association, and congratulating him upon his high position in the Ministry, MR BALFOUR'S REPLY. I. On Wednesday, speaking after a luncheon given to him by the Junior Constitutional Club, Mr E'alfour replied to tiie speeches of Mr JBirrell at Bristol and of Mr Lloyd-Oeorge at Gloucester. In regard to the latter, he said: Mr iBirrell began by declaring war gaainst the Lords, and he was followed By Mr LloydL George. I suispected Mr Lloyd-lGeorge, in his very violent speech, was somewhat moved by the feeling which every author has at seeing his offspring treated with very scant con sideration and courtesy (cheers). He is a gen- teman of quick resource, who will toss you off a scheme of Home Rule for Wales, between luncheon and the end of questions As a matter of fact, I think the actual scheme for Home IRule for Wales, which the House of Lords was asked to consider, and did consider, was either the third of the fourth of these impromtus—I am not quite sure which ^laughter)—and impromptus I do not think either in art or legislation, deserve very much consideration from the outside public. And when the House of Lords summarily rejected Clause 26, the clause giving Home Rule, educa- tional Home Rule to Wales, I believe there was not a single man, either in the House of Loirds, or in the House of Commons, or in England, or in Scotland, or in Ireland—I am not sure there were many even in Wales—who mourned the sudden demise, the rajpidi extinction of this j "half-baked" project {hear, hear). But you cannot expect the author of the project himself to take quite that view of it. He accordingly gave us a speech of really astonishing bitter- ness, in which [ think the outraged author appeared even more prominently than the disappointed legislator. It is difficult to justify a speech of that character from a man who, after aJl, is at the head of a great depart- ment, and is a Cabinet Minister, and must I therefore, when he speaks, be taken to speak not for himself only but for his. Government and his party. I have my own explanation of the phenomenon, I rather pique myself upon my literary perceptions, and I am convinced that the speech in question was in reality a translation from the 'Welsh (laughter and cheers). In that, as in the case of other tians- lations, all the genius and all the fixe and all the spirit in the original evaporated', leaving nothing but the dull brutalities behind. j Ckmtinufng, Mr crticiaed the letter sent by the (Prime Minister to Mr Acland, de- nouncing the Lords. Examining the grounds of the quarrel, he said all that the 'Lords had done was to put into the bill what the members of the Govern- ment had themselves said ought to re vi :t, thus making a real bill of it. He did nor, be- lieve the Lords would! shrink from that conflict, to which he looked forward' with ere-y con fidence.
CARNARVON COUNTY SE3SIONS
CARNARVON COUNTY SE3SIONS IGAME TRESPASS. SATURDAY.—Before J. Menzies, Esq., and other magistrates. THE SOEDOOL.—John Roberts, Parcywern, Bethel, and John Jones, 'Rallt, Clynnog, were summoned for neglecting to send their children to school. An attendance order was granted in each case. The prosecutors were G. J. Roberts and W. iH. Williams. DRUNICENNESS. E. O. Jones, Talysam, for whom Mr Nee appeared, was fined: 10s and, costs for drunkenness. GAIME TREI.SIPASiS. —E. John Roberts, Pont- rug, was summoned for trespassing in pursuit of game on land over which Mr C. A. Jones had shooting rights. Mr Trevor Roberts prose- cuted.—-The defendant said that he wished to have the case adjourned for a week in order that he might be able to produce- a. witne% on his behalf.—Mr Trevotr Roberts said that the defendant had had ample time to prepare his defence.-The Defendant said that if his ap- plication was not granted he would not say a word. but allow the case to take its course.- The Chairman Will you pay the costs if we adjourn the case for a week?—'The Defendant: Yes.—Mr Trevor Roberts If he pays the costs down I have no objection to an adjournment.—• The Clerk: Are you prepared to pay the costs now?—The 'Defendant: No.—The Bench de- cided to hear the case, the defendant remark- ing that he would not say a word.—Mr Roberta said that the defendant was seen entering a cover. Afterwards a shot was heard, and later the defendant was seen coming out of the oorver and crossing the river to the other side.—John Price and John Owen, Pontruo^. gave corrobora- tive evidence.— The defendant"was fined £1 and costs, or in dJefault, 14 days' imprisonment.
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AFFAIRS OF A CARNARVON I PRINTER
AFFAIRS OF A CARNARVON I PRINTER i'AIHO IS THE OWNER OF TH'E PREMISES? j ACTION IN THE COUNTY OCRTRT. At the Carnarvon County Court, before his 'Honour Judge Moss, on the 7th inst. and again last Wednesday, an interpleader action was heard, in which Messrs. Dixon and Co., Liver- pool, were the execution creditors, John 'Wil- I liams, T-enrhos, 'Llanwnda, the claimant, and Tom Litherland, printer, Carnarvon, the debtor. j .Mr Richard 'Roberts represented the claimant, and Mr Nee (instructed1 by Messrs IPride and Co., Liverpool) the execution creditors. ) Mr Roberts explained that, Messrs Dixon issued execution, the claimant put in the usual particulars. He went on to say that up to June last the claimant, being the debtor's iather-in- Ia;w, had lent him considerable sums of money upon bills of sales upon printing plant and machinery. Finding that the debtor was being pressed the claimant decided not to re-register the bills-of- sales, but to take full possession of the goods. 'Litherland made inquiries for a situation, a.nd wrote to the execution creditors informing them of his position, while the claim- ant arranged for the tenancy of the premises,, and also for the payment of the rates. The claimant now claimed the goods by reason Of his being in actual possesision of the goods, His. Honour: You do not claim under the bills-of-sales? Mr Roberts: No, I have taken possession for 111' money that was owing to me. The claimant went into possession in agreement with the owner. Mr Nee submitted that the claimant had never had actuaJ or constructive possession, and that he had no right to be in po&session at the time the execution was issued" His Honour remarked that it was important to remember that according to a letter ad- dtres&ed to the execution creditors, the claimant became the tenant four months before the exe- cution. Mr <Nlee then said that he meant to challenge the Whole facts of the case. Tom Litherand went into the box and1 said the Whole facts of the case. Tom Litherand went into the box and' said that he had borrowed from his father-in-law about L400 from time to time. At the latter end of May or the beginning of June he ar- ranged with his father-in-law to carry on the business for him until he had disposed, of it or found a situation. Since the change he. had ordered goods from the execution creditors and paid for them. Not a penny piece of dlebt had since been incurred!. In order to notify the changie he had put a slip of paper with "Cam- brian Printing Company" upon it over the door of the premises'. Mr Nee: Do you seriously say that your father-iii-iav, carries on this business? t The 'Witness Yes. I What is he A retired builder. ■ How many times has he been on the premises since he went there and put his foot down as you haive said ?—Several times). Are you his manager?—Yes. What wages are you getting?—50s a week. Has he ever paid you?—I have taken the money from the proceeds. Are there any printers working at the I offioo !There aire a couple of men there. Is there any book in court to show tha.t you are the servant of John Williams and that you are paidl a. salary of 30s a week?—No. Did you tender for the list of voters this time?—I did. I In your own name?—No, in the name of the Company. I asked my father-in-law :f he would like me to estimate for the job. 'When was the slip of paper with the "Csm- brian Printing Company" printed upon it put aibove the door?—I do not know. When the bailiff went in it was not there, and there was no paper there before yesterday. When was it put up ?-That particular pa.per yoiu have might have been put up this morning, but I can prove that it was printed' some time ago. Who put it up this morning?—I don't know. I did not put it up. You say you are the manager. 'Who put it up?—One of the persons inside might have put it up. His Honour Did you give instructions? The 'Witness: Yes. His Honour: Why in the world did you not say go? Mr Nee What indicates the ownership of the premises.? The Witness There is ai board outside. What name is the-re on it?—Cambrian Print- ing Works. What is the imprint on the notice on the board outside ?-Pnnted at the Cambrian iPress, Carnarvon. A person who prints a document puts his name underneath ?—Not necessarily. His Honour: What is dbne with the money that comes in? The Witness I pay expenses. His Honour: Suppose you get a cheque for printing ? The Witness: I cash it. His Honour Who endorses it? The Witness I do. My father-in-law has given me that privilege. (His Honour, after putting questions to the witness with reference to his banking account, said I shall adjourn this case for the produc- tion of the business books, cheque book, bank pass book, etc. At present I am under the impression that there is a plausible well, I won't say anything about it. iMir IR. Robert.: I shall give a. personal under- taking that nothing will be removed. His Honour: The position of things is very curious. Mr Roberts We are trying to sell this place every day. Mr Nee said that he couldl not take the risk of adjourning the case., and asked that it ojhouldi beproceecM with. His (Honour adjourned the case for an hour for the production of the books, etc. On the hearing being resumed, his Honour again addressed several questions to the wit- ness bearing upon his banking transactions. Mr Nee What is the value of the machin- ery ? We have heard that you owed your father-in-law JB400. The Witness: I could not say. Is it worth JB200 or £ 300?—About £ 250. You had a writ from the plaintiffs on the 24th April ?—I believe I had about that time. Am I right in saying that there were several unsatisfied! judgments against you about that time as well ?—Yes. John Williams came to you and put his foot down and would not allow matters to gp on any longer. When was that?—It would be the 2nd or 3rd of May. He came to the office in an awful way, and we went "to Mr Richard' Roberts's office. He had been putting his foot down for a long time. He was anxious to have an end) to it. 'Paying money on your behalf ?—-No, to the whole transaction. He is a retired builder. Does he know any- thing about printing Have you been trying to sell the business recently ?—-I have been trying to dispose of it for Mr Williams. Even to-day you were trying to. sell. 'What price were yoqi asking?—'No price was fixed. You have been asking several people to buy the machinery to get rid of it ?—No. To dispose of the business then?—It is in the market to be disposed of. And' you have been endeavouring to sell ?-On his behalf with his permission. Have you brought the cashbook of the firm ? —(There is no caisihbook. Ts there a daybook?—'Yes, His Honour: Is it here ? The Witness: 'No. His IHonour: Why not ? Mr Nee: He had notice to produce it. (To the witness) Have you a< book belonging- to the Company that shows that you are paid a salary or a wage of 30s a week?—I have no such book. His Honour Is there a ledger? The, Witness: Not now. 'His Honour: How do you keep your ac- counts The Witness: There is only a. daybook. Mr Nee From what date dio you consider that John Williams is your employer? The Witness: Well.. I consider that he took the business on the 3rd May. Can you tell me of any advertisement an- nouncing the fact that John Williams wa.s taking over the business lately carried on bv Tom Litherland ?—<No. Were (mv circulars sent to customers?—Xo, nothing of the kind. And you allowed the notice to remain as "Cambrian iPrinting Works ?-Yes. Do you seriously say that the notice "Cam- brian Printing 'Company" was put up before this morning?—'Yes. Why is John-Williams not here to-day?—He promised to be here. but the weather is bad. His Honour said! that he was verv suspicious of a concern carried on without books. r Mr .R. (Roberts I shall get all the books here by the next Court, and Mr Williams will be here himself. The case was then adjourned till last Wed- nesday when iMr R. A. 'Griffith (instructed by Mr iR. 'Roberts) represented the claimant, and iMir .Nee the execution creditors. The debtor, recalled, produced the day- ttook used by him in the business, and said that with the receipts he paid wa.ges and bought goods. By t,he instructions of th.e claimant he changed the name over the pitmises last week. E. Harrison Mk>rris, a son-in-iutw of the claimant, spoke to efforts he had mau e on behalf of his fati^r-in-law to sell the business. He understood that the claimaait had taken posses- sion, and had seen him back bills a.t the banik on the debtor's behalf. Evidence as to the bill of Süle transactions was tendered by the claimant, who said that, be started the debtor in business after his mar- .riage. In 1879, he advanced him £ 270 on a bill of sale, and afterwards beca.r;\<' a surety at the bank for LIIO. The debtor iiad repaidl sums of £ 26 and £45. Mr Nee interposed1, with the remark that no one doubted that at one time the execution debtor was greatly indebted to the claimant, who had really been dragged into Lï. The witness, proceeding, said that instead; of re-registerinigKtiie bill of sale he agreed with the debtor to take over the premises in lieUl of the money due, and authorised him to re- main there to look after th-e things until lie saw his way to sell the place. 'He, moreover, told the debtor to get the tenancy of the pre- mises cliatruged to his (the witness's) name. Cross-examined by Mr Nee, the witness said that he went to the office, put his foot down, and told the debtor that he would take over everything; and that he would not advance an- other penny. The largest amounts that the debtor had paid in return on the bills of sales were JS20 and JB5. Mr Nee: Do you seriously tell 1\,i:, Honour that you are carryimig on the business of a. printer in Market-street? The Witness: Yes. Have you any knowledge of printing at all I —No. Am I right in saying that the madrrL'y ccul*. between £ 800 and £ 1000?—Yes. Wlhen you went to the office ajid put your foot down, did you call a valuer to value any,. thing for you?—No. Did you send any notice out to inform the public that you were going to take over the bu sine,% I told the workmen. Why did you noit put your own name over the door when you took possession?—I was thinking of selling the place as soon as possible. You gave instructions to put the name "Ar- von Printing Company" albove the CJ<K> ''—YT s. 'Do you know that that notice was not jut vp until last Friday?—I do ot know, it wae some day last week. Further questioned, the witness said that fee told Litherland that he must not pet into debt. He was to make use of the machinery, etc., to earn his livelihood', but he was not to cet init £ debt. Litherland was supposed to render a> weekly account showing the takings, but he had not done so. Witness admitted {.iiat he had: not examined the books in the officp. Lither- land nTw owned him j3410, which included the liability to the bank. He a,sked a sum of j3500 for the business. John W'i'liliams, rate collector, said that in May last, Litherland told him that in future the name in the rate book would be Cambrian, Printing Works, because the business had been (transferred to another. ) Mr Nee submitted that before he could suc- oeed, the, claimant must prove he was the ab- solute owner of the goods in dispute. Them was no question of a bill of sale, the claimant's case being that, he entered into after the expiry of the bill of sale. The eiaimaiutpf case was that there was a change of tenancy, that the name of the new company was put over the door, that the name was altered in the rate- book, and thart, since the claimant had carried on the business in a bona-fide manner. He (Mr Nee) joined issue on every one of those points, Referring to the tenancy, Mr Nee said that, it was very singular thait Mr John Williams did not go to Yayinol himself, if, as had been said, there had been a change of tenancy. Not until1 a month ago^«^en those proceedings were in progress, and initerpleaders were issued, was a.ny tenancy executed. Then as to the namei over the door, the claimant authorised it. to be "The Arvon Printing Company." Why did he not put up his own name ? There wa-s no reason for him to be ashamed to put it up.- No corroborative evidence had been produced in support of the statement, that had been made that the name above The -'oor had been changed. As to the caxrying on of the business, could it be said that, it was bona-fide? If that extraordinary transaction really took place, how was it that no valuer was called in? How was it that no inventory was taken ? No notice was sent out to the public, and no advertise- ment was issued announcing that a. change had taken pOace. There was not a single state- ment to show that the accounts had been pro- perly kept. H. Jones Price, a clerk in the aisistanit over- seer's office, said that the name in the rate- book was that of Tom Litherland. MT Griffith, addressing the Judge, contended that there was an out-and-out purchase, tihe bills of sale being put merely to prove that, there was a large sum of money due to the. claimant. The clafimant never dntend-ed to carry on the business himself, and only left the ddbtor in charge until he could dispose of it. gwijhg judigmeirt, his Honour described the case as an important one. lit was a claim 4ny John WiUaaniB that he was entitled! to oer- tMJt prem-ises occupied by Tom Litherlaaid, against whom judgment, had been entered in the Liverpool Oaurl, of Passage, and execution was issued on behalf of Messrs Dixon and Com- pany, as execution creditors. There could be no doubt that tihe debtor owed a large sum to his father-in-law, and the position taken up wa-s tha-t tJhere was an actual sale of the busi- ness in May last to the claimant by Litherland, who was to mantage the business until stnch time as a sale should be effected of the premises. The claimant, in the witness box, said that the (printing machinery and implements of business very probaibly cost anything from aoo to R1000, but he was prepared to sell for & sum not less than JB500. When, a person entefped into an arrangement of the kind. it was desir- able thait he should give the greatest publicity to the transaction. There were tradesmen whio might trust the debtor without knowing that he had parted) possession; with what might be a. vaArfaible asset. But in the present case, there had not been a single person produced, -K neither workman' nor tradesman, to tell Mm' that he knew of the change in the ownersHtop of the property. Except the two parties inter- ested, there had' not. been .a. single soul put. into the witness box to prove that he knew any- thing about the change. That. to his mind, was a serious position, and in view of public interests which had to be protected, that, was not a kind of proceeding that he could sanction in tJwt Court. Nor were there any books kept, and though the claimant, on his own evidence; -visited the office twice a week. he never nikedi to see tihe day book. He thought that some ac- counts, or some figures, would-, have been rvm- dtuced, or that there would have been some transaction of some kind1, to r-oint. out to him, that Litherland managed the business, not for his own benefit", but for the benefit of the fartiher-in-law, but there was nothing otf tihe kind. It was said that there wa's a change of tenancy, but as to that, he had only the evi- denc,e of Lit'hefr'Land himself. TL.was not. oor- (roborated in any way. The claimant had ad- mitted, that he did not sign the tenancy arre,- ment until October, and at that time judgment was obtained against Litherland, who was then bein.g' pressed1 by creditors. He must hold f-liqt, tihe cJaimianit, had not satisfactorily proved, his case, and judgment would ^eoTdingly be en- tered for the execution creditors with costs.
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