The Aberdare Leader

TRECYNON. FOR HIRE.—Open or closed carriage, ?n the shortest notice. Parties tendered tor. ADDIV W. H. Jones, 1, Mill-street, Trecynon ARTIFICIAL TEETH.—Mr. P. Rake attends Mr. Berry's (Hairdresser), Tre- cynon, every Monday from 2 to 8 p.m. Patients visited at own homes, if desired. WEDDING.—On Thursday, July Rh, the marriage of Mr. J. Stanley Evans, Broniestyn-terrace, and Miss Elizabeth Williams, Meirion-street, was solemnised at Hen Dy Cwrdd, Trecynon. The service was conducted bj tha Revi R. J. Jones, M.A. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Thomas Williams, Meirion- street. The bridesmaid was Miss C. Evans (sister of the bridegrom). Mr. Taliesin Griffiths acted as best man. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Evans left for Builth Wells, where the honey- moon is being spent. They were the re- cipients of hosts of congratulations and a number of wedding presents. CENTRAL LABOUR COLLEGE.—A meeting was held at the Public Hall, on Friday evening, under the presidency of Councillor Idwal Thomas, for the purpose I of advocating the claims of the Central Labour College, London. There was, however, only a small attendance. The I aims of the movement to acquire the col- lege for the Labour Party were explained by Mr. W. W. Craik, London, who de- livered an interesting address. OBITUARY.—The funeral of the late Miss Martha Thomas, of 71, Cemetery- road, took place on Saturday, the offici- ating minister being the Rev. Cynog Wil- liams. The mourners were Mrs. Thomas (mother), Mr. W. R. Thomas (cousin), Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas (uncle and aunt), Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. James Griffiths, Grovesend; Mr. and Mrs. D. Thomas, Aberaman; Mr and Mrs. James Thomas. Aberaman- Mr ) and Mrs. Edwin Jones, Miss C. Thomas' Mr. Ivor Thomas, Mr. Morgan Thomas, and Mrs. Lloyd. Grovesend. Floral tri- I butes were sent by the Aberdare Train- ing School, and also by Mrs. Prowle Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Vallis, Mrs. Gain;* A Friend, and Neighbours in Cemetery- road. The deceased lady was highly re- epeeted.

CADLYS. DEATH.—We deeply regret to record ¡I the death of Mrs. Cole, the beloved wife of Harry Cole, 20, Maeigwyn-terrace, I which took place last Sunday on child- birth. Mr. Cole is the grandson of Mrs. I Shepherd, the well known missioner. Mrs. Cole was only 23 years of age, and had resided in Gadlys for about six months.

ABERDARE. PRAMS retyred and renovated at Parker Bros., Aberdare. TRINITY.—The pulpit of Trinity English C.M. Church was occupied on Sunday last by the Rev. D. Treborth Jones, Cardiff. SEION (W.)—'The Rev. H. 0. Hughes ministered at Seion on Sunday morning, and Mr. R. R. Allen Lewis (Mountain Ash) in the evening. BETHANIA (C.M.)—The pulpit at this place of worship on Sunday last was oc- cupied by the Rev. D. G. Jones, Pont- ardawe (formerly of Cwmdare). ST. MARK'S MISSION—Messrs. T. G. Chivers and D. R. Tasker conducted the service at this place of worship last I Sunday evening. Mr. Fred May gave the addrevss. „ GARDENERS' SOCIETY—On Satur- day the members of this society paid a visit, to the Duffrvn, Mountain Ash, the residence of Lord Aberdare. They were showed the gardens, etc., by 1fr. S. Lawr- ence, the head gardener. BIBLE CLASS—On Sunday afternoon last the members of St. John's Bible Class met in the churchyard of the Parish Church, when the Rev. D. J. Arthur, B.A., gave an inspiring address on "The continuity of the Church of England." ST. ELVAN'S.—At this church on Sun- day morning the Te Doum was sung to Sullivan in D, and the Benedicts to Woodward in E flat. The Rev. K. 0. Carter, M.A., officiated. At the evening service the Canticles were sung to Smart in G. The Rev. D. J. Arthur, B.A., offic- iated and preached. NAZARETH (C.M.)—The Rev. W. Dav- ies, M.A. (Bethania), was to have offici- ated at this chapel last Sunday, but he received an emergency call to Murdy, <,>WIng to the indisposition of another mlll- ister. His place at Nazareth was taken by the Rev. W. O. Powell. „ OUTING.-On Thursday last be on Welsh Wesley an Church had an outmg to Weston-super-Mare. About 100 111 ;u'^ t^e journey. The day was fine, alld Sers had a jolly time. The arrange- NichniWere f'arried out by Mr. ° top\ • The Rev. H. O. Hughes (pas- sfrvmS«Present. SCHOOL OUTING.-The an- School f Highland-place bimd^ay supplied >k ^,ace last Saturday • i B conveyed Manning, a most hanrf, P/'rty to Ystradfellte, Jf' dren and adrift6 was sPent and playing var,W. ln visiting the accompanied bv F £ mes- The party Evans. the minister, Rev. k- 1- such iloa Choil'- which of Bach's ChrisS688*1 IlprI'°TaTi^ Christmas, intend ^'TV 0rat°nV Jext Christmas again? "St Tear, the work win £ ? K classical, :re(,)r, the work tg (.Ias,;ieal, and one which has ri0f hitherto been Performed at AW,2 is to be Sat- the ^oir'wih be as strong and enthusiastic this vear as it was last uSo;?? *1* -ill JcSve the same ST VT lr°4nl th° Public. annual flower ser- thk 1 th(l 9lurch Mission was held in addiJast Sunday afternoon. In MirV ir-° Green-street Mission, St. nar,; i tMlssion was also present, accom- thei,?! ti1K> Church Lads' Brigade and eonducr eJ?an(1- The Rev. K. O. Carter each oh'i i t ? service, and at the olose ehurcli t.-e^ a bunch of flowers at the to whlch was afterwards conveyed wa ?spital. Atl'- C. Brown, missioner, Mr n,chfJrSo of the Green-street Mission. MarV'c' .Chivers superintended St. gadft wbilst the Church Lads' Bri- TurreliaS Unc^er the command of Lieut.

ABERNANT. SPRING CLEANING.-Finest stock of all kinds of paints, wallpapers, and var- nishes The cheapest place.-Emrys ^'TOity^Thursd, July 9th, fh« mortal remains of the late Mr. Henrj Duddridge, father of Mr. Edgar Dud- dridge, of 2, Richmond-terrace, were in- terred at the Penderyn Cemetery. De- ceased was 73 years of aire, and for over 40 years had been in the employ of Major G. R. Powell and his family at Hirwain. The service at the graveside was conduc- ted by the Rector of Penderyn (the Rev. Ll. Jenkins), while the bearers were: Major G. R. Powell, Messrs. Herbert Rees, Evan Thomas, Frank Morris, Essex Thomas, W. Bough, L. Jones, Mr. James (Merthyr), and some of deceased's fellow workmen. The mourners were: Mr. Edgar Duddridge (son), and Mr. C. Clever, Marsh field (brother-in-law). Floral tributes were sent by Major and Mrs. Powell, Hirwain; Mrs. W. T. Rees, Crickhowell; Mrs. Frank James, Merthyr; Miss Tay- lor, Llandudno; Mrs. Waters, Marshtield; and by deceased's fellow workmen.

I CWMBACH, NOW IS THE TIME to see the best selection of wallpapers in town. Won- derfully cheap. Also paints, varnishes, oils. etc.—Emrys Evans. Aberdare. NEW MOTOR HALT.-Oll Monday tne extended motor service of the G.W.R. came into operation. The cars running between Aberdare and Mountain Ash stopped at the new halt at Cwmbach, and were well patronised. When the first motor arrived at the halt at 8 a.m., the residents of Cwmbach gave it a fine recep- tion. People crowded the approaches, flags were waved, and cheers were raised. Two excursions were run from the place that day. One was Bryn Scion's Sunday School outing to Aberavon; the other was Bethania Sunday School's trip to Porth- ca",vl. Mr. D. T. Davies was the secretary for Brvn Seion and Mr. David John for Bethania.

ABERAMAN. MOTORS.—" Triumph" and several other second-hands in stock.—Parker Bros YNTSLWYD (B.)-This pulpit was oc- cupied on Sunday last by Mr. J. Dunstan, B.A., Cardiff College. OUTING. Libanue C.M. Sunday School had an outing to Swansea on Monday last. About 160 made the jour- ney. The arrangements were in the hands of Messrs. Robert Jones and Thos Morgan. The pastor, Rev. E. W. Llew- elyn, was present. t SCHOOLS.—The Primitive Methodist and the English Wesleyans held their annual parade last Sunday. The procession was headed by a massed choir, under the direction of Messrs. J. rrhorIleyand William Hill, accompanied by the Wesleyan circuit ministers (Revs. H. Barraclough and R. Priestley, and several prominent laymen from both churches. Both schools were very well represented, there being a contingent of about 80 from the mission school at I Abercwmboi. THE INTERMENT of the late Miss Martha Bateman, Cardiff-road, took place I on 'Wednesday, 8th inst., at the Aber- dart New Cemetery. The Rev. E. W. Llewelyn (Libanus), officiated. The chief mourners were: First coach—Mrs. Mary Ann. Jones (sister), Mrs. Phillips (sister- I in-law), Mrs. Evan Bateman (cousin), Miss Lizzie Jane Bateman, Mrs. Daniel Davies and Mrs. John James Powell (nieces); second coach—Mrs. Evan Bate- man (niece), Mrs. James (friend), Mr. E. Bateman (cousin), Mr. Thomas Thomas (friend). Following the hearse were Messrs. Evan and Thomas Bateman, and J. James Powell (nephews). HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. A to the Oaklands" (by permission of Mr. E. M. Hann) was the second of a series of rambles organised by the above I .society, and took place on Thursday last. A cordial reception was given to the visi- tors by the gardener and weli known ad- judicator, Mr. John Davies, who was pleased to act as guide to them. They inspected the plant-house, the vine-house, the forcing room and the tomato house. The kitchen garden was very interesting, and the visit to the fruit garden was most educative. Here they were shown the method of pruning apple trees by Mr. Davies. The flower garden, with its ex- quisite variety, was also a source of great interest. The party are greatly in- debted to Mr. Davies for the valuable information which they obtained through his medium. On the proposition of Mr. Tom Bowen, Mr. Hann and the gardener were heartily thanked. The latter, in responding, wished the society every success. GARDENERS' OUTlNG.-On Satur- day members of the Aberaman Horticul- tural Society visited King's Acre Nur- series, Hereford. The party, 50 in num- ber, left Aberdare by the G.W.R. train. They dined at the Mitre Hotel. After- wards the trippers visited the nurseries, where they had an excellent reception. They were shown round by three of the chief gardeners. After spending four happy hours in the gardens, the party partook of tea on the green. The gentle- men were provided with cigarettes, and the ladies with sweets. Mr. Tom Bowen, chairman of the society, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Steadman for the hearty welcome extended to the party. lr. W. Williams seconded the proposi- tion.—Mr. Langman responded on behalf of Mr. Steadman (the owner of the nur- series). —Each member of the company was the recipient of a beautiful bouquet. Mr. T. M. Lloyd sang "The Land of My Fathers," the whole company joining in the chorus. Some interesting places in Hereford and the neighbourhood were afterwards visited. The arrangements were carried out my Mr. T. M. Lloyd, secretary of the society. SARON.—1The quarterly meetings of Saron Congregational Sunday School were held (,n Sunday last. North View and Ysgoldy children took part in the after- noon meeting, which was for the juven- iles Mr. J. H. Powell, Danygraig, pre- sided. Mr. Thomas Harris led in prayer. Solos an dreitations were given by Maigt. Ann Eynon, Catherine Nicholas, Beatrice Willieombe and Mary Olden; pianoforte solo, Aneurin Lewis; duet, Catherine Nicholas and B. Willicombe; violin solo, Gwynfryn Thomas; recitations, etc.. Maggie Jones, Maggie May Evans, May Jones, Ceinwen Lewis, Cissie Charles, Haulwen Thomas, M. Phillips, Alwvn Harris, Edith May Edwards, Annie Jones, OIwen James, Rose A. Roberts, Edna May Eves, Nancy Richards, Hettio May Evans, Nellie Evans, Dorian Morris, An- nie Jones, Wilfred Jones, I). Thos. Ire- land and Lyndon Rees; dialogue, Emily Lewis and T. Parry Jones. Saron child- ren were under the supervision of Miss M. A. Davies: North View children, Messrs. Wm. Phillips and John Perkins; Ysgoldy children. Messrs. D. Roberts and James Davies. At the evening meeting, the Rev. H. P. Jenkins, who presided, gave an address; Mr. Edw ird Jones reci- ted a chapter, and Mr. Henry Coleman offered praver Recitations by Carrie Edwards, Catherine Nicholas and Tom Ev^ns; solos, Messrs. James Davies, Han- del Harris, Misses Mary H.. Lewis and Mary Phillips; duet, Misses Dinah Maud Thomas and Margaret Hannah Lewis; quartette, J. D. Harris, J. Davies, H. A. Howells, and Handel Harris; violin se- lection by Gwynfryn Thomas, who is only eight years of age. The children, under the direction of Miss M. A. Davies, sang hymns. The accompanist was Miss Gwladys Jones, A.L.C.M.

CODREAMAN. NEW SEASON Wallpapers. Finest selection in Wales. No foreign paper stocked.—Emrvs Evans. Victoria-square. PREACHING SERVICES.—The an nual preaching services of Salem Bap- tist Church were held on Saturday, Sun- day and Monday last. The special prea- chers were: The Revs. T. J. Jones (Eynon) Cardiff, and D. Davies, Abergwynfi. The services were commenced by the Rev. J. Lewis (Hebron), Rev. T. Davies (Cyfaill John), Pontypridd, and the Rev. Cynog Williams. The precentor was Mr. J. S. Rees, whilst Mr. Jas. Harris presided at the organ.

Welcome Home to Aberdare Lady. On Tuesday evening, at Bethania' C.M. Vestry, a social tea was given by the ladies of the church to welcome the return of Miss Annie Davies, daughter of Mr and Mrs Evan Davies, Cardiff Street, on her return from California, whither she went about a year ago with her brother, who is in indifferent health, but who, we are pleased to learn, is im- proving, and it is hoped that he will soon be restored. The edifice was crowded. The tables were beautifully decorated with choice blooms and palms. The cutters up were: Mrs. Powell, Cadlvs; Mrs Joshua Davies, Mrs John Davies, Miss Tabitha Davies, Mrs. Margaret Edwards. Table 1: Mrs. Og- wen Williams, assisted by Miss Samuel, Miss Maggie Davies, and Mrs. Beddoe Stephens. Table 2: Mrs. lorn E. ,IllS, assisted by .Mrs T. omas, chemist and Miss Olwen Evans. Table 3: Miss Moses, assisted by Miss M. A. and Miss J. Davies. Table 4: Mrs. lox, assisted by Miss Morgan, Miss Rowlands, and Miss Griffiths. Table 5; Mrs D. P Jones, assisted by Miss S. A. Edwards, Mrs. Geo. Thomas, Miss Walters, and Mrs. Young. Table 6: Mrs. Thomas Roderick, assisted by Mi sses Annie and Mary Roderick. Tea 1 brewers, Mrs. Llew Jones, assisted by Mrs Griffiths, Mrs. Jones, Ynyslwyd Street, and Mrs. Jenkins, Seymour St. Afterwards a meeting was held, the Rev. W. Davies, M.A., the genial pas- 1 tor, presiding. He was delighted to welcome the return of Miss Davies to their midst. He was pleased to see honour bestowed on one to whom honour was due. He paid a glowing tribute to the recipient's mother, Mrs. Davies, who is a most energetic worker at Bethania. All were glad to see Miss Davies back among them. She also had been an indefatigable worker at Bethania. Miss May Evans, Cwmdare, sang sweetly" Cartref." Mr W. R. Evans recited" A breach of promise," and was encored. Mr Llew Jones sang Make new friends but keep the old," and was encored. Mr D. Griffiths, senior deacon, on be- half of the ladies, asked Miss Davies' s' acceptance of a beautiful bouquet. He felt proud to have the honour of doing No, having known her from childhood. He could not speak too highly of her as a church worker. He was pleased to see her parents present, and also her brother and sister, and her uncle, Mr Thomas Lacey, of Cwmdare. Mi ss Davies' rising to respond was the I signal of much cheering. She appreci- ated very much the kindness shown to her by all. She was glad to be amongst them again, and hoped to be of some further service to the church that she s > dearly loved. Bn rdic addresses were given by Og- wen, loan Eithrin, Mr J. Christmas, and Gwilym Ap Rhys. Rev. J. Lewis, Hebron, said he was pleased to be present to welcome Miss Davies. When on a visit to Canada on behalf of the C.M. denomination he went to see Miss Davids in California. Bethania honoured itself in honouring Miss Davies, who was a silent worker in the good cause. Mr Lewis concluded with a recitation, Er mynd i Walia wen. Mr W. R. Evans gave another reci- tatioii, and Mr Llew Jones sang Mvramvy." It was pleasing to see present the hale and hearty octogenarians, Mr J. Mills (Y Tarianydd), Mr Rhys Lewis and Mr O. Roberts, currier. The Chairman thanked all who had contributed to the phenomenal success of that gathering. He felt proud of being the pastor of Bethania Church. The evening meeting was organised by Mr Ogwen Williams and Mr Beddoe, Stephens.

Aberdare District S.W.M.F. HE THE BIGHT OF WORKMEN TO APPOINT CHECK WEIGHERS AS COLLIERY EXAMINERS. The following is a copy of a letter re- ceived by Mr. J. Keir Hardie, M.P., from the Home Secretary, re the above matter, and read at the Aberdare Dis- trict Executive Meeting on Tuesday we.e-k Dear Sir,—In reply to your inquiry as to the proposed proceedings to deter- mine the right of a checkweigher, if duly qualified, to act under Section 1() of the Coal Mines Act. I am desired by Mr. McKenna to say that he gave instructions to the Director of Public Prosecutions to proceed against the Owners and Management of the Cwm- aman Colliery for their refusal of facili- ties under the Section, and he is in- formed that the summonses in the case have already been issued. Steps are being taken to arrange that the hearing of the case may be commenced as early as may be. Yours faithfully, (Signed) H. R. C. BALFOUR."

THE BUDGET AND NEW TAXES Have worried many but Indigestion, Biliousness, Headaches, or Liver Troubles are much worse. Happily these can be relieved or cured by a prompt dose of KERNICKS VEGETABLE PILLS at a very small cost. Thousands take no other Medicine. Sold in 7td., 13td., 1' and 2/9 boxes by all Chemists, etc.

An illiterate negro preacher once said to hirf congregation, My bredin, when de first man, Adam, was created he was made ob wet clay and set up against the palins to dry." Do you say," excitedly asked a member of the congregation, ris- ing to his feet, dat Adam was made ob wet clay and set up against the palins to dry?" It Yes, sar, I do." Den who made de palins" Set down, sar," said tho preacher sternly, "such questions as dat would upset any system of theology."

Mr. W. G. TAYLOR. The Band of the Second Battalion the Border Regiment will play in Aberdare Public Park from July 21st to Julv 26th. We wish to draw the attention °i the townspeople to the concerts to be given by this celebrated North Country Band. The Amusements Committee have gone to great expense in providing a new bandstand with enclosure and seating accommodation. We are assured ttiat the programme of music to be rendered far excels anything rendered by other military bands who have visited the town. The programme has been care- fully prepared by Mr W. G. Taylor, the conductor of the hand. Mr Taylor and his band have acquired a large populari- ty in the North of England. The Regi- ment is now stationed at Pembroke Dock. Bandmaster Taylor, who is a noted oboe player, is well known as an energetic teacher. We trust that the concerts will he well attended. The committee are to be commended for their activity in providing for the town such a series of concerts at the low charge of admission, viz.. 2d. Mr. W. R. MORGAN. Mr. W. R. MORGAN. Solicitor, who is r>r>n+ft«fin<r Blaengwawr Ward of the Aberdare District Council, o Monday> July 27th_ Mr. W. R. Morgan is a native of Cwm- bach, and has lived in the ward all his life. He has always associated himseli with all measures and movements f.. the welfare of his native village. He one of the pioneers of the project 10 obtain for Cwmbach t Public Hall and Lil,ray-Y. He also strenuously and assiduouolv sup- ported the cbim of Cwmbach peoplt for » halt on the G.W.P. and a bridge to eolinect Cwmbach with Aberaman, twr. objects that have just been attained. In connection with the agitation for a aotor service for Cwmbach, he did all m his power to influence the G.W-it. Co. to stop their t-'ains as well as their motors at Cwmba 'h Halt. He organised a st :j"g deputation, who met some of the railway officials at Aberdare Station. Ihe Cwm- bach people made out a strong case, alad the G.W.R. representatives were greatly impressed by the facts and figures given by Mr. Morgan and others on that occa- sion, and promised that if the traffic would increase, they would, in a short time. convert the Cwmbach Halt into a station, and arrange for all trains to stop thereat. Ir. Morgan is a son of the veteran, Mr. John Morgan, Abernant-y- Groes, who is an old Aberdarian, and one of the oldest residents in the dis- trict. He it was who had the honour of formally opening the new Cwmbach bridge a few weeks ago. Cwmbach at present have only one representative on the Council out of four members, and they naturally contend that they are en- titled to at least two members out of five.

Letters to the Editor. IN JUSTICE TO THE T V R- Dear Sir,-l notice that Scribe" in your last issue states that the excursion- ists belonging to Ynyslwyd Sunday School paid 2s. 6d. railway fare to Penarth, whereas our Siloa friends only paId 2s. 5d. I think it is only fair to the much blamed Taff Vale Railway Co. to mini'in your readers that it is quite tnie the tickets were marked 2s. 6d., but after writing to the Superintendent of the Line, the fare was promptly adjusted, and the amount actually paid was 2s. 5d.-Yours, etc., ANEtTRLN DAVIES, Holford-street, -berainan. PITHEAD BATHS. Sir,—In the "Leader" la*t week Homo" takes me in hand for criticising the pithead baths movement, and^ask me quite innocently to attend me^tin„. held in its support, and deluge the p moters with questions. There are two reasons why I should not do that. i!Uat" ly, after a' question i» as i, a swered, the reply raises another query- Then a debate is set up, and here I would fare badly. I am not an accustomed speaker, and platform speakers are too ready to sccre a point on the question, without giving the question the atten tion it deserves. Secondly, the press is open for airing the hoth ^des of ihe question on equal grounds. discu*- sion is free from passion, and the subject is brought to the attention o, more peo- pie than by attending meetings of ^any description. Why does not H Homo" in- vite some of the leaders of the men to deal \yitli the objections J. indicated, so that the miners of this district may ge some enlightment If we are going to get pithead baths, let us thresh the sub- ject thoroughly, and try to evolve a new plan and a better one, and not rush the miners into a new scheme, and try to al- ter it afterwards. Let us get a good one to start, or the movement will be a fail- ure.—I am, CRITIC. WELSH NATIONAL DRAMAS. Sir.—I think the privilege is mine to close this discussion, inasmuch as I opened it a few weeks ago. I agree with Gwilym ap lago that it is useless continu- ing the controversy. He seems like a man who has lost something on the road, and won't proceed till he finds it. At anyrate, he has not been making any prO- gress during the past fortnight. He has not replied to mv criticism of the authoi in embodying isolated Welsh chiractel-s s as typical Welsh people. A playwright who wished to portray the typical Wei si miner would not choose a man wh( falsely marks a fellow collier's tram With regard to the new correspondent who has taken the field, his position i4 not so sound as he thinks it to be. The newspaper he refers to may be very orthodox on the whole, but if "Dynia Fa" makes further enquiries he will find that the writer who pronounced a bless- ing on Ble ma fa ?-" is anything but orthodox in theology. And in the cour-P of the last month or two that is what I find. Every Agnostic and Freethinker is delighted with that play, but every Christian looks at it as a drama calcu- lated to do great harm to the religion of Jesus Christ, and to the work of the Christian ministry.—Yours, etc., SARON. ABERDARE AND MERTHYK MUSICIANS. Dear Sir.—I notice in the current issue of one of the London papers an interest- ing article by Mr. Haydn Coffin, the well known baritone. Mr. Coffin says that he has a great weakness for patriotic songs, and attributes the success of his song, "Tommy Atkins," to the wonderful or- chestration of fr. Barter Johns, who was at one time a clerk at the Aberdare County Court office, and also organist at Tabernacle English Congregational Church. fr. Johns left Aberdare for the United States, where he conducted a. number of operettas, and was subsequent- ly for fifteen years the director and prin- cipal adviser to Mr. George Edwardes. of Daly's Theatre, London. As a boy. Mr. Johns was a pupil of Mr. Edward Lawrence, of Merthyr, and it would be interesting to know how many of Mr. Lawrence's pupils have attained distinc- tion in the musical world. The only ones I know of are Mr. Harry Evans. Liver- pool; Mr. T. W. Millar, Mountain Ash; Air. J. Arkite Phillips. Aberdare; Mr. NV. J. Evans and Prof. Howells. Can any of your readers mention any others —I am, Yours, etc., AN OLD ABERDARIAN.

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