The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

THE APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT OVER- SEER FOR YSTRADYFODWG. A deputation consisting of Councillor Morris and Mr Lewis (checkweigher), waited on the Ys- trad District Council on Friday, with regard to the appointirent of overseers. Councillors Morris said that they had been asked by a very large meeting of the Ratepayers' Association, held on Tuesday last, to come be- fore the Council and ask them not to appoint any gentlemen who were members of the Assessment Committee, for the reason that when they appealed before that committee they appeal to the persons who had made the rate. The Clerk They are appointed on the com- mittee by the Guardians, and they ought t6 know whether they are overseers or not. Councillor Morris said that the Council had been very wise in the selection they had made in the past. They were men fully qualified for the post but te had no hesitation in saying that if they present overseers were re-appointed they would be elected on the Assessment Committee next year. Their wish was that persons appointed should not be on the Assessment Committee. Dr. Thomas did not think Councillor Morris represented a packed meeting of ratepayers, but his own views. Councillor Morris denied this and said the deputation represented 47 persons on the executive committee. Dr. Thomas added that he was a member of the association, and if a meeting of that association had been held he would have been acquainted with it. Still, he agreed with the points put forth by Councillor Morris. The deputation then retired and shortly after- wards the Council proceeded with the appoint- ment of overseers. Alderman W. Morgan moved that the old overseers be re-appointed. Dr. Thomas said that there was no doubt that there was a grievance with the ratepayers that the overseers should be also members of the Assess- ment Committee.Mr Rhys Griffiths concurred. Expressions of regret were made by several of the members that if the Council carried out that view they would lose the services of Mr E. H. DP.vies, J.P., who had taken great pains in mak, ing the new valuation list. The following gjentlemen were tjhen elected unanimously as overseers for the parish: Messrs Win. Jenkins. Treorky James Williams, Pandy; Timothy Davies. Ferndale; David Rowlands, Penvgraig; David Lloyd, grocer, Ystrad; and Win. Williams, Treorky.

ASSAULT ON A PONTYPRIDD POLICEMAN. THE DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO IM- PRISONMENT. At the Ystrad Police Court on Monday (before the Stipendiary. Mr Ignatius Williams, and other magistrates), Wm. James Morris, labourer Pon- typridd, was charged with being on the premises of Mr Marks, 25. Tramroad Ch'c. Pontypridd, for an Unlawful purpose on Saturday last, and also with assaulting the police on the same date. P.C. Lloyd informed the bench that about eight o'clock on the day in question be went to Mr Marks' premises, and found the pi;s>oner behind it box by the fowl shed. "He alied the prisoner what he wanted there and he ifnl'ed, What do you think I want here." Witness then told him that he would have to come to tI'e police station, and took hold of him. The nrisoner tried to kick the officer several times, and endeavoured to strike him with his fist. Not content with this the prisoner spat in his face. With the assistance of Police-Sergeant Lewis and I'oiice-Constable Cummings he conveyed the prisoner to the sta- tion. Isaac Rosenbac. a shop assistant with Mr Marks said he saw the prisoner going into the back of the house. Witness followed him in company with a friend, and found the prisoner inside the :,hed on his knees in a corner with a fowl in his I' hand. The prisoner was sentenced To i month's im- prisonment for the two offences.

HOW A BUDGET SPEECH IS REPORTED. In the Windsor Magazine for April, a brightly written article, by John Rendle. gives an account of the Budget Night" in the House of Commons from a Pressman's point of view If you ask the gentlemen in the Press Gal- lery," says the writer, vou will find that, though they deal with whatever happens in Parliament in a. cheery and unobtrusive but confident manner, they have very strong convictions about Parlia- mentary oratory. Chancellors may hum' and 'ha,' and 'yes' and 'no,' get into polemical quag- mires. stick in the fiscal mud, and indeed commit any Parliamentary atrocity of which a human being can be capable, yet our friends in the gal- lery are never flurried or flustered or lose that quiet confidence so necessary for press work in Par.iament. These big nights in the Press Gal- lery would never go smoothly if intellectual cap- acity were not commandingly superior to both the quality and the quantity of the raw material to be dealt with. To struggle with a mass of short- band notes. full, it may be, of gaps through "he non-hearing and wrong words through miss- hearing, figures muddled up ,sentences that will not read, statements that are directly opposed to statements in another part of the speech, in order that, when it is presented to the public, it shall read grammatically and intelligibly, and be understood by the ordinary newspaper reader, if he should wish to read it. is literary work, de- manding skill and discretion, which is really the measure of the capacity of the Press representa- tives in Parliament to cope with the great and important questions that necessarily arise. On these big nights, when the various reporting corps *re in full strength, when leader writers and sum- mary writers eagerly devour the Chancellor's I -ol)osals an dthe special points of the debate that follows; when e¡w11 proposal, as it comes hot from the Minister's lips, is immediately put on the wires in the telegraph room and sent to all parts af the kingdom and the world for the use of news- papers and individuals; when the writing rooms, glowing under the electric light, are filled with busy Pressmen engaged in making their reports intelligible; when sketch writers are describing the scene in the House, and 'London Letter' writers are dealing with the latest tips from the Lobby; when messengers are here, there, and everywhere, collecting 'copy' for the London as well as for the Provincial Press; when the well- known click of the telegraph instruments is almost unceasingly heard the sitting through-here you find work being done quietly, but sure and effec- tively. requiring diligence ,acuteMM, knowledge, aid -Tapi(uty. ;1 t h. rf. _v.rcr :0:

FERNDALE NOTE8. (By Castell-y-Nas ) The re-division »of wards is a very important, and at the same time a very intricate matter to deal with. The rapid growth of the population has brought with it a corresponding increase of labour to the representation on the District Coun- cil. The number of wards and the number of representatives are now the same as they were when the district was first formed, close upon twenty years ago. The population has nearly quadrupled during the same period, and when we consider that our legislature has ulded a great number of duties by enacting various Acts of Par liament, we are not surprised that our representa- tives are cesirous of being relieved to some extent of the duties now imposed upon them. • • # It appears to me that we are a little inconsis- tent on questions of administration. In ques- tiops of Imperial concerns we advocate the policv of devolution, at the same time i a local matters we advocate concentration. The tendency of late years has been to impose upon the sanitary auth- ority all manner of duties. The last Conservative Government enacted that they should constitute the local authority for carrying out the provisions of the Technical Education Aoi, 1389, even in districts where School Boards we'e in existence. The Par'.sh Council Act also made it optional for Urban District Authorities tu take over the appointment of overseers, Buriai Boards, and a number of Adoptive Acts. rrhe policy of con- centration has evidently increased enormously the duties and responsibilities of our District Council. *• The above facts clearly prove that the re-division is a matter of urgent necessity. It is when we have to consider the details of any scheme sub- mitted for our consideration that we are confron- ted with the difficulties of preparing a scheme equitable in principle, and not open to objection. Various schemes have been disused by our Dis- tr ict Council, and finally they ariopteri the seven ward scheme. We understand that a strong op- position was offered to the scheme inside the. Council, and that since its adoption some of those that voted in its favour have changed their opinions, and are now resolved to resist it to the utmost of their powers. it » The local district councillors oontened a meeting by circular last week to consider the scheme and to appoint a unmber of represe ita tives to appear before the commissioners on behalf of this locality. District Councillor Morris explai ed the scheme. District Councillor Daniel Eva, s being away representing the Rhondda Labour and Liberal Association at Huddersfield. A number of gentle- men took part in the proceedings, and a resolu- tion approving of the scheme was carried. A majority of those assembled not taking part ir. the voting. Since the meeting we have had op- portunities to discuss the matter with a number or those, and what we find is that they consider the scheme unfair and ill-mature. ♦ ♦ » » » The inequalities contained in the scheme are so glaring that we may expect the commissioners to condemn it unsparingly. It eems to us so manifestly unfair that wards numhe. four and five should be empowered to return double the num- ber of representatives as it is proposed to give to Ward No. J. While the population is only 3,045 more. the difference in ratab!e value is only £ 21,815. In preparing a scheme v.e should aim at the principle of "one vote one value" as well as that "taxation and representation should. go together." Again the difference between the combined value of wards No. 4 and No. 5 and Ward Jvo. 3 is only £ 12,212. The argument of road mileage advanced by Dist ict Councillor L. Griffiths is. in our opinion, of no value, and it is in direct contradiction to all pzinciples of representation. it » it In years gone by we heard a great deal in favour of constituting the Rhordda Fach into a separate Urban District Council of its own, and we must confess that in our opinion the local representatives would do more to benefit this locality by advocating that, than pressing a scheme for the re-division of the whole district. The Ystradyfodwg Urban District is one of the largest in the kingdom, and its population is nearly double the next largest in the County of Glamor- gan. If we deducted the population of the Rhon- dda Fach from the Urban District it would leave the district with 26,887 more population than anv other in the county—fifteen of which would have a lesser population than the suggested Rhondda Fach district. < < We append below the population of each urban district in the county: Cowbridge, 1,360; Porthcawl, 1,800; Oyster- mouth, 4.060; Glyncorrwg, 5,000; Bridgend, 5.426; Britton Ferry, 6,000; Aberxvon Borough 6,850; Margam, 7,000. Maeste.t, 10.000; Neath, 11.500; Penarth, 13,500; Caerphl'ly, 14,000; Garw and Ogmore, 15.600; Bam- and Cadoxton, 19.263; Mountain A^h, 20,976- Pontyprild, 35,672; Abeu"dare. 42,349; Merthyr;- 65,579; Ystradyfodwg, 109,821. We have taken the kbove figures from the annual report of the county meiioil officer. The estimated population of tha Rhondda Fach is 31,182, with every prospect of increasing to 40,000 in a few years. The r-ttable value is JS114,077. This would increase with the in- crease of population. The revenue of the sug- gested district would be £ 15,734 Us lid at the present rate and valuation. By adopting the suggestion of constituting the Rhondda Fach into a separate urban district it would relieve the Rhondda Fawr of the present pressure, it would be less trouble and expense to our epresentatvies and the sanitary condition of oil-- district could be better attended to. Next week we shall enlarge upon this sugges- tion.

CAERPHILLY FAIRS AND MARKETS COMPANY. NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the new Fair Grounds, Tonyfelin Meadow, will be opened to the public on the 4th and 6th of April, 1896, when prizes for Entire Horses exhibited, and Stock, etc., will be given. For Particulars apply to the Secretary, The Twyn, Caerphilly. .j R. M. Burge, 2^ St. John's Square, Cardiff, for best class Fish, Poultry, Gam. sic. Nat. Tele-, phone 703. 1 1

A YSTRAD LOVE CASE. At the Ystrad Petty Sessions on Monday- before Mr J. Ignatius Williams (stipendiary) and other justices — Elizabeth Thomas, a single woman, residing at Ystrad, summoned David Evans, Ystrad, to show cause why he ohould not contribute towards the maintenance of her illegi- timate child. The defendant did not appear, and P.C. 2C6, who served the summons on him, said that the defendant admitted the paternity. Com- plainant said that she gave birth to a male child on the 31st of October last. The defendant had paid her money. He was the father of the child. -The magistrates made an order of 3s. 6d. a. week.

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MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND WELSH PRIVATE BILL LEGISLATION, MOTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. MR BALFOUR APPLIES THE CLOSURE. In the House of Commons on Monday night Mr Lloyd George moved that it is desirable that Sections 10 and 81 of the Local Government Act, 1888, be put into immediate operation as far as Wales is concerned." He said the Speaker had ruled he must confine himself to the discussion of Section 10 of the Act, for by the forms of the House he was now precluded from moving an amendment. He urged that powers should be given to the local authorities in certain cases to act without having to come to the Local Govern- ment Board, which could not know so much about the questions as the local authorities. He also suggested that where matters such as docks, tramways, &c., arose within the jurisdiction of two Councils, the powers should be administered and exercised by a Joint Committee appointed by both Councils. The present President of the Local Goverment Board had been asked and refused to put these sections into operation. What they required to put these powers into effective use was local knowledge. Acts of Parlia- ment of a constructive character, designed to be put in force by local bodies, conduced more than anything else to improvement and good order. it was a great thing to get the people in the district interested personally with local affairs, and with their local knowledge to take the initiative. It seemed absurd that they should have to come up to the House of Commons and run the whole gamut of officials there in order to get a little tramway or the electric light at a little place down in Wales. By his proposal they would get a set of officials who would at any rate know something of local requirements. It was very desirable to have these provisions put into operation. (Hear, hear.) Mr Chaplin thought it would be generally agreed as the result of eight years' experience of the County Councils that they had worked satis- factorily, but the transfer of the powers referred to had not been carried out* anywhere up to the present time. He was not aware that there had been any previous demand for it, and he was not prepared to give a definite answer on the subject. He would, however, give favourable consideration to the proposal.—Mr H. H. Lewis thanked the President of the Local Government Board for his reply, which h3 was convinced would give great satisfaction in Wales. After a long discussion, Mr Balfour, at a quarter to 3, moved that the question be now put. (Cheers.) The house divided, and the numbers were:- For the closure 172 Against. 27 Majority 135

ROYAL CLARENCE THEATRE PONTYPRIDD. Trilby made her first bow to a Pontypridd audience on Monday evening, and those who had assembled to greet the success of the century expressed Jtheir appreciation in no half hearted 6 manner- The principals received a hearty reception as the curtain rose at the commence- ment of each act. To adequately describe the extraordinarily successful piece in the abort space at our disposal is impossible, but we venture to say that Messrs Trenchard and Jones have, but at a great expense, provided a fine treat which should certainly not be missed by the people of the district. This is the first appearance of Mrs. Stanislaus Calhaem and her really capable company out of London, and it is satisfactory to note that their efforts were attended with much success. Mrs. Calhaem admirably portrays the loquacious French landlady, Madame Vinard, and repeatedly send the audience into convulsions, whilst the graceful acting and charming naivette of Miss Gladys Meredith as Trilby O'Farrel made her a great favourite with the audience. Mr. Sydney Bowkett deserves special mention for his exceedingly clever and powerful representation of Svengali. So well did all the other members of the company take their parts that it is unnessary to individualise, and we need only say that they all co-operated to make the piece a decided success. A performance will be given on Good Friday, and the attraction daring Easter week will be Man's Ambition," or the History of a j Secret Crime. j

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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE YSTRAD MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. THE DEATH AND BIRTH RATES OF THE DISTRICT. A HIGH INFANT MORTALITY. INSUFFICIENT WATER SUPPLY. DANIEL, COME TO JUDGMENT. FLIES VERSUS PANTRIES. At the Ystrad District Council meeting on Monday-Alderman W, H. Mathias, J.P., pre- siding-Dr J. R. James, the Council's Medical Officer of Health, submitted his annual report on the health and sanitajy condition cf the district. The report showed that the sanitary area of the urban district comprised 23,543 acres, with a population of about 114,730. The birth rate for j the year was 37'0, and the death rate 19 05. The infant mortality for the year was 613 per 1,000 of total deaths (a very high infant mortality. The I death rate for the different localities comprising the district was as follows :— Maerdy 15'07 Porth 10-08 Treherbert 16'06 Ystrad.. 1905 Tylorstown 17-04 Ferndale 20 09 Havod 1702 Taeorky 21'09 Pandy 1808 Llwynypia. 2204 The total number of deaths in the district durirg the year 1895 was 2,246. The causes of death were distinguished as under :—Scarlatina, 27; diphtheria, 12; membraneous croup, 54; typhoid fever, 25 puerperal fever, 12 erysi- pelas, 2; measles, 79 whooping oough, 72 diarrhoea and dyssentery, 75 rheumatic fever, 12 phthisis, 82 bronchitis, pneumonia, and pleurisy, 498 heart disease, 84 influenza, 27 injuries, 113 all other diseases, 1,076. From the table of deaths submitted by the doctor, it appeared that the largest number of deaths occurred at Llwynypia, which amounted to 440, Ystrad coming second with 417 deaths, and Fern- dale third with 223 deaths. The lowest was Havod, with 58 deaths. The report pointed out the following requirements :—(a) better water supply tor your district (b) private streets to be placed under Private Street Works Act, 1892 (c) a central refuse destructor; (d) enlarging isolation hospital (e) steam disinfector. During the latter end of the year something like a Daniel come to judgment occurred between the Council and the Ystrad Gas and Water Company. The recent arbitration proceedings had decided in favour of the Council, He hoped that the Council would succeed in Parliament to obtain permission to buy up the Ystrad Water Company, with additional powers to comple- ment the same. The Pontypridd Water Com- pany were busy building a new reservoir, so that the outlook for the future supply of the district was improving. The water supply of Clydach Vale was deficient, almost amounting to a water famine during the summer months. He (Dr James) thought the Council should be satisfied that ample water supply was obtainable here before the summer months. Next to the water supply of the district in importance came the formation of the private streets, which he hoped to see placed under the Private Street Works Act, 1892, without delay. The rapid accumu- lation of rubbish pits in central portions of the district was becoming a huisanco. Many of them were in close proximity to dwellings. The stench from them was great, and myriads of flies were hatched iff them. No sooner could these vast armies of flies trust to their wings than they disputed the possession of every pantry in the neighbourhood. A refuse destructor should be tried as soon as possible in the most central part of the district. The new steam disinfector recommended could be set up at Pandy, and suf- ficient heat would be got to provide electric lighting of the neighbourhood. Public improve- ments had been carried out in the following districts :—No. 1 District Improvement of Blaenrhondda-road, including a new bridge subaidiary sewers at Treorky. No. 2 District: New bridge and street imnrovament a.t Ystrad Ystrad and Gelli subsidiary sewers Pentre sub- sidiary sewers and wash-house and mortuary built at the Cottage Hospital, Ystrad. No. 3 District: Improvement and diversion of road at Pont Rhondda; street surface water drain at Penygraig; subsidiary sewers at Clydach Vale and new footpath at Clydach Vale. No. 4 Dis- trict: 261 houses had been oonnected in this district with the main sewer. No. 5 District: During the year 953 houses had been connected with the main sewer. The Colliery Company of Tylorstown bad laid over 3,000 yards of new drains at Tylorstown. The streets at Blaen- llechau had been improved, and similar improve- ments had been carried out at Maerdy. Subsidiary sewers had been constructed at Tylorstown, Pontygwaith, Wattstown, and Ferndale.

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COLLIElti" EXPLOSION AT LLANHARRAN. ONE MAN KILLED. NINB BADLY BURNT. On Satu iay morning an explosion of gAs occurred at tho Meiros Colliery, Llaulnrran. and was atte.uici with fatal results. The fireman ha i I completel his rounds between 7 and 8 o:clock, and had returnjJ to the heading known as Brook Leading," where about a dozen men were prepar- ing to sta-t operations. They were gathered in a group talking, when there was a tremeidou<3 explosiji. All the men were more or less hu b Frederick p,: IdICk, a young single man of 19 jears, 'vho was nearest to the point of explos'Ti, vas killed instantaneously, and his body was burnt almost beyond recognition. John Hc.^le, the firemm, who is a married man with eight children, was veiy badly burnt, and he now lies in great danger. The other men injured were A bert Brooks (itarried) and John Brooks (singlet, living in Mill Row. They were burat about the lead and body but not badly, and this would also apply to David Thomas (single), LIanturry. Ernest Jones (single), Brynna, was very harp oumt about the face and body, and sustained a ;.<r. ious injury to his left side. He has an in. ternal oruisse, Knd lies in a dangerous condition. V. jlliam Green, a single man with a family, w;9 butnt ibout r".e face and hands, but not seriously Thomas Hale (single), Brynna, and Solomon roweH, a boy, were burnt badly about their faces and hands. nav;d Ltwis, a sing!e Liar, of IVn- yose. Pencoed, was burnt very badii about the face, head, and the whole of the body, and now lies in a very dangerous state. The whole of the n'.fn were immediately brought to the surface, a'ld those injured were brought to their homes, "hero they received prompt medical attention. Dr. W. Davies (Llantrisant), Dr. Moyan (Cow- bridge), and Dr. Atkins (assistant to Dr. Nauntoa Davies \Bridgevidi, were early in attendance and rendered all possible aid to the sufferers. The news of the explosion, which occurred on the west side of the pit and was confined simply to Brooks's Heading, caused great alarm in the village. There were nearly three hundred men in the various workings of the colliery, which is worked with naked lights, but they were not aware of the ex- plosion for some hours after its occurrence. Im- mediately on receiving information Mr Thomas Hopkins, the manager, who resides at Pencoed, ptoceeded into the workings and brought the body of Riddick to the bottom of the pit, and otherwise assisted in getting the injured men conveyed home. The colliery belongs to Mr T. J. Masters, of Cardiff and Llanelly, and Mr Solomon Andrews, of Cardiff, and has an output of about 500 tons a day. As a rule about 300 hands are employed. The pit has been fairly free from explosions. A young man was slightly burnt a few months ago whilst three years back there was an explosion of gas. which resulted in a loss of three lives. Mr Masters, together with Mr W. Blackmore, of Cardiff, engineer to the colliery, and Mr Hop- kins, the manager, visited the scene of the dis- aster on Sunday ,and a large number of people came from various parts of the country, in fact the village was thronged with persons who had relatives or friends working in the colliery.

SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN AT TREALAW. THE PRISONER AN OLD OFFENDER. HE NOW GOES TO PRISON FOR THREE MONTHS. At the Ystrad Petty Sessions, on Monday, David Davies, collier, Partridge-road, Trealaw, was charged with aesaulting P.C. John, Trealaw, on Saturday last. The constable said he was called to the pri- soner's house, being told that the prisoner was assaulting his wife. When he got to the house he found the front door locked and heard a row inside. Witness called eut to the prisoner to open it ,and as he did so his wife rushed out into the street, and the prisoner exclaimed that if she came in again he would kill her and her chil- dren. Witness asked him to let the children out, but he refused to allow them to do so He (witness) went into the house then, and as he did so the prisoner rushed to the fireplace for the poker. Witness prevented him from getting hold of it, and Davies then struck him in the face He slosed with the defendant, and they had a struggle. They fell to the ground, and the pri- soner kicked him in the lower part of the body. There were previous convictions against the prisoner, and he was now sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

EISTEDDFOD AT LLANTRISANT. On Saturday evening an eisteddfod was held at the Wesleyan Schoolroom, Llan- trisant. Mr R. Lloyd Jones (Llwydmor), F.T.S.C., adjudicated the music, recitations- and essays, and Miss Thomas, Newbridge, road, adjudicated the bag's. Mr John Crockett, Pontypridd, presided. The fol. lowing ladies and gentlemen received prizes Recitation for those under 16 years of age, My friend the Collier." Prize awarded to Miss Blanche Thomas. Best rendering of Behold me standing at the door," Miss M. J. Williams. Contralto solo, "Flee as a Bird," Miss Blodwen Davies. Essay on Fidelity," Mr David John, Llantwit. Best prize bag, Miss Adelina James and Mrs Thomas, Llantrisant. Quartette, one party entered, and the adjudicator only awarded half the prize, Mr W. Davies and friends. Reading Welsh at first sight; prizes were awarded to Mr Arthur Williams and Mr Catellvdd Williams. Tenor solo. Mr Wm.a John, Creigiau. The best sofa cushion first prise, Miss Thomas; second, Miss Banfield. Recitation, "Pleserfady Niagara," several competitors; Mr Castellydd Williams1 was awarded the prize. Soprano Bolo I, The missing boat," was divided between Miss Blodwen Davies and Miss M. E. Thomas. Duet, Y Glowr a'r Chwarelwr." Messrs Davies and Willis. Soprano solo, "The Holy City," Miss M. E. Thomas, Bass solo, Anchored." This was tha best contested piece of the evening, no less than 16 having entered; the prize was awarded to Mr Davies, Groeswen. For the chief choral competition four choirs had entered, there were two from Llantwit, one from Llantrisant, and one from Croavane. The The Llantrisant Party, led by Mr David Thomas, were awarded the prize. The accompanist was Miss E. M. Jones.

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