Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1916

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G. W : Webb, E sq. (ill the chah),
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AU..waj>, of Sprmg I G~IAd~!,8,
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was cba rged, i s a mlU1 of tIe
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n ca<h . ~, wit,h falling, ~o appear &t t ho tune and
ne'/," e . JOillted on Marcll ·20th.
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I,]TI~O s~~oused. •• id. he objected to ·being.. 10 !,he
. ho behoved It: wrong to · belo~ to It. ' .
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·clerk (Mr. A · AI" 'bone5 )
did nob apply . to th a
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,\~I"I;Ofly of mon' ,,'ho had been ,et ~p to l,!dga,
tl~ .. to whether he was right or:,1"rong m
un;te/, of !JIst killd.
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; 'iJe clerk 8a id the magl~trAt.es co uld. not CODS! er

i1' ~. 'rhey had to .leal mtl! the queshon from the
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·~·h. aceuse<1 was Hned 40s. and. ~>r<lerell
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or: FE:\,CES UNDEJ,t THE LIGHTING O~D~R.
'11 (ollo\\'in~ were filleo under the Lightmg
Ord~~ f ~ r !lot IIR,-jllg' theiy lig h ts subdu~ ' :- ,.
l !3ptain "\V. Bi rd , of l\.ifilt~nnd Road, Rend~ngJ £1 ..
\11'". Bes!io Crced, of Fnar Str(lct, ~m¥, £1.
n obe rt Dicker, Broad Street, Reading\ £1.
Jock Da.te-'1 , BecHord Road Reapmg, lOs. .
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";, r> llio Lucas 1 Great Knol(y. S~reel, Ueadmg, £1
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NcllJe B a ker , c-a retakcr of the Al ert
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cow~.
~ f i.o:E ion R.oom, ·H eaclm.g (ex t.el' l.ral lamp), £J.
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healthy. '.l1hey
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In th is <mso it ''''ae ba's tl\ted t hat the lamn bag
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bad'
bile1/tn bo met! for safoty, 8 5 th e re ":85 a d8ng~rou6 step
tiunpor.ed with wa.s "iven by 9ooro:e ).llnight.
\t'll.ci!llg tQ the ~\nIL ~l'hc Chall'Ynnn a..dVl!ed th.at FI.ederlck ' W..,Uer, H. W. Cane, Mrs. Chn.ppeU, and',
.,'piit.1Ltion be 111l1~c~1Ii.l tely m ade ' to , the ohlOf , ~Y'Q!lte1'··Tro,v~, employee.. of t\le de£6ndallt.
~ olleta.ble for perml~ J O Ii to u se .the . lamp . .
.i i ~he Be~~h ORm<> to ~he concluoion ~t . th"·l nr""e.
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LOOllnrd Sa lm on, of ~nd on St,root, ~ eadlDg j .W3Sj op tion .had If.a.i l~ to make ou t their cas</,' w /.tilh. : .~
allirunoncd foJ' ri(ling a. blci'cl o wlthout n., head light ,thereupon (USmlSSoo.
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Alill rear li g ht in D ukQ Street o n A pril 8th, and
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WEriN~!pAY.-Before- E. P. Collier, ~~. iOn til,!

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Ceorge DR,'is Emmett, of .Whitloy Si ree t, . R eRd·
iu g. W8!\ S lIlIuTIo nl'd for .':'~lIlg ~rllll k whllst. m

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Flitter, IV"" fmed ,£1 ~
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mrCLING ON THE F·O<;lTWAY. :
' Harry Wa.ite, ~ed 16, of 47, Cl&Tendon ' ()ad,
• Ullmoned I Cor riding a cyde on · theC·.foolmiAY lfi
pper Red,lands Road, on the· 13t~~ 1nst., IW
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5. , P.C. · ~h ..rl"" Hillman was the wituc.e.
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I,>ucy BlLfnett. no ,lii&d a.\iode. a 60ldier'8 wife,
,who "'0!J found drunk i~ King Street on ' thr ' pre-"

Hamilton, of Hill{lll"a~I,
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chan) .. and W: Poulton,' D. ROlle, and ' .E. O.
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ll!tlcy Street., on _4.pnl .6,
P.C. };yre ." id t.hat tI' e dcfcndRn~, was brongh~ to
ilim , lIe · questioned Enl Ulctt, ~¥# i C?ame to !-he
"onciu.iOI) that he "'us unuer the mltuence of drmk
Rlld lrll 5 not in n tir. 5late to drive l a. ca.~. H e wftl}
,orv excited, "ud could n ot spea k pl.lIlly,
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l'ar for s li ght l"Cpail' .a t the dclen rl1tllt's shop at

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about 2.00. Witlless noxt M \\' the defendant Ilhout
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5 ' o'clock "'hen he WAS drh-inK t,he car at a\ fast
.Bernard Hardmnn, 67., Q~een:t:
' Roa.d. Jl.i~lptond.
,)ace. H~ applie d the bntkCF, and t llO eu.l' liikiyded ' 1M summoned for eertam lighti " "offences ~n CQn~
. cro", t.ho TI>IIn. Wh.n ' he got out of the C<Lr h~ ~tion wit:h hie moto~.~r, in. ' udon Rdatl, .on
(wi,"<",) R. ked hill\ why h. lwd u~j it" ,alld t hen
t e 10th A~ril, . which h'l admitted . ' .. . ~. i , .,
" "ticed that he wn s lIltoxlCatQtl. ' 1 he rnallller of . ·P;C. Hniman ' .tated t e facta, willeli ""
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hi. , peak ing led . I.im ' to that' belid. A fte nvArd.
d , endant · hadq wo. Ia,rge h"".d . ·l!'ght. an~ f t () 8i4e
lie took Emm ett ill the ca l' to ill e last ,wltne rs!!, Rild
liJihb, tlie wb.olc glyJng too bng!it:.. a, lifh ,,~ . ~ ,
.,1;0< 1 him to observe l,i. con,lition.
·f+ nda.n~ told. him ·he .thought he <)QuId use the l,ghts',
D£lf£llH lanL sa id t.ilat aftc !" h e' h a d ~ executed t·he
17 the country, .
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wnrk. whidl 1,o ok Jlim .about three ·quarters of an
l ~r. ~r. Rowland Kent (who i appea.red f r dehour, he tr><t ..<i Ih. CH" to s ~ti. fy hi ms"1[ thnt e,-ery· Ifl'udant) called ' Mr. H.a;rllman, ·w ho .alil he waa
thin.rc was nil Tigllt,. \\' hel) in t,he Shjnu eld Road' rrturtUn~ from SomersetJ where be h8.d 'bOOn on '
Jr€" di'6 co\"(\red thnt the IpH,.hnnrl 8 ~d e gln s hAd been
b/ehalf : I f hie brother, Major ~ar()me:n.l wilt:. wee
,1,nkol1 eft' ,no it, t.ook him sorlle while to {\nd ' it.
~~1 ... ct~ e eenice. He. had never driven at night
\\'hon ' he 1:01111",,"<1 )Ie fOllnd ' ilk Hamilton " 'aiting, "I'£ore. ' Tile lighta. (~ -..(Jmittcd by · the co {~tab1e)
:lIld ho np pf'al'('(l ftn noye,l. A ·(li~puto nII"0I36 as · to ~ ,,{ere 'pa.rtly o~ured, but lie, now knew .n~~ · 6Uf!i~
payment, ""d Mr. lI~milton ... id he would not p a ycntly.
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He wa;; not aware of tile ' r~gulatJoll' , lll '
111ft: 2s. <JE\mllnded, l\fr. H:lml 1ton ' then went to the
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The co nstable sa.id i~

THE AIR f RAID WARNING

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was Ilothing to do with. him. IMr . . HAniilton then ."
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'James Digwced, 16&. 'King,' s Road, was IUlu-1,,,,1 \'''ell hi, " ' 1110 and addl'''''B. c' ,AlI h E> IIIld' in . oiled .f.of lfa.ilin!t t~ eilttinguish :light& : ~t ttt.t ,
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a dress m caflO of 6uilden emergency, on Uie ·lJJl!tllt·
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o~ the 31st MlLfeh. Defendant (wl!<> 'wi.,f lreRie. '.
' 1r>. EllIllIi·tt. defend.,,!.'. w~ re, s.;\I ,·-het' <I1tl ~b.nd ,Bented bov Mr. Sydney B'rain) ..id ,he ac¢e
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Tho Bench ,.a fll a 10' th e ·eonr·llI.ioil ·that tlie ·.1 Mr. .Fmnh Ca.ne~ ...pef,'.al ooIJatllble, ....id llJ"t )at
('\ id r l~(~ for tll(, I )lOSl!(~ ut i OJl was ' not st rong e no)lgh,
10.40 p.m. ,he notiCed & ltght- In I, the baselllent, ,Qf '
llnd .( h;lI11S~p d the (MO.
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tli.e pl'~ rpises ! and ',& rtlt~er bright ! ~~ht jrl a
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WI nr;!ow. I' :t>efenclant, who seemed; 6urdr.sed tJl,a;t
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t here wGs ~, Jight; ....i~ · he would' .~e .t<; ( i!;. ~ AMut
Fn,dcri('k Thorne. of Tilclll /~t, W3 S ' :!ummoned half au hour later' th8'1Vindow light was fttj~] burDf,,, I. II I11!! to Tegist" himself' under lhe KabionaI' in"', ' o&Ild defellda.nt' then nut it ou$. At· midnight,
Hr-l'"trRt.,on A( t of 1915.
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Lili<lll LlIry, clerk at tJle R e gistration Office .t .
owev~r, t 0 .ig t waa once more b~l'nilJgl in tti~
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II," r O\\n H all. prndu eocl a· register wh ich showed
, Mr. 'D,gw'erid stated that he had done eve~l1th qlg
th.t the (le[e,,,l allt 1f,,1 not been l·egist-ered . ,- J
he ' could- to. ob&v "ihe' Lighting Oro.. r. and "l,ad all
IJcfenrl.nl, who ,aid he \l'RS: not the ' ocoupi~r,
his li"hts. shaded. Aa, he went to b&d'1 aoo\!t 1Q.40,
,tatcd ,that he hod ne\' er reoolvell a 'papel'. · In ho called td Ilia' wife ...nd: btheri · wl'o wilra' below to
.~I,I~II;t of l..:,t year he ''',13 a\l'lI,» at work.
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nnel .. nother girl . lept . u; the top room. · He had
r"""," d" ' ''''OIlI i ; in~ to immpdiutely go to tho T o wn ' told ·thell'\ to 'e)<tingu ;;'h the JtgJlt .
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viet, .and Mr. , Dig.weed would ··be 'lined .£ •
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B{' !lp n1 1n H~Wf'~1 of Pallg-bournc J ,Wa6 suriunoned
f ill' l'l(li n~ 1\ lll( ycie \~ it hollt front or T&ar lights in
ti,e Oxi or,I ' Road on April Btt' Rlld
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\\ liham ( 'arlol:- Tid • • howed tha t I1feer ' d.fell~ant
II,hl lH~I':l (·r. 1l11 01l\~d to ex tinguish light~ itl a"" bed~
ICJo n~, lights "':CI'C !!ULJ:5equ-ently fo und \ to be still

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Eli ",.1,d]' G o/h ' in , of St. ' John'. ROad Ca~er. ·
\h il lll, \\ d~ ,: urn m onoo for a similuT offCJ)"cc ' and 'wns
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,{Lr def'.: Il(,p WII~ that when tll O ~i l'tfilfJ -wore
....ulidC<1 the ~ad , "'as turn ed e ff .t the meter, ..nd'
u1I1.)" 0110 eOlJlClI c w os usod for nl uminnti ' g pUI'~e!.

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,\ IltOIl K.,Jel: of South
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1'1111111" "a.:; tI~lI!!W0 lled lor failing t.o immediAtely

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1; ':"1·5 H ~;': l ll l ~'IJI . Ekuioncd '! at Ludgcrs hall. wae
( l,"~(ld vII hJS OWJI C'o n£-cs4bll wit h Ib eing 8.11 abscti.
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FRIDAY AND SA-TURJDAY.
April 28th ad~ ,29th. '11916•
First I (fee. Eac), Day',

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AlJ .\lJSS ION' 1'0 'fHE MEETL.'{G

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iS8uecl 071 · the Iconditioll· thai

·t "Ii,, 1'S travel ~iI Jioad o"Zy.

Price: . 30/- ' per ID ay.

bA " bro.o! 10 •. parperlon to".r.!.. the ob.t of 'ravelliDIf
WIll be .m.1. on pre.Mil.tin "t Ne"bur1 "

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10 ete can be obt.ined by poetr frolll
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