The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

THE WELSH CLUB. THE PREMIER OF SUUTH AUSTRALIA ENTERTAINED. The Hon. Thomas Price (Premier of South Australia) was entertained at a complimentary dinner by the memtfers of the Club at W hitehall Court, London, last week. The chair was occupied by Sir John II. Puleston, and amongst those present, in addition to the guest of the evening, were Sir Samuel T. Evans, K.C., M.P. (Solicitor General), Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., Air T. H. W. Idris, M.P., Mr J, n, Whiting (Secretary to the Agent General ot South Australia), Rev. D. Bryant, Rev. MaCtl- reth Rees, Rev. John Humphrey a, Dr. Mat- thews, Dr. J. J. Owen, Mr D Lieufcr Thomas, Alderman '1'. H. Howell (Newport), Messrs J. J. Briscoe, Alfred T. Davies (Board of Educa- tion), E. Vincent Evans, J. Kelt Edwards, J. B. Sackyille Evans, E. C. Cleaton, J. T. Lewis, John Hinds, J. Owain Evans, Philip Williams, Tom Davies, William Evans, W. Alelhuiih Tho- mas, Captain J. C. Jenkins (secretary), etc. The Secretary read letters regretting inabili- ty to attend from Viscount Hill, Lord Glan- tawe. Sir William Preeoe, Sir Clement Hill, Sir Edmund Verney, Sir Joseph Lawrence, Mr Jones Griffith, M.P., Mr W. Brace, M.P., Alderman Sir Walter Vaughan-Morgan, Bart., Mr William Jones, M.P., Dr. D. L. Thomas, Mr J. Adey Wells, and others. the loyal toast3 had been disposed oi, tine neaiih ol ii»b Prevnkr of Australia was proposed by Sir John Puleston, who said there were Welsh Premiers in the Colonies, and an time they would no doubt have a fellow- countryman, Premier of Great Britain. The toast was also supported by Sir Samuel Evans and Mr William Evans. Sir Samuel Evans dwelt with evident appreciation on the services and advancement of Mr Price in South Australia. Mr Price, in responding, delivered a charac- teristic speech, racy of that soil and the man who has in twenty years or less carved a name for himself in the highest ranks of Australian politics. Incidentally referring to home affairs, he said it gave him great satisfaction to see YOUng Wares taking a high position in Imperial polmoe and he rejoiced greatly that democra- tic Wales was asserting its right to a plad in the councils of the naton. Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., responded to the toast of the members of Parliament. The toast of the Club was proposed by Mr Alfred T. Davies, and responded to by Mr John Hinds, who urged Welshmen to forget any little jealousy that might exist between North and South ajes, and to combine together to make the success of the Welsh Club lasting. Mr T. H. W. Id rig proposed the toast of the Chairman, and during the evening songs were given by M.r Edwiin J. Evans and Mr John Ro- berts, whilst Mr David Richards, A.R.C.O., ac- companied in his usual masterly style.

INDIGESTION IS SLOW STARVATION. Food is to the human body what fuel is to a furnace. Without the aid of food the body starvee and diee, just as a furnace 6re dies, grows cold, when not supplied with fuel. Un- digested food is simply decaying food; 00 long as it lies in the stomach it is fermenting and giving off noxious gases and acid fluids that poison the blood and flow with it all through the system. You cannot be healthy in suoh a condition. You must surely lack the snap, the energy 01 mind and muscle, of brain and body, which are necessary to secure success in this age of com- petition, of strenuous effort in every walk ot life. You must "keep up with the procession" or else fall by the wayside and be lost sight of in the burly burly for success, When your food fails to supply nourishment through rioh red blood, you are being starved in muscle and nerve—starved as truly aa the man who has nothing to eat-only yours is slow starvation. Mother Seigel's Syrup, the great remedy for indigestion, has had 40 years of unvarying suc- cess all over the world. By aiding the organs of digestion to perform their work naturally, it has given health and comfort to millions. We have thousands of letters attesting such cures. Here is one from— Mr W. A. Nicholis, of 22, Walpole Road, Clifton Hill, New Crces, London, S.E. Writ- ing January 11th, 1903, Mr Nieholls says; "For a long time I was a martyr to indiges- tion, and feared that it would be a permanent condition with me; but I was quite wrong in that opinion. A course of Mother Seigel's 1 Syrup entirely freed nue of my trouble, (Lnd | now I am brighter and better in every way.^j -v

COLWYN BAY BAKER FINED ACTION UNDER THE BREAD ACT. AN INTERESTING POINT OF LAW RAISED. AN APPEAL. A point of coneideraJble interest to bakers and bread (sellers, was raised IJ-Cfore Chancellor Buikeiey Jonee and other justices at Cvlwyn Bay on Saturday, when Siia-drach. Evaois, balser, etc., of the Pajk Stores, Grove Park, Colwyn Bay, was summoned under Section 4 of the I Bread Act, fotf eciirog bread otlier tihan by weight. Mr John Clarke Jones, an inspector of weights and measures, prosecuted, wthile Mr A rtemus Jones, instructed by Mr T. H. Morgan ((solicitor to the Colwyn Bay Tradesmen's Protection &J- ciety), appeared for the defence. At the ouseet the lnspenjtor asked for the peil"- miBfflon of the Bcntih to make a statement as to the legal position before he gave hIB. evidence, because the ca»e was a rather unusual one, Mr ArteimuB Jones scud he objected to that, on the ground that as tihe injector was no a-d- wca-Uj he had no standing in the court. Mx Jones was merely an officer who tihouid bo pu.t into the box to give evidence. Khe Inspector eiaaxued that ag he had laid tho information, ho iluad a. perfect rigirt to make a statement. That had been fheld ui that coiwt over and over agaan. By the consent of the Bed, (lie Inspector proceeded. He sud lMformation had been laid under Section 4 oi tihe Brcud Act, which provided that bread should bo gold by weignt and itn 110 otiicjr r. The ()(){mVJaintw that defendant had eokl bread otlher tihan by weight, namely by a denounination of price at eo much por ioai, and net so mwdh per pound. That daeitinotkm was important, tor tho whole case turoe«d upon, t'he point. Uruaanxnan invited a iegal opinion on that point. Mr Artemus Jones replied that the Act raid nocmntg of the fcvrt. AU the Aot required waa thaA bad was sold by weight. He was not going to acoeipt JVJr legal interpretation ot tne poisit. The sole question was one of tact; u* to wiheuher tihe bread was ecid by weight or not. The Inspector proceeded to quote the caise of Jones v. uuxtwbic, when The Chairman intimated that he need not labour the point. The Inspector: I merely want to point out tihat the weigiiit must be ascertained, oUierwiae tihere is no eaic by weighit watlun the nietininy; of the Act. JMr Artemus JoneE: I must really protest agauu>i these dheap lectures on law troin a, man wuio knows nounng ab^ut the law. toie quei?tion tlie m^isyurraeci hiave to decide is wnether the bretwi was sold by or not. THE PR0S,ECUT10iM. At the requefeii of ttoe Bench, lne'p«ou>r wot on to give his evidence, which was to uno etteot th.at on the :7tJl March he icund the dcienidant b bread, van 111 iiitniw- road. VVlhen tihe cart had turned inito a tide road ho the varaman, liotberte by name, tor a. two pound ioai. Kotbe»rt« readhed iox a ivai, and wiuiees a6.ke<i: "What 16 it, Roiberts replied: "¡j." Witnc«3& feit lor sotme coppers in. ins poaiiet, e.1d, alter placing them on the boaiKl in the cart, "Wtoi does it itooerus answeroti: "1 know; we don't sell them by weng'rn." Witxie^is exadn.imeci the loaf in hto hajwl, and asked wnethcr ail tihe loavee were not weigtied. Rdbem replied: ".NQ; I tin 1 di. tlnoy aie about 14 ibv> aaid then cttane oil tiie van, proceeding to the back oi ttie vehicle wheiitfje he proofuocci, aiieir 601110 seafoliairig, a. scale and a. box od weights. riiig-we^Mtus were hung 011 a. hook ai one end oil the Ecaie beam, and the bread placed at the other end. Roiberts piiaced a. pound ri,ng-weiglint and a. quarter pound ring-weuigjut on tiie hook, and Uie 11 t4rC'd to place a halt-pound iiat weight in position, but au he oouiid n,, manage tliat wit- npees produced; a ring-weagmt of his own. Wit- nb ioumi the kal dddnot weight 21b6. but he had been uniabie to a«eertain ites exact weight bouauae the wengiiita were uns>uitable. WutneeB asK-ed for a. tspecifac quantity 01 bread— but he only got a Ioai ot umknovvit specific weight. Crocw-exaanined by Ooiuneel: He did not keep a sharper eye on the Colwyn Bay grocers than on otner tradeisunen. Do you know that tliey have now bamded tfoem- eelvea togetoeii- mtc a society lor their protec- tion '!—Vee. And do you know that they have isisued notices to tiie puibiiio and their cutitomicas taiat a. two- ipoumd loal ca^i't be g loajwcteed to bo more than ii lbs. 111 weight 7-1 ceunt say them. Do you know that by evaporation in t/he pro- ceetj ot baking a. 2 lb. loaf is reduced to 1 lib.? —i have noMiing to do with :it. Do you know that they have issued notices to. tinat eifeot';—I have not had one. Do you know that the groceiB of Colwyn Bay have issued tsuch notices '> — .1 have no official cognizance of it. !■ urt-ner oroai-exa,mailed, Witness he had. seen a notice similar to the copy prodraced dis- ipuayed jn shops in Co;lwyn Bav, but he had not read At Mr ArtemuB request, Wknese nw read out tho notice which eta ted that the sigma- toriCd only guatraniteed tHnat certain loa v were l lbs. in weight. Further cro.~j>-examoncd by counsel: Roberts not meraianed anything about guarameedng that the loaf fold was l IbtSu lie had. no re- oollection about asking Rolberte whether he weigihod the bread bold to custotmeirs nor to hear- ing Roberts HVly t'hat he never did so unkase cusjicaners asiked tliat the bread be weighed in thetir preeoence. Defendant, had been (sum- moned in tha.t oourt some years befoire. He had not asiked Evans, too defendaajt, the bread had been weighed before it was sent out of tho shop tihat rnoirninig, because it Wa6 not liis bufcinea& to do w. The Clerk (Mr Ajnpihiett) pointed out that the point was whetlier the bread in question had been weighed op not. "If it had been we feaid tilie clerk, "there was no offence; M not, then there was an offence." THE ESSENTIAL POINTS. Mr Artc«i>ua Jounas: Two are two points to consider. In the first place it is not necessary under tihis Act to weigh bread at the time oi gelliiig it, uixleBe the cuitcaner demands it. I think the learned clerk will agree with tlh.at? Mr AmpMett aeaenied. Mr Artemus Jutnes: What the law doea re- quire ? that if bread is gold it should- be weighed pojne time oir other between'the tune it ie baked and the time it is sold, to the customer. If the r for it to be weagthed in has prctrance it muet be weighed. Continuing, Cciunaol added that the summons charged tlhe defeuidant witth "selling otnerwjse than by weigiiu/' The facts of tie case wcire that owing to the evaporation. -of the dough m the process of baking the bread got lighter, and 111 OtrdeT to protect t/Muiiselves a<gainst a. tecftmiusal offence under tilio Act Colwyn Bay tradesmen had issued notices to thear cutstomera a.nd tftie putblio ge.Tierai.ly poimiing out that they oould not guarantee a. certain priced-loaf to be a given, w-eaghat., but that bread was weighed bctfore it left the tradesmen's pronw^efi. in the case of loayea of the yakio of that now in que«tjx>n they guaraniteed that the welg-ht would be Ii ib. lho defendant was one of the tiradesmen who B'igriv;d tiie notice, and he liad ta<ken the adidi- tionai precaution of notifying ea<ii one of his custiGIlUNS of tihe n^atter. It he could eatifify tiie Bench that tihe loaf in question had been weighed before it left the defendant's preaniees that morniing he would have supplied a coniplcfte answer to the ciilargo, becatise that was all tliat wae required of tlhe defendant by law. In reply to Mr T. G. Q3toorn, Counsel explained that whiat waa tceamt by weighing was that each loaf had been, waighed before it was placed in the van for sale, Q and they were each guaranteed to be P Ibe. in I weight. The dcfendajit kept a man specially engaged for that dwity every morning. His pount Wa6 thait there had been no eaie beifore the loaf was weigihed by Roberts in tihe tnepeotor's presence. In fact the loaf had been weagiued twice before it was sold. THE DEFENCE. The Defendant gave evidence eubetantially beanng out this statement. C roes-ex am 1 nodi by the Inspector: If a viator were to ask for the weight of a loaf before he bought it the vaniaan would tbave to give it He guaranteed that the loaf weighed over 1lb6: He (witness) ovuld not say what was the exact weight of the loaf in question. Questioned by Mr T. G. Cteborn, Witnees said the vaaimon had. only weigrhts to sfliow that the loaf weighed lj libs, because he had 110 bread of moire weaglit for tale. By Mr J. W. Lumley: He usuaily had a notice like the one ^prodfuoed displayed in the van as well as in tine shop, but on the morning in question tfno oard in the cart had been washed awa.y in cleaning the vehicle. Evidence was given by tihe vamm&n (Roberts) who said he diieunctjiy told the inspector befoire ho fioAd the loaf that it was l Ibs. in wcighJt and that before tfce money had been paid tihe loaf had been weighed in the presence off the inspector, showing that it wae over Ii lbs. It was wrong to aay tibat the h-aif-pound flat weight could not be effectively used on the goaie, and the reason why tihe inspeotor had pffodueed has own weight was because he (the officer) wanted to ascertain whether the loaf waa 2 lbe. in weighit. The had also been weighed by Lewie be- fore it left the defendant's prewniseti. Owen Lewis, a.n assistant, spoke to weighing the bread before it left the premises that motn- ing. Afteir a protracted heoaing t2ie Bench after considering the matter in private for a shicxrt time, imposed a fine of £1 a.nd coste. Mr ArtemuB Jones: Off coayye, we sihall apl I peal arid take the matter to a. higher court. I ================

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DENBIGHSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS. ALTERATION IN THE LICENSING QUORUM. A PAWNBROKER'S CERTIFICATE GRANTED FOR COLWYN BAY. f RUTHIN AND WREXHAM BURGLARIES. The quarter sessions for the county of Den- bigh were held on Friday, at Denbigh. Mr Jelf Pettit presided in the absence of the chairman and among the justices present were the follow ir,g:-Colonel Cornwailis West, Colonel Howard, C.B., Six Robert Egarton, Colonel Ilea ton, Col. Meaiiam, Captain Cole, Colonel T. A. Wynne Edwards, Colonel Brownhead, Colonel Sandbach, Hi. D. J. Medwyn Hugace, Messrs W. D. W. G-nwths, J. Harrison Jones, E. O. V. Lloyd, T no mas Williams, J Nanson, Boaz Jones, J. W. D. Griliiths, W. G. Rigby, U. H. Denton, J. W. Lumley, E. O. Watkui Davies, Simtin Jones, and Edward Hughes, CHARGE XU THE GRAND JURY. Iu his ciiarge to the Grand Jury (the foreman of which was Mr T. Asniord), tne Ueputy- Chairmttn congratulated the ccumy on the very small number 01 prisoners Del ore the court, and especially as that was the la-st court which would be held under the old order of things. On the 18th inst. the new Criminal Appeal Act would come into foioe, under which every prisoner, subject to certain conditions, would nil-ve the rignt of appeal against the decision of the court. He was bound to say that some of the judges had expressed the opinion that the Act wouid not worK smootlily, but the Act would, no doubt, relieve the petty jury oi some responsibility in the more serious ALTERATION IN THE LICENCING CUMM11TEE. Colonel M ,-sh.am moved that the quorum of the County Licensing Committee be reduced tro, five to three, an i tnat application be made to tne Homo ecre'-<1"'y for tHe necessary permission to titer the rules. He explained tnat owing to the extensive area of tne county it was a very diiiicult. matter to got a quorum, and tliat ditilculty increased when the meet- ings extended over two days. it would be ne- oc-ssary t< duplicate all the meetings alter the prelurunary meeting, and it was lelt that the al- teration now prolo:ied would materially assort in the dispatch of business. Colonel Cornwains n est seconded, and said that he knew tne great difficulty tnere was m getting a quorum, and while he would not go eo far aa to say tnat there was wisdom in trie old saying that "the best committee was. one of three with two absent." he felt that what was 1 propewed would prevent any dithculty in tne luturc, and the proposal waa a reasonable one. Mr Lumley said lie was sorry to nave to pro- test against the suggested cnange. in the nrst piace ne considered tnat it was a proposal which snould iiave cow., betore the Licensing Com- mittee, and tnat autnonty a liquid have recom- mended a cnange to Quarter Sessions. The Licensing Committee had been elected to tran- sact certain business, and yet that was now being taken out oi its hands. Colonel Mesham snould nave explained to the committee why he wanted tne ait-eration made. However, that had not been civiie, and now the court was asked to sanction ait ahcration, and to recommend the Home UiJipe to agree to a scheme lor reducing the quorum to tnree. It really meant that three niembcrs would iiave the power oi discnargmg the duties whicli had been entrusted by Quarter feessions to 6d membera. Those i>2 members re- presented various petty sessional divisions. He iaucd to see tliat tnere would be any difficulty in gettmg' a quorum of five troin any jjettv .ses- sional division, and would oppcee tne recommen- dation. Jtle believed he was rignt m eaymg tnat from eigiit to twelve repireseiiLed the divisions, and tliere was no valid reason for interlenng with the quorum. It struck turn as somewhat ot a. reflection tnat out of id. members they could not select sufficient members who took the necessary interest ia bcensing affairs as to war- rant tneir bemg present Whell necessary. Why snould that rejection be made on chotso who did attend? He behoved that out of twelve meet- mgs he had attended ten. U they did re- duce ths quorum to three, it naturally followed that the other 29 would say that there were three gentemei1 who would be sure to attend, and they would take no further interest in tne matter. The duties of the committee welle fited by statute, but this proposal ira.de the committee an exclusive one except for three members. He doubted wiiother tHe Homo Oihce would ever sanction th.) proposal. Mr Griffiths aaked the Cliairmaa's opinion as to the number which attended. Tho Deputy Chairman replied that they had had diiiicuiiy in getting a quorum. Mr Luiniey: I think tliat on one occasion we had to wait live minutes for a quorum. The Cnairman: Pernaps the otner two occa- sions wf?ro,wlien you were not present, Mr Lum- ley (laughtnr). I" have had a great deal of trouble in writing round to people asking it they would attend. We have hud to arrange for a quorum, and I had a great deal of diffi- culty in getting gentlemen to attend, especially when the business is not concluded in one day. "4' The dilhculty is greater when so many cases are referred. Colonel Mesham stated that 17 cases were re- ferred this time. Mr Rigby supported Mr Lumley,and considered that five was a very small quorum. Colonel Mesham, replying to tne arguments of Mr Lumley, said they had had three years' ex- perience of the working of the Act, and they were bound to listen to what the chairman of tile Licensing Committee said. The onus of con- ducting the business rested on the chairman, and he should be considered. They had heard that there had been difficulty in the matter, and while he agreed that it would be better to have five members present, they were more certain of getting a quorum of three than of five. Mr Williams (LlewesogJ suggested that the mat- ter be referred to the Licensing Committee. Mr E. Q. V. Lloyd rose to continue the dis- cussion, when Mr Lumley argued that further discussion was out of order, as Colonel Meshain had replied. On a division, it was carried by 11 votes to 10 to apply for sanction to the quorum being al- tered. PAWNBROKER'S SHOP FOR COLWYN BAY: NO APPEARANCE AGAINST THE APPEAL. Mr E. Owen Roberts (instructed by Mr T. W. Hughes, solicitor, Flint} said be appeared to sip- port an Appeal by Mr Robert Williams, of Stan- ley House. Mumford-street, Flint, against the I e- iusei of the Urban District Council of Cohvyr* Bay anu Colwyn to grant a oertifioate authoris- ing the grant tQ him under the Pawnbrokers' Act of 18/2, of a licenoe to carry on the business of a pawnbroker within the parish, township or plaos of Colwyn Bay It waa a very unusuai appeal, and tiie facts of the case were as follow s: Mr Robert Williams was a man in a large way of busiiuaeB, and had carried on business for 20 years, having shops at Bangor, Colwyn Bay, Holyhead, and other places. Some time ago he made application to the Colwyn Bay Council for a certificate, which was refused, and no reason was given for that refusal. As the court was aware, the only thing necessary on the part of Mr Wiiliamti before the certifioato was granted was that he should comply with the provisions of seotion 42 of the Act of 1872, which was known as the Pawnbrokers' Act. It was the.I( provided that 21 days' notice should, by regis- tered latter, be sent to the overseers and to tho policerthat 28 days' notice should be fixed and maintained on the church door. lie would call witnesses before the Bench to show that all those conditions had been complied with, and the only grounds under which the Urban District Coun cii ex.old have refused tho certificate were speci- fied in section 43 of the Act. No objection was taken on either of the specified grounds. None of them, however, applied, and none had been advanced in the court below. Recognisances had been entered into in accordance with the directions given, and the ap- peal was now made against the refusal to grant the certificate. The Deputy-Chairman aakod if there was any appearance on behalf of the respondents. Mr Roberts replied that there was none. As regards coets, he understood that no application oould be made. I The Chairman thought that that was very hard on Mr Williams. Mr Roberto said it was very unfortunate for his oiieint. Mr T. W. Hughes then proved the formal notion, and altso produced the reoeipt for the de- posit of £ 20 as recognisances. The Deputy-Chairman said the appeal would b" allowed, and it was rather hard luck that the appellant could not get his ooets. The certifi- cate would be granted for the lioenoe. Mr Lumley also expressed the opinion that it waa very bard on Mr Williams. A HORSE FOR 10s. Wm. Bert Griffiths (23), hawker, pleaded not I guilty on two eounta-rstoaling a home value h2, the property of David Hughes, at Brougnton, and receiving it. knowing it to have been stolen. Mr Trevor Lloyd, who appeared to prosecute, called evidence to prove that on the day the hoiso was missed the- prisoner was seen coming from a field with a horse and cart, and attached to the latter was a white pony belonging to pro- secutor. The same evening the prisoner sold the horse to A travelling gipsy for 10s. The prisoner handed in a written statement, in which ho alleged that he merely sold th9 horse for another man, Lea having aokod him to pick up an old haree for him. The jury found Jaini guilty, and he was sen- tenced to three months' hard labour. THE WREXHAM BURGLARIES. Ernest Jones (2b), shunter, pleaded guilty on three changes of burglary at Wrexham. Mr Artemus Jonee, who appea.red to prosecute, said that 111 vcnv of this plea he would offer no evittMice on a iourth indictment. The prisoner was sentenced to six calendar months' imprisonment iiicacit case, the sentences to run concurrently. BURGLARY AT RUTH IN. Wm Jones (25), labourer, pleaded not gui!ty tr a charge of burglariously entering the Corpo- ration Arms, Rutinn, on the night of March 14tn, and stealing £ 11 in money, a gold diamond ring value £ 6, and two blank cheques, tiie ero- IJrty of Mrs Owen, the licensee. Mr Trevor Uoyd (instructed by Mr Walter 0. Jonosj appeared to prosecute, and Mr 11. H. Parry (instructed by Mr J. B. Marston) defended. Mr loyd explained that the whole oa-se was one of Circumstantial evidence, but he submitted that there never was a stronger case agauist any man. On the night in question Mrs Owen and the barmaid retired at 12.30, having made tho premises quite secure. Next morning it was found that a piece of wood had been sawn from the bar door, the lock removed, £ 14 taken from the drawer, and £ 2 from the children's money-box, while two blank cheques had been torn from the landlady's cheque book. The same night there was a second burglary on the premises ot Mr Ho. berts, photographer and joiner, and the conten- tion was tliat tools were extracted from Mr Ro- berts's shop for the purpose of forcing an entry to the licensed premujea. Earlier in the evening the prisoner had visited both the premises, and his conduot had been suspicious. The strongest nail in the prisoner's cothn was the discovery of all the stolen property in a garden at the back of his house. One very important point in the chain of evidence WJó the iact tliat traces of paraffin oil were found about the scene of tho burglary, and on the ciothin^' of the prisoner like stains were also found. Evidence was called, and Mrs Owen, in cross- examination by Mr Parry, said that sho heard a noise oi the breaking of wood during1 the night, but si-to did not go down, thinking perhaps it was the cat. Mr Parry The sit-t) If it had been the break- ing of crockery I could have understood it. Mrs Owen; If I had known what it was I should not have gone down. Mr Parry; Why? Mrs Owen; There was no one in the house but the barmaid and the children. Mr Parry: But surely there are the vigilant. Ruthin police. Mr", Owen: It was 2 o'clock in the morping. Mr Parry: Quite so, but surely you did :Ict suggest that the vigilant Ruthin ponco are not on duty at 2 o'clock in the morning it was not 2 o'clock in the afternoon, you know (laughter)? In reply to further questions as to the pri- soner having b.Hin employed about the Corpora tion Arms at odd tameu, ttl-) witness said that sue employe! Jiria "to slnft fceer" (laughter). Other witnesses were called to connect the prisoner with the affair. It was aileged that be stayed about the Corporation Arms for some time, leaning against tne wail in the passage until told to iN into the bar, which was explained as being "tiie placo for working men." Then late at ni^ht he asked Mr Roberta for the loan oi a saw to g-e1. into his house, as he was locked out, whereas, as a matter of iact, his brother was not at home at that iiour. The fact that the pri- soner had only a few shillings on the night of the burglary was proved, yet two days afterwards tnere was found buried in his garden a purse bearing Mrs Owen's name, and upwards of £ 13 in gold, as weli as the diamond ring and cheques lost by Mrs Owen. THE DEFENCE. For the defence, Mr Parry put Thomas Ro- berts, half-brother to the prisoner, in the wit. neas box. The Chairman: Are you going to put prisoner m the box? Mr Parry: No, sir. Witness said that on the night of the burglary he arrived home about twenty minutes to ton, and prisoner came in about twenty minutes to twelve, and, as far as witness knew, went to bed. In any case, prisoner was in bed when he retired a little liter. Tliat would be a little before one in the morning. This was all the evidence called. Addressing the court, Mr Parry contended that the evidence did not in any way connect prisoner with the burglary. That being so, the case for the prosecution had failed, and prisoner was entitled to a verdict in his favour. The jury, after a. snort deliberation, and with- out leaving- the box, found prisoner guilty. Prisoner, in answer to the Clerk, pleaded guilty to a conviction in January, 18, for felony, and to a. similar conviction in Apru of the same year. The Clerk: Have you anything to say why sen- tence should not be passed upon you? Prisoner: Yes, sir. That this case is not a fair case. That the police planted the money, not me, sir. It is a sliame. The Chairman (addressing prisoner): X ou have been convicted ot this burglary, and I think no one who lias heard the evidenco will doubt tliat the oonviction is a right one. You have had nvo years in a reformatory for stealing a cash box with money, and twelve strokes with the birch rod for another offence. You will be imprisoned, and kept to hard labour, for eighteen calendar months

COLWYN BAY PETTY SESSIONS. A RAILWAY TRAVELLER'S OFFENCE. Chancellor Bulkeley Jones presided over these Sessions, on Saturday. Tlhe oillher justices pre- een-t were Mr T. G. Oefcorn, the Rev. TlhamaB Paoiry, Mr J. W. Rayncs, Mr J. W. Lunnlcy, Mr Jos. Wood, Mr Wm. Jones, Mr Da.vid Gaanible, Mr T. J. WiUsams, Mr John WiiltaoxiB, with the Clerk (Mj: Jamee Amphiect). LICENSING. A licemeo for tihe storage erf explosives -was graiatea Mecsrp- Win. Underwood and Bro., con- tractor^ Colwyn Bay. RAILWAY TRAVELLER'S OFFENCE. Fred Gaiiiper, eft Wetehpool, was sumrooined for traveling on the railway between Old OoU wyn and Llandudno Junction wrtihout paying has fare. ialx F. J. Gamilin, Rhyl, appeared for the Railway Coaupany, while the cieaemdant, who pieadied guilty, was represented by Six D. G. Daviee, d Beihesda. Mr Gamlm informed the Beirh that his friend had a sUteuientt to make, which would no doubt nerve to save the time of the Court. Mjr D. G. Davies then explained tha;t his client had beeft already hoed at Abergele for a similar offence on tne same date as ttiiat now referred to, and lie merely "ed the Bendh to take that fact inito ciojaeideration, and deal as leniently as they could wMi the defendant, who bore an ex- cellent character, and ihad been in the omploy of the ea.me firan for 2& yeans, as traveller. Mr Gamlin briefly outlined the caee, and in reply to Mr Lumley said defendant had not been cautioned for the first offence before the eeoond w>a» ooanimatted. Mr Davies pointed out that, the fine and coste at Abergele amounted to £ 2 lie. 0d. Hfie Bencih impeded a fine of 5s with 13s 6d coste, making a total of ea 126 for the two off- eneetj. ASKED TO BE LOCKED UP. A native of Coiiway, named Cornelius Jones, dfieawbed as of Victor-road, Colwyn Bay, wae sammwned for being drunk and disorderly at Coiwyn Bay, but did not appear. P.C. EvanB said who was very drunk, asked to be locked up. Witness adviced him to go hoftiie, wl-cul)uu Jones became very die- oixleriy, and he was taken into custody. P.S. Jones Reee said the deifendiajit lived aA Colwyn Bay until about a fortnijght ago, when be said he wag going to the Conway Workhouse, "but ho has not arrived tihere yet," added the Sergoajii, midst laughter. The Chairman: A warrant will be issued. DRUNKENNESS. Margaret OwenB, a woman of quiet demean- our, living in GnBunge-sroad, Colwyn Bay, pleaded guilty to a clharge of drwlk-exaiew, and was fined 2s 6d and oaste.

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FATALITY AT PANTDREIN- IOG QUARRY. A REMARKABLE ACCIDENT. On Monday evening, at Ruenub Council School, Mr J. Pentir Williams, the North Car- narvonshire Coroner, held an inquest on the body of J. Morris (40), of Pistyil, Caellwyn- grydd, who met his death as the result of tin injury he sustained on Friday at the Pant- dreimog Quarry, Bethesda, being struck in the throat with a small stone. Mr G. J. Williams, Inspector of Mines,- was present, and also Mr Baylis (Messrs Thornton Jones and Co.) representing an Assurance Com- pany, and Mr D. G. Griffith Davies, who ap- peared for the widow. The jury, with Mr Thomas Owen, grocer, Caelhvvngrydd, as foreman, having viewed the body, heard evidence of identification by Wm. Morris, who said that deceased was his brother, and was engaged as a labourer at the Piillt- dreiniog Quarry. Mr G. J. Williams: What do you me; t by labourer ? Witness: Working- with the waggons and so On. Did ho fire the rock?—Yes, he made hiniselt generally useful. Robert Wm. Roberts, Ty'nlon, Felin Hen, gave evidence that lie was working at the bot- tom of the quarry with the deceased above him. There were two or three blasts when the accident occurred, and deceased, whilst the blasting took place, sheltered in the sume gal- lery as witness. The blasting was about sixty yards away from the shelter, which about. -3 yards Jong- by two yards wide. There was no door to the saelter. Tue blasting took place in some rock at the gable end of the shelter, an(f a stone from the rock could not strike anyone in the shelter. lie saw the deceased fall, but the could not say whether he was inside the shelter when he was struck. iJeceased was next to the entrance wihen witness saw him. He fell across witness's feet. Witness oould not say whether the blast had taken longer than usual to go off nor could he say whether deceased put his head out of the shelter to know whether his blast had gone off. When the explosion occurred deceased uttered the- word "awful," and then fell down, bleeding profusely, and he died in a. few minutes. Questioned by Mr G. j. Williams, witness ad- mitted that by putting his head out he could see the blast. The reason why they went into the hut was because they considered it sale. There were other places for them to shelter. He did not know that the hut was not one ot the recognised sheltering places, and he fre- quently used it. Questioned by Mr Baylis, witness stated that he did not know until the present acctdent that the hut was not one cf tlhe recognised shelters. It was a convenient place for sheltering from the rain. In reply to Mr D. G. Davies, witness ex- plained that he did not go into the levels be- cause he considered the shed &afe. Henry Parry, D-olgoch, gave evidence that ho was in the hut when the deceased was struck witih) a stone. After being struck he fell down and expired in a few minutes. Witness stated that he used the hut as a sheltering place on several occasions, and lie had also sheltered in the levels. The hut was used because it was a more "interesting" place than the levels, and they couki look about. He did not consider it a safe place to shelter in on all occasions. The "blast" of the deceased was about sixty yards away from the shelter. he officials of tho quarry had told them the proper places to shel- ter in. He could not say whether Mr Thomas, tho overlooker, had seen them using the hut A RARE ACCIDENT. Though he had been engaged in quarries all his lite he had never soen or heard of a similar accident. He had no objection to iSheltering in the levels. So far as he knew deceased waa a careful worker. By Mr G. J. Williams: Deceased was inside hut when struck. The overlooker had told some of the workmen in the hearing of witness that the hut was not the proper place to tihclteT in. In answer to Mr WT. J. Parry, witness said that the overlooker had informed the workmen that the levels were the proper places to shelter in. Benjamin Thomas, the overlooker at the quarry, said that the hut was intended for tho dressing and splitting of slate and not as a shelter. He had never seen men using the place as a shelter during blasting. The levels were the recognised shelters, and he was satisfied that the men did use them for that purpose. Questioned by Mr G. J. Williams, witness stated that the distanoe from the blast to the hut, was 153 feet. He was of opinion that it the deceased had used the level the accident would not have occurred. The blood-stained etone which struck the de- ceased was produced and apparently it weighed only a few ounces. The Coroner commented in summing up upon the importance of quarrymen observing what were apparently very sirnplorule.s. They looked so simple that he was afraid a tendency existed among quarryjnen to treat them lightly. The Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."