The Aberdare Leader

Dr. M. d. Rees. As briefly reported in our last issue, Di. M. J. Kees, at one time medical officer of health at Aberdare, has died of wounds. He passed away in a hos- pital at Boulogne on Monday week, it was last January that he joined the Army—the R.A.M.C. He went out to France in July, and was wounded on Sunday, Oct. 22nd. Deceased was 40 years of age. He was buried at I Boulogne on Tuesday week. His brother, the Rev. R. J. Rees, M.A., Aberystwyth, was officiating at Tal- iesin, near Aberystwyth, on Sunday I week when he received an urgent message to the effect that his brother was very low. He left by the mail train that night for France, but before he reached Boulogne on Monday after- noon Dr. Rees had breathed his last. He was a native of Llanon, near Aber- ystwyth, and was the son of Mrs. Rees, WHY residing at Hannibal Road, Step- ney, London. While in Aberdare he did much useful work in connection with the organisation of the laboratory for treatment of tuberculosis and diph theria, and was very popular here. He was the first AYelshman to quality for the London M.D. in Public Health.

Roll of Honour Unveiled. At St. Elvan's Church, Aberdare, on Wednesday last (All Saints Day) the Dedication Festival was observed. There were celebrations of the Holy Communion at 7.30 and 11. At the Choral Evensong the preacher vas the Hev. F. J. Beck, M.A., Vicar of Roath. At the close of the service a "Ro.I of Honour"' of the Churchmen of the Parish who have died in active service was unveiled by Mr. T. Lloyd, Church- warden. The dedication prayer was offered by the Vicar. The "Last Post" was sounded by Bugler Ivor Irons, 5th Welsh Regiment. Seats had been re- served for the relatives of the fallen. The offertories throughout the day were given to the HKitchener National Memorial for Disabled Soldiers." There were over a thousand present at the evening service. The processional hymn was "For all the Saints," sung to Barnby's stirring' tune. At the close the National Anthem was sung. The following are the names on the i-oll:-Lieut. James Windsor Lewis, Welsh Guards; Sergeants H. F. Ander- son, R.E.; E. Dew, Welsh Regiment; T. James, S.W.B.; Bombardier G. Stephens, R.F.A.; Corporal R. Hamer, Welsh Guards: Lance-Corporals J. D. Lewis, R.W.F.; C. Ham, S.L.R.; Privates H. Arrowsmith, Welsh Guards; -H. Bayliss, Welsh Regiment; R. Brayshaw, R.F.A.; G. Brown, Cheshire Regiment; A. Humphreys, S.W.B.; F. C. Jones, Welsh Guards; .J. E'mlvn Jones, Welsh Regiment; W. E. Knovrles, Welsh Guards; G. Leslie, G.R.; T. H. Lewis, Welsh Regiment; E. D. Llovd, Dragoon Guards; H- P. Morgan, R.F.A.; W. Morgan KL.R.; T. H. Morris, Welsh Regiment; W. i■ Phillips, Welsh Regiment; Brychan Thomas, London Regiment; D. J- Thomas. S.L.R.; Ivor Walling, Welsh Regiment; T. Welch, Welsh Regiment; C. H. Wiltshire, DeTon Regiment; V\ White Welsh Guards. The "Roll or Honour" is placed in St. Michael s Chapel.

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Aberdare Tribunal. Ou Friday, Nov. 3rd. Present: Councillor Joseph Martin, Mr. Chas. Kenshole, Mrs. Davies, Councillors Geo. Powell, \Vm. Rees, J.P., Wm. Lawr- ence, E. Stonelake, with Major F. N. Gray, J.P., and Sergt. Major Johns; (military representatives), and hessrs W. 11. Morgan and A. Yvatkins (clerk). Mr. Mai tin presided pending the ar- rival of Mr. Kenshole. Messrs. John Howell and John James, Aberaman, ware present representing the Board oi Agriculture. 1'he Powell Duffryn Co., Ltd., applied ior an extension of the exemption of Percy Williams, 10 (jodreaman oueet, Aberaman, 35, married, milkman. Mr. John James, farm baililf, made tbe ap- plication, and said tliat the services of this man were indispensable owing to the difficulty ol obtaining another man for the work. He had advertised for a substitute, but the applicants were not suitable men.—Major Gray Why not try a WOlllan:- — Air. James: It j would be easy to get a woman to de- liver mille but what about collecting the money ?—Major Gray Oil, that's a secondary matter. (Laughter.) He only supplies P.D. officials. — Mr. James: it this man is taken away Mr. Martin won't have any milk. (Laugh- ter.)—Mr. Martin: 1 don't mind that. iitim —Mr. James added that a large num- ber of babies was on the man's round.— Members 01 the Tribunal were loth to injure a milk business where the cows were milked locally. Such milk, one member added, was worth more than milk brought in by train.—A member: Say nothing, or the price will be up again.—Mr. James: No, no further.— Mr. John Howell: Look at the price of cattle and the food stuffs, gentlemen.- Major Gray: The grass is as cheap and plentiful as ever.—Mr. Howell: But it is winter now and the cows are all in, and hay is tS per ton instead of £ 4.-— Finally a postponement till January 1st was agreed to. Wm. S. James, Brecon Hoad, Hir- wain, 21, single, appealed for by his father, a shoeing smith, and engaged in making horse and mule shoes for war contractors. A son 23 years of age was joining up this week. Both sons had been badged, but were now de-badged.—Postponed 3 months.

Council Cases. Julii-i Thomas, Mount Hill St., Aberaman, :38, married, boiler fitter (Electricity Dept.) employed by the Aberdare Council. Postponed 3 months. Silas Jenkins, Margaret Street, Tre- eynon, 3, married, tireman in charge of boilers, etc., at generating station.— Postponed 3 months. John Caswell Collins, Ynyslwyd Rd.. Aberaman. married, 37 years of age. Leading iireman in charge of boilers.— Postponed 3 months. Richard J. Davies, Tanybryn Street, Aberdare, 28, married. Shift engineer. —3 months. The following two cases were ad- journed to enable applicants tc go be- fore the Medical Board Edward Ball and Herbert Parr.—Mr. A. J. Abra- ham, general manager of Tramways, etc.. appealed in all these cases. Other Cases Walter G. Bird, Ox- ford Street, Aberdare, married, 41, blacksmith's striker.—Over age. David Hall, Mostyn Street, Aber- cvvmboi, 39. married, was appealed for by his employer, Mr. Joseph Parry, grocer, Aberewmboi. Postponed to Dec. 22nd, Mr. Parry being asked to introduce female labour in the bakery department. Dd. L. Eynon, Gadlys Road, m the employ of Singer's Sewing Machine Co. Appealed on domestic and business grounds.—Adjourned to be medically examined. Evan W. Lewis, Margaret Street, Aberaman, assistant colliery cashier, son of the late Mr. Ben Lewis, colliery manager, Aberaman. Appealed on domestic grounds—ill-health of mother. -ileitise.d. Dd. Wm. Harries, Ynyslwyd Street, Aberdare, 27 years of age; business, photograph enlargements. Appealed on the ground that he was the sole sup- port of his father and mother. in re- ply to Mr, Kenshole applicant said his parents and family came to this country over 20 years ago. He was a Russian Jew, and had not been natur- alised.—Mr. Kenshole: Are there many Harrieses in Ilussia" Applicant: I don't know, sir.—Mr. Kenshole It is not an assumed name, is itr-.Appli- cant No. sir. Mr. Joseph Martin Did your grandfather live in Wales and move to H ussla? (Laughter.)It was decided to send the man to Cardiff to be medically examined. David Williams, partner in the firm of Messrs. E. Williams and Son, coach- buil'ders, Aberdare, age 41 last July, a month too late to be outside the Mili- tary Service Act.-Mi-. Kenshole; Why did you not get born a month earlier, j lr. Wiliiams:- (Laughter.)—Referred to the Me.dical Board. John Ed. Evans (30), single, bread I' baker in employ of Mr. Morgan Isaac, grocer, who made the appeal. Re- fused. Rees Davies, 82 Park View Terrace, Aberewmboi. married, 38 years of age, farmer and milk vendor. Postponed to January 1st. S. G. Whiting, 22 years of age, ap- pealed for by Mr. W. Whiting, Ty- j mawr Farm. Llwydcoed. Employed i as carter and milk seller. Postponed till April 1st. Dd. Wm. Price, The Bungalow, Ys- guborwen, 32 years of age. Married. General farm hand in charge, employed by the P.D.Postponed to Jan. 1st. Ernest Saunders, Glamorgan Street, Alveraman, 37, married, head cowman in charge of 55 head of cattle; employed by the P.D. Co.PostT)oned to Jan. 1. Dd. Thos. Powell, Knoll Farm, Cwm- bach, 30.. married, waggoner on four farms, and coal haulier employed by thp P.D. Co.—Postponed 3 months.

Aberdare Co-operative Society Cases. Thomas Davies, age 40. manager, 3' months. Dd. Rhydderch, Maelgwvn Terrace, Aberdare, 28. married, manager of Gad- !ys Branch.—3 months. Aneurin Davies, Holford Street, Aberaman, 27, married, secretary an(i accountant.—3 months. J. Ruston, Gadlys Gardens, 34, mar- ried, bakery night foi-emaii.-3 months. Ivor Drawer, 29 Stuart Street, 24, married, bakery table hand.—3 months. Allen Jennings, Trevor Street, 28, married, bakery table hand.3 months. Isaac J. Evans, Fforchneol Row, Cwmaman, 3.s, married, first provision hand (grocery dept.). Passed Class C2. Postponed until this class is called up. T. E. Powell, Hawthorn Terrace, Aberdare, 40, married, counter hand. Applied tor by employers and granted 3 mouths. Personal application on the grounds that he had 3 children was re- fused. Joseph Baker, Sunny Bank Street, Aberdare. 34, married, foreman out- fitting department.—3 months. All^the above were agreed to by Major Gray. The following cases were not agreed to by the military, and each application was considered by the Tribunal. Mr. Tom Davies (manager) and the follow- ing Directors of the Society appeared to support the applications: Messrs. H. Beswick, John Davies (Tyfry) and Ed- ward Davies. Cwilym Thomas, first grocery hand, Age 37, married, with 4 children.—3 months. Edmund Prosser, Harriet Street, Tre- cynon, married. Foreman at Gadlys Branch.—Ref used. W. H. Jones, 20. Glanant Street, Aberdare, 33, married, foreman of boot department.—3 months. Albert Williams, 29 Jierbert Street, Aberdare, 30, marrieVl. ostler nd stablema n.—R etused. W. H. Harries, Hall Street, Aber- dare, 33, married, foreman butchering department.—Postponed 3 months. Ckdwyn Evans and Samuel H. Baker, in the boot repairing depart- iiient.-Adjoiii-ii.ed for medical examin- ation.

Conscientious Objector. Sacrifice of 11s. per week. A few weeks ago the Tribunal wrote to the London Committee on Work of National Importance objecting to their National Importance objecting to their proposal of allowing Mr. J. H. Lodwig, secretary of Carmel B. Church, to undertake work as colliery clerk at 1:2 per week, inasmuch as this did not entail any sacrifice on his part. The committee now replied stating that the letter had been considered by tnem. and that chey were still of the same opinion, in view of the fact that appli- cant was 40 years of age. Tney added that Mr. Lodwig in his present position earned t2 6s. per week, plus half rent, making £ 2 11s. per week. In accept- ing a post as colliery clerk at £2 a week he was making a sacrifice of lis. per week. The committee had no power to deduct anything from a man's salary towards any object, and if the Tribunal thought that a further sacrifice should be made, it was for the Tribunal to move in the matter. The Chairman suggested that they fall in with the suggestion.- -The Military Representa- tive pointed out that the Tribunal were not bound to accept that arrangement if they did not agree with it.—A mem- ber remarked that the whole business proved the incompetence of the London Committee in dealing with the question. —Chairman: It would be rather unwise to quarrel with the committee.—It was resolved to accept the decision of the Committee.

Abercynon Police Court. Thursday, Nov. 2.-Before Messrs. R. A. Griffith (Stipendiary) and Thomas Jones. Licence Transfer.—Mr. R. Roberts, Pontypridd, applied for the transfer of the New inn, Abercynon, from Mr. A. H. Plaisted to Mr. Dd. Thos. Davies. —Granted. Give Me a Revolver.Geo. Ed- wards, Ynysybwl, summoned for desert- ing his wife, said that he was quite willing to take her back. Mrs. Ed- wards I am afraid to live with him, as he nearly killed me once.-Stipendiary: You must go back to your husband; there is no evidence of desertion.—Mrs Edwards: If he murders me what will you do then?—Mr. Elias (magistrates' clerk) We will look after him then.— Mrs. Edwards (leaving the witness- box) Will you give me a revolver to shoot him if he comes near me?— Further mumblings were heard as the lady's footsteps died away outside the court. Colliers, Wages Claim. — Benjamin Clutterbach and Ernest Hiscock, col- liers of Ynysybwl, summoned the Myn- achdy Colliery Co. for wages. Mr. Ivor Parry represented the men and Mr. Charles Kenshole the Colliery Co. Mr Parry explained that the men claimed for two items-22 6s. 6d. for over- height and ti lis. 8d. for working in water. Clutterbach's evidence was that the work was performed in July and August last. In deference, to the wishes "of the management witness made a height of 7 feet by cutting bot- tom. The usual height was 6 feet.— Cross-examined It was not true that the fireman had complained that he had net followed the instructions of the manager. What the official did say was that he had done so much "yap- ping" that he would not give him any- thing.—Stipendiary: You had been "vapping," I suppose? — Witness: Well sir, .1 only stood up for my rights.—Ernest Hiscock, the other plaintiff, gave similar evidence. He followed the instructions on the night shift and had carried them out in every respect. — Pryce Davies, manager, de- posed that he give instructions to Clutterbach to bear his road so that overheight could be avoided, and if his instructions had been followed it would have been found unnecessary to have overheight. In 10 years experience he had never paid for overheight.—Evan Davies, fireman, also gave evidence.— T. Luther Davies, Aberaman Colliery, was called as an expert witness.—The Stipendiary gave judgment for plain- tiffs and allowed 9s. fid. on the first part of the da m and 31s. 8d. on the second part with costs.

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