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>AEEY'S PROGRESS. IT STRIKES AN OLD RESIDENT. A REMARKABLE ADVANCE. TRAST WITH TEN YEARS AGO. Some Drawbacks. earing that Mr Llewelyn Williams, L., Barrister-at-law, who once spent a )le of years in Barry, was staying on the id for a short holiday, a representative ie BARRY HERALD decided to wait upon and ascertain how the new Barry messed the visitor. You find Barry changed since you knew line or ten years ago ?" inquired the tALD man. Changed, and yet the same," replied Williams. Barry is still a lusy infant I A-ing vigorously, and liable at times to ;row its strength. That, I remember, its state when I left in 1892, and that, lieve, is its condition to-day. But these ods of weakness pass away without ing a permanent mark on the character he town." We have grown rather since your < Yes; nearly doubled in population and ize. Why, the Island has been changed ost beyond recognition. In my time there e only two buildings here,—the Marine el, which is now a private residence the old farmhouse, which has entirely .ppeared. Whitmore Bay was then de- ed, the Island was unenclosed, and you to struggle, as best you could, to the through a wilderness of ferns and furze. Jay the Island has become the happy tting-ground of the Rhondda tripper. and Cardiff visitor. The resident population umerous enough to demand a fine Board ool, which, I am told, is one of the most anced in the kingdom." And what of Barry on the mainland ?" Everywhere one is startled at the idity of the progress made and the rprise shown both by private people and ilic authorities. The new roads are mag- cent, and will help to make Barry one of finest towns in the kingdom. I have ted many of the mush-room towns of the West, both in the States and Canada. in think of none where such enterprise intelligence have been shown on all s. The public buildings are models of ir kind, and the town has been laid out a wen-conceived plan. I feel proud to e been in any way associated with the innings of a town which has developed so grand a scale." Then you think our local boards have le their duty ?" Few towns, I think, could have pro- ed public men who could do such work has been done in Barry. I have read tut the scenes which have lately occurred the Council. They are no new things. 3y occnrred years ago, and they will ur years hence. No live public body r existed where there were no occasional nes. You cannot get progress without :tion. But whatever may be said of ividuals, Barry has every right to be ud of the record of work done by the iool Board and the District Council." And what do you think of our new set buildings ?" I have been greatly impressed by them. e Board Schools seem to be all models of iir kind the Intermediate School is an oosing building on a splendid site the upels and churches are an immense im- IveTuent on the huts in which worshippers igregated in my time; and as for the ;els, they seem to have improved in style j taste as the years go on. The Temper- e Party may not have been very success in preventing the grant of new licences, t they have certainly done the town good vice by compelling applicants, by their oosition, to offer the very best accommoda- n to the public." Have you visited much of the district I" No my stay has been too short to do ich sight-seeing. What with your daily ps on the Channel and seeing so many I friends, I have had little time to go out- le. But I have travelled by the Vale of amorgan Railway, and visited Rhoose and antwit Major in a way that was impossible tie years ago. Barry is exceptionally -tunate in its situation. It is the most xlern and up-todate town in these and? and yet it is within easy distance Lantwit and Lancarvan, two of the 3st interesting towns in the kingdom to e antiquarian, and certainly the most scinating to Welshmen. There is no ex- rience so marvellous in its startling con- tsts as to exchange the hum, the bustle, id the ceaseless go' of Barry for the ace and old-world charm of Aberthaw or intwit. In Germany school children are ken, I believe, at the State's expense to sit historic localities. I can conceive )thing so educative and stimulating as to ach the children of Barry the history of rales by object lessons in the Vale of lamorgan. The cromlech of Dyffryn, te Roman road of Boverton, the Celtic 'osses of Llantwit, the ancient Norman lurches and fonts, the castles late and trly, the quaint old chapels, and now the 3w town and docks-every period and lery phase of Welsh history are repre- mted, and could be made to live before the /es of the children." Do you think the character of the )pulation has at all changed ?" I could not be sure of that. There is [ways, of course, a large floating popula on in a place like Barry, but what has ruck me-I need not say pleasantly—is 1at there is a great deal more Welsh spoken ere now than there was nine years ago. It not only that the Welsh places of worship re larger and more numerous—that was nly to be expected,—or that there are more Velsh-speaking visitors but I see more Velsh names over the shops and I hear lore Welsh spoken in the streets. Barry is ir more 01 a Welsh town than Cardiff. I hink it is almost at Welsh as Swansea. It s, in my view, a thousand pities that the School Board, therefore, should have dropped I Welsh teaching out of Its curriculum. Nine years ago we secured pledges from the can- dates at the School Hoard election with reference to Welsh teaching. In those days Welsh could only be taught as a specific subject,—which predestined the attempt to failure. Now, however, it can be taught as a class subject, and every true educationist should combine to bring pressure to bear on the candidates at the coming election to effect this." "You still believe in Welsh teaching More, if possible, than ever. Nine years ago we were only a few voices crying in the wilderness. We were looked upon simply as cranks and faddists and senti- mentalists. By this time, educationists everywhere recognise the value of the iin- quistic training which the possession of a second language gives. In Ireland the movement for Irish teaching has made great strides during the last few years, and I shall be surprised if Ireland will not, in a short time, be showing the way to Wales in this matter. On the Continent, of course, where education is scientifically studied, the value of the linguistic training has long been recognised. In Belgium, the vernacular Flemish has been rescued from a seemingly certain extinction, and what was a genera- tion ago a mere patois of chance and trick has now been elevated into the dignity of a literary language. I could multiply in- stances, but let one more suffice. Twenty- seven different languages are spoken in Austria. All of them—in their different districts, of course—are being taught by the State. With such examples to inspire them, this is not the time for the advocates of Welsh teaching to slacken their efforts,- and certainly not in Barry." Then, our politics have changed since 1892 ?" Yes, for the time, but I hope not per- manently. The Liberals have lost an ex- cellent candidate in Mr Walter Morgan, but they should have no difficulty in finding a worthy successor in the constituency. The old member, Mr Arthur J. Williams, may still be available, and a better Liberal never sat in the House. And then, there are plenty of younger Liberals, who have done the party gllod service in the past, such as Mr T. J. Hughes, Bridgend a Aan who would be a credit to any constituency. Or, if these are unavailable, and it is thought necessary to go outside the constituency, why not ask some man like Colonel Ivor Herbert? He is a thorough Welshman, a descendant of of the most ancient and Nationalist families in Wales, speaks Welsh, is sound on Disestablishment and all other Welsh questions, and is a distinguished soldier. This terrible war, which gave the Government an undeserved majority last year, will be the Government's undoing 1 fure long. The I picnic to Pretoria' has grown to be a two years' war, and the end is still far off. When it is finished, it will either be the result of a compromise wi.th the Boers—which will bring the Government into contempt with the Jingoes—or of 4 unconditional surrender,' which will be the beginning of long troubles in South Africa. Whatever happens, it will be bad for Cliamberlainism, and though Major Wynd- ham Quin is a good man, bar politics, it is time that progressive Barry should once more support the party of national pro- gress."
BARRY CUliATE AND THE GOVERNMENT.
BARRY CUliATE AND THE GOVERNMENT. CHRISTIANITY TABOOED. Mahommedan Government would be Fairer. The Rev II. S. P. Williams, B.A., curate-in- charge of St Mary's Church, Barry Dock, made what may be described as a t;la,,hing attack on the Government on Sunday morning last. In the course of his sermon the rev gentleman referred to the disgraceful treatment of mis- sionary effort by the present Government in the Nile Valley. He described how British com- merce and trade having been established in those parts, British schools and a college was founded for the secular education of the native tribes, but the British Government, neverthe- less, absolutely refused to allow anyone to preach Christianity to those self-same natives, fearing it would disturb them. Although enjoying every other privilege of civilisation, the rev gentleman pointed out that the natives were denied the inestimable privilege of Christianity to safeguaid them from the perils that follow in the wake of civilisation. This might be true polic-y,-it was not a Chri :ian policy, and one was almost tempted to exc lain 44 Would to God that there was a Mahommedan Government seated at Westminster, instead of the one thereat present, with its detached and Hcudemic Christianity." Wete a Mahommedan Government at Westminster they might hope at least that Christianity would stand on an equal footing with other religions.
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Mail Train In a Hurry. LETTERS LEFT BEHIND AT BARRY DOCK STATION. On Tuesday night the usual complement of mails awaited the 10.4 train at Barry Station for transport to Cardiff. The train arrived, and before the mails bad been boarded the signal was given, and off it went, almost taking the mail truck and one or two of the postmen with it. As a small bag of letters was left behind, a postman started in pursuit, while a porter, fleeter on foot, took up the race, but each failed to hind the bag, with the result that it missed the night mail and had to go by the 11.30 train. The postmen say the train was started much sooner than usual, and this was stated to be the case by several onlookers. One of the postmen had a narrow escape.
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SULLY NEW DRY DOCK. UNFOUNDED RUMOUR, A rumour has been persistently spread throughout the district during the last three weeks that this project had, notwithstanding its initial success, been relinquished. Since such a calamity would greatly affect the interests of the townspeople generally, in- quiries were made from the best-informed and most authentic sources, with the result, we are pleased to announce, that there is absolutely no truth in the rumour. The communication received states emphatically that 44 the scheme will be carried out."
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CORRESPONDENCE. We (io uot hold ourselves responsible for the- views expressed by our correspondents.—En. SUPPRESSION OF STREET NOISES. TO THE OF THE" BARRY H ERA t,t>. SIR.—Surely i' is a primary necessity to secure a night's rest fur respectable working people iu Harry, who have to be at their business at e^rly hours. This matter requires to Ie brought more into prominence. The hauling that goes on iu Thompson-street and Dock Vn-w-road between the hours of 11 and 12.30 cal s for immediate suppresii >n. Cauuot the n, eessary maciiiiiery for the abatement of street noises be set in motion, and is there not some Watch Committee to be appealed to'!—Yours, &c., A DISTURBED ONE. Barry Dock. THE HAIRDRESSERS' GRIEVANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BARRY HERALD." SIR,—I have noticed bi ls in some If the hair- dressers' windows giving their leason for keeping open >!nThursday afternoon, contrary tothegem rai rule which has h en ill force f, r HJllo" tim". But it s'tnis to iii, to the L tter of the c air- man of the As?oc ation, to be a snange thing that some of those were the first to fortr. the As.,oci i- ti :t). N" when one s-arted to k, ep opi,ii the others followed, at the Siiine time putting f, r,,at-d those I)ills, s: atiiig Ti;eN, v. ii the right to dispose of their labour to suit the convenience of th, public as they like, and over this they use the title of the Association. Now, if those who began to keep open con- -iWertd thems Ives membeis < f an Ass, ciati, n, why did i ¡lev 11' t ask that one ho first Lr"ke tht> rules to continue to close ? But, as it now seems, they are as one to break up the half-holiday. But is not aunivetsal holi-l^y iimong a body better than one vhieh is split up ?-HopiDg this will find space in your columns, I ;in, &c., SYMPATHISER. BARRY DOCK BONA FIDE HAIRDRESSERS' ASSOCIATION AND EARLY CLOSING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BARRY HERALD." SIR,— Allow me a little space to reply to Mr McCutcheon on ihe above subject. I a in A, i i i iiig on tehalf of the members of our new iyfurmen Association, which includes ne'uly all ihe practical hairjre^sera who rent business premises at Barry Does. We do not recognise outfilteis. tob,cco .i-sus, newsagents, &c., who run saloor,s and employ assistants. J hey do not depend upon their hair dressing departments for a livelihood, and, judg- iug frum the hours they keep their establishments open, viz., 10 to 11 every night, no half-holiday, and some of them all day on Sundays, we can eaviy imagine that if they could pick up the tools and use them they would not be so anxious to close their saloons. It is (Illy their assistants win are agitating. Our assistants are quite satis- fied; thry grot their li;,If-lioli,lay, ai)d better hours witji us than those outside the trade can give than- We should like the public to understand that the members of the above Association depend en irely upon hai'dres-ing for their living, and find that by closing their shops it is a serious loss to them, whereas i' is only a small item to those who are only dabbling in the business. As Mr McCut- cluolI siates, some of us were the originators i f the movement; quite true, and we have given it a fair trill. We are sorry to have to give up our holi- day, but we think the public u ill agree with us thlL it will be more honest on our part to discon- tilue what we cannot afford to have. He also stftes that there are 70 workiug hours iu the week Tint is wrong. According to the rules of his own UlÎon, there are only 61 hours, and, possib y, not haif of these 61 houis are spent in actual uoik. FT years past assistants have had their half- hoiday, also reasonable hours that is, when they art working for a practical master, but if they cloose to work all hours for these men outside the tnde. then we say they can expect no considera- tion from us. We do not include Barry hair- dnssers in our Association differnt localities rejuire different houre, and we are quite capable of linking after our own intertsts without their asistance. In conclusion, we ask the public to cbose between the two—a practical man, who wirks for his living, or a non-practical mun, who is not dependent upon the trad,Tharikitig you itianticipatioti, I am, &c., T. GRIFFIN. 55, Holtou-road, Barry Dock. A NATIONAL STIGMA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BARRY HERALD." S I P., -M. y I claim the aid of your columns to ranove a stigma which the natives of the Princi- polity have b rne for centuries ? When the Saxons invaded Enghnd and estab- li.hed a footing on the Island, they applied the ftrman word or Foieign, to the Britons -the otiginal inhabitants of the land and rhat te-m has lieen applied to us ever since. I think it istime we took s eps to have it removed, as far as ws are concerned. We have always felt that the term Welsh, as applied to us, is intended as a slur, and we object ti be stigmatised as foreigners in our own country. A the same time we. ourselves, are much to blame ii this ma'ter, especially in the large towns where, ot our places of worship, we publicly notify them a "Welsh" chapels or churches, as the case nay be. We must work Gut our own redemption and to ro so the Press of the Principality, members of Parliament from Wales, public speakers, school- nasters and teachers must, on every occasion, in or oit of season, ignore the term Welsh as applied ti us. In the Army, in the Navy, and in commerce we hive worthily sustained our part with the English, tie Irish, and the Scot, in extending and oonsoli- dtting the British Empire. As this is a question "frecling about two million pople, I hope you will allow it to be ventilated in pur columns, and I trust that the Press of the lrinoipality, irrespective, of creed, \Ii:l take this irilter up and settle this false description of our ifltionality once for all. Thanking you in anticipation for your courtesy it publishing my letter.—I am, &c., J. EDWARDS. 143, Beaufort-»treet, Chelsea, S.W.
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Family Notices
lilKTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. NOTICES should br sent in on or b<?f< r<- 10 n.m, on THURSDAY to ensure insertion in the next issue. BIBTHS. JONES—On the 1-t inst, at 96,Woo Iland-rc-id,Barry- Dock, the wife of -Nlr Evan Joii, s, a s-)ti. EVANS —On the 3rr! inst, at 46, Pyke-street, B riy Dock, the v ite of Mr James Evans, tailor, of a Son. TRTPP--On the 25th lilt, r., 1, B irwain-strei t, B,i, ry I) ck, the wife of Mr Tripp, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. THOMAS—WOOTON—Oo tie 3 d inst, at %I;! go r Parish Church, by the Vicar, Mr W. J. Thom-iS, of Barry Dock, to Miss Pattie Wo ton, of Magor. MENDUS—JEFFREYS.—On the 18th inst, at Cadox- ton Parish Church, Miss Jeffreys, of Mr Jeffreys, bntchu-, Holton-road, B,d'l) Dock, to Police-constable Mei dus, Cadoxton. DEATHS. LOPGHER—On the 3rd inst, at Carnllwyd, l/anc-ar fail, 1il'Y, the lid"I'(] \it of .\11' R,;ht L ,ug!1,'r. M KKEIIITH—On the 30th ult. :it Barry Dock, Wm. Le» is Meredith, grocer, formerly of Pui to, el o st, >on of Mr Jet kio Meredith, aged 42 it) s. Deeply legr. t ltd. BARTON • -On tho 29tb u't, at 34. Trinity-st>.et, Barry, Mr Tin. Barton, alter a 1 ng illness. Fu'-etal -■! S ■ Ge'Tjre'i. (JILNIIIIT— 0.: •• 30 II UP, ill 35. Gam-street, P., i ) ii uf Mr George Gilb-rt, br ck- 1 iyer, -gt d 10 -non hs PHILLII .S- On ti:e 3rd in^t, at 32. Churchill-terrace, Barry, John Baden, son of Mr J. A. Phillips, labourer, aged four months. KINNERSLEY—O > the 31st ult, at Com t-road, j Cadoxton, Mr W. Kitint r,ley, licensed victualler, aged 75 years. SiNULER—Oo the 31st ult, at 53, Sydenham-street, Balry, Bany Dock, Alice, daughter of Edith S:nglt r, aged one year. BARNETT—Oo the 1st ins:, at 45, Castlel-ind street, Barry I). ck, Ge, rL e Joseph, son of Mr Fiank DŒl1Ltt, coalt,'ifl,owr, ngt'd scven months. HOLE-On the 29th ult, at Llantiithyd, Elizdieth, daughter of )11 Hole, tarn: labourer, agsd 19 year-. BECK—On the 30th ult, at 12, Red brink-cri scent, Ba:ry Island, Dorothy, daughter of Mr Fred Bt ck, tipper, ageti five mouths. GRIFFITHS—On the 29th ult. at 11, Cardiff-road, Cad"\toD, Gwenlli.ri, widow of MrWm Griffiths, coaltrinitio r, ag> d 80 eais. HPARD-OIJ the 27th ult, at Peterstone-sup°r- Ely, Ellen JcUie, wife of Mr Fr.-nk Shepa.d. lab iUivr, • g d 38 ears. MKLVIN —On the 2Sth ult, at 17. Graving Dock- str et, Bairy Dock, Valentine Victor, sou of Mr P.J. Melviu, lipj er. agi d seven months. CANDY-Ou tIll" 28th ult, at 19, Kenilwoith-road, Cadoxtoll; Jane, daughter of Mr Jutnes Candy, carpenter, aged two years.
Glamorgan County Scholarships.
Glamorgan County Scholarships. BAURY SUCCESSES. The following pupils at Barry Board Schools. have gained scholarships tenable at the County School:— BOYS. — Y\. P. Gale, 424 mark", Holton-road School; D P. Wiili .ms, 404. Barry D. imis D tunton, 397, Ba ry Francis Slade. 37S, Kar>y • 1 Samuel T. Seiy, 377, Holton \Y. H. W ail, 376'| Barry Charles Smith and T. H. Harvey, 370 eacl" Holton. -11 GIRLS. —Dal l a Sharpe, 417 marks, Rondll)-'oa i School; Ethel VVebber, 38S, Rornidy-road Libiti Chine, 371, RoiyiiIINI-roii(! Ediih Butcher, 352, Cadnxton Scho 1 Maud M rgan 348, Ron il y- road; Beatrice Ware. 347, Romilly-roid Gwen- dolin Williams, 335, Holton School Alice Hedoon, 332, Romilly-road.
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U ATE PAY E H S 1 N D SCHOOL (Ml''1' CKITICLSM OF FINANCIAL POLICY. BATCH OF RECOMMENDATIONS. T Si c j.d njpp'ing within 'h'-ps't f' rt ight j eonv.-neel under the nuspicf-s of tho B-irry Di— irict Rat"pnypr, AS;I:t:iH.tif,n, \a held at tho o'egont Hall, on Tuesday evening. Thpre w s birge a;tendance as before, and Mr S. R. Jones presided. The business this time was tho consideration of the School Board finances, with icommendations froui a committee of the As- sooiation. The Secretary read a letter from Mr John Lowdoll- 1111 in embers of tlio Board having been invited to be present. The letter stat d that it the Association were able to put forward any clear flllO practical suggestions of iimitino or reducing the cost of the Board's work with- out fit ni•• time reducing the effici'in y of their schools, the B^ard vvculd c-rtiiuly giv<- theii! their fullest consideration. He also sug- gested that it should be a rule with them that, before any fixtures Were ¡j;¡clIs;t>d as tbe expen- ,f tlif, B arrl, the Clerk of the B,ar,j should be first asked to certify that they are correct, as to di-cuss figures which were not i-orrect would be not only a waste of time, bur was extremely unfair to 'he Board. (<. heers.) The onlv members of the Roard present were Dr Lloyd Edwards and Mr John Rees. STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS. My, W. H. Medbmst, as one of tbe members of thp sub committee which had inquired into the Board's finances, briefly placed the follow- ing recomnn ndations before the meeting. l liese were discussed seriatilii 1. That the teaching staff be LOch revised and re-distributed. 2. That no sums above 5s be paid out as petty cash. 3. That the sev ing materials, as far as prac- ticable, be made into saleable articles and sold. 4. Thaf the eTiries of the cieu'cal staff b- discussed, and that one clerk only be retained, Aith a jui i< r tho darit s of the two not to exceed 1:220. 5' Tt at local tradesmen be asked to tench; for all guuds retjuirtd by tbe Board G. That The clerk of wcrks be now dis- charged. 7. The committee noted "itll r, grpr that the B"ard bad bought the oid Metho libt Chapel, Cadoxton, at the price if £ 275. Mr Tom Evans seconded the adoption of the first resolution. Dr Lloyd Edwards, who desired to speak, said that as a niembf-r of the School Board he supposed he was more or less on his defence. Fernaps they would allow him to quote the opinions of a few experts on the work of 'he Barry School Board. Generally speaking, those opinions spoke in high praise of the id mirable work done by the Board, and the enthusiasm of the teachers. Otie Amer jan said that the Barry teachers were Tuor,- Am ri- can than any he hOad met in this country. In the last year's list for Glamorganshire Barry pupils g ine-d 61 p-r cent of maiks, whilst Aberdare had 43'0 per cent. Penarth 41*5, and Cowbridge 25. In the scholarship examination for entrance t the county schools, three out of seven scholarship" for Howell Seliool, Litii,"aff, wi re gained by pupils of Holton Girls' School. That was very creditable, and sl owed that our schools were in a high state of efficiency. One prominent educational expert in Wabs bad said, speaking of their P.T. scheme, "Wales j would owe a debt of gratitude to the Barry Board for badintr the way in this great r, form." He was proud of the fact that their schools were well staffed. One teacher to 37 scholars, which was the present average, was not a bit too much. One fifth of the popula- tion of Barry was at present attending school, and tbit i--c.tint a larger expenditure than in most places, where a much smaller proportion were of school age. He would remind them Iv that the School Board WI fP fullv alive to the necessity of keeping down the rates in these bad times. But they were not going to do this at the expense of efficiency. As an example of the B, ard's great zeal for economy, at the last meeting it had decided to save a consinerable sum by giving up their Evening Continuation Schools. 'I bough he did not agree with that, it was due to a genuine desire not to c.iuse any increased expense. Mr John bees also spoke, and said educa- tional progress was not a case of small profits and quick returns. THE CLERICAL STATE. Resolutions K". 2 and 3 having been ca, ried with little comment, the next resolution was proposed by Mr W. L. Hughes, who declaied it to he un- justifiable that ratepayers' money should he fritterd a, ay to the extent < f f300 a year ni, re than %Nr j, s previously spent. Besides, he should like to know how many hours the Clerk put in each day for the Board, hou many holidays he received in addition to the eight «eeks given teachers, while the question of holiday-giving should not be left entire ly in the hands If the Ct,airiiiati.Mi T. E, ans, in seconding, supported the res, lu I ion because he cllusider, d that the Pi sition of Clef k was made for the man, not the man for the position. (Laughter). The method of appointment was an entire piece of jobbery, while the salary, compaied with Ystrady- fodwy, was PX, rbitant and unjustiifable.—Mr W. r. Medhurst supported it because by adopting it the Board cou d save at least f200 a year.—Mr John Rees (i, ciared that the Trades Council had given him power at the time to vote for the best man, and that was the man who had had the ex- perience—Dr W. Lloyd Edwards I voted for the man who I though fi test for the job.—Mr Lewis asked why the deputy-Clerk should have been given a testimonial recommending him for a much better position tt au Clerk to the B^rry Board it he were not able to fulfil the duties?—Mr W. Cruise said according to ttie rul, In Trades' Unionism the man in the shop who had done the work should get the promotion, and it should have been the same in this cas.The resolution when put to the meeting was carried without a single disseutient. LOCAL TRADE. A resolution in favour of local trad. smen being asked to lender for all goods ordered by the Boaid or its officials was carried unanimously, and with- out discussion. OLD METHO DIM CHAPEL. A resolution expressing regret that the Board had bought the aid Methodist C, apel, in Cadoxton Village, and had paid an ixorl itaut price for it was deterred, pending furth. r inf-rmntion on the sul ject, and another res- lution in f.ivour of the clerk of works being now discharged, was also carried by a large majority. EVENING SCHOOLS—A RECOMMENDATION. Mr J. Cruise, at the close of the meeting, said after what had fallen from the lips of va, ious speakers at the me' ting, he was compelled to move the following r.-solution That this meeting respectfully requests the members of the School Board to re-conblcer their decision re continuation classess, and if possible, to continue the tl ssts during ti e comi) g inter." This decision caused great hardship to hundr, ds of persons who had not had many of the opportunities of education. Mr YV. Cruise seconded the resolution, which was supp; rted by Mr T. Evans. Dr YV. LI yd Edwards, who also supported it, said he would forgive much of what had p.ssi d "t the meeting if they passed that resolution. (Laughter.) The Board had dtcided it on account of the outcry against ii.cn ased expenditure, but he pointed cut ;h^t at the outside these classes would not cost more thau £ 300. This would be covered by a halt-penny rate. Out of all the boards, Barry was the only one who had Lot asked the County Council for permission to carry on the scnools. Toe resolution was then put and can id unani- Imously, the uietting concluding just before eleven o'clock.
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I I SNAP SHOTS. The Trades Congress at Swansea represents one ard a quarter-million of working men. There are about 5,000,000 wo: king men in the kingdom. At a recr-nt Board of Trade examination held at C. t'oiflf. Mr Mil h rp Fielding, Barry, succeeded in obtaining a chief engineer's certificate. The harvest thanksgiving sc rviecq of the Wf s- leyan Chapel, Barry Dock, will take place on Sunday, the 15th inst. At a meeting of the committee, it has been d< cided to hold the annual YVenvoe Horse Show and Ploughing Match at the Garn Farm, on the 16th prox. Mr John Jorne, Temperance Hotel. Barry Island, cr Wednesday tntertaiued to tea 90 child- ren of the Cardiff Union Schools at Ely Down, ou a. hdiday trip. Byles on Bills is a good joke, and yet it is the title of a book written by a legal luminary. Buller on Distress" is another title. This man knew nothing tbout the Barry District Council. Mr Alcwyn Jones, son of Mr John Jones, Holton- road, who has had a very successful collegiate career in prepatation for the Church, each Suuday r, ads the leBons at St. Mary's Church. The miners of South Wales decl are—at least a newspaper says so—that they will throw ov"r the sliding scale next year unless they c.n make advan- tageous terms witt. their employers. Our loquacious friend—Mr Henry Collier—with Mrs Collier, have just removed from Barry, and have pitched their tent under the shadow of the Garth Mountain. Health and long life to them. The Belgian oil-tank steamship Nor-inniore, "ith 39 hands, which left Barry on June 221.d, capsized on a voyage from Batoum to Bombay ic August, and only one escaped death. A bo lerm.iker named Torrington, f,om Mortl- street, arid other Barry Dock people, were among the passengers who spent last Satul day night and Sunday morning on the stranded passenger steanier in the Channel. There are 22 3 per Cf nt. of the popniat ion attCDd- ing school at B irty-a larl-er proportion than at any previous time iu its history, the regularity of attendance being also the highest ever recorded, viz., 85 per cent. The people of Diuas Powis are wise in their generation, and have now followed the example set by Barry Ou Wedmsday the parishioners at- tended in force a special meeting of the Parish Council. Mr J. Thomas, Newton-le-Willows, and brother of Sergeant R. N. Thomas, Barry Dcck, by his prompt action in the streets of Colwyn Bay re- cently saved the lives of two young children in the roadway and in danger of death through a runaway- horse. X ope of the Wesleyan ministers in the Barry district are being removed this) ear. In Penarth the Rev Thomas Hind, Blackpool, has replaced the Rev John Jenkins, Penarth, who has gDue to Taunton, and who will occupy a position relative in importance to that of a bishop in the Anglican Church. The certificate of merit given by the British Homes Assurance Corporation is to be awarded Mr J. Jones, 233, Holton-road, a spare-time agent) who, during the past few weeks has brought £2.000 worth of business to the Association, This is an excellent record, and is an evidence of the energy of the recipient. The editor of To-Jay sends along the following interesting item from the current issue of that journal:—"G<neral Baden-Powell (who is rapidly becoming fit and well again) told an American officer recently that at the tiege of Mafeking he adopted the follow ing scheme to prevent the flash of his guns being seen by brother Boer. He fixed blankets in front of the muzzles of the cannon and fired through them. To use B.-P.'s WOIOS, it played blue blazes with the blankets, but the in- convenient folk outside never could find the guns." A clever and remarkably interesting exhibition is given at the Tivoli Music Hall, London, by two noted Japanese wrestlers of Baritsu," or the art by which i light-weight man may throw the strongest or heaviest opponent, or free himself if suddenly attacked from the most powerful assail- ant. Any member of the audience is requested to try a fall with the g-ntleman, and in every in- stance where it is attempt* d the b Id investigator immediately comes to grief, proving the absolute supremacy of skill as opposed to brute force, how- ever well trained according to our insular ideas. The art is said to be kept a secret in the hands of the Japanese authorities, but it would be well worth the while cf our own police to set to work to discover the secret.
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TOWN & DISTRICT. SUDDEN r'ATH OF A CADOXTON PUBLICAN. Or, Salui,day last Mr W. Kinnersley, landlord of the Three Bells Inn, Cadoxton, whilst walking near Bar.y-roid, was seen to stagger and fall. Dr O Dmnell was among those who rushed to his assistance, but the old man, who was 75 years of age, and a great sufferer from heart diseas-, died in a couple d minutes. No inquest is considered necessary under the citcumstaucee, Dr O'Donnell having been attending the man for several years past. BARRY PRESBYTERIAN FoRWARD MOVEMENT, ERTHYR-STREFT HALL.-Opeli throughout Sun- day and every week evening. A hearty welcome. Free seats. Sankey's hymns. Preacher next Sun. day at 11 and 6.30, Pastor O. Rees. —— BARRY COUNTY SCHOOL. At a meeting of the Glamorgan County Techni- cal Instruction Committee on Tuesday, it was resolved that £ 531 be paid to the Barry County School Governors for the erection of lavatories at the school. MR GEORGE HoBBs begs to intimate to his many friends in Barry that he has left the Windsor Hotel and taken the Plymouth Hotel, Granfetown. Cardiff. CADOXTON BHAKESMAN INJURED. Ttirough a plunger failing to act properly at Cogaii on Tu, sday, A. J. John, a brakesman, living at Cadoxton, and in the employ of the Barry Itail- way Company, met with a serious accident. The plunger came suddenly out of its position, and John fell across the line jut as an empty wagon was being shunted, aid it ran over both his legs. John was immediately placed on an engine and taken to the Barry Accident Hospital, whete be was detained. John lives at 2, Chesterfield-street. GARDENERS AND ALLOTMENT-HOLDERS are re- commended to apply for my new Seed Catalogse for 1901. Speciality in Seecis always fresh. Cata- logues free. \Y. R. HOPKINS Pharmaceutical Chemist, 88, High-street, Barry FOR a good glass of homely Bitter, invigorating Liqu ts, find YVholesome Refreshment when in Caroiff, c.i 11 at the York Hotel (off Custom House. street). Proprietor Mr Ben Jenkins. NOTICE.-Go to HAYNE, 70, Princes-street, Barry, for LIGHT HAULING.
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7 Vale of Glamorgan Show. LOCAL WINNERS. Under the auspices of the Vale of Glamorgan Agricultural Socie y, the tenth anuual show was held at Cowbridge on Tuesday. The weather entries, competitions, and class d exhibits each helped to make the ehow the success it really was, and no effort was spared by the secretary, Mr T. J. oi werth, to this end. The attendance was good. The awards to local exhibitors were CATTLE. HEREFORD BREED. Bull calved in 1898 or'99: 1st and 2nd, \Ym. ( Thomas, The Hayes, Sully. Bull calved in 1900: 2, W. Evans, YVenvoe Bull calf 1 W. Thomas, The Bares. Cow in calf r.r milk 3, D. Jenkins, Fleming- stone Court. ° Heifer calved '99: I, NA-. Thomas. Heifer calf: 1, W. Thomas 2, Thos Evans. SHORTHORN BREED. Bull calf 2, E, Rees, Liaut wit Maj or. Cow in calf or milk 1, R. Thomas, Boverton Place. Heifer calved '99: 1 and 2, R. Thomas. Heifer calved 1900 1 and 2, R. Thomas. Heifer calved 1900 (Dairy Class) 2, J. Griffith., Llancarvan. SPECIAL PRIZES. Pair two-year-old steers: 1, J. C. Thomas, Boverton Court. Pair of cows in calf or milk 3, D. Jenkins. Flemmgstone. Cow two year old heifer, and yearling heifer f 2, D. Jenkins. SHEEP. Any breed yearling ram 1, Thomas Longwool ram lamb I and 2, W. Thomes. Five yearling ewes W. Thomas. Five ewe lambs W. Thomas. > HORSES. Sucker colt J. Rees and Sons, Llantwit-Major. Tw-o-year-obl gelding or mare D. Evans, Caia, St Nicholas. 1 Hunters (brood mare) 3, D. Watts, Tvdraw LI ntrithyd. J CW,Thoma°8Id g6lding °r m&r6 Ij D" VV*tts 2, Open class (mare or gelding, not above 15.2) J C. lhumas. HARNESS. Best harness (mare r gelding): I, D. Evans, Si Nic ola»; 2, T. G. Tibbetts, Barry Dock 1 s Radclifle, St Brides- y 3' 0 p JUMPING. Best jumper 2, F. S. T. Brooks, Royal Hofcl Ca ioxtoti 4. R. Rate iff, Peterston. Champion class 3, F. S. T. Brooks. DAIRY PRODUCE. Lot of cheese 2. Miss Morgan, St Marychurt" Ornamental batter Mise Lougber, Bonvilstor^