The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

SUCCESSFUL MEETING AT OLD COLWYN. ADDRESS BY THE REV. H. E. MOCATTA, M.A. A meeting, convened by Miss Crosfield, of Bryn Eithyn, Colwyn Bay, the hon. seoretary of the North Wales branch of the League, was hold in the Assembly Room, Old Gohvyn, on tiaturday evening. Unfortunately the weather was bo.ste.rou.s, and this no doubt deterred many from attending. Nevertheless, there was ö; iair attendance when Oounoil!or Hammersley lieenaji, J.P.. took the chair. The Chairman sa.id lie felt he should apolo- gise for appearing in that room so often, but in that instance he felt suro they would bear with him when he told them he had been re- (JuüEbd to do so by Miss Crosfield, who was, of course, irresistible (hear, hoar). She had simply paralysed hun—(laughter)—and he had noth rig to do but to accede to her request at once. There was, however, another reaa»n, and ho confessed that that was sheer "funk" or fear (laughter and hear, hea.r). There were two kind of "funk." One was fear for oneself, and the other for those near and dea.r to them. He was possessed of fear on both accounts, and those of them who knew anything of what other nations were doing must possess the same s I' ind of dread—that Englishmen were not doing Ll>e,lr duty. They were living in a fool's para. cjise. and unless Uiey learned the way to pro- tect t<h&rn.stilvert the time would come when they would wake up one rrorning to find foreign troops on English hore. They would be tele phorung in vaan for information; newspap»i8 and every means of a-soertanning what had hap- pened would be silent. The first thing they would know would bo the news, received about three weeks later that Britain had been com- pelled to pay an indemnity of perhaps IOC,000 millions in money; that in fact they were all pauperis, because Russian, Japanese, or German troops were masters of the situation. How to avoid that eatastrophy, Mr Mocatta would tell them. Unless England adopted the scheme ad- vocated by the National Service League there would be nothing for it but conscription. In conclusion. Mr llee<n.an acknowledged the re- ceipt of letters from the Hon. Mrs Laurence Brodrick, Colonel and Mrs Mellor (Abergele), and others, regretting their inability to attend the meeting. NO PARTY QUESTION: NO CON- SCRIPTION. The Rev. H E. Mooatta, M.A., of Minydon, then delivered an address. He said that a short time ago he had been completely igno- rant of that question. At the same time he had in a passive sort of way, been in 'avour of the proposals advocated by the National Ser- vice League in regard to the country's de- fance. During the last few days, howivsr, he had been reading up the ma.tter, and be was now a hundredfold more eager to eee those pro- posals universally adopted (hear, hear). Two things in particular he would impress upon his hearers that night. The first wae the fact that that was not a party question. They should clear out of their minds at once the impression that tlwmatter was one of Conservative or Libeni policy: it was a national question (ap- plause). Upon tihat ground they, ehould always ook a.t the argument. The second point was that the schema was not conscription (hear, I hear). That also should be cc.reful.ly borne in mind. Lord Roberts, who had served his coun- try as no other living man had done, WM now outside the sphere of the service which he had so long adorned, and he was utilising yt, experience as a leve.r to help hie countrymen In the best way he could to get out of a great difficulty. Hie lordship assured them that the country was in a state of utter undefen.dedness, and thut the one way in which they could re- medy the evil was by the oompulsory trailing of their youth. He (the speaker) would remind them again that Lord Roberta was not looking at the matter from the point of view tf a citi- B6n—(hear, hear)—but he brought to bear upon the question tho greatest authority and weight thoy could conceive. His lordship further held thai the Britiih Navy was kept up to the two power standard they should bring up their orrmy to the one million standard (hear, hear). But Britain was not in the position to do that juet now, at least not urder the existing con- Aitions. IF IT WERE GERMANY. In the course of the South African war they had experienced disaster after disaster. They had almost exhausted their resources, and but for the help of tho colonies it would be UJ> pleasant to reflect upon the consequences. All that had been caused through war against two republican States hitherto looked upon by England with utter contempt. Supposing their opponents were the three millions com- posing the German Army ) Germany could al- moet at any time hurl that formidable army at her foe. He had no doubt that Russia would kpeedily learn a lesson from her war against Japan, and she would boon be as powerful as Germany What then was England to do? She must prepare herself to meet force with force (hear, hear). Britain had bee.n acquiring territory aiter territory in an absent-minded iort of way until her omnire now extended over millions of milee, and she rtnui necessarily be in a position to defend her property. They oould not but dread the thought of an attack by Russia—whcxsA present troubles -would no doubt be over soon enough for liei to renew her attention to that part of the British Empire, which she so much envied—on the Indian fron- tier. Then, they must reminded of theif responsibilities with regard to the defence of Canada, Australia, and the rest of their great Colonies. Wore Englishmen prepared to meet the demands made by them? Business men in- jured their property against loss by are, and their lives against accident. Was It not equally meoeseorv few them to Insure and protect the'r country? (heaj, hear). In order to do that ytfiey must make some sacrifice, and it was n.)\v proposed to give compulsory training to every able-bodied Englishman for a certain time, at.d up to a certain period of his life. So that tihat might be carried out, however, they must have a law to enforce it, and it lay with the people to have that law passed. With that end In view the people must to the real needs of the case, and this the NabionaJ Service League sought to do. The speaker then proceeded to dwell upon the undoubted Improvement which physical training would effect upon the health and physique of the people and finally emphasised the point that foreign service would not te a corollary to the adoption of the system advo- oated by the League. „ Colonel W. E. Sturges, after a few remarks in support of the previous speaker's views, teen Proceeded with a very Interesting lecture, deal- ing1 with the methods of training adopted by •ome_ of the continental nations. The lecture waa illustrated by means of some hundreds of «xoel!ent limelight views, which appeared to be IbtMRk appreciated by the audienoa. A RESOLUTION. On the motion of Councillor Bernard Lowe, seconded by Mr Wright. the following resolu- tion was eventually carried midst applause: "That this meeting considers national military training an urgent national necessity in order to arrest physical degeneracy arid inspire ideas of patriotism and public duty." Miss Crosfield also spoke with characteristic effect and eloquence. The chairman, speakers, a.nd lecturer, were heartily thanked at the close, on the motion of Councillor Charles Reynolds.

LARGELY ATTENDED MEETING AT COLWYN BAY. LOCAL. RIFLE CLUB DISCUSSED, On Tuesday evening a largely attended meeting of the Colwyn Bay Branch of the National Service League was held in the Public Hall. Mr Chas. Reynolds occupied the chair, and in his opening remarks, he said it was gratifying to see such an excellent audience present. It was about two years since the first meeting was held at Llandrillo- yn-Rhos, wnen the question of a local branch the National Service League was mooted, and they were now "firmly set on their legs." The N.S.L. wae now a recognised tiling, and, with Lord Roberts as president, it had become a national movement. Colonel Sturgess said he had been ad- dressing meetings in various parts of North Wales, and had always met with the same sympathetic attention by the public. Con- tinuing, the speaker urged the claims of he movement in a decisive and instructive speech. Mr Hodgkins asked if it was not possible to form a rifle club in Colwyn Bay. Th", Chairman replied that a movement was on foot for the formation of a club, but ) there was a difficulty about getting a build- ing. Mr Hodgkins remarked that a new build- ing could be got for about £60, to which the Chairman, shaking his head, replied, "Ah, there's so much money wanted in this place." Mr Hodgkins: Well, sir; we find no diffi- culty when there are such gentlemen as you about (hear, hear, and laughter). Miss Crossfield stated the matter was being taken up and there was a likelihood of something definite coming to pass before long.

NOTHING AGAINST THE MOVEMENT. Mr J. M. Porter moved: "That this meeting considers National Military Train- ing an urgent necessary, in order to arrest physical degeneration, and inspire ideas of patriotism and public duty." The resolu- tion, said the speaker, would tend to use- fulness, and it was certainly harmless. In regard to what Colonel Sturgess had said, there was a great deal to be said, there was a very great deal in favour of the movement and nothing against. Mr Geo. Bevan seconded, and in the course of his speech, advocated physical training in public elementary schools. The resolution was then put to the meet- ing. and carried unanimously. Mits Crcssfield, secretary to the branch, then addressed the meeting, and in con- cluding an inspiriting speech, she said there were already five small branches of the League in North Wales, and a sixth was being started. Councillor Ed- Alien proposed a vote of thanks to Colonel Sturgess. Dr. Marriott seconded, and the motion was carried with enthusiasm. Colonel Sturgess. in reply, referred to the Boys' Brigade, and commented upon the fact that the movement had only been in existence during the last two or three years. It had already been instrumental in making the boys smarter in appearance and more amenable to discipline.

IN LIGHTER VEIN. An old bachelor bought a pair of socks and found attached to one a paper with these words I alll a young lady of twenty. and would like to correspond wiith a bache- lor with a view to matrimony." The name and address were given. The bachelor wrote, and in a few days got this reply: "Mamma was married twenty years ago. Evidently the draper of whom you bought thoso socks did not advertise, or he would have sold them long My mother handed me your letter and said possibly I might suit. I am eighteen." • • • v A most dignified bishop tolls a story which he says is his wife's favourite. It seams the bishop had caught a small boy stealing appies in his orchard so, after re- proving him severely for some timie. he said: "And now, my boy. do v-cou know why I tell you all tnis ? There is One before whom even I am a orawling worm; do you know whoP" "Sure." replied the boy, promptly, the missus. • • tt Tai'lieyrand at his dinner parties in serv- ing graduated his manners to his guests' rank this way:—To a prince of Royal blood May I have the honour of offering your Royal Highness a little beef?" To a duke Monseignteur, permit me to offer you some beef." To a marquis: "Marquis, may I out you a little beef?" To a viscount: "Viscount, have some beef?" To a baron: II Baro,n, some beef?" To an untitled gentleman: "Some bectf?" To his secre- tary "Beef?" When thiare was present a person even inferior to the secretary, to him Tailluyrand did not say so much as a word. He simply looked at the man. and pointed the oarving knife at the beef in- terrogatively. < w < A medical man was wandering through an insane asylum's wards one day. He came upon a man who sat in a brown study on a bench. "How do you do, tdr?" said the doctor. What is your name, may I ask P" "My namte?" said the other, frowning fiercely. "Why, Czar Nicholas, of course." II Indeed P" said the doctor. Yet the last time I was hena you were the Emperor of Germany." "Yes, of course," said the other, quiokly; but that was by my first wife." < < w It was at a class in arithmetic that tlhe following household problem was exactly solved:—"Suppose that in a family of five there were only four potatoes for dinner, and the mother wanta to give each of the children an equal share—-how is she going to do it?" For a few minutes there was silenoa in the room while everybody calcu- lated hard. Finally one of the little boys rose to his feot and, after attracting the attention of the schoolmaster, gave his un- expected answer, Mash the potatoes, sir." A local shipping firm lately received a letter from a firm in Antwerp, asking what the cost wtMjJd be to ship a coffin and body from the Belgian port to Liverpool. Tho firm in question quotied a price, and asked for an immediate reply accepting or re- fusing the offer, as arrangements for the shipment would have to be made before- hand in Liverpool. As no answer came, a second and more urgent letter was sent, which also elicited no responds. Then the firm gent a telegram, a.nd in a few hours the reply camia back, "Man not dead yet!"

MISSING SEATS AT COLWYN BAY. (To the Editor ol the "Piorxeer.") Sir,—Kindly grant me space for a few sen- tencee in the hope that they may be read by the majitLgora of Colwyn Bay's affaire. Somo months ago a letter in your paper referred to seats having been removed, and none substituted. One seait, which stood nearly opposite the new pumping hous&e, on the steep road up to flagstaif, and one which stood about half war up the steep Oak Drive, ha.ve been taken away. Another la missing from the Llanrwst road, op- posite Penybryn road. From the bottom to the top of the new road ap through the wood only one seat fa to be found. During last summer, lady visitors (including invalids) were frequent- ly to be seen sitting on the roadside, resting on temporary seats made with stones. A comparison of this state of things with the superabundance of seats to be seen on the Pro- B/«nadi), is suggestive of much.—I am, etc., A VISITOR. La.0

EaLbits wore almost literally given away in ShudeTnill Market, Manchester, on Saturday I evening. An unusually largo supply glutted (he I Wholesale Market during the morning^, and tho smaller ones could be purchased fo £ sixpence a

I FACTS OR FICTION. REMARKABLE STATEMENTS BY A CON- TEMPORARY. For several weeks our contemporary the Weekly News has published alongside its title, the following paragraph:- "ø FIRST IN ADVERTISEMENTS, IN NEWS, I AND IN POWER. The notice appeared in last week's issue, and it is so obviously misleading that we cannot refrain from commenting upon it. As a matter of fact tho amount of advertis- ing which appeals in the Welsh Coast Pioneer is considerably in excess of that carried by our contemporary, as will be 9.3eIl from the following figures which we compiled from the respective papers of last week's date, viz., November 16th:- WEEKLY NEWS. PIONEER. ADVERTISEMENTS. J ADVERTISEMENTS. 440 inches. C65 inches. READING MATTER: I READING MATTER -> r- fc5/ incnes. 1325 incnes. To put our argument in a nutshell the figures amount to this, that the Pioneer for November 16th contained more adver- tisements than the Weekly News of the same date to the extent of 240 inches, and gaila its readers 468 inches of news over and above that given by its contemporary. To avoid any possible charge of mis- 1120presentation in the figures, we gave our contemporary the benefit cf ten inches by adding that number to their total, and deducted from our own total the same number. It will the.refore be soen that the Pioneer, both in advertisements and news, is considerably ahead. Under the circumstances, we hope the Weekly News management will have the fc.irnt^s to with- draw the statement we have legitimate oocasion to rebut.

Prestatyn Urban District Council. THE SANITARY CONDITION OF DYSERTH. The monthly meeting of the above Coun- cil was held on Monday evening. Mr T. J. Scott (chairman) presided, a,nd there were also present Councillors Thos. Jones, J. Pritchard, J. B. Linnell, J.P.. H. Wright, T. B. Griffith, A. Greenwood, F. Jewell, W. Inglefield, Thee. Hughes, and J. Banks, with the Clerk (Mr John Hughes), and the Surveyor. THE RIGHT HON. SAMUEL SMITH. The Chairman, alluding to the recent hon cur conferred upon Mr Samuel Smith, moved a vota of congratulation to the right hon. gentleman. He said Mr Smith was a man who was respected by all who knew him, because he always strove to raise the masses of the people and promote everything that was good for the country (hear, hear). He was universally respected and admired. Mr Jewell, in seconding, said there were not many men he esteemed more highly than Mr Samuel Smith: independent of party. he thought him an exc-ellen t tnHII. The resolution was carried unanimously. SANITARY CONDITION OF DYSERTH. A letter was received from the St.. Asa.ph (Flint) Rural District Council with regard to a complaint from that Council as to cess- pools overflowing at Dyserth. The Rural Council reported that a sub-committee had visifcad the spot, and the reported that they could find nothing injurious to health. When some slight obstructions had been removed from the bed of the brook tinjre would be nothing whatever to complain of. The Surveyor read the report of a sub- committee of that Council, which had visited the spot. They said the cesspools from about 20 houi&os discharged into the brook, causing a dangerous nuisance. The pollution was almost entirely in the rural district's area. The suggested louring of tho bed of the stream would only have the effect of facilitating the passage of the pol- luted stream down to Prestatyn. Under the Public Health Act of 1885 it was clear- ly the duty of the Rural Council to abate the nuisance; and in no case could tlieiy justify the discharge of the cesspools into tho stream. Councillor T. Jones endorsed everything the Surveyor said. He visited the place, and was amazedto find such a nuisance so near Prestatyn. Such a nuisance was a grave menace to health, and liable to bring on an epidemic. Therefore they should take strong measures to get the St. Asaph Council to abate the nuisance. Ifu proposed that a copy of the report be sent to the St. Asaph Council. Mr Greenwood seconded the resolution. Mr Inglefield said he could corroborate all that had been said, and alleged that the St. Asaph deputation must have been de- fective in ecent and eyesight. Mr Wright, supporting, said there was an- other oossible source of great danger. He was told that the brook was a very prolific watercress bed (cries of "Oh !"). Well, it was a fact. He had given instructions that no watercress was to bo bought at his house unless it was known absolutely where it came from. He had heard that the wind was sometimes strong enough to lean against, and that the effluvia was as strong. Mr Jewell: You certainly have to bend before it (laughter). Mr Banks said he understood that it was just outside the border this dreadful ctat-T of things existed, and that the brook flowed through Pres- tatyn ("That Is so"). He considered that the matter should be strongly brought before the authorities responf-ible as quickly as possible. The resolution that a cony of the report be sent to the St. Asaph Rural Council was unani- mously agreed to. COAST EROSION. A letter was received from the County Coun- cil. enclosing a number of questions sent out by the National Sea Defence Conference with re- spect to the extent of the havoo being wrought by the encroaching sea. The replies were re- quired as early as possible, not later than Decem- ber 15th. The letter was referred to the Road Commit- tee. A POSITION GOING A-BEGGING. On a request that the Council would nomi- nate a representative on the Court of Governors of the North Wales University, a general de liire was evinced by all the members to see a colleague invested with the distinction. The re- tiring representative (Councillor T. Jones) cour- teously, but firmly, declined the honour, and most of those round the table were laughingly nominated, and prayed to have themselves ex. oused. Eventually the Chairman was induced to accept the position. TRAIN FACILITIES. A communication was reoeived from the Pwll- heli Counoil, regarding railway facilities along the coast, and suggesting that the Council should past a resolution asking for better train wrange- rrienta. The Pwllhaii Council suggested that they should ask that the night mail train should leave earlier, and to many delays on the way notably one of forty minutes at Crewe, should b« avoided A sub-committee of the Prestatyn Council is already in communication with Mr Home, the traffic superintendent of the line, and It was decided to pats the resolutions sug- gested.

WEL&R DEBENTURE HOLDERS7 ACTION. Adjourned for Settlement. A motion for judgment in the debenture holders' action in re the Llanrwst Electrici- S7 Supply Company, Limited, Marriptt v. ones, was before Mr Justico Neville rp the Chancery Division on Tuesday when Mr Hewitt, for the defendant, said he had ber-n instructed that an arrangement had been come to in the oountry whereby the inter- est of the plaintiffs would be bougrt cut at once. Mi" J. G. Matthews, for the plaintiffs, stated that there were negotiations oil. foot, I pad his lordship ordered the motion to be adjourned for a week. A new company is being formed to take in Llanrwst, Trefriw and Bottwsycoed in one aa-ea, so as to make the current cheaper io consumers. They wifi. also lay down new Imani) and machinery.

TIMBER. TIMBER. TIMBER. RICHARD WILLIAMS & SONS, Specialities=—SAW MiLLS AND WAGGON WORKS, CollieryTimber CONNAH'S QUAY. i/ «r T's WHEELWRIGHT'S I EVERY DESCRIPTION TIMBER. Head Offices-39, Oldhall St., LIVERPOOL. ¡ OF ESTATE & RAILWAY „ „ C R L UI r L TIMBER. TELEPHONE CONNAH S QUAY 29 || & WELSH T LIVERPOOL 829 Enalish Oak and Elm Timber. Planking TELEGRAMS "OLDHALL LIVERPOOL."

Prestatyn Police Court. SUNDAY DRINKING AT DYSERTH. The aJbove cou't was held on Tuesday, before Messrs S. Petrks (presiding), T. Morgan Ow-ai, J. H. Ellis, R. C. Knyon. G. A. Tavenner. W. Bui cock, J B. LiJHW-lij and T. J. Scott. SAILORS ACCUSED OF POACHING. Richard Cock, Henry John Jone43! and Wil- liam Jones Owen, of the "Panmier," bound from Poinli of Ayr to Falmouth, were charged with trespassing on the Taiaor.i Estates on October 17th im pursuit of ooabics. 'Nir Amphlett (Colwyn Bay) appeared to prosecute, and the defendarbtr. did not appear. The evidenco given by the gamekeepers was 00 the effect that they saw the three defend- ants land from their ship, which was coaling at the Point of Ayr Colliery, and prepared to set snares on October Iftth. The head keeper arranged to surprise the defeind.ante the next morning. Accordingly three keepers kept a watch from 4 a.m. to 6 o'clock. The defendants then arrived (n the seme, arud aiter carefully looking around pioceeded to collect the rabbits out of the smarts. The defendants said that they were sorry, but did not think they were doing any harm. Asked how many snares they had set, they topliied that l'hey had about 50, but no less than 63 were found on the ground, a.nd 13 rabbits were aJeo recovered- Mr Amphlett asked for a substantial penalty, as the defendants evidently made a business of it, and ii they had not been caught looal men would no doubt have been blamed for setting the snares. The Bench fined each defendant 5s and 16a cefcts. The money was paid by a representa- tive of the Harbour Master at Point of Ayr. SUNDAY DRINKING AT DYSERTH. Simon McMaaus, of 130, Vale-road, RhYII, pleaded guilty to being drunk a.t Dyserth on Sunday, November 4th. P.C. Jonos stated that the defendant was fltag-gering about the plaoe, and he declined to say where he got dir ink. Witmees sent him homo in a cart. It wa« defendaant's first appearance, and he was fined 2s 6d and 6s oos tis E-dwalrd joines, 123, Vale-road, Rhyl. and Hugh Jones, 182, Vale-road, each pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly on the same day at Dyserth. P.C Jones said that he found the defendants very drunk on Sund.ay afternoon and the land- Lord of the Red lion complained that he oould not get rid of them. The defendants went to- weirds Rhyl, but they had two fights before they left Dyeorth. He failed to find out who sup- plied the nion with drink. Supt. Jonep stated that the two defendants were notoriously bad characters, aind gave a great deal of trouble to the police, who had absolutely no control over them. It was desir- able in the interest of the public that they IF",Iouia be bound over to be of good behaviour. Edward Janes had ten previous convictions and Hugh Joincs 15. Edward Josnes said tha.t the police were mak- ing it a weekly job with him eiince he said that a police-man stole his donkey out of a field. The Reaioh fined defendants eaob 10s and costs. On the Bench bin.ding each defendant over for twelve months in JE5, Mr Linnell advised them to Ourn over a new loaf. A GIPSY AND HIS DONKEY. Richard Taylor, a travelling gipsy, was fined 2s 6d and 8s costs for allowing a donkey to stray at Dyserth- Supt. Jones raid tihe gispies wetre a perfect nuisance witih their animals. They allowed them to stray allover the place. LICENSING BUSINESS. The following licences were transferred:— Crown Inn, Trelogan, from Mir W. H. Blythin to Mr Parry; Red Lion, Llaaiasa, from Mr W. Wiiliiama (deceased) to his widow; and the Black Inn, Newmarket, from M,r Robt. Davies to Mr Robt. Jones. THEFT OF A WATCH AND CHAIN. Jamee Frederiok Fittzrov" Clarkson, a lad 11 veairs of age, residing with his uncle at Crown Cottage, Bofl'thaingron, Llamaea, was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain valued £:0, the property of Mr Ohas. Jones, the Grown Fa,rm, Llanasa- Defendant pleaded guilty. Charles Jones stated that he lost the watch and chain, but he did not know that the pri- soner stole them. He missed the watch and chain on October 28th. He had kept them in a drawer. P.C. Hughes said hie saw the prisoner, who denied all knowledge of them. On November 6th, he found oetrtato other stolen property in possession of the ladt and later on the watch and chain were found hidden iin a field. The Bench iseverely censured the lad, amd dealt with him as a first offender, his uncle undertaking to look aiter him.

Llandudno Urban District Council. LIGHTING THE PIER PAVILION. ALLEGED LOSS OF E200 YEARLY INCOME. COKE SUPPLY DISCUSSED. Mr J. J. Marks presided over the monthly meeting of this Council on Wednesday evening. Thero wore also preeent: Messrs J. McMaster, R Roebrts, H. Wilson, J. 0. Thomas, J. Roger Dawson, H. Edwards, Wm. Thomas, T. Smith, W. 0. Williams, S. Chantry, W. H. Jones, W. Bevan. F. J. Sarson, Pie;rce Jones, T. W. Griffith, W. Williama, E. E. Bone, with the clork (Mir A. Conolly) the engineer (Mr Pale Stephenson), the electrical engineer (Mr Harold Morton), the accountant (Mor Walter Wood), amd other officials. A COUNCILLOR'S NEW OFFICE. Mr T. W. Griffith, at the outset, rekT"* 1 to th< honour recontly conferred upon Councillor J. 0 Thomas by the Lord Lieutenant of Car- narvonshire, namely, his promot:on to the magisterial bench He (the speaker) felt sure he would be but voicing the feelings of all the members whon he, aa one of the old mem- bam, congratulated Mr Thomas upon his ap. pointment—(hoar, heax),-and he moved that tho Council formally recorded its congratula- tions. Mr W. Williams eeoonded, Mr H. Wilson supported, aind the motion was carried unani- mously- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PATHS. The Works Corrftnittee submitted a list of the paths in the district, which they considered were private and public property. In one instance they recommemded that the Council declared Lhe path from the Marina Drive to the Smugglers Cave a* a private one. Mr R. Roberts warmly protested against this, and he waa strongly supported by Mr T. W. Griffith, who said there were mamy old ie aideiifts. who could oe called to prove that the patih was a public one. Mr Roberto proposed that the path be in- cluded amongst those which the committee had referred for further consideration. Mr Griffith seconded Mr W. H. Jones said that if t-h-at pat/h were adopted as publio property the Council would bring upon themselves a grave responsibility inasmuch aa it) wa« a vetrjj dangerous path, tihe bottom part of it esDeoially oeing, dangerous tc life. Mr R. Roberts'6 motion was carried. A COUNCILLOR'S PLAN. The Works Committee forwarded for the Council's consideration a plan with reference to the erection of a verandah outside White House, St. George's Crescent, for Councillor W. Thomas. The committee reported that a petition had been received signed by "all the owners and occupiers tn tihe Oresoemt (excepting one) pray- in-g the Council not to approve of the proposed verr h." Mr J. 0. Thomas now inquired whether the ple,ii complied with the Council's bye-laws- The Clerk No bye-laws of ours have refer- ence to structures of this kind. Mr W. II. Jonca ea.id he did not desire to propose anything, but he wished to say that m ilia own opinion tihe erectdon of the rorandah would bo a bringing out of the building lima in front of fche maim building. The buildup line bad been established when the Crescent was .constructed. The verandah was really a two-deoked balcony Ion certain parts in would project six feet from the main building, and if that did not mean bringing out the building line he did not knew what did. On the motion of Mr MeMaster, the plan was approved. Twelve members voted for the reso- lution, and Mr W. Bevan was the only one to signify his disapproval r COKE SUPPLY DISCUSSED. The Gas Committee called the Council's at- tention to Mr Wm. Davies' account for coke supplied to the Electricity ,orks "from which i,t is to be seen that this committee are pur- chasing coke for their own use at the sum of 14s par ton whilst at the same time they are selling to the public coke manufarturect at their gas works at lis 8d per ton." The committee now recommended that until furDher notice the price of coke manufactured at the gas works be raised to 12s 6d per too. Mr Pierce Jones asked what amount of coke had been bought at 14s per tan, and who authorised the committee to pay it. Mr McMasteT replied that some members of the Council dealt in coke, and they did not want, the price raised. There were other mem- bers of the Council willing that the Electricity Committee ehould pay 14s per ton for coke rather than lake it from the Council's Gas Works, whore it was made, close at hand, at a reasonable prioe- Mr Pierce Jones interposed with a protest that it was not fair for anyone to insiniate that any member of the Council was there f< r his own particular benefit. He could assure them ho (the speakorj was not there for that purpose (hear, hear). It would not matter to the extent of a single penny to him if the coke were sold at £ 50 por ton to-morrow. What he wanted to know was what quantity of coke had been supplied at 14s per ton, and by whose authority it had been bought. He was told 400 tons had been supplied. If that was the case there had been between C15 and £ 20 of the ratepayers' money unfairly spent. Mr McMastar replied that the quantity bought was 300 tons, and he had taken upon himself to instruct the en-gimeer to purchase tho coke. If that had not been done the elec- tricity supply works would have been at a stop—(hear, hear),—and it had been purchased under the authority of a resolution adopted by the Counoil, and which had not yet been rescinded (hea.r, hear). Mr Pierce Jones again nought to address the meeting- The Chairman asked whether there was any amendment to the oommitteie's recommenda- tion. No affirmative reply was forthcoming, and on that g,round Mr Marks ruled that further discussion was not permissible. Tho committee's recommendation was then adopted. LIGHTING THE PIER PAVILION. With regard to the negotiations between the Llandudno Pier Pavilion CompOlony and the Council concerning the Council's contract tu carry out the electric lighting of the company t property, the report on the scheme was reported to liave been submitted to the Lighting Com- mittee by Dr. Rhodes, an expert electrician ap- pointed by the Council and the company to give his views on the system now in existence. The report will be seen in another column:— When this matter was reached bv the Coun- cil, Mr W. O. Williams moved, and Mr Sanson seconded, a resolution censuring the electrical engineer on what Mr Williams alleged had been the apathy and want of business energy displayed by Mr Morton in connection with this matter. Mr Williams held that Llandudno were on the point of losing an income of J6200 per annum m consequence of the Pier Company's decision. A long discussion ensued, in the course of which Mr J. MeMaster, Mr E. E. Bone, and Mr William Thomas warmly defended the Engineer's action, it being held that Mr Morton had exercised all the powers at his disposal, aud that there was no justification for the statements made by the mover and seconder. Mr Morton also gave his own view of the case, and it was eventually decided by eight votes to seven that the matter be referred to the Lighting Committee for consideration and report. INSPECTION OF MEAT. With regard to the suggested amendment of the bye-laws relating to the abattoire the Sanitary Committee were of opinion that one of the existing bye-laws with regard to slaughter- houses, if properly carried into effect, was sufficient to ensure the inspection of the carcases of animals slaughtered or the internal organs of such animals previous to removal from the premises. They, however, adopted the suggestion of the medical officer of health to make the following additions to the list of duties of the superin- tendent of the abattoirs, namely:—(a) "He shall inspect the carcaso and internal organs of every animal slaughtered in the abattoire as soon as slaughter is accomplished and shall keep a re- cord of the soundness or otherwise of such car case and jts organs. Any carcase or organs found to be diseased or unsound shall be retained by him and the case reported to the sanitary in- spector." (b) To enable the above duty to be efficiently carried out it was decided to iecom- mend the Council to engage an assistant super- intendent for a period of three months next season at a weekly wage of 35s. the person to be engaged to be qualified for meat inspection. After a short discussion the committee's re- commendation was adopted. MOORING OF YACHTS. The Council decided to lay down three yacht moorings in the bay at a cost of J630, the work to be done and changed for in the next financial year. MOSTYN-STREET CARRIAGE WAY. The Council in committee reported having had under consideration the suggestion to raise the level of Mostyn-street and to widen the carriage way by taking off a portion of the footpath. The surveyor had reported that if the work were carried out before any further expense be in- curred by the Light Railway Company the cost would be J6625. The committee recommended the Council to carry out the suggested alteration. On the motion of Mr Bone, seconded by Mr Sarson, it was now decided, however, that the Works Committee should consider a modified scheme of widening the street between Lipton's oorner and the Metropolitan Bank, and also the rounding off of the corners in T_Joyd street and Glod daet h st reet.

DRAW FOR WELSH AMATEUR CUP. On Wednesday evening the draw for th» second round of the Wefso Amateur Cup took place at Wrexham aa follows: — Division I.—Llanrwet or Colwyn Bay versus Bangor or Llandudno. Referee, Mr F. Beech. Division II.—Oar.nah'a Quay XX. v. Mold Town-—Mr W. Nunmerley. Division III.-Esclusium White Stars T. Brumtwood.-iM,r J. W. Cooke. Division IV. Weston Rhyn or Ruaboo v. Acrefair.-M, E. Pritchard. Division V—Bala Press v. Festiniog.-Mr Leeds. Division VI.—Barmouth v. Dolgelley.—Mr T Evans. Division VII. — Llaniyllin v. Newtown.—Mr Cutland. To be played December 8th, kick-off at 2.30 p m. ——~

OLD COLWYN. MOTHERS' TEA.—Thanks to the kind gene- rosity of Mr and MrsHammersley Heenan, a knife amd fork tea was provided foj the wives and mothers of Old Colwyn on Tuesday after- noon in the Assembly Rooms. There was a good number present. amd every one greatly appreciated the sumptuous fare set before them, Having done jufitic« to the tea, the tables were removed, and a magic lantern, together with speeches aind songs, entertained the company for some time. Later in the evening, the boys belonging to the Boys' Gymnasium Guild were regaled with an excellent supper. SOCIAL TEA.-Tho second of the social teas in connection with the Primrose League was. kindly given bv Mrs Heeinan on Monday night in the Assembly Room. In addition to the musical items, the Hon. Mrs Brodrick and Miss M. Heaton gave a. most entertaining duologue, and an earoellent speech was given by Mr Pennant, St. Asaph. Late Advertisements. DECEIVED TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION, SEVEN-ROOMED House, Garden, Bath, or 8 partlv furnished at 10s we-ek.-Bryaa Tre- bar. Mciideoi, Prestatyn. 16776 WANTED to Lend JE17 on Policies. Please state how much you can lend on them, and what j'mteresk; Wu require.—Address: E.S. "Pioneer" Office, Colwym Bay. 16774 Frank Lloyd & Sons, AUCTIONEERS, WREXHAM & ST. ASAPH. ST. ASAPH SMITH FIELD. THURSDAY NEXT, NOV. £ 9th, at 12.30. FRANK LLOYD AND SONS WUI SELL 100 to 120 Fat, Dairy and Store Cattle; 800 to 1000 Fat Sheep, Lambs, Pigs, and Calves. The Great Christmas Sale will be held on Thursday December 13th, when 10 guineas will be offered in prizes. Early Entries invited. 16775 M. G. F. Byford, AUCTIONEER, RUTHIN. RECORD HOUSE, RECORD STREET, RUTHIN. Highly Important Unreserved Sale of itaxo and Genuine Antique Oak Cabinets, Cup boards and Chests, Braes Dial Grandfather's Clock dated on Dial 1350, Valuable Cottage Pianoforte. Mandoline, Violin in case, Banjo, Oriental Qh na, Electro Plate, Valuable Oil Paintings LJId Engravings, Sheraton Side- board, Chipjxsndale Tablea and Chairs, Marble Timepieces, Axminster and Tapeftry Carp-its, Books, Glass,China Cutlery, Table and Bed Linem, and a large and varied variety of other valuable Household Requirements. The Property of the late Ed ward llob"r ts, Esq., solicitor, Ruthin. MR GEORGE F. BYFORD has been favoured with instructions from D. Griffith Daviee, Esq., eolicitor, Bethosda (executor), to SELL BY AUCTION on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, November 29th and 30th, 1906, at 11 o'clock prompt each day, on the premises as above, the above Valliable aind Costly HOUSEHOLD APPOINTMENTS. On view on Wednesday, November the 28th, from Ten till Four. from Ten till Four. Order of Sale: — Thursday, November 29th, Garden Effects. Domestic Offices, Morang- Room Table a.d Bedroom Linen, Glass and Crockery Friday, the 30th, Dining Room, Plate, Drawing Room, Oil Pajntings, Engrav- ings, Chuna and Bedroom Sale at 11 o'clock punctually each day. No Catalogues. Te.rms-Ca. Auctidncor's Office: St. Peter's Square, Ruthin. 16772

Llandudno Bowling Club. ANNUAL DINNER. SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. The second annual dinner of t!be Llandudno Bowling Club held at the North Western Hotel on Wednesday evening, and proved a very successful event. Mr Shaw Thewlis, president of the club, took the chair, and Mr Arthur Parton was the vice- president. Amongst those present were: Coun- cillor A. G. Rogers, Messrs Wm. Williams, B. A. Mackinley Davies, T. O. Morgan, James Ha worth, Denbigh Oooper, Inspector Eakin, Protfessor Beaumont, Geo. Chase. Fred Williams, A. Watkins, John Roberts, Rd. Sumner, Hugh Roberts, H. Burn, John Forrester, R. M. Hupper, Harry Crockatt (secretary), Harry Parker, J. E. Hoirnsby, J. S. Stevens, J. B. Jones, John Roberts, Arthur Hewitt, H. Arm- strong, Wm. Powell, Councillor F. J. Sarson, A. G. May, D. Clwyd Griffith ("Llandudno Di- rectory" and "Pioneer"), T. A. Jones, etc. The menu was excellently served, and the oatering throughout reflected the highest credit upon Miss Currie and her excellent st.aff.

THE TOAST LIST. The President having given the Royal toast, which was musically honoured, Mr Denbigh Cooper treated the company to a splendid ren- dering of "Roses in June." The Vice-President then gave the toast of the "Llandudno Bowling Club," and congratulated the club upon its successful position,there being at present over 50 members. The cricket and gtolf clubs m the town should not bo regarded as opposed to one another. He had heard of persons in Llan- dudno catching the golf feveT. The best medi- cine he oould offer those persons was to try a game of bowls (laughter). Notwithstanding the golf fever, ha sincerely hoped that the bowling club would continue to prosper, and that they might look forward to having a new bowling CTeen at Llandudno second to none in North Wales. He desired to tihank Mr Mayer for organising a club of this kind at such a low sub&oripitkxn as 6s a year, and allowing them the use of the ground, and practically the use of the hotel. Their secretary, Mr Crockatt, was also worthy of the highest praise. He had spared no time in making the club a success (hear, hear). He was sure that all present congratu- lated the winner of the challenge cup, Mr Wm. Williams, and in conclusion trusted that the membership would continue to increase (applause). The President, in responding thanked the oompany for the way in which they had received the toast. He remembered the time when no institution could live in Llandudno more than twelve months. The bowling club had, however, outlived that period (cheers). A bowling olub was one of the grandest assets of a town. He was pleased to learn that the Llandudno club had been a great success, both in point of mem- bers and the amount of subscriptions. The suooeea of a club was not so much dependant on it numbers or amount of subscriptions, but upon the comfort it conferred upon its members. He knew of no other frame that conferred isueb comfort as bowling' did. He much regretted that they had not yet been able to secure a new bowling green. He trusted that united efforts would be made to secure a suitable green. A part from the pleasure a bowling green afforded the members, it was a great benefit to the town. generally The Lancashire people were greai, bowlers, and when they went to tho seaside they Always looked out for a bowling green. South- port had to-day six bowling greens for the benefit of its visitors. He trusted that Llan- dudno would follow suit in that respect, and that next time they met at their annual dinner they would be in full possession of their new gtreeo (applause). THE FINANCES. Mr Hopper (the treasurer) submitted the ac- oounts for the year, whioh showed a balance on the right side of JB1 36 Id, a* compared with an adverse balance of 8d last year. They had at present 42 members at an annual subscrip- tion of 6s. PRESENTATION OF CHALLENGE BOWL. The President, in presenting the challenge bowl to Mr William Williams, B.A., of Llan- dudno Junction, said that it gave him great pleasure in making the presentation to such a worthy winner. Mr Williams owned two-thirds 04 the cup, and if he won it ouia-ight next year he felt sure that no one would begrudge his luck. He was the hero of the hour—(cheers)— and the cup had. no doubt, been won by the beat mw (applause). Mr Thewlis also presented to Mr Williams a medaj which had been kindly presented by the treasurer. Councillor Rogers afterwards sang 'Father O'Flynn" in good styta MT Wm. Williams, in returning thanks for the cup, said that he would do his beat to look after it for another twelve months (cheers). The President's Prize (a couple of pipes) was presented to Mr James Jones, the oldest mean- tar of the club. Mr Denbigh Cooper gave a very effective ren- dering of "My Friend." for which he was loud- ly encored, and much harmony foilowod. j

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I ¡ THE CEYLON Tea Planters.' Corporation (COLOMBO) PAY- £400,000 every year, £9,000 every week, FOR DUTY upon the Teas they Im- port into the United Kingdom. THE CEYLON TEA PLANTERS' CORPORATION OWN- 9.730 Acres Tea Plantations. THE CEYLON TEA PLANTERS' CORPORATION SELL — 19,000,000 lbs. of Tea every year. 350,000 lbs. of Tea every week. TEAS. KON-DA-GELL-E Are sent out in 3Ib., SIb., iolb. & 201b. Lead-lined Chests (not Tin Cans). Each Chest or Bag bears the CEYLON TEA PLANTERS' CORPORATION Name and Registered Mark KON DA. GELLE TEA as a guarantee of uni- form quality and excellence. THE CEYLON TEA PLANTERS' CORPORATION SPECIALLY RECOMMEND Mark <8> 04/6 for 31b. Chest—Carriage Paid. o 5/3 for 31b. Chest— do. 5/9 for 31b. Chest— do. X OUR GUARANTEE OF VALUE I ON APPROVAL ORDER FORM- A 40. Please send me, Carriage Paid, 3lb. Chests of KONDAGELLE TEA mark ys. I want to try it. If I am not satisfied with it I will return the Tea to you for refund in full—and I enclose the price, viz., herewith only under that condition. NAME ADDRESS. N.B.—The number of orders we are receiving by post every day from all parts of North Wales is proo; hll our trial t order form is appr iÇd. ALBO KOHDAGELLE TEA (IN SEALED BAGS), i-lb., i-lb., and lib. at 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 2/- a.nd 2/4 per lb. N.B. — Our KONDAGELLE TEAS art what they claim to be, PURE FIRSt CROP TEA. Dyspeptics (who tore obliged to avoid ordinary tea), as well as those in health, may enjoy drinking the KondageU. Teas without the least fear of the injurious effects which so frequently result from using inferior teas. THE CEYLON TEA PLANTERS' CORPORATION HAVE ON SALE. CEYLON TEA blended with INDIAN. <3> 20-lbs. Chest at lid per lb. 20-lbs. Chest 1/1 „ ALSO i-lb., i-lb., lib. Packets at 1/ 1/3, 1/6 per lb. All Orders are delivered Carriage Paid. Terms—Cash with Order. Remittances. — Cheques, P.0.0., etc., should be made payable to— CEYLON TEA PLANTERS' CORPORATIOI. Orders by Post.—All orders receive prompt and personal attention. CEYLON Tea Planters' Corporation, Growers & Shippers. North Wales Oepot- COLOMBO HOUSE, Colwyn Bay. N.B.—A complete Price List of our Teas posted free on appUçatl