Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1915

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together
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their. on
own Sunday
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Cochrane; bnt. bowever:,
force would do its drills,
aoparatoly. He had hoard
forcos
drilTing together in future. but ho W!l.S "vcr~e to
any funn ' of amalgamation. Theil' fOTce must
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~: Locke .sal;d ; th~ .q uoStion rm l n1l'!nlgama·tion
had been .di~pssed J!Om~ . .six ·moJ1cth;...· ago, ~bnt
without reachi~g ~ ldl!C1ll1on. Th8'1fO~ 1[ante!J I~~;~~;~~'
to know exactly where ,~ Willi, -a1ld' 80 :(had. QQll~ "
vened the mooting. Them 1I"1U' no fll-feel,ing, :and
he thought he could' say ali · 'w:m'tl .satisiled,·Vrth
the nrmngements made...
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Mr. Jones said it 800mecl -to -rum there.had been

on . Wed'ncBctay

Jm1U'k,et. in

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year- aft:er
'.Fl>ere Wall 8: .
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sojne ,!,/eighP 6rk

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Bomo misnndorstaruling. He ha'd ·heard nothing
of this meeting convened' by the 'sa. ·Noooq,- 'W~
more strongly against amalga1I\l\'tion .than be, bu~ .
he wa.q in fa vonr \?f 'c ombined -drills.
Mr. Loch, in rojoinder, safil the meeting had
heen con ..en6<l simply ibe'CIl,use tooy had wnnted
' the matter fully disc.ussed and elqllnined: He
was now l'erfootly ' III1tislieli,
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Mr. W"l<;on rema,,1<ed. tUllt ,he wlUI.disappoi:dted
with wbat had happened. To 'h is'. mind thllo) 3,'1
bad practiqnlly 1lllS8lld a vote of censure on · ·t h"
committe.>. If they had -but· looked ,
t ho rules

they wO\lhl have found thlt.l the
not nm~"mn,te with iwyp.ne
f:::...rol meeting. T~BT ,!,,-~f

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taken ttlb~;e~D.'G~::~~:;t h·An,oh.",
came a:long, 'Ilnd .we
could 'imd llassed the
hiB trencb';; less than
-thq]lght· of Uta cheering
'bo rwas puzzled, as it is
ot48j-German I\mho.rices .to withpol(!

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:verseS' from _their troops. FroD,l1 our experiences

,.()8,llinll .... a ;!l o~ rllere,.thi> GermllUS ~r.(ul.ot a ~oe;to be .t1.~pisOO
'I:lf ~a~~ted. - "l'h~)1re :c.~ver' nnd iJariDg, and

&.8:[" cert.iwy have :some eraclt ~ota."
1;6.: 1?~of.Q~mp~ . !l.ppe~rs. ,()~Invhfre,:!-:.

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hanll~n rend, the
tho meoting "" as s:\tisfiod that no ama3pmn'liion
YOLUNTEEIt·
DEFEND,ERS.
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Mr.
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consuHing the members as ' n whole."
· ¥r. Turner seconded.
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I.Mr. W:ilson . in euppoTI:i"ng: agreed -that <lOm-limed dril.l tng nnd opera;tions would ho of od~
The mem!bOriJ of tho R.,adlDll IOlunteer Defence
"Yiantngo ·to o\'crybody. as i~ w()u}d .groo.t1y improve
.Foroe, -in oonjunotion with . the Readin!r School '
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. and " portion ot tho Earl y Force, spent II.
<rho p~opbsition was carned unanimously;
tborQughly 1i.nti>re~tinlt -d",y ·.. t- ·f.e ld manaruvre.· on
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NEW RIFLE RA.NGES . .
·..mi;""'M~nd"y.
Tho .snhemo
milch ' nm~o am·
The Chair.mQ~ gllv~' sOlile information a~nt-Ibe bitious -than.. ILnytbilig . which had {Jr<lYiousll' hoon
new 100 yard.s .a~d 200 yards range&. '!'he Il'tcrutect attcimpted. Uld· <ibi ·BtlOC",," ",n'l j"",mpJete.
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. had 'Submitted pllUlB for the'ir completion.' ..esoo Co~ndanl E,: P . Batten was.·iu COl!lIn"nd of :the ·· n :'oolIt".,
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1001'8.. would be . needed · to compl.9te
(llie:di."&. . DefOO08 Foroe; .,the ll8ad master ·Of 'RoodiulP; Schonl
It h4d "lreMY cost · t!i9t;1l Jl26O. bosid' . £llD ,·f or ·mti . G..:II. K-eeton). CapUin -Crook'<and <Serg..ant·
riflesJ etc. They o...-ed · :tOO. but Iu41
in hand:. -.MaOO;-'or,..G.reeD... .:wln:e ~· .in c~nd ~!of .:tho .~I enemy."
'rhe committee had .docid,ed; 'B ubjoot :to t'he 'force~oi <and "QoJonol H~on -w:as 'chlOt 'D.!DJnre.;1 .
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, ~ i~era:1- ide.a:-of ooperationa! as ~xpta~ed to
nppr?val, to g'o ah"!'u ....th the rangoes.
t he : fo"l'Co.- was : tl,at al! "n~y f01C8 had -tanded
meetlllg docIded unarumouslr .to . proceed· with
Soulihamplx?n and , was .PUShulg !fIortb.war-d.. .scouts
arrangements.
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.mmllft>porlciV tha'\,8jB ad:v:a.noo · Runl'.d "itad alroad"
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FINANCE.
got 1~ODtl . B"';ngS}(if<e, ,md a -{~ce -was pushed
The ChllirmllD stated thaI; thB committee- had ·ont ,from Reading to gct ·jn .-touc:ll, MId, if pooeible'
receind n mir amount <or suppott, but :they <Check .and. ·cl~ive . him hack.
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wnnted more money. The menibe£ship fee of 111.
. The Re&db:lll'.-SchoaI .C<>rps:..mil th .. 'ERrley, Foroe
per year wns very - 6DUm . It \\'us put at that oonati~~ed the enemy, and -ih!, two fq.ces came -,into
figuro sO"'"tbat non'" .might :be debarred from
bouljh' ~n the: roads ·r.~oQd Burtllfi,e/d COYl!-mon Farm.
teril'lg the force. Still, ha thought all conld pay 'fb" Vohu,~"" ... detached a -motor machine.gun and
more. The current· expenses would -not be met a 1Itrol'l1{ flank;no: pa.rty ·to tho lett "" far ". Gard· ·
by the CUrI'cnt . iD.cOIllll.
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ner'. 'Greim and also to \;he rilib.t a. fur as .Ben?tIr. TIridgeDll\n 01lsllrvOO thn:~ if the County . b&v:!'s :l!'B.TIll., . while .tl:l~ir . illl1in -'\lody . advanced up
"che'f ie "'!l8 gqipg to eome to , 1\ head, ·; Fould it the. ·mrun road.
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not b. wIse. to ask. the county. for sup:port;, ns
The right &i'tkinlt pUty hila' un Une+eni:ful march,
they would In the Ilvent of -that /lcheme .coming '.w1th . tho exception of ·'taking-~llri,;on",, · "; 'fow enemy
ot! bl1ve the ' benefit of '0.11 the ·rallges~ ,.;Jit ;were scouts, htit :aI( import.an\ 'Pooitiorl ' (.en to them, .a •
.best, be thought, to defer. the_ P~D8 for _11 ·l ittle H~"y . :\,!,cr}> "l'!htE! t~ ()utl!&~ the '''r''!'n:>~..' _~e , leIb
... hile. 'F.or fhe di><trict thg- ·~e m~nt a
fh.nl<mg ll.a1t ,...,ro .-leopt . :1>u~. . a!n<l .... maclnne·gun
great clea~ nnd f9t Jha . coUIi~ lime. I '
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.of, t1\o ·onemji'... · lit "tho top <Of "tlm l1llIl' lte'ld ' bMk -tho ·
lIfr. Webb statf1kl tha't in the -gem!rnl TtilcB 6f . '!lAi)1 body Il.~ · pnl?nted their ,qeplo:tinlt ior · ~ofno
tho body there >me ODe to. tIt.a .affeet ;tha:t all tim". , Oo~~it ,p,~", ' and .,"llp.!'nor :'1l\m'be,.,
volunteer . fo,l'ees should hilIif' eaCh :other.
howe..e,., provoo ' ..,ffiftiva ·at long~h . . "p.II.rtlo~-llf . the
Many - Buggestiona were made-ld. a week, ·SB.
enemy· woro 8uUQund\lil &nd ""'Vturod; and their
a year; Gd.- 0. month-;-bllt nODe tound1a . seoonder; ~ain 'bodv, 'n avina been ~<?:~eilDj>,ck to . the occupa'
i .M r. J.ones proposed and Mr. Loclro.s6conded ·thl\t tlOn IOf .tho stNmlrest nOSltlon th oy cOuld. find, .• us,
on tue range .they sbould make .o. Cha~ of .Jd'. t ...iued "beavy .
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Co:r four shots instead of five, :and this was agrood " A 'mI>1Dbe1'
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~FICmNGY ·-oF ."'.eREa'
'Defence

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