Berkshire Chronicle Reading 12-1914

Expt!l'iencef3' 'oi· i~

&cler have bela)len
Of Mr. S.

,h.aa.ina-, . i<ho
I'

Saturday fJ<Yin.' Hjlm,I)\lrlg,
l .in G,!,maii.Y·
oUltl>:ree'K,.""'~
Naturally Miss
t very anxiou8 8JJ
p"ibility.; 'I__1'er

In1I""ntiai aid .....
'~d on Wednffiday -in

lIer p~~rt; ~nd . ~~~velm:-i

reache~
wi out
S.turd~y
Whoii EDj!'I~nd
war broke
Mi.s6 mC)1'I1i"m" "~":"'JI"'U1\~'0~~~~~~~~~~~i~~~~
~ith in~,\enti~l,

Jr:'~~;~~~~i~1:~'I' t~,:~

ing
herman
~r"lling hor iJilteresfing story to . a
,
;repreflcntative, Mias', Higgs eauf',
$0 get ' away fr,,:,! KleIllOOn aft"r,
tion of w ar;1 b ut my frtenda thought
""tier 'th,a t, I ohould stay. there.: ' I
Ie Tem";n 8 little wh,le 10Dj!'erJ ~ ~,.. ,_v"
alWr a very bitte r feeling

ll"

~~;~:L:~:";~~tle':t

r

:England,
I considered
ahould
go artd
home,
I had '
of tho Gilrnlan fleet , a,!d th·~
Iy thought it! unw;"e ro
ftoon 130 mu$ 'Of th oir war
GovNnor 01 K id told me,
Jee"lc th e n~ but B;ftcr
i,nformoo me ,lh. I 'J could
A t the la t ter pi""" .} w ~nt
ing house, whe re II ' was
lor six " p.cks, That W8.6
-thoso" six weeks alone
lo4Y in chaTIT'> of the
Illoo to me, hut the
people gene rally W U8 yery
f~6W i ""ar.
-:om"ilC1~d:
boarding holtses in Hamburg
~ EDg- 1 ~,::.~I~~:~_c
1I"h gi rL.. On one occMion .. Ge~~1l lady.
QlLrno to th e ponsion for n.partmc.nts.. but when_I
a
told ll,at tllere
an EngllOi1 jgul th6r. abe I
"G."n••r",
Toful!OO to .wk. the rooms. It "' ... a ,most un' l"tin() ,
C()mlortablc fceling for me. I jh&d ,
repo.t re.dy, and
mysel! twioe a. day ,00 the pol.iA6 &~10n.!.. be· T hey told m~ t1>'~ ,wh,.n·, 1
tween tho' llOWB of 9-11 aOO l 4-<Ji.,:, As the not get My tea,
polioo .tation
situated at , ~ho .9tP.or ! Imd wa. abool.l1t9ly at
<il the rown tb'i. \oQk up a _JloOO d~!U of my 8urpr"",. when
time, and [said M"" H.ig~s witJl " """jl~).I am Ihe m~'1' ro
blit te r known 11<> the police
_anJ.one, eloo· H.vlI~g mallr
in Hamburg. l had to be ind?"f"'.- h,v, 8 p.m . f Hlgg• .11&t,uI'.lIy
and Wt\B only n.lklwoo to walk iJl certaJl.1. p,art" l ler ;01, the w,.~ ;of the town, while cvc..ry ~o~d ~il1 aJ police. j She wu at IGcl.
man QRfflC to th.e h ou5O' to ~~..: ~,y. ap· , the end
. nna._ I..I,."
parcnlly thought ·1 migM ~f! ~ get , away on-~
.oorotly
,
, "
feeling
,
'
.
"
. .
/Ieet..
. THREAT OF IMPRI80f.'IMENT;
&Iwaye"Ono day I , wenl to
'[OW ~ ~"'I W ,refe r- ,
.--." ~- ,~ ;
e"ce ro n;y p""'porl, and 1\0 I iva. ~op~ there
I
lItuch 8. long timn I W&.s una.,bl~ tq go,,,to the was a

I

W""

po

'ras.:

I

t.h*,

"

I

U,.

p olice station to report DlYl!l ~lf . 'J'h~ . n ext
to tho lI.o)i~e . <>IIi<i!> tho
4)fficer 8a.id: • Y o u wero nKt Here "eeterda,y.
lVa m llst take you away/ and they .hqwOO

I

day when I wont

I 01 tha,t IU)
me a par><>r o,·d.ring my delenUon lor Qlree ro do witb
days. Luokily wlle~ ,I wile ~t the !<?wn I!all now,
I .. ked ti,e ·aulbon!II.... for .. paper 6howm g ~oe1'll

I

" Bll~ l n e ... S a..t' llEui.ll J " the motto ·- upqu
wh Ich t hose WllO IIcmain af 110me h~ve
I ,-\ ('1Orll1 1noo. Lo a ct \\Illile our Boldict"8 Me
' upho ldi llg tI,le llO ll our of their CQ'lO'try on ,
t h e CO lltin enf~ ,is one \\})"011 hn.s much. to
/ 'c-omm (: nd it, hut it is . ne.vertlieletNi,

I ~ a pabJd l or de l e l opmC'llt. Not only do~. we
J wa.nt 1,0 k eep o ur induf:5lr!6B flouri shJ.os -as
I wilI a l, but ' woe ~ l c: o r c qUlre to ma~e · ,our
ulLi m n.te yif' lor\, ov ei~ G e rmall Bssre8sion
ev en more comnl ei c , ·bY- . capturing
&8
nHl c h o f h e r trnd o 1"...5 rp f~'i-" ib1 e_
Thi~ ..idea
,vet, d(H1btl",s prolll ~ ll c nt,ly i n the mi nds ()f

.

t,.o

'
.' I

I

ti w y {l eci<1cd ' to

r:;pend _

th e m e~t, lII g at v. h ich th'a mattsr waa dist h e Chambe r had the vqa.l,uable
, e n I ce~ ~f Mr. H owlI ng, tbe M91stant
cu ssed

,<"(-(·rda.ry uf t.h e <lrn!> er s' tr::Hle orga.~8a...
t 1<,11 ,diu," ~h ou gl l t lul and comprelHi~s!va:'
pflop er COl ltn.in in g m a ny lH~ef~11 Ie u~g~~I!lne-/
I "' '' ' ~l. ] d be Ul e m ~lIs of (i ll c Ke mn 8 ..·,local
r
IlcLJ\llt~ III t h e (:J!d ea \lour to BOO~;e pew
hlhluat r les for 1he to wn.
Tlie.re c WeTe
I_
n,U.tll V pre,<.; ent i at ~ru es d ay evenin8 ~~~et:1
" h o. cbrifesgctl to n e t hnving ree."~ . ' ! '
W, e excepll ol1.1 o<lvontngos whlch' Readmg ;J OB'ses,"", UnLl l 'tb ey we re broul!ht home 1,0'_
i them by Olle I, ho i. a comvarati.vc.,!'t ranger ,
to our tOWIi .
Up on . the suggestIOns put ,
fory. a nI' by Mr. Ho~linB it . . js ~Ilnec~ss nri ..
lo ",d en l at JE' ligUl.- th f'Y nr c gn·~ n. 1'!l ex ..
nSQ cl-B C'\\ h e re- but · thd p o nt upon ,
wh Ich WP woultl l av s t ~ e8S is th e n e.ed for of
fl0tjo n w!i,hoti t deli",.
, ' f F tC-!:h industries
Inr R~ "dillg' " . is 110- " ~ w s ubje~t,
Tn the " '
PO.J;L t.he,r e may l,~"c b;>Pll d,fficulti es to "
con te nd with m brinR j lH~ h'ome to manu.:
( aetu r'-'r ~ th e "c lu.im'" of R ending ll6 a. centre '
for "t h e (,il t..a l,l l ~ hm {> Jlt.. of t ho industries ·iti
w!t:c:h th ey rue cCl1cern e dJ' but to..(]oy, w~tb :
.
, 'f h e rn allv' ("pport ull itlf'A'i
wh ich Me 'at I '~
h H.lld " ,th r~6c' 1,.\'] 10 n.rc iilenti£y ing t.heir.eelv6s :. ~
,o,; lt.h the Jtno\'cmel1t \ ;niay well r enew t heir )
effol'16 wilh e'''~C ll''l1t prOOlpect.s of BUC-

I

1

I

j

"j'llg.
I

H iti .!t,d Ul!\t when Rending was
m ent.loned to Mr. Cnrnegie . in 'oonnect;on t
With hi s girt'! to t h e , 'V ('~ t EJlri Libra..ryJ:-:•.,·
Ule milli odn-il'e ,p lJ Jb JJt,hroplF> t wa.!t Gwto~?'

cess,

l11la b1e to IO<'r1t-e th e t CWIJ ulltn

it

wae -.!·

I fI ! Id lOBed f\.6 t11{> 1wrn e of ]'l O$H I"~ . l{unt;.. ~."
1 Jey n~d Plllm t·rs' and ?.{c~B rs. Sutton - andI"

~ J r 1 8', U3' ~ l' c::n'tI inclu .. trl E'R. n nd tiimilar

.

And I ~'nce{;. h ~!.\'e h0e ll urged 1'\.,0;; a. r ea~ on
th,· j ud,cio'1' nnd we ll -th ought r,ut . cheme
r:{h ertl::n nol the t OW II a lld tlw ""'"O'lt,O.<lDa .'O
\··h ·ch , it pO S ~eE<:e3 11.'; R cen tre for

I fl"ti'lbll" h mf' lIt

E:-,{ ! be

h c)p(.-d

o~ ) l e\~ f ae lor lc q. · It
Willi t h ~ ,d{< ll h e rntJolle c ',
I

, .." .

.;.~

! Chamhor of C omnJ(' rcc wIl l bear
H, ' I rn <l t1\ l\ t" m conJ Hlld i o ll , \:nth. the
£, C I Jl lIl C d, th ey will be ~lI ccc.,;s ru1 In llecu:rjD'i:~it..
some f:! hnr-c (,f til t" l lCW indu stries

of t h e " n.r. it " known
I h t? inp:a rt'sult will
be e.l.: tnblitihc.<1i.,~n: .l_~i;!.~~i:l.1';1
fi,5

rtll d

1c rJuntry.

It

howe" er,
n~omretition
: t.h nt. m ore de fi uif e e fforts
. to iml,re '" manufadure r6 w j
tllge, of t h e- tow n, and to
I to ~ (>() IJl C l l cTc. Th e prizes

1m, lew of
ru ntt--2 r go

jl],

Lh e

to t he ' moRt

1...1,,1 co mmuni lles,

go· ahead

h',. ' HEAD1NG'S M.P,
to !

Capt.ain Le,..<.:lje ,\\,'il80tl ,
Memoer for Ih e ,borough, IUUl
cJig llg eti With h is Battery 'of
I n",l< . hire A: nill e~y ,
whICh
; In Norf61k. The hen.

home thi s w e~k on n
I II Re a lling J aJld
118t111~,)I]' .;" R1I' li', .. 1I
; I" er e delt ghtcd t o see
he \Va! In Ole b es t ()(
H e - a1l' orded the
.. th t\L ihe men In ":'~."' ~" ~~f'I',"" r'~I"'.!
I I\nd eager to
8n.id, U) ey
!
••
tuni(1_

I

, .I

Jad I t.hought I should ne"cr g et h ome. I ransrcmflnt", .
After tllree "reeks I wrpte to the Governor at had to f4}tch
'Kiel, asking him il I eould ge~ away, and
. ~~~""'~""=""~""'~
tJlrOUKh my friends (1 w.IIa no~ informed dir.

Il:Nln\oo

pcrmiyi on.

I w ent iQ the. police at H a.mburg and th ey
Mld Ulcy )know no thing about 1it, IWd, ,tllat I
Imuat wait, I wait.ed ' da.y a£l;or cl'Y, &00 at
IMt they told me tha.t the pct1n i~ion of t.he
Govemor bad oomo. and th • • ·J h&d · ro brin,,"
, my p_por t. I hn.d to obt.ainf . pho l<jgraph

a n en" ning . jn I,he c(J n s i~e.rati ~u. .of the .
I ill, portn u t, .s l1bj e~ t of Il e w lndustnes l:f~
The b ur nll gh , nnd lww to get them.
At

i!

....'ndler:hd

Filgla.nd. W n ehall be thero -4!oon : '
~ I Higgs aa.ya
,. I waited aond waited at Harnbing untI l a.t German,

ectly) 1 ~~ard th~t ,He bad

t h e nH'mhm:.!~ or t Ill' RendinQ' Ch ~'mb2r 01. .

wJl ell

1

.t the 'l;own IHan;, ~\i thi. 'ilia g.o .~~:;G~~~l:;;rir~~:I~:

th.t I had ' been

Batisficid thorn, 60 that I was litt gor 'At', tho I ti"n 01 U
political Bureau t hoy used to ~6ke w!th 'me, I arid
""ying, . Wbat a huM'Y you are 1m ro gO.t bMk 11 .w,~.

I

II Comm e r('e

'Won Dr,aCt,'CO!>Y ,e'Â¥>ry,t11in.g
tn".O!-tOlll

rand
I ove r

0 1 mysolf, and the document was . tamped. in
!~riou. Jll&e~. (one ~r two .on' tit. phal9j!raph JIO Rev, J.
{[.self) ..nd counlcrSlgned hy the commandor Cavj"..hJim

eo".,

of,
9th Ar m1
[Mi..-Higgll.howed
b~i:'~~'~~;~.l~~~::'OC:
thoW\e
document
to lour roprcsenta..t.ive,
and it.. ifll I • ._.
e&rtainly '" cur:oeity.)' J WM ",told that it r I
'uJJaJ,ialoi",
'18018 back on Ihe 'l'u&sd&v (Navom""r S3rd) ro
.Hrlgbl!<UI .,
it would bO rendy. "and "that-' fI~ 'ooWd l tra.'Y'el l
tho flaDie evenin,lf, r went ,th~re · ai , thc".time
II"poil'tOO, and then ' ~.y ~.riil!v ;:~ld-_ille · th.1 tho
9.'0
""rl wa. ~t Uio Town Hall . • n~ th.t t.li '

I'A

v....

\t' w~ ·"otroady.' 1,1"0ilt'ro ~e):b'l'ri ,H!,ll, 1 ' 0
wl1<lre it.tho ,J offiolal.
' MId:mu~t
, thoy knew nothIng I ~~.~~:~~§;;idi:3i~~:
' nbO';~
said' Yciu
kno.w, alK.>ut it.',
Aft&r '. &CIU'oh they ovcniually' diooo.vered tho

Pft.M~rt,

..j\·~eriea.n '~~~l~~:~:~;~~Eth~~tE

me

they
gont il WM
to that
the tho -phoro- ~
Oonoill, .tand
whoo&
offieo.
, Ifl'o,ph WM Bt,\m'p ep 'ov,er. F~eli1lJ! _bchw",!.n'
tIle Amencans · and Germans l!). ·H amburg 111

'''ther ~tritille". I' did not lI'lt: th~ Irl\s&port
till Wei:llleedn.y morning, and; "'ayeAe~ on the
evonjntt of tho sarno day.

over B cntheim

to Holland,

I

Wal!k

to

and

lI.oa.ohing lR oltcrd.m I ' got. on

wly "

and . roached LondC?,.n

on ,'f

~?rning•., well pleased t~ 'be back

80'1.

"
I. 1 w~.
0

>

i

txeatc<l

•

,,,.

,v~y

,_

'.

.Q'l
~

by the

procood