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LOCAL NEWS. lYLUSIG AND DANCING LICENCE TRANSFERRED.—On the- application of Mr Glanley, of Mr E. E. Rone's office;, at the Llandudno- Jr'etty Sessions, on Mon- day, the music and dancing EClC2 of the Hippodromel was transferred from Arthur Crockett. to Arthur Howard: Lyne. EJECTMENT ORDER-On Monday, at the Llandudno Police Court, Mr R. S. Chamberlain, on behalf of Mr John Jones, Dinarth Hall, applied for an ejectment ,order against, David Thomas, tenant of a. cottage at. Tanybuarth.—Granted. MR. AND MRS. GIPSY EVENS.- The well-known evangelists brought a, week's meeting at. the, St. John's Wesleyan Chapel to a. close, on Monday evening, when Mrs Evans, gave an interesting and graphic description of her life in the gypsy tents, and, her conversion. Her remarks and isinging were- much appre- ciated by a, large, audience.. EXTENSION GRANTED.—At the Llandudno Petty Sessions, on the appli- cation of Mr R. S. Chamberlain, on Mon- day morning, an extension of closing time on Wednesday, December 7th, was granted the Grand Hotel Company untH 3 a,.m., the occasion being the annual soiree of the Town Improvement. Associa- tion. BABIES' CONCERT AND DISTRI- BUrrION OF PRIZES.—At the Prince's Theatre, on December 2nd, the- infants- of the Lloyd Street Council School will give an entertainment-, the programme' of which will include several new and noval features of interest. Prizes will also be distri,but,d, toi the little* ones for attend- ance, etc. ENGLISH BAPTIST BAND OF HOPE.—This Band. of Hope met on Thursday evening last. The magic lan- tern entertainment was- postponed owing to the "Welsh Baptists' children's tea; taking place on the same evening, until December 1st. An attractive programme was arranged, and a serviceable address was given by Mr John Bloomer. SUDDEN'DEATH AT LLANDUDNO. —On Monday morning, whills,t partaking of a, cup of tea, the, death occurred of Mrs- Mary Davies, aged, 41, t-h-e wife of Edward cl Davies, living1 ati Ddol Cottage, West Shore. The deceased fell forward in the presence of her fourteen-year-old daugh- ter, who at once summoned the neigh- bours. Dr. Harry Bold Williams, was called in, but- life was extinct. Death was due to heart disease. TEA AND LANTERN LECTURE.— On Thursday the scholars of the Welsh Baptist Sunday Schools1 were entertained t.o tea at the Tabernacle, when about 300 children were present. After teal a, lan- tern lecture, entitled "The Prodigal Son," was delivered, by Mr Thomas (Morton's), Gwynllys, who kept the children deeply int,ereste,d in the subject for about three quarters of an hour. The lantern, was ably manipulated: by Mr W. G. Jones, Bodiddan. DISCUSSION ON THE: CARDIFF' POLICY.—At the Lleno-rfai on Monday a -discussion: was1 initiated: Jjn Mir Lloyds- George's Policy, by Messrs: Richard Thomas and Francis Dwney, who, were- in favour of it. Messrs- David Roberts and Hugh Jones opposed, and there was a, ma jority against- the policy. This' question was the subject of the, discussion at the meetingof the, Welsh Methodist Literary Society at. Siloh. Mr B. O. Jones opened in support of the. Cardiff Policy, and Mr Oswald Jones led the opposition. The meeting by a, majority were in favour of the policy. ST GEORGE'S LITERARY SOCIETY. —The weekly meeting of this Society was: held at the Church, House:, on Thursday, Mr P. Whaley presiding1. There: were also present the Rev. H, Llewelyn Hughes, rector, Messrs, E. E. Bone" Hindley, A. D. T. Marks, J. Littler, W. B. Oliver, W. J. Clough, A. Ellis, G. W. Godfrey, G. N. Dawes, P. Hughes, etc., together with a, good attendance; -of ladies. The spelcial feature was the reading of a, paper by M J. J. Marks, M.A., on. the "Origin and Developmentl of Parliament," during L which Mr Marks traced the history of our present Parliament from the daysl of our Ssxo-n forefathers, a- period of nearly a. thousand years. T'hei paper was- admitted to be. oe of the best. and; most. interesting ever read, before the Society. N.U.T. ORPHAN FUND SOIREE.— The spe'cial entertainment committee met at the Town Hall Vi on-day night. There- were present Mr J. E. Hornsby, J. H. S. Stevens, E,. Fo-ulkes- Griffiths, n. Roberts, junr., T'. W. Jones, W. S. Wil- liams, Tom, Flood and. others. It was decided that. the- next Soiree should take place on Tuesday, De-ee'mbeir 13th, at the Town Hal], on the same lines as the last- one, which, proved such a great, success. As a, great demand is expected for tickets- the number is strictly limited. Mr Modrr's- band ha.s been engaged: for the. dance music. Six valuable prize.s. are offered for the. Whist Drive competition. Tickets can be had. from; any members- of Committee. GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRA- TIONS.—We' offer our heartiest con- gratulations to' Mr and John Bellis upon the celebration of their .golden wed- ding, the ma-rrige having taken place on November1 20th, 1854, -at the Parish Church, Warrington. Mr Bell's, who is now in his 73rd year, came to Llandudno 45 years ago. Five e01 previously he had: married, a Miss. M" "^n, in his native town of JB"cI.dey. When about twenty years of a,ge 1 "Miis! received appointment on the Df the- London and North-Western Railway by means of the influence! of the late Mr Gladstone, and shortly after when: that company acquired the branch line from the: old St. George's Hadxtoir Company Mr Be-llis was sent to -i cl ij do. After twenty years service- I10 was appointed, collector for the parish o.f .Llandudno, and resigned his position in the service: of the railway Company. Mr Bonis: has "been a public 'official for over twenty years-, and; during that period his. courtesy and consideration have secured for him the respect of all with whom he is brought in contact. 1 ) SCHOLASTIC.—Mr Thomas, the new ¡ master at, the, Lloyd Street, Schools, will take up his reside ce and comiiience, his duties in the. town, on Monday next. DE ATH OF ONE OF THE "TR IPLETS —One of the triplets born to Mrs Wal- lace, of the Oxford Hotel, Llandudno, has since died. The mother and the other two in sons are doing well. | M. DESIRE LALANDE.—By the death of M'. Desire Lalande, the, Queen's Hall Orchestra and the: musical world generally, has suffered a. severs loss. He was a very gifted boe, player whose play- ing was- remarkable: for a, beautiful tone and finished execution. He, has frequent- ly played before Queen Victoria. At. Llan- dudno he was well-known, and for a num- ber of years was a member of the orchestra: at. the Pavilion and afterwards at the Victoria- Palace. TABERNACLE LITERARY SOCIETY. —Mr W. J. J ono,s' presided. at the weekly meeting of the Tabernacle Literary Society on Monday, when a, very fair number, considering the rough weather prevailing, were present. The' subject was a short lecture by Mr Spinther James, M.A., entitled: 'Figures of Speech.' Mr James's remarks were keenly fol- lowed and much enjoyed, and will form the .subject for discussion at next week's meeting. I A CONUNDRUM.-At the Gilchrist Lecture' on Tuesday Dr. Andrew Wilson gave the answer to the c-ften-asked ques- tion, "Are wa taller when we get- up in the morning than when we go to bed at night?" The answer is. in the affirmative, and the reason because, the gristle hetween the joints: of the backbone, having" no weight upon it, slightly expands: while lying down, making a fraction of an inch difference after la, night,'s, rest, the weight of the, body pressing it, down again before night. FINES- FOR, INTEMPERANCE.— The following fines were inflicted for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, at the Llandudno- Police Court, on Monday Herherb Hughes, Kyffin Road, Conway, 2s. 6d. ,and. costs; Mary Knowles, Glan- conway, 2s. 6d. and: costs; Thomas Wil- liams-, Pantywe-nol, 2s. 6d. and costs Jane Jackson, Penyffrith, 5s. and costs.; Oliver Orton, Robert, Jones, and. Hugh Jones, Llandudno, 5s. and costs Robert, Owen, Penrhynside, 2s. 6d. and costs; William Evans, Penrhynside, 2s. 6d. and costs. AN EiOHO OF THE EMBEZZLE- MENT BY A TOLL-KEEPE:R.-At the Llandudno: Police: Court on Monday Mr R. T. Jones, relieving officer, applied for the committal of William Edwards, late tollgate- keeper, for non-compliance with an order of the court made against, him for the maintenance, of his. family of four children. Defendant, who, did not, appear, was convicted earlier in the year of the embezzlement of the: money received by him as toll-keeper, and during his im- prisonment his children, were -admitted to the Conway workhouse. When defendant was released he made: no attempt to -main- tain the children, and had not taken, any notice of the previous order. He was now committed for one month's hard: labour, and a. warrant issued, for his arrest. ST. PAUL'S LITERARY SOCIETY. The meeting on Monday, which was held under the: presidency of Mr; J. Winter, was not: so well attended as, usual, this being no doubt du-ei to. the, stormy night,. The programme of the evening: was: a. series .of readings by members, followed by discussion. Tennyson's poem, "The Revenge," was rendered by Miss Graham, in very finei style, followed by Mr Axtell with extracts from the orations of G. B. Goug-h, on "Moderation, v. Total Ab- stinence," both of which caused a. pro- longed and spirited, debate, taken part, in by Messrs, Whale-y, Sewell, Powell, J. Wil- liams, Roberts Collins, Flash, and Mcintosh (hon. sec.) THE- GRAND HOTEL ENTRANCE. —Mr R. S. Chamberlain, on behalf of the Grand Hotel Company, applied at the Llandudno- Petty Sessions, on Monday, for permission to add the, smoke room to the hotel. There is a, .separate entrance to this room, and the change! was to. pre- vent the visitors1 to the hotel being annoyed with the intrusion of trippers and others-, who came with the sole in- tention, of .obtaining drink. It was also proposed1 to convert a suite of rooms at the other end into a new smoke room. 1 Mr T. B. Fa-rrington, architect, explained the alterations, and produced, plans, stat- ing that the: new smoke: room would be about the same size of the old one. Supt. Rees-, -on behalf of the, police, authorities, having no, objection the alteration was allowed. AN INNOVATION MUCH TO BE DESIRED.—A Colwyn resident writes to a. :-An: innovation that would- greatly contribute to the gaiety or Old Colwyn, would be the presei-tee, one day 9, week of the Llandudno band that each Saturday enlivens with inspiriting music the streets of Colwyn Bay. He enquires: if any steps- could bsi taken to secure the- service' of the band, and -opines that possibly this might: be done- if com- bined. eft or is were made lay .?,, few of the more: prominent Colwyn residents. Whilst some Llandudno councillor's complain of the quality of the town band, other-towns are only too anxious to hear, if for only one day a. week, its inspiriting strains. A GENEROUS SISTER.—At the Llan- dudno Petty Sessions- on Monday, David Wynne, who- lives 8.-b the Brickfield, would doubtless havel bean committed to prison for failing to, comply with an order made against- him by the court at the instance of a young girl named Elizabeth Davies, had it not been, for the generous inter- vention of his sister. When he appeared to. shew cause why ha had not paid, he-said he bad. been out of work for eight- weeks, and. was- unable to do- so1. He, however, could not explain, why he had not paid anything1 while- in work. He. YL said he could make no -offer now, but his sister came forward and offered a soverign, and -the offer was accepted and the case .adjourned for one: month to give de-f e nd ant a not-h e-P 0 p p ortu nit-y. GOLF HANDICAP.—In the: golf handicap on Saturday ion the Llandudno- links the winner was Mr W. D. Hender- son. MR, ARTHUR PAYNE AND THE, LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. —Mr Arthur Payne will make' his first appearance as, conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, on Monday, Novem- ber 28th, at Newcastle. THE SERVANT PROBLEM.-—dV. Andrew Wilson, in his most, interesting '7' lecture on Tuesday w:as responsible for the assertion that had the monkey tribe been associated with man for as long ai period as the dog, the servant problem would have by now been decided for ever. APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY TREASURER.—A special meeting of the County Council will be, held next week, the most important business, at which will be the, appointmenti of a, county sur- veyor. We understand, that there, are other important items on the agenda, and that Alderman, D. Lloyd George:, M.P., will bei present and will make a, speech. FORTHCOMING SALES.—By Mr A. J. Oldman On Friday, December 2nd, at the Marine Hotel, the dwelling-ho-use known as St. Leonards, Charlton Street, Llandudno; Grassendale, 15, Clifton, Road, Llandudno; also, Farleigh House, 2, Clifton Road, Llandudno. At an early date the furniture and effects of Oakland IIouse, Penmaenmawr. NEWSROOM BILLIARD HANDICAP —The semi-finals in the Newsroom and Library Handicap were decided on Tues- day. A. Wright (owes 80) beat A. J. S. Merchant (owes, 35) by 200 to 160; E. W. Roberts: (scratch) beat D. Fraser (owes 35) 200 to 177. The final was played last night, the result of which will be found, in another column. The management are arranging for another handicap, to be decided before Christmas. A BRIGHT PUPIL.—A, pupil at, Llan- gefni County School, Evan R. Jones, a nephew of Councillor John Jones, The Cedars, has been exempted frum sitting for matriculation, and thus becomes, en- titled upon applicat,ion to; a, King's Scholarship of £ 25. The headmaster of the school reports: the youth to be one of the brighte.st scholars he h,a,s ever had in his charge. MjEEiTlNG OF OVERSEE-R3 AND GUARDIANS.—A meeting of the, over- sezers and guardians of the parish was held at Mri J. Bellis) office on Wednesday afternoon. There were- present Messrs Wm. Williams (chairman), I. Slater, D. Jones, W. E'. Jones, F. Hart, R. Parry, W. O. Williams, T. W. Griffith, and S. R. Bartley. On the motion of Mr T. W. Griffith, seconded by Mr Slater, a. vote of congratulation to' Mr and Mrs J. Bellis on the occasion of their golden wedding was passed. The remainder of the business was of a, private nature. SPECIAL PREACHING SERVICES. "I T -Special preaching services were held at the Welsh Wesleyan Chapel, Amlwch, on Sunday, 13th inst., when Mr Henry Wil- liams, T'ryphena House, Llandudno, de- livered interesting discourses to large and appreciative congregations. On the, following Monday evening, 14th inst., Mr H. Williams delivered, his popular lecture -on the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, his: "Life and Works." The lecturer kept his audience thoroughly interested! through- out, and there wa,s a, largel audience in attendance. The lecture, was illustrated by limelight views by Councillor William Williams, Llandudno. On the following evening Councillor W111. Williams de- livered a lecture to young people: and children. The first part being "Beware, or the Effects of Gambling." The second part, dealt with incidents of South Africa, war, and the third part was shown over 60 views- of North Wales. The proceedings, proved highly successful. There was a, large congregation, who quite, enjoyed the treat, being the. first of the kind ever held in. Amlwch. Come again soon was heard on all sides. CRAIGYDON INFANTS' CONCERT. -At the St. Paul's Church House on Fri- day evening, an excellent concert was zD given by the scholars of the Craigydon. Council School. The Rev. F. G. Jones presided. The concert was arranged on behalf of the Orphan Fund of the National Union of Teachers-. Every item was well rendered, and greeted with loud applause. The opening item was a, song by the children, entitled "The pigtail and the fan," which was excellently rendered. The song and drill by the, babies was very interesting and amusing, and the recita- tion "Britannia's Workers," in character, capital. The reciters were Britannia (Bioclen Williams), Carpenter (Tydwakl Roberts), Blacksmith (Icrwe-rth Wil- liams'), Tailor (Arthur Evans), and Butcher (Geoffrey Taylor). The drill for girls (Garlands) was very finely per- formed. Miss. Dinah Williams gave a very creditable- rendering of the' song "The lament of mother Robin. The dialogue- "Dolly's Doctor," by Bloclwen Williams and Raymond. Elk's, was en- cored. Glyn Williams, May Berry, and. Loll le Hughes- rendered the .song "He, she, and it." 'Yn la.ch i ti Gymru" was the song for which M;ss Jennie' Y/il- lia.rns was loudly applauded. The, drill by the boys- and the recitation by Ethel Holmes- Evans-, J cnes, and Blodwe-n William.s were good. Character sketches were given by the following:—Old, King Cole: (Percy Jones), Welsh Woman (Alice Jones), Erin (Eira, Vollam), Scotland (Eddie Arthur), Margery Daw (Sally Richards), Dutchman (Bobbie Darby and Joan (Charles- Hopper and Al\?e Hopper), Soldier (Arthur Evans), Sailor (Bertie Andrews), Britannia (Blocl- wen Wilhams). The recitation and chorus, "That's the to the Zoo." by Arthur Evans was creditable. The "Merry v c r Gipsies" were impersonated, by the follow- ir, g (Ethel Holmes EvaosV, Flower Girl (Ada, Jones), Gipsies (Blod- wen Williams:, Elsie Wrightson, Jane A. Evans, Gwladvs! Evans, Dinah Williams, Dorothy Newhall. They were clad in. Gipsy dresses. Their singing was good and dancing graceful. Mr Ernest Jones made an excellent accompanist. THE ST. PAUL'S LITERARY AND DEBATJLMG BOLll.E'Li .-ijJue' tissual meeting of the. above Sotciety was held au the Church House, Craigyclon, on Mon- day last, Mr Winter presiding. It being ZD n a, boisterous night the- attendance of mem- bers' was not, up to the, usual, still con- siderable .interest was manifested by those present, when Miss Graham recited "Tire Revenge" (a, ballad of the fleet) by Lord Tennyson, followed by Mr Asteli, with extracts .from thei Orations .of G. B. Gough on "Moderation v. total abstin- ence, which caused a prolonged and .spirited debate taken part in by Messrs Whaley, Sewell, Powell, J. Williams, Roberts, Collins, Flash, and Mcintosh (hon. sec.). Amongst the ladies present were Miss. Kimberlin, Miss King, Miss Currie, Mrs Davies, Miss Leavitt, Miss Gledhill, Miss, Jones, Miss G. Jones, Miss Augus, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Hotch- kiss, Miss Dora-n, Mrs Godwin, and Miss Brindley. Next Monday a. debate be- tween Mr J. Williams and Mr Whaley on Protection v. Free Trade. A good attend- ance is requested.
o KINDERSPIEL FESTIVAL AT…
o KINDERSPIEL FESTIVAL AT THE PIER PAVILION. The Kinderspiel Festival, given at the Pier Pavilion, on Wednesday night, by infants- of the Llandudno- National Schools, excited, the greatest interest, and notwithstanding that it was an exceeding- ly cold night a, large audience assembled, to listen to the different items of a varied programme, the hearty applause follow- ing each item shewing the great care and patience that had been e-xercised by Miss Bamford and the other ladies in the train- ing of the little ones'. The Pavilion had been, prettily decorated for the .occasion, and with the young performers dressed in white- and fancy costumes presented a very pleasing spectacle. CORONATION DAY. The first part, of the programme was opened by thei overtures, "The Campbells are coming" and "The Coronation. March," these being followed by a scene, entitled "Coronation Day," in which the following characters were- represented:- Scene 1, Buckingham Palace time, 11 a.m., 9th August, 1902. 1 he gun fiied from the: Palace as the procession starts. Scene 2: Arrival at Westminster Abbey. The Abbey chimes, as, represented by Mrs Hughes on the bells, kindly lent by the Pier Company. Crowning of King and Queen Bedha" by the Archbishop. Hymn, "All things bright and beautiful," Infants; chorus, "as our King," Infants; marriage of Lord. Kitchener and Lady Evelyn Lindsay, Tom Rawlings and Irene- Peters). Scene: 3 The Abbey in the dim and distant future; the Wedding March; peals of bells. Bridesmaids': Duchess of Sutherland, Annie Woodall; Duchess of Argyle, Edith Watts; Rose- Maiden, Ilosle, Atkin: Wedding guests,: The King of Greece, T'om .1 tea.ley; the .1 Queen of Giee-ce, Doris Healey; Mary Queen.of Scots, S. Roberts; Sir Walter Raleigh, Tom Peters Countess of Craw- ford (bride's mother), C. Lester; Coun- tess of Jersey, D. Ward Unknown to History, Miss A. B. Bamford The Prince, M. Lester; Cinderella, G. Jones; presentation of bouquet by Cohen's Rose Maiden, R-osie Atkin presentation of the Poppy Queen, Gwendoline Edwards; flight of Young Pretender and. Oath of Fealty, W. Quinn and C'. Conner. The second part of the' programme con- sisted of varied items, all of which were exceedingly well performed, but special mention must be; made o-f the, cake walk by E. Holroyd and D. Williams; the song, "Little Dolly," by Bessie' Kitson.; the Garland and Swedish drill by May- pole Girls and Highland Pipers; and the. Veleta dance, all of which hugely de- lighted every member of the audience. The items in this section of thepro-gramme were :—The- cake-walk, E. Holroyd and D. Williams; dumb bell and fan drill, May- pole Girls and Highland Pipers; recita- tion, in character, "The Duck and the Girl," G. Lea, and N. Salisbury chorus, "The Drill Sergeant," twenty-four Colonials and Highland Pipers; song, "Little Dolly," Bessie: Kitson; chorus, "Little Piccanniny," N urs,e,sl and Gypsies; Garland and Swedish drill, May-pole Girls and Highland Pipers; interlacing game, ten boys- and. ten girls; chorus, "The Gypsies," six Gypsies. Two- prize competitions Chalk drawings, by two. neglected, artists- (H. and M. Lester) washing by G. Leach, J. Wil- liams, M. Crompton, F. Wisebeck, S. Jones; judge, the King and Queen; re- ception of infants' purse (Orphan Fund), The Queen; decoration of generals, The Queen distribution of prizes, Queen of Greece; the Veleta, dance. The. fourth section consisted -of a mis- cellaneous1 programme, of which the, most pleasing items were the. admirably ren- dered songs of Will Roberts, Miss- Edith Hensler, and the humorous quartette, "Profundo Basso." The- full programme wed: Song, "The 'Skipper," Mr Will Roberts; song, ,cI.Jia Serena,ta," Miss Edith Hensler; violin obligate, Miss bwallow humorous quartette, "Profunda Basso" (encored); soprano, Mrs Marks tenor, Mr Lloyd; contralto, Mrs Hughes; bass, Mr Merchant; duet. "Flow gentlv Deva," Mr Lloyd and Mr Will Boberts. The programine- concluded with a pio- cession in character-:—Colonials, High- land Pipers, Sailors, Nurses, Milkmaids, Gypsies, etc. Granny, M. Jones; Mother1 ITuhba-rd, M. Pentecost: Cinderella, G. Jones: a- woman of GO years- ago, M. Jones; a- Japanese- woman, S-. Roberts: Admiral (Lord. Nelson), J. Rawlings sword bea-rer (Earl Roberts), George Conner; m.ace bearer (Earl G. crown bearer (Sir Walter- Raleigh), T. Peters; Archbishop of Canterbury, H. Atkin; The King. Gordon Eaton The Queen, Bertha, Dent; eight- pages,: S. Owen, M. Lester, H. Big],and, E. Wins-t-anley, H. Lester, F. Dent, H. Beme, H. A. Devio. We understand that'the comic- sketch, entitled "The Sculptor," or "Fun in a. fetudio, which. was omitted trom the Kinderspiel programme, will be given at the Children's 'At Home' (in character) at the Town Hall on December 1st.
.. DEATH OF WØR. BENJAMIN…
DEATH OF WØR. BENJAMIN WOODCOCK. This week we regretfully record the death of -one of Llandudno's oldest trades- men, in the person of Mr Benjamin Wood- cock, which to,ok place at his residence, St Clair, Craigydon, on Saturday last. The clecea,sed gentleman, who was 70 years of age, has not enjoyed very robust health for some time, but, during the past few weeks his strength has been gradually failing, and notwithstanding the unre- mitting attention of the members of his family and Dr. Nicol he passed quietly away -on the day above-named. Mr Woodcock, who was born at Dogley, near Huddersfield, came to Llandudno upwards of 40 years ago, and commenced business as a stationer and dealer in fine art works. As a, judge of pictures he i gained a considerable reputation, and his fine -art galleries at Llandudno- were for years a popular institution. Perhaps it would not be too much to say that tew men in North Wales, or even further afield, had a better idea of the merits of a picture after but a cursory inspection He was also a great lover of nature, a botanist of no mean order, and an authority on matters relating to outdoor life. v Mr Woodcock was an ardent admirer of the works of Ruskin, Browning, Tennyson and other standard writers, and such was his admiration of Ruskin that Mr Wood- cock named his only son after that author. His first notable purchase of pictures was at the sale of the late Mr Joseph Gillott, the pen maker, of Bir- mingham, which took place at Christie and Wood's auction-rooms in London. At that saie he secured pictures by Sir Edwin Landseer, Mr C. R. Leslie, R.A., and Mr W. Muller. R.A., etc. Afterwards, he was one of those who were: the means of bring- ing Mr Yeend King, who is now an A.R.A., prominently before the public. He was also closely identified with Mr James Orrock, president of the Institute of Painters, and the late Alderman William Boothroyd, ex-Mayor of Leeds, in intro- ducing the works of the late Mr E. J. Niemann to the public. He was a direc- tor for many yea: 3 of the Llandudno Pier Company. For a great number of years deceased was the sole- proprietor of the St. George's Hall, but prior to this he was the postmaster of Llandudno, the postal business being carried on in conjunction with his stationery establishment. In 1883-4 he was the chairman -of the old Board of Commissioners, and he took a prominent part in promoting the move- ment for the establishment of the school board in the district, of which he became one of the first members. On the evening of the day on which the late Mr John Brifght opened the new Board schc.ols, the great statesman ad- dressed an education meeting in the St. George's Hall, when he was presented bv the late Mr Woodcock, on behalf of the subscribers, with an illuminated address in alburn form. A staunch Noncon- formist and Radical, Mr Woodcock assisted in carrying the Liberal banner to victory in the campaign of 1868, when Mr Love Jones Parry, of Madryn Hall, was elected for Carnarvonshire. Mr Woodcock was married in 1863 to Miss Dorothy Jones, daughter of Mr Thomas Jones, Fron Deg, one of the pioneers of Llandudno, who, with a son and four daughters survives him. THE FUNERAL. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon last at Llanrhos Churchyard, the Rev. Francis Griffith Jones, vicar of Llanrhos, and the Rev. R. Owen officiat- ing. The, chief mourners included Mr Alfred Woodcock (son), Mr Herbert Woodcock, Huddersfield; Mr Adoniah Evans, and the Rev. J. Irvon Davies. Mr A. G. Pugh, and Mr E. E. Bone MR. WM. JONES, M.P., ON THE EDUCATION ACT. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Northern Education League at Leeds on Tuesday, the member for this division, Mr William Jones, M.P., on rising to speak was received with loud cheers. The Prime Minister, he said, had been in a state of great bewilderment over his: Education Acts of 1902 and 1903 and the Defaulting Authorities Act. How to re- concile these Acts passed his wit, adroit. as he was. If there was anything that was wanted it was a thoroughly efficient system of education for the people. With reference to the teachers, he said that the great question should be not whether a man was. a Churchman, a Catholic, or a Congregationalist, but was he a man of character and capacity. That was the position taken up in America, as he found when there- last year on a commission along with the fallow-townsman of his hearers, Mr Ccckburn.-(Loud cheers.) There was the keenest desire to give the children the best possible- education. They selected their teachers because they could teach, and and they gave them the best education for that purpose. Turning to the position in Wales, Mr Jones said that the people of Wales would not rest until L I they had swept away the dual control and had placed the schools in the hands of free-elected people.—(Cheers.) Wales' used to have a much larger proportion of board schools than England; but the farmers were seduced by the blandish- ments of the Churchill:n, who said, "Help iis, to build schools." The farmers did help, thinking they would be. parish schools- and not Church schools. Again, Wales had sat up the finest- S)! S -i2:111 -of secondary o!luca-ion in the realm, built up by.themselves. They rated themselves to clo; it. England paid 3s, for education, and Scotland paid 4s. 10^-d., but Wales- paid -5s. 8|d.—(Cheers.) VV ALES. THE BATTLEGROUND. Eighty per cent. of the Churchmen in Wales: were sick of this- deadlock. They would like the schools to be transferred to the authoiities, and. would trust. the people of Wales: to C' justice to the Church. (Cheers.) The Government were afraid to face them in a court- of law and fight it out. They took a backstair policy, kept the funds, and then sent them to the clergyman to administer. "We mean to take every penny," said Mr Jones am.3;d cheers, "and administer it ourselves." Wales was the battle-ground of the principle of nation a' education for the whole cf this c.-(C eers.) Frankly speaking, he thought the present Government was too morally impotent to put their latest Act into force. It re- quired a- strong moral force to coerce a united nation.—(Hear, hear.) "Although we are fight'ng," said Mr Jones in con- clusion, "we are not irreconcilable. We are for peace, not the peace of the stag- nant pool or of the grave, but the pea-ce: which comes after a strenuous struggle through the storm and stress of this con- troversy, the peace of life founded upon eternal righteousness."—(Cheers.)
THE "ADVERTISER" SAYS:
THE "ADVERTISER" SAYS: That Mr John Roberts (No. 1) is rapidly recovering from tire effects of his recent- illness. That the recent interesting paper on the progress -of vehicular traffic read by Dr. Shaw at the St. Paul's Literary Society give-s us matter for consideration. That he contended country roads were not so good now as they were in the days when turnpikes held sway. That perhaps he was thinking of his experience of Llandudno roads. That there is no doubz that motor-car travelling will be greatly developed. That the progress of the past five years will seem small with the progress of the next decade. That only those holiday resorts with good roads can hope- to induce this im- portant section of the community to be- come constant visitors. That Llandudno must look to its ap- proaches and widen them without delay. That this must be considered one of the most important of our pragr.amme of improvements. That the Mostyn Estate arc prepared to formally convey the necessary land to the Light Railway Company at a moment's notice. That if the- Company has received a satis- factory number of applications for shares the work will go on at once. That the late Mr Assheton Smith was re- lated to the Misses Cirainpiievs. of Llan- dudno. That Colwyn Bay not to be outdone by Llandudno's shark, announced in the "Mail" That they had three sharks in their bay. That Rhylites are arranging at an early date for a sea-serpent. That the Sea Anglers postponed their com- petition until Wednesday next, owing to the turbulenr state of Davy Jones on Wednesday last. That- the plants .at the Kinderspiel Fes- tival were kindly lent by Mr John Walker. Osborne That they were tastefully arranged by Mr Atkin. That Mr Boole superintended the decora- tions. That the entertainment was a great suc- cess. That it was well-attended and heartily appreciated. That gleat credit is due to the promoters. That a cheque value £ 30 has been sent to the Nursing Association as the esul of the- performance, "Facing the by the L.A.D.S. That the balance sheet will appear in the "Advertiser" next week. That the next performance will be given on December 21st. That the title of the piav will be "Liberty Hall." That the profits are to be given for a Ninas Hot-pot dinner to the poor of Llandudno. That, the whole airangements are in the hands cf Inspector Owen, of the Llan- dudno Police. Mr Will Owen and Prof. B-eaumont. That the only qualification necessary will be the want of a dinner. That, the movement has already been readily taken up by prominent trades- men, who has promised assistance both in labour and kind. That the dinner will be taken to the people's own homes. That. the Charity Organisation is making its presence felt during the cold wintry days. That. it is' proposed to provide hot meals fcr the little ones attending the ele- m e n t a r y sc h 0 p 1 s. That we hope the committee will get- to. work with the least possible delay. That the annual tradesmen's dinner will be held at the Grand HGl, Llandudno, on Thursday evening next, December 1st. That it is expected there will be an at- tendance of considerably over a, hupdrec1. That- this is one of the features of the winter Season. That it is fully anticipate a. that tins gathering will prove as successiul as any in the past. That the Lloyd Street Infants will give a concert at the Prince's Theatre on Fri- day next. That, they have 1) eE11 for some 2E \s 1-; r e- paring for The even-L. That there are several novel it-ems on the programme, and an enjoyable evening is assured. Tl1 at H grand and varied entertainment will given by Dr. Barnardo's Musi- cal boys at the Town Hall, Llandvdnno, on Monday, 28th, at 4 30 and 8--n.m. That the Rev. James- Mar chant will give an. address on "How Dr. Barnardo- saves the nation's- children. o;n.=.=,r.
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