Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 01-1916

NEWBURY

REi\DING

JANUARY 1.

AND BERKS COUNTY

--

BBlTISlI PlIlBOlfERIl Dr Gl!JIJlAIIY

READING'S PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS HOUSES.

A VICTIM S TERRIBLE STORY

(A SPECIAL LIST.)
[Tlz

ob)tct oJ tIns cOltp,lation

to tlotify

IS

bYte! forn wlJere res,dents '" and

In

PURITAN SOAP

In view of tho effort on bebalf or Brlt. sh

VISitors

d~stnct my obta,n excellent pro/esslo at asszstanu and transact ousJness on

to R eadmg a td

advatJtageous tty IS both as regards q «fl lty and price

a sa wllere all otlu,. requJrenunts

is used in Britain's hapPIest homes

1;/, , ay be satlS fi,d J

da'ly

AucnONEERS &

ESTATE AGENTS

SIMMONS &

SONS,

IfBWllURY TOWB C01JJrCIL

btabll.hed 1802

T

lIraocbes Bla.gnl.'t'Q Street Bead Ok aud SUIlf8toke
Telegraml_ A!{riculLUfet H ealey 00 Th,.m6llluJd Bu.d nil
Silnmolll

e1epbone-Henle10n Thamc! No

BOOKSELLERS &

OP

TKB

Buluratoke

Beading No 3J6

1:1

HULIT

BOROUGH

Du nptoke No 199

P'lUDAY DflCII!IInEll 2<

(&1..... (

R

GOLDER,
T elephone

STREET

SONS,

e ll

fl) "nrl

AtA."

6 SlitltNi

Telephone 436 (3 1 ne)

ho nl h lIy sloclied .... ith

ORUGGISTS

FINE SEL ECTIO N

... erul

32

'kl'm rt ••flll \ioU dn vllla' It .•

(or

the

Wild en

Que,. n I

USe/ore J J OMI,.,r Ii -"
J I OIr;.I()II I) HON! aM \\

\\ al
W al

den or Henle) IR e been grantNi comm iM lo ",
1 C! (nrn er n II e l"()rth mh~rllLnd F li llle n
tI e iflt.tf'r 1 11 e 2h t. Mlddle.el:

a id

GLASS
The best appolDtcd

&. SONS, LTD,

Chna Sore n

The Crocken05'

ST E RLI NG QUALITY

81rt.

0 \\ Od ord fil rf' H !lSU'ii a d Pr vale H
d a l Reaf(l rth 11 81',mdf'rs 5On5 01 lIr A

90.91, Broad Street,
READING

h~ n )lt

DAVIES

J J

LOW PR IC ES

WI . Moeth e ~ modor ..Le 1\&01' and

and t.he sold ers

Cm'MII!810N H- Troope r L

CHINA &

flrll')(11 d.. m• ...,

n( t.ke hoard of R lard UlnA and
!.Old '" l)I)M he ..hourcl" J cou.W
fM f\ dlii
Tn th o 0 .....01118 the mmltt'll w .. re enl t r pll'
tl\ noo bv tho S h plab Fland 8 1"11 Rangf'n
T he
Mr IL. Sa. ~ II!! .oo'ltt! Ir.a l~ ", n nt'ICI drlvn,
d Idre n n tI e hnlUl\.c; 1l1~ l\[W'nt.. ' ~ ry JOYOU' moM than 111: or IW! on m"".. Mu r 110 thou hA
tim e Eac h r l'ne vM in the morninA " Ii,,"uon Lbl)r6 \liM rot:.ltO .., J'UI l he ~ , h tew.
OM. I..ro:A.I,uMii HI\ had Wily be6il aQt~ ll)' dr 9
n.h\ 1'l i('JY - AL il 6 Henll'Y Rf!d Croi. HOllPl tal
evcrvth ng po~ hie Yflll'l done tn ",nlure the Ulfl tho ( V • lor .n Jlh t.
TI... n onch c:k:cidorl nnt. to rtlOOl\l I r~"101 Oil
wou )(100 nnrl ('0 lVn\(,l'l!enl lIo\cthu'l lilwndmg I
br !{1 t I\nd happy C I r lIim.. 1111'1 fe.tt re of t he 1 ut. orJ.orGd \ho <Wendal t m I"'Y t.b& l'nft'"
tin, Ii f~~t \'11. f'fI \lill~ Ihe hURI'I Chrls1mu t ~
T l: ES DA\ D f;C ~\ 1/1 E I~ 211.

Tea Rooms and Ca'e 4 &. 5, The Arcade

m~S'Q

h)

m~ m hen

GREGORY, LOVE & Co, Ltd, The Stores, Readmg

'(l.Oh C

"

1011 & D"MnI«&r UI •

11:"

IMr F VI

CAFES

Bn

Cbvrob &rw-....

no

7, ST. MARY'S BUTTS, READING.

Boots ~ Chemists

ot

dr

w.n!,

I

UPHOLSTERERS

Complete House Furmshers, Decorators, and Undertakers,

CHEMISTS &

rot

.u

NEW YEAR S CARDS & CALENDARS

HOLMES &

iUlwl100ed

a.

'M 'h.~

EOI' )
SCIlMOltlJ )

CHBIRTIUA D,, , - The mmaAH t)t U Hon HQ UH mlU'l,.,., iA.nllfIMU' to 1M pu l oo Ul ~ ILJU IV".a
we rn genoro Il ly a&t.f>roo (or nn Chnf'tmu Oay StrMt Jt.au U II on ~o h(..,. cxb .\Ir ,o\rtAui Y
~~ W4 pl'OIIO(;UUO I 011 ~1)f, lf OC Ult
D n er WIWO Ae M'ed In t.he I.,..e hall at. 1230 Ih. Clark
polW'lll: a.ort ~tr Jt l: '" ho ~1Pd IWM.
It) ~ ..
excelle nt repBlit. prn¥ided mclud n8 rnuL M f' f Ot f~ by Mr b ti llIonm l row llit om oi
roft.st pork vogal.ablM a.nd pi 1M pudchng the Mor J d t 1 H allwOtXl
fare truo tho anm&tR" or the Intl.tmal') Mm8 IU P
1 C "lIllA", I hatc.h6r "'~i d~t.
&l~
llcm ent.&d hy poultry .. ntl alme Ie t by V'fiCn t 10 • m 01 1)00,. ni)t"'f' tH h ho "' ., 011 I}I'NIlI du y n w.
iRmhloden Sir Frank Cr"I' M'r W D )f loC J(UK ' lto&d II. t.hA .... ary {our Wll' ,,~ b.
.. 'lit uu.a d
ke nt 0 .. I Mr Wilso n Noble 1 hem
a ...'" II. tnOVor 'W.1' j n (!of, I .) ""'(0. d.
lXII'
gcnnro III "Ipply or bC(l r and mll",.at wat('rs M IIIr. "'unt1o) I\oorno .. ,,1 K 1\1)1 b;l: \'
uig
dowl
"
&I.I
nJilOl
~l!oot
tn'IU
rd.i
j
I
uri ..
wh I e very a<lOf'pt Ihlo e.tlor&ll 'W (!l"(l (orUleOmlnR In
tbO
i&nlfl I 10:) .. IAI
Val hr"lnn" u I
100 Mr J ohll
U c form nf tohacco (e r th e mt'
'01I:efltA for t he
j(ht~1l " .. Il:9 I,," ul '" IIlIn""'''41 SUf'flo " lh6
" orn pn and orllngM tor III Thfl! dinner arnn RC! 1'KlII11'101rt1)
dll'Ml lon
('4r ..ooL out. Ironl ll6buld
mnn iJ; wore Mlm rl.lhl y Ii (lC)rv 11M hY' Lbft 1ft. . fO r !oM f('W1llN .nd M7\jck !loch van. hu" ~ry I w.

READING

t 169
CABINET MAKERS &

In

MorolUl1'

C AVQUlMAM

Mr Henry Rllc oMaU6l

t.b&m " ..

KING

Ju"", r....

s..wrord """ ... and • Cotlo,

STATIONERS

21

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BDDmG IOI.OUOH IDOl.

Chartered Surveyors Estate Agents, Valuers and AuotlontIIII"L
RegJ.lter of Furo4hed •• d Uafurwabed HOlUeS lUld of Propertnl Agenb fot the Pri.opal Fire Life and Accident Offices.

MARKET

READING.

PLACE

Ph.", 1195

COAL MERCHANTS
T eleg

AYRES Road os

am!

C

T elephont No 14

G. AYRES, Ltd.,

&

COAL &

FRIAR

COKE FACTORS

STREET, READING.
Pangbollme Tel 9

Brancht':! Cavusna.m Tel 665

WOOlhamptoli (Berks) Tel 3

CONFECTIONERS

GREGORY

LOVE & CO, Ltd

The Stores, ReadIng

Now Sweet and Confectionol1!Y Department now opon High Class Sweets and
Chocolates
T elephont 436 (J I nt!s)

CONTRACTORS

s.
Phol1 e 81

PLUMBERS &

DECORATORS

GOODALL & Co.,

55, ST. MARY'S BUTTS, READING.
CYCLE MAKERS &

AGENTS

R. WATTS &

CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Cycle Stores.
27

OXFORD

STREET

READING

EDUCATIONAL

Reading Shorthand, Book keepIng, French and TypewntIng School,
203 CROSS STREET READING

DAY P UPILS 930 II 4

Head Masler

EVE NING PUPILS 6 II 9

FLORISTS &

Mr H

S TAYLOR

INDIVIDUAL TUITIO N

FRUITERERS

Tel
61 MINSTER STREET
S • .. • VINDEN , AND
AT 227 LONDON ROAD
ChOIce and Cheap FRUIT, FLOWERS for all occasIons VEGETABLES

ZI9

EXPERT PACKING FOR POST AND RAIL A SPECIALITY

GROCERS &

PROVISION MERCHANTS

GREGORY, LOVE &

CO, Ltd, The Stores, Reading
Everything of the very bast

High Class Grocer.8S and Provisions

Telephone 436 (3 1 nell)

HATTERS &

WM. BUTLER & Co.,
5,

JAEGER DEPOT

TRESS HATS
OENT SAND FOWNES' CLOVES

BROAD STREET,

Phone 789

HOSIERS

N & C and

READING""

ZAMBRENE' COATS,
&c, &0

IRDNMONGERS

G. HAWKES &

Telephone 418

SONS,

Furmshing and Ge.eral IronDlongers and Electrical Engmeen

7, HIGH STREET, READING.
JEWELLERS &

~
By ApDOintmanl

SILVERSMITHS

BRACHER & SYDENHAM,
Jewellers and Silversmiths.

LARGEST JE:WELLERS IN THE PROVINCES

NOTED FOR DESIGN

QUALnY

VALUE

56, 57, 58, 59, MINSTER STREET, READING.

Ph... 24

MUS!CAL INSTRUMENT DEALERS
Phone 1148

HICKlE &. HICKlE, Ltd., 153, Friar Street, Reading.
Player. Pianos

Organs. Gram0pD.ones a.ud Record., Multc Muuc rolb for Player PWlOI
Colltl1laon. etc.

&terta.iDment

RTRBATLBY

TlIIrJIg aad Rtpl.1ra 10 .11 Mill all Iutrumtot&.
C lfR.ISTllU

Telephone 901

G. C. BATEMAN, F.S.M.C.,
Optometrist and OpticIan

PHOTOGRAPHERS

PORTRAITURE FOR THE NEW YEAR.

OUTFITTERS

and Vaned Sock of H sh Class Good, only

TOYS, GAMES AND

Spec alty-Handsewn Work

DOLLS

J. C. GILKES,
TOYS. GAMES, DOLLS, AND FANCY STATIONERY.

92 & 93, BROAD STREET, READING
WINE

H, &

a

SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

G. SIMONDS, Ltd.,

BRIDGE ST., READING

0

.. ttl the top o( tI e we r llunnl{ the K 1(\ OD 111 6d Mr H La.cey SlIl1th wa. ... the Orpd
11ondava. ISf'I(8 tree 'NU brokf\n ff IWit. a.bo e t.he
ground "lid fell at 0,1 ohlique angle IS.C roR5 Ule
'W 11.11 ngiont Uc.uI "aho r t dIstance lwt ond the
S trMtI~} Pann J raffie 'NZh lDtMierfld w,U Wlt 1
th e trne co lld be remo\1I!d n pal ts lnu> the ad
BURGHFIELD
J0101I i' fields
GORING-ON.THAMES.
SPECI .' L POLIC!!!: RBfJEln r. - 'l b e membeu 01 tbl.
PINGEWOOD ScHOOL -On WednHday
Decem
force
recently
went
through
8
course
of
ftnt
Iud
bel' 22nd tJlO Mlldreo of the abovo sclIool W&l'e 11 cOllnection with the st. John Ambulan08 SoenLeM nod by tJunr t..cbers With the help of o 8Q Dr Leooard Lealie ..atj tbll loltructor abd
otber fnends Tea wna . ened and cracken tho eumulfttiOn .... oobtiUeted by J)r Hold6ll 01 THE LONDON CITY I: IIIDWID Wli
8 "en to oocb eh ld alter whICh many pa.renhl keadlng .. ho apoke favoura.bly at tll. work dane
and Inends
joined
the
pa.riy
Failier at the clu&es Of tha 12 who entered lor the
boa to UlaoQllCe lllal .. Ul4 ok
Chn,;tmas appea.red loaded With preaenta and UaaDIDation 10 were .UC'lOeMful TheM •• r.lr!au,..
the ~I aeuonable flora and younll and old W H Schll'LDd A PeoDLD~n J Sm&Ubone, B
spent a. very enJoya.ble eveDlng With m\lllO and F.Ihott 1 JOhnaoD J W,""' •• B Arnold and
g&mes At. the close cheers " e re S'-.en for the Polo.aon&tnblM Je!fcock Ner.aau and S BuUer
TBal.
Mill... <l<>odan Read IIl1d M"'IIet.U and u", (fifth rummmatioo) The ~peclAl COnltablGlwttM
Inspected
br
Actiog
Chief
C'..oDIttAbJ.
Colonel
many [nends who had 80 enthuar..hcdly belped

ALTERATION IN BANKING HOUR,

HIGH-CLASS LADIES'

35, RUSSELL STREET, READING.
wr~

urnu

rlered Them "' ... & choral celebr"um 01 Holr
On Sunday MtoN
E,neT 0, THII I UXhl L - J I e h ~ . Y I'tLillfall ComnlU lion 8t~r malin,
h 15 eM-used a Cal f; dalDble 1f13 n tJ e r vc r wlnoh evenr.ong thl! bella rang .. ~ .. of 720 ("han.e.
1118 11 l'M'e,.1 pI c.eii o'l'erilowoo tb" ba.ok:; u.nd 1'ha ch reh W&15 t.a..<rt..,full y decara.W Cnllf!lCuOI
the wah'! r below t.1 e lockli I" lOW BIQlOlit levf'1 for the Church }{ 1 1(1 Pond amounted to £!J

AND DENTS' TAILOR.
Pru:e Medallid for CI.lUma: and Making (Londob ExllIbition)
A

1...0

w..

last year

WALTON ADAMS & SONS,
S,nd ., - 29 B",,"yo Str.e~
READING
Khllk
17 Stalioc Road. No other EnDUes
Spec ..1 StudiOS for Military Adulu And Children

J. H. COAK,

- H oi,)

II II. d of t he Pan!>h NUl'l'lng I' I I 0 1 R IT d )
tI (4 a nthem
'hpr.e W61'f!1 ~hf\pl er 1
I ~ CI nrlfIR
\ InOOnt ,., .!!.' ", ...It 0 derw:1 I y t he c ho r a t both
I'f't ceft II I I n l.'Io ftt U e \V~tn Igo \t iii! 0 Room
the I f ~rnoo l
The trebl t'l solo 01 ooch OCCli.
GORIBG
81011 Wh!\ well taken b, 1 h ODlflil Wigmo re
Cos SOl In.H ' lm
r; A "ITIU - II 6r{l '" Ito ii httle
C JlIUHT)U.H AT GO H.INn rUI KR CR IJ at:1l d ffareJ Ce n tl e a. 0 t at tI e h .. po-sn.l or tb .,
Lr 1l5t~ thts lea r nd t ha t of 1 L" t,. b II th e m Willi A t. GO" ~ Pllnfil Church the 1Ien')(I('I I)n
Chruttm
.. D llv ,", ere en bnJliht.
Carot. we re
a Krea.t rise n t he price!; or t1 e IX li ~tc.. wh cb
mealy fen
§1 owed a.n ucreo.se of 2S llcr cen t. UI OI ibOiie of lJut IJ and 1 le\d a 1 e Dellm

22, KING STREET, READING.

TAILIIRS &

])'"

brnled a.t
8 n 1 after Lhe or n ng 56r 006
the P Lnfiih CI rob I he Iccorlltl O Ii mOiiUy of
holl} a lld I'hr'l SlLnti f) llllrult o,\: ere tastefull y t.r
m nRP.O fI e c::ollf'C h a n " fb ro 1"1 out tl (\ I t~ \l O A

OPTICIANS

BASILDOlil
---------~------~-----MOTOR CABS IN COLLISION
AT BASlLDQN _ A .

M

Edwm

T

Batt

eohOitor

W86

motonng

towarda Pa.ngbouroe about. 11 30 a..m 0 CI rtUm.1i
E e on tho Oxford Road between Bllt3ildon Park
Lodge III d Skow Bndge Dasddon he met 8. oar
dr vcn by Mrs Loohmerc wdo of Ca.pta Q l..eob
mare of the 5th Dragoon Guard"
Mr Hatt
Ilpphed h II brakes aDd hll car .k ddod aod the
other velunlo ~aaI ed mio It Both c.ra were 10
oonaiderably dama.ged &8 to be unab!e to continue
theIr Journey The only pereon hurt waa Mr Hali
who AUstalned brulse& on the aabt leg Mr Batt
wu aocompan.sd at the time '" two of hi. children
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MONDAY, DECDIBIIt ...

GORING AGENCY

nr ALtOWPI.LII

-

Itic&.rdo who w.. acoompalllN by Supt. R.adaU
to make the evenmg &Uoh a Bucce..
aad oeni8cattIL wen Pll"eMllted to tboie wbo bad
0 ... - Tbo .... GO . . . . . . , . . . . . . III
•======~====""======= I ~IUDed thom at the euounatioo Col R!oardo ..Ul be cI..t 10 tbo Pablia 01 a ..-. inoIood of tilTn
........ III Sw.uowtolcl .\ W. _ loll __
coogratulated Uta mNl on then aj)pe&raQoe aau
,
pm."","",
00
Tba..u,.,
.......
tbo
........
\be teIe.ropb wi,.. .. 11M
IlW. .......
ontha ROOd o.nd eftloient work thoy an dolal
BU 111'111'1 III' G D.l LB
The am6ulGnoe cl... and ..eekly drilll have
bolll' wUl be 1 ...... II bUberto.
_oUtodlo _ _ Tbo ..... -~1
been beld in the Rea(h~g Ronm bj lund permi.
&lid bod te be d l _ .., 11M IU~
Co}(OREOJ.TION.AL CHUKOR -To 1D0l'l'0.... (SUD
n_lup
_ _ ....
1100 of Kr G Hamori lIorrell
At the uamt ....
FRUit J 1ULB, Me....,
doy) ~••em...
thll .hurch "ill be oondu.ted tion Hr Schwmd jJ......ted Dr t.U. with &aue
_
.. u.
•
...
J?p lb. newly .ppolDted poot.or ihe Bov C at plpea., lor _hlob th. m811 had .ublcribc.J ....
Loodocl Oi~ 4 IIIdIucI IIoaIr,
WMI Slny'k.
c k t
madi 01
oureolalion 01 Ilia .aorta lot k.-.
PriIr ............ ... _ .............. _

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