Llandudno Advertiser and List of Visitors

LLANDUDNO GUARDIAN SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER THE REMARKABLE GROWITH OF LLANDUDNO. VIGOROUS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN NEEDED. THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF HOME INDUSTRilEIS,. The, fourteenth annual dinner of the Llandudno Guardian Society for the Pro- tection of Tirade was held at, the Imperial Hotel on Friday evening, Mr Aec Taylor presiding, there being also, present Dr. Kenrick Davies (vice-president), Mr Ellis Jones Griffith, M.P., Rev. LI. R. Hughes, M.A., Rev. J. Irvon Davie s_, Dr. Dalton, Dr. E S Gooddy, Dr. Richards, Messrs G A. Humphreys, E. W. Johnson, J. E. Hallmark, A. Oonolly, Percy Brundrit, J. W. Gardiner, Adoniah Evans, J. A. S. Has sal, C. Greenhaigh, Councillors W'. H. Jones, J. O1. Thomas, F'. J. Sarson, H;. Edwards, S. Chantrey, T. Smith, E. E. Bone, J. J. Marks, Messrs H,. "vA Shel- don, O. Bow d age, F'. Lyne, Luther Miudd, H. Nelson, J. Winter, uI. Hodison, O. Smith (Winter and Co.), W. A. Jones, T. Sw'lnnerton, W. T. Newman, TI. Foster, Richard Roberts, J. R. Davis, W. A. Roberts, C. Farrington, J. Adey Wells, A. J. Oldman, F. Holland, A. H. Hughes, W. R. Brookes, L. S. Underwood, Hugh Hughes, Ben Jones, Robert Owen., Jos. Owen, RI. Dunphy, G. P. Brown, Edward Owen. S. Hewitt, Griffith Roberts, L. A. Oockir, A. G-. Moy, WL Duncan, S. R. B<")"cley, Richard Thomas, John Roberts (Bryn Celyii), F'. Fildes, R. CL .Baxter, W. B. Briggs, A. Deacon, F'. Dickin, Thos. Hughes, Ri. EL Da vies, Evatt, J. D. Parry, Reeves Hughes, J. Jones (E. B. Jones and Cb.), Howel Jones, Thos. Byrne, Harry Hughes RI. T. Owen, W. E. Williams, Ei. P. Morris, CL Searell, P. W. Jones, R. H. Thomas, John Roberts (Cheltenham Hbuse)1 T. R,. Hughes, A. Bellis" CI. H. Bevan, C. W. Brown, A. J. Davis, Wm. Davies, T. J Roberts, Robert Jones, J. T E!vans (Hiaydock Coal Co.), W LI. Searell, El. WI. Roberts, H. W:. Lance, R,. Williams, H. J. Williams (W'igan Coal 00.), Eidward Pierce, W. Morris, J. Pugh Rbbertis, T. 0. M'organ, C. F'elix, John Williams;, John Owen, R. Wood- ward, F. N. Miercer, Leadbetter, Wm. Hughes, A. Mi. Flash, Joseph Forrester, A. R. Hughes, Clwyd Griffiths, W1. T. Brocklehurst, J. Hobson, T. J. Jones, Greenfield, Ernest Jones, J. Tipton, etc. THE DINNER,. The following rils ia report of the menu, the dinner being most excellently served, and in every way reflecting1 great credit on the hotel management. Clear Turtle. Thick Ox Tail. Turbot. Sauce Hollandaise. WhTtebait a la diable. Tete de Veaui a l'a, Pbulette. Roast, Haunch of Mutton. Rjiibsi of Bleef. Horseradish Sauce. Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts. Stewed Celery Roast Pheasant, Chips etc:. Charlotte Colonial. Pears Sarah Bernhardt. Meringues Mushrooms. Clainape a la Roy ale. Glace Banane. Dessert. Co flee. THE! ROYAL TOASTS. The Chairman, in proposing "The King," said that although at one, time it Would have been dangerous in Wales to propose the health of an English Edward that time had happily passed away. No difficulty stood in the way of either Scotch- men, Irishmen or Welshmen drinking to the health; and happiness of Edward the Seventh, whatever might have existed in the reign of the first: King of that name. (Applause.) The National Anthem was sung with much fervour, the solo part, being; taken by My Joseph Forrester. "The Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family" followed immediately, the Chairman re- ferring briefly to the good qualities of Her Majesty and the many instances which showed that, the Prince of Wales was fol- lowing in the footsteps of his most excel- lent father.—(Applause.) Mr Forrester led the singling; of "God Bless the Prince, of Wales," and the toast, was heartily honoured. THE AR:M|Y AND NAVY. Mr J. E. Hallmark, solicitor and secre- tary of the Society, was, called upon to propose the toast of the Army and Navy, coupled with the name of Dr. Kenrick Davies, and in doing: so said he owed the Society an apology for speaking; at the Annual dinner. He would have thought that, the members had seen enough of him t) in his capacity of secretary to wish to hear him speak.—("No, no.") The com- mittee had, however, asked him to under- take the duty. What qualilficat^on he poisisessed for proposing the toast he did not know, unless the committee had heard it whispered that when a. boy h81 filled the important post of lance-corporal in the cadet etorps of his school—(laughter)—and that he possessed a small share in a sail- ing boat which he very much feared would one day be the death of him.(Renewed laughter.) With regard, to the navy, most people in Llandudno thought they knew .a great, deal about it. They had welcomed a part of it— a very small part—(laughter) to the bay, and had entertained the offi- cers and the men, and in doing so realised what a fine body of men they were, from the admiral down to the lowest grade in the ,oorv\=!ce.(ApplaUise.) For his part he thought such visits should be, encouraged, and he hoped that on he next occasion at lealsit, a squadron would take, up a, position in the bay.—(Applause.) The arrny; as they all knew, had been suffering from a complaint, which one doctor after another had been trying to cure in vain. Latterly Dr. KENRICK DAVIES, Vice-President. Photo by Edge, Limited. Mr. ALEC TAYLOR, President its organisation had been put on an entire- ly new footing), and he hoped a permanent cure had been effected.—(Applause.) He regretted to notice that, there seemed to be a grievance in Welsh circles which to an extent prevented recruiting: for the new territorial forces. He felt that to, be a grea,t pity, for Wales in the past had the reputation for supplying excellent soldiers, and their record on the field of (battle was a brilliantl one.-(App;laiuse.) He hoped that, the grievance would not prevent Welshmen in the future serving! their coun- try in time of need, with the same con- spicuous bravery as in the past.—(Ap- plause. The auxiliary forces had been left out of the toast this year, for the volunteers were now a thing of the past. But although disbanded in one form they had been brought together in another and under new conditons. He did not know what the conditions were, but he was in- formed that a careful man going up for his fortnight's training could not, only keep within the allowance but make money out. of it. He hoped every one would assist to make the new force efficient and capable of defending the, country should the call ciome.-(Applause.) Dr. Kenrick Davies, in response, said; that he felt that ia;t th,e present moment the toast was one of more than usual im- portance. The political atmosphere of Europe was surcharged with electricity, from the powerful generating station in the "Fatherland," and; it behoved them as a nation to provide themselves with a supply of lighting) conductors, sufficiently numerous and sufficiently powerful, that, should the,cloud discharge itself over their heads no harm would result. They must not fail to provide themselves with those necessary safeguards because they chose to smother their fears and say to themselves, "Be not afraid. Invasion, impossible! The red spectre of war will not stalk in our midst. Does not Britannia rule the waves?" That was generally the dictum of the Britsh public, and was accepted by the average Englishman as he accepted the weather and the crops, as the ruling of an all-wise Providence. No one who had followed of late the course of events in Europe could have failed to realise the danger to which they were exposing them- selves. 'Germany, who- considered herself a paramount, power and Great Britain a decadent nation, was bent on being' able to meet them at sea on equal terms. That was an inevitable issue of German ascendency and a very serious menace to the existence of the country, for England had, what Germany much wanted—Colonies and Coaling Stations. The leading nations of Europe in the past had been taught to arm themselves by the tragedy of national disaster, and as the hours slipped past and the shadow of invasion grew nearer and darker was preparation for their duty to commence in time or on the morrow of their disaster ? The east coast was only one day's steaming from the Elbe, and there was no reason why, under cover of fog, a diversionary raid should not, take place upon it, and transports discharge their men before any steps could be taken to interfere. The true policy of Great Britain should be to resist, the growing naval power of Germany as Elizabeth withstood Spain, to prevent their in- heritance from falling into "the mailed hand" of that militarist and aggressive State, for, as fallen foes, they would pro- bably meet with as much generosi ty from their victors as was meted out by them to France.. Englishmen must, look ahead into the future of their1 Island .and make pro vision for dangers which, by the very fact, of such provision being made, might never arise. Owing to their insular posi- tion it wa,s therefore essential that the first Iiine of defence must, be a powerful navy, in strength sufficient to give a mar- gin of ten percent. over and above that of the combined strength of any two of the great naval powers so as to afford absolute control of the sea. But although they might furnish them with that safeguard h lu against invasion they must not rest, con- tent that "all's well." They must see to it thajt their second line of defence was also equal to, any emergency that might arise. It was quite within the range of possibility that a successful raid might, at any tfime, be made upon England and a hostile force be able to entrench them- selves within it boundaries. Should: such an eventuallity arise England would have to contend, face to face, with the highly- trained troops of the enemy. If the soldiers of the "expeditionary force" were, through force of circumstances, net available, but had been drafted out to same distant part 1 of the v,aist empire for the purpose cf its defence (and such a contingency might at any moment arise) then the country would I be forced to rely upon the, prowess of the "Territorial Army." What, an unequal conflict that would be! Mr H'aldance him- self had said as recently as last, June, that if invasion became imminent the Ter- ritorial Force could render no aid; yet the essence of the duty of the Force was to protect against possible invasion. Lord Roberts, than whom there was no one better able to judge, in the House of Lords on Monday, very pertinently ,asked the question whether a week's training for two or three years could turn a, man into a soldier. Personal courage and enthusiasm could not take the place of training, discipline and organisation, in the making of a soldier. The nation was paying for the real thing and getting only a lath and plasten imitation of it. They were relying for their home defence upon a force that was next, to useless, because the capable enthusiastic men I]n it were handicapped by a majority of incompetents. The money spent every year on defence should give an admirable and efficient, land force, whose standard of training should equal that, of any contending one, but as it was the money would be put to an infinitely better use if added to the naval contribution. He thought everybody admitted that the de- fence of one's country was a, primary duty. The paying of taxes was also a, duty. If the payment of taxes was left, to the volun- tary act of the individual it was more than likely that, the finances of the Dominion would be in the same condition as its de- fences were. They were compelled to pay taxes,, but although compelled to pay they never suggested that "the principle of compulsion is un-British." Rights and privileges implied responsibilities yet those responsibilities were evaded by many well able to bear them, as far as national defence wa,s concerned. The country had universal compulsory education, why not universal compulsory military training 7 The belief in compulsory military training was based on consideration of human nature. It would be manifestly unfair for one employer to lose the services of a, cer- tain number of his men for the period re- quired annually for their military service, and so suffer financially for his patriotism, Whilst hi,s rival in business reaped an ad- vantage. by refusing the necessary leave to his employees. When England, as a nation, had reached the point where every able-bodied cittizen felt it a, duty and privilege to be efficiently trained in the art of war for the defence of his hearth and home and wa,s brought to understand the significance of this service, they would have become a greater and more efficient people. There were those who said that the native, courage of Englishmen, fighting in defence of their country, would-be itre- sistible and that the nation would rise "en masse" to oppose an enemy. What would an imperfectly trained and imper- fectly disciplined multitude avail aganst veterans? They might fall unrevenged on their enemy's bayonets; but unless their valour was accompanied by skill and judg- ment they could not hope to conquer. He had animadverted long enough upon ibe present condition of their National Defences; but in addressing an assembly of his fellow countrymen who had, through the, ages, exper- ienced invasion by Roman, Saxon .-j,d Norman, he felt that they could realise to the full, by reason of an inherent, quality of the Cymric nature, the vital importance of National Defence. He uhankecl the proposer for coupling s name w.tb the toast which he replied as an officer oif the Royal Welch, Fusiliers, a regiment which they as Welshmm were proud, who fought, at Blenheim Battle of the Boyne, C'orunna, Sa' unan. a, Waterloo, Alma, Inkerman, Lucknow and many other sanguiinary conflicts, and would in the future, as in the past, not be lack- ing in national valour, for did not its t motto, "Nee aspera, terrent" ("Difficulties deter not") still characterise it. —YLoud applause.) THE TOWN AND T'RADE: OF LLANDUDNO. Mr Ellis Jones Griffith, M.P., was warmly received on rising to propose the toast of the evening, "The town and trade of Llandudno, coupled with the name of the Ll'andudno Guardian Society. In proposing the toast he said he was bound to admit that, he did not fully realise the aiims and objects of the Society until he ha^ come amongst them that evening. He realised that, the Society must be a terror to all evil-doers—(laughter)—and his sym- pathies as a rule were with the creditor rather than with, the debtor.—(Applause.) Hitherto his connection with the Society had been in his professional capacity, so that it was a great pleasure to him to be their guest at their annual banquet, the serving of which would have reflected credit on any hotel in the Kingdom.— (Applause.) The boast was the town and trade of Llandudno, and when he reflected that the trade of Llandudno had its begin- ning within the memory of many living men the progress made was marvellous.—■ (Applause.) Nature had been very bene- ficent to Llandudno, more so perhaps than to any town in the British Isles. But even nature had to be assisted, and assist- ed it had well been in this particular. It was easy to be wrise after the event, but it required a considerable amount of pluck and courage on the part of Llandudno residents tfhjirty years ago to venture their money in the development of the town. He associated with the toast the names of Mr G. A. Humphreys and Dr. E. S. Gooddy, the one representing! the wealth and the other the health of the town.- (Laughter.) When glorying in their wide and well laid out streets they should re- member the pluck which must have ani- mated those who were responsible for their planning and acknowledge their indebted- ness to those who had gone before.-(Ap- plause.) He had been greatly struck by the wide streets, large and well lighted shops, and splendid hotels. That the hotels were well managed was proved by the sumptuous dinner provided that night, and he congratulated the town of Llan- dudno on its position in being so well pre- pared to cater for the visitors who came there.—(Applause.) He had learnt that night from his friend, Mr Marks, that the first, act of Parliament associated with Llandudno was dated 1854, and the second 1876. In the latter year the total income of the local authority was only £ 5,000, Whereas in 1907 it had "grown to £ 23,000. They had spent. J3380,000 on public works, but of that, only £ 200,000 was owing, and they possessed assets that were worth double the amount.—(Ap- r plause.) In a positon such as that the town need fear no inquiry sent to the Secretary of the Guardian Society as to its fin an ee s.-(Liaught-er.) Other figures were available which also proved the re- markable growth of the town, and they were supplied by the post office returns. In 1887 the number of letters dispatched from Llandudno in one week was 37,000, in 1907 the number was 216,000. For the same week the number of letters de- livered was 36^000 in 1887, and 194,000 in 1907. Parcels had grown from 1756 in 1887 to 8798 in 1907. Those figures proved tremendous progress, and when one re- membered that the governing body owned, its own supply of pure water, had perfect its own supply of pure water, had perfect sanitation, and controlled its own lighting undertakings, it was not surprising that it had become one of the favourite resorts in the British Isles.—(Applause.) On the i list. of presidents, of the Society he saw English, Scotch, Irish and Welsh names, and as a, Welshman he was proud to think they could all dwell in the town in unity and peace.—(Applause.) Welshmen wel- comed this immigration into Wales and the friendly rivalry resulting therefrom. He was not aware that anyone in these days took up the biigotted cry of "Wales for the Welsh."—(Applause.) On the contrary they welcomed all nationalities. But there was one thing they did demand, and that was when men of other races came unto their midst they were expected to see that their first duty was to the principality of Wales in which they lived, and not to the land of their birth.—(Ap- plause.) He was glad to know that racial differences were non exislant in Llan- dudno, and men of varying religious be- liefs and political convictions united har- moniiously in the government of the town. -(Applause,.) Mr G: A. Humphreys, in responding, said that to most, people statistics were very dry, so. he would not attempt to com- pete with the printed annual report of the Society. Appropo of what Mr Ellis Griffith had referred to of the early work of Llandudno, he would like to preface his remarks with a passing refer- ence to the Estate with which he was con- nected, and that was to state that the Mcsu tyn family took a deep interest in the wel- fare of the town, and had spent large sums of money on its development. The capital outlay was so large that the present re turns upon it would not satisfy any one present from a business standpoint.—(Ap- plause.) He had that evening; to fulfil ■>. promise made to the courteous secretary of the Society- Could anyone doubt thi success of the Society, when it. was stated that it was in its 14th or 15th year of existence, and that it could attract, a body of men such as he saw before him that night. Every trade and profession was re- presented. The business men who formed the executivie committee were men ex- perienced each in his own class of work, and when they gathered together in friend- ly conference, the 'nut' this body of men failed to crack must, indeed be a hard one. What did the report tell them ? Why, that they had deliberated on "Telephone rates, Imprisonment for debt, Shop Hours Legis- lation, Railway Rates, Bankruptcy .Law, Company Law Reform, County Courts, Limited Partnerships and, he was on the point of saying, "The Education Bill" and the "Licensing Bill.—(Laughter.) What could be more comprehensive ? Of the finances of the Society nothing called for particular comment. They seemed very satisfactory, and the new committee would start their work with the good backing of a credit balance.—(Applause.) It seemed to be the custom of the Society (a body of Llandudno men associated for mutual improvement, particularly in the business sphere) to invite prominent men to meet, them at that annual function, with the object, he took it, that they might learn some lessons; see themselves as others see them and thus ex- tend their horizon and widen tb- views, all of which was necessary if they were to advance with the progress of civilisation. Continuity of development was one of the prime essentials for Llandudno, and they must always be on the alert for new ideas. Good ideas had been acquired at similar gatherings in the past, and no doubt the future had ample in store to occupy the most, progressive committee that might be formed. But in referring particularly to their guest, there came to his mind the story of an engine stoker. He had to return thanks to the Chairman of a meeting who happened to be a Director of the Railway Company. Some of them might remember what the stoker said:- "If I abuse this man, he wont't like it; "If flatter him, he won't like it; "If I say what I think, I shall get the sack.(La.ughter .) Well, the relationship between Mr Ellis Griffiths and himself was not that of director and stoker so he had no qualms in that respect; in fact, he thought it would hurt Mr Elllis- Griffith's feelings much more to give the stoker the 'sack' than that gentleman would be hurt by re- ceiving 1itt}, for their guest was at heart, one of the kindest and most humane of men. (But, those'who were likely to come in contact with him in Court, with Mr Griffiths as their opponent, must not mis- take his allusion, for it was astonishing what a difference wig and gown made, par- ticularly when the wearer was cross-exam- ining the hositle witness). They all desired the development of the town in which they lived and where interests were so intermingled. To obtain the best results their object should be to co-ordinate and organise town affairs, and work together under one complete scheme, each in his individual way doing a share to the best of his ability, so that the collective result might be good. Their schemes must be well devised, ones, anticipating the ever increasing needs of a, growing population. If they were to be successful, loyalty must 4 play a very important part (some were apt to forget that, loyalty to the town, meant also loyalty to themselves). The man who ran down his town to outsiders was evi- dently deficient in acumen. But while endeavouring to incite an increased in- terest in Llandudno, he was one of those who wished to see the other North Wales towns go ahead-whether competitive or otherwise. If they were in the former class, all the better. Their growth, if rightly viewed, should have nothing but a healthy stimulating effect on themselves. All the towns along the Northern Coast of the Principality depended almost entirely on the summer visitor for their success. Why did the visitor come? The reply was a. beautiful sea coast, including safe and charming sandy beach; match- less mountain and valley scenery; Twen- tieth Century sewage schemes and water supplies. But did they think those attrac- tions were sufficient in themselves to keep Llandudno in the forefront? Emphatically no! The combined physical features of mountain and sea had a great effect upon the character of the Greeks, and the, de- velopment of Greece. On the one hand, there were the mountains rising to con- siderable heights, and as members of a clearly articulated system, making com- munication between the different valleys very difficult, with the result that Greece developed as a land of small c^ity-states, each of which, obeying the impulse foster- ed by nature, jealousy guarded its in- dependence. On the other hand, there was the influence of the sea in moulding their history. The course of Greek history, summed up very shortly, was the story of the conflict between the separatist ten- dency and the struggle to unify. But, some e of them might say: What has the history of Greece to do with us? This, they could with advantage use it to remind them that while Llandudno was surround- ed on three sides by mountains, and on the fourth side by the sea—just like the Greeks—there existed to-day facilities r seeing other parts of the world, which were not dreamt of by the Greeks and that was a, phase of modern life which be feared they did not fully note and deal with by counter attraction. Year by year numbers of English people who used to go. to the British seaéde resorts were going abroad. (Not for one moment would he deprecate foreign travel! Its influence for good was too valuable. But he want- ed to ensure that Llandudno should not be left behind in the race, owing to want of r .resrght and proper jugdment). One important characteristic noticeable in "se who had been abroad was the way eyes had been. opened to appreciate id admire the architecture of the coun- es visited, and once having reached that it was only natural that they should ply their knowledge in making com- parisons between the architecture of their own country and that seen abroad. Did they fully realise the fact that the suc- cess of Llandudno depended entirely on attracting visitors, and that the appearance of the town, in all its aspects, was a most important factor in pleasing those who came ? He wished he could stir up some enthusiasm in the townsmen (yes! and townswomen) that would lead them to demand better build- ings buildings that they could take a pride in, and leave with confidence to the judgment of the future. Ruskin told them to remember—"all good architecture is the expression of national life and character, and it is produced by a prevalent and eager national taste, or desire for beauty." -(Applause.) He quoted that just to re- mind them that it required something more t'han the architect to produce good architecture. There must be the desire for beauty on the part of the people. (Applause.) On behalf of the Llandudno Guardian Society he offered Mr Ellis Griffiths their best thanks for his excel- lent address.—(Applause.) Dr. E. S. Gooddy also responded, and in doing so took the opoprtunity of con- gratulating the Society on possessing offi- cials who conducted its affairs with skill and ability.—(Hear, hear.) The figures quoted by Mr Ellis Jones Griffith were conclusive proof that the town had pros- pered, but was it as prosperous as it ought to be? It was necessary that the season should be extended, and he was glad to see that a movement had been initiated to L endeavour to bring about that great neces- sity-an autumn season.-(Applau,se.) He regretted that he had been unable, to at- tend the meeting earlier in the week, buj would be most pleased to assist the move- ment as far as lay in his power.—(Ap- plause.) Under the present conditions very many were unable to earn a living during the winter months, and were con- sequently unable to purchase food from the shopkeepers, they were not even abl.J to pay their doctor's bills as promptly as might be wished.'—(Laughter.) The I was too far away and railway rates were too high, nor would, it be desirable for manufactures to be introduced into the town, but he did think that home indus- tries might be fostered.—(Applause.) Something might be done in that way Which would benefit everyone and injure none, such as the toy-making of Ireland, pottery of Ttinbridge Wells, shawls in Shetland and woodworking in Norway. There were a great, many boatmen, cab- drivers and others who at present could earn nothing during the long and dreary winter months who might make things which the shopkeepers could sell in the summer.—(Applause.) If something of that, kind was encouraged in Llandudno visitors would purchase the articles as distinctive of the town to carry away as mementoes, and instead of the money to a large, extent being sent away it would re- main in the town and circulate for the benefit of the whole community. —(Ap- plause.) THE VISITORS. The toast of the Vistiors, coupled with the names of the Rev. LI. R. Hughes, M.A. (rector) and the Rev. J. Irvon Davies, was proposed by Mr A. H. Hughes, Rochester House, who said the past season had been a fairly good average one. Tradesmen who had been in busi- ness for from twenty-five to thirty years, however, knew that many old visitors no long came,, and it behoved the residents to see that the town was well advertised.— (Hear, hear.) He had recently been up and down the country a good deal, and It came as a great surprise to him to find how little the town was advertised. He had only come across one small frame con- taining a view of Llandudno. Surely that was not the right, state of things, and he thought the time had come when the claims of Llandudno should be brought as prominently before the public as those, of other and less favoured resorts.^—{Ap- plause.) The Rector, in responding, thanked the Guardian Society for the hearty welcome extended to him to join their annual re- union. He was glad to find that their numbers were steadily increasing, and that they devoted their energies to the develop- ment of the town .-(Applause.) Both he and they were in the same boat, for the success of Llandudno was as important to him as it was to the tradesmen, and he was just, as anxious to promote it.—(Applause) He and Mr Irvon Davies were anxigus- to meet the growling requirements of the, town. They differed on many things, but they had agreed to differ and often sat down together to have a pleasant chat. They were both visitors that night, and realised that as such it was their first duty to buy everything they could from the tradespeople of the town .-(Applaus-ei.) He personally could stand before them with a clear conscience in that respect.— (Hear, hear.) He did not, however, wish to take any credit for that because it was his custom to buy everything of the best quality at the lowest price, and he found he could do that in Llandudno shops.— (Applause.) The second duty of a visitor was to pay for what he bougbt.-("L,augh- ter.) Having reduced his personal wants to very little he managed to do that. Being a busy man he had but little time to, attend to some accounts, and so when he found them accumulating passed over his cheque book to his friend, Mr Nathan Jones, and got him to write them out.—(Laughter.) Mr Humphreys had referred to the Mostyn family, and he would like to endorse every word he said. He did not care what people said about the Mostyn family. He took people as he, found them, and he had found the family his staunch supporters, and that they were as anxious to promote the wel- fare of the town as any one present.(Ap" plause.) Mr Humphreys had struck the right -Iote, when he emphasised the im- portance of preparing for the ever- inoreasing population of the town. He and Mr Davies were endeavouring to do that, and in concluding he would ask them Continued on Page 8.