Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1916

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1);1 OOn,nec.tion }vi~h tbe
Lon.9on Stroot 'Priniitil1'V~ie~',(r:;~d"Ogt~i ·\j)l\.m'.~Il,
membe1'S of the clioir r fidol) ~: ·' on . Sunday "veiling" .Mr.
the conduct.or; :rIot' f!Oloists we';" Mr. B. G,
and Mf. ·F, SatrsblU'Yl and Mr, F , W. Brew
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}>!a.ce~, o~ .J~~i6!4IIy:' eV etiil)gi' April 12th; :'l'her'l-Mo;""' . C. ~i"Yllard and Son' adl'ol'tise,
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was a. · lI~rge , g&t!ie'plg'.4>ver ·which Mr,' !l)hQoIIU1$.
river Irip"
MII,Y/ :.prilsid.en~,.l:foooded , 'l'he ' secretary ' (ltr.
It i. probahle lha t evening cl~s.'18S will be held . Ge.<!J'«e 'E , ,G:oqdArd)/ -iiJ hi8". 8tlitem~t . of the

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.1 un1y two schoole next terw.,...iiwall3ea. ROlld lU~d

w~rJ,,;- ol ~~e",-1J.t\S,t .:9~~veiJ ' :ytial'll of
e.xI.{e.n~e,"-:r~~rroo:-to ; tI,e 'marly
li~d takel.1, p~ce. and ,.oI.th~ ~ev.il1'81
were BernDit' · WIth ._th~ ~ Colours in

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1'll E READI :\G CmILDREN'S CONCERTS. '

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Tile mallY .supporters of .the children:s concerts eleeWlt~re. The new session sb.rted \'ritlr .
ill I~ijadillg 11'111 be plessed to know thl\t 8 balanco
bership c4. 258, ,The Rev, A.
of £118 l B. IlLl. has accrned .... a result
the IUl interestillll' addreBs, enut,' ....1
February concert": Oue·third of the 8um, .
v.. an," M~8, Hughes di·stl,ibut.>d ·-f>I1,1A 1"Ci~~:~l:1~~1~
li800 1<J bo gil'en III Iml of looa l Wllr fund~,. WaS nuinberin" ,,180. Three " ll'~sel~l~tio\I!,:
1 ,"6"d a., follow5,- £20 00 the Berks1"r.. Volun. . .
; lOp Aitl l'ri\nsPQrt $en 'ice; £W. tOlI'Ards "Our the, ~eci:\,iei1tiJ b eing 'Mi"" L.
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J~~ Fund, 'for' loCi' not! Cro.. ,!OO
.B ..tten (oonductor), . and Mr.
.AUl!iul allce worK; £5 to the l.I~rk.hlte ""~'~'.n' 1l1U.i~al . pro.g~"ll1me <)ol,o,sted
Pri90110n of W'ar l';\1ud; [\l1~. ..e:;:to.
bY' Mlss tl:errY-lIrrdMI:, W. Hive~, nUmG, rD1~S
Herk.hire Regiment 'l;o bacc<J , Clga.r~fuj
. b~ ,1111'. Hj.V'e8,
lI1iss Joll1l
pa!",r Fund ' Of .the r~mu ;ud er there were
HI)I, and selections ' By t h e o'tooestrn.\
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£58 00 the !-;lltipnal Ulliou of 'l'eIl Chel'lI' :5onevo- 'WOMAN ' S ~'AP' EN'D:,'
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len t RIM Orph<ll'u l'upd, and £20 to, -the !::hurch
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i>c hoolmR. tol·, .lId Schoolru1 strossas r B.n~volent , . ' Mr. Fred ' · W; · 1,1I>rtin,
In stitution.
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Wednesday hel<J au inquest .. at
A BUCCElgSFUL ypUKG ATHLETE.) .
ROQJn., Bridge Street, tooohing
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Isabel M~ry ' Lllnnon, a ' widow,
Mr. George Brill, ~1\a .0.10 0 mnuf.ger 0
e who Ir~, for '80me four yurs been
C .W. S , Crumpea.U Bl5CuII and Sweet Works, ?'t Town Place" Elelon Terrace, for her
Maneh. s"",., is lin ol~ R end11lg ma n, and a.n ex· m·lajV, ' CI.... rle.· I:{ine, 0; ,,,,fdowe r: The evideilce
o~llant 91)0
..rl sri)~11. ", ~o h~ rel}\bvea . and many Bl
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I'e ll,ls l1\'111g JJ1 our t own. lh.e d1rec-tors and
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18. ~ 1e u ?f u!l,~ t.e woman was bro!lKhti
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hom.e ,1)11 Mond"y mght, In "' hel..,l"ss stwte' an".
pl".,..rs .of t he Rending FooLI>& . ' u) remoru. er wl.en_!Hine, who w. ork. nt . the Bi8cuit . F....;lory
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he """"" rded them W1le n t ler well
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he found ,h er d,,><1 ou her bed. Dr; ParneU~ho ,
1.0 play the great clup.l.ie.
Mr. n,.,ll. son, 1 ltd b
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Charlie, who WOll so Ulo.ny ClIp. at the, M~~.
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chcst.er Prepnr"I<)J,- Grammar School, has agam the jury. that Il po:it· m~rtel\lel[(\mllla,tion Bhow;!d·.
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death to .' .h~v e been . due to syncope, .a&:el~ra.~
,lislingui3h ecl .I11IllSe , J' IS a I e Ie }>roVl'e.ss. . e ,!>r ChrO!llC aloclioll1!m ;. Rnd ' a veroi'ot 'W&S ,!'i)•• ,r ned .
IA now al R03S1l11 School, . anel was seva.llJteell.
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th o sellool champIOnsh,p. He wa" Ilrat m the BR.oAD ST.REET OHoi~.·. '
, .",,l,alf.m ile, fir.L in th e Qllsr te r·m ile, and lirat - in
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UIO 100 yards races.
H e 'e vi<lently hns an athletic
Palm ·Sund.,.y has for the' las t sevent",.", y.eant
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caree r i,u' froni of lum.
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St.r.eet Co. ngr()gQhqlU\~ Church, . Rendina. :This;
is e,trwnel), proud
tJll 8- boy s
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wa. 4-ecided; .to' f(ive 'i Olivet to . Ca.lvo,ry" or!:'
IighW t.O 1".1'11 C>f lh~ IItd's 8't<~.reS3. '·
SUlld",y evellinl!: in substitut!on for the usual ;
THE V Al'DE\'ILLE.1
.ervice·. 1,'h'e chllccl, wa.S fu)I, ~nil the rendef.;.llg
Th e oh ieJ aHraclion at Ihe Vaudeville in
·wa.s oon sidere<l the beat ~jven bv th e choir: For:
""'rlier lIar! of t he week IV1IS " .The Rosary,"
tunately' the choir cluj · still rely . ()n l a. doze·n .
Ethe lbert Nevin, a.Her t.he pl ay by Edward
,tenoM I\nd .basses, sG I tha,t' t.he choral work WI\8 '
n,os •. It was a VerY ffine production, the 1loti"g l we~ bala.n<)ed. ·T~le solos 'were . well , S1I11II " by
beini moot conv incing Ilnd sympathetic ; while tlie Mitis Phmios (.opNlno), Mess!'!!. B arker:'·
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. lUlL,ic played by'lIlr. 'rosLiok and hie eiwable I\.nd Pickeri ng (bMse. ), an,l , lH",.rs. H "
cOIIIrlIre. added great! to the en joyme nt oJ. tlie I Bennett, W .. rm&ll, aild ; Foro (busee). .
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ouutette : ",a8 Bllil'g . by' Mrs, ··Sliorrer •. '.-Miss .
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tlw Brit lSoh A.rmy in ~lro.nce incl114ed · ~e .8tri~.in" viow, of vill ..ges in FI8nd E>r" wllicli had '
.. Greel:k wa.s an -exc.ellell·t ,a<>eoI11c~al1i$t, an6 Mr.:
w;.,..ked by German '~dillcry and are now ·'Ite
W. l!'1u"vey con~iioted wit!;' effic~ency, {
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BENEFIT ' CONCERT.
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EA.!tter MOlldny lh'~ Vatldeville ",ill be .open:
I I a.,,!., till 10:30. p.rn, . The l',:o.rr",)ume em Sat.
. A concert WIlS .b eld ·ill. the·
'" 0 f t Ilat, t h ri II . 'ureay fOl: ' tli'e, benefit-of Ute " '<l,~mdrents
urdav ' indu(Ies tIe
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OlD, . all .. C larmmg tive,rSoo iety,' Mr . .. H, Robinsbn.
film, r ('~ l nrlllg ( .. crt.rude - J..[cCo}·,r H G-re-ater· than
Art. : ' Mon<bl'" .prog ....nllne is .a4vertised. · .
full n.tlOendn.noe . 1'I,e d.air ~r8S

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.ueeO>3 , will be shown, feahll'inll H enry . Ainley
lIS Dick 1'Ilenyll find
Miss Chrl ssi" White ' as
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tlHHr , servi~s Yolunt",rily', alld t11e ir
mu~h ..apPrailiated b.v those ",.Ir~s{lnt. '
llanists were .. ;Miss K 'K O'reel1 Ilnd i '
'K.
Hill. 'Ph e progrllcIp.Jlle ilid,i<!;;(l.: ·.1'.ian·oforte~010
bv MiSd Green '; eongs, .. T here 's 1l · \Of!,If, !O'tl~
tra.il· I i &Tid' " 'liove's ~del~ 'O f 1'O&et u. .' Mj$8 "rE .
Sl}TOrvJ;_' sonas,
'I IuVlttllti,on " . And . "Ha-p.6v ·
SOll/Z. , < Miss ' L-. D e!l mftll :.. I!!OHP8, '!·Blue E yes:! '
-and i f{ Th ~ HOlDa. Fl a~ ," Mi6S· E. Spencer; songs.
" Deep in·..my h..art ." •.nd· "The Little. Jl..:>ad

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'1'011) of De,'ol)" and. "The 'A&mi~al'8 1 . ~room< ·:
Mr. N. Cree.i iihnmorou s SO IlIql, "All a;iJout lo'v ~ ..

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. FI1)1I&1 D,,"ce, " . Mr. F , W. Hl!.rvil.r j ' song.,.
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and 1 "'~.riend,
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0'\ Mille ~·· 1 Mr. F'. Sa.iullbury i £&OllgS, " D estinly H
An AlI,Engllsh productton. adapted lrom.t.lie weU.kllO"Q ,!
anel "I IWBlit to see tb" war aU over,~' Yr",Jr.
lUelodrama of tho same name. ~
Tile
Coroner
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(Mr. R. S" Payl'l.\
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Umise; Ilulu<>rou B F011.&2;8, d D'rinks "aDd u r Soo~
au in~uest at Son~inj{' 'on W ed,ne~d!,y aft,!r-.
." Where the Heather Bloom,:"
side 6Wank," ' l\h;, J, belL Excellent ' ~citl>tion8 'h~ld
noon , on tHe body of
llt~arJ: Ann COI t- oi .Il?'
ComMy ..... NsAto r: !
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were renderod bv Mr. W , Cl""ilwick.. · en~itled Rupert
Street, . Resiling, W!t059 .1>0.<1,. ,w.... ~ecp¥ereji
PATHE'S ANIMt.TE~ .\ GAZETTE. u Princo~:" and: ( I The stre~et wa.tcbmn.n~s storY.'- from ·the Thamea the r pr.,j.Vlo~d"", :' ." . .; ~
Mr. F. P. HiU; owing to' a. s evere .cold, did not
;Philip Cox, . of 92 R'l~rt Stroot, '~'!'i".,g! "."
sing, . alth.ough he ~ , pre oc n t. Messrs. ' ·BI\"rnes hibourer at Me-.. ra. HuntleY 'a d ' P&lmerS', '"""I', lus
arid Avis supplied ' Ule piano, .
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~. 66 ye.,r~ Qf . ~e, ' I\'''e- ho.d.: .irice ~,abo~t
IlLS! ',rUlI8 ~li 'admg; rbellll\' !'j>~,~t .!Iy: a fire '!'i !1ie .
F"\ .II.~ WILLfAMEr,LI0;rr, »ilhe Fllllq,U. 'PIlyeI'll Co.
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house; and ha.d, ' ~n ' ·recelvl9!t.' medl(!a,l, a~~!lnt!bp
"The Onlyl Pair," ,
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from ,Dr. Gilililing. . She 8uffore4 -troI'l>.-: mdi~on .
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had ~compla\n"d" o~,paina. i~ vilrt bit.plt, ·. At tim~. ,iihe
tlle ' Editor of ' the "OhroNicle." ; .
wu i vtl'ry d~p reaooll, .and had llla d8. the rem~rl< :that ,
" 'NEATH ITALY'S MAGIC SKIES;" , . , r
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. Sir "': e wish lo express our grateful! thanks to 'We. ,Her pond!tion ·li.a4 .\.>:<'ed. wors,e :-.iuo:ing · the '
Third Series or Offictal Fio~are8 of ~1l8
all tl;os,. who have so generously' offered '600ck '~1! taat two' months, Sit... dlil·· no Iiou,e~""k, He last
gift.~ of various _kinds for disPosal at tho impo'f- saw rler ",11Ye 'on Mondiy
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BRITISH ARMY IN " ~~NCE,
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sales mentioned Ilbove; aJld ,ye trUst that 'the
!'Jet~n ', Ij:lo.r~ce ,,:, 90~, ~he . .. "tf)Cim~4'" 'daughter,
BJi.peci~ arrangement "ith tho War Olfic... · .
fillancial
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~-WITH TRE ,Â¥>Y.l.L FIELD A"T~tY,IliIU:,JNAC~ON,
Co unty of Berkshire a,t the. head ' ()f tlte' list. ' . , m'ot116~ on Monday." Shii "Iept' ?((th her on Mon<\a.Y
This, . however, con onlv be accomplished bi tb'e' night; .nd.1mi8.ed her in the ·'·eArly. hour.' of ' the
THURSDAY, F",DAY &; SATURDAY,,t,ru 2iti, Z8tlr, 29t1t.
corubined efforts -of ' ..11 t'hose ' wh!) roal~ ' tli-e 'im- ·morning. · No.letter'· was found.
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m~llse iwpprmnce <>f the-objects fot' wHich. )these ·
Mr. -ColC, lrooaUed, Baid that when hi, wife : ",,,,, .
eumod,. T.b&llball8;tI~.
sales are beiti1\' helld, aud we app.... l to the inhabi: rni ..ing, , he 'went to ~he ·Kennct'._ Moutb <lUll asked
tants· of Rea,;ti.ng '''nd ..of the wnole I ~unty ~ fo 80me soldio... who were ' ther" II tliey had , .e~ ..
"THE BROKEN pOIN."
att811if-' them and by ' liberal bidding ·onsure .their. "';oman. · 'They Baid ' thet hod not, and h,o then
J. Sorial Photo.PlAy 8to'1 01 thrilltoll ~t1v.ntur. ad
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Edward Et'post _LIght, . lock·keeper· ~at Sonrung,
Epilod. 13: .. W~R.!' · " .
deposed to finding 'tho body in the water at U .."m:
. (~lini('mnlL of the County CQ mwittee.
' RD 'G SUTTON
the- pr~rioua' !ll~riiin:g ,olo,~ to the '1~9k gates. · .
L 'E ON
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BiUiohs,"
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"SWEET LAVEMDER."

Sir Art~ur Pinero's tire&t D,!.matio BU008i1.
Produoed hy Ibe Hepwor,b Co. " ....tuh... HIlNnY'A1NLE

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Au AIl·EDgUlh pl.~ bl AlI,Eo,lioh PIl1srs.- .
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ChairlUa~1 of Executive Committee.
April t!!,th" 1916,
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Mth the ~N.tion&! Mi""iorr,<5f Repenbllnee
H.., Loro.hip -is cha1rma.w Gf the Central
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For t,he pUfI)()8e of raising funds fOr~the'SOldi"rs'
Tlol!. Naiion • .r.~U ..iru1 of RGl'entance ~nd'
froo . tea/ '",nd ooffee stall., at th~ S .. , [Bpd C rR. &imomiced for · Ocoober·.aud 'Nov.llmb"" n8xt. '
Stat\od. !fllt Readilllf48; large .number f lli.dies <In .motive w.hich has led 'oo thill . a.nllOIt\ICem~l,lt is the
Wedn~ay · sold prlml,(}ses III the' town: A 's(uD of ,tl)& Churoh .\8 not &d.,quately p layiJ}g it..
·..'bOut f60 wli;' r'lal,i ;wd. ' I
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