The Rhondda Leader

"I really Must Use Vi-Cocoa." Thoustnds of men and women, after reading the particulars published respect- ing the merits of Dr. Tibbies' Vi-Cocoa, have been induced to become regular drinkers of this popular food beverage. But many have said to themselves, "I really must use Vi-Cocoa," and have failed to do so. Why? There is no more agreeable and inexpensive cocoa on the market. A 6d. packet, or a 9d. or Is. 6d. tin is value indeed, for Vi-Cocoa. does all that it is claimed to do, and there is no so-called concentrated or foreign cocoa in the world to equal it. It is highly nutri- tious, imparts stamina to the system, is refreshing to the weary brain-worker, and recuperates the body after physical fatigue.

Porth. On Friday last, the funeral of Mr. Thos. Jenkins, North Road, took place at Llethrddu Cemetery. There was a, large number of relatives and friends prent. Before proceeding to the cemetery, a ser- vice was held at C'alfaria (C.M.), where deceased was a, faithful member. The Rev. Emlyn Jones (pastor) officiated throughout. The new Wesleyan Chapel has now been opened. Services were held on Saturday night, Sunday and Monday. All the chief official ministers of the denomination were present, in addition to several local rev. gentlemen. The services were crowded throughout. On Tuesday night and Wednesday, the annual preaching services of Bethlehem (C.M.) Chapel were held. The Rev. John Williams, Princess Road, Liverpool, and the Rev. Dr. Moelwyn Hughes, Cardigan- shire, were expected. At the last moment the former gentleman failed to present himself, but an excellent substitute was found in Rev. Rhys Morgan, Llanddewi- brefi.

Porth Cottage Hospital. Dr. E. Naunton Davies, J.P., presided over the annual meeting of the governors and management committee of the Porth Cottage Hospital on Wednesday night at Porth. The statement of accounts showed that the subscriptions for the year amoun- ted to £590, the cash in hand being L18 Is. The committee of Mr. Studt's hospi- tal fete presented to the meeting a cheque for zC243 7s., the proceeds of the fete. Dr. Naunton Davies was unanimously re- appointed chairman of the committee; Mr. J. T. Jones, vice-chairman; and Alderman M. Williams, treasurer. Mr. Chalke, owing to pressure of professional duties, resigned the secretaryship, and the vacancy was filled by the appointment of Mr. Thomas Davies (Pantglas).

Rhondda Intermediate School. Meeting of the Governors. On Wednesday a meting of the Gover- nors was held at the school. There were present Mr. Daniel Thomas (chairman), Miss C. E. Davies, Alderman E. H. Davies, Mr. Tom John, Councillor Jones, Councillor Lloyd, and the headmaster and the clerk. A large number of applications for bur- saries had been received, and quite three hours were spent in tabulating and classify- ing the applicants. It was resolved that applications from Tonyrefail should be referred to the Pontypridd governors, as Tonyrefail is in the school district, of- the latter according to the scheme. Another application from Pontyclun was referred to the governors of the Cowbridge Intermediate School. It was also resolved to write the County Council, drawing the attention of that body to the anomalous position of T'onyrefail. Probable pupils from that place would have to be. refused admission for want of accommodation. The Headmaster presented a list of in- ternal scholarships, and explained on what grounds the pupils were recommended for scholarships. It was resolved that the list as presen- ted should be accepted and the awards made accordingly. It was decided that the social meeting of parents and governors should be held on October 8th next at the school. All the arrangements to be made by a sub- committee. It was reported that the, attendance is still increasing during this year. Plans and specifications have been accepted for a new chemical laboratory. This will set free the present laboratory to be used as a science demonstration room.

Weston Brake Disaster. Resumed Inquest. On Wednesday, the inquest which we report on page 2, was resumed by the Coroner (Dr. A. Cradock) at Worle. Mr. Gilbert Robertson, Cardiff, represented the relatives of the deceased; Mr. Ford appeared for the driver, Edward Smart; and Mr. Hart watched the interests of the Light Railway Company. The first witness now called was Gordon Curry, aged ten, who said that on the date in question he was out for a walk, and Smart's brake passing him he ran after it. He, asked the occupants to toss him out a penny, but they took no notice of his appeal. He was then 20 yards from the crossing. Hearing the train whistle he stopped running. Ii And then what happened ? asked the Coroner. I heard Sperring shout, Stop! stop! the train is coming! He had a red flag in one hand and a green one in the other. The Coroner: What else did you see?— I saw the train run into the wagonette, and two people were dragged along by the train. Were they men or women?—They were women. I saw both their legs cut off, and afterwards they were taken to Mr. Giles's house. I then went home. By a Juror: To whom did the words, Stop! stop! apply—to the engine- driver or the driver of the, brake? Witness: To the driver of the brake, and he said, "I can clear it." Sperring was on the Worle side of the crossing when he shouted to Smart. Sensational Allegations. Samuel Morley Bailey, jobmaster, Col- ston Mews, Pennywell Road, Bristol, said that on the day of the accident he was driving a pony and gig from Bristol to Weston. When within a few yards of the Worle level-crossing he was in the act of passing Smart's vehicle, which he had followed a little way. Immediately he saw an accident was inevitable witness pulled up, and the next moment the train dashed into Smart's brake. Witness had previously heard an engine whistle, but only once. He saw no train until it got to the crossing. I know the road well. When I heard the engine whistle the train must have been round the bend some distance away. I saw a signalman before the accident. He had both flags furled in his hands. He did not wave them. The Coroner: Are you sure they were furled, and that he did not wave them?- Positive, sir. I don't wish to make a statement, which I am not fully convinced is correct. Did you hear the signalman call out?-- I heard shouts, but would not say it was the signalman who shouted. What did you hear?—Nothing more than a noise. I could not recognise what the shouts were. Were there one or more shouts?—Two. The shouts happened when the horse's head was about three yards from the en- gine. The driver of the wagonette turned the ahorse's head to the off-side and the side, of the wagonette collided with the engine. The train pulled up in about one length from the gateway. The Coroner: Smart in his evidence says the horse took fright. Witness: The horse took fright imme- diately before the collision, naturally, and Smart pulled it up on its haunches. Another Bristol Witness. Frederick James King, pianoforte re- mover, of the Royal Oak Inn, Wilder Street, Bristol, said he was driving a wagonette immediately behind the last witness. He heard a whistle, then saw the train near the crossing, and then Sper- ring, with his two flags, furled in his hands. Holding up both arms, the flags still being unfurled, Sperring shouted to Smart to stop, and the next minute, said witness, there was a crash." Mr. Robertson Can you estimate what time elapsed between the shouting by Sperring and the collision?—It was prac- tically together. As you approached the signalman, how was he standing?—He was talking to a man, and his back was turned to the vehicles. Do you mean to say he had his back to Smart and you?—Yes. Was any signal seen by you from the signalman before he started shouting?— No, nothing whatever. Smart did not have time to pull up after the signalman shouted and threw up his arms. That was the only warning given Smart by Sper- ring. The Coroner read a certificate from the Weston Hospital house surgeon, to the effect that the patients were not in a fit state to attend the inquest that day. Al- though they had previously stated they had no knowledge of what occurred, they had since the adjournment been inter- viewed and had made statements which seemed to make it absolutely necessary that, they should be called to give evi- dence. The jury decided to adjourn the inquest for a fortnight, so that the evidence of the injured, all of whom are progressing favourably, may be taken. Death of one of the Witnesses. Mr. Francis John Say, the witness who at the last adjourned inquiry alleged in- timidation, and also gave it as his opinion that the driver of the brake deliberately drove into the train, was found dead in a chair in the saddle-room adjoining his house at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. He was left asleep at 12 o'clock, and was found dead by a labourer named Addicott. Dr. Reeve attributed death to an enlarged liver and heart disease, for which he had treated him last Saturday. He has ap- peared considerably worried since the ac- cident.

Rhondda School Board. The monthly meeting of the School Board was held at Tynycymmer Hall, Porth, on Monday, Rev. W. Charles, M.A., presiding. There were present: Messrs. Jonathan Rees, D. Thomas, D. R. Jones, Rev. T- Williams, Messrs. D. Lloyd, Henry Abraham, Timothy Davies, and John Davies. Miss Ada Jones sent a telegram expressing her regret at not being able to attend. The officials in attendance were: Mr. W. G. Howell (clerk), Mr. D. Jones (deputv-clerk), and Mr. Jacob Rees (architect). Evening Continuation Classes. Reviving to a, question, the Clerk (Mr. Howell) said that if the Evening Con- tinuation Classes were, started it would lead to complications with the new autho- rity which came into force on October 1st. For instance, the Board could only guarantee1 salaries for the month. There

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-= were two courses open, either for the County Council to get its machinery into working order by September 30th, or for the District Council to levy a Id. rate according to the provisions of the Act dealing with secondary education, He (Mr. Howell) added that he did not deem it advisable under the circumstances to continue the work at the Higher Grade School or the Pupil Teachers' Centre. Mr. D. R. Jones, who is a member of the District Council, intimated that, it was the intention of that body to levy the Id. rate and continue the classes as hereto- fore. No Resignation to be Accepted. Miss Harriet Bowden, Dinas; Mr. Josiah Morgan, Trealaw; and Miss Kate Davies, Blaenllechau, asked for permission to terminate their engagements before the statutory time. Mr. Howell pointed out that, as the County Council contemplated putting Voluntary Schools on the same basis as Board Schools, Cardiff, Merthyr, and other places were advertising for teachers, thus creating a dearth of suitable masters and mistresses. In their own district they were between twenty-two to twenty- five teachers short. Under these circumstances, Mr. D. R. Jones moved that notices must, be given in due form, and carried out. They had been obliging other Boards and conse- quently suffering themselves. The resolution was seconded and carried. The Mardy School. Mr. D. R. Jones asked what had been done in regard to the building of the school at Mardy. The Clerk suggested that as the Board would be powerless in a week or two, it would not be wise to enter into the ques- tion. A special meeting of the Board is to he held to re-open the whole question. Fine for Overdue Work. A letter was read from Messrs. E. Davies and Sons, contractors, asking for a reduction of the fines deducted by the Board for contract work not completed in time at Blaencwm School. The amount, £107, was, they considered, excessive. The cause of the delay was the weather, and scarcity of labour. They had previously completed several contracts for the Board, and in every instance had given satisfac- tion. They asked for more lenient treat- ment. No decision was arrived at.

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Ton-Pentre Police Court. Monday.—Before Mr. T. P. Jenkins (presiding), Aldermen E. H. Davies and Richard Lewis, Messrs. J. D. Williams and D. W. Davies. Needed a Washing. Stephen Jones, an elderly man, was charged with being drunk and disorderly I at. Tonypandy. Supt. Cole stated there were 75 convictions against the defendant, the Deputy-clerk adding that the man was a general nuisance to everybody." He did not work, and lived by begging. He would not stay in the Workhouse, and when in drink was most disorderly and insulting. Mr. D. W. Davies (one of the magistrates) said that defaulter was bet- ter off in prison than outside. He would there get a good washing, which he needed badly. Defendant was sent to. prison for a month. Alleged Theft by a Colliery Saddler. Frederick Cushing, a saddler, formerly in the employ of the Great Western Col- liery Company, Hafod, was charged with stealing a compass, spokeshave, and seve- ral pieces of leather. The whole of the goods were valued at L3 4s. lid. Mr. T. Phillips, solicitor, Pontypridd, defended, and pleaded that the goods had been bor- rowed, and not stolen. Prisoner pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence, and was committed to the Quarter Sessions, bail being allowed. A Mean Action. Rhys Jenkins (19), haulier, lodging at 86, Dumfries Street, Treherbert, was charged with stealing a silver watch and chain, value El 17s. 6d., from, John Jen- kins, a brakesman employed on the Taff Vale Railway, and lodging at the same house. It appeared from the evidence l that the prisoner took the articles and pawned them for 7s. whilst his mate was away. The Chairman of the magistrates (Mr. T. P. Jenkins) characterised the theft as a very mean one. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was fined £ 2, or a month in default. Gaming on Sunday. Fifteen young men from Tonypandy named Samuel Morgan, Geo. Hares, Wm. Griffiths, Albion Wheadon, Thos. Perkins, Morgan Evans, Josuah Batty, Francis Andrews, Melbourne Hartry, Jno Thomas, Dd. Morgan. Thos. Morgan, Ed. Thomas and Harold Williams, were summoned for gaming on Sunday. P.C. Baker said there were continual complaints, and it was very difficult to catch the offenders, as they posted men all over the place to watch the police, and the police could not get within 20 yards of the men who were actually playing. The magistrates remarked that they were determined to put a stop to it on the highways, as it appeared to be a growing evil, and im- posed a finel of 10s. on each of the offen- ders. A similar charge was preferred against fivel Pentre lads named Llewelyn Powell, L. John Edwards, Christmas Davies, Dd. John Edwards and Thomas Bird, who were fined a similar amount on the evidence of P.C. Alexander. Tonypandy Publican Assaulted. Albert Gabb, collier, Tonypandy, was charged with assaulting John Metford, the landlord of the Cross Keys, Tony- pandy. A fine of JE2 was imposed. Which Started the Row P Three Treherbert women, Sarah Hunt, Gwen Jenkins, and Margaret Price, were charged with disorderly behaviour. Mrs. Hunt denied being on the road, but the other defendants frankly admitted quar- relling. The defendants then indulged in accusing one another of starting the row, Gwen Jenkins remarking that she had been called the" lady detective." Alder- man Lewis, in fining the defendants 10s., said they had better summon one another. The Bench would take them singly, but talking together they were too much for the magistrates (laughter). Tonypandy Landlord Fined. Charles Powell, the landlord of the De Winton Hotel, Tonypandy, was sum- moned for allowing disorderly conduct in his house on the 31st ult. P.C. Baker said that on the day in question his attention was attracted by a crowd a few yards from the hotel, sur- rounding threei men who were fighting. He moved them away and later in the evening he was again on duty near the hotel, and the same men were inside still quarrelling and fighting. One of them, named McNerney, had been severely punished, and was bleeding profusely. Some of the crowd outside were shouting that it was a shame that the fighting should be allowed without interference. Defendant followed him to the door as he was clearing the premises, and witness told him that he was the worse for drink, and not in a, proper state to conduct his business. When stopping the row, one of the men struck out at him, but seeing his uniform, said: All right, Bobby, I thought it was someone else." Two of the men got away, the third had been fined in the court, that day. The servant girl, Mary Downs, told witness in the presence of the defendant that the men had been fighting all night. Mr. Charles Matthews, solicitor, Ponty- pridd. appeared for the defence, and stated that, his client was ill at the time, and had put a competent man in charge. The magistrates imposed a fine of £ 0. including costs. Drunk. Convictions were registered against the following persons for being in an inebriated condition:—James Jay, collier, Ystrad, 10s. Luke Tanner, collier, Pentre, 20s. Benj. Rees, collier, Pentre, 10s. William Davies. collier, Pentre, 10s. Dd. Evans. collier, Treorchy. 20s. Enoch Richards, collier, Blaenclydach, 20s. Thomas Ed- wards, collier, Ton-Pentre, 10s. William Thomas Davies, collier, Ton-Pentre. 10s.; John Murphy, labourer, Tynewydd. 10s. More than DPunk. Jonah Davies, collier, Treherbert, was fined 20s. for being both drunk and dis- orderly and the following were also fined for the same offence: —John Hopes, col- lier, Treorchy, 20sv; Thomas Carey, col- lier, Gilfach Goch, 20s. ;Wm. Brewer, tim- berman, Gelli, 10s. Jno. Salter, labourer, Blaenclydach, 15s. Ed. Lamb, banksman, Clydach Vale, 10s. and Wm. Evans, col- lier, Clydach Vale, 20s.

Excursions to London. The Great Western Railway Company are announcing special excursions to Lon- don on Friday night, September 25th. for 1, 3, or 5 days, from the Rhondda Valleys. Tickets can be had at the T.V.R. Stations. (See advertisement, page 4).

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it pointed out that the most important national asset of the country was its young men, but it depended what sort of young men they were. That being so, it was of the greatest importance that they should have societies of this kind. One of the things they had to thank God for was the growth and activity of Christian social service, and he hoped that every young man who joined the, association would take care to do his duty to his own church or chapel (hear, hear). He be- lieved that the good worker in the one would be a good worker in the, other. The growth of activity in the Christian Churches was matter for congratulation. When he came among them, and saw village after village, almost joining one another, he eould not help being struck with the field of labour there was for these associations. Among the multitude of people of all classes who formed this vast community, which was continually grow- ing, there must be young men who came from Herefordshire or other agricul- tural districts, and who became lodgers, occupying a, room or, perhaps, part of a room (hear, hear). He could not imagine anything more lonely than the solitary youth, raw from the country, finding him- self among strangers, with probably no. open door to receive him. Except that of the public-house (hear, hear). What, a tremendous temptation! And what op- portunities were open to the Young Men's Christian Association to provide for such young men I There was an immense need for influences which would tend to en- courage sobriety and lift them to a higher level, and he emphasised the need there was of rescuing men from the great craze of betting and gambling, which was closely connected with various forms of low, de- grading and brutalising sport, and with the growth of associations like the Y.M.C.A. these bad habits and ruinous practices would be, lessened, and the force of public opinion, voiced by such men as their member of Parliament, would do something to rid English life of the pest of professional betting (hear, hear). He wondered sometimes why the, respectable working men of England did not do more thorough the force of their expressed opinion and their influence to put an end to some degrading and brutalising sports. He quMed newspaper reports of rabbit- coursing matches, where at Caerphilly the rabbits were described as being torn to pieces," and at Morriston two dogs died. If people got amusement out of that sort of thing, were they fit members of an Imperial race? Were there likely to do good to the Empire? He said nothing of Christians. It rested with the working men to make such practices impossible. Employers of labour who went to live away from the centres where they made their wealth should do their part to im- prove the lives of the workmen by making the conditions of living better. Like the chairman, he was optimistic. In spite of all that was said to the contrary, they grew better, but they did not grow bet- ter nearly so fast as they might expect in a country so happily placed. He did not think we were as sympathetic in doing our part as a nation, or that we recog- nised our national responsibility as much as we did 30 years ago. The influence of the sporting newspaper was much greater now than when he was a young man. What, a difference between the young man who enjoyed his literary evenings and the man who enjoyed nothing in print but his sporting newspapers. He sometimes thought there was another symptom which he did not like—the growing neglect of the observance, of Sunday. A great many people hardly realised what a precious possession they had in their midst. He trusted those present, by their example and influence, would take care that the life in South Wales on Sundays was a life befitting Christians. One of the ob- jects of that institution was to encourage the spirit of Christian manliness. The real manliness was Christian manliness, but a great many mistakes were made by young people as to real manliness. They should look to Christ Himself for the marks of Christian manliness. One was a life free from sinful habits. To be honest, upright, pure-minded, and sober were some of the elements of Christian manli- ness. His lordship was not at all sure that moral courage was a, very common virtue. Physical courage was very com- mon, but a man who would not hesitate from going the right way by himself or standing up against a bad practice, though adl Ithe rest were against him, was a morally brave man (hear, hear). Mr., E. Samuel, B.A. (Porth), proposed, and Mr. Tom John (" Rhondda Leader") seconded, a vote of thanks to his lord- ship, which was enthusiastically carried, and a similar compliment to the chair- man, proposed by Dr. Chalke, closed the meeting. Bishop of Hereford Addresses the Clergy. The Lord Bishop of Hereford on Tues- day afternoon addressed the clergy of the district of St. John's Church, Porth, when there were about 60 clergymen present. Additifonal Railway Stations for the