Berkshire Chronicle Reading 09-1915

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HARTLEY ROW 28. 3d,
FRIDA • at 2.30, TWO-HOUR CIRC.u;ro: 1~, ·6d.
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'rhames}." )'I ill. 8tar~ ,f,rom ~ l ~ Doatho,use at ·Cavor·
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BATURDA Y, SEPT. IBth.;-~oring•.at 3; Henley
at 3. Return Fare h. T,lchur.t. at 13~ and 6.
Return Fa~e 6d.
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SUNDAY, S]l:PT, 1,9th:-Gol'ing at 3.
at 3. Return Fare .1s. , Tilehurst
6. 'Return Fare lid.
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l10NDA Y, SEFIT. 2Oth ..o..:A . BPECIAL TRIP .to
' ~ORING and DORCHESTEH .'ABBEY - by '
, ~he" Majestic," at lO.30a.m, Retllrn' Fares : '
CarinI! 10., Dorchester ls. 6d. Pu~ngera atop.
ping at GprinJl: will ha.ve fife! hours ' \0 v,e"
Streatley Hill. Goring at 3. Henley at 3.
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,sDAY, SEPT. ' 21st:-.t\.SP,ECfA:';' 'f~IP. to,.

JIENL},;X and ·MARLOW, · by the' " MaJestlc/'

at 10.30 a.m. Return Fares: Hnnley :10.; -Marlow
lB, 6d. ' Pas....nger. ,topping at :Henley will hllv~
four hour. to \'isit tP.e town. "Goring at 3.
Henley at .3. Return Fare Is . .. ', .
W DNESDA Y, SEPT. 22nd ..,ASPEGIAL TRIP
by the" Majesllc ... . to HENLEY .\ 11. allow-.
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Iallowmg
1,hou,r!!hours' to toviey?
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Friar. .P.ark; and at .2,

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\rHURBDAY, SEFT. 23rd. - A ' .SPECIAL 'l'R'!P
.to ' CQRING .end DORCHESTER ABBEY, by ·
the "Majestio,", at 1,0.30 .• . m. . Return , Farce:
Goring Is., Dorchester· ,~ •.. 6d. P •• s~ngers atop'ping at 'Gorin" will have five 'hoUr" .to. view.
Streatley Hill. . Goring at 3., ' H~nley at 3,
·.Return Fare 16,
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Far~ lao Gorina' at

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AND MINERALS pIiOVIPEi)" ON~OAn:D.

Tickets can be' obtained at the Office or . from J1;.
Cawston, Walcrman', Cottage. Cavel'lham Bridge.
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Telephone 256. '.
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'All kind. 01 Pleasuro Boats ·a nd ·Punt.. for Hire.

l'OPULA H, lUVER l.'RIPS.
The Popula.r LaunchJ" BRITA~NIA" will

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leave CAVERSHAH -9RIDGE ~ ',;,I!ows :-:ON SUNDAY. September-. 19th, at ,11 p.m. for
GORING AND STREA!TLEY. , Return 'Fare,18.
ON MONDAY, Septembe,!: 20th, at 1l.;JO, a.m. for
MEDMENHAM. ' Return·Fare,. ls. . '
ON TUESDAY6S~Ptembe~ 21s~, at 'lO.30 a,m, tor
W ALLINGF RD. Retqrn ' Fare, Is.; DOR·
• CHESTER. , Ret)!rn Fo.r"e, Is . .6d.
. ON~ wimNESDAY; September 22i,ld, at, 12 nonn,
fc)r HF.:NLEY, allowing a Hours to· VIew Friar
P",rk. Return Fare. Is.
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ON THURSDAY, Septeoiber 2:)rd, ,(t 10.80 a.m, tor
WALLINGFORD. ' Return Farc, 18. ; and·,
DORCHESTER ABBEY.
R~turn Fare, 1~. 6d.
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Tickets to be obt.ain~ of . C. ". Mayne;rd and Bon,
223, Cavershnm Road, . Re,..qing. 'I'elephone 1188,
LunC:heon..i: Te.... . and Refreohnienla .on ibollr4 '
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on th,e occasion of a "
of the 3rd
Bat~. a.t ·P"$.m.outh.1
five hero'e~ !Iorei It pre·
6<lpt serving .with th~ ·-ard Batt. after their: trenu.
ous work; al/il."\"opnds, atl the Jro~t..Thz G nernl
, ~dre6ing ' tii~; m·en,. ~e¥drked thtl. it w!\s [ most.
unu'u~! .0'f'!lJ.rren~e .. for! f).v!l me<i als . to . ~r pre· , "
'sented \". . one' day W a sillgle regiment. Pte. (now
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Berst. H?,rris. h.a8'i>ee~ ,h"nded IhiB a~ar4 at . ..
. W(J ba,d 'lftenimed the '•~ •.,.~,
para:d e at ~lng :IBs.l'r&ekB. Berks~lre ,.1s now
and..fon!i,!Y l<.>oke~ .
100klOg for It!! fiJ'6t Y. C. ' n
dlVul ~g no
. s'e cret .to :..,t;ay that whoever that l' fortUlla~1 man
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coup' ,de · grace,
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strength, for . a .
may be &mollgst lhe r~llk o.nd yle, h 'a fp rure , is
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to a ,fottUIt'OUS cIrcumstance w
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VOLUNTE,ERI DEFENeE ~0'fE:MEN :l:.
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munltions against the
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It is cle;!.r from many eigns r that th~ ' Wllr
thipg coun_ts in WIH'. We
yet to
Office are '~a.killg steps to see h01j' "the me~rB of
. com~i tllat; pteponderance.
the
the, .volunteer Defence -J,?orces fall be I ' iliBed •
tlie ,Mi~J8~e~ . of lMunitions, ou
m •• r,·oriHi
Colonel Steward, a.t'·an inspectiop. o~ the :. almes·
bury Volunteer. 'fruirting Corps, [Bsid the I 'overn.
raw ~,ma:terlal hJl;d ·)'et to .b.e ImOO'U lf;ea
ment .had .. Bent to the I(enernl. officer com .. anding
utili ~ed : . • : It 'i& idle to n",.tbnoi
·the S?q~;J\~rnl: Comm":,,d to.i11:f!p ~ct, all f;11~ folun . .
'( .tIIat . tlle first .twelv.e m "Jlll,IlB
t<ffil' 'lira1lltng Corp" 111 th:e ~ .. riOll6 dIstrIc: .
He
hasl see:il ' this tiLsk 1: acl~oInplishelli'
(Clolortel SbejVard) WWI required Ito repor~ on the
torilY'''I:.
tideO,f
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driJ.! . a'.nd efficiency 'of the corps a!nd obtai ' par·
onlY ,l'epedc ' when the
timilnrs.' of 't heir n\Imbers, armb, .nnifor , and
with aq),hundiLllce of war
equi~inellt. Tl,lis' informati.on WWI . requiiwith
'I:;}'(}Yc:l <:ieorge tells . us · that he
a vie.~ to th" emp.!oyment 'of th~ volun~ h. in
these' uilplea:aant facts because he
gua.rding water work6, raiIway~, ' o.nd j pertai n
stir his' countrymen to.' put! ' fo~th
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strength to' amend the situation .
Army lot: servJees In . the ImmedIate 6Plre of
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The publlc m~n who 'either j.hirks these
war opera.tions. There I'r ~ \-un?oubtedI.Y many
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. him.eU or doeB not do , his oeBt "to farO!l .
lI!smbers of the local foroesr, whp will ! ea.rtlly
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, fa~ ~ tltem until ihey are redr~~d. is
welcome this. depa,·ture. Mean:thile t·h e Berks
Volunteer Defence Regiment IlIi ~raduall y et,t ing
HE~i.RV.ON~THAMES.
t'78."on to tbe State :v!>ic~ he has
illto 'forkins 'order. At 1\ Ijleebn~ . of il, 1Pro~
BELAl~C:HE:S .AN~·ATO~EB:
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'J)he'~e .are serlous' words, a.nd it is ""'.u''''' visiorta,l , ~xjl~utive' Committee it Iwa6 ded ed . to
' STR,EE.T.
th~Y ' !l.re ; 8el'ioU8 that .,wIl .clI.l t ;
appro,:tch Colonel G·. C . .Ricardo' .to acce;t.
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p06itipn ,}lf .regimental com",andi nit, !llld twas
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' SP"'CT' S·1':R<d- 'T.· by : ,,!,l~~QU~ q\lota~il>'!l' , W'e fe~l we . ,
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be actmg ·in· a tr3.lt.qrou8 fashwn If ' we
fe~t that. he WQuld mllk'e a ideal chief. i· leut.·
Col .. Hodgi on, . Capt. Metc"l{e, a";'4 Mr. Wltherh:v
...., ': . notgiv,e ·. public ~~y' . a:n.d ~mphasis. to ~.,· I
ha.ve been ~pp.roved 'o.~ battalion ·c,qmmanqa1"". A
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Lloyd\ George' 8 ' warnmgs .
The ' re
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corre$pondel)t'adds:; ";1:t will .~t"illIY i. ';,()t be
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qerns ' our reap.er~: " Mr. Uoyd, .
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.long before 'the strezUl of Readlllg resou~<lj to the
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Ba:y~
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WOKINGHAM m~c~ill~ 'oethe Berks 'Voluntee~ Deferyci ~~gi'
pull Ufl th.rp~lgh .. '-. , . ' . i.
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THEkSHO~TAGE , OF RECRUI[I'S.
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.<JHAMPAq.NES . A"!'MARIfET PRICE. makeup fOI; ' lost timE) 'I . Are
a.nth~ men . we shall want. to put
Ophmistic.
sto.tements
to
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,contrary,
it ie
I ptUCE LIS1'S ON ·APpL.rC:ATlm~.
fighting line next year to ellable . us
qui~: obviotllS tha.t the sl:orta~e l o.f. r ecr'ti.ts is
to hold Our · own 1
The answer to
G0(j)D~ r GUARANTEEiJ
OF. BEih QUALITY.
ca'i I!,g a. good denl of Il.nxlety ,Ill ~ll1htllry F,rc!e,;.
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queries ·of .M r. Lloyd George's'
Fo instance, at Portsmouth where the 3~d BatI
SPECIALITY
tali ~ Qt,. the lloyaJ Ber.kshire~elgiment i aire ser·;
found' ill Mr. Asquith and· Lord Kit...t,,,,nlp.,,'
yipg;. no recruits have been received by: ~,e bat'i'HAM~S VALLEY DRY .GINGERiL1i.
~p~e~h~s . . Hecruitin~, we are
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mg . off;" and the .task of keeplJlg
of, ~is llJo.y l1e ,,go.uge<i hy th~ f~ct th"~ e ':frd
is · .c'ti~jng anxtet,Y. . 'Moreo'1'er'
B,at'talion ..have to find drafts r~r l the I ts~. ~'1<1,
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that tt\rough v.arlOUB causes
.lI:lld. 8th BattnJl<ins of ·,t he ~egIment .
wer~ q.ention'Cd by Mr. Lloyii \:te,o
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Ho,v great is "the dem ~nd for men for dr"tts is
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t~~i ,LaiDO.ur ' ,Co.ng.ress) .our ourPut .
iodi~ted , by the fact, th,,'t!. puring· t~e ~r~t year
t;ionB .and eqUlpmqnt 1S no~ , '1-11
of.- Qli! wl\.r over 4,ogom~ I).nd 90 ' offi.c~n; left
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Even
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brewing in ,conn'ection' ' with the rall~Vai·Vs. b~~ !f.e _let ~nd 2nd ~attali?ns lia.~·e~ of ourse,
TO H.J4. KING GEORGE V.
'as 'the ! r.esolution; of· the, locall
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note
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published ~n' our ,last; issue,
't~t the 8J;d Battnlion, th.e preeent stre~gth of
wh~"hu. 2,600, inclrid... about UlOO me 1 who
cannot· afford any". more m·t.''''"''.'
b.a.v~ " retu.rn~ from the Exp·edi.tionary Fqr i e from
especially a .pal:alY~ing··
wounds' or IlI·health. But w.th , such 'dl'mo.nds
way stoppas-e.. ,:We .do
UP~l\J it how can the 3rd B3tts.lio~ kce.p· t.pe batproblews wlth .whi ' h ·
THE KING'S SEEDSME:N
talions at the front nt full stren~,h- WIthout reJ
are faced do not ' need
or t81 ..The p06ition is one 'vhi<r~ wilT haTe to
slderation; th:eydo;' but
be fn.ced. In ReRding recruiti~g l is Ms() very
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ltga.inst the a.ta.te, .·
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'its
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FOR 1'HIl
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courageous
· FARM AND GARDEN
,'ljhe names Ilnd addre!'.';es of men · enli~te<l at
Refding for the week . ending Scprmbe." 9 nrc, Goverpment
POST FREE ON AIWLICA'rION.
(thou!{h t.a<ltlUli'j ,,,,,n t,,.,, I
. Roy.al Berkshire Regiment ...:..,.!IWrt 8w~e cr, . S,
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Wi.lfred )'<ea'.6, ' ; 12, PitCl;oft Avc,1111e; :B jnlilmill
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Snow 58 King. Road.. .c .. ver.ham.
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National SerVIce is de,m:lLn;dEj,d,
" ,hit. Regiment.- Jesse '. George,' 13,
:-;r6uld .only ... refuse at
Gardens,
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A1.0:C.- Stanlcy Lawrence Hay,...ard, ~, Palmcr
Pa~k Av~nue.
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uffield,
WiNEI AND srtRIT i MERCHANTS
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INC'REASED GOST 0]'
BURGUNDY.
· 'Berks R:.H.A ..-Percy .Flood, Greys. near Henley I I
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si. Eml'i~~, It superior Din~er Wi~.e .;.. 18/. per doz. .
' Pac~~orth; ; It; G. WilIts, IQ, Lo~'er E,[s~ Strfet,
St. Estep~~e, an excellent 'Wine
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18, (Auckland . Road, Reading.
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