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Merthyr Board of Guardians.
Merthyr Board of Guardians. On Saturday. Present: Mrs. A. N. Jenkins, Mrs. Maria Richards, Mrs. Lydia Price, Mrs. H. E. Wills, Mrs. M. T. Williams. Mrs. M. A. Ed- munds, Revs. A. E. Sutherland, Wm. Thomas, LI. M. Williams, D. L. Jones, W. A. Jones-, Messrs. John Davies (Trecynon), Dd. Jones (Hir- wain), John Prowle. Morgan Wil- liams, Meth Davies, John Hughes, Rees Rees, W. Thomas (Cwmaman), Evan Davies, Samuel Davies. Wm. Parker, Richard Abraham, W. Ll. Jones, Staffron Bolwell, Chas. Fen- wick, Henry Evans, John Lloyd, Patrick Mansfield, Henry Owen, Samuel Thomas, A. J. Howfield, T. T. Jenkins, Wm. Jones, Edwin Thomas, Joshua Aurelius. Samuel Morgan. Wm. Davies, Joseph Price, James Davies, with Messrs. Frank T. James (clerk), G. A. Cook and D. G. Jones (assistant clerks). Election of Chairman. This being the annual meeting the election of chairman was proceeded with. Mr. T. T. Jenkins, vice-chair- man, was elected chairman. and Mr. Richard Abraham. Hengoed, vice- chairman. On the motion of Mr. Jenkins a very hearty vote'of thanks was ac- corded Mr. J. Prowle for the very able manner in which he discharged his duties as chairman for the past year. Farms Committee. The Aberdare Farms Committee was re-elected, Mr. John Davies' name being added to it. The Decreased Rateable Value. The following notice of motion stood in the name of Mr. J. Prowle That we invite representatives from the various collieries in the Union to a conference, to discuss the making of some allowance to meet the reduced rateable value." Mr. Prowle, in submitting this motion, reminded the Board that the Clerk informed them at the last meeting that the rateable value of the districts comprising the Union had fallen over 119.000. That was a very big amount, and was almost en- tirely on collieries. Other Unions suffered similarly, and some of them had succeeded in getting coalowners to make allowance towards the rates. The collieries were earning huge profits and could well afford to meet the Board. The motion was seconded. Mr. W. Parker was afraid that no good would result from such a motion. There was something radi- cally wrong with the system, else the rateable value of collieries would not go down when profits were going up by leaps and bounds. The Clerk said it was due to the reduced output of coal. There were hundreds and probably thousands less workmen employed in local col- lieries, and any man's common sense would tell him that the output must be less, and consequently the rate- able value, which was based on out- put, was less. Mr. W. Parker: That is the mis- take, to rate collieries according to output. The motion was agreed to. Assessment Committee. j A vote bv bailot was taken on the election of members of Assessment Committee :—Aberdare Messrs. W. Davies (Glyn Neath). Rees Rees. John Prowle and Meth Davies; Mer- thyr, Rev. LI. M. Williams, Messrs. C. Fenwick. A. J. Howfield,, Sam Thomas and T. T. Jenkins Gelli- gaer, Messrs. R. Abraham and S. Bolwell: Vaynor. Mr. Morgan Thomas. Poor Law Union. On the question of sending dele- gates to the annual Poor Law Confer- ence, the Rector moved that no mem- bers be sent this year in view of the War. I Mr. J. Prowle moved that they do send delegates as usuai. The latter motion carried. Proposed Increased Out-relief. Firm Stand by Mr. J. Prowle. Mr. Staffron Bolweli moved the following: That the present extra war relief of 20 per cent. be increased to 30 per cent. to out-door relief cases." ( Mr. Bolwell said that the Board had their duties to perform towards the ratepayers and towards the poor. He submitted that the poor should come first. There would probably be some members who thought another 10 per cent. a big increase, but it should be borne in mind that we lived in extraordinary times. To pay 6jd. for a lb. of sugar and be able to obtain only one lb., was something abnormal. Inability to obtain a hot cross bun on Good Friday was another extraordinary circumstance. The price of commodities was 50 per cent. above pre-war rates, and goods would go up further again. He thought the Board should do some- thing to put more sunshine into the lives of the poor, and to celebrate the ] resurrection of Christ by giving a rise < all round. He hoped that when this 1 abominable war was over things would get into a normal state. Mr. Wm. Jones seconded. Mr. C. Fenwick asked the clerk for figures, showing the effect of the motion, if carried. The Clerk estimated that the Board would have to find an extra £ 1.950 during the next six months, if the nrotion was carried, and fresh precepts would have to be made on the overseers for that amount. It might entail a supplementary rate. Mr. Meth Davies said that 12 months ago the Board increased the relief by 15,per cent.. and that step was taken after the estimates had been made. The Clerk told the Board that granting relief on the block system was really illegal. Mr. Meth Davies Why cant we do the same now as last year ? Mr. Morgan Thomas said it was only in the Merthyr Union, out of all the Unions in Glamorganshire that the amount of out-relief had in-. creased. The Rector opposed the motion. He said he was against the flat rate system. Every case should be treat- ed on its merits, and he moved an amendment to that effect. Mr. J. Prowle said it was with some reluctance that he was opposing Mr. Bolwell. There never was a time in the history of the Board when the finances were in such a serious state. They had already heard of the dimin- ishing rateable value. This Board had been charged with granting relief indiscriminately, and if the motion were carried there would be some ground for it. If they altered the motion to apply to widows and or- phans only, he would not object to it. But in the cases of men, was it rigli; to grant relief and put them on the same level as railwaymen and many others who had to work for a living 1 High relief was an inducement to a man to remain If a man could get plenty of everything without working he was not likely to be in a hurry to resume his employment, which necessitated getting out of bed early in the morning. The time had come to separate the adminstration of out-door relief to widows and chil- dren on the one side and men who were ill on the other. He was not prepared to give the extra 10 per cent. to casual paupers. It was equal to telling them Stick to it for ever." Probably he would be criticised for his attitude in this mat- ter, but he was going to stand for his convictions. There were "heaps" of people getting relief, whereas the Board should take drastic action and find out whether the recipients could work or not. He had been convinced long ago that the W orkhouse should be used as a test to prove whether a man was able to work. (Applause.) Mr. Meth Davies supported Mr. Bolwell's piotion. He reminded the Board that at the last meeting he had a motion to give coal for another month. He withdrew it at the re- quest of several members, in favour of Mr. Bolwell's motion. Now he could see it was only a dodge to side- track it. (Laughter.) Some mem- bers had opposed the present motion because it was an extension of the flate rate system, and yet those same members had voted in favour of in- creasing Old Age Pensions from 5s. to 7s. 6d. Was not tha() a flat rate i And. morover, the increased pension asked for was 50 per cent. This motion simply asked an extra 10 per cent.—30 per cent. altogether. Discussion was continued by Messrs. A. J. Howfield and Henry Owen against the motion, and Messrs Wm. Jones and Henry Evans for. For the motion. 10 for the Rec- tor's amendment that the Relief Committees consider each case on its merits, 26. Mr. Prowle proposed a fresh amendment that the extra 10 per cent. be given to widows and chil- dren. Mrs. Edmunds seconded, but it was subsequently withdrawn, the Rector remarking, "Trust the Relief Com- mitter'"
N.U.R. Tea and Concert.
N.U.R. Tea and Concert. On Easter Monday the annual tea and concert were held at the Memorial Hall, Aberdare, under the auspices of the National Union of Railwaymen. The following presided at the tables:- Mrs. Elias and Mrs. Hewett; Mrs. D. John and Mrs. Marriott, Mrs. T. Jones and Mrs. B. Knight, Mrs. Davies and Mrs. MacCarthy, Mrs. E. Lewis and Miss Evans, Mrs. and Miss W. Price, Mrs. Ralph Jones and friend; Mrs. Godsall and Mrs. New. Cutters-up: Mrs..New Mrs. E. Morris, Mrs. T. Bowyer, Mrs. Pickering, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Jeffrey. Tea secretary, Mrs. H. Morris. Tea brewer, Mr. W. Kelly. The chairman of the concert was Mr. David John. Pianoforte solo, Master Gwyn Howells. Songs, Miss Jones, Mr. B. Williams, Mrs. Jones. Glee by Party. Songs, Miss Stephens. Songs, Mr. A. James. Song, Mr. W. H. Templeman. Recitation, Mr. W. Jenkins. Trio, "Fair Flora Decks," Messrs. Williams, Ruston and Vaughan. Song, Miss Stephens. Song, Archie Price. Part song, Dame Burden/' Party. Song (comic). Mr. W. H. Templeman. Sketch, entitled "The Black Judge," Mr. Jenkins and party. Accompanist, Mr. Dan Ed- wards. Mr. H. J. Morris was the secretary of the function, and Mr. Richard Hopkins, A.C. was responsible for the concert programme. Both tea and con- cert were largely attended.
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Mountain Ash Easter 1 Eisteddfod. Record Entries and Attendance Despite War Conditions. On Easter Monday the 22nd annual eisteddfod in aid of the funds of the Cottage Hospital was held under the presidency of Lord Aberdare. The adjudicators were Music, Mr. J. E. Deacon. Cardiff; Mr. Percic G. Smith. Pentre Miss Mor- fydd Owen, Mus. Bac., London. Literary, Mr. T. J. Thomas, Merthyr Vale. Recitations. Rev. CT. H. Jones, B.A., Mountain Ash; Mr. T. j'. Thomas. Accompanists. Prof. R. Howells, Aberdare Miss S. M. George, L.R.A.M., Mountain Ash; Mr. Jobn Webber. Mountain Ash, and Mr. T. W. Millar. Conductors Mr. W. Myrddin Hicks. Rev. Henry Irvine, Rev. John Phillips. The absence of bands, in conse- quence of the abandonment of the contest, did not add to the gaiety of the event. The first contest pro- duced 26 competitors for Over the rolling sea. "Weve had a fairly good trip, said Mr. Deacon. ""Some of the voices are too toung and immature. They^ do not clearly divide their p s" and "b's and they carry their final consonants on to the vowels in the next word." His award was given unhesitatingly to Mr. Gwilym Jones. Ystradgynlais. Violin solo, "Minuet in G," pro- duced seven entrants, the adjudica- tor saying that most of them played out of tune, although there was much promise among them. He awarded the prize to Master Wm. Stewart Jones, Machen. and regretted not having another prize to award. Pianoforte solo, Chiming Bells." Miss Stephens, Newport. The piano solo (not over 13), Tarantelle." was won by Miss Margaret Davies. Ogmore Vale. Welsh Recitation. "Y Nyth." Miss Biodwen Williams. Aberainan. The prize for the violin solo, Gondolied in F." was carried off by Master Wm. Stewart Jones, Machen. An innovation was he Ladies' competition. Three choirs ;n the following order: 1st, .j) irry (conductor. Mr. W. M. Wil- liams; ^nd. Abe.cwinboi Ladies (.conduct or, .<Ir. J. Eid(-; Levies); 3rd, Cynon Ladies (conductor, Mr. Wm. Morris). Mr. Deacon found a difficulty in adjudicating ladies' choirs when they sang different selec- tions. The first choir's rendering was excellent and intonation good. Words and expression very good. Some bad phrasing towards the end. The performance 01 Abevcwmboi was excellent, with plenty of spirit, but sometimes forced, and their C flat on page 5 was out of tune. Coming to the Cynon Ladies, Mr. Deacon found the quality very juvenile and the tone harsh. Although Aber- cwmboi had given an excellent per- formance he couldn't do otherwise than award the prize to Barry Ladies. -the chief contralto solo was won by .Madame Lizzie Davies, Tonv pandy. Pr^e *'or ^le °hief piano solo, VV aldestimmen." w;is carried off by Miss Maud Stephens, Newport- The bovs' solo was won easilv bv David John Phillips, Llanellv (VVith- in the Gates of Light). The tenor solo. Y Milwr Dewr," was won by Mr. J. L. Bebb. Aber tysswg.. No less than 9 choirs entered in the juvenile choirs competition, and it proved most popular. They sang in the following order: 1st. Tre- robart; 2nd. York Street 3rd. Bethania 4th, Mountain Ash Young Choristers; 5th, Salem, Roberts- town 6th. Ebbw Vale 7th. New- town, Mountain Ash; 8th, Taber- nacle, Llanellv; 9th. Cor Ysgol Tre- salem. -o.K JJeacon giving his adjudica- tion referred again to his difficulty when the choirs sang their own selections. One thing he must re- fer to, and that was the singing of the boy's solo in No. One Choir—it was excellent. The choirs on the whole were excellent, and nearly up to, if not quite up to National form. Two or three of them had run very closely, and the expression of sever- al was really remarkable and re- flected great credit on the various trainers of those young voices. He declared the first prize won by Tabernacle, Llanelly (conductor, Mr L. W. Adams), with 74 marks and the 2nd prize to Newtown, Mountain Ash (conductor, Mr. LIew Newman), with 73 marks. The baritone solo, The Fugi- tive," was won by Mr. Wm. Bowen. Bargoed. The English Recitation, "The Re- veille," was won by Pte. W. H. At- kins, Mountain Ash. The President's party arrived at 3 o'clock, and included Lady Aberdare and the Hon. Clarence Bruce. Mr. J. M. Jones, Pontlottyn, was awarded the prize for Welsh recita- tion, Dai. The best en glyn on "Y Cledd," was that of Mr. H. Lloyd (Ap Hefin), Aberdare. Best recitation piece, A soldier's soliloquy on the field of battle," was divided by Tom Lloyd, Penrhyndeu- draeth, and H. Jones, Blaenau Ffes- tiniog. The Second Choral created a large I amount of enthusiasm, four choirs appearing on the platform in the fol- lowing order: 1st, Mountain Ash (conductor. Evan Davies) 2nd Blaenclydach and Clydach Vale (conductor. W. John Hughes) 3rd, Fochriw (conductor. Sam Hughes) 4th, Penygraig (conductor, Tom. Howells). 1 Mr. W. J. Watkins' adjudication 1 was as follows:-No. 1: The voices < were rough in blend, especially the <'■ altos, and unison passages were bad. c The second movement was choppy t and not quite anthem-like in the bass more legato needed, 59 marks, s —No. 2 Choir had good voices, altos h were slow; and in the duet the so- v pranos and altos got quite sharp. The choir was good in unison and good tempo, but they ended up sharp. 61 marks.—No. 3 Choir had good voices and altos and tenors were careful in their work, and the duets were good. The 2nd move- ment was good, but the last was the worst, and also poor in tone. 64 marks.—No. 4 Choir had splendid voices, and more matured than the others. Splendid unison and the sopranos in good tone. It was an expressive rendering throughout. The bass were rather choppy in the Amen part. 70 marks. They were awarded 1st prize of £ 10; and 2nd prize, £ S, to Fochriw. The pretty Action Song competi- tion produced only two choirs, both from Cwmaman and both conducted by Miss Bessie Richards, head mis- tress of the Girls' School. They were adjudicated by Lord Aberdare, who divided the prize between the two choirs. sang "My khaki daddy and Gay little girls from Japan." The Musical Drill competition was won by Soar Juveniles, conducted by Mr. H. J. Griffiths. I Tenor solo, A June Song," won by Evan Prosser, Fer-ndale. Pianoforte solo, "La Garde," di- vided between Mr. J. Morgan, Blaenavon, and Miss Winnie Rich- ards, Neath. The chief tenor solo was won by Mr. Manuel Jones, Ferndale. Miss Lillie Guppy won on the girls solo, Calvary." In the Chief Choral the choirs sang in the following order: 1st. Mardy United (conductor, W. D. Evans); 2nd, Penygraig and Dis- trict (D. R. James) 3rd, Trecynon united (W. Gwynne); 4th, Pont- lottyn Cnited (Edward Davies); 5th Aberaman Institute (Ed. Lewis) 6th, Aberpennar United (D. H. Davies); 7th. Penrhiwceiber United ^v^es) i 8th, Brynmawr (Tom Angell). The adjudicator's remarks were :— 1st Choir: There was not sufficient contrast between the fortes and for- tissimos; there wasn't sufficient cuuerence. They' had good accentu- ation, but too much forcing. So- pranos on page 33 sang E fiat in- I sLead ° natuial. 62 marks.—2nd L'uoir; The adjudicator complained I of the accompanist striking the opening chord [oo often. Sopranos were good, but the tenors were sharp 64 marks. 3rd Choir was like all the rest. Started too loud, a veritable tour de force, with the result that when they came to the passages marked FF, there was nothing left. The fugal movement was good. —4th Choir had nice clean singing and the time was exceeding- ly steady and excellent phrasing. 5th Choir had a nice pace in the fugal movement, but the basses were I sharp and the intonation on the whole was not steady, and towards the end they finished in another key. 62 marks.—6th Choir had splendid voices, just a little staccato, and in places were singing crotchets like quavers. The intonation was excel- lent. 70 marks.—7th Choir, inton- ation not so good. The fugue was also taken too slowly, and they were a,fc the finish- 68 marks. 7~8th Choir had perhaps the finest yitonj,tion. The tenors were good, but the balance throughout was not So good. 66 marks. Aberpennar were thus declared winners. rrHnL^one s°lo? Connemara," J. it. Thomas, Mountain Ash. Leslie James, Abertillery, was awarded two piano prizes, La Danse" and" La Garde." and also divided another, "Valse Sevilliana," with John Joseph Morgan, Blaen- avon. Soprano solo, "Fairy Lights of London," Miss Phyllis Jenkins, Porthcawl. Piano solo, "Cloud and Sunshine." John Joseph Morgan. Blaenavon. Soprano solo, Come where the btooiii, "divided between Miss hyllis Jenkins, Porthcawl, and Madame D. J. Williams, Aberdare. j Mezzo-soprano solo, Let there be light," Miss Edith Thomas, Moun- tain Ash. Chief soprano solo, Birds d Spring," Miss Lily Clatworthy, Car- diff. Baritone solo, "My Little Lad," Gwilym Jones, Ystradgynlais. Girls^ solo (under 17), Happy Bells of Old Llangollen," Miss Emily Blanche, Newbridge. Contralto solo. "Grannie's Storv, Miss Gwladys Smith. Brynmawr." Mezzo-soprano solo, "'Home call- ing for me," Miss Gladys Brittafn, Aberdare. Contralto and baritone duet, Life's Playground." Miss Gwladys Smith. Brynmawr, and Mr. W. Bowen, Bargoed. Male Voice competition (test, own selection). Seven choirs appeared in the following order:- 1st, Meibion Pennar, Mountain Ash 2nd, Blaina 3rd. Treherbert and District; 4tfh. Brynmawr; 5th, Abertillery Work- ing Men; 6th, Cwmcarn; 7th, Wil- liamstown. Mr. W. J. Watkins. de- livering the adjudication, said that he and Mr. Deacon had been highly pleased with the singing. However, some of the choirs had taken pieces far too difficult for their capabilities. They had decided to award first prize, C15, to No. 7 (Williamstown, conductor, Mr E. Lewis) 2nd prize to Meibion Pennar, Mountain Ash, and 3rd to Treherbert. The win- ners' test piece was Peace and War. Comments by F.A. Another war eisteddfod has come and gone and again the temerity of the officials in still carrying on has been more than justified. The entries created a record (over 600), and, better still, no less than 30 choirs took the platform. The at- tendance surely created a record, for never has the building presented such a densely packed mass of humanity. The work of the choirs was very smart, and particularly 'V"= '& that of the district ehoirs. Mr. D. R. Davies is to be congratulated on his first chief choral. It was a near thing though (that tenor breaking in too soon nearly did it), for the Ceiber gallants, led by the veteran Sam Davies. came within 2 points, and the writer would have settled I the difficulty by splitting the differ- ence. In the Second Choral Mr. Tom Howells led a fine Penygraig Choir. They were winners from the opening bar, and their intonation was a re- velation. Mountain Ash were hope- lessly outclassed in. this competition, and were losers from the first bar. Miss Richards, Cwmaman. is to be congratulated on her tuition of the children. She had carried off other prizes from the Mountain Ash Eis- teddfod. The kiddies in khaki were clever, and so were the little geishas, The baritone solo was a long event -26 competitors. The winner was spotted long before the end was reached. Hel was practically un- A score of the competi- tors were not baritones. The Ladies Choir competition ,i,, a s most interesting, and the winners. won well. Newtown, conducted by Mr. Llew Newman, put up a very creditable performance, and were a good second to Llanelly in the Juvenile Choirs. Amongst the hard working officials the names of Messrs. D. T. Evans, T. Hughes, W. J. Griffiths. Tom Rich- ards, David Harris and Sam Davies must be mentioned.
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_110. Musical Success. MR. S. WELLER MORGAN. Mr. S. Weller Morgan, Macedonia Villa,,Campbell Terrace, Mountain Ash, obtained the diploma of Associate in pianoforte playing at the recent exam- ination held at Cardiff in connection with the Victoria College of Music, and is no entitled to append the letters A.V.C.M. to his name. Mr. J. H. Lewis, Mus.Doc., London, was the examiner. Mr. S. W. Morgan is a persevering pupil of Professor Tom Davies, Music Studio, Stuart Street, Aberdare, who is to be complimented on his careful tuition.
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Carmel, Aberdare. GOOD FRIDAY EISTEDDFOD. At Carmel Hall, Monk Street, Aber- dare, the first annual Eisteddfod was held on Good Friday. The president was Mr. D. R. Llewelyn. Conductor, the Rev. T. Edmunds, B.A., pastor of (far- meL Adjudicators: Music, Mr. Tom Male, L.L.C.M., and Mr. Philip Rees, A.C.; literary and drawing, Mr. E. Ogwen Williams, F.R.G.S., and Mr. J. D. James; sewing and fancy work, Miss B. Williams, Girls' County School. Accompanists, Miss Lily Bosher and Professor T. Jones, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.O. Awards: Girls' Recitation: 1, Annie Bryant; 2, Phyllis Coxon. Boys' Recitation: George Couldrey. Boys' solo, "Dare to do right Mael- gwyn Jones. Girls' solo: prize divided between Phyllis Coxon and Irene Bailey. Handwriting: Arthur Hayes. Reading: Annie Bryant. Girls' solo, Robin Adair": Irene Davies (out of nine competitors). Boys' solo, "Father, lead me day by day Bernard Enoch Boys' recitation, Proverbs 4: Rees John Price. Girls' Recitation, 1. Corinthians 13.: 1, Lilian Rogers; 2, Irene Bailey. Plain Pinafore: Ivy Evans. Model Drawing: prize divided between Tom Couldrey and Austin Williams. Written answers to questions on the sife of Christ: T. Couldrey. Pianoforte solo, "April Showers": 1, violet Jones; 2, divided between Audrey 'ones and V. Lewis. I Girls' solo under 16 years, "Wonderful I Ovcl": Mattie Jones, out of five ;ompetitors. v any voice, "Two Troubled Lyes." This was an excellent com- petition. The adjudicators complimented the fine quality of the voices, giving special credit to the baritone voices. j VV inner, Mr. J. Edwards, out of six competitors. j Champion solo, any voice, own choice. This brought forth some excellent singing. Thirteen vocalists appeared on the preliminary stage, four of whom entered 'the final. Out of al possible 50 marks two gained 45 each, the prize being divided between Miss M. Prest- I wood. Cwmbach, and Miss Ceinwen Price, feenny Bridge. Pianoforte solo, own choice: Miss -tserry Mackintosh, out of 15 competitors. } Recitation, own choice: prize divided j between Miss Katie Rees and Miss Blod- I wen Rees. Imitation (open), own choice: Mr. I William Jenkins (Meirionydd), out of 12 competitors. I Essay, "Heroism Mr. W. Mintv. I Essay (open* "An Ideal Church": I Mr. Thomas Williams (Parcwyson). Speech on "Funny People": prize I tlivided between Mr. W. Minty and Mr VV. R. Rees. Rest table centre: Miss Mary Lizzie Jones, Hirwain. Pair plain pillow cases: 1, Mre. T. Ed- nunds; 2. Mrs. Lodwig. I Prizes were distributed bv Mrs. H. A. ranes and Mrs. T. Jones. Door-keepers Messrs. W. Jenkins, F. Jenkins, T. smith, Mr. Coxon, Messrs. J. Davies ) V. Minty, J. Roach, and J. Pullin. Pro- I Tarnme sellers, Ernest Jones, Tom 'ouldrey, and James Jones. Praise is due fl o the ladies of the Sewing Class for the ■ xcellent tea which they provided.
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Mountain Ash Jottings. BY LUCIFER. The so-called revelations in the Ynysy- bwl case tried at Aberdare Police Court the other day left most people un- moved. It was rather unusual, though, for an official to admit in open court that he sent an employee to Hades, and further admit that another official, of slightly higher rank, had done like- wise. It is a common occurrence in many collieries for officials to send work- men to that hot place reserved for us all (vide Elphin's statement),. and for workmen to send officials to the same quarter when occasion demands. There is an old legend that a colliery explosion once occurred, caused by fiery language. I suppose there was a lurid flame in the first place, following upon lurid language, and that the w,hole place became ablaze. A frequent Welsh say- ing among colliers is: "Odd a. yn tyngu a rhegu nes bod y lie yn dan i gyd ("He was cursing and swearing till the place was all on fire.") Hauliers as a rule are better adepts at the business than colliers and tim- bermen. An underground haulier who doesn't swear is a rara avis. The horses would feel there was something wrong it they were not sworn at, so accus- tomed are they to the vivid language of their masters. Reprimanded one day t \i ,s n Ocean overman for his forcible language, the offending haulier replied: "The —— thing won't pull if I t and him." By the way, tnat overman was not an Ynysybwl man. That was quite true, as the Christian Ocean overman was bound to admit. The horse was inclined to be a bit of a rodney, and it was only when his driver got in a tear and began to swear that the animal would wake up and, do his work. No dictionary words or Par- liamentary language had anv effect on him, and indeed he never failed to take _.L- 7 advantage of a good little Christian anti-swearing haulier, who might take him out for a day occasionally. It -is wonderful the many words that have been invented as substitutes for swear-words, but those who use them declare they are not quite as good. Possibly they are like the substitute6 we are sometimes offered in chemists" "hops. There is "bal dwl." A man may say "bal dwl without running any- risk of losing his church membership. And a man may say "diawch eriod." and be thought nothing less of by a respectable neighbour. "Yffych wlllt" does not transgress the Welsh Parlia- mentary vocabulary, and Heaven can be reached if^ nothing worse than "myn brain or "myn asen grop i are used. There was once an Ocean manager who was extremely fond of saying "Jaw. jaw," as pronounced in Welsh— not the English "jaw." He came to Aberdare afterwards, and "jaw, jaw came with him. He had the coolness one day to chide a workman who used the proper word, full-mouthed, "jawl, jawl." When the man told the manager that he had used the word himself, the manager defended himself by saying there was a "I" of a difference between what he (the manager) was in the habit of saying and what the workman had said.
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