The North Wales Weekly News

TIDE TABLE FOR THE NORTH WALES COAST.* JUNE. Date. Morn. Even. height. 25 3 3i 3 56 >3 6 26 42° 4 49 12 27 5 24 5 58 12 3 28 6 32 7 14 I2 2 29 7 3o 7 57 •• 12 9 00 821 84s 13 3 JULY. 9 7 9 29 14 3 2 95i 10 13 15 3 Conway 10 minutes later.

TEMPERANCE INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. DENBIGHSHIRE EDUCATION AUTHORITY, at Fri- day's meeting, supported the principle of giv- ing temperance mst,ructiorn to school children by granting an exhibition of 6i each to a cer- tain number of teachers in the county who are prepared to attend the Summer School of Tem- perance and Hygiene, under the auspices of the Gwynedd Temperance Association., to be held at Rhyl next month. The Authority also went further in the same direction by agreeing to favourably consider the suggestion of certain societies that temperance and hygiene should Z, Ibe taught in the day schools. The Authority have had this latter question under considera- tion for some little time, but the difficulties which formerly stood in the way of definite ac- tion have been practically swept away by the step taken by the Board of Education, who have issued-a syllabus of lessons on temperance for scholars attending public elementary schools. In our leading article of last week, en- titled The Citizens of To-morrow," we pointed out the benefits which must accrue from the in- troduction of such lessons into our primary schools, and we are now pleased' to find that our approval of the scheme is endorsed by so high an authority as "The Local Government Chronicle." That journal says: "It was a brilliant idea on .some one's part to, suggest the giving of instruction in the advantages of tem- perance, or, in other words, of abstinence from alcohol, to the children of our elementary schools, for this class of child is more likely to have opportunities of observing some actual examples than any other class in the commun- ity. When one of its parents is occasionally hauled before the local bench for being druimk and incapable, and the fine imposed has the effect of diminishing the store of family neces- saries for a time, the offspring knows with ter- rible reality what 1 drink means. The move- ment in favour of teaching children some of the arguments for and against the use of alcol101 has had many opponents, for it has been said with some reason that the State is: not entitled to sow weeds of discord in the home by set- ting up in the mind Off the child a standard which will lead, to. its condemnmg the bibulous tendencies of its parents, and make it disin- clined to fetch the. Slupper beer. The law has for some time past settled this point by restrict- ing the entraiice of children into licensed houses, and yet the world goes steadily on much as it did before." Then the Chronicle ad- duces a strong and unanswerable argument in favour of the innovation from its own special sphere. Of all classes of public officials," the edtitordjal continues, "those connected with the administration of the Poor Laws are probably the best qualified to express an opinion on the effects of intemperance, and we do not think that any experienced and responsible relieving officer could be foundi throughout the length and breadth of the land who could not say from his own experience that a larger percentage of pauperism is due to drink than to any other cause." We feel sure that such an expression will have great weight and that it will be of great assistance to our educational authorities, some of whom will possibly have to overcome strong opposition before they can introduce the scheme of temperance teaching into the schools uladl,r their control. What the attitude of the teaching profession towards the subject may be 1t is not possible to say; but we should be greatly sun-prised if any opposition were forth- coming from that quarter.

COLWYN BAY GAS. THE COMMITTEE appointed to inquire into the loss on the year's working of the Colwyn Bay gas concern, have met, and have had a mass of figures before them; but it is not possible to ) anticipate what will be the nature of the re- commendations which they will .submit to the next meeting of the District Council. One thing, however, is quite certain,, that the loss of £ 1,970 was a perfectly natural consequence of the de- inands which have been madie upon the con- cern, and is diue, not to bad management, but to the heavy calls which have had to be met. For example, the rating authorities have raised the rateable value of the works, with the result that an increase of 6547 has been paid in rates alone. Further, the concern has borne the cost of lighting the district, which amounts to. up- wards of Zi,ioo. These two amounts alone go' a long way to account for the deficit. In addi- tion to this, it has to be remembered that the cost of public lighting and supply to. pumping stations is set down inl the books at a figure lesls than actual cost price, so that the concern does not receive full credit under that head. But above and beyond all these considerations we have to bear in mind the enormous sums paid annually in respect of interest and sinking fund. It is probable that in the few years during which the gasworks has been owned by the Council no less than. 632,0o0 has been. set aside for repay- ment of loans and interest thereon. These loans in respect of capital expenditure are granted for such .short periods that practically they have to be wiped off in one generation, so that the next generation will inherit the concern with hardly any debt upon it. Then it has to be borne in mind that as a consequence of the first two or three years' successful working, a very praiseworthy balance grew up in the bank tOl the credit of the gas concern, in anticipation of expenditure upon improvements.; but in. order to avoid an increase in the general district rate the Council collared" every penny of the balance, and also, insisted upon the whole of the public lighting being done free of charge. It will thus be seen that the gas department has not been fairly treated; but, on the other hand, the ratepayers have had the benefit of the Coun- cil's policy, because were it not for this reserve the ratepayers would have been compelled to pay heavier rates. True, it is very hard upon the gas consumers that they have to, bear more than their share of the general burden.; but even they have this consolation, that they pay very much less for gas under Council manage- ment than would be the case if the works were still under the control of the old Company, whose lowest charge was 4s. 2d. per thousandj while the town has its public lighting free of charge in addition. The Company charged 4s. 2d. per thousand, feet in respect of every lamp, and complained that they were not paid enough; and. were they now in existence they would still extort a similar amount in respect of both lamps and power stations. The quantity of gas used for public purposes is enormous, so it is satisfactory to have it supplied at less than actual cost price, instead of having to pay a fancy price to the Gas Company. In order to clear off the existing deficit and avoid future loss, at least two. things must be done. A charge must be made for supply for public purposes and a policy of rigorous economy must be ad- opted. The ratepayers will await with much eagerness the recommendations of the Com- mittee on both these heads, especially as the 'Committee includes one or two experts in gas affairs wfhose optifnions ought to be of some practical value. Whether these experts are able to throw any 'light" upon such subjects re- mains to be seen.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. Lieut.-Colonel R. W. Williams-Wynne, D..S.O., at the rent day at Plas-ym-Cefn., greatly pleased the 180 tenants by presenting to them photographs of the late Mr D. J. Williams, Plas-yn-Cefn, whom they regarded as an ideal foxhunting landlord. The following gentlemen have been added to the Commission of the Peace for Flinitshire:- T. Aitken, Bodelwyddan; W. Astbury, Nor- thop; S. Beresfordi, Mold; J. Carman, Holy- well W. Fryer, Hawarden; J. E. Buckley Jones, Rhyl; Robert Jones, Sir Charles B. Mac- Laren, Bart., M.P., H. H. Millar, Shotton; J. T. Morgan, Miold; Colonel Ll. E. S. Barry, Rihuddlan; P. E. Roberts, T. J. Scott, Presta- tyn Dr. W. Thomas, Rhyl; and Dr. H. W. Skey Williams, Holywell. Among those who will take a prominent part in the forthcoming Cardiff pageant are the Misseg Mostyn, of Talacre, the young daughters of Sir Pyers and Lady Mostyn. Miss Mostyn will take the part of the Princess Tegaingl, and Miss Agnes Mostyn will be her sister Gwen. Sir Pyers Mostyn is a direct descendant of Edioun, King ot Tegaingl., who was the head of one of the Fifteen Royal Tribes of North Wales. Mr. Lloyd. George has promised to open a bazaar at Harlech, on September 29th, in aid of the Public Library.

SA YINGS OF THE WEEK. MR. B. WATERGATE. Time only can put the finishing touch to the work of the architect.—At Lincoln. < MR. HERBERT PEMiBElRTON. The dividing line between music and noise is a very thin one.—At Manchester. MR. ALFRED CARTER. Many a man has had his life spoilt by his Christian name.-At Shrewsbury. < MR. GEORGE H. TURNER. No man earns more than, the value of the things he makes.-At Hull. MR. WATSON KENMtXRE. The more one looks, into' civilisation, the more one admires the savage.—At York. MR. CHARLES BERNARD. The amateur in any branch of art is always a source of annoyance to' the professional.—At Cardiff. MISS NORAH GREENWING. After all, we humans are no better or worse, perhaps rather worse, in. our savagery, than are animals.—In the Planet." < LORD DURHAM. I have still cnfidence in the general good sense of the British public, and thinik they real- ise that intelligent combination is much better for any country than a bureaucratic system of State rWe.AA Sunderland. DR. CLEMENTS. There are patients who describe the doctor as an angel, and when. they get better as little short of a god. But when he sends in his little bill he is the very devil.At Middleton-on-the- Woilids.

[YEEK BY WEEK. Old-time newspapers resemble the Scotsman who joked with deefioulty." The Ciuii- bnan of June 4th, 1819, made a great effort in this direction with the following paragraph — The Marquess of Anglesey fractured his Leg on Thursday last by faLling from the deck of his n.ewly-launched: yacht the Emerald," at Wivenhoe, into the cabin but we are happy to add that it was his cork one. Three doctors were operating on a man for appendicitis. After the operation was completed one of the doctors missed a small sponge. The patient was reopened, the sponge found within, and the man sewed up again. Immediately the second doctor missed a needle. Again the patient was opened and closed. Then the third doctor missed a paid of scissors. Gentlemen," said the victim as they were about to open him up again., for heaven's sake, if you're going to keep this up, put buttons on me." Recently the Welsh people of Blackburn formed a Welsh Society. Two local ministers in English chapels were understood to be Welsh, and. they were invited to join, the society. One replied that he was with the English, and did not want to join the Welsh. The other also sent a refusal, and added that the retention of Welsh was an injustice to the youthful Welsh people; indeed, that Welsh was not a language at all! -So, the Blackburn Welshmen are creeping along without the aid of the ministers. < When the Rev. J. W. Trevor was nominated to. the living of LIanbeblig (including Carnarvon Town,) he was unacquainted with Welsh lan guage, and the Vestry, to, the number of 68 ratepayers, sent a protest to the Bishop of Chester, who was the patron. The rev. pre- late's reply was that he would appoint a man who would them the good of which they seemed to be so. greatly in need." The appointment was deferred, and Mr Trevor in time acquired Welsh, got the living, and was able to. stump the country with a Nonconformist preacher in a certain crusade. laa. after years he was made Chancellor of Bangor Cathedral. Writing of Some Liverpool Churches and Ministers, Mr Wilfrid J. Rowland says that walking down certain roads in. the city on the Mersey the casual visitor might conclude that it is a singularly leligious place. Prince's- avenue is calculated to give this impression, for in it are two Welsh churches, one belonging to the Establishment, one Presbyterian, one Bap- tist, one Primitive Methodist, one Greek church, a Jewish synagogue, and a church for the deaf and dumb. That makes, nine places of worship in less than three-quarters of a mile One on the most handsome of these structures, is that beillOngting to the Welsh Galvinistic Methodists. The sipire is a strikingly beautiful piece of archi- tecture. It may be interesting to note that there are more than fifty churches in Liverpool and its Lancashire suburbs where services, are con. ducted in the Welsh, language. There are many thousands of Welshmen, in. Liverpool, apart from citizens of Welsh extraction. » < Lewis Morris, the great ancestor of the Bard of Pembryn, was, a fine type of Welshman. iu a letter by him dated Christmas, 1760, occurs the following passage — In these letters you'll see the men and their real opinion's, and you'll see also. my tenets m relation to ye ancient British history, and the light I appear in with thjpse great ones, as they think themseLves. These are extracts out of my Celtic Remainls, which I could wish to see published but I dpn't believe I shall be able to live so long. My materials are decay'd, amd I suspect my lungs, are hurt. However, Istha111 trudge on while I Uie, and if God pleases I shalil be of some service to my country and to the cause of truth. How the oild man. would have rejoiced over our great national ccMectioas of boolk's and MSS. to,-day! The Western Mail tells of a certain Car- diff father who, is very proud of his seven-year- old son. "I think he'll be a great bililia-ra player," he told a visitor. Why do you think so'?" he was asked. Well, to begin with," he replied, Johnny's favourite letter is a Q.' If he is given a piece of chalk he goesl about chalking Q's all over the place. Again, the toy that gives him most pleasure is a cannon— a 'nursery cannon,' of course." Remark- able!" was the polite comment. "The otlller day," resumed the delighted parent, his uncle took a handtful of 'money out of his pocket, and selecting a sovereign and a shilling, placed them on the table. He then, asked Johnnie which he'd rather have—the red coin or the white?" Of course, he said the red," anticipated the listener. "WeIM" no. What he did was to pooket both the red and the white, and ask for the rest!" < An American contributor to Notes and Queries refers to the old custom of hanging a Welshman in effigy, and, to' the fact that until the middle of the nineteenth century grocers in London made gingerbread Welshmen, caHeo. Taffies on St. David's Day. He ,a;ddiS: In. this part of the world we have a sweetmeat known as I taffy-ton-a,stick,l which consists of a morsel of molasses candy on the end of a skewer. It is not improbable that this is a descendant of the impaled Welshman, for the transition is easily made from ginger cake to candy, via such confections as c Scotch cake,' &'c. This probability is strengthened by the fact that most of the dictionaries are silent regard- ing the derivation of the word taffy,' while a few go as far as the Malay language to find its root in the word tafia,' a kind of rum. But the above chain of facts would indicate that 'taffy' (in England 'toffy') as a general term for a type of candly. has arisen from, the name of a special kind of candy, derived from the English nickname for a Welshman, which is in. tuirn a, result of so many Welshmen bearing the name of David, their patron saint."

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I Honoured by the King. OUR GALLANT "TERRITORIALS." THE BRILLIANT TRADITIONS OF THE ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. I His Majesty the King, at Windsor Castle, on Siatuirdiajy, was the central figure In a notable ceremony, when he presented colours to, a. number of battalions of the Territorial Force. North WTales was represented by a battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and. the event reminds us of the proud history of the famous regiment with which they are associated. Blenheim., Ramillies, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, Dettingen, Minden, Martinque, Badajoz, Vittor- ma, Nivelie, Toulouse, Waterloo, Inkerman, 00. rumna, Albuhera, Salamanca, Pyrenees, Orthes, Peninsula, Alma, Sevastopol, Lucknow, Egypt, AshaJntee, South Africa—these are some of the names inscribed upon their flags, and they re- present a record of service which does them great honour. The history of the regiment takes us back as far as the year 1688. The attempts of King James II. to subvert the Protestant Es- tablishment, contrary to his declaration on as- cending the throne, caused great dissatisfaction amongst his subjects, and at length terminated in the Revolution of 1688. This event was hastened by the birth of the Prince of Waies, afterwards designated The Pretender," which occurrence destroyed the hopes of the Protest- aints, who had expected that relief would arise to the nation on the decease of James II. by the accession of the King's eldest daughter, the Princess Mary. It became necessary to aug- ment the army, and in 1689 thirteen new regi- ments were raised, one of them being the Twenty- Third Royal Welsh Fusiliers, with Charles Herbert as Colonel. The regiment wai9 formed of men, raised in Wales and in the ad- jacent counties, and consisted of thirteen com- panies, of three sergeants, two drummers, three corporals, and .sixty private soldiers each. The headquarters were fixed at Ludlow. Passing over the troublous times in Ireland and in the Netherlands, and the victories achieved under the Duke of Marlborough, we come to' 1728, the year of the review on. Hbuns- low Heath of the iith and 23,rd Regiments, by jEQtng George L11., when the two "regiments made a very fine appearance." The Twenty- third was subsequently ordered to proceed to Chester. We next find them engaged in the war of the Austrian Succession, where in 1743 they gained great renown at Dettingen, and two years later they won fresh distinction, at Font- enoy. In the Royal Warrant, dated the ist of July, 1751, for ensuring uniformity in the clothing, standards, and colours of the army, and regu- lating the number and rank of regiments, the following directions are given, for the Twenty- Third, or the Royal Welsh Fusiliers: — In the centre of their colours, the device OT the Prince of Wales, namely, three feathers is- suing out of the Prince's Coronet; in the three corners of the second colour, the badges of Edward, the Black Prince, namely, the Rising Sun, Red Dragon, and the Three Feathers in the Coronet, with the motto, Ich Dien, On the grenadier caps, the Feathers, as in the colours; White Horse, and motto, Nec aspera 'terrent,' on the flap. The same badge of the Three Feathers and motto, Ich Dien. on the drums and bells of arms; rank of the regiment underneath." iTlhe Twenty-Third Regiment remained in Great Britain until the year 1755, when it em- barked for Minorca. While the regiment was stationed at Minorca the undetermined limits of the British and French territory in North America occaSlionled a war between the two kingdoms, and early in 1756 the King of France prepared a powerful armament for the capture of the Island of Minorca. The regiment as- sisted in the glorious, though 'unsuccessful, de. fence of Port St. Phillip in. that island. They fought nobly in that engagement and lost heavily, and, the terms on which the fort was at last surrendered by a handful, of men, so distressed, so shattered, and so. long neglected, remain a lasting monument to their honour. The garrison embarked: on the 12th of July and proceeded to' Gibraltar, whence the Royal Welsh Fusiliers soon returned to. England and were quartered in the Isle of Wight. In the summer of 1758 the Government re- solved on making a descent on the French coast, by which it was expected to make such a diversion in favour of the British allies in Ger- many as would obviate the necessity of sending them a reinforcement of the troops. The Royal Welsh Fusiliers formed part of the army em- ployed on this occasion, which amounted to 14,000 men, and was commanded by the Duke of Marlborough. Shortly, afterwards the Welsh- men were included in a brigade sent to rein- force the army in Germany, and there, under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, they won fresh laurels agaiinist the French at Minden. A series of successful operations, in which the Twenty- Third Regiment was engaged, followed this victory, and at last the preliminary articles off peace between France and England, which ceded the whole of Canada to Great Britain, was signed at Ffoniainebleau. For the next ten years the regiment remained in Great Britain-, and in 1773 they proceeded to North America, and there they had to fignt the Ciolonists in that most pathetic event in his- tory, the American War. Here again they dis- played the utmost bravery, and more than once distinguished themsellves when attacked by su. perior numbers. They returned in. 1784 and were stationed in the United, Kingdom during the ten following years. Major-General Richard Grenvillle was appointed by His Majesty King George III. to be Colonel of the Twenty-Third R.W.F. in April, 1786, in succession, to Lieut.. General the Honourable Sir William Howe. In the year 1789 the regiment was employed on the King's duty at Windsor, and on Hie Majesty visiting that place on the 17th March, upon his recovery, the regiment was posted on the bat. teries of the Round Tower, andi fired thrice a feu-de-joie. iJ3rut the peace was of short duration. The affairs of France, which had been for some time in an unsatisfactory state, approached a crisis, and in 1789 was commenced the Revolution in that country, which ultimately affected all the dynasties of Europe, and involved Great Britain in a war of upward of twenty years' duration. The Welshmen had a rough time of it in Hol- land and in France, and in June, 1800, they were sent to Egypt. The word Egypt," with the Sphinx," remains in its colours in com- memoration of its services in the expulsion of the French Army from Egypt in the year 1801. The conduct of Napoleon Bonaparte, at this period First Consul of France, occasioned hos- tilities to be resumed in 1803, when the British army was augmented, and preparations were ,made to repel a threatened invasion of the French. In August, 1803, the Twenty-Third Regiment returned to England from Gibraltar, and was quartered in the southern1 counties of Great Britain for the- two following years. Pre- pararoions to repel the menaced French invasion were contintued in 1804, and a second battalion was .added ,to the regiment. It was formed of men raised in Wales for limited service. The 2inidl Battalion was. embodied at Chester, where it remained until it was completed and rendered fit for. service, and on the 16th January, 1809, rendered gallant services at Cbrunna, as testi- fied by the inscription, of that name upon the regimental colour. 'From. 1810 to 1814 the First Batttalion behaved splendidly in the Peninusula War, their .services in which are worthily com- memorated in the regimental colour and ap- pointments. And in' 1815 they won immortal glory at Waterloo. The whole history of the regiment from. 1689 to 18312 (when they were thanked in a letter, written by the Duke of WeL- lington.) is one which reflects the greatest honour upon officers and men,, and upon gallant little Wales. And here we may turn from scenes of battle to a homely matter of diress and the history of the Flash." The Flash is the knot of black ribbon worn by the officers and staff ser- I geants on the back of the collar of the tunic. The R.W.F. being the last regiment in the army who wore the wig, retained the ribbons in iml. taition of the queue bag, and this practice was discovered by a horrified Inspecting-Generai at the inspection in 1834 on the return of the regi- ment to England. Red Tape was disgusted with Black Ribbon, as not being "according to re- gula,tion)," but the Colonel of the regiment re- fused to discard the latter, and finally obtained the King's gracious approval of the Flashes. which His Majesty ordered to be worn hence- forth as a peculiarity whereby to mark the dress of that distinguished regiment." Since then., it is needless to say, the Flash has been fondly cherished, and 110 doubt it ever will remain a proud mark of distinction, whereby a Royal Welsh Fusilier may be distinguished amongst all men The R.W.F. displayed1 remarkable bravery in the Crimean War, 1854-1856, and for its devo- tion and gallant conduct is allowed to bear the words Alma," Inkerman," and Sevasto- pol" on its colour. The word "Lucknow" was added for the distinguished part the First Battalion took in the Relief of the Residency in 1857, and the word Ashantee in commem- oration of the services of the Second Battalion in the Ashantee War, 1873-74. Truly, the R.W.F. is a regiment of which Wales is deservedly proud.

The King and the Territorial Army. THE GREAT CEREMONIAL AT WINDSOR. On Saturday, at Windsor Castle, His Majesty, the King-, presented colours to various battalions of the new Territorial Force, a gracious act in the direction of raising our Terriers to the level of importance occupied by the Regular Army. Among the battalions so hououred was the 5th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who were represented by Col. Hurlbutt (commanr'ing) Lieut. Beswick, Lieut. Gordon (Holywell), and two men from each Company, including Lance- Corporal Fleet and Private John Evans, of the G (Colwyn Bay) Company. Altogether there were three officers and 21 men from the 5th Bat- talion. They left Wrexham at 10-45 on Friday night, and reached Windsor at 5 o'clock on Saturday morning, being the first of the representatives of all parts of the Kingdom to arrive there. The great cerimonial on the East Lawn at Windsor Castle took place at 3-30, and was attended by a large Royal party. His Majesty was in the uniform of a Field Marshall, and across his breast was the Sash of the Garter. The Right Hon. R. B. Haldane, M.P., the Secretary for War, was the Minister in attend- ance. The ceremony of consecrating the colours, which was performed by Bishop Taylor Smith, was very solemn. The Clergy were drawn from as many religious demoninations as the colour parties on parade, and amongst them were ministers of the Welsh Calvinistic Church and the Presbyterian Church of England. The military ceremony made a brilliant and historic scene such a those present will never forget. The Colours for the 5th Battalion were received by Colour-Sergeant Davies (Flint), Sergeant Bellis (Hawarden) and Sergeant Baird (Connah's Quay) and will be presented to the Battalion at a great ceremonial to be held at Mostyn Park, on Saturday July 17th. The representatives of the 5th Battalion had an excellent view of the Windsor ceremony owing to being placed in such a favourable position, and no doubt their accounts of what took place will be welcomed by their comrades. -4-

Coloured Singers' Broken Engage- ment. At the Rhyl County Court on Friday Mr. Marsden, Mold, applied to judige Sir G. S. Baker for an, interim injunction against Ben- jamin 5. Morse and William Findlay, who, he said, were coloured artists now appearing at Manchester. He claimed the injunction on behalf of Mr. Daniel Wellington Brown, pro- prietor of the American Jubilee Singers. Mr. Marsden said the plaintiff brought the defend- ants from America under contract that they shouild sing and appear only for him during the season 1909, but after he had regularly paid their wages they, without a moment's notice, left him on June 14th, because someone had induced them with a better offer to go away. As a result, his company was broken up and stranded, as the defendants were his principal singers. He also claimed Z50 damages, which claim would, be heard in Mold in July. (Has Honour said he could not grant an in- terim injunction-, as the contract did not say when the 1909 season commenced or finished. The whole case would be gone into in July, and the plaintiff could claim diamages against those who had induced the defendants to leave his employ.

A Flintshire Light Railway. SCHEME TO COST [200,000. The establishment of a light railway between Holywell and Mold has now been before the public authorities of the county for some months, and at the last meeting of the County Council it was annoonced that the scheme had been enlarged so as to include the towns of Holywell, Mold, and Buckley. In an interview at Mold, the engineer stated that the total length of the line will be a little over twenty-three miles and the estimated expenditure on land and works is close upon £ 200,000, of which one-fourth is expected to be provided by the county authorities, one-fourth by the Treasury, one-fourth by the London and North-Western Railway Company, and the remainder from other sources. An important scheme for making a port near Holywell is suggested.

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Atlantic Liners and Holyhead. A WHITE STAR EXPERIMENT. An important new departure in the Atlantic passenger carrying trade was made on. Sunday, when for the first time the White Star line in- eluded Holyhead as a port of call for the dis- embarkation of passengers and mails from their home-coming steamer from New York. The liner was the" Cedric." The claims of Holyhead as a port of call have long been a subject of controversy, and Sunday's. innovation was both a test and a de- monstration. Briefly stated, the Company's case in favour of Holyhead is as follows: — From the time of arrival of the inward steamer off Holyhead passengers can be in London in about six hours, whereas the 72 ,sea miles on to Liverpool to the time the ship has been berthed alongside the Liverpool Landing Stage alone occupies five or six hours. Again, any conges- tion of traffic that might be encountered at the Liverpool Landing Stage, not merely irom ocean liners but from coasting craft, would be entirely obviated in the case of Holyhead, which also has the added advantage that it is easier to approach in foggy weather than Liver- pool and is accessible to largest liners at all states of the tide. Whereas there would be a saving of, say, five hours should the steamer arrive at Holyhead at noon, the advantage would be far more striking in the case of ar- rival at 6 p.m. In this latter event London passengers would find themselves in their hotels before midnight, but those travelling on to Liverpool in the steamer would reach the Mer- sey port too. late to land that night, and would consequently sleep on board and leave Liver- pool for London the following morning, arriv- ing about i p.m. Whilst the call of the Cedric" at Holyhead was in the nature of an experiment, the "Com- pany state the arrangements made on this occa- sion have proved so satisfactory that the next inward White Star steamer, the Baltic," will follow suit. It is quite possible that the out- ward steamers also, may in the future call at Holyhead to. embark passengers. The Com- pany's liners will continue to call at Queens- town., but it is urged that the Holyhead call would effect an equal saving of time in the de- livery of the mails in London as in the convev- ance of passengers. By calling at Holyhead, moreover, travellers would be able to arrive quickly not only at any of the North Wales sea- side resorts but also, at various centres in other parts of the country. On this occasion, the Company state, only first, second, and third class passengers for Lon- don and first class passengers for North IVales and elsewhere were landed at Holyhead, but the eventual, result of the experiment may be that the whole of the passengers will be landed at Holyhead., and such a step is now under consideration. THE CEDRIC',S ARRIVAL. For the experiment very complete arrange- ments were made not only by the White Star Line, but also by the London & North-Western Railway Company, and Cuctoms Authorities. The day dawned dull and misty, but the air had cleared towards a quarter past ten, when the White Star tender Magnetic," which had been brought round from Liverpool, for the pur- pose, was boarded by leading officials of the Companies concerned, Pressmen, and others. For the White Star Line there were present Mr J. Bruce Ismay (chairman), Mr Harold A. Sanderson (general manager), Captain Murray (marine superintendent), and Mr R. J. A. Sihel- ley (publicity manager), while on behalf of the Kailwajr Company there were ifn attendance Mr Alfred Fletcher (a director), Mr Frank Ree (general manager), Mr Robert Turnbull (super- intendent of the line), and Commander Holland (head of the marine department). Steaming out of the inner harbour the Magnetic !s coarse was set towards the South Stack, where the terra-cotta fu/nnels of the Cedric were lsoorn sightedl, with the tender ahead, the Cedric glided into the outer harbour and dropped her anchors. The tender was moored alongside at 11.30. Mr Bruce Is- may and his party went aboard the liner, and in the space of twenty-five minutes those of the ",Cedric*s passengers who in- tended landing at Holyhead, 161 in number, had been transferred to the tender. Their baggage and 32 bags of English and Continental mails had meanwhile been conveyed aboard the steamer c4 Edith," of the London & North- Western's fleet. The latter vessel and the Magnetic then cast off from the liner, and, a salute of sirens having been sounded, they quicbly made their way into the inner harbour, which was reached at 12.10. The passengers, on disembarking, found three special trains in waiting at the station alongside the harbour, two from London and one from Liverpool and OheSlter. The passengers' baggage was rapidly passed by the Customs' Authorities, and' at 12.52 the first London special, a train of fifteen coaches, including dining saloons, drawn, by two locomotives, steam-ed out of the station to the accompaniment of ringing cheers from a crowd of the people of Holyhead., who had mtIb- tered to see the first landing in their port of passengers, from an Atlantic liner. Seventeen minutes later the second train began, its journey, followed by the Liverpool express. THE RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS. Of the 161 passengers who landed at Holy- head 124 travelled first-class by rail, the rest being divided between the second and third classes. There travelled by ordinary train three passengers to Llandudno, one to Colwyn Bay, four to Shrewsbury, and one to. Dudley. The arrangements made by the Railway Com- pany provided for the 271 miles between, Hioly- head and Euston being covered in five hours and ten minutes, as against four hours from the Riverside Station at Liverpool. The run was a noxinstoip one, and the speed averaged be. tween 5o and 60 miles an liour. The times scheduled for covering the distances between the points named were as follows —Holyhead to Bangor, 3omin. Bangor to Chester, 70mm. Chester to Crewe, 28min. Crewe to Stafford, 32mjin. Stafford to Rugby, 55min.; Rugby to Euston, 95mini. All ordinary express and other trains had to give way to these two specials, in connection with which 32 signal boxes usually shut on Sundays were opened for the occasion A deputation from the Holyhead Urban Dis- trict Council, led by the Chairman (Mr R. J. Jones) and the Vice-Chairman (Mr W. J. Wil- liams), attended at the station to witness the arrival and departure of the Cedric's pas- sengers. Admiral Burr, who is in charge of the port, was also present. Mr Jones told a re- presentative that the consesus of local feeling was that they had at last received practical recognition of what they had long been trying to prove, viz., that by natural situation and the facilities provided Holyhead' is an ideal port for the disembarkation of Atlantic passengers and mails, and they looked forward hopefully to a great development of the port in this direc- tion., with obvious benefits to follow to the dis- trict. It is officially c.alculated that the call at Holy. head will involve a delay of only about an hour in the journey from Quee-nstown to the Liver- pool Landing Stage. The Cedric is 680 feet long, with a draught of 34 feet and a tonnage of 21,085, but she was taken in and out of the harbour without the slightest difficulty. The passengers and the officials of the Steamship and Railway Companies all seemed satisfied with the working of the experiment.

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