Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1915

endurel" BSks , a. cantem&eems to be its long suit '
ro?'''~nt ._ '
ipgton Po~t.'~
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, ," 'Vhen baby begins to talk,
't it tie terriblE:' if he Boould turn
U'"rUlI>D !"-" London Opinion. '!.
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a schoolboy wrote: "A girl i~ a.
leavoo off kiS9ing gentlemen at 10
n at 16."-" Bulla and: Blunde!'!!,",
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ta me- :thes,e hel'e Allies are' {luUin' up

" (~Ya'as, hut, 'taint nothln' to
Belgians .. ~' Frelich- an' • British n.re

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expect Germany to give ' in, says
j't:;~~!'d'f.:l~:S:: wben Britons forget Lbe
(:lermany would .,.let us!"t
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a merchanti
ill responsiole '[ for Joh!>
li.pdalre.,t de¥rmination to provide us with
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Kno'witliz-~hat ,John Bull likes his rare roasi
German 6ubmarines are sta.rting ou'
a.B r&re as possible,-" DetrOIt Free

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warfa.N!: "This week \ve advanced ' 17
'Q"._:~,, 'U~"C', II1aking fo~ the month '" tot ..1 gai.
inchee. F(}rwllord, dig !"-',' Brook·

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"latest observation on ' the war:
this war will have to he wrote
he call rcmilllber "hat he ,cut

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of it
The 1oronP.r (exp-mining the
Ilaye b en at full cock. It is
II, ve put hi . finger on it,
un OIlded,
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ibless' I neyer drel1med it was loaded alte"
tl'~ m~ said it was not.
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ERKS PI,uVATE'S STATE~NT.

rlva e FI'ede,ri£k W. ];'incll,,' 'B 'Coo., ,(J~t,)
nl ~erks, Bald ho was In tho pubJic..h.Q,usil

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the 0 wtls " conversation about " I'o-!-ol.j,er. He
sa , tho deceased hand a I'evolver
Corporal'
I.orlr,o, b:u tt first. LoclK~ no sooner took hold of
~t t lun lIt went off, WItness heard someone ask
If It wqs loaded, und the reply was .. Nc3':" H
dId not r know ~ho said that but untle~8tood i~
waR "";'leased , ' Witne~s took' the revolver fro~
Corpl. I~~dge, saw it "as loaded and put it in.to
IllS fOC et. HA nfter)Vnrds hu~.:red it to a cor;", ra I , the RA ,M, C. at tile Ilospital. 'Witness
"I:~\t d ceaserl possessed a revlllver "
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rho qoroner: D!l other prh'ates possess raj
\olversij-I could not say.
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Do yqu have, one?- J · had one, bllt I sent , it
homo a rmonth. ago,
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They /Lr~ not service revolvers, ,tllCY are bougJt!i
)Jrt vatefllv?-Y e~, Deceased hought
his in tho
toVYll,itnes~ added that there had been no d,Bagroem nt . 01' 9uarrel whatever in the house. H~
had see the decpa"ed a nd I,odge talking ,together,
.,,,<1 the~ seemed the best of pals,
By a ?uror : The two wel'o about a yard apart,
'l'h~y ",ll'e Ilot at all intoxicated.
,Illvafe George Ayres, 6th Essex RlU!iment Na.
tto~al
eseI'vE:, gavo siroila)' eviUence, '
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L,ent KeDlI'eth Benn, RA.M.C., attached to tho
Ost)
Royal Berks, said he receIved 'f messaEe
and wept to-the C!Jerry Tre~ Inn. DjlCeased had'
rec~"ve? -a 'Wonnd \D' tho l'lglit chest, ' and he was
I ~T"oved to 9aklands Hospital ,as soon as pos!- wer~ tel~ in-- the da;tim~, and 'o nly two of, the
"ble, lie wIÂ¥' then qnite collapsed, Death wa~ Com~tte"s met after six o,'clock p,m. Now all
due to fn ter])al hemorrhage, tho Iresult 'of a gun- the m~etings of th'e Council and a consiilerable
8110". wqund.
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I number 01 the Com:Qlittee meetings are held in
'rIte poronal' said l,e did not I tlljpk ' tIle jury the .evening:- The increase in the staff of the de·
could bave anyl rdason to. douht j,the statement partment has, not been proportionate to the in·
that Cqrlll. :tpod~" I~ad giv!,ln, He ' (the ; CeroneI') I crease of the workl ' but . the existing accommooation for the stalt nas already bOOn t:}xed Ito the
tJlOlllth~ the posslblhty Wlls that ·the ha!pmer' WIIS
f~ll extent of ite capacity, an,d the additional
\to whel' -,the ivoopon was h QJ,lded to l,odge, Every'
a,s'sistance
which is required ca~not be o1.>tained,
tlllnll' l~lllted to the fl),Ct ,that 1Jhe *,en were on
until
adequato accolllmodation bas been provided.
g~~rl t~ ms, n:lld I t1I!lro 'h ad been no dispute,
'l'h ~
:' outbreak of the war adtled considerallly
J he 1 l'Y fo,u nd a verdict of «Accidental deatll "
nnd e. presBljd r,eir sympatliy with deceased~s' to, tit work of, t1l:e i department lat a time when
sever"
of the staff were away ~m " their summer
I'~l "bv~" and WIth CorDI Lodge I
Tho C[:o,'oner' You atta~h. no blaq:to ,to him? ' holi/l!rih,s, Multifarious arrungement. bail to be
madtllit ShOl't notice~ln consequence of the mobili·
Tho ;tllry: iNo.
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sation' .find
of TerrHorial troops in
the town,
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perties for .
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taken for the fm·"",.-t;nn
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of
po~es of the Queen's

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~ .~~~::~n war sheets whicll are being issued

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'French printing OffiC9S " technicalfrom ~ shortage of -such letters as w, g,
We understand that ille Germans &lso
a shortage of U's,-" Star.'!

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prisoner, -~ll:e 0. waiter in a L(}ndon
li36 conle's ad that he !lad no need
gentle j ~ art of spying.
Tho
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giving bim e><oollent tips.V 8.rt,(lOII.

seats
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.met ·1It
tiol\s'lftom
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,I w(luld, you SIlly gill'l.,·>'
I believe tllere are plenty of able men .who I
would be glad tQ have , the .£650 or £850 a year '
and do the work ' with equal satisfaction to the
town.
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Considering tbe large nnmber ,of. professiQnnl
and cOlllmercial men whose salaries ' iJl. "rosy n
times never approached these pHicio.1 salaries, and,
which in these liard times' are very much reduced,
and also entailing muqh harder work and
to earn these reduced !lhlaries, I .consider
lasting disgrace to out to~'s representatives
vote for ' these increases,
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Trusting that my protest is not too "Iat.,/'
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THE PIi:TITION.
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the Ed~tor of the "ChI'oniele,"

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Sir,- The protest of tbe' bUl'g$e~ aga11Jst tIle
proposed increaseS -of 'l"laries grows daily in
volume and intensity . . The J?etition is being well
'",nd shows that a th.orough .plebisci~ of
would disclose an overwhelminK maof the Council .

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of it) : " Really, John! HoW'
spend YO)1r time whip- whip-(It tile stream all .dlif l!>n8, and neVer
6s11 takinp; the least notice,I of you 1"
Ah, but ' think 0' the delight, Maria,
do get ~ , fi!>h! Lor' bless ,us, mv pear,
Iorll"tten the day when you llOoked.
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" Ge(}rge, ~e&r, now , YOR are g01l1g tj>
wan.t you to promise me somelhing1 ;~'
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.LYl.""'I~,;. "I wa.nt you to promise to get t1~~
a commiEeion, - arid 't o " sho;>Pt tb;e
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-(jeOlrj!!e (~.l!,ch !eliev,oo): "Ohl t~at's' all, , ri-gh~!
~'~~'!'~~ vou w.e1l'8 gOl1l~ t{) ask me to! ,g Ive up
The Cartoon."
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