The Weekly News and Visitors' Chronicle for Colwyn Bay Colwyn Llandrillo Conway Deganwy and Neighbourhood

Messrs. Fobert and Rogers Jones POPULAR AUCTIONEERS' WELL-FILLED DIARY. -In the auctioneering world of North Wales, a prominent and honoured name is that of Messrs. I Robert and Rogers Jones, of Llanrwst and Col- wyn Bay, whose Mart at Talycafn has proved such a boon to farmers and butchers in the district. The business of the firm is controlled by Mr. Rogers Jones, who has competent assistants at his command, and it is evident that his success in the rostrum and his businesslike methods have won for him widespread respect and confidence. For convincing evidence of the firm's high status we have only to glance at a list of their re- cent and approaching sales. Last Friday saw good prices realised at the annual sale of liorse-, cattle, and sheep at Gwyth- erin and on Saturday equally good results were attained at ly nycae, Llanbedr, where the farm- ing stock was put up for public competition. On Tuesday and Wednesday crowds of buyers were attracted to the disposal of the stock-in-trade at Devon House, Market Street, Llanrwst. To-day (Thursday), at the Talycafn Mart, the firm will conduct a sale of 900 breeding ewes and wethers and 50 head of heifers, cows, and bullocks. To-morrow (Friday), at the Royal Oak Stables, Bettws-y-coed, will be offered 23 coaching horses, and a double Victoria. Saturday will find the genial figure of Mr. Rogers Jones submitting the live and dead farming stock at Rhydlanfair, midway between Bettws-y-coed and Pentrevoelas. The principle other engagements of a busy month may tlJU" be stiiiimai-ised:- Monday, October Stli:-Talycafn Mai-t, sale of fat and store cattle, &c. Wednesday, October loth :Talycafn Mart, sale of sheep and cattle. Thursday. October i i th :-Befiar, Penmachno, cart and carriage horses, &c. Friday, October 12til :-Peiitrevoelas, horses, cattle, sheep, &c. Friday, October 12th :-Glanllyn, Tywyn, Abergele, farming stock, crops, &c. Saturday, October 13th :—Bryn Gynog, Con- way, live and dead farming stock, crops, &c. Saturday, October 13th :—Bryn Pyll Ucha', Trefriw, farming stock, crops, &c. Wednesday, October 17th :—Cefn Bychan, Blaenau Festiniog, live and dead farming stock. Thursday, October 18th :—The Stag, Llangern- iew, live stock, &c. Friday, October 19th ;—Bwlch, Deganwy, live and dead farming stock, produce, &c. Saturday, October 20th:-Siainbei- Wen, Llan- rwst, live and dead farming stock. Monday, October 22nd :—Talycafn Mart, sale, Wednesday, October 24th :-Natit Mawr, Llangerniew, live and dead farming stock. Thursday, October 25th :—Bodrach, Li-tnddeivi, Llanrwst, live and dead farming stock. Friday, October 26th :-Liaiisaiiiiati annual sale. Saturday, October 27th: —Fotty, Llanddewi, Llanrwst, live and dead farming stock, &c. Fuller particulars of these sales are given on our front page, and are of great interest to a very wide district.

County Scholarships. THE TEACHING OF WELSH IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Mr David Thomas, in his report to the Car- narvonshire Education Committee on the recent County School entrance scholarships examina- tion, says:— "The increasing popularity of the County School is shown by the fact that since the year 1900, the number of candidates seeking admis- sion by means of entrance scholarships has doubled itself. There are this year 630 candi- dates competing for about 40 scholarships. "I would suggest that the Education Com- mittee recommend the Local Governing Bodies to consider the advisability of obtaining from parents and guardians a guarantee that a schol- ar will remain at the County School for a period of at least three years., provided the scholarship be renewed." The examiners were: -Arithmetic and algebra, Mr. J. Ord Charter, M.A. (County School, Llan- dudno) English grammar and composition, Miss Hettie Williams, B.Se. (County School, Pwllheli) geography and history, Mr. W. T. Williams, B.A. (County School, Llanberis;; needlework and domestic economy, Miss A. L. Jeffrey (County School, Carnarvon) Welsh, Mr. D. R. O. Prytherch, M.A. (County School, Penygroes) drawing, Mr. Edward Hughes (County School, Carnarvon). The reports of the examiners make interesting reading, and we make the following quotation from the observations of Mr. Prytherch. on the Welsh papers:- "225 candidates pre,sented themselves for exa- mination in this subject, and of these 61 have obtained half marks. "Candidates were presented at all the centres except Bangor. "Very good work was sent up from some of the centres, the questions on- Welsh accidence being well answered. "The; translation ;fT'om Welish inlto English showed a slight improvement on that of previ- ous years, but there was a number of very poor papers, the spelling and grammar being bad." The maximum number of marks was 80; the averages obtained at the various centres were as follows: — rwtmeli 54.6 Carnarvon 36.6 Penygroes 35.3 Llanrwst 34.4 Llanberis 29 Portmadoc. 29 Llandudno 24 Bottwnog 24 Bethesda 19

COM A*. OAKWOOD PARK HOTEL. (Now FULLY LICENSED.) 524 The most daintily- equipped in the Principality. Beautifully situated on the Old Coach Road. half-way between Con- way and the head of the Sychnant Pass. Elevated and bracing position. Mountain air. Sea breeze from three points of the compass. Hotel owns golf links, one minute from door; tennis, bowling green and billiards. Electric Light throughout. Aliresco Afternoon Teas on Oakwood Park Lawns Hotel 'Bus meets Trains. Telegams "OAKWOOD, CONWAY Telephone No. 25. Mrs. Bailey, MANAGERESS THE FINEST HEALTH RESORT IN NORTH WALES. RHOS ABBEY HOTEL, COLWYN BAY. F ACING the sea, pure bracing air, delightful climate, charming scenery, water supply perfect. Elegant apartments, every home comfort. Golf Links by the sea within half a mile. High-class cuisine. Terms moderate. Omnibus meets principal trains. Tariff, apply FR. MEIER, Proprietor (late of the WINDSOR HOTEL, GLASGOW). 525 Nat. Telephone, No. 7. COLWYN BAY. (OLD-ESTABLISHED) PRIVATE HOTEL AND BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT. Noted for Very Liberal Dieti, Moderate Charges, and all Home Comforts. 506 Under the personal management of G. J. LOCKYER, Sole Proprietor. COLWYN BAY. MORANNEDD BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT, MARINE ROAD. CENTRALLY SITUATED. MODERATE TARIFF. UNDER THE OF Mrs> & Miss WadSWOfth. s6o 0 rx'T'u T?C A V Private Hotel and Boarding Establishment, IvU 1 ri ljA Y, COLWYN BAY. (OLD-ESTABLISHED Telegrams "KIRKPATRICK. FINEST POSITION IN THE BAY. FACING SEA. NOTED FOR VERY LIBERAL TABLE. HOME COMFORTS. 30 BEDROOMS. ELECTRIC LIGHT. PRIVATE SITTING ROOMS. MISS PRICE MORRIS, 774 Manageress. "GILBERTVILLE & MONT DORE," BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT, PROMENADE, COLWYN BAY. PRIVATE Hotel & Boarding' Establishment. Directly facing- Sea. Sunny aspect. Warm well- furnished rooms. Golf Links in neighbourhood. Winter residence. Separate tables, Telegrams: "Gilbertville." MRS. JORDAN. 815 T y -w- /—* T J A IT /f—X T—^ Splendid position. I1 acing and commanding 1 fx I I—I || | I r\ p whole of Bay. Fine bracing sea and mountain -*• < 1. 1—' j air. Close to Golf Links and Garage. TollnmT RHOS-ON-SEA, ESTABLISHMENT. „ ( Smoke Room. Good cuisine. Apply, PROPRIETRESS. COLWYN B A Y. *■— 719 ST. WINIFRED'S V% a In Boarding House & Private Hotel, RHOS-ON-SEA, Colwyn Bay. PLEASANTLY SITUATED, FACING THE SEA AND PIER. DRY BRACING AIR. CLOSE TO THE GOLF LINKS. COMFORTABLE SMOKE AND BILLIARD ROOM. PRIVATE SITTING-ROOMS. EXCELLENT CUISINE. SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL WINTER TERMS. 523 MRS. GRAY, PROPRIETRESS. Plas-y-Coed Boarding Establishment. 910 Mks. BRACKSTOiMi, Proprietress, THE DINGLE, COLWYN BA Y c To bODNANT HALL, on TUIIDAYI and SATURDAYS only. mu Li" Notice to visitors and others.—The Proprietor has permission to drive through the Grounds of Gwrych Castle, the residence of the Earl of Dun. donald. Days of Admission, Mondays and Fri- days only.—Return fax* in Landau, 10/6. J. FRED FRANCIS, THE MEWS, COLWYN BAY. (SUCCESSOR TO EDWIN JONES.) 504

Conway Corporation. MEASURES TO PROTECT THE MORFA. PROPOSED ENCLOSED RECREATION GROUND. DEGANWY'S PROMENADE. His Worship the Mayor (Dr. R. Arthur Prichard, J. P.), presided at the monthly meeting of this Council, held on Wed- nesday. The other members present were Aldermen Hugh Hughes and A. Netherwood, Councillors E. Lloyd Jones, A. J. Rogers. Dr. M. J. Morgan, Henry Jones A. J. Oldman, Thos. Foulkes, Edward Jones, John Williams, and W. M. Sever together with the Clerk (Mr T. E. Parry), the Engineer (Mr F. A. Delamotte), the Borough Accountant (Mr Hugh Parry), the Col- lector (Mr T. Jones), and the Gas Manager (Mr Dixon). MORFA EROSION. It was resolved at a special Council meeting to provide additional wire and gorse fences at closer intervals than those already in position, with the view of further retarding the erosive action of the sea along the north-westerly edge of the Morfa. In addition to this it was decided to fill in all hollows with refuse from the adjoining stone quarries, the whole, where circumstances would allow, to. be eventually covered with soil and sewn with grass seed. The Surveyor was asked to report upon the work as it progressed. Mr John Williams thought that a lot of money had been wasted in this direction last year. The fences had been of no use at all. A much better plan, in his opinion, would be to cut the gorse where it was thickest, and fill up gaps with the clearings. This method would have the addi- tional advantage of preparing room for more volunteers. The Chairman observed that a committee cons'sting of all the members of the Couucil were making arrangements to meet on the Morfa, and go further into the matter. Mr E. Loyd Jones was of opinion that Mr Williams was not the only man who knew some- thing about the Morfa. He would like to point out that the wire fences erected last year had prevented several thousands of tons ot sand drifting on to those portions of the Morfa that were usually occupied by volunteer encampments (" Hear, hear, from several of the members). Were it not for the fences a great deal of the space that in previous years had been let to volunteers could not have been used at all, it would have been covered with several inches of sand. Mr Wil!iams ought to withdraw the remarks he had made it was not supported bv the facts in relation to the matter. (Hear, hear). Mr John Williams could not see his way to recall what he had said. Alderman Hugh Hughes agreed with Mr Jones that the defences had done all that was expected of them so far. The money as far as things had gone had, in his opinion, been very judiciously spent. It would have to be remembered that all that had already been done was of a temporary character. Referring to a suggestion that had been made with a view to obtaining outside advice upon coast erosion of this kind, Alderman Hughes pro- ceeded to say that their remedy was very close at hand. If some of the other authorities who were troubled in this way had large mountains close at hand he was quite sure that they would not be very long making up their minds as to what to do. He would suggest that they lay a small tramway between the mountain land at the back of the Morfa and the sea, and carry to the edge all the soil and gravel they would require for their purposes. The Surveyor, in using the waste from Sam Parry's quarry was doing the best thing he possibly could. They had all the materials at hand at the lowest possible cost, and once the tramway had been laid the work he had mentioned could be carried on year by year as occasion arose. (Hear, hear.) The date of the next meeting of the committee, to meet on the Morfa, having been fixed, the dis- cussion was at this stage allowed to drop. CASTELL CAER-SEION. It was reported at a meeting of the Estate Committee that Mr Harold Picton had sent on a very interesting account of his excavations, on Conway Mountain, at Castell Caer-Seion. He promised a further report upon the completion of the work. On the motion of Mr Oldman, it was decided to 'thank Mr Picton for the record, and steps were taken to have the whole of the reports printed and preserved. USE OF THE GUILD HALL. Application for the use of the Guild Hall were made by the Conway Football Club and the Conway Choral Society. It was decided to charge the Club 2s. per night, and the Society 2s. 6d. weekly. AND OF THE TOWN HALL. The Badminton Club had applied to a committed for the use of the Town Hall one day a week, Thursday if practicable, from October to March, as usual, and stating that as the membership of the Club was considerably less this season, they would be glad if the Council could give them somewhat lower terms. The Committee recommended that the Club be offered the use of the Hall upon payment of £ 6 6s. for the period mentioned. In reply to the Mayor the Borough Accountant said that this price covered the expenses. Alderman H. Hughes thought that the Council should not grant the use of the Hall before they were thoroughly satisfied that they were not doing so at a loss. Had the Librarian's time in remov- ing and replacing chairs, &c., been taken into consideration when this reduced price was con- sidered ? Finding that it had not, Alderman Hughes proposed as an amendment that the same rent as before— £ y ios.-should be charged. He questioned very much whether the Council would have met a number of working men so soon. The people who would use the hall for badminton purposes were people who could well afford to pay for their sport, and ceirtainly they ought to pay all expenses. Mr. Henry Jones seconded the amendment, and it was carried by a large majority. DEGANWY'S NEW PROMENADE. The Town Clerk, at a meeting of the Highways Committee, read a letter from the Local Govern- ment Board with respect to the Council's appli- cation for sanction to borrow the sum of £ 240 for the construction of a footway on Deganwy Road, and ^880 for works, of private street im- provements in Marine Crescent, Deganwy, in which it was stated that the Board would direct a local Inquiry to be held on the subject by one of their Inspectors, which should take place as soon as the other engagements of the Inspector would permit, and dlue notice of WuKfi would be given. GAS MANAGER'S HOUSE. The Surveyor, at a meeting of the Gas Com- mittee, reported that the Gas Manager's house in the hot weather was charged with fumes from the ammonical well. He made several sugges- tions as to the best way to counteract the nui- sance, until the Manager, according to his in- structions, got time to look round! for another house. After some discussion the Committee resolved to recommend the advisability of taking into consideration the question of the erection of a suitable house for the Gas Manager. Councillor Williams voted against. Mr. Henry Jones suggested that the Council should have the advice of the Medical Officer of Health on the condition of the house. Mr. John Williams proposed as an amendment to the recommendation that the matter be re- ferred back to the Committee for further con- sideration. As could be gathered from the Sur- veyor's report the expenditure of a few pounds would put the matter right. As a matter of fact he did not think this house was quite as had been stated. They had the voice of the ratepayers as well as the voice of the officials to consider. Mr. Oldman said he would second Mir. Henry Jones, because he was convinced that once the Medical Officer of Health was called in he would condemn the place. There was absolutely no doubt as to its insanitary condition. (Hear, hear.) He was not going to say that it was necessary for the Committee to build a house the probability was that they could purchase one that would do for the purpose. Mr. Netherwood supported the recommenda- tion of the Committee. He thought the profits from the gas concern justified such a course. It was ultimately decided to refer the matter, back to Committee, and to ask Dr. Fraser to present at that Committee, a report on the pre- sent state of the building. PRIVATE STREET WORKS. The Borough Accountant reported at a meet- ing of the Finance Committee that since the last Committee meeting £43 os. nd. of the appor- tioned expenses in respect of York and Park Roads, Deganwy, had been paid, leaving a bal- ance still 'outstanding amounting to f224 7s. 5d. Councillor Oldman asked for information as to the provisional and final apportionment of expenses, and as to the legal cost in connection with the objections raised by some of the pro- perty owners. The Town Clerk and' other offi- cials gave the. explanation required and groduc- ed the books relating 'to this work, after which it was resolved "That a notice be sent by the Borough Accountant to those persons who have not paid, requesting payment before the next meeting of this Committee." AN ENCLOSED RECREATION GROUND. According to notice, Mr. A. J. Oldman mov- ed—"That the Borough Surveyor prepares a re- port upon the cost of preparing and enclosing with an appropriate fence suitable land on the Morfa for the purposes of a Recreation Ground; that the local Horse Show Committee and the Committees of the local Recreation Clubs be invited by the Town Clerk to intimate what rent they would be prepared: to pay for the use of such enclosure and that the report and replies be laid before the next Estate and Fin- ance Committees." Mr. Oldman did not think it necessary to make a long speech in support of the motion down on the agenda, the advantages were so obvious to all. The motion was carried unanimously.