Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

-————- ) UNIQUE SERVICE AT CONWAY THE MAYOR IN CHURCH. The Mayor of Conway, his Majesty's Con- stable of Conway Castle, Mr Albert Wood, J.P., D.L., invited the aldermen and burgesses of the borough to attend divine service with him at the Parish Church, on Wednesday, and appointed two Nonconformist ministers to read the lessons. A procession, consisting of a detachment of police under Superintendent Rees, the fire bri- gade under Captain Lloyd Jones, and the local friendly societies, together with the magistrates. the mayor, aldermen, councillors, and prominent burgesses, walked from the Guild Hall to the Parish Church, which was crowded with people of all creeds. As the procession entered the church, the processional hymn, "All people that on earbh do dwell." was sung by the surpliced choir, under the direction of Mr Brereton, who presided at the organ. The first lesson, read by the Rev T. Gwynedd Roberts, minister of the Carmel Calvinist'ic Methodist Church, was from the first chapter of Joshua.. It was read very im- the first chapter of Joshua.. It was read very im- I pressively in Welsh: The s'econid lesson was reild in English by the Rev R. W. Lamb (Eng- lish Wesley an), from the 21st chapter of the Book of Revelations. The anthem was "I will strengthen thee." and the service was taken by the Rev F. G. Jones, vicar of Llanrhos, and by the Rev R. Roberts, curate of Conway. The Vicar of Conway (the Rev J. P. Lewis, M.A.) preached the sermon, taking for his text Act xxi., 29, "I am a citiren of no mean city." After the sermon, a collection was taken up in a/d of the district nurse fund. Amongst other hvmns sung was a. Welsh, translation of "Lead. kindly Light," which was rendered with great fervoiir. After the service, the Mayor enter- J hinerli the corporation to tea in the Guild Hall. and the other .portion of those who. took part in the procession with the church choir in the Town Hall.

LLANRWST BOARD OF GUARDIANS. TUESDAY.—Present, Mr E. Jones Williams (chairman), Mr J. R. Williams (vice-ehainman), Mr J. Roberts, Mr J. Hughes, Mr O. Lloyd Jones. Rev H. Barrow Williams, Mr E. Ed- wards, Mr William Roberts, Mr William Wil- I liams Rev J. T. Williams, Mr J. Berry, Mr Richard Evans, Mr William Evans. Mr J. Da- vies (Penmaclmo), Mr J. Davies (Gwytherm), Mr D. Jones. Mr Matthew Roberts, Mr Roarer Hughes, with Mr H. Pierce (clerk), and Mr W. Jones (master). 1 11 j THE HOUSE.—The Master reported that 11 vagrants had been relieved during the^ y> eek as against 15 for the corresponding week ofl«»t year, while the number of inmates was 24 as against 25 for the corresponding period of last year. PAYMENTS.—Mr T. C. Roberts (relieving officer for the Pentrefoelas district) reported that 1 he had paid C44 between 153 paupers during the week, while Mr O. Evans Jones reported payment of £ 44 in his district. VOTE OF CONDOLENCE.—The Chairman briefly proposed a vote of sympathy with Mr D. E. Davies, the member for Dolwvddelen, on the sudden death of his son, Mr Robert Lloyd Da- vies, solicitor, of Blaenau Festiniog. Mr Da- vies, had. he said, suffered a. severe blow by the sad occurrence, the deceased having just com- menced his professional career. Mr Richard Evans. Dolwvddelen, seconded. and said he knew it was a sorrowful experience to his fellow- member from Dolwyddelen.—The Rev H. Raw- son Williams, and the Rev J. T'tley Williams, also added their words of sympathy.—The inp- tion was carried in silence. CHRISTMAS BEER—A circular letter was read from the Memorial Hall, London, asking the board not to permit the use of Christmas beer in the house.—The Chairman remarked that they did not use beer in the house, so the letter was irrelevant to the board.—The Rev Rawson Williams said, it was not the desire of the board lo object to the uue of beer for any reason but on principle. FINANCE.—The finance committee recom- I mended bills for payment for a total of L35 in respect of vaccination fees.—It was resolved that the report be adopted. SUPPLY OF TIMBER.—The railway com- lwny wrote agreeing to sell tiie board a certain quantity of old "sleepers" for 16s, and the board agree^to accept the terms. T 1 Arl?p ACT( Y SANITATION. — The aniwj- U.D.C. wrote calling the board's at- tenvion o he unsatisfactory state of certain of 'UTan^emeiits relating to the house. Chairman s,id ile was lea°sed to find the sanitary inspector doing his duty so well. The mattei w..s cer amly one which called for at- tention. He suggested that the matter be re- ferred to a sub-committee for consideration—The chairman suggestion was agreed to, Messrs Ro- berts and Hughes with the Chaiivnan being ap- pointed as a, committee. 0 1 1 A DEPUTATION'S REMRT.-Th. deput,- tion appointed bv the boaid to inspect and re- port upon a certain case o sickness m Scotland- port upon a certain case of sickness in Scotland- I street. Llanrwrt. reported that a visit had been duly made, and that the condition of the house in which the invalid—a young lad—lay Was filthv. Efforts had been made to get the lad an inmate of the infirmary, but they had been of no avail.-Rev Rawson Williams said it was a I pity they could not make the lad entei, the in- firmarv.'especially since the medical officer of health had expressed an opinion that relief was possible if the lad could be remove. He pro- posed that the Mention of the inspector of nuisances be called to the state of the house. -v member pointed out that something was very necessary, as the place was in a very filthy state. I The oc iup:mts never even washed their faces, let. alone anything else.The Rev Rawt-on Wil- liams's motion was then put to the meeting, and carried unanimously.

I COWLYD WA1.ER BOARD. I ALLEGED SCARCITY AT C'OLWYN BAY. VIGOROUS REPLY BY MR T. B. FAR RING- TON, C.E. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Conway a,nd Colwyn Bay Water Supply Board was held at the Guild Hall, Conway. III Friday. The members present were Mr J. W. Raynes (pre- siding). Dr R. A. Prichard, Mr Albert Wood (mayor of Conway), Mr J. E. Conway Jones, Conway Alderman H. Hughes, do. Mr Georae Bevan and Mr John Roberts, Colwyn Bay Mr Hugh Owen, Llandudno Junction; Mr T. E. Parry (clerk), Mr T. B. Farrington, C.E. (en- gineer). Tr Isaac Parry (assistant clerk), Mr Whalley (waterman,), and Mr Levi -.John (sur- veyor to. the Conwav Rural District Council) THE WATERMAN'S REPORT. The Waterman reported that he had visited the lake on the 5th inst.. and found everything in good order. Also the pipe line to Dolgarrog. The hike was full and everflowing that morning (the 15th inst.) to the extent of eight inches. Edward Jones had visited the lake 15 times during the month. He (the waterman) had been along the pipe line from Dolgarrog to Llysfaen with the engineer testing the hvdrants. The main was in a. satisfactory condition, although few minor leakages had during the month. At one a.m., on the 30th ult.. he had visited Llysfaen with Mr Levi John. and found u the pressure that night to be 40 pounds. On that night, he believed that Mr Raynes had a satisfactory supply of water. The report was adopted. COMPLAINT FROM LLYSFAEN AND COLWYN BAY. Complaints having been received from Mr J. W. Raynes and Mr W. Jones (engineer to the Colwyn Bay Council) of deficient supply of water at Llysfaen. Mr Fa.rrincton read; a letter sent I to Mr Raynes by Mr William Jones on October 6th. in which ithe latter stated that he visited Conway on the previous dfly. and the result was that the pressure had been slightly better ;h:m it. had been for some nights previously. The pressure had never been more than 1601b. at Conway Bridge, while it might, by a little vigi- Tance on the part of the board's officials, be in- creased to 1801b. or 1901b. Mr Farrington ob- jected to the inferences implied by these state- ments that the officials of the bo^rd were not doing their best in the matter, or that a. visit to Conway would result in a better pressure being obtained1. On October 28th. Mr Farrington went on to say, the waterman received n letter fr,-oi Mr Wil 1 iiun Jones, complaining of the low- '■* nressure at Colwyn Bay. The mhabit- ants of the higher levels were complaining bitter- ly of the scarcity of water, and in the neigli- bourhood of Fourcrosses there had only been a small supply twice during the preceding twelve days, although he (Mr Jones) and his watermen had done all thev could to get a supply for that- r>ant of the district. "Can you explain; to me." Mr Jones proceeded to say, "the reason why the pressure decreases after ten o'clock at night instead of increasing? It seems to me there is some tampering somewhere, audi I think some effort, should be made to remedy this state of affairs." Mr Farrington said the re was an im- plication in the letter tlimt there was something that was improper going on. and this. on behalf .of Mr Whalley, he desired, to deny. Hp had given no orders for any interference with the pressure, and so far as he knew there was none. The charts of the Conway Suspension Bridge pressure gauge were on the table for inspection, and they would show that instead of decreasing. as Mr Jones stated, the pressure at, night was greater than in the daytime. Mr John Roberts (Colwyn Bav) said there was a gauge in the office of the urban council, and Mr Jones naturally took his observations from that. What reason could he have for making a statement unless it were true? Mr Hush Hughes (Conwav) soid there was a distinct charge in the letter, and the evidence before the board! proved thait that charge was not correct. There could, therefore, be no tamper- ing at Conway. r Mr John Roberts pointed out that Mr Jones did not suggest where the tampering was. Let e board remember that between the gauges H,t Conway and Colwyn Bay there were the 3in. main which supplied the railway company, the 6in. for Deganwy, the 6in. for Llangwstenin. and a large number of smaller connections. It. might be that the waste was going on there. Mr Hugh Hughes The tampering may be at Colwyn Bay; probably it is 00. Mr John Roberts Surely we will do no tam- pering there when we want to get the pressure, The Chairman suggested that it was a curious thing that, Llysfaen should hove plenty of water in August., when there wa.s such a, run on it, but that they should have hardly any in Septem- ber, and then, after the complaints, that there should be a. better supply in October. Dr R. A. Prichard contended that the supply of Llysfaen had nothing to do with that board, which had only to see that plenty of water was which had only to see that plenty of water was delivered at the terminus of the trunk main just ouitside Mochdre. Mr Albert Wood (mayor of Conway) said it would be (1¡ great convenience if a pressure gauge were put on the main near the Colwyn Bay boun- dary. He moved that this be done. Dr Prichard seconded. Mr G. 'Beva.n (Colwyn Bay) opposed, alleging that the expense would be useless. Mr Farrington said tha.t the cost would only be flbexut £ 10. Mr Albert NVoad-, said the gauge would show whether the pressure went down between Con- way and the Colwyn Bay boundary. Mr Bevan; withdrew his opposition to the pro- posal, which was unanimously agreed to. The Chairman remarked that he did not see how the putting dawn of a gauge would help Llysfaen. Mr Albert Wood pointed out. 'that it would do so indirectly, by showing the pressure taken over bv Colwvn Bav. THE RAINFALL. The Engineer reported that- during the ten months ending October 31st 51.60in. of rain fell at Cowlyd. a decrease of 8.10 as compared with tire same period of last year. During the whole of Odtober, however, the lake was overflowing. PROPOSED ALTERATIONS. Mr Farrington presented plans for proposed alterations at two points in the pipe line where there are sharp 'bends, with the obiect of giving the pipes more gradual curves. He. however. stated that, though he had prepared the plans according to instructions, his advice was that the bends would not perceptibly check the flow of water along stich a long pipe line. He was also preparing a scheme for eliminating the bends at the Suspension Bridge, which carried the mains over the Conwav. and that would be readv for the next meeting. He submitted, in addi- tion. plans for constructing a. culvert under the Llandudno Junction railway crossing, in order that the pipe, under the line may be readily got at in case of accident at that point. The total cost of the works enumerated would be about £ 1000. On the motion of Mr John Roberts, it was decided to consider the whole matter at the next meeting that, in the meantime, the engineer should get. the needful authority for the work to be carried out from the County Council and the Conway Corporation, and that Mr T. E. Parry (tli- clerk) should arrange for the ipplica- tion of a loan. I IN COMMITTEE. Afterwards, the board went into committee to consider the. claim of the Gwalia Company, re- specting the butter's alleged ownership of part of the effluent from Cowlyd Lake.

The death took place on Saturday, at Pres- tatyn. whither he removed a few weeks ago. of Mr Thomas H ughes, formerly the manager of the extensive copper and wire-drawing mills in the Greenfield Valley at Holywell. The Pu^e and Duchess of Wellington, the Hon. A. rollemache. Sir Richard and Lady Magdalen Bulkeley. and the Hon. G. Middleton, have joined the Lord-Lieutenant of Flintshire's shooting party at Kinmel Park, Abergele. I

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CENTRAL WELSH BOARD. On Friday, at Merthyr Town Hall. the Central Welsh Board assembled for their half- yearly proceedings. Mr A. C. Humplireys-Owen, M.P.. the presi- dent. in acknowledging the speech of welcome by the High-Constable. Mr William Griffiths, who attended with a deputation of townspeople, said they felt the system of Welsh intermediate education was no longer on its trial. It. was now in working order. We had educated a large number of young people in a manner which was accepted as satisfoctory by those who were best able to judge (hear. hear). Nevertheless, they looked for certain equipment improvements. which he indicated. They must look partly to the wisdom of the nation, and partly also to the generosity of private individuals to provide these further needs for Wales. Upon the reports of committee, it appeared Charles Harold Dodd (Wrexham) had been awarded the gold medal, and Mr W. Hammond Robinson, M.A. (Cheltenham), had been ap- painted assistant-inspector. It was resolved that it "was educationally de- sirable that the schools should not be formally inspected so often as once a year, and that the Board of Education be approached with the view of ascertaining whether it would be possible. under the Central Welsh Scheme, to make a change in this direction, so that the conference between the inspector and the governing bodies be held once every two years, subsidiary inspec- tions to be made in the intervening year, and, as a rule. without notice. In connection with the pension scheme it. was resolved that teachers should be allowed to retire at their option at 55 years of age. on terms that would be actually equivalent to the scheme which was adopted by the board last May. Principal Rhys and Mr Charles Lloyd* were elected upon the executive committee, and Festiniog was elected as the place of the next meeting. The subject of new offices for the Board was referred back to the executive.

THE SKERRIES FOG SYREN. MORE EVIDENCE OF UNRELIABILITY. The secretary of the Mercantile Marine Ser- vice Association has received the following letter from the Rev Owen St. Williams, of the Valley. Holyhead, on this important subject "I was much interested in reading in the press the correspondence between your associa- tion and the Trinity House respecting the fog signal on the Skerries. Most probably the cap- tain of the steamer 'Dunbrody,' came outside the Skerries, and the became more dense. I find that the denser the fog the less we hear the syren, and it is not much to be wondered at. as the mouth of the syren is close up against the Tower of the lighthouse. It is therefore next to impossible for anyone on the south side to hear the syren, but when the Weather is clear, or the fog not very thick, we then hear it. I fancy that the only way to make it efficient would be to fix the syren at one end of the island, clear of the buildings. Judging of what I hear from seafaring weople. the Skerries is the only syren or foghorn that they do not hear properly all round tN coast of Great Britain. Surelv it is high time something should be done to place it on the same footing as other fog signals." Captain W. S. Wade, a member of the M.M.S.A.. commenting upon this communica- tion, says :—"It is pleasant to see the kindly interest he takes in this important fog signal-, and his remarks are most pertinent. As he well says, how is it that this is the only syren that cannot be relied on to be heard in thick weather? I certainly think there may be a great deal in what he says about the placing of the nrouth of the trumpet close to the buildings. There is no doubt that such proximity deflects sound, and it is well known that where sound signals are in the vicinity of high cliffs or moun- tains that the sound .is deflected and in- terfered with. LTndoubtedly. if the signal was placed on the west "ide of the island, clear of the buildings, it would be. in a much better position. I have myself passed the Skerries, half-way between it. and the North Stack, and gone into Holyhead without hearing it on several occasions (in fog). After getting ashore. at-d I going to bed in the neighbourhood of the Valley. I ccmld then hear the syren quite plain. Of one thing I am quite certain.; it is a signal that no reliaaice can be placed orii. and the sooner it is altered the better. Goodness knows it has cost enough. I would suggest that an explosive rockefc be instituted, two reports in quick suc- cession every 2 minutes. The light. also needs improvement, and should be one of the best lights in the Channel. I say a powerful group flash, with a sky flash at short intervals. Look at the number of ships that have been lost in this neighbourhood^and the hundreds that have just escaped. It certainly justifies us asking and not stopping until we get the dangerous corner made safe."

MEETING AT CHESTER. A crowded meeting of workingmen was held a.t the Temperance Hall. Chester, on Thurs- day night, at which among other things the cause of the Penrhyn quarrymen was discussed. Mr J. C. Edwards (vice-president of the Trades' Council) occupied the chair.—Mr E. Owen Ro- I berts. in dealing with the case of the Penrlivn 1 quarrymen. said it was a terrible injustice that such a tremendous power should be possessed by one man over human beings. The firm and I plucky stand which the men had made for their rights had deservedly won universal approval. But the sad side of their stand should not be ignored. There were men who had lived all their lives in the quarry, and had given the best years of their manhood to Lord Penrhvn. Now, because they demanded what they con- sidered fair and right, thev were thrown out of work. They were quarrymeu born and bred. and experienced in no other employment. and the task of getting other employment would be a. difficult one. But. above all. what were their sufferings and the torture of tearing themselves awav from the whole traditions of their He felt certain that British workingmen would continue to the bitter end to support, their gallant band (cheers). The working-elates had great responsibilities, and if they were one and all to join trade unionism tn-morrow, and be pro- perly organised, they would be in a position to defv and landed proprietor or capitalist, and strong enough to acheive anything they desired consistent with reason and justice. Their efforts should be directed to get possession of Parlia- ment. as the supreme means of legislation, and that, could be done by uniting all the divisions and sections of the democracy into one body (cheers).—Mr Councillor Carr. Mr W. Davies (secretary of the Democratic League). Mr Blake, and othes, also addressed the meetincr.

THE WEEKLY MEETING AT BETHESDA. The weekly m.N,ting-of the strikers took place on Saturday night, under the presidency of at1' Joirep (chairman of the committee). Mr Ailliam Olrver addressed the meeting briefly, exhorting his fellow-Avorkers to remain united. Mr W. H. Williams (financial secretary to the Quarrymen s Union) said that he had observed that the police were careful to Avatch how the men gave expression t., their feelings in the present dispute— (hootin-gb—and that night, he heliewd that the number of police imported to the village was larger than usual. A gentle- man. upon whom rested a share of the respon- sibilitv for preserving the peace in the county. had requested him to suggest tn the men that in all their actions, they should keep within the limits of the bw. and the saftie gentleman explained that a similar intimation had been s"nt to those who offered the men provocation. Thaf such nro,ocation was given was only too well known, and it was therefore unfair that the whole responsibility for breaking the peace should be laid at the door of the strikers. It was aiso important that the officers who were entrusted with looking after the peace should possess the requisite sense and discrimination to discharge their duties effectually, and when their ser- vices ceased to be effective, they should be re- moved (applause). Mr Mosps. one of two workmen who had visited South Wales, for the purpose of soliciting aiid to the mens fund, reported upon the results of their visit, and a vote of thanks was tendered to the contributors.

The Rev John Walters, who for the J.1<: twenty years has been minister of the Brithdir Congregational Church. Dolgelley, has given notice of his intention to resign the pastorate.

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