Llandudno Advertiser and List of Visitors

PROSPECTIVE. Feb. 7.—St. Paul's Church Popular En- tertainment by popular artistes. Feb. 8.G.F'.S. Annual Sale at the Town Hall, 3-30. Feb. 8.—St. Paul's Literary Society. Lantern Lecture on "Capt. Cook's Voyages," by Mr C. F. Pughe, M.A. Feb. 9.—Lecture by the Rev. Gwyn- fryn Jones in the Tabernacl Welsh Baptist Chapel. Feb. 1,5.-St,. Paul's Literary Society Paper on Poor Law Commis,sion Reports by Mrs Gooddy. Feb. 16.—Annual Tea Party and Concert in connection with the Rehoboth Chapel in the Town Hall. March I.-E;isteddfod Dydd Gwyl Dewi. Mar. 3.—Lecture, illustrated by Lantern Views, in aid of the Shipwrecked Mariners Society. Mar. 9.-L).A.D.S. in "Afterglow" at the Grand Theatre. Mar. 11.Performanc,e by the Craigydon School Children at the Grand Theatre May 4.M:ay-Day Festivities. Forthcoming Events inserted in this column free of charge, in order to avoid the clashing of dates. A good story of the natural thriftiness of the Scot, even at the expense of his employer, is told in a recently-published work. "We had a rush for the train," says the teller of the anecdote, "and I told an elderly Scotch porter, who couldn't have hurried if he had had a mad bull be- hind him, to run and get us two first- class tickets. He walked slowly down the platform, muttering, 'F'urrst, furrst,' and then he opened the door of a third-class carriage and shoved us in, saying, 'Ye'vf no occasion to travel furrst -when there's plenty of room in the thurdds.'

THE ADVERTISER SAYS That now the election is over ratepayers will have leisure to turn their atten- tion to purely local matters. That there are a number of these "little'' matters requiring settlement. That among others may be mentioned the negotiations between the Council and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in respect to 'the West Shore. That should these be brought to a mutually satisfactory termination there is every prospect of the "West Shore being generally improved. That there is no doubt that a promenade on the shore would be much appreciated I by visitors. That, like Craigydon, this part of the dis- trict (now that the trams afford a con- venient means of access) is becoming increasingly attractive for residential purposes. That in addition to this the Councillors have also to consider the question of a redistribution of seats. That included in this is the suggestion to have triennial elections instead of one- third of the members retiring annually. That this question is to be discussed in committee. < That further than this the Local Govern- ment Board is desirous of information on several questions. < Tha,t the Board has asked to be furnished with a statement of accounts shewing tihe extra cost of unemployed labour on certain works just completed by the Council. < That, the Board in a recent communication commented on the Council completing works before, the Board sanctioned the necessary loans. That the Bye-laws Committee have to con- sider a. letter from a "flying" Syndicate, the Secretary of which has written suggesting that a flying week be held at Llandudno some time during the season. ° Tha,t at the last meeting of the Council the agreement between the Council and Light Railway Company in respect to the charges for electric current was sealed. That alls well that ends well. < That the erection of a permanent band- stand is another matter engaging the zn n attention of the Bye-laws Committee. That the question of site will have to be very carefully considered. That bhe Council has approved of the erec- tion of the bandstand and designs. < That the County Council Ettection will be decided before the end of March. That the retiring Councillors are the Hon. Z, 333. Lloyd Mostyn, Mr T1. W. Griffith, and Mr R. Fisher. That the vacancy in the Western Ward caused by the death of Mr Richard Conway was not filled. < That considerable interest, is being taken in the proposed march through North Wales of the Denbighshire Yeomanry. < That the march wiiil take place in June next.. That, the regiment, will encamp on the Morfa on Friday, June 3rd. That the object of the march is to familiarize the members of the regiment with conditions likely to prevail in case of war. That the Llandudno squadron will form part of the regiment. That there has been a brisk demand for tickets for the Oostitutionai Club Whist Drive and Dance. » Thait the dance will! be held at the Grand Hotel on Monday evening next, Feb. 7th. » < That those who wish to be present should apply for tickets to members of the Committee or at the Club in Upper Mostyn Street, That the Rev. T. Morgan-Jones' lecture on "Gerald the Welshman," at the Church House, on Thursday, proved most interesting. < That, we hope to publish the lecture on this celebrated: Welshman in the "Advertiser" at an early date. Tha,t, the Rector expresed a, hope that this address will be followed by other in- sttrucitive lectures of a similar char- acter. < That the May-Day Committee has again got to work. That Mr Alec Taylor has been elected Chairman of the General Committee and Mr R. 'Greenfield, vice-chairman. That the festival will be held on Weclnes- day, May 4th. That from the tone of the first, meeting of the Committee a gallant attempt to im- prove on previous successes will be made. » That a Nur/sing: Association for North Wales has now been established. I Tha/t the. object of the Association is to provide Welsh nurses trained in Mid- wifery for the rural districts and vil- lages of Wales. a That there is a crying need for such nurses in rural Wales. That it is hoped the' County Councils will contribute (as authorised by the Mid- wifery Act) to the training of suitable nurses. That the Princess of Wales is president of the new Association and Lady Mos- tyn vice-president. That Lord ..Mostyn introduced the matter at the annual meeting of the Llandudno Nursing Association on Thursday, That his lordship is deeply interested in the Association, and is doing all in his power to place it on a sound financial basis. That an appeal is being made throughout North Wales for subscriptions. That in the interests of the rural dis- -L tricts it is to be hoped that the response will be a generous one. That the constitution of the Association provides that its Council shall after the first year be elected annually by the subscribers. < That the correspondent for the County of Carnarvon is the Hon. Mrs Henry Mos- tyn, BodysgaJlen, and the general honorary secretary, Miss Davies, Tre- borth, Bangor. That the Court of Appeal on Wednesday- reversed a, judgment of Mr Justice Eve, the effect of which if sustained would have been to entitle Mr Lloyd Jones, the lessee of the Conway Suspension Bridge tolls, to charge the tolls on vehicles licensed for hire each time of crossing. That the result of the appeal is that the former practice of taking only one toll for a hackney carriage passing over the I bridge with passengers and returning with the same passengers will continue. That the Town Council, who appealed as r Bridge Commissioners, were awarded costs of the appeal and counterclaim. That this is a matter of great importance to Llandudno visitors. That it is of no less importance to Conwav. That had the increased scale of charges been adhered to many hundreds of motorists and others would have avoid- ed the town on the ground of the expense. That the production of "Old Martha" and "Trial by Jury" now ranks amongst happenings of the past. » < j That the tram arrangements were bv no means of the best. That it was most, unfortunate that a breakdown occurred just at the crucial moment, and lasted for one and a half hours. That at every stopping place en route there were large crowds waiting in the vain hope of securing even standing room. That the cab-drivers made hav, and would like an amateur performance once a week, under the same conditions. < < That it somewhat delayed the start of the play, owing to late arrivals. That the L.A.D.S. will play the three-act play, "Afterglow" on March 9th. That on May 4th they will play the three- act farcical comedy, "My friend the Prince." That for Mr Summerfield, the conductor, it was a distinct, triumph, and is eminently satisfactory to Lilandudno in- asmuch it proves that in him the town ha,s a, musician of more than ordinary member the caste. That on all hands the opinion is freely ex- pressed that it will1 not be the only operatic performance by Llandudno amateurs. That it is fourteen years since one of Gil- bert and Sullivan's operas has been pro- duced in Llandudno by Llandudno ama(teurs. That it was the same play and given at Riviere's Hall. That those with long memories will re- mmeber the casti. L.. That Mrs Claxton Jones, as on this occa- sion, was the leader in the orchestra. That Mr G. H. Pugh conducted, the late Mr Vincent Walker was the Judge, and Mrs J. J. Marks the plaintiff. That they gave two productions, and we n venture to think a second night on th's occasion would have secured another huge attendance. u That there was too much to see and take in all on one night. That some of the disguises were perfect. That Mr F. Bowyer will appear in another role to-day (Saturday) at St. Paul's Church. V- That he and Mi'ss L. Elliot, who also took part in "Trial by Jury," will be joined in holy matrimony, with a full choral service. That the hour is 12-30, and a large circle of friends will be present, < That Miss Wood, Pabo, will open the G.F.S. Sale of Work at the Town Hall on Shrove Tuesday. Feb. 8th.

RELIGIOUS WALES (CYMRU GREFYDOL). To the Editor. Sir,-Alay I have the. privilege of 'using your much appreciated columns to express a few simple remarks on a subject which touches all Welsh people, especially those of this constituency very closelv. I have followed with much interest the illum- inating correspondence conducted by Mr Harold Rathbone and "Anglo-Welshman" on the question of "Freedom of speech, thought and votes in Wales." I have lived all my life in "Cymru Lan," enjoyed her religious and political privileges and also, fought for everything Welsh, and for this reason I feel that I have equal if not greater rights to express my opinion than the above gentlemen—one of whom is an out-and-out Saxon, though much admired, and the other .confessedly a "Mongrel," being an "Anglo\V elshma" r This great religious and political crisis, through which we are now passing, has revealed many interesting and notable characteristics, which from one point of view are to everv Welshman vprv satis- factory. There was a time that until a. few years ago, when the ordinary man in the street thought nothing of and cared less for politics—verbal inspiration of the Bible—the "Gymmanfa," and the sermon were everything. He pooh-poohed politics and ignored polî tcians as selfish power- seekers, etc., but alas! the whole mind of the Principality,has bv to-day been very markedly changed if not revolutionized. Politics has become the topic not only among the Statesman, in and out of the House, but also among the uneducated and .semi-ignorant working-man. We find it so in the collieries of the Rhondda Val- leys, etc., the Quarries of Bethesda and Llanberis, and among the farmers of Sir Fon! Whenever we see two men or even two women indulging in a friendly chat, it is always highly probable that politics is on the anvil. The lords are being un- scrupulously dissected or verbally mur- dered !—plans are being drawn how to convert that exquisite edifice of the lords into a museum for Welsh antiques or into a gallery to erect memorable statues to the ever-Ii ving- never- to-be- fórgotten Lloyd- George and other minor Welsh Parlia- mentarians who are lost to the political world except during general election time! We hear the respective claims of Tariff reform verses Free Trade sometimes interestingly expounded though seldom illuminatingly. Women's Suffrage ranges from table-talk to stable ta.k. and the poor illegitimate budget, is generally acknowledged to be in a very heavy trance if not dead absolutely (requiescat in pace) unless resurrected by the voluminous voice of the Irish National Party after the abolition of the lords! Such political activity is a character- istic feature of our Principality, and it iShoAvs that we are beginning to think whether rightly or wrongly of our poli- tical situation. Now, this as far as it goes, is admirable. We want more think- ing and less infatuated blind following of extreme rabid demogogues who do noth- ing, especially for Wales, but pour forth with wonderful ease the most abusive and virulent vituperations upon everybody except themselves and upon every prin- ciple except those held by themselves. These men are often the leaders of the "S'assiwn" and the Eisteddfod, etc.. Thev convert their pulpits into electioneering platforms and their vestries into minature public-halls to hold political rally-meet- ings (of course this i/s a cheap method of holding such meetings) which are th modern restaurants thai, supply the working-men with such indigestible mental delicacies that. make them, as it were, delirious with the foulest prejudice, meanest injustice and virulent partiality. We hear very much to-day whether rightly or wrongly of the "Tyranny of the Llords," but what of "The Ty ranny of the Mob (from ministers of religion down to the meanest labourer) which has brought disgrace upon our Principality. Who will have to bear the burden of this wasae l The County funds which are main- tained by ratepayers. One of the National sayings of Wales is, "Cymru. gwlad y oreintiau" (Wales, the I and of privileges), but alas can any honest and fair-minded man say so to-day? I have attended all the politic.al meetings as a non-partizan, so as to form a right opinion, but I must zn I say that the Unionist Party-Mr Arthur Hughes in particular, had not the privilege/without interruption, of ever giving the Board of Trade figures which we ail consider impartial! I gather from the Election notes pub- lished so fairly and impartially in the "Advertiser" that Mr Arthur Hughes had not. a single good hearing in any of the following places, Old Colwyn, Maenan (where rotten eggs and Chinese squibs were "thrown at the speaker), Llan- dinorwic (where his motor car window was smashed and he himself only escaped by the skin of his teeth), Llanberis, Pen- ma. chno, Dolwyddel-en, etc. Of course, we expect some blind rowdyism and savage ruffianism from the rabble and scum of our country, but when organized attempts are made to upset every meeting and to way-lay the speaker and that by responsible men, surely it is high time to change the title of W alesfrom religious to savage Wales. Without reflecting discredit upon anyone in particular. I think our country is get- ting from bad to worse under the present regime. The d-^graceful behaviour of the unruly mob at Carnarvon, Ooedpoeth, etc. (as the "'Advertiser" well said in last week's issue) reflects most disreputably upon a Christian community. Does "Anglo-Welshman" really think that such misconduct reveals the serious mind of the true Welshman? at which he thinks Mr Rathbone gibes ¡ 1 If so, it hurts, me very much to think of our future, which will be noted for its corruption and savagery: and the sooner our ministers of religion dismiss politics and vile socialism from the pulpirl, the better for religious Wales. To what is the general misconduct and virulence due? To mv mind. it is due to the present unholy alliance of Puritanism (for which our forefathers fought so strenuously) and Socialism which has already produced ample fruit in the recent noisy, turbulent savagery which cannot be "protected," but it is surely doomed to be reclaimable sooner or later or to dis- appear. (With apologies t-o C-ariyie!) The Celt of Carnarvon and other leading stars are white and not black, but it is neither the colour of the skin nor National feeling" that determines the savagery of a man. He C14 is a savage, who in his sullen stupidity, in his ichronic rage and misery, cannot know the facts of this world when he sees them; whom suffering does not teach but only madden: who blame's all men and all things except the one only that can be blamed with advantage, namely, himself who believes, on the Eagle Tower of Car- narvon Castle, or elsewhere, what is palpably untrue, being himself unluckily a liar and the truth or any sense of the truth not in him; who curses instead or thinks and considers; brandishes his tomahawk against the laws of nature and prevails therein as we fancy and can see 1 But such a policy must of necessity cor- rupt the noble Welsh character. Such fruitless futile insurrection and sanguinary broils and riots will soon make our Principality a place of horror to a all decent fair-minded men. It was said at a certain meeting the other day in our Town Hall that we must fight our battles by fair and not by foul means. I thoroughly agree with that, rev. gentle- man, but let ministers lead the way and dc- So in practice and not only in .theory, and then we shall follow! Let them pray not simply for the success of a particular can- didate but for the survival of truth. rsi- tice, and equity. I have written the above from a non- partizan point of view and with an open mind, and if they seem hard words we all have this consolation that they are true and truth loves to be looked in the face Lord Bacon has well said and let all Welsh people remember it, "No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground truth. Yours, etc., CELT,

LLANDUDNO MAY-DAY. FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. The first meeting of the May-Day Com- mittee wa.s held in the Town Hail Retir- ing Bioom on Thursday. All or nearly all the old veterans in the work were present, together with a number of recruits, so that the room was scarcely big enough to accommodate the voluntary workers in the most popular function of the year. Mr T. J. Jones, last year's chairman, presided at the outset. The first business was to confirm the decision arrived at in April last year to hold the celebration of 1910 on Wednes- day, May 4th. This occupied but little time, the committee being of unanimous opinion that as the pioneer of May-Dav Fest-iivities on the Welsh Coast Llandudno had prior ic-liaim to the first Wednesday in the merry month. The important matter having been disposed of, the Chairman proposed that Mr Aiec, Taylor (whose absence through L illness was regretted by all) be elected chairman, and the proposal having been seconded by Mr R. Greenfield, was car- ried with acclamation. Mr F. Lynes proposed and Mr Harold Hay den seconded, the election of Mr Greenfield to the vice-ohair, and this was also carried with enthusiasm. Mr Greenfield then took the chair, and thanked the committee for the honour. promising to do his utmost to make this year's festival an improvement even on immediate predecessor. On the election of treasurer bein^" arrived at, Mr Bowdage wished to be're- 7 lieved of the work, but was told from all parts of the room to "sit dow-n" and elected to the post, amidst loud applause. He then bowed to the inevitable, and was per- mitted to make his short, speech of thanks. Mr H. W. Squirrell having imima-te-i that it was impossible for him to continue to act as the committee's secretary (a de- cision received with great regret) it was 11 decided to advert, se for a successor in the local papers. Mr Yates undertook to carry out. the duties in the meantime. Mr T. J. Jones was elected to repre- sent! the committee on the T.I.A., and having decided that any proceeds be de- voted to advertising Llandudno in such a manner as the committee though fit, the meeting adjourned. CONWAY HORSE SHOW. The annual meeting of the Conwav Horse Show Sodetv was held at the Guild Hall, Conway, on Friday afternoon, when Mr W. J. Roberts was elected chairman in succession to Mr James Porter, who had held the office for two years.. Mr Owen Rowland was re-elected treasurer and Mr T. 0 Morgan secretary. The accounts submitted showed that the balance in hand was JB246. The secre- tary's report showed that the small loss oR last year's show was to be attributed almost wholly to the bad weather on Easter Monday last year. The meeting decided to promote the show as usual for next Easier Monday, and to offer generous prizes. then, children," said the teacher, "what is it we want most in this world to make us perfectly happy?" "The things we ain't got!" shouted the bright boy in the back seat.