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Y Colofnau Cymreig I NODION AR 5YNCIAU YR WYTHNOS.. (CAN" AWSTIN.") I Pan ddechreuwyd ar y gorchwyl pwysig iD fyned drwy y Dardanelles, cof geaiyf i mi wneud rhai cyfeiriadau yn y Golofn Gymraeg at y tebygolrwydd y buafiem cyn bo hir yn darlien am ddadblygiaduu rhyfelgar mown gororau. yn mha rai y teimla Cymry ddiddordeb mwy na'r cyff- xedin. Y mae Ysgolion Sul ein gwlad wedi cynelino bechgyn a mcrehed eu doe- Jbarthiadau Beiblaidd gydag en wag pen- it reli, cyffindiroedd, a phorthiaddoedd y Hwyroin, ac y mae llawer lie pellenig bron mor anwyl i ni ag y mae Jeroealem ei hun i'r luddewop. Felly, nie gaR eymud- iadau ein Byddin a'n Llynges yn nghvf- eiriad y Dwyrain lai na chad sylw fwy- fwy fel yr elo'r vmgvrch yn mlaen. *= Clywed son am lef o Macedonia" fydd un gaingc yn y rhyfel-gan a adseinia, ac wedi eisioes ddarllen am gamrau breiion tua Smyrna, dyma ni yn awr, yr wythnos ton, wed: derbyn newydd am longau rhyfel yn tanio ar Jaffa, yr hen borthladd a adwaenid gynt dan yr enw Joppa—ac I nid ots anghen eebonio eysylltiad y porth- ladd. gyda hancsiaeth Feiblaidd. Nid yw yn do by 5 y cawswn gan Gymro na Chym- raee yr atebiad a gefais gan un o bobl yr iaith fain pan y cyfeiriwn at y lldlÍth, dydd Llun, fod y cysylltiadau a adgolid yn lapelio yn neilklaol at Gymry. Quite Jafia-Jaff-, --quite so—that's where the oranges come from, is it not? Pe bu- asem ar lan y mor, buaswn yn leimlo chwant ei daflu i'r morfil a lynoodd Jonah pan oedd yn ardal Joppa, er mwyn iddo gael tipyn o newid awyr. Mor belled ag y maø yn bosibl barnn, yn ymgyrch y Dardanelles y oetr symud- iadau a dynant fwyat o sy 1 w ar bob cyfrif yn ysfod yr wythnosau nesaf, ac y mae oisices ndfor .1awr o iii wyr y wlad hoo wedi glanio yn ddi-sta w ae yn 11 wyddianus ar dir y ma¡e'l' Twrc a'r Ellmyn yn ei wylio gyda phryder mawr. Ond dywedir fod genym. le i gredu y gallwn ganu ar fvr, Xewvddicm da a ddaeth i'n bro; y Tlv;-I,e a'r Ellmyn y'nt ar 110," a hyfryd fydd meddwl fod milwyr Cymreig wedi bod yn cymeryd rhan bwvsig yn yr ymgyrch. Y r mae amcanion y G-erruaniaid parthed yr Aifft wedi dyfod i'r golwg gyda datgudd- iadau y dyddiau diweddai hyn, ond try breuddwydion y Caisar allan yn ail- adroddiad o'r lianes am y sawl a ddien- vddwyd ar y grogbren a godaeai i un araJl. Gan fod Ymerawdwr Germani yn wr tra ehrefyddol a hyddysg yn yr Ysgrythyrau, bydd ef yn deall y cyfeiriad, os digwydd i'm llith Cymraeg ddyfod gerbron ei lygaitL Tra ar faterion milwrol, goddefer i mi liodi gyda hyfrydwch fod y Gwarchodlu Cynuedg yn Llundain, dydd I.lun, -wedi cael gair o gynghor a o galondid gan y Cadfridog Lloyd pan lu e; a s.vyddogion Cymreig ereill yn taflu llygad a Ilinyn mesur" milwrol dros gewri gwlad y iiryniau. Yr oedd ffarwel-fendith y Cad- fridog yn Gymroaidd,—" Duw fo gyda chwi; Duw yn rhwydd i ctwi," a seiniai ei eiriau fclaf yn sgwtir fawr Wellington Barracks fel udgorn Gorsedd y beirdd pan yn ei ddyniuniadau am bob ffafr a ff iwd iddynt ac i'r sawl a ymuno a hwy Duw a phob daioiii." Er nad yw y cytundeb newydd rhwng cyflc^wyr a glowyr Deheudir Cymru wedi ei orphpn na'i arwyddo, ac er fod arafwcli y pwyllgor yn peri cryn anesmwythdra yn xiihlith y gweithwyr, gallwn hyderu y daw tawelwch yn v man. Y mae Mr. Kunci- anan yn eistedd fel cadeirydd annibynol ar y Bwrdd Cymodi heddyw, ac ni cha'r pleidiau lonyddwch hyd nes bo ef wedi penderfynu rhyngddynt. Da genyf, er hyny, VQf<)d y glowyr yn gweithio yn egniol ac yn genedlgarol i gynnyddu'r cyflenwad mewn atebiad i apel Mr. Lloyd II George am lo. Y maent yn ipicn, yn y wtalcen glo, fel yn mhobman arall, eu bod yn wladgarwvr ca.lonog a gwrol, pa un at ar faes y gad, ar wvneb y (Ii-froedd ■dvfaion, ai yn nghrombil y ddaiar. Pa Ie bynag y Vont, ni allant lai na gwneud ei dyledawydd, fel cj'fangorff, i gynorthwyo eu gwlad. Fel y dywedai Gweinidog y Tan-belenau "—(rhaid i mi lynu wrth y teitl Cymreig a roddais -rno)-yn Llun- dain, y mae r glowyr yn gwneud cymaint dros eu g-wlad a'u cenedl, ac aciios mawr Rbyddttd, yn eu gweithleoedd ag y mae y dewraf a'r mwyaf aiddgar ar faes y rhyfo! yn Flanders neu'r Dardanelles, a chyda phob dyleduB barch y dymufJWn awrrymu y dylai'r gloWT gael ei gydnabod fel gwron yn gwneud ei ran. Nid oes ganddo ddira i ddangos hyny, yn awr, (lnd y mae asgre lan yn oyny^gaeddu dewrddyn a gwroldcl. a phend«rfyniad pan o olwg haul yn mvd du y mandrel bach. Ac wrth feddwl am y b&thodyn destlus sydd gan gelfyddydwyr y tan-belenau i ddangos eu bod hwy yn gwneud eu rhan, yr wyf am awgrymu i Mr Lloyd George y gallai wobrwyo gweithgar- wch y glowr du drwy roddi iddo fathodvn (nwdal) i addurno ei fvnwes. Bvddai y fath gydnabyddiaeth yn gwobrwyo teil- yngdod, yn anogaeth i ffyddlondeb, a<> yn foddion i roddi oadernid mewn ambell r„sfrwTn eefn yn mhlith ieupnctyd di- feddwl, os oes y fath rai yn mhlith y Iln anferth ydynt yn cario ail-an yr adduned a wna-eth m cynrychiolwyr gyda'r Cymro mawr aydd yn gofalu fod ein byddin a'n llynges yn cael cyfla wncIer o gregyn i ddwyn heddwch yn nes drwy drechu'r gelyn. # Cyffwrdd a gwisg un o feirdd yr Orsedd, lieb son am doni blewyn o wallt ei ben, sydd yn ddigon i godi gwryoh rhai o fintai y meirri gwynion, ac onibai y rhyfed buasai yr Atkraw John Morris Jones yn sicr o ddod dan ddisgyblaeth arw am feiddio rhoddi barn bendant yn erbyn hynafiaeth yr Eisteddfod. Y mae yr Athraw wedi arfer bod yn dipyn o ieithyddol a barddol, ac felly ni fydd neb yn rhyfeddl1 ei fod wedi da.tganu ei farn yn glir ac yn groyw. Mewn darlith i fvfyrwyr yr Ysgol Haf yn Mhwllhli, rhoddodd Golygydd Y Beirniad" fraslun o hanes beirdd a Juarddas, a thraethodd ei farn mai Dafydd ap Gwilym ydoedd creawdwr yr iaith Gymraeg yn ei ffurf bresenol.. Ni fuasai rhyw lawer i'w ddweyd yn erbyn y fath ddatganiad gan y werin Gymreig, oblegid odd ydynt yn gwybod ond y.chydig, os dim, am Dafydd ap Gwilym. Cymenant air Cymry goleuedig y colegau ac edmygwyr Dafydd ap Gwilym am burdph ei iaith a grym-ei boctreadau. Ond y mae dull lliIX1 y newyddiaduron Saesn^, wrth roddi penawdau di-ben a di-ystyr a.r gofnodion yr YAgol Haf, yn cyfleu mwy nag a olygai yr Athraw John Morris Jones. Gw^lais h"ddyw benawd mewn llythyrenau duon, fel y fagddu, fed hyn Creawdwr yr Iaith Gymraeg So-rod, Mr. Golvgydd; sorod! C; m Difyr yw darile-n fod yr Athraw bywiog yn esbonio mai nid er mwyn noddd beirdd. ond er mwyn lleihau eu rhif, y sefydlwvd yr Orsedd farddol yn 1451, ac mad o'r flwyddyn hcmo y gellkl cyfrif cychwyniad yr Eisteddfod Genetflaethol. Fell A-, caagiiad naturiol yw fod yr Eisteddfod bresenol ar Hnellau na freuddwydiwyd ajn clinynt pan ddyfedsiodd y pendefigon y gamp o chwynnti allan y rhai eiddil er mwyn aohub y firaul o'u evn-al. Nis gwn pa un a ydyw y darlithiwr calon-galed am ail-godi yr h-en ddull ai peidio. Ilydripi Ilswer o'r gwydd-fodolion o'r tu allazi i'r cyich barddol yn sicr o gytuno ag «f, ond am riii o'r crachfeirdd dim ond difFyg gailu a diffyg hQiwl i gnsbi a'u cadwant rhog jyTm'r Athraw John Morris Jones, fel p*rha<innaid preill gynt, dt--R-% -y,-iffon y f9arS drvellog am ed feiddigai wch. Gan fy mod yp barod wedi ca&l cyfle i I draethu barn yn nodion golygyddol Saes- neg y newyddiadur hwn ar farddoniaeth fy w, drydanol a thanbaid Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams, A.S., ar Araith Llywelyn i'w Wyr "-p.eidied neb a dweyd wyr (gyda'r pwyslais ar yr w)—ac ar gyfteithiad peni- gamp Syr Francis Edwards, A.S., o'r llinellan, ga-da-waf y mater gyda'r cyfeir- iad byr liwn. Rhodda'r dvfyniad a gy- hoeddwyd genym ryw feddylddrych o'r hyn ydyw'r oil, ond y farddoniaeth gyfan yn Y Beirniad" ddylid ei darlien i lawn werthfawrogi yr alwad yn awr, fel cynt, am Gymru gyfan." :if: AI)ery??t- Fa beth fydd osgo pwyllgor Aberyst- wyth at awgrymiadan Mr. Lloyd George, yn Mangor, ar bwnc cynal yr Eisteddfod, er gwaethaf y rhvfel, ond ei cbyfyngu i ddau ddiwrnod? Dichon y dibyca y pen- derfyniad i raddau ar y golled arianol fydd gan bobl Bangor i'w chyfarfod a'r in-fxld y daw cyfoethogion allan i rydd- hau'r rhuti cyfrifo.1 O'<l cyfrifoldeb. Bydd yn fwv hawdd barnu beth ellir wnewl yn Aberystwyth wedi gweled pa fodd y bydd y pwn w^di ei vsgafnhau yn y Gogledd. GeiJw Gwili yn y Sen>n ar bwvll- gor Birkcnhe-ad i fyned at y gorchwyl o gylioeddi tesfynau Eiateddfod nesaf y Gog- ledd yn ddioed. Gwyr Gwili gryn dipyn im helyntion y pwyl Igorau a thriiffei-thio-n yr ymgeiswyr gyda phen- ,wyr gyd?t phen- bleth gwobmu mawrion a.m destynau pwysig, a'r cam a wneir drwy fod yr amser at gasglu a chyfaneoddi yn rhy fyr i wneud cviiawnder. I # Yr oeddwn yn bwrindu, pan gycliwvnais, droi yn ol a blaen rai o dudaienau v cy- hoeddiad chwarte-rol campus y cytdriwyd ato yn barod. a chael ymgom gyda Phillips ar Ieuan Brydvdd Hir a'i athrylith a'i llaeleddau,— Gornwyllo. dawnsio inae dyn, A'r diawl yn canu'r de-lyn- a chyda Shankland ar rinweddau a gorchestion (loi-onw.r Owen H; end gcfod a balla, a rhaid i'r darTlenydd, fel finau, am yr adeg, oddef i ddychymvg a dymun- iadau da lenwi'r bwlch.

HAWDD CYNEU TAN AR HEN I AELWYD." I'r hoffus mawr yw'r effaith-yn nosran C.ynhesrwyfid mae'n berffaith; Egwyl der, gwresogol daith, Ar hen aelwyd ro'wn eilwaith. Diwemaeth y daw inni-ag urddas Pan gvvrddwn wrth drosi; Wele'n brawf, deil yn ei bri, Hen aelwyd py'n unoli. Daw gafael ar adgofi-on--rh,&i moddus I'r meddwl, daw digon; Hynawsedd beri hanesion, Aelwyd wych 'rwy'n nyled hon. I'r ufudd hon yw'r hafan-fan eddfwyn Fy noddfa o bobman; O'i rhinwedd fe hfa'r anian Y camrau glwys i'r Cymro glan. Iach gofiaf ddifyrrwch gafwvd—yr hwyr 0 dan yr hen gronglwyd; Ei bath ni cheir, byth ni chwyd Anwylach na'r hen aelwyd. Bronllwyn, Gelli. Murmurydd. j

"NID UNIAITH BRONFRAITH A I BRAN." Os lioffet glywed amrywiaeth, A'th swyno wei'hian mewn cerdd, Gan gymanfa o beroriaeth, Rhaid it' fyn'd i'r goeclwig werdd; Yn berseiniol cynghaneddant, 0 mor felus odlant gan, Ac yn eglur y myneganl Nad y'nt hwy 'run iaith a'r fran. Rhai fan yma yn myntnmio, Ereill ar y CToeden draw, Oil mor hydxaidd yn ymbyncdo Eu molawdau yn ddidaw; ogleisiol eu cuniadau, Meddant leisdau ar wahan, Dywed en amrywiol eeiniau Nad y'nt hwy 'run iaith a'r fran. Glywaist ti y dlos fwyalchen Yn blaenori oor v wig? Fry ar uchel ganghen derwen 'Deryn du a'i f-elen big? 01 na fedrai'r coed fynegll Eu proftadrau am eu can. Union y gwnaet gydolygn Nad .nt hwy 'run oftith &'r fran. Difvr ydynt yn chwibanu Hi rdlydd haf yngbacrwol dail, 'I Mor weifreiddiol rwdranr gathlu Ac ymbyncdo bob yn ail; 0! felysed ydyw gwrando I Mwyn alawon adtir man, j Per ddyhidlant iawl gan dystio Nnd y'nt hwr '[,Uil iaith a'r fran. Bronllnjfil, tttlli. Murmurydd. 1

ANERCHI AiDAU Y BEl RDD Yng Nghwrdd Croeso Madam Bessie I Morris. Nid ydwyf fifn un o gerddorion y fro A tJiyna'r gwirion-edd am dani, Ond cofiwch rwy'n curo fy nwylaw bob tro Y clywaf beseetddes yn canu. Xi raid bod yn llawer o feistr ar gan I nabod y gerdd fo soniarus, Gwyr pobun waiianiaeth rhwng eos a bran Os clvwodd e gan Mrs. Morris. Pa Bawl cymjlkAdia adnabu fwynhad Ei cherddi yn llonhi ei chalon? Sawl canwaith y rhoddodd eithalent yn rhad I godi y tlawd o'i helbulon. Mae Cymru yn gyfan. ynghlwm wrth ei dawn, Ac nid oes a fedr eu gwahanu, Pwy Avelodd aaealad nad ydoedd yn llawn Lle'r ocdd Mrs. Morrils yn canu? Ei mwynlais,—Ni welodd Rhydaman mi wn Ddim digon o arian i'w brynnu, Ar lwyfan Eisteddfod sawl g waitih y bu hwn Yn gwnewl eystadleuwyr i grynnu? Y gwobrtu-n dyrfjuoedd a ddygad o draw 0 'steddfod a chyngerdd taleithiol, Ond llawrvf y genedl a ddug yn ei llaw Wrth eIlill y wobr Genedlaethol. Miie Aman yn canu yn lion ar y gro, A'r gwynt ar y Turcan yn chwerthin, A gwn fod pob cerddor yn awr yn y fro Yn dweyd ed fod iddi yn perthyn. Mae gwyr Llandebie yn son am eu caloh, A phobl Llanddeusant am arian, Ond sioryd holl Gymru ;-mae cenool yn falch O'r Eos sy'n byw yn Rhydaman. Dychwelodd o Fangor a'r llawrvf'a'r bri, A maeddodd ugeiniau t'i hawen, A bellach brenhines y llwyfan fydd hi Yn cadw'r tyrfaoedd yn llaweri. Gwilym Myrddin. Bencerddes Ddyffryn Aman! Dryloewed yw dy fri, Fe dal yr henfro deyrnged serch Y noson hon i ti; 0 lannau'r Civvyd freuddwydiol B vd finion glas y Nedd, Ymdorrodd tialm dy glod mor her A chaine o wlad yr Hedd. Felused ydyw'r adgof Ddaw atom ar ei hynt, Am acen dy bereiddiaf gerdd Yn hud y dyddiau gynt Pan ganet mor ftaturiol A'r hedydd btteh dinam Am oiid y Gardotes Fach Gollasai gwen ei mam. • Gwyliasom gyfnod arall Yn gwawrio arnat ti Pan ddringaist i Iwyi'anau'r whn* Dros risiau euraidd bri, Nes cyrraedd pinacl di.sglaer Ym mhr,.fw-vl Gwalia Wen, Pan blethwvd llawryf tlysa'r tir Yn brydforth am dy ben. Eithr nid mewn rhwysg eisteddfod Y caed dy oreu pur, Ond pan yn offrwm rhadlomgordjd I leddfu siom a chur, Pan ganet fel yr £,")6 Yn nyfnder gwyll y noa < I ysgafnhau'r cymylau oedd U wch llawer aelwyd dlos. Bencerddes Gwlad y Bryniau! Dring eto ar dy rawd, Ond paid anghofio er dy lwydd Am gwyn y gwan a'r tlawd, Ac yna. bydd dy glodydd Ar wefus bro a gwlad, Tra'r Aman 1ALii yn murmur can Drwy'r dyffryn mewn mawrhad. D. R. Griffiths. Rhown groesaw -heno'n gvnnes I un o. honom ni, Fn'n ennill trwy'r blynyddau Y ng nghanol parch a bri; Rhown glap i Madam Morris Fan yma 'nol y drefn, Am ennill buddugolieeth Yn o forty-seven. Bin Madam Bessie Morris A'th dalent wen erioed, Tydi sy'n mynd a'r gwobrau A'r beirdd sy'n mynd a'r coed; Dy lais sydd fel yr eos, Mjr swynol ym mhob man, 'Doedd dim poeib byth dy gadw Rhag myned tua'r Ian. Ein Madam Beseie Morris, Dy glad sydd n.er:ù'n iach, Bu'th yrfa anrhydeddus Trwy'r eiateddiodau bach; Mae'n glod i'r byd a'r Bettws Dy gvfaroh ar dy hynt, I dalu parch a chofio Dy garedigrwydd gynt. 0'. Madam Bessie Morris, Dy g-amrau sydd yn wyn, Wrth ddrin-,oi- llwybrau geirwon Fe est i gopa'r bryn; Rhown grotvsaw cynnes iddi Fel hyn yn gwmni cu, A dwedwn gyda'n gilydd I'r lan, i'r lan a hi. I rlwyn. I

MR. EDGAR THOMAS, PONTAR- I DDULAIS. Teimlaf, Mr. Gol., nad oes pylw braidd wedi ei wneud o gamp y gwr uchod yn ennill y wobr am yr Hir a Thoddaid yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol. Nid gwr i chwythu ei gorn ei hun yw, a hyn gyfrifa fod ei orchest yn ddisylw braidd. Mab yw'r gwr awengar i'r diweddar Mr. Henry Thomas, Sdop Aberdar," Pontar- ddulais, a nai i Mr. Rhys Thomas, Bett", ac i'r diweddar "John Thomos, Merthyr." ('Doedd neb yn gosod Parch na Mr." o flaen enw John Thomos, Merthyr.") Daw o 6toe dda, a medrai ei dad ganu fel eos, ond myntu fod yn guddiedig." Mwy adnabyddus yw Mr. Tboimus fel canwr a beirniad canu penillion nag fel bardd, er ei fod wedi bod yn ymyl cadair fwy nag unwaith. Ychydig, wwli tewi o Ecs Dar, wyr y grffft o ganu penillion £.1 ée, a gelwir am ei wasanaeth yn ami ami vn y cyfeiriad bwn, a haerwn nad oes neb gymhwysed, oherwydd cychwyn o hono ar ffon isa'r ysgol. Gwr ieuanc diwylliedig yw, ac nid oes dim Cymreig braidd na wyr am dano. Teithiodd lawer. Mae mor gyfarwVdd yn yr Aifft a Clianaan ag yw yng Nghymru, a llawn mor g-artrefol ar lan Mor y Canoldir neu For Galilea ag yw ar lannau Llwchwr, Gwili, neu Dulais. Hen Was Talclyn. I

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TAMEIDIAUAMRYWIOL Gwnes gyi, eiriad yr wythnos ddiweddaf at yr englyn buddugol allan o dros gant o gystadlouwyr yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol I Bangor. Methwn a gweled synnwyr o gwbl yn llinell olaf yr englyn. Ond ceir fod Brynfab yn Nharian y G--elthlwr" I yn methu a gweled synnwvr mewn un linell o'r englyn. Wedi dyfynnu yr englyn, yr h wn sydd fel hyn— I Annedd hardd a drefnodd lor—i raa bach Ym mro bell y dyfnfor, Yn ei thrwsiad a'i thryeor Gwelir mwy firaglau'r mor." Dywed :—" Wyr neb o feirdd y De am y gair iiiiraglitii," na pheth yw ei ystyr, os oes ystyr iddo hefyd. Bechgyn yr Ysgol Newydd" sydd wedi dyfod o hyd iddo yn rhywle, a cheir efonewn bri mawr tuii chylchoedd Eryri. Yr wyf wedi chwi- lota pob Geii-iudnr sydd genyf ac wedi methu cael cysgod o hono. Difthon mai lledrith o'r gair Saesneg miracle' ydyw. Os felly, fe ddywed y bechgyn rnedrus nad llygriad 'mo hono—mai gair Cymraeg pur yw, ac mai y Saeson a'i iladratodd oddiar y Cymry. Jtae ganddynt dwll i ddod allan o bob dyryswch. a Ond b&th am yr englyn? Rhyfel neu beidio, rhaid givyntyllu yr englyn oenedl- aethol. Rhaid yw bod < fel arferol' gydag ef, fel pob busnes arall. ^Methaf a gwel'd fod ta.rddoni(l('th na synnwyr ynddo mewn un Surf. Onid lor a 'dr?f- nodd annedd i bob creadur a Huvch- filyn, ag eibhrio y rhai a drel'nir gan ddyn ? A pham y dwedir fod y Gragen wedi ei thref nu < i rai baich' ? Welais i erioed tfwy nag im malwoden, na, nag un wystrysyn, mewn. un gragen! I beth y gosodwyd peth mor ddwl mewn englyn cen^dlaethol ? I beth hefyd y gosodwyd Ym mroO bell y dyfnfor yn yr ail Knell ? Onid oes cymaint o gregiii ar y traeth ag sydd yn y 'fro bell "i A rhaid cael y gragen ar y traeth cyn y mcdr y baedd ei gosod wrth ei glust i glywed miraglau'r mor ynddi. Ond gweled miragiau'r mor' wnaeth y bardd buddugol. Codi y gra/gen at y glust y byddwn ni i glywed swn a swyn y mor ynddi, &c. Felly yr a Brynfab ym mlaen i ddangos fod englyn buddugol Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Bangor eleni yn gwbl ddienaid. Am linen olat yr englyn, hyn ddywed:—" Give it iipi # Cynnwysa Ceninen Awst" farddon- iaeth uehelry w. Pe bua"n fen rniad, dy- wedwn mai Gogoniant yr Haf" gan Wilym Myrddin, Bettws, yw gogon-iaiit pennaf y Geninmi flasus hon. Dyfyn- iiir dau bennill o'r bryddest- Mae'r tywys melynion ac addfed Yn canu a'u gwarrau yn grwm, A miri'r medelwyr yn cerdded I dcleffro llawenydd y mVlli, Peirianau'r cynhaeaf a'u twrw Yix llenni yr hwyrnos a'r wawr, Ac adsain yr ydlan yn llanw, A natur gyfoethog yn bwrw Ei miloedd anrhagion i lawr. Mae murmur y llwythog gerbydau Yn fiwsig ar wnd wn a gwae-n, A gobaith yn taro ei danra-ti Y'nghanol y llawnion ydlanau Nes gwynnu'r dyfodol ymlaen, Swn llanw y flwyddyn yn torri A chlychau'r cynhaeaf ar dan, Mae gwynfyd ar heol a buarth, A gwybydd pob enaid mai deuparth Gogoniant yr Haf yw ei ehan." Y mae'r bryddast hon yn unig, geir yng Ngheninen Awst," yn llawn gwerth swUt. Y mae Hen Eisteddfodwr" yn Gymro trwyadl, a ohondemia yn gryf y cantorion Cymreig mewn eisteddfodau am roddi y flaenonaeth i eiri-Au Saesneg yn hytrach na'r Gymraeg wrth ganu unawdau, neu ddamau oorawl. Dywed Fe geir y ddwy iaith yn fynych yn gysylltiedig ag unawdau, a darnau corawl, ac y ira-e rhyddid i'r cantorion pan yn cvstadlu i ddewis un o'r ddwy, ond y syndod yw fod rhai corau gant eq, gwneud i fyny o Gymry yn dewis canu y geirian Saeoneg o flaen y Gymraeg! Pwy esbonia beth fel hyn? Carwn yn fawr wel-ed mwy o deyrngarwch i'r Iaith Gymraeg. Nid mympwy ddall ynof sy'n cyfrif am hyn. Onid oes mwy 0 drydaniaeth yn cael ei gynoa ym myn- wes-au yr eisteddfod wyr pan genir unawdau a chorawdau yn Gyinraog? Caw- som brawf amlwg o hyn yn ddiweddar mewn eisteddfodau gynhaliwvd yng nghyloh Abertawe. Yn amser y rhyfel otnadwy prpsennol, oni fyddai mwy o unawdau Cymreig gwladganol yn rhagleni eisteddfodau ein gwlad yn rhywbeth cymeradwy ? Clywais gynt ddatganu byw a brwd iawa ar Can y Milwr o waith Anthropos, a phriodol f'ai ei ihanu y dyddiau hyn. farddoniaeth-— O! rhrowch i mi fy ngloew gledd, Yn iach i dy fy nhad, I fuddugoliah neu i fedfl Rwy'n myn'd-el ywch gorn y gad Daw glowioii fil o ddol a gwaen Yn chwim fel convent hv" Mae'n rhaid i minnau *,ry--io-I n mlaen- Ha clywch y rhyfel-gri! Clywob! Cly wen Clywch y rhyfel-gri! O! rhowch i mi fy ngloew gledd Yn iach i dy fy nhad, I ftiddugoliatth neu i fedd Rwy'n myn'd—yn mynJd i'r gad! Mae yr.bryd yr hen Gymry fu I Yn chwyddo ktan fy mron, Mae gorsedd rhyddid Gwalia gu Yn crynu'r fjTiud hon, Ond tra gall Cymro chwifio cledd Ein rhydid fynwn ni, A thra bo'r Wyddfa ar ei Redd- Ond clywch y i,hyfel-gri. O! rhowch i mi fy ngloew gledd Yn iach i dy ''?Y v -nh?-d, > I fuddngoliaeth lien i fedd Rwy'n myn'd-yn myn'd i'r gad! Mewn cwrdd mawr" yn ddiweddar clvwais ddywedyd gan bregethwr mai a hen ddwli annuwiol" oedd y gweddiau ugain mynud ac banner awr glywid gan rai dyn ion ar eu deulin ac ar eu trawl. Profai nad oedd eon fod un weddi hir- wynOOg wedi ei hateb erioed mai y l'hai bvrion, yn cynnwys oIlll ,brawddeg neu ddwy, oodd yn gymeradwy -an Ddnw. Dwedai i Grist gondemio yn gryf yr hir- weddiwyr, ac iddo gynghori ei ddi^gyblior. i beidio bod yn siaradus," ond bydded eich gedriau yn anaml." Pregethai oddiar y weddi honno—" Arglwydd agor lygaid y llanc." Meddsi Dr. Channing unwaith; Gwell i weinidog bregethu mewn vsgnbor, neu. yn yr awyr agored, lie y bydd rhyddid iddo lefánl y gwir o gYflDIvnckr ei enaid, na chael cennad mewn Eglwys (Jadeiriol yng ngha<nol pomp a rliodre«i cyfoeth i I ddyrchafu Uais nad yv yn Syddlon i f«?:l- yliau mewnol ei gnlon. Four workmen were buried by the fall of the brkk roof of a furnace at the glassworks of Messrs. Connolly and Stotde, Salford. on Monday, one boing killed and another seriously injured.

MISSING JEWELLERY, I EX-DETECTIVE ON TRIAL. I In the Scottish High Court of Justiciary on Tuesday, the trial took place of David Cook. writer, Glasgow, and John Thom- son Trench, an ex-detective lieutenant in I the Glasgow Police Force,-on a charge of resetting, in the house of Cook at Ann- field-place, Dennistoun, Glasgow, 2, alberts, HJi' rings, 4 curb bracelets, 28 j bangles, 24 necklets, 2 pairs sleeve links, 9 sets studs, 20 medals, 299 brooches, 8 expanding wristlet watches, 43 watches, 73 lockets, 95 chums, 29 pendants, 8 6CRr£ j piTt, 1 pair earrings, 1 fob, and 2 necklets 11 and pendants, of the total value of £ 534. j A man named John McArthur, who wa";i arrested at the same time as Cook and Trench was charged with resetting addi- tional jewellery to the value of 21,576, but. he had absconded when out on bail. Cook was the most prominent criminal lawyer in Glasgow, and Trench, who is I now a sergeant in the Royal Scots, Fusiliers, came into much publip promin- j ence in connection with the Oscar Slater murder case. Trench wa.4 engaged in the investigations in that notable trial, and j on a subsequent enquiry he was dismissed # from, the force. ) Counsel for the Crown were the Ij Solicitor-General and Mr. Worton. Mr. Sandeman, K.C., and Mr. Robertson d.e- fended Cook. Mr. Mcquisten and Mr. j Duffus appeared for Trench. ) Sentence of outlawry was pronounced f against McArthur, and his Lordship then informed the jury that in McArthur'ø! absence evidence would be taken on one indictment against Trench and Cook in respect of articles valued at Z534 15s. 5d. Mr. Peareon, manager of Charles Reis I and Co., jewellers, Argyll-street, Glasgow, said the premises of his firm were broken into in January, 1914. The premises had I been entered by a hole cut in the roof, the I burglars descending by a suspended rope. They recovered £500 worth of the stolen jewellery, but the balance they lost, the insurance company reimbursing the loss. Miss Mackay, cashier, corroborated. Detective Dickie, Glasgow, said he met Detective Trench two days after the bur- glary in Reis, the jewellers. He asked I him to go with him to McArthur's house and see if they could find out, anything about the burglary. They questioned McArthur without result. Sir John Lindsay, town clerk of Glas- gow, said he knew Cook well in criminal cases in Glasgow, and was very much sur- prised to hear of the charges against him. The Deputy-Procurator Fiscal for Lan- arkshire swore he warned Trench that no police officer could take possession of I' stolen property unless intended for pro- duction against an accused person, and Mr. Hart. procurator fiscal, deposed that a statement in Trench's declaration that it had been arranged prisoner 6hould take possession of the stolen property, was quite untrue. He did not see Trench in connection with the Reis burglary. Superintendent Lindsay, Glasgow, said Trench called upon him and said he had been approached by an individual in I Glasgow, who at various times had been of very great use to the police with infor- mation that the jewellery stolen from Reis could be recovered on payment of an award. Witness said that if he knew where the jewellery was he would not be ]onJÍ: recovering it. lIe told Trench, who wa* then a detective in the force, to report himself to the Chief Constable. Trench's report was then produced, n the course of the report it stated that for S250 the jewellery could be recovered, but that it must be paid at once. By the following day £ 1,000 would not fetch back the misping property. Subsequently the pro- perty was recovered by the payment of the reward by the insurance company. The case was adjourned for luncheon. His Lordship, in his summing up, directed the jury that beforo they could find the two accused guilty it must be clear from the evidence that the prisoners received the goods for the purpose of keep- ing them from the lawful owners. In his view there was nothing to justify convic- tion. The jury, after a short deliberation. found Trench and Cook not guilty, and both men were accordingly discharged.

DEATH OF FORMER SWANSEA SOLICITOR. We regret to have to record the death, in Streatham, London. of Mr. Wm. J. Treliarne, solicitor to the N.S.P .C.C., and formerly deputy magistrates' clerk at Swansea. He had been suffering for some years from a severe form of neuritis. The deceased gentleman was between 45 and 50 years old. Firat he went in for architecture, but was afterwards articled with Mr. T. P. Martin, Swansea. At that time he served as organist in St. Andrew's Church. Later he was articled with Mr. Jenkin Jones, and upon becoming qualified, entered into partnership with Mr. Jenkin Jones- ye,-Ars a g ,-), 3,f r. Treharne About seven years ago, Mr. Treharne accepted the appointment of solicitor to the .S.P.C.C.. and removed to London. This, however, he had to abandon owing to ill-health. He had acquired a con- siderable practice in Lambath, which was oontinued until his fatal illness. Mr. Treharne, as an enthusiastic Free- mason, was a Past Master of the Caradoc Lodge; also one of the founders and first Master of the Dr. James Griffith Hall Lodge. For the formation of this Lodge he was largely responsible. In addition, he had been Grand Registrar for the Province of the Eastern Division of South Wales. Mr. Treharne was the son of the late Detective Inspector Trehatne, who, in the days when Chief Constable All.ison was head of the Swansea Borough Police Force, proved himself a smart and acute officer. He was associatad until many notorious criminal cases, notably the Greek murder case in the Strand, in those days ODd of the most uninviting spots in Swansea. Deceased was also an ex-president of the Swansea Devonian Society. He was one of the first members of the 3rd Glamorgan Cycle Corps, attaining the rank of sergeant. A bachelor, he lived with his sister, Miss Treharne, who is the only relative that survives him. The funeral will take place in London.

HIGH HONOUR FOR "RANJt." I I Major H.H. the Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, better known as Ramji/' the world-famous cricketer, who has been at the Front with the troops he has given and is maintaining for some months now, has received yet another promotion. Only recently he was plaoed on the Headquar- ters Staff of the Indian Expeditionary force, and he has now been made an A.D.C. to the C-ornTr-nndor-iii-Chi-f of the British Expeditionary Force, Sir John trench.

HOW GARUA FELL. 1 A WELL-STOCKED FORTRESS I SURRENDERS. The following memorandum, sent to Sir F. Lugard by one of the officers serving with the British Forces, has been received from the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, and is passed to the Press for publication:— Garua, June 12tli.-The unconditional surrender of Garua and its garrison to the Allied Forces took place the night before last,. You will, I know, be glad to hear I that this has been accomplished without any loss of life on our side. After a very careful reconnaissance of the whole terrain surrounding the enemy's positions, and having finally selected what we considered to be their weakest point of attack for our line of advance, we com- menced gradually sapping up by a series of parallel trenches nearer and nearer to the fort immediately to our front. A well-regulated bombardment of the three forts situated on the high ridge overlooking Garua as well as on the old fort in the plain below, was kept up from heavy guns from a distance of about 4,000 yards at first, and latterly from 3,000 yards. This bombardment was supple- mented on the last (lay or two by fire from smaller guns, for which they had been found a fairly well concealed position about 1,000 yards from Numbers 1 and 3 Forts. The enemy kept up a very lively fire from their field guns at first in reply to our guns, which, fortunately, only re- sulted in the wounding of three or four men, but caused a good deal of excitement among the carriers and camp followers and a lot of amusement to the soldiers. To prevent the garrison breaking out, we had left a company on a hill at Bilondi opposite Garua, and on the other side of the Benue to watch the fords opposite their position, and employed our mounted infantry in patrolling and watching the fords in the south-west, the French cavalry being employed doing the same to the south-east. On the afternoon of the 10th, about 4.50 p.m., I was observing the fire of the guns, when a French sous officer rushed up to me in great excitement, saying that the white flag had been hoisted from No. 3 Fort. On moving off to the left, I could clearly see through my glasses several men standing up in No. 3 Fort waving white flags. This was followed up by white flags going up in all positions and in the old fort. I The cease fire" was ordered, and the C.O., the French commander, and the two staff officers galloped forward to our for- ward trenches, about 1,000 yards from No. 1 Fort. They then dismounted and walked on another few hundred yards, headed by a man carrying a white ahirt on a stick to do duty for a nag. Having arrived fairly close to tue oneiny's position they halted and awaited events. A long pause ensued ueforo they saw a party of horsemen under a white flag emerge from the old fort and i (lufince in their direction. The German officer heading the proces- sion on getting close to them dismounted, walked forward, saluted and said ho wished to see the commander of our forces. The German officer then stated that he wished, in. the name of the German com- mandant of Garua, to offer the surrender of the forts, the town and the garrison of Garua to the Allied forces, but on cer- tain conditions, namely, the garrison to march out with the honours of war and to be allowed to proceed down south to rejoin the rest of the German forces. Our C.O. at once replied that he would listen to no terms of any sort, and that the surrender must be absolutely uncondi- tional. The German replied he would carry back this answer to the German com- mandant. and requested two days* grace to bring back the commandant's reply. Our C.O. said he would give him two hours, and that if no reply was then forth- coming he would at once recommence the attack. Punctual almost to the minute, the same officer with four others appeared, and stated that our terms had been ac- cepted, but that the commandant hoped that all the German officers would be al- lowed to retain their swords, and asked for a promise that the native inhabitants of the town would be protected from pil- lage and rape. This was agreed to. At daybreak next morning we marched into Garua with all our guns and the remainder of our troops, halted in frout of the Commandant's house, pulled down the flag, and. with a flourish of bugles, hoisted up the Union Jack, and the Tri- colour side by side. Our total bag was 37 European pris- oners, nearly all the officers or noncom- missioned officers, 270 native rank and Ale, 4 field guns, 10 Maxim guns, several hundred rifles, large quantities of equipment, a very well equipped hos- pital, with quantities of valuable medical instruments, and quite half a million rounds of small arm ammunition. The old fort, a strongly fortified walled in enclosure, seems to be full of stuff of all sorts of provisions, bales of cloth, and beads. The fort contains underground bomb-proof shelters for the garrison, deep ditch filled with upright spears sur- rounds it, and outside is a broad barbed wire entanglement. Beyond this, an abbatis of felled prickly acacia trees, and outside this again a maze of deep circular holes cunningly covered over, with poisoned spears stuck upright in the bottom. I think we can tako it for granted that the Garua garrison is completely wiped out. Three material factors-cletver brains, unlimited time, and ample supply of materials and labour—have contributed 2,000 labourers have been hard at work to this effect. Von Duhring says that for over six month s fortifying the place. It is almost incredible the luck we have had in capturing the place without the loss of a single life. The whole frontier of the Yola. province is now clear. I would like to tell you how cordial our relations have been with '•.he French officers and troops, there having been not a single case of friction. Ingenious Devices. Later.-I have now been round all the forts surrounding Garua and am amazed at the skill and ingenuity shown in their! construction. Every device known in field fortification has been employed. Very lit-tle material damage from, the fire of our gunt; is to be seen, but the moral effect of bursting melinite and lyddite, combined, with our gradual approach, shOlOk the nerves* of their native troops and oonroleteiy demoralised them. All Run?, rifles, equipment, Maxims, aud ammunition have now been coiloded, together with bales of cloth and beads, and they have all been divided up equally between the French and ourselves, the ??th anr1. Rd falling to oar share. This morning there w?f held a full itmeml uarade service over the graves of Colonel Maclean and other officers what fell in-action last August, and a large wooden cross with their names engraved on it has been erected. The health of all t he officers and men has been excellent. Many of the German horses stampeded on the night of the 10th, when their cavalry bolted and fell into the pits surrounding tbt;) old fort. The stench from their dead-bodies is fearfuL They are being covered up.

SOLDIER'S LIFE BEHIND THE TRENCHES. The following extract from a letter written by a sergeant of cavalry, whose squadron is at present in rear of the lighting line, shows the spirit of the men whu are waiting for a i-resli turn in the tienches:— We have just shifted- quarters to at distance of only about a mile from our last camp. An ideal place for our pur- pose, a clearing in a huge forest, so near the edge that from the horse-lines we catch glimpses of yellow cornfields, and beyond them blue hills on the horizon. Moreover, thank God, there are not many flies as yet, perhaps because we are tho first occupants. The first thing you sea in our woodland retreat is our water sup- ply, a crystal-clear stream running through masses of moes and fern in the shade of great trees. We have dammed thr: stream to make a pool for watering our horses, and perhaps we may be able to contrive a bathing-piace if we stay here long enough. Higher up is a smaller tributary brooklet which gives HIS our drinking wate". Just above the stream ax-o the horse-lines in two rows, beautifulir cool and pleasant under big trees of a, great variety of foliage. Above as rises a steep hill, on the top of which is a plateau which reminds me of Surrey commons, not many big trees, but much thick undergrowth, with occa- sional birches. The ground up there is carpeted with heather, lilies of t.lw valley, and bracken. Here, in four rows, are the men's < l'ihacks: constructed of sacking, waterproof sheets, bracken, etc., put round rough poles. They arc of all sizes and shapes, according to the skill and taste of the builder. Somo are very ingeniously designed. About halfof them aro furnished with real bedsteads, if th-i name may ba given to sacking on wire appended from four polos firmly fixed in the ground. Hard by, in a little clearing surrounded by Spanish chestmit saplings, are thai kitchens and the sergeants' mess. Farther on, in thicker scrub, is the sergeant- jnajor's shack,' surrounded by those of tho sergeants, troop cyclists, and sanitary men. My haruiJtf)ck hangs about four feet fiom tho grou 11. between two birch tiees, and is fenced in by birch hashes Oil three sides, which keep it beautifully cool and shady. On the other side ill. a littla clearing full of heather and lilies of the valley. The weather has not been kind lately. Last night I had just turned in. and was cosily tucked in, reading by. the light of a candle, and listening comfortably to tlus patter of heavy rain on the roof, when, at ten p.iii I was suddenly turned out to escort the orderly offiocr round the traffic control pasts. This meant getting my poor horse out, much to his disgust. and riding many miles fn pelting rain and pitch darkness. I did not get to bed till 12.30. When I started I was very conscious of the fact that I had a bad cold. The result of the wetting was—that my cold is much better to-day. Sresh air works wonders. If I ever get hack to civilisation. shall I want to sleep in a bed- room in pyjamas? Dressing and undress- ing now seem a silly waste cf time. Reveille was at 4 a.m. this morning, but I was left undisturbed because of my midnight ride, and at 7.30 some Kind soul brought me some breakfast. Inspection of posts is now my duty every four days.. Trooper Smith has a bayonet for you, picked up between our own and the Ger- man tren has. It is to be sent to you by a sergeant who is going home to got a commission. I thought it might interest; you to know how peaceful and restful life can be, between whiles, quite close if) the trenches where the camon keep up their infernal shindy, and where the mep. ara busy burling bombs."

CLYDACH SOLDIER WINS PRIZES AT THE FRONT. (Passed by Censor.) Sapper Evan D. Smith, a Clydach hoy, who is on active service with the Royal Engineers, hashtcly been employed in. what he defcribes as "upholding Clydach s reputation for athletics." In the course of a letter written to a Clv. dnch journalist this week. he explains that a( some athletic sports promoted last week by the Kcyal Engineers "somewhere in Prance," ho was successful in winning four prizes-a. hair-dressing case, a blow belt, a cigarette case, and a fountain pen-offered respectively for the one mile, long jump, climbing a greasy pole, and tug-of-war com- petitions. He intends sending: home the prizes To he kept as souvenfrs of athletio sports during the great campaign, tapper Smith is a well-known and popular Swansea athlete, having played for both the Pontar. dawe and Olyda-ch Rugby football .clubs, and was also -t prominent member of the Cly- dach Institute Cricket Club. His many friends will be very pleased to learn of his success.

206th YEAR OF THE SUN. FIRE OFFICE Tbe Oldest Insurance Office in the WorldL t t X .——————————  .? S S S  !? C«»sJ irott Vtlit <Mtt Insurances Effected on the FoHotfCr.r) Risks:— FIRE DAMAGE, Resultant Loss of Rent and Profits. EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY. PERSONAL ACCIDENT, SICKNESS AND DISEASE, FIDELITY GUARANTEE. BURGLARY, PLATE GLASS. Swansea Offim:- VICTORIA CHAMBERS, TOM A. D'WIK5t. District Inspector. 7 and 8, OXFORD STREET.