Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

ACTION BY COLWYN BAY COUNCIL At Llandudno County Court, on Thurs day, before His Honour Judge Moss, Colwyn Buy Urban District Council claimed from Joseph Gray, of Nestcn, the sum of JB28 lis 8d lor special expenses incurred by the> Council in repairing certain highways within the urban district by reason of the damage caused by the defendant in taking excessive weight along the said highways. The case was brought under the Highways and Local Amendment Act of 1838. Mr James AmphLett appeared for the Council, and Mr Greaves Lord (instructed by Messrs Thompson, Hughes and Math- ieson) for the defendant. It appears that the defendant became a contractor to the Post Office Authorities for the carting of poles necessary for constructing a new telegraph line along Swch and Caethiwed Roads. Those poles he conveyed to their respective destination, by means of a traction engine, and, thereby caused considerable damage to the roads along which he traversed. There was little, or no dispute, about the facts. "Evidence was given on behalf of the Council by W. Jones, engineer to the local authority; William Jones, road foreman; Thomas Wynne, roadman; George Duckers, resident; and W. S lingo, telegraph engineer to the Post Office (North Wales Depart- ment). The latter stated, in being cross- examined by Mr Amphlett, that the defen- dant had no instructions as to the convey- ance of the poles in question by means of n traction engine. Mr Greaves Lord contended that the action must fail, because under Section 12 sub-section 1, of the Highways Amendment Act of 1898, the defendant could not be held liable inasmuch as the damage, if any, had been done by order, or in consequence of an order, received from the Postal Authorities. Mr Amphlett pointed out that according to Mr Slingo, no such order had been given, and that it was open to defendant to carry the poles one by L one to their respective positions. -n His Honour-reserved judgment.

GOOD RUNS BY THE ANGLESEY HAhKlERS These hounds mefc at Penm}- nA dd Ahns- louses on Saturday last, and, finding in the -x.arks, began to run hard and fast over a splendid* country, with jumping enough for cnyon-e. After a. small ring round the parks the har3 went away by PtMtun nydd Chuiiah K. Ta-UMi-ion, and the road a,t Ty-fry, ran -the r'ü,J for a. short distance, then turned iefit-ihanded over the big pastures of Ty- fry to Dvffryn. Crossing the road, she ran straight to Plas Penmynydd, then ran over y the hi1: at a great pace to Dragoon, hounds being cnly a field behind her. Continuing j cn 119 to the road Jea,ding to Rhos-cefn-hir, the hare was headed by footpeople, so turned back in front of hounds, and was f ulled ctown a few fields farther on after a run lasting forty-five minutes.. Finding again in the same fie'ld, the pack had another sharp burst of ten minutes over the same ground. Moving away to fresh ground they began to draw at Oefn-porttjii, J and a igood hare stole away to the Llangefni I road, V'ent straight across to Plas Pen- mvnyco, and, going over the hill, crossed I the bi,4 parks to Taiihirion. Leaving the I farm on tihe rijgiht, she ran on over the roaxi I to Rhyd-y-deilyn and the river Br rati, which she crossed at a useful piace for horses, hounds liiunitmig het, through the big1 pas- tures of Bryn-cryr, where she made a sharp (turn to the letft and recrassed1 the river further up. The pack still being close to her. they sent her up to Tlhos-eefn-hir, but ai the road she was tunned again, so wer-t to Gwaiithdy across the wet bottom and into the boj beLow Black HorM, Here several hares were on foolt, and the Master had hounds stopped, so this goodi hare lives for anothe- day, after making a three-mirj point in thirty-fiv-e rainute#.—^The Field,"

U. 6. bnAW AT LLAFTUUTFFTU AN ADDRESS ON THE POLITICAL .SITUATION. —— The audience wh'.fch congregated at the Grand Theatre, Liandudmo, on Thursday evening, was nott at all worthy of the occa- sion. When the local branch of the Faban Society secured the services of the versat'.Je, humorous, wity, and brilliant G. Bernard Shaw to deliver a lecture on the poLtical situation, one m'ght have thought that the build.ng would have been packed. That ivvas not the case. In fact, it was a. most disappointing audience. Mr. J. Ailanson Picton, Penmaenmawr, had been announced .to preiside, but that eminent gentleman was too indisposed to fulfil li s engagement. H-s place was taken by Mr. Francis Nunn, Col- wyn Bay, who, in a very formal manner, introduced Mr. Bernard Shaw to the meet- irlg. Upon r V,n,r to deliver his lecture, Mr. George Bernard Shaw veas accorded a most flattering reception. The Fabian Society, said the speaker, comprised only intellec- tual and superior people, and to be mem- bers was a privilege, because it was not pressed upon anybody. Four out of five electors in ths country were workingmen. The Socialists had only: 30 representatives in Parliament, but they had made a be- ginning, and they woul<j_ grow one general elect'bii after another, and the day might come when they would have a majority there. The upper cla^seg did not object to vote concessions to the working classes so Ion"- R' they d.d not pay them,, and these burdens would increase. The Budget was by some put forward as a way for paying for old-age pensions, relief for unemploy- ment and the like, while some held that Tariff Reform would be the correct method of raising the money, but either method would at first, at any rate, largely increase unemployment. The man who believed that Tariff Reform would stop unemploy- ment was a lunatic (cheers and laughter). Mr. Bernard Shaw replied to several ques- tions at the end of hit; lecture, after which h3 was heartily thanked for his oration.

CRUELTY TU ANIMALS MEETING AT COLWYN BAY. Mr. Charles Reynolds, J.P., presided over the annual meeting of the Colwyn Bay t AuxJiiary of the Society for the Prevention of CrueLty to Animals, which was held in the Church House on Wednesday after- noon. Mr. W. Jones, of the National Provincial Bank, the hon. treasurer, submitted the nnanc a.i statement for th.2 year, from which it appeared that there was alreadv a sum cf JB54 28 Id (:ncludi:i £ -e, balance of JB14 2n 6d carr'ed forward from last year) in hand, but they expected another £5 from Mrs. Gamble, fend; -including subscjriptionf. re- ceived that day the probability was that the r receipts would total JE60, wh'ch wouild enable them to forward JB50 to the parent society as usual. On the mot-on of the Chairman the re- f -port- wfau adapted after they had been audited. Mr. Sidney Webb, the inspector, sub- mitted the report of the comm-t-tee, in which it was stated that 27 convictions had been obtained during the year. The Chairman sa d that he was glad that the number of prosecutions was so umail'l. The report was adopted. Mrs Brock was re-elected president; Mr J. Plews chairman of the committee; .Miss Southall and .Fs.s Sewell, hon. sec- retaries; and Mr. Win. Jones, hon. trea- surer. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the officers for their excellent i<< rvices and al;so to the collectors. Mr. Kendall, representative of the parent' soc'aiy, delivered an interesting address m th« excellent ivork of the R-S.P.C A

TYPiiUIU'S TOLL I SEQUEL TO DEGANWY 'EPIDEMIC: SCHOOLMASTEB'S LITIGATION. MILK SUPPLY IMPUGNED. I An action in which it was suggested that a recent outbreak of typhoid fever at Deg- anwy was in some degree connected with the milk supply of a local farm, was the cause with wtiicn the Civil Court of the Liv- erpool Autumn Assizes opened its sittings, on ^Monday. It was heard by Mr Justice Bray and a special jury. The plaintiff was George Field, headmaster of the Woodlands School, Deganwy, and he sought to recover damages from Mrs Margaret Thomas and John William Hughes, executors of the late Emmanuel Jones, a dairy farmer, of Marl Farm, for breach of warranty in connection with the supply of milk to his school. The defendant denied that there had been any warranty givlen, or that there had been any breach committed. Mr Horridge, K.C., M.P., and Mr Rigby Swift (instructed by Messrs Field, Sons <'nd Harrison) were plaintiff's counsel and the defendants were represented by Mr W. F. K. Taylor, K.C., and Mr Cmhbert Smith (instructed by Messrs Gradwell, Abererom- by, and Co., agents for Mr J. W. Hughes-, ol Conway). iMr Horridge, in opening the plaintiff's case, said that Mr Field, who kept- the Woodlands School at. Deganwy, was c'aim- ing for damages in respect not only of the death of his wife, but also of the seriou* illness of himself and his only child, and injury done to his school—all the result, as he alleged, of their having drunk milk which was infected by typhoid germs. Sub- stantially the question for the jury would be whether the milk supplied was contami- nated and was responsible for the spread cf the disease. The .plaintiff was an Oxford man, and, after spending some years abroad, he had settled down at Deganwy as, a school- master. In 1905, when the plaintiff bought out his partner, and became the sole proprie- tor of the school, he was at the pains to secure tn:ee certificates of the sanitary condition of the institution—one as to the drains being in good order another as to the water supply being good; and a third given by a local sanitary inspector named Little, as to Mari Farm, from which tht4 milk came, being properly kept. Besides all this, he obtained from Emmanuel Jones. who had himself succumbed to typhoid dur- ing the outbreak, a personal assurance that proper precautions were taken to secure the purity of the milk supplied. It was ar- ranged that the school milk should be do- livered in two special tins, which were daily cleansed and scalded at the Woodlands. Tue first case of typhoid to occur was that of Mrs Thomas, the housekeeper of Emmanuel Jones. She contracted the disease in Feb- ruary, 1909, and was taken to the Llandudno Fever Hospital. She was displeased, for some reason, with the treatment she le ceived there, and was, on March 16, if*- moved. That date, counsel suggested, was too early for her removal from the hospital On April 3 the first symptoms of the disease were noticed in the school when a boy named Geoffrey Wood showed signs of ill- ness, and was ordered to his bed. On April 7 two boys named Barron were leaving the school for the Easter holidays, and were each given a glass of fresh miik on their departure, and ten days later they be- gin to be unwell. Mr Field himself, who used to drink fresh mi'k after his break- fast, and his two-year-old daughter both took ill about this time, and a few days later Mrs Field, whose case was probably a communicated one, also took to her bed. A boy named Tommy Mammatt, the son of some friends who had been visiting the Fields, was another sufferer. On the 9tb, Dr Woodhouse, who had been attending the boy Wood, called in Dr Suckling, a typhoid specialist, from Birmingham, and as they came to the conclusion that the boy was without doubt suffering from typhoid, e was removed to the hospital. On Easter Sunday, April 10, Dr Travis. the medical officer, and the sanitary inspector named Litt'e, examined the drains at the house, in connection with which there was an Ï11- terception trap, which prevented anything from the sev.-er,getting into the house drains. Dr Woodhouse at this stage, warned Field about the milk supp'v, and on April 17, Mrs Field had to take to her bed. Her case was j Field had to take to her bed. Her case was ) diagnosed as typhoid, and she succumbed about a month later. At the time his wii^ contracted the disease the plaintiff was lv- ino- seriously ill; and as her death occurred before his recovery lie never saw her again. There were about twentv-five houses in the neighbourhood, Mr Horridge continued, which were supplied with milk .from the Marl Farm, and in eight of the houses typhoid had occurred at this time. One cf the houses was a hydro and one an hotel, and it was calculated that there were about 250 persons in the neighbourhood who had their milk from this farm. Out of this number twenty-four persons, or 10 per cent.. had suffered from typhoid. Two proved fatal, the victims being Councillor Richard Conway, and a boy who was employed at the farm. Emmanuel Jones himself was taken ill early in May, and died on the 15th. In dealing with the question of damages, coun- sel said that plaintiff's losses in connection with the school had been heavy, for he ha.d lost the whole of the summer term and al- though for the winter term all the old scholars had returned, there were no new pupils. Added to this loss were the medical and nursing expenses and the expenses of Mrs Field's funeral, making a total of J3664. I Plaintiff bore out counsel's statement generally as to the outbreak of typhoid at the school. There were four nurses in at- tendance at the school, and the place was more like a hospital than anything else. In connection with the milk supply, plain- tiff had done all he could to satisfy himself that proper hygienic precautions were taken at Marl Farm, and Mr Jones had assured him that he supervised everything himself. Regarding Mrs Thomas's removal from the hospital, plaintiff said that her husband had told him that both he and Mrs Thomas were disgusted with the treatment she had re- ceived at the hospital, and complained that they thought the charges were very high, and that they did not like the nurses. Mr Taylor (cross-examining) Have you ever complained about Victoria Drive, which leads up to your school, being unhealthy?— I have complained three times about the road, chiefly because it is such a bad road that it is impossible at certain times to walk along it without getting stuck. Mr Taylor quoted a letter plaintiff 'lad written to the medical officer, in which he described the nuisance in Victoria Drive as being a menace to the public health. "What epidemic," he asked, "did you think was likely to arise?" Witness replied that he did not think fevers were caused by bad smells, but he uad feared that the nuisance might lead to sore throats or something like that. Dr Travis, the medical officer, did not take the view that these illnesses were caused by the milk?—Not at first. After Dr Travis made an examination cf the drains on Easter Monday, witness was told that he had tried to make out that they were in a bad condition, and that one pipe across the yard was blocked. On the same occasion he made a complaint about the drain beneath the dining room. Counsel quoted a. letter written by Dr Travis to Mr Field, the plaintiff's brother, who was acting as plaintiff's solicitor. In it he stated that if the drain which passed un- der the new wing was leaking it would pol- lute the soil under the house. The grease trap was choked and in a foul state and open to the outside atmosphere. All pre- cautions known to sanit.ary science were taken at Marl Farm, Dr Travis wrote, to prevent the spread of infectious disease. A sample of the milk taken on April 13th was examined bacteriologically in London I without revealing the presence of any baciili. Mr Taylor also read a letter written by Mr Svdnev Field, the solicitor, to Dr Travis on March 14, in which occurred this pas- sage — "You are wilfully shutting your eves to the obvious origin of the disease- viz., the milk supplied from Marl Farm." The letter also spoke of the matter as being of the highest importance to the plaintiff, and also being of public interest to the dis- trict in which Dr Travis acted as medical officer. "The whole case," the letter added, i! "will be laid before the proper authorities as soon as my brother is strong enough to transact business." On the 8th June Dr Travis wrote to the plaintiff condoling with him in hi-, irreparable loss. "Public health work," he said, "carries with it very grave responsibilities. At first we w.ere unable to trace the infection which occurred, but subsequent events showed clearly that the contagion was carried to your scnool in the milk." His Lordship asked what was the cause of the outbreak according to the defence. Mr Taylor: 'Existing typhoid cases at Llandudno Junction, infection being con- veyed through the drains; and also the fact that these sew-ets discharge into the Conway, quite close to Llandudno Junction. Mr Horridge: Then you suggest that you can catch it in the air? Freeman A. Delamotte, the borough sur- veyor of Conway, in cross-examination, was asked if he had ever suggested as a possible explanation of the cause of the outbreak that rats had travelled up the sewer from Llandudno to the Woodlands. He replied that he had never advanced that theory, but said there were rats in most sewers, and no doubt, they could have travelled in the way suggested. The case was resumed on Tuesday, when Segar Owen, architect, of Warrington, ex- pressed the opinion that even if there had been any contamination of the soil, the macadam, concrete, and cement beneath which the drain pipe under the dining room was buried would have prevented any in- jurious effects. Miss Williams, the matron of the Llan. dudno Council Isolation Hospital, said Mrs Thomas, the housekeeper at Marl Farm, who was admitted to the hospital in February suffering from typhoid fever, was removed at the order of a doctor, but she (the wit- ness) had thought since there might have been a possibility of infection from the patient when she was removed. Miss Sharp, the matron of the Birming- ham Convalescent Home-at Deganwy, said that a few days before his death Emmanuel Jones stopped her in the street, and, point- ing to the Woodlands School, said, "The trouble over there is killing me." He went on to say how very sorry he felt for the Fields, and he could not sleep at night for thinking of their great trouble. "What can. I do?" he said. "I have a. certificate." The witness told him no:, to worry, but he replied that he would sell his cows at an early date and give up the dairy farm. Sir James Barr, who attended Field dur- ing the epidemic, said there never had been any direct evidence that drains caused opi- demies. It was all pure assumption, tnd Professor Haldane made experiments which showed that there were fewer typhoid or- ganism in sewer gas than in the ordinary atmosphere. Milk was one of the chief earners of typhoid. The case was continued on Wednesday, when, Dr Meredith Young, the medical officer of health for Cheshire county, said he had examined the drainage system at the schools, and found it to be well planned and well exe- cuted. At Marl Farm the drainage went where it could. Many people were, na- wi I turally, immune from typhoid, he stated. Milk was a .good medium for the cultivation of bacilli. Mr Taylor, addressing the jury for the de. fence, laid emphasis on the fact that no evi- dence had been called to prove that Em- manuel Jones ever attended on his house- keeper, Mrs Thomas, after she came back from the hospital, and there was no evidence that the persons who did attend on Mrs Thomas ever handled the milk. Counsel also commented strongly on the fact that cf the 150 guests staying at the hydro supplied with milk from Marl Farm only one had had tvphoid, whereas of the servants—much less likelv to drink milk than the hydro guests- no fewer than six had been attacked by the disease. This, he said, was a strong argu- ment in favour of the theory that the drains or some other medium had brought the con- tamination. William Little, a sanitary inspector at Llandudno, said he had found the drains a, Woodlands Schools in a defective state. This witness had not completed his evi- dence when the Court rose. ———————

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HOLYHEAD PETTY SESSIONS TWINS IN TROUBLE. Wednesday, before Mr T. Forcer Evans (chairman) and other magistrates. Mr R. E. Pritchard applied for the trans- fer of the license of the Star Inn. from Mr Evans Williams to Mr Robert Williams.— The application was granted. On the application of Mr T. R. Evans. the transfer of the Ship and Cattle Inn, from the name of Mr Henry Jones, to Edward Jones was granted. APPLICATIONS FOR PAYMENT. Mr R. H. Williams, of the Education Offices, Llangefni, summoned a number of people who had not paid their fines in res- pect of their children who had been fined Dy the magistrates at previous Courts.— Warrants were issued in some of the ca.sea. MOTOR CAR CASE. William Wilkinson, 38, Downing Street, Everton, Liverpool, was summoned for driv- ing a, motor car without back light on the 27th of last month.—A fine of 5s and costs was imposed. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. The following were fined for drunkenness and disorderly conduct: — Edward H. Muller, of Boston Court, 5s; William Da- vies, 49. Station Street, 2s 6d Alfred Haw- kins, 13, London Road, 12s 6d and costs; Denis Carrol. Thomas Street. 7s 6d. William Williams, Wean Street, charged with drunkenness, was cautioned, and the case against him dismissed. .NO LICENSE. Richard Thomas, 16, Wynne Street, was summoned for keeping a dog without a li- cense on the 30th August. The defendant was fined 20s and costs or a month. ALLEGiED CRUELTY TO A DOG. I Herbert Edwards, 18, Queen Street; John Hughes, 19, Field Street, and Morris Lee, 5, ( Mill Street, were summoned by Inspector j W. Gibson, R.S.P.C.A., for cruelty to a; dog on the 9th oust. > Mr Gordon Roberts defended. Henry Fagan, a fisherman, said that on. the 9th inst. he, with others, was putting out a herring net near the Breakwater. While there he saw a dog thrown into the sea by Edwards. The dog ,got up the steps, and was thrown in again, and stoned by Lee and Edwards. This lasted for about 20 minutes. Witness was about 40 or 50 yards away. He shouted out to them, and they stopped, and witness said if he could get out he would do the same with the defen- dants. The dog's legs were not tied. It was a white pup. By Mr Gordon Roberts: They were worsp. than cannibals to do such a thing. William Owen, Trinity House pilot, and Edward Owen, ship's engineer, gave similar evidence. Inspector Gibson said in consequence of information received he went with the first witness to the defendant's place of business. Edwards said they took the dog down to the Breakwater and threw it in because it had dlThTPcie was dismissed on payment of costs. TWINS IN TROUBLE. John C. and Robert Henry Williams, twin brothers, 9 years of age, were charged with the larceny of 21bs of preserved peans. young man named John Jones, assist- ant at the Star Supply Stores, deposed that he saw the boys in the stores. Robert had a tin In his hand, and was trying to place it under his coat. When the boys faw witness they ran, and the tiln dropped. Robert, sa'd that his brother had urged him L-, steal the tin. Supt. Prothero stated that John was a very bad boy, and was associated .w th an ptheT recent! case.. John was sent to a reformatory for' four years. arSl the case against Robert was dis- missed "dth a cautio-n,. The mother was or- dered to pay one shilling. EDUCATION CASES. Mr R. H. Wiiramis, Education Officer, appeared to prosecute in a number of cases where the parents had failed to send the;T children to «choo'. Edward Jones, 26, Baker-street, who had been fined several times prevbusly, waH fined 12s 6d. The eases against John Hughes, 3, Bone Wane, and Rd. Griffith, 28, Baker-street, were adjourned to (s.ee jf an improvement would take place in the attendance. The ca £ o of Robert Thomas, 5, Vulcan- street was also adjourned. THEFT FROM ROMAN CATHOLIC CONVENT. Sergb. O. Robert summoned Thomatl J Jones, 14, Rock-Etree't, with the theft of timber. P.:0. 29 gave evidence that he was P.:0. 29 gave evidence that, he was standing at the top of Vulcan Street when he ea.w the accui-ed coming along from the oonvent wMh two long piece*? of t hib-er. Witness caught him '.in Mililbank, and de- fendant saM he had bought the timber from Mr. John Owen, the contractor. Mr. aWeD. however, denied on oath that he had sold this timber to the accused. Defendant was fined 10s -ncludag costs. WATERSIDE ROW. Jane Jones, 8. Stanley Row, summoned Jane Owen, 7, Stanley Row, in. a surety case. Jane Owen, 7, Stanley Row, sued Thomas Jones, 8, Stanley Row, in a similar I case. Thomas Jones sail it was only a woman's I row and a lot of jabber. Both parties were bound over :rn the sum of E5 for "ix months, each party to pay their own costs. r NON-PAYMENT OF RATES. Mr Joseph C. Lawfield. secretary of the Waterworks Company, for non-payment of water rates, summoned a large number of persons. Most of the parties had paid, and two cases were adjourned for a month.

ANGLESEY & THE SMALL HOLDINGS WORKING OF THE ACT A FAILURE. The working of the Small Holdings Act in Anglesey has been a failure on account of the County Council buying land at excessive prices and charging excessive rents. The Anglesey Liberal Association at a recent meeting severely condemned the action of the Council. The Board of Agriculture has now requested that a special meeting of the Council be held at the earliest Dossible date to consider a letter sent to them by the Board. The reason for this action on the part of the Board of Agriculture is that the Board condemns the action of the Council m not purchasing Trefollwyn Farm, which had been offered to them. On three occasions the Small Holdings Committee had con- sidered the desirability of purchasing the farm, and finally decided to recommend the purchase of it by the County Council. How- ever, this the County Council refused to do. The Board of Agriculture does not know whether this was due to any misunderstand- ing, or whether it was based on any infor- mation other than that on which the com- mittee based their recommendation. Should1 this not) be the case it appeared to the Board that the action of the County Council is not calculated to facilitate the working of the Act in the county. The Shard feared that the procedure of the Council in this matter may have far-reaching results, and that in future owners will refuse to treat for the sale of land. The Board regard the matter as extremely serious, and urge upon them to at once purchase the Trefollwyn Farm with- out further delay. This drastic action on the part of the Board of Agriculture is causing considerable excitement in Council circles.

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PAWNBROKER AND HIS PLEDGE. A cafe of importance to pawnbrokers wa-i heard and decided by his Honour Judge Moss, ati Llandudno County Court, on Thursday. It appears that a man named Mr. Maxaliaii, of London, called upon Robert Williams, pawnbroker, of Colwyn Bay, and pledged with him a pearl p n un- der special conditions. Mr. Will lams ad- vanced Mam: an the sum of JB7, on the undcrrtanding that the P'\n was to be re- deerring w thin fix months. The arrange- ment was not adhered to. with the result that Will-ams sold the pearl p n in Liver- pool for 17s 6d. Therefore, the pawnbroker brought an actbn against Maxalian to re- cover the sum of £ 7, 12- be ing the deficit wAh cost', on the transaction. Judgment was given' in favour of the plaintiff with co;ts. Mr James Amphlett (Messrs. Porter, Amphlett and JOlliEs) ap- peared for the plaintiff.