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"~G MERC'O}tY, OxFoRD I GAZE'l"l'E, NEWBURY; 'HERuJ>, AND BERKS CQUNTl PAPER, SATURDAY, JANtJARY 1, 1010.
(2nd) 4t.h ROYAL BBRKS AT CHELMSFORD.
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON.

FRIDAY

EVENING.

CENTRAL NEWS SPECIAL WAR SERVICE.
PARIS OFFICIAL.
In Champa!!ne the enemy att empted during
t he nIg ht to tapturo by grenade fighting a small
listening post IR the direction of Hill 193.
Thll
a.ttack !aIled completely; relatively calm elH-

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BRITISH CRUISER SUNK.
The AdmIralty announce that the armoured
cruiser Natal, captam EriC P. Back, sank yester.
day afternoon wttile 10 ha.rbour a5 tha relult of
an micrnal explOSIon.
About four hundred
5UrVl'o'On are repl'ltted , and then' namn arB beIng
co mmunicated to reiations at anee. The Natal
W.ls a vessel 4)f 13.650 tons, bULlt IR 190&, with a
Cfew of 704, and sIx. 9.2 Illch guns.
OSTEND TO ANTWERP.
AMSTERDAM , Friday.
TeleD,aaf" states that the Germans
nave now camfllehd the reconstnrctlan IIf the
ra ilway bridge nsar Selzaele , which was destroy!d by the Belgian., thus linking Ostend and
6.ntworp by direct route,

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PORTION OF TURKISH TRENCH
DESTROYED.
AMSTERDAM Friday.
T he Turkish official communique says that the
fnemy ships bombarded Anafarta and the TurkI&h ce ntral pGSltlons.
The enemy
exploded
lime mmes. twa of which destroyed partlBns af
the Turkish troneh. ten maires broad. which was
ottuple d by the enemy
The French warship
Suffre n was hit by two 5heIJs when bombarding
till: Anatolian teast.
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TERRIBLE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
Massa!]!!s from CzernowUz stale that the RUI'
Ilan otfons lv e on the Bessarablan frontler was
terribly VIo lent
Th e RUlSlans ton(.f)ntrated
two hundred guns and three dIVISIOnti on a fivc
kilometres front. The Austrians repulsed twenty-two ass:wlls. chiefly hand-tll·hand fightll1'9,
w\thln an hour
Fllur hundred shells fell at
Dntl plaee On Wednesday evening the fighting
L"rame less furlo!!s

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HEAVY AUSTRIAN LOSSES.
AMSTERDAM , Friday.

According to a report from Bucharest the
A ustrlan losses on the River Tara amounted to
l ,500 men .

GERMANY ' S THREAT
WASHINGTON. Friday.

ft IS Intimated In German officLal circles that
Germany may resume submarine reprISals If cer.
taln demands are not granted.

GERMANY AND CONSCRIPTION IN
ENGlAN 0
The German Press diSCUSSes at length the POI-

sible introduction af compulsion In England.
The II Berliner TageblaU" says that the det lslon slQmfies a lup In the dark The ' I Frank.
fu rt er Zeltung" says that cam pulSion has com.
as a surprise. Germany has no reaIDn for dis.
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MEETING OF THE CABINET.
Cahlnet to·d.ay was attended by all mambers

DERI\:S QUARTER SESSIONS.

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'rhe Epiphany QU:lrter sesslO~'\~;f.~olrr~~(~j~:'~:~~
~dl open lit Ihe ASSize Courts,
IL. m au Mondav, w hen t he
district ;.
the Pcttv SCSSlouLJJ. DIVISiOlIS of Fartngdon, Lambo
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b
il urn , ew ur), and Wn.ntnge 18 re::;polUilble for
Ie attendnnce of JU3tlces. The reports of the
Count} LicenSing CommIttee \\ III be presented
Up La the pre:oent only one person ha.g been
oommlttod for trlal l VIZ I H enry Jl\mes
chargoo v,Jth lar~en) at Ma.ldcnh ead. An
~1'hOma.s Brnnt v. Tho- LICenSing Just\ces
,13orough of Readmg-wllI come on for hea.rlDg.

DEA'rH OF' MR 1'. KINCHIN
K~lBny Will learn wtth r egret thafM~. Thomas
lfl<lhlll Pa.sRcd llWa.y on Thursday ll,ght a.t hlS
reSidenee, "MalL.onettc," 'J'llehurst Road, Read~ng, f\-ged 74, after & very long Jllness.
'l'h(!
ft~ased gentleman Wa6 In the servIce of MeMrB.
t u~n Il-Ild SanA from Jus boyhood until h(! re
~vcral }oars I\go on pensIOn.

5lli BATTALION.
PREVIOUSLY REPOR'rED MISSING,
REPORTED KILLED.
L.. CpI. T. Robb.. " 10m.
6th BATT ALlON.
KILLED.
WOUNDED.

Pte. H. A.hlflY, 15531).
P\e H. BYlUm, 12598.
Pi:.(! L Bale. 12405
Pie. E. Sterry. 12700.
Pte. E. Harmllwort.h 11236.

SERGT·DRUMMER J . W. DAVEY.
'rbe drums and bugle9 Qf the (2nd) 4th Royal
ha.ve 105t ·the !ierVlce& of
Sergeant-Drummer J W. Dal'C'I, he nnd Sergeant
BWToughs ba, mil becn att.ach~ to the (3rd) 4th
Royal Berks, now In Reading 'fh1S 16 the second
time Sergonnt Drummer Da.vey has boon trans,
ferred, he h.a.VlDg left the dnlmll of the (ls~l 4th
Ro ... al Barks in November, 1914, to take OVOl' tho
trllJ.fl.Jn,; of the drums and bugles of tho (2nd) 4th
Royal Derk!i at 'MaIdenhead
As berore, he has
left a fino OO1'ps of drums behind. and thoy have
won high compliments from the hend of the
drvllll0n Colonel Wheeler. the officera and 0.11 ranka
have on many occn.slOIll! exprosaoo thOir approvr.l III
the most compilmentary wny oC the playmg of the
band. and much regret Sergeant-Drummer Davey' s
depa.rture.

Berks at Chelmsford

Blh BATI'ALION.
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW
REPORTED KILLED.
Pte E. LeWin, 13755.
PtI! H Torre,., 13624.
Pte. J. Round. 14052.
DIED OF WOUNDS.

Pti!. G. Garnett, 18275.
WOUNDED
Pte. n Bdl. 16889.
J1te. G. R Powell. 14189.
Pi e W P. CwlIHngham . ...Pte W Prior. 18574

17837.
Pt.e. A Evanll, 14628
L. (,'pl J Mazey,lasos.

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LffiUTENANT F. G SAINSBURY.
L1eutenant FrederICk G
Sainsbury, a.rehiteet
aDd surveyor. of Friar otreet, Readmg, "bo IS
5ervmg as a Royal E.lgineer III France, bUll beflon
gronted the hlgber rutes of engmeer pny on Ule
recommendation of the cble f engineer of the
Army Corps to '\h1Cb he IS attached
WhIle
home lust Vi oek Lieutenant Sainsbury lectured m
the Pulmer Hall on Monday afternoon on modern
ent.renchments to the officers ot the PlOneeor
Depot, to WhICh, at one lime, he was attnched.

ROYAL

OXFORD AND BUCKS L.I.
2ud BATTALlON.
KILLED
Pte R Remnant, 18422.
PREVIOUS [,Y REI'ORTF.D MISSING, BE·
LIEVED KILLED. NOW REPORTED KILLED.

RED CROSS WORK IN lIERXsmRE

Pte E A

Among Lhe revie w6 of work d one In the county
brIef account of t he R ed Cross ~ ark 111 Derk
shLre Since UlC war "ill be of mt.crcllt.

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BERKSHIRE

flltality occurred In tho Oxford
ROM, ReMitng, on'IlIeadsy. George 'l'ycnt, aged
64, r esiding I\.t 63, Alba.ny Road, neit.ding, was
erostnng t he road bet"een Elm Ps.rk Rood and
Belmont Rosd, a.nd when fl. httJe way over be put
bls band up to 5OmOOJle on the oth&r sidc, 8top
pmS In oolDg so At tbat time a. motor car) be
lon8mg to Mr. HumphrJes, of The Lodge Hotel.
A motor

REGIMENT

AN ApPEAl, FOR FOOTRAJ.L8

To the E<htor of tho" ReBdmg Mercul'Y a.nd
Serb County Paper. II
Slr,-My son. Second Lieutenant R ]). H.
Norman, wntmg from 60mewbere In Pranoo on
Christmas Da.y, after descrlbmg wba.t hnd taken
two days preViously, adds: "Would the
I),~"o ,.,,"? who have J-ads ll'I, and those kind friends
t.a.ke an Interest. III, the n.bove batt.ahon, whose
lot It h:w been to be so senrely hMdled, remem-

Pte. H Prootot. 16810.
Pte J Rolluon. 15432

PREVIOUSLy REPORTED WOUNDED. NOW
REPORTED WOUNm:D AND lIUSSING
Pte W Newman, 12020.

the v.a.r the sern('es

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13118.

Pt.o L Aehford, 14645.
Pte .iI,. Ca.nn on. 18547

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Haggltt,

DIED OF WOUNDS
R. JOSO). 0143, I\hould read

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112211 (R O)'08 1 EngmccNI)

MISSI NG. BKL[EVED KILLED.
Ptc W H. Daughton 7011

WOUNDED
Second T.leui.l2nant W. l~ B&rnard
Pte A Bwc<>, 17684

"Lh BAT'rALtoN.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
Pt.o F DA1l1e1s. 17208

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Mn. Mount W111 kwp me fully 'lDformed of
~erythlDg that 16 gOlDS' 'On, nDd WIll forwurd to
me all Important letters. I will a.rrange for
fnendll at tho Houso of Commons to watch nny
matter IJpeQlaJly affecting Sonth BBrks whlch hut!
to be d8!11t WltH 1D IJar:liament while I am
a"·Ry.

I r6iret that

a tID of
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shall be out of thiS country at

th'e ~re!I8Dt time, but I am sare that all illY
fneud8 In Sonth Berks Will agree W1th me In
thlDkll~a that If opportuDlq 118 gtven

to aOJoDe
the ,to serve his country at tInll time ab'l"'OOd, It 18
cake hUl duty to avail hImself of it. Let u. ho~ that
each. the time mar 800b oomo w.hen a ~ whiob WIll
and In be aatilfacto". to our honour and intar.te m.1~
end thlS strullie. We m.uat Tetllise that thia can

get ou~ of order,
out by Ule wind.
more aooepta.bte to a IIOldier,

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or her u'bnol!lt to assi,t .their oonotf'J' to the 't'1U'J'

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F not, let us take you for a journey through the Stadebaker fec:toriill.
which cover over 140 acres, and are amongst the lal'rut and IIIOIt
up.to-date in the world This can be accomplilheel by writina for
a copy of .. The New Studebaker Proof Book," which uplaina b,
interesting dencription. and 95 photographic illustration. IIIU, of
the operations required for the production of th.ia bi&h..,..d• .car.
Send your name and addrcli on a poalcard and a copy will ... MDt , . free.

KILLED.
Pic W II PI}r1' IIl" 15683
ACCIDE="TALr~Y

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r\c1<.h!ioll 17295
DiED 0>' WOUl'DS

Pte T. Freeman, 114f>B

WOUNDED
Pte C, Rlkol'lon 17975. Pte C Spl('rs, 12343
Ptc. A Smtth, 12649
7th BATl'.\J..,ION
WOl..:NDED
PIC. D J Eu.lls, 17934

STUDEBAKER LTD.,

qUCKINGHAMSHIRE YEOMANRY

M .... IIn• Dlnocl_. EVSTACr. H WATSON,

KILLED
'l'pr H Cadd, 949

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117·123. GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON, W.

WOUNDED

'fJlr 13 Duncan, 2019

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OXFOH.D .\N 0 D UOK S L 1
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J. Cpl P 'fldrna(~h , 9151
IOUSLY REI'OItT)O;D WOU1>DED. 1'0W

rtf' W Coatham, 8312
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Pte A SLI<;kle~, 9605
J~ Cpl F G \\ arll(! r BI08
WOUNDED

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Sgl D
Pte G R r'Almull(,!M, 9383 Sgl )t
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Pie H A Joh\l !lO/l, 82:85 Pte S

Pto H A F,11a •. 9478

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• MAIDENHEAD, •

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The STUDEBAKER AGENTS for this district, have their Demoutratioa
'PHONE 289, MAIDENHEAD.
at your disposal for trial rUDS.

'f MI1e~, 7953
G PAlllttll. 51)]0
Hobuuon. 9004
'J h oma~, 9483

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Tho Ma.vor of Roaclln/t hM addre«!cd tho Ca llow.
mg lotter to the members of the CorporatIOn, etc.,
of R~o.dll1g J.(lwn Holil, R eading
241h Dccomb~ ;
Dear Slr,I fl."Ql J'; ure tha t I\ t t111 ~ fraH~ en SI!! 10 our natLonal
lllStor~, 1\11 members of t.lf~ corporatio n would wl ~ h
to JOIn III some 1l111n1("lpa l aot of humble homage '(')
;\1 mlghty Goo LlI public rec..'ogmtlOll o f ou r nat\oDaI
robance UPOIl HIS e\'or r1l11llg l10nd m our IPlpc nal
lll~tot\

As yOll how tho {int S Lloday III the Xe ..... tear
h as hoen ILPpomlcd 11I;J 1\ 5u ltab1" £lay for tillS IIOlnrnll
occaSLon b) the rl'lpr~se ntatn' u !l eo.ch" o( the chu rch(l.l1,
,md \\ Ith tho apll ro·1'B.1 Ulld co rdial s~ mpQ'hJ or
II M tho KinA'
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r Mk you, t he rcCMe, 10 accompany me to T)iuno
ServICe for llfD \'er 10 GOO 1/1 tll() MIlIl1(,lPII.I Church
or St Laure n(e at threo o'cI~ k on Ihat aflerllOOll
'I'hls lit , the Iiour at I"hleh 'he Lord M."o r a Dd
Corporl\.hon of T..onOon \\111 attend servlC.-e· at St
P&ul '~ Ca thedral. a.nd Iho Lord .Muor haa "'rltten
to me !Lnrl to ail nt her mA.V Orfl nnd ioeal authontie!i
III England am] Wa1Ni, askmg that .e .... llI tako
fIImll,,1 alitloll
Trustmg tha t YOIl ..nil be able to he pr~nt.

Yours 'ory trill),
LEONARD SUTTON,
Mayor.
Tho follow 1Il'g UOtLt.'6 hlli'l been pa;tod on 'he
ReadlllA' t rams - ' R.cndlllJ{ Corporation Tram
"aye
SundB.l' of National PrJ\yer - On Bund&y,
,JanUAry 2, 1916. nil car !Crvu:es ,nil be 8Ullpondod .,
T ho order LS 5lgncd by tho general m.narer and

A meet.lng of nn ~ Ho nrll \OI as lteld 011 W edncs.
dIn". Mr ,\ W I aWrl";ncc (ch.urIllLlIL ) "r ~~ hIIll S
'J'h o C lerll roported the rr... f'lpt lru lJl Iho ) ,.... (11 1
GO\'l\rnUlollt Uo1\rtl of .\ h 'II [' I' J! 1I1;!;OI"ItILIo; tlL .lt.
e,'en enl!ea' Ullr ~ b o uld II(! mud;> 10 ltj.\ li lclL 1111)
work. ~ liS to lX.'O nOIOI,;e III ex pclUht(\1 " (J1I
t.hl!lt part lh"" had d OCHj ",i to dll; PCILIl{l \\ I Lh (i'rtum loca l !letlnl rM.u rn fi. llurl Wf\I O nf n l11 I\ \o)l1 IIUIL
till! l1umhfOr of bonkJii kept hv th o hll1l Nj) " h n uld b.-.
red u\.!ad. wllllo altiO COIl1 I1HU(\(, Ill l'fOflnA'1J I1'llIIuld
tH, cu t d own In n m1ll11ll1l1ll ·I' hr.\" IL l so Joi Ilf:"~ e ... t(>(1
thB.t th(" J\o.'Hrl "houle! lIlN't m o nth1" 1l1s h:ud ot
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REDFERIi 'S WINTER SALE.

The we ll·known London hOD8C of Redfern ie
8I(i't'crtl6mg 11.8 a.nnuaJ. wmter aale, to commence
on Monda! Dest, J&DUllry 3rd BcauLlful mod .. l
gownfl, collected from tlllnr Pal'18 Ind Loudon
Ii011B08, WIU bo m&rked at draatlC reduell0~ to
effoot (I. speedy elea.rance, 0.00 pncea we obnool'
Iy tempered to moot the depletred PUI'Ie, I.
Messrs. Redfern sllY that owing to tbe prC!I'Tailing

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The C h AI rmAn ro tnl..f'(l that th{\ l1 o l1 ~f'\ Co ml1l1t tf'e hnd dN:ld~t tha.t 1111 to L rul v On\ thfO\' l! h')llId
('o ntlll lll) lil1l11'f"t fo rllll J:: hlh . IIfll' r v.lllc h lUo llthly

m retlOg'l' ,",ould he h eld
It W(l l'! r()II;olvM th:lt t he mail e r sll otdd tl~D III
00 OOM1(tl'n'(1 fit lM'ul r Day
Mr. F cL Burto n asked it n il Ihn u mlllll ~ of
t hf' G nn rdUlll " hrHt ('onlJ)II{..-1 w llh tho oo lHh b oll,;
6! l,om Derln'A rOCtUltlUG srh01n ('. II!! ilfl Wall ur
oplDion t hnt a s n Imbh o lIulllo nty flw)' ioI ho llld
n ot I>6t an ru: uDple by h~ V lIlR auv (, m(' wl 1\' l! u
had not offered htmfie H lI n.I(l1' Ule 6l' hl'llIe It vo; UK
"fated thnt th e offiClnl fl; h nd pr"Konte;1 thl'lII';""'e:;
for eDll!l:tmrnl . hut. the c.i(lrk \' n)IIl IJiWd 10 make n
retum, lUI l\iked ror b) Ur lll riCll

IJUNOEItFORD mSTIIl C'r COUNC il,

']'ho 8.'tccm and affectIon ootartailloo for Capt.lun
Tibbie, of tho Chu rch Arm,) who w ... In Ch&l"K«l
of the Groyfrla.rtI 1\11."81011 Halt from 1913 unhl hll
death, at the ft.,O of 40, 0 11 ilIo 19U! O6(l(1mber,
race" eel Impr(WIIVO demoostratlon on WoonC5dIoY
0\ enmg, when n. memorial ficrnoo wu oonductoo
10 the h&1t by the Re" I BI1'1tcr, the oongregaboll
bemg very II\.-rge "lid much moved "1 know ,h.t
my Redeemer hveth" W&I playfld on the orlJ&II &&
tbo opclllng

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6&t. knoekn:t8' her down twice I\fi.ltrwnnill.
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.tatioD to mfM"t her Rla~r , INlvlng her husbund 10 £17 l~. tAl ,cl0 51 , (,OWl Ulld (~d h' ., £20 II¥. t o
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In
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take the law lntn ber ' own hand"" althouUb \Irrhapl llhe had ret.fIIved pl'O'f'ocotio n All lilt" IIld H mforl! lind cah',a, .£25 15.1. t v .£13 7. (IoJ, '"-'0 " .
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'1 he l..ocal Government Board nnw wrole Ul1l t .... !<d.
tbfIY 'We11' ".llInK to make a grant of £6 6;;, alLll

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r~t w,Lh
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the ..ctI Gt.:. offered. wlndl lie t1ndMst.ood wo uld
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on tbn lOCAl rat.68 'rI\e clll\trmL\n t hnnkl'd t h o
der); (or forfltrOmg ttl" bal.llco. rl!marklllg that
the J.ocal Crovemml!nt llo.'\rd ooutd h nvo no ,d.,11
or the amount of .. ork dono In connection With

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.~====~-=~=-~=-----------------------PIUCE OV /'1 8.
COMMERCIAL INTBLLIGENCE.
MfOl'Iar.. M. Yune,. .Dd don. f f!Dd ill. rolJo. . .
p rlc.!i ru r I)rlm
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HUNGERFORD .

I:-'TERCESSION DAY

Reoolllg, "'as proceeding along, and tho driver
mooe
(tn n~tempt to get rouud him.
'1'h'3
dece&!!ed. hQwever, go~ 111 front of the ca.r, the
ne3d' front wheel of whroh ea.ught him, knocked
hlm ·down. a.nd tho wheel. plW.Od. over hiS chest. elrcwnstances good8 wdl be m&rktd ... p[ien un.
He W(1,5 taken mto No 1 War H06PltnJ. ~lld .ner· prooedonted 1n forme r yeG-l'8 Tal10r m~ gown ••
ber
tha.t
they
ca.nnot
eend
out
any
mot'\'l useful
g'lfts to gtv-e thorougb enJoyment to the many wa.rds convcyed to t,h,e Royal Berkslure Hoeplt.nl. afternoon and eYODlng frockll. m.illinery. aDd
than football s!" Hc further sw..te.s th6t men wh&re he died on Wednosd8Y. HIS ribs were eapecuilly fUrll, 'WIll all be priced In the meet
have frequently to be taken a.t Mort llOtlCC to c1"Ushed, a.nd he sustal1led. mternn.1 In)Unoe.
temptiog Jaahlon. The .ddrcn 1S 28, Conduili
some threatened spot, &nd t~t It 18 of the utAt tho mqu(!St held yebtordsy uflernoon l Mr. Street. W.
most Importance that the men should have good
Sydll{lY Bra.lf) repreoonted Mr. Humphries, the
nerves a.nd keep up the.r sptnU;, and Ulera IS o"net, a.nd George- Anger, the dnver of the car. THE PUBLIC AJlD WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
not.hing tJuut enables the men to k:w up then Several ,~\tne66es hsvmg boen e xammed, tile
5plrlta better tha.n a game of foothal .
Jury found a verdict of •• Aooldental death,"
To the Edltor oC thQ ' Reading Me.roury aDd
Th.ase or us who live In 6 dl.striCt where tToops El.J:oo.aro.tmg the dnver, and e.xpressmg sympathy
Berks County Paper."
ha.ve been tn ca.mp ca.n no doubt r~l1 bow lD11ch With the fanuly, In whic h the Corouer aud ,Mr
the men enjoy lcickmg a footbeJI, oven aft.el- a Bra.ID concurred.
Su-,-Tt 18 pru't~ulo.rl)' request-eel th~t. people
tryUlg mn.rch. Any footba.lIs fgeDt to my son
who I\.8k wounded. BoldJen to theloZ' hom.. w111
M.R. MOUNT A-N-D'="l-n""'S-""CO-NSTITUENTS
will be grotefully ooknowledged, or if )'QUf
refra.m trom offenng them mt.ollcMlDB driDb.
~ers prefer I will undertake to send them out,
'fo the EdItor of the .. lteu.UUlg .Mercury and
In Dlany matanC6!l t.tus proot,lce b •• been \be
of. what IS better, My who ho.ve reJ.a.tions C&tl
Herks Couuty ¥U,llCf."
oaU5e of mueh Itrouble, 001. alone in mducll!1! men
send the footballs, dIrect
to
remain awa.y from hOllpital durinB prohlbUc!d
Sll'~-As I am leaVlnlC tor }i'ranee tu take up
You", fa.ithfuUy,
work under the War lJdico on .Mondav llext. I hours, but alao In ratardlllg t.helr recovary.
D. G. NDRMAN.
should hke, through tbc woolum of your columD!i. (Signed) E. A. HANLY. LI(!uli.·Col., B.A)( C,
CamberleYl 29th Dee., 1915.
to let mv oonstltuOJlts In 8auth Berka ko.ow that
Otlloer 10 Comm.Dd Rea.dlUg Wu- HOIpital..
1 a.m maklDl! wha.t arrangements 1 cun to cJUture
RoodlDJif War HOSpltol, Beading.
that tbelr pohtical lDteresh> ~hal1 not 6u.fter l.D
29th December. 1915.
my aDseDce As. ho.... over. the work "'hleh Illhllll
bo dOIng In }I'ranee wIll be very heavy, I know
tbat r CI~n rely upon my coDstltUents to fjva.re

I

THIS BOOK
fREE ON
REQUEST.

WOUNDED.
R nr ook~ 17997. I, ·Cpl .\ Thomltl' 17298
Brooks. 1b7\7.
Pte. G Webb, 17443
F Cn rt.cr. 10937 Pte. J Wllham~ 17466
H .Moult 15047 Pte W C Wrlght,17S07
\\' SlllIrny, 15488
6th BATTALION.

Pto H
Pt.c H
1. Cpl
Pte C
P~o .A

vr.

lale M.ra. W C

Pte. JI Smith, 16287.

L CpJ. A. W. Spencer,

WOUNDED AND MISSING.
L ,SRI A JenkllllJOn,
Ptc.}' A Green. 1S441
14633
Pte W Mann, 16107.

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Pte E Ca.rter, 126R7

THE WAR.

MAIL BAGS DELIVERED.

It is announced from The Hague that all mallha!]s for Holland d~talned by the British have
now been receIved 10 Holland

Pte. E:. Mile-., 3173

TheN! ilre now 54 women's j\nd 7 mcn's Volun
t.a.ry Aid Det.achments 111 tho count.), With i\
personnel of 1,130 nnd 302 respcctlvely, /L t.at.nl of
1,4:'2
Theso d ct.ac:' ments Imvc provided ~2
AUXlIlIl.rv H06Plta.J S, of which two a rc affihat.OO
With Alden:;hot, fhe '\I1h Oxford, nnd tOil With
Readmg'Var Hospital
'1'''0 oUlen; nro unattached, and t hree n.rc closed for a time.
Tho
h08pltnls nrc s itull te<i 111 Abmgclon,
Ascot
II
l:hshnm, Brncknell CrowLliorllc, Dldco~, Englc
field House, Fnnngdoll, Flllc hnmpst ead, Kmt
hurV, Maidenhead, Mortimer, R eoomg (4). Shaw
cum-Don nmgtoll) Spoon, 'Wargra~e, und 'Voklllg
ham (2). 'lhey fLlrlll t$h a. gruud totn.! or G65 bedl'i,
and hao;e treated a ,574 patleuts
Another Red
Crc!iS AuxllH"ry H Ofi]Htal WIll shortly be ODeIlOO In
lIERKS YEOMANRY CASUALTIES.
ReoolJlg at « Inn1t>oa.rrs," Bath Rond, to' be nt
ta.ched to tho Reading War Hospital With tho
FUR'l'HER FIGHTING.
excepl.lOn of Englefield House n.nd St Anno's
Hall , Ca"ersham, all the~e h r ~ Its l s r cconc the
FU T.L LIST Oll' C"8UA.LTIES.
G overnment gran t. III t1.o case of th e former
Tho followlDg IS t he oniclal list oC casuultlC!> the eJl'pense~ ate borne by Iho Lord LlClitennllt
amongst the 'Berkshire Ye-omanry 11l the 8choll nnd Mr.; Benyon, IIond 111 the latter bv:Mr and
With Arabti on Decemher 11th, "hen the Yco Mrs. Crawshl1v
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roan1.t:formed pa.rt of t.ho l'CConnOltnng force
The hospltnL<; n-re stntlod b~ the Red Cr0fi5
from
atruh Eight we;c kille<l I\nd 12 \\ oundcd
V A D of Berks, 3 l detaehments hllVlllg been
mobI lised ror the purpose WIth the exccpt.lOn
KILI,ED
of n fe" tra.IOOO nurlies, the "ark IS entlrel)
Squadron ScrgOl\nt MaJor \'r . Cox, 95.3.
volun tary. III accorda.nco "ILh t he "'Plrlt of lhe or
Lance-St:'.I'gea.nt A E lllmn.n, 1787.
Sam sallon
'Trooper R E. Brown, 2088
NURSF;S FOR ACTIVE SERV ICE
Trooper F . J Josey, 1846.
'rh(-. BerJci; V A D llBvo l'i1lpplied 1 8'~ llUt'lies for
'J rooper W J. B Martin. 1826
RpeC1al !'oCr, Ice, of whom the large maJorltv art!
'fr ooper l'..J North, 2Oi-i
111 t.h e War Hospital s In England; others nr c III
'J'.roope r A. H Price, 2160
Fr8l1cc. Mu-Ita and BlUrt. Another brunoh or
'trooper R G. Quel('h, 1720.
th e ,"orh: Vi h lCh t.he SOI,Het, ha s been enll<x l UP OIl
WOUNDF.D
b, Ihe W .... r Office to undertake, lS Lh e proVII.IOll
Sergeant
WGtt.. , 272
of women to take the place of m on In the Wa.r
ramer-Corporal F. G. Ford. 1886
Hospli.'I.ls. thus IIberntmg the lnttet for mlhtnn
Saddler Corporal H J Pea.rco 1077
sornce. TIllS \~ork has h een orgal\ltloo . aud
Lance CorpornJ. W. C Thornbltl , 1406
cnndld:\tes {or all clllS6es o r "ork a.re hemg e n
Trooper E Aldndgc, 2 1~2.
ro llod
'J roopc.r C BelLSlev, 2161.
'1 h e m en's detBehmcnls h :J.ve Tende red good "cr
Troopor or W. Boll, 1616
\ ICC by supplvmg o.r<lerhes for tJlC V A D
Hos·
'l.'loopor E J Const.ablC!, ~ il.
pltl\ls nnd Nelle.}
Mnny hnH~ h eon scnt out to
Trooper S u Coulu!! ,~ 1983.
Ji'rElIlCC , and n. lar:ge nllmbC'r hn\e e nhstc<l;
J'l.ll
'lroopor A. Flirmce. 186:1
f h e rem"'lIlder I\rc a.ttested, rdectcd, or ove~
Troopor W. H Greenough, 1458.
mlht.n.ry aqe
Trooper A W Lowe, 1401.
lkrks 13 V A D i". <loln1!; KDeOIl'llh good ser
].[n.truh, or Marsa ]\o[a.truh, IS a IltU f) porl on Ihe vI ~e III eonnect.w n wllh the tro.n sf'orL
of
coast of Egypt. ]60 nllle:'! "est of Alc.J:8odn::\ The ,\oundcd, meetmg; all convoys, <lay o r 111ghl.
A
Turks have for lon g been trvmg Lo ("0111 oy anns squad of nnrses 1<1 al"u)s on tiuty a t the same
and nmmumtlon m s.nihng ·sbms from Ihe Asm. t~me
M1Ilor COMt to the N-orth Afnean Arab tnbc!!
The tr:m"port service is ver~ c ffi ClCnt.. nnd o" e,
.It number of ca.ptures of theso veascls b~
the much to the genero~lt} (If motor ov.l1ers who have
AlItOS have Deen reported from hmc to tIBIC 1he lent thClr curs to t h e Red Cro'"s through the
J&st notn.ble OCC 8510n Vi as \\ hen (\. small French county officml s of the AutomobJie C lub
TIm
'War vesscl surprised off Cre\..c n. scl.oon er carr,
\\ork hn..c;. been dc~lt wllh hy R spcCl~ l et'Jmmltte'"
lo g a.rms to TTlpolJ \\Ith 48 Turks. lI1 ell1dmg l' nnd 1" known I\.S the Voluntnry A id TrQ.llsport
officcr.3, on oonro
Ton
anUM
f' rcncbmcll Ser~lcc It IS Just nQv. ISSUing: all appeal f or
boa.rded the sohoone r and eaptured crew and fun<l s Villl eh arc much needed. to carr, o n flu s
cn.rgo.
md ls p emmhle ,~ork
Tho servIce d e.ds· wLth the
We regret to s"y t hat J.ee · Corpl T Dell of :n
t mfLspor t of ",olluded rrom the r:\Ilwnv 10 the
Alpllle ~treot.. Rending. haR Amea (hed of ~Qunds' War H OSj1lto.l s, !Hi , e ll w; to t.he V A. D Hospltnls
He .....~as font]l)rly WIth Messrs. Huntle) , noorne, In the coullL,
Som e thousands of cases havo
and ::;tcvenc:
becn h"'ndlod.
Troopf'lr F. A.klrld~ 1'<: stated to be severcl-;
The bro.nch 1m>;. RSS1!1tec1 'Hlh money Slid 111
wounded.
kll1d llll~ Rca<hng 'Vl\l' H 06IHtal s 'Care aud
A FUBrn;;/t ENCOUN TY.R
Com fort6 CommIttee. of ~ JlI eh the 11ld y prell ident
Tho Press )luroo.u on Monday 1ssued t h e fo l
I>; 1\.180 preSIde nt
It. h as I\..Sslsl ed t h e Order or
lowlllg .-'
lSt Jolm III c ollectmg fol' the Parlmmentnl)'
.• On the :!5th n('eoOlhcr t.ho pnnelpal Arab Penn y Fund Ilnd II> I~ cOllt rillUt.or to\\nrds Ihe
force. wInch was loc.l ted some eight lDll~ from free butTet n.t tho rlul,"ay 5111t1On for our slulors
MOrf.a Matru, WflS uttaekod and dlSPBrsOO. With nod soldi ers pBoSSlnj:!' thro ugh tho to,,))
It. has
trafhng loss t.o our troops"
taken n. s.lmre 111 the r e.c rultm~ mliles all part
ADDITlONAf, C AS1J AT.TT1':~
of the T ernl.orml Assoclnhop.. All the dc~neh
The folJmnng addlt!.Onal cnsu!t.lt[€'6 h:\Te becn m en t..'! form ed 'Workmg partlcs, and (L ~reat num
report.ed . ber of use fu l gnrmcnt.s hn.. e been m:wlc.
KILLED.
At the eommenr.cme nt of Lho wo.r a large room
Sergeant W J Sell.
In the Town tIltH \las placed nt lhe disposal of
Trooper E. Ca,'rvo'V.
t he socletv by th e Mayor to ad 1\." n centrnl
Trooper Ai. Green.
depot for the recmpt of parcels sent by the 't\ork
Ing pnrl1 C!\ o f th e county nnd for t h e dispatch
WO UNDED.
of goods A t.oto.1 of 20,275 nrtlcles hn'fe bec"
Sergeant G F Besley.
dlsp~tched irom lhe dpoot, "hleh 1S mlLnaged b)
The toW Irumb6l' of ea.sun.Jtles I S
KIlled 11, loo les ~nd gentlemon Vih o glVo their time t o tl1lf~
dIEd of wounds 1, wourld-ed ]3
"ork.
Mu~h ~ympathy IS telt ror the family of SerThe c XI9tence of t.he V A.D .... as most fortn.,
~nt W J Sell, wheso lather. Mr W C Sell
",te, a.nd the War Office readllv admits It The
oC Fa.n..IlgdoD, :r:eceIved o,n IIltImatlOn on Chnst ddnchments h s\e m o r c t.h a n ]l1stlfiCld thtllr con
mas Eve from t.he War Offieo Iha.t hiS son was ceptlOI\. and BerkshIre IS to be congratulated on
killed In action III Egypt on December 11 till. possesSll'\g I!. pa-tnot'c body of women ~nd m en,
Sergeant Sell W1J8 greatl) emeemoo among h18 most. of whom had pr~pfl,roo themselves b efore
oomn'Wles for IllS '~Illin~ Il.nd g enulol disposItion
for
.,.;hlch they ha.v[J 1l0W been
a.nd Will be ~reath nll8sed
He hoo set'Vcd ~n.Ued. upon to render
~
t.brougb tJle Boor War m SoutJt Afnu, Gild hoo
the meda.l 'wlth four bars, o.lso the Terrltcmnl
MOTOR FATALITY AT READING.
EffiCIency Bn.dge. He "'-as aged .18 jCL\r8 a.nd un
matTled , and waa the Unr"l son of lIt!r. and thc

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-with what care a motor' car 'ia made?
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WOUNDED AND MISIIING.
Pt<. F. HlOCOOk, 1718.\.
'th BATTALION (T.F.).
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officers carved the Jomts and a.ttended to the reo
quuemeuta of Lbe men of theIr :respectlge com
panl.eS. A eoncerl; was commenced a.t ~SO pm. ,
the chQ.lr beinR taken by Reglmental·Sergeant
Major.J. BuUer.
The programme WM sus·
tamed by the band, conduct.ed by Sergeant'Drummer Godfrey, Ser~eant C. R Morris, M.16S
R. Tunbrid~, Second Lientena.nt Lambart, Sergeant. .J. Hinton, Lleutena.llt Dow8()n, Mr. Fred
Edwards, Captain WbittGker, Sergeant Young.

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bad been very tute ully deoo ...OOd. a.od presented
& .very a.nimated appearance.
The wallll had
bean adorned with vanous mott.oea, some ot' ,
which were the foltowm8: "SUDCeee to our

AJbes," II Hearly Christmae Greetings to our
f.neooa at home and abroad," .. SucceN to our
boys at thc fron,," etc. The bill of fare CODSIJlt.ed ot roast beef, potatoes, brussels l!p'l"Outa,
Christmas pudd.mg o.nd mince Plea. There was
IJao a hl>eral l!lOpply of bottled ale. mineral

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