Western Mail Thursday May 20th 1926. The annual meeting of the Bridgend Cymmrodorioin Society was held at Bridgend on Wednesday. Canon D. PHILLIPS presiding. Mr. E.T. OWEN was unanimously elected president, Mr. J.G. JENKINS treasurer, and Mr. Stephen JONES, secretary. On behalf of Mr. Gomer RICHARDS, the retiring president, Canon D. PHILLIPS was presented with an old Welsh book and an essasy on instrumental music by John THOMAS (Pencerdd Gwalia). The Canton and Ely (Cardiff) Canine Society held their most successful championship show in its history in the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, on Wednesday. The Western Mail Cup for the best exhibit of the day was awarded to a Sealyham, Ch. Felcourt Swell, owned by Mr. Gwyn JONES, of Briton Ferry. Mrs. C.M. LEWCOCK, a Labour member of the Newport Town Council, made a strong protest at a meeting of the public libraries committee against the refusal of the Newport Emergency Committee to place copies of the "British Worker" in the public reading rooms during the general strike. The committee decided to purchase copies of the paper, and file them with copies of the "British Gazette." Dorian THOMAS,7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert THOMAS, 13, Cemetery-road, Treorky, was drowned whilst playing near the feeder of the Abergorky Washery. On hearing cries for help two young men, Joe WILLIAMS, Glynrhondda-street, and Joe DAVIES, Ynyswen-road, jumped into the feeder fully dressed, but both men failed in their first attempt. On the second attempt WILLIAMS succeeded in bringing the boy to the surface. After an hour's artificial respiration, rendered by Sergeant JONES, (Abergorky), Dr, BUCKLEY, an ambulance men of Treorky, life was found to be extinct. Mr. D.J. TREASURE held an inquest at Pontypool on Wednesday on David HARRIS 53, colliery labourer, of Garndiffaith, who died following a fall of 22 feet from a tramline coonecting a tip with a stone crusher at Garndiffaith. Recording a verdict of "Death due to shock and long exposure due to a fall from the bridge," the Coroner said that if the owners countenanced people using the bridge they should protect them by placing a rail of some description along the edges of it. Otherwise, iut was their duty to prosecute trespassers. Where to buy the Western Mail. BARRY ISLAND. T. GREY, Plymouth-street. Mrs. HARVARD, 5, Triangle. J. RICKETTS, 59, Phylliss-street. PENDINE. W.L. MATHAIS, Post Office. PORTEYNON. Mrs. E. JENKINS, Brook Cottage. RHOSSILLY. Mrs. J. RICHARDS, Newsagent. SAUNDERSFOOT. T.H. DAVIES, Evelyn Restaurant. SOUTHERNDOWN. William HARRY, Sea View. Miss Lottie WAKELIN, L.R.A.M., and her pupils gave a delightful evening of music to the patients and staff at the Talygarn miners' Convalescent Home, Pontyclun, on Wednesday night. Auntie BRONWEN, of the Cardiff Wireless Studio, contributed some pleasing items. Mr. Martin DIENVENU presided. John Patrick