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Pen>{ grig Peps. x» Tames Morris, Llamtepliaj, The Rev. w been appointed by late of Monthly Meeting to writ* B,r Goerfrrddm-* The Rev. W. W. Lewis, Swansea, and the Rev. William Davies, B.A., Ystrad- Rhondda, officiated at the annual preach- ing services at Pfegah on Christmas Day. -♦ • We congratulate the members of the Penygraig Philharmonic Choir and their conductor upon their achievement in cap- turing the prize at Tonypandy Eisteddfod ion Christmas Day. The test piece was Yr Haf." --+- Prominent members of a certain chapel took advantage of the electric cars on Sunday morning to convey them home from the morning, service. "Yield not to temptation."

Park Pot-Pourri. A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all readers of "Pot-Pourri." ,¡ Who was the young man who cake- walked with such excessive lery u Christmas Eve? A young man who claimed to be, singitg in a certaIn" upper room," was mtvi".¡1 that the backyard was the most suit;i » place for sawing" wood At a certain establishment in Cwmpaic, china ornaments will in future be hired as articles of warfare for moderate charges. Terms, cash with ordor. Break- ages to be made good. An echo of the recent Scripture exanxi- nations. Wlio was Hagai, "Please sir, a famous actor --+- We vouch for the truth of the foil- •••- ing. A little girl was showing her Scrip- tural knowledge before the parson. Site recited a text as follows: —" Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath nowhere to lay his eggs —. The road to Railway Terrace is ste^j and treacherous. On Boxing night, a certain resident, half-seas over, deliho- j rately rolled down as the surest ard easiest way of reaching the bottom, i Waits are waning in popularity. Two boys, one with a barrel-organ and another with a phonograph, made gallant efforte to rake, in some coppers on Christmas Eve. In Soccer at Park there's a slump, For at Ton we came down with a bump. Sure, 8 goals to 2 Would make anyone blue; No wonder Dai Coch's got the hump!

Ton Talk. List! 0 list to the cry of the children of Ton. Please to put something on my card 1 The young man referred to last week who was carted home-a good mathe- matician, by the way--has his own definition of a. straight line-the shortest distance between two pubs. That's I he to a T, not a T.T. mind. --+- The Chancellor of the Exchequer, M,, j Lloyd George, has definitely promised J address a meeting of the Young W a,!«-.$j Lib.-Lab. League during the first week m Fcbriiciry. All Suiffrngottcs rCK^nostci not to attend. The members of the Lib.-Lab. League intend holding a banquet on St. r David's Day at the Workmen's Hall. We trust the spread will be the means of pulling the members together. -+-- The guest of the evening will be Mr. Llewelyn Williams, M.P., who will deliver a speech in Welsh. A certain young man who had accepted an invitation to dine out on Christmas Day, stated that he tasted everything on the table, except the menu He saw it on the table d'hote, but failed to find it on the table! I --+-- Pleasure-seekers were well catered lor during the holidays. There were football matches, organ recitals, and living pic- tures. What better variety could I "picture" than this? I In these practical go-ahead days, wh m a little politeness is shown one cannot help but admire it. We compliment the management at the Workmen's Hall upon I their good-mannered actions. t We sincerely trust that the eroal -^rs J who looked so blue" and are apt to talk you. pink" about their green Christmas, by the time they have read these lines will be more than satisfied with the present mantle of white."

Trehenbert Tags. A little fellow in Bute Street borrowed his father's stocking last week to provide a roomy receptacle for Santa Claus* giits. However, on Christmas Eve, ho put his foot in it and his father gave him socks." A Christmas Leg-end. Can anyone tell us what does not come under the Treherbert shopkeepers' head- ing: Suitable Christmas Presents "? We should like to purchase it as a gemvtie curiosity. --+-- At furniture sales in Treherbert, j, is the same people who seem to get all he pickings." On account of the heavy fall of snow on Tuesday, trains generally started f: Treherbert about half-an-hour or more late. The terrible blizzard seems to 1 tve made very little difference to the runt-irg of trains on the Tag. -9-G+- We were surprised to hear of certain young men and even young maidens, ho went marching down Bute Streetiast Sunday after having been to plaofv of worship, singing Antonio and his ice- cream cart." Just try to contain Mir pent-up emotions until Monday comet if only for decency sake. Certain young ladies (?) of Trehet -rt are not the daughters of Shem ap-d J' ins, but rather of Hem and Sham. may say of a recent wed Certainly knot." I -+- A player of the Treorchy Old > 1 R.F.C. said that Treherbert Athletic h was not good enough for the However, it is very strange that the herbert team maue a draw with th;" of fjveorehy on the latter's ground last > -)k.

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Pontygwaith Pottage. The postmaster and his staff deserve praise for their smartness in despatching tl' the letters and parcels: go early on Christ- I mas morning. 1 ne number of packages and letters •Were far in excess of previous years. --+-- It is to be hoped that the two gentle- men who partook of the nice things at the tea last Christmas afternoon, have digested the crusts presented them by the Septimus ladies. Eating and singing are not the only amusements of the festive season. Many travelled by rail, some by car, and others by foot to their respective altars to be bound for ever in matrimonial ties. The inhabitants of Pontygwaith are I Mighted that Brewery Street has been taken over by the Council. --+-- It is to be hoped that the married man from the Valley, who travelled from Bris- tol with the excursion, has finally decided not to worry any longer over the four- aiid-a-half.

Tylorstown Topics. We have still a number of Mark Twains living here, and are shining lights in our midst. --+- One of the wits was heard on a tram- car last Monday. A young gentleman friend, who was not in favour of Women s Suffrage, gave up his seat to an elderly lady. --+-- The wit was keenly eyeing him and said, Now I know you totand tor Women.' --+-- A silver lining to every cloud" is still a true saying. So says the young man who dropped half-a-crown in the snow in East Road. A full report of the bazaar will appear next week. --+-- One young man at Tylot-tawn was the luokv winner of a 28-lb. turkey on Chnst- mas Day. As yet, no signs tn the winner appear. ¡ Maybe there's more turkey than young man left.

Tynewydd Tits. I It seems, by the remarks of the Rev. L. B. Dally, that he has long been a '0 personal friend of Mr. Lloyd George, M.P. -+-- He described the Chancellor of the II Exchequer as the man with a cause," and as "the man who gets there. Our sympathies are extended to the four local gentlemen who went to Swansea on Saturday last in quest of 'Peters Mother." It seems that they found her in the orchestral "stalls of the Grand Theatre, and the meeting was so affectionate that the gentlemen returned home penniless. A local tradesman was informed by a postman that the number of Christmas cards, parcels, &c., was this year much below last year's numbers. He stated that whereat it took foul- extra postmen to deliver last year (and they were hard pressed), it only needed two this year to do it comfortably. -+-- The busiest tradesman in the locality during Christmas was the chemist. Mr- George must surelv have a good stock of seasonable" goods in his new premises.

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Mid-Rhondda Musings. Who says that the old-fashioned Christmas weather has left us? --+-- Not within the memory of the oldest inhabitant of Mid-Rhondda have the tramears failed to run owing to the heavy fall of snow as fell on Tuesday last!! (Sly dog). --+-- Who were the wedding party that made use of the trams,last week? -+-- One thing was lacking, and that was the white ears. We think that in future wedding parties | should insist upon adorning them- selves with these tokens. The promoters of the special function held at the Baths on Christmas Day must have been delighted at the success of their venture. --+-- To see the children, numbering over 2000, partaking of the buns, oranges, &c., was a sight never to be forgotten. The chief attraction on Christmas Day was the Crown Eisteddfod held at Caer- salem, which proved a decided success. Mr. John Da vies, Bee Hive, is every year adding to, his reputation as con- I ductor of children's choirs. His perform- ance of Cantawd y Blodau" at Eben- ezer on Christmas Day was an unqualified Success* Success* ii usual vote of thanks. He did not g thanks had gone Somehow, a" none left for the man "hTaid SWt with tlie ol,MreB- Sometody went wrong. -+- ,*• the good wife of the con- Mrs. Davi > of work behind ductor, did h p never really happy the scenes. bhe she is truly the inS SelntteV Hive at Coedy- meibion. t from Caersalem genSeman'8 hat. Finder gffiSSS rewarded. On going to rightW K flowing ^poe^c S'on Flip-Flap appended Golledig het, b'le buost ti Yn llechu dros y noson fu?,, P'am oedd raid i'r brawd u-u' Dd'od i chwilio am danat tir Croesaw i ti, het ddinam, Gwn na 'ddyliaist wneuthur cam A fy mhen mewn oeredd hin, Trwy ymguddio wrth y mm (drws). Colli ei ben wnaeth Josh yn llwyr, Yn nghanol cystadlaethau'r hwyr Meddwyd ef a chanu swynol Gan y beirdd a'u hodlau doniol. Ond pan ddaw r Eisteddfod nesa' Gwylio'r het wna Josh » mi wraiita', Drwy 01 y", ddibryder Bhag Fhp-Flap ar «Rhondda Bhag Fhp-Flap ar Rhaiidda Leader. Mr. J.D. Lewis, the secretary 0f the ^fcellent secretary, and the details were riPr complete conti ol. This accounts f0r the ^^day whlcl1 CT«Tttung went off o11 J

Pentre Pellets. Now that we are officially informed that there will be no local municipal contests held during next March, we suggest that both gentlemen concerned present a hand- some New Year's gift to our esteemed printer. -+-- Nor is he the, only loser. What about the teachers, who eagerly look forward for the holiday, and the school children with their clamorous processions? Where does the Junior Reporter" of the" Leader" coma in, gentlemen P -+- It seems strange that, although the gods would not tolerate Miss Cove's services at the Tivoli on Sunday niglit, they thoroughly appreciate the coster cove's performance during the weei. The business fraternity were noticed to be rather late in opening their establish- ments at Pentre on Tuesday morning. This is easily explained. The tram ser- vice was suspended. It's an ill wind that blows no one any good." When a well-known Pentre gentleman inadvertently measured himself upon the glassy pavement near the Bridgend Square on Tuesday afternoon, a by-stander started singing My word, if I catch you bending." 'Nuff said. No bowers, by request. Father Christmas must indeed be a wonderful teacher. He is even able to transform" scrooge-like" individuals into obliging mortals. Have you noticed your scavengers, newsboys and parcel deliverers I lately ? --+-- The young man who rolled home on Christmas Eve—or, rather, during: the p..rlv hours of Christmas morning—singing U T />qre not for th» stars that shine," a evidently cared for by a: trouble^ some headache shortly afterwards. More stars." c workmen who were tem- Some of kec}" owing to the heavy poranly saC rr1,pt!{3ay wished that the fall of ^ow on luesdaj „ earth had donne regret we cannot on 8unday nigl1t. We regret we cannot re-dress their grievances. --+- nf « fops our men What a number ot Talk day long on Tuesday. In wishing our readers a Hap PV Year, we sincerely hope that, alth J- he sun 0.f prosperity shines rather dai _.V Present unon some quarters of the it -i Snbaurhood, we mav soon have PPy noon here."

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This player must not" nap" in serene confidence if he is going to lead his team through the gate to. victory. + 0 + Treherbert N.U. were, visitors and victor^ at Mid-Rhondda on Christmas Day. Handford played a great game. On one occasion he nearly beat the whole Mid-Rhondda team on his own. Windsor Jones' drop goal was .-t regular beauty.