Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1918

?» tal.e f1Ja:/ ~

'j~~e't exp~~$lI~

had .. a bone m my arm
I
just, ~ut to be demobilll1ed
...... e~bed in" fOl' ~ ... hil.! 00$
fOUJ'1' r-I'IJ IB the Army. dUJiaa wbich
~k Ila"ill, been ., dead' out."
. . ned ODe wouDd .trlJ!8 and one: deeoraIllDeaa (and Auno Do..ini)
· tIOD. I wa. al when I joined uP. and
len,tb have ~en right off to
ha~ just tinished my appreoti~ ,hip.
h.. II Old Sol." However.'
Tbl, k ~ e~tract from a letter, one of
II.In opce mOJe "bobbed up ... renr" •.
ma D l recelv~d by tbe .Appointments Dedid I. partme~, lbnlatry 01 Labour
from a
4lter, ba"iD&' a good go in at the «arden, 10u~ officer wbo aslted . for -a;.tanc& in
...bulb I, the bounden dut,. of every<}lJe wOO ftndtng a post.
fa!lciea he i. & good ~itiaell, I a&i(J to mYjlelf,
Her~~8 another from a ~n-eommiseioned
lAId I. there are Itl\! many ,ood ()()m~e.
serving tb. country in Europe and til. Eaat
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~ ~a8 at .~ University Idlen I
let alone " parky" RUMia, allo just a fe........~
Jorned up. Smce then my father has died I
revel in rambles at home here in I, iahty II
am '!ow bel~ demobilised, and either
~o hero root, once &gain, bearing in ind t~e
prevIous t,l"alillnll will, be wasted ot
iniunctioll or that llood sport8man, m M ,O,;
must recelv, some a 8lstance to hel m
r ..
II Don't overdo it/
~
0 .continue to quali!y for the pro ~io:
1
Spotting the new service of the rno ,·busel
wbl~h I was preparIDg for.
tfo Marlow.. I tried to forlJet pro
.
It 18 for cuell liUch a these. t1lat the
tired "ficKer." ~nd took...J!, tlip on hat II
as.PII
of its IlCheme of
u tile moat deTightllll ride ~Il the r o~rDlllent,
~ )
WhfLt are
.doing . deacribed
'!- lonal Reconstruction, set up the ADThames Valley. Del!pite the .omlftn
of the VOIDtmllnts
Department.
TIle eounhy owes
"homer," I must vcrt re& tfully
to make
that'}opr home ad,·el·tisiJlg'
It to the. m~n that they shall not sulrer
take c"ception to it; ... having sampl
both. from
the sacrIfices they hln-e made
Fo
is kept free from ~idemic 1 gUells the WalliDl\(ord ride is the b t. i,e,. ovel' four
years .they hav fought to kee~
if you get a .eat ,?n the rd9f. Still t ey are Oe,rmnny. red
1'\U~,
and
.
Bolshevi
sm
out
of
(Hsease? Wi h
r
tthe' botl! I elCcellent outings Wbllil the 8U shines tlllS. country. 'l,'Iley have 8ulfel-ed both
and
you
can
get
a
scat.
for
overc
owuing
bodIly and matenally, and with some of
promoters «;) the
8poile the enjoyment ani! caWlee di omfort, ~he best years cut out. of their- cal'ee~s, it
which tl.e governing autlforitiek might obviate 18 for those who femamed at hQmll to see
National .Health
paigD
I
• by 8. by·law.
Starting at 2 p.m, f nt the that they have fil'6t chanoo 01 pioking up
Butts in II. bran new vehicle. jwe w II soon the threads of "t-lvil life and mending the
suggest one ~ure
0 safeI
throu~h the c.rowds pf "o1idav folk .. d O1'er
of their impaired fortunea.
guard
!
the ,T !lamCA at Caverabam, -Reading or the brea<;lles
Those who can do much to aJlllist in fulvillage of Playhatch. al6nl{ the! Himl y road. filling
this duty 8.re·' employere-buijines's
we apeedily muck the 8p}~pdo\lr of .e nle urn! large and £lIlall, professional men
o( Th.mes. Bi, BOW60Y l1f1l, four
·Ie. be·
illstitlltipns
The branoh of.
yond Twvlord, {&.Ced Us &8 a ccotral romin.
Depa.rtme.nt
is ~,
ence, with the bill, of Som.irtg on 0
right.
Vlotona
, to which
the fresh Spripg greenery growin, all around.
send intimathe wbito d&ioy beads unil.i.ng am lIg the
r4'srpoIBsi'ble po8ts they have ' vaclI,nt
briltht verunt p ... lurea, and tIl& bun ing leaf
m".,M"''''
proffll!lIional
," . men,
or
buclA on the hedlterow8 blefHÂ¥og 11' Ih tbe o]lellings
young men .to trajn f(fr "Such
brown of the branches. Comi"g to P a"batch poste. :.
.• t
anil the, chalk pit.: we ae5ed tbe ramou.
"Flowing 8pril\jl " 11111, reminding on of tho
HELPING MEN AND EMPLOYERS. l
old oaye whon thirdy .oula lI'llIked 0 t th_
The: Director ' "of the Birminlham A;';I\
to play at "or&ughts'" on Sunda.V mfrninllS, W~!c1! - oo~rs -,W~~Wbltire; • Wotcel!ter.
T
& .tiff climb up the Flowing Spr ng hill.
II! the 01!1 c:v.~ling day •• wJ,en. a wbeel r ~ould J1I\1re~ . Glou~ t~1'1I14fe. lltaffow..hil'e" Hel'e'climb IhlS hill. we rflckoned ' he cllul "rid& ford8D1re, S ropsbln, O:sford$hire . Buck- I
e biko "; thia w.~ before the timo 0 three· i~llamfl:l.t~, -and ~ ·Bii'kshite. · 'en by ' ~ I
Pres. represcntatrvl!. 8llin.mect tip tbe w'Olk " I
.• peed, gea.... mind.
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After a dull.' gloomy moreillg the alter- as toll W8 : - .
" Helpillg_ on ' d.emobilisatlon. lly ' puttillr
noon SUll ahone brightly, producing
on
thr.o11l"'- ~~ II! ~baiy forllls for the rethe face ' of tbe p_engers; " ,hJle
leal!e of· m4ill who have po6ts 1;0
back to
co,!' ill the Reidt. Iprouted p u
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"..F..i.ndm, IlOIts \iy l'tlonlillif vi<!aflcie8 in
sUring ue that although it h~d
jirlU8
and
ting
lI"})plieant's
rn
teuch
with
(or 80lDe tlme\ it "113 not . dead
tll(~lll.
yo .
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ton of the hill we bad & rand
a
"Helping the !llan who comeR out of th~
primitive (oreet land of
Army. but is at a looll8 end. by traininl
. infectaDt
lake' Churoh . . Perched up on " mc,tol'~l'"
111m to better ' him If i n file bu iol'll8
get. " much better outlook than
fused with calwJlicILD4
wofid
.
I
DCdestrial1 bctwet)n tbo h~rerow8.
looking the "alley we a&W the . vi\la.ge
s,\aps.
lord. surmounted bv ita cb ·rch.
ht'ilj'hta beyo n(~ Shiplake we 0 t~in()(l
did ~ight acrOS8 the Thaine.! yalll'Y
,I
is
Wargrave Hill.•, with prctty vlUa I"PI!1£I"""••.•
dotled in tho vnlo below. Do'tn a
L~~1l110y.'e.rs
product of
IWE'(lt deACcnt. ,.,..on« the coni!e",. Co
ciency. It is rl ..liiahtIF.1lI
fj~ld an.d poplar Ire08. wllere thr
kU)/I attl'llct.ecI tIle kCPIl attentio!1 0'£
and of unusual ec4DD4_IY
&\ stjll amiled expallM
to be a.

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LESLIE WILSON'S BUSY
OFFICIAL LIFE.
""il ..... Il. M.1' .. {'.,rlia mentary
Ih ... )IJUhtry of Sbippillll', i
I i ". or' thl't ilJlllOl!t
t"~ 1I01l' ~ 01 C'pmmons,
Ill( r.·f. ..,.,' . (k,'''\'''' 11,(, toXAC.
IInl:' tI,p numl'ronJ< qu.estiqlli!
'!'--'f'I\'- uf illfurm:\tio" ' on 6~
-. ,\ 111»"1:' I h~ q ~u~.1 ions w •
1- "., h.'. 1)~N' (·n llpd upon to
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will give you the lateatmarket-pricea.

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ill keep yo . ~p to date in stockrearing 'and land cultivation.

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you.

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'home health.

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Sold at 7d. in
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piecea).
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A Ty;.~ ·

Tb~re'i a patteI'tl 'o£ 4lClincher" for every rider
and OT.er.y. P,attern is the best ef its type at the
l'rice. 'Tile !'Clincher " Lion and the II Clincher:' .
Popular' , ~l'r . are ' serviceable low-priced
/ tyres, and for.e"}t<:ep~ionallr hard service there is.
the 4lClincher" /I B.grade-,~ a tyre 'of oUtstanding
merit, Then there is t~ "A Won," a famo\!s
tyre with a ~u.t putat.t9n- amongF ,cyclists,
The pnces nmge from 8/- upwards. '

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If "Ill CuI. ",. Jd~bonse ,
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ZI.OOO patienta at
,01 \ h*, open\ag a eer.-.u<·k. for use of thB
" c·r .. I .... pxch .. nge wh&n
hv laulldryillg.
u;;1 h""ll informed by my
Ih"t thi~ unit hM nl'l.1"er had
ginal i,~ull rei!1pl\ished uurof 3 ~ YN,r$. Be states thi8
o~ c·oll.tll.IlI di!'C8.rd o wing

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:w e"'k purl ..... W" ba\'e not

1I·{·d I,,· "nv. other mea.o~.
sholild klww this, 'and aJso
r('{'onl ,\"Our efforts ha.ve
unit. II~ I hi, parlirular\tem.
""Y It '"' the only b08pi&.l
I)f'PfI rp!)lpni,;hed
with adfrellll ('Hn&di~ n Ordnauce,
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Illg I '",UIdian Conval
W{)()(I. Wokingham ,

RlJbbf;r'.(:~'i Ltd.,

"Super.d.,ick" ..a " CllDda~ ~~. " Gol"~ 2(e
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EDINBV;RGH. LONDON. lind 8~ANCHES,

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MRS. WA'LTER'S PARTY.
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Disinfectant

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The Britiat:t
1; CTIOS
Co., Ltd .• beg t9 ann ~n ce that ' service of
Motor OI,}Eibus s is now rllflJ,jng betwccn '·
R~{'-D!NG. Shiplake, HENLE ,Hamble'don. Medll)enhlllp', MARLOW
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F-or Bt; \"Jss

ME~-tlle

quickest

way . .

~or PLE,o,StlRE SEEJo:ERS-(he most
deligb\ful ride ill the Tham
Valky,
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, Ill. Cavef ham
Reading,

HO ER. '
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a~ Mll/rager.

wlt,h 1\
and a~ a.
Bambledetl
were in {toot
milo·mnk int.mated 81x mile •
green tinIB of ~priog alDoll, the
on the hill.. t1cs we ... obarme l
membered. We ' paaed tlle ," ..n.trs.!ii':'.]
fruit tTC8 of the great advel~.i1l1l
Lord HambledcD. and his
I'sta:te. and then Ham bleden
.Iid not" ace" the lock nOr the
lie. al:Jout a milo UD d.e road to
llCrvico gives people 0 6uc omlorWI1"""
ill« t.he exceed!n,ly ~y
dell. ' with it.oi lirooklet
anel close " Ji"ndy" i. PIIM •• nl'.'
"hich magnilkent viell's
halt wo saw "ilver·badiro
against tJ.e railings, "
iIi raih.... y ti'uck.,
mAlUQriea of comrade.
Re~!J millll: our .
well·wooded bigh
to beh61c1 . We
r~ .. violets an'd &JJ,~rn'olli,e.s
Oft our rig!.t. weto
olh,r aid e' 01 the
scenery i. lovely.
charming village of ' ......... _._1._
cbitrch and inn, ' a~ ·the foot.
are woodland ...1k. for clllnb"'~I'"
ivy:OOvcred 'trunk.!
'bus~s are jllSt like
they etop at pubs;
aoee liardly give ' us
to talte
, BEAUTIFUL
Now another bill that makes the
and moan to ~nd it.
through 1.1,0 ' ~bwooda ' of
Buckl
Emerging from tb woodlaJIm we
tbe hil~
of Hu~ley gil , our riSjtt; the~ ' Quarr., WOodo!
.~d Blahui' "!~ •• With 'Marlow Churcb apire
'11 tlle valley m front of ua. Arrivin,lti al Mar.
low, . the &Wlperulian bridge 'over ' ~ Tbamu
and aw~lk t}.) Qu,!rry Wood. or Cooklui.m ~n
may be 1000 Iged In. Plent,. 'Of .cberri~ in eaa.
sou at Cookbaur ~ean,
TIlr-(lllg~QuaU'y
Wood, to W!nlcr Hill olle may ba e a bi
'Vlew of the rIver to BoIune End · w II wort~
the climb; eata on tbe top.
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black.
berri
~ter 0!1 if 'one walk. aloQg tile tol)

ru.;'CKS:

o( the hill. ~ . '
.
I ·.tvted .a. toddl . flom Uarlow,
; ------------~--------~~--~----- ma klld the h~h brICk walla
dencea of the ~I·to-<Io.
The ....
been ma.t, m&rauder. in Marlow
NO
the er~tion of thHe ul!l"
)
ou~ I mQun~ up toward. BOck~Dor'e
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the ~~1I0n.
Marlow Commoll. There

MOlt!:

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IP'caUy .tbiDlled out to
Jllileoo and I{ot loei, > ev.ow ....... v
on tho hIgh road

cended.
Lho

1 luad

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have allID a number of inquirie for
Bl'J! dlJeit'ou
of ttlking up bu.i·
n 8 partnerships; · while, of (''OlIfSl.'. th re
l'C bow exceptwnal
OPPOl'tunitit'S under
he Oovt'rnment JlIbsidisaticn scheme for
men who ' de in to
on the land. Whne
auy officer ,-u,d m~ll of simil8l'. btauding
wish to beeome farmel'1l and eith l' h'a ve
11I1Id (0 cultivate or sufficient capltal . to
run and stock· a farm, the &ard of Ag'1'iculture i!3 prepanld to make IIIlQwan ~e up
to a .£125 per annum fOI' t1l!..0 yftITs in nit.
able c&1je8 .while candidates are bejni
trained und t experienced farmel'll, . Qr.
aga.in.. ell-officel'll and ' gitable C8ndiuai:.s
from the raults .... ho de~jre.. to become 6Illallholders but have uot the neoessar;v eapital
are eli,ible ' either for the small-holdi og
eolonill3 or. . fOl' IIEIparate lI1lloll-IJOldior. '
.. TI.ere HI . al80' ,!!Cheme by which GC)Tel'nment granta · a
,iven to a&Siiit clemobi.
Iise.d officers and ' men either at 8 Uliiversity or in . securing speeial te<!hoi~al trainin,. In a word, we are out to a si • the
men ·wll.o have llacrificed 80 rou h all f~r as
pOI!sible, and no on-.'can ~rudae thil o.GRistanoe. wh.ich, after all,' apart from being
due to tlu! soldiers themtll'lves, h fol' , the
rood of the country generally and indu!ltries and profeSsions in partioular. .
U But on
'agoin ' I .-onld urge tlirougll
yO',lr jou rnal ~e .Med for ~plo;rerti a . i tIng u . by notifym, vacanCIes or ope-nUlJl(
for pupils ~benevlir they- can, .and 110 ton·
"ble us to put ueelLent me.ttorial, in th"
shape of young eli,ible men, in' thei~' lI'ay."
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The peace-time

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Spri~!
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food

brinr/s the
tJw,t '~sa)~

guards your~'

health -

RkU1xlrb· ,

a,1m Bmb's Cmtaro:
No one knows what the
abeeD~ of fruit has m~t ­
in lost health. Make UR for
now with Bird's Custard

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and· Rhubarb, - Spring's
JilOst delicious dish.,
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. ~Tbese diinson sticks,full of htScio~ ".

, juice, when blended With creamy Ifud's ' ';
Custard make a grand dish for health. · .

It was never more importwlt to.yOU
:mel your family than now. when

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epidetnice-&r'e
prevalent.
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