Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1914

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ton, W.

Chetilo, J , Lou.I~l" G. P.
Leader J . Donaldson. 1.. G.
J:htt. R. V'''''y, J. B. A'B ....., T. Ij,ooe,
J. Wilder, G. B ...tin, and IJ'. T. Leel
W. Ankor Simmons, bon. .ooretary;
Mr. F. '~lortloy Simmons. uaiatant eoore·
tary. Tho reaolution lor dobAte, ." put
belor. t.ho mooting, road: I "
That this chamber (a) welcomes the pub-

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The 06.
tl>e...tate~e,nt of ""pond]. I
wer~ to maintalu.
PRst and &' l"Vin!l
.Boea<J m 8 Town Coun. 1
o f-'t
· ub e..,u I""i.- from I
tual ;nter~st. and 't.!J.a
and
1913, and !.he estimate
. to bring before
thi8- purpose dulling the
oJ the) regi:ycw~"'r, 1913, to_ 31st March" mont,
; to .asist
Gofve£r22n>!IlO" nt Board h,ye members
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t ,; . to
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,rovisio,,,1 (llre>C."')<I · ",aymen 0
, to tbe councd, gra~!t .l!lIancuIl assistance.
neceS6ito;u
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ms~~,,!ent ?,f th" grant payable In I memo..rs, or the;.t: widow" .n'd children '
"""",n~I" ..... 1>!"'1;·o.l Ib.e IInanClal y~ar. 1913· t4 .. r~p.e·, and . to,:arran!le. social gatherings. ' 'riley
~ntmg 50 pe!: cent. of tli!! net OXl)eJld,ture wanted to ~alld old GNli,adiel'6 together-'
Incurrect dunng' tn... first half year (and 30 In a mutual' befp' society' . and it ; w ...
Per. cant, of the estJm.ted net (lxpen.dit"ure honed to ' torm brailcoo. 'all Qv er ' too
d, urm~ttbe '!IOCo,nd-_1!alf year). The Bo.arrl . world, '
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Add ". It must be understood ' tbat the
NOT A CHARITY . \
B~ra look to th<l council to .ubmit a com.
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plete·. scneme for too Board'" ~np~oval'
They Intended to collec~ n. big s lim of
at as: ea.rly ~ dltot.c as practicable/ I
• !mon~y, " SO, th~t tho~' .O?~, ~,".g~~~ntee , Lto'

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lioation oI tDc o&videnoe of COI)tinental prao·

tice in reg&rd to eimulta.neoWf inoculation 'for
£wino fever oonta.ined in ~h9 mlnut:ee of avidon"" .ttMhed to the IlOOOnd intorim report
~'J~:~ti:.i~~:t;
of tho nepa.rlment&l Committee of tbo Board I '~~~;;:;i~;~th; r'
of Agrioulture; (b) note. with satisfaction
tha t the Depart.mel1t&l Committee,' after
hen ring such Er'f'id6t'1DO, ba.& formed the opin.

cu uJd a ft-er the o.ssa.ult

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that f fu.rtber experIment ie Decet8&ry
view ta A.ndinJr .. form of vAOOin&tion
"hich will give active immunity to the inooulaW animal witho.ut rWc of 'u~er tOM and
dl5Seminauon Qf diseue '; and (c) ~ru8U! thai
lIt.epS will be takon to ensure that SUM luI'ther experiment shall be undonaJcen at one
or more univorsity contrC? ns well M at. the

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\\'IIA:T A CONSTABLE' SAW:
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P .C . Ld <m l .latcd 'l th ..t he 6aw the
r l .9nll(' r l' yd lll g [ro m t h e "dillbCtjon
of
l'n~n r. deliberately
roo,.-

fr(l m t h em , saw
the prisoner'.
~ o oul, "" h o eacood Mm. ' Temple.
nc r d id not f II from his mB.chine .
(\fT R6 q ickly -tl.e he could:
had I\. rare r ~ ," sa.id WitDEB8. HM.r.• .
i ollQ\\ e~ u behi nd, a.nd .when

at Calcot Park prillWR..':>
Prisoner :refused to
:(' k
Ho.J .see m d tp be lik:e a ma.n '
h lf'l wd.s .
hen 'he 't ook JIH3 unJ
a nd lan de d tpe two blows- on the
H" s( ruek me a ~:Winging blow .. .
M
he c ould.j ma-k ing ' my Doee . ...

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€~!llai ned !tha.i

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co·uld

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pn050ner to go back he arrested
On arrival at Lhe gatew ay of the '

they ' 8m ne'..r , the ooor th~
sla.m med it.
Witness opened
, a.nd t he prisoner, seizini' the ·
>P';lO"' UllllLV: stn,ck h ,m in LlL!l right eye,
lila ~rC'b r o w. Prisone r , blind.. '
~~ T" I\. mom el! L nnd tri-ed to get ..
1 h€~' str u gg_cd on tJ}Q grouna
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Jle had been drinki ng, but was nol> '
d ru lJk _
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Superin. ·
t R o bot h arn, sa id tl1 6 prisoner had
o ~ t he t;f.o !1C lvork a.n4 wood ..
1ll t,},c ce ll, whilc. b<l had a"'"
s[:a t of lh 3 ce ll. ' Prisoner
u .':::cd grea.t viole nce.
a ll jll ~ffeJ)1jiv e looking young ,
(, X!Jrcs s{'d

(' ol1 stable,

Jus r.cgrct

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a n<i . " i<\ h<l had no recollection 01
H~ had b ee ll in the
Post
17 years, during whicb time he'
had n. t hj ll g brought aga.inst
had J uo t h ad a little refreahnnd ,:e ry S OOR it go t 11ft in
h.ia
d,d no t h a n ) " let of ref"""b-

Fi llc h~r" r eca r ed , said when O~6J'.. ,
h y ~, \\' ltn(J(';s
nnd
p, C , Lyford
Is()!l ~ r sai d to th e o fficer , '11 h&V8 ,
l:.kcs o f y ou b e for.e "
Froe lllnn , 8, Ca,t1e St""~t
61)Qke t o

8<!ci ng

the

prWOI;te:J.

co [} <; t.:l.blc three s,,,'m ging blow&. "
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W Rd t~o l~~~ for
orink, I and
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stup~d thmgs .
W i t.noSB eam~
R ea<lin g with Lb"m~bccau ... h e wa.nt"Il> t..:> "<!c [" ir pIa ,'.
, T ho llla.giE tr n. te."J ~ said il w as very good
on /Jr. )o'N>e m ~n '. part
do BO .

GIVEN UP BY DOCTORS.
Mr. J oseph T. C olfe, in6pOOtor of poet.
. a,d the pMBOller had been employ,
tho Read ing POl t omoo . for '11 '
and , was one -'Pf the fine st" men he
H e had alwaYB borne - a good'
Oll ar'lcte r. WitneBs had ooen under !.he
·i rr' p,·"". i<>n that h,! w"s ..~ teetotaller, and
not account for tM outbur ••
for the fo.ct that 'at times h<l apto be .. ,little funny.
About 11;'
t hs ago he WRB ve ry ~l'i o us ly i 'l &nd
to uude rg o an , (Jpe ration, a n d' the
llim up , hi, case had beeo
~ a m yrS tery.
Si n ce then '< 'h ,"
d ono 1118 work , satisfactorily_
Pri'.l
so ne r, who had "n absol utely e:e&Il 're. :
. was !mArried. H" had been fotto cycl e on ·:duLy.
, The .Bench, after" leng!.hy private d";
J l bo r at!on . ,filled the ]lrisoner £1 a.nd
6<1 . co, 1.6 or 14 daye for tbe ""...uli <iii
. Te mple ; £ 5 and 5s. &I. coots or oGli
mo'uth fo r the ns&au)t J on P.C. Lyforol
",,,d 10,., .the d ..m~s.e ., 7• . 6d., and 'I...
6el . c oots or 14 days for tbe damage to
th e " 011- £ 7 16s. in 'all.
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1.11~ <!h a irman 's&id it WAS a most hlVtaJ
a nd aggravatod aas ..ult, and bad it noll
for h,is 1000 character be woul4
beon Bent to prlson with<>ut tM

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of n. flui'.

Prison wa.s g iven a. ,week in which ..,
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GovM'Tlm.ent

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L.borawry , in oroor that tho Board of Agri:

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, ,eve.ry .:. ~~nD.dl-er: Buc"'b, a8s.w-~l\.nq) &8 :Wbuld
Sho"'..-/l!m tlj~'t be ",... bbt/ ·~lln~ . illl' tb"
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A~V1Ce- as ,well '\8.a,4cfij:, w0111d , ~
GoverrimeJ'!t BO&rd haye con· I given ' tO members', : A'nother ~ inatter tliat <-( ,..'

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AN. ECONOMlCAL BOARD. :
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.The J.oeal
firmed tb" propo.al to appropriate and would . bo ,a n enormous llelp wou:d , he "
for the pu.'1"?""" <if a· 'tllb!>rculosis loan~, '·'l':~.ioh_ would b.a" ~iter than ~il' inS . .
dispo,n"al'Y tJi.e bUlldIng !or~er}y~ l,l1ed as II. , monex_ . . ~~ " MSOCtat,loo would ,no p.e.
The ' OoSBI8tont aecr...tarY of , a -oIlar,ty, ,bllt every JMmber' would pay
: ' ,f The ,Bo:\rd_ rleeiN!" m.e to
~all amount"
,f
the counOlI ~e Imllonance of
Oapt&in , ~u.nton, as , lhe ",ldest .ol<lie~
tbe ·work IS oarri<ld Ollt I present', de&lr.ed to paYi a tribute to ' th4'"
regard to ' eeonOlDY. In this .oon' I ~ommanding ' officer, \Vlio, ~e ' said, h8.d
Board m_r...tat<l that i' does th:rown ' BO mueh .eal and encr~v, into
III.
the
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I Fo~ 8&J1.atori~m
mod~.
ne:c~B.ry t at the wa.:ls of. tnt;!
·.c~ifse:
The. ~hainman. ' explainecl"
tlOn for.. chlldren ' ... ...... :'0 bed" Ilhibc,ratol'v sbould be · UJJ<ld' With' gl...6<1 I C.ptaUl. GlInton . w ... • Iso .... · OreIladi...t:,
"It ....ma desirabl~ that ther....hould
the internal decoration of the I and <>arne of old Grenadier stock.
Ria
be
large proportion of beds -foc child.
Bhould' oo · carri~ out ·on an !!lr .. nd!..J;he~ was in' the Pcni>l.ulnr War;
it . is d ira»Je _ 'that ilia ,
.• ~~Ie. " The Boi.rd do not S'"ther ~lD whlch hjl di~~!ngu,ished himself, I\nd no
. for . lopg
in ' ~.
It U1 intended to-make an ' "pplica. i on". bad the welfare &lId tbil .honnure-of We
.an..toriwno in' orde; ~tat
have tlOn to toom for a O&!lital grant in .aid · of , reg'ment more .at he ..rt than Majdr narby
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~h,. proy,ieion. of the dispensary. but I 8m Griffitb..
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The reas,onab)e.
b
tteha, . of
s"alle
In ·"'l.eW
of..the recommeI\da- " ,It W6rS d'd
eel e d Ito f
orm l
8. ocal broncb, "
. . Btl -<l1l'."1Il! ee CP~Cu!
of tbe n_.
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rtm.ent.l\l . Committee. · on' IWi~ \ M~jor
.',·. D8of.hy . Griffith &e
, . president.
expressed in the rcno~t. " a..nd
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tha.t~ Mesem. Cha.r1es~ ~mith
10 tbetr 1nterilll twort. the
e compan,y t en s~t down -to 6upp.er.
.u.mer alike. Tho f.armer. th e vctortnD.nan, herd;' ie g-ree.tiy to b6 Preferred
The- MrnO Beading. architects, T"i:m
be una.ble to make a o&pita.l 1 Sergeant I Mercer, 8;- ' Pa.lmer
Park
.n.d tho Gove rnme,nt hllve h.a,.d mOTQ than OGnclusion applio8 to tho me of serum &10110 pr.eps.re e. echeme for
grant
respeot' of the total ca!)it.nl COlt, . AvehufIo,./ ReaPi,rig. " -ytas ap!loj.nted hOD,
thirty yearo in which to contemplate'thj,t' in ·the '·o";o of outbte..I"C-: As to in~OIitiga..-f lio6pital " oontMninll
inc:uqil!g 'furni~liing and <lquipment, . of 86CJret ..ry "I)d. ,' .tNl ..u~e~, , with Sorge ..
6OOu.rge, · And wit~ no better reoult ' than 'tion ~ concluded: (1) The •• oertion . that the, vanOOd c ...... ~nd' 10
mOT"- ilian ·£~40. , I 80Il1o. £0 reC!\I~~ tha~ tl-'e M&l~n, J,8.n~"·Serg~ant . Hiscoe!!, Pri"
p erpotual quarantIne .and .Ia~bor a· march Boord of A~ioultur. in vittu<> of
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<louncil will give carefuL coni.idoration to ' v ..~
. qOlIo..t.;w" I;'bom!\8 Hudson, .. nd P~gA .
of I.h.e d l~lL8O no IC55 porp~ua
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C&Ses on &l..~
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8. VlrU- r conforrod an It by Parliament,
foon the
tl.-,:J .qp.J(ation of coath e.nd · w.in- supply
the 66, ~ommlt
~eru.en.
lonco nnmluga.tcd.
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control, a.nd resorves 't o iUiolf
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purpose..s
13()&M ... with d e ta-ile d eetima.tes '01 the
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" 'VE ARE ALI TO DLAMF.'·
al.r-e!le.aI"?h 'i n. 0?D-"6ctiol\
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THE POSITION
of alt8ratione'· , and ".furnitlbin!l. before
a.n-uTIBI dI8f'MOS IG
work is actu&lly und{;1't"ke n."
Let m o not 11\ UllS plrun Tooognjtion of no foundation for
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fnc,," be suspected of suggOl!ticg the small..t publ"' ..re uMhle to obtain
with in
to the praotioo in
SIR O. ALLBUTT'S VIEW.
the di.e""e i. com·
The prceidcnt began bv roa.ding tho follow- mon~ suob. al
Fra:iioe, Germany,
inK letter, which Si< Clifforo AlIhutt who Au.trio.·Hungary, · and the United Sl&t•• ,
"&II unfortuna.tely too ill to be present, had (4) It. ill the a.enera.l ta.z:payer and ' ratepayer
addr....,d to . tho hon . aooroluy:..nd DQt tho pig·own..- who hal leg;_.
I doopl" r<lltret thai iIIn.... prevents me ground Jor oomJl1ai~ of !he et<pen... ,of the
Jrom .ttending' the moo\ina: of your chunbor oystem of doali"l! w,th the disc... in thi.
on Saturday, . and 8upportiJJ<r tho reaolption oounbry.
(5) lot U1 d..ir.bl. that .. renewed
und",c d1tJCUa51OD.
&tt-eropt to e :d erminate the diaea.ae should
'1'0 hnv? dono t!~ would have eiven me p.n h:e m~, and ~ t.h.iB e~d ~}le ~eoommend&op(>Ortumty of ""Ionting opinion. "hich I l.Ion. oont&ine,l..n ·th. flr.t mterIm _ t .of
have long held but wh,ch until to-d.y BOOmed tho Deparlment.a.1 Commit.too an<! tb~ . re·
l,k.~ to abide in noglect. Among tbeso port rjlCently iMued by the Roy.1 Agnoul:
opiOions I hold nono more strongly than tural Soc;.ty ~y" t.he oul'Qart of P,ig.
that tho phY.'01&ll· of domcatio animals can ownero. ' (6) The 'anil&!>l. e.,dOIlC6 "'gard.
hav.e no adequate inoight i!,to the ""t.uro of i~g the """ <X. (be oithultAne',>ua (O&r.um a!,d
thOJr d""", .... eo lon" as hIS outlook .. COn. VLruront· blood) method of Inooul"u()OI1 10'
finSed. to the pathology of .uoh o~!~.
di""
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to
,....,.,. ""
vu.W" W~
WIDO fe.vor has ~ow raged for mor. than ploy in health, ,herd., and.
t from the
a generatIOn, C6.Wlng endle.oJa diaturbanoe ownors' point of view ~e poHCY of ala.ughter
and he a.vy 'expense, to produoel" e.nd ,eon_jlLnd oompenMmoo in the rose ' of diaeaeed
of indcpcndMt researoh."

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s t u lio n priso ner ,a;truck him th~

\\" rt!~ lwtSl s t-n n c c , witness go L hi.m
] rIN')Il~ l- was
m Or e
ma.d than
Ilk ; 1H' <co uld wal k Bnd ride perfectly

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oxperimente.l ! t.ation &t Alperbon, and under

, to M rs. !em <l from the far eid. :
I Ii· ra nd and
med to I I knock. Iie.r
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Wi(I>€ •• , who WIIB SOln& die-

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/l el",r, wife of !.he last wit.:
th o prison er Tod.. oil as ' Iu);'

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per:,onnt blamo to any porson ~r, dcp~rtment. ! dooo o r e.dvioo rega.rdjng
I a.m BU~ tha.t our u.dnullIslrahon bu means of treating or
a.nxlou sly acte-d (or
best, and that Ita di!o()a.8e of ft;n imale in
oiliocl'S hav" loyally ca" ied Qut a dishearloc' l suggootion' that the ""'....~oI~.
Illg" duty,
If we M O to blamo at all, we the two .reoogni&ed
i.msti1;ut.".
aro to bl"me, togot he r.
L ot mo b& quite I controllod bv 'th&
clou.r abou t t.hls, 8.11(1 the n we c an take OOUD-! luoh 8.
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aol nl Oro fronklv log ot licr.
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Whon Samuol Johll£,on was o.eked how h&

ca.me to dcfino t ho p1lstern DB tho knoo of a .
Jl o r~ e . his frR.nk nne houost roply waa, I ;"','on.h"A
I I l ,g nornncc,
sir, puro ignoranoo!"
Ana
euch W llS tho no leas fTank and honest a.drn i..ssioll of M,r. CourthoP{) when Mkod tho
other (fa.y why noihiog b elter oould be dorie
lo.r 6wine fevor tho.n blind and p()rennial l' ·.'!glle'!(Jo,~
ela.ugb to r. ~ a clca.r.! igbted. man, he> sa'id'
plainh-, II 'Vo want knowlooge, and 'We ha.vo

not gQt It." May I rnode<1tly a'~1 "nave
VN') tried to get i.t?"
Prol!luma.bly the
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haa ,been

tha.t

.toady .laughter tho susceptiblo .trains

.wino would be ex tennin&tod and limmlJ.M

.tuiru ostablished. bul ' il is' not .. bopelul
method.
It W&8 the
French Panama
they poured inw
upon m ultitudcs of nativve~n:,t;'~'.I~ WllIlKU'jr-t
over their bodies to 0
But
failed di81lJltrouo!ly
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