The Rhondda Leader

Pearl Life Assuranco Co, Limited. The summary of the annual report for 'the year 1913, the Jubilee year of this flourishing Assurance Company, shows a record increase of income and addition to funds. "We are informed that the Rhondda 'Valley holds the premier position amongst the districts concerned in bringing about this satisfactory result, and Messrs. Bowen, Winstone, and Tiller and their able assistants can well be congratulated upon the success of their special efforts to signalise this eveartful period in the .history of the company. The total income for the year amounted to £ 3,340.090, being an increase of £ 292,821 over that of the prevIOUS year. 28.065 policies were issued in the ordi- nary branch during the Tear, assuring the sum of £ 2,331,261. 157.745 life claims, grants and matured endowments have been paid during the year, to the value, with bonuses, of tl,218,294, wlileli. added to the amounts paid in previous years, totals up to more than fifteen million pounds. The funds, including paid up capital, amount to £ 9.023,574. The company have several vacancies for good representatives, and liberal terms are offered. Further particulars will .be gladly given by the district superinten- dents: Messrs. W. Bowen, Pictoria Cham- bers. 219, Ystrad Road. Pentre; W. J. Winston, 6, Berw Road. Llwynypia W. H. Tiller, P.O. Buildings. Lower Tony- pandy or sub-superintendents W. Oram, 4, Dumfries Street, Treherbert J. Wil- liams, 47, Ynyswen Road, Treorchy; D. Davies, 6, Bailey Street. Ton-Pentre; T. Lloyd, 67, Tyntyla Rd.. Ystrad-Rhondda.

Rhondda Man Honoured in -?..? the United States. We notice in an American paper the announcement that Mr. Thomas Davies, of Nanticoke, has been elected National Board member of the United Mine Workers by a majority of 1,372 votes 'over his nearest competitor. Mr. Davies is the son of an old inhabitant of Tre- alaw—Tom Davies, better known as "Double-power," who met his death in the last explosion at Penygraig. Mr. Thomas Davies is held in high respect in Scranton for his upright char- acter, modesty and sincerity; lie has always been a prominent figure at the district conventions, and has accomplished much good work by his zeal and untiring efforts for the benefit of his fellow- workers. He is an uncle of Mr. Edward Evans, the well-known bass singer of Tre- alaw.

I Ciydach Vale, The annual panto outing" of the. members of the Blaenclydach Liberal Club took place on Saturday. Some 54 mem- bers made the journey to London, and a most enjoyable day was spent. The train left Penygraig at 7.10 a.m., and the London excursion was joined at Llan- trisant, where a reserved dining car was attached to the train, and the excellent breakfast and supper provided were much enjoyed. Travelling with the same train also was a party of schoolboys from the local Council School, in charge of Mr. D. R. Rees. The members of the club soon recognised tllcm, and with their cus- tomary generosity, they soon provided breakfast for the party and also presented the boys with a shilling each. This kind- ness, it is hardly necessary to add, was most heartily appreciated. Lemonade was also freely given on the forward and return journey. The party returned at 1.5 a.m. from London, a most pleasant day having been spent. A lantern lecture. "The Dream that Came True," was held at Calfaria Chapel on Tuesday evening, under the l auspices of the Young Helpers' League. Miss Ashford, the warden, was the lecturer. A sum of nearly £ 6 was realised. Mr. James Evans, C.C., presided.

I BOXING.. Neath Man Too Glever for McCarthy. At the Pavilion Skating Rink, Tony- pandy, on Saturday night, the 21st inst., a clover 20 two-minute rounds contest was provided by Tommy Phillips, Neath, and Bat McCarthy, Cardiff. The Neath man from the commencement remained calm, and was content to box McCarthy at arm's length. His many ttempts to draw McCarthy into the thilik of the fight seldom proved successful, and when lie did, Phillips, taking advantage of his opponent's more wild attitude, piled on the agony and points. In the eleventh round the Cardiffian made a vicious swing at Phillips as the gong sounded Phillips jumped aside, and McCarthy went half- way out of the ring, and put his glove into a bucket of water. It was apparent the Cardiff man had not such good stay- ing powers as his opponent, and he fre- quently was seen to be panting heavily. Phillips literally wore him out to the last round, when the verdict was given in his (Phillips') favour. There were several other contests, all of which were referee'd by Mr. Barnett, Cardiff.

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Sports Gossip/ 1 [By" ONLOOKER. "] I LIwynypia entertained Plymouth Mer- I thyr in a Glamorgan League match on the Partridge Field, before a good crowd of spectators. I The game was looked upon as a certain i win for the homesters, as Merthyr are at the bottom rung of the League ladder. In view of the heavy programme for the week, the home team did not exert themselves. As it was, they had a com- fort-able win by 20 points, and if the game had been taken seriously the score could easily have been doubled. The forwards were in fine fettle, Ted Mitlian, Idwal Thomas and Harrison being the pick of the bunch. P.C. Cum- mings is rapidly coming to the front, and looks like developing into a first-class player. « The Merthyr team had capital forwards in George Evans and P.C. Lett. The scorers were Tom Griffiths (3 tries), Tom Lloyd, Jack Roberts, and T. Edmunds. Tom Thomas kicked the goal. On Monday, Aberavon were entertained. This was in lieu of the match that had to be postponed a fortnight ago owing to the wretched weather. "f t- The ground was again on the heavy side, but fortunately the rain cleared off during the progress of the match. A capital forward game was seen, and so evenly matched were the teams tluit no score was recorded by either side. W. H. Evans, the home captain, was the outstanding player once more, and he made heroic efforts to bring off a win. Ponsford was the most prominent of the visitors, and playing brilliantly, often turned defence isto attack. Though played on a sodden ground, the Southern League game between the Mush- rooms and Caerphilly, at the local mud- heap. was productive of some smart foot- ball. The home men were in great form, the forwards playing extremely well. Love, at inside-left-, was the outstanding player of the front rank. Collier scored his usual goal, and Love, Dai Evans, Carmichael, and Bain added their contributions. Smitk had to be content with his usual hard lines." Carmichael deputised McCullum at right-half, and distinguished himself. Mid-Rhondda's goal average in the Second Division is now on the right side -29 for and 28 against. The Reserves played at Llanbradach. and were severely trounced, no fewer than 11 goals being scored against them. AVas the game treated seriously? The Central Stars entertained the Ciydach Vale United on the Coronation Grounds. Both teams being near neigh- bours. more than ordinary interest was shown in the match. Fortunately, both teams were at full strength. Winning the toss, 'the Stars played against the wind, and the spectators were soon shown that the local juniors could play a really clever game. The first score was notched by Emlyn Evans. This should have been stopped, but a miskick by Phillips was fatal. From now to the interval the United played well, and Morgan equalised in fine style with a long shot. The second half proved most exciting, and brilliant football was shown. The United, through J. Morgan, scored rather a lucky goal, for Lewis Davies, the Stars' goalkeeper, cleared the ball away in fine style, but Morgan rushed up and put the nail in the Stars' coffin. The Stars now strove hard to get on level terms, and bombarded the visitors' goal for abOiut 25 minutes, but the United's defence was impregnable. Reynolds, in goal, saved some stinging j shots in splendid style. The Stars' long list of successes was thus checked by 2 to 1. Both sides are to be complimented upon playing a clean sporting game. Harris, tlie captain of the United, was the pick of the halves; in fact. he seemed to be the best player on the field. Griff. Jones, Pardoe, and Aneurin Brown were the best forwards, and T. Griffiths and Lewis Davies cannot in any way be blamed for the defeat, for their defence all through was very good. The Stars' challenge to play for a supper was promptly accepted. Ystrad Juniors further enhanced their reputation on Saturday by defeating Tvlorstown Juniors at Tvlorstown bv 3 to 2. Ystrad commenced operations with only nine men, but were soon attacking. G. Thorne opened the score from a centre by Gilbert. ♦ Palmer soon afterwards broke away on the left and scored. Then the home men warmed up, and  ii-arme d iij), ati( i scored twice in double quick time. The second half was marred by unplea- sant scenes, a Tvlorstown player striking the referee. j Ystrad continued to have the best of the game, and were eventually awarded 1 penalty, which E. Edwards converted. -?.?-??? G. Thorne and H. White were the best men on the field. Gilbert, who took the inside-right position for the first time, played well. Allen, the Ystrad goalie, played well, and had no chance with either of the shots that beat him. The Ystrad men say that the Juniors are poor losers, but splendid winners. What do the Juniors say? Ton-Pentre, for once in a while, highly delighted their supporters by overwhelm- ing Aberdare at Ynys Park on Saturday i by G to 0. by C to 0. Good play was contributed by both sides, but the Ton forwards were soon I masters of the situation. The scorers for Ton were Gregory, Curtis, Hemmings, and Chetwood. The home men are just now playing well, and opponents will have to play eXi- tremely hard to overcome them. -.0- The week-end was rather a bad one for Mardv, for Swansea and Brentford over- came them on Saturday and Monday re- spectively. The Mushrooms enabled Aberdare to score their first Welsh League win on Monday at Aberdare. The 2—0 result was a little surprising when one considers the results of Saturday's games. Bronllwyn Rovers played the Rhondda Referees on Monday for the benefit of the Ton Club, and won comfortably by 4 to 1. Eddie Rees, the inside-left of the Rovers, Mas the best player on the field, and performed the hat trick." Tom Evans was the other scorer. Mog. Benjamin was the scorer for the Rets, from a penalty. Reply to "Tom" (Penygraig).—A corner kick is talten, and the ball goes into the net after first striking the referee. A goal kick should be awarded, because the referee is not a player, but merely an appurtenanc of the game. If the ball rebounds into the goal off the referee from a goal kick, a corner kick should be given.

Ferndale Chamber, of Trade. The usual monthly meeting of the Ferndale Chamber of Trade took place on Wednesday evening of last week at the Workmen's Institute. Mr. Evaja Harries presided. Replies had been received from the General Post Office, London, with refer- ence to the agitation by the Chamber for a more commodious post office, stating that they were in negotiation for a suit- able site. The Chamber were also informed by the District Council that their complaints regarding the highways and the state of the approach to the local T.V.R. station had been handed over to the Roads Com- mittee for investigation. Following this, the members had a great deal of enlightenment on the Coun- cil's electricity supply. Mr. J. E. Bowman, electrieal engineer to that body, was present, and gave the members a most exhaustive address, show- ing the advantages to. be gained by using electricity in place of gas. Questions were then given by Messrs. J. Barnes O'Hare (Ferndale), D. John, J. E. Rathbone (Ferndale), W. Williams (Pontygwaith*, Alf. Evans (Mardy), W. J. Jones (auctioneer. Ferndale). and others, to all of which Mr. Bowman re- plied in a most lucid manner. In acknowledging the vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. Evan Harries and secon- ded by Mr. Horatio A. Phillips, Mr. Bowman stated he was always ready and very pleased to supply them with any information at his disposal. If they could not see him personally, he invited them to write him, and he would readily respond.

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The Use of Surnames as Telegraphic Addresses. During 1913, it appears, no Smith, Jones, or Robinson was successful in get- ting his—or her—patronymic registered as a telegraphic address. As a matter of fact. there is no such name, pur et simple, in the London area lists, where the autho- rities will not tolerate anything oriefer than "Smith Senior"; but in the Pro- vinces there are members of the great family who may be addressed, so the 1914 issue of Sell's Directory of Registered Telegraphic Addresses." founded by Henry Sell 29 years ago—(Business Direc- tories. Ltd., 25s. net)—tells us, merely by that name in Aberavon, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Dundee. Halifax, Leith, Norwich. Perth, Preston, and several smaller places. The disappointed "Smiths" who have had to be content with such code names as "Grouse," "Stampings," "Unique," and Omittance," all titles smacking of injured dignity, number 850! For simplicity, however, the code name "Mip" and Pim" would be hard to beat, while at the other end of the scale of length we find, under Berlin jn the Foreign section,. such a word as Gond- randmangili."

Pontygwiath. It will be of interest to the public to- hear that Professor Tudor Davies, the clever Phrenologist, Palmist and Clair- voyant, is now at 3(5, Llewellyn Street, Pontygwaith, where lie can be consulted daily at very moderate fees. The pro- fessor is also a skilled Herbalist, and gives adrice free on all diseases.

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