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Al^nTHlN CHRISTMAS SHOW .…
Al^nTHlN CHRISTMAS SHOW U THE SHEEP WEIGHING COMPETITION. Sir^6 ^ditor °f Tub Nokth Wales Times. ^hich^tSp11^61^ a PrQtesfc against the cruelty to ^eRuthi nu'V. *n tha weighing competition-at Show is subjected. Not 4'!°allow *n a 8rna^ box for hours, bub is t&kes ifc int exam5ned by any person who ^e0<3s to p ^ea'5 t0 c'° 80' whether be in- 'ast show DTer coniPetition or not- At the other' *?0^|ced several persona, one after Parts of ti,8k^'ing the Poor animal in different of ascertni • °.y'for the PurPose> I presume, On f0r l lnini=! its probable weight. This went Rare all our", until the feheep was undoubtedly ^6 dnnn Gr body- I have been told that ^^ynedih Bhsep ('^r- John Evans, "tfttee or tQa(^e aa attempt, either in the Com- ?P by rnp 80Inewhere else, to get the pen closed eonlrf118 w*re nettine> so that no feel- *^e P'ace» and in support of his flesh o0,1 u T' ■^van8' a,n told, stated that quite blaot sheeP slaughtered last year was exatoinati &8 ref!U't °* the cruel process of day a|. j., which it underwent the previous aome o{ e hands of many scores of persons, fu m' *t '8 ^air to assume, never i'oanv kCompefcifcionatail thep0or the most callous, the plight of ^ead it tri !f8^ Was heart-rending With its but, ot Cft to pu:th away its ernes tormentors, better f0 lu6' to do so. It would be Urease Committee feci suffer a slight feature I1 their ^nanGe8» than ailow a dumb t? tortured in this manner. I vent; the h °^e ^laC th*8 mild protest will pre- "isgu^tin^ exhibition in future. Yours truly, r- A VISITOR TO THE SHOW.
Xhec BLACKpOOL ELECTION.
Xhec BLACKpOOL ELECTION. -°^ the votes cast in the election of a Pulsion in1Ve 'n Parliament for the Blackpool jj^'Urdav r?0,n °f Viscount Ridley toot place or he ? Congregational School, Blackpool nerifl; declared the result as follows: J-'HeaSrfley-Taylor 7059 eaP(L-) 5589 p Conservative majority 1470 follow10"5 elections in the division have resulted as Sir M TXT -r?886 (By-election). '*iikSLw- Eidley (c-) 6263 Uklngton (G.) 2513 Unionist majority. 3750 R>dley (C8)'" 6538 Walker(G.) 3487 Unionist majority. 3049 k! J&meg w ^ors'ey-Taylor, Q.C., son of the late n in lsd,0rsi^' Accrington, Lancashire, was tla'tie 0f rn In 1881 he assumed the additional tr'1s'n> M'1 'n ac°ordanoe with the will of his r>"Ow ^"ling-Taylor. He was educated at the Bar Exeter Colletje, Oxford, and was called Sfeatep pari1'' f'he Middle Temple in 1871. For the ?ichisiveiJ ^'s professional carcer he has been rj? ^8 al ,^e Parliamentary Bar, but unt il 1898 t ■ft° e Recorder of Preston. Mr. Worsley- ^cashij.^ Untr^ house is Moreton Hall, VV halley, Ire.
| TheB^TTLESHlP'S BREAKDOWN.
TheB^TTLESHlP'S BREAKDOWN. ^"ghly fpies^'P -Anson, which recently was tho- 4 r an has returned to Plymouth Harcour awhile unsuccesst ul steam trial. l Port eifeed Was hemg worked up the packing of a°k t.° ha^Ine P'8t°n-rod melted. The vessel came ^'orlj, roour with only the starboard screw at
- ----==-Itis fea RECENT GALE.
-==- Itis fea RECENT GALE. f0rtion of'r1 t'Ut^ great disaster has occurred to a h^' ift tliR i 10 Shetland haddock fishing fleet, result- • 'e ^iatrioh°Sp -°^ hoats and 27 men belonging to °f last ° ^0S8':)ant Delting. On Friday morn- ^o«,eter ^efck, the weather being fine, although t.ha t,ats Pro,^S!,nn8Ually 1 ow, a good many ot' the £ ral#Tf '° 8ea. Early in the forenoon a nor^h-west suddenly sprang up, a t° Ler • a ver^ heavy sea. The boats bslong- 't Wa» n!0^ managed to reach land in safety ff8S' On o °uSht the gale had passed without, any w°111 M0ssKa l!rday ^ening, however, word arrived still ? 'hat five boats, contai ning 27 men, operi 'Ssing from there. The craft used are u ch a Sea j,.0^8 from 14 to 19 feet of Ijeel and in tiey coiilH v, 18 RESarded as almost impossible tliat iRe'Vc°a|j v ave outlived the gale. The only place b 110 tele ra hve run to is Skerries, with which there t]!e" l'eceiv c'C connection. No intelligence lrnd H '■e had6 i m ^ere up to Sunday night, though k'^hbov1rin .e]n sufficient time to reach the j/ ,°^ Whnlsay, which is connected fef6 cotvl(i ,"e mainland. The remains of one boat f»i -Say 1». S. ra at the north end of the Island ot" creWBaIln8 no doubt that one at least of the ill- be t ^een ^ost- The fate of the others fQ J 'he ctn.*°Tn word is received from Skerries, i ^ears are entertained that they have §1 th^ Sa'0. Showld the worst fears be go?-w'" be the greatest disaster to the ri., ^hen snln^ ^eet since the memorable storm of 5 Qe tuo (j men were lost. Joliffe, of Liverpool, arrived in k.f,aged jn Sunday and reported that whilst 2(? ast, fro'^T 'he ship Bardowie, of Glasgow, in tba ^i^s T^'yhead to Cardiff, and when about I ,~0th f "-east of Point Lynas on the night of eater, gst., the cable parted. A fierce south- thfi8^0 ^e»soi Pfeva^ed at the time and in the dark- cl) t U°st s,ghfc of each other. Although $})'^l siijc has been cruising about the <6a leff'i 6 has not been found. rch, later in the day to make a further I' "=--—— .——.——
( he Q"UE BANK COLLAPSE.
( he Q"UE BANK COLLAPSE. tbe the Cheque Bank (Limited) has t^60llI1cing issued a circular to the shareholders h^ v^e experiment in banking which •<v?aii no in 98 een carrying on for many years Jq^^v tha^ fj^er.be proceeded with. He says ^ecfR rector8 u financial year has come to an end in the Ve ascertained that, owing to the e t) C"st°mers' deposits and balances, the tb carried on f its working expenses and can only £ .ast tve-n 5 a ^0Ss» and as it has been during th6^urS/!ars- Othe Ba° ?rs have come to the conclusion that ^Jfo" .8 hJ1 cheque system has outlived its day. rating cu Ve become competitors and are now thejv. ar8e, and^K68 on the Cheque Bank system free lot Cvi8t0tners' jan^?rs> who formerly objected to obief.f draw>ng cheques for small sums, do ^heQVer Str:ali c.'leclue drawn for any amount, di$e^e Banfe" w'cg to the publicity given to the Cas^„,ered that evil-disposed persons have evp^ ^ue ^ank cheques can easily be itif°3UeHce Part of the world, and as a b^'a ^0l1 thatr ,rectors deeply regret to have to ^heq,leg a large number of forgeries of the for^of #^v- ave recently been committed. One thn LQe1»es ~6ra !Tecent]y travelled with books of theDround the Continent and cashed them u1 titne_ -per°us agents in different towns at has §'a0t], s^nrserieshave also been perpetrated t^Penrl^1 'hat Kh ?nd' an^ Ireland, and the result, Oh 6 of c„Q^a ,hom it took years and a large i dp6?116 Bant*' to get to act as cashing agents \l Yav,„Cj?ed to,8 °heque8 on presentation have 'ntefe "irector- ?,f0 in as many as 264 towns. °Und °f the ^e^fore, consider that in the best <r°val ^olUnUhareholders the bank should be thaf the iai. ri y> and they have with the ap- ba^"P°se "eS 8harebolders called a meeting ri^^d ot!nt- and^ the liquidation be eeono- f5Sireet°n pr°p°f theJe wiU ^iui 8. and a call on the ordinary ^ount}. re 8hould be a return of money
POLICE COURT. -----------_._--
POLICE COURT. LICENSING CASES. THE ROYAL OAK, LLANARMON. CURIOUS DEADLOCK. MR. MARSTON AND HIS INVISIBLE OPPONENT. Mr. Lumley called upon to Stick to his guns' The fortnightly police court was held at Ruthin on Monday, when there were present on the bench, Chancellor Bulkeiey Jones (in the chair), Captain Cole, Messrs. George Blezard, G. H. Denton, J. Watkia Lumley, and Stanley J. Weyman. Before proceeding with any business, the magistrates retired to their private room, where they remained for close upon three quarters of an hour. During that time, Mr. J. Watkin Lumley came out, and asked Mr Edward Roberts (the clerk) to join the magistrates in their consultation. Evidently there was some important matter under consideration, and the public present in court could only guess of its nature. From the subsequent proceedings, it will appear that the question under consideration was the license of the Royal Oak Inn, Llanar mon. This license is now held by one Matthew Parry, and an application had been made in a previous court for its transference to one John Brooks, who has been in the house for some time, and was selling under a temporary authority. The Bench refused the application on that occasion, and Mr. J. B. Marston, solicitor, Mold, was present in court on the present occasion to renew the application. It will be seen from the following discus- sion what the difficulty was. On the magistrates leaking their appear- ance in court, The Chairman said, there are certain legal points in connection with this case which we have considered. They are rather com. plicated, and that being the case, I have asked the Clerk to state what the difficulty is. Mr. Marston I may say sir, that I did I not anticipate the slightest difficulty at all. The Chairman :—I think you had better hear what the difficulty is ? Mr. Marston I was going to formally apply for a transfer of the license. I never anticipated any difficulty after a very large bench of county magistrates had sat hero to consider the matter. The Chairman But bad you not better bear what the difficulty is ? Mr. Marston I hope there will be nothing sprung upon me. The Chairman But you are supposed to be prepared to meet all points, you know. The Clerk (Mr. Edward Roberts) said that the difficulty referred to by the Chairman was that the case had already been decided, and therefore could not be res-judicata A temporary transfer was granted to Brooks, and then he applied for a full trat,, sf er, which after Searing the evidence on the merits, was refused. It was true, he bad the tern porary transfer theo and that expires to day. The fact that Mr. Marston did not appeal against the decision of the bench prevented him from making a similar application upon the same point. He (the Clerk) had referred Mr. Marston to the case of Regina v. Taylor. Mr. Marston I have hot read the case yet, but I have it before me. I must say sir, that I don't appreciate the points raised. I made an application for a temporary trans- fer, that authority was granted, and he is selling under that authority up till to-day. The Chairman You will understand that we do not wish to spring anything upon you. We can take another case whilst you look into the matter. Mr Marston I don't, propose to argue it at all, if I am going to have points of law like this sprung upon me. I shall apply for the license, and if you refuse, I shall appeal. I am not going to argue. I don't think it is the proper thing to do under the circum- stances. It will mean an endless amount of money, and somebody will have to pay it. It is a great shame I think that this poor man should be ruined simply on account of the whims of a magistrate that comes here to over-ride the opinion of bis fellow magis- trates. The Chairman I don't think there can be anything fairer to you, Mr. Marston, than that we should allow you an opportunity of replying after you have had time to con- sider the matter. We .will take another case to esmble you to do so. Mr. Marston Thank you sir. Another case was then taken to allow Mr. Marston time to look up the law on the subject. During the bearing of this case, Mr. J. W. Lumley left the court to catch a train, and as references were made to him later OH by Mr. Marston, it is important to bear this fact in mind. Subsequently Mr. Marston, addressing the Bench said they were all pretty well agreed as to the facts of the case. It came before their worships about a fortnight ago, when Chancellor Jones was in the chair, supported by the Lordj-Lieutenaut of the County (Col. West), and ten other magistrates, including Dr. Jenkins, Capt. Cole, Mr. Blezard, Mr. Denton, Mr. Rigby, the Mayor of Ruthin (Dr. Hugbes), Mr. Weyman, Mr. Thomas Jones and Col. Wynne Edwards-a bench, with one exception, full and complete. The Chairman But we might have been right or we might have been wrong in our action all the same. Mr. Marston said they were undoubtedly right in granting Brooks a temporary authority to sell in this house. 'I he man was now growing old in the house, whilst the lawyers and the laws were deciding whether he should have the license (laughter). As to the points of law, he contended that the case of Taylor did not apply to this case at all, because the ordinary renewal of the license had been granted to his client, Matthew Parry. He got that renewal in August last, and they had nothing whatever to do with the General Annual Licensing Sessions as mentioned in the case of Taylor. Brooks was a new tenant, making applica tion for a full transference of the license through the man Matthew Parry, whose license was granted to him. The Chairman pointed out that the license was refused, and if it had been properly re- fused by the bench after due consideration, the question was whether another applica- tion of a similar character could be made before the same bench. Mr, Marston having quoted the case of Regina v.the Goldcross magistrates,went on to argue thatfthe magistrates in the present case had by their own action done away with any objection there might have been to bear it, because jthey had dealt with it quite recently. Another thing. The man for whom be appeared was Matthew Parry, and he had never been refused his license. The transfer was refused by the bench on the ground that part of a letter to the3 Super- intendent of Police concerning Brooks had not been made known in Court. There the matter stood, but the matter of the license itself was not dealt with. He would ask why should the fact that the supt. of police had refused to divulge the whole of a certain letter, affect adversely the transfer of the j license from Matthew Parry to Brooks i The Chairman The Court did not give any reason at all for refusing the transfer. They simply refused the application. The Clerk here explained that no reasons were given for the refusal by their worships. Mr. Marston: The Court gave no reason, but the Clerk at a subsequent hearing gave ifc. The Clerk said the case involved so much legal difficulty, that he would like it to be adjourned for a fortnight. Mr. Marston I should like to know, sir, who is my opponent in this case? I seem to fight somebody that has no physical ap- pearan.ce in this court. The Chairman: We take the bare ques- tion of law. Mr. Marston: But how was it raised against my client ? The Chairman It is raised because the Clerk advises us that the matter is not res- judicata. Mr. Marston I should like to hear who started the Clerk on the hunt (laughter). If it is Mr. Lumley, why does he not come here to argue the point. The Chairman Please don't speak of Mr. Lumley"; be is not here. Mr. Marston: No, he seems to make a moonlight or early morning appearance and then slopes off (laughter). Why does he not stick to his gung and fight it out like a man? The Chairman: We adjourn the case for a fortnight. Mr. Marston then applied for temporary authority to sell pending the hearing. This was granted, but subsequently with- drawn, as the Bench found there was a legal difficulty in the way. THE GLANYLLYN INN, CLAWDD. NEWYDD. Mr. T. W. Griffith, solicitor, Denbigh (from Mr. A. 0, Evans' office), applied for the full transfer of the license of the above public house from Alice Williams to Robert Williams. He proved service of notices,and stated that he held an authority from Mrs. Williams to make the application on her behalf. He also submitted several testi- monials as to the character of Robert Wil- liams. The application was granted.. THE GOLDEN HART. Mr. A. Lloyd Jones applied for the full transfer of the license of the Golden Hart Inn, Ruthin, from Frederick Cooper to Miss Dale. Supt. Jones then gave the dates upon which the tenancy of the house had been changed since 1895—the number being six. The Chairman (addressing Miss Dale) said —You have heard of the frequency in the change of tenants in this house. What is your opinion of it now ? Miss Dale: I wish to go on with it, sir. Mr. Lloyd Jones said Miss Dale knew everything in connection with the house. She had already stopped singing there, and had brought her mother to reside with her. The Chairman remarked that the house had not very good repute, and hoped she would be more careful than the other tenants. Mr. Lloyd Jones I think your worships will find that a great improvement will take place. The Chairman: I hope so. The applica- tion is granted. THE ROYAL OAK INN, RUTHIN. The license of this house was temporarily transferred from Thomas Foulkes Jones to Joseph Morgan, Wrexham. Mr. A. Lloyd Jones made the application. THE STAG INN, LLANARMON. Mr. Marston submitted plans of proposed alterations to be carried out at the above place, and the same were approved of by the bench. OTHER TRANSFERS. On the application of Mr. T. W Griffiths, full transfers were granted in the case of the Boar's Head, Ruthin, and the Cross Guns, Llanarmon. ALLEGED POACHING AT LLAN- YNYS. Wm, Hughes, of Denbigh, was summoned by John Dickson,game keeper to Mr. Waud, Bryn Morfydd, for trespassing on a close of land at Llanynys on the 16th Nov., in search of conies. Defendant pleaded not guilty, but ad- mitted having crossed the field. Mr. J. B. Marston prosecuted, and in his opening statement, said that the defendant had. been caught by two keepers ferreting. He had three nets, and was attempting to catch rabbits. Evidence in support of the charge was given by two keepers—Richard Wilks, and Evan Roberts. Defendant was fined Is. and costs. DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS. For this offence James Lilly, a salt seller, was fined 6d. and costs. The offence was committed in the parish of Llanferres. REFUSING TO QUIT THE WYNN- STAY ARMS HOTEL. Edward Ellis Roberts, Ruthin, was sum moned for having refused to quit the Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Ruthin, on Dec. 8th, and with disorderly conduct. Mr. Turner, Chester, prosecuted, and the defendant, who pleaded not guilty, was de- fended by Mr. A. Lloyd Jones. The evidence in this case on behalf of the prosecution was similar to that given in another case reported a fortnight ago. Evidence having been given for the de- fence, The bench considered the case proved, and fined defendant 6s. and 14s. costs. An advocate's fee of one guinea was also allowed.
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Envelopes were first used in 1839. He-If I should kiss you, what would you do ? She (startled)—I never measure an emergency until it arises. He-If this emergency arose now, how would you meet it? She (courageously)—Face to face Stags Manager—There's a nice thing happen- on the stage Lessee-"iV ,hat's up? Stage Manager-The fhero and villain are doing their duel act, and the latter won't die until you signal him that he will get his arrears of salary at the end of the piece.' Theru is gold at the bottom of the sea, our, re wants fiiidiiig. LJnhlve the gold of the creek, how- ever, the 8ea hoids it in rounded doubloons and shaped bars. Nor was it at all lost in Spanish gal- leons, for history has it that British ships of war have settled on the ocean's bed with golden freights from El Dorados of earlier years. Such a vessel sank off Holland when H.M.S. Lutine went down in 1799 with a million and a half in bar gold. That ship was insured at Lloyd's and the great maritime corpora- tion is intent on opening the new century in attempt- ing to recover some of the lost treasure, presumably on behalf of the descendants of the underwriters in- volved. The Netherlands claimed the wreck, but after much legal quibbling ceded one-half to Lloyd's, and £ 100,000 has been recovered. The remainder is said to be accessible. At all events, some men will go down into the sea from ships next year to pros- pect on Lloyd's "claim." Colonel Hozier, the secre- tary at Lloyd's, foreshadowed this enterprise recently tary at Lloyd's, foreshadowed this enterprise recently ftt King's Weigh Hall in a lecture on the origin, growth, and present machinery of the big seaway committee. He dealt with maritime insurance from the good financial days of the Dutch and the Lom- bards until I i Lloyd's beemme an English commer- cial pillar, springing from the humble growth of a Mffee-boowk
PRESENTATION TO Mil. GEORGE…
PRESENTATION TO Mil. GEORGE WHEWAY. On Thursday,the 20th inst.,a presentation was made to Mr. George Wheway, the retired fore- man at the Denbigh station. The Mayor (Mr. A. Lloyd Jones) presided, and there wete also present Messrs. W. Mellard, A. Foulkes Roberts, R. C. B. Clough, W. Parry, T. J. Williams, E. Williams (station), W. Price, and the Misses Lewis, with the Town Clerk, who acted as honorary secretary, and Mr. Wheway. Mr. Parry Jones read apologies f om Mr. Hughes, N. P. Bank, and Mr. G. T. Miller, late station master, who had worked with Mr. Wheway for 23 years. He was al, qt asked to apologise on behalf of Captain Cole. The han. secretary said that the amount received at the two banks was £ 25 15s., and this was to be handed over to Mr. Wheway, the cost of the address and ofchar purposes being then paid. He (Mr. Parry Jones) had received another subscription of 10s. 6d., which brought the total up to 927 5s. The addresE was as fallows :— To Mr. George Wheway, Denbigh. 1870. 1900. We, your fellow townsmen and neighbours, desire to take the opportunity, which is presen- ted by your retirement after 30 years of devo- ted service as station foreman at Denbigh, of expressing to you our appreciation of the able and diligent manner in which you have carried out; the duties of the office. We ask you to accept the accompanying purse as an acknow- ledgement of our grateful thanks for the uni form courtesy and tact with which you have at all times studied the requirements of the travelling public. We trust that long life and the blessings which are consequent upon faithful service may follow you into your well-earned retirement. Signed, on behalf of the subscribers, A. LLOYD JONES, Mayor. Denbigh, Dec. 1900. The Mayor, in presenting the address, said he had very great pleasure in doing so, on behalf of the subscribers. Mr. Wheway had been a faithful servant for the last 30 years. He had always found him most pleasing, obliging, and courteous. Mr. George Wheway, in replying, said that be failed to find words to express his feelings at that moment. If he looked back thirty years, during which he had been amongst them, he failed to see anything which had caused the great sympathy shown to him, and the best wishes for his future welfare, and also for the valuable present which they had presented to him that day. He failed to see that his services under the L. and N. W. Railway Company called for such a valuable gift. He was sure that he had done nothing, but what duty had called upon him to do (cheers), and when it was made known that he was about to retire, he was surprised to see the press give him such a character. It seemed to him that the report in the press was one-sided, as they had eaid nothing about his failures, or anything about his faults; and he was greatly surprised when he saw that his Worship the Mayor and their worthy Town Clerk had consented to open subscription lists at the banks, whereby any- body might show their appreciation of the ser- vices which he had rendered during the time he was at Denbigh station. He came to Denbigh as a stranger amongst strangers, and he found the duties rather difficult to cope with. One difficulty was that Superintendent Smith, whom he came under at first, had decided to have a stranger as foreman at Denbigh station, owing to the Mold and Denbigh line being made, and the increase of the traffic to the station. Coming as a stranger, one difficulty was this, that it caused a little jealousy amongst those who had been in the station some time before him, and who, perhaps, were more worthy than himself. But still, he was very pleased to tell them that that difficulty was soon got over. He soon showed them that he had not come to work over them, but to work with them (hear, hear). Another difficulty was the shortness of room at Denbigh station for the traffic that then existed. After a year or two, to meet the increase of traffic, extensive alterations were made at the station. They built a new engine shed, made a new timber yard, cattle pens, and sidings, several lines of rails, and increased the plat. form accommodation, which was not sufficient at the time to accommodate the traffic, but the Superintendent said that Denbigh station would become a very important station in the London and North-Western railway system, and that he believed the town and trade of Denbigh would still be on the increase, and that great improvements would have to be made. That statement was proved to be correct. The same difficulty was experienced at the present dty- that of the shortness of room to accommodate the traffic Mr. Wheway then proceeded to give a number of figures as to the traffic at the present day, showing that the average traffic daily was between 150 and 200 waggons, 24 passenger trains in, and 22 out, about 70 tons of coal brought in daily for Denbigh station only, 50 tons of goods in and out, 20 tons of mineral traffic, to say nothing of the horse, carriage and cattle traffic. He might add the catsle traffic, taking for instance three fairs, March, April, and May, which were the largest, 50 trucks full of cattle and 30 horse boxes were brought in to each fair, so that they might think that there was a great deal of responsibility, and that a great weight hung upon the shoulders of those responsible to see that the traffic went in and out properly, with- out delay, so as to give satisfaction to the owners of the stock. He was very pleased to stand before them that day to say that through the co-operation of his superior officers and feilow-wo'rkraen, they hud been able to carry the work out with satisfaction all round. When be came to Denbigh first, on a March fair, he remembered the wind was very high, and when be first turned into Vale Street, he was met by a great cloud of dust. He was also met by a large number of cattle drovers, and the public, who looked exactly as if they had been through the flour mill; but that had been remedied. He came as a stranger, but he soon found out that the old proverb was true, 'You must go away to find friends.' There was a gentleman, who was not present that evening, who gave him words ot encouragement, and showed him kind. ness, and he was the late Mr. Copner Wynne Edwards, the father of Colonel T. A. Wynne Edwards. Be (Mr. Edwards) was a great friend of ihe Superintendent, as also were the late lir. Turnour, and Mr. Lewis, the then rector, who were always very kind to him. Also, he should like to mention the late Mr. Gold Edwards, and many other gentlemen. There were three young gentlemen that he should like to name, who, as they became older, always had a pleasant look for him, and always en- quired as to the wife and family, and those were the Rev. A. H. Tumour, Mr. E. A. Tumour, and Mr. Roderick Lloyd Williams. He did not think he knew three more kind hearted gentlemen. He felt as soon as he came to Denbigh that he was surrounded by friends and well wishers, and he could say that he received nothing but kindness from all classes of the Inhabitants of Denbigh since he first arrived in the town (cheers). He must now take the opportunity of thanking them and all the subscribers to the handsome present, which was so great a proof that he had given satisfac tion in the way which he had carried on his duties, as foreman at the railway station, and as he had served the public of Denbigh, and also as he had conducted himself in a way that had brought forth the good wishes for his future welfare (hear, hear). He must thank those present, and those who had subscribed, nay, be must go further, and thank the inhabitants of the town for the kindness shown to him during the past, and for the well-wishes for his future welfare. He was gratified that be had left the railway service not only with the good wishes of the inhabitants of Denbigh, but with the good wishes of his superior officers, and officers of each department, and the railway servants of the Chester and Holyhead district, and also those who had gone into other districts. He trusted that the time would soon be at hand when they would see alterations at Denbigh station. The accommodation at the station at present was too .it n-.nic L^u carried on there. The tiiakers o; the plans of the Denbigh station did not think v.hat the the traffic would be. He thanke-i them one and all for the kindness shown to him, and for the magnificent gift they had presented to him that nay. The Mayor said he wished to thank Mr. Wheway tor his very interesting speech. Mr. Clough said he thought that the sugges- tion of Mr. Wheway would be taken in by them all. He thought that a good deal of valuable information had been given. He had known Mr. Wheway for many years, and he had had connections with him besides on the railway. He was a very straightforward man. Mr. Wheway was quite worthy of the testimonial, because he was as courteous to the lord or lady as he was to the poor struggling woman with twins or triplets on bar arms (laughter, and hear, hear). Mr. Clongh then proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Mayor for presiding. The Mayor's kindness was well known, and they were very fortunate in having such a good tempered Mayor. The Rev. Joseph Evans, in seconding, said he begged to endorse the words of Mr. Clough. He wished also to propose a vote of thanks to i ie Town Clerk, who had had a gnat deal to do with that testimonial. The resolutions were put to the meeting, and carried, and the Mayor returned thanks, stating that it was a pleasure to be there to present such a worthy servant with a testimonial.
.. COUNTY SOHOOL.
COUNTY SOHOOL. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. On Thursday afternoon last, the Mayor (Mr. A. Lloyd Jones) presided over the distribution of prizes, won by the papils at the Denbigh- County School, at the Town Hall. There was a large number present, and amongst them were Messrs J. Harrison Jones, E. Mills, Gwilym Parry, Ellis Williams, A. Anwyl, A. Foulkes Roberts, the Revs. J. Evaus, H. Hum- phreys, and David Williams, Mrs. Parry, Clwyd Villa, Mrs. T. Pierce Hughes and a large number of the parents of the boys. The meeting was opened with a song by the boys. HEADMASTER'S REPORT. The headmaster read the following report:— In September 1899, 31 pupils wore re admit- ted into the school, and 20 pupils entered the school for the first time, bringing up the num- ber in the school to 51, a larger number than had been in it for some time. The number remained stationary at 51 dur- ing the year. At the end of tho school year in July last, 17 boys leit. The average stay in the school of the pupils who left during the year was a little over 5 terms. This is lower than what it ought to be. The rate, at which the average stay of pupils increases, measures, in my opinion, the rate at which the appreciation of the school by the inhabitants of the district increases But it must be added that several boys were reluc- tantly withdrawn from the school owinn to the difficulty experienced by their parents in obtaining men to do the work of the farms. Of the 26 pupils that left during the year, 15 returned home to engage in farming or allied industries. From this fact arises natur- ally the question, What provision is made at the school for the education of these farmers' sons ?' The answer must be that no provision specially intended for them has so far been made. However, I hope that by the beginning. of the next school year an efficient course of instruction in the principles of agriculture will have be>!n established at the school, and the instruction given by a member of the perman- ent staff, who will be in constant touch with his pupils. This can be done without in any way interfering with the progress of the boys who are desirous of pursuing other courses. I regret to say that only one boy proceeded during the year to a place of higher learning. The attendance of the pupils has been on the whole very fair, 89 per cent of them being present every day on an average. Ill health was the cause of the absence from school of a large number early in the year, whilst other boys are kept at home on the great days' of farm life. The Inspector sent by the Board of Educa- tion visited the school twice during the year. The Chief Inspector of the Central Welsh Board paid his annual visit in March, and reported very favourably, I gather, upon the school. In June, Mr. Kirkman, on behalf of the Central Welsh Board, examined a section of the school orally, and the testimony of the staff of this school, in common with those of the other schools he viaited, is that he did his work with thoroughness. On four days in June were held the examina- tions of the Science and Art Department, as it was then called. These occupied altogether 15 hours. This was the last time for these examinations to be held. On Monday July 16th the annual ex-imina- tion of the Central Welsh Board commenced, and lasted for the rest of the term. It consis- ted of 17 sittings, varying in duration from 2 to 3 hours each. During the year a change occurred in the, teaching staff. Mr. Edwal Williams, in December 1899 secured a mastership in South Wales, and resigned his post at this school. He was, I may add, an exceedingly able teacher. In February of this year, Mr. F. G. Evans, succeeded Mr, Williams. Mr. Evans has thrown himself entirely into the work of the school, and will, I feel sure, prove a very suc- cessful teacher. In conclusion I have to thank my colleagues, Mr. Howland and Mr. Evans for most faithful assistance during the past year, and also the governors of the school, as well as the clerk, for their courtesy in attending to ail matters that I had to bring before them. The Mayor then said it gave him great pleasure to be present that day. He was very thankful to the Governors of the School for inviting him to piesent the prizes. They were all pleased, he was sure with the excellent report that they had heard read by the Head- master, and with the excellent work that had been carried on at the school. There was a large number of certificates won by the boys, and he hoped they would all make a name. He understood, that there was one of the pupils, he referred to Percy Anwvl, who had been very successful in passing the examina- tion to enter into Parr's Bank (cheers). The boys then gave another song. The prizes were distributed as follows :— Form III A.-First prize, R. A. Richards— The orbs around us.' Form III B.-First prize, R. O. Knowles- Common objects of the microscope.' Second prize, W. H. Evans-' Risen by perseverance.' Third prize, John Hooson-I Eminent philan- thropist.' Form II.-First prize, C. H, Evans-, Voy- age of the Beagle.' Second priza, T. G. Ro- berts—'Famous men. Third prize, H. P. Hughes—'Four great philanthropists.' Fourth prize, William Davies-, Tales from Shakes. peare.' W. O Evans—'Stories of School Life.' I Form I.-First prize, R. J. England—'Wild animals and birds.' Seeond prize, H. P. Davis —' Arabian nights.' Third prize, D. W. Dav- ies-, Natural History. Mr. Harrison Jones said he had a very pleasing duty to perform, that of proposing a vote of thanks to their worthy chairman. He was glad that the Denbigh County School were honoured, with the presence of the Mayor of the town (cheers). The duties of the Mayor of a town like Denbigh were not light. He might say that the school had made rapid progress during the year. He was glad to see such a large number of pupils in the school, who looked so well, active, and healthy. Their taces that day indicated, that they not only won the prizes with pleasure, but also that the work of the school was a pleasure to them. He was sure that the pupils would nevsr regret continuing In school as long asjthey could. In conclusion, he hoped that the boys of the Denbigh Ceunty School would show a nobility of charactert straightforwardness, honourable truthfulness, and that they would be above being mean young men. He would just say 4 one word to the boys, and that was that they should not fear to show themselves good and religious boys. He wished them, not merety to call themselves scholars, but also to complete the nobility of life by acka jwle Iging the Gad above and seiving Him with their whole hearts. He begged to propose a hearty vote of il anks to the Mayor for prdsiiing. Mr. Humphreys said he niiii great pleasure in, seconding the vote of tha.-sks to the Mayor. During the time he had been in office the Mayor had shewn the utmost willingness to make him- self useful, giving his presence and support te every good causa and he deserved a cordial vote of thanks tor presiding that afternoon. He would like to make a few remarks on the report of the examination of the school by the Central Welsh Board which tested the work for the year. At first sight it did not appear very favourable, but when analysed it shewed that good substantial work was done through- oat the school. The range of subjects was very wide and it was hardly reasonable to expect supreme excellence in any one subject He was glad to see that scripture formed part of the curriculum of the school, and although the report of work done was not all that could be wished, he hoped additional interest would be taken in the subject with better results next year. He was very glad also to see that arith- metic and geography were well taught in the school—the work done was uniformly good—a sound knowledge of these subjects was an use- ful equipment for a commercial calling—indeed for any calling When a, new laboratory was provided, he hoped chemistry also would be- come a strong subject in the school-this is an important subject for boys intended for agric- ultural pursuits-as they had just heard from the headmaster a large proportion of the boys who left school did take to farming. The modern methods of farming required a know- ledge of practical chemistry—it was in scientific farming that their hope lay for the improve- ment and success of this important national industry. He wished to call the attention of the boys to the good openings presented by pupil teach- ership in Eiementary Schools. A boy who had passed the junior certificate examination of the Welsh Board was eligible for an engagement as pupil for only two years or even one. The abreviation of the term of. engagement was an advantage as it held out to a boy the prospect of a remunerative post after a short period of apprenticeship and the profession of an Elem- entary School Teacher was a decidedly remun- erative one-with good prospect, and an use- ful and honourable profession. The prepara- tion course was rather difficult, but it was much shortened as compared with what it used to be and was open to boys from Intermediate Schools. He would like to emphasise what Mr. Har- rison Jones had said about maintaining a good tone in the school—there was such u thing as 'esprit de corps '-a jealousy for the honour and good name of the school, parents in their choice of a school looked almobt as much to the tone of a school as to its reputation for suc- cesses at examinations, and tiiere was no doubt that a boy educated in a school where the discipline was good, and where there was a good moral God fearing tone started in life with an immense advantage over the boy brought up in a school where the discipline was lax, and the tone low. He would appeal to the senior boys to strengthen the masters' hands in this matter by upholding discipline, and fostering a good tone and a sense of hon- our among the boys-let every boy, from the youngest to the oldest, feel that the honour and good name of the school was in his hands. Although there were a good many prizes given, some boys, no doubt, were disappointed —there was always disappointment at every prize distribution-but don't let them be dis- heartened, but plod along with perseverance. The race was not always to the swift The fable of the hare and tortoise was verified over and over again in life. The clever boy was apt to trust to his cleverness, and unless he applied himself he was sure to be outshipped in the race by the plodding, painstaking hard- worker. There was no royal road to success but through painstaking and perseverance—let them remember in their school career, and when they entered on the more serious business of life, that there are no gainB without pains— 'yn mhob llafur y mae elw.' He wished mas. ter and boys a pleasant holiday, a happy Christmas, and a prosperous new year. He had great pleasure in seconding the vote of thanks to the Mayor for presiding. The Mayor in returning thanks, said he was exceedingly obliged to them for the very kind remarks. He hoped that at the next distribu- tion of prizes they would bi at the new school. The boys gave another song, and the meet- ing terminated. At 3 30 an excellent tea was provided for the boys at the school, given by Mrs. Harrison Jones, and catered for by Mrs. Evans, confec- tioner.
2 THE DREYFUS AFFAIR.
2 THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. The French Chamber was occupied until a late hour on the 18th inst. in discussing points arising chiefly out of the Dreyfus affair during the debate on the Amnesty Bdl. A letter, written by Major Cuignet, giving his opinion that the Panizzardi telegram was a forgery, led to recriminations, M. Delcasse flatly denying that he had, as had been imputed, brought pressure to bear on Major Cuignet to admit that he agreed with the view the-a held at the Foreign Office as to the authenticity of that document.
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"LINK CYCLES."
"LINK CYCLES." Charles Hanford was at Bow-street Police-court in London on the 18th inst. committed for trial on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences. The accused, who had traded as the London Direct Supply Company, had advertised link cycles, one of which he intimated he was prepared to forward to each person who sent Is. 6d. Many people, thinking, from the terms of the announcement, that they would receive a link bicycle, forwarded postal orders for the amount indicated, obtaining in return a pair of sleeve links worth 2d..
DREYFUSLSM REVIVED.
DREYFUSLSM REVIVED. MAJOR CUIGNET TO UNDSUGO SIXTY DAYS* IMI'RISOK.MKKT. Major Cuignet has been arrested, and by order of the French War Minister will undergo sixty days' detention in a fortress. The arrest of Cuignet arose out of the recent debate in the French Chamber on the Amnesty Bill for offences connected with the Dreyfus case. During the discussion on the Bill there was raised the question of the famous Panizzardi telegram, despatched the day after the arrest of Dreyfus was known, on November 2, 1894, and purporting to be signed bj Major Panizzardi, Italian Military Attache in Paris. This telegram was addressed to the War Minister, in Rome, and was deciphered to read as follows: If Captain Dreyfus has not had relations with yon, it would be well to instruct the Ambassador to publish an official denial in order to prevent news- paper com ments." M. Delcassé having claimed Major Cuignet as one of the authorities for this translation, the major at once wrote direct to the Prime Minister protesting that he had neverbeen consulted in the translation, and did not agree with the version agreed upon by the translators. He also communicated to M. Lasies, a Nationalist Deputy, for use during the debate, a confidential report drawn up by himself and General Chamoin pronouncing the signature of the telegram not to be in the writing of Major Panizzardi. This report had not been submitted to either of the two courts-martial on Dreyfus, and its existence was not known outside the French War Office until Major Cuignet handed it to M. Lasies. These two acts—(1) writing direct to the Premier without the authority of his chief, and (2) the un- authorised publication of an official secret document —constitute the offence for which the major has been imprisoned. The Nationalist papers declare that when Major Cuignet was taken to prison he was searched for razor, knives, &c., the police functionary remarking: We don't want any more mysterious deaths."