Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 03-1914

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SCALE OF CHARGES FOR SMALL
EPAID
ADVERTISEMENTS
pR
ents c ass fla.b e unde r the fo owing
B~~ ~gs So. ~ se ted at the Rates spec .fled SITUATIONS VAOANT
to e ts a Il30ard a d Res dence Wa.nted
Apa Spec flo Ac es for Sa e Wanted &0
Fa w s to be Let and Wanted
Ho ses L e Stock Carriages &:0
Bouses a. d Estates to Let tG be So d
and Wanted

Soot ngs
To be Sold
Farm and GlU"den
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I R1MROSE McCONNELL

The Bead ng Arma were regiat.cNd at; tho Heralda

V)8 fAt,t.ion 1D l566 They a.re a mBJ.dens head regaJ.y
crowned between four 6UW. a.:r heada uncrowned ~tc
The R.eadmg seaJ 'IVa. regiatered n 1666

Mon" hGada
oocur m the &ea.1 not womena. Proba.bly the. female
heada on the Readmg Anne .refer to Elfrida. 6 Nunnery
a.nd the mElon B heade on tho 8e6J to K ng Henry a

Abbey
The toWel' of at Mary s was coll8ldera.bJ.y l'6p&1rod
and beaut fl.cd n 1594 Tha.t 8. tower W0J3 sta.nd ng
the bel s we eo 90 d n
Proba:b y the top atage

preVlQUS y lB P oved for two of

1551 as ibefore mentioned

not

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80 old
18 BUIll

though t£e

as tho two ower stages

ar

Johu Kendr ok founded hls Work Hall 0 Work
hOI8e coI'l'1l:pted aflierwards mto Oracle
n MUl&oor
street n 1628 He waa a. muwfi.oont beJ efactor to
Rea.d ng Tho en &nee ga.tes of the build ng cam be
seen n Tiloh\ll'6t-road whe e they ha e boon reDr Pete Mows DOL
appomted Rector n 1662

Ca.non of W ndso

was

A Fe ow of St.. John e

College Oxford He was an offioc.r n t. e K ug'e
A my dunng tho Rebellion and Ax hdeacon of Berks
n 1665 In 1667 on h18 etu n from tho negot.ia.t one
fa pea.oc a.t B €dB. ho obtained tho go de p ebond
of S DaVIds In 672 he waa mado BlSbop of Bath
a.nd We Is and n 1684 Bishop of W n heate
In the
fol ow ng yea.r h o wa.s commanded by Kmg JaDlCfi II
to go a.ga nst tho Duko of Monmouth and d d Slgnu

serVIce 3. tho ba tJe 0
ho a t I ry fo wh
10 d ed a. Fa.rnba.m
n W n hester Oathed

Scdgemoo where ho managed
eh he rece cd a. ncb medaJ
Castlo n 1706 and was buried

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IMPORTANT
SPECIAL REDUCED RATES
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SITUATIONS WANTED
Hm E WORK ;VANTED
APARTh EN rs AN D BO mD RESIDENCE
TO LEf

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PRACfICAL AGRICULTURB

aisle to the m.emory of J abo Bourne and A 00 hts
w fo It wa. formerly m the floor of the nave noo.r
the read ng d",k

erected

Two
Insert Gns

Ins rt 00

WQId,

po8llion
ch
rood
stil be traced near the PN.&eIIl.t ohanool &rch

BE1{KS COUNfi l'APER

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MARCH 21, 11114-

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S'l'lUINa

The Shorthorn Soc aty
for nstanoe baa
r .sen t.o the ocoae on a.nd has been promot 19
t e developu ent of the m lk ng power n
ped greo Cll ttle for over ,dozen years now
w th the J"e6,U t that there are now &eme pod
groo m k ng stra tl8 n tbe country wh oh
cannot be beaten by any otber 01886 of an
mo.l
On the other hand the great 8UOOO68 of
t1 c South Devon Cl OWS at our var oua shows
and compet t ODS ought to be an encoura~
mc nt to tho fane ers of thlB breed to develop
th EI part cu)ar var cty of aruma}
We a e
gett ng rno c and mo e to 800 that t 18 qu e
p B6 b e to 'ha e both beef and m Ill:
n the
one beast and that tbe m 11: ng faoulty need
not he fatal to the beefing propens ty The
South Devon 8 one of our b gge r breeds and
18 one wh ch 8 wel L\dapted for do. ry ng at
nny rate n the SDU b countTY and t 18 to be
1l0pod that ts deve op nent wll be carried
on
MANURIAL EXPERIMENTS

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U Yu LIN G
_ _I Kerou..

LLOYDS BANK LIMITED.

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UIIEFUL AND PIUOTIOAL

SOUTH-nEVON8
The above IS one of our beat da r:1 breedl
and one wh ch has a ways kept to the front
but the wr «Ir hea.ra trom nner Bources that
tho BOClElty oonocrnod WIth lUi development
are obsessed by a bel ef n beef
Atteut OD
was cal ed n thiS column a few weeks ago 0
tbe q\1e8t on of a genera.l fault n th s d reo-t on A very orge Dumber of fo mel'll do Dot
yet rea1l6e that m lk haa oome to itay and
that beef 18 not now ot the firilt aDd only m
portan09 as t was at one t me A. pner.
t on ago breed ng for beef was 611 the rage
and tbose of UB who remember t'he mmeI188
oes pa d for except anal &n mala n the
sennt (>6 of
nat century can uoderataod
what WDS done n the W&y of th18 development but 8luce then the D(!IW, m k trade baa
de c oJ.>6d tremendous y a.na 18 now a. very
b g th ng, and thO&e who are connected WIth
any of the soc €It es devoted to our m Ill: ng
b eeds &re aware of thte and are laYIng
themselves out n thm d rect on
lULX NO

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{8pec1aU, ooat.ributed to t.bo

Author of
A Notebook 01 Arr aultural
Facta and F ,urea
Elemlnt. of Farm
ng
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PED ORU

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SATURDA~,

An ex_ onto &Dd very tJJ&lul b otLer-claJendAr tor
the Preleot mouth baa beeu .aut ~ me by the Daim 6f
CompaDY BeiDa' *J 'fer, u.etul mlJly of my J'Ie&den
mllbt ute to b&1'6 ooPl-' aDd may obt&in t.ham trom
al1y 01 the Da.i.mJer dep6t. or ...en~ cw direct. trom
the Dt.imJer Comp&D, Limited Co •• ntry lrom

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whom they .mIlJ be cbti&iDed tree

Gap.ta. "'lIeoribed
Gap'taI paid up

8TILL HORE TAXATION?
The Road. Impl'Oftment AMocl&t.ion, after oem
IlderatJoD of Clauo 2J of the Midd a.ol Count1
Council (Grea. WllIt &ad) B by which »Ower ia
&Ought. to ) 0.,. & apeoal tax UpOD pub 0 IIM!rv 00 t ramQ
laIn~ the new road hAve puacd .. reao utlou proto(ll.WUf moo empbat. cal Y ABa. nit tho ntroduct on 01
th .. pr U4! pie
turther l'OIk)lved that tho
CIaU88 be oppoaed a d t.b&t. w tn~ on beball of
tOO .baoci&.t OIl a.ttODd Wore tbo Par a.ment&ry
Comnutt<le to aupport the .u.oo at on .. ebjeoWOlll
HOTOR HOME-BOXES
A no. uae (or the motor 08.1' haa baen (oond tbla
&eaaon n ~YCl'&. of the bait.-k)Ow hu tJ.ng oou mea
H t.he to &. d .. ta.nt. meet could only be aM.ondod by
aend ng horwea on &. wcuy Jog·trot narcb by road u
charge of a horsoma.n. Or wbere a. 1'& W&y
0 ran
n the d eat ou of the mect hONea cou d be ao t
Wlth much ahunt ng part of ho w&.y by t &1
W tI
tho 116W moto horae-box howe e wh 0 oob very
lite tho fam 4 moto ambulanoo wago a hol"&t)
an be sent atr. ght from b .. tt&b 0 yo. d to tbe moot
n a Tery much lIhol"ter 8p&oe of t. mo J • h Y

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po ted by padded bara to p ovent fall nil on a. gra.

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MARGATE
Hotel ChftonvIlle
(FULLY LICEN.!IEV)

STANDING IN ITS OWN PIUVATE OI\OUNDS
ACI.NG OVAL AND SEA

Motor Garage on PremIses
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THE NEWEST AND M OS~ UP TO DATE
HOTEL IN MAIWATE
}IN E SUITES OF BOOMS WITH BATH
ROOMS TURKISH & RU~SIAN BATHS

Light Cars &Cycle Cars

Moderate and Inoluslve Terms

SWI:E'T
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1,10 Ta if

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CAJ:.COTT

ADLER

Pr ce. from £1400
Phone 68

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BOOK BARLY FOR EASTER
SUNTIDE c.. THE SUMMER HOLIDA YS
FOR

QUIEt

MOMEN1M

SOME 'IlHOUGHTS ON TEMPTAT10N

Take tempta.t. OIlS to mea.n Olthe the gleat trials
of a man s
t.oo and plltie noe---such lIB tho tempoo.
t 0008 to SoJomoo of hlB great P osper Y or tJ 01) temp
tat OOB of Job 11 hIS torr blo a.Bl OD6-0 else tlake
t to mea.n tho cont nue. tria.l6 wb bee y man IB

FORD
THli:

UIl1VIIJlS.a.L

you

6 ery day that he II es.. from a.l the
aud persons and pJooaurcs, and oxa.tiona
whi h come across his pa.tI the Wo d of God 9008 a
good and a b 8B81llg ill t.hia. We ca.nnot 11& ura.Uy say

undergo ng

C.a.R.

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may buy a Car of greater
osten at on but not of
g eater S8 v ce Cons dered

co d y as a bus ness p opos t on

he Fo d has no compe or Can
1I de ed as a means to pleasure
and hea thy recreation t has no
super or

OY6nte

the same t 16 ha.rd 00 feel that t 18 necessary for us
tha.t there os good to ho got f om I thaI the day

may come when we &haJl &00 how much the happ e
we are for t bow we could not ha.ve d()ll6 w thout t
Wby are we D thIS ife at all? Is t. not that our
hearts may be tried and p 0 00 of what st.uft they
roo.lly are made--whether woo Mve
n us to do (lur
duty a.nd fuUll God 8 purposes III domg suoh wondo1"6
ill our 'behalf P ThIS 16 our
1'1a p a.ce-Uio pWoo
where we have tLmO glVen us to &bow what. we are
IIIIld what we are w 11 ng to do Whebher we know Ii
or not whether t. be oy trouble a by p 06per1 y
whether t be by a. few great trIals a many sma.
0006 thmgs a.re happen ng to oa.oh of us which are
put.ting ou haa. ts to the p oof a.nd shomng n the.
God wha.t 18 n hem We a e nob one of 118
UndQrgD ng our t ial None of us 18 W thout ma.ny a.

eyea

Buy It because It 8 a better Car

Runabout
Tourmg Car
Town Car

£125
£135
£180

All p au at Wo Ie. Mancheat~

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aca.r a.nd wound n th s warfuc Let. UB moot au
tr.iaJs not:O nchlD~ not seek ~ by outwa.rd cha.n 6
to avo d tho roo.l nwa.rd ba.ttlO which musl; be won
01' oat n tbe heart
not h ndermg but be p ng, not
dishearten ng but. encoura mg 000 another Let \II
ondure n our Master's strength as oog as He sees
good for us that we &hou d be tried -Doan OlruRCH

SPRING - W th the approach of an early apr ng
we are naturally rem nded of c ean curtains
and fabrics a 80 the garments needing over
hauling Do not. leave your dye ng and clean
lng until we are rushed with thesBaSon 8 work
The

READING AND CAVERBH.U[ LAUNDRY
GEORGE STREET OAVERSHAM always) ke to

be in front of the work You can phone UB or
send us a poatca.rd a.nd your order will rece ve
Immediate attention
Phone No 237

T BAKER &SONSluEAOINO
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Pll CBB

perhaps not be an nndes. ra.b e
th nS' afti!r a
~aU86 the ma 0 ty of we
to do people cat fnr too much me t as t 8
and a the ot ~r hand t 8 qu te e 8y to do
w th a g~at dca les8 meat and t ake more to
egetnblo d et han e ver befoN! The law t
supply ODd demand may however
br ng
about 1\ lSe 0 n oes wbc e there 18 a sc.Q
'1 ndepoudeut of any otl er tb ngs and
hIS meaus that wh e weI to~o people w 11
ot feel the troub e t w 11 be 11 eer ous mate for t.he poor Wh Ie the ord nary peNon
who does not havo very much mweu ax ex
c ton oan do w th compa o.t e y I ttle meat
the wo k ng man who Vetl by the exe.rt ou of
tUB muse e.g. mu.et have a certo n amount 01
beef to Car y h n on There hnB been al
ready a very groat r186 n the cost of cattle
nnd t he I' produc e and carta n y the outlook
s not cry N IlSSUl' ng
On the other band
every fn mer concerned oue-ht to set about I!I.
cree.a ng Inti
e oek f he poss bly can and
save and !"Ear al calvES tha t be can manage
as there 8 pretty oorta n to be a r180 n the
value of catt e stock for some t me to come
P S -The author w I be pleued to an •••,
through tb B oolumn such quer 98 w tb regard to matters of Agr c lture etc .. an
likely to be of general aterest to reader.
L tt II shDU d Do a.ddreeaed
to PrimroM
MClConnell 69 H ,brata Kendal
PURE

CATTLE Fa n -An Important prOl8oa

tlon to farmera, broulht at Lbe tnataDoo ot the

Buck op:bamllbi e Countr Council haa beeD heard
ILt tb 8 week II sitting; 0 tbe BeaooD.fteld (Buch)
J UBtI... Wi fred Chrl.tophmOD, of Ip".ioh _
lIummoned for eeUing cattle food to B. Pe~n
or Beaoonefteld whlcb CODtaiOed a wol'ibl_ in
R adient: not dJlOloaed a.t the time of t.he ale. U
a.ppeareo. that t.he cattle food aomprllad over 30 per
cent.. of rioe bulb. The p~oe 01 thle WU not
dl8Cloeed in t.be mvoice. l4J' B L. Be,Dold" of
Hlgb Wycombe .ppeared for the ~ro&eoatiOD ud

Mr Herberl 8mlth berriater, defeDded

The

Bench after hearin. the eviaenoe. decided to
oonviot. t IUld fined defeadut fa and 00ItI £6 Be. ad
An a.PPlioa.tloD wu made to lb. IXlaIiItra_ &0 . . .
...... aDd thiI .... _ed to.

GALES
Oonatdera.ble

AND

FLOOD S

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da1U~ W8.8

done by a v 0 en

wb ch IlWOpt over the 00 n y du ing tho week c d
epo tell
As a rtUI t of the
reoont heavY' rains eJ.tensi,e floods ba-ve oco rred in

Several wrecka a e

the ThameJt Val ey
Off Lan
End a Sw&t.l ab ba.rque wag d en on to
tbe rookH by the ato m and went to p eoea in half An
hour The 0 ow took to I e "'" ng, and n orde to
...ve themaelveM jumpod a 0 boa 'd Into tho bol nK
u (
8 11: of tbem were saved by ho ga ant y of eo
coaatttua.rda office
who at. p:re&t pe ItOna rilk
dragaed the men uhora Tho captain WaM 108t..
A hlod named A cb ~ tt wu C 018 nr a tooth dge
over Cample Wa.ter ten miles f om Dumfr el on
Saturda,y wben Lbe wind be .. him off and he wall
IwepL a. .. ,,. b,. tbe 800rl H
liter wu pre.-eot. bUL
wag he)pleu to render .... iatan08.

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While tobemAii BteamePudeOaeolwuoro.. np.
( om Oalai. to Dover on Monda,y a plAAenger WhD had
been Buffering t om lea .neknMA colla.pliOd & d d ed
Ria carda bore the &IDe En e N umOli or tbe Araen
Une Republic.

The weather wu exoepUontJ 1 boiaterau. on Mon
d&y but the ha.voc wrourht wu oompara.tiYe y small
The Ihipplnlit cuu&lt .. "ere probably much red oe I
by the ta. t. tha.t thOLlu.ndt of v_Iii that had reached
..fa .ncho ....e at tbe week eDd kept I in view of t.be
throateD

Dr oondittoD ..

A tur .... flunk oft' Purfleet 00 Monday and the
members ot the oreW' were drowned Tbelr namea
were Griflltb .. Nlcbolls KiDe HarrilOD and B& rott.
O.ptaln J Boff and a boy .ere laved tbe captain
dlap .,lnK lreat pllant..,. In ...Inll t.be lad • I fe
HllIDpton Court moat whlcb II uaually dry i. now
lull of ".ter
A tower
blown down aL A.oortnJP,on and
thouBUIda of lamblt and .heep hue died frum oold In
Ireland

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