Berkshire Chronicle Reading 12-1917

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"', LJ"":r- wonderful to ~hat an ext~nt bU8iri~S8 haa maintained
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after over tliree years Qf .war. I·Stocks have been

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Adver~iTlI~nt!l ' when Pl epaid are inoorted under
tho follO'\ving headings a.t t.he I a tc8 g iven belO'W:Apattmcnts to Let. Apnrtmontf ", !.nted, Af".6:stanta

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cust(J,jQ,ers ~hi\t the good service and reasonatile· prices, which

Prepaid Scale of Charges.

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buy_ngo' w.e are

noted for in the past, will still btl maintained.

BALSOM, TheHo~se for Value, 14, KING ST., READINC.

Sar.vanta

Wlmted E'arm Scnanbs \' rl. n t-cd , Il of6c-s , CarrlQ.gee.

Farm p'roduoc. Et"., Ho",.. to iLet, Hou,,," for Sale
and 'Van tcd ; Laud to Let, L.n.nd ~for
W.nl:<ld, Uostl and 'Fountl, Milk :ranted , .
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anti Eg-ge

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Vac::lIl t. . . . Situations " ' a nted.

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'ber &t bhis offico, \\ h~n th ey will be fon'larcled at
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re6~hfig : lL PREPAlD Advcrti&em(l-\lt
must be
acodThpanl c~d 1~'y n. copy of th o. Ad,· c l'tise..'Ile,nt.
Vo ucher 0<'I111CS nre not &e nt to PREPAID Adver-

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IMPORTANT NOTICE •

, R epli<'e can be ndclress.u to
Ilumb",. at thi'
cffi ce ''fithp"ut IcxLra oha.r~, but 11 f ~e o f 2d. is pay.
"ble for ' forwarding "'1'I"s. All ropliee I() advertlse·
menta ~:U8t bo by Jetter a.ddrc6seQ to the Box num-

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For odd nm(lunts under 6d. only

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II . NOl'cutt , 515145 (N c wh uJ" ')
ROYIl 1 IIor~~ A rtillerv .

IIclv-es to !work among the pOOl" AS ]\Ii ssioll-S isters
in th~ S~tLJ:D.S~ Mi\bom~ 0 1' Rescue 'Vork~rs. Board,
. l . Lod/{IDK IIlId Outdoor U ni for m provided
grntis
J 1 1 11 ~TlDg trai.ni.ng.
Salaried P9st s 'guaranteed to
lI)oce ssfu~ cano idotes after ,tt·oMing. - Age .-prer.rred,25 to 30.-Wnt.1 to 1{,ss Cnrllle, Elou, Sec.,
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GARD,tENER wanted; full timc . -App]y~ Blue
Coa,t Scbool, B ntb. ROlld, R en ding'.:._~_-._ _
LS~'D WOMEN wn nted;7 U lind upWnl'dB; easy work, packing f ood for roldiersi
l\rages ahove Government schedule; comfortable
- accommodation pl't>vided at Harr is" Girls' H ostel.
-Apply Lady Superintendent, c/o Hnr'ris and Co.,
Ltd ., Cab.", Wilts.
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- T?INEUS' M.A.CliINIST wnnted; Kooil "!lindl.
fT " I)nd nil-round hand; cutter 'li-aker.. and saw
~hnrpMIel'; take Ch81'g~; ft..ood wnfes i p ennnnent
!..'(b .-]o':yll.~o~~E-d %?os, ILt/t, ',W itJey, Surl'ey,
;"',<1'11 N . ,,'anted to cut ~edges; p'iM\) work; good
w~ges ; or would in'e good dayman perman· tnt work, with ho,u~e on farm ; neB.r Reading.Apply \1.11'., .Box 5773) ' l Clu"Ouiolo" Office, nend-

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b.ot1,.ewo~k.-AppIY, 15, Statioi Road, R""d-

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Lii'ut. St.6\\,ll't. Hougfi t.Oll Tltmp. lim' d

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killerl on Docf'mbe r 2ud, agcn :lS ,
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Kens i ngton, ,V. 1re . ",~ I:I OOucat:.ed it t St . t ',l\\.\'~ 1
School an d Mert 01l Co llege, OXfOld , '" hl' IU 1.0
took hODo nrR i ll
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- \\"nr brok.e on t, und, returu1Il3 , iJllm A<h,\l\,h w
'England : ·W ;)S g iven a. t'om lTlissio ll. 1113 WI'll l ;(,
France in J915 . and lva s th C'n harur&flt'rl !o
S.alunika, wlleJ'1d he .s~ n"ed unW I IU1iC J JII II:l I",
,,1um he cvnlraded '-ulll ln.T1u. and I F>epllc IJ< ,i~ OIl"
iug. On l'l"COy.ory he ' WrtF.i Mell I. Rb'31ll- to tlL ., fl O!) :
](ls t t\C'pte-1l.1her' . TIe was ' n koon Ru~h:i' 1!w',.
ball"", pl;\yill\! wiug thl'~\lnartar I'D" hIS 'rh,,,!,

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R ichmoDd Fo(\tba.n Cluh.

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Lance-Cpl. Percy Goocil,

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of 12, StanleYI Grove" Reading, .h :l.s b l'cn 'HI! lu ,l l l l
CO I· ' the second t ime (e.!U'. n eck ,' find u fl kk ), 'JII

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-Apply, -Box 5780. n-ql}.ronicle" Office, Rending.
'ANTED. OUTSIDE MA.KERS for Quanti·
t ies ': 'COA'l'MA:KERS, TROUSER MAKERS,
jIlES1' . .'.I<IAKJilRS.; also GABARDINE COM!.' I" !~~~~:--':_:""';--::,-:-,--':''''::'_'-!~~
:ltIAKERS .. . Constant ;eml>IOlVlllent.-Ap1.l1y by I
Jetter to ~[I'. E lston, Gerrish Ames ond Simpkins;

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P . }'lood, G16~flO (Heuley) .

Gm·._ D. Rushton ,

for Gents'" HORiery, etc .'; young lady not
objected tOj k n awlerige. of the business preferred.

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A I'tny Se L\ il; O ClJrp:'l.

~~rnest Chris tian Women .w llhug t o devote thcm-

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1•••lde.-g, Castle Street. ReDding.
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PPRENi1ICE .':"'Reciu;~~d immed iately, welled uoated Youth for ·,G eut..' Outfitting; fir stclass op~urtun i ty j wages to commCllce.- Box 5781
" Cbrorucle" Office, R~ding.
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SERVAINTS' AGENCY. E,tlibh.hod 186B '

GoO? fillua.tioolS alwl\ye o pen 'in t-own , country

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W. n . Humphrey" 8UOO7 (Ma Jll eIJ1/\ ",:)

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A ll "Orders and remittances 6houtd be sent direct
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'60 11 of , ~(I'. '\1.1. QlIo..rtermaine, of t he AnclI ,nt
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woun<.loo in the l'ight a rm and thigh wJlI f 't'J \ing in ' PalestinE'. He rejoined the AI1my ;~n t::qlterubel' , 1914, i anll sE'rved' through lhe 'Oallqhllil
cumpnigY J lJe h jS6 h ad seVeI nl mira.'ul" I"
, escnpes. H e if 27 yeal"f> of age.
wa~ f;'dU C.\l~ (l
nt Haltle School, Ren.(liflg. l'nor to enli,S t. ing It o
was employedI 1!) , the E ngineer's Office fit t J.r

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G.W.R. The chap la in, 'wri ting to Mrs. Qu elll' "
maill~, say:.,:
I have just seen your (boy on Ill >!
wa.y -through 'the base hospital. a nd he wisll(ll' Hi t)
THEFTS,
to _drop .you a. ~i ne for hlW . He wou ld l write hi m·
self, but ho - isl n~unded sllghtly 1n the right 61 Ill.
-Oi l 1171 Beecha,m
with . stealing yo.l'10 U 8 You have no OCCOl)lOn t.o worr:r. He iS I ill the l;(' ~ t
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spil'lts and \sal1s he IS
r Ight. It liS nlwnys:l
table linen, val ued .~
-A. M. H~.vkiDs, of 212, p leaRul'e to see these boys as th(llV con e from lun
'and. J'. OUlil' SOl). IS lIke a ll the~ )·cst. Ro 'llHll{C'~
l urLher 'charged "ith line,
you pl'on lo bo a III ibsher-w cheerful :\1.1"
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of tll'e !n e,k > re>-m anry ' in l'~estine ~re 'tontnlllM in n I r ll, ,·
wri tten how'e tol his parents at Rcadlllg 11\ ~t

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,PAUSTINE.

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h eal'd that 'OUI' boys ha1'e been In ,), cll~rge lltd
.. lot ()f the !old boys are .killed nnd "011,,",,.· 1.
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victory. 'Vo bon wade the attack in perft'{:.t IOJ '·

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-r,T-llS aurlng t~ifi thut we suffere.d a lot of co ." n: l ...
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would' nl"ver {.. co ds tr h ell i l \ ,\IUO
to doee fighti!ng, a.nd ,~ery z;uany go.ye th ~l1l~ ~-h,,' ,
Ul) and 'seemed verY ' gl ad to sUHen oer. I ul\"I' '.11
the -enemy, cOunt&r~attll.C'kedl bu t ",e1 8 J~pu l,, 'rI .

nnd i n the end t hey ,,-ere
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Unforlunp.tely, we lost - - , ~ ho \'0/ 1:> \. dl,lI .
also Mr. Sutfpn and two oth1ll' offitf:l':i-. ·"'l'h. 'oth er day I walk.d l h roll gh , '11 . \ ' ,I>

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m uch sand. fl'here W0TO littlo mud h on"f'c' III ' ,"1

palm trees. '£he natives Were quite lJartJ ~ '; '
we had takell It. '.rhe TtuJrs trS:lt I L I' I[, P'f /I rJ
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Sir - Your Ipcripot'tetic cOT1'espondent OIIl .,I, ),. ' e
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