Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 04-1917

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READING MERCURY, OXFORD GA:ZETTE\ NEWBURY HERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER. SA.TURDAY, APRIL 28, 1.g17.
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THE FOOD QUEsrlON

JOINT COMMITTEE l' OR RANTS .I; DERKS

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PROMOTIONS
REGUl.AR FORCES

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Apr I 19th

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OXFORDSHIRE AND BUCKJNGHAMSHIRl!
LIGHT INFANTRY

Great Variety of MatlOrlals In Stoek.

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ROYAL BERKS REGIMENT
MORE MILI1 ARY MED'\LS

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

In tI e Supp erne t to t. fl Lo don Gazoito
la.t.ed Ap 1 26t.1 1. e fo low ng awa ds of M Ii
tary Meduls
the ROY.;lol Berksl re Reg me t

LONDGN CORN M I R K£T

~EWnURY

MARKEl PLACE SALE

are an ounced -17030 Sergennt D Cra let'
11243 Corpornl G J Ea t ~ olL
200:138 Serge3 ~ ;\ E ans
1 49<) P v-a. e E Fa Ie
200873 Corporn.1 H Hn t (formerly No 3143)
176..~ Pr Be (L; nci'! Corooral) J W
171 7 Pr ate (L co Corporal) J J
!J668 Pr 3..e A Hunt

Good Selection
of Rustle Hats,
1 Panamas &c

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7983 Pr vale H Wn k nson

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LATESl INTELLIGENCE.
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CEN TRAL NEWS SPECIAL WA~ SERVICE
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THE FOOD

c-.c v n9 the f eedom

FARINGDON

J elle l Ha nr n
up hoth banks
after a second
our opera t oos
were reported

\1\1) RUR.A L DISTiUe l
COU!';(,1 L

THE. sueflUR INE MENACE
WASH NGTON

man
5

TI u sday

a De Car sa d he be eyed tl e Ge
nd t mpoS5 ble to keep up t e
u pace
T ey would ether un sho t
o wo d find t mposs ble to man

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fJER i\ lioNS MASSING AGAINST RIGA
PETROGRAD

MU N nON FACTORY EXPLOSION
p~ n tons M n st y a nounces that a frc

owed Ily a sma

A eating of tJ 8 nh nal as beld
da.y Apr 1 17th Mr J A F oomao be

exp os on occurred at a mun,,"

t on acto y n the No tn of Eng and th s morn
ng One was k cd and four Injured as far
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s at

cbaJr

G 'I n s 18 I> co.rLe to},ir K
81 r VCl bam -Case for s bat tu! on
W Z M Her or SI c I ngford • farme

p esent known

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VIOLET VAN BRUGH S DECREE
v 0 et Vnnbru!lh Gbta ned a dec tI(J ef restitu
t on
of
conjugal r ghts
aga nst
Arthur
B u he

m - Cond t anal excrnp on
rho Buseot no No t1 Be rka nair Co
fill
pl cd 10 J Co leU 38 C3 m n acb ;oc atte d
ant --Coad t onul c 3:e mpUon
Mr V. H Cook of Ufflngto fa. mel a.pplied
(or A F Ayres ~ 5 bc llod COY; rna -Refusod
M Sidney Rcade of Ba. k ng farm r lI.pplKld
for F l Shurcy 32 m co vman -8 x months
extens on
Messrs W lson Bros
of Jdstonc
(arme rs
appl ed for J Ronso
4() m
soedsm&.n and
general lal OUTer -October 1st
Mr
1 aylor of Id!W.coo applied (o r H J
D ccax 29 n D
gcn~ru. 1 labourer and E S
S mpson C1 29 n m ker and cowman -Boll
e .amp«! to Octo >er lst
G r G boon 40 Bl R nton Waldr st CA.rr 6
market gardener and coal reta. ler -Cond tonal
6xompt on
Mr J A Jl\mes r B ckbn 1 anrloo for J
W CLarke 40 ro
B
r ckbui1dcr etc.Sxmonbs
M
Walter Br c e of FIlr n~on npp od (or
A J Da.v 8 36 m m Tker etc -October lsi

CONFE RENCE AT STOCKHOLM
COPENHAGEN F day
he Dan s
Swed sh anti No weg an e em ers

and Fo c gn M n ste s W I attend a conference
St oc h olm f 0 n May 9th to May 11th

a

EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY

.nd

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ROME Thul'$day
An ea thquake th s mo n ng caused "damage at
Uve a communes n t e Prov ncBt of A eXXD
and PC! ug a Some po sons were k lied and In
]u ed at Menter h
Thc shOck extended to
F 0 ene e Ancona nnd S ena

ER M AN STRIKERS AS MEAN HOUNDS
AMSTERDAM F day
Von Groener 0 rector of thc War
c w I to day pub sn n all publ c paces
a P ocla mat on add used to mun t on wQrkcl'$
n wh c tho fol ow ng passage occurs
Old
you ead H ndenburg s letter
How do you
da e t o defy h m A m ean hound will he be who
do es not wo k 50 long 3S thc army stands op
Pos te the enemy
Gene al Von Groene ad
dro 5 ng tho Ch et Comm Uee of
Ae ehstag
sa ft the e W ilre po It cal 81ements n the str ke
movement wH ch must forcibly be supprB5. e d
They had proof thal matter of foreign ag tatian
I ad been smuggled Into GerMany

Mrn E W 1 s of AShbury fanner appl cd
for FWD shun 30 m load carter -Con
d t. ono l e~emfJt on
Messrs D J Ell ott an 1 Sa s
chants of Far ng Ion apptied for
f\o

Symondfl nP'! ed tOl"
working forema
tRace
Farm I U lIC) , A penonal app1i<!ut on wallo alAo
put In __Oct-obor 1st
Mr A E Cox of Longcot n.ppl ed to
Dorndon
a oharm ng frc:ebol j, house w U
Bon S R Cox 18 s
1l oughman an 1 E
OOttag08 and 091 rJy thrM ooros of wande tut
B nt 31 m cowman -Tl e Rppl eM. on n re two
ga.rdeos WIll be sold by auction on the 9th lia.y
Bpecl of Cox wBS ref M!d
a. 8ubst tute be 1 g by MesSrs N Icbolas
l"C<!Omm~nded wh Ie B nt was granl.i!d to October
W.lR SAVl}(GB - lho qu&rterly aud t of tho Hu.n&i

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;rho annunl ncet ng of the Cavenlham DmLr at (Fonnerly
Ul'tItng !\SfIOOla on w 11 be held on Wooncaday
klxt IL 8 0 clock
n the Ba more Hall wI en t. 0
of t e futllre ()f tho aMOCl&i on w 1 bo
READING BOROUGH POLICE

y' ....ftDAY (Fridoy) -(a:fore G W Web!). Eeq
1Q the cha.i.r
C S 8m \h and J Cable:r l!o8QS)
D.uanux SUÂ¥JIOnD

pBrtner _0ctober lst
Captam F C Lodet'

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Mr II J Frel'lt'6on of Sltr venbam a.ppl ed
for hls lOP H 8 Frf'arson 27 B home ser
Vl(!O
l1li& Iltant
Con 1 t. onal c%smp\ on
Top of Wh tchuNh Hill oomma.nd DS S<lme of
the finest v ews 'Ul tlio nelghbourhood 8
Goff 8
Mrs J Church L tli!WfJrth appL cd for G
Clump n together WIth about M acres ThIS free- ~:;:;;;'::;;:;:';:;;;":;:;;;',i;;;;';;;';;:;;;';';;;'"""""""""" Noms 27 m farm labourer -Oetoht!r 1st
hold property WIll bo sold by o.UCtiOD on tho 9i!h !!
Mr E Tucker A"hb lTy appl ed for W
May by Mesus NIchola3
Johnson 29 m "hepher l--Oetober 1st..
cnOWTHOll.l1JE
),Ir J Georq6 of Lonltcot. apn1 cd for E

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I;M, Grove Farm, Emmer Green waa!UDl
FIJ'CRAKPSTEAD
aeJlmg milk to the prejudice of thB
•~i<.ib;..;;.:for OIl
March 21 There wu & detiCMDOY
At the auuual mOOting of the FoinChaDipstead
ClIBILt. III milk fatj and 5 a -per cani. of Parush Council on Snturda1. eveniD! ¥"r. C.
Gibbs Wtt.S !'&elected chairman Meurs It Ra'f;.
elift'e and C Gibbs were aPP.OlDted overeoers and
)I..... S a111Q3' aDd 1 LOiUior " ... agaiIl ah_
a'
~! tho IFuI-:AlloQDGit _
fill" •

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fttrIIIM period .' lou """"

"The Moonn...

Club

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freehofd r8lulence

acres. gar'!lge etc
9th May by _

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clcoa 10 the Eo.t Berks Galf Rinh 32 m head cowman -October 1st
mt.h

WlJl be sold

ht

F
nearly three
a.uction on the etc

Cl\rlfor of Fa.r
3R

n~don

m __October hit

market. gaTdener

Sharpe of B~tmford &ppHed for A
wlkn S6 m Wl:lBN TlIE:SO 1:1 OOIllK HOKB -The amonnt Clodwln of Shellinaford
In h6I d from th<> - " , .....,. ...
Oatober 1st
or
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ef
Lochlacle
dairy
f _ to •
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W~ Savwga AIBOC a.tion .howe

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CAKES and SCONES made WIth

Dunlop's POUENTA(Maize) FLOUR
Beqwre 1. . Lard or BaUer in the mak.ioK'

DVNLOP'S,
COlIN ... COAL 1IEllawm.

~IFORD

ROAD, READING.

and OTHERS

FA~RS

""'0 h".e

v~y

healthy 00 lditDon IU)(j groadv llouriahing
Duriug
th~~r endmg 3lat M'lI"cn 103 oorLifioatol wore
pu
tbua iftCl'OUolnl{ tho number OW hold to
245 vM c:h 1& excood ogJ,. gratifymS' U 0 Qlember
eh.ip numb&!. l3O.

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RELEASED FOI: SAIZ BY III\.lT41Y AlITHOII11II,
U'O lnYik'd to
oft.. tbOlr RICKS 10

WALTER PARSONS I: SONS,
Of BUGRAVE STREET, READING.
Good priou

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