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LLANDUDNO OCCASIONAL UOTES.…
LLANDUDNO OCCASIONAL UOTES. I QHMSTMAS IB COMING. j Tho ladies who take a leading part in obtain- ing subscriptions for the" purpose of giving aged residents who are not too well endowed with thia world's goods an annual treat remind us that the festive season is fast approaching. There has been plenty of collecting and subscribing lately for the bereaved widows and orphans. But, notwithstanding this outpour of, generosity in a nation's cause, an annual Christmas social oannot be allowed to drop. Consequently, Mrs Morgan (The. Rectory), Mis Gooda (Holme Lea.), Mrs Dawson (Tower View), Mrv Raymond, Mrs BMrow Williams, Mrs Roberts (Huytoo), Mis Reeves-Hughes, Miss Hindle, and Miss Roberts (London House), have written us that they in- tend holding the event at the Cocoa* House, which the aged poor have enjoyed so immensely for several years. We feel sure the residents will open their hearts and also their purses m this matter; and that the ladies named above will receive subscriptions to the usual amount. THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS. We would draw our readers' attention to the annual sale of work—varieties (suitable for Christmas gifts), dairy produce, plants, useful gMm?nta, etc.,—which, will take place next Tuesday, D?c&mbpr 12th, at the Na.tion&ll Schools, Church-walks. The Hon. Mrs H. Moetyn, Bodysgallen, will open the sale at three o'clock. The proceeds will be devoted towards the funds of the National and Bodafoin Schools. These schools, without exception, aro doing ex- oellent work in the education of the young of Iiandnidno and Bodafon. Both in the Diooosan and Government Examinations the annual re- ports prove their efficiency. MR WAS. NEUFELD NEXT WEK. Don't forget that the "Mahdi's prisoner" gives his illustrated lecture at the Pier Pavilion next Friday evening, the 15th inst. This will, in all probability, be. the only occasion upon which Mr Neufeld can be heard in North Wales, as he is soon returning to the Soudan. It is a wonder- ful story that he has to tell. Next to Siatin he knows more about the Soudan than any living aim Mr Neufeld, in an interview, published in the "Daily Chronicle" recently, takes a view of the prospects of the country which certainly does not err on the aide of pessimism. He does nob believe that there will be any further trouble with the Dervishes, and, in view of the crushing defeat of the Khalifa's forces, his belief is no doubt justified. There may be a few skirmishes, but no further uprising of a serious nature. Most of the emirs are dead, fallen fighting rouinl their lord, who, for all his iniquities, at any rate died a soldier's death. Mr Neufeld even be- lieves that the power of Osman Digirn is at end, though we confess to an uncomfortable feeling that that "eel-like person" may turn up again and perhaps raid one of Cook's steamers on the way to Khartoum. With war at an end, Mr Neufeld thinks that a great future will open for the rich territories which lie to the south of the desert land, and1 that the lands between the Blue Nile and the White Nile will blossom as a rose. He even thinks that the mineral resources of the l Soudan are capable of development, and de- scribes how the natives brought him "gold, sil- ver, copper, lead, and iron," which they ex- tracted from the ground by their own rough methods. And, lastly, there is the old trade which may be revived—the trade in rubber, gum, ostrich feathers, ivory, and eoony. For full particulars of the lecture see our advertise- ment columns. I ANOTHER PATRIOTIC ENTERTAINMENT. We are glad to note from a paragraph in a contemporary last week that arrangements are being made by a committee to hold a second entertainment on December 27th at Ravieres Opera House. At, a meeting held rerently sub- committees were appointed to arrange details. We hope. that even a bigger sum will be cleared for the county fund than was realised at the event on the 22nd nit. The. dramatio performances given by the Oem- way amateurs at the Town Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings were an immense suc- cess from every point of view. The demand for tickets was enormous. The grand result reflects the greatest credit upon Mr Chas. F. Farring- ton and Mr Wm. Dutton. They had "worked it up" admirably. THE CONWAY RUR-AL DISTRICT I COUNCIL, at its monthly meeting last Friday discussed a I matter which, for the sanitary welfare of the whdc district, ought soon to be acted upon. We allude to the proposed erection of an i.,? tion hospital on a. convenient site whicnwilt serve for Conway Borough as well as the Rural District; and far that matter, we think Mr Raynes's suggestion for Colwyn Bay to jClin m the movement an excellent one. The whole diR- tri -t has absolutelv at present no provision what- ever in case of an outbreak of any infectious dis- ease. This is a ftrious risk to run and, as the Chairman (Mr Phillips) aptly pointed out, it is high time this risk ceased to exist. The outside local authorities cannot expect Llandudno, as one member suggested, to allow cases to he brought into* their isolation hospital. This sug- gestion i-i as unreasonable as it is impracticable. The authorities in question must bestir them- pelves, and erect A hospital in t central position near The Junction, but at the same time on a site that will not interfere with building operar tione. This can oaeily be aocomp.ished, and at a cost which, spread over the district, would not be heevy.
TELEPHONES IN NCETH WALES…
TELEPHONES IN NCETH WALES ON ,vTor. ,"Il WAL-3 ON 24 ST TERMS. An ^Ivc-rtisemenN in another column of to-day's "Chronicle" KotIBc; the public that the direc- tors of the N'ti,-mill Telephone. Company, Ltd., have decided to introduce with the new year an alternative scbeme of rates, whereby the Tele- phone Exchange service will be brought within the reach of many persons who have hitherto regarded the rites as prohibitory. It may bo remembered that when the Select Parliamentary Committee oonsidered the. telephone question in 1898 they reported, as one of the results of thear enqu'rv. as fon(?f<:—"In the opinion, of your committee, the Mrrioe given hy the company, though not generally inefficient, is inadequate. For th e, class of subscribers who have a right of unlimited use:, and whom almost the company amtes, ths rates cannot be considered unduly high, though higher than paid by similar sub- scribers in many Oentinental countries, but to tho large majority of the public who only r&- quire a limited, user the rates are prohibitive. Tho whole question has been, considered by the directory of the National Telephone Oompany in this light, and it has been decided to intro- duce what, we venture to believe will be a very popular system. We gather from the advertise- ment that any person after January hot next can bard the telephone service laid on for £3 3s a year, plus a charge of 7s per annum royalty to the Government, and ld per thrc-eniiniiia con- versation for every message which he initiates on the exchange to which ho is connected, no charge being made to him for being called up. The present rates. for an unlimited etrvice will still Ix, available, as, of course, a great number of the large users wi.l prefer it. The new rate shonld 'rrever, prove a great boon to occa- sions: users, such a« householders, or people who do not require to call up -much themselves, but want to be on the system in order that their customers may ring them up, 86 in the case of many shopkeepers. We understand that where instruments are fitted in shops they will be available to the general public on payment of the fees where shopkeepers are willing to so allow them to be used. This Abtm;d be a further great convenience to casual uoers. The information we have shows that these proposals oiler a great advantage over the arrangements which apply in Continental towns, the adoption oi an alternative -scheme seeming to meet tho requirements both of the large and sma.1 user, whereas on. the Continent, where the fee rates apply, all have to be on that scale, and this, whilst convenient to the small user, makes tele- phoning very expensive for the larger users.
INQUEST AT LLANDUDNO, !
INQUEST AT LLANDUDNO, SAD FATALITY WHILE DOCKING A HORSE. On Saturday night last Mr E. Lewis Thomas, deputy coroner, held an inquest at the Sarah Nicol I Memorial Cottage Hospital, Llandudno, on the body of John Williams, an employee at Penrhyn Farm, near Llandudno. Mr R. D. Owen was foreman of the jury. I John Williams, Tmriw" nephew of deceased, identified the body as that of his uncle John Wil- liams. Frank Booth, veterinary surgeon, Colwyn, said that on Monday morning he visited Penrhyn Farm about eleven o'clock in the morning to dock a colt, aged two years. She was in a field, but was driven into a loose box. She had been "broken" to lead. Deceased and two other men brought her in, and a halter was placed round her head by witness. Deceased took hold of the halter and was told to hold the filly in a certain position, with her head to the wall. Deceased thereupon took the rope and put it through the colt's mouth. Witness .red adeceased to take it out, but he refused to do so. Witness said she would be sure to rear. D. ceased replied "I can manage it," but failed to do so. Witness docked trt:Tw'iih a docking iron, and used the oautery to stop the bleeding. When witness did the latter, the colt moved and deceased Oli? 11 1 el jerked the rope. She immediately reared, striking deceased on the top of the left arm with her off- foreleg. ,t The arm looked as if it was dislocated. The colt immediately struck again with both fore- feet,the near fore went over deceased's right shoulder, giving him a terribie blow on the top. The shoulder went down and the arm went up. By the Coroner: The pain was not caused by the hot iron. Had that been the case she would have reared before.. The Witness went on to say that after being struck deceased fell on his knees, sticking to the rope. Deceased had blood on his 'hands. He said, ??heat has spoilt me," and afterwards "It was my bad shoulder." Witness put his hand under de- ceased's arm. felt the bone protruding and the blood gushing. ?itnest managed f oiuy m??..  and t:hedW r;Thù& Chambers, and Dr. K. Bold Williams. Joseph Parry, Pcnrhynside, fellow-workman of deceased, gave similar evidence, but believed the hot iron caused the iilly to rear. Hush Jones, another labourer, said he held the horse's foot. when the docking iron was applied. In his opinion the hot iron caused the filly to rear. Dr. Dalton, practising in Idandudno, said that on Monday last he was called to attend to deceased whim he (witness) was going to a house. Rome delay was Ctiuscd. him, he belienng Mr Booth said "Gloddaeth Isa'" was the place. When he did get to Pen rhyn Dr. Chambers and Dr. Ptrrr "illiims tooh him to the back kitchon where defendant was serious- ly injured in the shoulder, and had a large wound in the annpit. Deceased was taken to the hospital in a. float. Dr. Bold Williams put deceased under chloroform. They found there was no pulse at the wrist. The shoulderblade was fractured and the arm fractured. On Thursday deceased's serious con- dition was explained to him, and he was told that the only chance of saving his life was by amputation. Deceased, however, was too weak for this to he done successfully. Deceased was 67 years of age. Marian Wright, matron of the hospital, gave evidence that deceased died at a quarter to one on 'd3Y ThJjurv returned a verdict of "accidental death, and MpreMed the opinion that if a similar instance arose a man of the ago of deceased should not be placed in such a position.
-ACTION AGAINST THE LLANDUDNO:…
ACTION AGAINST THE LLANDUDNO: DISTRICT COUNCIL. THE MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS CONTRAOT. J Mr Justice Cozens Hardy, in the Chancery Division on Tuesday, heard an action brought bv Mr Samuel Warburton, a builder, against the Llandiudno Urban District Council for damages for having ejected him from the site of the new municipal buildings at Llandudno which he had contracted to build, and for a loss of profit esti- mated1 at 15 per ceot., £2081. Mr Astbury, Q.C., and Mr Taylor appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendants were repre- sented by Mr Eve, Q.O., and Mr E. P. Hewett (instructed by Messrs Chamberlain and Johnson, solicitors, of Llandudno). Mr Astbury, in opening the case, said the plaintiff was a builder who had been in the habit of putting up large buildings in many towns, and the Council of Llandudno being minded to erect municipal buildings advertised for tenders. The plaintiff tendered for 913,800 and that tender was accepted. Before the plaintiff tendered he was furnished with a list of quanti- tiee, and there was a term in the contract that all additions and alterations when they caane to lie jxiid for should be made out according to the original estimates of the builder, and it was therefore necessary that the builder should keep his original quantity prioes, but they were only to be kept for the purpose of prioing at the end of the contract One of the conditions of the contract was that the contractor was to furnish the architects at the time of signing with a veri- tied sealed copy of the original estimate. Plain- tiff contended that it was not usual with builders in Liverpool or other large towns in the north of Entrlandl to furnish a copy of the original estimate to the architect of the building. Plaintiff was put into possession of the site, he had spent money and time on the building, and then the defendants refused to let him goon with the work unless he allowed them to look at the sealed copy. The copy was not to be used until the ad- ditions were to be priced, so that the architects should not be able to choose additions which, would be unjust to the builder. The plaintiff | offered to allow the clerk to the District Council of Llandudno to verify the original estimate, but he would not do so, and tho plaintiff thereupon refused to allow the surveyor to verify it, be- cause it would. be permitting it to be done by t,he person agiinst whom it was to be sealed. The plaintiff was to be put into possession on the 1st January, 1899, and the work was to be concluded on the 30th June, 1900. Tho plaintiff undertook to find sureties for £ 2000 for carrying out the contract, and to furnish the architects with a verified sealed copy of the original esti- mate. Work was commenced on the 13th February, find the sureties were deposited Mid a sealed copy of the estimate verified by Mr Lees, chartered accountant, was sent to the architects. On the 2nd March, plaintiff received a notice that unless he furnished a duly certified sealed copv of the original estimate the contract would be rescinded, and that defendants would proceed against the plaintiff for damages. The de- fendanta contended that the architects or their surveyors were the proper persons to verify the sealed oopy. XVefeiVdants ejected the plain-tiff from the site on the 13th March, and took possession of the building material and other property of the plaintiff, and had since contin- ued in possession. The plaintiff claimed JB2081 2s for loss of profit on the contract work estimated at 15 per cent., £ 78 19s for building material, etc., appropriated and converted by the defendants for their own u&e, and B500 s]>ccial damages. Mr Eve asked if those were moral and in- tellectual damages. Mr Astbury said it was for damages to the plaintiff's reputation in having been turned out of his job. Tho defence was that the defendants didl not r.dmit that tho agreement was intended to be final or binding unless the plaintiff should furnish the architects with a sealed copy of the original estimate duly verified, which they said was not done, and that the contract was re- scinded. Further they alleged that the plain- tiff had rfroked the contract, and that inde- pendent of the default of the plaintiff in refer- ence to the sealed copy he had after the execu- tion of the contract expressed his intention of disregarding other terms of the contract., and of not carrying out the works in accordance with the drawings and specifications. The defendants accepted the plaintiffs tender because it was the lowest, on the condition that he would not make any claim in respect of what he had' done for them in the past. It was obvious that the defendants, from the correspondence which had passed, de- sired to get rid of Mr Waxburton. Mr Eve admitted that, because the plaintiff had given so much trouble. His Lordship thought the Llandudno Oouncil were very moderate in their correspondence. The hearing had not ooncluded when the court roee. When the hearing was resumed on Wednes- day, Mr Warburton stated that he had been a _0 -n muter builder for nearly 40 years, and had con- structed works for the War Office, Post Office, and various railways and Corporations in the North of England. He tendered for the work in October, 1898, and he obtained & bill of qu&n- tities from the defendants surveyors. He re- ceived! in due time a notice that his tender had been accepted, and at the end of November he received from the town clerk a oopy of the con- tract. He desired eome alterations, but they were objected to by the Council. He insisted on the word "sealed" being inserted in the parai- graph relating to the furnishing of a copy of the original estimate to the architects. The copy which. was furnished defendants was verified by Messrs Leee, chartered accountants, and he was of opinion that that was a sufficient verification under the terms of the contract. The architects did not toll him that he was not to commence the work until the copy! was furnished to them, but they pressed him to get on with, the building. He offered to allow Mr Conolly, the town clerk, or Mr Lockwood, of Chester, to verify the copy. In other contracts he had entered into he had never been asked to verify the copy. While he was on the property he was,ready and willing to goton with the contract properly and reason- ably, and he never refused to carry out any term he was bound to oarry out. He certainly thought he had been injured by the defendants' proceed- ings. Cross-examined: It was an uncommon thing, to require the sealed copies to be sent in with the tenders, but it was sometimes done. He objected to any quantity surveyor, who had an interest in the building or power of making alterations, seeing his prices, and so be able to pick out the plums and leave the stones. Mr John Holden, F.R.S. A., architect and sur- veyor, said that in his experience there was no thing that the copy of the estimates could be required for except for the purposes of addmg up the. extras at the end of the contract. I thought S500 was a smadi amount to pe pun wuw u as damages, and though 15 per cent, profit might be a reasonable sum, he could not say whether the plaintiff would, have made so much. For the dlefenoe, Mr Eve submitted that-by the oontract there was to be a verified copy of the original estimate for the sole use of the architect and surveyor appointed. The object of that was that it should be deposited in such a manner that it should not be available for any j one but the architect and surveyor. His Lordship asked what ground the defend- ants had for importing into the contract the assertion that the copy was to be verified by the architect or quantity surveyor 7 Mr Eve replied that that would be done for the protection of the employer, whose architect was entitled to look at the estimate, and if the plaintiff came v. the court for damages, and said, I he handed the jopy to the defendants on the promise that it should not be looked a„, that disentitled him. to damages. Further he sub- mitted that there never was any verification with- in the meaning of the clause in the contract, and that the verification should be done, not by an accountant, but by the contracting partiea. Mr Conolly, town clerk of Llandudno, and! MT Siloock, the architect of the building, were called for the defendants, the latter stating that owing to the great rise in building materials it was very doubtful whether the plaintiff would have made a profit if he had completed) the comsraci, Mr Alexander, partner in the firm, of Mayor and Co., builders, of Liverpool, also gave evidence. The hearing was again adjourned. The case was again continued on, Thursday. His Lordship said the plaintiff was a builder of high repute, and he agreed on his tender be- ing accepted to furnish to the architects under seal a fully priced copy a his original estimate in order that the value of any extra work might be ascertained. The contractor prepared his estimate and priced it up, and! got an1 awountant, whose competence was not questioned, to ex- amine a copy with tho original, and he certified it as correct. The oopy was then sealed and sent to the architect. The Llandudno Council took up a. position which he was entirely unable to appreciate. They said the thirdi clause meant that the contractor must not only furnish a veri- fied or certified copy of his original estimate, but that he must furnish a. copy which was verified by the quantity surveyor who had prepared the bill of quantities. What ground in reason or probability was there for inserting such a terai L that? He entirely failed to see any juris- diction for such an intention. Were the LIZ? dudno Council right in refusing to allow the plaintiff to go on with the work and making a fresh contract on the ground that he had failed to furnish the architect with a verified sealed copv of the original estimate as provided by the contract? He thought the Council were wrong, and that Mr Warburton absolutely and! entirely complied with evory obligation under clause 3 when he sent to them a sealed copy of the origi- nal estimate verified and certified. He, there- fore, must make the declaration which the plain- tiff asked for, that upon the true construction of the agreement the defendants were not entitled to require that. a verified sealed copy of the original estimate should be further verified by the architect, and that being so it followed that the defendants had been guilty of a. breach of their contract with the plaintiff. The plaintiff claimed damages on the footing that he would have made a 15 per ccnt profit on the contract, but that was too high a percentage, and having regard to the rise in the price of building mate- rial since the contract was entered into he would give judgment for the plaintiff for tlooo damag- for hrojich of contract. The plaintiff further claimed B500 compensation for damage to his reputation, in consequence of the publication in trade and other journals that his contract had been cancelled. There was no allegation of mia- conduct on plaintiff's part, and he could see no lusttncatlon for that claim. It would be wrong to mulct the defendants in special aaniages on the footing that plidntiffe reputation had been damaged by the publication of statements, not that Mr Warburton was a bad builder, but that he was not as good a lawyer as the Urban Dis- trict Council of Llandudno thought themselves to be. Therei would be judgment for the plain- tiff, the defendants must pay the costs of the act ion, and the counter-claim would be dismissed with oosts.
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Wrexham Auctioneer's Business.—In the Court of Chancery on Friday, the case of Batho v. Bayloy came before Mr Justice Kekewich. Mr Warring- ton, Q.O., moved for an injunction to rest-rain the defendant from alone, or jointly with another, or as agent or manager for another person, directly or indirectly, carrying on the business of estate agent, uuctioneer, or valuer within a distance of eighteen miles from the Cross in the High-street, Wrex- ham. The defendant had been eelhng within the borough contrary to an agreement made with the plaintiff's predecessor. The question in dispute was whether the plaintiff was entitled to the benefit of the covenant. Prior to April, 1898, the de- fendant and one Tinniswood were in partnership as auctioneers. On the 18th of March, an agree- ment for dissolution of partnership was come to, which was the agreement now sued upon. The partnership was to be determined on April 1, loJo. The terms of the covenant included the undertaking on the defendant's part that he would not engagc in 'the business of auctioneer, estate agent, or valuer in the borough, or within a radius of eighteen miles, either alone, jointly, or as the agent o another. By a further agreement, Bailey was to euter the employ of Tinniswood. In the early part of 1896. negotiations were entered into bet-ween Timlntewood and one Charles Whitfield, with s view to partnership, and subsequently the business and the goodwill were transferred from Tinniswood to Whitfield. Afterwards he entered into partnership with James J. Batho, the present plaintiff. This partnership was entered into in April, 1896, and was dissolved in October, 1896, Therefore the original rights with regard to Bailev wer. now vested in Batho. On tke 6th, 13th, .md 20th September defendant advertised a. sale of cait; in Wrexham, which would be sufficient for the present motion. Mr P. 0. Lawrence said he ap- peared for the defendant, and claimed a right to Si on the ground that he WM not bound by the covenant as far as the plaintiff was concerned. Hi, LordNhip refused to grant an in junction, but ordered that the costs should ba the costs of the action. A Word to Our Readers.—If you desire vour printing to be up-to-date, smart, effective, and tow in price—consistent with quality send a to the North Wales Chron.ole Printing Works, High.street, Bangor, and vou will not be un appointed in getting the best value for your moi.ei. -Note the address: The North Wales Chronicle Co., Ltd., Commercial Printers and Stationers.
! ,.-PONWAY POLICE COUBT.…
PONWAY POLICE COUBT. This court waa held « Monday before Mr Henry Kneeshaw (in the chair), Mr 0. H. Darbi- shire, Dr. Dal ton, Colonel Gough, Dr. Morgan (mayor), W. Jones, C. J. Wallace, 0. F. Woodall, I and W. Jones. LICENSING. Mr Vincent Johnson applied for the tempor- ary transfer of the licence of the Alexandra Hotel, Penmaenmawr, from. Mrs Lewis to Wil- liaon Vincent Mulligan, Bangor. This was granted, and plajiB Ipf alterations to the hotel ap- proved. TRAVELLING WITHOUT A iiUK-ril. Mack Hurietz, oammercial traveller, 27, Clar- ence-street, Manchester, was charged with travelling from Llandaidno Junction to Deganwy without a ticket. In opening the case, Mr Fenna said that he could only prove that de- fendant came from Uandudno Junction, but their worships would see that there was no moral doubti that he had come from Rhyl. Edgar Spenser Swann, ticket collector, said that on Monday, September 11th, he was on duty at Deganwy, and found defendant in a 3rd class compartment of a train which arrived from the Junction. Defendant offered witness the fare from the Junction, but witness refused to take it because he had no platform ticket. De- fendant said he took a return the day before from Llandudno to the Junction. As "the day before" was Sunday, witness got into the train and asked defendant to tell him the truth. De- fendant said he had a return ticket given him by a friend at Rhyl. but had lost it. At Llandudno he said "Here is a shilling to square it." Wit- ness took defendant to the inspector's office. Defendant came back to Llandudno station- later and handed in a return ticket from Llandudno to Manchester, which he gave to Collector Hudson and told' him he had come from Manchester in the morning. Hudson found that the ticket was out of date.  WHHam G. Hudoonga78 evidence in corro- I boration of the latter statement. 1 The Bench fined the defendant 40s and coats. I Defendant did, not appear in court. CHILDREN AND GUNPOWDER. I T. A. Smith, Tywyn, was fined 5s and costs for selling gunpowder to Robert Williams, a child under thirteen, the Chairman remarking that it was a serious offence and they should like to mark it by a heavier fine. Thomas Parry, Bangor-road, Conway, was fined 5s and costs for selling gunpowder to Ernest Francis Jones, a child under thirteen. POACHING. John Roberts, Crown-lane, and William Wil- liams, Rose-place, Conway, were summoned for poaching on November 25th. The constable stated that he saw the defendants eoming along towards Gyffin-road. They turned inside a house. John Roberts was carrying a handker- chief full of something and William Williams was also bulky. After getting inside the house they threw what they had got down amongst some sacks by the door:' Witness met them com- ing out and asked them what they had got. They replied "rabbits," and subsequently said they hadi permission from certain parties. Wit- ness made inquiries and found this was false. Superintendent Rees said William Williams had been sentenced to one month's imprisonment for powhing. I William Williams was fined. 20s and costs, and I John Robert8 10s and costs, WORKING A HORSE IN AN UNFIT STATE. Inspector Fred. Toyne, R.S.F.UA., summoned Hugh Parry, Penisa'rdre Farm, Abergele for driving a horse in an unfit state. He said he found defendant at) a fair with the horse, which had a wound about the size of a crown piece on the, off side of the back, from which blood and matter were exuding and adhering to the saddle. The wound was of long duration) and very pain- ful to the touch, P. O. Evans gave similar evidence, and said that the defendant was trying to hide the condi- tion of the animal with a flannel. Defendant was fined 10s and costs. THE DRINK. The following were fined for drunkenness, etc. :—Joseph Jones, 5s and costs; Hugh Owen, 61, High-street, Conway, 2s 6d and oosts; Wil- for being drunk at the Albion. Vaulta, 2s 6d and costs; William Jones, Maendu, Llandudno, 5s and costs; George Jones, labourer, Conway, for being drunk and refusing to quit the Deganwy Castle Hotel, 78 6d and costs Edward Wrench, for being drunk at the Albion Vaults, 2s 6d and costs, and 58 for being drunk and disorderly in Upper Gate-street. Magnus Hendricksen, Sigurd Sieumeusen, and Andrew Johnson, Norwegian sailors from the timber vessel "Ruth," were summoned for being drunk in High-street, Conway, on the 25th ult. The evidence having been heard, the Chairman, through Mr Porter, intimated to the defendants that the Bench did not like to proceed against foreigners if they could help it, and this time the charge would be dismissed on payment of costs, but should a repetition of the offenoo occur, the defendants would be fined heavily.
ITHE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF…
THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF 1898. A committee of the above eisteddfod) was held on Friday, ato Blaenau Festiniog, when a balance sheet of the receipts and expenditure was read by Mr H. A. Hughes, the general secretary. Mr Owen Jones, who presided, explained that the delay in producing the balance sheet was ac- counted for by sufficient reasons. They had been in ooiTespondence with the National Eis- teddfod Association for a long time, and consider- able trouble was experienced owing to the un- satisfactory replies received; As it was ex- plained time after time the deputation appointed to apply for the National Eisteddfod of 1898 at Festiniog bound themselves, in thei event of there being H surplus, to pay over one-half of the fund I of the National Eisteddfod Association, and the I committee was in honour bound to respect the promise made on its behalf. He was sure that. I thev were all phased to find that the eisteddfod wa mot ct?v a record gathering from the point (,f exceUenoe of the productions sent in, but ?et lhcre was ? surplus of dooe upon L300 after I flieetK* all the liabilities. Half of this amount would go to the National Eisteddfod Association funds, nn event of rare oacurrence in the annals I of the Eisteddfod in modern times. Mr H. Krimder Hiughee, their secretary, had prepared an elaboratc, balance sheet, which, had been audited and found correct. Tlie amount of sub- scriptions received was £ 1627 139 IOd; from ad- missions during the eisteddfod meetings and con- 6s 5dl; for admission to the art section, 233 108 lOd; sale of copyright, etc., S92 6s; rent of iotollg, ofce. > £ 25 19s 8d sundry receipts, £4 4e; and proceeds of proclamation concert, £71 128 5d. The literary, section spent on prizes and adjudicationi 9217 4s 6d; the music section, £-50 9s 2d; and the art section, jB159 33 6d. The other payments included artistes £ 265, orchestra £ 144, accompanists and hp.rpi:>ts £67, conductors 240 hire of instruments £ 165, printing £174, adivertisnig JS116, billpost- ing £ 111. postage, telegrams and sundlry pay- ments £ 161, TOmmission to titket se.Ilers and door-keepers DN, Goroedd: expenMa £82, pavil- honorariums and other expenses £185, making a total of 24127 4s lid, leaving a bal- ance of £298. After deducting the moiety for the National Eisteddfod Association the balanco was devoted to local purposes, one part being given towards the County Schools and the re- m&inder towards the funds of the Free Librasy.
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I BEATS OF ME JOHN PORTEB,…
BEATS OF ME JOHN PORTEB, 01 COLWYN BAY. It is with deep regret) that we announce the death, on Sunday, of Mr John Porter, J.P., of the Pwllyorochon Hotel, Colwyn Bay, at the age of 72 years. Fow watering-places around the ooast have a. more faithful son than Mr Porter has been to the, town of his adoption. He wae known as the "father of Oolwyn Bay. I This wae in the beet sense of the expression true in every d-,3W? Not & movement took plwe to bring "the BA?," into prominenœ witl, e,zo English public, ar to forward the welfare of the town from a social and material point of view, but what Mir Porter was in the van of progress. We have had the pleasure of his per- sonal acquaintance and friendjsmp for nearly 20 years, and can say with the deepest sincerity that there was not a more conscientious nor a more persistently persevering public benefactor in North Wales than the deooasedi gentleman. He was not ostentatious and fussy, but did good work quietly and with a solid conviction that he was acting for the good of his fellows. It was in June, 1866, that Mr Porter first took up his residence on the site of what is new a flouriehing and fashionable residential and health resort. In those days the station on the Chester and Holyhead Railway for the village of Oolwyn was where Colwyn Bay station now stands. Lady Erskine's seat, Plaa Pwllycrooh- ora, occupied a charming position on the hill- side about half-a-mile from the station, shielded by the splendid timber which clothed the heights at the rear. Ng doubt the station was placed at this point, a mile and a half from the village, through the influence of Lady Erskine and as a part of the consideration for the purchase of the land. The estate of Lady Brslrine extended from 4Dolwyp to Conway. It was broken up and sold in 1864, and, the late Sir John Pender, the promoter of so many ocom telegraph lines, ac- quired Plaa Pwllyorochon and the surrounding lands, the area being nearly 700 acres. Two years later Mr Porter, who was a Scotsman from. Perthshire, and who had been, in the service of Sir John Pender in Manchester, went down as his agent to the seat of Lady Erskine. The estate was then purely agricultural, and the only dwellings upon it were two or three small farm- houses and a little tollbar at the top of the lane leading from the station to the highway. This tollbar served to prevent passengers by train from entering the high road1 without paying the requisite tribute. Telegrams had to be taktn to Oolwyn, bread and butchers' meab were pur- chased at Llandudno., and other articles at Con- way. Anyone going by road to Conway must pass three tollbars, including that at the Sus- pension Bridge, and payments had to be made at two of the barriers, the third being for traffic in the other direction. The tollbars were at Dolwyd and P on earn, and the houses occupied by the collectors are still in existence. Some time after Mr Porter and his family were estab- lished at the Pwllycrochon Hotel the station tollbar was moved to the top of Greenfield-Toad. About that period the Rebecca riots in the south began, to stir public opinion as to the method of collecting funds for highway maintenance. The rioters went to work one night at Colwyn they cut down the gate, and carried the tem- porary wooden house to the beach and floated it out to sea. It was washed ashore some time afterwards near Bangor, and that was the end of the Colwyn Bay tollbar. Mr Porter and I others felt that the tollbar system was a check upon the development of the district, and he I took some part in the agitation for its abolition. ] Ha made an alternative road to Colwyn, and was prosecuted for evading the tolls by the over- seers. The late Mr Marcus Louis, of Ruthin, defended him, and succeeded in getting the case dismissed because the name of the collector was not on the tollhouse. •Visitors to the Pwllycrochon were so charmed with the place and with its situation that it soon became necessary to enlarge it. It was the re- sort of many aristocratic and distinguished fa- milies. On one occasion no fewer than five earls were staying in the house. The popularity of the .place induced a syndicate to build the Oolwyn Bay Hotel, and other places were erect- ed, including Erskine House, Penrhoe Lodge, and Bronderw. Sir John Pender built Sea View Terrace, and about this time, it being, clear that a watering-place was going to be established at this point, the question of giving it a name was discussed Someone wanted: to call the new re- sort Pendertown, but Mr Porter suggested the adoption of the name of the bay on which it stood. This name was a very happy one, con- veying in itself the information that the place was a seaside resort, and it was at once agreed to. On one occasion the late Lord Derby stayed at the Pwllycrochon. when Secretary of State for the Colonies. Those were troublous times in South Africa, and despatches to and from the Minister were frequently conveyed. The day Irish mail was then stopped on the Sunday for the convenience: of Lord Derby, and it has oon- tinued to pull up at Oolwyn Bay on Sundays ever since. In 1875 Sir John Pender's estate was sold under the hammer. Mr Porter bought the Pwllycrochon and its grounds, and the re- mainder was acquired by the Colwyn Bay Land and Building Company, a syndicate of Manch es- ter capitalists, to whom Mr J. -M- rorcer, we deceased's eldest son, is still the secretary. The hotel has been twice enlarged since. The local affairs of Colwyji Bay were for some years transacted by the Llanrwst Highway Board to which the parish was attached. Mr Porter, together with thefev. W. Venablee Williams and the late Mr Frost, Minydon, were the representatives of Colwyn on the Highway Board. But it soon became evident that a growing seaside place could not get improvements carried out under the musty machinery of a Welsh Highway Board composed mostly of farmers, who refused to pay for the development of Colwyn Bay. During the Rev. John Gower's chairmanship of the Highway Board there was a "battle royal," in which the Rev. Venables Williams was the most able champion of Oolwyn to get that pariah separ- ated from; the Llanrwst Board, and in 1887 the Oolwyn Bay and Colwyn Local Board was formed, followed by the Urban District Council in 1894, of which Mr Porter waa a leading mem- ber until his death. As a member of the Conway Board of Guardians he was a veteran, and for vearr was a vicc-chairman. He was chairman of the Local Board when the subway under the rail- way was built, and was a. guardian of Conway Union. 'Some years ago he was created a county magistrate, and for years he was a member of the School Board. He had no connection with the Estate Company, but was chairman of the Gas Company. the Oowlyd Joint Water Board he served from its commencement. For thirty years he was vicar's warden at Llar.drillo Church, which he continued to attend, although St. Paul's was erected) nearer his residence. A Presbyterian by early training, he might have continued such, but, of course, when he went to Colwyn there was no place of worship he could attend except the church. He. however, always displayed a catholic spirit, and' cordially, helped in the establishment of every church and chapel in the town. His wife, an Ayrshire lady, sur- vives him, with four sons and two daughters. MMiv rdents along the ooMt, and hundred. English visitors, will hear with regret of Mr Porter's decease; but those who have been as- eociated with him in public works for many YMm. MtaMy the Rev. W. Ve?Mea Williams, will feel the loss keenly. On Tuesday afternoon a special meeting of the Colwyn Bay Urban District Council was held at which a resolution was passed expressive of deep sympathy with the widow and i-elatives of the deceased. THE FUNERAL. [ Notwithstanding tlira 'mm;\ weo.th.er, were was rn immense attendance at the interment on i Wednesday afternoon at Llandrillo parish church. At half-past two o'clock the funeral proceesian. which was over half-a-mile in length, left the Pwllycrochon Hotel, and reached the i-huTch about three o'clock. The chief momnef" were Messrs J. M. Porter, architect. James Por- ter,. so licitor, George Porter, and F. M. Potter (•wis); Stufl.rh Porter (brother), 0. Browning, London (nephew), and Oswald Russell, Liver- roil. In earriwjes and on foot were the Revs. W. Venables Will inns, vicar of Llandrillo; JQhn f Griffiths, vicar of Old Oolwyn; Canon Roberta, vit?r of St. Paul's, and other clergymen Messrs ? T. G. Osborn. W. Jones, James Wood, Joseph Jones, wd d F. WoodaJI, Dr. X VenaMee Williams, Mr 0. J. Wallace, Mr Owen Row- lands, Dr. R A. Prichard, and other county justices; Mr George Bevan and the members of Oolwyn Bay Urban District Council, Mr J. H. Roberts (clerk), Hr W. Jones (engineer), and other officials; the Corporation of Omway and Mir T. E. Parry (town clerk), Mr Daniel PhiJIipe (chairman) and other members of the Board of Guardians, Mr TWaas Parry and members of I the Cowlyd Water Board, the Rev. John Ed- wards (chairman) and members of the School Board, Mr F. J. Holmes (clerk to the School Board), Mr J. T. Linekar (secretary to the Gas Comply), <hpt&in F. W. Stubbs, Dr. Brooks, Lrr. nice Morns, anu many Qmen;. me puii- were represented by In6pOObor Roberts, Aber- geJe, and Sergeant Tippitt, and the Fire Brigade were present in uniform in command of Captain Roberts. The procession was marshalled by Mr W. Jones (engineer to the Council). On the coffin and borne by the mourners were a large number of wreaths, including one from the Ur- ban District Council. The funeral service was choral, Miss Julkes presiding at the organ. The service was read by Canon Roberts, the Rev. J. Griffiths, of Old Colwyn, and the IWv. R. G. Oliver, curate of Llandrillo. The hymns, "Abide with me" and "Now the labourer's task is o'er," were sung, and at the cloee of the service at the graveside the Welsh hymn, "Bydd myrddl o ryfeddedau," was fervently joined in by the con- gregation. Messrs D. Allen and Sons, of Ool- wyn Bay, were the undertakers.
THE POWDES AND THE SPAEE.I
THE POWDES AND THE SPAEE. I Both doctors said the lady would never walk I out again, and her condition seemed to justify their opinion. She had lost the power to move. After every big battle thousands of men, more oi lees crippled, are thrown on the world. But big thank goodness! are rare; and will be more rare as mem become more sensible and civilised. But there are enemies not to be overthrown by force, and who never sign treaties of peace. One of them is the combirmtion, of causes which produces the disease called rheumatism. Its victims are everywhere, but especially in coun- tries having variable climates and much wet, fog, and dampness. Take notice, however, that it is not the cold or the wet which directly creates rheumatism. A certain poison in the blood is the primary cause, and the dampness and cold arc tlie inciting causes. In plainer words: the acid in the blood is like a handful of powder in your pocket, and the dampness is like the spark that explodes it. But what manufactures the acid? Let us hear Mrs Morison's story, and then try to find out. "It was in the early part of 1886," she says, "that nny health began to give way. At first I merely felt unnaturally weak and tired, with- out being able to explain it. Then my appetite fell off, and I ate much less than my habit had been and after the little I did eat I had a pain around the chest and a sensation in the stomach as if some living thing were moving there and gnawing me; a most horrible feeling it was. "A new tliii g &BiO:(W me) was the nasty bitter ta?ite in the mouth that stayed by me all the time, but was worse in the morning. A sour fluid would rise into my throat and mouth which burned and bit at times as strong vinegar does on the tongue. I spat up a deal of thick phlegm, too, and it was ofbeni much labour to cough it loose and get rid of it. "I had four months of this, all the while hop- ing it would pass away of itself, or that I could find some medicine to oure it. In this I was sadly disappointed, for the complaint fastened upon me closer and harder until by and by I began to have attacks of rheumatism, a malady I never had in my life before. "This went on from bad to worse until my poor body appeared to be full of it. It broke out worst in the joints, as I had so often seem it in others. It took hold of my hands and feet, which got inflamed and hot, so they could hardly bear touching. The pain was terrible, and be- fore long I could not standi an my feet, and had to he put to bed by hands stronger than mine. "Later on I grew to be so bad I had to take to my bed altogether. I then belonged to the great mu:titude who are in the world but not of ib; who live but can neither work nor take pleasure in living. I was perfectly helpless; I had no power to turn from one side to the other un- aided.. "I last strength until 1 trequentiy lainoea aeaa away from s heer weakness. And as for pain, I was never free, from it; I did not knyw, what it was to have a minute's real ease. My daughter and a. kind neighbour nursed me, and for over a year their task continued; and those who saw me agreed that I was doomed to be a burden on my friends as long as I lived. "During this time the attending doctor gave me medicinko and ordered blistere and embro- cations, but none of them had more than, a pass- ing effect. Then a second' doctor was brought to see me, and both said I would never waik again- "One day mv neighbour. Mrs Murphy, said she believed Mother Seigel's Syrup would help me, as she knew many like cases which it had cured. I liegan taking it, and1 was soon much better. I felt easieT, and food agreed) with me. After this, using the Syrup regularly, I im- proved, and gained strength rapidly. The rheu- matic pains gradually left me, and in a month's time I was able to walk and go about my house- work, Since then I have had no return of the ailment, and have credited my wonderful cure to Mother Seigel's Syrup, for surely nothing else did it. You may publish the case as you please. "—(Signed) (Mrs) Susannah Morison, 9, Graneden Avenue, London Lane, Hackney, Lon- don, June 29th, 1899. The source of the poisons in her blood which gave Mrs Morison rheumatism was the indiges- tion which went before it. What we have said hundreds of times, we say again—the funda- mental cause of rheumatism is dyspepsia. Cure tho latter and you cure the former. Don't for- get this vital, fact.
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rECCLESIASTICAL NOTES
r ECCLESIASTICAL NOTES Amongst the little known organisations of the- -AXh n g?. d.n is the Free Home for the Dying ("the Hostel of GM"?, at The Chase, Capb&m. It is in need of funds itlt ? now. A large number of churches have already had. offertories for the Transvaal war funds, but the archbishops and bishops have agreed that, where the effort has not been made, the clergy and church- wardens shall be invited to have offertories for the purpoee on the SKt SnMhy in the New Year. th Bishop of Carlisle aW suggests that at early celebrations on foo same day the offertory showd be given to the Natal Distressed Clergy Fund. A meeting of tho Executive of the Church Com- A meeti n &?ureh De fence %td Church Instruction- was held in too offices at the Church House, on Friday. The Earl of Selbome presided, and there wem also present Mr A. G. Boscawen" M.P., the Hon. Victoria Grosvenor, and the Secretary, Mr Martin Tilby. Reports of the pro- gress of the organisation were considered, and ar- rangemMltø =for the meeting of the Council in =0 on Wednesday, to be followed by a meeting of secretaries and subscribers resident in the northern province.. I Medical missions have "caught on" amongst the wild tribes of our Indian frontier, where trib: 1 and personal differences are always bringing cast dties to tho mission doctors. Dr. Welldon, the Metro- politan of India, has recently, says "Mercy and Troth," visited the C.M.S. Medical Mission at Peshawar, and we hear he has given £25 towards the cost of the instruments needed, and three other friends have made up the balance. The mission- aries at this station frequently have to deal with, serious bullet wounds, and several cases have come in the put from beyond the frontier inquiring for the wonderful "dur-bin, 1 or telescope, which will enable the doctor to see where their bullet is lodged. A telegram in the "Times' from Ottawa, dated November 14th, stated: "The. -six nations Indians of Ontario, at their last Counoil meeting, passed a resolution offerin g ?end 300 Indian (), unteen for service in South Africa." It is pleasant w know that the English Churoh bas not been un- mindful of the six nations. The first Anglican church built in Upper Canada was that belonging to the Mohawks near Brantford. It contains the Royal Arms, and possesses a massive silver Com- munion Service presented by Queen Anne to the Mohawk tribo in 1710. Churches have also been built for the other tribes, and among settled and successful Indian missions in Canada none is better known than those among the six nations." The Churchmen of Kettering are not lukewarm in the matter of their schools. Under their late rector, the Rev. B. R. Wilson, they not only main- tained and greatly raised the prestige of the exist- ing Church schools but also took the bold step of building a block of schools in the St. Mary's distriot, which are said to be the finest Church schools built in the Midland counties since the passing of the Education Act, in 1870. The cost is ?ugt 29000, of which about £ 7000 has already been raised by a combined effort, amongst all classes. Arrangements are being made to obtain another sum of JB1000 Ioc?)y, but if Churchmen at large would help witb tw balance their assistance would be welcomed. Tho restoration of Wrexham Church, one of the seven wonders of Wales, and a church which the Mayor said is equalled by few and surpassed by none in this country, is now within the range of actualities. An influential meeting was held last week, attended, amongst others, by the Bishop of St. Asaph, the Duke of Westminster, and the Mayor (a Nonconformist), at which it was decided to make an appeal for JB7000, it being carefully explained that it was a reparation and not a re- storation. The Duke of Westminster promised ?CIOOD t-hM year and a similar sum next year. f;erv RZW or t h:: been subscribe d and the movement is so popular, both amongst Churchpeople and Nonconformists, that the securing of the whole sum required should be well assured. Tho "Mothodist Times" (November 30th) has, in i"a "iu artic1e, some interesting admissions to ..k.V ii, the origin of Methodism :Metbo- dism was not a doctrinal struggle or an ecclesiastical secession, but an attempt to etta? a better personal experience. As Wesley said, we objected to nothing except the power of sin in our own rt.; we were, to use again the noble language of Wesley, "the friends of aH &nd the enemies of none. We had no quarrel with the theology of the establishedChureh or even with the theory of an established Church; we were neither Reformers nor Dissenters, but a company of people anxious to realise in our own hearts the spiritual life of true Christianity." This surely supplies a curious contrast to some of the modern demands of Methodism.
IDEATH OF SIP. IIzntY TATE.
I DEATH OF SIP. IIzntY TATE. The death of Sir Henry Tate occurred at his residence, Park Hall, Btreatham Common, at a quarter to eleven o'clock on Tuesday morning. He was born at Chorley, Lancashire, in 1819, and was a son of the Rev. W. Tate. He was for many years head of the firm of Henry Tate and SoDs, sugar refiners, of Liverpool and London. He hjo long been engaged in philanthropic enterprises, and his libraries are alone sufficient to p-erpetuate 1;;11 name; but these have of late years been put m the background by his grand donation to England of the Tate Gallery. Some years ago Sir Henry learned to quote his own words, that & gTeA want was felt of some place where works of modern art could be seen at any time of the year. Fe decided that if he could succeed in obtaining from the Government a. suitable plot of land he would build a gallery for a permanent exhibition of British art. Sir William Harcourt warmly interested him- self in his proposal, and, chiefly through that statesman's representations, the Government Placed the site of Millbank Prison at his disposal. Here Sir Henry, then Mr Tate, built what are known as the "Tate Galleries." The new galleries lIOn- tain an overflow of pictures from the National Gallery, the Chantrey Bequest pictures from tho South Kensington Museum, a number of his master- pieces presented by Mr Watts to the nation, and sixty-five modern pictures, chiefly illustrative of the pre-Raphaeldte movement, from Sir Henry Tate's own collection. The trustees of the National Gallery have become trustees of the ?w institution, which Sir Henry Tate had made over to the nation and intended enlarging. The gal- kries were opened by the Prince of Wales tLe Princess of W?M. and other members of the Royal Family, on July 21st, 1897, on which notable occa- .iam the beneficent founder stated the objecW and history of the gift, and was eloquently thanked, in the name of the British people, by the Prince of Wales. Mr Balfour, and Sir Villiani Harcourt. In the gallery Mr Tate placed most of the best of the pictures that he had himself purchased, &mon^ them being such fine works as Millais Opheha, "Tlie Vale of Rest," and "The North-West Pass" --seven altogether-and some of the best works of Orebardson. Waterhouss, Gow, Luke Fildeo-- notably "The Physieian"-Briton Riviere, Kerfev Haiswell, Ato^Tadema, Albert Moore, Frank Holl, and, as representing Lord Le?hton, "The So& A&U G?ve Up Its Dead." At WS express desire the addition to the gallery was recently opened w»tb ?t ceremony of ?ny kmd. Mr Tatupon whom a baronetcy was conferred in 1698-gave from tima to time handsome coKecMons of books, or laig» sums of money for the purchase of books, to  public Ebnries, and kt?Y interested him?df in &.e muMpHc?ion of such institutions. He pre- ?d ? ?ne librMy to South Lamb.th, :d,P: the occasion of its opening offered to su}je .c5m towards a central library building for the Brixton and Stockwell district if the remainder ot the cost was provided by others. These were not forthcoming, however, so that Mr Tate increased his offer to L15,000, msiking the condition that the parish should remove the limitation of the rate or a halfpenny and empower the vestry to levy the maximum mte of a penny in the pound. This the ratepayers declined to do. A little hter, however, they altered their mind, and Mr Tate—who, up to this point, had acted anonymously—ordered a. building to be erected on a site that he had already purchased, and in 1893 the Tate Library was opened at Brixton. Sir Henry Tate, who was one of the Inow trustees of the Nation-al Gallery, a Justice of the Peace for Surrey, iondon, wii ba 1,hir?, was twice married, and is Fu(,weded m the UtM by his son, Mr William H.Mry Tate, i.p. The late Sir Henry Tato gave Iibei?!.y MM cause of education and htmL;Lltv. Ho  & most generous supporter of tho ca? of ^elsh ^cc«ima, and most of the Welsh coU^S ^d1nten«edn e schools hrvebeneftedt-o??Lirp c.nt by hi. pubaa generosity in tbe way of the {ound?g of scholMthipt and financial aids to theic foafo'
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"I d? not take a h«»rty meal. !? I mrv fee' w&3.8 mai,?v » noor drs\oc"t:c. The Lmrikint wo-Id to rW<l»m h^.t if the .nfferer* took course of Gwih'm Kvans Q»sr-«e Bit4'M. which ?ect?!? !ÆOVCfJ the cw-e of .rdigwtiOT, etren?cns the Btow?ch, ar.d ?.v? ?M Jo t? whole ?Stcm 8<* P«S" 3.