Berkshire Chronicle Reading 12-1919

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He was rich enough to hire a thousand tailors. H ewa sensible
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en'ough to ,kD:0~ that ~he ' best was ~ood enou~~~ ,
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.N owad~) s, 'Briti ~h - ready' ~ to - ~ear Clothes' ary better -'than "
A lnerica n clothes.
T hey 'fit better, t~y are in.ade. better 'and-'
they ca,~ 'e bou'g ht 'at M c~lfoys' in th~ san1e patterns, cloths and
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exp.eJ?siv.e to-order ikrll{ents.
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Menls SILK MUFFLER , ba.rgainl
seldom _no In white, club tripe6,
nnd rich brocades.
Mu~ glorio\ls
gifts. 3 / 8 to 1 2 / 8,

:Wbile boys can- be fitted with chilf..
proof tweed QVERCOATS in smart
slyle.~ and pattern.s from ' 13 / 6 ' to

Special lot of P ::\TS unl! Y T~, TA.
fleecyli l1ed to t h .0ftllfuS almost of a
blunkt't. 5 9 e cit glllllleht. ·~ -

.T he real " hit .. of tbe year in BOYS'
. I)VERCOA'rS. is, of cou.rse, the ra.nge
' 1ft. ·that splondid
sergt'. donblel or9aSted and with be1t. H eJio. emer..Id. light blue, brown and scarrot.

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Speci!!l Christmas offer of boys' Caney
Vl'lvet witl! with cotton. ll.<l9lin or
silk blQuse tops. Prices 1 3 / 1 1 to

22 / 6 .

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Boys u8ually' look well in t.wee<t
SPORT SUIUTS.
MoIlroya hllve 1\
fine lot in greys, br01l'n8 and semigreeM at 39 / 6 to 6 3 /-·
,Youths ure at an awkward age for
(lr6ll$ing well, but tbvre are 80 lJIall Y
, graduated sizes in the S ITS at
McIlroys' that a visit her!' flut sa ves
endless trou.ble. 42 / - to 84 /-.

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ONLY ONE LIGHT.
Albbrt Ireland, of Three Ki.Ie Croe;, ... . ,
su.mll.loned foe driving a motor-aH ,"tho.. 1
two frollt lights in Wokingham Road on

21st NO'fember. P .C. Hanna.n said, on~ 01
t he headlights was out, and the lAmp ...~ .
quite cold. Defendant laid the"1aJaD ... alight j'u st before be met the 00MtafI1e.
A line of .£1 Will! impos:d.

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~.t· frloUrof~' Gift Baaar. It 'il '. pia. . for mcn to bur ~I ~eU

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•• 'w~ HeN ther 0Ul lee P d f appropriate X. .I Gift for
w1te.;...w.....rt. friend or oIIiIU;..-.~ith&ut
.~d without
~Vt" im~~ed to pare.le. .Make. pOi.dt of vu itin' tile

GIFT

NOW

. Late ; Shoppe.-. will Mi..
500 pairs oi Gent' Laced Re(lford. Cord
· BREECHES. To lear at 7/1, to/e. 17/1• .
· W orlh 20/- to 50/-.

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Han~erchiefs.

If YOIl men wanl a reliable Felt o r the
small V-clour HAT you mnal ~oUle to
McllToys· . l1t.e as.!!ortmen( is biggest too.
and the priCei 10west L ' All shades. 7/1
to 42/••

,Unique oPpoJ;tunity. oonsi~tiDg of Il
l1Jaket'~ 8tock o.... very fine quality
' Nainsook HANDKERCHIEFS, de'lightflllly embroidered in IDnny plea8- ~
ing design s. Va)ue not Bqllllllt'rl this '
year.
4 td. eacli or 4 '/ 6 u dozen.

Men's .'HIBoT:; 0 cv<,>ry kind , j " '0 of.
ferR beiJlg I) WlI l"m .l\'lonnels in nent
pattern~. al"., colo\Jred StriP03 on
crcam ground, 7 / 6 til 1 5 / 6 ; and
(2) TUllic Shirbl in smart. effects from

7 / 1 1 to 1 2 ,_6 .

Men's TWEEt> CAPS in Iht' shapes ~nd
atterns tbat stahd for dressilless. 2/11
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Reading's Shopping Centre,
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REST BY TAKING ..

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BOTrLES 1/3 & 3 /-.
PREPARED AND

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J. POWE·Li.. st· -S<;> ,N ,
.READ1lYe'S ' OLDEST CHE;MIST. d:..,

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' If 'yOU had 1,000 Friends' • .
JYou could f!n'd_a dijfe.r~n~ Gifl for each , ,

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TUESDAY.-Befor e F . A. Sa rj .ant
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(in the chair) and G. R. Ja ckson . 1 "I.
ALLEGED jo'ALSE PRETIXn::,
Befitrice Mary Giles, of 3,
Rond, 'Nlehurst. was chArged ,vit h n~I" "·
jug ' '£1' by f .. ~ ' protences
rr OlIl.r. II
:Palmer.
A d.octor's certUicnte was pr_o t",!. <Ia'·
iug the prisoner was too ill to attrod . "n.1
the case 11'116 adjourned for a fortnigh t

, So ma.n.y sizes in Ute
of singlcbreasted OVERCOATS ·
men that
there is no Jleod for: made-to-measure.
In fine grey !'Jld prown tweeds and
Jlap cloths. .4/' to 1 0 & '-.

~n army oC Ulen wiU find their sitroEl
'11ere in RAI -COA1'S, witb~ut or
with belt, step r military collar,.
Hma.rtty cut and -well tailored. 42 /to 105 /-.

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Boys' 'and Youth$' Suits.
VELVET SUITS onn bo mlinly too.

lSome nlen are abollt to be lucky. 100
only double-breasted RAINCOATS offered t&)norroll' at 37 /6 .
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Men's Gloves.

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SAT RDAY.-Before F . B. Parfitl I.",.
in the cha.irl, H . M. W alli.. E (, 1":'-.
1"f'r, and L. }j. Quvlch. Esqs.
BICYCLES 0
THE Jo'OO'fI' .\TI ·
Edward Joh.nBon, of Wantage n. 1I •.
summoned for riding a bi",cle on [he ~"' .
path at Ilhinfield Rond .-Defendant, '.',
pleaded guilty. said he did not kn ", h"
was doing wronlJ, and the summon, .. . ,
dismissed OIl payment of costs .
Mt·s. Edith de Burgh. of 2, South.e rn n,ll
'1\' 118 summonoo {or a similar offenco.- '1'1 ..
police evidence Wll3 that M.rs. de H ",g~'
after being cautioned, again wheelP<l I.. ;
bicycle on the pavement in Lond oo ~ I' ''''''
- Mrs. de Burgh. who did not appenr . ",',,',.
tbat on the second occasion Ahe """rll
wheeled her bicycle to the door uf II" .1" ,
at which she dealt.-Fined lOs.
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Tens of thousands of :MEN'S GLOVJo: •
-woollen, ' kid, doeskm. buckskin. etc.
>llany with gauntlets ami lined. In
tan u.nd grey. ' 1 / 11t to 17 f 6 .

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Men's natural wool and cotton lIlixbu"t!
,rANTS anu YE ,\'H. Tbe priCP8
make who lcs"lel"ll curious .
5 , 6 to
1 0 / 6 eacb garment.

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woman ... a.nd liS a JOl1rneym a u 11.\ coulu nl't
earn enougn to keep two homp, K",nK II ;
money a\'oraged from .£2 to. .i;~ 10,.. , I ""'"<
&nt£nce of a days' hard lutx..u, II"
posed.

Silk Muffler'l.

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In - :"covert
RAlNCOATS-heo.vy
euollgh for ov61'ooo ts-there are 1nany
st.yles . with or without Raglan slieves
at 8~ /- to 1Q"I·. '
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Then or the mo t · fastidious men,
OVERCOA1'$ in lavender. grey. . or
browu- shade. With or without belts
und pu.tca pockets. With Raglan or
ordinary sleeyes: 6 to 8 gns.
Y011tbs, too. ha\'9 belted - and ' beltless
, 'l'Wl~lm OVERCOATS for choice ut
36 to 65 /-, IIhd smart covert".
RAINCOAT (warm enough for winter\ in fawns aJld grllYs at 24 / 8 to

Men's nIl-wool [,A ~'l', . and VY.8'l'S.
by the IDObt conscientious ' m.rker~
fil"lns from whi ch Mcllro~' s i'1"nriably
secllre splendid '-rguiIL' . 1 4 , 11 .( 0
24 / 6 u garment.
Men' all-wool HALF llQ:-;E, fa~t
• black. r i bbed, h ,'Y weight. 3 , 3 to
4 / 11.

• And heather-Illi ·ture
from 1 / 11 ~ to & / 6 .

Men'I Ties.

Few men have 8ufficient TIE. Wby
not buy 3 or more for bjs Chri 0011
Box? A wonder,flll selection-tbe biJgcst in Reading. 1 /- to 7 / ~ eac11.

Â¥oQt men look ' well in a doublelfreosted OVERCOAT, and thjs patticulllr model is in the quiet dark grey
favoured by the Oity man. And the
price keeps down the cost of dre6!!ing.

You cannot be 10 0 per ceM. healthy
_wilh u.nderwear that gioa onl 50
per cent. warmth. Wo!,l;~ the b~t
.standatd, and aN woo['flnderwe3.r or
hose is nyt dear. _.

Holmell, of 91. :-;""1 II
ing, Mid th(t~' II.I~ ~::"
ye~;'1 and hhrl I"", rI ~
togetJler uo ti l ~, .'" I It: ·
ber husband lef t h"r .",,1
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She last feceoivod "" \ """1 ~"J 1
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~ ·end of. June. he 1\.1(1 11.J1!lf::
HI.s tance from a 8OC1ety. and fr oln I I, ,;".;
dI8\L~. and ali h~ to p!'wn h.-, . h."~.
If It. had Ilot been tor thi S "".", .,,,, .h;
woulll ho,'o had to have gon.. I'd, "
workhouse.
"Inspector William Dunn. ·.~. I' .I' ..... "
tb~t wht'n IIpproached on thl' ''',ii i,., ,,' ..
prisoner refu8@d to support I", dllt,I,·"
Pri80n~r fi!.tid he, could not h,p
110 •.

'fhis 8ea8OII hili! broqht ~en earn~g :
..e.'lOO to A80U a ' year for our better~
class
READY-TO-'WE.kR
SUIT.
'fhe st,l611 are ~rlecf.
'fhey 'lit so
well that they nlight have bOOn mode
to m~ure, and they are in really
good ligbt and dark grey , browns 8'Dd
'blwy. 8 5 /- · to 7 gIlS.
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A CHRISTMAS' CAROL.

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I W ·ELAGHv,·PORTWAY COUEGE. THE RUNNELLS-MOSS RECITAL.
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tnmu
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tlN! ,. Shilling
This match Willi piayed on the I,iebellrOOd
IIhooker.' ~he • l'enny perniciou .' and the
R.olld ground on Satu.rd<\y. The Rnl'IV hl\ll
left a grejlSy grouJld. w hi"11, ~'OIlL'll'(1 many
spilit dunng I the tPIOO. Beforll the jplnte
waa very old Stiles. for the home .ide,
1J('(W!(i' the lint gOftI. The Colll'Ke defe:nee
was kept \m'SY mm the repet\ted atta.cka
by Ran,elll«h'& forward Ii nl'. 'L a n sley in
goal aved ' several well-di rec-ted ~hots. Belore balf-time Stilee ndded three ' further
goals -aI\Cf Ra.ugbton one for Ranelagh. and
d8!lpite the fine ~1f~"of Quin on t114'> rigltt
IUld Archer oJ\. the le t wing, the Coll<'e6
iailed to get one into the net, ,the' home
~ . ·eoop&r IUld Diouker. 8~ully r.
eiMitlg ~0U8'b. "YritMut a (!UIIlkepeor bebind
them for h alf
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Stree. Ka.rY.feDODe, was charg~d ; II,., '''1
10th lIverubel' IUId on prev",,," d ~ I I., "II
leeting bis chuar~~ . Dorothy, Ed ; :~: ~'1;.
DOY alld Oeo~ . 1Il a . m un n.. r I.k"I' "t·
unnece88&ry eu1rerlng and II, ' '"
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• RatcIi1fe. inlltrue/c. ' ,
proAeeU ted , n n d pm""}"r
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Jell e H~~ a boot repairer 'II .,

DODit worry ove; the mystery of tho
price. Evel'J UIT i,' thorouahlr well
perleotlJo out and there are
Wlioi8llt tri.M to fit 99 out of 100
. mea. But the total\ lo~ is not unlim-'
Had, aDd it can ~et be repeated.
Grey BDd navy only. "778 . . '

THU I ALT H OUGH -YO U SAVE -· TWO . POUNDS
OR M.O~E, NO O NE ,N EED 'K N OW )'f- ~~t Yo~rself. .
Don't Gam e
with Underwear.

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TELEPHONE CABLE STOLEN.
A boy of Soutbeote J,.ane . was ch .. r~,,1
" ith damacing telephooe 'Il&ble I" iho.
amount of .£1 1511. on )Jth NO'f9IDbo,
Mr. F . Hyde, an engineer to I I.. I',,,,f
Office authority, said a eable w .... rill ,n •
hoUllO in Ba tb 'Road. It b ad been torn .. ... j
from tbo wall. an.d a.bout fiTe ) a ni- 0 1
cable had
n taken.
'T he' father of the boy said hi , ""n • .•.
very inte~ In t£lephones, onc! .. ,.,. .•" .
. dently Jemptod.
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Proper imtruments for cutting I h. ,.• hi.·
were found at the boy's home.
He "86 fined .£1 on eacb. cha rg.> .• ",1 l!
1501. dn mage.
JUVENILE COURT .
' T~FT OF A GLASS .
A print.r's 1l88istant, aged H. "I LI.
Groot KnoUys Street, wa6 cluu"g",l ~ , II,
I-<O~~"~lll" a wine glAs>!. value lil. :!d , """I
Woodman, of 'rhc Peacoek I"r'.
Bro~d Street.
Wolter Wood,man said on 10tb :\,,,,,,, I,·,
tbe mother of the boy entered 'l'hfl \,,,,,.-,. ~
and oalled for some drink . lip ,a" r,
hand a wine glass to 8Omoone otl O:ld •• ti"
premi888. and from a window ho SIIW M ',.",,,,
a nt ' put- aomething mto his pocket. II h'"
witneSs went out;. into- the yard V,,"K'."
lind hi~ mother had gone. He o....ertoel: Ln,.,
in Union Street, and said to Ute motl .. ,
" What abOut thoJI889 yO\1 stole hUIll " I
pl ace P" She repli , I' I aYe it bad '"
the man"
JObn Jen.nings. a fruiterer, oorro""•.•,,,1Pri80ner pleadod guilty.
. :Mr. Woodman said gllllilj stealing \loa ' >c-ry
preyalent in Reading.
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The Bench hed the boy .£3, anc! ordrr. d
the mother to pay the money .

' HI\-~ny h01'l'ioie: " Tnus did th~ ~' .
n.. A. Rllnnella-){oes, tl)e well-known and

populllr - elocutioni t. introdllce 'Cbllrles
Diekens to jI. lal'ge Ilndiene&- at the Town
lfall, on Monday e\'ening.
Undoubtedly
BOOCe116 wHl follow the leclllrer in wbat.ver
form be giv{'8 his r£citah for no oDe oouId
poMibly lI&y that Dickens wa~ .. dry" aCter
helU'inl( the story told in Mr. Mos.~'s way .
'l1be reciter has I\. certain charm 6f manner.
a gre!lt capaoity of expr€88ion. and II> won(Jenlll memory, .... ith lfhich be impre8SeS aU
his bearers.
On }Sonday. " ~" A Cbristmo.s
Carol" ....tIe relatecl in aU its _ntial detaUe, and OI1e c:ool~ter into the. di1fert'nt
sa,. M if tjle cJlal'act£rs were really be.,
fore him , Fi~lIt there WI\8 pity for
1'00116
as be attem{»1-.ed to «amp 1J1 ardour of tt.~
about to eJlJ01 0. happy Cluletm..". then ooe
felt a creepY' CeeliIut as the g~t of Marley
and the "o.nma.s spirit. af,~red . In "!any
there were teal"ll as he deatb of J:lttle
wo. portrayed, and this torned to
~~~:r .all the pi\!ture, ..... pre'*lued ~
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nep.e..... Lutly tne. \\~l­
' entl'red into thp IPLrlt of
Ml!ood'!ill t~ ,all ,DIeD,
ftletifYlI'lg h. pa t 1f"l'OIIg-

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11'88 Oil
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WEDN~lSDAY.-Before W . PoultM F." "
(in the chair). D. Rose . and K .J . .I ,.

drew" Eeqa.
THE SHOUTI G NUlSL\'l'K
.\t·redericlr ·Herbert. of 21 . Ab1x-y W.. II . '
.... as 8umllWlled lor shollting for tb e pu cpoof felling new8t>D.pers on 20th Novl'rubo-,
lie pleaded guilty.-P.C. Thoml'~n .wd '"
conseql1ll!(lC6 ot-oompwnts he .... t'Dt to SL,·
tion Road at 6.tO a.nd fou.nd de(endau '
shoutinr .. 7 o'clock edition." He co n ttJ1 1li';
Rbouting until 7.30.-o.,fendant was fi n...
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CONDUCTORS NOT LICE..~ED .
El"MltIt Soribbinr!. of MaidenhMd. sU JUmonllft for IICting 88 conduotAlr of an OIIIn ' b
.... ilhout beinA' l~ on l2l!nd
O"enlbe... WIUI fined WB.
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Arthur L&Dgstone, of It(l\Idenhead. :or"
BUmlll<lned tor driving the &alDe 'bus wlfilout ... Iioence: ' He '
further ull1.lll.02U!<'l
fOl" failing to. k~p hlB
lampe PJO~)
trimmed and liJlhtad .-A fine of lOs. 11'&.11 1lI1}losed . in the fir&t cue. and on the ~n .t
dff~ii.dant Wall cautibned.

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SALE OF OfFICE FURNlTUllE.

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Tho Ministry ot llurutiolll! Di~p', ... 1
ral1KM1IITI Beard h ue ~otted a further COnsipll"", t
"f CIAce funuture to Reading, and MCt'-' "
Nio~oIu &re entrusted with the lIale or ,t
by~c anction in the Com F.xcbAnll" 01'
W
ay un. The Disp<"!&llJo&rd h. '"
praetioaQ7 oleanod all this olass of g"""~'
10 it will probably be' the last eh~D '"
ba.riBeB8 Sl'DI'l will han of buying .,,",,"
'I'Ml ..Ie iacludes' 110 filing cupbo""I-. ~'OIJI
faldinr tables in TarioUll aims up to I'
(Mt long, 550 filing cabinets i\nd ,nn.,
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