Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

I HOLYHEAD PASSENGER STEAMER ON FIRE. x I During the cross-channel trip from Greenore to Holyhead, on Monday night, it was dis- covered that the cargo of the fine passenger steamer "Connemara" was on fire. The flames rapidly spread. The ship's crew and passengeis rapidly spread. The ship's crew and passengeis used all efforts to get the fire under, and finally succeeded. The cargo, which was a general one, has been completely rumed by fire and watei, and the decks of the ship ha,ve suffered terribly A slight panic prevailed on board, (but was soon allayed.

GWYRFA1 DISTRICT COUNCIL. THE LIGHT RAILWAYS QUESTION. SATURDAY.—Mr S. Morris Williams, J.P., in the chair. SANITARY.-—On the motion of Mr Thomas Jones, Portdinorwic, seconded by Mrs Hughes Jones, it was resolved that the inspector should attend the sanitary conference to be held this year at Leamington. HOLIDAYS FOR THE WORKMEN.—It was decided that the workmen of the council be allowed to have a. whole day's holiday on Easter Monday, Whit-Mondav, and Christmas Day without loss of pay. THE LIGHT KAiLWAYS.—The joint com- mittee which had been appointed by the Gwyrfai Council and the Carnarvon Town Council, to consider the light railway question, had had an interview with the representatives of the two syndicates which appeared anxious to construct a light railway from the neighbourhood of Eben- ezer to Carnarvon, and from Carnarvon to Dinas Dinlle. These two parties are Mr Peterson, 56, Lincoln's Inn Fields, and Mr Bennett, of the firm of Messrs Bennett and Ward Thomas, 13, Victoria Buildings, Manchester. It was reported that Mr Peterson's syndicate appeared to be ready to (a) seek powers to construct a light railway from Coed Helen to the Aber along the council s road -trough the parish of Llan- faglan, over the Gwyrfai river, by the Foryd, and on to Dinas Dinlle; and (b) promised to construct a road alongside the line, for vehicular traffic; (c) did not aSK for any financial help from the councils (d) oalv required the moral support of the councils (e) it had been sug- gested to them that it would be advantageous to have a light railway to Glan Dinorwic, and they favoured the suggestion; (f) the whole to be subject to the understanding that they obtain powers to light with electricity the districts of the town council and the Gwyrfai.—The syndi- cate of the Messrs Bennett and Ward Thomas I were willing (a) to seek powers to construct a line from Carnarvon to Ebenezer and another from the Carnarvon station to Dinas Dinlle; (b) to pay half the cost of making a road, 22 feet wide, from Carnarvon to the Gwyrfai river, and half the cost of making a bridge over the river; (c) to commence the work within a year of the date of obtaining the powers; (d) they also intended applying for powers to light up the town of Carnarvon with the electric light, and provide apparatus for the destruction of refuse.—The joint committee recommended the council to favourably consider the proposals of Mr Peterson, and the committee was re-elected, on the motion of Mr R. Jones, that it might further consider the scheme in all its particulars. THE HOUSING QUESTION.—A committee I appointed to deal with the. question of the housing of, the working classes reported that a I letter had been received from Captain Stewart, agent to the Vavnol estate, in which that gen- tleman stated that eight houses were at present being erected by the estate at Llanberis, and that it was intended to build from twelve to fifteen in the same neighbourhood in the course of next summer and to demolish a number of old houses, The estate had also let on lease a plot of land at Dolbadarn, Llanberis, on which eighteen houses could V. 3 erected, and at Ebenezer, where 21 houses could be built. Several houses had been built by the estate at Portdinorwic, and in all probability others would be erected. The length of the lease was from 60 to 85 years, and the amount of the ground rent was from ^d to 2d per yard.

'I IDEAS AND THEORIES ABOUT LLANDUDNO, I (By a "YOUNGSTER.") I am one of the crowd of visitors to Llan- dudno this season. All youngsters have their thoughts and ideas, and usually have explana- tions for all things they come across, and this one is no exception. Youngsters also are gen- erallv "out," whether bad or good, and I only differ in the fact that I seek to make the "Her- I aid," the medium of my talk, whilst the others are contended with "viva voce." Naturally, I I have seen Llandudno's greatest artificial attrac- tion—the pier, and have been in the pavilion on several occasions. One Saturday night, on en- tering the special concert there, it suddenly struck me that it was a pity that the pier com- I pany could not arrange to turn their Pavilion I into 'a reading-room just for one night of the ) week to start with. If this proved a success, then they could gradually turn it into a proper library, and dispense with the orchestra and artistes entirely in time. Judging from appear- ances that evening, I have no doubt, but that gentlemen (and ladies too) would be only too giad to pay 6d for entering, and even 6d extra to get into a good position—not for seeing, but for being seen! Just as I was working out the details of this little idea, seeing a fashionable suit passing me, with a combined cigar and walking stick holder inside, and an airy costume leaning gracefully on his arm. I thought that, should my first I idea, if attempted, not prove successful, it would be well to institute an exhibition of dresses upon living models in the Pavilion, under I the same conditions as the proposed reading- room, and send the most gaudy specimens over to Paris to the "Exposition." Even there, I feel assured, in the centre of fashion, they wouldi I create quite a diversion. I don't know precisely which of these ideas would be the best to try first, but I am inclined to believe that the latter would be the most popular, as there is already a small reading-room in the town. And, of course, we are all aware that reading is, after all, only a small consideration compared to par- ading a glorious new dress. Perhaps, indeed, it would be better to blend the two ideas together, and form a reading-room exhibition. But I shall not pursue this matter any further, though I shall leave it open for discussion, and any addi- tional suggestions will, I feel sure, be eagerly received by the company, to whom I humbly tender these ideas for consideration. I now pass on to make some comments on the "encore" fiend which has such a hold upon tha frequenters of the Pavilion. To be candid, I must say that, in my opinion, the audiences al- ways applaud the somewhat inferior renderings uproariously (to use the pet word of concert reporters), but to- the good pieces, they are often as indifferent as so many statues. Why is this? Is it to be attributed to the ignorance and softheaded'ness of the people? Ah, dear reader, no I Don't be led away with such an idea. But it is rather to be attributed to their softheartedness. They don't like to be hard and impolite (or else they would hiss sometimes), but, as a judge deals with a first offender, they 1;ke to be kind and lenient, and so they encore the entertainers that please them least—"to give: them another trial." I hope the explanation of this remarkable fact is satisfactory. If it is, I shall proceed to offer some light upon a problem which has troubled scores of Llandudno people, and trust my solu- tion will set your mind at rest. This is the problem -.—"What is the use of the stalls in front of the shops in the town?" Now, certainly it is not to advertise the ware, for are not the win- dows large enough to display the specimens of the goods for sale? Are the shops then so full, that the proprietors cannot find roof for their stock inside, and find it necessary to erect stalls outside to accommodate it? A glance through the doors behind most of these stalls will con- vince the reader that such is not the case. What conceivable reason can there be, therefore, for annoying the public in this way ? There is only one other road that I can see open to explain this craze. Reluctantly, but. with firm convic- tion. I have arrived at the conclusion that the goods want airincr. I can think of no other sat- isfactory explanation, and I am almost sure vou can't either. But this explanation is practically self-evident. Many other things have I noticed in Llandud- no which I should very much like to explain theoretically and scientifically, such as repair- ing the promenade in July (and we all know that tar is indispensible in such operations)", and the departure of trains from different platforms at the station, scarcely any distinction beinrr made between up and down sides (but, of course, we must remember that doctors say there is nothing better for good health than variety). There are other matters also, but let this suffice for the present. .'< I King Humbert of Italy was assassinated on Sunday evening .at Monza. After attending a distribution of pr.zes at an athletic club exhibi- tion, he was about to enter his carriage, when four shots were fired at him by a bystander. The King was hit by three bullets, one striking him in the region of the heart. He died shortly afterwards. The assassin, who was arrested, gave his name as Gaetano Bressi, a. native of Prato, and confessed himself 'an anarchist. He said he committed the crime out of hatred for monarchial institutions. On Monday, the Prince of Naples was pro- claimed Victor Emmanuel III., King of Italy.

THE LLANDUDNO CONCERTS. On Saturday, the grand orchestra was aug- mented and now numbers forty first-class in- strumentalists. The huge building was crowded, the great draw being the Meister Glee Singers. That well-known quartette always finds a warm reception at Llandudno. On Saturday night, ( the Meister's rendered Beckc 's quartette "The Little Church' Mackenzie's humorous glee "Ye Franklyms Dogge" and Hatton's part song, "When Evening's Twilight," with marvellous effect. They were heartily re-called on each oc- casion, and once compelled to appear a third time. Mr Harold Ketelby is a young man about twenty years of age, but his future as a violinist is a promising one. For the second time, he appeared before a Llandudno audience as a violin soloist. He rendered Mendelssohn's "Concerto" (andante and finale) accompanied by the orchestra, in excellent style. The orchestral por- tion of the programme included Nicolas's over- ture "Merry Wives;" Lacomb's aubade printa- mire; Gungl's Czardas "Dermier Amour;" Jones's selection "San Toy;" and Sullivan's march "The Abent-Minded Eeggar." Liszt's "Neapolitan Fantasia," was the piano solo, sel- ected by Mr Bartle. Miss Lilian Coomber, who is the vocalist for the week, opened her engage- ment at Sunday night's sacred concert. Tke violin solo by Mr Walter Haigh, and the violon- cello by Mr Hock, were the chief items in Mon- day night's concert. On Tuesday night, Mr Bartle gave another piano solo in grand form. The remaining concerts for the week were popular and good. Miss Evangeline Florence (soprano), Mr Charles Copland (baritone), and Mr John Lawson (solo violin), are the special vocalists for next Saturday's concert.

THE TRUSTEESHIP OF LLAN- DUDNO HOTELS. ACTION AT CHESTER ASSIZES. At Chester Assizes, on Saturday, before Mr Justice Grantham, an action awas heard affect- ing the trusteeship of the "Prince of Wales" and "Westminster" hotels, Llandudno. The plain- tiff was William George Jones, sciilptor, Lon- don, and the defendants the trustees of the es- tate-of Walter Scott Shaw (deceased). Emma Francis Shaw (widow), and James S. Shaw. It was alleged that tha estate of the deceased Wal- ter S. Shaw had been mismanaged, and the action, sueing them to make good the loss sus- tained, and seeking to remove them, and have a receiver appointed, was brought by plaintiff, as the "next friend" of Walter, Dorothy, and Mar- garet Shaw, the deceased's children. Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q.U., with Mr S. Moss, M.P. (in- structed by Mr T. Terrell), appeared for plain- tiff, and Mr F. Marshall, Q.C., with Mr Trevor Llovd (instructed by Messrs Chamberlain and Johnson), a^-nr-ared for the defence. Mr Bowen Rowlands, in opening, saidl it was an action against the trustees to recover da- mages which they said the estate had sustained by their improper or negligent mismanagement. They said the trustees ought to have realised at the time, and that business had been carried on carelessly. Defendants, on the other hand, said they could not realise, and that they did what they could to manage the hotel success- fully.-A large number of witnesses were called on both sides. Plaintiff submitted figures show- ing the falling off in the receipts of the busi- ness since the death of Mr Shaw, and it was sought to show that instead of there being pro- per management of the business, the waitresses were allowed free access to the stock and till, without any check upon them.-His Lordship, in giving judgment, said! the case hadi been sent down from the Court of Chancery, he presumed because it was thought better that it should be I' tried on viva voce evidence. He need hardH say that he respected viva voce evidence much more than he respected evidence on affidavit. His Lordship said the principal evidence in plaintiff's case were the two accounts. As a profit was made by Mr Shaw when he carried on the business, and there was a loss while Mrs Shaw carried the business on, the difference be- tween the two was claimed to be what plaintiff was entitled to on behalf of the children. There were a great many things which ought to have been taken into consideration and1 had been forgotten. Mrs Shaw and her children had to live somewhere. If they had not continued to carry on the hotel, they would have had to be provided for at the cost of the estate. An- other very important item was that the accounts were merely made up incoming and outgoing to the day of the death or a day or two after the death of Mr Shaw. That did not represent the true position of the matter, as far as the trus- tees were concerned, because the liabilities for Mr Shaw's illness did not come in when the ac- counts were taken. The funeral expenses, he presumed, had to be paid out of the cash which Mrs Shaw took from the bank, and there were solicitors and doctors to pay, one specialist hav- ing £ 40. Then, as the children got older, more money would be required to be spent on their education. Under those circumstances, the accounts did not give, to his mind, a true account of the position of the trustees, although so far as the figures went he daresay thev were correct. Defendants were expressly allowed under the will to carrv the business on, and they consulted a solicitor, and act,edl on his ad- vice. That there was a loss on the carrying on of the business there was no doubt, but plain- tiff had entirely failed to show where the leak- age was. All the servants who had been called appea,red to be. as honest a,s the day. They remained after Mr Shaw's death in Mrs Shaw's service, and were actually in the service of Mr Fitzsimmons now. It was- alleged that the accounts were not properly kept, that groceries and meat were ordered without, proper super- vision, that waitresses were allowed to get drink and cigars and pay money into the till without anv check on them, while the manager- ses was attending to Mrs Shaw, who was ill upstairs. But plaintiff had failed entirely from the evidence given, to show that there was any improper conduct on the part of anyone in this, and be was thrown back therefore on the figures of the account showing that there had been a loss But it must. not be forgotten that they had to pay two heavv rents for one summer. There was only one summer as against two winters, but in the account of the deceased man, there were two summers and only one winter. Having also re- marked that he was not inclined to believe in n1 nip tiff's bona fides in the matter, his Lordship said he could not make a. declaration that there had been mismanagement of the estate, and so. that defendants were liable to make good the loss; nor could he order an account-: nor could he sav that the defendants ought to be removed and a receiver appointed. He gave judgment to this effect, and defendants were entitled to costs.

There is no stopping place on the road of advertising. You must be a constant traveller, or you will be left behind among the unknowns.

RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION AT HOLYHEAD. A PUBLIC MEETING, j On Monday, a public meeting was held at the 1 Hebron Kingsland Ohapel. The chair was ably filled by the Rev D. Lloyd, who said that the object of the meeting was to explain clearly what was meant by the religious conscience clause with regard to Elementary Schools. He said that religious instruction had been given in some of their°schools which tended to corrupt the minds of their children contrary to their faith and to the wish of their parents. The meeting had been called to decide whether they were willing for this to be done against their wish, their law, and the freedom of worship allowed to children generally. The Rev John Hughes said, that he was very sorry that more people had not availed them- selves of the opportunity to shoV their views on sufch an important question. The object of the meeting was to explain the religious conscience clause with regard to Elementary Schools which, he was sorry to say, had been violated at Holy- head. It was well-known to some of them, no doubt, that every public Elementary School which received a grant from the Board of Educa- tion had to conform with four rules, which must be printed and hung in a conspicuous place in the schoolroom. These rules were as follows — "(1) It shall not be required, as a. condition of anv child being admitted into or continuing in the school, that he shall attend or abstain from attending any Sunday School or any place of religious worship, or that he shall attend any religious observance or any instruction in re- ligious subjects in the school or elsewhere, from which observance or instruction he may be with- drawn by his parent, or that he shall, if with- drawn by his parent, attend the school on any day exclusively set apart for religious observance by the religious body to which his parent be- longs (2) The time or times during which any religious observance is practised, or instruction in religious subjects is given at any meeting of the school shall be either at the beginning or at the end, or at the beginning and the end of such meeting, and shall be inserted in a time-table to be approved by the Education Department, and to be kept permanently and conspicuously affixed in every schoolroom and any "scholar may be withdrawn by his parent from such observance or instruction without forfeiting any of the other benefits taf the school: (3) The school shall be open at all times to the inspection of any of Her Majesty's Inspectors, so, however, that it shall be no part of the duties of such inspector to in- quire into any instruction in religious subjects, knowledge, or in any religious subject or book (4) The school shall be conducted in accordance with the conditions required to be fulfilled by an Elementary School in order to obtain an annual Parliamentary grant." What did these rules imply? They implied "freedom," and unless this was exercised towards their children and their religion, they must demand it. They, as the parents of the children who attended these schools, had the power to send a note informing the managers that they did not wish for their children to receive any of the religious instruc- tion imparted at the above schools. Again, they need not ask them to stop such instruction, but tell them that they legally demand it to be stopped. With this end in view, they had had a number of slips printed for parents to fill up and return to their minister, who would see that they were sent as soon as possible to Canon Thomas, so that he could see his position with regard to Nonconformists and the town generallv It was true that Nonconformists complained they had had a cause to complain that the rules referred to had been broken, that the law had not been carried out-there was not the least doubt of it- and they had undeniable cases before them. The Holyhead School Board worked, strenuously for an undenominational school in this district, but the Board of Education, m their own wisdom, said there was sufficient room at the National Schools. Again, they approached them on the subject, and received a reply that they could build a mixed infant schcol in Kingsland. In other words they were to build an hifant school at Km-sland, to educate the young children, and when they would become old enough they would have to be sent to Canon Thomas, for him to do as he liked with them. He i a ± 4.1 therefore, as Nonconforms' children ^Th™ treatment of their thp ,+ lheiyifesl0rs f(»'ght bravely for 1 TSt maintain them. Some of them know that tins grievance was laid on the table of the House of Commons by Mr Ellis Jones Griffith, when Sir John Gorst was asked a number of questions by the hon member for Anglesey. The inquiry, no doubt, would be further carried on. He was in a position to state from the explanation sent to Sir John Gorst that three out of the four questions set had been proved to be true They could not have^-a fiS school there, but they must have a sound secular education for their children and that of a totally undenominational character. If tk A get such education, then NonconfoiLity would certainly suffer and their children would be led to leave it. If they looked ;+ +1 • had been the ca.se, with r* j?' pupil-teachers of these schools Out f nine Nonconformist teachers, Seven consented to go to the Church He hadi a copy of a declaration which Wi t hi signed by Zh of the cho,ri^^Chofh^Ato Cybi's Church, a good! part of or lA Jbe St" to say, had been Nonconformist's It follows: "St. Cybi's Church: I herebv pro- mise faithfully that I will not undertake to Sncj songs or solos in any meeting-house, or Hail without the permission oif mv • The word meeting-house had a"sTnQii01w+a to it, while the word Hall had To write the word meeting-house iJh-^ e r* the House of God. with a smallm6ant insult to the Christianity of 1900 a" were they to stand this? They rights Again, he asserted the lTw J1 Let them look at their position S ^T' the number of their children in^!h re^rd ,to Considerably over sixty out f these schools. were Nonconformists. "Now CVer7 hundred deal over five hundred childrl 6 was a £ ,)od these schools. These who h.^l vVho ;ltterlcle<i' there could easily calculate hm, 6611 edncated formist children attended them Noncon- the noble conduct of those tw He aclmired stuck to their Nonconformity whLtea,ch?rS wh° it up. They showed traits of !? asked to give aeter wbciLtJieir ancestors hJl ble ? therefore,for the rights .Let them, and the coming age. their children Mr Thomas Williams, chair-™ „ „ head1 School Board1, said that i+ .ie that the district of the Natiom.l }lT?e town generally should! be nnd^ +3 I and the position of Nonconformists. Th °L. RTIA',SE for too long a time. He had ^• S!U^"m'd against the schools as means fo-r im • to, 8a-v tion, but they had something tn, l)aTt,^S educa- were used to proselytise their 7 n other day, they had a boy before° tbosei already referred to that ^"em7~one sing except at the Church of Enda^ w been brought before them for « + J school. They inquired of the mother !r^ he not attend school. She said: n Tl!o mas employed him working in his garden. Now, Canon Thomas knew very well that tW bov was under age to work, or. if he di? nor know that, he knew that the school would i +1 proper place to look for a boy garden. Again, Canon Thomas UPw' in that Sunday was not included in tt> Vei*V between him and the pupil-teach^ "Doubtful"). Well, at W [f\(A^°lce: know, there was a copv of it. in him to see. But when these facts !„ K £ r before Sir John Gortft, he tried L 'v He was sorry to think that they I Nonconformists. They, as the children, must not think that theLw- °t[ i'i be settled by the Holyhead School Board Thi must settle this question for themselves t £ > board could not name a school W +i .hoi' cMWren to. All that to see that their children did attend a school. But as it had already been said, they had tried their best for a school in Kingsland. and had1 re- ceived every possible objections to such a eehemft both in the possibilitv of having a suitable plot- of land, and from the Education Department, When he was a boy, there were but four or five houses by the National Schools, and vet the Department stated they were sufficient, and asked them to build one at Towyn Capel. What cood would a school at Towyn Capel be to Kings- land boys? No good, and besides there were hnrdlv any children there who went to school Were they, as Nonconformists, going to sacrifice the religious conscience clause, bv letting1 their children to be taught the Catechism of the Church of England, about godfathers and trod- mothemi What. did they teach the Catechism for? So that the children could be confirmed. What was it to be confirmed? To have the hand; of a. bishop put on their heads. But he should like to know how could they teach the children about godfathers and godmothers when most of them did not have any? Unless they protested against this wrong-doing, they should certainly find themselves in ( similar troubles to those of the Stuart period.. The Rev R. R. Hughes, B.A., said that the religious conscience clause was not intended to be used in National Schools as a kind of scaffold- ing to uphold the doctrines of the Church of England. Most of them knew that Mr Llovd had not long been the minister of that chapel, but since he had been there, he had not visited one of his (t.he speaker's) members, and tried to persuade them that they were on the wrong road to heaven, because they did not believe the same doctrines as he did. And, on the other hand, although he visited some of the members before Mr Lloyd came there, he did not think that he could fee accused of that guilty act. Why not ? Because the principle was [he same in both cases. Beware of this danger, namely, these ,wicked persuasions which their children were subject to in these days. Their fathers "fought for their rights, and it is their duty to preserve them. He did not like to hear Mr Hughes and Mr Williams saying they could not have a free school. Why not sign their petition, and send it to their minister,"and send their children to the Board School? Let them look at these schools from a financial point of view. If they did so, they would be in a, dilemma. By a, di- lemma., he meant two bad things, and when they wanted to choose one, they hardly .knew which to take, for one was as bad as the other. They knew that these schools received a. grant from the Government towards their mainten- ance, and he would not have much hesitation in saying that the money had been stolen, or that they had not collected1 sufficient in the f'ace of the Education Act. Let them join and fight the eneuny. It was not impossible for them to have free education, the law, the Act; in fact every- thing tended towards having it. Let them, therefore, hope that that feeting would result in. nothing less than a, free school in Kingsland (hear, hear), s Mr Thomas Jones, Kingsland, also said that he had a, good deal of interest in Kingsland, and that he should like to see an undenominational school built on a. spot which would be conven- ient for London-road as well as Kingsland chil- dren, and not on the board's suggested spot. I I Mr Lloyd, before calling on Mr Hughes to read the resolution, said that he had read lately in a local newspaper that the obiect of the Na- tional Schools was to make the children become members of the Church of England. Coming as this did from a Churchman, he thought it a verv good confession. Mr Hughes proposed, "That we, as a meet- ing, have come here to sign copies of the con- science clause, and hope to make it effective." Mr Jones, Mount Pleasant, seconded the reso- lution. The resolution was carried, and a number of persons signed a petition, which will Ibe sent to the managers of the ^National Schools.

LLEYN SHOW. The above Show was held at Sarn, Lleyn, on Thusday. The following is the LIST OF AWARDS. HEAVY HORSES. Team of horses for agricultural purposes 1, W. Hughes, Llawrdre, Llangian. Mare or gelding for agricultural purposes 1, W- Morris, Crugan, Llanbedrog. Agricultural colt or filly, foaled in 1897: 1, j W. Morris. Agricultural colt or filly, foaled in 1898 1, 0. Thomas, Treigwm, Sarn. Agricultural colt or filly, foaled in 1899 1, T. Morris, Monachdy, Sarn. Entire horse: 1, Evan Williams, Llwyndyrus, Chwilog. Champion CJpss.—Agricultural gelding or mare: 1, G. Jones. Gelding or mare for agricultural purposes, not over six years old, property of tenant farmer: 1, W. Morris. Mare (heavy) for breeding purposes 1, D. R. Stare or gelding, under four years old: 1, T. Morris. Foal by one of the Llwyndyrus stallions 1, T. Morris. Agricultural horse, mare, or gelding 1, T. Jones, Bryncroes. LIGHT HORSES. Mare or gelding, over 15 hands 1, Claude L. Edwards. Cob, over 14 and not exceeding 15 hands 1, G. uones. Cob, over 13 and not exceeding 14 hands 1, W. Evans, Arddlas, Aberdaron. Pony, over 12 and not exceeding 13 bands 1, G. Jones. Gelding or filly, suitable for saddle or harness, foaled in 1897 1, R. W. Griffith, Bugeilus Fawr, Aberdaron. Colt or filly, suitable for saddle or harness, foaled in 1898 1, G. Jones. Colt or filly,. suitable for saddle or harness, foaled in 1899: 1, G. Jones. Mountain pony, under 12 hands 1, H. Wil- liams, Morfa, Trevor, Carnarvon. Donkey: 1, Mrs H. Morgan, The Cottage, Abersoch. Light gelding or mare, showing best action in trotting 1, G. Jones. Best and neatest turn-out: 1, Claude L. j Edwards. Champion class.—Light gelding or mare: Claude H. Lloyd Edwards. Light horse mare or gelding, not over six years old, property of tenant farmer: 1, G. Jones. Light mare for breeding purposes: 1, G. Jones. CATTLE. Welsh black bull. exceeding two and under three years old: 1, D. R. Jones. Welsh biack bull, over twelve months and under two years old: 1, W. Griffith, Meillteyrn, Sarn. Black bull calf under twelve months old: 1, D. R. Jones. Welsh black cow, in calf or in milk: 1, T. E. Griffith, PwL^eli. Welsh two-year-old heifer: 1, T. Griffith, Galltyberen,, Pwllheli. Welsh yearling heifer: 1, T. E. Griffith. Cow, in calf or in milk, of any breed not be- fore mentioned: 1, B. Jones, Dwyros, Aber- daron. Heifer, under two years of age, of any breed 1, G. Owen, Sarn.. Black yearling ox: 1, W. Griffith. black heifer calf. under one year old: 1, O. Thomas, Teigwm, Sarn. Cuampion class.-Black beast: 1, D. It. Jones. Calf under eight months old, bred by exhibi- tor: 1, W. Hughes, Llawrdre, Llangian. SHEEP. White-faced yearling ram: 1, R. Jcynes, Graigewig, S Pen of three best white-faced breeding ewes 1, J. Pritchard, Llyspadrig, Chwilog, R.S.O. Pen of three ewe lambs (white-faced) 1, Wil- liams, Portdinllaen Farm. White-faced ram lamb 1, J. Pritchard, Llys- padrig, Chwilor. Pen of niree best mountain ewes 1. W. Roberts, Brynaerau, Llannor, Pwllheli. PIGS. | « Boar (any breed) 1, T. M. Jones, Sarn. 1 Sow, in or with pigs (any breed) 1, T. Parry, < Trefaes Newyad, Sarn. BUTTER AND CHEESE. i Sample of 21bs. (separate) of fresh butter 1, Miiss Kate Jones, Nyffryn, Pwllheli. 1 Sample of not less than 31bs. or over 51bs. of > fresh butter 1. Miss K. Jones. Sample of not less than 71bs. of cheese: 1. Miss J. A. Griffith, Waun, Sarn. 1 DOGS. I 1 Welsh terrier dog 1, W. Jones, Pwllheli. ( Welsh terrier bitch 1, R. C. Forbes, Victoria • Waterworks, Pwllheli. Rough or sipooth-coated fox terrier: 1, A. < W. S. Williams. Brynaerau, Clvnnog. M Roueh-coated dog or bitch 1, R. Williams, Llan, Bryncroes. POULTRY. T Game cock and hen, any colour: 1, W. H. ( Davies, Pwllheli. Bantams, cock and hen: 1, R- H. Roberts, 'Refail Uchaf, õarn. ( Wyandoutes, cock and hen: 1, Mrs J. E. Jones, Bodafon, Sarn. Langhsans or Orpingtons, cock and hen 1, ( H. Jones, Pwllheli. 1 Any other variety, cock and hen: 1, L>. Larsing Williams, Pwllheli. ? Ducks, any variety, duck and drake: 1, W. j H. Davies, Pwllheli. Geese, any variety, goose and gander: 1, G. 1 Jones, Nyffryn. Pwllheli. EXTRA PRIZES. Black-faced ram 1, R. Roberts, Pwllheli. 1 Smoovii-coated sheep dog or bitch: 1, J- k Roberts, Pwllheli. Collection of six turnips, six swedes, and six k mangolds: 1, Miss E. Jones, Tyddyn Difyr, 1 Tydweilioop. Trimmed horse: 1. T. Morris. ( Farm servant showing best agricultural horse 1, Servant of Crugera-r. i I

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CHILD SUFFOCATED AT LLANDUDNO. INQUEST AND VERDICT. m> On Wednesday afternoon, Mr A. Bodvel-Ro- berts (deputy-coroner) held an inquest, at the Police Court, Llandudno, touching the death of a sax-weeks-old baby, named Samuel Pretoria. Phillips, the child of Samuel and Annie Phillips, 12, Taliesin-street. Annie Eligaheth Phillips, the mother of de- ceased, stated that the child was born on the 5th of June.—the day of the_ fall of Pretoria. She was in the house at eight o'clock on Mon- day night, when her husband came in for his tea. His usual time was half-past five. Her husband did not take tea, but consumed two bot- tles of beer, with some bread and sardines. As far as the witnes's knew, he had been working tha.t d'ay. He was dircnk when he came in, but slept until a quarter to ten, when he went out and brought two more bottles of beer into the house about eleven o'clock. Witness had had five children, of which only one wa.s alive. When her husband came in at eleven o'clock, he sat down to drink. She asked' him to go to bed, ,and he did so. They were not quarrelling that night. She was perfectly sober. Witness had had no drink that day" because she was locked up on Saturday night, and Inspector I p Griffith had given her husband all the money found upon her. She was locked up for creating a bother in the street. At the time, she was following her husband for money, which he would not give her. Eventually, her Tmsban.d did give her £ 2, Ll 14s of which Inspector Grif- fith found upon her. She had been locked up previously for drunkenness. Her husband went to bed on Monday night between 11.15 and 11.20, and) in about ten minutes afterwards, she took the baby up to him, because he asked for it. She put the child by his side, andl he took it to his aims. Afterwards, he took the elder child from the cot, pushed witness out of the room, and put the cot behind the door. The baby usually slept in a cot because the bed was only a 3ft. 6in. one. Her husband fastened the door. Witness went up to the door about two o'clock. As they were sleeping she did not dis- turb them. She went again at three o'clock. That time, witness burst the door open, took the cot up. and threw it aside, and found her baby under her husband, who was asleep at the time. A fortnight previously, she found the baby in the same position. He was veery nearly gone then. On that occasion. she took the babv out to the yard, spunged his face, and Walked round with him for three-quarters of an hour. It came round then. Her husband was drunk on that 'occasion. He wa.s very fondi of the chil- dren. When she found the baby, on Monday night, she ran with him to a neighbour named Mrs Carter, but subsequently took it straight to Dr W. R. Niool. The latter stated that the child was dead, and tha.t he could do nothing for him. Samuel Phillips said he was flie father of the deceased. He was a joiner by occupation. The name of the baby was Samuel Pretoria Phillips. He had been following his work on Monday, and knocked off work a" half-past five, but it was eight o'clock before he got home. Meantime, he had been knocking about Mostyn-street. Witness ha.d been to some public-houses that evening, but he could not remember which. He was sober when he left off work, but could not say where he obtained his first drink. When he returned home at eight o'clock he took two bottles of ale with him. He could not remember where, he got them. There was no tea ready for him. He did not leave the house afterwards until three o'clock the following morning. Wit- ness went to bed about 11.30. He was able to walk upstairs without help. As far as he could see the wife was not. in the house. He supposed that both the baby and the elder child were in the bed, but he had no knowledge that they were there. His wife and witness had not quarrelled that evening. His wife did not sleep with him that night, and it was more than he could say why she did not. It was not a fact that he had pushed his wife out of the room, and that he had locked or bolted the door. There was no lock nor bolt. Witness did not see his wife at all on Monday night. He pro- ceeded upstairs in the dark. At three o'clock in the morning he was awakened by his wife, who said that the child had gone. Witness saw the child in her arms. The little girl was in the same bed as himself. The baby appeared to be dying. He got out of bed and proceeded up to bhe police court to report the matter. That would be about half-past three. To a Juror: He had no knowledge that the baby was in the bed at all. To Coroner He made no attempt to do any- thing to the child, but his wife took him to a 'doctor. When he got in aft eight o'clock the baby was in the cradle in the kitchen, but his wife and his four-vear-old child were not. Pressed by the Coroner, the witness was not certain that the baby was inside the cradle. He did not remember moving the cot against the door of the bedroom. Witness remembered his wife taking the baby out of bed about a fortnight ago, but he was sober then while his wife was drunk. The child was quite well on that occasion. He was not sure whether he went out to Mostyn-street after he had gone in at eight o'clock on the night in question. It was possible. When his wife called upon him in the morning she did not say that he was laying over the baby. He had no knowledge that it was in bed with him at all. To Inspector Griffith It was just possible that his wife could have taken the baby away from under him without his knowing. She ooserved to witness "You have smothered the baby in bed." To the Coroner Witness was sober at three Vclock in the morning, and drank a bottle of beer soon after being told that his child was lead. To Mr T. W. Grinith He had no recollec- tion of asking his wife to bring the baby to bed. P.C. Richards (52) said that he had visited the house and examined the door of the bed- room. There was a small latch, but no appear- ince of it having been broken or burst open. Dr W. R. Nicol stated that about ten minutes to five on* Tuesday morning he was starting to Colwyn Bay, when he met Mrs Phillips at the loor with a baby in her arms. She said that ,be did not know what was the matter with the Daby. and wanted him to tell her. It was dead, md the symptons were consistent with the baby lavincr been overlaid. Witness thought that Mrs Phillips was quite sober. The child had )een dead two or three hours. Thomas Jones, 11, Taliesin-street, LIandudno. lenosed that he heard the noise of Samuel and Annie Phillips in the house about 11.15>p.m. Ie could not say whether they were quarrelling )r not. but they did so pretty frequently. Sergeant Nelson said that he saw Samuel Phillips on Monday night between ten and a quarter past ten. He was standing on the mrapet by .ue Clock. Phillips, who was by limself, was very drunK. Witness saw Phillips ibout seven o'clock the following morninc when ie said, "I was drunk last night. I went to )ed about 11.30 but mv wife did not sleep with ne. But how the baby came to my bed I can- lot remember. It was I who have done it. rhe babv was dead and mv wife took it to Dr STicol." Soon after that his wife came there. •She told him "Sam came home drunk at eight md went out a train and returned with two lottles beer." He saw Mrs Phillips opposite lis house on Monday night about nine o clock, ■>he appeared to him to be under the influence )f drink, but not drunk. After a lengthy consideration, the jury re- turned a verdict of "Accidental death." The Coroner observed that the jury added as a rider, "that they were unanimous in condemn- ing in the strongest, possible language the dis- 11 z, graceful facts revealed at the inquest as to the drunken habits of both the father and mother. and sincerely trust that that deplorable incident, would be a lesson to them."

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH. LLANDUDNO. Sir —We are told that. thit small edifice, St.. Qeorge's Church, which has been doing dj-v as I the parish church at, Llandudno, and which" has sittings only for 320 persons, is shortly to under- go a process of repairs. This ch«rch, which was the scene of the labours of that great end ¡ progressive 'Churchman, the Rev T. E. Evans, ¡ who was formerly the rector of the parish, has been in a deplorable condition for over twentv years, in spite otf the fact (vide annual state- ments) that sums annually voted out of Church collections fund, and ranging up as high as JB171 odd, have been paid since 1863 for repairs. This parish church of the Queen of Watering- places has been for over 20 years a wreck and ruin. Some kind hand has planted ivy. which has enmantled its crumbling exterior, whilst the interior is a, picture of neglect, filth, and squal- or, as the festoons of cobweb, and the dust that covers everything, testify. The grimy state of the once painted woodwork forcibly puts one in mind of Harry Furniss' Man. and seems to recite "Forty years ago. I used your paints and varnishes, but since that I have used no other." Your readers will probably recoilect that had it not been for two pious and generous donors, the church steeple and the old church clock would' have been at full length in ruins before now. Under the norn. de plume, "The Old 'Ohurch 'Clock" an early writer at Llandudno used to direct his satires at the doings of that time. The old clock that could at one time "pOLnt a. moral, and adorn a tale," had been al- lowed to deteriorate sadlv of llate; its dials were blistered by the s,everity of 60 years, its nu- merals had! been long effaced, and its hands had cankered. away. Had there been Churchmen at Uancludno of the right stamp, would it have been possible for anyone to draw such a dismal picture as the above? Churches are the property in law of the parishioners, whoever they may be and not. of the incumbents, who are nothing more than caretakers pro tem.. and the question is, C-m any alterations of churches take place without. the consent of the parishioners given, at a legally-convened vestry ?—Yours. CHURCHMAN. [The work of renovating the church was com- menced on Monday, and is expected to be com- pleted in the course of six weeks.—Ed.] PALMISTRY OR FORTUNE TELLING? Sir.-I have noticed in the columns of your paper, a curious and decidedly uninformed para- graph under the beading 'of "Palmistry or Fortune Telling." You ask "What is Palmis- try?" "What is Fortune Telling?" "What is the difference?" Now, I will answer this appar- ent riddle, and give you that valuable piece of informa-tion for which you crave. The difference between Palmistry and Fortune Telling is like unto the difference between medical science as practised by our qualified doctors, and the sup- erstitious nonsense practised by the "witch- doctors" of the Swazi, or other barbarian races; however I will endeavour to explain clearly, the actual difference by answering your first two questions. Firstly, "What is Palmistry?" Palmistry is an exact physical science which reveals the character and natural aptitudes of the individual, and points out the w.^ik of life to which he or she is best adapted, and the ob- stacles which may beset the life, and how to avoid them. It points out the correct condition of the constitution since birth, and the actual state of the health, with the causes of any ail- ments that may exist. But probablv -on will say "We are not referring to that, but to the foretelling of future events in on's life, which palmists profess to be able to do." Now, the whole question of prediction rests upon the pro- position that the future is the result of the present, and that the result of the present cir- cumstances may be foreseen by minds specially trained to the minute analysis that this requires, so that they can advise one the best course to adopt under existing circumstances. But this is not fortune telling, nor is it illegal. Now, "What is Fortnue Telling? Fortune telline is an art practised by the gypsies and bv other illiterate people, who pretend, or profess, to have some supernatural insight into the future and claim to be able to assist every detail of what is going to happen in one's {ui nVe life. andf whether one's future husband or wife will be dark or fair, and all such nonsense, and there are also those humbugs who "cut the cards." This is fortune telling, and grossly illegal. But, again, with reference to Palmistry proper, we must remember that chemistry and astronomy bad both their origin in pursuits which were looked upon in the olden day as evil and occult sciences, and I may, I think, safely say, that in the present day, so many established facts have been developed from occult sciences, that one day. palmistry will be professed as nowadays men profess chemistry and astronomy, after hav- ing passed a proper examination. "The self- complacent stolidity of lazy incredulity," says Noel, "is invincible," and this is epigrainmatic- ally true; the jeers of ignorant sceptics remind me always of the objectionable youth in the gallery at the playhouse, who, disapproving of the performance, or not understanding the palum offered upon the stage to his debilitated intellect, finds expression for his feelings in pro- .fanit" and cat-calls. The laughter of people who have not given to this science a moment's rational thought, is to me as reasonable as if persons who have been born blind, were to laugh at people who have that gift of sight of which they knew nothing; the keen-sighted person only pities the blind man in like manner. How much less cause still would the blind man have to laugh, if his blindness resulted only from his own laziness, which refused to see? Of course, a ^reaf factor in the ridicule and. abuse with which the science meets is the incapacity which exists in the majority of most mindx to g'asp the complex combinations of a science so deep as Palmistry. The dispute as to whether the science is genuine or not, is a simple scandal. If this science is a monstrous jjiece of assurance, of charlatanry and of deceit. Or if at best. it is onlv a metaphysical amusement for a few minds, greedy of the marvellous and mystic, it cnnnot fail to be in its very nature, repugnant to the soul of every thinker worthy of the name; but if, on the other hand. it possesses as it must appear to do to any mind capable of analysis of the study, the attributes I claim for it. does it not deserve to rank as one of the highest and purest, sciences which it has been vouchsafed1 to man to place himself in a position to eompre- hend. Faillifuily yours, KISMET. [Our correspondent fails to convince us that the "para,g-rapl1" he refers to was neither- "curious" air "uninformed." Neither "prediction" nor "fortune telling." in the sense he refers to, can be scientifically justified. -Ed.]

Whilst, the preacher was in the middle of his discourse at the Holywell English Presbyterian Church..on Sunday, a tremendous downpour of rain set in, the noise of the desceridir water on the corrugated iron roof, completely drown- ing the voice of the rev. gentleman. He pe-fRe- vered for a brief time. but nnding it was im- possible to make himself heard he was compelled to abruptly cease his sermon.