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LOCAL NEWS.
LOCAL NEWS. SUNSHINE DURING JULY.—164 hours and 24 minutes bright sunshine were recorded at Llandudno during tihe month of July. ST. PAUL'S C'HUROH.—Next Sunday, at Matins, Messrs Walton Brothers (3) and Linda.ll will sing "God is a. Spirit" from "The Woman of Samaria," (Sterndale Bennett). The Vicar will preach. Service at 11 THE DESTRUCTO'R CHIMNEY.—At a meet- ing of the Llandudno Electricity Committee a letter was read from Mr J. E. Hallmark com- plaining of an alleged nuisance from the de- structor chimsney. The Clerk was instructed to reply to the, letter. VITAL monthly return of births and deaths has been presented, from, which it appeared that theoutlls and ceatihs per 1000 per annum of the population during the month of July were as follows:—Births, 26.3; deaths, 8.4. SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS—The Llan- dudno Finance Committee have sanctioned payment of accounts as follow: -General fund, £ 2516 4s. 4d.; water and gas fund, P,1699 9s. 2d.; electric light fund, £ 640 8s. 2d Total, £ 4856 Is. 8d. FIRE.—An outbreak of fire occuiTBd at No 6, Budafon Row on Saturday evening. ill-> lire brigade was called out, aura respondeu quickly to the call. The outbreak, however, was 01 but smail dimensions, being eonnneu to the window drapery, and was quickly ex- tinguished. SPECIAL POLICE COURT.—A Police Court was held on Wednesday morning, wnen Mary Marshall, a cook, was lined S. 6d. (witnout costs) by Mr J. Adey Wells for drunkenness. Mary was found by P.O. Orris iyang in one of the shelters on the Promenade at 4 o'clock in the mornriing. She was soaked to the skin, and in a miserable oo-uditi,on. ORGAN RECITAL AT ST. GEORGE'S HOTEiU—A very enjoyaoie organ recital was given at the Sit. George Hotel, oon Sunday afternoon, by Mr L. ki. b,uiiiihej:ileict;, oiganisi of St .Paul's Church, Craigydon. Tne ioliow- ing was the progran-ime,o-onata No. 1 in F (1st movement) Mendelssohn), Intetrmezzo (A. Macbeth), Barcarolle (S. Bennett), Canzone (A. Guilmout/i Noocturne in C Minor (L. Tschaikowsy), Wedding March (by special re- quest) (Mendelssohn). CHILDREN'S SERVICE MISSION.—The movement now known as th-e, Children's Special Service, Mission, of which tne Rev. uanon Stuart, ot Canterbury, is the president was started at Llandudno in August, JLttoti, ana the Mission is now working during the holi- days in fifty different towns Un snnaay and Monday the. Mission held biitnaay celebra- tions at Llandudno. On Monday afternoon sports were held., and a. lantern procession took place in the evening. the collections realised a substantial sum. AN UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE.-Twice dur- ing the three days' visit of the "Dairymaids" Company to the Prince's Theatre last week an alarm oi fire 'was [given while the piay was in progress, anr some thoughtless people on each occasion started to rush for the exits. The prumptappearancel of Mr Felix on the stage on Thursday night and. of Mir Maraden on Satur- day liignt to assure the at c.iience that theire was no danger, however, sufficed to stop the rush, and the, people returned to their seats. In a conversation with our representative, Mr Felix said he could clear the theatre in three minutes in ease of emergency. THE NEW FREE LIBRARY.-Th,& Archi- tects certificate for the payment of a further sum of £500 was presented at a meeting of the Library Building Cotmmirbtee, and the Clerk was instructed to forward the same to Mr Car- negie's Cashier, the sum not to be paid to the contractor without the sanction of the Chair- man of the Committee. The Clerk was direct- ed to request Mr Humphreys to report to the next meeting upon the progress of the work generally. It was resolved that Mr Carnegie be asked if he will perform the ceremony of opening the new building when completed. A NARROW ESCAPE.—As one of the cars of the Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Light Railway Company was passing Lloyd's Bank on Mon- day evening filled with passengers going to the Grand Theatre, a child -of six or seven years of age dan-ted -across the road directly in front of it. With most commendalble promptitude the driver (Hiinch'liffe) put the brakes hard down and brought the car to a standstill with a jerk that considerably disconcerted the passengers. The car almost touched the child, who would undoubtedly have been seriously injured had not Hili-chliffe, acted in the manner he did. SUFFRAGIST MEETINGS ON THE BEACH. In spite of the prohibition of the Council, a party of members of the Women's National Social' and Political Union oomime,nc,e)d a series of meetings on the beach opposite the Marine Hotel on Tuesday afternoon. The principal speakers were Miss. Williamson, B.A., Victoria University, Manchester, and Dr. Jones, of Birmingham, a lady medical inspector of school children, who is a native of Conway. Among the members who are expected to take part in the meetings are Miss Beatrice Hrur- raden and Miss Mary Gawtho-rpe. The Coun- cil has, as yet, not interfered in any way with the meetings. SCENE AT A FAiSIHIONABLIE SALE- ROOM.—An exciting scene was witnessed at Mr Blaimmann's Saleroom the other evening. This establishment, known as the "Christie s of North Wales" was, as usual; attGiiclcd by a fajshjiotnable audience, and some spirited bid- ding was noticed from the outset, but the bidding for the piece de resistance, a pair of handsome vases, proved most exciting. Stairt- ing at a comparatively low figure, the bids rose five pounds at a time, until, ninety-two guineas was reached and finally knocked oown at that price to a gentleman, who was warmly congratulated (.n all haiiids on his bargain. LIFEBOAT .LIAUNiClH.On Monday the Llan- dudno. Lifeboat was laAtndhed in the presence of a crowd which must have numbered nearly twenty thousand. The early morning was wet, and very few made the usual excursions, and at 11-45 when the first signal was sent up a cmowd quickly gathered which extended; from the Pier entrance to the Imperial Hotel, and many hundreds watched operations from the Pier. It was nearly hdigh tqde at the hour selected for the launch, and the lifeboat quick- ly found her natural element. After rowing out a few hundred yards sails were unfurled, and the crew gave an interesting exhibition of lifesaving. A collection was taken among the crowd to supplement the annual collectaon at the hotels atnld boarding-houses in_ -aid of .<he funds of the National Lifeboat Institution. LOCAL CHARITIES.—The circular letter from the Charity GommissioIl, and draft scheme read at the last meeting of the Council with reference to the. Charities of Ap Roberts and Lewis Owen, also a copy of the scheme as settled by the Commissioners, together with a further letter asking to be furnished with a copv of <(ihe i esolution appefa-ting Trustees m pursuance of Clause 5 of the said, scheme, has been before the Llandudno Finance Committee. It was resolved that the following trustees be appointed representative trustees of the Charities of Ap Roberts and Lewis Owen, in .accordance with Clause 5 of; the scheme as settled by the Charity Commission, dated 20th July, 1900, namely:—James MeMastex, Chet- wynd, Great Orme's Road, Llandudno; Wil- liam Thomas, White House, Llandudno; Robert Roberts 50, Mostyn Street, Llandudno. MINIMAX FIRE DEMONSTRATION.—On th Council Field on Thursday afternoon Dr. Fitzgerald Arthur, of Minim-ax, Ltd., London, gave a most interesting address and a fire extinguishing demonstration before a -goodly concourse of spectators, including several councillors and officials A large of oases heavily coated: with tar and oilband hi^d with wood and Shavings was erected, this was a pit full of tar on which, al was freely thrown. When .a match was applied, at once arose a column of dense smoke and rasing flame which was almost terrifym- the ihelat caused the spectators to ibeait a rapid retreat. When the whole mass was one huge blaze Mr Winning seized a Mi^x, strack it on the ground, and flius broke the be-c- meticallv sealed acid tube. 4 iet was tihrqwn seme 30 to 40 feet on to. tb raging mass. Thei effect wais marvellous all sSi of fire was extinguished m about a minute." The fire was relighted:, and one of the spectators o,,ceT,af)edi with similar -fesult.s.. it is worthy of note that one of the Minimax used' was bOlToweld from the L,hmdud,no Cot- tage Hospital, which is fitted out with these machines. It was stated that flues had been extinguished Jov rrnei-ms of Minimax at Rhyl, Amlwch, Wrexham. Holywell, etc.
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Americans Unable to Resist the Attractions of Llandudno Llandudno, Friday.—Everyone knows, of course, that the faithful Aerican tourist does not consider a, visit to, the' British Isles com- plete without a short pilgrimage to Stratford- on-Avoto, -but I never found a place which so' arrested the attenton of the- American visitor as this' moist beautiful of North Wales watering places, Llandudno. Americans on holiday bent would seem only to be beginning to discover this place. They have been here in consider- able numbers this season. There is not a hotel in the place but has a considerable number among its visitors. And the strange thing is that while most of them came on just a flying visit, thev have thrown a considerable' portion of the remainder of their English tour to the winds, audi stopped, for days here, even for weeks beyond the period they originally intend- ed to stop. Perhaps there is little to. be won- dered at in that, for the natural beauties of the. place airei enchanting, and it is a most con- venient. centre to stop at for "doing" Wales and the Einglish lakes by automobile. Dr. Maurice L. Goocikin-d, of Chicago, with Mrs Goodkind and their family, came here on July 12th, just for a few days, and they are still here. "I have been in the country again and again," said the doctor in course of a chat in the loiunge of the Grand Hotel, where lie is stopping, 'but I never found such a, delightful place as this,. It is so bracing, and yet so well protected from; the, north and east winds, that I think it a, most healthy place. We had no intentions of stopping here more than a few days at the outside, and yet here we de- cid'ed td stop the most of the' time. But next week we must be moving. On our way to London we probably shall stop a day or two at Leamington Spa, and pay a brief visit to Shakespeare's country. Then IOn to. London, where I shall take a, look round some of the hospitals," 'The doctor could add but little, more. His little children were waiting for him to go for a climb on the Great Orme, on the top of which the Pierrots make merry for young and old. UNDECIDED HOW LONG TO STOP. In the Grand Hotel, too, I met Mr J. E. Scboenberg., of New York. He came at the beginning of this week, juson a flying visit. He is still here. For how long ? "I don't know," said Mr Schoenberg. "I have been in Europei for the past nine, months, ,but I am so charmed with this place I don't know how long I am going to stop now. Americans .don't know what North Wales is, or more of them would come You cam tell my countrymen so." Then there are Mr H. C. Van Slyke, M. H. 0. Bilggs; and Mr J. G. MacdonaLd, of New York, who came together on the 2nd of this month, and who. have just gone. Mr and Mrs E. Foster and their daughter, Miss Ellen, of Buffalo, N.Y., landed from the Mauretania, at Liverpool, and took Llandudno on their way south, just for a peep at North Wales "en passant," but they found the place and the surrounding scenery so captivating, that a week did not satisfy them. Mr and Mrs Sigismund Seisler, of Chicago, did likewise. Mr and Mrs H. Long, Of Boston, extended a pro- spective two-days' visit into a week. So did Mr A. F. Clash, of Pittsburg. A quartette of four young American women touring Europe to- gether, the Misses Jane M. 'Thomas, Elsie C. Powell, Mary R. James, and Alice C. Hine, of Scranton, Pa., have been passing a most em- joyable tme here, and have just left for the south.—From "New York Herald" August 16th,
^ PIER CONCERTS.
PIER CONCERTS. T THIRTEENTH GRAND SPECIAL. Although this, was the thirteenth of the series otgramd concerts, and accVding to L popular superstition should have been un- lucky, it was quite the reverse, in fact the only ill-luck attending it v as that experienced b:¡. L late-comers, who were unalble to obtain a front seat. We have frequently written of the mag- L nificent orrchestra Mr A. W. Payne has under his command, an orchestra of musicians each member being a worker, in the real sense of the term, but the renditions on Saturday even- ing were particularly brilliant, and we have (never heard T'schaikowsky's Overture Sollenelle "1812" more finely played; it was great, and the audlience showed their appreciation in such preci loud and oontinuoas applause as to warrant Mr Payne repeating the latter portion. The ex- oellence of the orchestra was by no means -ra, confined to this .one particular piece, for1 throughout the evening there was a general de- sire to encore each item. MR. JOHN ROBERTS (Tenor). Mr John Roberts made his debut before a Pier Pavilion audience at Saturday evening's concert. He is a native of South Wales, Llanelly to b" exao.t, and was a member of the Bir'lt-h Choir which won the chief choral prize at the last National Eisteddfod, held at Llandudno. It is only, hov-fver, within the last two years that Mr J. Roberts has appeared on the concert platform as a !soloist, and judg- ing from the success which has crowned his efforts during his v eek's stay dn our midst, he bids fair to become a popular soloist on the leading concert platforms. For his Tendering of Adams' "Island of Dreams," he at once secured an encore, and in the second half Elrmenthal's "My Queen" was equally pleas- ing to the audience, who again demanded more; in fact, encotres have been. insisted upon at his every appearance that we have been present, proving beyond doubt that he has greatly pleased his audience, and in these days of few, really good tenors, his inclusion amongst the list of pier vocalists will be very acceptable. MADAME GLEEISON WHITE Madame 'Gleeson White ha previously been he.ard at the pier concert -otn many occasions, but we venture to think she has never given us a finer tre.it than on Saturday last. She excelled herself sin Weber's "Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster" (Oberon), and we cam well understand that her engagements for grand operas in the autumn. Needless to say, Madame White was encored, and again in the second half for her rendering of Hamilton Harty's "A Lullaby" and "At Sea." DURING THE, WEEK. Sunday evening's concert was made memorable frotm the fact that Mr John Roberts sang Tito Mattei's "Bianca" and Handel's Recit and Air, "Thanks to my brethren," "How Vain is Man." The orchestral items in- cluded Gounod's March, "La Reine de Saba." Mendelssohn's "Allegro Moderato from O-ctett, first time at these concerts, Wagner's Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," Beethoven's overture, "E'gmont" (Op 84), and a. harp solo by Mr Harold Jarvis, "Etude in G Flat," b- J. Thiomas, which came in for special appreciations of delight. < MISS MARIE HALL, MATINEE PERFORMANCE. Marrie Hall, who will appear at the Pier Pavilion on Thursday, August 26th, supported by a high-class. Concert Party, has just return- Pavilion on Thursday, August 26th, supported by a high-class. Concert Party, has just return- ed from a, prolonged tour of Canada, etc., and eveivwhere met with phenomenal success. The "Montreal Herald'" says:—"Yesterday Mari% Hal,l played in Montreal for the fifth time.' And there gathered! to hear her in His Majesty's, Theatre an audience the like of which as not assembled for any musical event in that build- ing since its erection. Long before the time scheduled for the opening of the concert, the, entrance was literally beseiged by an eager crowd, including everybody of prominence in Montreal society, all the leaders of the musical movement in this city. Every seat was oocupGed, and wherever therce was stand- ing room, those who could not get seats stood. And over all, from the old musiedaa of fifty years' experience to the me'e lover de- void of the slightest technical knowledge, Marie Hall ca,-t the subtle spell of her wonderful genius. Over that vast audience, after the first sweep icf. that magic bow. across the strings of her beloved Stirad avarius there spread like a mysterious mantle a tense silence that could almost be felt-a, silence so intense one caught one's self drawing bated breath." < SIGNOB. T1 AMI NT. The "fashionable" tenor vocalist paid a v:sit with his party to the Pier Pavilion on Monday afternoon last, and' gave a special matinee. There was a fair audience present, but if few in numlber they made up for a, much larger assembly by the warmth of their apprecia- tion. In addition to Signor Tamini the vocalists included Miss Hilda. de Angelis, soprano, and Miss Zelie Dels art, contralt o, and Mr Frank Mummery played' several pianoforte J items. Included in signer Tamind's soli were Leoncavello's "Vesta la Guibba" and Wagner's Lohengrin's "Farewell." He was encored on each occasion, and met with a flattering recep- tion. < FOURTEENTH GRAND SPECIAL,. For the fourteenth of the special series of concerts to-night (Saturday) the artistes in- clude Madame Kirby Lann, contralto, and Miss Laura Eivans-Williams, soprano. Both vocalists are well-known and extremely popular with Llandhdno audiences as elsewhere, and we venture to predict a packed house will be re- corded.
Suffragists at Llandudno.
Suffragists at Llandudno. SCENES ON THE BEACH. A number of members of the National Women's Social andr Political Union have made Llandudno their headquarters, and in spite of the prohibition of the Council have held a series of meetings on the beach opposite the Marine Hotel. The principal members of the party appear to be Mrs Herbert Duncan, Man- chester Miss Lilian Williamson, B.A., Vic- toria University, and Dr. Jones, one of the medical inspectors of children for Birmingham. When these ladies took up their stand on Thursday night ,a very large crowd quickly collected, which appeared, to be divided into two s-ectio-is--one ,composed of those willing to listen to what the speakers had to say in explanation of their actions during the last three years, and the other a number of iTre- sponsible youths out far an evening's enjoy- ment, and with about as much knowledge of politics as an intelligent Hottentot. Mrs Herbert Duncan briefly explained that women demanded the vote on the same terms aa men and made way for Dr. Jones, who proved to be a capable and witty speaker. In defence of the militant tactics of her party she traced the history of how the people of Englaind obtained the franchise by means of rioting, breaking up meetings, even by the taking of life, and asked if in the face of th-aft record her male friends coiuld consoienÜously object to the present attitude of the women, who firmly believed that the enfranchisement of women was the next step forward on the road to progress. The ,society she belonged to intended to drive the Liberal party into giv- ing women the vote. This statement roused considerable opposi- tion, but Dr. Jones said she was too much a Liberal to allow the present Government to go out of office without giving women the vote, for if they did the Conservative party would grant it. From this point onwards the speaker was continually interrupted by the young men grouped -together on her right, but she in- variably scored off them, and they resorted to calling for cheers for Mr Lloyd George, Mr Chamberlain and other politicians varying the cries with the singing of "Oh Antonio," "Has ,anyone here seen Kelly," "God save the King," -etc. They got tired after a 'while, and Dr. Jones was ,abl,e to answer the questions put to' her from the other and quieter side. To ttie-e questions she gave fair replies. In reply to- one she said that if the Government would give a pledge to introduce a women's en- franchisement bill before the present Parlia- ment came to, an end her party would abandon at once their present attitude. Before women could obtain reforms in many oppressive laws they would have to be enfranchised. She did not want petticoat government, nor did she want trouser government, but she did want to see petticoats and trousers side by side, work- ing in thei cause of progress. The noisy crowd then resumed their sing- ing and shouting, and Dr. Jones brought her remarks to a close. At the invitation of one of her questioners she was given three cheers as making her way through the crowd. RAINFALL DURING JULY.—The rainfall at Llandudno during -he month of July was stated to' be 3.890 inches. AT LAST, HURRAH!—The Llandudno Works Committer have decided to consider at their October meeting the question of fixing the time when the painting work of the Council should be carried out. A COMPLAINT.—A letter was read from Messrs Evan :Haghes and Son, builders, with reference to the woodwork in connection with the new shelters, and expressing the opinion that this work might have been done in the to win. THE ADOPTION OF CLAREMONT ROAD. —At a. meeting of the Llamidudno Works Com- mittee a letter was received from Mr G. A. Humphreys requesting the adoption of Clare- mont' Road, from St. Mary's ROald to a point about 90 yards from the N.E. side of St. Mary's I Road. The Committee agreed to pass a re- ,solution declaring the part of the road re- ferred to to be a Public Highway as soon as the lamps' in the road have been fitted with incandescent burners and suitable lanterns, and certain asphal-bing work earned out to the satisfaction of the Surveyor. A letter was also read from; Mr G. A. Humphreys requesting the adoption of Back Vaughan Street (except the footpaths). It w.as decided to pass a re-solution declaring -this rdad a public highway, so far as that portion lying between the kerbs is concerned, as scion as the lamps in the said road are placed in proper position, and fitted with incandescent burners and suitable lan- terns. It was also resolved that in future all streets takm over by the Council must be pro- vided with gas lanterns, fitted with incan- descent 'burnars previous to such adoption. "I am very SOilTY to hear, Captain Salter, that your wife left you so unceremoniously." "My mistake, sir. I took her for a mate, and she proved to 'be a skipper." Bones (telling a istory)—"Well, the evening wore on-" Jones-"It did, eh? What did it wear?" Bones—"Well, if you must knew, I believe it was tihe close of a .summer day.
THE ADVERTISER SAYS
THE ADVERTISER SAYS That -one of the best concerts of the season from iatn orchestral point of view was given on Satundav last. < That we have never heard1 them to finer ad- vantage. That the effect in "1812-" was electrical, and the audience insisted upon more. That Madame Gleeson-White has never pleased her audience more than dm her rendering of "Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster." That she fairly revelled in it, and the orchestra caught the infection, the result being magni- ficent. That Mr John Roberts, tenor, made his debut before a pier audiettice and scored a success. That the annual Lifeboat Demonstration on Monday was witnessed by one of the largest crowds, if not the largest, ever congregated at Llandudno. That the morning was unsettled, and the majority of the thousands of visitors who usually make excursions by sea and land remained in the town. That the Pier and Promenade as far as Vaughan Street was one huge concourse of people numbering some twenty thousand, That we have received a number of Visitors' Lists on which the householders have omitted the names of the house. That consequently we have been unable to insert, < » That this explanation is due to those visitors who may be disappointed to find their names omitted. < < That Hartley, the professional of the Llan- dudno Cricket Club, takes his benefit on Saturday. < That the visiting club is Rugby That Hartley has done excellent service for the Club during his first season. That he has greatly strengthened the bowling department. That it is to be hoped patrons of the Club will handsomely express their appreciation of the pro.'s services. < That the team will be:—Howel Jones (capt.), J. Inglis, Rev. W. E. Jones. A. N. Wills, C. Farringtons A. Halstead, C. N Jones, F. Fouldes, A. Backhouse, Hobson and Hartley. That among the many distinguished visitors at Llandudno are Sir Arthur and Lady Croft, of Lugwarddne Court, who ale staying at York Villa, Craigydon. That Mr George Dance's Company, which has be:mappearing far the first three nights at the Grand Theatre in "Our Miss Gibbs" established a reeord. That up to this week Mr Martin Harvey held the record for three night performances. That "Our Miss Gibbs" has not only estab- lished a new record, but put up a return that will require a lot of overtaking. » ft That on Wednesday night practically every seat was occupied, showing that 'Mary' had established herself a huge favourite with all ranks of soaietv. < That meetings to protest against the budget continue to be held nightly on the Council Field. < That the proceedings are not very harmonious. That the speakers are subjected to considerable heckling. Thait the decision of the London and North- Western Railway Company to run day excur- sions from London to' the Welsh Coast has been received with general satisfaction. » That the excursions will undoubtedly tend to popularise the Welsh coast, That the only adverse criticism has been against the price of tickets. That no doubt the Company will endeavour to meet the request for a lower fare. That a cricket match is being arranged be- tween the officials of Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Councils. That there was unfortunately a breakdown of tihe supply .of electric current on Thursday evening which affected, for a time, all places of amusement, except the Pier, which has its own plant. < That at the Grand Theatre the audience toük "The light that failed" all iin gtoodi part, and cheered the manager's statement that he had sent for candles. That as a matter of fact, instead of closing at 10-30 it was 10-45. That at the Rink it caused a cessation of rink- ing for some twenty minutes, but consider- able damage was done by electric fittings. That a delay of thirty-five minutes was caused at the Prince's Theatre, but here they were fortunately able to light up the entrance with their gas supply. < That some of the hotels were in darkness for several hours. That the fault in the main, or faults, caused .some curious eccentricities. That whilst the Cambridge Restaurant was illuminated with candles, the next door neighbour, Mr Boot, tobacconist, had a full supply of electricity. That this state of affairs was equally pro- nounced in other parts of the town. That whilst the south west side of Mostyn Street was able after a short delay to switch on again, the north east side had' to resort to candles. That the run on candles was phenomenal. < That the staff, under Mr Harold Morton, put in an all night's work to discover the break. That private electrical firms were inundated with telephone calls to send a man. That it's an ill-wind which blows nobody any good. That the "fault" was located this Fivday morn- ing by Mr Blatrmann'-s Auction Rooms, a fused cable. < That a competent staff was at once set to work, and Tepairs will be completed in time for to- night's illumitnaltion. t » That the production of "The Builder of Bridges" at the Grand Theatre last night is praised on all hands. That it will be staged to-night IFn::111) Lid to-morrow (Saturday). That like "The Walls -of Jericho" it is a play all should see. That at the Sacred Concert on Sunday evening next quartettes will be rendered by the Walton Brothers Quartette Party. That the new naval play, 'The Flag Lieutenant* will be produced at the Grand" Theatre for four ni-g Wednesday next. That this play was a striking success at the Playhouse, London, and will be presented by Messrs Lyn Harding and Sidney Cooper's Company by special arrangement with Mr Cvril Maude. v That a Boatman's Benefit Regatta will be held on Wednesday next at 3-30, That the Fishing Competition, announced to .1 take place last Wednesday, under the auspices of the Llandudno Sea Anglers' Asso- oiation, was postponed, and will take place on Wednesday next. # That the pictures at the Pie-r Theatre of Varieties have been pronounced excellent bv the, audiences. # That -next week Blexiot crossing the Channel is to be seen.
ICRICKET.
CRICKET. LLANDUDNO v. LLANRWST. Glorious weather favoured the last match of the season between Llandudno and Llannvst Cricket Clubs, which was played on the Glod- daeth Street Ground on Saturday -afternoon, be- fore a much larger -attendaince than usual. Of the three previous matches each club had won a game and the third had been drawn. Both slides were at full strength, and an interesting game was witnessed. A POOR START. Winning the toss, Howel Jones sent Ingfis and; C. N. Jones to open the innings to the bowling of Blackwell and Orton. The Amateur opened with a maiden, but Orion's first yielded eight runs. A maiden to each h.1. +,ill,J _J n '1iI.T 1_ T"I."1 't uu'wxcr i'uiio'w'wu. auu. v. im. Jones got- biaex- wall away for two. That was, however, his last contribution, for wiith the last ball of the same over he was well taken by Orton. With- out any addition to the sco-re Inglis was bowl- ed' by Orton, the second wicket failing at 10. This brought Halstead aind the Rev. W. E. Jones together, and the score sheet began to wear a more respectable appearance. Most of the runs were oibtained by the Rev. W. E. Jones, Halstead contenting" himself with de- fensive tactics. The score had been carried to 41 when the curate made a poor stroke, and was caught by Ashley off Blackwall. He had compiled 21 out -of the 31 runs scored during his stay. Twenty-seven runs were added for the next wicket, of which H. D. Elliot, a visitor, claimed nineteen, a score which includ- ed four boundaries. THE POSITION RECOVERED AND LOST AGAIN. The standi for the third and fourth wickets had placed the home team in a very favour- able position, but the fortunes of the game then veered round dn favour of the visitors, who were most keen in the field. Wells and Halstead added ten for the fifth wicket, but Farrington, Smith, Howel Jones ana' Hartley were all dismissed with only 15 added, the ninth wicket falling at 93. < Halstead had in the meantime continued his patient display, meeting the ball with the full face of the bat, and occasionally getting the ball skillfully between point and! slip, Orton especially coming -,n for punishment in that direction. Orton, by the way, was no-balled OlD. four occasions for over-stepping the bowling crease. HOBSON'S EFFORT. Hohsoin was the last of the Llandudno bats- men, and the last wicket produced the brightest play of the innings. Hobson opened confidentlly, for he got Blac-kwall awav to the leg boundiary off his third ball, He then turn- ed his atention to Orton and got hrim away for a brace of twos and a three, aind the hundred was hoisted amidst cheers from the spectators. This unexpected stand rather riled Blackwall, for failing to capture the last wicket as cheap- ly as "he anticipated he concluded an over with a fast round a-rm delivery, and handed the ball to Jenkins, who was driven to the on boundary dn fine style by Hobson—the best drive üfthe day. Hobson got two other boun- dary hits off Orton, but in attempting a third failed to properly get hold of the ball and was caught by Ashley. He had scored 25. and both he and Halstead received quite an ovation on returning to the pavilion. The last- wicket had -added. 36 to the total -and assisted an interesting finish. Haistead's score was 39, and included three fours. < THE LLANRWST INNINGS. Jefnkans and Carter were Llanrwst's first pair of batsmen, the bowling being entrusted to Elliott and Hartley. The latter clean bowled Jenkins in his first over, and Carter was -caught by Inglis off the first ball of Elliott-'s third over, so that two wickets were -down for thtirteen. Elias and Orton iad,ded 19 for the third before the professional was run out. The visitors then met with a piece of bad luck. for Ashley was struck by a fast ball and retired. Latimor Jones fell a. victim to Hartley with- oue scoring, but Blackwall -and Elias improved the position by adding 28 for the fifth, and the latter and N. R. Joones 17 for the sixth. With the dismissal of the latter, however, stumps were drawn, Llanrwst requiring 47 to win with four wickets in hand. Full s.c,o-re:- Llandudno. C. N. Jones c Orton b Blackwall 5 J. Inglis b Orton 5 A. Halstead not out 38 Rev. W. E. Jones c Ashley b Blackwall 21 H. D. Elliott b Orton 19 A. N. Wills b Orton 5 C. Farrington c Carter b Orton 4 J. Smith c Ashley b Blackwall 0 H. Jones b Blacfcwali 0 Hartley c Cart,erb Blackwall 0 J. E. Hobson c Ashley b Orton 25 Eixtras 7 Total 129 Llanrwst. J. Jenkins b Hartley 2 A. Carte rc Inglis b Ellioott 5 Ortonrun out 13 A. E. Elias not out 32 L. 0. R. Ashley retired hurt 0 L. Jones b Hartlev 0 N. R. Jones c Inglis b Elliott 4 H. E. Blackwall c Hobson b W. E. Jones 20 Extras 6 T'otal (for 6 wkts.) 82 LLANDUDNO v. "OUR MISS GIBBS" CO. This match was played on Wednesday after- noon. Llandudno who only played io men winning by 87 runs. Scores: — Llandudno. C. Farrington b Ogle 14 C. Davies b Darrell 60 A. J. Peacock b Ogle Ci C. Arnold b Ogle 0 A. Ha;stead not out 14 H. D. Elliott b Gray 42 J. H. Fouldes b Darrell 15 R. C. Elliott p Grev 34 Goodman Jones b OL-le 5 Extras 3 Total for eight wickets 187 Innings declared closed. F. Foulds did not bat. "Our Miss Gibbs" Company. c F. Foulds b C, Davies 8 Sh-eldri'k c J. H. Foulds b C. Davies 0 Grev run out 42 Shelford c and b C. Arnold 22 Owen rnn out 0 Ha/itley c Goodman Jones b Arnold 21 Ogle' K Halstead 0 Strachun run out 0 Stevens run out 0 Cavendish b Arnold 0 Mange1 not out 1 6 Total 100 Tht b- 13 you can take in the Spring and si r-r s WinteraTld Co.'s Grape Juice SaHne ps sold by them for over a quarter of a centuTV. You can get a large, bottle for Is. Winter 'I 3, Mostyn St-rnet, Llandudno.
LOCAL NEWS.
ILLUMINATION OF PROME,NADE.-At f meeting of the Llandudno Electricity Com mittee a, letter was read from Mr Willoughbj Lance wath reference to a scheme of illumina. tion of the Parade. The matter was not con sidered. ELECTRICITY GEiNERA'T'ED.-Th>e< tota: number of units generated1' this year to Augusl 4th was 387,573, an 'increase of 52,297 as com patred with a similar period last year. From July 1st to August 4th 134,150 units wert generated, an increase of 18079 as compared with the corresponding üeriod of last year. MARKET RENTS AND TOLLS.-The Col- lector of market rents and tolls has reported that during the month of July (containing five Saturdays) the following sums had been col- lected by him, namely: —Rents, P,34 14s. 7d.; tolls, P-12 8s. 7d.; total, C47 3s. 2d. The amount collected during July last year (containing four Saturdays) was zP,35 Os. 9d. PROPOSED SHELTER IN INVALID'S WALK.—The ISurveyor reported that he had been 'in communication with he Ecclesiastical Commissioners and the Mostyn Estate with re- ference to the erection of the proposed shelters on Invalid's Walk, and stated that the Com- missioners are prepared to permilt the erec- tion on their laiud upon payment of annual acknowledgment of Is. This the Committee agreed to. For a grant of a similar privilege the Mostyn Estate asked1 for an annual acknow- ledgment of 2s. per annum, aind that a formal agreement should be entered, into. The Com- mittee instructed the Clerk to see Mr Hum- phreys, and br,ing the question up again at the next meeting. A letter was also read from, the Mortgagee of the Craigydon Land Company agreeing to the erection of a shelter on the foreshore opposite Craigydon Parade, in the position seleete/d iby the Committee. At a later meeting Mr G. A. Humphreys agreed to a rent of oneslhilling per annum. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT LLANDUDNO. --At a special police court held at Llandudno on Saturday, by Dr, Dalton, a man named John Brown, an anemployeid wiaiter, was charged with attempted suicide. P.O. Ja-rvis said that he had been informed by some cab- men that the accused had been trying to pur- chase a xevolver. He traced him to, a chemist's shop, where, after first asking for some poison, he was served with two botttles of ehlorodyne. The officer followed !in the direction he was reported to have taken, and eventually saw him beside a haystack tin a field off Conway Road. He had taken the contents of one bottle aind was about to drink the other, when the officer stopped him and took him to the police station. The accused said that he had no intention of taking his life, 'but that he was in the habit of taking about half a bottle of tchlo-rodyrie to put him to sleep wfien he was on the spree.—Dr. Dalton: You are doing a v-ery silly thing. A diose is not more than 30 drops and you have taken 300. The accused eveintually was brought to see the seriousness of his position and prolmised; never to toucih another drop. He was then handed over to a friend; who. promised to take care of him until he lea-ves; the town.