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THE "FAWN" IN TROUBLE. --

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ST. ASAPH BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

WELSH JOTIING.

THE ACCIDENT To TI-TE "FAWN…

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|LOCAL NOTES AND NOTIONS.

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LOCAL NOTES AND NOTIONS. [We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our coiret-pomieut.—Er.] 4 ¡The engagement1 of Mr Edward De Jong by the Khyl Pier and Pavilion Co appears to have given general satisfaction, and the opening concert on the 12th inst is being anxiously looked forward to The wisdom of securing 1 he services of such an eminent musician for a term of three years is to be commended and espeeia !y is the foresight of the Directors in ■prevailing upon Mr De Jong to bring his band over jufct at the time of the Church f.'ongress. when it is most essential Hhyl should put forth its attractions in order to favourably ijnpresS| I heexalted and influential ecclesiastical and by visitors we shall be honoured with this season The organ recitals by Mr Pyne are certain to act audiences and altogether no fear need be entertained as to the impression that will be made upon the minds of. all who come down for Congress week. < Speaking of the Church Congress, it reminds me that an appeal has been made for a volun- tary choir of male and female voices, to sssist. at the Congress meetings and services, and I sincerely hope the wili be hearty, for it will never do for our visitors to go away with the idea that Khyl does not possess good material in the vocal line: The Bishop of St. Asaph is working very hard to make the work- ingmen's meeting a success andjseveral eminent lay speakers are to take part. The accident to the Fawn the other night furnished an instance of the fuss that can be made over trivial things It was a very slight thing that disabled the vessel simply a rope got entangled in the propeller— suggestive of mismanagement by the way—and had it not been so dark this might easily have betn put right, and the subsequent excitement would have been bottled up for a n-ore belittmg occasion I beard several visitors condemn in i ther harsh terms the lifeboat men fer not ng out sooner, but personally I thought they were wonderfully quick from the time they were actually signalled by the coastguard Visitors should remember the crew is composed of hard working men, who reside in various parts of the town. whilst the lifeboat house is situated on the other side of the river close to the toll bridge, and it requires time to get to this spot The men are always ready and will ing to go out as soon as they are signalled, no matter how Jate or how boisterous the weather may be. None will question that the service they rendered on Tuesday morning was deserv- ing of the highest praise, and subscriptions have been raised for a less deserving object than remunerating the Rhyl lifeboat crew for their rescue of the Fawn's passengers. « Mr Tom Wood's engagement on the promen- ade this week has been very popular, and large crowds have assembled to listen and applaud our own comic vocalist. Mr Cohen s band, too, has given us selections from several well' known operas and these have been well ren- dered, and properly appreciated. The begging nuisance on the promenade of an evening continues, and I think it is high time the police took the matter in band. The children actually go about with cans and buckets asking for coppers for the Children 's Hospital.' and numerous other objects, and people are getting quite tired of the thing. If a poor blind man or any other deserving person were to solicit alms the police would soon in- terfere, and I don't see why well dressed children should an¡,oy people in [the way they do. V Mr Harry Ililler,, the well known ventrilo- 1 quist, who regularly endeavours to entertain the visitors with his Punch and Judy. and his other two wooden companions, announces that he holds his annual benefit concert, at the Town Hall, on Tuesday evening, and I feel sure there will be a bumper house, for no one of our en. tertainers is more popular than the Doll Man and Rhyl would not seem the same place without him. Here's luck, Harry, my boy. It does not look as if "the local football enthusiasts are going in for the game this winter for the first meeting called to re-start the Khyl Football Club had to be adjourned in conse quence ot the meagre attendance, and again this week the second meeting has been post- poned for the same reason. As a last resource it has been decided to hold the meeting at the Summer Gardens to morrow (Saturday) after noon at three and afterwards a practice is to take place and it is hoped in this way to get a nood number. The rumour has already spread throughout the northern part of the Principality, ity and even has been heard in Liverpool, that Rhyl is not to have a town club this winter For all that Mr Berrie. the ex-secretary of the Rhyl club was re-elected a member of the coun cil of the Welsh F x>tball Association for the third consecutive time at the annual meeting held at Wrexham, on Tuesday evening, and what is still more significant, he bad a larger number of votes than any of the other candi- dates. This should rouse the slumberers, and make them determined not to allow the old club die a natural death. 811 notice Madame Maria Andersen is to sing at Holywell Eisteddfod on the 16th inst, besides several other well known vocalists. This week MadamegAndersen is fulfilling an engagement at Llandudno pavilion, and may very shortly be heard at Rbyl, along iwith PIiss Eleanor Kees. 'it. The children's special service mission con- ducted by Mr Lewes Sayer has been as popular as ever, and large crowds congregate on the sands to listen to the addresses, and assist in singing the beautiful hymns- The fact of the Missioners all doing the work without pay has had a deal to do with the popularity of the services, which have been made as bright and cheerful as possible. A meeting in support of DrBarnardo'sHomes for waifs and strays is to be held at the Town Hall on the 11th inst. and a party of boys from the Homes will be present and entertain the audience

MR J. HERBERT L E W ISO N…