The Merthyr Express

LOCAL INTELLIGENCEi CONTINUED ) 411 Will yoo please BUY A BRICK? | I.L.P MEETING, at the Park, Sunday next, fane 6th, at 2.30 and 7 p.m.Speaker, Tom Andrews, J.P., Treharris. If wet evening peeting only, at the I.L.P. Institute, at 7 p.m. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.— The Rev, David Erta, of Bargoed, will preach at Shiloh jyan Chapel on Sunday and Monday next. oes commence at 11, 2, and 6 o'clock on Sunday, and 7 o'clock on Monday evening. The service on Sunday afternoon will be in English to give our English friends an oppor- tunity of hearing Mr. Roberts. Property SALE.—On Wednesday evening, as the Aberfan Hotel, Aberfan, Mr. H. Seymour Berry offered for sale by auction, No. 9, Moy- toad, Aberfan, let at a rental of S14 6s., and held 'or a term of 99 years from September 29th, 1902, ground rent :Cl. Also No. 6 Sarah-street, Werthyr Vale, occupied by the owner, and held for 99 years from 1st May, 1884, ground rent 7s. 6d. The first lot was knocked down to Mr C. Cavill for jE220, and the other lot to Mr. Hamar, Aberfan Hotel, for £150.. THE LATE WILLIAM JAMES, UNDERTAKES.— .> The family of the late Wm. James, of 92, fwynyrodyn and Plymouth-street, Merthyr, Contractor and Undertaker, whose business las been established for many years, beg to i thank the public for the support given in the ,1Mt to ME Wm. James, and to state that the j ouamesR will in future he carried on by the endow, Mrs. James, and the daughter, Miss Jane: James, arid all orders will be promptly executed, md will receive the best attention. GAS FOB HEATING AND COOKING.—Messrs. Richmond and Co have opened for a short term the shop, No. 65, High-street, for the purpose exhibiting their fine productions in gas stoves ,tnd r,, for heating and cooking purposes. The firm has a long-established reputation for he excellence of their manufactures, and the i visitor to their exhibits, at 65, High-street, will tind a great variety jf irtjcles there, and cata- logues illust:ing a much rwider range of the iamo class goods. These stoves are vast Improvemeiiv, upon th" earlier kinds put upon the market, -nd very t, economy in the confroroption of gas has tjeen effected. The stoves can be obtained through the Merthyr Tydfil Gas Co. pAiiisB CHJXRCH.—The festival of the Holy Spirit was properly celebrated at the Parish Church. The sacred edifice was tastefully; &nd beautifully decorated by the following ladies .—The sanctuary. by Mjaa Lewis, Clare- j street, the entrance into the chancel, by the I Misses Thoreos, William-street; the pulpit, font, etc., by Mrs. Evans, Court-terrace, assisted by Mrs. Tliona#, Incliueside, Mrs. M. Jones, and ■ Miss M. Rie'xn.r<i?. The following ladies very kindly contributed appropriate flowers for the decorations —Mrs. Thomas (William-street), Mrs. Da vies (Cross Thomas-street), Mrs. Hopkins, Miss Griffiths (The Walk), etc. There were two cborul celebrations of the Holy Eucharist, at T and 11 a.m., which were very well attended. .(n the evening there was a large congregation, Mid the service was well and heartily rendered, MMB M Thomas and Mr. T. Richards presided a* the harmnoium. --+-

Merthyr Watch Committee, SUNDAY TRADING. t WET SMALL SHOPS ARE NOT CLOSD, Thf-re was p 8m?11 attend"nee at the meeting of the Merthyr Wateh Committee, on Wednesday j evening. The Mayor (AMerman Wilson) pre-j ■Wed. 4 TV Chief Corwt^T* report cor.tained the the following :—"I have pleasure m plicingi before your Committee a letter received from Thief Constable W. Higgifts, Ne?tlt Borough Police, with reference to the very sr-,art arrest, j of a man nr med William -wiui.m8, who had j Bfolen a b'eyele frorfl NeRtb, by P.C. (61) Stnbbs, of Do^laisI P.C Stnbbs. in this case, acted j with very Commendable promptitude, there inr no information that tho Jvcr^ote was-! -It was agreed that the act be tecordedl a-nor,, the police books. Tho nit-StiOfi of the overcrowding of tramcars betwpon Merthyr and Dowlais, was again d:?cus?ed, and it VvAsleg .totd 'that a letter he t to the Tfacticn CcftfpSny, calling upon them to strctly enforce ihoir .bye A letter was read from* the secretory to the j Merth*T Vale and Aberfan Free Chnrch Council •tating hat a large number of small shop" were open on Svndavs, und that retailers of certain (Tnrrfa cried their wares. c-?pe-cially the retailers of fish and Sunday newspapers. TLie Council asked the committee to co-ope m to. with them j to put a stop to the nuisance.—The Chief Con- stable stated that he had. received a letter from the Dowbis Free. Church Council relating to Sunday trading, and a fortnight ago a. deput.ation from the Merthyr. Free Church Council waited upon him arid drew his atten- i tion to the fact that there was a large amonot of Sunday tmding going on in the borough. He told them that he would not take the respon- ability of instituting proceedings for Sunday trading, but he promised that he would bring p the matter to the notice of the Watch Committee so that they could deal with it and give him instructions if they though fit. His reason. for not initiating proceedings was that prose- rations for Sunday trading were not universal, When prosecutions were instituted at Merthyr for Sunday trading it was pointed out that a great hardship was inflicted upon poor widows who kept small shops. The imposing of a fine .5s.; meant, the closing of those shops, with the result that the elastomers went to larger shops usually kept by foreigners, who could afford to ,r,av the fine.—Councillor John Davies said that Sunday street shouting ought to be stopped.— The Chief Constable replied that Sunday street shouting was not permitted after 10 o'clock in the morning, or during church or j ohapel service.—The Mayor. The most effec- tive way to stop the shouting would be for the churches and chapels to open at 6 o'clock in the aioming (laughter).—Tho Chief Constable Explained that proceedings had been instituted for shouting newspapers on Sunday.—It was Tosoivcd that the Town Clerk reply to the secretary of the local Free Church Council pointing out the difficulties tho Watch Com- mittee had to contend with, and stating that the closing of the smaller shops would not put a Atop to the ev il, as the larger shops, whose ovrnir-i "V'culd be able to pay the small fine imposed, would still be kept open, and would attract the customers from the smaller shops.

CORRESPONDENCE. TO CORRESPONDENTS. ML John Davies, Deri.-No report has yet been issued by the Local Government Board concerning the' inquiry you refer to. iYott may toonnilt our files if joa. cuMUji^ J

Death of Mr. John Morgan, J.P., Coal Merchant. With much regret we have to record the death of Mr. John Morgan, J.P., the well known coal merchant of Merthyr, which took place at his residence in Thomas-street, on Thursday, in his 72nd year. He had been laid up for nearly three months past, but hopes were a.t one time entertained that with the ar- rival of warm weather he would be restored to healih again. He gradually declined in strength ho were r, and passed away on Thursday, the immediate cause of death being pleurisy. The deceased was one e' the l>as», known and most highly respected citizens of the borousrh—a man of sturdy uprightness and fearlessness or char- acter. lIe had been in business as a coal mer- chant at Merthyr and Dowlais 45 years. He knew almost everybody as c-vrrprbodj knew him i •—-and to know him was to. like''hiEft; t £ > effteerri f him.. Tie was 4 statinch Liberal fti-polities, and t ;took a prflrrmerit part a? a." platfq'm speiberift ,-tlja rnPihora8, le ihr^-corhcred'/crnitisi .for tbe"| i-epfeserrtaf,r'n of the borough in' 1863,'>.s '& sup-.|. -.(afteiryft'fds Lord Aberdaro), and of Mr; Henry ] Richard, jv> the champion cf Welsh Noncon- foi-mity. After the election ho continued a member of tho Nonconformist committee and cf the Liberal Association, which, took its place and warmly supported the candidature of the late Mr. C. H. James upon the retirement of the late Mr. Richard Fothergiil. When Mr. D. A. Thomas carpe forward as an aspirant to the seat vacant by the death of Mr. Henry Richard, Mr. Morgan gave' him his whole hearted sup- J port, and continued it to the end of his dav3. He became a member of the Merthyr Temper anee Society upon its formation, and remained so to tho end of his life. In the earlier years 0[1])S career he took a.nactive par? in promo- ting the Eisteddfodau that were annually held at- the Temperance Hall. Upon the formation of a School Board Mr. Morgan stood as a can- didate,. but was successful. In religion Mr. Morgan was a Uongregationalist, and had been a. member of Salem Church, in Newcastle-street, from his erriy manhood. He was a Sunday schcol teacher there, and for some years trea- surer of the church Upon the arnat to the borough of its own Commission of the Peace Mr..Morgan was appointed amonn-st, the first of magistrates created for the borcu?h, ar?d his r]nr.th makes the'first vacancy in the roll. IVJ. Morgan was twice married, hi se- cond wife surviving him, and he leaves issue twelve sons and daughters livinsr. We tender to them our cordial sympathy in their yreat bereavement, and we are sure that they have the condolence of the townspeople renerally. The funeral will take place on Tuesday, lftaviu? the house at h&lf-past two, for Cefn cemetery.

Merthyr Baby's Burns. Mr. R. J. Rhys held an inquest at Merthyr, on Thursday, on Thomas George Probyn, Brc. con-road, &ged one year and seven months, About five weeks ago a spark from the firo ignited the child's muslin pinafore, and his face, i hands and right arm were badly burnt. He died on Wednesday. The jury returned a ver- dict to the effect that the child died from ex- haustion as the result of the burns-.

Alleged Attempted Burglary. ¡ SMART CAPTURE BY THE CHIEF CONSTABLE. Just after midnight on Wednesday, Chief Constable Wilson wah proceeding up High street, on his way home, when h1 -aw a ligh: in the shop of Messrs. G. M. and R. Gunson. provision merchants, High-street. Mr Wilson it once effected an entrance, and found a, man named Cornelius Shea. who is married and ia.s four children, behind the counter Mr. Wilson secured the man after a brief struggle, Hid later Shea confessed that he çrot in.o the premises thrc b a skv-light. Aftc-wardr. the police arrefted another man, i.aracd Thomas Wakefield, who is also charged on suspicion with being concerned with She. Both men will b? brought up at the policecourt to-day (Friday).

Jewish Wedding at Merthyr. On Wednesday a very pretty wedding was so- lemnised at the Synagogue, Merthyr, the bride twin" Mias Ada Prag, eldest daughter of Mr. Julius Prag, jeweller, Lower High-sireet, and the bridegroom Mr. Alfred Nathan, dentist, of Cathedral-road, Cardiff and Merthyr. The offi- ciating ministers were the Rev. Eli Bloom and the Rev. Isaac Aarons. The Synaeoirue was crowded with well-wishers, and hundreds of peo- ple coaj?re"ated outside 'the church to see the happy couple drive to and from the edifice. The bride, who was given away by her father, was charmingly attired in a handsome wedding dress. Sne wus attended by her sisters as bridesmaids, Miss Lena and Miss Theresa Prag, who also wore ha n do me dresses. The best man was Mr. Fred Nathan, brother of the bridegroom. After the wedding a dinner was .eriven at the Central Hotel, the puests number- ing about 75, and later there was a reception and da.nce. The honeymoon will be spent in London and Paris. The presents were hand- some and costly.

TERRITORIAL FORCE. ORDERS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 12TH, 1909. 5TH BATT., THE WELSH REGIMENT. Merthyr Detachment.-Programme of work for eighth week: Monday, Merthyr: N.C.O.'s instruction, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dowlais: Com- pany and recruit training, drill order, 8 p.m. night men, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Merthyr: All Tuesday. Thursday, Dowlais, and Fridsy, Mer- thyr: Recruit training, 8 p.m. Notice.— N.C.O's and men are reminded that the date of camp is from 25th July to 8th August, and ton drills must be completed to qualify for camp pay. For duty Capt. D. C. Harris, Serart. R. B. Lewis, Corpl. J. Evans, Bugler H. Wiikshire. Next for duty: Lieut. H. H. Southey, Sergt. A. A. Jones, Corpl. B. Bull, Bugler H. Wiikshire. — (Signed) Frank T. .James, Captain and Hon. Major, V.D., com- manding Merthyr Detachment, 5th Batt. the Welsh Regiment. BRECKNOCKSEURE BATTALION. Cefn (G Company). — Monday: Recruits training, 7.30 p.m. Wednesday: Company training, 7.45 p.m. Thursday: Company train- ing for night men, 10 a.m.; /ecraits training, 7.30 p.m. Friday: Signalling class, 7.45 p-m. —C. Hore Ruthven, Captain, officer command- Lng G Company. 3RD BATT. MONMOUTHSHIRE REGT. Trodegar (G Company).—Monday B&nd practicA, 5.30 p.m. Tuesday: Recraits training, 8 p.m. Wednesday: Company and recruits training, 8 p.m.. Thursday: Morning drill, 10 a..rn.; bugle practice, under Sergt. Drummer Roach, 7.50 p.m. Friday: Company and re- cruits training-, S p. m.. Saturday: Band prac- tice, 5.30 p.m, On duty: Sergt. T. Carey. Corpl. F. Ellery, Buglers and Yand'f —By order (Signed) Geo E. Allen, command- ing G Company. 1ST WELSH FIELD AMBULANCE ;R.A.M.C.). Ebbw Vale (R.A.M.C.T.).—Monday, at Ebb,7 Vale: Stretcher drill at 7.30p,m. Tuesday, at Clvrn: Company training, 7.30 to 9.30 p.m. Wednesday, at Ebbw Vale: Squad and Com- oa?iv' drill, a.t. 7.30 p.rn. band practice 8" & p.m. Friday, at Ebbw Vale: Lecture by Lieut.- Col. J. W Davies, 7.30 to 8.30 p.m.; Com- pany training. 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. Saturday, at Cwm: Band practice, 8 p.m. Any member who was in camp last year may join the Speeioi Reserve R.A.M.C. on application.—(SigneJ) John W Davies, Lieut.-Col,, R.A.M.C.T., commanding 1st Welsh Field Ambulance.

DOWLAIS. HELD OVER.—A nnmber of Dowlais news para- graphs reached the office too late for insertion this week.

CEFN COED. MONEY CLUB SUPPER.—The forty-second annual supper in connection with the Drovers' Arms Money Club took place on Saturday last. After the removal of the cloth Mr. Joseph Harpur took the chair and proposed the health of the King and Royal Family.—Mr. Watkin Meredith proposed a vote of thanks to the hostess, Mrs. Davies, for the good sapper, and Mr. J. Davies responded on behalf of the hostess.—Mr. John Meredith, secretary, in- formed the company that the treasurer had paid out between £150 and C200 during the ten months.

Collier's Broken Leg. Hevbort Price (54), of Park-street, Abercynon, wa.s acquitted to the Cardiff Infirmary, on Thursday afiarnoon, suffering from a fractured leg Price is a labourer, employed at Guest, Keen and NettlefolcFs Colliery at Abercynon, Keen and NettlefolcFs Colliery at AbercynoD, and sustained the injury at that pit through. the breaking of a, rope attached to a tram.

HENGOED. SCHOOL PROCESSION.—On Wbit-Mond&y the children of the Sunday School, connected with the Baptist Tabernacle, Hengoed, processed through Hengoed, prior to going to the Brook- [ lands for their annual treat.

I, ABERTYSSWG. i Yotr win be the best dressed in the neighbourhood (if you will buy your Clothing and Boots from T. ) Fine and Co., Pont lot tyn, the largest and most com- prehensive Stock in Wales. Men's snits from 16s. lid. to 45s.: Youths' suits from 12s. 6d. to 26s. Ud., well-tailored, well-fitting garments. Always some- thing new in Fancy Snits, for little boys moderate pneefc-Si Fnw k £ &>

":L HIRWAIN. j But your Jewellery and Take your Repairs to M. W'KHRLEY, 4, Newfoundland-terrace, Merthyr. M. W. travels the neighbouring towns every week. PICNIC. — The Unitarians of the district on Whit-Monday had a picnic at Penderyn. LAST SERMON.—On Sunday evening, the Rev. George Harue, pastor of Ramoth Baptist Church, preached his last sermon at Hirwain before returning to the United States of America. There waa a large congr-essation. BETHEL C.M.—Ti>e annual preaching eer- vices were held on Sunday and Monday, and were well attended. The preachers were the Revs. Jaroes Evans, Brccon, and G. Parry Williams, Pontypridd. Mr W. E. Davi >> (Gwilym Towy) directed the singing. SCRIPTURE EXAMINATION.—Master Goronwy 0. Jones, Bird's Cottage, has passed top boy at the Scripture Examination in connection with the English. Congregational Union of "al.At the of the AaP _?.cc:ativn^be:d at Ti'-ixierberty he was presentsd with a variable prize.. • UNiTJifJi SERVICES:—La§it ^vegk s-there■ were- 'Joffge congregations it tho.^etheL C.M. Chapel, 'it the united service" The^ervice? were^of a^ very devotional cliaract^i". The Revs. W. _.r. Williams, E., Wern Williams, R. Derfel Rob- f erts, D. C. Jones, L. Alorgan, and W. J. Rowlands took part in the services. MEECHED Y DE. — At a meeting of this I Society, hold at tho Bethel Vestry, Mrs. Rachel Davies (president) in the chair, Miss H. Rich- ards gave an address on "ioung Ladies' Obli- gations." The President gave her report of the meeting held by the Society at Treorchy. Mrs. J. Ill William-- sang "The Poor Man's Grave," and Miss Edna John gave a recita- tion. Seve?td new members joined the branch. ANNivrnsARY.—The English Wesleyan Sun day School ann ivcrtarv services held on Sunday. In the morning a.nd evenmf, inter- esting sermons were delivered by the Rev. R. Garbett, of Merthyr. In the art->rnoon. a service of song, entitled. "A Gambler's Hon- our And what it led to," was rendered by thA Church Coir, under the conductorship of Mr. F. Collier. Th3 accompanist was Mr. B A. Williams. WHITSUNTIDE.—The weather for Whitsuntide TO ideal. Many visitors cartie to the place at an early hour. At Glynneath. th" Noncon- formist Sunday School festival- were held. In the afternoon, the members of the various dc- nominations assembled together, and formed into a large procession, headed by the Bra, Band. The village was afterwards parr.ded. hymns being sung en route. Hundreds of the juveniles carried flaps and banners. PRESEXTATIOK.- —A very interesting meeting was held at the St. Lleurwg's Church Hall last Thursday evening, when the Rev. D. J. Arthur, curale in charge at the church, and Mrs. Arthur (organist at the church for 19 years) were pre- sented with a balHiul oak desk, case of silver- mounted knifes and forks, and a pair of bronze and silver flower stand as mementoes of their marriage. The Vicar (Rev. Joseph Morgan) presided over acrowdrd. audience, and addresses given by the Chairman, Mr. Dan Rees (on behalf of the young people), Mr G. James (churchwarden, on behalf of the church and congregation), and Mrs. A Boyns, on behal; of church choir. Each spoke of the faithful manner In which Mr. and Mrs. Arthur had dis- charged their duties, Mrs. Alice Boyns, the oldest member of tho church, presented Mrs. Arthur with the bronzes and silver flower stand. Mrs. Arthur accepted the gift very graciously, and thanked the givers in a neat speech. Mr. Georjre James presented Mr. Arthur with the oak desk, and a case of silvermounted knives and forks. The rev. gentleman acknowledged the kind feelin; manifested towards his wife and himself. Afterwards a programme of music, etc., was proceeded with. Miss Violet C. Da- vies' acted as accompanist. Songs were ren- dered by Mrs. Wintle, R-ev. Joseph Morgan, pianoforte solos. Miss V. C. Davies and Miss E. Rodgers; song, Master Harry .James; recita- tions, Miss May White, Miss Nellie James, Miss Mary Davies, Miss Doris Gowen, Miss Nellie Coleman, and Miss Nelbe James; song, Mr. George James; song, Rev. D. J. Arthur; song, Miss Lillian Bishop; song, Mrs. Wintle; duett, Miss E. Aubrey and Mr. George James; instru- mental duett. Mr. U, John and Mr. L. Aubrey. SINGING FESTIVAL. — The annual eingin.i-r festival in connection with the choirs of the Welsh Wedeyan churches of the Abcrdaro Valley took place on Tuesday at Soar Chapel. Hirwain. The combined choirs numbered about 400, Rrof. E. Maengwyn Davies, London, was the leader. Rev. D. C. Jones, Hirwain, presided at the morning meeting, which was chiefly for the chiidrcn. Tho Chairma.n catechised the children on the his- tory of Jesus Christ. The Rev. J. Lloyd, Mountain Ash, pre-ided in the afternoon, and Dr Jones, Mountain Ash, opened the meet- ing by reading a Psalm and offering prayer. The Rev. LI. A. Jones. Ab-rdare. occupied the chair in the evening. The choirs sang a large number of hymns and anthems, includ- ing the following:—"Gwanwyn" (D. Bryant. Hirwain), "Donald" (E. V Edwards), "Ffynon Calfaria (Alawydd y Darren), "Buddugoliaeth" (Samuel Davies), "Whitford" (J. A. Lloyd1), anthem, "Arglwydd ein Hior ni" (Harry Evans Penfcre), anthem, "Gweddi a Mawl" (Alaw Brycheiniog, Cefn), "Nantgau" (J. M. Wob- ber. Merthyr), "Eurglawdd" (Prof. Wilfred Jones). In the festival music competition Mr. David Bryant, Hirwain, proved himself the winner with a. tune for the Sunday Schoo] children. There were seven competitors. The ccorapanists were Mr. William Edwards, Owmaman, and Mr. Tom Lewis. Aberdan>. Sn!06 were effectively rendered by Mr. D. Charles Thomas, Penrhiwceiber, "Only a. Leaf" Mr. J. Lewis Edwards. Penrhiwceiber, "Mor Hawddgar yw Dy Bebyll Di o Dduw" and the trio, "Coming to the Cross," was beautifully rendered by Mrs. Rachel Williams, Miss Sarah Morgan, and Mr John Wilham,. The conductors of the rehearsals were: Chil- dren Mr Thomas Lewis, Aberdare; adults, Mr. W. J. Nicholas, Aberdare. The arrange- ments for the festival were carried out by the secretary, Mr. W .J. Nicholas; the treasurer, Dr. Arthur T. Jones, Mountain Ash and the Rev. Ll. A. Jones, Aberdare. SERVANTS can easily be obtained b the use of a small Want Ad, In those columns. State your requirements, and you will be sure to aret suited at once.

DERI. You should come and see T. Fine and Co.'s new premises; the finest shops in Wales. Special display on Saturday next of high-class Men's and Boy s Clothing, Boots and Shoes, at moderate prices.—T. I' INB & Go*, Pontlottyn OUT-OF-WOBK SCHEME. — A ballot took place at the Darran Colliery on Friday last, in con- nection with the Out-of-Work Scheme. The result was as follows:—For, 118; against, 139; majority against, 21. ACCIDENT.—Mr. W. Jones, New-road, Den. sustained serious injuries to his he.ad whilst following his occupation as a. collier at the Fochriw Pit on Saturday last. A sad feature :>f the ca e is that only a few weeks ago the man's brother succumbed to injuries received whilst following his employment at the Groes- "a&n Colliery. Deri. HOME AGAIN.—The numerous friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Thomas will be gratified to learn that they have arrived in their native place from Magnolio, Ohio, U.S.A., after an absence of nearly nine years. Both are look ng the picture of health. Mr. Thomas is very popular in the States, where he holds an im portant position in the mining world. WHITSUNTIDE TEAS.—The annual tea in con- nection with the varpoua Sunday Schools wer" held on Whit, Monday. Favoured with glor ious sunshine, the scholars paraded the prin- cipal streets, singing appropriate hymns en route. After doing justice to the sumptuous repasts provided for the juveniles and adults at their respective places of worship, they ad- ) i >urned to a field, where games were indulged )11- MINERS' MEETING.—A meeting convened by the workmen of the DaTry-n Colliery was held at the pit-head on Wednesday morning, to consider the bent means of supporting a work- man who, it was alleged, had been victimised. A deputation was appointed to wait upon the management, and the result was satisfactory. The workmen ultimately decided to resume work. &ad upon going to the pit-top, they were prevented from going down, work beim- suspended for the day. The dispute, however, has been settled. PBOPO8RD EISTEDDFOD.—A meeting of the general eommittee was held at the Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel on Thursday last. The Rev. D. Islwyn Richards occupied the chair. Mr. J James (schoolmaster) stated that Mr. Saunders (secretary of the board of directors of the Rhymney Iron and Coal Company) had accepted the presidency of the Eisteddfod. It was unanimously resolved to include a male voice competition, "Voice of the Torrents," for which a prize of £20 will be given, and a prize to the gucoessful conductor; also a prize of 10B. 6d. to all unsuccessful conductors. The prizes now amount to over £80, and the var- ious committees are workine assiduously to make the event a success. Programmes and full particulars can be obtained from Mr. J. James, Graig House, Deri, and Mr. W. J. Thomas, 47. New-road. Deri (joint secretaries).

BRITHDIR. AMBULANCE CLASS.—This season the ambu- lance Class at Brithdir Council Schools, con- ducted by Mr. Martin, has been most successful. Good attendance throughout was a marked feature, and the success of the students was gratifying to the tea cher. The session was closed by a well-appointed supper given to the members of the class by Dr. Martin, at the George Inn Hotel. After supper the evening was given over to speeches and songs. Mr. Samuel Davies, schoolmaster, on behalf of the clasS, in a well- chosen speech, presented Mr. S. W. Organ, assistant to Dr. Martin, with a silver-mounted walking-stick, suitably inscribed. Mr. Davies said that the class greatly appreciated the valuable aid rendered by Dr. Organ, and hoped that next year's class would also beneti t by that gentleman's teaching and skill.—Dr. Organ thanked the members for their kind appreciation. L—Dr. Martin, in returning thanks for the unanimous expressions of good wishes by the class, said that the medical fraternity were now appreciating to the full the value of first-aid to the injured. Theirs was a most important work, for very often a man's life depended upon the prompt effort put forth by ambulance men: before a doctor could put in an appearance. .110 tru|tal that every wyuld i

jpinwwmmim y;»■■ ■» wmmjwjiwwi Church Bazaar at Fochriw. I' OPENED BY MRS. BREWER. OF DANYGRAIG. Although there is direct railway communica- tion with Fochriw, via Bargoed, ihe train ser- vice is by no means a frequent one, and to, if time presses, it may at c.rtain time; of the day be reached more expeditiously bv a waik from Pontlottyn, from which it is a climb— for the greater part of the way—of a mile or a iittlo more. Fochriw is a little mining ham- let amongst tho mountains, off the beaten track—notwithstanding tho railway—but it is bracing walk to Fochriw over the springy mountain turf. About 45 years ago the late Canon Harries built a church at Pentwyn. It had nothing in the way of architectural merit to r200D::mcllcl it, and hlli, grown pre- maturely old and ill-looking,whilst at the same, •;timfe the habitations of inert fji*ew more thickly some distance from 'it;the development of'.th? place having been fri a' direction remote fi-ather than near to it. TStJS the need 'of larger and better premise's "beca-me apparent and in 1907, was supplied by the erection of a now church,' dedicated to 'St.. Mary the Virgin. a butiding of red brick —with windows in the decorated Gothic style of archircctur2-.and a commodious hall, or Sunday School room, beneath the church. The foundation store of this bright and ploar-ant building was laid by Viscount Tredegar. A debt of some £275 still remains on :h;0 building, and so an effort has been mad"; to reduce this unpleasant incubus by holding a bazaar, which was form;¡.1iy opened on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Brewer, of Danvgraig, Newport. J'lrr> Brewer, who ar- rived in a motor, accompanied by Mr. Brewer Williams, wa mpt on the too of the mountains by the Fochriw Brass Band (Mr. W. Powli, conductor), the Fochriw Ambulance Corps. the Pontlottyn Drum and Fi f Band (V. F. J. Jonas, captain), and the Pontlottyn Church Brigade, and was conducted with musi- cal honours to the church hail Mrs. Brewer was greeted with warm app'ajise b- the large number assembled th3re awaiting hr arrival, and W11¡, conducted to the platform by the RÆJv. Thomas Rees, Vicnr of Pontlottyn, and the Rev. W. Minchin Edwardes, curate in charge. The Rev. Thomas Rees briefly expressed the tyeat pleasure h? felt at seeing Mrs Brewer main with them, and Mr. Brewer Williams with his mother. Mrs. Brewer was the lady who laid the foundation of the church which was there prior to th present one, and, there- for?. it waj- particularly grat'fyinrr and only right, that she should have something to do with the present one. An o'd resident of the parish ha.d that day remarked to him that Mrs. Brewer u"<1 often to come to Fochriw in times gone by and n^rhaps she would come oftener later on. The pretty decorations were due to the kind assistance which had been cheerfully rendered to tho Rev. W. M. Ed- wardes by member- of the congregation. Many of the members and stall-holders had worked rcal1. hard to make the occasion a success, as, a'so. had the Fochriw lads. Mrs. Brewer then formally declared the baraar and was afterwards presented with a beautiful bouquet by little Miss Phyl lis Lewis. Rev. W. Minchin Edwardes said ho muc;1; express his gratification at such a large at- tendance so early in the day. which pro- mised well for the success of the bazaar. They had a number of beautiful stall', filled with beautiful things, and presided over by beauti- ful ladies. He hoped that by the effort then- debt of £275 would b? seen dwindling down; and, as things were not in a good state at present, he hoped there would one day be some rich people making their way to Fochriw to further assist them. Personally he felt rrrateful to Ms. Brewer for so kindly taking an infcereet in that cau e. The stall-holders were as follow-—Stall 1: Miss Jones. Miss Morgan and Miss Evans, Fruit and Flower Stall; M-sa E. Morgan. Mrs Price. Miss Martha Emily Jona and Mees S. j A. Evans. Fochriw Bachelors' Stall: Rev. W M. Edwardes, Messrs. J. C. Pavne, George Mantic and Austin Price. Pontlottyn Bach- elors' Stall: Rev. Thomas Rees, Rev. —. Jones, Mr. B. Glover, and Mr. F. ReudA. more. Penyradwy Stall: Mrs. Kirkhouse, Miss Kirknouso and Miss Williams. Foch- ¡ riw Plain Needlework: Mrs. Lewis, Pontlot- tyn; iiurs. Yeo. Mrs. Angel, Mrs. L. Wayne, land Mrs. M. F. Morgan. Ladie.?' Stall: wJrs. C. Ament Davies and Miss lona Grylis. Re- freshment Stall: Mrs. W. D. Phillips. Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Jon=". Bran- tub. Mr. C. Hodges and Olwyn Evans. Juvenile Stall: Charles Payne and Willie Lewis. There were also side enbertai.nments. and a palmistrv room. in which Madame S. Thomas warned or encouraged by "tine upon linft." And there was music in the air, too. Miss Emily Morgan and Mrg. lona Grylls presided at the pianoforte, and songs were rendered at intervals by Miss Ceridwen. Price. Rnvvrmey; Mr. Robert Davies, Pon' lotlvn; Miss Maggie Psarce, Pontlottyn; Mr. Berkeley Angel. Fochriw; Mrs. M. Williams, Fochriw, Mr. H. Wilcox. Fochriw; Mr. C. Hodges, Foch- riw; and Mr. John Thomas. Rhymney. On Thursday the opening oeremony performed by the Rev. Daniel Lewis, Rectcf of Merthyr. Many of the same soloists eon- t.ributed songs, and also Mrs. Adams, Pont- lottyn Miss Matilda Kerry," Pontlottyn; and Mr. David Hughes, Pontlottyn according to the programme arranged.,

BEDLINOG EISTEDDFOD. VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT. The annual Eisteddfod was held on Tuesday at Bedlinog. and, as usuaJ, there was a large attendance, and the proceedings were a. great success throughout The adjudicators were: -Music. Messrs. John Thomas, Llanelly, and W. J. Evans, Aberdare; literature, Mir. Ifano .JoM3, Cardiff; timbering, Mr. G. M. Evans, Bedlinog; needlework, Mrs. Jonah Evans and Mrs. E. Lewis, Trelewis; ambulance, Dr. Eleazer Davies, J.P., Fochriw; garden ing, Inspector John Edwards, Dowlais, and Mr. Thomas Jo nee, Troedyrhiw, accompan- ists, Messrs. R. C. Powell and Ed. Protheroe, Bedlinog; officers-Cbái-rman, Mr. L. Edwards, D.C. Bedlinog; treasurer, Mr. T. B. Evans, Bedlinog; secretaries, Mefesrs. John C. Tho- mas. Evan T. Owen, a.nd J. H. Newoombe, Bedlinog. AWARDS. Pianoforte Solo, "Rondo Brilliante"; prize, £1 Is.: Winner, Miss S. Griffin, Swansea. Poem, "The Emigrant"; seven entries: "Gweledydd," Abercrave. Poem, "The Earthquake"; prize, 10s. 6d.; eight entries: "Treforfab," Morriston. Composition on "Yr Eos": Out of eleven papers the prize of 1. 6d. was divided be- tween "Alcwyn" and "Un o'r AUt." Action Song for Children; prize. £2 28. This produced a very interesting competition, the prize being won by the Pantywaun Sailor Boys. Tenor Solo, "How Vain is Man"; prize. J61 Is.: Mr. Ted Smith, Treharris. For the best-kept Garden by Amateurs; The prize of 10s. 6d. was awarded to Mr. William Roberts, Bedlinog. Handwriting competition; prize, 10s. 6d.: "Meirionfab." Soprano Solo, "Nant, y Mynydd": prize, JE1 Is.: Williams, Dowlais. Duett, "Plant y Cedyrn"; prize. J61 10s.: Mr. James Evans and friend. Dowiais. Open Welsh Recitation. "Y Ddwy Orsedd"; prize, 15s. 6d.. "Arforwr." Bass Solo, "Wreckers of Dunraven"; prize, £1 18;; ten entries: Mr..Evan Davies, Tre- harris. Children's Choirs, "Sleep, Baby, SJeep": The Fochriw Choir won this, after a very in teresting competition. Ambulance: There were nine entries for this competition, prize. 10s. 6d., the winner being Mr. Idris Jones. Bedlinog. Contralto Solo, "Rhosyn yr Haf": After an even competition between four young ladies, the prize of J61 Is. was awarded to Miss Flor- ence Thomas, Fochriw. Enclyn, "Y Cwmwl": Twenty-two papers were received for the prize of 10s. 6d., the winner being "Gweledydd," Abercrave. Boys' Solo, "Stand up, stand up for Jesus": The prize was awarded to Master Maldwyn Thomas, Penydarren. There were ten entries. Prize for the best set of plane: Winner, Mr. Richards. Aberdare. Girls' Solo. "Does Jesus Care" •. Miss Blod- wen Jones, Bedlinog. Chair Competition: This was the most inter- esting feature of the Eisteddfod. Eight papers were received, and after an interesting adjudi- cation, the award was given in favour of "Gwydderig" (Mr. R. Williams, Brynamman). The winner was not present, bat was imper- sonated by a friend, resident in Bedlinog. Mixed Choirs, "Tawel chwyth awelon hwyr- ddydd": Two prizes of £20 and JB5 respective- ly were offered, but the prizes were divided equally between Foohriw and Bedlinog. Timbering Competition: Four prizes were offered. 1, Messrs. D. Edwards and L. Mor- gan, Bedlinog. 30s.; 2, D. Jones and T. Lewis, Fochriw. 20s.; 3, Mr. Stephen Lewis and friend, Fochriw; 4, Mr. E. Salwood and friend Bedlinog. In the evening a bioscope entertainment was given by Mr. Hall, of Rhymney, and there was also a miscellaneous concert, both of which were heartily enjoyed by the audienc-s and made a suitable tarmination to the of •song.

BARGOED. EISTEDDFOD.—An eisteddfod was held on Monday evening at Calfaria, Church, Bargoed, under the conductorship of Mr. Cadfan James, of Gilfach. The adjudicators were:—Music, Mr. Dl. Williams, Gilfach; literature, Rev. W. P. Roberts, Bargoed. Awards :—Bass solo, Mr. John Davies, Bargoed; soprano solo, Miss Lizzie Davies, Bargoed recitation (two prizes), Walter Jones, Gilfach; essay on "Possible Improvements in the Sunday School," Mr. David Roberts, Bargoed translation (English to Welsh), Mr. John Jones; poetry, Mr. Dd. Roberts; alliterative composition, Mr. Dd. Roberts; dialogue, Messrs. James Davies and J. C. Evans; children's solo, 1, Megan Jones, Bargoed; 2, Samuel Jones; recitations, Brinley Jones and Tydwal Davies, and Negan Jones and Marian Evana; children's solo* If Mary 1 M: _Pil_

-r, "¥' h RHYMMEY. j ■WEDDING KINGS AND KEEPERS.—T. Fine and Co. are now selling at their new premises, 22ct. new heavy Wedding Rings from 12s. 6d. to 50s., Keepers, beautifully chased, very heavy, from 7s. 6d. A larg. stock of unredeemed marhb clocks. French bronze. Welsh and English Bibles, at ridiculously low pricc. T. FINK & Co., flozitiottyii. PONTSARN PAVILION AND GROUNDS for tea parties and picnics. Terms inoderate.-Appiv. Penrhiwglais Farm, Pontsarn, Merthyr.

G17ENT EISTEDDFOD. The eleventh annual Gwent Chair Evsfcedd- fed was held at Rhymney on Whit-Tuesday, and the weather being fine, there was a large attendance, visitors coming from all the towns -end villages in the valley. The officers of the Eisteddfod were:—President, Mr, John Varley, London vice presidents, ^.Messrs. W; T- Howcn-, Thomas Edwards, 'John Evans, | •HadlJfe.. D. B. Jones, oething Lewis, T. Holl Redwood, Thomas Richards, F. B. Saunders, William .Smith, aiid A. S. TalLis conductor, itov,. G-corg'3 Griffiths." Rhymney chairman of committee. Mr. T. W. Davies; vice-chairman, Mr. W T Hopkin; chairmen and secretaries of sub-committees, Messrs. Twynog Jeffrey. Oct. Evans, Charles Plumb, Davy Jones. The adjudicators were:—Messrs. George Ris-eley, Bristol; J. Owen Jones, Cardiff; W. S. Ne*- bitt, Manchester; Rev J. Machreth Rees, London; Rev. R. S. Rogers, Mountain Ash; Messrs. William Smith. Rhymney; John Evans. Abertysswg; W. T. Bowen, Bargoed; Drs. S. K. Adams, R. V. Redwood, and L. Scudamore, Rhymney; Mr. John Lloyd, Peny- clarren. Miss Nancy Thomas, Mr, Caradog Davies,.A.T.C.M., and Mr. Davy .Tone. Rhyrn- Jioy, were the accompanists; and Mrs. Gruff yddl--Richard* Mis3 Treaza Munkley. Miss Jones, Mr Pedr James, and Mr. Dafydd Rob- erts, all of Llanover, were the harpists. Mr. I. W. Edwards was the secretary, and he and the' committee had made excellent, arrange- ments for both competitors and visitors. Mr. Varley, the president, who is Chairman of the Directors of the Rhymney Iron Company. met with a hearty reception. A procession, headed by the Rhymney Brass Band, and in- eluding the Fire Brigade, Ambulance Corps, and rreneral public, escorted Mr. Varley to the Eisteddfod Pavilion. THE INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK. In his presidential address, Mr. Varley re- ferred to the present serious position in the South Wales coal trade. He said he would not strike a note of discord in such a place of harmony, but, he added, it must be said that the drastic and hasty legislation that had oc- curred must create enormous changes, and give very great anxiety to those connected with both their breweries and collieries. He referred, he said, to the Licensing Bill and Eieht Hours Act. The latter must bring about changes in their leading departments either for good or evil. He would, however, not forecast the future. Changes to which he referred must entail hardships. The other day they saw Mr. Walter Lewis, the new miners' agent (who sat on the platform), and they arranged that if there was any cause of hardship they would consider it as favourably as possible (hear, hear). There was one thing which was absolutely neu- tral and humanitarian, and that was the ques- tion of the establishment of an ambulance bri- g-ade. That question had been placed before them that morning, and the company had de- cided to support it (applause). Sir Henry C'arke, a member of the board of directors of the company, having referred to the standard of music attained by the younger generation of tho valley, said it was g-ratifying- to be associated with the old town of Rhymney and with the company referred to by the pre- fcident. Whatever the changes might be, he hoped that a means would be found for capital and labour to work in harmony together (hear, hoar). Mr. Walter Lewis, the newly-appointed min- agent for the Rhymney Valley, in proposing a vote of thanks to the president, said ho join- ed in the hope that the industrial clouds tki were hanging over the coalfield just now would by-and bye be dispelled, and that individual sunshine, as it, were, would again prevail (hear, hear). Mr. Yorwerth Edwards seconded ami the vote was carried heartily. AWARDS. The awards were as fodow:- Tenor Solo, "G wen fro n." Mr. Arthur Richards, Cardiff. Recitation, "The Three Fisher*" (for persons under 16 years of a.r;e).-Thc prize was divided between Maefcer David Arthur Davies, Aber- tymwg, and Miss Prixsiila Davies, Dowiais. Baritone Solo, "Dychweliad y Miiwr."—Mr. Abel Jones, Rhymney. Recitation, "Ieuan Gwynedd vn amddiJYyri oi wlad."—Master David Edward Janes, Dow- lais Piartofoirte Solo (for those under 16), "Sonata No. 19, op. 49" (Beethoven).—1, Master Llew- elyn Davlæ, Clydach, Swansea; 2, Master J. Henry Baddoo. Pontlottyn; 3, M;68 Gwermy Griffith, New Tredegar. Soprano Solo, "I wdl Extol Thee" (CUcsta).— Madame Sylvia Hosgood, Cardiff. Recitation, "Wolsey's Farewell Sech. Mr. L. D. Lewis, Tylorstown. Contralto Solo, "Land of Hops and Glory." -Ptrize divided between Miss Maerie DaVIer" Y shir; -Mim L. A. Kendry, Penfhiwceibsr; and Madam Fry, Cardiff. Mr. John Bebb, Abertysswg, sang the Eis- teddfod soir- "Gwlad y Delyn." Tenor Solo, "Ymson y Cariftdlanc."—Mr. Anthony Jones, Mountain Ash. Recitation, "Iasu" (Golyddan).—Mr. Owen Davies, Pontlottyn. Ladies Choirs, "Yr Haf."—The choirs teng in the foUowing order: 1, Mountain Ash (con- ductress, Mrs. Glyndwr Davies);, 2, Dowlais (Mrs. D Hughes); 3, Canton (Mias G. Tho- mas). The prize was awarded to the Ikwlais Choir. li Base Solo, "With Joy, Impatient Husband- man."—Mr. D. Aeron Parxr. New Tredegar. Ensrlyn, "Y Bwrlwm."—Mr. James Evans, Llandegai, Bangor. Translation, Welsh to English.—Mr. W., J, Williams, Penywern, Dowlais. Boys' Choirs, 'Tiger, Tiger."—Two choirs competed, viz.: Mountain Ash (Mr. Albert Jones) and Romilly Schools, Barry (Mr. W. M. Williams). The prize wae awarded to the Barry Choir. Ambulance Competition.—1. Tredegar (cap- tain, Mr. Penberthy); 2, New Tredegar (oap- tain, Mr. Bosher). Chair Pr;ze, Poem not over 400 lines on "Anian.Eight competed. The poem sent in by the Rev. William Rees (Arianglawdd). Fishguard, was proclaimed the best. The chairing ceremony was conducted in Gorsedd form by the Rev. J. Machreth Rees, and Miss Ceridwen Price sang the chairing ^song. Juvenile Choirs Competition, "Ha-ta not, rest not."—Four choirs competed in the fol- lowing order: Glyn Elyrch Juveniles, Romilly School (BanrvV Gobeithlu (Carno), and Canton Juveniles. "The first prize was awarded to Canton Juveniles (conducted by Miss Gwen. llian Thomas); 2. Romilly School (conductor, Mr. W. M. Williams). Duet, tenor and bass, "Wat-chman, what of the nig-bt." -Isaac Doughton. Ebbw Vale, and W. J. Jones, Rhymney. Chief Choral competition (a), "All men, all things," (b), "Cwsg, Filwr, Cwsg," first prize, £ 70; second prize, £20; third prize, £ 10.— The three competing choirs sang in the follow- ing order: (1) New Tredegar Harmonic Society, conductor, Mr. W. Gordon Price; (2) New- port Choral Society, conductor, Mr. A. E. Sims; (3) Porth and Cymmer Choral Society, conductor, Mr. J. Bowen. In delivering the adjudication, Mr. Geo. Rjseley said that the standard of preparation by the three choirs for the good prize was hardly as good as they ex- pected. They had heard better singing in the Valley. Newport were awarded the first prize with 67 out of 80 marks, Porth and Cymmer second, 59 marks; New Tredegar third, 54 marks. ,»• Ode, "Y Cae Gwenith. "-Winner, HAng. henus." Essay, "Shakespeare's Welsh characters."— E. W. Lewis, Cardiff. Essay, "Dyfodol Cyzmu" ("The future of Wales").—W. Lewis, Minfordd. Sonnet, "Merch y Morwr."—E. V. Owen, Abergavenny. Male Voice Competition "Voice of the tor- rents," prize ;825.-Choirs sang in the following order: (1) Pengam and Fleur-de-lis, conductor, Mr. E. Jones; (2) Aberdare, oonductor, Mr. D. Phillips; (3) Barry, conductor, Mr. D. J. Thomas; (4) Mountain Ash, conductor, Mr. L. J. Davies; (5) Treharris. The prize went to Aberdare with 70 marks out of a poGsfble 80; Barry were given 68 marks. Coal mining questions. 1, "Islwyn"; 2, "Carboniferous.' Quartette. Prize £ 3.—This was won by an, Aberdare party.

NEW TREDEGAR. PRESENTATION,-At Saron Baptist Chap el,; on Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Williams, who are leaving for America, were respectively, pre- sented with a gold watch and a silver teapot. The Rev. D. H. Rees, pastor, presided, and addresses wered.cred. by Messrs. W. Edwards, representing the Band of Hope; W. Reid, Sunday School superintendent; Joseph Evans and others. Appreciative testimony was given to the work of Mr. and Mrs. Williams at the Church and Sunday School. SCHOOLS PROCESSION.-On .Monday there was a procession of the school children connected with the various Free Churches of the town. The order of the procession, as arranged by the committee, was:—1, Saron Welsh Baptists, 280; Carmel English Baptists, 278; Uchdir Congregational, 243; Bethel Calvinistio Metho- dist, 138.-Mr. Moses Davies led a well-trained choir, which sang Chwyfiwn fry y Faner" and Pobpeth yn Dda."—The Revs. D. H. Rees, L. T. Jones, F. James and T. Jones were present.-IAbanus (Congregational) and Bethel (Baptist) also had their annual treat and, pro- cession at Cwmsyfiog.

TREDEGAR. AMBULANCE Srcc/cas.—An ambulance team, captained by Mr. Penberthy, won the first prize in the ambulance competition at Rbsmney Eis. [

-J- ■I mi I' .■IJJW! "■ OTHEE MEN'S MINDS. I have never been accused even by my friends of being of a modest or retiring dis- position.—MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, M.P. FEELING THE PINCH. In the old days a workman, accepting un- emp'oyment 9 an inexorable law, said no- thing about it, whereas nowadays some people have mt baen out of work more than a week when they "holler" as if they had got their fingers in the door of a railway carriage.—MA. JOHX B'JKNK. M.P. BEHIND THE TIMES. Times lj^ve changed -*om« parts of EnglnitfB farmers go. rpn if co such change ling?taken place.. scanners on the ContinentJombillfto mafifcfsi their produce. Here they.-do not. Farfcfe'ro in ought to £ j$ in a position to distribute their produce t-herns-.i T00:"1 is left to the middleman.—SI.A HORACE PLU'VEITTT. TOO DULL FOR THEM. There is this to be said for the atmosphere of the House of Lord#;—that it is eu dull that no black sheep, so far as I am aware, enters its doors, and the lively gentlemen you read of in the Divorce Court and o:11Ar places, wherever they spend .heir time, spend it in the House of Lords.—MB. A. BliiKiiLL, M.P. OF TWO No men in the House stand more for sobriety than the Labour mf*r-ibc-.ij, r.nd, f my own part, ] would as soon be ruled by oligarchy of devils as live ir. *•• the contj.^1 of & drunken democracy.—ALII. O'GRADY, M.P. | THE COLLEGE ATMOSPHERE. A man who has had a college education gets an n-<mothers about him that noth ng else can ghs him Hit. I doubt if it does him any good.—ME. GEOKUE H. COLLINSON. ALWAYS WITH US. We see the phenomenon of unemployment in every country, in the newest as well as the oldest, and under every system of Govern- ment, and I do not for a moment expect that it will be removed by a revival of trade.— MA. WINSTON CHUROHILL, M.P, LOOKING BACKWARD. It was one of the problems which must have troubled men 5t' years ago to under- stand how the wrong-doings, the evils, and the damaging things of lift, had lasted eo long without good people learning to care. That always seems to me one of the most perplexing things in history—how people could have put up with things which now seemed to be intolerable, slavery and the slave trade, prison lifo and its methods, the care of the insane, and later on the factory life with its horrors that to-day seem liter- ally inconceivable.—THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. A BIG ENOUGH EMPIRE. We have in the British Empire territories so vast that they tax even British energies to administer and to develop. We should not have any lust for more territory, any greed i for conquests. What we have to seek are the peaceful conquests of commerce, and supremacy in the life and business of ths world.—LORD NORTHCOTE. SURE OF EMPLOYMENT. T believe that the technically instructed skilled workman would be practically free from the fear of unemployment at all times if only our industries were better organised and directed, and if labour were more scien- tideally organised.—SIR PHILIP MAGNUS, M.P. CLERGYMAN'S LIVING WAGE. I feel irritated at the necessity for clerical charities, and Churchman, ought never to be content until every clergyman has a living w6<ge out of which he could provide for the proper education of his own dhil^iyn.—THE BISHOP Of LONDON. "ALL ONE BODY WE." The day of denomination is over. What people want to-day is practical Christianity disjoined from irrational theologising.—THE RBV. B. J. CAMPBELL. THE INTERESTING PEOPLE. With all our contempt for the upper classes —their vices, their bramlessness, their bored- ness, and what not—we are more interested in them than in anybody else.—MR. MAX BBMBOHH. SOBER AND STEADY. j The really good criminal-that is to say, the skilful criminAl-must perforce be a sober man while he is at his work, just the same ae a good mechanic ozya scientist has to be sober while he is working.—H*AD CON- STABLE OF LIVERPOOL. EMPIRE-BTIILDERS. I honestly believe that engineers are the pioneers of civilisation, and they are, from the very nature of their calling, empire- builders in a way which members of no other profession can be.—MR. JAKES C. INGLIS. MAN'S LIMITATIONS. Men may build bridges and explore flesfcrts; but they cannot make tea.—MRS. S. CAL- CUTT, HOPELESS. I will not attempt to rebuke Mv. Winston Churchill; one mighjt as well attempt to re- buke a. brass band.—MR. A. LYTTELTON, M.P. PI, kYGROUND OF THE POOR. Pracliccily the only alternative for poor parents who hrve to go to work and leave their children at home in danger of getting burnt, is to turn them into the streets.—MRS. HUMPHRY WARD. MURDEROUS MILLINERY. I long for the day when ladies will prefer to leave birds of beautiful plumage to delight our eyes, instead of wearing their dead bodies, with glass eyes, as a so-called adorn- ment of their hats.—DUCHESS OF PORTLAND, BETTER THAN LOAFING. It would be a good thing for the young fellows of the country to join the Territorial Force. To undergo a few months' training would be far 'better for many young men who have nothing better to do than to and idle at street corners.—MR. W. CROOKS, M.P, THE BETTER PART. THE BETTER PART. At this moment we are in danger of losing sincerity and acuteneas in all the arts. If you ask me to choose between being a perfect artist upon no side in particular, and a vul- gar journalist on the right side, I should choose the latter. I may say in all modesty that I have chosen it.-r-MR. G. K. CHMTBR. TON. DOCTORS AND SOCIALISM. We must have the medical profession socia- lised, for the reason that doctors are finding themselves more and more driven to claim powers over the liberty of the ordinary man which cannot possibly be entrusted to any private body whatsoever. If there is to be compulsory hygiene and the people are to be compelled to do this, that, and ,the other for the health of the community, there must be democratic control, otherwise it will become an intolerable tyranny. — MR. BRRNARD SHAW.

FUN IN THE POST-OFFICE. A most volume could be com posed merely of the humorous replies to official questions put to post-office savings bank depositors. To the question, for example, whether the would-be depositor's address is permanent, iruch answers as these have been received "Here is no continuing city." "Yes, D.V. and "ITi is is not our rest." One such question, asking for particulars of an account, evoked the following amusing, if irrelevant, reply: "He is a tall man, 1 deeply marked with small-pox, has one eye, wears a billycock hat, and keeps a booth at Lincoln Fair." There is a charming frankness in the entries sometimes made under the head of "occupation." Thus, one man describes himself as "married worse luck Another as "atill revelling in single blessedness"; while a third sums herself up as "jrajfcing for J

'+ POPULAR SC1EVJE. How FAR CAN ONE SEE? On a clear day an object raised one foot above a level plain can be seen 1.31 miles; one 10 feet high, 4.15 miles; one 20 feet high, 5.86 miles; one 100 feet high, 13.1 miles: and one a mile high (as the top of a mountain), almost 96 miles. A BPILLIANT ALLOY. A well-known scientist has succeeded in making out of gold and ahunmiiun a com- pound metal or alloy that is said to be the nvwt brilliant known. Its general hue it; a splendid purple; but as it is turned in tho light it reflects bright tints of ruby colour. A little more than three-quarters—rnoreujic- c'.irately 78 'per cent.—of the alloy is gftd, vlie remainder being aluminium. "•'WlTlSI.ESS AND Through the ingenutyof a neer, the typewriter has been yoked to the wireless telegraphy system. He has invented a method of typewriting wireless messages. By his device a message tapped out on a typewriter at one place is transmitting to ,-in-other typewriter at a place many miles away, and is clearly written on the paper. The eng.iueer declares that the same inven- tion can be made to set type by means of the 'in I linotype machine. NOVELTY IN BRIDGE BUILDING. A decided novelty in bridge building is that which spans the Mississippi river at Hastings, in the State of Minnesota. It is unique in the manner in which one of its approaches has been erected. It is in the fcrm of a spiral, and the reason why the engineers determined upon this form of structure was the small space at their dir A SPIRAL BRIDOB. posal. It was impossible to build an approack in the ordinary way without crossing or occupying some of the principal streets of the city. Heavily laden carts find it just as easy to ascend or descend the spiral as a long straight track on the opposite side of the bridge. The ground enclosed within the spiral has been converted into a park. The bridge and its approaches are constructed at steel, and extend some 75 feet above low- water mark. Its length is 1,970 feet. WHY THE SEA IS SALT. Everybody knows that the sea is salt, but few can give the reason for it. The bulk of the water in the sea falls as rain to the earth. Whilst making ite w^y over or through the soil to the sea this water takes up or dis- solves many kinds of salts. It is constantly engaged in a mechanical denudation of who- ever it runs over. The saltness of the sea i3 therefore caused by the washing.s-out of tha land, and more especially by the disinte- grated and always disintegrating salts of the rocks of the earth. The dissolving power of rain is wonderful, and it6 action in this direction is greatly increased when the water becomes frozen. FINE GOLD WIRE "Tipped with 22-carat gold is an aftar* merit whereby many a cigarette manufac- turer tempts the smoking public. There are not a few people who are sceptical as to this statement but there is no reason why it should not be true. "Gold-leaf," says an authority, "has a thickness of sbout one 2;)o1),OOOth of an inch. It may be beaten out into leasee so thin that they will transmit light. Michael Faraday, the gr()n chemist, calculated that gold could be drawn out irto a wire so fine that four sovereigns could tiins be made to go round the earth! LIGHT WITHOUT HEAT. Cold fire is a coming invention. So, also, is heatless light. An examination of a firefly when emitting flames or light shows bodily movements that cannot be- understood to mean anything else than vacuum producing. The lights are always «reen ia the vacuum sao on the back. Immediately before emitting light the insect will fatten the body, draw the legs in, droop th head, seemingly con- tracting in all directions; then with the re- laxation comes the flame and light. The bodies of the glowworm and firefly always are transparent when filled with flame. These are cases of Nature anticipating man and dealing with X-rays. How SHIPS ARE REPAIRED. In many parts of the world the dry dock is the only method possible of repairing shipe injured below the water line. In our illuik tration this week we show. floating dock, which has been found particularly useful for speedily refitting disabled warships. It is < A FLOATING DOCK. feuge hollow construction formed of iroa plates. When a vessel is to be docked, the dock is allowed to fill with water. This, ol course, sinks it; the ship is floated over it, and then the water ie pumped out again, an operation that takes about two hours. A« the water is pumped out, the dock nalurallj rises, and soon it hae the ship high and dry. FINDING A SHIP'S POSITION. Very few people have any idea of the pro- cess by means of which the modern naviga- tor is enabled to accurately place the ship's position at a stated time on the chart. The operation of finding the latitude and longitude of observation can be performed in a number of ways, of which the simplest and most convenient is by measuring the altitude of the sun above the -horizon at noon, as indicated on the vernier .of the sextant. An arithmetical computation by the aid 01 logarithms is thus quickly made, which shows exactly how far the ship is north oc south of the equator, or, in other words, the latitude. Finding the longitude, however, is a somewhat longer process. An observation is made either in the forenoon or afternoon, the chronometer time of the horizon contact of the sun's image being noted. A calcula- tion is then made which gives the exact time at the spot where the ship happens to be, and, as the chronometer carried aboard saows the exact time at Greenwich, the prime meridian of longitude, the difference between the two expresses in hours and minutes—easily convertible into degrees and miles—the distance east or west of Graea- wich. Having thus, roughly speaking, found the latitude and longitude, a dot placed on the chart at the exact point where the linea of latitude and longitude cross denotes tha ship's exact situation. LITING UNDER ION. How does a fish contrive to live in an Ice- covered pond into which no air can enter! This question has puzzled many. Says a scientist; "The matter troubles the fish but little. In Siberian or American rivers they catch fish through three or more feet of ioe, and find them in capital condition, too. Yet the fish must have air. How does he get it? It is in the water at all times, plenty of it. You may discover its presence by allowing water slowly to become warm in a vessel of tin or iron. The air, which is held in the water very much as water is held in a sponge, is expanded by the heat, and may be seen gathering in small bubbles attached to the surface of the vessel. A fish needs very little air, for he has very, little blood, and this is sufficiently oxidised by coming in con- tact with air in the water forced through itis gills. If you take a fish from his elemen1 you will observe his gills to redden suddenly. This is due to the rapid oxidation of ths blood. The liah is killed by excess of a.ir.' LIQUID AIR FOR FIREMEN. London firemen have recently been en- gaged in interesting üperimentG with the newly issued liquid-air apparatus for the pur- pose of getting at the seat of the fire in tha case of a very smoky outbreak Liquid-air, to the quantity of about half a gallon, is icon. tained in a kind of knapsack apparatus strapped on the back, and the fireman carry* ing it has an apparatus over his head, moutb, and nostrils, receiving his supply of oxygen from the knapsack. He has a belt round his body, with a rope attached, with which Lie gives signals to his comrades outfitle, indieftV ti £ g whither fcft if iA dv-zer pr not*