Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

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I'·ci,h"iril~a," _ "Their thanks were ·gr"atly rlu"
all t.j1~ time and energy they
to ' the motter.
He rcgretteJ
tP"t·
prMident (Mr. Wells) was not
preSent BO that they could,ihank him, Ho
thought . they ,were thorouglliy justified in:
'!hi.t- they had done in .' talplIg the .poll.
'He beJieved the town would consieler
that they had ·taken the right course
(Hear, \'"o.r).
They had done I tho
best th"y poStlibly oould fqr the schools, ·
and they would , continue to do tbe
besi · th~y c011ld in tli" discu~sions which
had· yetI to come berore them in working'
' M,.;jOrity for one .• , ... ~ 142
out 'the ' i1chelJle:
'fhey would nodoub! '
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BOme hard fights on that, and Ghey r
the'-re.ult, made known ju.t
do thel'r best to guard the inter."ts
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ill\Y't.i,e s in the scliool which wae to
poll of ' Reading ,burgease,; on tbe
f<Jxme<!. if it were forme<!, He pro.
burning' qu~stion
one secondary 8chool Jl<l\Ied " , very hearty vote of thank.
or · two. TJle reSult is/ ss inconc;\lISive a.a to J Dr . . Abram Mid Mr. Winter, their
that at "'the Town CO,Uncil when the one- chairman and vice-chairman. 'fhey also
6Chool Bchejne ':was adopted "by only thrt'e thanked their two secretari .. , 1I1r, Gib.

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No. 80.

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Yotes, but 118· both · parties ' agreed , whe.n bons a.nd MI'. Wright, who' ]u1.<1 dOllc 11;
the , poll WIIB decide<! upon, to abide , by ,great deal ot work too,
the t<iBult, if only ,. Bobtu.ry V<Jte ,sepe.rated
WA'I'CHING THE INTERESTS OF
thein,_ th.. tW<>-6Chooler8 h"ve 'loyaHy ac -cepted the '<l,diet, though it will be seen
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that less , than ' iI.ne·third of the elect<i~s
Mr, Bull, I in seconding, said Liley wcr~
took the trou~le to
De.p,te the ~a... · 've!rY proud Qf th""e who had 1I'0l'Hed so
~us debates and meetmgs a nd the artl~'<:s h ~rd On behalf of the two sc h (l~I". AI.
m tb,e Pre/lS many people slud they failed though they were beaten he did not think
to uhdel'6tand the problem and refralnoo they cou ld sFly it ' had boe n throl1~h want
from. Y'?ting, with ~be result t~at one of the ofl hard work . 'rh e y had d01le th c il' b~, ~ t_
m~~ ,]mport8.n~ IB8~les whlch have ' y-ert; Tl1e sm·a.11 m.Q.jority of the htl rp: CS6(!H in
faced the town ,. dec,de<) by a meagre Per· f!l~ou r of one school re fi ee ted th e ele""
oento.ge of. t;he e lectora.
'. voting on t.he Town CoullC'.il. The y s!il l
TIloligh .the 8Ul?porter~ of the two SChOOlS
Rending Schuol. and would closely
&ceept the d.eCl~lon, n!ost unf()rtun$.Le 88
interests , nlth ough he was qu ito
they regard it ill tho .nterests of pare'!ts
to agree that t1mt must be "
and of the town , it_can 6C~ce~y be SO;In·
. if the t'cheme \\l<: re S'~ I\C .
said th".t ,. good deal of preJ~d. 'ce WIIB. !m.
by the BaRrel or E(lucat;o11 , AI.
parted mw t.he -contest.
fhe qU.~stlon
they were beaten t.hey were '!lo t di H.
whether one school or two would mAhe
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future be the be.t 'policy for the town was
PERSONAL FEELr\'C: S,
largely obacured by attnck" on n:eading
SchOOl tlm~ncialJy a.nd educationally, on
'Dr. Abram, in reply, said th ey ()weo l
tI,e question whether Dr. Abram wantcJ equo.! thanks to MI'. Leonard Sn Uo n an,j
the number of free ·p1acers reduced, a~d 1I1r. Bull for all that they had dllne, 'l'h~rn
by - that votc-.cat..ching · cry, reserved till w1a a no doubt that the Lwo-se hoo:P.rR lind
late i n the conteRt. that elementary educa· endeavoured j.o fight and ha d fo ught :\ 11
t.ion in Reading' WM in dAnger-in a. town, absolutely straight fight. \Vhnt t.h cy 1\;111
forsooth, where the elementary .education 'be e n figl},ting for had been the proo-ervnt ilJlI
iii Is, 9N. in the £, one of the highest of the integrity of the two schools, That
. country. This 'latter ery w ... f06' question bad been decid ed by 1\ ha r"
the N!cent act.ion of t.he Reading majority~a little mOl'e bare thall i t W iI :-i
Co'mmittee due to the reduc· even n.t the moot ing of the Town COlltl C'i l
tioo in th-e 'number of scholnrs, and the when they coneidered the pl'oportio n.
COllSeqUent number of ' mupt.y places, of They decided, whe n the ' pon was gl"iLIIlI,l rl,
curt..iling t,he ' sto.ft. ~n ' !!h'o rt. the one· 'j 'tha.t they would abi<le by th o d ec.i' i01' . nr
8ohoo:lera frllnkly apP,ETo.led to the cl~8s ~~ poll, whatev e r It Wu.s, . ,"V !Hl.t 1.11('.,(
of those who are t he la:rgest sectIon hti.d to do WM to .make up tl~ c1r JH211 ds th a t.
community. But having been sue· the ne w schoql- tf the Board of 1'.du ca t,lO ll
C<!.Ssful their difficulties have only begun. decided that it should b e olle ,cll nnl'rhey have to mo.ke good to lhe e lectore should be '(ne worthy of tlw trad iti on' u1
their atatements, m:any' times ' rep ea~d, Rending. Schnol, nnd nt th e sam e _lim ~ .iri though-frequently chAliengedj that Ref\.lhng corpQratlllg the usef lllne<"i... uf T~ Cll dn L'k
School can be .d~pted for 500 boys f<Jr, SchooL He thought t hat t.h ey mi ght t rll, t
£2,000; that there is to be .0. big saving the ~ember8 of the coun cil \~' ho had hee n
on the one Jrohool· in other worde, that iii fightIng for two schoo ls dllrlllg tho last
is po~ible fA:) co~~bine a. .l()w fee a.t a.n fortni ght to u.se th~ir. very ,he~t f'l\dCnVI" ~\·"'-.
le xpenslve school WIth a saVIng to the rate- It w,as cssentlUl !lOW that. they 61)()uitl SlIlk
payers.
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all ~r~onrd {(',c lill,g.q in the mrrlt.e r, lh ", t
As ,,;ill be ~ecn from, the speeches below, 1 they should do t heI r b_e st for t ho(' , ~. .eC OJlda 1·Y
the two-schoolers are prepared to work educa.lion of the tOWII. H-e bel,l e vt'd thtl t
cordinlly- with their roooent oppon~nt8 fn they would lu~ve th e c~pel' ntl,oT1 of tho
order to make the .secondary educatIon sys· one-schooler", m tha.t.. He b e lH! VN~ tha.t
tem of Rel\ding a. succoos, though it ie n()t t.h:er-e wou ld be no b ltt·c rlloCss lc rt III 01 0
a v~ry hopeful sign. IlS 'Btn.ted during the lIunds...pf the onc,-schoolcI'~ i h o 11 ~ p c d Ll l.oru
contest, that .. Ireaely 60 noticea have be en wo uld be no bi tte rness ,1dt III t hell" .
'given in o.t Rending Scllool , which will Though they m Ight be,'".ve that tll"
ineBn a 100a of £1,000 in fees. '
electors Ifad b ee n m lfigu Hlecl. a s Oley
The ro""lt or the poll was decl;"""d by thought th" council were, yet , til<' uHillln l"
Lhe mny-or, to .w!tom I\nd the town c:e rk .re6h~t h'tid got ~ be n.s good RH t li-l'), cou l c~
and the (Jffi<:ials a vot.o of thn.nke W!\8 poos lhly mnk-e I t (Hear, hear).
p."'ed on the 'proposition of Mr, L, G,
ASSOCIATION TO CONTJN1JF..
Sutton, seconded by Mr, E. P. Collier .
Mr. Fmnk Win ter sI1o,d h ~ 8h Oldd likn
to a.ssociate himtielf Dl(J st henl't ily wi l h
;\WAITING THE RESUI,.T.
whnt Dr. Abram lHt.() said . . Thc y owed <I.
A number of member. of the ReRding ve ry greo.t deal tQ ~1>-, Leonard ::i lli.t<l n
Town Council and others awaited the re· a.lld Mr. Bull [or th eir l-l t n ' llllOlls wOl'k
su It in the corridor, and Bome excitement and to all the workers, They lwei uue ll
was c8.u~d by t.he announcement that a 0. very hnppy body uf \\'(j!'k~n:> !ugcllwr
recount wa., taking place, As, ,, matter of (Hear, hear). It had }",on 'Ill ite del ight.
fact, _ the re W(l.8 no r,ecount, but ~he ful to feel tha.t in thi s .uatt.er p ulitic,s h ad
papers were checked. The first de.fimte taken Il() place, an d that th-E'Y had be c ll
anbouncem"nt was made by Ald. ciuvers'l united togothe r bo do t hc vcry ~. t thcy
who, lookIng Whl ~ o.pd ,almost breathless, cou;d for t.he educat ion of the LoWI I_ They
~merl!ed from the ~unc!1 Chambe~. J udg· I did nc>t feol at nIl LlmL th e ir lI'ul'k had
rng rro~ t~e ~de~ a.n 8 expreSSIOn one j been thrown 3.Wl\Y; at an y mte , i f it had
'r ou1d ha.ve lmaglllcd tllat t~e one.~hoolers : not been for th em the town woulJ not
had boon beaten, but he falntly eJaculated have· been ro used as it had beell-{l·Iear ,
"One school,:' ~s with Imppreseed excite- h~a.r)-f\Il(l they migllt t~l\.e g..') m c credit t.~
ment he hurrled off to .the telephone. A th-c mselve6 fot hnvin ft g ive ll th.e to wn tJ1 1~
f ..ir number of pe~ple' had MOOmbled out-I opportunity o'f expre~'illg it~ opillion ~n d
s,~e l th~ Town H~, I, bllt the, resu lt WBS reo beCQming r ealty int"1'cstcd 111 the C<ll\"'"
ce]V~ 111 d~8d Rllenoo.
tional worli: of the tOWll, H e ho ped Ll a t
13' 000 ELECTORS UNACCOUNTED
the .. sociations which they hnd fornl ed in
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this work might in 60me wa·y or o the l' k~C!p
FOR.
them togeth er _ (applause) - tJlllt they
'l!;, totDl of 6,416 polle<!, again st 14,205 on might' look forw n,rd to useful ' eo nferellceM
t.he recent Po:r~in.m en f.ary ::fli ll and 4,801 on 1 and discussiolls n.s the su b jec t wen L fm·.
the Bill of 1913. Still, as the total nUID· wnrd in whateve )' cour... it might no,v
her on the rilgister iB 19 825 (inC~Uding 'l to..ke.'
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duplicates) , .ome 13,000 electors dId n~t
Mr, B. PO' GibbonR, one of t he 11(HI .
ta.ke the trouble to go to the ' pol1. It 18 -1 secretnrie!'l -snid fh ey did no t wan t tho.nka.
.aid tJ,at there ,w ... a heavy poll .in EMt Th ey l ook~d up on this as n li ub1ic duty.
Ward No .. I , which prnctlCnBv deCided the
; NOT DISGRACED.
issue in favour of the ()ne "School.
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ASONS
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1I1r.
A.
J. Wright (the oo')lOn. Eecrotl,ry)
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Mr, O. H. ME4-nES,
,TAIN
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" SIXTY YEA RS A Q,tJ EEN "

CAPTAIN SCOT'r IN THE
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NOTICE TO CIVq, SERVANTS, SUPER.
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TO WIDOWS t,ND ORPHANS ,OF
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WEDNESDAY, ' April 1st. 1914,

illENEFITS may b. ob·
S .UBSTANTIAL
throughl Mombenhip 01 the !tad.
t~ined

i.ng and .District C~' Vil ~ervice . A!lIocia.tion. For p~rt.culars al' Iy by letter to '
\1R. GEORGE WOPDHOUBE a.lIJlonncea ' ..
Thi, Secretary) 'eadinR" and Diatrict Civil

PIANO RECITAL

Service A,llIociation

MISS ,EURYDICE DR~CONr
... t.led by MADAME MARGARET WI~·
.HAl\T (Mra. GeorRA , WGollhoage,~ IViolinJ st;
MR. MAURIOE TOBR. Barilone.
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Mi •• EU RYDlCE

DR~CONI

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Pa.pilloml. ScbamllnD; 8chq~zo In ,B flll~ mln~r,
Ohopiu j PololJa.il8 in E m~Jor, L uz ; . Jilordlua
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80m. l.i~ pint'; n e bel." ,.,.

The P,oll.rllrume WI ll also:include "" 8onMIIo-for

Piano t.nd Violiu to be p laye~ b, Mlj. And Mn.
George WoodhooBe. G r90ud'PJt.nufor\e·by l:Se~b.
.toin "upp~d by lleasn.Attwolla, l:Hqfteld &: Co .
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Balcony. lB. Plan Rnd tickets a' !.,d,,·eUB, Bill.
field II< Vo., F,.iar SII •• t, Neadi.!,
992~b

jA FREE LECTURE ,

The Queen's ' Hotel, which is to be
demolished to make room for the ne,,' POBt
Office,
wa.s officio.I1y c:o""d last night.
CHRISTIAN SG'IENCE SOCIETY.
Many old patrons of the house were pre·
-' - ERVICES, ~U~AYS 11.30 ".m. and sent, and g<lO'd wishes were expre6Sed for
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the futu-r""of ~. Ba!<er and. hi •• on. Mr.
. Alfre<! Baker.
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TESTIMONY MEETINGS
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THE VAUDEVILLE THEATRk.
. eaoh month, at .6.30 p.m.
Readfug Room Qpcn D.i1y 2 to 4, except
In addition to "Orders under Seal' "
Sa.turdaya.
8a.turcla.ya 12 to 4 i 11.180 Mon- and "The WN!ck" ~Vita!lraph), there will
day. 7 10 9 p.m, Free.
. ' be 6hown during this week .a.n interesting
" Addre.. : 153, FRIAR STREET, READ. film <Jf the Gr~nd National, 1914. These
ING.
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picture. will be "upplemented by· the usual
high-cl&8s variet, prog.ramme ~

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!-ICIENCE

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MR. BICKNELl; YOVNG:, C.S,B.,
Kember ·of tbe Boo\rJ of Leotnrel!lhip .0£ The
Mother OhnJcb, The Firat Cbnroh of Christ,
BOieutiat, in BIJ.ston, Mo.lIB!"chul!leu.~, U.S.A.,

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!J'HE R EADrNG CH!lISTIAN ,SCIENCE
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b7 hi. PupIl,

READING

200.. CROSS STREET, AU ~EVOIR.

Specially

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ALE AND STOUT tN BOTTLE.

Pri~8 per dozen.

M'ugnum8 La.rge bottA. SmnlI

OXFORDSHfRE AGRICULTURAL
.I SOCIETY. .

HILL MEMORIAL BATHS.
" 'rhe Builder" for the 27th March
contains an in teresting illustrated account
of the Arthur Hill 1I1emori.I ,Balhs, Read.
jng. The baths, which were built in
memQry of the Inte Arthur Hill, J .P . ,
mo.yor of the bOMugh 1883·7, by h,. chil·
dren, were er.ect.ed on a eite given by Dr.
Jo"mi-cson B. Hurry. from the design of
Mr. Conrad B. Wil:coeko, A.R.I.B.A.,
archif..e.ct, o f Reading, · wooae design

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WEST READING ADULT SCHOOL.
, An exceptionally good sacred concert
was given on S unday e'vening, arranged by
Mr. WaIter Redgrove, who captivated tl.e
la.rge ~ udi cnce wHh his handbell solo!,
H'rhe Veeper Hymn, " "The Lost Chord JI
(encore, U Tho Spani~h ChAnt "), a.nd
.election. on the fairy bell.. Mrs, Godden
8ang It Beyond" nnd I f Questions," and
Mm. Kinchington sn ng H There is a Green
Hill far away ~ ' and "When I survey the
Wondrous CrosB," and Mr. F_ Redgrove
BaliK H Cmpe Ul)to Me lP and " The Choris.
ters . " El,l.ch item WftB rendered with feeling and pathos, and w~ll merited the
enUlU6iRstic applau;;e aCCQrded. The chair
was t..ken bv 1I1r, A. D , W<l<ldley. Tha
president; M'r. S. Brondbear, tbnked the

{R. pllted {Reputed (Ueputed
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Indio. P.!e AI. ,!. Fam ily p.le Ale 40,
2.. fKI.
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Stout ... .. . ". ,,'. 4..
'2.. M.
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Pr •• iden t: 'n.
Fob.r, ·Esq., a.B ', M,P.
Oatmeal Stou, .,,'...
lis. , 6<1..
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Double Stout ... ,__ a.rtistes.
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THE 1D14 ANNUAL ISHOW
Please aak neaTest auent fo: Drloo list.,
ST.
LUKE'S
MUSICAL
SOCIETY.
\5 fiat! for WF:nr..'EMDAY .n'd 'l'HUR6DAY,
LOCAL AGENCIE8:- ·
MAY ~o.~ 'and 2t.l, M .
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RF.ADINGTnol'l'. Wethered and Sons, Ltd. , (Mr, J.
M. Bur~,,"hawl, Cavcrs!lam R<la.d.
. M T. J . Da vay, Lyr:dburat Arm!, Queen'.
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Roa.d.
ENTntES CLOSE AS FOLI)OW8:,
1I1r. T, B. Baker, 17 and 19, Chestermao
Stock and Produce, April Srd.
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Sh •• p·Sb .... rin~ ~'nd l:tor ••. ~lloe'oll. April2.lb Stroet.
1I1r,
J . II, Dowell, Butohera' , Arms, Hosier
Impl.meni... Donbl~ Fe~. Aplil lOth,
Street,
S lock, etc ., o.t D,.HJ.hlo !fer-e, April 18th .
111... E. B. Eightoon. The Carnarvon
BOWARD SAMMONS, Secreta,y. Arms
De Beauvoir Road.
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Mr: J . W, Eline ... 385 Oxford Road"
Mr, J : Alhersuch. R;;;{ Lion, Southamp.

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NOTICE.

Mr. T. ' Harvey, Marquis of Granby.

THE HEADtNG AND DlSTRIOT

PUBLIC DP'1\'TAIJ SERv[C~
(late Diltpensat;z Buildinga).

CHAIN STREET, READING,
(Ij'ISTABL-ISHED 'to Provido 'Donta.1 A..
1.lCJ ten dance 'by Q'uali6ed and Rogi,l<>red
Donli.t..' .t Modi6ed Fe... and bt Small
Inatolments. for PehIQnl Inl! u_rcd I,fRder t.h.

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R. Barth<)IQmel'l'. Rose, Weldal.. S),

Mr; ·'A. 'J. F'Jding, Pon<! Hou .... Oxro-rd
Road,
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Terr&Oe.
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Mr. L. 'Lawrenco, Rupert Arms, itu~ert
Street.
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orts Roa.d,
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Nalional Ig,ur •• oe Act, and Olb<.ra .. ho •• Mono' Plell6lUlt.
Income does not cJ:r.ce~ ~160 'per annum.
SONNING :-Mr. H. Webb, 1:.• U Inn.
TWYFORD , -'Mr. A. Haydon, Golde ..
HOURS 01" ATIE/iDANCE.
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FINCHAMPS~EAD :-Mr. W. J. Wil·
!\F,!'ER NOONS: Tu ..... Thurs ... Sat., 2 To: m.
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EVENINGS: Mon .. Woo,. ' Fri., at 7 p.m. liam.. Tho GreYl'0Wld.
NEWBURY:1Mr. F, W. Curtis, Oro..
Fo, furlh er inl ormati,n opply to tho
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An Dlarming outbreak of fire OOeurre<l in·
afternoon. 'Abou t
th~if~f:z.;;'f: oil Saturday
B stranger. ~ushed intO the
in the Butts aud stat!ld that
issuing !rom the pi'~millB8 of
and Mackay, ' qun . /tt.reet.
P<Jlltin) tele-who livea
prelIU",,,, . • Eog,ineer
&ent for'" the
: truilk

II.

TWO-SCHOOLEItS',

DEc1:SION

larceny at Crowthorno

Lilian Cowdrey, chllrge<i wi.th n.ttcmptad
8uicJde ' at Wokinghn.m.
ChlLrlcs , Hocl~ct th c.hargod with attempted
suioide at Wokmg am.
.
..
William K eena, £.C~l\rged wlth ma.hclOus
and unlawful woundmg at Moulsford.

Gordon Charle, 'l'hompson, alias Ralph G,

Lewis, cha.rged with false pretencea at W a [~
grave (3 ('.a.8~) .
'
.
Ernest Johri Walter NiJ{htin~o.l e, alias
G.eorp;& Eldred, / a.nd' Al£r..ed Bingham, ali""

John EIIlrCl!, dhal'ged ~ :with ' hou ~ebreaking
~nd laroeny at Pangb6urne (2 c •• ~,) .
Thej".Q is an- a.ppeal-South Berks Brow.
ery ~ Ltd. ";. and , Bland!, ~ Ho.wkins and Co.,
appellan,te" y, the: 'Ju#,oe. of the ' Pea~e ,01
I the ' borough' of R~i, re;ponde/it., 10 I,,"
....ft. ,' .. , . - speo\ fjo The" J}J..fl'avi Arma.
I 1
, J, ..

Crowll . . I :<a,v
tha t I han!
and rke ply no;
I hn.ve Jl. n r
thl1

Arrll y

t he Army
should be

:l

party p

labour of Jov e .

Apo.rt from the small number of elect0l'6 1 As repreoon ting th<l Old Kendricks' Asso.
who voted, thQ. poll ha.e 'been yer~ un- ! eiation, . they threw th.emscJv es h.earLlly
8atisfMtory, ' owmg to the many Side .ssu"" into the work and o.lthough t hey ll1ul lost,
introduced..
Some people roted against as it had been enid, they \"' e re not disthe two 6chools as a protest against ",hat gr"""d, He hoped that , ass(){)i~tion would
they regard 8B t he extr,avaganoe of the oontinue to watch over t he mlercHts of
&ea.ding . Education. Committee; the ele· the two' schools. A ny little 6-el'viec that'"
m.entary 6Chool teachers voted almosL he could re nder in the future he should
solid ly !>gainst th~ ~wo 8Chool~ on account only be too pleased to do. They mllst no.
?f the ~Dt dSClSlon to reduc~ ~he sta.ffA forget th-eir -exoe llent · treas ll.rer, Mr. 8_
m certaIn 8chools; the Bocla.hsts and Harrison Jones, who hRd put 111 very haM
Laoo'ur party cOll8idered that the , destruc· wOl'k.
I
.
tion of Reading School, as such;. would
Mr, J;on~s, in reply. s!lid he had t11.ken
mean the remova.l of- an obstll<lle m their great interest in the work. He( thought,
propa.ganda; som-e p eople w-er.e deoeived the idea thn.t the 8.s6ociRtion thoulcl be
by the illusory pron1ioo, of the . one· kept together was a. good .one, provided it
echoolers to re~uee tPe · r~tes. The con· di<l not produce any ranklin g lJl t,h e mm (l~
teet clearI,y showed- that it is almost im - of the onc-8choolers , nncl thnt the y wc: uld
possible to. ge.t Do fight on ' & d efinite, 'issue, feel lhat the nSEo.eil1otion was co~tin~cd for
but ~1' is none tbe lesa to ~ regr~tted ..thJl,t the good of aecolldn.. ry educatlOll In tho
the whole system of .econdary education tOWJI .'
101: boys should be put in the melting·pot,
old and valuable in.ti~utions '-liould be
BERKS Q.u ART BIt SE3S10NS.
B'Wept" aWBY, and the )ow n sufter the COil·
~8equenooB of the long dela.y before a. new
The following perso~6 31'0 to t~k o tJ.lCir
scheme . can. be Pllt into operation,; by
trial at tlie B erks Qua.rter ScssIOns llCX~
maj ority, composed of . 3 mere frJl.Ction of
MondIlY:I
d
th" elector..;
. ,
_Char lea Lee nnd J,a m035 Cl,!rk, charge
with l'ece ivlng n.t MaIdenhead .
\Villinm J . Hart and .Alfrod Jol~n Butler,.
charged with shopbreakmg o..t. Mnldcnhen.d.
George
Smit h, charged wlth larcony Il-t
VIE.WS~·-;~
MaidoMcnd. .
'1...
•
Edward JuPP, cpiLTged with larceny at
(3 cases ),
.
.[
;APCEPTED. Milfon
'Villillln Charles Henry ~J'llte. charged WIt 1

, , "
-'-T
90MMirfTEE TO. BE ' R:ETA~NED.

Captai n \V
ing tu s f\""]'; nil
ti n tl n r tl l ( ~ Ilit va

" ,

t

I am Oldy
ii I g il

4;B.USO

Labour LCJJlc hcl>

ouL the count ry
on t ho

'(PIP st i OB
It, i ~

:People."

I am not n hit
th n t, but it' is
now th o n:
pnrty cry- " th e
) oi llOd th e u til,'!·

ChiTlf'.;e Shl" (,1 Y
in~ f Ol'"

SO Ill('

.

Inon.o~ trO ll l'

lha t
F .in,t J.. o rd of
eiblo (or thc
it if:! now n. I

the P eopl e,"
ly uuf oll nd N l ,'\
been ma.d e,