Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 12-1914

ltEADING MERCURY, OXFORD GAZETTE. NEWBURY HERALD. AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1914.
INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON FRIDA."!' EVliitlIMG

THE WAR.
ALLms

,wn Cil"\1 5 lIatlon woulll not fllel dhlloscd h

1m t to

f

appeal of N choletls Em I H~rmann
h ~ :~ fo m rly German Consul at Sund c rl~nd
/I.
t scnte r.n of death for hl tf h treason was
a~: ~s to day In t he Court 01 Cr mlnal Appeal
h Lord CI uf Jusl ce and othllr Judoes
before
!
11 'Ahlers
APpellant oS tOI risol sa d it was a eueu
I!{td sevoral Gcrm::ms '0 get to Germany
:s~er tt: e W:l ~I\d broK an out The ch e1
ofJ of apnc:J 1 w er e tnat Ahle s was not

WN,

1'.6

of con

a f air

( rIllTR~l

NEWS

AllEGEO

SPECIAL

SINK11I G

OJ:

WAR

In pOOSC:C;:Sl"On

Support L DCa\ Indu.,.l ry 1 y select. n'" Chtr F.tmas
G fh from t.he e:dl-ib ~ of char I ngO I Ill. d nn<ic
I D~t.ery of fine forms a.nd dd gbtf 11 colour n gs
t hot:.gh pnoea beg n at 6.., cnlv now shoWI, .... ILt
))nv c:>
The Cr()C\c. nt'S
!h.rkctr place r~r\{'i ng

SERVICE.

TWO ElRITlSH

DES RD E:RS
AMSTERDAM - Friday
O<l:c II I E: ~ rl n
~p or
sates th:J t
p each nr.
I e Ennl 511 COlst
t ~ :'us
Arc atiack d by four
I \lY ~ !'S
O ne rl e$lro er \1.13.
Sl!n {
l il. m3!l~d
Har-tl opnol
hatt"r CS
d sappt. 3f e rl
were s Icnc. d nnn t he gas WIJ ks d cstrey ed

L euWm.nt. R A ll06t.yw..Oweo Rifle Bn

gade a.nd to bo eoconded

MalO" F F Ready D IS 0 Roya.l BDt'kt;bsre Rer;i
ment., to be Doputy As5iat.a.nt Ad]uta.nt and Qua.rter
A

nt

mbcr of Warra.nUl &00 NCO

TILE HURST

IS ...ro

gazett.cd

co nmlSSlOla

Oxtordsh- re and Ducks J T -Company SergeantCompany Q l8ortOnnMt..cr Sorgoo.llts
J JanM (since Ii; lied
a wo: ) a.nd C Dea.u Ser
frea.nt W Vi Woodmg to be Secor..d J...!cut.cna.nts
Gentlemen Cadets from the R l.f lJollegll ---,J D lkl
g rave C Hurst B 0 .... n nod" J LILt.\OO!l!O are
M1a]01'

G

I ekl

ga?:uLt.cd Second Lie ate a.nlB.
] CmpOl"::lfY L eutenant Colo cl R. G
~

00

SERVICE Bo\Tl'ALIONB
fiLh Oz.fordsb ro a)1d B ck& L [-J

}

U5borne to

ba U!mporary L cu~ na. t.
7th Ito,..,,1 Berhl ro R<,g' mcnt -Tcmpor;\'M"

L c tenant. ~

A

free eft

Appl

c:..•

CAt;H

fit 1'016
MONTHLY.

echo,,"

10·14, DUKE STREET, READING.
P1'IONE 9:6

~o:d

Piko 1..0 b~ w mporary r c Lc.nilDt.

Capt.aln 3rd llatlal on l..ri! ccs
tcm[lO al") C pt.n..i n

"cklo I la

to.oo

121..1 llattlLl en t he R 110 n Ig.a.dc..--1'hB undcrme \
t 0000 t.emporary Ca l t.a t1~ 1,., be temporary !tl3.1 o ~
D t; r u.n b S r It N It-rcr ort T ompo-try L eu
tenaut R .f Nott.-Bo", ct' to boo :..cml)Or;\.TY Capt 3.
Tho u ndc,nno l o uoo 1.0 be tc mpcorar'V L c tenf\.nll!
I It. R.oI or ta ,cmpo a.ry Second L e f.c.r.nnt. T B
Holland &:!!'() d L culena.nt F Hnn'l.!ron Second J eu
t~nanl " Ha ll r; n Second L outeu.a.ut. and AdJu1.CU t
R 11 H 1 r o lea I
9th R OTaI B c ksh t'~ Rcgiml"nt.. - Tom'JX"l'3'" T !C I
toe mont B C Grlffi M> be AdJutant. af..(]. tempora..",)
Odpta.m

SPECIAl RI' S ERVE OF OFFICERS
3m R vYlll Be.rb R."!" -..~cond T I":'! t.s (on pro
bation) P ~ ~r a <i H D", d...."'On St.ocd aro COli
fir 00 n the l' mnk
SUI r LI::ME N'lARI: T O R EiG UL~ U~"'TS
ou. COR.t15
OrlO1"dsh re and Bu cks L r -S E MacKeown to be
e\:te

F_ 14

emalog!IeI

Gro!nat:eet.

AoolS~~Pro~~M&rnh~

SPENCER PIANOS
NELSONS,
AT

1IUl..';t.ar-GcIl'Ol'aJ

to

B Ie "

and h s c: ond tlon ... hOViOd no ch:tn!lo th" morn

"

A dcs.-do-Camp --CJaPW1D H I R. Allfrcy Somer

tcr ROgJ ll cnt

of a fino a ld U~I II
bu j ng n:imod S t. Aonoo s Ha.ll It. lS ISIt la.t.ed. In
W.a.shl'llbrto roa 1 nnt 1.0 t.he Rmnan Co.thQi c School
n oonsiEt"...s .of two THtrt~ tt..... haJl a.ncl tho dub The
f(Jl'tne:r II!I 8. SPa.ruOUfi b ukl:i £" a rrl \rill bo 1!'£'d fot"
enwnanmumt& "hlst dM "f'S cl.:J.nocs etc 'The club
J.S tOT mo~l"S e( IJ I) Cat hol e Mlf;l3 on
'Fl c Mayor
rA Rca(l 11.g 11M oo~r.kd to perler n t be Dpen ng
ocr "man) or;. Dcoombor 30 whe I a. p:tlnDlrlc roll~rt
wlll.oo he d

arul that he did
w~ro wrongt I

Pe rcy IIl1nn vorth passed

96 t

Sr A..""n s Hu.L.-'The Roma.n C"lbol cs of C1!\'et"

PERCY ILLINGWORTH

MR

Mr

xpcnuy novel" 48 Ills cbooolat-e

F.-ha. 11 W"lll shcrlly 00

-

AND PROMOTIONS
flet L r

CA VERBiIAM

r had been ri ac\ared

til r:k h s act

30 Kendnck road

den!X!d milk 6 lbs. carr age ca.ooles
Mrs. C. E "aT who f!, tbo local secnrl:.a:ry a.~
CI c.ster 0 the R S P C ~ hll6l t'Ol1cct.ad :£39 to eu.able
tha.t body to 8(' Kl. skilled meo to look after WClul!ded
ho oll'l a t tbo front

£ A GERMAN CONSUL S APPEAL

1'1

Il'g

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LOCAL ARMY APPOINTMENTS

1

Th

nd

REORUITING

Ur W A Perk1D3 ot 30 Mecklenbursh . eq~a.Te
London W C bas enhstod as 8. aa.pper n lb& Ro:ra.1
Engllle<!r:J Mr Perk J13 IS a. native of Readmg htl!

M l"':'I Poro val of The Pyght.lo NorUleourtr-avcnue
R4lding tbanks her I1'UI1lCl'OU!! oontnbuLors for the r
kn dncm In Stl'i9Cnbm" to her petl'.!2ly fund She bas
coDcct.od £11 l..23 r..nd last. Sa.t.u:rda.y tbo 12t..b 1Mt..
sc nt. tim Commll.nd Tlg Officer BOth Bll.tt.ery (HOWlf...
zer) W h Bngade ~ F eld.Art llery 3rd D VlISlon
2nd Annv Corps }::':"pedit ona.ry Foroo tbe () 10'11; lUg
I Sot of .:ton clffi for 1011 rn!!n -One d e-:cn 1 ackt:lts plfl.j
shay ng F.t ci..., soap
(n
mckel ca&scs)
one
grcm
ndollblo
peucils.,
P. t
g.t'06B
baehelmbu 11.one (12 )0 a. bo~) 000 groo; p po c eaners (12 n
a. packet) ooe gTces taobkta scent«1 &Oa.p l~ gTCle.1
f..a.fety mal:..chos 21· f:l'06!l \f'..nlhl"lr hooLla.cp.s 9i dQ7.en

SCARBOROUGH INQUEST
held to day on seventeen
.\n lnqun \ wa
d
t
of the German bon bar men
t;:'ce toner sa d tho doaths yerc
due h
aused by bembardlmnt of defence
trl[lBdy C r t fl ed t ow n bv an enemy who was
I 5 and n or
f nil
,
warfare ecnlrary to rules 0
ondt:c mg
k It
~ I td Mt10ns It was a torm of
u or

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- - --------homo be

TELE(JRA~S,

Pi.ZSS ASSOCI.&.TION

NES,

'1

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~nl

RE SERVE U~ Irs
3TYl fast. S rrey RI'" me t. --S r C C W016clcy
BQ.rt (lat..o Seco cl L cut R.o~ aJ. \\ cst SItti" y Reg'L)
to bo L culcnu.n L

I b llRfl'ORI \1 FORGE

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPER.ANCE SOCIETY

£ 1nU, ono

1HE CHURCH AND THB WAR.
URGENTLY NEEDED FOR A
raJ
SPECIAL WAR CAMPAIGN.

A MON G TtlE EVIL RESULTS OF THE WAil IS A

SAD INCREASE OF INTEMPERANCE.
1 he L xecutrvc: appeal for theIr WA FUND } or organlslllg a. spcclul eliOtt
( I) .An (I ''l flu: C' OI' l opulaluln ( .. ) (ft bdlfl:lj of the. ?tin A,.-m,1J
\mong tf c nc\\ 1rOOl)S 'h elC IS stlllursc nt Deed for R.cnrca iioD RoolU.
.I he or d~ 'J,"9"Y tenr/.: (0.1 tI e. Socwty IS I ~ dcw!)t
OJ 8I1jJel~lII!I } rom Ihe FiNANCi4/J
DI!:Jl~NDS U", tHE WAR
S01 co; II e. cl tl'1 nett1 tftt:8 of the C E T S PllbUcntlOtlS -Medical Le~ sla.t vc nnd Educa.l 0 lB.l l oslers, and Leaflets Iucon.oectlon 'WIth
the \\ a
PoUc~

C:ourt liD:! Ptlson Gate r41SSl0D -EmplOYing 152 ~lI ss lOnant!S

Homes for ltiebrulte

Wom ~ n

In

415 Courl-'

a nd iIlel!

ftliceCOllr e aDd V.. n Ml s s!Qn - A Pract Co...1 ?II SSlon to Racecourses t..'"f:
lOlltnt ulions [or t1 e lje era l or Spec all mds or the Soc ety may be sent toRev G I R \LD A TII Q:'\tl ;:)ON It!ltra\ S cretary.)o l\1arsbam:::Jtrcet, Westmmster
LondtJlI S W

~ at fl n a.nd w:ltcr
t t)y CMls t !] Hd '" rJ MI stat ons

ThO SC<l.rbo ro u{J h C02. Quard
\\ G rk~

and

V~h

V~!

rlest oycl
The sh p
w ro
I i\htly
d m"!l c! hy cn:l:tt. ba t or 0
EI ewller!!. 3:"1
~I C
81' t sh "estra y r
...5 suni<
( he above Is not tonfi rm"d
by the PUss
Bu au )
FORTH:-

E
1"'..oyal \,

REGIMENTAL

Sehuskr to be
IL~

U I may lo 00 Seeo d

Tl- W

ING ZEEDRlJ:GGE

\

G ree~

to he

AMSTERDAM Friday
nc g hbo Irh oea of He ~ t.
toe p ov nce of Ze ~ lantl

~\C tl A

~Ibbon",

lind Oau of AQ7 dc:,,;:rlpUoD In StocK.

BOTLY

be ng strongly fort fie d
e1 lar!le

5

BADGES

of any l\e gHnflnt In the BritIsh Army
Enam ... lI ed Hl correct heraldic colour.
l ib eo.cb
Post Free
Special quotahons (or tar-. qutlntltl••

Too nar.Tj) to

LEWIS,

25, KING STREET, READING.

and were
aTe 31'rV ng
It IS expectlJ d
!iho t ly a cur
m" e and more

INHABITANTS

ALARM

Ar' STEADJ\M

Fr day

s cor t&pond n of tho
T elf"lIraaf
nl1? b trl n s 01 0 end and s:Jrr()undlng
n il t a c of nr cat .. Ia r
and mZlny
v. Ith rHmn s on of th
German
a e f1 'l rI;)
al ()nn
t he c nal to
SH lpr~ E rr

OF AR~1S
WASHINGTON

Ce II

Sr

German

a

v.::t ory

n tit sa rn

11

n

Pol<l.nd

Berhn

I ccmmun q ue states that
MI~wa
P.U13 a n c val y
Ilur.:ulng a dl!ieabd Ger
prl on!rs and
!luns were

HOLIDAYS.

FRENCH RESOURCES
PARIS

PtJP,U:SHER S
Owmg to the Ch"'ietm ~s B ohd;.1.ya
the
Real.1l!q~ Meroury' \1i ... ll n ext
, eck be pub1l<hed early 'lhllrsd"y
mornIng

\'JAR lEVY Oe' T WO MILLIONS
AMS

I:.RDAM

Fri day

Ph;!. 3tck me rite

ays Ge m. r.s
ha lO
n
\ar t :< of two m Ion franc" mo nth ly
9 Tl B popu! ton
tile e Is ey. ten elll" poor ,lOd I v 111 be I npo s bla
pG!l1!

an tl e provInce 0" L n b

= ==

Th ~

Ari D

Hn~ln

SWITZ"E~LAl'lO

pu bl shes

n 11 "!1g e{ ~y of Ger nan a " li bear n~
() r. u ...,r.l es RI! chi
\ IU
lns cr jlt on
Ita n!l that Sw t zcr l3nd IS h nteforward part
t'or!js

t ~c

so..

1O<li(."Ull'oCi
r lit
8lfU W 32.J to 344

6d

A<lv.e ltlsers and c~rresp(')ndents
are "eque:1tcd to notelhat ther e v, III
probubly be dol",. m tho postal
serVIce, and nrc asked to forwald
their cvrunluUlcattons in ampltj

PA R IS Fr day
ph ot ogr Ilhs of

Mhent c sp ec man, of pa<;.t:Jgr. st:J.r. p pr nted n

01

Oll to 971:1

tiM

t Lxt

A 1 ndvertis em.ents and corres
pondenca must re~ch the offi ce by
Wcdneaday

to ra se t h s sum
IiIERrllANY

I'ClIlUillAY

Cho 00 oll.dow llll Y!lSiI
u fer () 758
0
0011
Ii 1(.'C a.Ul'
o !fiB Ix!
fer o r 75fi () ~

German em pire

tlme
RAILlI. AY RA ES INCREASED

C:c otcl r I v;o.ys '"' ave
f om 10:1 to 2s

""

6d

cr c ed

th o

PRICES 01' nUl

rut es

'fl o r r-l

Il:!l.tiNHAIII

per ton IHI Glas gow lr s h

(~ n

AND EGOS

I I r 00 of &~t l''rCl5h Da t"1 (local) B nHe r
18 5d po.r Jb
New l~"

~'R

\\I N 5TON CHURCHILL
I h:"ld a 10"9 :'I.ud ence
he h on iJ.t [:;uck ng:' am Pal a~ to (jay
\:\1 nsia n Chu r c

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re raI nEPORr

-.

THE

BES'"T"

CIIRISTMAS SUPPLIES
OF -

• •

DEVON

SCOTCH BEEF

• •

S9Uf!lUllOWN &. SCOTCH MUTTON,
TURKEYS, GEESE, DUCKS, PHEASANTS &, FOWLS

CHRIS~M~S UHAMPERS 1

All BRITISH BRED and FED

are packed to order by

BONNY

AT

=

COLEBROOK &CO. , LTD.,
BROAD STREET. READING.

SpeCial Quotations for Gift Meat, Poultry &Game.
PLEASE ORDER EARLY.

at

KING.

Spec:lal LiDC. in Yeril Ham.,
Cneddar. t Cbeebire StiltoD.
Cbou:e D •••ert Fruita ~ Table
Decoration.

TIHB O'~& ~ CORPS
To the fDITO"R of tl1.e RJ~OING MERCURY
and B 8R.K~ COUN~ Y PAll1[t
Sm - As 000 Df tho men <m:lr 4S vhD are not I knly
1.0 00 clI lltY.l Ul on to &cnu c.."\oopt In UIO last cxLrem Ly
I olild Ul c to bnuf;" t.o your not 00 tbo movcm lit
Vi b ch s on fooL to md to() I..ord K \..01 '•.mcr to IlQC4: pt
~ bat..t.n.hon or mnre of (lu~kod men Gt'Cl" that .age
Meu who wal t to JO U Klo lid .sena. to Mr J S DR.]"
Rowl3nds CasUe H.:a.nl.s a. p03te.·u~1 bea.r n;; 1)'11 ....
1 1 I,Il'6lr flamo I\.nd a.dd.rass and th'3 worn..' 0 cr 115 r.
a d ho v. n t..hcn scnd. them ~ f<r.m t.o fill up
Yours f~uLh.f dly

Swa.l109i 5.dd Barb.

B BEST

If you aeDd ua 216 ..,e will for
wa.rd a 1 lb Xmaa Puddilll: aDd
SUI: Mince Piea to &D7 ad ......

Our Xmaa Fruita are ... ....., choice
and Ih" Price. will b. fO"Dd
rea.oD.ble
No e ..lra ch.p.ela mad. lop
atoDIDa rel.ln.a

I:I.\HPLli:l::t UPON"

SONNY
R EADING CORPORATlO:i TRA.M:'\ AYS
Ii a ftio rcoOlpls wook {\ Kl ng '1)00 17th 1914 £(1 1
hi 11,1 oorrc:.ipomIUJ; renod la.sL yra. £ 6&1 ~ &I

£11.) 19;s 3d

Nwubcr

or

tl.:;60~~3,

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