The Aberdare Leader

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HOW THE TRECYNON RED ROSS HOSPITAL CAME INTO EXISTENCE. The London Gazette for the 18th instant, contains the announcement that the Order of the British Empire has been conferred on Dr. Isaac Hanks, in recognition of valuable ser- vices rendered in connection with the Military Auxiliary Hospital at Aberdare. It may be "stated that, in the earlier stages of the war. when beds, were urgently needed for wound- ed soldiers, Dr. Banks was approach- j ed with regard to the possibility of accommodation aL the Bute Hospital at Aberdare, but assistance was out oi the question in that quarter on e'ount of local needs. The result was, however, that Dr. Banks got ;nto touch with Mr. Frank" James, elerk to the Merthyr Board of Guardians, and Mr John Prowle. the chairman of that body at me time; and, ultimately, Pthe building in Llewellyn Street, Trecvnon. was landed over by the Local Govern- ment Board to the Aberdare 'and Merthyr branch of the Red Cross Society on the understanding' that Dr. Banks was to be in charge. There also came into existence what ;s known as the Red Cross Hospital Trecynon. where over 2.000 wound- ed and soldiers have been treat- ed, and hundreds.of operations have b n successfully performed. We congratulate Dr. Banks on the }mn->nr which has been bestowed upon him, and which is a signal re- cognition, not only of the excellent work which he ha.s performed, but also of the effie'enev displayed by the entire staff of the Hospital.

ABERCYNON POLICE COURT. Thursday.- Before the Stipendiary I (Mr. K. A. Griffith), Messrs. W. Fenwick. Bruco Janes and H. Mathias.

Refused. David Keen Davies, of Penrhiw- I' ceiber, applied for an ejectment order against William Thomas, tenant, of 184 Penrhiwceiber lioad, Penrhiwceiber, whose wife appeared. —In reply to the Clerk, applicant explained that the rent of the house was over jE:20 per annum, and that he had become the owner of the property last year.—The Clerk Then you must go to the County Court with the inttter.-Trie Stipendiary Why do you want the orderr"-For my own possession, sir.—The Clerk Are you married ?— No, sir. I cannot' get married under the circumstances. It has been put off since last August.—The Stipendiary No order.

Farm Bailiffs and Dogs. Exemption from a dog licence was declined to Abraham Prosser, a farm bailiff, of Ffynondwyn Farm, Ynysvbvvl, on the representation of Supt. Roes, who said that defend- ant's employer had several dogs al- ready.—The Clerk: I am afraid that dogs for farm bailiff's are a. luxury. You must take out a licence. Improper Language. Thomas Roberts, of Abercynon. was fined or seven days, for using bad language.—P.S. Clynch gave (evi- dence. Costly Damage,— Edwin Wail, of Ynysybw I, was charged with three separate offences of being drunk and disorderly at Ynysybwl, and also .•with, doing damage, estimated at 5s., to a cell window at the local police station.—He ",a., ordered to pay a total sum of C3. Bailee and his Mother.—Thomas John Pl immer (16), a collier lad, of ynyshoeth, was charged with stealing, as bailee, a sum of 7s.. the motley oi his mother.—The "Bench bound him over in the .sum of C10 and placed him on probation.

Committed for Trial. Frederick Huntley (16), collier lad. of 22 Melbourne Street, Matthew-town, was charged with breaking and filtering two premises, and further with burglariously en- tering a dwelling-house.—Evidence was frit-elf that :eused broke into the Lue-ania Billiard Hall, Matthewstown, and stole a quantity of chocolates and an over-coat. He also entered a dwelling-house in Mel- bourne Street during the temporary absence of the occupants, find stole a watch :1111 chain, a poq office bank buck. and 6s. in money. While tite occupants of another dwellmg-ho iso were in bed between 11 p.m. and the early hours of the morning accused entered another duelling-house by way of the pantry window and took a pair of boots, pair of socks and two plates of cake. — P.C. Davies gave evidence of arresting accused in Ponrbhyeeiber. Ht pleaded gyilty, and sent for trial at the Assizes,

A SHOTMAN'S DEATH. KILLED BY A FALL AT ABERNANT. Mr. E .JvRhy- held an inquest m Monday on David Howell Hugh's (28) oi Gadlys Road, Gadlys, who was a shot man at the River Level Col- liery, Abernant. where he sustaine I injuries on February 15th last, to which he succuinlx'd at the local General Hospital. Evidence oi identification having been given by Mr. K J. Hughes, sol- icitor, cousin of the deceased. Wil- liam Price, a. collier, of 28 Wenallt Hoad. Abernant, deposed that he was, 20 yards away from his working place when a fall occurred. He was not aware at the time that the deceased was near until he heard a fall. and a shout. He proceeded to the spot, and found the deceased pinned under- neath a quantity of stone. Eventually he and another collier, named Rosser Williams, were able to extricate him frnm the debris. Further evidence showed that the deceased was token to his home, but, on the advice of Dr. Banks, he was conveyed to the Aberdare General Hospital, where, as already stated, death ensued from a fracture of the diaphragm. A verdict of Accidental death'" wa- returned.

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Awful Depression. j Mrs. Chell, 4 Sheffield treet. Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Stalls, says:—I was weak, nervous, and sleepless, and got thin and unable to eat. I had all sorts of gloomy forebodings, and was so ill I had to take to bed. At last I tried Dr. Cassell's Tablets, and they seemed to give me new strength; rapidly my nealth came back until I was quite c-ureu." Dr. Cassell's Tahlets are the per- fect modern home remedy for Nerv- ous Breakdown, Nerve and Spinal Paralysis, Malnutrition, Wasting, Aiuemia, Sleeplessness, Indigestion. Kidney Disease, and Premature De- cay. Specially suitable for nursing mothers and women of middle age. Sold by chemists and stores in all pal-ts of the world. Prices Is. 3d. and 3s., the 3s. sizo being the more economical. Freo information on any case Bent on request. Dr. Cas- sell's Co.. Ltd., Chester Road, Man- chester.

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PENRHIWCEIBER NOTES. BY NOTEX. Through the medium of the "lÆader" we see that the movement for providing war memorials seems to be growing. Mountain Ash has per- fected its arrangements and Aber- cynon is considering its plan. But whore, may I ask, is Penrhiwceiber ? The village, or perhaps I had bet- ter say town, has an excellent wai record, a record quite as good, to say the least, as those of Mountain Ash and Abercynon. The Blighty Boys Presentation Fund and the funds of the various churches have done very well, and I am sure that it is not lack of patriotism but lack of initia- tive that accounts for the slowness of the inhabitants with regard to tlw. matter. What form could the memorial take?" would be the very natural question to ask. Well there are many useful forms it could take. Take for instance a public hall. While -Moun- tain Ash and Abercynon have large halls, Penrhiwceiber is sadly defic- ient in this respect. Would not a large public hall be a very .suitable and lasting memorial to our boysr Again, the town is not very beauti- ful, as any inhabitant will readily admit. A memorial similar to that of Mountain Ash would improve the aspect of the town immensely. Pro- viding the site could be obtained would not the Lee Hotel Gardens be a very suitable spot? Of course the question of money is very important, but Ceiberites have been generous to various worthy causes in the past, and I am sure that they would not be- found want- ing in this matter. The various dra- matic societies could give perform- ances and money could be raised in various ways. The attitude of the local Education Committee towards the local Gv- manfD. Ganu has aroused much ad- verse criticism in religious circles in ;the town, and the struggle put up by Councillors Thomas Jones and E. T. Williams to ge't a day's holiday for the children is much appreciated. The Hqy. E. T. Williams pointed out that ihe education of the Gy- manfa is quite as important as that of the dhy schools. Some people may be sceptical on this point, but the majority of teachers think so, and they ought to know something about education. The refusal of the request may bring up interesting discussions in future Education Committee meet- ings. Surely now that a Gyiuanla is not worthy of a day's holiday a Carnival does not deserve one. The number of candidates likely to try their luck at the coming local elections is creating wonder not un- mixed with amusement, in Ceiber. As one old miner said the other night There'll soon be more blinkin' can- didates than electors if things go on as they do now."

DEATH OF Mr. W. THOMAS, J.P. On Monday Mr William Thomas, J.P., mining engineer, Oakhill, Aberdare, passed away at the age of 77 years. Mr. Thomas, who had Keen ailing for years, was at one time general manager of the Gadlys Collieries, and also until recently general manager of the Lancaster and Spiers Collieries at Cwmtilh'ry. ears ago Mr Thomas represented the Gadlys "Tard on the Aberdare District Council. He was previously a member of the old Aberdare Board of Health. He was a Conservative and Churchman and had been a* Churchwarden for many years. H FOR LOCAL DOCTOR.

FFORCHAMAN FATALITY. Mr. R..J. Rhys conducted an in- quest at Aberanian Police Station on Monday, touching the death of Liew- | "llyrr .Jenkins, a coiner, who lived at ?0 Aiii-iii Street, Ctvmamau, and who J1l('t ".itl! aL,: inj¡¡ripf. at the Fforr'h ainan Colliery on February 17, when he was overwhelmed by a fall of roof. Evidence was given by James I Webb. ;i collier, and Win. Edwar 1 j lioweli. a fireman, who testified to tr:e effect that the deceased was •-truck down by a falling roof while 'vav in order to make rcom for the j f ram to pass. He was removed to tlie j Uie-d'ire Hospital, where he died in I following day from fractured !imJ-.?5 and internal injuries. Nur=e Toye also gave evidence; and ft Verdict of Accidental death was ITr. l'oiN-(,Il (miners' agent), was present at the inquest.

PING PONC PIT. A GENERAL MEETING. A general meeting held in the Pig and VVhistle Hotel, Mr. Twm fcmitn presiding. A few minutes before tile time to commence a general hubbub, each one present speaking to his butty. The big 'Long Rooni is clouded with smoke. The ctieck- weighman and lodge secretary come in. A voice calling out LboNe the hubbub, "Come on, Chairman, start the meeting." General cap- ping of hands. Chairman takes the chair. Chairman: Mr* Chair 0 drato, I am the chairman of course. I forget, excuse me. But fellow workmen and butties all I am very glad to see you are all here so tidy and strong to-night. I know some of you are very thirsty on Friday night after slogging so hard during all the week. Now, I am telling you straight, if you keep your tem- pars and hold your tongues, we shall finish soon enough to have a few sleevers before 'stop tap.' You know we have some very important ihatters to consider this evening. 1 want you all to put your thinking caps on and help me to get through the business quickly. Hemember, 1 like a drop so well as any of you. and am surely so thirsty. (Hear, hear.") Now, with no more joking, we shall begin. Mr. Secretary will read the minutes of last meeting. Dera Will. Secretary /reads tho minutes of last meeting. Chairman: You have heard the minutes read, will someone mbve that they be adopted. One: I move. Another: I second. Chairman: Beautiful indeed, that's a good way of doing business. All in favour say "Aye". All: Aye. Chairman: Thank you. gentle- men. Now we shall begin with the real business. The first question on the agenda is —— Sammy Slip Hold on, Mr. Shar- man, I've got a first question Iw- fore your first question, and hero it is too. Are we going to allow old Bolshevicars to be in this meding:- .(Voices: "Sit down, Sammy." "Out with him." "Hear, hear," etc.) Chairman Boys, boys, gentlemen. Ke'ep your hair on. I shall manage Sammy Slip in two minutes if you'll be quiet. (Order, order.) Now. please. Ned Bulldog: If you want a ehueker-out, Mr. Shavman, I am the boy. Chairman No, not we don't want any of that, I hope. Sammy, my boy, you see what a commotion you caused in the meeting by your in- i discreet interference. Do you know what you mean by the word Bolshevic? Sammy Slip: Beg your pardon, Mr. Sharman and cydwithwrs oil. A Bolshi is a Bolshivic, ia fe ddiru:' One of them that didn't voto for the strike, ia fa ddiiii.P Chairman: 0 Sammy, Sammy, you are up the tree, mnn: Even if that were so, we have nothing to do with that matter now. The mat- ter before the meeting is ——- Dai Lap-Lap Who is to be the Labqjur Candidate, Mr. Chairnuin:- Mr Will Puff, living by our house, wants me to dominate him. And he is a good fellow too. aye muu. Di, he can talk, and talk, and talks faster than the wind, num. And if Mr. Will Puff wiH go to the Coun- cil, he will make me the boss of the gasworks. Then I shall good- bye to you all, and to themsses of Pwll Ping-Pong. aye mini. And — Chairman Hold on, Dai, you are ..p the pole, man Now look here, must have order better .than iiis..If you are going on tliisi y any more twin Sal: But what about our preacher, Mr. Chairman I teLL dim that I would try to get his name in here to-night as a labour ILn. Will Puff is nothing to me. 1 don't care a button for will Puk ,r Dai Lap-Lap. It isn't fair tha. Dai Lap-Lap is putting old Pufi list, befcye anybody else have i chance.. Chairman Wei y Diw caton pawb, lyma le, ond te ia? Look here, boys, I'm going to shut this meeting up. It's now quarter to nine, ano stop-tap at nine. We must call the m eeting next week, and begin early m eeting next week, and begin early in the morning. I declare the meeting closed.

CWMDARE NOTES. II BY RAFFLES. If the man with the big grey eyes doesn't stop winking at the girl with the blue eyes his own will be another colour when her sweetheart comes home. Who is the man that carrier a snuff box and a tobacco box the same colour as his whiskers? Raffles* knows. Bottles of whisky are very scarce, but the vice-chairman quenches his thirst by instalments. She told the doctor that drinking tea made her nose red. She didn t tell him that she always took a drop of the old eratur" in it. Naughty girl. The five strikers make an awful noise every mealtime, they call it singing. It's enough to make the blacksmiths go on strike. Now Harry, train your choir better. There is a great rush for rice pud- ding and peas every practice night down on the Gadlys. Quite recently five young- amateur actors devoured six plates of rice each and two shil- lings worth of ppa, soup. « Mary Elizabeth Ann had the Flu, By her friends she was rejected, She quickly thought out what to do, She got herself disinfected; Now she is perfectly free from pain, Her friends will take her back again, But Lizzie says such friends as these Ought to be sent to the North to freeze. i I was almost sure but J didn't quite know it I M.E.A. is a passable poet .P,,a ffl(,s. #

ABERDARE LITERARY SOCIETY A tour through Asia Minor" was the subject of a descriptive and in- teresting lecture given by the Rev. T. Madoe Jeffreys, Tabernacle, Aber- dare, on Tuesday last in the Higher Standard School. The lecturer ex- plained the circumstances of his ap- pointment as a missionary to the Armenians and Turks in Asia Minor. Incidents encountered on the way out were amusingly related, and his ex- periences during his stay in the heart of the country were recounted in it- tractive style. He mentioned the op- inion of native traders as to the foli.v and loss of the British commercially in not learning the Eastern lan- guages. The Bagdad railway was al- most entirely managed and Tun by Germans who had taken the trouble to learn the languages of the people, through which the line ran. The social and religious customs of the people were graphically described His ignorance of their language and religious observances nearly brought him to grief on some occasions. 6 exhibited several interesting cun08 which he possessed. Mr. Jeffreys an- swered several questions. On the motion of Mr. Mills Thomas, second- ed by Mr. David Davies, a hearry ote of thanks was accorded to the lecturer. Mr. John Davies, attend- ance officer, presided.

Nervous Breakdown. Mr. Arthur Dixon (ex-soldier), 237 Galton Road, Warlev, Birming- 1 ham, says:—"I could not sleep after shock and could hardly stand. I was always depressed. I was treat- ed in hospital, but became worse; cofild not enjoy food, and suffered from sick headaches. Dr. Cassell's Tablets made a. new man of me. MJ- nerves are steady, and I sleep xi-eit now." j