The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Conway Petty Sessions. Frauds Upon the Railway Company. THESE .sessions were held on Monday before Captain C. H. Darbishire (in the chair), Dr R. Arthur P-ri chard, the Mayor of CONWAY (Mr A. J. Oldman), Miesisrs Ephraim Wood, W. Bevan, J. A. PICITON, and Adey Wells, with the clerk (Mr James Poster). Licensing. Mr E. W. Johnson applied for the transfer of the licence df the Station Hotel, Llandudno Junction, from the representatives of the late lr Black-wall to Mrs Roberts, the present licen- see of 'the North-Western Hotel, Llandudno Junction!. The transfer was allowed) by the Bench, who ALSO granted .the transfer of the Erskine Arms Mcerace, Conway, from- MT Hint-on. to Mr Nor- bury. Llandudno Hotel Cliangeslits Name. Mr E. E. Bone applied for the transfer of the licence df the Regent Hotel, Llandudno, from Alfred Ball, of Nottingham, to F. S. Wilder, fo-rmeriy licensee of the North-Western Hotel, Llandudno. Extensive alterationis approved by the Bench had been -made, and the p,remises had ,be,in inspected! by the police: since, the work was oampleted. Supt. Rees informed1 the Bench that he had himself inspected the hotel, and t'haJt everything appeared to have bean done accordling to the plans- submitted. The tnatnisfer -was granted, and: MR IBone sta-tedl that for the future the hotel would be known as the "Empire." A Penmaenmawr Applicant. Anne Neale, of Dwygyfylchi, Penm.aenmawr, applied for a maintenance order against her hus- band, Herbert Neale, now of Birmjin.g'hiam. Applicant stated they were married in March, i88o, Four years ago Neale leflT her, -and since that time he had -contributedi practically nothing towards her maintenance. Supt. Rees said the defendant, who was ab- senlt, earnedl Zi per week. The Bench made an order for 713 6d per week. An Ejectment Order. On 'behalf of 'the Trecastell Mining Company, Mr E. W. Johnson applied for an ejectment oTldieragainslt Hugh Thomas, of Piantytan, near Conway, in resp-ect of certaiiau stables, and fields let by the applicants. Mr Huw Rowland, Bangor, appeared for the defemdlan't. Evide,n,ce was g,iveln by Ow-era Evans, agertft for the applicant's, to the effect that the defen- idant renltedl stabl,s and yard from the appli- cants some IFIME ago. He produced the agree- ment concerning the letting. Negotiations were also enl"eTe)d ilnlto whereby the d-efeindlant rented some additional fields. Ndcice to quilt had been 'subsequently served upon the defendant, but he had refused to give up possession. Mr Huw Rowland asked witness whether it was intended that the •order should1 apply TO the two I-e-tltllncls. Witness replied in the affirmative. Mr Johnson You may take it from me.—my instruduiOns are to iatpply for possession: of the letltirig under the first, agreement. Mr Rowland pointed' out that the applicants had (thus abandoned1 part of their original claim because they found their position untenable. He regarded the proceedlings as extortionate and harsh, because! the: notice did not give the de- fendant ithe neces.sary time to. quit. After IsomeJ discussion' between, the advocates, The magistrates made an order that the, dle- fendant should give up possession of Ithe letting under the first agreement wiithin twe,ny-'four days. Motoring at Forty Miles an Hour. MAXIMtUM, PENALTY IMPOSED. Harold M.. Bater, formerly chauffeur to the Marquis of Anglesey-, was. summoned for furious motor DRIVING- at Degamwy on 'the- 6th tilt. Defendant did no-t appear, and Supt. Rees asked that the case might be tried in his ab- sence. P.C. Roberts (Deganwy) said he was standing opposite the Tywyn Post Office when the car passed him at a.pwatc,e exe,e,ading that of an. ordin- ary train. He 'had no chance to speak to the defendant. Mr Wainwright, of Brynlupus, Deganwy, saidl he never saw a car driven at such a speed. The pace was ,s0' great that when. the vehicle came to a rise an the ground1 the wheels would) jump clean off the roadway. Something evidently went wrong with the car some DISTANCE further on, because he afterwards found they had pulled up along the roadsiidfe. Eventually they passed him again at the same rate of ,speed, and he re- marked to THE: last witness that at was a grealt shame cars were driven so reicklessly. The Chairman It was going over I2 miles a,n hour? Witness: O'h, certainly. I am no judge of pace, but I think it went at least 40 miles am hour. (Laughter.) The Bench imposed the full penalty, ,f io and costs. Supt. Rees asked for witnesses' costs. The application- was successful, and Mr Wainwright observed he would be pleased if h]s allowance could be put in- It-he "poor box." Sup't. Rees suitably acknowledged the dona- tion. Bangor Tailor Defrauds the Railway Company. John William- Roberts-, a master (tailor and cutter, of Bangor, was summoned for travelling on the railway -between, B^angor an-dl Llandudno Jundtion on the 29th October, without a ticket, and with .intent- to tavoid paying the fare—is 3# A. Mr Feriina appeared for the railway company. Defendant pleaded hi,s ,own case, and denied1 the offence. Mr Fenina stated that in thait case, as in. others, which- had beein brought 'before their worships, 'the essence of the charge- was to be foundi in the fact thalt defendlant. had made: false, statements, lit appaIDed! the ,defendanit arrived at Llandudno Junction o.n the five p.m. train on the day in question.. On his passing out of thesluahoUt the ticket collector, Edward Jones, asked for the defendant's ticket. Defendant replied, "I have los,t my ticket, which was from Bangor." The collector tjeplied: he must pay the fare. Defen- dant refused to do that, but ,)iav,e his name and1 address. Before leaving his duties the collector co-mmunicatedi with another collector, Somer- ton. At about ten -o'clock defendant went to Somertoa saying, "One of the other collectors took my name and address this afternoon." Somerfon knew the defendant to be the ma'n Jones had mentioned, land .replied, "You have no ticket from Ban'gor to the Junction," and de- fendant answered that he had not taken a ticket at 'Bangor. Somerton pointed out to him that he had told his "mate," Jones, he had! had a ticket and JOS(T it. Defendant then pressed .Somerton to accept payment there and then, but this was refused. Eventually defendant was seen by Deitective Treany, and .in reply to the detective's inquiiries he -said he had got into the (train with a friend and that he was under the impression he had taken a third-class ticket,AM-d had lost it. As a matter of fact, no third-class ticket had been issued for Llandudno Junction -when that particular train left. The defendant had, therefore, made three false .statements, aind he (the advocate) contended that that was suffi- cient evidence to prove there was an intention to avoid payment. Edward Jones, ,ticket collector at the Junction station, gave evidence bearing out the first part of Mr Fenna's statement. Replying to defendant, -witness said diefendian,t did search his pockets for his ticket, but wit- ness had to point out to him that he had only searched his, pockets "on one side," whereupon defendant replied he d>id not keep his tickets IN ,the left-hand side pockets. H. V. Somerton gave further evidence. By defendant: FLe never said he could not take the fare unless h'is "MATE" was there. ,Mr Fenna (to defendant) :Have you anything else to ask him? Defendant: I don't like to make the man per- jure himslellf any more. The Chairman You should! not say anything like that; you don't do your case any good. 11 Detective Treany and Richard1 -Benin, booking clerk, Bangor, also gave evidence. In reply to the Bench, Defendant sialid he had paid the railway com- pany hundreds of pounds in the course o'f busi- ness transactions, and' .i!t was not viery likely he was going to .run the risk of being branded for fraud for the sake of is 3.% d. He was at first under the impression, that he had (taken out a ticket. He got on the platform at Bangor, where he met a friend. He boarded the train, and when he. got OUt iat the Junction he was firmly under the) impression that he bad a ticket, but on reflecting, after he had walked some diistanice on the Llanrhos-road, he thought it was just possible he. had not booked after all, owing to the hurry in a,eaving Bangor. The Bench, imposed a fine of 10s and costs. A Plausible Excuse. WHAT THE WIFE FOUND IN HER HUSBAND'S POCKET. John Roberts,, of 9, St. Margaret's-road', Llan- dudno, a labourer, who said 'he had been, em- ployed in the London, and North-Western: Rail- way Company's service for fourteen years, was summoned for a like offence between Llandudno and Llandudno J unCltlioln on November 14th. Mr Fenna explained that the defendant came to the Junction by the 8.40 p.m. train, and on trying to gei[ oult he was asked by the collector for his ticket. Defendant replied he had not come by train. He was thereupon requested to produce his platform ticket. This he also failed1 to produce, but he repeated he had not come by train. The collector then asked him how he gat on the platform without a plait form ticket. He gave no -direct .reply. His name- and address, were then taken. It was afterwards found that Roberts 'had, .as a matter of fact, come .by train from- Llandudno. Evidence .bearing oult this statement was. pro- duced by Collector Norman Richard Hughes and Examiner Brooks, the latter adding that defend- ant had had some .drink, buit was not intoxicatedJ at the time. Defendant said he had taken out a ticket. Mr Wm. Bev:an (one of the magistrates) Where is it now? Defendant: I lelft it at home. Mr Bervam Why not bring it with yo.u? Defendant: I went astray, I suppose, but my wife will tetll you all aboult it.. (Laughter.) Defendant, speaking volubly, observed he .must (have been a bit the worse for drink that particular evening. He bad taken out a ticket, and appareintly forgotten all..about it, because on the following morning, when he could not produce enough money to satisfy his wife, sne rined his pockets, and found amongst other things his ticket from Llandudno to the Junc- tion. As a matfter of fact, she had known nothing of HIS trip untiil she found the ticket, ,and she went .out to a neighbour's, calling thalt lady's attention, to the. fact that he (witness) -had been- by train the previous, night, .because she had found the 'ticket in his pocket. He had brought his wife with hiim, and she would say the same thing. He. could also bring a neigh- bour to give evidence, and: if there was any doubt as to the result -of the' case he asked the Bench to "postpone" the proce,edlings until he could engage a..solliciiitor to appear for him.; IF it cost' him. 65 he muisit have- fair play. (Laughter.) The defendant's wife then gave evidence. She said she, had been searching for some money in her 'husiband's pockets, and she -acciden,taTly, found a railway ticket. She showed it to a neighbour, but as. her LITTLE seven-year-old! child cried for it she gave it to her, and unfortunately it 'had beeni lost. By Mr Fenrna: The ticket was dated Novem- ber 14th, and was of a green colour. She re- collected the date very well, because her birth- day was on the following day. (Laughter-.) She never thought the ticket would be needed, .or she would have kept it safely. Defendantc was fined ios, and costs, Mrs 'Roberts leaving the court crying Bit was a "scan- dalous shame." The Old, Old Story. THE RESULT OF A CHALLENGE. Henry Giriton Gmntham, a Birkenhead com- mercial traveller, was summoned for travelling from Llanrwst to Llandudno Junction without a •ticket Ion the and inst. Defendant did not appear, but a letter was read from 'hlim, in the course of which he said the whole thing was simply the upshot of a challenge m'ade between him and .another com- mercial traveller that he could do the journey without a ticket. If any- fine were imposed he respectfully asked the clerk of the court to ac- quaint him. what was the. amount, and Ilhemoney would be sent on. Mr Fenna said it was the old, old story of a passenger holding a m,ai,n hne tourist ticket, try- ing to evade- payment on the branch line to Llanrwst. The defendant had travelled1 from the Junction to Bettwsycoed, and on the return journey dropped: down at LLanrwst. Prooeed- ing by a, later Train, he arrived at the Junction without having paid his fare from. Llanrwst. Ticket-coll edt or Evans, of Llanrwst, had noticed that defendant had not booked, and gave in- formation. to Detective' Treany, who. happened to be at Llanrwst at the ID toe. The detective journeyed to the Junction on the Same (train as the defen.dfant. When- asked for his tickelt at the Junction., Grantham produced his main-line TOURIST ticket, but, when his attention was called to the fact that he travelled from Lllanrwst, fendant admitted his guilt, and he said he had no excuse to offer. Evidence to fchis effect was given., and a fine of 40s and costs, with an advocate's fee, was in- flicted. A Christmas Carouse. David Parry, a Conway labourer, appeared for the fifteenth time. On this occasion he was charged: wiith being drunk and disorderly outside the Town Hall on Chir,istmas nigh't. Defendant plead,ed guilty. Supt. Rees said the defendant had promised to sign the pledge, and to be of good behaviour ,,duri.ng th,e.,n,ew year. In imposing a fine of 5s and costs, the Chair- man observed that if the offence had. taken place on any other night the fine, would, have been heavier. 4)

Chester and North Wales Commercial Travellers' Association. Social Gathering: at Colwyn Bay. A VERY successful social gathering was held at the Imperial Hotel, Colwyn Bay, on Saturday evening, under the .auspices of the Colwyn Bay local committee of the above association. ii -0 Mr E. Jackson, Oakville, presided, and the gathering .included a good number of the com- mercial travellers, of Colwyn Bay, together wiith their lady relatives and friends. This is the first gathering of the kind held locally, and! judging from. the success which attended it, the committee jinay well feel satisfied with their experiment. ThlÔ main' objects of the gathering are dealt with in the interesting speech by the President, given, below. Mr Sand.iso.n-, Chester, the. president of the. association, attended, and occupied' the seat of honour at the side, of the chairman. A dainty repast had been provided by t'he proprietress, of the hotel, and this- was partaken of during the interval, .between-\TW-o excellent musical programmes. The Entertainment. During the fir-sit part of the entertainment, Haimimersley contributed: a -charming pianoforte, sollo. The .same. lady also accom- panied during the: evening in excellent style. lorl Mairsden, gave a splendid rendering, of a song, "The .Deafth,le.s.s Army," after which Mr A. J. Fleet contributed' a song in his. usual style. Mr A. 'E. Belfheill created roars, of laughter by his happy rend,e,ring of a humorous, song, "How Paddy Sftole. the Rope." A ca piitaU SOID'g- by .M'r W. H. H ulghes, and anexceMeniL duet by Messrs Fleet and Melrose concluded the first part of the. programme. Chairman's Speech. .Before: the- resumption of the musical pro- gramme, the Chairman deiivared aru interesting laiftle .sp.eieiclh, in which. 'he. rem,arkted that the object -of the gathering was- :to infuse new spirit and life into the Coliwyni Day committee. He diwdlt at 'l,engothiupolli Irh,e claims of two noble institutions, the: Commercial Travellers' Bene- volent Association! and the -Commercial Travell- er.s' School for Orplhan and Necessitous. Chil- dren:. As to. ItheaJslsocialáon, under whose aus- pices. they had met, he was reminded of the contrast '-between thalt enjoyable gathering: and the inaugural' meeting held fifteen years- ago in a dingy room in .a back street in Chester. At the same: time, he was very proud to 'have been- one of the: first .memlbe.rs and 't:be third president of the association, which had dion,e such: a great amount of good. And in pasis,ing from that subject, he desired to pay a tribute of admiration andl praise to -the splendid, service rendered by Ithei,r good old friend, Hugh Mallller. Thte. bene- fits to be d'erived from subscribing to the. Bene- volent Insititulte were so obvious, that lit was a mlatite,r for great surprise that a lairget number of travellers didi inot support it. Bult he hoped in t!hle, near future to find a broader spirit prevailing among !theconime:r'CoÍlalos olf North Wales. AS to the schoolls, he would point out thalt the King was. the patron, and the. Duke of Cambridge the vice-ptatron. THE: institution, was designed for the clothing, maintenance, and education of the destitute orphans of dec eased, andl the children, of necessitous', commercial travellers. Certain advantages were rightly given 'to the chlildren of subscribers, over thos,e. of non-subscribers. The children! received a sound religious and com- mercial education. So, when, leaving the institu- tion1, they might be qualified1 to fiiltl honourable positions in life. Her had received a letter from the s,ecrectaxy oV itihe ischpoBs., who complained of ithie re- grettable apathy oni the part of the commercial travellers with regard to supporting the institu- tion, and mentioned: the cases of children who inf the 'ag.greg'ate ihadl received. ^5,000,whilst thiein parents, had onily- suibscribedi £15 15s. He was pleased! to. see such a number o'f ladies .present, 'and he hopedl that the gathering would lead to. -alrea!te,,r.initere!st toeing taken, by the. wives of commercial travellers in the movement. It was lalso a pleasure to have in their midst Mr Sandison1, the president of tihe association-, who had come -all the way from Chester to. be present THAT night. Responding to a demand for a speech, Mr -Sandison' aa,so referred -to, the benefits to be derived! from the two institutions, .andl com- mented1, upon the pleasantness of that gathering. Votes of. Thanks. M'r Wo. Morris pToposed a hearly ,vote of thanks to Mr Sandison. for hlis. presence. This ,was seconded1 by the President, and supported by Mir Davie, and carried' with musical honours. Mr Sandison suitably responded1. Conclusion of the Programme- The latter part -of the .programme consisted of capital songs 'by Mrs A. J. Fleet, .Mr Evans- Hughes, Mr Melrose, Mr A. E. Bethell, Mir Marsden, M'r W. H. Hughes, and a duet by Messrs Hughes and Marsden.

North Wales Temperance Association. Questions of Administration. A MEETING of the Executive Committee was held at iMori.ah, Carnarvon, on Thursday, the Rev J., Griffith pre sidling. Mr .Herbert Roberts, 1M.P., submitted the re- port of the Sub-committee dealing with the con- stitution! of the Association, and; the duties of its secretary. It was unanimously resolved! that the Gwynedidi Association should be made a central board represenicative of .all the various, temper- ance societies, county associations, land religious denominations in North Wales; that its Execu- tive be constituted by two. representatives for every county assoaiation, four for the Women's Union, eight co-opted members, treasurer, and secretary; thai: the secretary visit the county associations annually and assist in carrying out the schemes dmMed by the Central Board'. The Rev H. Rees Davies:, Bangor, was asked to act as secretary until THE annual meeting,when the: amended constitution will be submitted for consideration.

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