Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1914

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RAILWAY A()C.ID£NT~
POINT NOT CLE~D UP.
BY IfQ.T.u,

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IIll satisfoctory feature about ~'.
of Trade ' .lDqmry lIlto tOO rau,t~J
at Reading was that the Imp6K\o
o f the wavlIlg of the green • •
not be cl eared up j indeed, sorJe::Of
wi t " " ",,"".< stated that they dId not ~ l
" ,wed
Adnutted1y. thIS is a mQ8t
1 e l('me nt in the Bituation, for it

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1 like 'you; new play, old m .......
.: ::, I'm gle.d I 01 . tbat-:-ithen did,

,<' '!n ence of gettlJlg what he UtouglrC
th e fl ag 81gn61 that the firem&t! of tb__
,a l lnun sa' e the "right &Wo.y" to
elm cr, "nd t be latter ae¥>d lt~n it
the dlSll"trolls consequenceS ,j,hj91i
kn olln . In the Intereots 'of the tra'9.eI:- .
public I\nd of the company; lit ,is' III

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thnt t he mntt-er could not have li~
tor!!y ex plain ed.

1~I ('nce

t' \

cflll fl lCLlll S

on the p oint was cert~~tr
The fire man of tlle J e::i...;

rear of tn e plal'f6rm
A . simIlar
\I as mfl,(lc fly MartIn, the lire·
<I II lhe t r" In betwee n Taunton and
ng "ho declared po!SltIve ly that be
COlle gh: c a II rIght away tJ aj~~1
u~ 1\ g rce ll fl ag. loiRe saId he could
(' (' r t~lll ".hethe r It WD.S the guard

Mr_ FrlUlk the visitor.

reo

r t he r C'\ uestl oned , he .. a id the person who
('(1 th e fl ag must. hav e waved lt ()ver

head or he (M"rt lll ) eould not have
~ u n rd

of t h e e x-c UI s ion tra.in,
c:n ld h e r ecc}ved nn j l all right. ,"

11 (1 0m a man at th e rear of the train,
h t:' unde rBtood It to b e a.n order to
10 proceed
He ooul{J not say who
.:;: i hnt gfl\ e him that tiignal.
He
to" nrd s the e n g 1l1 p., but t), C 8ta,tlOD
preve nted hIm from gIving the
to th e drn e r , sa.ymg that t"o ex" e r e t o go through first
Town ..

e mph utlc that he did not wave
S R.W no one witli a
except Ill mself
Thus three persons
t hat t h e "nght a.way" WM given
' ''Y t hp.t the gr een lIag wpo" waved,
till S IS not borne out by the guard.
OTHER SIDE.
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n th e other hand , t h ere was some
evJcience agamst the alleged
llg
Mr
Noble, the st,atlo"
saId /Ie saw no hand sIgnal gtv<;p
platform for the excursIOn train
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gIeen fla g . aud h e

r~'\ tLJ

Mr B erry , the assistant
th a t h e SRW no
sig na l There was no one on the
\\ Ith n gr~c ll flag; if anyone
n gr e c H flag It mu s t have been the
m n.ste r, d ec lared

T~E DUKE'S HEAD.
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Mr. Cecil ,Whiteley, b ...,istet, .. ppe .. red
for the Qwnera ' of th,. fully ' hcensed hoU8e
IMeMrs.. H, and G. Simonru., Ltd.). Thtj
observations . of the autl)ority stated:These premises pire old,' in good rep";r1
and clean ana situate \D the centre Of
the prinoipal 'treet. " Th<l trade done iJI
a good one, wHh .. ' tendency to increase.
The house j8 resQr.ted to" 'prmcipally by
artis .."" and people from tl)o! country d,s.
tnct.. There ..re 10 ' licensed houoe. ill'
the 8t~eet, and 28 within ,a.' radius of 200'
yarde; 'a greater number llavjD8 reg .. rd to
local ! requir~me'l.t. : and the wants' of
vi81t:O~ than ' ar~ teason';'bly re<tui.ite,
neoeslIar,Y or ' de.ir ..'ble. . Many are lllora
oommOfllou8, hal'irig; better· atrooturee, and
oon8ider a"ble highe't" :r ..tea'ble values; to
name . .. . few: . The Vine, The Angel, The
Bull, < ~ Cheddar , Pteese, and Rarris's
Resteu
t , in Bro..d Street, and The
Wheat
.. f and The, Bo ..r'. H~ad in Friar
Street, H. o.nd G. \ Simond!l Ltl\., ~ing
the owners o.f The .Bdar s' neRd ' aqli; The
Cheddar ' Cheese, a. well .... The Duke's
He .. d. No real neee88ity exist(! for the
contlnuance of thIS heence . . The own~re
liave four otlier houses in the street, and

I Il f' Il '"'c t o r Wood s CO llfirm~d these.
- 111 nlm o~ t Identical words.

T a uJit o ll lo R eudl n/o!', slud h e s Bw 1 no
\\I\\'('d
Th ere , we presume" \~&
!.!T mU fiL r e~ t , th ough J t . lI; a. tbou.8ln Jd

:'yards . re.diu4 of the
hOU800; : viz.,' 6 'tilly
beerho.uses, 'which prob ..bly
!!Ome of. ;th~ trade done at t1ii.
the . licen'&<i 'is .refused .' .
,

Ihnt It co uld not h ave been
nOrO,lJa,nlv cl ea ted up It may, or CputOO,
arg ued tlmt th e condltlOo ' of ·.tJte

InBp~tor Licklef" 8D8Y{fJring questions

WELL CONDUCTEri 'HOUSE,

fr om the r ear hq.d lts effect In cO..png the fir ema n that eve rythlllg VI,aB

e x pre'~

ca me thunde rIng by.

hol'. near

\H're

Even:

shudder in
the passengers In

cann o t but fee l

n.

n!S t o a te l Tlhle def\t h

In

ollr t" Sll e of May 15 we stated, J;'eng to Mr LJ ovd Goor g c' s promised
t'> t.o t he mUlll cl!)ail li es "The proso ( th e Jocn.h t les ,'re tt1D ~ Immediate

IS , e n re mow. " TIllS forecllBt .has
to he JustIfi ed Mr Lloyd George
" ,thc1rnwn t h e promiAed grants,
:-\."i r ega rds
the addilional grn.ntEt
\\ II I he p a rd

f OT

necessltous schoo!

d t h e fecdlllg of sch ool c hlldrEln.
"d\"i n. \ el y w ,"e p roceeding on ~he part
'n l

th e nuth OTltl eF . both o f Readmg a.nd
the Be rk']lIre County COUUCI!. not to
th e p roml sefl of the Chancellor into
"\, h e n rTamlOg th e ir budgets for
ve ar , so that th e wlthdr8.wol
orrer fo r th e p re sent Will not affe cO
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finan el,}l

aTTa.n~ements.

But

th, s th e a uthorl l le., are g reatly
I'lcd a t t he lo' s of lhe revenue,
ha d I t b eE n received in time , would
pr O\.ed very ,\ elcome in reducing the
T he ,\ hole dlfficul t v has ar isen bethe Ch:1. ncello r, at th O" InstJ gation of
If

Son

Jand

r efo rme r s, "

w1l1 not COD""

to t he allocation of t he mon ey till •
<;v .. te m o f r a ting ass e ssment
I... ll1 n g ~\'I.e bH~€ n lmprovements

(dis-

and
assed by the House of Commons.

have b een qUite pOFHuble for the
to hl\\'e been 'oted on t he old ba6ia,
out UIlR nflw-fBhJded Aystem of ratmp:,
Lh e li ug~eHt.i on that th e l oc a.l nuthoricnn not bo t rUf~ ted WIth the 'Droper

ILure of m oney voted bv Parliament.
Impudence. Th e lruth IS that ~h.,
8.u t h o-rlLl-es have had to bear llIcreMleo"latlve hurd en< impooed on thell/.
Pa rlIam ent WIthout proper financial
A. n ee, and the t une for r.ehef 18 long
Once again their expectations

bee n blasted TheIl only hODe DOW
at the promI sed educat lOn grants may
..lise . .

SUNNINGHILL
OBITUARY.
liT WJlh:l. m Fra n k ll n, "ho pn~oo away.
(i'TldllY In In.'5 t \\ ee k, wn.'3 an oJd itt...
t llll L () ( thiS
, t~pd \, n~

pa ri sh He " as" 74 years
the son of a f orm e!' land ..
of TIl e Slag lilli , Ascot The fune~al
pl'l ee on tlIe foJl owmg Monday, ~hen
f(' !D aHl8 we re Interred In 8unniD~'
urc h l' ll rdJ the 1iervJce bemg oondnc:W
t he l~,,·. A R Ingrazp (vIcar). A l~
r of fnend. attended, aqd " ~1l
tokens 01 remembrance were ~

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The big.l brother turned up his nose in.
and replIed,, " Cahboy..
The}
ain t cahboys. Where's their fluffy trah·
eers
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There is something peculiarly stinging in
the way the chI ldren of Lea.therhea.d, one:
of the loveli~.t ot the !lurr"y , vlnagee,
nnswer mquiries as ~ t he name Qf their
VIIl ..ge. .
It often happens th,'lt cyclist.. or
JIIotpri~ts .. on their ,.my · to DQrk.1111\ or
Guildford will say to a group of. cliildreo.
"Wh.~t's the name of\ tliis village I "
The an8wer is inva.riably "Leatherhead,

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Mine ," .. Jt was a "rooden-A~a.d! It
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invite the Ebor Prize
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of Me....... Lyster,
One of the j'torle. told by MI'. Roo.....1t
and Taylor.
Un· , relate. to. a newspaper corresponde.nt. who
s .. ng Hat· was sent to East Africa ~t the time of his
later .. Th& ,expedition.
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'An encqt'e wlt.8' j. H& n:mon strated wi,h the correipon~en'

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Burl'l! etc.- -Mr W

771 jono bar); Mr

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H . Pltman l Hope. 674

ChulCfJ

Dearing.

(two ban): Mr. W . H . Harria, Com

St.

Tem~

peranee, 3144 (one bar); Mr. <Lew,o Ph,llip.,
Lord n....borollgh. 3200 (one baT).
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TXI·Coloured R,bbonl! - CaptAin
ll... tingB, Wollee!oy, 1899; Mr. F. :1.
M:orland, 3066; Mr. G. E. Dennv, Com.
paranoe 31,44 , Mr C R. I. N,choll,
don, M27
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LIght r orreehmontR wer.e pTovided &t the

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a remark .'

In &rral1ging 'bolidays thi> poa8!bilities of
.. tiip to acot1an~ should pot
160kOll.' The spell woven.about the ·,f]'~~lg~!· I';D!,!'lg...!
(In seeing lor the first time it. '
mountain., ' heather1'c lad moora, a.pd
lui loehs, i.
feel. ' oo,nsl~rahi<MI
to Nlvisitl it
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, lA- these
tra'velllinll
dition....
Scotland. ,O...... lDIl

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Indeed, &lid wh ..t w"" that"
Well, ye see, my lee.dcr was a.way !nr
minute or two, so I got up and· I .0111:
Oh, my lords, Sir Francie will be back
direcUv; he has just [(!lne out to ,wl\sh hili
handa_ '~ ' " _ II My Vaned LIfe," by F C.
Philips.

BOUR PARTY' EXPER!MENT,

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borough Lodge

THE CHARÂ¥ OF SC()T~ANp.

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lli vltation 'of the brethre o of the Lord lJc.6-

lJ'he dmner took pl."" a~ Bkinrlle. Hotel in
t:ha e.emn«
The Provo Gra.nd MASter (Mr.
J T . MorllU)d) prelided. /" • '
Tho usual masonic to&&ts we;re honou~ed.

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"A Scotch judl(e, recently ..ppointed,
t ells a story of a friend 01 bis, a membe'l
of the Jumpr Bar, who came up from Edi,,·
burllh to take p .. rt in a , c\loe that had to
be decided by the House of Lords. Whe!!
ha returned he was ,skF by h ... fr;.endo
how he got , on.
" 'Did you make a speech, Alexander"
asked one of them.
.
. .. No, I dfdIl& make a .pooch, but I maile

E Gala, Wmd,pr C.. tl~,

John'fi, 795 (two bard and \.n·coloured J'!)8.
etto) , },Jr. E Goldm". St. John !., 795 .(Jlvo
bATS, tr.-coloured rosotte, IUld Vioo·nlHl1!.
coll.reLtc) ; Mr. A E<lmonc!.on iAboor,. >946 l'I1'.rt,ic,l~rly
(two ha .... I; th.. R ev. F J J- c . G)U· rI
mor, Abbey, 945 (throo bars) ;
Mr.
T. R Kent, Downshire, 2437 (one bar):
Mr. T H Parry (1913), TameSIB, 2926
lono bar) Mr 'fhom.~ Hunt, H eather, 3~31

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(ona bar) : M", J

ea.b ..

dis~u8t

AAcot, '

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'coupl~ 0'

Savory
h.vin8'
111 Well,
1\ IrIendly
way,
but tireif latter
i.
clllliHg,"
the>,"
you see,
',Colonel,
a lionrephed,
reaU, '
jloncluded with did h .. ppen to. do lts t duty - It would be •
Flon',i Name· vet'v interesting jtem I of news!
cnariIDIDlI .debutante
Thi'l. w ... in aUusioR to the Wall Streo!
,
HIll: saying"wlien Mr Roos"velt went out, thal
d.nee, .. A_nCR e%pec-t.(l ,~.ery lion to do ita
It i. the 8~or;~ of duty."
I
m,1iiu,ndl';~';tl....litiig ,i':!,ith the usua.l r8iulte,
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was a souroe of , much amusement to
My friend n.ext door (says a corr~apon!
.. udience.
dentJ I. tor eve~ dinn'i ng into my e .. rs th..
, the interval the Ebor Qu,.rtette virtue. 'If hi. model $01\. " 'You know -he
,
the members by ' singing keeJlll his accounts .t ~chool .nd sends us a
auartel,tes OD the lawD. A f ..rce, .. Fack· detailed statement every ,moDth of what he
(Miss Dora Roee, Mr. W. B.
And, would 'you beheve ft , mQsl
1f:=~~l~~!,.~an~
·
~d~M~:r{.'·H.
Norman Gaze) WM
hi. lJloney IS spent \,op the S.P.G.::
cl
"S.P.G. ," I 8~d" L"what'6 thal1"
.. Why the Society fl'r ~he pr!lpagl\,tion of
the Gospel. Look , h,-e's hiB last Rccount.
S.P.G. 6<1. , S.P. G. 9'1 . , . S, P~G, 7d Doli"
yqu thlD'kl that's very II/ood of hi'm ! " .
I agree<'!, but felt a l httl. bit !!U."lclou8.
L .. ter the boy came home Ill, and 1 ...ke<l
hIm what S.P.G. ,mpant.
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'~omethinl/-prob"bly gruh," he replied
wi!tlully.- " EveDing News!'
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The Star

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~;~~::~~~~ili~re~::~;::;r~e

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H;ead~TPe
Fox &DDd~~i':~~ii
.~.:~t;~"I:t
beerbou6&;--:were
e

8e&

Look, ChBwley, '9res

boys," s .. id one to his big brother, ..ged
eleven.

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t he proro plI t ude 'Vlth which .1;bq

s p o ile d t h e brakefl_
\ \ Mi t hat thB e xc urSIOn train had
n ose foul of the molm r oad when

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C;o:nsis~ing

1913, when four

, but meanwlule It Ie so.h s fa.ctory

H~e lD

It

on

ng h t .."\h ea d
Th e rep o r t of the Bo\ird
T r a d e 1 m,p-cct o r WIll be u.waLted ..,(illi

LIttle Gr.ey:

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Mr. W. R. Hambll11g, who
hlstrlOllIc Abihty, apch .. racter in "The Old·time
Penny Showman," by Bransby
His m ..ke·up was good .. nd his
of tb.e nuCQUs 'Ol~ of the old
a.ctor was re ..!isllc. . A lIght
found in Mr. H. L. WhIttaker,
lo o,ntril.uted U I hle ar a thrush at eve.
:~~as~Ii.~r<>D!'S duet. ,. For all Eternity," by
Sain.b~ and MIM Ethel.
'a musiqAl tre ..t. ' A lIinger or
Ull"'~"."'O o..h\>re W&8' found in Mr. W. VI"
whose light ba.ss voice was well'
S .. ndel'llOn's popular song, " ,Up'
f;;;iN·S;;;".;.;~;;." In the second p ..rt Mr.
WAllace's "Rebel" _ and the
dIstinct

b'y Mr. WhIteley, .aid , ·thie p .. rticular
dIstrict liad heen daalt • witti
two
dIfferent oecasion&.-ill 1911,
lioences witbin 200" 1'.. rdB of

ah 18 the vital element in the siQ,h ..
bu t. I t IS e VJde nt that In~ thi8 0&86,
I\<.: t , t he rcal or fanCIed gllling of ~;a.

It~

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18 t~en' a.way &8 well AS
~I'inbow, ! the ow))er. will have

if the

Th orn , who had brou~llt the tr ..ip:

Rnd

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1hc gree nl flag was standing
I t"o couches lip the tram from th~
e lill of .t. Th e nag appe.red to be
H' d t o tl,e ne \\ d ri ver o f ine excurSIon.

ulil to r

I Far h,ide my ya';'nioll

programme with
II No, ma.'am,
!Sa.id the Wife quite sed"'I'avvv.t(," .' " Goozey FalI." ously. "Sometimes f cnn't get ~o~k "
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Misa Denm..n, who
soprano voice .. pretty song
The hright red felt hilts of the American
~:~~~~~~:i::~:entitl'ld
.. Sunshine and Salv.. tlon Army delegl.tes have been t
In the •• coild part she 8ang 66iiree oT delight to the chIldren.

trn m "ho 81\' e. the signal, the man.

of l he compan y acted in the des·
clrc um st (\nces J but for which I It
e di "" ster may have occurred. '1'110
d Iltto the tram , whIch he
mos t lnSLalitly ; the dnve r shut

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t h a t t h e man "ho gave hIm th'Q
t he g uard: it WBa 80meoDft

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The

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miofJ, auntie; it's bigger. 'I,
visitors ...lre treated
Blatter. Ii'
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Rehool scOuts, under
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Likaman .. nd J. E.
"When ..in 1 going to get served.
, .~~n~ri~:~:g ..D<! Swedish drill wai£erl . HurrT up! Have you got loe<>~
entertainment wlth motor ataxyt' ., ~
always fimshes wa.s- I ' ~ don't know, sir. I'll inquire in the
schoolroom under the dlr~otioD kitchen."-From "Tlle Sna.rk'8 Summer
W. B. ' HambIIng and W C, Annu .. l."
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It is the endeavour of these
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concerts
rather
A worker' in"woman
the slums
was the
talk,ing
..the
re the
usual run
of! hard.working
Iwhen
husbt.o
..nd1\
and the fare prd. reeled in con siderably th" worfe for drink.
and (lramatid
,. Doe. he always go on lIke this'" ...k.d

tr ,ll J1 61Ud " he
had the II ris..lit
from th e I ear ()f the platform 'by

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he~ :wc:rl::es laLet
\ .. concert) ~
me take

~da,

(I f the green fla g . but h e was no~

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this is tedious!

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A F LA G WAVED'

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.. Oh, I haven't 6e(jn itr-hut the
jolly on the I 'buee8."
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readers a~e aware, Readini is ' one
plae... where diJTerential' ratlDS pre·

" BOMB~' .FOUND,