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--Urtistes at ttye fMer (Concepts.I
Urtistes at ttye fMer (Concepts. 17th Special. September 11th. MADAME EDNA THORNTON (Contralto), September 11th to 17th. MR. CiHARLES TREE (Baritone).
- PIER CONCERTS.
PIER CONCERTS. MIL E. R. JOACHIM iComposer-Conducto-r). On Friday evening, September 3rd, Mr E. R. Joachim, principal of the second violins, con- ducted three items from his ballet, "Eastern," Prelude dn D from 3rd Suite, "Moorish Serenade" and "Arab Dance," The keenest interest was evinced by the large audience present, throughout the whole of the per- formance, The composed has caught some of the characteristics of Eastern music very cleverly, and we were not in 'the least bit sur- prised at the loud recalls for more at the finalei of the Arab Dante, in which, with very little imagination, it was possible to see the Arabs gyrating in their quaint garb. This Suite is only one of several we have had the pleasure of hearing by this composer. It will interest our readers to learn that Mr Joachim was a one-time pupil of Mr Arthur W. Payne, and his success as --A composer is of no little interest to tihat gentleman, as well -as the members of the orchestra generally. < FINLANDIA." Another item played at this same concert. and well worthy of special mention, was Sibelious's symphonic pome, "Finlandia." Of the many compositions this native of Finland has given us, this poem, we consider, his best. The -"Folk Song'' or hymn is partiic-uarly tune- ful, and one that is calculated >o linger in tlhe memory of the listener for some time to come. If it were possible we should like to hear it repeated, say at one of the special concerts, at an early date, and m this wish we are not alone. SIXTEESTH GRAND SPECIAL. A full house, assembled for this the six- teenth of the special series. The number of encores lengthened out -the programme very consider-ably, and' the hour of concluding was in consequence extended, somewhat. MISS EDITH EVANS Soprano). Miss Evans scored a big success with her welnilh perfect rendition of Weber's Scena, "Ocean. Thou Mighty "Monster" (Obe-ron). But much as we enjoyed it we could not bring ourselves to join in with those who insisted rpon an encore, surely after such an exacting performance as the rendering of this extremely heavy litem demand's, the audience ought to forbear. Thrice" did Miss Edith Evans attempt to .bow iher gratitude, but nothing less than a further song would suffice, and eventually she compli,e.d with "In my Garden." Miss Edith Evans, during her all too brief stay, met with the greatest; success a each appearance, and on one occasion was forced to concede a double encore, a favour not infrequently de- manded of the sex. but seldom from our lady artistes. MR F. C. HATTON Soloist). Mr Hatron gave his famous piccolo solo, "The W ren," Damare's masterpiece, and so load and prolonged was the applause that he had to give a further iwrn, and selected "The Keel Row," which 1 a further outburst of enthusiasm., MR, WALTER HYDE < Tenor). Mr Walter Hyde, a tenor with a big reputa- tion on concert as well as in operatic circles, paid his second visdt to Llandudno on Saturday last, and a recall for each of his songs, Wagner's "Lohengrin's Farewell" being the first, and Sullivan's "01:C8 Again" the second, » # MR. ERNEST PIKE .Tenor). Mr Ernest Pike commenced a four nights' on Tuesday evening last, and J immediately secured a most favourable verdict fur his rendering of Gounod's rec-it and aria, "Salve Dimor." Other songs with which he scored a recall were Allan's "Doreen," Wag- ner's "Lohengrin's Narration." and Squire's "Mountain Lovers." » » SEVENTEENTH GRAND SPECIAL. Madame Edna Thornton, contralto, and Mr Charles Tree are the vocalists for to-night's special concert. Both vocalists have. long since established themselves as great favourites with Llandudno audieaices. and! we predict the "Standing Room, Only" placards will be brought into requisition.
AT THE THEATRES.
AT THE THEATRES. THE GRAND. MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND. The first three nights of this week the musical comedy, "Miss Hook of Holland," occupied the boards of the Grand Theatre, and attracted a large audience at each performance. This deligfhtful play with music Gomes as a welcome change, with its old world atmos- phere of the land of canals, cheeses, and schnapps. The plot as usual in productions of this nature, is slight, but sufficiently strong to hold its audiences, accompanied as it is by many delightful numbers from the pen of the gifted and versatile composer, Paul Reubens. The pleasing music and quaint dresses and scenery, wedded to this simple but effective story, make an unconventional and captivating evening's entertainment, as evidenced by the frequent applause of the audience and the insistent Idemancls for a 'repetition of the favourite songs of this pretty play.
.** THE GAY GORDONS.
THE GAY GORDONS. The management of the Grand Theatre have brought some excellent companies to Llan- dudno, but undoubtedly one of the most at- tractive is the one appearing on the last three mights of this week. Seymour Hicks is well- known for the complete companies he sends into the Provinces and the luxurious way he dresses and mounts his plays. Everyone re- members "The Catch of the Season," "The Belle of Mayfair," "The Beauty of Bath," etc., but he has certainly gone one better in "The Gay Gordons." A better play has not been staged for years, and the interest of plot in- creases with the progress of the story, Romance and comedy travel sidle by side throughout, neither predominating to the detriment of the other, The production bears the obvious stamp of Seymour Hicks, which is to say that it is first and foremost a triumph of smart stage management, and the be ok is remarkable for up-to-dateness, and has the, additional merit of being utterly unlike any of its contem- poraries. At the head of an unusually numerous Company may be noted the name of Clarice Lockstone. Dailsy Burrell. Ada Mellon, Florrie Groves, William Green. Edward Carlton, S. A. Cookson. etc. The chorus is an exceptional feature. "The Gay Gordons" will possess addi- tional interest for our fair readers inasmuch as the dresses worn throughout the piece illus- trate the, very dernier cri of fashion, the most famous ataliers of Bond Street and the Rue cle la Paix having been requisitioned to con- tribute to this veritable "feast of frocks." LETT Y. Next week Sir A. W. Pinero's latest play. "Letty," will be staged, and a dramatic treat is in store for all theatre-goers. From the i pen of Pinero we always expect a play far above the average, and in "Letty" we have the true picture1 of an ordinary human being of everyday life told in a manner which cannot fail to appeal to all. The humour of Hilda must be irresistible to nearly all kinds of play- goers. ancl so, too, the comicality of Neale and Or dish. One is curious to see what is the fate of this powerful, thrilling drama, rich in bitter humours, 'wealthy in unlovable characters, sternly true, though it offers little .or nothing for quotation. There is no doubt as to its true position as the most remarkable play of a writer universally [recognised as the greatest living dramatist of the Engish-speaking people. Mr Neilson, whose company will produce the play, 'is not merely a brilliant actor, but an earnest studki-it cf modern dramatic literature— a man who reverences as much as he adorns his art, and who has devoted himself with no little courage to the -realisation of lofty ideals. His productions in Manchester. Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, Leeds. Siheffielcl, Bradford, and other leading -cities of the United King- dom, of G. Bernard Shaw's "The Devil's Disciple," "Arms and the Man." "Captain Brassbound's Conversion," and many other plays have been described by Sir Edward Russell in the "Liverpool Daily Post" as a rare dramatic feast—breathing spaces 'mid the overwhelming abundance of the stupid and conventional," AN ALTERATION OF PROGRAMME, On Monday, September 20th. instead of "Raffles," "The March Hare," by Mr Harold Smith, brother of Mr F. E. Smith, M.P., will be given at the Grand Theatre for three nights. The Company will include MISS AIDA JENOURE. On Thursday, September 23rd, for three nights, Weed-on Grossmith's "Night of the Party" will be staged. w
THE PRINCE'S.
THE PRINCE'S. "MRS. P 0 N D E RB U R Y" S PAST." The popular parts of the Prince's Theatre have been well filled nightly to witness Miss Emma [Hutchison and Mr Percy Hutchison's production of "Mrs Po-nderbu-ry's Past," Sir Francis Bernard's successful comedy, which was an enormous success when produced at the Vaudeville Theatre..London. Mr Stanley Cooke as the down-trodden husband kept the house in a roar of laughter, and was, well sup- ported by Miss Annie Stalman as "Mrs Pondex- bu-rv" and Miss Gladys Archbutt as "Stella." The minor parts are in good hands and the whole representation most enjoyable. It will be played to-night (Friday') and to-morrow (Saturday)1. TOM JOKES IN • TAFFY WAS A WELSH- MAN." The famous Welsh comedian, Tom Jones, will appear at the Prince's cAn Thursday, Fri- day and Saturday next in tlhe musical comedy, "Taffy was a Welshman." Of Tom Jones "Bayard" wrote as fallows in the "Sunday Chronicle" of May 30tli laist:- "I have often wondered how it is that Wales has never produced a famous comedian. Scot- land and Ireland have supplied some of tihe greatest, but Wales has lagged extraordinarily. The nearest approach to a representative Welsh comedian I have yet seen or heard is Tom Jones, who promises, with a little more ex- perience Of Che [requirements of English audiences and of the music-hall stage, to de- velop into a kind of Welsh Lauder. Mr Jones has a wonderfully fine baritone voice, he tells his stories well, and he has a, natural knack of getting the audience in sympahty with his work. As a singer pure and simple he would be a notable addition to the musical-halls, but with his added gift of comedy he will be doubly welcome1. He does not quite get the best out of himself yet, but he is rapidly ad vanc-ing, and in another year I expect to ser him occupying a high place. He has already attracted the notice of Mr Stall, and has maid undoubted successes in t;l ie mcst critical oi of the Welsih towns, Cardiff and Swansea. A it took the famous :3.eot some fifteen years tr obtain recognition, Tom Jones's progress ma; be said to have come rapidly."
ARTIFICIAL FLOWER EXHIBITION.
ARTIFICIAL FLOWER EXHIBITION. MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY IN THE TOWN HALL. The Town Hall for the present week has been converted into a wonderful bower of artificial flowers of such perfect manufacture that even nature herself is rivalled. The flowers are the-work of the crippled and blind girls in the care of the Watercress and Flower Girls Christian Mission, established in 1866 by Mr John A. Groom, in Sekforde Street, Clerk en well. London. The exhibition was opened on Monday after- noon by Lady Mostyn. The Right Hon. Lord Mostyn presided, there being an extremely large number present, the ball for the time being inconveniently crowded. Prayer having been offered by the Rev. Ll. R. Hughes, Rec- toi of Llandudno-, his lordship called upon Mr Groom to explain the .objects of the exhibi- tion. Mr Groom, during an interesting address on the work of the Mission, said it owed its exist- ence fo the late Lord Shaftesbury.—(Applause.) Althoughoommencel in a small way it had now assumed National importance, for it ministered to over 6000 girls. In the depart- ment for the -crippled and maimed the Society had the caire -of 268 girls. The mission at the outs-et only oared for the able-bodied girls, who were trained for domestic service. Over 3000 of those girls had efficiently trained and gone to good -situations. Then came the kurn of the crippleclt and blind, and they were re- ceived into the institurtion and taught flower- making, For the first two years they erceived no wages, but after that they were paid in hard cash for every flower they made. T}¡;,t made them feel secure, free from the fear of the poor laws- and above' the need of charity.- (Applau-se.) Unless the girls had been taken in hand they woul-d have became a burden on the ratepayers, so that the misisoH ought to commend itself as a business. At the present time England imported P,2,000,000 of artificial flowers every year. He bore the foreigner no ill-will, but he -certainly wanted to beat him in the home market. Last year the mission sold £10,000 worth of flowers, so that they were doing something to win back to. the country the long lost industry of flower making.— (Applause.) They were not competing against home industries, but against- foreign importa- tion, so that from a national Christian and economic standopint the mission should com- mend itself to the sympathy of all. The girls were received with no- question, asked as to the religious beliefs. The object of the mission was Ito blot out the dark past, to give the girls a cheerful present, -arid hope for the future. Th-e flower makers earned from 10s. to 15s, a -week, out of which they paid 5s. a week to the missicto for board and lodgings. Last year they had made a pro-fit of P,200 after paying all expenses, which sum -had been placed TO the credit of the general fund of the mission.— (Applause.) AN OFFER. In concluding, Mr Groom offered to take any -crippled girl there might be in Llandudno under nineteen years of age, keep her at the institution for two years, and then send hear home fitted to earn her own livelihood and independent of charity.—(Applause.) One of the girls presented Lady Mostyn with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, which was gracefully accepted. Lady Mostyn was then called: upon to open the exhibition, and in doing so, said the mis- sion was a most excellent institutifon and well worthy of the support -of all, for it promoted the happiness and welfare of a class of people that were most in nled -of sympathy and sup- port.—(Hear, hear.) She hloped the people of Llandudno, whose charitableness was well- known, "iould give them unstinted help, and she would like to remind them that the beau- tiful flowers exhibited, would pro-ve most choice decorations for. the dinner table in the winter when natural flowers were very scarce. She again wished the promotion every success, and had great pleasure in declaring the exhibition open. Dr. Dalt-o-n proposed and the Rector second- ed a vote of thanks to Lord Mostyn, which was heartily accorded. Lord Mostyn briefly responded, and a brisk sale ensued. The stalls were in charge of a number of local ladies, who gave their services for a day. The following is a complete list;- Monday,—Lady Mostyn, Hon. Mrs Mostyn, Miss Beamish, Mrs A. W. Payne (Grand Hotel), Misses Dalton (Haulfre), Miss Mather (Ingle- nook), Mrs Chamberlain (Plas Brith), Mrs G. A. (Humphreys (Ardwy Orme), Mrs -and Miss Pugh (Penylan), Mrs Edge, Mrs and Misses Bone, Miss Evans (Roumania Crescent), Mrs Andergotii (Fferm Ba-dh RoadJ), Miss Dryer and friend (Dulmain), Mrs Jennings (Elsinore), and two friends; Miss Holt (R-oumania Crescent), (the Misses F-air-rington (Plas Madoc), Mrs and Miss Eakins (Llwynbn), Misses Winter (Rou- mania Drive), Mrs Cocker, Mrs Hibbert (LI ail- more), Mrs S .Bartley, Mrs Rowlands (Gwynfa), Miss Fleming (Corona), Miss Butterfield (Plas Etstyn), Mrs B.C .Jones, and two friends, Miss Roberts, Holly Bank; Mrs Ben Jones (Mostyn -Street), Misses Jackson (Mio-unt Trafford), Mrs Roberts (15, Victoria. Avenue). Misses Rome (Dei-wen Las), Misses Jones (Sandheys), Misses D. and M. Woodcock (St. Clair). Tuesday.—Miss Pratt, St. David's Road; Miss Melso-m, St, David's Roaicl; Mrs John Owen (Game-lot)1, Mrs Geo. Sevan (Penryce), Mrs Barrow Williams (Bod Idtois), Nurse Alice Jones. Mrs He-dley Bevan Mostyn Avenue: Miss Gratton (Socl Idiris/; Miss Twe-edsdale (Tower View), Miss Bunioe Pobeirts (Holly Bank), Mrs Ben Jones, Miss Jones (The Mount), Mrs Robert Owen (Mostyn Street), Miss Tonge (Lymehurst), the Misses Bryant (Bryn Mair), Misses Jackson (Mount Trafford), Mrs Squlrrell (Plas Lloyd), Mrs Piokering, Miss Connell (Plas Gogarth), Mrs Evans (Metropolitan Bank), Mrs Dewar (Voelas House), Mrs Forrest-er (Claremont Road), Miss Raymond. Clyne House, Mostyn Avenue; Miss G. Roberts, Arwend-on, Carmen Sylva Road; Miss Underwood, Plais Myrddin, Abbey Read; Miss P. Underwood, dittO; Miss God- dard, West Shore, La-ndudno; Mrs A. Dean, 5, Clarence Street, Crai-gyclon; Mrs Lance, Morfa Road, West Shore; Miss Marshall, Flocton Villa, Gloddaeth Street; Miss Griffiths, The Raven, Augusta Street; Miss Jones, The Carlton, Augusta Street; Mrs J. H. Jones, Moor Ledge, West Shore; Mrs Raistrick, Balfour Road, Craigydon: Miss J-ones, Lounge; Miss Hcos.o-n, Mostyn Street; Miss Owen, I Avail-on; Miss Williams, Palmerston; Miss G, Williams, 6, Neville Cresoent; Miss Evans, Masnan House; Miss Jones, Carisbrooke; Miss Lloyd, Tegfan; Miss E. Edwards, Tudno, Villa; Miss M. Williams, Norwood House Miss L. Hughes, ditto, and Mrs Roberts. Wednesday.—Mrs Holland (St. Stephens), Mrs Hibbert. (Stanm-ore), Mrs docker, Mrs Bartley, Mrs Rowlands (Gwynfa), Mrs James, Mrs Bellis, Mass Go.ulding, Mrs Owen Ruclyard), Mrs Smith (Victoria Restaurant). Miss Flem- ing, Mrs Ham (St. John's), Mrs John Roberts (Bryn Celyn), Mrs Wm. Thomas (White House), Miss Dora Davlies (Trevida). Miss Griffith (M-orfen), Mrs Gibson (Coed Alutn). Mrs Arm- strong (Coed Alun), Mrs Hugh Edwards (Latimer House), Mrs Williams (The Cam- bridge), Miss Esther Edwards (Pennant House), Miss S. Roberts (Bryn Celyn). Miss Parsons (Clifton Villa-), Miss Awena Roberts (Bryn Alyin), Thursday.—.Mrs H. C. Lewis- (Mountain View), Mrs D. Tones (Llwynfryn). Mrs W. S, Williams (Bron Egryn), Mrs R. Williams (Tregvan), Mrs J. R. Evans (Beach Grove), Mrs M-arsh (West Leigh), Miss Roberts (Temperance Hotel), Miss Sybil Dorkins (Mostyn Crescent), Miss Myfatawy Roberts (Acer Las), Miss Hughes (Marl Hlouse), Miss A. J. Williams (Dover House), Miss Owen (Riviera). Mrs Bryn Davies (Simla), Mrs Thomas (White Ho-use), Miss Davies (Glodda-eth Crescent), Miss Rosa Griffiths (4, St. George's Crescent). Mrs Arm- son (Holyrctod), Miss Gwladys Thomas (Rus- sell House), Miss Jones (Blidir House), Miss Maggie Owen (Elderdale), Miss Mamie Edwards, Ty I-sa Road.
RINKING NOTES.
RINKING NOTES. Thanks to Mr Newhall, the "dousing of the glim," or in other words, the switching off of the electric light on Saturday night last, was not attended by any untoward event beyond discomfort. A two-step was proceeding at the time, and bandmaster N-ewhall ,continued play- ing and gradually slowed down the speed until candles and gas shed a feeble light over the scene. Mr Newihall, we learn, leaves for Brad- f-ortd o.n the 11th inst., Mr Sugden will fill the vacancy, » Air an-id Mrs David Beniiett have been stay- ing at Llandudno fcT the last ten days. Mr Bennett will shortly leave for the Continent, where he will give exhibitions of fancy skating at .several of Messrs Crawford and Wilkina' new Tink,s. He will return to England in time for taking up his duties on one of the London rinks for the winter season. Mr Bennett, senr., arrived from America on Monday last, and has join-eel the staff of the American Roller Rink Company as mana-geor, < It's an ill wind! that blows nobody any good, and the spells of showery weather we have been experiencing have very considerably in- creased the attendanceis at all the sessions of the rink. Amongst the skaters of late, we have seen quite a number of the' "staff," who have been resting, practising new steps of the ranking art and generally getting themselves fit for the coming winter session. Rumou-rs, and roum-ours of rumours, are rife as to When the Hippo/drome will close down this season. All statements under this head are mere surmise. Mr Crawflo-rd should have visited Dlalncùucno thus last week-end, but was called away on urgent business to Paris, where he has two monstre links. It will in- terest rinkers to learn that Llandudno more than holds its own as a seaside resort where summer rinking is a success, and this fact has astonisihed] not only sinkers themselves but the pessimists, a large- crowd, who' gave the rink one season only to -run with success. No doubt had the management allowed, what one sees too frequently on other Company's rinks, no laiw or order, the passi-mists would have been justified in their eo-nolusi-ons, but directly any rink hooligans, sometimes dubbed rcards on c-astors" make' their presence objectionable they are promptly fired, an American expression, meaning removed. Nor must it be fotrgotten that the catering this season has been quite a special feature, Mrs Hewitson having given the most complete satisfactiotn in this department, over which she has entire -control.
LLANDUDNO BOARDING-HOUSE RAIDED.
LLANDUDNO BOARDING- HOUSE RAIDED. SEIZURE OF LIQUOR AND TOBACCO. Acting upon information supplied to them by the Llandudno police, the Inland Revenue authorities sent an officer to the town on Saturday. He stayed at a large boarding establishment, and. it is alleged that when he called for beer, spirits, and cigarettes they were supplied to him. On Monday a search warrant was executed by Inspector Owen and Sergeant Edward Williams, who were accom- panied by Messrs Atkinson and Lindsey, Re- venue officers. They seized quantities of malt liquors, spirits, wine, and cigarettes. Proceedings will be taken against the pro- piieltresses at the next court.
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A well aft indacl me.eting was held in Carnar- on Friday nigiht, in connection with the Women's Freedom- League, when addresses were -deli-v-ared by Miss Farquharson and Miss Broa-dhuri3t, of London. In the- course of her remarks Mias Farquharson referred to Miss Marie Corelli's Irlecent statement in the, press that she was not- a suffragist. Miss Corelli, she saiiid, was an egoist, and cared nothing for the women in the industrial world. All her cares were for herself. She was swayed by prejudice. She could not understand Miss Corelli alt all. The meeting was orderly throughout.
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CHINESE EXHIBITION AT THE…
CHINESE EXHIBITION AT THE MOSTYN ART GALLERY. An exhibition of Chinese work of beau- tdful and varied design was opened in the Mostyn Art Gallery (kinuty lent for the occasion, by Lady Augusta Mostyn) on 'Tuesday after- noon by the Rev. Ll. R. Hughes,M.A., rectos of Llandudno. The exhibition had been arranged by Mis.s Lee, head of the school for girls at Foochowy China, who. is in England on furlough, A model of the school, which has accom.moda- tion for a hundred girls, was ürf view, and our readers will be interested to learn that it was built entirely through the efforts of Miss Lee, with the voluntary assistance of friends. The 1 school is already too small for the demands made upon it, and Miss Lee, hopes to be enabled to enlarge it Ih1 the near future. Thirty of the. boarders are -specially supwrted, and the remainders are a charge upon the funds of the institution, the cost of each ■amounting to £ 4 per annum, The schooil at Foochow is a brancihof tha work of the Church of England Zenaina Mils- sionary Society, which was formed in 1880 as a distinct Society, mainly owing to the ill- ability of the Church Missionary Society to undertake at the time adreet control of work amongst women -and girls. From India the Society extended the scope of its work to China, and has now 211 mission- aries, 85 assistant missionaries, and about 900 Bible women and fiiafiva teachers engaged in active würk.. Its income last year, exclusive of government grantz, ai-id the contributions of native Christians ammmted to £ 55.646. which proved barely enough to make both ends meet. The exhibition cdntained some choice ex- amples üf Chinese embroidery o,f a, kind now becoming rare, mandarins robes, carved tables, lacquer work, open work screens, jewellerv, hair ornaments, silk curtains, and a hundred and' one other articles not frequently to be bought in.tho country. Special mention should be made of a number of photo frames mad.e of silver, inset with the feathers of the kingfisher, necklaces of the same material, etc., the design invariably being the forget- Ine"not. There were alsoi a number of bronze and brass articles which were real antiquities, the prices being most moderate. The following ladies- assisted at the stalls:- Miss Holt, Miss Farrington, Lucy Dalton, Miss A. Fanrin-gton, Miss Beine, Miss Wright, z= 1; Mrs Lever.
RAIDING A BULRUSH BED.
RAIDING A BULRUSH BED. CONWAY MEN Two ffieln of the labouring class, named1 John Roberts, of 2, Arfon Terrace, Conway, and Griffith Williams, of New-street, Gyffin, Conway, were charged -at Conway on Monday wiiih damaging a bed of bulrushes, the pro- perty of Mrs Gough, of Caerhun Hall, ne-aar Conway. Mr R. 0. Davies, of Hanrwst, for the prose- cution, stated that the object of the proceed- ings was not so much- to get a penalty for the damage dione -as to warn these men off the Caerhun land. Not much value was attached to the bulrushes themselves. William A. Hill, head keeper to General Gough, stated that he saw the men near the Ca,ernun Churdh with 52 bulrushes in their possession, and followed! their tracks back to the bulrush bed, which was within 300 yards of the spot wfhere -he came aeross the defen- dants. He counted sixtty stems from which! the bulrushes had ibeeta freshly cut. This was the only bulruslh bed sin, the neighbourhood. Police Constable Jones, of Tynygrioes, deposed that he saw the men vending the bulrushes in the village. The defendamtscont,enood that, they cut the rushes from the bed of the ri verand not from the private ground of the prosecutor. They were fined, 10s. and costs eaedi.
WELSH SLATE TRAD EL
WELSH SLATE TRAD EL FOREIGN MARKETS DECLINING. The slate trade as regards the home market has shown 7eat improvement in Merioneth- .shire during the past few months, but un- fortunately foreign tra-die is still in a very weak condition, the consequence being that the stock of best old vslin slates, the most valuable produced in the Festiniog district, continues to grow. At present there is practically no markert at home for these slates. Germany used to be the beist customer abroad for Fes- tiniog slates, but in recent years the policy of the German Government has been to support home industries. Denmark was the second- best customer for Festiniog slate, but during the past two years this trade a130 has declined.
A COUNTRY DIARY.
A COUNTRY DIARY. A local correspondent states that a few days ago a young -cormorant was picked up on the shore, and exhibited no signs of fear when it was handled and fed with fish, walking sedate- ly about the house as if it was quite tame; it was subsequently taken to sea- and released. There is considerable individiual variation in the behaviour of birds towards men, and young birds occasionally show no. instinctive dread of human beings, though they soon leann, unfortunately, that most men are their enemies. In young birds this so-c-alled lameness- is lack of experience, but certain species put more confidence in jnan than others; we see this in the robin, and, curiously, in the cor- morant and a few other birds which do not come near our habitations, though near rela- tives of these particular species are habitually shy and wary. A striking example of this difference in the habits of related birds is ex- hibited by the green sand'piper and phalarope; the first we rightly speak of -as Sliy, the other ascharacteriJstically tame, for the one. is up and off immeuiately we are .observed and the other is with difficulty induced to take wing.— ''Manchester Guardian."
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