The North Wales Weekly News

An Aber Workman's Discovery. GRUESOME FIND IN A HEDGE. On Friday afternoon a gruesome discovery was made by a labourer employed at the Aber Hotel, on the road leading to the shore from the village of Aber. It appears that about 1.30 in the afternoon he was proceeding down the lane which leads to the shore with a sickile in his hand. When near the railway bridge he noticed a parcel lying on the wall, and' covered with brambleis. With his sickle he pulled it out and cut the string, and afterwards undid the parcel, and found the body of a newly-born child in a state of decomposition. P.C. Williams, Ll-anfairfechan, was sent for, and he soon arrived on the scene, and had the (Little body removed to the saddle-room of the hotel. THE INQUEST. On Monday Mr. J. Pentir Williams held an inquest in the Aber Hlotel, Mr. Griffith Roberts being elected foreman of the jury. The police were represented by the Chief Constable (Col. Ruck), Superintendent Guest, and P.C. Charles Williams, who had charge of the case. At the outset one of the jurymen asked whether the inquiry would be conducted in English or Welsh. If in Welsh, he, as an Englishman, could not understand what was go- ing on. The Coroner elicited the fact that the jury- man in question was the only Englishman on the jury, and as there were the required number he was relieved. The Coroner, in opening the inquiry, said that Dr. Price, of Bangor, examined the body on the day after it was found. It was difficult to say when the child was put there, and it was a question for (the jury to discover whether it was born alive, but he was afraid that from the state of the body it. would be almost impossible to. say. The date of the newspaper in whidh it was wrapped was July 24th this year, so that it must be after that date that the child was born. There were no marks of violence on the badly. It was certainly a case of concealment of birth, and was done by someone, or else in conspiracy with somebody else. It was the sort of thing that happened in the case1 of a yo-urug woman, or a married woman separated from her husband, who had been able to conceal their pregnancy, and who were anxious to hide their shame by doing away with the child. Sometimes the child was cruelly murdered, and attempts madie to' burn it, but in this case there was nothing to show that. The doctor had not made a post- mortem examination, and he (the Coroner) was doubtful whether the examination of the lungs would throw any light upon it, taking into con- sideration the decomposed condition of the body. The child might have: breathed during the PTO, cess of birth, and still not have a separate ex- istence. The lung test was not in any way con- clusive or final, but it was often very important evidence. The first witness called was John Williams, a labourer employed at the Afber Hotel. He said he was attending to the hedges in the lane lead- ing down to the shore when he found a brown paper parcel in the hedge. He pulled it out and threw it on the roadway, afterwards cutting the whipcord which tied it up with a sickle he was carrying. He again further opened the parcel, and saw that it was something dead, but could not tell it was the body of a child until he turned it over. The hedge in which he had found the parcel had been trimmed a week or a fortnight previous. It would be impossible to see the parcel before the hedge was cut. POLICE EVIDENCE. P.C. Charles Williams said he saw the parcel on Shore-road in charge of the last witness. He examined it and found it to contain the body ot .a newly-born male child in a far state of de- composition. It was wrapped up in, a small sack, and afterwards in the sporting paper called the Pink 'Un," which was dated Saturday, the 24JÍh July, of this year. The outer cover was of brown paper. He also examined the place where it was found, and there was evidence to show that it had been there for some time, as there was no growth under it, and the twigs and the wall were quite black. The Coroner: Have you any suspicion as to hew the child came to be put in too hedge?—- I have not, sir. And you have no notion whose child it is?— No, sir. Have you made inquiries since —Yes, sir. Dr. Price, Bangor, gave evidence as to how he found, the body in the saddle-room of the hotel. The head was decomposed altogether, with the exception of a few small bones, and in these were large holes made by the rta.ots. The higher portion of the neck had completely disappeared. The whole body was very much decomposed, and the maggots were swarming in it. The arms were practically loose from the body, but the legs and limbs were in pretty fair conditio i. The child had been dead for some considerable time—he considered about two months. The body would, not have been in such, a goad condition when found but for the fact that it was neatly wrapped up, and was practically airtight. He could not say whether the child had breathed. It was a very well de- veloped child, and the; con stable weighed it as it was and found it weighed c^lbs.. and he (the doctor) would ,?dd another 2 Alibis, for the head and half the body which was eaten by the mag- gots, rrriaking the total weight faigbit or nine pounds, the average weight of an ordinary child being over six pounds. He found no marks of violence. Even if he "had instructions to make a post-mortem examination it would be difficult for him to throw any more lieht on it, as the { lumgs had been practically destroyed by lihe maggots. The Coroner briefly s-LTmm-ed up, and said that the police authorities were making every en- deavour to trace the mother of the child. It looked very much as if som,e!oung woman had thrown the child there to hide her shame. The jury, after a short deliberation, returned an open verdict.

A Remarkable Gift to the Injured. A. private gentleman has made a remarkable gift to the public. For years in possession of a wonderful recipe for a preparation that has marvellous healing power in cases of blood- poisoning humours, whitlows. boils, cuts, burns, scalds, and wounds, has given his recipe to a public companv, so that they can prepare and supply the public with this wonderfullv healing preparation to which the name Marabaz has been given. Marabaz. the marvellous poultrice ointment, will heal all the troubles mentioned above. Marabaz is obtainable from the Marabaz Com- pany, Redditch, in tin boxes, is. ijld., and 2s. gd., and also from all chemists.

I Colwyn Bay Liberal I Association. THE POLITICAL QUESTIONS OF THE DAY. Oin Friday in the Lecture Hall, Golwyn. Bay, Mr. W. Field-Till, of the 95, Club, Manchester, delivered a lecture on current political topics. The meeting1, was held under the auspices of the local Liberal Association, and Mr. John Williams occupied the chair. There was a fair attendance, which would have been considerably larger but for the town"s meeting held in the Council Chamber on the same evening. The Chairman said he was pleased to be. pre- sent on that occasion, andregretted the attend- ance was no larger..Everything pointed to a General Election very shortly. Probably some of them might not be pleased with all the Gov- ernment had done, and perhaps they thought it had not accomplished as much as it ought. But he thought they would agree that the Govern- ment had done all it possibly could do in the face of the difficulties with which it had had to contend..(Hear, hear.) It had managed to get through some good measures, and the object 01 the Budget, whatever its faults, was to saddle the burden of taxation on shoulders most fitted to bear it. (Hear, hear.) TheTeason the Lords rebelled against it was because tbe cat had been let among) the pigeons, and peers found them- selves called upon to pay increased incorfle and other taxes. TI-IE FOOD OF THE PEOPLE. Amid applause the speaker quoted Sir J. H. Roberts' (remark that although hard. hit by the Budget he (Sir Herbert) was quite prepared to pay the increased taxes he would thereby be in- quired to face. But the dukes who had cried for Dreadnoughts, and finally obtained them, did not want to pay for them, but wished to tax the food of the working man. The remedy, now that the Lords had thrown out all progressive measures—'(a voice Throw them out," and applause and laughter),—the remedy was to re- turn the Liberal party with an increased! major- ity, and thus break the back of the House of Lords. '(Hear, hear.) Referring to. Tariff Re- i form, the speaker said he could not understand how a working man could vote for that measure.. It would simply create monopolies and huge concerns, and benefit the few at the expense of the many. (Applause.) MR. BALFOUR'S MANCHESTER SPEECH. Mr. Field-Till, who was well received, in the course of an excellent address said it remained to be seen how the Executive of the country could carry on its work now the Lords had expressed their determination of rejecting the Budget. Re- ferring to Mr. Balfour's speech in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, the speaker likened the right hon. gentleman to a sparrow on a twi- at winter time, for he had homoed from subject to subject without dealing with any one explicitly. .Some years ago Mr. Balfour stated that the Lords had no right to touch money bills, and that if they did it would have a disastrous effect on the executive machinery of the country. Yet he. had declared in his latest speech that he was pleased to hear of Lord Lansdowne's mo- tion to reject the Finance Bill. In 1904 Mr. Balfour denied' that he had over been a Protec- tionist, and added that the protection of manu- factured goods diverted capital from agriculture and that a protectionist policy was intended to create .home industries by raising prices. Pol- itical economy had not changed in the last four years, and it was evident that Protection, would result in prices, going up. (Hear, hear.) The Liberal party were not so troubled about the recent bye-election at Bermondsey as the Con- aervatfices tried to make out, for there had been a majority in favour of the Budget. ^Applause.) Mr. Dumphreys had, in nearly all his speeches, offered to tax all imported leather, but although it was evident that that would, benefit the local industry, how would it affect the boot and shoe- making trades? (Hear, hear.) A Sheffield steel manufacturer had acknowledged toi the speaker that the reason he was anxious for Tariff Re. form was because it would mean increased out- put and better profits for the employers. EFFECTS (OF PROTECTION. Colonial preference simply meant a tax on food. The present deficit in this country was sixteen millions, and upon turning to Germany, the country with the most scientific tariff the world had ever seen, they found it faced with a deficit of twenty-five millions. If the tax really fell on the foreigner, how was it that when the Conservative Government withdrew a tax oni; corn they allowed a rebate to the corn mer- chants in this country? Speaking of the record of the present Government, the speaker said it was an unfortunate thing for the Liberal party that the people had such short memories. Dur- ing the last four years numerous benefits had been conferred on the working classes. Distillers ought to bless Lloyd for the Budget had affiorded them an excellent excuse to make huge profits by increasing the price of spirits. As to the complaint of the smoker, the speaker would advise those who indulged in the fragrant weed to take six whiffs and miss one, and then they would not realise the. tax on tobacco. (Laugh- ter.) Which was better, to tax the rich man on his luxuries, or the poor man, on his necessities? (Hear, hear.) The speaker mentioned a number of measures passed by the present Government, amd' laid special stress on the extension of the Compensation Act, which now applied to several hundred thousand more workers than previously, and the Trades Disputes Bill, which improved the position of every trades union man. The wages of postal servants had been substantially increased, and the Small Holdings Act had proved so successful tlhat over 23,000 applications had been received. The only hindrance to the successful working1 of that Act was the action of many grasping landowners who did all in their power to retain possession of land which, whilst of (little benefit to them, was so urgently required by the workers. (Cries of Shame.") Perhaps the most beneficient Act of all was the Children's Act—{applause),—and next in im. portance came the Old-age Pensions Act and tho Miners' Eight Hours Act, and the creating of a united South Africa. (Applause.) In spite of the obstruction of the House of Lords, the record of the Government was a very fine one. The Budget had been most carefully considered by the House of Commons, and that was the measure the peers were about; to reject. The Budget proposed to tax the rich man in propor- tion to his means, and the Liberal cry was Hands off the food of the people." It was proposed tü create a rational land "system and make the figures on. the assessment book agree with those spoken of in the auction room. ('Hear, hear.) The speaker then referred at length to other questions of the day, the most striking reference having regard to the proposed taxation of land and reassessment of site values. At Llandudno Lord Mostyn. required the Carnarvonshire County Council to pay him, I882 for a plot of land on which to erect a police station, which piece of land was assessed at 2s. (Cries of Shame.") The speaker roundly condemned that and many other cases of the rem/orseless rapacity of landlords, and closed with a power- ful peroration which aroused his audience to the highest pitch of enthusiasm. The Chairman, in calling upon Mr. Kettlewell to propose a vote of thanks to the lecturer, said there was no doubt but that Tariff Reform would put the country back fifty years. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Kettlewell said he noticed there were some Conservatives present, and he hoped they had beent converted by the, interesting and edifying lecture. (Applause and laughter.) It was the plain. duty of all, present to. go forth and make their friends and neighbours Liberals. Mr. Lloyd Lewis seconded, and it was carried with acclamation. Mr. T. Roberts (Hon. Secretary) read a list of those who had been selected to attend a con- ference of Liberal workers shortly to be held at Denbigh. Mr. J.. Crompton read a list of meetings ar- ranged by the Association, when in the midst of his remarks a voice inquired What about Mochdre? (Laughter.) Mr. Compton regretted that the proposed meeting at that centre of agri- culturalj activity had been postponed. He pro- posed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried with applause.

Advertising Board of North Wales. GREAT DEVELOPMENT SCHEME. A meeting was held on Thursday at Llan- dudno of the North Wales Advertising Board, the object of which is to advertise North Wales as a holiday ground, on a co-operative basis, in conjunction with the London and North- western Railway Company. Mr. C. A. Jones, Carnarvon, was elected chairman, and he was supported by Mr. L. A. P. Warner, the district superintendent of the London and North- Western Railway Company. The following delegates were presmt-: -Messrs. J. McMaster, R. Roberts, and A. Taylor. Llandudno; H. J. Watling, Llanrwst; O. J. Hughes, Valley, R. J. Jones, Holyhead G.; Perkins and J. Edwards, Abergele; H. J. Hughes, Amlwch; T. J. Tones and D. T. Davies, Beaumaris; J. G. Bacon, Menai Bridge; B. H. Pullan and R. Parry, Bettws-y-CoedOwen Owen, W. H. Worrall, and J. G. Roberts, Bangor; E. Jones, H. Parry, and Henry Jones, Deganiwy P. H. McClememit. ,aftd T. Cyprus Roberts, Penmaenmawr; R. Gwyneddon Davies, Carnarvon E. K. Miller, Rhyl; T. J. Owen and Charles Fisher, Llanfair- xechan; Canon C. F. Roberts, Llanddulas; Edward Allen and Hugh Hughes, Colwyn Bay; J. R. Pritchard-, Porrtmadoc; W. Watkin and 0. T. Williams, Criccieth. The acting secretary of the Board, Mr. A. J. Oldman, of Llandudno, submitted a mass of correspondence, the outcome of which was that 23 North Wales resorts expressed their readiness to join in the movement. INEQUALITIES OF BENEFIT. A discussion followed as to the effect of the basis in such a case of Festiniog, which would be required to pay £ 74, whilst Bettws-y-Coed would only pay 69, but would be likely to de- rive a great deal more advantage, from the move- ment than the former town. It was felt that some amount of inequality was inevitable, but provided the scheme was worked for the good of the whole of North Wales, as the rules pro- vided, the disparity would be minimised. In cases like that of Bettws-y-C'oed, it was pointed out, where the contribution according to the scale was low, it might be added to voluntarily. The Chairman said the Committee found it most difficult to arrange a basis, and that adopted was the only way in which they could dlo it with any degree of satisfaction. He wanted the contributing authorities to look at it from the broader point of view than that merely of its effect upon any particular district. (Applause ) After all, even if the people came to Llandudno, Carnarvon and Bangor would benefit from their visits as day excursionists, and Portmadoc would similarly benefit from the visitors at Criccieth. On the motion of Mr. Oldman, the Board was authorised to arrange for the advertising of special events in which several contributing dis- tricts are interested, as for, instance the summer .series of regattas, the expense incurred therein to be met by the localities benefitted. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The following were, elected the Executive Committee for the ensuing year:—Messrs. G. Perkins (Abergele), Owen Owen (Bangor), T. J. Jones (Beaumaris), CB. H. Pullan (Bettws-y- Coed), C. A. Jones (Carnarvon), E. Allen (Col- wyn Bay), E. Jones (Conway and Deganwy), W. Watkin (Criccieth), R. Roberts (Llandudno), C. Fisher (Llanfairfechan), P. H. McClement (Pen- maenmawr), J. R. Pritchard (Portmadoc and Borthygest), Dr. Shelton Jones (Pwllheli), S. Perks (Rhyl), and R. J. Jones (Holyhead). The- next general meeting will be held at Bangotr in January. ADVERTISING OF HEALTH RESORTS BILL. Mr. Robert Roberts (Llandludno) moved that in view of the passing of tlhe bill empowering the Irish local authorities to raise rates for the advertising of health resorts, the Board strongly urge the local members of Parliament to sup- port the bill which the Urban District Councils Association propose to introduce into the next ,session of Parliament conferring similar powers upon local, authorities in this country. The difficulty had been in the past the veto of the Local Government Board, but the Board of Trade had now recognised the principle of helping with Imperial funds the development of British industries. If Imperial funds could be employed for the benefit of particular industries, surely local authorities who approved of that course by an appropriate majority could be em- powered to spend their own money in advertis- ing their own. attractions among visitors. (Ap- plause.) Mr. P. H. McClement, of Penmaenmawr, seconded the motion, which was carried unani- mously. FORMATION OF THE BOARD. On the motion of Mr. Owen Owen, Bangor, it fwas unanimously resolved to constitute a joint committee for advertising purpose, to be called the North Wales Advertising Board. The meeting proceeded to consider clause by clause the draft scheme which had been pre- pared by. a committee laJPpoinwd at the Colwyn Bay Conference on September 28th. Rules were passed providing that the Board shall be strictly non-political and non-sectarian, and shall have for its object the promotion, in every practical manner, of the interests of North Wales and its inhabitants as a whoie. The Board will he governed by a general com- mittee composed of representatives from all con- tributing authorities, including councils, ad- vertising and improvement associations, and companies. Each such constituent authority shall appoint one representative for every 5,000 of its population, one for every ^50,000 of rateable value, one for every {25 contributed in excess of the quota called for from the authority, and one for every contribution of .£25 and upwards from any company. fhe maximum representation for any one district will be four representatives. A general com- mittee will meet once every year at least. The expenses incurred by the Board in the promotion of its objects will be defrayed out of a common fund to be contributed to by the constituent authorities in proportion to rate- able value and population, with a minimum: m £ !o. The basis agreed to was that Zi should be paid for every 1,000 of the population of each district, and £ 1 for every y 1,000 of the rateable value. There will also be a revenue from: advertising spaces in the Board's publica- tions, grants from companies, &c. The Llan- dudno Pier Company promised a subscription of .£10. RAILWAY COMPANY'S HELP Mr. Warner explained that his Company could not agree to contribute anything to. tne funds but the Board might feel assured that in any way in which the Company could assist they wouldi do so. Last season they spent be. tween ^3,000 and 65,000 on advertising in North Wales alone. They were now producing a winter guide to North Wales,, and he was hav- ing a new summer guide written which would also advertise North IVales as a whole. (Ap- plause.) Mr. J. T. Jones moved that the Railway Com- pany be empowered to send a representative to the Board. This being seconded by Mr. R. Roberts, was carried unanimously.

OQA CASH PRIZES dbOU THIS WEEK FOR SPECIMENS OF HOME-MADE SODA Currant cid ie A HOMELY AND INTERESTING COMPETITION WHEREBY EVERY WOMAN CAN MAKE MONEY. No Entrance Fee. No Difficult Conditions. THIS is a simple home Cookery Competition promoted on behalf of JL the Chartered Company incorporated by convention with the Govern- ment of His Majesty the King of Greece, in order to make better known the extremely wholesome and nourishing properties of" Currants" -the little dried Grape which is imported only from Greece. SIR FRANCIS LAKING, the King's Physician says Many are the ways in which Currants can enter into daily use in the household, with great advantage to health and pocket." ° ALL YOU HAVE TO DO. First, fill in the Coupon below, and forward it to the address stated thereon-then make the very best Soda Cake that your experience and practice can produce in accordance with the following recipe, and send it off to the address given in the Coupon so that it arrives not later than Tuesday, December 7th, 1909. THIS WEEK'S RECIPE. SODA CURRANT CAKE.-i-lb. flour, i lb. currants, t lb. brown or moist sugar, J lb. butter, 2 eggs. 2 teaspoonfuls of treacle, 1 teaspoonful bi-carbonate of soda, I pint milk. METHOD.—Mix the flour and soda, rub in the butter, add sugar and currants, then the treacle, milk and beaten eggs. Beat all well together, fill in two well-buttered cake moulds and bake in a moderately hot oven for about an hour and a quarter. The Chief Judge in these Competitions is Mr. C. Herman Senn, the famous Cookery Expert. His name is a guarantee of fairness and authority I in judging, and his decision will be final. No competitor can win more than one Prize in all or any ot these Competitions. After being judged, all cakes will be distributed free amongst charitable institutions, providing for the starving poor. Therefore, if your cake does not win a Prize, it will at least bring joy to some deserving and hungry souls. HOW TO WIN. Send off the Coupon and begin practising the recipe at once-THAT WAY SUCCESS LIES. Result of Competition will be announced in the London and Manchester edition of the" Daily News," on December, 9th, 1909. PRIZE MONEY is posted to Winners during the week following the Judging. COUPON. To CURRANTS," 231. Strand, London. Please send free of cost, full particulars of "Soda Currant Cake n conipetilion mentioned in The North Wales Weekly News." Full Nams. Address N.B.-This Coupon can be sent in an open Half-penny Envelope. 1684 Davey's Sparkling Table Waters. Nassaw Works, LLANDUDNO. BRANCHES: BETTWS-Y-COED & BLAENAU FESTINIOG. .„ 60 W. F. BOOTH & Co., MOLINEUX HOUSE, PHOTOGRAPHERS, ABERGELE ROAD, PICTURE FRAMERS. COLWYN BAY. raBaaB====B====B!=^ 249 q.P ] FORCEFUL FELLOWS B owe a great deal of their personal magnetism and strength of Q character to the excellent health which they usually enjoy. The » B most attractive and impressive qualities in a man—the qualities Q B which make one a real force in the world, such as energy, activity, M B quickness, and decision—are dependent to a very considerable B 5 extent upon physical fitness and strength. Consequently if you • B would be a power in your own sphere you must have good health, 2 and this you can always ensure if you 0 I TAKE I I BEECHAM'S S PILLS. i II Sold everywhere in boxes, price J/1 i (56 pills) & 219 (168 pills). II. Llanfairtechan, Llandudno, Penmaenmawr, & District. EXTENSION OF PREMISES. R. Williams:!1"— To make room for New Stock and the installatian of New Machinery, Mr. R. Williams begs to announce that he has decided to offer his Stock of MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES, &c., in Marble, Granite, Slate, &c., AT A GREAT SACRIFICE, IN ORDER TO CLEAR. DON'T WASTE TIME and lose your trains by consulting inferior, badly printed Railway Timetables. JONES' TIMETABLES are Clear, Concise and Accurate, and fold nicely for the pocket. May be obtained at all the Bookstalls and Newsagents. R. B. DAVIES, BILLPOSTER, BELLMAN, & ADVERTISING CONTRACTOR 51, HIGH STREET, BLAENAU FESTINIOG.