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NEWS OF THE WEEK. ------

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NEWS OF THE WEEK. In the constitution of the new Cabinet Mr Lloyd George becomes Chancellor of the Eirp otiequer. < The Bishop of Bangor conducted a dedicated service &t St. Seiriol's Church, l'enmanmawr, on Xhursaay. • • • s The LlandiKlno Froe Public Library was re- opened on. Saturday, under an arrangement with the trustees of tiio ingtitutio<n. • • • Mr Tom Ncvitt, a member of a Llandudno Junction family, hae been returned as a me-m. box of the Queensland Parliament. < « At the an-tual meeting of the Llandudno and District Fild Club Lord Mostyn waa elected president. For the second time Holyhead and Greenfield met on Saturday in the final for the North Wales Amateur Cup. Again the result draw of two goals each. m The Llanrwst Urban Council have under coa« sidcration a scheme submitted by the newly. formed local Angling Association for the im- provement of the fishing at Clrafnant Lake. c The annual exhibition of the Halkyn ood. carving C iassea was held on Saturday, and the exhibits displayed much proficiency and artis- tio merit. t « 1 'Friday. Edinburgh University conferred the honorary degree of D.D. on the Rev. Ellis Edwards, Principal of the Welsh Calvimstio Methodist College, Bala. < At a meeting of the Rhyl t-^ui.oil on Mon- day, a motion was carried in favour of an ap- plication for increased representation of the town on the Flintshire County Council. • • At a meeting of the Cmvlyd Water Board, held at Colwyn Bay, on Friday, too Engineer report-oct that good progress has been F, aue with the laying of the IK»W 15-inch main. t The Medical Officer of Health for Rhyl staoo. in his annual report that the genea-al health ot this popular resort has been very good during tne past year. « • It is an interesting fact that all the telegraph forms used in tbe British are printed JI Wales, at M'Corquodale and C. 'i paper works a mile outside the ancient town of Flint. • • The Denbighshire Quarter Sessions were held on Friday &t Denbigh. Mr Jelf Pettit, who presided, congratulated tho county on the very email number of prisoners before the court. » « • At yesterday's meeting of the ColwJn Bay Urban District Council, the Chairman reviewed the year's work, and was heartily thanked lor his services during his term of oilice. The death is annouaood of Mr W. Bleddyn Lloyd, J.P., of Gorddinan, Dolwyddelen, form- erly manager of tie Llsnrwst branch of the Metropolitan Bank. • • • • Rhyl Urban Council declined an interview with St. Asaph Rural Distnct Council to dis- ?ru nation of admitting outside patients into tlic jUalatv>n Hospital ot TC^'YU • t • A r."blio meclln- at Denbigh on Tuesday C question ol impi-oving the fairs. jDrlt-f u' Wa~s, to arrange fort- n^hUy fairs for twelve, months as an ex peri- Committee of the I.- iai resolved that cannot reoom- to aooe^ th<> Bishop of St. tWWion^ TD Bill &3 a sati^faetory con- tribution towards a peaceful settlement. « M^r rfr^nt ofJVIp A- Jones and t ?r fr0In.t;he Rhyl Council was re- ferred to at a mooting of the Council on Mon- daj Much regret waa expresaed at the loss of the services of two such capable members. Mr Wm. Jones,*M*P* addressed two meet- ings of his supporters at Llandudno on Fridav when he dwelt upon current political topics and paid a high tribute to the services of Sir H Campbell-Baruierman. • m T'bø winners of the monthly medal handicap in connection with PresUtyn Golf Club played pn SaturdHy for a silver cup presented iL e Vhnnant The tie between the brat three is to be played lster on • « What are believed will prove the richest gold mines in Wales, says a Cardiff correspondent, aije abtnit be worked in Carmarthenshire. ihe mines hidden away in the woods near the main road between Liandilo and Lampeter • • • • i At the Denbighshire Quarter Suasions on Fri. day a discussion ensued on a motion to reduce the quorum of the County Licensing Commit- tee from five to three. The proposal was car- ried by a majority of 11 votes to 10. 0 0 0 An *PPea! against the refusal of the Colwyn Bay Urban ptvr.net Council to grant an appli- D^'r l.i^h VVJ^rrl !iofnoc allowed at the Denbighshire Quarter Sessions. There was no appear a not. on behalf of tJh-e respo-ndte-nta. In the course of a discussion at Rhvl Urban £ JTtlI\S r,MOnday- was Stated That ui the removal of the sand drift £ 170 had been TETPS^S. OF"»»"«»"" P~VSU FS the purr>0:6. The Bishop of Bangor to-day week dedMt. ted at St. Seiriol's Church. Penrn?enma.w.r to the late Mrs J. R. Williams ,if; of Dc. J. R. Williams, who. fw- many')'ea.r8 was a geoorou. oi the Church in the pa,ri h. s • • a It. 13 stated tihat a memoir of the late Mr T Darlington, his Majesty' inspector of schools* is being prepared by Mr J. L PairL £ ? 1! maater of the Manchester Grammar School Mr Darlington and Mr Paton wene o? John 3 College, Cambridge. °f St* A poll of the ratepayers was taken at I lan. corporation. • 0 u m chtwUf U'' ?f Dr- R^- ™>op of Win- sivS U 'n 8000,1111 honours in clas- aieal moderations at Oxford. She was only lady in second class, and only one lady waa of^T nn *r r'' nla9S" rDr" Ryl^ was P"noipai 01 ot. i>avid s Coilego, Lampeter, in 1886-87. During a discussion at the Denbighshire „oin4 Folioe L-aminifctes' on Momilay, respectinff oer- tain loans by the County Council, the Clerk sta- ted that the borrowing powers of that autiho- nty, taking into consideration the amount they had lent the Tanat Valley I,;Vht Railway Com- pany, had been exceeded. It The Selection Committee oi ti-te Carmarthen- tfnre County Council interviewed six of the 104 applicants for the surveyorship of the Western Division (sa.a.rv £ 250 per anrwm) at Carmar- then on Saturday, and left. fthe Council at the-ir quarterly meeting on the 22nd inst. to make a ohoioo between four, who include Mr E. aughan Ealmuiwk (Llangollen) and Mr R O. Jones (Carnarvon).

FISHING IN CRAFNANT LAKE.

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