Western Mail Tuesday June 15th 1926. Mr. Rees THOMAS, one of the mainstays of the Pontypool Rugby team for nearly twenty years, and A Welsh international forward who represented his country during 1909 and 1911, the years when Wales won the Triple Crown, died at the Pontypool and District Hospital on Monday. Mr. THOMAS, who was in his 44th year, and employed at Messrs. Baldwins' Panteg Steelworks, was first capped  in 1909, when he played against Ireland and France. In 1911 he played against Scotland and France, and in 1912 he played against England, Scotland, and South Africa, and in 1913 against England. He started his football career with the Pontypool club, from which the present Pontypool club sprang, and from 1902 played regularly for Pontypool, whom he captained for three seasons. In 1909 he was presented with a watch by local admirers and was one of the first to be made a life member of the club in recognition of his services. Mr. THOMAS assisted Pontypool  the season immediately following the war, but in 1921 went to the neighbouring team Talywain, retiring from the game shortly afterwards. He leaves a widow and one son. The death has taken place at 102, Regent-street, Treorky, of Mr. John MORGAN, a prominent insurance agent in the Upper Rhondda. For the last 40 years Mr. MORGAN had been secretary of the Calfaria Welsh Weselyan Church, Treorky. He is survived by a widow, two sons, and a daughter. One of the sons is the Rev. J. Hopkin MORGAN, Caerau. The funeral will take place at the local cemetery to-day (Tuesday). The funeral has taken place at Penarth of Mr. Frank G. VINEY, chief architectural assistant in the department of the Newport borough achitect. Mr. VINEY, who latterly resided at Penarth, served his articles in Cardiff and afterwards for a number of years was in the office of the Monmouthshire county surveyor. It is a somewhat pathetic circumstance that although a few months ago he was promoted chief architectural assistant his health had not permtted him to take up the duties. The funeral was attended by the borough architect(Mr.C.F. WARD) and Messrs. Gomer REES and J. ESSERY. The funeral took place at Taliaris Churchyard on Monday of Mr. William DAVIES, of the well-known firm of Williams and DAVIES, Earl's Court, London. The coffin left Paddington on Sunday night and arrived at Llandilo by the mail train on Monday morning. Mr. WILLIAMS, a partner in the firm, with several London friends, travelled with it, and at Llandilo Station the cortege was met by the three brothers of the deceased, Messrs. Joseph, James, and Thomas DAVIES, and several friends. The coffin was covered with wreaths.. The funeral took place at Penarth Cemetery on Monday of Mrs Mercy COPE, Whitecroft, Ely, Cardiff, widow of the late Mr. Albert COPE, Cardiff and Barry pilot. Mrs. COPE, who was 83 years of age, came to Cardiff 75 years ago, and subsequently resided for over 50 years at Penarth. She was a Wesleyan. The chief mourners were Mr. Albert COPE, Mr. Samuel COPE, and Mr. Harry COPE (sons), Messrs. Bert COPE, Horace COPE, Harold MOTT, and Alexander WILSON (grandsons), Messrs. McDONALD, Walter  JEMMETT, J. LEWIS, W. DURRANS and Arthur DANIELS. Among the large number of friends present were Messrs. E. MILLWARD, E. HARRIS, I. MORGAN, W. ELLIOTT (Cardiff pilots), Councillor Edwin MOORE, &c. The funeral took place at Pontnewynydd on Monday of Mr. David EVANS, builder, of Llwyn Onn, Pontnewynydd, a senior deacon in the Monmouthshire Presbytery of the Calvinistic Methodist Church. The Revs. Howell WILLIAMS (Pontypool), R.D. EDWARDS, (Bargoed), R.C. LEWIS (Pencoed), and D.L. LEWIS (Bargoed) officiated, and an address was delivered by Mr. Abraham MORRIS (Newport), an exmoderator. The chief mourners were Mr. Ifor EVANS (son), the Misses Ceridwen and Dorothy EVANS (daughters), Mrs. GRIFFITHS (Caerphilly) and the Rev. R.C. LEWIS (cousins). The members of the Cardiff Stock Exchange on Monday passed a vote of condolence with Mr. E. Arthur SHEEN, their president, on the death of his wife. Photograph Page 10. NEATH-BRIDGEND WEDDING. Miss Margaret Winifred HOPKINS, only daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. John HOPKINS, Gnoll-avenue, Neath, was married to Mr. Harold DOBBINS, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. George DOBBINS, The Beeches, Bridgend, at Zoar Church, Neath. (photographer Harry JONES). For cruelty to mountain sheep and lambs which he had impounded William EDWARDS, Argoed Farm, Pontrhydyfen, was fined £2. with costs and advocate's fee, at Port Talbot on Monday. Mr. Karl WHERLE prosecuted. Evan WILLIAMS, a neighbouring farmer, said he saw the sheep impounded. The lambs were outside crying because they could not get in. He asked EDWARDS to release the sheep, but he ordered him away, and said they would starve before he would let them out. He communicated with the R.S.P.C.A., and the following morning accompanied Inspector LINDSAY to the farm, and in his presence saw the animals liberated. Griffith JONES, another farmer, said that when liberated the sheep were in great pain, and some of them died the following morning. Police-constable THOMAS said that when given some fresh grass the sheep ate ravenously as if they had no food for days. Inspector LINDSAY, of the R.S.P.C.A. said that the animals were in very poor condition, and he saw that all the sheep and lambs were handed over to their owners. Mr. W. LEYSHON, Neath, who defended, argued the notice had been sent by defendant to the owners of the sheep as to their having been impounded, and that the people liable were those who had refused to fetch them out of the pound. John Patrick