Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

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prMcnt&.iion

ter-estinll
'v.
B oileau.

who after four yean '
":b::-m~~\~:~ ~~
country is lea..;q -to Uke iGftr 1
>hip of the T~"ortll Hounda_

A LARGE :OOMPiANÂ¥. '

l'n in

Among.t !.he 'la<&"o and fashion .."I.
pany preaent iIi .motor-caTII · or C&1ciillJ!<"
were: Mr. J . H arbert Benyon 1Lord IAI....on··.1
ant 01 Bark.bire), iMro. and Miss Benyon,
Mr. and M .... Alfr<ld Pa1mer, Mr. 'W. A.
Mount, M.P ., Mr.: Moun\. Mr. '
MM.
O. E. K ey... r, Sir George and Lady
8~ F . Harrison, Colonol Mav, Sir

,';sit to

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, ot t he ilj'sson

a nd

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of tJls t i
y

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W i'

the ,

j'b ·own jtale.

~'Sta.r:

\ ( 'O~lI lw· t lll g ,~· Jth

Primula I t (P.. ·
tho . most popul&r -

1I~ grace and oharm.:;nt.
Ilo ~:I r p!.. :so. C haracterise:d by a 1I101"1W'
1!:~hl1 and Uo1"ors whIck woI.[ over-1he i\ll1pl c lea fage. P. st~ll.at8. is o.dmir... ·
E! ~ ,.. d h:v its li);!h t ~~!'1 a.nd elegance fo. . . .
' 1Il"l'~ of df'I'Ufution. whether in the#
1,.,,,-(·

lIn

1.

klU)W

"11~" (lr tI : ~~ h. o mo~ H ero it l!a~ seen in

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fro , ~n~ . f.I,

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\v on f:.t n.T.

II.

pure

wblto~

B'Yo.

tl"WI'f , ~ ho w in !! w('.l1 a~a in st dark fol~~
Sl " !'I, j,(' n~ one of Itll o \:-,est.
Ruby St:4r, ",
.1 ~Ui' ~ l :H ( n j"l pr<':t..im:ttin~ III colour to '"
\ ' . I T) ,

L!),d ll-Ll un S1a.r, Lord Rober;tB ·
hll<.1 Cornl Pink Star are aU

II l ol. "l'i: lk L

J ) lTllESS STAR.
\\( .1',1 ~ho~ ll , 1. ho,,"~ n:! r . b p. sa in in favour
ud!, ·<:;; S:ar. nb'('! :U1r fi x.ou ann promi !'inJI.
a s rr'pll io.rl 1M it s b rg('· f1 o w~r4)d

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A

n r 'lnf o f im p o rtllJl f:O
pl"imil lfl.~

, ( Ihe '0 S t:lr"

cult ur&ll),:

n ro nIl

ca.e~

t ho nma.teux·
r:lIIn (\ l g::'.(' nnremi tti ng ('!HC to his
.~.
T hf' fl they :nro vEI.!lI nblo B-8 .cutC' l .... 111 (> ~ pr ;\ \· !' tnlY elling well nnd 1atlte.
fl. l oll~ t" m f' i;l wa ler .
~t\ m(l ng ot h er good l '
Im ~ {'~ i.s tIl e wn)'il UH' . coloured fonn .. ··
IJl' IH'(' a,]:lllrn uly 'llli t,f'll to

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(' w·t h R o m r:. 11 hyn cI nt hs : o r tho c(nt:'-

r o-mi nlZlinll t hem .....ibh:
r h hn. ps at the moment!
\":~·t n ' ·nn. f r( ~ 1ll the sp(' ('. t('~{\ula. r stand,...
1,'·pl:."n'r·,l ~ fi nl?T armv of colour beauty
'J'h(' Dilch . . ,;". wjlich .· wit'!' t.h e reputaof 'l ,1 ·,:-r-n ~.(\'t ~ . !'tlll m !\;nh\ ~ ns ita old·
popul :J.··it .,· . ~t:s ooUbt.fllt , inrl ced, if,- a
T-,r·PI ;b r Yur :"ty hll" c"t'"or bef'! n T&i~:-- .
I!I' OWP.T. w:th nn ",!1{,f'.t i \'(>< colour ,com- ::
it io: a ph n~ ( ('I T nll. Its fine fOI!:If '
cr-.m m:lnl b nt f-t"l!t ion.
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nfTor rlt'ft lw
:"I ll' f('in5

OTlI1m

VAR~ ETIES.

tlf"hr!'!> h y br :d!; i,n m i·\ i ure \V ~ro 0.1:010 plent.i":
, n nd f h ;:--r. t oo . am in great d emllnd. - Yn ~
t t) f b r ·l\ :unc y Orimsnn K in g R-nd B r ilb: in ':' dorni naltc the \ypo\ e: the form ertha
r- (li O\ ~re-:l , th f! i In-lier sligh tly larger:, '
1 ~l Lt.c r " 010 111'03, and with more

Ill-e, howc\'cr, Q\1.ite
similar mo.nnor The
. n (!
.
nppcn,\ , anel t.hes&'
f'r(, o ~f)rt s ,
the two 1B!=t-named ,11 n . . . q 1.1;( 1''-'' 1. A ll o~hor ql1i tc un:quo iu·
' 5 Cora.l P ink. n. vn.riclv whose- &x-' C f'fJl()II:'". hp.:l utYi cnm~nd s -it to all.
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GTA)lTS OF TI'/F. RA CE.

N') r ('{)uld one in I tn e briefest of noticos.
tJ w ~ i t\nts o f the rftoco. whoes hu,110
ar(o h nrne on stat-elv 8tem~ with tel\~

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. n o.val White, Giant White, Gin:nt
P. . ·lll1on P ink are somoi of th em, and: 'I I). ~! ,:r i ll1('n !> ~:; o t hey o-xaite the grep.t:.-lmlr:'l -} o n.

al'e o t he re, too, in-and nmo u -"" them those:

T h ere

, ~ f'",1J p,, ~ "r ray .

((·rl\ ·l(o:\\·<!<1 t r: b e nnel ' t h e douhle8.
:l rf' ol'nllmcntn.l a.nd u!"ofnl to boot. ,
n'" ' l "'·) ,."n~tra. t ; ng proQ'"roos, th m'o is a f
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\I f nr:ml11a ob r.nn iC'.ll.. wh :C'h . ~·l,qo '
fliT fr(' ..... ~r-m an r] r(''W.nti n !7 tJlc'"/ul.
o f 1 h~. hy u ni d :! t. pave i n 1h('m 1h8:
0 11:1 1 f :CH n f a gTpaf nl C·('. 9f>l,..ctjon
~ o r 1 h .... (j~t impnrt'-l.nce. Th(,f: ~ we (ound

,,-1·:;,... li!ac f nink ' norl o the r shades.
hu r.f' hl rwhq of pIan! r: rl(OTl~ on R1rn. tjng; t.11o
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!'i1o.-.k " :1. n11

an

tl1a.t ' 8(>lc ction

illt , ·l! ·~· ,...,t ~1I1~i," flt ~l)n m en n,

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TJl E CYC LAMENS.
I n t hf'. h O Il !! (,~ t1c~·ot.Nl 1.0 ryclamena I MW.
t hn..1 i ii \wst 1ll th{,!'Ie u'te fu l wintC'r flowers.
hu n~lr r.c l li o f pln nts of Gia.nt \Yhitc, with
foot.· lo ng n.cwcr·stc m g, w ~ re in t.ha
of. n r£\Y(! 1~ ! lOn, t he hu ge b~ ~ m s dofy.
llJt!01l . I he g' l'oo.t.es1 n. rld mo n to this
1!> Ih o n-:w I!tl"l~ ' ~ o f Sih·er·lcn \" oo SRI·

a nd . \\' I~l(' h. \nt hout a fl ower. wo uld
cL lit ;ynt :on for t h o3Qliu. go alono. The
~! . . ~ oo. Bro. 50 ' sharply dofi ned- &.
n~aq!Ln (If white cnoompa!l.!i ng l\ darknt y-Ie f\. n~d oontre--t.h at the e ffect i.

b~' wny , of
ht'A.1I1~' of

contrAst.

In any caso tho

t ho. f o l~[lgo is .[1 great gain

n gro1lp a l rt"a.rly n ch 111 flower colour.

Swine fc v-cr conti nues to h :l.ra.B9 pig
In th e w-cek e nded April 4 , 74
o lll br-ea ks were llQtifie d fro m 2600un-

in En gla nd , one in Wales a.nd two iu, "lid 853 pi gs w<lr e ' s laughtered" U,""""U or a8 h av mg boon exposed to
Suffo lk WM reopon si bl e f=out.bre sh, Yorkshir e for 10, and-'
G louceste r, and Wil tsbire ferr'.

a nd r......ay Hermon.JIodge,

.T hornton, Colonel F.

G.

Oolonel

Barker,

Knrslake. Ma.jor O.

Boil eau,

Mr.

M.F.H.,

en vorsba.m·Simond&,

Mr.
C. Erio P almer, ,Mr.
Geoffr ey Palmer. Mr. V . M . Holt-Becvor,
Mr. and M <s. C. F. Simonds, ldr: &rid Mr~ .
Vcre AIIf",v, Mr. M ortimer .A1llrey, M r •
CY.ril B. Tubbs, M i8:o1 VilI.o, :Miss B irfl. Mrs.
Hlckma.n, Dr. and ,Mre. B . . Soo.rotan. , 'Mr. J .
Hartnoll , M.jor A. F . Poulton, Mr. and
Mrs . GUlf H a r g rea.ves, Mr.· J . C . Harter,
Mr. G. E. Ta te, Mr. G. F. F u ller ton , ·Cap.
tni n Miller, Mr. J . Rusbbrooke, M.,". Noble,
.M i"-! 1'hoyts, M r . J.ii. V a ugha.n Willinms, Dr.
.:wa.i
Walker. Mr . J. H. ,Hill. Mr. Frank Ru.hby,
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new
Mr. H. U. H. Th''':n e. M", T . Groome M i.. · ""~UDo ~ :hoat of ." port: . He
"ory
I.He.., Mr. W. Gl rnnie. Mr. W. Smallpieoo, I I!' atef'!' to th038 fannPJ:" ....D.o.-bad written
Mr.' H. Bce.on, Mr. J . J . Snelson, Mr. W., m • kindly "ay' .about1iim to -Peopl. m .the \
Draper Strange. f'&. Hubert May •. Mr. T . I nsw country. ~ ~hioh :he 'W ... g Ol ".. That I
T o,,", Cooper. M ~. J . C. Lake, Mr. F . S . h ad made h.m .knoW}l there alr... ady~ _4-h&-1
OIivor, Mr. Georgo North , Mr.
comme!lood hle new -.!ujie. w"i!.h .'& ~r-y '
Glennie , Mr. N. S immonds . Mr. G. P . Mole. hoarty welcomo,
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d,rinn. '~•• n ••••
Mr. A. C,dl n.. Mr. C. J. Bl nt.ch , Mr . C. P .
Mr. B . Ou C. 'No17i. submitted .. Our
Whit". Dr. G. S . Abr~m. Mr. A. H. Bull, \ Hon. Searetorres," and spoke in apprl!ci ... ,
.Mr. H . Du Croll North. Mr. A. H . H cadill /it- !tvo ter,ml of the Admirable manner in which
to~, M,S.H ., Mr. F. W . . H eadin gton,
theJ h~ carried out ·their dDti... They \ I..{Oml'a.t\y·
E rIC Rollo. Colon ql lLockh.:.t, the Rev. F. wero 1"",:,,11' MoT. Palmer and . ?dr, Aldin a~ ,

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Mr' l

P& ~O R oberts. the l R '1 v.

A.

M.

J o hn rwn

h on . eocrota1'-l-OS-; but they "Would 1:i.avo

them Clom ...."y

M ajor W. ·P . Na' h . Mr: C. N. Keyser. Mr: in ' .nother - c.p~ity. Ti!" way ' In w:\lioh '
fT . d. V. AJllT eY. ICaptam HurndaU. Mr. A. ll?at POtnt-to·pomt meel;inJr had been uG. Isaao, Mr. CI • H. Bushell, Mr. F.
r~n C(cd -wa. altogethor '~n-•."le. B.tem&n . Captain ' W . G. Hopton, C.ptain . I Mr. Erio ~.almor. in T. opon8e••aid that
A. M. I!HnldR\vor llt. Mr. G. G. M ...ohn I! , : he ond Mr. Aldin had -tried to .do ·thoir beat
Mr. r.. It,,fWrson, ~ r. F.. Sa.."on, Mr. L . D . I lor tbo Hunt With r • .""rd te thai paint-to.
B. W : l1i~m., 'Capp<i • . E . S. C banQ9, Mr .. C . I point mectina:; .p~reonally, . be bad not had
M: NOrrie, Mr. Ii. L aw.• on J ohnston, G,an' l much to .?O WIth It .tn.~t year. H e took that
t~ m . M...t .... M ". G. Cheetham. Mr . P . opportuUlty 01 thanking Mr: Guy HarCu rrlo, M r . G. E~-" S&mpson. -Ga.ptAin R. G . . ~re a.ves 10r unde rtakin q- ' an t"t!o w ork with
G.ndv. M r: .T.
F o.<ter, Mr. G. E F rank· regard' to ·the -course. which they .would find
]111, M r. J . G . D B '!ieson , M.,.. J . It. · Cun· wn.s i n evory wa.y 'an ' excellen t one.
With
Tli ng-h am . Mr. Fr,cr, Cft.ptllin W . H. D n.T~ Il, rpltn.rd t o . the · pthor art"an~-e~en.tIJ" h..p
"fr- J. McIxl1J<raIl. Mr. B. J . MR ..d~n . ?WJr. th a nked M a Jor D J Bla:ko M a urloe for &11
A. J ..oob<on . .Mr' I,D . Knvnn Rqb . Mr. H . G. , t f,at b" had dono. lui joint m •• l<l ro , be
n ,.d ford. Mr. J. H. S;mon<l" Mr . . R. ·M. and Mr . Ald ;n hnil h.,d 0 hi~b etandor-d 061
Lockwood, Mr. Ai, C. Snnnners. Copt.in F . i~o m b v Mr. Boil.an and Mr. O nbonrll'.
H. Liste r. Mr. P . B . Dalziel. Mr. 'R . P . '1'hov would do their b eat to mainlain tbd
Bullivant. CAptain Dav idBon, Mr. R: .J. fI~n(]ard , and it wn.e mOC't ~ncouraging to
St.anyfortb . M r. A. C. Do.wnay. etc.
that the f-armera ,vere 80 <friendlv to,
.,-d.' ·tho Hunt.
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THE SPEECHES:
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Mr. Cecil Al riin _01 ' 0 Ti!.poniled, . and oin· 1
At 12.30 tho farm",.. in th,o BOl!!.h , .Berko ,. r.~reT:r han«! .11 too form ......... onld ..,~tend .
oountry wer. e ntertained to an exoollent lo' U{em ' ~h .t· support which the", had alwa:va ele<ltold·,to
lunch 11\ e. luge marquee, the catering h9 lng ~iven to previou l! masters. 'rhe South Berke
mo~t . satis factorily oarr ied out by Mr_ J . E.. fa.rrnen w ere tho ,beet fox-bunting farmen
Phtlhps, of London Street. R"' a~ing . Ther-e
E ngl"and.
an attend.nos 01 about 300. Mr. W. ' A. I
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Mount. M .P ., Pl o. ided, "ul'o orted by Mr. I
THE OFFICIALS.
. A1f~ed Palmer. M r. H . W. Boileau, M .F .H .,
Stewards: Hi. Grane tho Duke of W-I!l\ing.
M&)or Tn .tr~m ~ heblc. Mr. C. Ene p~. ~n, K .G ., Mr. J . Herbert Bell.l'on'. (LoJ'd
aner , M r. CeCil ~ :n. Mr. H . Du C. NorrIS, . lou\enant of Berk, hire). Sir Robert -Bel!'
etc,
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on .Bod~e. Bart. , Mr. H. W . Boile..u
After tIle loyal l toast ,. pr?po8c<l Iro~ . the M .F.H .. Mr. W . A. Mo.unt, . .M .P. . M.~
eha". had booll' 'enthu8la,tlcally honoured.
(lhe.rl •• H. P.lmer, M r . S. B. J Oel, M·r
Mr.
,1'-lfT-ed ' ?,almor p ~o posed u Tho 1". Simonde, Mr. G. F . D. Fultodon."Sir· W.
Farmero, and BOld tha.t owmg to tho we' G . Wat, on. But..• Mr. Valentine Fleminr,
wea.ther th u.t l, ad , -pre "'s'11ed th.cy had .b~n Jd.P.. l-fr. Alfred Pa.lma r
Li out.E"nantWide r a cloud.
,But ~ho B\o nouI , . ~'l,1Mhme Colonol H.
Cn.YC r!!htt-m.Simon~.
iMajor- IIM "lulentl.1
that day mU8\ \lav" hghtenOO t ho" 'heart., N iUlh . Captain D. Miller, and Major F<>Iey
for the ?TY w l'!d wo~ld e na,?lo toom to go. 0 .8 .0 .
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~hoad w.th thelT ' .pnni ""wID.g. 80me of
Detail. of tbo T1\.ce...ro append&a:th em muat have a tte nded "Wlth r ath e r a
_r"hin'l( of h eart. not quit. knowing !l'HE SOUTH BERKS HUNT LIGHT.
whether' they should have a ila, ';mt or ~
WEIGHT RACE
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r~m6.in 8.t 110 mo a.nd l ook .fter tho har r ow.
ing. But it wlloS a poor- heart tha.t noyer
iut
:rej o iced. It hn.d been Aid that
far mel'll
weTS 810w n.nd wcr.Q behindhand . but tha.t
oould not be said in relation to that Hunt,
",·han 80 nuny who hnd mill<ing herd, . had'
talc.en to koopin ~ nrilk records for them.nlv.o. an.d had . j oined the mill< re<:O.r d
ooo;.\i"". Th e.. I had also joinod in .the
fl-Chomo for k eeping milk ft'Corde which W4a\
brought out by Univor.ity. .college, Reoding.
M• .ny of !.hem had , aUio tahn & a:r.eu ;n-'
tcre&t in tb~ &eDema of the ·o.overnmeni for
improving tho a\ook of the JimaUor !-a.l.Pler
h~ the prov;'ioQ of . iroll ) bulla, ' and bollol:o.
'.rhere -were DoW ' m.or e f&nnere on the count,.
oounci! than thero ... ed to be, and it "lUI l'l'
tit- h olp of <o-tai n fa"""TO , h .. t they were
able to ""t"hl"l1 tho new Alrrieultural In.
struction Commit.tee, w lllcb it wu hoped
·wou Id -do xood to D. certain clu!!J of -WOf'keN
in the ('ountry. , Hunting peopl.e o.wed -IID>.i!J;,num
d eep debt of gratitudo to ·t.ho fanne.. for
.Ilowi n ~ them to rido o""er
'The
form ers of that ~-JUllt w ....
mon, and if thoy did not
I thov liked to .eIi othen .en]Olr:tnlr
Wh .. t I.hoy wou,1d all
\ everyo ne who .~unted

thi.n g about the oroPA. "0 a.s
. th oy ('Quld Tide ovM .and wh at
l lot. He
with ' the · toast .
of t.h~
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Blve

Mr.

allu<Je4 to

tween the

HOUSE .

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of thor
2nd-J>ragoon Guar,,"
:wbio w ill pla.y & . ~elec-t lon of.
a£tomoon and 6Yo niu" OD
eneh d ay.·
the ' !?ruan Town Rall " The '
! ~f~ ~Ch autn.nt " . ~tll be . ""held under
the
i dlr<ooLlOn 0r·.~n . . ~ arne. Sim onds and Mra.
L. "Â¥. . Gw1Jme -. each .B.ft4)rnoon. and in tb.
evc~nt.~ thQfe · will t be entertainmen ts of &1\
att~atl'~e :ch.aTa.ctol'l. to the .prOrR.ammCB 'o f
whlFh -.pr"cbc.lIy ' ,.11 tne .. woll·known 1000.1'
amateur .i!l>g'en, 'recite.... instrumenlalis,,",
etc., will :contribute. Tho . ~usion.l p~
grammes will be ulider the ·dlll'lOtion of Mr.
E . E. Ill«kall, .[wl' .Miu Ok"" "'~Ior"
0

l a.~,e!!J'

orch estra ~ll ploy selection"_

lMH~

will alao 'be_ lIum.~o u& .1<1e MOW'. I,. thlf
e veninp: (!()Ilqer ... · w..il1 be beld in the .Su·....)ei
Room;'<lJj1der th e d;r"';tion 01 .M r. ' YaE_'
. "" d ¥r. ' E. E. 1~ 'Tl3.ton. . ,
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Tho ' el'ocllent ~ohjOct~ of th., b ......;
.ebou1d commend t l emselv-es to the public..;

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HOW -SffOPPF.RS MAY HEJ-,P.

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To tl", Editor 'o f the" Chronicl e ."
Investigations that havo boon made
Juvenile Employment Suh·Ccmmit.!.h e ·, nk,ading Education Committee
dilroovet<ld the ract U,at a Io.rge num· ·
of errand DQysl in ReAding ....e on dn~1
.. Dumber ..of h\>ur8 that mUBt ..,riOU8/T'
thmr normal d e velopm<lnt; alllf

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your kind 'oo--operation in an ft,p.• '
to the public i on the ir behalf.
,A '!ittle foretbought 011 the part (>f '
shoppel'jl. wilO requir.. g0008 ""D.t to th.. ir '
ra"mes, would do .much to· 'b etter th" eon·
~~,.oel~Gno.llj )nr'",, '-nn,ml)CJ" .!lition~ <rl ' the I~d • .. on ,,:bose ·.,~~f the
I.p,re •.".'. ..""· .. ·TIl'"
<\Ommltt<l<l baa dlrMted us to' "W>"a1;" , It

, only need""";ven at some <l\ig}l~ .p er!lOnalse1teotl.o,1ftI inconvenienoo- thl't. such )lurch_ .should'

be.'lllaoo .arrier In: tJ1" .day; ' oi that .diree·;
should ' be 'IIi'veri f9T' lllOrnlng delivery, -·
we feel th ..t t~e TAAnest; '\VH~ be. gladl,
gen<lraUy oiC,$!ede? ,to.
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we ,,180_ a~pe&1 on bebalf ~ of '. t.Iie
I C(}mm.Heti
voliint:ary"" "fter.., ....e .. 'work!
seote.s ,of ~r1s .and · -bOya , . in"
"!1)ose , futures .. " lrindly·- &riel
sYJnpatll,etic overoight rpight·. m,,~n . very
; .."d we wliUld eBrn~ Mil' tn.t .
01 -yOllr reads"" -who feel able ' to de·
.&n 'hour 01' two each weelt to 'vietti".
n"iffbbourhoods
.ignify
to .do so to the followii18

will

YQur. ("Ithlullv,

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JOHN RABSON
(Ch .. ir.mah Juvenile Employm'-n,
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CommittC<l),

.
. W. THATCHER
(J:uvenilo "Emllloyment Officerl.
L cindon Street, Reading.

DISnAY.

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