The Cambria Daily Leader

 The Day's Gossip. The Day's Goss ip, Leader Office, Monday. The ring of a telephona bell in a quiet house affects me these days like the dis- charge of the h.v gun behind Bapauano used to startle us in the months of the first Somme campaign. Yesterday aiter- noon off it went whilst we were settling down to tea. The Pros Association! Yes, yes—there was a loud, confusing roaring in the telephone, and iii-bicist it 1 caught the great message, The strike is settled." Then silence. The P.A. had no time to linger. Spreading the News. The evening journals of South Walee, have a compact by which they ;r,rree not to publish upon Sundays, and this ar- rangement tho local papers observed yes- terday. So it fell to my lot to spread the news in other ways. First, by means of a notice outside tae Cambria Daily Leader office SETTLED. The Press Association telephones: The Strike is Sottlod. In a moment, I was surrounded by a crowd, although at first Castle Baiiey- gtreet seemed empty of people. They read the notice wiLh varying emotions, tlll although some clever youns men sneereu about leg pulling." I heard a good many pay a fervent "Thank God!" Next, to let the churches know. Mr. Mander had been trying to get me" earlier in the afternoon, and it was worth while 'phon- ing him to detect the gladsome note in his voice. I think Mr. McLuckie must have jumped into the air for joy; at any rale that is how it sounded to me. The G.eat Western staff by this time had heard. the echoes of the" Leader" notice—this sort of news gc?es about on. wing's—?nd Mr. Fortune, vho had had no other informa-I tion, br&athcd a high of relief. In the middle of it all, the Food Controller struggled into precedence with a call. I toid him all I knew. Then," said Mr. Evans, then I can go to chapel to-night." So the wonderful news went round, in ever-widening circles, until it seemed as though all Swansea knew. Blackberrying. I Determined to get out of the atmosphere of the strike for a few hours on Saturday, I hied me into Cower which, next to the recesses of Mynydd Du, is the furthest one can get from the railway track. Up Sandy Lane, across the Pennard dunes, and into the lane that comes out upon the coast, near Fox Hole, I saw such a wealth of blackberries that it was a shame to leave them unpluckecl and destined only for decay. Gower holds peculiar views a bout blackberries. A son of the soil nased as the plucking was proceeding Well, I'm gormed! he exclaimed; I s'pose eu du like them there things. Too domned sour for 1." But you could get sixpence a pint for them," I said. "Oh," he replied, I never did stop to pick such foolishness, not 1. Too domned eour says I, apd special w.ith sugar scarce as ;tis now." But we picked steadily for balf-an-hour, scarcely leaving one hedge so thick was the bramble fruit, and so big in size. The whole lane from Pennard to the coast has a wonderful harvest for these who dis- agree with my farmer friend; and since our picking made the lightest raid upon the berries, I pass on the news to any who may want to make jam or jelly for the winter. All the little side-traces around Pennard are worth visiting by the black- berry pickers. I Mrs. Webb's. Mrs. Webb s ham and egg teis were in great demand on Saturday, so many had been tempted out by the glory of tbe October afternoon. There are three Gower prospects I love when autumn starts to paint its glowing tints. The first is tho expanse of Cower to be seen from the golf links, the sweep of Oxwich Bay, the won- derful colour of the fern-clad hill ( down into the combe to Thre-e Cliffs, and the pastoral and wooded country to the north. The second is the cur;-3 of Deep Slade aitd the infinite variety of the fern- shades from the- heights over Bacon Hole to the bold tcrs opposite. And the third is the view of Pwlldu Bay from the hul- fide near the Webb's cottage, where, with the smell of the frying ham diffusing the evening air, one can be well contented tc wait one's turn for the table, watching the day fade and the night come and the moon beating out her path over the quiet sea. Sea-Fever. The friend of mine who -was reflecting: that sea bathing was probably done with for the year evidently reckoned witliorit the British soldier, for I'm told a big batch of troops quartered in the town were revelling in the warm (?) waves near the pier a day or two ago. I Petrol Is Food." M'yes! There were ten motor cars drawn up near a West Wales golf course o.n Saturday, whose owners evidently took the warning lightly to heart. If the strike had gone on "Petrol is Food" would have had to be shouted into their unheeding ears. 11 i I The Deserted Yard, Business necessitated a stroll along the railway. lines of a down line station which attained unenviable fame during the strike of 1911. Along th- station approach past the great white gates, now shut and tarred, where in riormal times there is always considerable commotion, the noise of rattling chains, the hangings of truck doors, the laughter and shoutings of checkers and carmen. I only encountered a police officer, who demanded my busi- ness. The sidings contained a number of railway vans laden with flour and food- stuffs, but their doors were closed, and the only sound heard was the twitterings of a grout) of sparrows, who, undisturbed between the rails beneath, were enjoying an earlv breakfast off the grain s.pilled recently from a truck. In the office a number of clerical workers were gently oea ling with correspondence arrears, the busy goods shed was silent, and for some Idistanre along the metals no one ap- peared in sight until I discovered two well-known tradesmen struggling along the line with a small hand trolley, upon which they had unloaded, from a far- distant truck, two boxes of butter. And -when, later, night's dark mantle had covered all, no sonnd of whistle or creak of wheels broke the silence, only the tap tap of the boots of a patrolling police- man; and the only light shone from the red eye of neighbouring signals, which. owing to their supply of oil surviving for a duration of eight, days, without re- plenishment, still brightly b-tir-ned, Such is tho gloom of a railway strike. Distorting the Truth." Dear me! I thought the non-capital- istic "Daily TTprtild N&.to a regular George Washington among tho Ananiases of the capitalistic press; but here Ls the Westminster Gaz'tte wondering what possible service the Diily Herald thinks it renders to the railwfiymen by its article on Fewer Trains, Fewer Passengers." In its reference '0 the ■Underground it says, There wore not many passengers cn the Underground during the dny." As one who struggled with great difficulty into n Distrvt tram ir. the afternoon, and had to wait a lorg time in a queue outside Charing Cross sfiilio-i, the a Westminster" dinrist rv<«ures the .Taily Herald" that it is t •i 0 #

I IN THE DISTRICTS. I I I SWANSEA. j Ear vest festival services were he'd at the Central Hall, Orchard-street, Swansea, on Sunday, when the pastor, the Rv. W. Watkin Williams, officiated. A popular ecrvice was held in the afternoon, when 5.)108, duets, recitations, etc., were given by Misses ifuriel Dawson, PhyPis Edwards. Maud Petftjs, Master Jou.ee, Bluned Wil- liams, and Miss Workman An instructive address wa$gi.cn by the Rev. J. H. Owen s (Alexandra-road Chapel). At the evening service a recitation was given by Miss Eva Beynon. During the day epecial anthems were given by the choir, under the leader- ship of Mr. George Edwards, iiiae Ruby Edwards was the accompanist. E S Chappell, Swansea ha-s 1,000 Over- coats ready to wear in stock Ten per cent, discount allowed to Discharged Sailors and 80-diers. Sen windows. TREBOETM. I On Saturday a. dramatic Tecital wor, j given at Oa-ersalem Ohapel, Treboeth, by Madame Francis Evans (Llaethfereh) in ajd j of a young man who has been unable to j follow his work. Dudng, the proceedings, Miss Nellie Jones, Aberdare, rendered I penillion. Mr. Richard Hughes presided. j On Sunday li?t. harvest thankcg-ivin? eer. j vic? wera held at the TrchœtJl Public H?.H j (branch of ?. Paul's Church. Landore) The j Rev. D. Morgan-Jones, M.A Landore, ofti- ciated at the morning service, and the Rev. Jonee, Lianeilv, at tbe evening service. The servicjs were well attended, while the I hail was prettily decorated. LANIDOLRE. I The Rev. Idris Thomas, iate of Nelyn, I North Wales, commenced hia ministry at j Dinas Noddfa Baptist Chapel, Landore, 011 j Sunday, aid to commemorate the event a social tea and entertainment was held on I Saturday afternoon and evening. Several members of the church took part in the programme. PON TAHDAWE. I One of the flnqst evening concerts arranged in the Swansea Valley for a con- siderable time was held at the Public Hall on Saturday by the Pontardawe Male Voice Party iu: did of two members of the choir. The hall was crowded, and Mr. C. G. Giiberteon, J.P., presided. The artistes were all National winners, viz., Ullis j Hannah Williams, I'aistawe (who deputised Miss Eaitlt Maud Lewis, TonypandyJ; Miss May Daviea (Eithur.lerch), the well known 1 elocutionist; Mr. Hy. LBwi?, .Kclwn, the veteran tenor; and Mr. GwHyim Jones, bHr?tono. of Ystradgynlais. Choruses were i also provided by the Male Voice Party, I conducted by Mr. David Daniel. Mr. T. J. ¡ D-avies, F.R.C.O., waG the accompanist, and I Mr. W. Thompson Daviee the secretary. LLANDOVERY. Major D. A. Hughes, the county medical vm.er of health, who is conducting a "igor. ous campa ga throughout the district on iiex Hygiene," delivered one of his straight talks" at the Drill Hall, on Thursday evening. The Mayor (Mr Daniel Joneo presided. Addressee were Llco de- I livered by ftr Morgan, the borough M.O.H., and Dr. 1 Jton. Major Hughes is a, native of tho town, and a eon L.f Mr. Dan Hughes, Groft Houa0-. He served with the 4th Welsh during the war. I The attendance at the weekly market on I Friday, despite the railway strike, was quite up to the average, and farmers brought in a good supply of fruit ar.d farm produce. Except for motor communication by road, the town is at, the moment, practieaiIy iso- lated. A. local train ran to and from Builth on Wednesday, and caused not a little seh- sation. A solitary drunk constituted the contents I of the charge-sheet at Llandovery fort- nightly Petty Sessions on Friday. AMMANFORD. I An orchestral concert was given at the Pulace Theatre, Ammanford, on Wednesday night. by the Bettws Orchestral Society, un- der the conductorsbip of that gifted yqung musician, Mr. Geo. I. Thomas, L.L.C.M They gave altogether ci7ht well-chosen se- lections, which were beautifully played. It was the orchestras debut before an Am- manford audence. but io well did they ae. quit themselves that the heaters were cap- tivated, and would have listened on till mid- night without the Least sign of impatience, and at tb.3 close the conductor and his band came in for a chorus of praise. Mr J Lewis, J.P., the chairman, epokc in suip la-, tiv.o terms of the performance C-onn. Wm Evans said the Ammanford Choral Si^ciety, in preparing for the chi-f competition at the. Barry National Eisteddfod next year, would Tecjuire the services of a full or- chestra, and here was a fir&t-cla«e combina. tion at their disposal. Mr V W. Lloyd said this display of instrumental genius bad come upon them with the suddenness and the brilliance of an autnmn meteor. Mem- bers of the orchestra who gave Rolo num- bers were Mr T. J. Bowen (violin), Mr. Mald- wyn William", CcelJo), anI Mr. Dd. Williams (cornet). T'.ie Ammanford soprano, Madam Bessie Morris, also contributed soios in charming atyte which merited her recall on each ocoapion; Mr. Morlais F.va.ne. the well- known bas?o:). aang excellently 6everal num- bers: and Mf T. Gibbon Davjes recited Kng- I lish and Welsh pieces. Miss Ceinwen Wil- liam", was the pianist, and Mr. T. Thomas j the organist. I CARMARTHEN. I Delegates from Scuth Wales branches of ¡ th J National Farmers' Union met at Car- marthen, on Saturday, to consider the course of action to be take-i in view of the decision of the Food Ministry to adhere to I, th i grading regulation the weighing of sheep, and thoi, refusal to in- crease the maximum p-ice of butter. Mr. Long Price Talyrhyn, Llandovery, pre- I sided. It was decided to inform the Minis- I try of Food that action would bo postponed I until the railway crisis was over, and that it was intended afterwards to preee both Tlie, '-()ut, h Wales matters to the utmost. Tlie South Wa.les Advisory Council of the Farmers' Union re- f cently rerolved to withhold all fiupplice I from the iMarts unless the regulation with regard to weighing sheep was withdrawn. Carmarthen Rural District Council, on ^fiturd^v. thn members of the ) existing Food Control Committee to act as the Profiteering Tribunal. There was a. record attendance at the an- Yr.cl einging festival at Water-street C.M. Chapel, Carmarthen, of the Carmarthen and District Calvinistic Methodists Mi* J. T. Itees (.AherYst,v:?th) wa the adjudicator, in the place of Mr Hopkin Evans (Neath), who was unable to attend owing to the rail- way str.ike. The president wero Mr. Jvo. David (Llanddowror) and Mr Isaac Davies (Nantgar J<lig); Mr. J J LewM (Carmarthen) was leader cf the orchestra, and Miss Terry Thomas and Miss liiyfarwy Owen (Carmar- then) were the organists. E. S Chappell, Swansea hag 1,000 Over- coats ready to wear in stock Ten per cent. discount r!lowed to Discharged Sailors &nd> soldiers. SeA windowa. GORSEiNON. I An om and roepect.ed inhabitant parsed, a,way on Monday last at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. David Main waring, Westfte-d, Alexandra-ronu, Gorseinoja. The late Mr. William Evans had reached the age of 84 years, was at one time proprietor of the Station Hotel, Gor&cir.on. and subse- quently representative for Messrs. Buckley, Llanelly, frr many years. The deceased was laid to regt en Friday at Capel Newydd, L'aneliy, the officiating minister being the Rev. D. Griffiths. The chief moiirnere were Mesare. Thomas, Johii, a.nd David Evans teolie), Mr. David Main waring (son-in-Lawh Messrs. Graham Mainwaring, Ronald Evens, and John Evans (gra,nosons), and Mr. A. E. Johnson ;grandoon). A social tea and presentation meeting was held at Bethel Engliih Congregational I Church, Gorseincn, on Wednesday evening last. The function had been arranged by ¡ the deacons and member3 to express their appreciation and esteem of the mofl valued services rendered to the church by Mr. R. F. Bennett, late ironmonger, High-street, Gorseinon, who had been connected with it sincc its foundation as deacon, treasurer, I and Sunday School teacher, and who has recently retired from active business in the locality. The meeting was well at- tended, and a substantial tea, provided by the members, was much enjoyed by all. Afterwards, Mr. W. G. Hooper, the senior deacon, took the chli-r. Speeches were made by tbe chairman, and Mes-srs. Robins, James, Redmore, Mayne, Daniels, Webb, Fea-r. and Barrirgton, who were fellow deacons and members. All referred in glowing terms to the vajliable services rendered by Mr. Bennett, both spiritually and financially. All admired his unfailing loyalty and untiring energy for the welfare of the church. Mention was also made of the fact that Mr. Bennett allowed nothing to interfere with his church duties, which he at all times fulfilled faithfully and efficiently. Much regret was expressed at his departure from the church, and most hearty wishes were voiced to both Mr. and Mrs. Bennett for a pleasant, long, and happy future at their now home in Somer- Eetshire. The presentation w-ae then made by Mr. Robine, eacretary of the church, and took the form of a handsome gold watch, with the monogram of the recipient* engraved on the case, and the words:— Presented to Mr. R. F. Bennett by the deacons and members of Bethel English Congregational Church. Gorseinon, in recog- nition of 25 years' faithful service," in- scribed within. After thanking the donors for their most useful gift, Mir. Bennett a.s.sured them that it would constantly re- mind him of pleasant ti3nes spent in co- operation with them in the best service. He referred to the early difficulties, during the infancy of the church, a.nd its present splendid position, which was a source of sreat gratification to him, In conclusion, he emphasised the fact that he felt most keenly his unavoidable parting from the church. E S Chappell, Swansea, has 1.000 Over. coats ready to wear in stock Ten per cent discount allowed to Discharged SaHors and Soldiers. St. wiTidow-R c

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