Rhyl Journal

Rhyl Conservative Cfub. MR F. J. CAMLlN AND THE L1CSH3ING ACT. INSTRUCTIVE PAPER AND DISCUSSION. Th,3 first of this winter's discussions on cur- rent topics at the Rhyl Conservative Club took place on Monday night, when a paper on the new Licensing Act was read by Mr F J Gamlin before a representative and appreciative audience. Mr \f J P Storey, J.P., who presided, siid Mr Gamlin had pllced the members of the club under a great obligation by coming forward in this manner, for he felt sure that anything he said about the Licensing Act would not fail to instruct as well as interest them (applause). One of the objects of the club was t) lead the members to take an interest in the questions of the day, and so educate them that when they were tackled by any of the opposing forces they would be able to give some reason for the faith that was in them (applause). The Sale of Drink at tha Club. Mr F J Gamlin prefaced his paper by a reference to the remarks made at a recent Liberal meeting in the town concerning the ssle of intoxicating drinks at this club. The speaker in question had predicted for the club a Yery short existence, and had expressed the hope that all young man would avoid it,because by goiig there thoy wou'd be mado drunk- ards. Speaking for the management of the cub, he felt very strongly that the encourage- ment of drinking tendencies was what they wished most to avoid (applause). The sole object of th'o club was the promotion of political principles and the education of the inpinber-A in the various topics of the day. And in carrying out that object he failed to 830 that thay were going to bring about the demoralisation of any young man by affording facilities for rea- sonable refreshment to those who desired it (bear, hear). Amongst their members was a large number of teetotallers, but surely they did not wish to assume the attitude of the fox towards the grapes and prevent other member.* getting what refreshment tht y denied them- selves. Drunkenness was bad enough, he kn.,w. But if, instead of harping upon the question and its deplorable features those who condemned ib most strongly ware also to direct their energies against other evils which stood in the way of young people— not the least of which were those attendant upon late meetings open to both sexes—some substantial progress in the direst ion of social reform might be made (applause). A further proof that the club was not to be made a mero dlinking place was the fact that they had decided to observe the same closing hours as were in force in regard to the licensed houses of the town (hear, hear). The Licensing: Act of 1904. Proceeding with hia paper, Mr Gamlin said The construction an I administration of the liquor licensing laws have long been matters of endlesj difficulty. Amongst the causes for thia nra the multiplicity and ambiguity of the statutes relating to the subject, the absonco of any Consolidation Act since 1828, the many different denominations of licences under which intoxicating liquors are sold, and the numerous conflicting decisions which have been from time to time pronounced. The professed object of the Act of 1904 is the decrease of intemperance, and it is grounded on the thoory t! at a reduction in the number cf on-licensed houses will promote that result. In passing, I may say that I am somewhat sceptical upon this point. It is possible that a substantial decrease in the number of on-licensed houses may promote sobrioty, but I entertain doubts on the subject. Let us look at tho matter in a practical way. For the purpose of the argu- ment wo must deal with localities, streets, and riads. We will, for example, take a street containing, say, six on-licensed houses, and we will suppose that three are taken away and three left. Who will venture to assert that a resident in or a passenger through the street, who wishes to drink either from thirst or incli- nation, will be deterred by tho fact that he has only three houses to choose from instead of six? And euch a reduction of houso3 would neces- sarily lead to overcrowding, consequent disorder and the necessity of extra police supervision. But it is useless to pursue this argument fur- ther, as the Legislature has now adopted the the view that a reduction in the number of on- licensed houses is desirable. A larger reduction in tho number of licensed houses in the past has not arisen either from want of power or disposition on the prtrt of the justices. It has mainly sprung from two causes First, bocaisa as a rule the justicsa I have conscientiously objected to deprive licence I holders, having good characters, of their livoli- j hood and turn -diem and their families into the j street without compensation and secondly, because, whilst the}' were free to refuse the | renewals and transfers to fully licensed houses, their hands wero practically tied with reference to the ante on-beerhouses, tha licences of which they could not refuse except upon one or more of tho f'lut" narrow grounds enumerated in the 8th Section of the Wine and Beerhouse Act, 18 GO. The Licensing; Act, 1904, which comes into operation on January 1, 19Qo, is doubtless a fair attempt touieat existing difficulties, so far as the question of compensation is concerned, by compelling the holders of on-licences to contribute to an insurance fund for the purpose of providing oompensation to the parties interested il. licences which are taken away, not for any offence or misconduct, but on other grounds for ti"xau pie, because it is considered that they are not required. As regards ante 18G0 on-beerhouse licences, the powers of refusal by the justices of a licens- ing district nvo restricted to the four grounds mentioned in Section 8 of the Act of 1869, which aro -as follows :—(i) That the applicant has failed to produce satisfactory evidence of good ehar^ter, (2) That the house or shop in respect o!i which a licence ;s sought is of a disorderly character, or frequented by thieves, &e-. (3) That the applicant, having pre- viously h-eld a licence, the same has been forfeited by his misconduct, &c. (4) That the applicant, or the house in respect of which he applies, is not duly qualified as by law is re-quired. It is considered by somo that it was a mistake to create this ante 1863 beerhouse privilege, and they have maintained that one of the principal reforms required in the licensing laws was the abolition of such privilege. Its existence has baen the great stumblmg-Aloek in tha administration of licensing j Jurisprudence, it is true that the privileged beerhouses may have attained an increased va7uo and havo been bought and sold at an enhanced price in consequence of the privilege, but they do not think this considera- p rivi tion should havo weighed against the carrying out of an urgently needed alteration of the law, and no hardship could now have arisen, having reference to the scheme of compensation intro- duced by the statute. This preservation of the privilege of the ante 1869 on-beerhousts will create deplorable anomalies. For instance, the licences of hotels and public-houses and of on-beerhouses which are not ante 1869 can be refused by tha justices of the licensing dis- trict without compensation on the grounds of structural deficiency or structural unsuitability, etc., whilst the licences of cramped, incon- venient, and tumble-down ante 1869 on-beer- houses (and there aro many such) cannot be refused on these grounds. Such houses are, however, subject to the provisions of the Licensing Act, 1902, Section 11 (4), which enables justices, on applications for renewals, to require a plan of the licensad premises and to order (subject to appeal to Quarter Sessions and to the time limit in the section mentioned) such alterations as they think reasonably neces- sary to secure the proper conduct of the busi- ness to be made in that part of the premises where intoxicating lirluor is sold or consumed. It is a matter of regret that the Legislature has not had the courage to sweep away this objectionable privilege and put all on-licences on the same footing, subject to the provisions respecting compensation contained in the Act. Tha Compensation Question. I now pass on to the provision relating to compensation, and the clauses connected there- with. By section 1 (2) it is provided that where the justices of a licensing district, on the consideration by them, in accordance with the Licensing Acts, 1828 to 1902, of applications for tho renewal or transfer of licences, are of opinion that the question of renewal or trans- fer of any particular existing on-licence requires consideration on grounds other than those on which the renewal of an existing on-licenca can be refused by them, they shall refer the matter to Quarter Sessions. By section 2 it is provided that :-(I). Where Quarter Sessions refuse the renewal or transfer of an existing on-licence under this Act, a sum equal to the difference between the value of the licensed premisos and the value which those premises would bear if they were not licensed premises shall be paid as compensation to the persons interested in the licensed premises. (2). The amount to be so paid shall, if an amount is agreed upon by the persons appearing to Quarter Sessions to be interested iu the licensed premises, and is ( approvEd by Quarter Sessions, be that amount, and in default of such agreement and approval shall be determined by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue in the samo manner and subject to the like appeal to the High Court as on the valuation of an estate for the purpose of estate duty, ard in any event the amount shall be divided amongst the persons interested in the licensed premises (including the holder of tho licence) in such shares ns may bo determined by the Quarter Sessions. Provided that in the case of the licence-holder regard shall be had, not only to his legal in- terest in the premises, or trade fixtures, but also to his conduct and to the length of time during which he has been the holder of the licence and the holder of a liconce, if a tenant, shall (notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary) in no case receive a less amount than he would be entitled to as tenant from year to year of the licensed premises. In section 2 (2) it is assumed that the amount of compensation MAY be agreed upon by the persons appearing to bo interested in the licensed premises and approved by Quarter Sessions. Now the persons interested will frequently bo numerous. They may be freeholders, copyholders, lessees, sub- lessees, tenants, mortgagees, debenture-holders in brewery companies, and others, and some j of these parties may not be sui juris. The interests of the various parties will almost necessarily be conflicting, and as the amount of compensation will have been previously fixed, they will naturally endeavour to obtain for themselves the full proportion to which they considor themselves entitled. The pro- ceedings both before Quarter Sessions and the Commissioners of Inland Revenue must fre- quently bo dilatory and cxpensivo, and will involve legal advocacy and the calling of valuers, accountants, and other skilled witnesses, as well as witnesses as to facts. The proviso to section 2 contained in the second paragraph of (2) is just to the licence-holder, but it may lead to a strange result. It enacts that in the case of the licence holder regard shall be had not only to his legal interest in the promises or trade fixtures, but also to his conduct, and to the length of tim,) during which he has been the holder of tho licence. Now the amount of compensation having been previously fixed, the effect of the sec- tion will be to increase the proportion of the tenant who has a good character and long service. This increase must consequently lessen the owner's proportion of the compen- sation, and will, therefore, lead to the curious result that the owner will suffer pecuniarily from the fact that he has an old and well- conducted tenant. Section 4 relates to the confirmation of new licences and (2) legalises the attachment to a new licence of conditions, amongst] which are (a) conditions as having regard to proper provision for suitable premises and good management, as the justices think best adapted for securing to the public any mono- poly value which is repreaented by the difference between the value which the premises will bear, in the opinion of the justices, when licensed, and the value of tho same when not licensed. Soc- tion 4 (3) authorises the granting of a new licence for a term not exceeding seven years, subject to certain provisions as to re-grants and transfers. It will then be seen that in future bargains may be openly made between the licensing authority and applicants for licences. Such licences may be granted on payment of an adoquate sum of money, to be received, eventu- ally, by the county or county borough treasurer, and by him applied to the fund out of which I police and other expenses are paid. Licences may be bestowed upon favourable conditions or limited by stringent conditions on penalty of forfeiture. Undertakings may be required from owners and licensees, in return for which licences may ba granted for terms of years exceeding the present limit of one year,but not for more than seven years. Licences may in future be taken away on account of there being too many in a congested locality, because the premises are out of re- pair or unfitted for the class of business, or are no longer required in some particular portion of the district, or because they are beyond police supervision. I am indebted to two members of the Law Society of England for the remarks made by me in this paper, as I have adapted them from papers read by them at the recent meeting of the Law Society held at Southampton, so that I cannot claim any origi- nality in my views, but rather a reflex of those held by the gentlemen referred to and which are synonymous with my own. Before closing my paper I would like to add that I consider the Act of 1904 a fair Act, having regard to vest. ed interests and to the aim and object of it, i viz :-to encourage temperance among the 1 masses; and I cannot too strongly denounce the I language of some gentlemen who, whilst profess- ing temperance principles, have frequently al- lowed their political prejudices and bias to overwhelm their sense of fairness and better judgment in criticising this Act (applause). The Discussion. A discussion on the paper was opened by Mr C S Yinning, who was inclined to ridicule the I idea that fewer public houses would mean less I drunkenness. Ho was of opinion, however, I that a great deal of intemperance could be attributed to grocers' licences (hear, hear). They were a temptation to many, especially women, who would take care not to be seen entering a public house. Mr R W Williams thought the curtailing of licensed houses in sido streets would have the same offoct as the reduction of grocers' licences, especially upon young men. Mr Newbould, alluding to tho introduction of the sale cf drink on the club premisos, said the club's reputation depended upon each individual member—(hear, hoar)-,iiitl he fel sure that no one who had any respect for him- self would do anything that would bring dis- credit upon the club. Referring to the com- pensation question in Mr Gamlin's paper, he maintained that it was not equity at all to tako away the licenco of a well conducted house without giving any compensation whatever, just to gratify the whims of a certain section. Mr J 11 Ellis, J.P., also agreed that it was but justice to give compensation for extin- guished licences where they were done away with through no fault of the licensees. If such a thing was iniquitous at all, surely it was iniquitous to compensate slaveowners on the abolition of such a reprehensible thing as slavery. Yet in that case a Liberal Govern- ment gave a liberal compensation. Looking upon the Act from his own interests, it affected him adversely, inasmuch as large hotels and such establishments as his own were not likely t) benefit by the extinction of the licence of a small public house, yet they would have to contribute substantially to tho compensation fund. He also very much doubted if a reduc- tion of public houses would result in a propor- tionate decrease in drunkenness. The Chairman referred to a remark of Dr Williams, of Flint, at the last meeting of the County Police Committee, that there were so many licensed houses in the Holywell district, and said that Dr Williams overlooked the fact that those licences came into existence at a time when the district was much more populous and thriving than now. With regard to the aboli- tion of nine licences, which had recejtly been confirmed, he thought it a hardship upon the parsons concerned that this matter was forced through when the new Licensing Act was pro- ceeding through Parliament, seeing that no compensation would be givon in any case. Ho thought it would have been an act of justice to have kept this matter in abeyance a little longer (hear, hear). Of course he recognised that hardships must sometimes be suffered in the public interests. Whether the reduction of licences would diminish drunkenness or not, it might have the desirable effect of improving the houses that weie left (applause). Mr J Asher was of opinion that there would bo much less drunkenness if some landlords proyidad better houses than they now owned. However, there was no doubt that this Act would be made a test question at the next election, and it should be tho business of every- body to examine its provisions for themselves (hear, hear). Mr A 1. Clews, J.P., who remarked at the outset that he was there at the invitation of Mr Gamlin, said the new Act was an admission on the part of the Government that a very serious injustice was being done to a large and impor- tant part of the community, and he recognised in the Act a fair 'attempt to remedy matters (applause). 1 rom the brewers' point of view the most it did for them was to provide a mutual but compulsory compensation fund, to which not a penny piece had to be contributed by persons not interested in the trade at a'l. Seeing, therefore, that whatever loss was sus- tained by the extinction of a licence it had to ba made good by those interested in the trade alone, h9 failed to understand why people should go about the country magnifying what they called an iniquitous provision (hear, hear). The Chairman produced a scale of contribu- tions to the compensation fund, according to which the contributions ranged from £ 1 per annum in the case ^of a house rated at £ 15 to £ 100 in the case of a house of the value of JL900. Mr II A Tilby also looked upon the Act as an honest attempt to do something in the direction of temperance reform, and at the same time to do justice to an important section of the community. We had to thank a Liberal Government for th.3 Act which fastened some 30,000 licensed houses on the country irrevocably, except for one limitation, that of conduct. Touching upon compensa- tion he commented ;upon the strange behaviour of those persons who condemned the Act for its provisions in this respect, yet were most ready to bless the efforts made by Mr Arthur Chamberlain to get the owners of public houses to agree to a mutual insurance. The Govern- ment had proceeded with this matter on prac- tically such lines as Mr Arthur Chamber- lain laid down, and if Mr Arthur Chamberlain's effort was a good one locally, then the Govern- ment's measure could not be a bad one nation- ally (applause). Mr Tilby also quoted opinions expressed in favour of compensation for sup- pressed licences by the late Mr Gladstone, Sir Wilfred Lawson and other political opponent s Mr Gamlin, in reply, dealt with the vaiious points raised in the discussion. He agreed with Mr Yinning on the question of grocer's licences, for which legislation we had also to thank a Liberal Government and as an instance of the trade done under them he said that he knew of one case in the town in which a grocer sold on an average 36 to 40 bottles of whiskey between 6 and 11 on Saturday nights during the season." The proceedings terminated with hearty votes of thanks to Mr Gamlin and the chairman.

Llandudno. N. U. T. Conference. Meetings In preparation for the above event, to take place during lister week, were held in Lloyd j Street Schools, Llandudno, on Saturday last, Mr Ilorntby presiding. It has been decided that a conversazione shall In held in the Hippodrome. Lady AJostyn is to ba asked to receive the purses handed in in augmentation of the Benevolent and Orphan Funds. The energetic secretary of the Benevolent Purposes Committee, Mr T Thomas, of Llanrwst, reported that the arrangements for the football shield competitions were in an advanced stage. It was decided to plice the catering for the bill, conversazione, and the ladies' "At Home," in the hands of local firms. The Preoa eecietary, Mr F Pnilhps, Rhyl, reported that papers had been promised far the "souvenir" as fo'lows, one by O M lid wards, Esq., M.A., Lincoln College, Oxford, on Castles of North Wales," one on Quarries and Mines of North Wales," by ( J Williams, Esq., F.G.S., H.M. Inspector of Mines, Bangor, and one on "Llandudno and District," by A J Oldman, EHJ., Sec., lown Improvement Com- mittee. Excursions in Snowdonia are being arranged, as well os trips by steamer up "Tha Straits," and atfo up thfs Conway. It was egreed to leaye the drawing up of the programme for the week to a later meeting. The Ladies' Committee, are busily engaged in drawing up programmes of entertaining items for the edification of the delegates.

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Football. I Notwithstanding the frost and fog which 1 generally prevailed on Saturday, only one game under tho auspices of the English Football i League was interfered with, namely, that between Woolwich Arsenal and Everton, which was abandoned 15 minutes before time, Everton then leading by 3 goals to 1. The most startling result was doubtless the victory of Small Heath over Sunderland, at Roker Park, by 4 goals to 1. Aston Y ilia, who the week before shared with Sunderland the distinction of being the only visiting teams to win, also came a cropper on their own ground, having to bow the knee to Newcastle United by a goal to nil. The other result were "Wolverhampton Wanderers 5, Middlesbro' 3 *Notts Forest 2, Notts County 1 *Derby County 3, Stoke 0 Sheffield United 4, Blackburn Rovers 2 Preston North Ead 1, "Btiry 0 "'Sheffield Wednesday 2, Manchester City 1 Livorpool, being free from any League engagement, tried conclusions with Mill wall, and won 5-1. ¥ In tho Combination last Saturday the leaders were conquered by Broughton United, who are doughty warriors on their nn-u itain fastnoss. It is a moot point, however, whether Coventry did not help them to their first goal, as, instead of picking up and throwing away, he kicked it against Lewis, one of the Welshmen, from whom it cannoned into the net. The Ces- trians equalised soon after the interval, but before the end a second goal was rushed through by the Uniteds, and the Cestrians dropped two points. Rhyl were at home to Chirk, and asserted their supremacy to the tune of 4 goalg to nil while Whitchurch defeated Bangor 4-2. An unfortunate incident marred the meeting between the Druids and Oswestry in Wynnstay Park, Ruabon. During the game one of the Druids was injured by an opponent, and a number of the Welshman's supporters rushed on to the ground. For a few minutes matters looked ii iy, but the ground was eventually cleared and the game resumed, Oxwestry win- ning 2-1. >: There was a keen struggle between those old rivals,Birkenhead and Tranmere Rovers, on the ground of the former, and perhaps a draw of 2 goals each best represented the run of the I game. The Birkenheads opened the scoring through Hardacre, but Hughes secured the equaliser, and the interval score was 1 tll. On resuming the Rovers quickly took the lead through Butler, and it looked as though Bir- kenhead were in for another defeat. They pulled themselves together, however, and Bell made the scores level aaín. It was a well con- tested match considering the conditions, and there was a gratifying attendance. THE COMBINATION Results up to Saturday, November 26. rid Won Lost Drn For Agst Pts Chester 12 S 3 1 ..85 .15 ..17 Wrexham 10 8 2 0 ..2.") 8 ,.16 MiJdlewieh 11 (3 4 1 ..22 ..13 ..13 Tranmere llovers 10 5 2 3 ..20 ,.15 ..13 Port, Sunlight 7 4 2 1 ..18 ..13 9 Brou^liton 9 3 3 3 „ 12 1(5 9 Xantwich 7 2 1 .4 ..13 9 8 Whitchurch 7 4 3 0 ..19 ..21 8 RSiyl 8 3 4 1 ..10 ..15 7 Oswestry 11 3 7 1 ..15 ..30 7 P,a-i.)r 9 2 5 2 ..24 .27 <5 Ji> rkenhead 10 1 5 4 ..14 21 6 Druids 8 2 5 1 ..12 ..20 5 Chirk 9 1 6 2 13 ..33 4 ¥ Afcer making a gallant fight in the English Cup competition, Wrexham received their quietus on Saturday last, being beaten 4-0 at Stockport by the County team. On the play the visitors did not deserve to lose by so heavy a score. They were considerably handicapped by the heavy state of the ground, and had the match been abandoned in the second half few would have been surprised, for a heavy fog considerably interfered with tho play. There are rumours that the Welshmen have lodged a protest, but this is doubtful. Wrexham have been by no means favoured by tho draw this season, but are to bo complimented on their fine effort. Last Saturday's matches ii) the Firit Division of the Flintshire League included the meeting of Prestatyn and Buckley on the ground of the latter. In tho first half play was evenly divided, but the homesters were somewhat erratic in front of goal, and failed to emulate the visitors' example by scoring before the interval. In the second half Prestatyn put on two more goals, making the score 3-0 in their favour. Thus they maintained their advan- tage over Buckley in the League table, their record being 8 points out of a possible 10, as compared with Buckley's record of 5 out 10. The Colwyn Bay Club has been snuffed out of tho competition for the Welsh Amateur Cup, the replayed tie at Bangor last Saturday resulting in a win for Bangor Reserves by 5 to 3. Vernon Jones, who will at once be recognised as an old Rhyl favourito, was in harness for tho visitors. The meeting of Rhyl and Chirk, on the former club's ground last Saturday, was pro- ductive of an interesting encounter. Rhyl came out on top with flying colours, but at no period of the game could Chirk be held cheaply. The homesters turned oufe as follows :-Goal, R J Jones backs, Ogilvie and Jack Jones halves, Brooks, Roberts and Breen forwards, R Hughes, Rowland-Thomas, H Middleton, T Williams and T Roberts. Play opened in favour of the homesters, and before the game was ten minutes old Williams scored a capital goal, a fitting termination of a smart bit of work on the left wing. Chirk then made a dash for the Rhyl goal, but found a stumbling-block in Jack Jones. The ball was returned to well within the visitors' lines, and a combined effort on the part of the home quintette was capped with another goal by Williams, within two or three minutes of his first success. Again the visitors tried to break through, but they met with stubborn resistance, although on one occasion feeble handling by the Rhyl custodian nearly resulted in disaster. Tho homesters, however, soon pulled themselves together, and after the ball had beon swung from side to side in a businesslike manner Rowland-Thomas made a deserving attempt to score, as did also Williams a little later, both shots being only a little bit wide of tho mark. Better luck attended Rowland-Thomas' next attempt, for after receiving a judicious pass from Middleton he executed a brilliant run and netted the ball in a manner that gave the Chirk goalee no earthly chance. Stiil Rhyl pressed and from a centre by Hughes T Roberts headed goal No 4, the defending goalkeeper again having little chance of saving through slipping. Till the interval play was not quite so interesting, though a miskick by one of the homesters gave R J Jones an anxious moment or two. At half-time the score stood Rhyl 4, Chirk 0. In the second half Rhyl showed up promi- nently during the first 15 minutes, but after- wards their efforts were not so determined. On the other hand Chirk seemed bent upon making the most of every opportunity, and on one or two occasions they certainly did have hard lines" in not being able to score, A daisy- cutter from the visiting right wing missed the net by inches only, and in another case the ball rebounded from the upright. On the whole, however, the Rhyl defence was impregnable. More might have baen expected of the homo forwards, especially the wing men, who were set a good example in the matter of parting from the ball by Middleton. Still 4-0 was & substantial win, and doubtless Chirk were thankful they were let down as lightly as that.

THE "FREE" TRADE BRIDGE. BRITISH END. FOREIGN END. C.-B.: No toll, sir. Bridge entirely free. GERMAN Ach, yes ze pridge is free, but only to me and my friends. Double toll to every- body else. If there was abridge with a toll at each end, the removal of the toll at one end did not free the biidge. Indeed, If the toils at the other end were at the same time doubled, there was just as much obstruction to traffic as ever."—MR, A. CHAMBERLAIN at Rugby, Nov. 23, 1904-

Rhyl Pleasant Saturday Evenings, The popular concert at the Rhyl Town Hall last Saturday evening was presided over by Councillor J W Jones. The attendance was as good as over, while the programme was of no less varied a character than before. The opening item was a pianoforte duet by the Misses Anwyl, which was warmly received. Mr John Hayos next sang Sing me to sleep," and Master T H Jones was encored for reciting Tho Ship on Fire," giving in response an equally masterful rendering of "The little hero." Messrs Whelan and Wilcox sang as their contribution "The Fishermen," which also proved a very acceptable item. Miss Laura Bathgate, a young and at the same timo an old favourite, scored a great success with her song "Cader Idris," her appearance in Welsh costume being very appropriate, as was also the harp accompaniment. The piece was rendered in a style that secured an undeniable recall. Then followed a few well chosen re- marks by the Chairman, in which ha dwelt upon the advantages offered by such gatherings as these, both as a source of healthy amuse- ment for the people at large and as an incen- tive to those with musical and elocutionary tastes to endeavour to excel in those particular directions. Mr Richard Davies was called upon for a solo, and sang in good style flon Gadair Freichiau Nhad." Mr F Te/iotdale recited "The Enchanted Shirt," and in res- ponse to an enthusiastic encore he next treated the audience to a fine rendering of the song "True till death." Master R Middleton also gained an encore for singing Riding down from Bangor," and Miss Laura Bathgate gave another double turn, being encored this time for singing Your mother still waits for you, Jack," again with harp accompaniment. Mr J Crone satig effectively The promise of Life," and Messrs Ned Williams, R Davies, J T Roberts, and R J Roberts were recalled for a capital rendering of the quartette Dame "Durden." "Hush, little voice was the title of a song given by master T II Jones, and that of another song by Mr Teviotdale was The Old Soldier." Tho usual vote of thanks followed. Miss Mabel Hughes and Mr T J Williams shared the accompaniments.

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