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Trouble at Rhondda Collieries. Llwynypia Men Refuse to Work. Mr. Watts Morgan and Allow- ances. The Glamorgan Collieries, employing nearly four thousand workmen, were idle on Saturday last, owing to the refusal of the night workmen to agree to a. re- arrangement of =rMfts. The questions at issue were discussed by a deputation of the men, headed by Mr. Watts Morgan (the miners' agent) and Mr. Leonard Llewelyn, the general manager of the Cambrian Combine, with the result that the general body of workmen later in the day decided to resume operations on Mon- day, pending a decision on the point at issue feeing arrived at by the Conciliation itBoard. The cessation of work arose from a demand made by some of the officials of the Glamorgan C'ollieries that a certain number of the repairers, hauliers. and riders working on the night shift should be transferred to the afternoon shift, which starts at two o'clock and finishes at ten. The introduction of this extra, for '"middle," shift has1 been necessitated 'owing to the shortened hours under the -new Act, and is mainly engaged for effect- ing clearances of coal which has been left in the workings, consequent on the in ability to raise all the coal produced in tfee eight hours allowed for winding. The trullhi arose because the company would not uceeaC to the request of the men who were asked to; work on this shift to pay them certain allowances in the form of "bonuses/' The men's contention „was that a shift from two o'clock until 10 fit night deprived them of their free even- ings, and therefore it should be regarded m the same category as a night shift, for which the custom was to pay six turns for the five worked. Unless this concession was made, the middle shift men main- tained that they would be compelled to werk every Saturday afternoon to make tip their week's wages. The hauliers' sec- tion first resisted the demand to work upon this shift without extra payment, :and on Friday a deputation from the work- men saw Mr. Llewelyn on the matter. A failure to effect a settlement as to the changed working arrangements was re- ported to the men, and* it was then re- solved not to work on Saturday pending satisfactory settlement. At a mass meeting; held in the after- noon, at the Theatre Royal, Tonypandy, the result of the interview with Mr. Llewelyn was reported. Mr. Watts Mor- gan explained that as he was unaware of the intention of the management to seek these changes until Thursday, he was glad to report that no request would be made to any of the men other than those already asked to make the change in their shift. The question in dispute would be brought before the Conciliation Board as a. general question on Thursday next. If the Board decided that the management were in the wrong requiring the men to change the shifts, then the company would pay adequate compensation to those men who had lost work in consequence of their refusal to carry out their instructions. On the other hand, if the management were found to be in the right, then the men would be supported from the Federation funds for the time they had been idle. It was unanimously agreed to accept the advice of the agent to return to work and to allow7 the question to go before the Joint Board, and Mr. Morgan was ac- corded a hearty vote of thanks for his prompt intervention on behalf of the work- men. Operations were resumed on the Sunday evening, and the day men restarted work on Monday morning. Addressing a meeting of the Gelli, Maindy and Eastern workmen on Saturday evening, Mr. Watts Morgan said it was rather strange that some officials at various collieries were trying to read much more into the supplementary agreement than it contained, and were taking liberties in many directions which were not warranted. The provisions of the -agreement were then explained in detail to the workmen, who expressed them- selves as thoroughly satisfied with the terms arranged. » A mass meeting of about 3,000 workmen employed at the Tynybedw, Park and Dare Collieries was held on the Pengelli Field, Treorchy, on Saturday. Several of the workmen intimated that new depar- tures were sought to be made by officials in regard to old customs as to the bonus turns and other extra allowances. Mr. Watts Morgan stated that from the facts presented the changes proposed were not Justified by the provisions of the supple- mentary agreement. In Clause 3 of that agreement it was clearly stipulated that -al extra turns where partly paid for over- time or for extra, work done during the „ ordinary hours, were to be continued. If there was a failure to agree in respect to the payment of these extra allowances, then the matter must go to a joint sub- committee. This committee had not as yet been appointed, but provision was made for its appointment. Two months Was to be allowed for the sub-committee to deal with the question—during which time the old customs were to remain in vogue—and if tEere was a failure to agree, then the employers were at liberty to tender the men a month's notice (hear, hear). At Abergorchy Colliery the night shift a present works from 5 o'clock until 1 o clock, and the men are negotiating for a change to more suitable hours.

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Welsh Topics. XIV. Rhondda Place-Names. The Valleys and Dales of the Rhondda. To the i, 'glit and left of the main length of the Rhondda. are to be found a number of dales, glens, gaps, and valleys of vary- ing sizes. Some have become the habita- tions of men, whilst others have escaped the stir of human hives. The latter still retain much of their wild and pristine beauty if the traveller will only search for them. The place-names have as much charm and interest to the philologist as the scenes have to the natural eye of the tourist. In many cases the Valley place- names have not yielded much fruit, and rather than attempt meanings which are more or less fanciful, it would be best to let them rest until some future day when the key that will unlock the mystery will be found. Perhaps the greater number of glens are to be found at the head of the Valley. There is Cwm Selsig, Cwm Sai Bren, and Owm Lluest. Lower down the Valley is to be found Cwm Ian and Cwm Gan, Cwm Pare and Cwm Dar, Cwm y Gelli and Cwm Nant Wyddon, Cwm Fforch, Cwm Orci, Cwm BodringaHt, and Cwm George. If the reader is not satisfied, then he may search for Cwm Cae Dafydd, Cwm Waun Newvdd, and Cwm Cesig, and if he fails to discover these, then he can take shelter in Cwm y Werfa (the valley of the shade). Cwm Selsig, or Blaenvcwm, obtains its name from Nant Selsigl which again gave its name to Blaen Selslg-a farm now in ruins; and to Rhiw Selsig, the steep rise which takes us out of the Rhondda. into Glyncorrwg. What Selsig means we cannot divine. Morien thinks it is "Cwm 1 8yi Saig," the valley of the holy feasting. Now there is a Gwentian word "selsig," derived from the Latin selsica, meaning black-pudding. This fact led the late Nathan Wyn to humorously remark: Wei, yn enw pob synwyr, pwy fedydd- iodd hon a'r fathenw estronol a diystyr a hwn ? Gwir fod ystyr y gair yn ei berth- ynas a, phethau ereill yn ddigon eglur. Gair Seisnig ydyw yn arwyddo poten (pud- ding)." It is very clear that the places name can mean "pudding," and it would be a truer conjecture that Selsig is a personal name. Flowing into Nant Selsig: are Nant-y- gwair, Nant-yr-ychin, and Nant-Berw- Gwion. Another difficult Valley name is Cwm- saibren, just above, Treherbert Station. In the local vernacular it is Cwmseibran, though in the list of farms it assumes the form Cwmsaybren. Yet again, it must have a new dress in the Ordninance maps, where it is changed into Owm-saer-pren, and to local fancy it is Cwm-saer-bren, which is also the postal address. Surely, it is a much-abused word. The last form of the word probably led Dafydd Morgannwg; to conclude that it meant "the valley of the wood-worker" --a very ingenious one indeed! Yet advocates of this form may find support in other place- names of the neighbourhood,—to wit, Twyn Cefan Sa'r, and Cawsi Garn Sa'r (Cawsi Garn Saer—Ordinance Map). Others, again, maintain that Owmsai- bran is Cwm Rhysi Bren, i.e., the valley of King Rhys, because a field right against it is called Cae Rhys ap Tewdwr. True, the word" bren" means king, as may be easily seen from the f o,rms brenin and brennus." But a difficulty confronts us immediately. How came the compound Cwm-Rhys-Bren to pass into Cwmsaibren ? The local pronunciation of the word is probably the best guide for us, and that the true word is Cwmseibran, which, re- solved into its root elements, would mean Cwm Sai Brene; that is, the valley of a ruler named Sai. Can it be that this was the lord's residence, and the land on the opposite slopes was his wood park (Coedca'r Adw'dd)? Cwm Dar, i.e., the valley of oaks. Dar is a common place-name in Glamorgan, as Aberdar, Cwm Dar, Darwynno, and Deri. Derwen," the singular word, is commoner still. The pronunciation of this word is accountable for the spelling-dare. If the vocalic value of Gwentian monosyllabic words containing the long a of other dialects be examined carefully, it will be found that it approaches the, aa in the bleat of a sheep, as man is maan, tad is taad. The "a." has the same value as "a" in such English words as "fare," square," &c. Owm Ian, or Cwm Iaen, the valley of ice. It lies in a very shaded spot, and never receives a ray of sun. The "ae" of monosyllabic words beconiet; "a," as maen is ma'n. Cwm Gan (the Valley of Song). A glen on the south-west of the hill (Twyn yr Ystrad) is called Cwm y Gan. That means, the Glen of Song; one is in doubt as to whether it was originally Gan or Gaer, and whether' the last did not refer to the enclosure still a distinct great circle on the flat top of the hill. The old in- habitants still call the glen, Owm Nghan.' Nghan is the Welsh mutated form of the word Can, a, song. We learnt from aged Morgan Llywelin, who was 92 in 1876, that in his youth an annual Mabsant was held on this bill-top. He said it was called Mabsant y Maendy (Morien, p. 310). Cwm y Werfa; the valley of shade. Dewch i'r gwerfa," is come to the shade. There is a, place of the same name in the parish of Aberdare. Cwm Lluest lies just above Berw Nant Gwion. Luest means a cottage booth. This and other names prove that the heights of Penpych were once inhabited. Further away on the road to Aberdare is "Pont Lluest Wen," with one end in the parish of Ystradyfodwg and the other in the parish of Aberdare. A contracted form of this place-name is Llest," which is found just above Ferndale.

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Wid-Rhorsdda fre,e Church Council. Welcome to Baptists. A special meeting, of the above Council was held on Friday last at Bethania Chapel, Llwynypia, the Rev. f. H. Ellis in the chair. The meeting was convened for the purpose of extending a welcome to the delegates from the Baptist churches into the Council, a large number of whom were present. A resolution was moved by the Rev. John Morgan (Bethania), who stated that the Free Church Council was very glad to extend the hand of fellowship, to the Bap- tist denomination. He wished to convey to the delegates a most hearty welcome, and trusted that much good would result from the combination of forces. He hoped it would be the means, of enhancing their power for the Kingdom of God. Mr. Wm. Howells (Salem) seconded the resolution, was supported by the following —Rev. T. E. Davies (Libanus, Clydach Vale), who said that he hoped with the advent of the Baptists it would be the dawn of a new movement, and the dawn of a new history in Welsh nd Eng- lish Nonconformity. The Rev. Ambrose Williams (Trinity) stated that what was taking place in the Mid-Rhondda Free Church Council was taking place all over the country. The Baptist Church was throwing, in its lot with the Free Church Councils movement. The Council, he said, could not afford to I be without the Baptist friends, no more than the Baptist friends could do without the Council. It was not because of any animosity that they had been so long: out- side, and he yery glad to know that side, and he ',vÙS: very glad to know that the gulf had been bridged, and that all denominations were closing: their ranks and were uniting together against one common foe. Messrs. Tudor Williams (Bethania,) and W. Oram (Calvary, Trealaw) also supported the resolution. I' The J- E. Dennis (Bethel, Tony- pandy) responded oil belialf of the 'Baptist denomination, and thanked the meeting: for their kind reception into Council. for their kind reception into the Council. He rejoiced in the unity that would thi be made possible, and he hoped that much good would ensue. The Rev. J. Nicholas (Moriali) and Mr. D. S. Thomas (Tonypandy) also returned thanks. The advisability of inviting the Federa- tion of Evangelical Free Church Councils to hold their autumnal meetings in Novem- ber at Mid-Rhondda was freely discussed, and it was unanimously resolved to invite the Federation to the locality. The reso- lution was supported by several members of the Council, and all expressed a hope that Mid-Rhondda would be equal to the occasion and extend to the Federation a most hearty and loyal welcome. The following delegates were appointed to represent the Council at the Free Church meetings at Crickhowell: —Messrs. Owen Buckley (president of the Council), A. Sutton (secretary), and Rev. John Morgan.

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Sports at Tonypandy. Excellent weather favoured the "Cam- bria Dash" sports at the Do Winton Grounds, T'onypandy, on Saturday and Monday last. The heats were run on Saturday, a prize of £ 50 being offered for the 80 yards sprint, and prizes to the amount of L16 10s. for the 300 yards open flat handicap. The judges were Mr. Leonard Llewelyn (Glamorgan Collieries) and Mr. F. Llewellyn; referee, Mr. Tom Williams, W.F.U., Llwynypia; handi- capper and starter, Mr. Ted Lewis, Ponty- pridd. Several of the best known sprinters in the kingdom competed, including B. R. Day, of Blackpool, last year's winner of the Pontypridd Powderhall Handicap; Eastman, the famous Canadian; and Holway, the American sprinter. Heat winners: —W. T^ Lewis, Merthyr, 11yds., time 8sec.; Trevor Williams, Pontypridd, 9fyds., 8sec. j S. J. Thomas, 4 Aberaman, llfyds., Stsec.; F..J. Thomas, Pontymoile, 7yds., yard worse than 8sec. W. J. Jones, Cardiff. 8yds., yard worse than 8sec.; Jolinn^ Thomas, Tonypandy, 8|yds., 8sec.; W. E:. Hill, Aberkenfig, 71 yds., 8sec.; F. J. Carey, Cardiff, 12yds., 8sec.. W. D. Shepherd, Newport, ojyds., 8isee.; A. Austin, Cardiff, 9yds., 8sec.; Thos. Williams, Fleur-de-Lis, 8fyds., yard worse than 8sec.; W. Davies. Ystalyfera, 11yds., 8sec.; J. E. Thomas, Mountain Ash, 70iyds., yard worse than 8sec.; Arthur Williams, Merthyr, 10|yds., l-5th worse than 8seo. C. E,' Holway, U.S.A., lvyds., l-5th worse than 8sec. R. T. Williams, Porth, 9yds., yard worse than 8sec.. 300 yards flat handicap—F. J. Carey, 27yds. Ben Williams, Cardiff, 28yds. J. J. Evans, Pontypridd, 34yds. Ivor Williams, Dowlais, 26yds. W. J. Jones, Cardiff, 29yds. F. C. Davies, Tenby, 19yds. The final events, were decided on Mon- day. Johnny Thomas, a, Tonypandy local lad, won the big sprint, although W. T. Lewis, of Merthyr, was the favourite in the betting. Thomas ran in great style, and after overhauling F. J. Carey, Car- diff, the limit man, he beat Lewis all the way, romping home in front by over a foot, his time being 7 4-5secs. The winner is a young man of 21 yeans, and has figured as a wing three-quarter both for the Mid- Rhondda Northern Union team and the Llwynypia Amateur Rugby team. Thomas, who is employed as underground pipeman at the Glamorgan Collieries, has won several prizes in local sports, but has never figured before in a. big sprint. After the race he was shouldered by his supporters and carried through the, principal streets, followed by his trainer, Tom Davies, a local cyclist. The result of the final was — 1, Thomas, 8fyds.; 2, F. J. Carey, Car- diff, 12yds. 3, W. T. Lewis, Merthyr. 600 Yards Flat Handicap.—1, F. O. Davies, Tenby, lOycte. 2, D. R. Morgan Aberoynon, 46yds.; 3, C. Metcalf, Colne, 15yds. 4, F. R. Morgan, Cardiff, 32yds. 1,000 Yards Flat Handicap.—1, A. R. Hodgson, Ogmore, 30yds.; 2, W. Metcalf, Colne, 20yds. 3, T. John, Neath 88yds. 4, Harry Cullum, Cardiff, 60yds. 300 Yards Flat Handicap.—1, Ben Wil- liams, Cardiff, 27yds. 2, F. J. Carey, Cardiff, 27yxls.; 3, J, J. Evans, Ponty- p,ridd, 34yds.; 4, Tom Williams, Dowlais, 26yds.

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