Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 03-1917

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READING: MBRCURY, OXFORD CAJ:;ETTE. NEWBURY HElULD. AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER. SATURDAY, MARCH 3,19]7.
DEATH OF DR JOHNSTON

BEADING NEWS

liS Y!lAl'S ncror~EDH;!u' OFFICER

The EM- PHD khfl.eld II g VlDg .. l-act.ure
London S gos and Inscnpt Qne
...t Mo
dB.y· ~ meetmg of the BeTksh ro ArcbmolDglcaJ
SoD ety
Tbe TnmW.V5 Comm t.teB recouune nded to
t he R6ad ng TOllo'll Co nell thnt a. 6helter be
rooted a.t Co.versbam Br dge tennlnUf; at a. CO.~

o

WAll SUVl0E8

READING

OFFICERS AND MEN OOMMEND!ID

~NNUAL

GAS

BAlJGKlJRIT

COMPANY

GENERAL MEETING

The names of the follo""lng hllo're been brought t.o
the ..DOuce of the Boore""f'Y of StAte for War or
alua.b1e scrv cu rendered in oonnoobOn w th the

ROYAL BERKSHIRE HEGUoIENT
of a.bout £35
Bark6J' L eut. .col F G
The pa.rt of Tilehurst Road :vh cl extends from
B&U Qrrur a.nd HOD L eut F
Ba.th RDa.d to MlUtJaud Road 15 to be 'W dened
Beresford Major J de 18. P
to 4;) t by the metus on or pa.rt of t he Robert
Boate Lleut.. Cot W C M G
HeViatt Recreation Gl'ound
RJJ.aon. Major \V i\ M V 0 (T Gut -Col. ..ud
TI e l\h)or pre.; ded at a pub} c meehng eId Bon Cv
re d Vol:! ) T F Reeen:o., la.te Royal
Tho roll ta Y cntics I a.ve done
n.t Un verSlty College Rend ng
nn TbnMday Bo kshi D Regt
va n us aga. n st atta.cl: ms cxagge ated ra.ft.eruOOD [l support of he Berksl N:l lomo for
1£, .... CD Me. or aJ)d Ron J eut. Col !\ F
F cld Qnnr &Dd Hon Gapl J T late Royal
b 3- bo~ iI BulmeT6he Ro~ Read ng AHDPOI ta.noo Lo tl 0 GeT nan retreat from Seport
s held ov er
BerkshU'o Rest.
t l e Anc e
I ron one aspect t 1S a
Gordon
~1a.Jor W T E
fJ c R aa.d ng Tram va) 5 Comm ttoo ha.ve r e
G~ett., Oa.pi (Temp Ma.Jor) Ii' J
R~r"e of
dec slon of gl eat II oment to us fOI It de
sed the r scale of charges for the ~ '1' age of Office!
1 be
11 er s nw ou hands
tbout further pa cels on t.he trRMways a.nd no parcel
K emn uu BMtl' MaJo W R P
'fn.unoe MalO D B DBO
figl t ng so ne of the mOf.lt formIdable n.c<:ep .(! d for d oS'Jl~tch on t.he day, of f..g .006 pt
n e8S t s del vercd at the offic£! at least halr
l\u...11 So<>. L out H ~
Ge man fo t CBses on ou fron t- the out an lour before he office 6 closed
Southey Ma or J Ii W II-toe ~II. Be.rll; lhlre
co ne of months of va.stcd effort.
More
Rc!:l
etd pay
A. orsa. ree tal w 1 be g ven n SL Luke s
Qtl"8llge Cap
A P
by Mr
avcl tne effect of
etrea.t on Go man Cn roh o.D Monday Dext at. 8 p m
We don Ma,tO (Temp T eu Cel H W
op n on W111 wbe n It is fully levealed be !\.r hur C Foster L 1 G C hi S65 sted b y tbe
Waterhoaee
Leu,"
-Col r F
R ev A D Ph 11 pd (knor) and Mr Nonnan
Bostock No 4380 Colr Sergt. C
c on~dera.ble
But t must not be forgotten Cree Ibar tone) rhe offertory .... 11 be Sl17en to
DlLv ! No 17067 S PI! Cl(>: k E J
t hat our great object vc
the \:Vcstern th e N3~ ooa.1 1m tute for Soldiers a.nd Sa OTO
(~ lIh No 4455 RegtJ Sergt.. i\iA
P'
t.be Wa.
offcns ve 18 ot the r ecovery of so n 3,l y Bl nded
H vwlLrd No 800 AotA' Scrg G W

Rosen e of Officera
Be la.rd L aut.. Col F T H
Cuylnr Ma 0 (Tomp Licut Co ) S

and

nile

c

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O'l'RER N

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THe GAU1'I1 HOUNDS
W il l m ec~
Monriay ,\ o.rrcn Hou8e
Wedn &d",v Am n Comer

C

~[ on un

F da
Hatu da ~

c t 1roekfiBld R oa.th
S ... wy.on; Os. e
A t It 0 clock

TU E e llA Vl'N llOUNOS
Will meet.
).ro da y St.r~
W+>rinCAdJo.y Croo);;-ha m Rlk B .ti
1 ndA.y Sheftorrl W oodland Cr06,S Roada
~3. ill d» y
SJd roon ton Coro ltlOD
11 'lIl

Home No 9822 D('Ipot Se g Mil. or W
Sa!.;e
N() 4364 R o ~ t Qm Sors
"J

t haI;

m (.e ~

Thul'fi IllY B rghfi e ld Bn I""
S Wiurdli-Y l Oll Horao Sl0er6 Slratfieldia, ...

Krabbe Ca.pt.. C ]
Stce Uln L gut. Col i\
C stagnola. No 2821 Ac ~ R.e",.... Serg ~I .. 0 P
r:~n No 5799 ~cts R e~ Soret. Mnlor II
fIR. wtin N Q 9'7B7 Se t H

t a
10 oS b m to extl caLc th e defenders Wlthout
se r ou s loss [ ow pos tons 1iblCh under
tl e un'W ea ")'1.Dg preso r e of the B n tls h
l I my were be oou illS untenable
'1 here
a. e e ldent 5 gu s tha.t th e enemy bas hoeD
t y ng to I nde our for ce 'l h Ie J e mak es
good h 6 escape to hl,& nc", lIne of ddencc
I o lated
h n e g D S ba boo w r e t 003
1 u ""pDSC ~ Lo th s cxl:re n t

SO(JTll BJ'UKS UOIJNDS

OXON ~~ D B UCKS I 1
Cant (TBm(l Mo l C I3

Be.lllion

APPOIB'lXI!Ut'tS

M(\J!dlil:Y Wa61DC
1\.. ~ay .L&u&ley H1 I

La wren~ N I) 9427 Relrll Qrm -Se ~ W
MarLin No 3351 i\ctg Reg Sn gi. MaJ W

les of te r ltory .aluable as a'C tho c
I Ot:.lSCS&l On to U e Germans- or the cal
t ro of 1 a t cula toVl 15 and villa.gcs h t
the putt g out of a.ctJon of the cne ny s
fOleos a d tl u s bastenn g the Hme '" hen
he
11 be 1 nable to w ih stand the pressur e
tl c ~11 os ar e br ngmg to bea
rhe Ge
v t bdTlI.Wa.l wh d bas ( w d entl y bee
1 ed fo
0 ne t me
does l SSlst the

IT

€ n em

HUNTING

~ ~n;s

.t

VIXE HOUND6.
\\ ill mftd.

T~!

1I:Otl.ey

Sa.Lurday S IcbMLer
AI 1

rue all uul sed

0

clock

BffiTHS MARRUGES AlIlD DEATHS
'rbeso N OT CF.S (wh.i.eh Dust 'be a.utl1enbcat.ed
Il.&

ot

~II

tb the NaD e lin I Add

w

ehrt..n;::ooble

advortisomcnts

tho

IU

~

der) a.rt

(oUo ... -

DmTK' 2iI 6d
OI!C'\'1f'YlIII:;' s:r ]lIIe~ or I .... 2:a. &n I
for M'firV add tiona.! 1 ne r.d ex\.l&
W,tJ
N t'! e~rdl!
DllTllS b " 6rl W t.b l ntiOOl'tio to:E tlflDdJ iii.
in .!{amoruun o va hnfte) ~ 6d

llABa.ul l "

It.

ROLL OF HONOUR

READING LI(TENSING SESSIONS
THREE RENEW H,,~ REJroSED

BffiTHS.
On

Feb

)3

1llil"T

.1 0 Nf'w

Bnghv..a.

Evely ('r('I('I({;H::r~a Jaugb.or
Cl'..oeBn...l1 L -On 'Fehn 1Lt'T
,.f:
Uwf\r <on
~L nn
.n ngp.rioJ"f'l Bet1;; the ", fll of Ba.rt.n.o
Crosh GoB II of it KOn
aDd

In tho

of

CoUf!

r '"

.n,

Cira lW II l:l1lt'oler Strca

Br nkm..

ho 1.'\0 the tena.ut ma.n.a.ger (b-t

hMI. heon mv alidtY

ou

0

Fu!llr

5 .ov lind (,V
Sydnc.y Bram foOliClOO

bee

who

b.,,.n:::r..soS' --On

he :\.nny) a.nd t:lf!'o o'i
\\ce rape.seo.e< hy M

RoY AL EIo:C:H.ANI1E

t bp

Anderson 11 ("

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H OSU.R

ill. At>bnri~6"0>"Id
apb. n FT8DCLA

rt'>hTOA.T"O'

Wf)k ngh;om

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TI ft D 1I(,\.i. WaJ.r.h

Of ..

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FAhn a I'V Zo5

Sl'l;t".o :lnll'

On

ho Ip

tr..\ir

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at
IMc:nm CalJ)o
fXi'~l'!lbe-:t da.o~hteT.

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I

MARRIAGES
NAn..o,,--AS"T HT1I--On F .. brnary 17 ./It St. Jt)bll •
f:h rt1h r ,.WG e.haru hv tbfl 11n II D N61Mn
B e cry Charlet!

"I.:bYlo

hemnt:!

I..<HIlIt.

ItA

'RA.!g ment eldest eon of Yr John
\:;)Tio
osuiaDt at RhAo;b.a. (.1 It to "tl'Ll"X'In
l' z..:'l bf'l:.h
on i
de. TJgh t6
0
ChulA"
Kn !-!br..,
Ellmi e J'nory A
C:llv~
R.tlytll

S

fi.'ie.'

bam.

1,\ BERKS VOLUNTEER REGIMENT
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\

A. AN D B C OMPA-NIE S
Pla.too ~ Nos 1 to 8

I

N

roan

A IU1

1& a. tled hou!lO
lo~trOfi' Ifr.a.bhng

Th:is
h.ae

WUDJ.l.r;: "-=.TUi: T

fo a.l.e! but f.ro; fa
iU

B

Roo

eA.,

6lou
a.goo 83 M.s

been ann.n oll1~ l.H04 '" hen her busOand {who bad
held tho licenoo awce 1884
&Ie M€68 10 P.(\ gUSODs Ltd

diod. TM e&tleoold01I5
fa v..bon:\ir .A.ndxe

Wa1....h &(lpeared.
The

pM ~

l !Cl"n!1Il~

Tn D:tot.6 Oli
JUfit CCf,
alter

II.D I}f1U DCOO

OaIlUO
G ape6

Royal

Ca.':!Ue

lle

H()I'Jar Stree

E:.:cha.nge

L oe

AND

ortkrlv

Th e K

PID'oSON AL

Mao"

R

bon b thr ow ng 3 I:)
J KELLtE Colonel
Commanda.l:Il

3rd Compa..ny Ce.le-ot Platoon
S nda.y pl:.\.t.oon d 11
Mr C6.rtcr 10 tneado '"
E nglefielri a.t '" 30
Tl ursd y Squad mil W Eng.l~6eld Drill Hall
lot 7 P m
W CUMBER L eutenfl.

rRE LI( BI NG UlillER

Nz:I1' WEn: S TIlIE'IUU:
The follo.,.. n!; s next week B tim..,..ta.ble LilZ'ht. n; af Da.rkenmr
Veh c1ei.
of Town.
6~

61
r. 18

leCUMULATORS!

~
•R'I\.

let

If,.. ................

J'OQ

down.

BIITISM AND BEST
WrlIoj... pa" ...lort

..=":II:.:'~.:..~.. _.
•-....~C:.~A~.~V:
lid'?

w;,

I I

The ma.rr age Ilr~ bet .eeu
1 crey Bobby Oxon 1lJld Bucks L I

II ........

toT

of Mr Alhed F

L

fJUt.eD&.."'lt

and H elen
a.nd M.rll Rob

haJI
On ') hun>da}
n eOlUlCCt.ion IT tb Welsl
Day V BCountess Reading La.dr A\e.s:lIJldcr aDd
L:ldy Pr ce ha.d a most attract ve stall at Bar

Itamped OD e ac.c1UD..llIotor you
!mow II. LIo the beat pel one th...t ",-Z1I
110t

and n va.r ous bousel 0 d departments Th e ~
e p P.1lta rnelude M S A h (of t.h:e Lord Cba.:rnberl:\ n 8 nep~ rt ro f! nt) 1\I esRTii L 'W
Clp.;ive
II.nd E J Scyn O UT (of W nd. 0 Co.sUe)
Pn n ass Cb st Dn be ng unwell w tL'i r epre
SIS ted hy PrinOO!i Milne Laruse a.t the Stat and
Garler on Monda.j to present on bel a.1f of the
L·eague of the Emil m specuw. vo urnes
of
Shakesnea.re n 1n(!mory of Lord Kitchener S 1"
Johnston ForMs Robsrlson recIted to he men
and SLr S dney Lse 1>f)Oke
,\ marT age 15 s.rrlo.llged and w U take pJ.a.co
vcry q etl::v between Colonel W 11 am Tern
J.a,te Orlordl!h rc Ligh t Infantrv a.nd GOOTglIloao
Em
Vl dow
of LlautenRD Co onel Cha.rles
H. Carr In.te Roy",l D bl.ln F us 1 e is voungost
da.ughl.er of the late Sir JnmM Duke Bart ot
Itt. ghton StrS6(lx

tnr~

620

LeILId..
....... WI'

rode

qUel\t.l.OD

of

LlEUTEN ANT.

Iedal of he Royal , to r an
Or ler
UpOD
of those amp 01700 n.t the RoyaJ pulnce&

blllfl ~ II ta.k.e plaeo to-dl'Y at the Br xton In
pendent. Churob
Br xton SWat ~ 1D P m
Tb.e ooept on will be he ld n tl e a.d a n og 100

61"
615

he

UNM

1150 eTnl

pnly daugl

GIl

~DOn,.S

Licence

Street

-.;:,Ii.

01l1pom:~t

n ~~

be "

on

n~

a.s 011. mArk of upprec a.t on of long
rt.nd fB..l U fuI sel"'V e h:l.5 cunferrcd the b her

000

St

TOOm

Lic~~

Odof.eUOWA Lodge Ca..,.0J'fibun Rca.d
refused
Lhe refuaed lieeDCCS go b tha whole

co 10> de

orde ...

e UsM.

S'uce.r..

'\, a. dAle !!it ee5 -L eo~

newe.d
B \Ck e.yau \nm Grt.a.f.
re ewed

SOCIETY

eiuacd
0&

Hoa!

l'Iewed
liliUlgford ArnlA

del bera.ti.D~

dE.'lCJfilO S t.hWl

S I.re&\.. - LlCet\Ce

Ro:ya.l Exchange by pelm
Burb dgc

n ohal'd

Sf!!

on

of

S r

HORSES BECOME

~NAGEABLE

~ m

£

J!

\JOG
~tgbLfoot

lit=< •

ron t,.'n

~ f;U CCC~Tl
A~ 11

FOLIOE Pao8EOUTlOti F m 8

l,;1.; mlll.,

I 'L
B.

n

m.

At t.ho P..ca.ding Borough Po

da.y

before

F

B

Partitt

00

Esq

Cou
hn tho

G R.. J ~ atId E 0 E a.r.rer Eeqs.
[!' c dw
~d Colatou :\I<WM!U lieu.t.enan II
tho
Royal "F ywg CarPi!
St.. Pa.trick 6 Ha.l!.c... were
oba.rgOO
t.h r dUlg hO,S1lfI {uriou:aly
bO won-

Road 0 }< e.bru.a.ry 17th M Sydney Bra n ror e,..
6ontOO I OUienant. FialdinS
p e w 1 aJ"IlI5 gil e IY\ dcnC6 of bo~ on duty at
the Cemet.e j Ga.b ana 1'1~ two olficeIli riding
fUl' OUIily touardl> hin a.t.a.bot to 20 mile1l a.I\ hour
Neltbe.r of them madl'l an,. o.t~O'Ipt to pu I r the r
honM.. Near ChotnWey Roa.d the bone riddA bT
Li6Utela.D.t MBJl6(!1i gOt on tD the footplltb a.nd feh

o"W
S 'pr-a.tt.and Arthur Pa.iiOOeE<
35
RoIUi,
r;roce
robotau.d
qf

II 1106&181&11;

8.

H.ailicrle,.

00

M.r S:vdney Bra.Hl ea.ld the proeecatlOrl had 6hown
an a.bso~ &ad g
ID..!£OO:nCeptJoo of w.ha.t b&d
oocun-ed
'1 bo dcfenNl WII.6 t b ... t Lieu&.e.D.8J'
Ma¥I
etll16 horle bolted w th him a.od Liau1.ena.nt F eld
ing'e berM fo}]O'W'ed fft.I.1t To ..y that they w~e
racQ.1C one a.ga.ul&$ the othe WM a.biolutely iaJ"o
~ob did e~U\g he oould to "p the horUill
&\ld netther damaed to be ez:pert honeme.n. though

'*

_

both bed ridden befOf'e When L euten&lIt 'Mall6ell
waa tbrown off Lieuten&nt l' eld DfI'. "'.. unable to
ator his horae and waa obliged to lea;v6 m. IT Md
ly~ on the groond

..

The defendlUlta.. on oe.th oorrobonl.t.ed Mr Bram eo

tyam...... \

01 :}3 mill'!)"
o.'lom pt on unh lfll
th s;fA.ed
Cbe '\f.E a sked tL
1st "m.nt.ed to J W

dHught.flr

was 'i'[U"MIODtcd b\l' ~h SyriDOT
W'l\.,,"l

milita ry apJ'IM.

an

W3B

ot

Cb~ St:~

thft JI\1..e Pra.nr.1li Alns
D L of
de-

r

n.enhllm T.A')oke J

cb~ldren pu.se:ed fo r B2~ ~
nf i\lr& Loma.x m Sh be ca.t
tha.t Enaton

Y 2:. at IS

,"dow of L 0 l.....Genera1
rd :Mor-.... nt.. or BlelHhmn.h Born

}o an

SLr Jesse Herbert pol tical &ecre~ry to 1M
The OhainDAD aaid the)' thought tile witneuee for
Chief L bera1 Whip a.nd broiber of Hr J K.
the pJOI8CUtion had IP".:CD ~r ..ndeDoe qu&te
ReTbert of Readtnllc, left unsettled estate of ilia boneOIIt'iJ'M
foir\y bul tboaJbl \he, bod _
"'"
)ITO" valne 01 £9ll63 01 which £7 Tl7 " """ t&JiC. -: 'rho c:aae would be
pet'lKlnWty Tbe ooatatol' bec:tuea.thed to hiB IIOll
Evelyn hlS Irmd and pTemJ5eS at Welri. MeTaea.
The CeiebzMed M.V 8 Butt.w ~ \be pro~&e1
in recognition o! bi8 p.l1a.nt eerv oee
iii Ill. oounter .. ... _
tJie '<he. Wer. w d _ of t.bo ~ _ _ m Il00-'

m

"Ii

c not n

A.'Cfl'C ri

['IOta.

0

'l;

a.l1owel

"1
/

- On I f'lhr uary ~ J.t BlLlh8rli:1n 'DewIt)..
'(Ibn EdWlllJ'ri Everett e1t1f15t MIl. o f t hol
ohn E .,.ereti ot Col'bur,y Totton Banta.

•

I\$ed

no..

!)

Rar...'bf..Dlt.--O

Feb-ull. 'V

4 at Yea.tUln HonUA

COOKll \M..
'RllntA Harbert W II am Wu.,,1 Rcynold8 lDdl4ll
rll.oO a ppeal of 'Ir Drodm... n t he I!Mplo.,..r of E e l Serv 00 retired aa-ed ti
F..aet.. 35"
coal porte ag1l.tDst II e 1..o eal 'I'n 'Mmm)a' On l!ohruary 25 (sud 'eni}) GW8IlQlllfl ll
bnll:U" dttettt!Oll to allow e.li:omption
a t 1 ] e~
&r06foni Mnnc.tey d~ lOVIng ",rut P'M t1,.
ruu. "':I :!Sth L'Ulod
hi\ICI'I'ed 'II' fa of M.u or ~t.wer yllJ)dey of 'Knol.
H UNO I fi.T UJ~D
Wood s"nn'Dr<!.J. Berks
B:.:emplon til

J ne

E Je65Alt. ~(j m. bakE!

Oti bad been ~ntM

On thl!l app'l oa.bon

to

(')t

Mawr Bart D.Dl t.I fi Wft S !l.MM unbl May 1st
M 'I R Ken t: ro N!68nUld Jeii6&tt.

REA.DtNG

GOOJ"JACM.& -On Fehruary 25

Evelyn the dee. Iy loved

11'

~l N f')w ~.J{hrnu <

fA or RaJl

f'.oodAcro.

F~bruat1 2h
It III
Vlel«\&
Jtea.dUlg Get ol'ftl (: r :MowhrAY Tbom-

TnousoS' --On
Square

000 Ii C LE •• 0<1 81
Gom.o -00 F.b....... ~ (ooddool.l) W rua.. x.
tl\.fl dMrl., belo"ed 'huNlalld of Lonua 8 Goq l~
z.I, CuUlber~nd 'Roa.d RMdinc aaed &2
YOIJlrliG -On Februur I)
. t Tb. Hom..tMd

~'oo, Karia CuoIiD..
ot the lat. ..4dolDAue WiU1&ID
YOOD; JP . DL ot Hare Bateb Bout.

.t John. l\ood
jto!deet dauJlhter

T.-,fonl Berka

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