Berkshire Chronicle Reading 03-1914

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weeli: . ending Marah 6tJi
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M., ; JDcreaee, ,£74 68.

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9ri Tuesday ev-ening thel laet mixc(l wiliH f;
dnve was · held· at the Curzon Club l ",h< ,,'
g<tar'~1it~\1 th<!r6" were 116 players. Mr. WnlU,r W
Lis'll . !the sooret&ry) 'w&8 the M.C I, ""d
U;r. ~ a¥ 'Mre, King 'l<'.rved th e relre.,h·
Dl!-'DtS. -The twelv.e prIx"" wero keenly
~onte8tM . fDr, the ... Inners being: l, Mr'
and Hre' Snrith, 177 ; 2 (alter a cut), Mr:
and Mrs. W. Hobbs, 175; 3, Mr. ane1 Mr •.
175; 4, after a out, Mr, ~l1cl Mr•.
5, Mm. Wa.rren R,lld' ~fr.
; mystery, Mrs. Drakc awl
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\" Ou Wednesday evening a large part.y .)f

m,OrlOUIIIII me~ber8' frol!l the NewLury Con i:lc r
vative Club v~it:ed th e Reading Cur",n
CIub : for a retillrn gamcli tou rnament ll.lld

" n~ost enj?labl~ ev eni llg WfUI BJ1~ Jl t,' t ho

h~m~terB _
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gettlllg tll clr own bt1.c~ 0' h y
a. substantit\.l mnrj:{i n , ns th o

MASTER.
follo~ng soores show :-Curzon, Bill iard,
conne(Ction wHh . . the Olympie
7; WhU5tJ 9; double crlb, ,10 , single ('( Lb ,
Swimming Association
total 35. . Ne''Jbu~y: 1 BIlliards, :\; wlll _1 r.;
. hM formed oommittees iit
double. crIb, .6; 'lOg", crib, u; lot al, ~n.
of England for dealing
Th.. vlce-<lh8lTmall of th.. N,·\\ bu l' Y ( ' 1,,1,
'&8 regards
i (Mr. ~v.. H. Ryder) voiced Ih c Iluill >l. " I
M;e ... ra. F.
' the V!SltorB f~r th e enj uya ble e voni ng n ,, }
[E:~i:aj;;g): C. J. Webb (Brigbton).
I for the .hospltallty extended to t hee n. " "
(Portsmouth) have boon elected . the chDJrman of the Cur zon (,lub f \'1,
ooinmi~e dealing with _tJiel Herbert'_J. La.wr ence) r espo nd e d 0 11 h ' :1 df
tl)e 80UtOOr.n distri<lt. Each o~1 of the hOlne club.
b!,ipl!. in close t'!uch
GUARDS' COMRADES ASSOC1 .\ I , ( l "
a.nd 8WlmmlDB clubs In th eIrl1
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f~~u~::'€ connties, 'sh9UId prove valuablel It 18 proposed to lo,r m" . n "rl" lIi'"
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to the committee,. which meets inl rbrancll ~f ~the Fll:st ,or Gren adier C U'l !"'! '"
and iB preparing, detailed pl&DB Oomr~"" A Sro<>tntlOll. 111" c" "I ,,.! ." .
promotion 'c>f the objects of
·8oclutlOn. was formed lD N ove.'"h,·r ill I .. ,,: ,
-, don . Malar C. W . Darby·G nffi t h; "r 1' ,0/ ,
worth House . Rea~jn.g, R. vice -pl" " !d ·· '.: (,I'
the centra.l a,.-s~oc i a.tiou , has C.) Il ( ,) q !. d rll
eon,tituency to whicb Mr. A. S . organise an aS6ociation in Il" l'k - il: ,'" ,,,. 0\ 1
. .Liberal agent for Reading, .bM ';"l.Y old Gr.enadieL' G;u a rds H.w hlJ ~ l. ·~ir.; iq
is Central Hackney; which JOI~. s~ould cc>mlllUnl c ~te With h,"1. Til ,
represented by Sir A ob.lectsl of t~" aS8O<!u1110n arc (\) '1'" """ '.,
Ba.rt., who . WRa returned by 0. ma.: t.a.ln, ~y .9OClal meetj ngtt, conn Ect,itHl h ,~,
of 490
the. lAst .. I""tion.
Sir 'A: twe.en past and pre.cnt meml", !," " r 110"
..is
a.t the next , elootion,. a.nd I ~egt ment. j (2~ to BFSIRt m ~ ~~) c r~ ill ,..:.'(' tlr ·
ca.ndidate i~ Mr. C. n rilUg employmen,t; and (3) to Igl'Rn t li ...:~ i ... t Bpoke .at t~ Reading election J o.~cc to nec~~B lt()U8 rnClIlb'2 r" S" th ei l' Wi\" l: :> ,
is to be congra.tulated on this ,lV tCOWB or chIldren
"""Bi'd<!J~a"lc' promotion. At a mooting, of WILL .OF MR. J . BATES
el",eutiv~ on Monday evenmg
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JOUU'Wllm .r8Bollutii"u.." wa.s passed, o n
M~. J ohn Bll.tcs,.•retil'cd cllt tle drah·. of
Brain (president . 15, :!plm Road , R ea ding, fnrmerly of I:: ,

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PAYING TWICE.."
There is <>n<l ob<ierVati0i qt: MisB H ••m.... ·II:1rom
In ~fere noe to ' the B)'l"bbire
aah<{iruo for fiSh ting Cj)11IIY'Ilption l
a.boilld not pM. ' witbc>ut · c omment ·
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~hat ' iB ' tba~ -the · workere ... ~ paying twi,ce I.
o~et for th.. expeMe c>f trc"tment-.8.8 inBured Il'ers<ms and i'lao as f atepayere.
Thi, j.B 000 of !JÂ¥.>se , ~atte~ !o'hi,oh . are
.1I0m,et1JMB glMsed over, ~ but wbIc}i., ~hould
certail:lly be "'k~ into·· aoOqunt. The- In.ur~oe Aci, ' though it ' i. r .
perpetual
obarlle on ,the p~ket. of the insUl'ed, doe.
not .by A long. v,ay cover the ·co.t of tre*
lng ·consumptlon. . A considerable . -"um
has ;'t o be p&id out' of tit" pOcket o,f ' the
80 ,tha,t. it ie tnt<! - tbf\.t m"'lY
twioo. ' In R!Iadln'g £005 ' was !!>lISP''''''.
the estimates for the . present
is inevitable, that that atnoullt
1.1 .; Berkohu.. 'th<! l,g~'tMlrin.g.
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by m.eetinp.
Mr. F . B.
Friar0 11S t Jr l'!c
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of 'I' M13rchn.ntn
whQse deatr.P la-ce,
occurr.ed
ant llarRr
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of 'th... ~Q,(iin" : last. hoo Icft prnp er t;: of Ute 1' ,;.111 '" or

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the resIgnatIon .o f
Art.h ut'
£l1,8119 6s. 3d. Mr. John B,te., . CI t in,
of ~,e. o,moo of eecr-etary, of the 88- ; depe ~ d{'lnt.. means . his s.m, ,l \Itrf Mr, J rlll :~~~
1I•.~!at!on, whIch be has filled with marked .Alatan Edgar, of The .B a nk House, H igh'

to th-eir ~~tire - fl.ati8factioit.!<)r I W yco mbe, B ucki ngham shirc . . hnl1k m a n·
ycnre. It th,~nJrs hIm warmly: for ' o.~e! . ar,e the executor s. B5 hl ~ WIll . d a lc'd
services to tll<e·...a9Socia.~ion 8~ ~~ 22n'o F eQruury , 1D05, w ; L~, .. one I c o~l i (' i l,
y oongr&tql ~tes ' h)m upon hlB testator len.vM £100 t.o 'Vtl .ln.m IT(HhT .~S
n.r'Il<,int.rr,J,rlt. lInd·. ·wishes .him aU pros, £ 100 to hi. brot(ler Wiilhun " £ )00 I" 'hi;

'lJl~ ~uocef!S ,ii1 ~ tJle itilp'oriant posj- : h~othN ,1~mes, ~500 to I,ia S~Tl ,1" hll.

wbJch h,e ba~ lFe~n ap~i~~?'· Mr., ! £uoo, to hiS Bo n George , to hi s wijfe EIllI!l I\.
take Up 'hlB" new duttl!s' at the 1£50 nnd £100 per a nnum "Old the u,,, nr
ne,"","'na lnf 'ne.1t month.. _
~,.l his re6i<lencc during her plea~Jrc . nllel
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£~OO to the execuwr, J ames
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. . RABSON S .R~l?~,G AT~ON. . -:
HI S. rcal "at"te he leave, lo be equa ll-!
Th.. twel)ty:seeond' dn1)'u&!' t'e a Ijo~d 'P-e e£-" di.vld~ . among lila two SOil •• • T h'e r<>'l id ""
iug.'of
R.adiitg"Bro~ Street ' P .S'.A. o~ hl~pe r.o·nal ... tate ic.stator n•• vee t ,)
Brotherhood wllcl h~d .'!.if 'the· 6ehpolrooin .hl~. wIfe for Iile , with 1'<;mnind or to IIi.
:~;;~~~~~:~~:; l' of th,e:,Blload Street _G1i,&pel,.· ~ac:Ullg, on \ .ald two sons. John and Georgo:'
~n:!I'cc,.~oe'J!I!.
W<i!lnell?ay". a~ about ,Pt) :brothera or' AUTOnIANO RECl,TAL
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tlte~ frlj)n~ 81\ot dO'!l) . to tea . . The Rev.
w 1. ,Â¥ortQD : n.a.wlin&QD "' p'reeid~d (\t the I , Th-e ~~\',elopment. Within. !'CC CIJ't ,\' Cil l','i or
meeting , Whl~ch fol1,owe'd~ ' an4, an - excel,l ent ! m.echa.nloC&l methods (If 'pl~"lIo- pla,'yj ll g lu~
and Vatled , In~rumelltal . and . vocal ' 'prQ, l sreatly &dded to tlle enjoyme nt " f l1Iusic ·
gr&mm<l, 'arranged by .:Miei! Kate Wilson , l J~v.er8, hut those wh" ntt-ell ded th e alllowas provided. .·..Brother . Charles ' . st.ew ..tid ' ·pl!,no recital lJeld nt Me " ,";. Hicki e "lid
Snri.th (prem4"nt Broad "Street), in thank- i Hlckle ' s on Thur. clay "fte rl1c>on must
those 'wh!!. ·h ad asllijrted in. car.ry'iiig o.lt · hav.e been agr(lCabl)·. Burpri,cd
wc:! ns
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fl-l"rnq.gemente for- ' the ' .meeting
delighted With the perfec tion attniilcd b y
fer~ed willi !~~t. .t o '_ th~, , resignati~n o f the l(llstner ~lItopiR.Ho.
The beautiful !
I Brother Raoson a& sec~t.ary:
:aroth~r ' f'-;ll1 Bnd me~odlOus ~!le rom ind ed one of !\ '
responded tc> the ' cordi,al .iTeleonle I lugh-class plano, wh ile t he in stru ment is
11.aCC<lrdlod him, lind aft,e.r· "'ferring to ' ~e ! capable of presenti ng lhe moot d el icato
D"--' u._.." by th.. mOVemel\t, .stated. he did effect.. Mo roov~r, . I~ was thorou ghly
hl'd. fu\ly ·¢a.rried out the work d€<l11onetrated, ae IS churned, tJlat the I1II111 j orlgll1aU X intended, and there' W:t.8 sti,I1 p.ulatlOn of the ~ulopi u l!o .i. c.trclll('ly
be -<1,ope. ' ,He pointed ' out 81rnple, and thf\t It r estB WIth tlie p~ r­
CIlcartJlea aUitn..-c:le of the general pubUc 1 former to in troduce just hi s o wn p e rrio ll a l
movemeni: and that tbe latter 11deae of ~mpo, phrasing, ex pres«io n "" ~
,quite pOp~Il8.r, but it WM ~ntua.tlon, a.nd thus .seeure rellde ri llgH
ne~M!"]';:'
etrllnnops e1Torts tb be : whICh havo th.e I?e~fect~on of t eclllliqllo
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th~ light to . the ~nd charm of mdlvlduallty that charaeler,

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Oonl1\ Dudley B ....t>plon.t .. Ye]chior Gurow.ski,. of Woolh"!llp~n Park, ;Wqollllimpton: Sh.reElve!1
,M r. E. ~ . Palmer. 18' the ' High Sherili of
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, RAILWAY EXCUMIONS.
, On the occasion of :tbe Wolv()~h~~pton
4tecplechases and the N
.-"wbury steeple,
~h_. the. O'reat W ... tern .Railway Compan,. ar<l .r unl)ing cheap tripa from :JJ;eading
on March 16th &lid 17th, and' 18th . and
Ifllh respee.tivety!
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WILL OR' MJl,.. F. E . ·BLACKMORE.
Franois

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Road,. Re.~i!1J1. -,.hQ8e ' de'a~h oo~
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and -to: J:"emedv the lse the per/orman<:-(> of .0. great u.rt.ist .
ec}<:ial oonditionB. [ Amons,et the ple.ces ot ",1uch .. ngroeeablo
of bomee in Reading reqdermg was gn·~m WM tile I f Peer Gynt.
benefitkd by ·the inll.u-I SUIte," •• Badlllage " (Herbert), .. Rhnl' the movement,
conditioii
~f ~iti' gongrOJ Be," Nc>. l! (Llszt)i, Henry
~BB practically _Â¥ 1>"4, ; f not
. " allOO6, and a Nneturne by ChOPlli
It was form erly, but It was his i M '6s Dorot hy Al'JIl6trong , who S""g With
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the natlonal
of t-l'i.a c arm ot style a.nd in good \ 'Ol Ce , brought
movement, whioh wo~d.
. durin!! ! !?rward .. Love, co~!d I only tell th"c,"
the p~nt
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the acc om panim e ll t, OIL

the Bui.qpiano being .extreme ly c /lc(' tJve.
A Ka6£onome 8010 d e mo ustl'ni!'t.i how
wonderfully the m.. lody is . bro ught ou t
's and the 'accompaniment subdued. . The reNtal also. lllduded HeVdrn.l it-eme l Oll th~

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PATRICK'S DAY UELJ~J:lR!ATI CN.
Jam",,' Entertainment Comnrittee beg to
a~owlct? .their'
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On' TUESDAY, MARCH 11th ,in the
SM:ALJ, TOWN HAT,i,
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1-,.DA,f'IC:ING from 8.30 (l.rn.do
· ~OLOUREJ)..lj:· MOONI.IGiJ;l'
? I1-ICKET8 :; 8iogle ,3.., [)Qubl...
~If . refreobmenfi1 ; to I bo
A'\>lioto' W"IJc, or 01 ~l1Y
,?oriwtittlie. Rights' of I &dmil"i(,"
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