Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1914

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THE WAY MILK WAS
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REMARKADLE

ALLl1GATIO~S. ·

Police Court .on

TuMd'y"

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P earce, Binfield. 'W8.8 8ummp~od

ndult~rn tro milk at W,\,flel?

(lcfOllu"~ t ndmittro U,at ·· thc oifeoo,, ·
cOlll lllit tro. but not by him. and n'o evi.·
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wns adduced

by tho llrosec':ltion. .'

Brain , in r evIQYiing tho. ~r­

Syd ney

"nlsl,' I1"<5. said th e defendant WM emby t hc Park Farm Dairy Co., Bin.
l1lanng cor o f t heir Dinfil!ld fa r m.
OW ll l'd

a

The '

a nother dairy farm at Warman n.amed

Howlett h-.d
h erd o f co,v~ . . Against . t.l;1ia

.1 proocroing. had becn in6titutc,d
'fl a ud . but, he had di sappeared,_ a,,,d .the,

iet' W('(e lIo t ab le 'to find him. Ho should ,
wi tll c~~(,." who ,'wuid eh()w that it. 'Wu
I\.. tt w ho wat ered the milk by taking ., ....
n;; hyc ga ll ons a. d ay for his own .o.a.e•.'
~ ny C gall o ns of water in tho milk tb~
out. In s uch c irc umGto.nccs h e .cont.ll(' d" Ccndnnt, who wars ignorant
\\ :I S goi ng on, was not morally guilty.
\\'IET A COW11AN SAW.

Si mm oll,<;, L ondo n "R oad,

Dinfield,

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!I. sni d h o \\'ll ~ working at. Warfit:ld
F ar m with a lIlan n amed Howlett. Tho

The milk
It;
Sh orlly aft"r he
int.o h is C"OIploymcnt h e noticed tha.t
,Ill H OII' let t lrequently
watorro the

\.If

ro ws llUllIbNcd about 20.

to Mr. A ld e r. at Bracknc U.

by hi s son.

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The wh nlc of t.he milk . WIL8 not fJcnt
Ald er . sOllie be ing used for the co.1Vea.
tllkcn into t he h ouse of _t he fore.~

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lIluC'.h 1\8 three gallone at a time '
u;:.cd bv Ho".. lett.. who skimmed it. uwl

the ('r'c-a.m lIlto butter. Tho water. toat
th r O!I~h the ctlolo r ~as. run int.o a. chum
lut Lnto t.he milk which wa.a sup~

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Alder.

He left on

Ap~il

2Mb,

youn .'!' 11 r. Alder three days later;

t.old hilll about th e ",wring of .the
J Ie klt c w it was a dish onest practi~, ~
it did fl ot enter hi s heBd t o tell 4nyone
i t. befo re.
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t he chairmn n : The de ffln<lant ne ve r ·to
kn o~I'.' IffI,'elook a 5amplc of the milk f ~om'
d t.· rcndnnt, who wns swo rn , sai.d ' hEi
o v(' r c\'crv (lay ( rom Binficld Parlt
t o Warfi eld Park Farm. It was How-

duty, to supply )fr. Ald<>r with 20

g"I~·

of mLi k a da y.

boy

A Her

see m~ tho

o n e he w(' nt to 8 C' A Mr. Howlett, whO"
ccl hfwin.r \\' d c rro t h e milk,
H e. 8.,I{ain
S illlni o nq. nnd Howlett , w h o was preB-Gnt.
nd mit te d t he factp'_
He him re l( JlJ1d
pIes lnke n an'll a nal ysed. H is compa.ny
a good rcvuta~ion,
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t.h o ch airman ; H e had no mothod of
f'ithe r the
or qu a ntity of. the
out by
but aine';' How.
ot;;;~t~~~~~r:'pc,I'f.~:::~
w ent to seo t.he milk

a llowance was a p~t ,

Iii

Mr. Drain'S' ,\ iew; dig.'
0 11 pn y m cn t of com.

A HOSP[TAL SECRETARY AS
, .A RCUITECT.
;\ c wb ury D istri ct H ospital 'B two 'new'
words f tl l' IHl.yin~ patients are to -be
O Ll Ju ly 6th"
Am ong tt!~ intere8tin~
nLuut thr m 16 t h ~ fact that they ~ I':r!,
ttl I lu vc b('('n de6IJ,{lled by Mr. J. ' 'A.'
U u r gIL1&, t he hO I1. secre tary, The ex.
,is ill tJIC Georgian style, and tl,lough
,1:; an cntrance frO{!! the maiD:, building
U5C of t.he BtafT, t.he new warda are
LH-_.d, and p066<'eA a &eparato cn.
pa ti f' ntB and v il'llt.o r e, and .IW ' ~n
t h way up wh Ich an ambulance can
A " il!l inJ.{-room for ~tienLa'
t ea may be ser ved to them'<ia

on the ground Ooor. The dim.cn.
two pay.wardB aro re.epectiy oly 18
15 feot 3 inch... and 14 foot (7
12 f ce t 6 . in t.:hes.
On . t.he . othor'
corridor a ,bath-room , amBII ' liit...
fI. .s ink ·room
iitted with rorcod
'",M.n"" """ appliBncea for clea.nsing · mac...
and bottles arc placed. ' The
a. mcmori"l to the Into Dr.
000 of the medical officers
U-6trict lioopitn l, a nd his widow
rels tho ex pensc of buildw hich h l\.s a. moun ted to
wards are paid (or it ;s
b o se lf-supporling, a nd in . .

iitatcmc nt has b('!o('n m ade
"th(')' will pro ve il source of income, n
hopr- that t.his is not t. he OffiC:lll · view,
t hat. Mr. Uorg ni6 and Mr. H. J , Vollar,
t Ile sLLIlgu;nc

nH~ llLbl' l' o ( the clirn rniUef! per hllpB inoeh.

t he' scheme, hAve n ol endorSQd it.' ,
cn.~ il y not pro ve correct., for two
1.0 ue n }membcred.-" Th~ Hoe-

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.'t.et .
, ~.~DlJ~tee8 ~r.
would be ' very t~Q1.lnR bod.'!". ..h!ch,
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, . tlil!' e!.td!,n,ce. before
would Buch a fund appeal to ~mm.ttee~ have done
thoso who
taken little or no part in th.. is a ' fact,".
controversy e.bout I votes for women.,' but ' not '8"'eingle
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from tho lette", I have reoeived I ""Iieve ohang... . The
evidii;"",
favour
that 0,. 18.Tg6 J1umbo~ or . I no~.miljtants' this nati onal
is from .the chie'
.w~uld hko to . how tljOlr "!llIra d\"agrooment and deputy', chief ,
th L wI' "1\ I t' ,
WIth thoso who are wrcckma theIr CBU6C by De art .
, e , .~ . ,a ua Ion
,~ 81lOh aoh. and it may bo th.t thosc women
I p , ~nt., and from the. Q.ty :As .....or
who by thoir I.rgo contribution. to tho G e.IlIlOW, who .makes a stipulation that he
militant fund. h.ve made ouoh outrages pos. and his colleagues ohould be 'ahso~bed
";blo would bo glad of. an , opportunity 01 the stall'.....
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::'dk;:;'~n!,me rcpar.tion in ',the sight of God
FINDING EMPLOYMENT FOR
every true woman,"
that a ' !practiC41 way

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TH~ IDEAL PARISH' CHURCH,
Mr. John , M:~rray, the ~~bu.ber. endo.....

the vicar's

appcal

in

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following

pathetic linea: -

8ym~ veyors think, an) two~

· 3.$:~'is~~ely, ' ~s t,~

a~ ~~!l~b~:t ~Y
germ.~ ,.and.'..Il).IcrQ~es 1
of
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HEALTH"

the

The first is to pre . .

of "great Go ~erDmcn.t d6~artm ent," <&S ' Mr.

of the _ Vicar

W.rgr""o. and would 88k porm;'a.on to cn' l Lloyd, Ge.orge called it' lD hiS letter to Sir.
d~,:"" "II ho BAY., . . . ,
John I!!empe;. whi~h ' waa created 80lelv in
W ~ WII<! I't BerVlae 1m WarA'rave Churqh on order to carpy 'out the v&luation of the BUd.
hit·Sunday . ~t j!.3!l on Monday mormng I get of,' 1910 - The Sec . d ' j to'
k
'W1lB sta.nding w1tbm tho lour bare waUe and
'b'" th , :,. , ~ ~. I
??J 8
~B e
walch',ng the last fralCruenta of ' · tb./ roof ~ . ~ ~ new e elll<lntary, education grants,
~eam6 ftmouldering out on ,t he door; , ,I
whIch win .mount to ~~4J.:I20,OOO, and--be
"Literally everythinir wit~in the ' church £2,385.000 !arger than the existin/! grants :
Was .de.t~oyed. and I ?oubt.f muoh of tho Tjle . now grants a~ to · ~ oaloulated' 'o n
fa?,,,e WIll .!.and rop.,~.
r~te.ab!e . 'Value, ,They:will consist of ·36s.
W..rgrave qhureh In .truature &,!d 8ur· per chIld plus' 40 per cont. of ·the expend;:
,,!,undIn"'8 and In the :oha[~cter of , 'to aer· tlJr-e. · aud . lese the produce of .. 7d. ·; rat•.:
":lc~.fJprolLohod, tho Ide nl of , wha, an Eng- "T·h e local ' autlroHtiea 'are to be ~epr!v<>d fl'
liah. ,villago ohnrc h should be.
It :wal of ,their ! ·right,,"1 the . amphl ' t""
famtlllu to and tJclovod by thoueands bo~Jldas H v I n'" - , 1 'I k ' P
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the r96idents in tho pariah and. ita roatora_
0 U lI&ry
oca
n~~ledge , IS ,
tion': door thi3 wanton .out;~ on -behalf. of & W'~te~, 10b~I co~tro[ roa.de, lea~~' ~::~~il~~: '1
C~l¥*l tol a.lIy , unconnC?tod .Wlth .,.it may .•NVpll I qu~ntIty, . And & .b~reau<:ratl,.C ~
00 re",urdecl aa a not.onal and' not meroly .. .up- a-. a oost whICh WIll shon

local duty ,"
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WORK OJ:<' THE ·CO'VRTS.
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:T,RInU'fE TO LORD R~ADlN(J,
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'Ev.ery 'rl":le y~u IUS~ Lifeq~oy Soap you . p.ro~o~e Ihea~fh.
Every .d~e :you ,vasti,
lJr. shainpoo ' with' ~~feb\f~Y Sd~P
yqu a£'~i!lly ' d,es,t roy ,
d~sease germs and ll\ ,~tpije:s '",hitc h
are the ,' nienace ~ in'
: dust, dirt and 'refuse matte'rt wh':~+
b~gri~e ~t~~po~~s' of the .skin.
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probably lar ' exceed) II mil
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annu.alIy. mainly to ,a.U€myt to
that the Government ahol get :
the full yield of' a · 7d. rate. It
.a
mountain being in Jabour and producing 8
mOU80. to,

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v'iomething of'the I

MORE·

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odour: of. Lifebuoy:·5l}ap

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·t"eilii. you

.propertiu atqred within it. ,

CO'S1;?S, , ~O
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,MORE.

LIMITED. PORT SUNLIGHT.
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V4\-LUATlONS CRITICISED.

In the- section on ag'ricu!tura1 .land the
HOll~o ' b.nquot to 6UrV€yore aev€rely criticise the composition
his. .MiLjtl6ty' 6 J udgca was given on Friday Imd. metliods o.t the Land Valuation Deplll't\

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. 'llhe ·annu.1 Man6ion

evoning in lnt week, - wn.en the Lord Mayor ment:-

entcttalned m the E!lY[ltlon -HAll the Lord
Ohief Jmtioo .od Lady Reading. ml'ny of the

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" T,h,e. valu~tion8 now being ;"ado by tbe
Judg.08, and 0. largo number of members of Va~uatl~n .n epartme~t are," th~y 81\y f' &8
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the Bnr and othO" guCtl!.a. "
concern. the . great bulk of agricultural
. Inl Itivintt. the . toast , of t' Hill ' M~ieat.y·a Ie.nd , made by assiatant valuers, mo'st' of
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GREA',r
.tw'QSTOp.;."
JudK'?"," tlto Lord :M.yor offered , ~ord whom are yOUDg men at salaries of £120 to
Reading hearty and 'e~ncoro .oon]rra\u.1atlOn. £200 per annum. The great majority ' of
ali ~ijMock Orcl.estr&"
on hlO promol1on ... Lord Chiefl Ju.tlCe. No . th""" have had no agr1cultqral trainfu
of a
by Sir· W iolt:er
one had had a more bnlhant c~""'r and no 'I whotever. , . Many of them do t'
g I "'a._aH
one he WR8 sure, ,,,ould better ue..h o1d the k
th d ' ff
be
no even
at Oxford aDd
dil[;Uty and honol,. of tho I[roat ollice , Whioh/ now e • ere nce . tween· ley gra8S . ~n~ 1,f')rDQ."IY
he 60 ably fill ed (ohoera).
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, perm~nent. p08ture: ... . .The nluatlOn
Til<> Lord .Chief Justice said the past year t~at .6 hemg m~e •• of tho crudest. ;po.,
h.d been" momorablo on~ for I the King's , slble character" and a.~most any 8urv!yor
l1enoh Divaion. There wa.e atill some oriti· ot experience can give Dumerolle inetanoos
cism wit h regMd to the' Dj'vu..ion, and, ,al. in 6upp<>rt of this 6tatement. The departthoul[h thoro wer.e rofor~ w~1ch tl;ey. W9uld ment employ
meil to
Up ' 8 oer.
be glad to ml\ke '''. the ClrcUlt .y.~m I" pur· tain amount
get
auonoo. or the rooo~al101l~ '01 the , Royal gother some rough figures .
are
Comm ....on. ~oy we~e unable , to do 60 'S? 'oified, with the (title 'ot" a • 'Val,"'.~lt)D ;3
lonl[ II<! thoy wore w.thout , the · two o)CUa
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~udges recommended by the Comj,\wi~n. no
attempt 1.a :.· made.' at . a '
He w ... not complaining. of ' the fact that to-field
valuation I ;. and .tl)oy
the.v' were ' without these' extra Judg.., but. relv " on tha. p"ru,.al ~ ...."iet.r' of ,·the
\Ultil they got . ~e"! l .th~y could not I $'.<& owner to come t~ an a!!~~en! rather th.n l'e;sp!icirJI,y
eITeet to the Commlll!l'o!'!' ; recpmmenda~ons' l face the M:pe'1se, (if fl!!bt~n~ a Go"....rnment
fh<>r<> wa • •100 ~!>1Il(j eritimam .of tI\" .l'r~e.,:" Idepertment. .The great .objept appears to
10 th.e . Co~rt of Appeal. In b .. s OJ>l~\ln, ~.t :be .to rush the valuation through. 'Accuracy
W .M mote Import&n~' th&t CUS88 . of ~rftt'C..d'''I- and -efficiency are minor oonsideratiooa.·" - '
.lance ehou Id b. tried promptly and ral" Y . Th
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than cUes ' hi.

too

CouTt of . ,AppeAl, ' thou-gh

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ite agrood thore ahould 'be ·... little'del&y ' as :way
p08sible ~ in

that

Court.

Every

b.d boon ",iven' to th~t Court. in

~ Burv~yors g~ve ~ , ~D eX&II!p!e ~~
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wh.ph the valuation I~ . Jiemg',dOlle

u.iatance _the 08.&6 of t~o "'cott~e8 each let at ,£12
the : Jiaat a . year . . In 19~2 a .provision"I '""lnatiC>n

would and
he able
iii.. arrcare'down
to
he .Ito
had·bring·
· every
hope tbat thpy
year,
the normal !,ondition.
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, Lord Justice a,nd Lady Phtlhmore ang ~
lIon. G. "Rulua , leaacs wore amon~ ,' ..
g!leate:.
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oott~es
at £200
each.
In 19i3,
was
receIVed
fixing
the tou.1
valuealthO~
Of 'Utheh
no objection to that .value, ha~f bOOn
another .valu..~ion w.... receivad 6icing; e
value of, the ,qottaglls at. £.100 et><lh, This
aeeond :t.aluation was : not an

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-m ',.

yaluation, .It was &D;other orjgin

tion, the d€pilrtment
twice over . .,

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the .: 'bath-at the wash
pail-that IS ho'f and
saves lif~ . ~~ilY.
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. aerve the L ....d Valuation .Department the

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H I ha.vo r e a.d the lett~r

OFFICIA,LB.
The objects o f the proposal

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On Monday a£lernoon
Comihon. the Preeident
ment Board , (Mr.

imljOrtant a';',n01'I1<,0",;"o,t.
will be to
in ' tIm