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Notes from South Wales.
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Notes from South Wales. (From our Special Correspondent.) A Welsh Premier. Mr. T. Price, the newly elected Premier in the South Australia Labour Government, is a native of North Wales. He was born in the year 1852, his father being a stonecutter. He emigrated to Australia in the year 1883, where he followed his father's trade, and it is an inter- esting fact that one of the jobs on which he was engaged was in connection with the Adelaide Buildings in which the Parliament now meets. The Australian papers refer to Mr. Price as a good speaker and level headed politician." London Welshman's Appointment. Mr. E. W. Edwards, of Wandsworth, London, has just been appointed architectural assistant, out of 166 applicants, to the Pontypridd Urban District Council. Mr. Edwards is a nephew of Mr. Edwards, J.P., Penylan, and served his articles, prior to going to London, with Mr. Birkenhead, Architect, Cardiff. That Man." The Cardiff stipendiary magistrate evidently thinks he possesses the power of an autocrat, but this man" will soon find out that he cannot treat Nonconformist ministers with rudeness in Wales. Last week, several highly respected residents of Cardiff were summoned before "this man" for refusing to pay the Educational portion of the rate on the very just and reasonable ground that they objected to ratepayers' money being devoted towards teach- ing religious doctrines in which they did not believe. One of the gentlemen who thus protested was the Rev. J. C. Honey, a Metho- dist pastor of excellent reputation. Mr. Honey simply claimed the right to state the grounds of his objection, a right which is always accorded the lowest criminal in the dock, but this pompous magistrate refused to hear Mr. Honey and called upon the police to put the man out." And the constables did so. Such discourteous treat- ment of a Nonconformist minister by a man dressed in a little brief authority is a lesson for Welsh Nonconformists to arouse themselves and show their power. The Maid of Cefn Ydfa. Last week's note in reference to the Maid of Cefn Ydfa caused considerable interest appa- rently, for one correspondent has kindly sent me a picture postcard of Llangynwyd Churchyard, where the maid and Will Hopkin, her lover, are buried. A Glamorganshire reader, who "regretfully announces his inability to read Welsh," also writes to ask if Will Hopkin's verses have been translated into English. Yes, the late Mrs. Pendril Llewellyn made an excel- lent translation. Here are two of the verses :— A simple youthful swain am I, Who loves at fancy's pleasure; I fondly watch the blooming wheat, And other reaps the treasure Oh wherefore still despise my suit, Why pining keep thy lover ? For some new charm, thou matchless fair, I day by day discover. While hair adorns my aching brow, This heart will beat sincerely Whilst ocean rolls its briny flow, So long I'll love thee dearly Oh tell the truth, in secret tell, And under seal discover, If it be I-or who is blest As thy pure heart's best lover. Revival of Celtic Art. An exceedingly interesting addition to the sights of Cardiff is the new Celtic Corridor in Newport Road, which is to be formally opened On September 21st, when Sir T. Marchant Williams will give an address. The Celtic Corridor having its right commercial side-as is correct in a progressive town—is, in effect, a small museum of reproductions of some of the finest elements of Celtic art applied to the decorative needs of the shops. Thus the beau- tiful interlaced work from the cross of Conbelin at Margam; from the cross of Enidon at Golden Grove; from Bettws, near Builth; from Nevern, and elsewhere in Wales, do duty in the embellishment of the arches and piers. These are executed not in carved and incised stone, but in beaten copper, the colour effect of which is further heightened by the introduction of strongly coloured enamels. Evergreens between the colonade of a charming little gallery, and the greenery of a roof garden on the first level, go to create a most unique surrounding to what promises to be one of the most happily devised commercial uses which even Cardiff can show.
ONE HUNDRED MILLION BUSHELS…
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ONE HUNDRED MILLION BUSHELS OF WHEAT. Such is the estimated yield of the wheat crop now being harvested in Western Canada, and there is every reason to believe that these figures will be reached. Wheat is now commanding a high price, and this is almost certain to continue, especially in view of the fact that Russia has recently prohibited the export of wheat. There- fore, if the price to the farmer is placed at 4s. 2d. per bushel, and this is a reasonable figure considering the present prices, there will be at least $100,000,000 or ^20,000,000 put into circulation amongst the farmers as the result of the season's work, and through them amongst the business houses, giving such an impetus to trade throughout Canada as was never before experienced, even in the prosperous seasons that the Dominion has previously enjoyed. All classes of the community will be affected, and manufacturing plants will be worked to the utmost limits to meet the increasing trade. It naturally follows that this activity means an increased demand for labour, which must to a very great extent be met by Great Britain, the United States, and the Continental countries, as it is safe to assert that every able bodied man in Canada who is able and willing to work can and will be fully occupied. Attracted by many accounts that are appearing from time to time of the marvellous crops in Canada, and of the keen demand for labourers a very large move- ment of people from this country is taking place, and in view of the success that has attended the efforts of those comprising this movement it is only to be expected that this tide of emigration is likely to continue. But before intending settlers leave they will be well-advised to apply for information and other particulars respecting Canadian conditions to the Commissioner of Emigration, I I and 12, Charing Cross, London, S.W. It would be interesting to know how this record harvest will affect individual farmers, and if such information could be obtained it would be interesting to know also the beginnings from which these results are being reaped. It is safe to assert that at least 80 per cent of the farmers had little or nothing when they started life in Western Canada; in fact some of them had to borrow sufficient money to pay the homestead entry fee for their grant of land. Many this season will be in a position to clear off any indebtedness that may remain on their farms as well as add a substantial amount to their banking accounts, and also give themselves and their families during the winter months a trip to the old home, either in Eastern Canada or in Great Britain, and when enjoying the fruits of their labours they will have the satisfaction of knowing that their success is almost entirely due to their own personal exertions during a few strenuous years, and to the fact that the Canadian Govern- ment gave them sufficient land to make a start in a new country.
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Exceedingly useful is "FISK'S PATENT RETARDER," which prevents breakages to gas mantles. It is the invention of Mr. J. W. Fisk, Cardiff.
Pobl a Phethau yng Nghymru.
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Pobl a Phethau yng Nghymru. UN o'r siroedd salaf am ddysgu Cymraeg yn yr Ysgolion Canolradd yw sir Abertefi. Mae'r Cardis, mae'n debyg, am droi'n Ddic Shon Dafyddion i gyd. MAE Esgob Bangor yn gredwr cryf yn yr egwyddor wirfoddol o gyfranu at achosion addysgol a chrefyddol-pan nas gall eu gosod ar y dreth neu dan ddegwm. Falle wir 'ROEDD y Proffeswr J. Morris Jones yn llaw- drwm iawn ar ramadeg y beirdd yn ei feirn- adaeth yn Aberpennar, ond dywed y Finsent y gallai yn hawdd ddechreu gyda'u sillebiaeth— fod hwnnw mor wallus a'u gramadeg. 0 FoN y daw y nifer luosocaf o bregethwyr Methodistaidd y dyddiau hyn, o Geredigion y Curadiaid a'r Undodiaid, o Gaerfyrddin y pregethwyr Annibynol, ac o Forganwg y Bed- yddwyr. Gwr teithiol yw'r Wesle, ac am nad oes iddo ddinas barhaus," nis gellir lleoli ei efrydwyr mor hawdd. MAE awdures "John Jones, Curate," ar fin cyhoeddi nofel arall, a hysbysa Mr. Fisher Unwin y daw allan o'r wasg yn gynar yn yr Hydref. Teitl y stori newydd fydd "A Son of Arvon," ac ymdrinia a phwnc y tir yn y sir honno. MAE yn mryd y Weinyddiaeth i ad-drefnu'r seddau etholiadol yn ystod y Senedd-dymhor nesaf, ac mae pwyllgor wedi ei benodi i dorri allan gynllun hawdd ei fabwysiadu. Mae Mr. Howel Thomas, o'r Bwrdd Llywodraeth Leol, yn un o aelodau y pwyllgor arbenig hwn. MAE Croes Geltaidd wedi ei gosod yn fedd- faen uwch gweddillion y diweddar Broffeswr Alfred Hughes yn mynwent Corris. Bu'r gwr enwog hwn farw, fel y cofir, o effeithiau y dwymyn a gafodd yn Neheudir Affrica pan aeth yno ynglyn a'r Ysbytty Cymreig ar adeg y rhyfel. Mr. R. Goscombe John oedd y cerf- lunydd fu'n gwneyd y golofn. Bu farw'r Parch. Evan Evans, ficer Llan- armon-yn-Ial, Dinbych, yr wythnos ddiweddaf, yn 70 mlwydd oed. Brodor o swydd Ceredigion oedd Mr. Evans, ac urddwyd ef yn 1859. Yn 1879 penodwyd ef i ficeriaeth Llanarmon, a llanwodd ei le yn barchus iawn. Cofus i lawer iddo, er hynny, gael cryn helynt gyda'r gwrth- ddegymwyr rai blynyddau yn ol, gan fod yr Ymneillduwyr yn gryf iawn yn y rhan honno o'r sir. DENGYS y ffigyrau a gyhoeddir ynglyn ar fasnach mewn myglys mai'r Cymry yw'r ysmyg- wyr mwyaf ym Mhrydain. 'Does rhyfedd fod cymaint o fwg yn ein gwahanol gynhadleddau! ADDAWA Madam Patti roddi budd gyngherdd yng Nghaerdydd er cynorthwyo ysbytty y dref. Mae'r gantores hon droion wedi llwyddo i sicrhau amryw ganoedd o bunnau tuagat Ysbytty Abertawe, a sicr y gwna pobl Caerdydd fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn o dalu yn dda am glywed ei llais melus. MAE Syr George Newnes wedi bod ar ym- weliad ag Abertawe yn ei bleserfad gorwych. Cafodd y Gorphoraeth yno yr anrhydedd o fynd ar fwrdd y llestr hefyd i gydwledda a'r aelod parchus. I rai o bobl y dref mae'n fwy o rin- wedd mewn Aelod ei fod yn abl i roddi gwledd foethus nag yw iddo i siarad yn y Ty ar bynciau Cymreig.