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Llanddulas. QYFARFOD CYSTADLE,UOL BEULAH —Bwriadwyd cynhal y cyfarfod uchod U°s Wener, Rhag'fyr 26ain, 1902, ond oherwydd rngYlchiàdau barnodd cyfeillion Beulah yn iClo.elth ei ohirio hyd nos Lun, Rhagfyr 29ain, J902. Ar y noson hon cynhaliwyd y cyfarfod y11 Caersalem. (Capel yr Annibynwyr), a dae,th ^ynulliad gweddol dda yn nghyd, ac ystyried fod y tyWydd yn anffafriol. A 'ganlyn ydyw rhestr U'ddugwyr :—Barddoniaeth Mr Abel Jones, ^'anddulas. Adroddiad (am. adrodd y i5eg ^alm) Rhanwyd y wobr rhwng pump, gan mor yda yr oeddynt oil wedi adrodd. Arluniaeth Warlun o bont y Cindwm) Master W. Roberts, yanddulas. Map o Wlad Canaan: Masters -hos. Williams a John Roberts, Llanddulas. ^grifenu: Masters S. Williams a W. Williams, llanddulas. Areithio: x, Mr T. Williams, Llys- aen;2, -jr j? roneSj Llanddulas. Cerddoriaeth Unawd i blant "Shawmut:" Masters Llew. "oft-ell a D. L. Williams, Llanddulas, yn gyd- ^add. Unrhyw unawd: Mr Gwilym toulkes, ^ysfaen. Unawd i rai dan 18 oed, "Addfwyn- Mr David Roberts, Llanddulas. Perwar- aWd, "Paradwys:" J. R. Evans a'i barti. Cor cymy.Sg,: J_ R Evans a'i barti. Heblaw y cys- ladleu0n a nodwyd cafwyd adroddiadau campus |?an Mr Evan Jones, Llysfaen, a Mr Evan Jones, llanddulas, a.c hefyd dau chwareuad chwaethus gan bedwarawd offerynol Llanddulas. Gwas- ^naethwyd fel arweinydd 'gan y Parch Moses oberts, Llysfaen, ac fel beirniad gan y Parch R. Jones, A.T.S., Mr T. Williams, Llan- as; Parch W. Foulkes, a. Mr E. T. Davies, en Golwyn. »

MADDEUANT. Anfonwyd yr isod; i Eisteddfod Trefriw, Nadolig, 1902. I ddyn trist maddeuant rhad-a roddir Drwy haeddiant y Ceidwad; I'r adyn brwnt ei roddiad, Wele, rhydd Ion-lwyr ryddhad, GLAN GEIRIONYDD. Sef T. Herbert Hughes, Llanrwst.

feeath of a Well known Llandudno Resident. vJ'E Of the finest characters in Llandudno away on Wednesday morning, last week, j., e ref,er to t^e ^ate Thomas Rowlands, of p Bodnant Private Hotel, for many years the Qc:pal agent of the Haydock Collielries. Mr fai,MandS, who was 67 years of age, had been in for some time, and the end had S1? generailly anticipated by his friends. <^ece'ase(i was a son of the Rev. Mr Row- t0 ^.s> formerly of Flint, "and afterwards pastor At v Congregational Church, Conway. death, -which took place some three- TeJ'e years ago, Mrs Rowlands and the children -oved to Llandudno. Mr Thomas Rowlands ^ot' ^erefore, quite Llandudno-bred, though actually Llandud,no-born. For some years was enoaged in various capacities at the ^t-h ^rme's Head Coppermine, in which his t0ri.er had been concerned to some extent in a.IlyJU'lliCtlon with Mr- Joseph Hughes. Eventu- la,te was appointed the district agent for the' titrt r Joseph Evans, Haydock, who, at that Van5 Was a ^arSe owner of property in Conway bo-tlw' Rowlands acting as representative 11 °T colliery and the estate. tl^'ac was. an ardent Nonconformist, a Cojjp11' and a powerful preacher with the Welsh lHai'' /?ational:ists, an(^ in him the late "Gwalch- ^eihaif linc^ a ^r^er1^ and zealous co-worker on Qlldn of the Congregational cause in Llan- F o. tile -M, f0rn'e time also, he acted as a member of Hys an authority, where his views were al- J&an r6sPected for the great common sense of the &'r^ipW^n^'eec'' whatever circle he entered his ^etity ^orw'ard actions, his affability and sin- Ways won for him the highest respect. fa^ilv ase<i leaves a widow and a grown-up T'he 0 ^ourn their loss. te 2-ins of the deceased gentleman were ^terno0 ln Tudno's Cemetery on Saturday ^cterj ,fjn' The funeral being of a public char- all r-ieT& was a huge gathering representative Th :s" !>' G. ■j?l0Uirn:ers were Mr J. W. Rowlands, Mr > hext? 0lf_an;ds, the Rev. O. Watkins, Mr W. A. p D- Owen, Mr T. W. Griffiths, Roberts TA?S ^ank), Mrs Jemima Jones, Mrs Roberts 1J/fIou,nit Aled), Mrs Williams, Mrs I'enri L;?? ^rs Slater, Rev. Irvon Davies, v- Dav^ ams, Rev Barrow Williams, and The offid.Davies. snri ministers were the Rev. A. Davjesg' Owen Watkins (Cardiff), and J. \1th' ormer "W'1Cb. win b wlll preach a memorial sermon, evn at D e partly in English and partly in lenlog n<>ct,egan"street Chapel, on Sunday next.

The New Licensing Act. Amended Licensing Law in Force. Drastic Reforms. YESTERDAY there came into force all over England and Wales the new Act for dealing with the conditions under which any intoxicant can be, sold. Drastic and unrelenting on certain points, it is on the whole very sensible and moderate. Throughout its clauses, from the first to the last, the abuse rather than the use of spirits, wines, and liquors in general is the object of attack. The Act iSI an honest attempt to repress drunkenness, and especially to deal with the habitual drunkard of either sex. The Act grips the drunkard in its first sentence. The grip is vigorous. Any person found drunk anywnere (except, of course, in a private house), in any building, on any premises, in any high- way or any byway may be apprehended, wheuier he is disorderly or not, if he appears to be in- capable of taking care of himself, and then dealt with according to law. This is the simplest form of case. Should, however, a person be in charge of a child apparently under the age of seven years the offence is aggravated, and the offender becomes liable, on conviction 4e a forty shilling fine or a month's imprisonment with or without hard labour. This is directed against drunken, mothers who on any Saturday or holiday may be seen reeling homewards with infants in their arms or with young children clinging to their skirts. To Protect the Heme. Drastic reform is made as to the share the publican has in the responsibility for intoxica- tion. Hitherto he has been prevented from sell- ing to a drunken person. Now he is bound to prove that he and the persons employed by him took all reasonable steps for preventing drunken- ness on the premises. One of the most emphatic portions of the Act is devoted to making it impossible for drunken- ness to become the curse of an innocent home. Any married woman .s' given the whole protec- tion of the law against a husband who is a habitual drunkard, and, with equal justice, a husband has the same protection against a ,drunken wife. In the latter case a decree of temporary judicial separation may be enforced, or the woman may, with her own consent, be removed to a home for inebriates. Stronger and more drastic than any other re- quirement is the extension of the new Act of the principle- that no one must sell drink to the man or woman who is already drunk. This is nothing less than the prohibition of the sale of liquor to a habitual drunkard for the space of three years after a conviction. That there may be no doubt as to the identity of such drunkards the Act provides -.at particulars shall be sent to the police authorities concerned in each case. The drunkard himself is informed that these particulars have been sent to the police, and information is also to be given to all holders of licences, both on and off, and to the secretaries of clubs. Then, if within three years the drunk- ard even attempts to obtain intoxicants any- where, he becomes liable to a fine of 205 for the first offence and 40s for others. Justices' Black Lists. Licence-holders or club controllers who allow him to be supplied are liable to a fine of £10 for the first offence and £20 for later offences, as far as the same person is concerned. Jt is notable that this provision applies to grocers just as much as it does to proprietors, of public- houses. Any person who supplies a drunken man with more liquor or. aids him in getting it may re- ceive the severe penalty of a month's hard labour. Several amendments are made in the licensing law as it stands at present. Black-books are to be kept by all licensing justices in future, and all offences of a license-holder are to be entered in this book instead of being endorsed on the back of the licence, as has, hitherto been done.. This book will be consulted when applications for renewals, grants, or transfers are, made. Another important change concerns grocers' licences. Except where they are already held, ,and except under certain other circumstances which are not of general interest, they will only be granted on the same conditions as public- house licences. When the existing licences are transferred or forfeited they will come at once under the control of the justices. The Club Question The allegations which havel sk* often been made against grocers, an-d indignantly denied as often as made, come in for treatment. That they have sold wine and spirits surreptitiously, charging them as so much tea, coffee, sugar, or other articles, has long been a favourite state- ment of total prohibitionists. To do so under the new Act is made a serious offence, and any- one proved to have so misrepresented or con- cealed the nature of the goods actually sold is liable to have his licence cancelled. The third great question which the Act tackles is the club grievance. Clubs of all kinds will in future have to be registered. This register will have to show the name and objects of each club, its address, the secretary's name, the number of members, and certain of of the club rules. Among the latter are the method of election of members. and the ad- mission of guests, terms of subscription and entrance fee, cessation of membership, hours of opening and closing, and mode of altering the rules. "Clubs when registered can only sell intoxi- cating liquors to' members for consumption on the premises, by themselves or their guests, the theory being that whatever wines, spirits, or other liquor is there, belongs jointly to all the members, and that for goods taken from, the common stock an equivalent value must be re- placed. Some clubs have permitted a member t0' send his wife or children or a friend with a written order for liquor. This now becomes illegal. Nothing can 'be taken away from the premises except by a member. Heavy S'enalties Should any intoxicating liquor be supplied or sold to any one in an unregistered club, every one directly or indirectly autho-rising such sup- ply or sale iecomes liabljf to a month's im- prisonment with or without hard labour, or to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or to both these punishments. If intoxicating liquor is found to have been kept on the premises of an unregistered club every officer and every member who was ac- cessory to the fact becomes liable to a fine of £ 5. Heavy penalfes are provided for any officer who neglects to make the return demanded by the Act, or who supplies a return which he knows to be false in any material particular. A justice of the peace is empowered to grant a search-warrant to any constable to enter any club, by force if necessary, to seize books and papers, inspect the premises, and to take the names and addresses1 of any persons there. A registered club may be struck off the register if it is proved that the club has less than twenty- five members, that there, is frequent drunken- ness on the premises, that non-members are habitually admitted for the saker of obtaining in- toxicating liquors, or if persons are habitually admitted as members without an interval of at least forty-eight hours between their nomination and admission. These provisions are, framed against bogus clubs and against certain laxities' which have grown up in connection with a few clubs which are otherwise excellently managed. No bona- fide club has anything to fear from the Act.

Pretty Function at Conway. FROM a spectacular point of view, me Xmas Tree and Cafe Chantant, held at the Conway Town Hall, on Tuesday, in. aid of the St. Agnes' Church Organ Fund, were, distinctly successful. The drapinig of the room was quite effective. The stage was gaily decked in a variety of colours with bunting, plants, and flowers. Here and there in the hall, stalls were placed. At the far end a fine Christmas tree was fixed up, and its many-tried contents weret the attraction of scores of envious eyes. Then, there were, ping- pong tables, and many other sources of fun, all wtell patronised, especially towards evening. No little interest was also taken, in the Christ- mas card competitions. There, were five class- es, in which LÜe results, were as follows — The most artistic Christmas card received this season: 1st divided between Dr. Simpson and Miss Olaudde Simpson. The most amusing Christmas: card: 1, Mr J. McKenna. The best post-card with view: 1, Miss Mabel Wood. The quaintest picture post-card: 1, Mrs Porter (the Mayoress of Conway). The best illustrated trade card or almanack: 1, Messrs E. B. Jones and Co., Conway. Miss M. W. Wood, xsrynmair, acted as aon. secretary over' this department, while the other section of the entertainment was generally, super- intended by Miss P. ,G. Lewis, Muriau. The Christmas tree was supervised by the Mayoress of Conway and Mrs, W. M. Sever, as- sisted by Miss Ethel Lloyd. The cafe chantant was presided over by Mrs Lees, Mrs Moulton, Mrs H. Lewis, Mrs J. R. Williams, Mrs Naylor, and Miss AHdridge. Miss Gwen Johnson, Mr B. J. Potter, F.R.C.O., and Mr Sinclair Allen superintended a musical programme, carried out very success- fully by hss Cotterill, Miss Nora McKenna, Mr Hubback, Miss M. Bone, Mrs Naylor, Mr A. G. Meyer, Miss B. Sever, Miss Morgan, Miss Clare (Llandudrio), Mr McKinlay-Davies, Miss M. Davies-Williams, Mr W. E. Jones, Mr A. J. Fleet, Miss L. J. Hughes1, and Mr B. J. Potter, F.R.C.O. -o

A Llandudno Policeman Sent to Prison. Stealing Bottled Beer. ON Monday, at a special sitting of the Llan- dudno Police Court, before Dr. R. A. Prichard and Mr C. J. Wallace, a patce-constable named Owen Jones (No. 24) was charged with stealing a number of bottles of beer from the cellar of Mr Richard, Owen, wine and spirit merchant and ale and porter bottler, The Clock, Mostyn-street, Llandudno, at midnight on Sunday. Superin- tendent W. Rees, of Conway, who. conducted the case, stated that shortly before midnight on Sunday, Inspector Griffith and Police-Constable Jones (71) were going down Mostyn-street to- gether, when they heard some shuffling near '1 xie Clock, and then they heard glass breaking, and saw a man running .away. The man was fol- lowed and captured. He was found to be the defendant, who had been off duty since eight o'clock, and was in plain clothes. The in- spector said to him., "Jones, what are you up to?" In the officer's hands were two bottles of beer, and tour were in his coat pocket. The accused said, "I got them given to me by the foreman to Mr Fitzsimmons." "How could that be," was the inspector's reply, "when they have 'the rtame of M'r Richard" Owen upon them?" "Well, I am very sorry. Forgive me, inspector," said the defendant, who was then taken to the police station. The place of Mr Richard Owen was examined, and a rolling shutter beneath one of the windows and giving communication with the cellar was, found to be open. It appeared that the defendant had lifted this up and taken out the beer. Evidence was given by Inspector Griffith and Thomas Henry Owen, the son of the prqsecutor, the latter stating that on Saturday night he put six cases of beer in the cellar near the shutter, and that when he went with the inspector to examine u^em, after the discovery of the robbery, one of the cases, which had contained 24 bottles, was empty. It was shown that the uniform cap of the defendant, with a lot of the bottles, was found near the Town Hall. When charged by the inspector the defendant said: "Tom. Owen," the son of Mr Richard Owen, "gave me per- mission to go there to fetch the bottles. He left them there for me to fetch them." He however, stated that he was told this by Owen on Sunday, and it was shown that Owen was not out of the house on Sunday, and never saw the constable on that day. The accused was understood afterwards to withdraw the state- ment, and when charged by tIle. Bench he pleaded guilty, and expressed the hope that the justices would be lenient with him. Superintendent Rees stated that that was the first time during his twenty and half years" ser- vice in the force that he had been required to prosecute a constable, and he was very sorry to have to do it. The defendant had been en- trusted with the duty of protecting other people's property, and it was his (the, superintendent's) duty to press for an adequate penalty for an offence rendered more serious on account of the man's position. Superintendent Rees also pointed out that Jones was a supernumerary con- stable, beng' one of the extra twenty engaged owing to the Bethesda trouble. He had not had six months' service. Dr. Prichard, in sentencing the defendant, agreed with the superintendent in regarding the offence as a most serious one, and said that the culprit ought really to be ashamed of himself. Jones was sent to prison for one calendar month, with hard labour.

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