Llandudno Advertiser and List of Visitors

J t" 01 -A i W %P PA.- 0 "lu f Urtistes at the fMer (concerts. j J MADAME! ADA CROSSLEY. 4 Good Friday Matinee. ( MR. WEBSTER MILLAR, r March 24h to 30th. PHOTO BY EDGE LTD. MISS EDITH EVANS. Good Friday Matinee. MISS NELLIE ANDERTON. March 31st to April 1st. MISS PERCEVAL ALLAN. First Grand Special. March 26th. MR. JOHN HARRISON. ) Good Friday Matinee. MR. WALTER HAIGH (Conductor). PHOTO BY EDGE LTD.

THE ADVERTISER SAYS That our concert season commences on Thursday evening. -x- That in addition to giving a hearty wel- come to Mr Waiter Haigh, the con- ductor, and the gentlemen of the orchestra, the public will have an op- portunity uf ceoing for themselves the extensive alterations that have been made in the concert hall. -x- That Mr Webster M: liar is the vocalist, one of, if not the most pleasing tenor vocalist on the Pier Company's list of singers. ■x- That on the following- afternoon, Good 11 Friday, a grand sacred concert, will be given iby Madame Ada Crossley and party. That Madame Crossley requires no intro- duction to Llandudno audiences, and she is already assured of that hearty welcome which has always been accord- ed her whenever she pays a visit to Llandudno. That "the party" includes Miss Edith Evans, a, soprano vocalist who never fails to please her auditors. That Mr John Harrison is the tenor soloiist who has met with such marked success wherever he has appeared. That Mr Hamilton Eiarle is the baritone, and, a great treat may be safely anti- cipated from this gpfte-d vocalist. That M. Leon Sametini provides the viiolin soli, and whilst this is his first visit to Llandudno his fame is known throughout the concert world. That M. Lierre Augiera.s is the pianoforte soloist, and here again a great treat is promised. That M. J. Lidclle, -conductor and accom- panist, completes the party, and the programme is one of unusual interest and attraction; That we venture to predict a record gathering for a matinee concert. That in the evening the Pier Company's usual sacred ,concert will be given. • That on Saturday the First Grand Special concert of the season is announced. That Miss Perceval Allen, a. soprano vocalist, who has this winter con- siderably 'added to her already big re- put.ation., is the star artiste. That among the other amusements for the holidays are the popular cinematograph entertainments in the P"er Varieties Theatre, the variety entertainments at the Prince's Theatre-, which is now car- ried' on exclusively as a musitC hall. That motor and four-in-hand coach tours are to be further developed th's s-eason. That the steamer St. Tudno wij sail to Llandudno and the Straits daily from to-day (Thursday) until Tuesday next, but the regular daily sailings will not begin until May 11th. That the Hippodrome Skating Rink will not open for Easter. That in all probability it will be opened about a week before Whitsuntide. That this week we have received a letter from the Chief Engineer to the Mersey Dock and Harbour Board asking what was the date of the speech of the Hon. E). L. Mostyn, M.P., at a public din- ner in honour of Mr R. Stephenson, M.P., the great railway engineer, as related last week in "Llandudno As It Was." That the occasion was the opening of the Conway Tubular Bridge- That the date was May 17th, 1848. That this is only one of the many letters we have received stating the interest this series of articles has aroused. That we have received communications from old Llandudnoites and others in- terested in Llandudno now sojourning- in various countries on the face of the Globe stating how eagerly they read these articles, week by week. That we are glad to note that the- Llan- ZD dudno Urban Council and the Eccle- siastical Commissioners have come to an agreement relating to the West Shore. That by this agreement the Golf Links in that locality will remain open for a long period of years. That the agreement is beneficial to Llan- dudno as a town and to the Elccle- siastical Commissioners as the principal landowners in that district. That it would be a sorry day for Llan- dudno if these Golf Links were closed. That the Llandudno Authority has shewn both wisdom and foresight in conclud- ing an agreement whereby they remain open for at least half-a-century and per- haps for ever. That the North Wales S.S. Co., Ltd., commence their Eastertide sailings to- day. That given a continuance of fine weather full advantage will be taken of this Company's attractive sailings. That all information as to hours of sail- ing and special reductions for parties may be obtained from the Company's district, agent, Mr Arthur Parton, at the Pier Gates. That there harbingers of Eastertide, and de-light of the youngster, the donkeys, have already taken up their stand on the beach. That the pleasure 'boats have been re- moved from the promenade, and once more that portion of our esplanade looks presentable. Tha.t the testing of the lights in the Pier Pavilion on Wednesday evening drew a, large number of residents and visi- tors That they imagined from the inquiries they made that they had miscalculated the opening date. That our local troop of Baden Powell's jSicouiis gave an excellent concert at headquarters on Tuesday last. 'r"r" That Patrol Leader Fred Forrester made a great hit with his lightning sketches. That Scoutmaster Cooper is to be con- gratulated' on the satisfactory result of this the first Scout-concert venture in Llandudno. That Col. the Hon. H. Lloyd-Mostyn, who presided, was accompanied by Mrs Mostyn, and thev along with the full house present, thoroughly enjoyed the fare provided. That the Colonel's invîtatiün to the Scouts to visit Bodysga.ll en was en- thusiastically cheered, and the event is being talked about with the keenest anticipation. That the final for the Duncan Cup will take place at Llandudno on Wednesday next, at five o'clock. That the competing teams will be Llan- dudno Corinthians v. Celts, and Mr R. D. Richards, of Bangor, will be the referee. That the following Hockey matches will be played on the Gloddaeth Street Re- creation Ground this Eastertide. That on Friday, in the morning, Red- ditch v. Waterloo, and in the afternoon Derby v. Llanduno and Waterloo v. Lancestrtans. That on Saturday morning Lancestians v. RecMitch, afternoon Waterloo v. Llan- dudno and Derby v. Redditch. That on Monday morning Llandudno v. Redditch and Derby v. Lancestrians; and afternoon, Derby v. Waterloo and Llandudno v. Lancestrians.

ALTERATIONS TO LICENCED PREMISES.—At Llandudno Police Court on Monday Mr E. E. Bone applied for magisterial sanction to alterations at the Criterion Restaurant for Mr J. Kitts, the proposal being! to bring the bar nearer to the front.—In reply to the Chairman, Deputy Chief Constable Rees said he considered the alteration would be a de- cided improvement.-—Mr McMaster "It's making it very much easier for peo- ple to get drink."—The Deputy Chief: The people who go through to the dining room will not see the bar.—The applica- Von was granted. PLAYED BANKER ON THE GOLF LINKS.—At Llandudno Police Court on Monday, R. 0'. Davies, R. StalLard, Ellis Davies, Albert Roberts and Joseph Foulkes, five youths from 16 to 18 years of age, were charged with gaming on the West Shore Golf Links on a, recent Sun- I day.—They all pleaded guilty, and Deputy Chief Constable Rees said they were playing a game called banker, and as there were many complaints the lads were brought up as a warming- to others. After being informed by the Chairman that they were liable to be fined £ 20 and costs or sent to prison for three months they were dismissed and ordered to pay the costs.

Alas, for the native wit of our jarveys! Will it be perpetuated in this age of motors and petrol 1 Tyre and satire do not seem to mix very well, and the average chauffeur is a person of gloomy soul.

1 GREAT ORME TRAMWAY PURCHASE SCHEME FARCE. The curtain was rung down on another act in the Great Orme Tramway purchase scheme farce on Wednesday evening, when the Council was supposed to meet to, in the words of the official notice: "Consider an offer by the Great Orme "Tramway Company to sell the under- taking of the Company to the Council "at an inclusive sum of 27500, and to "pass such resolutions and take such "steps in the matter as may be deemed advisable." A month had intervened, according to law, since the notice convening the Coun- cil was served on the members, and in the meantime the shareholders of the Com- pany had held their annual meeting, at which a resolution was passed instructing the Company to break off the negotiations. Whether this caused the members of the Council to consider that no good object would be attained by discussing the pro- ject any further or whether they had for- gotten all about it is an open question. At half-past six, when the Council should have met, not a single member was present, but Mr Bone, Mr W. Thomas, Mr W. H. Jones, Mr Chantrey, and Mr Robt. Roberts arrived shortly afterwards, and about a quarter to seven the Clerk read a telegram he had received from the Chairman from Manchester stating that he would be unable to be present. Mr W. H. Jones was thereupon voted to the chair, and the meeting began with the Clerk reading the notice. z_1 That being over he said that Section 43 of the Tramways Act (18703) enacted that before any valiid offer could be made there must be two-thirds of the members of the Council present and voting. As only six members of the Council were present nothing could be done, but the Clerk stated that he had received a letter from the Manager of the Great Orme Tramway stating that his directors had met since the general meeting of the shareholders and instructed ham to state that they would submit any resolution of the Council to a statutory meeting of shareholders called for that purpose. The Chairman We are not in order to proceed any further. Mr Bone The members ought to have been here. I've come here in the course of my public duty to express my opinions. Mr J. O. Thomas: What do thev mean by writing such a letter when we have offered them £750,0 and have heard that the shareholders had declined to sell. A suggestion was made that the Coun- cil should adjourn, but the Clerk said that another month's notice would be neces- sary, and it was decided to go on with the business of the Works Committee, while Mr Wm. Thomas tried to whip the neces- sary quorum up by telephone. He was unsuccessful, although Mr Sarson and Mr Beaumont arrived within a few minutes. The work of the committee was got through, but the remaining four members did not put in an appearance and nothing was done.

NATURE JOTTINGS. MARCH 24.—It may appear curious to j certain of my readers, in the same man- ner that it appeared so to those who have questioned me concerning the bird, to state that the greater percentage of stone- chats are resident, but naturalists have long been baffled in trying tc elifcit a probable solution to the question of why the bard should winter with us, while the wh;,nchats and wheate-ars, with which they share the edges of the common, disappear entirely. Either it is a matter of a par- ticular kind of food, or that the migrants are highly susceptible to weather changes, have failed to make tolerable for a com- plete year our fickle climate, and find a congenial atmosphere best suited to feed- ing their vitality. The theory of migra- tion presents some bewildering features, for it would be folly to deny that a small number of the bright-coloured stonechats whch we see in early spring are in- diviiduals that have come from over sea to share fin the pleasures of a climate which is to them all that is desirable, but do the birds that come to augment our small local representatives in the spring leave us again in the autumn for distant, southern climes 1 R. W. J.

ELECTED MAY-QUEEN'S THANKS. To the Editor. Dear Mr Editor,—I am very pleased indeed to think I have been chosen to be the May Queen this year, and I should like to thank all my friends and those who voted for me on Saturday last, so will you please find room to put this in your paper, so that they may all know. I wiill try and do my duties properly, and my part to make the day a success. I am very sorry to hear that Miss Minnie Nixon, last year's Queen, its so ill, but hope she will soon get better and be able to take part in this year's festival. Yours trulv. ESME CHANDLER. Oroville House, Llewelyn Street, Llandudno.

THE COMING ELECTION. Tt thl Editor Sir,—As a ratepayer of more than 30 years standing I beg to call the attention of the public generally, and more especial- ly the working men of Llandudno, to the question of this Bandstand, Public Baths, Pavilion and Recreation Ground, which will be an important factor in the election of Councillors. Yours truly, RATEP AYE,R.

"I'm down to my last shilling." "That's nothing. Wa't till you're down to the last shilling of your last friend."