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SPORTS & PjSTIMES. CYCLIlflb. Travellers wishing to take-picycles into France temporarily need not be Aembers of touring clubs in order to be exempted from payment of customs duty. All that Is now required is a "permis de circulation," w*fieh is issued at the port or frontier town whefe the traveller may enter France. This costs, 60 centimes, and is available for three montli. '4 A correspondenf to one of the cycling papers states that in his opiniothe free-wheel cycles ar more liable to side-slip than those fitted with fixed wheels. Thi4 is, of course, a de- batable point, but- the general experience does not bear out the contention, and the theory.for this is one which can ony be regarded as ex- tremely feasible. When the cyclist has an in; clination to free wheel down a greasy-surfaced hill, it stands to reason that with his feet still and his whole body stilljfthere is not the side swaying movements whiobu would be the case if he were pedalling. There is no thrust to push the wheel away fronrunderneath him, -and he therefore glides through the greasy mud rather safer than does tJjie man who has to pedal. On the other hand^it is generally agreed that once a free wheel rts to slip, there is less chance of recovery tlitn with a fixed wheel, for the reason that the fifee rider is robbed of The ability to apply corruptive pedal pressure. & During the past two three years the in- fluence of the bicycle on ukeh attendance has been the subject of mucS discussion, and the approach of summer has ig de it a topic of the hour in certain ci cl I is thought that at or near places orshi places of accommodation might b ovid for cycles during the church ser At is probable that in the coming sea^on^jsuch acrewnwjaodatioii will be made to a afeatgf extent tliVi has hitherto been the ca/e. R I A case which waft hjjfeBel in the Grantham County Court recently ^ra# of special^terestto cyclists. Plaintiff ^ped %>r £ 50 dsujfkges from the Grantham Rural District C cil for in- juries caused by his ridinjk at jjfrght into a bed of loose granite which hap,$een laid prepara- tory to steam rolling. F$p the defence it was urged that there was no (Obligation on the part of the Council to provide 6 road that bicyclists might use in the dark without danger. Judge W. W. Wood, in awarding the plaintiff £30, .said that the defendants must do all that was reasonable for the safetyfof the public. "It might well be said that St was their duty to avail themselves of all kakDwn appliances to reduce the danger. It see to him the duty of the defendants was to place a warning light at the end of an obstruction of that kind." «■ »

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hJpkey. *— LEICESTER f. PENN FIELDS. This match was th ast fixture of both clubs on tour in the Llandu 10 district, and consider- able interest was take* in it by the partisans of each club. The result ites a victory for Leicester by one goal to none. itchcock won the open- ing bully and passedllo Oliver, uninteresting play for a few minufi|s was followed by an ugly rush by the Peia Field forwards who looked like scoring, bint F. C. Stocks, C. L. Stocks, and R. Martil. saved the situation. Leicester now began to iress, and from a good centre by Holme, an jitpening was given to Hitchcock, who scored with a beauty, the goal- keeper having no chanjk whatever. Half-time came with the score; Leicester one, Penn Fields none. 1 From the re-start Pen Fields got away and became dangerous, a sh by their right wing was stopped by ThortonS Leicester then took up the attack, and the Ann Field's goal was bombarded by Hitchcocla Holme and Oliver, but with no result. Penn fields then ran down, and Claude Whitehouse early scored with a very fine shot, the ball lifting the post. The game now became very editing, much feeling being shown on both sidet The whistle went with Leicester again pressaig. s Leicester: H. A. ThorntAi, C. L. Stocks, K. Martin, F. C. Stocks, S. Cmrling, J. Potter, G. E. Holme, J. Frisby, A. 4 Hitchcock, C. F. Oliver, and F. B. Cooper, fteferee, A Hings.

• CRICKMT. The decision of the M.C.Ca to postpone the suspension of the bowlers convicted of throwing by the county captains ha$| given universal satisfaction, and it would new be surprising to know that the captains thAnselves are de- lighted that a way has been ound to remedy the injustice they so rashly Committed. The various counties whose piaffing ranks were threatened by the captains' icision will now be at liberty to call upon the owlers who were "named" without striking ante of defiance or creating any ill-feeling, and tie bowlers them- selves will have an oppoi-tunity of proving that they can take wickets withoutithrowing. The hands of the umpires had JPreviously been strengthened, and it is more: than possible there will be "scenes," say, Instance, when Jem Phillips happeus,to be officiating in a match in which Mold i6 engaged, and in the event of the former agAin no-calling the latter it will be interesting to jsee whether that will I be evident of glliltcafter rri • -I H other umpires have allfved the Lancashire fast towler to bowl withojt interruption. As Mr Swire, secretary of thaiSLancashire County Club, states, the resolution of the M.C.C. is only a postponement of thwiolution of the difficulty. Lancashire's prospects were but glum at the beginning of the jfpesent week, but they have wonderfully implied with the removal of Mold's suspension and the faint hope that Johnny Briggs might be recovered in time. Another Old Trapord invalid, Arthur Paul, is far from being )ell. The season at Old Traf- ford commencesJSfen May 13th. Lancashire are again playing thi whole of the first-class coun- ties, and have <^her fixtures with the South Africans and tlieM.C.C., while the second team meet Yorksliirej^md Surrey. The ground staff at Manchester ijjHll include: A. Mold, E. Hol- land, T. Lord, jr. Hallows, W. Huddleston, C. Smith, J. T. ipkdesley, J. J, Broughton, P. Slack, S. Smittf A. R. Sladen, L. Radcliffe, R. Thomas, S. Weib, J. Littlewood, G. Littlewood, J. Holland, J.II. Holland, J. H. Vernon, and H. Pennington^; all those who played last season are again available. The two colts, Arthur R. Sladjm and J. J. Broughton, are likely to come out. :§As a fast bowler Sladen has already obtaiired more than local distinction, for he London County at times last season, and delivered 44.1 overs for 11 maidens, 127 runs, an wickets. Moreover, it is impos- sible to criti^se his action, while he bowls as fast as Mold^. A matter of 6ft. in height and 12st. 71b. in wfeight, Sladen is well set up. Born at Bradford JSTorkshire) 23 years ago, he com- pletes his qualifications this month. J. J. Broughton, wio comes from Graiithaliu, follows his vocationms an engineer during the winter and plays in, e summer. For Manchester last season he h a batting average of 31.62 for 27 completed iMiings, and captured 69 wickets for about 8 run ach. The turf at Old Trafford is in splendidc ndition, and the membership as strong as e.. a J. J. Broinfhton, it will be remembered, was the local pi#a few seasons ago, and his career will be washed locally with the keenest interest. The Eastel Holidays are passed, but the ex- cellent effecPof Edwards' Bread will endure for ever.

CONWJY RURAL DIfcRICTT COUNCIL. THE LLYtAEN SANITATION QUESTION. -At thly meeting held on Thursday, the chairtnÎ1 (M: G. O. Jones) presiding, Mr Hugh OweiV|ask6& for permission to refer to allegations iCh, \r e said, were made against him by Mr J W. Raynes, a member of the Board, at thltlast meeting. Those charges were that he (Mr |wem had interfered in the parish of Llysfaen ach^ed his back, and opposed him in everything s|gj(fce he was a member ofthe Coun- cil. Thougarhe disagreed with Mr Raynes in pel«ti«&FH»&^eligious matters, he denied that he ha^^verfiioi^jjnything behind his back at Llysfaen immiry .oa; "iq,nywhere else. r Rayne interpos g): I think this matter was fully di ssed at e last meeting, and Mr Mr Owen hffll his say then. Mr Owen: sit was q(bt discussed. I repeat that I have Sever done anything against Mr Raynes or a other member of the Council. On the cont y, I;4iave before now done good to men who vIf bot hesitated to do me harm. Mr Raynes jpplained that what he said at the last meeti s that it was wrong for Mr Owen to draJht ouncil, its officers, and himself (Mi>H&ynes) tefore a public inquiry, and he ,#dhered to t-Mat statement. If Mr Owen had any to make against the Board they should be to the Chairman, and not dragged before the public. The Chairn^an thought it would be just as well if the sfcbject were dropped, as it had Iti engaged the attention of two or three meetings. Hitherto nothing of a political or religious nature had befci introduced, and he hoped that that rule was mot to be departed from.—(Hear, hear.) 1 A letter from the Local Government Board was read with*]ceference to the recent inquiry as to the propos urban powers for Llysfaen. A grant of such wers was made by the Carnar- vonshire County Council, and, an appeal being made by the Rural Council against the con- firmation of t grant by the Local Government Board, the latter sent down an inspector, who had held an inquiry into the matter. The Board now stalpd that they were averse to with- holding their Approval of the order by the County Councg without very strong reasons, and that if the^lural Council wished to persist in their opposreion, it would be necessary to send up their Seasons and proposals, in refer- ence to water supply and sanitation, supported by the report oftftn engineer. Mr T. B. Farring- ton, civil enginfer, was accordingly engaged to prepare a repoS, which he now presented: — "The engineel found that the Council had done its utmost, the absence of a water sup- ply, for the sanitation of that part of the parish which might b»described as urban. Water supply must be precedent to the provision of sewers, otherwisei a sewerage system would be worse than usells and a source of dang-er to health. The water supply in the district was the same as tha* which went to Conway and Colwyn Bay, butJLlysfaen was seventeen miles distant from the ijpurce, at the extreme end of the main and at a& elevation to which the water could not reach wider the circumstances. To remedy this statelbf things a pumping station would be require# at an altitude of 250 feet above ordnance dium, and a reservoir capable of accommodating a three days' supply. Whether the Cowl Joint Board could be com- pelled to supply wlter to Llysfaen under their order must be decided by a legal authority. Assuming it could ie done, the difficulty would become easy of solTttion, but failing that there were several alternatives open to the Council." Mr Raynes said that the work recommended would have to be done whether Llysfaen was granted urban powers or not. The parish would be put to enormous expense, and he was very much obliged to the busybodies who were responsible for it. It was mentioned that Mr John Jones, who was not present, ha4 on the agenda a notice of motion as to amending the Conway and Colwyn Bay Joint Water Stlpply Provisional Order. Mr Raynes inquird whether the Council had not better obtain legal advice on that question. The Clerk replied that the Local Government Board would do nothing until a new Act of Parliament was procured. Mr Raynes thcughthat Colwyn Bay was pre- pared to join. Mr Farrington and the Clerk were authorised to draft a reply to "the Local Government board's letter and to submit it to a special meeting of the Council.

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Proposed Memorial/to M. Jules Riviera; -t — A representative committee hasAeen formed, including the names of many locll gentlemen, for the purpose of perpetuating^the memory of. the late M. Jules Riviere* In the first place it is proposed to ere a suitable monument to mark the spot at Llandrillo Churchyard, Colwyn Bay, wherthe late dis- tinguished conductor rests. Any surplus funds will be utilised in the founding of a medal, prize, or scholarship, or for any Either suitable object to be identified with his^name. Donations, large or small, "1.$11 be equally welcomed and it is thought thatfnot only mem- bers of the musical profession, wfiich M. Riviere so long adorned, but a large number of the public to whose pleasure he miliistered, will be glad to assist in this Memorial.^ Donations may be sent to D^. Brooks, J.P., hon. treasurer, Colwyn Bay, Wales; to the Colwyn Bay, Llandudno, or Conway Branches of any of the following Banks: National Provincial Bank, Ndjjth and South Wales Bank, or Metropolitan Ank of England and Wales; or to the underafcned. Cheques and Postal Orders "should be made payable to Dr. J. E. Brooks, treasurer of the Riviere Memorial Fund, or to,the hon. secre- tary, Mr Harrison Hill. # The following are extracts^from letters in support of the proposal:— fip Lady Augusta Mostyn writes:—"I am re- quested by Lady Augusta MoMtyn to say that she will have much pleasure in Subscribing towards the proposed Memorial to 'me late M. Jules Riviere, and to speak of his great talent as com- poser and a conductor of oapyhestra. Her lady- ship had the pleasure of "knowing him per- sonally, and he always most willingly assisted in furthering any charitable undertaking con- nected with the town of ^Llandudno, and she was very sorry to hear of qis death." Yours faithfully, S. BikcKER, Secretary. Lord Mostyn writes:—ai'e very welcome to my name on the Comnattee to be formed to promote a Memorial to th# late M. Rivifere, and I dare say you wall sendjme a subscription-list a little later on, as I shoftld like to give some- thing towards so excelleilj an object. Yours faithffcly, # MOSTYN." Sir Henry Irving wires:—"Very pleased to have my name on Rivieremorial Committee. Rev. H. G. Bonavia Huiji, Mus. Doc., Vicar of St. Paul-at-Kilburn, andiLecturer on Musical History in the Universit* of London—"By all means. Please accept enclosed small offering as a little tribute to a Ijpspd man's memory." Harold Hartley, Esq,L Managing Director Earl's Court Exhibitidfe—"I shall be very pleased to help on th^lgood work you have taken in hand to perpetuate the memory of dear old Riviere, to whom ou$London musical pub- lic owed so much in of yore." W. F. Mason, Esq., ijandudno—"I sincerely hope that there will a response worthy the object, as we have lost in dear old Riviere a man among men." Rev Canon Robson, «.A., Claughton Vicarage, Birkenhead—"The idew of the Memorial has my warm support. No d|§libt there will be a cor- dial response on theitpart of many who, like myself, had great rapird and respect for M. Riviere." The. following gqjjiUemen form the com- mittee:— The Right Hon. Bbrd Mostyn, Hon. George Hill-Trevor, Sir lJJenlv Irving, D.Litt; Sir Wil- liam Preece, K.C.B., |?.R.S.; J. Grimble Groves, Esq., M.P.; Rev. Cajaon Roberts, M.A., Vicar of Colwyn Bay; Rev. Cttnon Robson, M.A., Claugh- ton Vicarage, Birkenhead; Rev. H. G. Bonavia Hunt, Mus. Doc., London; Rev. Francis G. Jones, M.A., Vicar M Llanrhos, Llandudno; W. Horton, Esq., Colwyli Bay Jos. Broome, Esq., J.P., Llandudno; jfohn Walker, Esq., Llan- dudno; Jas. Adey Wells, Esq., Llandudno; M. Charles Malherbe, archiviste de l'Opera, Paris; M. Victor SouchonAparis; M. William Salaberif Paris, M. Geo. London; Geo. Bejfan, Esq., J.P., ColwyfirBay; Geo. Perrep^'Esq., Hove; Cecil BarthlEsq., Londonir Perkins, Sir Wil Bailey, Esq., Ex-High Sheriff"ofTCanca^tire; W. F. Mason, Esq., Llandudno; ThonyfS Davies, Esq., Llandudno; M. Anri Verbrjflggheti, Colwyn Bay; George Gro#mith, Es<^ London; John Hollingshead, Paris ;J Harold Hartley, Esq., London; Imfte Kiralfjy Esq., London; W. E. Rowcliffe, Esqjp Manchjfeter; Dan Godfrey, jun., Esq., Bournemouth ;J M. Louis Wenzel, London; M. Emle Enocii, London; David Ffrangcon-Davie^T Esq., rlin; Thos. Baxter, Esq., C.C., MoredSmbe; Horace Duncan, Esq., M.D., London; Walter Wpodhead, Esq., Llan- dudno; F. Vinc«it Warlklr, Esq., Llandudno; W. Sweetman, Bfcq., Liverpool; M. Amie F. Lalande, ColwynWay. i Hon Treasurer^Dr. Broo^j, J.P., Colwyn Bay, North Wales, Aon. Secre^ry, Mr Harrispn. Hill, 116, Abbey aload, Lond N.W. -44— A

NORTH i ALES MfcpiCAL ASSOCIATION. "> At Wrexham oil Thursday the spring ffttqr- mediate meeting the North Wales branch of the British Medical Association was held, under the presidency of Dr. G. R. Griffith, Car- narvon. V It was resolved^, on the motion of the Presi- dent, seconded bir. J. Lloyd Roberts (Colwyn Bay)—"That thisitneeting of the North Wales branch desires tc^Trecord an expression of their sense of the irreparable loss which has befallen The nation and Empire through the death of Her Majesty Qugen Victoria, and of their respectful condolce with, and devoted alle- giance to, His MtfJesty King Edward VII. and his Royal Consor| Dr. S. Edwards,Jones, Bangor Isycoed, was elected a membei^t>f the branch. Dr. T. R .Brads^aw (Liverpool) explained the report of the Constitutional Committee, and it was resolved that branch approve the main principles of the report, and that meetings be held to discuss the*port in detail at Bangor for members residing"! in Carnarvonshire and Anglesey, at Barmdjuth for members residing in the counties of Merioneth and Montgomery, and at Wrexham fot,those residing in the coun- ties of Denbigh and Flint, these sub-district meetings to report the annual meetings. Interesting papers Svere read by Dr. John Evans (Carnarvon), £ )r. G. P. Newbolt (Liver- pool), and Dr. T. R., Bradshaw (Liverpool).

Alteration to business Premises. Mr H. Reading, jeweller and silversmith, has entrusted some extensive alterations to his business premises to ,a Birmingham firm, Mr John Mason, to whom the highest praise must be given for the excellent workmanship. Llan- dudno is noted for | its excellent business premises, and this last additon is by no means the least important, and will considerably enchance the value of the surrounding property.

TREMOLO cured in all voices in ten lessons by Mr. Denbigh Cooper, Bryn Eisteddfod. Terms moderate.

lusic and Drama. (i. At the Special Concert given at the Pavilion on Thursday evening Mr W. jpaig wielded the baton. There was a large gatlfring, and a most enjoyable programme was i gone through. Encores were numerous bothaor the vocal and instrumental items, several c* the latter being rendered for the first time Ü1 Llandudno. -0-- On Good Friday the abovefSociety gave their anual performance. The wJk selected for this year was Handel's "Acis aid Galatea." The choir and orchestra numberè over 100, and the audience was both large artd appreciative. —o— s The principals were Mrgs Gertrude Drink- water (soprano), Messrs Whitworth Mitton and Fredericks (tenori), with Mr Daniel Pierce as the basso. -0- On the whole the performance was distinctly creditable to all eoncerAfed. The choruses were given with verve and precision, and the choir had caught the pastoral spirit of the work. We must select for special notice the fine chorus "Mourn, all ye Pluses," sung in a finished and expressive rajknner. • The parts this year were more properlbalanced, the undue preponderance of soprano and bassi being avoided. -0-- Miss Drinkwater's voiiie has a..freshness and flexibility which mark its peculiar suitability for works of this character. She sang the airs "Hush, ye pretty warbling choirs,and "As when the dóve lmenf5; her young" with ex- quisite taste and finish/and generally her per- formance was admirably. V "O 1 Mr Whitworth Mittoft's renderihg of the air "Love in her eyes sits playing" was delightful. His appearance in "Aqfa" can only confirm his immense popularity w Llandudno audiences. —P— Mr Frederick's also adequately filled the part' assigned to him. His .voice, though not power- ful, has a pleasing bre, and he sang with correctness and taste. "M -#>— Mr Daniel Price excelled himself in his inter- pretation of the uniqtife sole "0, ruddier than the cherry." The wetl known basso-prof undo carried away his audience. He was indeed the giant monster roarinjf out his love in rythmic tones! Mr Price's relatives were articulated with rare dramatic power. The second part opened with Sullivan's "In Memoriam," a singultrly appropriate selection. The four principals contributed vocal items, and the choir gave Gounod's anthem "Come unto him" as the finale. We have never heard our local choristers tó better effect. It was a fine rendering. Miss Williams was the accom- panist. -0- The veteran conductor, Mr Benjamin Wil- liams, deserves to be congratulated upon the work done by his Society this year. He also deserves the greatew credit for the time and labour (truly with him a labour of love) which he bestows year aftdr year in the training and drilling of the Cho1r|s The Good Friday Con- certs have become a feature, and we trust a permanent institution at Eastertide-appre- ciated no less by our, tisitors than the residents. 40-- Saturday evening commenced the season con- certs proper. Mr ArtBur Payne made his debut, his appearance being, hailed with hearty and prolonged greetingm all parts of the house. Having bowed his acknowledgements the mem- bers of the orchestrS'rose to their feet and the audience joined heartily in the National Anthem. This pleasing duty over the audience settled down to euj.pyjthe good things provided. ,0- Miss Gertrude Drmkwater is the possessor of a powerful and pleasmg soprano voice, she in excellent form, »>id sang very ac^S^ably Gomez's Canzonetta "Il Baccio,]^ ^Sffi encore unanimoualy .d.emaxid^ed wa^jjtfsH' as pleasingly r^« £ fi?d. Miss Dinàer ? a South-Dalian, hailing froaiy^GSraiff, a on«time of Madame 'tfovello Davies, winner of a scholarship and many prizes of ^hich she is justly proud. Miss Drinkwater is ijlow studying uner George Henschal. Her next visit to Llandjadno will be about the end dw June. She hap already secured herself a Hearty welcome f^om many admirers. One of the chief features of her singing is the almdflt faultless intonation. <<> Mr Payne's conducting had en the subject of free criticism, aI, favoue, but it was not until the selection/^of nod's "Faust" was reached that his in this respect was apparent. "Fay##^ is an old favourite, but never have p&pons of the Pier Concerts heard such an interpretation of this composer's irasterpiece. It grand, and this opinion was a unanimous pne. The audience at the conclusion vied with each other in their efforts to show their appreciation. The difference was unmistakable, everyjsoloist was heard the light and shade was sti^kingly apparent, and when the final :*Soldier'jl Chorus" was reached the full strength of tlfe. orchestra was heard to advantage, and the whole effect produced was the result of Mr Payne's able and undoubtedly cltver conducting »• —o—*— The other vocalftf of the evening, Mr C. W. Fredericks, sang two tenor solos which were duly appreciated and applauded. ,-0- On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Miss Maggie Purvis, soprano, was the vocalist, and on Mon- day and Tuesday Jtr Griffith Humphreys, the humourist. Miss Maggie Pt|hTis also hails from South WTales, and is another brilliant pupil of Madame Novello levies. t' —-O—— Miss Purvis subsequently went to the Royal College of Music London and became a member of the Royal Choraociety. She is well-known in the London musfral world, having repeatedly sung at the Queen'^ Hall and Palace concerts. She is a great favoifHte at the Chester Festival, and will doubtless e heard at the Pier concerts again during the coming season. She has a pleasing soprano jpr'oice, sings with perfect enunciation and the greatest ease. Encores have been deservedly meted out to her at every rppearance. ■ • —o— Mr Griffith Humphreys, the well-known Lon- don society humourist, is a Welshman, born at Harlech. He has befeii for a long time engaged at the Egyptian Hall, London. All his patter, songs and music are original. He is well- known in all the leading seaside towns on the South Coast. -0- Miss Edith Clegg has been the vocalist for the latter part of the Sveek, and despite the fact she was suffering fr. a very severe cold, she sang very pleasingly and acceptably, and had to bow her acknowledgements of the very evident desire for an encore. This is Miss Clegg's first visit to Llandudno. She was educated privately at the Guildhall School. Her engagements have included all the

MOUNTAINEERING FATALITY- Mr A. Bodvel Robe^fc" de^rffy" coroneT-for Carnarvonshire, held quest on Tueiday afternoon at Cobden' otel, Capel Curig, touching the deaWjiiTtfr Percy Octavius Weightman, I,i# £ ¥poolf T principal witness was Mr t'õn, Colle Avenue, Crosby, who <-t de d.at he, Mr Weight-maia, and others, maeng a party of fivf, aa-rived at Capel Curig Thursday evening last for th<?-fenrnose of mountain climbing. T»ey were pro^dfcd with the necessary ropes, icejaxes. spiked bocka^and other appliances. 'MSmtain climbing \v%i a form of pastime they lrtpi in(ialgfed in for yeai%, and the witness and MrliVeightman were experti climbers. On Sunday jfcorning last, they left Cobden's Hotel at ele^ft o'cIo<$k, and drove to Gwerngoch Ucha, att] ottem-of Moel Tryfan, near Ogwen Lake. The; successfully climbed the gully, they had seleaied, ajid had lunch on the top. Tkey found a glod.dealcLsnow on the mountain. The witnesl and Mr Weightman had climbed this particular gully on many pre- vious occasions, and kne4 it well. They reached the top about half-past three. After lunch they intended to descend to pgweii. The weather was then misty, with sleet. After a time they came to the conclusion that they had missed the main ridge, and waitid to discuss the situa- tion, and to allow the fog or mist to lift. Dur- ing this wait Mr Weightfiaan said he would go round the ridge and looil. about a bit. He went lound about thirty feet,.ibelow the party, and they never saw him alive again. About half an hour after he had left tltem the witness went to look for him, and saw taat his footsteps in the snow led to a ledge, 4-ilere marks inclicated that he had slipped ont, the ledge. The wjtmte of the remainder of theSparty then rojied 'fliem- selves together and wei^ down t^e> gully. The witness did not tell tlie/btl^ert'Tliat he had seen marks which led hiaa'tosfthink that Mr Weight- man had sWf$ed overj^the ledge for fear of agitating them. Mr ^Teightman had his ice axe with him when hegeft the party. It was fully an hour when they found the body. The witness unAped himself and went close to the body, wlii^m he found head down- wards jammed betweetf some rocks about 700 feet from where the mlrks indicating the slip- ping off the ledge found. A doctor who examined the body saip that Mr Weightman must have had an instantaneous death, that his skull was fractured, afed that he must have struck the rocks many jimes in the course of his descent. It was abfut half-past five when the party, reached the.. bod).. They found it impossible with the meJns at hand to remove it, and returned to the toyal Oak to get assist- ance, but it was decided to view of the stormy state of the weather, ttiat nothing could be done that night, and ea||y on Monday morning they returned to the ot and recovered the body, which was remoi-red to Cobden's Hotel. The jury returned a 1-4-diet of death by mis- adventure, and expressid their sympathy with the relatives. C

NEW LLANDUDNO VOLUNTEER ARTILLERif COMPANY. I The formation of a Volunteer Artilleiy Com- pany at Llandudno liaij been definitely decided upon, Colonel Savage, %D., having notified that the authorities had granted the necessary per- mission. Mr J. L. Matger has been appointed acting-captain with M Amphlett, solicitor, of Colwyn Bay, as Lieuteaant. Up to the present about fifty-seven men ave signified their in- tention of joining, and on Wednesday evening last some twenty were formally sworn in at Riviere's Hall, in the! presence of Colonel Savage. The recruits aVe of excellent physique, not. a member of the company being less than 5ft. 7 inches in heightl with a chest measure- ment of 33 inches. TIip annual camp will be held at Ince Kutb neat Edinburgh from July 5th to 19th.

HOW THE YEOMANRY LEFT RUABON. A correspondent writes:—I have no doubt your readers would like to hear how the 88th and 39th Company Imperial,* Yeomanry left Ruaboii. They may have already read that Ruabon gave them a very hearty send-off to Southampton early on Saturday morning, but the details of what was donhave probably not reached them. There was a bit of a disturbance, and it all arose out of the feit bags. Instead of sending down the kit bags (which were in most cases well filled and heap.) to the station in carts the acting colonel (5$W. W. Wynn) made the men carry them themselves. The men had been doing nothing all day (we all know how tiring doing nothing is) and it showed great lack of consideration to make them their own pack animals (they had to carry rifle, overcoat, and valise at the same time) at so unearthly an hour as one in the morning, and when they had a long and tedious journey in front of them. At half-past seven on Friday evening the men fell in and went up to Wymistay Park. There they were entertained to a Supper, and Sir Watltyn made an excellent slech, impressing upon them the necessity of aplf-reliance and the value of mutual trusjt.^ Befdye the men left for the station badges, imita\ii>n leeks with green rib- bons attached, were distributed as a memenio. of the occasion. So fm all went as merrily as^ wedding bell, but whmi troops approache* the lodge gates opposite the railway premises the people-friends, inhabitants, and casual visitors—broke i t¡e park in great numbers and went to mge the{Ó. We all knew that the men had anticipated-difficulties from the iin- weildiness of their kit bags, and we hoped we might bellowed to issist them. Sir Watkyu was qtMtt within laisitights in turning us out; military discipline nutlet be maintained, and we cot be unnitlidff that respect for the vacy of a gentleman's grounds is demanded of us by all laws, social and other. But there were circumstances «hieh mad#, otyr offence less culpable. The Allowing duologue shows bow Jwe were ;turned out. Sir Watkyn (to civilian carrying kit bag): "Here, sir; what are you dejkig?" Civilian: Carrying my friend's kit bag." T Sir Watkyn: "Well, put it down, and clear out of this at once.. What right have you here. All civilians out of tfle park at once. Officers, turn them oat. OuWj-ou get, all of you." An extraordinary scene fkiisued at the gates. Despite these and other unfortunate incidents I bel ieve that the Teomanry were conscious they were getting aXgcOd 'send-off. They Wei«i chested to the «ch<& and the ctfowfi subse-' quently swarmed irfto the station and sur- rounded the train. believfe these two com- panies were the la'st lb close their rcruiting list. "Lel- go, too,.to ^replfcce companies which have bifcii terribly decimated by fighting and disease. I ^r^Ji them "God "fteed'T" They cast anchor from'%outham}rto» »ily {fti Sundaj' morning, and n<i^ on Board fee Norman are speeding aver the*»cean to tbjeir chance in the lottery of Battle.

Mr. Ellis rifflih, M.P., on Welsh Naona1 Character. Speaking at kn eisfcddfod at Beaumaris on Easter Monda-li Mr 4lis J. Griffith, M.P., who was well received, sai4 that he need not remind anyone present that^Wales had made rapid strides during the past few years. Twenty yc-ars ago one mismt have taid that the country was r sitting in z sackcloth tnd ashes, whereas to-day Wales yfok a prominent part in the life of Great/Britain and tae British Empire. The W 1 nation had gien the United Kingdom name Britain, and pad had no small share in its glory and lustre^ Welshmen could claim equal rights in the responsibilities and honour of the Empire with Englishmen, Scotsmen, and Irishmen. Mr Griffith attributed the worthy character possessed by Wales not to those who persistently advertise4 themselves and made very effort to keep themselves in the public eye, but to those who workkd steadily and unosten- tatiously, and who possibly would never receive the credit due to theraL They were living in a time of strife and convict, when wars were fre- quent, but they should guard against looking upon such events as the important factors in the building of a nation's character, and should rely upon peaceful land more meritorious methods to foster thelgrowth of a strong per- sonal character, whicp was the only sure foundation for a healthy and vigorous national character. Mr Griffitt's address wat warmly al-plauded. t !t.

LLANRWST uJfcBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. .J(- Monthly meeting of tie Llanrwst Urban Coun- cil was held on Thursday evening, Mr J. E. Humphreys in the chair. A legally drafted promise by Mr Thomas Marriott, of the Victoria Hotel, and Mr E. P. Hughes to pay to the Coun- cil &750 being the amouijt of the purchase money of the Town Hall, in A*aster Square, was read to the Council. The oiiit condition attached to the promise was that 4 public meeting of the ratepayers should be called to decide what should be done with t building, it being the opinion of the donors thit, as it is an ugly struc- ture blocking up the Square, it should be re- move'd and its site converted into an open space for market and other purposes, but they indi- cated their willingness: to accept the judgment of a. meeting of ratepayers upon the point. The offer was gratefully accepted with an expression .of thanks by the Council, and arrangements will be made for takiftg the opinion of the in- habitants in the prescribed manner. The note- worthy fact was mentioned at the meeting that the outstanding arrears of rates for the finan- cial year just closed amounted to only 5s. In February the death-rite was 31.1 per 1,000 of the population. M'essri Allsopps, Limited, for- warded a cheque fof £ 50 towards the cost of widening and improving Bridge-street. i

principal concerts halls in ndon, She will I shortly go oh tour with Malame Marchesi to the North of England and Scotland. -_t.. Encores have been frequently demanded for the orchestral items, to wioch Mr Payne has as frequently complied. r?—4 Mr John Valk, principal cornet, has been engaged as first trumpeter in Halle's orchestra, a distinction which we heartily congratulate him upon. The vocalist for Satuiway to Monday is Mr Robert Radford, baritone j; Miss Amelia Hold- ing, soprano, is announced to appear from the lnth to the 19th. j| Patrons of the drama-.this week have been revelling in Mr R. C. Carton's famous play, "Liberty Hall." The hferty recalls, at the con- clusion of each act, tefied in unmistakable manner the unanimous d^inion of those present The acting throughout.8 distinctly above the average. Too much praise cannot be given to the leading lady, Misl/Janer Alexander, who pcurtrayed the character of Blanche Chilworth 4- fruitlessly. Mr Hareotijt Beatty as Mr Owen was also particularly dfcever in his impersona- tion of the hero. Mtf.Egerton Hubbard EU cessfully enacted the difficult and most ettjoy- able part Qf William .^Todman. The other characters were in safeands. and ly assisted in compelling the aUdiÎlce to a frofuse use of the cambric. -+:- The engagAnent is ^nn^inced for the last three nights this week piss Ethel Grevthorpe and her company in tSfe new farcical comedy a fiom the Strand Tlaea London. "Facing the Music." On Monday aB^.tStSo.following nights, ON-1-in.- Miss St. Quinton's Nqi. Company will rreserr. "The Little Intruder.,f.1'1