Towyn-on-Sea and Merioneth County Times

—— •* — THE INDIAN FAMINE. VICEROY'S ESTIMATE AND OPINION. Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, speaking in the Viceregal Council last week, alluded to the famine, which he said had affected a quarter of the entire population, while the estimated loss to the crops caused by the drought was fifty million pounds, in addition to the loss of some millions of cattle. He believed that five hundred thousand deaths in British India might be fairly attributed to famine conditions; but he claimed that no famine had ever occurred in which the general mortality had been less, or the distress more quickly relieved, or in which the officers had worked harder to save life.

— DYLIFE MINE. A Correspondent writes :—High above the sea level, 8 miles from Llanbrynmair Railway Station, 12 from Machynlleth, and 10 from Llanidloes, is situated the once celebrated Dylife mine. It is sad to say that whereas hundreds of men found employ- ment here a few years ago, the mine, like many others in many parts of wild Wales is now at a stand- still, with the exception of pumping out the water and the superintendence of the works in general by Capt Evans. It is a thousand pities that the pretty valley of Pennant is, comparatively speaking, un- known and unadvertised to the outside world. The Cambrian Railways Company could do much in this direction. The mine proper is in a dingle between high kopjes" as inaccessible as Spion Kop in Some parts. On the hills are reservoirs surrounded by pretty but rugged landscape. "Ffrwd fawr" with its waterfall of 130 feet descending into the gorge below is a marvellous and awe-inspiring sight. There is no such scenery in the Principality. Valleys and hills are advertised which have no comparison to this out-of-the-way spot, but easily accessible by roads from the places mentioned. Take the" Post- man's path" from Pennant; it is a precipitous descent and ascent, the rocks present the appear- ance of Penrhyn Qnarries, but four or five times higher. The wooded valley beneath with its varied scenery may be described (to paraphrase Sir Walter Scott) as Vale of Pennant, stern and wild Meet verse for a poetic child." It is an undoubted fact that if the district were well advertised and better known, hundreds if not thousands would find a scenery unequalled in Gwyllt Walia. The road from Llanbrynmair is good for vehicles and cyclists. The return journey might be made to the market town of Machynlleth via the remote and dormant village of Aberhossan. The venture" would well repay. There is a comfortable inn and hostelry-" The Star," a very appropriate name for an inn which is not so far distant from the starry heights. A novel meeting, what is termed a set," took place at this inn a week ago. Similar meetings are held three or four times in the year. It was not a political meeting, nor a social one. It was simply a pastoral meeting of shepherds from the surrounding heights and valleys to dispose of the waifs and strays sheep to their owners. Should the owner fail to be present to claim his own, the "baa baa" is taken back to where it was found and left there, as if banished to Siberia, till the next meeting. If not claimed at all it will after two or three years become the property of the farmer on whose veldt" it was found and ulti.. mately sold to defray its maintenance. It was interesting to notice the sagacity of the scores of sheepdogs, and how well these faithful creatures are trained to their work. The Dylife school, after being closed since 1891, was recently reopened. Prospects are now enter- tained of the restarting of the famous mine at no distant date.

-♦ THE WYNNSTAY HOUNDS. A NARROW ESCAPE. On Monday Sir Watkin Wynn's hounds had a narrow escape from being partially exterminated. During a fast run the fox crossed the railway half a mile from Broxton station, and while the whole pack were on 'the line an engine came along. There was a bend in the line, and not until he was twenty yards from the hounds did the driver see them. Several hounds were knocked off the line without being injured, but one had his tail cut off. The escape of the others was marvellous, several being under the engine.

-♦ The November number of Weldon's Ladies' Journal (3d) is brimful with novelties for the autumn and winter season. Two useful paper patterns of a winter blouse and a French nightdress, together with a large coloured fashion plate of the newest creations, and a special boudoir supplement are given away. This publication gives practical in- structions how to cut out and make every article of clothing for ladies and children that they may dress with taste, combined with economy. There are two interesting stories by F M Kettenus and Laura G Ackroyd, chats with lovers, horary astrology, character from the face, etiquette, what moles denote, and all those delicate hints and up- to-date ideas regarding the home that women cherish and wish to know, which makes an even more than interesting number.

PERSONAL. It is told by one of the late Lord Bute's fellow- travellers along the out-of-the-way tracks of folk- lore that he knew more of the Scottish gipsy life than has ever yet been collected or written down. The Marquess of Londonderry, President of the Ulster Association in London, will preside at their forthcoming dinner to Field Marshal Lord Roberts. A marriage is arranged and will shortly take place between Mr Claud Leadbetter, son of the late Alfred Leadbetter, of Hazlemere Park, Bucks, and Gladys, only child of the late Hon Charles Hussy Panton Vivian, of Plas Gwyn, Anglesey, and grand- daughter of the late Lord Vivian, of Glyn, Cornwall. The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) Lieut E B Luard to be Captain, in succession to Major F L Banon, who holds a staff appointment. Second- Lieut E D Giles to be Lieutenant, vice E B Luard. The Queen has accepted an edition de luxe copy of The Sietre of Kimberley," published by the Diamond Fields Advertiser. It is illustrated, and the letterpress is by Mr GAL Green, the editor, who brought out the paper daily until the eve of the arrival of General French's relieving force. Mr Marshall Hall, Q.C., who on Thursday won the Southport seat for the Conservatives, yester- day received a telegram from the Viceroy of India, who formerly represented the constituency, con- gratulating him, and saying, Well done, South- port The condition of the Empress Frederick, the Queen's eldest child, formerly known as the Princess Royal, has of late given rise to grave anxiety, but all immediate danger is now looked upon as past. Mr E Green, Moors, was one of the judges at the eighth annual show of the Coleshill Farmers' Club on Wednesday. The Hon Seymour Fitzroy Ormsby-Gore, who has just been returned for the JGainsborough division of Lincolnshire in the Conservative in- terest, is the youngest surviving son of William, second Lord Harlech, of Brogyntyn, Oswestry, by Lady Emily Charlotte, daughter of the late Admiral Sir George Frances Seymour, G.C.B., and was born in 1863. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1889. He was a lieutenant in the 4th (Militia) Battalion Oxford Light Infantry from 1886 to 1890, and since February last to be a captain of the 3rd Kent (Royal Arsenal) Volunteer) Artillery. It is said that the Shah bought a quantity of false jewellery in Vienna for presentation to the ladies of his household. At a private meeting of the Stockton-on-Tees Corporation, it was unanimously decided to ask the Marquess of Londonderry, the Postmaster General, to become the Mayor of the borough during the en- suing Municipal year. Lord Londonderry has, however, declined the mayoralty. The Duke of Marlborough has issued an intima- tion through the news agencies that the frequent reports to the effect that the Duchess of Marlbor- ough has received any sum of money from Mr Vanderbilt are entirely without foundation, and are totally untrue." The Earl of Powis was last week elected a vice- president of the British Dairy Farmers' Association. Mr William Luson Thomas, the founder and managing director of the Graphic and Daily Graphic, died on Tuesday at the age of seventy. Lord Arthur Cecil has been appointed an expert member of the Horse Breeding Conference, which will meet in India on the 20th inst. The installation of Lord Roseberv as Lord Rector of Glasgow University has been fixed to take place on the 16th of November. Sir Robert Finlay, M.P., the Attorney General, has been troubled with an affection of the throat through his exertions during the recent election in the Inverness Burghs, and has gone to North Berwick to recuperate. Mr Chamberlain left London on Wednesday for Shropshire, where he is making a short stay before returning to Birmingham. The Queen, who is in excellent health, has been remarkably well ever since her arrival at Balmoral. Her Majesty now returns to the Castle from her afternoon drive at a considerably earlier hour than formerly, as her medical advisers have successfully urged the necessity of taking every care to avoid the risk of a chill. Lord Salisbury and his son, the Rev. Lord William Cecil, who arrived at Balmoral on Monday on a visit to the Queen, dined with her Majesty and Royal family in the evening, and remained at the Castle. They returned to London on Wednesday. Mrs Elder, widow of the founder of the well- known shipbuilding firm, has presented to the burgh of Govan, in which the works are situated, £25,000 to build and endow a public library. One of the conditions is that the institution shall be open to the public on Sundays. Sir William Butler will resume his Western command on the return of Sir Redvers Buller. Major the Hon H A Ormsby Gore, 11th Hussars, will succeed Lord Edmund Talbot, M.P., in the command of the 11th Hussars. The regiment is now in Cairo. Lord and Lady Powis will leave England shortly for a Mediterranean cruise. Mr William Layton Lowndes, formerly Chairman of Shropshire Quarter Sessions, has been appointed a Deputy-Lieutenant for Kent. Sir Arthur Sullivan states that the reports as to his ill-health are greatly exaggerated. He has been suffering from the effects of chill taken in Switzer- land last month; but with the exception of a partial loss of voice he has quite recovered, and is working at his new opera for the Savoy Theatre. The Marchioness of Bute, with a son and daugh- ter, left Mount Stewart House, Buteshire, on Satur- day, for Palestine. They took with them the heart of the late Marquis for burial in the Holy Land. The improvement in the health of the Empress Frederick is still maintained, and, according to a telegram which has been received by Princess Sophie at Athens, her Majesty is now out of danger. Sir W Harcourt arrived last week at Coin, St Aldwins, on a visit to Sir M. Hicks Beach. The Central News is authorised by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman to deny the statement that Lord Rosebery had assured the member for Stirl- ing that Liberal Imperialism has become most obnoxious to him. The carved marble pulpit erected in Stratford- on-Avon parish church as a memorial to Lady Martin (Helen Faucit) was dedicated last week. Sir Theodore Martin is the donor of the pulpit, which has cost £1,000 A memorial effigy of the late Dean Vaughan, which has been placed in the north aisle of Llandaff Cathedral, is to be unveiled on November 1 during a service for the dedication of the new cathedral organ. Admiral Sampson is lying seriously ill at Boston. His complaint baffles the doctois, but his friends are quoted by the New York correspondent of the Daily Telegraph" as saying that his heart is broken over the treatment he has received from the American people. The Marquess of Abergavenny has left Eridge Castle for Nevill Court, his Monmouthshi' i residence The new Lord Chief Justice (Lord L- verstone) was sworn in before the Lord Chancellor in his private room at the House of Lords on Monday afternoon. An interestig relic of the Earl of Beaconsfield came last week under the auctioneer's hammer at a sale in the parish of Hughenden. It was the two- wheeled pony chaise in which the statesman was accustomed to take his country drives in company with Lady Beaconsfield. The vehicle, old-fashioned in design, was sold for 29s. The apartment which King Humbert used to occupy at the Quirinal has been shut. For a long time to come nothing will be changed in it, and none but members of the Royal Family will be allowed to visit it. It is a tradition of the House of Savoy to leave the rooms which have been occu- pied by sovereigns untouched for two generations after their death. Mr John Percy Severn, of The Hall, Penybont, Radnorshire, died at his residence last week, at the age of eighty-six. The only son of the late Mr John Chesment-Severn, of Penybont Hall, who represented VYootton Basset and Fowey in the un- reformed Parliament, he was born in 1814, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, taking both his B.A and M.A degrees sixty years ago. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's-inn in 1839, and served the office of High Sheriff of Radnorshire, of which county he was a Magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant in 1873. Mr Severn was a Conservative in politics, and formerly an active politician in the county.

THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES. The date of the next annual collegiate meeting of the University Court has been altered from November 9th (Mayor's Day) to Friday, November 23rd, and the graduation ceremony will take place at Andrew's Hall, Queen-street, Cardiff.

❖ CAERSWS. MARRIAGE OF MISS HUGHES.—The marriage of Miss Hughes, of the Park, and of Mr G II Edwards, of Kinsham, Herefordshire, took place at the Baptist Chapel on Wednesday, the 17fchinsfc. The officiating clergymen were the Rev Rhys Davies (of Caersws) and the Rev T E Williams (Baptist Minister, Newtown). Miss Hughes (sister of the bride) and Miss Edwards (niece of the bridegroom) were the bridesmaids. The best man was Mr Wm Morris, Weston Court, and the bride was given away by her father, Mr Evan Hughes. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Park. Mr and Mrs Edwards left in the afternoon for the Isle of Wight, where the honeymoon will be spent.

+ Messrs Frank Lloyd and Sons have been in- structed by the Liverpool Corporation Tramways Committee to sell at their Repository, Wrexham, on Thursday, November 1st, 140 horses. These are an exceedingly useful lot having been specially selected for this sale. They are in hard condition and fit for immediate work, principally from six to ten years old and 15 hands to 16-1. Owing to the horse cars having been replaced by electric cars throughout the City and suburbs, the whole of the horses will be sold absolutely without reserve. TOWYN-ON-SEA AND MERIONETH COUNTYfTIMES A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR MERIONETHSHIRE. EVERY THURSDAY. ONE PENNY. Full and Impartial Reports of all Local Event?, General News. Markets. Notes. A FIRST-CLASS ADVERTISING MEDIUM. PUBLISHERS SALTER AND ROWLANDS, 21, BERRIEW STREET, WELSHPOOL. WEDDING CARDS. ITEW SAMPLE BOOK now open to inspection at the County Times' Office, Welshpool. SALTER AND ROWLANDS, PROPRIETORS. Â gITUATION V AOANT Will always bring the Largest Number of Replies by Advertising in the COUNTY TIMES." If there is anything you Want Advertise in the "COUNTY TIMES." you have anything you wish to Sell, Advertise in the COUNTY TIMES." THREE LINES FOR ONE SHILLING. IN ^jj^LL "J^DITIONS OF THE c OUNTY TIMES CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS. CHEAP WEEK-END EXCURSION TICKETS Are now issued on EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TO ♦Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Peterborough, *Leicester, *Derby' *Burton-on-Trent, ^Stafford, *Coventry, Manchester, Preston, Blackburn, Bolton, Leeds, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Liver- pool, Birkenhead, Wigan, and Warring- ton, from Oswestry, Llanymynech, Llanfyllin, Montgomery Welshpool, Newtown, Llanidloes, Machynlleth Borth, Aberystwyth, Aberdovey, Towyn, Bar. mouth, Dolgelley, Harlech, Portmadoc, Penrhyn. deudraeth, Criccieth, and Pwllheli. SIMILAR TICKETS ARE ALSO ISSUED From Aberystwyth, Borth, Aberdovey, Towyn Barmouth, Dolgelley, Harlech, Penrhyndeudraetb Portmadoc, Criccieth, and Pwllheli, to SHREWSBURY. Pickets to hese stations are not issued from Welshpool. EXTENDED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ISSUE OF TOURIST TICKETS FROM CAMBRIAN STATIONS TO THE VARIOUS HEALTH RESORTS IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND ARE NOW IN OPERATION. For full particulars see Tourist Programme which may be had at all stations. RAMS Are now conveyed between Statior son the Cambrian Railways, at a charge as for Two Dogs, with a MINIMUM OF TWO SHILLINGS EACH RAM EVERY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY IN OCTOBER, 1900, CHEAP rid: EXCURSIONS WILL BE RUN TO -1-,1 T-b LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER From Llanidloes 6 40 a.m., Newtown 7 12, Mont gomery 7 28, Welshpool 7 50, Llanymynech 8 15 Llanfyllin 7 35, Oswestry 8 40, Ellesmere 9 0 an Fenn's Bank 9 21. For times of trains at intermediate stations handbills. EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY CHEAP WEEK-END & 10 DAYS, TICKETS Will be issued from Liverpool, Manchester Stock. port, Chester, Crewe, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Brad. ford, Leeds, Oldham, Huddersfield, Halifax, Roch. dale, Wakefield, Blackburn, Chorley, Accrino-ton, Burnley, Bolton, Wigan, Warrington, Preston, Leicester, Derby, Burton, Stoke, Burslem, Hanley Birkenhead, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Wed. nesbury, Walsall, Peterborough, Northampton, Hull, Sheffield, Barnsley, &c., &c., to Oswestry, Llanymynech, Llanfyllin, Welshpool, Montgomery, Newtown, Llanid- loes, Machynlleth, Borth, Aberystwyth, Aberdovey, Towyn, Barmouth, Dolgelley, Harlech, Portmadoc, Criccieth, & Pwllheli. CHEAP WEEK END TICKETS (Friday and Saturday to Monday or Tuesday) will be issued on EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Also 14 DAYS' EXCURSION TICKETS From nearly all Cambrian Inland Stations, to Machynlleth, Borth, Aberystwyth, Aber- dovey, Towyn, Barmouth, Dolgelley, Harlech, Portmadoc, Criccieth, and Pwllheli, also to Rhayader, Builth Wells, & Brecon. ON EVERY THURSDAY and SATURDAY in OCTOBER, FULL-DAY & HALF-DAY EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued to LIVER. POOL (Lime Street, Edge Hill, Spellow, or Walton), via Whitchurch and Crewe, and to SEACOMBE, via Ellesmere, Wrexham, and Hawarden Bridge; and to MANCHESTER (Lon. don Road), as under :—From Oswestry, ull day at 8 40 a.m. aDd half-day at 11 50 a.m. and 1 55 p.m. (via Whitchurch and Crewe) from Ellesmere at 9 0 a.m for full day, and 12 5 and 2 15 p.m. for half-day; to Seacombe only (via Wrexham) 9 5 a.m. for full day, and 12 10 p.m. for half-day Third-clsss fares for full day To Seacombe and Liverpool, 3s 6d To Manchester, 4s. Half-day To Seacombe, Liverpool and Manchester, 2s 6d Passengers return the same day from Liverpool (Lime Street) at 6 50 p.m., or 11 55 p.m., Edge Hill at 12 0 midnight, Seacombe 7 5 p.m.; and from Manchester (London Road) at 7 0 p.m., or 12 0 midnight. THE Special Attention of the Public is drawn -i- to the FURTHER REDUCED RATES fo the conveyance of FRESH MEAT, Including Welsh Mutton also for Butter, Cheese, Fish, Fruit, &c., Station to Station at Owners' Risk. Also to the Reduced Scale of Rates for Pare 31s by Passenger Train. For full particulars apply at the Stations. MINIMUM CHARGE, SIXPENCE.