The Amman Valley Chronicle and East Carmarthen News

AT EIN GOHEBWYR AC ERAILL. Ysgrifan, Barddoniaeth, Nodion, Hanesion, a Gohebiaethau i'w hanfon cyn GYNTED YN YR WYTHNOS ag y byddo modd ft GOLYGYDD, CRONICL DYFFRYN AMAN," AMANFORD. — I I

[Er ein bod yn rhoddi pob cyfleustra i ohebwyr ddatgan eu bam ar gwestiynnau lleol, nid ydyw hynny i olygu ein bod yn cydsynio a u daliadau.—GOL.]

Nid ydym yn ymrwymo i ddychwelyd unThyw ysgrif annerbyniol os na anfonir amlen a stamp gyda chais am hynny ar y pryd. Cofier hyn, gan y rhoddir toll drom i'r fasged bob wythnos. Rhaid bod yn hiT ac i bwynt.—GOL.

Meysydd Lien a Shan. [Gan HOMER."] Rhaíd i ni agor y Meysydd yr wythnos hon trwy ddwrdio Gol. parchus y Cronicl am iddo gam-sillafu rhai geiriau ym Mhryddest Homer yn y rhifyn diweddaf. Wele'r cyntaf-" Tremnio." Tremio yw'r ffurf lenyddol ddiweddaraf. Eta," Uwch llaw ei loes" oedd gan "Homer," nid Uwch law ei loes." Afraid i mi ddweyd y gwel Beirdd a Llenorion yi Ysgol Newydd fy mod yn llygad fy lie. Cyn symud ym mhellach i'r maes, carem ddatgan ein llawenydd wrth weled Y Teithiwr hylithx a hyawdl o Landeilo wedi dod am dro i Golofnau Cym- reig y Cronicl. Yr ydym wedi mwynhau cwmni yr uchod ar feysydd eraill cyn hyn. Amlwg yw ei fod yn beichen ar y ddawn j brin honno o ddweyd ei feddwl mewn geiriau byr a bachog, a thyna gamp pob LIenor a Bardd da, onide? Y CORRWG. I Hen Gorrwg, hawdd ei gario—at alwad, Ail telyn He myno; Pysgotwr neu Faelwr fo Ar afon am ei rwyfo. TELYNEG-" BLODAU'R GRUG." I Adroddais iddi englyn y bardd, Ar yr allt, wedi gadael yr og- Yr englyn yr aur i flodau' r grug, Sy'n eu galw yn glychau crog A fBur y main," a ffiolau'r mêl," A gmau" mewn haul a glaw: Gwrandawai hithau yn welw a syn, A brigyn y grug yn ei llaw. Beth oedd a gododd y dagrau i' w grudd (A merch y bugail oedd hon) Ai'r enlgyn mwyn wrth suddo'n dlws I ffynnon purdeb ei bron? Adroddaf finnau chwedl fy nhad," Meddai hi, ai gwir ai ffug, Y dlysaf, anwylaf, o'i chwedl oil Oedd honno am flodau'r grug: Yr Haf, un dydd, o uchelder y nen, Ddisgynnodd ar y maes; A gwelodd flodau ar lysiau a choed Yn gwenu' n y gwyrddliw llaes; Edrychodd drachem ar lwyni'r grug Ar yr allt a'r mynydd mawr, Ond nid oedd un blodyn bychan tlws Yn tawel harddu eu gwawr. A chlybu fiwsig, ynghanol y Nef, Yr ehedydd bach oedd fry, A nodau'i gan fel cawod ber Yn disgyn ar bob tu; A'r Haf a chwifiodd liudlath glaer, Cyffyrddodd a'r dafnau glan, A disgyn a wnaethant ar rug yr allt Yn wridog rosynnau man. Ond mwynach na'r englyn a'r chw.edl mwy,— I mi ydyw'r blodau mad, A gwerthfawrach na' r gemau i gyd Pan wenomt ar fedd fy nhad;- Pan wridant yn goch ar doriad y wawr, Yno, a'r gwlith ar eu gwedd, Meddyliaf am harddwch bywyd fy nhad, A'r bugeiliaid yng ngwlad yr hedd." DAN YR YW. (Alaw—" Breuddwyd y Bardd "). 0 Fynwent y Llan dros y llechwedd Disgynnodd cysgodion yr Yw, Ar aelwyd a theulu Cwmceirw- 'Roedd Ennid yn welw a gwyw! Ood llencyn bach llawen oedd yno'n ei elfen Yn enwi y dydd y doi'i fami yn ol,— A'i dad ef yn cofio moT oer oedd ei chol. Mewn du yr ymwisgodd y teulu, A dunos y bedd a fu'n waeth; Ond gwenai' r un bach fel pelydryn, Nas gellir mo'i rwymo fo'n gaeth; A Uamai'n chwareugar drwy ganol y galar, Heb nabod cysgodion yr Yw yn y Glyn— A'i dad ef am hynny a'i gwisgodd mewn gwyn. Cynhyddodc y llanc, a deallodd O'!1' diwedd gyfrinach ei oes; A safodd ei chwarae diniwed, Pan brofodd ei enaid y loes; 0 feeulfryn ei febyd disgynnodd i adfyd, A thristwch y Ian lie mae dynion yn byw— Yn torn eu calon dan gysgod yr Yw! --Homcr, RHAGOR AM Y GENEDLAETHOL. I Y Sadwm diweddaf, cawsom ymgom felys ag un fu'n oresennol yn yr wyl uchod, ac ehai-" Tarawodd Gwili ergyd oddiar y Maen Llog — RHYS-EDD. I Os ca Iolo loes ca!on,-a'r hen Buw Ei droi'n bel yr awron GweJaf y dydd sydd i son Am Rys-edd y Morusion." Cyfeiria'r englyn at ymosodiadau Syr John Morus Jones ar y Dr. William Owen Pugh, a'r ymosodiadau yn y papurau dyddiol ar Iolo Morgannwg a'i Orsedd. Creda'r beirdd fod Syr J. Rhys law yn ll,w a Syr J. M. Jones,—yr hyn drachefn a esponia'r Rhys- edd a'r Morusion." Disgynai'r glaw yn gawodydd, ac ebai Gwili- Mae'r awen glos yma'n y glaw I dy odi sy' n dihidlaw, A gwir ion cynnig araith I oar lu ar ddaear laith." —Gwili. Y MARW-GOFFA. Collodd yr Orsedd nifer o'i haelodau goreu y flwyddyn ddiweddaf, ac yn ol eu harfer, rhoddodd y beirdd flodeudyrch yn goffadwriaeth am danynt yn yr Orsedd. Wele rai ohonynt:— DR. HUGH JONES (HARDDFRYN). Ef y rhawg gai fawrygu—drwy Walia Am ei drylew allu; Angel y fwyn Efengyl fu Ynhoflïr gwaith o'i phregethu. -Tryfan. I MEILlR MON. I Ei genedl fawrha geinion,—arabawl Yr hybarch fardd tirion Tra Gwalia a'i thrigolion, E folir mwy Feilir Mon." Y PARCH. EVAN DAVIES (IF AN I DAFYDD), TREFRIW. (Ganwyd yn Aberangell, Meirionydd). Bardd glan oedd Ifan Dafycld,-a lienor Llawn o bethau celfydd A'i fawr waith efo a rydd Fawr enw i Feirionydd." -Canwy. GUTYN ARFON. I Eto ni welwn Gutyn,-angel cu Yng ngwyl can ac emyn; A then hedd aeth yn ei wyn,—yn hapus, I'r haf hudolus, cartref ei delyn." -Canwy. ELFYN. I Canodd i Olud yn estron i ffawd, Canodd i D'lodi .aï ddiaen yn ei gnawd; Canodd i'r Awen addfwynodd ei oes; A chanodd Foddlonrwydd dan bwysau y groes; Canodd i Noddfa sy' n llathru pob Hi, A chanodd ei hunan i mewn iddi hi; Caiff Elfyn deymasu o'r erw oer, fud, Ei orsedd yw calon pob Cymro drwy'r byd. -Bryidir. Yn unol a chais y Lienor yn y rhifyn diweddaf, ni a geisiwn roddi 'chydig o hanes y ddau fardd y cyfeiria atynt, sef y diweddar Elfyn a Goronwy."

Wythnos yn Llanwrtyd. I Braf, onide, ydoedd cael hamdden.a chyfle i fyned o swn yr hooters ysgrecydd peiricinau gweithfaol, a chael bod yn rhydd am ychydig o gaethiwed llafur i fwynhau awelon y mynyddoedd, a syllu ar y golygfeydd rhamantus, ac yfed o ddyfroedd diflas (ond iachusol) y saline a'r sulphur, pa rai oedd yn gwneud i anhwyldeb gymeryd ei aden o' n cyfansoddiad fel llwydrew o flaen haul Mehefin; ac heblaw hyn, yr oedd cael dod i gymdeithas awen a chan a chynghanedd yn sirioli ysbryd, bywiocau meddwl, ac ysgafnhau calon o i phryder, ac i hyn o feddyginiaeth nid oes dim tebyg i gael treulio orig Yn ninas y ffynnon hau-a mwynhau Mewn hedd ein gwyliau; Ter ein hwyl natur yn hau, TByw iechyd i ladd beichiau. Ie, teimlad pawb yno ydoedd fod ei llinynon wedi syrthio mewn lie hyfryd, ac yn barod i ddweyd i gyd gyda' n gilydd mai Lion a hearty yn Llanwrtyd-, ydym, Le odiaeth am fywyd; Goreu hwyl a geir o hyd, Heb ochain mewn byw iechyd. Yn ychwanegol at y golygfeydd rhamantus a'r moddioo di-ail geir yno i gyfoethogi corff, ceir yma YSGOL WYLIAU, I cyfle ardderchog i ddysgu y Gymraeg ymhob agwedd ohona, a hefyd dosbarth i ddysgu cynghaneddion. Yn yr ysgol ceid gwersi gan ddynion profiadol, pa rai sydd yn athrawon ym mhrif ysgolion ein gwlad, ac yn hufen talent ein cenedl. Peth arall deimlem yn yr ysgol, nad oedd un cagendor i'w deimlo thw-K; v disgybl at: raw. Ceid yr olaf yn disgyn o t»Ii.d g,.y.JOC!aeth gydag addiiyn- der, ac yn cydto y? H?w y d?f/bl .'w arwrin yn ofaLs ar hyd riaiau dysg yn dynm a! gofolus. Athrawon, gaa -w,Ai, oec J y dis- gyblion, ag eithrio ychydig o i,nidogion a I lleygwyr, pa rai oedde.;t y JO" -'eL-i -r'. na'» cyffredin ymhlith piant g-.Tagedd ym myd IlSn ac awen. Cafwyd titr < ,Fucgoi I at y gwe.- amryw berffoormiadau o' r ddrama enwog, dan arweinyddiaeth yr awdur, y Bonwr Rhys Evans, ysgolfeistir, Cwmgors, o r enw, AERES MAESYFELIN." I Ni raid i'r ddrama hon wrth lythyr canmol- iaeth. Mae enw yr awdur yn ddigon i Mcrhau t ganmoliaeth oreu posibl iddi. Carem enwi yr athrawon a'r athrawesau oil, ond ni chaniata gofod. Ond nis gallwn ollwng enw prif oruchwyliwr yr ysgol allan, sef y Bonwr Rowland Thomas, M.A., Aberhonddu, ac yn cael ei gynnorthwyo gan Mr. Rees, ysgol- feistr, Llanwrtyd. Mae y ddau yn deilwng o glod a sylw eu gweithgarwch diflmo gyda llwyddiant yr ysgol. Cynhaliwyd hefyd dan nawdd yr Ysgol Wyliaui, yn ystod yr amser, ddwy EISTEDDFOD. I Nodaf ychydig o r testynau a'r, buddugwyr ym myd lien. Nos Fawth, y testynau oeddynt:-Penillion i' r Afon Irfon." Rhannwyd rhwng D. H. Da vies, Cilycwm, a Mr. Devonald, Rhondda. Testyn yr englyn, Ficer Flrichard." Gwobrwywyd tri o'r ymgeiswyr o nifer luosog-D. H. Davies, Cilycwm; Philip Jones, Treforus; a Rhys Evans (Alltfab), Cwmgors. Nos Iau, testyn y peruillion oedd Mynydd Epynt." Rhannwyd rhwng D. H. Davies, Cilycwm, a Mr. Devonald, Rhondda. Testyn yr englyn, John Penri." Gwobrwywyd tri— D. H. Davies, Cilycwm; Parch. D. J. Howells, Llanymddyfri; a D. Brynfab Thomas, Brynaman. Testyn yr ysgrif, Gwelliantau angenrheidiol ar gyfer yr Ymwelwyr yn Llanwrtyd." Rhannwyd rhwng y Parch. D. J. Howells, Llanym- ddyfri, a Mr. Devonald, Rhondda. Clorian- wyd lien ac awen gan Mafonwy ac Eurof." A ganlyn ydyw yr englynion buddugol i Ficer Prichard." Caiff y dar- llenydd- famu drosto ei hun pa un yw y goreu o'r goreuon. FICER PRICHARD. Eurog wawr ar lwybr gwerin—nid canmwyll, Ond ceinwawl dilychwin Anadl y groes ar genedl grin A fu gynt dan gorwynt gerwin. Ei gain awen gyneuodd-.ar nos Deyrnasai a losgodd; LJeufer ei gannwyll lifodd, Wele o'i drwg Gwalia dTodd. Ficer oedd hyf ei acen—i'w genedl, O'i gannwyll a'i awen; Wele oleu ei heulwen Ym more wyll Cymru hen. JOHN PENRI. Penri fu'n gloewi ein gwlad-y merthyr, Mwy wrthi fyn siarad Haul a fu i Walia fad, A chyfaill pob dyrchafiad. Ei sel fawr dros Walia fu—a'i llewyTch Yn lliwio'r nos bygddu; Bu warthus ei aberthu, Benri ddewr-bu'n awr ddu. Hyf ei lef dros ei grefydd—hyd y stanc Fu'n distaen efrydydd; A son am ei aberth sydd Yn euro' Cefengorwydd. Wele englyn arall ddaeth i gystadleuaeth ar Twm Shon Catti," o eiddo y Pairch. D. J. Howells, Llanymddyfri- Un hynod fu'n syndod sir—-a'i gastiau Fu'n gostus i Rhandir" Tra borogof fe gofir Enw Twm yn y tir. Rhoddir yn y bennod nesaf ychydig nodion ar yr hyn a glywsom ac a welsom yno. D. BRYNFAB THOMAS. Brynaman.

Nodion Teithiwr. Dywed y gwr doeth fod amser i bopeth, ac amser i bob amcan dan y nefoedd; amser i wylo, ac amser i chwerthin; amser i alaru, ac amser i ddawnsio. Felly y darfu i ni ei phrofi ar ein taith yr wythnos ddiweddaf. Pan yn NANTGAREDIG, wylo a galaru gawsom yma ar bob llaw, y priod annwyl, y tad tyner, y cymydog caredig, a'r Cristion pur, Mr. Henry Jones, o Ffenndy y Cwm, wedi canu'n iach i'r fro-dir hon yn bur sydyn ac annisgwyliadwy. Ymddengys- iddo fyned am dro i fwynhau ei hun yn awelon iachusol glan y mor yn Ceinewydd; ond dychwelodd yn bur fuan, yn teimlo moor anhwylus (er yn bur iach yn myned yno) fel y gorffennodd ei ddiwrnod gwaith yn y byd hwn dydd Gwener, y 15fed cyfisol. Dydd Llun caalynol, daeth torf fawr ynghyd i dalu y gymwynas olaf i gymeriad oedd yn annwyl a hoff iawn ganddynt. Yn y ty, cyn cychwyn I am y gladdfa yn Nantgaredig, ,inyduwvd gan y Parchn. J. F. Edwards, L^nfynyao, a Hugh Evans, Felingwm; ac yn y capel gan y Parchn. Isaac Davies, ei weinidog, J. O. Jones, Bethania, W. D. R<>wHods, Caer- fyrddin, ac E. D^vi^, evci ac À' Ian y bedd gan y Parch. D. Curwen Davies, 3ilc tT, Por-targothi. Yna gadawsom ein cyfaill yn ei wely newydd hyd forali me A T deff.road tcu,u'; cyffryn. Cysured y Nef y weddw ax teulu ;gatarus a'r pert'.iynasau oil yn y golled rawr Nun, ac y un:^ iddynt hwy, and i'r eglwya a'r ardai yn gyffredinol. HIJiJ. d -r-wr edd. PONT \RGOTHI. I Wedi cvfnewid mae y cyweirnod yma yn I hollol. Dydd o la', /en chwedl gawn yma, I sef dydd priodas Mr. T. W. Glyn Evans, Liundain, a Miss Keturah Jones, ail ferch y diweddar Mr. Thomas Jones a MTS. Sarah Jones, o Fferre yy Graig, ger Pontargothi. Unwyd hwy mewn glan briodas, ym mhresin- oldeb y cofrestrydd, gan y Parch. D. CuTwen  Davies, y gweinidog, a'r Parch. H. Elfed i Lewis, A.C., Llundain, a gwasanaethwyd yn was pr;odas gan Mr. M. P. Roberts, o'r Brif-ddinas; ac yn gweinu ar y wraig jeuanc yr oedd Miss Sarah M. Davies, Rock House, Nantgaredig. Rhoddwyd yr anrheg Ïr priod- fab gan Mr. J. Seal Jones, o Dinas Powys. Yr oedd Capel Siloam yn cynnwys torf o ewyllyswyr da i'r par ieuanc. Wedi mwyn- hau y wledd briodasol yn y Rock House, ymadawodd y gwr a'r wraig ieuanc i dTeulio eu mis mel yn Porthcawl. Mae yr holl wlad yn dymuno hivoes a phriodas dda iddynt, a dywedwn ninnau- Duw a'i wyneb dywyno Ar Ei was, a'j gydmar o. LLANEGWAD. I Wedi cyrraedd y lie prydferth hwn, cawsom olygfa ddymunol, gwyr, gwragedd, a phlant, tua dau cant neu ychwaneg, yn mwynhau gwledd o de a theisen frau, baia brith, a'r cramogau blasus, ax y gwastad faes ger y Ficerdy, a nifer fawr o foneddigesau siriol yn eu harffedogau gwynion yn gweini arnynt. Yn arolygu y wledd fawr oedd y rhoddwyr, sef y Parch. E. Lee Hamer a Mrs. Hamer, yr offeiriad parchus aÏ gym- hares hoff, a'r Parch. Mr. Lewis, y curad, a wyliai yn ofalus fod y cwpanau i fychan a mawr yn cael eu llanw gyda'r rheoleiddiwch mwyaf. Deallwn i ffyddloniaid Sant loan, FELINGWM, gael y cyffelyb anrheg gan. y gwein,idogion caredig hyn, a theimlwn fod y Parchn. Hamer a Lewis yn cyflawni gorchymyn yr Athraw Mawr pan y dywedodd: Portha fy nefaid," a "Phortha fy wyn." Gwelir eu bod hwy yn gwneud felly, ac am hyn eu gwobr sydd sicr, oherwydd dywedir hefyd, Yn gymaint a gwneuthur o konoch i un o'r rhai lleiaf hyn, i mi y gwnaethoch." Ymlaen yn gwneuthur dalioni, na ddiogwn. I LLANDEILO. Drwg gennym gofnodi, yr wythnos hon, farwolaeth Mrs. Elizabeth Wigley Griffiths, yr hyn a gymerodd le ar ol tua phythefncs o gystudd. Gweddw oedd hi i'r diweddar Mr. Thomas Lewis Griffiths, yr hwn a fu yn ysgolfeistr yn Llanegwad am 40 mlynedd, ond a ymneillduodd, gan breswylio yn Oak Villa, Ffairfach. Blaenorodd ef ei briod i'r bedd ers dwy flynedd. Ymddengys iddo fyned i roddi tro am ei berthynasau, y tuhwnt i Glawdd Offa, ac yn sydyn orffen ei yrfa yno, ac yno y mae man fechan ei fedd. Yr oedd Mrs. Griffiths yn 76 mlwydd oed, ac yn fawr ei pharch trwy yr holl ddosbarth. Daeth torf ynghyd i'; cynhebrwng, pryd y gweinydd- wyd yn y ty, y ll an, ac wrth y bedd gan yr Hybarch. Archddeon R. Williams, A.C. Y prif alarwyr oeddent:—Mr. J. Wigley Grif- fiths, ysgolfeistr, Felinfoel; Mr. D. M. Griffiths, ysgolfeistr, Poolquay, a Mr. H. E. V. Griffiths, Macclesfield (meibion). Gwel- som nifer o hen ddisgyblion hefyd yn yr angladd, sef Mr. T. W. Lewis, M.E., Glofa Tirydail; Mr. T. G. Lewis, Rhydaman; Mr. David Lewis, Llanegwad; Mr. Tom Davies, Plas; Mr. George Jones; Mr. Ifor Davies, Derimoilon; Mr. William Williams, Glandulais; Mr. Jack Rees, Llettycariad, Llandeilo; ac eraill. Yr oedd y pleth- dorchau yn gostfawr a 1 luosog. Esmwyth hfin i'r chwaer hoff. I JOHN F. JAMES. Llwyncelyn, Llandeilo. j t -a -1

PRIODAS Mr. Johnny Vaughan, Penybanc, a Miss Maude Evans (Llanferch), Gwalia, Llan- dybie, Awst 23, 1919. Maude a Johnny, hapus ddau, Prydferth fel y wawrddydd; Dyma gwlwm glan, difai, Dyma'tl' bywyd dedwydd. LIanferch" lwyddodd ar ei thaith I guro am gadeiriau; A thyma hi yn ferch o hi Ym myd y priodasau. Mae Johnny Vaughan a'i gariad gu Yn siriol a chysurus, Yn briod mwy hcL unrhyw glwy'- Maent mwy yn anrhydeddus. A thyma'r ddau yn un dun iau, Yn glya -g i),ghwmni"L gilydd, I fyw ynghyd tra yn y byd, A byw o hyd yn ddf 'wvdd. iVlae LJadercil m iy "d. unrhyw glwy' Yn caffael hedd. 'rw}'n siwr; Mae r ddv.1 :n, y mab a'r fun, A Johnny mwy yn wr. Bf. • 1; yci. n ill ydd 1; ''deuddyn glan Vv rth ty,:<:1 yn»'aen Syd, I fyw YT". ivhanol Uên a chän, A byw liin 'syu. Mae Johnny mwy heb tmo glwy* Yn glycl a'i gy,-iz.-r glai; Boed Llanferch fyth a'i chydmar mad Yn glod i Wlad y G^.H. I IRL??YN. Am "Lanfercl," serch fyn sôn-hi yw bywyJ Llandyr.ie weithion; A mwyach iieb amheuon Ei rhan fydd yr enw Vaughan. BRYNACH. i

Llangadock Petty Sessions. Thursday, before Aldermen C. P. Lfiwis, Llandmgat, T. Watkints, Gollen, and T. Roberts, Crown Stores. AMMAN VALLEY MEN'S ALLEGED FISHING EXPLOIT. Evan Williams, Myrtle Villa, Dy- nevor Road, Gamant; Henry Evans, Cowil Road, Garnant; William Jones, Cormabon Road, Garnant; and John Thomas, 46, Brynmarlaiis Road, Cae- newydd, Gwaun-cae-gurwen, were charged with being unlawfully in pos- session of a mesh fishing net. Mr. Griffiths (Morgan Griffiths, Son, and Prosser) appeared for the prosecutors, The Carmarthen Board of Fisheries, &nd Mr. Sam Griffith, Amman ford defended. William Walters, a bailiff, deposed to being on duty at Pontar- llechau on August 4th last about 12.50 p.m. in company with Bailiff Legge. He there saw the four defendants to- gether in the river. He looked through the bushes first and saw the bag and nets (produced) in defendant Evans' hand. The pole (produced) was in Thomas' hand. He (witness) walked up towards them. Defendants saw him [coming. The defendant Thomas there- upon tried to hide the net behind his back. Witness told them that he was a bailiff, and took possession of the net. On being then asked to come up to Bailiff Legge, defendant did so. On the way up Thomas threw the pole on to the bank. Thomas and Evans asked him (witness) not to be foolish to take notice of the affair. One of the de- fendants gave the wrong name and ad- dress and the other refused his full address. Defendant Evans was wet to the middle. Witness took the net to a woman near by and she was of opinion that the net was wet. This had been disputed by defendants. Cross- examiined: He informed' the Llandilo Police. Defendant spoke of the Llangadock Police Office, who knew nothing about the affair until he had instructions from the Llandilo Police. The net was in the bag and carried by Evans. Evans did not tell him that he had found the net on the river bank. The river was in front of the public house. Defendants were in the brook Meilwch on the entrance to the river Sawdde. Defendants were not actually in the water, neither were they using the net, which might have been used that morning. He suggested that they were there for the purpose of going to the river. Defendants were perfectly courteous. If defendants had been netting it would have been neces- sary for them to go into the water. He could not state why one of the men' s clothes were wet. Defendants told him (witness) that he had fallen into the river. Recalled: He tried to get the Llan- gadoock Police that night. He had not seen the defendants before. There was no chance of any fish getting through the net. It was a double- meshed net. By the Bench: He did not look if the defendants had any fish on them. Bailiff Legge said that he was cycling along the roads when he saw two of the defendants go down to the riverside. Bailiff. Walters followed them and afterwards whistled and witness fol- lowed P.C. Reynolds said that he visited two of the defendants on the 5th Aug- John Thomas then volunteered to give his name. He further added that he had given the bailiff the wrong name and address and expressed his regret. John Thomas, one of the defendants, said that he and the other defendants were on a holday at Gwynfe on the 4th August. They put up at the Three Horse Shoes. On the date of the offence they were alongside of the river. A path ran from thj main road down to the rivet They came from the Coopers to that po; He was not in the water at aU. 1 tie bailiff could see from the roar!r ay on to the path, but could not see anyone of them if they were in the river. He picked the bag

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Brynamman Concert. In aid of Mr. Richard Powney (brother of the Mons fallen heroes, Sergeants Arthur and George Powney), who has been, owing to ill- health, unable to follow his employment for many months, a most enjoyable concert was held at Ebenezer Chapel, Lower Bryn- amman, on Saturday evening, when a large audience, despite the holiday period, assem- bled, and was treated to really good music and elocuuan. Mr. G. M. Jones presided at the organ, and as usual, though greatly handi- capped as a result of the war, pleased the congregation and singers immensely. Mr. J. Er nest Lewis, Manager Glynbeudy Tin Works, was the advertised president, but owing to pressure of business failed to attend. Reference to his generosity on such occa- sions was made by the Conductor, Mr. T. Thomas Walters (Butts.). He had not failed to maintain his reputation in that respect re- garding that evening's event, which was quite complete without Mr. Lewis' presence. Not- withstanding, they would do their best to steer through the programme in his absence. Mr. G. M. Jones, our highly esteemed young organist of Ebenezer, opened the proceedings with one of his favourite selections. His contribution was hailed with deafening ap- plause. Mr. Jack Walters, the promising young basso of Glanamman, made his first appearance and the impression he made will not easily be eliminated. In the second part he even eclipsed his first effort and was ac- corded a stirring encore. His response tempted another recall. His introductory vocalization was "The Raft," which he sang splendidly. Mr. Evan Evans, another Glanamman tenor vocalist, who is fast rising to prominence in the musical world, and has recorded several notable successes of late, Aberaeron to wit, won his listeners completely with his first solo, and was accorded a rousing encore. He gave a magnificent acknowledgment. In the latter section of the programme he was again called to re-appear. His vocalizations were very intelligent and effective. The shining Brynamman contralto, Miss Hannah Hopkin, was in her best form, and proved beyond doubt that the old saying "prophets are not honoured in their own hearth," was not in- variably true. A great encore greeted her splendid performances in the first and second instances. The Garnant notable young soprano, Miss Jenny Evans, gave an admir- ably good account of herself as usual. Spon- taneous cheers burst forth here and there while yet she was half way through her song, the recall at the end was therefore long pre- dicted. She is a gifted young singer, possess- ing a most melodious voice. On her re- appearance in the final portion of the pro- gramme she truly enraptured the audience, and had again to re-ascend the platform to appease the congregation. Miss Evans scored hands down in the Cardigan contests recently in the soprano and champion solos. Of course, BeTach Bach, the Corwen penillion singing victor, and his brother harpist, Mr. Tom Bevan. came in for an ovation. Berach was as cool as a statue under the showers of applaudlets accorded him, and awaited the storm to pass before he commenced, only again to wake the tempest of eulogism to a higher pitch. Despite a most strenuous holi- day on the various banks and elsewhere, Dai was in the pink of condition, and made the audience feel so too. Needless to say he was repeatedly recalled. Besides being fortunate in securing excellent vocalists, the committee were most fortunate in obtaining the services of a most potished and powerful elocutionist, Mr. J. L. Thomas, "loan Tawe," Clydach. He gave a remarkably effective interpretation of "The Station- master s Story, drawing a most vivid picture of the railway officer's predicament in choosing to save the life of his dear child or stick to duty. Despite the fact that the composition is a lengthy and tedious one he had the audience spell bound from start to finish, when he was giccted with an outburst of cheers, which could not be abated u. he responded with Profiad y iVaN. o tae disappointment of uiie audience he had to leave before the second part. He is a bro- ther of the noted Swan ,-e;. Valley elocution- ist, Mr. Clydach Thomas, and has already won high esteem at Brynamman, where he is now stationed. The audience dispersed highly satisfied. The committee officials were:— chairman, Mr. T. H. Thomas, treasurer of the Brass Band Association; treasurer, Mr. Tom Morgan (conductor Morgan's O'ches- tral Society) hon. secretary, Mr. Jonah Evans, School Street.