The Rhondda Leader

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Pentre Pellets. One of the guests at a recent Pentre wedding states that the (bride remained H CoQle" until the moment arrived when she vowed she'd be Trew.„" --0-- An affectihg scene 'was witnessed at Ystrad Station on Monday afternoon. Two charming young ladies embraced a 10 cali constable, thinking he was their expected brother.. 'Twas another case of mistaken identity, but the officer hopes it may happen oftener. -+-0-- A Pentre icompetitor in the Phraseograni- competition suggests that a Tonypandy postman resembles our worthy Stipen- diary, inasmuch as they both deliver sentences." He deserves six months. --0"" Anyone passing the Tivoli on Sunday night would have thought that the Diwygiad had returned, by the (fervent manner in which Aberystwyth" was sung by the audience. --0-- It is quite time that something was I done to rectify the 'idisgraceful state of the convenience situated at Bridgend Square. The offensive smells and un- seemly signts are 181 menace to the neigh- bourhood. --0-- We regret having to "gas" about the poor light which illuminates our Post Office. Upon whom does the mantle fall? "CJ Couldn't someone 'persuade the retiring Councillors of the two local Wards to join the ranks of the I.L.P. and thus avoid Ielectiolls next March? .0-- Cory's Band are always to the fore in the cause of charity. Their services on Lifeboat Saturday ymust have augmented tne funds considerably. o-- Ystrad Road was awakened on Thurs- day night, or Jrather Friday morning, by what were thought to be Christmas "waits." But 'twas only the young folks returning from /the conversazione at Gelli. --0-- Pentre is "ripe unto harvest" for a temperance mission. The number of young men seen under tthe influence of drink on Saturday nights is alarming.

Ton Talk. The Rhondda Naturalists did well on Wednesday night. A huge crowd assem- bled, and shortly after the doors were opened there was a full house. The pro- verbial cat" could scarcely be stuffed in.. Out of the large assembly present, we I believe there was only one over whose j face the shadow of a smile did not even creep. But the said one had a good reason. She had the toothache. Last week, our local conundrum, fiegid put forth the following riddle: Why is Ton like Rotten Row?" We give it tip, unless it's ,because you will see the Parade there,, But, of course, that's rotten." v, +0- Ton Council School ,will in future be the temporary meeting place of the Young Wales Lib.-Lab. League. --0-- The fcupholders met their Waterloo on Saturday last at Aberdare. A goal to nil is about a fair indication of the respec- tive merits of the teams on the day's form.

Park Fot-Pourri. The bravest man inCwmparc has been found! He lives In Barrett Street, and last Saturday night had the sublime courage to assault P.C. Fudge! He ss now undergoing (the rest cure temporarily at one of H.M. palaces. The blind young preacher at Bethel 0\1 Sunday Hind Monday last gratified large congregations with some excellent, dis- courses. His philosophy was delightful. Ivor instance, Man's mission in life is tfcij be happy and make others happy." --0- ( His younger (hearers smiled broadly a fc the following remark: TH I don't intend condemning football. I had rather be an athlete than an asthma-ete." ) .0.- Barbarian instincts die hard! Tw6 young men, stripped to the waist, fighting like brute beasts on the highway on atm., day night, was a sight to make angef¡ weep! One of the Cwmparo spectators was highly impressed by Dai JEdwards' play on Saturday last. 'Tis said that tb" echoes of his stentorian shout, "GOOd bid Dai," still reverberate among the Tyla- coch hills. • --0- The doubtful delights of rabbit coursiii •" still have a number of devotees !at Cwroi pare. The local fancy, however, was nor fly enough to win the match at Caer- philly on Monday. A number of backers (which signifies a LOT) came back despon- dent. --0-- Railway/Terrace folk swear by young Dick, As. a left'wing he knows every trick; With hot shots, you bet, He'll (" Pearce the net, After slipping the half-hack quite slick! o'- Several excellent essays were submitted in the, Soar competitive meeting on f Views from Tylacoch." The prize was won by Mr. Herbert Jones.

Treherbert Tags Things are looking up Vat Treherbert. There are actually about half-a-dozen seats set along the Parish Road. The Rhondda Urban IDistrict Council placed them there. For whom? +0- Some time ago, on the same road, one of the Rhondda pupil teachers was heard singing We shall see each other better when the mists have rolled away." By the way, la shop in Treherbert has changed its name. It is now called: — The Welsh National Liberal Trousers and hEaDGeAR Centre. o- A gymnastic class has been formed at Bethany (E.B.), with the object of attracting young men away from the various evils of the theatre and the public-house. This may solve a problem, for other khurohes. '-0+ Stinker" is the name given to the stray goat which has established its head- quarters in frhe streets of Penyrenglyn. People who come within a few hundred yards of this locality, will realise that its name Is most appropriate. "♦O ♦ It is said that the police are going to 1 destroy the animal. They would certainly be considered1 i blic, benefactors by all decent folk if they did so. --0- y It compares favourably with a walking Gorgonzola cheese. --0-- Thomas Burford, 108, Bute Street, was returning home from work at the Rhondda Valley Breweries on Saturday last at 10 ;¥1.,lwIl he fell dead in Station Street. ffering from heart disease. The ik place on Wednesday.

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Porth Jottings. Now that Mr. Llewellyn Prosser has been appointed seoretaryof L.M. Ambu- lance Brigade, success is confidently assured, and we hope to see them shortly take an equal position with the other (-Brigades of the locality. On Saturday evening, collections were made for the benefit of the Lifeboat Institution. On Friday, Mr. D. H. i Davies, of Britannia, while following hi,% I employ- ment at the Oymmer Colliery, was injured very Seriously by a fall of roof, and now l -es in a very critical condition. Mr. Robert Francis, of Birchgrove, was also very seriously injured on Saturday at the Lady Lewis. He also lies dangerously ill- j -♦"O ♦ At the Wayne Morgan Constitutional Club, Trehafod, on Monday evening, lMr. J; Littlejohns, of Pontypridd, delivered an address on The Near East" to fe very large audience. ""0- We extend our Sympathy to Mr. J. Preece (ironmonger) upon the loss of his son; and also to Councillor T. Griffiths, whose {son, we hear, lies in a precarious condition at Cardiff.

Tylorstown Topics. A perambulator parade was seen in the main road at 11 o'cdock Friday night. -0- A ladies' choir is to be established in the place. Many complaints have been heard about the impossibility of organ- ising a male voice party. We may give it up as a failure. The ladies have caught the men napping. -0. Saturday evening concerts will com- mence at Ebenezer on Saturday night, and at Horeb on Wednesday week. All the best local talent will take part. • 0 • Silence is golden is an old saying, but the new saying is "Golden silence," which we heard so much of on Penrhys mountain last Thursday. We hope the residents of Brynbedw Road were not frightened into the belief that they were to have some gaslight last Week. It was simply the gas cart brought to repair a leakage near Gwynfa. -0- On Sunday last, the young people's .monthly service was held at Bethany 1, (E.C.) Church, when the Rev. J. E. Harris, Femdale, officiated. Madame • Gwen Erasmus-Bowen, Treherbert, was the soloist.

Special attention is drawn to the great SALE by AUCTION, that is now proceeding at Mr. B. CARDASIj, 99, Dunraven Street, Tonypandy, Every Evening at 6.30. Stock includes High Class Pianos, Organs, and Furniture of every description suitable for Cottage or Mansion. Mr. J. Howanth, of Newport, is instructed to sell positively without reserve, until the entire stock is cleared. Sale each evening 6-30 prompt. This Sale has already caused a blej sensation in the Rhondda. Crowds of people assemble outside the premises each day, watching the goods leaving for delivery to the respective purchasers. CONPTON HOUSE TONYPANDY. PEGIAl FUR SHOW A Visit of Inspection Respectfully Solicited. EDWARDS & JOSHUA

Mid-Rhondda Musings. Last Thursday's game between Llwyny- pia Thursdays and Cbwbridge was played in a field where the grass grew 3 feet high. .0- Before the kick-off, the players in- dulged in a game of hide-and-seek. -0-+ Bertie. Piper's tackling and dribbling was the feature of the match. It is not true that this player has been approached by the Northern Union. Mr.. Leonard Llewelyn, the genial managing director of the Cambrian, Glamorgan, -and Naval Combine, reckoned that the narrow approach to Clydaeh Vale that the narrow approach to Clydaeh Vale at Pandy Square was a Veritable death- trap, and were he not a careful driver he would long ago Lhave had his family in raourniug 1 -0+ A surgery aaid- chemist shop have, how- ever, been erected there for some time to meet emergencies. --0- The wag on PaJldy Square was incorrect in stating that our Guardian chemist had petitioned the Tramway Company to erect a standard near his shop to protect the window from motor-cars which might too finely round his corner! Should this ever happen, it is hoped that tiixi/t foxuitain of leeches on exhibition Will not all drop on the unfortunate driver, or his name is Enwiiaici -0+ The G.W.R. stated in a recoil € letter that they were unable to erect a passenger station at Tonypandy. -0- But Mr. Leonard Llewelyn—the genius ?~&t he is!—sees no engineering difficulty 11, their running passenger trains up to Tonypandy, or in the Tramway Company funning, cars up to Clydaeh Yale. We, on the other hand, see no difficulty in their running DOWN, and unless the Council can come to terms to widen faridy Square, we can picture a shop or two, with tei pub" thrown in, being violently removed across the street, and Mocking up the approach to the horse fihow groUnda. .0-- But we, Are not engineers! -0- A couple of budding Graysons were very guarded in their remarks at the Mid- Rhondda Chamber of Trade t'hf' other night, in the presence of a few Coun- cillors and their Clerk. Mr. Noah Meredith makes an ideal chairman, and the business transacted drew forth tthe remark from Mr. W. P. Nicholas that the Chamber was very much alive, and that all their communications to the Council received earnest considera- tion. What with the presence and assistance of dive Councillors, a live Clerk, and a live Chamber, things livened much at their last meeting, and business was as brisk as when the first Noah entered the ark. That was a healthy isuggestion at the Chamber of Trade the other night, to relieve the congested pedestrian traffic at Tonypandy Ion certain nights. -0- Enamelled tablets fixed to lampposts, with the words "Keep to the Piat I" would be useful in more (than one sense at Tonypandy. .0- The following conundrum Iwas given in the train the other day If the G.W.R. run several trains daily from Cardiff to London liD. two hours and fifty minutes, when did one of T.V.R.'s fast excursion trains arrive at Paddington, leaving the Rhondda at 11 p.m. P Answer: —" About eight a.m. the next day Quite correct. A very heated discussion was the result of the debate on Women's Suffrage at SeionLiterary. Society, Trealaw. The house" did not a-djourn until a very late hour. ♦ o ♦ At the annual meeting of the Rhondda Liberal tetnd Labour Association, it was said that two of the members present always agreed upon one point, viz., in sending men underground." It tran- spired that one was a medical man and "e other a J.P. The byo-laws of the Rhondda Tram- ways Company state that No iperson shall wilfully cut, tear, soil, or damage the cushions." -D- Our correspondent, while enjoying a ride in the cars, looked for the 'cushions, and found they were conspicuous by their absence. -0- There is still hope for the trams in Tonypandy. Last week, the tram lines were cleared, (and this week notice boards. have been placed near the T.V.R. incline bridge, requesting passengers to remain seated. .0-- A wag observes that the general opinion IS that pedestrians will have to remain walking," hot seated." -0- The social needs of ithe young men of ■Mid-Rhondda are being well catered for. Spontaneous with the starting of a M.Cl.A., a (Young Men's Association has also been formed. ..0. A concert to celebrate the opening of iY.M.A. was held at the Gwalia -Restaurant on Friday evening last, It is said that some of the Tonypandy lady collectors for (the Lifeboat Saturday Fund actually refused contributions. It should, perhaps, be explained that the contributions consisted of kisses, which, owing to the difficulty in transmission, were firmly though smilingly refused. --0- They Shad many trying experiences, but the offer to interview a local tradesman in bed at mid-day took the biscuit." A tramcar successfully glided through Tonypandy on its trial trip on Thursday. This ought now to put an end to the Tonypandy growl that trade is leaving the district. .0-- We shall next hear of the other man grousing," because the convenience of the cars is taking the trade to Tonypandy —the metrolops of the Valley. --0-- Here are the head offices of the Cam- brian-Glaniorgan-Naval Combine, and of the Rhondda, Leader."

Clydaeh Vale Chat Votes of thanka are to be dispensed with at the popular lectures. A wise decision. Let the committees of local con- certs please note. Much valuable time is wasted in thank- ing people who already receive good fees for their services. --0-- A successful competitive meeting was held at Libanus (C.M.) 'Chapel under the auspices of the Young People's Society. --0-- This Society seems to be capable 'of doing much good in the church. --0- The newly formed football team entered the arena for their first encounter last Saturday, but were ignominiously defeated. The poor "referee is blamed for the reverse, of course. As pupils at the County School, they may have heard, however, that Rome was not built in a day. The 'great object of the Rev. Meredith Morris, the respected vicar, is to make Clydach Vale puire. -+-0-- The district, he 'said on Sunday even- ing, is tainted with moral leprosy. It is onlv too sadly true that there is much gambling, drinking and immorality in our midst. -+-o The Llandaff Diocesan Mission Van, manned by a Captain and his Cadet, lis, in the district. Services are held nightly, and good literature lsold. Lantern services in the streets are being held this week. Although not invited to be present, yet we are glad to note that the concert given on Monday last at Soar, by the Male Voice Party, was quite a Success. Miss Mary King-Sarah made a welcome reappearance, and enhanced an already splendid (reputation. --o-+- Don't tink de world's consarn'd 'bout you You we got top holler sonny Do man dat runa de biggest shout, flits closes* to de money