Rhondda Leader Maesteg Garw and Ogmore Telegraph

The Omnibus. iThings Heard and Seen by the Conductor.] NOTES OF INTERROGATION. Why does the sun shine when we take out our arercoats or umbrellas in case of fain p -+- Why do the citizins of Cardiff call the good folk of the Rhondda Valley, People from the Hills? Why do bona-fides travel ? Do they "rink because they travel, or travel because they, drink? .When 'airships are common, will the 31'-police arrest a man if he falls out of ship Of biplane on the charge of having 110 visiMe means of support ? A aefinitiom. River. In the Rhondda, a perennial source of all kinds of odours except the odour of sanctity; a con- venient channel for the retention of much kith. In some quarters a river is a source of joy, but no quarter is given to such an idea to those who dwell beside the Rhondda. To complete the picture "we only need a Charon, like unto one that ferries souls across the Styx. The South Wales coalfield, said a ?jP^aker at Aberdare, is obsessed with the i Mani idea, And a jolly good job, tOo, for its prosperity. -+--+- Statiojamaistersj we are now told, are, ike poets, born for their office. This, of bourse, only applies to the Taff Vale Railway,; whieh has a goat for its crest. -+-+- t< Mabon; was an interested witness of the •jh vi n g-p icture display given at the Empire, Tonypandy, on Monday after- noon prior to the commencement of the fillers' meeting. Even a miners' agent can enjo;, ? little bit of "life at times. -+--+- This is the age of petitions. A local Schoolmaster has received a petition from the staff of the Infants' Department Paying .that a certain male teacher be etained {)lhe staff on their removal to ,he Girls' Department. But what will Cwrdd Misol say? The Mid-Rhondda Chamber of Trade is J1 enterprising body. It is now directing I activities towards getting electricity +?1' the purposes of light and power in A0 Valley. But a reform of this kind attnot be brought about without a great Mie gas9'n^ 011 the Council and else- -+--+- The perpetual bickerings between tram- £ ar passengers and that most regrettable ^-e conductor, might be avoided t the waybill were posted up in the most I)roininent place, inside and outside the ,car It is only fair that fares be paid, lIt it ought to be known how much a ntan can have for his money. -+--+- A Treorchy school teacher was struck Ith the original idea of making his class of boys play a Rugger match last week, faking the sides Scholars" v. ■"uffera t Was it in the natural order things that the Duffers won by a &ub_ antial score P -+--+- T ^)e jf^ce-president of a certain Mutual ttprovfement Society in the Rhondda is „ smart man! At one of the meetings (held in a vestry) a short time ago, he :\vas in the chair," which really was Ql1.ly a form peculiar to our local e4Pel vestries. Called upon to make his Pening speech, he successfully argued 5^at, aa there was no chair," he was "chairman," and thus was an ^atorical masterpiece lost to the world! -+-+- Concerning a certain local matter, a ^respondent writes to the editor of a ,orth Wales paper thus: Tet me ask 111 Parish Councils to convene public Meetings of protest. In the meantime, f, hope abler pens than mine will put their shoulder to the wheel and flood the columns of your paper until satisfaction is forthcoming." It is news to us in the dark recesses of the Rhondda Valleys ,that pens have shoulders and can flood. -+--+- What has become of the Incorporation Committee appointed by the various Chambers of Trade some months ago? The Rhondda is still losing money through the "grandmotherly interference" of the County Council, and nothing has been done of late with the exception of the circular issued by the Clerk of the Dis- trict Council to the various bodies a fort- night or so ago. -+--+- Poor folk years ago in the Rhondda felt it a hard task to make two ends meet. Owing to scanty means, they con- sumed little tea. As a substitute, they contrived to toast a crust, which was Placed in a jug containing hot water. fterallowing it some minutes tp solve, It was poured into a dish, and was Gained "coffee crwstyn," from its com- position and brownish colour. -+-+- Mr. A. G. Brown, who has been ap- pointed sub-agent of the Cambrian Col- lleries. Clydach Vale, is an old footballer, ?:nd played for five years in the forward *ine for Newport. He is a son of Dr. A. Brown, Tredegar, and has held appointments as manager of the Deighton 4f°n Works, Tredegar, and under the Tredegar Company. -+-+- An old lady in Cardiganshire. was com- plaining that the prospect of a harvest \\ras a very poor one. Perhaps God is Oxtended with you," said her spiritual y^soler. Well, indeed," said the old ^a>me, "I don't see why He should be. offend.ed We haven't said anything a»out Him, good or bad, during the ^hole year in this village. We never liaellti,Oii His name." -+-+- An old gentleman, in discussing the "Illty of parents in allowing their children to go to the theatre, pointed out how .^fficult it was to draw the line. Only that wasn't what he said.' He had in his ^ind the Welsh phrase, Mae'n rltaid tynu'r llinyn rhywle," and so he said, rpWe must pull the string somewhere." rta same old gentleman, in recounting experience, related it in the following %)rds: —" I went to meet my daughter, but we lost the train, so we had to come home in a beauty." The old fellow was Sflite sober, and meant to say hansom." It Was his vocabulary that was at fault. -+-+- Mr. Shuttlecock, painter and decorator, Jaa at work. So was Mary Ann, the domestic general manageress. She rubbed Ilalld at the upstairs window. Mr. shuttlecock painted the door with un- tiring energy. By some unaccountable accident Ann's duster dropped into the street below, and then, of course, com- for her the unspeakable agony of ^escending the numerous stairs to rescue duster. When passing through, the door, Mr. Shuttlecock (accidentally, of cOUrse) painted Ann's face brown instead of the door. But" revenge is sweet" Vioth Ann, and on the following Monday fixated Mr. Shuttlecock's character black. Never attempt to give a girl a »icei complexion in public.

1 Naval Men Reject Terms. Unanimous for a Fight. A Serious Situation. The situation arising out of the price- list dispute at the Ely Pit of the Naval Collieries is growing exceedingly grave. At a mass meeting of the men held at the Empire Theatre on Wednesday, it was practically unanimously decided to reject the terms offered by the manage- ment as the result of Saturday's delibera- tions at Cardiff. The decision affects the whole of the Combine workmen, who, it will be recalled, gave notices to terminate contracts at the end of the present month unless the Ely dispute was settled in the meantime. Wednesday's meeting was presided over by Mr. Noah Morgan, who urged the men to seriously consider the great issues at stake. Mr. Ted Hughes said the question to consider was whether they were prepared to fight on 10s. a week strike pay for an indefinite period, or tie themselves to an inadequate price-list, under which they would have to suffer as long as the seam lasted. The offer made to them by Mr. Llewelyn was 2s. 1.3d. per ton, to in- clude 12 inches of stone or clod to be cleared into the gob. Their position now, after fighting the matter for seven weeks, was that they had gained .3d. on the previous offers made, to them. That meant that they would have to fill three tons of coal before they would gain one penny—(laughter)—and was it worth while to have stayed out for so little a concession? If they accepted these terms, it would mean starvation wages (cheers). They asked for 2s. 6d. per ton, and they were thoroughly convinced that no man could make a living on less (cheers). Mr. Tom Smith said that the rejection of the terms would mean a strike not only of the Naval men, but at all the collieries under the Combine, and 12,000 men would be out on the streets. It meant a prolonged strike, and the men would have the winter before them on strike pay. The chief gain on the pre- sent offer was in regard to wide headings and headings through faces, and in this respect they got Is. 6id. per yard more than was paid at the Britannic. All sense, however, was knocked out of this by the arrangements in regard to stalls. They would be expected to turn a stall for 4s. 6d. which, with 35 per cent. on the 1877 standard, would come to 6s. 0.9d., while at the Britannic the price was 8s. with 50 per cent. on the 1879 standard, which came to 12s.—a difference of 6s. per stall turned. It must be obvious to ,anyone who had seen the seam at the Ely that too much could easily be made out of their gains in the dead work, but as a matter of fact they would be exceedingly small. Their demand was for 2s. 6d. per ton, a penny per ton for the stone,, and two- pence per ton for clod, making 2s. 9d. per ton in all, so that the real difference between them and the management was 7id. per ton. Based on the present offer, a man filling six trams of 15 cwts. of clean coal each per day, his earnings, in- cluding the 35 per cent., would give him 7s. 3-|-d. per day, or £4 7s. 6d. per fort- night. But the best workmen working at express speed could not maintain this average. There were places where it was as much as any man could do to fill four trams per day, working at the highest pressure, and in these places the gross earnings yould be only 4s. 9Id. per day. There were places, however, on the north side where the most a man could do was to fill two trams a day, and this gave only 2s. 4Jd. for a day's work. As a committee they did not think that the terms offered gave them any guaran- tee of a living wage, and they were there- fore not prepared to advise the men to accept them (cheers). Mabon had addressed them-not as their agent, but as the chairman of the workmen's side of the Conciliation Board-and had given them his opinion. Say what they would, he admired Mabon's courage in coming before a body of men and telling them to accept these terms, but if Mabon was present that day, he. (the speaker) would tell him that he had not for one moment considered the figures in actual working, otherwise he would not have said, Boys, accept' this price list" (cheers). They might be absolutely certain that a price- list such as this was going to prove a source of trouble so long as the seam lasted. They had had enough of trouble during the last two years, and the com- mittee were absolutely tired of it. Mr. D. Watts Morgan said that in fair- ness to Mabon and himself, it should be explained that neither of them regarded the proposals as being satisfactory. In giving the advice they did. they had borne in mind the time of the year in which the fight was forced upon them, and the fact that they would be para- lysing the community by a stoppage in the dead of winter, with the resultant suffering to wives and children. Mabon distinctly told Mr. D. A. Thomas on Saturday last that if the nrice-list .d not turn out satisfactory, and in the event of it being forced on the workmen, a fight would again be waged at a time when the conditions would be more favourable to the workmen. Mr. Morgan added that if the price-list was given a trial, and it proved unsatisfactory, then collective action could be taken at a time which would be more convenient to the men than at present. When the vote was taken, apparently not a hand was raised in favour of accepting the terms.

Causes of Decline in Church-going. The Call of the Crowd. The annual meetings of the East Glamorgan Association of Congregational Churches were held on Tuesday last at the English Congregational Church, Ton- Pentre. Mr. J. C. Meggit, J.P., Barry, presided over a large attendance. I In the morning meeting, three new members were received into the Associa- tion, and two transfers from other divi- sions, viz., the Revs. Thomas Lewis, Bargoed E. P. Evans, Llangattock; Anthony Lewis, Mountain Ash; J. Gower Williams, Cardiff; Edward Morgan, Neath; and 1. Jones, Cardiff. A cordial welcome was extended the newcomers. The treasurer, Mr. Arthur Daniel, J.P., Troedyrhiw, stated that the contri- butions during the year towards the central fund amounted to £ 1.299. Poiiglilv -0- speaking, t3,0,00 had been promised. Mr. D. A. Thomas had given LI.,000, and Mr. Evan Roberts £100. The Rev. Jonathan Evans, Penarth, addressed the meeting on Church Attendance." He said that a great change was now in progress in church attendance.. There was a growing ten- dency to break away from church life, as was shown by the fact that only one- tenth of the British population attended places of worship. The army of non- churchgoers were greatly increasing on account of greatly multiplied diversions. But another side of the question was, Were churchgoers in earnest about reli- gion? The need of the hour wag not only for more Christians, but for a better brand. A regeneration of church prin- ciples and an awakened church were the present-day needs. The following resolution was adopted regarding the National Consumption Campaign:—"That this annual Confer- ence of the Association of the English Congregational Churches heartily wel- comes the proposal that the Welsh Memo- rial to King Edward VII. should take the form of a national crusade against consumption, and urgently appeals to all the churches and members of the Asso- ciation to give the scheme their moral and financial support." The Rev. Maelor Evans, Barry, was elected chairman of the Association., and the Rev. J. Morgan Jones, Aberdare, secretary. Mr. Arthur Daniel was re- elected treasurer. A presentation was made to the retiring secretary, the Rev. J. T. Rhys, Aber- aman, who has resigned owing to his removal to take up pastoral duties at Swansea. The Rev. John. Morris, Cardiff, said that Mr. Rhys had been a most useful and energetic secretary, and gave his services whenever they were needed. Mr. Arthur Daniel said that the retiring secretary had been a great power in the county in promoting friendliness between other Christian bodies and. the Congregational Union. He had also done great work with the temperance ques- tions. The President made a formal presen- tation of a set of books and a cheque to Mr. Rhys. In responding, Mr. Rhys said that he had been secretary for eight years, and during that period eleven new churches had been received into the East Gla- morgan Division. The Chairman (Mr. J. C. Meggit), delivering his annual address, spoke on Church Attendance." He asked what were the causes of the present unrest in the church, and the laxity of attendance. The decline was more apparent than real. Fifty years ago, there were very few Christian Associations outside the church. To-day, there were many, and all were carrying on the work of the church. People attended these and were not counted as members of the church. It was self-evident that the increased activity had tended towards the lessening of the church attendance. The church had yet to learn that it was not the only embodiment of Christian religious work. Another reason for its decline was that we are living in an age of immense com- mercial activity. Never was competition so exacting. Everyone had to strive hard or be left behind. Another factor was the great increase in wealth, bring- ing with it an increasing thirst for plea- sure and recreation. The theological question had a great tendency towards disturbing the faith of many, who did not know what to believe. He also referred to the conduct of our public worship. It was a lamentable fact that a great por- tion of our population was indifferent to the Christian Church. There was also a large percentage of selfishness in our churches. This black spot should be removed. The members should see what could be done to enlighten their squalid surroundings, and Christianity would then be carried into the darker corners (applause). An address, "The Institutional Church: The Call of the Crowd," was delivered by the Rev. W. Evans, of the Salford Central Mission. He spoke of the moral principles of Congregational Christianity. The people, he said, are waiting for the church. Much of the wrong is done because there is no one to lead them to the right. The reason that the man in the street is as bad as he is, is because the Christian workers are not as good as they ought to be. The condition of England to-day lies at the door of the church. The church would have swept away the drink traffic if it were equal to its opportunities as it should have done in many other things. Congre- gationalism is going to lead (applause). The needs of the people should be studied. Churchgoers should not be content to worship in their own way and think of themselves only, but they should study the needs of the people. Counter- attractions should be organised as well as attractions. The people are willing to act if someone is willing to lead. The, church of the people should be made their home. When men have been per- suaded to leave the drink alone, they do not know what to do with themselves. In many places, the only attractions are the public-houses, and when a man gives this up, there is no place for him to go and nothing for him to do. The only thing to do is to make the church the home of the people by instituting counter- attractions (applause). A discussion followed. The annual sermon was preached in the evening by the Rev. W. Evans, Salford.

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Blaenclydach. The Libanus Literary and Debating Society, Blaenclydach, opened their winter session on Wednesday evening of last week, when addresses were delivered by a number of the members of the Society. Miss Lizzie Davies gave an ex. cellent rendering of Gwlad y Delyn which was greatly appreciated. The meeting was well attended, Mr. William Owen presiding in the unavoidable absence of the president, Mr. R. S. Griffiths, J.P., and vice-president, Mr. Hugh Bees.

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Death from Natural Causes is a thing we often hear about, but how often do ve stop to think what natural causes mean ? Yet there is hardly one of us does not wish to live as long as possible and endeavour to avoid death, and through not stopping to think and acting according to our better judgment, we hear so many times repeatedly expressed sorrow. If I had only known in time, how differently I would have acted." There is the immortal wit of the Irishman who is credited with saying What is all the world to a man if his wife is a widow ?" which aptly describes it is no good gaining wealth and position if you lose your health in procuring it. We therefore have it so plain before us. that the care of our health or to use another adage, "Self preservation is the first law of nature," but to strive for this we have a number of difficulties to contend with. The air of the Welsh Hills is healthful and bracing, but the water of the Welsh Hills is disastrous to the teeth, thus ei-eating a lot of difficulties which bestrew our path. You would not expect to live without eating, and you would not expect to be well without you ate properly. You would not thrive on grass or leaves or herbage like the cattle of the field, you require succulent vegetables and prepared foods of various elements which nourish f and strengthen the body, but having these foods is not all. unless they can be properly masticated and assimu- lated. Now there are some great secrets in netting the teeth to do the work as it should be done. Mr, M. Sainsbury, "of 93, Taff Street, Pontypridd, and 142, Tylacelyn Road, Tonypandy, has made this matter his life's study, and can undertake to rectify any of the ravages of decay in the mouth, which means giving you a new lease of life. It is something above the mercenary objects of the individual who wants to bang your teeth out and bang others in. It is the individual study of each applicant, the settling of that which is more suit- able accord ng to the mouth, and when the best has been done to restore the teeth to a high state of efficiency, you will find the fee asked is only the ordinary to compensate him for the time and attention given to each individual with defective teeth. Now come at once and see what can be done. and you will be convinced like thousands of others that Mr. Saissbirt is a man who knows his business.

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