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Cardiff's Mammoth Glass, China, and Toy Warehouse. Largest of its kinci in South Wales. Nothing venture, nothing win is a motto for every tradesman, and it is a motto which has been very successfully adopted by Messrs. C. Joseph and Co., of Tudor House, Wood Street, C'adriff, who have ventured to put up a mammoth warehouse to cope with their ever- increasing wholesale business. Tudor House- is a magnificent four- storeyed building, situated in Wood Street, Cardiff, in close proximity to the Great Western Railway Station, and its large proportions give one an important index of the huge amount of business which is carried on within. In the first place, the ground area occupies! nearly an acre of space, whilst the commanding position in which the building is situated, arrests the eye and attention of all and sundry. To the intending purchaser who is wending his or her way to this mam- moth store, the extremely large sign lettering, making the firm's name, &c., stands; out pre-eminently bold. In making a tour of inspection, a Leader Pressman was very kindly conducted over the building by Mr. Chas. Joseph, the principal of the firm. On every hand the eye is greeted with an amazing assortment of almost every description of goods. One part of the ground floor is kept apart for offices, and the clerical staff, whilst the large remain- ing portion is 'devoted to a large display of cutlery, jewellery, electro-plated and leather goods, &c. There are four extremely large show- rooms, in which all the goods are laid out so that the customer can see at a glance what he or she requires. On the first floor is to be seen a very fine range of the. latest lines in plush mounted pic- tures, ladies' back and side coombs, and novelties. Beautiful inlaid workboxes are here to be seen, as well as an extensive variety of stationery, as well as haber- dashery and fancy leather goods. Another large range of goods of a totally different nature is to be found on the next floor above. Floor No. 2 is prin- cipally confined to toys and things that delight the juvenile mind. A real novelty is to be seen In the new baby bunting and character dolls, one huge side being given up, te the display of exquisitely dressed dolls. Another tremendous novelty noticed Was an exact reproduction of the now famous Paulhan flying machine. This is a wonderful Is. line. Messrs. Joseph and Co. are anticipating a very successful Christmas trade this year, and in order to avoid disappoint- ment, which customers have previously experienced owing to the delay caused by waiting to the end of the year before placing their Christmas orders, they have specially obtained advance samples of all the Christmas novelties and opened a special showroom for same, and customers can ensure, prompt delivery in October or November by inspecting their samples and placing their orders at any time from May 1st. Up above is to be found one showroom exclusively devoted to crockery of every description. dock sets, dinner sets, toilet ware, and the latest designs and styles in sets of vases are here to be met with in bewildering profusion. A speciality of Messrs. Joseph and Co. is basket fruit placques in 6d. and Is. lines. Beyond this there is another large showroom for the display of enamelled goods, hardware, for which the firm have an extensive clientele amongst ld. and 6 £ d. bazaars and stores, and a variety of goods almost impossible to mention. In fact, Tudor House should certainly be inspected by everyone in this line of business; pur- chasers—or simply a looker-on—will meet with every courtesy and attention, and it will certainly save them pounds, inasmuch as it will save them an un- necessary journey to the Metropolis, as Messrs. Joseph and Co. are importers, and in constant and close touch with all the leading manufacturers of the world. Those who are already in this class of business, or who contemplate commencing, would be well advised to consult this firm, who are specialists in the fancy trade and whose mottoes are, The right lines at the, right nrices and We, assist our customers to prosper." What strikes one particularly is the splendid arrangement of the packing rooms, which enables the firm to dispatch orders within an hour of their receipt.

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Treherbert. The annual preaching services of Horeb (O.M.) Chapel were held on Sunday last. Large congregations assembled. Power- ful and stimulating sermons were delivered r by the Rev. William Prytherch, Swansea, and the Rev. M. H. Jones, B.A., Ton. Special preaching services were held on Sunday at the Wesleyan Chaprl, Blaen- rhondda. At the morning and evening services, sermons were preached by Mr. Furnival, of Cardiff. The Rev. T. Davies, Bethesda, Blaenrhondda, officiated at the afternoon service.

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Correspondence. i Proposed Hall for Tylorstown. To the Editor of the lihondda Leader. feir,—In your last week's issue appears a letter in which Sympathiser attempts to justify the existence of a syndicate which has been formed with a view to erecting a Variety Theatre in Tylorstown. The, case for the erection of a Public Hall, where concerts, &c., could be held, is given very clearly by "Sympathiser," and no one in a proper frame of mind will deny the great-and, I might say, urgent—necessity for the existence of such a building in this constantly grow- ing locality. Sympathiser refers to the recent agitation by the miners of the district for the erection of what is usually known as a Workmen's Hall," and he evidently maintains that the proposed Variety Theatre will supply this long-felt want. Now, the term" Workmen's Hall" is very misleading. What the workmen desired was not so much a hall where a play could be seen, or a night could be spent listening to a variety entertain- { ment, as an institution where they could spend to advantage their leisure time during the day or the evenings, as the case may be, and where a man could meet his fellow-man and enjoy social intercourse of a kind which could never be supplied by the proposed Variety Theatre. There exists such an institution in the place, but it its quite inadequate to cater for the needs of the locality in this connection. It is, therefore, abso- lutely futile for Sympathiser to at- tempt to reconcile the needs of the Tylors- town miners with the proposed Variety Theatre. In so doing, he is offering a base affront to, and putting a very low estimate upon, what they—the majority, at least—deem to be the profitable expen- diture of their leisure time. Again, Sympathiser would have us believe that it is the object of this syn- dicate to supply the needs of the work- men, that it has been formed for this purpose, and that the object is not one of personal gain. Is Sympathiser pre- pared to assert that the object of the promoters is not one of dividends, and those as high as possible? I would ask Sympathiser" a question: Would the promoters run the proposed concern if the undertaking was certain to be a dead loss? If the answer be in the affirmative, then the promoters are a very rare species of investors. Sympathiser would have us take as a foregone conclusion that the hall would be available for the, purposes of holding entertainments connected with religious institutions. Taking for granted that these bodies would use the hall, what guarantees have we that the hall would be available for such purpose? If another customer, in the shape of a variety com- pany, paid better than the church or chapel, would the, hall be then available? -Yours, &c., DEACON. April 27th, 1910.

Open Letter to the Churches at Ferndale. Dear Brethren,—I have been a member of one of the, churches at Ferndale for a large number of years, have supported the Free Church Council financially as well as morally; I am sorry to say that in my humble opinion this noble institu- tion, as far as it concerns Ferndale, has gone astray, so have all the churches that happen to belong to the Council. We have two Halls in our midst; one is owned privately, the other belongs to us as subscribers. With the first Hall we have nothing to do, but we should try to instil into our young people the neces- sity of considering whether it is right or wrong for them to go there. There was a boxing exhibition held all through last week, and was well patronised. This is the second exhibition that has been held here. What surprised me was, not a word was said in any of the churches, and I wondered why. Now I think I have solved the problem. Our own Hall, whicE we have. built for the purpose of improving our young people, has been handed over to the music hall craze, and has gone so far astray as to have, not a boxing exi- hibition. but the genuine article in the shape of a wrestling match for zC20 a-side; and as our Committee (made up of chapel peeple and one or two others) are pro- viding the young people of Ferndale with a programme of this sort, I can under- stand why the churches say naught. The poor minister dare not, as some of our heavyweights are interested. It is all very fine, I trow, to strut spreadeagle fashion to chapel on Sunday and talk of improving the moral status of our town, and run a music hall in the week. I call upon the churches of Ferndale to meet and start a crusade against this incon- sistency. The idea of the Nonconformist centre of Ferndale allowing a wrestling match for a large stake to be held with- out a word of protest is quite inconceiv- able. In my opinion, all members of the Committee of the Institute who are mem- bers of churches, should certainly be called upon to choose one of two courses, either throw up their membership of the Music Hall Committee, or that of the church. This should be done for the sake of the church; and as for our Institute, if we cannot run this without this class of ex- hibition, then in all conscience let us close it down, as I don't consider my girls and boys should be allowed to go there.—Yours, TIMOTHY.

Porth. The Vicar of Porth and Cymmer (the Rev. W. Thomas) presided over the annual distribution of prizes to the scholars of St. PauPs Sunday School, Porth, when 230 children were awarded prizes for regular attendance and devo- tion to Sunday School studies. The prizes were given by Mrs. C. E. Cochrane. A meeting of Liberal electors was held on Friday evening last at Salem Chapel, with a view to forming a Liberal Asso- ciation for Porth. Mr. E. Samuel, M.A.. presided. The following officers were ap- pointed: -President, Mr. William Evans; secretary, Mr. G. Roberts; treasurer, Mr. David Powell. The following were nominated for submission to the General Council for East Glamorgan:—Mr. W. J. Thomas. J.r.Aldern-ian W. R. Davies, Dr. R. D. Chalke, M.A., and Mr. William George. —— Dr. R. D. Chalke presided on Monday evening over a meeting of Young Liberals held at Salem Vestry, Porth, A very interesting feature of the meeting was the discussion between Mr. Edgar Jones and, Mr. C. Carpenter on Liberalism v. Socialism," Mr. Carpenter championing the former and Mr. Jones defending the latter cause. The two gentlemen sub- mitted carefully thought out papers, and gentlemen who gave excellent speeches were Mr. Taylor, Mr. Cyril Thomas (sec- retary), Mr. G. Roberts, Mr. T. Evans, Mr. W. Jones and Mr. R- Thomas.

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Ruth. Oratorio Performance at Treher- bert. A performance of Coweiiii oratorio, Ruth," was very successfully given at Carmel (W.C.) Chapel, Treherbert, on Thursday evening last by the Carmel United Choir, assisted by —Soprano, Madame Mills-Reynolds, L.R.A.M., Ponty- pridd: contralto, Miss Violet R. Brace, London; tenor, Mr. Spencer Thomas, London; bass, Mr. David Chubb. Ponty- pridd. The large building was crowded. The opening chorus was rendered with vigour and power, the voices being well balanced and of excellent tone, and the words distinctly pronounced. The sopranos were exceptionally, fine in the chorus, God will help us." In the solo and chorus, Fear not, 0 Lord," Mr. David Chubb, in his deep but mild and smooth voice, sang well, and the choir rendered the fortissimo passages with electrifying effect. Mr. Spencer Thomas, in the scena, Lord be with you," with Madame iftills- Reynolds, acquitted themselves admir- ably. The chorus and recital, Man goeth forth unto his labour," was liberally applauded. Mr. J. T. Jones, L.R.A.M., Treorchy, who presided at the organ, gtir* an orchestral introduction (Thanks- giving at Harvest Time) in a most dex- terous and efficient manner. The air and chorus, How excellent is Thy loving kindness," was especially successful. Mr. S. Thomas' voice, sweet, pure and gentle, delighted his, hearers. Awe-inspiring indeed was the opening of the recital and chorus, "This said the Lord," the lilt- ing accompaniment of Mr. J. T. Jones being extremely beautiful. The applause which followed was well merited. In the chorus, The Lord said, I will send famine,' the passages, Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet,' were especially well executed, and the ending was magnificent. A solo, entitled My Father, Thou art my Guide," wa. excel- lently sung by Madame Mills-Reynolds. The duet, Who art Thou? by Madame Mills-Reynolds and Mr. Thomas, was very beautifully rendered. After a recital and chorus, Ye are witnesses," by Mr. Thomas and choir, a quartet and chorus, The Lord is my rtrengtli,, was har- moniously given by the artistes and choir. The final was a solo by Mr. Chubb, en- titled Behold new things do I declare," followed by a quartet and chorus, 0 Generation," by the artistes and the choir. The choir was brilliant at the last stage, the final chorus being rendered with rousing grandeur and magnificence. The. great success of the performance reflects great credit upon the able con- ductor, MT. John Howells. Treherbert. He, in turn, must feel indebted to his choir for the whole-hearted manner in which they responded to the wave of his baton. The secretary (Mr. G. Thomas), trea- surer (Mr. Evan Morgan), and the host' of other helpers deserve unstinted praise for the willing and industrious manner in which they carried out their various dutief. A vote of thanks to the clioirt artistes. conductor', organist, and all who had taken part in the proceedings was pro- posed by Mr. David Morgan, seconded by Mr. Samuel Nicholas, Treorchy, and car- ried with enthusiasm.

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