The Aberdare Leader

Cwmaman Man's Bargain. Castaway Dog Sold for £ 150. j.0^ the papers this week the in .tic story of an airedale is told, W^hich a C\fmaman man figures. aj/e airedale, Aman Gem," is an ISh. edale bitch not yet two years old. Jre ftrst saw the light at Corporation &ol^' Newport, and as a puppy was to a young lady for half-a-crown, tre subsequently gave her away and tj recipient, having kept her for a We> S°t tired of her. In fact, she regarded as a nuisance, and was %t Sequently taken to the home for th. ay dogs at the police station, and & Usual shilling was deposited to 1 rid of her. From the home she taken to the Newport Slaughter- preparatory to the quick k sPatch," but just as the officer was fj^Paring for the execution, a Mr. in on t^e look-out for a dog, called f0' ^ncied the Airdale. and paid 5s. W r- For a month or so she fol- h°rse an^ car^ on t rounds in various parts of the ya. Xr^^e day they were passing through ^port Arcade when Mr W. H. W^ida "spotted" the dog. Mr. °^lda iR a member 'of the "doggy Hik an<^ knows a dog. He has ex- ^j-Jted and judged at various shows, fa^ to Mr. Hill he expressed a Da urable view of his animal com- b ^l°n. Mr Hill was prepared to j?irSain. Before purchasing, Mr. <} °rida took Aman Gem to the C). club, where other experts de- Leed that with a little improvement k re and there, there was money m L r* Mr Hill was well satisfied when *Sk ^as Paid £ 2 10s. for his 5s. bitch. fcke^as subsequently entered for ^ACanton an(j Ely and other shows, in order to improve her general Q,Ppearance, she was sent to Mr. F. ba ^chings, Cwmaman. The latter ^gained with Mr. 1 lorida, and H^ntually paid him three or four fcvrTvS ^ore than what f lorida paid n her. He rechristened her 'Aman **w'gave her a few days' imProve; *Jt course, and, when she appeared Cardiff, judges and doggy men te<i her the Queen of Airedales. °aptured 17 prizes. Mr. W On &a1s' Caerphilly, another expert kj.A^edales, offered £ 100 for her, th i r- Hitchings refused. Later in t* ^ay he parted with her for £ 1^0 jj. an American buyer, who is confi- she will sweep the shows across llxe Atlantic. L

Letters to the Editor. TYNTETOWN SOLDIER'S WARM RECEPTION. Dear Sir,—Will you allow me through your paper to express my heart-felt gratitude to the inhabit- ants of Matthewstown for the magni- ficent reception they gave my son George on Thursday last on his re- turn from the front, after being five months in the trenches and four months in Hospital. The enthusiasm displayed should prove an incentive to others to go and do their "little bit."—I am, yours etc., WILLIAM WRIGHT. 8 Walsh Street, Tyntetown.

ABERAMAN JUNIORS A.F.C. RECRUITS. Sir,—I beg to draw attention, through the medium of vour paper, to the large number of felfows who have joined Kitchener's Army, who were members of the Aberaman Juniors A.F.C. They are :-Gwilym Jones, Bob Edevane, Llew Morgan, Frank Handley, Dai John Llewelyn, Dai John, Joe Bowen, Tom Thomas, Jack Morris, Will Morris, Evan Daniels, Jack Lambert, Harry Hicks, Jack Buff ton, Johnny Williams, and Tal Davies. The majority of these are in France or awaiting embarkation. Not a bad draft from one single team.—I remain, A WELL-WISHER. Aberaman.

REPLY TO J. A. H1LLMAN, MOUNTAIN ASH. Sir,—Seeing that W. E. James is unable to run me for some time, why should J. A. Hillman ask for the match and then withdraw 1 As regards J. E. Thomas there is nothing doing unless he is prepared to give me the four yards start over 100 yards which he has boasted he can do. Therefore I am prepared to take four yards start off J. E. Thomas or Jack Aimer if he concedes me 6 yards start over 100 yards, otherwise there is no match. Mountain Ash. JACK ISAAC.

Aberdare Miners. Mr. Stanton Addresses a Meeting of Nightmen. A largely attended meeting of the nightmen employed at the collieries in the Aberdare district was held at the Market Hall, Aberdare, on Fri- day, when the miners' agent, Mr. C. B. Stanton, gave an exposition of the terms of the new agreement as they affect that particular grade of workmen. Mr. Stanton, who was cordially received, enumerated the advantages which would accrue from the new terms, and he also empha- sised that the least the men could do was to loyally recognise the Feder- ation, which had been the means of improving their position. (Ap- plause.) There would be no more shuffling in the coalfield with regard to the non-unionist question. What steps would be taken in order to solve the problem once and for all he was not at liberty to disclose at the moment. But he might say that the members of the Executive Council were quite unanimous upon a plan of campaign which would be instantly put into force unless the present warning was effectual in cleansing the ranks. (Applause.) Mr. Stanton answered a number of questions relating to the new condi- tions, and said that he would consult his colleagues with a view to securing as universal an application as possi- ble of all the points at issue.

Aberdare and Pansy Day. At the meeting of the Aberdare Free Church Council last week a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the young ladies who worked so ener- getically in making the local Pansy Day such a success. A letter was read from the head office of the Sea- men's Society, London, appreciating the work done and the money col- lected, which amounted to zCll8 9s. 6d.

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Pte. John Hy. Lake. Cwmaman. Bomb. Dicky Lake, Cwmaman. Mr. Kich&rd Lak<>, 46 Glanaman Road, Cwmaman.

Thenar. Pte. Ellis Davies. Gadlys Street. Local Men Want Mouth-Organs. We are in receipt of a letter from Privates H. Sly, 13 Broniestyn Ter- race, Trecynon; R. Penney, Wood- field Terrace, Penrhiwceiber, and C. Compton, 89 Tyrfelin Street, Miskin. The three are engaged as Machine Gunners in the 1st Batt. Roval Welsh Fusiliers, 22nd Brigade, 7th Division, British Expeditionary Force, France, In their letter they state We have great pleasure in informing you that we were fortunate enough the other day to capture a copy of the 'Aber- dare Leader. We saw your recruit- ing page and we thought it ought to buck up a few slackers who are very backward in enlisting. We have seen a few hardships out here, having spent last winter facing the German trenches. We have seen a good many men fall and we want help to drive the Germans back. Your re- cruiting page will, we are sure, bring a few more into the King's forces. Dear Sir, we would be obliged to you if you would inform the people of Aberdare and Penrhiw- ceiber that we would gladly appreci- ate a few small gifts, such as mouth- organs, etc. We want to entertain our German friends with concerts at night-time in the trenches, as they are only 70 yards awav from our section of the line. We hope we w n I won't upset them by singing their Hymn of Hate, for then they mav throw a few bombs at us by way of donations for being so generous as to provide them with music. We would be pleased to see our photos in the recruiting page of the 'Aberdare Leader.

More Mouth Organs Wanted. No. 1152 Pte. W. Taylor, Head- quarter Company, 2nd Batt. The Welsh Regt., 3rd Brigade, 1st Div., Brit. Ex. Force, France, writes as follows:—" On behalf of my Com- pany, many of whose members come from Aberdare and Mountain Ash, I beg to ask if any of your readers will be kind enough to send us a few musical instruments, such as single note mouth-organs, concertinas, etc. We would like something to relieve the monotony of long marches, and enable us to pass a few happy hours in the trenches. Hoping to receive your kindest favour. I receive the Aberdare Leader' every week. My parents live at 17 Glanant Street, Aberdare. I have been at the Front sincp the beginning of September, and have been through most of the heavy fighting, and hope to have a furlough soon."

That man over there makes half a dozen trips down town every day, and scores of women he don't know nod to him and try to stop him." "Is he a clergyman?" "No, a tramcar con- ductor."

The Late George Brown. Unveiling of Portrait at Green Street Mission Room. At the Green Street Mission Room, Aberdare, on Sunday even- ing, Rev. J. A. Lewis, B.A., Vicar of Aberdare, unveiled a portrait of the late Private George Brown, who was killed in action last June. Beneath the portrait was a brass tablet^bear- ing the words To the glory of God and in memory of George Brown. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends,' John 15, 13." The room was crowded, and the first part of the service was conduct- ed by Mr. Ivett, George Brown's successor as Church Missioner. In his address the Vicar stated that at the service just held in St. Elvan's he had been speaking of the lives, and more especially of the deaths, of men fallen in the war—men such as George Brown. In one of the last letters George Brown wrote to him the late soldier-missioner stated: You will be interested to know that all the fellows round here have found out about me. They call me the missioner, and I am thankful to tell you that I have many opportunities of helping them." George Brown the missioner, as they knew him in Aberdare, was gone. His work was done. And yet there was another way of looking at it. By the providence of God the work of George Brown could accomplish more now than when he stood in that Mission Room. Men had struggled during life to get some work done, but it was after they were dead that the harvest began. This had been so in the greatest causes the world had ever known. Death gave an added strength to the message, and may it be so in the present case. Let them think of the George Brown they loved, and his influence would be greater and holier than ever. The late missioner still lived and would live so long as they would remember what he stood for. Why did he go out to fight 1 Because he stood for what England stands for, and what the nation stands for. He stood for the cause which compelled us to draw the sword-right, truth, love of country, honour. It was those things —not very clearly defined, perhaps— but it was those things which sent our soldiers to the field of battle. It was not My country right or wrong" that was an exaggeration of patriotism. This time it was "My country right." Let that portrait of George Brown be an inspiration to them, and when they looked at his kind face let them say: I cannot do anything unworthy when I think of him." The mesage from that lonely grave in France was for them in that Mission Room to try to do their duty as George Brown did.

Local Police Changes. P.C. Caleb Morris, who has been stationed at Abernant for some years, has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant, and now "polices" the Abernant and Ysguborwen Col- lieries owned by the Powell Duffryn Co. He has removed from Windsor Terrace to No. 1 Richmond Terrace, Abernant. In his place at Abernant is P.C. Muire, Llwydcoed, while P.C. Balten, of Aberdare, replaces P.C. Muire at Llwydcoed.

To Holiday Makers. During the holidays the" Aberdarc Leader" may be obtained at the fol- lowing resorts:— Aberystwyth: Mr. G. I. Jones, North Parade. Builth Wells: Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son, Railway Bookstall. Llanstephan: Mr. E. T. Davies, Em- porium. Llanwrtyd Wells: Miss J. B. Wil- liams. Swansea Mr. George Williams, High Street. Llanelly: Messrs. Wyman and Sons, Railway Bookstall.

St. Helena. Impressions by an Aberdare Lady. We are in receipt of the following artide from Nurse E. Davies, daughter i aV D?vies5 attendance officer and Mrs. Davies, Trecynon. Miss Davies left a post in this district a few months ago for a situation as nurse in a Government Hospital in Jamestown t. Helena With the article referred to she sends a large number of very interesting photographs of persons and places on the island of St. Helena, in- cluding the Military Hospital; Zulu prisoners; Removal of Napoleon's Body ^r.°™ »t. Helena; Napoleon's House- CiMl Hospital; Napoleon's Tomb- Jamestown from Sea; Church Lads' Brigade, etc., also a poem composed by the Colonial Chaplain of St. Helena". Nurse Davies' impressions of the Island read as foMows A first glimpse of the Island of St. Helena from the boat is anything but inspiring, the impression being that of a number of huge rocks, all runnino- into one, rising out of the sea. This impression, however, is quite changed when we get ashore; the hills and ravines look very beautiful, with per- fect colouring. Jamestown 'is a small village, lvino- deep down in a valley, with gigantic rocks on either siSe, and the sea all i-oiind. The Government Hospitals (Civil and Military) are situated on the highest points of the valley lookino- on the ocean, and, away again, over&the side of the rocks, is the country, where Napoleon lived, died, and was buried It is all very, very beautiful, but in- tensely lonely, except for the view of the sea, which reminds one of home. There are 90 to 100 English people on the island, the rest being natives. These latter seem to be made up of three types, viz. "West African negroes, Chinese, and the coolie class of India They range in colour from light brown to jet black, with woolly hair, and there is a great deal of distinction amongst themselves, between the different colours, as for instance, the lighter coloured St. Helenians look down upon the West Africans (who are very black) as being several cuts beneath them, and very coolly talk about them as dose niggers." They all speak English, but very badly. The following is an ex- ample of the way they talk. Two 7 buxom ladies were having a little differ- ence one day, with their heads stuck out of their respective huts. No. I ladv was hurling some abusive epithets at No. 2, who stuck it br&vely for some time. When No. 1 got tired, and paused for breath, No. 2 thought she had better take a turn, and said, very calmly, Is you done finish now? Cos s if you is, all what you says and is, you is," and quickly withdrew her head to avoid another torrent. Another peculiarity of theirs is the reversing of w's and v's, as for instance, speaking of the weather, they say ^\ery vet." and so on. They are very amusing, and one could write quite a humorous book on their sayings and doings. In spite of every- thing, they are very loyal to the British flag, and like to be considered English. I am beginning to settle down quite nicely now, but everything is so entirely different to England that it will natur- ally take some little time to get ac- customed to the life. The food, of course, is most un-English. The staple food of the natives is rice and sugar. There is neither gas, electric light, or coal on the island; so the people burn wood; cooking is done by means of oil stoves, and lighting by means of par.1- ffin lamps; even the hospital does not boast an overhead lamp, but little hand lamps are used, which have to be car- ried from place to place. This is very trying to new comers, after being ac- customed to the brilliancy and conven- iences of modern electrical fittings in English institutions. There are no trains, trams, or buses, and as every part of the island is rocky and steep, walking any distance is impossible, so horses and donkeys are requisitioned; everybody rides. One commences on a donkey, but after a few excursions on horse back it is considered "infra dig" to indulge in the slow game of donkey riding. St. Helena, although not a place where one would wish to spend a life- time, has its advantages, which, in some cases, over-ride its disadvant- ages."

Bankruptcy Act. A receiving order has been made in the case of Thomas Watts, Castle Inn, Hirwain, formerly of 12 Hinter Street, Barry, licensed victualler. formerly coal merchant.

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