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ABERCYNON. I
ABERCYNON. BILLIARDS.—Abcrcynon played the last match of the season with Tonypandy on Thursday last. Scores: —-Abercynon—Evan Davies 83; T. Roberts 107; James Williams >50; Alf Pellard 87 Richard Moses 150; W. Garbett 102; T. Harrison 101; Dd. Phillips 119-total 899. Ton- ypandy—George Ridge 150: V. Alexander 150; David Davies 118; James Philips 180; H. Ev- ans 112; H. Owen 150; Edgar Hughes 150; W. Middle 150--total 1,130. Tonypandy won by 231. Abercynon have secured the third plnce in the. league table. 3.W.M.F.—A meeting of the Abercynon Lodge of the S. W .M.F. was held on Thursday last, Guardian W, C. Dyer in the chair. Ap-. peals for grants were read from the Mountaii7 Ash Trades and Labour Council and ?bo Y.M.C.A. A grant of £ 2 10? was made to former. A letter was read from the General Secretary advising the lodge to appoint some- one to watch the case of the local colliery at the Military Court. Any person who thinks that, for some reason or other, the colliery company may not seek exemption on his behalf, is advised to communicate with the repreoento- tive appointed. J. Rhys Mbrgan.
MERTHYR. !
MERTHYR. L1..p. DISCUSSION GLASS. Comrade Bill "arris will be the speaker on Sunday evening .ne:it at 8 o'eJoc.k. MBEXHTB. I.L.P.—A special meeting of mem- bers will be held on Tuesday next at 8 p.m. •pufuneiss—Annual Conference Agenda, and vo- ting for N.A.C. Member for Wales. N LIBLIVEIIY OF COAL—David Frederick Jen- kins of Pontlottyn, who was summoned at Mci thyr on Friday for stealing coal to the V'- :jd., the property of the Rhymney Iron ?R'pany* said that for a month they had haA on rdør. bnt could not get it, &nd they bai t" go to work without a ?re and bath. tQ.. ,o to worl,- witlioiit a 1,?ath
PENYDARREN.I
PENYDARREN. Ei.ill- Y.P.S.-Last Taesday evening, at thal <3,Oofe,ociety, Mr. ]1)a.vid Thoma.s read a pamper Dyledswydd yr Eglwys yn y Cyflwi* Pre- ««noI. (The Duty of the Church in the Pre- sent Crisis.) Mr. T. J. Griffiths also read a ipaper on "John Pewy." Both speakers dealt ably with their subjects, and all present Wi a rare treat. The latter spaekei- urged that w,> should teach to our children the prin- ciples of John Penry, and that he died for those principles. The nation would do well to remember that during the present crisis. Re '•S'lffered death rather than refuse to follow the dictates, or his conscience Yet they say con- science makes cowards of men. During the dis- cussion that followed the action of some of the *oeai Tribunals was strongly resented as regards jeering and insulting conscientious objecfcops, bin tfheir "motrkerv is often poverty of wit. rhC following took part in the disoussion: Mesfr*. E. B. Williams, J. T. Lewis. Eben Morgan. Thomas Hughes and th Hev. J. R. '•Jughes (pastor). Private J. U. Lewis, ;n. the the n, N..D.. invalided" home. was in the chair, the duties of which he filled admirably.
BEDLINOG.
BEDLINOG. game was played in mo- },nd.Burn8. "In games of science, ■art must point the way. chance aids but little •—-skill decides the play." Great interest is ta- ken in the grand old gaiiie of draughts at --Bedlinog of late, the game that develops the thinking power of every man interested in it. A montti ago the Mountain Ash Draughts Club "-the champions and cup-holders of the Aber- ■dare and Mertliyr Valleys—were kind enough to give us a game, and met with a defeat of S at the hands of the Bedlinog Amateurs. Last Saturday a return match was played at genii's Restaurant, Treharris, both sides hav- ing a strong team of 8 a-side. The result was a ,'VIP for the champions by 9-3 arid 4 draws. fw •'lOTiira of intesvc&b kxx, last Saturday's match. .w— 1.& rl. Hoiich. two opponents. Two jolly fellows s they are, they started off with a challenge that each was determined to win. The result however, a draw—one each, leaving both men the greatest of friendi. The final result  as follows: -Bedhnag: H. Owen, 1 draw; ?; E. Haddocks, 1 win; D. Richards. 0; W. H. ?M'ria 1 win: J. Richards, 1 win; T. Powell, draw; J. C. Thomaa, 2 draws; J. Roberts, 0 ..tota? 3 wins 4 draws. Mountam Ash: W. '^W'gan, 1 win. 1 draw; J. Lewis, 1 win; L. Roberts. J. Roach, 1 win; C. Jones, ? w-!t;.J. T. M'ith.1 win 1 draw D. Jen- KhM 2 draws; T. James, 2 wins-total 9 wins 4 draw's. The referee was Mr. David Gittins, Bedlinog. WBDDIXG.—An interesting marriage was so- lemnised at Treharris on March 7. The con- tractinir parties were Mr. Lewis Jones, eldest Son of Mr. A Mrs Moses Jones, 24 Bedlinog Ter- race. Bedlinog (late of Dowlais), and Miss Ja- ■nett-a Evans, youngest daughter of the late; Mr. Thomas Evans and Mrs. Sarah Ev, i, 4s, 19 Bedlinog Terrace. Bedlinog. The Rev. T. J. Jones, pastor of Moriali Congregational Church, Bedlinog. officiated. There were present Mr. Moses Jones, father of the bridegroom; Mr. Daniel Edgar Eva^is, brother of bride. who "Carried out, the duties of best man: and Miss M. J. Lewis, who acted as bridesmaid. The bride was beautifully dressed in a .grey hostivme with a grev silk hat to match. Both are well know at Bedlinog and we extend hearty con- gratulations to them on entering their new life. XumcM'ous presents were recei_ved.
,-; ; 7, 1. Serious Bedlinog…
7, 1. Serious Bedlinog Fall. i l ?:? TWO MEN KILLED IN NO. I PIT. BURIED UNDER 30 TONS OF ROOF. A. serous fall of roof occurred at. No. 1 Pit, Bedlinog on Friday morning last, as the -re- suIt of which two men were killed and two slichtly injured. The two men killed were Phil- lip Powell (57), repairer, of Broad Street, Dow- lais and David Price (48). assistant repairer, of Gwladys Street, Qaeraeca, Dowlais. The men were engaged in douhling timber on a double parting known as Thomas Davies' Parting," on the east side of the pit. so as to strengthen the timber overhead before commencing with the lift further inbye, and Powell and Price had put up three posts under the collars of the three immediate pairs next to the lift, and Were now preparing bo put up doubling timber hetween these posts when an exceptionally heavy fall of roof occurred without the slightest warning—about 30 tons in weight, and eompktely buried both men. The body of Price was recovered at 4.45 and that of Powell at 6.10 a.m. The deceased were both competent workmen. Mr. R. J. Rhys (coroner) held an inquest at the Clarence Hotel on Monday on Phillip Pow- ell (Broad Street, Dowlais) and David Price (Gwiadys Street, Caeracca, Dowlais), who were kill in the fatal accident at. No. 1 Bedling Pit on -Friday morning. Mr. Cart-wright acted as foreman for the jury. Those present at the inquest were Mr. P. T. Jenkins. His Majesty's Inspector of Mines, representing the Home Of- fice; Mr. Tudor Davies. coilierv agent, on be- half of Messrs. Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds, Limitedand Mr. Wiliani Jones, colliery exa- miner. and Mr. Evan Evans, deputy agent, on behalf of the workmen of the S.W.M.F. The identifying witnesses were Arthur Powell (son) a.nd Thomas James Price (son). Oadogan Jones, fireman, and Sid Cord wall, Repairer, gave evidence as to the cause of the accident, and after a series of questions put to the witnesses by the Coroner. Mr. Jenkins, Mr William Jones, Mr. Tudor Davies proved the Plan of the scene of the accident, and the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."
Navvy Pat s Views.
Navvy Pat s Views. I want to say a few wurds to yez before i begin. Ye know that a lot ov slackers got into the collieries so as they shuddent be took her active sarwiee, an' then they attested as miners an' got thfir armlets an' two-an'-nine- pences. Well, a lot ov oom here hes got their marchin' orders, aa.' wan ov 'em went to the recruiting officer about it, tellin' him he was a miner. sea the officer, turnin' over a lot ov papers, ye attested as a ininer; how long hev ye h('1?n a miner r' '0, a good long time.' Do ye reinembec j.-e,Lsteral Ias a gro- cer's assistant when the Registration Ack was passed? We've got ye, me lad, quick inarch, or be shot.' That's a beginning '\è've got a M.P. for the air now. God send us a M.P for the weather before next Sathurday. an' send he may be wan that will look afther his bizness smart an' propper, fur- it's fed up I am wid the samples ov weather- we've been havin; this long time. An' now to I towld ve last week that whoever began begin. y,o last week that w lioevc,,r the war. it was the Kaiser as was carryin' it on an' in a fashion fair murtherous, an sjiiashin' England is his Object-, wicl Jai-many ink in' England's place as the finish. England declarin' war oh Jarmany, leaving out trea.ty obligatioHS was, fur them raisons, an ack of self-defence. If England had kep' quiet, Jar- many wud have been invadin' us by now- or tryin' it on at iaast. J-a i-iiiany, Austria-Hungarjr, Turkey, an BnJgaria- all marionettes wid the Mohenzoll- erns Jiowldin' the strings. Will Any conscien- tious oojector teH me what chance a non-re- sistin' nations ov C.O.'s wud hev ondlier the circumstances? ]-) I tovs; it is the duty Take this iroin me, bhoys; it is the duty ov ivrv citizn ov any nation to howld his life an' limbs, his wuddh goods an' all his .powers of mind an' body at the service ov his coun- thry fur the protection ov her rights, her lib- erty an' the safety an' well-being ov her po- pulation; and conscience can never be allowed to interfere wid duty; that's logic. Britain has to fight fur her rights, her liberty, an' tke safety an, well-bein, ov her population; an' ivry Britain as can fight shud be at the front; ivry Briton who has wealth shud pour it into the war chest; ivry Briton who has brains shud help the immoral 24 to devise an' execute defencive an' aggressive measures, or kick- 'em out an' do it theirselves; ivry Briton who has skill in a handicraft shud see to the purvidin' ov arms and munitions, an" (my Briton who has eny ov 'em desirable pro- perties' and wants to shirk shud be forced to too the line; conscience can't possibly interfere wid dtity-logic again. Now fur a peep alt conscientious objections. They're mostly all founded on the Sermon on the Mount, an' all ov 'em cums from the Good Book—the Wurd of God. The sermon is a string ov moral instructions that no Christ- ian tries to earry out unless he's cracked; an' the Wurd ov God wants lukin' into. The God bv all the lightin' nations except ;1. (I.H.V.), an' in the Owlil Testament, where ye find the story of a lot ov his doings, I can't find wan wwrd about the sacredness of human life or the sinfulness of war, not aiven ov wars ov aggression which the Jewish God sumtimes ordered his people to start on. He sumtimes took a hand in their scraps; he drowned the Egyptian Army that was cliasin' the Jews across the Red ,Sea; an' he threw the battle in favour ov the Jews while Moses' arms was held up, and agin 'em when the arms dropped; and whin. ^Tke .Assyrians came down like a wolf on the fold.' angels came an' slaughtered them in the night, an' the Jews had nuthin' to do but gather in the plunder. Wild ye find wiurse atrocities than them ordered an' agreed to by the Kaiser? (which sum of ye tell me are disproved, go bafck to the orders- given to the Jews whin they were sent on a war ov extermination. Them orders was to slay ivry man, and ivry man child, an' ivrv woman that had known man; only the maidens was to be saved alive, an' they was to be divided between the tribes that fowt in the war. an' a portion of the maidens was to be kep' fur the priests. Them's the orders ov the God ov Abraham, of Isaac, off Jacob, an' of the conscientious objector. He must hev mended a lot by now, for we nivver hear anything like that preached of him in these days. Chi-jst preached the Sermon on the Mount, from which most objectors draw their excuses; but later He said, I came not to bring peace but a sword, an' He said His taitching wud set father agin son, sister agin brother, turn the house upside dow», an' raise Donnyhrook twice over. When He sent His disciples out the second time to preach tito Gospel, He tow Id 'em. He that hath no sword, let him sell his cloak and buy one.' Was that sword wanted to force people to ack up to the Sermon, on the Mount P Just luk at the foolishness ov things as they are. All the ligiii-ill, nations except Tur- key wurship the same God in different forms. The Chuxch ov Rome, the Greek Church, the Lutheran Church, the Church ov England, ov Scotland, an' the Nonconformist Churches ov all nations., an' the pious soldier ov any nation when he gets a spell from sktughterin' his fellow Christian in the opposite trench, goes to Divine service, thanks God that dodged his fellow-Christian s bullet or bayonet an prays for victory, which means out an' out slaughter ov his fellow-Christian. An' whin the big divines of aich Church on some solemn high service bless the banners ov the various rejiments an' pray for victory fur their side, it must put Our Father in Heaven in a bit ov a fix, an' his riverence. the Pope in the same pickle, fur he has followers on both sides, an' he's infallible; I remimber when they made him so. Fancy the Russian with his "God the all terrible. Thou who ordainest' and every him so. ible. ? Give to us peace in our time, 0 Lord.' endin' German with his Got Strafe Eng- Lord.' The German with his Got Strafe Eng- land,' and Gott mit nns,' and the Kaiser ex- plainin' that he an' Gott are going to put the wudd right. The English with their 'God save, the King,' when millions of wimmen and childrer are round about us who need savin' a henderd times more than the King; their hread winners fightin' at the front or filling' aameless graves somewhere. Can ye help laf- fin' when, ye hear an Englishman axin' the God whom he wnarships an' adores, an' every- thing but obeys to soil his hands by dippin' his fingers into the dirty puddle ov British politics 0, Lord our God. arise. Scatter his enemies, And make them fall; Confound their politics, .Frustrate their knavish tricks, etc. All honour to the French who go into battle si-ngin' the Marseillaise'; when will Britain have a National Anthem to match it? Let me sum up. This war is conducted by the Kaiser, ani smas-hing Britain is his first step toward world supremacy. Britain fights in self-defence apart from treaty obligations. Germany's war is one of atrocities; let them slide as can be disproved; take the Kai- ser's orders for ^rightfulness to conquered 'ter- ritory. an' submarines sinkin5 fishin' trawlers an' the Lusitania without warning. These show what Jarman supremacy wud mean. Keepin' out ov the sera/o wud soon place the British Empire under Prussian domination. Britain must maintain the command of i the seas, whioh &he keeps open for the wurld's commerce; even' the Suez- Oanal that she bought passes ships ov all nations on the same terms as British ones. She imfst also maintain her Colonies that has so helped her, an' her eonquened countries, sum of which hev sent warriors to fight for her, a»' who wud suffer awful under Prussian rule. For this end she must fight, an' fight to a finish, fui-w-aa- is the last appeal among all nations as yet. To fight, to -L fmish she must have all the men an' aBl the money in the country. art7 I've proved conscientious objectonB a farce. Let us tlmn welcome Consaripshun, but let us insist fliat it include money and property as well as men, an' be applied wiiere all th-pee are plentiful—among the upper cl asses.
Mountain Ash I.L.P. I
Mountain Ash I.L.P. I > A well-attended meeting was held on Tuesday evening last at the Court iioomte, Workmen's Institute, under the auspices of the loeal I.L.P., branch, when a vigorous and inspiring addroo8 was dehvered by Comrade R. C. Wailhead. The Chairman (Comrad e Enirys Hughes), in his opening remarks, referred to the farcical method adopted by the Local Tribunal in dead- ing with the conscientious objectors. Comrade Wallhead, on rising to address the meeting, was giv,en an enthusiastic ovation, and referring to the remarks made by the Chairman concerning the Local Tribunal, stated fSiat no man—or any body of men—have any right whatever to sit in judgment on a man's con- science. Consilience cannot b* measured by any rule, nor .weighed by any pair of scales, but is a matter to be decided by eack individual for himself. The attitude takenv the I.L.P. before the war, and since the outbreak of war, has been fully justified. Previous to the out- break of hostilities, the I.L.P. spared no effort in warning the people of this country that in the event of war, the "pat" riotic" members of the governing classes would exert themselves to the utmost in their rrr.dcavour to shackle the yoke of militarism oil the shoulders of the masses. The history of the past 50 years has caused great alarm amongst the governing classes. They have seen the steady rise of Democracy, and have done what they could to check its advance. Their methods to curb the progress of organised labour have been varied- first by means of the Taff Vale Judgment; sec- ond, the Osborne Judgment; third, by prevent- ing the workmen use, their own money to sup- port their own newspapers. the spo-a- Referring to the militaa'y situation, the spea- ;16: :i¡¡;. ,;ittt. J¡¡- and economic, which led to the adoption of Compulsion. At the close of the address, a resolution, de- manding tha,t the Government should negoti- ate fwr peace was proposed by the Rev. G. Neighbour, and seconded hv"<3bmrade Hugh Powell, which was carried unanimously. A number of questions were put to the speaker, and answered satisfactorily. —" ——
[ Winsione Whips a Soldier.…
Winsione Whips a Soldier. Is it wrong to say, that the No-Oonscrip- tion Fellowship was started and run by the Huns?" asked Mr. J. 0. Tyler, the military representative at the Abersychan Tribunal, of a conscientious objector, a member of the Fel- lowship.-—The question brought an angry re- tort from Mr. J. Winstone. the Welsh miners' leader, a member of the Tribunal.—" Mr. Chairman," he said, "I wish to know if Mr. Tyler makes the charge publicly?"—-Mr. Tyler replied, "I am not here to answer questions; I put them."—Mr. Winstone: "Then you should not insinuate things unless you are man en- ough to prove them."
! (To the Editor of the PIONEER.)…
(To the Editor of the PIONEER.) Beloved Editor and OomTade-Ill response to your powerful patriotic appeal on behalf of the PxoNESCt in the number for last Saturday, I hasten to send my mite—P.O. for 10/ It would be difficult to eulogise the PIOIŒER! too highly, as a propagandist of the principles of the New Age which has already dawned in the minds of its able writers. To give away any of that glorious position would be rt^ici- table indeed.—Yours, etc., W. HEES. Lleehryd. R.S.O., Cardiganshire. MR. T. YATE'S OPEN LETTER. (To th e Editor of the PIONEER.) Dear Sir,-It would not be difficult to out- quote Mr. Yates, and I should quite enjoy doing it. But, Sir, I am "forbidding" my- self any further contribution to your columns owing to "the tone" of some of the articles therein Criticism and even abuse of one's opponents, can be tolerated; but to arraign Almighty God, to mock and blaspheme Him, as one in particula,r of your writers does, makes me ashamed that my name should be found in the same paper. I am content to risk being dubbed Pharisee, or coward, rather than appear in such dubious company.—Yours truly, ,March 13, 1916. c. P. BS. March 13, 1916.
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A Peculiar Plea.
A Peculiar Plea. MERTHYR MAGISTRATES REFUSE TO GRANT FACILITIES. IN OLD ALLEGATION OF "NOT LEGAL WIFE." Of mer Williams was summoned at Merthyr on Fridasy by his wife for 1,2 arrears under a maintenance order made in her favour in May last.—Mr. Bees 'JMmuncls said that the man had paid on the opdei, until October, when they again lived together until December 24, when he wemfc away without. provocation or ex- cuse. During the short time they lived toge- ther he assaulted the woman many times. He was a habitual drunkard. There were two chil- dren of the marriage, who had been Iteken charge of by Inspector Starr, and were now chargeable to the Union. Mi. Jones, for the defendant, asked if he might lie allowed to make an application for an adjournment on the basis that this woman wa.5 not the legal wife of the defendant. He knew that he had to discharge Jie money ow- ing under the order before he could make the application. The. Clerk: Do you know that the court has tried this point; two or three times and on each occasion he has failed to succeed? Mr. James: I do not know. The Clerk Defendant knows. Mi Ilees, We admit there was a form of marriage about 26 years ago. Thb Stipendiary: How long has this couple I.iv,, -t togethef ? Mr. Rees: For ten years. They were married ten years last Boxing Day, and to ee- the anniversarr of it be left her. ■i HL '11. jj¡ 1 ,an« facilities to set up a defence of that kind after ten years. The Clerk: We have had this couple before us about twenty times. a.nd this plea has been heard in this court before. The Stipendiary (to Mr. James) Do yon say they d»l not go through a form of mar- riage? Mr. James: There was a form of marriage. The Stipendiary: I think that that willl db for ns, It must go up io London. He must go to the Probate Division to aet a declaration. On the summons a. sentence of 28 days' im- prisonment, suspended for 14 days. .N' o:=.'='
The Tregaron Conscientious…
The Tregaron Conscientious Objector At the Tregaron Loeal Tribunal. March 8th, Comrade Daniel Thomas, a member of the N.C.F., appealed for an exemption from nllh-, tary service OR conscientious grounds. H, was cross-examined for a. long time. The Tribunal: Are you a conscientious ob- jector ?—The applicant: Yes. N.Cr.Fe /vou a member of any society?-YesJ the Are yo -Li the  How long have you hel@!'theseviews?-Iw;f1s' taught this since I was a. boy. Hew* many meetings has the N.O..F. iield.P- A great number. Give the name of one place wkere a meeting was held ?-Glasgow. (lid (,c)llect it tbit How mnch money did they collect at that meeting?-—I don't know. Where did you see about the N.C.F. ?— In the papers. What papers?—T?he ''Labour Leader. Where did you get it?--No answer. that the T.s» T-asvW' ?<?  ??M ?M ??H?ybi, bu.t Mi? ?,,??.&?u ?ad {-fors ;r ?"?'?? 'It Hie ";mt ?.? he did ;• -iit?. ?c U11 his i?, What denomination do yen to',) NNTE?-I leyans. Did anyone persuade you to join the N.C.F. ? —No, he joined of his «wn free vsill; no one had asked him to joiift. Has amy one directed m how to proceed? — No. How did you join the N.C.F.?—Because I am against war. Who filled your application form?—Why do you ask? Is there anything wrong with it? The Tribunal: No; but tell us who filled itr- I filed it myself. Did the Rev. T. E. Nicholas fill it for you? Tell us; it won't go any further?—I filled it myself. Did you pay anything for filling it?—No. Who is preaching most against the war in your district?—We all preach against it to a certain degree.. The i application was refused. The applicant is practically deaf, 'out this was not taken into consideration. The applicant asked for a form to appeal ag- ainst the decision of the local. Tribunal.
NEW TREDEGAR.
NEW TREDEGAR. S.A. UNION.—A meeting of the New Trede- gar- branch of the Shop Assistants' Union was held on Wednesday week at the Dorothy Cafe. Commercial New Tredegar, there being a good a tte, .viice. The meeting was presided over by Mr. D. J. Jones, Secretary of the Bargoed Branch, and Mr. F. C. Howells, Cardiff, addressed the meeting. The object of the meeting was to re-organise the branch and appoint new officials-thö late secretary having joined the colours. The speaker pointed out the aims and objects of the Union in a very able and interesting manner, and five new members were enrolled. The officials were selected as follows:—Mr. B. Gwenlin, secret- a.ry; Miss Davies, assistant secretary; Mr. W. J. Tones, chairman; Mr. B. War man. trea- surer. It was interesting to see so many ladies present. I hope they will continue to attend the branch meetings, and make them a success, for after all our fight is their fight.
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The Electric Theatre.
The Electric Theatre. Quite ill keeping with the ideal exclusive this week-end, "Like Mother, Lige Daughter," each item on the programe is in itself an ideal subject. Like Mother. Like Daughter. ia a very striking picture play dealing with a girl born and reared in sordid surroundings and inheriting serious parental faults. The question arises: Can she be taught to live a better and more refined life: The experiment is powerfully worked out in this beautiful drama, which makes a picture of surpassing interest. "The Old Chemist, a 2-reel excltuive of unusual merit, is also shown, in addition to a large number of pleasing subjects, including drama, comedy, interest and travel. Undoubtedly this week end's prograjnme is an exceptionally strong one, and upon no account should be missed. On Monday and the two following days there is an enormous picture advertised. "iris," founded upon Sir Arthur Pmero's play of the same name. Iris," to be briei, is a masterpiece. Some of the finest scenes in "Iris" are set in the Lake District, a part of the country which has long had a bad reputation for ram and mist. No doubt the producers chose their time carefully. Particularly beauti- ful are the moonlight effects on the lakes, with the figure of Iris and her lover outlined in the foreground. Iris is a young widow, intensely lovable, but inherently weak. She loves, and is loved by Lawrence Treuwith, but will not marry him because he is poor. and wealth is necessary to her luxury-loving nature. Treu- with goes to Canada to seek his fortune, and at the same time Iris loses all her money through the dishonesty of a, lawyer. This is the opportunity of .Frederick Malonada, a Portu- guese millionaire, whose suit has been rejected b-tr Iris. By a cunning and cruel system of persecution he gets her into his power, and when Treuwith returns to England he finds his Iris living in a weil-furhished flat--the expenses of which are met by Malando. Treuwith. in the first shock of his horror and dismay leaves her to her shame and misery. Throughout the in- terest- is maintained, and the acting, in the hands of Miss Alma Taylor. Mr. Henry Ainley and Mr. Stewart Rome, supported by a first- class company, is sufficient proof as to the pro- duction. This week the picture is being shown all the Cardiff Cinema—hundreds being turned away daily. It will be worth everyone's while to get to the Electric as early as possible to save disamxnntment On Thursday next, a film, with the title, "Daughter of Darkness," is sure to atract a big crowd. It is packed with sensation and thrill from start to finish. There are chases in motor-cars, the abduction of a millionaire's daughter in a trunk: the escape of the female villain.one of the many, by the way—down a ropw, on whieh she swings right up into the air and eventually drops into the waiter; the wreck of a motor-car by an express train, which is seen actually accomplished a realistic fire; and finally the blowing up of a house by a bomb. Enough of sensation to go on with; each incident arises naturally in the telling of the story, which is so constructed and so well act- ed that it rivets the attention from first to last As a detective story it is remarkable, and no doubt will be followed by a large crowd. There are some s tar tiki g pctures booked to the Electric. At. any rate, enjoyment is always the standard as to quality and quantity, they always excel. Another reminder! Don't for- get "Iris" on Monday, and "Daughter of Dark- ness" on Thursday.
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