Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1918

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to the P 8 eonfor
metres tllat bad not· 1Ieeq
a un",.... otrered b y tl,e lleadiDjIC
mcotre cu
liad
tl
of 211,800
bic I't'Jristered
feet fOll
A1lIIIlst 30th last year.
Lioml""'Y dl puted it, I/.nd lIIlid
not ha "e been cOll'i!;;:~:::r: admitted thilt the
al
; 7,000 was about the
nonna]; bllt on ODe occa ion previou Iy
jII,900. cubic fee-t had been con tuned during thll cOllrse of a week and the eh
tben made' wpre .paid, as an
was made and it was found
stop cocks w ...re "on" l"J,ich
beeR clo d. An examination
made of the metre in retq>eet
tIle ' consumption, for tile WI!(>k: en d.ng Augu SOt!).,
and t he coek lI'ilre again ,found OJ>eD . Hi
('ooten tion wall tllllt ' the 26,600 c bie feet
had been used or wasted.
GeoQl'e CurtiR, an in pector • t~p employ
of ·the Reacliog .(In
ompaD:V. sal(1 he had
ia$ll('<'l:ed the metres nt tire l~lllace Theatre
{or tile last three years. He IDspeHed Ol1ce
a By
week.
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Mr. ('coPEr: H e lDsp te me rt'~ 1
tl,e col/Slim ... ,· made a request for tl.nt to
be done.
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WitneSA continuing, ",ud In t 18 ummer
of 1918 th~I'e wa.q a n abnormal . re dmg.
Sll,-en thoutillnd f~t W&8 the n01'll1,,1 <)On~nruption whl'n the theatre was
runnmg.
The Dll'fre on AugU$t 9th ]'ep~'esen~d a
consumption of +3,900 feet. H 1\ congldered
that reading was . MtI'angl', )'emtIUlltonng
ti,d the tbpahe " ' liS (·losed 1 HI' called the
attention of Mr. ne"d to ~he matter. )[e
ttlId 411'. R-end had a I •.ok 10110(1 aud be
noticed in the wing that two taos wl're
turnp'! .:-n. For the next two wct'ks {he
"('ailing WIl S. · vl'r~' 16w.. that for the wee~
rn.ling Augu~t 16th belDl{ 1,300 fct't and (0)
the nut week. ],160, but in t!11" l~ "eek
of Augu~t hI' found a Tel'Y hlgb con. nrul)..
tion, the l,.,ading . beIDa: 26,600 . f~t.
He
again 'ClIIIl'd Mr. Read· attelltJo~ to till' •
henvy c.b)lTactl"r of the con umptlOn, nn,'
Mr. )l.e~d m~ile 1\ stat iilel)t t hat he ha(1
It't 1111 electriciau g!) ~Uilll he had 1~Ii:"d
fol' a rif'f' and he should not be SU11?l';tliCU
n h~ had' !tot \lJ) to something. "' .tn(' 8
and MT. Read &gil~" ttIIluin d the cocks,
nnd- thl' (ound two ' , on. '
By Mr. Morle : The theatre. '.~8
by ('l('(;trioity alJ a lte'i\tra1 thIng.
cc.rtain departments "lI~ Itas
was not aware that ~~Jir ~ll,(' COl18utnl)tl()1!
was MO low during thf. c!~!lil!"
the thPatre that worl" 1\(as' JOlol
He did &uggpst t ll/l . h ' 1l1l'trtf
torned oft'. but I,le 'did 114'1: kp'oHw
as II fA t thi Ii"l ~fn d~
e
tllat ' t/l.e. G Rilijln\~
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in Augu,;t . . B;e wa . it 'r ~w"r!t th.at
bnt'lling of gas , ""as. m. A.qg'l t, confined to
til., stnircao;es a1l,1 , c1rt8~IJlg... rooms,
'r
Mr Mot'1e "Aid thu.~ tll!lJ qUllntlty 0 ga
a: 10g~'1 to 119"e ~11 ulJl!.Sl coul(l not JIOSsibly luiVI' .be~n , li.t, J.rOI (Iven If all the
lilJlilt.s \I!\I'd in Jhe IJ9~ w('re ahght ('very
l\our e til,! week. tb,D , ~ll)llu nt ".:ould not
be so gweat· all that, Jrtli.tl'd .
or could
there hAve been ,If&titaK.e to tlle uteut
n!'O\,>I~ry to account f~r. 1lO large a qtlautHy, for such y escape of gas DlU.st have
attractt'd attentlOu . . ,
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Mf. WlIltel' 'r. SimlllCln ~. mnUlIglllg ,hrfe"
t (lr of the Reading Pe.laQe . hl'atre o! VarIeties, said they mainly U64'U f'!~trtclty; ~as
as II hnd-by. '1'111' gas whl"ll not lJl'lllg
used in full W0I8 hpt "ery low. and .... aR
nevl'1', so far
It
WAS
nW!l-I'I', . ahght
.throul'h the night. At ·tlre Ilenod 11l fIliI'Stion 110 (lxtru r) £'llloud wo mad,) 011 the
and certainly thel'f' wag 114 \'S('~Pf' of
'1'he f1 ue.tion of ·tllt' 8UIll in (hsput('
110 iriflu~nee upon! theru, \ but the. II]..
Qu antity of gas co n~nmed '. woukl
thPlll Hen()l1s1y . on the (I UI'MtiOD of
ng and failin'- th4'J~sl1pply of ga ~
thoy might be forc~d . to ..clOSP~"oll'n. The
mt'l:l'e wa not his l»)'OlIt'Tty, tlltlt.. was (wl.lfIle did- not n~k for ~1I examlna 11 0 !.
He co n ~idt'I'pd the fl1ult hi it w.n a t"!,an~tDry 0111'. It woultf hav!' been ~~lfblp ~D
C'ln IrlUO the Ifa8 they "'I'", ('narg"" 0)' In
tne \ eek endi.nJf Angll~t .SOtll,
He wa
not lin Plll{ineermg autllonty. but he was
:ltisn('d, knowing the: dt-mand . on t be gaq
f.>l· tho w~k in qupshoft, tbat It feU "bor.t
of the Gap, CompanJ':8 record ..
Mr. Read, the II(.bng stage. mOJ1agt'r at
tile tim~. soJd the lIlet;e "'as In \J • ab?nt
fo ur I\OU1'~ Pf'T <lay d1tnl!I{ the w......k ~ndln.'!'
Augu t · 20th. Ga~ was. 111 ure o!ll~' lD th ..
dre ing room", an<1 on the ~talTca!W', ~nd
tlll"fi' WM no efiClpj! ~f .a ,wh .. tevcI·. · l'h~
metre .va. turnedA ever:v nilrllt.
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After ~"! df'n ce by r. Bumdllf' an(1 Mrs.
Reeve. Mr, R-obN-t
rthn r .Smi\h, a. cousitltinl{ I"BIfin ee.'.
W ntmlDstt',·, saId hI'
Wft of ol)inion that the ga could not have
been wilfully wastl.'d wit~ut ~in, · ~et~ted. The ml"tTe wa "'Itber lIlHlropeny
" eael or WOR out of ,oIrIer: t hat,.. the only
conclu i(ln h e cOllld arrIVe at.. .
T b(l Deneb. ret ited.
RetUtD.1lC
court Mr. .GMper ....ld i t wae
-~'8\l~"1
to say .. aythtnc lItJIIIUl tb
1'11118 . ...... ut~ d iaievltfea
But flf~ gi" fnlr III
1111
poi uts before
to the "'1I~l"f!ioD
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Impnortt<! " th ... clnim
Charll1~ Bell, 9t,
accPdrd ·to.
Road, nppli~1 on
r()OUl for which
pnid .") mnch for
added 1,).,., to
snid he c,uld
there II.PJl('9 red to
to tl,,~ upkeep of thl'

Raumont

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with
Uial: FhA up..
•·...' .. i\.u.t or t.h& Ilon~
about. Tile
thi WI\~ U
gettinll' . th ...
ce 08 I:{) ilie
1I(jc':KlQ-:tIlUlIIJ ·illforlUotion.
the claim.
rl1lr<!tt~d til ..
ll HMI~c¥..... and eX~61ld~
HI.,.iT.oIc.\~ "riillrii"
rl'OOVfry. lre
the way in
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·o)4'r. t h .watel·,. w1: ) 1\ wm of ·~Ir. J . . E.
g . o ·1 ..... · hon ,'f'cr ary of the Ueadmg
At!tki~ Clu~. iq td l:e cOllgrlltnrl1tl'~ <?Il

fi R£. _
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of II:. om,. u conllned
l"Dlted J\.lncdom.
r> on appl ,cat,oo to ...." 01

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Son and Poto. t·. S.I., 6. lfarl<al Pbee.
87. (lIAtl nllll Street.
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lum tn
t.he
. liLa. ~ on a . Scotclt Hut
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(;j' e uri,. .. {,.r Wllicb ... , .£5.
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of -II,: Jllpv.
hiclt we .appea,l . and
the jud~ps stated outel.. s ,ed nil
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y,))wl')nlt U Oll~ Sid mouth Slr
1I rel"". 12. Stat io n Ilo.ad.
.nrl ('0" 27 afId 28. IhrkOl
r.c.A... M, "ark~ Place.
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Broadway Iluild /.p,

and . olhp.r To~n •.:1
15. Priory AYenge.
4. Bridge Street. .
Carter. Churt'b Sired.
Wau... Iluilder.

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A",""ry, Brool/ •..... rlon'. 1

Middleton, Grovelaod ..

Pluey,

Yentoll Houlle.

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Streel..

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TAKES . TARNISH
OFF B~SS.

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cl~(Jning I~oor.,

, t.1~rlt. · .tonerWtk;· white
woodwork, cooking aten.if••

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CLOT~·ES.

WON!T

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Mole" Copper Iik. Gold- Tin
ike Silvn - Paint like New.
On .f-foMj.~ LtM11'I!1f. M'~

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Two Good • Wristlet Watcae
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CLEAN yo~r brassware
with Mopkey Brand.
It" will keep your quaint
brass ornaments, brast
fire-il'ons,. the tapa in
kitchen and bathroom, in
fact all the "brass fittings
. in the house, bright and
shining. Monkey Brand
is far I. uperior to greasy
metal 'polishe.. I has
not thei~' ~bjectionable
odour. It" i. not mes~y .in
use, and metal lcleaned
with Monkey Brand
dQesn'·t' soil the clothes or I
hands, nor does it tarnisl- I•.
_so 'l,ui~ck~y.

. TWO -BARS FOR

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Solid Silver Dustp f •Case.'
rc~y 8 :I\;k .and Frqnt.
lJnbreahble Glas, Black Lj1mmous Dt~I, F!f st
15.)ewel Le):er 1\{0\' IllCllt, Pig 'kin Strap With S~v~
Suckle.

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