Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 05-1916

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l!.EADING AND DISTlIlCT AIlATElIlI.
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W HOWARD PUMEIt'S

G"ENEROSIT~

WlIENTlIE NEW TAXES COMMENCE
There" no ......tty lor people to lay .p
their ••" on ~ou.t 01 the new I. . . uo. just at
tbe preHnt. moment IS the ume doc!! not eome
Into foree lor some week . yet In fact the nc,,,
tues do pot operate unUI JUDI 30ib tor cu.
OYe r 18 h

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motor eye es

and Aug 16t 15tb for smaUer

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OUR PETROL SUPPLY

ROES from our earlier
wars returned victorious to
happy homes cleaned with
HUDSON'S SOAP Hudson's
Soap has a great tradition for
cleanlmess to hve up to. Its
ment and quality to-day are
enhancing even Its earlIer traditIons-just
as our gallant soldIers to-day are enhancmg
the traditions won by their regIments years
and years ago. Hudson's Soap can never
be beaten for all-round use In the home.
It 18 just as splendid for home cleaning as
It IS for washmg clothes.
HouseWIves
always use Hudson'. Soap for washmg up
after meals.
IN PACKETS EVERYWHERE.

Fabrics for Tailored Suits

'1 he Petrol SI pply COlnmlt.tee III Qu~etlng dally

d IS ex pected to report, ve l ~ lioon
Over "
hu dred SUg g Qli L ons h'\ e been con51~ ered
Iu
50m e dls tr ~ L! R rel' l 6ho TllgO of pet.rol h a ll heen
remed eel (or the tl no bemg by lmora cd orglnl
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HOWARD BRUNTON

axe r510n c e It r''!f. are ba.vlIls t.l e r IS Imm er
trad e necessIti es 8VInpat he b calh coa s de red 10
ffir a~ tI e no-Monal need ner mllS
S hould the
furd er mqu n 10 v taking pl ~ reve&i Go ! hort
age for m lOl t on p lrpO!el th er e VIU bo t"om
pJeLe uatlonal cont r ol a ne" h cenl ns 6(!heme or
a re' lied system of tal'atto I Pri vat e ow eTI are
ag" n urged to lim t lh 6 r coni mpt on to the. leut
posillble qUIn t ~j
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ALTER~ATlVE

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The Ladies' Tailor

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FUELS

The e ODtlnu31 fi hol'tage of petrol Ii leadlOR to
num e rou ~ &tt.empa t.o provide III a ltern. tH e fu el

and on e h e irS of varlo 5 fu e ls at &5 10'" .. price
one shtlb ng pe r g allon
So (ar howe ve r
noth ing r e ali, de fim t e seems to huo appeared

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bu t t hose experlm ent.lng are work Ilg apl areflt.ly
In the n~ht d r eet. 0
II. d t. mav b e thaL I>Qm e
thing s atisfac to r y III si ortly be arr ved 01
l!
!'I uch proves to be th e CAse
e h a ll hllve one
th mg tit an) rat e to tI li nk tl u '" a r for S o fa r
th e mOl'it succct!lsful elpen menb £een to be 10 tl e
I.} or tl k DB' petrol as a b:L8e 8 d seelna ho"
n uch dtlu t on It. ,..tll st.. nd .nd \1 It. 5 Ihe besl.>
dilute r

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STILL

GRO" ING

R S Hud.on Lirn ted Liforpool We.t BromWlch & London

mlchlne - madeao they !It euctly.
Their 10'" price II
aenulne for the ....
relSon. - mlchlae

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output II I'\ICIIICId
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without rIfecllDC valu ••

Made by the
Dunlop palcntcd
processes In all
siandard sizes

nh INNER

;':;.:7 TUBES

DUNLOP RUBBER CO LTD
ESTABLI SHED

BOTLY & LEWIS,

A CEN1 URV

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Gold and SUversmllhs, W atchmakers and O~
ACTIVE SERVICE EQUIPMENT.
Binocul&n M..~hlni ComPoau eli. Wr4ac Watehu K c Flu... and ",1 0....... ~

DEATH OF ARCHDEACON

WILBERFORCE

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2:; KING STRE ET. READING.

CHANGE

OF

ADDRESS.

Mr P E COISH haa REMOVED HIS SURGERY frOID
161. FRIAR STREET.

The nonce 15 IIpt to m!l.8Jne tI at , he c an get
spark between end of spo.rk lOg plug cllble a. d

to

21. STATION RD, READING.

DENTAL WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Stnl10 Tooth ' rotu 2/6 r Upper or Lower Sec fro .. 21 /...

top of plug tha t IS a. guua nt.ee that th e p lu¥, 15
fi r ing It
s no g u rantee \\ hate\ er
fi e
'fotO!
In one of Its excellent htnb nys th at.
a sp a r k outside 15 mrly t ell&. lOU Lh a ~ th e gmt on
I S r ght u p to that pol t
I nlS eto tJ e plug
there may bo 10 sp ark I 0 ' e~er the ourre n t
earth ng some her e ahort. of the pi g po nbl or
creeping across the pa ll ts b~ a br dgo of 011 and
cnr bon
Nor lS th e ext! on ce of jl spar k at. t he
plug po nts ou t In th e open a r Il nv guara ntee thin
t he spa rk III occur IUld e I tl e ",na l n~ F or
nstllnc<! f vau take th .. plug o u~ \' tl th e Cllble
81.( 1'1 01 ed a n d 1m.) It on the eng ne and the n &
tlr t
Ihe e g De yo I rn3 s et it ~p a Tk h leh can q te
crell an ilil
h en th e 01 S 15 r ei nserted Into he
engme Th(' e xt ~ rnal ~ park n ust. h o full of 6na p
Il dIll:!
If feeblo tl e odd! Brc tl at II e c)h n
der compreSSion II! douse It ~ l en l he p lu,q 18
re place d H o
use !'I Ptlrk SliP Attnchme U do
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t he gap If so yo kno d at. he !'l ul t 1 ell In
the plu!: H no ~o u 10 0" that Ie fn lIt s scml:!
wh e r-o als&-Drobnhly n Lh e pi g

At. Home Mood ilY fr day Ilnd S lu r da \

10 a m tll6 p m

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And I I B" nch.. - WOKINGHAM BASINGSTOKt •• d NEWIUlV

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'For Au e.ndanee eta liea Local Pape.n
Established In Readi ng leie by f J COhih \. 06nl.1 Suraeon Con.ult&tloe
P hone Heaclog 772

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BOLD BY ALL CBr-MISTS- IN BOTTLII:8- 113 r.D. 31
GEOIlGE 1 \ DE

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DEATH & FUNERAL OF MR GEORGE
nOWARDVYSE
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Mr G.eor"o Coell lIo'>lard v:'j .a the toOOO vi .0, of
d M I H 11 Howard \ )'116 of wh Pia""

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III fu~ v{,.'4)k U • d~"lh it mOllrn(\(f by lhc ~ hoi
ncgll bo rhood I I k ndly and gen al na re ak
ns I n II I venal fa ou r I.e \VIlle follo tnl I ,
fa.t.h r I boti.lfle. aL tht& age 01 Shea hu hor
fell and he yo u..o e r hi llJu rod Ihll he rl)
rna nad .. \ n",hd for i Llt.6en 'y~ar. U ... h"nd_
Among tI e curi os tiCS of th a a.utomob Ie mdus
tr} nre t he h ee hor Kell used I patroll Ilg the cKce.pt t e t.n Ul o. wero uiele!4 \, et. hc.Idl1\ iih' pe.~
ell m h 6 mo th a.qd iU dm" u. y,lth h s um
grounds of the \-.: Ill) B Over land mO lO car t il e
t orv II I ugl t 1 hese lira Ll o 01 l v hor"os el er h(J pf'tx h c«i lIu! r.t on ~ " h cb dehihtoo t.houMnd .
n ch Idren I book, It ma.y t ruly be Mid of h III
1 h e 16000 e m
sec n about. tI e pia t a t. T oledo
U dLo~ .
plo}ees of t he WIllvs Ove r land Company who t.luu ho YoU ... clever 11 dr..... lIli ra bb
\\ . n U\ de.plct nB the I)OOOntnOl (1& of OI.IA a 1 I
travel to aod from the automobt e 'l\otol'Y ev er y boolu I e !IJUltrAIied- 1 ho Peek .. Boo. a. )Onl UtI!
day ut I se about e\ ery know n lneanl! or t ran s
Bunnie.
J he Peek a BOOt and Mr
PloPPf-f
portal on th 1. 11 ~ cil y a rrords
I oll ey c ars
Barbua P eeK a Boo ~ HoI day
and
Peret t.h6
automob les b cycles motor 0lelu a lld gltn ey Mouso - had D. large "Ie H it
knelt II
buses a ll e'!llrr th eIr quota 0 pa.ssenger $ to th e
o w ,,"
npa red a b r 1l ant ntellect .. nd h . de
plant. but even 10 th l" maz e of po ver dl ven 1 ghtful\y hu norou! flpceche, ere l1'Ul'1 a fCit ,r.
Vehlclt'6 t he lone 15 field am !een
But Illtel of Ihe lunch&o aL the S toke P lace Puppy Show
the hht.le blows a.t night. and the army or dB, 1 h 6 n n IU bie Vo l)' U \\1' hit CI,Ii;lOm to deal 'Yol h
Olden" u at. bad ooourred durn i
workers has d eparted ror hOlne th e three h or ses any am s ng
he uni of tJ 0 beagle. 1-1 . _1>Hcl\(!6 wero . 1\\a )_
make LI e r appearance enterma the Rro nds
br mful of wu. an I aroUl;! ry .l\d \\, 11 re mun u. /I
"'long the footpn ~h At th e rear of the fac tory
happy m"mOrv 10 the.e who hIVe bNn pr vtleaed
The
are the moun ts or th e Overland II,q'ht to
[ii-ten to the on
H , n WN5t. n all II a t con
\ atehme n who keep In t ouch WIth (ortl live ot);er 06 lt d tI e villa ge of Stoke 16 wen known and he
men st ationed around t he freight yard, a ld fae
\If! II ~ .. dly n nod Il ma ny 'Yoas • • nd man,)' homH.
tor bUlldtn gs Throughout the mght they pol ee De.p t 6 h & own !dB O~ on6 "h ch we ... bornfll Wi th
the gre at Overland property and It 18 'lid to be t.hfl rre-.teat [llue l oe a nd f<lrtlwtil) he wu .twI)'
and It.
hit
nut Lo ImpolSlbte to ltd t.hroug!l the r Ie Itry m ndful of the " oifltre of
hnes Wit hout belnS eh.1 e nged Thll protection kindly thoughtfulne.. tl at made h m Io'~ b, old
Ind
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al
ke
Blnce
the
war
broko
out
he
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UI impera t l've 0'\\ ns to th e areat quant ty of ma
t erlal that. come ll Into the plant a~ aU houn ot kept .. r600rd of everv IOld er and .. Uor "' ~ h.w
from SlOke for Lb. Plr ,h lotalu ne Ln C
the night
The dOCkAS6 facllmes for hklnl Bone
beon zndefa S'l.blo n c:olleounl lor the Red
charge of nbound trel~ht. extend over a dlfll.nce SOClet
At. the urne
tnOt w th hiol aacuk.n c 0
of .900 rnt Some dea of Tollme and nlue of WIfj .. ;- Etcn College student and .... home o~
(relght rec~H'"ed .t tb e Overland elln be 8alned d ..~ H e a6 .. m","Jnte for Buclu b ut I Ih
from the fact that durin. the Tear 191.5 the com
nou {)re\'611t.ed lum from sen II bUi OOUIlty La
\10
pan, paid out nearly £200 000 for freIght eharge! capac ty
Tn FO:!l'PAL
on Inbou!ld shfpment. alone.
There .. r e &even
and three quarter miles of radroad tracka on lbe too'll pl_IQe on MondaY'y0wlftl lo hw. brother Cap
Overl..nd prooeTtv and onr tbree miles ot stor
&.ala Ricllard Howard, Y" bavla, to ral.w'n ILl
lise trackll built out6.de of the plant proper Aa Fruoe h w.. oarned ouJ, tr'l IC'(lOrda.nce .... n b lM
the automobiles .re made ready for IIhloment they wlahaa of the deceued and 1&11 '41ry 'Ln'lphcltl' I
Thil ooOln . U oon
are run out. on to anyone of a number of load- added to tho ImprOlAl\6Jl8U
tnlt plat torms housed tn tbe frelsht eara that Ire voyeci on a \\a.li n.iton CAf the bea.r.r ra-rt)' b.tmr
oompoaed of the olde-It empia)-el on l1M ..tAt.! and
waiting for them and ,t&Tted on their ~ ..y to
Mr GtaL.oer the firm bailLl t ~lr J PI,.,
ward the rna n hne,
eart'Y them to ,II parh IQClUd,nl
rho h..d ,.rdencr and M r E~prl",ham tbo
of the "ar'd The loadlal( p,.tforma tor ont(l'oln. cO&Chm.. n
The mourne,. .e,. )lr
Ind 3d. I
alnpment.s If jo nad tOlfetber and exteaded in • How~rd VYI8 Captlln Riab&rd Howard V,.. Mr
!ltraight line. would mtillre a run .... v of 6 000 feot G Vernoa Blake ~Ir G H "oocI tbutler} and
10n,2' Laommg up tn the centre at the railroad Mr J H I\url au (who ba. b.n deaeued. ooa
The p'~n
yard" 11 a w.tch tower tII.t overloob the entire ,tane. ..ttondapL lor many)'......
mot. at tho lycb-I&tO b1 Ce.noo P H. Eliot
system of tTllets From this point of nntate on,
ReclOr
of
Blou,h
and
Rural
Oet.n.,t
Ct..noa: A I
wat.ohman c ..n deteet any IUl11taionl char.ete...
J , He,le laWl
I who m&y be 1ur1doR around and by afr.,lIfnl Barnett V,.. r af 8t.ok.....
V,oar of awe and the MV P G O,~ha.m. curate
tn hi, auiatante bl"'e .. CUlrd on the apo ,Imoll of
BlDk. Hen Lb. other MInier-- as IkoU P&aot.
instantl, Before Ute d .., wor1cCIJra .tart operl
were lD w&l14n, and foUowed IpIO &M hitaoric
tion in t.he morntn, t.hela .... whm.a dl.~p... ch.ioh wbiob w.. orowdod Ibo Iar.........'.Itooo
and the l... t seen of the niaht rid.n i. wh.n bearina e1oq••• , ",",_y
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'1'0 TIT"E ITOU"Ell OLDERS OF READING

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To the Ed tor or the

Head ng Merc ury and
Counts 1 a.pe
Sir - 1 a m ' en t ur g to m ,k e all a t pea l th roUllh
t e no p aLl t) () yO Ul COIU lll S 1:.0 M k cad 01
tl I) househo ldel:) ot H.oodll a- if the)' '111 :)pa e u.
cake, a I. u\\ bun:. on ce .... tortn ~Il t 1 retel".l bly
0 11 l' 'lda y s for tl e "' ou uded .sold Ol S a t. che l~aCi
o \'\ u
l Josp ta l:! l 001 su e t a t
heu t s
known ho v muc h ca.ke and bUI s a re a pl eculted
b~ the sold I!rs each householde
11 ua 6.' \d;} La
sond a cont i b \ tion 1 0 va. er :)mall to al .ll u stcr
Street Rea d ng
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Ber k ~

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IVOMEN MILKERS

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LITERA T-Ul!.E
The May nnmb~r of the BURLINGTON M4GAZINE
as u" 111.1 makes u hIgh and succe68ful bid for the
appreclllHoD of tho coglo"centi who would 8VaJl
In these CUtvs of scant leIsure and much dally pr~
OCCup:ltlon WIth matters, of nnmecila.te momellt
feel some. hat
Jost Wltheut th61r old fnend
DOW m Its 29th annual ,olume The le.thug con
tents. WhICh &re Illustrated by chOIce reprodue.
ti nl'l In photogravure lLIld colour weInde The
Annuna ation b'y Masohno
b:r Tancred BoremulS
Jacquamari: de HesdlD
by SIr Ma.rtin
Conway 'A Set of 16th CentuTY Vestments bl
C B Cocli 'Vatter5ll.11
Not<ls on Ita) an Medalll
Mr G F HIll s 2Jst arttcle
SCIPIO T~eatne6
now in AmeDea. \ by Gecrge Leland Hunter
Prehistonc Art by G DaldW1D Brown
Tbe
.Droderers of London and.:. OpUI ADlfhC&llom

by W R Lethaby and

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:rh~ e.re alan the usual remonthly: chrol1iele u oontaiDa

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