Berkshire Chronicle Reading 01-1915

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: Ol,.n the towps a!rected by the )nun"ft:'rt~;:

ici,tions in the '!;hames V ~le~, Mli.ide~e~ Il
I1.mougs t the hardest hit. ._~ ..<1:••
oomforte to which the d,well_ m , ·the
, .o lnundlloted regions hive , been .condemned
~¢I~[>,A"lSON ()F 'LEVE"i.S.
have been pa.il)fully a.c~t~~ Their gr()~nd
th~· levela a.Mv'e' ~
floor rooIDB ,vere 6wirming; in
of ·Itbe weiM fer , 1004
from 6in. to 16in. of. wa.teq · these ·apa.rt.·
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bents Could o~ly be crossed on pla~b 'aet '
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upon chairs, boxes, brick8, ,etil., . and a.ll
inobee. · inohea: '
night long neither back door nor front ·
3!5
~. 10
aoor coul!! be closed, .because the dWalliDgS
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I.ere m tlie track of the tlood, an
the
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3.6
"aOO1'8 . mU8t · he · ~iven a. frlle pM. e lll!lt
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4.0
worse should be all. ' The
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driven to, their smaller
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where for IIICk i of , ot1ier , a
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:\-hev had to sleep four, six, '
6.0
·3.0
in a. room. In only a. Lnll~EKI Pl'()I?01l;ti~,h
. flood
Of these .upper cha.mbers eculd oo'~lOng
conducted, with the result' tlJ,I't in <>eJ!t&lln
c ... ee I ..rge fa.milieB had to ,8U.~:Bt 'On
Or l<lJ!s mllike~ift m~a.is.
T~e i\l~lf~~
grocer, . the m,lll:'man, the I coa.l met
t"
made their rounda' with tlie grea~t .~ifll.· 1~(;~t:l~~b It~,::~~t~:.:~tto:
culty, ,.nil were unable t() cover: the whole .~
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of the'.r laccUBtomeil iiound~
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D~STRIBPTION OF FOOD.
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The members of', ~tb~e~~;~t;~~~r:~
&>m!'rit~e6 devoted tl
worthy enersy 'to · the
the distte.sa that the
train. i Counoil\or
Mayor ot M&idenhead},
Alderman I Gopd and
personally Iv isited OIl '
j.i.ko , ISO sep~~
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latioo tha.t ap fbached 900
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distributed w:t;~iheir.own handa the
:and the 6Qup. ' th ",hleh " they
itrustoo. EhQ&8 ' ·in .w.~rproof
' the wa.ist,. ;ihey'l j()U~l~ '.uP
. the submerged' #ell8 io" tlle ! b:
carts that , CO?V~ted . t~8 ifood euppl!-ea;
and, Ill! , occ88101I arOlle,', they dropped ' mto
the ftooda and 80pltht OUt' ~6 reoip{lmte ,to
whom they were ptiogillgl'8UOOOur; The
4erving out of 10'8oves 01 brelWi was 'a com,.
P1l\'at.iveI,y · simple matter, ' byt tllluiis~ri.
' bU/l",\o! 't.fte 'eOu~cenent !ei!:etahle
/. 8Ol'P-'ra",ed a ~~h problem WIth . pra.c,
'['f/CallY ev~rv - h .o }\eenold r;vi~i, ~d. All Borts
. ·itt receptacles ")\'ere teJ)det;'i!d
to the memo
bera or the c~rpor:>tJ.on-:-<lwer8' bums,
v sort
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jugs, el"loepa.tJe pitcpeFs-i o fr.ct,
houseboJd u neil th ..t :WOuld, JÂ¥lld the
, 8avo~~ li<J,uid ..\, Quit~ p,.thef.i:c,. 1'88" the
gratltu.de . expressed . by 'I~hle reOlplente for
·t he food , .wh:cb to most ~oi
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~eer. ! god.~end j , and i 88POO:ally

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dry weather of
)norriing in'~~~~~h~~
replaCed by \Ince~!ng rain at .DI
They were able,! however, to 's ee
coun.
cil service of
t~ng the wOfllhipp'e r8
to church
th? jlllnalised . Bndge
The wa.ter __. .. _•.•.. _
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Many Londoners went on Mundl~;'
the Thames at· ~aidenheall . .

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Monday; i~thJ ' but

properi.y of. ru.,"l"""ployer.
of ta9-141, O~or~ .
3'a.iluari.
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The proeeou~; '~r, ~ mercl>,atit,
eald the pf'jaoJl6ll.h&d ~ 'inrbM .employ.
.1IIiPOO t'4e end. of ,. ¥ovem~ '. &e .. . .
..t 256. aw~k . ]!lirge,.~ kept
,,<l811aI' un~ t~e ehep:T 4boii t 40.: : p:-m. :0."
Ba::turday WJtnees {quod a. ,.bit.g' oon~nmg ~o
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IIhe aeallito.nte, 'and le£t ,ot'·tJi(ire and "P!'ke
oo.MtabJ.es:.
1>ie·
m_ he w.... ~,., ~rouglit iDaOl< .. by
f~.llewiJ~1!' lODe> of the 'oflloer•. ,! Prieoi.er offered to pay
for ~ ~p, ~ut , ,,i~ gav~ ~ inOO
ooetody, as he"had'lliji' 89" erd l~. ,He 'did ,
1><>fi -.riaIi to press ilhil cha.rge;- but.to make' an 11"':I..tl.. .cJ"~"".""'"
example.
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StiJ.ee·.ea.id ·h" weited ou~ the . "'><>P:" and
stopped rin..o..ar wh&n be;came mit, ')i.nd todk
him
~ 'IM &hop. Alsked "h&i; he h&d on
,he Mia .. NOthing ~ou! C&Ji ,";""oh me
yOu 1ik,e;" an~ p~ll.9d his overooat open. ' Wit.
neM J<!und '!lte es-gor ~ ,oog in·, rth~ breo.et Ac~~m,
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he] "'Gui~ '
hlJll' mto olUlbody be. yid he thought it ' ';88
b&d~'. and· ilha.t be· wOOld l pay fodlte' e,p.
Prl.ioDel' p~ guiiti. and. Mia he.1
married: .. fortnight ago.
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fe,,;nge'-going on in the ~n ., ..,..a eerio.....
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employe~, a.nd mUBt ~ \8toPped. Ow.inA'
Calt.heirip.e
hie Pl'9ViOU8 good oh&rader '' ' ' ' - ..
only be fined 4'ls., or 14 days: He WM aUowedil
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& week to pay
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