The Merthyr Express

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE -r. IVKKP your Nerves sfeariy so as to put X opposite light names. Take JK.VKLVS' Is. Nerve Mixture. .1. T. DOCTON. riuniljer. Gasfitter. House Decor- ator, L'aperliansifuv Warehouse. 138, Jligh-strcst, Merthyr. All Repairs attended to at the sliorle ,-t notice. A Staff of Exppricuctd Workmen regu- larl.v employed. Estimals tree. Paperhallgings from 2d. per piece; numerous job lots greatly under cost price. To the Electors of Merthyr Rorotigh. Get your voices in trim so that you can shout Hurrah for the Winners. Use JKKKIKS' Is. J,tii)-- Mixture. fp von can-iot see where to put your X huy a 5s. 6d. Pair of Rolled Gold Spectacles at TOM J KSKINS, Chemist and Optician, Pontmorlais. TH^RK'S A BUDGET of Virtues, Perfection of Fit, Sound, Hard-wearing Materials, combined with Ele- gance and Exclusive Style in every pair of Boots or Shoes you purchase at W. R. WILLIAMS' BOOT DFPOT, liifrli-street (opposite Lipton'si, Merthyr. Sole A«rent for K." "I>n Jaeger" "Q-ueen," and "Lotus" Boots and Shoes. MAGNETISM.—I continuo to treat Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Paralysis, etc., with Magnstism. Thirty years' experience in the treatment of these distressing complaints.— Mr. Jones, 62, Brynhyfryd, Penydarren. J22 FIREWOOD. Leonard and Pnymond, the Merthyr Timber Yard and Saw Mills. Plymouth road, arc now preoare.l to receive,orders for larr e ¡ or small quantities. Your favours will rc: ci\ c prompt attention. HIGH-STREET BAPTIST CHUUCS BAZAAR.—We befc to remind our readers that this bazaar will be held on February 16th, 17th and 18th, 1910. For full particulars see our advertisement columns next week. DIDN'T REMEMBER.—Peter Sullivan was summoned at an occasional court, on Monday, for being, drunk in High-street, on Saturday night. Defendant, it was stated, behaved like a madman, and in his frenzy struck a lad named Henry Evans. He was fined 10s. and costs in each case, or a month's imprisonment. FORTHCOMING PERFORMANCE.—Music lovers of Merthyr and district are looking ,forward with pleasure to the treat that awaits them on, Thursday, February 10th, at Zion Baptist Church, Twynyrodyn, when Haydn's master- piece, The Creation," will be performed by Zion Choral Society (conducted by Mr. T. Morgan Jones). The choir is making excellent progress, and the committee have been fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Emlyn Davies, A-R-A.M., baritone, whose name is a household word; Miss Alicia Cove, L.R.A.M., soprano, who has been specially trained for this work by Mr. Henry J. Wood (Queen's Hall, London) and Mr. Evan Lewis, the brilliant North Wales tenor, winner of many championships. The tickets are being eagerly taken up. POCKETS FULL OF WHISKY.—On Sunday Albert Pearce walked over to Rhymney. Some of his friends, knowing that he went in that direction to have a quiet drink, asked him to bring them back a drop of whisky, and he brought four half-pint bottles. Pearce, how- ever, took too much to drink, and when he crossed over into Glamorganshire he staggered about the road. On getting down between Dowlais I and Penydarren he fell into the arms of a policeman, and on Monday, at an occasional court, charged with being drunk and disorderly, he was fined 15s. and costs. The four bottles of whisky were produced in court. Xr.w MAGISTRATES' CLERK.—A meeting of justices was held at the Town Hall on Friday, u Sir T. Marehant Williams presiding, to consider i the appointment of a successor to the late Col. I D. R. Lewis, as magistrates' clerk. There were four applicants—Mr. T. Elias; Major Phillips, Aberdare; Mr. Maclure Phillips, Merthyr, and Mr. Edmund Davies, Aber- dare. Mr. Elias was appointed. Mr. Elias, who is 48 years of age, is a native of the town. He has been brought up in the atmosphere of the law, having been clerk to Col. Lewis for 28 years, and for many years lie the colonel's" deputy clerk at the police courts in Caerphilly Higher and Miskin Lower. Mr. Elias is popular among all sections of the community, and the news of his appoinmcnt was received with great satisfaction. For many years Mr. Elias was aji ardent volunteer, attaining the rank of colour-sergeant. He is captain of the Merthyr Church Lads' Brigade. For some years he acted as secretary to the Merthyr Flower Show Committee, and only relinguished this and other positions because of the many calls upon him in £ the precincts of the police courts. DEATH OF MR. WM. HAV-xiNs.-We regret to have to announce the death of Mr. William Hawkins, who formerly lived in Albert-street, Merthyr, and later at Telegraph Cottage, Cefn Coed. He was for many years connected with the building society at Merthyr, under the late Mr. Peter Williams. During the past ten years he had been pay clerk in Tredegar Iron and Coal Company. His death took place with unexpected- suddenness at the age of 37. He had been suffering lately from a nervous breakdown. Deceased leaves a widow and five small children. He enjoyed the confidence and respect of a large number of people at Tredegar, and that this was so was shown in a marked degree by the large number who accompanied the corpse from Tredegar to j Cefn. The Rev. Collins spoke very feelingly of Mr. Han kins' services as a member of the church of Bethel as deacon, Sunday School I teacher and secretary. His presence will be sadly missed by a large cirlce of friends, who will always remember his genial and self- I sacrificing character. The coffin was covered j with wreaths sent by relatives and friends, the ) Sunday School, and his fellow clerks at the Tredegar offices. CORPORATION SCHOLARSHIPS.—At a meeting of the Merthyr Education Authority last week Alderman E. Morrell presiding, the Staff Com- mittee reiomended that the application of Mr. James Frazer, relative to a scholarship for his son at the University College be not granted; that the application of Mrs. M. Francis, Lyndurst, Merthyr, for a continuance of the scholarship granted to her son by the Glamorgan County Council be not granted; that the application of Mr. S. J. Davies, The Brewery, Brecon-road, Merthyr, for a scholar- ship to enable his daughter to attend a course of Dairy Instruction be not granted.—Coun- cillor F. S. Simons said he understood that an arrangement would be come to so that no student should suffer because Merthyr became a county borough. The students who had been refused shoralships would have obtained them had Merthyr still been under the County Council, and he thought it was a bad beginning to refuse them. The Education Authority must make up their minds that the students should not suffer. He would like the report referred back.—Councillor Dan Thomas The Committee were not unanimous. We were two against three.—The Chairman said that full consideration had been given to this question, and the authority would not be well- advised if they re-opened it. He did not think anyone had been wronged.—Councillor J. W. Lewis said he would be the last to suggest motives to the Staff Committee. But it seemed to him there was a semblance of injustice in the way these scholarships bad been awarded. Five sat for the examinations, three were students who had matriculated, and one of the scholarships was awarded to a student who had not matriculated. That in itself was an injustice to the candidates who ought to have been allowed to proceed with their course. If an injustice had been done it should be re7,- tified. -Alderman D. W. Jones said he *would be one of the first to support giving a scholarship to Mr. Frazer's son, beiause he was a personal friend of his. But the sub-committee had fully gone into the matter. The County of Glamorgan granted nine scholarships last year, and taking the. whole county that would be one in ten. New- port granted one, Cardiff two, and a little borough like Merthyr granted four. So they had not been ungenerous.—After further dis- cussion the report was adopted. IF YOU HAVE DEFECTIVE EYESIGHT, consult the most experienced Eyesight Testing Expert in Mer- thyr. Mr. HENRY M. LLOYD, Ophthalmic Optician and Chemist. Merthyr (opposite Market doors).

I GO FOR YOUR —^ HOLIDAY by the The Holiday Line.' EXCURSIONS for a fortnight or less, etc. t t a Pamphlet giving /nil particulars of holiday I Excursions obtainable at stations or offices JAMES C. LVGLTS, General Manager. PADDINGTON STATION, W. 0;

For Result of Merthyr Borough Polling1 See Page 10.

Fancy Dress Ball at Merthyr. A fancy dress ball tcok place at the Merthyr Drill Hall on Thursday last, in aid of the funds of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and it was a great success. There was a large number of fancy costumes, ¡ and all seemed to enjoy themselves. The chil- dren arrived about 6 o'clock, and held posses- sion of the room until 10 o'clock, they were induced to leave to go to "by? uyc," and, in the arms of Morpheus, dream of the pretty fairies they had met and the romps they had had with Cupid. Among the characters repre- sented were dashing soldiers, costers, milk- maids, French maids, and dairymaids. It was most interesting to watch the various charac- ters parade round the room, and when they mngled n a jolly dance, they forgot their cares and enjoyed the happy hours trpping the light fantastic toe. A gentleman in sombre evening dress gravely escorted a pretty Dutch servant, having left his gorgeous uniiorms with his past, and, with pardonable pride, he gazed fondly on a minia- ture Life Guardsman and romping coster. A Lady of the 18th Century and Spanish dancers snapped up the evening drees gallants. A tall and muscular Suffragette scorned any man's arm, and vigorously twirled other women around. As nothing political disturbed her serenity, she remained peaceful, leaving her dog whip, chain, and poisonous powders behind. The loudest things she wore were striped stock- ings and elastic boots—and these occasionally caused a little fright when the mere man forgot to dodge the folds and the skirts upset his. equilibrium. A Mohammedan lady, daring the wrath of Allah, freely mingled with the dancers, abandoned her veil, and mixed with the men. Thus do fancy costumes upset the customs of the East. She followed Cleopatra, a representative of that wonderful Queen whose caprices and charm changed the historv of the world and ruined a noble Roman, and who ex- changed a world for her caresses. This Cleo- patra. was, however, less ambitious, and mixed freely with the crowd, and enjoyed the atten- tions of sombre-coated modern gallants in even- ing dress, as much as her namesake did the mighty Caesar, and noble Antony, or Har- maelils. "Four-leaved clover" was whisked away by a "Cowboy." "Rosalind," while resting in the forest, wag discovered by several oy Scouts." .'A Jester" and "A Gipsy Countess," with a "Toledo Girl," "Dolly Varden," "A Courtier," and "Normandy Gipsy" chased a "Fortune Teller" for "Violets" and "Hcees," but winter came between, followed by night, and they fled to "The Old Woman who lived in her Shoe," who rewarded them with "Eidel- weiss," "Dolly Dye," and "Sunlight Soap." "Sir Thomas Lipton" was quite gay and fes- tive in an immaculate white yachting suit. Having recently returned from Paris, he fiirted with French maids, Norwegian girls, and dis- cussed anything but shipping with "Miss Hook of Holland." A Cuban girl envied "Merc, als" golden hair, but pitied her sadness, until a bold "Buccaneer" seized her as his prize, feeling sure that once on board his "lugger," her Cuban spirit would soon be tamed. A couple of "Jack Tars" and a "Naval Officer" came to the rescue, having been en- tertaining a "Drummer Girl." "Brit- annia" ordered them to do her duty before "Uncle Sam" did it for them. "A Highway- man" on the prowl scorned the Boy Scout-s and military gentlemen. He danoed as of old, with the fair "Old English Lady," the "King's Jester" looking on. "A Toreador wooed tho "Spanish Dancing Girl" over again, while "Uncle Sam" guessed a great deal, and cJu- lated somewhat over "Bridge," which she "reckoned" was a game worth playing because a partner was compelled to ehow his Hand once the game started. "Fashions for all," with a dashing 9th Lan- )er, joined a "Rough Rider," with the "Daugh- ter of the Regiment," in a merry dance. "Chin Chin Chinaman" wondered "very muchee why his very muchee ode ancestors sent their ancient oontemporary, Missee Cleopatra, back to earth again, as there were no more big pearls to melt in wine, just now, luxuries being off ind elections being on." There were several Japanese whom he promptly told that Egypt had revived once more, and that Missee Cleo- patra "was very muchee aliveo," and that "Amasis, the daughter of the High Priest, was with her. A learned "Barrister" discussed problems with an "Eastern Lady" on sand- wiches and trifle. "The Pierrot" took a "Seville Orange Girl" from a gallant "High- lander," whoirwnediately went to the Low- lands and consoled himself with a quaint Dutch girl. "Molly" and the "Italian Girl" were each in turn captured by Highwaymen, Buccan- eers, and Arabs. "Veronique," with "Fashions for all," sought out Wealth." Swallow-tailed youths bore them all away. "A Japanese Lady" met a "Japene-o Boy," and they talked of the pink petal flowers in Sunny Japan. The fairies were there in great force, and "Little Boy Blue" and "Will Scarlet" roamed about in search of "Robin Hood," who the "Fairies" said should come next year if they were good. "An Egyptian Officer," in a scar- let fez, told a "Morris Dancer" that she must come to Egypt, and that the steps in their Palaces were broader than "Broachtairs." She refused to go unJesa the "Milkmaid" came with her, and the "Milkmaid" brought "A Toreador," who wanted to bring a "Red Cross Nurse," who said "Othello" must come also. A kind-hearted "Norwegian" said they must all be good and go back to "Canada" but they all agreed to see "Old Mother Hubbard" and ask her about the bone, and why the poor dog had none. Th "Bulgarian Peasant," "Black and White," with "A Spanish Lady," all lis- tened attentively to a dapper "Etonian." "The Glamorgan Yeomanry," "Cowboy," and "Jockey" looked after "Britannia," "Spanish 'n Dancers." "Austrian Hussars," and Evenin, Dress Ladies. "The Mayor of Abercanaid" consulted the various ambassadors of other countries present, on the price of coal and the various methods of finding it. "Joan of Arc," in armour girt, fought her battles over again, "Free Trade" making it possible for her to -,an. herself jit & ooaunal c

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HIGH-STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.—The preacher next Sunday, Rev. Harry Edwards, Maesycwm- mer. Services at 11 and 6 o'clock. WESLEY CHURCH.—Mr Joseph Massoy,, of Cardiff, the Wesleyan District Evangelist, is conducting a mission at the Wesley Church, Pontmorlais. He preached on Sunday morning and evening and has occupied the pulpit each evening during the week.

moved shiy amongst the throng, but "Brothel Peliean, the Monk from Falka," counted hit beads and to'd the tale, and so the da,nc WOr4 on. A grave Arab in turban and liowing robea watched the scene in this caravanserai, as tin puppets moved hither and thither h? thoughl of other days and byegone scenes and peoplei, and when he passed the spot where they mad. one turned down an empty glass. The ladies who acted as judges in awarding the prizes had a most difficult task to perform. There was such a splendid lot of costumes io the room, both with the children and adults and they did their duty in a perfectly impartial manner—the voice of the majority deciding It was, at the same time, impossible to plea. everybody. The following is a list of the prill. winners:—Lady's Prize (given by Messrs. IL, T. Jones and Co.): 1st, Miss Ciara Lew'< (-'Fash 'ons for all"); special prize,. Miss Nor Ward ("Cl,opatw").Gentleman's Prize (given bv Mr. H. 11. Southey): 1st, Mr. J. Ballard Evans ("Cncle Sam"); special prize, Mr. H. ii. Southey ("Arabian Chief").-Girls: 1st: (given by Mr. Thomas, Tea Shop), Miss Gladys Walteri ("Sunlight Soap") 2nd (given by Mr. H. l. Liovd, Chemist), Miss Dorothy Biddle ("Rosa- lind"); special prize (given by Mr. Howel Thomas), Mi&s Eileen Wills ("An Old Woman who Liv.d in Her Shoe"); special prize for the youngest girl (given by. Mr. Jones, Manchester House), Miss Peggie Edwards ("Fairy").- Doys: 1st (given by Mr. V. A. Wills, chemist), Master Joe Bernascone ("Life Guardsman"); 2nd (given by Mr. H. Thoma;), Master F. Truran ("Chinese"); spscial prize, Master Mer- vyn Thomas ("Will Scarlet"); prize for the youngest boy (given by Mr. C. H. Flooks), a, Master Eric Lee ("Cupid"). Mr. and Mrs. Fox-Davie? came in while the guests were at supper, and wsre cordially re- ceived by all present. The committee desire co thank all those who assisted in the work of preparation, and who lent articles for decora- tion; also those who contributed to the refresh- ments, which were all excellent and generous in quantity. Mrs. Howitt was the hon. secre- tary of the Refreshment Committee. Mr. Wyndham Prichard was the secretary of the dance, and Mrs. Prichard helped him in carry- ing out his duties, which were considj-able. All those who gave their time so generously are to be commended, and deserve the. special thanks of those who attended and enjoyed the dance so much. Dr. Biddle took the duties as M.C., and tin following were the stewards: Messrs. H. G rlowit' T. Jones, H. M. Lloyd, C. Lee, W. J. Bernascone, A. J. Perman, W. A. M. Phillips, M. Pulliblank, W. J. Prichard, Howell Thomas, Tudor Evans, and H. H. Southey. Several cf the ladies' costumes were made by Mrs. -CloaK, 39, Upper Thomas-street, Merthyr,' among them being "Fashions for all," which secured a prize. LIST OF GUESTS. Mr. J. Bernascone. evening- dress; Mrs. J. Bernascone, "Dutch servant"; Master Ralph Bernascone, "coster"; Master Joey Bernas- cone, "Lifeguardsman"; Mrs. Broome, Tre- harris, "Lady of 18th Century"; Miss G. Broome, Treharris, "Spanish dancer" Air. H. Seymour Berry, evening dress; Mrs. H. Sey- mour Berry, evening dress; Dr. C. Biddle, ev- ening dress; Mrs. C. Biddle, evening dress; Mr. Eric Biddle, "Suffragette" Miss C. Biddle, "Mohammedan Lady"; Miss N. Biddle, "four- leaved clover"; Miss D. Biddle, "Rosalind"; Miss M. Bailey, Treharris, "Dolly Varden"; Mr. II. C. Bailey, Treharris, "Jester"; Misa Bailey, evening dress"; Mr. H. A. Bailey, "courtier"; Miss G. Ballinger, "Gipsy Coun- tess" Miss D. Bowyer, "Toledo girl" Misa Elsie Brown, "violets" Miss F. Brown, "for- tune teller" Miss K. Bevan, "Normandy Gip- sy" Mr. Beddoe, "Sir Thomas Lipton"; Misa Curtis, Neath, "French maid"; Miss Cameron, "Norwegian girl"; Mr. Charles, evening dress; Miss N. Davies, evening dress; Miss E. Davies, "Cuban girl"; Mr. B. Davies, uniform; Mrs. Dunstan, evening dress; Miss Davies, Birming- ham, "Mercia"; Miss I Davies, "Drummer girl"; Mr. D. C. Davies, "Jack Tar"; Miss gi D Daniel, Troedyrhiw, evening dress; Miss R. Davies, "rose"; Mr. J. B. Evans, Sam"; Miss M. Evans, evening dress; Miss A. Evans, evening dress; Mrs. W B. Edwards, Taf Brae, Cefn, "Winter"; Miss Peggie Ed wards, Cefn, "fairy"; Master Roy Ed-; wards, Cefn, "Jack Tar"; Mr. W. Green, Pontrebach, "Highwayman", frs. W. Green, Pentrebach, evening dress; Mr. C.' S. M. Green, Pentrebach, evening dress; Mas. ter F. Green, Pentrebach, "Toreador" Mr R. Gunson, evening dress; Master J Gunson, "Scout"; Mr. F, Gosling, "King's Jester"; Mrs. Gay, evening dress, Miss M Gay, evening dress; Miss K. Gay, "Old English"; Miss G. Harrison, "Bridge" Miss J Howfield, evening dress, Miss N. Howfield, evening dress; Mr. B. Howfield, evening dress Mr. A. J. Howfield, evening dress; Mr. W. R. Harri- son, Dowlais, evening dress; Miss Harri- bon, "Bridge"; Mr. J. T. Harrap, even- ing dre.is; Mr. H. Harrap, "Othello"; Miss Elsie Harrap, "Red ross Nurse"; Mrs. J. T. Harrap, "Norwegian"; Mr. T. Hansard, "Etonian"; Mrs. W U. Harris, evening dress; Miss G. Harris, black and white; Miss D. Har- ris, "Bulgarian pca-s mt"; Mr R. Hughes, "Boy Scout" Mrs. H. Lewis Hushes, evening drcjs; Master G. Hint, "Uoy Scout"; Mr. Jardin, "Cowboy"; Miss Jc: evening dress; Miss O. Jones, Troedyrhiw, "iJiitannia"; Mr; Percy Jones, "Cowboy" Miss M. Jones, "Span- ish lady"; Miss Jones, "Spanish dancer"; Mi« M. Jones, "Violet Rose"; Mr T. Jones, evening dress; Mrs. W T. Jones, evening dress; Mr. W. T. Jones, Glam. Yeomanry; Master, G. Jenkins, "Jockey"; Mi H. Cromwell Jones, "Old Mother Hubbard"; Miss Phillia Jones, "Austrian Hussar"; Miss James, "Wealth"; Mr. F. N. James, "Naval Officer"; Miss Ketto, Aberystwyth, even- ing dress; Mr. A. Lewis, evening dress; Miss Clara Lewis, "Fashions for All" Mis3 Pegp-y Lewis, "Rough Rider" Miss L. Lloyd Atkins. "Amasis"; Mr. Charles Lea, evening dress; Mr. Roy Lowis, "Pierrot" Miss Marie Lloyd, "Gipsy Girl"; Master Tom Lloyd, "Eaton Boy"; Mr. Mathews, "barris- ter" Mr. W. W. Meredith, "Pierrot" Miss Morgan, "Wealth"; Miss K. Alaed-onal-j, "Miss Hook of Holland"; Miss F. Macdonslci, "Seville Orange Girl"; Mr. J. Morris, Dow-, lais; Mr. W. M. Macdonald, "Highlander"; Miss B. Marks, "Fortune Teller" ilr. A. J. Marshall, evening dress; Miss It.y Maiks, evening dress; Miss Marks, evening dress; Misn J. Munroe, "Daughter of the Regiment"; Miss N Nash, "Veronique"; Miss EL G. Nash, "Fashions for all"; Miss G Nash, "Old Eng. lish" Mr. Pritchard, "Japanese" Mr. A. J. Perman, evening dress; Miss G Pro the ro^. "Dutch Maid" Miss Kees, "Molly" Mr. J. B. Ree3, "Arabian Sheik"; Miss E. Ree1; "Italian Girl"; Miss F Roes, "Japanese Lady"; Mr. E. W. Richards, evening dress, Mr. W B. Roderick, evening dress, Mr. Rees, pierrott; Miss L. Sandbrook, "Eidelweiss" Miss Smythe, evening dress; Miss Sandbrook, evening dress Miss Enid Storey, "Japanese"; Miss F. Tru- ran, "Dolly Dye" Master F. Truran, "Jap. anese" Mrs. M Truran, evening dress: Mr. A. S. Thomas, evening dress: Mrs. A. S. Tho- mas, evening dress; Miss G. Thomas, "Fairy Queen" Mrs. Thomas, Builtb Wells, "Japan- ese Lady"; Miss P. Thomas, Builth Wells, "Fairy"; Master R. Thomas, "Egyptian Offi- cer"; Master D. Thomas, "Little Boy Blue"; Master M. Thomas, "Will Scarlet" Master M. Thomas, "Toreador"; Mrs. Gomer Thomas, "Canada"; Mr. Gomer Thomas, "Mayor of Abercanaid"; Mr. F. Thomas, evening dress; Mrs. F. Thomas, evening dress; Mrs. Vaughan, "Quakeress"; Mr. C. N. Walters, evening dress; Mr. Walters, evening dress; Miss Gwladys Walters, "Sunlight Soap"; Miss E. Wills, "Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe"; Miss.T. Wills. "Country Girl"; Miss Wills, "Night"; Mr. Howard Whittakcr, "9th Lan- cers" Mrs. I. J. Williams, "Joan of Arc"; Miss N. Ward, "Cleopatra" Miss Watts. Do\v.\ lais, evening dress; Miss Watts, Dowlais, even-a ing dress"; Miss Nancy Weat-hcrley, "milk maid" RJiss Gwendolyn VVeatberley, "Moiri# Danger.'i

COMING MISSION.—In connection with Ainon English Baptist Church, Georgetown, Miss Maggie Bevan, the celebrated young evangelist, will conduct a mission to young people on Tuesday and Wednesday next, January 25th and 26th, 1910. Services to commence at 7 p.m., to be held at Bethel Chapel (kindly lent for the occasion). An are cordially invited. ELECTION SOUVENIR.—Photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Fox-Davieo can be obtained at various prices, also a very limited number which Mr. and Mrs. Fox-Davies have kindly signed. Orders will be executed strictly in rotation.—C. A. Harris, photographer, Merthyr. MKRCHED-Y-DE.-=-An interesting programme has been arranged for the quarterly meetings of the tocal union, on Friday, January 28th, at Hope Hall. In the afternoon a conference will be held at 3.30 p.m., at which means and ways for extending the work will be discussed, with other matters. We hope the sisters will rally in good numbers. At 7 p.m. there will te a public meeting to which we extend a very hearty invitation to all. Addresses will be given solos and recitations will also be special features of the meeting. ADULAf CUAPEL-A meeting was held at this Church on Tuesday evening, and a presen- tation was made to Miss M. M. Jones I'au'se at the Merthyr Private Nursing Institute), who is leaving Merthyr for Aldershot. On behalf of the Church, Mrs. Davies, Brynteg-terrace, presented Nurse Jones with a hymn book, and valuable gifts from other friends in and out of the Church were also presented. Several of the deacons spoke in eulogistic terms of the exemplary character of Miss Jones, after which, in a neat speech, she thanked all for the presents and for the good wishes expressed on her hehalf. Miss Jones, who is the daughter of the late Rev. W. M. Jones, formerly pastor of Adulam Church, has been appointed assistant matron at the Aldershot Town Hospital. DEATH OF MR. THOMAS GRIFFITHS.—Many of his old friends in Merthyr will regret to hear of the death of Mr. Thomas Griffiths, late manager of the London and Provincial Bank. Mr. Griffiths lived in Merthyr many years and was a very popular and useful citizen. He retired from banking about 16 years ago and took up farming in Herefordshire, moviifg into Gloucestershire and afterwards returning to Madley, Herefordshire, where lie died on Tues- day. He will be buried at Cowbridge on Friday. The late Mr. Griffiths was a widower. He leaves one daughter, Miss Maggie Griffiths, and two sons, both married, the younger son, Bertie, having a prosperous farm in Hercford1 shire. CHANGE RINGING.—Four members of the Hereford Association of Change Ringers visited Merthyr on Saturday, and, with the assistance of four members of St. Tydfil's Society, rang on the Parish Church bells a complete peal of Grandsire Triples," consisting of 5,040 changes, in three hours and two minutes. The peal was Groves variation of Parker's twelve-part, the ringers standing as follows :-A. Matthews, 1 W. D. Allen, 2 A. E. Slatter, 3 B. Sadler, 4 W. Evans, 5 F. B. Sfedman, 6 W. Short, 7 J. Smith, 8.—Mr. Short was the conductor.