Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 08-1914

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OXFORB GAZETTE

NEWBURY HERALD. AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER. SATURDAY.AUGUST 22. ]914

EMERGENCY FIRE SERVICE

.h'e UI lowers if DOt to carry
for Madame to we,.r but we feli we mu.t push

relt W&Ilted, to

on and WIth wann handshakes we parted A.a
we ,ot lower down the nlley toward.l Plain

fang

., manufACturing town of

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H. &G. SIMOIOS L~.

10 000

people bur fears were mcreued by th~a gbi of
8 oups of women and cb Wren all ' ••,DI ODe
way DO men and presently we heard the throb
of.. motor b <l101e echo n" behr88D the h U.
and a. m I t&ry bugler appeared ftuoR h maell elf
the motor 'VI thout lltopp DII tlw! eng De and
blc
ho 'Iloc6:.n a.nd hurr ed up the va ley to

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aummon the
perm sa CDa rea
(rese" ats)
r} e etreet of th s on us wu to make us feel .s If

BRE....
W~ERS,
WINE & SPIRIT
MERCHANTS,

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too blood had lbft. our hea.rts for good &8 t.
folio ed bl such weep ng of omen ft KI 80bb ng
of ch d e n

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h cl I e ll not get out or my eam

as the wonderflll bond of
n ty t s great co mmon
filUff'C ng roused be
een WI W'ome or d fYcrcnt.
II. 0 6 for they cl ng to us as
C \'i ept w th
them Ono group thought ", e were Alut ans
flv ng for our] vas a I one man tbought Dr A
\'i88 a. Germr.n forbe s oy,ered nher fac e buton
c q c k 6£ll nB
I am Engl s
nnd your
fr end and nne dnn e de l~ Cro x Rouge
h tn e softened and e SD d
Let n e lold our
\ hun
Madume
At the bot om of t1 e
ulle ...
mn.n} m(l.n n and out of un form "ere col1ected
round t. e Pas e et re egrnphe
As e ptull'letl
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o ng sympathy and

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BeAdla._

Beg to announce that they have recently made
many Important additions to their already
considerable and valuable Stocks of Wines
and SPirits and are In a posItion to challenge
competition both for price and quality with any
London or Country "Vine lIIerchants or Stores
All del&venes In any quantity made dally by
their own vans or motor lOrries free of charge

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8pecialitll : Claudlon FIls et Cle Champagne,
1906 vmtage, extla quahty, extra dry,
G5/per dozen Bottles, 35/- per dozen Half Botti

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ONE OF TilE FINES1 \\l" ES Al A RE ~so~ ~ B LE II I E NOW ON 1 1J F.

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OXFORD
FARNBOROUGH
ALDERSHOT
NEWBURY
SLOUGH

30 Queen Street & 1 Cowley Road
Adjoining S E & C Railway
Ale xandra Roael South Farnbol'Ougb.
Q ueen 8 Hotel
H igh Street

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Mt;THODS TO DE ADOPTED BY THE

I RE \ IVES AND FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS
e.s Na 0 l8. Re f J..'und wi!
e \\ a
pod ~ fo tho w <:iio and
n n ce 0 Te to a s as we as of sold ere a d
Ihe wd
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0 n c t to
ama or
t oug
he wa fro n a I quo. ters
d oS ss a IS
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FOOD SUPPLIES
rhe Board 0 A cu u e a. Ld Fi&he -cs and Lbe
Seo iIlh Ofli
o-opu a. 0
W
h tb.e~t.Ad au-a y
a.nd be Boa d 0 r ade a Q ma.k n.. ISUcu.. a.I "10
ne t& as the Cl urostanc&. perm t to seeu e the
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B nely Fr -ar street Read ng
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truly
EDIIIf BEN~ON
E g efic d House CIlr Relld g
A g t 18 I 1914

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he Un tod K ngdom
of U e aupp ea 0 fish
:con y oc u d p ce.s b& e Ilot bee
abo e and 0 p& 0 tl tI me at least ha.ve been
du. y 511PP

In spt:.c 0
w ch ba.s

C01:l1llITTEE

The Execut e Corom ttec of tbe Pr nce of
W n cs 6 Fund met nt 3 Queen Anne s ga e
luesdo.y
Spec 11 emer.\Zency grants (or the rd of
epa den., of men on ae ve ser ce
d ec ded upon
Tl e comm ttee as nppo nted by the P
WILes 1l!l.(lr co s t.o. au
h the P
e l\1 n
c
T e g
8 to be made by the com n tce
be b cd upou the fo milt on suppl ed from
he oeal t es to tl e Loca.l Go er ment Board
I tc se e Bu CIlU a d
be 11 aca cd to
the comm ttee.s ~h ch have been establiehed
the to s and count cs after consuitat on and n
cooper ton wtb tie Go ernmcnt Commttee on
the prevention and rei ef of distress
T e Secret.ary of the fund s 11
Warrcn
F 91 er a Carom 55 ooer of In and Re eoue be s
886lBtea by Mr L G
Brock asS18tant .ecretary
of t e Insurance Comm ss on who Ii! act os as
h
II
d " J A S It
secretary to t e comm ee an JI.lr
a er
n 5 stant secretary of the Insurance (Amm sa on

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FOOD PROBLEM

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IN GE .w.ANY

below the no ma S noe f esh fisb lS a perieh.a.b e
The Da y Mail. spec at correspondent. Hr
con IlKId y t 16 ro&SOnllL e to suppoee tha no on H Ham on Fyre
wnt ng from Pans
"d r.b e \.8e n tho p CI!.\l 0 fi&h 18 ke y to occu
Augus t 13th .sa s -Already the shadow of
Moroa e
11.
n fer alci g bu been w dely a gnad
yl
k
by fish more ants n E gIa.nd Scot and and Ireland fo.ffi.l e 16 slLld to be do. ken ng the summer a y

to t he effect that the e aha I be no attempt to cor er
flUPP as t.hat.no La go quantitiee of 6ah aball be
w hdrawn f om sa e a d p &Oed l.D cold atorea w b
t ho object. of .enhll.nCl
pnOC'. awi that 110 Ja go
mo hant yO pu haoe 1a .. 0 quantit ea for the pu
pose In theso
CUnu.t.a.noe& the attent on or the
pub C 8 d eclied to the duo or fiab. .... faod wh ch
may well be used n subst tut on for any other fo m.8
of ood tho P coo of wb h may 00 enha.nood Hore
o e
0 0 l 1.11 fish a. hgbr nutnt.ioua Uld whole
&orne food but the SUpP} be ng drawn for the mOlt
pa. t. (om nw l&bona wa.ters &a.d being OODItantly
ep eniahed by th(i oro. na.ry p ~ of Natllf'6 tlM:l
conSdmpt on of fish n:roJvea no deplet on of the
nat onal stock of food supp C8.

THE SEIZURE OF HORSES

n every German c ty but these trues must be
rece eel w tb doubt UnleM t.hey bad
arge
stocks of food the Gennans would not have
eba. enged Eurof e so bold y
bene er t be
comes necessary the Government of ti e Ka ser
w 1 Be ze 1\
the 8uppl es and dUltnbute tbem
equnlly Nevertheless tell tuat on of Germany
II 6uoh that t" 11 he bard for her to ca.ny on
war for two montbs w tbout stan ng her to n
1 f
h
fi h
populat ons and mposs b e or er to g t on
to tbe w uter-unles8 she c,n 6ucceed m
keep oS the 8eM open for her mercha.nt 8h pEl
From be ng a country D wh cb the people were
maw y t llen of the soil Germany bas become
R (lOU

Tho Boa. d of Agncult.ura alld Fisheries a.re lU
reoo pt of frequent oommumea.tiona t'E8pect Ilg the
effoc of the mobilisat on of tha Army on the number
of boraea avo. &hIe for ea.rry ng on the f .. mung ope a
OM of the country a.nd ..... pa.t dea. of mlllCOD
cept on fLppeara to exist n.respect of the Dumber of
heavy dra.u~ht hor8EB 6CtuaJ1y ~wred by the mJ
ta. Y autbontiea the Board th ok t d681ra.b~ to pubhah the approznna.te pautiOD 10 fl.!' u heavy boneI
U'e oon.eerned
lut
The ret.urDa Obta.ill.ed 1'1 tla. ~ In. JUDe
show tha.t the emmated number 01. homM tilled lor
agnculture nduding ma.:r. kept lor breeding bot
excluding -.dd e horr.ea. oa~.p or tap home. ..Del
'VUneN. II 193 431
The nmber of hea.". 4raaabt . . . . ihat . .~
..... obJ&i.ooI ......tll bJ lbii ~ _ . . . .
from '!II':"!!'lturol holdlnp 10 eel. ct04 A 9,000 ..
only IIIrnt!J' ..... 1 per ...t. til ... wbGle It 10
clear dis1'6l~aaI= i:ldD~ ol_~~
ho.- on "a·"
of ~ ~~
~ ~ri~~ OQlttYMfOD Of tile

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try of great

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and dWIndling farmer

popu a.t on N"early half of Germany a 68 000 000
liv(l n towns There are !8 c ties w tb over
100 000 inhab t.allts Out. of her own resources
Germany can only prov de about 86 per cent of
her people a nourisnment. She l.8 accU8tomed
to buy Lhe bulk of her wh.eat from Russ a
Tha.t market is dOled. She is r.1Bo a good
customer for BoumaniaD wheat but even
t
Rouman .. remaina neutral and 8 wIll DS to sell
how a.re cargo. to be ah pped t A.ll sb P6 bound
for Genn.n poriA aN hnr game for the NaVieS of
B ta D and of Franoe
r
1lo Bend wbeat overland would raIse the pr ell
exorbitantly and there la alwa.y. dancer of
wlwa, lines be II&' ant. 'lberelore Cleimey 8

ch•••• of i.IIi., luppli.. from ..... Ulq.IIO........
ia poor Equally ,mjl\l 8 the lik.libood 01
draWl.. upon the u. ted Slale,
The .ply
Gel'man lrontieN that remam open eN ~.
whioh part her from Italy and Anltrf.a BWl
Buosa!'J may HInd lome cattle bat neither e e

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BouL Bvo.. H _
~p" c. B G _
11 MCOOded TIt. foUowinc IteOtell&Dta to be aa.p
..... a. NOn"'", (10 boi OOoOnded), F H Cri_
B. B\ de IWh ...... iMl The railaMng 8IOOod ueu.
tenant. to bo heu.t.eD&bta '11te BoD Neill -' Prim

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