The Rhondda Leader

Rhondda Failures. William Lewis, a. collier, of 6, Railway Terrace, Blaendydar?h, appeared for his public examination in bankruptcy (before Mr. Registrar Spickett) at the Pontypridd Court on Tuesday. Debtor, replying to Mr. Ellis Owen, the Official Receiver, attributed his failure to having a large family to maintain. His earnings amounted to 30s. a week. The statement of affaire showed that his liabilities amounted to 969 12s. 9d., and his assets only P,13 10s. The examination was formallv closed. TRADER AND STRIKE SEQUEL. A sequel to the Cambrian and general j strike was heard at Pontypridd Bank- i-uptey Court. Taliesin Morgan, 46, Tvla- celyn Road. Penygraig, fruiterer and fish- monger, whose debts amounted to L113 and his deficiency to the same amoupt, attributed his failure to the recent strikes and illness in family. He said he was solvent a year ago. The examination was closed.

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Presentation to Treherbert Official. On Saturday evening last, at Libanus (W.B.) Chapel, Treherbert, Mr. David Rees, M.E., manager of the Ynysyfeio Colliery, was made the recipient of a mahogany sideboard by the officials and employees Of the colliery-on the occasion of his marriage. The presentation was made by MrA. T. Reynolds (chairman of the Works Committee), while an illu- minated address w" presented by Mr. J. Davies, the oldest workman at the colliery. A canteen of cutlery was pre- sented by Mr. H. Q. :rIm (agent). Mrs. Rees was :made the ipimt of a silver lfower stand, whic h flower w«. s presented by the oldest fireman, Mr. Peter Hancock.

Porth Trades and Labour Council Mr. W. H- Wells, Ynyshir, presided over a meeting of the- Porth Trades and Labour Council on Monday evening, at Shelby's Restaurant, Porth. The various lodges of organised labour were repre- sented. Alderman Morgan Williams, Councillor Ben M-viesi Guardian John Treharne, and Mr. T. 1. Mardy Jones were also present. Mr. Jones, who had been invited to attend the Council, submitted an eloquent .and lucid address on registration work, and strongly urged the necessity of the Council taking in hand the. local work. He advised them to elect sub-committees and appoint secretaries, that each sec- tion of Porth may 00 thoroughly can- vassed, and as many old ajid new lodger claims, as well a4, occupiers' claims, sus- tained at the RevIsIon Court as possible. Mr. Jones' suggestion was adopted.

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I Treherbert, A letter was read at the Council meet- ing on Friday from the Treherbert Cham- ber of Trade, complaining of unfinished street improvements. The streets com- plained of were Church Street, David Street, Stuart Street, Crichton Street, and others which had been improved, but left unfinished. The Chamber com- plained that it was most difficult for vehicles to proceed on them. The stones put down certainly do make the streets resemble a pebble beach, but the appear- ance is not altogether displeasing. The pebble beach, with rows of trees on either side which have been recently planted, present a most striking spectacle (for the Rhondda). A steam roller would do no harm to the pebbles." I Tylorstown and Ponty- ( gwaith. The annual preaching meeting was held at Seion (C.M.) on Sunday, when the Rev. Hiugh Williams, Portmadoc, and the Rev. David Williams, Treherbert, officiated. The chapel was overcrowded on both days. The Tylorstown Ambulance Brigade will on Friday be inspected by His Majesty the King. On Tuesday evening, the Rev. D. D. Hopkins, the new pastor of Hermooi (W.B.), preached an eloquent sermon, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all pre- sent. Ferndale. ( The yearly preaching services in con- nection with Carmel (C.M.), Blaen. llecliau, took place on Sunday and Mon- day last, when the special preachers, viz., Dr. Phillips, Tylorstown, and the Rev. W. Davies, M.A., Aberdare, delivered most inspiring sermons to large congre- gations. On Sunday afternoon, at Penuel, under the same movement, the Rev. W. Davies conducted another successful meeting.. The second lot of Sunday School chil- dren had their annual trip to the seaside on Monday last, the sections being Taber- nacle and Penuel, and visited Penarth and Barry respectively. Unfortunately, the day selected turned out to be wet and miserable.

Ambulance Notes. The Rhondda Fawr contingent, under the command of Lieutenant and Chief Superintendent Tom Davies, will journey to indsor on Friday night to attend at the general review. They will be in- spected by his Majesty the King at 3.30 P-m. at Windsor Park. About 300 officers and men of this corps will attend, and travel by special train to and fro from Windsor.

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-?- ?- Minimum Wage. Age Limit Defined. Labourepol Rate Raised. 1 Meetings of the South Wales District Board were held on Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, under the presi- dency of Lord St. Aldwyn. During the proceedings the workmen's representatives agreed to the suggestion thrown out by the Independent Chair- lnan previously that the age at which the workmen should be entitled to earn, the rainimum should be raised from 18 to 21 Years. Lord St. Aldwyn pointed out that this being so he would consider the advisability of increasing the minimum for labourers and fixing them at 3s. 2d. instead of 3s. This, including percent- ages, will make the present wages of labourers 4s. 9d. per day. The question of the age at which the minimum should cease to operate was also discussed. The workmen's represen- tatives argued that a man would reach old age 70 years, whilst the owners' representatives urged that 60 years should be the limit. Lord St. Aldwyn fixed the old-age limit at 63. The owners submitted draft rules con- taining provisions to secure regularity and efficiency of work, and to provide that any workman failing to present himself and "diligently proceeding" with his work from day to day shall forfeit his right to minimum rates. They also sug- gested that written leave of absence be obtained from the management, and if the absence be caused through illness the workman to submit himself to examina- tion by a medical man appointed by the owners. The workmen, on their part, submitted a set of draft rules, and at the Joint Board the various points of difference were fully discussed. It was agreed that the men who are unable to earn the minimum be given certificates of exemption, but the workmen desired an arrangement whereby these certificates should be of a temporary char- acter, and not permanent. While the workmen agreed that there should be regularity of work, they pro- posed that the rule should not be applied to men who were stopped by circum- stances over which they had no control, and maintained that the collier should not be penalised if his failure to produce & certain amount of coal was caused by insufficiency of trams or timber. With regard to the calculation of wages the owners proposed that a whole week should be taken as an average, and if the average of the wages earned daily Was equivalent to the minimum, or over it, that should be regarded as the money duo for that week. The workmen agreed to this mode of calculation with the proviso that it must apply to men engaged continuously at the same work and in the same place. For instance, they would not agree to such a calculation in the case, say, of colliers or piece workers of any kind who might be earning 10s. a day for the first three days of the week, and who would then be removed to another place where they would earn less. In these instances the first three days should not enter into the calculation when arriving at the ininimum. It was also proposed to establish joint committees to deal with all disputes at collieries, or groups of collieries, with an independent chairman, at each, selected from an agreed panel. The Board adjourned until to-day (Friday).

Miners Federation. Weekly Pays. The monthly meeting of the Rhondda District of Miners was held at Porth on Monday, Mr. Gwilym Lloyd, Treherbert, Presiding. The other officials present were Mr. D. Watts Morgan (.agent) Mr. "William John (sub-agent), Mr. J. Jones (treasurer), and Mr. John iaopla (execu- tive member). Mr. D. Watts Morgan said a great deal had been done in regard to the fixing of the minimum rates of wages by the Dis- trict Board. The Independent Chairman -It last Saturday's meeting indicated that he had somewhat changed his view as to the wage for labourers, and in order to Illeet the situation, and for the purpose Of securing a higher minimum for the lower paid men. the representatives of the workmen had agreed to raise the age. limit of boys from 18 to 21 before they would be entitled to the adult rate of Wages. This would be in conformity with all the other coalfields in the Kingdom on the understanding that it should be limited to assistants to 1 imlipi nuni. rippers and labourers, and should not apply to tfafScmeji and those working on the ooal. The limit of old age was fixed I at 63. In consideration of this tita lade. ¡ pendent. Chairman was likely to give an additional 2d. per day to labourers, thus bringing the wages on the present per- centages up from 4s. 6d. to 4s. 9d. per day. The question of weekly pays was again discussed, and it was agreed that every lodge should take steps to secure the benefits of this particular clause in the new Mines Act. It was reported that at several collieries arrangements had already been made with the managements in this connection. Mr. Morgan urged that where no such arrangement had been arrived at, a ballot of the men should be taken at once. He hoped that none of the lodges would be drawn off the track in agreeing to the suggestion which had been put forward that there should be a full pay onoe a fortnight with a weekly draw in between. Dealing with the_ Insurance Act, Mr. Morgan advised the lodges to approach their medical men, and unless they came to some arrangement with them the col- liery doctors should be served with notices not later than July 15th to terminate the present agreements. Presentation at Ton-Pentre. I Mr. John Griffiths. M.E., was on Satur- day last, at a meeting held at Ton, pre- sented with a roll-top desk by the officials of the Eastern (Ocean) Colliery oil the occasion of his promotion to the manage- ment of the Maindy Colliery. The pre- sentation was made by Mr. Thos. Edwards, the oldest official of the Eastern Colliery, who remarked that no serious accident had occurred at the Eastern Colliery during Mr. Griffiths' management. Mr. Griffiths commenced work as a doorboy at the pit at which he is now manager. Addresses were delivered by Messrs. Dan Da vies (fireman). Alfred Bundy (under-manager), W. Bundy (overman), Dr. Edward Hughes (medical practitioner, Ocean Collieries), and Mr. W. Thomas (late under-manager). Mr. Jacob Ray, J.P., agent, Treharris presided.

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Golf Notes. I [By "THE CADDY."] The monthly medal competition took place on Thursday. The best cards re- ceived were those of Gwilym Evans, 92 net. and J. Owen Jones, 94 net. The score is a very high one. But there, it will be an inducement to secure more competitors for the next competi- tion. They say it was very windy on the links that day. Perhaps that accounts for the high scores. Many are anxious to know which of the committeemen have been measuring the first and eighteenth holes, and what hour of the day—or night—was it. There is a great mistake somewhere. The recent rains have improved the greens immensely. The green-kejper has his work cut out to keep down the fair- ways. A novel foursome was played the other day. Four Tonypandy chemists took part in it. viz.Willie Lteivellyn, John Davies. J. W. Richards, and Emrys Richards. One bard, naming himself Llaw Bwt." was heard to address his ball in this way the other day:- 0. am ysbrydiaeth i'th darOl O'th safle ar ysgwydd y tee, Fe chwilais fy nrivers yn ofer, Ond aros yn 'r unfan wyt ti; Gad i mi roi i ti 'r fath fonclust A'th yrr i gyffiniau y green; Mi wn pwy a wena'r pryd hyny, Agwn mai peth hawdd fydd dy drin. The ferns are up as high as, ever, and the game proves very ccstly to one mem- ber. who lost five balls on Saturday. The ladies are putting in much prac- tive at present to prepare themselves for the great event, the ladies 'competition.

End of Tram strike. MenRR,sume Work on Old Terms The strike or the Ifchondda tramwaymen has been settled. The men. will return on the old terms, but the company are prepared to meet and discuss any indi- vidual grievance. The settlement has been brought about by Mr. T. ■Evans, J.p chairman of the Rhondda District Council, who, with Mr. W. P. Nicholas (the Clerk), acting as mediators, brought the management and men together, with tTTe result stated. A difficulty presented itself as to 27 of the employees whose places had already been filled, but a Way out was found by Mr. H. J. Nisbett (the manager) under- taking to reinstate otd hands as vacancies occurred, the selection m be decided by a ballot.

I Porth Lewis-Merti yp Sick Fund. Mr. Lewis Jamos^p^ nied over a meet- ing of the members o £ he Lewis-Merthyr Workmen's Sick and iccidont Fond at the Britannia Inn, PO] h, on Wednesday evening, there being a excellent atte-nd- ance. £ The secretary, M;. r; ,Ioh-n Thomas, sub- mitted the financial statement for the first six months, whiè was accepted as satisfactory. Mr. Morl-gis William,- was elected chair- man, Mr. Evan John -Samuel vice-chair- man. and Mr. M. Evans, Porth, junior auditor. A discussion took plr<.v on the advisa- bility of linking iin ith otlier similar societies in the locality witjf the objett of becoming an appro ved society under the National Insurance Art. and it was rasolved to invite Mr. Trtydn Jones, one of the Commissioners, to attend and address a specially eor.vened meeting at Bethel, Trehafod.