The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Colwyn. THE English. Baptist Sunday School were- in- cited by Mrs Wm. Evans, The: Stores, to a tea at the chapel, ion Wednesday last. The tables Were .sumptuously laid out, and a goodly number Were present. Mrs Evans was assisted by the la-dies of the. congregation, and full justice was done to. the rich and delicate provisions. Capt. Treleaven lin-tlerested the company with the gramaphone. A very hearty vote of thanks was accorded to- Mrs1 Evans, proposed, by the Rev. E. T. Davies, and seconded by Mr Williams, Hatfield. OBITUARY.—It is our ,sad duty to record the death, -of a well-known and highly-respected re-si- denlt in the person, of Mrs: Elizabeth Jones, which event took place, after a long and lingering ill- I., ness, on Monday, December 28 th, 1903. The deceased lady was the widow of the late Mr Samuel Jones, formerly of Pendyffryn, Llan- ddubs,an-d Old Coliwyii, and was -in the 70th year of 'her age. 'The1 funeral was at Llandduias Churchyard, on Thursday, December 31st, 1903, and iwas very largely attended. Tihe servioes at the house were- conducted by the R'f^v. Ishmael £ vans, of Carnarvon, the Rev. Madoc Roberts, of Conway, and, the Rev. W. E. Jones, ("Pen- ilYIJ,"), of Old Colwyn. The chief mourners ^"ere Mr and Mrs W. P. Jones (son and daughter- in-law) and three grand-children, Mr and Mrs Isaac Evans (daughter and son-in-l'aw), and Mr f-nd Mrs Thomas Davies (daughter and son-in- d-aw), accomp'anied by Nurse Roberts, who had alttended t'he deceased: lady during her long ill- and the following: relatives Mr Wm. Henry Jones, late of Brynymaen; Samuel Jones, Llys- faeon; 'David Roberts, C-oiwyn Bay; Wm. Parry, and the Rev. J. Parry, both of Penm'aenmawr; Owen, Rhyl; Mrs Evans, "Gwern Tyno -Miss Jennie. Jones, Mrs Jones, "Nant Fawr," and Mrs Roberts, Colwyn Bay. Amongst others Present at the gra veside were) noticed Messrs ;Wc'n Williams, "Maesycoed Isaac Price, ^'O'iwyn.; Robert Evans, C.C., Joseph; Jones, T P*C., J. Aneuiyn Jones-Jarvis, J. Coe, Lyne, J'lbn Hughes, "Craigydon;" W. F. Williams ,.ees, John Hughes, Wynmstay-road, Colwyn.; >om Davies, Stoip Hotel; J. C. Roberts, colwyn Wnv' ^€n Williams, junr., Llysfaeni; R. T. hitlev, Edward Davies, "Elian View;" Mrs Vri-ght, la'te of Llandduias; Mrs Jones, "Gwyn- or;" \jrs jriii-g Jones, Nu.rs-e Kyflin, Mrs T. P. Ktties, "tPreswylfa," Colwyn, etc. A large thUrnl^er of residents- attended, and accompanied j e' funeral cortege, for some distance towards ^landdulas, but being the .last day of t'he year usines,s duties prevented (['hem goingi further. (>wers and wreaths were sent by the family nd relatives, and. from. Mrs -Coe, Mrs Price, Mrs Ktties, "Gwynfor," and others. The funeral Y'ra,u'?em.en,ts were ably carried out by Mr J. WT. auighan, Old Colwyn, the hearse and some of arriages by Mr T. Hugh Roberts, Red Lion j ie'ly and' the other carriages by Mr J. W. ^°yd, Marine Hotel, and Mr George: Lawrence, „ H-otel. We are asked to. convey the deep- th' ^'anks '°:f 'Mr W. P. Jones and family for ■niiany expressions of sympathy they have -eivied at the loss they have su^caihea; and Us't their friends will kindly accept this return.

p Llanrwst. ^LUAWATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRS, try C. LUNT- guarajjtg1^ 115 Denbigh-street. Good work OFFERS.—Gold Specs., from: 15s. G. Q e from 5s 6d. Eyes tested free. R. Watchm61*' E.S.C.M.—Griffith1 Owen and Son, ers> Jewellers, and' Opticians. 5257 WATCH-NIGHT SERVICE.—The usual watch- night service was held at the Wesleyan Church on New Year's Eve, the meeting being very well at- tended. PRAYER MEETINGS.-A series of prayer meetings are this week held in connection with the Nonconformist Churches in the town. Thus far the congregations have been large. DEMISE.—Mr William Jones, for many years a baker in the employ of Mr Owen, of the Cam- brian Stores, died on Tuesday after a protracted illness. Deceased was an affable young fellow, and had won the esteem of quite a large number of friends. TRIP' TO COLWYN BAY.—The Sunday School children of the Breton Mission (Catholic), on New Year's Day enjoyed a most pleasant trip to Colwyn Bay. After a magnificent tea-party at St Joseph's, Presbytery, they were kindly invited by the Rev F. Brown to share the beautiful Christ- mas tree, along with his own children, so that the dear little ones came home, their arms laden with dolls and toys and their heart delighted with their Priest's kindness. WHITE SISTERS' CONVENT.—In connec- tion with the Breton Missions, in Station-road, Llanrwst, the above-named Convent has been opened on New Year's Day, at 5, Carrington- terrace. The sisters are trained nurses, and they also give private lessons in French, needlework, embroidery, drawing, music, etc. TEA PARTY.—On New Year's Day the cus- tomary tea and competitive meeting were held in connection with the cause in Scotland-street. The tea was served in the new Mission Room. The Rev Wm. Thomas presided over the miscellaneous competitive meeting which followed. Both func- tions passed off with conspicuous success. A NARROW ESCAPE.—Robert Roberts, an aged labourer who is a native of Llanrwst found himself unsuccessful to gain egress from his com- partment on the arrival of the 12 train at Dolwy- ddelen on Tuesday, but eventually attracted the attention of one of the porters on the platform. By this time, however, the train was once more in motion, but the old man appeared to be determined to get out, and the porter opened the door, with a view to giving him a helping hand. Thereupon Roberts jumped out, and experienced nothing more than a severe shaking when he came into contact with mother earth. THE FUNERAL OF MR LEWIS HUGHES (ALWEN).—After a lengthened illness, Mr Lewis Hughes-known in the bardic circles as "Alwen"- and residing at 2, Pendre, Llanrwst, passed away on Wednesday last week, at the age of 58 years. The funeral was largely attended on Saturday afternoon, deceased being interred at St Mary's churchyard. He leaves a widow, two sons (Mr William Hughes, Britannia Boot Stores, and Mr Lewis Morris Hughes, Pendre), and one daughter (Mrs George Hughes, Liverpool), to mourn his loss. Deceased was a native of Pentrevoelas, and a deacon of the Tabernacle Welsh Congregational Chapel, George-street, and was held in high esteem in the town. The service at the house was con- ducted by the Rev W. Cynwyd Williams, pastor of the above-named chapel, and a favourite hymn of the deceased was sung. The procession was headed by the ministers and deacons, then de- ceased's Sunday School Class, united with that of Mr Joseph Davies' Class, followed by a very large number of the public. At the graveside those present sang the well-known hymn "Bydd Meyrdd o Reffodau." The following were the chief mourners :-The widow, two sons and daughter, Mr George Hughes, Liverpool (son-in- law) Mr and Mrs Morris Hughes, Rhyl (brother and sister); Mr and Mrs Hugh Williams, Pentre- voelas Mrs S. Roberts, Llandudno Mr John Davies, Llandudno (nephew) Mr Wm. Williams, Blaenau Festiniog (nephew); Mr William Hughes, Capel Garmon (niece).

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Llandudno Junction. OBITUARY.—Mr.si Lyons., the respected wife of Mr R. G. Lyons, of "Brae Moray," braad- street, Llandudno Junction, passed, away after a very sih,ott illness on Saturday, at the early age of 29 years. The. deceased was a most faithful, member of the Presbyterian Church at the JurMion, and .her genial, gentle and generous -nia,turei had .secured for her a large circle of de- voted) friends. Mr Lyons is well-known along tihe North Wales. Coast as the commercial repre- sentative of It-he "Daily Post," and 'Wlilth him uni- versal sympathy is' felt. The: funeral was held on TUielsdlay. A short service: was conducted, at the house, by the Rev E..Vyrnwy Pearse, pastor of the Church., and the Riev. J. D. Owen, Gla.n Conway. Thie in;t,exmenit took place in the Llanrbos Parish. Church: burial ground; on Tuesday. The service at the graveside was per- formed by the Rev E. Vyrnwy Pearce. TEA AND WATCH NIGHT SERVICE.— The aniniuall tea, and watdh-nighft service took, place in connection: with tfhe Presbyterian Church on. New Year's Eve. Thanks to the un- tiring ,efforts of a band of ladies, ithe tea passed off Wiitihiqut a, hitch, shortly after minte o'clock. Then a concert was held, Mr T. C. Llwis, Degamwy, presiding over a large ciongregakioini. 'The following, sustained' a miscellaneous pro- gramme successfully —Mi.ss Ada Hughes, Miss Poliie Jones., Conway; Miss Gertrude Powell, Llandudno Junction); Miss Vaughan., Deganwy M'r T. Hughes and party and Mr J. R. Hughes, Llandudno Junction; Mr IJewelyn. Hughes, Conlway, and! Mr W. Howells Jones, Conway. After the concert. the pastor, Rev E. Vyrnwy Pearce, conducted a short devotional service.. The .secretarial arrangements were admirably carried o,o;, by Mr Edward Joiiites, CaergroIT- stores, Coniway.

Penmachrto. WATCH-NIGHT.—The Wesleyans held it in the chapel on New Year's Eve, and appropriate vocal items were sung, and a choir, nnder the conductor- ship of Mr David Pryce Davies, gave a rendering of several pieces.

T ref ri w. THE BRODORION GLAN GEIRIONYDD FRIENDLY SOCIETY. --The annual gathering of the members of this society took place at Trefriw. on Christmas Day, the weather being charmingly fine. A procession was formed in the morning, headed by the LI mrwst Town Band, which is showing much improvement under the bandmastership of Mr Tom Jones, of the Glan Conway Inn, Llanrwst. The brethren, bedecked in their attractive regalia, and carrying their huge banner, paraded the village, and collections were made, and a substantial sum realised. An increase of twenty-five in the member- ship has been made during the last two years. The Society was established forty-five years ago, and Dr. Jones, J.P., Henar, Llanrwst, is the president; Messrs William Roberts, Abbey Villa, and David Williams. Cwmanog, trustees, and Mr Richard O. Roberts, Bryn Crafnant, is secretary. The members have a reserve fund of S550. About 1 o'clock the whole company adjourned to Bryn Conway House for dinner, and a most substantial repast of roast beef and plum pudding was provided by the Misses Williams, assisted by Miss Evans, Miss Browston, and others.

Rhyl Ruffian Well Punished. Murderous Attack with a Bottle. JACK o' BALA, a well-known Rhyl character, was indicted at the Flintshire Quarter Sessions on Monday last for unlawfully wounding Rbt. Thos. Hollingworth, of Nottingham House, Vale-road, on Saturday night, the 12th December. Mr Graham Wilkin (instructed by Mr F. }. Gamlin) prosecuted and the prisoner applied, under the Poor Prisoners' Defence Act, that he should be defended. Mr J. Eldon Bankes (the chairman) granted the application, and instructed Mr Marston, solicitor, who engaged Mr T. E. Morris, barrister. It was stated that on the evening in question prisoner, whilst under the influence of liquor, asked to be served with beer, but was irefused and ordered to leave the house. He would not do so, and when prosecutor, who is husband of the licensee, was ejecting prisoner he was dealt a serious blow with an empty bottle by the prisoner over the right eye. He received a serious wound, which was dressed by Dr E. Thomas. The defence was that in the struggle prisoner accidentally struck prosecutor with the bottle when turning round. Prisoner was found guilty of common assault. The Chairman said the jury, who did not know as much of prisoner as he did, had taken a merciful view of the case. He had before him prisoner's record, proving he was a very violent character. Publicans and their servants must be protected when discharging their duties, from such persons as the prisoner, who must go to gaol for nine months with hard labour. ■»

I Singular Death of a Child at Rhyl. The Inquest. Tubercular Mischief. AT the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Rhyl, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr F. Llewelyn Jones, coroner for Flintshire, held an inquest touching the death of John McManus, aged eight years, the child of Francis McManus, 112, Vale-road, Rhyl. Francis McManus identified the body as that of his child, John McManus. He was eight years of age. He died on Monday afternoon shortly before half-past live. Deceased had been ill some time previously, and had been attended by two or three doctors, but had recovered. On Sunday he was in good health, and on the morning went to church i 11 with witness..About 5 o'clock he complained of pains in his stomach. He vomited all night and had also diarrhcea. He was a little better the following morning, but got worse towards after- noon. Dr Thomas was sent for about 2 o'clock, but was unable to arrive before 5 o'clock, and deceased died shortly afterwards. Medical Testimony. Dr W. Thomas said he attended the deceased in June last. He appeared to be suffering from vvnat appeared to be tuberculosis of the bowels. He got very much better I"om it, and he did not see him afterwards until j before he died. When he arrived at the houae about five o'clock on Monday, deceased was in a moribund state, and witness was unable to say what was the matter with him, and consequently he could not give a certificate. By the orders of the Coroner he had that day made a post-mortem examination of the body, and found that death was due to internal strangulation, or acute obstruction of the bowels, which indicated that they had suffered from tubercular mischief. The jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes." T

Duchess of Westminster's Ball. The1 Duchess of Westminister gave a brilliant bial)]- at Eiaton yesterday eveniimgi, to which county families of Cheshire, Denbighshire., and Flintshire were, invited. The D'uke and Duchess's, house parfty -for the occasiloini included the Earl and Countess tBeauic'hamp, the E'arl and Countess of Sefton, the Earl and Counbess of Essex, the Marquis of Cholmondeley and Lady Lattice CharmOinde<1ey, the Earl of Enniskillein, Visc-ounfc and Viscountess Crichfoon, VilsiCounlt Cole, Col. and Mrs Cornwallis West, Lord Kenyonl, Capt. the Hon. C. and Mrs Coventry, Sir Watkinl Williams vVynn andl Miss Wynin, M:r H. M. Wilson and! --Ivlts Wilson, rMr RieignaÜd: Corbet, and 'Mrs Corbet. Over 400 invitation- were: issued1, among those who receivfed'theim, being.Sir Richard' and Lady Brooke, Sir Delve,s and Lady Broughlton, Sir Robert and Lady Cu;nliffe,the Earl and Countess of Crewe, Eiarl Egertoin and, the D'uchess. of Buckingham, Sir Philip and Lady Grey-Elgerton, Mrs and itlne1 Misses Gladstone, Mr H. and Mrs Gladstone, Lord and Lady Arthur Grosvenor, Capltain 'and Hon. Mrs Holford, Sir Wyndham and Lady Hammer, the Earl of Haddington, the Laidlies, iBaillie-Hamilton, Üa'pltalÍ'n Bail'iie-Ham- iJiton, .Sir William Holland, M'.P., and Lady H,dllian,di, the Bishop of Chester end, Mrs Jayne, Colonel andl Mrs Cotton-Jodrell, General I and Mrs Savage: Mostyn, Lord and' Lady Mostyin, Baroin von Schroder, Sir WTa-lter .and Liady Star- key, the. Bishop of St.. Asaph and Mrs Edwards, Lord! and Lady Tollemiache, Miss Blanche and Mi'sis Grace TIoHema\che, and Mr and Mrs R-obt. Y,erlburgh. The house: was beautifully decorated for the occasion, and. music .was supplied by Herr Got- tlieb's band. »

Distribution of Prizes at Colwyn Bay. By the Hon. Mrs Brodrick. ON Tuesday afternoon, at the Church Room, the annual tea was given to the children of the St Paul's Sunday School, and in the evening an entertainment was held, when prizes were awarded. Dr Brooks presided, and he was supported on the platform by the Hon. Mrs Brodrick (Coed Ccch), who kindly attended and distributed the prizes. Dr Brooks presented his report, in the course of which he said that, on the whole, matters were in a satisfactory condition. The average attendance at the English School had increased from about 150 to nearly 200: Of these, no less than 15 had attended without a single break. These topped the list of prize winners that night. Besides these there were nearly 50 children in the upper school who had attended over 48 times. Amongst the teachers, Mrs Fleet and Miss Scott had attended 50 times, winning the teacher's prize between them. They had had the pleasure of welcoming to their midst the Rev D. S. Owen, whose scholarly attain- ments would shed lustre on any community, and whose Ipractical teaching would be of great use to the school. No less a sum than £ 9 15 2d had been contributed during this past year to the missions. Dr Brooks urged upon the parents of children the necessity of regular and punctual attendance at the School. He also wished to im- press upon the teachers the same duty, and also the necessity of carefully preparing for the lessons, He urged the children to cultivate habits of true manliness and true womanliness. The pernicious cigarettes and the undue love of dress were not evidences of greatness or goodness. The Hon. Mrs Brodrick, who was most cordially received, made a graceful speech. She apologised for the absence of Mr Brodrick, who had been pre- vented from attending by very important business. She was only too pleased to come that night and present the children with their prizes, and she hoped that the lessons they learnt in the Sunday School would make good and useful men and women of them. Canon Roberts and others also spoke. Appended are the names of the children who received prizes :—Ford Bond, H. Arnold, John Beamer, John Malam, John Foster, Chas. Arnold, Dennis Jones, V. Chaplin, Ernest Fleet, George Draycott, George Evans, W. Winters, R. Fleet, Norman Arnold, Henry Vicars, E. Hanksworth, Richard Chaplin, Arthur Warburton, F. Chaplin, Alfred Jones, Edgar Arnold, Randolph Jones, Jack Arnold, Francis Parry, Ada Arnold, G. Beamer, Bessie Hartley, Edith Jones, Florence Knight, Daisy Wilson, Florence Chaplin, Letitia Hartley, Sallie Foster, Hilda Griffiths, Lizzie jonesi Lizzie Williams, Nellie Jones, Annie Jones, Rhoda Brew- ster, Lettie Stone, Winifred Jones, Lily Wilson, Alia Jones, Ethel Thomas, Gerty Winters, Polly Roberts, Alice Jones, Polly Foster, Elsie Griffiths, Maud Warburton, Maggie Baker, Ida Vicars, Madge Brewster, Dollie Perks, Emily Hanmer, Ada Chaplain, Doris Broughton, Florrie Lait, Maud Clutton, Gladys Jones, Emily Thomas. In the course of the evening, a musical pro- grammme was sustained by a number of adies and gentlemen.

Talycafn Mart Sale. New Conditions for Purchasers. THE first periodical sale of fat stock for the present year was held at Talycafn Mart by Messrs Robert and Rogers Jones, auctioneers, Llanrwst, on Wed- nesday. The list included 1000 ripe Welsh wethers and ewes, 40 fat cattle, and 20 calving cows and heifers. An important alteration in the conditions of sale was announced by the auctioneers, viz All pur- chases made at one sale are due and payable at the first subsequent sale thereafter. Die .iiiction- eers also reserve the right to require security for amount of purchase if necessary. P.;i chasers pay- ing cash for their iots on the day of sale will be allowed 2d in the £ discount. Ail accounts due to vendors will be paid at the expiration of one month from the date of sale at our offices, Tv'n-y-fynwent, Llanrwst. There was a steady demand for all classes of stock catalogued, and a good clearance with prices ruling firm. The next periodical sale is on Wednesday, 27ih January, 1904.

Portmadoc v. Colwyn Bay. At Portmadoc on; Saturday, before a very good gate. Great interest was taken in this encoun- ter, as Colwyn- Bay axe looked upon as very keen fighters, and although Portmadoc "smothered. them in the Welsh Cup tie some time- ago, it was well known .that every muscle would be strained to its- u'lm-o.st tens-ion to wiipe off that defeat. Cohvyn Bay had made up their mind to tal-e away with them at least one point—tw-o, if .possible. The-rewas a cold north-easterly wind blowing! towards the harlbour goal just- be- for,e the kick-off. The Port captaan, with his usual good iluck, won the toss, -and with charac- teristic. generosity decided to. give- Colwyn Bay the advantage1 of the wind, and put his own men to play .against the stiff and cold breeze. The crowdiwerc prepared for an exciting game, and 'they got ait, too.—and full value for their money .J ..I —for they saw -two. ismaut. teams playing ait tip- top form and "tro;ttir,i it" at a very f¡aslé pace from beginning to end. From the kick-off, the Port forward string went off. with a merry swing. It looked as if a gold-ein thread held them to- gether, so even: and regular were their combined movements. There was perfect understanding ■between every one of them, and the cur. sequence was. that. ithe ispectators were presented with such brilliant flashes of combined forward play that. they wouldl not see ex-cell,e,d, in the best of First' Leagule matches. R. ID. Roberts on the extreme righit sent two- sih-ots with tremendous: force, which just grazed the crossbar. "Hard lines" 'said the crowd. ,And, indeed', the brilliant efforts of this, swift, forward deserved better fate. If it be. asked, "Whait were Colwyn Bay doing all this time?" t'he answer is close at hand: they were playing for all they were worth, but their forwards could! note make nead- way owing to two things. The. first was: that the Porit forwards moiiopolisied. the. play to. such an extenlt, during the first half that the Colwyn Bay forwards could not get a look. in. Andl ■wheni the, valiant Cühvyn dlefenders did oblige them, wtt-h. the "tough, rolling sphere," the ever- watchful litftie deteddve, "J.R. pounced on them Eke a hawk, and if he happene,d to be evaded, his, sturdy partners: and the two warriors heihlind would, come t-o the rescue, and oIÍloe more set the forward "clock-'work" going. Even the most ardent admireis of Colwyn Bay must admit that diuxing the first half the play .of the. P,oiitmadioc forward string was, without any exaggeration, simply superb. Al- though. playing agjainslt the wind, they scored two. goals. The ball would be placed by the halves to the left. Billy Vaughan, who was closely watched, had no dhanoe of making much headway, and so passed: to his inside partner, Dick Hughes, who happened to -be in. one of his best moods. He agaifi in his turn would swing t'h,e ball gracefully and! with capital judg- ment to the- right wing. Then Roberts- would swing it back to the centre, who had the hard,est of luck two or Ithree times. Vaughan indulged a bit too. freely in his dodgy movements, and as he. was generally "covered" by two "scouts," his attempts did not come off, and he was re- peatedly robbed. He was, the.rafore, not seen at his 'best, although that goal of his in the second, half was a gem. Half-time, arrived with the scone reading Portmadoc, 2; Colwyn Bay, nil. N By a. strange freak of nature or phenomenon;— p or caill it (what you like—the wind, old, Father Borealis, like an old hypocrite, coolly and im- pudently -changed1 his' face, and instead of blow- ing gaily at the back df Portmadoc, suddenly took it into his head to stick to his "first love" —Colwyn Bay—so- that poor Portmadoc had the illl-luck of having to face' the teeth of the wind during both halves. This, was certainly a re- markable thing to have happened almost in five minutes. The Colwyn Bay forwards now began to assert themselves, the shining ilight of a very hard-working quintet being the inside .right. He rfully deservedi the attention paid him, and he might with advantage have been fed more fre- quently, not wi,thilellin'.s Food, but with the "globe tihatt trotteth." The persistent efforts of the visitors were rewarded, for they scored. This roused; the natives1 to "concert phtch," and they raced away with grim, determination. Jones (the Pont centre) was beautifully fed by t'he halves and backs, and he IDa-sit unselfishly fed the wing. men with great skill a;ndi precision. Receiving the ball from the backs, he swung it out to the left. Dick Hughes raced away, and just when he was aboult to be robbed, he deftly slung it across to the right, where M-oseley Jones was watching like 'a hawk. He no sooner pounced upon it than he wriggled his way up to the goal, and through a forest of legs notched the third goal for Portmadoc. But Colwyn. Bay had tasted "gore," and were not to. be denied1, for they made an occasional brilliant rush, which clean nonplussed their op- ponents, and scored goal No. 2. This was not at all to the "palate" of the homesters, and the 'halves and backs "buckled to" like Trojans, and every future attempt on the part ol the Coliwyn "pioneers" to cross the "equator" was sharply met and broken up into "smithereens." The home forwards did not exhibit the brilliancy of the first half, although they gave the spectators a "flash" of what they could do now and then. They notched the fourth goal ere long. The final score was: Portmadoc, 4; Colwyn Bay, 2.

Eglwysfach. COARIH CHURCH.—The annual tea party and hej 'n connection with the Parish Church, was itian °n ^evv Year's Eve in the schools. The chair- ing Was Sir Charles R. McLaren, Bart., M.P., and c0r,„ w.as kindly provided by the ladies of the ^avk under the secretaryship of Miss lan Yicarage. The entertainment was a miscel- by MUSt?ne' l^e chief part of which was supplied Liverp0Er°nd> a conjuror auc* ventriloquist from SE eVer ASOABLE GENEROSITY. Last week relief ? ™an anc* woman, not in receipt of Darish cwt 'f ceived from Mr J. W. Wilkes a gift of five (KeWvC0^ and a P'ece beef. On Thursday of J^J- ear'.s Eve), Miss Davies,Vicarage, on behalf chil^ S 'kes an(3 by her request, presented the and othn ^enan^s on "shoot" with dolls in^ {u er toys. This gentleman's, generosity dur- dated ^>as'; *ew months has been widely appre- ciate a^'—^ *'ie workmen on the Bodnant Which rece'ved a New Year's present of game, Were greatly appreciated by the recipients.

Conway Town Council. A MEETING of the above Council was held in the Guild Hall, Conway, on Wednesday afternoon. The Mayor (Mr A. J. Oldman, J.P.,) presided. There were also present, Alderman Hugh Hughes, F. Hadley, Councillors Dr R. A. Pritchard, Henry Jones, John Williams, J. J. Morgan, A. G. Kaye, Dr Morgan, Emanuel Jones, together with the town clerk, Mr T. E. Parry, borough surveyor, F. A. Delamotte, borough accountant, Hugh Parry, borough collector, T. M. Jones, and gas manager, H. Dixon. Before commencing the proceedings, the Mayor, in a graceful speech, wished all the members and officials of the Council a very prosperous new year, both in public and private life. The Town Band. The band Committee reported that an appeal had been made to the public for funds, and that circulars had been sent out with this object. Alderman Hugh Hughes remarked that now that the Band had been placed on a good financial basis, he hoped they would receive the support they deserved. Finances. The Finance Committee recommended that the Borough Accountant should negotiate as to the purchase of the Crown rent of the Castle, and that he be authorised to call in any assistanace whereby he can obtain evidence necessary to recover Crown rents in Conway. Penmaenbach Siding. The Finance Committee recommended that the Accountant should communicate with Mr Sellers, forwarding him particulars of interviews and cor- respondence the Council have had with the Rail- way Company as to the terms of constructing a siding at Penmaenbach, and that Mr Somerfeld be asked to "attend before the Committee, to make observations upon the correspondence. Marl Sewerage Loan. The Committee also recommended that the above loan be proceeded with forthwith, and that the town clerk be authorised to draw up a memorial to the Local Government Board for permission to borrow an additional sum of £ 200, in connection with the Latrines Loan. The Fire Brigade. The Fire Brigade Committee reported that Mr J. W. Post attended, aind: offered the sum of £2 17s in settlement of the Committee's clailm against the Penmaenmawr Urbani District Coun- cil, re the Brickfield fire, Penmaenmaiwr, with- out prejudice. The eo-mmitttee recommended that the Council adhere to their ,charges. Medical Officer's Report. By the: medical officer of health's return; for the month of November last, it appears that there were six births and four deaJths, and that the death-rate was 9.5 per thousand of the popu- lation. Harbour Master's Report. The Harbour Master reported that from the 2oit,h November to 2othi December: Number of vessels, 17; registered tonnage, 1,080; cargoes discharged and loaded, 528 t'ons. Received from .quay dues, -f4 8s; ditto, perch dues, 61 2S 776d; ditto:, wiater, ios 6d; total, £ 6 is 1^4 d. The Militia Camp. The Borou'gh Surveyor reported as follows :— I received' a telegram: from- Col. Walsh, Bury, asking if fthe Militia could camp beitweie,n, J unle and July on the M-orfa. I saw him and! ex- plained how matters stood as xe,-a,rdis the Volun- teers, and he then stated he would recommend that ,the: Militia should, come here between the 1st of June and 23rd July, so as, not to interfere with Volunteers. He stated that it was as yet undecided in any way, as his was simply a sug- gestion to the War. Office. He also wiished to. know whether the range could be expended to 40 targets, provided the Conway Corps would not be put to any expense. lit was resolved that )tKe Morfa be let for Militia encampments from the: liSt to 16th July, sUlbject to the res,oliiitio,nt previo-usily passed by the Town Council with respect to Militia en- campments. Concert. It was resolved unanimously that the mayor's suggestion as to the holding of a concert, the proceeds to go towards purchasing additional workg tolthe library, be adopted, and that he drafts a scheme for same and present it to the next meeting. Financial Statement. Thie Borough Accountant presented the fol- lo,winig statement, as to bank balances, etc., at this date —Treasurer's Book By the treasur- er's book the balances appear as foillows :—Due by treasurer: Fire Brigade capital account, £ 8 ns 6d; general account, ^2,629 is iod; work- men's wages account, 64 12s 7d; Deganwy waiter main account, £39 5s 6d; gasworks loan account, [,6509 7-d; harhourperch loan ac. count, £ 2y 6s; gas cookers suspense, £14 gs 6d; Marl sewerage loan, ^14 os 7d; Altoert-arive waitex loan, ZT46 9s 9d; total, ^2,948 17s rod. iDue by treasurer: Bridge account, 6344 17s 6d. Due to treasurer: Loan account, _f2,800; lat- rines suspense account, ^500; total, [,3,3°0. The following matt mahor inaho a The sum of _figs 17s iod had been paid inf wages since the date of he last meeting'.

Llanrwst v. Llanfafr P.G. The Roosters were due to fulfil a Coast League engagement on Saturday at the Anglesey vil- lage, but only -seven players turned up at the railway station, and-, the visit was, theretfore not made, to the great disappointment of the latest aspirants for League honours. Continued, on Page 1-2.