Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

J Cooper, Esq. (IQ
A H Dull, W. H Smlth anel

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LOSS ON HILL

ABSENTEE
Lancc CorpNal Jam es Kelly, M,Il Hill Bar-

racks, bl lddlee a.'(, wa.s charg ed , on hlB own

(,O llr~Sl o n, WIth

bemg

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a.D

ab!cntee \\ ,t hou'

The busme86 of the . Rea.ding Town
CoUdCll Qnoomplete<i on Thureday "'fia

from MlII Hill sineo July 29th 1912
A ,8cotoh.r ....d J. tb. pr1~on~r cam~
,1,\ Ih e pol co station on .SundaY &lid stated
t Itnt ht' "as 8 desertet ErODi.r tho , lliddlee8ll

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n "glTllt' llt

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,t"t~d

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fifll Bl1ed on Monday el'emng.

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that the delendant abl!cDtect

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the annual trllLIllng lD li12 anet .
h ud no t TC't ur ned, but that.. hc VtQ.8 ga.zet:J.ecl ~
1\.3 fl df'sC' r t cl.
l1l ft..'lld l\nt \\8.S handed over to a mil.te.r:1.
('sco rt
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STORM IN A TEACUP.
M rs S mlill. 1 Bartle tt's Cottages, 61eaded:
no t g ull t.S to Il.$RRUlt U1 g M rH Florence Ba.ker.
5 l hctl( tt's Cottages. on April 2nd

'i I Po R o.. k('f sa. d that a.a sh e \\ l\.8 prepartng-

111 r hl1 <.; bnnd ' s th n nor on the d ay In fJue ~tlOD'
.. Ill' 111' 1rd fl nOise ou tRIde , nori saVo the dcIen<la-li t fu P·n\ Ill .'!" w Itness's h itle b oy, w h o waa
I r ,l'll l t !!i{ mto t he h O ll se D p{endant overlook

hUll , n Il,r house, thtlmpro h,m 10 tho b&Ck.
hl'x I'd 11)'1 ('.tr q k lCkcd tu rn a.nd used b ad
1I II Jl lltt q-0

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hE" n asked to lC'4ve tile house

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d . (,'11 Innt f't ru ck h er m thC' c h est.
1 ~ 11l .", ."t nt,Idl e r (12) stated that Mrs Smith
li t! '1\ 11 •
'I h. Lh . u rm~n \\Fh o's .. BIll " 1
\\ I ln("~
"n It " Bakcr
" II n ('!'1.~ s:l.ld he 1\.180 56W MM!!. SmIth 8ulka
~f pl H,lker, "ho dropped the basin ahe ·w~
earn m g
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On o a.! h j\Tr~ Smlth said Mr! BAker'8 ho:J

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to the pro m otlOlI of the

InA: additional S tandm g Orde r bE

nn g rv. M r~ B fl l~(n put l.1t? her ha.nd
r I\ nt l,~ \t ll N'!~ p\lshcrl ~er awe-yo Wit11eelf'
(11(1 llot ~(> ~ b ~ Ual, ('r T(,pl ~ain8t tJUt table·
111 l""Nl

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n

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name1}'

\\t\s cI ,ffi! ult to sec w hat re&lly hap-

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ndl~ n(lA. nt \\ 09 finC'o lOs
Impl lso n(l1 cnt

1c~c;

I ,\I !It up

f n nl Hl wl\':\
;<-tr p!l. tl, \

o nD
\\ .t.-....

behwd The Bull .... ab
more of a' match· for -

hl)T SN I voillr lc the Scott" bItted"
wt n thf< DO\.nr l;~5 . b the g-reat dt800mfort
nr d d l\ll HLl:!" c or th e S . . olt
An adJ ournment
, \\dW
nu d ... to Il. n f'r:- hooUrtn!l gate, and aft ct
t1 1" frl"lll l n n r L or th.... machmo had b oeD
Ink , 1 t..lD" n , and b v d lPt of trials o f :!!t reng tb
,J'j \nnO~9 nll"lll 1)('1 rs of th o p al ty , It wl\.8
l e \ (' III l 11\
roC tare d to so mcthm g like Jts
t fi r ~ l tt f rlft
bea.uty
P oor S c ott I Ftrst tlm(J
OHt rtf l.l.. r l\ C0 111 \1 }Pt ,-. (n c rhllu l l
Someono

Mr

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no \....1 ~nd "nO! tma sncrd jurft! ing'
" 1\ \)(' l1l"1d to \q ud.. th e end of

T h"

11f ~t

thrf"' l" rnl l rl rljO

\\ 111 r>nrh hRve

CO"

<of Lit /"' a.bo \e compauy, t ogether With their
t' ~\ Yt...OS ,tIId frl(!.nds . we r e ent.ertamed to tea
1 Cl.u{1 a SOC Ia l e H !1I111g a.t l h o cafe of ~be Muse"
IJ O]lIJ nfl(l J tffcl ;.t, Q uee n Vl c to rH\ St ec t .
1 hiS f unc tlOlI wa s preced ed m the afte r noon ~
b ~ a hll sln cfi8 IlH.'"(!; tmg p r ~s ld ~d ove r and
I add re w d DJ
M.T T. L ee (d l , 1610nBl nspoot.
lor ) " li we l;tlCO u ragtn g rf' l118.riu '"' Ore g rea~

Ba lllta r y

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E . . "t

Ilbal ~

SJ. cce5 ~,"
wh ich
POlll ts
F...a. ~ h, nge n t

to

rolv t he t,t-h,! of tho eve

1 (J U !\ Fkewh enlttled H
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th e nM}\(! na Tt

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Wh,tfi.ld. tho

"A D llde" f\1 r

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ho hod d lllf d nnd
Turrw r) . IIl1d ' I A L a
y.

A IVh llfl eld)
Th,.
Ihe ho1t .~ . nnd refic<:t.rd
th ese t.l,mg nnrt M,ss

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e.b\e a.ccompanist.

I proooedmg'1I

At

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Mrs Wlut£.ld
oarn<d "'tlb ."',IIoJ.....~'"

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Ienu~ fot eompl~nt,

Mount PlerLl:mnt h e

~houiht

IThe

there

was

rond F.h ou ld bave:

be~n

I:IO r.ry to h ear froIp

inspector

Drainage Clmm itte.e tHn.t tH ere

~was

to Mount Pl eMo.nt t h ere was

fI~ing

a lIke·
hhood of the matter b eing de;av-ed b e<!8Use

tlm.e~

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postponed. He was
cl~ irman of the

tn.,

afwr heavy rn m ",'hie1t ought to be

properl)"

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l1w"

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' , 1notice to Mr~

m l~tffi for the pUrOh3tle

of ~ 6m
.. Fairfield" lathe , at a COlt of .£33
t\. e('f!ft~o r os for lo.thc , at a cost of
n.nd an electr ic motor, etc.
is most e~cnt,ll\l 19 ha.ve the

aug· I

Mr. V

C la.Jlruan
mlttee of

li p With thiS muoh .n e ry, as
in n..(I06 bon to ha.ve
.n.i!OE'.""Y
to the m oto rs done on the
dr.snntch "
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The matter """ referrede~old.~~~.tf~~

gad o ,.sub CommlttOO for
l enort.
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'l'he he.d const able

t lOpal conlrtable for ,
office, tho work h"ving :-',." .... ~..."extent in tne paat fe~ Y"'U'II; ~' . :
Cant a In H enderson

h um or4

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tho,o department
re g1Btt-a.tionBh ..
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. Mr! , Gib _OD8 j B.8);e~:a question· rel..atiftt

",anted to the f rteket

Ji)ad

appomtJ r cpn.rrmg undoubLed ly . a.nd the

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at TilehnrBt. .

Alderman Dryla.nd: Why the

of £400 on the year {{'.No. ")

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the

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of the Pa~rlii""ae'Dt,,'~;l

~,954

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IranohUle

~id
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598 went to the pon,. while , of

BaWo _'Y.rd 950 exerotaed thea

The eleCtion
WAA notewort:a fot
lu

c.Mk''5i''· 'fj;{r'S

L,LewIs ;

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while

gift hon;et

In reply to AlderlJl ..n Cox,

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Mr!. L.wla, M':J
Dowler, Mrs Coole, Mrs .sparke,
Colon
e
continued Kenam~ton, Mr. James D;t ., MM W ser
H.

Hay\vo.rd, "' the crick~ pitohe s were
t o be cut a.nd ro led, but not returfed.
outfield would be out The Tllehuf8~
pItch wou1d be 'deaJ.t wtth S() 1.ar 1ltY
the mcom e allowed
He dfd not know if
Alderman Drylalld WnB "" g(}lfer-(Dr. Wa]·
ter8: Not a golfe r , he plays (la.ughter) - but
the p.ra-ctloo of goU 1;1 pub he parks W&8
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had the

.Id~on,

. I;/r. W:alters ; Is. thUl what they call" helpers of M'98

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tion to prohIbit th'e' pra.ctice of golf in the t~e lnumb·Mof
h;J< ~l
bllc pa{ks1 (Voi,?"s: It is dangerous),
.~um~rat h1
Ii ad 127 'M paw~' hi
~r. 8. Ha~\Va(d (Ill the ~~nco of t h.e, 21~' Mr a Q~~loh 2," ~;"sr~n Bond and W Ti~1'8
ebMrman) saId the approJ[llDate e1penqi- 233 and Me.al'1l Quelch and Wright \£4
ture on the Arthti;r Hlll Ba't h8 for ' tae
Ther. were no'spoilt papera.
period nam ed wee £145 anq the reqeiptB
VehIcles were lont to Me,ora Cook and
£41, leavmg a d.efi.pieney of £ 104, or a 10le Spark8 by MmWJnt, H and G. , SimC?ods, Mu•.

(Aldermon Brl'on' very d~ngerous
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The minutes ' w~r~ P~8Sed

TIlE ROADS

mstruc~

tM~B~lerL
r··f· MFrB ,
0 HOVj~h~:~ o.~·d M!."

t.errYG MAdeW
.j. ~. Mr L dY,ja

HIh. HA.r~ison'.

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Mr Wa.ten had at his disposal "alucIN
lont by Mr C' "E KeY8er Dr Murrell! Mr.
English and Mr BIddlp.8, 'and 'the aaBia f\.nce.
BS helpcrB. of Mr , J AshmaJl, Mr Bradford.
Mrs. Waters and Mrs Bond

Fer Mr Bond v.h,cl.. wore I.nt by Mr.
W . M . C0 1',,- M r. E Jack non, Mr. Wa! •
eurooK,.
ter DavlC8 a.nd Mr. Vince , his he,!pBrA heiDS
Mrs , Sm,th (Oxford Rood), Mrs. Bon~ M..,.

Lewmgton, Mr F R Moring, M.r. W, 1 .
Davie:!!, l-Ir. T Mudd lm8J1, and Mr. Drake.
M.essTsl Wright and Qu eloh 'Yore run by the
Labour R epr esentatIon Commlttco.
Tho r es ult was declared about nino o'clook
&8 f01\OWfi:-

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CASTLE WAR D.
-0 W COOK

·W . SPARKS

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\\ Ith th o requ est
I bv mebh
The chief officer. of the £ire brig.ade recoR!· ' upon the
mended t h.t prOVl8lon- be lIlade m the O6t.- (I •

.... aa

unllcr Ill(' gcnl.d c1l1\\lmn.n ~ hll) of M r T.
f .R. (,
M r F S Ji.IIl ~hu ry rc nd l'rcd two Bon¢i
I.: pl r nduj sh 10 arId \\Ji.S enco red
. Mr.
L\ I d lum e r. to monologuc"l1 and humorous
d ll llt'" clcal..<.!rl much amusement, a.nd Ihe
il lul!"' nce cnu !rI not have e no ugn of him ..
1 1 1r <l.
A \\ lul{1C'ld . and Mt' A J. letcd
I I f' Hll g ..:crv plcM n gly , 'Whllst"Mr J ack Hun t,

pe,cormcd delightfully

rh e
aroitmtor Mr. G

~~~r'Jo ~~tl~h:rei~~e ~=:';'~ndm co~~it~~~~ )~~:'bt·ts·-·~" .. "

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'I \ lo hn
nnd WI\$. cn- o ed.
Mc..c:s-s
I ~t(; <1 and A. \Vll1lfid d pTescn t(ld n
I Oll~
din.lOiue II Th !! I rL h
: ~ h l c h CAu sed r01l r s of lall~ht.c-r

alway.

GUARDIANS ELECTION·

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We do nol cons,der that any of the

br 11lfu l o f Jl:" ood
8.180
t-.JI h: brLc fl" a nd ol,tWJl s t lcld lYJ
Afte r q.I1
I e:-:' ~ Ikl1 l mCllt tea. ha..d bee n SC· vl.od , &.n en ...
\ ) 0\ .Ihl l mu sica l p.o t.(rnrnrnc w a H ca rr £..0 ouit

I of London

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,"solvcO to recomm end th.t ,I Mr

on ooTe red ve hloles to wInch the Looomohvea .
Aot, 1898 th e B cnvy Motor Cay Ordet:~ 1904.- I 1 When the
ftnd the Lig-htl! on V e hlc1ee Act, 1907, .. pp\y.~ CommIttee

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A 811h commit tee reported: We ha.ve con. the ('lorporAtI on ,re<11I're

t11(1 ~1.! prp ... ,· n l

(,n

Tt

8ld med the reque' t mado by the AUtomobile ~rt Ilr;113u~1 qf dlh •
A'SoclOtjon and Motor Un.on that· the coun· 0 "
'd ~ 'I~ an
OIl ohould m.ke bv laws for tJ,e regulatIOn of t~ nun,,~ • tll~t'" at lJ"v"rot'arn
slow movtng tn,mo a.nd requ iring the- pro-l The mln~t.e8 were
~o.
vlJIion 01 reor hghto on vehio' .. and mirroro : ,
INFLATING CA.RCASE;'

of a 11rlH. t lca.1 speech. thanb:: d
fo r t h e manne r In wh.ch the,.
f f hol(l rIllh uJ round h im 10 the pa.;:; t. and cn4
o li b! , cI t he R f' alitn g No 2 DI&tnct to ,Jrct a.
I t , 1' ;\<;( fllI.kt r~ t ,} th ~' IT fri end ly rivals, ltead'. .
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:-J" 1 and encourage t.he m' to [urth et'
, , If 01 " , . the futur e
Mr Istoo (~i ,tan6
. . Il) ' 1 111L! IId f nl) tl lt' ll read a strlk mg papet
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Into t ho eorrorn.t'on' 8 sewer8

officer of h""lt.h for the I informatlOn- of the

Iy n.p prtcl ntld . . . . H e hen rt lly congratulated
tll(> sta lI un on th f' s plc.: ndld p O!.ltlon o...."oq.
! I" cd for 19 t 3 lWei al so U pO II the fact that
n Icco ld for Industnal Jl(' v. bu" tncss lDCrc\l.&Ql
L li nd 1)( e ll se t up dur ng the fi rst quarter of
Whitfi eld.

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and

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even ly Cr8."\\ l'I hn.y ncchnes in concur in

Th" recommenrlabons .were B!pnroved
l.eM m()ney than tliey had aiked
lhe inspecto l of n UlSELn ces ami h IS AI5:'H 8ta.nh'
The town clerk submItted " I 1etter from t ha.t tJle 4!lxcellent oonditlorl of
'V e are, however, of orln ' on th a. t tt UI c1e. Mr JomeR HaBlam . thfl arohttf'ICt appointed , tha.t time would eome.wh·a.t d~ltericlr8te.
."able tha t th e J.1 oltce ahould aloo havo the bv the ownera of the GrOWn~Hotol, Cn"r-, q'\,,,t was what haG taken
power of lIlS!?cct:ng these house! , and we 8h&m for th f\ pl1rp<l !O of t.h,p 1\1te-.hon:\ to 1 had been ohliged to delay
th .. rofor. recommend that the hood conatable be mane to I.he hotel m &""'! anoe wlth ~he ! tl)i" ..nd that road because
and thc IlO1lcc Inspectors be appointed to bo t'!lrms ::t.the 'r Iah'roemf'nt .w~h Jhe
the money sHowed thi;m and
a. rlOlh ona. m!SRectoT~ of them
We - furth e r e~ti';'a;ee I~M(,Bf!lrJl~V&c~ii-;.~v
~C~~lned "? Jr.eep theIr· ex pen
rocommend t~ at an report. relahng to the £183!J M
J R "
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III their ",stirn ales. .
Bu.n ta.ry condltlon of any of the hou aee o r '
eMir A
.warlrotht "'VI.
'\'lth ref. renc. to any breach •• of by-law. r •. £1 .7Q8 . Mr F Newoorrv. £1,650; Me.tIl'._
take _the matter
IBt m~ 10 them hl> reno.ted to the medical S,
an(1 Rro , £1 ,548 ,.
coodl1!jJ

and M, S WIllttield, the Rcad1l1 1r No. 2 Staff

Mr

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b(,111 ~ lC'ft to the mNl'cal offi.ccr of hoalth

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f I It I b t th to obJf'<1t to ~""ar, T,m. moorml! be ..", I conSI erablv cut down j and agam
:~rang~~ler;;t~( ~~dc~ l~~hICh h1:a d,~ S~I \Vcr: a.lonA' the whble of th~ir prM~ft rh'ol' rront~ yea.r . H e fMr Co: h~r ' then warned
then d,.oontlnuoo , Ihe work of mapechon a,,~
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e0l111cII that they ooq d) not.;do the

On '1 hUlsd ay, ApTil 2nd, at the lIlvlt.ati()1I
o f til" IiUperl lllcnuellt, Mr
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t hp
t he

anothe r

th tl

LIMITED.

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health nnd b y the h e ad conHta ble \\Ith r e. nOh R oarl to RI ve r and sltua e n e6-t D e
With rega rd t.o
Ral d to fhl'> tnSpE"ctlO n of common locl ,c png .; un bRo~~ . --I bc..q- t~ "TeooTm~nd Ithe ;;lI{d , r oade, ~uu01nor
hOllscs, and h ave (onfE"rred \\ Ith both th f"l'I.e .i'n~B~ v r
oorp:rra.jo n
Ft ~ ('~~e oJ
t..he- IDoet
officprs
P rp \' I0 1111 to the hit April,
1909; b r
Oad e8!ira.
an
. Imfl In t 10 .eoonomy on
ihe h ead contl\bl o a cted a, inspector of OODl ~ ~ ove nam t . ,?rlvo.te street, f a~-t!o In lu.nd a.~ Co mmi tt~
mon lo'Ig mg h01l8.... S. ~wltH tho a.B81stance of JA.C'nn t . ron n mOe( a.~,.~rea 0 [1; 1 lit on e TOO( 1 the Rig.hw~Y8
the polLco co nstables and m co.opora.t1on And fiyo pol~, f or .L.:)\JU. the ~rrorahon not ,
d

h " f'O\(, T f'tl All Tl " ItT a ... pos.. hl (> Ln the
1 c::n.m .. t l')} n aft th .. fi rs t tlnd t\] (\ WlOnpr W 11
he the ono 110 d or ~ thl" mo"t correctly.

nRITA~NIC AS~Ul{AXO~~

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tho ,\no.ho n of poltce ,n.pechon of co m- tl bMeld or
II ' flO ven< ordto rem?v1o deal t with
t"
mater'a 0 It wi! ( be)
-·' a r. por,
mon 0dg nl1: h ous.. 0" bmltt .",
'tl IIII '" IlS. WR
t h , . ences all
etatln g' II '\'0 hnv o conSidered tho rccom · : wlplln wogmo n !1
mend. toon. mnde by the' medioal offiep< of d " vat" t~""t lead111 ~ !rom Km~'. M oa.

m r,nth
J\ c 1f'l al ar ('Oll T!'C Will be ar
• ranKNl aIH l (,Olll pcllt nrs Will h a v(' to covel'
1 1111':. {ou r
tun""
E,\( h nan Wi ll be af~ lO\\ l~ t o (1 0 the C (1 I1I""( nn tlll"' fi ,l'l t. ronnel afJ
h l~ () \ \I\ s p N'<.l
am) \\ tll 1)(, t!m ·d o(,(,ljrcf,ngIk

null f:n d

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That ' committee wl 11 Jc rla.m ly hav e an ap'
r etort when they .are next accL1sed of extra.
voganee in the ""unc,1 I
,
It -is Iio bo "~egretted l thai thoir ~ffo, '"
should bo thwa'H cd when th ey are on tho

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A-nd wh ~b b .. come oJer Dr ' Wai ters w,th
h'a p. rennial queslton ~bout tho Educat,on
Committl[e'. ellP!lndilurq 1

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1hp I1 there. sh o uld be t he pOS6JbllJ ty of re . 1 Church Sbf'1t qaver8ha m .lfTem!S~ be.<: ons J(.1(!r ntlon
I long rnll to Mr
II
W t iCmghton - Thf'lIo
The re~olutlo n waR carrI ed h v 25 to 15
:r('ohold PC TTl'8h" <o mp nR C a st riP or lane'.
T ho t'eport or the Wat ch Comlmtte o ~rbl'°urt
OHSO llo rC'h , part ,of va t rl',
etl\too: ~ ~:\ e. c100n olll o ~~ d room!'t over. n.nrt tl1nt
'The 1mb comnu t.tC' e a.PP OlOt.oo to con8ulor pl1rch ll I"r f l~r{ 100
I l~comm end th e

ln O" nnd No", h un'
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done ~ the""",? outSIde. ~ Town- 'Hall
It WQ8 10 a terrlble Q!'ndlhor..
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Alderman Brmn sau) tbe matter ",ferred
t
to by M~. Howel! ~eaer.ed 'tile II !<i nti?n
of the Hlgllwf>Ys ani! Draln.... ge qommlttees It waB not .... though there were two

t

bpll bC< A.ll "<! It t in kled , but
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n' otor b l('H' l p
Af J
leavmg
\"rJntJ ~ uT ('h th f"' P IlTh hlUl 8. f urilwr look
l n lllt(l n l.<1 then s,..pa rntN l, ,,~ r'y w l,ll pleased
" ,tI, thf lr a,J \,-nf ll rf'S 'Jh ~ ",d(, f' nr mana~od
to uf'l t wn h llr~ t b Tf'S d U fln ~ t he day , but
).!O l h tHnl"' :J ff .l> T I t
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K rx l WN· k ·~ T111l l IS to na .. m g:;;;toko. WOTt·
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<1I\ ,d ...1 lt sl1011l<1 he pOSS Ible for the m to ment of a 1'"1(10
Midt!'l~y rep .. ired it. At U,e ttlhe he go.va .notioo
re<011 61<ler I'. qneAlto n
Ta. lor be appointed to be the oorporo..hon', the borougb engineer 'If hl~ intention
. Ald or m.n Parfitt Snld t h • 1"' "ld be done ' .rh,trat", m t he matter
) Pllolr .'t, and the higb'lf~Y 1n8pector
bv S1" pen(lm g the st Jlnrl111g or.ders
The I Mr IV Galt Mdl"r aubmltted a r~port, noth'ns about any proposals to . lay f> new
cnu11C11 hAd mnrc th,n Ol1cr aPt>Onred l ota.tmu:" storm .. ater sewe1\ or clean out the ~xi~tIDg
rHl ,c ul ous 111 th e evCd of tb" r AtepaYers by
Ch/lrr~~ Shept. Caver.ham Land hel ong- one. The borough engineer knew ' beoh n. nglll g tl K Il ITIln cie fro m one mouth to JngC.().F <1%8T:!! ; ~
~ ~h~' hen E T~ew ett, ! eau9C .he lY808 reporting to tbe ~ Dr~inage
thf' o th e r
:
I rrt"C~Jd I str~~:r JfLnd . /l.n ~ ;~r~i;ua; b~~,\I~C R. : Committee upon the ;ma.tter, and it WaB an
Dr. WRIt<' M Y()U would ,ath er app ear th~ pubIte footpath ano the nre..Ji,ee form el., overslght 0!l the pnr~ o( the borough
to h r \\ ISC thnn b e y" 15e.
Ily be-long n~ to MT Bp,'1
I ;~komm("tnd IhI .enJ;lIneer N;() ..resolubon had been adop~
!lfr Vonu <, s.ur! th at tf" resolutIon pnrehMo bv the corporatJon fo ' £110
tJl~ ted by the Drainage_' Committee. Still
" ere cnrr .c<l by n. nf\.l row maj ority It pUTc h nJfo priCE' to lI1dudo the frcmov'a l or the mAtter WIlS u n der cOflfHdeTRtion. and h~
nll ght b s In an unre pre se ntative cou~~11, I fon r.o nnn lArRfl h Ol\rrhnJr( ll pOIl ~the lao<l
I ! t hough t t he r epairs to the surface 101 tho

It

I (,OTnP (

for

did

tho grea.l major'ity# ofl the onc~~choO\CTq,
whose recentl my was R educe the rates."

the "DIOcesan Malil\:&zme'\ for A!lfll, II to
he cele brato and preach at Bomo church In the
diocese
on 8unday, May 3, anil .tup <lly
! y"'ry bad .tnte 01 the 8urface of tbe roads hoped the charge for o aths would be
ID many parts 01 the town.
revised
The ~present charge was" pre- omitted to reoord thA name of t.110 ohuroh:.
:;~~ t;;'~ ?'~,cumbont
qu estlOi'l kmdly rO'
Mr. Bull urge d tha.t something-should be mium -on dirt.

Mr Co!-ebrook Mked the chairman of surplus
' ( \
the comrnittoo whether he h~-d, noticed the
Mr. Venn€r saId that m .that

I

b,t of Cave r. hRm (l aughte r).

i\ sh e,.. p
-( 1I 11 \' t R n

I

voted

spendinll' .£232 a year u\mece.... rily - as

, On t,h e mmutee of the W~te.rworke Corn- m e.moTV sometImes, but I they do m. t

Conlpa.J"t..

I

two~th l Tds

tRn<' c> d tllnt wh e n the cO llncll " ere

1\

i

than

r:ti

th(' 111 'c\lI ncll. In fact t.ho Rove r only jus,
I m fl.ll i...! cd
to 9C' mmble O\ e T thC' t op, whdf}'
I t ht n s \ , n ot content .... ,th o ne, t oo!t: ,anI nt llH
pl\s!-C n ge~ up thl"' hi ll on the CArrf!'r..
T ht, r aTt.y next PTo('cc..<:Jcd to Whitchurch. ,
TI m "A S \'(' t d foo ('RS} but In try lOt(. to

I( nllt d

watertigh~

1Il

15811

One mall.

i,

O\(H.i

worked

I

",II

rOB t that he managed to .k,,1

t ho
\\h(h

that erot;" uIB

Chivers

Alderma.n

I

Ill t o i lle \ f' ll\f' S on tho sido and made a.. g ood
ut'~ mpt to jump th e h edge . Th e nex,t , /tIll

I

Tho Borougb E tcm510IJ

an y

wlthm , port conta' ned the ' following

tI,.

It wa' deCIded at tJie' ot:lr~

'0

r eSCind

economusil

Alderman P~rfitt SaId ~ sub-committe<i
h.ad been appoltlte<i to go mto the regu la•
, 1tlOn .. , but ,h e did oQt hold -(Jut any hope
I
tha~ _they would reduce the charge for sup,
I
plYlDl! baEhs.
.
~
LOSS ON HILL BATHS
M r E P Col her fnvouTcd the ~t Jlnd1J'R Mire o f workmg 'Htb M ess rs LIlr1l('le y and omoers 'I'he matter belonged to 011e de~
. ..
ks
RETIRING MEMBERS
orrld wh,ch the t own cle rk drafted fo itJ1C John.en , 80 I hove m.de inquirtes about thl~ partment, the , bOl'OlIgh engineer's d~pnrt- lh!.JPili
Gomm;Ueed htib v. Jurth.r conJ1Hilirance Co mmltfR.e
fil m, and the. orlglllal letten o f 10ply ar1 me nt.
The r e s hould be more iuronnation 81 er
e ~equeat"'~ ma e Y w.le commIttee
d
Alde rman Brinn considered .that it WOll'rl \ OnCIQ,ed berewlth
From ,theoo ,1e!t. r. \y between the t wo committec~, eO that-thi. ~~: ~~~t!~
D'~fr'ctufnck~kL.ag~o
- <It : ~E~URNED,
h<' t1. ar<>~ ",tstok.. to ' """. Ull0-" No " )_
bo o.en that the firm arO of hlgh otand , waste of mOMY 6hduld not go on (Hear !
or et pl ,ea . e
.
inK and r Epute and I therefore hav ~ no l\_lJ h
)
It to k I
ti
r
'
' provlded ill pU bOI10 iI!0o~,_
paI'K8 an d recreation
--.and t.lt' tll~lr hn.lld B It 1;\oulrl l end to a If'rn.ahv B but to recommend th e cce t nq \ ear.
0 P Roe !"e a tt'!r tlme'. ·
grounds
They resolved that the borough
.
'I
was l" ~f tim" lx>c.u.e t he mover of " I of their tonder, oubiect to the pen"cII go:rec.
Alderm&11 Brt nn. (oha,rman of the Drain- ~urveyor cau8e the ."isting .orioket pitohes
Pqlling for t~e electIOn to the Re!,d~1
rE" c:. olu tJo n t-o
t'l lls pc nd
t he
8ta.noJJl~ h em s thu.t J havtl mild€,
\
!
A~e CommIttee) sa: d tl:t-e road whoa alm06t 1m pubhc parke and. recreat10n grounds to Board of C:uar<han.s of tvoo members each 1ft
orelers wou'(1 have to brlujJ: forwJlrd .11 hi.
it was r ••olveo that tho tender of Me .... j 1l1ll~hed when It eame before the DrtoinBgej be put mto good "'Ind,tion.
Caatl. Word and Battle Word took plaeo
a rg um e nts. nnd w(}uld ]ulVe to Of) "'0 Langley nnd Johneoh be accepted su bj(>ct t1 C!>mmlf1~ Since th~n th e re ha.d ~n
Mr. Farrer aaked, what had been the on Monday ID fine
In Ca.stle Ward
a
Cooweather
en
agolO whon he propnsNI Ill' r«!Qlnti on
Ihe pricee being nrljusterl 80 n8 to provide for' further tnve~tlg"tlOn, lind- the drain mlght, workm!l c:lp 9ffi.l !Qf tbe Arthur HIlI ~tJr •. : . ' : M
~ Spark·'erg , !OD
nt" H'alters o.greed with Aldermn.n thn works to be c,'l.rr ·oo out for £14,672
b e opened lower dowr. The road wou ld 1 MemorIal Baths f()~ the months of Ja.nuary,
't.a.i 6. _ ~h' r.
Me. ~' sd~k e
e
Brinn
lid
I
not be ol)en"d up for ~ ')ng tune to com~' 1 February, t\nd Mo.tob, ,alld wh,,1. would be i.oe~r Mr"'~W
Da:ies ~~tired ( # idr
Mr Fn.rrc r said A elmilar resolutIon to M'l'ho IO~1l cle rk sl,lbmtt t od a lett er from
!fr TN E Butl e r cBlIe d attentIon to the I the r eceIpts for the c~zr.esponding ~period. ~a.ten has h4d I:~ fi~ht for h~ seat on' Sbvon.i
tlte 0110 proposed by l\fr A J'wrigllt harl M r
,1 bCrow.hay. agonl , . tal lllg t ha~ l'ondltlon of the upper , part of B..dford
AI<lermtln , Cox ...ked '(Vh.. t WtW! going to OCC8<1ons but 11.'; always succeeded In securhOO u nrv::&e.d b y t he R e odwR Board of , .
t~,,",J! ay WM not pr~B.re1. to ent.c~ ftond, WhlCh he d&!cr' b ed 6s'-ldisgrheeful
be done to pu~ this cricket pitcnes In a ing _eleotion4 "
- "'
Gnard la t18 th oug h th e p<' rtorl Wtl6 t1iree 'I ~~;:'o~:i~~;e h~dn~etoufr~1 th ? 6Ut~ whl<1h ~h~
Mr. W. ~ E . ~ Colherl ~ l(clil ~(,;~an of ~htl goOd ,conditiQn. and would Mr. Hanard.l
The ~n could not Qe comndored ft, heH.vy
month. lOnd ,t h,d worked ver " well
I drn ullng' h" nTem:'... ~n ~vef.h P!y P
H'l1hwa.ye Co.mmittee) !8ll.id .,..ith rereren"" pfomitle to see to thi. matte.. h imself. '
onb. .~:. £. ~e 1,19f. volers on the regilter in

t o go on t.'l(~ run fixe d, but "0 have ..
r un r ou nd In sC' nrch of bMl hl1s
Isn't It
\\ undcrful how th e g f' n1l9 I i knut" is od
tho soaTch for h ills \0 sh ow w h at h e can dO',.
I OT ~ o m ot l m cs cannot do?
'1 ho fir st blll
I {OUT <I \\ as Sulham
and h e ro over}' ono
r ,eom ~d 10 bo . all-fi fd m th the marvellou.

of

to

motio n

ll;-,rt - and th at the 'mem bel R of the CO lin £15,052 19~. ld., 'b~t O;1e~ :"' rre~';'J£150~
ell "onl<1 . ccept til. nrlllc,ple If the y <I,d 17a 7d
I am well ..cqu"in~ with 'MTI
not accept the " nrdlng The resolntion \ O.onton as .. contractor 10 I av. Eot m-.d~
'woul.'l do something towl'.rds p:lving snme any II1<lUlri ea about h,m: M 1- no~ h:. ",or1<
fi ll .hty to
prO<'.eerlmRs of t he counCil 10 be excellent, and h 0 method. of oharRlng
The- (Ie putv mavor eeconded .-t() be re,son.ble
1 have not had the plea.

til

w " Te lpO"~~ "OTS

• No

--I

note that

\;own ' will

,

~~u:=:oro

13.

I

the last wcp k l nd
\Vhat a lot tbe
\\1 td hl' r ha.6 to be blame d for !
At any -{'ate-.
t h o, (' \\ h o dlu t Urn up \\etO :I 'ldrng_ 8010
mnd llll (, 11 e x.ce p t o no tilde -ca.r, and t.hat ODe
\\3 611 t.?O la t.e to star t With tho othor.s, o,,\,mg
to a J.lurst t) ! 0 a t the start, qnd tlie dri .... ing

Lhey

Th!

really most p~thctlcl
.'"

The

metalle" and re-tltea!"roJled.
Bpt at a . who y<ere displacedl
•
M
"
I
meetIng of the Dr"']Jl~ge ,CommIttee · fast
Mr. Egginton (ellairman of the commit. rilt took.
Wedne~o.v a report WBS brou~t up, ss.y· 1 tee) Bald . that no tAnant lrnd ~n given
On e. woul<! have- hl1o.~ht that it ;ould
Ing that t&' . surf"",: wateT .dram In • the not",e bec .. u~e _ h[.l "rre'lrs of re nt were have dono the cbildren 'g,oOd to take ~hem'
part of the road whleh had Jtli!t lieen reo only one 1Il 0nth: JI .
away from the atniospli~ro of S,h or Streetmetalled , wou ld have to co~e up: . "lt ,
THE CHAR E FOR BATHS
BIsh ops, lik e lessor mbrtal~, have lapse s 01 to ~lI m thai the commlttees of -tbe '
.
.
.

of the m~mberB pr-e~ but a.8 you will sec from the penml
glV~ :ea.v~ for the tlOn~ there a re corta.m clcTlc41
mot'on to be mad~' "
Mr
AlIw,,~ht ~j;"IUlre amendment, and tho l total
aRi d he th<J1l1zht t.he of' veuts of th e Pl'l."t f e w
c idndery b~omMi when cc?f~cted,
o
mon t hR wa.rrnnte41 th e N'6Qlut lon- IH,pn.r , r MAG a
the

n~

! m adll ll C'S

pa~~ few day! MOWlt Pleasant b a d been re~ way of making euitkble provisiC'n for thos

B(> nt nnd votIng UP01l I t

1 h4,.\ \\ cat lH~ r \\ as agam to blame for th()
r. tll< r SJll." lI tum out of the club members

tH e 'at that

1~ dU

Ilnd

d

I'
that any of th""oiJ
S,lver Street to

S!LlIle e ff~ct "-, any motlOll which
Mr G Mldgley Taylor wrate; I
ments, and one <Ild nat kllow what the I mltt.,.,,~!aemllm. lf"arllttsald.h<l Was bope- admit thrm BO frankly as t~e Bishop of Oxh R. bc<> n neg,tlved wlth ,n . th e preeedmg exammro the tilnders for th,O work
other was dOln~
,
' ful that tne Wa~works C<>mmlttee would ford docs one of h" lapses
eix month, . hall be III orrl er uTol eAS th e tender of Meo.,,, Le.ngley and J ohn.on II
THE STATE OF THE ROADS
(.be able to follow tbe "'1cell ent examp'e of
U I mf\oe a.n a.rnngcment" he wrltes in
counCIl "h . ll . hv Jl re,olut.on pnssed by not Ithe lowest, and amount. to £14,672 15a lld ,
.
the Tram.ways Comlnittee and show a good

SE.\RCH FOR UNCLIMBABLE

r

the .. GMnd C;nelIlA," the
solved that the fl&S8Il.go

w tlte

REA DING MOTOR-CYCLE
CLUB.
,

<I I I

No re!iolubon WBI'l
In regar(J to the renewal of t.h

vo nllnutC:!!.

10

fr om the ''l'&II.I or the

r e'olution whICh IUl.s been pa68ed

IJIc1U81Ve, or five

HILLS.

I

the preceding RIX mon th s no r ~n y moJi1()n I the flewering of Tt1ehurst:-

•

d I\ ~

-

e"-I

h e reh\ a<1opt<!d fm the regul.t' on of the
PI'O""",ltn ~" l'.t1d bus ma' s of the cou ntl l, THE CA" ",RSHAM

p\l~}lLng a~ainflt ' thl

h 011l'

1

.. Mr.
(l()et • lot of··u1.me,v
ing th~lUgho\lt
- .\..•, ., 0:.,,_••< uu.·wnen ...
rebuilding ""neme was eontAml'l
SeJ;IEME H'J:~TE:a AT
would bil th~ ' tillle to ~o~i9ir the
the minute6 p'~ :ih~ . Es~1l.ies Commit·
He . t.h ought the H,g~wny~, Committee
Â¥r. V:enner--, l'",aed tIm que.lion of
wo. close the yea>: WIthout greally
cerbln tent\nte h.,n!!:-swen notl~e from the
~edtng_ their ",stibrates.
,
. ' cottages,;n Yleld -Hall. J
- '
th·..·
·
M Rab
;" h- n moving e .... optlon of the minutes,
~'.
Bon Ba", . e would appeal to tbe
Mr. W. E CollIer refe rred to the , pro- I c ommIttee on tbe: l~eB of ' the questIon
po: ed wlqeninll' of Bridge Street oPl"'site J Wh!,re, ILre these ~ple goinlh toT The
The ~lob~. They Ilad pr<lvJOnsly - trIed to ~es~t f th~ demo¥tlon of 0 er property
""qUITe ~hi.. pro])<!rty, but found It · too In e. 109 ad beep very regrettable overexpenstve. but they hAd now been' ab~ to crowdiJlg. He Wlli! t , afrold tbese
people
1
mnke wbat was' comude red to be a very would be f'brood .. into slUfus.
Now that.
SAtisfactory os:l 'tIain \vitb the owners ,
they were oonside~ing ente ring upon a
H\W ATERTIGHT
COMPARTMENTS" buik1JnR .dc:JK,me he. !hllugl), th~3', sbould
.
. ' bold thelr hands, and not be too severe
Mr. W. -R., Howell said t1/at within tha until they had don~ all they ~lUld in th~

Mr Allwr 'ght had gi ven not ICe of the Stroot should be uapd
fol:ow i ng resolutIOn "Th .. t th e follo\\ · and should be ke(lt

"Ol'
to · hlt.

1 1, (

oth .. r

B J1

d

en mg

l,'arltam ent.
SUBJECTS RE HASHED

ur, ' hr' ldtle ~ "I , and she h.d repea.trol;w
to h'ln ,bout tt. W,tne.. wan

, <)1ok ~ll

mem~

The

bera preaent -wer" the may<Â¥ (Alderman
C ' G . F ,eld) ; the doputY'lIjayor IAldcr
man J . W Ma rhnl, Alderme n O. R,dley,
G. R. J uckson, F n l'arfitt. W. J . J
BrInn, F. A CO" T. Masen. H . C. Dry1.1ld. '1'. G
ChlveM, CouncllIom Dr
Abram, S Havward A H. Bull, W . J D \ adVIce
Venuer J .- E,ghteen, E . In.ck60n, W POllOO
Rudl and . E P . C<tlher. - W . . M . Cole·
The
was
"rook, D. EgS Ul ton , W . E Co'!,,,,,, E 0 I mJljonty.
F.,rer , L G Sutton, A W A. W ebb, !
VARlET
Dr J. H WJll tere, MIS. E M Sutton J !
.... Y ARTISTES'
R ab, on , W E Butler, G- J LeWIS , F W I Th. , town clerk submlUcd .. lettDr to
Dormer If Wa tts' A IJ Maker W R Theatre. ,L:eeIltllDg Comm:Ueo from
H owell: T NorriS. F. W Alhnlght. H T I Variety Artistes' .Federation, suggesting
Morley, T H T urn er, T J StRcey, F E Ion t he grant of heencee for muo'o and
Morlng. Capt",n Tr) e, F Wm tor, and B I mg, ~• . J:ce~mg ~lttho"ty .honld
P G, bbo S
a cond,tion that • om~le perform.nce
At Ut e ~ut..RCt r'Jrmnl ea netIon "'0.'" RI-ren l ofiT mor o persons 8hoilid bo)imlted

BATT L E WAR D.

*H. WATERS

r

J

BOND

J

WrijJ:ht

I~ E Quelch J.

514

442

.1.

.

m
240

C. Cox ...

321

.

242
•

*Re·elootcd.

A\ the conclusion -the ~ Roturning oflicer1
~
ded ' h
,
OIiv.r) was aCOOT
a earty vote 0
th&nk. on tlt~ motion of Mr. Waterl,'
I<><,?Dded by Mr. :Wrigbt-

.(Mr

'tHE JAM ;FACTORY.

•

£30,000 rO· £:40,000 FOR .
MA.CHINERY.