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EDiTORtAL NOTES.
EDiTORtAL NOTES. We wish a Happy New Year to the readers of the Bhondda. Leader." The departed year has been full of incidents and stirring themes. Politically, it has an unusual record. Twice in the same twelvemonths there has been a Genera! Election, and twice Mr. Asquith has been called upon to lead the forces of progress and advancement to the goal 4 a better condition of social reform for the people. The army of reaction has worked in vain to turn the people from their stern and inexorable purpose of realising for them- selves as a whole those rights and powers of ruling as they will it. It was a year in which the powers of riches and mono- poly have exerted their utmost to cajole the people to those periods of apathy whereby in the past they were lulled by eops and bribes to abdicate their rights to rule and govern themselves. The House of Lords bw-. at last. been weighet! hi the balance by the democracy of this country, und as a. result they will ha-vc to surrender their ancient arbitrary veto against the representative declared will of the people. As a. marking piogress year the past one wil! uJwa.ys command a historic 6ig;nifi<ancC'" The year M10, too. marks the (i(,ath of Good King Edward in(i the a.<<.enslon to the throne of King 'George. In connection with the death oi the htte King, Wales is going to perpetuate his nx'mory by a, -Xationa! Memoria,! in a crusade against the destructive social work of Tuberculosis, better known to tiM" general public as Consumption. The campaign is essentially an educational one: it is quit<; certain I tliat the more the problem of Consump- tion is studied, the greater is the cer- tainty of the knot) of its deadly work in the social economy of the na.tion. We owe the idea of t.hi. form of memorial tü Mr. ;)a.vid Davies. Liandinam, cue of I the must princely philanthropists in the Wales of to-day. The .statisticid i'ach-i are solemn, and serious perusal to every the Welsh people are becoming deeply to titink ttiat already it is evident that the Welsh people are becomng deeply, rousc<l by the gravity of the problem. As yet, the Rhondda has not taken any prominent interest in it. due. no doubt, to the fart that tlie industrial strife which has been controtjing the attention of the people has made the promoters of the movement wait for a more favour- able opportunity to make their public appeals for funds. We are quite conn- dent, when the time comes-—when the Rhondda. people are h'ss distracted bv immediate persons) concerns—that tho Memorial Movement will not lack In this area that hearty co-operative sympathy which it meets throughout the Princi- pality. In no p.'rt or Wales there is to-day more sincere rejoicing at the unique honour _,Iveii t4) -A.taoOll tlian in the Rhondda, where he has illustrated his great gifts as an industrial leader. Though Mabon is a man of great versatility as eisteddfodwr. orator and politician, hi.s najne will, nevertheless, go down to history a.s one of the greatest headers and mediators of the Labour world. A wado hyn aed a hi, a- gwaded i'r haul godi." We are quite aware that in Mid-Rhondda, possibly, among a sec- tion, thiR eulogy of the great veteran will occasion some dissent, but, notwith- standing, we are equally confident that the section forms a. minority among the miners, who view the history of Indus- trial progress through tne long glass of many and many a long year of experi- ence. We deeply regret the long strike which has been a. social and industrial Mast upon the district for such a length of time. but regret the more the sad exhibition of 'repudiation of leadership which has been associated with it. Right or wrong the conduct of the leaders may have been, but the time to repudiate leadership was not In the middle of the nght, but at a- time when the Industrial lorees were at the work of consolidating and strengthening Its organisation. To discredit generalship which had won fa-mous battles in the past, because It was not approved by younger and less experienced leaders, who have. in the Federation ranks. Iteld subordinate posi- tions, has much undermined confidence In collective bargaining Itself. Without this confidence, it is obvious to all that pro- gress in the long run Is more retarded than expedited. We trust, therefore. that the authority of full free plenary powers will not be much longer withheld, a-S we feel sure that no method of solving the dimculty at present eblsting can be brought about except through the granting of those powers. The past history of all settlements in this cealneld, and In every area of industrial dispute, confirms this asser- tion. Mabon, time after time, armed with this power, has settled for the workers many Intricate problems. It can be done again, but the workers are simply committing suicide If they dis- credit their own representatives when approaching the other side. In this re- spect the owners have shown complete confidence in their chosen men, and Labour must do likewise. It is the only cemmonsense expectation or working for a- final solution, and certainly the Trades Union way of doing thingp. The action of the Rhondda Council in closing theatres on Sundays has given rise to much bitterness in some quarters. The Socialists, In particular, are greatly incensed over the decision, as they think it is principally aimed against their Sun- day meetngs. There are, of course, two sides to every question, but one is curious to know what is there to prevent the Socialists more than the other political parties holding their meetings on week- nights. Lack of facilities and accommo- dation can hardly be pleaded in the Rhondda, where there is ample leisure time, and where a commodious building erected by the workmen exists in aJmost every township.
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IQuarter Sessions.I
Quarter Sessions. I ¡ Z700 Theft at Ynyshir. I ¡ P<sionef Faints in the Dock. ¡ .,kt t.-tio Giimor_iii. Quarter Sessions, Hhzaheth Jennet John (25) was charged \yith st.ealing £70J, tbp property of David Jones and another, at Ynyshir. John, who was represented hy Mr. Ivor ThHven, pleaded guilty. Mr. Hngh Jone? prosecute, and sa!d that in May prisoner was a, domestic servant at the Carpenters Aims. After the death of her mistress she continued in service at the hotel, and there could be no douht that .she used her knowledge of the house to obtain the key of the safe, and from time to time abstracted )ara:e sums of money. Ifr. Ivor Bowen pi)liitA,(1 out that a very large portion of the stoleii money had been, or wou!d be, recovered. Prisoner at this stage fainted in the dock. and was removed. Upon recovery she was sentenced to two months in the second division, ) Treorchy Men Acquitted. Thomas Jones (20), and Samue! Jones (19), of were ehargc(t with steaHng €4 15s., the property of the tru-stees of the Tylaco<-h Lodge of the Miners' Federation. and £1 14s. holong- hig to Pryce FuruivaL sepretury and tt'easurer of-the lodge. On October 31st Mr. Furnival and hm Aiife, who is pri- soners' sister, were away from home. Prisoners were atteged to have been seoi entering the house during their absence, and later the money was jnissed. Prisoners denied the .story, and were found not gmlty, the jury considering there was not sufncient evidence to con- vict. They were accordingly discharged.
Run Over by Journey.
Run Over by Journey. Tragic Death of OSd Worknuan. The Coroner (Mr. R. J. Rhys) held an inquiry at the Workmen's Institute Tre- orchy, on Tuesday, touching the deatlf. of John Evans (70), 50, Dummies Street, who was killed at the Abergorchy Col- lieries on Saturday last. His body was mutilated beyond recognition. John Evans, son of the deceased, said his father's hearing and eyesight were good. Atbert Thomas (master haulier) said deceased, when. found, was lying in the diddle of the road. A journey of full trams had passed that way. He wa<5 found about 40 yards behind the tail end of the journey, which comprised 31 trams, some of which were derailed. Two ropes were used at the place, one travelling along the middle of the road, and the other along the side. Manholes were frequent on the right-hand side. I. Thomas Phillips (rider) said an empty Journey had been taken in. and while this was bclig done deceased was sitting on a. box. He was apprehensive of the I fact that something had happened when I the trams were derailed, a.nd on placing his lamp tdong the ground in search of the cause, he saw the old man's body. Watkin Jones (manager) said deceased Was a good, faithful and honest worker, <md had he noticed the motion of the ropes the accident might have been avoided. Replying to a juryman, the manager 'stated the manholes were of the regu- lation size and distance, and in certain places were more frequent than was re- quired by the law. A verdict of Accidental death'' was returned. Mr. Wa-tkin Jones expressed the regret of the management at the loss of such an old and faithful, workman. The funeral took place on Wednesday and wat. largely attended.
IMystery of a Missing Man.I
I Mystery of a Missing Man. I i Note Fcund on Mountain, Dear Sir or Madam,—You will nnd Tny body in the Glyn Level, near Ton- yrefail- Tliomas Jones. I am going to kill myself. Such was the brief contents of a. note picked up °:'1 the mountain top by John Lewis, 5. Bi-idy Cottages, whilst cross- ing the mountain from Gilfach Goch to Tonypandy. Lewis took the message to the Tony- Pa,ndy police for inquiries to be made. It was found that a man of that name had been missing from 14, Milton Crescent, Trehanog, since Friday morn- ing. Ho was supposed to have left for his work at the Coedcae Pits. bat it was found that he did not present himself. He is a married man, with two chil- dren, and about 22 years of age. On Sunday P.O. Fuller (228) and Mr. John Well and his sons searched the main level and drift, but without result. Big accumulations of water prevented investigations in other parts of the workings. Jones disappeared twelve months ago, hut was found later at Ooedpenmaen. The noto was discovered four miles from Trebanog. whilst the Glyn Levels are only about ten minutes' walk from Junes' house.
Tonypandy..I
Tonypandy. I The Mid-Rhondda Y.M.C.A. Bible Class held a social evening on Saturday evening last to uaher in the New Year. The rooms were gaily decorated and there was a large gathering, over which Mr. Owen Buckley presided. Tea was hollowed by various games, after which a miscellaneous programme was gone through. A watchnight service followed. inducted by Messrs. B. Lewis and Ben Jones, and the Rev. D. Davies. Trealaw, addressed the meeting on The Y.M.O.A." At the annual election of on;cers, tho following were elected:— Chair?¡an Mr. W. H. Thomas; secre- Chairman, Albert Boyce; treasurer, Mr. tary, Mr. S. Owen Edwards.
The Chufoh and Eduoat!on
The Chufoh and Eduoat!on The Rev .T. Deri Jones' reply to Mr. Isaac Owen. Penyjgra.ig, as to what the I Church of England has done for educar I tion, has been Tma.voidaMy held over till I next week.—Ed., R.L."
Amusements.I
Amusements. I Empx'e, Tonypandy I The picture of the great fight between J'm Sullivan. of Liverpool, and Tom Thomas, of Penygraig, fought at the Nahoual Sporting Ctuh ou November 14th. M10. for the middleweight cham- pionship of 6reac Britain, th< Lonsdale Belt, :uid also a puj'se of ,£ÖOO, attracts full houses nightly. T)iii.; picture of the Webhman '8 hrst, defeat is full of excite- nieut, showitig two spieudid exponeuts of the noble art at their best. Many of the au(Hence forget that the pictures are, after at!, only pictures, and shout to Thomas the WeLshnum. tü knock him under the jaw," white following comes in stentorian tones, Good old Ireland." Mr. Dan Armstrong extpiams the various points in the contest as to the manner born. Other excellent hhut include 'The Range Riders." a most exciting and dramatic picture depicting life on the Western prairies; "Dumb Half-Breed's Defence," another dramatic tableau; The Fair Due)!ist," a picture of excep- tional intere.st. Among the comic pic- tures are Beautiful Snow," "Tammg a Husband," and Cock-a-doodie-do. Theatre Royat, Tonypandy Theatre Royal. Tonypandy A most interesting .series of An imato- grapit pictures are being .shown at the 'I']¡patre Royal this and include a very fme &ini showing the funeral of the murdered London poiicemen; grapilic scenes irotn. the Hniton .niine tragedy: an American train robbery, and the sub- sequent capture of the robbers, exami- nation day at a vitiate school, and the .schoctmaster's troubles: and other in- teresting and amusing subjects. The pic- tures are all remarkably clear and steady. An entire change oL' programme will be given on Thursday, which will inciude the series of pictures taken of the police raid. on the anarchists in London. New Hippodrome, Tonypandy. This popular place of amusement con- thiues to draw full houses nightly. Some excellent hims arc shown this week, the most exquisite being Pepita." This is inost ex q u ..l a tableau of great dramatic interest/ and ts a masterpiece of cotourcd kuiemato- grapity. It tpHs the story of the sjnu?giers of old, Pppita bciug a.n old smuggle-r'> daughter. "Out of the Night is a very popular picture drama, while Over the Garden Wall" is, as Mr. Stone Introduces it. the prettiest comedy-drama, he has ever shown. A Day with C. B. Fry's Mercury Boy& is a most interesting film, showing the trainmK of these boys, and also portray- ing the boys partaking in all. healthy sports. Building and Launching an Ocean Liner'' is a. magninccnt and i-n- structive. picture. Tontolini" is very much in evidence in the comic .features. Tills week he steals a bicycle;, and his adventures create roars of laughter. Other comic hims include TiJIy Visits The Poor," Bumptious Papers," The Parlour," and A Shy Youth. Patace, Forth An exceedingly versatile programme is submitted at the Palace this week. Top- ping the bill are Cliny and Clancy, in a very successful comedy duo. PO'ssf>ssing good voices, smart songs and witty patter, they make a remarkable hit. Their round of dancing also evokes great ap- plause. Uncommonly clever are Renson and Waite, in their eccentricity. Their puns arc refreshing, whilst the unique manner in which they contribute their excellent songs merits the loud encomiums showered upon them. A delightful little sketch, A Woman's Way," by Ceo. Doughty and Molly Laney, is well played. Apart from the humorous clement of the scena itself, the artistes display great dramatic art. They are accorded loud approbation. The large assortment of Cinema pictures are highly interesting and entertaining. Thanks to the enter- prise of Mr. Will Smithson, a film of the attack of the London "dice on the Houndsditch murderers' refuge, the war in the street, and the burning building, which happened as recently as Tuesday, is exhibited. Other beautiful tableaux are "Over the Garden Wall," "The Magic Flute," Father Gazette of Parsing Events," Nellie's Farm," Foolshead Plays Football," Shy Youth," and "The Big Scoop." The show is an excellent one and worthy of patronage. TivoH, Pentre. Mr. Stuart Lomath's company at the Tivoli this week gives excellent perform- ances of successful plays. On Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, Whom God Hath Joined was staged in. an admir- able manner, and very well acted, too*. The story is one from common life, with numerous incidents which occur from time to time. Mr. Lomath as Captain Jack Merritt is a very fine actor, and dimculty of the character has been well studied. As the jealous and erring "Mrs. Merritt'' there is hard and trying work for Miss Mary Ainslie, but she succeeds admirably. Miss Amber Wyville takes the character of a woman of the world, Beatrice Trant," whose husband, Digby Trant," is Mr. Oswald Douglas, who at le-ast comes near to securing the best approval. Mr. Clive also does well as the villain, Major Stevens." The other characters are in capable hands, and the whole play is worth witnessing. For Thursday, Friday and Saturday. "The Thief Catcher" will he. produced as one of the latest dramatic successes. WOfttMen's Hall, Ferndale, I This week, Mr. C. Watson Mill's No. 1 London company appears in a dramatic romance, entitled For Love and the King." The piece is elaborately mounted and admirably staged. Mr. Watson Mill's interpretation of Gerald Mere- dith," a soldier of fortune, is a wonder- ful performance, and a more forceful, convincing and clever study would be hard to conceive. Mr. Alfred Maurice gains loud applause for hie masterly por- trayal of Michael Obrenovic," a miser. Mr. John C. Carlyle is an effectively villainous Vladimir," whilst King Kara Dragomir of Sylvania" finds a capital exponent in Mr. C. Langton. Mr. Beckett Bould as "Prince Lros Dragomir," and Mr. W. H. Melroae as Kosto Marko," the nomad, are also well played. Mias Joan Ellis acts charmingly as Matilda," the peasant girl of Valecia., and Edith Meredith is well sustained by Mias Rosalind Tate. The other cha.r- acters are in equally capable ha.nda.
Ptenary Powers.
Ptenary Powers. Navat Workmen s New Step to End Dispute, Abortive GHfach :Meeting. At a meeting of the Nâ'VaI Cblliery workmen held on Frida.y f;1ffií, it. was decided to grant plenary powers to the Naval Worknien's Committee to brinp: the dispute at the E)y Pit to in e<d. This resolution is, however, ,2oAditional, namely. that in any terms upon the wap:es of the men working ia the dis- puted seam shal! not fall I"ow &s. per day, pins percentage: and tea-t. in the absence of .such A clause. tho mo. adhere to their original demand of 3-i. 6d. per ton. This decision is regarded tn many quarters as a, -step forward towm-ds the settlement of the dispute —<tn<i in so far as it somewhat modifies HiP. nw.nts deter- mined attitude up to the inesent, it is so—hut it must he remembered t,hat It raises anew the question of at minimum wage. On this issu.e we have' the firm stand taken by Mr. D. A Thomas, and when all things are taken into considera- tion. the powers ceded hy the- Naval men to their representatives ca'n hardly ]jo regarded -is plenary. As is well linown, the (lispute, -It the Ely Pit a!so affef-ts the workmen of the Cambrian Combine, who came out in support of the Naval men's demand. Consequently, -meeting of the other Com- bine eolHeries were held on Saturday to consider this plenary powers <(<estion. At the Glamorgan Colliery wor'kmen'R meeting, which was held a.t the! Llwynypia SwimminG: Baths, a. resolut.i&n W.)i, passed in favour of gra.nting plenary powers to tlio Naval deputation to moot Mr. Askwith and Mr. MitcheU. or t.he Board ?ill( i ,N fr. of Trade, together with Mr. Fred L. Davis. cliairman of the coaJowners' side of the Conciliation Board, subject, to the I approval of the meeting rf representa- tives of the whole of the Oamlbrian Com- bine Collieries to be held at. Gi!ia<;h Goeh on the following Monday. The Gilfach Goch meeting of t'he whole of the Cambrian Combine, workmen on. Monday was private. The cliscusoion on the plenary powers question was very protracted, and eventually no decision was arrived at the. meeting b&icg ad- journed until Monday nexr.
IOpefa in English.
I Opefa in English. BANDMASTER SOUSA AN EARNEST ADVOCATE OF THE CAUSE. John Philip Sousa, the March King, is an ardent advocate of Gr&nd Opera in English, and during a.u iaterval of rehearsing his baud iu New York a few weeks ago for his World Tour, he told an interviewer how earnestly he believed that the plan would benefit the cause of music in America. "English," said he. is as singable and as musical as any of the languages one listens to at the Metropolit&n Opera House. As musical at all events, when it is rightly enunciated, ajtd when the librettos are properly worded- If it is possible to make sense and nmsic of Eng- lish natter songs in Comic Opera—and we know that it is possible—I see no reason why English airs and choruses in Grand Opera should be less maaicaJ. The language of Shakespeare, of Swinburne, and of our Lanier is full of music. And if the Anglicisation of foreign operas were entrusted to people who knew how to choose their words, there weald be no dimculty in understanding the librettos. Those who contend that it does not mat- ter what idiom is sung in opefra, or what sense attaches to the words one listens to. seem to me to be nying in the face of Wagner's theories and belittling the public intelligence." Sousa. and his Band will open their tour of the United Kingdom, in London, at the Queen's Hall. on January 2nd. and after appearing at the Queen's Hall twice daily, until and including January 7th, they will commence their hundred and ten concerts in the English Provinces at Hastings on January 9th. They are booked to appear at the Pala.oe Theatre, CardiS*. on Saturday, January 21st, at 3 o'clock, and as it will be the last time of hearing this famous band, we would advise our readers to secure their tickets as early as possible from the Palace Theatre, Cardiff.
A Wild Prophecy.
A Wild Prophecy. 1911 will be an unlucky year. Note.—In a wild prophecy there are 13 letters. Thirteeu is an unlucky number, and in a mystic way is hidden in 1911. (1) Add the units 1+9+1+1= 12. Divide by the number of units, 4. 12 — 4=3. Three manipulations will reveal the secret. (2) First manipulation. 19 + 11 = 30. Divide by 3. Answer 10. (3) Second manipulation. 1911 — 3 == 637. (4) Arrange 1911 thus: —19 and add. 11 ) 201 Divide bv 3. Answer 67. Now, 67 + 637 + 10 = 714. Divide by 3. Answer 238. And 2 + 3 + 8 = 13. Aga-in. 1911 13 = 147. And 1+4+7 =1+9+1+1. The Lords must look out. "Yankee dollars contains 13 letters, so 1911 must be a fateful year.
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