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CARDIFF TO LONDON IN TEN HOURS.
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CARDIFF TO LONDON IN TEN HOURS. FINE PERFORMANCE BY MR. WILLOWS. TOSSED LIKE A SHIP AT SEA. Mr. E. T. Willows, the young Cardiff aviator, has achieved a record in aviation as far aa Great Britain is concerned. Ascending on fcatnrday night, he succeeded in flying his dirigible balloon from Cardiff to London. a' distance of over 150 miles. This performance i- d. remarkable one, and eclipses that of the Army dirigible by some 70 miles. The aero- naut crossed the Bristol Channel in fifteeni minutes The objective of Mr. Willows's flight was the Crystal Palace, where he is giving an exh- bition in aviation. It was big desire to make the journey from Cardiff to the Crystal Palace and alight in the grounds, where a hangar has been erected for his balloon. He intended to start from Car- diff on Friday, but was delayed owing to someone hurling a stone at the gas bag, causing a rent about 2in. in length, and some other punctures in the bag. The damage was repaired, and a start was made at eight o'clock on Saturday evening. Crossing the Brietoi Channel, he sighted at Clevedon an illuminated motor-car, in which were his father and two mechanics, which was to act as his guide. They started off in the direction of Bristol, but, unfortunately, lost sight of each other, and the aviator proceeded alone. He passed over Tiverton, Colne. Xarlborcnigh. and Hungerford, pro- ceeding at times at fifteen miles an hoar. nttil he reached Reading, where he endeavoured without ovail to attract the attention of several people. At Esher. however, he hailed a railway worker, and at his suggestion struck the London and South Western Railway line. From there it wa3 comparatively plain sail- ing, and the intrepid aviator had got within five miles of Sydenham when his petrol gave out. and he was unable to navigate the balloon into the Palace grounds. THE GRAPPLES SNAPPED. He succeeded in getting to within 000 yaids, and threw out his grappler, which got caught in a tree. At the critical moment it snapped off and left him free in the air. He drifted aoroas Lower Sydenham, Catford, Hither Green, and over the South Eastern Railway main line to Mottingham. THE DESCKST. Mr. Willows was obliged to pass pirvoti. ce-lly over the Crystal Palace. He came down by opening the gas cap of his balloon, and thus getting near enough to earth to enable him to let his trailer rumble over the roof of a cottage, in wbich the caretaker of the Winn Estate at 3fottinghain resided. Hearing the noise, the caretaker rushed out, caught hold of tbe rope, and directed the intrepid young air naviga,tor to a safe land- ing-place -at ten minutes past six. At times during the flight in the dead cf night Mr. Willows descended low enough, to make inquiries as to his whereabouts, but paeeed over Reading at an altitude of 2,800ft. For the purpose of these inquiries he stopped- his motor twelve times. Large crowds of people visited the spot during Sunday, and Mr. Willows, awaiting the at-ri-ral of his mechanics with fresh supplies of petrol and gas, was the centre of great interest It wae anticipated that he would make the journey to the Crystal Palace in tho evening1. The expectation that it would be possible to continue the flight to Crystal Palace on Sunday night after the airship had been re-charged with gas and petrol, which had been conveyed by motor lorry from Reading, was not fulfilled, the gas being filled 90 slowly that there was insufficient lifting power with the growing darkness and the dangers of the wooded heights of Sydenham In view.
MR. WILLOWS ON HIS FLIGHT
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MR. WILLOWS ON HIS FLIGHT TOSSED UP AND DOWN LIKE A SHIP AT SEA. Describing his journey to a Weekly Mail reporter", Mr. Willows said:—"I am highly delighted with the performance of my air- ship. I have not only broken the record for tight, but I am the only man who has crossed the Bristol Channel in an airship. My only regret is tha,t, through a shortage of petrol, I was unable to carry out my first intention. left Cardiff at. eight o'clock on Saturday and started towards Clevedon. I had very little difficulty in picking my way across the Bristol Channel, for I am well acquainted with this part through my yachting experiences. At Olevedon I had arranged for a motor-car. illuminated with big lamps, to pick me up and to lead me and guide me along the road to the Crystal Palace. The motor-caar contained my father and my two mechanics. I had also arranged for a supply of gas and petrol at Reading. The motor-car started off from Clevedon to Bristol, but, unfortunately, they lost sight of me and I of them. I hovered :)ver Bristol for some time, but failed to 3ight the car, so continued my way via Tiverton, Colne, Marlborough, Hungerford, md Newbury. "The travelling was delightful, except at Mie spot, where it was gusty, and the air- ship tossad up and down like a ship at sea. However, it-became better afterwards, and although I slowed up at times I made fifteen miles an hour on the average. At Newbury I signalled several people, and at daybreak I I was pvar Reacing. I endeavoured to attract the attention of various people, but failed. Eventually I found myself over Egham, where I learned my locality from a railway worker, and at his suggestion struck the London and South Western Rail- way line. "This I followed until I came within sight of the Crystal Palace, where I endeavoured to alight. It was owing to not having sufficient way on the machine that I was unable to effect a landing. I tried to get my grapple to hold in a large tree near the outside of the Palace. This failed, and in the operation I lost my grapple. I had to rise to clear some buildings, and after three or four ascents or descents I managed to get my rope on a shed in a field at Mottingham, and with assistance made a landing. Unfortunately, while over Bristol, in throwing out some ballast, I threw out my stock of biscuits, and my Thermos flask was also smashed. The highest altitude I reached was 2,60Qft„ when I was over Read- ing. It was comparatively easy to make the journey, as there are well-lighted towns situated about twenty miles apart all along the route, but flying in the dark is somewhat eerie, and it is peculiar to bear the echo of your own voice when you are aloft. The course I steered was due east, and T had a westerly wind behind me."
OUTRAGE ON THE 13ALLOON
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OUTRAGE ON THE 13ALLOON GAS-BAG DAMAGED BY A STONE ON THE MOORS. Just as Mr. Willows was returning to his shed at the East Moors on Friday evening with his airship, one of his mechanics heard a sharp "ping," and it was then found that ga-ø was leaking from the balloon in an un- accountable fashion. Closer examin-ataou revealed the faot tha.t there was a big leakage about 4ft. from the nose of the balloon, and then came the amazing discovery that there was a sharp. I fiat stone, about liin. in length, lying inside. As soon as the damage was discovered Mr. Willows endeavoured, without delay, to patch up the rip in the envelope in order to prevent all the gas escaping, a.nd his mechanic had to be re-oailed from Clevedon to assi-rt in the work. The stone tha.t pi.arood the canvas was to be plainly eeen inside the balloon through the observation ring. In an interview on Saturday Mr. Willows stated that this was the second happening of the kind within a short period, as no fewer than four small punctures were discovered in the balloon a fortnight ago. At that time there was no thought of the misohief having been done by human hands. It certainly locks," said the young avia-for, as though someone bore me a grudge. We had to stay up very late last night to repair it, and I have to make more gas to-day for my trip fo London. I was about to take the airship in, as I had broken a. shaft a couple of days ago. and I wa-s trying a new one by low flights. If I had started out again on the trip to London I might have found myself in the Channel."
ARRIVAL AT CRYSTAL PALACE
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ARRIVAL AT CRYSTAL PALACE To Weekly Mail," Cardiff. Arrived Crystal Palace from Lee Green at seven. Everything working splendidly. WILLOWS. The above telegram, sent by Mr. Willows, ttie Cardiff aeronaut, indicates that, despite •various misfortirn-es, he has succeeded in his intention to ascend {',t Cartliff and 'descend at Crystal Palace. On Sunday Dight, after passing practically over Crystal Palace and being unable to land, he continued hie flight to Lee G-reen, south-east of London, where he dcendw in a field at a farm. A leakage in th. gas-bag was discovered on Monday morn- tog. and the work of repairing it and ob to. Iri- an?: more hydrogen took up the greater part day* When it was accomplished Mr. « n re-asoended, at 6J;p.m., and sucoess- •u achieved the flight to the Crystal Palace, where he arrived at screen o'clock. Mr. willows fell "very core" over the etone- ttamwg incident 4" Cterdfff, a" &" 1M.
I VALE OF GLAMORGAN AGRICULTURAL…
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I VALE OF GLAMORGAN AGRICULTURAL SHOW, (1) Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., and Mr. D. T. Alexander coming on the ground. (2) General Tyler, an interested spectator. (3) Mr. F. W. Garter (Inspector of the Board of Agriculture) discuss- ing a problem with Mr. Percy Player (the High-sheriff) and the Mayor of Oowbridge. (4) 1st prize old bull. (5) ist prize cow and oalf. (6) In the judging ring. (7) Mrs. Ebsworth, of Llandough Castle. (8) Colonel Henry Lewis (Greenmeadow) and Alderman T. W. David. (9) 1st prize baby bull. "Weekly Mail" Photos. — hoped the police would succeed in finding the man who damaged (he airship. FLIGHT TO THE PALACE. Late in the afternoon the hydrogen arrived, and all arrangements were com- pleted for the flight. Mr. Willows started from Lee on his way to the Crystal Palace, a distance of five miles, at 6.35 on Monday night, being followed by his father and the Palace officials in a taxi-cab. The airship was moved to a central position in the field, and when it -w" well clear of the trees instructions were given to the man who was holding it in position to let go. The aarship at once rose in a graceful manner, and Mr. Willows directed the nose of the vessel due west. There was a slight wind blowing, but this made very little impression upon the airship. The motor started working, and no difficulty was experienced with this. When about 250ft. up, Mr. Willows made a turn, and started on hi s journey towards Hither Green, over Oatford and Lower Sydenham. His pirogyess was watched by thousands of people. Motor-cycles and motor-cars took the nearest course to the Crystal Palace, in order to greet the aeroniut upon his arrival there. When the airship clea.red the hill at Mel ream Farm, the Palace was obscured by a thick haze. Mr. Willows succeeded in negotiating the telegraph wires, and rising well up made a successful journey to the Crystal Palaoe. Mr. Willows arrived at hie destination at 7.5, the arrival being wit- nessed by a large and enthusiastic crowd. He flew over the palaoe grounds from the rear of the cycle track, and, amid general excitement, encircled the grounds several times before he alighted quite safely on the lawn of the Aerial League enclosure. Interviewed subsequently, Mr. Willows stated that he had travelled at a height of 600ft., and against a slight wind, but owing to the hazy atmosphere he did not sight the Crystal Palace until he had covered half the distance. On the way he lost sight of the taxi-oab oonveying his mechanics, and it was owing to their non-arrival on the ground at the same time as himself that he cont inued in the air on the look-out for them. Finally he decidoo to risk the descent himself, and after lowering a Tope he instructed the men who oame to his assistance how to manage the airship MR. WILLOWS AND AERIAL NAVIGATION. The intrepid young Cardiff aeronaut, who is only 24 years old. has been experimenting in aerial navigation for the past five years. On two occasions he has made excellent flights over Cardiff, and on July 9 accom- plished a voyage in his dirigible from chehenham to Cardiff. This airship, which is exactly the same size as Baby," the Army airship, carries about 20,000ft. of gas, the bag being made cf linen. It is an all-English airship. the motor being an eight-cylinder Jap, capable of developing 30-horse-power, which drives two large wooden Handley-Page propellors with a plate on either side of the car. She has no listing planes, but has a plane on each side of the rudder. Willows II. is the second dirigible he has constructed, he having sold his first dirigible Willows I. to the Government three years ago. ago.
THROWN FROM A TRAP.
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THROWN FROM A TRAP. NEATH IRONMONGER'S ASSIST- ANT'S SAD DEATH. Mr. Howel Outhbertson held an inquest at the Town-hall, Neath, on Tuesday touching the death of John Samuels, ironmonger's assistant, of 11, Greenway-road, Neath, who was killed on Monday by being thrown from a. trap in Windsor-road. Da.vid Samuels, brother, said. deceased was 44 years of age, and was employed by his brother. William Samuels, ironmonger. Queen-street, ,-aid deceased (his brother) went to the gal- vanising works to fetch some sheets with an aged horse which he had driven before and v.-hich was a quiett one. Annie Halford, 73, Windsoavroad, said she heard a noise, and on looking out of the window she saw three galvanised sheets fall out of the trap, and then the horse bolted up the street "like mad." She saw something fall against the lamp-post. Charles Beed, 22, Wincisor-road, said that the second lot of sheets which fell out frightened the horse. Deceased let the reins go, and tried to get out, and the cart collided with a. la.mp-post end telegraph post, deceased being thrown out, coHiding with the lamp-post. Dr. Lewis CXeath) said deceased only lived a-bout ten minutes after the acci- dent. A verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned. Deceased, it was explained, had been in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a sergeant.
-------DIVERTED FOOTPATH.
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DIVERTED FOOTPATH. CAERLEON COUNCIL AND THE COLLEGE SITE. A meeting of the Caerleon District Council was held on Tuesday evening.—The Clerk reported the receipt of a letter from Mr. Dauncey stating that the- plan of the pro- posed diversion of the footpath crossing the training college site w-as asr-eed to, but they would like to kn<y,- whether there was any possibility of any individual objection.—Mr. A. Williams said he appreciated the diver- sion, bat he thought it would be better to have a wider path.—Mr. T. Parry said the county council could not go on with the work if there was going to be any objection, but he understood that if the council could safely say there would be no objection they would go on with the college at once.—It was pro- posed by Mr. A. Williams that the wish of the county council to divert the footpath be acceded to, and that the clerk apply to the magistrates for the necessary order.— This was seconded by Mr. E. Daviee, and carried unaninaovaly.
THE TRAIN MURDER.
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THE TRAIN MURDER. DICKMAN GOES TO HIS DOOM UNCONFESSED. John Alexamder Dickman was executed at Newcastle on Tuesday morning for the murder of John Innes Nisbet, a colliery cashier, by shooting him in a train on the North-Eastern Railway. Robbery was the motive of the crime. Dick man. it will be re-called, appealed unsuccessfully against his sentence, and a petition for a reprieve was afterwards addressed to the Home Secretary, who, how- ever, saw no cause to interfexe with the ordinary course of justice. A large crowd assembled in front of the Newcastle gaol from seven o'clock till after the execution. Diokman, who was brought into the pinioning room at five minutes to eight, braced himself up and walked firmly to the scaffold, looking straight in front of him, and turning neither to the right nor to the left. He never spoke a word, and was launched into eternity on the stroke of eigbt. CERTIFICATE OF DEATH. Subsequently there was posted outside the gaol the certificate of the sturgeon, which read as follows:- I, William Hardcastle, surgeon of his Majesty's prison, Newcastle-on-Tyne, hereby certify that I this day examined the body of John Alexander Hickman upon whom judgment of death was this day executed in the said prison, and that on examination I found the same John Alexander Dickman was dead. Dated this 9th day of August, 1910. (Signed) W. HARDCASTLE. I There were also posted outside the gaol the declaration of the sheriff and others: We, the undersigned, hereby declare that the judgment of death was this day exe- cuted on John Alexander Dickman in his Majesty's prison. Newcastle-on-Tyne, in our presence. cuted on John Alexander Dickman in his Majesty's prison. Newcastle-on-Tyne, in our presence. CHARLES ALGERNON PARSONS, Sheriff of Northumberland- J. E. RELLIER, Governor of the said prison. W. F. LUMLEY, Chaplain of the said prison. A big crowd g-athered to read the notices, and the police had some difficulty in keeping the roads clear. The sole witnesses of the execution were the under-sheriff and his chief clerk, the governor of the prison (Mr. Hellier), Dr. Hardcastle. and the chaplain (the Rev. W. F. Lumley), who stayed in the prison overnight, and the executioners and warders. THE FINAL. SCENE. On the under-sheriff entering the con- demned oell, he demanded from the governor the body of Dickman. who at onoe rose and appeared to brace himself up for the ordeal. He approached the doorway of his cell, where he the executioners, and the pro- cess of strapping his wrists behind his back and the baring of his neck were quickly proceeded with. The condemned man never* uttered a word, and appeared oomDa.r».t.i-hr' calm. The procession th-m moved aJong theH dimly-lighted corridor, the chaplain, in his robes, reciting the Burial Service. He was followed by the under-sheriff and other officials, the condemned man following be- tween two warders, the executioners being in the rea- Dickman walked firmly to the scafltotd with head eract, and required no assistance from the warders in attendance upon him. The final preliminaries were quietly arranged, and when the culprit arrived at the execution chamber he took his stand on the trap-door. The ankle straps were quickly adjusted, the rope being in the meantime placed around his neck, and the white cap drawn over hia h-oad. The executioner then stepped aside, drew the bolt, and the body was shot into the wiC of the execution-homse. Death was stated to have been instantaneous. The body was allowed to hang for one hour' before being cut down to await the inquest. NO CONFESSION. It was stated that Ddckman made no oon- fession of the crime for which he was con- demned to death, and did not utter a word from first to last of the final proceedings. The executioner was Ellis, and he waa accom- panied by an assistant. BRADFORD MURDERER EXECUTED At Leeds on Tuesday morning John Raper Coulson, 32, labourer, was hanged for the murder of his wife, Jane Ellen Coulson, and his five-year-old aon at Bradford, by cutting their throats with a carving knife. J. W. Pierpont and W. Warbrick were the executioners. Ooulson walked steadily to the scaffold, and death is stated to have been instantaneous. The condemned man had from the first confessed tha crime.
- HIS MOTHER'S DREAM. i-
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HIS MOTHER'S DREAM. CARDIFF BOY CYCLIST DIES FROM A FRACTURED SKULL. John Harpur, the fourteen-year-old boy, of 130, Pearl-street, Cardiff, who sustained a fractured skull as the result of a collision with a baker s cart in Roath on Mondav morning, died at the infirmary late on Tues day afternoon. His condition had been nre- carious from the time of the unfortunate mishap. It is stated that the mother on the previous night had a strange dream, in which she saw the very policeman who attended to the accident, and was told by him that a bov had beea injured.
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THE LORD MAYOR 03? CARDIFF SPEAKING ON" THE MAEN IJJOG. HARPISTS PLAYING THE CYMRIC LAMENT RHUDTKLAN^* IN MEMORY OF KING EDWARD VII. AND LEMENIK, THE MLST DBICW.YDD- iMAWR OF BRITTANY. I TALDIB SPEA3HNG IN" MEMORY' OF L-EXIENIX. I 1 I I
SCHOOLS OF THE BARDS.
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SCHOOLS OF THE BARDS. CONTENTION EXPECTED AT OOLWYN BAY EISTEDDFOD. The last day for receiving-tile prose and poetical compositions for the Colwyn Bay Eistedfodd, 1910, is passed. A writer in the "Genûdl," a North Wales paper, anticipates the adjudications of the poetry by a. scathing article 011 the bards who were J elected as adjudicators for this eisteddfod, elected as adjudicators for this eisteddfod, especially in the department of poetry. He directs attention to the two schools of poetry j m Wales at the present time, and designates j them the Old and New." Among the poets of the new school are named Kifion Wyn, of Portmadoc, whose lyrics are the delight of I J1 lovers of pure poetry and simple diction in the Welsh language; W. J. Gruffydd, who has '.ho true poetic touch; and -Gwynn Jones, lie draws attention to the fact t,hat at the Colwyn Bay Eisteddfcd the old school" of S Welsh poets, who delight in writing HO- ceilled poetry, wliich is really theology and prose on such subjects as "The Resurrection" I and King Edward VII." have captured the t machinery in the direction of the appoint- ment of adjudicators. The writer con- descends to admit that Dyfed is a poet, but he withholds this meed of. praise from Cadvan, G-wynedd, and Berw. It is evident that the bards are angry, and that lively times may be expected in Welsh bardic circles when the adjudications- are made kbcren.
--, FATHER OF SWANSEA POLICE…
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FATHER OF SWANSEA POLICE AN INSPECTOR'S REVIEW OF 38 YEARS. Inspector Nicholas, who has just retired from the Swansea Police Force after serving i 38 years and being the oldest member of the force, has told an interviewer some stories of Swansea of the past. I joined on April 24, 1872, under Ohief. constable Allison, the year that Mr. Glas- brook was mayor, the year after the Castle i Hotel windows were broken in on that cele- brated 5th. of November that old Swansea people will remember. There were only about 56 men in the force then. We used to have a terrible time on the 5th of Novem- ber. All the force was turned out to stop the burning of fire-barrels. We used to draw our truncheons and clear everything; used to make enmities on the 5th of November that lasted for fifteen years! I have seen some great improvements in Swansea during my time—in regard to the behaviour of the people in one way. It was nothing to see half a dozen fights in Green- hill-street on a Sunday by men with hardly anything on buit their trousers. They were turned out after dinner, and then they would he waiting about till they could go into the pubiic-house again at six o'clock. "Then, there's an improvement in the police force—no doubt about it—since Oa.p- I tain Colquhoun has been here he has made fine improvements. There is a different feel- ing between public and police, Tfca pubho jaow-regard the police- as their fri"
COLOFN Y CYMRY. ——*
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COLOFN Y CYMRY. ——* am CEMLYN. YR EISTEDDFOD AC ENWADAETH. Nid yn fynych y dygir cwyn yn erbyn yr Eisteddfod ei bod yn ymgrymu i'r eihm eirwadol neu sectyddol, ond dywed- odd Dr. Gomer Lewis rai pethau yn Eis- teddfod CasteUnewydd-Emlyn sy 1-n taro yn erbyn .syniad y rhan fwyaf o honom am yr hy-n ddylai'r Wyl Genedlaethol fod. A oes sail i gyhuddiadau'r gwr ffraeth- bert o Abertawe barned y darllenydd I drosto ei hun, ond y mae'n ofynol meddu cryn lawer o feiddgarwoh a gwroldeb i ddwyn ymlaen y cyhuddiad, ac efallai Bad yw'n orchwyl rhwydded i'w wrth- brofi. Food bynag, cyn myned ymhellach gwrandawer ar gwyn y Dr.: — Y mae gormod o ragfarn eirwadol (ebai) yn dod i'r cylch eisteddfodol. Ni ellir dewis JIywydd heb ymholi yn gyn- taf i ba enwad y pert-hyna. Ni chaiff ond y sawl fedd 300 erw o dir siarad yn yr Orsedd, ac anwybyddir y bobl hyny sydd wedi gweithio yn galed am fiyn- yddau a'u baehoni i'r tlawd yn hysbys 1 bawb. Yn Chancery-lane y mae swyddfa'r sefydliad. Pa'm na cheir swyddfa yng Nghymru? Y mae'n rhywyr i'r genedl ymaflyd yn y cwes- tiwn. mae hyd yn oed ein beirdd oadeiriol yn dyoddef oddiwrth yr haint enwadol, a rhaid iddynt gael gwybod i ba enwad y perthyna'r ymgeiswyr cyn penderfynu dim am deilyngdod, &c. Wel, y mae'r cyhuddiad yn un digon ysgubol, a'r syndod yw fod yr hen Wyl, os yw'n dyoddef dosted oddiwrth yr haint sectyddol, yn dal wrth ben ei thraed a'i phlant yn ymhyfrydu cymaint ynddi ac yn-gwneud cyroaint-erddi. Er mwyn bod yn deg ag arwr Ffair y Byd," a chwilio allan a yw'r Eisteddfod o ddifrif mewn perygl, ceisiaf ddadelfenu ei gwyn a chynyg esboniad yma ac acw. Er mwyn profi fod gormod o ragfarn enwadol yn ffynu yn y cylch. eisiteddfodol' dywed nad ellir ethol llywyddion heb yn gyntaf ymboli parthed llun a Jliw eu golygiadau enwadol. Bu adeg, mae'n wir, pan ystyrid nad oecld neb <5nd tirfeddianwyr cyfoethog yn deilwng o ektedd yng ngbadair yr Eisteddfod; ond gadewch i ni fod yn hollol deg hyd yn oed at y pwyllgorau ddewisai fawrion y tiT yn hytrach na phlant y werin oedd wedi dringo i safleoedd uehel. Nid am eu bod yn dirfeddranwyr fel y cyfryw y dewis- '*yd hwy i dderbyn yr anrhydedd, nac ychwaith eu bod yn perthyn i enwad neu "egtwys neillduol. Y prif reewm, a'r xinig feallai, ydoedd eu bod yn perchen arian a'u bod yn barod bob amser i gyf- ranu yn jhaelionus at yr Eisteddfod, tra 11a feddai gwyr eraill enwog am eu dysg -a'u gallnoedd meddyliol and cvfoeth meddwl yn unig, heb nemor ddim o I "gregin heddweh y byd hwn." Gwir nad ystynd yr Eisteddfod yn gyflawn heb Syr watcyn 1 lywyaau cwrcm y cadeino, mwy -n&r Eisteddfod heddyw heb ein cydwlad- wr Mr. Lloyd George i lanw ei le, ond nid am fod y naill yn Eglwyswr na'r llall yn Fedyddiwr, ond, yn hytrach, am eu bod yn Gymry cenedlgarol ac yn addurn i'w oenedl. Er dyddiau Syr Watcyn, fodd bynag, y mAe cyfnewidiad mawr wedi dod dros yr Eisteddfod; efe oedd yr olaf o'r hen bendefigion Cymreig eu tafod ymhyfrydai mewn crwth a thelyn a chwnmi beirdd a llenorion. Erbyn hyn arwyr byd y meddwl ddewisir i lanw'r fadair yn yr Eisteddfod, boed o uchel rae neu'n un o blant y werin. Anrhvd- eddir hwy, nid am eu sel dros enwad '1a phlaid, ond ar gyfrif eu gawasanaeth i'w gwlad, ac fel tyrnged o barch i'r defnydd wnawt o'r dalent loew ymddiriedwyd iddynt. Tarawodd y Dr. ar gwestiwn oedd yn sicr o gynyrchu brwdfrydedd ar y foment, a rhyw gymaint o atgasedd; ond tybed na fuasai'11 fwy anrhydoddus y iddo adael llonydd i esgyrn yr hen ysger- bwd sydd wedi marw er's blynyddoedd? CHWAEEU TRG I "CHANTCERY LANE." Tra yn ewYno fod yr Eisteddfod yn or- barod i anrhydeddu'r isawl fedd "300 erw o dir ar eu helw," ac yn ei beio am hyny, syrthi8 yntau i gamwedd hynod debvg i'r un CWYIla o'i blegid. Pa gysyllti'ad sydd rhwng haelioni at y tlawd" a'r Eisteddfod? Onid yw'r sawl fedd "300 erw o dir" yn haclionus hefyd, a phahsin y cwynir fod anrhydedd yr Eisteddfod yn disgyn i'w rhan? Onid yw haelioni yn gymaint o rinwedd mewn tirfeddianwr ag yw mewn gwr cyfoethog arall nad yw'n perchen tir? Ddoctor mwyn, i b'le 'rydych chwi yn mynd? Wedi ceisio .anadlu anadl einioes yn ffroenau yr esgymunbeth enwadol, dywed Y mae swyddfa'r Eisteddfod yn Chancery-lane. Pa'm na cheir hi yng Nlymru P" Wel, chwaTeu teg hyd yn oed 1 Chancery-lane. Oiri bai am lafurus gariad gwyy Chan- ccfy-tacne Wyl, y rn-aeln-ofuugl taw drych digon gwelw a salw fuasai ar ac nid wyf yn deall fod Syr .i_ Evans—gwr sydd yn addurn i r Eist fod a'i wlad—wedi medi dim o r hen 5 ond caled vvaitli a phryder. Ac onid y^ ffaith fod y swyddfa yn Chancery-lane y help i gadw'r Eisteddfod o graiang enwad a phlaid. h.y., os oes peryg ewbl o'r cvfeiriad hwnw, fel yr a.,A, y Dccxor. Yr wyf yn methu dyfalu paii^ y dnvgdybir Chancery-lane o gwbl. yw Cymry Llunden uwchlaw beirniadae^' bid siwr, ac yr wyf lvedi gwneud 2 droion yn hollol ddiderbyn-wyneb P gredwn eu bod yn grryro. Ond be'un P cymhwysid yr egwyddor a gym^!e Doctor at agivedaau eraill o iy Cymru. Er enghraifft, ai colled llafur Syr Hugh Owen dros addysg yng, Nghymru? Un o wyr Challcery-lan ydoedd yntau, neu, o leiaf, yn y BrIf. ddinas y cychwynwyd y rhan fwyal symudiadau fuont a gymaint bencutn mamwlad. Dyna yw hanes CyJIlryr Br if ddinas er dyddiau'r Morusiaid » 'r Cymmrodorion, ac y mae'n anghar rwydd o'r mwyaf ceisio codi rhagrarn y erbyn Chancery-lane" nac unlle a ey'n fan cyfarfod Cymry cenedlgarol yn y Brifdd'inas. Y mae'r hyn ddywed • Gomer Lewis am ein beirdd cadoinoi athrod, ac y mae'n rhyivyr Kldynt a_ huno a gofyn i'r gwr parchedig ,ddVj ymlaen ei brofton. Er oyddiau baban yr Eisteddfod y mae'r cystdaleuydd siow edig, wrth gwrs, fel y tlodion, .gyj* "j yn wastadol, ond ni ehlywais enoed y yn oed gystadleuydd siomedig awgrymu ei fod wedi colli'r ciorch^ob ei olygiadau crefyddol. Dywedwyd llawe o bryd 1 bryd am gymhwysder anghymwvsder gwahanol feirniaid, oD, w mae'n both newydd spon clywed eu DO vn dyoddef oddiwrth yr haint sectyrtcioi, a bod hyny yn gwyro eu barn. Gorctt rhwydd yw dwyn ymlaen gyhuddiada ysgubol o'r nodwedd ucliod, ond y mae yn wrthnaws i bawb fedd eyniao o-ywir am vr Eisteddfod a'i phobl. Os g y. Dr. Gomer Lewis am enghrcifftiau 1 attegu ei gyhuddiadau, tvbed na fuasai fwy anrhydedd us ynddo ddvnoethi r c^ ryw yn hytrach na bod yr Eist^afoa phobl yn cael eu camddarlunio mor da drugaredd? Nid yw'n dull yma i fyny safon hyd yn oed" Ohancery-lane." O'R LOFA I'R PULPUD. I Dydd Iau yr wythnos ddiweddaf farw y Parch. Richard Humphreys, If degar, yn ei seithfed flwydd a thriugai > wedi bod yn gwaelu am rai mH5°ed.; Chwith yw colli henafgwyr o nodw meddwl a phrofiad Mr. Humphreys. na feddai ddegwm ysgolheigdod na^i(j bob deg o'n pregethwyr ieuainc, yr 1°e~ti ganddo yntau un peth sy'n mynd brinach, brinach yn y sawl leinw'r pulp' heddyw, sef profiad a dirnadaeth galedi a thrafferthion byd ei wrandawy O waelod y pwll glo neu'r oddiwrth gorn yr aradr neu o xuge defaid, o'r gwehydd neu oddiar rw y teiliwr—dyna lie doed o hyd i arwyr pulpud Cymru Fu, ac nid yn fynych "1 bendithiwyd nnrhyw wlad a'u Mae'n wir y buasent yn rymusach pe derbyn cyfran helaethach o addysg; 0 wedi'r cwbl, nid addysg sy'n gwneu^ pregethwr. er fod rhai o honom m » perygl o gredu hyny heddvw. gan yr hen bregethwyr well dirnaua .j am hyd a lied byd eu gwrandawyr, ac 1 wyf yn sicr nad dyna un o fanau -an pulpud heddyw. A chaniatau nad > t lofa a'r chwarel wedi peidio a z-i,oi ell goreuon at wasanaeth y pulpud, y n-e gwahaniaeth rhyngddynt a phrofrwv; dyddiau gyn-t, neu, o leiaf, treuii^ gymaint o amser mewn ysgol a choiej threthir corff a meddwl i'r fatli ra anghymesur fel na feddant ond dirna aeth wan am drafferthion a helbulon e hen gv-nenn. Efallai fv mod vn calIl'" _.m gymeryd, a gwn am ambell un nad > YO wedi colli ei gariad at ei hen alwedH?;" aeth. Ond am fwyafrif ein pregeth"P'yrj arweinir hwynt o'r ysgol elfenol i'r ys^° ganolraddol, oddiyno i'r ysgol ragbnrat^ awl. a thrachefn i'r coleg a'r brifysgoi- Ac wedi gwneud pen ar eu mwdwl yn. drwy raddio ystyrir eu bod yn gymhwys 1 "7 ymgymeryd a gofal eglwys. Pell wyf awgrymu eu bod yn anghymhwys, on buasent yn llawer dedwyddach yn maes newydd a mwy o 1-w-yddiant ar e hymdreohion pe wedi ymgynefino a thi a_ fferthion a helbulon neu'r hyn sy'n de*J bryd y bobl a wasanaethant. bynag am hyny, gwr o nodwedd gwahanol i'r <*aa& ™ diweddar Mr. Humphreys. TIrodor o Sir Drefaldwyn ydoedd, ac ym move oes, e y rhan fwyaf o ieueiactyd y cyfnod, gwasana-ethu ar y fferm, hyd nes v synn' j- odd i un o lofeydd Dowlais. Bu hyny yn gweithio fel llafurwr yn Vale a Thredegar. Er na chafodd dci^ mantereion addysgol gwerth bon ^■ danynt o leiaf, yr oedd cryn lawer myfvr ynddo, a thrwy cldiwydrvk-v dyfalbarhad casglodd ystorfa o ^v^^ j aeth gyffredinol fu'n gefn iddo ar hyd 1 oes. Yr oedd yn wr llawn deugain 0 pan draddododd ei bregeth gyntaf thrwy ei ymdrechion ef yn benaf v wyd eglwys Saron, Troedrhiwgwair, 1 r un y bn'n weinidog am dair blynedd ddeg ar hugain. Gosododd ei enwnd Sir Fynwy bob anrhvdedd fedrai al'.Tl0L-u pherchid ef gan bawb yn ddiwahaniae v Y MISOLION. H onrn.U"R PLANT." 0 ran prydferthwch gwedd yn gystal ag amrywiaeth aneawdd ei ysgrifau oyhoeddiad del y plant ar ei ben ei llun'ion yrnysg ei ysgrifenwyr y mae'r l'«"0rva0 goreu. Stori ddyd'dorol edTydd Eobert P am blentyn y ddaeargryn ym Messin Nannino"; y mae hon yn unig yn s1'0 en ill eerch a ohydymdeimlad pob plen__ r heb son am y llu ysgrifau eraill, Ymgom am Ehedeg," amserol iawn dyddiau hyn pan mae awyr-longau tramwy'r entrych. Parheir i adrodd "A« tramwy'r entrych. Parheir i adrodd iaethau Ehyfedd Meinwen a'r Tri "Gwalchmai a'r Marchog Gwyrdd," a« n gorchwyl rhwydd fuasai taro ar g$nl at gwell i ddenu sylw'r darllenwyr ieuain" hen storiau a'u hergyd i ddeffro'r -medd^' blaenllymu'r dychymyg. Dylai'r cylchsja■ hwn gael croesaw calonog ar bob aelwyd B bethau goreu Cymru.—(Hughes a'i Wrecsam, lo.). "Y CERDDOR." f Cerddoriaeth. yT Hebreaid" yw testyo Proffeswr D. Jenkins am Awst, ac ysgT1^, ei gydolygydd (Mr. D. Emlyn Evans) ar raith Hawlfraint," pwnc sydd wedi cryn fesur o sylw ym myd y gan yn <> weddar ac un wna ein cyfansoddwyr o atiS rheidrwydd yn fwy gofalus.- Lleinw'r grawn hwn ei le gyda chryn lawer o ond ofnaf nad yw'n derbyn y gefnogaetn haedda, onide buasai gwell graen ar ejj cerddoriaeth ym mhob ystyr. Yr wyf \'I',t' sylwi droion mor effro, yw'r golygyddion 1.. perygl sy'n bygwth enw da "Gwlad y ond ni chymerir llawer o sylw o'u rhybu<J^ ion, tra y clodforir estroniaid am wa^sanatdi y gallasem yn hawdd ei hebgor pe NV f gwrando ar gynghor a rhybudd y sawl wY. fwyaf am. danom. Dylai pob cerddor a. rei-g' yn arbenig roddi cefnogaeth wre6,00 sylwjddol i'r ddau olygyad gwladgarol s}r wedi enill ei hawl i'r Cerddor" ^yV'rlj anThydeddus, a hyny yng ngwyneb lawer o glaiarineb.—(Hughes a'i Fab, sam, 2c.). YB YMWELYDD MISOL." Mr. Ellis Jones-Griffith leinw oriel Haelodau Seneddol" am Awst, a cheir oa luniau da o hono ef a -«irs. Griffiths a'u £ Wentyn. Un o'r gwyr mwyaf dysglaer dalentau fagodd Cymru erioed yw'r bargy reithiwr ffraeth o Fon, ond bron nad wyf teimlo fod y sawl yegrifena hanes ei yrf^ y Thifyn hwn yn gwneud cam ag ef. neb wad na fedd Mr. Griffith alluoedd oJ iglaer, ond bron nad wyf yn credu mai 1 yr ysgrifenydd o brofi hyny yw dangos ,f y dadleuydd yn medru gwneud a fyno^ rheithwyr a'i fod yn medru rhydd"^ dyhirod ddylasent fod yn rhwym peu V j nghrog. Parha stori Anthropos, Y C<ol Gwell," yn ei bias o hyd, ac y mae'r cjr g, t grawn drwyd'do draw yn un wna les i bCrtb chalon y sawl a'i pwrooso.-(Hughes a'i fa Wrecsam, lo.).
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HONEST WELSH TINPLATEft', £2,000 FIND WHILE ON VISIT TO LONDON. — w Charles Tippett, a ladleman in the of the Owmfelin Tin-plate Works, 110 on Thursday last went to London with it fellow-employes for the works outing, aI^cii- has just come to light that when near sington Gardens he picked up a large c ,j, dile skin purao containing £ 2,000 in silver, and notes f0l" He handed it to the police, and on tn lowing morning rc:i-ived a message that. Hamilton would like to see to private residence. The puns3 that nobleman, and he was na delighted to have it returned. Tippet1 pi'«- the nobleman, and Lord Harnilton -.a, eented him with .;1; for his day's ex the. and save him complimentary tickets oJiesfc "too." His lordship also took the workman's name and address and Pr to ooomxinicate with him later.