Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 05-1917

READING'S PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS HOUSES.

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lURD FIGHT~N(;- IN .\. TRU::-IG CLIlUTE
,
/' ,---a.Di vi.sit"",1 ~ Those
people who b..lk and ntc ro ghbly upon

(A SPE;CIAL LIST.)

t[I.....

oOJat ()J t us w1np la ' on. s to 1t!}t~fy Uf, bn.I farm wlf.tr~ residtnJs $oK
ttl Re44u~g ad dJ.,)~Y ct I}:1Y acta It ex ••Pen/" pl,o!tSSW
a5slst$~C and tra/~t hlln~s on
iJ,v4HtagtoUJ t-eYlIl $ bo k as rt~ard~ fjlU I ;t.y ani pr c,, ) a,,,,i w/U) t "Il OthlT TeQU1.remttsts 01

/Mly 1ft

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a.y be sa.

t S{Le a

AMUSEMENTS

THEATRE (Oo"'~~' READING·

THE VAUDEVILLE ELECTRIC
1ke world ~ Moet Sucl188ft{ul A,dm.lllted Pluhlru
Stu;wlall Conti"UOusly from Z till 10 Dall~

CHAtc8t or PRDDRA.ME

MDH IJAY and THURSDAY.

NEXT WEEK, • The Llght that Falled l
AUCTIDNEERS &

Kplm!!,~

from

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Famow N o ct

ESTATE AGENTS

t.ta.all!lhod 1882

Charterad Surveyors, Estate Agents, Valuers and AUnt.iOlMJBra.
It~ o.f Furnhlterl a.nd UI!....fn.."!!ii1:ted Houses u.d of Prope.rtiu.. Agf.lI.u for th .. PmwpAl FU'c. llie ad A!.cideD~ Offit!a
Bran chu-8Ja.!;raT6 StrCfl &aa.du g and Ik!o npto1r.e
Te.legn.m!-- A(;Tlcu..lture :a:~ e,r .ou T~ClIM .. nd. Re,d !Dr
I!i m[Q.O!lA
'I61-'JlhO ll&-lienleJ' .on Tha.l;l::Ies "'10 2
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Bui.D~ke. No 129

Second~hand

FURNITURE.
To"
78

75-81 & 60-62. OXFORD ROAD. READING

BDDT &

SHOE REPAIRERS

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y
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.. GDvcrtl.mut Coatrllctora and to tho Trade..

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DRUGGISTS.

Boots ~Chelnists

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s.
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l'.bo.o< 81
COLORMEN

ANTI AIRCRAn PAINT for Darkenmg Skyligbts, Glass Roofs, &c
SHADES and SCREENS for Subdumg Electnc and Ga. Lillht>. &c
BROAD STREET & UNION

William Arch er,

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\ugu!>L 16th

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Dairy Produce :\

Pho11C 90;>

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NOTED FOR DESIGN

LlRGf.ST JEWEl LERS IN TIlE PROVINCE"

QUALIIT

VALUE

56, 5 7, 58, 59, MINSTER STREET, READING.

Ph,,, 24

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THE SNOWFLAKE LAUNDRY.

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KINGS I ROAD,

SOt.E DISTRICT AGENTS FOR

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(40 MUu 1£1 tbe GaUlin)

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

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DEALERS.

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MILLINERY.

COSTUMES and
DAINTY FROCKS_

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MUl Co Rolls for Player Pinos
ilnd RtpWl to all Muica11Datruac:ut&.

Eaterhl.htmtt

T depbote 90 1

G. C. BATEMAN, F.S.M.C.,
Optom.etrlst and OptiCIan

22, KING STREET, READING.

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TOYS, GAMES. DOLLS, AND FANCY STATIONERY.

92 & 93, BROAD STREET, READING.
UMBRE;LLAS.

COX'S UMBRELLAS Have STOOD the TEST

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ALL

WORK

DONE ,. a.'\J

THE

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by constant use of

THE MODERN
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DISINFECTANT , SOAP
A

P.RE.MISES

:Nok the' Chzly lAtUr.ess 33. FRIAR STREET. READING.
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AND RU.B .... STORES.

SAVES HEAVY LABOUR
WITH \V ATE R CA 1>1 S
BA:RREl:.S AND ENG1NES.
SAIIPI.E ud PRICES 7"'" f.. Wiq

Garden Hose,

HILL'S RUBBER CO.. Ltd.,
l\fA:~KET PLACE;.
J1)1~.G.

IfUsed in military hospitals
JJ and recommendel by
medical men.

wlin titus" a
itQ fl,S

.5oCnt free

on appi!calron
10 Ihe makm

of

First-Aid

- Soap, -

CHRISTR TIlOMAS
8< BROS LTD .
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l.ugbly 0 1 tl e a tt3.( k (J lne rrci cl t;.,:.l{)lllal

ROYAL BERKS HOSPITAL
DET UL,

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READING LOCAL TRIBUNAL.
At. l1 oll da. s !lJ tLm ~ of lhfl II...--:t.d.ins 1.'rihdhJ.
thcr e v. e r e pr ~n L Mr L. b S lIU.on (In t~
eha r ) !I d..nmnl t':!lr 1- I owe ll M ~rf F B
I IIrhll J L .Qt,leo; 1 E .Y. a rlDg E B
1~ m..1Jl J 1:; QUcJr II r L 1 r u.~' rutll and ~

dU ri ng

mllit" ,....

rt;.prclW Ul UJ "I!.'

Ca.nleroQ

5 1r

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1'1 d [ I .... I " unOI GoaJ.by 1C.W' ~ ~Olt
M OtiSr ,\ ool! Or o
UllJ DlIl J.Cll lh.: roti of wor"
Ini mc n s elot hUl .5 Jl.rr ltlY"l {or ,... .Y ol'Tub ~

(n.'-n l o g)
tr {)() p~

been earned

rn
.81 m lUl3{;eT Mr
- One w ont l \<;: /ia S'w.:n

36

one se rgl>;Lllt 1) 1»" 0 1 1'iOWld::.
'1 0 HI d :'! ill("} cnrl of De-cemool tbe BcrkshlTe.'>
uffc-red th e 1~ or a nothe r pTQ.lllI". us officc r 1
I...A pt-·u n B !\ B Ch:1ncellor th e clder ;:.o l of
~Ir and ~ rs E lk:restOid Ghar oollo
(11 " fi r
grne Th e Tn d WA" preceded t
;"l
10 Ir d a
boruba.rrlwoot.. and 1.D tlie L'Our:;e of t he enem' ~
r"f' ta ltation L IE:ut ]J rr WIlhfl ID5 'fml or \tr
1-1 'I PU Oih t he H.ea dlng lliUc::.'lOOll MCrt'tar.
wa..<; on December ..., sol"ereh nOllllded In th e
l'1.,ht t h gl and lell; root one of 11<'> toes ban IS
to bo remO\ ed Tho enom
h a.d betln sbell Dg
\\lt h some ,, /9\ , a nd hoke a ll the telephone Hres
\5 slgnal officer Lteut
·W ll11am .. \\ 3010 uut n t h
hll> men repalTlOg" t bo W1rell '"' hCD l ~he U CAme
knocktng hlm o,cr :"lnd caUSing the IUjnn('..S
d~enbed
The raId \"I hl Ch was ea.rned! (lut by D
C.ompnn" lr.'as on Ill,ll 3SO find wa~ led b.l' Capt
'- haneei\or H o " as hit on the wa' on t bu t
retuscd to he brought u, a nd oontl.Ducd to lead
hi S
,~ht!n be \las Os<il1 wounded t h1l'1 t noe
Acting C ti.:ll \ lckeTS was kIlled on
occa!jlOll t eat credIt b due 1.0 Lleut
He liitaJ'oo behmd <lnd saw the ,,"·hole

beIng t he IB.~t
Seoond Lisnt Harter Man
attached Royal Berke was

company back mtv the tron£'hes

:;"'cond Lieut R B rhompeon was awo.rded the
Mlhta.r:; Cl'OSIS for hlS :];D.llantry 1n oon.nf':ciian
wltL thb
::.tuut
fhe officn~l story was as
Tollow« _ He led h s men 1.n the face CIt b€!a.... r
fire oyer t he captll red trench and took up a pol!il
tIon m readtness to moot a poSSlble oonnror
a..tta.ck LAter nlthon-gb "Wo"Ullded he took oue a
pO-trol aod obtained] IDO!>t vulua.ble tnformahall
'1 hC' raid W3i! carr ted out at du~k a.nd at da.wn
Second Lumt. Thompson went out Wltb Ii. couple
ut mon and brought lD two 01 throo wounded men
"ho W1;ore b ll lvtng there He a.lso collected the
a.coont,n,meuts which had boon dropped 1n t he
r-d.1d a.nd!
exa.mmatton of tho
detailed. report
:Il~:~11;;~b'~U:;1;~~"i';.:,;3 delIghted
when

awarded the
W. 1fN"1ly

casua.lty list
was. reported

n.. t.d

F J

i.tfe. itppee.r oo.

)1(>:,..-,r'" Uay tll"
L t.fi. app hcd for 1 \ J~ t)
B
dcrk Tbp fi rm t :o! CQj:l:.. ~ rl o n GOlJO!rn

"W ork onh - El.f' mpfJIJIl (.(1 lo ng II~ hi bolM
dl" duJo (w ('linn Lion r crl 16eat p!
:\tt J- r lhhle.. iLppllt!rl rM P T J hunhlin ""I t
( ~ bn$3d h .\,. o .. Ild tt:'lli.lS t;."1 wttJ
ho rwo
Mr
T lbhle ~:il d th AL 7;) of bHI m a le '"fAff ha d gonf'l
J lO G _In .1 u th It"!a,"c , a not.hl1[" c X!:mpltoP. ..nl

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AND DISTltICT
SPORTS CLUB

th an e<"tm('l

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;:(1 Ul
CJ d c n ~a. 1 mr..r. hame lIr P a r fi tt ellJrl 1t
wou.ld be OXI rf' rn aI'y d lmc It t , p;ar m.-.etuuuc ftl
wo rk do

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:\J o rrlfl wen l - TIlr(>c lllnnt.lv.

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appht'd fo r

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aSe Jcun pd JP ove r
v{)SI r ol go
b ch wa.. on ly
po::..: ble bOC3U e .a ll S I.e~ wn.s tHI (ll: pc:M
~t r 11
C D r ~ I (l D d ~p pc ar c , l - :"Ill" mo nl hl!i wllh lca;l' j"
(; r G JJ ctnhrOlA 3S m R3 6hlPfllDg" a.nn
un'Olce cle rk 10 rh ' e mploy of R lln tlev >:\nn
P a.lmn " Il pph ed 01 lhf> ground of hi.. h ua lLb
and. t hat of hili "'"l fe - The trl hun;\t dill tin!

th Il k thl.:

Ctt 60

strong enough

a nd ref

l scd

IIpn 1i(,fL l lo ll

E Fln rr

Lle It B W Ra.vGn ~ben h a ~
heen m en tIon ed 1Il dl p:ltch ~ he htL" InD e ..,oeid
wo rk lD r '" d ~ Prn a te W aler lllan u t R ead n;;
o.:m phnec1 b-v 1:Ie ss r~ II an I G b lmOnd., sl () t;e I
... re3.t 1 hl ck 10 euttulg Wlre I th e ene!ll' .... '" ~oo nd
bus UJ der \ COl !lian t ra w at I ell fire 8 1
homb
t ickIng- t o bls Jo b mo",t gvJl nt h
fl
B ert s =." u~l h ~ ~ "W ere 1 r ank aod tile Vi o und ~

Tb,OD'POo.n

.e 1

ta.ll er
I O.... c;a
... llICi.)
E'!l h sed l be hand:l'!<otn¢""
for tb e llo\a.l Borkr. blr\l
\r m..
u:J .}:II

r eillp or ar~

~~~'~. ,u=u"

l..l Cf " " ED \ 1l l 1:'.llLLt ,

lice n

ou t on the enemy G III e
M Dl ~ ur cour
~ cre of
1D1llo r HUP0 ri.J.uce l U other
tbe fi.,h t u..l o bll ~ C ll
Vf> rv ~e e re
In Ucrooor { li p Ul.t n Elilld"' e il nd T e m oor'"<"I.r '
t le ut f " Ra H!D ::.bc!l.r ea r ned ~ u t a ""l un t
\\ l tl:t filt;; ilIell of \ Coml a ny nd fi l l
tnell II
1"1 :::<l1n e ::;cotch t roop'" La 1 n a de all tUlc k and
tho n lJ w, , . l lIDOO tor ru dn ~b t of the- ",l ma
f.la.r
It
~ to nd 1 0 \"l o\ er
that th e litiS ' 10
were LUU "''' tn :;:- t a l !I. connt.er a t t-2 c\; <l nd :'>ll tl f>.
>\ffa r I[" f.I.!
at. u n ll
r o t "' 0 5 ICCll,,-., -1.11 [l.5
0 I}
b:n a bee-ll lh e c I:':C h a d the enem v bee o .a~ en l :i
sur o r ~c '1 h o Hprk casl.lalllC:,. we re unl
tl'o O
killed ;) nd 13 \\ oun cd
\ ucce~ lUl rud \\ a~ C<l rllOd o ut by 4. ( (1 m
p n 'i unde r L a n Ulln Plke an rl fe n lOr a, r HI Jt
fun €nsh e3.r III 'fQ, ember
fhe Be rksh r ~::, ;.w t
thrQuJ:h the b"'ul ,ptr:; i r ~ l h ne but o ~ tn t; to th epn e m ),
xC)nd I ne I e Ul ", on tho n n en'll.l lope 1
the lu ll t b e bowbR dm cn L hll: d !loOt br clK(':n tbe
ba.rbod \~ lfe h ut t.b e llers :;lurc!j ..~ c h e d t hcIr
obJ C'<:tn ('I and bro u~h t ha ck rdl e::,
I d
ot h er

man to oome I.n
uhester Regtment

or

L OUE< 110 :\

18

'>0 \

A roliCJl or!> cler \.

tM

In t~

emp lo~ 01 ~ \ c:,.::. r
P lt.mt\11 !loU :t 8 a.ze tt. IlJlTlI eO
n f h s rou n ris o f c<'ln u m a.\ 111 heal th
r~ ,.,
ne.d N I Cf rt fl ~.tc,.. v. ~r o l't j In Si r t'.a me ron

u ! IJ 11Ig SC! l ( d Ib a.t t hA a p pht"l\Jlt .. 11 ()ll.I~h wou .i
h o e lo rm ou<;lv Im f\!0t crJ 1\'1 Lin \TmY - 'I'hrc
montl " WILb h:l\vC Mr
1
r h l o t.cl ifre a p-

pefl recl
E
III

3.

J l.mt. was t he

c:\~

(or the )lYo""ecuh o n

B or C'; SMd l bew ha I boer a. d,ffic llt-y n
ge1tms food an d t hE:" had PolI;O 10 cons ide r lhe
prlt.:C of 1t T he CO"l' <' had n OL suffer ed
'Th l'
st:. t.ote !lAid liher ') mu ~t be c r lle ll ~ wh !Ch h a rJ
nQ1, be-l; n o.;ta.b hsh cd
1t' " 0..-" not to t ire o ''I'1l ~ r II
tntc r est t o sLan e t he co ~ .s
H"nch nul thGt he l ' Jt.::, Ie parin c r shm v;-rth Mr
Gutt-l' ndge who mct ,.. IL l <II :;er OU $ a CCldc It a t
~h e <-:on"lmeMe m en t of tl ., year am] WL:! only
~ e ttm/! about agal\l
ti e was c o ga.gcd 111
worli dnrlO,7 the da.y a.nd durin; th e t lm o Mr
Guttertdge h&d been l&Jd un tho manal.!eme nt.
t.ho fa.rm ha.d r...llcn on hJ"3 ShOuJfk 1"S It OW. "'i llot
~Ir

or

to hl:>i kuowledge tha.t tllure bad bOOl.l a shnn-ago.
of food At the commcnceme n t of J :l.nua v he
ptll'ehns cd BIght. tClllI of ha l~ o t.on~ of ~ake
two tons of polvaothu.s IlOr] ['()IIr t Oll!'! of 'Stl'''-M
SIMliar 5 tnl't had b oon boue;b L !tnca H e left t'H!
co"W.5 to Wick n~ ,ho "'$5 a gOOf] nnlker buL Il
b ..d feed e r
H~ had no dcsJ r c to dt5pl"l . e t heln
A RUKDRJl:D TI!:ARS AGO
of food Onlv four wer e t.hen m full milk H<l
(E Tom t:ha
Rc.&clm:; ~!orour.,y
of Ma y HI 181 'l ) a.nd h1 S par!111l.r fa rmed 1;0 ~e!i..
C"ross-Gl:s,lnl le d
H t:, ve\e nnll.n I5nrgeon !'M.r
I 10:0 rumoured the Dmted Sr.&i:.e& of An1ent.:a il-l"E:\
ontioovau.rl1lg 00 obtain au establ.i.ili.mont w tbe Stamton\ d1ri not :!iea the COWd> UI j~l t.he 13th of
~pl"ll
He dId not Cood t he a.ntmals 1.1'1) m ord er
Bnltlc

• ••

· ..
·..

Satnrda.y !\Jr :\.{Ol1 e:s:hibi.r.ed a. mOld&!. of & ma
Olllne 00f0r0 Wle Lor~ ComtDlSloners of the ;\d
rmralt) for lmpeUmg & ·H!JI!!iI!ICI aga.m:Jt a. stream
"Yoltl100t tlie a,pp1ioJa.tiOD of 6&ils OIl.rs or ~1'LU(

,0 lDTprt)"ve

theIr condltlOn

1n VlC'iIo

of

the

vete nnar\ ~tlrReon seemp: t oom
WlCklD!S dechued tha.t be bad .not sta.rTcd the
l"!OW!'I &t, all
he h&d. bad e.nougU ha.l "Up till th e
l1ndav nIght He \hought vhe uDlmiJ!o: we ro girt
ia.ng poor aud" ere unt "10 goOd as thf'Y ou.ghL to
be Only fOllr of the 10 were 1n TnILk
~fT

r homu Sbuntotl

M R C"'it S

' \ 1! ",, / 3," m
131 ptl.Ckln C;~t\ m alr~ r
t ho e mplor of H nntley r..oo P lI.lmef'w/W.

t;H ",n thr p~ mont h -:s o n t.b G gro l od o[ hi s "'-l ft" "
lt e a.IUl
J G H o 1 H} A f"x-port slllPll DS clerk
"

\ rfl oe

J'll'3Chsln-g

~1l1d be
apr11 )~ili

aJ, Reading

saW' the be,:,d of cows on
F-rtday
Se~ c r...1 «"ere It] C"lUr
con
dIbon but thu.e or fouT were ratber pvo!'
berng Sbm¢wbat !ipare The cows were nothml
lilce wlMt he SbOldd call sul'ferrns froro starvation
A couple of woeke would not mate a ny a.r,I"nCCl
a.ble dlft'ereuee t.o thea' ~ondib()n He bad iieen
~ herds of CO'W"!I and thev w-era flo t QA Lh~v
ought, t.O bo m foot 110 bad ""eElU herdn in u.s
poor a oondltlOn a.s iJ1CSt!
"Mr Q.oor~c nx::hllrd Ke rsl!!
of "FJ:'Ill Fl}.rm

Arborlle!d dam farmer .,.. . Iso called lor the

defenoe He blud the.!. \10 be n hI! :saw t h.e cow"s
they were m a til-lr condItion contlldenng the
su.ro of the tnCtIroCiow
rho bad Wbatbar
e%l)eTl6ll!)E!d dllTlDg tJlO W1.llt.er llBd to be c on
~dered ~o the shortage of roodstnffs
He
dId not form the COncl116JOO that. the atumab

had been .......ed
WAT£R~DOF

u..ra! Clwt of

FIRST AID
HINTS

v; o~ded 111 tbb afflUr

DPTlCIANS

TDYS. GAMES

"" oan d"eJ h

00.)\;)

South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading

EVERY,

In

\..l.mo!lt ID l1 UillOr"blo raIds baw

ldeph."lne 418

HAWKES &.

a.tta-cktn~

n
To to l ~
HIll
I b o walked a la n;; Sfl l 1..11 g
anrl ok w~ 0 tlto 19 h the, 'H f O go 11:; to ;"l p l
C
J r a pl d d J not t rouble tb ? [ll t ho 111 t l e b d
to tra.kc CO ' eJ W Ul 6 l Dl~ fr()Ul b g h-t~ p l oc l\ ()
;.,h a ll e,
It , a a d Ifficu lt po lti i"ln to l ake> [lUU
the t\ hoi ~ tbID::. " <b pl en. t dl v d De
"Yo 1:>
T o ru Ul\: "
"" :l ~ UI eX"flre Uf! t

For Lawn Mowers, Rollers and Garden Tools.

G.

Danger from
infectious disease is
averted m

\ ft.'!
d "pI11c he.;; :\no the r ....jt1cer wo unded
wh Ite the Berks "ere hold ~ KIln !! II II W·<! !i
l leut Bu lch"t att.."l.c\ud hoval Berb. wi {'2we
frOIll t he Buff", a n J \b .., b ad a hull et th i< ugh
the leg 'Iem por;:,.ry t.. fl\?ta m ~ -\ I t ke ( th~ u n
0 1 )[rs Plk e 01 ~ t t..l:\1r R C:ldmg) itS "lral J~
t b e U rde r of t h e W1 1h~ E a;;ll' ltu Cl ae
tWl l h
~word :,»
b~ t he l\ln~
f :-ierhl}l f r hI S gk Jil 111
tb e ca nt Tl re d hldnev U ill l:Jl:>o".t Pn a le \ U
' Iexanchr .. S 1.1 a rrlf'd t he golr] medal l t he
l\Hl ~ of ~",rb l a. tor gaJla.n t r
In Cll.ITnn;; me~ .Jge
n i nr b ea.v ... fh" 1 u r I' \. 1 el l [...11 o n l L('I1 C'pbo on
hox n rhl v wo tnded t 'KO ID £! n n n d, Il crl
pc.::. t lOU e nd da lltie roll ly , oundr:rl il. thmi E \" u
li n e D 50 b dJ) b t t ho Ul
CCln tl n l C I l',J1b I e;)t
It.·vot on to kc r t l l3 t Cl l e ll h0 1l~ gll\ng H d ;,0
reco rd t he pfOs-rC::.$ 0 lh'" fi;;-b1 ng
He; o;-a ,:;
ch.€.e y to II (\ la::.t
;a.ld th e Jtl:icer (If o ne 01
l~ m
~ l e:\an n n
Lcn pc l 10 i t) ill!} b rea ch 1 y
ooI!.ve) m ;;
u essa'"'c t ill om e mo r t:! 518u.alle r s
(:~ 1M I"lo: ::,cn t U\
\y- thm n bc l t a. j r t n gh t 0 1 t he. c:q l r of
hldnes HIll 110 r2 0 Sboe B II " as t>ultifllv t:l.k ~!l
hv tho f)~ on amI Buch e L 1 b mea n:,. t t b e
bomb .nd 1>..'1 ODC't 'TI e O..l.OD ndl Buc k 1 T
howe ) HTca r l uck III e L"1.rJ Dj::; th e po twn
tOl" t h l.:!
" lOr u cc,J.;.n ter a. Uacs l'ld ::. ~ f': ro l t tme..
ooc:a!ld L e.ui.. B ttl I' f Lh e P,v't"a l Be S ,(<l
m en t Ion ed

EIO

-

1 he hellch wero

rocc V1Xi the )hh La r~ C ro~ No 1:H J9 P i
\ H. II a rrI ~o n who acoolllpaotcu \lo le'i

sent o n ;Jppllcah ol.l

r~

be

oO)!E EltA VE lJLEDS

tanned by the Ro~al Berko was tbr. ca:pture la.st
f.'JUllDer ot "KtdIlev llill and the rctenhon of ,t
Kinne y lilil ~ a s about two mtl~ ahead 01 th.
.then BntJsh POSItlon. \ppD.rP.ntly the enero\
were takell by s urtln e tt "",ould "aem that tl ev
had no lDkhug that t h ore .....-as :l.nv determInatlon
to r etaIn the PO":iIttQD (aptatn PIke w th <\. Com
)k.n y drovo ill the enem""s advanced po;o;t.-. vntbout
':Iustal nlOg Ul C."1.Ii.Ua.ltl es fJ. nd tor a. Ie" la~6 the
enemy H~re qUlescent then tl €"'; op"ued bean
a rtIllery nrc ~od ca n!Sed a. rRre me"!; b It ow lho I t
lnthe bn~ manv ca.~U (l.lt C'-l. tho tolal belo '" 11)111'
kIlled and tv. o "\\m,l Dded
•
unJortunately thA four k llf'd lnduded tl\o
much lik«J. ofli ceTS LI C I t Li W Br 1:\, and bCcond
L,ou t n 0 Mos lo"\; who met thell deat h 0 0

PURE NEW MILK delivereclm READING from the Farm TW!CE DAILY
~D1pi es

BERKS IX REAVY FIGRTIlfG

a nd one. S admu abon I:'. eertatn iy lllt:reaSCfi at tile
~!l 1l n t t Id det.efDunSli ",,/LV iU ,vbu:.b obst."\Cle"
hav() 0001.} overoome a nd the splendid fight the,;
hav4 put up -ag-.nIls t the enemy ,.ho has the
np.,tul'aJ Cl"tOdltIon3 all 1D hi .. lavo Ir
One ot the mo t sueceES1 ul pIece." a 1 work pe r

John Bucknell, ~~I~~::O !~I~,li"'l;fr~~~: Tra!~'Zas~'\~ll?

.~-~.-----

•

W•• lhamplO, (!krkJ), Tcl 3

Pangbourne Tcl 9

(A,tnhlm T,L 665

I

had 00"'0 l:ar.il6Bd unnec.e bar" l'iufi'ctlnR b)
1 at
being cu,pphed YOlth SUHIC1Cut; no 1r1 5h ng food
There ,,"ere 19 co~s lilld lh .... defendanld "ere
fiurumo.ned In resp:~t to 10
The defenda.ots

l!tl\ a n I t h e enemy had pu t UI' a bflrra '"'eI t llia" i ho u",ut lhlt the Bul",ara. s c eaoo t"t
ttem) t
(:uunter attack aJld o ur rC!"C f\ C~ "\'Voot
fo r" a ro to \U t:;obted hIli to stTI!Dethen o lr
fT C
)! t hne L e u L Braoo; ~ "bo had bcctJ tnt ::,port
offi ce r iot: "'o me tlmO} \las mortally \\0 ndorJ. ~
p €(; O ot :;hell IHercm.q bl:, 1ung :;econd 1 \(lut
JJ 0 l1os1o.} ent 10 hIS U:;"I"tuDce nut aloLher
hell Telt Lnd mfhet:cd on lam m orta l lll lUfles
Rra ;) It! gcr oo 0 I ar i\ 100 Lour,.
1 he\ ~en::
ty; (j g:oodofficer ::. a nd a .. rea.t Joss 10 t he b.a.ctall0 n
.. u tJ c remark o t :.L 1 N t..: u
11.. must be l\.
~ rca t l< 3.t l':>TloCboll 1.0 th" l n c.ud ", ot ....eco l d L to ut
llo Ie' to know lba.t bE:! ba d don e oscellen t "0 k
a sh(Jrt t nno befo re ho wa s l llled H c went ou t
t"\"X!onno ltlLU l'\ f!ettll g I g;:h t to t ho Bulg::l.i I>OSI
tlons and t \HI ~ p n. tic::!oli..l' on hIS re port tila t
tl o uh;:cc uon l: Bnl: sll nd I r anch Ilh 1. co a ~
m aU l!; u ndQubtedl v had he Ih ed I owa lId 1\:'1\ 0

COKE FACTORS.

FRIAR STREET,

dug 011 w-hat W8,.6 before !let ruaa e 19.nd dldn:t be
JU&t S(\nd Mer those overhead motor hu"ss (llIgh
el.-pIOS1Ve "bells)
but e'entoa.lh he qUIeted
do'l'ill

tmse

AYRES. Ltd.,

COAL &

!\rm~

I

It

01
~
lDdulged l.ll se\Cul
:strong 9"ensl\C movem..c.n.l!) tiireely realise how
!;~renu...,u~ 15 thG hte of our men there or how
I;relD:;rudo~ arG the di:!Jj.cnltu~.s th ey hu. .. e to face
In u. recent arncle dimhllr: ~lth the S3 iomlia
l~~. llr
G
VI ud Pnce tho "ell kuolln ROYAL
""'~ corres ponde.nt.. 8ald
Ii any out) I:>hll lllUigmes that most ot the
~aionika. :lrm.... ponds n.s tune u.round lSa19Dlka
let lum at Ollee eX-CM nge that <''ODoopLIoll for the
ldea. of a.n a rm J spread a long (I. nlnety milOl> tront
pt;s.rUy mouniatn l"'tl.rUJ pi3.lD but tho '!\ bo le of
It trcole:e.s, uD.3heltcre<t \ ery cold lind 'et In
"''Inter
\ery bot and uDJlealtby 10 .,umm£lr
:Sevor In a.ny campa.1gn have T known troo~
..... ork so ha,rd, a general who has seen severa.l
wars lueludulG th~ p~nt one 10 }i ranee ea.td
me only \ e~terda.y (ipnl 3ll) .lnd m fa.c~
the Brrhsh ~n!lY baoS cbans~ the face or ):{acedODlii. J:t has made road":; and railway s OLnd
bow man h lDdnx1 miles of trencbe:;. {ll tho
C"4t:U a Wlly there a.ro Bulgana.n po:.1ttouS tn front
of u:-; \,bl1:h 3ro natunt.l fo rue'! es w1tb arjv,ii,n
tag~ ot ".lts far grooter than th~ Of the onemy
hne;;. 10 Ira cc
\Vhon your front ca n "be a.)l
.Jf("ached onlv a10D~ certaID ndges and throu""h
~ hlUlttd number (II ~L;.c p na.rrow l"annes ~u
oan OODcent ra.te all vour nro on ihoso 10 \ I!.p.ots
a.nd ;,0 achie"\""e a. barrage of an mte.nS1h- ~ hlCh
1t vould reqUl.rCl man) more gu ns to produe3 on
bl'oai open frout.g "l'Ilth the "' U cc~s ~ou find 1n
r ra nce.
1 bf'/ "present \vnter bat> had t he o pportuDlty 0 1
h ea.(1ng dG.M:.rlptlon» from s6\' eral mcmborg ul
tb.6 Roy I Berk~ 0 1 the fightIng III WhIC.h Lhey
tave I eon pal tlclpa.ting uO tho tSalo mka ho ut

TH E ENGLISH LEATHER BOOT REPAIRING CO. ,
.. d Osl",d R".d
Td 639

\10

tho lSo.loDlko.

cows

The racent fightmg iD tbe Balkans 1"1 be close to
£1''l'e deuul", ·but tbe (oUowug: ext",cts. from
a. soldier s letter descnhlng a.n engagement i01D8j
ttme SInce (when a Berk~ capbUD W1l~ "everely
DUR\ FARliER 1 L'''ED
wounded) wlll be of lDt.ete~t - We doDe thA
'The Rudt.Dg (.Iountv MagtStrat.es were eng&led
dutv on the Bulgars bv advanclDg on B. tboul'iand for ncarl) three hours 011 ~l1tllrdar 10 hcannr .Il
"Yam tront
was done UDder oonr of chll:k
h
'
cd h I d
r cows
•
ness and l'I"hen Tohnnv tound a. hne of trenches case w erc 1 ... was a eg ~ l a.t Ii> le r
0

w

SONS,

SIMMONS &

I

BOy.u; · BEBS m TlD BAL:K&NS.

w.

At\er retinol!: the -CharrmM tuwd tha Btmeh
had ea:rcrully cOD51del"fJd ilia case It
per
fed.l I obT~ that tho ~OW8 had been 'I1nde1'fed,
.~d Lod Dol .... p"""",1v looked off,o,o
d1d 'AM ecrrmder t h.t Wlelrins ....,. to bla... .nd.
tb. caae ~st ''11m wculd be dl!!IIy.ed. HU10b
wouJd be bed £5

n...

the e Ulplo l 0' Me M ts ff and ( t'll mnfl(l~ L td.
-3-[lpJ lcd ou pcnqno.l and fi nancHl: t C:;I"OW Ii ..

1 hin e :lorc
leAVC

t h r ee

1t r

hILl!! Ohlld lcn - ,

1st WIth

11"11"

Ch urch ill a.p p<' a l'cd

J

I

C\ \ E Rb HUI ( \ S C:,
~

H all 3.! C "90 1 eelw n ;;hL " Ibe I' mploT
of Mr W '11lcc nl WIL.~ b<r"3o l.l'- l tllr R month.
WIth lCliove Oil domest!(; r;r o uo c.b
I S&' ..-ve[" .... 6 C l h nJs ~r and co nf"'ct.l o ft Pr "
A H a rn!
lI1'pht d (111
t ho (> lI1pl J)~ of Ur
domMt lc c r Oll 1(1.:. - rhrce ro on t b~
~ ll h
icuc.,
lol l' ~ J f ..stl'!1t fl'n !1.pp&O'l rcd
r S I tl.On 41... Dl ma.n"3.gar 1 n t he em p OT
of M ~JI;r"S E J acli c-on anrl ::Son a.pptieri H~ HI
B. 1\ld<'l\\e r WIth
1"""0 ch ild ren - Th roo nlO I\t.h ~

"" th

1

lea.~ e

rho mlhtUj' repre6eota.tiva !.Iud b.

.. h <)u ld at)peal

'T' CDrk r: 40

W R

m:l.nager

Bl

and vgont.tno Me.:a.t tJolnpa.ny
Jtm..:: 14th " Ho 1S

(

1\

T Payne 30

wnh

:Ar l u;h

S"1n~ U

uti

Volunte(1r
li

B3 M mmercllil Irn,;r ellor

t.ho employ of Mebr;; G and J ~rc-kso n Ilritf
en a. pphed on fanllly ground8 :\lr 1 R o,\ I!lUlt
K e n t a.p pen.l'ed - Two months "'lth IC'B \ ~
1 S t.:a.our CoU.)().r 36 m BI a~ I'!t.i on~"" r and

II

estale ag~ll t \V1llS glve.n threB mooloh s fi nal
l'b..:: tnl htary .,.pre sentative applied (or t he
wlthdra;C\'al of the certific ate tn the ~. !ft' of \
W ll.~-f..s 32 s

J

).lr

'81 gardener
E vnott _ VarIed \0

11

In

mTeG

l e~v e

Ult'> e mnl o, or
monsh
wit h
I

The mJl lU'M' repre Cnt4tlvO also a.pph (!.cl ff r
wlthdra1';nl In the cacc d H
G !\ owh et'" )0
m t: 1 "Mr~" J
C hurch II ;"t.pl'IC&rNi - The
trnhbry apphco.non tr3 ~ refused an UIG condlLlo!\.
that the .pphcunt. produced a. medlc .1 oettifica.te
as to Iu s on fs s hc Bt.lth eYe" three mODjh ~

E W Pu!kel" 2S m boot mRker and l'coauet'
orde re J to go befora a. m ud lca ' boa.rd

w l\.S

THE CONTROL OF OATS
11'1 c onn GCt lon \rub tho I&.ppomLm c n t of tlw: OILt.J
Control Cowwt"~ wIncb "UI In huu m .aoue

buy oa.ls to be Impol'Lc.d mLo th o UUl ted 1\1ng
a n ordo" ('nut,le d tUP. Dcahngs 10 Oat!>
(R.C!tT c tlOn) Orde r 1917 bu OOcn lc.sucd pro

110m

d~lUgs In
o.u..le oul..&ldo lbe UC.ILGd
KUlgdom Without the perauiE1QD of tbe h"ood

h biting

Cootl'QJ1el' eseept UI {be (!~ of oatil .tread,!;,
bougbt for future t!bipm~l or In tr&n!>lt or
.J.rMdy landt.--d In t he Urut.e4 Kingdom
AU 'l)ersonJi conoornoo are lequll'Cd befoM M.J

21. t.o fl.tl'lUsh re tor1Ui to

Clots

Conlro! Comm,t"",

Gr06"fmOr Ho1.L5C

afto..

U... blp\><d

W 1

Secretary of the

Mlntilry 01 Food

. howI.nt: i~ qf oaU

porcb....

flol d or Vf1",ld .in ea.oh

too

ONe

&ad tho

q1l&Jldtsr