WESTERN MAIL SATURDAY DECEMBER 11. 1926. No. 322.
RECENT DEATHS.
MISS E. NICHOLAS, TAFF'S WELL.
The death occurred at Taff's Well on Friday of Miss Emily NICHOLAS, aged 45,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas NICHOLAS, Tonypandy. Miss NICHOLAS had
resided at Myrtle Villa, Cardiff-road, Taff's Well, with her elder sister, Miss
Phena NICHOLAS.
DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM WRIGHT-MARINE SURVEYOR.
The death occurred on Friday of Mr. William WRIGHT, of 24, Harrismith-road,
Cardiff, a well-known marine surveyor, who had been in business in Cardiff Docks
for many years. A native of Elgin, Scotland, he became a sea-going engineer and
sailed in several Cardiff steamers. Eventually, however, he started on his own
account as a consultant surveyor, and became a prominent figure at the Docks.
During the war he was engaged by the American Admiralty on special work in the
Bristol Channel Ports. Mr. WRIGHT was an active member of the Cardiff Caledonian
Society, and for many years did valuable work on its relief and social
committees. He leaves a widow, and his mother, who is 86 years of age, also
resides in Cardiff, in 16, Roath-court, road.
FUNERAL OF MR. C. P. HIGGINS, CARDIFF.
A large number of friends and former puils attend the funeral at Cardiff on
Friday of Mr. Charles Patrick HIGGINS, who was for over 40 years the head
teacher of St. Peter's Roman Catholic School, Cardiff.
Requiem Mass was sung at St. Peter's and the interment later took place at
the New Cemetery.
The officiating clergy were Father J. M. CRONIN (master of ceremonies), Fr. T.
HART, St. Mary's, Newport ( a relative of the late Mr. HIGGINS), Fr. MASON, of
St. Alban's, Cardiff, and Father BRODERICK, of St. Peter's Cardiff.
Other clergymnen present included Father Bernard THOMPSON (Neath) and Father
HOLLAND (Caerphilly), two old pupils at Mr. HIGGINS'S school and Fathers
MACAREVY, FOWLE, and KING.
The mourners were Mr. Alexander HIGGINS (son), Mr. George BATEMAN
(son-in-law), Dr. D. A. FITZGERALD, Mr. J. T. BURKE, Mr. J. V. EVANS, Mr. C. W.
CHABREL, Mr. J. KEANE, O.B.E., Mr. F. W. LEWIS, Mr. Barnard TURNBULL, Mr. Paul
TURNBULL, Mr. A. P. QUINN, Mr. D. SCANLAN, Mr. C. SCANLAN, &c.
Mr. J. HEGARTY (headmaster of St. Peter's School) attended, together with the
senior boys of the school, and a very large of old St. Peter's boys were also
present.
" A BORN TEACHER." Graceful Tribute To Late Risca Schoolmaster.
The gift of his family to the Pontymister Boys' Council School, Risca, of a
framed photograph of the late Mr. Edwin WILLIAMS, who was headmaster for 35
years, was unveiled at the school on Friday evening. Dr. D. T. RICHARDS, J.P.,
Risca, was in the chair, and the company included Sir Leolin FORESTIER-WALKER,
M., and Lady FORESTIER-WALKER, and Alderman C. H. BIRD, J.P., of Cardiff. The
unveiling was performed by the Rev. Thomas THOMAS, of Risca, who in the course
of a tribute , described Mr. WILLIAMS as a born teacher.
Mr. G. JENKIN, of Machen, presented to the school a photograph of Mr. Evan
DAVIES, now retired from the scholastic profession, who was headmaster of the
school before Mr. WILLIAMS.
Owing to the sudden death of her father, Mrs. HYETT (Miss A. BURTON), who was to
take the part of Ruth in the Newport Operatic Society's production of " The
Pirates of Penzance" at the Lyceum next week will be unable to appear.
INSPECTORS' PIT MISHAP-Limbs Broken By Trams At Abertridwr.
Whilst on a visit of inspection to the Windsor Colliery, Abertridwr, on
Friday morning Mr. W. Walter DAVIES, of Tydraw-road, an assistant engaged by
Messrs. FORSTER, BROWN, and REES, of Guildhall-chambers, Cardiff, together with
Mr. H. S. HANDY, surveyor, engaged by the Powell Duffryn Company, and whose home
is at New Tredegar, met with serious accidents which necessitated their
immediate removal to the Cardiff Royal Infirmary.
Mr. DAVIES and Mr. HANDY were in the North Pit when a full journey of trams
ran into them.
Mr. HANDY sustained a compound fracture of the right leg above the ankle and
other injuries, whilst Mr. DAVIES had a compound fracture of the thigh, and also
scalp wounds.
SEBASTOPOL GAS PRODUCER'S DEATH.
While Benjamin JONES (59) gas producer of Sebastopol, was cleaning the fire of
the gas-producing plant at Panteg Steelworks, the fire fell out into the water
below. The water immediately boiled and splashed over JONES.
At the inquest on Friday at Pontypool, Dr. J. P. J. JENKINS said that the
burns were healing normally, and death was due to chronio bronchitis and
valvular disease of the heart. The accident had nothing to do with the death.
Verdict accordingly.
Mr. W. J. EVERETT represented Baldwins (Limited)
John Patrick