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W RHONDDA District Council. lKing and Queen to Visit, the Rhondda. Ceremony at Treherbert. The monthly meeting of the Rhondda Urban District Council was held on Friday last at the Council Chamber, Pentre, Councillor Tom Evans in the chair. Also present were Councillors Dan Davies, Lewis Hopkins, W. S. Lane, W. T. Davies, H. E. Maltby, W. P. Thomas, A. G. Tribe, Win. Lewis. Edgar Morgan, W. H. Mathias, Thos. Griffiths, Ben Davies, Danl. Evans, Griffith Evans, Rowland Hughes, James James, W. T. •■Jonevs, Gwilym Llüyd, E. J. Roderick, Dd. Thomas, Thos. Thomas, Dd. Williams, E. T. Wood. Noah Roes, together with the Clerk (Air. W. P. Nicholas), the Surveyor (Mr. W. J. Jones), and the Medical Officer of Health (Dr. J. D. Jenkins). At the outset, Councillor Tom Evans said that, as he had already anticipated, the King and Queen were to visit the Rhondda. It was an honour which had not been given the Rhondda. before. He was sure that Their Majesties would not get a more loyal response than they were able to get in the Rhondda. They recog- nised the industrial centres as the ,main- stay of the country. The Rhondda was an ever-increasing industrial centre, and during the last twenty years had doubled its population. which now stood at 156,000. He hoped that appreciation and gratitude would be shown J heir Majesties on their visit to the Rhondda. It had been suggested that the King should be presented with an address and the Queen with a bouquet wliile at Treherbert. The programme was that Their Majesties would take train to Portli, and motor to I the Mining Rescue Station at Dinas. and then take train for Treherbert. Their Majesties were undoubtedly aware of the present industrial unrest, and he did not ¡ think they would expect a very elaborate or expensive presentation. Still, "it was expected of the inhabitants to decorate I l i(, bo p L-,( l as much as possible. The speaker hoped that whatever would be done, would be unanimous. He hoped no objection would be raised to the proposal for the presen- tation. Councillor Danl. Evans: You mention llothingabout the Rhondda Each (laugh- ter). It was unanimously passed that presen- tations should be made as suggested by the Chairman. The Chairman was elected to present an address to the King. and Miss Norali Nicholas to make the presentation of a bouquet to the Queen. Canon Lewis asked whether the King's programme could be altered that he might proceed down the Valley by road. The matter was left in the hands of the Clerk. It was also decided that a holiday be granted all the schools in the district. UNFINISHED STREETS. t A letter was received from the Treher- bert Chamber of Trade, drawing atten- tion to side streets at Treherbert. Im- provements had been begun, but the streets were left in an unfinished state. C The matter was deferred to the Roads I Committee. TREORCHY ROADS. I It was decided to write the Treorchy I Chamber of Trade in respect of their complaint as to the condition of the roads in Treorchy and road watering, say- ing that the roads would be dealt with in Treorchy the same as all other roads under the Council were being dealt with. AN "ALPINE" PARK. I A letter was recei ved from the Poi-tli Chamber of Trade requesting the per- mission and support of the Council for the construction of a park at Poitli. The Chamber had .acquired a piece of land from Colonel Vaughan Le-e for a period of 99 years. Mr. Nicholas stated that this Chamb,er could be given the same support as in Mid-Rhondda, where a park was at pre- sent being constructed. He characterised the future Portli. Park as being rather Alpine in its character. RHONDDA TRAMWAY STRIKE. I A deputation representing the Rhondda tramwaymen, who are on .strike, waited on the Council. They asked to he heard forthwith in view of the great incon- venience caused to the public. It was agreed that they should he heard. The members of the deputation said that they came to let the Conncil kllow that thev were not entirely respon- sible for the great inconvenience caused, and they asked the Council to intervene on account of the tact that unlicensed men were. driving the ears. The Chairman asked if it was true that the men had refused arbitration? He was informed that the men had offered free and open arbitration, hut had refused Board of Trade arbitration. They also stated that the Company hau refused to meet their case in any pro- posal they had made up to that day. A Councillor asked the deputation why their secretary was not present. Councillor Mark Harcombe rose to a Point cf order, and asked why the mem- ber should put the question. Were the Council going to dictate to certain• bodies as to whom should represent them on Certain occasions r He thought that the in,,as quite uncalled for, and thought that the Chairman should have ruled it The Chairman pulled Mr. Harcombe lip. It was eventually decided that the Chairman and the Clerk should approach the Company with a view of arranging a conference between the management, the men, a.nd the Chairman and Clerk so that the strike could, if possible, be brought to a speedy end. In order that no delay might be occa- sioned and the strike should be settled that evening if possible, the Clerk left the room to telephone the Company in an endeavour to arrange matters. SHOP HOURS ACT. The Health Committee presented the following report with regard to the local administration of the Shop Hours Act:- "The Committee considered the deferred questions as to (a) the desirability of making representations to the Secretary of State under the provisions of Section 7 of the Shops Act, 1912. in favour of the holding of an Inquiry as to the ex- pediency of making a. Closing Order applicable to the whole of the Urban area, and (b) the desirability of fixing a uniform weekly half-holiday for all shops throughout the Urban area under Section 4 of the Act, and the Clerk read the replies which he had received from the Mid-R'hcpidda, Benygratg. Porfh, and Ferndale Chambers of Trade, and a com- munication from the Rhondda Grocers' Association, in response to his circular letter inviting them to submit any repre- sentations which they desired to make in the matter. Deputations were also heard representing (1) the tradesmen concerned in the six Closing Orders already made by the Council under the Act of 1904. and (2) the Hairdressers' Association, and the Committee discussed with them the several points raised at the interview. The deputation having retired, the Committee further considered the mat- ters in question, and it was (a) resolved— That the consideration of the question of the expediency of making one Closing Order applicable to the whole of the Urban Srea be deferred until the next meeting of this Committee, and that in the meantime the Clerk communicate with the Home Secretary enquiring whether, according to his interpretation of the Act, in the event of an Inquiry being held as to the oxipeuiency of making one Closing Order applicable to the whole of the Urban area it would then be neces- sary to proceed to ascertain whether the occupiers of at least two-thirds in num- ber of the shops already covered by the Closing Orders now in operation approve the proposed Order, (b) Recommended— That Thursday be fixed as the day upon which the weekly half-holiday at all shops throughout the Urban area shall be observed in pursuance of Section 4 (a) of the Act. save as otherwise provided by the Act, and that the prescribed steps be taken in pursuance of the Regulations of the Secretary of State to ascertain whether the occupiers of a majority of the shops affected by the proposed Order approve the Order. (c) Resolved—That the consideration of the petition submit- ted to the Committee as* under be deferred until the next meeting of this Committee, namely:—(1) On behalf of the trades of grocers, drapers, outfitters, boot and shoe dea lers furnishers, iron- mongers and fruiterers at Mardy, Fern- dale. Blaeulleehau, Tvlorstown, and Pontygwaith, for the making of a Closing Order; (2) on behalf of the hairdressers and barbers in favour of the revocation of Closing Order No. 1, and the making of a new Closing Order fixing the hours set out in the said petition and (3) from the meat traders in Wards Nos. 1, 2, 3. 4. 0. () and 7, objecting to the making of a Closing Order in respect of butchers' shops in those Wards, (d) Recommended —That the suggestion made by the depu- tation this day as to the desirability of appointing additional half-time inspectors under the Act be not adopted." INCREASES OF WAGES. I Consideration was (riven to the deferred I application of the Municipal Employees' Association for an advance in the wages of the skilled artisans in the employ of the Council. It was decider that the wages of the under-named workmen be increased as under, iii from 8d: to 821,cl. per hour foreman masons, from 8 £ d. to 9d. per hour; carpenters, from 8d. to 8!,(1. per hour plumbers, from sd. to, 8,1(1. per hour gas fitters, from 8d. to 8kl. per hour; painters, from 7d. to 7 àd. per hour.: foreman painters, from 7^d. to 8d. per hour roller drivers, from os. (id. to 5s. lOcI. per day; and that the wages of the blacksmiths to be appointed be fixed at 8d. per hour. POOR WATER SUPPLY. Serious complaint was made concerning the poor water supply throughout the dis- trict. and after a heated discussion it was decided to report to the Joint Water Board. FERNDALE GAS. 1 A letter was received at the last meet- ing of the Roads Committee from Mr. Joseph Sprague. secretary of the Fern- dale Gas Company, Ltd., stating that as the Council insisted upon their require- merits .IS set out in the Clerk's letter of the 8th December last, the directors had resolved to comply therewith, and had given instructions for a testing place to be provided at the works, and also for the pure-hasp of the necessary appliances that the carrying out of the work would probably take a couple of months, but he would advise the Council when the apparatus was fixed and ready for use and that with reference to the last para- graph of the Clerk's letter of the 11th March last he was still informed that no testing place and apparatus had been pro- vided at the Porth Gas Works, from which the gas for consumption in the Rhondda Fach was supplied, that the Company was not interested in the quality of the gas sent out from any of the Coun- cil's other works, and if the statement made as regards the Porth Works was not in accordance with the facts he would like to know what the true facts were, so that the directors might not he under any misapprehension as regards this matter. It was recommended that the com- munication be referred to the Clerk to deal with. FLOODING OF GELLI STREETS. At the same Committee, a letter was received trom Air. B. R. Hcaton, soli- citov of the Crawshav Bailev Estate, with further reference to the flooding of Taff Street. Union Street. Railway Terrace. and Tvisha Read, Gelli. and to the con- versation which he had with the Clerk on the 20th March last upon the matter, stating that so far as the Bailey Estate was concerned, although he could not see that any actual liability existed, the Estate would be very glad to co-operate ( with the Council and see what could be dono for the better protection in future of the inhabitants in these streets that he preferred for the time being to put the matter in this way because he under- stood that at the same time as the Conn, cil wrote to him in February last they also wrote to the Taff Vale Railway Co.. and he had since received a letter from their solicitors in which they raised several controversial points, and he must leave himself, on behalf of the Estate. absolutely free to deal with these points, and the broader view which lie wished to take up with the Council, namely, entering into some reasonable scheme for the protection of their lessees, must not in any way prejudice the Estate in deal- ing with the points raised by the Taff Vale Railway Company's solicitors. It was resolved that the Surveyor inter- view Mr. Heaton with a view to ascer- taining definitely what the Estate are prepared to do in the matter, and that he report fully upon the matter at the next meeting of this Committee. f ?

Ferndale Chamber of Trade. The monthly meeting of the Ferndalc Chamber of Trade was held on Wednes- day, at the Workmen's Institute. In the absence of Mr. Horatio A. Phillips, Mr. Edwin Thomas (surveyor. Messrs. D. Davis and Sons, Ltd.) presided. The Taff Vale Railway Company came in for much discussion on the question of overcharging on carriage. A case was cited where the company had made a re- charge on a consignment carriage paid from Birmingham, where the consignor paid 13s. 3d., and at Ferndale the Taff Vale Railway Company presented an account to the consignee for a payment on the same article of 18s. 9d.-a differ- ence of 5s. Gel. It was resolved to take the matter up with the company. It was further resolved to assist Mr. Richard Walters, hay and cO 1"1 I merchant. in his venture of erecting a weighing machine in Taff StrPet. Mr. Barnes O'Hare, Top of the Town. referred to the excursion to London on the 12th inst. This trip was not published in the town", or in the local paperfi and very few of i the inhabitants knew of it. No doubt many would have taken the opportunity of visiting the Citv 11 had they known of the arrange- ment. It was decided to inform Mr. Harland of the matter. The Secretary then brought forward the question of the reduction of the passenger service during the recent coal strike, which has not been replaced. Mr. Barnes O'Hare pointed out that passengers booked through from Cardiff with the <i o p.m. train were not able to reach Ferndale before 9 o'clock. The Secretary was; instructed to write tlwcom pany on the. matter, and ask them to consider the running of through trains on Thursdays at l and 2 o'clock, and to run the 10.55 P.n!. train from Cardiff every night, instead of three nights of f the week as at present. Mr. D. J. TVeharne. supported by Messrs. H. A. Morgan (butcher), E. ivfess,i,s. and Barnes O'Hare. complained of the turnmg off of water without warning. A. Moi- g aii. Messrs. Edwin Thomas H. A. Morgans, Evan Morr)s. W. T. Maddock. J. S. Jones, and Hames O'Hare were appointed as deputation to th& Joint Water Board. The next item Qru the agenda was the question %of I ligll rates, but owing to the mover being aiiscnt, it was resolved to hold this over till next meeting. The Secretary Was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his arrangements of the outing to Bnstol on the Gth inst.

Ferndale. The Capel Lesley Juvenile Choir on Wednesday evening last gave the operetta, entitled "Tlie Children's Queen." The Rev. T. Oliver occupied the chair. The accompaniments were ably sustained by John R. fhcnnas, Misses Myfanwy Llovd. Gwawrfryn, and May Griffiths. The children did their work most admir- ably. singing with the utmost sweetness and harmony. M iss Maggie D avies (Queen of the Fairies) sang" Gentle ani Queen of the Fairies," -.and Dost thou not remember?" beau- tifully. and her acting was most con- vincing. Lilia," interpreted by Miss Mary B. Davies, was most praiseworthy. Her singing ot Nvllv tlilis unkind? I'm lost. Fa I to ( I-otto, YOur Sacred Grotto." ai){] 'Mid Plea- sures and Palaces," was exceedingly well done, and showed style and finish. Also, m her duet with Master Haydn Price in "Return. Return." the latter taking his I)a-t s-111- part well, and sang •' _\mv, who are ye?'' and Oh, w here as night comes on? After the splendid singing and acting of the book, a miscellaneous programme of action songs, duets, &c.. was a pleasing change and created a great deal of merri- ment. 3diss Pet Davies and Master Willie Price gave a pleasing performance of "Darby and .Joan." Miss Mary Bled wen Davies and Master Haydn Price blended well together in Oyer the Garden Wall." Master Johnny Price took the part of "The Dirty Boy to perfection. The action songs, Trooping the Colours" (sailors and girls) and the "Bell Drill." were very pretty. The greatest credit is due to the conductor. \[r Ben Price, who had spared no effort whatever in bringing the event to- such a successful issue. Messrs. T. •) • Davies and W. A. Llo (I acted as secretary and treasurer respec- tively. On Wednesday evening, the 12th last. Mr. J. Connolly, late of London, gave an interesting lecture on Sp" ltualism What- is the good of He pointed out that many important personages, in- cluding the great Italian criminologist, Lambroso. had become Spiritualists. A discussion arose between the lecturer nnd a Christadelphian, and Mr. Connolly stated that he had been one of the latter for a number of years, but had it knocked out of him in ten minutes at a spiritual seance.

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