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Young Liberals League. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE. The Assembly Room, Liberal Club, Aberdare, was crowded on Monday even- ing, when the members met to elect 12 more persons on the committee. Five ladies were elected on committee last week. Mr. George Powell occupied the chair. There were over 80 nominations for the 12 seats, and the following were elected: Messrs. F. J. Caldicott, solicitor's clerk; Roderick Davies, Mary-street, Aberdare, miner; James Evans, Penvbryn-street, Gadlys, miner; H. H. Evans, M.E., Bwllfa; D. W. Evans, Cardiff-road, clerk: W. J. Evans, Clifton-street; T. Marcliant Harries, Glan-road, clerk; Dan Howells, Abernant, miner; Rees T. James, Llvvvdcoed, miner; Rev. J. Mor- gan Jones, M.A., Morgan Watkins, grocer, and Ogwen Williams, County School, The scrutineers were Rev. R. Williams (Nazareth), J. W. Young, J. Davies, Cardiff-street, and J. W. Thomas. I A long discussion took place as to what should be the aims and objects of the league. Those who took part were ,u Messrs. D. M. Richards, Dan Howells, J. J. Davies, W. J. Evans, James Evans, H. H. Collette, J. Aubrey Roberts, Miss B. M. Richards, Mrs. Emrys Evans, Miss Gwladys Evans, Mr. J.' Mac Cormack, Mrs. Williams, Belmont-terra.ee; Mr. W. D. Morris, Mr. T. Morgan Jones, and Mr. D. G. Davies. In the course of a discussion as to what form the first meeting should take, Mr. J. Harris suggested a paper on "What Liberalism has done for the people." He said that there was an idea abroad that Liberals had not done any more than the Conservatives. Mr. Keir Hardie had said there was no difference between Liberals ana Conservatives, but he (Mr. Harris) would ask where would, they be but for the Liberal Party? He was old enough to remember the history of the past 50 years, and he could testify that the liberals had been the real friends of the people. (Applause.) He hoped they would all support Liberalism with all their mind and with all their strength. Liberalism bad been our joy in the past and it was our hope in future years. (Applause.) Several more suggestions were made regarding a subject for the first meeting of the League. Mr. D. Stephens proposed that the chairman give an address. This was carried, the subject to be, "What Liberalism is." The meeting will be held on Saturday evening, February 26th, at 8 o'clock, in the Assembly Room, Liberal Club.

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1>WI8If1.. "'lôI!fI Ruskln the Seer, LECTURE BY DENIS HIED, M.A. The second of the popular lectures held at the Grand Theatre, Aberaman, this winter, was delivered on Friday evening last. The lecturer was Mr. Denis Hird, M.A., J.P. He is now Warden of the Central Labour College at Oxford, being formerly principal of Euskin College, where such a stir was created upon his resignation about a year ago. The sub- ject of his address was, "Ruskin the Seer." It was fitting that the committee should select as chairman Councillor Ed- mund Stonelake, J.P., chairman of the District Council, who was the first student from Wales to enter Ruskin College when it opened in 1900. He referred, to the pleasant memories he retained of Mr. Hird, who had first taught him the great lesson that for every effect there was a cause. The lecturer pointed out that he had come into personal contact with the sub- ject of his lecture at Oxford, and there- fore his knowledge of facts were at first I hand. Ruskin was able to read before he was four, write verses before he was seven, and do other wonderful things be- fore he was out of his teens. He was forced by his mother to read the Bible throughout, not omitting even the hard words of biography or even the slightly objectionable passages. When at 40 he was the most distinguished art critic in Europe, he was still looked upon by his mother as a child. He was born in wealth—was able to get a good education and to buy expensive pictures—yet he gave up all his art, and disdained court favour and titles in order to take up the problem of the struggles and toils of the war king classes of this country. (Cheers.) The leettii-er then detailed the history of Ruskin's love affairs, his mar- riage with Miss Gray, of Perth, which was subsequently annulled, and his later attachment for an accomplished lady who passed away, and left him in great grief. Ruskin's father left him £ 200,000, which was rained at first upon new institutions, pet pupils, and so on. Quotations, show- ing Ruskin's ideas of wealth, etc., were given from Unto this last and Fors Clavigera." These, remarked the lectur- er, indicated that Ruskin could have out- shone Swift and Byron in writing satire had he so continued to write. He was a great advocate of the claims of human nature and human idealism. (Cheers.) He wished to educate children by means of nature and not so much in the school- room. But John Ruskin was human, and was tied up in certain ways. Thus he missed one thing altogether. His politi- cal economy failed because he had no idea of evolution. He believed a quick-change artiste could alter society. He knew nothing of political or social evolution, nor of the evolution of man from the lower animals. By missing this doctrine, terrible defects of method and form came to him, as well as defects in his conception of ethics. Had he thrown his imagination upon the illimitable past of the human race—had he seen the fact of the evolution of mankind into human beings, we should have had books more resplendent and rich than those we had already. Instead of that, he believed that Acts of Parliament would bring about changes quickly. Why was he a seer? What did he" see? He foresaw glorious things about education, He would have all schools full of luxury and noble architecture and art. The children should be surrounded with statuary and paintings, and then we should not want a large police force, or so many asylums and poor houses, and we should not be manufacturing criminals at the rate we do to-day. Then Ruskin forsesaw won- derful things in economics. Someone would ask: "Was Ruskin a Socialist?" He was, and he was not. He was a living contradiction. In some of the discoveries of Karl Marx, John Ruskin ran him very close. The latter denied the money standard of value, and substituted the living value. His idea was, "There is no wealth but life." Further, he fore- saw the minimum wage, the living wage, and the co-operative theme of life. Eng- lish literature was the richer for his writings, and in his books he had pointed out the great truths that we are all brothers, and that we are all looking forward to a future of joy. (Cheers.) To-morrow (Friday) Herbert Garrison will lecture upon I" Earthquakes-their causes and effects."

Aberdare Deanery Sun- day School Association. ,The quarterly meeting of the above was held on Monday evening at St. Wine- fred's, Trecynon. The Rev. D. Roberts, Mountain Ash. presided over a good at- tendance of clergymen and Sunday School teachers. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Aberdare. Mrs. Jenkins, Station House, Irecynon, proposed the following resduhon-" That this meeting considers the advisability of selecting and. supporting a candidate for St°. Christopher's College, and asks the in- cumbents to take the matter into con- sideration at once.—Mr. A. T. Jenkins, Cwmbach, seconded.—Rev. Joseph Mor- gan, Yicar of Hirwain, urged that the question should be relegated to the Sun- day School Superintendents, and not to the incumbents.—The Vicar of Mountain Ash said that before thev sent any teacher to this college they'should first ascertain for how many years she would be prepared to devote herself to Sunday School work upon her return. He was of opinion that the question ought to be rexerred to the Superintendents. The in- cumbents were already overburdened.— Replying to a question by the Yicar of iiirwain, the chairman said that the cost or one year's maintenance at the college would be about = £ 50.—The Vicar of St. Fagan's, Rev. Richard Jones, and Rev. W. H. Jones (secretary) also spoke, and the matter was eventually referred to a committee, The Vicar of St. Pagan's then read a paper on The Sunday School Teacher- his or her qualifications, equipment and work. Mr. Jones remarked that there were certain indispensable qualifications, such as patience and tact. A Sunday School teacher needed higher qualifica- tions than a teacher in the day school needed. He or she should learn the work and understand the pupils. A good teacher would study the varied charac- ters of the pupils. Reproof should be made in private, as much as possible. Mr. Jones threw out some very useful hints to the teachers present as to the best way to conduct classes. In the sub- sequent discussion the Vicar of Mountain Ash, the Vicar of Hirwain, and the chair- man took part. The Rev. Richard .Tones was accorded a. hearty vote of thanks for his paper.

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Aberdare Trades Council. THURSDAY.—Present: Messrs. W. U. Lewis (in the chair), W. T. James (vice- chairman), E. Stonelake (secretary), R. W. Gray (minute secretary), Council- lors Owen Powell and Tom Bowen, Guardians Augustus Davies, Idris Davies, Meth Davies, John Prowle, and a large number of delegates. I.L.P. NOMINATIONS. The secretary read a letter from the I.L.P. Branch informing the Trades Council that the Branch had selected Mr. E. Davies and Mr. Matt Lewis to contest Wards 2 and 5 respectively in the Guard- ians election, and Mr. E. Parker to stand for Ward 2 in the District Council Elec- tion ABEECWMBOrS NEEDS.. Three of the residents of Abercwmboi appeared as a deputation to the Trades Council on behalf of the inhabitants of that place. The first speaker was Mr. D. J. Evans, who explained that Abercwmboi aspired at having a representative on the Aber- dare District Council, and they had come to appeal to the Trades Council to help them to attain their goal. They con- sidered that Abercwmboi was entitled to a representative. They did not intend to run a candidate themselves, and they did not want to oust Mr. Illtyd Hopkins. Why not get another Labour candidate ? He dealt with the many needs of Aber- cwmboi, as voiced at a public meeting of the inhabitants, at which the deputation had been appointed. He did not blame their present representatives, but a resi- dent representative would be more alive I to the needs of the village. They would like to have a representative under the auspices of the Trades Council. Mr. Joseph Wigley spoke to the same effect. "Nes penelin nag arddwrn," said he, and on the principle of the Welsh maxim he considered that Abercwmboi had a good case. Mr. Henry Williams endorsed what the previous speakers had said, and joined with them in asking for the Trades Council's guidance and support. Guardian Augustus Davies said that it was unfortunate that Abercwmboi was not affiliated to the Trades Council. They wanted a direct representative, one who lived in the place and was intimately ac- quainted with the needs of the district. The Chairman thanked the deputation for their courtesy in acknowledging and consulting the Trades Council in the matter. Mr. Evan Jones, Cwmaman, said that this matter was under discussion at their last lodge meeting. There was a feeling among them that Abercwmboi was en- titled to a representative. Mr. Idris Davies said that there was a feeling in favour of opposing Mr. E. M. Hann, although they had nothing against Mr. Hann personally. If Abercwmboi were prepared to do their utmost an op- ponent to Mr. Hann might stand a good chance. The delegates had, at anv rate, acknowledged that the Trades Council was a power. Mr. J. Prowle doubted whether it was a wise policy to force a fight with the P.D. Mr. Meth Davies favoured bringing out a candidate. There was no need to knock out Mr. Illtyd Hopkins. Let them knock out Mr. Hann. It was finally decided to relegate the matter to the lodges. LABOUR CANDIDATE FOR v PENDERYN.. Mr. J. Prowle moved that the Trades Council nominate a candidate to stand for the Pe-nderyn Ward of the Merthyr Board of Guardians. Mr. Owen Powell seconded the motion, which was carried. LABOUR CONGRESS. Mr. Stonelake gave an elaborate report of the doings of the Labour Congress at Newport, for which he was cordially thanked. RACKRENTING. Mr. Stonelake, who is preparing a case against the rackrenters, asked for the co- operation of the delegates in the matter. Mr. J. Prowle: I will bring yon one of Mr. Kimpton's church officers as a sample of a rackrenter. (Loud laughter.) NO MONOPOLY. TAFF FUSION TO BE OPPOSED. Mr. O. Powell moved-- Thdf-in the opinion of this Council any amalgamation of the Taff Vale Railway with the- Cardiff Railway Company's Docks and Bailwavs, or any agreements by which the Taff Vale Railway secure control of such Docks and Railways, is opposed to the interest of the working classes, tradesmen, and general public in this district; further, that DO clauses inserted into such Bill or Agreement can possibly do away with the one leading feature to which we most strongly object, i.e., a monopoly of the public service; and we hereby authorise our chairman and secre- tary to sign in our behalf any petition which may be presented to Parliament against anv such Bill." Stonelake said that although the Bill had been dropped for the present, there was every probability that it would be resuscitated at a future Parliament. Mr. J. Prowle seconded the resolution, which was carried.

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commenced on January 2nd and ended January 29th. 144 births and 52 deaths were registered as having occurred with- in the district. These figures are equivalent to rates of 38.6 and 13.9 per 1,000 of population, the estimate of the latter for the middle of 1910 being 48,492. i Of the births 81 are males and G3 females. During this period, 14 notifica- tions of infectious diseases were received, viz.: Nine of scarlet fever and five of diphtheria, one of the latter proving fatal. Four cases of scarlet fever were removed into the hospital, all of whom are making progress. Eleven cases have been discharged, viz: Ten of scarlet fever and one of diphtheria, while four cases of scarlet fever remain in hospital. I also beg to report that the remaining under- tenements in the district have been visit- ed, but owing to the different procedure required by the Town Planning and Housing Act of 1909, and to the fact that the Closing Orders taken out recently against certain cellar-dwellings have not been complied with, I have not reported upon their condition. On January 18th certain portions of meat were seized at 27, High Street as being unfit for human consumption. The circumstances, how- ever, in my opinion, were such as not to recommend prosecution. I MORE UNFIT HOUSES. I The Health Committee presented the following report:—The Medical Officer of Health was directed in future to report upon those houses unfit for human habi- tation under the procedure set out in the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909. The Clerk was directed to enforce the Closing Orders upon the owners of the following houses: 50a, 51, 52a, 53, 54 and 55, Lewis-street, Aberaman; 143a, Cardiff- road, Aberaman; 138, Fforchaman-road, Cwmaman; 7 and 8, Scales'-row, Cwm- bach. Your committee confirmed the action of the Medical Officer of Health in the seizure of portions of meat at 27, High-street, the same being unfit for human consumption. The Medical Offi- cer of Health was directed to report upon the houses situate in Crown-row, Cwm- bach. This was brought before the com- mittee by Councillor David Davies. AT LAST! A ROAD TO CWMBACH. Mr. David Davies moved that a new road, from the Gasworks Road, Aber- aman, to join Bridge-road, Cwmbach, be constructed. Mr. Davies held that if a new road were made it would not be necessary to spend so much money on footpaths. Mr. T. Bowen seconded. He said that a four mile circuit had now to be taken in travelling between the two places. Mr. IIltyd Hopkins supported. A road would, he said, be a great boon to Lletty- shenkin workmen residing at Aberaman. Mr. L. N. Williams said that the ob- stacle to such a road was the engineering difficulty. Let them have first an es- timate of the cost. Mr. D. J. Thomas emphasised the need of a road at all costs, and referred to the inconvenience caused to the workmen by the recent flood. Mr. R. Llewelyn was prepared to sup- port the suggestion of Mr L. N. Williams. He feared that a new road would mean waste of money. What was the good of some people saying, a Let us have it at all costs when those people would have to spend no money on it. He would move a direct negative. Mr. A. P. Jones agreed that something was required, but let them have an es- timate of the cost. The Chairman said it would be a pity to waste the Surveyor's time in making plans, etc., unless they meant business. Let them have a vote on the matter. Mr. T. W. Williams said that they 'must have Parliamentary sanction to the scheme before they could proceed with it. Mr. T. Lewis said he could not vote before he had some idea of the cost. Mr. W. Thomas said that he had never had the opportunity of discussing any scheme for a Cwmbach Road since he had been elected a member. Mr. W. Harper said that inasmuch as a road was required he felt justified in voting for the motion, for the sake of public convenience. Seven voted for the' motion and seven for referring the matter to the Surveyor. The chairman gave his casting vote for the motion. LIGHT1 IN ABERNANT ROAD. Mr. W. Thomas moved that a new lamp be fixed in Abernant. Mr. A. P. Jones seconded the motion, wnich was carried.