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VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AT LLANDUDNO. Interesting Figures. The Surveyor to the Llandudno Urban Council has prepa-red the following report of the vehicular traffic on the Colwyn-road and the Conway-road on Whit-Monday, by which it will be seen that the total lumber of vehicles travelling in and out of Llandudno on the one day was 2399, 1719 via the Conway-road, and 680 on the Colwyn Bay-road. The following are the details of the traffic:— CONWAY-ROAD. In. Out. Total. Motor cars 89 99 188 Motor cycles 19 18 37 Bicycles 516 384 900 Four-in-hand coaches 13 11 24 Brakes and pairs 24 8 32 Carriages and pairs 15 12 27 Carriages and single horses 164 92 256 Four-wheel lurries 8 13 21 Two-wheel carriages 41 27 68 Two-wheel tradesmen's carta 66 62 128 Builder's carts. 7 1 8 Various vehicles 14 16 30 976 743 ..1719 COLWYN-ROAD. Motor cars 20 30 50 Motor cycles 7 10 17 Bicycles ••• 197 196 393 Four-in-hand coaches 1 1 Brakes and pairs 19 19 Carriages and pairs 1 3 4 Carriages and single horse. 28 110 138 Lurries 1 ••• 1 Two-wheel carriages 8 15 23 Tradesmen's carts 17 14 31 Various vehicles 2 1 3 280 400 680 SUMMARY. Via Conway-road 976 743 1719 Via Colwyn-road 280 400 680 1256 ..1143 ..2399 A similar report will be prepared for August Bank Holiday. J»

Government duty on tea reduced Id per pound REDUCTION OF 2d PER POUND in all prices of HORNIMAN'S PURE TEA (no re- duction in quality). Sold by :—Tho Co-operative Society. Llandudno; Jones, Chemist, Llandudno Junction; Hughes, Central Stores, and Price, Baker, Abergele-road, Colwyn Bay; Roberts, Chemist, Llandudno; Higgins, Grocor, Pres- tatyn New York Co-operativo Society,Pcnmaen- mawr'; Griffiths, Grocer, I.h nfairfechan; Prico and Sons, Grocers, and Williams, Chemist, Old Co'.wyn; Colwyn Bay and District Co-operative Society; and H. Rogers Jones, Chemist, Do- It J.;nvy. 5975

GEIRIONYDD EDUCATION COMMITTEE. NEW SCHOOL FOR BETTWSYCOED. A meeting of the above oomniittoc was held at Bettwsyooed on Friday, when there •v» jro praamt: Mr n. G. I^nea (in Aw "it .\ir\ Rev. H. H. Roberts. Capel Curia:; Messrs P. Mclntyre, Ellis Pierce, R. E. Thomas, Thomas Williams. Huerh Roberts. E. Anwyl Evans, and Henry Roberts, with the Clerk (Mr E. R. Davies), and the Attendance Officer (Mr Thomas Parry). CYFYNG SCHOOL. The Clerk having reportod that a master had been appointed for the above school, he further stated that ho was a married man, and that his wife had undertaken to fill up a vacancy on the staff. CAPEL CURIG SCHOOL. Mr P. Mclntyre and the Rev. H. H. Ro- berts were deputed to deal with the question of where to hold the school whilst the new building was being erected. It was stated that the only available temporary premises w.as the Mission Church. NEW SCHOOL FOR BETTWSYCOED. The Clerk reported that four different sites for a new school at Bettwsyooed had boon inspected, and for various reasons the committee thought that the Cross Keys site was the most desirable. On the proposition of Mr Ellis Pi--ro3. it was decided to apply to the county au- thority to purchase &n acre of the Cross Keys site for the purpose of the erection of the new school. MIDSUMMER HOLIDAYS. It was resolved that the midsummer holi- days should bo from Jul- 6th until tha 21st August. THE USE OF SCHOOLS. The Oddfellows of Roe wen were granted the use or the school in that ViUaf13 to hold their monthly meetings at a rental of 10s per annum, and it was also decided to allow the use of the Maenan School for the holding of a two days' bazaar, on payment of 5s. DAY OF MEETING. The committee resolved to change the day of meeting from Friday to Monday in future. A NEW MEMBER. Mrs Ockk«ton was elected member of the committee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Mrs Henry Jones. Trefriw.

TORTURED DAILY FOR YEARS. Housewife's Strange Sufferings f-cm, Liver Disorder Ended by Bile Beans. I I Disorders of the liver take many Firingi. forms, and give rise to many distressing sym- ptoms. In thousands of such cases Bile fo Biliousness have restcred vigour and cheer- ful health in the despairing and hopeless. Mrs Annie East, ct Thornton, near Horncastle, said to a reporter of the "Horncastle News": — "I suffered from constant noises in my Ii ad and sharp pains across my back for many rjsrs. I frequently had sick headaches and fi-s cf dizziness, so that I could not do my work. The pains across my back vr'-jre so bad that I found it quite impossible to stcop. I was treated Ly a doctor several years ago, but made no pro- gress. The ringing in my ears and I uzling noises in my head were a constant torture to me, and my back got so bad that I could rot even lie in Led with comfort. I was so worn out with sickness and pain that I only wei°;:i >d 8 stone 4 lbs. Now my weight is 9 stone 8 "It was Bile Beans alone which wrought (1 is wonderful el-tinge in me. As soon as I began taking Bile Beans I noticcd that my back i as easier, and I decided to stick to Bile Be ins till I got better. I am now well and strong again, thanks to Bile Bei.ns." Bile Beans are a pur.) and perfect i ric- alternative, composed onlv of Nature's finest medicinal herbs, roots, and vegetable ess vices, and cure liver, stomach, and bowel disorders in a natural manner. Pric? Is Hd per box, or 2-s 9d for box containing three times the c tity. Of all chemists.

DENBIGHSHIRE AND FLINTSHIRE CONGRE- GATIONAL ASSOCIATION. The Viçar Welcomes the Conference. The annual conference was held in the Gwilym Hiraethog Memorial Cliapcl. Llan- sanrtan, on Thursday, under the presidency of tlie Rev. R. Roberts (Rhas). The chapel was r?oently completed at a cost of £ 1000. A deputation, consisting of the vicar of the parish ((the Rev. Dr. Ellis), the Rev. R. H. Thomas (C.M. minister), and representa- tives of the Baptist denomination attended to welcome the Association. It was de- cided to hold next year's oonferenoe at Brymbo. and Mr Oldfield (Rhyl) was elected president for the year. The Rev. T. Jones (Green. Denbigh) was appointed a delegate to the Gwynedd Temperance Association, and it was resolved that a united musical festival for the two counties be held next year. The Rev. J. D. Williams (Flint) submitted a report on behalf of the Com- mittee of the Weak Churches, and the Rev. R. Peris Williams (Wrexham) called atten- tion to the exhibition-.the first of its kind to be held in North Wales—which is to take place at Wrexham shortly under the patronage of the London Missionary Society. The following ministers took part r in the public services:—The Revs. Dr. Oliver (Holywell). J. Thomas (Merthyr) O. R. Owen (Liverpool). R. Roberts (Rhos), James Charles (Denbigh), and R. Peris Williams (Wrexham).

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? (By "IGNOTUM.") Being highly conscious of the existence ^f a iiuubjr rf mt'iP bo take an interest in my fortunes, or mis- fortunes, as the case may be. I have doemrd it prudent on this occasion to adopt the unusual method of omitting the titls. lest I should be charged with being ignorant of the subject. I am fully aware. be it known. of the superior intellectual powers possessed by the above-mentioned omnipotent indi- viduals. so I crave their indulgence and to he spared unnecessary criticism. Were I to be askud, Is life worth liv- ing?" I should most oertainly rely in the affirmative. There is a tremendous amount of th3 sublime and ridiculous in this little earth (e.g.. tho Town Councils), yet with all its disappointments and ap- pointments (?) its intricacies are well worth pursuing. It is not my intention within th" scope of the present articLe to expatiate upon the subject from a purely biological vantage; that must be left to more capable hands; I shall merely endeavour to draw a pen picture of a subject fraught with in- numerable vagaries. As is well known, we exist or rather, nowadays, suffer one another to exist, upon one of the smallest spheres in exists enoe. colloquially called a "stage" upon which we are actors. all frantically endea- vouring to push each other off, in order that the "first person singular" might ap- pear before the "auditorium," to be the recipient of the thunderous applause— which never oonnis off. THE CASTE" AS A BODY. Periiaps at this juncture. I might be permitt.3d to vouchsafe a little information regarding the lif'3 history of the "caste" as a body. It may startle the" stars." and especially those who take the principal parts," to know that there is only a super- ficial difference between them and the scene-shifters," better known perhaps as the working class. We can go a step further. Let us assume that a cabbage has been thrown upon the stag3," as a token of many unmentionables. The hero- ine looks in disgust upon the vegetable in- truder. She need not. There is certain- ly a morphological difference between them. but the same fundamental law to which the lady owes her existence, applies also to the despised vegetable; or, in bio- logical terms, all living tissues, whether of the animal or vege'.viL? kingdom, are largely composed of the substano3 called protoplasm, a substance which is in itself homogeneous, and. most important of all is the physical basis of life. both of the animal and vegetable kingdom. I simply mention this in order to express in lucid terms the undeniable squality upon which, we of the kingdom' are placed. What an almost inconceivable truth! Yet Wm. Hardup Jones will refrain from at- tending the little Bethel, if John Com- pounded DavL3s is likely to be elected an elder! Young Williams is debarred from associ- ating with the members of the Rotstown Insolvent Tennis Club. because he is a shop assistant and is therefore "no class." Col. Nobrass, the gallant president of the club, fully concurs. I almost forgot to point out wherein liis the distinction,—Williams wears what he lias paid for! Let me return to the actors. as some of our town councillors and other important personages in the 'Chorus' are clamouring to be heard. The veil is raised, and a wonderful soon) is presented to us. The 'chorus' is composed of a very motley lot, young and. old. good and bad. all straining to reach a note higher than had hitherto eWr been attained. Many become tired and weary of the struggle. They languish, and are immediately hustlad off the 'stage'—never to re-apiiea-r. A lot of fashionably-dressed young men. some wear- ing monocles and what-not else. ca.n be dis- cerned striving to make themselves beard and seen. They are clerks, and doing well presumably, as it is stated that they all earn 16s a Look" at that gentleman with a professional appearanoe. he is not in the 'chorus.' The darts here and thare proffering unsolicited advice, and uttering sweet nothings with an illdisguis3d cynical mouth. He assumes to take a kindly in- terest in everybody;—lie is a human adder and there are hundreds like him. Some who were once in the front rank. so to speak, now occupy M-ry unassuming positions, as witness those men with 'sun- s-et' complexions. Verv noticeable is that supercilious girl. Shn is neither remarkable for her beauty or figure; yet what airs! But she will marrv a duke. or s. workhouse master gome j day. LLANRWST AND COLWYN BAY COUNCILLORS. Let us take a closer viaw of this vast W hat is the meaning of all that hub-hub In the far corner? Oh. that's the Llanrwst Council, they ana having a quiet talk over a matter charged with electrici- tv. It is understood that there lias been a high voltage. Such a sensible looking lot of men. That little grouo over thiire hails from Colwyn Bay. Financial matters also en- gage their attention. Are those respectable old men quarrel- ling? are not anarchists, surely! Dear me, no. How absurd! Those gentle- men are deacons, and they are discussing chapel matters. Do you see that part over there? They call it Llandudno, I believe. You must go there on Sunday as they aie all very religious at Llandudno. The sight of a tripper will send some of its inhabi- tants into convulsions, they say. I am told, however, that there is a charming remedy for these distressing attacks, in the nature of-perhaps it would be a shamo to the game away.' Space will not permit me to describe each type represented. But there is one class I should just like to allude to. name- ly. the 'walkers on.' This axrtion would embrace the gilded and brainless youths, who live in flannel suits and plav tennis |don't ch'know,' to whom work is simply 'beastly awful.' They are encountered in every town and village. Readers; allow me to introduce you to the Parasites. ANOTHER SIDE OF THE PICTURE. Let us turn to another side of the pic- ture: did you see the stealthy shuffle of that individual ? But a short time previous- lv he appeared in an almost exclusive 'part.' He has just gone through that door ( in a mcst ignominious manner; we have already seen many cross its portals. Why do tloy not notioe the inscription above the entrance ? ogni speranza voi ch'en- trate' ('All hope abandon ye who enter ) Some pass through with an unconoerned look on their loathsome faces, whilst j others, uttering terrible execrations, en- deavour to recede; but to no purpose. < They have followed the stream for years. and are now in the deadlv grasp of an all- ( powerful ourrent, and along with others aro carried to 'U'srruction. < There are two exits off this 'stage' of t ours. One has already been alluded to, t whilst the other is in quite an opposite I direction. In fact. very few people seem to go through this latter door, but when it does open, there ia emitted the most melo- dious—•—. Q Now look! Someone approaches this very door. Who is he? No one knows, but he passes from our midst with his careworn face wreathcil in smiles—in coelo quies. As the door is closed a little girl turns sad- f ly away. Her mother has gone through that door. She also wants to go. but the Great Author has furthsr need of her ser- vices. It is surprising the number of per- J sons who go through what appears to us to be the wrong exit. Soeni38 are being continually changed, a.nd tho 'caste' re-organised, but the Di- vine Drams, is still enacted, and our sue- oess to a givsat extent depends upon our 'acting.' As surely, howover. as each play produoed in the theatres of the world has its author, so surely the Drama of Life, ki which we are all given a. part. has its author also, and Onie who is not slow to reward or punish as occasion merits.

COLWYN BAY. A BAPTISMAL SERVICE -ill be held in the English Baptist Churtn, Colwyn Bay, on Sunday evening next, when the Rev. Dr. Cousins will preach a special sermon .0 youug people. At the close of the sermon, several candidates from the Sm day School will le baptised. The service will commnece at 6.30. PICNIC.—On Monday afternoon the membera of tho Congregational Church Sunday School held their annual picnic at Bryn Euryn. The weather was g'lorious, 11.00 a splendid time was spent. Games, etc., were indulged in, and an enjoyable tea was provided. Brakes were char- tered to carry tho merry-makers to and from the mountain. A COMMON PRACTICE DENOUNCED.— On Monday morning, at a special court, hId before Dr. W. Venables Williams (in the cn.iir) and Mr D. Gamble, junr., F. Carpenter, a baker, hailing from Cambridge, was charged with stealing a light grey lounge coat, ■v.'lui'd at 4s 6d, the property of Mr G. A. A lams, •Coventry House.—Prisoner pleaded guilty.— Sergt. Rees said that on Saturday, at 6.40, ho followed the prisoner to the Imperial H. fel, where he arrested him, and conveyed him to the police station. He there charged him M'th stealing tho coat, to which prisoner replied, "I bought it off a man for la 6d." He was locked up. At tho time prisoner was under the :n- fluenco of drink. Mr Adams, outfitter, ict nti- fied the garment produced as his property, and stated it had been hung under the "eranlrvh a: his place of business at 2*p.m. on the o&y in question. Prisoner pleaded for leniency as it was his first offence. A fine of 10s and « tts, 28s in all, was imposed, or in default f-oen days. The Chairman strongly denounced the practice of exposing goods so much, and 1 dded it was placing temptation in people's way. Mr Gamblo added that the practice was 0,1c that gave people the chance of becoming thic ves. The practice of leaving hams, bacons, and 11 ut- ton was also cited. THE MINSTRELS.—The promenade stage is now tho haunt of good crowds at each per- formance given by Mr Harry Reynolds's Minstrels. At this week's special concert, a splendid programme was given, and all !he artistes were in capital form. Without douot, the season's favourite is Mark Stuart— 'He cf the eyeglass and beastly gloves." Blessed with a natural aptitude to talk, he keeps his audiences in roars from when the moment he rises until ho resumes his seat. The troupe as a whole are working with a will, and are bound, as people arrive, to make a success. BATHING STRICTLY PROHIBITED. -},t Monday's special police court, Wm. Bcnn nt, labourer, of Warrington, was charged with sleeping in a bathing tent on the beach cn Sunday afternoon. J. Wood, assistant pG- menade inspector, said that at 10 a.m. on Sun- day, complaints were made to him by some ladies, that they were unable to make use of the bathing tent owing to some obstruction bv the doorway. He (witness) proceeded to the tent, and there found the prisoner lying nsloep He woke hun up, but could get no definite re- ply to any questions. He brought him 10 the station, and handed him over to the' ,e^nit Prisoner, who was very deaf, and had to ha^e everything shouted to him, was sentenced to seven days with hard labour. DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION.—At a recent meeting of the committee it was decided to furnish rooms for the ute of the nurse, and to meet the ex Dense by drawing upon the Je- servo fund. The adoption of this mode of de- fraying the cost seems to us inadvisable. The reserve fund was formed three years ago bv means of a garden party, at which was raised. This amount waa invested, and we l-e- heve it was mtended to add tc it each voar so that tho interest derived from tho capital might form a permanent income. In order that the present financial footing be not disfcurbod would it not thon be possible to obtain the money required by other means? Why not an alfrenoo attraction or entertainment? LEGAL SUCCESS.—The results of the exami- nations hakl last. term for students preparing for ths Bar have just been published. In the j list of successful candidates in the subject of Roman Law, we find the name of Mr J. C. Davics, the organiser of education for the county of Denbigh.

LLANGELYNIN VICAR ASSAULTED. Dissapointed Trampe Become Violent. Between ten and eleven o'clock on Su i-iay evening two tramps called at the LUur-e.vn n Vicarage requesting shelter for the n:gat. Ire vicar's wife, Mrs Wm. Owen, inform-d thtm that they could not be accommodated a travelling pedlar had already been gi v :n UJO use of the barn. Thereupon the uien assumed the air becoming to offended dignity, and soundly rated the lady. Mrs Owen was natur- ally alarmed at their bebaviou*, and promptly summoned the vicar. Directly Mr Owen arrived, the tramps, armed with stones and a rake found close by, threaten, i violence. Meanwhile Mrs Owen courageously made her way over the lonely two miles odd to) Conway for the police, calling on a neighbour to go to the vicar's a.id. Police-oonstables Lewis, Capel Curig, and Davies, Penmachno, both of whom arc for tho time being on special duty in Conway, were despatched with all haste to the Vic-aragc on their bicycles. On their ai rival they were met by P.C. 66, from Tynygrocs, who was already in search of the offenders, and all three officers scoured the place for the tramps, who had, of course, decamped by this time. Word was received that they had been ob- served entering a corn field about a mile away, and, after a hot chase, one of them was thero captured, and brought in custody to Conway. The second man escaped. The arrested tramp, who gave the name of Martin Dixon, a rough-lookfng voung labourer, of Dublin, was, on the following morn-ng, charged before Dr. R. Arthur Prichard (tho Mayor) and Mr Owen Rowland, with assault- ing the Rev. Wm. Owen on Sunday evening, and, further, with being drunk and disorderly on the same occasion. Evidence to the above effect was given by tho Rev. and Mrs Owen, and the pedlar who had been sheltered in the Vicarage barn. Dixon was ordered to a fortnignt's imprison- ment for each offence.

Another Welsh Water Scheme. BIRKENHEAD AND THE RIVER ALWEN. n ? 0.1' tl j ne- waJ-, -rpply vhich is proposed for Birkenhead is no longer an official secret. It was discovered to the members of the Town Council on Saturday, when a visit cf inspection was paid to tho mountain moor- lands ot Mid-Denbigh draining into the river Alwon, from which. under the three separate schemes into which the project is divided, it will be possible for Birkenhead to draw off daily either heven millions, fourteen millions, or eighteen and a half millions of gallons of water accordingly as the requirements grow. Mr G. F. Deacon, LLD., M.Ins&C.E., t'he a.uthor of the scheme, acted as guide to the party, which numbered over fifty, and included the Mayor (Mr W. G. Wall), Alderman H. Bloor (the chairman of the special committee to whoir- tho business of arranging for a scheme was en trusted), Mr Alfred Gill (the town clerk), Mr J. W. M. Richardson (the borough water engineer), and four or five other Corporation officials. A special saloon train leaving' Woodside Station at hatf-psfit nine in the morning took the alder- men 1 nd councillors as far as Corwen, and the rest of the journoy (about fifteen miles) was made in brakes which awaited them at the station. At the curious old village of Cerxigvdruidion the carriages turned off from the Holyhead road, and the way thereafter led over a winding country road abounding* in such sudden rises and sharp descents that occasionally the councillors deemed it proper, for the sake of the horses. and prudent in the intereets of their personal safety, to dismount ar.d proceed afoot. Pont-yr-Alwea, which derives its name from the 1 itile stone bridge across the Alwen, about four miles nortli of Ccrrigydruidion, was made the bu.e of the day's operationa It was reached a few minutes before two o'clock. For the next three rs and a quarter the councillors were engaged in the fatiguing duties of inspection— toiling up the sides of the moorland heights, over rough roads with an injsecure footing of loose shale, scrambling over. high walls of rock with jagged corners which wore unfriendly -to their sensitive shins, picking their way gingerly over the slippery stepping-stones in tho bed of the river, and listening in welcome intervals of rest to the highly technical explanations of tho ex- pert as he pointed out the sites of the proposed dams, indicated ihe range of the watershed, described tho rise and ocurse of tho river, com- puted the extent and capacity of tho reservoirs, and answered the hundred and one questions whlich were suggested to him by the councillors in their eager and diligent concern to learn as much about the practical side of the project as the fleeting opportunity afforded. On the whole, the completion of the tour of th0 sites of the suggested works found the members of the Cor- poration more than ever impressed with the magnitude of the scheme, and from the general chorns of approval" hieh greeted the gradual unfolding of the physical facts on which it is based it would seem reasonable to infer that after due discussion Mr Deaoon's proposals in some part, if not in their ortiretv, will be under- taken bv Birkenhead Pont-yr-Alwen wa.4 left [ 5.30, and -ft-er stopping at Ccrrigydruidion for dinner the party were brought back again to Woodtido by special train, arriving at 10.10 p.m.

WEATHER OBSERVATIONS AT BETTWSYCOED. For the week ending Saturday, luno -6th; 1906. Mean maximum (in shade) (degrees) 68 Mean minimum (in shade).(deg.'reea) 49 5 Highest in shado — (degrees) 76 Lowest in shade (degrees) 46 Maximum in the sun (degrees; 140 Lowest on the grass. (degrees) 44 Bright sunshine .—.— 56b. 18m. Mean amount of (doud. (degrees) 43 H. w JrOX.

[Faoll Oua OWN CoRBUPONDEIiTL 1 ABERGELE. ON MONDAY Mr S. B. Rogers, s •atioiv niaster, completed his quarter of a century's service as stationmaster at Abergele. lie bas :u.>.i¡ period greatly assisted in the wel- fare of the town in various ways, and h, by his energy and obliging manners, gained the esteem of both residents and visitors alike. 1ay he bo ion? spared to dwell amongst us. THE SHOW STAND.—Tho tender or eract- ing a grand stand in the Boe Field has be<-n secured by Mr Isaac Roberts, Isfrvn, for iJZ. It is to bo puS up ready for the F;re Brignia's Demonstration, which will be held on July Mh. The stajid is erected for the Horse Show Com- mittee. AUTOMATIC MACHINE RIFLED. On Saturday morning last, Mr R. E. P. Williams, bathing ma-china proprietor, on going to tho shore to commenoo business for the day, dis- covered a sweetmeat machine, the property of the Automatic Machine 00., completely smashed up, and the money and contents gone. The police were Informed of the occurrence, but up to the present the off are etill at large, and no cluo as to their identitv has been formed. TRAMPS SUSPECTED. -'Following the dis- covery of the damaged sweetmeat machine came the news that some person or persons had been trying to effect an entrance into the bookstall at the station. Very little damage had been done, but it seems to have been a clear case of at- tempted burglary. This is the third time with- in one month that property has been damaged in burgiary attempts, and in two cases (the automatic machine sna the "shanty" affairs) Ihe miscreants have been successful in getting away with thoir plunder. ON FIRE IN A WAGGON.—About- six o'clock on Saturday evening, a waggon load of camp utensils belonging to tha Volunteers lately camp- ing at Conway was discovered to be on fire at Abergele Station The station firo hose pipe was at onoe brought into play, and after an exciting time the ilimis were extinguished. Much damage was, however, done, as the Pre seems to have been burning some time before the fact was rcalised. TR40TICN ENGINE ACCIDENT. Satur- day last seems to have been a red-letter day for Abergele as fa.r as "events" are ooncerned. In the afternoon new? reached the village that Mr Richard Roberts, Peel-street, in the employ of Mr R Roberts, traefcon engine proprietor, had been run over by a traction waggon at Llan- gerniew, and sustained severe -njuries. His leg was broken, and his arm severely crushed. He was conveyed to Ab-rgele, and subsequently to the Donbigh Infirmary The accident, as far af can be gathered occurred whilst the man was returning from L'ajigerntew. Roberts was sitting on one of the connecting rods between the engine and the v aggons, when he slipped from his seat, and the wheels of the waggons went over his leg and arm. Later on, in the evening, when Mr Roberts had stored his traction engine in -he station yard, subsequent to returning from T/langferniew, sheets of flame were teen issuing from the fire box and the rear end of the engine. The alarm was im- mediately raised, and by strenuous effort and a liberal application of water the flames were subdued. The engine was badlv damaged. IISSPT. BAGSHAW AND THE GUARD- IANS.—Some time ago Inspector Bagshaw ten- dered his resignation to the St. Asaph BCJ rd of Guardians as assistant relieving officer Abergele, which offioo oonsists of looking the vagrants who require lodgings. the meeting of the Guardians on Friday a letter wvs read from Inspector Bagshaw to the effect that he had handed his books to the Abergele re hevin* officer, and that be resigned his post as assistant.—The Clerk observed that this waa unfortunate, as the best man for the position was undoubtedly a police officer.—Mr John Williams proposed that the resignation accepted, and that the Chief Constable for Denbighshi/e be communicated with in reference to the matter. —Mr John Roberte and Mr John Pierce a so spoke on the matter, urging that the Board should give an increase of salary to the inspec- tor if he would continue his servico as assisT-unt rleisving officer. Mr W. Stanley Roberts second- ed Mr Williams' motion, which was carried. ABERGELE JOTTINGS. (By "Lingo.") The suggestion was onoe put forward in Aber- gele that arrangements should be made with the Llanddulas Silver Band to give selections of music on the promenade two or three nights in the week in place of the minstrel troupe. But liko many another good idea it Tell through be- fore anything practical came of it. However, I have heard several times lately a revival of the proposal. Of course, the scheme migit no in failure, as there are many whose sentiments run I want to hear the funny man Sing songs upon the beach; I love to listen to his gags— His patter makes me screech. I know it's nonsense and all rot, But still it is amusing, And drives away the cares of toil. By merriment diffusing.

CONWAY. LOCAL HAWKER IMPRISONED.-Thomas Rowlands, a well-known Conway hawker, was on Monday ncnti to prison for fourteen days for be drunk about a fortnight ago. THETRAMP NUISANCE. — The town and district, are experiencing quite an invasion by the weary army just now. In street and by- way they are met in small detachments, while bams, outhouses, and sheltered fields are every- where Tequi^tioaed as their bivouacs. Twe police aro necessarily not a iittie concerned in consequence, and day after day the local 1 ticas have cases before them with arhich one or more of the fraternity areclosedy oormeeted On Monday, Dr. Prichard andtMr Owen Rowland dealt with a batch of thmi, pud in each instance the c^arg^ss werj brought home to the offenders, imprisonment following in due ooorse. UNRULY IN THE CANTEEN. Joseph Roberts, of Trevor, Llangollen, was sentenced to a month's gaol by Dr. Prichard and Mr Owen Rowland, on Monday, for being drunk and dis- orderly at the camp on the Morfa. Prisoner had apparently been making things lively in a can- teen, and amongst other things ascribed to him, was an assault upon a militia sergeant. At the same court Thomas Davies, of Llanerchymedd, was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment for drunkenness &nd begging. BUILT IN CONWAY. — The new fast cruiser "Wallaroo," 25 tons, Mr Janaes Spurr ,R. M.. Y. C., p-rrived in the Mersey on Friday from Fleetwood to raoe in the Liverpool Bay match on Satur- day. She has been built by Mr John Crossfield, of Conway, formerly of Ariside, -and is some- what a similar boat to Mr Spurr's former vessel "Armistice." now owned by Mr Percy Marah, but haolil a shorter bowsprit and smaller head sail. Her large beam. 12ft. 6in., gives ample room on deck and below. She has good accommoda- tion. consisting of after cabin with two berths, saloon, pantry, and w.c.. and forecastle. All the internal fittin are polished mahogany, and look very well. Skipper John Leadbetter, of Fleetwood, who waa with Mr Spurr in "Ar- mistice." is in charge of the new boat. EIGHTH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.— Georg; Duncan, formerly the professional at- tached to the Carnarvonshire Golf Club. Con- way. and ;iow of Timperley, to whose work in the international match between English and Scottish "pros." we referred last week, played for the open golf championship at Muirbead during the latter part of the week. At one "tape he stood third on the list, but finisheo up eierhth, with a net total of 312 as against 300 by J Braid. the champion. and 304 bv Taylor, tho second fLan- Duncan's soore broaght him a purso of £2 10s.

RHUDDLAN. DRAINAGE MATTERS. -MT Farrington ha. given his certificate for the final bcW'lement of the contract for the Rhuddlan drainage, tlie certificate being for extras and the balince in hand. It amounts to JB141. There are also Mr Farrington's costs to be paid. The District Council have agreed to pay what is due, but a.t the meeting on Friday Mr Conwy Bell called attention to the state of the manholes, which he said had sunk six inches in some places, and three of the now drains laid had had to be seen to, being defective He hoped that that was not a sample of all.-The Council instructed their surveyor to see to the matter at once.

RHYL. ALLEGED RIGHT OF WAY.—Some time ago Mr F. J. Gamlin, aoficitor, Rhyl, wrote a strong letter to the Rural District Council com- plaining of an obstruction to what he alleged to be a public footpath across the sandhills be- tween Rhyl and Prestatyn. The matter was referred to the Rhuddlan Parish Council, and the members of that body expressed the opinion that it was a public rtght of way. The Clerk to the Rural District Council wrote to parties interested, and the reply he received from Mr R. E. Pulleyne, solicitor, Leeds, states that thero never was a public highway there, and he enclosed the sale plan. which showed that there is no such footpath. He also sa.id that if people trespassed thire they would bo prosecuted. The Ruril District Council have now plaood the matter before the Rhyl and Prestatyn Councils, askin" their opinion on the subject. x BEGGING AND HAWKING.—At a special Police Court at Rhyl on Thursday, Amelia Lewis, late of Queen's-square, Ruabon. "vas sent to prison for 14 days for begging.—Fnom is Jones, hawker late of Dublin, was discharged with a caution for hawkmg without a license. FOOTBALL.—The annual meeting of the foot- ball club was held at the Birmingham Arms Mr Brown Jones presided, and expressed tne opinion that he thought the time had ;,rriv.J when they should try and run an amateur team in Rhyl, as it was evident that a profession^ team did not pay. The balance sheet was pre- sented, showing that a deficit of £30 had bem wiped off, and there was a small sum in hand. The meeting decided to run an amateur team, and to enter for the Combination, English and Welsh Cups. Mr W. J. P. Storey was re-elected j president, the vice-presidents were re-elected, with Mr J. P. Jones secretary, Mr A. Pritchard treasurer, and Mr Brown Jones chairman of committee. The latter was elected to represent the club on the combination, with Mr F. Beech ai representative on the Welsh Council. On Monday next the "Vies." will hold a supper at the Dudley Arms, whee the medals and cup will be presented. These are now on view at Messrs Hughes and Sons, High-streat.

OLD COLWYN. SUCCESS OF A LOCAL BARD.—The femi National Eisteddfod waj held this year fct Rhymney, and for the best ode on The Moun- tasji," a pi' ize of £ 5 and a bardic chair was offered Out'of 14 competitors, which were almost all worthy of the prize, we are pleased to find that Mr Henry Parry (Bwlchydd Mon) was declared the winner This is the eighth chair for him to win. Colvryn ought to be proud of such a tiard, 1 especially aB he only has the evenings at his leE™ GUSHBAPTIST CHDRCH.-Njrt Mr Richard Corv, J.r., of Cardiff, w 1] oc- cupy the pulpit at th» Engl^h Baptist Choich in the morning at H, and m the evening at h VI Mr Corv. besides being one of the wealtli- iiUt TTwvn in. the Welsh metropolis, is one of the ^eatest philanthropists in the Principality.

LLANDUDNO. THF duration of bright sunshine at Llan- 1 tt r. uuia k was 59 hours. MTRKFT TOLLS.—The collector of market L™ «pof during the p«i rents ana j sums have been collected ea 63, and to,u. tt ^SnwrcT«5TTAN ENDEAVOUR.—The Christian tt a <rrr Societies of the English Presby- Endeavour t churches have been granted PL™' Md open-ai, the SALE OF NEWSPAPERS ON THE PRO- MFNADE—In consequence of complaints with to the sale of newspapers on the Pro- reference to tne p. tHei* Clerk to -n*. letter of leb|3 preceding. offenders .-ith- °tlCE%Nr.'°0>EES.-T,.e amount „f fee, received by the Bye-laws Committee cn the receiveu uy was £ 26 12s. "TOE PROMENADE SHELTERS.-Out et six tenders received lor glazing and painting the Kers on the Prcmena^e the Council have decided to accept that of Messrs Evan HTIIE GAS WORKS.The total -imount of ga. manafactured ffrt r~mp«ed wTtb. «*' fo/U correspondinp: perIOd .s yca. the, month of Mav the birth rate at Llandudno was 29.2, and the de^th rate 9.3 per thousand of th, pop,.a CATTTION.—The Clerk to the Urban n- cil has been Instructed to call Uie attention of the ownerf to those carriages, boats, and bath- ine vans which require repairing, and to in- form them that their l n,>t be re- newed until the ^fair?ADY'S rT nrA^ °U™ DAMAGING A f, ^LOAK.—'The Council have received a further letter fron, Miss Clara Pearson with reference to her n for compensation for al to**™ to ter doak on a promenade seat. Tbe ■opncll f, jJ. adn»rc to their former decision not to enteriun the ^.A^BUILDING ,,nderstai;d that Messrs ChamberlaI ^d Johnson, ,oHcit„r Llandudno, have ^enjnsWted by Messrs T and J. Owen to defend any legal proceedings that might be taken against them uy ,h0 Coun- cil, with regard to the erection of a verandah in Gloddaeth-street. THE FEVER H,OSPIT A.L.-The me.nbcs of the Urban Councilhavcv^ted the Jnfec^u, Diseases Hospitals, and ex^rc^ed their satisfac- tion at the admirable «». £ h >,he hospitals and grounds were kept- there has been no u- fectious case durlIJ?Avni>OLY a+F* SEEKING A M0I^e anT r'"1 Ine-tin~ of the Works Committee, an applieatlon was made by Mr John Owen, of 1 Pleasant-st-cet, Craig-y-don, for permission to keep wo cokeys at Craig-y-don for h,rc'. Rested that no other person should be liwnscd to keep donkeys for hire in that district. The l.,cense v as granted, but the Q THE WATER f0?, r,Thc amount of water recorded by the c,ur;n.6 the month of W /n n0f) „2ll gallons, «nc by the Gogarth meter 610,UUU gallons, making a total of 24,374,000 with 24,914,000 gallons for the corre.pondiag pern J of last year. The rainfall record at Dai,a vvds 8.97, and at LlanbedrDs:u'u,,M LABOURERS v. T,EA^^?N-~At the ,asi meeting of the Works Committee a letter was S from the Operative House af:d gi. p Painters' and Decorato.s Society comply, of the Council sl'omnf. l»^u™'» to J„ men's work in connect"'on »:itbtl» of the promenade railings. The Committee- deeded to forward a copy of the kt^r to the eontrac-or and ask for his observations thereon THE BEACH.—Complaints have beea msde to the Council with 1 't. on the beach, where £ ^,1 ^thing tekes placc. The Surveyor inf»- med the Works t \;u. mittce that the removal ?t the stones Id denude the shore of its chief protean. rilc committee, after making an inspection of the shore, instructed the Surveyor to remove oulv the largest stones between the north side < f the lifeboat slip and a point opposite Bnnkbyrn House, at a cost not exceeding £5.

I LLANRWST. DRUNKENNESS. — At a epeciai police oout on Saturday, before Dr. T. E. Jones and Mesa Jelf Petjtt aod Wi'liam Hughes, David R4 berts, butchf-.r Bryntirn, was charged WJ4 being drunk and disorderly in Nebo-road on tK previous night. A fine of JE1 and oosts waa im posed.

PRESTATYN. THE NEWMARKET RAILWAY. Son* time ago th. Boaid of Trade intimated that tbej were prepared to pass the Order for the extent sion of the railway to Newmarket,with a pro v is ion that ehould it appear necessary at w. tune to erect a bridge at Pandv level cross"n^ they would direct the Company to build icn i bridge. The matter has been discussed by the County Council and the. St. Asaph Rural Lis triefc Councils, both of which bodies oon that such a bridge is necessary. Now the Bouot of Trade have decided to hold f f seoond inquiry, and have invited tht Rural District Council to send wife nesses to support their contention This tht Council have declined to do, urging that th< steps they have already taken are sufficient ti express ir feeliagb on the matter. Tn< decision of the County Cou:1él is not knowr\ that body having dealt with the matter in 00mr mittee. THEFT FROM A NEIGHBOUR—Al i special Police Court held at Rhyl on Thursday afternoon, Jane Griffiths, aged 21 years, r. Picton. Llanasa, pleaded guilty to stealing 2s 2d from Mrs Elizabeth Jones, of Tanllan. Llanasa, on the 12th. Mrs Jones gave evidence that the defendant called at her house, and aft asking how t-be was, sat down. She did sewing, and then Mrs jones gave her a cup it tea. When fhe left, Mrs Jones missed 2s 8& from an ornament, where she had placed it U pay for coal.—P.C. Wm. Hughes said defendant at first denied all knowledge of the money, btrf when told that he knew where she had spen! some of it, she admitted her guilt. He believe she had been in service in Liverpool, but ol late she was housekeeper for her father.—Th* defendant's father said she went away occa sionally against his wish. On Saturday went to Conway, and on returning on Monday found his daughter had left.—Mrs Jones, th» prosecutrix, pleaded for lenicncy, and the decided to deal with defendant as a irri offender, binding her over for twalve months, her father going surety. CORPUS CHRISTI FESTIVAL.-On Thur. day afternoon the annual Corpus Christi for tival was held in the grounds of St. Mary's 00n.< vent School, Plastirion. were a largs number of visitors present. The procession pro- ceeded through the grounds, and afte. vards service was held on the lawn, where an altsf had been erected and decorated with Bowers, etc.

ST. ASAPH. THREE MONTHS' HARD LABOUR.—At t special Police Court, held at St. Asaph o Thursday, before Dr. Easterjv and Dr. Davis, the Guardians for the St. Asaph Union charged Philip O'Neil, a labourer, with leaving his and five children chargeable to the Union, and also with taking away clothing belonging to the workhotise. It was stated that the defenJ dant left his family chargeaMc, and declin to take them from the workhouse. For twj years the Guardians had had trouble with him. and during that period he had cost the rate- payers between £60 and £ 71.—The defendant pleaded "Not Guilty," and made a very JcngChv defence, contending that he was the aggrieves party. The Bench decided to dismiss the charge as to the clothing, but sent bus to prison for three months witn hard tabo-tr for leaving his family. A DESERTER.—At the Polioc Cout o. Thursday, Charles Roberta, a native of St. < Asaph, was remanded to await an escort for deserting from the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. P.S. Connor arrested him. IMPROVING THE WATER SUPPLY. At the meeting of the IXstrict Council on Friday, the following tenders were reoeived for the ex tension of the water supply pipe at Mynyda Bycham Tremeirchion: — Mr J. Lothian, St Asaph, £90; Mr Isaac Jones, Tremeirchion, £3Is 4s 5d; Mr W. H. Jones, Abergele, £81; Mese-s Sheffield and Evans, Llvsfaen Water Works, £85 Mr Edwm Morgan thought it better to give the contract to a local man, and moved that Mr Isaac Jonee be given the work. Mr Geo. W illiams seconded, and this was earned.

TREFRIW. A SHOCK. — We understand early on Friday morning last a sharp electric shock was felt bdifferent persons in the lower portion of the village There was not much alarm, and no damage was done. VISITORS SCARCE. Comparatively few visitors are to be seen so far this season. We understand also that the visitors to the "Chaly- beate Spa Wells" are few in number owing, no doubt, to the fact that the house has been un- inhabited for soene months. PRESENTATION. At the meeting of the Geirionydd Education Committee, on Friday, a letter wTLa read from Mr D. S. Hughes" Pres- tatyn. stiting that he was desirous of present- ing the school of his native village of Trefriw with three pictures. Tho committee unanimous- ly accepted with the pictures which, no doubt, will be a pleasing addition to the furni- ture of the school. THE PRINCIPLES OF SHOEING HORS. An Interesting; Lecture at Old Colvtyn. A very interesting and instructive lecture o the above subject was delivered at the Assembly Rooms, Old Colwyn, by Mr R. Jones Anstey, a lecturer to the Leeds University and the Man- chester School of Technology. Mr Anstcv ahdy explained the anatomical structures and functior of the component parts of the horse's foot. H laid particular stress on the important part that the frog should play as an elastic pad to pre- vent concussion, and explained that on no account should the frog be paved down, but should be allowed to grow so that it should touch the ground, because in this way it could play its proper function as intended by nature. Ho strongly condemned the use of heavy shoes, and especially those with long heels. In fact, all that was required was a thin iron band to protect the hoof from braking, and with as few nails as possible. Mr R. Roberts, F.R.C.V.S., Pendre, Old Col- wyn, in supporting a vote of thanks to the lecturer, said that to him, personally, horse hoe- ing was most interesting, not only as a veterinary surgeon, but aieo as an old master shoeing-Emith. He said there was a fortune awaiting the man who could devise a nailless shoe. He himself had planned such a shoe, but so far with only paxtial success, and he put it to the audience as practical men that be would willingly give the benefit of his advice and experience in perfecting such a shoe. Yet another fortune awaited the man who oould invent a non-slipping shoe, a shoo made of some material or substance that the more it wore down the rougher the surface would get. He quite belleved that this was well within the range of practicability. Mr Roberts then gave a brief account of the ancient history of horse-shoeing, and stated that in all probability horse-shoeing was introduced to England by Wil- liam the Conqueror.

CONNAH'S QUAY BAILIFF DROWNED. A sensation w is caused in Connah's Quay on Sunday when it became known that Harry Hyde, a single man, a native of Tarporley, who had been employed as farm bailiff by Mr Tilstone. farmer, Connah's Quay, had been drowned while crossing from Ireland to Holybead. It appeared t; Mr Hyde had been on a pleasure trip to Ireland, when the steamer was about halt an hour's run from Holyhead Harbour he wu missed. t