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Merthyr Notes. I Merthyr Branch I.L.P. I It is of the utmost importance that all mem- bers make a supreme effort to attend next Tues- I day, May 1st, at 8 p.m. Fell Into Grave. A distressing mishap at the Ceffi Coed Oemø- fcery came to light at the Merthyr Parks and Cemeteries Committee on Friday, when it was stated that as two men were lowering a coffin into a newly-opened grave the ground gave way under their feet and they fell into it, the coffin on top of them. One of the men claimed £ 3 damages to his clothes. Mr. D. Parry said a similar accident occurred at a funeral at Cefn Coed which he attended re- cently. In this case a man slipped and was wedged between the coffin and a side of the in- terior of the grave. Such occurrences. might be .avoided if foot-planks upon the edges of the graves were properly fixed. Consideration of the matter was deferred for a report. When the Policeman's Away. Two girls charged at Merthyr on Friday with stealing coal from Messrs. Guest, Keen, and Nettlefolds' sidings at Fochriw were said to have set out on their pilfering expedition under the mistaken impression that the police-sergeant had gone away for the day. Because of their youth Mr. R. A. Griffith (stipendiary) let them off with a caution. Decrease in Crime. Returns placed before the Merthyr Watch Committee on Friday give the number of convic- tions for indictable offences during the last quar- ter as 34, a decrease of 24 upon the correspond- ing period of last, year. The number of crimes -committed was 75, a decrease of 19. Non- indictable offences were 248, compared with 364. Thirty cases of drunkenness were dealt with, nineteen less than during the correspond- ing three months of last year. The report also showed that drunkenness on Saturdays had been materially reduced in the town. Bigamy Charge. Charged with bigamy Mary Jane Price, Wini- fred-street, Dowlais, was alleged at Merthyr on Friday to have gone through a marriage cere- mony with William Callaghan, a soldier now in France, her husband, Wm. Geo. Price, a porter at an hotel in Lime-street. Liverpool being still- alive. She was committed for trial at the next Assizes, bail being allowed. An Allotments' Complaint. At the Merthyr Town Council meeting on Tuesday complaints were made that allotments already planted were overrun by ponies, sheep, pigs, and fowls, as well as children, owing to the fact that fencing had not been provided by the Council; and in other cases holders could not plant their plots for the same reason. "It was explained that the difficulty was that the material for fencing could not be obtained from the makers. The police authorities said that a sheep owner was already summoned for tres- pass. It was agreed to write to Lord Rhondda and other Government officials complaining about this inability to obtain fencing materials; and also to put up notice boards warning tres- passers. Don't Waste Water. I At the Merthyr Town Council on Tuesday Mr. W. T. G. Marsh expressed pleasure with the appointment of Ald. John and Mr. Harvey as water controllers for the Borough, and trusted that these gentlemen would take very drastic measures to prevent the constant leakages and the abnormal consumption of 38 gallons per head. Experts declared that the coming sum- mer would be very dry, and in order that it would not be necessary to curtail the supply to customers and diminish revenue thereby, he trusted that the Controllers would tell the people of Merthyr that it was quite as much a crime to waste water as to waste food. Congratulations to Major James. I The Mayor of Merthyr (Aid. F. N. Hankey) at Tuesday's meeting of the Town Council congra- tulated Aid F. T. James, who was present after a long absence in .France at the bedside. of his son. who was seriously wounded, on the recovery of his son; and hoped that very shortly they would see Mi's. James and her son back in Mer- thyr. Aid. F. T. James, thanking the Council for its vote, expressed pleasure with being back in his native town. His son, he was proud to say, was now in a London hospital, on his way to re- covery. To Protect the Populace. -1 Mr. D. Parry asked at Tuesday's meeting of I the Merthyr Town Council what steps the police l were taking to safeguard the interests of the populace against the shopkeepers who seemed to he defying the Regulations of the Food Control- ler respecting maximum prices for foods, es- pecially with respect te sugar and potatoes. Other police authorities were exercising great ktennetss in prosecuting people who sold at rates higher than were named in the Regulations. Potatoes for seed purposes were last week sold in Merthyr at 32s. a cwt., although the maxi- mum price was set down at 3d. per lb., and this he considered exorbitant. Allotment holders were doing a very necessary national work and they should be protected. Police-Inspector Phillips said he would like to know what shops were selling seed potatoes over 3d. per lh. He had taken the trouble to send women round to try and buy seed and eating I j- tatoes, and at no shop was the charge made for seed potatoes over 3d. per ro. So far as sugar was concerned his agents had obtained sugar without the purchase of 5s. worth of goods. Several members declared that seed potatoes were being sold at 4d. per lb. in Dowlais on Sat- urday last, and the Mayor (Aid. N. F. Hankey) asked that anyone having knowledge of these ■nnictices contrary to the law would give infor- mation to the pchee. Not a Fair Comparison. The props letot the Theatre Royal applied ♦o the Town Co'.ncil on Tuesday for a music and dramatic licence. No opposition was offered by the police. jut Inspector Phillips, for the Chief Constable, suggested that the licence should be panted subjejc to t!¡e closing of The theatre at 10.30 p.m.. similar to the cinemas. This was moved by Coun.viltr Lloyd, who thought that tbe present ^vsteui of allowing the theatre to e- main open placed the cinema proprietors. who were ratepayers as well as the theatre, at a dis- advantage. Ald. F. T. James moved as an amendment that the entertainment close at 10.45. A comparison with the cinemas, he said, was hardly fair, since the cinemas were open during each afternoon. When a theatrical com- pany came down here at great expense it seemed a little hard if they had to cut short the enter- tainment promptly at 10.30. This was seconded bv Councillor Parry, who did not believe that plays and melo-dramas could be successfully mutilated to the short time-clause, and was carried. Guardians' Chairman. The new chairman of the Merthyr Board of Guardians is Sir. Richard Abraham, Hengoed, and the new vice-chairmam Mr. S. Bolwell, Bed- linog. Mr. T. T. Jenkins (tha retiring chair- man) at Saturday's meeting of the board said 1G was a matter of congratulation that, notwith- standing the huge increases in expenditure during the war, the guardians had only found it necessary to increase the poor rate by ld. in the £ He was sure he was leaving the chair with the good wishes of the board. (Hear, hear.) I bear n9 animosity to anyone in this room," he added, "not even the Press." (Laughter.) Merthyr Tydfil Branch of the N.U.T. A special general meeting of the Merthyr Teachers' Association was held on Saturday, April 21st, at Abermorlais Boys' School, when there was a splendid attendance. The President (Mr. Price, Troedyrhiw Boys' School) occupied the chair. At the outset votes of sympathy were passed in silence with Mr. Dan James on the death of his mother and the family of the late Mrs. Owens. A resolution of deep indigna- tion was unanimously passed with the mean, cowardly and traitorous action of one of its mem- bers in contributing a report of a private meet- ing to a local contemporary. I The representative (Mr. Harris) to the Special Conference of the N.U.T. in London rendered a splendid report on the doings of the conference, and matters of special importance to the mem- bers were disclosed. Mr. Har ris was cordially thanked for his re- port. The Fishers Education Proposals were then discussed and the view was expressed that the proposals were not definite enough on the ques- tion of teachers' salaries. The Secretary was asked to get into communication with Head- quarters and that an Executive meeting be held shortly with a view to immediate action. The Ideal" School of Commerce. A branch of this school was opened on Thurs- day evening, 26th April, at 7.15, at the Recha- bl  Tia.11 Mertli- bites' Hall, Merthyr Vale. This is a golden op- portunity for students who reside in Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Vale, Quaker's Yard and Treharris. We understand that the teachers are practical com- mercial men of long experience and holders of teachers" diplomas for commercial subjects. Dowlais Miners and Bailot. The Dowlais miners on Sunday re-afifrmed their recommendation to the Miners' Federation to ballot the coalfield of South Wales on the question of peace or war. A report of the Lon- don Conferenae was given by Mr. John Da vies (agent). Guardians' M.Q. Merthyr Guardians on Saturday decided that in the event of Dr. Ernest Ward, medical officer at the infirmary, being called up for service un- der the new War Office regulations, steps should be taken immediately to protect their interests. Mr: F. T. James (clerk) said he did not think Dr. Ward could be taken unless the military authorities found a substitute. Scalding Fatality. I Ellen Power, a maid at the Merthyr Work- house, died on Tuesday from scalds received a I week ago by falling into boiling .water.

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