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r" II tt It .tt., ) Merthyr Electric Theatre j Week-commencing Monday, September 18th. I CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE FROM 2.30 TILL 1030 P.M. DAILY. II Monday Tuesday, and Wednesday- H DEEP PURPLE. = ] I A Drama in Five Parts, featuring Clara Kimball Young I j Stolen Magic! The Diamond from the Sky. j I Triangle Comedy. Chapter 18. "The Charm against Harm." 2 I Thursday, Friday, and Saturday- | I A FALLEN STAR: ? ? ?Ps i E"u„. jB A FALLEN STAR of an Actor's Life.  ? An Ideal Photo-Play in Four Parts, featuring Albert Chevalier, of My Old Dutch Fame. )? A Janitor's Wife's Temptation j ? GREED!" Episode 15. "The Pirates of FinaDCe." I (Triangle Comedy. a ? The Panic in the Money Market. I j PEGGY" is Coming, also THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. | I Prices as usual-3d., 6d., and 1 s. Government Tax Extra. I Chll.dren s Matmee on Saturday at 10.15—?d. only. I Lit It II It II .tt_tt.i r II t8 .tt It It  [theatre royai 1 I AND EMPIRE PALACE9 MERTHYR. 16.45. TWICE NIGHTLY. -i )————=——=————— ==? 6.45. Week TWICE NIGHTLY. 8.45. = Week Commencing Monday, September 18th, 1916. Halton j I STEPHEN aE!Sd:deC:!b.Ince Halton I | A WOMAN'S HONOUR! j A WOM-AN'S rioN-.0' UR! i Thursday, Friday and Saturday, i j A DAUGHTER OF -DEVON* | 1 ?T IMPORTANT NOTICE I S Owing to the- public demand, the Management of the THEATRE ROYAL have arranged =  to show THE OFFICIAL WAR FILM- I THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME I 3 In addition to Special Attractions booked during the week commencing Sept. 25th. § IThe Greatest Moving Picture the World has ever produced. Book your Seats for THEATRE ROYAL. Box Office Open. WATCH ANNOUNCEMENTS I ■ 9  POPULAR REDUCED PRICES FOR SUMMER SEASON! j ) Qircle, 1/- Stalls, 9d. Pit, 6d. GaHery, 3d.?? ) L- Entertainment Tax Extra. Early Doors 3d. extra to all Parts. It It tt "U It 'Phone 597. 'Phone 597. WILLIAM TRESEDER, Ltd. THE NURSERIES, CARDIFF. WREATHS, CROSSES, CUT FLOWERS, &c. BEDDING PLANTS. Asters, Stocks, Dahlias, Marguerites, Lobelia, &c. Tela TRFSEDER, FLORIST, CAXDIEV. BLANCHARD'S PILLS Are unrivalled for all Irregularities, &c., they speedily afford relief and never fail to alleviate all suffering. They supersede Pennyroyal, Pill Cochia, Bitter, Apple, &c. Blanchard's are the best 01 all Pills for Women. Sold in boxes, 1 /I V2. by BOOTS' Branches, and all Chemists, or post free, same price from LESLIE MARTIN, Limited, Chemists, 34 Dalston Lane, London. Samples and Valuable Booklet sent Free, Penny Stamp. THERE IS ONLY ONE OINTMENT THAT CURES And this is snpplied by Chemists and the MANNINA OINTMENT CO., FISHGUARD, And is sold in Three Strengths—1, 2 & 3. GET YOUR TOBACCO I AT Our Shop 74a, Pentmorlais, Merthyr. PROGRESSIVE LITERATURE Kept in Stock or got to order. MOUNTAIN ASH FETE—A largely attended fete was held at the Duffryn Grove Grounds, Mountain Ash, in aid of the loml Cottage H i tl last Thurs- day. A picturesque procession paraded the main streets, and subsequently a programme of competitions was carried out. There was a good entry, and it is estimated that several hundred pounds will be realised. MENTION TAlJS PAPER "M WHEN YOU IUY.! I Grand Theatre, Aberaman MR. PHILIP SNOWDEN M.P. (Blackburn) and MRS. SNOWDEN Will Address the Keir Hardie Memorial Demonstration Under the auspices of the Aberdare I.L.P., on Sunday, Sept. 24th, 1916 MUSIC. SILVER COLLECTION Chair at 7 p.m, Calfaria Baptist Chapel, Stanley Road SKEWEN. Mr. & Mrs. Philip SNOWDEN Will Address a Meeting On MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 1916 AT 7.30 P.M., Under the auspices of the Skewen I.L.P. SUBJECT: "CURRENT POLITICS." Admission by Ticket—SIXPENCE each Chair to be taken by Mr. Ivor H.Thomas. The Editor's Appeal. (Week ending September 9, 1916.) s. d. s. d. Share Capital. Bargoed Pioneer Committee 10 0 Shilling Fund. Bargoed Pioneer Committee 2 9 Apel at Ddarllenjvyr Cymreig y "Pioneer." Daniel Edwards Ferndale 2 6 Comrade Wm. Morgan, Aberfan 1 0 6 3 Merthyr Tydfil Union. TO TRADESMEN AND OTHERS. THE GUARDIVNS of the Poor of the ajpove B Union invite Tenders for the Supply to the Workhouse (Merthyr Tydfil), Panty- scallog House (Dowlais), the Cottage Homes (Llwydcoed, Aberdare, Hirwain, Abercwmboi and Cwmbach), of the undermentioned article-s, viz. For THREE MONTHS from the 1st October to 31st December, 1916, inclusive- Meat (not Foreign); Fish; Groceries, and Provisions Tobacco and Snuff; Greengroceries; Goal; Vegetables. For SIX MONTHS from let October, 1916, to 31st March, 1917 (inclusive), viz. Straw, etc. Earthenware; J Ironmongery; Building Materials; Printing and Stationery; Drugs and Medical Requisites; Oils, Paints and Glass; Haulage; Coffins and Funerals; Horsing the Ambulance Drapery and Nurses' Uniform; Fodder; Rug Wool, Canvas. etc.; Boots, Shoes and Slippers; Nurses' Outdoor Uniforms; Men's and Boys' Suits; Hi r e of Horse and Conveyance; Electrical Accessories; Shoemaking Materials; Flannels, Stockings, etc.; and Milk (for Cwmbach Cottage Homes only) Samples may be seen on application to the Master of the Workhouse and the Superintend- ent of the Cottage Homes (Llwydcoed), and in respect of Printing and Stationery to me at my Office. Payments quarterly, but Butchers and grocers may draw on account once in the middle of the quarter. Printed forms of Tender, which alone will be received and which contain the Conditions of Contract, may be obtained (with envelopes in which the same must be returned) on appli- cation to the Master of the Workhouse, Mer- thyr Tydfil; or the Superintendent of the Cottage Homes, Llwydcoed, Aberdare, who will furnish any other particulars required. Tenders (with Samples, where required) must be in my hands not later than Monday, the 18th day of September, 1916; those for the Cottage Homes on the Pink .Forms, and those for the Workhouse on the White Forms. The Guardians do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any Tender, and reserve the right to accept the whole -or any portion of any Tender as they may think fit to select; also to accept a Tender in respect only of a portion of the quantity required of any article. The Forms of Tender must be strictly ad- hered to and the wording thereof not inter- fered with.. Tenders unless received by me by Monday, the 18th day of September, 1916, will not be considered. By Order, FRANK T. JAMES. Clerk to the Guardians. 134 High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. OLYMPIA RINK, MERTHYR The FIRST ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL SERVICE In Memory of the late J. Keir Hardie WILL BE HELD ON Sunday, September 24th SPEAKERS: MRS. DEjiSPARD AND Mr. R. C. Wallhead A Collection will be taken in aid of the Keir Hardie Memorial Fund. The Chair will be taken at 2.45 p.m.

Threat to Resign. MR. J. H. THOMAS, M.P., AND STRIKE I POLICY. Mr J. H. Thomas, M.P., speaking at a meeting in London on Friday, said he had never minimised the fact that if there were one section of men more than another that could hold a revolver at the State and sav 11 These are our terms," and demand that they be granted, that section was the railway workers. But if they had ever decided to take such a course as that they would have to find another leader to present their claims. He would never have done it, and the railwaymen never wanted it. A meeting between the railway com- panies and themselves had now been definitely agreed upon, and before that day week they would have met. He was not unmindful of the strong feeling that existed among the men, or of the demand that had been made in certain quarters for an immediate stopping in order to force the position. He had only this to say. If they believed in democracy, and that they had a case, then he was entitled to ask that that case should not be prejudiced by any ill considered or ill advised action on their part.

MERTHYR LICENSEES INDIGNANT—At a, meeting of the Merthyr and District Licensed Victuallers' As- sociation, held at the Cowbridge Arms last Thursday, Mr D. O. Drisooll, of the White Swan Inn, Dowlais, presiding, a resolution was passed expressing indignation at the, refusal of the Merthyr Assessments Committee to grant a flat rate reduction in the assessments of licensed houses in the area. Members of the Association, who represented 80 per cent of the licensed victuallers in the borough, will now make individual application for a reduction. SEXTON'S BONUS—At Friday's meeting of the j Merthyr Parks and Cemeteries Committee the sexton at Pant Cemetery applied for a war bonus. It was decided to pay a bonus of 4s. per week. SWINE FEVER—At a meeting of Merthyr Watch Committee last Friday, it was reported that during the past month five cases of swine fever were reported in the borough. MARRIED C.O. HANDED OVER-Another of the Merthyr Married Conscientious Objectors was handed over last Friday, in the person of Mr .Frederick A. Jones (34), commercial trav- eller of West Grove, well known as the secret- ary of the local U.D.C., and prominent as a worker in the Peace Council.—Lieut. Morgan Thomas (military representative) said that when served with the notice his wife remarked that he would not go until he was fetched. She admitted that he had received the calling up papers.—The Clerk (Mr T. Elias): What have you to say?—Defendant: There is nothing to say; I am afraid I am. in the legal sense; guilty of being an absentee. I am a Con- scientious objector.—Defendant was fined 40s and ordered to be handed over to the military authorities. On Tuesday we were informed that Mr Jones was then on his way to Kinmel Park from Cardiff—We are also informed that Mr Fishpool, one of the first batch of three married Conscientious. Objectors taken from Merthyr, was suffering from a breakdown in health at Cardiff. and that he was receiving every attention and kindness at the hands of the authorities there. BAIL REFUSED SHOWMAN—A showman named Charles Cooper was charedg at Merthyr on Friday with committing a. criminal offence on Bronwen Davies, a servant in his employ, at Bargoed. Prisoner at the' last hearing asked that he might be legally represented, and was remanded in custody for a week, He now asked that the case should go on. The Stip- endiary (Mr R. A. Griffith): We can't do that, as the police witnesses are not here. Can I have bail, sir? I shall never attempt to run away, as I am innocent of the charge.—The Stipendiary: I don't approve of any man being kept in custody for the convenience of a solici- tor, unless the man consents; but I understand you did consent. You must be remanded in custody for one week. SCHOLASTIC—Simon Jones, a pupil of the Oyfarthfa Castle School for Boys, who passed the London Matriculation Examination last year, has now passed the Army Examination for admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Moreover, in the result of the ex- amination in the science subjects, he is to be credited with securing seventh place among the candidates for Sandhurst. We congratulate both the pupil and the Oyfarthfa School Staff on this further success. AN INQUEST ERROR—A peculiar incident oc- curred in connection with a Merthyr inquest held last Monday. The police summoned thb, iury", witnesses and interested officials to meet at the Belle Vue at 10-45, and at that time everyone had gathered as ordered. For half an hour the company sat patiently awaiting the advent of the Coroner; then, instead of his presence, P.S. Hunter apologetically an- nounced that he had telephoned the Coroner, who declared that the inquest was fixed for Tuesday, and not Monday. The inquest was adjourned for 24 hours. At Tuesday's sitting a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. The inquiry was into the circumstances sur- rounding the deeath of David Henderson, col- lier, who met with a fatal accident as there- suit of a fall of roof in the South Duffryn Pit last Friday. v FOURTEEN YEARS' FREEDOM—A short time back it was discovered that the Star Inn, one of the oldest of the Merthyr houses, had had no charge for water made upon it for fourteen years, and the Waterworks Committee wrote the overseers asking for an explanation. The reply of the Assistant Overseer was read at Wednesday's meeting to the effect that in 1902 the domestic supply was charged for through a meter which was fixed on the premises, and no notification had been received that this was not done at present. A slaughter house at the back was charged with the water through the meter, and no charge was made for domestic supplies. OUR WATER CONSUMPTION—At Wednesday's meeting of the Merthyr Waterworks Committee it was reported that during the past month 3,107,000 gallons of water had been consumed within the borough,, for domestic and trade supply, giving a daily average per head of 37 gallons, as compared with 36 last month; 1,828,000 gallons was the average supply to outside authorities, and Messrs. Guest Keen and Nettlefold, Limited, had consumed 1.000.000 gallons.

Dowlais Golden Wedding. I Mr and MrfS D. Daniel, 25 Russell Street, -Dowlais, who celebrated their golden wedding on Wednesday, were married on September 13, 1866. They are both natives of Dowlais, and Mr Daniel is the oldest employee of Messrs. Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds, having spent 61 years in their employ, 35 in various capacities m the Bessemer department. From his youth he has taken a keen interest in music. Pupils of his included Professor Dan Price and his two brothers-David and Williami Henry. The Gwernllwyn Choir under Mr Dan- iel's conductorship became one of the best known in South Wales and its periodical public performances of oratorios were looked upon as some of the finest musical events in South Wales. At various periods he has been the recipient of testimonials as a tribute to his great services to music and as a token of the esteem in which he is held. At Bryn Seion, in 1873. he received an address and a purse of money, whilst at Gwarnllyn in 1890 he also received an address and a Bible on his leaving that church for Hermon.

I Bargoed Notes. I Again there are some bits worth noticing in the "D.N. Last Saturday (I think it was; I can't lay hands on it) there was some account of how the war has left London East Enders more at the mercy of the small shopkeeper than ever. The local Socialists won't touch Co-operation, which has done so much good elsewhere, despising and suspecting it as a mere palliative." A testimonial to Co-opera- tion. whether or not it is true or just of the local Socialists. On looking up my authorities for Ancient Greece, I have found another pertinent fact— that the successes of Epaminondas were due, after all, not more to his victories than to the wise and humane moderation with which he used them; his personal influence alone kept the Thebans from more than one act of re- vengeful unwisdom. And in organising the 1 Arcadian confederacy to be a permanent bridle on the Spartans; finding that the different Arcadian cities were too jealous of each other to allow any one of them to be the head, he founded a new one to which they should all send delegates. I Plebs' League, Bargoed. { A crowded meeting was held last Sunday at the Bargoed I.L.P. Rooms, when Mr J. B. Askew, the well known journalist and linguist, delivered a lecture on "International Social- ism." Comrade Kneeshaw also gave a short address of a very interesting nature. Many questions were put to the speaker. It was delightful to be able to obtain first-hand in- formation respecting our German comrades. Next Sunday, September 17. the Economic Class will be held in the I.L.P. Rooms at 3 p.m.. when Mr J. B. Allen will lecture on "The Relative and Equivalent Form of Value." The class is still open to enrol more students; terms, 3d. per lecture. I Shooting Match.. The return match was shot off between the Bargoed Workmen's Institute Rifle Club and the Maesycwmmer National Corps on the range of the latter team. The conditions were 7 shots per man, only bulls eyes to count (fire point per bull's eye). Scores:- Bargoed—G. Kingston 20; Cadet W. Pugh 5; James Beazley 30; W. Pugh (captain) 35; D. Carpenter 35; W. Adams 30; R. V. Collins 30; J. Goldsworthy 2.5; G. Mullins 20; A. Morgan 20; T. D. Matthews 35; W. R. Maddocks 10; total 295. National Corps—Lieutenant T. C. Jones 20; Sergeant Vince 35; Lance Corporal Watkins 20 Private Gibbon 5; Private Silcox 20; Private Bannister 15; Private Booker 0; Private Powell 5; Private Moore 10; Private Jones 0; Private Pearce 5; Private Moses 10--total .145. Bargoed thus won by 150 points. Impressive Funeral The burial of Police Sergeant Stead, of Deri, which took place on Monday at Vaynor Church- yard, near Merthyr, was largely attended. There were contingents present from-the Glam- organ, Monmouthshire and the Merthyr Police Forces, and the whole arrangements were carried out under the supervision of Supt, T. Williams (Treharris); with Inspector Canton (Bargoed). Inspector Rees (Pontypridd) was in charge of the division from that area Inspector Humphreys of the Monmouthshire men; and Inspector Lamb of the Merthyr Force, with Inspectors Roberts (Merthyr Vale)' and Gubb (Dowlais), The Bargoed and Delfi Fire Brigades, in charge of Captain Tom Jones, were also in attendance. At the house the Rev, T. Richards (vicar of Bargoed). the Rev. F. Jones, and the Rev. Wyndham Jonee officiated; and at the graveside the Rev. J. Davies (Rector of Vaynor) and the Rev. R. D. Davies.

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