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8 ankruptCy of a Colwyn Bay Carriage Proprietor. Singular Admissions. ON [BY OUi. OWN KEPORTER.] bef0re at Bangor Bankruptcy Court, tons 0f T "^e8istrar Glynne Jones, James Clut- ^Bay' ^Place, and Woodland-road,Col- ?a^ati0n P*°PrietOT> came up for his public ^tednessn' accounts showed a total in- Cre4it0rs r ^442 7s id j due to unsecured J^lise A 9^5 'net assets estimated to loss of u 6d; alleged causes of failure, The oft-68 a'n. sickness in the family." ^6re as f0n receiver's observations on the case 4ll(J is a r.?VVs —The debtor is 49 years of age, fa,Ce> of w< ?roPr'etor- He lives at 1, Albert- tu all th ^'s w^e is tenant. She also f ■6 Premis 6 *urniture and household effects on Y* *bout es" debtor has been m business lCa% n& 2 °5 *3 years he started with prac- ^4s also emCaftal- About three years back he a ?&ntlp as a coachman in the service Qllsecur ?aa *n Colwyn Bay. He schedules If*?*it0rs' six of whom have claims ,>h^e<in«ss /an'^ out total unsecured in- '}.• debtor rePresents borrowed money. r'S Prelimi °n <^sclosed one mare to me upon JCe^ed a exaniination, but I have since a*es that thter ^rorn his solicitor, in which he Amoved 6 ^e^tor has admitted to him hav- -e dates' h a P°ny from his premises, which ,e tar S'lice been brought back. The Unt.. "at he was not aware of his insol- kSs sUed. k^'v. last few weeks, when he a l0ss^" s Principal creditor. He attri- fa trad« ° £ a49 to the death of two horses, sictn 0Wln'§! to illness, and bad trade and Mr E c|n«ss. for e- rabbe, solicitor, Abergele, appear- jt e of _\i- anl<rupt, and Air J-ones, from the or. ssrs .Porter and Amphlett, for a cred- J^r W. 06 \\r-? •t^le Assistant Official Receiver <Jatkd to ams)' tbe bankrupt stated that « °f the r 1SC*°.se a Pony which he had at the et e rect'i*'illg order, because he was up- ^ryone v not know what he was saying. But I did no, No. any0U not ^"form me about it? ta e eas Oversight on my part. Sn 611 hioUpt a^ded that the pony 'had been {[J*6 to g,gg t° Chester, where the son had be Don Tls, ^ran^m°ther. It was not true talfpn a<i been removed to avoid its *ieJ Crabbeln ^ecution- 1*. avnij- pony was removed with the J1?6 Aw!?mg execution. v): t)0 v 3nt Official Receiver (to the bank- o <r¡ You admit tha t ? ten, CrablbP forthcoming, Y0 0ved' t0 sa^ You must admit that it was On,!1 rr|aVoi(^ ,^s being taken in execution. t0 e> "Get th afterwards, and I said at OfHc' Pony at once," and I wrote la Receiver informing him of the toL: That^nt ^ffic'al Receiver (to the bank- k'y .not t'S0' not? (No answer). Ti (No a t^le ^uth? You are on your V is ■<saJ • story that is right what Mr Sa^& now, is it not? V netted it since, and returned the ft S" sta/Wyin'g t ^Iuf ^at Tther questions, the bankrupt ^W^'Bav Was Coachman to Mr Walker, of Jte busi' "P to three years ago. When- he Wo 0 bnr^ about /'20 of his own. foj iS' TnLWeif rooney from- Miss Lucy as clItl at thP l? ^Wards, butcher, went surety ^h°?CSan for ^I0 0T •^I5- His wa§es hj, 5 '^ouse Walker were 22s a week, Vsin bad cv^ent *ree- During the last three j'lle vSs' Itv,611 "whole of his t:me to the1 >,• ^°re tk a<^ been; going down for some Pay }s attemin an<? thought that by devot- in t'k it tur n Entirely to it he could make it foseg6 ^bit 0f ef ?ut otherwise. He had been hlra", b.u t' of tTaInJ.ng ponies for racing pur- i ^otr, had Ii°t say what this had cost N Cn!°Us fac^th'Tud°ne any bettin»- 11 was 0rie<! a betti 1 a was a great racing man, a Proinic!!5 inarl- He §ave Miss Luc7 ts+v y for /"100 in June, 'les when $^-gotthe,IOO? »abhe vr ^ch Assistant Z'J1.was l888- ^eUts Ieiiauce Receiver You see how T'he't) 1S Placed on your state- as j ar*'krimt. T °y. Possibiv '1, arn telling you the truth as s B now' hut I have nothing to go 18 !W^at ^is turn state(i that he could not c0iISht ^ot Vp ?er the business had been, rt^Vn cora ? any hooks of account. He Ntii -anid r°m Mr Hugh Davies, of Old k^j U last t been giving him bills S- A GaviLtWo years, instead of cash-in w Se1t to n?Ver as'ced for anything but ay j P^sitiojj he really attributed his aWfl.11l car¡ a:c, the bankrupt replied: The only i in 0 d tradp +u is that we have had h,^ a ip-yn Ba se last few years, as every- a^ve had°°^ deal t '°.Ws very well, and I have b°y la?ri Slckn'ess .in the house. I ^hat een ill UP ^ast winter and summer, J >al th. myself. wa^ith1 WUh y°U? K,t J it due to> nerv'ousniess. /as jt 4y. 1 ta?t due t0 to at you have been extremely t&^eiiri.ngytheSi!g? 1 never touched it. 1IUetfperati tW° years you have been Vr^an't 1 65 n'°t to put it worse than JPty? °k at it er. 1 In that way. f ai, 1 ^temperate? eql¡a\Te aat. Is0' do ected your business in con- y^kso. bS'te^? esent failuxe due to that to a °earj thinjj ^Usj^yi^P^n it ^ut *t may have a great deal \N, V° quest- ^?oSs f fs to his losses in the ^hiS? vstated that he had lost 0rses ,ah,ei_WouW n'ot have takeni aci been out all day, and when they came home one died at night and the other in the morning. A subscription list was opened to assist him on that occasion^ which produced about ^30. At the end of 1900 he handed over to his son a landau, a mare, and a set of silver-mounted harness, worth, from £45 to 65o. He did this because he had promised them some time before, and because his son threatened to leave him unless he got them. He had paid, over 4ioo for the landau aboutfive or six years ago, but as he paid' by instalments the cost was 'greater than it would have been other- wise. Was your name or initials anywhere upon the landau? I can't say. You can say? I can't. If your name is on it, you can say? My name is not on it. Was it on it at any time? I never knew irto be on it. Were your initials not on that landau? I don't know, I am sure. Yes, you do know? I don't know that. I give you warning; there are other people who can give evidence about this; will you swear your initials were not upon that landau? Not to my knowledge; there may have been some monogram. Have you got a watch? No. Did- you have one? Yes, I had one. ■ Where is it? A man sold it to me about 18 months ago. How much did you get for it? I am sorry to say I never got the money for it. He got the watch and the money and all. Is Mr A. O. Walker your late employer? Yes. What is this ^50 you owe him? I wrote to him and told him I was short of money, and he sent me the £5°' When was that? I could not tell you. About how long ago? It will be in the bank book there. Was it in December, 1901? Yes, somewhere about that time. The examination was adjourned pending en- quiries, and the bankrupt was ordered to amend his statement of affairs.

Conway Musicians Conclude their Session. THE members of the Conway Male Voice Choral Society brought their fifth session to a fitting close last week, when they partook of a sump- tuous four-course dinner at the Aberconwy Ho- tel. Forty-five sat down, the tables having been arranged in Mrs J. A. Jones's inimitable style. Mr Owen Evans, chairman of the society, occu- pied the place of honour. Several happy speeches were made during the evening, and the choir, under the leadership of Mr J. P. Griffiths, performed a few of the chor- uses from "The M,artyrs," in first-rate style. The Chairman, in the course of an eloquent speech, referred to the fact that the society now held the record amongst similar Conway musical organisations, both from a musical point of view and its length of life, and it was most inspiring to find that the older it grew the stronger it developed. (Applause.) He also remarked upon the tributes of praise which the recent perform- ances of "The Martyrs" had won from his Wor- ship the Mayor and other local celebrities; the unique concord which existed between the mem- bers and the improved taste of the society in adopting a work like "The Martyrs" in prefer- ence to the old regime. (Applause.) Mr W. J. Roberts, in equally felicitous terms, proposed "The future success of the choir," this being seconded by Mr Masser, and supported by Mr -Nl'enai Francis, each of whom paid glowing but just tributes to the very prominent and suc- cessful part played by Mr J. P. Griffiths in the work of the society. 'The talented conductor (Mr J. P. Griffiths) re- sponded in an encouraging speech. The suc- cess of the society was due, in his opinion, not to his own little share—(laughter)—but to the enthusiastic way in which all the members had joined together—there had been no jarring note during the whole proceedings—(applause)—and the admirable and energetic services of their excellent hon. secretary, Mr R. T. Hughes. (Ap- plause.) Referring to the work of the future, Mr Griffiths suggested that they augmented the society by the importation of ladies-a remark which met with loud cries of "No." It would not of necessity do away with the male voice choir, but they could hold the same position while securing the assistance of ladies in the performance of big complete works by the mas- ters. Mr Griffiths also extended' a hearty wel- come to Mr W. E. Jones (Stanley Buildings) on his return to the choir after his recent severe illness. Presentation to the Popular Accompanist. After a rendition by the choir, The Chairman formally presented Miss Sallie Edward's with a purse of gold the 'amount reaching double figures—as a very small token of the society's esteem for their talented' accom- panist, in the hope that it would be of some small assistance to her to further those musical studies which the members all hoped"would re- sult in her securing the topmost rung of the musical ladder.—Mx Evans congratulated the members of the society upon the substantial manner in which they had contributed towards the testimonial, and also- expressed his thanks to those outsiders who had done their share in augmenting the fund. Miss Edwards modestly accepted the testi- monial amidst much applause, which testified to the great respect in which she is held. Mr Griffiths also spoke a few words in refer- ence to Miss Edwards's splendid services to the society and the town in general. Mr Hooson proposed the toast of "The Press" in a few choice remarks, and this was respond- ed to by Mr Illtyd Rees, of the "Weekly News," ,and Mr W. Howells Jones, of the "Pioneer." Mr Evan Evans proposed the toast of "The Hostess," and this was seconded by Mr Levi John. Mr George F. Jones appropriately responded. Mr E. R. Davies, in proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman, recited a couple of englynioh as a tribute' to the many excellent traits in that gentleman's character. The singin'g of the two National Anthems brought to a close a delightful evening.

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