Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 08-1916

AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER. SATURDAY AUGOSt

LATEST INTELLIGENOE.

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LONDON

PaIDJ.!'

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A"""'~ - aIr Artlo.r Small"'l -p1~1'" at
the H..,. BnnrtI.,. tttoNili. .,hl It CltUveriD,

EVI1UNG

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...... t.t Ilarkb&m

OJ! AUf. II ...... & . . . . .
k1.k hom hito hane, tJoe. . . bol.. b",ko. bolo..
tb. knee. Ilr 8.... the ~ at th••to...
I- OD mllita!7 "","tie aacl Hr. ilia".""" ~IOM
will be .dq ,mi .... b)o lin. 8qd_ who J.
ma-ai .. the buio.. D b.,. b ..t.Dd.. abaence
DIft'al]Jt1TUJ5 or Jla YA..WOLD. C84aJTT The tn.tee.
tlau cbarib met at WokiDpam
WANTAGE URBAN LOCAL TRIBUNAL.
on Saturday alld£ ••0. to four 'tlmale
"l'VO.llb of WolII:iqh.a.m ud HuNt. lor lendh ot
len'ice----tlr.,.
ooneeeuth'.
:rean
more wtth one
A meeting of Ull tnbunal was held at tbe Towo muter and milt..-. The monl!orwu
••arded to
HaU Wantage on Wednesday lIVeD D8 Dr W lb.rtlta T tcombt. 10 yeai'll with Mi.. W't.on
Wtnuenb
OIOYe,
Ham:
ftertha
Potter
,\ 1M,.
D Loveday...,a n the (lb. r and the .. Utary
with Aba. W T Mart n The Terrace WOK DR
repreeented by Mr E &baolt The foUow ham
Em!I,"Y BaIley 6 , ...... III M H n
were deo de'll upon 81&l1li1 Mertonlotd Wok ••bam aDd Saral
8
months ... th Mn Oore1.1
~)~;;:~~::~?~"'~~i.D~A;lhert
PaY"" pro
87 G~l
Jiarket P1ace:: 'Wok D&'bam There were 9 appli
_II
ezempUon.
eButa from Woktnabam &Dd 2 from llunt..
'P1InATB a..roA'nD D ED OJ' WouJfJHI.-1 dnt.
'
final
Fred J R10ketta. RoJaI Berbh re J~hDtlnt
etc W J iJDn 01 M~ Rlol-ott.. Ua Pooch street hu beeu
H Plllmor 35 offielally reporta:l dl(~d Jft bOiP tal ID FraDtt! on
proYlded tbey Jnly SO the tetrult of wound. r eoe ve-1 n act on
the pre" OUI dAr The late ] t. RiokettA wall
employed P1'M OUI to thfl war h, Mr T D Ittthcr
" d beloDgIltl to the Old Boy5 BriGade
PBlI8DTn 011 TO X. IT no..co. E4DT -At
the coo r praea.fl OD 'F nday last we..k M.
H Roi;OOO Eadr tbe organ lit at All Sa n~ ,. ho
a shortly Jeav DR' ..ali pre.<ient;ed by the men be ....
of the eho r w tb II. oa.b net mUl c . .tee. ni(l t bed

CENTRAL NEWS ~l WAR SERVICE
BRITISH OFF C AL
enemy s art lery gene a )'
nc eased act vlty No tll-eut of dazen
pet t bV m.. M of a amaH lecal enter
t nlit I we fu the extended eu
galnl In the
:nemy 5 nes
The G, man t 'nch.. " th I
we e found to be areat'Y damaGed
and
La t n ght the

ht'llled

I

0'

alJla 0' the enemy 5 dead
A further host Ie at
t ck f om Ma t npu ch ut night wu npulltd

u ,omp e e y as h s 10 me

1916.

attempt Yllte day

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P.....nted 10 Mr II 1tooooo Bod,

hv membel'R o{ All Sa ntH Cho

Wok Dllham ali

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token of estoem and "'I'U\l Au'fust 1916
rhe
p1"el;Cntat on W'1iUI mn.de by 'Mr If Harrv...... the

(l
nember who 0 bcha ( or f) cl 0
W IIhed
Mt Eady oon tinued fl uee 0IiI'i n I
n iI (',.n 1 (larPflr
Bad, n replv tI Rnk!'d the c1 0 r fo IJ ICI 1\
uSfI(ul preMnt Rnd for the 10"" ~upport the mem
hers hud K' ven h ru ?rot
~..n.dy wnll also pre.fWntMl by the c oo rhor6 " I II. I 1 er mo nted

~n

T. fI .... o .. "

m'.",,,,

wnlk nr-st ok-

!\.. public meet ng was he d n the Town Ha t
Want&ge on Wednel'!day c,"n nl to aonl dar the

a

DI'! imylt

RR ISTOI t;ATTI t llARI\£T

pniOhar of

8

On the 3 d J Iy

Corpl PII. ml'!r Ii battal on made an attack Thf'Y
aot nto IL viII"",, "nd wh Ie l hf'TO ho WRÂ¥o
woundNl n th hip by ~hr8P el lie OQU d not
W'Illk a nd when t e bo.ttalo got p ahet oock
e 1I"8!J left beh nd to M nken pr foIOne r TIe
hap~ned to get n 0 the san I)
K~ t Il ~ I YI Ii
n I was Also 8 P Miner (or 36 hOUni l he ong
~o t1 e
bI\ ttl 0
Ro a. Be k Ilo .Re(c me
Ho
told rn8 1\11 about t 60 that FI how r know h m
He "'as rno eel 8wny (\t n gl i hr thfll Gcrmrm s to

form ...t on of a Volunteer Tn n ng Corps for the
t.own and d sir ct M E Ormond .J P
the
em. nnan of the CClUDC
""11 n th8 eha r
and
o was suppo ted by Colonel J C Carter epro
sent ng tho Ttl tor al Force Anoclat on M.r E.
Robson $nd Canon tho Ho a.nd.ReT M Pon
sonby The 0 was 8 tt. numbcr prtlllent
TJ 1:1 ohw IBa exp limed
he obJoot of tt e
moot ng and the letter f om the 1.0 d L eu enll.nt. an

ROYAL
0

M 1 t ry IIMP tal

WAlt

rcporlfrd m &!ling " "10'"
Wlir somf'whe 0
n G,rmnny
D reply to a.n advert lOeruent M 1'8
Pa mer 18 reee ed 1\ lotte from 1 r vnm I eppf!
Ro"Rl Be kll Reg ment wnt ng frun h leworth

VOLUNTEER TRAINING CORPS

n

MER A Pa.IBOlrl BR o r

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('f(W)(f Ii P11 fill ,t mlrkfll. ~ ~ IBM .. r.lr
at ," Iy latAt Nt... NJW16I1..1 ... ~Ie.bd ha, ,. ,
btollt har
.0. 1;0 IMM.
and .. h" "
It.\iI tn &k lwtiL c ~ , .... til I&AI I tnrtrklt
clo er I ~ to I ~ _tnw .,, to I'

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CoaPOIU.
F 1 A.
Corpoml -,; [olme
li d to be 8O.fe\ but

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U)I\'OON nAI AND STRA" MAn~I;"l'

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F.nRI IIh h06p L I
n Uf" n ILnV ~mC\\' h ... I'l
C S l( R c\.:5('In SO ","ol1nded too h~ II
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of tl e connt.y ~ M CBd statilng t hnt I e J"'0posed
to fo m t wo battaUon! of 1 000 men n each
o l e count.v
Co 0 01 Carte tlKJn addT"essed he m eeting and
cxpla cd the erms or em !tmont
It 8fS dec dad 0 n.ppo nL 0. comm ttC!e to form
e corps and M Kent propo!l(!d and Mr
C n k seeonded t at tbc urban cou C (0 m I c

A CONGRESS A.T V ENNA.
AMSTERDAM
V enna on

Empe 0

ON BOARD

Mmo campAn ..
8 a CanterburT

P

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COPENHAGEN
h stearne
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was b own UII n
rna h no ,mu!JV elf

CA N AOA ANO THE NAVY

GREAT BA TA N AND SWEDEN

ng 0 he P vy Coun
on II oh b t ng B;I;Jlort \0
enee
POST

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READING

BOROUGH

BENCH

rmERESHNG LINK WITH THE
EIGHTEENTIt CENrURl,
A g eat gmnd ught(l of he 0 g nul Andrew
Pears founder of tho fi m or A &. E loon; Ltd
I us cceut
I 00 0 nd n C()n~uenc(l t ho e has
:-orne nto
e POS8C8sion of Me:ssrs Pears a e

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p ece of soap fou lnches n d nmeter a d
about ono ncb til ck 'A LCb s one Q tho first
ekes of Pears T l1ns.pa ent Soap manufa.etured
by M An I cw Pe<trs the nvonto about the
en ] 7139 Tb s most n erosting u lustr al
h as stamped po t tbe wo ds

ula

W~D~I':~nA

THE

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was dec dod on the RMd nr "flftn on Sa.l.urday

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COI•• ON A SSAUI '
W .. tAlr Ma iii Bo ..ye r of Sou h

AAot.

w ..

e out of fonn &~ he oulle 0 d 8ummone I for" com mon IIIiB It. 0 ~dn .. J t'rt'h
Dull. IICOr nil' free y sec red t.bo leod of 11 0 Tl c
I II ii I'!P lau,l te CI Ju y!!S1t
tle' eoout ....
.. hMVY t.howor neooMlt.a 0:1 ~ on of
ay fn
a time aDd on the r ~ un pl,jon Rull added to h . Ict tenctd Lo a mo th I mpninnme ,
M!Or8 by . . . nrrl~
m&k nK , 2-0 l .. nd ..... n"uWo
C UTTINO G . . . .
better vrQll'MII W th he ,mclR (wbioh bed been on
ur Ooodol Id 01 AI!IlOI .......,monftd 11
Ule be&\')' IlIdfI).t mo!'ft hoavy &1\(1 h" IlOO el wArtl
11 Am So e II) a ut.t.ing K"'" on .Juty 21<1 U .,
2: 1 1 t.he atter w th .. boe.u luI
Jl ahot.
'lwo fi08 wood. d lluU , seourod h m 2 roo 8 ..00 property ot compLain .. t and wu bound "Per f~
be tbtn cleVe!' y dW'l~ L ndar. who ..,.... 8 X month, Defendant .. l.J.o Iud l Ot fQr
IIIIU "DR' h8 l ame eornplalDaot
l.Vlng' 2. th8 1OOre. be ... 15-4 n f.vour of n
r .... nda.ra showed 8'tutor IIODUrvy a Id n I ve e.ncJ.
HOalt; U"-Pft
&eC:H"ed 7 Dull n..... y . ... nJl on. or wo o(hel'l 1\0
A rred Thom .. 11ugl ea . . . fined 10" ro wnrll:
~1. tofte de6mi. wu redtKWt to 4 (16-11
UU"I
nS I } one n fln nftt eond Uo aM"
W
howover Z'\'IUIItIriod an.e f ond b, a eMiy a k1
eonaaateni. play obt&inod tJ e ~OIn.. n . fur~r j: I( ReM manlier ot Me.. ,., Lawrl'!DM. brlckAf.ld.
SwlnleJ .... bed £5 tor clua DI th. an mal to
endI Linda" oouk!
lei h .... ootL. up,. 'hourr
once I e beauafully ,..nod . hot ..hen Bull ... be worked
favourably ~&Ioned
WrrKOU1' LrGll'l'l
T r.oo. Of Pro.pec~ Park.
v olory over
J1 redenak Spwkel .... fined fNI t01' ridln. a
G Barnett, of BilOW' :ramory a' the West. P.nd
.. thoui J aht.t M WiDJdleid on A up"
, een on Tuatd.y 8Y8IU~ n ODe of t.b8 mOlt
loi1ndatw w.. q

I ded in W ILS tI 0 18st member of the fam ly to
possess b s n qUi! cake of Pears 6<lap lUld also
S ste of the late M All I ow Pat rs wI 0 for ma y
factor es at ltiloworfh and who d ed n

CHALLENGE

T e &en fi nal be n tho n..y II
C I I' be wnen
F l ..tnderll (Read nr and H V Dull (WMt .. n I)

In ento
preserved 1D the fum ly (If

geuoration to SDl1ernt on

IAYllS

f!;Qap

Th s

d..

the soap that was so d trum the old shop n
WeUs Street off 0 fo d St oot n Goors nn dn.ys
an I W1LS a.dvertised n the papers and m~68
of tl e time
5

lfe!l&rs Pl' ARS were the ti!'St of Engl sh Soap
Makers to use the P ess of Gre.a.t BnWn for ad.
EASTON
vernli ng Soo.I an I ha :e bcon consilrtant and pw"
8Jstent n Ute sk lfu an" effect vo em~l ()yment of
As stated 0 ou bst of Berks officer C&lUI.U 8I!J
newspl\per odve t 5 ng n three centur es DllJDeb'
M Mui,ers has been
fron: the last ttln yMl'S of the 18th Centttry all Second L eutenr.nt}l
through he !)t;l century nn I now continued nto "Wounded
tJ e 20th Century n sol 4 tn'ltimorunl to the value
of tLdvort s ng n Dr ush NeWlipapers not equnlle
2,000 HEROES
n nny oU er country n the WOt d

a.

no"

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rOlD&tkalHft ,amOi eyv
yed n tho oampeuL Oil
A, 'he ou_, Lee. who ... been n Mach tine form
1,10", could do
h~ and Barnet. ""'""r
trIMly led., tho tenih end b. l' 1 t'IOl,. requ r D,
., 10 WIn
. . . . . . . . . . , S-.. to wh cl Barno

noIlo'" ...

DEATH OF R F C PLAYER

WILL OF DB EaTHER HENDBBSON
M1's. Eat.h.r Headenon or CnachAeld Houe.
Braokoell widow ..h... death ......... l1li Apnl
7th b.. l.tI ..w. of IIoe .......... of £a,1YJ(I
So 7d w tb .et pe.....lly £:M l1li8 100 Id
I4r Char'" H ....._
GnIuoao. 01 1112. Woat
George .sKeet.
GI~...
• ~ a punt.
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tho fourteen I
.... then IOOr'f;Id lour

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IID.I'I-. hal &meLt . . . Mot. &i t.be MJ:1. two aDd..

a

tbal he led 19-11 ani... I'I4UU'11ll
to w
strap . , . , ho qW'- , ...ed tn ntaiD ,bil pNnou.
form. . . LeN. 100I'III. 1. t. 3. l ~ 1 " aI"
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I4r Dougl.. AI.......,"1IoIuIUfD' of !c1. Wool
&aoI. boi_ r.. aed Bul~ will bo
Georg"
GI...- .... ~ _Ion TIM - 1'100
tho _
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MU ito d.ted Nomobor 3M 1818 ....... - . BuD'. oooa._ aDd aaIIU"!9 on ..... ~ ktUr
left ~
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