Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 06-1915

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OXFORD

REillING MERCURY

JUNE 12. 1915.

SATURDAY

AND BERKS

EARLEY

4:;

FARII

DISTiICT DEFUCI FOl!.CE

:JOL. COCHRANE S PRAISE

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We ha\'"e receive J the 10110'\\ IDg for pubbea.
tion The C()mmandant (Colonel E
K e nstngt,on )
wishes to lnfoJlu tbe officers NCO 5 Dnd me n
ot the force that on the occ.'l Slon of the lIl!;pechon
by Colonel D Cochra ne C B 011 Sunday " "ok
the In !lpccti ng Officer exp r os~ed hl m:::;elf I i( belO ~
much ple{lljcd \I Ith wb ~t h u s.fI ~ He a pplf'~ul ted
th epatn otl !!oOl and CUf1rg'l ()f Mr C S W e bb Ite
h()n sec retary III 1 ringIng t h e f<ll co JIlto e::5:1I'tellce TIe )u:::;tiy Itt nb\lted the effi clen cJ o f tI e
for!!e to the Sergt MaJ or In structor H o ffl.V OllT
ably noted Q M Sergt Ed vard~ and I e LPPIO\ed
tho ma.n De r II ",I ch Sectton Commnnder A 1
Turner put the p lntonn tlHou};1 Its drill He
fO (>CCHl llv commend etl tho fil ~n(l lhn g li nd tho ric
fen ce fl.nd att lck n e.!:tendNI () rd er
nrl III p or

fi clIlar ho noted t il t c lre Wit h '!l lll ch COler '!lfl S

taken Rn d t1lilf bot() rCJ nth c klllg t h e lOl ce \\ 1 15
cn refulh eoncea.iod along tlo ' Voklngillm Ron.d
He spoh nth groat u geney on tl o rmportnnee
of properly ta klllg co or li e
pp ro' ed t he
Illmber ()D Ilfl. r I ~M 0 I t o f 5
Ho c] T{H !\.tt cniJol to t ho Ilumbor 01' m e n wh o
nrl\ o Do t filled III t he u occllp dwlI I t h e l eR'I !Oltf'r
Inri nSls ted on tI e ll1p() r blllCO 01 Ilro pe rh fil hn,..
111 111 IUlll t.a ry forms
H e 8ll I h e ~ o u)d h a\c
much pleat;\ ro In r ecoil m endn g t h o Efl.rll'Y Forcl'
fo r r ecogn itIOn I I 0 reele r] 10 ppliCOlh oH t o 1)(>
sent III ut Once fO I 1 m ~FJlfd ~ 8e\('1 ty 1he \ C l e
accouiLng]y npplu~cI for t be "IHne day
Tho Commnndal t cO) gmtulatcs t h e Eorl e~
F orco on Its z(>a l n I ", m CIIHlC) IS O\H\t.ncc I h~
the mnnne r III '\\ Ill Ch th e\ t Ir ned a It 01 d ro sp t o
the OCCRSlon at tl Iii t.I el first n pect lou b t
h o pes thtt Its n Imoon; \\ 111 rlpldl) II\Cleftse botb
o n the register II I d on IX ro d e
He tru:':it..., th t t ho \ orris of tlo In specting
Officel hll\ (l Wilde It pe ltcct h cIa I to eH~ r y one
of mlht an gc 'IY. Jrom 19 t o 10 tI I t no 1 1101;
I" rUll 1R Slg'nlng tbel
lCcep hlH'6 01 tbe \VH.r
Office letter lit t() en l "l in g I tI 0 H.e~ la r f () rce",
Tho Inspoct I1g0ffi e r\\a ~ much Illterosted n
th e ~ hoo tlnr::
m l 11 U e fl rrlngeme fl t. lo r r ' I::PS
b I t he spoke moro th an 0 1 co on tl e I eee."!" t lo r
le>1 mg o ff tJ A d e b t tl thiS been I Cllr l (' I til
th eir COnl'it rll ctton 11 0 Coml l nd 11 I I. . lt h m£'l f
J\1!;tlfiect III 1l1'i'lUlln g him th It he h ad b'l t. h ide
d ou l t t-I o ruar (!oJ
uuld h e r 150<1 \ hen tl (I
r.1 R' (' '' "'ora com pleten
Th e t otnm tlant I r I Sts tI I .11 mt"mhel l'i t n 1
f n onrl :s 0 1 t.h o fl'Jrre Wi ll d o t. h elr be:::;t 10 bllll"
I~ bo I t th f> nit cl to be-de" ed H l,., li t
The t.h Ink s of tI e l o r 0 n.r" t e lil l cd 10 1\ e
M o\o r ( I r J eon lr l Sitton) tOl l~ tCU ri ng t he
IIlspccfton Ilnd for 11 0 IU tOIP t h o sho ,cd III the
fOl ce
Th e COlli n II lld a n t- ''11 1'0 1 e;.; I U e t o ~ 1
k'ir
.;;: D J oel \Ir , R hhrooh
I I d \ \ ;1. 10
d
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n 11 for all thf'j d I to ,,:::;bt In tho II al SOlD elll~ fo
t.he \n Sppci ({l
He tlw thank " t he Re \ } I W nr llc\ KlIlg
the 1 n 1 of t he t;h rch Lid I3n gfll rI d "
J W ooldnds o for tI el l ,\ eIcO Il 0 s,s 11!t IIl CO

ZEPPELIN RAIDS
THE

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Th. Dunkirk

.,.ney .aye that

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Th. Guman& hlv,
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BRITISH DOMINIONS
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
~re

SPECIAL

no v

thrtlug h pem,ul,n

ftru

LIMITED.

T he New

regards
err
fi g Ithe.a "~:;,:r~:~~"'~:

SStung a

AIRCRAFT

The
,o inting

POLler'

AND
OR

C~ US ED

Bombs, Shot,
an'" ng from

fa

pion of neutr. 1

CdlSed

LOSS

BY

Shell,

ds b} a craft or

Fire,

by aLlt

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Explosions

or o~ ber defcn ~ e guns

l'craft

PRESENT INCLUSIVE RATE

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2(6 per £ 100 per annum and upwards

n.pl (l ny&
.n W ldn tllday

Aecordlnl' to district (on full value)
The Corupaov

15

aho

In

batt erlel IlItCflUfutlv
try .nd artillery nu ,

en ng

DEATH-LOSS OF LIMB OR LIMBS-TOTAL

DISABLEMENT

,wi g
II ~ oUIJ~ 1 ~
Bodily injo!')' ca\ts ed directly and lxnmcdlately by bOIDbs and / ar mb li tles and /or gases
Qmitt .. d t be refrom dropped or lhrtl'Wn f rom a e rial craft (bos He or otherwise) or b l' att"ck~ made Upfl n o r
d irect ed against su ... b a erial c raft R.ate 2/ 6 per cent (7 r.m pol r. ( 11 t 01 IILtll l lble fo , 11 lim (l1 111s If a (Iy 5 fo as

ny.

A Ghent djlPl tth

at R oul e,. hu p.lted I

Jnhab lUntt wlto rruntlr
Fran ce
ha'l' betn
Imp rlsonm.nt If (pIt.

PASSENGER RISKS AT SEA.

II be It t on fir.
lI il n ( Iolnu have

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Spec al I 01 cles e <II 0 5 ued to Pa.sse n!;e s 11 sun il.!; the m ag3 n t I 05<:: o f 1 re ca Iso!!d h\
Enemy S uhl a nne~ \\ arsb ps cr Mille"
til:.N D !o OR PRO SPECTUS T O DA \

The BRiTISH DOMINIONS GENERAL INSURANCE
COMPANY

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anertion ot the

cover ng all c lasses of properLy and l or con ent s ag ::u 1St

DAMAGE

rtm.,kabl.

Amtrlcan p n p lf
unvldlon t hlt
runn er ot wlr
he ad"" ou hd I

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BE RKS
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LIMITED

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1, ROYAL EXCHANGE AVENUE, LONDON, E.C.
TE LEPfiO VE

L-mdo, Walt 68gn

TELEGR4. lf;:)

Do ar co Sto ~ lOfdrJ

l lBUrances cau be effectcd at the Head Offic· a s abmc ()r at the Branches o r A gents o f the Company

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Authonaed Capdal £1 000000

The Bntlsh Domlnlons
D E I T 17
Gener.al Insurance Co, Ltd,

SUMcrlbcd Cap hl

r Ro)al E xchanoe \venue l ONDON

.£58000f)

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P lease sen d me Pro spectus of ) our Speclill
Paid up Capital

£ 345

ono

Aucrart Pohq

Bra".:.bca

LA W COURTS 30' Kirb HGJbora WC
BJRMINf. HAJIT

Ur. ICIfTOII
BRISTOl.

CARDI FF
EDI NBURGH
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£750000

Ruen u Excud
AnnuLlI

Incl)me

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LEEDS
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MANCHES1ER

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Oiliube 5t tet

151 We ~t Gn I e Street
J CronellOI fl, ce
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9 Albert SqQilte
t.i f WCASTLE 0 l TYl-1E 04 Royal Arcade

4dd, cSJ
£600000

63 Te.. "le Row

8 I'lIv I OG Pnud e
19 Clart Sind
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LITERARY NOTICES

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FAI LURE OF A R EAD ING COMMISSION
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1I I toplCli 1 ClIO ela.nd Moffett contnbu t.e.. a fill e
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1 t.lcle of nation 11 Im pol tal ce enh tlcd
Delen ce ~ gll tn st the Sublll r Ull' d BSCfl brng: fl r~
malkable Im e n tlon
h lCh 110W1Ses t.o l e \ olu
t W tllZB ee \\ r fa I a an d dd g oath 1.0 the sat et,
of a ll ocean trr ~l An )O g ()ti e :Jfhcles Me
:\[J Wl fo Il nd T
In \\h ch t he pop ular actor
manage F red Terry tell s tho l;tol'J ot hiS fi tage
cal 001 a.nd that of bls Wife 1th:ss Ju!tu. NeIlson
::some MUolca l Pln) s o t Savage:. herlil descnbed
and IlIu ~t.r ttetl fO I til e fust time and A Vo)age
b\ Son~
wille h recalls many of the songs or
Chanties helo"ed by the ()ld tuno sulor The
n Imber I~ pa.rtlCularly strong In entertainmg
fiction by such l'''~.11 kn()wn Wl"lters asP G Wode
h()u se W Pott .RIdge and RIChard Marsh tbe
latter of whom In A NIght SUl'pMSe for the
GerfUElDS
dAliCnlxls Q. thrilhng feat lD which
tha.t PO---'pu1a.r hero Sam Bn~6 r.1avs a leadmg
part The re 15 also 1D
!\ Can MSlon Book for
A.rtiSf:s J fl novel adaption of the old Irlea.- ()f Con
fte610D Books, tho questions beJD~ answered by

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Compllny " er
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/loll 80 ()Ol ~
Ih al (as II'Ib"Dalme.n W( rc &t t.hll.t t De tern ad) F ro lll
t NO he \ 0 nl to Culhfl.m 11 J lly of ihe ftan e Mr
tJlm 00 ho
rcmo ~I 10 K r l\ n~on (no callt'd
Blotching-LOll) -nnd 111 N()\ ('n bor 187<1 he \\&s t!'nt.
back 1.0 Gu lh.n 1.0 open t hQc ne .... ftlgna l box .... h ..,h
a.t. that tlmo \\11.6 ~ I undorta klng oC oollllidorllbio
Ilnportanco
\ fter oomg a.t C lIhllm nearly fo Ir :rt'n.t's 1I,1r
Turant \\ 1\6 remov.oo to DldCQ~ R.6 R d "net rf>he f
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H o rmn&lned 17 ~O,'lra He \\a6 IWh.O
que ntJy re movoo to Readm~ nil diM r.;t I nl ef Ii g 1/1 1
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ASSO CLl. T lON

rit e sl:t~f'!mp.nt of Il ff il r c: ha ~ bee , F.liued In
the caM 01 4rtlH r S jonJ('~ ' an Den B "rg h nl
~ Pr eliL Hil l C,Henih A:m ('0 u mlSSto
II sent

for m ed ) mol' gase b r oker ODd ('o m ml~ s IOIl ngont
rhe l la.b h tlcs (>:o: pectcrl 10 fIl k a mou t t n
.1: 6;") 3.: II er e heJ 19 41 \1n€C red c r ed ltorlO. a €I
II e re i"l.re no Si'i(' t .:
.rho ('RII!'(l of fallUlf1 a llt>ge<t b
(l e i Lor
L "'d n e of b "mess ('0 l~ e !ll c n L 0
the
b r ('a k of \a.r
r h e foll o'l\ I lg {le ficl en('~ ~cco ur.t hrll!> hee
n sh ed
E xce!;t'; ()f 11 0 1 I c'" 0 E' l :k<;«et.s o n 8th
Mil\ }!l14 ob() I t £212 3
h o Iseh()ld :tnd pe r
1;;onll1 E'x p r. nli es IDC rr ed I nce 8th ~13.\ 1!J14 (sf' lf
~ fe an 1 ~hree ch Idl e ) a-bout £ 1;)0 me<ilc nl
aitl"no<ln ce 0 1
fe and e h ]dre ll nbOll t £ .2(l
i()tal £382 L c~ Net p ofi l a.r 6 n8 from e arn
n g on b I f', n 6"S from 81h 111 ~ JOll to dole of
lea Ing R ea II 19 say £00
n come f r o m ot.h e r
~ ourcB.'i s nee I ~L J i 1UQ.I V 1910 t o 8t h 'M av 191 ;)
£70 t()tal £ 12(1 D eficlenc~ £262 38
The Ollic (I I R ece 't'er Ph E W J Sanll) III
h s -eport
d ) bser \lltlol<>
sLa.les - I
The
debt,or a~ccl:n 6ta.ks (Il.) Th:1 t for s om e , ea.r
be \ a.~ PmplO\ed Ill!> r es de l I se<: re tar) al R eno
m g fOI t () nlit rRnce con p ll1l e>:S III I th i t 11 0(
n.bo f Ma.l ch 1013 h e eo mm elll,,:OO bu s I as:::; on
h iS 0"
iceOI nt. a..'1 nn &;tnte agen ~ mor tgacf'
broker nIl (OntmISS10tl a.gen t. at 28 Prl et't l:i 11
Cll'l'er ~hfl n
It.h o L any cap LaJ MIat h e co 1
111 1100 t h e b Is m e!S8 u ntil t he ontbren k of t.h e
'n.r , h(' n Ill:! fo lnd tha.t p rope r Ly fino s h8r~
ma.rkets ve r e S() Rd\el"l5el) affected th at he could
n(lt m ke n. 1\ ng (b) Iha f abo t u. ~en.r ngo n
con Jullctlot wlt.b a.noth r h e attempted to place
on the n a l"ket a. \ ash ng mac h ne call ed fhe
Llgh t n n~ Vacuum W As her ,h eh pr()\e<!
" ecessf I and I tt6 been ab",nd olled
U at th e
eRp tal Imol ved WR.S ()nly £10 ()f which he ro und
£5 (c) rhat s nee last J anll<\I'V 1915 he haa
b ee n e mpl()yed In a ge n ral Cl\paC!lf y h\ "'
t h e1h'e p r()pr etor at Sul.sburr
2 r h e d ebt or
has k e p t uo books
acco tnt
3 The lin
secured mdehtedne.ss 18 stated to he due Il6 to
£42 for won e) lenL a.s to £ 110 for a.mounts dl e
to oe rtru u Jns UrflnCe companies In r esp ect of
promlUms colled-ed by h i m a. ~ t.o £12 r OI hoLeI
accomm odat l()n a.Jld...e to the b alance pr nClpally
f()l " ork d on e and g()ods fS l pphed
I h a.ve
r eceived nollce of a. eta-Ilil by s. ba nk for £59 1l~
9d "h ch 18 omltt.ed fr()m th e statemc It of
BUCKLEBURY
arralr ~ 4 The furRltur e at the debt.()r s former
r eSIden ce 28 Pru!st H 11 Cfl.VemhlLfll 16 churned
WILL OP COLONEL MALCOLM
A KER-by lllt'i wife It IS etated t hat she purchased It
Colonel Malcolm A
Ker
late ()f Heath
The d e b tor st~tes
gate Bucklebuf\ anp of the IndIan Moolca.l WIth 4er o~ n m.oney 5
Se r vice whICh flO lomed In 1887 "ho died ()n tha.t he fil'6t became a.ware ()f hloS IOs01- enc\ m
the 24th February l&St left pers(){lal eiltate In a.hnut JUDe 1914 a.nd It appea.rs tha.t a. portl()n
of hilS present Indebtedness hae been lD(!Urred
the Umted Kingdom valued at: £817 12& 4d
Proba.te has beenJranted .to Mrs Ma.ry !VIolet SInce th&t time
Douglllll Ker of Heatltglot-e his Widow the 501e
eX8Cut.rtx
J
A soidler who del!lari.ed from ihe German
:Army after endu.nn8 many hardslnptl from the
fhe metnJ>ers ()f ihe Cabinet have deCided to commengement of the war liM told a. surpnl!lmg
M urperers
peol
their aal&l1N aQ that a.1l the Mlolstlon story of PruasJ&Q mlhta.ry methods
of Boghlhmen weN, be lI!told rewarded With the
mal rooelve the 6BJDe emolumea.t.
..,
Iron Croa.

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Me.srs.

H. & G.)SIMONDS, Ltd.,
The

Brewery,
Beg t.() lllrorm their

Reading,

C U5tOl OCl s

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onlD$!; t o r ecent. legls lRtlon Ih<,y
Ilre compelled t() RAtS}
11-IE
P RICES of CEBT AIN of theIr
SPIH1TS to lake cllect as from
i\lOX DA.Y NEXT 11th in5t.ant

GIN.

TILEHURST
TViO
DBOTBIHfS
KILLlm -Comvuny Quarter
mu ster Fra nk Chandler" u; killed. In acti()n on
Mav 16th a bout t W() Wl!es from whwe hiS elder
brother Corporal F " Chruldler met hIS death
on Murc.h 11th The dec~ ha.d been actively
"ngaged. at the front SlOes o\ugust last In one
of the engagement. he br.u ah rescued a lieu
tenant who had heeD wounded Much sympathy
IS felt With }lr and Mrs Chandler10f Westwood
Road TII.hurst LA the ureparable 068 they haTe

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Burnett's
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From a3J. 10 SS/36/. .. 39/-

RUM.
Fine Old Vatted
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BRANDY.

F_ 46/&.1. ~ Nol Cert&lUlT not· to IQbetitutea for Pale
lLlCKINTOSlI'S lOi-FEE DE tUXE.
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