Berkshire Chronicle Reading 08-1919

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Th~ discussion at the meeting of tlie
R«:admg Grocers-' A~ ooi~tion on t I,~
pnce o~ bacoD, ,!"hlch IS now unr. :
~UneJa~1V~ to retaif. ~ows the difti rul .
bes . wblcq be et traders at this time all I
should. ma:k~ th~ public fQTebea~in;
',I"here 15 no QUe5UOD that at the presellt
Jancture any grocer ".ho . retails bacol\
~ so at a .Ioss. h IS ImpOssible for
him on the prICes he 1& allowed to char
to recover, tbe co t ,,'hich he has to
the wholesaler. No One cares to tr.ul.e
at a loss! hence the natural protest by
~he ReadlDlr ~rocers. Tbe explanation
IS, of .course, not \ difticult.
Now that
~C~ IS Sl~ed. Germany aqd the other
warnng nllUons are coming into the
OpeJl marl(e~, and t~ey ;v-e prepared to
pay much hIgher pnces to America for
g~s than we' have been paying Ul) to
the- p,resen . Food prices in Germany
Ita\)- and France are much bigher tha ~
they ever are in Ena-land. It is only to
be expected tha~ the shrewd America"
'Will seJJ .in the qearest market, and benr~
the wholesalers -of England have to pa y
mOGsed sums in order to secure food ·
uHs.
01i thc:iI part the Government
are determined, if possible. to keep t he
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• price as low as pos ible to' the consumr-r.
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he is unable to recoup him elI on hi,
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cult to say. ' The price' lof baeon h
already high. eSi>eeiaJly' cOlIsidering s0ITÂ¥'
AU Wdcocncl
of the stuff whiCh comes into tHo
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country, bqt, as on e grocer said 0;,
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Monday. people will have pacoq, what.
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eveJ'the price. It may not be very con RtEMOVAL.,
soling, but we . imagine that an advanc e
GROUNDS OF HURST HOUSE
in price must soon be expected.
!by ~ permlilaion of the President.
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A Dlfftcult ,"ollltlon.
A. J. Mackey, Esq., J.P.l,
ARMY~
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The' same is not unlikely in r!'gard to
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-can ~ow ' be o~n
at our
other articles of 'f ood, though the Cov'SPORTS, ROWU~G FOR: LIVE PIG,
emment are undOubtedly doing thei r
Dew'l;Jranch, No. 33, KING'S
ROUNDABOUTS, ltc.
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utmost to. keep prices down. The on lv
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lliqj(s Road).
TheSONNJ G BRASS BAND Of 14
remedy seems to be in a restoration (,f
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PerfOJ'lUer8 will altcnd.
rationi'?Jr, and fdr people to again de nv
~ Thousands of pain ill ,lock at
pANCJNG from 8 to 9 p.m.
themselves . :r.be Shortage of food.stu If,
Various
prices
ff!Jl:q3/6
p\\1ards.
and raw Inateri"ls is so serious th at " e
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Li,ght Refreshments will be provid~d on( the
in this country cannot expect to b.1\
ground.
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pre-war abundance whilst other couDt r'(·.
CO.I! AKD HAV!! A HAPPY DAY.
BOOT REPAIRS cO" also
left at " he
arc practically sta rving, and a re re..,·',
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,. ': same ad4,.(ss /01' oNr.. Fael 'l'Y. Lond01J
to pay any money for food. It would .
just as well, . therefore. if everyone <I,
SchedUles oow ready, and all particlfu'a
StruJ midi Queen's oad.
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from the Hon. Seorcta,ry, '
The pnme necessity pf the termined to be as frugaJ. as . Possible, .. ,
ELISHA J. H{CKS,
moment i~g'reater producti~. and avoid all ' «'aste, and if possible to j{"
Rlrvon d'or.' ~ HDnlt.
this ca; 0 Iy be secured bfi e har- back to some of those methods of eXp;'rll·
ency which proved so effective during
moniou c operation of a] lasses,. the war. And the w6rkers can substa n.
WO~JNGHAM AND DISTRICT
The count y has not -only hqrrowed tially assist their co)lntry at this ;unctu n.
AGRJCQLTURAL ASSOCIATION.
money to n unpreceaented -amount, by ~he avoidance of strikes.
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but it is ~till ' I"lng . on ~rrowed wholesale have been held up becatlSe 01
Patron: HIS MAJESTY TIf!! ~NG. ,
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some petty. dispute, with the result thai
President: C4P.rAUf W. ~Ds.t..
money.
t 1s Importmg a out those cancer-ned a re only makinlS thing ,
Chairman of Co~e : E . M, STURGlts, E~.
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ucb as lt is ex 'rtine~ more difficult fOJ themselves and their
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and is no~ a debtor on a large fal}Jilies. The only hope for England .11
'N UAL ·
.. ~-- -scale it ountries where it 'wa$ this time is steady and persisJ.ent wor"-.
at .,.,.., formerl
creditor.
Soofjr or and a determination to assist tlI'e coun trv
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in its present difficulties.
There ar~
rt Horses. HU'!ters. Turn-ouls. CilIt"".
HavinR
resumed
bu
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later
the
40untry
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come
grief
V(getables. Rt>ots, Com, Butter.
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. constitutional metbod~ of settling di,.
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are Dowable to cat r for
un ess ~'t ..... es un.
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y 15 putes', anarchic methods a re. simp"
~nd Hooey, to"ether with a
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Par~ of all 1i~ri
in greater ~roduction, so
m~ing rods for the workers' backs.
and to
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country can f,a its way. '..,
Education In Reading.
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no t neces ~an. y mean th a t e eryonc f Our hreaders will fderive
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rom t e perusal 0 t ea e surve~ ,
OCT 0 B E R l.t,· 1919. __
G}ass. Chi~, etc.
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abrfer mb s , iJ~ t ~~n Mr. H. T . Pugh . of tbe cd u
e h ~s One e ore, ut tUat t.I1e cational needs of Reading in th e
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1,000 FOLDIN~RS F R HIRE.
wheels of industry should ~e so future.
Such a forecast is essen.:.a.L,
gl'eas~ 'tHat. tpe industrial machine ti:!1 Wit!\, the coming into force of por illY kind permission oJ the President). . t 30. L-oN DON .S
will work ' smoothly. I' Abse~l ce -Of tions of ' the new Education Act.
F ew
people realis!) how far reaching and
E~ for~ the GENERAL
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disllute a d unrest would gi e con- eomprehensive is that Act, and the great
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fidence to capital, and _th
best potentialities which - now I eiist
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brains, t~ latest machiner
and Improving the struct~re of education all
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uP-to-dat~me.thods. would ' d
the over the country.
True, it will cost a
t . echedul~
particuars,
aM entry fonns
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W king
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fi great d~ of money , but to -.that better
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rest.
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men wo
pro t p,urpose could be pla~ed t~e large sums
CA.J:T,AUl B. WARLEY,
uRi~rtu~'~~~IG T!;-a~~~~ from the~ coursc;s, whkh are be~ng which we hope to save' on armament,
.. Ford Croll," Eversley, Hants.
TERV;' and "MAJESTIC" (the la~gest boat pursued ~~ AmerIca, ~d are bemg than in thorougbly equipping future
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on tbe Upper TJwnea). wiD 1I\arl f
hi Boat. adopted 1'1 Germany 10 Ord~ tha~ generations ? It is unnecessary to rdr!
TIlE BII11SII It;
TlAmoN
house at Caversham 8r;i~e ,\1 lows:she <an recover her ' po~ition. How to the v:uious class~ ' of sJ;hooI5-lhe,,'
a.PAIf,
SATURDAy,~2.:. . , Qo. RING 13. Return can it prit l.abour if gener I ,uin
f~~~edi:c~~:ds~nctr~~' ~f~~; r::~I';
F~e 21-· .H NLEYap, R
F~~21-, follows u n the policy of s nding
will specially, appctil .lto man y-\\ ,
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SOJII~:~il~'7iE~tg;2~N: r!' Fa~~~ Wh ~ha the cofuntry Plli~ - uces? ~elieve . tllat Colonel Wilsdn is keen"
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l'nterested in this matter-.and tha t is lh ,
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PANGBOURNE at 3.30, Reto FarF 1/6.
a lS
e use
q~arre ng over
of suitable recreation for th e
and SON.
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sb
NJNGat
.JOand6.30,
eturnFare
the
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divisiqn
of
the'
profits
if
there
outside school hours. ITh .. sp!endid
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are none ·th divide, as there will be show which the boy scouts an d girl
' c:m£~l:'~~ic':r~ MONDAY, AUiU!t ~. lrauk Hay. - prese.ntly the nati9n goes on as it guides made in tbe Rea~ing Victoly
"'111 run the folio"""'" 'ours-Augus"t
S10P30ECl~!:.2.RFIP to'tl"~~R ESTER3aot l5"fo1Og?
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. Loan procession shov.'s how gready th e
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youthful pop.ulatlon impro<1e in physique
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'. -RetUrn Fare 2/6. '
t, tripe to
e WO~ ng men
sOOI1 ave and morale when they . qp hav(), the
TILEKURST cSuri,rgthe
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Far$.l/. to make their choice?
Will they advantage of systematic ~n~ .sympalh etir
SATURDAY. AUCtST 2IId.
~iljiD.m~1 (ArcuJ.u- Tou!: fD _.lB'NGDON Mid OX- TUESDAY, Augll8t S.-A'
TRII! to SUpport democratic and cOl)stitu- tr;(ming. Such opportumUes shoi bl'
, R>RD. LeaveSt. ~ry's Blltts, 2.1..5p.fl!.... MARLOW ;If" p.
2/6. tional methods and do their utmost open to a.ll boys and girls-the
en b
lletDrn FarrfV6.
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IJI Far~
HENLEY to fost~r I national greatne~s in and children
ight make more
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at 3. RdImt rare '1-.
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those already offered- bu t under t
new
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toey W1 s are, or ar t ey Education Act these efforts can be sup 1e;ne a. Mary's BuItJ at .8 • .10. _rurlll... ·
to GORIHG
at H go1Og to follOw leaders whose real plemented tby s uppl ying or
aiding
if1Cfrom BpwnelDOJltb aU.JL1D.
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HiI: and ultimate aim is to destrdy the holiday or school camps, centres for
Fare Uj(x .
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Briti~b Cobstjt~ion and ,ins~tute ,a physical training, playing fields, hool
CircIIbr Tour fD WINDSOR CASTLE. - GORDfGat 3. 'darn Fare
rk..,;- Iw~'ch as reduced RUSSia baths. school sw~ming bath. et . In
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L:-h ' this 'way the youtb bould be ab
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uUltlon m WUJ£ it redeem .our cOuntry from . itS j C3
vnMDaY: AllGUST4Cb.(l\aplta
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is to-day? j
reputation.
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