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AFFAIRS OF A LLANRWST SOLICITOR EXAMINATION CLOSED. The adjourned re-cpened examination of Wm. I Pierce Roberts, solicitor, Llanrwst, was held at I Blaenau Fe&tiniog on Tuesday, before Mr I Registrar Jones. In answer to the Official Receiver (Mr LI. Hugh Jones), the bankrupt explained that since the last sitting he had filed an account of items omitted from the account of cash received by the firm from the 2nd July, 1902, to the 2nd December, 1903. He had not done anything in the way of making the payments account more complete. He did not think there was any- thina- wanted in regard to that account. The Official Receiver: There is only one other point I want to ask you. about-There wag a statement made at the last Court with refer- ence to the Account E,—that account comprises sum entered in the cash book and not entered in the receipt books. In includes moneys to the amount of over £21,000 received by your clerks during that period, which really "comes to the clerk Williams, because he was the only clerk who handled money. The Bankrupt: Yes. I And Mr Williams fetels himself a~-rieved by that statement,—as a matter of fact those items were principally received either by you or bv Mr David Jones?—No, I don't think I received hardly any of those amounts. Tha-t £21,000, I think, will^ be made up principally of large amounts received as purchase moneys. But as a matter of fact, no blame attaches to Williams for not having given these receipts? -No, not the slightest. It was not the prac- tice in our office, or in any other office, as far as I know, to give receipts for purchase moneys. I should like to make it perfectly clear that there no blame attached to Mr Williams. But, you have rendered this account with three columns?—Y^K. One to represent the cash received bv Mr David Jones, another the cash received by you, and the third the cash received bv clerks?—Yea And the whole of t;hese items you have entered in the clerks' column?—Yes, I "think it is so. That is the supplemental account, I suppose? —Yos, account E. 'Jif you will remember, when I sent the first. account in, I sent. the cash re- ceived account very incomplete, with all those items omitted, and when I communicated with Williams afterwards, a.s to where the mistake came in, he made that, account for me. IFro:l the books?—Yes, quite RO. This it what. Mr Williams himself says—he refers to suims handed over either to you or to your partner, as purchase moneys or as moneys to be invested on mortgage, and he snys: "When the matter would, be completed- t-hey would Erive me particulars of the cash received, and if no formal receipt had been given by them from the receipt book, I would jot down particulars in the smaH rough cash book until I would find time to enter" the same in the cash book." -Do yon accept that as a true account of what was done?—If he says so, I take it as correct. There is an item in account E, on the 8th July, Trefriw School Board, purchase money £ 495,—thlat is a. transaction which you carried out yourself?—I would not be sure whether I did or not. You appear to have given, in your own hand- writing, a receipt for the costs paid (coimter- foil receipt. produced) ? Yes, I see I gave a receipt for the charges. Does not that indicate that you carried out the transaction?—Oh no. But you attended to the Trefriw business because you lived there?—No, I did not attend to any conveyancing matters. It was hardly any conveyancing that I attended to, but I must have received the charges. Do you think it is likely you would have re- ceived the charges—the purchase money being paid on the same day—when you were not at- tending to the matter ?—Jt is possible. I don't say I did not. i In that case, it is not an amount which should be put down as being received by clerks, is it?-You mean the dM95 ? Yes.—'Well. I take it there were two separ- ate accounts drawn out. But I suppose this column, which is headed1 "Received by clerks," has some significance?- No answer. That was the object. of making the account in this f orm-to show what moneys had been received by the clerks and what by the part- ners ?—Yes. What is the significance of that £ 495 being put down in the clerks' column when you yourself were attending to the matter?—That supplemental account was prepared by Wil- liams. and if he puts it in his own column. there it is. I donlf. remember how the matter was carried through. Is this amount in Williams* handwriting?— No. it is not in his handwriting, but he gave me the particulars. Out. of the bookS ?-Yes. But he did not tell you to pnt it in this column header clerks," nor indicate that it should go there?—I take it that it must, have been so at the time, (because it would utli- mately go throusrh his hands, and in all pro- bability he paid, it into the bank. But you received it from the payer ?—Tha,t I can't tell you. At any rate, Williams would not be the man who would complete a purchase of thH kind? -No, he would not complete the purchase. 1 And Williams is not responsible for the. failure to give a counterfoil receipt?—I don't suggest it for a moment. As a matter of fact. the system as between vou and your partner wa.s that receipts should be fiven out of t-hese boots for all moneys received ?—Yes. should have been. And what I put to you "s. that Williams is not the man who is responsible for counter- foil receipts not having been given in these cases?—Oh. no. I never suggested it. Then. I don't, know what is the meaning of thjs column in which all .these moneys have been put down as if they had been received by clerk's?—No answer. The distinction is drawn foy you, not by me, nor at my reouest?—No answer. Do vou notice that at. the end of the counter- foil the amount of the purchase money, JB495, is struck out?—Yes. Go that. at anv rate, you had a clear know- ledge of what. the transaction was?—Yes, I must have had. Here, as a matter of fact, on July 19th, is an -item for KlOOf entered in account. E, for which there is a counterfoil reeipt?—Yes, I see. Look at the it-Gm of £.1. on the 21st October. received from Hucrh Williams—the name in th- account is John Williams, but the amount and the date are the same-is not that the same Item ?—Ye<s. So there is another instance where a counter- foil appears, although you say in the heading that no receipts were given out of the counter- foil receipt books for those sums ?-Yes, I see. Herels a case of CV>1 Hiirson. £ 9,500. Were you attend in ST to that matter?—INo. Who received that, money?—Mr Jones. Who received that, money?—Mr Jones. ffe that was a sum not received by clerks. although it is put in the clerks' column?—MT Jones would reedve that cheque from Col Hig- son either personally or by post, nnd it would be given to Williams to put into the bank, and so it its entered as having been paid to the clerk. But that was the course in almost every case when money was received ?—Yes. Williams happened to be the messenger who took the money to the bank?—Yes. The Official R^c^iver hander1 over the ac- counts to the (Registrar, and said he had no doubt they were as com-ijlete as the bankrupt cou!d make them, but they did not elucidate certain points unon which further information was required. If the bankrupt applied that the examination be closed, he did not propose to oopose that aplication. The (Registrar: Do you wish a further ad- journment? The 'Bankrupt: No. sir; I want it to be closed. The (Reiistrar You don't object? I The Official 'Receiver Ko, I dont. The Registrar: Then the examination is closed subject to the signing of notps.

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LLANRWST POLICE COURT TILE RATIKO OF N ON -PROVID ED SCHOOL HOUSES. MONDAY.—Before Uol. Johnstone (press- ing), Dr T. E. Jones, Jelf Petit, Esq., H. J. fW. Watling, Esq., W. B. Halhed, Esq.. Sir Charles McLaren, M.P., H. D. McLaren, Esq., M.P., W. Hughes, Esq. j W. J. Williams, Esq., Edward Mills, Esq., and J. R. 'Wjlliamts, Esq. THE NATIONAL .SCHOOL, HOUSE.—(Mr R. ;E. Thomas, collector to the overseers for the Parish of OLlanrwst, sought to recover the sum of 28s 4d. bein^ the amount of the current poor-rate, with arrears, from the trustees of the National School House, Llaiirivst., by the 'Rev John .Morgan, the rector. Mr Latimer Jones defended.—'Mr R. E. Thomas produced the rate-book in the usual way.—Replying ,,0 Mr iLatimer Jones, Mr R. E. Thomas said, that he had demanded, in previous years, the rate from the managers. He had not claimed the amount before "from the trustees, who were the bishop, the archdeacon, and the rector of Llanrwst. The rector is both a trustee and a manager. It was true that he had, of his own responsibility, changed the name; n the late- book from the managers" to the trustees," after the rate had been signed.—.Mr Latiintr Jones submitted that the rate was bad be- cause the collector could nqt alter a rate once it had been signed by the justices.—Mr n. E Thoma-s replied that there was ro point in cnch argument. But grantins: thai there was. the rector had done away with it by paying 5s 8d on account of the rate due.—The Chair- man and the Conservative and Church magis- trates consulted together, but the T/iberal and Nonconformist justices were not invited by the Chairman to express an opinion on the case. Eventually the Chairman said The case is dismissed/'—Mr R. iE. Thomas: Then I must give notice of appeal. CATCHING GOLDEIUNUHES.—John Ro- i berts. labourer. Scotland-street. Llanrwst, who did not appear, was charged under the Wild Birds. Prevention Act with having on Septem- ber SM-th. at 6 o'clock in the morning, caught two goldfinches by means of a bird-lime, it being close season under the Act.-—Inspector George Eakins, 11.S.P.0.A., prosecuted, and l evidence was given by P.C. Kvn.ns.—The de- fendant's sister appeared and pleaded guilty to the offence.-A fine, of 2s. 6d. and costs was imposed. PARENTS FINED.—Mr J. E. Humphreys Appeared on behalf of the Llanrwst District I Grouped Schools Committee to prosecute the parents of seven children for neglecting to send' them to school regularly. iMr Humphreys pointed out tha-t regular attendance was of the utmost importance both to the education of the children and to the ratepayers. By insist- ing unon good attendance at school, the Educa- tion Committees of tIDe eowty of Denbigh last year saved £7,000 to the ratepayers. And he hoped that the magistrates -would support the committee's policy by inflicting exemplary punishments.-—Six of the defendants were fined 20s, including costs. ALfLEGED CRUELTY TO A HORSE—W. Williams, farmer, Trwyn ISwch, Llanddoget, was summoned at the instance of Inspector George vEakim. R.S.P.C.A., for having, on the 2nd of October, worked i. horse while in an unfit condition. Mr R. O. Davies (Messrs R. O. Jonee and Davies) defende-d.-It was stated that the horse, which is an aged animal. wTas very lame .and suffering from fever in one of its feet. The prosecution maintained that it was cruel even to walk the horse on a hard road.For the defence it was stated, that the horse had been attended to by a veterinary surgeon, and had not been working for three months. On the day in question the defendant took the horse attached to a cart to the black- smith's to be shod, and the cart to have the wheell3 repaired. Mr Thomas, the blacksmith, could not attend to the cart, wheels that day, but did shod the horse.—It was admitted by the J:lefende> that the 'foot of the horse watsi somewhat tender, 'but the horse was much more lame after the shodding.—After a consultation, the magistrates returned into court, when the Chairman (Dr T. E. Jones, by then) announced that by majority, the case was. dismissed.- Inspector Eakins applied to have costs remitted —a request that was acceded to. —a request that was acceded to.

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ABOUT PETTICOATS. A PRIME NECESSITY.—Silk petticoats have once more resumed the position in popular favour from which the frothy, filmy summer skirts of lace and lawn had for a time ousted them. The new skirts are delightfully smart and pretty-plaid, striped, and tiny checked silks being first favourites for the moment. Of course, the first duty of a self-respecting petti- coat, nowadays, is thoroughly to hold out the skirt worn above it; and successfully to achieve this end the latest petticoats are elaborately adorned with garland and scroll work, carried out in ruchings of ribbon and silk. These deco- rations serve to stiffen the flounce to which they are applied, while further fluffiness" is ob- tained by lining the shaped frill (the correct method of finishing the bottom of a skirt just j now) with successive rows of minute silk Bounces, put on very near together. i EVERYDAY HATS. To BRAVE THE ELEMENTS. — Never have knockabout hats been prettier and more becom- ing than at the present moment. They are so neat in style, and so varied in shape and colour- ing, that there ought to be no difficulty in find- ing something to suit each individual type and taste. One of the most approved shapes for everyday wear just now is the "toreador." This is usually trimmed with a twist of velvet or rib- bon round the crown, and a bunch of quills or two or three wings perched jauntily on the left side. Many of the best models have their brims turned up with some contrasting colour. For instance, a grey felt will boast a brim of soft green, a fold of green velvet round the crown, and a bunch of green, grey, and brown quills. Or a mauve toreador will be adorned with a deep purple brim and trimmings en suite. End- less colour combinations can be evolved, and, when the contrast is not too strong, the effect is pretty and becoming. Another everyday hat which is exceedingly popular at the present moment is shaped something like a Tyrolean peasant's hat, with a eoft indented crown and a brim turned 6harply up on the left side, from which stream a. huge knot of cock's feathers. This ia a very smart shape, which promises to play a prominent part in winter fashions. FANCY HAT-PINS. USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL.—TIIR fashionable hat-pin of the moment is undeniably large; and it plays a very important part in the millinerial schemes of the present day. Enormous balls, of various substances, set on the end of long, mur- derous-looking pins, are high in favour, and are, perhaps, the most modish affairs of the kind just now. Mother o'-pearl, tortoise-shell, crystal— both plain and elaborately cut-and even papier- mache covered with tartan velvet or handsome brocade, are all used for the purpose. The heads are, of course, fairly heavy, so that the pin which carries one of them has to be unusually thick and strong. Consequently, pins of this de- scription should be left in the hats in which they are used, or a series of disastrous holes will re- sult if the hat be pinned on in a fresh place each time it is worn. Another novelty, which may be most effectivelv used in the hands of a clever milliner, is a large velvet flower set on the end of a pin, and matching in colour the floral trim- ming of the hat which it is intended to adorn. FITMENT FOR AN UNUSED DOOR. To HIDE THE UNSIGHTLY. — In many old houses, particularly those which have been added to or have had two rooms thrown into one, there are doors which are absolutely useless, and which are never opened from one year's end to another They are not particularly beautiful in themselves, and. as they cannot be hidden by any but a very large piece of furniture, are generally looked upon as somewhat of an eyesore by the average housewife. A door of this de- scription can, however, be transformed into quite a handsome and useful piece of furniture by a very simple and inexpensive device. The I door itself is first screwed to the surrounding woodwork so that it cannot possibly be opened from the other side. If it is a very thick door, it would be better to remove it altogether, and replace it by boarding or something thinner. The space thus left is fitted up with shelves for books, a writing-desk supported by small chains or leather bands which may be folded up at pleasure, pigeon-holes and drawers for stationery, and, below, larger, deeper drawers for paper, string, reference-books, &c. A small square cup- board for ink, gum, and various odds and ends would satisfactorily complete a very useful and effective fitment ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "DIANE.Yon may clean the smoke-soiled wallpaper round your fireplace in the following way: Take a clean piece of flannel and some fine oatmeal. Dip the Banner into the oatmeal, and gently rub the soiled paper, going over the whole surface by degrees, and changing tho flannel whenever soiled.