The North Wales Weekly News

Expensive Railway Travelling. I' V, X MA F. X .M AWR AND LLANDUDNO DODOES." RAILWAY OFFENCES. David Regan, described as an insurance .agent living at 2, GadilYls Villa, Penmaenmawr, was. summoned for travelling between Penmaen-mawx and Colwyn Bay without having previously paid his fare. The defendant, who did not appear, wrote a letter iadm-itting the charge. Mr. Eddy, for the Railway Company, said that the defendant travelled with the 7.35 p.m. train from Pemmaenimawr to Chester in a third- class compartmen,t with another gentleman. On the arrival of the train at Siandycroft.he asked the gentleman in the cartiage if he had time to get out, and this person replied that he had, as they collected tickets at that station. Defend- ant got out and went into the lavatory on the platform. When the porter was collecting tickets the gentleman in the compartment told him thete, was another passenger in the lava- tory. The pouter waited and asked fox his ticket, the defendant replying that he had a sea- son. On .being asked to produce it, he fumbled in. his pocikets, and said he must have left it at home. His name and address were taken, and he went on to Onester.Late ,at night he went up to a ticket examiner at Chester and asked him to take the fare from Colwyn Bay to Chester, but he refused it. He went to another examiner,. and was able to get that examiner to take the fare from him. Defendant might have been prosecuted for travelling all the way from Peinmaenmawr to Chester but for the fact that he had succeeded in getting someone to take his fare at Chester. The excuse given by the de- fendant was that he -had a season ticket some ftiimle (previously, and he thought it was still available. There appeared to be no doubt that he went to the lavatory at Sairudycroft with the intention of evading the ticket examiner. Arthur William Gee, tailor's manager, living at Chester, gave evidence of travelling with the defendant from Penmaemmawr, and he cor- roborated the advocate's statement. Detective R. J. Owen said he asked the de- fendant for an. explanation, and he said I have paid the fare at Chester," and produced an excess receipt of 3s. 4}4d. from Colwyn Bay. He ateoi said that be had paid the fare from Penanaenmawr to Colwyn Bay to a porter on Penmaemmawr station, but could not produce the receipt for it. The defendant asked him what he could do to save getting into trouble and witness advised him to consult his solicitor. The defendant had been in possession of a sea- son-ticket, but it-had been surrendered about 15 days previously. A fine of 409- an,d costs was imposed. Arthur Burrows Garrod, commercial traveller, Mving in Carmen Syilva-road, Llandudno, was .summoned for travellling from Llandudno to Rhyl without having paid his fare. Defendant pleaded not giuilty. Mr. Eddy ,said that the defendant appeared at the ticket-box at Llandudno and asked for a bicycle ticket, stating that he had a ticket for himself. He produced the return half of a ticket .Llandudno to Rhyl. The booking-clerk looked at it and noticed that the date had been partly rubbed, off. Defendant noticed the ralerk examining the ticket, aind he said, I booked it on the 26th September, and return tickets are available for six months." The clerk was doubtfuil whether the ticket was in date, and he wired fto Rlhyil., where (inquiries were made, and it was found from the books that the ticket was issued on September 28th, 1904. He (the advocate) considered this a deliberate plan to avoid payment of the fare. J. fH. Noble, relief clerk at Chester, said he was at the Llandudno office on the 15th Decem- ber He corroborated the statement of the siOil\ici<tor. Detective McFall, Bangor, gave evidence of interviewing the defendant at Llandudno, and un explanation he said, I did travel to Rhyl with that" ticket from Llandudno, but before do- ing so I asked Mr. Noble if it was all right, and he said that it was." Witness told him that from the Rhyl books the ticket was issued four years ago, and he replied, "I don't know any- thing about that." With respect to the date being rubbed off, the defendant said that the ticket had been in his pocket since he purchased it. A Rhyl booking clerk proved by the prodiuc- ttion. of (books that the Itickejt was issued on September 2,&h, 1904. Defendant on oath said he was never in Llan- dudno before June of last year, although he had passed through the Junction hundreds of times. He would swear that the railway ticket pro- duced was supplied him at Rhyl station in August last year. Before travelling with it from Llandudno, he asked the booking-clerk if it was all right, and be replied that it -as. A fine of 4cs. and costs was imposed.

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Conway and District Nursing Association. The annual meeting of the Conway and Dis- trict Nursing Association was held in the Guild 'Halil, Conway, on Thurrsday afternoon. His Worship the Mayor (Dr. M. J. Morgan) pre- sided, and there was a large number of ladies and gentlemen present, including the President of the Association (Mrs. Wood). Letters of apology for non-attendance were read from Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Lloyd Moistyn, Miss Sampson, and Dr. R. Arthur- Priohiard, the latter of whom stated that he was unable to attend on account of an inquiry re- specting old-age pensions. Lie thought that the Assoeiatio-n should be put in a much more healthy-state financially, and that the public should take more interest in it in order to relieve the Nursing Committee, who. worked so hard. It would be a sorry day for Conway if for lack of funds the institution fell through. (Hear, hear.) .SECRETARY'S REPORT. The Hon. Secretary (Mrs. H. Lewis), in sub- roittiing the isth report, said that on the whole the work had been heavy, and was satisfactorily carried out, judging from reports received by the Committee from headquarters, and also from their own experience of Nurse Dunn s capabilities and thoroughness, and also, by the appreciation of her service by the patients. 123 cases had been attended, and 2,993 visits paid, an increase of visits of 550. The statement of accounts showed a balance of [21 6s. 2d. an increase on last year of £ 12 14s. Sd., but this 12 was. entirely owing to Miss Dutton's kind efforts by securing donations from the officers encamped on the Morfa, Miss Leech for her en- tertainment, and the Temperance Committee, and also the proceeds from the recent dance. If it had hot been for this kind assistance they would have found it difficult to canyon the work without getting into debt, owing to the serious decrease of the collections in some of the places of worship. Their thanks were due to Mrs. Houlgrave for her kind donation to the sick fund, the postal officials for their kind donation, Mrs. J. P. Griffiths for collecting the payments from patients, and their grateful thanks were due to. Mr. J. c. Griffiths, N. and P. Bank, for again auditing the accounts. A TOWN'S MOVEMENT. Mrs. Wood said that the Association ought to be taken up more by the town, as it fell very heavily on some individuals who had. to give up their entertainments. It had been arranged to have a Nursing Fund Saturday. The Hon. Secretary said that she was to blame for that owing to rhe fact that the work had been so heavy that she was unable to or- ganise it. Mrs. Wood said that if everyone contributed a little towards the funds there would be no difficulty. The Rev. J. W. Roberts, in proposinp' the adoption of the report, said he considered it most satisfactory. It was very gratifying to find that the funds were increasing annually. He had compared the subscriptions and dona- tions for the past three years, and it was inte- resting to notice that in 1906 they totalled L: I 23, in 1907 ^127, and in 1908 ^137, so that there had been a gradual increase year by year. He was also glad to find that the expenses were decreasing, and at the same time that the effici- oncy of the nurse was not interfered wiui. un looking at the balance-sheet, there were points which could be improved. He did not see why the list of subscriptions should not be consider- able increased. There were a great many people in the town whose names ought to appear on the list for such a good cause. Mrs. Jones seconded, and the report was adopted. RESIGNATION. Mrs. Humphrey Lewis asked the meeting to relieve her of the duties of Hon. Secretary, which post she had held for the past 15 years. The work, she stated, was getting very heavy, and she could not find the time she would like to devote to the work. If agreeable to the As- sociation she would keep on the duties of Hon. Treasurer. .Mrs. Wood then proposed, and Mrs. Edward Jones seconded, that Mrs. W. A. Tuxford be elected Hon. Secretary, and this was unani- mously agreed to. Mrs. Tuxford thanked them for the honour conferred upon her. She was particularly in- terested in the work, but there was one diffi- culty in the way. If the meetings of the Com- mittee were held monthly she would be delighted to accept the office, but she felt very loth in- deed to entertain the idea of taking the post if the meetings were held weekly, as it was a very large order to undertake 5.2 meetings in a year. She, however, wouhi accept the1 office provi- sionally. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The fo-Ilowing were re-elected, on the proposi- tion of Mr. Albert Wood, seconded by the Rev. J. W. Roberts: President, Mrs. Wood; Executive Committee: Hon. Mrs. Henry Mostyn, Miss Dutton, Mrs. Porter, Mrs. J. P. Griffiths, Mrs. D. Jones, AITS. Gwynedd Roberts, -Miss Foulkes, Mrs. Philip Price, Mrs. Edward Jones, Mrs. Roberts (Vicar- age), Miss Sarjant, Mrs. T. C. Lewis, Mrs. Maxy Williams, MiTs. Jones (Gyffin Rectory), Mirs. W. Edwards, Mrs. Davies, Mrs. W. A. Tuxford, Mrs. Tom Hughes, Miss Simpson. A POPULAR NURSE. In proposing the names, Mr. Albert Wood said they had done remarkably good work dur- ing the past year, and he wlas sure the town were very much obliged to them. He sincerely trusted that next year several subscriptions ap- pe.aring in the list would be increased. The Mayor also added a word of praise for Nurse Dunn, who was beloved by all wHo came in contact with her. 'Mrs. Wood proposed a cordial vote of thanks to the Mayor for presiding. They had a medical man who was able to bear witness to the good work done by Nurse Dunn. Mrs.. Porter seconded, and it was carried. A coa-dial vote of thanlkts was given Mrs. Lewis for her efficient services as Hon. Secre- tary, on the proposition of Mr. Albert Wood, seconded by the Rev. J. Luther Thomas. Mrs. Lewis, in returning thanks, said it was a great pleasure to her, and she personally wished to thank the President for her assistance, and also Mrrs. J. P. Griffiths, who had under- taken. the work when she was away from home.

Llandudno Cottage Hospital. Colonel the Hon. Henry Lloyd Mostyn pre- sided over the annual meeting of subscribers to the above Institution, held on Friday afternoon. There was a large attendance THE ANNUAL REPORT. The following annual report was submitted raid unanimously adopted. The report stated that satisfactory collections were made on Hospital Saturday," which took place on August 15th, the combined amounts of these and the hotel collections being ;6114 9s. Sd. A handsome donation of ^38 was received from the trustees of the late Hugh Daviefe Griffith, Esq., of Caerhun. The Board had also received from the trustees of the late Mr. Richard Owen's charity a cheque on account of the arrears of income, which had accumulated since the death of the late Mr. Thomas Henry Owen, and the balance of his income is expected to be paid as soon as outstanding questions of legacy, and other duties, have been disposed of. A detailed statement of the year's receipts and expenditure showed the. income to be £660 17s. id., and the payments r586 is. 8d., thus leaving a balance in the bank, in December 31st, of £75 15s. Sd. Generous donations were received at the close of the year, viz., £8 135. from the. Rev. Llew- elyn Hughes, Rector, being part of the Christ- mas Day collections at the Llandudno Churches, and lis., the collection upon the same day at the Craigside Hydro, kindly arranged by Mr. Ralph Munroi. Messrs. Eoots & Co., Ltd., had generously devoted the proceeds of the weigh- ing chair at their establishment in Vaughan- street to the Hospital, £12 14s. 7d. having been handed over during the year and M.r. Hutchin- son, manager of the Little Orme Limestone Quarry Co., had continued the workmen's monthly collections, which last year realised the satisfactory amount of £7 14s. iod. In addition to this, the Company had been good enough to subscribe £2 2S. On the motion of Dr. WToocihou<se, seconded by Dr. Harry Bold Williams, a hearty vote of thanks was passed to. Lady Augusta Mostyn (president), the Hon. Mrs. Henry Lloyd Mostyn, and the lady members of the Board of Manage- ment, for their careful administration of the Institution. Similar votes of thanks were passed to the honorary medical staff, Mr. J. Adey Wells, the hon. treaSUirer; the Press, and Mr. Edwards, the hairdresser. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the proceedings.

Llandudno Nursing Association Colonel the Hon. H. Lloyd Mostyn presided at the annual meeting of the subscribers to the Llandudno NurSling "Association on Thursday. The report of the Hon. Secretary stated that the receipts for the current year were lower than usual, and this was mainly due to the fact that no donation had been received from the Llandudno Amateur Dramatic Society, as was the case in. the previous two years. The Society had promised to give a performance in aid of the funds during the current year. The Welsh Industries' Assccaaion had made a specral donation of £10, and this, with the ordinary subscriptions and donations, amounted to /iic; 89. 7d., and the expenditure came to £ I 13 17s. 3d. During the year there were 291 cases, including 25 monthly cases, involving 4,3x4 visits paid by the Nurse. The balance sheet was a most satisfactory one, showing a balance in hand on current account of £ 62 16s. od., and on deposit, £150, The report and balance sheet were adopted. The Rector (the Rev. Llew. R. Hughes) pro- posed the re-election of the following: Lady Augusta Mostyn, as president; the Hon. Mrs. Henry Mostyn, vice-president, and Mrs. Mather as honorary treasurer and secretary. The old committee were re-elected, and on the proposition of Mr. R. S. Chamberlain, Mrs. Roskell, The Grange, was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs Moore. The following ladies now compose the com- mittee Miss Barker, Mrs. E. W. Johnson, Mis. Llewelyn R. Hughes, Mrs. Marks, Mrs. Peers, Mrs. Barker, Mrs.. Ridge, Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Rogers, Mr;. Woodhouse, and Mrs. Ros- fcell. The usual votes of thanks were accorded, and a, special one was passed to Mrs. Mather for her strenuous labours on behalf of the Association during the year.

Miss Violet Charlesworth. MEETING OF CREDITORS A meeting of the creditors of Miss Violet Charlesworth was held at Essex Hall, Strand, London, on Thursday afternoon. Aboiut a score of creditors attended, but Miss Charlesworth was not present. On the motion of -Mr. Oscar Berry, seconded by Mr Nicholson, representing the Scottish creditors, the following resolution was passed: That the creditors support the Scottish s,.equestration, and that Miss Charlesworth be requested to assign three- fourths of her earnings at the music-halls to a trustee for her creditors." It was further re- solved that Mr. C. J. Munro, Edinburgh, be ap- pointed trustee, and that Miss Charlesworth give a letter authorising money to be paid to Mr. Munro. Messrs. Amery, Paifkes, and Co., state that creditors representing over £ 12,500 were repre- sented at the meeting, and Miss Charlesworth agreed that Mr. Munro. should collect the salaries to which she might be entitled, refund- ing her one qamrter to defray her expenses, until her creditors were paid in full. The Central News understands that Miss Charlesworth estimates het- assets will realise /?7,3Q3. Mr. Munro has been appointed by the Scottish Court as judicial factor in regard to Miss Charlesworth's estate in Scotland.

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Honour for Mr. Lloyd George. PORTRAIT ACCEPTED BYLAW SOCIETY. A portrait in oils of Mr. Lloyd George in his robes as Chancellor of the Exchequer, painted by Sir Luke Fildes, R.A., was on Friday pre- sented to the Law Society by Sir John Gray Hill on behalf of the subscribers. The pre- sentation was made in the Law Society's Hall, London, which was crowded. Among those present were Mr. J. S. Beale, president of the Society, who occupied the chair, Sir J. G. Hill, Sir George Lewis, Sir A. K. Rollit. Sir Luke Fildes, and Mr. Lloyd George Mr. Lloyd George occupied a seat in the gallery among the Ladies, the floor being reserved for members. Sir John Gray Hill asked the Chairman to accept the portrait on behalf of the Society, and complimented the artist on his achievement. They had to. consider there the career of Mr. Lloyd George entirely apart trom politics, and that career was the most remarkable one within his (the -speaker's) experience. The bottom of Mr. Lloyd George's success in his flight from the village green to Downing-street was that he united in himself the GREAT QUALITIES OF INTELLECT belonging to two. races. To the quickness of perception, the alertness of mind, the rapidity of insight, the gift of eloquence, and the gift of imagination of the Celt, he ha.d added the in- domitable energy and sustained perseverance of the Anglo-Saxon. Wrthout any advantages of birth, of fortune, of university education, of con- nections, he had overcome all difficulties by the vigour of his personality. Articled at the early age of 16, admitted a solicitor at 21, he opened practice in a small Welsh town in the North of Wales with only 1,500 inhabitants, at 27 he was elected a member of Parliament, at 43 be be- came President of the Board of Trade, and at 4S he attained to the great office of Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Cheers.) His administration of the Board of Trade, his Merchant Shipping Act, the Patents Act, the Port of London Bill, and above all his settlement of the great ,u labour dispute relating to railways brought him the admiration 'and appreciation of all parties in the State. Of his performances as Chan- cellor of the Exchequer he would not pretend to prophesy he only hoped that he would not put any additional burden on members of that Society. (Laughter ) They had the portrait of an eminent solicitor, Lord Wolverhampton, there, and they thought they ought to add to it the portrait of so distinguished a member of the profession as Mr. Lloyd George. It would be an inspiration and a reminder of what could be accomplished by talent and industry. (Applaure) The President acknowledged the gift. The high position which Mr. Lloyd George had achieved shed a sort of reflected lustre on the whole pro- fession of solicitors, and the latter stood better in public estimation when men like Lord Wol- verhampton and Mr Lloyd George came to the front. Mr Lloyd George expressed his great gratifica- tion at the mark of appreciation from his brother solicitors, by which he felt deeply touched. It wa? only those who belonged to a profession who could fully understand the value which a man attached to- the appreciation of his brother professionals. He fully recognised that the oc- casion was a non-party one, as he noticed in the list of subscriber's the names of many who held his political principles in detestation. ("Laugh- ter.) Comparing himself to mariner who had been holding the peaceful office of harbour master during his Presidency of the Board of Trade, Mr. Lloyd George went on. to say that he had now PUT TO SEA AGAIN, and had to face the bitter blasts. The weather was bad when he started, and it had been look- ing still worse, and though there was a pros- pect of its getting smoother he was in for a rough time. It was a stupendous task. It was the first time a solicitor had been Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he felt that the honour of the profession was concerned. It was a very heavy job, and he had been reproached for facing it with a merry heart. If he had done that it was because he did not believe in wear- ing one's heart upon one's sleeve; it was not because he did not realise the gravity of the position. A Chancellor of the Exchequer ought to have a single eye, and that ought to be fixed: on the national interests. He ought to have a. single purpose, and that should be the protec- tion and the promotion of those interests. 1ft was in that spirit he claimed to have ad- ministered the affairs of the Board of Trade when he was there it was in that spirit that he approached the greater and more trying task which was in front of him. Whether he failed or succeeded in that task he would honestly attempt to do it, and would not disgrace the profession to which he belonged. (Loud applause.)

The Tywyn Motor Accident. H MOTORIST HEAVILY FINED. At the Conway Sessions, on Monday, before Colonel Darbishiie and a full bench of magis- trates, J. W. Edwards, Coedmawr Hall, Con- way, was summoned for driving a motor-car to the danger of the public in the early houts of the 26th December. Mr. J. J. Marks appeared for the defendant, and pleaded guilty. Superintendent Rees called Matthew Roberts, who appeared in the box with his head ban, daged. He said that he was the post office mail- van driver between Llandudno Junction and Llandudno, and a few minutes before 2 a.m. on Boxing Day he was driving the mails to Llan- dudno, and when coming in sight of Tywyn, be saw a motor-car coming to meet him on the hill. Noticing the car wobbling from one side to the other, he stopped his horse, and pulled to the side of the road, afterwards turning the horce's head away. The last thing he remem- bered was the motor-car crashing into the front wheels of the mail-van. 'He was thrown off his seat and Tendered unconscious, remaining so for a week. Replying to Mr. Marks, the witness said that he was compensated by Mr. Edwards in about a fortnight after the accident. He could not say whetber others had been compensated for the trouble they had been put to. Mr. Marks said that the defendant had in- structed him to plead guilty. The circum- stances were that tho defendant was returning from Llandudno after Christmas Day accom- panied by his wife and a maid. He had the brakes full on coming down the hill, but very foolishly, as the circumstances showed, he for a portion of the time relaxed the vigilance which he ought to have shown all through his drive home. Having regard to the time of the morning, he did not anticipate that there would be any traffic on the road at that hour. For that want of care the defendant had had to pay heavily. iHe did not think it could be disputed that the defendant had dealt handsomely with the man Roberts. He remained at the scene of the accident and saw that everything was done. This was a serious thing on account of the re- sult, but he wished to dissociate that because he had paid for it civilly. The evidence was that he drove to the danger of the public, when, as a matter of fact, an ordinary prudent man might have expected a clear road. Many of the magistrates (knew how difficult it was to decide accurately the position of vehicles meeting them with lights. If the defendant s car had been three or four inches more 011 its proper side of the road he would have avoided the mail-van altogether. The three or four inches had caused him a considerable amount of pecuniary loss, and had caused him to be brought before the magistrates. He wished to express his sincerest regret for what had happened, and hoped that the magistrates would see some extenuating cir- cumstances in the action he had pursued. The magistrates imposed a fine of £ 5 and costs.