Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1918

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THE TOWN CLJtBIL
The Ma,or moved .. That t.ru. Counoil i'C).
corda th6 IOlI'OW with which the"" ....,...~
tho inMlliA'OiIOO 01 the dealob of Mr. W. 8.
a..rbuck, and thoir -eonae of ~
foe die J¥IIy ~d yaJoabie ~ h. Ian·
derecl to tIM bonMld.·1nt as Deputy TcN.n
C1erl &Di . . . . . . -Town a.ra. &ad it .••
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he .. fMaiI.J
&b.ir ~0IIDd .~th,. in
beretIai.
_t.' H. med8 a
aU..uan to tile
estr&ete ham !etten
Town Clerk, &lid
ient b" OoIunel LeIIIe Wi!.on. M.P., ud
M_re. Clark, Richarda and Co..
their &en,", of lou.
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Mr. Sarjeant .ocondod, and other 8~ke,..
followed, and ~ l'C8olution waa puHd. tile
Council ata:nding.
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The Mayor then dl!tJlued tbe appainlment
of Mr. O. S. Johneon .. aGUtw 'l'OWJI Clerk
and Registratioa Of6cer. ,
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Btrks.-Th,. D.~6 Of
of Roo.<iing. Ie . . .
nnJlOClUon with the poaition of J.a,
Sout.h Bon...' at tho --*
organia&tio,. ~1'9 buq ill tile
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in.-The Wat Olice Trophiee
o~ered to the Uor~
offioor
dine &he lith
Berk.qire Ilegim,n, a ~
&lid e....riaae. A . . .
Pa rlu Oommjttee, ~
Oo\lllcillora ~urar. LIt. .
been appoin ted ~ selec:t pe.i.
roph,e i~ tI,C parIeS and pl~
of Oxford.-.4propo/' of hi.
Bishop of Oxford wri'-: '"
Iy 1. when.
is to C('I..8e. to va.ru.b · foe
fini.sh 8om6 ' .. ork r haft iR
beginttibg of Octobor [ hope
ged m, lutur. plana &nd to
Till then I hope JIb ODe will
a n anawer to an, ·~ p~
uld undcrlake this or that iii'

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Women'. W()rking
ItEADING- RATES.
,!velling aenice the
J- - propriate reference
tho aburch.
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The Readillg Tow'l Oouncil a~e. mak-in« tHe
Church
Soclety.-Fa.rtJc;nllll'i elttrJlOrom-rr demand of an adrutJon oC 111. lid.
(If tbl) cen~n;ary w,a':lgeme,nte o~ the lBerk· in tho .I: to the rates fbr the . eD8u~.J y~r.
.hi ro AMOOI&~on of thijo &cHt, wall be (eund TWa follow a all addition 01 Sd. 1&" M&y and
in our adTerljeomept Ieo]umm. Tlw!re ia 00 01 ' ano~her Id. eix month. &.go.
Tho e.Umal.oa came before. tho Reading. Town
\)tI .. apeclal oon~ service at St. John',
Church on MondaJ', 1 ay 12tl1, and a meeting Council· on Tbumay everung. Tho F~
ill tho Large Town all in the e ('ning of tho Collj.mltteo reported that they Md. c~ldored
MOIO dal': Tho
/al<~n include
olone! Sir thrH ostimatoe and niao the follo~1!' r~
Robert WiIli&mll. Ut., M.P. , C non OoJ.on, tiona ; A resolution of the Sewage Di!pol!&l and
ttn<.I the Rey. O. R Duppuy (ho
_retary Farm' Committee req:,~tintt the 'F~nce Oem·
C. M.S.I. There will allO be a
ice at St. mittee to make -prOVlliOO III the oatim.te,.lor
Georgo. Chapel Wi dBar. on 1
141ob, and £Z,138 148. 9<1. to dillolurge tho advene bal·
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Go lar"e childron " meeting in the
own Hall, anco on the l&fm Account on March 31.t
Readin!!, on May 13tlJ.1
n reeolutiOll of the Tramway. ~lD!'n~tI~
V.M.C.A: Worlc.-'l'n fnhre tile work commending that tho net profit
for eoldien will only bo c&rri
on at tlIe tho tramways undertaking for
Abbey Hall. For ~o I,)urp«es ef cleaning, year ended March 31st Ia£t be
ote., the Y.M.b.A., ~rlo.r Str ,has been credit of the tramway, reserv
oI0118d, and it "ill bc roopenod in abou~ three oommittee ' reeolved 00 recommend to
'We6k.t' time, when tile civilian work w:il1 be Council th~ two borouEh rrU.c8, eae!' after
NMlmed. It ia note"'orllly thd thiS » tho rate of 24. Id. ill the' £, WId two general
tim time '&no door d the Y.M.C.A., Fdar triot ratee, each .aftor the rate 01
Str l, .h.. been oloood for "bout four yoare. the £, bq modo in tne eurrcnt
The centro for wounded Tommie. in ValonUa
Roed, Orford Road, iI being' mil carried on.
ALD. MARTIN'S EXPUNATION.
MT. Bartholomew h.... for~am.d' for the
Y.M.O.A. military work a ~nation ef £20
Ald. J. W. Marlin (Illo Cbainnll.n 'of tJle
from lobe St. Mar,'. ooffce lItall.
Bostock" Circus Cominl.L !
name of Finance Committee) m do tl\b followillg ItlltC·
Botiock hal been usociated
ith all that iB ment in .introducing tho e.timateo:
boat in the circua work) I t o hundred
DOROUGH FUND ESTIMATES.
years. It ia coming to Roe inlt 00 ]o'ride,y,
Finance Oommittee.-Tho total call on the
May 91l1. It hAd ",I most Ull
unato expcri.
f
.. noo wh<3n tllll war qrnk out,
k'........ borough rate for the , pur.{>~ 0 education for
d all the circul the year now current » £64,696( of 'wbich
then performing at~Senlis.
propertiea fell into orman b d.. Sinoo thcn £52,282 i. for clemenl1lry ool1Cllt on,
ntMY of the m~be
have f
hi valiantly in for eeoondary education, an~ £7-,860 for
l" r&llcc. New ~oro_ and car . g ha\'o been in~
001. Twelve IllQlltha ago tho
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wer elemcnUrY(uC&tion
00ug h t &1\(1. b w '7f
to tent
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"2,342 Readinw"
Performance. a 3 UI<l S. TIl i, tho farewell
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wur in Englan<t for a I',ong ti e, I I the gre&t £5.700.
he amount actual -paid for educe,.
~how I, rttuirUI1i to Fpmoe.
tion
rpose, IlUIt ,car, owcvcr~_ exceeded
Civil Servants' Oallo,,IlUlcy dr('s8 the ce mated amount reguired by 1::0;285, t.bu3
(mRskOO) cami ... l arid tnce wlUI beld by the 'deple II' Lh~ surphA, which wOIIIrl otherwillO
"ante in th6 baVI'
n ayail.ble in reduction 01 the borOllP
Rcadinl{ and DiMt{ilt ivil
Town t1all on Thuriday 13I;t ook, " 'h"n I\bou~ ra.te or this year. 89 that the burden on U1e
180 IIttended. aod & mOl' ojoyablo C)ytlnjng ~tee thi~ year is :£14,b54 moro thao the cati·
'Wu epent. Pleasing effl'C wt're obtalno<l
JtIated ligure laat year, Tho 8ftim&to for 010• • 1.he use <A limelight, ocpoo;a y during the
meDt.t~ educatioo f. £b,897
than ~
pola d·ftAe a ~ ,1 f l
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Year' ..;llv.nduY .educatiQn is £2.212 IOOfC, ' and
du~. a' The prl;:"rOl' '~t esi:811....W~U
lie1'aj9:]eri00'1"is t2',16O 'morc mtt,'kjng ·1i tota]
Mr. W. H . Sear...h*
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£1f,~ ; tho Ilddition 01 tt 0 £3,285 ove ....
I Admiral Jau, and tb&t \'or I.in.,.
pent/ on lut year'. estimato giYI!a a 6um 01
BrookN', 'lnIand RevCDUe' Offiee.
£14,554. The .. amount rcquired i .. equal to a
a, M_ Onoco Pen. 1 The
rate in tllO £ of nca.rly 211. 9d. (e'llduding GJe
'Wore abll' ~rrlcd out b Mr.
£3285 ovel'llpent last ,ear), whieh is a.bou'
lAbour EIooang". who with
51<1. in til £ moro ~n tile e time.te .of Jut
monru. undertook th
year, and including the £3,285 it is oeuly
Arrangements wero
7~c1 . in the £ more.
The amoUllt required to~ · tho payment or in·
by tho following
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tercst. OJ~IOIUlSb and lor provi.ioll
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10 L~for redernp·
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Mr. SimlD8, Mr. Collins;,
t;on o( t 0 de t cbnrgo on t e vUlovf!l} u"'"
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comparison
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may.
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Mr..
Perugln I Campbell's eoncert.- ~car of ..bout £510. A net e.mount e ..11~_
There w ... a lArge attendllnre at tho concert M to be p2'O"ided thI. year for rcgistratioa
bv the pupile of that aucC<!'!aful mUlic t.cacher 8XpcDIIe' under ilio ReprOMlntation or the
Mn. ferugini Campbell on Mpnda. : evening, People Act.. 1918, tbe net expenditure lnet yea,
at Messf1l. Bickiea, Il.cadiog,
the pro. bcinll' £.1,0'10 a~rJn.t an estimato of £1,100,
The the increa£e being ohieRy owinl to tIle in.
gyamme preecnted was much enjoyed.
Wllroel"y Ladiea' Choir, who hav &hown linch creased C06t <Jf printing. :£105 i. alao enW!red
admir&bJe perseveranco ~l tJ.ICir J)
·cos. gave in ll1e MtiJ114to [or municipal eleetio" ..
a humber of pa.rt..c~ in JlI~a iq: Btylc, tlie
Under the heading .. Mayor'. wary: 'f nD
wne bcin.g tborou y good n.lIl exproJilion u.dditional.um o( £2,000 hila been included u
ucellent. One of t 0 ()fJt ellarming fcawre& pccial remuneration to Vleet ellpensca in con·
o( tho programme wals tIle I,.
ite duot noetioll with the (ortbceming' pClICle Clelebrn·
.. The Key. of Heaven," b, Mi M. Teo ~ tion..
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Mrs. PerugUii Major, lUng in Old English
Market. and Estate. Committee.-'l'hi.a com·
..crrtume. The lIudi.nceh.... ero d jll'hted wit 1a mittee cetiOlato lor a nct .xpcaditure 01
tbe IIOtting and with
e CllCCIJeUCC of the £1,193 for llIo year. as ~ainet an C8timate 01
"incin. and eIpr ' i<Jn, III! ",ell. with the .£456 1a t year. The eatimate tbit yeal: h ,)bout
· nuono' wllloh was afte..,..ard, d
by MiA £737 moro than l&IIt "06~ conai !;inll of wnd."
T~. and Mn. Majpr. Mra. Penagini MAjor it.>ma 01 oxpenditufC in connection with the
&lao IJ4Ift an atiractin renderinc of an Eliza. upkoep 01 tlio Town Hall and Municipa.l BuiJO·
tIothan .aug, "Phyma '1'1 . . . lair maid." Miaa ~, n _ r y repai .. to oorporato pr0\>6rt"
B. Thorpe MOlt wit.h mud> eh.... of st-/le ami inere .... in local and imperial taxabon.
"W.yfarer's Night So.IIi
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Watch CO"lmittec.-TJtie eommitteo', ..tl.
and " When 7011 pua \ly" ('Ken
RUMelll. mated net expendituro ;. £14.496. &8 . .ain.t
~ld was tllC&lliwl rer . \1ie (ormn.
M.u V. an estimllte last ,oar of £ll.374, &l\ iper_
&lute, L.R.A.M., <Ii plJtyed ,t
and CIlay .of £3,124. The IlUm or £18,WO: included lor
~Dg, lull · tone and gllQd fII~on in her pal' and WAr bonnie. 01 police, alono lihoWl! an
· yiolin 10108, "~.nde!> (Wien' wlky) and Incrtl8Sll o[ moro than £7,000 over ~ "I!f~,
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(Krieal~r, which were yery due to the oow _Ie of 11&Y few the' PoIIC6
PO!NIar. and abo Nro"
eqoal facility and ndopted by the Council,' whIle a auni of £1,760
" 11l1li of rh)'thm in 11 r pianoforte &(llo. a i. reqnir¥i for uniform clothing. as agamel
'iItud, b, Liat. Mi.. DorDtby
'. beauti. £320 lut year. Arm,. .c"H!e allow&ncClI In
lulJ.y modulated nice ,ave to hew recitations rC6pcct of wivllll and ehildron 01 men on mil.,
quite &0 air <II di.ti~ion. and abo WIUI en. tary eervico ar pncti IIv diloomcd with.
131
tican, ~U d.
It Harold Dodd', 'tho men navin« bou-.:lemobilised end returned
· ilumorou. recitation. _re equ
auocelOlul to the. Force. In ~eduction of ~o estimated
oxpendlture tAer '" a new l(i'&nt. eetima&ed
· M .... Pehtvm c.ltpbell,
~ mbatanllall, by bor
at £3.000. to be received from tlle-Home Ofllca,
ma, .. eD be Pfoua GC . the
a grant from th& Exchcquu ('onvibutlo1l
pe~iot~Ulc:e._:of her ~Ia.
accon.nt, timetcd n\ £7;500, or 12.000 .l.J1Ore
h._·l'b.e Re".
. n. ·eln· than W&8 Mtimated l&8t ,ear. It aI.ould he
~l'_lIlti~,ed hie leetu
a; Hi . on TIle.. not.cd that althoq2a tho .ran~ uom IlIe EX.
Hia wbject
The 800000
Lord!fl th~ relation fJl tho
(Continued Irom- prenou. coIuaIl.\. •
to it."
0 ledur
..tated.&at
eomiJ!Â¥. ha .ueH)' ..ken pl_
Mra. Titchoner, <A Danniftgt.cm O.Jde ....
.. not OlOmcthinll to be lo4ked foMl''';;} Readinfl, 'Woo tho prOlramme JlUmMr pJ'i..
-if. had
bec.u1O it given at the Vi£tory Carnival at Re&diJl. laa.
n t *n
Too Low week.'
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St. Lau,enee'. Mixed School.-On WN1eYM
opencq nelday. April Ibth. Mn. E. L. H&Jwatd took
Niirit IIIId
qnritual {ucwell of tbe .obolalll of tbis I!Chool. SIHl
think iIIo
nt war. .... prOl8Jlted with • parting rift from the
1I'U tilling
peoe!o .. ith
rehellllion l1IanlLl"ra, ceachera and ehildren. Previoua to
• ~ to wha t "'aa Kohl« t() 'Dapp8ll, ."CD thougb her marriage Mrs. HaV'lfam waa h~
tI,o oollBict W """fIODdod,...
idence tJiir.t 01 • large .00001 in KenL Since Mm. Hal'
the vital principlM Of me of Cod
n'ry far ward'. marriage Ilhe hlUl auiat«! ber huHaiid
away frem tlIe preaen~at
. p _ world in St. La.aren~'. School, and by her own
and clturch f Th. LoTd Mid lie wouJd COUIe prd.renC6 Me befn In conatam chalKe 01
\hon. jlMt wben .tJJo pe r of n..ven IboWd ataDdard I. Tho ropoR or her 01U!.. linn
be lIbakOl1. But th& I8COnd ~g "" un. by the Rev. R. de If. Nixon a\ the Jan dior
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1M -.ing. TlIe C08&J) exam ina 'on of 8t LallnJnco', Mi..f!d
ork the Nt!.. ChIt"", hr&d to do ¥ "CIOllae· School. ""'I .. follows: "I
a word 01
!P-'ence of &OO&Jitio« tho ~ oaJ.1Ijt of tho specia] praaae-for the Ie...... vout>-an ad·
Lord "1\.8 to flO ou add teeclt
t again" mirably ta..IM d-.. to w~ I baye ."arded
the ortbcclox Cbrist.ian world.
Th8 lund. an extra certiBcate in reCÂ¥>Jf'litlor\ or u,,, ell'
montal dootrine w.. UJa& ill r rd to the cellonCÂ¥ of tbtl work it u dping.
Oon).
divinity o( the BOIl Hiuuelf. ~r teaOOinll' mended tile .hol. <A ttli, ellaellell. d ... eqtl.
iohat there wac on". _ a
Who Him. ally." Wo understand Mf'8. Hayward h .. reo
self came dawn inoo die 1Ii!OrId ill
an ferm, tianed her potltlen f.r prlntfl ~ and
. aoo \.00, He had COllie .. _ _
0 and reo that It 1.1 not oonnecled with Mr. Hayward' •
• ea1ed in Ifrcat.er fulneN ...
Be
rctirement.
t..1IJfht. The n.... "1ft the
ef tbe
SPBCIJ.L ANNOUNOEMENT.
Di~in.. Wold, and the oWm
tile N4Mf
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Church "u .&at i. .. ~
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tlU~boM. What "&8 :"Illitel
y · . u • 8&a~ Road,
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correot; undemandW .".. tIIq
, 10\1 the ha'fe opened • ..,.. 8~
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ON fRIDAY, 'MAY 9TH.

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. Oommidea for the Care 01 the Mentall"
Defeoii....-'lhi. COIIUIIit&ee', eItimatNI lIet g .
peaditww it 1148, . . .pina4 aD eatimate 1aat

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France to return. Eoga&ementl there interrupte<l

F- of 1148, an m - of aDO, due m';a!"
to ... ~ eo.- of maioteli&llCe of pa.
tieD_ in inditutioM.
Th. t8tal requir,men" for the bof'OlQlfl rate
.... -'i_t", M at,410, as apinee an ori.
1iD&l ......tII ... ~T of £8l,331; incrB_d
to C82.- ~ &II additional eatimak', .eooad
ball ;year, GC &1,588. W. ban eJoeed the fin.
_oial ytar with • SO'rpI... 01 '7f17. Tho_.
,,1111 tWel"e _tIaa ~ was £I, '18i8. Lari year
tho Tramway. CcInImItte& YOted £4.000 out 01
tlleir projita in ai4l of tb. Me; tlIia. year 110
.ncb IlUID ill foribllomin., .. thO wholo of the
ha"_:A' plOft.. are to 1ae"ratained f()., tHm.
wa, ~ 110 thd the net 811m to be railed
bl..rate. thi.a year j, £98,655, I, al(lllina'
'71..011 ~ ,eu, ~ In iN:r_ of £2U8I!
which ia nearly ~I to a lOcI. rate' ikl. ;;:t
thia is onliJ'ell due to the n-e_d coat of
&dIlUtion, IIllU inmeased COlt 01 the police
lIlay be " _ and doc!;."
Thia ie the
la~e!t increatre in the borough rato in anJ
one "ear within J'6OOlleetion. Ie! in the I.
i estima~ to JIl'OC1Uq £1.970. as a,ainti
£1,940 lnet yeer.
The ratable nlue of lobe
OO2'Oujl'b i. !!510.270, &lid it is rooommended
that the Council make &wo hall.yearly ratM
()I 21. Id. In the I., equa] to 4. 2d. in tho £
for the YefU', as againet 30. 4d. 10 .. the
juRt otoeed. (C. 2<1. in ' tho t. will
tsa.500, wlljch, it will be noticed, i.
over £160 leei than the
8am
10 if tbe va.rIOUtr eommitte88
not
expendiwte witbin their
lit tho end of tho :year
be a
DlBTRICT FUND ESTIMATES:
Financo Committee.- Dealing wjth tho. .eati..
mate for tho ~eral district rate, it .. m be'
uotiood that !.he Finance Oommittoe IUlIce for
£37,299, aa against an eatimato 01 £34,460 laat
year ao that this year we are 1UI)(101l' for £2,839
mor~ than the elltimato of I ..t year. ~ftor
&lIowing for £3,139, the amO\lllt included to
meet the do£~it ()n the rarm acocunt. this com·
mlttee·. tJ!~matea ar~ • little leu. Thet'e are
no othel" item a call1ng for comment, beln8
made up Ql what aro practically filled char.1lI
.for intcroet, sinking fund, ...uari~. &lid eatabIUhm~t chU«BS.
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JIighwa'yll Committee.-The ~ighway, .~.
mittco IUIk lor £51,213, &II ajf&lllAlt An or1g1Oal
08timate of £41,586, aftel"l'l'Ud. increaaed b,
aboot £760 lor mcrenaed ...at' bonute3, etc., to
£45 33& . I..t year, so that tho incre~o this
yea~ o.. er the ori~n&1 cstiina~ lut year Ir!
£9.627, and £7.877 over the TOvilled elltimat•.
-rbey actually eIpended t ~2'l4, Q little 1_
than tbeir revjac<l' c.atimale-.
Item••b,()wing &n incrc..,e ~\'er the am~nt
spent lailt / ,ear aro; •
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the beclaratian of War.

tlTJ'2RLY R1!GARDLItSS OP EXPE~E fR. 80ST0CJ( SUBMUS
THE 1'1NIST SHOW s&£liI IN BR AIN SINC!! THE DAYS OF
BARNO
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U""""",,* Comedr 1»' a bo.t cI Merry CI"...ns and Eoc:e~trlcs.
uJ 01
bI,lIIy-traincol U _ Ponlet. Comical Mill... etc.. ete. Countless and
thtIUI.., .... U.. w ........ Pt'UeDlcd.

AN AGGIlBOATION OF CIRCUS TALENT
UNPARALI.ELED AND INCOMPARABLE.

TWO PERFORMANC<ES 3 AND 8 O·CLOCK.

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DOO.RS OPEN HALF' HOUR PREVIOus.

MaU""" opeclally reeomrmndecl to famlll.. comrn. from a dlotaooe.

A~1t{ISSION (IncJudipg Tu) ;
Children under 12 (Irufhadlng Tax) :
110 HAL~ I'Il1a TO

.............. r....... .........

3,000 CO'YFORT,\BLE SEATS.

8d.

11- 1/la, 3 /-, 41-.
" " I /-, 1 17. 2 /4.
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IIUGE WATERPROOF MAROUE &.

OIIE DAY OWLY.

THE BEST IS 80STDCK"S.

to prO<jluoe Ian year, and to rai "the amount
required of £1121495 i' wm be necMMl'J to male
two.balf·ye.r.rl;y ..tea eta.. 611. in tha£, equal to
6s. 10 tho . £ ~O? re ycar, or lUI increaso m tho
,eneral district te of 1 d. in thll £ lot the
yelt.
, The total rattler .hereCo !> thil year show en
l~eue ol 18.. 90. in the
tho borough rato
being 4a. 2d. 1n fie t, arl.l.nd 33. 4d. in the
£ lut 18&1'• .a d lbe , n,rat d,i.trict rate 5s.
~ agaln,t • ~a'e of 41. Id. lut ,ear-totnl:
"" . 2d., I I agawlt 7•. &1.
The totnl ratet, ~~rclort!,

. FOR THE SCOUTS.

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READING AND DISTRIC"I
ASSOCIATION.

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/lor""",
RAt • .

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e. d.
thie
will be ..... . 4 2
In 191 19 the rate. were 3 4
191'1-18
;.
;,
9
1916·17
" \ 2. 10
I 1915·16
:;
..
2 10
1914·15
..
..
3 0
1913·14
..
..
3 1
1912.13
..
.,
3 0.
1911-12..
2 11
1910·11
..
2 10
1909·10
..
..
2 10

leu

DIstrict

R. t•.
a. d.
li 0

4 1
310

" CHRONICLE" APPEAL
SUCCESSFUL.

Total.

Sd2 railing
The lund organlaad b.1 tha UIIOUUM
£1,000 fer ti,e Readina: and

7 5 . Boy. Sco\lta' J\a3ociation, and wl>lob h~
fI 7 I 1I'a~y backed up by the .. Chroniole' Ii!
~fI 5~ foun
mak g good progreea, lind belm. "'~Ill
the latest additiooa 00 the lie~ <II
3 9
acriptionr.. :About £600 rem';ns to be
310
~
11
and
wo
would appeal to our readora to
310
b 19 . thoir suppert to thie dooerving cllJUae.
3 9
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prMident;' 1I1r. J. Herhert & 9yon, La
3 8
(; ~ Lieutonanb of Berkshire, and Mr. Mnrtin
.
3 9
F. Sutton is District Coromi ioner and Chairman.
An amendment by M. l>ormer, lOConded
Oonhibutions or promiso slips should ~
by Mr. ;&lIwright, thllt t.h £2.000 ror the p08(le sen' direc\ to the treasu rer. Mr. Hen ry T,
QBlebrawoa hi> reduced 'Y :£1,400, WIUI Ids., }':ugh, Education Office, Illag rave Stree,qnjy two 'Votin, for.
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ReIIcling. who will thankfully acknewledge
An amendment b, Mr Dormer (who .poke all amounts receive" towaru., this work
of the hard.hlp on tho Ilmall tradera) . that amongst the boy...
£Ii,500 lrQID the t.ramwa I' profile be p1aoed 1~'
£ 8. d .
to the ered it or the' d' kid fund,
aleo Already acknowledged .. ...... ..... ... 319 11 a
e
lceL
Mr. C. E. KeyserJ J .P . ......... '" fo 0 0
.•
. £
The eatiJpates 'Were
Men.s. · 000. Dunlbp and 1'\0... ...... Ii Ii (J
Tn ~r"Ying r<Jads ....~.~ ....... ~ ... :. '707
CRICKET AT PALM
PARK TRAbKS: Me n . 'E. Jackeon and Sons ....... . 1) 0' Ii
Wllg
and tum WOlle ..... , ...... 1760
.
Meun. Hecl.., 80na and Co., Lw. S 0' 0
On the prDpoeition 0 AldJ Co%, .econded Mr. Howard F . I Kingham .... .......... 5 0 0
New ~tear/l waggon .. ,•. :, .... : ...... . 772(
bY MJ~ Maker, the
01 the Parb Cout· Meaan. G. R. Jack1!On. Ltd . ........ . !i 0' O·
Str e, Iightinll' .... .. :.. :::, ..... :....... 446
rliittoe that cricket
SCI' pla,ed 0.1 the I ll •. A. N."bery, Ltd. .. .... .. ... . .. 3 3 0
., h", '
£3675
Jrilmer Park tracks'
cbUre waa refcrrj)(/ Jd . W. Buller ....... .. .............. ..
2 10 0
.
l.,,\. TalbOt Oafe ............ .. .. .. ..... .. . 2 10' 0
while tJiO amount iDeh~ . l"r ~teriaJ. for back.
Other ~rte were ~eIed lUI rello... :
Jars. ' Mllfdoch .. ...... ....... .. ............ .. . 2 2 8
~cflain to hia,b.waya an4 1\,
ia abqut
£3.300 in.('J:OClIII of
all,. .pent
·.. ..
Il\8t year. A awn of oo]y £50 "' irioluded lor
ltuWer Co., L td. .. .. ......... . 2 2 0
Army aervioc allowa.ncet, 'as I4&IoIIl £361 ,pent rtqllired to be raieed 'r rate. In r loren::: Hi
n : JdjJward "00 Sousl Ltd. .. .. 2 2 0
l:tst year, most or tile-. mnQfoJP,eM ,qn Arm.v to Cav'l'IIham CemeteT7 the ~ollJh Ahlervice havinll' beN! dlllnobi
.nd returned eount&.nt's atatem4l1lt loowOO tJiat t.'he MOIIIJ's. H. O. Sel-pell and 00., Ltd. 2 2 0
to thci r oj vilian duties.
"
recei,s.t" e.ueede<1 the expenditure by £US ~.Jv. JHa~~: .:~~~~I~ .. :::::: ..... : ~
DrainagD Committee.-Th.la colnm,i.tb~·1
WATERWORKS COMMITTEE.
Mr. C. E. HodglCln .... .. .. ... .. ........ 2 0 a
nlote i9 .t8, 779. u agaim\
yoar of t6,84(). an iocreue m
.Bolrouulll~h~~~:~~~!l~~ submitted t\ 001. I,ord Deebol'<lugh ........ .. .... ...... . .. .. 1 1 0
a:'~~~=~ 1
th6 working of th~ Mz. J . C. Brandy .. ., .......... .....
1 1 0
nearly £2,000. This ie· .OOOlI~lt.!<I
..
,ulllle,rt&&lIur tor
yoo.r< <led Mr'. W. T. Fidler .. ...... ........ .. . ..
1 1 0
incrcaaed cost ·of wagoe
t.c• .m.,orIK,
resulted
(\ n~t lose Mr. H . J . Lawrence .. ,L, .... ....... ..
1 1 0
and cartage. Apart from au item of
Mr.
J
.
Holme
...
..
................
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1
1 0
repairs to ell4tinOll .t the ' flUlnnl,1\Ir
Mr. Charlee ,Steward Smith, J .P .
1 1 0
th re am no items· in Uri!; CIOlnmitt4!c'l
'S esars. A. Hu.ghcI end, 00. .. .. ...
1 1 0
mnte whioh call for oomment; n ry
of
_ra. Brown and Lill" LW. .
, 1 1 IJ
expenditure _me to .be '(lut dOl\'Jl . &6 r u
poesiblo, and
hepe ~ OOIDqllttea
bave
' .. :
:
the goed lu('k to get througl the year on tho
Boll, and Lowil ...... .. ..
1 1 0
llIDount the.;y hnve estimated.
I
. Mays and Mackay, Ltd.
1 1 0
M
lJoalth Cornmiltee.-Tbls committeo', eati·
Meun. Pigott and Son .........
1 1 (f
mate is £8,542, ••unet &11 catimato Il14t y_ear
Jere. cr~\Vrdla, ........ ...... .. .. ...... .... . loa
of £6,617, an increaae ()l 22,026. Park H~
lIr. H . J . Perris .. ..... ........ .... . 1 Q (J
pjtal '/lowe au inor8&lled eeti.mated 1Ie' OItpOD·
Mr. R. St.il" ... .... .... .... .... ....... :....... 1 0 0
dlliure OTer the 0IWDl&t& Jut yellr bf
M:~.
. I!'rarrer and Son.. .:......... . 0 10 6
£600, acoountcd for by noc_~ repaUw' an
Hr. J . O. Gilkca . .... .. .................... 0 10 ~
-..educed inoome by. reMOD of ¥I& ab'eDOC 0
Mr. A. C. Drew ....... .... .... ... .. .... .... .. 0 10'
military pAtiente tM. year. PamtiDII' and re·
Mr. A. \ Maker .......... .... .. .. ...... ...... 0 lQ t1
pain at WhiU y Camp 6I'e eltimatAld to ~
Mi. E. . Moor. ........ ..................... 0 l(} n
£160, .. againn U1 actually IJ>OIIt laM year,
Mr. W. ustin Baiftom .... ... ...... .... .. 0 lo. 0
£1.111 more will be required for Weatmen. of
Mesen. {.onghur t &o(t Son . ... ..... .. 0 III 0'
&ube~ £iIIO 01 wbich .Ia the enm.ted
Ii_ra. 8traneom and Sons . . ....... 0' 10 0
coat of tM punhue of bvildiop _ted by W,deI,.,<".
Mr. J. Cooper ...... .. ............ ........... 0 !J 0
tile milituy ~t PUIr: Hospital lor the treatlMJlt
Mr. Goo. Mile, ....... ......... .. .. .. ....... 0 6. 0
01 'u~
~;;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M_... Bradle, and DliM. Ltd. ...... 0 !i 0
Matornity and Cbnd W~faro Comm.i~
BaujfhaJ) and Co. ............. 0 5. II
Tble COIIIIIIiUee ..k for 11,410, .. ..,.m.t •.,.
nell and 00. .... .. .... ......... 0' 50 tI
J. O. . ...... .......... .. .... ... .. ......
0' 2 0
eetimded 1.- yflU, or &Jl I~ of £677.
The caa of fealinA- and trea.tllieoi of DeCeeLDOTIID,
ait011& women &Ild cihiJd~ conda". to be an

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in ....paraUona
fOr . . o..tructIoD 01 ....

e.timated to coat aoo durinc the _in,- JOU.
and
and other V~n,
!?arb an4 Pleaaure OrOUJlda OomIIliu...Thie eomna.iuee'. enimaee Ie &4 61&, ... apiDl.
th,t their LaOOratoriee
en e.unate ...
of sa. _
an inc_
eM haYII been · j-amoved·
of 11,890. W. . . &lid i'e&m ...orlr .-avnt tor
from
_Iy aoo of u.ia n.er-, .lIile n~
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paWt.iDl ~ repei~ more , ~ ~t for 52, LEADENHA~L ST., LoNDON,~. • ,
ill. remaind-:. It ~ hoped ~t Tilelnn... to larger and III 1'8 oonTOJlient Premuea at

e: 325, ......

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tI!e. exoea.iy.

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prioe of,

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the dilllcult;y

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lIoDuaaI, .iDel8DlSut Co t3OO, allil til. prO'....
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Tube. StatiOD J
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of (Near Elephant and Cutle

Watch CoauIIiHee, Fire Bripde.-Tb. Firo
IIIriII'ade·.
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111 .,
11,~ •..whim.
Ilpi~~'
taat year, an
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Mu,ke&,
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_pital ra aed for Markel
at about !'183 a
alJllClt aeU'·IIIJppor.aac•
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