The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Cowlyd Water Board. Welcoming the Mayor of Conway. The Junction Level Crossing. THE monthly meeting of this Board was held at the Guildhall, Conway, on Friday. There were present Mr George Bevan, J.P. (in the chair), Mr James Porter, J.P. (mayor of Conway), Alderman Hugh Hughes, Alderman H. Owen, C.C., Dr R. A. Prichard, J.P., Dr Brooks, J.P., Dr M. J. Morgan, Messrs J. W. Raynes, J.P., Hugh Davies, Rogers Jones, G. O. Williams, T. Roberts, with the clerk (Mr T. E. Parry), Mr T. B. Farrington (engineer), Mr Wm. Jones (surveyor and engineer to the Colwyn Bay Ur- ban District Council), and the waterman (Mr W. Whalley). Colwyn Bay's Best. His Worship the Mayor of Conway (Mr Jas. Porter, J.P.) was a few seconds late in making his appearance, and he was accorded a hearty welcome. The Chairman gave verbal expression to the feelings in the Council, and added naively that Colwyn Bay had contributed a fair share to- wards the mayoralties of Conway, "and now again," observed Mr Bevan, "with a generosity characteristic of the Bay we have given Con- way of our very best." (Laughter and ap- plause.) Mr J. W. Raynes There's nothing like cheek. (Loud laughter.) "Conway, near Colwyn Bay." Mr Raynes, holding a postcard in his hand, enquired quizzically what was meant by calling that meeting at the "Guildhall, Colwyn Bay." Mr T. Roberts Perhaps it means "Conway, near Colwyn Bay." (Laughter.) Dr Prichard refused to accept the imputation and added solemnly that old Conway had flour- ished when even the birth of Colwyn Bay had not been thought of. "Quid pro Quo." Referring to a point in the waterman's report, which, in passing, contained nothing of public interest, Mr Raynes asked the doctors present whether water passing through lead pipes was not liable to affect the health of the consumers. Cowlyd water was soft water, and that was more injurious than hard water. Dr Brooks: If we are asked our professional opinion, we shall have to ask for a fee. (Laugh- ter.) Dr Morgan replied that soft water was more injurious than hard water. The Rainfall for the Month. The Engineer reported that the rainfall for the month was 7.60 ins. against 6.10 ins. for the same period last year, an increase of 1.50 ins. The rainfall for the ten months up to the 31st ult. was 47.50 ins., as against 51.60 ins. for the corresponding period last year, a decrease of 4.10 ins. The average level of the lake for the month was two inches above overflow, the low- est level being six inches below on the 9th, and the highest being 12 inches above on the 16th. Rain fell on ten days, this being the same as in October last year. Llandudno Junction Crossing. The Engineer submitted a plan and section of a new i2in. earthenware and cast iron drain for the new culvert at Llandudno Junction level crossing, required to be constructed owing to the increased depth necessitated for the con- struction of the new culvert. He recommended that tenders be invited for this work. Alderman Hugh Owen asked whether it was known how much the culvert had cost them already? Mr Farrington replied that the railway com- pany had given an estimate for £200. A member addedlhat a deposit had been put down for that amount by the railway company. Mr Farrington said he did not think the cost would be overdone. He had an idea that it would be covered by the deposit money. On the motion of Alderman Hugh Hughes, seconded by Air Hugh Davies, the clerk was in- structed to write the railway company for par- ticulars as to the cost entailed by the work. The Engineer's recommendation was adopted, it being understood that the contractor should be responsible for any damage which might be done to surrounding property by breakage of pipes. Carregwen Improvements. The Engineer further reported that on the 7th inst. he had received a letter from the ganger that the contractor had completed the construc- tion of the trench and field drain at Carreg- wen, and he (the engineer) recommended that the contractor be paid his account less Zi re- tention money. Mr Hugh Davies asked whether the agree- ment concerning the Carregwen property had been signed. The Clerk No. Mr Hugh Davies: Well, then; it is really time. This place has cost us a great deal of money. The Engineer More than you are getting out of it. Alderman Hugh_ Owen: But you must not forget we bought it to preserve the lake, and an allowance should be made for that. Mr Hugh Davies: I know that, but it is right that we get the best benefit we can from it. Alderman Hughes asked what they were wait- ing for. The Chairman replied that they were waiting so that Mr John Jones could effect some arrange- ment by way of inserting a clause in the agree- ment with reference to the Board proceeding with the work, according to the custom of the country. The Board did not feel confident in taking over sheep-farming. On the motion of Alderman Hughes, it was eventually resolved that the matter be referred to a committee consisting of the Chairman, Alderman Owen, and Mr John Jones, with in- structions to have the agreement signed- by the next Board meeting. Appointment of ViceChairman. The Mayor of Conway (Mr James Porter) was appointed vice-chairman in succession to Mr Albert Wood. The New Water Scheme. Mr Farrington submitted his report upon the proposed new water scheme and new water meters. On the motion of Mr T. Roberts, it was re- solved to defer -consideration of the matter pending the result of the meeting between the solicitors acting- on behalf of the several authori- ties concerned. I The Board then went into committee to con- sider a letter from Mr R. S. Chamberlain re- garding the Gwalia Chancery action.

Llandrillo and Eirias School Board. The Salaries Question. A MEETING of the above Board was 'held at the Board Room, Colwyn Bay, on Tuesday, under the presidency of the Chairman, Mr D. 0. Williams. The following members were also present: Rev John Edwards, Rev Meredith J. Hughes, .and Air Robert Evans, together with the clerk (Mr T. J. Holmes). Salaries. Mr Edwin Griffiths, the headmaster of the Higher Grade School, in his monthly report, said: "I have been asked by all the certificated teachers under the Board, in Colwyn Bay, to make a request that their salaries should be paid monthly instead of quarterly. They con- sider that this would be a great boon to them." The Rev John Edwards gave notice of motion that the headmasters and headmistresses and the assistant teachers, but not the pupil teach- ers, be henceforth paid monthly, and that cheques be paid to the head teachers only, and that the assistant teachers be paid by them. Exhibits. Mr Griffiths, in the course of his monthly re- port, also said: I am sorry that I have had to return the exhibits to Liverpool and Car- diff, without the opportunity of showing them to the parents. The- Principal of Aberystwyth College has been in correspondence with me, and sent his secretary (Miss Pearson, M.A.) to see the collection. I have promised, subject to your approval, to let him have a few specimens of work done at our school. The following letter from Principal Roberts, Aberystwyth, was read:- "Dear Mr Griffith;s,-I am greatly obliged by your kindness and courtesy to Miss Pearson, at fcei interview1 with you, and also by our promise to send a small selection: of exhibits, showing the ordinary work of your school. I shall be obliged if you will arrange to send such exhibits accordingly, and will pack them, with the other exhibits, in the event of permission being obtained to use these latter. On this point, I am communicating with Mr Le- gard, H.M. Inspector of Schools, in the hope that he will write to the authorities concerned to secure the necessary permission to their being despatched to Japan." The Rev John Edwards remarked that they should feel highly complimented at being asked to send exhibits from their school. The Rev Meredith Hughes concurred with this opinion. The Board were unanimous in granting the desired permission. The New School WINNERS OF FREE SCHOLARSHIPS. Mr Griffith, the headmaster of the Higher Grade School, reported upon the scholarship examination held recently, when the children competed for the sixteen free scholarships offered. The maximum number of marks was 80, and the successful children were Under 14: John Malam, 67; Goronwy Owen, 67; Elsie Coulter, 65 Stuart Donald, 57. Under 13: William S. Griffith, 67; James Hulme, 42; Doris Hindley, 41 Gladys Green, 37. Under 12: Arthur Avon-dale, 65; Norah Morris, 32; Edgar Hindley, 29; Mary Hughes, 29. Under 11: Arthur Smale, 30; Gladys Hughes, Jennie Cheetham, 19; Douglas Hoyle, 16. The report was isigned by Miss Isabel B. Mason and Mr William Foulkes. The Rev John Edwards proposed that the scholarships be -granted to the successful chil- dren. These, scholarships, he added, were issued for one year, and at the end of that time the children could try again. A renewal of the sleholarships depended entirely on whether they had been diligent or not during the year. Success of a Colwyn Bay Teacher. Mr Griffiths's report contained the following paragraph —"The members of the Board will, I ram sure, :be glad to learn that Mr W. H. Williams (son, of Mr Williams, Oakfield House) has been offered by the Colonial Office the post of an educational organizer at Hong Kong. The members of the Board expressed great pleasure at this information. Bills, &c. Cheques for salaries, bills, etc., were signed, the total amount of payments exceeding £890. Opening of the New School. A discussion took place as to the opening of the new Higher Grade School, and the opinion expressed was that the children might go in on December 8th. No resolution was passed with regard to the formal opening. —4.

North Wales Society of Musicians. A MEETING of the North Wales section of the Incorporated Society of Musicians was held at Bangor on -Saturday, under the presidency of Mr T. Westlake Morgan, organist of Bangor Cathedral. A paper, with illustrations, was read by Dr E. Markham Lee, M.A., Mus. Doc., F.R.C.O., who selected as his subject, "Tscha.i- kowsky: Some of his characteristics and works." Messrs Llew. Jones and W. S. Stephenson ,01 (Wrexham) were elected stewards for the con- ference, and Messrs F. Pullen and J. Cunnah as auditors of the accounts. Llandudno was fixed as the venue of the December meeting of the society, over which Mr C. Mellodew Lees, of Conway, will preside.

Drowned at Bangor. --Z.- MAN FROAI A LIVERPOOL TRAWLER LOST. ON Monday night, Henry Williams, a fisher- man, of Scarborough, and others employed on the Liverpool trawler Emblem, came ashore at Bangor Pier. They fastened their boat painter to one of the pier pillars instead of to the stanchions of the steps where they landed. After a' few hours ashore, Williams and another man returned to the pier, but found their boat swinging at the end of the painter attached to the pier upright, twenty yards away, out of their reach, in consequence of the tide having turned. Williams at once determined to strip and swim to the boat, and did so, but the moment he reached it he sank, and his body was swept away by the tide. Williams was about 50 years of age, a widower, and leaves a grown-up family.

Genius in the Family. My eldest boy, Shad, is undoubtedly a genius of the very first water. And considering every- thing, including heredity, this is not at all sur- prising. His mother has, at times, remarked that for generations, all the eldest sons in her family have been clever. When I remember how her brother used to borrow fivers from me, in my courting days, I feel inclined to agree with her. But, nevertheless, Shad, in my opinion, takes after his mother in nothing but a calm and lordly contempt for his paternal parent, to whom he owes so much. When I watch him con- structing a motor or a steam-engine in the back- yard, with old bicycle wheels and bits of string, I recall to mind the days when I always stood top of my class in mechanics. When he strug- gles with an epitaph for the grave of one of his dead pets-they always die,—I am reminded of my own tender effusions to the "lily white hands and the rose-bud "lips" of my Mary Hannah. His brilliant compositions at school on the life and habits of the "Horse," and other well- known animals, show how the literary gift descends from father to son. A Bent for Journalism. But, lately, Shad has been turning, his atten- tion to journalism. Far be it from me to say anything deprecatory of the work of members of "the Fourth Estate." Journalists have upheld the honour and reputation of their country, and have even been known, in some instances, to save up a little money. But, at the same time, I had hoped that Shad would not be tempted to take to mere newspaper work. I wished him to keep his aim high, and to rank, in time, as a literary man, in the highest sense of the term. I wished him to develop his brilliant mind, and eventually take his place amongst the first writers of the age. That was my ambition. His mother, poor, practical soul, thinks a high stool in a bank sufficient advancement for any boy. She imagines that if Shad once gets into a bank, we, as a family, can consider ourselves raised in social position, and eligible for admittance into the circle of "county families." But when I think of Shad in a bank, I shudder. To let a genius run to seed, counting columns of figures, and licking stamps Never! Shad has been born for something greater, something nobler, something more worthy of the stock from which he springs. But, as I have already said, he has shown a deep interest in journalism of late. I dared not thwart him, but I watched him with jealous eyes. He had always been a great reader of the local and other newspapers, and his sharp eyes and quick brain have always seemed to take in the minuest details. Last week, he seemed to have something on his mind. He would sit and think for hours. At last, one afternoon he borrowed a sixpence from me, and in the evening, when the tea things had been cleared, he settled, down, with a few dozen sheets of paper and a plentiful supply of ink. For hours, he scribbled feverishly, his mother and I breathlessly watching him from our seats by the fire. The rest of the children had been sent to bed, and save an occasional chuckle from Shad, the house was silent as the grave. A Great Effort. At last, with a flourish of the pen, the lad's labours were over, and he arranged the papers in order, and handed them to me, with the filial remark "That's my idea of a paper, old cock! You'd better sharpen up that old rag of yours, or I'll start an opposition show." I handled the sheets tenderly, and found that the first one bore the appearance of a newspaper. There was a grand heading at the top, signify- ing that the paper was called "The Slap-up-to- date," and the rest of the page was plentifully besprinkled with advertisements of "sells by oxion" and "hording houses." The second page was occupied by a long report headed "A Meeting of the Roas-on-See Cownsil: A Desprit strugl between the membirs: Hevvy lossis; Correct list of Casualtis." The com- mencement of the report explained how a special meeting of the Council had been called to in. quire into the bad light given by the moon on a certain night, and to demand a better service for the future. I will give an account of the des- perate struggle in his own words — "One of the membirs was of opineon that this ere Cownsil had no othoritee over the moon whatever, and if they were agoin to increes the rates bei sendin the surveyor and the charman to mek enquiris, he wood strongly protest agen such an unconstusionall proseeder. He begged to move that a sharp letter be written by the dirk to the manager of the moon, calling his attension to the greevans, and steting that if a better supplie is not imejately and at wans 4th- coming, the orders wood bee plaiced elswhere. "The membir here pulld a brick out of his pockit and after placin it handi on the tebl in front of him, he asked if they were agoin to pass is resolus'hion. "It wass carreed without a dissensient. A Terrible Scene. "Soon afterwards the chairman hadd okasion to call the s-aim membir to order, an he gott riled and frew the brick att the curlie ed of the respected chairman. The chairman duckt, and our reeporter stopt the brick with his left i. A general fite took place afterwards and mutch blood was spilt. Inc botls and chairs and uther danjerous wepings were freelie used and the membir whoo brote the brick lade three oponents low and maid them: bite the dust wich a considerate clean-er-out ad left on the Counsil room floor. Oure reeporter was unfortoonate- lie unable to git a good reeport of the fite (wich was- nott fote under the queensbury rools), owing to his adventur with the brick. But he pickd up the facts afterwards when the ambu- lans men were picking up the peeces of coun- silors and chairs. Fortoonately no one was kild, but the lossis on both seids were very hevy. The onl-ee one who escaped injury was the survayor, who, when the fite was starting, was hapning to bee speeking down the tube wich gos into his -privet den were he keeps is clirks and is at and umbareller. Wen he sees the things flein about he drops1 into the tube and lands safelie and unhurt into his room to the great and joyful surpreis of his clirks. "Up to now, this meetin was the quietest wich has been held for yeers in tHe counsil room." That was Shad's report on a Council meeting, in his paper, and I won't offer any comment thereon. It would be an impertinence on my part to do so. Space will not allow me to give you more ex- I tracts from "The Slapuptodate" this time, but I will do so later on. I THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

Bishop of St. Asaph at Llango DEDICATION OF MEMORIALS. ON Monday, Dr Edwards, the Lord St. Asaph, held a dedication ceremony 1 ^.Qrl Parish Church, Llangollen, when Coron and other memorials were consecrated.. Captain J. C. Best, R.N of Plas Llangollen, together with Airs Best, g offered new1 clergy and choir stalls a mor.ial of the King's Coronation an thanks-offering for the safe return fro tjie Africa of their son, Captain. Willi3-111 e '-f.cexit Royal Welsh Fusiliers. These mago £ *ed gifts are composed of artistic ally, c;tufe, oak in the Early English style of architecture, and present a very ornate appearance- •choir screen of elaborately-carved °a me* given iby Captain William Best as a re^urn. morial, and to commemorate his 53 third from the South African campaign. andso&& memorial dedicated was that of a by chancel screen of wrought iron,' prese Mr Watkin Richards, a well-known s-g0 Churchman. The chancel screen, of a similar to the other gifts, is surmoun _orjais gilded- crown and cross, and the three in have considerably added, to the beau y g0 internal -appearance of the historic c 0f long associated with the famous o0. Llangollen." The organ has undergon of vat-ion- and enlargement, at the expert- 1 £ 230, of which about ^40 is still require —

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