The Tenby Observer Weekly List of Visitors and Directory

SOUTH PEMBROKESHIRE HOUNDS. The South Pembrokeshire Hounds will meet as follows :-Tuesday, March 9th, at Freestone Cross Roads Friday, March 12th, Canaston Wood each day at eleven o'clock.

A soiree will take place on Monday next, March 8th, in the Royal Assembly Rooms. This evening the" Secretary" Cómpany, under the direction of Mr G. M. Wood, will appear for one night only in the Royal Assembly Rooms. Mr Wood and Miss Margurite St. John, it will be re-, membered, appeared here with great success in the autumn of last year, and we hope a large measure of support will be given them this evening. Miss Maggie Morton, the youngest manageress in the world, is announced to appear in the Royal Assembly Rooms three evenings next week- Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. On the last occasion Miss Morton appeared in Tenby she at- tracted large houses, and the visit .was an entire success. The programme next week will be— "Faust and Marguerite," "The House on the Moor, and The Corscican Brothers." Seats can be booked at E. & F. Mason's Library. The foundation stone of the new Coffee House and Recreation-room at Saundersfoot, will be laid on Tuesday next, March 9th, at 2.30 p.m., by Lady Evelyn Campbell. The Rev. Archdeacon Edmondes, and the Rev. D. Pugh Evans, will also take part in the proceedings. 9 ————" We would call the attention of those whom it may concern, to the notice, in another column, of the payment of the Poor Rate, &c.

CONCERT IN AID OF THE RESTORATION OF BEGELLY CHURCH. On Thursday evening a concert in aid of the Restoration of Begelly Church took place in the Royal Assembly Rooms, under the patronage of several ladies and gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood. There was a large attendance, and the concert'proved a great success, resulting in a substantial sum being added to the fund now being raised for- the above object. The following was the programme :— PART I. Glee. Up. quit thy bower"Brinley Richards Miss Kay, Miss Lerniit, Mr Rees, Dr Knowling. if I were a voice" Richard King Mr O. W. Rowland. Harp Solo I. Mr Akid. Song. Many a mile away Pinsuti Mrs Leslie. Trio. Fair shines the moon to-night" Verdi j Revs. F. O. Thomas, F. Ball, W. Garner. Song .Shells of Ocean" J. W. Cherry Miss Kay. Nursery Rhymes. Sung and acted by Children, under the management of The Misses Fetherston. Comic Song. We are, we are, we are"A. Roberts Mr F. Hordley. PART n. Part Song "Farewell" Volkslied The Misses Ball, V. Thomas, Corke, Mrs Tooker, Mr Corke, Revs F. 0. Thomas, F. Ball, W. Garner. Song I am a Friar of Orders Grey" Reeve Mr J. R. Rowlands. Comic Song. Mywife's relations" Arthur Lloyd Mr Wilson. Concertina Solo, with Pianoforte accompaniment Miss Partridge and Mr W. T. Jenkins. The three beggars" Molloy Dr Knowling. Song "When the children are asleep"Hutchinson Mrs Leslie. Song I am waiting" F-. Birch Mr O. W. Rowland. Comic Song "Silly Billy" Mr F. Hordley. "God Save the Queen." Several of the solos were encored, and all the performers acquitted themselves to the best of their abilities. We feel sure it must be a source of gratification to all those who took part to know that by their efforts on Thursday a sum of more than jE22 was added to so worthy an object as the Restoration of Begelly Church.

MARK MASONRY. On St. David's Day the annual meeting of the Tenby Lodge of Mark Master Masons was held at the Masonic Room, South Parade, for the purpose of installing Bro. W. H. Richards, S.W., P.G.J.D., W.M. of the Tenby Lodg% for the ensuing year. The lodge was tyled at four o'clock, and the special business proceeded with. The installation cere- mony was performed by Bro. C. B. Prust. After the ceremony the W.M. invested his officers as follow:-Bro. R. D. Gilbertson, S.W. Bro. J. A. Jenkins, J.W. Bro. P. G. Harris, M.O. Bro. W. H. Hodges, S.O. Bro. H. J. H. Lawrence, J.O. Bro. W. H. Richards, Treasurer Bro. J. A. Jenkins, Secretary; Bro. J. R. Rowlands, I.G. Bro. F. J. Pratt, Tyler. At six o'clock the brethren "sat down to a banquet at the Royal Gate House Hotel, prepared by Miss Bright, the manageress. The usual loyal and masonic toasts were given during the evening, the company separating at eleven p.m.

MESSRS ALLSOPP AND BASS'S ALES. -George Chiles holds a large stock of the above ales in Kilds; and Firkins also their Light Dinner Ales, a pure and invigorating beverage, 3s. per doz. imperial pints. Guinness's Extra Stout and Bass's Pale Ales. Sole agent for Messrs. Wilson and Son's Bann Irish Whiskey Kinahan's LL. George Roe and John Jamieson's.do John Begg's Lochnager, Old Islay, and Glenlivet Scotch. Champagnes, Liqueurs. &c., of the leading brands. to

WRECK OF A BRIGANTINE1 AT LYDSTEP. RESCUE BY THE TENBY ROCKET BRIGADE The old saying about the 1st of March coming in like a lion was seldom more fully exemplified than on Monday last, when a storm of wind and snow, unexampled in its fury, burst upon our shores and played sad havoc with the shipping up and down the coast. It had been blowing hard from the eastward all day on Sunday, and bitterly cold, when towards evening Mr Herbert Dunn brought intelligence from Giltar that a brigan- gantine was anchored in a dangerous position off the tail of St. Margaret's Island, a very exposed situation. The master had en- deavoured to get his ship into Caldy Roadstead, but the severity of the gale prevented him from so doing. Immediately the fact became known that a vessel was in danger, and showing signals of distress, the life-boat crew were summoned, and Mr J. R. Rowlands, Hon. Secretary of the Tenby Branch of the Life-boat Institution, after delibera- tion with the coxswain, William Way, ordered the Anne Collin (recently presented to the town by the Royal National Life-boat Institution) to be launched. The preliminary arrangements were got through with an alacrity that promised well for a speedy and successful launch. The boat was unhoused and ran down the beach between the Castle Hill and St. Catherine's Rock. The tide was about half-flood, with a very heavy sea run- ning. Plenty of assistance being at hand, and the crew in their places in the boat, the word was given to launch. The boat glided off the carriage, but, whether from the fact that it was not sent far enough into thle water, or from some other cause yet unexplained, the boat. grounded when she left the carriage, and at the same moment she was struck by a heavy sea which threw her broad- side on the beach. All attempts to get her afloat afterwards proved unavailing, and ultimately the boat was replaced upon her carriage and ta.kcn back to the boat-house. When it became apparent that the life-boat could not effect the rescue of the crew, Mr William Hyslop, chief officer of Coastguard, summoned the Life-saving Brigade, formed in connection with the Board of Trade life-saving apparatus. This force, is exclusively under the command of the officer of Coastguard. Twenty-one men fell in at headquarters on the South Beach with commendable promptitude, and the apparatus having been unhoused and taken into High Street ready for the horses, the Brigade 11 started, accompanied by Lieutenant Miller, R.N., for Lydstep, just as the congregation were leaving the Parish Church. The gale had by this time increased in violence, and the heavy inky clouds overhead presaged a dirty night. It was terribly dark on the road, but the Brigade arrived at their destination without mishap, when an attempt was at once made by means of signals to ascertain the. whereabouts of the vessel. This proved successful, the crew on board answering the signals from the shore. Chief Officei: Hyslop then set about dis- posing his men for watch, as at any moment the vessel might drive. For this purpose a system of patrolling the cliffs and beach was adopted, the men being divided into watches of three hours. All through the night this was kept up amidst blinding showers of snow and a piercing cold wind. When daylight broke it was observed that the vessel was still riding to her anchors but about seven o'clock a heavy sea struck the ship and her only remaining anchor parted, the first two having snapped about four o'clock, and it became evident that the services of the Brigade would soon be required. She drove before the fury of the storm on to the beach at Lydstep Haven. In less than four minutes after she struck a rocket was fired. It fell wide of the mark. Quickly another sped through the air, this time falling over the bowsprit. A little delay ensued through the shipwrecked crew not properly understanding the mole of working the apparatus, but this was sig- nalled to them, and then the hawser was set up and the "breeches-buoy" passed along the rope. The crew, however, went below, and seemed, in no hurry to avail themselves of the means of safety provided. Thereupon it became necessary to send a man from the beach to the vessel. In the face of the sea then running this was an extremely hazardous undertaking, and fraught with con- siderable danger. Chief-Boatman Hennessey, of Tenby station, volunteered to go. He was drawn through the surf and succeeded in getting on board. He found the crew below, reluctant to leave without their effects. The sea was making a. clean breach over the vessel, and little time could be afforded for parley, so Hennessey arranged that each man should bring his kit with him in the "breeches." In this way five of the crew were passed to the beach. The captain and mate then refused to leave, fearing that if they did so the vessel would be taken possession of by some one else. This the officer explained would not be the case. They consented, upon the officer re- turning to the shore first. This was done, and then the captain and mate were drawn on shore, the captain being the last to leave. It was eleven o'clock when the last man was landed. The crew, all of whom were much exhausted, were very generously cared for by Mr Protheroe of Lydstep House, who immediately upon landing gave each a glass of brandy, and then sent them on to his residence, where they received every attention from Mrs Protheroe and Mrs Fowler, no trouble being spared to make them as comfortable as cir- cumstances would permit. Breakfast was also kindly provided for the officers and a number of the men of the Rocket Brigade, which was greatly appreciated after the night's arduous duties. Mr Nicholl, of the Quarry Hotel, Lydstep, also paid every attention to the wants of the Rocket Brigade during Sunday night, and jointly with Mr Tom Parcell dispensed hospitality to the ship- wrecked crew. The brigantine proved to be Jeanne Marie, of St. Servan, from L'Orient' to Cardiff with pit -wood. We cannot speak too highly of the manner in which the apparatus and the Brigade were handled by the officer in charge or of the gallant manner in which Mr Hennessey braved the waves and reached'the ship. Such conduct is deserving of the highest commendation, and we hope it will not be lost upon those in authority. The Brigade returned to Tenby on Monday at one p.m. On Tuesday morning Mr Kelway, French Consul at Milford, arrived to take charge of the vessel as the captain surrendered her to the insurers. After inspecting her he decided to contract with Mr F. B. Mason to take the vessel to Tenby Harbour. Anchors were provided,' the men of the rocket brigade engaged, and without delay steps were taken to get the vessel off the beach. This was accomplished at half-past three, and she was safely moored in Tenby Pier at six p.m. This was a wise step, as by next tide the wind had changed, and her position would have become-much altered. Yesterday, by Mr Kelway's instructions, Mr Hussey of Milford, surveyed the brigantine, and ordered her to be temporarily repaired, after which she will proceed to her designation, accompanied by a steam tug.

THE CORPORATION AND THE UNEMPLOYED. Yesterday the Town Clerk called a meeting of the Sanitary Committee with a view of finding employment for the men who will shortly be dis- charged from the Esplanade Extension, now nearly finished, and for those who are at present unem- ployed. Alderman Rogers, Councillors Williams, Wm. Thomas, and Geo. Richards attended. The Town Clerk suggested that a portion of the drainage of the town, which bad been left undone in consequence of the Local Government Board having withheld their consent through the Town Council not having submitted a scheme for the Western Outfall Extension. The question of pounds, shillings and pence naturally cropped up, when the Town Clerk suggested that application should be made to the Local Government Board for leave to do these drainage works, or a portion, at once, for the purpose of finding work for the unemployed. Pending the reply of the Board the Town Clerk offered to find the necessary sum for payment of the workmen's wages to the extent of f200. Councillor Williams raised the point how the Town Clerk was to be repaid if the Local Government Board refused their consent, without the VV estern Outfall Extension Scheme being carried out, when the committee said a rate would have to be made to repay the Town Clerk. Under these circumstances Mr Williams thought it would be best to get the consent of the Local Government Board before anything was done. This was adopted, and it was decided that-the Council should be recommended to apply to the Local Government Board forthwith for leave to do this drainage works, and that a sum might be borrowed for that purpose without pledging the Council to carry out the Western Extension Outfall. The Committee then deciced, that as the Sluice was very much out Of repair, and would find em- ployment for a good many men, that an urgent in- formal meeting of the Council should be called for to-day, with the object of getting their consent to this work being done forthwith and the money bor- rowed for the repair of the Pier being in part applied for this purpose, the Town Clerk advising tnatthe sluice was part of the harbour, and there- lore any money that was borrowed for the repair of the Pier might be used for the repair of the sluice as well. The Committee; also, in order to find work for masons, suggested that the Council should re-build the wall of the field in Serpentine Road, which has completely tumbled down, and, accordingly, the Town Clerk called a meeting of the Town Council for to-day for the purpose of giving instructions to the Surveyor to get the sluice repaired, and also this wall re-built. At the meeting this morning, on the motion of Alderman Rogers, seconded by Mr W. Williams, it was agreed that the Sluice be repaired; and also, on the motion of Mr B. Gifford, seconded by Mr James Griffiths, JE30 was ordered to be expended on the improvement of Penally Road. L

SUDDEN DEATH.-We regret to state that Mrs Gordon, wife of Mr R. L. Gordon, of the Commercial Hotel, died suddenly on Monday. Deceased had been ill only two days, and her death was quite unexpected. She leaves a son and daughter to mourn her death. The London Sportsman, says: Mr A. E. Painter the famous jumper of the London Athletic Club, strained and bruised his ankle in jumping hurdles so as to disable himself. At the suggestion of a, friend, he used St. Jacobs Oil, with most mar- vellous results. Mr E. J. Wade, of the same club, and of the Ranelagh Harriers, sprained his leg and cured it in the same way. Athletes should never be without this cure for pains and\rheumatism. St. Jacobs Oil is sold by Chemists at 2s. 6d. a bottle, or by post 2s. 9d., from the Charles A. Vogeler Company, sole Proprietors, 45, Farringdon Road, London.

PEMBROKE-DOCK. GRAND CONCERT.—A grand concert was given on Monday evening at the Temperance-hall under the auspices of the Pembroke Dock Orchestral Union, the large building being crowded with a most respectable and appreciative audience, amongst whom there was a goodly sprinkling of officers of the garrison and the elite of the locality. The programme was a miscellaneous and well-chosen one, and throughout was exceedingly well ren- dered, notably Rossini's overture to "Tancredi," and Auber's overture to "Maseniello"; an4 a descriptive fantasia, "Charge of the Light Br'gade," introducing various suitable and appropriate marches, airs, &c., edited and arranged expressly for- the occasion by Mr T. G. Hancock (who was conductor of the orchestra and of the entertain- ment). The Polka, "Merry little drummers," with 40 little boy drummers, took immensely, the per- formance of the youngsters being most effective. The vocalists were Miss Maggie Lewis, Narberth Miss Polly Jenkins, Swansea; and Mr O. W. Rowland, Tenby, all of whom acquitted themselves well, Miss Jenkins receiving a well-merited encore. The accompanists were Mrs A. Davies, Mrs Burton, Miss Peters, and Miss Allen. The leader was Mr S. A. Allen, to whom, in conjunction with Mr Hancock, much credit is due, the concert being a most enjoyable one. The proceeds, we understand, were for the benefit of the Bush-street Baptist Chapel.