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Bangor/ GARTH SCHOOL HEAD MASTERSHIP.— The Bangor School Board on Tuesday night, interviewed seven candidates for the post of headmaster of the Garth School. After consid- erable deliberation, Mr W. R. Jones, assistant master, St. Paul's School, Bangor, received the appointment, to which is attached a yearly sal- ary of -f 150- Mr Westlake Morgan, organist of Bangor Cathedral (a member of the Board), strongly protested against the appointment. STARTLING INCIDENT IN A HOTEL.— A curious and startling incident occurred at the British Hotel, Bangor, on Saturday night. The dining-room is brilliantly lighted with a chan- delier and table electric lamps. Idly toying with a table-knife, one of the guests struck the Cord of the lamp lighting his table, and in an instant the keen edge of the knife, cutting through the slight cover of the wire, made con- tact. A sudden report followed, and every light in the place was extinguished, whilst out of the blade of the knife held in the guest's hand a substantial semi-circular section had been cut.

Colwyn. CHRISTMAS TREE.—The usual Christmas Tree and concert took place at the CottaJge Hos- pital on Christmas Day, when, as usual, by the kindness of many of the inhabitants, those pre- sent were afforded a most enjoyable time. ILLNESS OF THE VICAR.-The vicar, the Rev. John Griffiths, has, we understand, been indisposed for some days, and unable to leave his room in consequence of a severe attack of influenza and an affection of the throat. In Consequence of this it was decided not to nold a watchnight service as on former occasions. ST. CATHERINE'S CHURCH.—On Christ- 3&as Day the usual services were held in the above church, at which there was a large attend- ance. The musical portions were heartily ren- dered, and the number of communicants at the eight o'clock and eleven o'clock services was usually large. The church was very prettily decorated by the following ladies -Miss Lloyd (the east window, vases, and font), Miss George and Miss Jenkins (the pulpit), Miss Winnie Pryce Jones and Miss Gladys Stubbs (the north Windows), the Misses Jackson (the south win- dows and south standards), Miss Webb and Miss Marie Haworth (the north standards). Many thanks are also due to the kind friends Who sent holly, etc., among whom must be men- tioned Mrs Wilding. At both morning and Evening services on Sunday, references were Blade to the great loss the church had sustained by the death of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Special and appropriate hymns were sung, and :,t the conclusion of the service, the "Dead March" in "Saul" was played by Mr Owen, the rjrglnist.

Colwyn Bay. High Water at Colwyn Bay. h m ft in h m ft in Morn Height Evan Height Jan. 2—Friday ..12 29 16 8 12 45 17 1 3-Sat I 1 16 4 1 19 16 8 4—San 1 37 15 9 1 56 16 2 5-Mon. 2 14 15 0 2 34 17 7 6-Tues. 2 54 14 3 3 17 14 10 « 7-ed. 3 45 13 4 4 14 13 II 8-Thurs. 4 48 12 9 5 27 13 8 NUMEROUS testimonials from all parts testify- ing to the Scientific Examination of the Eye- sight, by R. G. OWEN, F.S.M.C. (Lond.), LLANRWST. Clients visited at their own pri- vate residences. COOKERY AND LAUNDRY CLASSES — ■These. classes, held at the Polytechnic, and which ave been very successful and well attended, Will be re-continued on Tuesday next for another bourse of eight lectures (in each class). CHARITY.—On Monday, the governors of the al charities, and the secretary, Mr W. Jones, attended at the Council Chamber, to dis- trbute the annual doles to the poor people. fIfts of money ranginig from 2S to 5s were given 0 63 persons of 60 years of age and upwards. WATCHNIGHT SERVICE.—A well-attend- watchnight service wasi held in St. Paul's hurch on Wednesday midnight. After the l1Siual service, and as soon as midnight had Passed, Holy Communion was celebrated by the lcar, the Rev Canon Roberts, assisted by .He eY J. H. Hope, a large number of the congre- gation remaining. V.M.C.A.—The first Christmas social, in con- ection. with the above institution, was held last fr 1!' anc* PTOvec^ a most enjoyable' event. Re- shments of various kinds were served by a rober of ladies, and the remainder of the even- in^ Was sPen,t in music, games, etc. The sing- tin t^Le Doxology brought the interesting func- n to an end. ChT?E FREE LIBRARY.—Messrs Booth, tio W^ck' and Porter, have had definite instruc- foj.11?-!to' Proceed with the necessary particulars Libr builders to estimate from for the Free AR^' Present the prospective drawing of tyind Proposed' building, is on view in the °W Joseph Dicken, Station-road, at "TrY*Ue-st e committee. Jthivv JONES."—On Boxing Day, at the j°yab'|r0a^ ^e*,s:b Wesleyan Chapel, a most en- s9-0ie. h tea Was beld. In the evening of the tihig, the Rev. D. Gwynfryn Jones, Chester, t-ile Well-known preacher and lecturer, delivered1 -tyas Ur,e. uP°n "John Jones." The speaker Agreed thS ^orm> anc^ who heard him the lecture was one of the most ThV Ui ever heard in the Bay. ance wiTk LIGHT RAILWAY.—In accord- Vay Com 1.nstructlons given by the Light Rail- the -c^^ioners, a plan has been deposited1 C, theiO'fflr-e,s f the Colwyn Bay Urban District showing the route which the proposed new light railway between Colwyn Bay and Llandudno, takes over the Cayley Fields. No intimation has been received to show that the work of constructing the railway will be com- menced shortly. ^THE LATE ARCHBISHOP.—The clergy, churchwardens and sidesmen, on behalf of St. Paul's, Colwyn Bay, sent a beautiful floral cross for the late Archbishop of Canterbury's funeral. The cross was supplied by Mr Arundale, Station-road, and consisted of the following flowers :-Roman hyacinths, lilies of the valley, white bloom chry- santhemum, eucharis lilies, Lancifolius lilies, asparagus fern, maidenhair fern, whtie narcissus, and white roses. Our readers will recollect that Dr Temple paid a visit to Colwyn Bay, on the cccasion of the ChurclrCongressJof, the Diocese of St. Asaph. THE EISTEDDFOD.—The chair and crown tisteddfod to be held to-day (Thursday) at the Pavilion, promises to be a most successful affair and the promoters are to be congratulated upon the result of their arduous labours. The entries are numerous and include :—three brass bands namely Holyhead. Penmaenmawr,and Llanddulas two male voice and two mixed choirs, the former being Llanrwst and Trefriw United the latter are Pen- maenmawr and Old Colwyn. A special item of interest will be the Penillion singing after the ancient custom of the Britons, by Mr. W. O. Jones. The brass band and male voice choir contests will take place in the afternoon, and the adjudicating of the best mixed choir and the chairing of thefsuc- cessful bard in the evening. --Olol

CHRISTMAS TREE.—The children of Engedi and Rhiw-road C.M. Sunday schools, were pro- vided with a Christmas tree and tea, to their great enjoyment. The following ladies looked after the welfare of the little ones :—Mrs Roberts, Y Graig Mrs Davies, Hope Bank Mrs T. R. Williams, Vyrnwy Bank Mrs Jones, Audley House Mrs Jones, Glanafon; Mrs William Williams, Bank Buildings; Mrs J. R. Jones, Lancaster House Mrs T. J. Dowell, Ivy Grove and Mrs Jones, Engedi House, whilst the following young ladies assisted :—Misses Jones, Harland House Misses Jones, Clwyd Villa Miss E. Davies, Ashbourne House Miss Roberts, Hope Bank and Miss Salisbury, Laburnum. The magic lantern enter- tainment, (the lantern and slides being kindly lent by Mr C. R. Chaplin,) under the management of Mr J. R. Jones, Lancaster House, was also greatly enjoyed by the children, after which the presents on the Christmas Tree were distributed amongst the children by Mrs Davies, Hope Bank. and Mrs Morris, Maldwyn. THE OAKAMOOR BOYS-An interesting enter- tainment was given at the Oakamoor Boy's Home on December 27th, and also on December 29th, the first evening being for the children, and the second for friends." The principal item was the acting by the boys of a small Anglo-Jappo Extrav- aganza, entitled Blue Beard Re-versed." This had been specially-Avriften and arranged for the Oakamoor Boys by Mr W. Puttock. The parts were taken as follows :—Blue Beard, (A mere man), A. Maydew Fatima, (Jappo and pretty), W. H. Wall; Sister Ann, (Ditto and chippy), C. Woblams Sir Chamberlain, (Not Joe), R. Barry Wizard, H. Wall Medium, B. Rylands Policeman, J. Parry Guards, H. Cave and G. Webb. The first scene was the corridor in Blue Beard's Castle, whilst the second, represented Fatima's room. The audience were much amused with the performance, which was a decided success. The second part of the entertainment consisted of a lecture by Mr W. Puttock, which included personal reminiscenses of the Boer War. The whole was profusely illustrated with lime-light pictures, making the lecture a most realistic one. Mr C. R. Chaplin ably superintended the lime-light. Mr A. Griffiths proved a most capable accompanist during the evening. BEGGING ON THE PROMENADE.—At a special police court, held on Saturday morning, before Mr T. G. Osborne, M.A., John Nicholls was charged by P.C. Rogers with begging on the Promenade the previous day. When taken into custody, prisoner, who had few coppers in his possession, said he had gone down the Pro- menade to look for some: shops. The ^uairman remarked that the man could easily have seen that there were no shops there. In order to warn others against committinlg offence, he would sentence the accused to seven days' im- prisonment. A. WATCHNIGHT.—At the; Rhiw-road Welsh Wesleyan üurch, a watchnight concert was held on Wednesday. A programme of music, etc., had been arranged, and the same was gon through, under the presidency ol the Rev. T. Davies. The following is the list of items — Song by Miss Katie Williams, recitation by Master J. Ellis Williams, song by Mr D. M. Roberts, recitation Jpy Master D. S. Owen, song by Miss C. A. Roberts, song by Mr R. Samuel, recitation by Mr D. M. Roberts, song by Miss Gertie Hoskins, recitation by Mr R. Mostyn. On the eve of the new year, the usual watchnight ceremony was observed. "WHY SMITH LEFT HOME."—The above extremely humorous- farcial comedy was staged at the Public Hall, on Wednesday evening, be- fore a good audience. The parts were all very cleiverly, sustained by thoroughly capable artistes1, and the play was greeted with shrieks of laughter, as the many humorous incidents in the story were enacted. The company was Mr Hy. Johnstone's and Mr Louis Cohn very ably acted as manager. Space will not admit of a reference being made to each artiste, but, judg- ing from the reception given to the play on Wednesday, no' better company could have been desired. The, play will be given again to-night (Thursday), and the: opportunity should not be missed. ;ORDEl\ OF RECIIABIT E S.—On Monday evening last, a most interesting and instructive meeting was held at the Polytechnic-room, when .addresses1 were delivered by Mr W. A. Platt, of Bury, and Mr D. Thomas, of Rhymney. The speakers gave full particulars as to the workings of the Independent Order of Rechabites, and the advantages to be derived by being members, not only by reason of its beinlg a friendly society, but by its being a Temperance Friendly Society. There. was a good attendance, and the meeting will undoubtedly bring good results. Z" CHRISTMAS AT THE POST OFFICE.—As usual, the work at the local Post Office has been enormously increased during the recent festive season. The money order and postal order business considerably exceeded that of any previous Christmas week, while the actual figures will speak for unemselves in regard to the delivered parcels. During Christmas week, 1901, there were 1,212 parcels delivered. In 1902, they numbered 2,900, thus showing an in. crease of 688 delivered. The posted parcels were also correspondingly in excess of any previous year's total. There was a very large increase in letters, and, more noticeably, letter packets. The deliveries of both letters and parcels were very much heavier on Boxing Day than on Christmas Day, owinlg, no doubt, to late posting add extreme pressure of business generally. PIANOFORTE RECITAL.—On Wednesday, last week, Mr Chas. T. Aves, the well-known pianist gave his ninth recital at the Victoria Pavilion. The programme was a most attrac- tive one, opening with Beethoven's Sonata Op. 10 No. I, which was played with much refine- ment, particularly the "Adagio" movement, which is so full of pathos and grace. The second item, a Valse by Chopin and Polka de Salon (Tsehaikowsky) (two well-known writers for the pianoforte), were both played with rare artistic skill. Following came "Serenata," by Moszkowski, and "Romance" in Eb. by Rubin- stein, Allegretto and Rondo from Beethoven's Sonata Op. 10 No. 2, and concluding with a "Scherzo" by Chopin. It is greatly to be re- gretted that Mr Aves' efforts have not received more encouragement, the lack of recognition on the part of the public having decided him to discontinue the recitals for the present. If Mr Aves ever makes another musical venture, we hope he will receive that patronag,e from the townspeople which he undoubtedly deserves. GOLF CLUB.—The annual general meeting of this club was held last Monday at the. Metro- pole Hotel, the captain, Mr Ernest H. Wood, presiding. The committee, submitted their re- port and accounts, which were passed and adopted. The report stated that considerinlg the unfavourableness of the past season the condi- tion of the affairs of the club was satisfactory, and the accounts showed that the receipts for the year exceeded in amount those of any previous year during the existence of the dub. The election of officers and committee resulted as fol- lows, viz. President, Mr Walter Whitehead; vice-presidents, Mr Ralph Tomlinson and Mr F. A. Dew; captain, Mr Ernest H. Wood; hon. treasurer, Mr James Greig; committee, Messrs J. M. Porter, Rich. Booth, E. B. Dicken, R. B. Perkins, and Wm. Jones; hon. secretary, Mr C. Phillips. Some new rules rendered necessary by the Licensing Act, 1902, were considered and adopted. A general discussion of past events and future prospects and plans followed, during which special reference was made to the valua- ble services of Mr Greig to the club, and the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding, and for his services, as captain.

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Dyserth. TEA AND CONCERT.—On Christmas. Day, a tea and concert was held in the Welsh Wes- leyan Chapel. Mr Parker Davies, chemist, Rhyl, presided at the evening meeting, and an excellent programme was sustained by the fol- lowing, amongst others :-The, Rhuddlan Glee Party, and the Dyserth Children's vHoir, con- ducted by Mr Edward Morgan, Mrs. C. A. Roberts (Abergele), Mr Llewelyn Jones (Col- wyn), Miss Thomas (Rhyl), Miss Thomas (Dy- serth), (Mr Willia/ns (Dyserth), Mr Roberts (Col- wyn), Miss Ada Jones (Rhyl), and the "two little sisters," who received a flattering encore.

Llysfaen. PREACHING MEETING.—The Revs. Robt. Roberts, Colwyn Bay, and Robert Richards, Rhyl, were the preachers at the Welsh C.M. Chapel, Llysfaen, on Christmas day. Both preachers delivered powerful sermons to good congregations.

Llanddulas SOIREE.—On Friday evening, a most enjoy- able and successful soiree was held in< the National Schools. PREACHING MEETING.—The pulpit of the Welsh Wesleyan Chapel, Rhyd-y-Foel, was, on Christmas day, occupied in turn by the Rev. Jones Evans, Penmachno, and the Rev, W. Caanog Jones, Bangor, the occasion beinig a preaching meeting, at which there was a large attendance. MALE VOICE CHOIR.—The Llanddulas Male Voice Choir visited Abergele Eisteddfod on Christmas Day, where they found them. selves the only cnoir present to contest the prize. They were naturally returned the win- ners, and the adjudicator complimented the con- ductor of the choir on their fine rendering of the test piece. BAZAAR. On Monday last a grand two days' bazaar was opened in the National Schools, in aid of the funds of the LTariddulas Silver Band. Some time ago a set of new in. struments were, purchased, and it was the idea of the committee to raise about Z"5 to pay off the debt on them. The first day's proceedings were opened by MV Llewelyn Jones, Conway, the chairman being the Rev J. R. Jones, Llan- ddulas. On the second day the opening cere- mony was performed by Mrs Roberts, of the Railway Hotel, who was introduced by Mr W. F. Jones, chairman for the second day. The treasurer was Mr D. Williams, Brigydon, and the, joint hon. secretaries, Messrs J. R. Evans and J. W. Davies, all of whom, are deserving of the greatest praise, which should also be accorded to the committee, who had charge of the arrangements. It is understood that about ,fgo has been raised by the bazaar, etc., and the band committee are in hopes that the bal- ance will be subscribed.

Llanrwst. SPECIAL OFFERS.—Gold Specs., from 15s. Gold-filled, from 5s 6d. Eyes tested free. R. G. Owen, F.S.M.C.—Griffith Owen and Son, Watchmakers. Jewellers, and Opticians. 5257 For substantial home-made boots go to GRIFFITHS' "Red Flag" Boot Shop, Watling- street. 5928

Ig^sss Penmaenmawr. THE NEW SURVEYOR.—Mr R. J. Hughes, the town surveyor, has been presented by the members of the Rhyl Football Club, to wnich organisation he devoted yeoman service for several years, with a handsome timepiece and illuminated address, as an appreciation of the work he carried out with so much energy in his position as -secretary. The presentation was made by Mr Councillor J. W. Jones, one of the directors of the club.

Rhyl. DISTRESS RELIEF.—In consequence of the distress in Rhyl through lack of employment, the owners of the Queen's Palace, are daily dis- tributing hotpots, and the Rhyl Town Improve- ment Association have arranged to hold a week's entertainment, in aid of the unemployed, at the Palace. MEETING OF CLERGY.—On Tuesday, at the Church House, Rhyl, a largely-attended meeting of the clerical and lay managers of National Schools in the archdeaconry of St. Asaph was held for the purpose of dealing with matters arising out of the Education Act. The proceedings lasted several hours, and among those present was the bishop of the diocese. VORYD BRIDGE.—The London and North- Western Railway Company have begun the work of strengthening! the old viaduct across the estuary of the Clwyd, at Foryd, Rhyl. It is intended to. remove the existing piers in the bed of the river and to reconstruct them in cemented brickwork, inclusive of the foundations. In the meantime the traffic is being conducted over the new viaduct which carries the, tracks formed when the railway was doubled at this point. THUNDERSTORM.—On Tuesday there was a high north-westerly wind blowing on the North Wales coast, raising immense breakers along all exposed portions of the strand. In the morn- ing a fierce thunderstorm broke over Rhyl and the vicinity, accompanied by a terrific fall of hail, which covered the roads to a depth of a couple of inches, but quickly melted away. The lightning, during the storm was very vivid, and the telephone instruments in a number of offices and places of business emitted brilliant sparks with a sputtering sound. TRINITY COLLEGE LOCAL EXAMINA- TION.—'At the December examination, held at the Westminster Hotel, Rhyl, the following were successful: Senior piano, Florence E. Worger (Plas Isaf, Colwyn Bay), Cecilia Anwyl (Miss C. Jonas, L.R.A.M.), Edith E. Morris, honours (Fairholme, Rhyl). Intermediate piano, Hilda M. Barrow, Fannie B. Lead, Harriet D. Stokes (Fairholme, Rhyl). Organ, Esther C. Burd. Junior piano, Amy, K. Morgan. Singing, Edith Seddon (Plas Tirion, Colwyn; Bay), 'Ida M. Miller (Fairholme, Rhyl), Margaret B. Pritchard (Fairholme, Denbigh). Primary piano, Dorothy C. Craven (Plas Tirion, Colwyn Bay), Marjorie Harker, Emilie Hall (Fairholme, Rhyl).

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Charge of Travelling without a Ticket. Case Against a Rhyl Assistant Dismissed. -ON Tuesday, at the Rhyl Police Court, before Dr. Girdlestone and other justices, a butcher's assistant named George Ernest Williams, 146, Wellington-road, was charged with travelling on the London and North-We stern Railway from Abergele to Rhyl on November 20th without pay- ing the fare and with intent to avoid payment. 'Mr W. Fenna, the company's solicitor, prose- cuted, and Mr F. J. Gamlin defended. Mr Fenna isaid on the evening of November 20th the defendant came to thèexit of the Rhyl station on the arrival of the train from Abergele due at 8.45, and handed to the collector a plat- form ticket. The collector noticed that the ticket had been issued in the afternoon, and asked the youth where he got it. The defend- ant replied that he had "got it just now." The collector said he had not done so, and the de- fendant then stated, "I uunk I came from Aber- tgele." Later on he admitted having come from Abergele, and asked the collector to take the fare, which wasi refused. He offered the official half-a-crown to take the fare and let the matter drop, remarking that he had no father or mother. John Gater, the collector, stated that the plat- form ticket was stamped with the date and the letter "D," showing that it was issued between 12.30 and 2.30 in the afternoon. Statement made to the Detective. John Mason, a detective in the service of the company at Chester, stated that he saw the de. fendanit- on November 25th. To him the de- fendant made a statement to the effect that he went on the platform in the afternoon, receiving the platform ticket, to see what time the train for Abergele, would go. As he found he had some time to wait, he left the station by another way, and on returning near the time for the departure he took a ticket for Abergele. On returning he was late for the train and did not book, but as, he was leavin'g the station at Rhyl he offered the platform, ticket and a half-crown piece to pay the fare, but it was refused. The defendant was examined on oath by Mr G-amlin, and confirmed the detective's story with the exception ithat he stated that he left the Rhyl istaition in the afternoon by the usual exit, but found no one at the barrier to take back the platform ticket. When he got to Abergele he handed the platform ticket to the collector there. The man called his attention to the mistake, and he gave him the proper ticket, being ad- vised to give up the platform ticket on his return to. Rhyl. He denied that he had attempted to defraud the company. Linas Jones, a youth living at Abergele, was called to prove that the defendant had to hurry to the train at Abergele station, and had no time to book. The Chair- man said there was not sufficient evidence to prove the case, which was dismissed.

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News in Brief. The Caerwys Calvinistic Methodist Church, Flintshire, has elected Mr J. Herbert Lewis, M.P., to be one of its deacons. Contributions to the South African Loyalists' Fund totalled up to yesterday 6i2,0o0, includ- ing £250 from the Duke of Westminster. The estate of the late Mr T. H. Evans, wine merchant, Birkenhead and Chester, as been valued at ^37,806 gross. Lord Trevor, who has been sufferinig from an acuite attack of influenza at Brynkinallt, Cnirk, was yesterday stated to be recovering slowly. At yesterday's meeting of the Anglesey Union, at Llanerchymedd, Dr E. Emrys Roberts' resig- nation as medical officer for the district of Llanfechell was accepted with regret. The Rev J. Price Roberts, of Wrexham, and the Rev Thomas O. Jones (Tryfan), of Llanrhai- adr-yn-Mochnant, are engaged in writing Welsh biographies^of the. late Mr Price Hughes. The Rev Edward Humphreys, the secretary of the North Wales Welsh Wesleyan Methodist district, formerly of Wrexham, is lying seriously ill at his residence, Brunswick Villa, Rhyl. The Rev John Hughes, English Presbyterian minister, Holyhead, has intimated to his church that he intends vacating the pastorate at the end of January. C, A farmer, named Palmer, riding his bicycle down Kind's Mills hill at Wrexham lost control of the machine, and, being thrown, sustained injuries which proved fatal. A contributor of ^1,000 has just been received by the treasurer of the London Missionary So- ciety from an anonymous donor in Wales towards the funds. of the society. During last week, 219 failures were recorded in England and Wales. This was a decrease of 29 on the number during the corresponding period of last year. The death is announced of Mr Thomas Wat- kin, of Llanfair Caexeinion, an alderman of the Montgomery County Council and a well-known Liberal leader in the district. A gold iipsy ring, with ruby, diamond, and emerald stones,, subscribed for in half-crown contributions by 480 admirers of the Marquis of Anglesey, was presented to him last night at the Gaiety Theatre, Anglesey Castle. Festivities of an interesting character have just taken place at Tregaian, Anglesey, the oc- casion being the coming-of-age of Lieutenant R. L. Lloyd, eldest son of Colonel T. E. J. Lloyd, Plas, Tregaian. J The edict of the Bangor Bench against the habit of expectorating in public buildings was enforced on Tuesday, when a delinquent was, to his surprise, summarily ejected from court by a stalwart policeman. There were no cases for the Wrexham Borough Justices to adjudicate upon when mey met on Monday morning, and each was present- ed with a white pair of gloves by the magis. trates' clerk. The body of the Baroness von Langenau, the Austrian philanthropist, which was exhumed at Bangor on Monday, was removed early on Mon. day morning by rail to London, this being the first stage of the journey to Vienna, where the remains will be reinterred. Llangollen councillors amused each other last week by proposing that the chairman, Mr Robert Ellis, should present his fellow councillors with a goose; others suggested a duck; but the chairman wisely preserved a stony silence, and said nothing. On Monday the anniversary of the birthday of the late Mr Gladstone, the Bishop of St. Asaph formally dedicated the memorial chapel which has been added to the ancient parish church of St. Deiniol in memory of the late Mr and Mrs Gladstone by the family. It was reported at a meeting of the Ruabon School Board that the Vicar of Penycae had been absent from the Board meetings for six monins, and as the Vxar had supplied no ex- planation, it was decided to hold a special meet- ing to elect a new member in his place. A man named Edward Jones, residing in Hall- street, Rhosllanerchrugog, was killed on Tues. day evening at the Hafod Colliery, Ruabon, owing to a heavy fall of roof. The body was immediately removed home to await an inquest. The deceased was a married man, and leaves a widow with five children. In connection with the outbreak of smallpox at Newtown it has been decided, in consequence of a division of opinion among the medical men and the failure of the local authority to provide means of isolation, to petition the Local Gov- ernment Board to hold an inquiry into the cir. cumstances. There are four patients in the town, and in the absence of a public hospital they are being treated in their respective homes. At the Llangollen Petty Sessions on Tuesday, a farmer, named W. Rowland Jones, and the Great Western Railway Company were fined for removing pigs from Merionethshire and Den- bighshire without having first obtained a licence. In the course of another case, Capt. Best, the chairman of the justices, made some comments upon tHe action of a defendant who insisted upon giving his evidence in Welsh. The well-deserved compliment paid to Mr D. D. Parry by Mr Wilfrid Jones at the Christmas Day Eisteddfod at Conway for his artistic powers as accompanist, reminds us of a similar compliment given—not in public, but in private —to Mr Bryan Warhurst, of Rhyl, by Mr Ben Davies, the great tenor, at Corwen Eisteddfod. Mr Warhurst had accompanied Mr Davies in several of his songs, and as it was their first meeting, he warmly congratulated Mr Warhurst upon his excellent playin'g. Mr Warhurst and Mr Parry are past masters on the piano, and have, as accompanists, few equals in this part of the country.

Markets and Fairs. RUTHIN, Monday.—Fowls, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per couple ducks, 5s to 6s do. eggs, 8 and 9 a is fresh butter, is 2d to is 4d per lb wheat, 9s to 9s 6d per hobbet barley, 8s to 98 per hobbet; oats, 5s 6d to 6s 6d per hobbet. DENBIGH, Wednesday.—Fowls, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per couple ducks, 6s per couple eggs, 10 for is fresh butter, is 2d to is 3d per lb; salt butter, iiid to is id per lb. LLANRWST, Tuesday.—The weather on Tues- day was of a-miserable description, and the attendance at the market was very small. The following were the prices Butter, is 4d per lb eggs, 8 for is fowls, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per couple ducks, 4s 6d to 6s per couple Meat as per usual. I

Talybont. COrPETITIVE, MEETING.—On Saturday a competitive meeting was held at the Board School, under the auspices of the C.M. Sunday School. Two meeting were held, Mr W. R. Edwards, Post Office, and Mr Moses Evans, Car- narvon, presiding respectively, and the Rev. Tom Davies, Salem, acting as conductor. Mr J. Thomas, Cwmyglo, adjudicated upon ù.e sing- ing, and Mr W. Jones (Afonlais) presided at the piano. The Rev. O. G. Williams, Roewen; Rev. H. W. Roberts, Talybont; and Mr R. Owen, Tynterfyn, were also adjudicators of the different subjects. The following were the chief prize-winners:—The Llanbedr Ladies' Lhoir (conducted by Mr E. Jones, and accompanied by Miss Potter), the Roewen choir (conducted by Mr W. Griffith), the Trefriw Children's Cnoir, Mr Edward Jones (any solo), Mr G. Williams (baritone solo), Miss Gwladys Roberts, Trefriw (children's solo); Miss Jones, Roewen (recita- tion) Master Jesse Williams, Trefriw (recita- tion) Mr W. Hughes, Blaenddol (essay), Miss Davies, Bryn Pair; Mr Ellis Williams, Llwyny. coed; Mr D. Roberts, Panteg; Miss E. A. Jones, Pantyriwrch; Miss A. Roberts, Panteg (Scrip- tural examinations); Miss Roberts, Tyucha'r- ffordd (oatcake); Miss Davies, Llidiart (stock- ings). Mr William Hughes, Blaenddol, per- formed the duties of secretary. Tea was pro- vided between and after the meetings. The proceeds were towards purchasing a harmonium for the chapel. +