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