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ATTACK ON OLD COLWYN CONSTABLE. OFFENDER SENT TO PRISON. The case against Thomas John Jones, of Old Colwyn, partly heard at a special court at Col- wyn Bay, last week, was resumed before Mr Kneeshaw and other justices at the Petty Ses- sions, on Saturday. At the request of the de- fendant, who was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and with assaulting- P.C. Owen, the case had been adjourned to enable him to sum- mon witnesses to speak on his behalf. P.C. Owen stated that on Saturday evening, October 31st, he saw the defendant enter the Ship Hotel, at Old Colwyn. The man being drunk, the officer followed him into the hotel, and drew the attention of the licencee to his conditon. Jones was required to go out, and outside he asked the constable why he had got his "tap stopped." The witness replied that Jones was drunk and had better go home. The defendant said he would not do that for the wit- ness nor anyone else. He used very bad lan- guage, and the witness had to lock him up. Jones became very violent, and assaulted the officer, who had to call for assistance to get him to the lock-up, a distance of forty yards. A large crowd collected and tried to prevent a man from coming to the constable's assistance, and after Jones Nviis put into the cell attempts were made to break the lock and release him. It was 7.45 when P.C. Owen got the defendant in the lock-up, and the crowd, whose conduct was dis- graceful, remained about till close on one o'clock OR the Sunday morning. The Defendant, who conducted his own case, cross-examined the officer at length. "Do you remember seeing me coming out of the Sun Hotel?" he asked. "No," was the answer. Defendant: Was it not reported in the "Pio- neer" that you said you did? The Chairman: Never mind that. Defendant: Did you not say to mo in a rough tone, "Come on?"—No. Did you not jump at my throat, and kneel on my chest?—I only knelt on you when we were both struggling on the ground. What made you catch me by the throat, and give me a black eye 7-1 only held you firmly when you became violent.. Witness (to the justices): I may say, too, that defendant tore one of my tunics. Defendant: What has that to do with the case? The Chairman: P.C. Owen is merely stating the fact to prove that you acted violently. Defendant (to P.C. Owen): Have you brought the tunic with you ? P.C. Owen: No. Defendant (to the justices): He ought to have brought it with him. He can gay what he likes. Mr Llewelyn Stevenson, son of the licencee of the Ship Hotel, said he was in charge of the hotel on the night in question, when defendant came into the bar in an intoxicated condition. Witness had just told the barman to tell defen- dant to go out, when P.C. Owen came in and drew his attention to defendant's condition. De- fendant went out of the hotel, but refused to go home, and assaulted the constable. John Jarvis, Glyn Villa, Old Colwyn, and Ernest Deane, of Ingledene, Old Colwyn, both spoke to assisting P.C. Owen to take defendant to the lock-up. They said he acted very vio- lently, and kicked and "swore terribly." Edward Marstin, Old Colwyn; Nellie Morris, do.; David Jones, Llysfaen; and E. Roberts (aged 11), Old Colwyn, gave evidence on behalf of the defendant. A list of 22 previous convictions against de- fendant was read, and the magistrates retired. On their return, the Chairman said that as de- fendant's last conviction was over a year ago, they would be specially lenient. Under the cir- cumstances, they ordered him to prison for a month on each charge. The Magistrates complimented the witnesses who came to P.C. Owen's assistance on their courage, and heartily thanked them for their ser- vices.

WELSH FOLK-SONG SOCIETY. This society has adopted an ingenius method of aiding the work which, taken in hand some two or three years ago, is being attended with most gratifying success. With the view of having old songs collected with as much accuracy as possible, the idea was conceived of resorting to the phonograph, and accordingly, through the medium of the president (Sir W. H. Preece), a fine instrument has been presented to the society by the National Phonograph Company. The secretary, Mr L. D. Jones, and Dr. J. Lloyd Williams, the latter of whom has already done excellent work in harmonising the songs collected, will now be in a position to obtain permanent and precise records with the mini- mum of trouble. -=:

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The Dowager Empress of China, who has been jJ the real ruler of China for many years, died on Sunday. The Emperor, hor nephew, who has been the nominal ruler ainoe the beginning of 1875, died oa Saturday. <

COLWYN BAY PETTY SESSIONS. FIRST SITTING IN THE NEW COURT-HOUSE. THE CHAIRMAN'S CONGRATULATIONS. NEARLY ONE HUNDRED RATE CASES. The Colwyn Bay magistrates conducted their business in the new County Buildings for the first time on Saturday, when a largo crowd of spectators attended. The justices present were: Mr Kneeshaw (chairman), Chancellor Bulkeley Jones, Dr. Venables Williams, Mr. -J. Watkin Luniley, Mr Walter Whitehead, Mr Wm. Jones, Rev. Thos. Parry, Mr Jos. Smith, Mr J. W. Raynes, Mr Jonos-Mortimer, Mr George Bevan, Mr 1). O. Williams, Mr Joseph Dick cm, Mr J. Berth Jones, with the Clerk (Mr James Arnphlett), and the Chief-Constable (Major Leadbetter). CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COUNTY. "Before we proceed with the ordinary busi- ness," said the Chairman, at the outset, "I think I should congratulate .the county upon this building, which has been so well finished and so well furnished throughout; it is very suitable for the purposes it is required for. So far as the magistrates aro concerned, we are very much pleased with the County Council for bestowing this room and its equipments upon us. I think it is very suitable in every way, and worthy of such a county as Denbigh. We hope the sur- roundings and the comfort thus bestowed upon llS will enable us to administer itistice-I won't .say more fairly than before, because we have a,!ways tried to be fair in our work—but in more comfort to all who attend the court. I think the solicitors, in common with ourselves, will be glad of the additional space provided here as compared with the old room." THE LATE MR JAMES WOOD. Continuing, his worship said he had also to refer to the loss sustained-by the Bench since the justices had last met, namely, over the death of the late Mr James Wood. The name need scarcely be mentioned in Colwyn Bay, for Mr Wood had lived in the town for many years, and had always conducted himself in such a manner as to gain the esteem and respect of everybody. As magistrates they felt that in the death of Mr Wood they had lost one of their most conscientious colleagues. He had always been on the side of mercy, but at the same time he had invariably been just. He proposed that a message of condolence be conveyed to the family of the deceased from that court. Mr J. Watkin Lumley: I beg respectfully to second the motion, and wish to associate myself in every way with the words you have spoken. The Clerk: I also wiah most sincerely to be associated with the motion. Mr E. A. Crabbe, on behalf of the solicitors practising in the court, also supported the motion. The Clerk was directed to make a record of the motion on the court books. and to convey the message to the deceased's family. APPRECIATION OF AN OFFICER'S SERVICES. The Chairman I have also a few words to say with regard to Sergt. Jones Rees, who has been with us here for nearly five years. I am sorry to say—speaking for ourselves-that he is leaving the district, but I am pleased to say he is gain- ing promotion. He has done his duties here in a way that has won the admiration and good wishes of everybody who have had dealings with him, and the Bench unanimously feel that some record should be made of his services, and we, therefore, propose to present him with some defi- nite token of this. Wo will mark the occasion of his departure at the next court, when I will make a present to him. P.S. Jones Rees said he sincerely thanked the chairman for his kind remarks, and assured the justices that he felt sorry to leave the district. He respectfully tendered to their worships his heartfelt thanks for the kindness he had always received at their hands since his advent to the district. SUPT. BERESFORD WELCOMED. Major Leadbetter: May I now, your worship, take this opportunity of presenting to your at- tention the new police superintendent for this (livision-Sul)t. Beresford. He makes h:3 first appearance io-day in a petty sessional court here, and I feel he should be formally presented to your worships. He comes here with my best wishes. He has been very closely associated with me in my office for ten years, and he has always done his work thoroughly. I feel sure he will do his best to make the people here and your worships feel that he is the proper man in the proper place. The Chairman: We are glad to welcome the superintendent, and hope to do our best to sup- port and help him. Supt. Beresford acknowledged the chairman's welcome, and said he would endeavour to the best of his ability to carry out his duties to the satisfaction of everyone. LECTURE HALL LICENSED FOR MUSIC. John Jones, of Grimsby House, applied for a music licence for the Lecture Hall attached to the English Congregational Chapel, Abergele- road. Supt. Berosford stated that Sergt. Jones Rees had made an inspection of the premises, and in the course of his report stated that there was one main entrance by means of two double doors, and that there were two side doors, but all opened inwardly. No buckets nor fire appliances wore provided. The main room measured 50 ft. by 40ft. Under the circumstances he (the super- intendent) suggested that the doors be so fixed as to open outwards, and that provision be made in the way of buckets or other fire appliances. Applicant said the doors were being attended to as suggested by Sergt. Rees. and lie promised that fire buckets should be provided in the usual way. The application was granted. RHOS ABBEY HOTEL LICENCE. Mr Crabbe applied for a full transfer of the licence of Rhos Abbey Hotel, Rhos-on-Sea, to Mrs Meier from her husband. The Chairman: The Bench would be glad to know whether Mr Meier is in the country or not. Mr Crabbe: I believe he is in London. Supt. Beresford said the police were satisfied so far as Mrs Meier was concerned. Mr Crabbe added that Mrs Meier's father had been one of the largest hotel proprietors in the country, while she had herself conducted a hotel for some years. The application was granted. The licence of the hotel was extended from 11 p.m. till 2 a.m. on the occasion of the annual dance promoted by the tennis club on Decem- ber 4th. A BATCH OF RATE CASES. There were no less than 98 rate cases before their worships. While one defendant was in the box Mr Joseph Smith asked whether only one application for the rates had been made to the defendant. If so he thought that at least two or three applications should have been made. Mr Lewis Jones, the rate collector, who ap- peared for the Colwyn Bay Urban District Coun- cil, replied that about six applications had been made in that particular case, while two or three were made in all cases. Another defendant said ho could not, pay the rates because he had been practically driven out of his house in consequence of the disagreeable srnell emanating from an ash-heap situated about 25 yards away. The person responsible for it had been ordered by the court to clear the refuse away every other day, but that was not done, with the result that lie could open neither door nor window, and visitors would not take his rooms in consequence. The Chairman said this was not a subject to be entered into in court. Defendant. Well, sir, I can't pay the rates, be- cause I have not done the business. The Chairman pointed out that the defendant should call the Council's attention to the matter. The Defendant: His no use to apply to the Council. They ignore, snub. and laugh at me. The Chairman: I have always had a good im- pression of the Council in this respect, and I hope they will meet your just demands. An order was made. AN OLD COLWYN DANCE. On the application of Mr T. H. Morgan, an extension of time from 11 till 12 p.m. was granted Mr J. A. Lang, licensee of the Queen's Hotel, Old Colwyn, on the occasion of a hockey club dance on the 20th inst. AN INTERPRETER WANTED. At this stage the Chairman intimated that it was the intention of the court to appoint a Welsh interpreter in accordance with the resolution adopted recently by the Standing Joint Com miitoe, and application for tne appointment would be dealt with at the next court. GUY FAWKES' DAY. A number of boys were ordered to pay 5s costs for letting off fireworks in the Colwyn Bay streets on "Guy Fawkes' night." The mother of one of the lads intimated that she had lost her husband on the previous day. Under the circumstances, the Chairman, who expressed sympathy with the woman, said the case would be dismissed. LLYSFAEN STRAYS. David Williams, an aged man living at Tyucha, Llysfaen, caused some amusement with his man- nerisms and method of speech in conducting his own defence over two summonses charging him with allowing two horses to stray. P.C. Rowlands, who proved the case, said one of the animals was of a particularly vicious temper, and a fine of 58 and coats was imposed in eaoh iostaoo*. ITP QUARRELSOME NEIGHBOURS IN AGNES j GROVE. | A Saturday morning- squabble between neigh- bours living in Agnes Grove, Colwyn Bay, was I related at length before their worships. Kate Mulvaney charged William Carter with assault on October 10th. Matilda Dossett, a woman said to be living with Carter, charged Kate with assault, while Kate's husband, John Mulvaney, was accused of assaulting Carter and Dossett. The Mulvaneys were represented by Mr E. A. Crabbe, whilo Mr Bliss Hill appeared for Carter and Dossett. Mr Crabbe stated that some time during Fri- day, October 9th, differences arwe between Mrs Mulvaney and Mrs Dossett. and there was wordy warfare concerning the legitimacy of Dossett's child. At ten a.m. next day Kate Mulvaney was on her way down town to do some shopping when Carter, a man who lived with Dossett, met her saying Kate was the very woman he wished to see. He called the woman many bad names, and eventually caught hold of her, banged her head against a wall and struck her two or three times in the face with his cap. Kate at once proceeded to town, and re- ported the matter to P.S. Jones Rees. On her return home Carter and the woman, Dossett, came to her back door, and again abused her. Kate did not go out to them, but got some dirty water in a basin, and threw it over them through the window (laughter). Between twelve and one o'clock John Mulvatic-i- Kate's husband, and a most respectable workingman who had been in his present situation for ten years, arrived home for dinner. He was met on the road by Carter and Mrs Dossett who stopped him. AN-hile the parties were talking Mrs Mulvaney came along and explained to her husband what had happened earlier in the day. Thereupon Mrs Dossett, who was carrying a quart bottle of beer in her hand, rushed at Mrs Mulvaney, caught her by the hair, and threw her to the ground. In the struggle which ensued on the ground Mrs Dos- sett was on top holding Mrs Mulvaney down by the hair. John Mulvaney, a hot-tempered Irishman, then intervened with the intention of getting his wife away from Mrs Dossett, where- upon Carter interfered. John, though a much smaller man, then confined his attention from Carter, and succeeded in giving him a thorough- ly deserved "dressing" (laughter). Carter and Dossett were the aggressors all along, and if they got a hiding it was through their own fault. Kate Mulvaney, who spoke with pronounced Irish accent, bore out Mr Crabbe's statement, and said her arm had been cut by the sharp stones against which she had been hurled by Carter, who "behaved loike a madman," and whose "language was unfit for a wild baste let alone a Christhian" (laughter). Cross-examined by Mr Bliss Hill: She never threw a stone at Carter. She did not quite know how the cut on her arm had been caused —by a stone or a knife. Eleanor Davies, a neighbour, said William Carter and Mrs Dossett struck the first blows in the fight against the Mulvaneys. John Mulvaney acknowledged "giving Carter a good hiding," but not before Carter struck first. Mr Bliss Hill; for Carter and Dossett, 1 described the summonses against his clients as frivolous and the complainants' evidence as a cock and bull story," in which there was no truth whatever. Mr Carter was not legally married to the lady who lived with him. Mrs Dossett ha.d been granted a judicial separation from her proper husband by the Colwyn Bay Bench some fourteen years ago. Though an order had been made against him her husband had not contributed anything towards her main- tenance for eleven years. Under the circum- stances she had to do the best she could for herself. If Carter could have married her he would have done so, and have proved a model husband. There were two children by the woman's proper husband, but Mrs Mulvaney repeatedly accused the children of being illegiti- mate, and that was the source of all the trouble. On the morning in question Carter civilly ap- pealed to her nob to speak in such a strain to the children, whereupon she picked up a hand- ful of stones and threw them at him, one of them cutting his face badly. Mrs Mulvaney then adopted the old ruse of rushing off to the police to make the first complaint. Subsequent- ly she went to Carter's back door and abused him and the family in a shocking manner. Carter went out, and tried to prevail upon her to desist, but she threw brick-ends at him. Carter subsequently proceeded down the road quietly with the intention of relating the facts to Mr Delaney, and when Mrs Delaney appeared on the scene she pointed to a cut on her arm, assured her husband that Carter had caused it, and urged him to give Carter a "basting," Mulvaney, at his wife's request, struck Carter on the head with a stone until he fell to the ground kicked him in the face and on the neck. He afterwards knocked Mrs Dossett down, and kicked her on the mouth, cutting her lip, which had been stitched by Dr. Mariette who had at- tended Carter and Mrs Dossett on several occasions afterwards. Dr. Mariette described Carter's appearance when he appeared on the scene. The man's eyes were both black, and a deep cut over one of them had to be stitched; his cheeks had been a liitle cut, some teeth loosened, while round the neck he had been badly bruised. He thought the injuries had been produced by something harder than a fist. Mrs Dossett had a deep cut running from her nostril down to her lip, which he also stitched. By Mr Bliss Hill: Carter's injuries might have been caused by kicks. Cross-examined: The cut on Mrs Dossett's lip might have been done in a collision with a st.one-wal, William Carter, Mrs Dossett, May Walters, Lillian Dossett, Jack Walters, and P.S. Jones Rees gave evidence for the defence. After a hearing of over two hours' duration the Bench considered their decision in private. I Eventually the Chairman, who remarked that in his long experience of police court work he had not. known a more difficult, case to decide, announced that by a majority the justices had I decided to dismiss all the summonses (some cheer- ing in court).

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TARIFF REFORM MEETING I I AT OLD COLWYN. SPEECHES BY MR LLOYD PRiE3TLEY AMD MR GREGSCM SLATER. A LESSON FROM NEW SOUTH WALES. Tariff Reform was discussed at a meeting held in the Old Colwyn Assembly Room, on Friday evening, under the auspices of the local habitation of the Primrose League, of which the Hon. Mrs Laurence Brodrick is the president. Mr Hammersley Hoenan, J. P., presided, and he was accompanied on the platform by the Hon. Mrs Laurence Brodrick, Mrs Hammersley Heenan, Mrs Crawley, Mrs Parr, Miss Whittle, Miss Upton, Mr Lloyd Priestley, and Mr Gregson Slater. A GLOOMY PROSPECT. The Chairman remarked that that was the eighth meeting held in that hall in connectior with the Primrose League during the last two years. The object of the League was to try and keep trade in the country. All who knew the true state of business in the country under the present Government must realise that unless something were done without delay the number of unemployed would be more than doubled during the next six months. If they were not taken possession of by Germany in the meantime it was probable that they would all be out of employment- before very long at the rate things were going on now (laughter). Mr Gregson Slater and Mr Lloyd Priestley would speak that, night about Tariff Reform, but he was afraid it was useless talking to some people, particularly labouring men, unless the question was brought right home to them. That was, however, being done by degrees. The heads of one of the trades unions in Manchester—the union affecting paper making had at length realised how their trade was being driven out § of this country in consequence of unfair foreign I competition, and they were now going to take I steps to ensure that duty was placed upon foreign E made paper. When the truth came home B to trades unions concerned in the production I of other articles equally unfairly handicapped | th same result would be seen, because the I workers would realise that thp question touched their own pockets. L'ntil then he was afraid they would have nothing like fair trade all over the world; at present the free trading was all on or.e side (hear, hear). ECONOMIC CHANGES. Mr Gregson Slater surveyed the commercial j history of England and Wales since 1400 with a view to showing how the country had at various times adapted itself to economic changes necessi- tated by circumstances. If I had lived from about 1400 till 1870, he said, I would no doubt have been a strong Protectionist, because at that time Protection was the system best adapted to our commercial life just as I believe that Free Trade was the most beneficial system that we could have adopted from about 1872 till a couple of years ago. He pointed out that be- cause this country had taxed foreign-made woollen material in the thirteenth century the Flemish people, in their anxiety to win British patronage for thgir wares, came over here to make their materials, and Britain owed her pre- sent commanding position as the greatest weaviag country in the world very largely to the tuitiSi afforded in the initial stages of the industry by the Flemings and Dutch, who had made their home on British soil. By his protective naviga- tion laws Oliver. Cromwell had made it practically impossible for Dutch vessels—which I at that time carried the bulk of the world's I trade by sea-to enter British ports. In due course that had had the effect of making Eng- land the greatest shipping power in the world. Dealing with the corn laws the speaker con- tended that it was quite incorrect to say that with their repeal the duties on oorn had been I first reduced, because there had been a gradual I reduction in the duties long before that. Re- I ferring to German trading methods he said they all knew what the German Emperor had been I unfortunately saying recently, but. there was no doubt that but little love was lost between I England and Germany. Germany was a Pro- I tectionist country, but she protected nothing in the way of ship-building, with the result that in the matter of ships like the Dreadnought" the Germans were going ahead at a very big rate. A NUMBER OF PERTINENT POINTS. Mr Lloyd Priestley, who spoke in Welsh, dealt with the subject in a brief but practical manner. If any of you Old Colwyn fishermen, he remarked, wanted to send fish from here to Llandudno, and the goods were subjected to a toll of 5s as they went through a toll-gate at a certain spot would it be fair or free trade for I the Llandudno people to be allowed to send here for sale some little pigs, say, free of any toll? ("No"). Well, that is exactly the principle I under which we trade with Germany, France, and other countries. For sixty years Free Trade has been tried here; does the system pay ? If 80 everyone should be in work, getting good I wages, and living in comfort. That is not the state of affairs around us by a very long way, for Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman himself acknowledged that there was about 12 millions of people in Great Britain nearly starving. The Radicals have no scheme to remedy this state of affairs; neither have the Socialists though they have an impossible scheme. Our scheme of Tariff Reform may not be perfect—nothing in this world is-but it is certainly the best before the country. Referring to the proposed tax of 2s per quarter on foreign-grown corn, Mr Lloyd Priestley said he failed to see why that should affect the price of the four-pound loaf. If the tax were imposed Americans, Canadians and others who supplied Britain with her corn would compete so keenly that they would reduce their own prioe for it in order to retain the British trade. In New South Wales various commodities were taxed in 1895, but when the taxes were removed in 1897 the prices of the goods increased rather than decreased. For instance, while bacon was 7jd per pound in 1895 it was 8d in 1897; soap was 2d per Jb, in 1895. but 2gd in 1897, and the same thing characterised other comn1(>dit.ies. It ■ was, therefore, nonsense to arjrue tha' the price of the British loaf would be increased bv the small tax Tariff Reformers suggested should be imposed upon corn. Another point that should not be forgotten in that connection was that, while the tax on bread had been removed in this country in 1846, no less than 33 years elapsed before they experienced a decrease by 4s per quarter in the price of corn (applause). In con- elusion the speaker emphasised the responsibility resting upon parents in this matter, and urged that for the sake of future generations they should accept the advice of Mr Chamberlain. On the motion of Mr D. Mac. Nicoll, seconded by the Hon. Mrs Laurence Brodrick, the speakers and chairma.n were cordially thanked for their services during the evening.

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