Llandudno Advertiser and List of Visitors

THE ADVERTISER SAYS That we wish our readers A Joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year. That we hope our readers abroad will have had a. merry time this festive sea- son, and That the New Year will he al'i they desire both from a, commercial and health point of view. » That we are at all times delighted to hear from old Lla-ndudnoites living aibroard,and it is gratifying to learn as we frequently do, That the "Advertiser" is greatly appre- ciated. That the performance of the opera, "Trial by Jury," in aid of St. Paul's Church House funds, Wiill take place at the Grand Theatre on February 2nd 1910. That particulars of the caste will be an- nounced in due, course. That the visitors, at the Craigydon Boarding Establishment), made an ex- cellent "snow woman" on Monday last. That it was christened "The Suffragette," and stood some nine feet, high. That the sudden thaw saw her gradually diminish and die away to a mere shadow of her former self. That this does not foreshadow the doom of the Suffragette in real life. That the latest idiisguisei as Liverpool orange women was adopted in Liver- pool. That it is not stated whether they also. adopted the iltyp-ileal Liverpool twang. That the aged people who desire tickets for the Christmas dinner and treat on January 4th must apply for them at the Cocoa House on Thursday, Decem- ber 30th, at 2 p.m. That Mr T. W. Griffith will con duct the usual sailje by auction of papers and periodicals at the Free Library, Upper Mostyn Street, on Saturday evening, the 8th of January. That the committee of the Llandudno Cricket Club have engaged A. E. Hartley as professional and grounds- man for next season. That it is more than likely the team will be strengthened next year by the return of one of the best players in the district. That a most unusual incident occurred this week. < That a basket of linen had been sent to the Llandudno Hand Laundry from Penmaenmawr, and in the basket was a live gaily-coloured. French butterfly. That the butterfly was strong; on the wing. < That such an occurrence, is remarkable, particularly at this period of the year, a.nd during such frosty weather as ex- perienced during the past, few days. That the St. Thomas' Charity was dis- tributed on Tuesday in the Town Hall. That the aged people selected to enjoy the benefits this year received a copper or two over eleven shillings each. That the charity was this year distributed under the new conditions. That the Charity Commissioners have ap- pointed a trust to deal with the income. That it is. formed of the Rector and Churchwardens of the parish of LJan- dudno and three members nominated by the Urban District Council. That the Rector has been elected chair- man. That, so far as the actual* distribution of the money is concerned the proceedings have been most harmonfiious. That the town was again plunged in darkness on Saturday night, owing to the failure of the electric light. That within a couple of minutes, however, all was bright again and shoppers were able to proceed with their Christmas purchases. That the snowstorm of Sunday morning:— or rather buzzard—was one of the severest of recent years. That one of the oldest residents, in the district states she does not recollect a heavier fall of snow before Christmas. That the drifts on the country roads were many feet deep. That the manager and employees of the Coaching, Company had to force, their way through some of the drifts to get to a number of the Company's houses at Llandudno Junction. That they also had to journey to St. Asaph and Beaumaris to care for another large detachment. That one of the most peculiar incidents of the storms was a, brilliant flash of light- ning whi'ch illumiinated the town and bay shortly after eleven o'clock at night. That the lightning was followed by a loud peel of thunder. That many narrow escapes from falling snow have been reported. That one youthful dispenser of milk re- mains in happy ignorance of the ex- tremely narrow shave he had of being buried by one particularly heavy fall. That the hockey trial match on Saturday was to a great extent .spoilt, by the weather. That the local players acquitted them- selves with distinction. That Ernealt Parry was the best half- back on the field. That he, Edgar Bone and C. N. Jones have been selected to play against the South on January 15th. That we eongratulat.e. them. That although nofc selected to represent the North W. D. Henderson played a sound game at right full back. That he was, however quite overshadow- e,d by Capper, of Wrexham. That the latter's play was equal to any- thing seen on the, Cricket Fie.d during the last few years. Tha,t if he can re-produce his form on the 15tli his selection is a certainty. That Bone was handicapped in the first half by having to play out of his usual position. That his touch line runs were a feature of the second half. That the gate would have been better but for the miserable weather and a strong counter attraction on the Coun- cil Field. That this was Conway-Llandudno Welsh Amateur cup-tie:. That although the Amateurs only won by a, single goal they always appeared to have the game in hand. That with pooys of water in front of the goals a fcjiti of luck would, have enabled Conway to draw level. That one. prominent incident of the match was the putting out of action for a short time of the referee. That he might be. forgiven the thought that he had met a cannon ball in full career. That the youngsters have revelled in the unusuali (in this part of the country) opportunity of building up "snow men," and there's were some gigantic specimens to be seen in Craigydon and on the West Shore, That the employees of the Council have •calmed away hundreds of loads and tipped them into the. sea. That the frost which followed the fall made walking very precarious. That, falls were numerous. That for the time being conditions were worse when the thaw set in. That not; many will be sorry when the last drift has melted away. That Christmas cards depicting snow are doubtless very pretty. That most people:, however, would rather not make any closer acquaintance with that form of moisture. That the annual' hot, pot supper of the Golf Club took; place on Friday night. That the scene was the Empire Hotel. That after the "spread the members took part in a series of novel billiard matches. That there was a great, deal of surprise and much laughter when the winners went, up to receive their prizes. That one gentleman was highly delighted with his success and went up to re- ceive his prize of a box of balls with the air of "See the Conquering Hero •comes." That who said marbles. Tha,t it is perhaps not desirable, to pursue the subject further. That if the snows clears off there will be some interesting competitions on the Great Orme Links during the holidays. That the' Club's whisit. drive willl take place at the Empire Hotel on January 7th. That competitions are still going strong at the Pier Bioscope. T'hait Mr S. Hughes, junr., has this week secured the services of a couple of comedians who style themselves "OBoye and 'O'B i,'e n That there is no failing off in the quality of the pictures. That all the leading drapers in the town have decided to close their establish- ments from Friday night until Wednes- day morning, and alsQi on New Year's Day. That there is stated to be a dearth of tur- keys this year. That as much as Is. 8d. per lb. has been asked for this 'Christmas bird in some towns. That Hooking round local establishments where such things are sold there did not, appear to be any falling off in the number of birds hanging up. That the goose, however, appears to holds its own well locally. That Mr C. Felix, lessee of the Prince's Theatre, has arranged for a visit of a well-known pantomime company to commence on Monday, January 3rd. That the pantomime will be the ever- popular "Cinderella." That until that date he wiil continue the animated picture entertainments which have proved so popular. That most of the leading hotels, board- ing houses and both hydros will have large parties for, the holidays. That special arrangements have been made for spending the holiday in the good-old fashioned way. That at Craigside Hydro the usual cover- ed court tennis tournament will be con- ducted and also a Gymkhana. That the programme is as follows:- December 23rd, progressive whist, 24th dance, 25th miscellaneous entertain- ment, 26th sacred concert, 27th fancy dress ball, 28th miscellaneous enter- tainment, 29th dance, 30th progressive whist, 31st concert, January 1st dance. That the directors of the Grand Hotel have engaged an orchestra for the week, and also Madame Mariion Bailey (con- tralto) and Mr Uiph Smith (musical and humorous reciter) of the Queen's Hall, London. That the full programme is: December 24th whist, drive, December 25th grand concert, December 26th sacred con- cert, December 27th motor coach tour in the morning and dance in the even- ing, December 28th whist drive, December 31st New Year's ball. That the programme at the: Nevill Hydro extends until January 3rd. That the principal items are whist drives December 24th, 28th and 30th, and January 3Td, CI tide re.61 dances on New Year's Day, sacred concert on December 26th and January 2nd, and the staff ball on New Year's Eve. That another breakdown took place in connection with the Electric Lighting Undertaking1 on Thursday morning, the second within a week. That Wednesday and Thursday were very heavy day in Christmas parcel traffic on the North Wales coast, and extra trains had to be run to cope with it. That on one train which arrived during the morning, in addition to the luggage vans being filled, ordinary carriages were utilisedi, the lighter parcels being piled up on the state of the compart- ments That two politicians who were arguing some knotty point were more than astonished, their arguments being sweipt away by at least three hundred weight of snow, and when rescued the remarks of one unsympathetici onlooker were, to say the least of it, unkind. That it, was a relative, hence the sarcasm, "I said you would have to wash your neck this Christmas." That if the lady who left a parcel, con- taining1 a chain, and toy parrot, at the "Advertiser" Office will call, the same will be returned to her. That the innovation of the "Boy Scouts" in our midst is receiving the warmest support from all classes. That one of the main aims of the move- ment, is to prevent the rising generation from becoming "slackers." That scouting is :a pastime which not only affords pleasure, but helps to de- velop the: scout's characters, as well as their bodies, and on right and proper lines. That the Scout laws embody the follow- ing1 principles:-—Honesty, loyalty, duty, friendship and helpfulness, with- out distinction of class, courtesy, kind- ness to animals;, obedience to orders, cheerfulness under all circumstances ndi thrift. That Lilandudno is notorious for creating new excitements, pastimes, recreations, what you will, and allowing them to die out. That we sinceretjy hope the Boy Scouts have come to stay. That Mr A. Cooper, Bryn Eisteddfod Oottage, is "Scout Master," and will gladly give all information to intending recruits. A FROLICSOME, BULLOCK. A number of knights of the road and others enjoyed an exciting quarter-of-an- hour's diversion at Colwyn Bay Railway 8tatiion on Tuesday morning watching the attempt's of the railway porters to. catch a bullock which had been unloadtcl from a cattle truck. PiobabUy the anjimal. was intended for the Christmas market and obj ected to, the process of being turned into beef. It is possible, however, that it had got cold during the railway journey and merely wished to geti warm. The hunters were led a merry chase,, but the quarry after a, while got ill- tempered and made vicious rushes at the party of travellers who. were watching the proceedings at the foot, of the station steps, up which they stampeded to escape being trampled upon. Unfortunately a young liady during one of those stampedes came a nasty cropper and the subsequent proceedings of the animail in- terested her no. more. When the chase was at its height a farmer appeared on the scene. in a cart. In his hand he: canted a, long rope with which he lassoed the bullock over the horns and dragged him away ignomin- iously at the tail of the. carit.