The Aberdare Leader

YR ADRAN GYMREIG. DYMUNIAD DA I Mr. Tom Evans, 47 Fothergill Street, Abernant, a Miss Katie Bohlin, Caer- dydd, ar eu hymuniad mewn glan briodas Hydref 22ain, 1916. Rho dy law, 0, lan awen-ar adeg Priodas dau lawen; Dau siriol fel dwy seren, A'r ddau sydd yn wir ddi-sen. Hergwd drom colli Tomi-wedi mynd Ydyw mae at Katie; Pennaeth yn ein cwmpeini, O'i ol yn awr wylwn ni. Er eu lies o'n pur fynwesau-y rhown Yn rhwydd ddymuniadau Am deg ddydd i'r ddedwydd ddau Hudol, uwch pob gofidiau. TELOE TAF. Heolgerrig.

RHYFELGWYN Y RHYFEL MAWR. Mae cysgod marwolaeth dros fynydd a phant, :Mae'r awen fel Rahel yn wylo am ei phlant; Mae llawer i delyn fu'n beraidd ei chaine Yn gorwedd yn ddrylliau yn rhywle yn Ffrainc. Y dorth sydd yn uchel, yr wyau yn uwch, Mae crogbris ar ymborth. a chynyrch y fuwen; Mae llawer i Gymro drwy'r Gogledd a'r De Heb fenyn i'w fara, heb siwgr yn ei de. Mae'r glowr yn enill ei sofren y dydd, Ca v. yth awr i chwareu ac wyth swllt y dydd; Tra perchen y lofa yn cyflym dewhau, Yn casglu heb wasgar, yn medi heb hau. Ni welodd y ffermwr erioed y fath fyd, Diolcha i Mars am ei noddi cyhyd; Ca'r pris a ofyna am rawn ac am dda, A'i weddi bob dydd yw (fO ryfel, parha"! Mae'm llogell i'n ysgafn, mae'm calon yn drom, Sw/n estron i lwyddiant, yn ferthyr i siom, Cynyddu mae 'nyled, lleihau mae fy stor, Mae'r blaidd neu y beili o hyd wrth fy nor. Nod etholedigaeth a welir yn glir Ar waith y Tribunals eisteddant drwy'n tir; Dedfrydir y naill i wasanaeth y cledd A'r llall ga ei ryddid i drigo mewn hedd.

Nodion. Deheuwr trwyadl yw Brynfab, ond addefodd wrth Gymrodorion Aberdar y ilos o'r blaen fod yn well ganddo Eis- teddfodau yn y Gogledd nag yn y De. Wel, bardd yw y gwr o'r Hendre ac fel bardd y llefarai. Gwyl y bardd yw Eis- teddfod y Gogledd. Gwyl y cerddor yw Wisteddfod y De. Yn mro Hwntwy mae v cantor, y mab ieuangaf yn nheulu yr awen, wedi cymeryd meddiant, nid yn unig o'i gyfran ei hun or hyn a ddigwydd o'r da, ond cyfran y mab hynaf—y prydydd-yn ogystal. Ac yn y dyddiau diweddaf hyn y mae y bachgen cerddgar yn porthi moch y Philistiaid estronol a seigiau yr Eisteddfod. Nid yw gwybodaeth o'r testyn yn anhebgorol i enill gwobr eisteddfod, medd Brynfab. Dywed ei fod cyn hyn wedi llogellu yr aur, yr ysnoden a'r clod am ganu marwnad pan na wyddai ddim am y gwrthddrych. Darfu iddo hyd y nod glodfori un testyn galarnad fel tad tirion a phriod addfwyn ac yntau yn hen lane sur, a mwy na'r cyfan cafodd Brynfab y wobr am fod y beirniad yr un mor anwybodus! Edrydd hefyd am wr yn y Rhondda vn cael ei wobrwyo am araeth ddifyfyr ar "Y Golled o Golli Richard Cobden," a'r areithiwr yn gofyn i Brynfab ar y diwedd, uWel pwy yn y bvd mawr oedd y Co.bden yna, Tomos?" Dan y penawd, "Lie fel houeekeeper," vmddengys yr hysbysiad a ganlyn mewn papyr Cymraeg: "Dymuna Cymraes ('rTweddw) o gymeriad da, ymohebu a gwr gweddw neu hen lane rhwng 48 a 55 mlwvdd o oedran, ag a garai gael wraig i ofalu am ei gartref. Dymunir Tr lie fod o fewn cyrhaedd cyfleusderau crefvddol Cymreig. Goheber & "Rhaid cydnabod fod y gair "gwraig" vn yr hysbysiad hytrach yn amwys, ac yn tueddis i wneyd yn ochelgar unrhyw wr gweddw neu hen fab gweddw a awyddai i roi atebiad. Wrth bregethu yn Siloh, Ti'ecvnon, v Sul diweduaf, rhoddodd y Parch. Eynon Da vies hergwd i'r Dduwinyddiaetii Newydd" o farwol goffadwriaeth. Meddai Eynon, Saith neu wyth mlyn- edd yn ol yr oedd cryn fwstwr pan oedd y Parch. R. J. Campbell yn gwthio ei dduwinyddiaeth newydd i'r mor. Caw- soch ehwi yn Aberdar dipyn o'r dvvymyn. Erbyn heddyw mae yr awdwr a'i 'theology' yn y 'lumber room.' Nid yw petliau od.byth yn byw yn hir." Dyddorol fyddai gvvybod a ydyw y Parch. J. Morgan Jones, gynt o Aber- dar, apostol lleol duwinyrldiaeth Camp- bell, yn glynu wrthi.

Eynon yn Aberdar. Y Sadwrn a'r Sul diweddaf yn addoldy Annibynol Siloh, Trecynon, gweinidog yr hon eglwys yw y Parch. J. Sulgwyu Davies, gweinyddwyd gan y Parch. T. Eynon Davies, Llundain. Yn oedfa prydiiawn Sul cymerodd yn destyn y geiriau yn loan 14. 6, "Myfi yw y fforrid, y gwirionedd, a'r bywyd." Traethodd y pregethwr ar (1) Iasu fel y ffordd; (2) Iesu fel y gwirionedd; (3) Iesu fel y bywyd. Sylwodd mai atebiad ydoedd y testyn i ofyniad o eiddo Thomas anghrediniol, yr hwn a geisiai wybod am y ffordd. Dangosodd yr Iesu iddo, nid yn unig y ffordd, ond y gwirionedd a'r bywyd yn ogystal. Yr oedd atebion Duw yn wastad yn fwy eang na chweatiynau dyn. Dyna brofiad Thomas yr amheuwr, Pilat yr anwybodus, a Phetr y cyffeswr.—Dechreuwyd y cyrddau gan y Parchn. E. J. Gruffydd, Bethel; E. Wern Williams, Hirwaun, a D. Bassett (B.). Pregethwyd bore Sul gan y Parch. Wern Williams.—Ar- weinydd y gan oedd Mr. T. J. Wyatt, a Miss Madge Williams oedd wrth yr offeryn cerdd.

Scraps. BY THE SCRIBE. Last Friday was a new double St. David s Day in the metropolis of Wales the day or David Alfred Thomas and David Lloyd George. In future it would 'be well to make an annual triple event of it on the first of March in honour of Saint David of Ilandclewi Breh, Saint David of Criccieth, and Saint David of Aberdare. Hotels in Victoria, Australia, are now closed at six in the evening. The Act enforcing early closing, will operate there until the end of the war. Who would have thought that an European war would affect the far-off Antipodes to such an extent! Local license holders may derive some comfort from this fact. At a Carmarthen Tribunal a farmer appeared on behalf of his son. who had already joined the Army because he was afraid he would be fetched. The faimei wanted him back. A striking instance of the proverbial caws o foia ci." The appeal was, of course, re- fused. The gloom-producing Lighting Order has brought the parish lantern into its own Everyone is now consulting the almanac to see what time Our Ladv of the Night is going to pay us another visit. Previously the moon figured only in love stories and love songs, in poaching escapades and dishonest flits, and was blamed for rainstorms and brainstorms. Now it has entered very largely into our practical, every- day-or rather every night—life. ife. Regarding some local places of wor- ship an endeavour is being made to meet the demands of the Lighting Order by colouring the windows. Coloured glass is all right at night, but it must make those edifices rather un, inviting during the "day. Owing to opaque or stained glass the interior of many of our churches; and chapels was previously not very consistent withHhe preaching of a gospel of light. And the painting or colouring of the receptive agencies of the light of nature does not tend to improve matters. Would it not have been better to tuve speculated on some green blinds I-

j Local Mems. Lord Rhondda is still adding to his possessions. His latest deal is the International Colliery Co., Ltd., whose pits are In Blaengarw. Two Aberdar- ians, viz., Mr. Evan Owen, J.P., Car- diff, and Mr. L. N. Williams, J.P., are directors of this company. A previous ■purchase by his Lordship was that of the Gii-atincaegurA-cii Coal Co., and with him in this deal was Mr. D. R. Llewelyn, Aberdare, and others. Not long before he acquired North Naviga- tion Co.'s Collieries, D. Davis & Son, Ferndale, and the Celtic. There are rumours that other coal concerns will be under his sway soon. Not only is he buying up coal, but he is acquiring landed estates and becom- ing interested in shipping companies. One is tempted to ask what is the mean- ing of this all. For, be it remembered, Lord Rhondda has no large family to provide for. He has only one child—a daughter, and she, a]-,is! has not even a daughter. I It is whispered that he is buying up the South Wales Coalfield in order to sell it to the Government when the war is over. If that is so he deserves well of his country, for there are ill omens that after the war there will be more friction than ever between masters and men, and if the State steps in and the workmen and shareholders realise that the profits go towards paying for the war, then possibly they will be satis- fied with less wages and dividends re- spectively. Horatio Buttomley who, since the in- I ternational waters have been stirred, has come to the top as a great authori- ty on everything under the sun, gives the following advice to investors: "Everything in the nature of a mon- opoly enterprise should be avoided. There may be fluctuations in the prices, but from to-day they are all perilous in- vestments for it is practically certain that in the new order of things they will pass to the State." And he goes on to say that the war has made us Socialists, and that every- thing appertaining to the public ser- vice will be taken out of the hands of it, private capitalists. Railways, water, gas, coal, trams and electric lighting, and land are all destined to become State-owned and State-controlled. "And," he adds significantly, "the New Parliament will be in no mood for paying fancy prices for those things." There is the rub. The present share- holders are realising good prices for their shares—those who are selling to Lord Rhondda and his financial group- but will the Government of the day be inclined' to pay high prices? In one of his speeches at Cardiff last Friday Lord Rhondda said that when he first saw the light in Ysguborwen his father, when informed of the event, held up his hands in a state of desperation and re- marked: "There is nothing but the workhouse in front of him." Well, if the Government steals all his collieries and land and ships the workhouse may yet come within the range of practical politics for him, unless the Cardiff City Corporation put up the Statuary on auction for his benefit.

Trecynon and Llwydcoed Notes. BY MARCELLO. It would be interesting to know in what key or keys the National Anthem was played by the orchestra at a recent concert. With regard to the time it was that of "The Galloping Racehorse March" (Herr Swift). The great man was greatly cut up because his great press report was cut down. Reprisals are in the air, Flashlights and bull's eyes are all the go in Llwydcoed just now. Every lad and lass has his or her lamp to direct his or her steps to his or her destina- tion. The ladies' favourite text just now is "Let your light so shine before men." "Who steals my purse steals trash." But that does not justify you, G——, in picking up a neighbour's purse on the road and keeping it. Shakespear's dictum would be a very trashy excuse in your case. Not once or twice in our rough road- side's story The path of Beauty was the way to glory —— I beg pardon, an inglorious tumble. You had better do your shopping and your courting—whichever takes you down to the "pentre after dark—be- fore sunset in the future. Marcello only wishes he were in a position to offer his services as a chaperon to Beauty. The war widow has already discarded her weeds. She is determined, appar- ently, not to let any weeds grow in the garden of love. She used to sigh, "Oh for the touch of a vanished hand," etc. Now she sings "When other lips," etc. Now, Stingy, give the poor dog some grub. The neighbours are feeding it out of pity. It is hard lines that they have to do this, because they have dogs and cats of their own. Why not raffle the poor animal? It might then fall into humane hands. Peter Pint declares that he saw some j brilliant light tip other night some- where betwixt hostelry and home. It could not have been Luna or Aurora. I wonder was it Mephistopheles? Peter is blessed with second sight—that is, I Peter generally acquires it with his second pint. I do not mean to say that whistling on a Sunday is a sin, but worshippers do not like to be disturbed by such a shrill jaw's harp. Take your whistle to the farmyard, and hold a competition with some of its musical occupants.

It is usually not so much the greatness of our trouble as the littleness of our spirit which makes us complain.

ABERDARE CHAMBER OF TRADE.! A meeting of the Chamber took place on Wednesday evening at Miles' Res- taurant. The senior vice-president, Mr. Tom Evans, occupied the chair, supported by Mr. J. W. Hurt, the junior vice-president, and Mr. W. H. Jones, the hon. secretary. Giossftg Ordar.-Tlie direction of the members was drawn to the fact that on and after Monday, October 30th, the Compulsory Closing Order for winter months would become operative. The order as affecting this district is Mon- days, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; Thursdays, 1 p.m.; Fridays, 8 p.m., and P. Saturdays 9 p.m. It was felt desirable that having regard to the Shop Hours Act measure now operating the old hour on Friday nights of 7.30 should be adhered to. Arising out of this matter nume discussion took place concerning Sunday trading. It was felt that some step should be taken to abolish Sunday trading, particularly that trading per- missible, under the guise of refresli- ment house business. Eventually it was resolved to write the Home Secre- tary, and the two local Members of Parliament, approving of the Govern- ment's action, and at the same time urging that something be done to secure the abolition of Sunday trading. Lighting Order. Messrs: R. H. Miles and M. Watkins, two of the de- putation who waited upon the Superin- tendent of Police, reported the result of their interview. They stated that the Superintendent had explained that the object of the Order was to so effec- tuklly subdue the lighting of all pre- mises as to make lights unobservable from any aircraft that might pass over the district. Light should be so sub- dued that no ray or reflection could be discerned on the pavement or roadway, and the lighting of shop windows must be sacrificed in order to adhere to the necessary lighting restrictions. Train for Cwmbach. Mr. A. E. Harmston moved: "That the G.VV.R. be approached, asking them to permit the 10.15 p.m. train (towards Moun- tain Ash) to stop at the Cwmbach Halt every night of the week."—Mr. Harm- ston said that this would prove a great boon to the inhabitants of Cwmbach and the townspeople generally.—The Secre- tary was directed to bring the matter before the G.W. Stationmaster, and also to write the District Council asking them to support the measure. Condolence.-A vote of condolence with Mr. W, M. Morgan, Monk Street, in his bereavement was passed in silence the members upstanding. Back to the Land.—Mr. S. Williams, Gadlys, referred to the position in which we were placed to-day regarding foodstuffs. He dwelt upon the huge sums of money sent abroad by this country for food supplies. There were miles upon miles of uncultivated land in this country which ought to be culti- vated, but for some reason or other large tracts of land remained practi- cally barren. Mr. Morgan Watkins i thought that possibly the lack of en- couragement vouchsafed by landlords might have a very great bearing upon this problem.—Mr. E. Emrys Evans re- marked that the question as to whether cultivation of foodstuffs offered suffi- cient remunerative inducement as against say cattle rearing was one that had a great bearing upon agricultural enterprises. Mr. Williams was pre- vailed upon to bring the matter forward for further discussion at the next meeting.

ABERDARE RED CROSS HOSPITAL. On the evening of October 26th a splendid entertainment was provided by Miss E. A. Moses and friends. The j event of the evening was a hat trim- | ming competition, in which seven of the wounded warriors participated. Mrs. Illtyd Williams and Commandant Banks provided prizes for the losers as a re- compense for their pluck. The Farce, Apartments to Let," proved to be a side-splitter. It was a rollicking end- I ing to a happy evening. Programme Pianoforte solo, "Wales," Master T. Johnson. Welsh song, Doli," Misses Eluned and Enid Williams. Duet, piano and violin, Miss Dorothy 11 and Master Dudley Watkins. Song, My Country," Miss Rita Jeffreys. Action song, We both courted the same young man," Misses Gertie Williams and Olive George. Hat trimming com- petition: 1, Pte. Cox; 2, Pte. Brown. j Song, Miss D. Railton. Farce, "Apart- ments to Let," Misses Sylvia Cole, Annie Morgan, E. M. Thomas, Violet Williams, A. B. Lewis. The accompan- ist was Mr. E. Moses. Sergt. Edwards was the chairman.

.lJ Cwmdare Notes. BY RAFFLES. It is not a coat of many colours but of many pockets. Very useful for tak- ing home firewood, sand for the bird cage, etc., etc. Who bought a cheap umbrella in the Market on Saturday evening? Coming up the Common it had an attack of con- vulsions and went inside out. Raffles knows. The parcel was delivered safe enough at the top house, but some of the things were missing. Old Cornpaint took the parcel up. Someone picked up a keepsake in- scribed M.E.A. I wonder does it belong to Mary Elizabeth Ann. If it does she, better apply to old Gaffer Nos. There were many axes on the grind- stone last week. Old Belty has been grinding one for Raffles. Look before you leap, Belty bach. I Which of us three is drunk? asked I Popcorn to his pals, Bagpipes and 1 Bumper. They replied-you are not I sober, Pop. We've all had more than | one drop. Never mind we know when to i stop. Then on the ground they all fell flop.

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