Berkshire Chronicle Reading 03-1914

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CO~SUMPTION.

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rel ~orf" Mid "'that although they were-to ahow ellch .. f~v~u,"ble balance .. they
bad ditlicult ics durmg the latter half of.. .
year which harl to bo sot .o.gll.inst tlle success·
,1 .1 working of· the first .i" months. During
thO·, , ycar . their attention had .. been very
Jarg:ely -gjve.n .to the c"tension oJ-.. m.a·ill:s ·.into
Jurr'ounaill'~ district.: . Whorever the ' populalion' of a d.,trict .... ouffloiept · to, \nrrnnt an
extension of the .)1lRlua, -'thOy·· had "been ex·
londed, Th-e ir ."",cnt ·.ft~. 'in t1i"t 'direction
'Would rclio'le tihcru of ju·rUl qr:~ ·oxpcnditur e ot
lh~t nature for ROme time· to come. During
. ~t!1' . past ycft.r the consumption. of , gas . had
Inoreased bY' no 'Ias!! than '.33, 260,000 cubic
f eetJ , or 5.21. per-'ront:, whioh showed .tba.t
lite geneml pu~lic ·oonlinued to approoi&te
the valu e of a gas supply . . He thou~ht they
wuld.Jook forward wit.h every con6denoe ·..to
an iricrc~e ,ill the consumption of gas in
yean ·10 oo1)1eo · Durio[t · tho year theY' had
o·l:>ta.~ed· 893' additional oonfluinora: ~ DoDd .
Iurtlier· humber Slf 602 lire. and' 961 009l<0ro
}tad b een provided._ These f.ct, denotea pro:
Mre81! in .th, right rij~ection.
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THE \REDUCl'lON IN PRICE. ·
The CO~po.~Y'e .favourable· condit,ion at the
end of the liCIt Mlf of the ;,ye.... fully ju.tifi ~

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Barno ' amount

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past. There were,

8rLtisfactory (en.t.ure8~ jn conneCtion

.it\1atioh' i.,. ih~t· the ' pricE>· of · oil ·had alr.~dy
boeh cotlluderably r-educed, . and they . ·h,L.d"
every cof~dcnc", ·that tho price of-...coal would
also fo~ow shortly.

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OKIN'G FOR OLY~IPIC 'r AU;:S-'t,
secretary
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. SAVING' OF £25,000 TO READING.
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cctors ' and n.uditor having
h eon re·e1ccted, a vote of th~nks wa!i adcorded
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d ' fltafi, ) ,Mr, D . . H. Helk~
(ongmeAr an man·ager, m returrung than s
on ehalf of him,.lf \IJld s~.ff, s.id).=hat they
had heard from the chalrman of the large
lDcrease ~ha.t ha.d tako.n place. in- tho pricg

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nor, 1,000, • reduction whieh meant .- ,avin'g Mar:nmg, J, Hobbs. E. T. Holmes, C. Rof over
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. KINDRED SOCmTmS.

Mr. Pretty subn",.tcd "Kindred , Soc ;(' t", ,~."
and fYlid h~ hol )ed the time w o~dd Le rnr
distant when a ll branches of sport oell St~ I 1(,
have t.hat e x.cellent brotherly feeling ! bal
existed between I t.hem to-day.
Mr. Heclas, ;in response, spo1< c · of t I' n
value of the work of th o r e prcsclliativ p<; t. hlJ
R.A .C. Flp.nt. to l the counci l of thc ~.(I.{j.,
RllIl of tl1C goou fc("'ling whi r·1t (>xi,.;t " l~ h,~­
~ we.cn 'the orgnniso.tiolls.
MI'. HC'I' Iil:l l~iiL i:I
m the wCdtcrIT end of the cou nt y jht'rl~ irn;·o
a good many ullreg iste r p(l IIH' ('! i n g"H b i, jll f4"
run, I t was · ncecssnry tha.t t,h(! ~(! In(lf' l i 1\~'''
shOlild ,b e bron!{ht, into lin c , as <\ ., [r!"('a l l \l':d
of hllrm was likely f·o arise fro'm t.h cm. 11....
.:,'elcomf'tfl til? ll(' (' ; ~;on to hn..yf' Il l! OlV'fl Ip (';d~

courso,
Unionigl.

Nm'cmh(\l' last ,
ment o f Sir
.Tu Rt icC', wlle'lt

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a1lI1J.lal dinner of
Rondin,l( . Ath .
was held at tho Great W lYOoorn
ne sday · cvenin:£.
Tho p ·.c si.
I · M. Byhnm) presided, ana
present: M .l j o r A. F .. Poul·
D.S.O. , ·M t!Mrs. ' A. 8.
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, ~, 'I', Morse (assi.4
Yom_J. Waldron (vice· realisod what an o~{ccllcnt club tJ,~y h,[ld in
f!'uirman) .. J . Montague ' Pow ell, A. it, the R.A.C., tho. amonnt of g ood t hat i had
.p~a.dle.r, J _ T. BfidgC'l9, H. 8 . Bra.y, H . T. done' to the yo un g hlo()(l, not on ly of I cad·

of coal, 011; B!ld other· ma.terials; in fnct, the Hlll (rep.rC8ontativo of tho A,A . A,),
. only commo{hty that had not increascd wo.s Knowia:Lt1, A. ,E. Whi te, S. \V. Fan',
the price of ge.~ itself. Since 1903 the priqe W ar burt\)tll Gus Thomas, Prioo. \V.
of ga8 ha.d been r·e dllced from 315. to 29. 3d. Thekc;r, H. E. Winslow, Gc nrgc POycy,

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T. J , W n. ldron prGp:-J$c d " The Sub ·
ecnbc rs nnu Vi r, i tOl"~."
Tn -."l. tow n wi1h :'\
popula.tJon of 80,000 peollle, he thOtl!.!" ht / lhIlY

Warbu.-ton, W. H. G",.-y, F. G.-e,'n.lade, oll,!!'ht to make nn open m rchn !1" pOl v

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T-I;to loyn! BO
nd vn.luab!e work of. those .~ ngaged ~ ..CIQft., ,C, S. 'Stobbin;Is. J. E, B CLL iicy, R,A ,C. shollid Iw !'upport Dd by- cve~y ow',
b ecause it uC" fl lopf'11 a. h c:dt It" bDrl y , !l.'HI
under hLS cont.rol. 'Vith regard to coke he lrUnJ or (8.SS1sta.nt hon. socretary ), ct~.
Mr chin,1I1'1'
t~~ought.'thB a.hll~eholder8,. might h~lp to ~~u"
Mr : W. Hciward Pdmer fi~ nt. th ~ fnl1ow. that, k-d t o t\ hl" a lthv mind
bad off('rcd t o gH' (l 11.- pri"e of ,£1 lAo a I for
cat~ ~~ pubhc In tHo u~es . of tIllS mo,teria.1. inK t eleg ra m: I.' Very sorry I 111n unabl\!
spting JlI lnp ln l?, whi ch was one o f 1110 p(H"~
Some ~aca. as. to itfl eco.no?1Y w.ait givclil- in co present t <r.night: ·b :lt I &'l,lC.I ycn
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fo be mclud('d I ~l th o, .Olym p ic cnml"~t n nd
~ .nrtu.:leo ~ h!eh appeared m. 41 The TU?,P8 r qte~.bor8 . n1y 9oJ~t wi sho3 for. a~ n
h n.rl expressed n ~s wlthngnc!iS to CO.lt:
the
\\spaper recenH.r, where It was pomted oven lng, !\nd a succcRsfil1 S"cn:.S·o n." '
men,
out th,a t t.h. radiant efficiency ·of a coke'· firc' u. r W ·l
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' amonnted to 44 pe-r cent. as ,-compared with
616
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Mujor Foley rcsp::mded.
~uJy~ 19 iPer cent. in ·tho· casQ ~of . coal Hood o/mnruy :~gl'.ct unab~o t"!J attend [nnuai. din - Durin,!! tho. e venm !.! Rnnl!s W(lI'(> gll~ g hy
1I~ the same way. He {Mr, HelJltsl .w8e oon. ~r to:mgJl,t .." . Mr, F. A. Simol1ch w ir ed "MI!~!\rA. Vv , Hl\'S'!I , \V , Hyd e, F.. C. n"ru' l llI ,
vLnced that when the value df coko· as a fusJ J1:;:!~:i~~. tna.blh t y ~o attend owing t o in - E. Dr£l.cllu: . li'ro;n k Onf!lcy . GU!! 'Il }OO1:-!S,.
beca,!,e more ,pilely known, there would be ,I
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no ,iIffieulty in diapoain~ of it. ·
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HON .- SECRETARY'S REGRET.
.A.. lit.;. White (H..A.C.) prcs!{li!l ({ a l 11 ' 0
~ Mr. . A , 'n. Sti!clman'-.sbo acknowledged . the
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Tho proa- rnmmo W fl::l 1l1'l":ttV~c d hy
v()t:" on behalf o( the st~ff under hia super· i 1 'ho. 'l~,?n. ~e cret"ry (Mr, J , E" Ika· loy ) 'Mr. J .' Monl.tqlflo Powell (RA,C.),
YUllon .
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CHAffiMAN'S 59 YEARS.
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BIG MEETIN(} to BE
HELD 'flHS YEAH.

TIm CONTRACT WITH. THE,
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ehlurman sod ' direCtors, to whioh tho h1:tr.
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CORPC:JRATION ~; •
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. They would be pleased to ~e[l.r that. a con~ colleaguc3, nlld said that it waR 59 yeArs since
tract had tillS!..
entered into with, _ the he was fors,t "Pllointed .t1irocwl' of the old
Corpotatipn of
for ~the lightin·g . ot com'p.a.J1Y,. and th,ough he . might bav~ l c·
thol· borough .
of ten :· yea.rs. ~Otno antlquatcd III age, h e tru lStcd t,h!lt t.il'.'
Variou8
t~ken plf\Ce ~c.: Ideafl- ~cre not Ilntiquated.
Th e
, .. always kc, en to adoJ!t moder.o ;m,prov,.. ll
tho ,~?~pa.n, . 8.lJ.d were
e:xpenment"

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. howo~J!Jr, felt perf,ctly jU8tified in
reaucu~.g the l?rJC6 of gas, · but hithertO w~n

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If botb are-injureil DOU-

morl) than the cost during tho J!recedmg
months, ' o.nd four or five .shillings . pet
tC?n more Ithan it cost .o. fow years ago. Tho

'of dividends at tho rate of 5 per
very atu:ious ~nsider&tion on the
~~e past six monWl' on the pr eference
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of tho directors - thoy had during the
and ordiuary stool" int~rim dividendI! at thls ycar eft.rn~d a sufficient amount of profit to
rate, ~~ving ,been declared; ,in .. B!>ptelJ)bet-, for pa)( the dividend. ' in full.
in~
~ Snt Iial~ of -the ye,.", '.
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Jow \ pnce (~r gas ·m a town which was )luch
a long dlitanee from (the ' collieties. When
redu'c tion in the p!ide of gal! 'was mado
~ly lst! laat coal waa th on l's~ 7& per

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of con,! hod ad~a:n"ed a J!ropo(tion,ato mcr('lnse haU taken pl&Ce in the pric ol5
received ·for ooKo and other produet.8. That
c ,.~"c- . ha.d . been their expe1"i~hco for ' quwy yeaTS
IPnst, but ,I a.t 'year h.ad been·. an exception to
the priees'
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~"he" ~lo. . CoJc.e. - which up to th.ia; ieu haei
part of the year were 11
produped as muoh:- .&8 12;, Od. per chfildron,
the .contracts for coal' and oil were
had ~en~ {o~ a t1m'e somewhat oJ.
drug ' on
consjderably higher prices.
Owing
the. matk pt; and" thoy had been compeVed to
'continuous .a nd etoady expan8ion' of
l!Cl.1 .at a:' lowe r price, ThiA, &8 co-uld ~o.8ily.
~any's busin~e:, r' sorne fnrthor
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~e Im.a glueu,4.had t:.eaulted in a. very
.the plant will be required, 8.~ld the
lUderable roduction ' i.p. the revenue during
had under cO"Ridoration t"e queiltion .ofhaIr·year. Again , oil, which thoy used verN
viding a.dditib.n al storage aooommodaboD
!&rgely - (c:>r Imanufacturii'fg purpo~e8J had
the De&r future. During tho' year tp.e com· I!lCl"~8.8ed " m CO!lt" 'I.'hey ho:d not anticipated
pany'B maine; had been extended to Sonning, ti8.V~g to pa.y. douple the price for this cQm"..
Woodley, 8.od ' Theo.lo. '·The &COOunte
modity, Other nm.wrials also had advancod;
}>~nying the report, showed that the
.~t~.,e!, m c:t.ers, .fircs, cookers,. etc., had ·all
ror · the yea.r was £110,624 a nd tho
meTf'tlscd In prICe.
The effects of theso
'ture £100,669, 'leaving a balance
inc'r.,.... had ,been felt by every
company
to go ·to .t.he ' profit' and '10"
throughout tho country.' Nevertheleas, with
mm ~ avnil"D-t6 for> diat,rioution .was
aU . these difficulties confronting the
..nd the dirccton recommended the
they . had been aifficulties

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Tho annuol mocLing, ,of ·the
COlTlPM1Y w~~ - held on. 1i'cqrpary

officQlI ' iu l?rtar Streef, .Itea'd~g,
Ta.ylor {t..,hairfQ8.n) · pr08iaing" '~I, '
.. In.. the report tho
aale
gas -had
feet, or 5.21

unlrr fUrther notice,

injured the

belll'fits given above willlJe paifl.

ihe 'price ·£f. Baa ~in~ r~uced· fro';; July l~t
I...t to. 2..3cL per 1,000. I· He thought they
. all ·adriilt . th~t it wiLs an ,extremely

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the General Accident: twelVe :-<~an~ ~ beconle a regular
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Insurance.
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.~ w,'1I be 1U,p~SIblo , fo,.rrio:C.to attend tho
~~b s annual dmne r, whIch I S due to iny
~ll1g at. ~?uruemo;.) tih .
I am mo :-o tlmn
~ 0 rry, as 11.&. lS sue h a p Ioas u re ·to meet sl)Qrts ..

Til R KENN T~r, 1\1 YSi'['F. j( V.

m e~ who fally n.rOlUnd us, a.nd havo g ive n
th e ll~ I>uppo rt for 80 many · ycnrs.
I am,
however, glad to know t hat r> ro:~rc> , call
reported With ·rog,ud to t110 wo~k of the
A s('p ::;ation. WaR creat rd bv th o rI.! PDl't t, h ~ t
of ub; and ~ am , lookio,", forwnrd , to t 'n·,.
M ':-. \.,r.. Ballard, of El~al' R :: nd, U cWlill1j .
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~Pl ll1mcr., W it •.~rc~t hop~.!I, . t hat tho publ ic- had r('Cc,\'~d a ll <LflOTn:m O ;.l<l lette r rqlali ng
0 1 .Roadm.q: :YlIll ~lV~ th:3 oommitt.cct.h eir t<:t the tragl-c-fn.tc of hiS cl~ ht Yf' o.l'·ok, '..v ··r,·
unbou'll~~ aUJl!Jort· In tbe · carryin.~ out of nlf~. who::.c dead b:Jd 'y was r C,ec lllly rccr,"orcd
tiM a.~~lelPatcd .. progra.~me, wjt.h. a vi cw of from t.hu K enn et.
f ,trbt~e.1n!it" th ~ mtot"('st m t.he. . . Olympic games
Tho I<:! tter Oe:l.!''S thp' ilLondon , S.'V .•'i p~t..
to 3 h~ld at Berlin in 1916.
Athletea aro mark, and r~d s: "~he name of the Jnn. 1l i ~
b~l~t \n a .frrw m.nutcs, Rll.d it becomes - - - , wor1nng for - - - nC:L r R 1)lIl n!Ja.HI.
~U Bnt~lsh ',,:ubJccts to look ohe-,'\d, tha.t our T .ry a!ld fi lld t.his out if you earl. A1C
tllO
r,"1?uto.t.on 10 the ~th let i " world does not mun .18 18, or 19 Yf' al's." T he writillg ~s bad.
8;0 ';P:lC~.
I hopo to &eo the R . A:C. ren i-ci. work tn .! !· l~ Bpp1t worken, t ry tr·io, apd old
spn.tcd l~ the Olymy i::: .game.~ , and rurth c: r ~ nuld., It w·u.s acltl r uBRf'd "llallnrd, draymall,

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The sudden de~tb, "ft.• r ~ ga.me of
more, WIth suc.cee.s·. "
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. rrh~ lteadinJ.( 1101i~(> do not, howe\' r.
THIS ;yEAR,S · POLICE SPORTS.
, who
for the JUDibr €'lns,er'",l:iv."'.11
ta(lh Im.p'Ol'tanco to the letter.
fOI·m,>.!,. , ior ~the· ,eRloe8da', <
Major' Poulton proposed, "The Reading

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regret

they aW ·fclt at the absonce' of Mr, James :ri:
Ben.slcy, . the. han. Eccretnry . . It did
qU1 ~ .tllO .sam? dinner not to "sce Mr.
B~tt.Jng In hIS nocustomed placo but
.ably rp'prc~mtcd by ' their oste~mcd
lI-lr. Eo R. T . MorEc. and tl)<!y hop«d
Mr, Bca.slo.v spe edily restored to
a.nd st.rc-ry-gth.
The-v WeTe ' 1)1 ~ a."ed
, . that the.r ,paken, Mr. Ho;v~Td P.I.
m eT, was Imuch "!;letter and was. erijoyin
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~h·t ~ broad . , .He wa. deBghled to hear ~hal
.. e y
gom~...J;')__ ha.ve,~ ~ m eeting
thil:S
" h _'P"d ,R~""'ID~ would not bo
towns In bringin.'C · for wn. r<t :refor . t.ho Olympic· gamel .: in
that ,Tucker was
they mig,hl
(or the club-· roo
dub did n ot -'have
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I.t had lW!en doing
.work _w . 1~ /e.~al.1 . mecti.ngs,
seJrt r&pr.eS9~tat~vCd to· v8.r,icl,ls
m·o. l~m"".
·Per!!6nally, h :s h&opj.ncaa as
W8.8 .
'dBted back t o
He
was !Jettiu~ old
hold hi. J2th an:
It _/Dod 6' if
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