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-u- PONTARDAWE ALLTWER A-LI L -i U" IJ E D GLEAMiNSS. On Thursday evening last a presen- fcation meeting he id at the Gwyn Hall, AUtwci, in honouf;of Pie. Tom 1- N, ll:jllotlf,of Pic. 'tom Jone?. form<r!y ft [he (,o- op.-ra tivv Stores, w ht, ia r.utv home iront*Franc* The Rev. 0 ilyu< -h'tics preside], and ? the pres"n mtion was tT)d( by Mr. A. PowM. An \'Xl U<n? progra m was ai- f?nged by Mr. Dd. P?ce. to which the following itRIIU were contributed Pianofort ?lo, Mi? Dora Swainson? solo, Mrs. B Jjries, recitation, Miss Marjorie Mills; solo, Mist; Phoebe Phillips; solo, Miss Matilda Jones; solo, Miss Mabel Evans; recitation, Mis« Majorie Mills; solo, Mr. Rosser Davies; solo. Miss Dora re- citation, Mias Lila Lewis. The concert traded with the sinking of "God Save the King." Deep re^r-fc w.ns felt locally when it hccame known that Mr. Jas. Seddon, ..f the Upland- Pontardawe, had passed away on Tuesday night alb v •4, very short illness. He was taken ill on Saturday. his illness subsequently developing to pneumonia, despite the modt (v a rf'.il treatment under Dr. )tk-S. Deceased was superintendent of the Pontardawe Slag Works. and had lived at Pontardawe for over 20 yearn, fie was .'), weli known figure in the district. He was the chairman of the Pontardawe Rue; by Club for some years, and a committee man, and al- ways took an interest ia athletics. He was one of the keenest horticulturists in the valley and had sat a.s chairman of the Horse and Flower Show Com- mittee. He had taken priz,ps at the chief events in Wales, and specialised in the cultivation of lfowers. Mr. Sed- do.1 was a native of Wip;an, playing in his younger days outside half to a football team from that town. He was of a generous disposition, and always ready to assist'Sill charitable move- ments. He has a .large"circle of friends who will sympathise vrif^bi-the family in their bereavement. He leaves a widowed mother, and a son, Mr. Jas. Seddon, who is engaged on a mine sweeper, to mourn their loss. The death afeo to..¡; place on Tues- day niglil, of .Mr. Gcoige Steadman. Ynisderw-roa,d, after a long illness. Deceased was 60 years of age, and was formerly employed at the Pontar- dawe Brewery. He leaves a widow and two grown-up daughters, one of wll()..ti is married, to mourn their loss. The funeral takes place on Saturday. Sergt. V» i:f> a:vl Mr;. Morgan PontTdav.-e. have visito'I their old i'ri<'nds m the pht<?e. Ser?t. Morgan is now stationed a', Oswestry, where his vifo a. bo .at present resides. The staff of Mr. j7 C. Davies s ('s- tablishments h"(I their annual ?[: the Public Institute on Wednes 1 v* owning, when about 80 guests pat down to tea. Mr. and Mrs. 'Davies pie- sidtd at the tables, after which danc- ing and other forms of amusement were indulged in, Mr. G. Bevnon act- in: as M.C. Miss Lena Davies was the accompanist. On Thursday evening at the Public Institute, a bout 80 guests, including a number of the wounded soldiers, at- tended a social gathering arranged by tIi,- employees of Mr. Matt Harries's establishments. Mr. and Mrs. Harries presided at the tables, and during the eifning dancing was indulged in, Mr Rupert Davies acting rts M.C. A whist drive was also held, when the prizes were won by Mr. Elwyn Mor- gan, Miss Jennie Jenkins and Mrs. T. Jores. 1- --h d. IJurglare have been busy in the dis- trict during the last week, and on Sunday morning the house adjoining the Pontardawe branch of the L. and P Bank was broken into. Entrance was affected by means of a locked door adjoining the bank, and Mr. Jordan's shop (chemist) was also en- tered, when notes, etc., to the value of about k20 to P,30 were stolen. Corpl. Emiyn Edwards, who has !x(ll wit-h the S.W.B. in Salonica for I 23 years, and also in France, has been invalided home suffering from fever. H0 is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Edwards, Orchard-street, and a bro- ther of Miss Phyllis Edwards, booking clerk at the Pontardawe station. The name of Pte. J. Howe, of the Manchester Regt., has this week ap- pe.ared in the London Gazette, hav- ing won the Military Medal for gal- lar-try. He is only 19 years of age, and his particular act of bravery was tlio carrying of dispatches under fire. Pte. Howe was formerly in the em- ploy of Mr. J. 1. Edwards, fishmonger, Herbert-street. Mr. Vincent Banks, chief instructor under the Board of Agriculture, gave ■ demonstrations at the Public Hall on Monday on fruit ami ve,hh!o I serving and drying. Th re a sG."¡ attendance at both the aftcr"oo.!V and | e\tiling meetings, when the Rev. Joel j J Davies and Mr. C. G. Gilbertaon j presided. Pte. LI. Williams, of a labour unit of the King's Kept., son of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Brnwfon, ha3 been homo on six days' di-aft leave, af t4,r having- been with the colours for only a fortnight. The "Gaxc.ttc" of- July 4th, just pi blished, contains the following ofli- cial version of the which brought I Sergt. Michael Hevily. o' f the Munster Fusiliers, the Albert 1\1,>da1, and which i also cost him his life Sergt. Michael Healy, Munster Fur. In France, during, bombing practice a live bomb rolled back into the trench, which was occupied by the thrower, an officer, and Sergt. Healy. All three ran for shelter, but Sergt. Healy, fearing that the others would not reach shelter in time, ran back and pi,à:ed up the bomb, which explodfdvhd mortally wound- ed him. Healy had previously per- formed other acts of distinguished gallantry, for which he Ittd been awarded the D.C.M., the M.M., and a. bar to the M.M. Sergt. Heaiy was a Pontardawe boy, and as will be seen by the above re- port, has won no less than four mili- tary distinctions. On Tuesday last Sergt. Rennet, of the Pontardawe Infirmary, was decor- ated by Alderman .Benj. Jones, J.P., Mayor of Swansea, in commemoration I of his having saved 13 lives whilst on service, and being under heavy fire. S< lgt. Bennet's decoration consisted of the D.C.M. He is a native of Ponty- pridd. In the evening a whist drive and concert was hold in his honour at th" Glanrhyd Hospital, when the' wounded boys carried off the prizes. Many of the men contributed to the nr< gramme, together with the follow- ing local artistes: Mr. Ja-ck Evans, M. Lewis and Miss Majorie Mills. Ccrpl. Morgan acted as chairman and accorded Sergt. Bennet the best wishes of all assembled, A vote of thanks ws accorded the artistes and tlie Sister in charge. Pte. Walker and Mrs. J. E, ans acted as aooompaniat. On Thursday evening last at the St. Peter's schoolroom, the Rev. Joel J. Davies presiding, presentations were made to Driver J. Jenkins, 0. S. I Howel Roberts, and Pte. R. W. Thom- son, by the vicar, Messrs. J. E. Lewis and W. H. Howell, secretary to the ( S. and S. Welfare Association, respec- j tively. The following items were con- 1 tributed to the programme: Piano- forte solo, Master Tony Powell; solo, Mr. Geo. Stedman; recitation, Miss Marjorie Mills; solo, Mrs. J. Williams; solo, Miss Lena Bruen; recitation, Miss Marjorie Mills; solo, Miss Sarah Stedman; solo, Mrs. J. Williams. At Rhydyfro on Sunday evening a presentation was made to Pte. D. Wil- liams, of the Lanes. Fus., and Pte. J. Davies, Dublin Fus. Mr. J. R. Price N lr. J. R. Price presided, and the presentations were made by Messrs. Thos. Jones and Dd. Davies. At Tabernacle on Sunday, the Rev. H. Seiriol Williams presented Signaller A. G. Rees, of the R.N.R.R. The death took place on Thursday of Mr Joe Powell, at Derwen-road, Alltwen. Deoeased was well-known in the locality, and was the husband of Mme. Frances Morgan-Powell, the well known singer. On Thursday and Saturday of next week the Pontardawe Operatic Socie- ty, under Mr D. J. Rees, F.R.C.O., will perform the well-known opera "Maritana." It is stated that the con- cert will be one of the best of its kind ever held at Pontardawe, and we feel sure Pontardawe people will avail themselves of this opportunity to en- joy a musical treat.

YNYSMUDWY. A grand competitive concert was hdld it Bethesda Chapel on Saturday evening. when a huge audience 0011- gregate to hear keen competitions among the "stars" of the musical NNroilld of the valley, and the outlying districts. It is pleasing to record that the renderings in the tests of the songs and recitations were worthy of the | tradition of a. national eisteddfod. The president. Mr F. R. Phillips, J.P., was unable to be present, and the ltcw. R. O. Hughes, the pastor of [ Bethe-sda Church, ably performed the duties of c'Jnd^ctor, vrhile Mr D. J. Rees, F.R.C.O., was the musical ad- judicator, and Mr D. Glydaeh Thomas judged the recitations. Following is a list of the awards:- j Barint-one, solo, Mr W. T. Rees, Ammanford; contralto solo, Madame Blodwen Jones-Davies, Glanainman; tenor eolo, Mr David Daniel, Pontar- dawe; soprano solo, Miss Hannah Williams, Ynystawe; male champion solo, Mr David Daniel, Pontardawe; female champion solo, Miss Hannsvh Williams recitation for children under 16 ve-iirs of age, Miss Melora Williams, 16 of a g e, M i N, Gwrhyd, while the prize for the adult reciiia.tion was awarded to Mr Naboth Frainci^, Morriston. The oo-mmdttee are to be oongratu- lated upon the result of their efforts which provided a musical and literary feast of the higfoesf order, and there is reason to hopoe that the financial returns ha.ve compensated them for I their labours. A musical service wa.s held at St.. Mary's Church last Sunday afternoon, when the following solos ,duets and recitations, -Misses Gretta Davies. G. ard J. Bell, Mary Lewis, Ethel Morris Mrs. Lewis, Masters Teddv Stead, W .Stead, Clifford I^loyd, Hubert Howel Is Messrs. Ress Price, Geoorge Steadmau and the Rev. T. W. Jones, who also {■orulucted the service. Tlie Baaid of liol)-e children sang very effectively, ''Jesus calls the little children." Mr G. A. Evans presided at the organ. Pte. John Jenkins, S. W.B., and Pte. William Griffiths, M.T., Old raad, hava been home on leave fi-om France. Both appeared in excellent spiHts. The funeral of the child of Mr aind Mrs. T. W. Evans, Bowen's terrace, took place last Saturdav at Llancruicke Church. The Rev. John Williams officiated.

A great timber-felling campaign is now in progress, and rich returns are falling to South aJid Mid-Wales land- owners who were wise enough to set up good plantations thirty years ago or more. Only recently a belt on Lord I Tredegar's Monmouthshire estate fetched nearly £ 11,000, and there are reoords of equally successful deals in other parts of the Principality. The yield now being felled in British woods is estimated to be worth well over £ 20,000,000. Single oaks have realised as much as LIOO, and spialler timber fetches anything i from two to seven shillings a cubic foot. A good deal of the yield is, of course, coming to the mining valleys for pitwood.

ABERCRAVE I BURIAL. I The remains of the late Mr John Walters, late of Llund-ain faoh, who died on Monday evening of last week, were laid to' rfst at Tynycoed Church- yard on Saturday afternoon. The Rev. Lewis Jones officiated at the house and ) graveside. There was a large gather- ing of relatives and friends following the body to ita last resting pla-ce. De- ceased was 54 years of age (not 61 a., I stated last week), and was a faithful memljer of Bethlehem Congregational ChuTch. The chief mourners were Mrs AA alters (widow) Mr and Mrs. Ed. Kwvards j (da-ughter and son-in-law); Mr and Mrs. D-nvid Lewis (daughter and son- in-law) Mr and Mrs. Johnny Walters (son and daughter-in-law) Mr and M rs. Willie Walters (son and daughter in-law). Beautiful floral tributes were sent by the following:—Widow, Daughters. Sons xr,,(i Daughters-in-law, Fellow- workmen. ORGAN RECITAL. At St. David's Church on Sunday evening last, am organ recital was held after the ordinary service. The build- ing was crowded to the doors, and the service was greatly enjoyed by all. The following took part: Soprano solos. "I will extol Thee," and "0 I Divine Redeemer," by Miss inlaude Watkins, Ta-nyfron; contralto solos, "Return unto they Rest," and "Abide with me," by Madam Ceinwen Lewis, Morgan street; contralto solo, "O Thou that tellest" by Miss May Jones, Trefleming; bass solo, "It is enough," by Mr David Jones, Morgan: street recitation. "When wilt thou save the people," by Miss Jany Watkins. Two anthems were sung by the Church Choir, conducted by Mr David Jones, a.nd M.r Lewis Thomas (organist at St. David's) presided at the organ, .and gave several selections. A silver 00-1- leeti was made at the esnd for the Church War Fund. TEMPERANCE MEETING. The Rev. Morris Morgan, Swansea, addressed a fair audience at Carmel, C. M. Chapel on Tuesday evening last on "The prohibition or State pur- c'ha.se of alcoholic drinks." The in- clement weather prevented many people from being present. MILITARY. I The trien-ds of Fte. Johnny Walters, Welsh Regiment, will he pleased to learn that he has sufficiently recovered to return home, and arrived here on Tuesday night. He is still suffering the effects of his wounds, but we hope hits home ooming will prove beneficial. Able Seaman Ivor Williams, nephew to Mrs. Elias Ael-v-Brvn, paid a fly- ingvisit to his relatives .ar<{ friends on Monday. Seaman Williams, who was formerly employed at the Aber- crave colliery, joined the Navy in August. and was 'in training at Devon- port. He returned to Carmarthen (where hig parents reside) on Tuesday, and will shor-otly join his ship again. | He has a lready seen servi-ce on sea, and we wish l1Ïm every luck iln the „ future. Local friends will regret to hear of .the df'ath at Caerau, Maesteg, of Tom, the 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs. William T. Price, formerly of Wern-ty- bach. The burial took plaoe at Caerau on the 4th inst. The large funeral, headed bv a contingent of the Sunday School, where deceased was a scholar, together with the Band of Hope, testi- fied to the regard in which he and his parents were held. A large number of .relatives from Penrhcxs and A ber- crave also attended. Mor natural g\yel'd y dderwen Gan,mlwydd yn dadfeilio'n llesg, Mor naturxxl gwel'd yr afon Yn ocdi yn yr hesg: On:d mor groes yw gwel'd y blodau'n GWYWQ cyn i'r gwanwyn fynd,- o mor galed oedd ffarwelio'n Gyn,a.r iawn a ffyddlon ffrynd Cyfaill. A be re rave people ¿ will doubtless avail themseQves of the opportunity offered on V\ edne.sday and Thursday next to see the performan-ce of "Belshazzar's Jeast," at Ystradgynlais by the Taber- nacle Choir. The performance willI be in eh, and the cheir will be assisted by a full orchestra. For those who will be unable to attend either of the concerts, a matinee will he held on Saturday of this week at 3 o eloek in the afternoon. The choir is under the able conductorship of Mr Edgar O. Morgan.

> Owing to the decline of pauperism, Halstead (Essex) Gua.rdians have de- cided to close their workhouse. At Lla.ngwm, Pembrokeshire, a father. son, and daughter, are in re- ceipt of an old-age pension. The father is 94. For sleeping with matches in his possession in a Midland munition fac- tory a worker was fin£>d £:30. "The difference between us and the enemy ia symbolised by the difference in the way in which we entered Jerusalem and the way thev entered Belgium."—Father: Bernard Vaughan. '——— --——

vV. A. WILLIAMS, Phrenologist I "an bo consulted daily at the Vi(""ri.a Arcane (near the ^farket), Swansea. )

— CWAUNCAEGURWEN AND CWMGORSE Mr William B. Evans and Mr Mor- gan MorgiWfe have been appointed chair .men of the workmen at the New Cwm- gorsc colliery and Cawdor colliery re- spectivety. Both are students of the Social Science Classes held at the Pub- h- Hall, Gwa-unoaiegurwan. A recseptiori concert was given at the Tabelnacle Hall, on Tuesday last, to three local soldiers home on leave, viz.: Ptea. Lewis -Williams, Turn Bowm and Willie Jemkins. The hall was crowded, and the energetic secretary, Mr Idrk Smith, had prepared a very excellent programme, contributed to as follows:—-Solo. Mr Idris Smith; re- citation, Irene Austin solo, Mr Henry Thomas; recitation, Master B. Goron- wy: solo, Miss L. M .Jones; recitation Mr Tommy Smith pianoforte solo, Miss M. M. Jones; solo, Miss Rosy Phillips; recitation. Miss Maggie N. Jon-es; solo, Miss Tilda Jones; recita- tion, Mr W. Myrddin James; solo. Miss Mary Reef; recitation. Miss M. Rees; recitatKJn, Miss Olwen Smith; solo, Mr D. H. Arnold solo, Mr To.m Watkins and solo by Mr Bemiv Jones. Mr John Thomas read some very pithy and pointed homespun verses, and Mr John Evans (Owmbach), sang "penifl- on telyn" to th? huge delight of the audience. Mr Thos. Ho wells made the presentation, and the Rev. T. M. Roderick ablv oonduct-e-d the meeting. Miss Maggie Williams accompanied In a capable manner. A public meeting was held under the- auspices of the South Wafe Temper- ance Uniooi at Cannel Cliaoel, Gwaum- tueo-urweii, on Tuesday evening. Strong cogent addres.e^ were delivered to a large audienoe by RfW. Hviol) Jones, Liaixdly, and Rev. H. C. Mander. Swansea, against the state purchsise of the liquor traffio. Madame Ceinwen Morris Thomas, Tairgwaith, gave a fine rendering of a contralto b"Oloo. Rev. Clement Evans boCupif'd th? ch.air. tK?cu l ), i e( I the 4iii,Ii-.

CWMTWfiGH 1 A. concert under ^he auspices of the looil reception committee was held at Bethel on Monday evening in honour of Pte. JaNib Owen, of the Cameron Highlanders, who was home from France. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs J. Dyfrig Owen Pte. Owen went to Scotland some years ago to take up an important post as music instructor a.nd organist, and whilst there joined the colours. Ho has seen considerable service and !uis been wounded. The inhabitants gave him a very warin welcome home, ard were glad to see him looking so well. There was a large gathering at the concert which was presided over by the Rev. W.. T. Hughes, Beulali. The following took part in an excellent program: Solos, Master Rand-ell, Miss Stevens, Miss Mary Thomas, Messrs. Rd. Williams, Robert Davies; violin solo, Mr. John Owen; 'oello, Ir. Evan T. Owen; re- citations, Master Philip Thomas, Mis- ses Annie Miriam Harries, Lizzie Jane Harries, Herbert, G. Davies, loan Davies; verses were read by Mr. Rhvs Powell, Coun. Jas. Powell, and Gwilym Cynlais. Miss Rachel Davies, Mr. T. R. Thomas, and Mr. Wm. Jenkin Owen spoke. Pte. Own was the re- cipient of the usual cheque. Mr. loan Howells, on behalf the Bethel Sunday School presented the Highland soldier with the gift of a Bible. Mr. J. Dyfrig Owen, on behalf of his son, returned thanks. The meeting ended with the singing of Nantlais's hymn. Messrs. Rhys Owen and Dd. NV-. Owen were tha accompanists.

There have been huge flocks or wild geese flying above Porthcawl. Berkshire school children have col- lected over .50 tons of horse chestnuts and about 19.000 eggs (1.000 of which were collected by one girl) for the wounded. They have also collected and invested over £ 5,000 in war savings.

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