The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

I RUTTIIN. APPOINTMENT.—Miss Amy Morris, of Penygroes, Caernarvon, formerly of Cardiff Workhouse, was on Monday appointed nurse at the Ruthin Workhouse. There were six '1 applicants for the post.

COAST EROSION. Mr Gamlin said he thought that those who had. attended the Court Leet in the past, as well as the general public who rcia.d: the report of the meeting, were grateful to Mr More for the remarks lie had made on, previous occasions as to the history of the. Court Leet and its ancient af'-BOoi;!tic/Bfl. With regard to the question of coast, eros.on, -hohored the Royal Commissioners would be prevailed upon to make a reoommen- diation to the Imperial Exchequer that) a grant should be made for the protection, of th coast between Rhyl and Prestatyn,, where during the past 30 years to his knowledge, large tracts of land had bean; swept awav. It was a matter which affected the whole country, a.nd while the Rhyl (.Vfuneil might 'have felt inclined to tk> something in the matter, it was really outside their j-uriedict'.on, as their district did not ex- tend to where the erosion took place. The St. Asaph Rural District Council really had juris- diction there, but thct body appeared to be very conservative,, and did not seem to tiouble very mndli in the matter, a,nd said it was the d.uty of the landowners to protect tho, coast. lie hoped that the Imperial Exchequer would make a contribution towards the protection of that im- portant. section of the coast.

THE POSITION OF THE CROWN. Mr More said that while he might give this view on the matter, whatever he said was subject to the opinion of thj Commissioner of the Office of Woods and Forests, -who of course was the oontrolking power in those matters. So far as he was able to speak, he felt that whatver co- operation the Crown cou.'d give in carrying out improvements they would wJlingly help. As re- gards the making of the road from Gronant to Rhyl, the Crown held land in the neighbourhood, which was on lease, but, subject to those leases and tenancies, he did not think that the Crown wculd offer any objection to the scheme. He was sure that tlie Commissioner would always consider any matter which was for the public im- provement, and the Crown was never behind in helping in •. uc!i matters. With regard to the use of the foreshore in Illivi, there had been certain Acts of Parliament passed which gave the Rhyl Improvement Commissioners powers to acquire the foreshore and also to make by-laws for the regulation of the same. Before any steps could be taken in the matter it would be well to aseer- 1 tain what those powers were, as otherwise it would be difficult, and an ungracious act, to rajsi) any question from the Crown. He suggested consulting the Act, and then, if the assistance of the Crown was desired in the matter, the Office of Woods and Forests could be communi- cated with. He realised that the buildings re- ferred to by Mr Gamlin were of a temporary char- acter and so came under a different category from those of a more permanent kind. He wished it to be clearly understood thut whatever he said was aubcjct to the Commissioner's opinion when the matter was brought officially before him. The jury made no presentment on manorial matters, and the Court Leet was closed, Mr More thanking the Press for attending in order that tiie public might know what had transpired.

ABERGELL ANTIQUARIAN ASSOCIATION. THE VISIT OF THE CAMBRIAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS. PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS. On Friday, the Executive Committee of the Abergele and District Antiquarian Asso- ciation met in the County School buildings, for the purpose of making the preliminary arrangements for the visit to the district, in August next, of the Cambrian Archaeological Association. There was a full attendance of members, and in the absence of the Chairman of Committee (the Rev. Canon Thomas Jones, M.A.), who is away on a holiday, the Hon. Treasurer (Mr G. T. Evans, City and Midland Bank), presided. It wae announced that Professor W. Boyd Hawkins, M.A., had accepted the presidency of the annual meeting of the Cambrian Asso- ciation, to be held at Abergele.

AN INTERESTING RELIC. The Soomtaxi-es (Messrs J. R. Ellis and W. J. Evans) announced that the Rev. Meredith J. Hughes, D. Lit., vicar of Prestatyn, had presented to the Association a belt (or spear head), which he had found on the site of Penyoorddyn fortress, in 1895. It was resolved that the Association's best thanks be conveyed to the rev. gentleman for his kindness.

A LOAN EXHIBITION. It was decided to form a loan exhibition during the visit of the Cambrian Associa- tion.

THE PROPOSED ROAD FROM GRONANT TO RHYL. Z-f. ASAPH COUNCIL JOINS IN THE SCHEME. FoJjlowing the conference held at Rhyl last week a s^recial meeting of the St. Asaph Rural District Council was held on Friday afternoon for the purpose of further considering how far the Council would support the proposed eoheme for application to be made to the Road Develop- ment Board for a grant towards the construc- tion of a road from Gronant to Rhyl along the seaooagt. Mr Wm. Morris preslde-d. Mr W. Y. Hargreaves .poke of the desirability and importance of a«{/porting the .scheme linan- cfaiiy as v/e.i as otherwise. It could not be dis- puted that the proposed road would bo of in- caJeulabLo advantage to the It, would materially shorten tho distance between the two important towns cJ Rhyt and Prestatyn, besides opening out land that was at present almost un- ?jpprofsch«b-e. A particularly good road had, in his been, planned, and it would be wide enough for the laying down of tram-line;. The only-questions now facing them were those of the penee and! (the attitude of that Council. AIL tlie oiiti-or Councils had fallen into line, ajid valuable assistance had been proimijed by various landowners, but, in order to make the ease as strong aj possible ibeforo the Reed Board, they wanted the cocjperaition of all the lucho-rities concerned, and every detaiL should be sent up the Road Board before the end of the present .month. He looked forward ito a considerable increase in the rateafele value of the coiLmty as the result of the road, and the advantage of that would, of ccwrse, bo felt mvatby (tho districts which the roadi served, and e.peciaily, he veiit-uired to think, by tlie St. Asaiph district. All th, intyxirtani landowners along the route were prepa.red to give land of the width of 80 to 100 for a, length of r.ibouit five miles. That wcu'd not, however, be the width c.f the road in the firrv, instance. It waa proposed that the Councils interested should between t'hccn contribute a sum equal to the aimciunt of the grDclt tJl-e Road Bc.,a,rd, would be prepared to give, the proportion to bo paid by each Cbuncit to be settled afterwards. They ought to be ajbie to send in an application so .s",z,c,,ng tnW- the Road Board could not. resist lluikin a very substantial grant. But if the St. Asa.ph,-Council stood aside their hopes wouid be very mw-h jecpardised. Tha Coun/y Surveyor said he was perfectly --i,tidim that the cost of the, road would: not be moire than £18,WCI. When they lirA, conferred on ijho swbjcet it was thought that £ 15.000 wouid suffice, but It was afterward;, decided to put o-n aether £3C,X) to cover a!! poasvhe contingencies. A_» to the quti.tion cf the road- being liaib'c to to Hooded, lie had been over the ground very carefully, and had sciecited; the very highest parts, and parts that wouLd: ncii be IJnd&' water at any time. The first plaai considered; was one Jœi.gned, he believed, by Mr Ediward Vvaliiaum vviien he was ohaimfcin of the St. Asaph Coun- cil, and he (the Coumty Surveyor) advised the authorities to seek another route to avoid the danger of erosion and flood in,if. It was now propoiexl t oootEtfruet the road, so far asi the St. Asaph district was concerned, at a distance or between a quarter and half a mi'e from the sandhills. In the event of the road being con- structed there were very fair prcspecte of valu- able property arising oil both sides, thereby greatly enhancing .the rateable value of the dis- trict. The Chairman On what basis would you rate ilie St. Asaph Council? Mr Ilargreaves: 'i'hat will' be arrived at by agreenient between tho Councils interested, I and, if. nut in that way, by arbitration. Mr Til by asked the (A/Uincil to bear in mind how the schomo c-riginatod. UrJùer a reeerX Act of Pariiament an authority called the Road HCM.d! had been formed, and (that authority re- ceived an annual sum fixed by Parliament. At prexmt it had £ 600,000 at its diapcsal amongA the various local auithorfccs throughout Wie U raited Kiiigdecii, princdpaily for ttit.e purpose of tioveleping their main line? of traffic. The ques- tion arcc» whether it was net well that they in Fiintsiiiiie should not get a share of that £ 600,COO, and the County Cou>mci £ tcok the matter into consideration, and decided to consult the various local aufchoraciej in the county with a view to laying a strong ease before the Road Board. A number of local authorities sent in applications, and when these were considered •ihe uebeime for the construction of a new road between Rhyl and Taiacire was tho one' wh.ch the C/Ounty Council considered as the mcst de- sirable to- be proccodied with at present. A Caejgwrle scheme hud been dropped, so had others at Moid and Ifolywell, so that the. Rhyl and Talacre road scheme rrught have a better clianee. It was not a County Courxil scheime, but simply one to which the. County (Jouneii had been a,tkc,d to g-ive. the weight of their support, and, he couid tell them that there were some days when ut looked very .b;.ùC.k indeoiil for the ce.hc.me. Attractive cs were actno of the other schomes, tliis IYWSI the scheme which to be more in keeping with tlie spirit c £ Uie Dc- -velojimeni Act, and which seemed inoi'e- liikel.y to command a large measure of consideration froen the Road Board. He was not one c.f those who thought they -wore going to secure a. fortune from the Road Board. Bust the fact that othcis had missed their opportunity this ye.ar ought to spur them to make more sure of their own op- pomunuty, and the probability was. that they would get a much iairger grant this year than they oouid ever hoj>e to obtain in the future, when, doubtless, the e would be irojiy more ap- piieasions to bo dealt with from all over the country. But if the scheme was to succeed it mu,t be pressed forward with cu-rnm<.i: aocord. It be said1 that the interest of the St. Asap.ii Council was not very g-recti, seeing that the road would touch onliy a fringe of their dis- trict. Mr Morgan and others perhaps wished to know how Uie sohecne was going to benefit Tronieiiuhion, Bodifari and other pairishes at the opposite end cf the dusitrict. wliall, beneiiied one riart of the district or county would in the lüIlt. run beneiit the whole. It was. not fair to take a parochial view of such a matter. Aftctr all, to be quite honest., it was mainly for the St. Asaph authority that the road was going to be budt. It did not follow that. they were roing on with the project if they were only offered) a grant of £ 3000. As to the proportion i-ch each Council shoujd pay, ho had no douibt they shou'd come to ,.ermi all right. Lt was not a question of who was going to get the bcitcr o1 scunebody else. Mr Perks, in supporting Mr Tiiby. remarked that ii.fter considerable difficulty they bad nün. aged to concentrate uipon tihis. Epheam, arid -f the opportunity which presented itself iioiv were lest it might te very dillloult, if not j>o.roie, to regain it. He did not take the, view that the road was going to benefit Rhyl and Pro*atyii alone. He believed it would benctiouilly the whok- district. He appe aled to the St Asapih Council not to p'.aie tlieinseiv s in the position of beung the inst.m^it to prevent an afctemifjt to carry out a ^;ea-t coun'y t'nprove ment. He lieiped they would present a thorough- ly united front to the Road Board.. lie eeuld almost Jooik forward to the- time when., as a result, of the road, they would have a continu- ous building lino from Rhyi to Prestatyn. Every £ 1030 by which tiiey could raise the assessable value woiuid mean a reduction of rates. Mr Bell said that in the pa-st the County Council had been blamed for having done o little in the way of imiivrovin-g tbl,,31 ciidi of the. I county. A char6h:J..é( now COlYlÚ over the Counby (xyuncil's jiclicy, and at the present moment the district had an, opportunity which tlerv wouJd be very foolish to mis? If only on aeeouMt of the mtotor car traffic, he would be very glad to see, the scheme carried out, for the complaints .from Dyserth and other IccaJntics about the traffic wore being constantly aired in •that room. The Council, then went into cevm.miitteei to con- sider ihe matter, and on resuming it was an- nounced that they had decided to support the scheme, and Mr Hargreaves thanked them for the way in which they had received the dir)uta- tion .and dealt with the matter.

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COURT LEET AT RHYL. CONTINUATION OF THE NEW PIER SCHEME. COAST EROSION AND ROAD DEVELOP- f MENT. QUESTION OF THE CONTROL OF THE RHYL FORESHORE. The ancient Court Leet for the Manor of Erbg-iefield was held at the Westminster Hotel, Rhyl, yesterday, before Mr W. H. More, Crown Agent for Wales. Mr Bowon Jones, Crown Inspector, was also present. The following were sworn as the jury Messrs F. J. Gamlin (foreman), S. Warhurst, J. L. Ramsdale., Joseph Williams, T. C. Roberts, H. Neville Williams, Chas. Thomas, J. W. Jones, R. Lewis, W. L. Hobbs, J. D. Polking- horne, and T. B. McCormick. The Crown Agent said he had received a letter from Mr Arthur Rowlands (town clerk) regretting- that Mr J. H. Ellis (the chairman of the Road aaid Foreshore Committee) and himself wc,re unabloü to be present that day. He (Mir Mo-re) was always pleased to see gen- tlejnen ccmnected. with public bodies at those gatherings. He diid not know whether the jury had any preifentations to make that d&y as to matters affecting the manorial rights, and me ,r-e,¡llIÍn.d.cQ them that ca previous occa- sions some latitude had been given with re- gard to the discussion of matters of public interest, but which did not quite come within th-c duties of the Court Leet. With regard to THE PIER SCHEME, he eould say that every in formation had been given to him by the jwromoteirs, and he had every reason to believe that the scheme would bo carried out by mext season. If the jury wished to say anything as to encroachments on Crown wastes and matters affectirig com- moneis' rights, ho would be pleased to hear tbem. He had been over the Crown wastes in Dyserfch and Halkyn, and be cou'd see no- thing dn tlie shape of encroach meats. Re- port", had been inade on certain matters a y-eax or two ago, and they had boon attended to. Then, again, the question of coast ero- sion had occupied the attention of that Court, but as the matter was in the hands of a Royal Commission he did not think they could do anything further that day. He did not wiish in any way to stifle discussion, and would be glad to hear anyone as to matters of local interest.

THE RHYL TO GRONANT ROAD. Procaeding, Mr Gandin said there was another matter of great importance to that district, and he hoped that they would, have the co-operation or the- CQrJlmis.onN for Woods and Forests, as his office owned land' in the district affected. He i roforred to the proposal whi«h had been made for a. grant by the Roada Development Boards to- wards t;ho construction of a now main road from Gronant to Rhyl along- the seafront. It was a scheme which had b2<>r¡. taken up most heartily by the loca-l authorities and by the land owners. Tlho whole district would benefit by the con- struction of such a road, and, as lajuio-.vner.s, the Crown would, also fcenelif. The new road would form a main artery between Rhyl and Chester, and) be of tlie g'reatesf. benefit to lth vi, as it would bring through that town, all the traffic from Chester to Colwyn Bay, Abergele, and Conway, Ho hoped that the Office of Woods and Forests would co-operate, in the scheme as f.ar as they could.

FORESHORE RIGHTS. While speaking of ltliyk, Mr Gamlin said there was another matter which he wished to bring forward. lie believed that the foreshore from tho l'oIDcna.cre to high water really belonged to tlie Crown, and he thought that regulations might be enforcod b\ the Crown with reference to the of tlie foreshore by the Urbani Coun- cil of Rhyl and it1? tenants. Between, the new Pavilion and the Pier a large and important portion of the foreshore was occupied during the siMiimer by various stands and stalls. He did not wA-Hk against the entertainments as such nor against the people who conducted them, as they aH knew that tho minstrels were a very respec- table body of men and that Mr Gilbert Rogers, the proprietor, was very much respected in the town., and' gave a very ■good entertainment. But it was a question whether, by permitting t,he occupation of such a prominent pos:tion in front of the best part of the town" the Council were aetng in tho best interests of the community. It was all a question of site, and he 5u,gg.<;t¡.d that the Office of Woods and Forests might make representation to tlie Coiiiicd to tlie cifect that another site migt with ad\antago to the town be chosen for the entertainments. A more su.tabic position might be chosen, which would not meet with the oppositioi which the present site received from influential owners of property and residents OJ1 the front. Mr More said he understood that the old Beard of Commissioners bought the land from the Office of Woods and Forests. Mr J. W. Jones pointed out tha't it was sold subject to restrictions as to what buildings should b; erected on the sands.

THE ARRANGEMENTS. The Secretaries were asked to co-operate with the Rev. Canon C. F. Roberts, M.A.. rector of Llandduias (who is the Denbighshire secretary ior the Cambrian Archaeologists), in making the arrangements for the meet-

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SIR J. HERBERT ROBERTS. ON WELSH IIOME RULE. SURPRISE VISIT TO COLWYN BAY LIBERALS. M.r S. Glynne Jones, B.A., presided over a fairly ^numerous- gathering of Colwyn Bay Liberals on Friday evening, whlCD. a "social" was held at the Lecture Hall in connection wiith the new club. The proceedings were in full swing when Sir Herbert and Lady Roberts paid a surprise visit to the evident gratification of the gathering who gave them an enthusiastic reception. The Chairman observed th-at it appeared almost too good to be true to see Sir Herbert and Lady Roborte on so comparatively un- important occasion, but they were well aware that Sir Herbert invariably considered public, gain before private convenience—(cheers),— aaid that was but another instance exemplify- ing the fact. They would be glad of a message from their popular member at that stage. SIR HERBERT ROBERTS ON WELSH HOME RULE. Sir Herbert said it was true they had come at no little inconvenience, but they had been determined to (tome, if it was I)os&ible to see the splendid titatt the ColwJn Bay Liberal Olub had made for the winter's programme. He congratulated them on the capital pro- gramme they had. It was what he would call a model programme. It was only a few months sines January when that great victory was won for the Liberal causa in the Bay. Many changes had occurred since then, however. The la.mented death of our late King Edward had completely changed the situation. A confere-noe has been called with reference to the position of the two great parties in the House, and his opinion was that good must come of it (heao-, hear). Then there was the question of the devolution of Parliamtesntary powers. It was impossible for things to go on under the present conditions, and some change must be effected. He re- membered that in his first Parliamentary speech in 1872, he had emphasised that a large measure of self-government ought to be established for the United Kingdom, and he had repeated that view in sieverol of his speeches since then. Wale6 would never have her ideals realised unless that change came about. He would personally be cont-ent if W ales could have the power to govern her education, and, next to that, control the liquor traffic in their own land (cheers). He was delighted to see the deter mi nation of his Liberal friends in Colwyn Bay. He would always be at their service, politically or otherwise. Every month that passed seemed to bind both himself and his wife doser to their Liberal friends in that district. He wnshed the club every success, and hoped it would make the members, stronger Liberals, if possible than they were before. So that they could be even rnioxe triumphant in their victories in the future (laughter and cheers). Mr David Lewis (Eithinog) proposed a. vote of thanks to Sir Herbert and Lady Roberts for so kindly coming there that evening. He Hmarkc-d that the nrext election might come "aB a thief in the night," as Mr Haldane, M.P., had said, but no thief would ever rob them of Sir Herbert (applause). Mr Jonathan Roberts seconded the proposal in Welch, tan-d the motion was car- ried with acclamation. Lady Roberts acknowledged, and said .she was glad to see so many present. She hoped the (season\s lectures would benefit them. She was pleased to see so many ladies pre- sent she believed that women were the back bone of every good cause in Colwyn Bay (laughter and cheersV A TOKEN OF CONSTITUTIONAL FIDELITY. The Chairman then proceeded to say it was not an easy task to follow such an ex- cellent chairman as Mr J. Crompton, his pre- deeessor, who had laboured diligently on be half of Liberalism in Colwyn Bay, during his term of office and knowing Mr Crompton as ho did, he could e.-ssure J^.Q^'that his heart was as true as ever, and that they could always -reckon on his level best for th,e cause (hear, hear). The only criticism lie ever heard of Mr Crompton was that he could not speak Wdogh-but that was not his f,:tult, but his misfortune (laughter and hear, hear). Nevertheless he had never yet met a Welshmia.n who was readier to further the interests of true Libera.!ism and the welfare of Wales than Mr Crompton (hear, hear). We meet this evening, proceeded Mr Jones, at .a. very unusual season in the political world. There is a remarkable period of but it may be that it is the lull before the storm. Hardly had the wild enthusiasm cf Jar uary. subsided, .and we felt that the parties were gripping the vitaJ political issues, when the nation lost a beneficent, tactful and sagacious monarch. It was only fitting that the political combat should for a time be suspended. His son King George V. has now ascended the Throne, and I venture to say that His Majesty the King has not a more loyal section throughout the British Empire than the members of the Colwyn Bay Liberal Association (applause*. We are to.:d that the suggestion for the holding of this momenta-ry conference of eight came origin- ally from Royal quarters. If that is so I welcome it as another token of constitutional fidelity and Royal tact (applause). The hold- ing of this conference whatever may be its direct, and tangible results, gives us great satisfaction. I am proud to think that the Prime Minister (Mr Asquith) was courageous and giil1 ant enough to put his hand to ö\) difficult an -undertaking—and I also value highly the fact that Mr Balfour was so chivaJrous and public-spirited as to gladly accept his invitation. I do not for a moment think that either of these leaders have gone into this conference in any narrow partisan spirit, but with an honest .desire to solve some difficult problems. It is also very creditable to the sense of public duty in both parties that they have so honourably kept the truce during all this time (hear, hear). There is a deep conviction in both parties that there are evils that need redressing, and th-pre is a.n earnest desire to do something for the bet taring of the condition of life (hear, hear). Of course, it is epeci- ally gratifying for us to think that one of our members of the conference, and certainly not the most insignificant is a little led from the mountains of Eryri, who 11;18 never forgotten his ideals or proved forgetful of the land of his birth (loud ar- plause). With all my heart I wish God speed to tliq, l,r deliberation and may wise counsel's prevail. Mr Jones went on to appeal for the sympathy of Liberals on behalf of the Colwyn Bay Liberal Association. The reason f-or OUT existence, he remarked, is not mainly for the winning of elections, but for the furthering of Liberal principles. Liberalism is not a creed or a dogma merely, but s an attitude towards life. Sir Herbert Roberts said he had verv much enjoyed the. admirable speech of the chairman, and remarked that if, as he had said, his friends had an ideal programme, they had also an ideal chairman. He hoped Mr Jones would soon regain his health. And aft/ear wishing his audience a cordial "Good night, he and Lady Roberts left for home, A miscellaneous programme of an enjoyable character was contributed to by Miss Sallie Parry, Master Trevor Jon2., Mr Hughes, Mr D. L1. Davies, Mr Hugh Berth Jones, Miss Florrio Greenfield, Miss Elsie Coulter, aid Mr Wadge. Refreshments were served during the interval. i'

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Jean Peruod, the inventor of absinthe, has just died an Switzerland, whidh is tho only country in Europe where the liquor is pro- hibited. A diver at Tobermory jus stated to have re- covered the remains of a sword blade and a considerable ajiMjunt of black African oak, while tlie sand pump has brought up two Portuguese ooi Jia.

RHYL. ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL.—The following gifts fctive been received and are grate- fully :-Flo Mr Raili, Mr Williams-Wynn; Christmas cards and album, Miss Jones; niagaziniss and papers, Mrs Thorn- ton; Master E. Shine. CHESS PLA YING.-On: Monday evening, at the Grosvcnor Hotel, twelve members of the Rhy) Chess Club met Mr I. Gunsberg, the well- known, chess exponent. Mr Gunsberg succeeded in winning each of his twelve games, and afterwards delivered an interesting lecture to the members. He explained the various g'ames, and pointed out Low the defeated players could have improved their play. The Chess Club lias a large membership and is making good progress. ELECTRIC LIFTS FOR THE STATION — Workmen are now engaged in the construction of eleotrio luggage lifts at tlie railway station, and the improvements to be carried out will prevent a repetition of t'he unfortunate! accident which rei^ntly oocurred. NURSING CLASSES.-TI¡,e. Home Nursing Classes in oosMieetion with the Clwyd-street C.M. Chapel cornmenco to-day. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.— This (Thursday) evening a. special meeting of the Council will be held for the purpose of con- sidering resolutions respecting the loans of £3,060 for electric lighting purposes and £ 3,817 for the Pavilion a.nd Gardens. The Council will also consider applications for the foreshore stands. PERSONAL.-Capt.. Hawthorns, who was PERSONAL.—Capt. Hawthorns, who was wrecked some months ago while on his way to North America, is paying a brief visit to Rhyl, and: looks remarkably well after his trying ex- per.enœ. THE KING EDWARD MEMORIAL.-The Fli-'i.t.shire County (Jouncil is holding a speciial meeting on Wednesday next for tho purixiso of considering the steps to be taken by the county to further the Welsh Memorial to the. late King Edward. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE.— This afternoon, at the Warren-road Schoolroom, a con fere nee of representatives of the C.M. Sun- day Schools of the. district will bf held. GIRLS' GUILD.—The opening meeting of the session of the Prince's-street Girls Guild takas place this evening. PROPERTY SALE.—On Monday next Mr C. Wesley Haslam is offering1 for sale, at the Queen's Hotel, several lots of valuable freehold property, partcutara of which will be found in our advertising columns. PROPEiRTY SALE. On Tuesday after- noon, at the Royal Hotel, Mr Joseph Wil- liams offered for sale by auction several lots of valuable freehold property. There was a lrurge company present, and in luis opening remarks, the Auctioneer pointed out that there were every prospects of a bright future for the town. Already thc-re were numerous in- quiries for larger houses, and within the nast few days he had been able to let at good re.nteds houses which had heen empty for some time, and he had also disposed of several pro- perties. In view of the fact that various schemes were maturing, the present was an opportune time to secure property. Mr John Vi Davies, solicitor, Denbigh, read the conditions of sale of the first lot offered, viz., eight houses in Yale-road and Sisson-street (Ra- tions of the estate of the late, Dr. Hughes, of Denbigh). The property was first offered in one lot, and withdrawn at £ 1700. Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Gwvbr-terrace, Yale-read, were then put up, and the bidding for each lot started at X400, they being finally purchased at 1-650 by Mr Wm. Brookes, Prince of Wales. The remainder of the property was withdrawn at £1050. Mr Svvayne (Messrs Gold Edwa.rds and Co.) next read too condi- tions of sale for Lorento, Palace-avenue, but this was also withdrawn at .£550. Mx Scott (Messrs Bromley, Scott, and Co.) afterwards submitted particulars and conditions for vari- ous properties in the East End of Rhyl. For Craigbank and Woodleigh, Higlifield Park, tlie highest bid was .£975, at which figure the I property was withdrawn. There were no offers for Highfield House and Grey hurst, Churrton-road. THE HARRIERS.—The Harriers' Club had a very good run on Saturday afternoon, the muster being above the average. The mem- bers of the Club have taken the Old Laun- (kv -in Market-street, and have laid the place out a's a, gymnasium. SOOIAL GATHERING. In connection with the Christ Church Social Guild, a soeiai gathering was held in the Lccture Hall, Water-street, yesterday, at which there was a large attendance. These nio-etings are being held at intervals during the winter months. P.S.A.—On Sunday afternoon, the chair at the P.S.A. meeting was occupied by Mr W. Caradoc Davies, and an address was deli- vered by the Rev. J. Miles, of Wrexham. Solos were rendered by Miss Jones, Queen- street. On Saturday, the quarterly confer- ence of the North Wales branches of tlie P.S.A. is to be held at the Christ Church Lec- ture Hall. HOCKEY. Although much interest is I being taken in the oclme of hockey by the pupil-s of the various schools in tlie town, I the game appears to be practised solely by i girls. There is no male hockey club in the, district. ANIMATED PICTURES. At present, Rhyl appears to be v/ell catered with pic- ture entertainments. The Queen's Skating Rink has an'exhibition in the adjaoon t The- atre, while Mr Cheetham continues his un- interrupted nm of cinematograph and gramo- phone entertainments. There is also a pic- ture exhibition at the Amphitheatre., and all the places seem to ba well patronised. THE GREAT ICE AGE IN NORTH WALES. This was the subject of a highly interesting lecture given in the Church House on Tuesday by Mr W. Bezant Lowe, M.A., F.C.S. Mr Lowe said that to understand the formation and. move- ments of the glaciers of the past it was well to study present illustrations, and with this object a series of slides were shown of the glaciers of Switzerland, Norway, Greenland, and Alaska. The hiils over which the glaciers pass arc rounded and grc-it pieces of rock are removed and ground I into rubbish. When the ice nio'l.ts this rubbish that' is left behind is called a moraine, and by ) means of these moraines the glaciers which filled all the valleys of Carnarvonshire and Merioneth- shire can be traced. Prof. Ramsey contends that Anglesea became an island by a glacier cutting a I channel through the soft roC.cs, which ohaunel was eventually filled by tho sea. Photographs I were also shown of the boulder clay near Llan- dulas and below Gloddaeth Abbey, near Llan- dudno, together with several views of the Pass of Llanberis and other well known places where | rocks are scattered in all directions. Partictil-r i attention was drawn to the way in which many j of these rocks are perched on the edges of preci- J pices, and could on'y have been left there by i the ice of past centuries. Mr Lowe maintained that after this period of glaciation there was a the ice of past centuries. Mr Lowe maintained I that after this period of glaciation there was a I submergence of the land. It was also shown a reappearance of glaciers had occurred in the iTber I Valley, in the Passes of Nant Ffrancon and Llan- beris, and also in Nant Gwynant. The particu- lars concerning the formation of the lakes among these mountains was particularly interesting. The lecture Wt1, listened to with rapt attention, a.nd M r [.owe thanked the young people present for I the great interest they had shewn. Mr Ernest I Jones operated" the lantern very efficiently.

RHUDDLAN. WESLEYAN FANCY FAIR. To-day week a fancy fair was opened in the; Rhuddlan reading and recreation room, under the auspices of the Welsh Wesleyans. The open-* ing ceremony was presided over by the Rev T. O. Jones (Tryfan), the circuit minister, and he was supported by Messrs Robert Griffiths, John Roberts, W. H. Davies, and J. E. Lewis Jones (the secretary), together with Mrs Fourte and others. Thy chairman in explaining the object of the gathering added that Dr. Henry Lloyd, of St. Asaph, had promised to be present on the opening day, but unfortunately his absence was unavoidable fie, however, enclosed a donations towards the caust. in the absence of Dr. Lioyii he stated that he had much pleasure in calling upon their neighbour Mrs Fourte to declare the sale open, Mrs Fourte in comp'ying with this request said it gave her great pleasure to help her Wesleyan friends. She was glad to know they had done so well in connection with the bazaar held in Rhyl, and she trusted that they would be equally successful at Rhuddlan (applause). They had au ap excellent objcct in view, and she sincerely hoped they would soon have the new chapel in use uud free of debt (applause). On the motion of tho chairman, seconded by the treasurer (Mrs Robert Griihths), Mrs Fourte was accorded a very hoarty vote of thanks. The stall bearing the name Elwy was in charge of Mrs W. H. Dav ies, Mrs E. Morgan, Mrs W. Morris (Parliament-street), Miss Roberts (Central Stores), Miss Davies (Plas Llewelyn), and Miss Gwiadys Williams. The Clwyd stall was super- intended by Mrs J. E. Lewis Jones, Mrs Henry Griffith, Miss Edith Roberts (Rhyl), Miss Roberts (RhydortiUwywen), and Miss Jennie Roberts (Rhyl). The Rhvl Brunswick and Soad stalls were in charge of Mrs T. O. Jones, Mrs Recs Davies (Pontygwttor), Miss Jones (Crescent-road), and the Misses Jones and Morgan, of Dyserth, The refreshment still was well looked after by Mrs John Roberts, Mrs Robert Griffiths, Mrs T., Williams. Mrs John Williams, Mra Ingleby, Mrs Roberts (Morfa), Mrs Kendrick Price, Mrs Joseph Roberts, Mrs Samuel Morris, and Miss Roberts, Liverpool. The bran tub was under the care of the Misses May and Nana Jones, while Messrs Caradoc Roberts and Llew. Humphreys had charge of the rifle range, the rifle being lent by Miss H. Oldfield. Gramophone selections were given during intervals by Mr A. Griffiths. Mr Wm. Morns, J.P., chairman of the Rural and Parish Councils, performed the opening ceremony on Friday, and Mr E. B. Beech (Ty Isa) on Saturday. Services will be IJcld in the new chapel on Sunday next as well as during the week, with the exception of Thursday.

PRESTATYN, PERSONAL.—It is understood- that the Revy Dr. Townsemd is steadily unaking progress to- ward's recovery. PROPERTY SALE.-On Monday, at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Mr Fred Waiiu (Messrs Waiirf ajid Scott) o'iered for sale by public aiuc- t.:on the freehold building site in H igh-troot known as Church-terrace. Mcvisrs Gamon, Farmer and Co., Chester, were tho so.icitonst I hero was 4 1,A r e company present, but no sale was effected. The highest bid for the property as a. whole was L600, after which the property was divided into lots. The reserve prxe not being- reached they were witlxlrawn; but it was announced that the property will remain in the market for seven days. GOiLF.—On Saturday next, on the local links, there will be a match for a challenge cup. CYMMROIXMtlON SOCIETY.—l"ho opening meeting of this Society for the present ae-ssion Í3 to be held this evening under the presidency of tlie Rev. Meredith J. Hu»yhes. A lecture wiil be ikiivored by Professor J. E. Lloyd, Bangor, the subject 'being "Rhys Ap Gruffytid, Arwr y; iJc." THE RECREATION GROUNi-D.-No douibt aft-er the explanation given by the chairman of the Council ait tho m-coting on Monday evening, support will no*- be forthcoming for the reereo^- tion ground scheme. Tliere can be no doubt as to the value of the ground to the town: it is an ariset of which any health resort should be pfou.d. Ilere ij an excellent opportunity for finding work for the unemployed during the winter i onths. As Mr G. W. Jones pointed out, with the expenditure of a lit- till money during too winter month. tlie ploce could be improve in a wonderful ina-rinjer, and once work is started on it thera should bo no diffioultry in raising J6120.

ST. ASAPH. CATHEDRAL SERVICES. Saturday, October 29ith. » 5.15: Service, Garrett in D. Anthfiim 108, "I was g-ad." (Elvev). Daily: Matins, 8.15 a.m.; Evensong, 5.15 p.m^ lloiy Day,0 and Saints' Days: Celeorci.-ijn 04 Holy Communion, 8.15 a.m. Sunday (Cantoris), Ootober 30th. 23rd Sunday aiter Trinity. 8.15: Holy Communion. 11.0: Ma/tins. Service, Brewer in E flalt. Anthem 703, "Halleuiujah" (Beethoven). Litany. llyxniJiS, 167 438. Preachcr: The Ven. Archdeacon Wyim* Jones, Canon-in- Residence. 3.30: Service, Garrett in B flat. Anthem 440, "0 give thanks" (GreeneX. 6.15: Hymns 439, 239, 241, 294. Preacher: Vicar D. L. Jones. Collection: Cathedral Miscellaneous Expenses* CHURCH NEWS.—Dean Pryee has now truk-on up his residence in. Rhyl, and the m- stillation cif the new cathedral dignitaries will talio place on Novcamber 6th. FISlilNG.-Aiigii.i)g reports cure very satis- factory. There have been oule gocd ciitohea of saiiinorn during the past week. THK HOUND'S.—The huntling season is openn ing well, but the regular meetings of the hounds will not take place until next month. THE UNIONIST CAMPAIGN. — Open-air meetings in connection with the Constitutional autumn campaign are being he'd in the distrk.it, and Mr Temp. ee. late of New Zea and, is to speak this evening rt St. Asaph. Colonial How- ard! has been adopted as tho candidate for the Flint Boroughs at the next election, and pre- parations aro 'made for a series of meet- ings to be held throughout the boroughs.

LLANDUDNO JUNCTION. FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH try Kay and Son*, Attends Llandudno Junction every Thursday, 2.30 to 4.30, at Mr Jones, chemist. Cali and asic for prices 23730p OBITUARY.—The funeral of Mr John Davies, of the Briars, Albert Drive, whoso sad death was reported in our last issue, took plaoa on Friday, the interment being at Parish Churchyard. The funeral was of at private diiaracter, and the Vicar of Lur.irhoa iRev. J. F. Reece, B.A.), officiated. SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL.—The for Saturday's football, as regards the Junction, appear to bo somewhat doubuul. The Juniors are to go to BeUwsycoed to replay their Junior; Cup tie with the Bettwsyooed men, and they have also a Second Divis.on League matcn at Llanfairfechan. The committee are trying. to arraJige a League match for the first team withi Pwllheli on the Woodlands Ground, but up to the. time of our going to press, nothing defi- nite has been arranged. THE WELSH WESLEYANS.—1Tlie ROVH. David Morris, Abergele, and R. Morgan, Tre- gart:h, will be the preachers at the annual preaching meetings of the Preswylfa Welsh Wesleyan Church, to be held next Tuesday and Wednesday.

RUTHIN COUNTY SCHOOL. CENTRAL WELSH BOARD C-UCCESSES. At a meeting of thy governors on Tuesday, Miss RcwLuidi. B.A.. the headmistress, submitted a report from the Central Welsh Board's inspec- tor m referent to tho examination held last July. Three pypils completed tho inatriculatiola examination of the University of Wiles, and of the other twenty sent in for the senior and junior I examinations of the Central Welsh Board, touir seniors and only one junior lailcd. and fifteen passed. This meant that 75 per cent, of tho can- didates sent in passed, and nearly one-fifth of the whole school, tho proportion being an ascoeduigiy. high one high one It was stated that the Central Welsh Board inspector, who visited the scnool a fortnight ago, characterised the list as "very good indeed," and that the senior results were about the average for tho whole of Wales The Chairman (Mr E?ra Roberts) said the ro» I port was a very creditable one, and was a com- plete answer to (he remarks made, sonictiines from ignorance, and soirictimes from malice, a. I to tho education imparted 10 tiit, school (hear, hear). I { The Governors agreed with the chairman » r»- S marks, and congratulated tha hcadmistrea result