... TONYPANDY GOLD CROWN EISTEDDFOD RESULT OF LAST YEAR'S GATHERING. On Friday evening the committee of the Ton- ypandy Gold Crown Eisteddfod held a general meeting at the Parish Hall, Tonypandy, There was a very fair attendance, the chief item on the agenda were to receive the balance sheet, and to consider what steps should be taken to dispose of the mone which had been nefcted from the ...

... PROSECUTION BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL. Thomas Williams, of 118, Greenfield Cwmpark, was summoned at the Ystra Court on Monday—before Mr T. P. Jenkins Mr D. Thomas—under a section of the Pubiio Health Act, for overcrowding his house an extent as to be injurious to the health of inmates thereof. The prosecution was conducted by Mr NichoT- son, solicitor, Pontpridd. on behalf of the dda District ...

... FOUND IN A VAT OF BEER. Sad End to a Brewer's Workman. 1HE INQUEST On Friday Mr E. B. Rees and a jury, of which Mr J. Williams was foreman, held an enquiry at the Queen's Hotel, Trallwn, touching the death of one George Doel, 10, South street, Trallwn. who was found drowned in a vat of beer, at the Rhondda Valleys Brewery on Thursday morning. The first witness called was tne widow, Mrs Martha ...

... Cycling otes. + By Pedalphast. Lamptlighting times: .A uo, -ust 20th, 8.10 p.m. August 21st, 8.8 p.m. August 22nd, 8.5 p.m. August 23rd, 8.3 p.m. August 24th, 8.1 p.m. August 25th, 7.59 p.m. August 26th, 7.57 p.m. -0- Treforest Cycling Club runs: August 21st, Cardiff, via Cowbridge, 3.30 p.m.; August 26th, Merthyr, 3 p.m. Mr and Mrs W. M. Morris, Cyole Works, Pontypridd, left yesterday for ...

... A GELLY WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER IN THE BOCK. At the Ystrad Petty Sessional Court on Moa- day-before Messrs T. P. Jenkins and E. H. Davies-Lily Young (19), daughter of Mrs Clara Young, Albion street, Gelli, was charged with purloined a watch, value 4s, the proper- ty of Mrs Sarah Morgan, a widow residiag ia the same street. The mother was also charged with receiving the same knowing it fc> have ...

... THE COMING SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION. The Pontypridd electoral district will be called upon on the 22nd of this month to perform a most important duty, and one with results which will have a far and very wide-reaching influence upon the intelligent future of the town. There is no lack of candidates, for, unfortunately, there are plenty of aspiraats for public representative positions, though but ...

... The County Council Election in Tonypandy and T real aw is waxing hotter and hotter day by day. This is unfortunate, since we find that among the contending leaders and* supporters there are sound Liberals. But, before we enter into the merits of this family quarrel, a word of apology is due from us to the Rev E. Richards for a statement of a personal character which inadvertently crept into ...

... Porty. The balance sheet of the Cymmer Colliery Workmen's Institute for the last six months has just been issued, and indicates that the Insti- tute is in a fairly good condition. The receipts amount to £ 225 18s Id. and -o expenditure to zC207 16s 1d, so that there is a balance in hand 2s. In the receipts column there appears an item which should not be passed unnoticed, viz., the sum of £24 ...

... Sengt\ei\ydd. The present state of the roads at Senghenydd is a digrace to civilisation. It would require a genius to find a dry spot in. its most important streets, i.e., Commercial and Station Street- why, it is simply composed of mud and water. Something must most certainly be done to recti- fy matters. The roads sorely need repairs and proper Ballasting. We learn, however, that the Chamber ...

... Y Gwir yn erbyn y Byd.Kymric Proverb. II Give me, above all other liberties, the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely, according to conscience Johnifilton. ...

... On Wednesday of last week, at No 1 Llan bradach Colliery, an accident occurred by whicit a young man named John Saddler, 27 years of sge, residing at Pontygwindy road, Caerphilly, lost his life. It appears the deceased was em- ployed as a labourer, and was in the act of removing some timber, when a heavy stone weighing about 30 cwts, fell upon him, death resulting instanteously. The deceased ...

... The acute controversy of last session as to the propriety of empowering accued persons to givo evidence is terminated, so far as England and Scotland are concerned, bv the passing of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1858. The general result of the Act is that the accused iiitiv now in all criminal cases apply to be heard as a wjtl's in his own defence in summary proceedings, in a preliminary inquiry ...