Rhyl Record and Advertiser

ENJOYED BY FEW. men and women, city born and bred at anv rate, ever enjoy that delightful buoyancy and exhilaration, of feeling which is the hern- age those whose health is perfect and founded on ihtrough digestion, unless indeed they arc disciy les of Mother Seigel and combat th-: weakening effects of city life and air upon the system by a timely resort to the dige-'tive tonic, "N[other Seigel's Syrup. The history of the remarkable cures of indigestion, anaemia, head- ache' constipation, and general aid nervous deb:' t". which this medicine has effected with- in the knowledge of the writer would more than fill everv column in thpaper. HIVDOO Ever.ISM. The following advertisement of a hotel i-; taken from Ca lent la newspaper, and is an amusing sample of Hindoo English Gentlemen who come in hotel not say anything about their meals they ■will h«* charged for. and if they should say before- hand that they art* going out to breakfast, or dinner, &c., ;1];(1 they say they not have anything to eat they will not be ebarged, or unless they bring it to the notice of the manager of the place, and should they want to say anything, they must order tho manager for one, not any one else, and unless they bring not it to the notice of the manager they will be charged for the least thing according to the hotel rate, and no fuss wiU be allowed afterward about it." —Gulden Penny, _w. .< .,1:.

Amusements of the Week. THE QUEEN'S PALACE. A The Sunday Sacred Concerts at the 1 Queen's Palace have become an institution ( which lovers'of good music eagerly look c forward to. The band so ably conducted r by Mons. Bcsanquet has thoroughly estab £ hhed itseii in popular favour and deservedly i gained a high reputation as a combination composed of highly-trained and skilful 1 instrumentalists But without a capable I conductor the most efficient orchestra in the world will fail to give satisfaction. In j Mons. Bosanquet the Palace Syndicate f have found an ideal musical director. He ( knows how to extract the maximum am- ] ount of work and efficiency from ihis band, and what is stili more important, he knows how to p ease the popular taste without sacrificing his arts This was clearly evid- ent in Sunday night's programme. The sacred numbers performed by the band were played with consumate skill and taste, and were selected with a due regard to popular appreciation and the exigencies of a cultured musical taste. The concert was a complete success marred only by a very alarming incident. In the middle of the concert one of the large arc lamps broke and the red hot carbon fell on the coat of a gentleman. Some of the ladies commenced to scream and a stampede appeared to be imminent, but Mr. P. J. Ashfield promptly appeared en the stage, and succeeded in quieting the audience, and assuring them that the incident was only cf a very trivial nature. Order was immediately restored and the concert was proceeded with as if nothing untoward had happened. Every ] night this week the Palace has been the resort of a gay and animated throng, and it is now firmly established as pre-eminently the most popular, as itistherros attractive place of entertainment on the North Wales 1 he dancing appears to be a great- er draw than even the stage performances. The spacious ballroom isjnightly filled with a well ordered crowd of dancers drawn from the better class of visitors, most of them young people, a class of visitors who were strangers to Rhyl in the past, but who are now attracted here by the increased means of amusement provided especiady by the enterprise of the Palace. Among the artistes who are fulfilling satisfactory engagements is our old friend Ernie Myers who is as refreshingly funny as ever, also his* wife Miss Lilly Lonsdale, who sings with the same sweetness and charm which has won for her such a high place in the estimation cf the patrons of the Palace. Primavtsi and Selbo, øwing to the marked favour with which their juggling feftts have been received are again engaged and are as acceptable as ever. Jack Barnes Bioscope is here this week aga;n but with a new set of pictures, among them being a very picturesque, humorous and artistic descrip- tion of a trip to the moon. Miss Beatrice Rennie, another old favourite, is also among the list, also Miss Connie Williams, the graceful danseuse, who was one cf the first artistes to appear at the Palace last year. Messrs. Cullen and Carthy, the eccentric comedians and dancers complete a programme that is both varied, attractive and enjoyable. Venice, during the week, has been visited by a large number of people who have found plenty to amuse themselves there, the entertainments of Mr. Percy Vere and his company being very popular. To-night (Friday) a Welsh and Scotch ball is announced to take place at the Palace when valuable prizes will be offered for the best costumes distinctive of the two nationalities. THE TOWN HALL. The appearance of The Geishar> at the Town Hall on Monday and Tuesday even ings attracted large audiences, the opera being produced by Mr. Mouillot's company It was evident that the company was a new one, but notwithstanding the lack of confidence which attends a first performance a representation was given that afforded a pleasant evening's enjoyment. Particularly successful was Miss Karnaugh in the part of O'Mimcssa San, her rendering of the tuneful songs assigned her being highly pleasing and captivating. The Geisha was on Wednesday succeeded by that highly diverting farcical comedy "Are you a Mason," staged by Messrs. George Edwards and Charles Frohman's very capable com- pany. The piece is full ot humorous situations. The different parts were admirably played, and with scch success that the audience was kept in a continued roar of laughter the whole of the evening. THE MERRIE MEN The vagaries of the weather have inter- fered somewhat with open air performances, though it has required a very drenching rain to withdraw the presence of the supporters of the Merrie Men. Mr. E. H. Williams is sparing no effort to ensure that there is submitted at each entertainment a programme that contains something new and something attractive. In his efforts he is loyally backed up by the members of his troupe, who labour assiduously to entertain the large a diences that assemble round them at the Hippodrome. Both individ ually and co lectively The Merrie Men are greater favourites than ever they were, and Mr. Williams is distinctly to be congratu- lated on the successful way that they are retaining their hold upon the visitors. THE ROMENADE BAND. This weti. the Promenade Band have gathered large audiences around them daily. Nothir.sr is more absurd than to see undevel- oped schoolgirls dressed in bad imitation of grown-up women. Yerv plain!v bitched frocks are much to be worn the Russian Blouse will still meet with popular favour, and can be cut away at :he neck to show a light vest and collar. Russian stitchery in red and blue on fine ivory white muslin, or linen, even holland will be found useful and ornamental, and it is very effective with blue serge or cloth. Just at present there is not much to say on the subject of hats. It is the go-as-you-please season rough coarse straws, with rosettes of spotted Louisine silk or ribbon, always give the wearer a weil-dressed look.—" Mrs. Leach's Children's Dressmaker for September.' Here !s one of the best sayings of Dr. Talmage: l V. hen we iind a man contemptuous of labour, and ictieg though he had never worked at all, and as though his ancestors had never worked, we make up "AT mind that if we go a little further back in that son's ancestral line we will run against a "avengel"s cart or upset a soap-boiler's kettle." We are but passengers of a day, whether it is in a stage-coach or in the immense machine of the univj-ri»e. Why, then, should we not make the way as pleasant to each other as possible ? Short as our inlJrnpy is. it is long enough to be tedious to him who sulks in his corner, sits uneasy himself, and elbows his neighbour to make him ride uneasy aloue Tie man is rich who has a good disposition, who is kind. patient, cheerful, hopeful, and who has a flavour of wit and fun in his disposition. The hardest tiling to get on with in this life is a man's own self. A cross, selfish fellow, a desponding and complaining fellow, a timid and care-burdened man —thestt are all born deformed on the inside. They 10 not limp, but their thoughts sometimes do. "k t" CRICKET. The match of the season came off last Wednesday igainst the Vale of Clwyd, which is a combination of he best cricketers in the Vale and surrounding a_ :ountry. Rhuddlan was considerably handicapped )wing to a number of their best players being away )n their holidays and also to its being a mid-week natch. A capital game was, however, witnessed md Captain Bevington, winning the toss went first o the wicket, taking with him Mr. D. E. Lewis. fhe batting of Mr. Bevington was really excellent, md his capitally played 61 was absolutely faultless. While he was at the wicket he gave a splendid dis- )lay and never gave a single chance, until finally :aught by Becket. Mr D E Lewis also played beautiful cricket, as also did Messrs. Yinning Elmsby owe and Frazer The latter in his score of 23 'ound the boundary four times, driving once, clean )ut of the field. For the homesters Messrs. Ingiis, Blotherwick, and Llovd Williams batted well. Mr. Vlott was very got 1 id of by Mr Bevington. The -esult was a draw. The following is the score RHI. DDLAN. E. Bevington c Becket b Ingiis., 61 D. E. I ewis c Ingiis b Becket I c) H S. V inning c Lewis .Morgan b Becket ..11 J. F. Elmesley b C. C. Mott 16 C. K. Rowe st Lewis Morgan b C. C. Mott 10 W E. B Jones c Blotherwick b Ingiis 4 D. Frazer not out 23 R J Jones b Beckett .iv.. 5 H. Haseidene b Beckett o J. Hughes b Searell o .Extras.5 Total 154 VALE OF CLWYD. C. C. Mott, b Bevington. 4 G.Inglis,not out 28 H. Lloyd Williams, b Frazer 25 A. J. Mott, b Lewis 5 C .L. Blew, c & b Lewis 1 F. F. Blotherwick, not out. 16 Extras. 7 Total 85 Lewis Morgan, J. A. Main, F. L. Beckett, W. F. Lund, and R. B. Seareil did not bat. The lemaiu- fnatches are as follows :— Thursday, August 27. Mold at Rhuddlan. Saturdav, September 5, Flint at Flint. AN ANGLESEY BREACH OF PKOMISE CASE. £100 DAMAGES. At Menai Bridge, on Wednesday, the Under Sheriff of Anglesey (Mr David Owen) with a jury heard an action in which Margaret Elizabeth Jones, eighteen years of age, and residing at Twr Garw, Llangoed, Anglesey, sued Owen Owen, Jun., ol Fenhwvnllys Farm, Llangoed, for breacu of promise. Mr. Trevor Lloyd, barrister (instructed by Mr. W. Thornton Jones,, represented the plaintiff, the defendant not being represented. From the opening statement of counsel it appeared that the plaintiff had known the defendant all her life, and they had kept company for the past eighteen months or so, and they were to have been married in March last at the Registry-office at Bangor. It was alleged that the defendant seduced tiie p aintiff. On March 8th, he told her that he was going to Bangor for the purpose of obtaining the marriage licence, and the marriage wasjfixed for March 20th On March 1;th, however, the defendant went to the plaintiff s house, accompanied by his brother-in-law, and said that "things looked black" about the marriage, which he wanted postponed The plaintiff and her mother on hearing this broke down, and the defendant then attempted to cumfort both of them, telhng the plaintiff that he would always care for her, and would pay the doctor's fees. He continued to visit the plaintiff two or three times a week, but as no mention was made about the marriage, she con- sulted her solicitor, who asked the defendant what his intentions were towards the plaintiff. The defendant thereupon consulted a solicitor, who wrote stating that the defendant was not responsible for the girl's condition, and that they would defend every action brought against h.m. 011 or about the I2tn of May, the defendant sailed for America, where he now was. Evidence was tendered by the plaintiff, her mother, and Mr. John Edwards, deputy-superintendent registrar of marriages at Bangor, who deposed as to the defendant's visit to the office. After a snort deliberation the jury awarded tha plaintiff Czoo damages. RHYL GALLUWAY A:D pOKY RACES. The above races which was an effort to revive the Rhyl races started 35 years ago took place at the Hrith, Rhyl, on Wednesday. They were promoted by a CoTn\mittee of which Mr. J. I.ewis Morgan, l'entrecelyn Hall, was the president, Mr. J. H. Smith, chairman, Mr. Anthony Williams, hon. secretary, and Mr. C. D. Copley, hon. treasurer. The other members were Messrs. T. J. Boyle, H. Carruthers, R. Drummond, C. Evans, H. Marsh, (i. Roberts, A. Koytnorne, 1 A. Williams, W. B. Cordon, T. F. Hopkins, T. C. Howatson, and J. W. Leak. The field officials were Judge, Mr. T. Smith, Ipswich Starter, Mr. K. W. Bradley, Kinmel Stables Clerk of the scales, Mr. W. O. Gordon; Clerk of the course, Mr. H. Carruthers. There was a very large gathering cf spectators and a considerable company of the betting fraternity who found plenty of patronage. There- was a full entry and the races were all well contested In the Rhyl tradesmen's race T. Heath's Joey led G. T. Lvr.e's Marjory by a length after the latter had led most cf the way. In the Mostyn Stakes half a length separated the first and second. Joey won the Rhyl Stakes by half a length, and a length separated the first and second in the Vale of Clwvd Stakes. In the Open Trotting Fisher Girl was Prince's most serious rival, and led the first round, but was easilv beaten in the last lap. Prince: and Fire Girl being the only two horses to finish the course. The following are the results:- Rhyl Tradesmen's Stakes (open flat race for galloways).—15 hands and under; weight, 11 I stone; 7 lbs. allowed for every inch under. First, £ 10; second, E2 third, Ll. Dis. tance, about 1 miles. Entrance fee, £1.-1, 2 J. Heath's 'Joey,' brown horse; 2, G. T. Lyne's Marjory,' brown ma.re, 3 years 3, R. Hor- ton's (jun.) 'Novice,' bay gelding, 3 years; 0, E. Francis' Bess,' brown mare, 5 years; 0, Wm. Howarth's "Daisy," bay mare, 5 years; 0, W. Hale's 'Twilight,' bay mare, aged. Six started. Mostyn Stakes (open race for ponies).—14 hands and( under; weight, 10 stone; 7 lbs. allowed for every inch under. First, £ 5 se- cond, £ 2 third, 10s. Distance, about 1 mile. Entrance fee, 10s.—1, T. Heath's Romp I 2, R. Horton's (jun.) Good Scholar,' bay horse, 6 years; 3, W. Howarth's 'Daisy,' bay mare, 5 years; 0, Gwviine Sheffield's 'Floss,' dark brown mare, 6 years 0, W. G. Roberts' 'Lady C) Min, aged. Five started. Rhyl Stakes (open flat race for galloways).—• 15 hands and under: weight, 11 stone; 7 lbs. allowed for every inch under.—First, L10 second, third, £1. Distance, about 1 mile. Entrance fee, £ 1.—1, J. Heath's 'Joey,' brown horse: 2, R. Horton's (jun.) Novicee,' bay gelding, 5 years; 3, W. Hale's Twilight, bay mare, aged 0, E. Francis' Bess," brown mare, 5 years; 0, J. Bowring's ,iunri-se,' chestnut filly Five started. Vale of Clwyd (open flat race for ponies).— 14 hands and under; weight, 10 stone; 7 lbs. gllowed for everv inch under. First, £.5; second, £ 2; third, 10s. Distance, about 1 £ miles. Entrance fee. 10s.—1, J. Heath's Romp 2, W. flow,- -rth'.s ;Dais, bay mare, 5 years; 3, R. Horton's (jun.) 'Good Scholar,' bay horse, 6 years; 0, 1 Gwvnne Sheffield s 'Floss,' dark bay mare, ó years; 0, G. Roberts' Lady Min," aged. Five started. Open Trotting.—Any height. First, C3 second, -Cl. Distance, about 1 mile. En- ¡ trance fee, 5s.—1, W. Howarth s Prince, bay gelding, aged.; 2, R. Parry's Firegirl,' bay I mare, 6 ears 0, F. Bibby s Kitty, bay mare, Aged; 0, W. G. Roberts' 'Daisy,' bay mare, a Ted. Four started. An unfortunate accident occurred during the last race but one. One of the horses on the last lap broke out of the course and knocked down a little boy named Thomas Davies, of \'ale Road, who was leaning against Jne of the barricades. The ambulance of the Crewe Brigade rendered aid, and it was discovered that the little boy had broken his thigh. The injured leg was bandaged up. and the little fellow was carried on the ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital, where prompt me- dical assistance was forthcoming. WHITFORD AND MOSTYN FLOWER SHOW.—The annual show in connection with the Whitford and Mostyn Garden Society was held un Wednesday in Mostyn Park, by permission of Lord Mostyn. who, as usual, threw open the beautiful gardens and grounds surrounding his ancient family seat, portions of which date back to the penod of Henry VII The exhibits were arranged in a large marquee, and were in two clasees-oiie for cottagers under/io rental, and the other for householders paying (-)ver to rental and not employing professional gaideners. .L

Serious Allegations I against a former Rhyl Doctor. I We extract the following from to-day's 'Daily [ail: sent by its Adelaide correspondent: — With reference to the reports which have reached London, I am informed that there has been no boclv-sna'tching here in the sense ot resurrecting the corpses, but the city ccroner- Dr..JL»maay Smith (formerly of Rhyl)—was sus- pended a week ago on the charge of having, while conducting post-mortem examinations, unnecessarily mutilated bodies, and with having withheld certain parts from burial. There have been. many unverified rumour- current to the effect that oth?r doctors have taken, similar action in respect to hospital cases, and it has been stated in Parliament that recent exhumations, in the local cemetery disclosed the I fact that parts of many bodies were missing. ft ii alleged that the head of Tommy Walrner— a notorious aboriginal, who died two years ago —was sent to the laboratory of a European scientist, whose name did not transpire. An official inquiry into the whole matter is now- pending. Since the Adelaide hospital dispute, when doctors were imported from England by the South Australian Government, there has been much professional bitterness among the medical men of Adelaide, and a certain amount of in- trigue, in which politicians were involved. It will, therefore, be advisable to receive the pre- sent allegations—which are vague and intan- gible—with great caution.

DIGEST OF FLINTSHIRE NEWS. MOLD: Pawnbroker Fined. At the Buckley Petty Sessions on Monday. Edward Davies pawn- broker, was fined £ 1 and costs for an assault on James Jones, cycle builder and repairer, High Street. Coronation Memorial There was unveiled at Mold Town Hall on Monday a bronze tablet, giving the reasons why trees have been planted on each side of tbe main street. The inscription reads as follows: These trees were planted to com- memorate the Coronation of his Majesty King Edward VII, and also to serve as a memorial to the Welsh soldiers who fell in the South African War." HOLYWELL: County School Scholarships. At a meeting of the Governors of this School on Saturday. Mr. J L Muspratt presiding, the follow- p I ing scholarships were awarded for the ensuing year to pupils of elementary schools upon the recent ex- amination — /,(> each to W Jones Ffynnongroew: Winifred Smith, Loxwm; Mabel Price, Stanley Woolcock, and W. R. Plaskett, Holywell Board Schools; £$each to Joseph R. Jones, Mostyn National: J. Henrietta Jones, Loxwm and Gwladys Williams, Holywell Board. The Cierk reported the receipt from Mr. Samuel Smith, M.P., of a framed signed portrait of himself to be hung in the schools. —The Chairman in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr. Smith, recalled Mr. Smith's gifts to the cause of education in Flintshire, and more particularly to the intermediate schools Holywell School had benefited to the extent 01 ^400 by Mr Smith's generosity. GREDDINGTON; Stack Fire—A fire took on Wednesday morning at Lord Kenyon's Greding- ton (Flintshire) Home Farm. The Whitchurch engine and one from Ellesmere were on the scene in a comparatively short time The fire broke out in *a long range of hay, which was contiguous to others, which were, however, prevented from ignition. The Whitchurch volunteer engine remained the whole of the day. On cutting into the hay it was plainly demonstrated that the cause of the outbreak was spontaneous combustion Considerable damage was done BUCKLEY: Meeting of the Urban District Council —Mr Cr. A Parry presided at the monthly meeting of this Council on Tuesday evening It was decided, on the proposition of Mr. Lindop. seconded bv Mr. Lumbv, to increa, e the wages of labourers emploved on the particular work of improvements near the Common from 183 to 2is per week, the reason assigned being that the work was of a specially difficult character The Medical Officer's report showed there had been an outbreak of diphtheria in the Bistre district. It appeared the Council contem- plated the carrying out of drainage improvements in the infected dis:rict, and it was agreed to adopt various measures suggested by the medical officer towards coping with the outbreak. The seal 01 the Council was affixed to a petition to be forwarded to the directors of the Wrexham. Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway, strongly urging the establishment of workmen's trains and pointing out that the various local friendly societies had supported the proposal. Mr E.ps, sanitary engineer, Birmingham, wrote offering to accept 4225 in the discharge of his account, and it was decided to forward a cheque tor that amount.—Mr. Henry Hughes raised the question whether those members of the Council wr.o were interested in a local colliery concern were entitled to vote with regard to the subsidence on Buckley 'Common.—The Chairman said the question the Council was considering was irrespective of who was liable for the subsidence. The question before them was whether they should proceed to remedy the nuisance. They had decided to carry out the work, and the next question-and a very important one- would be as to who was liable for this subsidence and as to who should pay. No doubt when they came to decide that question, any members who happened to be interested would refrain from voting but they had not arrived at that stage yet.—Mr. Lindop moved that the Council should engage an expert to advise as to who was liable for the subsidence and, Mr. Lamb seconding, the motion was carried. HAWARDEN Waterworks Company.—Mr. Jamts Tomkinson. M.P., presided at Chester on Saturnay over the fortieth half-yearly meeting of the Hawa'den and District Waterworks Company. The directors' report set forth that the accounts for the half-year showed a balance available for distribution which would admit of the payment of a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent pei annum, and the carrying forward ofC262 The Engineer (Mr. H Enfield Taylor) reported that the number of houses supplied by the Company were 2 760, and the estimated population 13,800. The trade consumption registered by the meter for the meter for the last six months was 5,047,000 gallons, being a decrease of 200,000 gallons as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The lessened quantity was owing to tne increasing domestic wants. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, said the business of the Company had grown, and the receipts for water showed a satisfactory increase. The profit during the half year was £614, as against £542. The new reservoir at Cilcen would increase the storage of the Company from three to nine millions. He claimed that the carrying of good wholesome water into the houses of the people, some of whom were previously using water from the ditches, had been an enormous boon to the inhabitants, and ought to be taken into consideration bv those of their customers who were apt 10 complain. The works in progress and in contemplation could not be carried out without considerable outlay, and the time had come when the directors must appeal to the shareholders and customers to help by subscribing fresh capital. Mr. F. F. Brown, in seconding, said all the way from Queen's Ferry to Shotton they saw a great industrial town growing, which would mean of course further requirements, and the undertaking would turn itself rather into one urban waterworks than a country waterworks as far as that district was concerned. The reports were adopted and a dividend of per cent declared. FLINT Opening of Free Library.- On Saturday the formal opening took place of the new Free Library that has been estab'ished at Flint. The ceremony was preceded by a public meeting in the Town Hall, at wt,ich some interesting speeches were delivered. A portion of the market hall under the Toun Hall assembly room has been walled off and converted into library premises. The lofty room is completely fitted with bookcases, which will hold 20,000 volumes. Up to the present they contain only 1,700 volumes, including some 400 wt.ich have be^n set apart for reference purposes The catalogue has been prepared by the chief librarian at Chester, and printed by Messrs. Amos Bros., Advertiser Olhce, Rhyl. There is a small adjoining room which will be available for readers, but the present purpose is to encourage home reading mainly. A generous gift of £:.wo by Mr. Carnegie gave the movement a start and it has been supplemented by subscriptions amounting to seventy-odd pounds, the list being headed by Mr. S. K. Muspratt with a donation of [25. The Mayor (Alderman J. W. Hughes) presided over the ceremony. Mr. E. J. Hughes, chairman of the Library Committee, handed to Mr. J. Herbert Lewis, M.P., and Mr. P. P. Pennant, constable of Flint Castle, specially bound copies of the catalogne. addresses followed by Mr. Herbert Lewis, M.P., and Mr. P. P. Pennant, and subse. quently the Mayor formerly declared the library open. I. .i: ">\ ..) 1.{

TEELOGAX. CONCERT.—On Thursday a tea party and concert was held in connection with the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel of the above place. The weather was anything but con ducive to a large attendance but at 3-30 a large number sat down to the tables and did ample justice to the excellent repast prepared for them. At 7 p.m. a grand concert was held which was presided over by MrT. E. Williams, Pentreffynnon. The artistes included the eminent Mrs. G. Eifion Jones gold and silver medallist Miss Cissie Hewell (Eos Fwyn Gwalia) RA.M. and R.C.M.; Miss Edith James, Mr. J. P. Jones, while the old favourite Mr G Eifion Jones (Gutyn Eifion) delighted the audience with his clever renderings of several songs. The Trelogan Juvenile Choir under the leadership of Mr. D. Hughes was also present, and gave the utmost satisfaction. The accompanist was Mr. W. Nuttall, L.L.C.M. A vote of thanks to the Chairman and others who had taken part brought a most enjoyable evening to a close.

ST. ASAPH ORGAN RECITALS. Mr. Wiliam E. Belcher, the organist at St. Asaph Cathedral, has starred a series of Thursday afternoon organ recitals, which, so far, appear to be very well appreciated. The interesting notes on the pieces selected for each programme give the recitals an educative character and enable the performance of the music to be intelligently followed and understood. The*marriage arranged between Major Noel Birch, Royal Artillery, second son of Mr R, F. Birch, of Maes Elwy, St Asaph, and Miss Florence Hyacinthe Chetwode, youngest daugnter of Sir George Chetwode Bart of Oakley, Statfordshire. and Chetwode, Bucks, and niece of Lord and Lady Burton, of Rangemoor, will take place at t Peter's Church, Eaton Square, on Wednesday, October 21. -oo- ABERGELE A ROY A I. VISITOR Princess^ Louise, of Schleswlg-Holstein is now visaing North Wales as the guest uf the Hon. Laurence A. Biodrick and Mis. Brodrick, of Coed Cocil, Abergele. Yesterday, in charming weather, h_r Royal Highness enjoyed a sail up the river Conway in the steamer New St Geor"e. The party, who were entertained tD tea^on board by Major-Geueral and Mrs. Gough, of Caer Rhun. included with the Princess, Air. and Mrs. Brodrick and their pretty children, the Hon. Miss Mary Hughes, of Kinmel. Captain II. H. Campbell, R.N Lieut. C. A. Freemantle, R.N and Mis. Douglas Fox Pitt URBAN DISTRICT COUNCII..—The month- ly meeting of the Abergele L'rban District Coun- cil was held at the Council Offices, Abergele, on • Monday evening. There were present Messrs. J. Pierce, J.P. (Chairman), J. C. Knight, J. Edwards, Isaac Morris, Thomas Williams, I-I. E. Pritchard, Thomas Evans, and Edward Williams, with the Clerk (Mr. E. A. Crabbe) and the Survevor (Mr. Morgan Jones). The business was of a purely formal and routine character. The Surveyor was called upon. to o-ive a fidelity bend for £100, and was required to collect the money in respect of licenses for hacknev carriages, &-c- It was decided by the Ceneral Purposes Committee to recommend the Council not to increase the roadman s wages durine harvest time. The Clerk reported hav- ing received a letter from, the Local (iovernment Board inquiring what steps the Board were tak- ing with reference to the recommendations of the Medical Officer of Health in his last annual report. It was resolved to refer the matter to a committee of the whole Council. oe

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THE OUTLOOK IN CHINA. Mr. Alexis Krausse, the well-known writer on China, has lately produced a popular volume about the crisis, in which he refers as follows to the out. look; We have of late years made many mistakes in China; it is time for us to recognise this, and retrieve the past by an intelligent appreciation of the future. In order to save the situation no very drastic measures are requisite. By the existing treaties the position of Great Britain in the Far East is assured; assuming, that is, that the provisions of existing treaties be carried out. A number of the most important of the privileges accorded by the conventions we have negotiated with China have nenr been observed, notably that which accords the right of residence and travel throughout China of all foreigners. This point has from time to time been withheld Cn the plea that the authorities are not able to guarantee the safety of such travellers. The onus of responsibility in such cases should be laid on the shoulders of the provincial governors and viceroys, who are thoroughly capable of affording the protection required. But it is these officials who are amongst the most anti-foreign of the Chinese, and the plea urged against an increase in foreign intercourse is largely due to their efforts. The points which it is desirable to attain in the interests of England are as folluwa. 1. China to he opened fro* —id to end to travellers and traders of all nadOns, who shall enjoy equal freedom to enter the various provinces and reside there. 2. Absolute equality of treatment of all nations. 3. No further cessions of territory to any foreign Power. 4. All illegal taxes to be abolished. 5. The rivers of China which have been declared open to foreign trade, but which still remain closed, to be opened forthwith. 6. The smugglers who infest the Canton River and its vicinity to be repressed without mercy. 7. The Ambassadors representing the Powers at PeklJl to have the right of personal audience with the Emperor, just as they have with the rulers of other Powers. A HUNTING-BOX LEGEND. Many of the Leicestershire hunting-boxes have curious legends attaching to them. In regard to Papillon Hall, Theddingworth, remarkable storied are told concerning two glass slippers. They are fixtures, and it is said that on one occasion when they were taken away so untoward were the happen- ings in the grand old hall that they had to be replaced with all possible speed. On their becoming fixtures again the visitat ions at once erased, ana have never since caused any alarm. 'If'. "'¡' ¡,¿'- ,1.JJO.

NEWS IN A NUTSIIELL. ) I A telegram from Courmayeur reports that seven Alpine tourists who were seen to fall into a couloit while ascending the Aiguille Grise, and were sup- posed to be dead, have only sustained slight injuries. Mr. T. W. Russell, M.P., stated in a letter to the Ulster farmers that the new Irish Land Act, if properly worked, ought to result in the sale of five- ) iixths of Irish land to the occupiers. Large oil lamps bearing the word "Sortie" (Exit, are in future to be placed over the doors of egress 'I on the Paris Metropolitan Underground Railway, so that should the electric light fail passengers will still be able to find the wav out. One stamp per month is to be allowed to the Risbridge Workhouse inmates by the Mile End Guardians. An allowance of tobacco has also been voted, and if the auditor objects, to pipes being supplied one of the aldermen has promised to give them. A Geneva correspondent denies the rumour that the Vatican Swiss Guard is about to be disbanded. The Pope has congratulated their colonel on the appearance of the troops, and asked him to pardon those who are under punishment for slight offences. Two bedrooms were the only sleeping accommoda- tion for a family of father, mother, and ten children at Gress"nhall,"Norfolk, and in one of the rooms three children were in bed with diphtheria, and the others sleeping in the same apartment. The Privy Council has prepared an exhaustive set of rules and instructions under the Mid wives Act of 1902. The accounts of Glasgow University for the year shew that £ 23,651 has been spent on the professors' salaries. After much delay the London County Council are inviting tenders for the upper part of the new Vauxhall Bridge. For stealing four odd boots through a broken window in Dublin, a private of the East Lancashire Regiment was sentenced to two months' imprison- ment. During a hammer-throwing contest at Rally- laiulers, Co). Limerick, the hamniT was thrown wide, and struck one of the spectators, who is now in a precarious condition. The quarantine period, for cattle imported into the Dominion from the United .'vingdoni and the Cli; nil-'1 Islands has been ivduce-,1 to sixty (1a- from the date of shipment. A law student who is lieen ;"d by the Penchers (it his Tan tn give advice to poor people at the Per- moodsey S-'ttlenvnt was refused a hearing by the {MVtiiwark magistrate in a summons case as not being pro;>erly qualified. his wife was ill in bed a. Coventry man cut his throat and jumped the bedroom window. S'••• up to look out :d contracted a chill which caused h"'r death, but tho man was taken to hos- pital and is recovering. Oa 'lo ground that he was a foreigner, and oo iYynoi within the jurisdi-tion i.f (lie English i.i' 'y the case of ilaron de Moiuicie, a como oiy was ordered to stand over at Wie Loo lo.i 4 ') nvhestcr carrier named Loveless has found in • o •-»id -loach which lie bought, tluv years ago an .aid cheijoe for £:;0, drawn 011. Mes-rs. Stone, ,"1" and S'on ,*s, GJ, Lombard-sire"! and erased and C". bearinir the d;1I' 1837. Servian royal robe which i< said to have c; us 'd Mine, ihirciiell to prophesy the assassination o: 1 hI King and Queen of Servia, has Iwell < rTercd sale in London, but was withdrawn, the reserve of not Doing reached. Six members of 'he London Traffic Commission will sail for New York 011 September 18rh to inves- tigate the systems of traction and transport in the United States. The British steamer Empress of India has colhded with and sunk the Chili" cruis -r Wo-tg Tai off Breaker Point, Hong Kong. The captain and thirteen men of the warship were drowned. The recent events in the Balkans, and especially the result of the court-martial at Monastir, are reported to have kindled intense fanaticism among the Turks, and excesses are reported in Salonioa and Constantinople. A money-changer named Gerfh was robbed on Tuesday on board a st.eioiur in Southampton Docks of a bag containing over £ 100 in notes and gold. rhe thief or thieves got clear away. Tbe prosecutor inastaitbing case at a London police-court, on Tuesday, who seemed to be in the best of health, had had a wound in his heart stitched up. Miss Sophia Frances Hickman, n lady dooto** temporarily at the It Gray's-inn-road, London, has mysteriously dis appeared from that institution, and so far 110 trace of her can be found. Edward Barrett, a lead-squirter at Woolwich Arsenal, murdered hi., wife in their house at Piumstead 0:1 Tuesday morning, and afterwards committed suicide. A movement is on foot to form a Natiqnal Reform League to look after the rights of eitb'.eus. A met- ing is to be held in Manchester shortly. Davos, Switzerland, has experienced thr"e severe snowstorms this summer. On the body of a. Russian who soot himself at Lorient, Brittany, was found a letter saying that he was a convict escap"d from Siberia. Speaking at Waterford, th • Lord Lieutenant of Ireland said he was eoio-'oo-ed it would not be long before the King visited that country again. Tea plantations are being laid out in the Gorman Cameroon distrifit, and a German expert hi; gone to collect the best varieties of seed and olirub in Ceylon. Found guilty of 205 cases of cruelty to subor- dinates. a G.-rnian eo.-porai at Frankfort has been .senli-n *t;«i to one and a-ha!f year's imprisonment anil degradation. During his inspection of troops :i,t A!)!,r,i,,f-n Lord Roberts chatted with a veteran of the 92ud. who resembles the Cbmniunder-in-Chief and was with him ia Afghanistan. Leeds Corporation Tramway Committee have to give all driver-; who avoid Tceidents a louus of a halfpenny per hour in addition to their wages, payable quarterly. During an affray on board the Greek steamer Bithynia, in Dartmouth Harbour, the boatswain ;oid a negro were stabbed. The crew consists of men of several nationalities. John Hughes, a carpenter on board the steamship Treasury, of Liverpool, fell down the hold fvo ii a height 01' 27ft. at Marseilles, sustaining serious injury. He was removed to the Sailors' Home. Two Australian scientists have found a race of natives on the island of Mornington who have no huts, clothes, or canoes,and are much more primi- tive than the aborigines on the mainland of Australia. At Dumfries on Sunday afternoon some boys were playing by the side of the Xith, which was in flood, when Robert Callorider. aged eleven, fell into tho water and was drov.ned. His body was recovered an hour later. A gas explosion wrecked a private house in Muck- road, Bermoudsey.on Tuesday morning, and severely burnt Mr. Charles Archer, the occupant. Elizabeth Jane Anderson, a chandler, has been committed for trial at Lambeth on a charge of setting lire to a shop in East-street, Walworth. Mr. J. W. Swyncrton has completed his marble bust of the late Lord Russell of Killowen, which is to be erected at Xewry as a memorial to him in his native town. A large stone was found in each po'-ket of the jacket of William Enew. a boiler-maker, found drowned at Yarmouth. The jury at the irnjueso recorded an open verdict. An American tourist who travelled from Dublin to the West- of Ireland gives a very gloomy account of the outlook for farmers along the Shannon area, owing to the recent heavy and continuous rains. Wilful murder and suicide during teniporn-y insanity was the verdict at the Camberwell hrjuiry into the case of Mrs. Stow, who drowned her in' lit son in a bath, and afterwards hanged herse't. Tee mother ha4 been worried owing to her husband s illness. John Phillips, a litter, aged about thirty, em- ployed by the Lancashire and or.ishir-' K 'd.-vay Company, after a spell of heavy drinking, suu.sh.l a window ill his bedroom, and so terribly MH d his throat with a piece of the broken glass that his head was almost severed from ins body. Mr. Isaac Mitchell, secretary of tho Goner U Federation of Trade f utons, an org urs-si KM embracing 500,COO workers, has writ! -n 10 Mr. Mothersole, the secretary of the Roval Com- mission on Trade Union Law, declining, on Ir b ri of the federation, to give evidence before th" Cor.* mission. LETTER" E THE illoST POPTMAR. Did you ever think about the most useful letter tn the alphabet and wonder what it is P Even though you should think of it it might take you quite a while to study out the answer for y ourself, so to save time it is just, as well to tell you at tho start. It. is "o," which is used 120 times to 90 times for "t," which is second in popularity. The relative importance of all the letters in the alphabet has been pretty accurately agreed upon, and a table of their proportionate values is appended herewith: A, 85; U, 16; C, 30; D, 44; E, 120; F, 25; G, 17; H, 64; I, 80; J, 4; K, 8; L, 40; 11, 30 N. 80 0, 80 P. 17 Q, 5 R. 62 S, 80; T, 90; U, 34 V, 12 W, 20 X, 4 Y, 20 Z, 2. WHY SYNAOOGUKS DO XOT HAVY. HELLS. Whv are Jewish synagogues not adorned with belfries and bells like the places of worship of other denominations ? is a question often asked by non- Jews of an inquiring turn of mind. A wag once answered: "There is no need of bells in the synagogue, as the Jew knows where he has to gather, and that, further, at any time of the day or night; we may address our prayers." Yet there still exists in certain small villages and tovns on the C onti- Ti -1 nent, especially in the South of Germany, that ancient institution called the "Shoolklopper," 1.1' the man who in the morning goes from door to door. of the Jewish houses naturally, to call the inhabi- tants to prayer. d'" :L _{:j-.I \t.:J(- 'Ij- _&3_ :-) {'j: MR. MOIILEY'S ESTIMATE OF CROMWELL. 1 Mr. John Morley's biography of Oliver Cromwell is brought to an end this month in tho Century Magazine. It has been divided into twelve papers and forty-two chapters, and will be published in book form. Mr. Morley ends with this temperate estimate of Cromwell's personality: It has been called a common error of our day to ascribe far tco much to the designs and the influence of eminent men. of rulers, and of governments. The reproach is just, and should impress us. The momentum of past events,tho spontaneous impulses of the mass of a nation or a race, the pressure of general hopes and fears, the new things learned in. "novel spheres of thought "-all have more to do with the progress of human affairs than th- deliberate views of even the most determined ami far-sighted of our individual leaders. Thirty years after the death of the Protector a more successful revolution came about. The law was made more just, the tribunals were purified, the press began to enjoy a freedom for which Milton had made a. glorious appeal, but which Cromwell had dared not concede, the rights of conscience received at least, a partial recognition. Yet tho Declaration of Right and the Toleration Act issued from a stream of ideas and maxims, aims and methods, that were not Puritan. Xew tributaries had already swollen the volume and changed the currents of that broad con- fluence of manners, morals, government, belief, on whose breast Time guides the voyages of mankind. The age of rationalism, with its bright lights and sobering shadows, had begun. Some ninety years after 1683 another revolution followed in the England across the Atlantic: and the gulf between Cromwell and Jefferson is measure of the vast distance that the minds of men had travelled. With the death of Cromwell the brief life of Puritan theocracy in England had expired. It was a phase of a movement, that left an inheritance of some noble thoughts, the memory of a brave struggle for human freedom, and a procession of strong and capacious master spirits, with Milton and Cromwell at their head. Political ends miscarry, and the revolutionary leader treads a path of fire. It is our true to learn how to combine sane and equitable historic verdicts with a just value for those eternal qualities of high endeavour, on which, amid all changes of fashion, formula, direction, the world's best hopes depend. AN AT HOME AT WASHINGTON". Mrs. Athorton's pictures of American society are always vivid, and in her latest book, "Senator IS'orth," she has touched the political element with vivacity. "What could be more amusing, and yet kindly, than the account of a reception of Betty Madison, the heroine, who comes up from the- South, at a Washington politician's? A lady next her in the crush offers explanations "Now these ladies that don't look exactly as if they was ladies "—indicating the large birds of tawdry plumage and striking complexions—they don't live here. Washington ladies don't dress like that. I guess they're the wives of men out West that have made their pile lately and come here to see the sights. First they look at all the public buildiivs, and I guess they about walk all over the Capitol, and hear a speech in the Ladies' Gallery—from their Senators, if they can—and after that, they go about in society a bit. You see. ■Washington is a mighty nice place fur people who haven't much show at home—those that live in small towns, for instance. There is so many public receptions they can go to—the White House, the Wednesdays of the Cabinet ladies, the Thursdays of the Senators' wives, and six or seven Representa- tives—mebbe more—who have real elegant house- and then there is several legations that give public receptions. You can always see in the Post who's goin' to receive: and th0" women can go home and talk fur the rest ot their lives about the fine time they had in Washington society. Amurricans heighst themselves whenever they git a chance. I don't care to do that. My sister—she's a heap younger than I am, and awful spry—and I como down from the north of New Hampshire every winter, and keep a bonrdin' house in Washington so that we can see the world. We don't go homo with ten dollars over railroad fare in our pockets, but we don't mind because the farm keeps us, and we've had a real good time. I often sit down up in New Hampshire and think of the beautiful houses and dresses and pictures I've seen, and I can always remember that I've shaken hands with the President and his wife, and the ladies of the Cabinet. They're just as nice as can be." Betty, whose sympathies were quick and keen, winked away a tear. so glad you enjoy it so much," she exclaimed, "and that there is so much lwrp for you to enjoy. I never thought of it in that \av. I'm awfully interested in it myself, and I feel deeply indebted to you." "Well. you needn't mind that. My sister says T always talk when I can get anybody to listen to me, and'l guess I do." wmmx OF THE REXArSSAXCE. Mr. G. H. Ely has done a useful work for English Society in translating5 that clever and exhaustive volume on the above subject, and written by H. de Waulde la Claviere. The pity is that the book is not brouglit'out in a cheap edition. Two quotations may here be given as to the interest evinced by women of that time in the house and in art: A lover of the beautiful is so keenly- conscious that everything about him ought to be the mani- festation of some flash of thought! A chair, a couch, a piece of tapestry, all must speak to us ansj exhort us to live the life of the heart, without allowing ourselves to be crashed or numbed. At Rome, the home of this dominant spirit, and even at Naples, the rays of its influence extended almost illimitably: and it so well attained its object that a people wonderfully sensitive, amiable, enthusiastic, ignorant of physical wants, became enamoured of these glories of high culture, of which, however, it barely caught the reflection and attuned itself to them. How diplomatically Isabella of Mantua went to work to surround herself with splendid objects What care Vittoria Colonna took in the mere ordering of a casket! Enter the palace of Margaret of Austria at Brussels, and if you do not find yourself back in Rome or Florence, yet you will at once perceive that the remarkable mind of a princess has there gathered together all that gives charm to life; a vast library, well supplied with romances, history, and poetry; furniture of priceless value, stately busts, brilliant mirrors, portraits of all the princes and princesses of the time, and by their side the portraits of notorious fools: a medley of life and ideas. Women doted on the venerable romance of cloak and sword, long, diffuse, and heroic; it had long ago captured Italy. It delighted princesses by its ideal- ism, and peasant girls by its flavour of mystery and marvel. When the efflorescence of humanism, spstheti- cism. and the new ideas, was at its height, the- "Homauut of the Rose made its reappearance, and year in, year out, men saw defiling past, as though resuscitated by some terrible incantation, all the old knights of ecstatic or sorrowful countenance. the champions of the Holy Grail and of M'dusina— Lancelot of the Lake and Pciveforest, Fier-a-bras and Percival, Pontluis, Meliadus, Pierre do Provence, all that Gothic world which was believed to be dead and buried.

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