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"Searching for the Truth." To the Editor of the "Rhondda Leader." Sir,—Having a few hours to spare last Tuesday evening, I accepted an invitation to the Noddfa Young Men's Society meet- ing, where the great Welsh bard, "Gwili," delivered a paper. He had not previously. announced his subject, but he hardly could have chosen a better one for the thinking youth of this Valley. It was a rare treat toi have the privilege to hear such an able address given by a master m on Bob" (the Bob Huglifs of Daniel Owen's Welsh novel, "Rhys Hughes"). "Bob's" history we all more or less know, but had the reader heard Gwili expounding his character, it would have been a new Bob to him for ever- more. Whiit struck me most was the picture the able lecturer drew of Bob searching for light. There is many a Bob" in the Rhondda at present, in- quiring for light, struggling in the dark- ness, but every effort he makes is knocked on the head, as it, were. Any advanced view which a. thoughtful youth may put forward, is instantly put down as swerving from the path of Christianity. Wales is doing an injustice to her rising generation. She still retains the "Cymru gynt views. May the day hasten when, instead of damping the progressive spirit, she will lend her aid. Still, from the ashes of her old self, we have encourage- ment from her most learned scholars. Truly did Dr. Morris say at the close of the meeting that Wales was coming forth in her young men, and that it was their duty as elders to give aid to further their advance. Had we more of Dr. Morris' type to lead us, we should make rapid strides, whereas now we only crawl. I have often been looking for that light which Christians profess to give, but failed to see it given as our Master preached on the Mount. Why this sect belief? May the day dawn soon when the religious conviction shall be founded on a more broad and Chris- tian foundation, and our dear little Wales" giving her youths more en- couragement to expand and broaden their minds. TYNDAL.

Porth Police Court. Thursday.—Before the Stipendiary (Mr. Arthur Lewis), Mr. T. P. Jenkins and Alderman W. H. Mathias. STEALING COAL. We must put a stop to this coal stealing if we can," was the remark of the Stipendiary, when Edward Darius. repairer, Trehafod, was charged with stealing 301bs. of coal, the property of the Lewis-Merthyr Colliery, Trehafod. Supt. Cole said that defendant ha'l not received a, load of coal for a twelvemonth. This is a bad case," commented the Stipendiary. to steal coal when you get it at such a cheap rate at the collieries." A fine of L2, or a month's imprison- ment, was imposed. HER SIXTY FOURTH. Mary Ellen Tomlin, a Pontypridd pros- titute, found herself at the Police Court because on' Wednesday evening she was found at the Tramroad, Pontypridd, in a helplessly drunken condition. Supt. Cole said that there were 63 previous convictions recorded against the prisoner. She was fined 5s., and she was also bound over in her own recognisances for £ 10 and one other surety of zC5, or im- prisonment for three months. She went down. STILL ALIVE. Elias Ford, a young collier from Tre- alaw, was charged .with being drunk and using bad language in Trealaw. Defendant, who did not appear, sent bis sister to answer the charge. What did your brother say in answer to the charge?" queried the Stipendiary. "He told me to say that he was still alive! replied the defendant's sister. Ford was fned 15s. A SCENE IN A DINAS FISH SHOP. Margaret May Morgan, a young girl, of Dinas, charged a married woman, named Catherine Morgan, with assault. The evidence of complainant was to the effect that on the 27th December she was in a, fried fish shop in Dinas, when defen- dant came in, and after an altercation, caught hold of her throat and threatened to scruff her. The defendant denied having done any- thing of the sort to her, and added that the complainant called her "trash." Evidence was given by a, witness for the plaintiff. Defendant explained that her witness would not, present herself at Court unless she would be summoned. The Stipendiary Do you wish to have the case adjourned to produce that wit- ness ? Defendant: If you please, sir. The Stipendiary: Very well, we will adjourn the case; and, look here, if you can, you had better do it up between you in the meantime. MISCELLANEOUS. David Davies, of Maicly, was accused of being drunk and disorderly in Mardy Road, Mardy. He had to pay a fine of 10s. George Pareell, of Mardy, a, haulier, was charged with being drunk and dis- orderly. A fine of 10s. was, imposed. John Mauley, of Cynimer, a. sweep, also answered the charge of being drunk, and was fined 5s.

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Mr. Henry Davies at Williams- town. On Thursday evening, the 4th inst., at the ahOlVe place, Mr. Henry Davies, organiser of mining instruction for Gla- morgan, gave one of his inimitable lec- tures to a large audience, composed chiefly of young people The subject of the lecture was Heroism in Our Coal Mines," and as the chief points of this lecture have been given previously in our columns, there is no need to enlarge on them here. Suffice it to say that the popular lecturer was in his usual tip-top form, and the large number who braved the inclement weather for the purpose of going to hear him were amply repaid, the unanimous opinion being that, should Mr. Davies find it convenient to visit the neighbourhood at any future time, it would be advisable to secure a more com- modious edifice than the Council Schools for the purpose of his lecture. An un- fortunate incident occurred in connection with his visit, which was that he was unable to give the lantern views which appealed so much to the younger portion of his audience. It was humorously ex- plained, however, that this was through no neglect of his, as the Taff Vale Rail- way peopla had, with their usual per- spicuity, neglected to "dump" the lan- tern out at Dinas Station with the lec- turer, a fact which made him very thank- ful that he was not in the box with the lantern, otherwise the audience migTit have been bewailing the absence of the "viewer" as well as the views. With his usual impertmlable coolness, be managed to hold his audience with wonderful effect, notwithstanding the difficulty he was thus placed in. Following the lec- ture up with the chief object of his visit, he laid stress on the fact that it was the obvious duty of the young men of Wil- iiamstown and district to patronise the local mining class more than they were doing, for their own sakes, for the sake of the local committee who had applied for a class at that place, for The sake of the Education Committee of Glamorgan, who had seen it fit to grant them a. class; but chiefly and most particularly for the sake of saving life and limb among their fellow-workmen generally, which should be one of the most noble objects of their existence. He justified this strong statement by saying that statistics, in the form of. mines inspec- tors' reports, coroners' inquests and other equally reliable sources of information, proved that no less than 80 per cent. of the persons found dead, unconscious and otherwise helpless in a mine after an ex- plosion were found to have rushed into the most, deadly accumulations of after- damp through entire ignofrance of the principles of ventilation. In many other ways did he also point out that a sys- tematic course of instruction must reduce the number of accidents in our coal- mines, which is, abnormally high in South Wales. Whilst admitting the possibility of worse roof and more gas being found in this coalfield, Mr. Davies urged them not to take refuge behind such excuses, but to make up their minds one and all that the death-rate from accidents must and shall be lowered, if the practical application of mining instruction can in any way help to attain this object. He also pointed out. that they were fortu- nate in having the services of Mr. Gomer Edwards, T'onyrefail, as teacher, who was teaching at Treorchy and T'onyrefail as well, and who had obtained a thorough training in the Theory and Practice of Coal Mining in England and Wales, and had also> visited Belgium and the Cornish metal mines with the assistance of grants given by the County Council, in the form of Mining Scholarships, during; the last few years.

David Kick, a collier, of Ynyjshir, was fined 15s. for defiling a wall. A Blaenllechau man, named Walter Richards, a haulier, was charged with leaving a horse and cart unattended on Blaenllechau Road, Blaenllechau. A fine of 5s. was imposed. Benj. Hugh Evans, of Ferndale, ap- peared to answer the charge of driving with only one light. He stated that when he came out, of the Tylors1 Hotel both lamps were lit. A little later he contradicted this statement and said that one lamp was broken and had no candle in it. The Bench remarked that his evi- dence was rather muddled, and a fine of 2s. 6d. was imposed. A small boy from Porth, named Owen Lewis, 16 years of age-, was fined 2s. 6d. for burning papers in a. cart-way at the back of Hannah Street, Porth. He said he had burned the stuff at the order of his master. The Stipendiary thought. it would be unfair to blame the boy as he burned the stuff because he was ordered to do so. He said that the boy's master should be warned about burning papers in the future. "CARRYING A DONKEY." Walter Reed, a haulier, Trealaw, was charged with cruelty to a donkey. P.C. Spencer said that he saw the defendant in Station Road, Dinas, with a donkey and cart. The cart was loaded with coke. Defendant struck the donkey several blows with a thick stick, until it fell on the ground. He then gave it a couple of hard kicks. The defendant denied these accusations, and characterised the statements of the constable as lies." He, however, ad- mitted having beaten the cart with a stick in order to frighten the donkey, and when the animal fell down, lie said that another man and himself carried it for a distance of fifteen yards. Pressed about the kicking, defendant did not deny having "touched the donkey with his foot." He also handed in a letter from a minister, which represented that he was in very poor circumstances, and also a doctor's certificate testifying that he had been unhealthy for some time. The Stipendiary criticised his conduct in strong terms, and said that, were it not for the minister's letter and the doctor's certificate, the punishment would be heavier. A fine of 20s. was imposed.