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f. i CRICKET.. A meeting will be held at the Vulcan Hotel, on Tuesday evening next, May llth, to consider the idea of forming a Thursday Cricket Club. All gen- uinely interested are earnestly requested to make au effort to attend.—J. Jones, sec., pro. tem.

MATCHES. HILL'S PLYMOUTH V. RESOLVEN. Played at Pentrcbach, Merthyr, on Saturday after- noon. Hill's Plymouth went in first, and Stapleton and Penfold opened the batting. Runs came (juick- Iy, and 251 were scored for three wickets, when the innings was declared closed. The visitors made a poor show, all being out for 51. Scores Hill's Plymouth. Stapleton, b Stephens 64 W. If. Penfold, lbw, b Jones 56 T. Dodson, b Stephens 57 E. Watts, not out I. 60 W..Barker, not out 8 Extras 6—411 Innings declared. J Resolvcn. W. M. Thomas, b Barkcr 1 D. Rees, b Barker 8 J G. Jones, c Stapleton, b Handy 18 W. Stephens, b Barker 0 D. J. Jones, b Handy 0 C. G. Williams, b Barker 6 G. H. Rees, st Penfold, b Handy ■ ■ 9 T. W Herbert, c Stapleton, b Haady 0 J. Lloyd, not out 0 T. Williams, st Penfold, b Handy 0 W. Jenkins, b Barker 4 Extras 5-bl DOWLAIS C.C. V. DOWLAIS WORKS C.C. Played at Caedraw, Pant, Dowlais, on Saturday. The Dowlais C.C opened their season at home with (J. substantial win. scoring 91 runs against their op- ponents' 20 runs. The weather was cold, but fine. The wicket had been carefully prepared by their energetic groundsman, Mr. Wat Jones, and its true- ness added naturally to a very enjoyable game. The following players are to be congratulated upon their line batting Messrs. J. L. Williams, James ,c. Davies, D. 11. Lewis. L. Deunas, and Wm. burridgc. Mr Wat Jones's bowling was excellent, roi the .Works XI. Mr. J. Evans batted well. Scores Dowlais C.C. J. T. Williams, c J Jones, b T Davies 11 A. G. Evans (capt.), b J. Evans 0 J Newton, b J. Evans I Jim Davies, b T. Davies = T. R. Davies, run out 2 I). H. Lewis, b J. I)onovaii 27 Lochio Deunas, c J. Jones, b J. Donovan I 20 Wat Jones, lbw, b J. Donovan jj Wm. Surridge, c S. Morgan, b J. Evans J P. Barrell, c Miles, b It. Price J. Lewis, not out — M Extras • • • Dowlais Works. j. Donovan, b J. isewtou 2 j. Evans, b Wat Jones X. Morgan, b Wat Jones •••».••••• jr \V. Miles, b Wat Jones B. Davies, b Wat Jones y. I»lorgan, b Wat Jones |* S. Argust, run out •• 0 \V. J. liowen, b J. Ncwtou j Davies, not out 0. Price, st T. R. Davies, b Wat Jones M Extras 1_ZD CAERPHILLY V. ABERTRIDWIL. I At Caerphilly on Saturday. Scores:- Caerphilly. C. Hewitt, b M. Wat kins f O. Matthews, b M. Mat.kins lb David Williams, b M. Watkuis 1/ A. E. Holroyd (captain) c Roberts, b Watkins — i Herman Williams, c Roberts, b Dr. Watson H Dvei, b M. Watkins ]>. Peters, c R. Morgan, b E. Rees 9 Dan Williams, b E. Rees Ii E. Dovey, b D* Watkins 4 A.Andrews not out 4 B. Crewe, b D. Watkins 0 Extras 2-.&" Abertridwr. Watkins, b Harry Dyer 0 ltevs, b Harry Dyer » Dc Watson, b Harry Dyer J C. Thomas, not out ,,10 Roberts, b Dan Williams ■\V J. Jones, c Dyer, b Dan Williams 0 Watkins. lbw, b Dan Williams, 1 A. J. Watkins, b Dyer K Morgan, c Morgan, b Dyer 4 V. Radcliffe. b Dan Williams 0 ,1. ilatlrerali, b Dan Williams 0 Extras MOUNTAIN ASII SCHOOLS' CRICKET LEAGUE. DUEFRYN V. DARRAN LAS. Played at the Grove on Saturday. Scores: — Duffryn. E. James, c 'Leivis. b Lewis 0 .T. Morgan, b Lewis 1 ,T. Thomas, c Peregrine, b Debley 4 S. Kent, b Lewis 6 W. Philips, c Peregrine, b Lewis ft T. Davies, b Lewis 3 W. Brown, c Peregrine, b Evans 3 D. James, c Webley, b Evans 4 .1. Sims. not out 8 P. Meredith, b Lewis .I u R. (; Antony, b Evans 1 Extras 0-50 Darran Las. ]I. Thomas, st Kent, b Y. Thomas 4 W Lewis, b E. James 1 G. Peregrine, b Y. Thomas 'j S. Lewis, c Thomas, b H.James 3 S. Webley. c J. Morgan, b E. James 2 it. Wallace, b E. James 2 ]• Antony, c W .James, h E. James 0 A. Evans, c Thomas, b Phillips 0 J). Lewis, not out 1 H. Browning, c James, b Y. Thomas 0 T. Lewis, c and b Thomas 0 Sxtras 5-23

This Week's Cricket Fixtures. Hill's Plymouth v Briton Ferry, at licitoti Ferry. Hill's Plymouth Seconds v. Briton Ferry, at Pen- 1 re bach. Dowlais v, Cardiff Camerous. BEDWELLTY V BAllGOED. Played at Ucdwellty on Sat,urday last. Bedwcllty was captained by the vice. Mr. W. G. Williams, and Bargoed was captained by Mr Blayton. It may be mentioned that Uedwelily were without Mr. L. Sanders (captain) and Mr. Nash, and also W. P. Jones, who has been captured by Tredegar, and is going to play lor them. Mr. Nash was also asked to play for them, but up to the present has made no his mind to play for Bedwellty. Bedwellty arc •oing strong this season, and although one or two have left the team, it is thought they will bo able to put out a better eleven this season than ever before. Scores Bedwellty. Sargoed. Kendal 10 Pascoo 0 W. Evans. 5 Jones W. G. Williams 0 Rees 17 G, Parnell 5 Cam bell 3 W. Jenkins 5 Phillip fi Edg. Thomas 3 Blayton 2 E. Walters 13 Paseoe Griffiths 0 Dyer 0 Richards v. 0 Pascoe 2 Jones 0 Paseoe 0 Thomas 0 Thomas 0 es Byes 0 Total 49.. Total Pcnydarren Lilywhites v. Cyfarthfa.—This malcti was played at Cyfarthfa. The bowling of Jos. Lewis and Griff Evans, for Penydarren, was very good, as alBo was the fielding of both teams. Scores l'enydarren W. 1). Jones, b L. Phillips, 0, Tom Hayes, b L. Phillips, 4, Charles Tucker, b S. Grif- fiths, 5; Griff Evans, c Protheroe, b S. Griffiths, 6- D. T. Evans, not out, 3, M. Griffiths, not out, jo! total (for four wickets), 18. Cyfarthfa. S. Griffiths, b J. Lewis, 0: R. Davies (capt.), b Evans, 3; G. Protheroe, c Tucker, b Lewis, 4; Rev. Jones, c G. Griffiths, b Evans, 0; Jack Morgan, c M. Griffiths, b Evans, 1; Tom Thomas, c M. Grif- fiths, b Evans, l; Tom Thomas, c M. Griffiths, b Evans, 0; T. Pritchrrd, b Lewis, 1; Lewis Phil- lips, b Evans. 2; W. Jones, c D. Edmunds, b Evans, 0; R. Lewis, c M. Griffiths, b Evans, 0; L. Harries, not out. 3; extras, l; total, 14. Sirhowy v. Tredegar Primitives.—Played at Sir- how.v on Saturday. Scorcs Tredegar Primitives N. Brown, b T. Jones, 0; D. Bull, b J. Lane, 0; W. Price, b J. Lane, 0; W. Jones, c J. Lane, b J. W. Price, b J. Lane, 0; W. Jones, c J. Lane, b J. Lane, 0; W". Brown, b J. Lqne, 3; B. Williams, b J. Lane, 3; J. Hassell, b T. Jones, 4; J. Wil- liams, b Briggs, b J. Lane, 0; A. Burrows, not out, 1; A. West, b J. Lane, 0; W. Moore, run out, 0: extras, 2; total, 13. Sirhowy E. Jaynes, b D. Williams, 9. T. Jones, c Bull, b W Jones, 2; W. Lewis, b W. Jone.s 1; T. J. English, b D. Wil. liams. 0; E. Thomas. b W. Jones, 2. J Lane, c W. Wi!liams. b D. Williams. 1: D. Thickens, b W. Jones, 3; E. Meyriek, b W. Jones, 0, J. Briggs, b W. Jones, 0; R. Lucas, b D. Williams. 0; W. J. Marks, not out, 4; extras, 3; total, 25. -5f < BLAINA LANCASTER TOWN CLUB. ¡ FIXTURES FOR SEASON, 1909. May 1.—Blaina Salemites Away 8.—Blaina United r —. • •- Home 15.—Waunlwyd and Victoria Away 22.—Abertillsry Home ,,24,-Beaufort 'ó" Home June 5.-Brynmawr Home 12.- Blaenavon .r Away „ 19.—Blackwood Home 26.—Cwmearn •v.v:v.Away July 3.-Blaenaycn Home IO.-Aliertillei-y Away 17.—Cwmearn Home 19.-Beaufort Away ,,24,-BJackwood Away 31, August 7 and 14.—Tour Away Aug. 21.—Waunlwyd and Victoria Home 23.—Blaina United Home Sept. 4—Brynmawr Away

-= ¡ FOOTBALL. ( —— ¡ The Northern Union Game. ¡ CHAMPIONS V. REST OF WELSH LEAGUE. Ebbw. Vale, the champions of the Welsh Northern Union League, met a team representing the rest of the clubs in the League at Ebbw Vale, on Mon- day. The teams were as follow:- Pick of Wa!es. Bad.. Fitzgerald (Treherbert): three-quarter backs, Gowmeadow, Ponty Thomas (Merthyr), Evans (Aberdaro), and Parker (Abe:- dare); half-backs, H. Rees and D. Rees (Mid-Rhon- dda)-' forwards, D. B. Davies (Merthyr), Thomas and Jenkins (Merthyr), Norris (Mir-Rhondda), Gal- loway (Treherbert). and Dan Lewis (Merthyr). Ebbw Vale: Back, Dai Davies; three-quarter backs, Kerton Harvey, H. Smith, and "Chick" Jenkins, half-backs, Shiglo Thomas and W. Higgins (cap- I tain): forwards, J Foley, G. Hitchings, W. Brown, Dai Maile O. Burgham, and J. Edmunds. Ebbw Vale started against a strong wind, and play was taken to the visitors' quarters, where "Shiglo" Thomas was injured and had to retire, but soon resumed. The visitors receiving smartly from the scrum saw Rees, the visiting outside half, make a good run, but his pass went astray. Ebbw Vale secured the ball from the scrum, and Higgins receiving, put in a kick which Hitchings failed to gather, but Brown racing up dribbled nearly half the length of the field and scored. Dai Davies con- verted. The teams crossed over with Ebbw Vale leading by five points to nil. With the wind in their favour Ebbw Vale held the upper hand in the second half, but the game became very uninteresting. "Chick" made a good but fruit- less attempt to kick a goal from over the halfway line. Then Ebbw Vale pressed, and Smith beat I Fitzgerald and scored under the post. Dai Davies r converted. From a. scrum "Shiglo" got over in the corner Davies again converting at a difficult angle. Just before time Foley got over, Davies majorising. The champions, therefore, won by tour goals, four tries (20 points) to ml. I The game was not a good exhibition of the Nor- thern Union code, being very unmethodical and scrambling. Ebbw Vale were the better team, and Dai Davies's excellent goal-kicking was the chicf feature of the match.

PRESENTATION OF THE CUP TO THE EBBW VALE CAPTAIN. At the conclusion of the match the cup was pre- sented to the captain of the Ebbw Vale team in the presence of a largo crowd. Mr. Kent, Mid-Rhondda, the president of the League, ascended the roof of the press box. and was accompanied by Mr. T. Rees, of the Ebbw Vale club. and W. Higgins, the old Pill half and captain of the Ebbw Vale team. The magnificent cup, standing three feet high, was greatly admired by the spectators. Mr Kent in making the presentation to Mr. Higgins, said it gave him great pleasure to pre- sent that massive trophy to the Ebbw \ale Club, who had won it handsomely the first time it had been offered. lie congratulated them upon their success and tllp, excellence *of their play through- out the season. It was the finest cup he had ever seen presented'to any team, and could safely say it was the best trophy ever offered in a footfJaJI com- petition They were indebted to the Northern Union Committee tor sending them such a magnificent, cup. He hoped thev *°uld. tako great care of it at Ebbw Vale whnm he atfain congratulated on being the champions of the Welsh League. They had held a substantial lead throughout, and ran out winners liv h Pi„.jr loin points over the runners up. He was sure that the people of Ebbw Vale reason to be lirnnd of their team, and ho hoped that in iiitiiro vnurc fhev vvouid still go on improving in I'lav ™i "(hat the Northern Union game would Cn,hU Suth Wales and Monmouthshire. Gold medals would be P^ted to all layers of the winning team. v „ Mr W Higgins came in for a rousing reception umn receiving »e cup. He thanked the president of the League for his kind remar1^,u ar$,Said b the captain of the Ebbw Vale teaip. ir? M,Cv would be the holders of more He h?Ped thaf ;'}ei ^allv yorthern xjnion sxr Sk'SB « l*ra ""wanM (cheers). # Higgins was nien caH iod rJf ^oulder high, with (he cup, and the cnthubi^s.n^ws great. J

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ABERDARE SCHOOLBOYS' LEAGUE. SHIELD WON BY THE NATIONAL SCHOOL. Four seasons have elapsed since the formation of a Football League in connection with the Aberdare schoolboys. During this period the trophy (a shield offered by Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P.) has been won by four different teams, viz., 1905-6, Higher Grade; 1905-7, Industrial; 1907-8, Blaengwawr, and this year by the National On Saturday the Higher Grade and the National met at the Athletic Grounds to decide which should be the holders this year. vr A good crowd lined the ropes. Mr. Sam Parker, the captain of the Aberdare Town Team, was the referee, while Messrs. A. E, Kimpton and Sam Farringtou officiated as linesmen. The National boys, winning the toss, commenced play downneld, and, aided by a strong wind, soou became aggres- sive. The Gradians' backs exhibited weakness, and it was not a surprise to sec the defence soon pene- trated, and goals obtained for the National through Mason and T. Evans In the second half the Gra- dians had the best of matters, and Walters netted two goals, the game thus ending in a draw. The teams met again on Monday. No score was registered at the final, and extra time had to be played, when the National netted three goals and the Gradians one. The Rev. W. H. Jones presented the captain of the winning team, the son of Dr. W. LI. Rhys, with the shield. L- Ih- IIB mmmmbW——'—ww A

REVEEWS. We have received from tho i abian Society tv.o Welsh tracts, 'Sosialaeth a'r Eglwysi (Socialism and the Church") (Dr. Clifford), and Sosialaeth yng Ngoleuni'r neibl" ("Socialism in the Light of the lliblc") (j R. Jones, Carnarvon). These tracts, no doubt, will be of interest to students of socialism from a religious standpoint- "Tricks of Self-defencc," by W. II. CoUingridge, and "Text book on walking for pleasure exercise, and sport," bv C li. Darner, have just beeu pub- lished by "Health and Strength," Ltd., 12.- Bur- leigli-strcet, Strand, London, W.C. These will be found very useful by everyone. They arc published at one shilling each. "Harper's Magazine" for May, is more than usu- ally interesting. It contains several complete stories, freely illustrated, and Professor Robert Kennedy Duncan, of the University of Kansas, contributes a very thoughtful article on "The Chemical Interpre- tation of Life." There are a couple of character sketches of Mark Twain, the great American hu- morist, which cannot fail to interest readers. These are only a few of the contents of a really excellent magazine. We have received from Messrs. Eyre and Spot- tiswoode Ltd 33, Paterncster-row, London, K.C., the official handbook of the English Church Page- ant to be held in the grounds of Fulham Palace, London, S.W. from June 10th to June 16th. Those who intend to visit London for the pageant would bo well advised to procure a copy of this handbook in advance. It tells how the idea of the pageant originated, and gives full details of the arrange- ments. The price of the handbook, which is freely illustrated, i:; sixpence. In the "Century Magazine" for May, William 31. Ivins contributes an article on "Public Service Com- missions"; there is an illustrated article on Mu- nicli; Samuel II. Bishop describes a new basis of work for the blind; musicians will be deeply in- terested in "A Conversation on Music with Ossip Gabrilowitsch." There are also articles on divorce, experiences in East Africa, and the American settler in the Canadian North West. Besides these there arc several complete stories and poems which go to make up a magazine of exceptional interest. In the "Nationalist" for May, John Wm. Lang- staff writes about "The legendary hahy boy of Car- narvon Castle," and shows that Edward I. did not t play a trick on the Welsh chieftains in 1284 by summoning them to Carnarvon to see his new born boy. This, he sa's, is it fable, and all the pictures based upon it but the baseless fabrics of romantic dreams. There is an article on "The Welsh Col- leges and the Scotch Commissioners," ard Arthur Mce contributes a very interesting sketch of Ro- bert Recorde and his work. "The London Welsh- man" also provides interesting reading, and the other features are up to the usual standard of ex- cellence. We have received from Messrs. Scdgwick and Jackson, Ltd 3 Adam-street, Adelphi, London, W.C., "The Essential Reform Land Values Taxa- tion in Theory and Practice," by C. U. Chomley and R. L. Outhwaito. This handy volume, which is published at one shilling, makes its appearance at an opportune moment. The authors have en- deavoured to show how the principle of taxation of land values can be most beneficially applied, to pre- sent day needs in the United Kingdom. First of all the ethics of taxation are dealt with, then the au- thors show how a tax on land values would increase wages and encourage farming, manufacturing, min- ing, building, and all other industries. Australian precedents are given, and the relation of the tax to Free Trade is explained, as well as practical means of imitating the tax. It is also shown how much revenue would be raised and how present bur- dens could be remitted. Objections to such a tax arc answered, and there is an appendix by the late Max Hirsch on the valne of land in the United Kfrigdom. Now that the question of the taxation or land values has been brought into the sphere of practical politics this volume will be found most helpful. On the 10th inst. MCSHS, Rebman, Ltd., of 129, Shaftesbury-avenne. London. W.C.. promise to pub- lish "Progressive Creation," by the Rev. Holdcn E. Sampson, and they do not hesitate to pronounce this one of the most remarkablo books that has ap- peared in the last half-century. It will, they be- lieve, appeal to a very wide circle of readers and thinkers; to the scientist as a positive advance on the evolutionary theory; to the theologian because following scientific lines of reasoning it nevertheless strongly upholds the tenets of religion while pre- senting those tenets on a. logical basis. It affords a theory of origin of life, of being, ot nature and forms, of evil, and of tho earth and heavenly bodies, which has never before, in the history of modern littrature, been propounded; a theory of the deepest interest and importance. Most thinking men and women are interested in religion in some form, if it be only to argue that all religions are myths. To all, therefore, this masterly exposition should awaken some response whether of agreement, enthusiasm, or opposition. In whichever attitude they may be prepared to receive H, all will find it well worth their while to study it carefully and thoughtfully. This work will be i?suoxi in two demy octavo volumes, comprising over 1,000 pages, at 21s. net. 1\1 f

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Y QOLOFN GYMREIG Y Farddoniaeth, Llyfrau Cymraeg II hadolygu, &c., i'w danfon i'r cyfeiriad can!ynol: —Mr. E. T. John (Ieua.n Dvfed), "Glantaf." 33. Bronheulog, Penydarren. Me) thyr. I CYSURON Y NAFI. Hen ddioden haidd, wedi—ei hollol Wella efo wlmki: Bob, a chweg, bib, a chi— Hyn yw nef wen y nafi. I Abercwmboi ALAW SVE&SI AELWYD. Oludog Ie, aehvyd glyd,—ysgol mam I siglo maetii bywyd Hoff bau dyddiau dedwyddyd. Swyddog gras— gorssdd 0 y cryd. Dowlais. T-iLOG. LLAWYSGRIF "ETFIONYDD." Goheboi ddiwyg liyball,—corph o ingo Ar ffo! "Llaw-fer" arali! Paid awen—pwy a'i Camp gudd yn rhoi cwymp i gall! Mcrthyr. PELiStdS, MIS MAI. Allan meusydd gwyrdd I tyllu ar wyrthia.u y mis, Ciustfeinio sisialon y ffvrdd Wrth esgyn o ris i ris; Olion cenhadaeth Mai A gawn yn athrofa y coed: Llifo mae hon yn ddidrai, Ei hanes sycid ffelly erioed. Dan ei gyfaredd mwyn, Pyngcia'r aderyn bach glan: Neidia o dwyn i dwyn, A'r trydan yn treiddio trwy'r g"&n. Hoffa'r awelon byw, Glan flagur orielau y dail: Suant ganiadau gwiw, A dawnsiant o'i gylch bob yn aiJ. Lleda'r blodeuyn bach Ei felus gyfrinach yn lion, Ac fel rhyw balasau lach Yw'r dvffryn a'r ddol goer ein bran: Tan anacll Mai pan yn d'od Yn ddistaw o gell glyd y wawr, Fe unwyd i ganu ei glod I Gan filoedd o iaswellt y llawr. Plethu eu ceingcia.u ynghyd Yw bryd y cornentydd heb ball, Pob egin yn falch nr ei fyd Heb amser i sylwi ar wall; Ust! dyna.'r Gog oddi draw, Prophwydes am ddyddiau sydd well, Mai sydd o hyd a'i law Yn uno yr agos a'r pell. Gwersi lluosog a llawn 0 gyfoeth dishysbydd i ddyn, Yw pennod y flwyddyn a gawn, A'r misoedd 6ydd wrthi ynglyn; Uwch ben y tymhorau yn syn Myfyriaf—nis gallaf ddim llai; Addolaf pan gofiaf fel hyn Am wyrthiau godidog mis Mai. Cefn Coed. CASw.LI.ON. 'TIELBUL YN NGHONGL YR AMEN." (Cyfieithiad o "Trouble in the Amea [Darn Adroddiadol. J (Parhad.) Cawsant ofid mawr y cor Yn eistedd yn ei gadair freichiau, Gydag aur belydrau'r haf Yn disgyn ar ei wyn gudynau; Yno canai "Graig yr Oesoedd" Gyda gwan. dor-edig lef: Ond ei ddeall wnai'r angylion-4 < Dyna'i gysur penaf ef. Medaai York, 'Ry'm yma, frawd, I iarad gair ar fater hysbys, Sy'n effeithio'n ddrwg ar deimlad ODs. ein cynulleidfa bai-chus." "A'r cor hefyd," meddai Sharkey, Gydag ergyd awgrymiadol. cor hefyd," meddai York. Mor sobr a barnwr prudd, difrifol "Wrth fargeinio am y cor, Yr oedd yn ddealledig rhyngom Cawsem ni'n rhyddhau o'r baich, Y gwnelai'r cor y canu drosom; 'Ac os torwn y cytundeb, frawd, Mae'n glir i bav;b, ond anghall, .Myn'd a'n gadael wna, bid siwr, A chaiff ei ddal gan eglwys arall." "Does dim eisiau canu arnona Ond dan dalu. dyna'i gyd: S Tonau newydd ydyw'r cwbl. ] 'Nawr 'dyw'r hen rai werth dim byd; I FeUy penderfynwyd genym- gwrando, Eyer, d'wedwch? Fod i chwi, frawd, beidio canu Rhag i'r cor gasl a-nonyddwch." Araf ben henwr, Gan arwyddo'i fod yn clywed, A chanfyddai'r tri gwr ddeigryn Dros ei rudd yn d'od i wared; ol a ï ddwyliw llesg I wallt oodd freI yr eira gwyn, Ac atebai'r pwyllgor creulon Mewn meiuslais prudd, fel hyn: "Cenaia Salman Dafydd bron am; ) Bedwar ugain mlynedd 'na.wr: Buont imi'n Son a chysur, Ac yn hedd mewn 'stormydd mawr; ] 'Rwyf yn flin, os wy'n terfysgu'r Cor, mae arna'i fai am hyny, j Ond pan yw fv mron yn llawn O fawl, mae'n anhawdd peidio cann- "Tybed y tu hwnfc i'r tonau Sydd yn golchi o gylch fy nhraed, "Tybed y tu hwnt i'r tonau Sydd yn golchi o gylch fy nhraed, Fry 'n y nofol deml, He gvelaf J 'R Hwn prynodd drwy Ei waed; Pan y ceisiaf yno ganu Brwd ganiadau cairiad lor, Tybed ddigia'r eDgyl wrthyf Am der £ ysgu'r nefol gor!" Distawrwydd 'stafell fechan, Plygai'r henwr tarisfe ei ben: Rhuthrai'r cerbyd ymAith-trenodd Yntau-aeth "tu hwnt Vr Do, bu farw 1 Codi wna.eth Law wahanlen y dyfodol: Clvwodd lais yr galw Arno fry—i'r cor tragwyddol. Gwoelwyd 'i eisiau am ychydig, Ond anghofiwyd ef yn fuan: Gwyliai rhai y porth am dano, Ond ni ddaeth yr henwr druan; Fry. yn mhell, a'i lais yn eglur Dyrcha'i gan o fawl i'w lor— Yn y wlad Hanad oes bwyllgor Eglwys, na. gor. erthyr., ? £ HEN FWTHYN FY MEBYD. Ar asl y bryn, mewn mangre glyd, Yn mhell o swn a dwndwr byd, Lie mynych chwytha'r awel iach, Y gweiir siriol fwthyn bach. Os yw y bwth a'i wedd yn wael, Heb unrhyw wychder yma. i'w gaglt Mae Anian, fel angyles gu, Yn gwonu arno o bob tu. o gylch y drws, y lili wen Yn wylaidd a oblyga'i ph-en: A'r teg frialli yma. ey' Yn addurniadau wrth y ty. O'i gwmpas tyf y derw i'r lan, Fel cewri cryf, i wylio'r fan; Gwarchodant ef, rhag nerth y gwynt, A'r 'sfcorom gref, pan ddaw ar hynt. Ar frigau'r yr adar man Ddyrchaiant glod i'w Crewr glan, Nes ennyn yn fy mynwes swyn Wrth wrando ar eu cathlau mwyn., I o fewn i fwthyn llwyd y bryn, Mae genyf chwaer sydd werthfawr iIll" Mae wedi treulio blwyddi maith I I gadw cartref im' ar daith., Fy chwae.r. fy chwaer, paid llwfrhau, Cyn hir cei ado'th dy o glal; Cei ganu'n iach i'r jinial Iyd, A'th hebrwng fry i'r Wynfa glyd. Os wyt mewn bwthyn gwael yn byw, A'th fron ar lawor pryd yn Inw; Cei balaj gwych tu draw i'r lien, A choron euraidd ar dy ben. j Merthyr. W. D.

Y WASG. "CBNINEN EBRILL."—Cynwysa yr erthyglau canlynol:—"Arwyddion Toriad Dydd," gan v Parch. W. O. Jones, B.A. (erthygl ryrnus a. god. ldog iawn); "Dyla.ilwad y Colegau ar Grefydd y Myfyrwyr," gan y Parchn. D. Adams, B.A., a R. ailyn Roberts, M.A.; "Ty yr Arglwydd a Thy yr Arglwyddi," gan "Lais y Bobl" (cywir-ddarmniadol); "Yr Awdurdod Derfynol Mewn Crefydd," gan y Parch, T. Lloyd Jones, B.A., B.D. "Priod'-ddulliau y Gyrnraeg," gan Mr. D. Samuel, M.A.; "Dafydd ap GwiJym a Thelynegwyr Serch Deheudir Ffrainc," gan y Parch. M. H. Jones, B.A.; "Goirradurwyr Cymreig a'u Geiriaduron," gan y Parch. Owen Davies, D.D.; "Dadgysylltiad yr Eglwys yn Nghymru," gan Mr. Clement Edwards, A.S.; "Yr Hen Estrones," gan y Parch. W. Eilir Evans; "Y Deyraas Mewn Peryorl," y Parch. J. P. Lowis, M.A.; "Myfyrion Henwr," gan Mr. Eleazar Roberts, Y.H.; 'Llyfrydd- iaeth Machynlleth," gan Mr. Edward Rees, Y.H.; "Clwy'r Marchogion," ymddiddan rhwng amryw; "I Glynog Lonydd," gan Ymdortliiwr; "Darganfyddiad Hynafiaethol yn Swydd Frych- einiog," gan y Parch. W. L. Owen (Matha- farn). Mewn Barddoniaeth ceir Telyneg gan Mr. T. Morris Owen: Englynion gan v Parch. J. J. Wllliams; "Dwv Sonnet: Heine Fam," gan Mr. Hugh J. Evans; "Bl^ydd-dal vr Hen," gan y Parch. Aaron Morgan; "Wele Oen Duw." Englynion gan Mr. Evan Jones; "Cwyn Coll am Knwogion." Glaslyn. Bud dug, Meurig Wyn, Dewi Refin; "LIenor o'r Llwyni" gan Bryfdir, J.R.. Tryfanwy, Granellian. Mr. R. Evans, etc.; "Yr Hybarch. S. Jones," gan Deniolfryn, Dewi Dinorwig, etc.; "Da. di, Gymru, Gwi-ando," gan Mr. R. Morris Lewis. "Tu Draw i'r Lien" (cyf.). gan Mr. Ellis Griffith, A.S.: yn nghyd a, Gohebiaethau, Man- ion Barddonol, etc., gan amryw. jWBgl-gEfifiX'S. IS BEST.

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EVENTS OF THE WEEK. I lU.r.. A. C. Plowden has written some of his reminiscences. About 500 builders' labourers have gone out on strike at Cork. A boy and two men were electrocuted in Paris on Sunday night. Over 200 persons have been killed by storms in the Southern States of America. Labour Day was celebrated on the Continent on Saturday with very little disorder. The Wembury (Plymouth) Commercial Dock scheme is not to be allowed to proceed. The Red Star liper, Lapland, which arrived at Dover, on Sunday, ia provided with a shop on board. The little Princess of Orange has received the names of Juliana Louise Emma. Marie Wil- helmina. „ Efforts are being made to form a national federation of eccioties engaged among poor children. It was announced in the House of Commons on Monday that the public galleries would bo roopencd next Monday. Attercliffe polled on Tuesday, and of the four candidates, Mr. Pointer (Labour) was re- turned by a majority of 151. Two thousand children attended the proceed- ings connected with the Saturday May Day demonstration in Hyde Park. offer ha¡; been made to the L.C.C. to pur- chate t-he remainder of the Thames steamboats for £15,000 for a summer service. There is a determination on the part of Northumberland miners to carry out theur threat of breaking up alleged blasting powder ring. In the course of his annual report on Egypt, Sir Eldon Gorst refers to the growth of Nation- alist feeling and the operation of the new Press law. The police have found the bodies of two ba- bios in an untenanted house at Deptford. A man and a woman have been arrested on sus- picion. The Wealeyan Missionary Society passed a resolution on Monday declaring aa earnest re- solve that there shall be no retreat on the mission field. Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., speaking at a Labour meeting held at Swansea, on Saturday, said he was not going to say anything but praise of the Budget. The American missionaries at Beirut, Syria, ask for £10,000 to bo cabled at onoe to relieve I the multitudes who axe ctax-i-ing in the stricken districts of Asia Minor. At Abertillery on Saturday evening the in- ternational gymnastic teams championship was I contested, England again winning, Scotland be- ing second, and Wales third. Fifty-two tramps in Chippenham casual ward mutinied on Monday. Some, of them, armed with stone-breaking hammers, threatened vio- lence, and the porter was struck. The United States Supreme Cotrrfc has decid- ed that Congress has a right to forbid railroads to transport from State to State, coal from their own mines except for their own Polling at Cork on Saturday resulted in the return of Mr. M. HeaJy, Indepoadent. Nation- alist, who polled 4,706, against 5,547 for Mr. Crosbie the official Nationalist candidate. A suppressed report showing that it was cheaper for the London County Council to run ts steamboats than to lay them up was dis- closed at the Council's meeting on Tuesday. Messrs. Wilbur and Orvxllo Wright visited on Tuesday the flying grounds recently acquired by the Aero Club at Sheilbeach, near Leys- down, where six aeroplanes are being construc- ted. Fifteen persons, said to be castaways from the Sunderland steamer "Oak Brarich," which was wrecked in the Straits of ivl&^ellan, were on r Monday landed at Liverpool by the s.s. "0 ita.11 It is announced that the Marchioness of Bute has accepted an invitation to take part iq the performances in connection with the Na- tional Pageant, and will appear in the role of Dame Wales. The Turkish Parliament has voted C20,000 for the victims of the massacres in Asia Minor, and has ordered a court-martial to try those suspected of guilt. Fifteen thousand people are absolutely destitute. A shocking crime has been perpetrated at St. Erith, a few miles from Penzance, a young girl named Emily Tredrea being strangled. A man who had been paying his attentions to her is under arrest charged with murder. William Tippetts, a young carman, of Hesk- eth-place, Notting Dale, was driving a van in Upper Berkeley-street, Edgwace-road, on Mon- day, when he fell from his "dickey" on his head to the roadway, and died soon afterwards. As a result of tho Budget tobacconists have advanced tobacco a halfpenny an ounce, and also raised the price of cigarettes. Licensed vic- tuallers have put up the retail price of whiskey even beyond the amount of the extra duty. A movement has been started amongst North- umberland miners in favour of urging the Min- ers' Federation to seek an amendment to the Mines Act, making it compulsory that each pit should be inspected by Government officials at least once in six months. The Home Secretary has granted a free par- don and remission of penalty in the case of the Rev.' Edward Rhodes, clergyman, who was found guilty at Cardiff of indecent conduct at Roath and fined 5s. and costs, an appeal to Quarter Sessions being dismissed. Mr. John Burns, on Saturday, made vigorous war on the war-makers in a speech welcoming German labour leaders. The scare which has just collapsed he described as the most recent and the least decent fomented bv a degraded Press and by firebrands and anarchists who feed the fires of Protection with the fuel of militar- ism. The Royal Commissioners on Ancient Mon-. uments in Wales and Monmouthshire concluded their sittings at Cardiff on Saturday. The only witness was Mr. T. H. Thomas (Arlunydd Penygarn), who paid tribute to the interest taken in archaeology and 1:<> the preservation of ancient monuments in the Principality by the late Marquis of Bute, Lord Tredegar, the Earl of Plymouth, Miss TalbpV, Miss Clara Thomas, Llwynmadoc, and Oth&ra. The dowry left by the late Marquee of Bute, consisting of the annual interest on £ 1,000 in- vested in Consols, to help deserving girls of domestic class to jnarry, was on Saturday pre- sented by the Lord Mayor of Cardiff to Miss Ada Sparrow, who had been seventeen years in domestic service, upon her marriage with a gas stoker, named Cruise. As required by the donor, the Lord Mayor read to the newly- married pair the first eleven verses of the second chapter of St. John, describing the marriage in Canaan, after which he handed the dowry purse, containing JBM 14s. to the bride. The ceremony was performed by the Marquis and Marchioness of Bute, who wished

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the most rabid opponent cannot but admit that the .Soccer game has jumped into popularity by leaps and hounds. Financially the South Walcs and Mon- mouthshire Association has experienced a record season. Indeed, the Senior Cup gate of £173 1)(;- t'.veen Merthyr Town and Ton Pentro. at Tonypandy, wili require a lot of beating, although the high water-mark in that direction will not be obtained for many seasons yet. Undoubtedly tho clean and scientific methods, together with the good manage- ment of the game, appeals to every supporter of honest sport. In the Rhondda Valley, thanks to the enterprise of Ton Pentro and others, the game now holdn sway, and next season will witness the organisation of one, if not two, new professional clubs, while junior dubs have sprung up in every dirccti<>n. in the Merthyr Valley (he new Merthyr club slands pre-eminent, and the promoters are to be highly com- | plimented in having steered the club through a "hoal of difficulties to such a high pinnacle in South Wales Soccer. Probably, next season will witness oilil greater developments at Merthyr. Trocdyrhiw, lower down the Valley, have accom- plished wonders, as with practically the same team that won the Rhymnev Valley League, Third Di- vision, they have won the Junior Cup at the first time of asking, together with making a great fight for tlw League. Treharris unfortunately has experienced a very lean season. The chief reason for this is the in- ability of their new players to blend together, while some ot the old hands, who have rendered yeoman service in rhe past must be considered a spent force. Next season the committee anticipate, with the aid of several new players, regaining their old position among the chief exponents in the Principality. son, although they started late, have done exceed- ingly well, and as next season all of their old play- ers will be eligible for the Junior Cup. much is an ticipated of them, both in the League and other I competitIOns. In the Rhymney Valley, despite the falling away of Llanbradach through the unfortunate strike, iieveral new clubs have sprung into existence, wliil: the older organisations have all maintained their fonnei prestige, and the future appears still more hopeful. From a League standpoint everything worked splendidly up to April, Vhen a congestion of fixtures, together with the abnormal weather, uL. terly spoiled a splendid finish in both tho First and Second Divisions. Aberdare and Ton Pentre were due to meet to settle the destination of the First Di- vision trophy, on April 22nd. the only re- quiring a single point to establish their lead. but unfortunately Jupiter Pluvius upset these arrange- ments. uhat the League committee will decide re- mains to be seen. "TV In the Second Division Cwm and Troedyrhiw, after a neck and neck race, tied for points, and as their goal average was precisely similar a deciding game was considered necessary. Unfortunately, owing to a misunderstanding and the shortness of time to make the necessary arrangements, such meeting could not be arranged. Probably both clubs will meet early next season to decide the championship. In the Third Division, which has worked splen- didly this ason, Treharris Juniors and Pontlottyn Juniors easily outdistanced all others in the race for honours. Brithdir Abertysswg, and Troedrhiw- fuwch seemed likely at one period to give the leaders some trouble, but eventually Treharris Juniors set the seal on a great season's performance by over- coming Pontlottyn at home, which gave them the lead on their close rivals by a very narrow mar- gin. In all probability both clubs will figure in the Second Division next season, as tjhe Soccer cede is again rapidly coming to the front at Tontlottyn. Second Division next season, as tjhe Soccer cede is again rapidly coming to the front at Tontlottyn.