Monmouth Guardian and Bargoed and Caerphilly Observer

EYE STRAIN Demands RELIEF, chiefly for the sake of HEALTH. If in doubt, consult FRANK HARRISON, Optician and Jeweller, Hantury Road, BARGOED. Special Attention given to School Children. FOODS for all LIVE STOCK. Horses, Cattle, Sheep. Doss, Rabbits. Poultry, Pigeons, Cage Birds, &c. SEEDS, MANURES, REQUISITES FOB FARM AND GARDSM. RUGULAR DELIVERIES IlV- Bargoed, Gilfach, Pengam, Garden City, Aberbargoed, Fleur-de-lis, Argoed, Markham Village, Hollybush, Brithdir, New 7!redegar, Rhymney, Pontlottyn, Fochriw, Hengoed, Maesycwmmer, Yetrad Mynach, Nelson, iilancaiach, Trelewig, &0. WII. LEWIS & SONS, Church Street, BARGOED. TELRPHONE, No. 21. 1026 H.ad Office :-13. CASTLE STREET, CARDIFF. No. 15. BEULAH STREET, RHYMNEY. For SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY, LEASEHOLD, 6 Roomed House. Apply-D. H. EDWARDS. F.A.I., 1027 (Edwards Bros.), DOWLAIS. EHYMMEY, liON. RHYMNEY URBAN DISTRICT I COUNCIL. TO CONTRACTORS. NANTMELYN HOUSING SCHEME. THE Council are about to ERECT 160 HOUSES and to LAY OUT ROADS AND SEWERS in connection therewith, and invite TENDERS for (A) The' Construction of Roads, Foot- paths, Sewers and other Works in- cidental to the Laying Out of the Site. (D) The Erection of 150 Brick-built Houses in block. of two Houses. Separate Schedules are available for each Contract, and Contractors may Tender for a section, or for the whole of the Works, *• may be desired. Applications for Bills of Quantities and Forms of Tender, stating the distinguish- ing letter of the Schedule required, to be sent to Mr. A. F Webb, Architect, Black. wood, Mon. Applications must be accompanied by a Cash Deposit of ..2 2s. for each Schedule. The Deposit will be returned upon receipt of a Bona Fide Tender. Plans and Specifications may be inspected at the Office of the said Architect. Sealed and endorsed Tenders to be de- livered to me, the undersigned, not later than 12 noon OR:Monday, 22nd;Ncenber, 1919. The Council do not hind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender, and 10811 tender accepted will he subject to eon-1 firmation by the Ministry of Health. W. H. TRUMP. Clerk to the Council. 67, High Street, Rhymney, Mon. 21st November, 1919.

THE RUSSIAN PROBLEM. A WARNING TO ENGLAND. Sir Bernard Pares, professor of Russian history in this country, and brother of Mr G. L. Pares, the esteemed manager of the Rhymney Brewery, writing on Friday last says It is my duty to put on record now that if we do not find some new and better course of Russian policy we are sailing straight towards a greater and more dangerous war than that from which we have just emerged, and that simply because we have not the interest or the energy to make a clean finish. In this view I have the agree- ment of almost the whole mass of knowledge of contemporary Russia which the country possesses, begin* ning with Sir George Buchanan and including the vast majority of our military and railway missions in Siberia (from which country I have just returned), and almost every possible variety of view as to English politics; most of all those who stand the strongest for democratic freedom aid tk« rights ol the individual I There is not, and cannot be, any world peace which leaves in chaos half Europe and nearly half Asia. It is because they well know and under- stand this that the Germans have reconciled themselves to signing our Treaty. They have more than once put their programme on the table for those of us who are willing to read it. The Atlantic Ocean (they write), has been on our brains. We directed all our efforts to or through the West. Inaccessability of the old autocratic Russia in the past kept us as by a Chinese Wall from European Russia and the Asiatic continent which adjoins it. Now that wall is down. The future of Siberia is far more interesting to us even than the present of European Russia. If we can so widen the circle of our economio activities as to bring all Asia into permanent relations with us, we shall in the next war be able to plunge down upon India and drive the British from the continent into the sea, as we shall also be able to make our- selves entirely independent of England and of sea transport in the matter of raw materials. In such a war there will certainly be no blockade, unless it is a blockade of all Asia."

GELLIOAER PROFITEERING I COMMITTEE. Councillor Morgan Jones, Bargoed presided at a meeting of the Gelligaer Profiteering Committee at Hengoed on Monday evening. There were no complaints for investigation. The Deputy Clerk (Mr Hughes) read a circular from the Board of Trade dealing with the scale of allowance for members in compensation for the loss of remunerative time in attending meetings. In reply to Mr Moses Price (Gilfach), it was explained that Is. an hour was the maximum which the Board of Trade allowed, Mr Price rejoined that that made it im-1 possible for some members to attend at a time when they should be at work.—Mr S. Bolwell (Bedlinog) re- marked that there seemed to be much work involved, apart from attending the committee. Suppose they had an investigation which might mean their spending the whole day at it ? You would not expect to get many £ 800 a year miners to attend at Is. an hour would you?" added Mr Bolwell ironically and amid great laughter.—"Whatabout housewives?' queried Mrs Davies, Pontlottyn, to which the Chairman replied that, doubtless, they would have to rest satisfied with the Is. an hour.Coun. Sidney Jones (Hengoed) observed that an adjoining committee (Bed- wellty), he thought, had made a pro- test, and he thought they should do so. If paying at all they should offer half a crown an hour. He moved that a protest be sent to the Board of Trade that the 11. as km was in. ■ ■ adequate, aid this was carried.—Mr | Sayeker asked several questions on the Act, and in the end confessed that the more he read it the more it seemed to him to be quite fruitless. He asked the members for their opinion.—The Chairman remarked that it seemed to him that the Act had been deliberately conceived to make it as dangerons as possible for anyone to make a complaint. The Act said that anyone who made a complaint did so with the chance—if the complaint or charge were made wilfully of course—of proceedings for libel or slander. This is not our business, perhaps," added the Chair- man, "we have to administer the Act as we find it."

GELLIGAER OMNIBUS BILL. At a meeting of- the Bedwellty District Council ou Tuesday, the Clerk (Mr T. J. Thomas) reported upon the Gelligaer Conncil's Parliamentary Bill and said that the only thing which affected Bodwelliy was the ranning of omnibuses in their area —Mr Edgar Davies said they should take notice of this. He recalled the fact that when the South Wales Motor Omnibus Co. started their busses that no action was taken, and they all knew now what a deplorable state their roads get into. He moved that the Bill be referred to the Parliamentary Committee.—Mr J. Wilkins in supporting said they had recently been talking a great deal about unification, but they found that on the first opportunity Gelligaer wont in for independent action.-Tho motion was carried.—The Merthyr Corpora- tion Water Bill was also reported upon by the Clerk, who said that the only clause which affected them was the proposal to amend the agreement between the Corporation and the Rhymney and Aber Water Company. If the corporation succeeded in varying that agreement made in 1911 it may increase the charge for water supplied in the Bedwellty district.—Mr Edgar Davies said they should exercise every care in the water question until such time that the council could get the water into their own hands.—It was decided to refer this to the Parliamen- tary Committee.—Mr Isaac Jones then asked what had become of the proposed conference which Gelligaer initiated--The Clerk stated he had informed Gelligaer that they (Bed- wellty) were prepared to send dele- gates to a conference, but had heard nothing further on the matter.li was decided to write again.

Rose Edwards, Bethania-street, Maes- teg, general, dealer, was fined E2 at Bridgend on Saturday, for selling a half- size flat tin of salmon, grade 2, for Is. Id instead of 9d.

BANISH THE OLD BRONCHITIS. Breatheable Peps is the Salvation I of the Weak-Chested. A Wonderful Mbdicihb I Scaled in A Silvsr Jackst. Those to whom November means a return of their old enemy Bronchitis, with all its weakening and distressing features, will assuredly find a welcome cure by taking Peps, the unique breatheable medicine. Don't swallow liquid cough mixtnres into the stomach, because the stomach has no connection what- ever with the lungs. Besides, these liquid "coagh carel" often oontain opium, laudanum and other harmful drugs. No wonder in face of such wrong treatment that the winter cough and wheezing gets worse each year and that that the patient becomes weak and depressed. The broathoable Pops tystem is the natural and ideal method of treating bronohitis and all chest soreness. When divested of its silver wrapper and placed on the tongue, a Peps tablet slowly dissolves into powerful air-like mediaines that are carried by the breath through the mouth, throat and bronchial tubes direot to the chest and lungs themselves. The raw inflamed membrane is at once soothed and healed, irritation disappears, phlegm is loosened and removed, and coughing and wheeling are soothed and gradually overcome. Even the worse bronohial sufferer will gain wonderful benefit from Pops, because* besides treating chest and lung troubles in the only scientific way, PepB are absolutely free from all harmful drugs and irritating sub* stances. Viotime of bronohitis, asthma, coughs, sore throat, oolds, and other bad weather throat and ohost com- plaints have in Peps the benefits of the famed pine-air cure brought into their very homes. There ia nothing so wonderful in character and in aotion. Get a 1/3 or 3/- box of Pops to-day from your chemist.

I BAROOED LOSE TO ABER- AMAN. It was a great game which was witnessed on the Bargoed ground on Saturday last, under the Welsh League, and although Bargoed lost by two goals to one Captain George Gates need not be discouraged. Play- ing with the wind in their favour, Bargoed were on the aggressive for 90 per cent of the time of play. In- numerable shots were sent in from wing centre and mid-field, but failed. Aberaman had undoubtedly a past master in goal keepers, and how Pontypridd allowed Aberaman to capture Elliott is a mystery. Time after time he saved at full length on the ground and although conceding corners these advantages could not secure a goal for the home side. When ends were changed and Aber- aman had the advantage of the slope, Guy opened the scoring for the visit- ors by a cleverly-planted cross kick which deceived Newcombe. Before the home side could recover from this Bussington took the ball from near mid-field, and going at great pace dodged Richards and put in a sting- ing shot which secured the second goal. Bargoed then aroused them- selves and soon put Aberaman on the defensive. Griffiths put on a nice long pass to Jones, and the latter touching to Foster, the clever scorer of the Bargoed side, secured the first and only goal for the home team. The three now men which Bargoed introduced into the team on Saturday gave a splendid account of themselves and when they got accustomed to their companions and the latter acquainted with the tactics of the new men there should be at Bargoed a formidable aide.

Women Can Be Too UNSELFISH. THERE is urgent need for women i. to think of themselves more. From a health point of view, it isn't good sense to neglect their own aohes and pains whilst mothering everyone else in the home. So many make this one mistake. Backache, pains in the loins and sides, dissiness and nervousness are early signs of kidney strain, and a woman needs to alter her unselfish ways, or serious kidney disease may follow. Sho can safeguard her health by getting more rest, more sleep, more outdoor relaxation. To revive and strengthen the kid- neys use Doan's Backaoho Kidney Pills. This treatment oleanm the urinary system. Tea, coffee, and alcohol, if too much used, do not help: neither do heavy meals or too much meat. It is easier to prevent than care dropsy, bladder troubles, rheumatism, and serious kidney complaint. Doan's Pills have succeeded eertainly, and in many advanced eases, but early treat- ment is always best. Doan's Baokaoho Kidney Pills are obtainable at all dealers, or at 2/9 a bottle direct from FOSTBPMCCLBLIAN Co., 8, Wells Street, Oxford Street, London, W.l. NOTE.-—It it not enough to timplg <uk for hidnoy pilk or batkacht pill*. A*k <<M<MM<? /ef DOAN'S B?OX- ?OHN KIDNEY PJLM, aa Bo $we Y.. 0? DO??S.

I BLIND GUBATI'S SUDDEN DEATH. The Rev. Thomas Dowdeswell, B.A., a blind ourate, of St. Augustine's Hull, dropped suddenly dead whilst talking to Alderman Burton. Death was due to heart failure. Deceased, who took theological honours at Oxford, lived viih a bra" who is alsablfckd.

I THE RHYMNEY VALLEY SEWERAGE BOARD. I The monthly meeting of the Rhym- ney Valley Sewerage Board was held at Bargoed on Wednesday, at which there were present Messrs. Edgar Davies, J.P., chairman T. Jones, W. M. English, Isaac Jones (Bedwellty), John Evans, W. Griffiths (Rhymney), W. Hammond, Sidney Jones, John Edwards (Gelligaer), T. Edwards, T. Evans (Caerphilly), Griffith Morgan (Bedwas and Maohon), D. Treasure (Mynyddislwyn), with Mr T. J. Thomas (clerk), Mr Harris (deputy clerk), Mr J. S. Alford and Mr A. Raikes. The estimates were submitted, and showed that the amount re- quired for the next aix months was 96,334, which worked out at a rate of about 4d in the L.-Mr Sidney Jones wanted to know why it was that they were not furnished with these figures earlier so as to enable the authorities to make the rate accordingly. The Gelligaer Council had in the absence 1 of the figures, levied a rate of 6d in the S. It would be an advantage if the various authorities were given the approximate figures earlier to enable them to make the proper rate.—The Clerk said they could only give an estimate as he could not get the assessable values in time to make the proper estimate.—Mr Sidney Jones said it was very important, especially when they had a heavy rate on.—The Clerk said he would try to get them earlier in future.—The apportion- ments of the amounts worked out as follows: Gelligaer, £ 2,451; Bedwellty, £ 1,521 Rhymney, 1614; Mynydd- islwyn, J642 Bedwas and Maohen, 4250 Caerphilly, 91,346. It was decided to defer the opening of contracts for the No, ^district until the next meeting, aliw--ta the the suggestion of Mr T. Edwards the Clerk was instructed to ascertain the finanoial position of the several firms tendering.

BARGOED ATTRACTIONS. I THE NEW HALL. I One of the best of the many good variety programmes has been secured for next week by Mr A. Jackson Withers, the eapable pro- prietor of the New Bail. Chief on the list is the Anseroul Troupe of acro- bats, numbering about '30 performers. Their clever tricks are about the most sensational and astounding now on the stage. There will also be a great comedy, in which Lee and Kingston dis- play some marvellous work in what is termed The Cannon-ball Bombard- ment." A number of other first-class turns will also appear, making up a splendid programme for the twice-night- ly houses.

I HANHURY GINIMA. I The Hanhury Cinema during three nights of this week broke all records for attendance. Long queues were in at- I tendance each night. This was another proof of the excellency of the films which were reeled off in a faultless manner. A programme equally as interesting is provided for next week, For the first three nights the great star picture will be A Soul's Crucifixion." The Pearl White serial will proceed to episode 3. For the second half of the week Little Women is the subject of a most interesting film.

THE PALACE. At the Palace, the favourite picture house of the Rhymney Valley, Money Mad is the title of an entrancing Gold- wyn star film for the first half. Elmo the Mighty serial, which opened last week, has met with a very generous approval, and all will be anxious to see episode 2 of this thrilling story. In the second half of the week Bombs of Honour will be the principal picture, and will feature the great Japanese actor. The list of other subjects to be shown is a great one

I INCOME TAX ISSUE. I IMINBRS'BALLOT. In accordance with the resolution passed at a special conference of the South Wales Miners' Federation, a ballot took place on Wednesday and Thursday at the various collieries, to test the coalfield on the question of a strike against the present income tax abatement limit of 9250. They did this against the advice of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, and against the advice of their own Executive Council. Both these bodies support the principle of raising the abatement limit, but under the present circumstances, and in view of the Government inquiry now proceeding, they feel that it would be inadvisable to strike. The result up to Friday morning was as follows:— Against a Strike 37,152 For a Strike 35,276 Majority against 1,876

PALATIAL TEA AND COFFEE ROOMS AT BARGOED. Through the enterprise of Mr A. Jackson Withers, the proprietor of the New Hall, Bargoed, palatial tea and coffee rooms in the basement of the New Hall buildings are now Bearing completion and will un- doubtedly be opened before the close of the year. The rooms will be fitted out in a most modern and artistic manner, and will provide the much desired snaok and cup of hot tea or coffee for those desiring refreshments of that kind. One of the principal advantages will be that there will be no extra charge for admission, although the facilities to be gained will be very great. Persons arriving by train will no longer need wait in the queue for admission, but can go to the vestibule or downstairs to the tea rooms. From here they ean book their seats in the hall, and before going to the auditorium have a eup of warm tea or ooffeo. They then proceed direct to their alloted seats. When oompleted the arrangements will be of the most up- to-date character. We feel sure they will be appreciated by all patrons to the New Hall at Bargoed.

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