Berkshire Chronicle Reading 03-1914

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'HOW NOT-TO DO
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FOR CRUELTY,

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An unnsuo.l case' e ngo.geJ f h o attention of

the Reading Borough Justices on Snturday.
whe n Walte r Laurist on Higgs, 0. tin fac t.ory
labouror. ot 42, C la rendon Hoad. \\'0.6 summone d for cruelly ..ill-tr ea.ti ng a dQg .on February 27th.
Emm a H iggs, a sister , t h e
owner of tbe dog, 'w as' sum m o ucu. for keet>-

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Bowe.hcr, -G . B.
G. "Holt, p " ~ Andcrso n .
Learer, G. w. .st~ven s,

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J. P . p ~lllhp., c.
Wrig-ht, E. Fisher nnd
G.M . Larg<!, - V ;G.'
l.ol>g. N .G. C. G. &3;;:-'w-·if~~kf ;"'d.
bourne. H. E. Nonie,
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./ dington, House, S i ~ t e T8
-j tow and' Ha.rroon. and

1 . Apolo,sie i were
'GTand M4.tel"' WI],;" , . -,";' ,
Mayor 01 R eading, Dr. ' c,>o".r·S,ni·th.
,'J . H. 'Simonds . . P.P.G.M.
H . Burton.

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At the nearest Ho'me '&qolsmial .
Stores the shop~a_n wil~ _gladly
hand you a FREE SAMPLE 9£
'Perfect Margarine for did coupon.

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P.P.G.M. Mull' n. the

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They seomccl to be o f

Ih,at t he : St,a w was going 10 lake
funds . Ho W"s pleasod to SlY that
canes the cl cp:lt atlo rls whi ch had
sent h ad hoc n · the rncan ts o f .nHaying

isoonte nt. ' Ho was ' ploost'd to be pre·

H e men tione

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find no trace of uny i[l jllry .

€l.un a shilling. H e asked me

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MINISTER'':; WH'E'S
DESCIU Pl'lON.

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H a.rm a n g-ava cv idC' ncf') in r ega rd
t ho doQ' h av ing been kept f O I' t wo y ears wit h·
out 0. licence
A fin e oC 78. 6c1., including costs, wns im-

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posocl.
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'As Mlss Higgs was willing to hn nd

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tho dog to tho police t.o be dcst'roycd,

tho

passing through waters of t,rJ'O"Io',101'
. finding the m selv es at the ,end

financial yenr with .ecumulated

t hat their ordinary eo:ntrlDllU,m,
boo diminished thereby. ' The

148 Dake ,Sil~ee.t~ , . . , I, -··.e~ai,g
\·Tel~p~o~e :

so,d the Church Missiollary

missions were ' as great 8,S ever,
owing to the expansion of the
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which he W ,\:S clpsely o.ssooitl. toa ,
London Missiona.ry S ociety had

about - t he same sum, and he
UUl.t at t he cnn of their
whole ,o f t he deficita would

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It sti ll ha ll

second charge against h e r wns n ot proce edod
with.
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pam With e'K.tractlODs and . r.eaU)' reasonable ·fees.

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fo r. I sa id :

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Aft or di'l'l'ging a hole shp wont to the coal·

to

I ' can fit you with tellth. thnt will work ' and ' bl'in'(1
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yO? co~foI:t an4( i~proved 'aJfpearar ce.~ot the 1~a.6t

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round its n eck, a nd she t.onl, it orr.
Defenda.nt.. stated t hn t o n ""<' bnl:l l',Y 27th ho
took the · dOl{ toO tho c hc ll1ist ' f'I. ano n.5kcrl
him if he wo uld dcs trov it , b ut he refu serl
a.nd also rduscd to Bcll lii m tt l ! )' p oj~O IL Wi t.ness was wOrl'i~d l)(> r all s(> 1 1l~ h nd rcceived
t wo complaints t ho day prCl\· jo u ~ of !/J e Jog
having bitten som o child re n.
Dcf(' nd nnt
M., .then re ite ra ted t he stn t.c n1C'nt. h e mac ro to tho
pollce.scrgeant..
H e a clmi tlr-r1 I hat ho allowed Beldo m to dQ what. )n) ,JiJ .
Thf) magistratcs sa.id t he cl C'fc nc1imt ha(1
ncted i n a very cruel way, n nel h ad c.n.nsc(t
,th o dog a. lot o f .,uffc rin ~.
] ( 0 wo uld ho
fined lOs. inclusive am.l a llowed a fort ni ght

give you not~iD~ but worry aDd p~in?

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OIL ,.:... " ". in in g'

hOU 8A a nd foun d t h o dO J( S!tI inK lip in a (,'OJ'lIf'r

trom bling.

Or ar~ they .i~Bt llBeless decayed R(>rtioDB ' of teeth that

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I said; No, 1 wou ld soonc r i t wa s d ono on
the pre mises.
I t hen put a slip·k not. round
the dog' s n('ck and put. the J'0 p C' t h roll g h o n.-1
of the ·sn.shc:=I of t h ~ windo\\' , t ho rag liml
bone ch~p tak ing hold o f t.ho ulhp.r e nd .
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t hen too k t he rope off the dog and put it in
tho con.l·h ol ~.
I went fln d got my Kistc r -inlaw to dig 1\ hole to h llry il. ill."
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t h e n le ft , nnd t.he next dny he Wf' nt. aga in
and saw t he rlcfendanf. in COlls(>q ll(' ncc o f a
stateme nt made bv Rdu OIII ,
li e " 1,,,<1 t he
de fenda nt to show 'hilll th e ton I(' he had t ried
to kill t h e dog wit h .
Dl,r,mda llt retc hed thA
pair (produced ) n nd sa ld ho did lI ot, ~l l'iko
t.h o dog with thC'OI , but l ile othe r dlllp did.
H e a ddcd t hat th e o t h,~r ch a p F.tn lf'l, tho d o ~
three ti m et!:
On nlJa lll cXI~ lIlinill ~ till' dol-\' ,
h e round aorn e dry blood n.nJ I h1'(,o cOlltu :ied.
wounds on its hen.d .

BUN D" CH(USTIAI\S.

your' teeth
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.G. Alfred Weloh has bO ' n olected trustee
plaoo of P.P.C.M. JohD •. ,

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rl'J'ad " J V II

t h r \' wou ld

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anlll{~ · sOlli e

asked a rag and bone chup if he wanled I"

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Advice ' quite

11 0p(>d L1H'

lod ,!" now numb:!t"9 987 mc m'b.o l·.a. o.s
.1,027 on J anun.ry 1st, 1913 . This den : t uncx!,ce ted. n.~ a vory oon A WOMAN 'S SUltPRISE.
number of tho.:;o who joined the
the cJlminog' in t::> ·o -,.e.rn.tlJn of tho
MA EI.ie Cooper, of A uddqnd Roarl.
Insu ' a n )() Act. did not eontinuo sister-in-law o f th <fl defp.nd n.n t , saiJ t hat on
m ombcrshin,
F ebruilry 27t h tho dcfendn. nt came into her
found the' oceo'mt, we ll ' kepI and ih hquse And said h.is do~ ~' ns dC llJ , Ilnd a.sked
ord er, nnd l.h9 th a.nks .0 1 bo l':-dge afO h e r husband to cOfllC and bu ry it.
Sh o said
t.() tho p e rma nent o ffi 'o rs.
sh e would do so, and ,,:e nt t o h is ho w;('.

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b v·e lcc l io n

stonework,

five m~1=rbcr~J ~IV(}s.
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total n.m c.u n~ r o ::ert{ld l~l IIltc.r.e~ t .wa s
Os: &d,, -ano III mem bcr.·s contribution::!
Sick and Fllnerlll Fund £1, 177 189

dainijf.tasling SalPplq'of PERFEGT
will be given fOr'this
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Cou-pon at any Branch of th~
HOME AND' COLONIAL ' STORES. 20

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1" Il,{"re we
ifi u ... LI'a ii< '11

t'lat he had t.h e kitchen window-sin h o

of £59 9 ,. 10,\. ov<>r 1912. Funera l
t? £ 219. pa id on bohalI of

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, DEFENDANT S STORY.
P .S . . Messer spoke to goin g 10 11 11' df' ("'o. !duties in a sa.tisfactory manner.
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M. Blair exp ro~eOO their. approoia· o.nt's hOll'Je on the ovcJ1ing 01 F l! h. 27; II. ;!nil
,M. H en ry Wri qhl, whoni they A.s kin~ to see the dog. . 'Villl r ~~ ,\;·rll ill tn
the kItc hen afl(~ saw a whd e fox (" 1'1 .• ,. ,. l'lt l'/ l
on hi s son's s!.looc-ss.
It wag ver y 11 ,,;11; ;lIlt l
W ri~·h t. who h o.s been a memoor Jying in !l. chair.
lodge over 63 vca rs, .nd ha1 boo n .n trembling. 'V itn ess cxamined iI , hu t ('ollld

19 ~3 . a n mctcaee of cam.ta l .o f £514 l b.
rr h o amount cxpcnd uf In 81:, kne~~ bone·
.the ycn.r wa.s £ 1. 16fl Sg. IOd., an

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Brtin:ches ~ Everywhere.

'Are

co u!d

s li t ulion

to witnc6S the preoonta.tion to Mr. John!,
8.S .c.S. of the district a lwa.ys car::r ied

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To kill a dog. H e !l.a id: LC't. llI e ial<i! it a way.

Ilb"Fr~e with each ,'llb"!l~. Free\vith each i-1b•

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THE LODGE FfNANCES.

1,· · pOUB~WEl~HT 1'~

Sold: ONL~ 11/ ·1 .

mombers to booome full mem. Ordor. Ho was a.fraid tho figures
would show D. Eligh t decrease in the
tho inddpe ndcnt 6id e.
'Fhe

S:LW a n',l !'la in
w hich wa g l ~ !'J1:t :"' I , rl::
On bemg a sk ed i.£ til ...' d og' he had
Hwr l i :!on 8,1:::-0 s voko.
W e lc h w cl-::omcd the visitors,; and seen was the one defe nJ n llt had t r i(' fT lo kill.
D cfcnda.nt t h('11 lI!jLd n tlif)
Tubb (Deputy P .G.M) aud P .P.G,M. h e Mid yes.
following statemf!nt: .. Abollt, 12.30 p.m. [
rC' !londed.

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gr&;~ ,

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on to t h e window · siB and t. hc window wa~
forced open~
Dcf('ond ani. t hnn ilHil mcd the
window uown on tho 11og's nnck.
Subsc.
quently clcCendant opcnpd the w indow , nnd
t he 'dog fell down outHido amI cried Ollt.
Finding tha.t tho dog w as nu t d C'ad. Jcf(> od.
ant s truck 'it over th e h(,) ttcl wit h t he Jlilir of
ton g s (proo l.l cecl) .
T hink ing it. waH J Cil.d.
defendant told him ( wil ll(1ss ) tC I thrm" t ho
animal into t.ho conl-f1h ccl.
H avin g dono
t.hiB be received .his l'Ihilli na and w(' nt. a'.\'ny .
By the ch a irman: Whun tl!c d ng f.;1\ dow n
from tho )'findow it was ga.!<pin g foi' hreath.

o n t h J indopendent !.tde, and in-

roplied.

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c om lIl<:n led
6 11 ;eida.1 th

h e sai d .

that he had not ooen' 'a
cl the Bo.rd (I.u~ht o r). He
thoro had bean n "door••.., ' in Defcn~ n. nt. h~ v in g flhu t (lawn U:c \y indow,
me,ml'>,,,'hllp of tho R o:; ad ing dist.rict, lUId ca m e m to th e h Ollse. a nd pu ll ed I tho cord
been 8OfAQ· dCC reD.9~ in Ithe.t with· t he intention or !1tmngling th e a.nima l.
mu.;t cndeav 0ur t o ~e t a s m·a.ny When the 'cord was p ull ed tl.l(! duq jmnpNI

tru::; too of ono' bc::h'e for 48 years.

i*,.":~.~Re,
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a. director.
great. abilitY, ' 3
.affairs YO,y qui ckly. Be

w ork er for Ocidfollow.'1 h li
' o over s inoo.

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W'119 ~ ent~us

ha.m. th o seilior trustee,
p,oud .thing for that lod go
ftOn-i' .up 'from t hat lodgo t wo
Ord'e r-P .P .G .M.
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G"md M.' tor
pr<>ud .of th e rt".tUI~ t11 0n

Try' it, and let it· prove its good~ess. It is
a pure, nourishing, enjoyable, perfect food.

Nath..niel B eldam. of 66, So merset Pl ace,
a. lad. said defe ndant spoko to hilll about"
dog on the prc\TiOlHi Th u rsday wC'ck.
DoCendant came to him n.t The Pi ts. n. n cl ' n.sk~d
him if ho wanted to C;Lfn a shilling. W itn c!i!t
what it was fo r, and the u~ront1a nt roo
' plied "To kill n. di)g; "
\ Vilncss t h e u we n t
into tho Lack garden n.uuchc d to dcfe.ncJnnt's
house and sa w B. w hi t e t er rier dog. Defendant got. Rome cord and pu t, ill rou'nel t ho dog's
n ook w ith a "sli[)' ]<llot.
T he other end o f
t h e cord he nut th ro Ul.{ h a w in do\v, a.nd wit,..
nes!;, havjng q'ot into t h o h ou~c b "ld Ihe cord .

tllo

consequence of

'pr~ntati o n

for f a.iling to keep a j.(.Iangcrou8 dog under
control.

had don e

E .P ,G.M.'.

Lib e rty at
on Wed ll e~
through
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ing. t.ho dog withont l l'l licence, and furt ber

Bristow gave a. cordial }yet.
eort'e3ponding Seoretary 01 the
·Collim) .. . .
oxnrC68ed his plca.u ro to be
'tbe p rc-~(! nj.at ion 9 .
The',
there as a reoog.mt hat
hold of the

Provo
Bristow, ,

M r . R , If.
fng d isc uasi

were growing.

H e Urged' upon them

comriger i h Alr perAona,} responsjbilities
ma.t.teJ,", and .t o look for inepira,tlon

of, those who had distinguished
the mission field.
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Amongst the
Court

w ere:~

presentati ons at

Fri d "y'~

Mrs . ....lillialll St. Quentin Leng . by M.rs.
L ester R eid.
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ldjSB Rut h Leng . by h d< m other. Mrs. W.
St, Quen tin L e ng.
Miss Viole.t Mason. by Iler mother, Lady
Evelyp MlIBoD.
Min" GI&dys W alter, b y ll er mother, Mrs.
Godfrey ~1l1te r.
, Mrs. R . Walte r, on h er JlIRrria.ge, ?)"
Mrs. Godfrey Walter.

who . is presid ent of the

auxiliary, whioh has on~y , been in
15 'mont hs, I,ben deelKl>d the "'I~ i
. . Ute auxiliary, ._
8&id, .h'a~ ;
to .. prom q,te ·an interest in' mis- !

and inoidentally to enahle ilie

dilf€'rent cliurche8 to know' oach
. Mr3. ~aw:lineol? sai. she ~ould

,nndA,ckt. md how 'a ' OhrIstian could fail
inter ested 'in missionary , work, could
carry ·.f)ut: Christ's last command.' 'Sho
''it . was be'chuse~ they were "bli.Qd."
wno. were Cpdst ians but . w:e,e n ot'
mis8ionB~ vier o ·like people wlJo
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_disElll.8e: ' -,- .' .. ... .

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HYDRO HOTEL, '. 9iftoDville
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(FULLY LICENSED),

Stn.nding in' its own Private Grou uus,

Facins Oval nnd Sea.

Frle Mo:or Garage ou Premises .
. / CUJ~HNE

~ckno:wled~eJ

tobe o{ the best.

Th o ne\l'e.~
lJote! in Mnrgato.
OF 'ROOMS, WITH '
, ~ATHROOMS. :
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'1'Ul<.J>.">Jf~ AND RUSSIA N BAT HS.

and most
FINE

Mo~der'a:U' ifid~ rn~l~~I~:a T'r~s.

1...cd onoQ

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w \, i L·.· or hI
fin\\, l. h t.~-;l· tI ~i '

IH a n putti ll g

cl.nTl tal ioll Ih 1

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