The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

PONTYPRIDD LICENSING SESSIONS. _J Tlia adjourned Licensing Sessions for the Ponty- ) pridd Petty Sessional Division was held on Wed- nesday, the magistrates in attendance being Mr J. Ignatius Williams (stipendiary). Alderman H. Naunton Davies, Alderman Richard Lewis, Mr T. P. Jenkins, Dr Hunter, Dr Parry, Dr Hamien I Williams, Dr Ivor Lewis, and Messrs D. L'ewelyn, T. Jones, D. W. Davies, P. J. Dunn, E. John, and E. Edwards Seven applications were to be made for new licences, but of these three-the Commercial Hotel, Cilfynydd; Stanley Hotel, Stanleytown; and the refreshment-rooms at the Porth Railway Station- had been refused at previous Sessions. Last year, however, a licence for the Commerc'al was granted, but it was refused at Neath. Three 01 licences and two billiard licences were also to be applied for. The proceedings created the usual interest, and as in former years all applications were op. posed by Mr W. Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., {instruc- ted by Mr Donald Maclean, solicitor, Cardiff), on behalf of the Pontypridd and Rhondda District Temperance Defence League, which waa represent- ed in court by the Rev W. Morris; Pontypridd, president; Alderman J. Jones Griffiths, Penygra:g, secretary; Rev W. Charles, Treorky; D. G. Ev- ans, Heolfach; W. Rees, Rhondda; M. Jones, Tynewydd; W. Lewis, Cwmpark; J. Williams, Hafod; J. and M. Davies, Treharbert; Barac Rees, Llantrisant; O. H. Hughes, Pontygwaith; and others. Cause of Sunday Drinking. At the commencement of the proceedings, and whilst the licences against which there had been convictions were being renewed, Mr Donald Mac- lean referred to convictions against houses under the Sunday Closing Act, and asked that the Bench, in oases where offences" were continuous, and where the publicans expressed very little re- I gard to the decisions of the Bench, should mark their disapproval by withdrawing the seven days' licence an dgranting only six. The Stipendiary stated that the Bench quite agreed with that, but as far as their experience went they attributed drunkenness on Sundays to the existence of clubs. Several cases had been placed before them, and it appeared that men at. tending these clubs left with bottles of spirits in their possession. Commercial Inn, Cilfynydd. The first application heard was that in respect ¡ of the Commercial Inn, Cilfynydd, which was made on behalf of Mr John Evans, the owner, by Mr S. T. Evans M.P. (instructed by Mr E. WiL v liams, of the firm of Messrs Williams and Davies. Opposition was offered by Mr W. D. Benson and Mr Rhys Williams (instructed by Mr Gerald Bruce, of the fir mof Messrs Walter Morgan, Bruce and Co.), on behalf of the owners and ten- ants respectively of the Cilfynydd, Albion, and Richards Hotels, and also by Mr W. Bowen Row- lands. Mr ,S. T. Evans explained that the bench granted the application last year, but that it was refused at the confirmatory sessions at Neath. No reason was. given, and one was left in the dark as to why the licence was not confirmed. Possibly it was because Mr Evans, who was the proprietor of a hotel at Penygraig, had another year to run of the lease of that house. The circumstances were now, however, different, and if the licence were granted Mr Evans would be prepared to go at once into the hotel. The figures relative to population and houses were practically the same j as last year, and he assumed that the bench would adhere to their decision of last year. Mr T. R. Phillips, architect, Pontypridd, produced the plants and stated that the number of houses in the place was 613, an increase of five above last year, the population being 3.984. The existing three houses were tied to the same brewery. Cross-examined: He did not know that there were 49 houses unoccupied, neither did he know that a large bar at the Cilfynydd Inn had been I closed for a considerable time. Witness held thit an additional house was badly wanted for commer- cial and other accommodation, but this was ridi- cuied by Mr Bowen Rowlands, who strongly con- tended that ample accommodation was provided by the existing houses. Mr John Evans, the applicant, stated that the house would bs free. No further evidence was given, but Mr Rowlands added that resolutions had been passed by the inhabitants against grant- ing another licence for the place. The opposing counsel having spoken, the Bench retired, and up- on returning into court the Stipendiary stated that the licence would be granted. I Porth Refreshment Rooms. ) Mrs J. D. Gunn, tha well-known iefreshment caterer on some of the Taff Yale Railway stations, again applied for a licence for a refreshment Room, proposed to ba built at the Porth Railway Station. The application, which has been refused twice, was made by Mr S. T. Evars. M.P., and Mr Rhys Williams (instructed by Messrs Ingledew and Son, Cardiff), and opposed by Mr W. Bowen Rowlands, on behaJf of the Temperance League and by Mr W. D. Benson (instructed by Mr Edward Wil- liams, of the firm of Messrs Williams and Davies, Pontypridd), on beha'f of Mr Nicholas Llewelyn, tenant of the Porth Hotel. Mr Rhys Williams, addressing the Bench in support of the application, stated that Mrs Gunn had kept refreshment-rooms at Cardiff, Merthyr, Pontypridd, and Abercynon I Stations for many years, and no complaint had keen made as to the' way in wh'ch they were kept. Last year there were no serious objections raised against the plans, but in previous years nbieetions were made because it was proposed to have the refreshment rooms on the down phtfo m and also in theex rating bu ldings, which wculd lessen the accommodation. The present plans, liowever, showed that there would be incr as d platform accommodation, and also a coverel ver- I andah of 85 feet, which would be a distinct banefit to the travelling public. The propo e l rooms would contain a first and second-class refreshment- room, 15 feet by 16 feet; thir-c'ass refreshment, room, 30 feet by 11 feet 3 inches; dining-room, 21 feet by 13 feet; a'so kitchens and cel'ar, the fetal coal beift £1800. Mrs Gutuji would pay a 0 rental of 4 per cent., or L75 per annum, to the I company, which would not participate in the pro- fits. A footbridge was also being built for the ao- I commodation of the increasing population on the 1 Porth Estate on the north side of the station, and the delay in proceeding with it hid been caused owing to the difficulty of getting iron and the re- cent strike. The Barry Railway traffic to the station was increasing considerably, and Portli was a very important interchange stal ion, the total number of passengers book ng to and from the place and passing through it during the past year II being803,179, which showed a considerable increase over previous years. Mr G. T. Sbbering, the Taff Vale Company's engineer, submitted plans of the proposed rooms, and showing the alterations to the platform, which would be lengthened by 35 feet, and a footbridge which was now being erected to the north side of the station. 1 Mr Gibbon, station master at Porth, stated that the daily trains to the station were—Barry trains. 6; to-and-fro Rhondda Fach, 18; to-ancl- fro Rhondda Fawr, 20; to-and-fro Pontypridd 20. Witness also produced petitions in favour of the licence, containing SOu signatures. Mr Rowlands: That's a very small regiment out of 803,000, isn't it? (Laughter.) Would the verandah be an improvement? ) Witness: Yes. Then why don't the company put it up now? (Laughter.) By Mr Benson: Passengers were allowed to leave the station to get refreshments in houses near the station, but they were stopped last week. Replying to Mr Rhys Williams witness stated that the rule not to allow passenger to leave the station per refreshments twas Hreilaxjed because there were no refreshment rooms on the station. Evidence was given by Mr Clarke, Taff Vale Company's auditor; Mr W. Marshall, commercial traveller, Merthyr; and Mr Walker Simpson, oil merchant, Cardiff; the two last named dealing with the inconvenience caused to passengers who I' had to wait at the station because no refreshments were available at the station. Mrs Gunn, the applicant produced the agiee- I ment, and replying to Mr Rowlands, stated it was different to the one produced last year, which provided that the company would get so much up- on her takings. The agreement produced, how- ever, provided that she should pay a rent of 275 to the company, who would have no share of the I takings. Mr Rowlands effectively addressed the Bench I against the application, and called Mr W. Thom- as, Porth Shop, who submitted resolutions car- I ried at nine different places against the applica- tion. Mr Rhys Williams explained that passengers ¡' were stopped going out of the station last week because of the structural alterations which were made. The Bench retired for a few minutes/and again refused to grant the application. Park Hotel, Cwmpark. Messrs W. D. Benson and Rhys Williams ap- plied for a provisional licence for a house known as the Park Hotel, Cwmpark. Ppposition to this came from various quarters, Mr Bowen Row- ¡ lands opposing for the Temperance League, Mr C. J. Jackson for the owners of the Cwmdare Inn, Mr Ingledew (Cardiff) for the Ocean Colliery Co., and Mr James Phillips, Pontypridd, for the Pen- I gelli Hotel. The premises, it was stated, had cost about 23,000, and would be provided with electric light. Mr R. J. Rhys, coroner for the 11 district, supported the application, and referred to the inconvenience caused because there was no suitable place in Cwmpark to hold inquests. I Mr Jackson: Do you approve or disapprove of I' holding inquests at public-houses? Mr -Rhys I don't care where they are held. I have held them in police courts. Mr Jackson: You prefer holding your inquests in public houses? Mr Rhys: I have no feeling in the matter. Further evidence having been given, the Bench granted the application, the Stipendiary stating that the bench desired him to bring to the notice of licensed holders that they are bound to supply I reasonable refreshments to travellers at all times. They didn't fulfil their duties in simply supplying ale. Licensed houses were really refreshment t houses, and travellers were entitled to tea, coffee, ham, etc. This, however, was a duty which was entirely ignored by licence holders in colliery dis- tricts. He read in the newspaper the other day that a licence had been absolutely refused because I the licensed holder would not supply tea. Mr Rowlands That is so. Application Refused. Mrs Elizabeth M. Botterill applied for the provi- sional removal of the licence of the Rock and J Castle, Pentyrch, to the Creigiau Hotel, near the Oreigiau Station of the Barry Railway. Mr Rhys Williams"appeared for the applicant, and the only opposition came from Mr Bowen Rowlands on be- half of the Temperance party. The application was refused. Double Licence Granted. Mr Rhys Williams applied for a double licence for the Castell Mynach Inn, Llantrisant, on behaJf of Mrs Mary Lane. The application was granted. Gordon Hotel, Ton. Mr Rhvs Williams applied for a provisional licence for a new hotel, to be called the Gordon Hotel, Ton. Pentre, tTig" applicant being Mrs Mar- garet Jones. Mr Bowen Rowlands opposed. The Bench granted the licence. Application Withdrawn. The application for a provisional licence for a house proposed to be known as the Stanley Hotel, Stan'eytown, was withdrawn.

YSTRAD RHONDDA. A large number of workmen employed at the Gelli Collieries (Messrs Cory Bros.. and Co., Lim- ited) have signified their intention of adopting tha scheme of the Board of Management of the Mon- mouthshire and South Wales Miners' Permanent Provident Fund, and it is expected that a ballot will shortly be taken on the question. )

LuCAL NEWS, I rONTYPRIDD. I For Best and Cheapest Working Boota at j 3s. lid., 41. 6d., 48. lid., and 5s. lid., o ) to Davies's, Free Press Buildings, 23, Taff Street, Pontypridd. The voters' lists of the parishes of Pontypridd, Llantwit Fardre, Llanfabon, and portions of Ys' rad yfodwg and Llanwonno parishes, within the East Glamorgan Parliamentary Division, were revised by Mr Arthur Lewis, B.L., at the Pontypridd Police Court on Saturday. There was a large num- ber of claims put in by the Conservatives as well as the Liberal party, the former being represented by Mr Jeffery and the latter by Mr Charles Morgan A emarkable featue of the court was the question- able evidence given in support of claims put in by the Conservative party. In one case, that of ft man named Phillpot, of Blaenllechau, Mi- Saift Thomas was put on oath and swore that the claimant had occupied the rooms for the qualifying period. The assistant oversers denied this, as also did Mr Char-as Morgan. The Barrister temporarily ad- journed the case, and subsequently, after lie had made inquiries into the matter and found that the overseers were right, reprimanded Mr Thomas and told him he could go. Mr Thomas still persisted in saying that his evidence was correct and that there was a mistake somewhere. The Central Stores, Taff Street. He or she who is good adores, Go to Harris of the Central Stores. TREFOREST. The annual tea in connection with the Wesleyan Band of Hope of Treforest was held on Thursday evening last in the schoolroom. The tables, which were very tastily decorated, were presided over by the Misses S. A. Stock, Gwen Phillip. Mrs Tettsel, and others. After tea the t:ibes were cleared away and games were carried on for a considerable time. His Groceries and Provisions you'll attest, To be the very Cheapest and the Best. On Saturday last the match Treforest Rangers v. Llantwit was played on the grounds of the for- mer team. The teams were not very evenly match- ed the Llantwit lot being; < much heavier lot than their opponents. The game was of a scrambling nature throughout, and was mostly confined to the forwards. The Rangers are to be complimented for making such a stand as they did against such a heavy team. The game ended in favour of Llantwit, who won by one goal to nil. The re- feree was Mr D. Davies, Llantwit, whose ruling was regarded by the spectators as anything but fair. Go to Harris for Butter ani Cfcoew, The Stock that he keeps every palato will pleNe, Control fltoros, Pentypriii. Throughout this week special prayer meetings have been held at Calvary English Baptist Chapel. The meetings were presided over by the Rev E. Lewis, pastor of the chapel. Most of them were very well attended by the members of the church and outsiders. Special preaching services will be held on Sunday next, when sermons will be de- livered by the Rev E. Rowe Evans, of Neath. The Saturday evening entertainments, which were such a success last winter, will be commenced on Saturday evening next, under the auspices of the Treforest Male Voice Society at the Ebenezer Hall. An excellent programme of music has been got up, and it is to be hoped they will meet with the same good results as those of last year. On Saturday evening last a 120 yards running match took place on the Treforest Running Grounds between Tom Davies, of Taff's Well, and W. Humphries, of Caerphilly/for JB5 a side. The course was thronged with people, who mostly favoured Davies. However, the race ended in a win for Humphries, who came in in front of Dav- ies a yard and a half. On Tuesday last the mortal remain of the late Mr T. Williams, an old inhabitant of Treforest, were laid to rest at the Ebenezer Independent Chapel, Rhvdfelen. The deceased gentleman, who died rather suddenly at his residence in River Street, had been ailing for a considerable period. The funeral cortege was a very large and respect- able one. The Rev D. G. Evans, Rhydfelen, offi- ciated at the church, and graveside. The deceased gentleman was 68 years of age. ABERCYNON. On Saturday last Abercynon football club played Williamstown, when good play was noticed on both sides. Abercynon played with two men short -the full back and a forward. The former's place was filled by the reserve man, T. Wiltsh re who played exceedingly well. Of the two packs Abercynon was undoubtedly the best which com- prised G. Paget, P. C. Dalby, Colliers, and others. The two halfs played a very smart game, and fed their threequarters splendidly. H. Johnson was the best of the quartette. The scores were: — Williamstown, 1 goal, 1 try; Abercynon, 1 try.

The first sessional meeting of the Baptist. Unioi. held at Nottingham on Wednesday, under the pre- sidency of the Rev Samuel Vincent, of Plymouth, was devoted to the inaugural address, on the sub. ject of "Christian Life." The Rev J. A. Shakes- peare, M.A., of Norwich, was elected general sec- retary in succession to Dr Booth. I A young man named Stead was taking a ljiors3 and cart over a level crossing at Canton, Cardiff, on Wednesday, when the Milford express ran in- to them, and they were both killed, the Jaodieis ,b3- ing dreadfully mangled.

LIBERALISM IN SOUTH GLAMORGAN. I tALDERMAN WALTER MORGAN AT TON. GWYNLAIS. In connection with the series of meetings which have been arranged for the winter months a pub- lic meeting of Liberals was held in the Board schools, Tongwynlais, on Tuesday evenirg. Mr J. Lewis presided, and there was a large attendance. Alderman Walter H. Morgan, accompanied by Mrs Walter Morgan and Mr Morgan Thomas, was accorded a cordial reception. The Chairman, in opening, said he was proud of the opportunity of meet ng Alderman Morgan foi the first time. He believed he was the right gen- tleman to take up their cause In the division, and he was sure that, with united action, the seat would be won back to Liberalism at the next Election. I (Cheers.) Mr Morgan Morgan dealt with the work of the present Government. A great deal was said about Major-Wyndham Quin making a large number of attendances in the House of Commons during ths past session. He (the speaker) found upon infor- mation to hand that out of a possible 310 divisions he had taken part in 151, being 74 less than in 1897. He thought it would be well to examine I how the gallant major had voted upon some im- portant matters wh ch had been before the House. In March last he voted against Mr Strachey's motion in favour of placing village or parochial charities under the control of the parish council. (Shame.) In June Mr J. A. Pease moved an ) amendment in favour of the reduction of the duty ) upon tea from fourpencei to twopence. Major Wyndham-Quin voted against this also, and in re- gard to Mr Herbert Lewis's amendment to the Ad- dress, on the ground that the claims of Wales had not been considered, the major was absent. In conclusion he urged upon the Liberals the necessity of organising their forces. (Cheers.) Alderman Walter Morgan upon^ising was well received. He said that the foreign policy of Lord Salisbury had been weak and vacillating. It had seriously affected British trade and influence, es- pecially in regard to Madagascar, Tunis, Siam, and I China. His lack o fcourage had enabled the Sul- I tan o fTurkey to continue his barbarities upon the poor Armenian Christians and the defeat of Greece in her just claims on behalf of Crete. With regard to the home policy of the Government, it was one of retrogression. Their Agricultural Rating Act meant the handing over of a million and a half of public money to the landowners, which would not benefit the tenant farmer, for the reduction in the rates would be an excuse for the withholding of abatements and the raising of rents. In the Irish Local Government Bill they adopted the same policy by handing over 2300,000 to the landown- ers, in order to secure their approval of the meas- ure. Major Wyndham-Quin the other day, con- gratulated his Government upon having fulfilled half their promises. (Laughter.) He should like to know very much by what rule of arithmetic the gallant major arrived at such a conclusion-(Iaugh- ter)—especially when examining the profuse elec- I tion address of Mr Balfour, which contained some, thing like eighteen promises. He trusted the Lib- I erals of South Glamorgan would organise their forces in evry part of the division, and, with united action, they would again see ,the flag of Liberalism triumph. (Loud cheers.) Afx Samuol Jones moved a hearty vote of thanks to Alderman Morgan for his address, which was adopted with acclamation.

PONTYPRIDD GUARDIANS AND THE I STRIKE. REMARKS BY MR BIRCHAM. The weteky meetin gof the Pontypridd Guard- ) ians was held on Wednesday at Pontypridd Mr J Godfrey Clarke presiding. Others present were Messrs W. S. Brinson, T. Thomas, Isaac Thomas, John Edwards, Richard Davies, D. T. Lewis, W. I Evans, W. Williams, T. B Evans, W Thomas, Edward Williams, Isaac Prothero, R L. Phillips, J. Thomas, T. Jones, Mrs Hill-Male, Mrs, Kate Morgan, James Richards, E. Davies, E. T. Davies, R. Davies, J Mason, T. Thomas, David Davies, W. Davies, J. Morgan, J. H. Davies, I. A. Lewis, D S Davies. J Jenkins, W Evans, D Bryant, Lewis Williams, E H Davies, together with the clerk (Mr E. C. Spickett). Mr Bircham, Local Govern- ment Board inspector, was also present. Mr Bircham in addressing the members congratu- lated the Union upon their having conducted their parochial affairs so economically during the recent strike. They had not had any serious additional expenditure, and it reflected great credit upon the relieving officers and all concerned. The addi- tional expenditure during the strike had been R1173, and that appeared to be an exceptionally low figure. He expected it to have been much more. It was very creditable to all concerned in I the administration o fthe business. They had had no occasion to start any exceptional measures of out-door relief. This was the only important business.

ELECTION OF SLIDING SCALE MEMBERS. With reference to the nomination of members on the new Sliding Scale Committee it was decided at Monday's meeting of the Cambrian Association of Miners that the secretary in the course of the next week should send out nomination papers, and that the nominations should be in the hands of the secretary by the 10th of October, the secre arv afterwards to issue circulars to the collieries con- taining the names of the candidates for seats on the Sliding Sca.'e in respect to the Rhondda divi- sion are], with full instructions in r g:rd to the ballot. The results of the ballot-ting are to be in the hands of the secretary, Mr W. Evans, on or before the 31st of October. Scrufineers will be appointed at the meeting of the Rhondda division of the organisation to be held on that date.

FOOTB ALL PORTH v. MID-RHONDDA ALBIONS. I This South Wales League match was played at f Llwynpia in glorious weather before a fine crowd. Porth kicked off, and after a mull on the part of the home backs the Rev J. Jones (Porth) was able to put the Porth forwards on the aggressive. Cu len, in goal, was safe, and fisted out cleverly. The Albions now took a ttaa at pressing, but for some time were unable to score, until rewarded-by a shot from Hunt. Re-starting, Porth inftised some un. J necessary vigour into their game, and fouls were frequently given. Play hoW waged in the Albions' quarters, the Rev J. Jones playing a greit game, but owing to his forwards shooting wildly it was of little avail. The Albions now got hold of the ball, and came up the field with a beautiful bit of passing, making certain to score, until Parry, of I Porth, effected a marvellous save. The Rev J. Jones improved matters by taking the ball the length of the field, where he transferred to Brlth. wick, who failed to centre, thus losing a grand chance. Half-time score: Albions, 1 goal: Porth, nil. After lemons Williams restarted for the Albions. Barry shot for goal, but the ball just missed going into the net. Porth retaliated, and took the ball up thei field, where Watkin Jones scored. The Albions' right half was being continuously penal- ( ised, and Porth in consequence gained considerable ground. Both sides struggled hard for the mas- tery, and after a sever struggle Onslow scored a I second goal for Porth. Williams kicked off for the Albions, taking the ball down the field, and had hard linea in not scoring. Williams himself again took the ball, but as he was about to shoot he was fouled from behind. Hunt was on hand, and beat the Porth goalkeeper easily. Soon after the restart Shepherd again shot into the goalkeeper's hands, but he only partly cleared, and Williams secured the homesters' third goal. The I time for play was now getting short, and Porth t made strenuous efforts to equalise, the Rev J. Jones. playing a really good game for them. The Albions made a grand burst, and Coombes missed scoring by inches. Richard Barry, of Porth, cleared beautifully, and his forwards took the ball up the field, and Williams scored. Time was im- mediately afterwards called, the game resulting, after an exciting contest, in a draw. Final score: Mid-Rhondda Albions, 3 goals; Porth, 3 goals.

CAMBRIAN MINERS' ASSOCIATION. It was stated at the meeting of the Cambrian As. sociation on Monday that in all probability that would be the last meeting of the association as such. The collieries were urged to carry out the resolution of the Cardiff conference with regard ,to the collecting of Is from every workman on the second pay-day, 3d of which was to be sent to the treasurer (Mr Alfred Onions) for .defraying the expenses in connection with the work of establish- ing the new organisation. The agents were asked to give every assistance to the workmen towards obtaining compensation under the new Act, and all cases where an amicable settlement could not be arranged with the employers should be reported at once to Mr W. Abraham, M.P., or Mr W. Evans, agents of the association. A strong feel- | ing was manifested at the meeting of the associa- tion with respect to the conduct of some of the plovers refused to deduct only what was bene- oes as requested by the Works Committees. The delegates were strongly incUned to have all the deductions done away with .inasmuch as the em- ployers refused to deduct only what wsa bene- hcial to them. It was stated that if the men de- manded a, clean sheet, protesting against any de- ductions beinpr made for rent and coal, etc., cons d- erable inconvenience would be occasioned to tha employers. It, was, therefore desirable for the owners to comply with the desires of ths T^J,

SERIOUS CAGE ACCIDENT AT LLANBRAD- ACH. TWO MEN KILLED AND FOUR INJURED. On Wednesday afternoon an accident occurred at Llanbradach Colliery, which resulted in the death of two men and severe injuries to four others It appears that the cage, containing fifteen men, chiefly rippers and ostlers, were descending to tha Nine-foot Seam, a depth of about 600 yards. Everything went well until within about 45 yeards from the bottom of the pit, when the cage is sup- posed to have collided with the Four Foot Seam landing stage, which, being worked by hydraulic, had not, it is feared, been drawn sufficiently back: to allow the descending cage to pass. thus causing such a severe shock that its occup nts were vio- lently thrown against each other, three falling out. One of the latter, named Kemp, had a m raculouis escape from death. He by some means in falling managed to catch hold of the framing of the pit,, and then had the presence of mind to call on those above to lower the carriage slowly. This was promptly done, and with such success that the poor fellow was extricated from his perilous position, but it was found that he not only suffered from a fractured thigh, but had also sustained severe in- jury to his collar-bone. The two men who wert fatally injured fell down the pit, on, named Ar- thur Owen Davies, a singe man, and a. native of Pontlottyn, being found lifeless on the timber above the sump, while the body of Thomas Powell, 27 years of age, a married man, and a native of Talyllyn, was found in a hole in the sump cover- ing, a part of his body being in the water. The remainder of the fifteen were more or less injured, some, indeed, having escaped so well that they were able to walk to their homes. As is customary work was not resumed by, the n:g!;t sh:ft. The accident, which caused great excitement ni the neighbourhood, is the first that has happened at Llanbradach since the Compensation Act became law.

PORTH POLICE COURT. A side light was thrown on club life before the Stipendiary at Porth on Thursday in the case in which Harry Loorhavaan, John Pitch, and Wil- liam Dawson, local bricklayers, were charged with being drunk and disorderly on Sunday last. P.O. Lloyd saw the defendants in Station Street, Porth, on Sunday evening. They were very drunk, and' when asked to give their names and addresses they became very abusive. They were singing nd shout ing about the street. They said they had had drink at the club. They were fined 5s each. Morgan Leyshon, collier, Porth, was charged at Porth on Thursday with a breach of the Sun- day Closing Act on Sunday last. When P.C. Markcombe visited the Black Diamond, Penygraigr on the day named he s8.W the there. He had given a wrong address to the land- lord. Fined 10s. Mary Thomas, Amos Hill, Penygraig, summoned Evan John Reynolds, mechanic, now at Durham, to show cause why, etc. Mr James Phillips, Pont ypridd, prosecuted. Defendant's mother appeared and admitted the paternity. An order of 3a per week was made. An Ellen Skull, married, Penrhiwfer Road, Penygraig, summoned David and Jane Scourfield, husband and wife, for assault. Mr James Phillips defended. The evidence was of the usual kind- a quarrel about the children and then blows. Mary Watkins and Elizabeth Watkins gave evid- ence for complainant, and* Mentha Thomas for the defence. Mrs Scorfield was bound over and or- dered to pay the costs. Davlxl Scourfield was dis- charged. Isaac Thomas, brakedriver, Pontypridd, was fined 5s at Porth on Thursday for driving without lights on September 17th.

SHEEP DOG TRIALS IN THE RHONDDA. The first annual sheep dog trials were held oa the Ton Farm, Pentre, Rhondda, on a splendid elevation commanding an extensive view. The weather was very unfabourable, and militated con- siderably against the success of the meeting. Thero- was, however, a large attendance of spectators. The president was Mr G. H. Smith, sub-agent to thte Bailey lestate: vice-president, Mr W. D. Wight, agent of the large collieries of the Gelli, Pentre, and Tynybedw, the property of Messrs Cory Bros., Cardiff. The judges were Messrs Frank Thomas, Welfield, Bui;th; J. D. Williams, J.P., Master of the Foxhounds, Cydach Court; D. L. Treharne, Pentre Farm; T. Williams, Tony- pandy; and J Morgan, Tynewydd. In the open class there were 29 competitors, the first prize being awarded to Mr John Jones, Llanwrtyd, Lass, which penned the three sheep within the specified: time of ten minutes. 2nd, Mr David Henry, Owrt Mawr, Velindre, Morriston, Blodwen, who penned. three sheep in the nick of time; 3rd, Mr J. D. Williams, Clydach Court, Rover, the dog working the sheep once only through the cross hurdles. In the novk^ class the first prize, £ 4 was awarded to Mr Davjp Walters, Penrheol Farm, Tylorstown, Moss, two only penned; 2nd, Mr D. W. Evans, Glynfach Farm, Porth, F;y, which failed only to pen; 3rd, Mr John Jones, Ffyncndwym Farm, Clydach Vale, Rover; 4.h, special prize, a field glass, given by Mr Piesold, jewel er, Pentre. won by Mr D. Bevan, Bolgoed Farm, Pontardulais.

-o.. In the ear.y hours of Wednesday morning the shop of Mr C. E. Peck, jeweller and watchmaker* of 50, Tudor Road, Cardiff, was broken into and raided. The death of Dr Hier Evans took place on Wed- nesday morning at his residence in Richmond Road. Cardiff. The sittings of the Church Congress were con- tinned at Bradford on Wednesday. Mr Thomas Gee, of Denbigh, the veteran leader of the Liberal party in Wales, died suddenly on Wednesday evening. Printed and Published by T. Davies and Co.. at their Offices, 23, 24, and 25. Mill Street^ Pontypridd.