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NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHERS.I
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THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. -.-
THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. IMPORTANT NO i ICE TO CORRESPONDENTS AND ADVEKiISEKS. Owing to the intervention of Good Friday, the "Pioneer" wilt next week be pubtishd late on Wednesday after- noon. Correspondents and advertisers will, therefore, oblige by sending in their copy not later than the first post on Wednesday moaning-,
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.a" MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Public life in North Wales will be none the worse breads.? party politics were cr- ehuled from Sa' virda v's municipal elections. On the contrary, it should be all the better for it, inasmuch as those matters which es- sentially claim the attention of local gnnrn- ing authorities wilt not suffer in consequence of consideration given to matters whi'li j only concern them indirectly. In some in-J stances the questions at hsue were of nice' than purely parochial interest. At for instance, the principle of providing Sun- t day entertainments for visitors was in vol red, 'and in returning Mr J. W. Jones the ratepayers- .signified their approval of the Council's view on this matter. A sig- nificant fact in connection with tho same • ontest was iliat Mr A. D. Hill, the new member, expressed himself as a strong sup- porter of Mr Ellis' argument in favour -J. extending the present improvement scheme fin tho sea front to the east end. That Tvir •J. Asher did not seek re-election this time) is regrettable, for the Rhyl Council can afford the loss even for a short period of so faithful and straightforward a member. The keenest of all the contests appears to have been that at Llanrwst. That there should he a record poll in the absence of any controversial question of unusual in ierost is a manifestation of a healthy c iti- zonship. The electorate were apparently of opinion that the time had arrived,for the infusion of a certain amount of new blood into the Council, as they returned two re v members, one of whom, Mr Albeit Hughes, easily headed the poll, notwithstanding tin fact that such veteran electioneers ts Mr W- J. Williains and Mr Edward Mills were candidates- Both; r Hughes and Mr Arthur Parry, the other -uec»\fnl "freshman," have taken all active ;ml highly creditable part in the social if: of the town for many ylear.,g, and wo have no doubt but that they will prove equally conscientious in municipal life. At Llandudno two points of considerate interest were before the electors. One was whether the Council should grant haeknov carriage licenses on special terms tOMnotor char a-banc proprietors, in competition with horse-drawn coaches and brakes, the tIther was the refusal of the Council to .,1. low beach chairs to be hired on Sundi 9. The two questions have -111 discussed thoroughly in the Press, on the election platform, and in the Council chamber. Ratepayers in two wards of the town noT declared in favour of the party on the Council, who believe that. reasonable pro- vision-should bi1. made to meet the demands of visitors in reference to the motor char-a bancs, and against the Sabbatarians on tho other point. Mr E. E. Bone, who healed the poll in one ward, has been a staunch upholder of the rights of the char-a-ba 10 proprietors, and so also has Mr Robert Roberts, the redoubtable ex-chairman of th. Council, who defeated all his opponents in the other ward, despite his less popular views On the "beach chair question." The old members defeated at Llandudno—Messrs William Williams and Roger Dawson--sv,-o experienced public men, who will no doubt .s livo to fight another day."
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THE RETIRINO PREMIER. To Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman in his <iek room we tender sincere condolences >11 the physical breakdown which has compelled him to place his resignation in the hands ::f the Sovereign. As a typical Scotchman we can admire his tenacity of purpose, his pawky humour, and his fidelity to his party --a fidelity almost fanatical, certainly self- sacrificing. As a Prime Minister Sir Henry acrificed himself to party exigences. In his act of sustained heroism and in his J -r.-af, gift of sitting tight lio his claims to distinction. When he was chosen leader of the party ill 1899 it was to still the jealous rivalries which centred round the Earl cf Ro-seberv and Sir William Harcourt. Hav- ing guided his party through seven years of Opposition, he wa.s reasonably entitled to the reward of highest office in the State when it fell within the reach of his party. In his case, however, it was a sacrifice J of &elf rather than a gratification of ambi- tion. When, to save his party from further detractions Sir Henry, in his seventieth year, accepted the task of forming an Ad- ministration, he was physically inadequate to the duty. He cheerfully took up the. burden and after two years of strenuojB trial he has collapsed. At no time h.-s be been fully equal to the office. He hi s uot been able to attend late .s-ittings in the House: he has often been a half-timer, and he lias had frequent absences from pub- lie work owing to iMne^S- This heroic ic- t-empt. to carry on the impossible excillet,, the admiration of his opponents, and cer- tainly commands the gratitude of his lowers- Moreover, it mofct ever be taken into account, in estimating Sir Henry's carecr that whether in Opposition or in office he has always been confronted by one of the greatest Parliamentary leaders in our history- matchless in tactics, eloquent in speech, ever in sympathy with (he Hons. and a mirror of judicial chivalry and courtesy.
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Too Many Tramps. It was reported to the St. Guardians en Friday 1 hat the nunibo-r of vagrants relieved at the Workhouse during the fortnight was 315, at compared with 169 during fho eorrc-jxmd ing period of last, year, an increase of 146. This rove.ds a very serious, if not alarming, state cf jllra.: r", and it is somewhat surprising- that so chores were ma.de by the Board to institute in- quiries into i-he, mat-lcr. Tho amount cf unom- pki.>-t»-»;t in the country, t hough sadly excessive,is by 110 means- so g-.v-at- as tho figures would lead one to think. ll a matter of fact, there has been a search i.y of labour in certain industries in North Wales of laie. J8 there, after ah, corno (rath i.11 the a',Ieg.-illoTi that the Poor Law Au. thorities in this half of thC" Principality 011- ctnirage tramps by their undue. kindness to the ti'as-;? At all events, this extraordinary situa- t-on \1;(jT;})¡! inve«!figatioiJ in form or other. • • • A Versatile Letter-Writer. Life in the v.Ilag'e-s has ;i ill"¡j¡oils and citemenrs jut like iho basier IIUIII$tf the towns. I Here is a letter which a Cardiff niii has re- ceived from a frie.nd who Hve- among the rus'o faitiicssjes of Herefordshire:— "Dear Ted,—I fnko the IVll in hand to semi you few lines in hopes you are weil saino as leaves me at fwesent-. We had nico drop of rain to-day. it will do the turnips a power ct food. Will Jones is sroing to have a new suit of elothcs. Mr* Phillips has a. had ço;d. Tho are busily rop<xiring tlie viliage pump. tho Dingle i< going to kill his biggest, pig next Mortvhiy. '1'he postmaster j fcu-siiy wtiitcwahhtng the- houKO. So no. more from your old friend Wat kin. P.S.: I don't iupj>o £ c you could lend nic- a coupK; of rpi;d?:' Practical Instruction. A correspondent emphasises :1.. qinviion to which the Bishop of St. Asaph attention seme months ago, namely, the need of differentia- ai-ion in the Welsh County School system. He urgfe that greater use be made of the school; for the study of budding ccostruction, mining, machine construction, practical mathematics, and othi r iiibjeeta tearing on the industrial welfare of fiie country. That there are good reasons in favour of this cannot be doubted, and not the least is the fact that the exp^rimciUfc ma-de- by the- Denbighshire Kdueation Authority in the Wrexham <Ju?.lrict has been so far distinctly f,:C- ccasful. IIov. far other North Wales seliooH ciiuid include- such instruction in (heir syllabus is questionable, bceiu«o industries are so few in some artas that youths would have little scope for putting their knowledge- to practical use. There arc, of courrc, plenty of oiher spheres into which the teachers might well venture with profit to theni-elve<> and their pupils. » » « The Boarding-out System. Now that tin' Conway Board Guardians have adopted tho boarding-out system the ex- periment will be watched with interest by those conecnied in Poor La Vi admini1-!ration. The syntcin has been in force in other Unions for some time, and mcs* reports speak favourably of it. Under it children are said to develop qualifier of independenco and -self confidence, Id IH0 murv -il tl,) surroundings which aro mQri1 homelike- than a Work house could possibly be. Another feature of tho system is carried out in some Union-s is its cconomy, but even at a. litdo l'Xl ra expense it deserves a fair trial. Where there is mcst need of caution is in the- select 'on of hcnie-s, and in the Conway Union the District llr-li 'I Committees wdi see to this. Whatever may be said of the District Relief Committee arrangement, it. must he acknowledged to be an improvement on the old regime- in tho matter -if out-door pauper supervision, because, each mem- ber take* a closer individud iutereat in tho work. < « work. • • • Tho wonderful gun invor,U"d by Mr W. S. Simpson, which it is claimed can throw shells! from J»ndon to Paris, reminds a correspondent that there is stowed away somewhere among- II the- private documents <;• t tho War Office Loid Du.adonald's "»««ret war plan," the nature of which has never been made, public, ah hough its invontor repeatedly declared that it was capablo of destroying any fleet or fortress in the world, lie tirst proposed it as early as 1811. when it was referred to a Sel-oet Committee consisting of ilfoj Duke of York, Lord Keith, Lord Exmouth. and; the two Congreves, who pronounced it to bo in-1 fallible, irresistible^, but inhuman. On tins! ground it was not adopfed, but when U'o in-j ventor ont-e-rcd the st-rvio^ of Chili ho was pledged by the Prince Regent not to use it for any other country than his own. After his read mission to the English Navy this secret plan was seve< al times urged on the Government, particularly during tho Russian war of 1354-6, but on every occ.ision it was put on one side as too terrible j and inhuman, but always with the dear admis- i sion that, it was undoubtedly capable of pro ducing tho results which Lord Dundonald claimed for it. Docs this secret plan foreshadow tho j present, inveiition, or w it something even more marvellous?
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LOCAL INVENTIONS. The concise descriptions that wo give below of recent applications for patents aio specially contributed by Messrs Howard Co., Patent Agents 57 and 53, Chan.-cry Lane, London, W.O., who will as&int readers in all patent mat- ter., APPLICATIONS. 3024.-Cha.dc Frederick Farringten, Triuity- Squar, p joint. 3213.—(Jeoi-ge Richards, Vron View, Trevor, Ruabon—apparatus for simultaneously cutting 9 parallel the two edges of metal slieets at one operation. 3809.-J,,}¡n Roberts and Owain Hughes, Aber, near Bangor,—puncture protecting tyre for bi- cycles or any other vehicles. 3812 .-Ric ard Spencer Fleming and Max A. Buch, 16. Sogor/.inm-terrace, Carnarvon,-im- provements in combustion engines.
WELSH RECTOR'S BEREAVEMENT.
WELSH RECTOR'S BEREAVEMENT. DEATH OF MRS WILLAMS, LL/\NBEDR. The .lath took place 011 Friday morning, of Mrs Robert Williams, wife of the rector ot Llanbedr y Cenin, near (Jomvw. Mrs Williams had boeu for years art invalid, and bore with fortitude to the* end her painful illness. With the Rector a-'id the two children who arc Ijereaved much sympathy is felt. Mrs Wil- liamR, who was forty-one ye-a^rs of age, was a Miss Carter, of London, and she was a fellow- stude-nt at Aberystwyth with her future bus- band, and took along- with him the B.A. de- gree of the Londoh University in 1887. The Rev. Robert Williams was curate of Idandumia from 18S6 to 1905. when he was appointed to the inouanfoency of Llanbedr. He is a Welsh philologist of note, and in his literary labours ever found azL able coadjutor in his late wifo
PERSONAL.
PERSONAL. Mr and Mn1 Aflsheton-Sniith have left. Vaynol for Claridge's Hotel, London. The Duke of Westminster went back to Eaton Hall on Saturday. The Rev. John Jone", cf the Iteciory, Lian degla, Denbigh, ha left £2620. The late Mr E. R. BickoTstefh, F.R.C.S., the well-known Liverpool surgeon, has left an estate valued at £342,955. The Rev. Cyril Alington, assistant-master Eton; has been appointed headmaster of Shrews- bury Sc-hool. Mr J. E. Oilnant has resigned the ChLineeller- fhi¡i6 of the dioceees of IJandafT and St. David's, and i" to be succeeded by Mr Arthur Lewis, llufodunos, the residence of Colonel Sandbach, xituated at Llangernic midway between Llan. rwst and Abergele, has been Jet tor the ccason to the Lord Chief Justice- of Ireland. The lligh-Sherifl of Flintshire (Mr S. X. Mu-prati) has given a valuable silver challenge cup, to be competed for a.t "hows in connection with the Flint Horticultural Soeicty. Lord and Lady Mostvii attended the reception given at llydo Park Terrace, on Tuesday, on the occasion of the marriage of Miss Finovoia Mac- lean, daughter of Sir Jhizroy a.nd Lady Maclean, to Mr ltogejr Cardy Simpsoai. The members of the Liverpool Stock Evchanse on Wednesday made a presentation cf a silver salver to Mr G. If. F. Robertson, of Gladwyn, Gresford, to commemorate his appointmeint to the office of Iligh-SherifY of Denbighshire. Mr AimwortlJ Davis, Professor of Geology and Zoology and Dean of the Faculty of Science at University College, Aberystwyth, has been ap- pointed Principal of the Royai Agricultural Col- lege, Cirencester. The Rev. Professor George Adam Smith, D.D., of tho United Free Charch College, Glasgow, has promised to deliver J-tl') annual collegiate ad- dress to the-- students of tho Bala. Theological Collego in July. The Duke and Duche^j of Somerset left 35, Grosvonor-square, on Saturday, to spend a week with Earl and Countess Amherst at Plas Am- hcrit-, Harlech, before returning tp Maiden Bradley for Easter. 11 M lloyai Highness the Prince of \Vulct., as Chancellor of tho University of Wale, has JJomi- nated the Senior Deputy Chancellor, Sir 1 sam- bard Owen, D.C.L., M.D., to represent the Uni- versity nH the Court oi Governors of the Uni- ver-ity of Sheffield in accojxlance with its charter. Katheiino Duchess of Westminster has left Condjermoe Abbey. Cheshire, where she has been residing during the few months, for tho Riviera. On ner return to England after fcaster her Ci-ace will settle at her house in South- Btivet, Paik-lane, W., for the London season. A good deal of fpeculation exists regarding the probable big* da:ices to be given in town this season. Countess Carrington may give a dance for I Lady Mycie Carrington at. her house at Prince's- gate, and the Countess of Dundonald is ceriain to entertain in Portman-sqtr.rc for her youngest daugiiter, Lady Marjorio Cochrane. For the first- time after his severe iiiness, Mr Henry Taylor was able o.n Wednesday to attend Flint v Petty Se^ions", where 110 is clerk to the magistrates. Ho was congratulated on hie re- covery by Mr T. W. Ilugii-^s on behalf of ihe solicitoi-s, and Mr P. Harding' Roberts, clerk (o tho Holywell Union, associated himself with the remarks. Under tlw presidency of the Viscountess bit- land, a large number of ladies a.nd gentlemen met last week at the- Lyceum Club, Piccadilly, toO hosr a. most interesting paper on the "Mabir.- ÙgiDII," by the Rev. J. C. Morrice. of Bangor. During the proceedings a pianoforte- solo was given by Mr T. Weatlake-Morgan. The marriage between Gerald Edward Cririe Clayton, of Penarvvc), Jdard^lrog, North Wales, and lone, eldest daughter of Baroness Oscar do Satgo do Tltoren, of Chateau do Thoren, Pyrcnes's Orientales, and \Vhito Heather, Tap- low, Bucks, has been arranged to- take place at St. James's, Spanish-place, London, on Tuesday, the 28th in5t., at haJf-past- elevm o'clock. Mr Robin Duff and Lady Juliet Duff, who wwit to Mesico wnm w.ks ago, and have also lieon to New York, liave just- retunic-d, and Miss Violet Vivian has como back with them. They have had a most enjoyable time abroad, and have been much feted in New York society. Miss Violet Vivian will probibly take up her position AS a lady-in-waiting at an eajrly date. Among the guesf#> a-t the marriage of Viscount Errington, eldest son of tho Earl and Countess of Cromer, with L1,dy Ruby Elliott, second daughter of the Earl of Mitho, Viceroy of India, which took place in tho pros'mce of the Queen and Prinocsa Victoria, at St. Margaret's, West- minster, on Saturday, Wit: Lady Grizc-1 Hamil- ton (nee Cochrane), who wore a dress of goiden brown ribbed velvet. Thø front of tho gown was fmisihed with embroideries, with touchcs of very pale pastel blue. She wore a brown hat, trimmed w;th s,hadod natural ostrich feather a long boa of golden brown ostrich feathers. Countess Grosvenor, charmi.n¡;1y dressed in pale grey cloth and wearing a larg'c- black hat, was al-o present.
FLINTSILLIMI EN(» IJISII CONGREGATIONAL…
FLINTSILLIMI EN(» IJISII CONGREGATIONAL UNION. ENGLISH SERVICES AT RIIUDDLAW The quarterly meetiings of this Union wore held on Monday at Greenfield, under tho presidency of the Rev. J. Ernan Evans (Holywell). Resolutions were "passed approving of the Government's Education and Licensing Bills, and urging that the latter should be mado more stringent regarding clubs, and that there should be no extension of the time limit. Mr P. Mosdyn Williams (Rhyl) gnve a report as to the efforts made by himself and others to establish an English Congre- gational Church at Rhuddlan. He nc was afraid the Welsh people, though very strong Liberals, were very Conservative in ideas ecclesiastical, and especially in pro- tecting the Welsh language. At Rhuddlan, if they had an English service after the Welsh one, all the Welsh congregation walked out and left them. He was sorry to say the English people who came to reside there, and who were Nonconformists in England, went to Church at Rhuddlan. There was also a good deal of the social clement, which interfered with and mili- tated against their action in connection with an English Congregational cause. They had not been able to establish a church there, but only a preaching mission, but they WQuIll continue the sorviees next sum- mer (hear, hear).
• NEW MEMORIAL \\1N1X)WS IN…
• NEW MEMORIAL \\1N1X)WS IN H AWAR DEN CHlTRCIl. The f-oBlowing' appears in the "Hawarden P&r- ihh Magazine for A^>rilIn the Julie "M:i.<ga- zino" of M-t yea-n we atnaoiineed! the kind p-J- txxai of Mifvf G-iyiwie* and Gertrude Lady Poai- rfiyn to phuo tiho IJl<Comif.H"Ntd window to tilieir mo-ther, now on tho worth sidte of the main dian- cel, whore the Vine window ;i-^w in i-n the Wlhit- lev' ehanccl, and to tnarirfer the framework of that window to the main chancc4. For several rea- stmf1 jot. was i#r^>ofn"!l>lo to carry fH11 t.he work lafet yea-r. The difficult if« have roiw licen overcome, and in all probability, the wotrk will Vnigin a.t The erid of nioipih. It is calculated to. take about three weekp to co-miplcte. As Miss Glywne and Gefrtrnwio Lady Pemrfhyn propose to give tho Vino wijidbw tio St. BarthblonsewV, Seaiand, tihis •arrangement, w ill leave i Window in tho main chancel vacant. The Squirei and the Misses Eveij n and Constance Gladstone aire tak- ing tikis cpptwi-unity of pict-tinvj in a. wmdo-w whúÙ be Q. nHMmoxiat to their parents. We hiavo aJea toO arni«ui>ce tsliat Lady Fredejicdv Cavendish and her hrothcu-p and sisters will, at the same time, put in a window fo the memory oc their mother, Lyttelton, forinieriy Mary Glynne, Iher two brothers and! fitters bt¡ng al- ready oofmmean orated in 1 law-aj-deri Qhurch. Both these new windtorvvg will coiiekn of Angela by r Borne Joaxs-.
!THE PREMIER'S RESIGNATION.
THE PREMIER'S RESIGNATION. MR ASQl'lTH SUMMONED TO THE RING. C ALU Mi'1 CHANGES. In view of the continued serious condition of his health, Sir Henry Campbell-Banner- man lia-s thought it to be his duty to tender his resignation of the Premiership. The terms of the official notification were tollows:- "Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerm-an has tendered his resignation to the King, and his Majesty has graciously accepted it," The Court Circular" contains tho follow icg: — Biarritz, Sunday. His Majesty the King ha& received i letter from the Right Hon. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, M.P., in which, on the urgent recommendation of his medical advisers, he tenders to his Majesty his resignation as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. The King has re- ceived Sir Henry Lamp bed I-Ban n crm an' s communication with much regret, and has graciously accepted his resignation.
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MR ASQITTH'S DEPARTURE TO MEEr THE KING. Mr ktciii tli, who had been summoned by the King to BiaiTita, left Charing Cross at lime o'clock on Monday night. Mr M'Kcnua and his iianeee. Miss Pamela Jekyil, and Mr E. S. Montagu, M.P., Mr Meakh john, and others were among those who saw him off to have his momentous audience of the King. Mr Asquith travelled as "Mr Evans." The general public were kept off the platform before the train left. He left Dover for Calais at. 80011 after Mr Asquith's return arivige- mcnts will be made; tor a great meeting in London, at which he will make au impor- tant- declaration with regard to the policy ho will pursue, and ask the party as a whole to ratify and adopt it. This course was taken by Lord Roscbery in 18'4, when he succeeded Mr Gladstone.
..--Mil CHURCHILL'S PROSPECTS.
Mil CHURCHILL'S PROSPECTS. A Manchester correspondent states that load- ers of tho Unionist party in that city arc awarc that during the week-end Air Winston Churchill paid a vist to his constituency, and held a private consultation with his principal supporters. The fact gives fresh grounds lor the ])e-ief that the rignt hoi>. member for North-Wcst Manchester is one of those marked out for promotion in connection Nitli the forth- coming Ministerial changes; Tho liberal ma- jority was over 1200 at the General Eleoiion, but Mr Churchill's most enthusiastic supporters do not affect to believe that his seat, is sate. Tho Unionist organisation in tho division is thoroughly complete, and a strong and popular candidate is in the field in the person of Mr W. Joynson-IIicks.
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MR ASQUITH'S NEW CABINET. It poLfii-ble now to give a forecast of the .prospective changes in tihe Cabinet. Tho -cle- mcitt of uneertainrty mmst nceera-oirily cuter to wmp dcigrce into speculat rents ait aiwJ until the- King's approval is given to tiie CJIOICO ctf new Ministems Kta-teanenits a-s to th,) iconqxusi- tj"Jl of t.he reconstructed. Cabinet must be aC- ojpte-d with -repervo. But it .probabiiy will be. foa»n«l tiiKi'S the. changes in contonVplatK-n will work out on the following bfifife:— Pr-ilmo Mindister and First Loi'd of the Treasury Mr Ai;QCITH. CliamocBc^r of the Ex- cixxjucr Mr LLOYD G-BORfcJJA TjOtrvrl Previdient of tho Council IfçJ TWKEDMOUTH. Secretary of St.aLe for the Colonics Lml CREWE. First J'd df the Ad1- n-i I f,v Mr MoKEMNA. Prfido ("f tho Boiairid of Mir CHURCHILL. President off the Boaoxi of j'idueivtioii Mr Mr Asqui'.h is expected back from BiB'itritz at 1lhe etid of the weeii, and' it is anHk-ioiatod that the olHcral of the mem wppoi,n.tmerA, p-.oved trie Kiing will be pubin-died 011 M'LŒ¡.- day. < .V>«eequpei>t 011 the impendinig rce*>ii&tj-fu«:tioih of the Ministry, ifr Llowt Gcotrge, 'l^netjriay. fe-iK^rra-pfied to Pairis to expmsw Iif dwp regret tlmit ho will not be able to fulfil ihig en^ragoinenlt to be .present at the banquet of the British Cham- bar of tVaroueTOc. in Fremeh oa.pit«i, oat Saturday. Tbo anticq>ated visit of the- Pmofea- d>eaiIS; of tihe Board of Trade ihad excited liveily interest >11 l'aris, and Pre.skleait FsaJliore9 and. talki Premier (M. C braci^au) were j<3dtniing with I cither difctinguifihed Frenchmen in welc*Jiirai|r hiin. As a. eon ip lime rut to Mr Lloydi Gooage'ls jicitio'^ality WeNh coefcumes were to -be wo*'n" hy Fre'.iCii. ladie.? at of the -fimctkms airivanged in his honour, and in other ways CVltie FXinfti- Dr,"nlt. and tradition were to have Ijeeji eanplia- siscd.
. MR CHURCHILL AND THE FLJNT…
MR CHURCHILL AND THE FLJNT BOROUGHS. T. NFOUNDED RETORT. Should M? Wimton Churchill in tho evemt <4f ih-.« nicluAiion. in the. Cabinet, himself ovinfod ihxj seat in. Noirt.h-West Ma'nc'bagter, pno- vi«on. j, apparently to 'bo mado for him c- where. According to the. "Nobbhig'haan Guar- tfian, the rig-M hon. gent-kanan wiil, witli Mr Lloyd tjoo-ge' afc^tauce-, contest Fliiwt B^jrfwaghi#, Mr Idira", tiie Mttttn^j momilier, being oread; to l:ign at any alloijit-it iii Mr ChurcHill'i* favour. Mr Idrie>_ in fciet nigilit's "Ebho, says there is no ftximlaitiou for the statement.
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CONWAY RIVER CON- SERVATORS. rROSPECTS FOR THE SEASON. THE LATE MR McJNTVRE. a V40 The qua-.lei-ly meotirig of the Cartway Ilivc#- lkan-.i of ComervatcirB was h"eW a.t the Bf-ation H»>tel, li'^mHudinoi Jumtetioai-, on 'lVci=dtety nfter- j.eoa, u-ndor the prcfiid'eniey of Mu- O. h-fcedl .JŒhY.. J.P. rlo other mcowbersi preBcntt yienoi Dr. R. A. Pndtiard fMayoir of C-e-miW'a-v). oha-iranan); MCPSTS Richant Conway (I2andud#wj, ,Jol}Jt 13 lack wall, J.P. (Tian-rwstt), — Field:-ng rr-UyWnt), together wi-tlh tho cleirk (Mir O. T. A Hard), and tho JIWKJ bailiff (Mr W. RnJwrtp). THE l^A-'n-) MR P. MtnliNTYRE. Mr Riichand Cotixway proipowd a voto of comlo tence w-i-tih widow urid4 faanily Oif'tU,o(, Jatc Mt Peter McJntyire. Mr John Blaokwall eeeorndfod. Th p Chairainan i-aid that the fate Mr Mcln'ivsre, wlhjf) had bewn a. metrrjbor of t'ho Bomrd ever F;m itn fcpnuation-, and was one of Hhoc most JoiiiMul Ho had taken a great interest in tho we,!ra.re ietf the fisheries', not oniliy in ellc. ijitereKt tiho rijpa-nan ownerp, but ateo tihe in'tctneyt of ifhe fishiM-mcm. generaJ-Iy. 'Phe late Mr McJutyjfc had a'-s^t^d the Boa«l in every pofl?iiblo ftiao- iner. inefBibarft eign-iified tlheiir approval Vi-y 'risiin^ in their t)n--m THE CHAIRMAN'S RHREAVKMENT. Tiro Owirwanx also tJiamked the Boaixl for the,;r kiind >»3 tnpattli.y paissed irn hfe hereaYcfniemt ait a. previous nicetiing. IilOENCQS. Tho foilowing- distributors off Ibcanocw wore a]>XKvinted-Mes&rf; R. Parry, Besttwwvcoctl; R. G. Llanrwfift; Ellis and Kkybert Trwxn.iiK, DohvyddOk^; R. B. Jonw and Bros., Con-way; W. M. Williams, Crainewnt.; Thes. W-il- Mam.si, Powmach.no; John Rofbtfl-te, Cwm; Joilm Rcbec-its, Pontrevoelas; Geo. Bcrawi Cohvvn S. RA>hert(?, Ysbytty; 1.. Conway, IJamWdno: fl. 'T. IMis Trefriiw; Iluigh Jbnw, ^Jv-ljomt; Mtb Re>bOrt; Iloya-1 Hotel, Capel Curig; and, LNIn A. J. Ce'diir'n, Roewen. WATER BAILIFF'S REPORT. Mr W M. Rol>e,rtr-> the headi wote* bailiiV, X<ipo:-i,ed tih!!lit 16 hookr; of trout liecntoce had bwai das:-i-afr>ufied in 16 tlifforeart placets th,roijigho»«t Ac dnstrapt ready for the let of Mawh. During- fjh first six week-i of tih-j setason they had visited all the riven; of the disirict. The nunilx'.r cf difTc.ric-nt exaamned by the baiiift's oil ithe river Cori-wa.y, I^lodir, tributarim and lakwj were 37 season trout aitul five daily, making a total of 92. The trout fu-hiing eodnmenced on the l(-,1í of Marrch, with plenty of frerfh water a-ftor rain. Unfortunately the weather Ixtd bm-n cold and wow waten- in the rivers therefore, tho figthimg was ra.!the,r slow as yet. The two lang«=it b-rowai troll t. caught with rod, and line so far in the (Jomway river—one in Aberlhlgwypool on March 11th, boy Dr. Fox, of Bettwisycoed, and the other in Gainers Bridge pool, on April 4th. They weifghed two and chrce-quiarteir lbs. respeetiTely. The latter was caught bv Mr George Wynne, of liam-WF>t. THE SALMON OJA)Sl<; SEA-SON. Mr Fieldting gave notice that he would ca-il &< tention a.t the next meeting to the fixing of tthe date far the close of the saimon fmJwn.g. He contendied that the present fixtiure wae fa.T too early far a late river like the (Xnw4.
THE NEW PREMIER.
THE NEW PREMIER. The new Prime MinaiBiter is a Etnongily-buili ma.n, who iw gotrag to. rule tiho House of Commone with his hamate in ihitJ pocket lIe has a pond<>rcais style* of oratory acid; a way of waJking- efcra-ig-ht oc hÜ} iroad wieli cruaicfh-ifig feet. To watch bi-m at queetixm or in the heat audi height of de- bate Is to fajicy him pa,u«imp for an iadinitetdnml moiinent noiv an.d then, andr lookkig jjoornd: a« cno M,ying: "Diear Did I tread on f.omctliimg ? W7au someone's bones?" Thijfe is Henry AaqxMtii'g main diffemnce from the geiriia-l, imif.h>-Jove<Il Scotsman: whom be notw sucrx'edl". in tbe- PresnierBhip. One dndl afternoon yeairn ago the L!PoexaJ(i met at t-hc lWonu, Chllb to ohoioeo a v leaddr. Two nannefi were on men's lipe: Sir Heaijry Campbell,-Banjierman and Mr Asqwitb. 'Plwitre may have becsnj larger con- aidleratioaiR, Imt tihy gave the post to the main who coiuld gentJy oil hybrid, piebald party tifnto Mloaving him, and1 Ibm opiponents into lct- tinig foiftn have IlKh way. Where during the pa^ft two Ecteione Sir Henry Oampbeil-Bainjiermaji baj? tickled and buttered his way out of awkw-arxli corner??, Mr Aequitih will try to db it. with a. blud^coim. Sowet imee- the blud^feoin will misra the wiJy foe. Sometimes the bludgeon, will crush. CLEAN-SHAVEN LAWYER, Mr Asujuith, newly Ijecome leader of the LSberal party—a great tfcingand Prime Mints- tor of EwTlaimdi—a nmeh greater t3kimg—is a. man of wnedi'ujn boigfit wiitli the- cldan-sbaven face of a iiaiwyer and; a'deathlefis bcoirn of what he believes to be wu-oing, tSiat comes no doubt fr. m hi Puri- tam «nceetry. The deepest, ft»wiiteet torrent of his ocxxm is devoted! to Tariff Reform. His hair ? pdefnibiful and whiteming. Ilis profile m Bl.rong. ifis is gooil. His voice is unlike any ctilier voice i-ri th-i Ho-uso. It is the ponderous, rich, rwtoniant vodce of strong man wbo believer in his Phresng-tli. He rare>!y "makes a. coaife-ibution" to a debate. He clinches it. That, at lea-at, -is hie air, his way, tho imprcr-srxcii 3w gives YOQI, He r«>« off 3m bc- lief, hie; antswc.r. to the Opposition arguimentj?, wifb an air of finality. TBic.ro its nothing more to be said. He hoe spokcux And if he is snore final, definite, about one thing than ail- other it is Tariff Reform. He walks inito the Iloiti;*?- with a nothiing-mat- terB-mnch sqrt cf IEihand thrust ioafco his pookete—not a bad thing, peirdiape, for a. Chancellor cf tiho Exchequer. He htcpB over tJio sprawling feet of tho other oceupante of the Troa- bemoh. lie fiaiiliB int-> bis seat with a. shjiuffle. He risep. to amsweir a quekst-ioD. He can ovade, of counse; he jt; a Miinsier. But he. is not the niastcii- evade,- that "C.-I3." was. jNIsr AsquitOi has a. way of answering asi Oppos-iiiion queKt'ion in a. taikc-jit-or-leave-it e'iyle. This is all excellent way when you have at your back a great majority all km-iig you, aJlready to. smile or 0iirg!gcir, and1 thoroughly unctcd on all ques- tioTifs, an-rli b'aoloexi jrn, V1.IiYn by the voice of the people. But- THINKING MACHINE. He is n fine thinking miaehine. The biain thai won IKSM a. «*;Jht>llfirKhi.-p at Ba-Uiol, that eacrienl bum 011 to princely euicioefis in wig and gO¡Wll, thaifc satiuraled' b-iim with fnot.9aoolt factory legie- iatiioai years and ycvjfs ago wheni he. wae Ilomo Secretary, that helped bam to- don will; and gown again wibwi IIBB party went owl of office—this fmo •b-ain now hoiijw Jam to absorb political queli- ÛlQlns cf tho hwir with all t-hciitiv mae-es of facte and figtiTcts wMi sti^^b cere. It. i ) thi" maEibetr-y t-lf the knowlcdgo of polii.ical «uibject», no doubt, that enables Mr Afxpviib to go tbrougb a trying, iieirve-6itrai!;<ing day with at least the sayitng lazily, "Let us see, it's a nice cvcansig; I think go and ran tho HOUPC of ComanoinB." Ho 5" fifty-six ycaiB of ajgOj but he has. tho eme.itgy of Ohttiy-tax, th. co-ntidcmx; of twenty-six. This* cold-fa^t! K.C. eimrn>r«5e9 you now and talein witth a. ww>rm fluiili that- suffuses his fcatuTes, and a I'SttJo Uaisb. of ■ncltleid feeJtimg that darts intrto hit;, eyep. Mr Balfour, the- first aaidi finœ.t debater in tfiio Ho<noo, or mayfoa-p eoane yoaing back-bencher lilfo 'the gay Ijo.rdt joguiisb and un. pparinig, has dug beneath Aequitb en- amel of isidSffwence. Brat he slips has hands into hiis pcokei'li again: givcis- bis ehouldera a little ^hiring as thougb Jhakimg it all off, leans back, audi BprawJis; liai* baggyJt:ouWH'cd legs—and whfMt the dock dirams noa« eight, he will saunter out and. ewjoy a. dinner. PHO'lVx: RAPIIIC REMARK. "I id'on't know whether the honourable mem- belf its a, Nonconifoi-iiki&t^ but he looks like C'llle." 60'Ji» cine oried (W-rts-1, the floor of the Ilotiee one nijjthit years ago. iremai'k was photographic. In the eyeu of "'advanced" e-upporters this saturation, with the atmosphere of Nonconformity will go a Jo-tigish way, no-dbubt, towards atoning for hie ciiime of Imperialiem. HB Home Rule ppeceh of jirt a. week ago iieedl not have og- giicTed! Mr Healy so mucih as it difd. Even an. Irri.Mh cptimisit ooiuhi bnrdly be e.xcueed for bc- iieTi-ng tSuat Mir Amqukb wa.s going to pmineso tSiieim reall irouo Rude just at pinssemt-. It was small eosnfoiri to tfne pasfionato advocates of Honno Rule that he should wwhihold it only duping tBie pFCi:c,nt PairlBamcni. Then a week or two ago, whom ho remlti'teliy dex-larcd adherence to the two-Power ootmlairxl, he did it with every appca.v- arce of fu'WiIoodod relish. Mr As»fUi.ith is not ,¡1J ljidic;ver in the usikaio-w-n quantity. But the- answer to the qixvjtioai wbciher it easier for a Liberal Imperiolkt to lead a party of Imperialists and Lu-ptocie, Mnri ay Maodonai-d-s, and1 Byleses, Or for a Home Ratio S'rmail-Navyito to lead" liberal olhi podn-.Ka. iR run unknown quantity. The qucLitio-n ',f the future is to what ex- tend, the L: ixTal party will lowe by the losst of the g<wwal, lovable, comip-rche.iUiive perscaialit-y of Sir Ilemtry, and to whlat extent -it will gain by tihc kwderHhiiip off tiliis ru-fJileFW debater, this aeknit at epigram, this monuimenit of haixl work, thfe olca-r- CUlt, 1m:) speaker who a fcav weeks ago unfolded a mazy, complex measure as thei Oc'nfitca- tMn Bill nirii a, long speefch without a single wn- liuiifcihed or uinmoaiiii.nig- senitea.ice and wiihout fJie UBO of eiiie redu;nda-nt woTd. To soo ham at work ami to ]¡.t"a.r his followers talk is realise that Mf Ais^iui-tlh has tho bead of a. leader- of ishe ISom.so of Commons. Whether tho bar, tiho (heart—or onottgh of it—that, like niasny otfii.er questions cemecirmng the Liberal ipaJity, is left in tPoubt.
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DEN- BIGH BOROUCTHS. MR ORMESBY tORE AT 1IENLLAN. On Monday evening the Hon. W. G. Onnesby Gore, Conservative candidate for the Denbigh Boroughs, vunited Ilonllan, aim delivered a rousing address to a crowded meeting at the Schoolroom. Mr W. D, W. Griffith, Gam, presided, and introduced the speaker ill a neat and appropriate sijecch. Che llou. W. Onneshy Gore said it re- quired a bold person to address a meeting, of which the majority were Churchmen, in tho Vale of Chvyd, and to say that he would not follow the Bishop of St. Asaph's lead on tho education question, but he did not think tho Bishop's proposals were likely to make for permanent peace. Churchy people would hear of no compromise that did not respect tho right of parents to have tlloir children taught religion in school hours by a teacher qualified to do so. Another principle was that if the pre- sent system of voluntary schools was to lie done away with fuU and fair compensa- tion roust be given. Addresses were also delivered by Co!. T. A. Wynne Edwards, Plas Nantglyn, ard Mr Sam Thompson, the latter speaking mostly on labour questions. A resolution of confidence in Mr Gore was unanimously passed.
THE SMALLESTHOUSE IN GREAT…
THE SMALLESTHOUSE IN GREAT 13RITAIN. A UNIQUE DISCOVERY. Captain Itolert Jones, Conway, has t'is- covered a most unique stone on the shore midway between Penmaeumaw r and Conwav Riv er. It is of a circular shape, and beauti- j fully marked, and weighs about 23lbs. Lfc is not -mlike a sponge in its formation. The oldest gailors of the borough wha have seen the stone declare they have never seen any• thing like it in the district before. The stone will bo on view for visitors and others- at the smallest house on the quay, of which Captain Jones is the owner. Apart from the curious stone, visitors to the district should not fail to visit the smal- lest house in Great Britain, which is open daily for inspection. The frontage is oniv 72 inches, and the measurement from to front only 100 inches. The interior is furnished in a quaint antique style, there be- ing an abundance of old willow pattern china, brass and copper utensils, as wiell as many other antiques, which are well of inspection
I URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL 1…
URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS. RESULTS OF SATURDAY S. POLLING. LLANDUDNO. THE EYE OF THE rOIL. The lost public meeting prior to the election was helodi in. tOie Town Hall, Llandudno, on Friday evening. Mr John Roberts. BrTil Gelyn, presided over a good attendance. All the candidates were presemt, and, tiho same questiicns as had been put to them a-t pre- vious meetings were agaiii propounded witfii the addteti-rm of a quotation asking- t!he can- didiaitoa if Hhey would1 adVocate the framing of a hytvlaw presenting the- drivers of hackney car- riages from paling up luggage cm their cajriagef. to the danger of the pubwe. Councillor E." E. Booie thought that it could not be avoided. Ho woiuSLd advocate the framing of a. bye-taw, but ho would) bo careful how be framed it. Mr Hone waR not in favour of giving honorariums to paiblio officiate. Mr J. R Dawsoai fiaid that on principle ho dlid not approfvo of giving- honorariumii to puihlio officiiaLs, but in special oases Ihe thought aJlow- ances ought to be made. Mr Wijlia-m W'ihHams opposed Sunday trains a ihonoraaiuTne on proncapie-, and- advocated the construction of winter gwdwiy, for Llandudno. Oou'ne-iilor Robert R<^betif>, witb regard to the. Free Library, said ho had voted in favour of the, existing eta.te oif tbingT?. He expresEod tho Kamo opinion ae Air Dawson witfh xegaral to honor- ar'.nimis for public offioialp, makiarg an os»cptioin ctf exceptiio-na.} on.scfi.. He advocated the turning of tiie Sub-Post Office in. Giloddaeth-strrect into a branch office., andi srag^eated) that should they fail to got tihl1", t'hey could got tho question, mined in Pariianieii't. Witb regard to the queariioil of hackney oarriagot?, ho (sympathised with the town porters in this matter. He thought that it carghrc to The referred' to tthe Byei-IawR Committco. Mr Ralph F^her urged the cajndiidatets to W''6 theiir -influoreeo to support the County Council. At tho beginming of that year an Act" had: boon brought in to compel Education Auth-orit-ie« to have thcitr children jnedically exam"'lnedi. Now. the OairMarvonsh'iro Ed'-ucation Antihonity had 22,000 chiidiren att-andn ng oleimein t.a.ry Hshooite, Rii-d ttercifore the duty of oxamiminig thesm at Jeai't three times in thoir Edio(yl lifo was one a im- [vortu.nce. He thought the Count-y Council (* a rna-rvon.shi ro was as economical Ilt) any other body. They thougiht tiliat they ought to divido tho county of Carn«rv»n into two parts, arad let tho Join't Sanitary Audio* rity appoint two mcdical officers of health. Mr W;,lJoi:J,1U Arnold advoeatcdl Sunday t-rams, and nteo tfe turning of tho Bub-Poet Offioo wir Gloddacitih-fetreet MI to a hramidb office. Ho would db lhi6 'best to keep all tbe patha possible open. MR CARNEGIE AS WHIST PLAYER. Speaking cf tihe proposed Cajrnegie Free Lib- rary, Mr W. Arnold said that he had beer: toild that M.r Carnogic wc«ild' not biEaards or cards to be played inside the libraries which he gave. Some years ago ho (Mr Arnold) was c-roi-.si ng tho Atlainft-ic, and; on beard the vefieel! was a Mr Car- negie, ,,(hoot" through a mutual frkmd, got to hear about hig (Mr Arnold's) prcuieiency, so tliiat IhQ was asked to fo-nm a. hand. Not a cent. o;r a fairthing was. tihero upon gamo, but tho Mr O-arnrai-e with wh-otm he playod FO many tirondly haji'di? was tho same Mr Carniegio who to-day waa ofTor-mg tJhem a Issbrairv, Oonr tinning-, Mr Arnold; said: that tho fadt that toad tjrajnwaiys in. tho streets now wasi ail addiitional ••rcawcin why the drivers of haiekntty oarriagci^, f'hculd not bo allowed' to pile luggage up on their cadi". They ought not to permit j't, Iteferri.nig to the motoir chaar-a-basio qucv-ftion.. if I tho public waml-cid. tSi«m in Llandudno, in his opinion', they ought to haxei them. Mr George Woodyatt oppcKed Sunday tinvntr. Wftlh rkg-an-I to the quetitaon of hack- neiy cavriage drivers piling lug-gage on their carte, he did not Qppopo a-t-, arwii gave ihii-s reason tJlO fact that vin'tons often carried luggage which thy waratedl at once, a-nd if they "ravo it to. a town porter ho would go about Bokcidingj ordeirs 114cro ho delivered i t arnd it was laite beforo thc-y got the luggage (applaupe). ProfcPeor Boa^t-rnont, referring to tho quieedctn. of fctunday trams, was against them being run iihric.'ugl.i tlllÐ towm, but ut favour of them being run rlil), tho Or inc. lIe would ask why ifiiould tihey not let people have chair's on the sand-; 0111 Sun-days? Pe<ipJo, wheni Iffley came to the seaside, always followed1 the tide, and' tried, for the benefit of their healill,, to get as close to the pea- as they could. There was nouM.ng better for ilhcsii. What harm we they doing to anybody by pitting there? Ho bc- l;»vcd, in aldowiiiig the. people to li-ave, comfort at the seaside. Mr Sam Bartley, on the othea- hand, oppoi-e<l Siirnday trajnpt, or*J sai.d! bo would not like to see Uiaradiudino diegeneratc into such anotiher place as. Blackpool. He, undtsrsttoiod that the Governor off the lete of Man w:m petitionmnig the Govemmcnt with the whole of the residents at his. back agaicirfc the a-'Uuining otf Sunday boata to the lifclandl. ( Mr O. W. Roberts, fBtodcuron) eaid he did. not think they had. amy right to conftder the qnes- t:jin which Mr Ralph Fielher had brought for- wanl
OLD MEMBERS UNSEATED. _.-
OLD MEMBERS UNSEATED. KEEN CONTEST. Polling took place at Llaneiuduo f<>r the. eJcc- tiofji (Jjf candiùabc..<) for the Urbain District Oounr cil in two wards, namely, the .E:1f.e.m Wand1, where there wore Avo candidates for two seats; and tihe Western Waixll. whero three candidates contested two eeate. Tho vtictory of Pixfoppor Beaumont, in the Western W^ard, win? undoixbtediy o-ne of tilie mot-t popular events of the contest rrIw old Pro., as ho js commonly known amongst his numerous friends at LlaiidiudiriiO!, I)eeii a professional Swimimcr and! diver, and. has held the world's mecord for saving lifo. During his career, Professor lie-i union,t. has been instnimonUai in staving no let than 114 liveis frocni ai!'inoi>{. ceirtain dieatli, a large proportion of whom# were £ wimime?Gi acid bathers at Lki.ndudno. IT elms oleo travelled rcimd "tho m un he WOrid six timet- a a id! it, therefore a man of wide and varied experieneo, and will no doubt prove a valuable acquisition to the Llandudno Council in thoiw endeavour to bring Llandudno into lino with other seaside resorts of the Kingdom. His colleague, Mr Robert Roberts, who headed the poll in the Western Ward, IB AN aJdterman of tho Ca;rna;rvcnrihire Countj Council, and a justice of tho peace for the oounty. Ho has done much for tho advancement of the town in ge-iVeral, and will nes dou'bt bo welcomed back into the Council chamber as a wcrtbv ropreeentative of tho best iu'tercst otf the town. The defeated, oandiid'ate, Mr William Williams, i has been a aiicmbei>of the Coimoil fox upwards of a quarter ef a- centairy, and in his capacity as ovorsecir at; well as councillor bas nentderod good 3eTvr.ce. liut, wdien t!hix?e good men are con- teetiiiig it :it> difficult to chocse. The electors have eelected now blood. In the Central WTard, the retiring members, Meters W. O. WijJiajnMa-nd J a,iiies, J. Maxks, havo been returned unopposed. THE EASTERN WARD. As was aj)'<)<'Jpa,tcd, Mr B. E. Bone headed the .poll in tho Eastern Ward. He is one whom tho Council could ill-afford to lose, having from time to time. rendered yeoman service to the town in variicuB capacities, and it was a. souroc of grati- fication to all conce-med to see Mr Bone again at tho head of the poll, notwithstanding the fact- IL that ho had four stalwart opponents. The re- turn. oif Mr George Woodyatt was the surpinise- packet cf the election, but it must bo understood1 that Mr Woodyatt had strong RUpport. The ether, retiring candidate, M,r J. Roger Dawson, farerl yery banEy, only polling 78 agaiiii^t Mr Bone's 254. Mr Dawson does not re- i",ile in the constituency, and as far as we know hM no ve.:>ted interrepc in it; and as the cry of Cra'gydbn man for Craigydon had been raised, he and the otilicr two defeated candidates were at c'ncv placed under a disadvantage. Mr Bartley, who came third on the poll, and 96 votes behind Mr Woodyatt, has certainly more plaim to the contttitueincy than Mr Dawson" as he I is a largo propetrty^onvner as well as a heavy rate- payer in tho Cmigiydo-n district. This was Mr Bart-ley's first atte,niipt to capture municipal hon- our.?. He wtll probably fare liotter next time. The other candiidiato, Mr WTm. Arnold, who woe only six vot.bl'ih:m'lI'llrJ:" Bars lev, was prac- taoally unknown to the ootistjrtiuoncy, afithoiwrh tui- doiubtedi'y ono of the most capable in Ll-anr d'udno, as he has ptrowd- from timo to time, at; a member cf the Town Improve,meant Aesociationi It iF the u'lamtmou*? opinion, that had Mr Arnold estber of tiho two ether wards has re- turn would have been ensured. THE RESULT. There was a. large crowd out-)idc the Town Hall on Saturday night, when Mr CVjnolly (the town clerk) appeared to a;nnCUI1:co the result of the eb,-ct.iom,. Tho announcement of the eleotitcn of Profes-or Beaumont ivni-, received witb Joud dhoerij^r, and 'he was afterwardte the recipient of numerous ,-rattilati-rqi!i. Tho figures were as fol'kxws:— WT-1STBRN- W-tVRD. 259 Walter Beaumont 217 *W.illiali) WjJljarih, 195 EASTERN WARD. *E. E. Rone 254 Geo. Woodtyatt 208 S. R. Barttey 112 Williaim Arnold- 106 *J. Roger Dawson 78 Those, marked; with an art-erick [*) are retiiutig momibexBu
ITHYL. J
ITHYL. J A SURPRISE IN TIIE SOUTH WARD. On Saturday the election of two councillors for' the South Ward took place in Rhyl, and the re- sult was a great surprise. Mr J. W. Jones waa the only retiring candidate who sought re-eleo- tion, Mr J. khcr, to the groat regret of many, not seeking to again represent the ward. TbQ retirement of Mr As her is a deemed loss to tho town, as he has worked hare. and faithf ill, rvj the best interests of tne community mg .his tenure of office. J'here was apparently a complete revulsion of; feeling during the last two days of too con rest. oisT-nbutiion of certain unsigned cards had the effect of bringing support to one candidate in a meet pronounced manner. The parties who were responsible for tots work wore no doubt very much surprised at the result for it had the opposite ettect to that which they anti- cipated. It was pointed out that it is an oh one* against the Jaw to issue anything oonne-tf Wit}) an election without bearing tho printers' name, and it is understood tnat stops are being taken to discover the offender on this instance. It appears that the cards were deposited in letter- boxes and under doors, under tne cover cf dark- 11e; but it is clear that no ono directly con- nected with any of the camtid-jucg were parties to tneir printing or distribution. A more un- Brit-ish proceeding has not taken place in asy preceding election at Itbyl. The polling was a rtfjrd for any ward iflk Rhyl. Mo less trian 583 voters exercised' the franchise, and each of the oandidatee and their friends left no sumo unturned to bring up Mi. electors. Tnore was great exoitemicnt ouring" the last, two hours of the polling, upwards at 200 votes being recorded during that time. Mr Rowlands (clerk to the Council) was tlio pre- siding officer, Mr Bayliss acted as poll clerk, and Mr T. was OAinting clerk. They got tarough their work exceedingly well, and Wle 533 papers wore ctieolied! in an hour, the poll being declared at 9.15. There were but thrco spoiled paficrs. result was made known to a hugo aB- sembly as follows:—Mr J. W. Jones, 2,; Mr A. D. Hill, 224; Mr R. IIanion, 197; Mr Ed. Iiol>erts, 188. Mr R. Sykes, 105. Mr liowlands deolarod tho two first-named gentlemen duly elected. Mr J. W. Jones, in returning thanks, said that for the fourth time he appeared be for a the electors as a successful candidate, and thanked them from tno bottom of his heart. Ho ih&: tried to servo the electors m the past, and now tnat they had given him another ten- ure of office ho promised that he would con- tinue his faithful service. They wero passing througn a.n anxious tune, and he hoped the Council would be supported in making their sciiemo a success. Ho desired to thank tho candidates fear the gentlemanly way in wmich they had fought the election, for through- out- the contest ho iiad experienced nothing but the greatest courtesy at their hand". He hoped that ho had! not done anything ungenU0manly. He thanked the. electors for again placing him triu'iiipiiautly at the top of tne poll, and ho would do his beet to servo them. Mr lidl said that in tho first placo ho thanked those who had voted for him. Ho felt proud to bo cWted to represent tho South Ward, and ho would do h utmost to merit satisfaction by tho electors of tho South Ward and tho town in general. During his canvass ho had fournE that tho doctors were loyal to the Council in the improvement soherao tnat was being car- ried out. Ho believed the Council would work the pavilion 011 strictly business lines. He also felt that they could not afford to bo too scnti- mental, and that tho pavilion should be run on lines winich would mako it successful. After tho pavilion scheme finished ho thought that the Council should turn its attention to too. other improvements at tho East End, and that ^jniet-hiiig should bo done to improve the con« dition of tho poor people who lived in Vale- road. There were many improvements which could be carried out there, and the Bill now before Parliament would help them in that direction. Mr Honlon said that was tho fourth contest he had fought in 14 months, but as he had had a good fight on this last occasion, 110 thought he would fight again. lie assured the electors that during the 12 years ho had been in Rbyt he had done his best for tho town. Ho bad travelled! in England, Ireland, and Scotland, but be liked Rhyl best of all, and although hart had lost a seat by 27 votes lie would still go doing his best. Mr Edward Roberts thanked the 11)8 who supported him, for their votes, and the ratepayers generally for the courtesy and kind- nose he had received on all hands during hia canvass. Mr Sykes thanked the 105 ratepayers who bad? voted for him, and remarked that he omld only; say, like a candidate at a former election, that had the electors been faithful to their promises! he would have been in a different nosition that day. A vote of thanks to tho officials was passed.!
LLANRWST!
LLANRWST! RECORD NUMBER OF VOTES. There were five candidates for four seats at Llanrwrit. Considerable interest was evinoed in the election, tho record .number of 429, out cf ai total of 490 voters, recording their votes. Mr R. R. Owen was the returning' ofiioer, and Messrs T. Hughes and Arthur Owen acted as polling- clerks. A largo crowd had assembled near tha Councd School at oight o'clock, but it was 9 p.m. when the result was declared as follows:- Albert. Hughes (Church), 299; (x)W. J. WiJJiama, J.P. (C.M.), 246; A. Parry (W.), 236; (x)K .Mills. J.P. (W.), 226; (x)Rhydwen Jones (C.M.), 196. Tho successful candidates having tendered their thanks, Mr Albert Hugheswas huLstpd c.11 tha stalwart, shoulders of a. number of admirers, and carried in triumph through the town, tho gr-eatestj enthusiasm prevailing. Regret was generally expressed that eueh a valuablo member as Mr Iihydwen Jon us had not been returned. During tho last, year Mr Jones acted as the chairman of tho Fillanee Committee, a.ud his absence from the Council will be felt. Mr Hughes' large ma- jority came somewhat 8. a surprise, but his per- sonal popularity is amply exemplified by the fact that he secured 56 "plumpers." Mr W. J. Wil- liams next, came with 9, Mr Par.ry 6, Mr Mills 5, and Mr Rhydwen Jone>>, the unsuccessful candi- date, 3.
MOLD.
MOLD. The triennial election of councillors for tha urban district of Mold took piaco c.n Satin- lay laet, Mr R. Stewart Keily acted as presiding and returning officer, hia VOil clerk boing Mr Daviety of Northop. Covwiderablo interest waa taken in the election, t h«-re being 22 candidates (14 of whom were retiring members) for 15 seats. Aa anticipate* tho t-osults wore "surprise packets." The following is the result of the poil:—(x)John Watkin, 375; (x)Jo«ia,ti Simons, 357; Thomas Parry, 347; Josiah Thomas Morgans, 525; John Wynne Williams, 325; (x)John Hughes, 316; Henry John Roberts, 312; John Boole Marstcn* 310; Thomas Smith Adams, 302; Thomas Price, 280; Robert Morris, 270; (x) James Sykes, 270.; Thomas Roberts, ÔJ6; Thomas Lewis, 242; Wm. Edwin Tricked, s. Tiio foregoing aro the can- didates elected, i.. unsucceesful contestant* being:—Wm. Pi-i<:e Jonw, 227: (x)J. CatberalJ, 182; (x)Emeet K Manloy, 180; Samuel Beres- ford, 168; Jesso lioberts, 162; (x)John Rowlands, 135; (x)\"m. JxK-kiey, 161. An "x" denotes new candidates, tho remaining 14 are retiring mem- bers.
ABERGELE.
ABERGELE. The Urban District Council election, which took placo on Saturday, ailyrded some excite- ment. Tho candidates for the Abergele ward were Mr Pierce Davics, watchmaker; Mr John Pierce, .saddler, and Mr Isaao Roberts, builder. In tho Pensarn ward the can- didates were: Mr James Buchanan, boaa-ding"- bouse-keeper; Mr Elias Evans, brickmaker; Mr Thomas Davies, Railway Hotel; and Mr GoorKe Perkins, auctioneer. The result of the poll was declared in the even* ing at. the Town Had, as follows:— Abergele Ward: Roberts, 174; John Piroo, 166; Pierce Pa vies, 140. Pensara Ward T. ■ s, 40; Elias Evans, 37; J. Buehanrmn, 34; tiecrgo Perkins, i Tho two first named 111 eacn ward were de- clared elected. In i'ensaiii two new councillora are returned. We understand that Mr Perkins made no attempt, to canvass, and that, in fact, having no dosiro to bo returned, he urged the ratepayers to refrain from voting for him.
PENMAEWMAWR.
PENMAEWMAWR. Contests took lace in two wards on Saturday, — 31'1 i resulted as fol- » lows (Mr J. W. Post acting as returning officer on behalf of tho clerk, Mr T. n. I'sriy):—■ Pantyrafon Ward :Dr. Jenkins retiring member, 211; P. H. M'Clement, 131; Richard Williams retiring metiber, 109. Mr M'Clement is a. former member of tho Council, who was unsuc- cessful some years ago. Mr Williams, who is dis- placed, has been a councillor for many years. Penmacn Ward: D. Gordon Jones, Alexandra Hotel, 99; Robert E. Williams, retiring member, 86; H. Christmas Jones, schooimast-cr, 79. Mr j Gordon Jones was elected. Ho formerly served for some time on the Council. Caj>o?ulo Ward: Thomas Roberts, Bcrtblwyf?* ) was returned unopposed in place of Mr lvdwaitl Davics, who did not seek re-election.
HOLYWlELL.--'
HOLYWlELL. --1-- Thore were 21 candidates for the 15 seats. Result :—"Thomas Waterhousc, 353; *J. U. Wil- liams, 322; "Dr. J. 0. Jones, 307; *Dr. J. Wil- iiairis, 2^7; "II. V. Lloyd, 2SF>; Tbcs. Gnfi'rtbs, 276; 'E. Foulkes, 269; *A. Earl, 259; E. H. Roberts, 259; Joseph Jones, 256; *J. P- Jones, 249; G. Froeman, 221; *J. II. Littler, 201; *C'aptain Salter, 199; *J. E. Jones, 176; J. W. Ellis, 166; D. Pierce. 153; J. B. Field*. ing, 150; A. Schwarz, 150; R. McLeieb, 105.