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- Mardy United Choir
Mardy United Choir Annual Concerts. The Mardy United Choir, under the Wnductorship of Mr. Gwilym Lewis ASchoolmaster), and assisted by an efficient ^rchestra of 30 performers, under the leadership of Mr. Arthur Angle, Cardiff, their annual concerts on Thursday and Saturday, May 5th and 7th. The programme this year was of an ambitious and varied character, the com- mittee feeling that, after the immense success attained by the performance of Mr. GWILYM LEWIS, Conductor. I Elijah" last year, the choir was able undertake almost any work. (Ja le. proceedings commenced on Thurs- tho -« £ • a ^ne rendering of God isave ^-lng (Costa's arrangement) by the bv +i an4 orchestra. This was followed tL le aria, Through the forest, through $v ,nieadow|s (from Weber's opera, Der rn if^utK "), by Mr. John Roberts, j Mori, accompanied by the orchestra. M as rendered in capital style, and was eceived with rounds of applause. The Xt item was another aria from the same TjPera. Softly eiglis," by Madame Ethel ^omas-Fairburn, Cardiff. This artiste '9 acquitted herself in splendid style, :lth all the skill and refinement of a well- atured singer. Then came the attrac- 011 of the evening—the performance of Councillor H. E. MALTBY, Chairman of Committee. ,?ir o vn- by Vliliers Stanford's The Revenge," c^10ir and full orchestra. The iw eilll.g was preceded by a short and t)oflJ,u<;five explanation of the text of the (tjj(Tennyson's) by Mr. T. E. Richards 6lo °^ganist), who, with the art of a true in a few well-chosen words Jt.gr the soul-stirring story of "The tw6^ge. The performance lasted about of »ty-five minutes:, and during the whole V)at time the audience sat spellbound. ^Onchorus and orchestra, were evidently t-'ieir mettle—true Welsh mettle— ifialousy for the honour of their 5' resulted in the highest enthu- /ill[» of effe-etive tenors and contraltos, B.lld'l:tg and brilliant sopranos, mighty "aelloN", basses, all of whom any fes- i 1i"1 Mr. ALFRED EVANS, Secretary. well be proud. The enun- a matter of great surprise W anH "very word being distinctly clearly understood. The choir .in splendid progress in refine- P^tiissimo singing and delicate has lost none of its fire Noin.011 *n ^le forte passages. The j,outkurst on the line, And sr broke from them all," orchestra- is for the first iT ln^° requisition (includino- xvu^ drum, side drum and not soon be forgotten. The H was exceedingly fine, ■'<^i^tttation mi hm enhanced Jl >> n" The next item was the ^°vatr> 1?ePe from Verdi's opera, '('f iJHe 0f v6' Madame Fairburn taking g 1" teoiiora and Mr. Roberts that Satiny „whde the choir did the *I n a beautifully subdued thft i enS("»Me was perfect, and ^(W- rii, ) S6 and enthusiastic audi- ^lQg 0lr next gave a very fine v0l,Hit^ay -^ifficult motet, I wrestle ™Badl)- The per- good intonation, ac°nracy, and true devo tion throughout. Due justice was done to this noble work of the great master of harmony." The last item was the Hymn of Praise (Mendelssohn). Every number in this work was splendidly ren- dered. In the duet and chorus, "I waited for the Lord," Madame Fairburn was joined by Miss Mary Thomas, Mardy, and the two voices blended perfectly. The choruses were sung with great vigour and verve, the attack of each part being crisp and clean. On Saturday evening, a change was made in the programme, the death of our beloved King being marked by the play- i ing of Chopin's Marche Funebre by I the orchestra at the commencement of the proceedings. The whole programme reflected the greatest credit on the conductor. The singing of the two works, The Reveligell and the" Hymn of Praise, "-two pieces as unlike as possible—proved the elasticity and sympathy existing between Mr. Lewis and his choir; and our heartiest thanks are due to him for the time and care he has evidently expended, and to the choir also for the noble manner in which it has responded. We are pleased that the committee gave a. chance to British music, which has so long been neglected in. the Rhonddas, What finer music can be had than that found in the works of Sullivan, Cowen, Mackenzie, Parry, and Stanford? We sinceroly hone that more of the works of these celebrated composers will be taken up in the future hy this excellent choir. The organ was ably presided over by Mr. T. E.- Richarcte, and the piano by Mr. Harry Jones. Great praise is due to Councillor H. E. Maltby and Mr. Alfred Evans (chairman and secretary respectively) for their untiring energy in helping to bring these concerts to such a satisfactory issue—both musically and fin anci allv Mr. W. P. Nicholas, Trealaw (who was accompanied by Mrs. Nicholas), presided on Thunsday evening, and a hearty vote of thanks to him was accorded on. the proposition of Councillor Maltby, secon- ded by Mr. Tom John, M.A., who, in a witty speech, delivered in Welsh and Eng- lish, complimented the conductor and choir on their exceedingly fine perform- ance. Mr. Nicholas, in responding, said that it had given him the great<fc>t plea- sure to be present that evening; the per- formance had been really wonderful, and he hoped he would have the honour of presiding at one of next year's concerts. On Saturday evening, Mr. F. LI. Jacobs, M.E., Ferndale, presided, and Mr. Alfred Evans proposed a vote of thanks, which Mr. T. W. Berry, the Director of Education for the Rhonddas, seconded. Mr. Berry expressed himself satisfied that no provincial choir could give better renderings of the difficult pieces they had heard than the Mardy Choir had done. Mr. Jacobs, in returning thanks said that he had been very much gratified, and. rather surprised, at the excellent singing he had heard that night; but when he remembered that such men as Mr. Richards, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Maltby resided at Mardy, and knowing the, interest they had in musical matters, his surprise was very much diminished.
The Ely Pit Crash.'
The Ely Pit Crash. Criminal Proceedings at Porth. Mechanic Fined Charge against Messrs. Llewelyn and Hollister, Withdrawn. Following upon the civil action heard in connection with the cage accident at the Ely Pit (Naval Colliery Company) last August, by which seven men were killed and 21 injured, further proceedings were taken by the Home Office at Porth Police Court on Thursday last. Summonses were heard against Mr. Dorman, the mechanic, for not having supervised and kept in good repair the machinery at the colliery; and against Mr. Leonard W. Llewelyn, the agent, and Mr. Hollister, the manager, for not having employed a competent person to examine the machinery every 24 hours, and other minor breaches of the Coal Mines Regu- lation Act. Mr. Ivor Vachell prosecuted for the Home Office, and Mr. Charles Kcnshole defended. Mr. A. T. James, Pontypridd, held a. watching brief on behalf of the South Wales Miners' Federation. Mr. Yachell said the summonses were taken out by the Public Prosecutor at the direction of the Home Secretary. It was proposed that day to take the cases only against Mr. Dorman and Mr. Hollister. The summons against Mr. Dorman was for an alleged breach of Special Rule 79. On the 24th of August, one of the engine-drivers found that there was a crack in the spanner bar of the reversing gear of the winding engine, and lie re- ported it to Mr, Dorman. With the spanner bar in that cracked condition, the engine of the colliery was used to lower the men. The spanner bar was a vital part of the winding gear. It was repaired with a clamp and the winding engine continued running. The men could have been lowered by way of the Pandy shaft, and the Ely shaft should have been used at that time for winding coal only. On the 27th of August, the accident occurred. When a double bond of 28 men were being lowered. Da vies, the driver, heard a crack, and lie knew that the cracked spanner bar had broken through, rendering the reversing gear of the wind- ing engine useless. Down went the cage to the bottom of the shaft with a rush, the other going up into the sheaves. Mr. F. A. Gray, His Majesty's Inspec- tor of Mines, said he watS of the opinion that the engines, after the discovery of the crack, should only have been used for winding coal. The spanner bar was one I of the most important parts of the engine. There was an ordinary strap brake worked by foot. Cross-examined, witness said a new spanner bar could have been put in in 24 hours, and would take between five and six hours in the fixing. Mr. F. J. Trump, Assistant Inspector of Mines, corroborated. Cross-examined, he said that Mr. Dorman should not have lowered men in the cage until repairs had been effected. Thomas Evans, winding engineman, gave evidence of having reported the cracked spanner bar. He was satisfied that the repair was a proper one. David Davies, the engineman. on duty when the accident took place, said he had been employed at the Ely Pit 29 years. He knew there was a clamp on the spanner bar. He heard a isnap from the engine, and feared that the clamp had given way. He put on the brake to the fullest possible power, but without avail. The down cage dropped to the bottom of the shaft and the ascending bond went straight up to the sheaves, the cage rope broke, and this cage went down, falling against the side of the other, with disas- trous results. In 1902 a new drum and brake were put in. Mr. Kcnshole, for the defence, said lie would endeavour to prove that Dorman had taken the proper course. On the Tuesday before the accident occurred, he was shown the crack, and at once took .steps to execute its repair, assisted by an experienced man, both being convinced that the repair was a good one. He (Mr. Kenshole) submitted that on the evidence of the prosecution no jury would convict, and contended that the break was not due to the crack originally noticed. Expert evidence was given by Messrs. W. D. Wight, Leonard W. Llewelyn, and Edward Dawson that Dorman had acted in a proper manner, and that the crack had nothing to do with the breakage which caused the accident. The Stipendiary, in fining Mr. Dorman £ 2 and costs, said he believed that he was an efficient official, but did not comply with the conditions laid down by the Mines Regulation Act as to keeping the machinery under his charge in proper repair. Mr. Vachell then intimated that the case against Mr. Hollister, the manager, for not providing adequate machinery for the purposes of the. mine would be with- drawn, as he could not prove that he had any knowledge of the condition of the spanner bar. A further charge against Mr. Hollister and Mr. Leonard Llewelyn for not em- ploying a competent person to examine the external parts of the machinery every 24 hours, and a charge against Mr. Hollister and Mr. Llewelyn for not having attached an adequate brake to the machinery were also dismissed. The Bench thought in the last case Mr. Llewelyn had no case to answer, while Mr. Hollister had answered satisfactorily, consequently both summonses would be dismissed.
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Ferndale.
Ferndale. The annual gymanl'a garni in con- nection with the Ferndale, Blaenllecliau and Mardy Welsh Calvinistic Methodists was held, on Sunday and Monday last. There were crowded attendances at each of the meetings. Messrs. John Thomas (checkweigher) and W. Trevor Lewis (Ferndale) were the conductors. The majestic singing of Gounod's chorus, By Babylon's Wave, created a most favour- able impression, and the hymn-tunes, Capel Newydd," Bryn-y-Groes," and Gogoneddiad," were given in fine style. The singing was excellent in every meet- ing. The presidents were Messrs. Tom Jones, J. R. Lewis (Alaw Rhondda), Tom George, D.C., and John Pugh. An inquest, was held at Ferndale Police Station on Friday last by the coroner, Mr. R. J. Rhys, touching the death of Thomas J. Hayes, the nine-year-old son of William Hayes, Britannia. Place, Fern- dale, who was fatally injured on Tuesday, the 3rd inst. About 1 o'clock lie was playing with his schoolmates in H, side street, and had cause to run across Foun- tain Street, and collided with a tea van belonging to Messrs. Phillips and Co., Cardiff, the wheel going over his body. He immediately got upon his feet and ran about twenty yards into the arms of a passer-by, when he was about to fall. He was taken home, and succumbed about fifteen minutes later. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." and exonerated the driver of all blame. The funeral took place on Saturday and was very largely attended, the remains being interred at the Ferndale Cemetery. Amongst the best of children's concerts which have been held in Ferndale during this season, Midship Mite," is given by Nazareth Band of Hope, stands out pre- eminently. A performance of this work (bv J. Burns) was given in excellent form last March, and owing to its immense I success, had to TSe repeated on Thursday last, the 5th inst. The following is the dramatis personæ: —" The Midshipmite, Harry Hawthorne, of the James Evans- "Squire Hawthorne," Walter G. Evans; "Jimmy Anson" and Patsy Saunders (sliipboys of the Dragonfly), David Morgans and Thomas J. Evans respectively; Fred Thompson" (the dunce of the school), Leonard Evans Johnny Anson," Oswald Morgan; "Ada Hawthorne,' Miss S. B. Thomas; ''Nellie Raymond (a school companion of Jimmy Anson), Helena Condon; Granny Saunders (Patsy's grandmother), Wini- fred Edwards; "Mary and Jessie Lee" (schoolgirls), Lucy Caswell and Catherine M. Davies. Action songs were also well rendered and greatly appreciated. Mr. Thomas W. Matthews made an admirable conductor, and is to be congratulated upon bringing, the performance to the huge success it attained. The chair for this occasion was ably, occupied by Mr. Stephen Davies, manager, Tvlorstown. The accompanists were Miss Maggie M. Evans, Ferndale, and Master Haydn J. t Matthews, Tvlorstown. l Mr. Samuel J'oiies (married), of Albany Street, Ferndale, and a son of Mr. Jos. Jones, was fatally injured on Monday afternoon at the No. 4 Pit through a heavy fall of roof. Deceased was on his wav out with the last journey when the accident happened.
Owmparc.
Owmparc. The Cwmparc Young Men's Society social on Thursday evening proved a very .successful function, a large number of young people of both sexes attending, j An excellent spread was catered^ by Mrs. Watkins, Pengelli Hotel. The prizes in the whist drive were won in the respec- tive classes by Miss Annie Morgan (Park Schools) and Mr. W. H. Thomas. The rest of the evening was devoted to a musical programme and games. The eisteddfod to lie held at Ystrad- fechan on Whit-Tuesday promises to be a big success, given favourable weather. A host of competitors from Cwmparc will make a bid for several of the x>rizes. Mr. John Thomas, A, C. fi choir of mixed voices, which will try for the t25 prize for a rendering of We never will bow down," has made excellent progress during the past month. We wonder if it will eventually bow down" to a rival organisation in the immediate neighbour- hood. The local body of young men euphemis- tically known as the ''Ramblers" has recently been seeking laurels as Rugby footballers. Their expedition to Treher- bert ended rather .disastrously, their Soccer idiosyncrasies seeming to afford their opponents isome amount of amuse- ment. For the return fixture the latter I failed to materialise on Saturday last, which was bad sport," especially in that the match was well advertised. We wonder if this example had a detrimental effect 011 the Ramblers," for they badly failed to support one of their leaders in a time of crisis at Ystrad on Monday. On Monday, the new landlord of Park Hotel duly installed himself in his new- quarters. We appreciate the sense of humour which made him appropriately take possession on the first working day of the week. Our local naturalist first heard the joy- ful cry of this year's cuckoo on a morn- ing of last week. Lying abed and un- accountably awake at the early hour of o a.m., with bedroom window wide open to the playful mountain breezes, he heard the herald of spring shout his name to the reverberating hills. Glorious sun- shine made the aspect of wood and hill- side a most pleasant one, but the sun suddenly sulked and retired behind a cloud, a heavy hailstorm almost imme- diately sweeping the mountain slopes. The cuckoo's call incontinently stopped, the disannointed songster probably seeking a box of pastilles in some shady grove.
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