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CONWAY PETTY SESSIONS. CHARGES AGAINST LLANDUDNO AND PENMAENMAWR MEN. MOTOR AND MAIL VAN COLLISION. The above sessions were held on Monday before Colonol Darbishire and other magistrates. DRUNKENNESS. The following were fined for drunkenness:—John Rowlands, Llanrwst Road, Gyffin, 2s 6d and costs; John Roberts, Perthu, Talybont, 2s 6d and costs; David Hughes, Brick Terrace, Gyffln, 2s 6d and costs; Wm. Hughes, Pendre, Penmaenmawr, 5s and costs; Edward Wrench, Watkin-street, Conway, 5s and costs. SEQUEL TO A MOTOR AND MAIL VAN COLLISION. J. W. Edwards, Ooedmawr, Conway, was .charged with driving his motor car to the danger of the public. Supt. Rees conducted the prosecution and Mr James J. Marks appeared for the defendant. Matiiew Roberts stated that he waf! the driver of the Post office mail van between Llandudno and Llandudno Junctiun, About 1.55 a.m. on December 26th, he was driving towards Tywyn, from the Junction, when he noticed tiH lights of a mutor car on Tywyn Hill near Tyn Coed. He noticed that the car was coming frum one side of the roa-d to the other and he drew his van close up to the left side of th road and stopped. The motor car c.ame alung and dashed against the front wheel of the van, throwing him out of the van and he remembered nothing more. He remained unconscious for nearly a week. In reply to Mr Marks, witness said that defendant had fully compensated him for the injuries he had suffered. Mr Marka said the defendant had instructed him to plead guilty, but in such circumstances as to war- rant the oope that the bench would take a lenient view of the case. Defendant was returning from Llandudno after Christmas Day fin the early hours of the morning, Mrs Edwards and the 1IIII.id being with him in the ca. at the time. He oame down the hill with the brakes full on. but when he got near the bottom he probably for a second or two relaxed the vigilance which he had shown up to then all through the drive, but having regard to the time of the morn- ing he did nut anticipate that there would be any traffic on the road. Defendant had dealt honourably with Mathew Roberts, the owner of the mail van and everyone else who were concerned with the accident. Mr Edwards remained at the scene of the accident to render what help he could. He desired to express his sincerest regret for what had happened, and hoped the Bench would see extenuating circum- stances in the case. The Bench considered the case proYed and fined defendant jg5 and costs. IMPROPER LANGUAGE. Sarah Williams, Shamrock Terrace, Deganwy, was fined IDs and costs or using improper language. DEFRAUDING THE RAILWAY COMPANY. David Regan, whose aùdress was given as Gadlys Villas, I'enma.enmawr, was charged with defrauding the L. and N.-W. Railway Company, by travelling from Penmaenmawr to Colwyn Bay without having previously paid his fare. Mr A. Eddy, who appeared for the prosc-;utic!1. stated that the defendant travelled by the 7.:15 train fram Penmaenmawr t" ChcsLer on Nov unber 23rd, and upon arriving at Saudycroft he got c.1t of the train, and went to the lavatory. When tie csnno back a porter asked him for his ticket and he replied "Season," but when asked to show it, he said he must have left it at home. When defendant got to Chester, he went up to a ticket examiner and asked him to take his fare, but the ticket examiner refused to do so. Defendant then went to another ticket ex- aminer who accepted the fare from Colwya Bay to Chester. Even then, however, he did not pay the proper amount for he had actually travelled from Penmaenmawr. Arthur William Gee, of Chester, said he travelled in the same compartment as the defendant from Penmaenmawr to Chester. When they got to Pandy- croft, defendant asked if he had time to get out there, to which witness replied that he had, but. that they collected tickets at that station. He (wit- ness) told the porter that there was a passenger in the lavatory. Ho heard the porter ask for Regan's ticket, and afterwards take his name and address. Richard J. Owen, a detective in the employ of the Railway Company, said defenùant told him he had paid his fare a.t Chester. When told that the fare paid was only from Colwyn Hay, the defendant said he paid the other portion to a porter at Penmaen- mawr. A letter was read from the defendant, who did not appear, pleading guilty to the offence, and he Mas fined 40s and 32s costs. A TICKET FOUR YEARS OLD. Arthur Burrows Garrod, of Carmen Sylva Rood, Llandudno, was charged with travelling from Llan- dudno to Rhyl without having previously paid his fare. Mr A. Eddy said that defendant travelled from Llandudno to Rhyl with a ticket which was four years old. He went to the booking office at Llan- dudno and asked for a cycle ticket, at the same time stating that he had a ticket for himself, which, how- ever, had been traced to have been issued on Septem- ber 28th, 19M. J. H. Noble said defendant came to the window of the booking office at Llandudno and asked for a cycle ticket. He also sh0wed his own ticket and said it was allright and that he had taken it out on Sep- tember 26th. Witness noticed that the date had been partly rubbed off, and communicated with the clerk at Rhyl. Detective McFall said he saw the defendant on December 24th and asked him if he had any explana- tion to offer, to which he replied "Yes, I did travel to Rhyl with the ticket, but Mr Noble told me it was all right." Griffith John Griffith, chief booking clerk at Rhyl Station, produced the company's ticket book which showed that the ticket was issued on September 28th, 1904. Defendant, who pleaded not guilty, said he had had ticket in his pocket for some months. He asked the booking-clerk at Llandudno if he could travel with it, and he was informed that he could do so. The Bench considered the case proved and fined the defendant 40s and 15s 6d costs. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. For neglecting to send their children to school regularly, Peter Jones, David-street, Penmaenmawr, was fined 2s 6d and costs, and William Rowlands, Tower Gate-street, Conway, Is and costs. YOUTHFUL LITIGANTS. A boy about nine years of age named Robert Ro- berts, of Bright Terrace, Tywyn, was summoned for injuring another boy named John Goosey of Brock- land Terrace, Tywyn, age about eight years, by throwing a stone at him. The Chairman cautioned the youngsters a.nd dis- missed the case upon payment of costs.

ST PAUL'S CHURCH, LLANDUDNO. DEDICATION SERVICE BY THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH. At St. Paul's Church, Llandudno, on Sunday morning, the Bishop of St. Asaph dedicated the new organ chamber and vestries. The organ, which was hitherto in the south aisle, has now been removed to a handsome chamber erected to the north- of the chancel. Two new vestries for the clergv and the choir have been erected, and at the main entrance a porch of Austrian oak has been added, the whole being in keeping with the noble architecture of the Church, and designed by Mr Aid red Scott, of London. The total cost of the improvement amounted to £2200, of which £900 has been subscribed, and it is hoped to raise the remainder bv means ofa bazaar. At the dedication service the prayers were offered by the Vicar (Rev. J. F. Reeoe) and the Curate (Rev. D. Williams). The lessons were. read by the Ven. Archdeacon Evans, of St. Asaph, and Mr L. H. Edminson. Mr L. H. Summerfield, organist of the Church, presided at the organ. BISHOP EDWARDS' SERMON. Preaching from the words, "For thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly" (Matthew xi. 18), the Bishop referred to the hypo- crite and the Pharisee. The word hypocrite at one time meant an interpreter or an expounder; then it meant an actor, a man who played a part, or acted a character. It afterwards came to 00 applied to a dissembler or feigner. He had brought together that morning the words hypo- I crite and Pharisee, but he reminded them that ail hypocrites were not Pharisees, neither were all Pharisees hypocrites; but the Pharisee was first and foremost a formalist. When his tradition and rules pressed heavily upon him, he displayed a subtle ingenuity, and a most elastic conscience in evading the circumstances. The Pharisees were not luxurious, theirs were not the gros»or sms, they were in a sense respectable citizens, and pro- bably they paid twenty shillings in the pound. They were' perfectly pleased with themselves. They were confident that they were righteous and they despised others. Many of the Pharisees were probably listening to the Lord's sermon on the Mount, listening probably to the very de- nunciation of the hypocricy which disfigured their faces. The Pharisee was a common and perma- nent type of human nature. The Bishop went on to eay that there was not a single person in that Church who had not felt some time or other the temptation of the Pharisee. The man who was self-righteous must have an inadequate store of righteousness. Continuing, Dr. Edwards said that the new vestries and organ chamber were consonant in dignity and in structure and design with thet noble Church to which they had been added, and It was a matter for thankfulness that the work had been brought to a completion. While they might have in their Church splendid and costly embellishments, the real thing might be wanting- —real spirituality in the heart of the worshippers. While they were worshipping amid the artistio and rich surroundings of Buell a Church thev should not forget the little bleak mountain Church, the congregations of which had perhans walked miles through the rain to join in the ser- vice, and be present at the blessed sacrament They should aJso not forget the poor parish priest who was working for Christ in the isolated outposts of the Church. He had often the privi- lege of worshipping in the Cathedral Church of the diooese, with all the great traditions and associations that clustered around it, and with a service which in its way was very beautiful. He often felt how one was apt to be somewhat self- satisfied with one's own service, selfishly for- getting the needs of those leas favourably placed. He prayed that the addition made to the Church that morning might be the means of promoting the true spiritual life of those who worshipped in that sanctuary.

LLANDUDNO COTTAGE HOSPITAL. •" ANOTHER SATISFACTORY ANNUAL REPORT. A representative number of subscribers attended the annual meeting of the Llandudno Cottage Hospital on Friday, when Colonel the Hon. Henry Lioyd Moatyn presided. REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT. In the report of the Board of Management, Presented by the Secretary (Miss A. M. Felton), lull details were given of matters relating to the pofipital, which again testified to the continued interest taken in its prosperity, and the increasing of the work carried on year after year. The Board referred very gratefully to the gener- ous help given in many ways, and acknowledged the assistance by means of which the institution bad attained its present high standard of efficiency anù usefulness. Reference was made to the death ef Admiral Gough, U.B., Mrs Pochin, Bodnant, and Mr Joseph Wiley, Mostyn-street, whoso Ilaruoo at one time appeared among the annual Subscribers, and who remained constant contribu- j £ rs- Among the changes in the new report, the *>oa,rd mentioned, with sinoero regret, the resig- nation of Mrs Francis Jones from the Board of Management, through ill-health. While greatly the withdrawal of her name, they earnestly hoped that Mrs Jones would soon be reatored to better health. They gratefully an- aounoed the appointment of Mr E. W. Johnson aa J trustee of the endowment fund, in succession to ^e late Mr Joseph Brooms, J.P. Mr John- ion s keen intereet in the hospital, and unfailing tr i? Promo'nS 'ts well-being at all times, ere highly esteemed; and his kindness in oon- ciaAa^i,^0 °"C'' trustee will be as much appre- ik ^le subscribers as it was by each mom- sn t? • It was gratifying to record -Br '{T1Portant addition to the list of support- ID: A In nam« of the Right Rev. the Lord °P °* St. Asaph, who, by kindly agreeing to ft ^>I"e »a Patron. claimed their sincere thanks. 13 a'f° a pleasure to notice several new names • ar,nual subscribers. The "Anniver- L, been held on June 26th, and, a«.. ■ uP°n those occasions, there was a large Jttoudanoe. The Rev. Llewelyn Hughes, M.A., fWn t>°?n .UCt^, and the Rev. fcrSE R°ber> vi°ar of Colwyn Bay, £ ave address, to both of whom the valnnhl .indebted. Mr Doe again gave his Si™ assistance at the organ, and the col- imn ?nfJT X>c C conclusion of the service amounted to £ 5. Satisfactory collections were 2.°" Hospital Saturday," August 15th. the ST arr^"tl of thoso and the hotel collec- w ?d. The work at Conway E £ ,^amJ"rU!lv "ndertaken by Miss Dutton, at Mm w and at the Junction by CfifJr T'l v. family. The Board are sincerely M these ladies for their genrerous help tLr.t ^r' a wished to repeat their warm 8 to them, and the many good helpers at hoiic!!18 8 .ons • a'so> to the hotel and boarding- trial-' pro!JJ"i^tors for their kind co-operation in. "n", collections. The Board very gratefully r.0w 1 ™gt'd a handsome donation of £ 38 lately DpV^lrcin the trustees of the late Mr Hugh r (jrifhth, of Caerhun, a gift made at the special I'equest of Mrs Hugh Gough, of Government Jersey, and Caerhun, who, as a constant riber, had always shown the most generous anrest In the hospital. The Board had also re- Ov* • Ul the trustees of the late Mr Richard 8.Charity a cheque on account of the ar- twlk *lnCome which had accumulated since the jj.L i °| the late Mr Thomas Henry Owen, and .<> bala.nco of his income was expected to be >a as soon as outstanding questions of legacy, ta'V?th«r duties, had been disposed of. A de- 1 statement of the year's receipts and ex- ahHtuUre showed the income to be £ 660 17s Id, tin J^y^nts £ 586 Is 8d, leaving a balance tne bank on December 31st, of £ 74 15s 5d. ^r6nce was made to Miss Wright's success- Bo rnana?Je!T,ent, and to the skill and attention n £ j*udgingly devoted to the patients at all by the honorary medical and dental staff. Ulentlon was also made of thedonations received int the do of the year, which have been un- errUPtedly given for many years, namely, JB8 fen- 001 the Rev. Llewelyn Hughes, rector, be- Christmas Day collections at the udno churches, and £ 15 lis the collection •' n tne same day at the Craigside Hydro, kind- by Mr Ralph Munro; and thanks gyp tendered to Messrs Boots and Co., Ltd., for ihiY6'?11'8'7 devoting the proceeds of the weigh- «tiw t^eir. establishment in Vaughan- hunrl^0 hospital, £ 12 14s 7d having been iiJJm «?Ter duri^' the year; arid to Mr Hutch- Quarrv .ttl« Orme Limestone i»ftrltmnn'c iL kindness in continuing the •realised -P7 ^tions, which this year £ nv hIf li4" 10du In addition to Ms the com- £ p o- rp, T^ar been good enough to subscribe fclerfTr tioard renewed their thanks to the rjpnto j m,n,s!?rs who had visited the ti, an. °ontributed from their collections; >t>ortn n (J>TP^)riptors of the local newspapers for re- W nnf7 "osP|ta' matters and gratuitous insertion Jtat ^9^ >. t° those who were good enough to Jor L?°tteotion boxes, and to Mr Bruoe Edmonds r,ha'rg^n^!nU€d attention to the patients, free hie" P'v6n to Mr Adey Wells for knd 'n attending the monthly meetings, fc'e.asurer afis'stanoe he had given it as hon. The report and balanoe sheet were approved. THANKS 'PO THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER WORKERS. fche^T yo^nouge proposed a vote of thanks to fient^ (Lady Augusta Mostyn), Mrs and the ladies on the Board of anagement. He remarked that Lady Augusta th ostyn ad taken the .very keenest interest in ton]_ SP1W 6ince its foundation, and added that C&rr_a °o,nPetent board of management could .tinn /u work accomplished in that institu- te- ^ar' he-ar)- Ufa* 'd Williams seconded, and the motion a unanimously agreed to. fcourcp ,"airman responded, and eaid it was a fclnsi ° re" '-et to Lady Augusta and Mrs Henry "ffcei-n they had been unable to attend that ijKf,°°n> as both took a great interest in the in- g"tution. Y rHE MEDICAL AND DENTAL-STAFF. 16 Rector (Rev. Llewelyn R. Hughes, M.A.), ^nd thanks to the honorary medical /hat said it was upon those gentlemen I Steatest responsibility devolv^ in con- I ^'th the hospital. So far as doctors were j they were very well cared for at Llan- tJf th°' they were ail proud of the members Profession residing amongst them. The jjj, ^hiest and strongest of them had to rely upon hut i? the medical fraternity sooner or later, ,t while some of them, such as Mr Chamber- •P and_ Mr Adey Wells, oould look forward to visited in their houses as frequentlv as Possible without realising that their balance at bank was greatlv diminished thereby—(laugh- ter)-thoso attended to the hospital were not ia8 a rule so favourably placed; yet the doctors ad visit just as frequently to their patients of charge, to anybody (hear, hear). rj "id not even charge for the use of the car- ^ic'rf8 ^hich_ conveyed them there, and the pub- 'v that the services thus gratuitous- Jiheni^noered formed no 6mall gift to bestow upon i&eiRn t °r twenty-five years he had had very retj°'lections of the harmonious and ex- Sjlnnri, ,WOr^ Performed by the medical men of *nen ;could testify that no body of feervicf* community rendered more willing J *ho iv.orTi 'lr Poorer brothers and sisters than fcenrl-^Xr,!?6'^? f^at noble profession — (hear, foffieorg Qf f): ? distinguished men who acted as • ]n6,itution were particularly con- Tho R m tj- respect. coulr?eV'i trvon Da vies, in seconding, said Baid. on'y say "ditto" to all the Rector had 1h Was carried with a hearty cheer. HER SERVICES ACKNOWLEDGED. bv n0t'r)n u irirRw' J- Raymond, sec- ^ordiall/. P°Jd W,IIlams' thanks were also #UpportyofC^rd?d Mr Adey WTells for his faithful i..hospital and the valuable services The 3T as hon. treasurer. feeknowled^11^ °f^the IoCE!j Press was gratefully Gardner «f a J i^e potion of Mr Willougby ^hil" foVtu ndef the Rev" Jonesf & hospital%fraBUrunUVHrVIC^ M hairdres^r to B Pi'30 i Chairman, proposed bv Mr P

TORI) MOSTYN AND HIS TENANTRY. A WELCOME HOME. Y wek, at the Mostyn Hotel, IVOrd M, the tenantry of his occasion „ 4 the fn,,UJa! rent dinner, fact) that r3"3 Pav,K'U U" interesting from a Six tyn has just returned! P«eially fio, f s tour, and he had journeyed dinner cLt™"1 ,Ix)!!d?n to P^^nt at ,}' v&r which he presided. Upon E? arid heir r??ni- a<XX)r"P^nied by his eldest wit>i Edward MostVn, he was re- toajat reP^^d rouack of cheering. j POs^ i o_ Lord Mo&tyn's health was pro- apnuL Williams (Pentreffjmion), who, expressed the pleasure of the «inoQg seeing Loi-d Mostyn once more the toast, Lord Mostyn said JStE*1 » of his he had had f6 ° tw-enty-five thousand t I rt> ^J-Pe^nced two summers and 5* doJn^Ti!8' a?d only had t le ^ole of the time- i ™torestmg description of the placcs he ihad visited, i( millutes in doing so.

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CONWAY DISTRICT NURSING FUND. ANNUAL MEETING. The eighteenth annual meeting of the Conway District Nursing Association was held in the Guild Hall on Thursday afternoon, the Mayor (Dr. M. J. Morgan) presiding over a representa- tive gathering. Letters regretting inability to bo present were read from Mrs Wood (president), Colonel and Hon. Mrs Lloyd Mostyn, Miss Simpson, and Dr. R. A. Prichard (ex-Mayor). SECRETARY'S REPORT. The Hon. Secretary, Mrs Humphreys Lewis, in submitting the 18th report, said that on the whole the work had been heavy, and waa satis- factorily carried out, judging from reports re- ceived by the committee from headquarters, also from their own experience of Nurse Dunn's capabilities and thoroughness, and also by the appreciation of her services by the patients. One hundred and twenty-three cases had been at- tended, and 2933 visits paid, an increase ini the visits of 550. The statement of accounts showed a balanoe of £21 6s 2d, an increase on last year of B12 14s 8d, but this was owing to Miss Dutton'e kind efforts by securing donations from the officers encamped on the Morfa, Miss Leach for her entertainment, the Temperance Committee, and also tho proceeds from the recent dance. There was a serious decrease in the collections of some of the places of worship. Their thanks were due to Mrs Houlgrave, the postal officials, Mrs J. P. Griffiths, and Mr J. C. Griffith, N.P. Bank, for their kind services. Mrs Wood said she wished the cause had been better assisted by the town genorally. They did not want to have a largo balance in han The £21 this year would assist them to carry on the work, as the subscription as a rule did nolt come in until the end of the year. If everyone in the town would contribute—and it was an object that appealed to them all—they would have no difficulty at all in carrying it on. A Member: Would not a house to house col- lection meet it?—We have tried that. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. From the printed balanoe-sheet handed round, it was shown that there was a balance forwaid from 1907 of £8 lis 6d. Subscriptions amounted to £37 17s 6d, donations £43 168 Id, payment from patients £11 5s 6d, and Church and chapel collections £37 17s, making a total of £139 7s 7d. The expenditure totalled JB118 Is 5d, thus leav- ing a balance in hand of £21 6s 2d. The Rev. J. W. Roberts, vicar, moved the ad- option of the report and balance-sheet, which, on the whole, was very satisfactory. He was glad to find that they wore better off this year than last, and it was gratifying that they were not going back. He had gone to the trouble of placing side by side the subscriptions, donations, patients' collections, etc., and found that in 1906 they were £123, 1907 £127, and 1908 £139, so that in some way or other there had been a gradual increase (applause). He was glad to find again that the expenses were decreasing, without any decrease in the efficiency of the work. He was pleased to hear excellent re- ports of the nurse's servioes from everyone in. the parish. In 1903 the expenses were £123, 1907 £119, and 1908 £118. Mrs Jones seconded the adoption of the re- port, and it was carried unanimously. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE. To the regret of the meeting, the Secretary announced that owing to the increased work, she would have to resign the secretaryship, after having served for 15 years. If elected, however, she would be pleased to oontinue as hon. trea- surer. The Chairman said they all regretted that Mrs Lewis intended taking such a step, after the ex- cellent work she had done for the Association. Mrs Wood proposed, and Mrs Jones seconded, that Mrs W. A. Tuxford should take over the secretarial duties. Mrs Tuxford, whilst thanking them for the honour conferred upon her, said she would ac- cept the post if the meetings were held monthly instead of weekly. Mr A. Wood proposed the re-election of the oommittee en bloc. They had done their work remarkably well, and the thanks of the town were due to them. The Vicar seconded. The Mayor supported. He would like to add that the nurse had done her work well. He had found her most capable. The members of the committee re-elected are: —The Hon. Mrs Henry Mostyn, Miss Dutton, Mrs Porter, Mrs J. P. Griffiths, Mrs D. Jones, Mrs Gwynedd Roberts, Miss Foulkes, Mrs Philip Price, Mrs Edward Jones, Mrs Roberts, Vicar- age; Miss Sarjant, Mrs T. C. Lewi^Mrs Mary Williams, Mrs Jones, Gyffin Rect^^ Mrs W. Edwards, Mrs Davies, Mrs W. A.Wuxford, Mrs Tom Hughes, and Miss Simpson. Two reports were read from the Queen's In- stitute for Nurses, London, stating that both the nurse's and secretary's books were satisfactory, and the work admirably done. Mrs Wood proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman. She was pleased to hear his remarks about the nurse, who appeared to be both inte- rested in the cause and capable. She heard on all sides that the patients liked her very much (applause). Mrs J. Porter seoonded, and the motion was carried. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the secretary, Mr Wood and the Vicar speaking in eulogistic terms of her work. Mrs Lewis suitably replied. In doing so, she would like to mention the names of the Presi- dent and Mrs J. P. Griffiths for the assistance given her.

LLANDUDNO NURSING ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Llandudno Nursing Association was held at the Cocoa House to-day week, -when Colonel the Hon. Henry Lioyd Mostyn presided over a. good attendance. Letters of apology for non-attendance were read from Dean Radcliffe, Mrs Hughes, The Rectory, and Mrs Marks. A SATISFACTORY REPORT. Rev. Morgan Jones (on behalf of Mrs Mather, the hon. secretary) submitted the report on the year's work, which stated that the nurse had performed her duties in a very satisfactory manner. The receipts for the current years were lower than usual, mainly owing to the fact that during the past twelve months there had been no dona- tion received from the L.A.D.S., as was the case in the years 1906 and 1907. The Dramatio Society had, however, kindly promised to give a performance in aid of the funds during the current year. A special donation of £10 had been received from the Welsh Industries Association, and this, together with the ordinary subscriptions and donations (amounting to J3105 8s 7d), brings the receipts up to slightly in excess of the expendif ture of £113 17s 3d. The expenditure during the past -twelve months was practically the same as for the previous twelve months. During the year there had been 291 cases, in- cluding 25 monthly cases, involving 4314 visits paid by the nurse. Letters had been received from headquarters and from the Board of Education of the county, sugesting that arrangement might be made for the nurse to undertake the medical inspection of school children, an obligation to do this work having been imposed upon the Education Authori- ties under the Act of 1907. The committee, however, felt that it would be impossible to fall in with this suggestion, as it was obvious that the nurse's time was already fully occupied. The Education Authorities had been communicated with to this effect. The committee desired to offer their best thanks to all subscribers who had assisted the Associa- tion, and would again draw their attention to the very useful work which was carried on in the town. There seemed to be. an impression in the minds of certain persons that, on account of the com- paratively large balance which the Association now had in hand, the need for active support had temporarily ceased, but it was pointed out that eventually the serviced of a second nurse will be required and provision for this must be made. Thanks was again due to Miss Barker for her generosity in continuing to supply all nourish- ment for the sick poor, as well as to other ladies and gentlemen. In accordance with the intention announced in the last report, the committee had transferred J650 from the current balance carried forward at the end of 1907, to tine deposit account. The accounts had been audited Mr Bur- gess, to whom the committee tendered their thanks. The oommittee regretted to announce that, after many years of membership, Mrs Moore found herself unable to remain on the oommit- tee and tendered her resignation, which was re- gretfully accepted. A vacancy thus occurred, which it is proposed to fill at an early date. During the year, the committee held 12 meet- ings. The report and balance-sheet were then adopted. OFFICERS RE-ELECTED. Upon the proposition of the Rector, seconded by Miss Barker, Lady Augusta Mostyn was re- appointed president of the Association, the Hon. Mrs Henry Mostyn, vice-president, and Mrs lane lie Mather hon secretary and treasurer. THE COMMITTEE. The Chairman proposed, Rev. J. Raymond seoonded, and it was carried unanimously that the following constitute the oommittee for the ensuing 3ear:—Miss Barker, Mrs Llewelyn Hughes, Mrs E. W. Johnson, Mrs Marks. Mrs Parker, Mrs Peers, Mrs Raymond, Mrs Rid>«e, mi Woo(lhous"' Mrs Rogers, and Mrs Roslall. The Rector proposed a vote of thanks to the committee of tne Welsh Industries' Exhibition for their donation of £10, and to all others who had assisted the association during the past year. Mr R. S. Chamberlain seconded, and it was carried with acclamation. Upon the proposition of Miss Barker, a special vote of thanks was accorded Mrs Blanch Mather for the able manner in which .she had discharged the duties of hon. secretary and trea- surer. Sirs Mather proposed a vote of thanks to Col. Mostyn for presiding, which was aLso carried wifl-i o r\r> I o rv» of inn

BETTWSYCOED URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE GUIDANCE OF VISITORS. PROPOSED PURCHASE OF A FIRE ENGINE. Mr Robert Parry presided over the monthly meeting of this Council on Friday evening. There were also present: Messrs John Hughes (vioe-chairman), Robert Parry, J.P., J. P. Faichney, T. W. B. Corns, R. Rawlinson, Henry Roberts, Henry Williams, Dr. Pritchard, to- gether with Messrs R. R. Owen (clerk), R. D. Jones (surveyor), and II. Hughes, A.M.Inst.C.E. (engineer). CONGRATULATIONS. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Henry Roberts, Dr. Pritchard was warmly congratulated on his return from his voyage to South Africa, and the evident improvement in his health. FINANCE. Mr Corns reported that the Finance Committee recommended the payment of bills amounting to £43 103 7d. On the motion of Dr. Pritchard, seoonded by Mr H. Williams, the committee's recommenda- tion was adopted. The Clerk reported that there was an avail- able balance after the payment of the bills of £200 13s 4d. FOR THE GUIDANCE OF VISITORS. In accordanoe with his notice of motion, Mr R. Parry moved "that the Council placed a sign board on Station-road with names of places of interest and directions thereto. He said t sign would be a great base to tbfc \iUmp.rof& visitors who frequented the district during the summer months, and who did not know where to go and view the places of interest in the locality. Mr Faichney seconded. Mr John Hughes suggested that the distanoe to each place should also be included. The motion was adopted, and, on the motion of Dr. PnchsJrl, seconded by Mr Rawlinson, it was decided' to leave the details to a sub-committee composed of Messrs R. Parry, H. Roberts and Mr Faichney. JUBILEE PATH. Mr R. Parry drew attention to the dilapidated condition of Jubilee Path leading to Elsie Lake, and moved that the Highway Committee took the question of repairing it into consideration. Mr John Hughes seconded the motion, which was adopted. FIRE-ENGINE WANTED. A letter was read from the Ratepayers' Associa- tion drawing attention to the need of providing the district with a fire engine and escape. Mr Faichney observed that it was a most desir- able proposal. There was very valuable pro- perty in the village which would be at the mercy of the flames in case there was a fire, a.nd it was most important that it should be adequately guarded. The Council should certainly support the suggestion. In reply to Mr Hughes, the Clerk said the In- surance Company sometimes subscribed towards the purchase of fire engines for such districts. On the motion of Mr R. Parry, seconded by Mr J. Hughes, the clerk was requested to obtain quotations for an engine suitable for a villages of the nonulation of Bfttwsyeoed. PENTREDU POSTAL FACILITIES. — The Clerk reported that he had received a petition sigtted by the residents of Pentre Dll requesting postal facilities there. He had for- warded the petition to the Postmaster General who had replied that the matter would have at tention in due course. MOTOR CAR SPEED LIMIT. The Clerk read a letter from the clerk to the County Council to the effect that the Bettwsy. coed Council's petition for an order to regulate motor car traffic in the district would be sub- mitted to the next meeting of the Council. VITAL STATISTICS. One birth and one death were reported to have occurred in the district during the month of December, the death rate being 10.1 per 1000- TAXATION OF LAND VALUES. Mr Corns was appointed to attend the confer- ence, to be held at Wrexham, respecting the taxation of land values. NEW WATER SCHEME. Mr H. Hughes, A.M.I.C.E., of the Gwydr Estate Office, submitted a long report dealing with the suggested .solK'me for a new water supply for the village- The schemes dealt with were: (a) A reservoir at Llyn-y-goedon (15 acres in extent), capable of yielding 160 704 gallons per day; (b) a reservoir at Dolgarn, plantation with a high dam, capable of supply- ing considerably more than the needs of the village at present; (c) a reservoir at Llyn Bych- an (4i acres), capable of yielding 69,440 gallonit per day, together with a small supplementary reservoir at Dolgarn plantation to make up the deficiency. The present requirements of the village were estimated at 80,000 gallons per day. The Llyn Dychan and Llyn-y-Goeden gathering g'round were reported to be entirely free from building's, cultivated land, or any other source of puilution. The chances of pullution were, however, higher at Dolgarn, owing to the pre- sence of richer pasture land and cultivated fields. The estimated cost! of the scheme was £1900 exclusive of the payment of land owners and occupiers Mr Rawlinscn remarked that in the report it was suggested that 4-ineh pipes should be used. He thought they would be too small for the purpose. In reply to Mr Faiohney, the Engineer stated that the quality of the water was satisfactory. Mr R. Pariy inquired whether the system would meet the requirements of an increased population. Mr Hughes replied that whenever they esti- mated the supply required for a district they always added 20 per cent- to the actual amount used. After some discussion, it was decided that the pipes be 5-inch in dimension, and to submit the scheme to Mr Evans, the owner of the land, in order to secure his terms. The further con- sideration of the schemes being deferred, pend- ing1 the repl of the owner.

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INDIAN LIFE AND GOVERN- MENT. INTERESTING LECTURE AT COLWYN BAY. Mr Grubb, private secretary- to Sir J. Herbert Robarfas, M.P., who, as most of our readers are aware, is acknowledged aa an autho- rity on India, delivered a most interesting^ lec- ture on that great country at the Presbyterian LecOuxe Hall, Colwyn Bay, on Friday evening, when the Rev. John Edwards presided over a large attendance. Mr Grubb has travelled somewhat extensively in Imha vnd his remarks were illustrated by means of anum oor of excellent lantern slides prepared from special photographs- At the outset he gave a few facts bearing upon the cxbentj and population of the oountry. We have heard, he said, a great deal in re- cent years about South Africa, with a total population of five millions, but if you question most people about India, with its population of 300,000,000 human souls, their minds are very much of a blank. Let me remind you then txiat nearly one-fifth of the human raoe live in India; that it has an area 1,700,000 square miles, equal to the whole of Europe without Russia. Titere are in India over 2000 towns, and 700,000 villages. Until a few years ago the population usually increased at the rate of 30 million every ten .years, but plague, poverty, and famine have combined to arrest dhis rapid growth. There are 207 millions of Hindus, 62 million Moham- medans, and three million Christians, the ma- jority of the last mentioned belonging to the non-Protestant Churches. Referring to the intellectual capacity of the people, the lecturer said that while there was much superstition and ignorance in India, there was also a gTeat and growing body of intellec- tual men and womuii, many of whom have oomplobod their education in our own Univer- sities- He referred to the late Ananda Mohan Bose, who obtained his degree of M.A. at Cambridge in the same year as the late Aroh- bishop of Canterbury. Mr Bose was a fine specimen of the educated Indian, who was for some years a member of tihe Viceroy's Legisla- tive Council, an accomplished orator in English, and a. lading spirit in every movement for social reform. Mr R. A. Pftiranjpye, another native of Indian, had been brackottod Senior Wrangler at Cam- bridge in 1899, and was now Principal of the Fergusson College at Poona. His parents were peasant farmers m a country district in Western India. A knowledge of the English language was becoming general among the richer and middle classes, and there were millions in India to-day who had roocived a fair vernacular education. In most of the larger cities of India it was easy to get an audience of 1000 men who understood Englisk well. Speaking of Bombay, Mr Grubb said that among the most interesting sig'hts of the city are the celebrated Towers of Silenoe, where the bodies of dead Parsees are txposed to the rays of the sun, and to the voracity of hundreds of repulsive vultures, and the Caves of Ele- phsjita- Thase caves, situated a few miles out of Bombay, were dated from about the 10th century, and were all hewn out of the solid rock. The largest, 136 feet square, was sustained by 26 massive pillars. There were many other rook caves in different parts of India. Some of the most remarkable are those at Ellora, the old- est of which was believed to have baen hewn out more than 2000 years ago. There were no less than 30 of these cave temples at Ellora, and every one of them had been carved out of the solid rock without a single separate stone being inserted or a fragment of cement used. OPIUM AND LIQUOR. Continuing, th3 lecturer said: The primary objoct of my visit to India was to inspect the leading branches of the An-gio-Indian Temper- ance Association, of wliioh there are nearly 300. For < anburies India has been, to a iarge extent, a teetotal country, but, among many great bless- irgs, British rule has established one unmis- takable curse, namely, a leg'alised liquor traQic, which is not only directed by the State, but has often I am afraid, been otilcially encouraged. A considerable portion of the Indian revenue is drawn from the Government opium mono- poly, by means of which the .people of China are depraved, while a still larger share is ob- tained from the liquor monopoly, which has produced the moral degradation of great num- bers of our fellow subjects in India. Railway travelling in India, proceeded Mr Grubb, is leisurely and comfortable. It was on the way to Calcutta that I had an amusing instance of this. The train stopped at a certain station for about 20 minutes to allow the passengers to get dinner. I remained in the dining-room rather too long, and when I came out on the platform I saw to my dismay that the train was disappearing round a curve in the line en route for Calcutta, and there was not another train for 18 hours. The stationmaster, however, was equal to the emergency. He ran after the train, and within five or six minutes, he had brought it back into the station, and I was able to resume my journey without further delay-(laughter),- but it is only Europeans for whom this sort of thing would be done. Dealing with Calcutta, the capital of India, he said the town is called "City of Palaces," but) it hardly deserves the name, for its buildings do not compare favourably with many other cities in India. It is in Calcutta that the Bashmo Samaj or Theistic Church of India has its headquarters. The tenets of this Hindu reform movement cor- respond to those of the Unitarian Church in this country, with which its members are on terms of fellowship. There is much in the modern religious tendencies of Indian thought which reminds one of what is called "The New Theology" in this country. SIR HERBERT'S POPULARITY. The lecturer graphically described many of the largest Indian cities, the customs of their inhabitants, and the interesting features of their lives, history and development. At intervals he spoke of the progress made by the temperance movement in various parts, and particularly em- phasised the great reform carried out in the Army in that direction. In the meantime the views thrown on the screen delighted the audience. Referring to the concluding illustration, which was a portrait of the hon. baronet who represents West Denbighshire in Parliament, the lecturer remarked that the namo of Sir Herbert Roberts was almost as well-known in India as it was in Wales. As hon. secretary of the Anglo-Indian Temperance Association, and of the Indian Par- liamentary Committee, Sir Herbert had done much to advance the moral welfare and political interests of the people of India. The educated classes in that country looked to the electors of the United Kingdom to return such members to the House of Commons, in order that the welfare of the Indian Empire might be still further pro- moted. LORD MORLEY'S REFORM MEASURES. Touching lightly upon the measures of reform carried out by Lord Morley, the lecturer said that the people of this country, who were direct- ly responsible for the good government of India, would also do much for the cause of Indian pro- gress. He was glad to tell them that the scheme of reforms which had been introduced by Lord Morley was heartily welcomed by the Indian peo- ple, and would, if carried out, go far to satisfy I their legitimate aspirations for a more effective voice in the direction of their own affairs The educated classes in India could be trusted to make good use of the political power which was about to be extended to them. There were crying evils, pohtieal and social, to be removed Great progress had been made during the last 100 years but much more remained to be accom- plished. The people of India would have to work out. their own emancipation from mmy of the antiquated social customs which now hampered them and the spread of religion and education would greatly assist this work. In conclusion, he said he hoped one result of tho meeting that night would be to increase the mteiesi, of the aud:ence in the great country of which he had been speaking, and to add to the number of those who cherished that true Im- perialism which recognises tg. moral responsi- bilities of Empire and the sacred duty and train- ing the millions of India to worthily occupy that great Potion which is undoubtedly reserved for th em in the future history of mankind. At the close, Mr Grubb was heartily thanked for his most instructive lecture.

FLINTSHIRE CORONER AND MiiEGUAKDS. THE NEW ACT. An inquest was held at Mold on ,Saturday by Mr F. LI. Jones (the Flintshire Coroner) tout-lung the death of Walter Uarston, of Ulan-yr-Afon Terrace Vontybodkin, a child of six years of age. The evi- dence showed that the child went downstairs on Wednesday morning while the mother was in bed The fire had been lighted, and in some way or other the boy's shirt caught lire, and. before the flames could be extinguished he was burned about the body. Death took place on the evening of the follow- day. The. mother informed the Coroner that there was a fender at the fireplace but no fireguard. She added that she had never heard about fireguards and never thought of purchasing one. Addressing the jury, the Coroner referred to the danger of unprotected firegrates. The less of children's lives through the absence of fireguards was becoming a serious thing, and Parliament had passed an Act, to come into force on April 1 by which parents who left their children alone' in houses with unprotected firegrates, would be liable to prosecution for neglect. The present case was not one in which a mother had left the house, as she was about to follow the child downstairs; but there were many cases where children were left alone for hours, and it was sad to think of the loss of 1ife that took place all over the country from this cause. It was to be hoped that the new Act would diminish the number of deaths caused in this way. A verdict that the child died from injuries acci- dentally sustained by being burned was returned.

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