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    1. [MON] News Items APRIL 1st to JUNE 30th 1926. Number Ninety-one
    2. J GRIFFITHS
    3. Western Mail Monday April 19th 1926. Lost and Found. Lost on April 1st, between Cardiff and Barry Island, Gold Expanding Wristlet Watch.- Suitable reward on returning to Rosedene, Friars-road, Barry Island. Boxing at Aberavon. The principal contest at Aberavon on Saturday should have been a return bout Tommy JONES (Bryn) and Patsy SULLIVAN (Aberavon) but JONES did not appear. SULLIVAN met Cliff JAMES instead. Both lads put in some hard and fast work for five rounds, when JAMES retired through an injured hand. A rousing and punishing fight was the ten rounds between Phil DAVIES (Neath) and Dick LANDEG (Port Talbot). DAVIES exhibited uncanny cleverness in slipping his opponent's left leads, while he scored with left and right. The decision went to LANDEG. A newcomer to the ring in Frank GREEN (Aberavon) put up a good show against Tom THOMAS (Deri) over ten rounds. GREEN, who was a head taller than THOMAS, boxed well for the first four rounds, after which he showed signs of THOMAS' handiwork. GREEN, however, lasted the disdtance and proved a plucky loser. Mrs. Margaret WILLIAMS, of Brynglas, Abercrave, a widow, has been admitted to Swansea Hospital with injuries sustained by a horse and cart having run into her. One of the shafts struck her in the chest, and she also injured her right side. Mr. T.A. JONES, Wind-street, Bridgend agent of the Acorn Collieries, Llangennech, was badly crushed by a journey of trams at the colliery on Saturday morning while making a tour of inspection. He was removed to the hospital, where he lies in a serious condition. Mr. JONES, was only recently appointed to his present posistion. Leslie ROBSON 28, of Lower Wood-street, Bargoed, whose skull was fractured in a motor-cycling accident at the Limekiln Bend, near Machen, on Thursday night, died at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, on Sunday. ROBSON was driving a motor-cycle near Limekiln bend, with Ernie THOMAS 35, of Machen, on the pillion seat. It is not yet known how the accident occurred. It is a curious circumstance that earlier in the day THOMAS'S brother was motor-cycling at almost the same spot, when he collided with a cow, and received light injuries. John Henry LAKE 5, son of Mr. James LAKE, fruiterer, Nolton-street, Bridgend was knocked down in that street on Sunday by a motor-cycle ridden by Albert S. BOWEN, of Lewis-street, Aberaman, and when removed to the Bridgend Cottage Hospital was found to have a fractured skull and to be in a serious condition. The child endeavoured to run across the road, and before the cyclist could pull up a collision occurred. Bryan HAYNE 8, sin of Mr. and Mrs. W. HAYNE, 72, Princess-street, Barry, was running across the road on Saturday evening, and was accidentally knocked down by a motor-car which came from behind a 'bus. The boy's leg was fractured. A motor omnibus owned by Mr. William EVANS, of Cardiff-road, Quakers' Yard, was destroyed by fire on Saturday evening. The loss is estimated at £800. At about eight o'clock the 'bus was withdrawn from the Pontypridd/Treharris passenger motor-service on account of petrol trouble, and, for overhauling, it was placed on a piece of land ajoining Mr. EVANS garage at the Graig, As the petrol tank was being drained the spirit appears to have become ignited, and the car burst into flames. John Patrick

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