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Aberdare Education Committee. On Wednesday. Present: Mr. J. Davies, vice-chairman, in the chair; Mrs. Richards, Messrs. D. P. Davies, J. Howell, J. Q. George, D. Davies, T. Walter Williams, W. Thomas (solicitor), .and J. H. James, with Mr. J. Morris, clerk, and Mr. T. D. Jones, assistant clerk. RB GADLYS SCHOOL. Col. Phillips, Clerk to the District Council, reported negotiations with the T.V.R. Co. with the view of purchasing a piece of land adjoining the Gadlys New School. The Company are prepared to sell the land required for £ 414.—It was agreed that the purchase be made. APPLICATIONS. Mr. W. T. Williams, David-street, Aberaman, asked for the use of Blaen- gwawr School for musical practices.—■ Miss George asked for the use of the Town School to held a sale of work for the object of securing a piano for the school. MUMPS AND LOW ATTENDANCE. Mr. J. A. Williams, headmaster of Cwjuaman School, wrote stating that the attendance was low owing to the preva- lence of mumps.—It was agreed that the Medical Officer of Health be asked to re- port. SUPPLY TEACHERS WANTED. Mr. Poole, headmaster of the Town National Schools, asked for some sup- ply teachers.—The Clerk said he had al- ready made arrangements. REGARDING NATIONAL SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS. Mr. A. P. Jones, on behalf of the man- agers of the Aberdare National School, asked the committee to confirm the ap- pointment of Mr. A. C. Birch as assist- ant certificated master at the National School, and asked that he be paid ac- to the scale of the committee.— j chard's said that the committee 1 confirm the appointment without holding out any prospects regarding' ad- vance in salary according to the scale of the committee.—Mr. T. Walter Williams suggested that Mr. Birch be put on the same footing as other National School assistants who had been already ap- pointed by the committee.—Mr. D. P. Davies moved that Mr. Birch be placed on the same terms as other assistant masters in the school.—Mr. J. Howell seconded.—1The Chairman said that they would be committing themselves to act similarly with regard to future appli- cants.—Mr. J. II. James moved that the matter be deferred until more inform- ation be ascertained regarding the con- ditions of employment.—Mr. J. Howell: Why should the non-provided teachers be treated different to the others? Our ob- ject should be to get the best education. —Mr. D. Davies: It is a question of prin- ciple. The National Schools must be under our control if they are going to receive anything from the rates.—It was eventually agreed that the appointment be simply confirmed. "THE ROBERTSTOWN BLIND BOY. The Swansea Institution for the Blind asked that J. H. Preddy, Thomas-street, Robertstown, who is now at that institu- tion, should be retained there another year.—It was agreed to write to the Board of Education for permission. GADLYS HOUSE. It was resolved that Gadlys House be retained, either as a residence for the headmaster of Gadlys School, or in order to convert the building into Education Offices if the committee should so decide. RE-CHRISTENING. A letter from the Board of Education stated that henceforth the National Schools would be named respectively Aberdare, Cwmbaeh, and St. Pagan's cr Church of England Schools." NATIONAL SCHOOLS AGAIN. The Managers of the Aberdare Town National School had written to the Board of Education stating that the Education Committee did not pay the teachers ac- cording to the scale of the Council School teachers, although tney nad been ap- pointed under a minute of the Education Authority, and not by the Managers Consequently they were in a difficulty as to drawing up the agreement. The Boa.rd of Education had replied to the effect that it was the duty of the Man- agers to complete the agreement, and that they were not relieved from the obligation by any failure on the part of the local authority to fix the salaries.

THE URBN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ABERDARE. To Contractors. THE above-named Council invite Tenders for the carrying out of the Private Street Works in Morgan Street, Gadlys, Aberdare. Plans and Specifications may be inspected, and Bills of Quantities and Form of Tender be obtained at the Surveyor's Office, Town Hall, Aberdare. Tenders endorsed "MORGAN STREET" must be delivered to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of April, 1907. The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. THOS. PHILLIPS, Clerk. Town Hall, Aberdare, April 10th, 1907. MARKET HALL ABERDARE. Wad brook's Electrograph. By special request, on SUNDAY, APRIL 14, A GRAND SACRED CONCERT Including the Great Picture of the New Passion Play (Never before seen in Absrdare). Also J SACKED SOPS and ILLUSTRATED SONSS. DON'T FAIL to see this marvellous and wonderful production. Shown in Pontypridd on Good Friday, when hundreds were turned away. Dor. forget the Date, b I April 14th. Doors Open 7.45 Concert 8.15. fyjscission, Silver Collection. Messrs. Wa-dbrook will vi?-it> Aberdare during the Fair with an entirely new selection of TJp-to-date Pictures and Grand Varieties. THE NAME IS SUFFICIENT GUARANTEE, TREAT OF THE SEASON. Constitutional Hall, ABERDARE. 21st Annual Grand. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT will be given by the Aberdare Orchestral Society, On Thursday, April 18th. Special Engagement of JOHN TQOMAS, Esq., PencerddCwalia Harpist to His Majesty the King. SOPRANO: Madame Mills-Reynolds, Pontypriddd. BARITONE: Mr. L. R. Bowen, Swansea. CONDUCTOR MR. R. HOWELLS. Doors open at 7-15, to commence at 8 sharp. Admission—Reserved Seats, ;(/ second do., 2 third do., 1/- (limited). ABERDARE FAIR 0: CATTLE, PLEASURE AMD FLANNEL. o J Tuesday, April 16Ui.j PUBLIC INSTITUTE, Mountain Ash. 0: — CHAS. H. PHELPS' AND HARRY TILBURY'S m m epertoire Co Monday and Thursday, APRIL 15th and 18th, THE n a n m TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN' Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, APRIL 16th, 17th and 20th, 'MY N TIVE LAND"! Friday, April 19th, 'The Blind Foundling' O TIME AND PRICES AS USUAL. P.O. Tel. 10.1 ■■■■—— NOTICE. I, the undersigned, hereby give notice that I shall not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife, Elizabeth Hamer, 23, Gwawr-street, Aberaman, after this date. (Signed) THQS. JOHN HAMER. 23, Gwawr-street, Aberaman. April 11, 1907. =-' Aberdare, Mountain #sh & Hirwain Permanent Benefit Building Society, 7, CANON STREET, ABERDARE. LOANS ADVANCED FROM zC50 AND UPWARDS. ON MORTGAGE. FOR the purpose of purchasing Free- hold Leasehold or Copyhold Property. Repayment by easy instal- ments, favourable Redemption Terms, utmost secrecy, no Management or Surveying charges. Chairman: Mr. John James, Teilo House, Aberdare. Secretary: Geo. II: Jones, 41, Gloucester Street, Aberdare, from whom all particulars can be obtained. —— NOTE THE —— SEED PRICES. I Do you intend gardening this | time? If so, please notice a few | of my prices. The quality I guar- § antee: THE BEST; and the prices f I you will see are moderate. There 1 1 is no need to send out of the dis- w 8 tries for your seeds for I have an i I exceedingly large variety of en- I I tirely new stock, and I shall be 1 | glad of your patronage. 1 I SHALLOTS, 4d. per lb.; BEOAD 1 I BEANS (Johnson's Y/onderful), I 3d. per pint; RUNNER BEANS 1 (Carter's Champion), 8d. per pint;. a PEAS (Champion of England), 6d. M per pint; PEAS (Telephone), 8d. per a pint; PEAS Fillbaskets,l/-per pint; a CABBAGE, • LETTUCE, RADISH, tt BEET, TOMATO, CELERY, CUCUM- g { g DER, MARROW, ETC., ETC. 'j An my Seeds 1 guar- a antee Nevtf, Fe««tite8 a as i viant your Cus- tom next Year. s .{ I. E. THOMAS, M.P.S., I MEDICAL HALL, ABERAMAN. P 'n:3a.1) =. _n_ .nn_ FOR Sitt.E:M m -n- FOR SALE.—SHEEP DOG. No J" reasonable offer refused.—Apply, 25, Wellington Street, Roberfcstown. FOR SALE.—Magnificent Flowering .L.' Climber (The Splendecs). In. valuable for covering Arches, Trellis, Un- sightly Walls, grows 20ft., masses large Pink Blossoms, perfectly hardy, reappears handsomer yearly. Wrill bear hundreds of Blossoms this Summer. 8 Strong Roots, If,—J. Davies, 24, Mount Plea- sant, Aberdare. HIRWAIN.—Freehold Property for JLL Sale or Lease. The .Old Black- smith's Arms, large house, side entrance, good garden and good state of repair. For particulars, apply 67, Monk Street, Aberdare. TTIOR SALE, Gas Engine in good JD condition. Will sell at a sacrifice, —Ayply, J.E.. Leader Office, -J TO LET. OFFICES TO LET, 2, CARDIFF STREET.—To let, 2 ROOMS, for years used as offices. Possession may be had at once.—Apply to T. W. Grif- fiths. solicitor, Aberdare. TO LET, first class three stall STABLE, with lock-up covered yard.—Apply, Vicary and Co., Coach- builders, Aberdare. TO LET. — Kingsbury House, Llwydeoed. Immediate posses- sion.—Apply, W. Whiting, Industrial Farm, Aberdare. IT'S PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH to let your OLD FALSE TEETH, GOLD OR SILVER, lie useless. We pay the ytllJOsb possible Price for same, or if our offer is not accepted, return same at once. Honour- able Dealing gup,s.nteec1.- \VOOLFALL & Co, Bi^-kdale. Southport, J WANTED. I HOUSE WANTED IN ABERDARE WANTED, a house for small Family. Apply,H.W.Leader" Office.1 WANTED at once, lock-up SHOP. Ground floor. In or near Com- mercial-street, Aberdare. Apply, 1, Vincent-sbreet, Swansea. WANTED, genuine old 8-day GRANDFATHER CLOCK, with brass dial. State lowest price.-Apply, Thomas, 1, Bank-street, Aberdare. SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED, young MAN (age 16 to 20) to deliver bread, etc., tem- porary.—Apply, Manager, Trecynon Co- Operative Society, on or before 6.30 Friday, April 12th, stating age, experience and wages required. WANTED several young Ladies as spare time CANVASSERS. Good Commission paid.—Apply, Miss Bradley, 22, Dean Street, Aberdare. DRESSMAKING. IMPROVERS and APPRENTICES wanted.—Apply, Mrs. Rowland, 61, Ynysllwyd-street, Aberdare. u,. SITUATIONS WANTED. MAN and wife (with daughter) re- quire re-engagement as MANA- GERS of good Hotel. Thorough Caterer and Chef.-Apply, T.P. Leader" Office, Aberdare. APARTMENTS & LODGINGS. SITTING-ROOM and BEDROOM To S Let in healthy part of town. Will suit one or two ladies or gentlemen. Apply, M. M., ;Leader" Office. WANTED in Aberdare by married couple, unfurnished apartments. Three rooms preferred. Apply, J. W., Leader." Aberdare.

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Mountain Ash District Council. On Tuesday, Mr. Bruce Jones, J.P., in the chair. The other members were: Messrs. Wm. Davies, R. Parsons, Hugh Price, John Powell, J. P. Davies, W. Fenwick, T. W. Jones, J. Charles, W. Griffiths, W Millar, W. S. Davies, P. N. Gray, J.P., D. Rogers, Rev. E. V. Tidman, with Mr. Linton, jnr. (deputy clerk), and Mr. W. G. Thomas (surveyor). LETTER BOX PLATES. Several members referred to the r e- moval of time plates from local letter boxes. This had been done since about 18 months ago, and they had not yet been re,placed.-It was resolved to call the at- tention of the Postal Authorities to the matter. THE NEW CEMETERY. L.G.B. ADVOCATES ECONOMY. A letter had been received from the Local Government Board with reference to the New Cemetery. The Board had had under consideration the report of the Inspector, who had held an Inquiry regarding the site and the borrowing of < £ 12,000 to convert Maesyrarian into bur- ial grounds. The Board approved of the site, which was suitable. The Board also sanctioned the loan, but they wished to suggest that the District Council should consider whether the estimate for the works could not be reduced. For in- stance, it had been proposed to erect a stone wall 8ft. hig-h all round the grounds. A wall that height was un- necessary. All that was required was a wall sufficiently high to keep dogs and other animals out of the grounds. Should the Council decide to make any alter- ation, the Board would require drawings of same. The Surveyor said they had resolved that the wall should be 8ft. under the impression that the Act demanded it. If they reduced the height by 2ft., they would save. .£128. The oost of the pro- posed wall was £630. A fence would cost J3308, X122 less than a stone wall. Mr. Rogers was of opinion that a stone wall was preferable to an iron fence. Be moved that a stone wall be erected, the height to be 6ft.—Mr W. Davies seconded. In reply to Mr. J. Charles, the Chair- man said that Lord Aberdare did not insist upon an 8ft. wall. Mr. W. Griffiths said that a committee ought to sit on it. Mr. W. S. Davies: Sit on the wall? (Laughter.) Mr. Powell: That would be better than to sit on a fence. Finally, it was agreed to refer the matter to committee.. .L d l 0 COUNTY SCHOOL. Mr. J. Powell said that Aid. William Jones had mentioned to him that ar- rangements would soon be made for the first meeting of the Mountain Ash Coun- ty School Governors.. They wished to know whether the District Council would permit the use of the Council Chamber for the meetings pending the allocation of proper offices. On the motion of Mr. W. S. Davies, permission was granted. ABERCYNON CHAMBER OF TRADE. The Abercynon Chamber of Trade wrote that at their meeting a resolution had been passed strongly disappr6ving of the system of scavenging carried on by the Council, and urging that an im- provement be made. They had also re- solved that the action of the Council in not including back lanes in scavenging contracts, be disapproved of; and, fur- ther, they regretted that the lowest ten- der for scavenging in the Abercynon Ward had not been accepted. Mr. J. Powell: I think we did accept the lowest tender. Capt. Gray: Where did they get their information from? The Surveyor explained that the al- leged lowest tenderer only guaranteed 3 horses, and wanted extra for anything further. Mr. Powell moved that they write to the Chamber pointing out that the Coun- cil had adopted what amounted to the lowest tender. He was pleased to note that the people of Abercynon were tak- ing an interest in local affairs, but it was their duty to disabuse their minds in the matter under discussion. Mr. Powell's motion was agreed to. RATE OF 2s. 6d. ATTEMPTS AT REDUCTION. The Clerk stated that the estimate had been adjourned at the last meeting owing to the illness of Mr. F. Stock, the ac- countant. Mr. Stock -was still unable to be present, but he had sent a letter. In it he stated that according to the estim- ate, a rate of 2s. 6d. in the < £ must be levied for the current half-year. It would be necessary to strike out some of the items of expenditure if they wished to make a rate of 2s. 4cl. He had thought that there would be a balance in hand on 31st March to meet portion of liability on Perthgelyn Waterworks, but the whole balance was = £ 646 3s. 10d., whereas there was a debit balance on the Gas Under- taking of zC261 13s. 4d., and on the Water Account of < £ 284 Is. 2d. So that really the net balance in hand was verv small. Mr. J. Powell: < £ 100 odd. Mr. Rogers: The policy of the Council some years ago was to be in debt at the Bank. But now we are dreadfully afraid of being < £ 50 wrong at the Bank. Rev. E. V. Tidman remarked that there was need of economising in several instances. They could then reduce the rate. Chairman: I wish we could reduce it by Gel Finally the matter was referred to committee, with full power to deal with it. APPLICATIONS AND COMPLAINTS. ,T.W• Rawlins, a boy employed at the Gas Works, applied for an increase of wages. -On the motion of Mr. R. Parsons i seconded by Mr. D. Rogers, it was de- cided to grant the application and raise his wage from 2s. 6d. to 3s. per day. Mr. Powell asked if it was the duty of a Council employee to report a leakage of water when he was informed of it — The Surveyor replied that it was.—Mr. Powell: A woman reported a leakage the other day, and the employee told her to tell one of the Councillors, that it was none of his business. (Laughter.) Mr. J. Charles called attention to the need of improving Arthur-street, iJs. kin, which was, he added, one of the worst roads in the whole district. Mothers had to carry their children over it.—The Surveyor observed that they were going on with the Penrhiwceiber Pleasure Grounds, but he would attend, to Arthur-street very shortly. Mr. R. Parsons again complained of the ash-tip at Cwmpennar, and asked that it be removed. Mr. Powell applied for permission to perform 'a play at the Institute next Christmas Day, and the application wa., granted. Mr. Hugh Price moved that the Private Street Improvement Act be put in force in Glynmynach-street, Ynysybwl. MR. STOCK'S ILLNESS. Mr. F. Stock, accountant to the Coun- cil, wrote thit he was still unable to at- tend owing to illnes, and that he had also suffered a bereavement, his father hav- ing died recently. A vote of sympathy was passed, and it was decided to employ Mr. Linton's clerk at Cardiff, in Mr. Stock's place, until his -return.

Mountain Ash Police Court WEDNESDAY.—Before Major Morgan (chairman), Capt. F. N. Gray, and Mr. G. A. Evans. TRANSFER. Mr. Herbert George applied for the transfer of the license of the Colliery Arms, Newtown, from the name of 'the late W. Price, landlord, to his widow, Eleanor Price.—Granted. DRUNKS. John Hili, in Cardiff-road, Mountain. Ash, 5s. and costs; David iii New- road, Tyntetown, 20s. and costs; Andrew Berry, in Victoria-street, Miskin, 10s. and costs. FIGHTING. Joseph Jones and Jemes Lucimore were charged at the instance of P.C. Charles with fighting in Penrhiwoeiber-road.— Fined 20s. and costs. HULID! HULLO!! II ULI.O! i! Robert Farrow, butcher, was charged with obstructing Oxford-street. P.C. Williams said 1 night -n of 2Srd March he was. (nVll the s1' crowd oL 1: i< m che road and 4>"> °hop. There were seyoral pieces of meat hang- ing oukide the premises. The defend- ant was holding a leg of' mutton, and shouting, I-lere is a leg of mutton for you, going for next to nothing." He was also shouting, "Hullo! Hullo! Hullo 1" Witness spoke to defendant, who replied, It is not my fault; why don't you turn them away." The witness then told diirn he would be reported^ and the defendant retorted, U Report me then, and rHo fight it out. P.S. Lewis corroborated. Major Morgan remarked that defend- ant had been summoned on a previous occasion for a similar offence, when he was discharged on payment of costs. De- fendant (who was not present in court) was now fined 40s. and costs or one month. James Mack, an assistant at Nelsons, Ltd., butchers, Mountain Ash, was also charged with obstruction. Evidence was given that defendant attracted a crowd of 300 persons near his shop. Clerk: That is the opposition shop, is it ? Witness: Yes. Witness went on to say that he spoke to defendant, who went into the shop and. was told by the rnangeress, "There you are, I told you to be careful." Defendant was fined 10s. and costs. NUISANCE. Albert Davies was fined 5s. and costs for committing a nuisance in Penrhiw- ceiber-road. CARD PLAYING. Howell Evans, Robert Tucker, Fred Ashton, and Wm. Ewington, Tyntetown, were summoned for playing' cards on a Sunday. P.S. Evans said that when he appeared on the scene the whole crowd ran away. He picked up one 6ard and two half- pence, also a cap belonging to one of the defendants. Why did you run away," asked the Clerk of one of the defendants who de- clared that he was not playing. Defendant: Because the others ran away. (Laughter.) t Ashton, who did not appear, was fined 15s., and the other three 10s. each. Frederick Gibson, Joseph G'ti-on. and Samuel Griffiths were similar! v charged. —P.C. Griffiths gave evidence, and fille of 10s. each was imposed. NO DOG LICENSES. The following were ined for keeping dogs without a license: — John Edwards, 7i:' Gd.; David J. Jenkins. 10s.; John Lewis, 7s. 6d.; Wm. Williams, 10s.; and Bvan Evans, Tyntetown, 10s.; David Davies, Wm. Jones, and Rhuaa Mead, Miskin, 7s. Gd. each- Henry Philips, Thos. Morris, Richards McCarthy, Rd. I Davies, Wm. Davies, V7. Banney, au of f Penrhiwceiber, 7s. 6d. each; Benjamin Evans, Penrhiwceiber, 10s and costs; Aaron Evans, Cwmpennar, 7s. 6d.; Wm. Rees and George Lloyd, Mountain Ash, 7s. 6d. each. John Evans and Catherine Williams were both summoned for keeping a d..g without a license. This was a case ad- journed from last court, when Evans said that he was merely a lodger, and [ did not own the dog. Mrs. Williams now stated that the dog was owned by a lodger who had left her house, but that the dog persisted in staying at her house. The Bench held that Mrs. Williams was responsible, and fined her 10a. and costs. Evans was discharged. Wm. Harris, Mountain Ash, 10s. and costs. DAMAGING A FENCE. Samuel Holdens, Frank Cole, Albert James, and Thomas Evans, four boys, were charged with damaging a fence, the j property of Roger Williams, Mountain Ash.—E. Commons, game-keeper, gave evidence, and the Bench inflicted a nne of 10s. each. WORRYING SHEEP. James Cooper, Aberaman, was charged by E. D. Hoskins, Cefnpennar, for damage done to his sheep by defendant's d,og.-Iloskins said that the dog worried his sheep, as the result of which one of the sheep had brought a premature lamb. P.C. Miidon came to his assist- ance, and took the name of the owner.— Defendant was ordered to pay the amount of damages inflicted, and the costs of the case. LANDLORD ASSAULTED. George Groves, landlord of the Naviga- tion Hotel, Mountain Ash, summoned Dennis McCarthy for assault. Groves said that the assault took place on March 30th at stop tap. He did not wish to press the charge. All he wanted was to keep the defendant out of his house. Clerk: You must close the house in order to do that. A fine of 10s. and costs was imposed. STEALING A WATCH. James Rogers, Albion Cottages, Llan- wonno-road, a young man about 20 years of age, was charged with stealing a watch the property of John Thomas, Abercwmboi. Thomas said he was a. collier w at Gvvinpennar. lie placed the wa c » in his \r,t.is i t The waisieoii plac-ed 0'1 co; ai tne stall. The au was all rlght ci lie looked it at 10 O'VIOOM, but ac 12 o'clock it bad diRap- r d, At leaving time every mm vw > a '• 1 L 'ss found on (I not state tho ç,lu9 t. >' • ..1 id S5s. for it about 20 jins ago. Jolm Brissel, Toivoch-II-rrece, Cefn- II said. he worked in the next I t- 1 tf. He was one who i pockets of workmen as they 1. night. He found the watch in > o trousers pocket. Prisoner syiu tne watch had been given him. P.C. Milclon said that on the 9th inst. the prisoner was handed to him in cus- tody at Cwmpennar Colliery. He searched prisoner, and found a watch case in his coat pocket. 'He was taken to e the police station, where he was charged. re Prisoner replie-i, "I have nothing to say. Prisoner now pleaded guilty, and was ordered to pay 20s. or VL days. MORTAR STOLEN. David Evans, Mountain Ash, was charged with stealing mortar, the proper- ty, of D, S. Lewis, Glancynon Hotel. P.C, Elias Thomas said that he saw prisoner in a gulley at the rear of Wood- land-street, Mountain Ash. He had a bucket of mortal- in his hand. lIe .was coming from the direction cf the Eecre- atipn Grounds. Asked if ho had had permission to take the mortal1, he replied that he had not. Wm. Davies, a foreman, said that the mortar, which was in the Rec:reati< n ■\ Ground, was the property of Messi Morris and Lewis. The value of the stolen mortar was 6d. Fined 20s. or 14 days. CHARGE AND COUNTER CHARGE Martha J ano White, 18, Pentwyn Avenue, Matthewstown, applied for a separation order from her hUb band, George H. White, now of Barg'oed. Mr. W. Thomas, Aberdare, represented complainant. I Mrs. White said that defendant left her about 2 years ago, at Porth, but he had cohabited with her since then. She was married to him 5 years ago. The defendant remarked that he. would like to have the case adjourned. He could have witnesses to prove that his wife had committed adultery with a ledger at Porth. Mrs. White denied this, and declared that defendant was living with a woman at Bargoed. She had not seen him for a long time, until last Easter Monday, when she saw him in a trap with the woman in question. Defendant gave evidence, and ag-a,il charged his wife with being unfaithful to him. The man had been fined 0-£2 In". for assaulting him and insulting his wife. That was at Porth. The Bench did not credit defendant's story, and made an order of 15a. a week. ARREARS. Sarah Davies summoned Geo. Davies, Penrhiwceiber, her husband, for main- tenance arrears, amounting to cYIO 15s. The order was made last July. Defend- ant excused himself by stating that there had been a strike at Penrhiwceiber, and that his father and mother were ill.— He was committed to prison for two months, the order to be suspended if he would make an offer to pay. SETTLED, GENTLEMEN." The case of George Drew, Ash, against Richard Williams, njilk vendor, was called. This was a case &1*" journed since last court to enable to bring witnesses. When the and defendant's names were now calle<Jr Drew shouted from the body of the court'' Settled, gentlemen." ALLEGED FRAUD. ,SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST FFORCHAMAN WEIGHER. Llewelyn Jones, Tanybryn-street, Aber- dare, ex-schoolmaster, and at present ployed as weigher at the Fforchaman Coi'r liery, was charged with making false tries on the weigh book of Colliery with intent to defraud tb Powell Duffryn Co. Mr. W. Kenshole prosecuted, and M1'" W. Thomas, Aberdare, defended. Mr. Kenshole said that he proposed call only sufficient evidence to justify remand. The prisoner was a {L employed by the Company, and the bo<?^ showed that there had been for a pWl0> of 18 months a systematic defrauding.0* the Company by the insertion of fa entries- such as crediting certain with a larger number of trams than had really filled. The Company had W look up three other books, so it was possible to proceed with the case tb0, day. P.S. Roberts deposed to arresting oner in the weighing office. NIThell charged at the Police Station, he r plied, "I have got my defence." T. Luther Davies, manager, said K had investigated the weighing book by prisoner. He had entered for a ^°ri man named Chas. Woodhouse, 19 ti^/j' whereas the checkweigher had only V trams, and the Billy weigh-book sh0^e only 14. As the result of that false try, Woodhouse had been paid £ 1 lis. W 1 more than was really due. He had examined those books from .July 1906, and he had discovered-that was an excess weight entered for house. There was also a large number °i other entries which did not corresp011 with the checkweigher's book. if Mr. W. Thomas said he was not gOI to question witness. He would at 011 ask for bail. Mr. Kenshole objected to bail. It peared as if there was a conspiracy tween the prisoner and a number others. If the prisoner were bail, the conspirators might meet J I aid thus frustrate the eucSS jit tV: Thomas said he could >e oanh that his client would not L <c v, m any way. He had a couiple.n i" id o the charge. He had been £ Aberdare for 28 years, and up to n116 nothing was known against him. ,g> had been a schoolmaster for many -"efry ■and had been in the employ of the I for 8 years. If prisoner were to C^.rdiS, it would be very difficult i him to prepare. a defence. Aftor consultation with his eone(1gllf Major Morgan said they would lit bail—prisoner himself in ¿jl0 ona sureties in each. s,r-Tr.

FataSify at Deep D u IT Callier- A, young man named Patsy Hurd, Ip.fe' ing in Albert-street, Miskin, was at the above pit* last Tuesday af'tsruo0 The occurrence took place at aboti? .o'clook- whilst the deceased was woi'kl3M •llie. injuries, which were mainly con»?u<r to the head, were of such a shoe*#* nature that death, must have been pr'1 tic"liy instantaneous. r¡m"!lt'.¡;¡,

n tf..f!,JC rC;)f !1IC: ¡rI. Great dissatisfaction exists at cynon owin "~o ''he action of the trim Ash O1 xpi ( ouneil in refusing. act jjl i *.wit i ( 1 like the scaveaSf 1 IS I oil1,i k Janes. The c isi 1 a fortnight « aen Air. Edward 'laylor offered to c0^[IV <■ o J o ■a1 tdo extr i per annum- ,0 W. !e'>wic" and Mr. T. W. Jones stronedv in t vvour of the proposal clean ih l> >c i: lanes, but the Council r fused to accept this, and adopted Mr- Hill's tender. The Abercynon Cham" of Trado has dealt with the matter, f1 r they wrote to the Council, a report which appears in another-1 column-

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