The Rhondda Leader

I Consider YOUR and  affec. ioti.4 are vary V> m. X 1ffV// often ealls-M V jNMt defective sicht6 j v*" In 8uch cases TO i he only r»ruedy ?J?\ ??? is properly ad- ?? f j'tMed ?tMaea, ?? t £ dr i3ut it is very ■R \L important that *»* kVj they be correct, ±jf ly fitted by a Competent Optician. You can consult t j B.B.ANSELL D.B.O.A., with perfect Fftfetv. who will tell you candidly whether glasses will be beneficial for you to wear or not. Only Addresq-17, De Witston Street, Opposii^ C.P.O., TONYPANDY The Only Full^-Ou^'ified Optician by British Examinations nMid-r-,hondda). 2148 (, -f., ?

Great Whitsun Show! — 1II<4f7.. l An Event of Interest to every lady who delights in Mew fashions. We cordially invite you to view our Special Display this week of Costumes, Millinery, Blouses, Robes, Neckwear, «&c. J. PICTON DA VIES & Co., The Penygraig Drapers, PEN YGR4IG* ? ??u CARDIFF HERBALIST'S CURES EXTRACTS from a few unsolicited -iL-J Testimonials recently received by. A. E. Tiimnell, the Herbalist Moira Ter- race, Cardiff. H earrl great praise yoar Hair-,vali." Harconibe, Jan. 26 1912.—" Miss recomrrended your Nervine to me." Birmingham, June 24, 1911.—" Feeling better after having Indi- gestion Herbs." Leeds, May 15, 1912.- "Your File Herbs did me much good." Bramley, May 23, 1912.—" Recommending four Kidney Herbs everyw here. Eves- ham, Aug. 7, 1911. 60 page Herbal Book wnt post free 1160 AZARIAH JONES, || Architectural Sculptor, Ify Monumental Works, Waunry il Road, TONYREFAIL.r7 Private Address 93, Pr'mrose Street. =_ TONYPANDY. *91 •—-Best Workmanship Guaranteed. fjT TBA Monuments, Tombs, Headstones & Crosses in Marble, Granite, Slate & Fret stone. All other descriptions of Stone supplied. Statuary Monument#, in Grey, lied. Blue, Black and Green Granites and Marble. Lettering Neatly Ex"iited. Tomb Railing Supplied and Kefixinjr done. Graves I'rirked at the Shortest Notice. Grocers' and Butchers1 Marble Windows, Table Tops, Fonts, Urns, Tablets, etc., executed to order. Estimates Given Free. Terms-Nett. M* Our Representative will call on receipt of a Post Card. 219; CALL AT A. Jenkins, THISTLE CYCLE & MOTOR WORKS, 2. LLWYNYPIA RD-, TONYPANDY FOR PLATING ENAMELLING & REPAIRS, j Phonographs, Gramophones, Records, Horns, etc., in a great Yariety. REPAIRS DONE ON THE PREMISES. Depot for Athletic Goods. Sole Agent for RUDGE- WHITWORTH MOTORS AND CYCLES 2184 LI — Revolutio-b" IN THE Incandescent Mantle Trade MANTLES At Unheard-of Prices, I Compare the following with the quota- tions of any other firms:- upright Mantles, Finest Quality (Ramie), at 16/6 per gross. finest Quality Inverted Mantles, at 16/6 per gross. Mantles for Blanchard Lamps. 300 C.P., at 4/6 per dozen. largest Importers of Incandescent Mantles in Wales. D. MEYRICK & SONS CILPYNYDD Sole District Agents Blancliard Oil Lamps. Send Post Card and Traveller will call. Or ring vip 169 National Telephone. 4t the light shine upon you through Meyrick's Mantles. 2181 THOMPSON'S Dental Surgery, PANDV SQUARE. TONYPANDY. T UP TO DATE SURGERY IN WALES.

I The late Mr. 0 J. Ryan, Treorohy I A notable loss to the district of Tre- orohy must be felt in the death of the respected and popular artist, Mr. David John Ryan, Bute Street, which took place on the 24th ult., in his 50th year. Mr. Ryan's popularity was not confined to the Rhondda Valleys, but was known over a wide area in South Wales from the beauti- ful and numerous illuminated addresses which he prodced. His chief aim in these was to introduce emblematic designs to represent the "addressee's" I) vrrf'II ti nil and the reasons, as far as possible, for the presentation of the address. Mr. R: ran commenced his career on leaving the local elementary school as a colliery doorboy, and during his mining career was awaEened his bent for engineering, which he developed extensively, his ingenious ideas inclining to the side of economy with efficiency. He was a motorist, and on one occasion when aircraft began to be a "talk" a few years ago, he was described as artist-engmeer-motorist- cum-aeronaut," for ho had contemplated a scheme with a view to a flight. It will also be vividly recalled by Treorchy folk that he took a keen and lively interest in municipal affairs, and even contested local District Council elections. As a photographer, it has ben freely stated that Mr. Ryan would never suffer defeat in taking a. good picture of a good job." in his happy mood he used to recount reminiscences with his camera. A favourite story of his was of an occasion when cir- cumstances forced him to fix his camera on a house-top to "draw" a public-house for a particular purpose, and the building was, to quote his words, rather Ion-sided, He was a keen politician, favouring Con- servatism. Widespread sympathy is ex- pressed for his aged mother AN 1 other relatives in their sad bereavement. On Tuesday, 29th ult., his mortal remains were laid to rest at the Treorchy Cemetery. The officiating minister was the Rev. D. Rhagfyr Jones (Bethania), and the mourners consisted of the follow- ing —Mrs. Ryan (mother); Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ryan, Treherbert (brother and sister-in-law); Mrs. H. Newman, Swansea (sister) Mrs. R. Williams, Burry Port (aunt) Miss Jennie Ryan, Treorchy, Misses Beatie and Maude Felix, Swansea, and Miss Lily Ryan, Treherbert (nieces); Mrs. Williams, Newport, Mr. and Mrs. Breese, Mr and Mrs. Miles, Mr. and Mrs Brunt, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, Mr. Tom Williams. Mr. Morgan Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Llew. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. T. Williams. Glynneath, Mr. and Mrs. D. Jones. Glynneath, Miss E. A.' Rees, Mr. John Rees. Mr. Ernest Jones (solicitor). Merthyr, Mr. Alfred Jones (chemist), Pen- rhiwceiber. and Mr. and Mrs. Owen (cousins): Messrs. E. Phillips and D. Phillips. Glynneath (uncles); Messrs. Jack Rees, M. Rees, L. Miles, and S. Phillips I P.ee,s, -N f. P,, e e. (nephews); Misses F. Rees and E. J. Breese (nieces); and a large gathering of the general public.

I AM delighted, Mother. I have been JL Spring cleaning, and did not find any bugs or fleas. You see, I used Bagley'S "Kill 'em Quick" Powder last year. I shall always use it, as it is the only powder I have found that kills them all. 2196 THINK ()ne dose of Davies's Cough Mixture In time may save your life. Davies's Cough Mixture The Great Welsh Remedy for Coughs, Asthma, and Bronchitis. NO MORE DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING. NO MORE DISTRESSING COUGHS. NO MORE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. HUGH DAVIES* COUGH-MIXTURE THE SAFE REMEDY THE SOOTHING MIXTURE, THE PLEASANT MEDICINE. For ordinary Coughs, Colds. Difficulty oi Breathing, DAVIES' COITGH MIXTURE never fails to give immediate relief, and n the most obstinate casefl has proved to be a certain and speedy cure Sold by Chemists everywhere. I/Ii & 2/9 HUGH DAVIES, CHEMIST MACHYNLLERH Brightening up the Home! NOW'S the time to set about this brightening up for Spring and Summer. Get your home out of it's winter dress, and invest it with the gay colours that belong to the seasons that are coming. This is where our expert assistance can be of such value to you, for We hold a splendid stock of Furniture & Furnishing Goods and our value considering the quality of the Goods is really exceptional Also we undertake UPHOLSTERY WORK and CABINET and GENERAL REPAIRS and RENOVATIONS And we have a very attractive Selection of Fabrics for Chair Covers, &c. 00- Why not Pay us IEL ViSit ? Pontypridd Fllrnishing Co. (The Firm with the 113 & 114, Dunraven Street, TONYPANDY. I

Our Library Table. I -rii,- "Illustrated Poultry Record" for May is noteworthy for the prominence it I gives to the development of the poultry industry in Wales. The readers will find! the question on the North Wales industry I an exhaustive contribution with illustra- tion of the train, an article in Welsh by Mr. David Thomas, demonstrator on the North Wales egg train, the Anglesey Egg Collecting Depot, Ltd.. and a fine photo- graph of the conductors of the EG £ T train. This movement is catching on, and we are not wrong in predicting that Welsh- men will have a future protection in this trade which it has already earned in the drapery trades in our large towns. Well heartily commend poultry fai ciers to take on this magazine. In it they will find the right information and inspiration for their hobby. j The "Millgate Monthly" is a demo- j cratic periodical strongly tinctured with the bed-rock principles of progressive, aspirations. Among many interesting articles in the May number, we think the one on "Parks for the People' is well worthy of first place. The land question is the people's this day. Parks for the People is now A popular cry. It finda a place in the programme of every aspirant for municipal honours. Breathing spaces may be costly investments, but it is becom- ing generally recognised that they are almost as essential to. tfre community as gas and water. Village greens may have mer- the needs of the people in times past, but no one would suggpst, except perhaps for sentimental reasons, that. they should be preserved in the present. The popu- lation of the country has- grown enor- mously since the days of the maypole, and its ideas of recreation have undergone considerable change. Greens are totally inadequate, and their places have been taken by huge tracts of land which, in comparison, are little less than prairies. Take, for instance, Manchester's chief recreative resort, Heaton Park; it con- I tains close upon 650 acres, and three or four miles intervene between two given points. What would the old parish coun- cils have thought of such a purchase ? They would have imagined they were thinking in continents, and that they had the whole of the country-^ revenue at their disposal."—"Millgate Monthly." The national magazine for the Welsh people, Wales,' is now published by the I gre-at firm of Cassell and Upmrany, and gives good evidence of the affluence of the firm in the production of the periodical. It looks quite smart and gay, and will vie with the best English maga- zines in point of appearance. However, the "clothes" is not always an index of the man. It is possible to look well and, yet to be an indifferent individual. This is not the case with Wales" for May. The articles which have the premier place are As Others Gee Us," which contains an interview with the Home Secretary by the Editor, is up-to-date reading. Prof. Lloyd, one of the best historians of the country, writes interestingly and lucidly on "How England and Wales Became United." Among the Welsh Members," by Shon Dafydd, is light reading of a good tyre, while articles on "St. David's Day," by Ellis Griffiths, aita "Makers of Modern Wales," by Llewelyn Williams, enrich the monthly number greatly. I [" Welsh in a, Week." 3d. "Rhondda Leader," Ltd., Tonypandy.] Welsh in a Week" is the title of the I latest contribution of the" Rhondda Leader" Press to the library of the I national movement. The booklet is not pretentious in bulk, but, like the egg. it is full to the last page of proof that it is I true to the claim which it makes. In a district like the Rhondda, where the I people come from all parts, and where there is ample evidence that the native language is far from being in a moribund state, but the contrary, giving every evi- 91 v i n- every ev i dence on the street even that a revival is taking place, such a booklet is a welcome addition to the support of the prevailing trend. It has been criticised by outside reviewers who cannot, by any stretch of implication, be charged as partial and I interested, and their verdict of the merits and claims of the booklet has been most flattering and commendatory. It is a book that can be with one at all times, as its size will accommodate itself to an ordinary coat pocket, and as such easily available I in every leisure moment. Again, every I seeker for the gift of Welsh expression of any sentence and phrase can find a Welsh-speaking tongue as easily accessible at all times to help him over the diffi- culties of pronunciation. The Welsh sounds may have a difficulty, but fortu- nately there are English equivalents for the same, and a careful study of the pre- face instruction to pronunciation should, with the assistance of any Welsh friend, make it easy to surmount the problem of right sounding of the Welsh vocables. The publication is timely. The language propaganda is no longer discouraged. The deeper the scholarship of the student, the more to his liking is the study of this ancient language. The greatest scholars of Germany and the English Universities do not-disdain the study of the language. We only hear disparagement from the parvenues and the illiterate. The people "who won't because they can't." It is no longer in doubt that the people who harangue against the learning of Welsh are the people of the minimum intel- lectual capacities. The aristocrats of learning know that Knowledge is power," and support the Welsh language for its intrinsic worth, while the man on money-making bent in this country knows that the knowledge of the native lan guage is a commercial equipment which no shrewd man of business can and should neglect. ——————— I Presentation. II An interesting presentation tcok place at the premises of the Pontypridd Fur- nishing Company, Pontypridd, on Wednes- day of last week to Mr. W. B. Jones, the company's manager of their Tonypandy branch, on the occasion of his marriage. Mr. A. R. Brooks presided, and the pre- sentation took the form of a drawing-room clock and bronzes, suitably inscribed, which were handed over by Mr. D. J cnes, manager of the Pontypridd establishment, on behalf of all the employees of the Pontypridd Furnishing Co. The recipient acknowledged the gift in a few appro- priate words.

"Hansel and Gretel" at the Church Hall, Tonyp £ rty. Two grand performances of the operetta, "Hansel and Grettel," were given by the St. Andrew's Band of Hope Choir at the above place on Monday and Thursday evenings, the 5th and 8th inst. The per- formances were preceded each evening by a miscellaneous programme. The choir wa.s conducted by Mr. Oliver E. Williams. Ni-lillo- Miss Ethel M. Dallimore carried out the duties of pianist. The concerts were presided over by Dr. Weichert, Penygraig, on Monday evening, and Mr. Hedley Clarke, M.E., Uwynypia, on Thursday evening. The different charac- ters were represented as follow: Hansel," Master Trevor Gibbon; "Gretel," Miss Cassie Best; "Father" Miss Joise James; "Mother," Miss Lilian Phillips: "Hugo," Master Willie Foster; Otto," Master Phillip Manning; "Johann," Master Reggie Williams; Burgomeister," Master Tommy Davies; "Witch," Miss Sophie Dallimore; Star of Bethlehem," Miss Gertie Weston; Blue Bell," Miss Violet Turner; "Speedwell," Miss Phyllis Evans. The concerts were very well attended, and the choir and the different artiste acquitted themselves admirably. Much hard work and energy had been expended upon the training of all concerned. The perform- ances reflected much credit upon the ex- cellent conductors-hip of Mr. Oliver E. Williams, who is a, young man of brilliant promise.

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