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FOSTAL INFORMATION. Hours of Business. Days. Holidays Week Bank a.m p.m. a.m. p.m Sale of Postage Stamps, < £ c., Regulation of Letters and other postalpaskets. 7 0 to 9 07 0 to 9 0 SUNDAYS 8 0 to 10 0 JParcel Post business, In- land, Foreign and Colonial. 7 0 to 9 0 7 Oto 9 0 JPostal Order Business, noon issues and Payments. 7 0 to 9 0 7 0 to 12 0 tMoney Order & Savings Bankbusiness. 8 0 to 8 0 8 0 to 12 0 Government Stock, An- nuity and Insurance business 8 0 to 8 0 8 0 to 12 0 tissue of Inland Revenue Licences and Sale of In- land Revenue Stamps 8 0 to 8 0 8 0 to 2 0 Express Delivery busi- ness, outward service 7 0 to 9 0 7 0 to 9 0 No Sunday business. Epress Delivery busi- ness, Local Messenger Service. 8 0 to 9 0 8 0 to 9 0 SUNDAYS 8 0 to 10 0 Telegraph business. 8 0 to 9 8 0 to 9 0 telephone business. 8 0 to 9 08 0 to 9 0 SUNDAYS 8 0 to 10 0 Christmas Day and Good Friday services as on Sundays. Inward MaUs. LETTERS. Hour of Town Delivery Night Mail from all parts 7 0 am. From London and the South, Bangor, Birmingham, Carnarvon,"Chester, Con- way Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester, Bettwsycoed, Blaenau Festiniog, De- ganwy, Llanrwst 12 30 p.m. From London and the South, Birmingham, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, Wales, West of England and Ireland 3 0 p.m. From Bangor, Birmingham, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester North Wales and Midland Counties generally. 5 0 p.m During July, August and September the delivery commences at 5 30 p.m PARCELS. Night Mail from all parts 7 0 a.m From London and the South, Bangor, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, and Deganwy 12 30 p.m. From London and the South of England, Birmingham, Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester. t3 0 p.m. From London, Chester, Liverpool, Man- chester and towns in North Wales 5 0 p.m During Tuly, August, and September the delivery commences at 5 30 p.m, tSusrended on Wednesdays, October to May. I Letters ani parcels may be posted for each delivery up to 10 minutes before the hour of commencement. Parcels intended for the first delivery should by posted overnight. On Chri-tmas Day, Good Friday, and Bank Holidays there is only one delivery, and on Sundays one delivery of letters only at 7 a.m. Outward UK ails. On Bank Holidays only the Mails marked with an are dispatched on Sundays, Good Fridays and Christ- mas Day only the Mails marked t are despatched. Letters. Parcels. Conway, Bettwsycoed, Dol- wyddelan, Llanrwst, Taly- cafn. Trefriw 3 0 a.m. 9 0 p.m Deganwy, Tywyn, Llanrho3 Penrhynside 5 50 a.m. 9 0 p.m f Llandudno Town Delivery 6 50 a.m. 9 0 p.m London, South of England, North VV ales, Chester 8 40 a.m. 8 40 am. Deganwy — 9 15 a.m. North of England, North Wales Crewe,Liverpool, Manchester Derby, Leicester, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh 9 35 a.m. Ireland 10 45 a.m. London, South of England,Lan- cashire, Yorkshire, Birming- ham, Chester and N. Wales 11 25 a.m. 11 25 a.m Llandudno Town Delivery 12 20 p.m. 12 20 p.m. Bangor, Conway, Carnarvon Bettwsycoed, Birmingham, Chester, Holywell, Liverpool Manchester, Llanrwst, Rhyl, Eastern Counties, and West of England 1 0 p.m. 1 Op.m Deganwy, Tywyn and Llanrhos 2 30 2 30 „ Llandudno Town Delivery 2 50 2 50 „ Chester, Colwyn Bay, Liverpool 2 55 — Llandudno Town Delivery and Penrhynside 4 50 450 „ Manchester (relief night mail) 5 40 — Bangor and Degan wy 5 40 5 10 American Mail, Saturdays only 7 5 — f Night Mail to all parts of the United Kingdom 8 3G 830 Extia 1-d. 8 50 — 2 Bangor and Angiesea 9 30 8 30 „ London, Birmingham, Liver- pool, Manchester, Chester, North and South of England, Noi th Wales, 11 45,, 8 30 „

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t LOOKING BACKWARDS. j LLANDUDNO NEARLY QUARTER I OF A CENTURY AGO 1 ——— I Under the above title we purpose giving weekly in the "Advertiser" extracts from our files of a quarter of a century ago, relating to interesting local events which many -1 our readers will recall, and these, will not be without interest to the younger generation who will know many of thosm who took an active part, in the various events dealt with. A JUBILEE SUGGESTION. A correspondent, writes as follows —I did not enter into- your jubilee .competi- tion, but I shall feel obliged if you will let me suggest that Lord Mostyn, as a jubilee gift, should surrender all his in- terest in the land upon which places of worship in Llandudno ave been built,, and present the congregations with the free- hold. There is nothing more repugnant to my mind than to think that any land upon which stands our Bethels should be anything but freehold, and if the noble Lord qfJVLostyn and Gloddaeth shoul I surrender his legal right he would do a pleasing thing and would be blessed.— Jan. 22, 1887. SAD FATALITY TO A SHIP'S CAPTAIN OFF THE GREAT ORME'S HEAD. Intelligence has been received at Llan- dudno of a shocking fatality at sea. It appears that the flat 'Jeannie' of Conway, homeward bound from Liverpool, came to an anchorage last, Tuesday within a short distance of the Great Orme's Head. The vessel's crew consisted of two hands, Cap, tain Stephen Williams, and an able sea- man, Robert Williams, alias "Coaches," both residents of Conway. At mid-day, R. Williams went :into the forecastle to prepare dinner, leaving the skipper on deck. When the meal was in readiness he. returned from below and found, to his great astonishment, that the skipper had mysteriously vanished. On searching around for some clue to his disappearance, he found that the galley funnel had been smashed by the jibboom, which, owing to a sudden lurch of the, vessel, had caused this damage, and at. the same time must, 0 undoubtedly, have, swept the unfortunate skipper into the swiftly out-flowing tide. A tugboat within easy hailing distance was signalled for by Williams, and with its assistance a rigorous search was carried out, but, alas, without avail. The tug- boat thereupon took the 'Jeannie' in tow and brought her safely into Conway har- bour, where the mournful news of the catastrophe was conveyed to the skipper's family. The skipper was over 60 years of age, and had resided in C'onway during the, past 40 years.—Jan. 22nd, 1887. SUCCESS OF A LLANDUDNO STUDENT. We have learnt with pleasure that M,a,s ter James J. Marks, san. of Mr T. T Marks, O.E; has passed his Hilary ex- amination at Trinity College, Dublin. In the "Lfittle Go" last October he obtained class in honours.—Jan. 29th, 1887. MR. HATTON'S BAND Our Band Con-imittee, consisting of Dr. Dalton (chairman), Messrs John Jones, Elias Jones, Benjamin Williams, and T. T. Marks, OLE., clerk to the Commis- sioners, encouraged by the success of their efforts in previous years, have lost, no time in securing the services of our old acquaintance, Mr Hatton, this year; and we are informed that even every member of the band has already been selected. Mr Hatton is quite a. favourite in LJandudno. This, if we remember 'rightly, will be his sixth year as our band director, and from year to year his popularity has been on the increase, until he is regarded with feelings of true admiration by the thousands that come here for recreation and pleasure. We heartily wish both bands success, for in their1 success also lies much of the prosperity of the town. Jan. 29th, 1887. MONSI JULIEiS RIVIEREL "Riviere's Band" has been a household word with thousands of people who visited Blackpool for the last six seasons. It was boldly declared by the Blackpool public that, one of the finest strokes of business ever done by the Directors of the Winter Gardens was their engagement of Mons. Ruviere, and the retention of his orchestra as a salient attraction of the- seasons was accredited to the management as evidence of wisdom. This famous orchestra was engaged in a body to play at the Liver- pool International Exhibition, and was a great ait,traction there for a month. We understand that the! Directors of our Pier and Pavilion have engaged them from the 28th of May to the second week in Sep- tember, and in the height of the season the orchestra will comprise 30 to 40 mem- bers, There can be no doubt that it will prove a great attraction to Llandudno.— Jan. 29th, 1887. GREAT ORME'S HEAD SHEEP I WALKS. It is not, generally known that in Llan- dudno there is such an institution as a "Sheep Club," but this is the case, and the members meet about twice a year in the Tudno Vaults, Mostyn Street. At their last meeting, the members discussed the great injury done to the sheep walks upon the Great Orme's Head by the wanton carrying away of sods to beautify grounds around residences in the town by the removal of the thin layer of soil upon the barren mountain. It was argued that, not, only those who paid for the pasture were losers, but that, the appear- ance of the Head, already rocky enough, would render this favourite resort of visi- tors unattractive and unpleasant to those strangers who lik,e to ramble upon verdant ground at a, good attitude. The members of the club- therefore decided to make a complaint to Lord Mostyn, owner of the soil, and Mr Win. Thomas, Penyffordd, secretary to the, club, addressed a letter which was signed by several members, to his lordship. Lord Mostyn promptly re- plied as follows by return of post: — "I have received your letter, and am very sorry that the turf is being taken away from the Great Orme's Head, and so injuring the sheep- walks. I will write to Mr Foulkes and instruct, him at once to take steps to prevent, the turf being taken from the mountain, and also to put up notice boards warning the offenders that they will be prosecuted." Although this letter has been received some time ago., we understand that. the work of destruction is still going' on, and no steps taken to prevent it.—Jan. 22nd, 1887. MRi. iSTANLEY'Si EXPEDITION. We read in the dailies that Mr H. M. Stanley has nobly started on his hazardous expedition into equatorial Africa to re- lieve Em in Bey. Who is Mr Stanley is a puzzle; and who is Elmin Bey, and where is he? are questions which the public as yet know very little about. All we know is that Emin Bey is an Eigyptian, and that he was the lieutenant, of General Gordon's, and possessing the same heroic spirit as his old chief he now occupies a fortified town, situated in the, region between Khartoum and the Albert Nyanza, where he is in great danger from the Arabs, whose nefarious traffic he has for years been doing all in his power to put down. When last heard from, Emin Bey stated in his letter that ammunition was running short, and that the Arabs were continually making nearer approaches to the town. As to Mr H. M. Stanley, there are peo- ple now living in Llandudno who state positively and solemnly that, they remem- ber him as a boy at the St. Asaph Blue Coat School, that, his name then was John Rowlands; and that they were acquaint- ed with his mother, who until her death, which occured only lately, kept a small tavern at Glascoed village, near Llan- nefydd. However, as an American newspaper reporter—the penipotentiary of the "New York Herald," sent out to find. Living- stone, and succeeding in his object, Mr H. M. Stanley became known to fame. His book "How I found Livingstone," which was published in 1874, was handled rather severely at the time by the draw- ing-room geographers and penny-liners of the English press. But in spite of all, the man who found Livingstone, whether he be a "Stanley" or a "Rowlands," has in these very few years built, for himself a temple of fame as being one of the finest travellers and explorers in the history of the world. He has opened the Congo, and other vast, regions in central Africa for commerce and civilization. It is but little to say that his acquaintance is court- ed by kings and emperors. Mr Stanley is now on his way to relieve Emin Bay. The expedition is not a Gov- ernment one, though it is expected to re- ceive official aid. What route he will take, Mr Stanley very wisely keeps to himself, as he is venturing among potentates who have hundreds of thousands of armed men at their disposal, and who carry out, the- spy system to great perfection over all their surroundings. The undertaking1 is extremely hazardous, and must, prove very expensive. But the leader is an extraordinary genius, engaged in a noble work, and all those who desire peace on earth and goodwill towards men, may pray for his success.—Jail. 29, 1887. SWIMMING. THE 100 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. J. HJAGGERTY (CHAMPION) AND W. BEAUMONT MATCHED. These celebrities (one of them being Mr Beaumont, who has engaged to rM 4 perform in LJandudno, where, he is well- known) have agreed to swim 100 yards for ;C.50, aside, and after the consideration of important- details their signatures have been attached to the articles. After a week's training in the vicinity of Staly- bridge, Haggerty will return to London and complete the major portion of his pre- paration in the South of Elngland. Beau- mont will lose no time in getting to, work, but at present he has not fixed upon a training "rendezvous." We append the document signed by the men Articles of Agreement, entered into January 18th, 1887, between John Haggerty and Walter Beaumont,, who agrees to swim one hundred (100) yards, for fifty pounds (L50) a side and the Clhampionship of the World, on Tues- day, March 8th, 1887, at the Fulham Baths, Walham Green, London. The course to be forty yards long, and roped down the course. The finish to be at a pole fixed in the centre of tihe bath, which the winner must touch with his hand. To toss for choice of sides, Beau- mont agrees to give Haggerty £ 5, and "I co share the gate money after all expenses zD are paid. C5 a side is now deposited, and the remainder of the money must be forwarded to the "Sporting: Life" as fol- lows :— £ 10 a side on January 25th, 1887; 2.5 a side on February 1st, 1887 JES a side on February 8th, 1887; JE5 a side on February 15th, 1887 L5 a side on February 22nd, 1887; and the last deposit of E15,, on March 1st, 1887. The "Sporting1 life" to be stakeholder and appointed referee and starter. The men to start by word of mouth, and be at their stations at half-past eight o'clo'.ck in the evening. In the event of any question arising which may not be provided for in these Articles, the referee to have full power and authority to decide' such question, his decision to be final, conclusive, and subject to no appeal in any court of law. The stake- holder shall in any and every case be exonerated from all responsibility upon obeying the direction of the referee. The temperature of the water to be 70 degrees. Elither party failing to comply with any or all of these articles to for- feit all moneys down. W. BEAUMONT, JOHN HAGGERTY. Witness-,R,. Watson. j Jan. 29th, 1887.

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