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Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes -+--+--+- The public right of way is a right that has to be contested in all districts which share the growing history of the Rhondda. The Gelli and Sherwood path was recently closed to the public, but owing to the aggressive agitation led by Mr. T. Aytol1 Jones, the right of way was conserved. Our local District Councillors took a very active part in protecting the rights of the people. We have taken the following paragraphs from the Municipal Journal," and we hope that all Rhondda people who care to see their rights. for pleasure walks on our hillsides will closely read them. The information will be useful: — An interesting and useful little Bill has just passed its second reading in the House of Commons without attracting much public attention. It aims appa- rently at giving definite tiess to the pre- sent vague state of the law regarding the acquisition of public rights of way. Clause 2 provides that where any way upon or over any land or water has been actually enjoyed by the public without interruption for the full period of thirty years, such way shall be deemed conclusively a public highway, unless it shall appear that the same was enjoyed by some consent or agreement expressly given or made for that pur- pose in writing. Under Clause 2, this period of thirty years shall be the period immediately preceding the institution of the suit asserting the claim to such way, or immediately preceding such other time as the Court may think just, having regard to the circumstances of the case, and the user by the public shall be deemed to be continuous unless it has been lawfully interrupted for such time as, the Court may consider suffi- cient to create a reasonable inference that the public acquiesced in such inter- ruption." There is every promise that the Bill will in due course become law. It is most in- fluentially backed by names drawn from all parties. Lord Robert Cecil represents the Tories, and Mr, Ramsay Macdonald the Labour section. The Irish and Welsh are represented by Mr. Redmond and Mr. Abel Thomas respectively. -+--+--+- Again, recent decisions of right of way over hills will not be wanting in parti- cular application in the Rhondda. The following summary of a case in a hillside diutviof. givpu nhfijvtoi- -intl VAt. fnr +lm powers of the District Council in regard to public rights of way — In connection with the Bill above described, the recent proceedings of the Parish Council of Wendover, in refer- ence to the alleged violation by the Attorney-General of certain public rights over and about the Wendover Hills, in Bucks1, will be of interest. It appears that the Attorney-General has recently erected a country residence at Hill-End, Coombe, having acquired an estate there. For years previously the public had enjoyed undisputed right to wander over this hill, but now fences and stiles have been erected, together iwitli notices stating that Persons are permitted to cross this way to the monument," that is to say, the monu- ment erected to the memory of Bucks men who fell in the Boer War. These proceedings have caused great local indignation, and last week the Parish Council of Wendover met to consider the matter. It was there stated that for several years at their annual meet- ing the Council had passed a resolution to the effect that, the public had for over sixty years the uninterrupted right to wander over this hill, and it, was claimed that such right had now become absolute and indefeasible. The Council then proceeded to pass a resolution requiring the clerk to write the Attorney-General, requesting him to remove his stiles, fences, and boards within seven days, and in the event of his failing to comply, empowering the Footpaths Committee of the Parish Council to take counsel's opinion or any other action which might be deemed necessary. It may be pointed out, in connec- tion with this case, that Sec. 26 (1) of the Local Government Act, 1894, lays upon the local District Council the duty of protecting all public rights of way, and of preventing, as far as possible, the stopping or obstruction of any such right of way, whether within its dis- trict, or in an adjoining district in the county or counties in which the district is situate, where the stoppage or obstruc- tion thereof would, in the opinion of the Council, be prejudicial to the interests of its district. Sub-sec. (4) of the same section provides that where a Parish Council has represented to the District Council that any such public right of way has been unlawfully stopped or obstructed, it shall be the duty of the District Council, unless satisfied that the allegations of such representation are incorrect, to take proper proceedings accordingly." The Education Bill has passed its most difficult stage. Extremists on both sides have joined together and have been routed. Since the solution was of neces- sity in the nature of compromise, the best solutioll is that offered by Mr. Birrell. The opposition was for compelling the Education Authorities to grant facilities and to tie iliem down to no option. The essence of the Bill is public control, and the Local Authorities represent the public absolutely. The discredit of the Local Authority came with bad grace from Mr. Redmond, the apostle of Home Rule in Local and Imperial Government. If Home Rule is the right thing for Ireland, it is equally the right thing for a Local Autho- rity. We wore told that the minorities would be treated fairly in Ireland by the Catholic majority in the eventuality of Home Rule. This was the assurance of the Catholics times1 without number, but the very same people cannot and will not trust the minorities of England and Wales to the, generosity of the majorities. The Clause says that the Local Authority may" grant facilities, and the Catholics and High Anglicans must not ungenerously think that the Protestants of England and Wales are incapable of less generosity. The fact that Clause 4 is in existence proves that this spirit of toleration is abroad, and it would not be consistent for a Government returned to power on the principle and virtue of popular con- trol, to belie that principle and refuse its exercise by the Local Authorities. Trust the people is a cry good enough only for Parliamentary Elections, and if a genuine demand, it must be attached with the same sincerity to the ballot in our Dis- trict and County Councillors. We are glad, therefore, that the Government has stuck to the may," and not shown dis- trust of the Local Government by making shall the spirit of the Clause. We quite agree that since the country is un- ripe for a system of pure secular schools, and equally against the pan-denomination- alism of Mr. Chamberlain, that Mr. Bin-ell's scheme is a fail' and just one and the very essence of moderation and com- promise. -+- The Lord Lieutenant lias only added one Rhondda name to the Commission of Peace. Swansea, with about an equal population, has a goodly share. The chief recipients are Conservatives and men who have taken no part in politics, who next to being Conservatives a Tory Lord Lieutenant must like next best. How- ever, the Rhondda gentleman is distinctly a favourite, and particularly so where he is best known. If all the folks who have come to wealth through the Rhondda, were as true and generous to its people as Mr. Thomas, the sympathy between the capitalist and the worker would be much stronger. Mr. Thomas has proved in the short time he has enjoyed the inheritance of his grandfather that he has fully rüahsed that the possession of wealth carries with it solemn responsibility also. He lives amongst his. people, and every workman in his employ will readily ac- knowledge that he is all ideal type of what a colliery proprietor should attempt to be. -+--+--+- But surely Mr. Thomas is not the only man upon whom this honour should be conferred. It will be invidious to name, but there are public men in our midst who have laboured hard in the public service. The Rhondda has a few sterling Liberal politicians, fearless and outspoken when necessary. Unfortunately, many of these are not of the Lord Lieutenant's way of thinking, and his likings are vital to secure entrance into the charmed and exclusive circle of the magistracy. How- ever, we are glad to believe that the list is not the final one. We know this one to have come from the Lord Lieutenant, but there is a Lord Chancellor's list to come, and doubtless the crooked will be made a little straighter, and men of strong democratic views will likely be found in the revised edition.
--------The Earthquake.
The Earthquake. Falling Chimneys and Broken Furniture. Collieries Stopped. Two distinct earthquake shocks, each of about three seconds' duration, were felt at Treherbert Wednesday morning. A num- ber of shoots were thrown down from various houses, and several chimneys also toppled over, the bricks in many instances striking houses on the other side of the road. Many people were thrown out of beds, and furniture in some cases was UOATTOTOD about AND broken. At the col- lieries several miners' lamps went out, and the workmen both at Ynysyfeio and the Fernhill Collieries were ordered to leave their working places. A very distinct earthquake was felt at Clydach Vale on Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock. Cwmelydach Schools rocked like a cradle. In a grocer's shop the piled-up groceries were tumbled down by the shock, and slates at the roofs of houses rattled.
Mine Flooded near Cilfach.
Mine Flooded near Cilfach. Feared Entombment of Six Men. Extraordinary Escapes. Another disaster, recalling the famous Tynewydd disaster in the seventies, oc- curred at, the Caradog Vale Colliery, near Gilfach Goch, on Tuesday afternoon. It appears that about three o'clock one of the workmen struck into some old workings, which had previously been abandoned, and a sudden inrush of water followed. Fearing the worst, the men ran for their lives, and although a number of them escaped, there is every reason to believe that six were caught by the on- coming water, and are generally believed to have been drowned. The names of the missing men are — John Morris, 45, married, High Street, '.i onyrefail. A. Manley, 40, married, Tonyrefail. D. J. Stephens, 32, single, Mount Plea- sant, Gilfach Goch. Richard Tompkins, 27, single, Gilfach Goch. Thomas Edwards, 23, single, Llewellyn Terrace, Gilfach Goch. Edward Hathaway, 25, single, Evans- town, Gilfach Goch. No sooner had the news of the catas- trophe been bruited abroad than willing helpers were immediately on the scene, and efforts were made to rescue the en- tombed men. Mr. W. W. Hood, Glamor- gan Coal Company, Llwynypia, drove over in his motor-car as soon as he heard of the accident, and ordered pumping materials to be sent over from the Llwynypia Collieries immediately. Other officials also arrived, and directed their combined efforts towards the rescue of the entombed men. Mr. Hood, Mr. Gomer Evans, of the Glamorgan Colliery, Gilfach Goch, and Mr. Kingdom, the manager of the Caradog Vale Colliery, went, down the drift, and pending the arrival of the pumps, etc., from Llwynypia, decided to tank the water and take it to the surface in trams. The two pumps which were in the drift had been flooded, and consequently could not be used until the water in the work- ings had been reduced. What happened precisely when the water began to rush into the workings cannot be exactly told, but it is surmised that no sooner the danger was encoun- tered than a race for surface and life ensued. Indeed, it is probable, judging from the fact that a, horse which had been left in the workings; from where the men had precipitately fled was alive and standing only in a few feet of water, that had the men the courage and presence of mind to remain where they were they would still be alive. From all appearances this is what they did not do. In their scamper outwards they rushed headlong before the rushing water, and were caught in a hollow on the main road, and there drowned. The water at this part is esti- mated to be 12 feet deep in fact, reach- ing up to the roof. When Mr. Kingdom and his men re- turned from exploring the workings, it was found that nothing could be doiim to materially reduce the bulk of the water until the pumps which had been sent for had arrived. Mr. Kingdom telegraphed to Cardiff for a pump, and this arrived about 9.30 p.m. It is believed that when the pumps are got to work, the task of clearing the water will be accomplished in a, short time. In this, similar to other disasters, there are not wanting stories of hair-breadth escapes. Two men wading through the water were up to their nostrils, and one man, in his endeavours to keep above the dangerous flood, clung to the steam pipes, and severely burnt his hands and arms. Another, on hearing of the accident, immediately left his working place attired only in his shirt and trousers, and ran breathlessly all the way home, where he related his adventure, and afterwards returned to the rescue of hi.s fellow-work- men Statement by Inspector of Mines. Mr. F. A. Gray, the Chief Inspector of Mmes, and Mr. Dyer Lewis, the Assistant Inspector of Mines, gave the following report to the Press:—"The colliery is in the form of a drift, driven from the sur- face through the ground to the seam, and then continued for 100 yards to the dip in the seam. It is house cowl, and worked with naked lights. About 2.301 in the afternoon one of the men working in a, heading stepped into water, and escaped. Although his partner had plenty of time to do the same, for some reason he did not do so. and is still in the nit, with five or six others. "We have driven through from the outer stall to an inner one, and thus we have been able to exsplore the inner work- iugs, where four of the men are supposed to have worked, but they are not to be found. The pump that was keeping the pit free from water was drowned' by the inrush of water, and the pumps that have been borrowed are now on the ground, and all haste is being made. to get them into working order. When this is done the water will soon be lowered, so that we can look for the men in a part of the colliery which we have not yet been able to get to. The water is being kept from rising by means of three tanks, which are working together. The water broke through the second stall in the face of the level on the rise heading. This would be about 40 yards from the end of the workings. There is a horse working at the rise heading, which had been left there by the men on account of the rush of water, and it has been found alive and well. It the four men had remained when the water broke through they would have been alive, for it was here that the horse was found. We hope to get the water out by the morning. It will not take long when the pumps are in working order." Mr. Gray would not give his opinion as to whether there was a possibility of the men being saved. The colliery is. the property of the South Wales United Collieries Company (Ltd.). It was started some years ago, and sub- sequently closed, but was re-started in July last. About 40 men are employed there. The company's agent is Mr. E. Quenton. All the local Champions will compete at the Llwynypia Sports.
Eczema is Easy to Cure.
Eczema is Easy to Cure. To those who have been suffering, for a, long time from this distressing disease the above statement will be startling, but it is true. Here is evidence — Six years ago Doan's Ointment cured one of my daughters of eczema, and there has been no return whatever of the malady," says Mrs. M..A. Jenkins, 24, Graig Terrace, Swansea. I think her lasting cure speaks well for the ointment. For a long time before her cure my daughter suffered with sores which broke out on her skin. At length she got so bad that I was obliged to keep her from school. Medical treatment failed to cure her, and I became very anxious. Then I heard of Doan's Ointment, and I sent for some. A few applications of it made a great improvement, and one pot of the oint- ment was sufficient to completely cure my daughter. What is more, she has, as I have already said, remained cured." Not only eczema, but those terribly trying diseases, piles, shingles, and other itching skin diseases are cured by Doan's Ointment. Would you like to have the best proof of all, your own personal experience? Yon can, in return for a penny stamp; send this to us (see below) with your name and address, and we will send you a useful sample by return. The price is two shillings and ninepeiice a pot (six pots for thirteen shillings and ninepence). Of all chemists and stores, or post free on receipt of price, direct from Foster-McClellan Co., 8. Wells Street, Oxford Street, London, W. Be sure yoU get the same kind of ointment as Mrs. Jenkins had.
Spiritual Convention at Porth.
Spiritual Convention at Porth. Mr. Evan Roberts Present. On Wednesday and Thursday a coilvoll- n y tion for the deepening of the spiritual life was held at Tabernacle Chapel, Porth, when afternoon and evening services were conducted by Mrs. Penn-Lewis, of Leices- ter. Mrs. Lewis is well-known in the literary world, and her weekly contribu- tion to the Life of Faith Magazine always brimful with spiritual help and read with deep interest throughout the religious world. Her searching addresses at these meetings will remain long in the memory of her hearers. Representatives of the neighbouring churches were P sent, both ministers and laymen, includ- ing the Revs. T. T. Hughes, Mountar" Ash; W. E. Davies, Clydach Vale; W- Jones, Llwynypia; R. B. Jones, Porth; Mr. Joseph Williams, Ton-Pentre, c .le meetings were quite a success throughout, and much benefit will derived. Mr. Evan Roberts, of revival fame, closed the meeting with prayer.
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