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OLD ESTABLISHED FIRST-CLASS FAMILY HOTEL SHELTERED POSITION IN + V\V^ FINELY-WOODED PABK. National Telephone No. 13. Telegrams— /y J Pwllycrcchan,Coiwyn Bay > I \0 /< Y^V/ ELEGTEIC LIGHT SEPARATE TABLEB W MAGNIFICENT VIEWS, VjVM RECHERCHE CUISINE, POSTING, GOL?, TENNIS, BATHING, BILLIARDS, &c JOHN PORTER, Proprietor. THE FINEST HEALTH RESORT IN NORTH WALES. RHOS ABBEY HOTEL, COLWYN BAY. Facing the Sea, pure bracing air, delightful climate, charming scenery, water supply perfect. Elegant Apartments, every home comfort. Golf Links by the sea within half a mile. High-class Cuisine. Terms moderate. Omnibus meets principal traine. Tariff, apply FR. MEIER, Proprietor (late at the WINDSOR HOTEL, GLASGOW). 6282 ROYAL RE STAURANT PRIVATE & COMMERCIAL HOTEL, "doners, Ab^ Road, Opposite St. Paul's Church, Pastry Cooks, afld COLWYN BAY. Caterers. Proprietors: PILLING & ROSS. 4469 Ior THE LARGEST AND BEST APPOINTED HOTEL. Highly recommended by the nobility and gentry ae a -c T oomfortable FAMILY HOTBL, standing in its own r 1 JJ grounds, with mountain and sea tl ll X- views from all Luncheons, windows. "CT IN Teae and Dinners. X- '— Table d'Hote at 7 p.m. Sundays all | -TNJ Suites of Booms, Public Drawing-room, C ■ -r — Coffee-room, Bmoke-room, and Billiard-room. "z^ Posting in all its branches. Bathing & Boating. 4477 MISS AYLAND, Proprietress. Commercial WESTMINSTER RESTAURANT,XS HOTEL ABERGELE & RHIW ROADS, COLWYN BAY. HIGH-CLASS CONFECTIONERY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS DAILY. ALL CAKES, &c., BAKED ON THE PREMISES. 4159 NOTHING BUT THE BEST QUALITY OF MATERIALS USED. W. H. EVANS, Proprietress, MUFFINS AND CRUMPETS BAKED DAILY. BON-BONS & CHOCOLATE BOXES in great variety. ALSO A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF FANCIES. Mostyn House Commercial Hotel, Penrhyn Road, Colwyn Bay Miss E. PATRICK, PROPRIETRESS. ONLY THE BEST MAKES OF CHOCOLATE KEPT IN STOCK. DINNERS from 1/- Tea and Supper Parties Catered for. Gentlemen, both Private and Commercial, will meet with every attention and comfort at this Establishment. Note the Address .—PENRHYN ROAD, COLWYN BAY, Opposite Fleet's Music Warehouse. 4021 (FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL.) I Grosvenor Hotel and Restaurant OPPOSITE THP, RAILWAY STATION, BODFOR STREET, RHYL, Good Commercial, Coffee, & Dining Rooms. Large & Small Parties Catered for. 4210 A. W. JAMES, Proprietor. 5976 National Telephone, No. 12, Colwyn Bay. QUEEN'S HOTEL' OLD COLWYN, N. WALES. Beautifully Situated. Close to the Station & Sea. MISS PARRY, Proprietress (Late of the Padarn Villa Hotel, Llanberis). BRIGGS & SON, T GENERAL AND FAMILY DRAPERS. Special Stocktaking Sale. 3/- in the £ Discount. 432 LARGE STOCK OF NEW & SECOND-HAND CARRIAGES. H. VV. EDDY., Coach Builder, Wheelwright and Horse Shoer, COLWYN BAY. Carriages, Bought Sold or Exchanged. Vehicles of every description built from the best seasoned materials RUBBER TYRING A SPECIALITY, DONE ON THE PREMISES. HARNESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION made to Order and Stocked. An Experienced Saddler kept. REPAIRS, PAINTING. AND TRIMMING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. ResidenceBeechmount, Abergele Road. Telephone No. 0189. 4520

[ Visitors at Colwyn Bay. Ifawarden F?oad #\bergeEe Ifcad. Erin— Newsham House- Dr & Ni rs Gt cen, Stockport Mr & Mrs Morse, Birkdale children & maid, do Belgrave Road. Lawson (toad. The Glyn- Sibberscote- Misses Young, Handsworth Mr & Mrs Wells,Louglibi'g Miss Wells, do „c°nw?y Road- MS°Griffith. Stretford Villa— "West Kirov Mr & Mrs Campbell, B'ton Miss H LJOLLE, dø Mr R J Baker, Strettord Ellesme-e Road. Ga Maisonette- Mr & Miss Hardmfin, F Beaty, Esq. Manchester Prestwich Mrs Be:1ty,baby & nurse,do Mr KOBERTS, Bootie Promenade. Miss Mar pies, Birkenhead Sorrento- Miss Winchester MR WAlker, J.P. Dublin Mr mchester, Birham Rothesey- R | N Mr & Mrs Edge.Manehest'r trskine Road. Mr & Mrs Kershaw, do St. Elm- Gili)ertvilla- Mr & Mrs Heath, Harrog'e J l-t Truman, Esq, Not/ham Erw Welt Soad. Wynqstay Road. Rutland- Somerset House Miss C Hnlley, Rhyl Miss Foster, resident Miss L Hulley, do MRS Harl w, Liscard Miss Bartlett, London Eree^eld IJoad. MSS; SS Cardigan House- M rs Petty, N >ttin<?ham P BucKley, Esq, Manch'tcr Mr liichardson. Stockport 1

Obituary. Funeral of Mrs Hugh Jones, Ctnway. AMID every token of respect, the funeral of the late wife. of Alderman Hugh Jones took place at the cemetery on. Friday. The attendance was large, a fair percentage of town councillors and officials of the Corporation being amongst the number. 6 The chief mourners were: Alderman Hugh Jones, son; Mr John; iowen, brother; Mr O. Wil. liams, Nevin, brother-in-law; Mr J. Ellis, Man- chester, nephew; Mr T. Hywel Williams, Nevin, nephew; Mrs Oliver, Conway, niece; Mrs Parry, Colwyn, Bay, niece; Miss M. M. Wil- liams, Conway, niece; Mrs Hughes, Liverpool, I niece; Miss* Jones, Liver'pool, sister-in-law; Miss Jones, Llandudno, sister-in-law; Mrs Jones, Llanrwst, niece; Miss Davies, Pwllheli, niece; Capt. W. Hughes, Pwllheli, cousin; Mr W. Jones, 'Brynymor, Llandudno, cousin; and. Mr R. Jones, Erskine House, Llandudno, cousin. Apologies for their absence were received from, the Mayor of Conway (Councillor James Porter), Alderman, H. Hughes, Dr M. J. Mor- gan, Mr J. E. Conway Jones, and the Town Clerk, all of whom were absent owing to public business. The officiating ministers were the Rev T. Gwynedd Roberts and Rev Wm. Edwards. Wreaths were sent by the following.: -Alder- man H. Jones (husband); Mr H. P. Jonies (son) Mrs Williams, Nevin (sister), who was prevent- ed; from attending owing to continued long ill- ness Mr and Mrs J. Ellis, Manchester; Misses M. and! M. B. Jones, Llandudno Mrs T. Parry, Colwyn. Bay; Mr and Mrs J. P. Jones, Hamp- den, Colwyn Bay; Miss M. M. Williams-, Con- way; Mrs and Miss Oliver, Conway; Mr and Mrs Davies^ Bodafon; Mrs Thomas, Bryntir- ion; friemte at Newborough-terrace and Upper Gate-street, Comway. Alderman. Hugh Jones desires- us to express his thanks to all friends- who have shown and expressed their sympathy with him in his be- reavement. Death of Mr Cornelius Ryan, Llandudno. After a period of much suffering, Mr C. Ryan, youngest brother of Mr M. Ryan, manager at Llandudno for Messrs W. Dew and Son, passed away on Friday last at his residence, Clontarf, at the age of 33 years. Deceased had been for some years manager for Mr John Homan, of Llandudno and Colwyn Bay, and his amiable dlisposition at all times ensured him many friends. He leaves a wife and five little chil- dren. The fun-eral took place on Monday at Llan- rhos Churchyard', and was largely attended, not- withstanding the' inclement weather. Beautiful wreaths were sent by the following: -Ir and Mrs Homan, "With deep- sympathy," and the words, "Faithful servant" the St. Tud.no Ton- tine Society, .the deceased's colleagues, and! others. Funeral of Mrs Evan Jones, Carnarvon. On Saturday the remains, of Mrs Evan Jones, wife of the pastor of Moriah, Carnarvon, were conveyed from her home at Sëgontinini Terrace to the family burial ground at Machynlleth. An immense concourse of people assembled near the house at an early hour in the morning, and thie, signs of mourning were everywhere present throughout the town. The service at the house was conducted- by the Revs. J. R. Williams, Rhydba-ch; W. Jones, Portdinorwic; and D. O'Brien Owen, Carnarvon. Clergy of the Established Church, ministers of every denomi- nation, and public men from all parts of the county joined, the, funeral cortege to the sta- tion. The hearse was, followed by a single mourninrg coach, in which were the bereaved husband, with, his daughter (Miss Jones), and 'his son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs Robt. Jones, London. Funeral services were held! also at Machynlleth. The death is. announced' of Captain Benjamin Williams, of Mold, who was well known as a mining engineer in North Wales. Dr Joseph Parry, the well-known mus-Loian, Professor of Music at the University College, Cardiff, died on Tuesday evening after a short, illness. Mr William Thompson, head gamekeeper on Lord Penrhyn's estate,died at Bangor on Friday. He had been connected with the estate for over 35 years.

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Ministers and Missions. SIR,—As an old Methodist myself, I can fully endorse all your correspondent has said on the above subject. It is quite evident that Methodism at 'the pre- sent time iis losing the evangelising energy and primitive simplicity wh 'ch was a feature in the days of John Wesley 'and his contemporaries. More importance seems 'to be attached to hav- i-iag a highly-cultured mini(stry, and consequently conversions are very rare under the stated ser- vices of the 'Church. In fact, they are not looked for in a fashionable place of worship, and when a special effort or revival is thought necessary, .strangers from a distance are called in to do the work which rightly belongs to the minister and other lay workers. I am sure there is (or ought ito be) latent talent enough amongst the lay members of the Church, to. organise a mdsision among themselves, ,without paying out- siders to do the work, and who cannot follow it up afterward!s, with kindly 'help and counsel, like those who reside- in the neighbourhood. What we want as Methodist- -at the present day is -not so much elaborate machinery and a cultured ministry, but united effort for an out- pouring of God's Holy Spirit upon our town. What, I would ask, has become of the seven o'clock Sunday morning -and weekly prayer meetings also the cottage meetings and open-air preaching And. systematic visiting by the resi- dent minister, which meetings were a sine qua non in the days of early Methodism? What was- the 'secret of the success of the early Apos- tles when conversions were quite a common oc- currence? I think we shall findl it in Acts ii., 24: "For he -was a good man, full of the- Holy Ghost and of faith, and much people was added to the Loy-d.Yours, etc., ANOTHER OLD METHODIST.

A Plea for Mutual Co-operation. SIR,—Now that the temperance party, or one may perhaps say, the town, is congratulating its- self on its victory in the matter of the pier license, and is doubtless, in a right good humour with itself, it may not be amiss to put in a plea for better support of the Pavilion by the public. I do not approve of the way in which the Com- pany approaches the town in this matter, and I very heartily disapprove of the pettish manner in which the Company sulked after the previoUis refusal of the license, going out of its way, as. it did, to send people home as soon- as the number of musicians- was diminished, by conspicuously announcing the date of such diminution as '"the last performance of "Rivi,ere'si Grand Orchestra," and doing its' best to stop people coming here the following year by stating in an equally con- spicuous manner that "next year's season would be one of six weeks, duration only," when all that was meant was that the. increase in the number of the orchestra ('which not everyone appreciates), would be for that period only. This was a foolish policy, and a veritable "cutting off the nose to spite the face," but was doubtless resolvedi on in a. state of "huff," that we all are (subject to, Companies as well as in- dividuals-, notwithstanding that the former have, according to that adage, "no souls to," etc., etc But I think the Company has a real grievance against the town in the very meagre support it receives from the residents. If anyone with some acquaintance with Llandudno visits the Pavilion there he is at once struck with the number of residents present at 'the -concerts. The lodging-house and shop-keepers, the pro- fessional classes, and in fact the "clergy, gentry, and inhabitants generally," shaw up in large numbers, and make a good proportion of the audience, a proportion which is, the more strik- ing inasmuch as Llandudno has not nearly such a large number of private residents as Colwyn Bay. On the other hand-, I have been to our Pavilion, and beyond two, or three of the locall organists have .hardly recognised a soul. I believe there was an improvement last year over the preceding one, but there is room for more, and I would urge my fellow-townsmen to sup- port the concerts better, especially .as the Com- pany offers very liberal concessions to families. The Paviilionl has come to stay, .and, though a private enterprise, it makes for the welfare of the town, and if the town supports A, it will, if not support the town, go a long way to tha,t direction. We all want the tone of the entertainments kept up to their present level. It would be a calamity for the Pavilion to become another "pa-lace" like that at Rhyl (I got into hot water with Llandudno. last year, and fear I am running equal chances of doing; so with Rhyl now), and while entirely dissociating my- self with the "pistoil-that-went-off" policy I do ask for a batter support for an undertaking that is fraught with vast responsibilities for the pro- moters, and that cannot fail, if their efforts meet w th a proper response, to benefit the town jUCit as much as the shareholders. I venture to sug- gest that every one of the 653 ratepayers- who signed the petition on Saturday week (all of whom I expect are more or less dependent directly or indirectly on the continued prosperity of 'the place) might, could, should, and ought to, take one or more -season, tickets for the ensuing season, and tise- their best endeavours, to get their visitors-, guests, and.1 -friends to patronise the concerts. By so doing we shall knock a big hole ifi the case' for a licence, perhaps save the expense of opposition in future, and in any event, I am, sure, help to a better feeling between t'he company and the town,, which cannot 'but -be to the best interests of both.—Yours -faithfully, FRAS. NUNN.

The Pier Without a Licence. SIR, When too late, we hear any amount of grumbling and growlinfg about this matter. We are also told that those who write- letters to the papers shouldl use their own names. I am in- clined to thiink so myself, so I hereby admit that I wrote the letter signed "Liverpool," which appeared, in your edition of the 6th inst. Of course, the truth is üHen hard to s-wallow, and it appe,ars to me that those interested should not have a chance of saying, they take no notice of anonymous letters. Why should' the. magistrates be inundated with petitions? Everyone knows- that they hold their position because they are honourable men in every sense of 'the word, and perfectly able to do their d'u'ty without such th'n-gs as petitions and deputations. In some casies these have not teen received, and in. one case- ('Bettwsyco-ed), something was said by the chairman as'to the impertinence of the temperande party in sendinlg them in, and- h2 is also reported to have -aid! that the magistrates of that bench d'd not want to r-3 't-oldi their duty by outsiders. T will now auote from yo-ur edition- of the J,rih in-.t. Amphlett: As a matter of fact, Canont Roberts, you are a teetotaler, and rt is- y'our conviction thalt the (granting of licences is unnecessary all round?" '"I am tak-iny this case on it? merits' was the answer. Canon Roberts does. not state that he' is a teetotaller. Therefore, I presume he is not. I fancy this would apply to many cithers of the agitators- and those who signed the petitions. Then one of the magistrates (-^r "But -children go into, these places j, *0 lfi.i What next? Of course, children s0#>o a refreshment room "to- buy buns, many ladies, and- sometimes even ,j and be glad to- -get them-. a boy, never rush into a railway room or elsewhere, where drink^ buy a bun or a "homely" sa wijich d was hungry, or thought h-e W?"s'w jje if same thing; to an ordinary -boy- ■this, were his morals any the a W he did not, -then h-e must -have 1 great discrimination- and a "rara. Where was the opposition to -grcnc I am afraid that many 'highly ^are jio } people patronise these licences w- Qr eve seen coming ou-t of a pu-blic-hou- wine merchant's- office. The Pier Company has success, viz., to let the pavilion to a u tion of religious bodies, w'ho c- a j, each denomination may have one 'J gpo^jj sermons,'lectures, and temp-eran-Cr „ c0ul' s and as a change, a "mixed- held occasionally in order to bnnb parties into alliance. Perhaps it would pay better to Pr- ion into a gigantic bathing macnin v of steps down from the pier. F0 jju* ing, nothing could- be more- -su'i'taD;. • haps a licence would be necessa- >> this. it1-8 In conclusion, what we a and not bigotry. The police^ w'il ^3 Uc drunkards. Is not the opposition s. simply founded: upon the questio jo (See Canon Roberts's' evidence). 6tlt o: rates paid by him, do. they t' pocket? Tradesmen and lodging. B should wake up.—Yours truly, CIIAS. j- Old Colwyn, 17th Februaj-y^J^o3;

The Ciwyd and Elwy SIR,—It was- with much interest -ce, iir Kj, your angling'readers perused the n jailed last issue of the above subject, an tj great satisfaction the prospect o fu being in store for them in the ^mra6^ de^ With your kind permission, I AY°U A offer a few'remarks on the subj-ec ^.po j Taking your report seriatim, >_ ibe V> fact appears that a new secretary I of Conservators- is about to be ;e |or tfrlS of the several estimable applicants js poimtment, I venture- to -say that one of them who would, not perto office part of .his work -to the etitire g.ejva- of the Board. But let me ask the ggCr £ if that is all -they desire from Q{ W Some of the members- make no es- ing nothing about the natural ^.eao-s-$I salmonidse of the rivers, or of the & ^0 y ■sary for their nurture and, preservati- ^js^, am not wrong, were the question -t-o .5 would be in difficulties- in d-isting,^ cOu0^ species from another? "Assuming, the writer, "that you agree with s^0l do. yo-u not wan-t m a 'secretary one- makin-g pretty figures or writing f plate, possesses some knowledge 0, jjjts 0 Laws; who is acquainted with the" fish, the most efficient modes 01 z & » j them, and last, but not least, w ^itjl angler himself, and' who, therefore, more for the interest, of the- fisher1^ go any emolument he received from1 a OI1e f You will- find- that there is not -uC has applied for this post." t^,e Not only are there many miles ° eS> has applied for this post." t^,e Not only are there many miles ° eS> unfishabie -from the overgrowth f jd many parts so closely are the .atef'jL# that 'the very wind cannot strike- the. fjsP all anglers know what a hopeless- ta-; oO > is in sluggish, water without a The fish passes' doubtless m-;ght ^eir jjy improved, but keep the poachers and out of them, and they would do v giao .< well as they are. And -towards, this1 e o0tt> preservation- of the rivers 'generally would tend more than an association -9 the lines proposed by Colonel CorniVtf" be at whose meeting let us -hope there full and representative attendance. t0 at whose meeting let us -hope there full and representative attendance. to ålde I think I now come to where I from, you, sir, as I do not see hovv for Foen-ces made by the Conservaiw ^jt j classed as a "very low one," and I far on the contrary it is a high one. ariy ji'' | ■can make out, and I think I am (6, rate, there are four-teen rivers in W a1 afe eluding these) on which salmon lice11, quired. On four of them, the lie en:^eTrj,vVy, Ka on three, the same as on Clwyd and o| on five, either ios- or 10s 6d and OIlt two- the licences vary from £ 1 to_loS'c0 11 j(J to t'he portion of the river fished in- ,:ceflce.$ that the advisability of raising «/jo^ t-h'is -gl-istriicf, where it is already hi-gJ1' afe *.[j. v-ery doubtful. I also hold -that there definite restrictions as to what ea>° Ka mately used by the angler to -catch fi?f60 trout, for on the permits issued by } jt tS,(, owners, where there is any restrictio" It) stated,, and any an-gler usi-n'g a Pr ln\^ is simply a poacher. But again, I th«. J is these very restrictions' that cause. o' fishing to -be indifferent. The ef9 V angling is -that of. fly-fishine, and the 1 re-Hrable; but it is to it alone that permits apply, minnow, worm-, allowed. But give an adept with worm leave to work :h-;s will with tbe«P' s-t s*Lt first, whether they or t-he fly require and, second, that the difference of J, got stricter supervis-on at the rn^n,-a.g,He e? Clwyd. But no matter how in-defa' o river watchers may be, how can p-ected, to efficiently supervise • of river, which I 'have been told extent of their beat?- Y ours fa:,Lllf'Lll'l,Y' SC, OVER 50 YEARS -a-n Vale of Clwyd.

Oaf Appointment of a Colwy11 Curate.' New Welsh Professor- st AT a meeJing on Friday of 'BE shl'CrU^ David's Colleee, Lampeter, held a( Snr_ the principal business was <0 professor in nlace of the Rev. R- appointed vicar of L'andiM, ^arn1^vaii i-ames were suhmided. and 11^' Rev. tfO Thomas, curate of Colwvn Rav, Wrexhatn, was unanimon^lv ff0'v,r;r' Thomas is the son of Cinon T!ioma=-. jer and r-cei*"C'l his edncalion al Weff"1' and Jesus Collere, Oxford. lie takes duties on July 1st.