Berkshire Chronicle Reading 03-1915

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A. Dent?n, 49,
ROVAIL FL ·
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W . G. Rea';';n, 18, ClI.rlla.~von Ro ..·d.
'l'·h~ Reading C'ti1,Cns .Recruiting Comm.ttoo h86
hoen N>que.toed by the , Parliaml\nto.r:y Oommibtee' to
organise ;(\> aeriee o{·oll<\n·&.it- ro~tinl(" for n01<'1, wool<,
and· we ' are ""ked by the a6.i •.tent ~cretary;-- wbo is
retlponaihie for the pu blieity work, to c~U a.ttent,ioD
to the 10110w1Og dates 'and pla.ces at which . t~
mootingB will-ee 'held :
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Monday.-Cemetery Gate.. and St. Mo.ry'. BuIM.
Tuesday.- T.he t'ump (whitley Street) a.nd Cnv·
ersha.rn Rol\d (top ' of Weldalc' Street.). ;.'
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, Wedne8day.-'Jul'doil .bf~ .Queen' s Roa.d an9 Ort..
Roa.d" !Wd Caver.ham Bridg<). ' . , .
: ~huted"y;-Bed!ord' ,Road, and Queen'. , ~tue,
Frlll.r &treet.·
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. Frtday ....;.:cJork ,Stroot ..nd the junetdon of Erlrogh
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and Addingt.or( Roads.
~ Saturdny.-:-oTr&m terminuo, Wokingham Road, and
Geo,-gc S!-<-eot, Caversham.
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I.. Thc. epeik.e rs wi1\-· be MeesrB. · B .. BillcWte (King·
eton-on·Thnll)es), . R. J . AlI,)1l ' (London), a.nd E.
MeAI!en (SW6.1l6eO.'.
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: The Citiz<}ll!! Committee will a.Iso Buperv.ise a. pOs,
ter cu.mpe.ign, · which has been undertaken by the
depot., ,<a.nd w.u oomm,,"co on Monday next. .

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· At the : ~nnual meetin,g .of the ' Reading;Branch '
of the ~,?rk",r~' Edu?l'ROnaI A006.cia.~~,: held' at
the. Jpa.lmer Ha.ll on Wednesda.y ·eveniIlg, . Mr: F.
Critchley ~":~~ ~iect~d presifimt fn . ltiu:~~ssion po
Mr. ~. Broadley. In returning thankil)ltor the
contidencewhich the' ',n,enfbers hl\>d.;pfitce'd 'in him
'14r . Crltcr.ley' "aid. that :::n~ .e'!n;;';ol\- worli:i~~
man he 'dfpl.()r~d the .lack of·
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in . tll.e
class from ,~hi:ch' he ·~ ca.me, .
ppw.er, ~n~ .itwlIIl th<l :duty
8"r~,~ It, ,~S far. :as. P'l.ssiDle. JIe
.,,-:.oU1(1 oo'I)Ie -when '1llass . w~M(I
' aJtogetl~er, 'and ' we ' ~bould 'be ' a
unit~. peop'~.e . (a.pplaus·c), · .
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· The DJ,eetlllg. 'p!lSl;ood a resolution ei~p:~~:::~: . 1
wi~h Mr; "Bpir in hi6 serious i1ID ~SS
ing the h6pe tha.t .he ·w uuld hAve 'a. ' speedy
covery to vil!oro~ health'. . .
· Mrs. . P&tiencl> Wl\~ (IIeel ed
"ioe·president,
Mr:. $. Francis hon. treaSurer, Mr. 81ljr hOll.
s\,cretary, .M.r, Po.dley; jun .• llBSistant. hon. soore·
. ~ry... and ¥ri. ~ow"serid hon . . secreta.ry Of the
",otnen's .''1eetion: ·.For her service6 . in the lastnam ~d pffice, MISS Hmder \Vll8 Moorded a 'b'ear-ty
V9~ of thanke,
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; The eleventh ' annual report of the ·brn.ricb
st ..ted ,t hat , owing to the ",ar theI'k ho.d been a
SPE.AKI:~m FRQ;\i A~ ARA~OURED CAR de4rjlasE! in membership, and in some of
II.ctivities 0 the assvciation, but there !tad been
. Du!ill~ ~~ past fortn ight the ParJiamenta'ry Re· cOQlpen6ativu 'in . a-. well·a.ttended French convercrUltlDg' ComlllitteQ · 01 South Berks has been
sational claas, and a course. ollectures on modern
d~c tl n'g a. very a.ctivo ~n.d. 8uooe8a;ful campaign in
hiswry Bud the war. The brancl. expressed . ita
di,ff~e~ parts of the dlvlOlon by means of open·air
th~nks ,to, the R eadhlj! E,lilcation Cominittee-for
mootings, the rBllying noint ·~ o{ which lias been an ' the generous way in which.' they had · ml\>de . some
.armQured motor·car, pla.oe(j /lit the d.ispoeal of tho of the classes pos~ible, and: also' the branch work
War Office for Tooruit.i ng· '!liurposee by 'Mr.. G. H.
C\>x, of Southsea, who has fitted up and eCJuipped by " ' grants in aid." · The lm'ember8' debt ' fu the
the oar ent<rely at ' his own expenae. In o.dd,Lion to Un,ivereity"College remaine~' 1IIl unshaken as ' ever,
thia Mr. CciX :h8.8 eppplied ' a 'cha.ulfeur, petrol, etc. , members of the staff having willingly lllctured \0
amj., his patrICitie ,oorvicoe 'were iiret util10ed in l,he them durin~ both h ..lVes of t,h!' sess!on, a'ld the
Sj:>(Jth BerR', or Newbury IParliam~ntary Division.
rre~ l18!l of the rooms, with lighting a.l?d heo.ting,
It has been found 't lla! I the> """1e ' announoem-ent for" theIr cln.sses at :the College ent.wed consider·
tha.i! the a.rmourOO oar was to visit, a. oortain district a.bl-e fina.nci'll outlay-.. t p'reoont prices.
ww. sufficient to attraot "' larR:e . attenda.nce. · In
The~ ba'ance·sheeti:1!howed r ecclptB amounting
90me instan""" between I,OOO and I,too people , haye to 1£49 IlB : O.! d., and expenditure to £47 lOs. 9d.,
o.soom bled. .
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The ,'wc"l:her conditions ',have>
!orlunatCJy ,Ied.i.-..,s a balanc.3 . ~ " hand of, £2 Os. at.
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siderable
amollnt
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discussion
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admll-a.bIe With scarcely an Ilxoept:on, and undoubteH·
. !y sat;.nactory reau lt. :!'a-v<t ~n obt-..ined !,ot. only ..s ,.to.;the c\.asaes now btling tak·an by teachers in
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1n recrUIts, but &~eo m o' cl.catIng , or I, maIntaInIng the elemen~ary schools of Reading.
public opinion on the seriol18neea of t.lie war and the o~ the, motlOn of Mr. ·G .. T. Green, the following
iroperativ..I need that .till exi.t-o .according · to the resolutIOn waB paased ·: "This meeting of the
hi/!'best military aut.hority IIor more mcn to join the W!0rkers" Educational Associ"tion desiI'~s to ~x· .
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. pres!l :"'to the Reading EfIucation Authority ' ita
The .peak .... WOB Mr. A. C. White, who was "'nt. hope lha.t the number o~ large clasBes in the ele·
down by the hco.dquarters in London'· and who proved m~nta.r.y schools will ooo1\..'be reduced, and that
tlb ..t he WM well ..ble ~ haildle the subject y;ith th~. prmient changes in organis!l<tic:m through the
force, clearness and oonvicti<YJli 0.8 W'ell a~ 'per6ua.5ively. On onoorj,wo ooons:o,?"! :Mr. Wbitowas subjected 6choo18 . being taken, for the wounded will not 8e
to .. hecklinR" and questions, especi"l1]1 in t.he urban allowed . to increas3: 'the siie of existing clasBe6,
dietTiets, but hc was ' bot·h reaCly and ,effective in Wie feel strongly that if 25/ is the highest numher
retort, anti. WILS n..t.urally somewhat. ,indjgnant that inl one ~lak alIvw3bJe in secondary. schoois, the
.any ,?PQf81tlOn should · be ,shown. a.t. a. recruitin,o; m88S t~aCllin~ .Of children in elementary Schools;
\ meet,nR: .when the volunto.ry prmOlple 01 enlistment who. WIll , fQrl the'. overwhelmiug ·mai.ority of tlM
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copuug gene atkm. is unsa.tisfacto.ry, ·o.nd need"
", The ' two T>~rt:v aRenta of the constitueTlcy, Mr. E. urgent refor ."
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J. FOrBler (Conscrvn.tive) and Mr. F.
Wr;o-ht. '. ;Mr. Broad e~ next . .moved :......,"·Th ..t this all·
(j:.iber"I), havo acted ... hon. eecretaries of th-Q, RA>.
oruit.~nA' COmmittee. Th<loY .have
arran~ed ' ~ch s<f,iation etr .'1giy protes,l;" a.ga.inst the -employ. ·
. moolin(f and attended p~!\9()nally ' 00 ..... to en8U~ mll-nt of chi) r~ll ~llder .t~~ 8chool:iea.ving a8'3 .as
.hat .thoir "'ran .... rnente .,v~re . oorriM nut fnll:v. to ~,..JJy .unnec€~.s!l.ry, ",n r mtol,ezilble wrong and
Me"tJn~ w~ ,held ..t Newburv. ·. Tha-tcham Hun· h ~fdsh,ip' to ch~ldren, and <lettime'ntal to the ' best
'uorf<>rd, WhItley. Pa.nuboume. ·St. M Itrv's 'BnUB in~er~8ts: of . tl,l.enation.", This ::r~s.olution ·W8.s
RpQ.rl~nv: Three M jl-e {!r('~, Thoo:le: Inkpe~ . .' Shin~· ..~opted ·without disCussion.
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Ii'lH ~"i1ehUl'Et.. and t~e CemeterY Gates. Rendinl7.
The fi~ai I'~S9\1Jtion , moved by the .. pr€6ident,
Welf·known ."",dents' In most. of u... diBtricta vieited .. nd c .. rn~d unammqusly, w~: .. Tha.t any period
' a.ct.ed 8.8 chairmen.
?f ;Cduc"tiori whicn"stope short 9f 1~ yearB of age
IS' mad-eou ..te · ror th-e pro!,>er educ.. tlOnal develop.
me~t of the, child.'"
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Corporal. PhiJ\ i" Gibbons, of
Middlesex Re(fiment, eld.eet 80n
~4, Grenfell noad, Maidcnhco.d,
ill France on Saturday.'. D,,008_I,
of age, had been in u...
oamo from lndin wjlh , hi.
iEx{><l<lit.i~nary Fo.roo. A., a bo:v th...
ehc.•ter 10 St. Luke's B.l'd St. Mary'.
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THE ALLEGlm NurSANOE IN.
WIGMOR~ LANE. :
To th" Editor of the
8ir,- 1 wa~ very g-Ind to see
March .5 tliat ·Mr. PIerce h-ad cOInplailicjd
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I noticed that he' had a.d<lr""sed his
the' Beard ot Trade. and I wondered
IL$ ' mine.
experience hlld been the '
the. Reading aUlthc·lfIt,ln.
sueh' compl"into
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to them. ' I noto
for Readillll' ""ya
'Wito res-ard .to . the lIo....e
80raping bua'nes. for tho .paat
aug'geot ~at if this.i8 · 00, it i8 ·oe.~au, s~
anu, of West lWadinA" are tired .of .u-,.~.t.,.
plaint.!. As you ar'l aware, the
end of thlvtown largely co"" iot.
who havel 1i"le influence, . bllt I , v~·nt./Ir'"
tl;lat .hoo it ocnsisted of weAlthy and influential
denls. ·this business would' long ago
mnveu from such close ·proximity· to cfvv/>lhn,'"
With regard to\ mAnuring the . land
bi.h froml' this ' ...ltablisb men t ......I can
when this happe1)s tJ>e · .mell 18
in fact, it has been necessarv foi'
house with all doors "",1 windows
I Y nur. faithf!'
11y. END , ,,,'1.J~S]Dl~N'T
A- WEST
Mr.
painter,
Lodge,

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EYE AND DUNSDEN.

TO MR, rODD. 11
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On' Saturday aitern.qon, at tl,3 Englefiel<l .
EBtate 'offices, Friar Street, RendjJ?g, Mr. R. I
At !' m~in~ ?£ U~e Eye. ..Dd" D,!nsd~n.. 'P~ish
Todd, who i8 retiring fr,om th'e' m611~gement .. of Co.unc,I, tho , okirK:. w .... reQu<l!J!te<! · to WrIte '00 Ute
the est ..t'e, wa.s vresente.p with an lI{!dreEs and ooun'ty Oouncil ' ·re:ga:rdinA;· 1lh;.j bad 8I.&~ of the road
pu!"'" of .money from the tena.nts of th·, estnle as f~o", Plav l!~",* :!,?~o.n:~ing Eye, : ...rid :po\ntjng o\J't
a token -of regard nnd esteem. '
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. '\ .' to the ooup?)l the , "",r\9\1f\ . .ac(lIdent which occurred
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r~BI."ne4'· ·his T>OBl.t.6n. of . oarish oouncillor owtI:11r to
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It WIIAI reoolved· 'tba.t
~n .qrder to m~et the .increased. oo.st of living, ~ho
Mlll,ers' F'IderatlOn,. of .qreat_ Brllatn have decidlld tl>e :ol"rk wr;t!;·,t:o 'M..-: Re,,<\iDR: '8B~ini Ifuri to deterdis· hie. rosLg'1Atl0P- WI next, 14a,oh. r .
tna.t ·a ~l!1and be made. in every coal
trict' in t.hs country ' for "Ian Uumedia.te
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wagee to · the extent' qf '20 per cent. on '
The export 'from . Holland qf .pork in all form~ '
earnings.
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IT PAYS ",'rise t'-

"A'FA ulYAL"
InstE:o.d of 'machines

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