The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. Redistribution Scheme Defeated by a Large Majority. Comparisons with Colwyn Bay. Interesting Dicussion. Small Holdings Report Adopted. A special mooting of the Denbighshire Coun-ty Council was held yesterday (Wednesday) at Den- bigh for the purpose of dealing with the report of g the committee specially appointed to consider scheme of redistribution of representation, and for increasing the number of membere m certain portions of the Eastern Division of the county. In tie absence of tho chairman, who was irufeposed, and with whom the txmncil pataed a vote of sympathy, the chair wa^ taken -ere by Mr A. O. Evans, the deputy chairman. There were also present:—Six W. Wat kin Wynn, Col. C. S Main waring, Dr. J. Mcdwyn Hughes, Rev. Thomas Lloyd, Messrs F. A. Stuirge, W. E. Samuel J. Stephen Jones, Thomas Jones (Wrex- tia.m), J. W. D. Griffith, Beimett Jo nee, E. Lloyd Jones, D. Mac. Nicoll, J. Wilooxon, Evan Roberts, J. D. Jones (Cysuiog), W. J. Williaons, J. T. Miilward, Christmas Jones, Thomas Jones glas Coah), William Griffith, Gamer Roberts, enry Williams, Robert Ellis, E. R. Parry, Jonathan Griffith, John Hughes, E Owain Wil- liams, (Dr.) J. E. Davies, Griffith Jones, John Allen, Boaz Jones, J. W. Evans, J. R. Williams, (Rev.) H. Rawson Wiiliaims, R. A. John Roberta, J. D. Jones (St. George), B. W. Thomas, Trevor Lloyd Jones, G. Bevan, (Dr.) David Lloyd, E. Seymor Jones, J. M. Porter, Edward Allen, Evan Roberts, T. Rogms Jones, Robert Evans, (Dr.) J. E. Davies, Godfrey Fitzhugh, with the Clerk (Mr W. R. Evans), the Deputy Clerk (Mr John Roberto), and the County Treasurer (Mr Guy Gonran). Apologies for absenoe were received from the Chairman (Mr Edward Roberts), Col. Coirnwallis Weat, Richard Myddleton, Hugh Hughes, J. A. Ohadwick, George Cromar, W. Pen Dennis, and R. H. Story. VOTE OF CONDOLENCE WITH MR LLOYD GEORGE. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Sir Watkin Wynn, a vote of oondolenoe with Mr Lloyd George and his family in their recent beroaveinent was carried unanimously. THE REDISTRIBUTION PROPOSALS. STRONG OPPOSITION SPEECI-I BY MR GOMER ROBERTS. Mr Wiloo-sson proposed the adoption of the report of the committee, which recommended additional members for Llangollen (Rumal), Broughton, Brymbo, Ber&ham, Cefn Mawr, RbcB and Penycoe, GwersyJlt (2), and Wrexham Borough (2). He said he did not consider it necessary to make any remarks as they had already fully heard the views, of the committee. Mr Simon Jones seconded. Mr Gomer Roberts sa.id the proposals of the committee were really tantamount to a redis- tribution scheme for the wihole of the electoral divisions of the county, wiuoh were ar,rangod for under the Local Govemmetnt Aot. He also be- lieved that in die first place the present arrange- ment was arrived at by tfhe Court of Quarter ,e, Sessions. It was now proposed to alter that basis, and if ho understood matters aright it womid mean thai they elect nine new councillors and throe aldermen. He had taken the trouibie to go into tho matter ve<ry fully, and he pro. posed to lay before the Council ocrtain facts be- fore bhey made up their minds on the matter INTERESTING FIGURES. By a return ordered by the County Council in Martin th^y rtad tlxe figures from each division, P value, and the population- Me had the county rate basis as passed by the Council. auud he felt that that was the meat re- ua^Me basis to ^o on, as it dealt with t>hie> rufi&re, and so did the committee's report. By that return it appeared that the assessable yalue of the oouarty was £ 616,105. and accord- to the report only one representative was k> be added' to the Western Division, and 11 to (w other. Tiie assessable value of the Eastern Division, which compd-i^d the Wrex- ham Union and Oiirk was £ 286,661, while the ^vision had £ 329,404 or fc-*J.S83 more than the other- Then again if toey took the number of electors what did tiie Eastern portion thoy had t4,yU4 electors, and the average assessable raluo worked out at B 19 4s 3d por heacf- On the other hMd. in the Western portion tthere ♦rare 12.018 eleotooB, and ttho average per ekc- Wr was no less than £ 25 10s. which was' £ 6 5s per head in fa. YOU r of the Western portion, and got tho offliers wanted more representation pwar, hoar and laughter). If again tta&y took the bans of populaition they found the same etate of things, and while the Eastern portion had an assessable value of JM 1& 9 p- )-.&ad otpopwa.tton tho Western portion showed i.5 HIs lud. But it was argued that the popu- j was .moreasmg in the Eastern portion »nd decreasing in the Western, and if that wore so the advantago was on the side of the ■atter, as it would increase the amount per bead- Again, let them take the area of each division, and in the Western portion tney found that thov ihad an average of 12 058 acres, as against an average of 7247 for each division in the Eastern portion. If they looked at the matter from the point of view of aver- ago rateable value per head oi popuiation 2M M for fclw> whole county it was }<5S 2d, but under the proposed alteration it would be £ 2 18s 9d for the rearranged' district ?To ,of fche °°untj it would be £6 Us Ild. Yet the Eaatern portion wanted more representatives (laughter). There was also the £ omt of view of rateable value par head o." •toctora, winch for the county worked out at Zft « Od, bu't the new arrangiemoiit would give w»o bastern distnot an average of £ 14 14s 6d £ 27 12s for tlie other portion ) Lot them take the aroa represen- .eounciiior. and with a total of *2o,G84 it worked out at 8354, but the new pro- posals would jfiv« diem 1657 as an avorage for we l'^itarn datriot, a» against 10.415 acres for Of the members in tho othxJr portion of ttw county, and yet they were asked to in- •tMso the representation (laughter). ANALYSIS AND COMPARISONS. It was admitted that in the Western portion CIhcra Wont several small districts which should not bavo bwo or three representatives. The wnaHest in reprosentaition were Llangwm, XifcmtyKiIio, and Pontrevoelas—those places had 8b. <oat< ^ioot^r> and tbo smallest populations kjrt a area and rateable value- thsy to» ",x> 'j to anaJjse tihose figures did tbeni look at them tho lil; "11 to increase the ro- |im*»jt* £ ian ui whare it was said that ratx-ntbio xjue w;vs increasing wonderfully, figures showed that she wonderful in- iu kjw years bad been but JE613 Is, re- ^usKuteuiy £ .16 IQs 7d per head of eJeotors, and ftos quifia £3 for population- But in Llangwm, «*» of tbO wnotajiast places, tlhe rateable alL, was 91-1 10it pnr head of electrjrs and iZ 16s 6d par head of popttiajtiiom. In Brouightan tho mnreaso was but £ 675, and the rateable value was <,nJvE12 10a eacth elector, and C2 136 per head of- population. At Brymbo. where they head 150 muoh about inareascs. there was only JM22 nckied, and the average for eacii elector was £17, and P-2 14s par head of population. now did that of-Impa-m with Gwersyllt with its S19 per oteotor and £3 ICte par head of popula- rioj! T Again, tihore was Rboe and Penyeae aboilit whose woalth and increases they were alwavs oeing told, there hal been an increase of 23254, bul the a\-crage per elector was only £ 3 and per head' of pcpuliation omiy 91 119 4i. IJiUifcyaiJio was rookonod to be a poor place, Yet tf- Sgures showed that the rateable value was CIS p^r head, and of population E4 10b It was argued that fiacre Should be increased fejvwntation olsnwhere TIFF. POSRRRON OF COLWYN BAY. no now felt that he should point out one or two places with a rateable value worth talking about (laughter). If they looked at Colwyn Bay they found that it had a rateable value of je58 *0s per elector, and £ 9 per head of population Jfcpplause). Yet that plaoe did not ask for more JViud laughter). A^ain there was Abergele rural. Biore tho average per elector was JE56 12s, and per head of population f;10 16s 9d. Why did they not talk a-bout giving that another representative? (laughter and applause). If they compared one place they should oompare an- -her, and be fair all round. Whilo ho was prppared to adanit that the population in the industrial oontrcs was larger than in the a ooitroral districts, still ho did not admit that they were moro important, or entitled to better trco-fcroent. The population in the industrial onT troa was of a migratory kind, but in a^ri- o>»Hrt«ral diatriots it was stationery, Again, the rat^ablo V-dlll of agricultural districts was not likaly to decrease, but the sarno ceuld not be waid of mining districts, as every ton of esal raieed tended to deoreeeo the value, whereas in fciiu wwmtry if they had a good crop this year it did not follow that they would not have a better e>ne *ext jm* and aiso (hat, prices veuld go up T}I9 nK)St noticeable thing in Oh-. report was that those districts which showed P percentage to populatian, ratoab!a value, aid aron w-intcd tlie largest ropresetntation. He hoped that the Council would agree with him that the prtxpoeaJs, to say the least, were ridi- cuioiss (laughter end applause). He felt that they should on no account agroe to a divi- eaom of representation excepting on the points of population, area, and rateable value. AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION. Mr Jonathan Griffiths oontendod that they ahouid deal with things under the new dispensa- tion, and not under the old, as was done w. times gone'-by. He was surprised to hnd taat Mr Robert* abeolutely ignored the contention that papulation should be considered. It was a. fact that rateable values oould not be con- sidered as fair and just, as there were many men who worked. in one distriot a.nd lived m another. There wore no less than 2337 electors residing in the Rhos district, whereas tiie aver- age for each of the 57 membere of the Council was 446, so that Rhos would require tive re- presentatives to get the average. Denbigh, with its rateable value of three representatives, and Rhoe, vvita ±;ly,Uio, get only one? He agreed with Lord Oarnng- ton bha.t bhore should be one man one vote, one vote one vaflue, and one man one job (laughterJ. Mr Simon Jones said he was surprised to find that Mr Gomer Roberts had carcfuliy left out the borough of Wresham. Why did he do so Mr Gomer Roberts (amid a roar of laughter) l'giseod for having done so, and said he had overlooked 'it. Perharw Mr Simon Jones would not have a:-ked the question had he known that Wrexham Borough, which was claimed to be the heart of the county, tlhe home of prosperity, and many other things, had but a rateable value of B24 por elector, and £5 6s 6d per head of population. Why Llarrtysilio was nearly that (daughter). Mr Simon Jones felt it was a matter for more serious consideration than had been given to it, and ho pointed out Chat Wrexham had an am,e&mbl,a value of 970,000 and a population of £ 16,000, which was stea.dily increasing. Mr Gomer Roberts said that if the population was increasing he would have to out down the E5 66 6d (laughter). Mr Simon Jones added that Wrexham instead of asking for another Four representatives would be oontent with two. Mr Booz Jones felt that tihey should leave things as they were. He know both the Eastern a.nd Western Divisions of tho oounty, and he oonsidered that imattero were fairly dealt with. He hoped that they would not enoourage petty feeling in one district against t,he other, as in the event of this report being adopted them would be a spirit of domineering from the Wxex- h-aan end. He also urged that it would cost atbout £ 150 or J3200 to carry on matters if tihey increased the representation. Mr Thomas Jones, Wrexham, supported the scheme as feeing fair amd reasonable. Mr Griffiths, Lianfair, said tihe-y mould do nothing to divide one part of tJhe county from another, and they should give oonsid'-rr-itioci to area and rateable value as well as population. If they went on as they proposed to do they would gct1 no one to attend from EglwysibacSi and L, and everything would be worked by tlhe Wrexham and Colwyn Bay people (laughter).. Mr Stephen Jones fait that they elhould give consideration to acouimruJated population as well as to accumulated rateable value. They had had an example set by CoJwyn Ray, and when that place increased in population tiiey increased bhe rcipreeenUtio-u, amd in that respect they had departed from the principle Laid down in the first plaoe. He considered that Mr Goaner Roberts' arguments as to the decrease of rate- able values worthless, as modern mining con- ditions were different to these existing in the old days and they wore about to sink two shafts in the Wrexham district which would give inaroasod revenue and bring a larger number of men into the distriot, yet they were to bo dnied representation. Why did they not treat Wrexham as they, treated Colwyn Bay, and why did they give Denbigh so many representatives? THE VOICE OF COI.WYN BAY. Mr J. M. Porter said he could tell the Coun- cil tiha-t if they gave inoreased representation to otJhÐr plaoes, Colwyn Bay would make its voice heard, and they would bring to that Council men who would not sit quietly down and sub- mit to tho dictates of t-hoee from the other end of the ocmsnty (hear, hoar). It was all very well for Mr Simon Jones to speak of incoased population, and to base his arguments on fignires ccarrpiled since the last census. Colwyn Bay could on the same ground -how them a great inoroatte, and he supposed that Mr Simon Jones would in turn give Colwyn Bay more representa- tives. Tho appiioation of Colwyn Bay for more representatives had been justified as there had been a greater demand on them for ffantribu- fcions towards the up-keep ofi main reads. He had also to point out that the constitution of the committee v,,az all in favour of the Wrexham end, as the four simple-minded peasants — (laughter)—from the Western end had been taken bo Wrexham to meet the ten wise men from the East (loud laughter). That showed very 80-gly that the Wrexham people managed affairs very nicely, and it was not to be supposed that, with a meeting held in Wrexliain the.y could get the same number of men to travel from the Western portion of the oourety. Mr John Roberts submitted Chat as far as Imperial representation was concerned popula- tion eihoukl operate, but surely the man who paid th.3 r.ate6 in loaal affairs glio,LLId be represented. Mr J. Allen urged that Gwemyllt was entitled to more naeanbers, and was referring to the rate- able value of that place as oomipared with Den- biglh, when Mr E. W. Thomas complained that the figures for Denbigh Borough and Ruthin Borough were not correct. They had to add ;Clo,oo(i to tihe figures given. The Clerk, on being appealed to, esid t'hat was so, as in making the returns the urban portions of Denbiga and Kuthin had been left out. Mr Thomas Iielt that they should give the Eastern portion more reprrpontutivca, and that oner parts should aJso be considered, but as tlnere was no amendment he could not support tlhe report. Mr Wilcoxon replied to the debfaac. and con- tended that lwyn Bay was responsible for too disturbing of the balance, and fj,1a.t mat- ters ahouild now be adjiu^ted- He expected that the report would be rejected, as tiic members from the Wei?t<ern; portion had come âown from the mountairte, and had nicely arranged tillc me>3itinjg for Ltenfeigh- A vote was then takesi, when 15 voted for t'he report &nd 35 .against. The report was rejec- ted accordingly. < MSDICAL INSPECTION OF CIIILDN. auopioJ ioliouing lcaoiu- micnclu.tioii tram tiro li<uuoai,u.iu L-oniuiiiC»tte, aiid appoitweo1 Ui/j uiiaer-ineiiiiuioiiie-d to act lor U.ieui ur. Jj-avi-w^ i>r- la^y-a, ivir Geo- ivevun, (Joloin&i (JornwaJuis West, afKi ivir t itaiuiyn —- iHat suoje-yfr a pi.oviumg lor tne iir-aical inspection or cujihirea immeviia^ely boicwg or at U,;O time ot or as soon as porto.ixe aitor tiieix act mission to u puoiic eieuii-untor/ sococd, auu on attwi oHior oocap-iowis as LJIO ixxiid o- jbdu- oatjon diroot, and tue power to mako euoti ar- rangouienti; as may be saiioaoned by Uiie IUMvtji ot ivcmeation tor lUtciKting to the hoaita and physxxU condiftion ot few children euueated in PUTOIDC eiiean-enwiry SC.IOO.B, puusuant to Wloe provisions ouneatnoi m ajcuou lo il) (b) of tno rxt moat ion (A-dmiinisnration P rtjv-;iioiu>J Act, lyu/, be referred to a Joint Oomiiuuioe oon- b>»utig of tivo roprerKjmtatives ot tue Ed'uca- non %,Kt five membeus ou. l-he (Jou-nty C^ouneU, tor consideration and report, and anat tne loliowing meinbeirji be tiie reprc- aontatives of tnss comma tied, viz:—'ine ciiair- man (Air W. G Vodu). Mr Thomas Bury, Air J1'- A. Sturge, Mr J. Ste-phen Jones, ami Miss (Jee" THE ASYLUM. The Council passed precepts for E4800 for the Asylum, and -accaded to arrange tor a loan iorttowitfi ui respect of the oame. LIGHT RAILWAYS. Tlie Council oonfirnvod the terms arranged for with tlhe Tanat and1 Cambrian Company as to extending the time for the J.ana.t Liignt kail- way for three months trorn tho end ot tme year. THE SMALL HOLDINGS ACT: COM- MITTEE APPOINTED It was recommended by the special commit- t-eø appomte.d to oonsider the provision od the Small Holdings Act that a committee bo ap- pointed to deal with ail matters arising under the Aot, such committee to consist cif 12 mem- bers ot the Council, and four co-opted roeun- be-l",i. It was recommended that notices be is- sued inviting applications few small h oil dings. Mr John Roberts moved the adoption of tho report. and hoped that they would do all they oould to make the Act a success, as it had bean laid down by niembort3 of the present Govern- ment as well as by other statesmen that to on- able tenants to become owners of the land' was the secret ot establishing people on the land. Mr Fitzhugh seconded, and said he would do all he oould to help the Council, but he felt that they should consider well what they were doing. They had to consider such matters as the temporary embaraaament of t.ho ho-dters. A man might be engaged in other callings as well as farming, and one branch might go wrong. ey a cow rhiglit die. Under those circumstances a private landlord would wait awhile, but what was the Oounty Council to do ? I'Ikm again, t'hey how to remember that in selecting tenants they eheuld be sure that tluey had experience find capital to farry theril (in, He wanted the Council to parefully eansidiap pifttters, having hims.alf had pome experience in t-he question of small holdings. Mr Bevan asked wbat -were the powers of the oommittee? The Clork said they were to have all matters referred to them, but it was the Council who was reaponeible in the end. MR MAC NICOLL'S VIEWS- Mr Mac Nicoll said it had been stated in Carnarvonshire that £50 por acre had been made out of smali holdings, ao that a man with five acres did' not do badly. He knew thero were many landlords who were interested in small holdings, and for that noaeon encouraged them- There were estates where small holdings were a loss to the owners, and in other cases the return in the ahape intcroat on tho out- lay on buildings was very small- As regards the equipment of small holdings he oou!d tell the Council that they would' find it a very ex- ponsave matter, and they would have to pro- ceed with the greatest caution. Replying to Mr Purler, 111.e. Clerk said that allotnxMics were holdings of les6 than five acres, and small holdings were above five acres a.nd could go up to 50. The report was adopted, and the following were appointed on the oommittee —Sir Watkin YVyinri. Mrs J. Griffiths, J. M, Porter, it, Ellis, D. Mac Nicoll, J. Roberts, Trevor Lloyd1 Jones. J. D- JOIKS, E. Lloyd Jonee, Wileoxom, Fitzhugh- and Gomer Roberts. TERRITORIAL ARMY SCHEME. The Council decided to adjourn the oon- sidea-aitxon of appointing representatives under this scheme until the next meeting.

FOOTBALL. (Continued from 4th Page.) LLANDUDNO CELTS v. BANGOR WEDNESDAY. THE CELTS BEATEN. (By "Linesman.") On Wednesday (yesterday) afternoon, Llandudno Celts met Bangor Wednesdays at Llandudno in a Wednesday League fixture. The match was played in ideal weather, and resulted in a win for tho beat team. J no teams turned out as follows :— Cults: Stallard; W. Wynne and Jim Hargreaves; W. Lunt, Ike Marsh and J. Wiiliams D. Griffiths, J. Owen, W. Smith, W. Brookes and W. D. Williama. Bacgor Wednesday: T Owen; 0. Williams and D. J. Thomas; J. Jones, G. 0. Roberts and D. Mull- holland; J. Jonea, D. Walford, H. Williams, J. Tho- mas and W. DonaJdson. Referee: Mr J. H. Vincent, "Llandudno. The visitors won the toss, and soon provided the hame defence with some warm work. The Bangor- ians continually pressed, and forced a comer. The ball was nicely placed, and the visitors endeavoured to rush it through, but Stallard leaving his citadel, cleared with a long punt. Not to be denied the visi- tors etiil prised, but could not find the net, and when the interval arrived, both teams had kept their sheets cltan. RalUime; Llandudno Celts 0; Bangor 0. Restarting, the visitors were at' once pressing again, notwithstanding that the wind was in favour of the Celts. Tiie homesters were forced to concede a corner, but the effort went wide. The visitors again pressed, and a low swift shot almost reached a safe billet, when Stallard, throwing himself at the leather, put it into touch. It was a fine save and reflected great credit UP)D the nerve and coolness of the Celts' custodian. The visitors soon renewed the attack, but they did not have matter all their own way. The plucky little Colts would now and again show brilliant form and break through the visitors' defence. The visitors put Harry Williams in possession, and he electrified the spectators with a fine sprint down the touch line. He finished up with a beautiful centre. Stallard got the ball, but failed to clear thoroughly, and J. Tho- mas, the visiting inside left, safely steered the leather into the net. This reverse seemed fri rouse the Celts and they strove to equalise, but it was all in vain. What chances the homesters were given, they failed to take, and when time arrived the visitors worn richer by a oouple of points. Final Bangor 1 Llandudno Celts 0.

CONWAY BOYS' SCHOOL v. LLANRWST ALBIONS. The fame of the "Conway Boys" having gone widely ttbroiul, there was quite a crowd on the Morfa on Saturday to witness the above ma.tch, but the hitherto unbeaten School suffered defeat. The result of the match, which was 12 goals to nil in favour of the Albions, waa no surprise to anyone, f';)I' tiie disparity in the age and weight of the two teams wa-s too great, the Llanrwst Eleven being none other than a Junior team, and the general opinion was that the game ought never to have been played. The "Boys" though against heavy odds played pluckily to the end, and hut for their splendid defenec, and the general high standard of their play, the score would doubtless have IKTII much heavier. As it stands, how- ever, they arc worthy of all the praise, and ought be proud of the fact, that they have won easily all their previous matches, their goal average forming quite a record. Mr H. Llovd officiated as referee, and the teams weer as follows:— Llanrwst Albions: R. Chambers; E. Owen and S. Hughes; H. P. Jones, E. II. Jones and Walter Owen; R. D«tvie>, H. James, Idwal Davies, H. Jonea and R. Roberts. Oonwa-v Boys' School: J. E. Jones; E. Hughes and Wm. J. Ellis; R. T. Williams, E. E. Roberts and W. LL Jone:<; Thns. Pritehard, Lewis L. Jones, Wm L. Parry, H. Jones, and J. Parry. On Saturday woek the "noys" propose to play, the return match with the Conway Swifts.

GWYDYR ROVERS v. LLANDUDNO Y.M.C.A. The above ma.tch. was played last Saturday in a field adjoining the Gwydyr Road. The Y.M.C.A. had a strong team, whilst the Gwydyr Rovers had two or three reserves. The Rovers started with nine men and had very hard lines in not scoring in the first five minutes. The Y.M.C.A. now showed some good combinyti jn which ended in their outside left. scor- ing. The Y.M.C.A. infused more dash in their play and through a mistake on the part of the Rovers right back, scored the second goal. Half-time arrived with the Y.M.C.A. leading by two goals. The second half opened very tamely, the Y.M.O.A. being all round the Rovers goal. The Y.M.C.A. ad- ded a third, while the Rovers were unable to score: Tima was called with the Y.M.O.A. leading by three goals. Next Saturday the Gwydyr Rovers journey to Col- wyn Bay.

WEDNESDAY ECHOES. Bangor Wednesday captured a couple of Wednesday 'League points from Llandudno Celts on Wednesday. The best team won was the general verdict. Harry Williams was great for the visitors. There is still some good stuff in the old City. The Wednesday should have a good chance of winning the Duncan Cup. They have a neat combination and I congratulate them also on having a sound defence. < < Poor old Celts better luck next time. *•■* The City Wednesdays' have extracted four points from you. Stallard played well between the "sticks." Stick to him. D. Williams was smart, and tricky, but why not keep further up the field? < Ilio is a tower of strength in the Celts' half-back line. He seemed anywhere and evervwhere, and all legs. *• It was comparatively free from fouls.

(iOI.K. CARNARVONSHIRE GOLF CLUB. In bhe imixed foursomes and bogey played at Conway on Thursday, the winners wore Mr T. Hughes and Miss Dal ton. T. Hughes and IVLisa F. Daikcin* 6 down; G. MouJton and Mif;6 Brwke. 7 dowin; Ca.pt. Brooke and Mrs E. Wood, 9 down; Owen Rowland aritll Miss B. Hale, 10 down; Hadley and Miss Lewis, 13 down.

DEATH OF A CARNARVON MINISTER. Tho deaitih occurred at has residence at Car- narvon, on Twoodlay night, d: the Rev- Owen Williams, one of tihe oldest Wesley an ministero in Wales. He wm in his seventy-eighth year. and had been a supernumerary for many years. Titiough lie never had the benefit of a college itradnitig ho rose to be one of the .foromost preiualiorB of the Wesley ail body. He also tra.r»latied the Now Testament into Welsh direct from the Grook and published other works-

NORTH WALES RAILWAY DEVELOPMENTS. It is reported that arrangements have been made for the construction of a siding from the Chester and Holyhead main line to the Point of Ayr Colliery. This will enable the coal raised from the pit to be sent, to all parts of the King- dom, whereas at present nearly all the coal is shipped directly into vessels at the pit's mouth, A small quantity being carted away. At present thoro ia no railway communication with the pit.

PliiotoSTap.hser Photograph, sir? Certain- lr. Carte or cabinet V Youinig man fnom tho oouffctfly: "Neither. I don't want cither a cart or a cab in it. Couldln't you put in a motoff-car'{" "Mark Twain. mt a dinner in New York, poked fun at Mr Oanv&g'ie for his advocacy ot' ppellin^f raferm, find declared that the "alpha- bat was the invention of a drunken thief," ■ ■ "■ ■, J-

SALE OF WORK AND XMAS TREE AT OLD COLWYN. OPENING CEREMONIES BY THE COUNTESS OF DUNDONALD AND MRS R. WILLIAMS WYNN. LIST OF STALL HOLDERS. The annual two days' salo of work and Xmas tree were held in the Assembly Rooms, Old Colwyn, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The proceedings were carried out under the auspices of the Church of England, and in past years the proceeds have been devoted towards the National Schools, the Old Pariah Church, etc. On this occasion, however, the profits were to be devoted lJJwards defraying the balance of £245 at present rest- ing upon St. Juhn's Church. For some days' previously preparations had been carried out, a faithful band of workers giving-their assistance willingly. The usually bare walls of the Assembly IL)omi; were speedily metamorphosed, and when the doors were opened on Tuesday, visitors were agreeably surprised with the spectacle presented. The room had been decorated with an abundance of bunt- ing, fiagei and floral decorations. The platforjn was covered with carpet, and beautifully set off with a number of potted carnations. In fact, the surround- ings generally were of a very pleasing character. l'iants and flowers for decorative purposes had been kindly lent by Mrs Wilding and Miss Horrocks. In past years, owing to the smallness of the room, a. crush had generally been experienced at the open- ing ceremony, and Tuesday was no exception to the rule. If anything the attendance was greater than ever. In fact, it was with some difficulty that one was able to move about to inspect the various staJls. However, these latter were of so attractive a char- acter that one could not well hasten away from them. Messrs. Whitley and W. P. Conway had been ex- ceedingly industrious in preparing the stalls, and the numerous ladies responsible for the saleables are to be congratulated upon the very sunceessful manner in which they had carried out their share of the work. A popular feature of the "show" was a monstre Christmas Tree (kindly lent by Mr Wm. Jones, J.P., Minafon), which was literally groaning under the weight of its unwonted burden. The toy RtaJl and "bran dip" were also well patronised by the juveniles. Tuesday's proceedings were commenced prompt to time. The Vicar, who presided, was accompanied on the platform by the Countess of Dundonald, Lady Jane Cochrane, the Rev. Ll. A. Richards, Rev. H. E. Mocatta and Dr. Wood. THE OBJECT OF THE SALE. The Vicar (Rev. John Grimths) said in his opening remarks, that, he would tail them why they were there, what they wanted, and how they stood in the matter financially. The proceeds of the sale this year would be given entirely towards defraying the debt on the new church, St. John's. In past years it had been customary to devote the money between tho National Schools, Old parish Church and other estimable objects. He had received a letter from Mr Howe, hon treasurer of the special effort fund, re- gretting his inability to be present, but hoping that the sale would be a complete success, an end which wa thoroughly deserved by the ladies who were making such a strenuous affort to free St. John's from debt. The writer gave figuies which showed that it was only five months since the "special effort" was first mooted. Meetings were held in July last, and since then the response to the appeals had been most encouraging. At the time that the movement was first set on foot the debt amounted to £339 2s Od. This had been considerably reduced, thanks to the efforts of their friends in the parish. The first idea had been the introduction of special etfort cards for t5 and £ 1 re- spectively, payable next Eaater. In this way iC403 had been promised. Then followed a series of de- lightful and successful garden fotes. The first, for wnich Mis3 May Meilor, Gorphwysfa, was responsible, realised 10s Od the second, Mrs and Miss Lloyd, "ian-y-CLiOd, £U 3s Od; the third, Mrs Pryce-Jones, Min-y-dtm, £.4.0. In additiun to these, excellent en- tertainments had been arranged by the Misses Pendle- bury and Miss Pemberton, which realised a further sum of JE30. Three special collections at St. John's aided J6J9 48 9d., wbiist an organ recital, kindly given by Dr. Coy, was responsible for a further R3 10s. A few donations other than cards, amounting to tll 13s 3d., and tho Diocesan Grant of X-30 made up a grand total of £594, of which JEJ04 was already in the bank (applause). This left a balance of £ 245 still to be raised. In conclusion, Mr Howe said, realising what they had done in the past, it was not too much to hope that by the end of the sale the required amount would be entirely wiped off, and the present work practically completed. This magnificent result had been achieved by a tnorough united effort, by everyone doing his or her very best (applause). Continuing, the Vicar said that n.t this juncture lie would like to thank Mr Howe, who had taken such a great interest in the special effort fund. He was sure they would hold with him that there was no more conscientious a man living in the parish (ap- plause). Another gentleman, who had done valiant Wi}! was his estimable colleague, the Rev LI. A Richards (hear, hear). Twelve months ago, when he (the Vicar), had been debarred from taking part in the proceedings, owing to ill-health, Mr Richards had rendered such valuable help that a result unparralled in the history of the sales in Colwyn had been achieved (applause). They were indebted to him for having wakened them up to a sense of doty, inspir- ing them all by the manner in which lie himself worked during the whole time (applause). He had now great pleasure in introducing to them the Right Honourable the Countess of Dundonald (applause). He was sure that it was quite unnecessary for him to say anvthing or to recount the good works done by her ladyship. She was deeply interested in the wel- fare of her compatriots, and gave encouragement to every good work embarked upon in the neighbourhood. He was sure they were all delighted and proud that her ladyship had kindly and generously" honoured them with her presence. He extended to her lady- ship a cordial and hearty welcome to Colwyn (ap- plause). He (the speaker), had -been in Oolwyn fifteen '-ears, and this was the first time that the;- had asked her ladyship to be present. Mr and Mrs Bam- ford-Hesketh in the days of old were well known throughout the length and breadth of the land for their generosity. Latterly, her ladyship hpo been extremely busy with the celebrations in honour of her son having maintained his majority. Yet, she had complied immediately with their request to be pre- sent that day (cheers). OPENING CEREMONY, The Countess was greeted with loud cheers on rising She -said she begged to thank the Vicar -for the kind words which he had used with reference to her, and she also wished to thank those present for their hearty reception. She could assure them that it gave her the greatest possible pleasure to be present, to do what she could to help on the bazaar, and the ob- ject for which it was held. The Vicar had told them the circumstances and reason why the money was wanted so fully that there was nothing on that point which she need say. She would once again thank them fer their hearty welcome. It afforded her sincere pleasure to declare the b.s open and wish it every success (applause). PRESENTATI01* EOUQUET. HMH<J^nh,(TTI ,Heci)lul* daughter of Councillor H. v T,y,' theu steppe'l forward and bouquet ladyship with a beautiful shower Her ladyship shook hands with the wee donor and thanlied her. VOTE OF THANKS. Dr. Wood moved a voto of thanks to the Countess, and said they all knew that her ladyship had great clairw upon her generosity in her own pariah, so that they must feel highly indebted to her for eom- ng that day and for the interest which she tookTn the affairs of their parish (applause). Rrv. 1.1. A. Richards, in seconding, said he was sure no words of his could express the gratitude of those assembled to her ladyship. It was tli<> first tZe 'eii lfyS'*?, had wme to the parish to open a fhb« wh a/)pear th«t She had come to help those who were endeavouring to help themselves Since last year great efforts, had been made, and it had been a pleasure to him to work with such people. He was sure that, when this present effort was completed they would not be far short of ob- taining the £ 24;» required. The Rev. H. E. Mocatta supported the motion w.Jieh was carried with acclamation. 1 LIST OF STALLHOLDERS. The Stallholders w^rp; • — Ka.ri.-y .Sfca.1 '-Mis Sanderson, Mrs Hannah, Mrs L^oyd Marine Hotel, Mi's Owen, Misg Webb. Miss Whittaker, Miss Jones, and Miss Hughes, Bodlonrleh lancy Stall (2).—Mrs Lloyd, Tanycoed, Miss Lloyd, d- Miss Pendlebury, assisted by Mis3 Winnie 1'rvct- Jone*. i/w Cake StalL- Mrs Dr. Wood. Mrs Coy, assisted bv Miss fundle and Miss H. Borthwick Toy Stall and Xmas Tree.-Mrs Anderson. Miss Jackson, assisted by Miss Kevan and Miss Dimitrion. ) anoty .stall.—Mrs Hecnan, assisted bv Mrs Udall, Miss Stepaenson Miss Jenkins, and Miss'Jcnkinson. Vanotv Stall (2).— MISS Upton, assisted by Misses Fairolough, Misses Bolton, and Miss Jonkinaon. Miscellaneous Stall. Mrs Wilding, Mrs Bates. MrR Earp, Miss Horrocks, assisted by Mrs Frost Mi*s Bales and Mis3 Kay ass. Sweet Stall.—Mrs Mocatta and the boys of Minvdon assisted by Miss Donisthrope, and Miss Aubert. Rsfreshments.—Miss Broadbent, Miss Mellor, assist- ed by the pupils of Gorphwvsfa School. SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. There was again a large attendance ou Wednesday afternoon at trie opening ceremony. The Vicar said that m addition to the money spent on St. John's Church, a sum had been expended on renovating St. Catherine's the upkeep of the National School; the Sick Club and Men's Club. The money had come out of their parish to build the magnificent Church at Krynjmaeu. They had never made any claim to, nor taken any credit for this. Why he mentioned this was because his attention had been drawn to a paragraph which had appeared in one at least of the public mediums of communication in OoJwyu Bay. It is mentioned that among the müney raised in the parish of Ooiwyn Bay, was k22,000 or £ 23,000 for the new Church at Brynymaen. That money came entirely from the parish of Old Cjiwyn, and was given by a good and generous lady who had been a parishioner for nearly thirty years. In ad- dition, money had been raised by a sale of work held in the parish, and many of the ladies present had on that occasion heartily helped in the arrange- ments. The lady referred to was also the largest subscriber in the parish to St. John's. He wished to remedy the mistake which had unintentionally or otherwise been made, and had w,t been corrected from the proper source. All he wanted was to give the truth about the matter. Right up to the time of the induction of the Vicar of Brynymaen, the parish ha.d been under his charge. He now had great pleasure in introducing to them, if that was necessary, Mrs R. Williams Wynn, a member of the old family of Cefn. They were well known in Colwvn, where there interests were so deeply centred Mrs Wynn wished to bo in touch with everythinjfead work har- moniously with them (applause). I Mrs Wynn, who was given a he^B% j»*„eption, eaid Rhe had muoh pleasure in declaring the baxaar open, and wishing it every possible success. She was pleased to "hpar of tho large sum of irwnoy which had bsen taken on tho previous day (applause). Master Charles Dean, then steppad forward and pre- sented Mrs Wynn with a bouquet. The Rev. IJ, E, Moca.tta proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs Wynn for performing the opening ceremony, This was the second occasion upan which ghe had encouraged them in Colwyn with her charm- ing presence. He supposed that there would be other movements pet on foot in the near future, and he hoped that the first of these would be a new parisb- room, for it was a great necessity (applause). Mr Dean, people's warden, seconded. Mr Wm. Jones, J.P., supported. Mrs Wynn, he said, was very good to them in Colwyn, and it was a pleasure to see her coming to assist them (applause). The motion was carried with acclamation. The bouquets presented on the two days, were the gifts of Mr Howe, and were supplied by Messrs. Jenkinson and Sons, Colwyn Bay.

THE CHURCHES. Mr, Daviep-, of Bangor, has pro- mised £ 1000 towards the Bala Uolilege special fund' L The Reov. Thornse Jonea reotor of Uanbedr bas been appointed to bo rural dean of Dyffryn Clwyd. J J 11- # The Bishop of St. Asaph has offered the liv- ing of Poretrobart to the Rev. E. Ellis Williams assistant curate of Oswestry, who lias accepted it.. The Bishop of Banger, on Monday licensed two curacies, the Rev. Wm. John Williams, B.A., to Lianaber, Barmouth, and the Rev. I Daniel Francis Hughes B.A., to Llangclvmin M&riotnefcWaire. # » Tho Rev. W. T. Davies. senior curate of Welsh- foo 1 oen o!Tert d he living t f Bwlchyoitau Vacant by the preferment of the Rftv. j' Lat'- jne.r Jcnou <•> Lianfair Caoroinion. Tho living is in th0 gift cf the Bishop of St. Asaph. Mr Da- Vies has accepted the offer.

Interesting Interview with Professor Cheetham. Yhesc notes have been written by a me ruber of the advertisement staff af the Wehh Coast Pioneer" from observations made by him upon a visit to the establisir rvent of trofessor Cheetham, Queen-street, Rhyl, "What is a Úramor)oone"" we can imagine some of our readers saying. "There seems to be a great deal of fuss made about the Gramo- phone as being the Gramophone on the market, but I hav0 heard of Gramophones or Grapho- piiones and Phonographs for years, and I sup- pose they are all pretty muoh alike. Personally I don't care about these machines. I have heard one or two of them, and I don't at all for the 'tinny' sound they make." This, perhaps, is tho opinion of the average person who thinks he has an idea of what the Gramophone is like. But as a matter of fact he is utterly mistaken. He has no idea at all of what a GiamophonQ is. It is like other ma- chines in appearance, but after that the re- jemblance < eases. A visit to the business premises of Professor Cheetham, at Rhyl, who describes himself aa a "Gramophone specialist," would surprise those people who imagine tihoy know something al3out a Gramophone. The writer has had a genuine Gramophone for some year.51 but he was as- tonished at the improvements the Gramophone Company havo effected in their machines and records during the past three or four years. The scund box"b, the motors, the elegant cases, have all been altered materially, and when you buy a Giamophono vo-dav you get the most perfect machine it is possible to buy for the reproduc- tion of the human voice. The records themselves are beautifully made, and here again a wonderful improvement is also x.-otably manifest. For some time great singers nko Patti, Mclbi, and Caruso would not con- sent to thrJ re-production of their voices, but at length the Gramophone Company, of all oom- panies idone, ">uccoeded in making such wonder- ful and such faithful reproductions that these famous artistes at length consented, and now, through the medium of the talking machine, thousands of music lovor3 can enjoy the privi- logo of hearing the finest singers in the world. Professor Cheetham is a gramophone enthusi- ast. Ho lives and has his being amongst gra- mophones. When the Pioneer representative called, the Professor was busily engaged describ- ing to a likely buyer the merits of an elaborate looking "Melba" machine. The writer had, theme- fore, ample time to inspect the beautiful instru- ments with which tho shop abounded. Every type of machine was represented from the cheapest, priced at £ 5 10s, to the aristocratic "Sheraton," at 50 guineas, a similar machine to t:ba.t supplied to Queen Alexandra A "Melba" machine with its beautiful black and gold pedestal was recent- ly ordered by the King of Spain. At this moment the "Melba" turn-table com- menced to rovolve, and the beautiful voice of Madame Calve, a groat operatic star, was heard singing the "Old Folks at Home." There is no "tinny" sound emitted from a Gramophone trum- pet, and those who have prejudices against the in- strument are porfoctly amazed when they hear a record played by t' e great military bands and orchestras. When the visitor had departed, loaded with catalogues a,nd packed full of gramophone in- formation, Professor Cheetham described the vir- tues of the various machines. A Junior Monarch is the cheapest type of Gra- mophone on the market. Then comes the Mon- arch, and rmxt the Senior Monarch. The first namel cor,tains fA one-spring motor, tIle second a two-spring motor and the third a treble spring motor with larger turn-tables and larger horns. The douhb spring motors enables t.wo records to b) played WiJl one winding; and the more powerful the m>tor the more smoothly doe3 the turn-table revolve. This gives a more effective re as the needle travels more easily over the record, with no inclination to drag, and thus he records last longer. With a. larger horn a fuller volume of sound and a better purity of tone is cbtained To the three-spring motor is attached a speed indicator, a useful contrivance which enables the operator to play each record a.t Its proper speed, all the spoed numbers being found in the gmmo- phone ^taloguc. Professor Cheetham has been the credited I agent for the Gramophone Company a litde over twelve months, yet in that short apace of time he haa acquired on intimate knowledge ot the machine and its working. On no point did he appear to be at a loss, a.nd he charted about needles, sound-boxes, governors, motors and rooor4 in the clearest manner possible. What Mr Cheetham does not know about Gramophones is hardly worth knowing. The shelves in the handsome Queen-street shop are full of records. Every singer of eminenoa is reliresent-ed -Patti, Melba, Caruso, Ballistim, Maroel, Journet, Calve, Hug.net, Scotti, the late Tan tag no, and otlier world-renowned singers, AA well as those of our principal English singers, Edward Lloyd, John Coates, John Harrison, Madame Jones-Hudson, Miss Peroeval Allen, Evan Williams. Robt. Lauder, Harry Laudor, the late Dan Leno, George Roboy, Will Evana, are famous representatives of the humorist school. Some magnificent reoorda are also made by the Coldstream Guards and the Royal Ar- tillery Bands, and a new instrumental oombinA- tion known as the Black Diamonds, whose ro- oords aro amongst the best. "Are the Gramophone reoords the 6nest on the market V asked the interviewer. "Un- doubtedly," replied Professor Cheetham. "There are other disc records which can be played on tho Gramophone, but the difference in the quality can easily be detected. The Zonophone reoords are the atorcst approach to Gramophone reoordu —they are r,iuch cheaper too—but you cannot hear the voices of the great singers, you cannot ihear Kubelik, Musoha Elman and Marie Hall, the great violinists, nor Harry Lauder and Geo. Roboy, the greatest comedians of the day, unless you buy Gramophone recorda." "You can buy too voices of Caruso and Melba., jou hear the Gilbert and Sullivan opecas right through wh-Mi vou purchase Gramophone reoords. You can buy records in over one hundred differ- ent languages You can purchase a complete set pf records of the Grand Mass in St. Poteej4 Rome." Verily Professor Cheetham oould have gone on for hours extolling the virtues of the Gramo- phone Company and its interesting reoords, and it was like giving him a. ootd douche to question him about "repairs." "Repairs?" he repeated, "Oh, yes, we execute &11 our own repairs, and seldom have to trouble London at all. We are now repairing machines sent in from all over the district. I have always been pretty well versed in electrical and mechar nical matters, and my knowledge now stands mfl in good stead," Professor Cieotliam next enlarged upon the facility with which customers oould get any order executed. A customer can get a catalogue Mid order any machine he lik.oo. or he ca.n select one of these in the shop, and two days later a new machine, carriage paid, will be delivered at his house. The same with reoords. "I have probably the finest collection of machines and reoords out- side Liverpool or Manchester, and the oustomet will oertainly be difficult to please if he oannot choose anything in this shop." Mr Cheetham prooeeded to describe the Auxetfl Gramophone, tho latest marvel in the musioal world, and which bears a striking resemblance to the human vocal apparatus. It fills a large ball as a band fills it. No matter how large the haD the volume of sound is pleasingly sufficient. For tho present the Auxeto Gramophone can be mad4 to order only. Therefore, to ensure prompt do livery, orders should be placed at once., The Gramophone Company's London premised in City-road are besieged from morning to night, a.-id their Christmas trade has created a fresh reoord. This great oonoorn haa been one of the most wonderful successes in the com- mercial and musical world. Over 30 per cent, dividend was paid on a capital of half a million pounds sterling for the last financial year. We may mention that the Company does not supply the trade, but only a limited number of dealers who are looked upon by the Company an far as passible as part and parcel of the Com- pany itself. All enquiries received at the ftead office direct fiom customers are sent to duly con- stituted dealers. -1

PRESENTATION TO I INSPECTOR EAK1NS, R.S.P.C.A. INTERESTING FUNCTION AT LLANDUDNO. On Tuesday evening a representative com- pany asiemblcid at tine London Hotel, Llan- dudno. for the, purpose of mikmg a preeotifta- tion to lt;iil,.ect,cir George Eakms, o. thE R.S-P-C.A-, who is leaving the district for Sc-utirporb.. L j The presentation took the form of a hand- 8*2016 revcyivLihg oHair in oak, and upholstered in gretn moroooo leather. and bcre the follow' ing in&aription on a silver plate:— Presented to Ir.»j>eotQr Eakims with tlhe kindest and betst wishes of his friends at Llandudno, and re- grots at his il.Partuir-O to Southpcrt- Decem- be 1907. Mr T. H. Fitzsiinimons, in making too presen- tation on behalf of the subscribers, eaid that his knowledge of Llandudno people convinced him t-h-at they would not have been there that night if Inspector Ealcins had not thorough-y deserved the recognition u. his ear vices. In- spector Eakins had always conducted his busi- ness in a sensible broad-minded spirit. Ho ■hoped Mr Ealcins would ■return to Llandudno- The list cf subscribers included the names of roDPesenitativeg of all classes in the town. He hoped that tho handsome chair would be a pleasant memento of Llandudno to Mr Eakins Mr Arthur Parton spoke in eulogistic terms of Air Ealcins, and said Llandudno's logs would be Southport's gain. He hoped Mr Eakins wouid return again amongst them (appaluse). Captain John Roberts (piermaster) said it seeme 1 a strange coincidence that they should havo present that night two gentlemen who were about, to lave the town, namely, Inspector Eakins and Mr Pell, the esteemed manager of the Lla.uiudno Coaching Company. He wished both gentlemen every success and prosperity in their mw spheres (applause). Messrs Edwin Turner. T. 0. Owen, F. J. Sar- son. John Roberts, Pell, and Underwood also paid high tributes to the manner in which In- spector Eakins had performed his duties whilst in Ncith Wales. Inspector -Eakins (who was greeted with loud applause), in responding, thanked Mr Fitz- simmens and all the subscribers for the way in which, they had shown t.hc-ir appreciation of his work in the district. He was glad to such a representative gathering present, which made him foel that his work in the district had not been in vain (cheers). His duties were an behalf of the dumb animal which oould 'not speak for it- self and lie had tried to discharge that duty to the best of his ability (hear, hear). When he first came to Wales he feared the language difficulty, but he soon overcame that obstacle, and had got on wonderfully well. The recollections of that night, would be over green in his memory. He was going to Southpot officially, but would spend his holidays every year at Llandudno (applause). Mr M*ok;.n!ay Davies proposed a voteof thanks to Mr Fitzsimmons, which was carried amid ac- clamation. A very enjoyable mus', cal programme followed, over which Mr Denbigh Cooper presided in his genial manner, and the following took Dart: Meesrs D. Garic Roberts, W. Mackinlay Davies, J. Roberts, and others. A midden inrush of waiter occurred at Cwm- capel Colliery, near lAanelly, on Saturday morning, and before a lad, named Oliver Jones, of Burrypomt, could eeoapo he waa Overtaken and drowned.

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