The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1892-04-08 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

COMPETITIONS.  Recitation, 'Nee edrych yn ol,' prize divided between Owen Morgan and Maggie Davies. The adjudicator gave 28 fid to the third, William Ridgeway, Pontycymmer. The competition was restricted to those under 15 years of age. Alto solo, " Hawdd yw cane," D. John Williams, Blaengarw ; Englyn, " Dameg," divided between "Ap Rhydderch " and "Gwallter Myrddin' " Blaengarw ; bast "Letter from a condemned murderer to the world," won by Mr Jenkin Rees, Maesteg ; best "Letter on Blaengarw Co-operative Society," won by Mr Walter James (Gwalter Myrddin), Blaeugarw ; trio, "Disdainful of danger,' Gwilym Taf and friends, Maesteg ; recitation, " Ymson y meddwyn," won by Mr David Williams, Swansea; to the one who had nat woo ss, for singing " Wyt ti'n cofio'r Hoer yti eodi, " Mr Joha Fox, Pontycymmer ; best piece for recitation, and nub more than 40 lines, the bard to select his own subject— " Gwyrosydd" was adjudged the beat, but as his competition was received late he was only awarded second prize, and "Dirwestwr Bach" was awarded first prize; to the children's choir that would render " canwn iddo El," prize awarded to Bethany Baptist Choir, under the : leadership of Mr Evan Anthony. Masters E. Salathiel, Charles W. David, Blitengarw, and David Leyahon, Oginore, were awarded prizes for their renderings on the piano of " Beethoven's Sonatina No. 1 in (.; ; " Gwilym Tel, Maeateg, won the tenor solo, "There is a green hill far away ; " Mr Phillips, Blaeugarw, was awarded half the prize for the beat bag ; soprano sole, " Lost Chord," 4 competitors, prize divided between Mrs Llewellyn, Blaengarw' and Mt% Rachel Davies, Penygiaig ; essay, " Dylanwad eeittinpl," 9 competitors, prize awardeJ to " Gwilyna," who did not come forward to claim it ; composing a beaten° solo on the words " Dj fat done a dyr y garreg," (by Gwyrosydd). 9 competitors, prize awarded to W. E. Edwards (Gwilym Lou), Machen, North Wales ; recitation, "Y baban ar fin y dibyn," 11 competitors, divided between David Williams, Swansea, and James Rees, Maesteg ; baritone solo, " Y inorwr a i -fachgen," 11 competitors, Thomas Fox, Polityeymmer ; tenor solo, " Yr eisteddfodwr," 10 competitors, prize divided betweea Gwilym Taf, Maesteg, and William Rees, Kenfig Hill; elegy to Mrs Kate Llewellyn, Blaengarw, 0 competitors, Ap Rhylderch, Perth, Rhondda Valley; singing the old tune, " Dyffryn Baca," 2 competitors. awarded to Jameis Rees, Maosteg. Jo the chief competition, one choir, Tabernacle, Peatycymmer, conducted by Richard Davies, competed and won. The adjudicator a had never heard better voices. At eight o'clock in the evening a capital concert came off. The chair was occupied by Mr Salathiel, when the following programme was very satisfactorily gene through -by a number of local artistes :—Pianoforte solo, Mr T. Bedford Richards: song, "y bwoyi, or y traeth," Mrs Llewellyn ; song, " Y milwr dewy," Mr Thomas Morgan; song, "The children's home," Miss E. J. Jones; song, "Y morwr lion," Mr John liciac ; song, "Flee as a bird." Limnos Coity ; song, "B tut‘x ein glwad," Mr Henry Davies ; song, "The missing beat," Mrs Llewellyn ; song, "Cymro dewr," Mr John Isaac; recitation, " I • V," Mr D. Williams, Swansea; song, " Village blacksmith," Mr John Isaac; recitation, Gwyrosydd ; finale, "Hen wlad fy uhadatt."