Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1914

evening
Borne very
some fco.tures
_"""' wore a.lM> p resent

t ers; tho Rev. O.
(h on.
Pritchett,
man, A .
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CLASSIFICATION:
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cl aS'Sificntion of 's ignaUeni
th,e-lootlth Midland 1n(antry Brigad& -

etc.
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Mr. Goodall propasOO •
ViC&r , ' ~ which WM accord~ mUSIcal h onours.
'M r_ G oooall Bald tbo vicar blld shown great
eelf..aacrif1oe in missing thh' Readwg matches
to sea their club ' play.
ADVANTAGE OF A fARlSH CLUB.
'1'he vicar, in rcsp,?nse, said It w8.s.8. great
pl cn.suro to find himself onoo 8g8.Ul CIOn~
nccLc<l wi!.h a local foolt>aJl club. For the

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af ternoon . . The aigna:torB, t . . un:
went through their -tests in - •
manuer.
The 4th Roylll
we re rep ..... anted l;>y 24 .ignalIera-j
.ford and !jucks -Light 101..ntry lii
,,"d lho Bucks' Batt..lion by 10.

nr :lt S G \'Cll years after t.ho formation of the
J\rJ ington and Lockingo Football Club he
nu\'or missed Il. singlo Saturday match at

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BATT. HOY h1 BERKS REGT--

llOnlC or aW IIY. · Every other engagement on
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AND" B" COMPANIES'
ORDERS.
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R e oding,-'May 13.' 1914;
· PararleB_-The compan Les will p"rl\de ...
Dri ll Hall on Tuesday. 19th May ••\ '.
DroSB-<lriU <>rder. 'Band aDel .
attend .
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Parade.-A chnrch parade of '-1111
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Un its in Re~ing ~I\ 1Ie /l6:d
gr-aunds of Yeomanry HoU&e. ReadJ
0 11 Sun"day IJll.() nl ing, 17th Hay.
Th~ ­
pn uy w ill p R.Ta de at the Drill J{aU at
. 15 a.:m.

Dress-i-w alking

uk. order.

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hoped thai 8p"ciol efforts will- be ·nia.d~ a tt....nd this para de . and th_&t' th.ore,,~
n. full mU6W r.
Th ere will tie a.....con·

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~ta.rted at the bottom of. the
leaguo to which t.hey belonged, and though

o f a c&rupetito r o n any competit ion'
·i;1 be the o ne t() c()unt.
~ 3) The
oo:mlloO lI.tlons wi n la.k~ !lInea on the Churn

oy mn goo.
(4) Scor ing cards to Ii""dc d in at tb e Orde.rly R oom.
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MUrik{:t..ry. - The r a.nge a.t Chu rn i.e open
to ,,11 :>i_C_O_', and mell ever y Wednesday
and Saturda.y.
Those in tendin g t o fii"~.
~ho nld in form Ser geant.J11structor Shreev<l8
a t least o n e day p rcviou ~ l y.

Trai ning Bounty.-Atte n:ti<m is cnUed
to th~ Specia f Army O ~de r, dated 8th'
Apr il, . 1~)l4. I Under tJ~ l.8 ? rd-<:r every,- .
N.C_O . nnd man of ' th~rrerrttOTlal Force
whll :\ltt:n d~ a n nual tra i iJ~g in c~mp f?,J;
not It's.:; thn ll 15 day wil l r ecetve , In
:rutl i Liu n to his pay ano all owa~~s. 0.
bOll llLy of £ 1. sub j ect to t h Q proV1510 D of
th e /\.r1U Y OrJ € r . \';hi ch r .c<!u lrcs attendnt 't he fl!H n umhor o f

drills laid
do w11 in tlE! 'l'·:' rr it':.Jr in) IFo rce R egul a.tions
h(' f'lr l~ Ca ll1 !1.. 11 ))(1 C]11/d ~~!' i J!g in the mU8- '
kct l'." (''1un'(' III the pr;~"lOl~S .yeil.r:
Call1 jl. - The nn n md t n\l 11l ng In camp
~Yill I ~'. fit ~f n.r1o \Y from 2 nd to -16th AugU<L 1./14.
l:!lII'l " ~ fll r Ba tt al ion P r ize ·M.ee ting OIl'
· \"Y l: i t · ~.(n ll d ay should be ntlld-c to S ergeant·
· i\la j r,r B lIt.:er 11 0 1. late r
thu n
Satu~d8.Y,

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HEADlNG RAT'l'l, NArr lON~L .

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n " tla li<Jn orde rs by :!.Ia.jor-Gelleral -H.
I c. Un rIC tt, C. B .• DJ.mmo.udant·:-. ' .
Omcer all d uly for th e ,vook cndmg 16th
, May 1 ~ 14, Colonel F. Lockh a rt_
· ri;tt al ion O rd erly Sergeant , Colour-Sec,
g t !L llt. T . F ur bes.

Th~ battal ion ",.. ill ' p ara-do 0.9 strongly.
... p ()«B!ble, with band. in the Cattte
MfI,.rkd. Rea,d.i ng , at lL a.tn. on Sunday.
17t.h Y(ay, l Ul4 a nd 'w ill ~arch to Yeo·
m anry I [ouse for a. n 0pCIl ·a.1 f Church ee r·
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Medals n n~ badges to be worn. Oll concl usio n of t ho B€rv ice !.he bat.talion
,,-i ll l'1a.rch bo.ck , with band. t o th e Cattle
1Ifa'rket Ior di smissal.
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, An open·air military; sacred co nce rt will
I takc p ~ a.oo jn the grohnda at. Yeomanry
1I0u.sc fcom 3_0 v_m. to 0_ 15 p .m. on SUIlday, the 17th May. 1914_
AIL mem bers
of the battalion 'weari ng - bodges wlll be
Gdmitted fr ee. I Should th e weath er be ·
wet tl,i. conoort' will take place in the
Rillin !! School. i -,
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11aj or T. Whf ble , b ayi ng joined llie
R ead\llg Batto.li?,n National R eserv e. 18
po sLcd to No.4 Com-pI>ny.
Th e follow ing I men hav e been recow-

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m .e nd<xl by ColQnel "'We!d on nod approved

' by Ma jor-Ge ne ra l Borret t to act ""
bugler s of No.4 Company: C _ Mood. (late
! R .W.
S urre y Reg imen t) , a nd F. J. Mur·
doch (l aw O, (ord Light I nfanlry) .
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'1 1li e corn m nndn.n t h M appro ved of T.
Clark [late Roy al Burksl,ire Regiwent!
being 8.P!lointed nssi st a.nt parade officer

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t o No.5 Co rnp:\ ny , w ith Nr..ti ona.l Reserve
m ilk of se rgcRll t, vice nloomfi eld. pro;

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j Le ugue, on Su t !lrda.y. in ~e a.fternoon, ~.~.
' ill l.> H-ead in e: M in i a ture Rifle Club, All r e d ".

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Itcn.dfllg _

' fo l ,hJw~ by

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The mawh i. to ' ·be '-.

('.once rt, ticke ts for whi~li ....

mny be ohtain ed from Mr. F . G. Beloh~r, .•.
lOU, Cnvc r sh alll Road, R e.dlDl!'
T,h& .~
IU'<l to be' <;le\'oted to the Read:_ -.
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B li nd Aid Soeiety_

A YJOn~ TO
Provide'- for Benefit
I,.WBEN

UnemplC)yed
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minutes -lata WI\o'I unh onrd 'If. Hc thouKht
a ,land ought to he made f<>r the oomme nce,
ment of ma k hco at the '.dverli.oo time. On
OliO occ..ion only throo-buar ter. of the other
tt' n. rll w ero p resen t when the gn.mo should
t ho te am

until ·t h oir

absolutely decline d -to

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"A" OPEN .

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l.t Round.-Godfrey Tu...,er he"t F, lArk
I'lus 22 plu. , 18 ; H . R. Pou1wr· bc.it MreJ G_
J. C. Harter. plu. 4 phJll 26 ~; Mrs. C. J .
Havil&nd _heat G. F . Slade mJnus 8 plll.'l 17
p iu!I 7; F. C. Cox' beat G. J.'tc. Harter p1u6
18 minus 1 plus '10; J. 0 , M. Stokes beat C .
J. Havalnrid plu! 27' .plu$.o18; H. W o' J , Snell
baat Misa P. M_ O'B. irno plua 26 plu. 28 ;
P. C. ·F .. ,Clo:nn61l . b~o.
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2nd ROWld_-G. Turn er- best the Rev. B.
E. Cbav ...... plus 16 pJIlB 26: J. C. M . Stokes

ha ve comm enced; the whistl e o( t he r-e fe rco
) \'n5 b10w n wi t.hout any no tice being t.aken of

play

TOO MUCH~'TAL:K :dW.
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Another thing wh ich b o b ..d not ieoo

~onll ect iOT1 w i th tho l' ::al Dlatches

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_DI.tr~t . Agont :-'1{. .Griffith.
43. 'Broad tS{r.. Woklngham. B.~k •.
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pI"" 17; H . R. Poul ter b<lat Mrs. C. J. H av;~n4
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in - Semi -flnaL-H . W . Snell and H . R. Poul-

W8.e a
on the

S,.. . Gi1e.,' could can· Town.s.hcnd ' ~. t Mr~. A .. Jicobaon iby ~2. : ~.

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CAv~'is~AM C~CKE1\GROUND
i 'lvery

·enjo:ra.ble &ftC~'~

Sold

pl"yed. ck>.ab H~y .. a rd -b<la~ Mr• . F . A. Bo.wj•• b~ _6. . ' ;MlSB fine weather at the a1>o.o

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the ir aim to pla.y a clean. M. M . A. Thomas beat Ca.pta.1!l G. M ·. Sh1al''Oc Saturday. !All the' f;1.oge ra.n
gentl emanlv. sporting game. One .m atch by 2,; t he Rev. F . J _ Ackoro bea.t M,-", _R. shOWM capit.l form.
The
was ono of the cJeanest he ove r 8a.W : i' ~ n.8 A . G . H(l r n son b~ 7; C. . B. L ee-Warne-r Mr . . Ted ' s INelEe (letk And to
a perfect . dolif!ht to everyone to take part he.t M18. E. G. Fellows hy 20; Lady Clark Sarah ,I who mado a gra nd Blru~J!lo

s;;unc." and it

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Supply
Ltd.,
..... • Uleurrl ", Street., Londoh •. W .C; ;

fumction. of tho.o Wl,o woro in "l1lborit:v; M. Wilder by 5; A. Barn. -hea' Mr.. F.
tJl O .Oilp ta in. and
vi<:e-captrun could give FellowlM by 8 : I Mrs. E, Djckinson_ boat
order. and the others cn"ld ' , ay what thoy Major-G&noralli'. ·A. Bowles by -12: Mr __ G.
grdu late itsel{ ullon having

eX<l,ha.nga,

I'D,rib;-q•.lry

ter Qualifiorl fo"[' th e final.
g reat <.loal of unnece....SB.ry taJkihg
'_ Final.-H. W. Snoll boat H . R •. Poulter
g.round. In.a firsl·-class match they did not P.t~8 17 plus 13.
6(!O tho ' l>l&y'er~ j4bbcr in,Q' at cooh other. A
I" B" OPEN.
good d.,1 of flnc play .was opoilt becauoe
UlO'. who- were not iri'aulborit.v usu \ ped the
1s1 Rouoo. -Ml'jI. W . Elliot bca~ Miss A.

]utd tQ 6ay afterwards.

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-,\IOCl -FIRST PRIZES.

.oomp \et.e .
H e (the
vic~r ) · would .hat" taken qui te a
different
lilln had ho beon r eforl"', and he woo sUro hc
·would hn.ve been bo.ckcd up by the leajifUe beat F . C . Cox plus 13 minu.s 7 pl1L6 8 i ,H .
II lld the comm ittee_
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W, J _ Snell beo.t P. C. F . CleuDell plu. 15 ,
WM

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in it. R eferrlllg _to what;" dcacribcd as
.. dir ty J?lay," the v ~a r. said if ilie r eferee
.Ioppotlit at 1\10 hel(UlnUll( of the game he
h.l\d tho ga.m e wen undor control. He was
lor gi'Vinsc . .grc !\ ~ r Jlower-s to thQ re fe ree if,
ho "AS cap.ble cf exe rc;'in" 11crn-. He
hoped tho club would pros per.
PRESEN'1'A'l'ION '1'0 THE VICAR.
M r. c...e then presentoo tho vicar with

'only' liI>aoon b;r inch.,..
O/pOla1e :-J"age,
~nd Rouncl .---:-Mr~ , ' P . H. L'Estrango beat Mr, Eo' Wilkin.!JOIl j handic&Door, Mr. ~.
M1ffi C. M. H,teb'11l(s, E . G. Fcllow. ,beat . Rumblo: !l]arkeman Mr. J. Stagl(; .tarter.
Mr.s. Elliot by 12· Mns. Dickinson beAt A . . Mr, W 'Qh.ilpott. The ra.oing was as folloWB:
Barn! bv 11; S Hayward beat :Mr• . Town·
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shcnd b. 9 : th o, R oy. F_ J . Ackers heat IMi..
. OPEN WHiPPET HANDICAP _
Thomas by 5 ; C. D. I",e-Warner b eat Lndy
H...t I.l.I , -Mr. Norri ••• ·. Our Ls.s&ie, l fi t ; \'1.![()rlar,d).
Clark b. 22 ; M ~,_ R. A. H ollin. ~.t ,Mi.. 2. Mr. -J. [Ch¥oolt'. One Spot, ' 2. Woo by
~fi:KHM~hH::U ' ~y:
C. Ph,lbrlOk Ib<lat h ..1f a. yard. '
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nn o nJarged frame d photograph of the tc.a..m.

3M

Rem

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lr'B.

G

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F 11

beat

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Mr

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OC(lu \',ie.s a. prominent p06ition in tho pl)oto- Hol1imr bv 10; tho R e v. F . J, AcIl'ere beat
Heat 3.- Mr. Wootton's ,Lady ·
~ra.p . .Mr . • Cn.so said thf! vicar had entered. C . B . Lec·Wa.rncr.
.. w.o.
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4 ·2 M
tnto their ge.mC8 M thQugh he w ero one of
Semi-final.- E. G . Fellows bOtlt S. IS",:!_ ... H ea.t ~.L-l. Mr. Brock's ""Bimbo, 1 ; J
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tho pluy.iug lJ1emher.. lndeoo, romotime. ward'- by 28 , tho R ov . . F. J : Acker. heat '1'iWb'o E ileen. o
m. Won -by 11 yard.. -_
ho had ~ayed, and en one OOC8,ion he M .... O. Philbrick_
He&1 &.,-1, Mr. Hunt's Complete. ' 16;
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Mr_
Ba,·ley'.
Sunftow
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8-"19 sa l
0 was 6U1'e .. no vloar
In& .-so,
. C . OW! cat t c
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a ~ Won by
~~~1~••tr~~.u~';.s-41~!~~t;:J!r:~!da2~tth~. m~: Acker. by 12.
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_ yaff!t- 6 -I. Mr. - Ted'. Nellie . 16,; 2. Mr.
HANDICAP SINGI.ES_ ~CL"'_SS "A."
Brock'. t:IiJly SaIlYJ~ 21. Won' by- & ,.a.d_
club_
Tho vicar said tbe Phooof,raph would always
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d M P H L""-t
(4) ' - H ...t 7."-1. ' Mr. HArry's Sar&lr; 16~l II. Mr.
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oun.- N .
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SIR.rl(tA 'Nell G'Ow, 11. wOn'. b"" ;a' foot . · '
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10l. 1Ig' In
HI fJtu V lU5 a p Ca.el~ mocmunto 0
A. Barns t4~) by 16. ' ~. O. M
. ' ~tok el'l
Ro.a t 8 L..:.l. ·Mr. Norrie's Be.u,..!. 'Queeo,#.l8&;
II i. fiNlt year with St. Giles' F.V.
beat S t",nloy Hayward (51 bv 2.2 , M .... K. 2 M - Si"oey'. Whit-MOnda'" -1.41: Won byi>f"eq,,c,,tlj
Hall (S!) beat Mr._ Q. J. C. n.r ter '~ J
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F UT URE PROSPECTS_ '
Mr. Case then prBSenW the annua.l reo
8 ; H . R, . Poulter (I) b<lat MM!. W . Elliotl a?tt-9~1 M C t.i"8MLViIT"'17.. "2- -Mr
port, which ,tatoo that SI. . Gil",,' h&d been
by 17;
. G. Town.bend (5')
Loc;'. rtem~mL>!~· M~. 14b. Won 'by '. 'yard:
~ble to place a team to repre.sent the parish.
:::i-Ia~d
It.rsF~:
- --- 8<ipii:Fliiaia, . m - lbreo oompetitiono-the Berka ",,<I Bucko

41b, • .11~

anilln 28tb. keg • .

40 'SUAD-i s

beat G. L_ F _ Harter b:v 8_

- The ooam'. m&600t, "Pa!." the Irish wrrier iJEotr.nJ!e n b t 26; .
H:v~~;d beat M:::: Myilt:ery, '
-M;"who n.ooompani~ the vi.car to tho matches, ' Dtckinaon. by 26: MrR. O. Philbriok ooat IM1"6. Won--- by "1!!: yards.
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A,SK .y_o ur Decorator to u •• it,
Tl.1 Card.

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GUM ,S-taeET,- READING.
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J unior Cup, R endjnJi:- Jun ior CUP . and Tom·
lJer 8.nco Lea gue compe 'itiOIWl. The club' cor·
ta inlJ did not... Iare as they wou ld like to
c ~p

lmvo done in tho

P·If·

oompotitiona, . being '

de feated in both at ' the fint till)e of ..king.
This was probably due to th e fact they were
uu ..ble on both oocasion. \0 field their
8troDg\J6i team. Tbo sarno luck dOJ!lIied
them in . the Te mperanoo League eompa_ii·
!tion ... UlC . club _beiQg unable... tho laat
moment to put their beet team ollt · when it
wu., most needed. I" spite of , this - the}
ougbt w be. q.,u te "'ti.sfiod wjth their vento"';. 'l'llo..'" by 14 ; -C. J. ·y;~~~'ir:.~·'- :::
fr~m a. fin:a-Dclal a.s l,w ell ~ M from a playmg ..t...ee.-:"Warner by 12.
pomt of v,~w. Too .. rooo,~ was: Played - Semi final wiDDer!!-J
25. won 8, drawn 4.JI.0Bt_13. ,The loot matcbes O. J , ira.viland.
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cerla mly nod a IMol onty. but they m""t . FiuLI.-C. J. Haviland" be ••
loo1r; to next eo ..on lio make a .tronger 6ght, Stokes by 27 .
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And h. folt sure t'b ..t . • oon...' or' I&ter St. ,
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G.i~'

would be

re~ya.Tded

with ()I)e or more .~ HANDICAP

of the cov.ted troph ic..
The bal~nce-6be ~t dlaclOllod .. ba\""""

in

)land of £1 ·9a. lOd . . The oomini-troe were
groo Uy indebted to the ladie. and gentJ ...
m en of
Giles' Ifor their ! rC6ponsc to tho

appeal 10<' lunds.
Th e Cc.versham and Re ading Ver,eran.
I ,h f;ilj(JCiatio n are s h oot ing a. n iB~ r rifle maicll
" ':it,h t.he I1cad il, g an d ."i,.tr:ct Ai r R i fle.

rel)8.ire:
IT p ~S
tho
"ALFA -UVAL··
instead of mnck lMB.
. cit Q\ht,f towe, tor '
'''hlcb UbeT'Rl terma
, aro given 1~: plU·t

LATE ST ARTS_

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The vicar conuncntod u pon the late <:om·
Dl cnco m ont. of matches ow~g
late arrivals.
e.nd .'mid t hat wh ile he wn.g at :Ardington and
Lock inge such a thinK I a.8 startillK t wecnt.v

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w:orkh}(f, lang

prov4?u Lhei r p oeition .

at.

m oLeu.

enf;ures

1.urntn&,. silent. .

th ov wore not on the to" ho thought tbat.
lJ(\,(l tJi ey plflycd "t. t.h e ' beginning M thoy
pl ayed at tho ~nd, tMy would ba.vo im,

tak.

HE8EHNE.

was al-

a tta ined . . 'rhoS"

its' Drill • .-These drille will
al the Drill Hall &t II p .m. on -M<lnlind T hursday. .
No drill on 1>l4u,
)1 n f 18th.
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nph o r c"Th-e serg.e ant·in6truetor"'i'il.~
lIei n class in semaphore for N.C.e .'e ,
men fr om 9 to 9.30 p.m. on Tb:u.i-fufaya.
is lr \' Compet it ioru;.-(l l TheSe competiJ
"ill take place OIl May 2!id. 9th.
2'!,,1, 27th, June 3rd, 6th , · Thr""
olll y wili ""unt. . (2) The fir.'

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not ·pos!l iblc in a big. parish liko St.
G ilos'. On one or two oocaoion. he had befn
e.b..c:cnt and O IlOC ·when he would have liked
to hn~C" b~n ":ith them, it 'WR8 Booolu tel v
im(l ~sib l e for l1im t o do 60 . . It was a gre at
t.hUlg t.o havo an a.thletio club in. connection
" 'ith the p arish , beca.llSe' it gavo them EUl
opportW tlt y to know eao)l otber better. and
'-it also enabh.d ·them to take part in what he
Oon... idcred was a vcry h ealthy ,sport. Con.ei"dcrimr thn.t it was their nrst seasOn ho
th oug ht tJlO V hn<J ove r y r.cn.:;OD to oonJr,rat uJato th cmgolyes upon tho Sll OOCSS th ey had

nt the same pl""e in thn '.I'fUu'niiblt.

nl~ C-"

'n.sido hoca.usc

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ulldorstood tbot on those .HerMon. he
engagoo with football. 'rh.t, Of .course,

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