The Glamorgan Gazette

T P TESTED and PROVED .{ it. 3S* JENKINS' BOOTS ME i Try a Pair and Prove for yourselves. 1 Why fear the snow and rain of winter, when we guarantee a dry foot for 12 months. Ask anyone who tested them last winter. Repeat orders daily. Men's Solid Leather Working Boots at 8/11. Special quality for Colliers, Masons Railwaymen, etc., 10/6 warranted. Wooden pegged for Sinkers, Farmers, and men constantly in water, from 12/6. Hand sewn to order. Also Women's and Boys strong Boots guaranteed. We replace if unsatisfactory. A large stock made up ready. Secure a pair now. Address- JENKINS & Coo The Renowned Maesteg Boot Manufacturers 35 Commercial Street, Maesteg. Y0U|CA|NQT feffrORD *'< I To neglect your eyes. Think how | I much depends on the quality of your « sight! You MUST see perfectly to I achieve your best in work—your sight I affects your earning capacity. If your I ■ eyes are even slightly defective your | I health will suffer, which, means ineffi- ■ ency and loss. Considering the matter | I, purely from a money view-point, you ■ want the best possible sight. We I I can tell you whether your sight is all ? it should be or not. If it is not, we ■ it should be or not. If it is not, we ■ I can tell you what best to do to improve ■ it and thus render yourself equal to I it and thus render yourself equal to I those whose sight is perfect. Isn't | I the matter worth your investigation ? ■ Think about it, and decide for yourself. I ■ D. DAVIES, j Cart.: Optician, Watchmaker, Jeweller, etc. J | 21, COMMERCIAL ST., MAESTEG I Opposite Masters & Co., Clothiers — RTDAVIKI 1 Jeweller Optician. I Commercial St., I P MAESTEG, | A LIFE TIMES WEAlt CPRPT IV OIF-X I B. KALTENBACH & Co. Watchmakers, Jewellers, & Opticians, 108, COMMERCIAL STREET, MAESTEG. P.O. Telephone 12. Established 1880. Watches, Clocks, and Jewellery Cleaned and Repaired by the most practical workmen. Material used, Only the Best. Charges most moderate. Special good Value in Engagement Rings, Keepers, and 9 & 22 carat Gold Wedding Rings. Private Room and convenient side entrance for Wedding Rixig Customers. A most Costly Present given to each one. *$* SPECIALITIES- Workmen's Watches from 2/6. Alarum Clocks from 2/6 8-Day Striking Clocks from 15/6. Sterling Silver Plated Jam Dishes from 2/6. Spectacles fitted and sight tested from i/ Oculists Prescriptions carefully made up to order. GREAT BARGAINS. A large stock of Second-hand -== Watches to clear, from 2/6, Good English Lever Watches from 8/ All warranted and in perfect repair. On It Again If you have Corns, someone will tread on them. They are always in the way. People look upon Corns as a joke, when they do not have tliem. If you possess one, our advice is, get rid of it. How? By using GRIFFITHS IVY LEAF, Which painlessly removes Corns of long standing by a few applications. It cures when others have failed. ALFRED GRIFFITHS, M.P. Chemist, Optician, 43, Commercial St., MAESTEG. Blurred Sight. | A great many people when looking at an object see it blurred and indistinct. This is often not due to short sight in the ordinary sense, but to what is known as ASTIG- MATISM—the rays of the vision are not reflected evenly. Headaches and Neuralgia are frequently caused by this defect. It dulls the mind, and the backwardness of many a child at school is often caused by astigmatism. We have made a speciality of the testing of children's eyes. Our many satisfied patrons are proof of the care devoted and the success achieved in the treatment of eyesight defects. ALFRED GRIFFITHS, M. P. s. 43, Commercial Street, MAESTEG.

JEaiaiBg (Bsgziiz Accident.—On Monday afternoon a. young man ruamed Samuel Evans, of 32 Mill-street, Owmfelin, sustained an accident at the Garth Merthyr Colliery, a stone falling upon him. He was carried home by a few of his fellow- workmenj and medical attendance was i-mme- diately obtained. Zioii.—On Sunday aatd Monday evening special! preaching services were held at Zion English Baptist Chapel in Castle-street, when the Rev. W. S. Jones, the popular preacher, of Llwyiijypia, officiated, and attracted large congregations. The Rev. C. P. Thomas, pastor of the church, conducted the services in his usual able manner. M.I.S.—At a. meeting of Salem Welslh Bap- tist (Na-ntyff ylion) Young People's Mutual Improvement Society, last week, there was a very good attendance, under the presidency of Mr. Wm. Rosser. Interesting papers were read by Miss Owladye Howellis and Mr. David Eliag on the subjects Joseph" and' Nod uchel y bywyd Cristionogol." Anniversary.—The anniversary services of Herman- Welsh C.M. Chapel, Caerau, were held on Sunday and Monday, when the Rev. Daniel Daviies, Pentre, and the Rev. J. Wil- son Roberts, Ynishir, occupied the puilpit and preached- powerful and edifying sermons. The attendance was good, and collections were made at the close of each service to- v .irclsi liquidating the chapel debt. Town Hall.—Miss Winifred Maude's Co. in J ho Stowaway" opened here last night. To- night "The Convict" will be the attraction, aniu on Saturday The Stowaway" will be re- peated. The lessees have secured a big attrac- tion for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of li.xc week, in Mr. Percv Brown's Company with "Jeoffrey Langden's Wife." For the last three night's of the week "The Execu- tioner's Daughter" is billed. Wesleyan Chapel Mutual Improvement So- elety,-ODi November 11th at the fortnightly meeting of the above society, presided over by Mr. Flower, a very interesting paper was read by Mr. Ewen McPherson on "A Common Candle." The subject was very ably dealt with both from a general and scientific stand- point, and was made the more interesting by <a number of chemical' experiments illustrat- ing the most important features. The paper was followed by pleasant discussion, in which Mesisrs. Brill, Maimiell, Whitt-ingha,m, May- ward. Lockyer, Davies, and Phillips took part. Call.—The Rev. D, B. Thomas, of Bethania Chapel, Abercynont, near Merthyr, has re- ceived a unanimous call to the pastorate of Seion Welsh Congregational Chapel, Caerau. Mr. Thomas is a native of Uanelly, and was prepa-red. for the ministry at Carmarthen Col- lege. After the completionl of his college career he accepted1 an invitation to the past- torate of Rhydri, near Caerphilly, and later I he went to Abercynon. The church member- ship at Seion, Caerau, is 330. Mir. Thomas is a brother to the Rev. T. Bryn Thomas, ■late of Siloh Chapel, Nantvffylflon, now of Tabernacle, Ferndale. Funeral.—The funeral of Mr. Rees Jones, Taiwaun, took place on SatulIday afternoon, and was very largely attended. The deoeased was an active and prominent member of the Young Plfople's Mutual Improvement Society at Tabernacle Baptist Chapel from its com- menoemenrt. He took a great interest in the singing and was conductor of the children's cluoir and band of hope. He was also a member of the Maesteg Male Voice Party. Floral tributes were sent by his Sundiay School' class, the Young People's Mutual Improve- ment Society, Male Voice Party, and his per- sonal friends. The quarterly meetings which were to have taken place on the following Sunday at Tabernacle were postponed for a month on account of the sudden death of the deceased, who was to have taken a prominent part ini the programme. The iÍnt-erment took place at the Maesteg Cemetery, the Rev. W. R .Watkin officiating. At the grave side the Maesteg Male Voice Party sang Y delyu Aur," under the conductorship of Gwilym Taf. Wesleyanasm.—On Sunday special preach- ing services were held in connection with the Welsh Wesleyans, the morning and evening services being held1 in the did Tabor Vestry, and that in the afternoom at the new Tabor Chapel. The Rev. Hugh Hughes, Ystaly- fera, officiatoo. There were large congrega- tions. and the preaching was of a high order. I On Monday evening Mr. Hugh Hughes de- livered his popular lecture at New Tabor. Mr. David Evans, manager of the Maesteg Deep Colliery, presided. There was a good attendance. The Four Great Powers-- Drink. An Emperor, The Female Sex, end Truth"—were dealt with by the lecturer. Referring to the first power he said there was a great crisis to be in the drink tra-mc, ajid when the brewers failed1 to realise their past enormous profits, the struggle in the trade would cease, for speculators would find it I more profitable to invest, their money in other I diirections. He was very pleased) that the ministers of most denominations were pledged to total abstinence, and in many I churches the deacons were quite firm on the point. Magistrates, doctors, and members of Parliament we're increasing in favour of total abstinence. There were nine Socialis- tic Clubs in the Rhondda Valley, and in eight of these no kind' of alcoholic drink was al- lowed on the premises. This spoke well in favour of Socialism. Having spoken- of the powers of the throne he dealt with the power and influence of the female sex upon isociety, either to its advantage or disadvantage. He impiressed upon' the ladies to realise their re- sponsibility in the building up of a nation. The history of the nation and religion taught them that the influence of mothers went a long way to decide the nature and- character of the children. "Truth," he said, was al- mighty and everlasting, like God Himself. He ventured to prophesv that the former two powers were to diminish from the land, and the latter would gradually strengthen: and take a firmer hold of the people of the nation. The Rev. W. H. Thomas proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Hughes and the Rev. Iorwerth Jones seconded, and a similar vote was accorded the chairman, on the motiolI1 of Mr. Hughes. VAGRANTS AT THE COKE OVENS. An octette of tramps, diirty and unkempt, formed a pathetic picture as they stood before the Bench at Bridgend on Wed1- nesday charged with sleeping out at the coke- ovens at Maesteg the previous night without having visible means of subsistence. The magistrates were Mr. Oliver Sheppard (in the chair) and Mr. W. Edwards. Sergt. Rees Davies said that at 12.30 a.m. that morning, im company with three con- stables, he visited the coke-ovens., where he -found the eight prisoners. They gave their iiames aa John! Bennett, Benjamin Thomas, Richarcll Powell, Frank Burns, John Wil- liams, Martin Cilroy, Robert Allen, and Jas. Collins. Not one of them had any money, a:nd they were all taken into custody. On being charged Ben Thomas said, "I shall buck up in the next world." Replying to Inspector Eviains, witness said the police had received complaints of men sleeping at the coke ovens and stealing food from the boxes of the workmen. Witness and some constables had been driving men away from the ovens regularly for the past six months, and they were a perfect nuisance. The men were sent to prison for ten days, and the Chairman said he hoped they would all be given a much-needed bath.

I I KIDNEYS WRONG! Liver, Heart, Bowels, Bladder, Blood, Stomach, the whole body, more or less, affected by Kidney Disorders. Unless curatively treated, suffering will be intensified. DO not let slight or severe Kidney I Complaint develop into cancerous decay, Urine complaints, Kidney, Liver Diseases, cure them Put them into strong active order. The safest and surest way to do that is to TAKE KUROBAX PILLS Is. lkl. per box; by post, Is. 2d. SONE PROPRIETOR— G. H. HOWELLS, Cash Chemist, Agents !—Bridgend, E. T. Rich. Aberkenfig, J. Davis, The Stores. "i r

MAESTEG DISTRICT COUNCIL. ♦- THE WATER QUESTION. LADY HEALTH VISITOR. A meeting of the Miaesteg Urban District Council was held on Tuesday, Mr. Vernon, Hartshorn, J.P., presiding. Also present were Messrs. J. P. Gibbon, J.P., J. H. Thomas, T. Lewis, T. Griffiths, A. Hicks, J. Thomas, J. Howells, J. Bevan, T. E. Hopkins, G. Davies, J. Edmunds, J. Roderick, J. Rees, and David Davies, with the clerk (Mr. R. Scale), the surveyor (Mr. J. Humphreys), and the sanitary inspector (Mr. G. E. Howells). A REQUEST AND REFUSAL. Mr. John Maim, president of the Merthyr1 Tydfil Ratepayers' Protection Association, wrote asking to be favoured with information aS to the amount of fees t>aid to Mr. Harvey, surveyor to the Merthyr Corporation, for ser- vices rendered to the Maesteg Council in corn- n,ectiort with the Blaencwmcerwyn Reservoir. Mr. Howells proposed that the information be not given. Ini seconding, Mr. Gibbon said before en- gaging the servi-ceB of Mr. Harvey, they got permission from the Merthyr Council. If this question came from the Council he would not object to the information1 being given. Mr. Howellls: It is some busy-body inter- fering with the business of the Council. The motion was carried. SALVATION ARMY'S APPLICATION. Mr. W. Lewis, captain of the Salvation Army, applied for the use of the Town-hal'l on a Sunday on the occasion of a meeting to be conducted by Staff-Captain Russell. Mr. Gibbonc On the ground that the hall was refused some time ago, I move that it be not granted now. Mr. Howells seconded. They could not I make fish of one and, fowl of another. Mr. Lewis moved an amendment that the hail be granted, and Mr. G. Davies seconded. Mir. J. H. Thomas: Is there a charge or a collection ? Mr. G. Davies: The-re is no charge, I think. Mr. Hopkins: We granted the hall to the Baptists on the occasion of the visit of the Rev. John Thomas, of Liverpool, and I don't see why we should make a distinction. Mr. Gibbon said he was not ashamed to be a Baptist, but he should like to reply that the hall was granted on that occasion when he was not present. The Council refused it for the Independent Labour Party when they wanted it for some preachers, and he would not be consistent if he voted- for it for another party. Mr. Hicks thought the hall should be for the use of the public, and that the Council should grant it for religious purposes on SunJ- days. Mr. Hopkins: There is a lot of difference between granting it to a political party and a religious body. It was decided by a large majority to grant the application. Mr. Hicks moved that only the cost of gas be charged, and Mr. Edmunds seconded. Mr. Roderick proposed, and Mr. J. H. Thomas seconded, that the charge be the same as 011 the occasion of the vi&it of the Rev. John Thomas. The motion was carried'. DUFFRYN ROAD WIDENING. A letter was read intimating that Mr. Jen- kins, the landowner, agreed to the widening of part of Duffryn-road, and the postpone- ment of the improvement of the remainder. Mr. Gibbon explained1 that the Council eoulldl now proceed with the road improve- ment from the point up to which it had al- ready been improved to the point opposite the Navigation Hotel. It was resolved to proceed with the work, and on the motion of Mr. G. Davies, seconded by Mr. Hicks, the Council resolved to em- ploy direct labour for the unskilled work, the masonry to be put out to contract. THE WATER QUESTION. A letter was read from Messrs. Cuthbertson and Powell, clerks to the Neath Rural Dis- trict Council, suggesting that a small com- mittee be appointed to meet a committee of their Council on the question of securing a. supply of water from the Ystradfellte source. A telegram was read from Mr. Mansel FVanklen, clerk to the Glamorgan County Council, asking for a dlefinit,e statement as to whether the Maesteg Council were prepared to join the Water Board, this information being necessary owing to the publication of the statutory notices. A long and desultory discussion ensued. Mr. J. H. Thomas wanted to know how it was that the Glamorgan County Council were sending deputations to other District Coun- cils and not to Maesteg. Mr. Howells: Mr. Middleton came here to give,us information, and we told him that we thought it was he who wanted information from us; we did not want any. Mr. J. H. Thomas said the matter was one which should' be carefully considered before coming to a decision. He would not like to see them make another unwise move. It ap- peared to him that they would be better off by not joining, the Boaa-d if they could come to are arrangement with Neath. I Mir. Gibbon said he wished to miake an ex- planation with regard to something which ap- peared1 in the Press about his non-attendance at a special meeting. He did not consider it necessary that he should be there as he had said all he had to say at a previous meeting. The meeting in question was for further dis- cussion. With regard! to Mr. Thomas's question, if it was the wish of the Council to get further information, Mr. Middleton was still at their service. There was a misunder- standing when he attended last time. Replying to a question by Mr. Hopkins, I Mr. Gibbon said the Water Board proposed to purchase existing works at their initial cost, less depreciation. He had been speaking that day to a member of the Glyncorrwg Council, who saiid they had enough water to supply Miaesteg for the next 50 or 100 years. On the motion of Mr. Griffiths. seconded1 by Mr. Gibbon, it was decided to appoint a com- mittee to meet a committee of the Neath Council. The Chairman, Messrs. Gibbon, J. H. Thomas and Howells were appointed. I Mr. Griffiths proposed that Mr. Middleton be asked to attend a Council, meeting to ex- plain the situation. Mr. J. H. Thomas thought it would be best to sendi a series of questions. Mr. Hopkins: Before we ask the advice of art! engine-er like Mr. Middleton we should hear the report of the committee we have ap- pointed. If they cannot make arrangements for us, we have no alternative but to join the Water Board. Mr. Howellis remarked that the Council oould get water from the Ystradfellte source for 6d. per thousand gallons, while the Water Board would) charge 4td. However, they would have to take the whole of their water from the Board if they joined, and he thought it would be very much more expen- sive than using their sunnly and making up deficiency from Ystradfellte. Mr. Gibbon pointed out that if a supply was otbained from Ystradfellte, it wouJd be necessary to lay down high pressure pipes to the top of the valley. They might also have to guarantee a minimum, as was dlone by Neath and Briton Ferry. Mr. Hopkiiis said he feared that by join- ing the Water Board: Maesteg would really be contributing to expensive works of other dis- tricts. Mr. Gibbon explained that the maximum charge would be 4^d. anid, the engineers be- lieved it could be supplied' for less. If it cost- more, however, the extra amount would be charged to the rates of the contributing area. It was decided1 to hold a special me.etirng next Tuesday to .receive a report of the com- mittee appointed, and toreuly to Mr. Frank- len that the matter was still under consider- ation. It was also resolved, to ask Mr. Mud- dletoni to attend a. meeting of the Council on a date to be fixed'. COUNCIL MEETINGS. There were two notices of motion on the agend'a papeir to alter the time of the Council meetings, whifli have been held for a oon- siderable time at 7 p.m. Mr. Hopkins gave notice to move that meeting be held at three o'clock, and Mr. Hicks at 6.30. After the suspension, of the Standing Orders, Mr. Hopkins amended his motion to 6.30. He said this would, give the Council another half-hour for their meetings, and more time to get through the business. In the past business1 had been held over from meeting to meeting, and the absence of the Chairman from meetings was an inducemetnt to him to think that an alteration was neces- sary. The Chairman said it was true he had been, absent from one or two meetings recently, but it was because he had1 more important work in hand. As for matters not being dealt with, the business could be got through if the Standing Orders were enforced. He bad been lenient in allowing members to speak more than once. Mr. J. Thomas seconded the motion, which was carried. Mr. Hicks moved that the order of business be changed, so that notices of motion be dealt with earlior in the evening. He explained that his object was that the most important business should be dealt with while the Press were present. In, dealing with notices of motion, the Council often decided matters of policy and principle which were of interest to the ratepayers, but they were not -reported owing to the reporters having left to catch their train. Mr. Gibbon took the technical objection that the order of business could. not be changed without rescinding the Standing Order relating to it. and notice of this had not been given. The object of the motion could be achieved by suspending the Stand- ing Orders and taking the motions earlier in the evening. Mr. Hicks withdrew his motion on the understanding that the course mentioned would be adopted. LADY HEALTH VISITOR. Mr. Hicks moved, in pursuance of notice, that a lady health visitor be appointed in ac- cordance with the recommendation in Dr. Wheaton's report. The Council had a lot to do in the matter of sanitation of the district, and if they appointed a female health visitor they would have taken a big step. Mr. Griffiths seconded. Mr. G. Davies moved' a direct negative. He thought the appointment would encourage laziness. Mr. David Davies seconded. It was inad- visablie to have a lot of officers, because there was no money to pay them with. If other women were like his -woman, no one should 'come into their houses to interfere. (Laugh- ter.) What they ought to do was to support their sanitary inspector and if necessary take people to Bridgend. Mr. Lewis supported the appointment. The lady visitor would not, he explained, clean people or wash their houses. She would give advice, and try to reduce the in- fantile mortality rate by instructing mothers in the proper care of infants. Mr. Gibbon opposed the motioni. He would rather see another inspector of nuis- would rather see another inspector of nuis- ances than a female visitor. They required to look after the surroundings of the houses first. Mr. J- H. Thomas said one female visitor would be simply a toy in a district- of 3,600 houses. If she visited a house a day it would take her ten years to complete the inspec- tioru. The motion' was lost.

MEMBERS FIGURE IN LICENSING CASE. AMUSING SET OF RULES. Charles Edwin White. licensee of the White Hart Public-house, Liangymwyd, was summoned at Bridgend on Saturday for sell- ing -intoxicants during prohibited hours. Mr Evani E. Davies was for the defence. P.C. Williams stated that 011 Sunday event- ing. November 1st, he and P.C. Evana secreted tlnemselves near the White Hart. About 6 p.m. five men met at the corner near the schoolroom and the defendant went out to talk to them. Stewart HaU, one of the men. handed White what appeared to be money, at the same time remarking. Don't be long about it." White replied, "You go further 'up the lane I won't be long." De- fendant went to his house and the men went further up the lane in the direction, of Maes- teg. I111 about 10 minutes White came out of the house and passed witness and P.C. Evans within 3 yards. He appeared to be very bulky, and they could distinctly hear the rattle of bottles, which were concealed be- neath his oaat. They followed him up the lane in about a minute, and at the end of the liane they came across the men just in time to see White handing a bottle to Stew- ard Hall. Two of the men tried to get away, but P.C. Evans and witness prevented them.. On each of the five men two bottles of bass or stout were found, but there were no bottles in any of White's pockets. He told White that he would be reported, and in reply he said, "I will say nothing now. By Supt. Menhinick: The. house only had a six days' license. The bottles bore the label of the Abergarw Brewery, and there was no house except the White Hart within a radius of a mile and a. half at which Abergarw bottled goods were sold. The witness informed Mr. Davies that he and P.C. Evans were

HIDING IN THE CHURCHYARD. Mr. Davies: Do you seriously tell the Bench that a man oould carry ten bottles in his pockets?—Yes. Have you ever been able to put 10 bottles in your pockets?—Yes; I will put them in now if you wish. (Laughter.) Do you know that the Llan-gynwyd Cork Touring Club meets at this house- ?-No. P.C. Evans gave evidence substantially cor- roborating that of the previous witness. Mr. Davies, addressing the Bench for the defence, saad the defendant denied that he supplied the bottles on Sunday. They were purchased on. Saturday for use on. the Sun- day. All the police saw on Sunday was the carrying out of a mysterious formula of the I cilub. By the rules each member had to carry about with him a piece of cork bound with brass, and if challenged by a brother mem- ber he had to produce the cork or pay a fine of a penny. Defendant sta-ted that he and the five men referred to were members of the club, the rules of which he handed in. The men PURCHASED ON SATURDAY intoxicants for use on the Sunday. On the Sunday evening in question witness left- the house to go for a walk, and met the defend- ants in the lane. David Morris shouted Produce. and witness drew a cork from his pocket, alii the others doing likewise. Morns suggested that they should go for a walk, and witness returaied to the house for his over- witness returaied to the house for his over- coat. He came back in a minute or two ana was followed so quickly bv the police that if he had any bottles he would have had no time to hand them over. Supt. Menhinick: Is your club registered under the Friendly Societies' Acts?—No, sir. How l'ong has it beeiifornicd ?-Five weeks. Has any unfortunate member been fined for not having a cork in his possession?—Not yet. Witness further stated that the rules handedl ini were in his handwriting. The Bench considered the case proved-, and imposed a fine of L2. ,r. For aiding and abetting in the offence, Steward Hall, WilIliam Hall, John Thomas, David Morris, and Evan Evans. Liangynwyd, colliers, were fined 10s. each. AMUSING RULES. The rules of the Cork Club, which were put in, included the following: Erery member to always carry his cork. and, when requested, to produce it, except at work; or be fined Id. Anyone using foreign matches to be fiDled Id. or giving light or taking it off another brother. Anyone not addressing another in the lodge room as "brother" to be fined Id. Anyone not addressincr the lodge meeting as "Mr. Chairman, Vice-chairman, and brothers -all," when, wishing to speak, to be fined Id. Any member interru pting:anotlteT mem- ber) while on, his feet speaking to be fined Id. Each member on; entering the room must address the meeting as follows Mr. Chairman, vice-chairman, and brothers all, good evening" the same oil leaving the meeting, or be fined Id. Any member leaving the room and taking his headgear with him without the permission of the chairman, to leave for the evening to be fined Id. Every member must pay his contribution before sitting down, or be fined1 Id. No rules to be rescinded*.

"Do you take any periodicals?" asked the *ew clergyman on his first round of parish visits. "Well, I don't," replied the woman, but. my husband takes 'em frequently. I do wish you'd try to get him to sign the pledge." "True," remarked the aged euitor, "I'm con- siderably older than you, but a man is as young as he feels, you know." Oh, I don't mind .that," replied the fair maid. "What I want to know is. are YOU as rich as you look?

MAESTEG UNEMPLOYMENT. # PRICE LIST THE STUMBLING BLOCK. WORK AT CAERAU AND COEGNANT. INTERVIEW WITH MR. BOYD HARVEY. Mr. J. Bovd Harvey. J.P., general manager of Messrs. North's Navigation Collieries, in an interview, was asked whether he would niake any statement as to the possibility of extra places being opened at his company's collieries at Maesteg in order to relieve the distress from unemployment now existing in the Llynfi Valley. )11r. Harvey courteously replied that he would consider any question put to him on the subject, as he was anxious to provide as much employment as possible for the work- men. What was the reason for the stoppage of No. 9 Colliery?" asked the reporter. "Well," replied Mr. Harvey, my co-direc- tors have for some time had under consider- ation! the stoppage of that colliery. Mattel's were precipitated by reason of the men ten- dering notices on the non-Unionist question, but, nevertheless, the company, after the ex- pira.tion of those notices, very considerately allowed them to run another month in order to give the men an opportunity to arrange the price lists which were then pending, and which have not been arranged yet. My company were very reluctant indeed to throw such a. large number of men out of employ- ment, and they had hoped that a price list would! have beenarrangoo fixing the cutting prices on the Coegnant new seam and on the aeams at the Caerau No. 3 Pit. If it had been possible to arrange those cutting prices with the men my company would have been ablie to employ the whole of the men thrown out of work by the unavoidable stoppage of the No. 9 Colliery, and, subsequently, a much larger number oould have been taken on." 1, Are you still prepared to find work at the new pit at Caerau ?" "Yes." replied Mr. Harvey; "my company are still prepafred to finJd work for as many men as is possible from the No. 9 Colliery at the No. 3 Pit at CaeTau. The seams at this pit, the same as were being worked at the No. 9, have been won, and my company are pre- pared to pay the same cutting prices and al- lowances as were paid at the No. 9 Colliery for the same seams, or they will pay the men on the price lists which have been submitted to them for working those seams at the Gaetau No. 3 Pit." Are the. cond it ions at the No. 3 Pit the same as those at No. 9?" The conditions are much more favourable at the No. 3 Pit," sa.id Mr. Harvey. "TIre men at No. 9 had to walk a distance of H to 2 miles before reachins their working places, whereas at the No. 3 Pit. Caerau, the farthest face is within 300 yards of the. pit bottom. This means that the men save a lot of time and energy. I think the conditions at the No. 3 Pit are much more favourable in every way than at the No. 9 Colliery. Only the question of the prices stands in the way of work being provided.

WELSH MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING. — + THE MAESTEG LEAGUE. Mr. C. Mackenzie (Birchgrove) presided at a meeting of the Welsh Miniature Rifle Asso- culat,ion at the Grand Hotel', Cardiff, on Satur- day.—A report of the negotiations with the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs with regard to future international miatches was received, and Messrs. W. n. Dean (Caerleon). D. Grif- fiths (Maesteg), and A. Lewis (Cilfynydd,) were appointed' to represent the association at a conference in London with a view of forming an i,nteri-bation!al board, on which the English, Welsh., and Scotch Associations will1 be represented. The Sec ret airy reported' that a vice-presi- dent of the association had presented1 three silver cups and a sum of money to be com- peted for by members of affiliated cl'ubs. It was decided1 to ask the Cardiff Distract League !and Western Leaoie to a-rrange an inter-league match at Maestec, aind the East Monmouthshire Leogue and West Monmouth- shire League a match at Newport on Decem- ber 26th. It was decided to hold the Welsh Miniature Rifle Meeting for 1909 in Jure, at Mountain Ash or Maesteg.

Lady (at railway station, to porter): .NOTV. porter, are you 6ure I have all my luggage in the train?" Porter: "Yes. ma'am." Ladv: "Nothing left behind?" Porter: "Nothing, zna'am—not even a copper, ma'am." Towne: Luschman is troubled a great deal by I his wife's insomnia." Browne: "I didn't know that before." Towne: "Yes, she usuailv has a tevere attack of it every night when he comes in late, and then the trouble begins." "Is that you. Frank?" asked Mrs. Tippins. in & nervous voice, as she heard someone moving about in the darkness. It is." replied Mr. Tip- pins. You gave me such a shock, I thought at first there was a man in the house." Mr. Bubkins," said the proud father, shak- ing the young man warmly by the hand, let me tell you that you are a man after my own heart." Oh, no. sir," protested the blushing suitor; "I'm after your daughter's!" Nell: "Mrs. Buggins has a naturally bad temper, and her husband aggravates it so." Belle: "Wh v he seems a most peaceable sort of person." Nell: Th it's just it. It makes her mad to think that he won't cret road at her." The Doctor: "Mrs. Brown has sent for me to go and see her boy. and I must go at once." Hi; Wife: "What is the matter with the boy?" The Doctor: "I don't know; but Mrs. Brown has a book on What to do Before the Doctor Comes.' and I must hurry up before she does it." I envy that fellow who was singing." "Envy him!" echoed the other. "Well, if I were going to envy a singer I'd select some- body with a better voice. His was about the poorest 1 ever heard." It's not his voice I envy, man," was the reply; it's his tremen- dous courage." Physical culture, father," said the college girl, is perfectly lovely. To develop the arms I grasp this rod by one end and move it slowly from right to left." "Well, well!" exclaimed her father. what- won't science discover? If that rod had bristles at the other end you d bo sweeping

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