Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1918

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t.. .....; ... tile pspmeat "a" for
tM . . . put, 01 . . . a prai."orth, ell..
facter. • _ _r of eMtwetic . .U_n
- - - able ~ce to the diteetore of
tile cl1I...... to tla_ ia ct. aU. pI'I!Ue for,
aa, far as. _ ~~' u.., pla".ed a
blr pUt iD
the lIJ1dertaJd!'J: the
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ippet ram...liJd not
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peuatllli for ItI tile iael.mon of I.
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UDder tll.e aupia.e Gl tIM! Ka4I!~'

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i.tion Story for C1!ildren.

a million pounds)

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.l'DIurance Scheme for all
"'~N .ruur Yare, Buqlaryt Accideat, etc., etc.
ticles. all the News add Gos ip of the Week~ndt and
of Topical 'p~ctures appeal' this week· end in the
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11M to hear tlaat.

hoped tht tile club
of th.. 80uthera lAague aext seaaon.
(CMers). The club lIeld a proud record for
cleanJiaess; he hoped. illcieed he w. . allre,
that that would be IQaintaiDed. (Cheel'!l).

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,eaperiutellded . .All
VI'. E . Radley hlllll aDO~r of his "ery
in tile aftenoon
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. "..1'8 the. - ' I l l IIPI>ris 'e&rJIi"ala OIL WlUt Von.
clay, a QapitaJly &it-ted Wei at Spellcen
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for
W~ Mia, lIUli8ed QIl thi ooeaatOlL. Man".
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is all
well, but _
~ _te.t k "ort .. t_ty people jOlU'Dl,... o"er from Readinl. ' and
th . "illaprs A\PIMII'tIed the meetiJlr ill
~i!!_ di.pla", which , of~' eanllOt toatIl.r
.lUabel'!l. Some e&IIital racina "
<aIftm . .nou.t.r.
AU til.
the mem.
bere of the Arm". G.rmtlutie S If (Alder. ,.H~ in plMallt CC*li\ictl J The oIi.
oials
were
: Steward.. Measrs. A. Tar,.ett
1IIbot) aN to be ~tcaiaW 011 JIlllCh
cllrr-. . . .raJ of til. featllfts of th~ir aed R. E. A. )(a".urd; iudceoi, HeIIS1'II.
James Ei,~teeo. E. COlt and A.. SUr.ce:r;
proera- bei. . ;"rtie1l1arl,r smart: tn tltart.ers.
lIe8111'3. J&1MJ8 E i,btMn and E.
the afteraooa, anti IIPin later il\ (he da.y
a .ery attractin .ariety MO" '!r.. ren~ Witts ! clerk of tbe 8CIll • Mr. H. W. Car.
ter:
IMLeral
man'ler. Yr. E . Hadle,..
dered. whil t t,..o OOllce~ unller tb. 8tage
.an....-~ Gl that aooompli ~ uti t, Details :
Whippet Handicap (6.ul Leat).
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Mr• .Georp Smith'j were 117;' 110 means the
IflD8t attnoeti're of tIM many pleuinlf item... 8ic1lt.. 1; Dollar P,i_ . 2; T,hief. 0 ; Ban•
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Snoriicht
ahowed
the
way
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Bowlia« oompetitiou attracted mueh .tten.
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lion, ud. iacideaWl" .,.nt to swell the out and WOll Uy a yard.
'iO Yds. Foot Race (final b at).-Gtitliths,
IUada, aDd dancinC. ill all eIlclomre &l)eciaJl,
arraapcl. dre" t..,.ther maJlT coupl.. who 2 ".d . etari. 1; Wyeth. scratch, 2; Parn.r.
jll•. , , ,fds.. S; BuiAr. 2 yds.," Gri tlti
Wftlt thNucJL a _ll.-rrupd
llll~r the eflfeieD t di reetia. 0 Ilr. Ali won l'Mdtl,. by a lard.
GlIlIQway Race (lady riders).-MT. SaUD.
N\Uer. .It. is IlHdly _ _ ry to . , that
the Beadllllr Tempe:r;ce Prise Band which den' Ginlfer, Mi Sau ders. 1; Belgium. 2.
".. in attendaaClfl addtod co1lllideri.b1:r to Woo ea. ily.
G.IloWllY Race (Ope D). any aim.-Mr.
tJ,e ple4!lure of th
,PNaent ••Dd tbe cater.
ine deuartaent 'W" iB th capable banda of Saunders' Ginrer, Yr. Willis. 1 ; Mr Robin.
eon',
Gi'ey I.ady. 2.. Won b, ' two lenlrth .
Hr. F.red Godwia. of The Albion. Alfred
Gallowa,. Raoe (open), liP to l~! .-Mr.
Street. who. wiU( .a ~ arm,." . of helpers
T"eedledttlll .a1ked over.
lnoW after tlte l'e9uimneDts of the
Hanilicap (lc>cal).-Mr. Saun.
Whilst coocn..tulat.iAc the oommittee on tlMl
Miss Saunders. 1; Mr. Robin.
all-rolllld eIoeUeD
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tIJeir- 8nangemeDtl<,
:l'",~j~ttuln, 2.
A grt'at race Will
a ~lal word 01 prai:I;fo bould be citeu to
head.
the l(eDeraJ seel'9tar1, Mr. H. J. ' atthews.
icap.-Hr.
Saunders'
to whoi!e great ·eIlel1f.r . uclL of tJ,e acRaIJn(ler,g. 1 i Mr. RobiMolI's
008S, wa. clue.
TIta followiD, rentl@llle-D
'3&.IUU.,,no again e.xhibited
fOlmfld the ' eomDl1 tIlt' ; Il n. J" E.
]U.l'UII(Ult
beat , t1e hot
PbiUiJl$.~ehairmaD) .J. E. &ule." R BTl\:r.
J. T. BridIres. J: R. Blandfaro . .E. R CLac ...
W. E. Craie. Harry E,by. G. H. Ho ler, J.
Holt. CoIA~el'lrt·M~;or C. 'W. JODeII, ~es&rll.
E. Knowland. 01. Kni,ht, G. Kirlly
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A.. ,1', Maker, C. A. ewmall. A.. Nu ley,
PIUIl... A. J . .PearM, 1. Plumer. G. R'.
Parneil. B. Price. G. W. mitb, F.S.mrt.
Ko.ant Stebbinp. R.SerIft-llajor A. 1.'r~n.
der. V_1'8. W. A. W~it . . H. Warburton
1.'. S. Waldron and R. I. Wbebnan.
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Ab il:!quest was held at ' Biggleswade
TO ATHLm'IO PORT
on Monday touching the death of Horace
~re prodllctinl of 'me "ery l'IeelJent rae. Fitch, formerly of
Donnington Road.
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the handicapper.
ReadinK, whose bod y was reco'tCred from
brine " weitJlIed up • tbe oompetitoJ:J! the
River Ivel r a mile north of Biggies·
ftry lticely · iD
. Til
t.ad tI~e
Dr. Bride
manapmeat of t
bratlch· 0
the tfete wade, on the previous day.
....... : RefenIe. Mr
1- Wald roo; ju 1". gel' said he saw the body at 6 p .m_ , on
MCl(illl:8.. S. W : )'a,.., '. Botton au
C. Sunday. There 'Nere no marks. Ifbe
Brow,, ; ' Starte,. Sert..Major Tri der; hands were half c1enched'- The deceased
tilll:&bepw. Mr. ih mes E i Beaaley; com. must have been in' the water from l:l to
Itioa stewai!ls. .ret. Howard Stebbinlll 18 hours. The symptoms were all tl\ose
eh!et); »-l'!I. A. oJ. P~ree aDd Jack of death from drowning. Frederick W.
Â¥!hJ18; ma!k.smea and umpires. lleMl'8.

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DROnED AT BIGGLESWADE.

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Keane and E . R. T. Fitch, of

Waltham stow, said deceased

He had
Iloree; hon.· eeeret4lry. Vr. JIWlIe8 E. Beas- was about 30 yealS of age.
suffered from depression and' pains in
ley (R.A.C.I.
the head since he underwent an operaThe resnlta wtII'lI . . follows :
1411) , Y!iL HaMieap (Clpen to JODtba o"rer tion ,s6me year ago . He had no trouble
15 alld lIader 18 , ..... of ace, R.A.C. mcm. beyond his health, and prior to !>eing in
cadeta. ete.).-lIAt 1 : H. C.
abon, the employ of the Church Army he was
~tcb, 1; B . ~. PO'rey. X.A . . , a lay reader. His home address
was
start, 2; _
II". a .raN: Heat 2:
Witness
Donnin,Blon Road, Reading.
X.A.€.: r 'y ds.. 1; S. Crook. last saw him alive on June 2nd. when he
Co. let
~tt .• lfeadin •• 4 ".da.• 2;
ILiat , : R. Gill, ReW- came 10 Biggleswa'de to ·take charge of
He .had been
Tel ... 1;
.Jordan. Rl.A.C .• Sf yd&':. the Church Army- Hut.
trot lip
will by a foot.
Final staying with witness for a w~k owing to
: Gill. 1 ;
• 2; ICrooIr, 3; two ill health. When. be left for Biggleswade
ya:nia would hay. CIOl'ered the half-dOMn he appeared to b - in fairly . good
OOtaPDtitois. Time 11 2-5 eet'.
healtl~. A labourer spoke of '6n4ing a
&).rr ~. 100 Yd.. Handicap J (open to straw hat and coat and two handk.~.
Q..,er to 1~ anel under IS .rears of
chiefs 01) the river banr. . oh Sancp.y
~, anel memberS' of the R.A.C.).-Heat 1:
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A. ,. Frs. R.A.C •• 7 yd 8tart. 1: ft. F. morning. There were footmarks near
Tbi.. was a vel1.
Y-.d. lC.A.C .• I!C)rabtt•• Z; won with a bit the water as if someone had gone · into
l.in« a_r at night.
to IPllri. Time, 12 1IeC. Heat 2: A. L. Fn. the river .. James' Denham said he bad
did muoll :better iIaan
UloIId011'l B.A.C.. 12 "".. 1 ; L . W. 8ea'rle. X.A.C., been assi tant at the Church Army Hut
c1ab _bers. Birds were li~~1t.ed.
7l Tda-. 2; Fry had two feet to !roar.' at the at Bi.ggleswade ince May 26th. DeceaSed
.. m. The, were dyillj{ an
liaim. Time 12 IBC. lIeat 3 : C. 1 . Bear.. came to take cbarge of the hut during
beiDIf theed. in "bout .:30 p .1Il.
le)-. R.A.C .• 71 'y~.; 1; T. Wiae. R.A.C.• the abscmce of Capt. Joy.ce onia the resalt:.
10 r4. 1:.Oft b.r A foot<. Time.121-5.MflC.
He came from · London bead. C. wlu .... 873. 6d. pool ; 1.1 C. ~te, Heat " S . .1 . Bumpllriell, RA.C., 1 yd .• 1; 2nd.
The deceased; in cour e of
. IIM; J . Wuiaurroa. ~, 6d. poo+.;l; 1.
Dr- H. G. MalUM.II, Jt!.A..C., .. yd • 2 i Hum. quarters.
conversation,
said he sufft>red from h\!alt
'&urilln.
8.'i8
ed.
and
h.
1)()0[;
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Ban.
pl."';. . W~A --"v ' TL
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H-at
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. . fk "IIU 1 ~l' A 1. · Ball M8' A . J 11...
- -.... _v. .....~. v trouble and nerves.
and .., that be had
Ba.h 1167 ; A. i Ball:' ~; J. '. White• • ; 5, B. E. Palmer. R.I . '., 8
1; R 1
been in hospital.
On Saturd<ly
C. r/ G It 778 E IT be t 776 III and. 1 T&I~. R.AX· .• ~ Lds.. 2; won
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•. Tima. 12 '-5 eee.
H8IIt 6 : W
deceased. ~aid. he was going' out to do
1*11; ~. R . ql'Ullh. ~". tid. a~ 1 . fOOI: ; W. R.A.C.. S ::rd~ 1 no
"some bus-mess. He remarked also th3t
. . . .~. timed In Ai 5..;2 PI!!.; 1. O. 1.j 1 " '1II!C Bat
he was tired of living or somethln.. of
Jfobbo,. Iiui.ed · in at 5.10& p.m.. .r:;ipty.fiu
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Wrd.. He..fen __ hera.
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._.-"-",~ that style. T~at was the la t tim~ wit·

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The r~ of ¥.r. W ..... Walford Ri~J'.
formerly of){ I'll.
• u.idll)Y and ~oPs.
KeaWIl.C •. 'a
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• f«emason... n l~'
pm8i.deDt of the
in.&:.. ~att•• 80 a
warm liUp}IQI:t.u:
~LIlg Bowli..
urda,.. the liM JlOr.
lub. took place OD
tion 'Of tte 8euiee. beiDlt at the Unitarian
('hUJ.cA. TIle.."", '
oondueted by Ilr.
O. -A. SMa~e. aaiI e choir WM pl'e8l'nt
under Mr. C. Sw"i~. lli s Norris WM at
the organ.
. The mourners
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e&SJ's. M ', 1 ' R'd
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' •. A. Ridley •. H . W ' Ridley, ·l' ....L. Rirl)ey
IDod .E. G. Rldl~1
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J. ,I. Rld'e)'
fbrother), E. o . nidi (nephe,,·). J. W . Mar.

ti. (flUllIlJo solicitar)

FlQtal t;r.ibutes w
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Fiaal 'iNat : A. B.
pllriee,
belt
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BATUttDA.y, 1UNE 1.

C. W . ·Du~AlriAth. c~
Walter Tlloraton, CoIOMl
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W. Jell-Petit

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. Mr. lercwne K . Jerome will ,,"'1' I hI' VI "'" .
mc . addre a~ the ltfJIIdinl' W.E." . neI~
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The Reading V .C., Troope.r; }', W. POl l,.

ness saw hIm . On Sunday Wltness
In tbis
received a letter from tUm.
deceased said that he was tired of life~
and was goin. to commit suicide.
He
said further in the letter .. bat the money
at tire hut was ri ..h • and he also told
Denham to send to headquarters I /for
someone to take dw:ge. P .S. Ma.n'lott
spo),:e to the recovery of the bod~... which
W&6 in about iix or s~en feet of water in
·mid stream. The body was fully dressed
ucept the coat and hat: In the clothmg' was an envelope (pI'Oduced) and
other . propBtid. inj:luding . books.
))bot05, 6d. in ca;h. etc.
rhe Coro!"-:,r
retllmed a ftJ'dict of SUldde dunnll'
tC1;lJporary insanity.

amollg»t tm- who

WOll tr.~ fr_lI , Jt. ~

Sid! at CrickJewoo4. wh.iel.. took plll<'e '"
Mlmdar·
We -tnMl'lItand that ('..ptai. H. G. 1J•. 1.
ley ia ~iU perfOl'llll.iJl« iIIi.. aLLt] 108 Il r"~ ,
tain ia the R .A.F .• • nd hu not r..-t 1.-..
demob ' U1ed.
LOrd 1:n;nJe:r, wbo represented R..-." llI'C
&8 the Rieht ·HOD . G. 1. Shaw.Lefprr" 1 "
ny 1:eal'8, w 87 on '1'hurild J . He ""
det lefI in l~ by Vr. C. T .' Murdocl •.
Yrs. Howard. " ife of the Be". l' , .f
Rowu"t, Vioar of St. ~ukl!·s. ,a.e birth I..
A dau Dter on ~ . The re• • geni i ...
man alld Mr Boward han reeei're'd mau•

ClOJl&ra~lllations. R«tntl.r
't. R01rard WI',
elected tO I the Ret.din« Board 0{ Q ..rdiu.5,
Lieut..col.OIIel Sir 1 . F. Rem_ t. Bart .
lloP.. X.A . .C.. who has receiYed th.
C.B~
ll'wtary Di.. isioa.
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at TIt~
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1.'wnord. He W&5 ia ebaqe of tI,.
R.A.S .. Depot at Va8~rn Road . Read int

during the war.
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. F.ctery Hel i4ays.-1'he mallual wort .. ,
at the Readin« Billcuit Faclo-ry are takJlJ (
their .oIida75 dUJ'ing the pretltllt month ,
a qua~r gomg each week. This is llt.
first 1,!&! that the l..olida,. l<lr the man" R
:workers w '-n iDstituted. A cuod man T
ha..
10 the _ . wltile otben are eon
teJLt w~th a ehall,e nearer bome. '
,Taw'1 CelUlCil EIII:tiom..-Tbe folkl .. iu.!
re.lolUtlOl1 1;.. . bee1I pused b". th Roead iD~
Trade8' and Labour COllDCiI : .. That th ,.
<['!'lid
and Labour Council. roep
t iu '
20,
tnKlo unioni·t. urt
t
Go"p ",'
mat· to issue an OM r OQJllpelLiIlJ an m~n,·
bers 0 town council8 to seek re-e1eotion .. "
Noye~ber the 1 t neit."
.. The _ Moth .. . EnthNnM."-Mr. 1-: ; 1
Fane haa presented to' too Beading M•.
ternit;t and Child WeIIare Committee a rprodllCltioa of Mr. T . C. Goteb's w~n·kn " ,
picturt. " The Yother EnthroDed." .. ,.
hibited in the' Royal Academy. It ha.; n,...
on . iew at thc Readin, MothereraIt Ed,.
bition.
Wilts Working M.n!s Conservat ive a.....
fit Society.-The Readin, Ladge of t ll .
weU.k own society continues to mllb I'r,.
cress under the able guidanoe of the 8I>(, N .
tary. lIlr. A. 1. Lindsey. 117. St. P.l~r' .
ltoad, ReadiUS.
By I'. i .. eft'orts the hel\,l
lodge at Trowbridge' h ss sanctionM the &I}eiety beeQno.iJl3' ,,"bscriber~ to th .. H~
'tal
in ReAdine; and tbus renaiu tiehtll,
th
in anll out-patifonto·. beoomf' anilll e fur

btr& of tbe looal ladre.
R"lin. and District Slat. Club Federa.
tion.-,A: mtlfltin« of the abou federn! i UIi
was lleld on Thursday llnlnil1Z/ ' at 1~1 ~
P~irr. Ca..,..
am Road, lb. S. Jacohr
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PresJ~og. Delep.te& repre Dting o'rer 10)1
mem rs .......... pre nt. 1I_ra. Ar"',!.
Jaoob aM Robftrteon were elected Ticl'pres:i ents of the federation and detai I ,J
the _Pro~l summer ou~ng 1rlUch i. toO
take place on lu1". mth ( UlIday). were d,,_
cUS8ed.
It had _ pre"toIlsIy been .rran.....1
and ~ that IlRlow should be U,~ d.·...
tin tioo of the trip.
UnileNad W·.""i"l.-A collision ()('Cu""J
on Sunda.r afternOOll at the W81l l ;ODd (' J
Broad Street. between two cycli.ts. OD~ . •
1Il0tor~1Clist. Henry Ree't'l)8. 01. 2'1. ('rut<n
Street. Newbory'. . a p~ill' (roUl ;il
MatT' Butta into Wen St~. Th.. ot1,~r
was TIIoma& I1!ilr.r. of Readin(. Road T ,l...
hunt. wlto
riding from , qrli rd ' Road
iuto tUe towD. ilecl ted to
y tile wan,·

w..

~ng of a oonstable on point dqt". to

In· oo!WseqOOIlee of whieL the
ran into him. He was lacky to

tOI' ,

motor~le l.

pe wlfh.
ont injiury. and to laanl no further damagoo

donej bis maehioe than the buckling
tbe f
t wheel.

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·It. GillS' and St. Luke', Millionaq
Guild. A meetin« of the abo"e .aild ...,

held .at n CrannbUl'8t."!teadin&' on Wed.
neada.rl An wcellent add~ .... .,tftll It)"
the Be~. H . N. ~olJope. who POke of th work
(ha Church ill Corea. w'Mre
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been a bishop for fleYeral yean. R w a,_
upJlO ed bJ' the Ren. F. 1. C. Gilliac.!
&Ad F . 1 . .Howard.
thOMt P
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ere : Arcluleacon Ducat Be • A. U
PbiUiPl'. F . YOU1\&'. T . G: E ....... and ll .
Wardley KiDg. The- Be .... F. 1 ; C. Gillmol'
propoeed a rote of thanka to the Bi6holl.
which W&8 sappOrted by tte ReT. F , J .
H oward . 'fhe ~ting W&8 weli at~daI .
(Conlinuro 00 P.c 15.)

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PECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
SII""".. Helill.ys.-ETery lad". renv... l~'
her w.rdrobe prior to II r
mer holiday. ,
The famous h n<l-embroidered BeI·BroH)
'linprie in tarutnlle as adY.rti.ed ill dll
the faahiQllable ladies' jO\1naals can be h".1
from ~rs. Gallacher. IY. R i1tOD Road.
Readi~.. At home', \ved.~ and FT"
daYB. ::If eanllot eall a ael@c60n ~8n be
.nt oa appro,...!.

mE.RIVER AT W!I~UN.

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118
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tho Wh it.;

won by 11. •
The ~y

Towneoo ('up
wnn by F . W .

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ua.h\ WI'" hy •