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BLAIRMANN'S ART GALLERIES, (Established over a Quarter ofæa Centurv., Corner of Most yn and Lloyd Streets, Llandudno. THE 25th ANNUAL n I& CLEARANCE SALE OF THE VALUABLE COLLECTION OF Antique & Decorative Art Furniture, CHINA BRONZES, CARVED IVORIES, MINIATURES, STERLINC SILVER AND SHEFFIELD PLATE, Onyx and Marble Pedestals, Japanese and Chinese Carved Cabinets, Tables, Screens, Fine Specimens of Satsuma Valuable Oil Paintings and Water Colours by Leading British Artists. A Mr. H. BLAIR MANNI WILL SELL :by A.udTioiff (principally without reserve) THE ENTIRE COLLECTION AS ABOVE. Commencing Tc-morrow (Saturday), and Following Days Sales at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day On View between hours of Sale. THE AUCTIONEER BEGS TO DRAW SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THIS To IMPORTANT SALE. Please note H. Blairmann's Address— Corner of ISWCoss-fcyaa. 4ft Lloyd. Streets THE WELL KNOWN RECOGNISED RELIABLE SALEROOM. Established 26 yea s. 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(a) That death shall result within thirty days after the accident, (b) thai such holders usual signature shall have been written in ink, in the space provided underneath before the accident (c) that notice of the accident be given to the Corporatiot at its Principal Office in London within fourteen days after its occurrence, (d) that medical* certiScates and other information be furnished by ooe person claiming upon re- quest for the same .by the Corporation, and (e) that this Insurance applies only to persons oyer twelve and under seventy years >of age, is limited to one C-o up n-Insurance-Ticket for each holder, and holds good for the current week of issue only. This Insurance entitles the holder to the benefit of and is subject to. the conditions the 'OCEAN ACCTDENT AND GUARANTEE COM- PANY LIMITED ACT, 1890" Risks Nos. 2 and 3, when they are not compatible with the special o-nndiMms above stated. The pos ession of this Coupon-Insurance- Ticko* is admitted to be a payment of a prerri^m nn-der Sec. 33 of the Act. A Print of the A mti i-2 seen at the Principal Office of the Cn-morati ,n J! p Week ending Nov -)th H 0 EVERY WOMAN Should end two stamps for our 32 page Illustrated Buok. containing Valuable Information ho-,v all Irregularities and Obstructions may be entirely avoided or removed by simple means. Recom- mended by eminent Physicians, as the only Safe. Sure and Genuine Remedy. Never Fails. Thousands of Testimonials. Established 1862. MR. PAUL BLANCHARD, Ciaremont House, Daiston Lane, London. Darlington's Handbooks 1: Nothing better could be wished for.BRITISH WEEKLY. Far superior to ordinary guides.I)AILY CHRONICLE. Visitors to London (and Residents) should us* DAR Ll NGTON'S Very emphatically tops them all."—DAILY GRAPHIC. » K1 A. brilliant book." iLCI IN 0 @ PI" particu^TLi°H^v.' BvE. C. COOK and 5th Edition Revised. AND E? T. 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LLANDUDNO POLICE COURT.— The monthly poice court was held in the Town Hall on Monday. The following magistrates were present: —- Messrs. Ephraim Wood ("chairman), J. Adey Wells, R. Roberts, J. Dowel!, J. W. Raynes, T. W. Griffith. Hugh Owen and E. E. Bone.
*1 I .1-Wisdom of the Wise…
I 1- Wisdom of the Wise -I The life that is poured out is always lifted up. j Freedom and Right,—The one form of incanta- tiou which controls spirits.—Menzell. Every noble life leaves the fibre of it inter- woven with the work of the world.—Ruskin. Humour.—A sense of the ridiculous, softened and ameliorated by a mixture of human feelings. -ftare. Gratitude is the fairest blossom that springs from a soul; and the heart of man knowetli none more fragrant. Pleasure may pall, luxury may clog, fame may nau-seate; but the call to sacrifice, hard- ship, devotion, chivalry, never fails.—C. F. Aked. Very few men have the opportunity of being great.' but all can be true, just, honest, and faithful, even in small things.—Smiles. Those who live on the mountains have a longer dav than those who live in the valley. Some- times all we need to brighten our day is to rise a little higher. If love is not worth loving, then life is not worth living, Nor aught is worth remembering but well forgot; For store is not worth storing and gifts are not worth giving If love is not. How is it that the kingdoms and common- wealths most renowned as well for their wisdom as antiquity, are those whose piety and devotion hath been the most observable? That even man himself is never so well disposed to serve the Deity as in that part of life when reason be'ars the greatest sway." Thousands and thousands of laws there are, mightier and more venerable than those of passion; but in common with all that is en- dowed with resistless force, these laws are silent and discreet, and slow moving, and hence it is only in the twilight that they can be seen and heard, in the meditation that comes to all of us at the tranquil moments of life.—Maeterlinck. I see all things as a growth, a sublime unfold- ing by the laws of God. The race ever rises toward Him. The old things which were its best once die off from it as no longer good. Its charity grows, its justice grows. All the nobler, finer elements of its spirit come forth more and more-a continuous advance along the paths of law. The development of man is itself the great revelation of-Him.—James Lane Allen. We have heard it said that the greatest land- scape painters have been men whose eyesight was bad for details. Nature dazzles the eyes she would enchant. The seer misses many sights. The men who open the eyes of the world know when to close their own. We are not likely to find very much feeling for Nature in a gifted watchmaker. Whether this theory is actually true or no, it is certainly true metaphorically. The microscopic view of life is always an un- happy one. Sometimes one is tempted to be- lieve that almost all beauty is built up of ugly atoms. It ought to be one of the first objects of life not to see them separately. Even when the peculiarity of an animal or bird is slight—a wound, or deformity—they drive the poor victim from their midst remorse- lessly. It is a cruel instinct, but part of one of the oldest in creation, the instinct which pre- serves the species. This explains why the banned beaver never finds a mate; none of the beavers will have anything to do with him. This occasional lack of instinct is not peculiar to the beavers. Now and then a bird is hatched here in the North that has no impulse to migrate. He cries after departing comrades, but never follows. So he remains and is lost in the storms of winter. But a man is never born without the impulse to the eternal life. It has to be throttled in order that he may see his friends dying one by one without thinknig that lie too must follow. It is no longer a negative power we have, but positive; we cannot prevent, but we can do. This age, far beyond all previous ages, is full of powerful men. men who might, if they had the will for it, achieve stupendous things. The things that might be done to-day! The things, indeed, that are being done! It is the latter that give one so vast a sense of the former. When I think of the progress of physical and mechanical science, of medicine and sanitation during the last century, when I measure the increase in general education and average eiticiency, the power now available for human service, the merely physical increment, and compare it with anything that has ever been at a man's disposal before, and when I think that a little straggling, incidental, undisciplined, and unco- ordinated minority of inventors, experimenters, educators, writers, and organizers has achieved this development of human possibilities, achieved it in spite of the disregard and aimlessness of the huge majority and the passionate resistance of the active dull, my imagination grows giddy with dazzling intimations of the human .splen- dours the justly organized State may yet attain. I glimpse for a bewildering instant the heights that may be scaled, the splendid enterprises made pc-ible. T-f. G. Wells. There is doubtless a great deal of worldly suc- cess won by men who are not reliable as far as r g'iter.usness goes. But .such success has its drawbacks. It works for a while, but is apt to break down like an unreliable engine. The un- scrupulous man gains power or position, but not the respect of the better elements of the com- munity; and in the long run, his life breaks down. Every town, every city, every nation rests on the shoulders of the reliable people in its borders. They may not be its' most promi- nent or most wealthy citizens, but they are its absolutely necessary ones. The individual who determines to be reliable, determines thereby to be valuable to all around him. How did he come to be the head of the concern?" was asked about a peculiarly quiet man who forged to the front in a growing business. "Why, it was thin way," was the reply. All anybody had to do, in case of things going wrong, was to refer matters to him. He was always attentive, always cleared up the tangles, always could an- swer questions, always was ready to do more than he was eXDected to do. He was not ambi- tious; he did not want the head place especially; but what was the use of making anybody else the head when we had him?H His reliability made everyone denend upon him, and he be- came head in title because he was first the head in fact. As one follows up reliability one finds how it includes and accompanies other fine til of i-ac, Ier. In its best form it is always urisrlfr-h, rsn.llr humble, and allied wirh U a true sen e of honrur. Reliable people are apt to bo harder on themselves thiii on others, and given to bearing other folks' burdens for- them. F tienc-e beco-v.es second nature to the reliable s ul, and so do sincerity ard neighbourly kind- ness. On the other IVMHI. to be unreliable is never a fault of character that exists alone. It nraiis scU-mdulgence or d:sloy"ltv or shirking or insincerity. The unielable f 11 to the rear of life, and de-r -ve it. The "blessed company of faithful people are the ranks of the ad- varc, nnd to march among them is to find life woith living. A woman never considers love and passion as an abstract. It is associated always in her imagination with the man or with the men she has I n-fd.: with the man or with the men who have hvfd her. Love is the perrm and ways of her lover; and the subject—its significance, its philosophy—depends wholly on the quality of her own affection and -011 her experience of men in the character of wooers.—Mrs. Craigie.
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THE ADVERTISER SAYS That the reports of "Our Local Parlia- ment" of the past, by a Lady, will be continued in. future issues. That great interest has been shewn in a dogi-fish caught this week. That the fish was taken on a long line by Boatman Lloyd Jones. That its weight has been judged to be 40C bs. That its length was 5ft., and is said to be the biggest dog fish caught in Llan- dudno Bay. That upon examination by an expert the supposed dog-fish proved to be a, shark. That, the Great Orme Trams will cease running after Monday next. That we are informed that this has been a record sea-son. < Tjhat- notwithstanding! a; record was, created last year, the takings this, has exceeded those of the previous year by over three figures. That this proves there is a, great future for this undertaking1. That on November 14th a Whist Drive will be held at the Constitutional Club That further particulars will be given in a future issue. That nothingi has been heard for some time of the Rate-payers' Association". That it is about time the association rous- ed itself from its summer repose. That the Council have many important matters on hand. That perhaps the decision to apply for Local Government Board sanction to loans amounting to over £ 20,300 will rouse the association in time for an ap- pearance to be made at the, inquiry which will be held shortly. That the date of the inquiry has not yet been fixed by the Board. That several councillors are anxious for the work to be commenced at once in the interests of the unemployed. That the works already sanctioned, how- ever, may be found sufficient for the immediate needs. That these include a new water main to Nantygamar and the new road from Conway Road to Craigydon. That the mere fact that work had been commenced before a loan was sanction- ed would not prejudice the application to the Local Government Board. That it would, however, be very awkward if the loan was refused on other grounds. That at Friday's meeting of the Council reference was made to an appeal pub- lished in the "Advertiser" one winter asking those intending; to re-decorate their premises for the following' season to get the work done before Christmas. *■ That the appeal was stated by one mem- ber to have been very successful. That at this time of the year work is un- doubtedly scarce, and it would be a good thing if those who are able to do so put in handa,t once the work they require done before next season. Tha,t by doing, so they will avoid much of the worry and disappointment that resuiits from leaving the work to the last minute. That the Colwyn Bay and Llanrwst foot- ball teams having to replay their tie in the first round of the Amateur Cup Competition left the Llandudno Amateurs without a game for this afternoon. That this would have been very unfor- tunate in view of the cup-ties in which the Amateurs are engaged for the next three weeks. That at the last moment, however, a fixture was arranged with a team from j Oswestry. That the match will give the team at least a good practice game. That the Reserves will, play their away 1 league engagement with the Colwyn Z) Bay Celts, who were so soundly trounced on the Council Field on Saturday last. That the re-organised Craigydon Literary and Debating Society will hold their Z, first social on Monday evening. That the gathering will be held at the p'sc!i.lfe Boarding Establishment. That a very interesting programme has been arranged for the first half of the winter, particulars of which will be given next week. That as will be seen from the annual re- port of the Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Company published in another column the past season has been one of the most successful since the Company was formed. That the dividend will again be six per cent, and a considerably higher sum carried forward. That we congratulate the Directors and Officials upon the success attending their policy in providing such an excel- lent service for North Wales.
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W*. 3Lb. GOLDSMITH, and JEWELLER, HOUSE, 137, UPPER MOSTYN STREET Speciali ies in Amber, Amethyst and Mourning" Jewellery, Walking Sticks, &c. FIRST CLASS REPAIRS. REASONABLE CHARGEES ESTABLISHED 1883.
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SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS.— Cheques for the following amounts were signed at the monthly meeting of the Council on Friday:—General fund, J61338 10s. 7d. Welsh writing slate mills account, JE17 7s. 6cl., water and gas fund, E4331 18s. Id. electric lighting fund, -2,839 Os. 9d. total, £ 6526 16s. lid. The Carnarvon Choral Society, who won the prize in the chief choral compe- tition at the Welish National Eisteddfod J in London last year, has commenced to practice the test pieces for the chief choral competition at the Carmarthen National Eisteddfod next year. Their conductor, Mr John Williams, ha,s been requested to prepare the same choir to sing at the ceremony of investing the Prince of Wales at Carnarvon Castle next June. MAKE OF GAS.—The Gas Manager's report for the four weeks, from September 3rd to October 1st, shews the total make of gas this year to be 4.5,970,000 cubic feet; corresponding! period of last year, 48,851,000; increase, 119,000; total make these four weeks, 8.308.000; corres- ponding period of last year, 8,595,000; decrease, 287,000. ELECTRICITY WORKS.—The En- gineer read a letter at a meeting of the Electricity Committee which he had re- ceived from the Chloride Electrical Stor- age Company, Limited, with a proposal for the continuation of the agreement for the maintenance of the Battery. It was decided to consider the matter further at the, next meeting in conjunction with a suggestion- that the. Coinmitte,el should carry an additional sum annually to the depreciation fund to cover possible con- tingencies. THE SHADES OF AUTUMN.-witil the falling leaf around us, we are reminded that the summer has passed, and to pre- pare for the long dreary winter evenings. It is during the cold months that the de- licious beverage, Tea, is more fully appre- ciated. Horniman's Pure Tea has a dis- tinctive flavour and aroma, obtainable only by the expert Mending1 of young spring leaves from the finest gardens of India, China and Ceylon. Is sold "Full weight without the wrapper." Sold in Llandudno by T. and Ri. D. Jones, Llandudno by T. and RI. D. Jones, Grocers, Oxford Road; H. and J. Owen, The Steam Bakery; Parry and Son, Corner of Pleasant- and Victoria, Streets; Roberts, 37. Mostyn Street; W. G. Wil- liams, Upper Mostyn Street; Llandudno Junction—by T. Jones, Grocer, Post Office.
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POISTAL INFORMATION. Hours of Business. Week Bank Days Holidays am pm am pm Sale of Postage Stamps, &c., Registration of Leiters and other postal packets 7 0 to 9 0 7 0 to9 0 Parcel Post busines, Inland. Foreign and Colonial 7 0 to 9 0 7 0 to 9 0 ^Postal Order Business, noon issues and payments 7 0 to 9 0 7 0 to 12 0 tMoney Order & Savings Bank business 8 0 to 8 0 8 0 to 12 0 tGoverrment Stock, An- nuity and Insurance business. 8 0 to 8 0 8 0 to 12 0 tissue of Inland Revenue Licences and Sale of In- land Revenue Stamps 8 0 to 8 0 8 0 to 2 0 tExpress Delivery busi- ness, outward service .7 0 to 9 0 7 0 to 9 0 tN 0 Sunday business. Express Delivery business, LocalMessengein Service 8 0 to 9 0 8 0 to 9 0 Telegraph business 8 0 to 9 0 8 0 to 9 0 Telephone business 8 0 to 9 0 8 0 to 9 0 Inward Mails. LETTERS. Hour of Town Delivery Night Mail from all parts 7 0 a.m. From London and the South, Bangor, Birmingham, Carnarvon, Chester, Con- way, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester, Bfcttwsycoed, Blaenau Festiniog, De- ganwy, Llanrwst 12 30 pm From London and the South, Birmingham, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, Wales, West of England and Ireland 3 0 P ill. From Bangor, Birmingham, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester North Wales and Midland Counties generally 5 0 P III During July, August and September the delivery commences at 5 30 pm PARCELS. Night Mail from all parts 7 Cam From London and the South, Bangor, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, and Deganwy 12 30 p ia From London and the South of England, Birmingham, Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester. t3 0 p From London, Chester, Liverpool, Man- chester and towns in North Wales 5 0pm During luly, August, and September the delivery commences at 5 3 0 P ill tSuspended on Wednesdays October to May. Letters and parcels may be posted for each delivery up to 10 minute before the hour of commencement. Parcels intended for the first delivery should by posted overnight. On Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Bank Holidays there is only one delivery, and on Sundays one delivery of letters only at 7 a.m. Outward Mails. On Bank Holidays only the Mails marked with an* are dispatched on Sundays, Good Fridays and Christ- mas Day only the Mails marked t are despatched. Letters. Parcels Conway, Bettwsycoed, DGi- wycldeian, Llanrwst, Taly- cafn. Trefriw 3 0 a.m. 9 0 p.m Deganwy, Tywyn, Llanrhos, Penrhynside 5 50 a.m. 9 0 p.m t Llandudno Town Delivery 6 50 a.m. 9 0 p.m London, South of England North Wales, Chester 8 40 a.m. 8 40 a.m. Deganwy 9 15 a.m North of England, North Wales Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester, Dei by, Leicester, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh 9 35 a m. Ireland 10 45 a m, London, South of England,Lan- cashire, Yorkshire, Birming- ham, Chester and N. Wales 11 25 a.m. Llandudno Town Delivery 12 20 p.m. 12 20 p.m Bangor, Conway, Carnarvon, Bettwsycoed, Birmingham, Chester, Holywell, Liverpool Manchester, Llanrwst, Rhyl, Eastern Counties, and W ev t of England 1 0 p.m. 1 0 p.m Deganwy, Tywyn & Llanrhos 2 30 2 30 „ Llandudno Town Delivery 2 50 2 50 JJ Che'ster,Colwyn Bay. Liverpool 255 — Llandudno Town Dtdivory and Penrhynside 450 4 50 Manchester (rtlief night mail) 540 — Bangor and Deganwy 5 40 5 10 „ American Mail, Saturdays only 7 5 — *tN"ight Mail to all parts of the United Kingdom 830 8 30 Extra id. 850 Bangor and Anglesea 930 8 30 London, Birmingham, Liver- pool, Manchester. Chester, North & South of Engiand, NorthWales 11 45 „ 8 30 Sundays. Office open 8 30 to 10 a m. for Sale of Stamps, Regist: ration of Letters, &c., Express Delivery, and Telegraph and Telephone business. Christmas Day and Good Friday services as on Sundays.
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That it is said a marriage of considerable local interst will take place about Xmastide. That the wedding, will be a very quiet, one. That St. George's Church will witness the ceremony, the hour an early one. That the Concert Extension Season has been a. pronounced success is the un- animous opinion That the programmes have been both at- tractive and varied. That the attendances have. proved the appreciation of the public. That the general support accorded the Musical Festival should encourage the Committee to continue the Festival in future years. That another "crowded house" greeted the Moelwyn Male Voice Choir on Thurs- day night. That their rendering of the various items so delighted the vast audience that ad- ditional songis were continuously de- manded. That we are pleased to learn that notwith- stai-idii-io,, the heavy expenses the Com- mittee have necessarily incurred in providing such excellent programmes the 'Extension Concerts have again been a financial success. That the Skating Rink will re-open 011 Wednesday afternoon next at 2 o'clock for the winter session. That admission for this clay only will be free. That the list of contractors is daily in- creasing and promises to grow to quite respectable dimensions. That the number of inquiries from out- lying districts augurs well for the win- ter skating season. That the Colwyn Bay Amateur Operatic Society will present Gilbert and Sulli- van's opera, "The Mikado," on Thurs- day evening next, at the Grand Theatre That Mr Thornley-Dodge has been secur- ed to take the role of Ko-ki, and the opera is being staged and produced under his direction. That Mr H. Lyell-T'aylor is the musical director and conductor. That the previous performances by Miss Lena, Thomas and friends of operas, both at Colwyn Bay and Llandudno, in aid of charity, are too well-known to be recorded in detail. That the profits of Thursday's produc- tion will be devoted to a Llandudno charity. That Llandudno has always warmly sup- ported amateur productions, and a big house should be recorded That in the meantime the members of the Llandudno Amateur Operatic Society are busy rehearsing the "Pirates of Penzance."