Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 11-1914

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REkDING MERCURY, OX:F<i)RD GA.ZlrrTE, NEWBURY J;J"I$AI,n

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1'HE GREAT WAR.
RUSSIAN

ClOBBBIPOItDlIItO••

SUCCESSES

EMPLOYMEN'll.. FOB BELGlA...'i8.

To 'he EDITOR 0/ tA>.

FIERCE FIGHCCING IN FLANDERS.

'I'D

READING lIERClJRY

Sm. At the GouDC11 meet.ill8 of the 1t.ead.
ng Chamber (It Gom1T\el"08 on Taeed&,. 1ut Ule
qunstion Gf emploJ-rnmlt for Belgia.m was di.atluMed

lOaQU. .

momora.ndum from thn Loell GGYm"trroont
Boa.ni ""all rmtd wh cb. t wn Ie t, adequately d.1t
With the matter AA tbe
111 rot u~t. ra
port.a.ooe I ohould b6 obligod
"'" eouId fir<! _
for & copy of tb!3 mettlon.ndom (wb.ieh 1& Meke:ed)
1U!:d

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,.our De:%t

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CHARLES E HAYl!B,

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Reading Gbambor 0/ Oommoroe
156 Frill.l'«treet. R.6admg
NOTember 11th 191~

"OYE!,; L'OO DRIl<K.
To tho EDITOR of tho U .... D1NG MERCURY"
SIR -An cUort s be Cli: made to ndnce pub
1 cans to r etu!'ic nlcoho c 1 qUOT to WDmen befOt'8
11 30 a..m ,.,nd Il W cstm n!lt~r MOI3 atrate IlUg
.l{Eslo; t ha.t he trMle flhould be $orb aden to l'Ic.r lJ
dr nk to women n.t 1\
" hat
d ouJous OJ st 0
Wb 1& f 1,.. ack
nowl cdg ng 5 rong ln n k to ho t e gl'ea.t0:5t e ne
of Our cou ntry 1 would ASk wb:lt e:tCOM there 8
for denr t' ng 'Women of he 1 bor t.o dr nk wbat

the cDoooe

8.QV

mom thaD men

The r e r
s teo he r undo ng--c:a.n dr uk iLS
t!!e~ ke a.nd we bear or 1;:.0 000 gDlIons of rum

hemg lih pped to our t rooO!l n FrlUlee
da mg mu ch bette r D R 88 n
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No ember 9th l~H.
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FELIX BAKEl!

SPeCIAl WAR FUNll

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Tl!E WOIThDED A r HiE BERE,'GlRE
HOKPITAL
To the EDITOR of h.n n fjADl~G :MEItCURl

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THE

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wor ~DED

H 1 HE R01 \I lHRKSHIRE
HOSPJT \1

RAILWAY EXQORSIONS .to
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'\1 t.aTj Far eo:

BELGIAN REFUGEES EXPERIENCES
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BA8IltGSTOKll ROOT AItD STOCK
SHOW

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Tbl!'l 8p cnd d N!lS.1l1 I)f BelRian Da.y 11 'RMd n.g
wh h endtd 11 the a.!Yng of £sso lS we known to
e '!TT<)UC lD Rr..ad ug NlV5 8. writ.&r w 111'\ No ~m

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he 1'nn tv f'oOugrega OM
Cbut"(:h
F.ch~
We Me proud, to think tbllt he ~t. idea.
of thi6 ec~ p l'I6 "'IlOle from our ehurcll and thn.t.
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muusle tbt'l Re
Parny N aa.n"'.60111 M A
B D I..nok tl 6 lead n.g put m ta ~rgalUsa. on
.M HW.!r011
now !let n R.l hono a.n ~N!t.a.r:
to tht'! Belg a.n Rif.! fir Wot\- n Read nil ,,~ a. who e
In bo S'l1TK'! DUmber &ppe&MI an I] e.rost nA' art de
Wl' then by M Rflnry Thiclm.a..ns -of Mil nee. now
"lttg 'Vi'th hrs family at Ml9; nlllJJ'lmot'ld~ cat.t.a.gtl
;t,
Cbero.l:endon
M 'J'hw ma.na ~baoI U1 graph e
t.eonns how tblA news of .he ootbre&k of war wa."1
t"'f'JU> veri
n B~lgJum a.tld what oonnernatian <XI
istorl atn()'Opt :.he popula.oe wben homhs C<lm
m~llr:od t.q h3 tbrown on MAl ne:! an tmfnrti6ed
town
n~h.DS' w th tbe homba.rdmDot of thl'l town
M Th e mans f!.'I.J'& that tb063 who fell 1oDl() the
baooa of .he Gennft,M trer-e forced 0 hu.ry tb~
dead and to 885m. them n. tM m&!aaere of the n
h..b tm.nts, and n tt any h!\ '" lOt'B oompc ell to k 11
tn etl' own kith ..tui k n they were not.. allowerl to
"peak onB ward and had .bey Jone 110 wau d. hue
lwen ft5tant y shot
Th~ 111 the B tuattOn Jtl
wb rh we found ouraell'eS htl wr ~ 8.t tho lam"

me dYIng or hungp...t" "00 o~o • th fa; ~
The art.icJe d~bes t.ha <expennnoe.; of t.be pNlple
a.t J>\ fre
nd Ghent anrl their «U!zequent voya.ge
o Ens1a.nd.
On <IUr un"""" at.. ft,o.ad!l€:'
«m-

we were TOOe1 eel by .. ('(IDl
~ who took U8 to & &ehoo wb ch,..aa 1 th ok
the SecretLnaJ. 'B 1'0&
a.nd coRee .nd 1mI.uI find
bu ter wa.s handed us b;r fIOmA v ry a&nn DJ lad I'lL
From tbA Bureau WIA ware takon to another houae
w~ere we took up our T'elYd0UC6 fO't two ckTa On
the bt of Octolnf 8. hOl'M and ea.rt oarna to fatch
us and W~ we c taken to Checke::ndon wbe!'e my WJfo
atld children and I .", .now residing m .. obe&ut.ifut
cludas til e wnber

ng at tho Front nclude the
HOT

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B nnett
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Wedn8ll
.lay Novo nher 4th
When I lut w~ot.e homo I
was on po ue d iy at - - \\0 left- thoro last
~riJJay nt Dlldnight a.nd m&I'Qbe'd mth the tGRtment
• n n ghb f.() ih& front m. Bellflum The IllUe morn
lIIg &I 1030 we .ere 1IIIder firo....q'"ck work ....,. I
iid _ ~ ~ on h.... W four Q
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C eorgo BE;nno.tt flO. of M Ja.m e
lat y road Oxford. wr let. nmJe l" da

OA"VEBSHAM PETTY SESSIONS.

" a.,. wb«nl we WeJ'fl reel) ved U1 tho mast gr&eI.QUI
m&rulcr br the 0'Irn'U who eowd not. do too much
for til!. Slua moat kind '1 lett <me of bot' aM'\"&Jlta
Mo.'fD.lY -(&fore W J Beom&D Esq)
..t our dt:lposal ..ad on OUr &m:n.1 _ good d ntter
A Dp£kT'lm
was 8ervoo 111 t.) wbiGb we d d ]tlStice., not ba.v DC
Pte Freder ek Nes. t!! 6th Boyal Berks RCglme ot, set ey~ on I!Uch .. reput far aomo timt'! R6l'e WI'!
.sta.tionod at. 8bo:rr:uilitre. w_ eb&rged lnth he ng & IlTe bppily In I'TOUnded b'1 ki1ld people there !I
deM-l'to
P e Pe.ntinr a.rraKod Neale at Kidmore only ODe little rognat" and that. a that we eazmot
End and he was ordered to aW&l.t .. milit.ry eeoort.
make oul"lftlves llQdOntood to tbe tam 11 who only
DIlUNIDIOaiS
.pull:: En.g ah Howe.er we are often .... lied by
John Carter .. IlIhournr of 'Sl Altftld4treet tb,8 Vicar a.nd .:time lad I'lIII of the parieb who ~ea.t
Rcndi
waa Oned 211 for bcin, drunk at Jlaph: French, 110 we ha.. o .omeo 0 to apeak to and to
tlu ban

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charged w bb IDa C O\IIly 1Ot.ti IS' tiro to two ~b tho S nl 1 Tow
HaJt Rond ng b, liCllSre
of hAy ..lued.~ £220, the prope~ of Kr F!I..... Niobe u the "holo groa 'Proceeda of "lUck they
01 Cro.....1Oh Oitrol'Q
Ilupt, forter proved tbe "dl h.1ld OT" to the Pn .... 01 "al... FWld Th.
amllo -",d Sloor Wili ~eIl ""til Salu19o.r
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