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DARING RAILWAY ROBBERY IN THE RHONDDA. On Sunday night, during the heavy storms of rain, the goods shed at the Taff Vale Railway station, Ystrad, Rhondda, was rifled by a gang of thieves. They entered the premises, which had been securely fastened by means of a small ,window-one of a large number of windows which face the passenger platform. The wood- work was clean cut out to facilitate their ingress. They laid hold of all kinds of portable and un- .portable property, including about fifty yards of ,cloth-part of a large parcel consigned to a local tailor. The total rumoured value of the stolen property is placed at £ 20 to JE25. Shortly before one o'clock on Tuesday morning a person named William Davies, alias John Jones Little, apparently about 35 years, shabbily attired, and -of au exceedingly dirty appearance, was arrested by Mr. Timothy in his own timber yard, which as near the Ystrad Railway Station goods shed, where the robbery was committed. Mr. Timothy resides just inside the entrance to his timber yard, and about a quarter to one in the morning, when he was in the act of retiring to rest, he heard the barking of his dog. His attention was immediately aroused, and on peering through ,one of the bedroom window panes, he thought he perceived a human figure groping about near the house. He lost no time in putting on his clothes and emerging into the yard. Upon reaching the railway signal-box he communicated with the sigoal-man, and both returned to the spot where the figure had been seen. Before they had gone many yards a man was seen who was soon overtaken by Mr. Timothy. The marauder immediately turned and raised a car- penter's chisel which he had in his hand, and ,threatened to strike him. Mr. Timothy had previously to leaving the house, availed himself of a poker, and with this instrument he dealt the man a severe blow across his left arm, while the signalman" tripped" him up. They afterwards disarmed him, and information having been given to the police, the supposed burglar was subsequently aprehended and taken into custody. The police discovered that some of the tools found upon him were identical with some that have been missed at Porth.

MOUNTAIN ASH.

NEW TREDEGAR.!

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