The Rhondda Leader

Football Notes. MID-RHONDDA SCHOOLBOYS' LEAGUE. Craig yr-Bos 1 Tonypandy Council 8 Trealaw 3 Pontrhondda. 1 cwmolyda,ch 2 Williamstown 0 Peter McWilliams was a spectator at the Ebbw Vale v. Mid-Rhondda match. He waa delighted with Jimmy Carmichael's play. Will Jimmy go to Tottenham Hotspur ? McWilliam has his eye on J. Seed also. Mid-Rhondda cannot afford to part with either of these men. Mid-Rhondda's Christmas pro- gramme is a Tery full one, and sparkling football should be seen in ike following matches: Dec. 25th: Leeds City T. Mid- Rhondda. Dec. 26th: Ton Pentre T. Mid- Rhondda. Dec. 27th: Queen's Park Rangers v. Mid-Rhondda. Dec. 29th: Clapton Orient v. Mid-Rhondda. TREBANOG HALF'S FRAC- TURED LEG. Whilst playing for Tre banog against Treorchy Reserves on Satur- day, D. Matthews who occupied the half-back position, fractured his leg in twu places. He is a well-known 1toxer. In a Rhondda Valley Junior League, Treherbert A.F.C. were at home to Ferndale Ramblers on Sat- urday and the former won by five goals to three. The scorers for Tre- herbert were Arthur White (2), W. Barnes (2), Grimstead, and Edgar Barnes. Blaencwm Tanks A.F .C. were de- feated by Ton Corinthians at Ton on Saturday by a goal which was scored by Ben Davies, left wing. Both teams played a spirited game and the first half ended in a draw. CWMPARK'S NEW CAPTURE. Cwmpark A.F.C. met the Pick of the League at the Cae Mawr, Tre-. orchy and won by four goals to three. Cwmpark gave a trial to three new players: Stagman Fones, T. Tames, and R. Bonnell: and they gave a re- markable display, which was worthy of their inclusion in the Cwmpark team. All three are reliable in at- tack and defence. On Saturday both side. played a hard game which crea- ted much interest. The scorers for Cwmpark were Stagman .Tones, W. Bird. E. Tones, and Glan Thomas: for the Pick of the League, Ted Thomns (St. Andrews). Whitelock fYstrad A.F.C.) and Tones (Ystrad Albions). Tom WiTTTamfi, the Cwmpark fleet full-bock, who has been on the in- jured list for a couple of weeks, will soon don the jersey again. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Division II. BARRY 0: TOX PENTRE 1. I Despite the fact that they had to play Caerau on Monday to decide a tie in the second round of the Senior Cup competition, it was the deter- mination of the Linnets on Saturday in this Southern League game to go all out to avenge the sound defeat they sustained at Ynvs Park a few Saturdays ago, when Ton Pentre was at full strength. The visits of the Bulldogs to Jenner Park in the past have proved a great draw, the teams being very old rivals. An atmosphere of gloom overhung the field on account of the death of "Tich" Evans, and the club's flag flew at half-mast. The players also more black bands on their arms. It was not a good game, and it was noticeable that Ton were a little too aggressive. The home team suffered a serious and disappointing reverse when the wind strengthened in the second half. The ball could not be played accu- rately, and many good chances went a-stray. Gallaglia-P scored for Ton Pentre from a penalty in the last few minutes of the game.

I WELSH LEAGUE. i j Division I. I  MA Y 1. CAERAU'4. ?- _M: "'?-? This Welsh League match was played at Mardy in very bad weatser. The visitors had to field several sub- stitute, some of their players being on the injured list. Mardy also had to make a few changes. After a period of pressing by Mardy the visitors broke away and Spencer placed them one up. Hugh Jones, for Mardy, was weak at back, and let the visitors in on several occa- sions. Mardy pressed but could not score. Stephenson got away inicely, but his centre was not taken advan- tage of. Caerau followed up with j another good goal by Evans. The homesters pressed and Proudman scored. In the second half Spencer scored twice for Caerau. I EBBW VALE T. MlMIHONDDA. Ebbw Vale were the visitors to Mid-Rhondda on Saturday in a Southern League engagement. On the last occasion that the teams met at Ebbw Vale, the Mushrooms were the victors by three goals to two. The Valians were out to snatch the two points in Saturday's match. There was a. good crowd present when the teams took the field as follows: Mid-Rhondda: Moody Angus Seed, Bain; McCullum, Carmichael, Hopkinson; Roden, Collier, Parrisli, Rampton, Bache. Ebbw Yale Russ Humphreys, Ashworth Coleman, Moon, Brown Stort, Holland, Jones, Kirby, Part- ridge. Referee: Mr ISambrook, Swansea. Mid-Rhondda won the toss and played with the wind at their backs. From the start the Yalians pressed, a mis-kick by Angus Seed nearly letting them in. Moody effected a wonderful save from Jones who S.3tot at short range. Rampton dashed down the centre, but his shot bounced off Moon, a corner resulting. The Yalians attacked again and in trying to clear Hopkinson was in- jured and had to leave the field. Moon sent in a long shot which Moody very cleverly tipped over the bar. Roden went away on the right but Humphreys sent the ball back into the home half. The Ebbw Vale I forwards were playing a great game 'I just now, and splendid inter-passing ended in Tones sending in a stinging shot which beat Moody a.ll the way. Bache came into the picture with a splendid run and a well placed centre which Hopkinson headed inches wide. Mid-Rhondda were attacking vig- orously but they could not fisd the net. From a free kick by McCullum, Hopkinson who had returned to the field, headed the equaliser. Bache after a great run down the left wing ¡ sent in a shot which Russ saved with I difficulty. Ebbw Yale went away again and Stort's attempt was frus- trated in brilliant fashion by Moody. Bache again was prominent with a thrilling run, ending up with a I splendid centre. Collier was well up and headed into the net. Carmichael who was playing at the top of his form, broke through, his shot just grazing the upright. Half-time — ??? "?" f" ¿ Mid-Rhondda 2 I Ebbw Vale .I Resuming, the Mushrooms went off with great dash. Parrish broke away and drawing the defence he passed to Rampton who scored with a fast ground shot. A minute later Parrish ran right through and scored Mid-Rhondda's fourth goal. The visitors got into home territory and Tones sent in a shot which brought Moody to his knees in saving. Bache, running half the length of the held placed accurately but Ramp- ton sent over the bar. Parrish again tested Russ but the visiting goalie cleared finely. Mid-Rhondda now had to play with nine men, Rampton and Parrish both having to leave the field on account of injuries. The homesters, however, continued to press, and after a splendid run Bache scored. He well deserved the ap- plause which greeted his magnificent effort. Time was called with the score standing at Mid-Rhondda 5 I -1 Ebbw Yale » 1 •<? V

RHONDDA DERBY. I I, TREHERBERT GROUND KECORD BEATEN. Treherbert wer elat home to Tre- orehy, their old rivals, on Saturday. The home team commenced opera- tions and an interchange of kicking saw Moseg ilees finding touch in the Treorchy 25, but a quick transfer) was made. By forward rushes Tre- orchy worked to half way where the homesters were penalised. Daley James attempted to kick a goal, but his effort was charged down. A sec- ond penalty a few minutes later all but reached the mark. For off-side, Treorchy were penalised but the re- lief was only for a moment for the visitors retjaliatfed with a passing movement. The referee was hard and fast upon infringements and free kicks were plentiful, but nothing accrued E. Jonathan tried to get away on the blind side but Tom Evans, Tre- herbert, bowled him into touch. L. Jones, the Treorchy full-back, clever- ly marked a higk kick with the home forward charging down upon him. A change came over the game at this juncture for the home forwards by a brilliant rush got to the visit- ors' quarter. Here they were un- fortunate for Tom Walters, one of their best forwards, was slightly in- jured and had to be carried off the field, but resumed a few minutes later. Despite this handicap, the home backs came away with a few lovely rounds of passing, but the tackling by Treorchy was exceptionally keen and sound, man after man was brought down. Another transformation took place for from a scrummage formed on the Treorchy line Lewis Roberts kicked into the open and the forwards tak- ing up the rush were only stopped five yards from the home line, by Colville, full-back, who was quickly grasped by E. Jonathan and de- prived of the ball. From the result- ant scrum Jonathan dived over on the blind side amidst deafening cheers. The kick although a good one, went wide. After this reverse still further life was introduced into the game and Treorchy aided by a strong wind were attacking but relief was gained from a free kick which with the aid of the forward rush changed the venue to the homesters' 25. Later hard fought scrummages were seen, but Lewis Roberts again relieved and set the forwards in motion. Although Col- ville made a brilliant effort to save the rush he was only able to partially check the movement which carried play near the Treherbert line. A free kick to Treherbert was awarded, the ball being sent to Jonathan who cleverly marked. The resultant kick found touch a few yards from Tre- .v,,tr d s from Tre- herbert uprights. W. H. Evans, the Welsh International, was at this juncture sadly missed for E. D. Thomas, who substituted, could not fit in with Tacky Roberts' play in the half-back line. Glyn Watkins got away and made a short punt to cut Lewis Tones out, but Tones quickly secured and kicked to mid-field which was marked by loud cheers from the spectators. Half-time score: ) Treorchy, one try. Treherbert, nil. The feature at the opening of the second half was the fearless defence of both sides. Every man dived for the ball regardless of the consequen- ces. As a result there were many stoppages owing to injuries. Treherhert were making a great effort to equalise and altliough hemmed on their own line the Tre- orchy defence was great. Eventu- ally, Roberts sent to E. D. Thomas, and the latter instead of breaking through attempted a drop goal which I however, went wide. Play at all times was fast and in- teresting and both ends of the field were visited in turns, the visitors getting the better of matters. Treherbert were all out to save j their ground record, but try as they i would they could not penetrate the | defence of Treorchy. Treorchy were taking every advintage offere(I them and Tonathan gained 50 yards- by a run and kick which Tom Evans only cleared in the nick of time and avoided a certain score. I The Treherbert ground record has been broken by their old rivals, who were fully worthy of the honour for their display was superior to the homesters in every department. W. H. Evans was sorely missed by I the home side and much of the de- feat is due to the failure of the backs to combine. Several of the players received in- juries, the worst of whom was E. TTnapgate. the Treorchv half-back, who received a nasty injury to his face.

Exp"ss;on of Thanks.  MR. !? Mr< TTn?<'R. !)? Wern St?ct. l"l Clyf?oh Va!e. wish to thank ?U th?r | kind friends n-ho sent them message* nt svmpathr and floral tributes during tb-ir recent sad bereavement. 1074

MID-RHONDDA SCHOOLS' I LEAGUE. I LEAGUE TABLE (UP TO DATE). lid.w. 1. d. foragst-pts. Trealaw 6 5 0 1 18 6 11 Ton'pandyC 5 4 0 1 18 4 9 Cwmclydach4 4 0 0 9 0 8 Tonypandy Higher Ele. 6 a 2 0 14 5 6 Llwynypia 4 2 2 0 9 7 4 Dinas 5 2 3 0 12 12 4 ¡ W'mstown 4 1 2 1 4 5 3 Craig-yr-Eos5 1 3 1 5 17 3 Pontrhondda5 1 4 0 7 12 2 j Roman I Catholic. 3 0 3 0 1 11 0 B'-Clydach 4 0 4 0 1 19 0: The following teams will take part I in a Trial Match on the De Winton Grounds on Wednesday, December 24th. Kick-off at 10.30 a.m. Probables. Murphy (Roman Catholic): Row- ley and I. Gould (Llwynypia; Haines (Clydach Vale), I. Jones (Williams- town),Wreford (Trealaw) Bevan (H. E.), E. Williams (H.E.), Francis (Trealaw), Edwards (H.E.), 1. Jones I (Clydach Vale). Possibles. Griffiths (Tony andy), Thomas (Clydach Vale), Solly (Pontrhondda), Tones (Tai), A. Morgan (Pontrhon- dda); Warren (R.C.), E. Davies I (Tonypandy), Bibey (Pontrhondda); Lloyd (Pontrhondda), Ellis (Clydach I Vale); Speake (Trealaw). The team to meet Ton Pentre on Saturday will be chosen after the Trial. I

ANTI-RAT CAMPAIGN The proved and most effective means of exterminating Rats is "RODINE" RAT POISON The right weapon for the rat war. Safe, sure, speedy 7id -13> a s- 5 (PI-IT 3d. ) BARLEY {¡bemiAt, PERTH Agents: J. W. Richards, Chemist. Tony- pandy; T. Davies, Porth; J. Bur- I gess, Ferndale.

EVERYTHING DEARER. From our experiences during recent Tears From Our experiences during roc-t'ut years we have ?r? that if anything comes under the control of the Government it will be mis-managed on the one hand and be in- creased in price on the other. Consequently nationalisation of anything is not a con- dition to be desired. From Mr. Justice Sankey's report on the Coal Mines it is a practical certainty that in the next few years the mines will come under State con- trol. As we indicate, State control does not as a rule pay, and that is one of the chief reasons the coal owners have against the mines being taken over. The German Gov- ernment has owned coal mines for a long time, but they have not been a very great success. America can beat us hollow in telephones, and they are all privately owned. The cost of telephoning over there is very much cheaper than it is in England, a fact which makes the argument of people who are against State control all the stronger. The sooner we get the working man to pick up his burden in union with those of the upper and middle classes, the better. Then with all working to one end we can easily do without nationalisation and the consequent inefficiency invariably dis- played by Governments and their depart- ments.

NOTHING NEW. In spite of man's attempts to outdo Nature, he generally finds that the mother )f the earth has forestalled him. For in- stance, in the matter of petty armaments of a personal nature, the rhinoceros was armour-plated millions of years ago, and the porcupine and hedgehog provided with I barbed-wire defences, not to mention the tough hide of the elephant, the shell of the turtle and snail, and the impenetrable husk of the armadillo. In fact, there is hardly I i modern weapon which the big game liunter cannot show samples of, taken from I Nature's armoury. Further, poison gas has its pretotype in Nature. The skunk can keep off most of its enemies by the terrible effluvia it can create it will, whilst the poison fangs of many serpents come under a similar category. There are also methods of -wightfulness in II which many insects take an active part. Even the device of sending up a smoke- screen is as old as the hills, for more than one fish does a very similar thing in order I, to escape from swifter enemies of the deep.

ELEPHANTS IN DISGRACE. I j Reports state that the South African Cape Provincial Council have decided to rid t r'o Addo Bush, near Port Elizabeth, of elephants because they do -rnofe damage I than they are worth. Naturalists fear that this will be the thin end of the wedge, and that elephants will shortly become extinct. Many protests are being raised which may put an end to the present crusade against the threatened extermination of ou-r long- | trunked frien ds. African elephants are not I as popular as Indian elephants, being less ready to serve man. They drink water from the farmers' dams, and spoil their crops, j and make no adequate return in the form of willing service. But Indian elephants haul heavy weights about a-nd carry men on their backs. They are not so forgiving as their African cousins, for if one does an Ind] an elephant a bad turn he will remem- j ber it—and you—for years, till an opportu- nity occurs to repav the debt. i ■"

THE JAM RAMP. I I Jam manufacturers have appealed to the I Ministry of Food for an increase in the seU- ing price of their products, but the Ministry is not sympathetic towards them. One very flourishing jam factory, which did not even exist before the war, now contributes largely to the Excess Profits Tax! This con- dition of affairs at the public expense is likely to continue as long as jam manufac- turers are permitted to tiell rhiibarb, or vegetable pulp, flavoured with a liquid des- cribed as "fruit juices," and interspersed with the fruit the jam is supposed to ve- present. "Strawberry Jam" containing an occasional strawberry is hardly worth° the price charged for it, while the whole confec- tion is an unknown quantity to people who believe in eating only pure food.

HAIR WHITENED IN BA TrIA That men's hair turns white through or horror is a matter of traditional sonj* and story. Few have not heard harrowing) telee of hair blanched by terror aaa anguish, but there has been an inclination to regard the phenomenon with aoepticwBH This han been strengthened by little men* tion of .ay similar happenings in the int preoedcnt?d tfial? of modern battle. Them appears though, in the "Policlinico," of Rome, aa article by Dr. Lutati relating » aamber of such cases. The hair of an artillery oaptai. of twenty-four turned alinost completely white during the taib days of the battle on the Piave. A young iisutenant had barely escaped being taken prisoner by the enemy, and part of the hair on one sido turned white in the course of a dav or two. hi another case a railroad man of thirty-eight, after a bombardment of hia train, had all his hair, brows, and beard drop out. As they grew again, they came in white, but by the end of eight montha the eyebrows and beard had returned to the former chestnut colour, but the scalp hair was still white. Another soidier noticed » long patch of white hairs on the side of hia head the morning a.fter a battle. This white strip was still plain eight months later, when Lut-Mi first aa>v it. lie has witnessed further the premature blanching of the hav- ia several aviators, and this is not uncom- mon in men who hj78 spent some months at the advanced front. LIe regards it as an iudioation of nervous instability, liable to mak, trouble later. In connection with th. ca-4--a personally observed he cities a number of the cia<*sio instances on record.

CURIOUS USES OF VEGETABLE OILS. The prooesa of crushing the seeds of various plants for the purpose of extracting the oils contained therein has been known and employed in Japan for centuries, the art probably having been brought over from the Asiatic mainland during the seventh and eighth centuries, when Chinese and Korean civilisation was introduced into Japan. Rapeeeed oil has long been used for frying fish and lobsters, and is to-day the principat fat in the Japanese diet. Cottonseed oil was itaed as a substitute for rapeseed oil and for lighting purposes, while perilla oil was and is to-day u&ed as the water-proofing ele- ment in the manufacture of paper umbreUu and oiled-paper lanterns. The ancient Japanese also understood the extraction of oil from woods, as "tuiig," or wood oil, was used before the coming of the foreigners. "Tsubaki" oil, a higkly pungent and cheap essential oil extracted from the camellia plant, has been used in the past as it is to- day by the Japanese women in arranging their elaborate head-dresses.

GAS WARFARE AMONG SAVAGES. The Germans were anticipated by some savage tribes in the 11,13e of poisonous gaa for war purposes. "Nature" quotes authori- ties to show that trihe.. like the Tupinamba and Guaranis of the Brazil littoral and on the Rio Parana uM poisonous gases in attacking fortified villages. Men went in front of the attacking party, each holding a pan with e-mbers in one hand and ground red pepper in the other. When the wind was against the Spaniards they sprinkled the pepper on the em ber*. This was also done in attacks an the Spaniards in Vene- zuela. In the same way pepper was largely, used in exorcising demons and evil spirits^ The uso of this pepper, known as Aji, would soon be discovered by these Indians, who cultivated the plant extensively. It was only neees+sarv for someoue to upset a ba"in of Aji into the fire, and a hut would soon be cleared of its occupants. The. use of the smoke in warfare would be a natural de. velopment.

AN ANCIENT PAPER FAMINE. There was a paper famine in Europe in the seventh century. In A.D. 640 the Sara- cens conquered Egypt, and at the same time, by order of Omar, their Caliph, the re- nowned library at Alexandria, consisting of 400,000 volumes, was burnt. The paper supply of the tlien world was derived from the papyrus bark, a reed which grew only in Egypt. Consequently, when the Sara- cens gained possession of the country the paper supply was cut off. This led to the adoption of a cuiious expedient. The writ- ing on used papyrus paper was erased, and the paper, which was thus made available, again brought into use. An old author haa suggested that probably owing to this many valuable contributions from classic writers, Tacitus, Livy, and others, were lost to the world.

-_? BEARS' HONr.y INSTINCT. Bears have a great liking for honey. A report from Pennsylvania tells how while a mau was engaged in removing some rich wild honey from the trunk of a. fallen tree, a big bear made Iiii; appearance. The man dumbfounded, watched the bear until It waa within a distance of about 30ft. of him. Then he decided to get away. About the same tin,,d the bruin scented the honey and started on the run for the tree which con- tained the honev. On the following day the man found that the b;r had not only eaten the honev that he had placed in two paila, but had torn the trunk of the tree to splinters and secured the honey remaining in the tree.

GREAT IRON FIELD. Of the undeveloped iron-ore districts, the one of special importpnce is an area about 100 miles square in the State of Minas Geraes, Brazil, its centre being about 250 miles north of Rio do Janeiro. The largest deposit of this region is stated to contain at east 500 milli: n tons, •flh'le tvere are numer- ous smaller depo ts of 10 to 50 million tons, and the aggregate quantity of (.re available is variously estima te-d IIp to 3J, billion tons. This ore-field ranUs with the world's five greatest, the others being the Lake Superior in the United States, the Lorraine in Northern France and Western Germany, and the districts of Northern Sweden and the Oriente, Cuba.

WEALTH IN SEAWEED. Swedish seaweed obtained by the Germans has been converted chemically iuto fodder, "besides supplying valuab'e chemicals. An investigation has been naadc at Stockholm, and has suggested various products for. projected large home factory. Besides illu- minating gas, the obtainable materials front the seaweed include carbon, acetic acid- methylated spirit, formic te d, sodium sul* phate, potassium sulphate, potassium chlo- ride, iodine, bromide, a very aeromatic tar. and a tarry product suit-able for preserving wood or timber.

Empire, Tonypandy. The holiday attractions at tBil a bove hall are of surpassing excel,4 lence this week. The magnificent gymnastic feats, the mystic conjure ing, daneing and comedians, maica the programme unique. Xert weeJG. "Oh La-La" a popular revue, will be staged.