Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 10-1914

'READtNG MERCURY.

THE

INTELLIGEN CE.

NEWBURY HERALD. AND B.ERKS

WAR.

NATIONAL RELIEF FUND
FURTHER READING BUlI8~'lONS
Donat

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to the MGTOf' of R cadj:ag'a
rei dents to IUP

tth (HOME BERV.ICE) B:.I.'l'TN ROYAL
BERKS REGIMENT
READING MERCURY
SIR -Tbere appe.rontJy; aro st n very m~y
young men who do not Seem to r~111 se tas sen

au.noaa of tho pre.ent n:.tionai c 5 8 and have
10 far fa.iled to " !I or thou Kin~ s oa.Il to do
port th P""OC6 of W4Jca NaLlon,.1 Behar Fund. of tho r duty
Thl!l 4 h (Home Ser 00) Bnttllion
wb ch Mr John S mands 1a hon treaSUf'@.\" & td !Ir of the Royn} Bcn,slt 1'6 ReB ment rcqu ree about
Percy 1 c gUBon aM et.ant bon aecreLary) to~al1oo 500 more moo a.nd ~hey ought to bo lorthcom
:£,) 424 3s all tho 16~b Soptember Tho to low ng n
four or five da.ve but t1 ey only eomo
add t 001\ amounts have been recewed dur ng tOO
m n tons and twenl e« nstcl'ld of by hundred!
week. ended &ptembcr 25 The.1. "1'Y tbe Br t .'i h Lon r equ ree h s t~ 1
£
to be tw stod a lot before ho wakes up
Sure y
!!O
the
feet of our bro. e omr:ldes hnv ng be!!n fight
3 3
ng for 18 d ",ys on end au@: t to be enough to
2 2
1 1
wlilie us up to e;o al.ld tra n ou sci ce to tnko
1 1
o r part n sa.v Dg the Bnt eh Emu 1'e
Men
15
ho ore 10l\th to g ve up a. good 8 uo.t aD DOW
must fnce tI 0 fact that f the Em p ro goes under
11 2 0 thero '" I bo very few good posts for Eng sh
men ",r.d n any cue I wondor what lIuch men
1 1 0 w 11 feel :vhen t.I e r com R<i CII retu
from he
2 6 fro nt
Don t let there bo any f rthcr delny
17 8
614 4 or Bark')l re " I lose her good name
Tho name
Homo Be v cc
docs not mply
5 0
10 0 that the men Ser ng D th e bllotto. O!l wanly
Tbe6e men w 1
10 0 bo p.mp O}OO on h on a SO ce
2 6 be u sed (f they volunteer for sorv co abroad)
11210 to 6 1 a.ny vooa.no 00 thnt may occur n t e 4th
312 1 Btlottu Roya Bc.rksh 0 Reg ment when the,.
14 4 ha.ve proc t'dcd &.broPod
2 7 2
1 am 6 r
14 6 4
'Â¥o s fa tbful y
214 5
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An appeal to patriotism.
WID YOU aalWlr I"

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LIONEL H HA..'lBURY
L cute ant Co onel
C 4tb (Ho::o.e Sen ee) Bn.t n Ro) 0.1 Berks
R g ment

Ream t ng Sto.t on St. Mo.
Burnham Bu k 5
30th SCI cmoor E1l4

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PAPER. SATURDAY, OCTOBER

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lIr A l4na1'ord "ho " .. for 7, 1aD.la prdeDllll'
at HeronfHtkt Potters lb.r bea b!.en &Pporubed gard'3DOT to Sir John Edwa.rds 1Ita, ~ of ~

BRITISH

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DUNLOPS

L ord Po.rmool' wbo aU.a ED the age of 62 to-da.,.
was knowD U S l' A ired Or ppt. uDtillut New YfIU'li
Oal when tho K ng w» p1ea.sed to crea..I.o b m & peer
of tho Un ted K gdom Born on Oct. 3 1852 .on
of th~ Ia.to lli .a \\ Cr ppe 0 C of Beeebwood
M4 ow he wns educatod at V. !Ichestcr .Dd at. New
Co eg Orlo d where he took h gh bonoun oclud
llg htl &on or at.udentah p a.t he Inna ot Court. He
was ca. ro to tho B(l.r at t. e 1I dd 0 Temp eo n 1811
bocamo a. K 0 n 1890 a.nd.a. Bonchor of hili Inn n

oro for laperior ia qDIIII, ...d .... bo lapplled ia D.Ii.. iled 'I_litl..., ~
Fii tbo.. to 10ar ..010.. ond 0'.....nd belp Eo koop u.. lor IJiII,

Itl'93 At the Ba.r bo obtai'Ded a a.rge pro.ct 00 D
a. way and rat ng lLIJ W 1 LL3 0 Bee c.;; aat ca. caaca..

What II YOUIl aDlwerf

Eo onwrOO the BOU60 of Commo G n 1895 .. Con
scrTat \"eo M P for Stroud .fterwara :ta'pf'ClOtlbng
s UC<:G!iS voll tbe Stre oro D S 00 of L1.n ubi.re
III d tho W ycombe D vlatOn of Bo ka. Be .. V car
Gene &l. oI bot.h t.be Arohd

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Tho D.nlop Bubber 00 Ltd A.ttoa C__ B~
Londo. 1. a ...., 8 roe, ~ W U6, Clerken"oIl ~
E.C••• d Pr 0" Worlat, Bois .. Rood, Kitb .... !I W

01 Oa.nterbury Il.nl!

Yo k In 1895 bo WUJ ~pp o nt.ed At orne,. Goroen.l
to tbo P nee of Wnles 1\00 W<l.S rc &.ppo nt.cd n 19O1..
no l8 cbe.l.r1l1a.n at the Budas Quarter Scas)()D8, pres
dent. of tho DU"Ju, CoMCM.3 ve AIl!ocl4bon aDd a
governor of W nehcs c Co e~. B18 10rd8h p has
b~n a widowCl" II noo l893 hi: Jl&S four 60tla IIiDd. one
clau ht<r

WOXIJ(QB&.

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BLANKE1S FOR BERKS TERRlfORIALS
To th. EDITOR of tho R&illlNG MERCURI:

PRf CI:8 O~ IlUtTEIl AND !GGL
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acmewhaL &low (III S_ vda, with prir.
a. to n" ~.:I or a. COn p.
wI h ,ta." ,uoe .. 9WI wer\;
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to!SA. n ew w uta oe.t. 26L \G 21,

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Yeo.maDty Houoo Reo. 1 ng
Oth September 1914..

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ROY IL BERKS REGL'dENT TOBACCO AND

C GAI\ET1E FUND
IROOIS AG IUALLY IGHIING AT THE
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wo.ya employees "an
To tho Ed tor
Dea.r S -Your k ndnOll8 n publisblll': our appoaJ

b_ he ped us Q collo ~ £ 06 (h lOd l.n tivo day.!!
8 fL oount hoa been ba.nked to
hB cred t of tho
I und at Lloyd s BlUlk Mn donhead
May we co rec:t a wrong mp CS610n as to the

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LOOAL OASUAL~'IES AT THE FRONT
By T.!cg ..ph )
L 61tt 0. P Whee c Royal Bcr tab 1'e Regtment
wouDded a.nd Pr t.e5 W Money 96G2 u..ud J
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9310

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1110. 'fo' Lb th o exeeplloft nr b. qu".
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If w t.1I. K>rt' at. fI on "'iDe b a k IW " are
~1]100 1111
lemlnd an I Ir. n.k ul~ 29s. 10001'1
bu b 218 ad 0
Gd tin" Jqek .p II:
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to 261. Ud
Wblt.o apr or ClaW 2.6a Od to 27. 00 n
non 251 In (ore gn OIl"" \.hel"Cl 111 on.Iy .. IJ od lite
trade pu.:mr Pla~ ..nt. aN 8d eui(Jr iI.tId bo
am DOW 28a. .. tb common 27., ~r J04. ib Can.
dan IJ'6 bell fo r 301 per 320 lb. A lew hml n.N
to be aeeund IL &bout.!ll. Rtaiaa oat. ql»et d 29"
Amenean a.re to be bad at 2711. per 33) 1 ~
Oata rem~

woo doo~ll.<:h

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flou In L II otatlOJil Ire 6d , . u , OW" hoUJthokla
II.ro ~ wh ta . . Sd No 2'.II :u.. 84
Ccw:a 1'1 tl ou
a 6d e.1iiC'r PatM .. ~ SrI .- r" lh~ Zllo 6d
wh 8 2. &I For boot M IIlnlllllpoGh.. pa en a 31. 6d
• ulrl!d ~ Ol\fll~, 6rJ II _tot. pa ~ntA
to/)

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low rndo 24.. , 8d
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and Mra .. I. laJrl:r la,.._
"'I&nUty n pnoI' eoDdit 011 r..t. maf.. II Ik ... abnt Co
29a landed fer "'-I, n(e!'ior" 8alloU OdIWll ,."a. . .
II 30L ed
T l.fJe 0. nubia ma '10 Z9.1
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Arman 31A to l!. 154 Ctaquurt na .. of rood llual l.l
IIr.d. woll bchl ,.,. 32:t 6d per 4eJ Ih.
3&

E'9'ar:r aubeoriber of a

eo ()T'e R'1l ,lPVO tho e-old ere tluee ao.ere gna worth
of 6n1ok.i.nJ{ mtt.ter:l.1
Fo m.n.ny (I( 0
Be kshiro& lade thf'l'lO w.iJl hit
.. IltlVl8? FCSTIVU. The ha.rvat Hetivtt.l letT oee t.h,J r lllat smok!1" (l e:..rth Ie t too muab to uk
14 fI he d at. the Pn !h Chu ch on S nday whon 3.1 CIIi!l'I('W;S to help m?
I"J. cbllrch",,&I' Moofullv &corn. <'d wtth Rowen
We WAnt £600 A t l-ea.et 0 reocl tll ..t 'W"e can do
ts 1, e~ The &ntbl)m Thou oponest ThIne h..nd
wo k tho ough1y
Mnnv J'cl,i od officen Ul
nlll!)cJr Was ~W'lO: by h" choJ.r n tho c on ~ BI) lash
0 m It roem..mbN- ho days 1I"Mn
the
ta e1llect;.OD n tho mom DJf w~ (OT tic B IIb~ I!I men wore eplonclld
m .. ht rotot up trn1oldnA'
~ In<{ m thp oven ntr for tho Royal All cultural oonlWt.s ea apr 0!L1; eo :t.fanv
to
t.h18 'lJurnCl':le C tlcet If
~; 0 eJlt I It h t on. The Mnnon n tho mo~
eft. dI!' CAn be ob oI'L ned on anp Eat on to Cl!.f:her of
&J "'16 P t!&ched by thft V co tho Rot-v G F C~
;e. One!J b th of 1M will F ad v a.ttend any meotRI~
"Dd n the evtmm.ll' by th& Re:r J C yy
of t.he F ftd
Ibethcll l'l 'Who n the co 818 'Of h fI remll.Tl.... "II" !'IhM mgs hdd on behl\lf
You,. .fa tbft 1 .,.
~con8'llign\ion fll.N)well Be haa he!ql d ~en
FRANK W PORTER J P C C
~1'lDjft1!rJ h&PP'Y both bV' '" ~ and c.ona-rag ...t on
'It :a \be r""" yenra h" hl\d been among-It hom.
Pet:IlD'Ion lAwn M&1denbea.d..)
iii a.~~ IIP.omted 10 dI. f __ of
RICHARD HOPE C C

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tTba FDo. MaideDbeo.d.}

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as.

of obacoo "tid CIgarettes.
Tho a lied Gave nmenta bave l'ftDt1 ted ..n duty
on to! ero I{oode Tobaooo CG5ta us 6d ~ _qlJlartelrpo nd and Olin et (Oft 6c f)m' PMkot of f.Od.
The
Wn Ofiioo c& ~ tho bulk Nll'ool free of ehe.riM
J oro & d n F o..n()('l and Balg m and del ..era t
to the bat I\oon nut.bor (III n tho field No bett.er

....... Tho,
and b&aish

ng C'Orpo

adm IWd Th Wo sit 6<>neral Hoop tal Card [
anwu t nooded tor the .E ad 1 In our &.ppeal we
Lanoo-Corp B 1 homP80tt 772'2 a d P '\'a.t.o C
sa d that ,£120 wou d p: a de tobacco til December
Kant
Royal Be ka Reg mont. unoffi n ,. ro
Tba 1lI 80 but wo aha. p oba.b y wa.nt fivo timOo! POrted 7241
wounded.
£120 The e a e p poll Ql.; o.retters and m&ichee to
IlEl.Dd No one d&l"C8 hope t.hc.t he we. will end by
~mbe.r a.nd &Dallier ba.tt.lion at; the front will
WAR ITEMS
double O\Ir expelK'lCl!l To-rlay we h&.ve eent off &.
cheque for £32 lOa for III t.:ia. OODSlgnJnent of 500
b I\. P pes 500 qua-rier pounda of tobacoo, &.Dd 30G
pfLck(! So or 0 Kitcbener 8 ClJt'O.rettoM. A book

d....Dged

conalipation.
be tr... frolll

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MILtTARY

NOTES.

The Mta.bl.i.:hmont c£ MaJOra of the .:>rd Reee 0
:&t;.t..Qd,iOn Royal Borah e Regunent.. w th head
at ReediDg baa bean nareaecd to three

qua,rt.c ..

and m oon~ucnoo Ca.p .... n Ha. voy baa been

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mated to field r&Dk n tho 00 PI' H 6 lA & Mttroo
1togu}a.r officer \\ 110 eervod n the 200 Batt(!. on
Royal Beckah1re Itcgnnent n ",1 ah ho ea.c.hed
the rank of Ca,ptain Ul lQ04 and II 1912 became!
Capta D In tho 3rd. Rose 'Yeo BattallOn
Captl. n
nnd Bon. Nt_lor Vo.n do Woyor woo i!(I Ted rna y
yot.ra m this batt&! on l1u hoen l'6-l\ppmn ed
Captain In the c»rpe to fill the aoancy cauacc1
'!?Y ilia promotion of MIttJor Flarv«v L eutcna.n
FuDbrook Leglla.t.t hlle bean "PPDlDted Adjutant of

the b. :&tt6 on Royal Berkahire Re~nt,
on &Ottra ~

DOW

B,ulfI.un

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InS( 35. ud.,,1 t. ~ 8d Peu AN ftrm ft'" nl to
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w.. alow of a&Ie.. B.1e,. ... u..c.tJ~ 01'" dull ud
maiM Itead.ier

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THI BISHOP O' OXJOItD. 'IIlTATlO

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READING CO!l.POIUTlOli TIUJF:W.lYl
The qna.nUtJ of whea, Md lour doM for tltla ooa.
Trame recofpta "II"&ek
October ~ 1916 ",4
. . .oted b, nor._h ... 1,t1iO.OOO '1ft ..... W ..top 00t0It0r , ......
10 ~ .0""!>ODd .~
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IIda.
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doen... £58 Is.. 8d
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