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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.

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