Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 03-1917

:READING MERCURY, OXFORD GAZETTE, NEWBURY HERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, SATURDAY. MARCH 3,1917.
~"OOPLAR TIMBER wanted
7
j:"
d amet.or an;! quanf; t, {or
Bo:r. 170 Merourv office Re6dmg
SALE 10 000 ASH TREES 3ft 6iu 'higb
r.r~R H a.milloo Godbrid.. Hotypo",
M;J.idoIU co d

wanted sound !itraiJht aad
R L \ CK POPLAR
gOOd pncas pald for good Timber_
\fir; ~i479 Sell a ad't'ort.il:l ng Officm Fleet 8Lroo~

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON

FSIDAY

WOXINGHAlI

EVENING

ASCOT
M1LITARY HOSPITAl - The offer ol Sandnds'e
6S II. nul f,ary hOllplt.aJ baA been &coopted Md

CENTRAL NEWS SPECIAL WAR SERVICE
PARIS OFFICIAL.
Tw. ainualtanaoul German coups de maln
west tf Soluona flliled
W. penetrated the
Otrman tr'D.ehes n •• r Vanquo, (Arganne) and
bn.ught back pr un.,.
Ther. was .harp ar
tll/.ry due, In AVDcourt WDod

[.oodon

5'l ANDING TIMBER
SA LE by pm v ATE tI"RKA TV 109 ELMS

;..

0 \K 6 ASH on tho GroundI\eU Manor

rtfOB

tJ..'

29

.ea Sw ndon

T c dorll for same n t4:Jd

JJ. Ull6l.iOIln.K:Ulal'! and to v~... apply to 'Mr J OHN
'til F1\S1\.'KJ YN F. 16 II gh Stroo Swmoon

MILK

Asco&
\ LRSONEn OF WAR - llr

and Mrs T\dy of
'iphe Nunsenos ha.vo roco '\'"ed n
nhmaoon that
the r eon ,\ II am 'Nho 18
t he }[ A C 1 11.,:; been
mken pn8Qnor by the GerD ns

or two

TIl reda.v t.rado boin. 9ery keea.

Beet quickJ,

sold at 1KI".,teod pr C811 fat..tc!!en WoIIID, from
£Si J ~ t.o £.as UB fat belfe... £33 lOa to £63
lOs C.lv8a are moro III demand e"PlWlla.lly for
~ood bOlton ILnd weU bred b I) eahf!!! fiOId from

LONDON CORN M.A.RKE'!
Y KSTBllDA T Fam ... T
(By 'l elegrapb )

Ma.rkeb flt'ftl Enghm whea.t tend us: UJ'lvt a.rds
Wb t.e &ltd red boLh quoted 799 tid to S; s 61
pc r qusrte r F oreJgn il 1 Amer ean d LLO fir
Town film finn Country and Am(lr Cll
1 tto
.end ng
pward6
Gnndlng bnrley
flteady
b!-nlt nCt' d t.to qUiat Dr tilll Plate and Amer
eRn on-fA rather dc arer Ma ze steady Be&Ds
firm
reM s .eady Lenttls finn
No B-rr vell:!
unt I Mon ll\y neJ:~

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LONDON
MEAT MARKET

BENEFIf NUUSING >.SSOCIATION AND
l«JlAL H C'I'OHIA NUR.SING nOMJl

THE GERMAN WITHDRAWAL

eleronco
01 0

W OOsor Rural Tr bunru and his pt.oe J &I been
filled by the &PPO ntmont of Mr n CbanllZUl of

THE BRITISH ADVANCE
The
Matin
says that the bad weather on
the Anera hampend the 8ritlah advance which
has to be nlatlve.ly slow
I f the Germa.n re
treat ..tops at the Watershed It wi I have bun
tactkal but If BapaurrnI s abandoned t will
,ullme a strategic cha Icter and tho effects on
na lJhbour no fronts must b. very conside able

Ie

COJDrIERCIAL Il\J'I'ELLIGENCE.

acoommodat on w n be provided hero for &lxiy or
more wou ded ao&d e B The hou.e haa been .he
res donce for ft. 101 g per od of Mr and Mrs N nl.ILU
Elliott
WINDSOR. R U.fl.AL TRIB U"S' At. Upon hU II.ppO nt
mel t &II 4 member of tho County Appea.l 'l: buna.1
;\Ide mlUl Per y Crutchley hll.ll rtllJgned I om tho

7

32rI to 86s
meeti g

&

I'he theep supply

'61&11

,atter .hort

Down teart t.o 9211 6d

Rood rlcma d

&nd crOM bredil "!}." to 83!1 F orkerll !Old frotn
als to, 9h hogs.£9 to .ell 5rs l at iIiOwa QP U'I
£15 lhu1.r e :l lote of poult r} were \"N!nned
mak ng a ROod advance n pr ('ICfI
heM from
911

8d t.o 4"

pulle ts lip to

i)fI

8.i

and cock-ereh:

fro n 2A 6d t.n 0)8 2tI. One I"ndrt'd lot. of
~g8'!\ wl'!r c flnl.l'red PI" e~A bo o~ U~(!.n IoIld l o ,,"er
I'\.l'C fag

g about

2s 44d per dosea

AMSTEfU)AIUI Fr day
The Garman neWSl'apen to lIay
publsh .a
sem oft c al statement regard nD the situation
Gn the Antre dee a ng that t must by no
means be regarded as a Br t sb S!lccei$ and that
the P lIS. were nformed on F~ruary 21th of
the Genernl Staff Ii nhntlon to w thdraw to a
prepa cd nc

PURSUIT OF THE TURKS
Muopotam a Offic ai - The !'ursu t of the
Turks cont nues The Turks in great confus on
passed through Az z yal on Tuesday
evening
The approximate capturn • nee last F day hav e
been P sOners 4300 !Juns 28 trench mortars
19 mach ne guns 11 Turk sh ,ltlps 3 tUtlS 2
bargeS 1(1 and pontoons 30 Fresh booty
Ile ng brought In hou Iy
LOAN
AMSTERDAM Fr day
Accord DII to a Ber n report It has been dc
c ded that the next Ge man loan .1 a be of a.
new k nd Two featu es w be ong edemp
t on hrm and $Sue belo... par
THE NEXT GERMAN

ACTION llY READmG TRillUNAL
A I MTE'S'! AGAINS r THE APPEAL
I'lUUUNAL
s U. g of 1.1 0. Roadwt: IT bunaJ W8fI to hl\ ve
n Mo da.v but IL8 {\. P CJC.est &.sMnSt t.he
o n of tbo Be kg \ppcaJ 'l'ribu aJ thoe Local 'l'r
b n..J. r ofusod 0 car a.nv ~
rhe eba. rman.
(~
Loo ta.rd C SUUOJ ) sa. d J (ly h&d bee oon
'\ d('r") 1'l 01-.0 mannill' 11\ wtuch. ~ Cl'l.8et\ a.f 01'
DOl g .....~ cf lIy ron&ldercd by thl!m had been ucn.lt
~'l.h at tho Bcrh \ noool l'ribunnl.
At the lMt
11 .t.rn,£;' of he Af.'PC"ll'tribunaJ every mil tar y ap )($
~a8 allowed &nd ~vcry n.ppoa.l hy an omploJ e a /1
[.oer9OTIa.I APpeal by 3. ma.n d1&niBBoU 'fI/ thou
what
'iJ ov con~dllrel ,Q be &_PTOJ>C hl'..a.nng
U e
l.h ~ 0 ro Tmit."\.l'IOCft he Heading r b n31 hI!
Ie
d iod <0 WT)lQ 1.0 be I.ocaI Govern Il€'l1t Bon cl
n
fomtllll:; them o f U It fa.c >'! and st.atin{{ hat they
C'lOfI!lJdorod thorr t. mo "a6tOO e.n I thoy had klC d K\
to ad journ or one wook pond rrg a. reply on the

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A semi eff c a' Btl 11" message says

0

safe per od for sa 1 nil velsels n
hal now exptrt d

tha

that tI e
Atlant c

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AMERICAN MERCHANTMEN TO BE ARMED
WASHINGTON F day
The HOIlf.f! of Rep esontat ves last n ght pa~ sed
by 403 to 13 a II II prov d ng for the arm ng of
Amer can me chantmen

B01<OOGIl AU Il I'AHI SERVICE
raWUNAL

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MAnK Er

SUGGESTED BRITISH STEEL SYNDICATE
Prom no t stu m kOfS th ()Uo out Great
Br til n a e COl1Sldc ng a scheme for a I Br t sh
synd cates of stee make s to sh-ut the de or et
feet vely aga nst fore gn steelmakers after the

w"

TRIllUNAL AT CA VERSHAM
A mooL ng-

T

THE SAFE PERIOD

bo!! n held

6 Ct

LoroJ. Cm emmcn l3oI!. d

'lITUllS

Suppl l'IS cantin toe oxtr e.me ~ &ho r ~ an I 110 e
rruHi y e1f'a.red to cage b yer s au tI 0 orne :ill)
fix(l d te n n$

AMERICAN STEAMER SAFE
PARIS F day
The Arne can steamor RochcsUJ s tx pcctRtJ
to each Bordea.ux about noon

Ue

COMPULSORY SERVICE IN GERMANY
ZURICH Fnday
Jl3U ot c

w II be

OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST

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"

ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT
I If LED
Ca(t.a.i

N

\\ o.;.~

i\ l C

WOUNDED

att<l ROY:J.I

ROy J.L BERl\"S IN
1'IM. 'R4J 1 130 ks h 0 1 ~c
tng lat.elv I nt hJ'\VO II oro
lhe
:';:iSlla

~ m cnt

haUl)

~

READING M~l\ WIl' R [HE MILIT \Rl

CROSS

'Voko
DD<D
Suthe a d

Second I cui.MlIJ1t 13

Capuun H J

STRATFIELD

TURGIS

WOKINGll'.M COUN'T'Y BENCH
Tll'.SDA'f P'ebrnl\f') " 7th -(Beror p G

ROYAL COUNTY THEATRE

1.,

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W ggett

FfijA)

HCMne

L[(l II'I' [~

Rn.lp
nell
Rob
ILrId

Sewel

Is

F'red K rb,

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c OJ', "e Ycp. s
J B :ook!i I 1

Albert

I't

I B ck

tel cl1
La. r e tee L.'l.
11{

S dnnv W
Ouc.k:h WC I"O ac(l Q~ of offenee!!
ll,:rrunR~ the L g l t ng Orde - [ fl.wrc l<'~ w s fi C'd
£2 tI ~ cn.scs Itgtl. MI B knelJ Q ed
n I Mc
Lon. ,..ere BOJO lC<1 tI e rcm il ng ier(' d
.n !l

JAn C!I

beng fi rrod 55
A ellA lOR DrS MIBS'P.O
A I'mmmoru! ago. n;t Ne ls on ra 1 n or d 'f ng 11.
I ebn ary 12LI w U out

00l.t::;;

p elScnt

CROWTRORNE

,\. Wfl.

[1.t. K ngt>Cloro
uppo nted hon

MORTIMER

trp:;c~ CHANGP.~ _1

C G reen haa bcon re
fro 11 K ng&cJere to BflBlngstoke aa d PC
from 1100 Hay takes h s place

I El"IT

RESSIONS

Pafocbmi

dunng 'he oompn. gn

Thorefore R.ead ng app&rentily hat; every reason
too be very sa.t.isfied w th her continbution to tho

'...,.

Yoara fait;hfully
DOR
A W TU
Bon Seeretary

" 5 A NIT AS" -""' n=..l'::t• 5 A NIT AS"-" ":r::l. ;:;:.:"5 A NIT A S .._Pl..... l:.;::- ad
1_....." Pa ..p/Ikt _I,..

l1ae "SAlllTAS' c... 1&,'. . .'".., ....... E.

ABIlf GDON
FAllllmS

RED

Cnoss

.l! DlfD -MeGirS Adkm

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The V10llr or St Bartholomew .. has offur&d a.
title to llr W B. 'MOrt'UlOD • student at Cud
Theoloaleal COU.,. AIr M.o!"¥.n !>ope«
to be ordoined Doooon on TTO,lUty - . . and
aDl... he JBJT1"'onted lor tho jlomaiod for N.tiOzoal
!Ionioo. will, be' Ii_..a t.; ..... In tlroi _

the d t os

;1>C;:;;:c~"",,;;a;b;I.;,:t.o:;;,~d~o~g.:;:,,;e;I<;:,~o;n~J~an;;;:uru-y;:;~~3Ot.h;:;;:,,==~

W AN'l'AOE &u.RAL IlURVNAL - A moetmg of Una
Tr b~ul was held at t be Town Hall Wit tage, on
Wednesda.y .M r A l1rogloy (tho OhllJrmnn) pre,~ed and the mil tal}' "'em reprOOCllted hJ Capta..in
Putridgo (Orgn.W8U t:f recru t ng officer) &1 d Mr
E W Dunn (n litaJ:y ropresontat vol
'" luge
number of ~ oult.ural C&8e9 wern deaJt w th
WANTAGE BOARD OF GOARDIANS - A mnoting of
tt e8e GWJ.l'd Q.M vas holl ",t the Workhouse Wan
t4g0 on Tue&da.y Mr A Frogloy presid.i.Dg The
HolU!O Comm ttoo roperied t.ba.t a. parcel of toa,.
51 gn.r toba.cw etc
had boon recc "eel from Lady
Wa.ota.ge Tl e nee choOM n.voury d nner had been
tried iUot the W(JrkhOUl:lO., as :rooomme)(ied by tho
.Loca:l ~ ommen' BOIVd and II. f)Il.:VU]g of nearly 41
for oach Inner w.ould be effected.. A letter was
reed from the Wa.ntage Brewery Co statin« that
ow ng to tbe lI~nngent restriotronll on the Otltput or
000l'8 and "touts theJ would be llnaNe to oontin.ue
~ sunply of beer to the WorkhOl1eA 'Rl fatlJ2oo.
WAWTAOE RURAL DIB'rlUC'l' CoUlfOIL - A

:meet.-

reR grun~ h18 80aIt on the Cotmml and It wu 1"8tHat the ~atotOn he ~ with rept.
The Sarvevor for t1le Vrt.le Di8Sriot reporied he had
n6Df!okd Grove Road Harwen and found that t
had been INbiacted to a groat deal of bea'9y tre.fBo
Jo,.te\v H. .... bomnor the .,.,..... __ .....ned
~!' ;tIe road as aaQn ... pOIItibla. MKI J'IIOCIIJlmended
tbe:t .. ilIum be 1'QIIlde on tlte military unhoritiN
~r £7S to deiNy the erlr& upet ,
• (JIJ. *he ~
ThE!; reoom~ wu ~ ....
s()l'V~

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I

In

tl

at St John

II

G

op

II

on

or

th s branch

{''hut'Ch and the Rev

t

n J

Trevor

to oonduct tho MTVlce5 nt st. Mary" In tbe
even DgtI the RErV R J Trevo Wlll (JccuPY t l e
pulpit at St .Tohn s. On Wedneeday evenmg8 the
new V}c&r of Grn.t'.eley (Rev - knes) is topreach
at 8t. John 8 nnd on Fnda.y I1itsrnOODI5 the Vlcur

to deUTOT a oonr&e of addnosses on the Revoll\

!ion
),fO'1'KKB8 TImON -The qmntet:1;Y meeting of the
Motherli' Umon took plaoe on Tnosdny Sen Co
at St .1ohn 15 was folIo-wed by a meating There
'\VQfI aL orowded andienefl of women to weloome Dr

F1.oTence Armtinge who was mhodnccd by Ml'1!i
Sil1ence..

FARMERS and OTHERS
who haYe

HAY or

STRAW

pEl USED FOR SALE BY MILlTAIIY AlJTJJOltrTIES
a.ra nVlted to
offer their RICKS to

WALTER PARSONS & SONS,
Of BLAGlLlVE STREET, READING
Good pn08l

letilement: glMU

quick cleanaoe

Cub adYa.oeed. if r~utred

"n.
P'o

C! 0

e des

18

1.1

li

~~

...,<}

and

able
to formIt: a.
Parcc al Church Goune 1 fo
Mortim(lr""
WIl.t! decJded to COnE; dOT tho mode
of oloctlon at the De:tt llu.>(Jtmc
LRNT.Kt; SKRV CI!& \ full
:st of SOn'lees 1!l8
heM ..rranged fa the penod of Lent On S ndny
mo.rnlngs the V car H t.o gi ve a oonr60 of ilennons

Belcher and Bo'Wetl the hoDOxary a.:aotloneere at lHr of thl3 Counml wu he d n.t the WorkboooM
the recent Jutable t>8lo n Abtnsdon Market, have W ah.~ on Tuad..:r &£ ;or the mootmg of Ute
forwarded a sooond Instalment to head9,u.riers
Mr A Frogloy presided
A letter
Gllanhe.ns
whloh bnnge Ute total 10 £6i6 The receJ.pt:s have W&8 read from MT F.dward Onnand, of Wanliqe

'been bandBJl OT9r lDtaot the expGnsea .29 Odd
being 00rne by the auctioneM'8

Cow C Is

vanoutJ mctho& of eloot on Con K d c blo cl fL..
CUSt.'llOn took plAce
t,(lr wh eh It WU8 nlSOl ed

WANTAGE

To tI e Ed tor of the
Reading 1t1ercury and
BlJI'ks County Paper
S - I I ave boon II4l ad by Dr Hurry our Cha.ir
man to ~nd you the burea.u tota1 of £1 483 213
""hid
e ~lleve s the finaJ :figure
Tl s a.mo nt docs ot collIdo 6u('.h amount!! aa
"e e o.ppl ad for to the Bank of England d roet,
lie the 10cs t Lllciu 10 the £5490 2s race vod from
We burll&U n ]'>a.yment of War &vtngs Ce rtifica.te>

CJ urch

F TnA

E eb 1l':lr) 23rd -(BcJorc W
Hol:H g
:c.<]
n the cl n r and J A W1lo le r Eflq)
Will 1111 Newmll.l. fntmer of Plnntation Farm
"'
b ry t b e
\Vo ¥el"ton
Ito! fi ed lOs for r~U-Jng to
ClIre-:we of n. shoop the SI\.ffi6 b e ng exposed nnd

RE'DING S SPLENDI D REOORD

CEM.S - Tlte monthly meotl n" of t.bo CEUS.
vat; heJd at U
V c< age 011 l'uoodtlY
.... a.I> rood by tbo V car 01
It e report 0\ otpu.per
the
Arcl bu;bops Comm ttoo on Ch reh a. Kl State
The paper dealt more e S IK.'C By vr th t1 0 proposed

and prompt

£4(f ~ rtrljo

£36 lOS to £48 ... r,
('osa IrlCK£,
to £35

-

.

c a,lvC51

~
for the Land.
Nature's Fertiliser,
•• advued by the
Botll'd of Agriculture.

For....... of Local A,ut ."Iy to

mE

TOlTERNHOE LIME
and STONE Co., Ltd.,
21, Great St. Helena,
LONDON, E.C.

bonel

eo<;

eftl OR.

to 86!! teP'S 768
501'1 £ 17 17A Gd

to 17"

Vel!

P.16

nd h e

u:>od
h~ p<oporty

Urotnf'rhood.

owe3 50s
I OgB \
8tor~ 31s

"lIE NATION'S

dosen ~ epa 11 7d to 28 Id pel" dosen
.A1J Ute dead Btock was c ~ of at eati.t. .
tory price. A large number ot bDJlen were
Roadl••

lIMen.1

tram

London

BUCKNELL MARltllT
TaoNN.'l'
The CIIIpply "'a6 ~Uv uDdw

Son.

m. ...,.

hioo childto.

CALL

SOW

JOHN K. KING'S
PEDIGRJrn

SEEDS
FOR THE BBST BBBULTL
CATALOGUrs FBB&

JOHN K. KING a. SONS
THE IrING 8 llIIBD OBOWllll8,

aaa.ES.ALL.

and

I'"Ulon •

IDd

t~

I OR 1II0RII HOOD

}Iessrs Da.y Rood PorwT 8 entr ea for the ""'OV8
sII.l0 0 l'hursday oompr!!ad 265 hlllWI or })O ltry
87 w Id rn.hb UJ .. 408 cw 1& d eat! and IIhoat
150 lob of dMd stock
1'here wu n. dee ded
I" se tn the pnoo ot poultry
CSpeclalt) a s re
gardl rnt hen.!! whICh mad/'! the remarkabUl PMoe
of from 019 10<! to 6s 6d each
Cocke reJs
1'Mdo from 7s to 1& "aouple pullets 7e to
711 4d a. OO1lplo ducb 12M 6d a couple wOI'Jd
Ptgoo08 8d each Mid l'abb toll Is Stt to 110 6d
ea.ab ferrot!!:M. to.1I. 3d Rach
There WiWi .....
e.oopt o....Uy l&rJ!e entry 01 eR"" (f 408) .. hleh
wore sold at prtoel!l from 2R 2d to 2a Sd JWll"

fnoludlDg

h. t<i.

r

TROJl8D&T

pr8Nmt

(am l.nro te

s b~r St.lllc:r &M

NEWBURY MARKET PLACE BALli

K...... HIIIIjou

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9 18

J04!1 fut .0;0'>'8 £11 78 I:j I .....
£69R .0 £ 11 l <)s ool'k rs <l
!lUlrA p gs 1&; to ""8
M cs~
A W Neate Rond Son
elu led He fC1'1'l nnd aR.]ves £38 t
st. rk I C ' C1'8 £26"s 6t1 £25 1m>

_1:1,."nte
,aI.

.va 11& n.t.u.

Looal.".!IUltatlft
u
0.

Mr

H A. R4VBNSCIton,
32, Friar

se-. "'NIIG,

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