The Rhondda Leader

For Artificial Teeth Attendance Daily-Hours 10 a.m. to 8p.m. Welsh And English Spoken. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. English and American Dentistry. Painless Extraction. Telephone—P.O. 19. Dental M gy = ILsr,DAYIES-EYANS,3, High St,, Treorchy 3 9 H 19 b 0 0 !wf ill rIIs"Ibreorc bv t "Paying through the Nose." Is a very old but a very expensive phrase which means, in other words, 4i Buying in the dearest market." DON'T BUY FURNITURE THIS WAY Buy from the R.F,C.-the MANUFACTURERS, and so deal direct with • the FACTORY-paying prices which do away with the" middleman's • profits"—and thus SAVE POUNDS when you buy from the R.F.C. you buy in the CHEAPEST MARKET. CASH OR EASY TERMS TO SUIT EACH BUYER. 4 THE ROA TH FURNISHING Co., ITaff Street, Pontypridd. Also at Cardiff, Abertillery, Bargoed, Barry Dock and Tredegar. Taff Crated Water Co. tJLAlUINOII EITOWO, PONTYPRIDD. BREWERS OF STONE GINGER BEER, HOP BITTERS,- &c., &c. er MANUFACTURERS OF CORDIALS WHOLESALE PRICES ONLY. W. 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RA OCUFFE FLORIST AND FRUITERER, empire Buildings, Tonypandy. Floral Decorations, Wreaths, Crosses, Harps, etc., made on the Premises on the shortest notice. Telephone P.O. 95. J. T. pLENTY & SONS, JUBILM HOUSR, YSTRAD, When Removing Employ "T H E R HONDDA BUTTERFLY." Telephone No. 38. National. General Hauliers & ¡ Contractors. Coal supplied on shortest notice.   i.M  ????????????? ?$ Accidents will alway. happen 1 even to the best of Spectacles or |jj Pince-nez, and it is good to know to where you can obtain reliable repair K service. f| We keep a record of all Spec- S tacles supplied by ns and possess $ j exact instruments for measuring g *cnses other than our own. Under j| .ouch circumstances the replacing of M a lens-an exact facsimile of the g en one-is a simple matter. I Skilful workmanship character- g ises the whole of the repairing we | do. —.— J. W. RICHARDS, CtKnlst and Optldaa, PANDY SQUARE, TONYPANDV. ) ? ?  GrEO. 40OUZENS & SSQMS DEatGHSAMDESDMATES N.t. Tel. 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HUGHESS Blood Pills THE GREAT REMEDY FOR THE BLOOD. IF YOU SUFFER FROM Headache, Indigestion, Back- ache, Biliousness, Wind, Des- pondency, Piles, Constipation, Bad Liver, Weak Nerves, Slug- gish Kidneys, Lumbago, Fits. HUGHES S BLOOD PILLS will soon cure you, for they act direct on each organ through the blood. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. OPEN SORES AND SKIN RASH. Sir,—My little daughter has been suffering a great deal from a rash, with pimples, which came out on her hands and face, extending all over her body Her face got so bad until it got into open sores. I am happy to say under the treatment of yonr famous "BLOOD PILLS," and an outward application of GOMERS BALM' her body is nicely cleansed, also her hands and face.-Al. HANCOCK, New Road, Llandilo The above was a very interesting case. She was in a pitiable state Now completely cured. I consider the case to be a good test of the value of your "BLOOE> PILLS." —Kev. D. B. JONES, Llandilo. Try them. They always do Good Ask [for HUGHES'S BLOOD PILLS, and donlt be enticed to take any other. See this the trade Mark, the Shape of a Heart, thus IW is on each box, and also tliel name JACOB HUGHSE, with- out which none are genuine. sold by Chemists and Stores at Illf, 2/9, 4/6; or send value in P.0 or Stainps to I Maker Jacob Hughes, M.P.S., L.D.S. MANUFACTURING CHEMIST, FENARTH, Cardiff

The Creat Railway War The Situation In the Rhondda. I i. The Rhondda suffered very much less inconvenience than other parts of the kingdom through the railway strike which commenced on Thursday night, although tne prospect, up to the receipt of the welcome news of a settlement having been arrived at, was gloomy indeed. The. mineral traffic was, of course, at a com- plete standstill, but a good number of passenger trains were run by the Taff Vale Railway Company on both Friday and Saturday. Owing to the disorgan- isation of the Great Western service, not a single train arrived at or was despatched from Penygraig on either day. No trains were run on the Rhondda. and Swansea Bay Railway, and hundreds of holiday- makers from the Rhonddas were stranded in West Wales and various holiday resorts, while numerous cases were re- ported of visitors to this district who were unable to return to their homes as they had arranged. e The collieries in many parts of the Rhonddas were working on Friday, but all were at a standstill on Saturday with the exception of Ferndale, where a small number of men were at work. No rioting in connection with the rail- way strike occurred in the Rhondda. From the following list of attacks on the property of the Taff Vale Railway Com- pany, which was supplied from the general manager's oiffces on Saturday afternoon, it will be seen that but a small proportion of the outrages took place in the Rliondda district. On the Rhondda branch, near,, the Welsh Harp. oil Friday night. 27 keys were removed from a rail in the permanent way, and a fishbolt was taken out and another loosened, the idtofition being no doubt to remove the rail. but it appeared that the persons engaged in committing this outrage were disturbed before com- pleting their work. Two signal wires were cut near the overbridge at Treforest. Two stones, about 141bs. in weight, were found on the rails of the No. 2 up passenger line between Treforest and Pontypridd. Between Treforest and Llantrisant Junction wires were cut, fishplates re- moved and obstacles placed on the line. At the runaway points on the up pas- senger line of the main incline a stone was found wedged in the tongue of the point, thereby holding it in its wrong position,. The line was invaded at Abercynon by a crowd of disorderly persons, who dis- connected the points and signals, and in consequence of threats of violence the Abercynon North and South signal boxes could not continue working. On three occasions on Friday stones were thrown at the Company's trains at Brandy Bridge, near Merthyr, and one of the drivers was struck on the hand by a stone at this place and sustained serious injury. Between Dinas and Porth stones were thrown at a passenger train. Several panes of glass were broken and a panel of one of the carriages damaged. A Hnesman walking down the line about A.30 on Saturday morning between the Old Mvnachddy Farm House and the Roath Line Junction found two fishplates taken off a rail in the up passenger line. One of the rails had been pushed inwards and a fishplate put in the back of the chair, causing the rails to overlap each otner. The objeat was undoubtedly to throw trains off the line, but the mail train appears fortunately to have passed over the spot in safety.

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Porth Police Court. Thursday.—Before the Stipendiary Qlr.1 D. Lkmfer Thomas?. Mr. T. P. Jel1kms. Dr. E. N. Danes, and Mr. Win. Evans. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Edmuud Thomas, a collier, of Penrhin- fer, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly. P.C. (ilumiall's -lid that on the 7th inst. he was on duty in Railway View, Penrhiwfer. when the defendant came up in an advanced state of drunkenness, and conducted himself disorderly. Witness approached him and tried to pacify him, whereupon he used very bad and threaten- ing language towards witness. The Stipendiary remarked that these cases were far too prevalent, and the present was a very bad case indeed. A fine of £ 1 would be imposed, or an alter- native of fourteen days' imprisonment would he effected in default. COAL STEALING. j Roger Morgan and Wm. Williams, ('01-1 liers, of Mardy, and Mrs. Mary Ann Williams, wife of the second defendant, were charged with stealing a quantity of coal from the Mardy Colliery tips, the property of Messrs. D. Davis and Sons. P.S. Richards stated that at 4.45 a.m. on the 11th inst. he was on duty on the colliery premises, when he saw the defen- dants taking coal from the colliery t lp, and placing it in bags to take home. Witness approached and arrested them, and eventually charged them with steal- ing 2241bs. of coal, value Is. 10d.. from the No. 2 Mardy Colliery tip. the pro- perty of Messrs. David Davis and Sons. Morgan, in reply, said: "I was fetching it for my parents"; and the other two defendants replied: "We had no coal in the house, and went to the tip for some." The Stipendiary discharged the female defendant, remarking that she evidently acted on the authority of her husband. Neither of the male defendants had questions to ask the police officer, and both pleaded guilty to the charges, and were each fined 15s. I ADVISED TO SIGN THE PLEDGE. Maud Newman, a well-dressed and re- spectable-looking married woman of Porth. was charged with being drunk. P.C. Poison deposed to seeing the defendant in Cemetery Road. Porth. very drunk, and heard her use very bad lan- guage. She had been requested *) go home several times, but resolutely refused. Witness added that she was a very re- spectable woman, and had never before given the police any trouble. The Stipendiary adjourned the case for three months for defendants good behaviour, and having placed her on pro- bation, suggested that she should sign the pledge. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. I Leonard Hughes, a Pontypridd shoe- maker, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by throwing himself into the Rhondda River at Porth. Margaret Jane Davies, wife of Wm. John Davies, 12, Hannah Street, Porth, said that at 9.15 a.m. on the previous Thursday morning she was standing out- side her house, when she detected a man lying in the river a few yards away. She sent for assistance and herself ran to the man's assistance immediately. She raised his head above the water pending the arrival of sufficient assistance to take the man to the Britannia Hotel near by. P.C. Davies submitted evidence to show that when he first saw the man after being dragged out of the water, he (pri- soner) was in a dazed condition. When he had sufficiently recovered the defen- dant was charged with attempting to commit suicide, whereupon he replied: I did throw myself into the river, because everybody was against rats'' Supt. John Williams informed the Bench that the prisoner was very seriously addicted to drink, and had been drinking heavily during the last few weeks. He was a native of Ferndale. On his promising to abstain thoroughly from drinking, prisoner was bound over for a period of six months and was given into the custody of friends to look after him. The Stipendiary paid a high tribute of praise to the lady witness, who had dis- played great courage in going to the man's assistance so promptly. AFTER •STOP-TAP. Walter Rogers, Arthur Yeoman, and William Evans, three young miners, of Mardy, were charged with disorderly con- duct. P.S. Richards said that at 1.45 a.m. on Sunday morning, the Gth inst., he heard a row in Pentre Road, Mardy- He I went in that direction, and found the three defendants drinking from a case of beer bottles. Two of the defendants ran away, but Rogers remained on the spot, and in reply to witness, he said they brought the 'case of beer up after "stop-tap," to have a little enjoyment. The Stipendiary deprecated the defen- dants' conduct in making a Sunday morn- ing hideous in the way they did. A ntfmber of convictions were proved against one of the three defendants, and fines of 20s. were imposed. PROMISED TO REFORM. I Elizabeth Matthews, of jL-erndale, was charge d with being drunk and creating a disturbance. P.C. 303 said that at 1.30 a.m. on Sunday morning last he saw defendant in Duffryn Street, Ferndale, very drunk, i cursing, swearing and creating a disturb- ance. Her husband came out to look for her, but she refused to go with him, and eventually went to a neighbour's house. Mrs. Vaughan, one of the Court mis- sioners, gratifyingly informed the Bench: that the prisoner had signed the pledge, j and resolutely promised to reform. Prisoner was eventually placed under probation For a period of six mont hs. Dd. Edwards, inspector in the com- pany's employ, said he at once investi- gated the matter, and considerable sus- picion was thrown upon innocent em- ployees until the potatoes were recovered on the 14th inst. He visited defendant's house in company with P.C. Amos, and on the pantry floor lie recovered the b, (produced), and found in another bag near by the potatoes that had been missed | He knew they were the potatoes missed by the company, because they corres- ponded with those delivered to the dif- ferent- consignees. referred to in the invoice. P.C. Amos gave evidence of arrest. He said that when arrested on suspicion the defendant denied having any knowledge of the potatoes, but when arrested and charged on the 14th inst. he admitted the theft, but put. in the plea that ha was intoxicated at the time. Defendant pleaded guilty. He also put in the plea that his earnings were low and had a wife and two children to main- tain. Letters testifying to defendant's good character were handed in, one being received from defendant's present- em- ployer stating that during the four years he had been in his employ he had been very honest. The Stipendiary remarked that in view ot the fact that. the defendant had hitherto borne a good character, he wonM doal with him by imposing a fine rather than send him to prison. The fine would. however, be a heavy one. because such a. theft inevitably caused the company to suspect their innocent employees. A fine- of £ 2 would be imposed.

Local Will. MR. EVAN JONES, TYLORSTOWN. -Air. Evas Jones, of 10. Church Terrace, Tylorstown, who died on July 11th. left. estate of the gross value of JE835, with net- personality of £ 810, and probate of his will has been granted to Mr. Wm. Morgan, of 31. East Road, Tylorstown. and Mr. Arthur Davies, of 185. East Road, Tylorstown, boot merchant.

Terrific Thunderstorm. I Floods In the Rhondda A violent thunderstorm was experienced in the Rhondda on Monday afternoon. Y ivid flashes of forked lightning, followed by loud crashes of thunder and accom- panied by torrents of rain, continued for nearly an hour. So great was the force of water that tons of debris was di&- lodged, and in some places paving stones and great boulders were carried for a distance of 50 and 60 yards. Heavy floods from the mountain choked the rail- way sluices near the Porth Station, and at least three feet of water accumulated on the line, with the result that traffic was for a time disorganised. Happily, the fall of the Rhondda River from this point to Cardiff is exceptionally great, so that by this natural means the accumu- lation of water rapidly subsided when the heavy rain ceased. The tramway service and vehicular traffic was also temporarily suspended. At Penygraig, the inhabitants of Tyny. cae Place had to rush hurriedly to the upper parts of the houses for safety, the furniture of the lower rooms being wasEed about by the flood. and immense quan- tities of debris had to be cleared away after the storm ceased. At Penrhiwfer. part of the mountain- side was washed down, completely block- ing the roadway. At Trealaw, considerable damage wag done at Messrs. Crocker's furniture shop by overflow water from the school pre- mises at the back. Mr. J. D. Rees' was also inundated, and a torrent of water two feet deep poured through the houses in Crabtree Row.

Stolen Potatoes. A charge of stealing 1-cwt. of potatoes, valued at 4s. (xl., the property of the 1 aff Vale Railway Company, was pre- ferred against James Palmer (60), a builder's haulier, of Treorchy, at the Porth Police Court on Thursday last Mr. James Phillips, Pontypridd, who prosecuted on behalf of the company, said that on the 9th inst. defendant, who was a haulier in the employ of Mr. Rowlands, builder and contractor, of Cwmparc, and who had occasion to go to the goods yard connected with the Treorchy Railway Station to fetch building material from time to time, appropriated one of 74 bags of potatoes that had been consigned from Cardiff to certain Treorchy tradespeople. Until the potatoes had been recovered from defendant's pantry on the 14th inst. several innocent people in the employ of the company had been placed under sus- picion, and in view of that the company were desirous of pressing the charge. Henry Davies, yards-man in the em- ploy of the T.V.R. Company, and resid- ing at 60, Park Road Cwmparc, said that whilst distributing the 74 bags of potatoes consigned to local tradespeople and referred to in the invoice produced, he found one missing, and the bag pro- duced he identified as being identical to the 73 he had delivered according to the invoice. He knew the prisoner, who was a builder's haulier, and had opportunities from time to time of going to the goods yard. • j Printed for the Proprietors by Messrs. Evans & Short, TonypanrU ;lnd published by the Proprietors Rhondda Leader." Limited, at the" 'Ofifces. Excel- sior Buildings De Wtrtt, -tre-et. Tony- pnnHv H oiintT .if i,rt.an. ,1 f j