The Rhondda Leader

Outrage on a Cyclist Lady. A Collier recently working at Clydach Vale identified as her Assailant. Prisoner also charged with House- f breaking. £ Miss Margaret Williams, a lady cyclist who was recently assaulted and robbed near Brecon, has identified a man named Henry Tudor, alias Fisher, who is in cus- tody on a charge of burglary at Eardisley, as the man who assaulted her. Miss Wil- liams, who resides at Hay with her brother, Was on the occasion of the outrage on a visit to her uncle, Mr. Williams, of Ponty feat, Breconshire. It appears that on her return journey from a visit to Pentwyn Farm whilst wheeling her bicycle down a steep pitch in Cwrtyplyvin Lane, some dis- tance from the main road leading from Brecon to Hay, she came upon a strange man, respectably dressed, sheltering be- neath a tree from the rain. As she was passing him he sprang upon her, put his hand on her mouth, and pulled her to the ground. The ruffian, after violently out- raging her, robbed her of her gold watch, half-a -crown, and other piece-si of money, and left her on the ground in an uncon- scious state. As soon as Miss Williams recovered consciousness, and was able to walk, she with her clothes torn, made her Way to Glyncelin Lodge, a short distance away, where she made a complaint, and Was subsequently taken to the residence of her uncle at, Pontybat. She is 22 years of age, and has been attended by Dr. W. Howells, of Brecon. At the Police Court, evidence was given against, the man, alleg- ing that on the 3rd of August he broke into the dwelling-house of Alfred Clement Bishop, of Eardsland, by chopping away a shutter with the hacker from the wood block. He helped himself to bread and butter, cider, and the greater part of two Pots of jam, ransacked the whole of the house, stole money from the writing desk and the children's money boxes, which he Gnashed, and took a watch and guard. He Was seen about by several neighbours who- Were working in the fields, and when taken Into custody made a statement which im- plicated him in a charge of breaking into the cottage of Mary Clarke, widow, at Almeley, while she was away at work. smashing open boxes and drawers with an axe and stealing at least a sovereign, half- sovereign, two half-crowns, and a shilling, and helping himself to bread and butter, Pickles, and tea, eating nearly half a pound of butter and taking some dry tea with him in a tin cannister. Lance-Corporal Smith, S.W.B., said he had seen prisoner in Slouch Camp, near Brecon, on the 8th August. Prisoner wanted to raffle a; watch and chain, but as he said it. had been given him by his mother six years ago, and he did not like to part with it, witness lent him 7s. 6d. on it. In statements which he wrote himself, and induced the superin- tendent to write, he admitted that he worked at Clydach Vale Colliery, Glamor- ganshire, in the name of Tom Fisher, from Tuesday, August 13th, until last Saturday night, and it transpired that, the landlord of a public-house on the borders of Brecon- shire f-ntertained prisoner until the police arrived. Prisoner, who spoke with a Welsh accent, said he reserved his defence, and Was committed for trial at, the next Here- fordshire Quarter Sessions, but it is anti- cipated that he will be secured by a writ of habeas corpus to appear at Brecon first on the more serious charges.

A Rhondda Minister's New Field of Labour. In a Newport contemporary we notice that the Rev, D. D. Joseph, who until re- cently was in charge of the English Con- gregational Church at Tonypandy, com- jtt**need his labours at the Mill Street ^°ngregational Church, Newport, on Sun- ??y last, and that his preaching created a Shly favourable impression. He chose the theme of his morning discourse the ords: "For he is not a god of the dead jut of the living," found in Luke xx., 48. j* thoughtful language the preacher showed how thei trend of thought had changed from denying the existence of God 0 declaring that he was unknowable and ^changeable. He pointed out how such a, conception reduced revelation to a Jumped up tale and their religion to mere Rockery. The God they wanted was He ho was in a close relationship with the Patriarchs and the prophets, who was Manifested in the flesh as the all-pitying na ever-loving Christ, who had promised be with them always until the consum- ption of all things. The subject of the j/ening sermon was, The Crowned and ^e*gning Christ—Christ the King." There Q,ere large congregations. Mill Street ttng,rega.tion al Church enjoys the dis- cilcti°n of being the oldest Nonconformist 0*h in the town, having a history dating MhT ^lom 1610. The church has been tfo °ut a pastor since last November, and dr e, attendance had, as a consequence, °PPed off somewhat, but the congrega- °n Sunday was very large, and a .°sperous time is anticipated for the eaUrch under Mr. Joseph's vigorous and ergetic guidance.

Iron by New Methods. Remarkable Discovery, From the borders of the Black Country, the home of the iron trade, comes news of a new method of ironmaking which promises to revolutionise the industry. The inventor is Mr. Enoch Gittings, junr., of the Wisemore Iron and Steel Works, Walsall, who, in conversation with a Morning Leader representative, spoke with great enthusiasm of his discovery. As to the method of operation he is very reticent, as the American patents are not yet fully secured. The English patent, he says. bears. the first King Edward stamp granted for iron and steel. The process extracts refuse and enor- mously reduces labour, two men being able to produce as much as a hundred under the present system. For the first time in the history of iron-making the laborious pro- cess of puddJing is absolutely superseded. The article produced is absolutely pure; its tensile strength is superior to the best Lowmoor iron, sustaining a reduction in diameter of 66 per cent. before showing signs of fracture. It can be used for any purpose for which soft steel is now used. USED AS STEEL. Mr. Gittings has already supplied large quantities for the manufacture of springs, bits, and spurs, the Army Department, having taken no less than fifty tons of such spurs for South Africa. It rings like the finest bell metal, and seems likely to supplant existing metals for this purpose. The American experts, when Mr. Git- tings was over there, were very enthu- siastic over it, and were ready to pay any price for the patent. The inventor believes it will wipe out the Bessemer and other systems, because it, is cheaper in flkanwf&eture than any of them. Be gets his own price without difficulty, people readily paying the high figure of S;20 per ton, As to possibilities of future extension, Mr. Gittings said to work the patent on a large scale would require C30,000, but iron can be produced in any quantity re- quired, A jJro}i)iiiCht' Black Country ironmaster off-red to take a large number of shares if he would float a, company with a capital of a couple of millions. ENGLAND HAS FIRST CHANCE. As to the future of the new iron, Mr. Gittings said its use must eventually be universal, but whether Walsall is to become the headquarters of the industry will depend on the extent to which our people take it up. Said he: "I'm going to give my own country first chance, but, as you know, we are rather slow, and if Englishmen don't rise, to the occasion, I shall not hesitate, to go to France, Ger- many, or anywhere with my discovery, on which I have spent eighteen years' labour, and any amount of money."

MORE SCORCHING. A number of cases against Rhondda cyclists, came before the- magistrates at, Llandaff Police Court on Monday. The offenders careered through Tongwynlais, according to Sergeant Williams, of Taff's Well, at the rate of about 14 miles an hour. The Bench imposed fines of 20s. and costs, and in the case of those who had given wrong naluca and addregge6 made SO.- I .t „ h

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Good Advice to Parents. What All Boys Ought to Know. tioj,011be satisfied with your boy's educa- w Until you are sure that he can JTite a, good legible hand. ^Pel] the words he knows how to use. ..Peak and write good English. ,r^te a good social letter a column of figures rapidly. >,ake out an ordinary account. ■h Uct 16 per cent, from the face of it. ■^eceipt it when paid. Wv+e an ordinary receipt. an advertisement for the local rite an ordinary promissory note. Jot tiCk°n the interest or discount on it DJfs' months, or years, •Ki W an ordinary bank cheque. tig „ 6 it to a proper place in a bank to get Mai neat and correct entries in day-' Sif?S led«el<* 1tiij.pi the number of yards of carpet re- ^pii ,/0r your parlour. i the number of bushels of wheat in, *ates r8est bin, and the value at current 'J:I1i s°hiething about the great authors If i1Ilen of the present day. tkely ? c?tl do all this,, and more,, it is *U& hag sufficient education to make X way in the world. If yOU have ?. Wpii and money to spend upon hmi, a«d good—give him higher Eng- e. him literature, give him inathe- e science, and, if he is very k e%k n. give him. Latin, and • w]?a^ever the course be intends "» W Uf« flenmii,

Rice at Weddings. Although the custom of throwing rice at, the bride at the termination of the marriage ceremony is pretty universal, we question if many persons can give a reason- able reason for the practice. It appears that rice is an important element in the marriage feasts of the East. In Java bride and bridegroom partake of it out of the same dish, in token that they must share their future together. In Elba. the mother of the bridegroom throws rice after the bride on her entrance to the new home, by way of warning herself to the duties of a good housewife. And this is probably the explanation of the custom among ourselves. However, the Chinese give another version of its origin. In the days of the Shang Dynasty, so runs the story, some 1,500 years before Christ, there lived in the province of Shansi a most famous sorcerer called Chao, It happened one day that a Mr. P'ang came to consult the oracle, and Chao having divined by means of the tortoise diagram, informed the trembling P'ang that he, had but six days to live. Now, however much we may trust the sagacity and skill of our family physician, we may be excused if in the matter of life and death we call in a second doctor for consultation; and in such a strait it is not to be wonderoti at that P'ang should repair to auotlicr source to make sure that there, was no mistake- To the fair Peachblossom he went, a young lady who had acquired a reputation as a sorceress, and to the tender feminine heart unfolded the story of his woe. Her divi- niation yielded the same result as Chao's; in six days P'ang should die, unless by the exercise of her magicial powers she could avert the catastrophe. Her efforts were successful, and on the seventh day great was Chao's astonishment, and still greater his mortification and rage, when he met, P'ang taking his evening walk and learned that there lived a greater magician than he. The story would soon get about, and unless he could quickly put an end to his fair rival's existence his reputa- tion would be ruined. And this was how Chao plotted against the life of Peach- blossom. He sent a go-between to Peachblossom's parents to inquire if their daughter was still unmarried, and receiv- ing a, reply in the affirmative, he befooled the simple parents into believing that he had induced them to engage Peachblossom to him in marriage. The marriage cards were duly exchanged, but the crafty Chao had chosen the most unlucky day he could select for the: wedding the day when the Golden Pheasant was in the ascendant. Surely as the bride entered the red chair the spirit bird would destroy her with Jus powerful beak. But the wise Peach- blossom knew all these things, and feared not. "I will go,' she said. "I will fight and defeat. him." When the wedding morning came she gave directions to have rice thrown out at the door, which the spirit bird seeing made haste to devour, and while his attention was thus occupied Peachblossom stepped into the bridal chair, and passed on her way unharmed. And now the ingenious reader knows why to tteews ties after tbq bri4,.

Rhondda Intermediate School, Porth. Entrance Scholarship Examination. The following is a list of the successful candidates for entrance scholarships from elementary school—each scholarhip of the value of k3 at leat, Boys.—(1) Benjamin Lewis, Trealaw Board School, 345; (2) John R. Richards, Tonypandy Higher Grade School. 333; and Arthur S. Williams, Porth Higher Grade School, 333; (4) W. D. Hughes, Trealaw Board School, 305; (5) William Martin, Trealaw Board School, 296; (6) William D. James. Tonypandy Higher Grade School, 280; (7) Frederick Mason, Tre- orchy Board School, 279; (8) Albert Clemens, Trealaw Board Schools, 274; and Benjamin Jones, Tonypandy Higher Grade School, 274; (10) Alfred J. Jones, Pentre Board School, 263; and (11) William Thomas, Pentre Board School, 258. Girls.—(1) Annie M. Lewis, Pentre Girls' Board School, 285; (2) Evelyn Tippet I, Porth Higher Grade School. 278; (3) Jane Jones, Gelli Girls' School, 251; (4) Ethel A. Thomas, Lhvynypia Board School, 230; (5) Myfanwy Davies, LIwynypia Board School, 230; (6) Morfydd Griffiths, Tonyr- efail Board School, 226; (7) Esther Hughes, Trealaw Board School, 207; (8) Rosin a Rees, Lhvynypia Board School, 206; and (9) May Jones, Trealaw Board School, 191. The school will re-open on Monday, 16th September, the entrance examination com- mencing ati 10 a.m. Applications for ad- mission should be made to the headmaster.

Chinaman's Criticism of our Alphabet, The high-class Chinaman, speaking through his interpreter, was giving the eminent American visitor his impressions of the English language. I cannot understand," he said, how anybody ever finds: time to learn it. Take that singularly formed letter in your alphabet, for instance, the letter g.' What an awkward and ill-shaped character it. is! What is. the significance- of that little curling projection at the, upper end of it r I have never seen anybody who could tell me. Then again, when the learner has familiarised himself with that letter and can recognise it at sight, he learns that it is only part, of a word and that it enters into the composition of thousands of words. It has different pronunciations and some- times is not pronounced at all, being en- tirely silent. Now, when you see one of our Chinese characters you know at once what it is. It is a wonder to me that your people do not discard the cumbersome forms of your written language and learn our simpler and more easily understood system." The eminent American could only bow his head in humiliation and promise to bring the matter before the educational authorities of his native land.—" Fourth Estate."

ANOTHER TEETOTAL WORKHOUSE. At the Eton Union Workhouse, where the drink bill used to exceed R200 a year, no beer has been consumed for over twenty years. The cost of intoxicants ordered for invalids does not exceed a, few shillings per annum, a, bottle of brandy costing 3s having sufficed for the sick for two years. The master of the workhouse is a brother of the master of the Maidenhead Workhouse, in which it. was recently announced the con- sumption of beer has been reduced to seven pints a week.