Berkshire Chronicle Reading 03-1915

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, Acting·8ergean~ E. Berg",,",.

Acting·8I'rgean~ E. !jamble;
Lance·Corporai A . .Clillpm"n;
, Lancc·CorpoTaI IJ .. Hauilt5, 6963.
Lance· Corporal .Asli, 9827.
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Lance·Corp'!!!,,1 L.,ach;, 9444.
Lance·Corporal. E. ' Jones, 9382. ,
Private G.· Pedder, 8612.
P~iva.t(l-. J. Chapman, 7889.
.pl'~ate ~V. , Drewe~t, .7232, .
Prjv;At<). F. E ... tw~. 11544. · I
Priv~te J . Kee'.', ~~41.

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E .. Lew,s, . ~Olo?"
Prlvate if. Matthe~s. 7717. '·
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Prjva'" H. P~y, 5667. .
Private C.' Wi~.J:iek, 10106.
private 'f .. Furn,a'ge; 9345:
. Private. G. ·.HaW. 9738; .
·Private E.· Hun.t, 6563. -

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Privato' F. King, 7393 ..
Private W . ,Laocy, 5~15 .
Private D. Tpomcy, .10151.

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Private S. Silverm"m. 9662.
Ptivate F . ·Englcfield. 9982.
Pri,·"to T. (},.,-en, · 8521."
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. MISSING.
~llcc . Corporal A. ~taple~ , .

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. T~e chairman thought
wou
~ree that
.n'.m"H·~
,lac ' ry; ,naving
of the c~. It was
who p[p'resented the. coJ"JUlJql~ee
to Bay\ whether' .they
/i):lo:w this ·y.ea.r. or
· 8b6~ld first ,liear
subject frdm Mr. U<JUtU,,;
laiit vear; 'allo who
poa.sible; a<! would
be'n'e 6t of .' t' e 'a'81IO'ciatiQo
'held; " "nd from
~r~b~m~:m~:~~
Sturges) t~oul!ht .t he e
right ,in th", o~cision they
the . Clrpumstance6 (,lIeq,~.:~
tion WaB, what were ,they '
yearl . He wa,'! I strongly!
shpuld - again postpone·- theAlt~ugh . the-v wei'e- 1l0\V n<"".,mna
real"e that England Wa6 at
would ' sa.) ,that they"
wilh cold reet "-(
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to ha.ve their show.
hr.w.• , ,,~.~.
the movem'ent J)Jight m",et
.the expressIon of
strong view6 Lo tho c.ontrar~ f.rom certa.in peoPle. 7 1
Some had enid. rightly, that, the ~oyal
Bath ,and West Socie,ti~8 ware going to- hold their
shows; bqt at l11e pl'emier .how of .the Kingdom
the nanle , of 'every . animal t~king a prize' was
ha.nded ..down from generati'on, tQ generation, and
· it · met ,\dth . lar~e demand from for eign ""nlltri~ . ­
'Phe Roy ..1 Counties' 'Agricultural Society, 'o f '
whi~h he was on tile 'ionneil,. thad, l!8 they knew,
deCIded ' to Il.old no shaw th,s ye·In'. The Bath
!\I1d West 'SOc:ety had de,c ided to hold tlleir ~lio~~ "
.thQugh whell .it came to .votiIjlg the reti6Iution .to .
do so was only carried by a . major.itjL of '0\18 [ .
'.With regaro t:> their own society, r some pe<Jple
· asked whv th e mattel' should be decided ~hat
day; but. from the secretary'6 point of view-and
he had h een' tlte ir 8ecretary-:-if it ,. we l'e left .t o
June, before the schedule ' WIIJI issued, it ' WBS
i.1most imposs ible to ge~ entries ' by 'thc end of
Jdly.
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VIEWS OF SUBSCRIBERS.
·Mr.. Marley then reMi letter~ of ; p;)logy for
inability to attend~ and exprc sQing vie~vs on Jthe

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matter, frolTh the lfollowing gentlemen. ;. M'l'. :d9dsal (tlie pl'ccide'lt) ,wrote, in ,answer to·
Mr. ' Marley's iriqui~y as to · bis ' views on ·.·the·
matter, that he I thorgh~ . \t \v:e ry liklll.Y tho.t.to
hold tIle . meetin$ tlllB y¥nf ,,"ould. seem ve~y 11)-'
appropri ..te. No Qne ' knew ""lui.t would - happe·n.
meanwhile. Prizes haa to b~ offerel1 early, I'lld
if'· the' war weut on Jor long tiiey 'voilld~ h~ve' I,?!s
of trouble' and anxiety;, so tHat he d,id 'not think
tIley .bo'u ld hold a show ~hich needed 80 much ,
care in lireparihg for it.
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~r . . W f Ho\,'t\:rd Pah)1er wl'cte: "I ' h !lve ·already . ~ad a talk with , your cha.irman, Mr.
Sturges about tile matter. : I think it will JiIe'
well ~ defer 't"kiIlR 'a final o ecision u.s 'to ·
whether, the show shnll be , h Jld or not to lUl ' h.t e
a 0 ..t 6 as pcsaible, oonsj6te~t with t1.e work ~bg
of your entries." In ailettetr i.<? ,hiin, l:M:r•. John
Walter. of Ilear Wood, Ijaid he -qui~e agreed
with Mli'. M~rley t!iiit .ttb~ i9'\l0~, .1;0ul<1- n~t be
held lwi~h any prospect lof! succflss. '\ Apart f~om
the .fact that · the s\JPPO,:teTS',: of, ~e · show: would
have Imall y urgent . ca.ll6- t'PO)l ·them during .·the
,comil\g ,montha, the enllrgies i of ' all those connected with agriculture .were ~ikely to bp oevoted
to the problem ' Of 'strictly , economisin~ ·neceS6arv
woduction; and he therelqre -thought it would
-be b3tter to roreg'"
one <!easp n tljan
to allow it to fall
considerable
d egree from the
ha<l I.tt ..i".d
dur~ng recent
The

chairnuJ,l1

Jlo.ving rel(aro 'to
the a.!OOOci .. tion
This WM Sf·!COl.de>Cl
Mr. ' Marley
S't urges bad said.
't ime ~ ·ask .th~ir 'lI1"n,,,·t.••,,
sum of
aBllooia.tion's show.
to make the m.ee~ing
considerable time to
was put out.
know who .were
Show 0.
gout ·out
Mr. St""B"PR'"
c ..rried u~l~nllnlot~J:r;
. The
hon.
draw'
bers

Mr.

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. Qo:veli:iea·.,..a pac ~t of
, -e~:tr"otdill, ..r:'1.. variety. ' p~q..
a '])a<lket of-

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