Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 03-1916

AND

READING'S PROFESS!ONAL & BUSINESS HOUS~S.

-

MOTOR

CYCLE N01;'ES.

SlUEING OU'!' 'EHE PETROL.
(A SPECIAL UST.)
According to a London morOlllg CODtemPQ~
It is stated th ..t l.D VIew of the heavy OOllSUlDptioD
of motor 5Plnt by pn'Vate OOulSumen the Govern
mont lDtends to regulate the 8uppb The Dual
r T IM obJ' ct OJ jhlS co ..pilaI_ " ~ tIOtifl ... brWf f ..... .,,,.... ,~ ....... uiriIon tUld milltary o.utbonties WIll have fi.rst eLa.im on
aU &v81la.ble supplies. publIC translt and commerclal tra.ction sen; less will be dterwaros ac..
~ Read"'g and d"lro,j ""'Y obta.n exu1lMt fn'ofem-l
j,/UUGd b......... OIl commodated.
\\ hile, pnvate OOD5ut1l6l'S 'flll b& the
last to be conSidered
iJdvaniageous tmns. both as ' ......Js qul.ly ..... p".,. ~
011 .Ilow
of GOVER?<""MENT PIUC'rISES " ECONOMY"
d4.ly lif. no.ay b. sat""'d 1
.A couple of &pecia.Uy charDllng lDstanees of
how our GOt"erD.m&llt pra.ctiSfle the economy it 60
persIStently preaches are related by tho U Motor ..
A manufaoturer a t Northampton ca.med. out &ll
order for the War Office for a. ncw pulley valutt
AucnON£EIIS .. ESTATE AOENTS.
Us. lid
Betore sendIng thIS on he W&.!!I told
It woula have to be Inspected. The mspeetor
traveUefi ftnt class to Norj:h&mpton Inspected.
SIMMONS & SONS.
the pulley, passed It, and lQCldeutally informed
£a1ll ...1...... t 882.
tne works manager that he was paid three. gu1.Dee.-a
Chartared Su......y....... ~ A_lB. V""-a anll AuoIIan--.
for hl~ work, luncbed s umptuously at the locaJ
R,.io1u of F"""ohol .. d UnlunUohoi H.......d of
Ao-b f. tU Priocipol y.... W. .... Acci400t 0!fIca. botel at t2J.e country's expense Bnd returned to
Bnncbe_Bla..-n.ye St.reet. BeadJntr. aDd 1Iutu.. w.k:e
tmvn fi.rst cla:!s-an outla.y of some £6 or £7 on a
Telegrama- A~cwtu.."11.· Benle, 0lI. Th",mea and :a...duu' "8im.moua." Bui..tolr:e
1'ld\Qulous erra.nd
Tdepbone-HelllG,.oOn Tha.1I'I"'S No I
~blr Ho Sts.
Bubpwlle 1(a. 1S19
ANOTHER!
A farmer 1 D HeJitiordohue who h.ad 75 troopers
ANnQUES.
bdleted upon hun recently bad 25. owmg 011 tbeIr
billeting fees when the soldior5 were tJ'&nsierred
to a.nother pa.rt of the oour.try Some daYS a.fter
w&rds a. UTe-ton lo rry WIth four soldiers clrove up
17gUEENVlCfORIAST••
to hiS farm. their obJect betDg to hand o\'er tbe
An Excellent Coll..""o. of ANTIQUE FURNITURE, CHINA, PICTURE:S. GLASS and
2s oUbstandlllg The farmer was Dot at home,
and on tnqUJ nos be-lUg made It wa.s found he was
BRIC A BRAC FOR SALE AT WAR PRICES.
marketing at St. .llbo.ns. The oon..«CleDces 01 the
'
SOldiers and the stern sense of thmr dutJ to hand
FINE ANTIQUES PURCHASED FOR CASH.
Old Violins Restored aDd Pardwed.
Over the 26 to the farmer In :eersoD prompted the
nOD OOInm.l!SSl(lned officer l.D Charge ro follow the
trail to St .\lba.ns '~here he found the farmer
CAFES.
had returned tn Hatfield They rotraced thetr
wheel marks a.nd e'l"entua.ll;y ran thelr ob ject to
earth a.nd Wlth due 5Olcm mty, handed over the
LOVE & Co., Ltd., The Stores, Reading.
25. b a.'07lg put the country tc:. the cost of sevtm\l
pounds m wear and tear and use of petrol, to My
Tea "-rna aad 4:afa, " "
Tlul Aloud..
nothing of the rune wasted.
NO LIGHT ON A loLULCART
T elephoDo 436 (3 li...).
At Mlddle-sbroUgh la.at week, a la.dy was
ord&red to pay the ~ts of a p1'O!eCution for
I dnTln~ :l. malleart .. In defiance of the o'l'dar
CHEMISTS .. DRUGGISTS.
The Chief Constable contended that a maJ,lcart
\vas a mod Ifi ed form of pe rambulator whtch 1n
hIS OpJnlOn. Wa.8 a ,eblcle, and should be proVided
'Wltb a. hgbt The deflmdn.n.t was wheeling
90.91. Broad Street.
the ma.llcart ~ ltho\lt n. light In the nuddle of
the road a.t 9..BO ~ m Had the 00", eyance he
READING.
arlded. been on t lto footpath no offence would
ha,\ 6 been committed
Tbe !tipendlary magIS
trat.e M Id that. as '[he order referred to II vehicle
be must oon~lct th e defendant. 'hut a.s that ,r as
CHINA .. GLASS.
the first case he would Impose no penalty and
0lI1y ortIe!" he:r to pay the costs
FIN E SELECTIO N
Th, bc.t .ppointcd
OFFICIAL STATUS FOR CABS
.I
&.
In the 0pIDlon 01 t he "'Telegraph" It 15 a PIty
LOW PRICES
China
Siore
lD.
U The Crookarlaa,"
that the GO'0rnment. through the National Sev
(
1.Dg5 Commltt.ee doe:lo not t()llow the esample of
STER LI NG QUALITY
32. MARKET PLACE.
READING. ' Phone 1195 our
excellent ally France and lssue motormg per
ml ts No motonng of course., 15 lI.11o\\ ed lD tho
\Ia-r zone. hut elsewhere offielal pel I.UltB are
gnlnted each month to pn\ate a nd bUSIness car
COAL MERCHANTS.
01\'lUm!i
If th~ scheme were adopted fill ears on
our roads wou ld he OffiCIal caTS German) took
Telephone No 14
• AYRES. Ruduog. •
a stmllar cou rse ear ly lD the war/ 1D order to con
Eer't'e the supply of i:vr es and petrol for Govern
mont usc. HeT\!' l.D ~nslaDd It 18 purelj a ques
COAL & COKE FACTORS.
tiou OT endea\l'Q,urlng to be ECOn omlcsl In every
FRIAR STREET. READING.
poSS1 ble way Tha countv oouncll:lo could eas11;y
Pup..r.o, To!. 9
WooIlo.uoptoa (Bona). To!. 3
deal wltb t~ matter and It I S doubtful 1\hether
a llY htlrd5.!Up.\ would be put upon the moton ng
co mm u Il~ !;Y as the spor ting nature of the pa~h me
h as ena.bled a high c:t.a.ncial'd of patriot1sm to be
CONFECTIONERS.

a"m,,,,,,,. .....

.1In.

''9'''''--

Pro...-

E. G. REYNOLDS,

READING.

GREGORY,

a.

Boots ~Chemists
oJ. DAVIES

i ONS. LTD .•

AYRES

Ld

,t.,

C.&G.

culh'aien

ECONOMY OF MOTORING
.1 POint whlch .!lpp&a.rs to be forgotten at times
lD conn ection 'nth th e use 01 m otor-cars I S that
In oortam ClrCU1X!.stanees th~ are the cbes.pest
ro;rn 01 locomotIOn Tharo are lIght oo.rs Wb lCb
lf1t 1J run rorty ru les to the gallon a nd e'l"~D at
t be llreS6Jl t pnce OJ "petrol thiS IS economical
tl Ol"'el wntes Charles L
Frooston In the
Chronicle ' but &. enr Wi ll run vntualb as
ch oau ly v; Ith b \ 0 passengers as "1m one Il.nd
th erofore r educe the cost of the JOurney b:; one
half as compa.red 'n th hllDS' tickets on the raIl
l\ :J.V
Four seator cars too mas be lound ill
plenty ,vhlCh 'W111 oover n om twcn tT to thlrp.
nulcs to tile gallo n and gl\ en a full load Ule
co:!.t of ruDni ng \\111 compnre favo uIably 'ntb
tlllr d etas,:; t N!. \ i!lhn g c.v tra lD when the fa res Of
fnnT pas engers ha\(~ to Ix! paHI Abol o e'e"v
t hlVy bOll e\e.r III IL'1portunce 1" the tli Ct th at tJl e

GREGORY, LOVE & Co., Ltd., The Stores, Reading.
Naw Sweat and Confectionery Oepartment now open. High.Claaa Sweats and
Chocalat.....
T clcphoae 436 (l u...)
CONTRACTORS. PLUMBERS .. DECORAToJRS.

s.

GOODALL &

Co.,

55, ST. MARY'S BUTTS, READING.
'Phone 8 1

CYCLE MAKERS &

AGENT&.

R. WATTS &

mamr-ea.r c,,"tu tra vel dlrl)(.t from door to door
I'n~r any route ID.. : t e:acl OJ along 11 yartinu\nr
line of "ails a nd a t st.a.ted tllnes
No tIme I S
wa.sted 1n getting In from the station ~t ~lth er
end a l1 d ot telleT than not Lbe r otld Journc,) 15 tho
shorte.'>t It 16 undoubtedly tot' this reason that
the number of light cheap cars In t he UnIted
Klnlfd.:lm now runs Into SC(lreg OI thousand:..
COUR T ESY FI}:ST'
l"rom tho WOlveri ne !\.utomobll o Club of DetroIt USA. COmes a nell Idea 1n motonng &a) s
tbe Pre~ldeDee J ournal
~ CourteSy FIrst" I S
the new ID(ltonng slogan e.nd 1t ca rrl~ a code
Wbl('!h ropla ces t be r ules of
safety first' beca.use
It u beld to mean more 00 both motorISts and

Co.•

Wholesale and Retail Cycle Stores.
27. OXFORD STREET. READING.

fl'

EDUCATIONAL

Reading Shorthand, Book.keeping, French and Typewriting School,
Head Mu.... : Mr. H. S. TAYLOR.
20a. CRDSS STREn, READING.
INDIVIDUAL TUITION
EVENING PUPILS. 6 bU 9

DAY P UPILS 930 liD 4

FLORISTS "

S. J. V 'NOEN
I
,

FRUITERERS.
Tea.

81. MINSTER STRUT.

AND AT 227, LOtlDDN ROAD.

ChOIce and Cheap FRUIT, FLOWERS for all ocauionL

z•••

VEGETABLES.

EXPERT PACKING FOR POST AND RAIL A SPI!eIALITY
GROCERS &

PROVISION MERCHANT&.

Co., Ltd., The Stores, Reading.

GREGORY. LOVE &

High C'a88 nr"""rla8 and ProvisIons.

Evarythlng 01 tha vary beet.

TilE ~ A A.." D BAD ROAD ~

Telephone 436 (.l un..)
HATTERS .. HOSIERS.
JAEGER

DEPOT.

TRESS HATS.

DENT'S AND FOWNES' GLOVES.

STREET,

5,

UN" C. and

ZAM8RENE" COATS,
&0., &0..

U

READING.

' P haRIS 7 89

Telephone 418

SONS,

Furru,hing and General Ironmongers and Elecmcal Engin.....

7, HIGH STREET, READING.
JEWELLERS .. SILVERSMITHS.

~

BRACHER &: SYDENHAM,
Jewellers and SilversIniths.

By ApJ;Qln tment

NOTED FOR DESIGN. QUALITY. VALUE.

LARGESr JEWELLERS IN THE PROVINCES

56, 57, 58, 59, MINSTER STREET, READING. '1'1ao.

24

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DEALERS.

HIC KI E Ltd

163. Friar St., Reading.
Phoue 1148

, . ,

Playtl'l, Pianos., Orpm Gramopbones aDd Recorda. MtlIlc., MUl"'roo.. for Plapr Pw...
COIItradol'l, etc. Tumng and Repam to all Muical bast:ruwlta.

~t

opnCIANS.

T elephooe

G. C. BATEMAN, F.S.M.C.,

9() I.

Optometrist and Optician.

22, KING STREET, READING.
PHOTOGRAPHE:RS.

PORTRAITURE.

With :loabsfactory results
A C<iR OJ! S UPREME VALUE A N D OF
MAXru u~ ECON O~Y
To s.a.ve n)onlOY IS to make It and h 6relD he.<;
the chlef claim to oon!>lderation or th!) MlIJO\vell
car
:\. fi ve-:seater car of 1822 h P (92 by
114 bore and strok e), onh \\el~ h:; Ii C\vt
a.
114 bore and stroke} It ouI) .... elghs ]7 Coli l a
fact (In WhICh the ma.kers lay grea.t stress WU:h
l~ full load of five passengerli only two thlnh
of the englno pOWBr 15 used (or the ca l I tseJr
while lD the ordmary h ea.vy C::J.r of tho sume
pOWi;\!' nearly thr*,!ua.rtel'S of tho engine pO\'i'er

HI reQUIred to run e the ca.r
The he.fn lOr the
car the SToater t he po'\er (petrol) requued to
dMH) It and t he glooter the t)re.wror
All:;
dli.\cr who gets 18 to 20 mIles ller gallon of spmt
In D, c..'u or !'ilIDl1a.r ca pacd:\" ctln get 20 to 28 nu les
per gallon In tho lIaxwe!l No a moun t or sk ill
(md care m dl'lvlnS an O\ol'l¥elght ca.r can make
up lor the contmuous waste 01 potrol and rubber
cQ,used bv the 7 to 20 cwt 6.l:CCSS metal the
s." me III ill and oore Will sa, 0 a Ia.rgor proportion
of petrol I\.Dd rubber In II. 17 cwt. car than In a.
hea,'Y car Tha makers chum that the l\!ru.-wel1'it
burdeD on petrol a.nd r ubber 1S 33 per cent t()
50 per ClOUt. l e.ss tha.n In onhnarv cars They say
It dr:.'ll's a ll that l\ ben.vy ~r can do bnt costs ODefourth to one-filth less to run anci much leiS to
buy .! s the engine bas .Bot 18$S dead weIght fa
Pl1sh along I t has more power to ~PQ l'e for hIll
c1Tmbmg It can be manUM WIth eaoe by 0. lady

both nn the roawand

COX'S UMBRELLAS Have STOOD the

LAMBOURN

I

TEST of 73 YEARs.
Choice SeIedioJII. Newest DesigDa. Lowest POIIible Priw. Re-covers aad Repain. ,
DONE ON THE

PREMISES

Note the Only AddreS3 33, FRIAR STREET. READING.

No Agent••

TOY&, DAMES AND DOLLS.

J. C.

92 & 93, BROAD STREET, READING:.

&

DEATH 011 'mil DOWAGU QUBD' 011
lI.OtIKAlrlA (U on .... SYLVA 00) ,
~

SPIRIT MERCHAlllJa,

G. SIMONDS. Ltcl...

.. ,

~'T..' ,IJ,J4\WNa.
I

BABlllGBTOEB .
Buou

TD

u

'1....011,1.1.. -The boroacb tribual.
(4Idorma. AUoutt). tho

eom~ 01 tIut ~r

PERSONAL REMlNlSCENCES

...loIa.or (~ W

c......).

AId......" F HUl&ry

Th. death of thiI ...U•...,... Utor&r,r Queen. at ... d M..... J A Smith. W Dudmn &lid W
hold &DOth.. three ho.... IlttiJla OD 110••
one timo 110 well )mown III ElIKla.nd. took place
from. pneumoma. juat o.fter we weQ.t to pr8liS lut day .nnlDa, when tbl1 dealt W1.tb \6 a.ppUcat,k:tD.

KiD,.

)\eek

til bIrth 5be wa.s the rnDlle8l PaulJne Elia.beth
Ottiho Loruse (If Wied. She was born a t Neuw81d
on DeeI.'m ber i9th, 18i3. &!I.d she was aJways
.,roud that bor btrthda.y waa on the &ame d&y a.a
that ot Mr GladatoDe. She wa.s aD eDg8g\Dg
ehild a.od hoq a wonderful ca.pa.clty for AOqumns
11l1lgualles.. On the whole. however, ,he wu not
stUdtons, but ~ery fond of pm.. Sbe rather
revolted at the etiquette and eevent:y 01 dte small
£aurt In whIch alie wu brousht up She early
VlS1ted 1~an5 a.nd the lale of WIght. aDd later
when she wenf to Berhn sb. slipped down tbe
5ta1I'~ aDd teU Inm the a.rms of h er future busbnnd Pnnce Charles She would not marrY hun
till h e bE'e8!ll8 Rull!'lr 01 Rouman Hl She was
ntillTled (J) bv a. Civil nte, (2) b1 a Lutheran, (3)
bl. a. Roman Cathohc and (4) bY ... Greek Church
n to&. Sha was erowned In 1881 and had a great
recet!tion at Bueha.rl'J5t She wu Immensely
popular With her 6ubleem and Mtabhshed hosPitalS, schools ...nd cr6cbe5 She 1Il"&ol very proud
of her Byzantine School ot Embroidery a.nd was
coMta.ntly OCCUPied In literary and ehantAble
work She had one daughter the Prince$! Mane,
1\ho only hved four yeat!! Shll!i thanked God thll.t
6.he had had so Bood a father a.nd mother husband
and chtld and devoted herself more than ever to
({oCld \I"orks She was Tery fond of England And
nt one time hunted a Efood deal In NorthamptOll
shire a.nd Ch£'shll'fI She obtntned the name of
, Mother of the Wounded
booau5e she devoted
herself "Cl ~ the nUl'smg of the mlhtary Rer folk
SClngg are well kno'WTI
She pUbllShed some 20
volum6S wbleh were tnm61attod llito many Ian
~uafM, and wrote ma.nl,Y tlo" eJette!!. and dnt.mu
1':lh 15 laid to ha.ve taken h t tle If any part III
oollties but she eneoaralted Rouma.nlan &rts and
Industnes She delIghted. In the Roumanian
dress whIch !the inSisted should ])0 worn at all
C.ourt balls Never was there a. Queen ILt once ISO
Intellt'Chtal I'lnd I'I.t the same time de,"oi:.ed to the
beSt Interests of her subjects
E A FITZROY
---~
U

--

CORRESPONDENCE.
IS JUSTICE BLIND!
T o the Editor of the " Reading: Mereu~ lind
Berks County Paper '
811' - 1\0 olle caD hI'" e the true mte rests of the
blind nearer b15 heart. than I wbo for the put 23
j'e&rs have devoted my eIlttre time and ener81e!f
gratr.'tously to the .a.meliora tJon of Ulelr lot 1D
the Borough of Rea.dmg w1th the result that all
our adult blind poor are In 8 POSitIon or comfor l
and deeenCj, a nd d o not ne~ to tuik ~ s
In the coo!ts.nt appeals tor fund :! to Clue (01
SQldIers bl nded In thiS terrIble \\01' the numbel
\\ ho ha,Â¥e suffered tillS fea.rlul d ~s ter to d a te
Wa.Il not stnted so that It was not kn~mn \\hat
15um might b e necessary to ea..rrr out !".he large
a nd p r oble m n.tlc al Bchemes for the ir
futu r e
b enefit, nor wa~ r e'erence made to the State
pen sIOn of 2as weekh to wh ich ench bhnded
soldIer l:s e.niltled nor to the £5000 [l.\Hlrded for
t.b elr "'pecla.1 benefit from H R H the Prince of
'Wales Fund for th e relief of d - tress caused h I
f.h€ war or ,Uly Idea 8lven o( the sum alr~adv
rec er~'ed ID response to s llch aopea llS
Tho cJall'DS of bl'nded W'II.rl"10r8 are 110 doub t
very sLron~ &nd eCHlnllv Just but so Rho are the
chums of th e blmd of the U m ted Kmgdom ot
l\ho m there !;.re mor e thnn 30000 not 11 s l:nh of
II hom r ecen e rel ief In thE" form of pon"lon "' ,
thus 1 cannot C!Oncelve It to b '" lust tha t Imn ens'"
sums sbould be sollgh t fr(lm the hen el"ole.nt nn d
npPIcprHltod for t he so le b en efit of I 6m oU sec
tlOn of t,he bhnd to th e dl sn<hlln tllge or a maJor
ty n or do I beheve the sol<116"$ "ould npprO\ 6
S lll': 1 a c ourse
The Und er Secretftrv for W ~ r m the H (l\\s;>,
of C..,mmons (' 11 th e 24 fh stll t-d thn.t the nu m b er
of aoldle-r~ blmd ed 50 h I" In thl 3 ''I"ll r IS 60 to
Janua" 31st b(llTl~ 09 prlvfl t oll four c"l"J'or:\l$
nne 6ertre~nt and on e se r~e a n t mnJor nnd Ihat
a.ll \H)t 1<1 rf' ce1\ e penSions I
Th e bl nd mll ~ t Rh\!O \~ (' hml I\. 'li en Inr!l'E' shn TC
of our svmp e lh, but I II ft"G Vl all shou ld he th C'
Rim

of tho se who reA Il

hn\ c tb e c-au"e nt h "f1 rt

a d iverSIOn or h u!!e sums to aId a ( {' I'I must do
fi nd hM Rlre d\ ( Ior t' nYmeMlirAht e dn mnrre t o
those 6"1(!lett~.5 &n<1 111 h l uh ons t hAt 1111\e 111 tit ".
p&8~ d"'nE' ond arc s r \l "trl ¥tn~ t o

( 1 "1 "'uch noblf"
ork r l"l.T th e c""U"-ie of th e bh nd
I .... It o M ti m ..
tha.t l hls questIOn M J ll'. i;I (, ~ f ... fLI I hI'!; vennl a.t cdt

'!\

fR, th'nl v
HUGH E IV' LFI'lRn
F ound er of t.h" R ~ lld ug Blm d :\.10 Soelctr
P n tt l"~h llm R p:l.d ln t!
'\ 0 , ...,.

F cbrl1:]n

~6 th

HH6

T,,\ XA.TIOX TRl:l WROXG l.ND THE RIGHT
T o the Ikhto r or the Rending Mercury and
Berks Coullh P oner II
TJle tUatioli of producthe wetltb 15 wrong,
All that Il'"e noed lD thl!l \"olld IS food warmth
and r(Llment These the land producell Income
Ir('lm lllvestroents 'pro\ Ides them T o t.ll.3: unpre
duC'tiyc we..'l1th IS nght \ m an ~ ho can a.ffor d to
ha\ e what re pre~nts thou:lollnlh OJ pound~ II: 'y ea r
hanglng on h15 w:\lb or a wom a n ''"I t h td m ilfl.!
'alue on her head and neck and arms cannot
obJect to p:1y a ta.... upon t.his We1l lth " h en b .. 50
domg, all othE'r t:u:~ on w ld Incom G food
dnnk tobacco deatb and otb er duti ea e.tc
could he dODe away ~ Itb
The dealer 10 Pl ctUIC" Jewell plAte CUMOC:
('om s foroUfn po!t'lSII!i 6to m?! a nd ~lm llfl r u Sf!l l c~ ~
a.rticles could not coruplnm as he l\ ou Jd he In Irke
manner I ellfn ed be:lo ldcs belDg a.ble to charge the
extt'a tax to hl5 custom e~ s
T o prot~ct our manufacture.rs I.n lmport duh
of 10 per C()nt to !O par cent should be lenoo On
all manllI::Jct uroo a rtl[~les other t h a.!l from our
ColOnies
A~suml ng the value of \vha.t mil be termM'
u SE'le»s weI\lth In tlus oountrv to h(' one hundred
tbousanil Dll ihons of pounds sterhng a 1 p~r
c en ~ ta:1' thereon \vould Yield one thOUSA nd mil
hons t() the E"ehllCl nsr and the mode ;!Ind cost ot
Its collectum would bo the 53me a.s tha.t now 111
'o~me tOI tbe tnConle tB:.l;:
W Ith only one tal: and one Impor t d uty to
coll oot t he 5aVlI g to the counh':r In e' er t" way
''i'ould be E'DOrmOUS-- a. 50 ealJed 'Frte B"e.:tkiast"
couln he eDJoyed a nd the whole na.tlon g1'ootly
OOnetr.tE..d
H lml e} on Thames

P

ROLQLETTE

Feb ruary 29th 191 6

s

WARGRAVE
CONCERT 41' CRU TES HI'LL -:\. very enJoyabl e
conc ert. and entertamm ent. t,ook oi lice on Thl1rs
d o.'t' cvenIng IQ4t. week U1 Tho H nU ot Crule!l
Hill "hen tJIC room ~I\'" com fort l\.bly filled
Enc or es v; ru"Q numerous &tid we re r{,coonded t il
and the programm e \'n... unduh lengt.1 aned In
c ou SC<lucllce A number of th e sold ers fro m Sir
Ch:r.r1es Hen!', 1\ hosmta1 we re p re"e-Jl t
Th E'
floral decoratlon6 round (n o p ntcorm \Iere kllldil
lent (rom the ga rden.!! fI ~ Pnrk1\ ood Th 05i.'! wh o
oontrlbuW to tha programm e wer e - ~IJ "'5 S t:m
ton a.nd M16'J Baeon (plllon o solos) ~la !lters H ob

bl t ts (pl8.n O d uet) ~Iu:s H fI .. es ('tl olm "0106) l\I 1~ 5
Fleollng (Seotch !KIngs) ?!lrs McCre:l (sonJra),
Dr J McCrea. (Trl sh 6On~), ).In ler Re\l10lde
(son is) j\h ss J (nnet" (songs) Mr eo1cb,)' (lead
!ngs) MI SS JOJln WUlas (dnnoes) \frs D e nn
(songs) a.nd Mr Ayre!l (60ngs)
Betw#'en thc
two partoS of the pr<rgramme Gun1'1 cr H olt p e:r

formed 5Cvera l oiner slel,ahi -of hand tricks
JIr J T Grlmn wns R CApable 3CC0J'l'l~nt ~t.
"EDDfNO -On Saturday nHer ooon the ma r
rUlgo of MlS:!s Edna. }'fn.M' Enshl ood \nth Mr
:tlenoder Du nca n Cn.r'l)(lOter, of the 237th
Compnnv R Ol al E n;zm eer s ,,,,as fl o' emn lsed ill
the Pilorish Church VlTll r,R't'fLv(o The "elVlce was
ccnducted bv th e Rev S l\I Wmter ill \ "l ent'
a nd the full C!ilolr was .m nt tendnnco t h e brid e
p:room hD.Â¥Ill g; been for mn,n~ " cl1rs j\ membe r
till h e Jomed t he Roval Engmeers a sho.rt t im e
:!IJ:!:O Th e brHlo " 'J\R dressed 1Il a. costume of navy
bluo WIth bll1(lk h ot tnmmecl "Ith i a.l:6 blu e
, olvot and fur and "ore blnck furs, Lhe gift of
Lleut.enant o.n<l Mrs Wal sh (b r oth er 10 1tl.'V nnd
sister) She ""'8 given fl W8.Y b, her " o un,u·~t
b"othe!' Mr Edcr:a.r C :Enst,vood l'Ilr F red eI' ck
Fidler ndmg ""5 best m a.n
!\. soccl Il umber ot
nn.rls h loneM 11I nddlh&n to membcl"6 of .the
f nmlhes of the brIde a.nd brtdegrcom were 'Pl'e
sent lD th e chu!'ch -as both the contrl\l.ltm~ pa.rtles
were well known In the Vllla(te After tho cere
monv ],fr H F NIcholl ,"l~r s word en and
chorrma,&ter present.ed 111' C~rnenter ow tll !\
h a.ndst'lm" clock 10 blMk mArble (lase, m the
name of the ~IC 8.r orO'8.rllst ..holrmpster and men
of the ChOll' 1'10; So token (If the r e..tesrn and 8p
Dre<JlIltlOn of hiS lonlJ . ervlceI; In the chOl r
A
r""M!. pln te b elow the d '1'II boro the lnF.Cl'lptlon
Pre..... entcd t" Alexa.nd"r n l\ncan Cnornenter bv
t'he ~hOl " of ~t lb,rv's W ll l"~rnve '[A.t't'h 4th
1916 ' "Mr Ca.rntnter eUltabl~ respond"'<i The
h apl'lY 0:\11' left t or CO .... entry later 1fl the arter
noo n
I
FlOODS -The meJbn~ ot the ~noVC' ""hlCh tell
M th e end of IB8t W6t~ and agam thu week
c1t.USod mOl'A sencUB t ooth ml"4nv of t.he melldows
bemg deeDly ~,bme1'8ed
The contmnt'd ~et
stA.te of t.he ground 14 • ve~t hmdrllnce to _Bed
liOonIng

_.

GILK~

TOYS. GAMES. DOLLS, AND FANCY STAnONERY.

WlNI: "

tho ga.rage

Rending]

UMBRE:LLAS.

ALL WORK

In

GCommmncation.s ~~s
15petl.1A.lly wntten
article should be addressnd to the .Ed1tor Motor
nnd evele CoIUInll ~ Rea.dlDS' lIercury" Office

WALTON ADAMS .. SONS.
READING • • • •
Specal Stwhoa

H.

A.1thougb m otonst:. ha .. e much to complalD of
With r Elgard Ul ba d roads dUTlllg the precent
CM Sl,5 i t ma.y WIth truth be a"sert.ed tha.t ~ ere
thev ll'lthout the a:losistance a, aila.b]e from a n
orga.n1saoon hke the Automobile .! ~OCIll,tiO D matters would be worse The a u thonbes ro)s~oIl»lblo
1m the upkeep of tho roads are dCllng e\ eI'J thmg
}X>SSlble to keep tha road" m fa.u tnm dunng the
'Wa r wI ile l abour condl tlOo5 a re so (hfficult but
thelr efforts alone " o:.ld Dot a,]l\ /Irs mean com
plete SI:lhSIactlOn to nlotonsts
A s It IS the
Aut omobile t\.~socl 3. tion holds lL ""atchm'" bne( U
on behalt of I ts SO001'.1 members a nd
m e.'l.DS
of Its road o rgolllsat on Its road staff ILnd 'Wllhng
ness at all tlm es to recane and d e~'l1 WIth road
coml?lalllfs. hy members It 15 a01a to get urgent
l'Cpalrs dODe by county and borough sun e.. on
who a.re abvAVS r ea.av to glve lull conSldera.tlon
to recommendations of th e lI.Ssocmtion
Dunng
the pa6.t few \I ooks !!.sH:ral p1l.rticulll,.rly bad
stletcbcs or road hIL'a recened speCially prompt
~tt£'ntio n b, the sun oyors u[I"n rccen 1l1S' In
fOl"IIlation trom th e. Automobile .1ssoClatl on
Mantv of these repau s h a\ e b oon offocted as t.b e
rcsu taL observation b) the A A patro ls
'lbe
specla l report:lo sent 1n by the mel bale InItiated
C/')mmunlcahons by tbe re"ponstble .. uthontics

by

IRONMONOERS.

G. HAWKES

'Pedestnan s a.nd It 15 helLe'l)d t hen oou rte:;;y '1"111
d o much to soh e all traffic problems. The fol
lowlDS are It, few or tho Important pnnolple:5 OI
thE'< courte.3y code _
Do not hug tbe m Iddle or tha stroot.
Keep out or thE' safety Z('DC"
Do not dodge m and around ea rs
Do not presume mo much whon you have the
n (th t uf 1\ ay
D o uc.t cut 1D front of a :lotTcet ca'"
SlQW up or stop when you see people on a curb
tryh::g to rench 8. car
'WIler. a pede~t~lall does not pill' a ny att6Dtion
tn your horn remem be" that the dear U8e the
streets as '\\ ell as vou
'When YOU ha"e an msaIle desire to speed relnemher that. \ou ha HI DO more nght th an others
to break the la'l"
\Vben vou ~ee a. child on the k erb ~ow up
rememhenn.,: that the ehLld ca..n start more
qUlok1y thlD you can stop

COUNTY P

for exemption .. follow" Dnv8f' of ore I n ..",de
iliotor..n&'1ne-tbree DlOntha' uemptioo, eleocncal
uod motor eqJDeer .ad pa.rtDer LD 6rm-oae
mODth. 10urneJlll&.D tailor, conlcientioa. obJ.,.
b:tr-palRd. tor DOD-eo~batant NT\"loe, dJo&Der
aDd outfitter, 101. !XWlO&1l for ,"do.ed mot.&.r
-!i1X rnoothfii' aempt1on. corn merob .... t·1 1011
ind only &Uista.nt-one IDOnth. 'oread baker,
malDstay III WIdowed mother-sis month ' seed
lD.eroha.rit'a clerk-two mODtlu. timber mOTchant'1
clerk-oue month butcber', . l.qbtermul' lUX
months, bricklayer, &upportin, WldOwed motherrefused, bootmak.r's iIOD and IiQle ....."l.tallb-r..
fused, coal and wood mel'chaDt .. nd hire carter,
IlSAlstin, hll aged fatber tn b1llU'l8l6-ODe month
glt'engroeer 'lind florI St, In bUi lll e.56 on btl otr1l.
ace(I'Qtlt--tbl'e!l!l m onth., ml0eral water Dl&J)ufactonrs forem an-one month post office (,0;'111 " ..
---did not a{)pl"tLr ..nct the daun waa dl.mtaed.
clerk In fllthu't! saddlery bUlu.a-rWuaed oem.
feotio n.r In employ o( Army eaterer-onll month ,
groeer (ow n hUlolDeu), IOle suppa" or wtdowed
mother-two months -The rureJ dbtnct tn.
bllDAI l!'o!l"eroay week d~1t WIth U a pplieatioJU
fo r e:temptton ..hlCh 1ncluded three elWWlli of COD.
seumtious objection In tbf'68 cases the apphc.u.t4
we re paS5P.d fol' nO[lo('()mbatallt IierVlC&, ot th.
rest tb ree avphcllboDS were refu!ed and the remll.mder (mostl) rarmers or farm handl) wore
gl,on absolute. condItional or t~Dlporllry exem".
hon lD the ea3e of a voung man employed 10
Httelrwood gardens who bl'l6 to look after aD In.
~I\hd fa ber and mother hIS t;.; o iOUI bei.n. In
t he Al'my Lord Ourzon """to Illppor tmlJ bil
elalm and the trlbunal decIded to n:em~t llim u

lan K &.Ii hIS lather hved or hi. brotb'en were
se.n'lng
l..rn :\!..ur'a F ... T,U, F4l.L-Mr SpfI,DUr Clarke
district earen,r held a n lnq,Ut6t at the Cotta"e
liosplfal on Mond3.Y afternooD ooneernln& the
death of J ohn 1 aplin, Ilged 3! who dled In the
bosp1ta l on Saturday nIght. a.fI the rHuU of ..n
a eCJ.dent t)n the previous Tu6idav lI r A F J
Du.nollv H M Inspector o f Fllcton65 wu pruent.
'hpltn 'a marned man hTUli at Chdde6den
lVllS employed lUI a hft
attendant a.t MN6l'S
Thornyeroft's 'Wo rks A.nd tb . eVl denc06 Ihowed
Ulilt on the l'ilormng el 10 ebT\luy t9 bl hAd lust
sent a load of' m!tterlll is up In the hft, when b e
~1'I,ed o' er to th& ot her !;tde (I ' the doon.:ay Ilnd
Il"Ithqut elosmg the lnt doot' leaned o.. er t he hou.t
wpll and pe61-r:d u pl'i ards to eM If the hft "AI
btomg unlcmded He &udden ly lost hI! bold of a
rod on ~ bleh b e had plBced hu band ..nd feon
d<Jl'. n the \I ell on to the ground fl oor a dt6fAn ce
a t about 8 it pltclnng on h16 heAd
When
picked up he was tound t,g be U ll CO D &,C IO\lS n..nd
\\ a.5 {alo en to the Cott" ge Uosplt:ll where W1th
out regalO lOg C() n SC1 0u~n e !« he riled I'In Sf\turdRv
n l ~h t t t'Om a fra ct u red !ikull-Dr Re.&;: T h omas
M lft t hat on 81\.turd n
III c(Jns\l1t.:\hOD wlth Dr
Gl"n wlU a n onernti on " ·R.. J eel ded on hut on uD1(1nnR t.h e sku ll thf" fou nd tha t the Inj uries to
th e. b Mll n we-re !rO e ~le n Cl\ e t.hnt It \\ 86 not pO!!
!!It-II!' -Th e Jnrv ret urned a H~ rd l ct of " \ C~I
rl ent:d (It>:l.llh
find e rpr eseed t h etr I"\mpa t h y "Ith
the rela t ncs o f the decN.seo

------

The only cu o to

COOle

before the Judge

\U~

loci,.

are cleaT' and healthy, and it's no wonder
reciate Lifebuoy Soap.
m"'''

accident \\1. '-

I 3 I..",

r

\las \ orkm ... Ilt
lu ong \Hth ~the cot.:..

P.

....I t..

'" ItneS!el

-

BOROUGH BENCH
~I o:-; Dn

- (Before W Cannon and H H Emgdoc

E !Q$ )

D B'O'X I\ Ali D D I~ llnn.LT

F recle.rH:k George J aooM labourer of G Soper
Gro \ e f)ltAded gudty t o havmg been n'l'unk and
d1:lordorly or. ~tahon Hill 00 Sa turd ay Af~rn o Cl!l

P C Edward! !ltated the h ct;i a.nd the pn.. oner
who WII! ~ d bv S Upt R6) nolds to be m hll
oplruon the heft\leo" t dn nker In t.he t own W&.S tined
1 2~
whleh '\ c1S Dald OUt of IS! found on him
lTb'OA ~ - (Before t he )'byoi T B :\.llnuu EAq ,
and R S

Wall!! FAq)
,I,

LrCD;Cl. T'1l4 S SfDlB.l.D

The hoenco of T he Cn Ckel6N. I nn \Ii'U permtnent
Jy tran~t 6l'!'ed from Alfrad \ ldrtdi$ to Raben
.flolmes.
B U ..MJ1! !;s OF TR.!. L1GB.TOiG

Gnn

W illiam Cbules Stevena fn ed tl!b 't'endor of
59 \\ ate SI reet WlIS fi ned lSi. for nOb caul!.lJlg ..
light 1'1] hl.5 .hop to be shAded or screened as fe
qwred by Lbe Llf.;htln.sr Ord&r 011 F~bl'U llTl 26 a.t
11 15 p rn P S Sumner and SUPI R e.J'nolds proved
the oa.se and bot.h Ilud that t ile defend.t'U h.d
been pre' 1 0 u ~ l y "a.rned
r h!) Mayor MId the
TUli.gntratc .. coltstdcred t hat defendAnt had hoen
\ler) negli gent
J ohn :\ nsell 0 ' O\ert.on
Dixon Slm Pion of
:'\ e w.follnd
SIdney P alnler of Wmklebury
and
Jo~el'h .-\(,,ock of Oaklev "' ere aU liu mmoned l or
not ho.\ IIlg red rear light s o n tnClr blcyclet anfl
£larry J arrant.. of SteH!nlon for not. h li \ In g a
,0; 11110 f rom lil:;ht on )U.5. mAchm e PO E'dmond.
"tooped III 11 aU at ll1 i<lnal. ""bout \) I m on
FebrU IIIT 23 as lhe, \l ere prooeoonu: to their \vork
;'11. Tbornjcroft "
T he qme {ar oXllnglJlSbmg hght41
t.h llt m omlOg \.\:31 633 S nlfl60n 'v.u, fined 2. 6d ,
and the other d e f ~ n dll. nt., 515 c!l.ch
~o X Ul!! 0:0; C~2T
T horo i'lF Bartcm, of Ba !lm~:\.f ill W8,6 finfld 5!. lor
hll. \mg allowoo a OoHt to be used on the blS'hway
.... lthollt ha'\'Jng hiS name patntad t hereon, In
Brook Stroot on Februa.ry 17 He a.dmJt.tod that
W&ii

Send hIm a Tablet in h,. ncxt parcel; he WIll opprllCUlte It.
The aame Lever ea Seap I•• GuanDte. of Pum y tocl

II.

foreman
The Judge htld thA't the applicant acitd qUI ~
rea.::oDlI,.blj and gave J li(:lgmell~ for t.5 lind ord eored
A record to hf, made, as d Ct.m~d by :Ur
Bulloek
H e abo "" larded tho apphoa nt the oo~ u of nva

It

!
1I

fa" etb..inz we
i .,Ia ced II. ladd",

1..,0

J lrdl't fw d I' (lnt up ...c eee " hJl.t " i"
\110[1.8 li n dlS(X\\ crro t llat a f.e t scre\>, had gOt
Joo ~e
He ca UQd 10 hl> maTIl too hand up a '(Hl nner l
lind In rurnlll,S' 1'Ollnd to speak to him he took !lola
of II. nil ot) .... Inch the " heel of a un~el h n J!; crAne
ru ns
\t. thll.T moment Ihe " hoel came Al()I1g fr om
bclund hIm 811d t oo\" ot{ the Itrtle fingcr of hili lli ft
hllnd II.lld IIlJurcd tho next fmg er
li e had \)ceil
olrerc:-d £5 111 e:elt lemenl but. lad r('\ f u.~ to '18'11
In!) rfX!ClpT fo r rhl' h eCAtl.<,t;. said \Jr Bullock It
\11lS de ~ lrlble 10 Ita\o II. mcmol li nd um ff.ioo rded fO
thn .. he 1I11gJ.t como t.o rho coun. &.gClm If ooceMoUy
1 110 l t1Ct4 of the CIl»e \\ere not. difiPU tOO nOI WIl.S
t.hele any d"'l?u le li n to the amount of compenu
but The respolld ~n lori dll:.nu~d
tion If pal able
linbiltry Oil the ground U1 1I.L Lbo II.(lClde.ot nld no ~
a r ise OUt (If Or IU the course of Eooott i t!m rlo~
meJJt
It hem!: cont ended tha.t It WII I$ no pan of
hh out" 10 repair Iha m aoilinery IUld t.hAl If /lJ\"V
t hllt!l; Wen t 't'Tong he ' hould ha.ve rerortoo 11
It
\\o~ fun l6r Mid that he \\&1 neglige.nt by lAking
hold of the f811 011 "hlch tht! cran e "a.~ 'III orktnli
A g a llls~ the COlll cntlon IhAt It IIIlIr; no (, part of hlS
" ork to repan t ll o. m nchlne r) It ~fi& ~ t.atad that
It .... !!.S customary for InLha hlln~ to ~xeeU l e tn¥lal
r epll.m. of t hat de:.enptloo and tha.t Ecoolt had
frequc lltl.r done such thmg! tn tho preu)tlce of hi.
II. ga.mst

due

ToO

hiS nng1lgenee.

[Othor Ba.!.l n g~toke n e" s will be (oWld OIl &Doth&!'
page]

-

'I'1106 :\oh n ~ CorOller tor lWadlTl,lf ( ~1r Fred W
Ma.rtm) hcld a.n mquest at. t.he \ai;embly Itoom.
Bndgo Stroot Rea,chpg on Tuesday afte rnoon on
tho bociy of Thoma ... R.a..ndaJl 01 3, StLnway Cot

tages WoklOgha m Road Earley who nu found
dead at h1$ houlo
H enr y Edwud Randa.ll of Hanunertmu.h &an of
t.h~ deee&.!oo..'<1 ~ld ru. fa.ther had heeD ~ .... Idower
for J IUt o\er C\\o so.ar6 al'ld h'B \\&4 4n old age pen
110nOl'
He W&4 pr;)Vlous!l earoL/lkt!r 0.1
11ho
'VildorcMf\
Wm:u:!'i." Il.I lt "'" hi, fat.hflr ten '.t ooks
ago v;hl!.n ()()1'I61d6l'tng h i, a~ e "hich ,~u 72 t he
waa In (&.1r1y good health Decouod lived e.nurel ,
b;r hlm56li, he had OOeo a. ,en ocoontno ma.u 4lI
hi! bfo and prlctIcally hved a hIb of ioohtucU..
J ohn Luke Ho.s. e of 5 5ta n..,..y Cottag81 ))Ufo
door hut one to t.bn deoe.aJed il.id OD tho mornma'
of February ~ bo N.W the deceased f<:l for solUe
Dlllk li ed 'IIIlt.ne!.S ,,,shod hun &eood mornmg, and
ukod him how be ~M Deeeued rephed that. 110
was ver y lDlddhng a.nd r~h: rred to tho ooldnalil of
tho woe.th~r Wttnew., '\\;Ife had often oft'e* to
do hi$ waablnJl for him. or an'Vtbln,ll el.e but he
alwa.ys dedi n~ Sl.YUl.g be oould ma.na.p h.ima.olf
~T Arthur J ohn Simmond, aener... l ttoye keeper
of 51 Woklnlifham Road RDIldln~ sud tleooUed
wu a cuua l cu scomar On FebrulrJ 24rh be came
to \\ ItQeM:" ,hop a.nd Old He felt very
Wlwell
Tha.t 'fU the lut 0Cl0I.'~ he &a.'III' him aln·. Wa.
ne.. \\ent to hi.. bOUM on the J')reY1OU, Thurlda::v
a.nd a8'&1D on the Saturd. Y &nd Sunday but IfOt
no reply H e t.h.cn thouJl:h ~ there ",a, r.omethmg
'Wrong' and tCfOrme~ the pohoe
DfIOeUed "'.. a
re-erT'ed lort o( man bul; very obeerluJ.
P C Wilham! IIJd he ..alned ." entr&.Doe to the
houJO by chmbmg throu ..h the bedroom wIDdcnr
He there I rHV thf'll dooeued Ul Ihe room de&d
He

e..oeu....

LBVER BROTH BRS I iMITRD PORT SUNLIGHT.

-

REVIVAL IN THE CHURCH

VOLUNTEERS INSPECTED AT UADIIO.

Wrmn g I n
St J oh n II Pftruih ~hg nl oe' , '
R eadlllS t h e n fl \ W Urmo n 51) &: _
rh e :'\/l.t.I on a..1 )helo lOll hIlS oo\\' Leen d eflwtel)
d OC1ded upon
I he ~, c hbl S h oP4 a ud b Ishops aJ'$
gOlDS to lead tb e Church In a great eO'ort to
b rlD8 h o me t o t he c onscience 01 t.ho Dauoo God It
Messnge th ro ugh Ihl wa.r
I ud to rouaa the
peopl e n.s a wbole fro m th ~t rehg10u s .path, Ind
IlldllTe re nce t.o th e th lng6 of God which 1&1 &0
lo.me ntA-hle but unde n1 a bl e .. mILrk ot our d ay
a.nd ge ne l':ltl oll All w e o t.b ~ r reliGI OUS deDomlJlA
tionl a.re he lDg u ked to takfl p3.rt Ul thl. e tro rt.
a.nd It 115 boped that the wbole Churcb of Chr ... t
111 Lills lund '\\ III / 0111 ,ts r ..nkli fOr a. great un1t~
on 6 l~u Bh" 1I1)()n h e \l, ldesl'lrtad a nd door rooted
lTreilgl on a.nd l:ldlft erence wh lcb bometime.
makes thou ghtful people uk sadl v whether no lit
pCW5slble that God ca.c blesa with n ctory a.nd
peace a n ft.tlon M) b eedlt.61i of His el1!teDoe And
! O oonternptuo", of H Ili WIll
Bu t; 1f the Church
tlI to ~ 0 1~6
lITgentiy aDd eompellln$l, God .
~lf6!1g e to Ute na.tloa tt must fi r6\, ll!.tl( han
h ea.rd And attended to thtll; Meua.se
R II!i"I'\u l
th rougb the Church mU4~ be nrecedtd by r ev,va.!
1n the Church only a. Church sha k.en from Its
own ~ p ~ r ltu~l langu or CAn be Ged . In.t r um ent.
toO wakll the peep\!) (ro m ttl J;plrltUs.l t orpo r
h
may well he thst Ch ris t 15 '!tVIllS ver \' 6tf! rn ly toO
Rll Ch ur ch In theu d ill" I R epent. . nd d ., tb.
fire t Workfi
H 1& ~l t h fllloh tho ugh u . \.he •• tn
m mlnd t.h a.b T IU'S!) , very Iol nC61'8 ""nd solemn
oh'ert'an ce of this vut' slAnt. Let u put O\lr
&ell"e.5 U It. were In to tr8.lnlng thA t t hl!' fibrf! 01
ou r cha.rncbr m a., be Iltrenpth cnd by The dh
card Ing of l\1I W'ea kenI l'J{ Indu lgenc ee . nd cur
Ip rit ual heulUCIII d e ye lo!}. d by more r~JUlar and
ml\re &a.rne.ft utie L et. UI' ~te k th rouCfh ..
F:enume pemteM e th ro \l ~h II: ",ore thorou,ah and
eOl1 l1lfihmt pnctloo or the fait h we p rI)f6U
t hro1lgh A mo"e fr ~rtu l'l\ t u se of Th e m".nJ of
grace to be m a ~ " fit bodl h menta Ul" ... nd Jp ltllU
a.llv t o play our pnrt In the etforl that If to be
mAde to ,.el ~t'e rfhglon to It I due pl.CfI lu the
lI fe o( Otlr nat Ion

BRrrISH

;;,...==~===~
PRODUOE FOR FRANCE

Tweh'C hundred !lIlCkJ of &eed OAh SOO ae'kl!
of seed potal<lt's and 1 000 helld 01 POUtl", wtn
leave En ~ l and th s week ro r t.he pea.um farm s or
Franee The eO n!llgnmflnt ha~ been t'olleded
through thn rnMIUDI of th Ap-ncu\tut'fA n t'li~ f of
AlliN- Commltl-co (16 B(1drord Square l",ondon)
a.nd IS anot.ht'T token of th e d t termin a t!on of
Brl t.1 ch hnnerli to n a nd In thell' breth rt'n 10
Allied 00 l1ntrTe8 l'. ho hll\e lost theIr ,.11 .l'I tbl': ou
ru ~h

of a. ru thl ess In vlI.d er

F acl lit.les f o r tht! fret! t.rnR S'port M thlli l uoeou r
h ave heen p ro "ld~d b v the W ar omee and on Ita

arrmJ on the other I!lde of th e Channel It. .. ii '

b e conveyl!'d to the IH n ck !)n d l i n c ts Il Dd

d ll

t rtbll ted I\m(\ n~ tIl e peur.ntlll b\ renre<;fntt:t.tlvea of
the Frene.h Go\ e rnm en t Event uall, the «lmmlt
tll!ie hor')(ls to nfYo l'd rehef to ftl Tme1'S In all ~ lht'd
...ount'r'IU wmch hlve been ID'f'arl Nt Ind II l '"kl n t
fo1' t he suppor t of the A~r IC\lltu",1 ctt'!mmll n tv 61
th lll eountry- whn hAl'e hBppltv !)pl'ln Immu ne from
th (' hnr rors .... h lch hIVe been Itflfirc led upon thei r
Allied brelht'en-Io enf\ble help to be 8'1l'en on a
""'Ale worlhv of both th e recirut'nts Md the
donof'5

FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOUSE
, LIFE OF SOLITUDE \ T EARLEY

run

"fhe mild carbolic odour you Dote in
Lifebuoy Soap is the sign of its splendId
protective quahties. It cleans and dl5m.
feets at the same time- IS more than
soap, yet costs no more. For Bath. TOilet
and Household Cleaning, for Home aDd
Hospital, for Camp and Billet.

a.n

apphcat on for L "'I .!l \~ard under t.ha \\ Olk.me n ,
Comp61Ulllt:lon ..!ct the applIca n t De1Ili God fU\
Tnoma» Eocatt D.. turner an..j t he rC!pond"'H4
~ eW'.5 J obn 1 Th orny cfoh a.ud Co , Lid
-"11'
S L B ullock of BD.iolngswke, ap pe ll.rcc.. j.Jr thn
applicant l i d llr 0 L lI.nlt'M)r "If p"uthampt.on
for Llle r'''l QndeoL,S
Tht .. ,
OUt 01 ~".

.ncs.oe

ijw

Our gallant men are happy because they

A CO:!J l' E SSA Tl O~ CL.d !.!

laid that u dw! ~11t of a rwut
sa.ved mortem exarrunabon be found th.t Randall dIN:!
over the 11'01'11 heart fA lhue t.M rHUh of l}uc.keTURI: &.rKI d6.
spae of the gen&r&t1oJl or th~ a.rter~ "JXICI.allr thl) m"'-!.!, OD..
Bl' thll JUry The body ap~ to be _U De\lr
to aunu,tanta on
stand! lot .£2027 ,ohed
A verdICt. 1n aooordapl'le W1th the lDedi~
"'. ~ D.'''8 elrned in Interett
returned
&ltd funeral tund w"""
Tbe JUl"'V OOIDnU1'MI'&ted Ut. wttnoelMl for ....bat
interest £30 while they bad dODe t.h& eorotler atlIMU~1DW
6. , aDd funeral

£18 80 8d

for Health and Lifebuoy Soap.

-(13E>fortl hi S H onour Juage Gye )

MON D"'''

fully dotlwod
Dr L POWI II

7. 6d

and Happiness go
H EALTH
hand in hand, so hurrah

•

COUNTY COURT

Will'

••pltoI of

THE LIFEBUOY IS COMING.
HURRAH! HURRAH I

MORTIMBR
SOt.DItRS ENTmTAllClICNT -An
excellent fl nter
talluncm \\ .. /rl't',m bl ihe pahont'l and nul'&(\8 .t
thfl V A D HOlT> tal lu t. ... eak
The charr Vl'U
ta.ken b~ tho!) ooDlmand nnt MIN F M W)1rt T he
oonO(lr' /')f)ene(! \\ Jth a.n otlglnaJ ta roo c ntllllxl, uFun
In the ('..anrt ' 'tho oha.ra ot.rt ",ero R II~I'" R ufu5
(pm.on~r\ who W&II ~"god .... tll, &no\ll; htt.lhnl' H ' (
..\ eroplaM ~1r T'wUitier K C (deft"ndlnlt\ Mill de
R \lfu~ nt900 or pnl.oner (prmcIPa l 'Wtlnf 1 Sl'l r
R'fJ.lln t Hold-mn lucht a.nd Mr Know.1I K C
nroe«lllhnv PrJ'l'Infir p\oe&df'd I ~ot gtl1ltJ
and
rn
of lif t Twu ter'. a.bl~ dcrlmt)S by endM.v
ourmg to 1)1'0'9'0 &tl abba . tau n(t t.hat pr»ener . ut
r~ frOft1 J)6ralvUl ........ &. vbrv old . p 1'IOn.IOMr
and la ~tly v. u: ntNJ.rly m~I\.f)Able ha,.tnq- only l"f'(!oenth bocn rele~4INI fro m ... lun&t JO u,lun1 M,. Know
all O"'n"lnoOO the l lld,. IhAt the 'OOil~ - tfllttmonv
WIlA £li l,ltJ P "' lOnpr Wat found I mJlv ..nd l entf!lMeli
to 28 d ill"· C B (dKruftg' the bath room) The,..
mlln~r of the floro,ra",mo eon.l.tM or IOn ~ mor
r w; d1\IlOM and a.n"tlw!r .hteh
u 1011alll'l.. 8ch~lh~.,! " and " Bur Drum \(Il.)oOr ' Il(In., h,
M .. B 'Wohh nlt)r"'l. da1'\oeiO il
~II '-I
Andre ",
D llr~ Gould and MIl. MA.nne"
I Pao'l k "l' \"'nur
tr...nh ll'1 In ~ur eld kif ba.tr .nd 11m \.e
N)ldl~r

'''IUI

"""hf'lT'lt
OOfflln IOns t . A1_"""n IIln" r,..,rt Ml
~ - ,..~t lent ...tln...
'/4 bttle T"y h GI"\
Ind

~1

'1\
T'h "hv e.ll1b ..,..,.. .... .,11'
a ...I....t'>t' d llll'll",,, bl' P rr.. l1 .... T l'"tC!r ....".. t What.
'tI'111 t..... 0i't"'1f'fJn'10n a,. , ,, Pr,,,,,'.fI SI."" fa"".

hfitloA

~~ut ~f ff~l''''' '

"l",.,.

" C'A')".,...te. II &n a"' \lI mcr ~keklh 11'1 -~I (,'h t)oe
tw....,heth toI'l'I'un fl At'IfM'r h.,. uf\ .... M ~ J "'elllti fOol 1'1
tnin .. tl'l InciuOfo h..,. IM"M.I1"""n(t ,,,·! .tn'-- f'W""'It"'l t
_l,.,fted_tn 1l'PH'C1ate modero irl~ and Inl'Wt

.-

WI.CHUILD

GE~EI1'L COLLI"O

PLeA £D

Ian"e ot about. 2.YI on II ..
"'be.n the 1u
" ll u Dt~r Del~cee n eS ment ..... IntpecW
It,
~f Bjor G eneral Collin,_
Tb. ,,~ nd 1Ii
~
IDtly cold, b ut tb~ re "WI • ralr numbu fII
1I.p h1 t.&t0r5, lDciuding t.h~ li' r l' ud C.t*la
Porter
T he oftlef,t'I pl'OleDt " l!..I'e Colo n~l Ilod~ (lit
cocoma.lld),
Jone.' Kellfe, Sub Conuil.D4aln P.
p n..u... n. c.j~tAlO A S Coo~ r. Uatt.aJIo,n ....
Jun .llt If F Kingha m Complny CoD'lm.~ S.
o eI Comp lny Comma ndu E A Wrot.Ull.l.,.,
ornpany Commander \'\'" n W&Jk'er , Ccm~ ,
Co.nm iUKle r C. S W'C!bb, Plu n
nu»-. . u . C,
T .. g.y (Col"", S""Uonllo. o<I Dr l l W. r
On ..rrival tbe blltA.l I) mU'Ch ed
ita • •
l1 OD, a.nd was dr.,,", up in r• .-1 .. ~, J.h,f
M-.!or-Gene,raJ CoIUn,. ha.tl bt4"Q .. elooaea
the CommattdMt., th .t'tI~ .... 1 lal Q ~ .. ~..ft,
f here 'lIrU lin al1

c1a f I\ft,or noon al.

11 tn.

..flAr "hlch l ecomplftltd b1 the
Li6'Ui,enlct ColOQel Hodnon

od,U

t Mr II

F

COlI:I.r!lt Dd t.

I nd tb t b6u.alv..

li l'ab.... ..... O.,.'fI!

cle:.elv n.poeW the linN

m(;Ted oft' 10 rourl from

The batu ho

lh-"

e rl.bt, . Ad ",bt

m ID column of M mp niH fo r lb. tDue:" }'ttl.,
wb1 b
eIc.Untly d~D., Ih • • U",DI.ntl b1l",

"I.'

wt'!l1 hot both In t"olumn ncl in d , oolumn.
Af
the mareh pa(l't lb. baH. . HoQ r-ti red .11
el ate ('olumn ar:rd ~lUM'led to 1\1 C'lritiu l pa.h 10. ~
f ~ln8 the u.1uun . bU.f
U, T thi. t he ('0111".0
oommandera, al Lb .. reqnftllt Dr t'; "n t1'Al
IlInp..
pUI lb ~ l r ~e,..l t l" mnanl Ibrou,h .... "MI. CWHJI ..
p&r ,. lind flet, lo n drul . , e",deDtl, t.o bl' uta flC'..
tlon The "Arlt'lUI mO>re.me.n" we ""Itched .-ttll
l nt. ren a.nd lhel'fl 111' et'ld.N'. of eMl"~ r.bl.
\m~eme!lt. ~om par d witb .. few
mont.

·S·

At the eonelu.lou ot lDtIo i n t t)OCtiOD (hn"1"&l
Co 1101;' &a.1d 1t. I 1m l'erv ple.t ed .a hut had Lbe OPPO" \tfto
Itl' of I n,p~tl ng \OU Th, turn out' U. .... ,., C'rtd~~
able Perh'f\4 we M I ~ltt hUt' u, 'rrfllt
IDUltN' on "",,"de a.fId I ~D6, .. the t\l..,.
eo m.~ Oft , acd It 1. 1101 iA-O ecld toO tum out tbat ..
an ... future I"'~tlo" ... mn.,.
It"",1!1t!f
JII u,f,e.r I am ...~..,. nlea l.-! I Dd Ja.tI.",ood _ Ith lh.
... ., the n'lcon 4'1,,11
11)11 I htl
0 f"#n
hl\'o hlnd led th em and I thfflk"'.l
a.1d"
Ih f\t th" ta rtle wd l he a n.hl,bl. 1.Mf't. in Ihde h'nc~ of tht' ""'un t"
T hfl ..ork _ If'''
b ef'n done at Dldool. bAlI be~" r flC""plll"d h..
ht:th '\m.h"'''ltiu u ",,,Int; matt u ... t ul I f ll'tt
t'ur,. th ..t tf l'I)U .rlll (!,\1I,c1 u no" l() t"ontlnt1 f1 Ib.t.
work or .&koMl 10 tlndnttk', Qlh.r "or~ in ('()I\
n,.,.ttol1 " lth D ldcoJ, or an,. Clhtr rl . e", ...,.
,., III "h~rfun\' rfl~DOnd Atc n I " I am , "
p' ,. -cd toO h' ''fl had thl'" I"nn"rtU'I'IIC" or IftI!O tU'JC
~ ou li nd Vf"ry .. ~n "t",fiN'S With ...:b I r 1\Iffl

"a, tJ,.

..""

s

XIIIG8CLl1l1.E

P .,I

_"""" .1
A.4h , t
I

..,

tl
•