The Glamorgan Gazette

Football Teams for Saturday. BRIDGEND v. NEATH. At Bridgend. Bridgend: Back, D. Roberts; threequar- ters (coiected from). T. Matthews (capt.), A. I Palmer, D. Griiiithe, E. J. Beck, and T. Burnell; half-backs, C. Lewis and S. Thomas; forwards (selected from), E. James, D. Thomas, B. Gronow, J. Dee-reman, H. Richards, W. David, H. HA pgood, D. Thomas, E. Thomas, and F. Bradshaw. Kick off at 3 o'clock. MAESTEG v. OGMORE VALE. Maesteg: Back, D. Williams; threequar- ters, L. Treharne, H. Llewellyn, Gunn. Jriendra, and T. Duckfield: half-backs. E. Ho-wefls and W. Thomas' forwards (selected from), D. J. Davies (capt.), S. Ackerman, E. Jones, J. Luke. A. Rees, J. Jones, J. Owens, R. Phillips, T. Mort, and T. TONDU v. PONTYCYMMER. At Pontycymmer. Tondu Back, Eddie Lewis tlireequarters. G. Hopkins, e. Hanniford, J. Richmond, and Trevor Jenkins; half-backs, W. J. Cooke and J. Hopkins (capt.): forwards, W. D. Nott. Dai Davies, W. Grant, T. J. Price, Leon. Danter, Ivor Evans, Vic. Skinner and T. Belcher. PENCOED v. BETTWS UNITED. Ax Pencoed. Pen coed: Back, G. Devonshire; threequ-ar- ters, T. Evans (cant.), W. David. J. Cooper, and 1. M. Howell; half-backs, A. Howell and another; forward's, H. Davies, D. Thomas, C. Davies, G. Treharne. W. Watkiiis, J. Mor- decai, A. Young, D. Wat kins, and E. Floyd. Kick off at 3 o'clock sharp. GARTH ROVERS v. BLAENGARW. At Garth. Garth: Back, B. Ho wells; threequarters, J. Evans, A. Maddocks (capt.), B. Mort, D. J. Jones. and Egerton; half-backs. D. R. How ells and G. Jones; for-wards. (selected from), L. Davies, W. Howells, Ll. Tudor, E. Thomas, D. James, J. Thomas. J. Evans, A. Greenway, Len Sexton, M. Brace, and T. Mort. Kick of at 3.15.

BLAENGARW Tlie Bishop of London, preaching at West- minster Abbey, said When it was Dark' —It paints, in wonderful colours, what it seems to me the world would be if for six months, as in the story it is sunposed to be the case, owing to a gigantic fraud, the Re- surrection might be supposed never to have occurred, and as you fell the darkness creep- ing round the world, you see how woman in a moment loses the best friend she ever had, and crime and violence increase in every part of the world. When you see how darkness settles down upon the humall sDirit when it sat for six months and regarded the Christian record as a fable, then you q.uit with some- thing like adequate thanksgiving, and thank God it is light because of the awful darkness when it was dark."—See it at Blaengarw.

Running to shut the door of a ca-rria«re of ax express, Mr. Oliver Screen, assistant 1") at Derby Midland Station, fell on Tuesday between the moving train and the platform, receiving fatal injuries.

GLAMORGAN WATfck fcCttbittL. ENGINEERS' REPORT. GENERAL -RED auu- GESiii.D. A document or nign llni^or'i.^iivo county ox ui.axiioi'&a.ii ltas jiioi, iitvu the report- uii Uio cw LILL v. a, ceairai atiihoa-uy to .:>uy¡,J.1 .v<J. m county 01 Uiarnorgaii, vvnicii Has 1' part>U oy jt-ixesis. iviKKueU/ii, uuniti, .< jjuii; 01 vvefeviiiiusier. i pir sxait-s t-iiat tue quauuiy 01 dv0. obtained iroiix springs aivtl rbsei sifcuax.ea on one coai measures witmn tiu. u-uuiiiiiotrati\ e coun'ty anu cous'uiufu wufc, during the summer mouths, aooui 6,i, uuu gaiLous, out they oeiie\ed tuat supplier tirawn from the coal measures WOUKI L.-e mss iiiaii naif their present volume at t-iie end ot 44 years. The permanent supplies drawn from impermeable areas amounted to 2,725,600 gallons a day. Pumping supplies and permanent springs provided 1,195,000 gal- ions of water daily, and this might be in- creased. rIhe quantity actually deiivBied "to consumers did not exceed 109,000 gallons a day in an ordinary siiniiiici-, and in a dry sea- son was, in ail probability, iess. There was, therefore, a deficiency of at least 2,761,000 gallons per diem in the supply to the present population. Without a combination of interests, that. supply would go on. increasing. Under the D10st, favourable conditions of combination throughout the whole country, including the city of Cardiff and the county borough of Swansea, with a supply of 22 •gallons per head', the estimated present deficiency would be .),D41,3,')O gallons a day, and in 1911 4.600,064 gallons, after which date the deficiency should decrease and dis- anpear in 1917. The, result of their investigations pointed conclusively to the formation of a water board for the whole county, including Car- diff and Swansea. Most of the streams in the county were polluted almost from their source, and both springs and streams were liable to be absorbed into coal workings. Thus the bounteous rainfall of the district was for the most part rendered useless for purposes of water supply. Owing to the configuration of the county and its theological formation, there were few sites tor reservoirs available.. Having described the advantages in cos. and greater durability of larse reservoirs in impermeable strata over a number or smaller ones of equal a-ggregate. capacity, especially where the latter are s.Tuatwa OJL coal measures, the report says:—Carditr and Swansea had nothing to gain by combina- tion, but they might reach much advantage by ioining a general scheme. If Carclitt joined the. scheme the city would be recouped the greater part of the expense already incurred in constructing reservoirs and in laying trunk mains. Tho cost of con- stnl-cting the third reservoirs would be borne by the water board, and the fourtn reservoi- would not be put in hand for many years to come. • i i In the case of Swansea, which had in tne Cray Reservoir much more water than coukl be used in tlie district, the whole of the water could be made remunerative at an early date, and the burden on the ratepayers would ho proportionately reduced. vVere Swansea to join the combination the t ray Reservoir and the trunk mains connected with it would be purchased by the water board. and both the borough and the adjoin- ing district would be sunplied in bulk at a le-s cost than they could supply themselves. The water board would be able- to recoup themselves because they could sell the whole or n&nrlv the whole, of the available supply from the Cray Reservoir so soon as the necessary trunk connecting mains could be laid. There could be no doubt that a very con- siderable portion in. the- aduiiiustr-.tive county was in urgent need of an adequate supply of water, and that. owing to local con- ditions, the water coukl not be provided, san, as to a very small proportion of it, from within the county, nor can it be macie effective without combination. The firm were strongly of opinion that a combination, which should include the whole county, was to be preferred, and that, while many dis- tricts would benefit thereby in obtaining an ample supply of water at a reasonable cost, the city, boroughs, and some of the urban districts, which wero better snppHed with water than the more scattered population in other parts, wouid also benefit by an equali- sation of charges and by the permanence and adequateness of supply. It must be understood that as no large works of supply could be introduced in less time than seven to eight years after tlie con- stitution of the water board, the whole of the deficiency could not be wiped out before that time. Much could be done, however, by the sinking of wells and the distribution of water now running to waste to relieve the more pressing needs. Thev. therefore, advised that a water board be established by Act of Parliament for the county, including Cardiff and Swansea, to be constituted of members appointed by the local authorities; that the sources of supply belonging to the existing local authorities be purchased by the water board, and that the basis of purchase be the prime cost of the works, less depreciation and any money that may be necessary to put the works in proper repair; that the whole of the water undertakings of the various companies which supply within the county be purchased by the water board on such terms as may be authorised by Parliament; that the cost of the sources of supply be taken over and paid for by the water board on equitable terms; and that the distribut- ing machinery be sold to the respective Councils within the county within whose area it lay, or for wluoiii it was available; that- the sources of Ripply bo paid for by bonds of the water beferd, issued over such period as Parliament will allow for the pur- poses of re-payment. For new works probably 100 or 80 years might be sanctioned. The revenue would be drawn from the sale of water in bulk by the water board to the local authorities, but the bonds should, be guaranteed by the countv fund. .1 The Bill to he deposited should provide inter alia for the purchase of the authorised sources of supply in connection with the Dringartll and Llyn Fawr reservoirs, so far as they have been carried out, and powers should' be secured and funds wrovided for laying mains from the Cray reservoir to Llyn FavvT and from the head of the Rhondda Valley to the Ogmore and Garw Valleys, to Glyncorrwg and jlaesteg, also from the. Cray reservoir down the Aberdare Valley to Ponty pridd, and from the Dringarth reservoir to connect v,ith both mains. It would, in all probability, be desirable to provide for the construction of some service and balancing reservoirs of smaller size. It it were possible they advised that powers should be taken for the sinking 0; at least two wells^—one near Cowbridge and one in the eastern part of the rural district of Llandaff and DÏna;; Fowis, the provision of pumping machinery, and the construction of two service reservoirs. Funds should be provided for the laying of trunk mains. It must be understood that no water authority should be injured by the system of redistribution or have its supply of water reduced thereby to less than 25 gallons per p I head of the population actually supplied. Should a.ny water authority fail to provide adequately for the requirements of the popu- lation within its area of eupoly, the w board should be empowered, after due inquiry, to undertake the supply and collect the rents. The water board would generally have all the powers of a district authority, and also the power to make bye-laws. From tho accounts in their possession, re- presenting the expenditure of some CI,819,000, and the provision of about 19,671.000 gallons of water daily, they had d^termi^ed tht the onrch-'Se of the sources of supply WOQtd cost 92,495,000, to which would have to be added a sum of about C19,000 for additional mains to utilise water at present run nine to waste, and for nrr'1" TrtorViinerv. p+^. The s^le of water in tmlk a-h 4W. per 1,000 gaJkme should pro- vide an income sufficient to <o\w orcr.n-i exr>e»nditure, but would be insufficient to pro- vide for interest on new works dmrin? con- st-ruction until fully utilised. No additional water except that derived from wells and sprincrs in the southern parts of the county would bo available until at least five vears after tho constitution of the board. Equit- ably, it would appear that the charge for water would increase with the increase of dis- tance from the source. It was not impro- bable,, however, that a universal charge would be found preferable.

HINTS FOR THE HOME, TO WARD OFF STOUTNESS. Stoutness begins by creeping on one gra- dually. At the first indication of the abdo- men taking upon iteelf a disagreeable pro- minence a change of diet should be made. Bread, as a writer in Health points out, should be eaten very sparingly, and only of the coarse kinds. No white bread should be eaten unless cut very thin and toasted brown. It is best to drop all cereals, and also the root vegetables, potatoes, turnips, carrots, &c., and beans and peas. Of course sweets are tabooed, and it is well to erase chocolate from the list of liquids. All drinks should be taken in moderation, but a goblet of hot water a half-hour before meals will hasten the cure. The only meats that are under the ban are veal and pork, and the latter should always be eaten very sparingly excepting by those working hard at manual labour. Eat as freely as appetite prompts of fi-uits, both fresh and dried, and all green vegetables, especially salads. Nuts and raisins, figs and dates, ices and jellies, can b- varied for dessert, so you will not miss the harmful pastries, cakeet and puddings. TO CLEAN GLASS. Remove the chill from some clean, soft water, and put a small piece of soda into it. If decanters are to be cleansed pour the water into them, add a few small shot, or brown paper cut into small pieces; shake them well. A hair bottle-washer, or slip of whalebone with a piece of sponge attached, should be used. When the dirt and stains are loosened, rinse in cold spring water, then put the de- canters to drain. When dry, use powdered rotten stone for the outside, and wipe with a clean cloth they will have a brilliant polish. The same directions may be followed for all kinds of glass manufacture. Ornamental parts may be cleaned with a toothbrush. Cut glass, being expensive, as well as brittle, re- quires that it should be washed as soon as done with, and put away at once. COFFEE AND ASTHMA. Coffee is a very excellent remedy for asthma. Those who do not know how to cut short their attacks, and have not tried coffee, should do so by all means. It often succeeds admirably, according to the Family Doctor, when almost everything else has failed. There are one or two little points to be attended to in taking coffee for asthma. In the first plac-e, it should be very strong— in fact, perfectly black. Weak coffee does more harm than good. If made very strong much of it need not be taken; a large quan- tity is a positive disadvantage, for it is less rapidly absorbed, and only distends the stcmach. Then it should be given without sugar or milk, pure "cafe noir." It should be given on an empty stomach, for when taken on a full stomach it often does harm QY putting a stop to the process of digestion. UNGENEROUS BEHAVIOUR. More women have died through the mend- ing of socks and endless washing of dishes and daily striving to make ends meet, which meet but seldom, than of broken hearts. Nobody writes a story in which the heroine dies gracefully over a heap of ironing; but Nature has written them again and again, and we have not always had ight: to read them. The way to keep the flies out of the ointment is simple, and easily discovered. We must keep great, big, loving hearts. Brains do not always help us to avoid un- generous behaviour. Intellectual wealth can- not supply the place of a thoughtful tender- ness by constant watching wise." The daughter who interprets Chopin in the par- lour while her mother struggles in the kit- chen may be clever, a product of this en- lightened age, but she is not a, true daughter, and the mother's life is being repressed and nipped by the too constant burden. USE YOUR OWN TOWEL. There is no way in which the skin may be more quickly infected than by using a towel on which other persons wipe their hands and faces. Each person, even in a family, should have his or her own towel, and a mother who cares for the health and looks of her daughter should have the girl take her own towel to school. CARE OF LAMPS. The light of oil lamps is so much softer and less injurious for the eyes than flickering gas, or even electricity, that it really should be used instead of these in all nurseries and chil- dren's rooms, and the only drawback about lamps is that they require such careful tend- ing to keep them in a safe and bright condi- tion. But given a conscientious nurse or a mistress who undertakes their management herself, all will be well. One very necessary thing in lamps is that the oil reservoir be kept scrupulously clean inside. No oil is so pure that it does not leave a sediment, and if this t'ediment be allowed to aoctimulate the succeeding oil fails to burn brightly. Lamp reservoirs should be washed out once a week with hot water and pearl-ash, and be allowed to thoroughly drain ond dry before new oil be added. The burner should also be frequently cleaned—once a day, in fact—and every orifice should be thoroughly cleaned out. The wick should be wiped at the top with a piece of soft rag to remove the charred edges, and if it should be found to burn rather cloudily it moy be necessary to remove it next morning and soak it for an hour or two in vinegar and water. It should be quite dry before being again placed in the burner.

HEOLYCYW. Obituary.-Un 'iuesuay, after a compara- tively snort.. illness, Mrs. Lewis, the wite of -tir. Vvm. x^ewis, Daerwen, Goppa, passed ^eacofuiiy awav. deceased, who was in her oist year, had been tor some time a faithful .nem^er at the. "ngi,ega,.oiial Church at Jethel, Heodycue. She leaves a husband, uaugjuter, an<i two sons to mourn her loss. xiie tunerai will take place on Saturday, leav- ing the house at 1.46 sharp lor Coity. Y Pl,ygain.-Not many ohurches in the dis- trict continue to keep up the old custom of u-okiing an early prayer meeting on Christ- .11 as Day. it used to be held regularly at Brynmmin, most- of tliose attending bring- ing a decorated candle, which was placed on the tafole-, and at the close of the service some time would be spent to decide which was the most handsomely decorated. This year the church at Bethel resuscitated the old custom, che meeting being held at five o'clock. The chapol had be-en comfortably heated by some oi the young members of the church. The service, which was well attended, was of a. bright character.

BETTWS. Obituary.—Much sympathy has been ex- tended to Sir. Llewellyn Bevan and his two young children, in the loss of a wife and mother. Mrs. Bevan, who died on Sunday, was only 29 years of age, and was well re- spected in the place. The fune.ral took place on Wednesday at Bettws Churchyard, the rector (Rev. ti. Morris) officiating.

LLANTRISANT. POLICE Co Li RT.—Friday. Assaulted M-utheT-in-law.-Fred Osborne, sinker, Llantrisant, was siunmoned for as- saulting his mother-in-law, Catherine Dobbin. Prosecutrix alleged that defcaidant, puiled her by the hair out of his houso after an alterca- tion. Fined jEl. Obstruction.—Four young men, Jonah Ash- roft, Thos. bobbin, Chas. Powell (of Llan- trisant), and Albert Ashcroft (Pontypridd1) were c-harged with obstructing Mr. Williams, stationmasrer. Church VilWgc, while in the execution of his duty. Powell was fined os. and the other defendants L'l. Theft of An Overcoat.—Edwwd Tnrney, Wood-road, Pontypridd, admitted stealing an over con t as a jok. and was lined El. Arthur Lewis Thomas, who was jointly charged with the theft, was discharged.

COWbHiOot. Music Sucee&ses. —-At an examination held at the Cardiff local centre in November by the Associated Board' of the R.A.M. and R.C.M., the following candidates, pupils of the Misses Culverwell, were successful in gaining certi- ficates —Intermediate Division Pianoforte, Hild-a Morgan, Bo vert on lower division (dis- tinction), iVlyra Jenkins, Llantrisant; pri- mary division, Florence Sage, Ely, and Gladys Burgess, Aberavon. Wesley Guild.-Oli New Year's Eve a social evening was hdti in connection with the Wesley Guild. The schoolroom had been very tastefully decorated, under the guidance of Miss A. E. Davies, who also arranged an in- teresting programme. At the interval light refreshments were partaken of. The pro- gramme, which certainly deserved praise and a larger house, consisted of the following items: -Ba.s.s solo, Mr. A. E. Pickard reci- tation, Miss B. Davies- contralto solo, Miss E. Rogers; tenor solo, Mr. Rowsell: recita- tion, Mr. Silk; tenor solo, Mr. E. R. Pick- ard soprano solo, Miss Baker baritone solo, Mr. Ralls; soprano solo, Miss M. Williams; pianoforte solo, Miss A. E. Davies; coon song and chorus, Mr. jPickard and party; so- prano solo, Miss Baker: glee, Mixed Party. Great credit is dnel to the committee for pro- viding so pleasant .and successful an evening. Mr. A. E. Pickard1 was in the chair, in the absence of the nresident (Rev. T. H. Johns). -TheTe was a good congregation at the usual watch-night service held at the Wesley Church on Tuesday night. The Rev. T. H. Johns gave an able address, basing his re- marks on the words of Tennyson, Ring in the Christ that is to be." His address was listened to with great attention. A collec- tion was taken at -0 close in aid of the Children's Home. I Vizo Distrioutioii.—On Christmas evening the annual yrius distribution. tooK place to tne Sunday School scholars 01 Zion Onurch. The report showed, that. the at- tendance for ine year had been exceptionally good ,no tewer than zu 01 the chiKiren iiax-ilig qualified tor first prizes. itecitations were given, by Thomas crowiey, belwyn ihomas, Alice Lane, Willie Hat.t., Frank jLane, Jtisie Davies, Jennie mcliquhan, Glyiu JenKins, ikLay JenKin-s, iJaaset Davies, Gwyneth Thomas. Lizzie Meiiquhan, and' solos by Mr. Morgan iiiomas (conductor), Jur. jbaac 'ihomas, Misses iJertlia and >iia.ggiei to ilwams, Harold Williams, hlwyn 'ihomas, Miss fctadden, and a trio uy Misses Maggie and B'iodwen Thomas and Tydfil Jones. A plea-s- ing feature of the meeting was the rendering of portions of Scripture by Mi*. Lewis Jen- kim; s boys class, and two hymns by Mi.) Helen Jenkins's girls' class. A party of 10 rendered the hymn St. Jude," and the chapel choir (conducted; oy Mr. M. Thomas) rendered The King of Love." The Rev. Emrys J. Davies presided, and among who addressed the meeting were the Mayor (Councillor T. J. icrwerth), Alderman E. John, Mr. E. W. Miles (solicitor), and Coun- cillor John Williams. The prizes were dis- tributed by Mr. Gomer David, secretary, and the Rev. Emrys J. Davies. Oddfellows" Annud Meeting.—The annual meeting cf the Cowbridge district of OddiVl- lows was held on Monday at the Pelican Inn, Cowbridge, under the presidency of the Pro- vincial Grand Master, Mr. T. Jenkins, of St. Quentin's (Llanbl-ethian) Looge. There was a representative attendance, including Mr. T. J. Yorwerth (Deputy Grand Master), Mr. J. H. Harvey (Provincial Corresponding Sec- retary), Mr. 1. Thomas, P.G. (Llantwit Major), Mr. W. A. James, junr.. Cowbridge (Assistant Secretary). Mr. J. Thomas, P.P.G.M., and Mr. Meredith, P.P.G.; Mr. Williams, P.P.G., Cow bridge Mr. G. Parsons, P.G., Wick; Mr. W. Edmunds, P.G.. Llanharran, etc. Messrs. J. Thomas and, W. Edmunds were. appointed auditors for the ensuing year. Mr. T. J. Yorwerth was unanimously elected Pronvincial Grand Mas- ter, with Mr. W. Edmunds as his deputy: Mr Isaac Thomas was elected' examining and re- l'ieving officer, and Mr. W. Edmunds as re- presentative at the next annual moveable conference. Amendments were made to the rules in order to bring them into conformity with the general rules. The report- of the secretary showed that the funeral claims dur- ing tho past six months were remarkably low, tho deaths having occurred of only one mem- ber and two members' wives, the total levy for funeral expenses amounting to £ 20.— Later the annual dinner was served at the Pelican Inn,. FANCY DRESS BALL AT COWBRIDGE. The fancy dress ball held at the Town-hall on Friday7 evening—the hrst since the early part of lOO,l-proved. to be of a very successful character, the arrangements being carried out in a manner which reflected great credit upon those concerned. The event opened at six dclock) when a large number of juveniles attended, and their fancy costumes wrere much admired. When the programmes were distributed at eight o'clock there was a large attendance, and the customary procession was led by the Mayor (Mr. T. J. Yorwerth) and the town clerk (Mr. W. T. Gwyn), both of whom were robed. Dancing was vigorously continued to the strains of Mr Tom Hopkins's (Bridgend) band until two o'clock. The M.C.'s were the Mayor, Mr. C. J. Gwyn (deputy town clerk), Mr. W. M. Thomas, and Mr. V. S. Gwyn (hon. secretary). The re- freshments were provided by Mr. A. Spencer (Duke of Wellington). The event was or- ganised by a committee, consisting of the fol- lowing ladies and gentlemen —The Mayor and Mayoress; Miss Edmondes (Old Hall), the Misses Culverwell, Mrs. W. T. Gwyn, Mrs A. S. Evans, Mrs. S. D. Evans, Mrs. W. Gower Griffiths, Mrs. J. Stockwood, Miss Thomas, Mrs. Sheperd. Mrs. D. Thomas, Messrs. C. G. 1. Edmondes, C. J. Gwyn, W. L. Je-nki-as, A. S. Evans, W. M. Thomas, and V. S. Gwyn. From a spectacular point of view, the ball was perhaps the most successful held in Cow- bridge for many years, a good deaj of origin- ality having been displayed in the prepara- tion, of the costumes. One of the most ad- mired costumes was that of Mrs. Torney— Daughter of the Regiment." Miss Muriel Evans's Smart Set" costume deserves men- tion, and' Miss Audrey Smith was an excellent representative of Carmen." Mr. H. J. I. Dunn, as Mephistoplieles, was exceedingly good, and the Masters Edmondes, attired in the costumes of Red Indians, created a good deal of amusement. Perhaps the most origi- nal" costume was that of Miss L. M. Gwyn, Ye Ancient Borough of Cowbridge." Worked on the sleeves were the maces of the Corporation, and the dress bore representa- tions of -111e old stocks, nhotos. of the Mayor and Mayoress, Aldermen, etc., while on her head she wore a model of the Toivii-liall. The attendance included the following:- Mr. W. K. Bowir, niess uniform of G.I.V. Miss Chapman, Miss Hook of Holland" Miss E. M. Culverweii, evening dress. Mrs. T. W. David, Pendoylan- House, even- ing dress; Miss David, evening dress; Miss Elsie Daxid, milkmaid; Miss Edith Davies, Cardiff, school girl: Miss Mattie Davies, Puritan maid; Miss Mabel Davies, Dutch girl; Master George Davies, nigger lady; Miss Dunn, Lady Waldegrave; Mr. J. R. C. Dunn, naval officer; Mr. F. W. Dunn, Aus- trian Hussar; Mr. jti. I. Dunn, Mephisto- plielee; Mr. A. Dunn, Brigand chief. ltlrs. Edmondes, Old Hall, evening dress; Miss Edmondes. opanish lady; Major C. J. 1. Edmondes, Glamorgan Hunt: Mrs. C. J. 1. Edmondes, Lady of Louis XV.; Master Edmondes, Indian chief; Master Morgan Edmondes, Indian chief; Mr. A. S. Evans, evening dress; Mrs. A. S. Evans, evening dress; Miss S. Evans, COOK; Miss Muriel Evans, smart set; Mr. D. J. Evans, evening dress; Master Jack Evans, Irishman; Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Evans, evening dress; Miss Olive Evans, a fairy. Mr. and' Mrs. W. T. Gwyn, evening dress; Master A. W. Gwyn, Dutchman Miss B. M. Gwyn, red pierrette; Miss L. M. Gwyn, "Ye Ancient Borough"; Mr. C. J. Gwyn, evening dress; Mr. V. S. Chvyn, evening dress; Mrs. Gower Griffiths. Niprht. Miss Gladys Hughes, evening dress. Mr. T. John (Verlands). evening dress: Mr W. A. James, evening dress; Miss Oara James, country girli; Miss Ethel James, red, white and blue. Mr. W. Knapton, evening dress. Miss A. Lane, rose; Miss Mollie Llewellyn, red oierrette. Mr. John Mathias, Porth, evening dress. MiM Pole, Bridgend, country siirl. Mr. B. Roper, St. Fagans, evening dress. Mrs. Siheperd. evening dress; Master Chas. Sheperd. wizard Master V. Sheperd, regi- mental evening dYess: Miss Audrey Smith, Carmen; Master Frank Smith, cowboy: MT. C. V. Stockwood, evening dress; and Mr. W. V. Stockwood, evening dress. Mrs. Sanley Thomas, Pontypridd, evening dress; Miss Cathloen Thomas. Pontypridd, Bpanish gill; Master Cecil Thomas, Ponty- pridd, pierrot; Master Glyn Thomas, Ponty- pridd, chef; Master Trevor Thomas, Ponty- pridd', ploughboy; Miss Molly Thomas, Boverton, Union Jack; Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas, evening duress; Miss Mildred Thomas, Esmeralda; Mr. Griffith Thomas, evening dress; Dr. Torney, evening dreee; Mrs. Torney, daughter of the regiment: Master Torney, Turkish boy; Mr. W. M. Thomas, evening dress; Mr. W. J. Thomas, evening dress; Miss Thomas, Ynyshir, event- ing dress; Miss R. Thomas, Ynyshir, evening dress1; Miss M. Thomas, Ynyshir, evening dress; Mr Llewellyn Thomas, Boverton, evenl. ing drees; Mr. J. Thomas: Miss Tutton; Miss K. Tutton Miss C. Tutton, and Mr. G. A. Tutton, evejiing dress: Mr. D. Tilley, Jack "r-ar p Lr. Herbert Thomas, cricketer. Miss Lawrence Williams, Bonvilstone, hunt dress; Mrs. L. G. IVililamr., evening drees Master W. Williams, pierrot; Master H. Williams pierrot; Mr. T. A. Wilikins, pierrot; Miss Evelyn Williams, Italian girl; Mr. D. C. Watts, evening dress: Mr. A. T. Watts, evening dress. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Yorwerth (Mayor and Mayoress), evening dress: Miss J. Yorwerth, gipsy. i

LLANTWIT MAJOR. St. Illtyd's Churchy—There were two cele- brations of the Holy Communion at St. Illtyd's Church on Christmas Day, one at 8 a.m., and the other at li a.m., when a large number of ooniinunaoants attended1. Ser- vices were held at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., as usual, when, the Rev. Henry Morris, vicar, officiated and preached. The church was beautifully decorated with scarlet berried and variegated holley, and various kinds of evergreens. Appropriate Scriptural mottoes worked out in red and blue letters on a white foundation were dispersed through the church, making bright touches of colour among the glistening green foliage. The whole scheme of decoration formed a taste- ful display and reflected great credit upon those who used every effort to make the sacred edifice bright and cheerful as a con- trast to the grey olouds of winter that made the day dull and gloomy. The ladies who as- sisted in arranging the deoorations were Mrs. Henry Morris, The Vicarage; the Misses Price, The Hayes; Miss Eva Thomas, Ffyrio-ndy Mise Aggie Thomas, Boverton Place; Mrs. Ayre, "Hill Brow; Miss May Rcen. Plymouth House; and, Miss L. Morgan. Contributions of holley and evergreens wore kindly sent bv Mr. Iltyd Nicholl and Miss NiohoM. The Ham; Mr. and Mrs. Tudor Crawshay, Minkands; and the Misses Price, The Hayes. Cniderella Daiijee.-In connection with the Llantwit Major Dancing Class a. successful Cind'erelifa dance was held at the White Lion Hotel on Friday. Visitors came by invi- j tation from Cadoxton, Rhooee, Llancarfan, and other places, in addition to a large com- pany of local young !e. Soon after 6 p.m. visitors began, arriving, and dancing commenced oaorly, continuing until shortly after midnight. All present enjoyed the eve/lung's e'utertainment and holiday festiv- ity, and the la&,ed tasteful and pretty dresses were the topic of general admiration. The M.C.'s were Mr. G. Brown, Mr. H. Wil- liams, Mr. Kenneth .d cBratn«ey, and Mr. Arthur Lovelock, who fulfilled their duties to the satisfaction of all. Music was supplied by Mt!. Arthur John. who worked hard dur- mg tho evening, whilo Miss Maud Deere undertook part of the pianoforte duties. Some of th) members of tho Gilfach Silver Band 111; compliment to Mr. Kenneth Mc- Bratney, played brilliant selections of dance music. The nrosramnro consisted of the II Patriût::1. Valise," the "Lady Michievous Schottiw-ho/' tho Partbervem Valse," the "Barn Drrnw," and Onier appropriate varie- ties. Mr. apd, Mrs. Loveluck generously gave the dancing-hall, refreshment-room and ladiete' cloak-room free of all charro for the occasion. The refreshments served1 were in every respip-ct satisfactory, a-nd in Mrs. Love- luck's usual exrelnt onantitv and' quality, white everything was arranged for the com- fort of the n-nmerous tynvgtj. The dancing- hall was beiantifuly dOOOMtoed with hollv and various kinds of evergreens, tastefully carried out by Jonm he?*d <*j>rdoner of The Ham. Tlie gentlemen membere of the class placed nafrs and troTshies 1-n conspicuous places, until the lvOro scene w env and festive. Fla!t..q were kindly fcnt Mr. George Smith, London House.; Mrsc E. T. Llovd, West- House; Mr. Ðimmolld. and others. Mr. Kenneth McBratnev and Mr. Arthur Lc-e- Inck. org;i,n iwrg of the T-Isntwit Maior Dancing Class, were ooptafiliated upon the tfuecesK-ful arr;m<^eTnon+s they madie for this their first CindereHa. da,nee. BethieJ Baptist uiiurcii-lhe.- annual Christ- mas Day en wr tain went All connection with the above churcn wae xieid ae uauai, anu Largely attemaeci oy ui-e tnucia-eii OlLile sun- cuay Jschool and the adult members of tne con- gregation with rrieiiius ox ouier deniHxujta- uous. Tluo itev. Uwen Davies, pabwr of Bethel, predicted, and wae supported. by the leading imniDers ot tile chudcn- Mrs. Owen Davies was also preterit. ihe programme was of consider acne length and varied char- acter, and gave general pleasure and satis- taction. It opened with a hymn, which was sung with great tervour by the choir and as- semoUy. Among the recitations were Tired littlo worm, Master Wiilie Williams; "Little by little," Master Henry Esoott; Painting the ttowere," Miss Jane Thomas; Jenny Leigh," Miss Annie George; "Ac- quaintances/' Master Gwyn, Deere; "Which, looks best?" Master Rees Morgan; ".Lost, stolen or strayed," jauss Mary Davies; "Dolly and I," MifcM Dorris Howeii; "Old Things," Master Reggie Jones; The Baby's Stock- ing," Master Fred Deere; "So Tired," Miss Annie George; "Auntie Jessie," Master Trevor Jones; Farther on," Miss Barbara Davies; Christmas," Miss Rachel George; "Listen," Master morgan Williams; "Still upwards," Miss Mildred Thomas; "What tbey said, etc. Master Alfred Davies; selec- tion, Miss Dorris Howell; "The Leper," Miss Olivp. Deere; "Buttery. Dick," Miss C. Thomas; Waiting to grow," Master Fred Deere. Tho solos were: God with us," Miss Mildred Thomas; "Sowing to the Spirit," Miss E. Griffiths; "Blaokberrying," Mies Maggie Willhanis; "Bethlehem," Miss Mary Alice Jenkins; The Shepherd's watch," Miss Olive Deere; "Beyond our r,Lg Miss E. Hopkin The Bridge to Heaven. Miss ClaTa fio-okin, "Gates of the West," Miss Katie Baldwin. Miss M. Wil- liams and Master Roes Morgan gave the dia- logue, Please to do your best." Mr. J. Deere and Miss E. Hopkin sang the duet, Sunshine on the Hin." The oboir gave ex- cellent renderings of ahoruscs, while Messrs. E. John and1 party sang the quartette, "0, My Redeemer. The accompanist for the evening wad Miss S. Honkin, A.L.C.M., or- ganist of Bethel Baptist Churoh. The enter- tainment was much appreciated and very suc- cessful. Gilifaeh Silver Bamd.-Two grand concerts were given by this band at the Town-ball on Boxing Day. The afternoon concert did not receive the patronage it deserved, but the evening concert drew a crowded audience. District Councilor John Williams presided at both concerts, and the members of the band desiro that their thanks for this kind action shall be publicly acknowledged. The arter- noon concert was interesting and varied. It opened with the march, "Salutation," bril- liantly played bv the band; Mr. W. Griffiths sang, "Conw out, my dears"; Mr. W. Cox rendered a. spirited Mazurka in G on the, cornet; Mr. W. J. Matthews played an effec- tivo violin solo in. his usual good style; and this was- followed by the bongs of Balfe" by the d. Mr. '1'. Babbage then interested the audience with amusing and clever ven- tril.oqiii.Tll, a,id, a trombone solo was excel- lentty rendered by Mr. W. Jones. Messrs. Bryant and Griffiths Bang the duet, Flow goTutly. Dowa," very sweetly, and Mr. Bryant sang" LitHo Boy caHed Taps." The band played a lively nolka, and concluded the con- cert with God- Save the King.The even- ing concert was very successful, and brought out the best efforts pf the band- and the artistes who wore present. The soloists were Mr. vV. Griffiths and Mr. T. Bryant. They Iwth reccived well merited applause, while the Turn of the evening was sustained by Mr. T. Babbage, ventriloquist and falsetto vocal- ist. rnie pianist both in the afternoon and evening was Mr. Artist Hopkins, who ably fulfilled his duties. The programme was opened by the band plaving a spirited march, 'n, it, Cbksnck." Arhich was cr-peted with ap- plause. Mr. T. Bryant was heard at his beet in the s'ong The Veteran," and Mr W. Jones followed with a trom bone solo. Messrs. Griffiths and Bryant sang the duet, "Love and War," with spirit, and the band then rendered excellent selections. Mr. W. Griffiths brilHfuitity saner Sound tho alarm," and Mr. W. Cos rec-eived an oration, for his remarkable ckra-oi sdo, "The Holy City," which was pJayed with skill and art effeet. Messrs. Patterson and Cox &ak dwt) and then followed a trio of trombc Alr. T. Babbage amused the audience witt able ventriLquism, and the band played & tions which were succeeded by a brill poiks, coiio hiding with the National them. ExpreaaioNS of admiration were bA all atround, and the audle-n,>o highly app: ated the musical teast of the evening. Idris Jones proposes, and Mr. David Hop seconded, the hearty vote of thanks aocor to District Councillor John Williams for Biding at both concerts. It is interestin; note that the bandmaster, Mr. W. G. Pat son, is entirely self-taught, and it is to credit that he has so carefully and efficie: trained-with a few exceptions—all the m bers of hi soompany. The eecretatry of band its Mr. George Evans, and the trea&\ Mr. Allen, Symmonds, both of Gilfach G< All arrangements for the concerts were m by Mr. Kenneth McBratnev, of Col House, and he rendered valuable assista in many ways to the band. On Friday iruc ing the silver band went to St. Donate Cm where Mr. Morgan S. Williams and fai oourteously received the visitors, who ph a number of their best and most brill: selections, which were highly praised by castle party. The men were afterwards galed in good old fashioned Christmas 6t which was reminiscent of the anoient ho tality customary at St. Donata Castle liberally revived by the present owner, Morgan S. Williams. The latter gav second handsome subscription towards funds of the band, for which the memt were truly thankful. After returning Llantwit, the band played during the afi noon and evening before various houses, again on Saturday, thus giving musi brightness to grey days. The silver ba wished to give public thanks to the inha tants of this town for the many kindness contributions, and patronage accorded them during their three days' visi:.

ABERAVON & PORT TALBO Aberavon Recorder.—It ia stated that the re-opening of Parliament questions will put to the Home Secretary with icferenoe the High Court proceedings in 1)63 agair Johns Charles Jones, grocer, of Aberavo claiming to be recorder" of ibe ancie, borough, when the claimant was cemmitt to Brixton Prison. It is alleged thit he w treated unfairly, and that his h-eatthas be* seriously impaired in consequence f his d tention. The High Court procedings r lated to a seal of the ancient borugh, poi session of which was claimed by t presei corporation. Market Roof Blown Away.—OnSaturdaj morning the temporary canvas rotng coved ing the Aberavon Market, which as placed there after the disastrous fire abit tWf\lv4 months ago, was completely biowrlway, ant the whole of the wooden structurafter the ravages of the gale, presented a sue of de- solation. It could be seen on Iday that the gate had affected the roof, t it was hoped that t-hie, covering would la,over the Saturrlay market, which is one othe most important of the week. Early oriaturday, h. it could be se enthat noing could save the roof. As a result, the sll-holders were subjected to great inwenience. There they were in the open, andrposed to the biting wind. It was extremelortunate that tho affair did not happen eaetr in the Aveek, as the Christmas market pted to be one of the heaviest on record. TICKETLESS TRAVELLlS. At Aberavon on Monday, Williajones, 24 Tymaen-street, Cwmavon, was buHoned by the R. and S.B. Railway Co. foiravelling between Aberavon and Cwmavon1 ithout a ticket- Mr. Hunter prosecuted Thomas C. Simlett, porter, said defendaftold him he had given his ticket up at the ?er end of the platform to the station maste Witness called the station master and deidant then offered to pay his fare but it is refused. He was- fined 15s. and costs. A similar charge was prefed against David Williams, Jersey-row, Cvavon. De- fondant red that a friend irehased a ticket for him, but as he (defiant) was drunk lie left it on the seat. > asked for an adjoumement to produce dence that the t'cket was purchased, ande case was adjourned. CHILD'S FATAL BUB. FLANNELETTE DANGER At Cwmavon, on Friday, annquest was held touching the death of Olti Griffiths, aged yeare, of Somerset^placebo died on Christmas Day from burns icoi-red on Christmas Eve. Deceased's mother said she 1 for a few mintutes. The child was in berghtdress by the fire. Ediili Hopkins, aged 14, con, said she was upstairs, and hearing screa; ran down, and saw the child in flames, he ran up- stairs and got a blanket, whiclho wrapped round the child and put out thhimes. Dr. Williams said death g-asio to shock caused by burns, and the jury rvrned a ver- dict accordingly. The Coroner compliment.ede witness, Edith Hopkins, upon her coura),iis conduct and presence of mind, and sa her action was deserving of the greatest pise. The jury concurred. The Coroner also referred to dangerous practice of using flaniielette felothing far children. PICKLER'S SINGULAR 5ATH. An inquiry was held at Pt Talbot on Monday into the circumstanceif tho death of William Batt, aged 56, of2 West-end, Taibach, a pickler, engaged at t Ffwrdwyllt Tinplatc Works. Taibach, on t 27th Dec. Alfred Batt (son) said his fat! came home on the night of the 4th Decemr, and com- plained of having boon poisoniby the acid he had used during his work. James Singleton, head annen-, said that deceased did not complain of bag ill in the morning. They were waitinja supply of sulphuric acid which did not-rive, and in the afternoon some acid was ud from some old unlabelled bottles which h. been in the works for some years. Decead- complained of the fumes from this acid, aJ they all felt it, and he (Avitnesia) vomited athe.time. He never saw such an acid befor When put in the tank it sliot up in a r, flame about seven or eight feet, and boiledight over the tank. Dr. J. H. Davies deposed toiaking a post- mortem of the body. Death w due to acute bronchitis and emphysema, due to the inhalation of noxious fumes. The jury returned a verdicin accordance with the medical evidence. UNPROTECTED TICK. At Aberavon on Saturday 1 inquest was held on the body of Wm. Jefffe (38), donkey- man, s.s. Otto, a native of Som Shields, who was killed by failing into tl; dry dock on Thursday night. Captain E. W. Evans eatdeceased was sober man. He bad never ben to Port Tal- hot before. The Coroner Do you thinlfchere are suffi- cient lights around the dry <bks? Witness: The only thing I an say is that there is a gate loading intothe dock yard which be closed. I the gate was closed a stranger would not ? into it. S. How- deposed to fining the body. He could not .say if the gatleiV: always left open. In reply to Mr. M. E. Whi\ H.M. Inspec- tor of Factories, witness sai the gate, was only three yards off the basi; and there was no other protection around he dock except tho y-ard railings. Fred Allen, said-io was with de- ceased in the afternoon, whir he was quite sober. Witness had alwas seen the gate open, but badtic-roi, seen a kht. there. Wit- ness nearly fell in himself. ■ Dr. Williams said deathivas caused by a fracture of the skuli. A verdict of Accident* dea.th" was re- turned, with a t-eoommendtion that the at- tention of the authorities be drawn to the need of closing the gate sec rely at night and placing: a lamp there. Captain I-laill said hEthought it was a most dangerous place. The Coroner said he thtught tt was not the first aoeident. « Dr. Williams a French sailo1 falling in the same place, but he miracu lously os' aped. .V {, IDENTITY EST A BLI S?BD AFTER NEARLY THREE MONTHS. ] A WELL-KNOWN CTTCKRTER. After a lapse of three mniths an Aberavi mystery has been cleared vp. On Thursdj morn ing, October 3rd last^tW body of a w IY. dressed man, apparently about 50 yetffs sit age and about ott. Ilin. high, attired in a shooting jacket, tweed trousers, and htvwmj. boots, was waahed up on the liberavoa beaeh. quite near to the vessel Tralalgar, whicfc went ashore tho day previous. In the pockets *ver» discovered a. bunch of Ke^s and two packet knives, and the deceased wore aoiOllar stamped Bridlington Laundry. At the inquest a verdict of Found Dfefrned was returned without any evidence of identi- fication having been given, although tha 16cal pohoe madie every ettort to lyrcve identifica- tion, and the body was interred in the parish cemetery. Identification has now fiellv proved by the articles found on the body. On Monday evening a young man caiknlVt the Port Talbot Police Station and made iu- quiries about the affair. lie was skowa the boots, keys, and other articles found the deceased, and lnunediitely identified them as tho property of father, Hnery Pijfeett aged 48 of 43 Aim a vale-road, Clifto*. &ri*I t-al. The son, Henry .James Lewis PSdkett c.rioket ooach at Cliftoi College, saii his father was the Avelt-knovn Essex'and MjC C oricketer, and aft-erwaids cricket coacfc of Clifton College Decesed nlayed fdir 17 years for Essex and for 16 years for tho + U Wa& tf °/iy onau iu his to take all ten wicfots for 28 runs, wkidb oc- curred in the matel v. Leicestershire at Ley-ton, on June ro, 1895. Decease* was a splendid bowlor au a eood bat. 0. leav- ing Essex he Was tnade the recipient of numerous and hancome presents He ii- a g also a champion w:ker, and carried of the prize at the Cryst £ Palace far the four's walking match on ting a record eeyei-il years ago, oesides wining many other prW. He leaves three chiren. I He left his hornet Bristol on SepUwber 27th m good healtland spirits, and want to Weston-super-Mare That was the last seen, of him. Informaon of his disappearance was given to the pice at the time, &■ £ no- thing further wasteard of him until Iftm. when his son chand to come across an ac- count of the find nof the body at Abyon. He haS no difficuv in identifvinrr tk* ar- tides found on thbody. It would appealhat the bodv must fcave been washed acroshe Channel from Wowoll to Aberavon. the inquest eviite-nr*. showed that the By had been in the water about a week ortn days, and this corits- pon^ with the cb of the disanpeara*^ of the deceased andie discovery of th# b#dy

POT HCA WL. THE LA; MRS. VICKARY. Mr. Howell (hbertson, district c*vm £ r and a jury of ich Mr. Willi am Wil^m4 was foreman, h an inquiry at the Pre- station, Portbc., on Saturday morn,i« £ re_ lative to the da of Mrs. Mary Vickanr' re- staurant keepefohn-street, which occlrred with tragic sudness on the previous Tfcurs- day evening. Evidence of ntification was given 4 Jlis Catherine Day, of Bangor, a sister of the deceased. MVickary, she said, hai (keen a widow 18 ye. Witness snent nine êa"ys with her in -r list-iirior to whick tnno he had not s>her sister for 20 year»—but he had not JIA n that deceased was given to drink. la--xd had resid<xl in Forth- ,I,VVI IS year Vl^ness. further remarked hat deceasethgh^l 18 stone. The next itn<ss was Elizabeth Aim .'hiltips, a gwhc has been in the •mplov Mi's. Vickfcr our months. She stated t:at Mrs. Vi*y dd not get up on Thursda v norning as é\.1, Jut Aritness could not say Aether shed been drinking. Has anyor .telling you what te say Ire, to-day No sir. The witnfurther stated that about 9' o'rock in tvening she was in Mrs. Tick- aiy's b,d-t-owhen she was taken ill. Wit- n8 ran fors..Lancdon. who resides next door, an-d irrived just before Mrs. Yick- a'rf passed y. tasked ifhad ever seen the deceased tlie worse for k, the witness replied in -tii, negative, she also denied any knowledge of tleeeasflrinking habito.-By the Foi» maii', Mre>kary was in bed on Chrisftn ;i.s Day all, Dr. J. Alexander, who was caltol in about 9 k: on Thursday night, said W., was therinct. Deceased was suffering from obi heart trouble, which wag the cause of i. He had known de for 18 was aware that she had .wen- sional tffig bouts. A returned in accordance with the metestimony. The ller, at the conclusion of the in- quest,rked that that day he reaohed tlie 43rd ur&ary of his aoDointment, and lie was atulated by the jury upon bting still :.0 carry out his duties so wel-i.

BONVILSTON So-A social evening was spent iu tho Bon Reading-room. Through the gene: of The Mackintosh of Mackintosh, the ] has lately been gj-e-atly extended. A dateo took place. Refreshments were suppi intervals, the arrangementa being carrit in an efficient manner by the yonnpg of the village. Mrs. Allan and Missichards were at tho piano. Ell- 0011 r)y the success of the evening, the comi hope to arrange many such func- tions

PONTYCLUN- MI, cpsr,At the recent examination of ttwria 0011-oge of Music, London held tdiff on Deoember 17th last, Je&sie Mab^ll, da-tighter or Mr. A. Russell, passer hori-ours in the primary grade for piano pitying and theory, gaining 100 markof tlo.

ENMARK. Cone-A evening concert Avas held at Penma^cWroom under the auspices of the P^rk-M- Church. This was the eleventf ikind held in support of the fund f<he ioAration of the cliapel, which was sa\cty acconipibed during last- year. e <mit-tee w'üre successful in ol)- tainingic rices of the folloAving Well- known ,i&t—Mr. Jacob Davies, Cardiff, and hiaop party, consisting of: Su- prano, ssa Davies- contralto Mies Maud Ub mezzo-soprano, Miss Sarah Bell; Hto Rev. D. Glanmor Jeakins, Diaas Pvis-ior, Mr. John Howells, Dinas Powisjiol, Mr. T. Henning, Llamcar- fau aiinfts, Miss Blanche John, Dinas Pd\vis. tid J. M. Lloyd, Barry. Rfr. W. J. ilh-J.P., Parkside, Barry, yery ably !s annual treat is always looketfoo'^ with keen interest through- out tJaKi-and once again the anticipa- tion is tnjously confirmed. A vote of than to t^irman and singers was pro- poseby M-Thomas, LIancadie. seoondtxl by J. T. J Cartref, Llanblethery, and pasi with nation. The singing of the Na-fcal An led by the veteran 1 fowler, Ali*'acob t terminated a most enjoy- ablnusicaliiig.

r. ATHAN yI. Ch'<—The inhabitants of St Ai-nand ct always celebrate tblfr Cktmas congregating to listen to asntertait provided by the Sunday clioii scholars of the St. A than C. Cliurot Itherto, it has been held in t'chapel, his Christmas the St. Athait ,coolroom secured for the purpose, ih year tpularity of this treat iiI on 1 increase even the schoolroom this te did nofd sufficient -,iceiDniinod&tioii, many U-cc-iily drsnopointed in net. ning adrlce. The chair waa IhkeiL the Reyw ynne Hee.s. 'I- ho pro- iinnie wa&,Haneous, consisting of reei- tions, duftnd solos by the chikk-en iets and fty adults: dialogues, which e always hinent feature and very <ui- usiasticalWeciated; and appropriate, lection, rd by the- choir, under the ale condxicip of Mr. Illtyd WTiIliams, astleton. uterus-ting item was the d<i: "ribtition of books bv Mr. Alfred S&o-rte ?0 the chil<vho had secured hirfu'-st 'narks for fanco at the Band of Hop* ,h,o-itgh the-amme was all exceptionjally Lengthy one interest was maintain*»d •ight to th. Tlie singing of the National Ai brought a most happy and successful gng to a close.

(iLAMORCiAN IIUNTING STORIES. J At this festive season, after many a hard run, through tne vale or over the mountains, at the tail of a cunning fox: in many an old low-raftered farmhouse kitchen whiie the. kettle is boiling; the old boys in leggings stand with their backs to the blazing fire and ten of hunting days long past, but never to be forgotten. Of these stories told by the fireside I have collected a litter, which, I hope, will prove welcome as a New Year article. Down the Vale they ten scores of stories of the T remains Hounds. TREMAINS HOr--NDS. These rough-coated Welsh hounds were owned by Mir. Leys-hon Morgan, of Tremains, and afterwards by his eldest son, Mr. Win. Morgan. Under the mjastership of Mr. Wm. Morgan the pack had many a noted run. Round Coity they tell of a. famous rui-i from WerntarWj over Cefn Hirgo-ed, to Coity. Here the fox ran several rings through the Coity covers, tliencif to Coedymwstvvr. wnere the. cunning one hoped to run to earth; but he was turned back by the footmen, and so was forced into the open. Away he went over Covchurc-h Moors to Tycandy, then on t'hrotigh Pa,lit ),cock with the hounds close be- kind. Up the hill went the stout .ox • hounds in full cry close on, and the field dotted all over the country. He turned to run to cover, but the hounds drove him be- fore them to the churchyai^. where under the grey tower of St. Mary Hill Chuich this stout fox was pulled down, game to the last. CAWL CI HELA. The Tremains hounds hunted the valleys round BlackmiTl, and the landlord of the Fox and Hounds Inn listed on hunt dap to fill the big brewing uoaier full of real Welsh cawl (broth), so that every hungry follower ot the foxes of the Dim bath could have hio nil or the appetising food. On one occasion, how- ever one of the hounds strayed' into the brew fcouse, and whilst no one was looking began to sample the. broth but by chance the poor brute got too near the e-dge and-61ipped into the borfing broth. The publican- was at his wits' end when he discovered what had hap- ndoo, but, wse man. he said nothing, but just cleared iw-ay the scalded animal and feegan to serve out the "cawf' to his noisy ts. ^TW-ards the end of the feast someone began to complain of the hairs in the "cawl then •there be^an to splutter with mouths full ot ba;r. Next the scalded hound was dis- covered, but before this the unlucky publican bad bolted for Iris life up the side of Tilyfan Hem retain. Thv- party started' in pursuit., but the cwrw cia" and the "cawl," of which all few? partaken, freely, favoured the flying pub- tloan, who escaped from their dutches, but for many a long day alter it was dangerous to say anything about "cawl ci hela" in the kcarin? of any of the followers of the. Tre- main3 Hounds. AX OTHER TREMAINS STORT. This stol-v is of a famous hunt after a bagged fox from Cetn. Hirgoed. Tjie pack, led by the famous bitch Tidings, mace off for the bogs round Werntarw. Here the field, were sent into roars of laughter over the ad- ventures of a reverend follower of tlie fcound^, who, mounted' on a fiery grey horse, got stuck in the bog. After much struggling the rev. gentleman dra(Trr* d: his horse out, ■when horse and rider were so covered with tand that no one coukl recognise them, and be had to ride off to the village pump and feire a party of urchins to clean the dappled grey, whilst he tried vainly to ciean the dittoing mnd from his black clothes. This s:tT was taken round the countryside by The Fh ing Taylor." who was a regular follower of tlie pack and was fond of telling the adventures which befel them. Another story of a capped fox which the Tyn-v-Cymmer Houndis hunted round Llan- trissant. A fine dog fox had been caught aird put in a barn to be ready for the hunt when' the Braichyeymmer Hounds from the Gsrw Yaliev Avere coinir to join. One William Delahay. of Newcastle, hap- pened t-o go to the barn where the fox was confined, and saw to his surprise that the fox bad got out of the box aTr(1 was up on the "beams under the roof. Quick as thought WkWiiam seized the fox bv the brileh to pull fcrrn down, but the fox in descending seized Wiftiam bv the -seat of the trousers and over they rolled on the floor. William bellowing hke a bull, but holding on to the brush all the irme. His cries brought heloers, who freed him from the fox and safely tecked Reynard in his fcox again. A FAYOCS CARDIFF BREEDER. I A famous breeder of hounds in the early days of the l £ >th century was Mr Rees Howell, of Cardiff. It was he who presented his first bounds to William Miles, of Liancarian, fcrnryum far and wide aa WiH- y Grindon. This fine old sportsman led many a long run. His best run, one still talked about down the Vale, was of thirteen hours: dura- tion, but for distance covered his proudest feat was the m-emorable run from Dunryii tha-ough Wenvoe, Leckrwith, Penarth, to Caierau, over the turnpike road, down throuo-h the Elv river, up to Pentyrch, and on the side of the Garth Mountain with only seven hound.. tstui going. Will killed his fox. THE LILIPCT FOX. But Will met his master in a fox which Ifcaun-ed the district roand Liliput Farm. Time after time the same fox was found m the same cover on the farm, but was always tost in the same place about a mile awaySo 4§iat the fox e&me to be known as the Liliput fox, and by other* as Wilfs Trainer. At last the secret of this fox's cunning ruse was revealed. A farmer who was in the fields saw the fox come, down the long meadow and jump on to the top of the thick hedge along which he ran the full length, then down into some straw land beyond. Of course the bounds when they came to the hedge lost scent. The farmer, however, told Will, and a Gruel plot was hatched. A meet was called far Liliput to hunt once more the now famous fox. A big crowd came out, for it was ,an ideal morning. The farmer was hidden near tbe thick hedge with a gun, ^and when the cunning one came down the field and ou to the hedge the farmer fired, and the brave fel- low rolled off the hedge badly wounded. On owne the pack. the field shouting behind. The hounds fell on the dying fox aDd finished him. Wild was the rus-h for the brush of iiiis master of cunning. A keen sport se- oured the- mask, which he sent away to be mounted, together with a letter describing the hunting of the fox. Great was the sur- prise to receive a letter hack from the taxi- dermist to say that the fox's skull was full of bullets. the secret was out, and Will y Grindton had to own to the deception. But the old sportsman thought all the more of his fox's mask. and he loved to tell the story of tine LilipTit, fox who had beaten Will's hounds iit fair sport but met hi's death by foul play. A REMARKABLE BSCAPE. The story of how Mr. Thomas Thomas, of the Bear Hotel, won the silver bunting medal is one of the most remarkable in the annals of hunting. It was during a run of the Glamorgan bounds. They hunted a fine dog fox to Llan- dicngh Castle, where he took refuge in a chim- ney, but was dislodged, and went off towards the Beaupre covers, where close to an old lead mine the hounds ran into the fox. In the struggle six of the hounds and the fox fell Idowrt the shaft of the mine, which was known to be sixty feet deep. The rest of the pack were taken home, while Mr. Thomas rode off to eecure ropes to try and set the ho-unds out. He and Johnny, th,, tcrrior man., volunteered to go down, and down they went. After a Vmg wait they gave the signal to hoist the hamper, and one by one the bounds were drawn np but little the worse for their adven- ture. Last of ail Mr. Thomas wis drawn up. ferfngia-e the fox with him. Mr. J. S. Gibbon, the master of the Glamor- gan-, a, month later, presented Mr. Thomas with the silver medal, on which was en- gnvred — "The Glamorganshire Hounds, rescued by Mr. Thomas Thomas, 10th October. 1881," and on the reverse. Preeemted by the Mas- ter. Mr. J. S. Gibbon." What times there have been, what bold explo-its worthy to be recorded WTLKTNS, THB FlIARLESS. I should exhaust my oaper in telling the taiee of Evan Wilkins alone. Bvan Wilkins., ibe r, who rode hta grey maxe over Gwdge, ditch, and mountain, and hunted ,awerytwing,witb flrr cm it. ftwre are old men still Ifriag wite llemftt- fcdt the old Squire of Uanharram and Evan Wilkins, z-iding back from a. spring meet in the Vale, when they had hunted a sweet- hearting fox 50 and even 60 miles back into Brecon, and seldom they came home without his brush. There are others of a later gen- eration of whom many a story is told, h. Bert Jenner, Mr. Thuistan Bassett, Colonel Fredericis Morgan, Mr. E. Price and many &no,t»li€*T. I cannot do better than close this batch of Glamorgan hunting stories, ivith the opening lines of the Gltamorgan Hunt Song, known in Welsh as Heigwn MorgaiiAVg," written by loan Trithyd': — Chwi hetbvyr buan bro deg Gwladforgan, Rhai cynes g;yd:a'.r cwn, Dewch all an heddyw i 'Ðl'd y cyfryw, Fe'ch synir gan eu swn. Ai- Yswain Shinkin at Gwrt Treffleming Oedd wedi eu gwahcckl, A dynion enwog yn dorf Vucsog A ddaethant wrth eu bodd. -Ni J. Kyrle Fletcher, in the. South Wales Daily News."

West Glam. Calvinistic Methodists. MINISTERS TO BE INSURED. The West Giamorgan Calvinistic Methodist Montiiiy Meeting was held at Tabernacle, Cwmavon, on Wednesday, the Rev W. Samlet Williams, presiding. A resolution was carried recommending the Churches to have a more stationary ministry. Several Churches reported having cleared their debts. The sum of £ 2-50 was distri- buted from the auxiliary fund to the weaker Churches. The following appointments w-ere made for the vear:—Presidents. Kev. D. Picton Evans. B.A., and Mi-. J. Howells, Maesteg: secretary of Sunday Schools, the Rev. Lewis Richards, Gowerton; secretary of Monthly Meeting, the Rev. D. Mardv Davies, Ponty- cymmer. A resolution was unanimously carried urging the Government to press forward a temperance measure." It was resolved to insure under the Work- men's Compensation Act all ministers and others who receive payment for services in the connexion.

Increased Electorate. The new list of Parliamentary voters in Glamorgan shows an increase in each division, as under:- In- 1908. 1907. crease. Eastern Division 21,1124 962 Rhondda 1$.123.15.585.533 Western 14.70 o. 14.083. 622 Mid-Glamorgan 17,763.16.827.941 South. 21,762.21.072.690 The Southern Division, which used to be the most populous, has to take second place, for the Easter-n Division has now a greater number of voters, owing to the increase of popul.ation in the mining district. Ponty- pridd has 5,.509 voters, and there arc several other districts with over a thousand. In the Southern Division, Llandaff contains 2,784 voters, and several centres have oVP" a thousand, and in Mid-Glamorgan Maesteg stands at the top with 3,667 voters.

NANTYMOEL. Tire Bishop of London, preaching at West- minster Abbey, said: NV;hej,, it was Dark' —It paints, in wonderful colours, what rt seems to me the world would be if for six months, as in the story it is suDposed to be the case, owing to a gigantic fraud, the Re- surrection might be supposed never to have occurred, and as you feel the darkness creep- ing round the world, you see how woman in a moment loses the best friend she ever had, and crime and violence increase in every part of the world. When you see how darkness settles down upon the human spirit when it &at for six months and regarded the Christian record as a fable, then you quit with some- thing like adequate thanksgiving, and thank God it is light because of the awful darkness when it was dark.See it at Nantymool.

MAESTEG. Musical Success.—Miss Nerlie James, Garn- road, has been successful in passing the ad- vanced grade, local centre, examination, in connection with the R.A.M. and R.C.M., re- cently held at Cardiff. Eisteddfod Winner.—We congratulate the Rev. J. Aiorley Davies (Nantyffyllon) on win- ning a very substantial prize at Bodringallt Eisteddfod on Christmas Day for an essay on the subject, The position of the Sunday School in the light of the growth of secular education. Social.—A social tea was held at Taber- nacle Chapel on New Year's Eve, the follow- ing bachelors serving at the tables ■—Messrs. Thos. H. Jones, Wm. T. Llewellyn, David Morgans, John Emlyn Thomas, E. Evans. Griffith Griffiths, J. G. Richards, and Gwilym Rees, assistod by Miss- A. M. PhilhfK Messrs. W. Francis. B. James, W. Samuel, and Idris Evans also rendered assistance.. Afterwards an impromptu concert was held, presided over by the esteemed pastor, Rev. W. R. Watkyn, B.A.

If you hay difficulty in sec-uring the (( Gatt.eJ» to the Head Office. Printed anished by the Central Gta- morgan Pz and Publishing Company. LimiW, be "Glamorgan Gazotte" Offices, f Street, Bridgend, Gla- morgan. FRJXANUARY Srd, 1908.