Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 03-1916

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BEADING MERCURY, OXFORD GAZETTE, NEWBtm'l HERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER. SATURDA'V. MARCH 11, tQ16.

PRUDENfIAL

ASSURANCE

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Summary of th~ Report presented at the SIXty-seventh Annual Meeting held on March 2nd, 1916
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the Summary of all Branches on the 3 ht December

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Shareholders Cal tal
L 10 A8S urao ce l' u dUrd u ry B a cl
Life ~ ss ranee lunJI d u, tr al Bra ch
SICk css I s urance f U Ide eneral Branel

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Cout.] gency Fu d
t:ou rts ( ~ I erl!en cJo Powers) Act Resene
CI:!. tn~ tl d er L fo P ol c c:. tunatcd and 11 courso
of pllyme lt
AnDU t es d e :\ d npa d
BalanIJ0 of Bo us 1 dar Life Pol c es rCtierved for
dlstnbut on n J du:.tr al Branch

8 199 Z56 9
64 307 16

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UAD11'G OOIS!1VATIVI
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1 673 031 13 5
4639591 12 8
1359655 510
3558890 19 9

6 lSI 487 17 6
791846 12 10

3417044 17 11

CONCERT
3243090

FOR

AT READmG

12971 059 0 11
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2856222 910
597710 16

4775293

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9878 14
4 Z6J 067 18

34626 14
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Cash -On Depos

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13 263 988

Outi!tllnrl ng Pram urns
Out~ta. dIng Interest I\nd Henta
I tarest D v dends and Rents Accrued but Dot

5 7

41 989 11

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88 002 0 0

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Iud a aDd Colonla.l Go"crnment ::5ecuflheli
Colon 0.1 Pray umo.l Securities
India. and Colomal Mu I clpal Secur t es
Forela:n Government Securlt es
Fore go Prov nCILlI ~eeurltles
Foreign .Municipal SecurItIes
Ra I 3y and other Debentures and De
benture St.ocks &nd Gold and ::=.terl ng
Bonds-Home :Lod FOr'ol .. n
Railway and other Prefereuce an I (. uara
teed :it-ocka and (Shares
Btl Iw3.Y &:: 0 ber Ordmllry Stocki! ~ Shares
Rent 0 1 nrgcs
Freehold Ground Rents & 8cotch F en Duties
Leasehold Ground Rents
House PropartJo
L fe interests
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Agen til Ba.la ces

151861 12 7

711

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MUI lCIPlL1 and County SeCtlflhes Un ted

267084 8 10
2856 10 4

310165 14
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Per

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Bal k of England Stock

89 7ZZ 995 19 4
2600000 0 0
700 000 0 0
350000 0 0

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Goternmeot Annultlos &c
Local Loau, 8lock &c

ASSETS

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'1 re:ll!ury B Us

42322260 510
16955 611

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£47383 780 6 7

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LIABILITIES

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1915

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£94 794 798 II

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anno red crn 5('r'l
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to CI urellll urged tl G
I..nrd of the Adll raJ.t tn fl'l t Iv 1 n self lo
ta.l toe and o.n ll1Bte U e Boa.rd of Adn Jol'Q.lt.y t)
roccI\.n g Lord F 1",1 er to 1 R post M 'f lmt Sea
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It to reported tha.t ~ Gennan
been out m the Nor~l Sea.
tHuRSDAY
1 he Franch troOpfI lave repl ed to tJ" lot.er
m ned Gel' nan \ttacks beb\oel Mall\.lOOlIft 8n I
Fo~ h} rctak nR' netl-rty tho wholo of tbe Cor
hea.lx Wood wn ol J ts mto Uor mruD POSt
twru! 01 tJ (') ) Us
(erm 1 Ma D Hea lq l or h~ " III d made i tI e
ropo 't or the d8;)' clalOls to ln~B liB ewe! Il. ben. y
defeat. u the } nmcl on tJ S VIIliP" thu.!; I addl
ton m the Vlllo.ges ot ~ OI'g('6 md Rqt e 1110 they
had tnkon U e W'oodcd Corbea IX
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POrtiOI of the F milch gnrrl~1 J enshed and tba1;
58 ottiCll "S a nd over :I 000 lOeo were captured
On t.he ma.m frout. tAl tJJ e I'I6st of {!he t.l.euse a.n
attac:k nea.r J)o a.lmont fa.lled 1\ l11e to tbe We&t
at Haudrotnont Fn'rlIl. .the (,ormans rogau C!d a

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CURIOUS HANDlCRAlls 10 BE S EEN

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AMBULMICES FOR 8Tl! BERKS
'1 he Ma.yor of Read OK nshea

to

thank

the

tcr for-. the treasury Noto far lOB '{hlCh &0
compa.sied the- followmg I ote lor the 8th
Royal Berks Ambulance Fund In loY ng memory
.~;,-~.ri:a~Hi~I.261i:--i5l)~i;;
west.
of one oC tl e dear boys of the 8th from h a
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nol.'lUl
8OlTOwlng motrlOl'- ~ fta.neee
boayy
,n redoubt wbloh thPy bad lost
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The Mayor'S 11 and )8 for providing };urbor
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a bombed
;rho mU",-u.y
oommUnIC4tioDs
'Metz tr&tnS
,,,ero n.ga.m
by R Fnmllb
squadron atSome
were Hand AmbulOonCQ Ca:rnaS8B for QO YCyl g 1::1 0
in Metz..Sa.blOoe statiOD at tbe time
All the m,a... wooodttk q,u ~lly from tbe fightmg hne t.o tho
ob lDe~ returned aaf~1y flxc'mt O~ which came metor a.mbula.nCefi rendy to take tl em on t.o the
40wn through ongtDe trouble
cleanqg h08pltab
Th(!8e hand a.mbpll\nces
In Champagne the } reach Iia.' -& ~en the ha.e-a.n enormou8 advantage oyer the old ca.rn
b'eDchflS wbicb the .en8ID:r ca.pt!ure4 on )farcli 6 mg method MI\l"" Bortlett; 01 the 8th Roy.1
fh\f1 hold 85 pnlOll8l'8 and a JIlI.Ohill81fU1l &lid
J)e:rks "18 wntten to the Mayor to Bar tn.t these
I).,n ntp111sod • Gorman OO1I1Itior..ttaek
lDiportano ...... about- lb. )JI!lJJ.I'OI!I of tho B".;: 1"'f""I!"l- wpDiTy .eo&d bel... Ille n.it ad
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.. along tho Jhont .f lb. Black SOi" ,..001 wei tba." tbell' v~u. 0ItIm0t. be too blghly
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v;eeklJ co nmcnelRB '1 hnnw:la.~ I ext Mard 16th
Japaneeo n6t.i e workers v; 11 ba SOCII da ly In
thear fucmatmg \liork 11 silk ombroldcn IlW!qlor
work \\000 carving ek
I be l'iklll of our
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of common Imowlqdge but. to tbe m&)orli.\ of
people It L4 known oll l~ 11 tI () u.ll1t.l'IleL .rat.! f' r
than Il8 Il :result of ponoonal o~na.ton lila ks
to t} 0 enterpr 80 ql M;CtlII1'!I Heel&8 S018 &1 d
Co Ltd an opporWDlty ... 111 bo ..fforded 01 lIeo

tDS the dexwU.y and .rt",try or t.he Jap.n06e
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