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-----FIRST FLIGHT TO NORTH…
THE .ARRIVAL OF MR R. LORAINE AT RHos. FIRST FLIGHT TO NORTH WALES, LORAINE'S SURPRISE VISIT TO COLWYN BAY. FROM BLACKPOOL IN NINETY MINUTES. INTERESTING INTERVIEW: PROUD OF HIS WELSH BLOOD. The first airman to fly into North Wales alighted lite a. bad. on the Rhos-on-Sea Golf Lints, Colwyn Bay, yesterday morning, at 7.50, and, appropriately enough, he flew under the very Welsh name of "Robert Jones." This is, of course, the "flying' name" of Mr Loraine, the famous actor- Airman, but "Pioneer" readers will be inte- rested to hear that Mr Lora-no claims to have Welsh blood in his vein and that he is proud of the fact. Apart from his mechanics and one journal- ist friend, no one knew on Tuesday evening of his intention to fly to Wales in the morzk- ing, and the hum of the Gnomo engine on his Farman racing' biplane was the first in- timation of his arrival over the bay off Col- wyn Bay. A few early-risers observed the machine at some distance away, but they .were under the impression that it was a monster box-kite. Before many seconds had elapsed, however, they could hear the eu- gine's drone and see its intrepid driver deli- berately guiding- his machine in the diroo- tion of the Little Onrte. Making1 a fine sweep inland, the airman passed to the east of Penrhynside, and steered round the Rhos- on-Sea golf course, subsequently landing on the Cohvyn Bay side of the stream which forms the boundary between Carnarvonshire and Denbighshire—"like a bird," as Mr Goldsmith, of the Rhos Club House, described it. Notwithstanding his unobtrusive advent, Mr Loraine was not long on the ground be- fore he was surrounded by a wondering, ad- miring crowd. Within an hour, many hundreds of people from Colwyn Bay, Rhos, and LLandudno were pouring on to the course from the special service of electric cars put on with commendable business fore- sight by Mr Maclnnes, the newly-appointed manager of tramway." I was on the ground soon after 9 o'clock, writes one of our Oolwyn Bay representatives, and I found the biplane surrounded by a crowd ten deep. A very conspicuous figure la the middle of the gathering was a gentle- man wearing a wonderful hat, and bearing a banner, informing all and sundry that the Penrhyn Old Hall was only "750 yards straight as the aeroplane flies" from the site of the hiplanreIy evidence of enter- prise if ever there was any. Happily, all appeared to have too much admiration for the owner to even touch the machine, though very few of them had eeen a of the kind before. A few iron posts with one row of 1hn oard had been hur- iredly fixed by way of "barrier," but neither thM "DOT the two poiiae officers on chsfcy were wanted so far as the safety of the macbane was oonoernod It i& eatsimated tixsJ; bobween 20,000 and 38,006 people inspected the bipdane during the few hoars it was on the li-n-lca. THE AIRMAN INTERVIEWED. In the meantime, Mr GoSdfamiJh, of the Rhos GoJf dub, had escorted Mr Loraine to the cdluib house, wthere he was eocm eitlbing down: to an apoetsamg' breakfast. After reEting a whole he courteously consented to relate to me his erperitences on the journey, eund to answer "any and every question you put to me, at any rate eo far as I oan." Mr Loraine 33 a typical Britisher, not only in iraaniy courage, but in physique and manner— fiigiat-hlaared, hlne-eyed, cJ. a healthy cample xion, and generally of good boiid. He was aittdred in a motoring leather- oovered oap, dDud--LI-e-breas",ci)oth jacfofc cover- ing a thick white sweater, and kncoker-bcckers, though he was be-tter nrufEjod while aotualiy flySng. "I have nodfhiog very mlICh to say," said the Mr-man modeatfy. "I left Blackpool aibout 6.25 this morning and landed here at 7.50 ■ travelling at an average pace of 40 millea am hour. The cccidLtioais ? Oh, they were exoniierut except for a heavy mist I encountered off Parmby Head. The wind was very light and foitterwittg me up, running north by east. Aa I passed Fccsmbty the imfet got very thick, though I experienced no real drfficullty except in packing out land marks here acd there. I left Scratihjport on my left. I had a lIttle d'iiObirlty off the Point of Ayr im making out my position." "Where did you originally intend going to?" I aeloed. HOb," was the repfly, "I thought of rurmimg over to LSandudno. but on coming- altera"- here I thcraght I woold not gorigbt into the town so as to avoid the crowd, and eeeaag a capital spot for aMghting here I thought I -was qtuDfce near enough, and, of course, dropped. Ihi 1 Oh, on an average I fl-ow a.t a height of about 1000 feet. No: it waa not ooM. Of course. I was wel wTJuppod uig, but the cooda.tion0 were excellent from that point of view." What means had you to protect yourself in the event of your failing into the sea?—I had a JEfebeSt around me, but if I dropped of aourm flaj macftuEte w<m2d be ioet Prarhfeupa yon have become so inured to the wark now that you do not tbiDk much, of fail- ibg?-"AL" the prompt reply, "you have to tihenk oi that aH the tsrrsa." Where do you intend Rcmg to from here?— I hope to start from here before nightfall for Holyhead, probaJbJy orcaBtng afterwards to Ire- Jbmd. Supposing there were such a thing as your being asked to give paufcUo oxtdhiiori bare d this ground be for flyiag purposes?— This ground wcxriid be quite austefe'ie, tar & flying exhabrtacc, hut I do not give exhtfc&km S^jSute. Is there any particular reason wiby you should adapt the very Wefeb name of "Jones'* for flying purpOTes? You axe not of Webah descent ly any "Ob," waa the quick reply, "I have WeJah blood in my v«kas, and I am proud of She fact." SUCCESSFUL RE-START FROM RHOS. Another of our representatives writes as for Iowa:-ne news quickly spread that an aeroplane had alighted at Rbos-on-Sea, said during the morning crowds of people flocked to the picturesque spot from the suTroaradm# district. The f xooxfls between Llandudno a&d Colwyn Bay worn zeD- dbned almost impassable at times owing to the heavy vehtoular traflSo, and the tram oan seemed to be reaping- a zich harvest^ "Csur full," were the words with which hundreds of would- be passengem wpre gteeted &iong tlw dusty roads, and by noon the little hamlet of Rhos presented a roost animated! BCCDC, such as has probably nrer OOfore been witneseed in the dia- trict. After his arrival. Mr Loraine rested at the Golf House, and e £ terwar<te waa entertained to himch at Diiaarth Hall Previous to this, how- ever, !he courteoudy intimated the waiting crowds that he did not intend to resume hie journey un±3 after 5 o'clock, as he was waiting the anival of mechanics to overhaul the machine. Tbm camsed e, part of the crowd to dispense, but a large number still remained, apparently determined not to miss the oppor- tunity of seeing the aviator re-start. The mechanics duiy arrived at half-past one, and found the machine in perfect condition. About 3 pjn., crowds poured to the place from all parts, and an hour later the Rhos Golf Tlinks assembled in appearance a po- pular racecourse, more than it did a gftiet seaside golf course. An enterprising troupe of Pierrots arrived on the scene and helped to while away the time. At half-past five a cheer from the fAt end of the crowd an- nounced the approach of Mr Loraine, and when ho made his appearance in the crowd he was received with tremendous cheering. Ten minutes lxtw '\14'> rtl' ii.4 took his seat in the aeroplane. Scares of cameras were (prickly focussing, and in an- other ten minutes, amidst the breathless ex- citement of the huge crowd of spectators, the machine was in motion. It paced the ground for a few yards, and then quickly rose and sailed away leisurely in the direc- tion of Gloddaeth Woods. Turning round and passing aJang the side of Pydew Hill, it returned right across the Golf Links, and shot out to sea in the direction of Holyhead. I Great excitement prevailed at Llandudno: thousands of people lined the beach, and flocked to the Pierhead, eagerly awaiting the approach the aeroplane. However, it was not uirtL that the aeroplane was sighted rou^ t,he Little Orme. It passed swiftly across tl; bay and &oon disappeared round the lighthouse. THE ACTOR-AVIATOR. Mr Robert Loraine, who new at Blackpool under the name of "Jones," is a well-known Londbn actor. It is only quite recently that flyujg attracted tho attention of Mr Loraine. lie madb his first pubimo appearance at the Bournemouth flying meeting*. VPia flight to the Needles and back was one of the sensations of the meeting. When the Blackpool meeting opened a few days Mr Loraine Wad ona of the first to entertain the Northern puhlio with exhibition flying. It will be remembered that only a few days ago he made a remarkable flight from Blackpool to New Brighton and back. Mr Lorairre is not foodi of esxhabitkxn flying within the precincts of on aerodrome, but prefers to in- dulge in eurpriso flights Tho actor-aviator had fuily intended! to attempt a flight from Black- pool to Douglas, and1 from there to Ireland, aud arrangements were about complete for the event; but, owing to difficulties in obtaining tugs to accompany him, ho dfocridied definitely to abaaldon his project. This morning's surprise flight from Blackpool to Rhos constitutes a -unique record of oversea flight, ajid will add' stall further to the already great reputation of Mr Loraine as an aviator.
LLANRWST RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL.
LLANRWST RURAL DIS- TRICT COUNCIL. THE RAVAGES OF CONSUMPTION. The Rev. H. IlawBon Williams, J.P., presided at the monthly meeting of the above Council on Tuesday. Here were also present: Me&3T3 John Roberts, J ~P., W. Wnlkams, E. Edwards, Isaac Hughes, David Lewis and David Jones, to getfier with Mesars T. Hughes (cLerk), and Maurice Roberts (surveyor). A MEMBER RETIRES. It was reported thart, Mr John Da vies, Bryn- iog, had declined to reconsider his decision to re- sign his membership of the Council, and the clerk was msfaructed to tako the neocefiary rtec, to fill the vacancy. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr John Bobents, a vote of thanks was accorded the retiring meoJber for hia valuable services to the dagtriot during the long period he was a member of the Council. THE RAVAGES OF TUBERCULOSIS. A CRITIC OF MEDICAL MEN. Mr John Roberts, who represented the. Council at the reoeot meeting of the comthined sanitary authority held at Carnarvon, stated that the chief subject under discussion was the ravages of consumption. It W-43 stated tfimt the rural dlibtrict of Lianrwst was much trotabled with the decease. The committee recommended that locai doctors be asked to notify cases of con- mun-ption in each district, and that the inspec- tors should then call &tthe house and advise the family of the patient what to do and to disinfect the house. Ifoe Surveyor: Tha* i3 already done after the death of the sufferer. Mr J. Roberts: It is not a regular practice. The Clerk expklined that if medical men were requested to notify cases of trrfberctdceis they coold claim a fee of 2a 6d in each case. Mr David Lewis: I do not see the necessity of paying these fees. The doctors will be find- ing ca.see everywhere, and mulcting us in heavy expenses tho same aa they do with vaocinataon when the rmnour of small-pox was a.bout. Mr Edward Edwards: Consumption is heredi- tary, and cannot be entirely stamped out. Medsoal men work for the benefit of the pro- fession, and each notification wild mean 2s 6d to tiha dootora. Mr John Robert3: Mir Edwards evidently has bat very little respect far the profession if he thinks a doctor wiU go round the country hunt- ing for cases ait 2B 6d each. We all know thaa oonsmaaptwan is to a oertaim extent hereditary, but we also knew that it is infectious, so that it is oi vital importance to "the residents wiiEin our jurisdiction «bat steps be taken with the view of standing out the disease. The Chairman: If oases are taken up in tim« they can be cured. Mr David I&wis: H we a&pt the remm- mendiaikm of the Saouatary CcmxEaittee the doc- tors wd frighten most of the people into con- sumptkm fHau^hier}. The subject was deferred .for a month. XEW CHURCH ROOM. Tbe pians of a Church. Room for Caipel Gar- rooti woe adopted. STEPPING STONES. Mr John RcQserts repesied that he had met the repxeseota&ve of the Bettwsycoed Urban Ocnmcfl, and agreed to pay half the cost of rapairmg the stepping stones over the Conway Tsver, at a cost not exceeding L6. The zeport wto adopted. CLERK'S SALARY INCREASED. The deck's salary waa increased from £ 30 to £ 45, die latter being €he amouot paid to the late clerk. ,1
LIFEBOAT SATURDAY AT COLWYN…
LIFEBOAT SATURDAY AT COLWYN BAY. COMMITTEE REPORT A RECORD YEAR. ELECTION OF OFFICIALS. A maeeting of the Cdwyn Bay, Rhcs, and Old Colwyn Lifeboat Saturday Fund Committee was held on Tuesday, at the CouIIDilJ Chamber, Col- wyn Bay, when Mr David Gamble presided, Ilem were also present Messrs W. B. Lucas, Erod Batescm, T. E. Purdy, Misses Louie Green- fidd. Cifisio Soott, and Florrie Greenfield, the secretary (Mr CSiarles Faxrington), and Mr E. H. Johnson (the orgajiisiqg secretary of the parent Society). SECRETARY'S REPORT. The Hon. Socretaxy (Mr Charles F. Farring- ton) read hie a report, which stated that the amount forwarded to head-quarters, v: JB130, constituted a record for the district. On AaigHist 23rd an eathoisiastoc meeting of lady helpers and the committee was heM at the Cafe Royal, Statioruroad, when Mrs David Gamble was unananously ejected lady president, and she promised to give and present the priaea for the usuci sand castle oampetitions. The re- sponse to the appeal for vice-presidents was most gratifying, the number of ladies and gentfca. man kindly accepting office being far in excess of any previous year. Four donations were also received, the subscribers not wishing their names to appear in the list of vice-presidents. The distract collections were enthusiastically taken up by a walding b" of laicti-es and gen- tlemen, the ccBectiotta being carried out by means of envelopes and cards, and ready help- ers were found for seEing progrrammee and car- rying out collections by means of iifefboata on the day of the decno nat ration. The exoeilent re- sponse of residents and visitors to tho ooifcectiona w-m3 most g-ratxfyin-g, and gocd soiid work was done by the hotels, boarding-houses, shops, and bankst The sincere thanks of the oammittee were due to them, and a'so to Mr Hanry Rey- nolds (Royal Serenaders), Mr Laudlberg (Publio Hall), Mr Sidney Frere (Catlin's Royal Pier- rots), the Pier Directors, Mr ChapSin, Mr Philips (stilt walker), the lifeboe/t crew, and the fire brigade, for th-eir excellent assistance and collections. The sand castle competition and demonstration were very successful. The thanks of the committee are aSao due to the CoMwyn Bay Unban District Council for their kind assistance, and for allowing the Firo Brigade to take part in the ckcrjoTi stratan, Superintendent T. Beres- ford for mansha^iog the procession, the members and friends of the Excelsior Swimming- Ciub, per Messrs H. Schofield and Mr P. Pnce, for or- ganising the water carnivai, and to Mr E. Newell for kind&y providing chairs for the sand castle competitions. u As an emoouragement to ooJJectcr3 and swascribeas a handsome souvenir in the form of a photogravure of the famous pic- ture entitled "The Skipper" was promised to everybody collecting or subscriihirsg 5s and up- wards, and over 200 copies were distributed in tJio district. The secretary expressed hia in- debtedness to the chairman (Mr T. E. Purdy) for the great assistance he his given in the secretarial duties, and to Mr R. Thompson. Material assistance was ali-o given me on Life- boat Saturday by Messrs Bradburn (North and South Waies Bank), Evan Hughes (Wynnstay Chambers), and W. B. Lucas. SIXTEENTH IN THE WHOLE KINGDOM. Mr Farrmgton aloo read the balance-sheet, on 'behalf of the treasurer, Mr Wm. Jones (North and South Wales Banfe, Colwyn Bay, from which it appeared thai the local receipts for the past year were jei35 odd. The sum of 2130 had been remitted to the parent Society. Both the report and balance-sheet were de- clared highly satisfactory. As president cf the locatt branch, Mr David! Gamble complimented the secretary upon the excellent manner in which he had performed hss duties, remarking that the balance of £130, against £ 101 for the revious year, was eminently satisfactory, especially for a place like Colwyn Bay, where very little ship- ping took place. They had stood about six teen-th on the list in the whole of the United Kingdom last year, which was very saiilPactcry. Mr E. H. Johnson seconded the vote of thanks to the chairman, and said that he wished to convey the thanks of the Central Committee to all the workers of the Couwyn Bay branch. Their baHanoe-sheet was one which, he unhesi- tatingly oalld, compared very favourably with any baJanoe-sheet in the United Kingdom, and was Worthy of the town (hear, hear). Last year I nearly MON had been realised by the Lifeboat Saturday demonstrations throuigiioujt the coun- try, which sum had gone for the payment of liidbcfttmen, and aloo for their wtdows and or- phans, the Society having spent in all £28,000 in that way. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The offioers for the ensuing year were eltected 3.0.3 follow: President. Mr David Gamble; chairman of coirarfittee, Mr T. E. Purdy; hon. treasurer. Mr Wm. Jones, N. and S.W. Bank; hon. secretory, Mr Fred. Batteoon, in succession to Mr C. F. Farriragton. who is leaving Colwyn Bay for Llandudno. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Farrtngton for his energetic efforts on behalf of the Society daring the past year, on the motion of Mr Johnson, seconded by Mr T. E. Purdy. The committee were re- elected, with power to ad4i to their number. "LIFEBOAT SATURDAY." Mr Purdy announced thait he had considered various dates for holding their Lifeboat Satur- day ckmonatt-ation, an-d he thought that Saibur- day, August 27th, was the most suitable day. He formally moved thlat that day be fixed upon. Mr Ganible seconded, and rt was carried umaramously. Mr Purcty further stated that the Council had that, afternoon given ion for a street collection and demonsitratkm on August 27th. He a'so stated that Mr Gamble would send out letters of appeal, and would in- vite Jacties and gentlewc-n to act as vice-presi- dents. From the latter source alone he re- marked they had derived £ 27 last year. He removed, and it was decided, to work on the safe lines as last year. Mr .J warmly thanked the Press of the dBsfcrk* for the ance they had rendered the caime in tÎJte iocaSity.
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Statistics juøt issued shew that on January lat last year there were 94,045 premises with on-li-eeaces and 24,677 with off-licences, the former being a decrease of 1472 on the previous year. There were aleo 7323 re- gistered dmls, an increase of 190, aaid it iB expected that last year's increase will prove to be 342. Messrs JT. R. Parkington and Co. state that -thie shipment of part for July amount-to 8681 pipes (Great Britain 1605 pipes), rnaVimg <€8^460 ^pipes for seven months against 57,629 pipes in 1969. Tlw sherry shrpmsents Were 4876 butts, making 29,639 butts for seven months, as compared with 19,923 butts for 1 tho corresponding- period of last year. Xord Str&thcocA. High Cosoimsskmer for Gacada, who attained the age of ninety years on gsterday. has been deluged with messages of ■ccngxatuiatian from representatives oi Govern- ments and from all closes and ooadStiooa at people.
GARDEN FAIR AT KINMEL PARK.
GARDEN FAIR AT KINMEL PARK. YESTEEDAY'S FASHIONABLE FUNCTION. SUCCESSFUL EFFORT ON BE- HALF OF WAIFS AND STRAYS. At a meeting of tho North Weioa Branch of t&d be-eitty for Wails and Strays at Abergelo 1M-Apil, tile Itgv, I*. Hsei, tha secretary, made a si £ 8S^ ag^eaL to sfcy lady presaat to inaugurate a liiiJ'ftilikiiit witli tho object of wiping off th& apiai festa Btanding agaiast the branoh. With in the causa of oharity Mlsd feiiiaaB- iiK ghes of Konmg], promptly decided t(i JJrsilit/ts & Tho bazaar eventually' aevskjsd into a garden fair, which waa held ycsleraay graunda of Kiamel, by tie Und- fens-aa! of tfia Lord Lioutenant of the County"; it. HaghtO. (1{)W1 rt delightful Burroundinga^ beatltilu% deearated and wtJl-ladcn stalla with a;: I larg^ I'athariiig^ oi ifishionably-ftttired cuBtomeEB^ I da in cle&rixig away the saio- I abfcsj not to inantfon an encouraging little-^poech^ J ii'oai tha Lord BMiop of the all con-* attoed to roako the fair on uncommonly success- fill Ono fram. all points of view. I Tlta stalls, eight in number, were fixed on the totiwn lawa, and though no elaborate scheme ol5 dsooeation had been essayed, they were all very* efecttrely arranged in distinctive colour --A sheltered by large Japanese sunshades, the- beaU: of tho grounda and tho dresses of the ladksa* heightening the effect admirably. On tho croquati lawn immediately adjoining there was a "h In," under the control of Mrs Mellor and 31astari Geoffrey Mellor, of Tanybryn, who appeared t be the first to find employment. Tea was imfaij the supervision of Mrs Aitken, of Bode1. on the terrace overlooking the famous garden.; which DrosentPA 9. !<n,n ruMn,hfh .+u box hedges, geranium and other flower jbeds, Mid fountain. There are surely few nobler gardensr in the Principality than that at Kinmcl. THE STALLHOLDERS. The stallholders were:— BASKET STALL: Mrs Williams-Wynn of Cefn, assisted by Miss Williams-Wynn, Miss Howard of Wigfair, Miss Campbell and Miss Bibby. The feature of the stall was the large- number of daintily-made baskets made by the incapacitated soldiers and sailors now under tha protection of the Incorporated Soldiers' and Sailors' Help Society, of- which the Princess: Christian- of Schleswig-Holstein is the very active.. president. Happily there appeared to be a gr- demand for the articles. CHINA AND GLASS STALL: Hon. Mrs- Laurence Brodnek, Miss Horatio Hughes, and Lady Dorothy Henderson. CLOTHES STALL: Hon. Mary HugSfQS aa* sisted by her maids and Miss Kieth Frazer andi Miss Charlton. TOY STALL: Miss Brodrick and Miss Hemati-* sen. FANCY STALL (which was smartly draped in mauve): Miss Frances Hughes, Miss Dorothy Devereux, Lady Marjorie Cochrane, Mrs Blezard, and the Misses Bibby. SWEET STALL: Mr and Mrs Hampson and Mrs R O. Hughes, Abergele, ST. GEORGE PARISH STALT, Foulkes and Mrs Jenkins (Rectory), assisted by Miss Calvert, Miss Bradley, Miss Gilchrist, Mis*: Roberts and Miss Davies. This was the largest* on the ground, and occupied a prominent place- in the centre of the court. CAKE bfALL: Mrs Rodgers, St. George. Mr Allan Charlton was in charge of the tickets. THE OPENING CEREMONY. The Bishop of St. Asaph presided over thew opening ceremony, and amongst those present'in addition to the stallholders were the Lord Lieu-j tenant (Mr H. R. Hughes), Lady Naylor-Leyiand, the Countess of Dundonald and the Hon. Robin Cochrane, Mrs Edwards, The Palace, St. Asaph; CoL and Mrs Mesham, Mrs Mellor, Tanybryn; Mrs and Miss Howard, Wigfair; Mrs De Ranee, Rhyl; Mrs W. S. Kneeshaw, Abergele; Mr D. Mac. Nicoll of Derwas, and party; Mrs Lewis, Mr Charles Lewis and Miss Williams, Plasyn- cwm; and Mrs and Miss Jones-Bateman; Mr C. B. Jones-Mortimer and party, of Brynsteddfod; Lady McLaren, Lord and Lady Myddleton, and Mrs Wynn, from Coedcoch; Lord Mostyn and party; Col. H. B. L. Hughes, the Misses Pilking- ton, St. Asaph; Mrs Duncan Miller, Archdeacon Lloyd and Mrs Lloyd, Rhyl; Mrs OJdfield and party; the Rector of St. George and Mrs Jenkins; Mrs R. E. Birch, the Misses Bibby, Mrs G. H. Mould, Colwyn Bay; Miss and Miss Q. Laws, Llanddulas; Mr and Mrs Buxton, and Mr Vincent Buxton; the Miss Lloyd Williams, Denbigh the Misses Griffith, Glan Aber, Abergele; Miss Arrowsmith, Abergele; Capt. Cole and party; Major and Mrs A. E. Priddle, Llanrwst; Mrs Springmann, Ruthin, etc. The Bishop said Miss Hughes ad told him he was to speak at that stage, and her wishes wero always commands (laughter). Therefore, he would take the privilege of saying just a word or two with reference to the object for which tho "fair" was being held. Of course, they were all aware of the excellent service which the Waifs anu Strays' Society had been doing in North Wales for very many years—(hear, hear)-- and that the Society had received in this district very cordial and generous support for many years, but from no quarter had it received more con- stant and generous support than from the ladies of Kinmel (cheers). He need not wish tho bazaar success, because anything that the ladies of Kin- mel took in hand in that neighbourhood proved an unfailing success (hear, hear). He was also struck with the very generous action on the part of the parish of St. George that day, whose stall occupied a prominent position. The whole of the movement represented by the gathering th TO that day was part and parcel of what was passing over the whole face of society at present. The best minds and the most generous hearts in tho country were now devoting themselves to the Let- terment of the condition of the pauper and the prisoner, and to provide for their children. And the report of the Royal Commission on the Work- ing of the Poor Laws was most significant on the question before them. The Commission said that in all efforts for the improvement of the poor, and especially the children of the poor, all the work of the State was greatly assisted ;JY the co-operation of such societies as the Waifs and Strays' Society. That was in itself a groat stimulus to those who took an interest in tr.e work to continue in their noble endeavours (hear, hear). He had very much pleasure in calling upon Lady Naylor-Leyland to declare the "fair" open (applause). Lady Naylor-Leyland, who was cordially wel- comed, said: I have great pleasure in declaring this bazaar open. I hope it will be a very great success (applause). Her ladyship was presented with a beautiful bouquet by Miss Nancy Mellor. Within a few minutes the stallholders were steeped in business. THE ENTERTAINMENTS. During the afternoon a scries of thoroughly enjoyable entertainments were arranged, at lea.t two excellent concerts being held. At 4 o'clock the following programme proved very popular:—Violin duet, Mrs Greyson Ellis and Miss Charlton; song, "Nymphcs et Sylvians" (Bemberg), Miss Mesham; pianoforte solo, Miss Ellinor Lloyd; whistling: solo, Hon. Edward Mos- tyn; song (a) "Far across the Desert Sands' (Woodford), (b) "Allah be with us" (Finder.), Miss Charlton; recitation, Lady Mary Pepvs; song, Miss Mesham; pianoforte solo, Miss Ellinor Lloyd; song, "Mirage" (Liza Lehmann), Miss Charlton. This was followed subsequently by another in which songs were given by Miss. Mesham, Mus Charlton, Rev. D. Lester Jones, and the Rev. T Jenkins; a duet by Miss Charlton and Mr Charlton, concluding with a most amusing i er. formance of "Rats, by Miss Charlton and Mr Alan Charlton, who respectively took the pars of Mrs Birdlive and Jim, the rat oatcher, ve v cleverly. Miss Vanda Charlton accompanied at both en- tertainments. Kohl's String Band from Llandudno played an excellent selection of instrumental music on croquet lawn during the afternoon.
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Judge Gayner, the Mayor of New York, was on Tuesday shot at an& seriously wounded while en board! the Kaiser Wilhekn der Grosse, on which vessel he was about to lea-ve New York for Europe. Hia assailant, who was formerly a I .dock hand, was arrested. The totaJ tonnage of British vessels "has risen from 13^14,923 tone in 1860 to 77,863,772 in 1908. corresponding figures ion tho cases of foreign vecaeb were 10,774,369 and 53,576,424. It is announood that the German Crown Prince is to make a tour in the Far Eaat, "including -vidtato Indiav China and Japan.
rDENBIGH TOWN COUNCIL.
DENBIGH TOWN COUNCIL. .1 1 THE PUBLIC HALL SCHEME. The asheane for the ereabion dn Denbigh of a PnffcBie HaLl, now markets, and mamacijpal buAl- inga is at last taking defiiAo airape, and a.t a special meeitnig, on Monday last, tiho Town Ocfuccal adopted certain recoinjimeBidiaiions whsch, if carried out, will oiX-ruilL considerable expense, and bring afbout a navich-nootled pnjibtc :¡'mq:m:> menit. 1110 Mayor (A"dienr.an J. Humphreys vPamas) presided at the meeting. After some discsussi-om, the following reccffn- meodafciona were adopted :— (I.) That competirMve plans and dca'tgns of a Psabeib Hail, Markota, Murxeipafi Buildings, etc., -be incited, the cost of bui-idtng not to "exceed £ rQ,000i excluding; -cicotric .igihitinig", iho&tirrg, an<i funu-jliing. (2) lib3 PiabuLo Hall to be Jargoe enough to ac- oomniodsute 2000 peoipfe; a Town: Hall to ac- commodate 450; fowl, eeods, bmbter. meaib fruit> vegetable markets;. Ccsunedl Cheirliber magis- trates' court room, fire engine station, and police staiion, offices for on officials, etc. That premiums of jE75, E30 and C240 be offered as first, second and third prizes respectively for pJans and designs, the ocannpetaitor whose plans are considered most valuable to be awa-rded the first premium, arid, if agreeable, to be engaged to oan-y cot fee work, in which carao his preanium writ merge in the commission. The plena to be 'delivered at the Town Clerk's offioe not later than October ht next. Several other reocmmiendatiom of min-or im. portaroe were agreed to. The action of the Council in thiua moving forward with the scheme has caused1 the utmost sajtaaaotSrai in the borouigh. New rmuBcipal buii'drings are much needed, and it is confidently I anfljcdpatied that the work will bo set on foot ea.ny next year. LADY NAYLOR LEYLAND OPENING THE GARDEN FAIR. Pll<)to' "Pioneer" Photo. ST-. GEORGB PARISH STALL, CONDUCT ED BY MRS JENKINS, THE EECTORY. "Pioneer" Photo. THE UMBRELLA STALL IN CHARGE OF MISS FRANCES HUGHES (WHO ORGANISED THE GARDEN FAIR) AND MISS DOROTHY DEVERAUX.
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LLANDUDNO AMUSEMENTS.
LLANDUDNO AMUSEMENTS. PIERHEAD AT 11 a.m., Orchestral Concert —Pier Company's Grand Orchestra. PIER PAVILION at 7.45 p.m., Orchestral Concert, conductor, Mr Arthur W. Payne; vocalists, Miss Louis Dale and Mr Frederick Ranalow. GRAnD THEATRE.—"The Strange Acheo* turea of Mrs Brown." PRINCE'S THEATRE.Animated Pictures. I, HAPPY VALLEY at 3, Mr W. J. Churchill A Minstrels. PIERHEAD at 3 and 8, Messrs Ad-eler asd Sutton's Pierrots. Hi prodrome at 10.30, 2, and 7.30. Skating THE SMALLEST HOUSE in Great BritaaA situated at Conway, open all days (Sundsty, excepted"). COSY CORNER, Ty Gwyn-road, at 3 and 8, "The Busy Bees" variety Entertain PIER THEATRE OF VARIETIES at 3 and 8, Animated Pictures. THE PIER CONCERTS. Those responsible for the' arrangeraemt of tW Pier Concerts are to be highly eA"Plimenw upon the exoeilent programmes provided duriJrl the past week. The orchestral items have becØ worthy of the concerts, and the vocalists àØ been drawn from the front rank of the prefer sion, including, with Madame Melba, who ssBS on Saturday afternoon, Madame Kirkby LuJ1%Iø on Saturday evening, and Miss Gertrude BI field and Miss Cecile Vicars aDpeariog du the week. It is doubtful whether any at, seaside resort in the kingdom can boast such er ceUent musical fare. To-day (Friday) adawo Hughes-Thomas's Welsh Ladies' Choir gi_v0'.? matinee concert, and on Tuesday next Mis^^ Elman and party are announced to give an afi^j noon concert. This enterprise on the part the management has been the mpjiw of draW»°9 record audiences to tho Pavilion at each 00 cort. • At the fourteenth special concert on SatctdCT evening Madame Kirkby Lunn, of Covent 0^. den Opera fame, was accorded a fin" when she appeared to sing Saint-Saen's beagtl*^ Aria "Mon Coenr Caavre a ta Voix" "Samson et Dehafe," which she declaimed an intensity of feeling and artistio grace 3^ inspiring to the audience, who demanded an core, to which Madame Lunn resnortded with* charming rendering of a new song by Lohr, titled "One Day." In the second part of concert Madame Lunn gave two additional so^g by the same composer, "Unmindful-of the R09^ and "It is not becamsa your heart 19 mine," which she waa again loudly recalled,- sponded with the ever-poptrlar "Three Her rendering of the song was probably °n& the most popular items of the evening, and though sung as an encore, she was sing again, this time the evergreen "On Banks of Allan Water." Madame Kirkby is to appear at these concerts again next At the same concert Miss Gertrude opened a series of engagements. who hails from Manchester, possesses a pleasiop soprano voice of considerable range and P°^?S which she uses to full advantage. She was 1 encored for an effective rendering of E German's waltz song "Tom Jones," and in ^*2 second part of the concert gave "I h-irl my (Guy d*Hardelot) responding to a well encore with Cowen's "Birthday Song." At the sacred concert on Sunday Evening Blomfield gave a most effective rendering Bach-Gounod's "Ave Maria," for which Harry Freeman played the violin obligato. ^5 other number waa "0, my Garden full of r°*?L> (R. C. Clarke),, and at the concert on ovening Miss Blomfield evoked vociferous with Sullivan's "My dearest heart" and Ronald's "Down in tho Forest," both* beim» loudly encored. • • « • On Tuesday evening Miss Cecile Vicars menced an engagement at these concerts. Vicars, known in private life as Mrs TUTBP^jS is the wife of Mr Henry Turnpenny, pigt popular tenor vocalists who sing at Concerts, and who is to fulfil a series ments here at tho latter end of th0. Several years have passed since Miss Vicars at these concerts. She possesses a pleasing cui~ tralto voice, which waa heard to ady^tag^g such numbers as the Recit and Aria "0, ""JS Fernando," from Donizetti's "La Favorita 5 Clutsam'a "Ma Curly-beaded Babby." • » On Saturday evening Mr Georgo Atkinson, the solo pianist, played with the orchestra tho movement of Rubenstein's Concerto in D Mr Atkinson's touch is always clear and decis^g- and his playing shows considerablo power, however, is under excellent control. His dering of the concerto well merited the W83j*jj applause, and aemand for a repetition, to Mr Atkinson responded with another very tivo rendering of Mendelssohn's "Scherzo.' } was equally successful in another solo on nesday evening. # # » On Sunday evening Mr A. Halstead played 911 flute solo in Guck's Statue Music from "Orfe^| At Mondav's concert Mr J. E. Matthews play?! the violin solo in Tschaikowsky's Concerto ipj* for Violin and Orchestra, for which he was eo: servedly encored. By special request on Tu day Mr J. H. Foulds, the 'cello soloist, with the orchestra Max Bruch's Hebrew Mclod7 "Kol Nidrei," and was loudly recalled. • » • • The orchestra, which has fully maintained itO reputation during the week, performed, amoWj others, the following pieoes:—Sttpee's "Poet and Peasant," Wagner's Overture "Tannhauser," Sibelins's Symphonio Poem "FrOj' landia," movements from Greig's "Peer Gynt, Suite, Greig's Overture "In Autumn," Liszt's Symphonic Poem "Les Preludes," Tschaik, sky's Overture Sollenello "1812," Wagner- "Lohengrin," Dvorak's Largo and Allegro Cod Fuoco from "The New World" Symphony^ Wagner's Overture to "Rienzi," Dvorak's "C-W naval," Wagner's "Die Meistersinger," Gounod'S "Faust," Auber's "Masaniello," Sullivan's "Tbd Pirates of Penzance." • » » • Mtr Frederick Ranialow, who comanence3 IS week's e.IIbent at these concerts on Safcu^" day evening, was to have sumg at Iitaardudno iflf June last, but was obliged to oanoel his e.ng'a.ge- mexa owing to rehearsaia for the Beeobam Ope11Ø Season at His Majesty's Theatre. He hu often appeared with morcSi suooesa at the IJan- d-udno Pier Concerts, buit did not aing here lasb season, being awav in Australia in oomnectiod with Madame Melba's tour, during which W aang at 70 concerts. Mtadteume Melba affeced him an engagement for the forthwn4ug Canadian tOUT, but owing to a previous en- gagement with the Beecihatm Opera Company he was unable to accept it. » » THE PRINCE'S THEATRE. The animated pictures exhibited nightly at the Prince's Theatre have been attracting good "houses" this week. One of the most dramatio pictures exhibited is that entitled "Aa it is in life," which is well worth seeing. Another in- teresting dramatio incident is the one entitled "A Mistaken Bandit." The first of a weekly excursion series given this week was entitled "Life in the Laos State," a very interesting pic- ture. In lighter vein "The interrupted honey- moon" is perhaps the most humorous of the series, although "Smokinsr a husband" and Mr Tubby's Triumph" are two very funny incidents greatly enjoyed by the audience. Particulars of next week's attractions will be found in out advertisement columns. • • THE HAPPY VALLEY MINSTRELS. The briliant weather experienced this week has been exceptionally favourable to out-doot amusements. Thousands of people ha-ve flocked to the H-aippy VaUy each afternoon this week to ennoy the excellent entertainment given b% Mr OhvrchiU ajod kis merry The prro- jjioanm-es tfiiia week have bean of a. roost intes- oiting and, varied oharaober, amd most bighily ape pnecfflaited by the great aradieiioeo. Special mention. (Shcwiid be made of Mr W. J. CburckLiWs benefit entertaanimant, which is to-.ta&e placeiu the Ha.ppy Valley on Wednesday ewerang, the 24tlh inst. The enthusiastic manner in whidb* "Uncle Willie" has cateted for thio enjoymenl cf the visitors to Llandudno this season dhoufil earn for him a bunaper benefit. SpecfaJ and unique attractions are being arranged for th« OOOIJØi.om, particulars of whioh will appear in our columns. • » • a THE BUSY BEES. ¡ These sparkling entertainers, who appear at the Goey CorneT each afternoon and evening, have been doing good business this week. All the members of the company are talented ar- tisbee, and give quite a. farigibt and novel enter- taanmentt, which ia wetiS. worth seeing. An in- i tereeting competition for children will take pface at the Cosy Corner on Thursday next, whea valuable prizes wul be offered for lib* maab bowutif ul ctbildr^ik