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THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.
THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS. 4 MOURNFUL HOLIDAY AT COLWYN BAY. STRIKING SUNDAY SCENE. Notwithstanding the thoughtful message of King George to h'is subjects requesting them not, to allow the sad circumstances of the Late King's regretted death to disarrange thai holi- I day preparations, the week-end returns for Coiwyn Bay show a considerable decrease in the number of visitors compared with tne pre- vious VViiitsUiitdde, and ttus was probably ciue to the very sincere sorrow prevailing tor the loss of tjie departed Sovereign. h lis quostLonaote -.vhetner the Brinsii people have ever knowsi a more mournful public lloliday. Nature ap- peared to be exeating her utmost endeavours to biigiiten the gloom, for the s-un shone and warned one's iluart as 'it had not done tmis year before, wLIJst the landscape was clothed in. its most beautiful garb. Uut .never did people make pica-sure more sadly. Í!CIV things could be more impressive than the spectacle wmoh the epiend'id Coiwyn Bay promenade presented on Sunday afternoon. Between three and four o'clock a dismal, rainy and misty morning hav- ing given way to a glorious atternoon, there were many thousands on the parade, but, in place of a gaily attired throng, we had an enor- mous funeial procession; every man, woman and child wore mourning. A &olid stream of black practically three miles in Length was re- lieved here anu there only at rare intervals by » white or purple coloured dress. The scene will rive long in one's memory; it afforded a itriking, ineftaoeabie tribute to the memory of ')C illustrious subject cf our common sorrow. Monday brought with it delightful sunshine, isl.i,d a round of entertainments, which helped to cheer visitors and residents arike. The towns- people had made their customary preparations to cater for all-comers, and throughout the day Il abundance of enjoyment was derived from the various sources of attraction and amuse- ment. The far-famed PwUycrochan Woods, the lkn le Fairy Glen, and the 'innumerable charm- ing walks in the district; were largely fre- quented; coaching, boating, goliing, fishing, and even paddaing were freely indulged in. THE ENTERTAINMENTS. The Pier concerts received a fair share of patronage, the singing of Mr Robert Charles- worth giiv'cng general satisfaction. Harry Reynolds' Serenad-ers commenced their ninth season with a concert at the Public Hall (where, by the way. the troupe will perform whenever the weather forbids outdoor work during the summer months) on Friday evening, when the were accorded a very hearty welcome by a large and thoroughly appreciative audience. The veteran Harry has rallied round him this year an exceptionally smart lot of men, and jf he does not a a good harvest this season he will have fully deserved it.. The company inciudes nine performers, only three of whom (Harry Reynolds, Chas. Warham and Gilbert Edwards) appeared last year, and, though one misses the happy face of Oliff Wood, it must at once be said that they are to a man much superior to their predecessors. In fact, the Troupe has never reached a higher level of all-round excellence than this year, and those who know the history of Reynolds' organisa- tions will readily realise that that means much. The new men are Jack Hastings, an imper- sonator at-d descriptive soloist; Fred Fulton., a comedian; Eric Dean, a baritone who can make ffreat play writh a capital voice; Walter Gordon, a humorist; Ally Benson, an uncommonly clever comic singer and performer, and James. Richard- son, pianist. They presented a bumper pro- gramme cn Friday evening, and from bejinninf to end the audience manifested their warm ap- preciation in an unmistakable fashion. The concerted number* were rendered with a finish quite surprising ia view of the few opportuni- ties obtauned for practices, and the sketch at the close went off with great spirit. An interlude, in which the proprietor and Warham narrated the troubles of a Territorial recruiting officer, roused roars of laug-'nter, and revealed the ini- mitable Harry in quite his old form, with War barn showing a marked improvement upon his work of la3t season. Warham is developing into r aoufc °*, real mcn*- The evergreen "Rajah 7 H 7 W3f r«n<i«r^ by Walter Gordon, i,:|j _nn"vf a j th1 troulie with much artistio 7 j Monday the troupe turned out at 11 Seronaders' old ,->1 fresco pitoh on the East Parade, where Mr Remolds has va been renovating and improving his stage, beside ffivrng it the new name of "Bohemia." Large •urirences attended each concert. .ever"P<>I;>lilaJ- Pierrots have been at work at their snug and well-appointed "Arcadia" on the NVcst Parade for some weeks, but on Friday ever,lingr Frank Blythe and his merry men bid Ktieu to Cohvyn Ba.y aftar malting a good im- pression. TheÙ place was taken on Saturday eveni-n<j bv Sid Frere, the incomparable, and a nrst-c^ass band of entertainers, indud'Hi" amusing little Teddy Wcotton, Charles Edwin and S.d Trickett, each of whom has lor*; sinoe won the esteem of Coiwyn Bay oonoert-goers, jyuh rrank A. lerry, a coon singer and danoer; Desmond Thomas-son, tenor, and R. Seed, pian- ist, Mr W. Pryce-Davis managing as usual, 'he number, it should b?. added, will be am- tented forthwith. There was scarcely an empty seat when rrere and his men made their initial bow on caturday evening, and. after the enthusiastic reception given them, it was only natural that they q-ulickiy settled down to regain the favour- able place won by the troupe last. reason, and i4us they promptly achieved. Apart from the rolhcking introduct-ary chorus every item ren- dered waa absolutely new, at IP&it to Colwyn Bay, and was characterised by that excellent taste that has always been associated with pro- gr attune* performed under Mr Frere's direction. Sid Tpckett, who had the privilege of opening the solo list, led off with "Hollo, yc?u fellows," to such good effect that he h<td to oblige again with "Pride of the Prairie." Sid has obvious- ly made great etudes since last summer. His voice is stronger, more melodious, and of dis- tinctly better quality in every respect; it is pro- duced much better, and the artist's stage manner is more polished and lass self-conscious. Desmond Thomas-on, who followed scon after- wards with "Mignonette," made a oapital first impression. Gifted with an exceedingly fine tenor voice, he sang witlo splendid constraint, for so young- an artist, vet with feeling and real msight. His enunciation was uncommonly ?ood, and in method and manner at once proved himself a vocalist of sound merit. The other newcomer, Frank Terry, gavo first a coon fencf, which he wound up with a graceful, skilful bit of dancing. which apparently pleased the "house" more thun a "itt.e, an encore being in- sisted upon. Charles Edwin had a topical song with a good swung in "Tax the bachelors," and he sing it weli. Teddy Wootton ohose 'Neath the Mangrove Trees" for his first num- ber, and, capable little man that ho is, he pa'kited the picture very effectively, responding to a hearty call with "My Montana Maiid," whose haunting refrain will no doubt be whistled by every pair of youthful lips in the district, in the course of a few days. Frere was in great form, a double encore falling to hi3 lot forth- with. H:s ertdless repertoire has obvHously been venerous'v extended during the past few months, for before the cloee of the oonoert he sang "uite a programme cf songs "an his own." every one of which was new for him here. Sid. is., if anything, a fit tie better than iast. year; more need not bo said. Individ- ually and collectively (the concerted ite.ms were invariably- successful) the Arcadia enter- tainers are even on a hi.gher level than last fimmer.
-RHYL AND DISTRICT.
<s> RHYL AND DISTRICT. Rhyl 11.1" much to be thankful for in con- nection with the Whitsuntide holidays. It was feared that the death of the King would have affected the holiday-making business at the seaside, but it cannot be denied that the lio.idav proved more successful than the moat sanguine expected. At the week-end there ■was a large quantity of luggags delivered, in the town, and the class of visitors who arrived was superior to the usual week-end triplw. With the exception of Sunday morning the weather was al! that could be desired. Mon- day was gloriously fine, with 3 sunshine re- cord of 12.,3, and a perfectly cJoudleiss sky One would have thought that it was mid- summer judging by the way both old and young enjoyed themselves on the sands. The tide was out during the morning, but this did not prevent visitors getting right down to the water s edge, while there were hosts «f youngsters-paddling. The water was warm, and the wonder was that there were not a few vent-urcsome ones bathing, but the macnines are not brought out so early in the year. However, in the now batlis in Sussex-street there was a swarm of bathers. Tho coaching traffic has been abnormally husy. On Sunday afternoon there was a fairly brisk trade done, but on Monday every available vehicle on the front was re- quisitioned; it was inipoas-ible to get even a disengaged govexaeiss car. It proved a golden harvest for the drivers atfter a long and dreary winter. The officials at the rail- way station sipcak of a busy time. Things were not as brisk as they hiiglit have been on Saturday, but Monday made up for this; the station bring thronged all day with ex- cursionists. Adiniratble arrangem-anls were made for dealing with tJi,- passengers, and the trains were sent off well to time. The only defect at the Rhyl Statikm Ls the- in- adequacy of the exits and entrances. At present there is a severe tax on the staff, many of whom oome to Rhyl for the season with liitble or no experience in dealing with such large crowds as congregate at the sta- tion. Of entertainments there was no dearth. It was to tie disadvantage of the town and all concerned that the New Pavilion and Gardens were not open during the holidays, and the comments on the inaction of those responsible were not of a polite character. The Council aje not directly to blame, as they have leased the place. Many meetings were held last week to get over the difficulty, but no satisfactory solution was forthcoming., Rbyl Council are paying liberally for their experience as entertainers. That they will learn wisdom before it is too late is the general wish. Mr Gilbert Rogers, with his Jovial Jesters, opened on Saturday, and they have performed to large crowds%hr.>11 gh the holidays. The troupe is an excel 1-ttnt one. They work well together, and have, already made themselves popular, particularly with the juvenile element. In the Queen Skating Rink, on Mondiay, despite the fact that the tem- perature was 72 in the shade, there were a host of skaters, the popularity of rinking appearing to be as sitroag as ever. Messrs Ad,e<r, Sutton and ALlandale opened their season at the Olympian Gardens, on Monday, with one of their well-known com- binations, and met with a hearty rcceptLon. The company which is to appear throughout the week is capitaJ one, and their perform- ance has given entire satisfaction. This sea.son thare is a new entramoe open.ed to the Gardens from thoa East Parade, which adds to the accessibility of the grounds, and brings the show praic-ticilly to the &ea front. Mr Hyslop has again taken charge of the local arrangements. In connection wtith the troupe performances were also given in tJ! ø Town Hall, provision being made thereby for cold-or wet weather. At the. Central Hall Mr Oieet.haim placed a fine display of pictures before his patrons, while on .the Pier Mr and Mrs Victor Andre entertained large crowds with their novel, and myaterHOUs show. The Marine Lake has opeincd for the season, and new life seems to have been infused into this fine place for recreation. It was very popular on Monday, the surface of the late being gay with the many yachts and row- ing boats taken out. In the harbour a fleet of some soore yachts from West Kirby made R'hyl their headquarters over the holidays, and the crews appear to have a most enjoyable time; On the s-ea front the motor boats did' a good trade on Monday, the sea. being calm and the contritions all that could be desired by pleasure-seekers. It had boen arranged to run marine excursions from fli., pier on Sunday, but the wet weat-hetr pre- vented the boats starting from down 'he coast, so that the Rhyl trips had to be abandoned. Many visitors, however, booked to Rhos and Llandudno by rail and joined the steamers plying down the coast from those places. Bowlin,g and golf has during the holidays found plenty of devotees who have had a delightful time on the excellent links and greens of tho two local clubs.
KENNEL MAID'S CAREER.
KENNEL MAID'S CAREER. LIFE AT COLWYN BAY. Excitirug adventures were credited to a prim littl-e married woman, of 28, named Dorothy Eldred, living a-fc Piokering-place, Rayswate-r, who was charged oa remaind before Mr Pwul Taylor, at Marylebane Polioe Court, London, on Monday, with stealing a; 6d and a carriage rug, value 10s 6d, belonging to her employer, Mr Charley Pierce, a veterinary surgeon,, of Amberiey Wharves, Paddington. Prisoner had been in Mr pierces service aa a kennel maid for two or three months. Money wao massed from time to t:ime, a-id a horse- keeper employed there was discharged on sus- picion cf having stolen a mg, which Eldred now admitted having taken. The horsekceper was a married man with four children, :1 was said to have suffered com-iderably as a result of liis dismissal. Mr Pierce has premised to re- instate him, howevc.r, as early as possible. Mr Alfred Kirby. the missionary, said the prisoner bore a dreodf-u,! oharacter among those who knew her, and was said to have brought about the complete ruin of her husband, a Uni- versity man, who had boen employed as pier manager at Colwyn Ilay, and was now under- going one month's it in the second division on a charge of embezzling a large sum of money. The reason be received so Fight a sentence was that tibo court was in sympathy with him owing to bis wife's conduct. On one occasion .she waJked through the streets in her night attire; on another she jumped from the per into the sea, and was rescued by her husband; and at another time she went, to tho residence of the Mayor of Har- rogato under the influence of drink her h'usbaud was employed there, and broke the wirdows. with the res'tilt that her husband was discharged. She had, in faot, led him an awful Life. His friends declared that she had dmink cases of champagne, and. according bo all ac- counts, her downfall was due to drink. Mr Paul Taylor commented on her conduct in allowing an innccent ma.-i and his family to sniffer for a theft she hcrsolf had committed, and eentenoed her to three months' hard labour.
BLAENAU FESTINIOG SHOW.
BLAENAU FESTINIOG SHOW. The Blaenau Feat.iniog Horse and Dog Show wad held on Monday. The princ.pai results in the horao section were:— Best jumper: 1, J. Jones. Wrexham; 2, A. O. Da vies, Machynlleth; 3, Mis, Binty Stoney, N'antwKih. Tradesman's turnout: 1, A. S. Ro- berts, Blaerrau FestLniog; 2. G. Goodman. Light horse, trap, and harness: 1. E. Jones, Llanbedr; 2, A. S. Roberta; 3, T. Davies, Font in iog. Pony not exceeding 12 hands: 1. M. J. Thomas, Tal- sarreau; 2, L. L. Thomas, Blaemaiu Festiniog. Cob, not exceeding 13 hands: 1.. E. E. Jones, Festiniog; 2, M. J. Thomas, Tabarnoju; 3, L. Hughe?. Cwm Penmachno. Ditto, not exoeed- ing 14 hands: 1. E. Jones; 2. E. E. Jones; 3, M. J. Thomas. Cob, over 14 ha.nds and not ex- ceeding 15 hands: 1, J. H. Roberts, PvvlihoLi; 2. E. Jones; 3, O. Davie?, Fesrtiniog. Cob. not exceeding 15 har.di a.nd not over three years old: 1, J. H. Roberts; 2, O. Divi-ce. Fastest trotter und.r saddle: 1, P. Goodwin, Bettwsy- oood; 2, E. W. Roberts, Festiiniog. Light on- tire horse: 1. P. Gooi-win. Light horse, suit- able for saddle or harness: 1. J. H. Roberts; 2, Tom Jones. Horsa (mare or gelding), showing the best action in trotting: 1. J. H. Robert;; 2, Tom Jones; 3, Ellis Jone3. Entire honee for agricultural purpo: Messrs e. and T. Jones. Horse (mare or gelding), not exoeedi.n<j two yoara okl, for agrioultural perposes: H. Hum- phreys. Tabarnau. Ilorte (mare or gelding), for aigriculbural i/ur|)os.es on the tie'd i and 2, W. Jones. Pair of horse-zi (mares or geldings) for aigrioulimral purposes, to be the property of the exbi'biitor: YV Jones. Pair of honc-s work- ing in quarries: 1, J. D. Jones, Blaonau Fes tinicg 2. J. Roberts. Horse (mare or gelding) workin* in quarries: 1, D. J. Jones; 2. J. Ro- berts; 3. J. D. Jone3. Horse (ware or geldir^g) mor-t suitable for colliery purposes: 1, R. Ro- berts; 2, R. Joiies; 3, Me>?srs C. and T. Jones. Horse (mare or gelding) for agricultural pur- poses, oonfined to parishes: 1, R. Roberts; 2, H. Humphreys..Fastest horae on field (gallop- ing raoo): 1, P. Goodwin; 2. J. Davies. Light horse (rri-are'or gelding) on the field: J. H. Ro- bertfi. berta.
YEOMANRY TRAINING IN --WALES.
YEOMANRY TRAINING IN WALES. The Shropshire Yeomam-y went into camp at Rhvn Park, C'liirk, on Lord Trevor's estate, on Fiday, and will remain under canvaa for fifteen days- Colonel Lord Kenyon is in ootiunand. and Colonel Sir Walter Corbet is second in command- An excellent site h:1iY ber-n fe'.ecteKf for th-e ûD- ca.rupmeitt, and it if :hoped' that the woaiher will take a tutn forfihe better. ——
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1. Mrs Morgan, iluesty, Towyn-on-Sea. widow of the late Rev. R. H. Morgan, Dyffryn, has pre- sented the Welsh Calviriistdc Methodist Gburah at Towyn with an orgau worth L".
LLAND UDNO AMUSEMENTSI
LLAND UDNO AMUSEMENTS I Pierhead at 11 a.m., Orchestral! Concert—Pier Company's Grand Orchestra. Pier Pavilion at 7.45 p.m., Orchestral Concerts, conductor, Mr Arthur W. Payne; vocalists, Mr Charles Tree and Madame Laura Evans-Wiil- liams. I'rineo's Theatre at 8 p.m.. Variety Perform- ance- Grand, Holiday Programme- Happy Valley at 3, Mr W, J. Churchill's famous Minstrels- Pierhead at 3 and 3, Messri Alleler and Sut- ton's Pierrots. Hippodrome at 10.30, 2, and 7.30. Roller Skat- ine. Pier Landing St,&e-Sl)eciad a trips by the "La Marguerite" and other steamers. The Smallest House in Great Britain, situated at Conway, open aU dlays (Sundays (excepted). The) season at Llandudno has now c-ommenocd in earnest, andl there is no dearth of attractions and amusements, particulars of -which will be found in our advertising* columns. This week has witnessed the opening performances of many of the peaces of entertainment, a report of which is given below. THE PIER CONCERTS. There was a huge audience at the special oon- oart given on Saturday evening at the Pier Pavilion when Mr Arthur W. Payne took over the oonductcrship of the orchestra l'or the season. Mr Payne was accorded' a hearty reception upon his appearance to conduct the orchestra which hag now bean augmented to 32 performers, with Mr H. Freeman a, leader and solo yioEn. We understand that it is Mr Payne's intention to vary the programmes of these concerts as much possible, and to introduce many new works during the coming season. There will be instru- mental solos at nearly every evening- concert- Mr Freeman's reurn to Llandudno after an absence of a few years to succeed Mr F. Seigl as 'leader and sc'.o violinist has proved mcst popu- lar. and he was heartily welcomed by his col- leagues as well as by the audience on Saturday evening. The programme opened on Saturday with the National Anthem in uHhidh the audience heartily jaimcd, after whÍQn the orchestra played Elgar's popular march "Pomp and Circumstance," whioh was fallowed by Rossini's Overture to "William Tefil" of which a m«it effective rendering was given. Next oa-me Rachmaninoff's Prelude, Merodiel&sohn's "Spring Song" and "The Bee's Wedding' after which the orc!bebtra played in splendid style and finish German's "Welsh Rhapsody." which was composed for the Cardiff Musical Festival of 1904. The first part of the programme was concluded with Rubens' Selec- tion, "The Balkan Princess," which was given for the first time in Uandudno. The seoond part. opened with a majestic rendering of Tsohaikowstky's "1812" Overture, followed by Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody "No. 2," and Weber's L'invitation a la Vai'so. < The vocalists were Madame Mary Couly and Mr Chaille,3 Tree, the farmer opaned with Verdi's aria, "Ernani Invola.mi," of winch -he gave a most artistic and finished rendering displaying .h.3r brilliant soprano voice to great advantage, ar.d in response to a vociferous recai'l gave a pretty little ballad entitled "Love Lily." In the seoond part of the progr'atirtrrie she fairly brought down the ho.u.() with ?< pefect rendering of Sul- livan's "My Deamst Iloart," and responded to a loud encore with "Last Night (Kjerulpl). Mr Charles Tree, who was also in capital form, ga ve as his first numbars "lJ.e.r Dopfxjligauger" (Schubert) and "Nonpiw kndrai" (Mozart), for which 'be was loudly rcoa-lled' end responded with "C-are flics from the lad that is merry." In the second part) of the concert, Mr Tree treated his auciicnoe to sudh favourites as "Ehigiland's Mine" and "Young Tom O'Devon," both of which wore rendered in Mr TI't'f)' inimitable style and responding' to an encore, which brooked no dieniaJ, he gave "Oh no, Tom," an old folk-song whidh was mast highly appreciated. it < < At tho sacred concert on Sunday evening. Mr Ch-afl-les Tiiej vvias a,gain tho N-oot,l Is, and Mr J. H. Fouiids contributed a delightfully played violiin solo. On Mondiay (Bank Holiday) a pro- gramme of popular rmisie was given, and Mr F. C. Hatton gave a woll-piayed picoolo solo- A miscielllianoous concert was given on Tuesday, when Mr George Atkinson contributed one of his favourite pia,noforto sokw, and on Wednesday evcniing another popular progTamme was a.r- ranged, Mr John Branston contributing a trom- bone solo- The third special ooncert of the present season will be .given on Saturday evening, for wJhidh an attractive programme has boen arranged. it it it • MR ERNEST JONES. On Thursday evening1, Mr Ernest our felkjw-Lown.n 1 an, made his 1 ciebut at the Pier Concerts as & pianoforte soloist. Mr Jones is reoognisied aa one of the foremost musicia-ns of our town, having besn organist at St. Paul s Church for many years, and is at present the organist of the ancient Parish Church at Llan- rhrxi. Among the musical appointments Mr Jones' hold; is that of conductor 01 the Claxton- Jones orchestra, and this week 'he is conducting the orcihe^tra. at the Grand Theatre. Mr .Jones' services are also in great demajfd as a solo pianist and aooompainist at various concerts in the district. It was theroefore exceptionally pleasing to his fellow-townsmen to 6ep him ap- pear wit'h such success at the Pier Concerts. The item selected was a concerto for pianoforte and orchestra by tern.da.e Bonnet, viz., Barcarole and A.tcg'ro Ma«t ro.-x). The Barcarolle gives the pianist a fine opportunity, of v/hioh fulil advan- tage was taken. Mr Jones' toucih was alwajna clear and decisive, and his playing showed con- sidicrable power. He displayed brilliant technique in conjunction witih a sallid musical in- terpretation, and well merited the warm applause which was acoardled him.
THE HAPPY VALLEY MINSTRELS.I'
THE HAPPY VALLEY MINSTRELS. SUCCESSFUL OPENING PERFORM- ANCE. SEVERAL NEW FEATURES. "Wait and See" were the ma.gio womls, by whi(1h Mr W. J. Churchill announced the open- ing of his minstrel performances in the Happy Valley this season. We have waited, and have had the privilege of seeing w.hat without a doubt, was the finest troupe of minstrels that ever ap- pea-rod at Llandudno, and when we bear in mind that the. Happy Valley Minstrels have always been considered the pioneers of minstrelsy on the Welsh ooast, this scorns a great ileal to say. but nevertlneless the fact remains tihat "Uncle Wllje" has brought to the Queen of Wolsih. Watering Places this year as fin-e a combination of minstrel talent as one oould. wish for. The troupe, is undoubtedly a marked improvement over that of last year. They are a fine body of we'll-trained voices, blending1 'harmoniously to- gether in the various choruses. • • Thousands of people flocked to the Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon to enjoy the open- ing performance which took place under meet favourable circumstances, and in delightful weo-thor. Mr t'liurobiffi is nothing if not patriotic, and Whon hie band of minstrels made their appear- ance a striking instance of their dhief's patriotism wa. manifested in the fact that the men were all neatly attired in white qui-ts with purple waistcoats and Mack buttons, and wore purple caps wifh black ta rsals, in mourning for the Ja to King. Mr Churchill canie in for a special ovation. < < < < After a spirited rendering of the National Antlhom, m whidh mamy 01 the audience joined, the programme was proceeded with, under t!he direction of Mr Dick Howard, who this year again is the interlocutor of the troupe. The first part of the programme was opened with; a. very effective opening chorus eoititlled "Come by -,le Silvery Strea.m," after wihich Mr F. Crabtree sang of the "Silvery Moooiiight." and contribu- ted a very creditable dance. Mr AM. Deface, & newcomer, m-acb aIut with humor- ous song "Five hours a penny," in vhioh. he dopicts th? troubles of a penny-in-the-slot gas meter. Mr Will Iked, the poaseewor of ai pieas- inig baritone voice who scored! such a suoeaas last year with his nriilita. song "Bcmbard'er," found another song of a similar typo, "A JJi: f;} Soldier Boy," which admirably imih his voio;>. Mr V% Powell in "I do li-ke to be biside the .•easide," and! Mr Jack Cardiff with "(_'o- :e n-err t.ho drum by the bra.s band" were equal y trucoe-siiful. Mr F. McLean, with a song entitled Alexandra- Jones," cloverly depicts iliilerc-nt diailects of ihe g-ivis of various parts of country, invading those of Lkaidudno, v.'hcn he ma/kes a oredital c attempt at \Ye' jr-.nunci i* tic-n whie'h evo'ios go lea-t laiugihter. Mr J. Maa- rfln gave a cakh v little refrain ">1';1 .n aio-ng to me," and Mr Charlie Jerome was equally eucoeeetf'ul with a. new song entitled "Rings on my fingers." Mr George Snow, one of Llan- dudno's foremost favourites, treated the audi- ence to a brand new song direot from America entitled "Ki;i?, kiss, kiss," sung by Mr Snow. The composition proved a. dooided success, but it is evidently no zwug for amateurs to meddle with. It however affords ample opportunity for "our George" to bring out his ta,"Dnt. He is ably assisted by the company in the refrain which add's an artistic finish to a, clever render- ing. Next cornea the ever-popular comedian, Mr W. J. Churcihild, known to fanne as "Coole Willie." He was immediatoly recoigmised by numerous visitors in the audience w'ho had enjoyed hiis per- formance at one of the Londbn or Provincial iratslo ha.J'a, where 'he has been scoring great fiiuccesatis during the winter season. Needless to say, Mr Churchill was greeted with roundls of when he stood up to sing his fii-st song entitled "Mary Jones of Golan Conway," to t'he strains of the Ash Grove, in which he proceeds to telll the audience of his last Welsh sweetheart from Glan Conway, and anxiously enquires if anyone -has seen Mary Jones of Glan Conway. Before the clo o of the song Mary Jones is seen descending the hills attired in a gorgeous cos- tume of aid colours of the rainbow. S'he arrives on the stage, and is affectionately greeted by Mr Churchill. It is a most humorous and effective bit of "business," and must be seen to be appre- ciated- The first part of a most interesting; and amusing programme is brought to a close by Mr J. nuda in a song and chorus entitled "Coons on Parade." • • • • In the seoendi part some decided novelties are introduced. Mr George Snow appears in quite a new role. We have known George as a comic singtor who has but few equals in his line of busi- ness, but this is the first occasion upon whidh he has appeared before the public ag a conjurer- He is agisted by Mr Randolp Clhurchil-l, who as the carelees and thoughtless youth plays tho part wefil, and arouses the wrath of the wouild-be con- juror L),4 careleo^ly e-x^jcusing all his tricks to the audlenoe much to their amussment. It is a clever turn which keeps the audience in rears of laughter. There are other exceedingly good and amusing items wh:dh space will not permit of enumeration. « A capital entertainment) was oonclude.d with a laugTiable &ketdh entitlied the "Misdhilef Maker," in which father and son, Mr Churchill and Mr RMitMph Churohiul, play together as servants of the household. Mr Gharleii Jerome taking the pa.rt of the lady of the house, and Mr George Snow that of the stout uncle on a visit to his sster, wlhile part, of the doctor friend is taken by anotheir member of the troupe. The mischief maker is Mr Randolph Churchill, w!}){J, having had a week's notice from his mi»tre.-». has his reveinge by writing a letter to hÏ3 mistress pur- portimg to oome from her sister and cautioning her that her uncle is mad, and that the doctor friemd is a poisoner and a murderer. Upon the arrival of tho g'i'jests, the mischief maker informs the uncfe that the doctor is a poisoner and also toil's the dootor that the uncle is mad and re- quires medicine. Then the trouble begins. W'h.i'e Mr CShurahi'll is endeavouring to humour the supposed mad unde by reciting nursery rhymes a keeper from the asylum arrives and taking' Mr Churdhill for the lunatic carries turn off amid general laughter. In short, "Uncle W:I.i<)" has eclipaedl ail :hi<3 previous Ttoordis, which is .'paying a good deal- « THE PRINCE'S THEATRE. There were large and appreciative audiences at this popular house of amusement du" ng* the pa.t week, and excellent [irogra an'S were provided. lire Moxon trio of acro- batic. eccentrics, who now perform there, nover fail to win applause, and the three Waraeirs acrobatic a,nd v/hilrl wind dancers are worth seeing. Violet Bcatricc, an aible comedienne, h-as some songs with catchy refrains; and Rosie Bart-lett'a clever im- personations are much appreciated. Matt. Wilkinson greatly amuses the audiences with his comedy sketcLas. Tho Model Orchestra, under the able conductorship of Mr Hal- 91;.e.a-d, opens te programme with a rendea-ing of Rnnk-{'nbllrg'B overture, "The Gladiator's Farewell March," and during an exhibition of ani.m.ated pictures, gives further interesting fcolections. » » • • THE PIERROTS. Messrs Adeler and Sutton's Pierrots at- tracted crowds to t.e Pierhead on the occa- sion of their opening performance on Monday afternoon. The company t'his week includes such old favourites as Kennedy Allen, whose humour never fails to cause much merriment. Albert Royle is a comedian of no mean order; while in Norman Osborne we have a clever ventriloquist. Ben-ita is a soprano vocalist of consi.derable range and pow.cr. Mr J. A. Tumbridge, as accompanist and solo pianist, proves to be an artiat-e of great ability; while Mr Artihur Suttdiffe. scores a great success with a new wng "Are you anybody's Girlie in pa.rticular" The catchy refrain of this compos lit ion at once "caught on." THE GRAND THEATRE. The first tliree nigfhts of the present week Mr Leonard Boyne's Company presented to crowded audi en cos the popular play, "Raff Las," the title-role of which was ad- mirably depicted by Mr Reginald Dance. Miss May Brooke does full justice to the character, "Mrs Vidall," and the same may be said of Mr Edward Irwin as "Curtis Bed- ford." Mr Harold "West as "Bunny" and Miss Prances Tifcheradge as "The Lovable Gwendoline" are all equally successful. The play throughout is full of interest and ex- citing incidents. The Grand Theatre will be re-opened for the season on July 18th. • • THE SEA TRIPS. Quite a record in steamship traffic has been established during the holidays by the Liver- pool and North Wales Steamsliip Company. On Saturday the steamers arrived from Liverpool wjth thousands -boll day- bent,; ati<f on Monday "La Marguerite" arrived here w'tth 1500 pas- eantgers on board, most of whom were landed at Llandudno. The first trip of the day was by the steamship "Snowdon," which took a good complement of passengers to Carnarvon. The "St. Tudno" mad-:3 a trip round the Isle of An- glesey, while the "St. El vies" had an afternoon excursion u.p the Menai Straits. On Tuesday the "St. Tudno" was specially engaged for a Sheffield Sunday School trip from Liverpool to Llandudno, where she landed over a thou iand pas ongers. Tci-day (Wednesday) the "Snow- don" will visit the chores of Douglas for the first time this season; while to-morrow (Thurs- day) tho samo boat will ma.ke a trip to Holy- head- Mr Arthur Part on, the popular represen- tative of tho company, is to be congratulated upon the manner in which he coped W"t."fl th3 heavy traffic during Whitsuntide. • • v » GRAMOPHONE ENTERTAINMENTS. Quito a new feature of the outdoor enter- tainments .is the gramophone sections given bv our fellow-townsman, Mr George Edward^ who possesses one of the largest and most dis- tinct instrumentalists seen in Lla-ndudno. Mr Edwards has a series of up-to-date records, whidh are hig'hlv appreciated by both visitors and residents ailake. • • • ROLLER SKATING. Large crowds of rinkers ,and spectators have visit-ixf tho Hippodrome daily during the past week. The catering of Mrs FTewitson is all that could be desired, and quite a feature is made of the afternoon teas.
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The East Dorset election was on Saurday de- claimed void, on the ground of exoessive expendi- ture on behalf of Captain the Hon. F. Guest (L.), w'ho is thereby unseated. Nome of the at/her ('harg'Cy were sustained, and Captain Guest was acquitted on aibl personal ohargee.
LLANEFYDD CHAIR EISTEDDFOD.
LLANEFYDD CHAIR EISTEDDFOD. SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS. DETAILED LIST OF AWARDS. (From Our Correspondent.) The third annual eisteddfod held at Llannef- ydd on Whit-Monday was favoured wtith ideal atmospherio conditions, and brought to the village a very largo influx of eisteddfodwyr from alt directions. The meetings, especially tihore of the afternoon and eyeining, were crowded, and the talent displayed in several of the competitions was considerably superior to the standard attained at the average rural gatherings. The meetings were "housed" in a large marquee closo to the King's Head, and the Rev. W. G. Owen ("Llifon") conducted. Miss Batten (Denbigh) and Mr T. Vautghan Williams (Llansannan) were the accompanists, and the officials were: Chairinaii of Music Com- mittee, Rev. S. Bangor Jones, vicar of the parish; abairm-aui of Literary Committee, Mr Isaac C. Ellis ("Caerenydd"), Bryn Celyn; cha,irman of General Committee, Mr Thomas Salusbury, of the Poet Offioe. Messrs Wm. Lon.g (The Schools) and Edward Williams (Crcesffordl Marli) were the secretaries, and the following constituted the adjudicatory board: Music-, Profcs;or David Jenkins, Mus. Bao., Aberystwyth, and Mr W.m. Da\Jies, Degainwy; poetrv, Revs. W. G. Owen ("Llifon") and B. C. Dav ics ("Clwydfryn"); literature, etc., Lady Roberts, of Bryngwenallt, Mr A. Foulkes- Roberts (Denbigh), Rev. Peter Williams ("Pedr Hir"); recitations. Llifon and Caerenydd; mis- cellany, Mrs Jor.es (Denbigh), Mr Priohard (Galltfaenan), Mrs Littler (R'hyl), MIS3 Roberts (Llanjannan), Mr Henry Williams (Factory), Mr Jeremia,h Williams, M.A. (Abergele). THE MORNING MEETING. The Vicar of tihe parish prodied over an en- couraging attendance in the morning. Accom- panying the rev. gentleman were Mrs Bangor Jones a.nd Master Jones. „ Five competed on the polo for children uxi-dct twelve, "Codiad vr hedydd" (from the "Welsh Songs"); 1, Becsie Roberts, Penycoed, Llan- sannan; 2, Elsie Ll. Hughes, Aelybryn,Henllan; 3, Isaac Thomas, Bryegyll- Cefn Meinooog. Plain pillow case, with button holes (child- ren under 12): 1, Gladwen Da vies, 120, Vale-st., Denbigh; 2, Maggie Jone3, Ty'nycoed, Cefn Meiriadog. ( Oherri'ise (competitors tisder 14): Eldi,th Dor- thy Hughes, Borysgaw Ucfea, Llannefydd, the only oom.petitor, IfLanoforte c-cnipc-t1 on for thoso under 18 years. "Sonata in F" (Mozart) 1, May Jones, Cefn Berain, Llannefydd. Three competed. Translation into Welsh of extracts from Owen Rhoioornyl'g ''Flame-bearers of Welsh History" (fourteen oornpotitors): L Ap Idwal, whose proper name did not transpire. Solo for those under 16, "The Marsh of Rhuddian," twelve competitors: 1, Percy Jones, Rhyl (whose rendering was very 'hughly praised); 2 (equal), Lizzie Roberta Ty'nyoc. Llansa.n- n:111. and Besie Evans, Bryn Meirion, Henllan (a lister of Madame Laura Evans-WiUiami, the Wekh contralto). T-.i „ Six memoria' verses to late Mr Edward Owen, dra.per, Glasgced. St. Asaph: iour com- peted, and the prize was awarded to Mr R. Ilurrhos, Kelvki-road, Birkenhead A SPIRIT TO BE EMULATED. The President delivered an address in which he enumerated briefly the cMef aims of the eie- t<ddf'/d. This excellent Welsh institution (he said) provided, firstly, an opportunity iOr in- telleotual advar>c»e.rneiit; e^-peci^lly was this the care in the rural districts, which from their situation were out of the reach of the advan- tages that residence in tovvins a^r" ded. Secondly, 'it provided, Wealthy competition, the spirit of which had just been so strikingly demonstrated in the flight from Lor:-ion to Manahoster- PauJhan, the victorious Fronohiiian, (had been congratulated by Cra.11 am White, the Englishman. "The best man has won," the latter said. That spirit, deo.ared the rev. gentleman, could with profit be emulated bv eisteddiiodib competitors. Thirdly, the Eis- teddfod' was a of keeping' and developing the rich language of Wales, and he urged upon his hearers the neoassity of studying of the W'els'h styùis.tj-Cym.ddelw, Efcen F, axdjdITtidno, and Dyfed. The festival had a*so its moral and up'aftiaig influence- Caerenydd paid the Chairman a glowing tri- b'U. Tca y (three competitors): I. Miss Mary Griffith, Chapel-street, Denbigh. Ourihion (two competitors 1, Miss L. H. Evans, Denbigh. (rA T Baritone solo, "The Child of God^ (D. Jen- ki-ni) (three competitors): I,Th1.r W. Hughes Dav^es, Llansannan.. 'i!herc was but one entry for t'he ch..den-> ahoral competition, "Awn i ohwaæu yn yr eira" ("Pedr Alaw"), namely, the Rhyl Juvenile Choir, con- ducted by Mr B- W'adsworth, and their render- ing wag adljudged wortny of the £ »5 prize (given by th.i? Hon. L. A. and Mm Brcdirick, of Cbed Coch), together with a. silver medal, presented by Mr J. RjiKk Jones, Coronation Bui'dings, Den- b' h. Four reciters competed in the class for those under sixteen, "Saf i fynv diros dy wlad" (Dyfed): 1, Periry Jona-, Rhyl; 2, Archie Dew, Denbigh- Freehand drawing of the Red Dragon, for boys under 15: 1. Gwiilym ap Vjxihan Jones, Sion llouue, Bettwsyn-Rlios. Soprano and contralto duett, for competitors untiier 18, "I saw a tiny st.reairJlist1, Misses Roberts and Jcno. LannefydiJ. For an unaocompaniod rendlering' by a party of 16—20 voices of "By Jordan's bank I tread," t'he only competitors—tho Denbigh party, con- ducted by Mr It. EctrnuMi-w-ere adjudged worthy of the three guinea and metro-nome prize. On the motion of Mr SaJushury, seconded by Caerenydd, the Vicar was thanked for his attend- ance and address. THE AFTERNOON MEETING. Sir Herbert Roberts, Bart. M-P., Lady Roberts, Master John Trevor Roberts, and Master D. Stowell Roberts were given a rousing reception on arriving at the afternoon meeting. On the pLatform also- Dr. EUis, rector of Llansannan, und Mia Ellis, and. Rev. S- and Mrs Bangor Jones. A pianoforte duett was given by IVLGN Maggie RoberU and Mr T. Vaugnan Wil- h-ains, a.fter w.hioh a baidic wa. read by Mr VVrn. Williams, a lccaj poet. Four stanzas; "Gogiledd, c-cs dvvyram, a gor- •L'ewin." Two oonipeted, and tihe prize >vas awarded to Mr R. Hughes, 2, Keioin-road, Bir- keiilKiad. Pair of Doyleys (fourteen oompøLitor): 1, Miss na Mary Griffiths, Chapel-street, lJenbiglh. Pair of men's slipiers (one ot),mto-,t;ior -Ni iw Janet M. Hughes, liod'yagaw Ucbu, Llannefydd— v. ho was a warded t he prize. Quartette (S.A.T.B-), "Beth sv'n hardd (J. H. Roberts) (two parties) 1. Mbs Bessb Tre- goniing1, Mias L. H. Evans, Mr W. Lloyd Wil- liam, Denbigh, and Mr J. W. Davies, Pentre- foelas. Soprano sob, "Olwen" (Trehearne) (five com- petitors): Miss Emily Batten, Denbigh. Essay for ladies, "The hand tihat rocks the cradle ruiles. the world;" 1, Mias Williams (Awen Mona), Dwyran, Mon. Chief reoi'tation, "Ystorm ar y Mor" (ISIWJT.) 1, J. W. Ellis, Llaei-hwyd, CVrrigydruidion; 2 (-(-nua,"), Evan Joncu Davics, Glan Conwy, and T. II. -Jorics, Rhyl. ("ontralto solo, "Adlals y diyddkiu gynt" (R. S. Hiighesi)^ (three competitor^): 1, MLs R'hodia Jones. GeMnfor, Denbigh. I.aay Roberts delivered her adjudication upon the bost co-jiection <»f lvjc-ipes of non-ailooholio beverage-s suitable for use in the harvest field. There were nine competitor; and the prize (given by tho Nortih Wa'ej Women's Temperance Union) went to Miss Parry, of Aied Houfe, I.kin^an- nan. Her collection- numbered thirty-one. Viol/in eoL<!> for competitors uftder eighteen, 'Home, Sweet Home" (Hy. Farmer) Wiil.e Glyn Wafers. Park-street, Denbigh. ^Sooks (four com'petitons) Mrs Jones. Kant Wren, Llansannan. Pair of cydling stockings, with fancy tops: Gwen o'r Glyn," whose proper name was not made known. The charming oeremonv followed, "Llifon." called sevenal bards- on to the platform, and j-ead to the meeting tll(> remarks of "R'bwidfryn" and himself upon tlie odes., two in number, sent in. The subject was based on ioc.al g rcun-cl" Gooh ap Llleohryd," court bard to the Welsh onieftajn, Onen Glen.do«er, The ode- was to consist of 150 hr.es, and the prize was three guineas and a four guinea chair presented by Mr A. Foulfkes-Roberts, soliortor, Denbigh. "Al-aistor" was declared the winner, and was chaired with the usual ceremonial, Mr W. IIugbes-Davies rendeihng the ohair..ii, soti-n- ADDRESS BY SIR HERBERT ROBERTS THE EISTEDDFOD AS AN EDUCA- TIONAL FACTOR. In his presidential address, Sir Herbert Roberts, who wao enthusiastically received, said they were that day afsembled~ under the shadow of a national loss; every heart throughout t'he land was filled With sorrow at the oudden par,sing away of King Edwa.nl, and he w'as sure. that tho feeling of sorrow had'boen no more deeply felt in any part of the country than in the Principality. They would not have assembled that day at the eisteddfod bad not King George commanded that the amusements h!u pecqede wi Whib,unti<ie be not interfered with. Speaking of the eisteddfod, Sir Herbert said he oontinued to believe in the in- stitutiioin as a pow-erf-ul facitor in educational liife of Wales. One of the most deplorable mis- takes they could ever make would be to think that an individual's education finished with the CIU30 of his school career. Moreover, he re- garded the eisteddfod as t'he great school in which WTelsihmen of every age were taught the lessons of music and literature. Again, its platform was one on which men of all sects and creeds could meet and band themselves to- gether for the common good of Wales. For tibese reasons it was essential that the work of eudh an institution should be fostered and en- couraged. Wales had been particularly fortu- nate in edoational matters—from its elementary school up to ita university—so that to-Tay the river of knowledge flowed past every little cot- tage door throughout the land. So far, how- ever, he did not thlink Wales had given the technical side of education its proper place. Tilings were not so in America, on the continent of Europe, and in the countries of the East; the developing of the technical t-ide of education was essential to become efficient citizens in the great world of commerce. He would not for one moment desire to say anything- to belittle general education in the least degree; but let them remember that commercail success, really, tended towards the development of civilisation and art. In oonctluslion, S;ir Herbert expressed his fervent hope that the eisteddfod would con- tinue to bo a source of Touch bleising to the life of Wales for many years to come (ap- plause). Professor Jenkins supported Sir Herbert Ro- berts' remarks. A nation's commercial success, he declared, did not hinder its advancement in the realms of literature and art. AWARDS. Soprano solo, ""Olwen" (Trehearne): Mis-s Batten, of Denbigh. Chi-d rocitation, "Ystorm ar y mor" (Islwyn): Master T. H. Jones, Rhyl, and Mr E. Jones Da- vies, Gianoonway (equal). Contralto solo, "Adlais y dyddliau gynt" (R. S. Hughej): Miss Rhoda Jones, Gellifor, Den- bigh. At this junoture the conductor read a tele- gram which hyd been received from the Hon. Laurence Brodrick and Mrs Brodrick, of Coed Cooh. It ran thus :Gobe:ithio fod i chwi eis- teddfod lewyrohui a llwyddianus. Laurence Brodriok a Gwendolen." Tenor solo, "Cartref fy ngbalon" (Pughe Evans): J. W. Davjes, Pentrevoelas. On the motion of Mr Wm. Williams, secon- ded by Mr R. Owen, thanks were accorded Sir Herbert Rogerts for presiding, and Masters J. Trevor and D. Stowell Roberts briefly replied in Welsh. CHIEF CHORAL COMPETITION. For the best rendering of .Haydn's chorus, "The Heavens are telling." a prize of twelve guineas (L5 being given by Sir Herbert Roberts), together with a. three-guinea silver cup, was offered. The following choirs competed: Pen- rhynside (conductor, Mr Robert Owen); Llan- sannan (conductor, Mr Robert Roberts, Bryn); Denbigh (conductor, Mr R. M. Edmunds). The choirs sang in the order given above. Appended are summaries of Professor Jen- LIUIS I remarks upon each performance:— Choir No. 1:—A good start. Trio, fair. The sopranos left out one note. Time, good and steady. Altos' intonotion faulty through lack of female voices. No. 2A better start. Rioh soprano voices. The latter part taken much too quickly, caus- ing faulty intonation in last two pages. No.3 :-Very good time. The trio. good. A very happy rendering of the move- ment. Rich and full soprano voices. A well- balanced choir; keeping better tune. Perfect time, tihus ensuring perfection of har- mony. This choir's rendering was adjudged to be by far t-he gest. The result was received with deafening cheers. EVENING MEETING. This commenced at a rather late hour, viz., seven o'clock, and lasted for three hours. Professor Jenkins rendered "Hen wlad fy nihadau" to open the meeting. Of the three stanzas sent in on the subject, "Tri a t.hair," none were deemed wor>l'iy of the prize, which was therefore withheld. Duohesse set: Mrs Vickers. Llanasa. Afternoon tray cloth: 1, Misa Avery, Mount Pleasant, Reddifcch, Worcester. Chief solo, "Y dyfnder cryf:" Mr J. W. Davies, Pentrevoelas. Dialogue, "Y Bardcl a'r Cerddor:" Messr3 Jones and Davies, Cefn Meiriadog. Penillicn singing (North Wales style): Prize divided between Messrs Tom Jones, Bryndu, Cerrigydruidion, and David Roberts, Bryngi-as, Liannofyd-cl Table centre: Miss Jennie Parry, London House, Llysfaen. Blouse i Miss L. H. Evans, Denbigh. Frock: "Eurwein," whose name did not trans- pire. Print dress: Miss M. C. Jones, Henllan. Mixed party competition, "Mae'-r eigion mewn hedd:" Denbigh Party, conducted by Mr John Williams. Cartref. Tenor and bass duet, "Gwyll a gwawl: 1, Meisrs W. H. Davies, Llansannan, and Wm. Davies, Llanfair. Best descriptive paragraph on Llaianefydd: Mr W. Long. Poetical lines, "The aeroplane:" Dewi Mai o Feirion, Festiniog. Bee hive: Thomas Da vies, Henllan. Male voioe competition, "The Shepherds' ChorusOnly one choir appeared, viz., Den bigh (conducted by Mr R. M. Edmund-.), and they were awarded the prize,
DENBIGH BOROUGHS ELECTION.
DENBIGH BOROUGHS ELECTION. MR ORMSBY GORE'S SEAT. PETITION WITHDRAWN. At Shire IlaM. Dorohaster, on Friday, before Mr Justioe Lawrcnee and Mr Justice Pickford, an application was madie for leave to withdraw the- ejection petition of Mr A.Len Clement &I.. wardii against the return of the Hon. William Gocwge Arbour Ormsby Gore as member for the Denbigh Boroughs. Mr C. F. Gill- K.C., and M Hugh Fnaiser appeared for the petitioner, and Mr Lewis Coward, K.C., and Mr \Viikmg<hby Williamd represented! Clie respondent. Mr Giilli in making tire application, remarked that the electorate numbered 5,000. The num- ber of voters who period was-for the respon- dent 2,438, and for the rei.it,"crn-ar 2,430, leaving Mr (hn.by Gore With a. majority of 8. The count took p]I3JJe late at night on the night of the poll,, and there vvai-j no recount. o u I- teon balh'is were rejected by the returning officer. In that state of uhings a. petition was filed ask- ing for a recount and sorutmy, and an order was made for a. recount. The recount took wlhen the t or ran-cl lespondcnt were pre- sent-, with tbe result that in the first it was found that, o-tw bai.'ot paper w.hich br■§ n^'ed to the pesitkiDer was amongst the respondent's papers, wliidli reduced Mr Ormsby Gore's majority- Aootlber result of t'he recount was that four of the ballot papers liad been counted for Ui-6 j1ét.ILór,r weto objected' to for ■GiiHerent reasons, The l-eeount gave an oppor- tunity for soaiog the p:1!r.:¡ that had been re- jected to by tho reburniti, officer. The result of the examination of papers was that- flie petitioner '6c had been airi'visod that he e(ydl,(t not proceed with the petition with any of success. In tlsese cirfjuirKtaiaocss application ww now made to wutlidnaw t'he par:lion. It had been presented, not aa the lesu.t of any feeling between the par ties > as they liad bc*ui on excellent terms, but under tix> eiixnunstaJKves it was almost neces sary tliat there ,hou.d be a recount and an oppor- tunity of seoaig these votes- Mr Lewis Coward said it, to him there was no foundat.c-n lor the pet.tioii, and he asked for the u-spf/TKlcnt's costs. Their Lout-hips g-ä\'e leave to withdraw tho petition aitiowiiiig lxxspon-dent hits (>o"t.
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THE APPKOACH TO LLANDU-DINO. NEW TOLL AT RHOS-ON-SEA. About ten years 3;:0 Mr W. Horton, the owner of the R;ho«on-Sea Estate, allowed the public on to use the roadway within the emb-iiikment; whioh pro tee U, trbe golf links fwm the sea, thus providing route to Lloau- dudno from liiios-on-Sea wnioh vv ,j0 free if cm tolls. Up to that time the principal truffle to Llan- dudno IrLin Rihos-on-beu conduc^t-e<I over the iead constructed by the late Vicar of Llm- driJlo from cieoe by Llandrlilo -1 to t:h3 f,-)t of the Pei'rhyn Hill, near the Luttle Orme's Head. For the use of this road toll* were charged. The principal publio roadi to Llan- dudno are some miles further round, through Llandudno Junction. After the death of the late Vicar of Llandr.'llo, the road made by hlfln was acquired by Mr Ilorton aid the late Mr John Jones, Dinarth Hall. Recently c.n the road on the of the em- bankment a gate wao placed, and tho tolls were charged on Monday for the u e d. the road, ranging from a shilling for mo-tor cars to a penny for cyclists. It is etatr 1 thai the pro- ceeds of tl-t. tolls will be C I.. f>I;ttii'g the roadway, which is in a vo-y b d ec.ndi«tion at preLcnt, into A better state of repair.
PLAIN TALKS ON TARIFF REFORM.
PLAIN TALKS ON TARIFF REFORM. WHAT IS A TARIFF? (By S. SKELHORN. It lias I>Dan suggested that before I go on with these "Plain Talks on Tariff Reform." I should explain whiat a tariff is, because many pcopLe. do not appear to know. These peopLe are like the amuying pen-jon, described in one of Mol'iere'3 plays who talked prose all hia life without knowing it. It seams strange Cliot people thould be ignorant as to what tariff means when a,.i a matter of fact they have W do with tariff's every day of tloiil lives- A tariff simply means a scale list of prices. Suppose you sond by rail some goods from on« town to another, you are charged acoorcbng to a fixed t-ariff or tcale of prioeu whieli every railway company employs. Or if you dine at a restaurant in town, the waiter hands you a tariff giving a list of prices for the various articles of food and drink. In exactly t,he same way t.t..¡) different countries— Eng.and, Germany, Franeo» Amerioa, eto.ihave a tariff or list* of duties wihidh tlhey impose upon certain gOOdli coming from abroad and whiioh must. be paid before the goods are allowed to enter. Notice that all countries—including England—have til*se tariff* although 110 two are cxacttly alike. Some countries, like the United States, have a lugh tariff; some, like Switzerland, tia-ve a low tarItf, and others like Belgium, have a moderate tariff. Now w!hat do you supijosei is tlie object of a tariff SupfKfcie a titranger visits your town with certaani goods to sell- He thinks lie stan-ds a good' ohanoe of selling them in the market, so ho tells the inspector that he would like such and sudh a stalil. "Very well," sa.ys the official. "you can have one, but the price will be 80- anid-so." And tlie trader, who knows very weil that he never paid a farthing towards the cost of building that market, pays his rent—his tariff—witlhout a miunnur, because lie is con- vinced that he will make some money there. Thus the new stall holder, by paying his tariff for the privilege of selling his goods, helps to pay for the cost of running' the market-. It is just the same in the case of tihe great London, markets. This tariff or entry duty is imposed for too privilege of using the market and to pay for its maintenance ajid upkeep. ow have you ever thought that the United Kingdom ia a market w.hioh is open to all tllo world). AM tihe worJodJ, Germans, F rendhmen, Italians, Americans, etc- use this vast mar^ei. but 'hoy contribute nothinjg' to the expenses connected with its upkeep, which are very heavy and wlhidh fall en-birety upotn our own people. Do you realise that the -whole of our national and. local taxation* falls upon the goods pjxxKioed in this coumtry which means an addition to the cost of production of at least 12 per oent. or 2s 6d in the £ ? Wlhy should' the Britislh 111 anu- factuier and workman bomr aill the burden, tinil the foreigner go free? Our present system may be likened) to an individual taking in lodgers rent free, or to a tradesman placing his counters at v dwp-o-a] of competitors free of charge for the display of their goods, dost think of tihia Tlhe rioli man's motor car, an article of luxury, whidh we oouud make here. and whioh in ite .-On- strue-ticxn provicieu eniployiment and for tie. workers, is admitted' free of all taxation, while tilings we cannot grow or juxiduce, whk«h are neoessary for our weLl-boing- and' which the poor use, sudh as tea. coffee, sugar, cocoa, ebo.. are heavily taxed. Under "Free Trade" we tax the wrong' ldfiings, aiict we tax the wrong people. Tariff Reformers propose to shift as muoh aa possible of our present taxation on things we do not prodluoo to imports' of things we do pro- duce. By altering' our existing tariff in this way they would make it tcientifio, for & ecien- tifio tariff simply means a tariff that secures the ful.e&t possible production of wealth at home. Iihrnic the matter over and you will see tihat Trade* is both fooJish and xmfair, aiwl that Tariff R-eform is tho only po^iibte subatt- tute for "Free Tradia."
ATHLETIC SPO-RTS AT RHOS-ON-SEA.
ATHLETIC SPO-RTS AT RHOS-ON-SEA. INTERESTING EVENTS. Undler the auspices of the Rhos-on-Sea and District Advertising Asaoeiation., athletic slxlrts were heki at Rhos on Monday afternoon. Ideal weather prevailed, a.nd a large number of people attended. All the arrangements had been made by the. Association Committee, and the officials .w,ere:-SLart,&r, MrTotri Oonobar; handflcappew, Messrs A. Downes and 0. Jonew; judges. Messrs E. D. Rowlands, G. E. Cnagg, and F. A. Dew; chairman., Mr A. M. Fowlier, junr.; hon. trea- surer, Mr S. A. Froet; hon. secretary. Mr O. Jones. It was in no umail moauure due to the energetic efforts of these genriamen tliat the event proved siuch a suecess. The flowin.g we the awards: 100 vardi, handicap (open) 1, Jack Berta; 2, R. Jones, Deganwy. 100 yard, boys' race (under 16 years of age); 1. W. Hall; 2, John Price. 100 yardia 'girls' race (under 16): 1, Annie Ro berts. Golwyn Bay; 2, Prisciuk Roberts, Rhos. 220 yards (opcni handicap): 1. J. Berts; 2. R Jones, Deganwy- Sack race: W i.11 Roberts. 440 yarcli3 (open handicap): 1. R. Jones. De ga.nwy; 2. E. F. Owen 3, Daniel Jones. Water bottle raoo (open): R. Jones. There were twelve competitors in the mik race, and tibe con best was very keen. Severa) laps had teen c-overod before the three winners got. away from the others, and they breasted the tape in the following orcbr :-1, G P. liugiiea (60 yards' start); 2. Daniel Jones (42 yards" start); and 3, H. J. JOa-03 (12 yards' start). Eg.g and spoon race (open): P. Roberts, Rhos. High jump: 1, George Wadge; 2, Richard Hughes. Tuig-of-waj-: Oapt. Davios, The Quarries, and team out of four teama. Foot.b:I;1J. kicking: Tom Price. At the conclusion of tho sports, Mra It. Lumley, of Eryimor, Everard^mad, Rlicr.. distributed the prizes, each winner being heartily cheered by tihe spcetatoi's. On the motion of Mr Fowler, a hearty of thanks was passed to Mrs Lumley and to aid tlict officers and committee men.
- AK OTHEIi KAMCAL ,UNSEATED.
AK OTHEIi KAMCAL UNSEATED. MAXIMUM EXPENSES EXCEEDED. JUDGE AND LADY WIMBOHNE. Captain Frederick Guest, third son of Lor-A Wimborne, who, at the general eleotios ia J-aiauary, was returned as Liberal member for East Dorset with 426 votes more than lus Con- servative efjipaneJit, Colonel J. S. Niohoiion. wa on Saiturday unseated on petition. A c-barge of illegal airid cx^rmipt prastioes, in which Lady Wimborne was involved, was the basi", of the iietition, bnibery, intimidation, pay- merits for motor cars to take voters to the poll, payments beyond flic-,iiiaxirnutyi allowed, and this i making of au incorrect return of election ex- perites being alleged. The judges (Justices Law- ranoe .and Pickford) declaied the eleatilon void on the grcurid of expends alone, none of the other charges going sustained. Lady VWrn- borne was declared guilty of illegal practices, but a oortiheate of indemnity was [flatted to her.
HARD WORK AND SOFT JOBS.
HARD WORK AND SOFT JOBS. An Opportunity—Don't Let it Slip. If you could buy a soft job without it's costing- you anything* would you not be fooli-s.li to neglect the opp-ortunity? Workers; You ate lotting just such an opportunity slip by you sv ;\ry day wJn you. I do not go to work with a cup of Dr. TibbJos' Vi-Cocoa stowed away ia your stomach. It costs no more tha-n tlie hu, colic, or ooooa that you take for breaki'e.-r't in any I It costs you a great deal less than tb: beer whic-ih you most likely take v ilh your suppcar. But it will do you fiity tim-cs more good. Try this for yoursev'vos, you will join I the band of enthu-'iasts. For propl-e who use I Vi-Cocoa arc ent'hu-ca.t-ic about it. They do not give it up for anything else. They would sooner go without the rest of their breakfast! and supper bhim without Dir. breakfast! and supper bhim without Dr. Tibbies' Vi-Cocoa. It if food as well a» drink, and if.stays by you all day—keeping up your strength, helping your brain, steadylnig your nerves, making every job ft soft job, bauLi.liing headaches, fatigue and indigestion. I Do not aak you.- grocor for cocoa. Ask for
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