Berkshire Chronicle Reading 07-1919

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Dleoasu' r ... in c&mnJr attention
eDllanl'M
of the· Chronicle "
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a~ !~ t' t that
appreciate Jt content s
:. ,:_,,"111 of. the )N!ace, Beyond a
'~C;~~=Q~aD*d
iUustrations..of Satur.
~1II;op~......~:t
in Reading an effort
iaade to Jive some impr~sioll
part which the county to",n has
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01 tbe
BerbJ,air~
lhe each
war.
of the
doinl'S ofduring
J)ra<tlcaIJy
tbe lirst .lime that these facts have
been irlarsballeci in a COil . , form, ' and
they maf eltabl~ our readers to Ttame
more fully that the cobnty of Bet'~ and

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the borough of Reading ha.e
their
duty noQly in the tremcndou con6ict
hallllily .at an end. The descnp.· n ~
activities of lhe Reading Car~ an..!
Committt~ tbe Reading W:l.r
no:splltaJ5 Supplies Depol, aDd tb
RI'd
organisation will be r~ with
spelial iRterest, and we owe to each of
them undYIng Jratitude for tbe magnifi . many cent servIce tliey have rendered ' to th e
looked country.
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a day of humiliat;iQn and T'!;b:"~eI~~eace tropJIie. h,r
far our g'l'eat netl-on, W~ ~tbletics should be annuallY COlD tre!
o had fllenty of evide~ :.of the ter- for by die schools in Reading has' Quite
rible fate that woo" b6ve befallen struck the ~magin tion of .t he , ,PeOplr.
US if Our enemies
had been tri- We warmly supported the Idea JO Ou r
They would, in the last ,ssue, and on ;l\l..bandS on hca r ~
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ex pres ions of approval and pleasure.
words of Bismarck, have only eft us We I1ave no dou))t that the ne~saT)"
o eyes.to weep with. ,We ~houkl have funds wilt he available for , proViding
e had 10 slave for the benefit of
tbes4! trophies; indeed, three ha<y been
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• h.ead)'. given.
The "idea ' need nOl
man
nnot fiorge·t -l'n O' UT day of necessarily- be limited 'ta·tli~ eI
lary
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schools, but trophies mi«bt aJ
be
triumph the- severd. trial through presented fot the whole of the secGnd~n
which we went. It ·was·a
near schOOls. (public and print in the
tbin"g.
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borQugh, girl and bovs), so ( t they to(l
m y ir"asuTe the sac~ JaelDC)ries of lh..
brave dead". 5U(;b as ",ill at y be inextricably asscx:i.;ued-with th~ aoniv r ar)
of the Peace.
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It i, proposed to a.ppoin~ a ..'holr·
lime housing arcbitect cI catry' Out lh.
Reading · 'fown ' Council's ,'~olising
~eb~, and create a. department 1n connection therewith, ,for "hich 1\ estl '
mate is £1,100 ; per annum. · D
rt ·
ment is a ..ord of in-<lmen si~ 1h
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GO'l rnment - Departm ts 'ha e J>ccom.
a by~word Of 'inefficieJiey add '
ns~ .
Frotrl bll uperiente depattlhents groll.

an general~ mean incrca;ltd . expense.~ .
A local arc.lfi.t~t ' s .;esttmate I £1.70"2
])el: an"um, ' not includbig cbst"Of Quanti .
ties, wlMch would- brinW· thq figure up In
over .6,000. According·.to lh~ condition,
IKIJUIIl"'::'1 of the ;rppointment the housing ,archil ~( !
will ~ el).gaged <. three.. years at least, "
which probabh- means nve of morc
TIul cost of 1bis deJlQItinu~ m ight
easily be abOut ~l().;OOO, ~Dd t)iere 15 no
limit to the liability, ' The ~· Readi ng
architects- nave offered .. ro do the wor ~
a.t a furure whicb is ~he agreed'cl;Calc b~
the R.I.B.A. ana the 'Local
mt'n '
and ..mid! woaM Wo
t in lh ,
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.and aU: SUmmer'.Goods.
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u.ve)'lOr'.s ~a.te h
correct the saving cowd - DOt 'lbe more
tbai £5,ooo ·, .in Il - total of; ~ha.]:1S,
£420,000, if the houses are liu -at
e~. There are other con 'deration
.,bich ·would outweigh any problematical sa.mg in apenditure lIP!O ·this
limit. 'fim is of the greate t ' u~port­
ance. If a department is creat! 0 time
will be 1O$t. in doing so, whil t a do%CD
firms of architects in- the town ~ d bl'
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set on without del y. Many mIlD '!I(Ould
I~~pf'_ the loan, It mus~ e o. VlOUS "Work faste!' than one, and bring lfIort:
it llas not accomplished Its fun jdeas into play. . It is desirable 10
~rpose and that soonev OJ later avoid at all costS a too-stereotypeil for lll
steps will have to be taken to com- of hQu. Co ATchitc(;!s deserve every conthe , bo·rhU, ... h ,

Fi'naJ 'Reductions in BLOUSES

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p\ete the task of .funding · the
short-dated loans.
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Take again tlit: evidence 01 the
impor sand eXl!iarts. Tile country
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IS ImportJfg_ml. ons m ex.c~s Q !ts
exports . . ObVlousl¥ what 1~ needed
is a -j greater
prooru:tion, so
that we can make our exports or
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serVlces rendered 1M ance ,our 1mports. Whilst the present unrest
continues it is" impossible ' to secure
the greater producti<>n necessary,
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One great. factor 10 ~ ~ sItuation 15
the .coal IOdustry. Flguref;
. been ~blished which should
8Il.ablle the ~re to Secure.a right
"that
t is establiah-'
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"H'11in'~t year It WIll cost
l-a'~IIo.c;J#Vju.oa"" to get 192- mi~ion t,!ns
this 1~ Will receIve
"'",'-""~~J'UU'''t whibt, aIter dedaIUt~:
~gy
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andgwn~s'
~Dr6Ilt:s ~,uJ'~'IUOIV, · Oearly here
l~tlOU!,gll!'t!i thlo, .w"., s share. aDd the
oL profit' ..r~ts
wor~
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ought to have ev«)' chance of particip l( •
inlr ' the tqwn's-bousing scheme. Th Ir
mploymc;nt and tost would be in c'u ;
ratio to..:the progress of lte " .:Jh~au:r n :rI
if Olere er~ any -unfotese~ c!clay.;
there wo~d I!0t be in e~siYe d . t.
m.entfontinUlng. The oflic:ia1 hOUSUlg
sc¥-eID. cs will probab~y ~ave the .e!ro of
sfOPPJOg other building
ork, anel ,
therefore . architC(;ts will coDtiDue to II ..
hardh' hit. and find it dUlitult to reio ·
state - tbeir employees, if ihis ~ork . is
taken frolP tbem: Careful co.sid~aLJO~
ought to be given to the- archrtC(;ts
~orilll to- the Mayor, and the.. c
matter ~Ain urefully
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befOre
&by 8ppomtment is
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s' atories 1.0 I.be memOrillI.
all thr
Illt"~ archltc~s, and,.
If an
appoin~ IS made ~t
to b..
made from out-side. II
it- p~ts II YeI!Y ditrereJI~
affaIrs, "as we .hell(Ve :It was
!!':~Jhbe ~~:d. of ~ ~a\
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coal ,ini:JusW
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