Berkshire Chronicle Reading 10-1919

;PEPPER AND SALT ~
e
FROM "PUNCH."
~ cu but ".pathise with tbe ~
lD~rcial tra.,eUer who, not knowinl: that th •
r J1waymen were on ,.trik" SpeDt two dan
ft .~I"'·
00 the platfOlllD, t t~~d of ,..hic:h time
he beca~ IOmewh t irritated. IUld r6II1Arked
to a fneDd.· he'a Il bit late isn' ahe,
'!'he u:.-i... trdIa wlUeJt hu . . . . . . Herbert? " \
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..-mr Our ljinpathie& 1'0 t tob.ietheweCldlDg
New rort;
. . . . . . .......-.. _ _ _ _ ;.. ~ _ ~_ bri....oo.. who, emo
pre- , - .... - ~.. ...ts, fOJUlid a diAmond·studded 'Corkacre.. •
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of 9d. iA U. &. IoIlcnd-. a
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ccnsteruu. ill aT ..._
askille......... . ia tWt
stop!" Ii • ..t be ~. . . .....
c~ DOW laaft '- a..r _ ....._.
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To the Edttor 01 the ·'Olltonicle."
ir.-Parlw.-t ellaOte tMt
tile chitmn of tlte United
be ed..cated, aDd it
ecI_tiouJ
a .. thori!;)', ..ttl tbe curnou.... Tbat b&- , A
ing 110. the money should be prerided upoa
II more ell" i tnble buill. It ia no6 fair or Jut
that becaUII6 a toW)] is a
tive ceatre,
iIIoluding with in it a grea Dundler of work:
e", with tbe usual large famil ,that' the
ratepayers of such centJ'e8 of i D try should
have to ~y abnormal eduoatioa rates com·
pa-red \ntb re idential towne.
The rate
should be unified and made· an Tqual charge
u~n .every ratepayer ia the kiUdom.
Reali8e ....hat we have to pro.,fc1e in Reading aa reprda school. !lAd teaching staft.
Teache1'8 are-....orthy of their hi.., aDa must
receive proper remu.n eration fer their ex·
pen8ll8 dur~w training t 00
aad the
great mentall' strain that ~ ng. eaueee;
but beeause we are a factol'J town the Bead·
ing Town "Council haa had to a
with the
recommendation of the Eduoa
Commit.
tOfI and .ote £11,000 increue fer teaohen'
&a~riea. I don't grllmiIJe at them M teach·
ers hanng thia extra moneT',
t I do protest lit Reading having to provid a 38. ~.
rate. whilet toWDII like EutbO.rne, Brighton, Harrogate and DlAJIY otbeI8 ha.e only
to ftnd abOut on&-half or ~i.og'. rate.
The chAinnan ot tbe Educatio COmmittee
(Councillor L . Satton) hu pIOolised me
tftat tbis question ahalJ be COIlsidered bT
them, and Steps taken to brlnlr e iJaequah.
ties 01 education rating before the proper
(}o.,ernmont depa.rtment.
Y O.Dl'fI faithfully,
p, A. COX.
King's Road, Reading.

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frod

I~ers.

d,,· 1..",1 ... peel pr.~ alti>uJ
I." nili waymen for the
r III ., h«b t~,. ea.rried OIl
1'11,· putnt ...as
~...
.. C "lrc, ,"de"
and it is de1~1'B at'
~I "'11 .. 1~' u rged th~r mrunheril
" c,t ndence, aDd 80 far a8

that the

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",'''nut such adviee, they

<'Ommit &I1y dam.
tlte' rather
"h d·
their' QYe8
(.P " ;.!,,~~ "'h ile the~ were
. I, ,. 'll,'r-~ ""ib no a.ttempt to
,'./, "nr~'nj: " the system
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Another

the way in
h.1\ ,- ""d. I hI' cliff rent gr
I.
T~" ":Ii> pllrt.iculArly the
1(. ., .. <1 lIIen of so e 01 the
1" ''''<'fi t,) be amOllgtlt the
....... kC'r, on the strilreJ'8' side.
I". ,>.irl lha.! the loeal _
.nd.·r:'f'ga bly led. '1 do D~~
h ('0\1 ItI IX' !laid for the
'-1"- .., (pf·t:li n ~mbera Ot
-11 .. \I)th I. I~ ill,
perhajw,
.tt "'\1\,:\, "jJl urst.B, '. t
111' ,""d''1"al E'' VIIay in w
't\·'l dl P'lt (' ,,(lrp stated.
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('vn IJ~ rtn~ t \\at m.a.Dy
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"t "~" .. t reftl bar" ·work
"" •., IIII' l/I'adi og strikerii'
hll hffi •. JIIII.'"1( i n the \.ay of
In~j I)J I. I,. TIo~ 1(f'lld ing leader,
l'f'fr-,-r.-d to 11'
"h·~. nul
Ilnk iodly, u
a
'-.. .I·"cn ptioa w~h
'~_Ii~i' fl' 1,1'm. for it ia ev.iII. " rr' r Ir."I(' N .. nd the rank

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'I" ",",·I!'. ~ H eertain·
,hr"",dn
iand
l be local

M.R. PUGH AND THE PR08P~ OF

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UNIFICATION.

V.I'. Pugh. the Secretary to the

EduOlltion Committee, is not 1.& all
tM.t .. m.eMU1'8 ~r tN UDiiO&l;ion or
egualisatiou of educa.tioa ~ t)lroUlfbout
the ooWJ.tr:r will O'Mr find i tit riy on to
tbo Sta.tuta .Book.
.. The matter," he ea.id, .. ill one w'b.l.ch
haa been di8cuMed for ",aN aIIII yeare.. but
without ",suIt. It is .. tore
dOIllJ buill·
nll68, and ....e ha.n been oontiau.a1l,. ham~ring awaT a.t it. M1
that ho....·
ever oosirabl4! uni.fu:ation. mey be. it is
IIOmething ....Woh c.a.nnot be- done. There
are ~ toWIltl w~e the raIIN are
Jl!I.I'Ilti\'elv low, which would. 01
1tIf00000mllBl!
· by wou d
of ~=~!4
Their
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.aild ill follows that

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that elfect.
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VerJ d UIi.
cult CJ-tion.. but there ie 0_ upeot of it
whiali abould not be
The

EdIlStion AoI: oonl:a.i'D8 a
proy-idee' that in the case of
AÂ¥tbority defraTine DIO~ ..thea
009t of eduCl\tioo for' it. l~litr
once will , be paid by tiMI E~~~~~
Another point is that DOn ,.. tl
of the addition.,J expendi~ ' " are
currin« in l'88l16C:t of tea.oben' \Hie.
~ be' p~vided by . the Eul!equor.
tbat .hoWd at 16&11t have a
on thl! I'&tM. a,nd will . I tw,~, obYillte
neC8Mlty 01 any further incr
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CAUSE , OF- THE HIGH
RATES.
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howa..-.r, that the looal
tab e.,el')' pcaible .tip to
of its ~... bQrda. . . .
CIne .ot urpat im~. W han pleuure n publ.iBhiDa' a Wtar ~ Aldenll&Jl
P .. A. Cox. in wbich he iMin' oae way
in whie ~ would ..
ot .,.rt
of the helL.". education rUe.

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Pedetlt Strauer : '! 1 tbink the Na.,y'''
absolutely .Prj..... They fought, tbey
pd.:lllped. out the ooal.nu.-,·and now I _
they'"m cal'1'7ine letterU1I.d parcels. What' ll
yo~_~ nestoT" .
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ullUr:
e ~ ou)n~ pro em.
'Aven t you '..rei? Ita tb.J:ee w~. we' re
b~g a canro of
T-made mu~ 'uts
from Zalu!ond.'J,

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Father~ "Aren't fUu goin, to wear

the n ie.
Saturday red tie TOur- A"U1I.tie p n TouT"
Bobby: ·" No."
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6JI~!8r ~rtaAt pobtt is ,tlud: of ~ CIOCIa _ .
Father : •• But wltat en will 8be think
:!:!at--':I:: :t..:t'~~r
..cMr1el Waltw Hart, I.~... 01 tile d&o otJO'llt"
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!1 per . . . . And yet tit-. .,. to be work. . . . . . of J ad a. 8t. ~.. J&oe4, PecklJobby :" WeU, if"You must mo..... I'lIl t!,ot
lJlg~'" _Uillpr Of _l'IIe the borde. haa,. a ~ ~ aid hia. 1011. ~iJl~to han aU tbe boys calting me 'BoIShy'
to tI{a to_ if ~ .-hole nlUD.ber is built joiaaI the ~ A...... m .. at the ace or t e aUe of anT woman."
'n
of 17. Oa
lit ~ WAI I'II.AAi..ng
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Wi be rro. '-doe to Betll &lid ......
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PROM "LONOON OPINION."
Sea ~ our repNMntati.,e. Councillor
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Korlq
TIle.. ColiDoil etart with,.. to
1'IicoN, ad ·hie ... ~ing
Fancy th rai~a~en, of all people, rOI\>
boa., the . . . . . ._.te put up to . , ud him. Two Wieleba were following. They getting that the ~ ~lag.. is a danger signal.
then it 10M up to... And tJlere hal been were ill the Laadoa Boad. DOt far from th
pital, at 10 p.m. The. streets were then
One train left ~dOll in charge of In.
a talk of Il00. lIT pojA~ ill that we "'011 Id
build tin! Me _ atatIed off with 6 ..t, and IWlated. Witn_ heard a oar ooming b&- BJMlCtor Blackwell, and el'll it reacbed its
thea _ wbat the Mhal req.I:f'lHlletlta are. hInd them, UId he weat to the near aide of delltinlltion the InonMtor was Crosse as 1'lell
I tlnd that, ' a1thoqll w. ka.. lOt in to the 4Ihe road, while hie _
tried to go to the
- r. .
)(iaiatry 01 K_ltIi plau for 680 hoUMS, in offlide. At the time th.,. Ud. beeD rtllUling
Rebeoea. : .. Father's j ust told me thl\t e'.
order to make th.at .umber uP. to utisl,. for ~bo1it ...,.. houra. H. did Jlot notioe .goiQg to !MY'e
you all his money wh
he
the deDl&ll.a for wo~o(\bwt hou_. we re- the boy .truok, but • • him IIei.-. carried di8ll. IkW-.n
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quire 130. to rep~ Wrflt hoUIM 16t. aDd along by the bonnet of the lorry. Then he
Ikey : ' Well. I wish Tou'd tell bim tbat
.~~....... , to make up the $00 we bve to "pbt in 310 ..,.. tlarOWJl to the right. W~tneu ahou~. I'll aive him "5 per ceJl.~. discount ror apot
which may lie nquired owi"g to the deftlop- bot the lorry want on. There were lights cash I"
ment of ne. i1JdtJlltri... I CODtead that we Oil the lorry, but the,. were nl'J poor on88.
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should build _ h _ firat. Th..... when Ria Mil WIllI taken to the hospital.
Bisbop ( verely): .. b it possible our
they. are aomplAted, if _ nllt the other 300. . Arthur Howee Ouyler. hoUII phyaicia1l at wives are telling worldly stories!"
we caD ItO o. again. Tlaat MeIDll to me a the hospital, said the d-.ed was brough t
Kost : .. Cheer op, Bishop ! we'll benr the m
re.-.w. thiq.
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in about 10 p .DI. in a ooaditioll of shook:, later r".
.. Oar JIOpalatioll ia ut, wu
Tak. ADd eutferint,
the eleet of a8"l'e1'1l in· •
i"" the an-- of
~ aDd deet.ll ratM,
t '0 .... t
0
itwould ";~bollt _ • . 80 that there ill
1)OII1;.. .c~rte"'m·" = - = 0 : ':;
ROYAL BEUSHIRE HOSPITAL.
Dot an ,iacNMed .-iIt.tion . On the toPldiaCc).e:red m,u •.p.
all oYer the
of that :rou haft
fact tbat JlU_rous
dlll_ _ had bee
Th~ tollowing contributions have beeu reWII8
families are awaitlftil' o;ppiag fadlitiee for
ceived -with grateful thanks during the (ortthe pu~ of emj~tiD«. Alain. on the
eye bad aight en~ October 7th, 1919 :
educatioa. .unute-, It iii showl\. that on tbe
the li..r was also con· New Subecnbers :
£. 8. d.
register in Jl1ly ther
ere 131 <:hildreD Ie S
be'
th
Spolee, The Rev. J. C., The
than there were in Jul,.. tln8. Taking 8n oa1lll8
mg
e
Ah~. , Pershore .................. 5 5 •
Stolrea 'Ilhe ·Rev. F. B., Berkshire
l=nary basis, tb.is ~eans about 150 f.~ru
William. Lewis Weatherby. a taxi.drh-er.
1 0
CloiI. Reading ..... ............ .
.. Mor wbple point Is this : W() otljrht to saUl ~ waf aooomJll'llTing Kart 011 his rlln.
Messrs. Messerli, Ltd .• Employees
coneider wbetber _ hoUl!etl are not sufficient The,. were -about SO yuda behind the run·
of ............... ,.... , ... ..... :... 1 1 1
fil'8t. and then build the others if l'IlQuired." nel'll.
He lAW the oJll.aid. wheel of tt.o
Bjrd, I llalor G. F., The Mill
Counoillor Morle,. pointed out thllt the 10rl'Y catoh the ~ aad twist hun
HO~' Burghfield ... .. . ... ... ... 5 :; 0
statement with reganl to tile ~hippinA" round. Witn... WlIIIt 011. to oatGh the lorry. Church
nit Chapel Collections ...... 257 12 7
agenta had bMln aueried oonsid rably. We !fhich ..... runniDa' about 210 to '25 mi188 an 'Donatio 8:
wol1ld )loin out. howe'l'llT. that in an inter- hour.' He q6uld IlOt stop him UIltil theT
Be.Jll~ 1 G. W ., Eaq., EXOf8. ot the
.,iew with MMSl'8. O. R. Smith and Co., oame to a rile (Pell Street), when he wu
~te (legacy) ..................... ~ 0 "
published iD ur i""u. ,fAt~n Se"tl'mber 26th. able to j)ull round in front of him. ~
WlrminJrUm. 1Irs., Lothair. Er.
our J(lpJ'_ntative w.-s "formed t"at At. the being told of the aociHw the drinr did
leigh ~d, Reading ... ... ... ... 1 1.) G
p~t moment tbe "umber on the waitino; not speak to him. and did not ~ off his
Ca'l'8rsham Parade (additional) ... 1 1 I)
rer!stet' for emi«ratroe Wall over t • Thi _ t uatil the policeman. whom wita... IMInt Raimond. Rev. C. A.• 4, Abbots
is from one firm of ,hi"p~g Al!flnt. alone, for. arrived .
.
Walk,. ne ding ... ' ... ... ... ... ...
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80 that the huretr must ~ greater for the . ~ inQuiry wa.a Iidiourned until ~y
Bone,
rs.,
Evenler Cross,
whole of Reading.
(Frid;ty) tor the atteniuce of the dri.er.
WinClhfield (collected by) ... ...
3 G
Firmin, Mrs .• Exol'L of tll.o late 9 0 0
The oomJllJulIliq otlO8l' of the BetbhiH
Betriment hu UDdertak_ to eon'l'8y the In and oat p;\tients' contributions ... 14. 9 0
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bod, of the deoe..eid. to Kr. Hart'. home at
£M113
P80kham.
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READING CBAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
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. A oouncil 1IleeOIti( of the Readiag Chember of Commen:e WBtl hel~ OD Ta. .y last
week at the CoonOil Beomj· Mr. F. E. Mor.
ing p(eaidill(. _
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The !ollo1lrlng
_diIlOIlNed.
tit. ""it that'
rDrl>Wtibud ...........,._,
tiuae baft beea:
to tM
Clerk. a..liIIc:RlICBJriT PlI08.:wnoNS UNDER
RlU.DlNO PA.VI.N() A.CT. las.
"Thl- ooucil 01 tM ~ Owuber
~ deeire to oall th. atteDtion
the Wat.ch Committee 01 the &roach Couneil to the detrim ....tal elfect ~tiQna
UIlcler the Reeding Pavi~ .Act of 1818 will
ha... UPOD 'buem_ 01 thie Itown if thi. Act
is un""""), enforced, dd therelore ur«t
the Watch COmmittee to WJ8 i.bJ best en·
d • .,olll'lt to obtain lOIBe mod:i.6.cation in
~ ancient law."
HOUSINO QUE.9TIONS.
.. This counCil of
Reo!ling Chamber of
Commerce urea th HousiDJI: IUld Town
PIQJl1l.ing Committe. the Reading Boroulth
Counci,l to take ~~~IO' precaution in tben
houai,ng eoheme UI&t the 1I.umber of housea
tltey pro~ to erect are actually required.
in vi_ at th. tact that Rea.c:\ing has hd a
lwolien pop.tatioo durillg the war .and the
pr~t requiremenl:a are not evidence of
i
the fatur.a . lleeda."
It .,aa .Jln~ ~t Colonel Leslie
WillOll .,iIl ~ _bel'll of the Reading Chamw of. Olmmen:e Qn the lSUI
OCtohet of!. "Econo.J and , Retrencbment
ill Puh'llo Dwutmenbs and the Oeneral
COmmercial Situation."
. Mr. Staale; H. Hodlt~in '11'1\.1 elected to
repr_t tb18 Cham.Jx.r lit th~ .Quartetly
meeting 01 tile Aseociated Chamber to be
held in Lorufon. on the 15tb in !.nnt.
8&.,,....1 _
firmil wer..- elected to the
memberallin 01 this chamber.

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AlLEN- AND SIMMONDS'
SOClAL CLUB.

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COICERT.

The w~r &e88ion wu o~ed with a
,-er, , .._luI oaa..-t at Balaore KIlU.

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c....nham.~ OIl ~
the proII'IUIUIM _ ... IriAdly arraaad by Mn. E .
R. SiauftOlld.. Kr. · B; "Norman One
reDdered the _or ICI_" Come to the
Fair ....act "N~1l 'Yo in a oreditable
"'oDDer. aDd Kr. Per", Wooilillma was ill
~fl~~cl roi08 with "8hipUlalN 0' lline~"
0 . . -..d Kr. W\IOIH&m8 rudered
.. Watohau, wo.t of

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olten hoe you UIOIi thole words in d,itc:uainr lIIothes
? Jaoea. who ~ JO aerve. behind a COIJ~et
aptIIICd hi. owa sboP and It now doing wd!. SlDlth.
...... IIICCIeTT

who WII a b..k clerk. bral.e-.way ~.tarterl. BOW proaperoua
........ RaIaiMoe. a ..Iariod aul
chemist, COIDIDCIlccd

in a ..... way abe lDUlufacture ofa t
. • couple of fatoriea.
Ya, bUt th~

toap. and now controlt

,
oll IaGd G little bit 01 capital!

Now there are only two Wayl' in which YOU can acquire
Y OIl mlllt bave it left or liven to you, or you must
....,. it out of your
If yOll have any ambition IOIDe day to set up in huaineu fat
yoandf. NOW IS THE TIME to Itart Mving for it. See to
it tJaat when the opP9"- ~ tba~ .• little b,it of capital
• aot mittiaa. lOVell your aaVDl&l m SaYJIIII Certihcatcs.
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