Western Mail Monday May 3rd 1926. RECENT WILLS. Mr. Edwin Charles CURTIS, of Carey Hall, Neath, solicitor, and for 32 years town-clerk and justices'-clerk to Neath, who died on Dec.1st, left estate of the gross value of £23,161, with net personalty £20,467. Probate of the will dated December 5th, 1912, has been granted to his widow Mrs. Sibyl CURTIS, of Carey Hall. Testator left £500. to Hannah Maria PAGE, 27, and 28, Queen-street, Neath, to his son Alfred Edwin Ifor CURTIS, and also his business carried on at Neath. The residue of the property to his wife absolutely, "having implicit reliance on her well known affection for our three children." namely, his said son and his daughters Violin Evelyn CURTIS and Phyllis Tegwyn Sibyl CURTIS, " that she will of her own accord make suitable provision for them " but without imposing any kind of trust or obligation with regard thereto. The Rev. John OLIVER, of Amman View, Glanamman, Carmarthen, formerly pastor of Bethany Calvanistic Methodist Church, Glanamman, who die on April 5, aged 76, years, left estate of the gross value of £962. Probate of the will has been granted to his sisters, Miss Anne OLIVER and Miss Mary OLIVER, both of Llwydcoed, Maesllyn, Cardigan. The death occurred at 71, Stuart-street, Treorky, on Saturday of Mr. Richard Cobden AUSTIN, after a long illness. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac AUSTIN (the former an official at the Ocean Colliery for 47 years). Mr. AUSTIN was an ardent supporter of every branch of Church work and the superintendent of the Young People's Sunday School, Noddfa, where he was the youngest deacon. He was also assistant secretary of the Free Church Council. Mr. AUSTIN, was secretary of the League of Nations for the district, and was a keen sportsman, being the former captain of the Treorky Tennis Club. He was on the staff of the Ocean Coal Company for 29 years and a prominent member of the Treorky Debating Society. The death took place at the Mumbles on Saturday morning of Mr. HANSON, a veteran Swansea solicitor, of the firm HANSON and NASH, Swansea. Mr. HANSON was for many years a partner in the well-known firm of STRICKS, BELLINGHAM, and HANSON, and was a brother of Dr. HANSON, the port sanitary medical officer at Swansea. He was about 72 years of age, and was a partner with Mr. NASH for ten years. A well-known colliery official, Mr. George EYNON, died at his home at Fforchneol-row, Godreaman, on Saturday morning Mr. EYNON, who was 72, years of age, had risen to the position of overman at the Sheppard's old pit of the Cwmaman Coal Company, Aberdare, where he had been employed for 54 years, most of the time as the senior official of the colliery. The following were the chief awards at the eighth annual eisteddfod held at the Trinity Presbyterian Church, Abertillery, on Saturday. Open Soprano: Madame WILKINSON, Abercarn. OpenContralto: Miss Amelia DOUGHTON, Ebbw Vale. Men's solo (over 50): John MUTTER, Abertillery. Open Bass: Divided between Tom WATKINS, Brynmawr, and H. HALE, Abertillery. Open tenor: Herbert CORNFIELD, Pontypool. LLANGLDWEN CONTESTS. Soprano solo: Miss Pattie Cole JONES, Llanfyrnach. Tenor solo: Divided between Mr. W.J. JENKINS, Aglwyswrw, and Mr. Baker JONES, Trefach. Baritone solo: Mr. Bertie DAVIES, Glyn-Neath. Stanza: Mr. Stephen ADAMS. Llanfallteg. Champion solo: Mr. B.T. JONES, Killgerran. Duet: Misses pattie and May Cole JONES, Penillion singing: Mr. John DAVIES, Nantybwch Glogue. YSTRAD MYNACH RESULT. Contralto solo Madame Grove MORGAN, Cwmbran. Bass: W.B. OWEN, Bargoed. Tenor: W.J. BEBB, Newbridge. Soprano: Madam Elsie COVE, Abercynon. John Patrick