The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

I tlle ationCelebrations. 'Vi"t?" t?lle loyal i nh,?'bitant3 of every ati(i h,, he '%re bilsily Mlet iri the Prinei- t e ???tt 0 e, 13,jl-,ed 9)"e eleb,.?t ?--l "I e- In t if" most ,?,)Pro- 06t ?l, I the I)a,-eeL SPICIO',IF, N.va5r possibl?e, the it "PO" w-hich all eyes of be f Ixed next JLine. To the t4 it e"ple a. Coronation comes but ot ID T of joi-c- 0 n-iany, th(-, oppor- ate I ell? in --t,?ch ?-L. grea?t event is v??t 0e(L at all. Tlierefore, I;Iie "'the eb a 1)1-,tllll r people N7vill find te whicii )iill cause the YEEL, 0 bl' re,-iiembered for many the f e,N, towns who have decided to commemorate the eventful day by way of erecting permanent memorials must be included Colwyn Bay, where the inhabitants have unanimously decided to establish a Free Library. The conception is a most happy one, and would, we feel sure, draw from His Gracious Majesty a note of congratulation were he acquainted with the fact. In this enlightened age of steady advancement in every branch of education and learning, a greater boon could not be bestowed upon any community, and for ourselves we heartily congratulate the town upon the form the celebrations will take. The rejoicings will of course include the usual treats to old and young, the latter of whom will doubtless regard the Coronation of King Edward as a red-letter day in their lives. Chirk proposes to build a parish hall as a permanent memorial, and Mr Thomas Marriott's suggestion of a cottage hospital at Llanrwst, is one which we hops the inhabitants of that energetic little market town will accept.

The Secret of England's Greatness. IN the will of Mr Rhodes there is a signifi- cant statement to the effect that the secrat of England's greatness is the country landlord, who looks after the interests of the rural population and this statement is somewhat borne out by incidents of recent date in Lincolnshire. A few years ago, in a district adjoining Boston, the agricultural labourers were in what was truly a pitiable condition, and had to be helped to get over the winter by the Boards of Guardian. All that is now changed, owing to a landlord in the district adopting a system of allotments. A farm of 46 acres became vacant several years ago, and the landlord, year after year, failing to find a tenant, except on the gift of a year's rent, resolved on the advice of his agents to let the farm out in allotments of one acre each to the agricultural labourers. The result has fully justified the best expectations, although the landlord was afraid he would not get his rent. These poor labourers had to be helped during the first year to buy seed, but now each labourer has a pig in his cot, a sack of flour in his house, and the Poor Law officials are no longer troubled by them. Other landlords have followed the example, and the population has increased in numbers, as well as in prosperity.

Sunday Music at Rhyl. ON Monday, the Rhyl Council refused to allow sacred open-air musical performances to take place on the promenade every Sunday afternoon. This decision was come to against the wishes of a substantial ma- jority of the residents on the West and East Promenades, who, by a plebiscite, declared themselves in favour of the proposal. The question of Sunday observance, especially in Wales, is a ticklish one, and, more- over, is one upon which strong and definite opinions Ure held. In some places it is asserted that that the Sabbath is becoming more and more desecrated, and only last week no less a personage than the Bishop of Bangor deplored the imminent introduc- tion into this country of the continental Sunday." On this question, like in many other matters of controversy, the most eminent opinions seem to differ. More than one Bishop, and many of the clergy, do not object to actual physical recreation on Sunday, such as golf and tennis. We do not go so far as to support the ndulgene-o of ti-iese forms of recreation on the Sabbath day, but what real objection there can be to the performance of hi-,h- iclass sacred music by a good.baiid, we. 0 class sacred music by a good band, we don't quite make out. The only differ- ence between an outdoor programme of sacred music, and some of the more ornate forms of service in many churches, would be the absence of the strictly religious element-prayers. We fail to see any desparity between an organ recital—often assisted by a violin and a vocalist, at the close of the evening service-under cover, with a collection for church expenses, or towards the curate's salary—this analogy is not put offensively,—and a programme of sacred music rendered in the open-air with a collection for the use of chairs. Mr Gamlin's resolution was supported by common-sense arguments, whilst those of the gentlemen who opposed the motion on the plea that it meant an increase of Sunday labour, and tended to desecrate the Sabbath, were characterised by a narrow-mined conception of the question of sacred observance. We don't pretend to understand the position, of the member who, although he did not speak, tacitly supported the contention about Sunday labour, by voting against the resolution who is one of the largest proprietors of coaches and hackney carriages in the town, and whose employees are almost entirely engaged on Sunday in the tremendous traffic which prevails during the summer months. Do let us clear our minds of cant and be consistent.

Conway. Amateur Theatricals.—The three-act comedy farce, My Soldier Boy," will be performed at the Town Hall by a number of amateur actors on Wednesday in aid of the Parish Church Restoration and the St. Agnes' Organ Funds. A Record.—The gate receipts at the last horse show amounted to £ 113 ISS., an increase of nearly £ 5 over the previous year. This year's event has thus broken a double record—the number of entries and the amount of the gate money. The success of the institution under his presidency has so well satisfied Mr George Barker that he intends entertaining those who contributed towards its suc- cess to a repast at the Erskine Hotel to-day (Friday) week. The Male Voice Choir's Concert.—Those who owe Miss Sallie Edwards a debt of gratitude-and, in truth, they include every resident within out- walls and for many miles outside them-will not forget the complimentary concert given to her by the Male Voice Choral Society on Tuesday. Mean- while, the choristers must not forget their practices, as Mr J. P. Griffiths is in hopes of gaining still further credit for them in their performance of The Martyrs." Pending Departure of Mr Jordan Jones.—In a few days' time Conway will lose one of its most popular residents in the person of Mr Jordan Jones, cashier at the National and Provincial Bank. Mr Jones has just been promoted to an important position in the Summer Hill (Birmingham) branch of this famous house," and he will take up his duties there next week. During the seven years he has resided in Conway he has formed a circle of friends, who will ever cherish the highest possible regard for his acquaintanceship, while in view of his practical connection with all public functions, the community at large will sincerely regret his departure. Mr. Jones is equally well known in Colwyn Bay, as for the first eighteen months of its existence he managed the National and Provin- cial branch at that town. Is it a Lead Mine ?—Councillor Thomas Foulkes appears to have been singularly happy in his choice of ground for the brickworks which he has kept going for the past two years along the old Pen- maenmawr high road. Not only has the brick material yielded on his property proved to be of a distinctly superior quality, but it seems as if another departure could be opened upon the scene in the near future, should Mr Foulkes so desire. What appears to possess every characteristic pro- perty of lead ore has just been brought to sight while Working his gravel pits. As digging opera- tions have not at any time been carried on at more than a depth of about seven feet, the probability is that with deeper working the vein, which doubt- less runs somewhere in this vicinity, would be struck. Experiments will perhaps be made shortly.

Llandudno. May-Day Festivities.—The appeal for public sub- scriptions has been well responded to, the sum of over £ 50 being subscribed. The Pier Concerts.—Mr Henry Plevy and Miss F. Avant Ripon were the vocalists during the past week. The attendance is on the increase The Prince's Theatre.—Mr Vincent Kelly and Miss Florence Melrose's romantic drama, The Seal of Fortune," has occupied the boards of the Prince's the latter part of this week. "Ceiriog."—The first of the proposed annual memorial meetings to the memory of this favourite bard was held on Wednesday evening at the Cambridge Restaurant. Mr John Owen (Avallon) presided. Presentation to a Llandudno Man. A very handsome and massive clock was presented last week to Mr Ernest S. Morgan, of the Daily Dispatch offices, by a number of his colleagues, and a pair of costly and elaborate bronze figures by his employers as a mark of their esteem on the occasion of his marriage to Miss E. L. Dean, of Llandudno. Mr Morgan was formerly the repre- sentative of the Liverpool Courier and Express, at Llandudno, previous to his removal to Manchester. Presentations to Archdeacon and Mrs Morgan.— An interesting series of presentations took place on Thursday evening last at the Town Hall, when Archdeacon and Mrs Morgan were the recipients of handsome and substantial tokens of the goodwill and esteem of the parishioners. The Archdeacon received a purse of gold of r,250, and an album from the hands of the chairman (Mr Robt. Roberts) on behalf of the townspeople, while Mrs Morgan was the recipient of a silver tea service presented by Miss Dalton. The late rector was also pre- sented with a life-sized oil painting of himseli by Mr Brigg Turner, the artist. Eulogistic speeches were delivered by Archdeacon Evans. Revs F. G. Jones (Vicar of Llanrhos), John Raymond (Baptist), J. Trcvor Davies (Congregational), Tudor Owen, M.A. (late of Iywell House School, Llandudno), A. I)r P,T Penry Evans (Congregationil), ?;cj-, Di Dalton, Mr E. W. Johnson, &c. St. George's Church Literary Society.—The first annual dinner of this successful Society was held at the Royal Hotel, Llandudno, on Tuesday. In the unavoidable absence of the Rector-designate of the town (the Rev Llewelyn R. Hughes) the chair was taken by the president of the Society (the Rev Robert Williams, B.A.), and Mr John Littler was the ve-president. The menu was a capital one. and served in splendid style. The usual loyal toasts were proposed by the President and ice- president. The clergy was proposed by Mr R. Whaley and responded to by Messrs L. Thomas, i-I. C. Simpson, T. Lucking, and the President. The Army, Navy, and Auxiliary Forces" was proposed by Mr H. A. Bonnalie, and responded to by Messrs A. Helstrip, F. Kitson, J. Griffiths, and E F. Clarke. "The St. George's Literary Society" was proposed by the Vice president, and responded to by McsS-IS R. Roberts, John Evans, A. Ellis, T. Roberts, and the President. The Ladies," pro- posed by Mr E. Foulkes Griffith and responded to by Messrs R J. Smith, T. J. Roberts, and A. Temple. Other toasts followed. Songs were rendered by Messrs J. E. Jones, E. F. Clarke, R. J. Smith, and A. Fiddes. The National Anthem ter- minated the proceedings. May-Day Celebrations.—The committee con- 'a, yo? Tll_ nap-,t.,ed with !'a -se ?his tr '116 llg every effort to excel all previous attempts. The day's proceedings being so widely known, a full description here would be superfluous. But it may be as well to menrtrion that numerous trades- men this year have showri a marked erathflsiasixt for the day's work, and the procession wall be a feature. A strong Ladies' Committee is work- ing "hard training the children for the Maypole and other dances, a number o'f entirely new one.3 beinig introduced. Miss Polly Underwood has been selected May Queen, and in short this part of the day's proceedings promise's to eclipse any previous attempt. Numerous entries have al- ready been received for the procession, and as ;635, in addition to numerous valuable special prizes, are given, a keen competition an each class is anticipated. The Sports Committee (have added a fire brigade display to their al- ready large programme, and as the. difficulty heretofore has been to complete the list of events before darkness overtakes the s'cene, no doubt is^ entertained that another successful display will again, be shown. The Llandudno Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society are to produce "Our Flat" in the Princess Theatre during the evening. This society has already devoted nearly £ roo to charity.

Llanfairfechan. The Y.M.C A. Movement. After much hard work on the part of the organising secretary, Mr. Gwilym James, a local branch of the Young Men's Christian Association has at last become a reality. The headquarters will be in Inona. buildings, where a couple of rooms have been secured, which will suit the branch admirably until its growth warrants the provision of more com- modious premises. Mr. A. Evill has been chosen the first president of the branch, and Mr. jR R. Roberts (chemist) has been appointed treasurer* and Mr. Llewellyn Jones (Post Office), assisted bv Mr. H. R. Davies will carry out the secretarial duties. Concert.-The rector (Rev. F. P. Watkin Davies) presided over a highly successful concert held at the Public Hall, on Wednesday. The programme consisted of songs by Miss Gladys Hughes, Mr. Doldir Williams, Miss Violet Johnson, Mr. H J Jones violin solos by Mr. R. Parry part son by the school children under the conductorship of the headmaster and headmistress; glees and choruses by the Glanlavan Male Voice Choir and the Llanfairfechan Glee Party, and a duet by Messrs H. J. Jones and J. O. Roberts.

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Bangor Councillors and their Headgear. ONE; of the advantages possessed by members of a Town Council over their less fortunate brethren on the comparatively modern urban authorities, is the picturesque ele- ment which they can infuse into a pageant such as a Royal visit. On those occasions, in all the grandeur of cocked hats and elaborate robes, they represent the traditional dignity of their ancient boroughs in a manner calculated to cause many a heartache among the lesser lights in the municipal world. But, curiously enough, the Bangor councillors are not at all vain of such ornate displays They won't even wear cocked hats at the forthcoming Royal visit. One member said the sight of some councillors sporting top hats, and others slouched and cocked hats, was not very imposing. We quite agree with him. They should either wear the robes with cocked hats or leave them alone. Mr T. Williams declared the robes to be silly, and said he should draw the line at wearing a tea cosy! Eventually, by nine votes to seven, the Council decided against adopting cocked hats. Dr Price thought it absurd not to wear an official hat, and said he would walk in his hat or not at all, and the discussion ended at that. Welsh Pedigree Problem. IT must have been no light task, even for an eminent and experienced genealogist, to work'up the pedigree p Z5 of the Lloyds or Joneses of Wales, and a charge of -C 5 for professioiial -7 services in this respect does not seem out of the way. An amusing case has arisen in London. A Mr Cave, versed in pedigrees, undertook to trace the line of descent of the Lloyds of Wales, which are said to be as common as the Smiths of Eng- land, for a Mr Lloyd, who during"a conversation in the National Liberal Club, said he believed he was descended from one John Lloyd, first I.ord Lieu teiian' I L of Breconsliire, in the of good Oueei- Bess. One of the difficulties of the work was that a junior member of the Lloyd family became a Jones, and thus the task of tracing out'the family in question became unusually difficult. Another ex- pert said "a Welsh pedigree was a thing much to be left alone," because in some parts of Wales, even to this day, surnames were quite unknown, and it was quite possible for a Mr Williams to be an absolute brother to a Mr Jones i Tea Drinking in Wales. SOME wise words were spoken by a Congregational minister at Aber- ystwylh on Monday with regard to excessive tea drinking in Wales. I The rev. gentleman (J. Davies) stated that in his early days country people used to brew their own beer, which was undoubtedly a healthier beverage than tea. He was a teetotaller himself, but he was afraid that in their enthusiasm for temperance they recommended certain temperance drinks which were more unhealthy than old-fashioned beer We cannot vouch for old-fashioned beer, but we can for some of the more modern brews, which do not affect the nerves in so disastrous a manner as tea, used in excess. -0- The Budget. THE much-looked-for Budget has I arrived, and, as usual, was received with manv Qualms and misgiving's. oJ (.) --<=li- The lucky but unfortunate gentlemen who have the privilege of contributing to the income tax are the devoutly thankful that the increase is no more than a penny. The trade agrees that the corn duty is so small that it is very unlikely to affect the price of bread. Bankers are not so very sanguine about the tax on dividend warrants and the increased cheque duty. They think it will lessen the busi- ness in small cheques, and will not contribute very much to the revenue after all. Sir William Har- court described the corn duty as a war tax upon the poor, but despite his weighty opinion it was carried by a Government majority of 119. o- The College Site. THE controversy which has raged for so long about a new home for the North Wales University College I is practically at an end. The Governors of the College have been invited to in- spect the Pen'rallt site proposed to be purchased by the Bangor Town Council, and this promises to settle the whole thing. Mr Robson, the consulting architect of the Board of Education, declares it to be the finest site in Bangor for the College, and is scarcely to be matched in North Wales. The College authorities surely cannot wish for any- thing better than this. The grand site at Llan- dudno Junction will therefore not be required. -o When Greek Meets Greek." IT'S rather a\ novelty to hear one advocate express a wish to throw an- other advocate out of the window. Yet this is really what took place at ll-,twardeti Session, The two le?j ,,al gentlemen in question occupy prominent positions in: their profession,one 'being a rna'g-l-strates'clerk at Chester, and the .other being the coroner for E-asit Denbighshire. According .to the news- paper version of the affair, the famous Kilkenny date werenat in it t all. The dialogue inclu- ded such polite expressions as these"Don't interrupt me." '"Don't you lose your temper." "You'd better go home if you're tired." "I'll .see you home first." "Aiv offensive a-ncl imper- tinent remark." "Doli,t address your impud- ence to me, sir." "Only man in Flintshire you can't have your way vrith the whole farce being brought to a drama-tic conclusion by the window episode. We don t know whether the magistrates intepfered or not, but there appears to have been mulch daughter over this not very edifying discussion. (o) I Furious Motoring in Conway Valley. THE inhabitants of the Conway Valley do not appear to have over- come their aversion to the motor car. On Saturday, a Manchester gentleman, and a prominent auto mobilist, was fined £2 and costs 'at Bettwsycoed Police Court for riding at 25 miles an hour. This was the speed at which several wit- nesses averred defendant was travelling, but as to how they arrived at their conclusion was not from our ,)oit of vic,?V silisfa,torily (Ilsc.'osecl. I ?L?, f them seemed to be any kind of a fudge of speed; and under the circumstances we prefer, despite the decision of the bench, to rely upon the opinion of the defendant, who is a speed expert, and a mem- ber of Sir Francis Jeune's committee appointed to consider the momentous question of speed as it affects automobiles. Notice of appeal was given.

Eglwysfach. Parish Councit.-A meeting was held on Tues- day, when Mr John Owen Lloyd, London House, was re-elected chairman, and Mr Roger Hughes, New Mills, vice-chairman. Messrs Hugh Williams (Cefn Coed) and Evan Evans (Pennant. terrace) were reappointed overseers. Coronation Day.—An effort is to be made to mark the Coronation day as a red-letter day in the village. Mr Wilkes, of Llandudno, who has the sporting rights over a large portion of the parish, has given £$towards the celebration as a nucleus. It is expected that the rest of the gentry will also subscribe, as they did in jubilee year.

Penmaenmawr. Coronation.—We understand that £75 have been voted by the Urban District Council towards local Coronation festivities. Doubtless Penmaen- mawr will not be backward in its loyalty, nor in its wise utilisation of this money. The Royal Visit.—The local detachment of p. maenmawr Volunteers at their Friday evenin '3 drill will begin preparations to carry out th< r part as the guard of honour to T.R.H."the Priu e and Princess of Wales on the occasion of th ir forthcoming visit to the Principality. Temperance.—Mr J. B. Morgan, of Portdinnr- wic, delivered his scientific temperance lecture at the English Wesleyan Church Schoolroom !1 Saturday evening, and his experiments and dia- grams were a source of considerable amusement as well as interest to a fairly good assembly. Bazaar.—We would again remind our reads s of the admirable two-day programme which has been arranged for the St. David's Hall on Wednes- day and Thursday in aid of the silver band fur ds. The bazaar and the numerous events in connection with it will undoubtedly be worth patronising, Concert and Presentation. Otie of the very best concerts held by local talent in this district for many years was that which took place under the auspices of the Penmaenmawr Male Voice Choir, at the Oxford Hall, on Tuesday evening. Dr J R: Williams presided. The features of the lengthy programme were the choruses, Martyrs of the Arena," "Comrade's Song of Hope," Y Delyn Aur," and On the Ramparts," by the Male Voice Choir, under the leadership of Mr Christmas Jones The selections by the Silver Band, led by Mr- J S. Coverley, and the singing of Mrs Clarke and Miss McClement. The choir were in excellent voice and the attack and good tune maintained were. especially noticeable, whilst the singing of Th.- Promise of Life by Mrs Clarke, and the rendering of'• The Children's Home," by Miss McCleme"! were much enjoyed Mr W. F. McClement, M John Owen, Mr Kingston Jones, Mr Hugh Williams Mr R. Hughes, Mr J. C. Roberts, also took a CI edit- able part in the proceedings. A pleasing incut t took place during the interval, when a beautiiullv mounted metronome was presented to \1: Christmas Jones, by the president of the socieiv. Rev D. Jones (vicar), on behalf of the Male Vo ce Choir. Mr Jones has worked hard with a view o providing Penmaenmawr with a male choir worth of the residents and the district.

Penrhynside. Death of P.C. Davies.-With the object of rais- ing funds for the relief the family of the late P C. Davies, a grand variety entertainment, organise i by the Llandudno Amateur Dramatic Societv wa .held on Tuesday evening last, at the Prince's Theatre. The hall was packed to its utmost capacity, the object having elicited a hearty and sympathetic response. Through the generosttv ot the Police Benevolent Fund and the concert, the sum of between £ jo and £ 80 will be in the hands of Colonel Ruck, for the benefit of the widow and family.

j Dairy Scholarships for Denbighshire. Lleweni Hall Dairy School. THE Dairy School at Lleweni Hall will shortly [1., opened for the season, and the County Agriculhj al Committee have decided to offer a number scholarships, for which application may now be made. The scholarships are open to residents in Denbighshire above the age of 14. They a available for periods of from two to six weel, s, and the holders are entitled to free board and tuition at Lleweni. The school week iasts from Monday to Saturday. Pupils may remain at Lleweni over Sunday at a charge of 2s. each. The committee desire to see some of the senior pupils of the secondary and elementary schools avail themselves of the offer of these scholarships. tonus of application, which must be sent in not later than Saturday, 26th April, may be had on application from Professor Winter, University College, Bangor, not later than 26th April. ,+-

Llandudno Urban Council. Lord Mostyn Accepts the Chairmanship. A DEPUTATION comprising Messrs R Roberts (chairman), J. O Thomas, and E. Thorp (members), and A. Conoliy (clerk of the Llandudno Urban Council) waited upon Lord Mostyn at Mostyn j Hal! on Monday, and conveyed to him the unam- ipous invitation of the Council to accept the chair- manship for the coming year. # Lord Mostyn thanked the deputation, and through them the Council, for their kind invitation, which he stated he would have pleasure in accepting, having been assured of the unanimity with which he had been ohosen, and that he would not displace anyone else rom the office.