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Mxd-Rhondda Chamber I of Trade. Electflic Lighting Advocated. A gefBeeaai meeting of the above Chamboc waa held at Wellington Cham- bers, Ttmypaadv, on Wednesday evening of last w<M)k, Mr. D. S. Thomas presiding. A very run agenda was placed before the me,tiug, tho chief item being a notice of motion: "To petition the Council to provide the district with elec- tric light <Mid power. .11,1 This mattef was introduced by the secretary, Mr. John Rees, who stated that the meeds of the district were in- creasing, and, electricity, if obtainable, would be -wer-y beneficial. Over a thou- sand htoasoa ha.d been built in the locality in a very ehttrt space of time, and conse- quently auMTQ gas would be consumed by private householders. If electricity could be introduced into Mid-Rhondda, no doubt, øaid the speaker, the places of amusement would make use of it instead -of using plants of their own as is the case at present. The money now being spent upon extensions to the gas works could be used to provide means for supplying electricity for light and power Every up-to-da,te district had both elec? tricity and gas. Mr. Daiviea (Lower Tonvpandy) said the Mountain Asn District 'Council had an electric pl&nt, and he did not see why the Rhondda, could not follow suit. Elec- tricity, said the speaker, was much cleaner &nd not so dangerous, neither did it give half the amount of heat as gas, which was very important from a butcher's point of view. The Secreta.rv said that at present the District Council was losing one fourth of the ga« made through various causes. Mr. Stockwell thought the price of gas would go up it electric light were intro- duced. Mr. Davies (butcher) stated that he thought the general body of ratepayers should help to bear the burden of the gas undertaking as well as those people who consumed the gas. Four shillings and threepence per 1,000 feet was paid in the Rhondda as compared with 2s. 7d. at Cardie. Continuing he said that if a reasonaMa amount was charged the con- sumer, and the remainder charged to the ratepayers, it would be much more fair. than allowing the consumers to bear the brunt of the. burden. Mr. D. S. Thomas said that all the collieries were using electric light, oone- quently the burden was much heavier upon the gas consumers. Another member said that not only were the colliery companies using elec- tricity, but they were ilso selling it. After farther di&cussion, it was decided to petition the District Council to pro, vide the district with electric light and power. e.W.R. FACILITIES. la rala.tion to an application for a better service on the Great Western Railway (Ely branch), the Secretary (Mr. John Es!e6) read a letter received from Mr* J. J. Leaning stating that the whole question of the service on the Ely branch y

Pontygwaith, An interesting entertainment was held on Tuesday fast at Ziun (C.M.) Mission Hall. MrJ Henry Owen (Supply Stores) presided. In an open competition Miss Mabel Davies won a prize for a solo, and Misses Eunice Williams and Ffrwdwen Jones were equal in merit In reading. The adjudicators were Messrs. W. Williams (Ca&h Stores) and Hugh P. Wynne. During the evening, Mr. Harris and Co. entertained the company with words of cheerful Rong. and solos were rendered by Miss Davies (Barmouth). In spite of the inclement weather, a most enjoyable evening was spent. On Tuesday night, the Merched y De 'held their usual meeting at the Forward Movement Hall. A great work lies before them if they rally together and make a determined and earnest enoi't. The harvest thanksgiving services of Zion (C.M.) Church were held at the Stanleytown Mission Room on Thursday last. The services, which, as is usual among the Welsh, took the form of prayer meetings, were well attended. The Debating Society held Its usual meeting on Friday last. when Mr. D. jLfCWis Tflie Avenue) gave a Shakesperian recital. The audience enjoyed his repre- sentation of Shakesperian characters. On Sunday last. the Rev. J. Potter, of Cardiir. preached at the harvest thaIsgiving services at Sardis Congre- gational Church. His ministrations were much appreciated by all present. On the Monday following, a. Yorkshire tea, was held, which was well patronised, followed by an entertainment.

Cwm parc, t The death took pi.?ce on T?.?'-day last Joint Thorn;)' Park R?d. who. had uRered severe ii'tiiess for several months. A. few weeks ago he was ta.ken to Cardiff innrmary, but returned home Incurable. 'ie had worked for many years at the ">ark Colliery as n night roadman, and \vas a particularly keen supporter of the Cwmparc Socce'r Club. Deceased was aged ul, and he leaves behind him a large family, most of them grown-up sons und daughters. The funer,Ü took place in Wednesday and was Largely attended. A noticeable feature In our village life ;n thEse latter days is the multiplicity of clubs (practicaHy secret societies) lormed by our youths. Their principal tim seems to be the saving of money for he summer season, but the reasons for he formation of some of their ru?es are i source of abiding mystery to the Un- nitiated. Apparently a. word of magic with member is Pro- .?. which ent'?n' a. hurried .search- ig of pockets 'd in most cases the ¡',hition of !r:t.s.boun,d f.'fk or other ()i't!so.y has just n'ganised a SUCCG,fn1 h1:Ü\d tuurnament. Cwinparc people rather rudely shocked at the commencemeht of this eek to find that the Elementary Night School for this winter has been discon- med. Up to the third meeting, only r.welve pupils had been enrolled, and as

LOVERS OF MUSIC. Should not fail to hear the Wonde/tul Orchestrion Now being played at EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SESSION AT THE 40 1 a 0 Pavilion Rink, TTONYFANmf. pr- ALL THE LATEST MUSIC INCLUDIKCr "The Doller Princess," "Merry Widow," "I must go home to-mght," "Let's all go down che Strand, "Gold and Silver Wa.!tz," Silvery Moon," etc., etc., etc. THIRTY SELECTIONS NIGHTLY. Three Sessions D&ily. COMPETITIONS NIGHTLY. JUDGE'S HALL, Trealaw. MONDAY, OCT. 31st, TO SATURDAY, NOV. 12th (INCLUSIVE) A TWELVE-DAYS GRAND JII FLORAL EXHIBITION AND SALE of Beautiful Artificial Ptowers made by BHnd ana Crtpp!<;d Girts, WiH be Opened by Mrs WALTER P. NtCHOLAS (The Garth), Monday, October 31st, 1910, at 3 pm Supported by Local Clergy and Ministers, and Influential Ladies and Gentlemen. A Contingent of the Afflicted Girls will be at work each Afternoon and Evening making various kinds of Bowers. ADMISSION FREE. NO PAPER FLOWERS. Open each following day (Sunday excepted) 11 to 9.30. Refreshments at Moderate Prices. each Aiternoou and Evening. F. C. MASLiN, Manager, Judge's Hall, Trealaw.

Local Weddings. JAMES—DAVID. Miss Lillian James (daughter of Mr. Daniel James, Dunraven House, Treher- be.rt) and Mr. Walter David (son of Mr. John David, Woodlands, Oreigiau, late of Blaenrhondda) were married at St. Alban's Church, Tynewydd. Treherbert, on Tuesday last. The bride, who wore an ivory satin dress, trimmed with silver lace and tulle veil over a, wreath of orange blossoms, was given away by her father. Mr. Eric Jone<s was best man, a.nd Miss Nellie Jones (sister of bride), who wore a, light pink costume with a. black hat trimmed with tulle and white wings, was the bridesmaid. The. cere- mony was performed by the Rev. J. D. Evans (vicar of Treherbert). A reception at Dunraven House followed the cere- mony, after which Mr. and Mrs. David departed for London. A large number of costly and handsome presents have been received. JAMES—BROWN. Miss Maggie Brown, Conwil House, Treorchy, a.nd Mr. A. D. James, 24, Dun- raven Street, TTeherbert, were united in holy matrimony at Noddfa Chapel on Tuesday last by Dr. Morris, F.R..G.S. The bride was given away by her father, J Mr. Morgan Brown (overman, Abergorchy Collieries), and Mr. Alec Witmore, Tre- herbert. acted as best- man, which he. played excellently. After the cere- mony, the party partook of a sumptuous breakfast at the bride's house, where a. very enjoyable time. was spent. The bride, who is well known and greatly respected, was attired in a, superb green serge costume and white felt hat. The bridegroom, who is a loco. engineman on the Taff, is equally popular. The honeymoon is being spent in London and Brighton, and we wish the married couple all happiness. THOMAS—GRIFFITHS. The marriage too kplace on the 18th inet. at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, by the Rev. Hamilton Rose, of Henry Edward, second son of the late, Mr. Godfrey Thomas, Neath, to Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Grimths, J.P., Maesgwyn, Perth. The bride, who was given away. by her father, was .attired in a travelling cos- tume of amethyst with hat to m'1t.eh. The bridesmaids were Miss Lizzie Gri tb, (sister of bride), who looked very pretty in grey, and Miss Nance Grimths, daintily attired in white. Mr. Cyril Thomas. Bir- mingham (brother of bridegroom), acted as best ma.n. Owing to a recent bereave- ment, only members of the two families were present at the ceremony. The wed- ding breakfast was partaken of at tb<* Hotel Metropole. The bridegroom n manager of the Bargoed and Pengam pits under the Rhymney Company. BYNORTH—BRAILEY. Congratulations to Mr. Walter Bynorth, the popular manager of the Perth Palace. on his marriage to Miss Lily Brailey, Birchgrove, Perth, which took place on Thursday at Cardiff.

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An Improved Candle. The new idea launched by Christr. Thomas & Bros., Ltd., of Bristol—the old-established firm of soap and candle makers—is bound to .find -favour in this district. Candles always have been, a.lways will be a household necessity; but, as most people will agree, candles, as < usually packed—loose, or in paper packets < —are very inconvenient to handle. The new Arrow Extra quality candles are tl packed in novel cartons of triangular shape; each carton is sealed. They are sold at the modest price of twopence, and as there are six candles in every carton, and each candle burns fully five hours, this means fifteen hours of candle- light for a, penny. The candles are made in an improved way, and one advantage claimed for them (a.n advantage that is tested every time one of the candles is burned) is that they burn longer than ordinary candles. This new way of pack- ing candles strikes us as a great idea, and it only requires to get known to become the way of buying candl'es. The adver- tisement of Arrow candles which appears in our columns to-day is the commence- ment of what cannot fail to be a. very interesting advertising campaign.

Treherbert. The half-yearly preaching services of Bethany (E.B.) "Chapel were held on Sunday and Monday evening. The Rev. T. Edmunds, B.A., Aberystwyth, preached excellent 3ermons to large congregations. Another debate was held at the weekly meeting of the Treherbert Dandy Holi- day Club and Debating Society on Friday evening. The subject was, Is Vege- tarianism a Success? The principals were Messrs. G. Samuel (negative) and Wm. Bryant. (amrmative). In a lively discussion which followed, the opinions were very varied. What makes life significant was the subject of an excellent paper read by Mr. W. J. Gruar at a meeting of the tu,il Emmanuel Young People's Mutual Im- provement Society on Monday evening. The Rev. J. N. Elias, A.T.S. (pastor of Emmanuel) presided. The demise of Mr. Samuel Phillips, stationmaster, 2, Station Street, came as a. shock to the Neighbourhood. ) Deceased had been ailing for a considerable time, but it was generally thought he w'as recovering. He passed away on Satur- day. The funeral takes place on Thurs- day, a. report of which will appear next week. At Hope (E.B.) Chapel, the Young People's Literary Society and Hohday Club M having a verv successful time. The members of the Society went for an outing last week-end to London, which was much enjoyed. The officials of this enterprising Society are: —Messrs. E. Raymond, president: E. Rees, vice- president; A. Cook, chairman t. Quick, treasurer; and Dan Thomas, secretary.

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Pentre A public meeting under the auspices of the Rhondda. Conservative Association was held at the Drill Hall on Monday evening, when an address on current politics was delivered by Mr. G. A. Da, vies, London, to a fairly large audi- ence. The questions at the close. were not very numerous. Mr. Scott, of Tre- herbert, proved himself an able chair- man. A very keen debate upon the. House of Lords question took place between Forth and Pentre Young Liberals on Tuesday evening at Mr. Collier's Restaurant, Pentre. Unfortunately, the attendance was rather low, owing to Tuesday even- ing; being a busy nip;ht for various socie- ties and Evening Classes in the district. The nrst of the series of lectures arranged by the Rhondda, Naturalists', I Society \as held at the Drill Hall last Wednesday evening. The energy and I zeaI.of.Mr. PercieG. Smith have for many years been kept in the _one direc- I tion 'of improving the study of orchestral music in this district and establishing a capable orchestra! band worthy of our Valley. Mr. Smith has succeeded to a large extent, and the Rhondda. Natural- ists' Society deservedly honoured Mr. Smith on Wednesday evening by asking him to give the introductory lecture of the season. Mr. Smith gave a. popular lecture .on Beethoven and His -Nfusic." The peculiarities and characteristics of Beethoven were dealt with in a masterly manner. Complete performances of the Egmont Overture and No. 3 Sym- phony Eroica were given by the orchestra, which consisted of about nfty capable artistes resident in this Valley. The Symphony was carefully explained in sections previous to its complete ren- dition. The lecturer was highly applauded at the close, of the meeting. Mr. Morgan E. Williams, Ton, presided. The harvest festiva.) services in connec- (tion with Zion, Pentre, were held on Sunday last, when the pastor, the Rev. D. J. Perrott. B.A., pt'eached appropriate sermons. TIie evening service was very 'weH attended. The chapel was tastefully decorated with fruit and vegetables, &e.

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this did not fulfil the Council's regu- ¡ lations, the "school," perforce,, ceased to I exist. Unfortunately, the two nrst meet- ings were held in the middle of the strike week, and other local attrac- tions on the evening of the third meeting kept dozens of prospective pupik from attending. The locality has now woke up to the deplorable loss of educational facilities, hut too late! On the other hand. the Technical Classes are Nourish- ing apace. Mr. Middleton's Geology and Mining Classes have attracted about! thirty pupils; Dr. Barrett.'s Ambulance Classes are as popular and enthusiastic as ever Mr. J. Evans has a small host of keen mathematicians; while Mr. H. G. Prosser has over thirty English pupils. But the women-folk apparently have no zeal for self-improvement, for it is feared that the Nursing and Domestic Classes will again fail this year. ————————————

had recently received close attention, a.nd from the statistics placed before him ,he could not see that any alteration in the present service would be remunerative to the company. This reply was considered by several members of the Chamber' as being very unsatisfactory, and it was proposed by Mr. Davies (butcher) that the company be asked again to receive a deputation from the Chamber to enable the case to be put more forcibly before them. Mr. Geo. Evans (printer) seconded the proposition, which was carried unani- mously. LIGHTING OF STREETS. The question of better lighting of the main street of Tonypandy, especially on Thursday and Sunday evenings, was the subject of an earnest discussion. It was stated that during the past few weeks a. couple of extra. lamps had been placed in the streets by the District Council, but several of the members ex- pressed the opinion that, with the addi- tional lamps, the lighting was still in- adequate. One member suggested that triple burners should be placed on the present lampposts. It was ultimately decided to write to the Council drawing their attention to I the poor lighting of De Winton and Dun. ra.ven Streets. POSTAL AFFAIRS. A notice of motion a To petition the head postmaster to. provide Llwynypia with a telegraph omce," placed on the agenda, in the name of Mr. Sam Lock (grocer, Llwynypia), was next brought before the meeting. Mr. Lock said that it was a long way for people living at LIwynypia, to go to Tonypandy Post Omce to send a tele- gram. The population of Sherwood, said the speaker, was growing rapidly, and it was very inconvenient for residents to walk a mile. and a half before being able to send a wire. It was decided to write to the proper authorities and see what could be done j in relation to the matter, Another matter brought forward by Mr. Lock was the clearance of the Sher- wood letter box, there being no dispatch from Sherwood on Sundays- It was agreed to include the suggestion of Mr. Lock in the Chamber's application to the head postmaster for the telegraph office. RAILWAY BRIDGES. The question of petitioning the .Taff Vale Railway Company to place a covering over the bridge and steps at Tonypandy Passenger Station was duly considered by the meeting, the subject being put for- ward by the Secretary. Mr. S. Lock and Mr. V. T. Parry, Llwynypia, advocated the- covering of the bridge and steps at LIwynypia, ? Station. After further discussion, the Secretary was instructed to write to the Taif Vale Railway Company, asking them to erect coverings over the bridges at, Tonypandy and Llwynypia Stations. PENYGRAIG DISTRESS FUND. The report of the collection made among the tradesmen of the locality by the Chamber to relieve the distress at Penygraig was submitted by the Secre- tary. The report showed that over ;S30 had been subscribed towards the Distress Fund, this being considered highly satis- ANNUAL HANDBOOK AND GUIDE. The consideration of the advisability of issuing a Handbook and Guide for 1911 was next discussed, and the matter was deferred to a future meeting. In connection with the above, Mr. D. S. Thomas moved that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to Mr. E. V. D'avies (sub-editor of the Rhondda IJ?ader':) for the excellent manner in wliich la-t year's book had been arranged. Mi.' Thomas said the Guide was got up in most fashionable way, and the matter contained in it was very readable and interesting. He (the speaker) felt person. ally grateful to Mr. Davies, and be hoped that. if the Chamber decided to agaii publish a handbook, the services of Mr Davies would be retained. The proposition was seconded and car- ried unanimously. 'I Mr. Davies, in responding said that i,' had been a pleasure to him to do his part towards making the handbook .a. success. The probing of the past history of Mid- Rhondda had been most edifying. The district, said Mr. Davies, was one that lacked a very ancient history, Mid- Rhondda. being, comparatively speaking, a district of mushroom growth. VOTE OF CONDOLENCE. A vote of condolence was passed with Councillor James Evans, Clydach Vale (vice-president of the Chamber), upon the death of his only daughter, Mrs. D. Rees, the members standing in silence.