The Rhondda Leader

ELEVATING THE WORKER. The great need of our time is to preach the gospel of reconciliation, and to en- deavour to make ideals of brotherhood pre- dominate, not only as between nations, but as between all classes. I am convinced that the fundamental condition of the new social order which we desire to see established is that the workers must obtain a definite elevation of their status as workers, and be given a greater share in the direction and control of the industry by which they live. Men are not machines, and must be treated no longer as machines. Industry must be hurnauiscd and Christianised and dignified by making the workers real partners in the carrying on of the nation's emterprise.- Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson. There is no power like the might of a great determination. Nothing loess than the divine can mat-ch it.

THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS. The Freedom of the Seas? The seas are free While England guards them with her mighty fleet; England, too proudly fearless for deceit, Whose rule to all alike, gives liberty! Never was mariner on any sea, Drifting forlorn, untimely death to meet, That did not thankfully her emblem greet, Who rests on justice her supremacy. Shall we not trust who has been true so long- Whose fairness Freedom's banner first un- furled— Whose honour saved her conquered foee from wrong, And from their powerful thrones oppres- sors hurled? Ah, thrice has man's ambition grown too strong— And thrice has England's Navy saved the world 1 —Florence Earle Coatea.

BEAUTY. I Talk as we may of beauty as a thing to be chiselled from marble or wrought out on canvas; speculate as we may upon its colours and outlines; what is it but an in- tellectual abstraction, after all? The lioart feels a beauty of another kind; looking: through the outward environment, it odis- (J'overs a deeper and more real loveliness.— Whittier. If a man were to say that he would have a hundred well-chosen books, know them thoroughly, and never read any others, he would be the best-read man of this genera- tion.—Anon. Love is like flame-light as many fresh flames at it as you will, it grows instead of diminishing by the dispersion.-Kingsley.

THE KING'S VIEW. I Now that hostilities have ceaeed many stupendous problems arise, the final solution of "which we cannot yet discern. Our world-wide trade has to be re-established after the disturbances and losses of the war: our dislocated industry must be re- organised for peace. Returning soldiers have to be absorbed. The great asset of woman's work in industry and public life, never so fully realised as during the time of stress, has to be conserved and used to better effect than before. The settlement of these problems, the full attainment of these aims depends upon the maintenance of that spirit of unity which inspired our national effort and never failed us in the hour of darkest trial. I believe that the country will emerge from the war, with all its attendant sufferings and self-sacrifice, strengthened and more closely united in its aspirations towards higher ideals of civili- sation and progress.

DAWN IN THE DESERT. I Through all the jewelled spaces of the night The flaming orbs make music as they sweep; Seraphic voices call from height to height; And praise triumphant fills the upper deep. Now, through the deeper dark that heralds morn, There runs a chill and silence as of fears; The moon, serene, grows pale, forlorn; Stilled is the music of the quiring spheres. Then on the world's dim rim a pearly haze, Dawn's vanguard legions, ooming from afar, On silver wings they cross the desert ways; Light upward creeps and steals from star to star, Plashing alarm, that bids them, trembling, fade: Then Phoebus, rising, strikes Day's acco- lade. -H. J. G. W'hat is wanted in order to keep men full of vitality is opportunity, not only se- curity. Security is merely a refuge from fear; opportunity is the source of hope. -Hon. Bertrand Russell, F.R.S.

OUR WONDERFUL RACE. I My imprisonment at Ruhleben gave me the opportunity of studying at close quar- tern the characteristics of the average Englishman, and it has made me very proud to belong to such a race. That dog- ged perseverance which has characterised ■our race throughout the world was well llkistrated.—Eric Farmer.

BROTHERHOOD. The experience of the past four years has taught us the need of a great brotherhood of nations, whose common purpose would be the preservation of the world's peace. I hope and beli-eve that we shall profit by such teaching in the handling of our domestic problems here at home. Only by going out to meet them in the spirit of true brother- hood and with a real willingness to subordi- nate all selfish and class ends to the com- mon good, shall we build upon sure and lasting foundations a fairer and juster social order, which it should be our cowmon Aim to recure, for all fellow citizen#.—Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith. If w. really believe that the world we live in is God's world, and that g", is taking care of it and us, we can go on fear- lessly. It is doubt that robs ua oi our peace and loads us with anxiety. These is help for our needs and our burdens that is got promised fgr our uaJwHeying fea,M.

Tonypandy I Evening C auses OYEll 1,000 PUPILS ENROLLED AYith the opening of the millinery class at the Tonypandy Higher Ele- mentary Evening School the number of pupils enrolled is now 1,0-30. It is questionable if there is another centre in Wales that can boast of sucli a number. The numbers enrolled in the differ- ent classes are: Pract. maths. A. 30, Drawing A. 23, mining adv. 22, mine surveying 20, shorthand elem. 62. shorthand adv. 16, cookery 22, art 20, mine surveying 19, mining 36, heat and heat engineering 16, mechanics 17, book-keeping 62, do. adv. 16, mathematics adv. 20, office routine 37, typewriting 11, analyti- cal chemistry 12, ambulance (women) 8, physics 12, mining cliem. 14, engineering chemistry 25, electricity 20, scientific dress 33, French 17, commercial arithmetic 28, do. advanced 28, woodwork A. 19, Welsh 15. pract. maths. B. 34, do. C. 37, drawing B. 23, mining I. B. 28, engineering chemistry 19, art needlework 15, electricity 23, en- gineering science 34, engineering science 31, woodwork B. 21, dress- making B., 23, pract. maths. D. 21, maths. B. (adv. ) 11, millinery 52.

?- -? u- _?- FOOTBALL. Treorehy All Whites journeyed to Clydacli Vale on Saturday where they met Cambrian Boys in a friend- ly game, which resulted in a vic- tory to the Treorchyites by one con- verted goal to nil. The visitors fielded a i liber of reserves who gave an excellent account of them- selves. The forwards played a bril- liant jame and were exceedingly sma"1: :"1 their dribbling movements, led i y Fred Morton. A forward rush frc -1 mid-fiell saw Myall Jones score a well merited try which H. J. Davies, full back, converted. The visitors retained their lead up to the final whistle. MID-RHONDDA G, TON PENTRE 0. The rivalry existing between these two teams has found its way into the younger generation of footballers, judging by the keenness of the game on Saturday, and one young player was heard to observe after the match that "If the big 'uns can't beat 'em we can," which was strictly true. Mid-Rhondda boys kicked off with a strong wind in their favour and their superiority was soon apparent, for Francis netted witjiin the first five minutes and afterwards they settled down and did what they liked with the Ton defence. Williams, after an individcal effort, netted number two for Mid-Rhondda, and following this four more were netted in succession. TON PENTRE 10, PORTH 0. I 1 In a Southern League match at Ton Pentre on Thursday, the 4th inst., Porth paid the penalty for sending a weak side by being de- feated by 10 goals to nil. Ton Pen- trefs scorers were: Gumbridge (3), Adamson (2), Burgess, Simpson. Spencer, Tanner, Williams. ABERAMAN ATHLETIC 8, PORTH 2. Aberaman Athletic appeared before their own supporters at Aberaman Park in a Southern League engage- ment in which Porth were the visit- ors and fielded their strongest side. A strong cross wind made ball control difficult. Daniels, the visit- ors' half-back, opened the scoring for Aberaman by accidentally head- ing in to the net. Soon afterwards Brissington improved the position after good work by Powell and Guy. Some time later Kendall on the right wing beat the defence of Guy to score another goal, and just be- fore half-time Guy added another goal, following a well-timed and placed centre by Silverthorne. The visitors played better football in the second half and scored through Phillips and Jones. For A beraman Guy scored twice after good interpassing, and Powell added yet another. OTHER RESULTS. i • .ir omm t Mardy 1, Abertillery 1. Ton Pentre 3, Barry 1. Ebbw Vale 2. Mid-Rhondda 3. Treherbert 22, Penylan 4. Treorehy Reserves 0, Ynyswen Stars 0.

Treorehy. The Tydraw Junior Billiard team visited Treorehy on Thursday, the 4th inst., and after a splendid- game defeated Treorchy Juniors by 19 points. Under the auspices of the Tre- orehy Catholic Church a successful charity dance was held at the Aber- gorchy Ambulance Hall on Thurs- day, the 4th inst., when 250 couples were present. The hall was beau- tifully decorated and the floor was in an excellent condition. The M.C.'s were Messrs. Alec. Allen, Dennis Greene, and John Hanley, while the music was supplied by Mr. Tom Jones' orshestra. The proceeds were in aid of the Church Funds. Two repeat performances were given by the Treorchy Daffodil Con- cert Party under the conductorship of Mr W. J. Davies at the Work- men's Hall, Mardy, on Thursday and Saturday evenings, the 4th and 6th inst. This time the proceeds were in aid of Mr Wm. Evans, 13 Richard- st., ALirdy,' who has been unable to follow his employment for the past five years. The choristers were as- >1 by a number of well known artistes. The presidents were Messrs. D. L. Williams and A. Horner. The annual preaching services were held at Noddfa (W.B.) Chapel on Sunday, the 7th inst., when elo- quent sermons were delivered by the Rev. W. Dyfan Thomas (Soar), Pen- ygraig. Special hymn tunes were sung by the church choir under the conductorship of Mr. J. T. Jones, L.R.A.M. Half-yearly preaching services were held at Tabernacl Wesleyan Church, Treorehy, on Sunday when sermons were delivered by Mr. H. Howells, Treorchy Schools and the Rev. W. Meadowcroft, Tonypandy. late chaplain with H.M. Forces in France. Selections were rendered by the Church Choir under the leader- ship of Mr Henry Davies. The funeral of Mr Tlios. Hopson, 9 Pencae terrace, Treorchy, took place at the local cemetery on Thurs- day last, and there was a large and representative attendance. The death took place on Sunday after a brief illness of Mr 0. Penry Jones, husband of Mrs Eizabeth Jones, 107 Regent st., Treorehy, and secretary of the Abergoi h" Lodge of the S.W.M.F. (night workman). Mr Jones was engaged at his work less than a fortnight ago. Born at Blaenau Festiniog- and was in his 45th year. He came to TreorcV over 13 years ago. He was a keei follower at Herman Welsh Congrega- tional Church and was held in high esteem in the locality. He leaves a widow and three children.

Milk Strike Suspended. I The threat of the Rhondda milk vendors to discontinue th6 distribu- tion of milk as a protest against high prices, has been temporarily with- drawn, on advice to suspend drastic action being given by the South Wales Dairymen's Association, to whom the matter had been relegated.

Welsh Drama Competition. Since Lord Howard de Walden I began to take an interest in the Welsh Drama considerable progress has been made. Throughout the Principality dramatic companies Have been established and perform- ances of Welsh plays given to en- thusiastic audiences. There have been few new plays produced, but probably the war interfered with this. and this winter may see an im- provement. This week. a number of Welsh plays are being produced at Bethany Hall, Tylorstwn, when a competi- tion is taking place between no fewer than six dramatic companies of the immediate locality for prizes of £10 and X5, the adjudicators being Mr D. Gwennydd Morgan, Pontar- dawe, one of the chief characters in the Welsh National Drama Com- pany, Mr E. J. Jones, M.A., Fern- dale, Mr W. E. Williams, B.A., Mardy, and Mr W. R. Morgan, Tyl- orstown. On Monday evening Serch Hudol, by Miss Ada Edwards, was staged by the Wern Company, Bed- linog, followed on Tuesday by Trem Yn 01, by the Ynyskir Dramatic Company. The well known English play, Change, the work of the versatile Welshman, Mr J. O. Francis, was produced on Wednesday evening by the Penrhys Dramatic Company, Ty- lorstown. Die Shon Dafydd by J. Tywi Jones, was staged by the Beth- lehem Dramatic Company, Porth, on Thursday evening. Gruffydd o'r I Glyn by Jamts Clement, on Friday by the Cadwgan Company, Treorchy, and Ar y Groesffordd, Mr R. G. Berry's popular play, on Saturday evening by the Soar Company, Pont- ygwaith.

I f Mardy Supporters break the Law. A sequel to a West Wales visit by the Mardy football team was heard at Neath on Friday, the 5th inst., when Albert James Jones, licensee of the Royal Dock Hotel, Briton Ferry, was- charged on four sum- monses with supplying intoxicating liquors during prohibited hours, and also with permitting the same to be consumed on the premises. Griffith Griffiths, master haulier, of Mardy, and 19 other supporters of Mardy club, were summoned for consuming the liquor during prohi- bited hours. Mr W. Shipton de- fended the licensee, and Mr. L. M. Thomas represented the other de- fendants. Supt. Ben Evans, who prosecuted, said that at 10.30 on Saturday morn- ing a party of Mardy foot ballers ar- rived at Briton Ferry Station, on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, and had to wait there for the Great Western Railway 12.0 down train. At 11.30 the defendants went to the 'j Dock Hotel and were supplied with drink. inspector Wm. Evans, Briton Ferry, said that he saw four men leaving the Dock Hotel and when he got near the door two others came out. In the house he saw Griffith Griffiths in the passage drinking a glass of beer. The licensee was be- hind the bar in the act of drawing two pints of beer and his daughter was washing up pint measures and glasses. In a back room he found 19 men around a table and 21 measures on the table. There were also glasses of stout and whisky on the table. When he told the licensee that it was only 11.40 a.m. he replied, "It is quite right. I supplied them with drink and they went out for -bread and cheese." When told that lie would be re- ported Jones said, "I know I have done wrong; I am sorry." Mr L. M. Thomas said that on the day in question tht Mardy team had to journey to Llanelly and a chara- banc was arranged for the trip but owing to the snow this was abaii- doned and the journey made by train. The men had a long wait at Briton Ferry and having procured bread I and cheese they went to the hotel under the impression that they were bona-nde travellers. Mr Shipton, in pleading' guilty for the licensee, said the men ap- pealed to Mr Jones for shelter and something to drink, and as he be- lieved they were bona-fide travellers he supplied them. Jones, the licensee, was fin-d tl on the first summons and ordered to pay costs on the others, and the men were fined 5s. each.

 

I' Treherbert Family Bereaved. One of the mostly highly respected and well known residents of the Upper Rhondda passed away on Monday in the person of Mr Samuel Clarke, husband of Mrs Mary Ann Clarke, of 70 Dumfries st., Treher- bert. He had been in indifferent health for some time past but his condition became worse during last week-end, when incessant inquiries were made by numerous friends re- garding his condition, but unfortu- nately the worst had happened and he passed away as stated above. Mr Clarke was a native of New Bassett and was G5 years of age'. He came to the Rhondda before he reached the two figure alfe where lie had re- sided up to the time of his death. He was a faithful member at St. Mary's Church, Treherbert, until his health broke down. He was an ener- getic worker in religious and soc- ial moATements in connection with the Church, which is the family place of worship, and was admired by all. Mr Clarke was the secretary of the Ynysfeio Colliery Fund since the formation, and he devoted much interest to the society and had en- deared himself to a wide circle of friends by his untiring efforts. He is survived by his wife and eight grown-up children, for whom wide- for Ni- l iom wi d e- spread sympathy is felt in the local- ity. I

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