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A Voice from the Fountain.
A Voice from the Fountain. MR L. GORDON LENOX, J.P., AND HIS CANDID FRIENDS. INTERVIEWS WITH EMINENT PEOPLE. STRONG EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION. In consequence of the extraordinary at- titude adopted by the "Glamorgan Times" towards gentlemen who are members of the Pontypridd School Board, but who are not Welsh speaking Welsh Nationalists, we have felt it to be our duty to interview the most eminent people we could think of in order to ascertain their opinions as to the position of Mr Lenox and Mr McClune in regard to the question of the longevity of iheCambnnn /tongue. The first gentleman who was waited upon by our special correspondent was the Sultan of Turkey, who declared that Mr Lenox and Mr McClune could not possibly discharge their duties towards the ratepayers of Pon. typridd unless, or until, they had mastered the intricacies of the Welsh language. In proof of this assertion he pointed out that while Mr Samuel Evans, of Carnarvon, was, owing to his knowledge of the Welsh lan- guage, an exceedingly successful Pasha at Cairo, his other friend, Mr John Littlejohns, of Ferndale, was, owing to is being an En- glishman, fired by a consuming ambition to wrijte books of Tory fiction rather than be content to remain a Tory club manager and lecturer in the Principality of Wales. Asked if lie had read Mr Littlejohns' des- cription of the Tylorstown Congregational minister, the Sultan evasively replied that his librarian had neglected to turn the leaves down at that point, but that his attention had been called to the statesmanlike sugges- tipn made in the book that a law should be passed to prevent French onion men going to Ferndale. In reply to .further questions, the Sultan said he had not read the con- text, because he had had enough after read- ing that one sentence. He would have asked his friend Lord Salisbury what his opinion was about the book, had it not been for the fact that owing to the Armenian difficulty they had not been very friendly of late. The only thing he was certain of was that, in the words of the "Glamorgan Times," we have Englishmen on our Boards who, although capable and honest men, are not, and cannot be, as earnest in the retention of the old language as those who breathe their native air in wild Wales." Breathing was essential to success in any branch of life, and to enable a man to blow hot and cold with one mouth there was no air like that of Wild Wales, and there was no mutton like Welsh mutton. The Sultan then profoundly salaamed and retired. The next eminent man whom our ubi- quitous" reporter button-holed was Presi- dent Kruger, who was in the act of scanning the rough proof of our report of the St. David's Day dinner in Johannesberg. The President had a long clay pipe in his hand, one end of which—the pipe, not his hand-- was in his mouth. On being approached, the President spat on the ground by way of preparation for the. interview. When asked his opinion about the startling ar- ticle in the "Glamorgan Times," the Presi- dent again spat upon the ground and, after a moment's pause, truthfully declared, like an honest Boer, that he had not seen it. "Mr Lenox I know, and Mr McClune I have heard of," said the great man, but who in the editor of the 'Glamorgan Times' you speak of?" Our reporter replied that the editor of that wonderful paper was a dis- tinguished linguist who knew at least four languages, viz., those of Leeds, Bradford,1 Huddersfield, and Sheffield; who in his last week's issue "enclosed" a "fair sample of .• £ ,'HWr- ■»'. ■ ■ •' the style in which so-called Irish leaders address audiences in England," and who proved his capacity for criticising people who were ignorant of the Welsh language by giving in the same issue the following brand new quotation of an evergreen Welsh motto-" Rhyddid i bob barn, ac i bob barn ei lafar." The President promptly replied that he would draw the attention of the Boer Parliament to the absolute nece3s\y of securing the services of such an authority on languages for the purpose of acting as interpreter between him (President Kruge:) and Mr Chamberlain on his forthcoming visit to England. He was of the opinion that a man who could, in a Tory pape-, so lucidly prove that the coal trade was getting worse under a Tory Government, would be a most valuable assistant in rege- lating mining matters in the Transvaal. But first of all he would respectfully ask the great man to reform the London daily papers, and especially the "Times," a-g, ow- ing to the absence of a Welsh editor of un- doubted Tory proclivities, that paper was lamentably deficient in its local news and re- ports of smoking concerts in Buluwayo. "Then," continued the reporter, "what is your opinion about the qualifications of Mr Lenox and Mr McClune for seats on the Pontypridd School Board?" "Bother Mr Lenox and Mr McClune," replied the Presi- dent. Mr Joseph Chamberlain wa3 the next great man wnom our representative hunted up. The moment Mr Chambeiiain under- stood that he was about to be asked to ex- press an opinion upon the policy of the Pontypridd Tory paper, he declt red that ho was already sufficiently burdened with the cares of State, and hurriedly left his resi- dence by the back door in orde. to present himself in the House of Commons. What cared he for the fate of the Unionist mem- bers on the Pontypridd School Board, so long as he had two or three little wars in hand? Dr. Jameson did not care to express an opinion about anybody else's affairs, as hh own case was now sub judice."
TALK IN THE TRAIN.
TALK IN THE TRAIN. I (By Yma-ac Acw Junior.) The talk 13 that the members of the Treorky Royal Choir enjoyed themselves more thoroughly in London during the last visit than even during the few days subse- quent to the visit to Windsor. They saw "life" and enjoyed it, but maintained the unblemished reputatation of the choir and the honour of Gwalia gwlad y gan." For instance, they not only sang at three services on Suuday, and had a peep, many of them, at "ffair Jewin on Sunday night, but they prepared for the Sunday duties by healthy recreation on Saturday, Several of them went to the Agricultural Hall to see the bicycle contests on Saturday. They saw the lady riders in all the glory of the bloomer costume, and they helped in cheerins- the local riders, Michael and Linton, as they kept up their respective championships. I I don't know whether Mr J. George is related to Mr Lloyd George, M.P, but, in any event, the descriptive powers of the two are about on a par as regards pic- turesqueness. We all know how the M.P. can indulge in word-painting. Well, just follow me in repeating J. G.'s account of a bicycle match and a football match :— "Exciting! why, yes. I never saw any- thing like it in my life. The wheel was slanting 60 degrees,like this,and yet he kept going. But, dangerous, no a bicycle race is not like a football match. In a bicycle race they run to win, but in a football match they kill the other side. If I knocked a man down in the street I would be immediaely locked up in the police station, but when you kick a man to death in a football match, all you have to say is I beg your pardon,' and it's all right." I Another member of the party who atten- ded the same cycle outing eloquently dwelt upon the healthful character of cycling as a sport. Seren wiw he said, What if you saw Linton polishing two pounds of beef before he went on the track?" I don't know whether my friend was then referring to Linton's preparation for a 24 hours match, or whether his surprise at the feat of the champion did not magnify the weightof the meat. It .tt Sunday night is always the time for a Welsh re-union in London, and this particu- lar Sunday night was no exception to the rule. When we got home to Jones' Hot-! we found ourselves surrounded by five Lo i- don milkmen who formeay were members of the Tieorky Choir, and irom four to five smart young ladies who were in service 3t one of the West End clubs, and who are natives of the Royal borough of Treorkv. After much hand shaking it was only natural that the members' of the choir should po ir forth their souls in a gush of song, and the singing was delightiul. Mr John De*- onald sang his favourite solo, and the glor- ious old hymns o fWales echoed in the mgM air of Pall Mall until some of the West E id swells must have imagined an angelic cho r from the land of the golden harps w^e floating in the mist above Lorvrion town. By the bye, the London milk trade see te to have a special at;tractlon for Treor.y boys, and it was a source of delight to thou- sands of Welsh people to see Mr John Geo -go and his friend Mr Ap Rhys gadding gailv about in a milk cart during their stay in the Metropolis. It seems they were thor- oughly initiated into the mysiories of the trade, for they afterwards declared it was a far easier job than putting coal, as there was nothing to do except to take the milk can? I around in the morning and fetch them again in the afternoon. One of the wags of the choir suggested that the new firm should be called the Royal Treorky Milk Company. Some members of the cho r lost their w iy in returning from the Crystal Palace 0;1 Saturday night. They took the wrong train and, consequently, had to wal' several mil.^s after the busses had ceased running. It was feared that one was completely lost for he did not turn up at Lis hotel the whole night. A party of explorers headf-d by Mr Salathiel and Mr Anennn Edwa^d? went out at two o'clock in '.lie morning to search for the prodigal son, I ut neither the policemen in the Strand, nor the soldiers on duty in front of the Prince of Wales' resi- dence had see nthe lost Welshman. So the search party had to ret in- disconsolate. Next day the lost Treorkyite pt. i. in an ap- pearance and confessed that he first of all had lost his way, but then ha I fc und anot'iu- Treorkyite who took him tc 4 Le house >f relative and there he had front the night unconscious of the commotion which bi!' disappearance had caused among his com- rades. One of the members of the choir was in- vited to tea by a Battersea f<- end, and went by train, chattering gaily to his host on the journey. When the train arrived at i's destination the host (Mr Merlin Morgan, the celebrated pianist) sudd-niv exclaim" Dyma'r station, fachgen; web di yr enw." The visitor looked out through the car- riage window and was thunderstruck at sow- ing that the largest sign in the station was, Home for Lost Dogs." My friend Mr Maroney Samuel was u,,icti surprised to find that his fame had pre- ceded him to London, and that everybody of any importance knew him as the origira. author of the famous words with which Stan- ley greeted Livingstone when he discovert d him in Africa-" Where I am i.ow 1" « » » Mr Todd Jones' fame, as the newly re- covered tenor, had preceded him to Bt"ol, and it is decidedly satisfac.t). to find that an expectant audience dem. ccd to hear "the boy tenor," and that wher. they had heard him they were delighted. Perhaps I had better not inter into detail about what some of the boys did in the exuberance of their spirits Vi e»i they put pokers *j the beds of those hn retiitM to rest at a late hour, and paper in the tuflQ cf the boots of those who did 11)t get up early Yet, there are some stories wh .ch deserve a little daylight, and to thoso I hope to re- turn next week.
CAERPHILLY CHEESE-BITS.
CAERPHILLY CHEESE-BITS. (By Cosvn.) The fair question has again fairly over- come the fairest of all questions at piesent at the "fayre olde citie." The Goliaths cf the position have had their fair say on this faiiy question, and they are well :,vare ere rov7 that they have fared badly in their strenuous opposition to the removal of the fpirs from the streets of the tovo to the meadow prepared for their future destination The town and district are new placarded with posters announcing thai the rext fair will be held on Tonvfelin Field when prizes will be given for the best entire horses and otrer animals. Also a monthly markst will be held at the same place. Bravo! Lin- Coin's Inn. 0! ye Gods, c Oiij-i-io where ye are." David with a little quill. Not bigger than a feather, Has knocked "Goliath" 1.:1 il.e gr.»nnd, As dead as any wether rublic opinion is fairly in or r of the cotp de main as the next fair (especially ■v it I, the great number of cllFre Worses 'hat c? per through the streets) is a scurce of great danger to the public that attend. S^eral serious accidents ha- last year thrnugh the spirited caprices of these in- crsed animals in the streets, and their new rendezvous will no doubt be appreciated btvih by exhibitors and visi'ors alike. Tonyfelin meadow is convcr.ioii-'J" situ- ated being in a parallel witli the ctrlre of the town. The main entrance will be op- pofite the main entrance "0 the castle in C-istle Street. There will als > be entr Lces ficm Bedwas Road which are fittsd up with 1-nge wooden doors. The meai ) v is now a fit and proper person to hold the fair in U.-N el all over and covered witi isbes, and is are.
CREDITORS' MEETING AT PONTYPRIDD.
CREDITORS' MEETING AT PONTYPRIDD. A meeting of the creditors of. Anthony T. Tho- mas, painter and decorator, 32, TV? Street, Pon- typridd, was held on Monday at the offices of the Official Receiver at Merthyr. The statement of affaxs showed gross liabilities amounting to £ 170 2s 6d. The liabilities to raak for dividend amounted to B157 3s 7d. After satisfying pre- ferential claims for B52 17s M, tlwrfl remained only lid of assets available tor dift/ibntion; there being a deficiency theref.vo of £ 137 4s 2d. R. M. Burge, 2. St. John's S^ui-re, Cardiff, for best class Fish, Poultry, Game, etc. Kat. Tele- phone 703.
t PONTYPRIDD SCHOOL BOARD.…
t PONTYPRIDD SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly meeting of the Pontypridd School Board was held at the Board's Offices, Gelli- waatad-road, Pontypridd, on Tuesday. There were present Mr James Richards (in the chair), the Revs T. P. Thomas and J. R. Jones, Messrs David Leyshon, E. W. Thomas, Philip Jones, L. Gordon Lenox. r A communication was received from the Edu- cation Department approving of the proposed site of the new schools in the Lan Wood. The department was prepared to recommend the Public Works Loan Commissioners to lend a sum of money for the purchase of the site, but deemed it advisable to defer making the recommendation until the Lords Commissioners had further approved of the plans, specifications, and cost of the buildings.- The letter was referred to the building committee. A letter was read fiom the Treasury in refe- rence to the proposed award of compensation, under the Local Government Act, to Mr Thomas Thomas, clerk to the Eglwysilan School Board, and Mr H. S. Davies, clerk to the Llantwit Vardre School Board. The Lords Commissioners bad decided that Mr Davies was entitled to a compensation allowance of X9 per annum, pay- able by the Pontypridd Board, as from the date when his loss of emolument under the new arrangement took plwce. The letter further stated that they had received a letter from Mr Thomas stating that that gentleman had devoted his whole time to the duties of his office, and, therefore, claimed X4 3s 4d as an annual compen- sation. The Clerk explained that the Commissioners had at one time deducted one-fourth of the com- pensation, as he had not devoted the whole time to his duties. Mr Thomas had devoted his whole time to his duties of late years. On the motion of Mr Lenox, it was resolved that the clerk should reply to the Commissioners confirming Mr Thomas's letter. The Chairman drew the attention of the Board to the action of several head teachers ordering the apparatus needed for their schools. He (the chairman) was of the opinion that all apparatus necessary at the schools should be ordered direct from the clerk.—The chairman's suggestion was agreed to. Permission was given the master of the Haw- thorn Schools to close the schools on Thursday evening next in order to attend a conference of the National Union of Teachers to be held at Brighton on Saturday next. The Clerk was also instructed to inform all head teachers to close the schools the same evening.
THE HEAD MASTERSHIPS OF GRAIG…
THE HEAD MASTERSHIPS OF GRAIG AND TREFOREST. Letters of thanks were read from Mr Edgar Jenkins, Cilfynydd, and Mr D. Chubb, Treforest, for having been appointed head masfiers of Graig and Treforest schools respectively.
THE ACCIDENT AT PWLLGWAUN.
THE ACCIDENT AT PWLLGWAUN. A letter was read from the Rev Mr Griffiths, vicar of Pontypridd, with reference to the recent accident to a boy named Roberts by the falling of a gate at Pwllgwaun Schools. He (the vicar) had been asked by the parents to write and ask if the Board could not compensate them in any way. The Clerk informed the Board that they had no right to spend money for such a purpose, and, on the suggestion of the chairman, it was resolved that Mr Milton Jones (the clerk) shoald write a letter of sympathy with the parents.
THE TREASURER'S SALARY.
THE TREASURER'S SALARY. Mr R. A. Lewis, treasurer, wrote applying for JE50 salary.-The matter was deferred in order that the clerk might be able to make an inquiry whether the Board were liable to pay a treasurer's salary.
ANOTHER PRECEPT ISSUED.
ANOTHER PRECEPT ISSUED. A precept was issued by the Board for £4,000 on the overseers to cover expenses for the ensuing half-year. This will mean a rate of 6 1 d in the E.
PANIC AT FERNDALE.
PANIC AT FERNDALE. EXPLOSION IN AN INFANT'S SCHOOL. What might have been a very serious disaster, and as it was caused considerable excitement and alarm, occurred on Monday afternoon in the North Street Infant Schools, Ferndale. The little ones were busy at their lessons without any any thought of danger, when a loud and startling explosion took place in the schoolroom, which was speedily filled with smoke. The youngsters were, naturally, much alarmed, and the excite- ment was communicated to the groups of parents, who were gathered outside waiting for their children. Fortunatelv. no cne was in the slightest degree injured, and the alarm speedily subsided. It is impossible to say how the explosion occurred, but it is surmised that, by some unexplained means, some gunpowder must have got into the coals used in the schools, and, this becoming ignited, exploded.
MR TENNfSON SMITH AND HIS…
MR TENNfSON SMITH AND HIS WORK. The people of Pontypridd and district will in a few days have the rare opportunity of hearing the above ereat orator advocating the principles of total abstinence. It is evident from press notices that Mr Smith has already attained to the very first rank of temperance reformers. The Church Advocate," referring to him, says: — "A gentleman of fine presence and finished elocutionary pnwer, he carried the whole audience by storm." The "Leicester Free Press" says; — "Mr Smith has a talent and style that captivates; hence the audience were taken from grave to gay in quick transitions, now moved to tears and anon convulsed with merriment." The Christian Million," speaking of his tour in Australia, says In the large cities great preparations were made for his visit. Splendid processions for a quarter to half a mile in length escorted him from the railway station or his host's residence to the hall. Some of the largest buildings were not only packed, but hundreds were turned away nightly. The utmost enthusiasm prevailed, and frequently, at the close of his im- passioned utterances, the audience has arisen en masse and given vent to their excitement by a ringing cheer." A New Zealand weekly says :—" As a tempe-- rance advocate, Mr E. Tennyson Smith is head and shoulders above any others who have visited us, and is as far ahead of other temperance advocates as W. Ewart Gladstone is ahead of New Zealand's foremost politician." The Christian Globe," speaking of the lec- turer's Colonial tour, says :—" He travelled over 50,000 miles, delivered over 1,500 lectures, &c., and secured over 32,000 signatures to the pledge." The "Woman's Signal" (Feb. 20th, 1896 says:—" Mr Tennyson Smith's experiences in the contests with the liquor traffic in the Colonies have transformed the man and his work, and it was realised immediately after his return to England, about a year ago, that be was a temperance reformer of a most advanced type. A hearty reception was accorded him in London on his arrival, and subsequently, in his native town of Birmingham, a splendid reception was given him by leading temperance people; later on, a formal welcome at the church which for many years he had been a member. He has been busily engaged lecturing ever since his arrival (excepting the summer months), and the success attending his missions has been phenomenal; in almost every instance numbers have been turned away nightly from the principal it < n tW gspeotive towns visited, thousands of pledges h ave been secured, the organisation strengthened and the workers enthused." I Undoubtedly the Christian Churches and tem- perance workers in general will not lack in their support and co-operation during the forthcoming visit of Mr Smith to Pontypridd.
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