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Notes from South Wales.
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Notes from South Wales. (From our Special Correspondent.) The New Bishop. I notice from the World that the Archbishop of Canterbury will consecrate the new Bishop of Llandaff, in St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ascen- sion Day, Thursday, June ist. If this is correct, ;and there is no reason to assume otherwise, then all Welsh Churchmen should protest against such an absurd arrangement. Surely a Welsh Bishop -ought to be consecrated in his own country. Sensible Words. "The glory of the Empire is best upheld under the united flag by keeping alive in its inhabitants the local distinctions of English, Scotch, Irish, and Welsh." So observed the Prince of Wales in the course of an interesting speech that he delivered to the members of the Highland Society, at their anniversary dinner in London the other day. Those people who 'have done their utmost to sneer and ridicule efforts to foster Welsh nationalism, would do well to read, mark, and inwardly digest the Prince of Wales' observations. Abuse No Argument. It is a pity that in the contest for the location .of the Welsh National Museum and Library, so .many personalities should 'be introduced. There ds no reason why the matter should not be discussed in a calm and courteous manner. The Mayor of Cardiff's sneering allusion to "a village like Aberystwyth was very undignified, whilst on the other hand, Sir John Williams' allusion to "the man of the plains" was uncalled for. And as for the Aberystwyth Cambrian News' disgraceful allusions to dirty Cardiff," &c., one can only regret that journalism is being played so low at the West Wales seaside town. Football Items. Despite the rain which fell throughout the .afternoon, fully 12,000 spectators assembled at the Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday to see the invincible Swansea team play Cardiff. It was a terrific struggle, and ended in a draw. The muddy state of the ground hampered the Swanseaites considerably, as their chief forte is the passing game, which was impossible under such climatic conditions as those that prevailed. The extraordinary hold football has upon the people of South Wales was strikingly evidenced in this instance. The Stade Francais team from Paris is shortly to visit the district, and play matches with the Swansea and Cardiff teams. Special preparations are being made to give them a special welcome. Welsh National Rifle Association. The decision to form a Welsh National Rifle Association is a good one. To be able to shoot 'straight is an acquisition so long as the world is what it is. The Welsh National Rifle Associa- tion will become rpopular if it will be run on popular lines. That is assuming that the officers -will be selected from the people, and not strictly confined, as is often the case with the Volun- teers and Militia, to effeminate young swells of the don'tcher know and eyeglass type. Snuff= Taking. The general impression is, I read in a con- temporary the other day, that snuff is for practical .purposes a thing of the past. Anyone resorting to a pinch is looked upon as a relic of antiquity. But, in the industrial districts of the North of England and in Ireland, there is still a consider- ',able demand for cheap snuff, adds the paper -alluded to. The writer could very well have mentioned Wales also. There is still a very jgreat deal of snuff-taking in certain parts of Wales, amongst the women principally., Llan- erchymedd used to be noted for snuff. I do "not know whether the article was really manu. factured at that village, or whether in name only, just the same as "Cardigan jackets were not manufactured in Cardigan. At any rate, I remember many elderly women entering a certain old-fashioned chemist's shop in West Wales, and asking for Llanerchymedd snuff." In some of the Welsh workhouses and almshouses, there is nothing that the elderly women appreciate better than "tipyn o snuff." Welsh Miner's Humanity. As one who has lived in a Welsh colliery town, I have had many opportunities of noticing the humanity of the Welsh miners. Beneath the rugged exterior there beats a warm heart, and the bravery and heroism of the miner in times of distress are proverbial. A striking example of a Welsh miner's humanity was fur- nished at Llangollen the other day. According to evidence given at the police court in that town, a man named William Gardner pushed two dogs down a disused coalpit, where they remained for sixteen days without food. A miner, named Charles Evans, hearing their whining, gallantly offered to descend the pit, and despite the dangers of the foul damp air, which extinguished his lamp, he succeeded in bringing the animals to the surface. I am glad to note that the man Gardner, who threw the dogs down the pit, was fined 20S., failing the payment of which he was removed to prison for a month.
THE UBIQUITOUS WELSHMAN.
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THE UBIQUITOUS WELSHMAN. Comptoir National D'Escompte de Paris The name almost staggered me as I read it on a complimentary ticket for a grand concert at the Criterion. Had I been mistaken for a Frenchman, or did the donor fancy in me a likely bank customer? But wait. I see the secretary's name—E. Arthur Jones, and lo the mystery is solved. A Taffy's generous im- pulse at the sight of a benighted looking mortal such as I, and then the gift of a ticket with a wish that the concert might bring a smile to an exile's face. The evening of the meeting, with the rain pouring, I found myself in a penny bus crawling towards the Criterion, Piccadilly. Arrived there, directed up bewilder- ing flights of stairs, ushered sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left I reached, after an age, the Grand Hall. What to do what to say; how to act ? had been the questions which had puzzled my weary brain in the bus, and all attempts to rescue a few French sentences from the rusty recesses of my memory had proved futile, so that when I timidly knocked at the door of the Grand Hall I was so perturbed in mind that I had forgotten the common-place, Comment allez vous "? How- ever, the door once open,-what a surprise The first to greet me was a Welshman. I laughed, I cried, I was bundled into a chair with a rough but cordial Cymric welcome into the midst of a knot of Welshmen, and I was at home. But what a Babel! Welsh, English, Scotch, Irish, French, Germans, laughed and chatted in merry groups and vied with each other in untiring devotion to the fragrant weed. Here was a veritable "entente cordiale." A splendid progamme of music had been arranged and here again the Welsh- man figured. Excellent songs were rendered by Thomas Thomas and Edward Jenkins with a brilliant accompaniment from the deft fingers of Merlin Morgan, followed by vociferous applause. Victorious Taffy My patriotism was all aglow, and there came to me on the clouds of smoke a vision of a conquered Europe and the World for Wales." What a jovial gathering and how vain had been my silly apprehensions Spite of boisterous laughter and the din of 600 voices all was orderly and well managed, and, as it appeared to me, the success of the gathering could be attributed to the energy, tact and method of a gentleman who could be seen, during the whole of the proceedings, flitting here and there, now greeting with a smile, now directing the artistes, now ordering with an awe- inspiring hush for the chair, and ever main- taining a genial attitude refreshing to all. Could he, too, be a Welshman? I smiled at my own question. Yes, he was the Secretary, and a Taffy to boot, and his popularity with all nations alike was wonderful. Bravo, Teddy The activities of the Welshman in London are no longer confined to milk, medicine and drapery. He has invaded the ranks of the bankers, and we may yet find in the immediate future a Cymro capturing the Governorship of the Bank of England. IDMOR.
ARGRAPHIADAU O'R DIWYGIAD.
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ARGRAPHIADAU O'R DIWYGIAD. YN ddiweddar ymwelais a rhanau o'r Gogledd lie y mae llaw yr Arglwydd yn gwneuthur y fath weithredoedd nerthol, ac am y cwbl oil nis gellir dweyd ond mai rhyfedd, rhyfedd yw ac ni ellir ei esbonio ond trwy ei briodoli i'r Ysbryd Glan. Y mae eglwysi y wlad fel wedi cael adnewyddiad prydles ac estyniad gwaith. Lie yr oedd eglwys wedi marweiddio, y mae heddyw yn fyw ac yn frwd, yn allu er daioni. Mewn eglwys ym mha un nas gellid cael ond rhyw bump i gyfarfod y bobl ieuainc ers tro yn ol, wele y mae heddyw o 30 i 50 yn mynychu y cyfarfodydd hynny. Gwelir hyn nid ar un noson o'r wythnos, ond tair noson neillduedig i'r bobl ieuanc. A rhyfedd meddwl nid yw hynny yn ddigon !—rhaid yw cael cyfarfod i weddio Duw ac i ganu mawl i'r Arglwydd ar ol y cyfarfodydd cyffredinol, a chyn yr oedfa boreu Sul. Er amled a ,melused yw y cyfarfodydd hyn, nid yw y pregethu wedi rhoddi ffordd iddynt, ac nid oes ond un neu ddwy o engreifftiau ym mha rai y rhoddwyd goreu i'r bregeth am un nos Sul mewn cylch mawr. Y mae y cyfarfodydd, er hynny, wedi effeithio ar y pregethu trwy fod y gwrandawiad astud, a'r melusder geir yn y gwir- ionedd, yn cael ei werthfawrogi gymaint, fel y gosodir y pregethwyr mewn hwyl i chwareu ar dannau tynion bobl; a tharewir gwirioneddau a gwersi pwysig gartref gyda deheurwydd. Bron yn ddieithriad deuir trwy Galfaria cyn diwedd y bregeth, o ba le bynag y cychwynir. Nid oes hafal i'r tant hwnnw am gyfareddu y rhai a dder- byniasant y fath fendithion o honno, megys ag y canodd Dyfed:— A thant a gwyd gymanfa ar ei thraed Yw'r tant a luniwyd yn y dwyfol waed. Ar ddydd Llun, y 6ed cyfisol, cynhaliodd Mr. W. LI. Lloyd, Bethel, genhadaeth ym Mhenrhyn- deudraeth am ddau, a hanner awr wedi saith yr hwyr. Syndod meddwl, yr oedd pobl y lie uchod a'r wlad o amgylch wedi cyrchu at, ac wedi llanw y capel cyn amser dechreu. Cafwyd cyfarfod gweddi cyn ac ar ol y bregeth, ac yn wir yr oedd yn un tra rhyfedd. Ni anghofia y dorf o 700 i 800 am y prydnawn hwnnw, na chwaith y 1,500 yr hwyr hwnnw mewn adeilad arall, nag eto y rhai fethasant wthio i mewn oblegid y dorf, ond a gawsant gyfarfod gweddi yn y capel. Rhyfedded ag yw hyn oil, nid yw hyn y cwbl. Ceir y rhyfeddod mwyaf yn nghyfnewidiad cwrs bywyd llu o'r bobl, ac yn y gwelliantau geir ym mywyd proffeswyr crefydd, a hefyd yn ym- gysegriad aelwydydd i wasanaeth y Duw byw. Gynt gwelid ami i broffeswr crefydd yn arwain bywyd nas gellid ei wahanu oddiwrth fywyd addas i un o'r byd—yn wir, rhagorid arno gan lawer oeddynt yn y byd. Ond heddyw wele hwnnw yn chwilio am ei drawstiau, ac yn gwella ei ami ddiffygion, yn gwylio ar air ac ar weithred. Cynhelir y ddyledswydd deuluaidd heddyw na ddychmygid am dani gynt. Yno y mae y Beibl yn drysor ac yn ffynon o'r hon y tynir y dwfr bywiol bob dydd yn lie bob prydnawn Sul yn yr ysgol. Y mae poblogaeth gyfan bron yn amcanu at fod yn gyd-ddinasyddion ac yn blant i Dduw," ac nid yn ddieithriaid a dyfodiaid." A gwelir ar bob Haw fwrw heibio yr hen ddyn, a llu yn ymwisgo a chyfiawnder yr lesu, ac yn canu mewn llawn hapusrwydd, gobaith, a ffydd. Hynyna yw yr hanes yn Ngogledd Ardudwy, rhanau o Eifionydd, ac Arfon. Parhaed y dylan- wadau, ac arhosed Ysbryd yr Arglwydd yn y wlad hyd nes cael yr oil yn eiddo iddo Ef. H.