Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1914

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A DISCRE:PITED'{)RY RE:Vmtn. ~ ,
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Olle of t he most eillhifk...,t f~8 \ 0,
b y~ lectl on i n Readi ng was .... the '\.
'failu re of the Li b€ral p ..rtl' to 'fIp.' .
t he e l""temt.. wIth tJie new'· ~ ' "

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Ahoy!"

r e-lIl1 nded 0 110

TIle r ..';'paye rs 01 Reading will be g~ti­
fied to know that there will be a reduction
4n the raoos of 2d. ' in tbe £ for t he ne:-t
financial year. That;'" to say, the re w'!l
b€ two borough ,ates of 18. 6d. in the £
(again. t 10. 7d. and lB. 6d, lMt year), ..nd
two gilneral district raoos o~ 1•. lld . anli
18. IOd. la.gai{lst two 01..1 •. ltd. la.st year).
Put into tabular forIll the <ate. for tho
ooming year will be:- '
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Borough rata .... " ... . " ,.. So.
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p"""'nt.e4 ,J!~

Though

most ph\.l1 s lb J.e guise th'e electors · o~~I4:.
i ug wou ld not look at it. It was wonde~
\\ l ltlt. this p olicy W!l6 ~OiDg to &eoompli8Ji.
f Ih~ . 1<'Cto rs of Re~dmg would oill,. ,ilbte
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'fh e h oardmgs wer-e motiOPQliIIeci'
\\ Hil it ... virtues. 41 La.nd in sight at i~ ~

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or a , boy 's b ook of

adi eu...

It " ' 116 d eS<lribed l\8 the It
m!S'"s pol icy 16r Re~din~. " It w.... , wd
eve ry r ural ho u~ old would become
I ro spe rous t.lu"t it could afford an extra

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District rate .. ... , ...... _.

• ••. ed,

o f hiscll\ ts (\ yel\r (br ok e n or 'f bole wae ' .

statedl. a nd that Reading workezw'_
be 44 protected against th e comp 6ti.lo. ~
of t he und er -paid a nd badly hou~

COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS

YEARS.

I wor kers in !.be distri4.:-ts r o und about. J,
,I Ih e el ecto rs 'o f Rea,ding did not ~
II . Th~y r ealised 1 thAt instead of.
' 11 f: UH~ m . the " speeding up to of work
111 !ill' cOllntry · d is triots, t .which would

"f the last fe w years will be seen hy the
following comparison:Borough District
R ..te_
Rate.
Tot ..!.
Ye ar.

[""!'"I il t f l nn1 imposing harsh conditio96 on
liI e' f n rnll' ~ , would only J.eoo to & further
IIlfl ,. »; of (x' lIll t r y J>.:!ople into th e tow~.
.:\ nd c:o th o c }('c t<lrs of Reading gave thllir

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~ GOOC H' S APPEAL.
SH iel Mr Gooch be fore tile poll:

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\\ hn:\: o f E ngla nd is look ing to the eleotors
of HC'll di ng to gIve th eir bleseh'; g to "the
no\\ policy of l~nd reform And the

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Englnnd. "

rWemp:

W ell, Mr.

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n lid t h(", ,. -cx !le rts " h e brought down to
him rccci\cd their answer. The
(':-.:1 1':1, t : 11 of bi sc llltfl f ell very fla t ..
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., 'J h ...· T I Il ' e~" sn J(J. r e viewing the el.ec.
t 10 11 .• •• Th r L ibe rnl..i
o f Reading mige
e, {' n (' 1T0 rt t(l uS{' th-e land as Dr distra.c ..

1"," fril ll ' lli e niJsorbing <!IHlstion of UIt hat t:x t.e nt t·h e e lect ion must
verdict uvon it. . 1. •
'111 1.. \ fI (' odN i Ute co n stitue ncy with litera ..

n u t.- d l d
.c .....p n t he usua l eleetoral
p rol m l.--( q of hene nts to corn~ . Never was
" II{ h ~.. \. om l''' 1f u : measure &8
t hje schema
pf 12U I( i r cf'1 r l11
W e d o n ot know if Hr.

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t 10.:' I , d l h.f> \· :lrc h :l.Td ly )·kely to
accept
"], 0 I "II" 01 Mr. West of B"ttcr.ca (.urely
" ' !1I. " ha bit ot for all agflcul tUIal ex~

IJl'r t ' J. HO I' c all t he li terature wh Ic h h as ·
l>e~1l (' r c,lln t,' d t o
t.he el ectors vie iu
~ j.} 1l!Un,.11 y "ith t.h e . Gooch Ga zette. OJ

d ouhU C>S.S one feature o f .the

w h l{!h h;u; !lfo vided many a
' q n' , i ('h u c k'" jfor lI~pre jll d ic.ed o b ~e rve~s11 .... l\ l , 5 ,'. 1~ I1 C~S. , YrOl1 _ca nn ot
rc ~ly ' lal
l~u ld ' Jf j hl ~ \\ : 11 of th e \\ I S!).
It~ ,is 8 0 ensy
t n Lti /.I: at r ~n dO Ill about n minimum wage
[ V I I 1(' :lJ!rll'uit u r nl
labou r er,
Every<me
(> ~ d t hat til<' co ndl t io ns 'of the agri.
'<1 1 la bou re !' sh ou ld be improved. but

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a (' \~ lI c J\dcclg~d

t.1H\t n cons1Clera.ble

wor1{s

of th e fnrme r s or England arc now
pa ) 111f:; les.:; tbnn a ll (!co n OmlC re nt.
In
()tlt ..' !' wflrd :::, the fa r me r ie p aymg leae to
' t. hl.." lan dl ur..l Lh aH t h e lattel IS ent.ltled to
! r N·", jvc
Thh (p1 .p ~tlO n a t once arises.
" II tm c a.n t!hc fa rme r pny a minimum.
\\ H~(t \\ 11(' 11 t il e r £: IS no !I r() s p ec t of his ge~
tlll,l£ n re d uce d re n t? "
D o the Liberal
. )It\ r l f' us~e .,t. I h nt t h e fa. rmer, w ho ca.nn ot
W '\ )' n a \ t he fnil ,-a l ue of th e land which
h e c u 1t 1\' a Lel'l. , !-O h "1 uld be f llrilier burdened

I,y :\ la rgely illc rea, ed expendj,ture
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to the
cn.lldld,[t.c 6€C klllr>' h ie t:i\lffra~.e-, and
\\hat h is n.n lHV j' r \\·, ll be . • Mr. Yael nn.211lc ll, th e c a.nd ld :l.(,e for South ·OXOD.
j \\,110. 1\.S a.n lrh h ma.n . is blessed~ ; th t.ll
Lll)c rn l

ncoount , ~

a.ceount

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laho urc.re 20R. 6c1 pe r week, and haa
that
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the
n.1J do" IIc r . Il. rl\thrl r
curious
Liberal
1 d (l<t. rlue-) h as nlrendy ~ beeq up agai.nst thi.a
, {Uficulty. He to-d one of h is audienceol
Will i th-ere \\ erc Liberal farlOe~, and. of
CGu rs., he would do nothmg to prejudice
t he Int"'eB\ s of Lib€ral {arme rs-or 01 ..n,.
o t h e r far mers. It ]8 CUri0118 what a gull

Fmance C<>mmittee (edu-

pornt.i.on

I lur,d

I <'Oi-n lll 1Lte.ri lumse lf to t he 6 tatorncnt
th E' \\h 0 1 ~ burd~ n o f lrates fa11s UDon

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From the £69,742 h ... to be a:t~~~~~'!~~'

mit~.

The re is aillo the
of £697 to b€ doou<>ted and £1
is to, b. V()teil from tb" tr .....way.
The ..ccount, the refore, work8 out 88 fol·
low.:.
I. £
EstimaW elllleoditure
69,742 .
Lees doouctions.j' __ . _..
2,985 ;

lord

M r. Mn.c n Rgl.t"ll 'a ve ry ea.sy 801uIjon is -tI' "t~rh e ITc nt will he reduced b,. ..

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land I:ourt. rhl" lhe farmer knows- u.at
I. ridlculo ,' ~ .
Whai chance Me •

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: mn.n "lt o l A nl re a.ciy paYIllg less tJU~D .n
econ omIC r.cnt to get h IS r e nt reduced!
The pr Ob fl bi : l t~j is tha t If h e we.l1t to •

tile mal ter were thorongh-

From rate.. ... ' ._. T ... . _. 66,716 ·
This oompare. witJJ actual net expendi·
tum on the boro,llllh ,fund :la.t yoar "f
£69 266. The, rateable Tarue' of the properly a.aaess.abl il is £500,577d . A peDny in
tb .. £ it< e.tm\ated to produ l;\; £1,890_
To ' r3.ise the sum of £66,116 ' lOa: 9d., it
f. reeommended tha,t;:ilie oouJlcil.m"ke two
h",f-ye8.rly ·rates of 1•. 6d; in the £ re.spec.
tiv<:ly equal to-'3e.' in tlw £ IOr , tJJe.·
sUbj<lct t o the terms' of dift<jrential .
_conceded by the R&a.di"g
li!1l7 \.0 far a. tpey now '''~'l'';'J'' ._ ,,~
~&<!ing (Extension)

11)' aql lJed ()Ilt., his re nt would be i.ncreaae;ci,

' aI '.d he would be faced with financial ruiII.
And w.u at wo uld b ecome of It he !abQUl'e..
t hell Y !s It at l all surpri sing u.at 'tba
I, (.l~clo
.. "f Rea~ i ng NO fu sed to be led Away

land

campaigners a t lfue I'<!eent by ...lection, and
, t hat lhe l' still regard the whole lICheme
, Wl t h Buspicion I II Lhe lard quesLion i. ~
b€ d ~ o.a with ('j3 ..n pa.rtie. d esire) let it be
dUllt with on j oun q hUllines8 lines, and by
pr!lct.l c o.l me n , It ~ e.erta.inly not. a. Bub·
jcot lor stree t ~ orner ora tory,
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CAliTE~'~ DEATH

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Thoma.s BUl'i1.ha1l1 , a g ed 50, rann

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ca.ner.

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nf ClI tbush T..a.ne:...1Shinfield, d;oo at th....! "
. noy ..l Be,kalUre llpopit.a.l on Tueeday, .ste~ ._ ''1:'
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a.n operation ka.d been perfonned upon h:m;.

D<1Coosed "JliOY~ good healtJJ up to

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w.(*Cks

ago ,

WJlell

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.nd .. lwndcd IUm ror bronchial
plourisy, but "'!I Burnham

j lto WttA taken, on Ea.trkr
R oya l B erks H~sp:la.l.
ing b.o was Utl<en th t he
I the h ospital to tLn~rgo
:I had j wtt be.en oomplotled

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An inquCflt will

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called

pt:HW~\~ilt

12,743

eetima.ted i ncome of the Estate.
tee and £9 income ef the .DJJ(uw ••y,

t he larm er lespec iall y if he h ..ppens te be a L lberall and lh e wicked l ..ud-

_~FTER
OPERA.TION.'
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Watch Gommitt"'" .. . -_ .
Samt ..ry Committee .... ..

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the

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ca.tion)
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Finance Committee (libra.ri es) ... . .... .. .... .

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well !lid .the "weep 0011 hie tale\ that

ing . but was pay ing 'off out of revenue fO'r

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Finance Committee (cor-

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estimate s Alderman Martin

Illl 5 count ryme n's faCIli t y for " telTiit!! the
":d e " (he h"s defil1l\.ely promised agriou1-

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~ a ~porlirig e~ent ~;' !i Y ~'.~ r: ~ ·.-I .
This is no doubt well meant:

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reg,.trar (of late
~enry . Jordan,
hIS : -pa~neI1!) of

That the b"J ancE> of th E xch.equer Con- the cap 'tal oost, ~nd th.. b ettcr positio"
t nbution Acoount fM the year ending of th~ farm . The total eStimated expend!31Bt March, 1915 \e.timated l>t £5,000) , ·be tn.r a for the distr\ct r ..te for :the ye .. r will'
transfe noo. in aid of th e distr ict lund.
£89,052. from whioh mu.t be taken .. Bu.r·
plus of. £353, reducing the ._ Mtimate to'
£88,699. La.t year 'E~eh"lJu!,r ,codtribu·
i~~~:~:~~:,~~g~
ESTIMATES SUMMARISED.
tio n account ftnd th$l waterwork. ' prof)te
'rh.. I.u nera! ~
a!I..r'~o'on,
Tile esiimat..,; .~ presented to tbe coun - "'ere... eetiml\ted to brin~ in £4 600 "! aid ilie first
oil may be summarised In this form, shil· III the rates; th ls year ' it . W\l& e'tim~ted 2 80lings and pence being excluded :there
be £B,7i7
""I\ilable:
ye&r ': place
~'l~~~i1r!~f:1~~~4~1~:;~~r::;~~~~:~~.
the ne~opld
t :· amount
required
for ilie~""t
district.
Borough FuM.
rate w"," £111,388 ;' tb,is year it '!I'M £79,982. whe'a
BOROUGH FUND.
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Collins
THE BOR . G~ DEBT_ CO!illl8\.
Esti· ,
S!><lnt In
. borough
'fh" mournora
past ye£" . •

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I lnnd cOll rt

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a. m",tch on 'June 20 between himself and
...,mil homing pigeon. ~9 . jlecid& - wbioh- can
reach Pontefract from ' London- first.)
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That a sum of £1.890 be carr:ed to the gra.tification of the prosperity of the " ..We
cred,t of the borough fund from thc tram- market , which was not only self-6uppon- 1

'\ A:\ IRISH EXPERT
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Le t, n.lt y fa r me r put this que ry

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Haude" Booth, H.P., h.... ar,ranged

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,t i., sIIggc6te d Ihat a hard ..,ld f88t
,.htJuJd De lai d d (l WJl th en th e c urious
... k !r o w It iH to h" done. 1 n a speech
,It-.d 0. cOll !lle of mouths a.go .Mr.

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Th ~ e is

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:tl" fi r 'M r
Kolln. w ny, Mr. Lamb ert,
B uxt(1ll ! n.nd oth er " au thoriti es II on

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~aiter! this et9ak

~ P.arisial1" WOUllm who hav., adopted
the' fAd ~ ~intll!g flowel'!! on the.lr
may, turnlBh 8ODl<l 'memlwi~ 'of the 8tern<ir
sex a new .,xo.use for . the lItrawberrr tilt..
of their n"""",- " B0800D TraIlSCript."

whim
ted < ~'
400 I..ter m pa.:rtnetlIDl:p_
255 '1at.. :Hr. _~.,-":'':._ --·---;T'~
, 182 emiritbent_

or

We ST , OF J ATTERSEA.
a~
well t o r emem ber these
h i. 1- )'·..'L',Il Ubt.! t h-e Li berals ot Reading "ro ,
,' 1\ ' n 1 11~ ,o n a t the present tune
another
(':1 l11 jl :l lgn o n bchalf of the v olicy which
1t'l' l '.\\' d !-;o {; rll ~ hjn g a b low in November.
I I t· 'r:d U I e 111\'~ bee n issued, a nd a per1pa t('ik' nr nt,t1 T int,r oduced.
But if the
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n "n d ll ig <-,lectors fa ile d t o re s!lond to

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isn't ~nder eJ).ougb I"
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Waiter. (on !lot ico): ". Te!lder ~nongh!"
wot d'you want? . -d'yo~ .,xpect Jt to ...t
_ .~~' -ki~t yer"~ • ~ •
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U n".l G eD rge b eli c v-cs in Jlis own promi868
bill ' II\!' HCHJ in g electors ce rtl\inly do not.,J

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Diner: "Look bere,

But. one that . woul'd ~ \;.nore P,l.e&aant,
it is likely U,at tl,O rate will be reduced
account and £610 ' i8 being received \ ]olDily wlth . Mr"
1 aiD !lOre ' woula be ;that ; .1
o.ccordingly.
Irom the GoverlliID"nt in respect to ilie ' barri8ter, one of A
01 .. race (on rtbe/at)
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tron.tm-ent of tube~ul06i8.
the
County_ to~. 1-, JOInt . _
RE ASONS F OR THE DECREASE.
"'~h~~~:~~I~~l7'~~ee~
Mr.
Lloy
Geo'r~e
and
a Jlbea ..... ~
regi.tr&r _ of- tJie , .HiM!> Conn' (m Ra&<!C
. ':-" Thl, Bysta.nder.'
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ing) , and in' !be re.ar . '1899-1900 r wted a.
. Oo~ta.~,J!..'J.'
Some of tl,e chief reaso n. for t he de'
THE BI:!D~ET SPEECH.
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president ,ol ·the ~r~ ~jm~ ,O%~n: ;. ~ncQr. il:~~:'c:, 'O~... dinK
cre6Re D.r.e 118 follows:." The Iri.hm"n i. not afll.icl.ed with fu<O
R eceipl 01 £1;890 from the tr ..mwo.ys
Aldermrui J . W. Martin, the deJuty-' pora.t.;d ~ad' !?E~S
''!'ll" ~~,,u.nll~,n Rending . iid Di,irict S olid tor.'
Bnglishman's <\reoo 01 find ing htmse)I in
mayor c.hairman of the Finance o;nJmit. · of tl)e
. mg .. _~ , . upp~~· ""mpali.ny 1
Cow.ty
·
ilrofilt.!.
a l!OOi61 loll:t.sse. Hs kri~w'" 1M! will b.
W a terworks profits increased by £717. tee ' p'ropolied tbe _adoption of the report from: its ~'?~~t10n,..an 1 ~0.11ll" JIlany ot er
H .' ~~' ~~c.'~'l!~J~iio;!~~k,
l"lrfeet!y well able k> .,xillcate himaeif,
and the makirig
the ratee as therein re- local ~tlvltJes w.... hon '6tl~retary of.. ~e < •
:
Edu08tioll"'rate r odueed bv Id ,
whilst t1>e Eng1isbPl"'" HI pSintully a,.are.
Loss on MI\oor Farm reduced by £ 407. co mmended He .aid he never had BUoh Borkshll'B County Club, ...h,eb he, ~
tIIa.'h., y..iU I~Ot_
Tbe, Englie)1IItan'8; ftr&b
Increase in &mou n t from Ute E:xq.hequer P le a sure i~ submitting ' the " .e~tim~t.bs, to f~und~ Bnd & membe of the Ba.th, Club,
thought. on entering .t- etnnger's bouse r
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l 1'k., an-d ' t'! ac tory \ - In ' regard
te sport
the- -th "---ket·;'
-Mr: Collin. was
· h were h usmeea
Contribution Account (estimate) £3 ,400. W h IC
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tl
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Rughv
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';s how be will be able to Cet out of iw
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W ' th
tw:o eicep prarr,UlOO y .... OCI& "" I ~.u,
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Les. <l cflcitB made go od Ja.st yel\r, £1,381. III
"'tfOiin -i' he w"t>ts to_ .. The lrisbman ' sufevery wily . . 1 ~ne or
1_
• - football. t anni., and 1er games. , In hi. \g••rd.. uer~ .•'t
Surpluses, £1 ,049.
tion. , the comml~t.ees had 1<<lpt well Wlth- time be' acted
hon. ' retary tq' tlij) Rea.d{.el'!! no such qualms, 900ure th&t.hiB nati ...
On Ule other side of the R.Cc ount tho in tJJeir e.~ima4!s. A.s the result_ of c8re- ing. J~r.icket Club, 4lld f r 1"'v""" yeare ~as ~
wit : w.ill~; beJp hiip- r to.....a ' sUcc.e9sful e.xi-~ : I­
Highway.. C<lmm.ittce'. e.tima tes show an ful cxpendlture they had to-d ..V ourpluses 1-c ba:cman 01 the oommi~1.e<i of the Rea.dlnj!'
TOO.-SJt~p Ttll<>k," by ' Nesta Web<i~.
Inc""a.e of no Ie .. than 1£3,497.
to the 'good both in th" borough I.nd and and Dilrtrict Aimateur S):>orb! Club. '!In hlB i
.
\Vhen the estim ate. came belore the district r&te , ini te.d of a deficiency, 'which I..~ r reaM! he was fr.,quently s.n inter'!'"too I ~llUl'~m ', . l:llr
. A ' .to~y of life -in
Civil Seni,!;' iD
Fin"n"'; Committee the To wn Cle rk Bub · made ..:1 the diffcre noo in fixing tlte rate s. Ipeotater . • t Lord1t, when h,J[h -c!...,. crlcket
bad old ' days ,w'ifl told at ~ Clli dinnet
mitt.<.-d (1) a resolu tion ad opted by the Last .year they II&<! .. deficit in the borough mateh06 )Vero in. l"00gr.,. .., All are "",-·.'t _'e".;
1' '''''' u, ."Tb.om!18 ElIiot~ Deputy- nater 01
Farm Committee requeeting this oom mit- fun d of £ 300-tbis year a .ur!,lu. 01 £697 ; the prow.... .of h, •. oon. In the , ?riul.lct.
tee to make lIrovis ion for an amount 01 in the d 'strict fund l!I8t year tho deficit where Capllm Coll rut h ... done:. ye6lbb IW
000 typio&1 ofrender W88 wont .to ' 8a1
£ 2,023 Os. &I. to diecharge the ad.~rse was DO · less than £1 ,072, 8B ,,/!ain.t ...ur- VICO. for the Berk• • Q<lun~ OIu .
a.fter the clock ha.d .track. three, I'l"ilty_
baJ anoe ,oD the f&rm a.cc onnt for tJwr.h •.n~ pluk of £ '352 lor the y.,ar ended 310t .If&rch spocI.I hobby ~" h()w~cr,
t of
nine minutes to IOUI'I
If It iA only ..
cial y.ar ende d 31st March I",,~; . (~) a l88t: and th",.. figure., added togetb er,
every bra~. o~ ~hlOh
qUl"'tion 01 . min)lts., I maya. well b"
re's oluti on adopte d by the Waterworks made a dHle-renee in ilie rate. lor the y., ..r
nne e
off
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cA.od
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ComUlJ ttoo directing reprEsentations t o . be of .llj!,431: _Alder.man Manh; then r~. '
'-'·In a.nother .oose '8 civil servant waD
ma de with n. view to the net pro- vie~ed in det~l the e9timo.te~.. of ~be van -I I '-'.:-""" .,,:->",
BiikEd, I I Have 'You had your leave yetl I .
fit.. of the water works undertaking for ou. committee.. lae BUmmarl£ed above), 1
aq.d r-epljed, u, Yea • .I_~ h.!f). had my .I,ea.ve.
the !inancin.l ye ar ended 31st lIh.rcb I ... t w{! nt on
to oay
that the . total:
"'"
..........
,
but I bave not had any -SIck leave.
b€ing caTJ'icd to the credit Qf the d istrict requirements for the horO)lgh. m~ - w~ ~'
'. -' e' ~.
.
fu nd; and (3) a recommendation of the estimated a t £69 , 30~; -' as allam. t £69,162 _
Tramways Committee that t he BUIll 01 la.t yeo.r, but as tbey bad cloeed ..the :rear i
£1,890 , part of t he net profit d erived Irom with a surplU6 instead 01 .. deficit, ana-·the
the tramw ays und ertaking lor the flns.n· Tra.mway. Committee had vo~d ~ .UUl 'of I ..
'4T
ei ..l yCl\r <l nd~d 3iet Ml\rch la, t, should b€ £1 890 out of thei.r xecord profit. : th.eY .1r,:rtoro,
cn.rrie<i t o the credit of the borough fund. weN) <!ntitlell to reduce the figure of £69 ,304 1 d e l~ge of
The li'innnce C omm ittee r~soIvf'd :­
by -£2,587, l eaving .. net .um to b'e raised , tr:;coo
'l'h t a " U,m. of £3, 717 b€ carried to t)le Iry tho borough 'Fllte of £ 66, 716, or £2/446 f cred it of the distr ict fund from the wate r- Ie.. lhn.n last vear . On ibe district fund . 0

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In,,,,. ,.; •. ·, ~a on the%o~er we' know she isn't blush· W
Ing.-:-~( p~lae_ ~~~8 , " .
.
.
'..

._ d.
6 10

on

11 '1<1 l~1

he' I !·gnrd r d

8

'P'1rsoil!Jly "we , dq n.ot "Ia.icm, to b" ...;;,
gre6t i'shak... ·;o! a il.et.eotive, but wh<ln •

.w()man' Is 'deep red on one cheek and

four timed> in tho la.st e leven years,
It m a.y be m e ntIOned tha.t no allowance Mental
_....... ,...
h a.s been mad e for any &JDount whic h the Repa.tring Corn
&Il8'8 roof ._. .~ . . ~~:w-~ . e
corporation may raoo ive und er the Budgoet
'41900 ie' fo.r .renewing wood p~v<Wlent -m ; .Co, lin~ held man,
p rop<>8u. ls, a.s nothmg d~ finite -is ~ow!1 '''' Frja.r Street:
..... ,
. lDoludi:r:'g th&t -0
In any case. nothing wlll b e r eoolVed In
On .tna other ~ide o( the account £583 is Berk,eh~~
.
the first ha:.r-yel\r, but if an amount iB reo being 8&ved on r<l{lBvIDilnt of -loaM -&nd Eduqa tloD Commlttee
ooive d in r €6[)ect to the second half-ye ar, si nking I~nd contnb;'tion
the district ~~ll8ing qomlDlttes,

~llp p n r t.

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2

d ...
~ 2 '

8_

I'

1905-6 ._.
2 8
4 0 , ...• 6 8
1906-7 .. .
2 10
4 0
6 10
2 8
3. 10
6 6
1907-8 ...
1008·9 ...
2 7
311 ... 6 6
1909-10
2 10
3 9 ... ' 6 7
1010-11
2 10.
3 8
6 6 '
19J1-12
'2 11
3 9
6 8
1912-13
3 0
3 10
6 10
1913·]4
3 1
3 10
6 11
1914-15 . ... 3 0 ... 3 9 ._ . 6 9
Though the reduction;'" ""tislactery, the
amount of 68. 9d. has only been e:lcooded

"gnlnRt t he I..nd policy, which ' .
L ,b{>r!l l (' o llt.e rn !1 o rnrY d escribed ae U ih&
\q ~ l lI l1I a,lll 1 ~ 5 11C " nt t he e lection .
I •

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How the n ew rat.es compa.re with tho~ I~t!~~!::~~~~

I

'W&s
' over

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was given a.n

ex~ra. ·

sixpenco to

, ~ave

ilia .oot in the garden.
•

.~EA n,INq
k" . ~. SQ~90L. .

. DiS'Qu'j"~TING' RU'MOURS
OO·~T¥.fl~Cl'ED. ·
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A woman doe. not . 'tbink-she emotiona1iooe.
She doe. not . Jm()w~abe leeill .
does not KeAd ' clJ.aracte:r-sbe invent!
C<lnsequenfly, ahe . m"kee m\st-akee
R6rpetually_: But she :.dOO8 , not r~IlII ....
thilt sh., has made rill~tab8, bee ..UII8 .be
no thouRht-eta\ldarcjB. . She has only
ryeTnot,\on -s\.andi\Y'ls: '· Wh~D her intel'l!flt
PM';"" .l.1!jndl,,~, .h.. doeo no~ ,
she ie merely ean8clmlfr of the .
.. ch,mge. -When ber intere.t
s.nd. her l>M.lon intenBifi.... it
no good askin!! her' tO be Tatinnal. She
too ' bll<lV hIling s. woman."-"John
·M.D_ / ' by A.rthur lJoolry_

...

tho COnroe 01 £llle of hiB lecture tJipe,
Twain arrived At. a SlIlall town.
dinner he W<lDt to " barber ' • .shop
' be shaved _ _,
.
"Y ou ~re .. stranger , .. ""ked' the barher,
.. Yes!' Mark Twain replied.
"Tbif
- the first tiltUl r.e be!>n 'llere. "
"You Ch08O' a good',-biJrie' -to OODl'l," tlle
~ontinued. '. ' ¥ark Twain is go.
'ing ' te read ItoIld .lec~re\ to-Dight. Yon'lI
~, l suppocie T "
,
,
I I Oh
I . gue€s so.",
.
i
. ~u H ..~" .-;'oil 'boU8ht your tieket I'"
,(' Not yet."
,....
1, " But everythinl'i i. -.old OIlt_ Yon'll
1
eianil. .' .. •
•
•
•
.
annoyin;g .l~' Ma.rk
TwaIn
H ... I _J1ever 83W
81..\ch
1-';'I1,;..,"- -h;'·.e
st""d when th,,'