Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1918

in
of
the iD:nwway
performed.
ooupl. of months
~ivi~=~'
cemJI*I11 loined the ~ t
n;
AI''-'Ib..~it.
Uten commenced
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upon to peri
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OOW'5e 01· br~
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inter !pted by the appear·'
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anee ov-'"--m
of ICAl'let
lf1'(.~ II tlt1t. ce.dlp, bllt
thi$
A very eJcc .nul-;;;n
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Club, ~llDgboul'ne, a on
tMt" by ~ fe 11'. . .' _ation, and til.
Thur~ay, rune ~th,
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oomll"Y retuJ'fled to Ald.-ot and .ailed
JaJOr P trooolrino, 11'00 took the Ilhair.
for Fr~ @ May 5th; ifIlI. .
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",lUI 8UPPO t~ by Major F. 'Vaughan-W 'I_
The company went t .. Fruee lIn~r aj~;
wun (.th county oe~ndar.)I- Mr. II
Capuin) ' C. L. T. ,Math8JOn, R.E.,
~tt~hl\d {O!>unt.! ilrlf~.i~)t .Major Nor_
. bt!tter choi4le equId lI.ot \ave been
rJ I (~pr
h ng. Colonel MOJ'l'llldn), OeDer.II
" H. '11'" oae' of the moo remarkWaddingt~, fillor Dann, and mauy- of IL o
I have EoV$!' 1nlet-;' l!IIid 1\ member
iutrllctor from tbe Nautica.l
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CQlDp&1lYI "be ~dd do Dl()re work
MaioI' V~ug1laq-Willi:alll!r very thoroogLl y
milia_than otWra collld in hour.;
explaint'd the Iml1 ; .o: and ohjt!(1U of t h"
a ' wOllderfut " ..p of the work,
movement; dwelling on the duties of t h~
ah_ed4hel_t heeitation in cart; .thu jiUing the ~delf towards the wi
ido'w. allrj
i-. QUL.... Major Math_n
(who
.J'lght. of the ~bt ehIldr~D 01 aU who had servl{d their ~t ..
won the M.e.··tt_ bar~ remained in comthe l~h DiviaioD. and the freedom' of the ' mov-'ent rro,,;
manit of the compaJlY. till S.ptelllber, 1.17,
oolJlpllnie, marched to Biefvmers. -politi '.,
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when he rec ived an appointment in h'nJ(Field CompanJ' holding the ppsiMajor Dapn Ulid he admired the· obi ... t<
land. The othl!l' 0 efr "jlo WI'Dt out willi
th\, Achiet Le Gran~Bapa(m nod reaporaibilities the oo:IIJrades ' .w "
the company were Captain Lnlllton, Lil'uto the N.E. oorner gf Grevillfrs UDd'erta~rr in see~ng that the yoo 0!r'"
tuant trattoll, Li utenllDt Hunter, Lieu·
A continuous treru:h Willi dug by g~erahou were tnUned ' to beeome Il'-"
tenant ·Wacher aM Lieutenant Ramplenfield compania:, and W!WI beld with cltl&e'lla. l\Dd 88 a comrade 'wouJd .. do I,,,
Joaes, and it maT be inweo;ting here to gr~t tenllCity. thouJh the enem:r had ~n. bit" in tbat direction.
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state what ha'pperuid to them; Captain
Vel~ped l!.iefvillwe and proceeded to turn
Mojor ' N:Qrri; ",ho 'l ropooecl a vo le 1
ton was made major IUld teWlId in
the Ban'" of the villn,it'. Eventually owing thAnk"!. I18Jd b ho-ql · like to think tt. .• :,
mand of a piOll_ bAttalion, Lieutenant to t e _0;' the ep m}". attack _develoPed reo th w~men f En.Jland lfere not forgett •.
Str&l;ton -was _atatd the
.C: and ap. ttntn.'nt wile nooessary. though consiaerllble they had hu bandd, IOns and brothers . 10;
pointed captain and _ d in command pi exe<jution was doIle on the advancing enemy. were ever in their hearts, and t1ie anxi~r .
another R.E. ~d Com.panY. Lieutenant GoaImooollrt WM- rea-ehe4 about-.-2 a:m. on lonll' wnitin.r and -.ratrihing had liEen a Hr:
p1lJl~ (who
an en.ineer at the RE-ad.- Mtuleh 26th. During the retirement manf heavy burdf:B to carry.
In addition thr ~
HIlI' Tramway D.pa_rtment).as inulided ca'l1alti~ were sustained from heavy crosa )tad fiilt'd lIJ"8cticaIiy every post th at m, 'I
home, Lieutenont Waehei' waa ounded 11 fire from machine gn~. Ow in, to the com-- had done ~eviOU!ly, in order to upbold I •
the t.hlimb, and LieuuBant Balnplen.J'on88 mOlldin( ollicer of the bro other field honour of *eir King and country,
11'118 promoted captain and WeDt to a R.E. compallt becoming cuunltiee, Major Read
The fotl!ll!ing wer~ elreted 118 offi ,,,,,,
quar.rying compa~.
(who had '11'011 hi M.C. with the 237th !A>m- Qaptnin, l\;tIjjor Petl'Ocokino ; hon, trf'tL'ur •.,.
But to reB1Ube: bacl: areas have but Jittle pan~had l\S8umed oommand of the three Lieutenant Kenwortb ; secretary. Mr. '('.
uee fQr Field companies, 1\8 tlI.e Readina one oom
i , and be led them with .&feat ekill Co1lins; members of committ.,.., M aj '
-oon fotllJd "'out. and within ten day. of in
e t1bsequ 1I't retirement. .~.'!- Z37~h Dann. Mr. ! MQJynelU. Mr. Mar. ball. II.·
landing at Le Havre th.' compa.Dy Jound Co~po.ny took a leading' part10 tile oper~ Humphrl''y. .
itaelt E1IU,bli.,hed in t : £ec:.t or of the line at tion •
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l!l~rt-or ," Plugatreet," !'I8 Tommy
TIie hl'llV}' caSUAlties Itu.tained by ·tbe
htid o.J.rendy nnd naturally re(:h~l,teDed it.
divi,pon . nece",i~nte:d nn ' early with3rawn}
fl'he three month spent at " Pfll8itr~" to at qUieter sector. and by April 8th the
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Were npt deyojd of excitibg incideuw. lfba~ company
back in thl\ line at PassehllDwith ' gQ6 IItt:.c1ra, raitll and occa"ioaal \IQm- daele.
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MAJOR READ RECEIV,E$ THE D 'S 0
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bardmootil) but the company lit. tha~ ~e,
before war had begUn to collect It Y l C t i m .
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WATrD C AD unr
was ~ 0/. lin :ReadiDg tuff lIn.d
In Aprll, 1918, Major Read *a.s gn.fiaed
J J:.I\
ftftJ U, At
were -»erlecU,J. happy in the DoTtlty of :t a_ wcnt to the hue and 'a Jlhort time
all. :In after and more strt:nuou. d.~ the at~w"rd:i was made Lieut~nt-ColQUel,
.. PlllPtre,!t U t\mee· w~e erent'd to 116 a QOIIlF' back to the 8IlDIe aiYt~n to take
ubjoot
t.he ~If 01 the' '4attl l~ t l>.'
~olw: .
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QomfgDnd of II battalion of \:ti6 pion r. peace oolebration , anq ijJe con.1ir
. n of
B . the .'
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,.left" Plu,- The I18'i'tb pllrted ,with b~m ' if!/, retret. for t~e Towft 9ou~i~. it ~ P~, to, hold ..
treee" iii the 'lddle ()Ii 111'\1 t it had 8U»- he
prov~ hUllselI a ~e ~lIImlJ.ndlll;1f rlyer
rniv)11 . m l Rend~g III l)art of the
tained a num.ber of cuo&lti8 ~ whom oIic4Ir Rl).d
tho~gh lIOldier, cIe\'er )Jl hu pea~ cjllebliations. The event will be or
'Sapper Ma, (oj ¥Beadillg) .md Oro,'" were wor~ abll a gfolltleman 'to I>9ot. [ueh mti~ gaDJeed more from a Rpec~ullU win l ut
.iI1ed and t.o Military_ Medals had been '~t n wa.s upr.-d whoo Jt becam~ known l iEJ 1I' tlinn an ,athletio one, and wilt lie h ~l tI
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tnat he had beeo "wardt'd the ..D.S.a: for 100;newhere
tbe vicinity IOf the Promen, hM pJll\Dt leading of the field com~8Jliea a!!e, The eyeuts will incftfde rowing . and
during the German ofFen,uve. ~onel RtlKl ~i1vlDg, and !there will nJ
be 0 proCe';qI~ Q
Wall 81100eeded by M.)or Wftller~ a young of. ~ecorated boots.
It . i hoped that a
rl'gu,u lillieer, who remained with t;he oohl. lnihta.ry band will be pWlent.
pant til} they cot into GermIUlY.
• l?UMD&'... the eVflning the "band w,1I pIn y
The pres ,alient 11'88 tbe "home" ..of m the For~~'l Garden. ana efT,,!!, ;" u
e tii arrange fo r a nUD,b<> r
the llOIJIIl&I1y for ' mall¥ ,, - we&rf dl.Y'-dur- also heinJ
.
ilI3 the withdrawal to. YJ!r 'battered walla, of colleerta, I .
The "tnrto1l8 sub-committees nre p roct'eo.
and the .u~oent victOrious ~ttte. which
with their, armnlfem4'nts as for as pasfinally ~roke the _emy_ ~t&D~ and
pve U8 victory. While lIille~ in Ypres
bdt uturally the,v are b,nndicappecl
th, datI' or t be pel\ce ~14'bration9
the eomjMlny 11'" rmb~ to very hee.vy
find.
-g..- elling bombaroment, and in tw~ daye
obou sixty of the mtn wa-e incapacitl\~ i
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t¥r were no fatal ~, tb~ug}j lIome of
READING SAVINGS .DANJ:.
th )nea w re bodly aJreeted, ODe Reading
~'RT.
man losinll' the 8ight of lUi eye. '
n. LOIiDON STEBEr. i£t.u>rNO.
The Il\J>t ppallG of fhe war-tbe following B.UlK HOURS DAILY" to · ., ez"'", ............
wea-.r. •.• lUI ' II... . ' .
up Qf the . .!:lun-proviaed JIl!In"Y a ticklUJh
J'rtdq and Bakrday EnalDP, • ~U ' L '
job for the company,
'bJ'illgftllf 01 five 8, law..
.11ow..t
•• II pH cea&. &lid II pu
l'isky rec;<!JUlow&DC8Il, .and the remon of nacbea: m, Dslorcf
Road. II. w~ aa.c.
German Mmoliholl5 and fand mines. ArBudlac; ...... 33, Karol Place. WoilD. . . .
mi tioe ~a.y fouDd the OOGlpany on the line
aw... 010., pool bee ..a ~l'pl1caMoL
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o! the Dendra in the viciDlty of ~rammoJrt,
but unlike mOlt of the units.on t~e f~Jit,
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the adV/lDtllre of the cODIptUly were not
yet ov r, for it W8!f incluckd jn t~e army
IJllPo~ant
Noti~e
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which'marclled through BeJgium al,most to
Liege. and then entrained 101' Gefman,.
Early in January the company ar~i ed 1D
the lan4 of the now very dOcile Hun, IIJId
there ' it remama, bllt 237th in name only
old established , pAWNBR~KING
for a fo~tmlrht ago the last forty of ita old
B1JSl~SS of Mr 'F-HANK PAGE has
Rep,din, membert returned to their Jlatite lately been ac iii red by Mr. C HA . 11."0
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town,.
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The Pledg Department has b«n RC6penect
ThOugh the ca8ualties in the 2S7 h Cbmand Money Advanced liqerally: on )eweUery,
I*N lfere fairly heavy, the OOIIlp&Jly
P e and General Goods of aU descriptions.
on .lb.e Ifhole fortunate c()nsideiilir
hasardo. chataOter of the dutiea.
Old Qold ahd Silver"Bought ana Highest
Prj es gi yeo.
oompen, went out with ix officers aDd
other ranb, and of the· latter there were
t-•
jO &till eerving at t\te time ~f the a.rmiltice.
9te tile Address:- "
Of the other U6 1& considerable nu*ber are
NUNN
still I\li\l~; on the other Illind a
man,.
of iho.e who ~ out in the
fen
'It
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ROAD,
victim. It is a; matter of ._.__ .~.Â¥
the fir t _year of active
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OMRADES OF THE

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PANGBOUJtNE AND WHJTCHURCH

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,artments: Each one is interdependent: it has a duty to other depa~-.
'mellts! ~nd it m'u t rely UPOtt other dep4rtments -{or i,niorlnation -and for'
o·operation.
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to~~iay must -be, iit 'ma~y ~ays, a ~tyie specialist. He
disregar'd quality ti; an ess~htial factor, and he cannot ignore 't he
it;lpOrtanoe of carrying 11;se in' the end dress shades (nO't .had~ wbidh
might harmonise, but th~ exact 'sh des.) ~f ;th~ season-.

. 1\ ho iel'Y buyer
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for the. varieti~ ar~' n~ce~sarilY b~ge.
And. that is ,~:hy h-~dlrors have ..,t he. great~st hosier~ sale. ·:- they~ lWve
the space, the courage, me capital to carry and buy· the biest stocks.
:lI{d~tberdo not ~estrict ~heir tr~d~ by aiming fOr tiigb profits:- ' That means a

tretll~~dous stock,

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lietter S opplns Centre than McilrOy."
Ladies' White j.~ibry H09E-jusC: the thing for ennis and sports weal',
t durable. 2/l1 t ,_~11, 4/11.
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A more luxurioas White STOCKING ' is the 4 /11 i 'make_ offere
Mellro,'s in wh!le silk ,Ankle HoSJ:. tined 'with lisle. Seccial value.

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The ho!i~r . ~phtm~nt carries probably as Il'!any StOckings in plain hit.
{or port '. rh'cr aPd ,tvenmc wpr aa e a\'era, e dePartment carried in.aU
example, whili1-ti Je npsE I. priced jilt ltIcJtioya at I
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1/1 t. " ite lithi .initdRd
TeCKlNGS .... womcifld bare
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2/8. and
I i and there ~ a -grand lof 0( girls' whlfe Cotton sroc
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for Iwoltl: ends or sch
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Splendid Valuee in

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In black STOCKINGS McIlroys ofif!r-Iadies' blllC~
• Hoseat ifill, 1111 t 4{1,, ; - bIacJr lilt Ankle H
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lined with lisle at
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ith
cashmere feet at . ,llt ; wIIitt ' a very .....__ .._ ...
black cotton HOM i. muted {or itIla week at I

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Of courSe this does not include aU the of&rs III
_ black HOSE. -There are otIIen suCh as black ""'_"'r",
finisbe<l Stockings at 1{lit; II8i and . , 1
:111.,.,,001 ~sl\mer HOlle, specia'f v81ue at III
~ood as~ortment of ladles' black Iille Anlabed 6tcl<!lrIu!.
at 3/-• .3 /11 i. AU the.e are worth)' of imlned~ate
'!ftention.
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rtifidal Silk STOCKINGS, .lightly imlJerJ'Cd,
pair.

.in Ev~ - Shade
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the ne",;'t press Co\ourinill.
\vlie,e yoii' tioug\lt
COiibiiDe at

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ST~CKr.NGS

matched exattl, in McIlroys' hoaia:1_ ~
ladies' silk
KLE STOCKINGS at Zlil.
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ladies~ ri~ged

A n;velty in
silk
at 8/1' .. .
:badies' silk lIIixture HOSE-in the slIlArtest drees shades at 4[11 k
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at 3, 11.

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of very fine lisle STOCKINGS with good mer~ised
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Ladks' stYli

Shot HOSE- i~ silk and

Ladies' caa

fe ,STOCKINGS in nicgcw-,

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tan, coating.and

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THE' READING PEACE
CELEBRATIONS.

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....ONEY.-Th. Daily Investment CorporaL~d. will lend .....tl;
d uPl"uds
G~ 1I0te of hJnlt to respoMiblll l'el'llOns; reDi.vmenlt. to suit Boiiowm C!ODw.ien ;
oharled; niod8l'ate- interest:-App
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