Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 01-1917

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WM announced
~I\Rt week took plltco on SdUlda.y
A l.n.rgo num

TH E ALLIES

NOTE TO AMERICA
PARIS Friday
J
nal
says that the AUtes
The
Pdlt o~; Important official document
oeply Is the m~ncem.nt ot bOstllltlt..
It s
,Inc " tha ~o 0 e cannot percfl VI .0. subterfuoe
Irrefutable
n
Gov amme It CRn find
The
Yf~ cl1 the enriemt s that tho Noh raconclles
Journal
,at ar: onc labba t ms thl wish to
I11'0 appar en Iy r~ecr. the AllieS dictate "lIace
ntQotlate only W for thtl noble inspiration tl1
ud U e resptlc t
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OInno mc rot) that 7.lppelins and
fron the fr on llymg southwardS that measures
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The alarm
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NEW BRITISH TA.CTICS
says t~nt tht 13tl!st
P ntlt .hurnat
Ptar~s uceess \1lstrates the appl cat on of new
Sr ~ 5
ent ra ds aft er aoequate artillery
h ,et e:if ~nqll en(lbl ng the Brl t!:.h to completely
~;e&:r nnd eve n occupy en emy trenches without
ma.rlad 1055U
FOR SICK OFFICERS
COPENHAGEN Friday
'T h D3n 51 Govern ment Ii bull(hng
at
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and
one
acttlO1
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PETROGRAD OFFICIAL
the RIlj3 r eOlon were

Garman att:1cks
" ~Ised
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great r ogret that

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sOllth of th c
Back our detach
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Th e Ruman nns as
5u n ad t h~ ofi r.nslVc n the re g on Itf the Ri ver
Ka..\ "0 :\n I threl bac k 1:he enemy two vc rst,
t nNaTe .. th e SOl th
Ene my a ltilek~ in th e re
!l on5 of tOle R vcrs Such ltl.n a n ll S uzeu were un
, uccenful

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after a century spent 111 tOilet research
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(,"Ord tbf! de--lth at t he ago DC 85 vears of Mrs
Aune :B.o.dchflc ,\ ,dow of Lte ltellR.ut G-enera.l
R!l.dcltffc colonel commnndant Ro yal ArhllclY
whic h ud event took plnce l\.t ber r OlSldencc Bal
mOH! Park C :l.vcrshnm 0 W e dnc.'Sdu) e venJUg
run~rD.l add ress waH r eud by Bra
A Pltnev
'1 h e Rervlcc van COl ducted b y t h e V1Cllr
(tho The d eceased 1M) had oul) been III ten J~\ S
R Q, G F COI0Tldg:.e)
1 he clnef mourners D"' ~plte lmr (IA"lvlIIoui.'ed a.ge f;he h nd enJoyed very
wore M s
Youlden (walo .... ) Muos ) oulden good healt b until s h9 WIIoS sCized ''lith broncllll !:i
"hlCh WI\S Ie mmerhato CU. l~C of deMI
Mrl'i
{(laughlar) lIr S J 10ulden (brot he r) MIs!> F
RslclifJe W'.\.S the d I Ight.er of the !n.to llr " l \
Duckcbt \1 d Mrs D lckctt (slst..ers 11\ la-v. l Mr
H E Bj uneU (brother ID In.w) D. ld 1rIr Duc kett ham lienry Sharp nnd I er 1Il0th"r "I\~ a dangl
Lowdes Stone (lr
(oophey;~
n mil '~ e r e m a.nv fionl.l l l1but.es In tel of tJle l~to :;U r , Vilh:l.ffi
She I ~ r eSid ed R.t
dndmg ono f om t he Oddfell(J'\~H a.nd -a.nother Brightwell Park Oxon
Ba.lruo r e Park 8111CO th o ' e(l. 1881 n. nd vas h eld
rro 1 \ IS fellow worme n (works deparime ntl
1T the Ing h ost rC5pect :l. d cstee 1
H e r g enero!l
W el hn~ton
The cnrplove€!s of tilB Col
ltv :l.od I flSllt.&I!ty
,or e ur 1,0 n led
nod she
I e ro
hllod worked (or 50m e hme
ennced the greatest m t-er€6t n t he a.fftJ,Jrs of the
tho clarl of works (Mr W
pa rJ::b wa~ vice prt'lQ1(Kmt of tl e W"I\ 6 N o(>d le
work C mId A 1 for mun~ ,,; c u r~ oonducled l h o
m uthel s fll-cotm gs
51 e \\GS Dame Preside nt
of the Caversham flab un 0
of t he Pnmrose
Leflgue of wh cl 1 c r } ls band :u; R ling Co n
Cillo
AB IS know I roam fl o 'or sh o '8 and
school treats h3.vC l a k e plnc u a t Bnlmore Park
In 11-11 these the dece nsod lad ) en ced t.1 e lIvol
est wte rost M r 'l Radc hlle Vias VCi y good to
tI c poor al d Ilo sslst.cd them In mn.u)
I\\S
rho
deCleMed leavc8 two son s a n d three chu1!h l C'rs
OIlO son b Major Radch ff e la,,, of the Ro :11
A rt. lieTV fLnd v ho
no
r e.'" d I! ul Em! llid
o\n otber I eutemn t ColO! 01 W S W
Rnd
c hffe Ir. a A. Q M G ~t Malta
H er £11l gl Iocrs
are Mr!l Lon g .... Ife or 11 0 R celQ r or Wo! ns
h am
nil 1 for 1 c rl~
of
Ca~e !';I :l 1l
)lr6
Thac ke rfl '
WI (' nf II e R ect.o" o r W llrlh.lld
find
]I,{ ~s P.Jsle R:ulchrre
H e r t.ep b a h t r s
\r c
Mrs enD!':! or Ampne v I'll k Glos
"Mr s
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SlTTlond<:. Ov e r lnhl e' RiIocforr Chefl h r e
fli 1 M H,8 Ra (I,,} ff
'l'he r neT'nl
I Inke pl ace nn Mondr\';' :\1 oJ:10
{I t S t P-ete r 8 Cnvers har
1 ere th o G('U(' rnl
who pro I('(' en~ed \ 1"'1 Ire 10 Hlrs Igo I ud be!' n
c h u rc h \",\.rd c for Ip fLn\3 01 '10 \o \ r",

iOOI o f VIllagers usscwhlc d at tho churc.bya.rd
!6.nd SOVetM mombers of the Crowtbomo Lodge
of OddfdlowfS wei c present the decoa.sed bemg
U llle.IDber of
th ,t lodge
rhe Oddfe llo'Wf!;

was calm on U18 whole front

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L NEWS ~L WAR SERVIC'E
CENT"~
PARIS OFFICIAL

1917.

PAPER. SATURDAY, JANUARY

DE:ATE OF MRS RADcLIFFE.
OF BA:LlIIORE PARK. CAVER8llAl1

CROWTEORNE

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

oom'1.'Y

NEWBURY HERALD AND

RUSSIAN

OFFICIAL CA.SUALTY LIST
ROYAL
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OFFENSIVE
PETROGRAO

Th Ru ss nn offe nSIve an the Rig a front Is
.hvclop ng s et llsd ull y
Numerous llf soners
and cons dcrabl8 booty have bu n captu red

CONSTANT INOPLE OFFICIAL
An enemy athck ana. nst th e r ght wino on
the Ca uc :ts 3.n f (!rtt was r epuls ed
GE RMAN OUTRAGES AT MONA$TIR
PARIS FrId ay
A lel 0!lr ... m frc 11 Corfu says thirtee n II crsons
mostly woml! n a nl\ children have lJeen k Hod
by t e Gem an :\nd Bulgar an bombardl ent of
Monashr
THE GERMAN RIZ PLY TO THE ALLIES
AMSTE RDA M F ri day
The Gorll<1" no (! to the neutr als reya rtltng
tho PI! 85 r(!eant nq \y $ composed a ln ost el
t re ly of old ara ume lts and
accusal 01 s
It
& Tl phat cally
jlr(ltc5b illl m t Ilcaco
proposals
bo [J called a wa r nano e uvr c rec alls E ng land s
Jllb, cetl on of th e BONs th o conq e t of North
er n Afr en t nc 1<1 tc ot reli!.lld an I tI c present
t en t n ent of GrUel!
En !l lnnrl I as v cl"hd
ntl'r nnl (>na l In by try n [J 0 5 arvl'. G orm any
and sever? 1 ot her nat ons have broke
nte rna
t Dn a l av
Germany e nnot adm t th a1: Bel
II um ailla.ys full li ed hor neutral ob l !] il.t on~

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COll,[MERClAL INTELLIGENCE
L O]'\ J) O\ CO H t'-i

M \1 11.1 '1

PR ICJ S Ol D tr l'T I H A ~D 1 G GS
1 h e r ui ll il I lee of b e~ t f e:;1t du ry (1
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FOOD CROP PRICES

day

A S el'l n tcle g an r eports tha
a German
tr:\wler a ld a Danish ste",mtr coilliled
K thgilt Sevcn Germa ns wore 1051

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STOCK HOLM Friday
Th e Sv: ed sh Fore lin Off ec ref I ~CS to con f rm
or de ny 11 II st al emcl ! tha t th e Seo.nd r.av ial
G ov m n ent nv ted cth ~ r E!,ltope .. n nectr 15 0
pa r t ell nte In a eonfe rence on matte s ari In!]
out of the war

TERMS OF THE LOAN

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The ~m n1i qi:lmp il t 'lO no .... cl o.rge(! fnr t h(l p.::nr r
of ~ m .... 1.0 CRab e st.ock 10 chango hands
~ II n ol he c h;Jr,l;CoIl n tl e c a s,.; r t l 15 LOll
F or tn!' I rs,t t nc n. ~ nki g I Uld !; to be "'et
... F or ~,, {'h mnr fI nnc e ,21 LI of I pel' ee l f
(I f 1 0 C OLP lal " II bc set a.s d o nnl I £ 10000000
I :l. ~ l>f'en :lec 1 ulat.od 10 bo UHed I l pur
1 n ":\1 g t he stock wheoo. or I h fall s belo If" U 0
"in 0 1 n ee
11 (' Lon
n he accep ted n.t t h e I"SUO price n
paym n t of (\f'aLI ] It C'S 0 conch t.1O 1 t ha.t Ll e
oecc a&ed p rso 1
~ r J)o"S es5lOn o[ It for SIX
} onlbil tx!fore I s leath
Is c Oll'ry. 'l.L"\: C HA~G H;

lo re gn and Colo

al ! a ld ors of t1 0 stock mll
not be 1 a.bl o to BrIt ish !,a.xa.t ou
It<>g ...t erea stock '~lU not h o cbnrgc d lDcome tax
I\.t the

ce
fih'1lr a.L ~h ell
lOIlUS WIll
l OCI' ve 1 WIll be!: iO ~)(i multlples of £,,0
( hro F;h the Post Ornee sums
£5 nnd
!SO Ul

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be

or
up>"GrdS '" 1\ ~ l"<!celVe(!
'rI ... hn.nkcl8 snP.JIorlcd hy the B a nk of
lan cl n Il S1 e even rae 1 , lo t llel r e LSoomel'S
to ta ke 1 a.n" m orde r to subscn bc to t.he

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READING BOROUGH BENCH
F'&IO\ T - H C' 0 1/

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G W Webb 'F.eq

B Hurr v C S Snut.l:l

131 lND V C ::; 'W ORK FOH. WOUNDJID
C:-..ptu.in !mvse V C
whose lUUll 9 a.ppcars
the l6llOl t ppo ntruents as 1 Kll1ght ot
Grnoo In U fI Orde r 01 St J oIn ot J( r l&I.I8m In
] nc1u.nd 106~ tho slCht of both eyes In thl3 South
UnCl\n W \I J3elng th us prevented from obo
tauu ng mIhturv omployment at the outbroak: of
t l fl present war he loft for} ranee Wl t h hIS typewnbt g mll-clnne LX d has SIl ce devoted hl1~f
to wnti It letter.. to rebtivea a.nd fn~ds at bo me
ot wounded and lllvalided eoldiers d irIng t hen
stay HI t.he hOSPltnls nt'Ound Boulogno.

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R.os al Co.>llege of Surgeona, Sir Wa.UsaD Cheyno
(Pr~deDt) 11 thG chtur a rer.olution w&8 adoptocl

PUbli

WAR SAVING3 CERrLFlC~TES
e re fiood

M S ~t

s., and t ho oelleriil at: 6d

S. FROU,£) A \\ !\oRDED THE

Ml1 lTARY CROSS

I'he National 'War SSVlnge Commntioo 1'6pot~ 1b&ti
DEioe:mber 30t.h tI e number
of Wa.r &VlfIgtI Ccrtifica.tce RQld W86 953 685., rna.kinJ
& txrt.al of 54 394 053
'I
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0 Dmt day au whiob oortl
/
cnta. WClro laSI100 ?;"Aa liObruary 22nd ou whiGh day
2204 were aold D\Jl'mg the llpoolal War Sa.vrng6
,..~ laHt; July t.he nUlnber /laid WM 2926 035 a.nd
m tho following week 3039363 IWoently the avOC
afJe wookly sa.le ha.e boon ahout ono II.nd a. half mil
du.mDg tho week ooded

lion d!.ough the Ohristmas BOMbn na.tura.lly Wit,..
neeeed a alight drop During tho final week of tho
~r the not:nber of a.pphoatlone for

Poet

Offieo

Exchequer Bondi! lUX per oent was 24 000
the
-....!:B".;.~.I vain. of !be Boh<Io being £700 000 On thls d .... tho
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18806 WR$

aspendod \bo toto.l nnrnbcr

or

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7~;i1~:;'~·) b;ii:;Y·,,;;;~i;;'d:· 1 tIC" made for M. lanns boon 311 000 a.nd the fatal
Tal.. 0/ lbe BoDds Iokon £12 000 000

exp('Q5IM~ tho op tllon of t he CoU1lCJ1 that lt I S
1 I gcnt.!y necessar> for t he prot;eq.ion of t.be
t hn.t thll treatm(l.nt of 'V oooreal ~ and t
o.el",ertutement of remedICl\ for !!ouch ,~ purpoee by
tnqual l 00 pers011l! should be prolubited &nd mad •
a. puni&bahlo ofl'enoe.
'l'"he Cotmcil fllrt.her e:s:
pressed t he .oPuuon thll t the reoom~'l0D6 of l'
the Select ColDffiltteo of the Rouse of Commom
on pn.wnt medlC'lROS which I a.vo now boon 6I1<lcrwed
by tho Ror.u.l Comml45lon on '\ oocreal d.NIeuoB ,
ehoulQ forth'Vlth be adopted and emb<xhed m t.he
propO'loo l~lllllLtiye m6lUlU~
New byo-loaw. {or \
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prov ~ {lLClhtJee to ennble FellawB of the CollaRe
Tf'SJMnt abroad, t.o vote Rot the electIOn of mnmbeftll
of tt 0 Coun II wel'Q oroatnen lLnd the Colloge
01 c tor
a.t IBJt;nlllted to fJUhm t
them to the
Crown for fl.1.l'l!.rov&l
The thanks of tbtt CouneiI
w~re Jrlven to Dr Colin Madce:flfJ8 of MttlbauTne
fOT present lf\l: a collection of ,.,..emmene _Wit to
"ho. .,natomy a.nd pby81ology of a.n~ n atlW) to

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