The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

The Penrhos College Bazaar. A New Scholarship for Collegiate Education. Happy Speech by Mrs Hutchinson. A Pleasing Function. THERE was a large and fashionable assemblage iu the Gymnasium of the Penrhos College for Girls on Saturday afternoon to witness the for- mal opening of the bazaar by Mrs E. M. Hutch- inson, of Liverpool. The grounds had been gaily bedecked with banners and streamers, and a prettier scene could not be imagined. Inside the spacious gymnasium the stalls, about eight m number, were arranged, and the attendants vied with each other in the beauty and cleverness of the decorations. In addition to the decorations on the stalls, the large room had been profusely adorned with bunting and floral designs. The majority of the stallholders were dressed in cos- tumes in keeping with their stalls, and their dresses lent an additional gaiety to the scene, which was -exceedingly charming. The object of the bazaar was to raise at least £ 200 to com- plete the 66oo now required for the Leaving Scholarship Fund. Mr Ashcroft, vice-chairman of the school, Liverpool, presided, and called upon Miss Hovey, the lady principal, to explain the object which the promoters of the bazaar had in view. Miss Hovey gracefully said that the school, having attained its majority last December, it was decided to start a leaving scholarship. About 64oo had already been obtained, and they hoped to raise another Z200 that day. That would complete the necessary ^600. The direc- tors had kindly promised to give them interest on the sum at the rate of 5 per cent., and they would, therefore, have at their disposal an an- nual scholarship of £30. This would be given to a 'girl leaving the school, and would be tenable for one, two, or three years. It would be granted on the results of the school work, and general conduct, and would, of course, be given on the understanding that the holder of it in- tended to pursue a collegiate course. Miss Hovey wished to cordially thank all who had so very generously helped them, and she alluded to the fact that there were about 60 old girls present. They had come there from all parts of the country, and one had only just arrived home from Ceylon. She felt very grateful to Mrs Hutchinson for coming there. (HeaT, hear). At this juncture the youngest pupil in the school, Miss Nora Bremner, presented Mrs Hutchinson with a lovely bouquet of roses. The Chairman, in introducing Mrs Hutchin- son, remarked that he had to apologise for the absence that day of Mr Beckett, who had been unable to be with them owing to the illness of his wife. The college owed a large debt of gratitude to Alderman Joseph Beckett (of Ches- ter, and Belvidere, Whitchurch), and its success was mainly due to that gentleman's indefatig- able efforts. (Applause.) Mrs Hutchinson, who was greeted with loud applause, said:—Ladies and gentlemen, young ladies of Penrhos,—It was a great surprise to me to receive the invitation to open your bazaar, and I can only say it gives me great pleasure to render you this small service. May I first of all congratulate you upon the really splendid college we are gathered in to-day, and in saying this I cannot forget how much your college owes to the late Mr Hutchinson, whose interest, not only in the college, but in Colwyn Bay, was very strong up to the close of his life. But, if your college is a monument to anyone, it is to dear Mr Beckett, who has given up so much of his time in making these premises what they are to- day. Whatever Mr Beckett does he does thoroughly, and I think that I am right in saying that this college has been one of his pet hobbies for many years. I am sure the girls and friends of Penrhos must have worked very hard to get such a beautiful collection of work, and I hope the result of the bazaar will be as 'good as the object for which it is held, and will come up to the expectations of those who have worked so hard to make it a success. I have much pleasure in declaring the bazaar now open. (Loud ap- plause). The Rev. Mr Howson then moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs Hutchinson for opening the bazaar. The Rev. W. Foster seconded, and it was car- ried amidst applause. Mr Hutchinson, in a brief speech, responded on behalf of his wife. The business of the bazaar was thereafter pro- ceeded with, and the room became an animated scene, prettily-attired little damsels flitting hither and thither retailing 'flowers and other articles from. their stalls. At one end of the room a collection of needlework, etc., formed the nurses' stall, which was presided over by four young ladies, dressed in charming nurses' costumes,— Miss Lily Welsh, Miss Kate Shepherd, Miss Hilda Robinson, and Miss Ethel Johns. The flower stall was a dream of floral beauty, and the maids who acted as stall-holders wore fancy costumes, suggestive of their beautiful wares. Their names are:—Misses Hilda Rothwell, Maggie Schofield, Winnie Slade, Elsie Slade, Mollie Parker, and Mabel Hipkins. At the provision stall Misses Alice Eastham, EIschen Spohrn, Annie Tabiner, Doris Cook, Abrie Edelston, and Cissie Dowlay presided over a delicious collection. The sailors' stall presented a very admirable appearance and the attractive youthful lasses, who looked after it, were dressed, in the most bewitching sailor costumes. They were:- Misses Muriel Oldroyd, Connie Carlyle, Gwen Morris, Annie Pemberton, and Lily James. The Gipsy stall, consisting of a large number of useful and pretty articles, was presided over by the following young ladies, dressed in picturesque Gipsy costumes:—Misses H. Creighton, H. Wilson, Ethel Stokes, Gladys Myrtle, 1. Robinson, and J. Rothwell, Next to this stall was the National stall, beauti- fully decorated like the rest, and offering wares of the most varied description. The stall-holders and helpers were Misses Leathley, Gladys James, Evelyn Smith, Annie Bairstow, Corrie Bardsall, Elsie Sykes, May Eaton, Ella Thornton, and Elsie Shrimpton. The old girls' stall, consisting principally of beautiful needlework executed by old girls of the school, was under the care of Miss Walker, Miss Greenhaugh (Manchester), and Miss Hines (Stoke-on-Trent). Amongst the other interesting features of the bazaar were ping-pong and hat-trimming compe- titions, phonograph, and entertainments, in which the girls took part. The "fish pond" and the "old boot" dips afforded considerable which the girls took part. The "fish pond" and the "old boot" dips afforded considerable amusement. The Old Colwyn Silver Band played beautiful selections of music at intervals during the after- noon. Result of the Bazaar. We understand that the very substantial sum of £185 10s 8%d was realised by the bazaar. This, with £408 4s, which has been subscribed, makes up the £600 required, less a few pounds. These will doubtlessly be forthcoming. ■ (o)

The Annual Concert. The Penrhos annual concert was given on Friday evening. The spacious gymnasium was taxed to its utmost capacity, and the profuse decorations of the room were very much admired. The first part of the programme con- sisted of a cantata, "Little Bo Peep," admirably performed by the junior singing class. The costumes were most dainty, and the singing and acting drew from the delighted audience loud and prolonged applause. Miss M. Morum was charming as "Bo Peep," and Misses C. Carlyle, M. Parker, D. Lloyd, and M. Oldroyd very prettily sustained the parts of the "Queen of the Fairies," "Mischief," "Buttercup," and "Daisy" respectively. A chorus of flower fairies gave an. additional brilliancy to the scene. Perhaps the most notable feature of the concert was the per- formance of "The Bohemian Girl," in which the following young ladies took part:—"Arline," Miss L. Welch; "Gipsy Queen," Miss G. Myrtle; "Thaddeus," Miss A. Bairstow; "Count Arnheim," Miss E. Johns; "Dehloff," Miss J. Rothwell; "First Retainer," Miss H. Robinson; together with a chorus of Gipsy retainers, etc. The singing was really excellent, the solos being deservedly encored. The remainder of the pro- gramme consisted of the following musical items:—Piano trio, "Tarantelle," Misses L. Lamb, D. Sutton, and A. Baker; duet for two pianos, "Variations on a theme by Beethoven," Miss Breckon, L.R.A.M., and Miss Underdown, L.R.A.M. violin duet, E. Thornton and N. Thornton; duet for two pianos, "Pas des Cym- bales," B. Pemberton and E. Bladen; piano quartet, overture to "Midsummer Night's Dream," C. Brookes, M. Eaton, A. Heap, and E. Oliver; song, "A May-Morning," D. Hutson; piano solo, Ballade in. G Minor, Miss Jackson, A.R.C.M. All the items were exceedingly well rendered, and reflected the greatest credit upon the pupils themselves and their instructors. A most enjoyable entertainment was brought to a conclusion by the singing of the National Anthem.

Winding-up of a North Wales Colliery. Grave Allegations. AT Chester County Court, on Thursday, before his Honour Sir Horatio Lloyd, Mr T. Trubshaw (Messrs Boydell and Taylor, solicitors, Chester), submitted a petition on behalf of the Colliery Power Supply. Syndicate, Limited, London, for the compulsory winding-up of the New Flint Colliery Company, Limited, under the Com- panies Act.—The petition stated that the com- pany was incorporated in 1899, the nominal capital being £ 20,000 divided into 20,000 shares of Ci each, and the amount of capital paid up was Z7, shares for that amount have been issued to the seven subscribers to the memorandum of association. The company was established to acquire the New Flint Colliery, and to carry into effect an agreement between Charles Thomas Mitchell and the company to carry on business as colliery proprietors and ironmasters. The company was indebted to the petitioners to the sum of ^1,494 9s 6d in respect of the hire of machinery, and for the costs of two actions against the company. The company was in- solvent and unable to pay its debts. Since its formation the company had been acting by Charles Thomas Mitchell, who was the vendor of the company, as its managing director, and there had been 'gross irregularities in the conduct of the company. The managing director had drawn out of the company very large sums to which he was not entitled, and failed to account to the company for three coal depots, purchased out of money belonging to the company, which were now in the name of C. T. Mitchell. The inception, management, and condition of the company required to be investigated. Execu- tions had been levied against the goods of the company, and the company was indebted to its landlords for royalties in respect of minerals, and was indebted to trade creditors for upwards of ^5,000. The landlords had issued execution, and the goods seized had been claimed by the debenture holders, and the claim was still pend- ing. The company had also issued debentures to the Scottish Metropolitan Life Assurance Company, Limited,and to the solicitors to Chas. Thomas Mitchell, and an action had been com- menced in the High Court of Justice in the mat- ter of the company, between the association as plaintiff s,and,the company and the other deben- ture holders as defendants. The petition was presented with the assent of the majority of the unsecured creditors of the company. Dishonoured Cheques by Dozens. Mr Trubshaw added that the Scottish Metro- politan Company had served notice of opposi- tion. He thought his Honour would come to the conclusion that the company had been from the beginning a one-man company. The liqui- dator had had an opportunity of inspecting the books, but the cash book and bank book were conspicuous by their absence. There had been gross irregularities in connection with the for- mation and management of the company. Over £ 7,000 had been taken out of the company in the name of a certain gentleman, and that was a question that would have to be seriously in- quired into hereafter. Dishonoured cheques had been flying about by the dozens, and if ever there was a case for the compulsory winding up of a company this took a prominent place. ° Mr J. Griffiths said he opposed the petition on behalf of the Scottish Metropolitan Company only formally, in order to give him a locus standi. Mr Churton, who represented the second debenture-holders, said he did not oppose the petition. His Honour granted the winding-up order, re- marking that under the circumstances he thought it was obligatory on the court to do so. 0 It was stated that the official receiver (Mr Ll. Hugh Jones) would become the provisional liqui- dator.

—— The Marchioness of Londonderry has pre- sided over a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Women's Memorial to Queen Victoria (the Queen's Jubilee Institute for Nurses). It was announced that £ 45,000 had been contributed by over two and a quarter million people in England, Wales, and Colonies. Ireland had contributed ^'5,867, and the Scottish fund now reached 45,277.

an" Welsh Nonconformists the Education Bill. A peal. The Congregational Union Ph congre. THE Executive Committee of the e;s in; giving gational Union have lost no by e practical effect to the instructions sago annual conference at Carnarvon so Go connection with the agitation agai, r,eIice ka ernment Educational Bill. The co mea5'1^' ing entered its own protest agains^' fartfoeI instructed the .executive to take c°'°PeLr cessary steps for securing the aft" tion of the churches of the deiiolnlna itatioll. f giving one common direction to the churcb 0 The executive have issued to g,n^ the denomination in the PrinciPali-t a. a, cit, Welsh churches in English towns, ^eJltioQ 3 cular letter, directing particular & rjncip 9 the Bill as a direct attack upon tv/0 an which the denomination has for 0 1 half centuries consistently advo nSjderat|. g circular was on Sunday taken int° 0wbout -w. in many hundreds of chapels t ju=u length and breadth of the princip re arks -NI tati ing- by their action Mr Balfour Station tba, Friday last to the agricultural o V pill "the Nonconformists opposed gn'th^^35>» principle, and with all the energy,an 'red theta'0. with which genuine principles 1/lS? rl0 of In a very large number of cases the1 adop lution suggested by 'the un'oa a0d Before the Coronation, Mr Ba e Henry Campbell-I^annerman will g fro^, close upon a thousand separate Pr0 many different Welsh Congregation vonc0 representing, in the words of the ^ejsb-spe ference, "about 300,000 of population of the Principality. Cyniru Fydd Society. Aoa At the annual meeting of the Fydd Society, held .at jithe Na pres}ie 4 Club, 'Mr William Jones, M.P-> rea& occupying the chair, a report r0cee"* ;[ adopted descriptive of the society s ^bic ,e(j during the past twelve months, r appeared that the subjects Welsh Disestablishment, the Wet S) ¥■• J and Welsh Home Rule.—Mr "• J, was unanimously re-elected PrT(4ris, u Messrs T. Davies, T. Williams, J. A. Price, R- 0- Avfard o. Williams, E. Rhys, and T. ^'°^ie5Srs were chosen vice-presidents..0jnt s Hughes and A. Griffith were elec e taries.—A resolution protesting ch^litl3,es 0' Education Bill was proposed by the g the 1 m Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., in second 0f lution, said; that if the Education fl(j it Government was an injustice t°/^ 3g a gross outrage upon Wales, whic j< e\ec bers against six returned at the Sene^e GoveL declared its want of confidence in gd^^s ment. However bad and uniu?tfl-rt a S^e Bill was for England, it would in 1 ^0^ Wy and, it mi'ght be, an irre'trievab st to some of those interests that were 'a s0l0e hearts in Wales. (AI)pl,use).-After IiMotl cussion the resolution was carried 11 and the meeting then ended. t at

Alarming Railway AcctdetJ Penmaenmawr.ray 'l",aJ wr 1" AN accident outside Penmaen RNA{,0N9I^E^JSL/ Station on Saturday gave rise to C0,191 or commotion, the news, as usual, exaggerated as it became circulate • an It, however, appears that abou 3^g 0{ covered goods waggon laden w-li vptefaen$$ etc., was, owing to some nn° P jo$°ff 0 driven into a stop block near the s usfiiI1,= <$> Bangor side. The engine waS,s tra*1?'. cOlJ' waggon and drawing a short goo 0f jt= jn 0 waggon had its end stove in and p tents scattered on the ground, an sjde> contact with the pier of the stone- jts just behind the buffer, turned °veniaio and settled down across both the igc 0 jiy Thus, for the time being, railway both up and down ■stopped, just at that Saturday 0 p>eriod when the passenger jN'°r tions are most numerous, 2 ,7, En'gland express leaving Chester 3*55'f f Irish day express leaving Cjhes e cbe3. a$ local portion of this express leavi 3.5—the first and last of which e to two parts—quickly accumulated ress, ajjiS» Junction, while the up Irish day e^ ^0 leave Bangor at 3.20, and running as well as the 4.15 from Bangor, a^anfai,: ?.2o from Bangor, came to halt a Ld Aber. stati<0S> Mr Hughes, the Penmaenm-av^ £ of a jjiS telephoned to Llandudno JnX^c<i'l0^c^e^ as ■engine, which was quickly d1esp assistance. The goods engine ,a0 a damaged van had gone off the up immovable, and the rails had bee ajid short distance. When the locorn. g sid:Sl°'0^ei' Junction arrived, it was run into rtlie & to it was attached a tail rope iiP turned waggon, which was thus few feet till the up line was c^ear':j}e sys'efl$ line was worked on the single (aitieC^ tween Penmaenmawr and Llar\ piaCe' Mills, stationmaster at the g 0ia as pilot, and wearing the red ba b readiU which all sitationmasters keep 1 such emergencies. got t In this way the up boat expres ^ee and then the down boat expre fra North of England expresses, yit p j-jii*18 combined at Llandudno Junction retll dQ!' passed over the single line, 'Mr ;WQta 3# to Penmaenmawr with the Airectl°rnn^ Thus the crush of trains in both y atfiO quite smartly dealt with, the c^si' nc^°.u to about an hour and a half in e' tjie By re-arranging the up traffic 1 tjie :\Ir Benbow managed it? ge.t nealf11the cotlnered. passengers to Chester in time for -ty o onwards. As soon as °PP°^ teZcKe Bangor breakdown gang, and ing for some time at Llanfairt^s, e. Penmaenmawr with, a crane an -fted damaged waggon was then soon t way and the down line restored. "ef bY were ready for being worked 0 o'clock.. fhe& J *e!d0ot>'

Messrs Frank Lloyd and great Coronation sales in the J^0 n » bel j Repository, Wrexham, with a_bo e b? harness horses and match palt n for co&\f3, one of the best. The competJt the „ e*tr animals was exceptionally fo* ^e national festivities no doubt ca ^ce.& lot, and the clearance was a pr iyjr ,Q^. The judging was undertaken- 'Moreton-in-Marsh, and Mr Preece,