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HOLYHEAD AS A PORT OF CALL
HOLYHEAD AS A PORT OF CALL This is one of the most important facts -which the last week has revealed,—important both as regards the future of the Trans- atlantic carrying trade and also as affecting the future of Holyhead. On Sunday, the 20th of June, the first visible and tangible I proof of the possibility of a lairge-liner using ttlolyhead for the disembarkation of passen- I gers and mails was given, when the White ijtar liner "Cedi-ic," steamed majestically to a position inside the breakwater, and dis- embarked nearly 200 passengers, a large quantity of baggage and 34 bags of London and Continental mails WAS IT A SURPRISE? Wei observe that the cognoscenti of Llie daily press have exerted themselves in the acquisition of all available words and phrases for the description of the secrecy with which the preliminary arrangements had been car- ried out. Nothing, it would appear, had 1 leaked out until the last minute on Satur- day evening, and at the hrst inkling a horde of pressmen came scurrying down to Holyhead to record the great event which was to transpire. Thajy most of them ar- rived too late for the jpn and the fair is a mere detail; suffice itjto say that there were only three who were favoured with invitations to board the "Magnetic," and of these the "Herald" representative was one. ¡ iFor some days the people of Holyhead had been whispering to each other of the im- pending visit of the "Cedric," for so many people were engaged upon the extensive preparations that some word of it was bound ( to leak out. Those in high places, however, desired that the adoption of Holyhead as a I Port of Call should oiry be made known to the world when it was an accomplished £ act, and those who had scoffed at the claims of Holyhead or had professed to regard them with a compassionate and patronising air a a the pertinacious but vain efforts of an am- bitious creek were on Monday treated to a -sensation of a first class order, which must have been a severe shock to itheir own nerves and to the confidence of other people in their judgment. The dramatic way in .which the innovation was made and noised abroad lent an additional charm to the epoch-marking event. THE WEATHER. Sunday morning opened dull and mistily, but this fact had no terrors for those who were in charge of the arrangements, for they knew that, whatever may be the diffi- culties of entering the Mersey in foggy weather, the existence of a fog upon the water would not prevent the "Cedric" from I accomplishing the programme which had been so carefully mapped out for her. It was about ten o'clock before the fog was swept away by a moderate breeze from the eouth-west, and the sun shone out upon a. slightly troubled sea. This happy omen not only had the effect of raising the spirits of those on board the tender "Magnetic, but also enabled the hundreds of Holyhead people who had missed the Sunday morning service and had perched themselves on coigns of vantage on all the north-westerly parts of of vantage on all the north-westerly parts of Holyhead Island to view without losing any ■of the detail, the approach and anchoring of the great liner. Skinner's Monument, of the great liner. Skinner's Monument, the Beach, and the breakwater were favour- ite resorts for the sight-seeing. SCENE AT THE STATION. Calculations had been made by Com- mander Holland, based upon the Marconi- gram received from Brow Head, that .he Vessel would reach Holyhead about 11 a.m., and on Saturday evening the preparations were made upon this assumption. The later message received on Sunday morning, stated that the liner had been reported cff Fastnet at 6.30 a.m. on Sunday, and every- thing was arranged upon the idea that the "Cedric" would drop her anchor at 11.20 a.m., a calculation which later events bore out to the minute. About ten-thirty, Captain Green, of the "Magnetic," gave the order for the vessel to prooeed from the Railway Company's quay in the Inner Harbour^ and she steamed out to meet the "Cedric." PRESENT. In addition to the representatives of the White Star iine--coniprioing Messrs J. Bruce Ismay (chairman), Harold A. Sander- son (general manager), Captain Murray (marine superintendent), R. J. A. Shelley, M Fothergill (first class passenger manager), and Mr Bustard (of the third class depart- I ment)—there were present in connection with the London and North astern Rail- way Messrs Alfred Fletcher (director), (Frank Ree (general manager), Robert Turn- bull (superintendent of the line), Commander <G. C- Holland, R.I.M., C.I.E., D.S,0. (marine superintendent), L A. P. Warner, I A. F. Waters, L. P. Parsons (assistant traffic superintendent, Liverpool), D. Pendle- ton (American passenger agent, Liverpool) ,J. Hill (assistant marine superintendent), etc. There were also on board Mr T. R. Evans, I clerk to the Holyhead Urban Council Dr Clay (port sanitary medical officer), Messrs J. Hall (marine dept.), W. Evans (postmas- ter) F. Edwards (hotel dept.), J. Darrock (booking office), and other officials. Just after the "Magnetic had left tne L. and N.-W. cargo steamer "Edith, under I, the command of Captain Sorge, left the quay and followed in the wake of the ten- der to a position in the Harbour, where she anchored about quarter of a mile from where the "Cedric" was to take her position. The Edith" had been commissioned for the purpose of taking ashore the heavy baggage from the liner, and also the mails.^ The North-Western dredger "Pick-me-Up" had been placed as a mark vessel right ahead of the mooring spot of the liner,so that no time need be lost in taking bearings. THE "CEDRIC" SIGHTED. For those aboard the tender the great question now was the location of the "Cedric," and all eyes were scanning the expanse of green water to westward of the Stacks. The "Magnetic" took the party out to sea, and just as she had reached a point opposite the Mountain Quarries the dark hull, four masts, and two black and saffron funnels of the vesel could be descried three or four miles away. As the ijreat vessel -came nearer some idea was obtained, of her I gigantic size, which vied with her elegance of build for the foremost place in the ad- miration of the beholders. Dancing merrily on the unquiet seas was the open sailing boat containing Mr Williams Owen, the pilot, and his companions, and in a short time the "Cedric" was practically motion- less, as she paused in her approach to pick up the local pilot, she being then about two miles north east of the South Stack. As the"M!agnetic"turned her bow for the return journey a small yacht, manned by some ven- turesome sightseers, flashed between her &nd the great liner, her white hull ",and sails forming a strong contrast to the dark mass of hula shewn by the liner. In a few mo- I ments the small yacht was almost identical in appearance with the great clouds of gulls which flew about the "Cedric" and uttered strange calls which, inasmuch as they were Welsh birds, must be taken to have been those of welcome. I
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03 .11, 1. -1 THE "CEDRIC" AT HOYHEAD.
THE ANCHORING.
THE ANCHORING. The throb of the liner's propellers could now be heard over the water as she com- menced to go ahead again, and the "Ma"- netic," like a guiding fairy, led the way to- wards the Breakwater Lighthouse, the "Cedric" following close in her wake, in the patient manner of a stately mother who wishes to yield to the beckoning of her sel- fish child who has made some discovery which cannot be enjoyed alone. Well with- in the shelter of the breakwater was an area of untroubled water, and towards this the great vessel made her way; her passing of the breakwater head being marked bv loud cheering from a large number of people who had assembled there, the welcome being returned in full measure by the thousand or so passengers on board the steamer. At 11.20 precisely Captain Bartlett dropped anchor, and the "Magnetic" and "Edith" approached, the former on the port side. and the latter on the .starboard. At 11.30 after the ship's doctor had sung out, "All's well," the party which had come out from Holyhead on the tender were able to get aboard the liner, but before that they had exchanged greetings with those aboard, the latter leaning over the taffrails on the port side and taking a most lively interest in the proceedings. The first thing which was seen on the liner' was a long line of men, over a hundred, in white tunics, who had been told off to deal with the baggage and mails. All the work was accomplished without a suspicion of "rushing," the per- sonal effects of the passengers being first placed on board the tender, after which the passengers stepped from the liner to the "Magnetic." The Royal Mail steamer "Ulster," from Kingstown," was passing at the time, and seemed quite a small vessel in comparison with the "Cedric." Small boats from the shore put off, and clustered round the ship which towered up above them like a great mountain, while even the "Edith" and "Magnetic" were devoted to comparative insignificance by the liner's proportion. THE CROWD. J To people who delight in watching crowds the next few minutes were full of the deep- est interest. Not far from two hundred passengers had elected to go ashore at Holy- head, most of these being American holiday- makers and business people. Amongst the crowd, however, were two or three Japan- ese visitors, who had come by rail from the Western coast of the U.S.A. to jjoin the "Cedric," and were on a business trip to the land of their allies. Here and there one could detect a person of unmistakably Teutonic appearance, and several there were who were living examples of the Yankee, whose typification on the stage is the de- light of English playwrights. These brusque but genial specimens of the hustling Amei- ican looked and acted as if they were going to allow no grass to grow under their feet while they were in the old country, and they cheerfully opined that "if things went on this way they were going to get about quite nicely." A good number, if not the majority, of the persons who debarked weie ladies, and in watching their practical. cool-headed way of looking alter nem. and their belongings one ceased to won at the increasing number of Englls^ men who are captured by the gills, fron "over there." Not that they were compar- able with the fair ones of this country in looks; but rather that they gave the im- I pression of being people who would get the thing they wanted, and get it <luickly. There were" several children aboard and these seemed rather to gneve at leaving the Whip where they had spent a happy week, foi on the big liners a child has a most pleasant time if the weather be good, as he or she is the petted of all the grown-ups. Stewards went in and out amongst the passengers dis- tributing postcards of places on the L. and N.-W. system, and principally of North Wales. GLAD OF IT. Our representative had conversations with a good number of the passengers who de- barked at Holyhead, and learned that it was not until Friday last that the possibility of landing at Holyhead was mentioned to them. A large number at once signified their willingness, nay, their anxiety, to bo amongst the first to land at the new port of calf a decision which none of them appat- ently regretted. Several instances were brought to ndtice of the great value which the call meant to some of the passengers m time-saving. One gentleman was hastening to join his wife at Oxford, to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the'r weddmg and it; was only by the call at Holyhead that he was enabled to meet her that day. All to whom our representative spoke expressed their pleasure at the new system. and ox- pressed the hope that the W hite Star Com pany would adhere to Holyhead for .his pur- pose. GOOD-BYE. A minute or two before noon all the trans- fern had been competed, and chorus of whistles the "Magnetic left the sheltering side of the great liner and steamed shoreward. Then there was such a waving of handkerchiefs and shawls, such a calling out of good-byes and good wishes, distri- buted both singly and collectively on ail the people on both of the ships. Many of the ladies introduced into Welsh waters a- remarkable call, not unlike that of a be1- gull and somewhat reminiscent of a far en fog siren. As the tender glided gently away the sounds became fainter, and gradually died awav, though the waving of handker- chiefs and hats was kept up until the pas- sengers on the "Cedric" lost. their individu- alities and became merged in a dark line topped with white. Within a few minutes the "Cedric" was swinging around and as the tender rounded the Admiralty Pier she could be seen moving out of the harbour c.n her way to LiverpooL ENTRAINING. Preceded by the "Edith" which had been loaded with the heavy baggage with great speed, the tender made her way to the Sta- tion Quay, where three trains had been mar- shalled in readiness for the passengers. Near the George IV. Arch a large crowd had gathered, and a cheer was raised by them as the vessels passed, a kind of subdued, "don't forget it's .Sunday" cheer, but never- thelesa one which shewed how welcome was' the visit of the "Cedric." At the station there was no cheering, but there were many smiles of welcome. Rear Admiral Burr, C.M.G., M.V.O., had come round in his steam launch, and was an interested specta- tor, and there were also present the chair- man and members of the Holyhead Council, who had been invited by Commander Hol- land to witness the entraining. The "Magnetic" was alongside at 12-10 p.m., the preceding work having been ac- complished in fifty minutes from the time of the anchoring of the liner, which is ten minutes quicker than the time shewn by the supporters of Holyhead in the recent cam- paign in favour of Holyhead as a mail port. On the up-railway platform (within M feet of the London special) were placed about half a dozen "searching tables," on which were placed the packages in initial letter order brought over by the passengers in ol der that the Customs officers, who included the local collector of customs (Mr Mcllgrom) and his staff, with assistant* from Liver- pool, might scrutinise them. The clearing was gone through very rapidly, and with no unpleasant results. Though there waS bustle, there was no confusion, and in a re- markably short space of time the late voy- agers were comfortably ensconced in the luxurious dining car trains which wereal- most royal in their appointments and staff Xg. It is interesting to learn that the catering, which was under the charge of Mr Miall, of Euston, was of an e^oe"ent actert and was earned out by a staff of about fifty men. Luncheon « **rved on the trains as they sped to London, THE TIMINGS TO LONDON. The London special, which the statical at 12.152 on a ^ute& the Eu& km, t oned to take 5 hou^lO t journey beimg aotuady done m 4 » m mutes. The second, txa n, on che adjoin.ng "down" platform then took t he rem ^ung passengers and lugguage, following 17 minutes later, and arriving at Euston just 17 minutes after the first. This is con .de ed a, record 'for heavy trains—over 400 touts each. These trains were of the newest type American dining eail saloon stock, be ng fill? length and of max imum we:ght—the first of this class, in fact, ever dispatched from Holyhead. The Shrewsbury passengers left bv the ordinary one o'clock Irish mail ttrain, changing at Chester, and those for the Welsh ivratering-plaoes travelled the same way. The special for Liverpool left at 1.17 p.m. and reached Lime street at 3.45 p.m., which was also a smart ruiu The speed of the Londan trains was not so much more note- worthy than that of the Irish mail and ex- press tra.n which run between Holyhead and Lonoon daiy, most of the trme ga ned (3o minutes) on these "runs" being due to the fact that no stops were made. The first train was drawn by two passen- ger engines ofthe "Experiment" class and the seoond Iby two of the "Precursor type, all being practically turned out of Crewe works th s year. The toual number of paesengers who landed at Holyhead was 177, of these 161 being for London and beyond. Th -rty-two bag's of London and Continen- tal ma-its were landed here, 17 bags havng been discharged at Queenstown, and 25 being taken on to Liverpool. The Cedric" is a 16! knot vessel of 680ft. in length, 75ft. beam, and 21,085 tons gross reg ster. Her draught is 34ft., only a foot le-5s than that of the largest Cunarders. She left New York on June 12. and arrived at Queenstown, on Saturday, after a passage of 7 days 3 hours 54 minutes to Daunt' Rock lighj/ vessel. She had on board 295 first 269 second, and 341 th'rd class passengers, of whom 294 were landed at the Irish port. THE PLANS. The whole of the local arrangements were under the persona; supervision of Comman- der Holland, the L. and N.W. Company s marhne superintendent, and >ohe manner in whiich they were carried out is an eloquent testifmoniai to his remarkable capacity for organisation; a talent wlTch he has had great opportunity of displaying during his naval career, when he filled important posi tions as transport superintendent at Durban and elsewhere. He was assisted by as brainy and hepful a staff as could be wished for, and the most valua-ble as?-iswmoe was given by Mr Joseph Jones, the local gtat on super, intendent, who has had exceptionally good experience of this class of work under the late Mr Thee. Shaw, formerly superinten- deatc, of the Liverpool detract of the L. and N.W. Company. The working of the speoia. tra:ns was, of course, arranged by Mr vVaxner and his able colleagues, and the fine record establahed d'd infinite credit to ther untiring efforts, Special postal fac lities were given, and these were under the superintendence of the aifole and energetic postmiast-er at Holyhead tMr W. Evans). Mr T. Slater was in charge of the telegraphic arrangem^ts. Mr Hohbs act'ng on his behalf on boar<jRie "Cedric,'4 and the speed with wtrch the exceptional rush was dealt with deserves special men- il'on. Mr Evan Roberts took charge of the mails on the liner and ashore, and! under h s guidance they were dealt wifch in a, smart, 'workmanlike manner. THE MAGNETIC." The tender Magnetic," almost immedi- ately aiÍteT the departure of the first train. It'tt for Liverpool. She had been brought down from tftie Mersey on Saturday in 5h 30m., Mr E. R. W|i'li"ams, chief officer of the s.s. "South Stack" (L. and N.W.) bringing her rousid and! acting aj8 harbour pilot on Sunday. She a 13 knot boat, and very steady. FRiEtSS COMMENTS. Following are gome of the- o.pin onu of the daily Promts on the change:—1 -1 IRISH DAILY INDEPENDENT." The White Star Company have tried what they cad an "experiment, but judging by the spirit in wh ch they speak of this "ex- periment." it may be assumed that in due course they wili use Holyhead as a port of embarkation as well as disembarkation. LIVERPOOL JOURNAL OF COM- MERCE." The feeding in Liverpool, we believe, will be that if any change of the kind is to take p ice, it should be in favour of Holyhead rather than any of the other parts which have for some time past been coquetting with a view to a share of this business. FREEMAN'S JOURNAL," DUBLIN. Holyhead's bid for some attention as a port of call for American liners has been successful to the extent that the White Star Co. have begun, by way of an experiment i,t i6 said, to land London boun £ passengers at the WVsh port. The departure affects Liverpool', to which city under the old sys- tem these passengers would have been car. ried, but ijp 'also touches tihe interests of Queenstown. «s Holyhead has for som^j years pa.st figured as one of the rivals of the Ireh port. LIVERPOOL ECHO." Under exceptionally favourable conditions the Cedric. from New York, landed a portion of her passengers ai, Holyhead on Sunday. and the company which eonttois the railway traffic at Holyhead spared no effort to forward thearri valli post haste tto their destinations. The difference in landing time as between Holyhead and Liverpool is small, a.nd, indeed, i-napprecia,ble when it is remem- bered that speed is non made the strongest po'nt r4 the White Star North Atlantic servitot "LIVERPOOL DAILY POST." Holyhead, under the powerful ægis of the White Star line and of the premier railway corporation of the world, must be reckoned with as a formidable rival as far as passen. gers and, mails are concerned. The outlook is not a cheerfuil1 one for Liverpool. It would seem as if all the elements were can- sniring to gradually blot iti out as a great stat''on on the ocean highway, and to leave f' £ > stranded high and dry in the back waters of Atmn^ic passenger traffic. "DUBLIN DAILY EXPRESS." The most surprising: thing which has oc- curred in connection w th the Atlantic carry- ing tradie since the White Siar Line took their livers to Queenstown has been, the .adoption of Holyhead as a pofr, of call for the disembarkation of mails and passengers. The system was introduced on Sunday under splendid weather conditions, and though it was in the nature <?f an experiment, every- thing worked with ihe most cmnpJelte suc- cess. e% I I- COMMANDER HOLLAND. DAILY CHRONJCLE." 1 This innovation was carried out most suc- cessfully. and a-l the passengers expressed } their gratification, at the arrangements, which enabled those for London to reach the metropoLis live hours earlier than they otherwise would have done if the liner went to Liverpool. IRISH TIMES." There are certain obv-ous ;tu\uni-ages in the scheme. From Holyhead passengers can reach London in five hours, the time which, even under favourable conditions, is *e^y to elapse before the Lner is saieiy berthed at Liverpool Under many conditions the savmg i« likely to be very much greater H, therefore, ithe liner reaches Holyhead a'-> noon, her passengers may be certain of be Jig at their destination, i,f that. be London, North Wa.<es. or Western Midlands, at a fime when, under present caiidlitaoas they would onlv just) be d .sembarking. But, if it. arrives later, at. 5ix in the afternoon, tor instance., the passengers' on y chance of saving a, night- will .be in d seinibarkation at Holyhead. To a very large number of people such a eervice wou d therefore be of gre.st.. advantage, wh'le it would not. seriously yioominode those whom, it* did not direct.y assist. WHAT OF THE FUTUR-E? In the course of an interview on Sunday, Mr H. Concanon, assistant general manager of the White Star Line, taio "The first difficulty we have had to con- s'der is that. the Liverpool steamers in our service have very often, been detained for want of water, and instead of being able to get passengers away in the afternoon, or evening, they have had to spend a night on board the eihp. and Ksvs on-'y been a.ble to proceed to London the -ext morning. Holy- head Is 72 miles shor. of the Mersey, and ( there is no quest.on of tide or bar, and under ordinary .circumstances passengers landing there mi ght be n London a most as soon as the steamers could get to Liverpool. Or, in cases where the see '.am* ariive in LiverRooI'a;te at might, the passengers land- ing at Holyhead might be in London 16 or 17 hours earlier. Then, atgain, circumstances alter on sai-ing dates. We milght want to sail on Thursdays, Fridays, or Saturdays, according to the conditions of our business. In the ordinary days of the week two steamers are allowed to berth at the Prince's Landing, gtage at once. But the Dock Board state that, this is impossible on a Saturday o'.v.njr to the coasting and excursion traffic. Therefore, this call at Holyhead, whiie in the shape df an experiment inwards, may have a very far-reach ing resulir. outwards also, because it might be considered desir- able to embark passengers from London and elsewhere on the west-bound trip at Hoiiy- head, where the London and Nort.h Western Railway are wiping to afford every facility. For the present, at any rate, there is no intent on of interfer ng with the Queens- i town caili, neither ie there any idea of the steamers of the company leaving Liverpool fo far as cargo and overhaul are concerned. But if the Holyhead experiment- be a suc- cess. it is within the bounds of possibility that all the passengers for different parts of England and for the Continent may be 'landed there in the future, and a' lso a very large percentage of the outward passengers ma.v be embarked, tthere. This is a matter to which the managers of the White Star Line will give special1 consideration." CUNARD AND FISHGUARD. There is a. rumour that Fishguard may be utilised, by the fast. Cunarders. To London from Fishguard occupies about five hours, whereas a steamer takes seven hours or more longer to get from Fishguard to Liverpool. The Great (Western Railway Co. claim that a. remarkable saving of time can be effected in reaching London if passengers are landed at Fishguard. WHITE STAR LINE'S PROFITS. The directors of the Oceanic Steam Navi- gation Co., Limited (White Star Line), Mr J. Bruce Ismay (chairman), the Right Hon. Lord Pirrie, K.P., and Mr Harold A. San- derson, in their report for the year 1908, presented to the annual general meeting of shareholders this week, state that the aé.- .counts show a profit on the year's working of £e99,9U 10s 2d, to which should ibe added the balance brought forward from 1907, amounting 00£319,448 lls 9d, and interest on investments £6,300 2s 6d, mak- ing a tota.U of J3625,690 4s 6d. After de- ducting debenture and general interest, di- rectors' fees, income tax, etc., and writing off £ 410,882 5s 7d to depreciation of fleet, wharves, and furniture, there remains a bal- ance of £ 111,203 12s, out of which a divi- dend of J375,000, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, was declared on the 19th March last, leaving J356,205 128 at the credit of profit and loss account to be carried for- ward. ANGHOiR LINlE AND HOLYHEAD. Rumours are rife in Holyhead that the Anchor Line intends ispintg the place as a port of call for their steamers. We have the authority csf Messrs Hender- t-oi Bros., Ltd., the owners of the fleet, for stating that there is no intention of the steamers coming to Holyhead. Their vessels, it may be pointed out, sail via the North oi Ireland, and call at Moville. THE S.S. BALTIC." We are officiary informed that the s.s. Baltic" wit-I arrive at Holyhead on Sun- day next to discharge mails and passengers.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS
NOTES AND COMMENTS (By "GLYNDWB.") C0LW.YN BAY GASWORKS. We are informed th.it our statements and the ^Works hv Co4wyn Bay are being challenged t0UI!C,lllOTS and certai« officials, y they should adopt that attitude is a matter that we will Sot niquire the present. Sufficient for us is the fact that all our statements and conclusions were based on official returns made by the Colwyn Bay authorities to the Board of Trade. At present the gas undertaking is conducted and administered, financially, and other- WIse, by a distinct department, and until all the finances of 'Colwyn Bay are controlled by one man so as to secure uniformity in all respects, nothing but chaos and misunder- standing will prevail. We hope the sub- committee appointed will make a thorough investigation into the state of affairs. MR HORTON'S SUGGESTION. Mr Horton ventures the opinion that the "gas concern is sound at its base, and will soon right itself."But he adds, "What is wanted is a searching investigation into other departments and a complete re-oro-an- isa.tion of the staff." Why should Mr Hor- ton endeavour to divert the attention of the public from the working of the gas concern, by suggesting a wider inquiry? There may be excellent reasons why the Council should in- vestigate the working of other departments, but, for the moment, it is the gas concern which is in question. What is needed is more co-ordination and centralisation of offices and responsibility. A better ad- ministra-tor and clerk than Mr James Am- ( phlett it would be difficult to obtain (as Mr -V' Horton knows), but to think that the local authority can make it worth his while to give up private practice is preposterous. There is no need for it. ANOTHER GAS CONCERN. The annual report of the Holyhead and North Wales Gas and Water Corporation Ltd., has been published and distributed to the 6harehdlders. On the year's working we observe that the net profit amounted to £2596 15s 7d, which is the largest since 18ga4 ■ tl]n '.addition," says the report, "stocks on hand have been considerably re- duced in value in the Company's books, and special care has been exercised to see that all liabilities incurred during the financial year were included in the accounts," lhe quotation should prove instructive to Col- wyn Bay councillors. The directors of the Company recommend that a dividend at the rate qf 3 per cent. per annum, should be paid. We suspect that the success of the Company is due to the fact that twelve montiia ago Mr T. 'B. -Farrington, C.E., cf .Llandudno, was added to the board of di- rectors.
DEATH OF MR. J. W. BOWEN,…
DEATH OF MR. J. W. BOWEN, CRIGCIETH. Mr. Joseph. William Bowen, Mea cal Hall, dred 1a.% Saturday at the age of 60, aiter iL lingering illness. Mr. Bowen was born in Pembroke, and was one of a family of nine children—four sons and five daughters. He was very young when his parents re- moved to North Wales, his. father being ap- pointed to the charge of the lighthouse at South Stack, near HcJyKd.d. While at South Stack young Bowen walked daily to thV elementary school at L'-aingocli. On leaving school he acquired his training for the profession of a. chem-st, under Mr H. Griffith Hughee, of Holyhead, and subse- quently at Chester and' Dublin, at t.he lat- ter clity under Dr. Evans. The family had removed to Penmon, Anglesey, when thfl young chemist set out on business on his own account. His experience of his first arrival at Crioc eth in wintry weather was anyth:ng but encouraging. At that time the Cambrian Raflwav had not reached Cricriicth, and the last 42 1 miles of the jour- ney from Anglesey had to be accomplished on foot from Chwalog. With the advent of the railway to Cr'cciet-h, the now rising watering-place began to attract attention, and Mr Bowen, established in business on h s own account, soon developed the bun) ness to meet the growing needs of the place. For many years, in addition to being tho only chemist, he was the only newsagent in the dstiriibt. In a. comparatively few ye«ars Medical Hall became one «f the moKt succesfuli business enterprises cf its kind in the district. N Bowen was in every sense a thorough bu^lnes^, man, enterprising, ex-' oeptio,nially keen, energetic, and persever- tng. and in addition to being one of the lead-'ng tradesmen of Crlccieth, was, in his' profession as a chemist and drugg-st, known thxeughout North Wales. Mr Bowen was a pioneer 'in bringing Cricc etih into promin- ence as a. health, resort. As a member of the old Local Board of Health, or Sanitary Authority, he aimed at placing the town of his adoption in the I forefront in the matter of sanitation. When, under the Local Government Act, the am- tihcrltv became the Urban District Council, he continued h e pubbc servioe on that body I also. He was for some years a member of the School Board, and for three years wa» chairman of the Board. He took the keen- est interest in education, and, in short, did h;<s utmost to promote the welfare of CHc" c eth generally. For many years he fided the office of people's churchwarden of the the office of people's churchwarden of the parish. Mr. Bowen wa, a Freemason, and a. member of the Madoc. Lodge. Deceased leaves a window and s'x cluldren -three SOTS and three daughters. His e'dest daughter—Mrs Robert.-—resides at Ho-jyhead, and his eldest son is Dr. Owen I B!v- Bowen. Two of his brothers axe pro- m'nent Local tradesmen, viz., Messrs D. D. Bowen and P. J. Bowen. It may be mem- ¡:ioned that when deceased's mother died:, p.,bout 221 years ago. at the age of 85, i:i the nine members of her family, sons and 1 daughters, were present at her funeral. The funeral af Mr J. W. Bcwen was r pub'io one, and took place at Tabor burial ground, Pentrefelin, on Wednesday after- noon. At. classes and creeds were repre- seu.ted at the funeral, which \va«s attended also by members of the several local publio I. bed!es*. A portion of the Cinurch burial eeT- vico \v'3s f.ai'd •n St. Deinio'l;'s Church, the Rectcr of Crlccieth. Archdeacon. J. Lloyd Jones, officiating. There was no F nging, but as the mournful cortege entered the .<*acred edifice the organ* Mr G. C. Old- field, played a funeral march, the "Dead March" being played as the mourners left the church. The mourners preterit were HI' <hven Hy. Bowen, and Mosfrp J. W. Bowen and Jos. Bowen, sons; Messrs D. D. Bowen and P. J. Bowen, brothers; J. L'Soyd Jones, brother-in-law Goo. Brymer, Carnarvon, David Williams. Ty Newydd, Doiben.inaen. and Dav.d Jcihn Williams, Johannesburg, cous'ns. The pall bearers were Messrs J. W. Roberts, J. W. Jones, J. Rowlands, and W. H. WiTiamB. The service at the graveside at Tpbor was eorducted by the Rev. W. J. Nicholson, sale-ni. Portmadoc; J. W. Fo-ulike?, Tabor, < and T. E. Roberts,. Jerusalem, Cricrieth. A''thcugh 'it was the express w -h cf the d-eccrsed that there should be no flowers, j many beautiful wreiaiths were rcce^-e Gen- "ra.J syir-pithy is felit for Mrs Eowm and hm;1y in the r bereavement.
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= The annual demons'iration of the North Waes Bianch of the Nat iena-l Fr9 Bri- glides' fnion, held at Llyndudmo. on Satur- 'lay, proved a ureal success.
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FISHING IjV PRIVATE WATERS
FISHING IjV PRIVATE WATERS I ANiGLElRlS MUST HAVE TICKET AND LICENSE. At the Carnarvon County Sessions, on .Saturday, before D.r TavJor Morgan and I other magistrates. Elijah Lovell, Seth Lovell I aTi,d Albert Lovell 1'\4). of M.ounta.in-street, Carnarvon, were b-ammoned for fishing in private waters. Mr J. B. A'llanson prosecu- t-ed on behalf of W. C. fVhiskin, one of the trustees of the Carnarvon and. District Anglers' Society. .Mr Whiskin testified that on the 3rd inst. he was fishing at. C'vmyglo in waters on the I property of Mr Afeheton Smith's, the fish- ing rights of which have been leased to the Anglers' Society. The defendants Elijah and Seth Love! were also there fishing. I They had 'got licensers but not the society's I ticket, which is necessary before anyone can fish on Mir Ajs?heton fimitlvs land. He believed that Albert Lovell was fishing for I minnows, and he was summoned because he gave a false name. In reply to Mr D. P. Williams cne o'f the magistrates) witne^ stated that the society ma,L, had been formed in order that, honest work- in", men could spend their leisure hours in legal fishing. In defence Elijah Lovell said that there was no not-ice up to prohibit fishing where he was. The newest nctice was three- quarters of a mile away. Eliiah Lovell hn^ been convicted pre- viously otf similar offences, and was fined for this. offence 2Cs and costs, or in default a month's imprisonment. 82th Lov°ll was fined lCs and cosh?., OT :1, fortnights im- prisonment. The case against- Albert Lovell was dismissed. 1