Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

Flintshire County Council. The quarterly meeting of the Flintshire County Council was held on Wednesday, at the County Offices, Mold, Mr J. W. Summers chairman. A MOSTYN MYSTERY. The Main Roads Inspector reported he had repaired the damage to the road near Mostyn Station, caused by the subsidence. He had failed to find the cause of the subsidence, although the road was opened the whole width to a depth of about 12 feet, for a distance of about 12 yards. DEADLOCK REMOVED. A portion of a retaining wall at the upper side of the main road between Halendy and Mostyn Quay having collapsed, the Main Roads Inspector reported it was necessary that the matter be attended to without delay.-The Clerk stated he had met Lord Mostyn. Liability had been repudiated on both sides, and a deadlock had arisen. The opinion was expressed that the matter ought to be compromised, and Lord Mostyn stated he was prepared to meet the County Council. If they carried out the work, he would bear half the cost. The Main Roads Committee recommended the acceptance of Lord Mostyn's offer to pay the moiety. The Cost of the work was not to exceed ;Cxoo, and the Clerk was instructed to investigate the question of liability. FLINT AND HOLYWELL URBAN ROADS. The County Surveyor reporting upon the main roads in urban areas, and the estimate of cost and maintenance for the ensuing year, said of the Flint Town Council roads —"The whole of these roads have been satisfactorily maintained. Most of the work contemplated has been done, and the foot- path improvement near the Mercerizing Works is worth the money expended on it." The Town Council estimated £ 321 8s. The County Surveyor suggesting the flagging of the footpaths in front of the New Council School, the total estimate was increased to ^338 10s. 4d., and recom- mended it for acceptance. Referring to the Holywell Urban District roads, the Surveyor stated-" The work provided for in the estimate of last year has all been carried out, together with the first section of the kerbing and channelling. This has been well laid, but I do not think it has been the best coarse to follow too closely the crooked boundary of "je road parallel to which the kerb and line has been set out. I think a t|^er line to good curves more parallel to ^2 traffic centre would have given better 3ults as far as appearance goes. Most of work has been done on the Victoria r°ad, which with the steady treatment it as received during the last five years is setting int0 g00d shape and order. No eport has been received as to the side JPping tendency, which was evidently ectually arrested by the system of subsoil Qfaihs put in some years ago. The estimate Maintenance was £ 309 18s. iod.3 and of v, felling and kerbing section No. 2, 525 f rds lineal, at 35. iod., £ 100 12s. 6d. The rt&er amount was recommended for accept- ::ce2 and with regard to the latter amount he bought it should be reduced, and the work one for 3s. per lineal yard. Kerbs and anneliing are delivered on the roadside at s. 1d. per lineal yard, and 8d. per yard, his opinion, ought to cover the cost of jpng. He suggested the Committee in- lude in their accepted estimate, 525 yards jJJ 3S<, £ 7* 15s., or a total of ^388 13s. nd. f he suggestion was adopted. With regard to Connah's Quay, the totals agreed upon were -Road maintenance, £ 228 17s, 3d.; foot- tath paving (further grant), £135. GRANTS IN AID OF ROADS. he u bounty Surveyor in his report stated fimu rece.ived several applications for t0 r g^nts in aid from Highway Authorities Jreal grants had been given during recent g0 The roads in question were now in Qrd 0rder and re<luired nothing more than ftorl?ary maintenance. A letter was read *ec t^le Holywe11 Rural District Council f0 eiyed since the issue of the report, asking r grants amounting in the aggregate to 300. The Rural Council pointed out that lee* do not approve of making grants, but s that other districts are receiving they also claimed a share.—The Com- in i*ee regarded the application as conditional tSJerms» ,and resolved that as the grants be a.dnUrf»e^ .*n ot^er cases, the, same course A loB™,in this case also. .lo«8tio aorimonious discussion took place on 10 >8*pQot f °* 8ran^s to various local authorities Several upkeep of district toads. ldea 0f j^tabers now spoke strongly against the 8 any grant for district roads, bnt a°lativad n. lor»na5 resolution to that Qffest was Ca*ried, rQBult WM tha same as ii it bad been ThpYnjELL URBAN COUNCIL AND CATTLE. Cc^nrii < to H°lywell Urban District the FJ Awarded a copy of an extract from in urM ?r- of their Medical Officer of Health, *»Qlh" lt stated :—" As *ar as 1 am aware v "1D6 has been done with regard to the Sal iDary iDSPect*on °* cattle, and I have ed the attention ef your Council over and again to this important matter."—It was Reived that no action be taken in the mattes :he County Council. t DEE NAVIGATION. the meeting of the General Purposes llo2°?lttee a communication was received ^essrs> ^lysine Jones and Co. on the of a scheme they had prepared for out the proposals with regard to the betv ment °* navigation of the Dee ar\( Connah's Quay and Mostyn Deeps, ti0l £ Provide adequate dock accommoda- muiic Quay- Accompanying their com- det?i30n they forwarded a print giving a frona5 description of their scheme both A lete> engineering and financial standpoint j Deerv^as a^so rea(* fr°m 'he Clerk of the j ^servancy Board, who stated that Messrs Glynne Jones and Co.'s scheme wholly depended upon the coalowners subscribing and taking up £ 300,000 deferred shares and guaranteeing an export traffic of 1341 million tons of ccal, and that as the coalowners could give no such guarantee the Board would in all probability now actively promote Messrs Stevenson's scheme. After some discussion the General Purposes Committee resolved that the further discussion be deferred to the next meeting. ANCIENT MONUMENTS. The Secretary of the Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouth" shire with regard to the protection and pre- servation of historical and archaeological monuments, etc., forwarded a communication to the Council, and asked that a committee be formed, and the Chairman of the Com- mission (Sir John Rhys) would direct the attendance of the Secretary at the meeting to be called for that purpose. It was decided that a special meeting of the General Pur- poses Committee be convined for the purpose. NORTHOP AND REPRESENTATIVE GUARDIANS. A communication was received from the Clerk of the Norfhop Parish Council with regard to their application for increased re- presentation on tke Holywell Board of Guardians. The particulars furnished by the Clerk to the Parish Counctl in support of their application showed.The area of the parish is estimated at 7,109 acres; rateable value, £ 19,825 3s. 9d., and the population 3,061.—The Clerk informed the committee that a prima facie case had been made out, and it was resolved that the County Council be recommended to appoint a committee to hold the necessary inquiry and to report thereon. HOLYWELL TO MOLD LIGHT RAILWAY. At the meeting of the Railway and Parlia- mentary Committee, the chairman (Mr Capel Cure) informed the committee that he had had an interview with Mr J. Jepsen, of the London and North-Western Railway, with reference to the Holywell to Mold and Buckley Light Railway, and that certain figures were being prepared, shewing the present traffic, the cost and detail of scheme for the construction of the proposed railway. The meeting was adjourned to the day before the County Council meeting. The minutes were confirmed, and a small com- mittee was appointed to discuss the scheme with the railway company, and to report later to the Council. Mr Oapel Cure, chairman of the Railway and Parliamentary Committee, suggested that a inall committee be appointed to meet irepreftntailves of the railway company with a view to a conference. He pointed out that the appointment of such a com- mittee would not ia any way pledge the Council. He expireseed the belief that such a scheme would pay, and mentioned the possibility that the necessary capital might be provided by the railway company, the County Council and the Government eaoh pro- viding one-fourth, and the remaining fourth beiag found by the subscribing public. Mx J. H. Ellis asked if the Uounoilhad powers to invest public money in such a scheme. The Clerk replied that they had. They oonld build a railway if they choie- The committee was appointed, after asanrancea were given that the Council were in no way com- mitted to the propoiale. SMALL HOLDINGS IN THE COUNTY. APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL OFFICER. At the meeting of the Small Holdings Committee, the Clerk informed the Com- mittee that he had advertised the appointment of a special officer to carry out the provisions of the Small Holdings Act, at a salary of ,I-ioo a year with reasonable travelling expenses actually incurred. Twenty-nine applications were received, and four can- didates were selected, and invited to attend a meeting of the Committee. The selected candidates were—Messrs R. Parry, Bourne j Jonathan P. Griffiths, Penyffordd; John E. Evans, Trelogan; and R. H. Williams, Berth, Rhewl, Ruthin. At a subsequent meeting of the Committee the four selected candidates were interviewed, and it was resolved that Jonathan P. Griffiths, of Pres- wylfa, Penyffordd, be appointed special officer to carry out the provisions of the Small Holdings Act for this county for one year, to commence from the iest day of Jane. The dutiea of the office of special officer were stipulated, and included the making of inquiries, the collection and arranging of information, and the prepara- tion of plans, reports and documents as may be required for the use of valuers, the Committee, Sub-Committee and the Clerk to the Council, to manage and supervise the small holdings and allotments under the control of the County Council, to collect the rents, keep the accounts, and act generally for the Council in respect of any land acquired by them under the Small Holdings Allotments Acts; to supervise the erection of new buildings or the alterations of existing buildings under the supervision of the County Surveyor, or such other person as the Committee may appoint. FARMS OFFERED AS SMALL HOLDINGS. A communication was received by the Small Holdings Committee from Messrs Hughes and Hughes, solicitors, Flint, offer- ing, on behalf of a client, Tyddyn Ucha Farm, Bagillt.—Mr Swetenham, Chester, was asked to inspect the buildings, land, &c., and to make a valuation and report thereon, to be submitted to the Committee at their next meeting.—An application to borrow a sum of money from the County Council under section 17 of the 1892 Act, was received from Mr John Totty (junior), Derwen Bach, Holywell, and the applicant appeared before the Committee. The Committee considered the application was not within the meaning of the Act, and the applicant was so informed. -At a further meeting of the Committee, Mr H. Swctenham's report with reference to the valuation and inspection of Tyddyn Ucha Farm, Bagillt, was received, and referred to the Special Officer.—Mr Pennant wrote, on behalf of the trustees of the Tremeirchion charities, offering to the County Council a small holding called Tyddyn Tylodion, in the parish of Ysceifiog.-The Special Officer was instructed to attend to the matter and report. THE COUNTY BUDGET. The Finance Committee reported having considered the estimate which had been pre- pared by the County Treasurer, of the pro- bable receipts and expenditure of the Council for the year ending 31st March, 1910, from which it appeared that the sums to be received during the year would probably amount to 424,203 7s. 4d., and the total sum to be provided for would be £ 43s924 17s. yd., leaviog a deficiency to Lis provided for of 419,721 IOS. 3d. —The Committee on the proposition of Mr Tilby, reduced the Main Roads estimates by £2000. It was also resolved that the estimate in respect of county bridges be reduced by ^325, and in respect of establishment charges, printing, etc., by £ 100, making a total redaction of -62,425 The estimate therefore as submitted by the Treasurer and subsequently dealt with by the Committee, leaves the deficit balance of £ 17,296 108 3d (instead of £ 19,721 10s 3d). The Committee recommended a county rate of iod. in the £ to meet the requirements of the county; id. in the L; for higher education id. in the -6 for the purpose of the Flintshire Intermediate Education Scheme, and id. for higher education purposes generally; iod, ia the £ for elementary education. The Committee recommended that the rate be levied in half-yearly instal- ments, payable on the roth of July next and nth of September, viz. :-county pur- poses, 6d. higher education, id. elementary education, Sid. On the minutes coming forward for confirmation, Mr J. H. Ellis moved that the estimates for main roads be rednoed by £ 1,000. Major Phillips ssoonded. He eomplaiasd that the apbaep of the main roads had inoreased from A46 to A70 a mile since 1905. Dr Williams said the increase of 91,700 over the estimate last yeat was on items for which the Bhyl members voted. He acoased the Conservatives of pataing any expenditora in committee, and raising oomplaints at tbe public meetings, where they ooald pose as economists. He oballenged them to lay a finger on any item of expenditure and label it extravagance. To pass a general resolution of the oharaoter before them would pnt their finances into ohaOl. H. Tilby said that to say the minority were responsible for the expenditure was the weakest possible confession ofiaeptitade. Mr Ellis' proposal was withdrawn. The Finaoce Committee had rednoed the main road payment by 42,000. The rates levied were lOd. in the £ for general county purposes for the current year, lOd. in the J for elementary ednoation, and Id. ia the A for the first half of the year for higher education. =2 COUNCIL AND AJmOXFATOBY JOUUTAUMI. Mr J. H. Elli. called attention to the fact that an extract from the minutes had appeared in certain newspapers before thoee minutes had been before the Council. In several papers the previous day there wae disclosed particulars of a proposal relating to the navigation of the Dee. In his opinion 11 was wrong for eueh pnblioation to take plaoe (hear, hear). He suggested that as only papers of a certain Qulonr" bad the information early it looked at though there was an agreement between the officials and some favoured reporters. The Olerk indignantly repudiated the suggestion that he had favoured any papers. It was a most unfair insinuation. Mr Tilby atked the olerk whether ooples of the minutes were supplied to the reporters as to the members. The Clerk replied that if a reporter oalled at the offioe for a copy he was given one. There was no systematic delivery of the minutes. There was an understanding that nothing was to be published until after the meeting, Mr Tilby .aid suoh an arrangement was most un- satisfactory (hear, hear). He moved that copies of the minutes be sent to the reporters who attended the meetings, together with a oiroolar letter containing the intimation that no part of the information was to be published before the meeting. Mr J. P. Jones said he always handed his minutes to two reporters at Holywell as soon as he received them (loud lauuhter). He did not imagine that he was doing any harm. Mr Tilby's proposal was unanimously earrled.

GRHaNFIlLD. A Sxohh-Thsowimg VAoRam.-Whou the ohildren were returning from the Boot Council School, on Monday afternoon, along the Btgiltt-road, a tramp from some cause, or no oanse, threw stones after the children, striking a little girl naamei Foulkes, with one of the missiles in the head. Fortunately a Mrs Ellis, living in one of the adjacent housei, saw the child and picked her np and oarried her home. As the child's mother was not in the boase at the time, Mrs Eilis, taking the little girl with her, followed the man in the direction of Greenfield, with the view to his being taken in obarge. It appears that the man made too baste to eicape, possibly It was well he did not, or in the neighbourhood he may have been 11 summarily dealt with." His disorstion in that way eaved him. The police officer was on duty else. where, and the vagrant: proceeded on his way. Visit OF TEEB Nobtb WALBa Unionist Van.— Last Friday, the Unionist Von of the North Wales Division of the Natioual Union, vUited Ireenfiwld. The van was stationed in the Square, opposite the Queen's Head, and here a meeting was htid, when Mr O. A. Emlyn, the representative of the National Union, addressed the assembled crowd of hearers. The address, dealing witb labour and anemployoieat, and free imports of manufaotnred artiolee was dealt with in an interesting manner. Qaestions were asked and replied to by Mr Samlyn. Land taxation was the subject of one questioner, and import taxation of another. The object of the latter question was to obtain a direot reply in favour of the taxation of food stufia. Mr Emlyra io a lucid on a tines gave a reply to the question whiob was punotnatad by hearty applause. Mr JSmlyn was much appreciated, and his speeoh was listened to most attentively. The work ot the van in touring from place to plaoe ia North Wales is doing mnch to open the eyes of the people npon the question of Tariff Reform. Major Badcliffe, the organisillg secretary for North Wa es, makeii the general arrangements, alid the looal arrangements for the meeting were made by Mr Thoa. O. Griffiths, the Unionist agent of the district. PROPOSED EXTENSION OF HOLY TBjlqITY CHURCH. The congregation of Holy Trinity Church have made a spirited start towards the oompletion of the Ohurch, and the amount colieoted from among the members themselves is greatly to their oredit. The foundation stone of Holy Trinity Ohuroh was laid on Monday, August 15th, 1870, by (the latb) The Most Noble The Marchioasss of Westminster. Owing to a lack of fund*, the original intention* of the then Building Committee were not carried oat in their entirety, and it was resolved to prooeed with tha ereotion of the nave and aisles of tha Charoh only, leaving the erection of the ebanoel and vestry to a future date. A temporary out wall (now showing evident signs of detachment from the edifice) was built, with a view to future extension by means of a chancel, and portion of the vestry, ware also erected. These now show signs of dilapidation owing to exposure to the weather. Within the last few months the question has been carefully considered by a committee of the members of the congregation, aid it has been unanimously decided that the time has now arrived when the Ohorah should be properly completed by addition of a ehaaeel and vestry. Plans and spscifioations of the work have been drawn up by Messrs Douglas aid Fcrdham, ecolesiaatioal arobiteots, Chester, aad the estimated cost of the whole when completed amounts to nearly S700. 8nbsoriptions, etc., amounting to over Alto hava been promised, and most of that amount has already been paid, and within a very short period of time, by subscriptions and other efforts, an amount of about £200 will have been provided by the members of the congtegation at Holy Trinity Chnroh. Messrs Grosvenor, Ohater and Co., of the Paper Mills, Greenfield, have kindly promised to support the project with a subscription of fifty guineas.

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Cricket. H1LKYN v. HOLYWELL TABERNAOLE. Played at Halkyn on Saturday last. The Tabernaole club arrived at Halkyn to find a thick tog overmanning the ground, and which obscured everything. The game was delayed for a while owing to this, but after a time it cleared sufficiently for the game to prooeed, which proved to be a very exciting one. Halkyn batted first and knocked up 64 runs; the Tabernaole then baited, and after a fearfully bad start, (in which 5 wickets went down for 10 rune), amid great excitement, the remaining batsmen knocked the soore np to 73, thus the Tabernaole won by 9 runs. Swroo:- RAWirlw. J Party, b tT Parry 0 J T Parry, a 0 Bees, b Parry 8 J L Francis, run oat 14 G J Roberts, b Upton. 21 W J Jonce, rnn out 0 J Salisbury, b Upton 12 J Powell, b Parry. 1 B P Jones, s J Jones, b Upton 2 J E P Jones, c W Williams, b Parry 0 O Hughes, bUpton 0 Itancis. ikot out as 3 ExtraB 3 Total 64 TABERNAOLB. O O Bees, b Francis 1 R J Davies, 0 Powell b W J Jones 0 J Upton, e Jones, b Francis. 4 W Williams, b Francis 0 J D Williams, b R. P Jones 20 J Jones, b Francis 0 G Thomas, b Francia 9 A L Jockes, b Franois 18 J Parry, b B P Jonea 0 A Scott, not out 14 J B Jones, b R P Jones I < Extras 4 Toteloomoot 73 MOSTYN PARK v. MID-LANOASHIRE LEAGUE. This match was played on the Mostyn ground on Whit-Tueeday, resulting in an easy win for the home eleven. None of the visitors made a very long stand, and going in first on a splendid wicket should have been able to reach more than 74, but they found Hopwood's and Watson's bowling rather too good for them. Hopwood was also in good form with the bat, playing excellent cricket for his soore of 42. E. Ingbam and Watson were the only others to reach doable figures for tha Mostyn team, the former again making some tremendous hits over the boundary. Soores MM-LLNOAMMS CBICEBT saicnn. E Kay, b Adams 1 H Dickinson, b Watson 16 J L Francis, b Watson 3 W Blackwell, 0 and b Hopwood It E Flint, 0 T Ingham, b Watson 2 F Kay, b Watson 4 T Fawoett, b Hopwood S.. 12 B Oornock, not out. 6 L Taylor, 0 Malbon, b Hopwood .•• 0 J Bowers, a Malbon, b Watson 8 J Taylor, 0 Sutalifie, b Hopwood 0 74 IfOBTYM PABK. OF Malbon, b Flblt 8 H Sutalifie, 0 Blackwell, b Flint 0 J LTreweek, b Flint 7 0 Hopwood, st Taylor, b Taylor 42 T Ingham, lbw, b ray lor. 2 Watson, ran ont. 13 E Ipgham, not ont. 27 J H Adams, e and b Flint. 0 A O Williams, e J Taylor, b Diokinson 4 J Barnard, b Taylor so a.. 4 Raw T G Jones, did not bat. Extras. 7 Total for 9 wiokets. 113 MOSTYN PABK v. MANOHESTEB CLIFFORD Mostyn Park ware again aaooeas/al ia their Whit- week fixture with Manchester Clifford. Winning the toss the home team batted first and put together 92. E. and T. Ingham being responsible for the greater part of them, the former hitting in his nsnal tittle for a very useful 46. The Clifford made a much better start than their opponents, 41 being up before the first wioket fell, after this however the Mostyn bowlers were very deadly, the last seven batsmen only raising the soore eight runs. There was great excitement at the close, Mootyu just winning with two minntes to spare. Bcors MOIIT. PARE. J L Fitinole, b Her-shaw. 0 O Hopwood, b Palin. 5 E Ingbam, b J Hunt. 46 Watson, e String, b Hensbaw. 0 T Iombam, lbwt b Hunt. 14 O F Mai 000, b Fasreoh 1 J H Adams, c Nicholson, b Paersch. S F James (sob), a Nicholson, b Paerech.. 0 JLTreweckfO HOllt, b Hensbaw. 11 J Barnard, 0 Moss, b Paersoh 1 B Bar-tar1, not out. 0 Extras 11 92 KASOBBSOa CLIFFOBD. ki R Palic, a James. b fiop wood 6 J E Bunt, b Hopwood 3 H Elenshsw, 0 James, b Watson, 8 fA P,Ilitt, b watsolt 0. 18 E Stringer, b Hopwood 0 E Moss, 0 Watson, b Hapweod 0 li fiedshaw, b Hopwood. 4 L Paersob, b Hopwood 0 H Niobolson, not out. 4 J Hatton, 0 Malbon, b Watson 0 B Ainsvorth, 0 Adams, b Watson. a Extra 2 77 OOUNTY SCHOOL v OHURCH LADS' BRIGADE. This matoh was played an Wednesday afternoon last, on the Sohool ground, and resulted in a win for tbe O.L.B. Scores OBUAOB LADS' SBXOADH. W H Rylands, bE Williams. 1 Rev O Be?s, b M WiUimiBB 6 6 Be* G H Cope. a and b G Phillips. 0 EL HIghes. b Heitgte 20 W Littler, 0 Jones, b Phillips 5 A, Jones, b Phillips 0 F MaeNamara, b Williaml. J E Williams, b Williams. 0 H« E?an», S Mntray 0 Wpjonss, e Murray 2 H Pierce, notout. 2 Extras 5 Extras 5 Total 43 COUJrn SCHOOL G Phillips, rnn ont 6 D Griffiths, b Bylands 0 J Murray, a Rylandes, b Hogbes o 8 J 0 Jones, oBylands, b Rees. o 10 E Williams, 0 Bees, b By lands. 4 W Sberatt, 0 Bylands, b Hughes 7 Mr H G Morris, a Jones, b iiagbas, 1 G Jones, a and b Bylands 0 F Morgan, c MaeNamara, b Bees 0 E Heggie, not out 2 H Jones, 0 and b Bylands,. 0 Extras 7 Total ag COUNTY MATCHES. July 8 Flistabits v. Deabighshire be*$ set* $too At Flint. July 14 Flintshire v Carnarvonshira At Mostyn, Aug. 4 Flintshire v Montgomeryshire At Mostyn. Aug, 9 Flintshire v D^bighshire.. At Denbigh. Aug. 11 Flintshire v Montgomeryehire At Net to a n. Aug. 25 FlIlltahtre v Carnarvonshire. At Bassot. MOSTYN PARK CRICKET CLUB. FIXTURES FOR 1909. Date. Club. Ground Result May 8 Prestatyn .home 171 73 16 Wintiiogton Park .home 65 124 22 Vale of Clwyd away 187 43 29 Llanjchan .home*S3 132 June 1 Mid-Lanoashire League.home 112 74 8 Manchester Clifford home 99 77 6 Vale of Clwyd home 12 19 Sbotton home 26 Eaton Park .away July 3 Ha warden Park .home 10 Eaton Park home 17 Rhaddlaii a fray 24 Llandudno .home 31 Mr Bowe's, Moieley XI ..home Aug 7 14 Llanyehan .away 16 Mr Parson's Rugby XI. home 21 Hawarden Park.away 28 Llandudno *go away Sep. 4 Prestatyn .away 11 Rhuddlan o. @*home drawn games FLINT. May 1 Shotton.«• away 8 Helsby home 15 Hawarden away 22 Panbeiw away 29 Hawarden home Jane 4 Mid Lano. Cricket League home 12 Sandyorott. home 19 Tattenball (lttrnd Cap).. away 26 Buckley home July 3 10 Penbedw home 17 Nortbop home 24 Sandyoroft away 81 Shotton home Aug. 2 (B.H.) Ruabon home 7 Buokley away 14 Rhyl Commercial Travellers and Final home cup Competition at Boughton Hall 11 Nortbop. away 28 Helsby away Sept. 4 Ruabon away 11 Rhyl Com.Travellers. away SZOOND BLWyn. June 12 Sandycroft away 19 Rivertown home 24 Sandyeroft home July 31 Rivertown away

THE COLD WEATHER. There ia an old weather saw, which we believe even meteorologists acknowledge to be at least probable, to the eflfeot that Thunder in spring oold will bring." We have had thunder this spring, and now we suppose we are paying the penalty for that imprudence. March was, it we remember aright, a fairly dusty month; anyone sufficiently curious might have oollecled the proverbial peck of duet, "wortl1 a king's ran- som." But if the present weataer be valuable at a king's ransom, give us a beggar's bail rather. We might be worse off, though; a hundred years ago June found part of the oountry under anow, over a foot deep on Shap fells. It is to be hoped that the weather has no regard tor oentenaries. But we are hard to please. The spring this year was late, but when it did oome it was rarely beautiful. A snap ot ooldish weather wipes out all our gratitude. Optimistic persons say there is a poet con- cealed in everyone; 08, binly. there is a British farmer concealed in every Englishman. We take the good weather when it oomes only half oonsoious of it, but we are acutely ana bitterly oonsoious of the bad weather. This is wrong morally, and it it is also unhealthy. A man need not be a pantheist to tind beauty of some kind in all conditions of the weather, though it may be freely admitted that some weathers are more convenient than others. But we are too dependent on roofs and walla nawaday*. We are terrified of a oold wind, rain aeema to as an external poison. Houses have made us, to use an expressive word, neeh and a cloud eenda us running into a room. Still, it may be said, when it comes t) frokt nipping treasurable bulbs in June, we humanb are not the only creatures that feel inclemency And we confess that if we could not see thr leaves turned to living emeralds in proper Juut sunshine, we should forget all our noble sen timents, forget the required gratitude, and remember merely that we had sommonable weather at last-

Lord Xitclteneria auppoxeii to lid as avowed woman-hater. The rumour once reached the late Queen Victoria, and it is said that the first time he went to Windsor taxed him on the point. "I have heaw that you dislike women? Is that so?/' asked.' HAll except one," he replied. "And (who is that?" "Tour Majesty,' he replied, with one of his delightful smiles. » The Sovereign of Spain is the only; monarch who does not sign his name. He merely signs his edicts, "Yo el Ray the King. The custom dates from the time when Spain was the dominant Power of 'Europe, and the Emperor Charles V., in addition to being King of Spain, was also head of the Holy Roman Empire. If you arc troubled with a dilmp-smelling cupboard or cellar, break up a lump of lime in a box and place inside, and all dampness and smell will quickly disappear. The lime should be then removed, as if left too long it pauses dry rot in the woodwork. To clean gold jewellery wash it in tepid (Water in soap lather to which a few drops of ammonia have been added. Rinse off with clean water, and, without wiping, put the article into a box of beechwood sawdust until dry, then brush off the sawdust with a very soft plate-brush- I

——» Markets and Fairs. MANCHESTER HAY AND 8TRW, MON- DAY.—-Quotations :—H»y, 3Jd. to 6d.; olo-er, 5a. to 6d. atrcaw (ua ), 3d. to 3j-11. per stooe. CHESTER OORN, SATURDAY. Trad, quiet at to-day's maiket, very few aatbpies ot English grain on offer, with fall prices maintained ia the limited business passing. Feediag stuffs in small demand; Indian oorn (flat), the tarn easier, round corn about 6J. lower ou the week. Thiroa held for 3d. to 6d. per sack more money. Bran favours buyers. Flour quiet, about unohanged. Foreign wheat a small business, i1. to Id. under Tuesday.

CHESTER STOCK AND SHARE LIST. Reported by Messrs. Wabxslst, TOXBE LNI) Co 29, Eastgate Row (North), Chester. COREOLB 86 BANK RAT. 2; FIB CEIRT. Present Price. Chester Corporation 8J p cent Irredeemable Stock 100—ICQ* Chester Corporation8 Redeemable Stocky., 90—93 Chester Gas Co 6 Ordinary Stock ..ill ijS 4 Preference dtock 97-1LO Debenture Stock 89- 91 Chester Watervork 76 Consolidated Stock.180—188 T" New Ordinary Stock let and 2nd moieties 170-172 6 110 Perpetual Pre- ference Shares, fully paid _16 £ —171 Wrexham and East Denbighahire Water Co Consolidated Btollk' „ 16S-176 41 p cent Cons. Pref. Stock- 113-115 OrdinaryStook. Hawarden" District Water Co £ 10 Shares, fully paid.. 76-1 Nat Prov Bank of Bngland, Ltd- £16 Shares ;110 10s paid. 28;-38. f.60 Shares, 912 paid ui—HK North and South Walea Bank, Ltd £ 6C Shares, £ 12 lCs paid 49{ Parr's Bank, Ltd.. £50 Shares, f,10 paid.. „ _.43J—i< Lloyds Bank, Ltd.. :EbO Shares, AS paid.- a-8Jíi Bank of Liverpool, Ltd. £100 Shares, £11108 paid -371-371 Manchester and Liverpool District Bank- 960 8 wares, A12 paid 481-49i Cheater Qrosvenor Hotel Co;, Ltd £ 20 Shares fully paid. .22-lS Cheater Queen Rail- way Hotel Co., Ltd jC20 Share fully paid.. 20-21 B20 fchares, £10 paid- 10-11 Cheater Blossoms Hotel, Ltd. El(, fully paid- -8-10 Chester Northgate Brewery Co Ltd Ord 910 Shares,fully paid 8-10 6 p cent f.10 Pref Shares fully 4 p cent Debentures Sj—85 Bent's Brewery Ltd Liu Ordinary Shares. 31—S £ 6 p cent £10 Pref Shares- 6-66 Birkenhead Brewery Co., Ltd jeto Shares, ES paid 171-71 at 10 Shares, fully paid Holywell Halkyn Mining and Tun- nel Co., Ltd. Shares, [fully p id 10s Od—80s Od Halkin Mining Co., Ltd Ll Shares, fully paid- 10s Od—16s 0 East Halkyn Mining Co Ltd Al do, do :ij-4 fl los, paid, South Halkyn Mining Co, Ltd £1 do, do .17s 6d—24s Od £ 1 9s. od—lis Od v New North Halkyn Mines, Ltd Al Shares fully paid 26s Od—S7s 6d North Hendre Min- ing Co., Ltd. 12 lot Shares, fully paid 2i—2| do £ 1 6s "■ £ 1 2$—2f Pantymwyn Mining Co, Ltd., tl Shares fully paid 17s fid—20B Bryngwiog Mines Ltd. f.1 Ord Shares, fully paid ..23s—25s f. lis paid 128—158 Talacre Mining Co Ltd -;fl Ord. do, do do LIPref do, do United Minera Co.. Ltd I Ord dc Isle of Man Mining Co, Ltd (Foxdale) Ltd. C5 74 Pref £ 17 lOspaid .26—80 Llanarmon Mining Co, Ltd. At Ord. fully paid it Pretod Halkyn Drainage Co. tio Shares, fully paid 16-17 Chester Boat Co, Ltd fto Shares, fully paid &-8 Stubbs Boating Co" £10 Sharep, fully paid,.9—10 4iper cent Debenture.. Chester Cocoa House j.Co Ltd fa tt 6J—6 £ 6 La t- -4i-b Cheater General Cemetery Go., ieb Shares, fully paid 3j— 4| Chester New Music Hall Co, Ltd.. 926 .18—20 Chester Steam LaundryCo,, Ltd. £ 5 ^10—11 .1 L5 6 -61 Chester Bace Co., Ltd LIOO ,£76 185—1»& Dee Oil Co Ltd. £1 Ord. Shares Walkers Parker Co., Ltd. £ 10Shares,fullypaid,6pcent Cum. Pref 21-3 do 44 Debentures. 81—88 Victoria Pier and Pavilion Co., British Law, Life, Fire insur, Ltd. £ 10 ShareJ,'l paid. —4f—4$ Chester Cottage Im- provement Co Ltd. f5 Shares, fully paid 8-31 Ex-dividend* When making cake do not use new-laid eggs, as they are not the best for this pur- pose. They contain too much moisture, and for this reason eggs from a, week to ten days old are bett-et. The albumen is stronger and the yoke more solid. The whites whip better, and consequently make the cake lighter. A good and easy way to singe a chicken ia to hold it over a saucer of lighted alcohol. Very little should be used at a time, how- ever, as otherwise it flares up too much. This method is better than the old-fashioned one of using burning paper, for it is both cleaner and far less dangerous. Do not, unless you can afford to discard them after very little wear, buy expensive veils. Cheap veils that can be renewed often are better and healthier. The dust that always accumulates in the meshes of a veil is very bad for the complexion, and is liable to cause blackheads and other disfigurements. To kcrp tablecloths in good condition pour boiling water upon stains from fruit or coffee Its soon as the table is cleared; do not wait until the weekly wash-day. Some house- keepers drop a pinch of salt on a stain as soon as it is made this tends to its eradica- tion. Glasses which are used for milk or any, milky substances should always be washed in cold water in preference to hot, as the latter is apt to leave a cloudy appearance and necessitate a great deal more labour in the washing. The same rule applies to perfectly new glasses which have not been used.

Birtns. PABRy-On the 6th inst., at the Squares, Mostyn, the wife of Mr Joseph Parry, of a son. TaorlUø-On the Eth inst., at Spring Bauk rottake, Bryncelyn, Greenfield, the wife of Mr Same 1 Thomas, of a daughter. Marriages. Judsok—Sheffield—On the 3rd inst., at St. Thomas' Churob, Rhy], by the Rev T Jones, vicar of Abergele. aBsuted by the Rev D. Macaulaj, George Hubert Judson, only SID ct Giles Andrew Judson, of Brooklands, Staly. bridge, to Gladys Ehzabetb, young-st daughtt t of Alfred Sheffield, of Clotely, Rhyl. Deaths. Gaoser-On the 5th inst., at St. Glare's Consent, Fantasaph, near Holywell, aged 22 yeare. Bianee Virginia, the dearlv-lovsd daughter of Margaret, and the late Giovanni Grossi, of Liverpool. Jorijig-On the 6th inst., at 11, Chapel-street, Flint, Phoebe, widaw of Me Thomas Jones, aged 67 years. JaMBS-On the 7th inst., at the residence of his mother, 23, Lower Brook-street, Connah's Quay, Mr Joseph Jones, of Darlington, aged 46 jears. LLOYD-On the 31st ult., the Rev. Fitsroy Kelly Lloyd, B.A., Cantab., for tbe la«t 86 jears Rector of Pittenweem, Ffesbire, aged 69 years, brothes of Bit Horatio Lloyd. Potfobd—On the 0th inst., at Edee, Malp*s» Gertrude, daughter ot Angnsta Pnlford, 281 Douglas road, Liverpool, and the late John Pulford, and giand-daughter of the late Pet r Fulford, Holywell, aged 24 years. RoB-sitTs-On the let mst., at Cornist Cottages, Flint, Mr Thomas Roberts, aged 68 years. SAoxs-On the 31st ult., at Lluesty, Holywell, Mr Joseph Sacks, aged 61 years. TAYLOR-O. the Ist ilast., at at 1, Union-street, Connah's Quay, Elisabeth, widow cf Mr 8. Taylor, aged 65 jears. TA,YLos-On the 8th inst., at Level oottsge, Holy- well, Beatnce Mary, infant danghter of Mr ind Mrs Mark Taylor, aged 4 weeks. WILT,IAMB-On the 8th inst., at Pfntre, Flni. Margaret, wife of Mr 0 wgzi: Williatue. aged ii jews,

against the intention of the War Office to form a camp at Oaerwys, on the giound that the number of men, horses and guns (4.7 in oalibre and weighing five Ions each) would out up the roads. As the roads had not been oonstiuoted to bear such weights, Air Capel Oure moved that the War Office be written to on the matter. The Olerk to the Council pointed out that pro- vision was made by Act of Parliament for pay- ment of compensation in the event of damage by any extraordinary traffic. The motion was abandoned, and a resolution was passed wel- coming the Lancashire Territorials to the county of Flint.