Western Mail Tuesday April 27th 1926. The death took place on Monday, at the age of 76, of Mr. Thomas JONES, Maesgwyn, Esplanade-avenue, Porthcawl. He formerly lived at Nelson, where he owned the Dynevor Arms. He removed to Porthcawl about seven years ago. His wife predeceased him about three years ago. He leaves two children- a daughter Mrs JACOBS, and a son. The funeral will take place at Llanfabon on Friday. Mr. Herbert David ROBERTS, who died at St. Briavel's on Saturday, was the son of the late Mr. Arthur ROBERTS, of Cardiff, and for several years an accountant in the firm D. ROBERTS and Sons, chartered accountants, which firm was founded by his grandfather, Mr. ROBERTS, who was only 42 years of age, accepted a post in the Egyptian Government accounts' department about eighteen years ago, and retired from that service some three years back. He leaves a widow and four children. Mr. Alfred GRATTE, who had been a chemist at Newport and Barry for many years, died at his residence, Windyridge, Stow Park-avenue, Newport, on Monday, aged 70, after a long illness. He was the son of late Mr. Henry J. GRATTE, whom he succeeded in the business of a chemist. He leaves a widow, one son (an officer in the army in India), and two daughters. In the days of the stage-coach in West Wales it is said that the fares were combined with priviliges or duties, such as:- First class, to ride all the way; second class, to walk up hills; third class, to push up hills. Forty-two applications for the post of deputy engineer and surveyor for the urban district of Pontypridd were considered by the local council on Monday night and the following were placed on a short list:- Messrs. Stanley DAVIES (Bridgend), E. DUNBAVAND (Ambleside), W. C. EVANS, (Swansea), W.E. ORCHARD (Douglas), T. T. PRICE (Bedwellty), and Ifor WILLIAMS (Treforest). There were ten applications for the post of town planning assistant and three were chosen for the final selection, namely, Messrs. D.H. JOHNS (Birmingham), C.M. LEWIS (Pontypridd), and E.D. SAGE (Cardiff). Mr. C.H. PRIESTLEY, M.Inst.C.E., the waterworks engineer under the Cardiff Corporation, who last week handed in his resignation to the waterworks committee, celebrates his 72nd birthday to-day (Tuesday). Coincidently, Monday marked the completion by PRIESTLEY of 45 years in the service of the corporation, for 31 years of which he has been waterworks engineer. Mr. Sidney JAMES 46, of The Cedars, Llanbadoc, near Usk, and an official of the Scottish Insurance Company, of St. Mary-street, Cardiff, was found by his wife dead in his bathroom in the ealy hours of Monday morning. His throat had been gashed apparently with a razor. Dr. HACKETT was quickly in attendance, but could only pronounce life extinct. A tragic story of how Lilian Audrey ASHWORTH, a fourteen-month-old child of 30, Court-road, Grangetown, was scalded to death was told to the Cardiff City Coroner (Dr.R.J. SMITH) on Monday. The mother said at six o'clock on Friday, whilst at tea, the baby pulled a cup of hot tea from the table over herself and badly scalded her head. She died the following day. A verdict of "Death from scalds and shock, accidently received," was recorded. Dr. R.J. SMITH, the Cardiff City coroner, on Monday returned a verdict of "Accidental death" on Dorothy Winifred DUGGAN, the seventeen-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry DUGGAN, Aberdovey-street, Cardiff, who died as a result of falling from a bed. The mother told the coroner that about 9.30 on Saturday evening she laid the baby on the bed whilst she put on her overcoat. On turning around she found that it had fallen on the floor and was screaming. Dr. J.O.M. REES stated that when he saw the baby it was unconscious, having sustained a small fracture at the base of the skull. A happy ending came unexpectedly at Cardiff Police-court on Monday to a broken romance. David Phillip WILLIAMS 29, was brought up on a warrant for neglecting to pay his wife £88.3s.6d., arrears and costs, accumulated under a maintenance order. He offered to take his wife back and start their matrimonial life afresh. The wife, young and good-looking, did not refuse the offer, so the Bench put case back until the end of the list. When the wife came back she announced that she had decided to forego the arrears and return to her husband. The Bench welcomed the decision, formally adjourned the case for a month. The husband consented to pay the expenses of his arrest-£3. John Patrick