The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Llandudno Petty Sessions. Young Thief Ordered to a Reformatory School. Beyond his Mother's Control. THESE sessions were held on Monday, Dr Dal- ton presiding. The other justices present were Mr William Bevan and Mr J. O. Thomas, with the clerk (Mr Jas. Porter). Licensing. On the application of Mr E. E. Bone, the licence of the Plough Inn, Conway, was tem- porarily transferred from the late Mr Alfred Williams to Mrs Williams, widow of the de- ceased. The off licenses held by the late Mr Stephen Dunphy in respect of businesses carried on in Mostyn-street, Mostyn-avenue, Llandudno, and at Deganwy, were transferred, on Mr Bone's application, to Mr Richard Boyd Dunphy, the deceased's eldest son, who has managed the businesses for some time past. Llandudno Boy's Petty Theft. Hugh Williams, a neatly-dressed lad of about twelve years old, living with his mother in apartments at Hill View, Prospect-terrace, Llandudno. was charged with stealing 4s. the property of Mrs M. A. Dymond, his mother's landlady. Supt. Rees briefly outlined the facts, and suggested that the prisoner be sent to a re- formatory. Mary Ann Dymond said the accused and his mother lived in apartments at her house. On the 1st inst. she got up at about seven a.m. and found 4s missing from a box in which she kept her money. Prisoner had disappeared, and he did not return that day nor night. She had lost 5s previously. P.C. Owen Jones stated that when the lad was arrested he said, "I took the 4s out of the box and paid my fare to Conway. I stopped there till five o'clock that night." Supt. Rees observed that the boy had been birched in 1904 for stealing knives and other things. In reply to the Bench, Prisoner's mother said she could not man- age him at all, though she had tried in every way. Her husband was dead. The Bench ordered the lad to a reformatory school till he was 16 years of age. Fanny's Seventeenth Appearance. Fanny Roberts, a familiar figure at this court, made her seventeenth appearance in the box. She was now charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 16th inst. in Back North Parade. P.C. Owen Jones gave evidence as to Fanny's actions. Fanny fcross-examining): Wasn't I in front of my own door? Witness: Yes, but you were outside. Fanny: Wasn't I quarrelling with my next door neighbour? Wïtne66 You were quarrelling with some- body. Fanny: Well, there you are. (Laughter). Supt. Rees: This is the defendant's seven- teenth appearance, your worships. Fanny (reproachfully): Not for being drunk, Mr Rees; please to tell the truth. «(Laughter). Supt. Rees: For drink a good many times. The Chairman: You are fined 10s and costs. Fanny: What! I shan't pay it, so there. Police Constable: Sit down here then? Fanny (majestically striding across the room in another direction): No, I won't. I'll do as I like. No Light. Edward Morris, an outside porter,* was fined Is and costs for driving a lurry without a light on December 13th. Drunk. Jonathan Rowlands and Joseph Rennison were fined 2s 6d for drunkenness. James Hughes and William Thomas had offended on New Year's Day, and they were more or less excused, Is and costs being regarded as sufficient penalty in each case. Hugh Jones, of 34, Madoc-street, appeared for the eighth time for drunkenness, and was fined 10s and costs. Rates. Mr Bellislsuccessfully applied for an order compelling Edmund Tearle, of the Princess Theatre, to pay 225 arrears of rates.

A Charwoman's Plight. Bedridden for Seven Months. Her Debt to Zam-Buk. MRS JANE DEVILLE, of 46, Christchurch-street, East Greenwich, Kent, owes her freedom from the agony of varicose ulcer, and her ability to earn her living, to Zam-Buk. To a London reporter, Mrs Deville said:— "For about seven months I was laid up, suffering badly from varicose ulcer of the leg. The first sign of the trouble tame in the form of a red spot, which was very irritable. I couH not resist scratching it, and a discharging sore developed, which spread to the size of a five shilling piece. This broke into an open wound, a.nd inflammation followed immeiiately, ex- tending right down to my ankle. It became so very painful that I had to take to my bed. I received treatment from the dispensary, and I was given many medicines and ointments, all of which appeared to do me no good. I was a helpless invalid—unable even to get out of bed. One day, after I had been lying in bed for eight weeks, I got out, against doctor's orders, and the nurse was naturally much annoyed. I had' been reading about Zam-Buk, and -So I thought I would quietly give it a trial. Though I could ill afford it. I bought a large box and began using it. The first few applications gave me great relief. The acute pain from which I suffered gradually died away. and the in- flammation went down. I bought two more boxes, and the result was a complete and per- manent cure. I have fully a mile-and-a-half to walk to my work, which is at a large col- lege, and I am better able to do it now than I have been for some years." Zam-Buk is a real boon to all workers and housewives. It is unequalled for diseased ankles, bad legs, ulcers, piles, swollen knees, boils, eczema, festering sores, cold-sores, poisoned wounds, cuts, bruises, burns, scalds, sprains, colds, scalp irritation, chapped hands, chilblains, sore faces, bad circulation, and nerve pains. A box of Zam-Buk ml,lY be had of all chemists, or direct from the Zam-Buk Co., 4, Red Cross-street, London, E.C., for la lid, or 2s 9d for large size (2s 9d size contains nearly four times the Is 114).

i Striking Testimony of a Resident of Wrexham on the value of A as a FOOD for BABIES 50, RHOSDDU ROAD, WREXHAM, 12th January, 1905. To Messrs. KBEN, ROBINSON" & Co., Ltd., ( London. Honour to whom Honour Is due." GENTLEMEN, I am taking upon myself the liberty of sending you my little son's photograph and to tell you that it is through your Patent Barley that he is our chief comfort and treasure to-day. I feel it my duty to acknowledge the benefit derived from your prepara- tion, inasmuch as you have not only saved my little man's life but you have also made my dear jvife and myself one of the happiest couples in the town of Wrexham to-day. His age is four f months and he is still going strong. I may just further add that up to two months I had in my own private opinion a very slight hope that we should ever rear him, but thank Heaven your prepara- tion was recommended to me just in time. After he commenced to use it, I noticed a change in twenty-four hours. Such a change, had I not experienced it myself, I could not have believed. Hoping you will accept my little son's photograph, and wishing you every prosperity. I am, Gentlemen, Faithfully yours, T. LLOYD JONES.

Llandudno Pier Company. Very Successful Year. New Hall to be Erected. Shareholders' Annual Meeting. A RECORD number of shareholders attended the annual meeting of the Llandudno Pier Company, which was held on Saturday. Mr W. R. Nicol (chairman) presided, and at the outset of the proceedings moved a vote of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr Stenhen Dunphy, one of the directors. He said that Mr Dunphy had worked assiduously for the promotion of the interests of the Company, which had benefitted greatly by his ,i advice. Mr W. Bevan seconded the motion, which was carried. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, and the declara- tion of a dividend of 12g per cent., recapitu- 2 lated the principal features of the report. which has been published, and explained that the decrease of JB74 in the receipts during 1905 was due to the music season heinš three weeks shorter owing to Easter being late. but the working expenses were JE786 less. Of this reduction in expenditure, JE479 was due to the orchestra account, because of the shorter season and general retrenchment, without lessening the excellence and efficiency of the orchestra and the vocalists. The ex- tra amount paid in rates and taxes was j377. The greater part of the Company's existing reserve of £ 11,200 had been invested in mort- gages upon Llandudno property for more than seven years; but, in future, any money that the board had to invest would be put into securities which might be realised upon short notice. At his suggestion the directors had made a tour of inspection of some of the watering places on the south coast with the view of gleaning information as to piers and pavilions which might be applied to their undertaking, with a view to increasing the earning capacity if possible, and giving greater comfort to the patrons. He had no hesitation in saying, without wishing to decry their competitors in the south, that their pier at Llandudno was in a better condition than any that they saw dui-iiw the tour, and the accom- modation in the pavilion for the music-lover was far in excess of that upon any structure on that coast. He was informed that the band in the season in one of the principal pavilions onlv numbered eleven musicians, as compared with the Llandudno orchestra of forty ner- formers. (Applause.) As a result of their visit, the directors had come to the conclusion that something should be done at the end of the pier to afford greater protection from un- favourable weather to the people who congre- gated there. They, had unanimously approved of a design of a new hall to be erected at the pier head, and also of a unique and up-to-date shelter of half-timbered work. with a thatched roof. which would be placed near the entrance of the pier. and would overlook the lawn. The concert hall at the pierhead would be incor- porated with the existing bandstand, and would seat about 700 persons. There would be a central nave 40 feet wide. flanked with orna- mental iron columns, which would rest direct upon the ma'in girders of the Dier, and would carry the principal weight of the roof and bays. At the side and at the end opposite the bandstand the hall would be surrounded by an ornamental screen, the upper half of which would be formed of glazed sashes, which could be dropped into groves in the lower half. so that the hall might be closed or thrown onen according to the weather. (Applause.) The work was to be carried out from the designs submitted by and under the supervision of the company's architect. Mr A. Hewitt, and was estimated to cost £ 1,750. On the whole, the last season was a very successful one, notwitli- standing that the board had eliminated num- erous monologues from the high-class concerts. The London Symphonv Orchestra and the chorus of the Leeds Festival gave their first concert in Paris last week. One of the artistes who particularly distinguished himself in the ooinion of the critical audience, was Mr Arthur Payne, the conductor of the Llandudno con- certs, who, as leader of the orchestra, evoked quite a demonstration. (Applause.) The resolution was seconded by Mr W. Bevan, and was carried. In moving and seconding a resolution as to the remuneration of the directors, Messrs .T. Winter and J. J. Marks commented upon the careful attention bestowed upon the company's affairs by the Board. The Chairman, in reply, said he had seen a balance sheet of the company for twenty months in the years 1885 to 1887. and he ob- served that during that period the total re- ceipts were E374, while the total revenue of the twelve months in last year was £ 15,000. (Applause.) Messrs W. Bevan, Samuel Cooke, and Am- brose O. Roberts were re-elected directors, and Mr Adoniah Evans, the auditor, who has held office since the formation of the company, was also re-elected, and voted an extra honorarium of ten guineas, in recognition of his valued services. »

Festinipg Libel Case. Evans' Houshold Oil." Resents being called a Quack. £ 25 Damages Awarded. AT the Merioneth Assizes on Friday, before Mr Justice Lawrence. In the case of Moris Evans v. W. Ll. Roberts, editor and proprietor of the "Rhedegydd," Mr Bryn Roberts, M.P. (instructed by Messrs Lloyd George and George), appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr S. Moss, M.P. (instructed by Mr Jones Morris, Festiniog), was for the de- fendant. The plaintiff carries on the business of oil manufacturer at Festiniog. In connection with the business he worked and sold as a patent medicine an ointment known as Morris Evans's household oil. The defendant is the editor, printer, and publisher of the "Rhedeg- ydd," circulated in Festiniog and neighbour- hood. On June 3, 1905, the defendant pub- lished in Welsh a paragraph as follows:—"The Quack Doctors. Perhaps this will be the most proper occasion to call attention to a matter to which our notice has been called. At the commencement we desire to say that it is not doctors who have sent to us, lest we should create prejudice. We would have much pre- ferred, if it was possible, to publish the cor- respondence sent to us to that effect, but un- fortunately our responsibility is too great. Briefly, this is the subject of complaint, that persons within the district are paying regular visits to patients to endeavour to cure them, whilst they themselves have never been in a college or a medical institution, but they pos- sess some inherited family medicines which they administer to the head and feet, inter- nally and externally. All that we will say on this matter at present is that the patient is running risk of his life, and that the persons who attend them run the risk of being brought into the grip of the law of the country. The courts of justice of our country look very frowningly upon this sort of professionalism nowadays, and take a little more interest and care of the lives of subjects than they take in the animals of the field. Therefore, 'f such things are becoming general, it is not difficult to guess where very shortly may be their dwelling-places." Frightening the Quacks. On June 24 the defendant published a para- graph as follows:—"Let Mr Morris Evans take the course he pleases. Our case is sound, and if through the publication of the article we have been the means of frightening some of the 'quacks' of the country, then our object has been attained, and. as the Englishman says, the end justifies the means." The statement of defence set out that the words published did not concern the plaintiff in any way, and they did not admit the cor- rectness of the translation from Welsh to English. The defendant claimed that th& words were published without any malice, and were a fair and bona-fide comment on a matter of public interest. Mr Morris Evans, the plaintiff, said he began manufacturing tne oil in 1896. He purchased the recipe from a man named Richardson in 1895. No one carried on the business of oil manufacturer at Festiniog except himself. He possessed some inherited family medicine, and he improved on the recipe bought from Rich- ardson. Richardson's recipe referred more di- rectly to cattle oils. During the Boer war he went about Festiniog advertising his oil. He was dressed in a khaki suit, but it was untrue that he was ordered away by a policeman. His attention was called to the article in the "Rhedegydd" by a man who told him that he was "getting it in that paper. After seeing the article himself he was fully convinced that it referred to him, and that it was likely to cause him injury. He had received numerous testimonials from people who had received benefit by using his oils. He never had any complaints that his medicine had injured any- one. Edward Samuels said that after reading the article in the "Rhedegydd" he came to the conclusion that it referred to the plaintiff. Mr J. O. Davies, grocer, Festiniog, said that his impression was that after the article ap- peared the sale of the oils had diminished at his shop. Mr Lloyd Jones, Bala, said that evidently the article in the "Rhedegydd" referred to the plaintiff. The defendant in his evidence said that the article complained of appeared in the paper after he had had a conversation with a person named Williams. The article did not refer to the plaintiff, but to another person who was in the habit of attending sick people, by name Maddocks. He bad made inquiries regarding Maddocks, and found that he frequently vis- ited sick people. He told him that he ran a great risk. The day after the article appeared' Maddocks told him it referred to the plaintiff. Further evidence was given that the article referred to Maddocks. The jury found for the plaintiff, and award- ed JB25 damages.