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I Guardians of the Poor. j The Old and the New. (By Ap Sassenach.) its^o^0 ^rou^es about the Poor Law and furth°°m^ embodiment—the workhouse— keen1" t^lan to s*Sn over the rates, and Un/;i °n -^e suij-risen side of its walls? am a ^Ulte recently I did not, and, as I oils k av1era8e man., I hope that my numer- heroi,1-?! wil1 appreciate the effort recnm-1n ma^e to enlighten them. The a |L Guardians' election will also render of Qi account of the inception and growth «r „ ? 00r Law system acceptable to deader" readers. Ve Happie Old Paupers. then, that in the early days }l0l| J Shsh history, there were no work- The country was covered with diff reliSious houses^ of winch Car- Jriar uts sl?are i11 ^he Black and. Grey Unto S|i5 '8 ru"ls ^e former even unto JEroiiv^j being visible in the Castle ne„i. ?s* These establishments were ex- 0»ini«+ t0 l-,er^orm three duties—to ad- PeoDl the spiritual needs of the w} e' educate the children, and to tics e clothe the poor. The ecclesias- tics succeeded so well in the third require- terv +1 aroURd every important monas- Paun e swa.rmed a contented crowd of Yg Quaint old Fuller says of this; Whink' „ se abbeys did but maintain poor ey made." William of Normandy having co-n- intn 'Sland in 1066, divided his spoil Second 60 l?ortlons one for himself, the his nobles, who, in return, fju- tie 1 • witla money and troops, and Peet s'ice to: the monks, who were ex- year to do as I have indicated. 'As the SQ ? rolled on, beggars increased in num- ^'hiol!,lrmingly ^at a *aw was enacted by but stui'dy vagabonds; who could work whi were on a first offence. eroif^ i 011 a SGCOn^ had their ears Hrn anc^ ^or ^be third were hung! Wi'lv Would this tariff suit the Wearv es of the Pontypridd Union P "'0"" King Hal bluffed the Poor*. Et?.Ul^ng the Reformation upheaval King to, the VIII., alliteratively described BijJ ^y a Radical friend as Britain's y oflest, Blackguard," took the- opportunity caro annexing," or, to use, a, topical phrase, uee ^andeering most of the religious 11. oUse,s, and their property. In this man- i* Black and Grey Friars came into Bute family through the Herberts; aild T'intern Abbeys into private °Ut eiS^1P' The poor were thus tricked se_ °f their relief, and, the suffering con- ^iii y ensuin& was so awful that the *JJ Momentarily diverted his attention 0r i numerous matrimonial projects and voi^d the clergy to gather and procure pg ^tary alms of the: good Christian &erv uP°,n every possible occasion. Ob- i,ec dear Mr. "Leader reader, that the eeeive-rs of the stolen property were asked thc5l^e voluntary alms for the benefit of rightful owners. How sarkastik! tt%49;ish Working Men Slaves. Tb ^oi lri richer folk did not pay up as they it ea°h man thinking doubtlessly that j.1 as the other fellow'si duty and not his. ore ^ore, the office of overseer was a,|) in 1572 to superintend and gener- Wn the "collectors of alms." Stub- ^entleiiien were taken before a magis- Iggg fixed the amount for them. In th -King Charles the Second sanctioned Act >> .'us known as the "Settlement li}j which dealt a deadly blow at the ]>&ri if of the English labourer. Every overseer exerted boundless energy XlnS upon every possible pretext- the not ^Ojent in his parish of persons who did a house of £ 10 yearly and up- Sl a sum equal to £ 20 at least of our "0y& money. Even in apprenticeing oth Masters were eagerly sought for in a r parishes) so: as to get the lad into T Pa"s^ the right of settlement in forty days If a man obtained work li6 u^ew district for I ess than that period, ov€ «* promptly senti back, and, as the tets eers of the new district arranged mat- cl^ ^^h the employers, the working Were to- all intents and purposes and tied to their parish. Even this in enough for the authorities, so Setti a law was enacted that intending ^hould apply to the new parish, a%o heir notice read in church, so that who cared could object. Where Coijjej^e. Old England for the labourer h in, passeth my comprehension. 4 Cow for every Poor Man. said Bristol is behind the times ? ^tab'l '111 it obtained a special Act and t<j tu the first workhouse. Prior (JOQJ. at the paupers were only given out- ^fcrli' re^e^- The experiment so pleased &t "that in 1723 every parish was Wperty to build its own workhouse, of 17 eOJUø now to a curious arrangement eara hy which a workman who failed to fa^ii e amount necessary to keep his should be paid the balance out of O.Ir rate. This made the unfortunate nxan a trifle- happier; but in the il)tr0(1lng ^ear an ever better proposal was Po°r u°ed into Parliament, that every > a Pig11 should be provided with, a cow, Ilial Or some other useful domestic ani- v This never passed. It may, how- a Wi f'Ve Proyided Pushful Joe with or his famous idea of Three acres Cow." lia,nl ()'I after the Battle of Waterloo, Par- kicking at the enormous Poor Law atice t Vre' practically stopped the allow- the man of inadequate wagQ, but Mn i Vestries to buy or lease land .^re'ag if able-bodied out of works ^W^ble wages, or to iet land to poor i a^, a reasonable rent; also money 9aned to suitable persons. This ^18, c legislation; was in 1818, not in 'J|lon Chaos to Ordei*> ^Gry^^ish workhouses did not prosper. tw' complaints were heard of their ■JWQj.agement. Out-door relief kRs Oaiseil parts where paupers' rent PaUperg by the parish, the "happy" lVed in unhealthy, ruinous ? had ?-V]?ed W the overseers." If faai^blP, iC^ets for goods, they were h ^0UR t>°5 at the overseers' shops. The g'^ted -reform Parliament of 1832 ap- Vs' TtoCOmmission to re-organise mat- ahAK°iye,ars later parish workhouses rjlon of nS .e(J' and a workhouse jor a is, 11 s substituted—Pontypridd Ai,?- i Use embracing six parishes, o»e- At this time! als0 the Snd overseers were happily swept of 0 e Present system adopted of a WR1* whi^if ans' elected by the rate- dift st-ill j1 Managed the whole- concern. hg.^eiLt R+ e, 0versoers. but of a totally toSW. and they are only ex- 0n^e iM, Bill was passed by 299 to 20. From 1834 until the present there ha,s been a gradual im- provement in the lob of paupers, un- doubtedly quickened by the scathing ex- posures by Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist." A Chance for the Children. Of recent years the children have re- ceived special attention, and as a conse- quence their lot has been vastly improved. In 1890 the Pontypridd Board of Guard- ians adopted the Scattered Homes system, and there are now eight real homes, ac- commodating 128 children, who are up- reared free from the debasing influences of the -Workhouse. An alternative is pro- posed in the. Boarding-out System, by which the children would be placed under the care of respectable working class people. The upholders of the latter sys- tem claim that the cost would be lessi per child per week, as compared with the cost to the ratepayers of the Scattered Homes principle.
Musical Festival at Cwmparc.
Musical Festival at Cwmparc. The fourth musical festival of the com- bined English Methodist, churches of the Rhondda- was held at Park Chapel. Cwm- parc, on Easter Monday. It was to have been held at Station Road Chapel, Tre- orchy, but, that place not being com- pleted, Cwmparc was decided upon. The presidents for the day were —Afternoon, Rev. F. W. Cole, Tonypandy; evening, Rev. H. Edwards, Treherbert. The con- ductor was the Rev. E. Glandon Davies, Merthyr Vale. Miss Denby, Treherbert, and Mr. E. Morris, Gelli, accompanied at the piano and organ respectively. The singing was of a high character through- out the two meetings, only now and again there were traces of insufficient rehearsing. Miss Prosser, Treorchy, gave a fine ren- dering of a solo- in the afternoon service, and Mr. Prosser delivered a song in the evening. Mr. W. Andrews, Gelli, in- troduced the- afternoon service, and later on an address: was delivered by Mr. Richards, Tonypandy, on "The duty of the church towards the musical festival." The evening service was introduced by the Rev. J. W. Matthews, Gelli, while at the same meeting the Rev. E. Beynon, Treorchy, gave- an address on The In- fluence of Music.' The president, Rev. H. Edwards, also spoke of the need of getting good singing in Christian churches and of making the services attractive. At the close the Rev. E. Beynon proposed a vote of thanks for the loan of Park Chapel. This was seconded, and carried. Mention should be made, too, of the good work of the local friends who had provided the tea at the chapel vestry. This turned out to be a, very wise arrangement, for the weather being unfavourable, it saved a good deal of annoyance, which would otherwise have- marred the- whole day. The Treherbert- church looks forward with great eagerness to the- forthcoming mission which is, to take place- there- from the 14th to 21st inst. Mrs. Ray, of Wrexham, is to conduct, services throughout the week. A still greater event, will be the opening of the new English Methodist Church at Treorchy on May 4th, 5th, and 6th, when Dr. Pugh, Cardiff, Professor Young Evans, Trefecca- College, Revs. J. Williams, E. Beynon, Lewis, Edwards, Cole, Badham, and Davies will take part in the services.
Rhondda Fach Jottings.
Rhondda Fach Jottings. (By Rambler.) Many amusing stories of blunders made in filling the census papers have appeared in our local papers, and the following two instances which occurred in Upper Rhon- dda Fach may help to swell thelist,. One gentleman, the head of a large family, with the object, presumably, of saving time, filled up the first line on the census paper with the names of himself wife, and their numerous progeny, while another recorded -his four-hours-old infant, (the child having been born at, 8 p.m. on Sunday), as being able to speak both languages. The inhabitants of Ferndale received a rare musical treat last Wednesday week, when the Clydach Vale Male Voice Party brought off their concert in aid of the strikers. The- attendance, though very fair, was, not what it should be, as apart from the meritorious object of the concert, the splendid way in which one and all acquitted themselves was truly deserv- ing of a. crowded house. So excellent were all the renderings that it, would be unfair to single out individuals for praise. Suffice- it to say that all fully deserved the plaudits; which greeted their efforts. Mr. J. Jenkins, the, host of the- Victoria Hotel, and an old resident, of Clydach Vale, ably presided, and he was supported on the platform by County Councillor T. Samuel and Messrs. Abe-1 Jacob and Samuel Robert. The chairman, during his, con- cluding remarks, announced that Dr. K. Datta, had sent, him a, donation: of 10s. in aid of the deserving cause for which the concert was instituted. Yet another mining disaster in the Rhondda Fach. Last Thursday two men engaged as hauliers at Mardy Colliery were killed by a heavy fall of roof. The circum- stances connected with this disaster make it, all the more painful. One of the deceased, William Williams, had just re- sumed work after a, spell of enforced idle- ness: caused by illness, while the other, David Thomas, had tut recently returned from a visit, to his family somewhere near Carmarthen, whence he intended shortly removing them to reside at Mardy. Did the. people who are always discours- on the good wages- which the collier is at present supposed to be enjoying, but take the trouble to follow up even the printed reports of these daily tragedies, which are, alas, so common in these busy mining centres, they may be, less disposed to envy him and to condemn his attempts to com- bine with his fellows in improving his cheerless lot. Leaving his home in the morning, strong and stalwart, often wading ankle deep through the mud which seems to be an indispensible- characteristic of most, of the approaches to Rhondda Fach collieries, inhaling the poisonous fumes arising from the burning tips, be descends the mine with the prospect, of possibly emerging therefrom a mangled corpse, or worse still, a helpless cripple, condemned to linger on through years of pain and misery, his proud soul chafing under the realisation of being dependent on charity for that subsistence which but prolongs that living death he often wishes at an end.
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Eisteddfod at Clydach Vale.
Eisteddfod at Clydach Vale. The third annual chair eisteddfod was held at Gosen Chapel on Good Friday. The day being fine, the promoters were favoured with attendances at both, morn- ing and afternoon meetings quite up to the past occasions. In the absence of Mr. John Williams, Bryntawel, Blaenclydach, Mr. R. S. Griffiths, D.C., also of Blaen- clydach, presided, and conducted the proceedings. The adjudicators were: Music Mr. Joseph Bowen, G.T.S.C., Cil- fynydd; literary, Mr. Jonathan Rees (Nathan Wyn), Ystrad-Rhondda, Mr. Rees, and Mr. Tom Williams; prize bags, Mrs. Jones, draper, Clydach Vale, and Mrs. WilliamSj Post Office, Blaenclydach bread, Miss Collins, cookery instructress of the Rhondda School Board. Mr. John Llowelyn, Penygraig, officiated at the piano. The- morning meeting was opened by a song contruibuted by Mr. Tom Thomas, Gosen, after which the following competitions, were decided -Soprano solo for children under 14 years of age, Mae d' eisiau di bob awr." Fifteen competed, and after a close competition, Miss Davies", High Street, Clydach Vale, was awarded the prize. Three competed on the violin solo, "Llwyn Onn," for children under 16 again. The- first, prize went to Master Hugh Hughes, Gelli; second to Miss Bessie Carpenter, Clydach Vale. Another good competition was for children under 16 years of age, viz., pianoforte solo, Gavotte." Master T'. Yorath, Hafod, was the winner out of eight; competitors. Mrs. Hughes, High Street, Clydach Vale, was the only aspirant in the contralto solo, 0 llefara addfwyn Iesu," and she was deemed fully worthy of the prize. Four essays were sent in on Absalom," Mr. Tom Roderick, Clydach Vale, receiving the prize. Miss Lily Morgan, Llwynypia, carried off the prize for the recitation of Casabianca," out of two competitors. The recitation for children under 10 years or age, Iesu yn Blentyn," resulted in the first prize going to Miss Morns, Bla,enclydach, and the third to Miss Jones, Court Street, Tonypandy. The proceeding terminated with the children's choral competition. The test, piece was Pan gilia'r niwl." Only one choir put in an appearance, viz., Llwynypia, conducted by Mr. B. Hick- man. and they received the prize. After the opening solo by Miss Jones, Ponty- pridd, in the afternoon, the first competi- tion was the soprano solo, Gwlad y Delyn." Mrs. Rebecca Williams was successful out of two competitors. One prize bag was sent in by Miss Edith M. Davies, The Chandlery, Llwynypia, and this- young lady was awarded the prize. Essay on Y mant-eision ac anfanteision cyfoeth." Mr. Evan Roderick, Clydach Vale, was successful out of three competi- tors. Mrs. Mary Morgans, Schools Pont- ygwaith, was the only competitor in the open recitation of Breuddwyd ol:l'r llofrudd," and received the prize. A rather novel competition was that for the best collection of old postage stamps. Miss Sarah Jones, Llwynypia, Mr. T. Yorath, Hafod, and Miss Lizzie Davies, of Clydach Vale, received the first prize (6,246 stamps), second prize (4380), and third prize (4,229) respectively. Mr. D. Thomas, Maddox Street, Clydach Vale, and Mr. James Lewis, were the adjudi- cators. Five came forward to play the Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni). Mr. Robert John Martin, Clydach Vale (member of the Soar String Band) was successful. The test piece for tenors was "Y Bugail" (Wilfred Jones). There were five- competitors, and after perhaps the best competition of the whole day, Mr. T. Bonnel, Pentre_, received the prize. For the best "Farwnad" on the late Mr. James Thomas, 1, Maddox Street, Clydach Vale, there were nine competitors. The prize- of one guinea, was divided be- tween R. Thomas (Athron), Festiniog, and Mr. Thomas Davies, Clydach Vale. There were seven competitors on the flute solo, "Maritana." Mr. E. J. Roberts, Llwynypia, was the winner, and he re- ceived a magnificent flute as his prize. For the best white loaf, not, to be over four pounds in weight, baked in a tin at a bake- house, the first prize went to Mrs. Thomas, Clydach Vale, and the second prize divided between Mrs. Davies, Wern Street, Cly- dach Vale, and Miss Evans, also of Clydach Vale, out of 16 competitors. For the best brown loaf, under the same conditions, were ten competitors. The first prize went to Mrs. Evans, High Street, Clydach Vale, and second prize to Mrs. Williams, Clydach Vale. The duet-, tenor and bass, was Gwys i'r Gad." Three couples came for- ward, and the prize was divided between Mr. David Williams, Penygraig, and friend, and Mr. Tom Thomas and friend, Clydach Vale; violin solo, Salut D'Amour" (Elgar); Mr. Edward Price, Tonypandy, after being highly praised by the adjudicator, received the first prize, and Mr. James Hughes, Ystrad, the second. Bass solo, "Mae Cyru wen yn codi," (composed by the adjudicator); Mr. David Williams Penygraig, was the best of the three competitors. The chief literary competition now took place, viz., the chair.' The subject for the best 60 lines was Marwolaeth y Dydd." No fewer than 21 compositions were sent in, many of them, in the opinion of Nathan Wyn, being of high merit. After a de- tailed adjudication, the winner was named as the Rev. W. Bowen, Congregational minister, Penygroes. Mr. Thomas, Mad- dox Street, Clydach Vale, acted as his re- presentative and he was chaired according to the ancient- custom of the National Eis- teddfod. The following bards recited en- glynion in praise: -Mr. Thomas Davies, Mr. D. J. Rhys, the Rev. E. T. Jenkins, and Mr. David Jones. Mr. Tom Thomas, Gosen, sang the chairing song, and Miss L. Jones, Blaenclydach, invested Mr. Bowen's representative. The chair was presented to tljfe committee by Mr. J. Samlet; Jones, Clydach Vale. Quartette, Cast- thy burden upon the Lord but one- party competed, viz., Mr. David Wil- liams and friends, Penygraig, and- they secured the prize. The last item was the chief choral Blodeuyn Olaf." Only one choir put in an appearance, viz., Llwyny- pia, under the eonductorship of Mr. Tom A. Jones. The prize was R5, together with a silver teapot,, the gift of Mr. Kinstley, jeweller, to the successful con- ductor. An excellent rendering was given by the choir, and after being highly com- plimented by the- adjudicator, Mr. Jones was invested amidst loud cheers. The officers of the committee of this most suc- cessful eisteddfod were: Chairman, Rev. J. Walters; treasurer, Mr. James Thomas; and Secretary, Mr. James Morris. -c"¡"
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Correspondence, The Recent Guardians Election. T'o the Editor. Sir,—On reading your comments on the Guardians- election, I was surprised and amused. You are thanking Mr. Wm. Morgan, White Hall, for the advertisement he gave your paper by issuing a leaflet, and distributing it amongst the voters in the Trealaw district. I think Mr. Morgan ought, to return the compliment. You paid him a, high tribute in your last issue in referring to his long experience as a public-house valuer, an expert who has worked successfully for his clients. I don't know whether you intend it as a, sneer or not. Why have you not mentioned that he is also a land and property valuer ? In my opinion, Mr. Morgan was justified in calling himself the working man's friend. Actions speak louder than words, and during the la,st strike he contributed £ weekly towards the soup kitchen. His wife also assisted, and went up and down collecting subscriptions for the same. He has never refused to contribute to any- thing that has a tendency to do good. You say that, Mr. Davies, Cwrt Villa, had an established claim, having sat as a mem- ber for 32 years. Has he not been in- terested in the liquor traffic for a number of years? Is he not the owner of licensed property at the present time? Surely it he has a claim, another license-holder should have. With regard to Mr. David Davies, you &ay he got in as David Davies, the Bancwr. I differ from you in your opinion. He is known to all as .David Davies, New Inn. He has proved himself to be a friend 6f the poor, and the result of the election is, most convincing. He has been the means of a place of worship being built in Clydach. Would to God that all publicans were like him there would then be less profane language used, and drunkenness in licensed houses. You cannot, blame the- man who sells drink he, is legally entitled to do so. If you think the law is wrong, set about to put it right Mr. Davies is a man who shows a good example to his customers. Whether a-man is a, bancwr, publican, or shoemaker. if the ratepayers think that he is the right man in the right place, they are per- fectly justified in electing him.—Yours, etc., CHWAREU TEG. "Chwareu Teg" seems to have consti- tuted himself a sort of universal champion of the publicans, but, despite his charge of inconsistency, we still hold to our origi- nal opinion. With regard to the omission of Mr. Wm. Morgan's qualifications as a land and property valuer, it, is obvious that it is impossible to deal with all the sidelights of a candidate's profession. Wo spoke of him as a public-house valuer be- cause that branch of the work we under- stand to be his forte. We are willing to give Mr. Morgan every credit for his liber- ality in time of want, but, this fact does not necessarily qualify him for a Guardian. Mr. Davies, Court Villa, we know to be connected with the trade, but as we were bound to select, two, we naturally selected Mr. Wm. Davies as the least red-handed. Mr. David Davies may have been the means of causing a chapel to be built, but we would point out that the seating ac- commodation in the parent chapel is suffi- cient for the members of both Congrega- tional places of worship, so that evidently the chapel was not, built so much for the benefit of the community as from a desire to. gratify the whims of a few. "Chwareu Teg" talks of the law allowing a man to sell drink-a very weak argument when it is rememberd that according to law many acts are legal whereas morally these are wrong.- Editor, "Rhondda Leader." To the Editor. Dear Sir,—I was extremely pleased to read in your last, week's number the timely remarks by Reviewer" on Mr. D. Watts Morgan's attitude in the last elec- tion. I confess that I was astonished to see the name of such a well known Liberal, and, what is, far more important, a miners' leader, billed" to speak in favour of Conservatism and the Trade." But what can one comment on the Rev. J. Young Jones's attitude in the same elec tion? I was indeed shocked, and I must say, disgusted, to find that he, a minister of the gospel, should go so far as to urge the electors to vote for a representative of the trade which not only causes our workhouses to be filled, but which is. with- out doubt, the root of all crime. He was Mr. William Morgan's right-hand man. and one- of the hardest workers on his side. He, on Sunday, exhorts sinners tg tuin from their sinful ways, but, is not his action in this election likely to injure his influence upon his congregation? Per- haps Mr. Jones (an explain why he became such an enthusiastic supporter of the brewers' interests.—Yours, etc., PANDY.
Sacred Concert at Tonypandy.
Sacred Concert at Tonypandy. On Sunday evening a sacred concert was held at the Theatre Royal, Tonypandy (kindly lent for the occasion by tlfe lesee, Mr. Duckworth), in aid of the fund raised by the Clydach Vale Male Voice Party, previous to its going on tour, to provide held for the Clydach Vale strikers, many of whom are in great straits through the prolonged strike. A large audience was in attendance. The chairman was Mr. D. S. Thomas, Tonypandy, who always ren- ders great service in bringing charity ob- jects to a successful issue. The proceed- ings opened with an address by the chair- man, followed by the party's contrtibution of Crugybar," which was rendered in magnificent style. A soprano solo by Miss Maggie Morris, Blaenclydach, The Heavenly Dream," proved to be an ac ceptable item, as also was the tenor solo by Mr. James John. A mezzo-soprano solo, "Flee as a bird," was given by Miss S. Bowen, Clydach Vale, and II Lead, Kindly Light," by Mr. John Jones, fol- lowed by a pianoforte! solo by the accom- panist, All the items were all very praiseworthily rendered. The Party ren- dered Comrades in Arms," which was well received. This was followed by a con- tralto solo- by Mrs. Hughes, Clydach Vale trio, by Mr. D. G. Davies„ (Llew Bedw), Mrs. Michael, and Mr. James John, Clydach Vale; and a tenor solo, If with all your heart," by Mr. Richarcl Jones. After another Welsh contribution by Mrs. Hughes, the Party concluded the concert with the rendering of The Little Church," and other pleasing and appro- priate selctioJls. Mr. Ben. Davies was the conductor, and was assisted by the ac- companist of the Party. The usiifll vote of thanks to chairman and artistes and sympathisers with the movement, with special thanks to Mr. Duckworth for the free use of the hall, terminated a most successful concert'.
County Council Bye Election.
County Council Bye Election. The Nominations. Mr. L. C. Thomas, the county returning officer, received the following nominations on Monday, and there were no with- drawals on Tuesday: — 1_ TREHERBERT. *David Williams, saddler. Morgan Llewellyn. Enoch Davies, grocer. LLWYNYPIA AND TONYPANDY. James Evans, grocer. T. P. Jenkins, J.P. PENYGRAIG AND DINAS. *J. R. Evans. Rees Lloyd, chemist. PORTH. James Baker, checkweigher (elected un- opposed). The elections in Treherbert and Llwyny- pia will take place on Monday next, the remaining contest being fixed for the day following. Denotes old member. CLYDACH VALE. A public meeting was held last Thursday evening at the Noddfa Hall, Blaenclydach. The meeting had been extensively adver- tised in the district, and, as stated on ths posters, ex-Countv Councillcr James Evans was expected to give a report of his three year's work on the Council." Ther., was a large attendance of ratepayers, and speculation was rife as to who the promoters of the meeting were'. Mr. Evars. in a pamphlet given to everv per- son on entering the building, explained that he was not in the least degree respon- sible for calling the electors together, and that the posters had been printed with his name as above before he had been re- quested to appear. After anxiously wait- ing for quite an hour for the small com- mittee who had convened the meeting to put in an appearance, and seeing that they did not intend to, District Councillor R. S. Griffiths was unanimously elected chair- man, and after explaining his peculiar position, he called on anyone in the audience who had had a hand in calling the meeting, to come forward and,, if possible, give an explanation as to what was to be done there. Mr. John Benjamin, who had seemingly been in the above com- mittee before the meeting, mounted the platform, and amused the audience for a. few minutes. He mentioned that he had the greatest respect for Mr. James Evans, but that, in the coming election he was going to, support Mr. T. P. Jenkins. Ai- derman Richard Lewis, who was greeted with loud applause, was next called for- ward. He said that he had come there merely to ask the chairman appointed by the committee a few questions re the call- ing of the meeting, but now that he had found it wise to absent himself with his colleagues, he would take the opportunity of giving the ratepayers an account of the admirable services rendered by Mr. James Evans during the last term in the County Council. As a member of the Finance and Asylum Committee, he was very pro- minent, and, what was also most impor- tant, he was most regular in his attend- ance. Although not a fluent public speaker, he was recognised by his fellow-council- lors as a most able member, and it would be the grossest injustice not to return him again. Mr. David Deere afterwards men- tioned that Mr. Evans had only lost two meetings in the three years he had been a Councillor—one owing to illness in the family, and the second because he had lost the train. A vote of thanks to Mr. Evans for his faithful services was unanimously passed, and afterwards a vote of confi- dence in him was enthusiastically carried. —x— PENYGRAIG WARD. Two candidates have been nominated to contest the seat on the County Council, made racant owing to Mr. J. Jones Griffiths being made fclderman. These an Mr. J. R. Evans, grocer, Tonypandy, and Mr. Res Lloyd, veterinary surgeon, PCll- ygraig. Each side has its supporters, and the co-operation of the members of the National Democratic League and the members of the Conservative Club, Peny- graig, having been offered, has been ac- cepted. Mr. Lloyd, therefore, would seem to have the stronger support. On Tuesday evening, the first of a series of meetings to support the candidature of Mr. Rees Lloyd was held at Dinas (C.M.) Chapel, under the presidency of Mr. Wm. James. Despite the inclement weather, a very large number had come together. The speakers were all local gentlemen, viz., Rev. T. Manuel, Aid. J. Jones Griffiths, Mr. William Richards, Mr. Daly, Mr. F. Flook, and Mr. Richard Hughes all of whom spoke of the necessity of having a representative from the ward when that was possible, and in Mr. Lloyd they had found a candidate of whom they would always be proud. He was a well educated man, and the experience he had derived from his surgical and chemical study would undoubtedly prove of much value in making him a more efficient re- presentative. They wanted a representa tive who would be able to do something after he had been sent there, and in Mr. Lloyd they had a, person similar to Alder- man Griffiths, and in whom they had everv confidence. Mr. Richards proposed a vote of confidence in Mr. Lloyd, and Mr. Hughes seconded. This was supported by Sergt. Jones, and carried in the usual manner. Votes of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting. Among those who have pro- mised to speak in the other meetings are Mr. Tom John. Mr. D. Watts Morgan. Rev. E. Richards, Tonypandy. Rev. James Morris, Rev, T. Manuel, and Ald. J. Jones Griffiths. (For further reports of contests, see Page 5.)
Magistrates take the Oatha
Magistrates take the Oatha .11 On Wednesday at the Pontypridd Police Court, Messrs. Godfrey Clarke. E. Hi Davies, Evan John, and E. Edwards, local magistrates, swore allegiance to his Majesty King Edward Vll,
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