Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 05-1916

READING MERmJRY, OXF{:)RD GAZETTE, ~"Ewmml iiERALD. AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, SATURDA!. MAY 13, 1918.

Links I-n Britain's Chain of War

WAR BTG-RIEB
Il~KS LIEUTENANT 5 STRI:KlNG LE:TTE:RS

THERE IS NO OTHER LOW.PRiCED lYRE
TO COMPARE WITH
THE
PERICLES
We callll Penc1es after Shakts.
peare s "Penc1es, Prmce of
Tyre
because It IS em..
phatlcally
the
prtnce
of
lyres at, or near, (S cost.
Never forget that "hen you
ftt a Pericles you a e fllUnl
a tyre made by the Dunlop

Rubber Company-you know
that means on Ihe roal!.

II hal

I n all standard sizes.
Covers-W,red on •
S/3
Beaded edge·
5/6
Inner Tubes • • • • • ali

No 1. The Wars of 1792 • 1801

TYRES

CYCLE

BOTLY 61 LEWIS,

ESTABLISHED
A CENTURY

In the War. of 1792 1801 Bntam 8
NIIVlIllIIld MilItary resources were
grea.tly strengthelled a.lld dId
splendid service abroa.d
Pears
durmg this time w&S the great
fa.shlolla.ble lIovelty ID tOIlet soaps
lind wa.s sold lit II hIgh prIce to
the ladies of the Oourt lind Society

Telephof18

Pears' Soap

In.

nas served Wlth houour lind dlstlllction from one war penod to another dunnr Ill< rel",l-th_ tC

Gold and Suversmllm. Watchmakers and OptiCIans.
ACTIVE SERVICE EQUIPMENT

George III Geolge IV • W,lham IV VIctoria Edwllrd VII and Gc orge V -colltnbutlnr materi&l1r all
tl:e tIme to the health freshness and appee.ra.llce of the mell of t he Ilervlce e.Dd of ttle reDerat p.blle

13 nocula.1'i Marctting C9mp&~ Vi.nK W4tcb~ K t FIMb and Ill! General 'Supphu.

2S KING STREET,
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Always Include Pears

NG.

OF

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ADDRESS.

Mr P E COISH has REMOVED HIS SURGERY from
161, FRIAR STREET, to 21, STATION RD , READING.

our Parcels t o the Front

The World's Leading Toilet Soap ~~~ Most Economical

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CHANGE

In )

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Dil es

qUIckly

al/d docs not soflen

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li se

A he.l ural col 011 red reprodoet on I)r BUBDI ES 1\ faOI m Ie of the C,moul () c l ure by S r Jf'lhn R M 11 .. r R A tJM 28 I",
h) 19 I&. free (r('lm advert I ng "It be lcnl 00 rtee fI of ltd to "Impt or P 0 -Pean Lid New dord 5. lAadco" Co

DENTAL WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Smgle Tooth from 2 /6
Upper or Lower Set from 21
At Home Monday hldav and Sa.turda:\ 10 a m till v pm or later by appoIntment
And a BrancheJ-WOKINGHAM, BASINGSTOKE and NEWBURY

AT

For Attenda.nce etc see LocH. Pllp~r s
EstablIshed to Readmg: 18i6 bv F T (Jo sh Dental ~urgeon ConsultatIOns F ree
Phone Read 01=0: -

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DRAKE &

HOLY COlnlUNION II TI
SEItVIOE
\ 11:.

oanol

" II F: \nr ll Ol \ n
III lib III ~

MOUNT, Ltd.,

MOTOR [NGINEERS,

BRACKNELL, \
T elegu.ms

?h011e 73

Drake

HAVE AMONGST OTHERS THE FOllOWING CARS IN STOCK FOR

IMMEDIATE DEUVERY

v ......

S...... Light Can.
Studebaker
Ariel.

Ford T OIl11Dg Can (Now S-oSeaUiD)

NEW

Scripp.._

Prompt delivery of all Ford Models, and SpiU'e Partl Stocked.
CARS FOR HIRE.

GARAGE.

REPAIRS.

Cars meet aD Trams at BraclmeIl s~ between 10."', ad 8 IS.

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N:".nd se",,:: hand ria.:. P""'''

Planoa and Organa Drama.hon•• and

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MOTOR AND CYCLE NOTES
C\RRY A :;P\RE t>UIPLY
Automob \1) !I. QC it on
motcn~i.s t.h.a.t 0 m
LO tI a
Tb.E'I

penenced m obt..a.in os" pel rol

me \

villa.ge:;
A pa.lToh arc
to a..~ist n reEdl n.c:k

£or a.U UlCIt.on:.t.5 t o carIy a
'IHE REBEl COt: :-:;rESS

kept on the n

0

loea.l ~ nn Fe
6Ympll n f!rs prompi<lcl "tl a
c\ns on t.h t" ec eh mob hSlLt 0 TnIgbt be lJ\

OOD

proo
n the mounta.iIlh of the D id Tyrono d st.r ct.
tbe mil tary <L Ithor {, cs In Bcli :lst I sued a.J Imrue
dia. oC ca.lI for mota t.r.J.n;sport and ." LhI.D an hour

Reef,

Wl ~b

the a d

hundred
IlIthont.le5.

w tb

of

a

eb.1C196

(;

)jan orgaJ :>at on

'" ero

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aT

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the d sr)M.a.l of the

AN OLD TROuBLE

th~ :l..rn '8.l of lbe .... lI.orm W£'.athCT

dJestn t or 1 fficwt sh..rt

J4:;"

Air cooled en(;u os "b eh

the old
11 crop up a.ga n

\\

JUt

i!

tho coIl

would ~t.n t up OOll.otih tl~ first pull o~cr

Il.fl<'".r

pell
aJ

..,,111 now ro :<ohehnvo t.bem ~el vebadly
TI e CIUl ilC L<; tna.t tI 0 petrol
apor ~Ulg
mora readily dunng tho "ar 11 woa.I.hor affo.rd tl
temporarilY ncher mLxt I} often too T ch to firo
Djeation of pet.rol

The remedy sa V!! t.he

Ligot

CaT

and Cyclcca..r

1'rIl t have to be fo nd by f'x~ence On som~ oal""6
... sl .... ht clCt> n~ of the throttle WIll effect a.n 1m
p o~~mcnt.
th It. two-Iovel' carbureUer or a..n
fl:ttrn !I.Ir n let tho if, r lever !'be Ud ba opened verY
Mightly
Lot.t.in~
n a. 1 We aU' from tlo ('(J n
pre'61on tol-ps f fitted I!I ana .ncr method but
~ ene aUy speak ng caTS l hat E'( u rtl nJect on a.nd
floodmg beforo sta.rl g tn cold veathor "ill uot
rcqu ro t. n 'A:.a.TIll

THE: DOCTOR \~"D HIS ~IOTOR LIGHTS
'rb(l quest on as to vha.t. a. doctor should do wlo
1Ia..., D. rught oaU t-o a SUl IClUS ca.so In a. clj tnct wbere
'ltr ct li~ht Ilg: ~ ulfLtJon~ /l. (I n for ~ S Q.sirod by
!.he Motor
He has hrs paticnt to oom; dor but
:"If) the other I and
(I are
nore or lC56 bo 1 d to
.::on.....ider that de reducod I ghtlDn" '" for tl c good
of the oor mun ty t large. Tt m Sht. Ju st I llppcll
that a. bnll a. IgJ t. Tnlght be he mc n:s of gu d ng
.. ho~til6 Rtreh n t(l some ltally mporta,nt. dlStr ct
[Commu Ca.tlODS to this spee aUy wntJ.cn a.rt c41
"h tho) other hand t n S"ht be sa d that "" ben
Zeppelins liTe about the count y "\\0 Id be
a st.ata "b-m Id be addre!lfied to the Ed toT Mot.-or and
Readmg Mercury Office Read
of commotion H.n I tho dOCl(lr n tb s ~o \ ould C~el o Columu
I'"Jghlly be e to I!IU{'rifioo hl.:3 pa.t e t to the $!ood of lflS]
tho oomrnul"Ilty Probably 111 n ost CIl.8C:I "Yo here L

senOll6 llnoss

iU

n que~hon

and thmgs seemed

fa rIv nOrTD1I1 the doctor ouk! dn~e w tJ ~l ghtly
bl:lghtP.r 11th ~ thnn aro petm ulble iU d IU 1 the
Z"lsk of a 51 ght flne
PL:BLIC SERVICE VEHICLES
" further step n thn dl.tection of ohta.irun~ non
tnout one: from motor bw.es plYing for publio b re
tr'.ard!! too mamLtnlLIlce of t:he roads 0,01' \\ h eb
*J cy P opO!e toO -run has boon taken U1 the new
r ause which the HOUfe of Lords ha"'o'e In.sorte.d n
~ LocII.!. Government (Emergency Prov~ ons) B 11
~J1u:h prohib t.o; the 1M of MY new road! by motor
buies or othel" .. ehlcl~ eJO:c.ept 'A:ltJ the con6Cnt
ItIf t i l
h

Boar~ Whiloa.~~tO~~f.en():~;o Wl~cu.~rJ;:;;.m~~t

JrJerci4I motor ehicles, the clalMO W U apply to &ll
Ih"'
d public &8l"VlCO moron pl:y nr for pubI c blte
1m. eanytnfOC pll.S6(lng8" at upa.rate fa.res
At
:J;"8I56lI.t such vehicle! aro wed to the extont of

CrlRISTl \.N

COLPORTAGE
1

The forty sec.ond a.uDt ers~l"y of t b e ChnsLian
Colportage .usoc atl0n for EnglUond "8-01 hold on
Ma.y 5th 1n K1D~ ('~rge:J Hall Y l\-! C :\
Tottenham Cm rt Road Locdon The cb&lr WIl8
tnken b, Ma.Jor General S r Charles Scott
K C B and addresses wore gnen by R.e t' Pre
belldal"\ F S Webster M A. Bond Rev::r Wi!
lhnson R ddlc The r~ort , blOh was prc5Cnted
~.t'
th
!St.ated tI at durll'tg the pa.st year
Ui SOClO' Y
lUll, been pushmg the Clrculfl.t. OD of pure ChnstUtD
literature and ha~ been enBobled to dIspose or
10" 959 Btblcs and Te"tn.m~nb '"62 678 bOob and
ma..!lfl-zl1\es and 906953 Senpture text cards
whtle about half a m Ihon Gosool tr:ac.l6 bau) bect
dlstrJbuted free In addItion t.o
s m'u,ch
efl"cetual work has been Cfl.rrled on a.IDODss:t tbe
troop! Thesc B b}es books etc ba.ve aeoo sold
ehu!JBy by housA to hOU56 'l'IS t.atlon In the homes
or the people The socIety ha1l noW" a s~a
over
one bundred" colporteurs stat;lODoo ..n o'rer Eng
1
f th
la.itd and teaumontE'.S to tho .Il:teat \a uo 0
IS

~l' e&nJa.ge 1 C6llCc9 only and wo may take t
tmder the Q(lW powen con(erred tho local
~tiea WID ~,e a mOre or laM h&rd bargaJD
PJilU'tetotJ of $lob "ohlClee before OOD
thiat ~
e \UI!.pf uy new rc.ds. It 15 tbou¥ht.
&1.._
tI,8"Ii' d~rtu.re ma.y be used ..... lever for
I\Ippre.oon Of motor hU!ea.and ! nWllr veh,c1e&,
.QOto:n~ 1Poa1 tWthonbe. are not prec:li!
qu~ct but DGene the le/J.q effooti~e ..seney

::tmiht.,
i:

m IIJUtf P!ottl of the caunn,- 11]0 .f&vour of
trilata,
form of ..,dopendent iraheport.

0'

a,e con
tmual1y brunI!! reeelVed fTOtp
part::!
There 18 a hnloDCh or the SOCloty a~ Re~n~

an

.A')OIRtC4l" R4CJ< TB.4CXS
lIr Mart.in R ji 5.110." tbe bon , upermlend
'000 01 ~":;Di of Llkr ~ of t.be II8W ent. )b H A Churehdl ~ bo 1 aecr.t&n and
~i~""
tbat .t 11 ~bl. t.o ~ pr... lIr D BauAA :l!l Palmer Pork I\,•• un. ~

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READING CIBPLUN S EXPERIENCES
The folio \ Ing'. a.rc cxtrac~ from a. lclt..cr from tbe
Rc 'I Guy .H.ogel'6 "Irll s~- lrom 7 a.m ,(':!,(erdll" we lay tn our
camp beds while tho dug-out. rockod '" th the eon
C :IS n of the ...bells aU rouncl u'"
It IS
"WolclerCul 'A:hat m\)r~( l!urport 111 10 be got hon
bl:J.nket", a d iVlng warm and (.'Om[ort.l:l.bJe wherE!
tiliotlins: 5 gOIll{{ on
Apnl 3rd -I hue been reiiLin.lt till!! bea.utaful
mor ung ~Hmg OUU;lde m ) dug-out
lin'(j
b I t. oul~ n a. 60und a.nd hOM.1thy ''''I )
I got t.hrougl
8r.ght servIce.;
tI iho COllrso of 'e terdal-t.han
found I hacl funera.1s at night In t 0 different places
some way apa.rt. I ha.cl long WI. ts b!t eon alld
thE1.D got b&(lk at 11 30
Tl e l!urVlC~ were
6..~~gJy beJpfuJ-I might almO!!l: sa.y romalJt.ic
too DCl;!p clown In tl a (',Ij.\"er is (If the ea rth '1'8
!\Iin~

0 Gor! our H elp n a.ge>;

plUI

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--IAIII YOUI OWl LlIOJUI

.... - --... 11'GLASS
LEMON'

fine

jJ
ono rumed bu lding througL ",h ch 0 eoull see
the blue 3ky 0 crhead to hear tho mo S I g ng that
fa.vaur to hvmn of pT1l ~e to GOO
Holy hoi) hoi)
Lord God \Jm..ght.
I had two &erHCC5 10 tho
open &U' hidden H..S be!t "",0 could benpat.h ra.mparte
but W() found the a.n:netv of 1 Clit.le a8ropb..nOli
r~t.h er d tltracting
On tho wholo tbO>\(l und(Or
ground were libe bPEt
The Bngadier 8"8 0
!pO the u!!() of t be BnglWlo Offioo for a. Cclebrat on
of Holv CommwlIon at B 11 m
I preaehed
aD
The HOUII(I not madD "llh hand!
thu I.:mg

well conducted home can afford to
be W1thont Brown', Barley Kernel,
If rou arc not I111III them lead Post
Card to W. 4 G Brown, Cereal
FOod Spec!aliJu, Derby.
One 4!d. Box of Bm¥n', Barley
Kernel, will make 10 deIieioua creamy
P!l411i1lJ1 without the ,,~ of .....
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THE ROYAL
Pu"Y

C.A.:n; .unE~

El'iGl~EERS

\")10:-'-C " 'l'

THE l14toa I

COllPA.... '

r ODt for a.baut four Mcmtbli
one of 'ho l.'Oro~rue~ of Rc-oyal EnllDeen ralted b)
lho Ma.yor ot Rcadu g { ~r LeOIMrd SutloClQ) .t
W.ntage Ih.ll I"" weel( IOlJlowned 1"- fir... e&illat
.. ceo
Whitt & patlll Vili S at work 00 'be lin", •
sheU bunt LalilS one tapper monalb "0UDdina
a.nothor wh.1at .. lhird "'If. wounded
or the tw:<t. wbo JClC.'it "belr h\n ODe wlIo SapP/Cr
Robert FraokllD Hucluon ooly -.of nr ~lr a.nd Mr ..
Robe.rt H lek.ap of 00 O"ford ROIQ Reedml
Alt,tu:lUg'h barn at liU.n~o S ~wln8'ton ud 18 .Teall!
o.f tI;~ Sappcl' HLlCkao hal. hHld iI n.diall pI.iK"
~v . ~ hit. lit.
tio "'.,. well kDO'AD .u \b.~
After hema ,t t.ho

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