Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1918

pnlft!l' npair and h n 'let antl tbA~
matter.be reterm back , eo; the ~OUi'T'"
for further coneidtlnltion toward~ t). ,,;
No lIl&t.te~ wh9 bought the hou""
would do 80 ..tth .a view of mak 'ng ~

RATES DP1'. DOWN.
-, Th~ .annua ~neeting of the Rl' :aing
Board of -Guarcli&ns' was held on Tburedar
evaning last 'We~ . ' when there were presen~: Mrs.
tan!ifie1t1, MillS Darker,
MiJiB
Deane. Mrs. COrry, MibS Black ~II, th~ R~v .
• ,T. How rd, and
t\881· . T, No\'1') , E.
O. FarPet, G. Hall-Manc!'y, W . SplU:k •. F.
.AUuni, L, E. Qtlelch. E. A. Hetliermgton,
.- M. Siuunond., A. E. Wat!!()n, E. B.
Deadman F. W, H oliue&-WalkeJA :ij. G,
Bowley, F. E . Mo.ring, H. Watts, \.it. J . Wes'ton, ~. It, Whitley al\d . tllo clerk (Mr. W.
R.PlJvcr).
;'d~eel'J"
.ll'I.r: E. O. Farrer,. who waY 'a ppoin terl
chairman ]lrO tern" ext~nded a hta!'ty welCOlle to the new member8.
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN.
· On the pro1XVlition of MI', E. O. Funer,
Mr. T. Norris was elected ('lIairman.
Mr. F. ,R Moring was tlected vjce~hairlliln.
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~fIo. KQrris, in thallk~ug them for t)IO
tit'annY hal alway. ~een .proud of her home,
honour tl,ey had conferred. upon him
Soap ha. alway. been her faithful
he felt hi task would be a diffi
one
in
following bis friend Mr. Furer,
HudlOi'. Soap bill remain.~u~equalled
1>llto hlld 6cctlpiod the chair with sucll
, c1eaniq, for makin, linen fre.h
marked Ilbility and tact for a number of
year.s. He could only say
would do II is
breeze. for wa.hiD. up after meat..
best.. feeling assured of the
tion , of eacl member. He
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IN 'PAcKkTS
dial welco.m~ to tile new
were
great n.biliti~s in tbeir
a fu,t11t>r
80
Th('y
did not-)cnow
I\Ctivit
R. S. HUDSON UMITED,
chairman of
be
-They Wel'8
LiraPool. W.. Dr_with """ ~
.Hl~
i'1 ,the near
He-.lth B,II.
In 6 I'mal'Y;
ta'k/'ft out of
to tile Heal til
Count'iI. a
I'ely dift'el'ent I'UI'the statement
ill
by Rir Donald MacnU'OII'Lll"LD
the Commit!;;>!'
who said that
done by Boards
not ~ejved an ~·tbitll/
of public recognition, and
an immense amo.ullt of
u
unkilo.wn work done on
8 of
ian ." 'l'heir 011'0 Hom....
the
rmary. "ag the first building
taken over as a result of the war. It was
considered ti,e be in the Sollth!'rn Counties. and he was af.... id it would be lh~ last
to be restored to. th1!'ln . Tn tJIA . )\~IIJJtime
,\t;ll of them should continue to dh their
tOl' the care and ('omforl of tho...e
in their chargl'. ulltil huM I timB as
r flite was known under tl,e new Henlt1J
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MI'. MOI' ing returned thank~. and "totNI
t1l1tt 80 long a~ he (lccupied tJlIl.t positwn
It wouLd be his pleasnre at all times b
10ibJl)i . 81lp]Jort the chainnan. a/ld to \11>hord. ~ the 00'8t of bi R ability thl' dignity
of the Board, Duriul{ th~ last f('w dl\Ys be
had been charged with beilll{ a lll!'m\lE>r o.f
a Board whioh -dispensed out relit'f' utt(':tly
regardleH of the jptere8t of the :tntepaYfrs.
Ro far liS he waA ooncer.ried, and ~o far M
the rest 'of the Board were concernj'd all'(],
th y bad always ' I\dted in fhe mOst gtnt'l'0118 manner poSllible towartls ttl(lse pt'ople
who had been !!() unfortunate M to ,hnve to
COllle und('r thei\' care. He knew, too,. that
the Board had !lenr lo~t slgM of tJle fact
t~lat to I;vc,'y
question thrre , wcr{\ two.
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'n~-rJil OF SYMPATHY, ·- 1
A leiter.- was l'l'Ceived I rom A[ r. H. G ~
Raill,bow .J'I!gretting inability to "ttpud on
account of ha"in« lost a npar relative.
'I'ue clerk_ as instrllcted to c" nvey I 1\
message of ympathy to. Mr. Rainbow, tlte
mQtion belug paS!led.
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WORK[NG OF THE ST_o\l~F.
• A recommendation, was receind frolll the
B ouse Committee that 1\ tipecial cOlllllli ttee
be appa,inted to con ider certain mlltters
with referen " to tbe staff of the instituST(JJ:UES
tion, dealing witb the wboll' qllestiQu of
ter~ of work, sala\'ie. and tbe duties of
officel'S.
• Mr. Detldmall pr.oposed that the maHer
AND'
be referred bat'k to th(\ Finllnce lllld Gen&'1 M ITEa '
II!CON~TIUCTION.
eral Purposes Comlnittee, and t~s wos
a~reed to.
GIFTS.
~CTURERS
Tbe third ~'_~V','","
Gifts wl're YI'\>Orted as follows , W oo\l('u
Child Welfa re · w
cuI.. W,.clit\'t\ Baptist Church; malCKzineoH.
UnivE>rsity Hall. ~Rdi n.$.
DlSnN~E: m~~~",~.
Mrs. Alfred Palmtr and Mr. . and M1'8.
16th.. Profes.or
Bowler.
take the chair for pa.rt .
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SUCCE S OF FAR~f.
I\nd it is Iw poo tb.t 1'rofe ror
Mr. Evons, M.A., Mr. Unwin,
In UUI "nnual ' report of the' fann. the
ot.hent will speak.
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Master N!>qrted on \tIe work for t he year
Dr. "Re!lney will oont.inue her ledure ('nded
Day, and tl\ted that it 11ad
" The Pl&te of Play in Edue&tion," and the boon atad'y
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",cord year in every re8])ect; the
pL..,. periods will. be illufrtra.ted by .apPr:<>- crops h-.d
been good with. the exception
prill.te gomes. AU Io.vers of folk: lore w,ll
fruit. and tile prices obtained for Pl'olind a. speqial tret\t in th_ .iecture&" whiClh of
duce
had
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beoen
very fayourable, The B uildha.ve
deep iuterest all over England.
and Fum Commjttee congratulated the
An
ML . Silsby, B .Sc., on .. Nature inr
and Mr. Cooper, ~he' Labour ,Ma tel'.
and My to meet lOme of Master
"I)On the SU CC4ll!8 of the "'ork on t be farm
the
attainina- them ," will during
the PASt ifear, and decided ·to
have
read by ml\~ with intereet. and reoommend
that 10 ,.~ew of tll,e excellence
she will gh'e more of hel' iwtpiring outiook_ of
tlieir
and the splendid result.
Mr. WolterlJ, !'teA., by bnd )MJrmisiion of acbif!Vod worlc
.'it be a recommendation to
the 00111.'9& authorities.>i al80 willinl to give the Boardtbat
that tlut Mluter 'be grauted a
.ix lectures on ,. Child ¥,sychol.ogy, -and it
of Al30 -'Ild Mr. :ooper JIll>.
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is ho1!.oo tin!lI .wUl ~lIliit him to give an g1'&~ity
Mr,
Deadman
the recommendation
outlins of hlJ progrllmme. '11llnse I~chlre.. be adopted. He moved
congratulated
the
MAlter
would l'e free to ,,1I · if Ooly Alrlliciebt 11lIbICriotfflns oo\lld be r~ivl'ld to cover im- for co.,.rtin~ the plac4f into a littl.. "_Garn~ WIIS in<Wed refre~hin. 'to
!DfJd~ . expeo..es (..bout JlOO). MAny have den of Edep .'
",bat -. froitfcl fa-rm they llild hm~
eipresied tl1ei r de ire to .ttend if onb ~
it
iotQ.
and
he
to see Ii · da ir)'
otIier eooial dntiea would ~ t.h~ te> farm addPd tileJ'l!.wonld like
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do 110. Over oDe hWldr~
en h"'e
Mr. Han-Mancer ,;eoonded .
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It is hoped' t,.o arrtul&'e a. cOurse of lect.ures · Mr. ~park8 atafed U""t 'they I a had a
on a.t¥d.1 of literature suitable to the age m~t sucC8ssfnl h~1f year on tl,e farm...,.the
.of d~e~tlIt il.f fhe ohildt aJld to pro- molll 811_'ul ueriod ~n its bi~tol'1:.
It
.mote ohildJ:en:, ' entertainments, in whioh was being carried on v!'ry 1"~1 indl'ea.
th~ themeelYll9 tl\ka pavt during the winter.
The reoommenilation was ~ a(lopted
and
During the summer trained pia, lead ere the whole' l't'port ,pl\lf!I!<l,
are required to ruide the reclWLtion of
~OllES TO BE ·OLD.
children in th~ PQbLio parb and elll8l1'heJ'1!'.
Mr: Rparb 1Il0ved that t he Guardian s
a~d to help to arrange pll.ture tramp8 f~
th8ID. The ohjeCt oj thi 8 con f~rence is to apply for the 1l0nll8llt of the Local Gonrnobtain 8uO\.eie:llt 8ubscriptio.n8 at nn inclu. ment BMrd to the disposal by I18le of 2S
ive obat or 5 . for the' oourll8 of-six lootures and 23, RUI!8I!l\ Sh'lltlt, Reading, which nre
, r .....
~ said
each, bi .Dr,
Mr. Wolters. ltLA.[ now u*HI all cluidren'8 110mes.
' Mi"'l
on their I!Ipecia thl\t owin.g to the increased prospent.r of
9 ct. SOLID GC)LD.
to hold them on the poorer c l _ they only now rtqui1'ed
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e two
to 9.30 (.with teol.) IMlTen bosile Instud of niDI', aDd
outlyi
district8 homes iii (IUf'stion had ,been closed for
.........,... ~ ~ 2 t . ...... 1 5 •
will
.be held eonaiderabla time, In vrew of tbe
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to
11 _~5 • • \ It
1 2 •
lectures. dearUl of uiiable houBtls in Reading
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permi.ion pr_nt time. he did not thjnk it ' a
....
t'
2 12 .
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coli. gym- thiDr for the Board tol. refain two
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,, 1 .15 •
TUAA<1.IlV next, Itth
bO\l 8 empty. T~ house bad not beeD reo
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, CeIean 14 •
Ilail'l'd dnrin, th~ period of' the war. and
SII.
that
was an additional reason why they
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II.
be di1lpenaed with a8 they were, inof putting them iu proper repair as
bimlMllf propqMtl at the commenlleIll~nt
the war.
.
Quelek thollfllt the Guardian
£he
aDd Let tJaem at a IIU

1Pe~=~HERE'S - a charm .-and

Ii L.r eltfulneaa about

G, an~·a

ki.chen~

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atmosphere of
deanline.. ·a nd ' comfort; and Granny,-in
-chair by the fire·side. has
, welcome for everYQne.
a.

Financo and Gtlll'.1'31 Pnrllo.<p, r •.
e ..t1Ulatt'8 for the ("'
yeaT.
I\mount of tlt. '
orcl~r
ng .tiS.tIOO.
'1'1
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CI'easee over the pl'evloll, half-~·t'l\ r "" I"",."
t~ (ollowing amounts : ;Boarding ''''' . c'n :
uospitals and schools . .£SO: ont-rd ,,·f, t~ ..
non-residt'nt 1100)', .£-i5; I unat i~ H, J.;:lO:,;
aries aud 1·(,Qluneration. including " "
of operative workmen, .£682; ~ledi o Jl .' . l
The recorumendatiQJJ was adoptt'd .
Tile cAaii'man poilUed o...t that thro'
the lUr the, had only had oct'l\sio)) t
crease th rate by a pl'nllY. and th ol ,
withstanding iJlcreape. in ollt ....p1i~ , .
Wjl.8 intere ting to n~ ' that
th pl'<'
been 8 dl'(Jp in tll(' numJx>r of in", !', .
compared 'fitll 191'. He congratuJ.'
clerk llpou , the excellent 100011 .. 1' III .,
ho had (londuo ed th" ho. in .. ~, _ JI ~t
durinl{ the pa t "ear. but during til" "
period
the war.
.
TlIe vice-ehai)'man IIlso. ext"ndPd h,< (
aratulations to the olerk IIpon havIIII(
througb apotber half-y .. sr without illl l,
iog the rate . .

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' ('o!. ~lie Wil"On, ].f.1' ., PI\I· lium ~nt.
Secretnry to the Millistry of Shipping ,
t)1O ~I(' reopresentnti\'e of th"t itnl>O"
. ~pl\rtment in the HOILoe of C OIllIll OIJ> .
upon him. the-refor .. , de\'oh ~s th(\ "' .1."
d \ty of aos,""ril\g th" numerO'L" 'I 'h'- "
of m Q mbe T~ dl'5irou· of.info.rmnti lJ n " " "
pjD~ matt!'r,,- Among ' t"~ qUE'.liU lh II I
Colonn] Wil>.on Ivo~ ha~n cnll.. <! "1''''' .
answer duriol{ tho p. ",( ",..t'k or -" " ", .• it, .
fol\owilllt ;.
SHIPS RuILT l:-l THE C\[TEV ,,'1' \ '1 L,
In r~ply 1.0 Il qu.:'stuJII by HI il(•••
Geni'rnl Crof.t, Col. Wilson .tute, : A I
from t h;) COllcrE-te tUll, and bn rl\"~ ' bu i"
this collntry fur (; o ...·mm .. "t /l eco un l .
r.oocrete 1' l'6 <ei ~ IlIlxe hpl'n Ii.cqulr('(1 11\
Shippill8 COllt roller. A~ rPg .... Js
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in Lhll Unite.! ~tat .. , of Aml"ril'lI .
w~n 'ffi~els ha\'o be.. n pun'haft'I . I .
of which have 5f".Jl 10. t (0 11 _ aft";· tr.lI.
to 1\ foreign flag); 169 !.('d ,. t&lIl1 o r- l'
'('ontroded for in thll 1'uillll
in ]917; of th ....<;e. II wer" rI .. " \"t' r~c1. tl ,,· I.
m3inder being requi sitionP'l I,,· th .. .~ IJJ ~' .
~an GovernmPllt. Of th e \ ~ ' <(.I- "d iHr"~
SI'Vell ban' been lo· t '"HI lull!' " ' ~ _t. l.
running.
llIPME TS TO :-.i'1·; l :T£LH, KATIt. "
~plyillll.' to Mr. 1IIl1 c(,ni,ten, ( \,1. "' '', ....
s1iilW tbnt. s (\,'e "' h ~ n ~\)('(' i a1 ci ,"t IIJU !;'\ ,1 '1' .
rendored it es.' entinl no ffd~r of PI''''.· .. ,
hn.s bopn p q hbli s h ~ d for s hiplllt'nl .- .
nentrnl nl\h ons.
STA ND.\.RD ~HIPF'.
• Gol. Wiloon hIlS in/orme:l Mr . r.y 1" til.,
20& B!~.ndl\rd ..hips Bn\'e been dehv(>fc' d. ();
"'hi~lJ 116 nrl' operatinl{ uncter (;o"c",m rll
chill'h'r. while M) hRVe be4>l't sola 'to prj,·.• · ,
firms . Th .. ro ate 283 nnder collSh·nth·,,, .

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10.000 SOCf{S, p~ED.
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WORK .OF
.·WAlTER'S PARTY.
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lIIrs. ATthur. F. WnIter hilS re<'~ivpd ,I.,
following letter from 001. Woo pholls(" I.,
of the' Bearwoii!I <:orivt.les~ent H oo " d,,1
.. Mv Dear Mre. Walter,• We h~ had. over 21.000
i" nL, a
-Hel\l' wooa. We M\d nt the openi,,_ .1 ~~, •
taln nllotment o( !j()Ci<~ for use or' t h .
patients, whicb. were for ucllangc wile. ·
soiled and replaced by laundrying.
,'. , . have just been informed by '"
quartermaster that this unit hl\8 never b",1
tq ho",,, its OJ'iginal i... 1>9 1'...~I .. uis.hed during tpL. perio,d of 3} yPJIr s. H(' state. thi .
lsi due to the luck ot'construJt discard owin ~
to hoLM, etc .. w h iell bus. been PQS8i hi ,·
owiug to Jour work - party. We have nft
had 800k~ rl>~rrd by any other .mellJJs.
" I fe~1 YOll "hould know this, and nJ,. ,
whnt a unique record four ' eff(l[t8 ha.v.
aWorded this unit in thu porticuL"T ~em .
I l'entnre j.o say it is the ani,. OOepit" I
wbicb. haa I not ~_n Nlplenished with tl<1.
ditional isslle3 from Canadian OrdnllnCt .
,. I am grateful ~you.
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" Very sInctorelr you ra,
" n. E . Wonllxouu. Lieu ~Col., C.A.:M.(' ..
OIliC!'T C~ ml\niling Canadian C.onval8::'('NI ·
&~pital! lJ(\(\l' WOod. Woltingham, :&<rk.<

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Socks to the umber of 11,;17 ha,'" bee !>
darned &nd. IIOrted into 5.768 pairs, loo\"u .
209 irrepairable and sini'IEj!l.
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SATURDAY.-Before F . R Parfitt, E,,,
- '(in tbe chair), H. ]d. WlI.llid, and E. l '.
Farrer, Esqs.
FOO'fBALL IN 'l'HE STREET.
. Ctc:il Barnet. U . Norfolk RoAd and Ce~ "
Irefand,:IO liorfollc Road . 8nftllllOned rlt
plaiin.c football in NOrfolk Road on the 9t "
A pri!. were each ' 6 ed 5 .
. : NO JDEN~IC.ATION PU·l'E.
John Thomp~n,\ o.f . ,< D lUlcroft," .A.sel.'.
wt.l! 8ummonlKl fo l' 1'I~IDR a motor cycle I"
King's Road on the 12tb April, withou
hamr an identifteation plate on the fron l.
Dpfendant said t b e plate had drop,M'd oft .
P~C. HlU'llian tated the facr_~. and th r
ca!ill was dismil!Sell on payment of 6s. co i-.
TU;ERDAY.-Befol'e J , J . ('OOPN. E"q , ( .II
the chail'), and A. Rowe, ESCI .
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. SU :tECT IUl TE -CEO.
Arthur 8TQwn, earnent!'r, no iiud o.bod,'.
charged on JleUl8nd with. loitering ill
Road on Api'lL 8t1I, with int!'ot t u
a flllony. H~ was further charg<'t1
Pl'eVeptioR of Crimes Act . .
Priiso,~pr ...... s fonnd by..P.C. Bnll, In . a
He had h i, boots off, .nd W~@II
1>e~""'IleU sai~ "'~"U you kno..... what It "
h.rll up," He said be had
London.
At the station h ~
been previously con Ticled

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"'''.n''u~ cODl'ictions W't're provecl, lind tilwas sentenced to six months' hsrJ

WE1)NE DAY.-Befofll W. POluton, E,q.
n the c~lr), \and D. n ose, E<;q.
, _ ' NEGLIGENT D.RIVING.
:i>.rcy nani of 8, BrightQD 1l0l!l. W"i
-'~lJlged t!lt nerlicently driv in
a tar
ia KiDlr'. Road. Oil lSt~j Apri1. '
. . pleaded guilty a
lined .£1.
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soaps.

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product of

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Sold at 7
(each cuts
pieces).