Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 06-1917

1917.
THE
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RICH DAMASKS BOU8HT
WHEN FLAX WAS C·HEAP
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Irresistible. The huge stocks were bought long before the
Government commandeered all flax, II fortunate circum~
stance which gives you to-day a wonderful choice and truly
remarkable value.

ROYAL BEHS HONOURS

WAR.

EVENTS OF THE

WEEK

The

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May

26th

BERKS CASUALTIES

MILITARY CROSS
:MONDAY
Temporary Lieutenant WIlfred C
Adams
Bnlltunt succesSC6 oontinue to attend the opera
tlOllB of t he Ituhan Arlll~ on the 18onzo Genernl Royal Borksblre Regiment -'"Durm!;': u. r(ud on t ho
CI:1U<>rull s tactics ..ue dJructed towards redueHig enemy s trenches be handled hiS men lU a 1ll 0 8 ~
the fO rInlduble llerlllada. pos Ition t ho outer gallant manner nnd was IBrgcly resp<)118lble for
bastion of 1 ncsto, by '"atta ck~ both llorth ~d the succcss of th e raid Lnklr he 3flSlsted 1Il
90ut h In tl tl latter reglon the ltaiwils 0 11 Sat- rescUIng '9. woundod offieer
urday earned tho l' londar Moo.ea,z;ru \tIle nnd I.D
Lieutenant. (tempOral') Captalll) Oscar Bernard
the torwer the Bosoomalo 1l1h}'nnth waa plerocd Chalknor Royal Berks hIre Regiment - H e led
and the trenches round Clls tagnM IZza tnken hl8 oompllony most 8BHantly lD the {n.ee of heavy
Ii luther pr.qsrool; 10 both dIrection s wa~ made
fire und succeeded 111 gamIng hi S obJectivo H e
Saturday Hill 145 south oost of Modouzw.
set a magmfice nt e:romple to hl6 men
cu.rned Ilnd Il fno t lng In t he l\ cs t CMl Side
S (!(!ond Lieutenant (acting CaptaIn) Os wald
bgnn.V1Zza. bemg obtnllled The gams
Mon tague JJ\me s East Surre) Reglm(lnt.
at
Ja.mut.l O are tho more Important
tnehed Royo.l B orksll1re Regiment -He hundlcd
to the Itahan ~ the ooast route
Ius eompo.n) \Hth mn.rkcd nhIht) throughout the
whIch thoy clln,frocced under the
attack and ,,,as larg€Jy reapomnble for the suc
I n ruun numbers 2S 000 p,.",n.,-,
taken bv th e Ita:hans III the course of the ccss or the o~rntIon!J
week s fightmg
Second
LJeutennnt 1hom.:lS Roge rs
ROJR1
H opeful reports are bemg recClved lD Petrograd B e rksll1re Regun,ent - H e led h s platoon With
liS to the revnnl of the l lOra l of the !tll6SHll).
gre a.t. galla.ntry and c a.pt.ured nn en cmy ntrong
t roops Pr(!tiulent Wilson l S abOnt to lSSUO a p:Olnt H e Bct 1\ mngnlficent eurn ple throughout
No b( \\ 1 Ich WIll oon .. ev u. frmndly"> warmns; to t.ho opern.l.lonli
He wnll sever ol} \\ounded
Rus'H a to be on h r r guard ag;ufl st t.he snare of
Second LIeu tenan t rhomps R owell
0.1 Berk
11 separa to poa ce
Important re;l1l1i:s wore a chuY\oo by t he Dntu;h slitre Reg IIfent - DUI mg a. rlud on tb e CI cmy li
~{l ss lon to t he
U mted StAtes F a r reachmg t renches he orgnlllsed u pnrt) R.nd s uceecded In
uncle.rsta ndmgs we re arfl\,od at T(lgurd nR' trade enpturln,q: an (lne my macIliDO gun Bnd d c.~tro , mg
ma.tters a nd one res ult IN expoote(1 to be thn t t he the team H e set a. fine e xampl e to hiS m en
1Jmted States Will gne th o Allies preferentinl
MILITARY MEDAL
tre(l.tment lD commerce
20.'l875 Lnnce Sergenn t I
G Bu\1 II
r UBSDAY
201804 PrlVl"te F Brea.drnore
On SlUldllY 11IUI wea.the r hIndered Itah an
200847 PnV!l.tc \Lnllce-Corpora.l) H D a G I uoh y
t roops but I.ll two dl stnc ts- oost of Jun umo and
200791 Corpora R E Dellto n
ne.'u the cou!'.t-th e) e;ttsilded their gUlll6 'WlUnlng
200663 Pri vate R E Lambde n
tl e Yilll gil o f Su n G lOvanm and erobs mg th o
2(){)69..o Serge!l.nt S Mart in
Tnnnvo fiv er
20(U'26 Sergeant H M: llic lln
Ih o fm r:M e n B'oI' OOp for~ 1m along th o ('(lfLSt on
202.J70 PrIvate D J Rogan
Sundl.1.y 01 t ho l ta h 11..1 lIIi <Ultl)" oost th o AustrJBJl8
200674 Sergeant C L S eeh
the loss of nme h rov ~ g un s Oll tho preVlolUl daY
200661 Private S G Slatter
o lIttle to the lIort.h t.ho A UstrlUll8 lost a fiold
PrM tlc ally tI e wholc of th o B.hm 0 honourll
bn ttor} of ten gull S
Thoro I l S 0001 stiff fil;h t m B' for ITIIl I " G eM t we rt:! Inoffi Clall y OT n ou necd 111 our J AA li e of A p ril
of G OrIZH\ J he Itnh n n.fl lost t h Cl r hold 0 1 It ror 2711
'] e mporary Cap t...,\1ll 0 D
CI alle uor I S
n. fl hort ti me but I etook I t
to.. ct.hc r Wlth 156 fhe YOllll g(l8t 8 0 of th e To \ n Clerk o r A blnlHlon
pn fl.t lIers.
Ilnd Soco d Lle ut(lnant. I
Hoge rs
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Offi c a l ;\ u"tr m roports o f t l 0 battlo a ro to r C"lde:!/ II.t TJ!{lhurst B oth hfwe been \l oUTHled
off ect t hn.t In tI h
t outh Jj d:H o of tho e! urmg t ho \\ar Mosl of t he ]jhh t.an M ed:\h st.s
(lofonao ha s o .. er co me l l ta \:k It 18 bc lon~ to R(lodrn g old dot nlls of Ih elr r1 ee d ~
tJ t sm co t he o lf9IJS1VO oponed ] 3 000 hn' e been gIV en
Davino I ttlls rrom Mn oe nhend
h u. c belcn e: I turer!
fmd B reanm ore from D r gh t"':llhm H o ,\ e n t
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to domg 1:ood work 1n t h o
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of t he SCll rJ e
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otl on; vore L1r cn I l ou t 01 L'()Jltro l On l;)
three. of 0
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Thrco fu r t l e l Gor mlLl
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mado o n Sllndu} I It;h t Igalll st. iI e new 'F rench men t who hUf; Just been a \\:1rded t he Mill tn y
POSl tlOlll:> 011 t lte MOl'Om llltcrs II dgf' All \\ oro C ross IS n ua.tive of ",VeedOIl Norl.haUl pi.on slll rc
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ago vc n t. " It t. t.he lsI. Ba ttali on t o Lhe [ ron t 1 1
ronort cllIlllS tJ t t he Itt lei Fi wcr " I eeMBful
A l g st. 1VB Dol d hns bee n I\lmost. con ti nuo Is ly
;).1 d tJ t: 250 I r 'lO1 er.> \ em ta ke n
n th o fir ng I ne s in ce H e W fL"I g \(' 1 ~ com
] ro m t l (l r rcs" 13 leu 1 t he re wn !l ffi Jed a n
nffi c u.1 .. t t e lent o t \\I tlt t he Um tcd S I~l tos hns
m liiSlon Inst Ju.null.ry
n t.l 0 & ,,11.1 B er kshire
lone !;m ee "ho f1 n tored lho 11 nr J ogotl e r WIth Regime t. fo r lIS ser vIces f tl 0 held
1 ho par
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S Tlt.lsh a nd) m Ilch A rml(ls 1 1 h tio nnlllnl t!l Villi C r()f:!'; \\ IS t he eap t Ire of 1\ H un machmo gun
"hor t lv gH e fI tot nl of 10n 000 \m encan s m thc fire 0' .... hl eh hol d UD n B r l ll ~ h rnH1IIIg Du r t y
P roll e€:! J.\ rrnnge men ts hn' e bren m l rie III tl e f or !Jo mc t ml(>
V I It:('ri St ntes lo r tho const:ruc h o n of 1 500 wn r
MENTIONED IN OISPA:fCHES
H'TOpln n es und fOT t he t TllIIIIIl.., of G OOU lllI"mOll
ti l" tJtl.r
CapLa n (t empu rnry M-aJor) A D
WEDNESDAY
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J hc rei a n t.s of I he IIllll 11 G e r na i orcp.s 1I Rcg me t.
Ea.s ~ \Ir ea. 1 a e h o kc n so utl fr o 1 Ihe llI orUl'!ses
H ON O UR FOR A F I NCH U I PS IE \ D M\N
of 11 0 R d lJ I Lil ey
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Ih e p re~e ntnt JO Il of 11 e rl bbOIl of ~ ]llh l nr~
II Ide t.he I' W Y ncross t.he Ik n Ull II lnto Port.u
Medal 1.0 N o 24L70 S(l r8 0(l.llt 0 HI \ killS 18411
gueso t1.l rrl to r ~
j Ilcr c UI(lY al e a ch nn cmg to
l\1 nelll llC G un Compall) Mach ne G L I CO l'Jl of
wards NYfl snli [lei bur 1lI g t.ho \IlJ ILgOIi fi nd tor
F Ilcl u.nps tcad took plnee 011 M w l !)th
On
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talned t h el f' wllc l II £' G e rm uns IIrc rcmo'llIg 26t.1 April Jl1l7 I ea.r - - - dU fl ug \!l at
cllllrge of a
to de pots nort h of U e U ovuma whe re t.1 e bulk k n p ikd en e n y 1'01(1 h e \\ IS I
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of tI e fo r co re m t.1 IS
H Clm III t. I OOpS I n lho MalI-cnga dIstrI ct hav o road un winc h t h o C l om y Clim e At the t.lme of
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0 1 e hody I nl'{ re loCI 1 Pori u fi e rnd I e as rot urnll ~ \I lth l"o me n r l Ol
Section H end \ nrters a nd 01 he nrmg t:h e fi m p:
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U.J o LI CI brok-o b nck 10\H\rd s th e
:rhe G em all comllln Hl er of t he p;).rt.y Jmn e d] d e ly r I h 1c k ove r 01 en ground
Cent.rfl l R 1-11 \11)
t.he sccond borl} vns Cllpt.lIl ed OIl M) 22 61 - n. dl st H ce of 400 Jut <Is t.o t ho g Ull P OS I WO 1
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MIL.nARY C FlOSS
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P n.le sl n o III t I c p ts t. wee k
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CI em :i ~H IS li ve bee fles l ro ed b ~ onr nrc
MILITARY MEDALS
rhe Ccrn nn r eport or t he 13:<"l.st.o 1\ fr ont , es
te d \) n 1 0 need Iha t. Russo Rl llI \Il III LLt n.c k s
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r.".I.n.O.").ards
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1/9 1 pa.r

S ECOND LtEUTEN AN r e

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HAMPSHlRB

Soeor d I IOUUllllI.llt C D liamPlllme RoyIl1 Berk
sl ro Roglmcnt who W a" wo unded on M a.y 20 If>
tl e lion <If tI e lato Re W K I1tUtlIJfl}llTO and o{

Mrs Hampshlro

Readmg
He
buh"'WI
011 that OCC3..'Uon lIuJronnR' from shdl shook
Ho

w ru;

of 34

RU38011

Stroot.,

reco nt.ly av.;arrlod t.he Mlht.o.ry Croftll

was reported wOllndOtI a short lIme Since

MISSING
E H enley
' n SSI NG BERKS OFFICER
ClI.ph...in 0 J DO\\4011 Royal Berk!l

Second L eutellan t A

H. & G. SIMONDS

who :u;
reported nU8"lllg took pnrt In II.Lt1l.ckll 011 Apnl 28th
and Mny.3 On tho In.tter da.t.e he, wJt.h h la
com pan} took t l e front G ermfl.l1 trOrlch OPpoIIlte to
t hem and he \\ ont on .... Ith fL pfLrty t o clear another
frel c u. 100 ya rds ahetul II g aln " b 1st th ere II. lCry
IItro nJ( coun ter attack Wflg developed h ;,: tho Ge r
man:; o n t1 C rig ht n a n k~ and tl 0 Berksh r rn! were
.nrlvOI bac! t{) tholr orlA:lltl.1 p<'llI.lt on
Cnptant
DO\\tion nnd I IA l'a 1 y 1\ e re s'Ilrround cd I\nd eut o ff
fro m the r ooi&., lIon a.nd nothlllg hll.'l been heo.rd
Qf Ill m F.tnf'e
29lh

(Limited)

Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merchants,

UN01 F ICULLY AN NOU NCED RUL ED
Pr vat o \ n 1....1 gh t (Boundn.rv Rood Ne wbury)
Prl\ate E S Li ttle ( " ah m QTO Green Newbury)
DIED OF WOU NDS
PrI va te W H eath (Compton)
Pm ll.te H P endry lWmdl!Or)

READING.

Naval and Military Contractors.

PRfVA] E 1) T Sr EVENS
P rl\ n.t.c 1 erc) J a ne6 Stoventl ROYII.I B orkshlTO
Regll ell! of 31 \\ d lalo St roct R.6lKiwl; duxl of
"' o un d~ III S al o Ika on 1'1 Jay 9 H o had ~e rv e(-I WI th
tI e Colours 11 n 0 ths :\11£1 hn.d s pont 8 of t horn
III Sa.lo uk/\..,
St.mcun V. 1l5 I\- .... 011 kno \n Wcsio)&n
cmckoler
H o Io\ n.~ .3& V f'II rR of age and wa s
c<lu atl'<l ~t t ho B rit 91 ::;choolfi R e.a<hng
11 0 \\11..,
fo r m orl~ l t. I ber mc rel II. t.
Wed escl ll~ !I offi mJl I I "t (If ~ul\It.l6s nl'liudocl t.he
folio \ lIIg n t l o Ho;,:,,1 Berks n~ m out. - 5 doad
157 v; oundod n.nd.31 ml!lii g
l1 e W II Offi co l!si.ll i>.!IuPd on ThllnKl.,y night.
mcl idod 14.3 of 11 0 H OVlII llor k~ \OM7tll'ldocl
OTHER REGIMENTS
PlU\ AL E H

,

BOTTLED LUNCHEON STOUT
and

':td

IN SPLENDID CONDITION.

e h~ rged

THE LATE MAJOR FLEMING MP

Bonded Stores:

LI;r t EllS I RO M HI S BIlOTlIER 01 FICEM

S.E. RAILWAY STATION, READING.
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s u re p retty " III
dO\\'3
SpeCial
\ a luc and !>ple n
cI cI p attern:s It
1}31 I pur

IS now done

WhILe 131 DS P1\ E~D - one of dozens In
t.:h IruunJ colour prurled paUerns
Double Bed s.ze 4/IH

Qf W
WATEl\
IALL CU HJ \I NS
III \\ hlte or c reme
"cr) h Lnclso 11e new
pattern 1/9 i p IIr

W

Bntton

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ROYAL BERKS IN FRANCE

!

i BARNES &AVIS,

P artic ularly s mart designs 10 Madras l\hmhn
HRTSE BrSE WJtb loops (or rods Can bc
had n ccru or white
Bid yard

1he latest l'ityle In Bnse Bise CURTAIN
NETS III white o~ ecru

10!d yard

McILRO;Y~S
WIUJAM MciLROY, Ltd.,

Reacl!q'. Shoppiar Centre;

The KU:i8 has confened a. GeM G upon the
Portuguese M.lnIster of Wo.r Gene~ de Ma.t.toa
who IS on a. mlSSlon to thiS country
Lleuten&nt Cofonel C S Romo (H nsaru:s) .N14

MaJor C R
Hn.rbord (Iuduw Cavalry) I'l'e
ga.zeUed brla,a.dier fJ'enerala.

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Ltd., 5-7,

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Duke Street, READING.

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"Can you make Senger's P"
ThiS was the thst questlon aske d o f a Nurse by the Matron o f n
grea t hos pital The s p ecml wa y In which Benger~ must be prepared
demon str a t es Its differ ence from all other foods

Benger s Food IS not " made In a moment, " It takes n httle time,
becaus/;! a fir st process of dl{}eBtW'n ()(:CU1"8 boJ.h tu..t1IB 1 Ooct a.nd. the m~
you, prepa.re 'I.t

~1'Uii)
Food

CRICKET

combines milk mto a dehClOtitt bISCUit flavoured cream 1bith. tM f"I'c
i1:m1.narll work of dlg68twn already done
This means everything to
deheate Infants Invalids, and aged persons' Benger's IS oJso one of the
m ost highly nutritive food" known

scnOOL 0 1: MIMJ \U Y AER ON \ U'IICS
v

SCHOOl. 01' I I<CHNJ CAJ l RA.JNING
A

IIcnllC1' '' Food II m tl,..,!, BritlI h In Millin , 6W1WnIhJp a.nd '"t;0'~
It Is IIOId UI t In. "" Chcmilltrl etc ew:ryWtleN" prtc. 11 ~
" .. lCÂ¥
/Iooo.l:/.o t a.b<rul tAu 1II a..t ~ JoOod _ , /tw J_

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BENGER S FOOD LTD
N il. y YORK go.

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Otter W ork&.

»eUman Strec:

BD

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MANCHESTER

SVJ)/NV-- 1I1 PiIt S f " ,

EUll'land.

Dep6u tbrqbwt CA/'<l 4J)A

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Th o hmc t lon proved n con splOUOU S /j\I OC('fj~ Ih.
Itnll ball ~ fill! tho who lo aft c r nOOIl
~Ir~ J
READING
He rbor !. Ben yon l..ssu;l..tJd III tho /'iOU, g III I MrL
L Ol'loIJo \Vi180n was u.rnoll ~ t ho '\lI:uLorl>
\ ]llIl1\"
M uc h m te lcst \ 1\..... nt tl l<:tod by t.uo Px..\ubll.lon bor or \\ oundc d men /.\Ct.od as stcWIIJ d
and !S ~I o of '.' ork done b} the wow ld ed soldiers
the rollowm~ we r o rcsponlHblc fM til "r
111 Rood1ll8 he ld a L t h o \ bbc} H a ll on
I bursd uy
rfillgoments f\ud 10 t.hem j he grcllter;t (rc/ilt
11 e ex llbl tlf)n \ liS o rgIll sed 1 y t.ho Rc-..HIJl g Care IS duo - 1:Ia.n(hcro.rt. Comml t.tco Mr ~
G l)liol\
a.nd ComIOI ts COllllll t.t.ee Bct.\\(lcn 300 aud 400 (Olganlser.h Mrs Powva L} hl)(J (cl urm/l I) ~lt ~
n.rtlcl c" we ro sen t Itl fl om the Reading War Ke mn ngton (tleCret.ary)
MNI Beu) on
*~
ROSPlt.lll s, Iwd tho oxlu bltlOU \1 M ono wl l(!h
Mnrtm
H.
I
S utLo ll
~h 8li
Po]lnrt ..,
r t1Rectcd lIurnense c r ed L on tho 1110 11 CRpeCuwly Mrs S H Hodgkin an d Mr S 11 lI ()d~
whcn It. IS r e membe r ed tl It. mn-Il} of them h;we
kID
I1clpcrll
F k)wcJ'ft
Mrs ' l lirlll\ H
t ho u sc or o ulyone Ir 1 fl lld ofte n t.h o left hand
Ir
Sutton
)irs
Chrl<;b a M l ile r
/lnd Mr~
onl y willI e eomo wc re Wi t hout legs.
TI~ \IoIOrk
Dm..... son
J1.a.Hke llo
.MMI
HodS"!1
)J I· ~
wn.s ~1L tloue wllh II tho Inst SIX 1ll01l!JUt.
As
GlbholUt MillS Carter n.nd Mrs IlW!luion
mnn y M 800 mc f\ mont h J IW O b oon v.orking
Work Mrs Dellrc LoIl.1I W o rk
M el
~
n.nd the V I tu~ t;m ned out 1 500 pl ecc~ or w<lir'\, 111
Bookle y MI SS ~fll.8On MrA Drew'C and M~
tho mo nt h M f1:l G odfrey G rhso 1 has boou or
H e lms 'Men fI Work M rs a lbson \Irs tnl
gn.m6mg th o h a n cl!Cl afts and I~bout. thJrty latheR ford MIM'1nt.c Mrs. Bcoy nn Mrs narkll~ )!I~
hIWe heen gO lll ~ II\to Ul e hospJfats teaching Lho
Lea 'fond lbs8 W ilfm n
Ollbl
M.rs
110\\
men
1 ho IndI es t raocd Ill'{ mElon y as 125 1"CfU
Lybbo Mrs PhTlhptS Mi llS Warmg MI ~ "h
m enLn.1 bn.dgcs n fi vo d llYs
md UIC sokbOl'R bard MUm BonU Lady RoM nml MISS WIl son.
workcd tile bn.dgcs UI
11looc r cgunc.nta.l bo.dS6l'l
we r n grcnl.i v admired hy nil the Vl'Irii;Qra
thoy
\l ore s plo ud lily <10 00 wh 10 one mnn from Wil8T GILES, REA])IlfG.
!l6n hn·<J \,orkod flo Jargo Ro}"Rl C~)Il.t 01' Arms
Th e ram" "'01 k bv tha m ell was also most
~ ro dItBbi o
[1 0 offi eC'rs \vcrc rospontnb10 tor
lOm e v e r~ fin Cl pieces of ,vol'k
OOnSplCttOU8
amollgRt wlncll wn!J Ii IDa.glllfioont
Wllt.shll'C
H eelas ha't'e rf'.ndcrcd rnueh
hrulge Messrs
npprecl/\ted n.ss l ~t.'\n ce III supplYlIlg rno.terlal

EXHIBITION OF SOLDIERS WORK IN

If '
t

DEATH OF BERKS R H A OFFICER
D('..('p regret .1.8 felt; &t tho dcdb on MollY 21xl
CaIto [rom cnwnc con~cted on aot.ivo
&ervl(.'O of Lieuten&ut Jam(lll H(l.rtnoll Berka
R H!\
of Wall PIIWC II.JI!<ion oUt. the ago or 34
Lieutenant Hartnoll purohased tho \Voll Pla.ce
Esto.to somo row years a go At that time he WM
n. member of tl o H onourable Artlllery Conlf'MY
H A nattorv H o WIUI then glVWI & COffiUlISSlon
In t.he BerkshU'C RH A
was Wlt l them durmg
t.hrur tNlIIUllg m EngllWd IUld procl!Odl!d WJth them
on a ctive se rvice
It IS 61ud that ho Wa!I & vary
oapablo offiC('r and took a very gTe8.t mtereet 111
hiS work and his m~n
Ho wu of a chllrnung
dlapO!ntlOn very anXl0U8 to do gooo and 1Il the
IJlI5d!'n dl!!inct he k)ok I. '\\oollrm mterest In the Bov
Soout movOJI)eJ1t .and worked hard m Its oeV'Clop
ment mIt"" ou.rlv 8~Res
Ho took a gl"llat lntel'eet
In oycrythmg apperr.ammg to agriculture on pro
'fr(!eIlVO IInel and hlS deoo4le ",,!It boo felt as A foal
10M In the d""nC't In whICh he rt'5ided
Deep
I'IJlIIpathy 18 felt f or hiS WIdow and two children
It 16 well known tOOt the Bor-kshl ro Bat t:.ory of the
R.H A haye done extremely good sen:toe

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! GRAMOPHONES FOR THE RIVER:' \j
1
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" DECCA" PORTABLE MODELS
I
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I rOil' 5 Guineas lin" ~I ds
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ALL T il E LA1 ES r REVUE RECO RDS
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at

shorter hours ODd that our .llIff 18 com.

all men before the war. I am sorry that some had
to walt longer than we should have hked. and am
more sorry that others went WIthout belRg served,
but It really could not be helped.
LANGSTON S CLOTHING for MEN and BOYS is
eVidently m greater demand tban over, and nghtly
so. It has over a 41·years •• and r.putallon bebmd It.
In spIte of the great Wlnt.un demand. there IS .. mce
lot of Boys' Flannel and Wa.hIDg SUItS. Men's and Boy.'
Summer ShIrts, Ihm Underwear and Straw Hats IN
STOCK TO·OA Y.
Yours for huslDess.
for Langston and Sons,
EDWARD E. LANGSTON.

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A sma rt pwee of " 01k h \S b een perfOIIlll-od by
Celle rt} l\hu my s forc.c;; \\ hleh 'ire h oldlllg tho
1 \Il ks I t u u.n AI('I ng" stro~h of bHmt.y mlles
th e r: ll\\ny elSt of h oor .,hoba W lio l&.troyad by
mOllll t ed t roop!:! 01 t ho lJmcrt Column under
Ma lo r (-, encraf Chame!
WIIl1l' ! ho engJlleens
\VOle blowlIlg un t h e hne our c<'\vulr;) mude a
stron., d emo ns.tra.tioll agrnnst B ool'5hob<L und
IT O\ (loft' t W() TurklsJl C1IVUJr:v bnga.rl~
1 he s peooh of t he A Is tna.n b"'mperOi (l.t: the
( p(>n lllg' of t he ltoH.'hs mt.h haR no\\ beOi 1'0001\00
A fllllt 1S t hrmln out to luU!!RlIl. that pence would
not be uJU\cccpbble
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In

posed prmc1pally of women assistants where we had

A PLEA FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
nlo R e\

THANK our customers for record Whttsuntlde
trade. We never .er,ed 80 many before Bt

- - thlS holiday time, and It 18 rather wonderful
- - that It should be 80, conSidering that bU81nesi

'Wh~le

Th e new contract I r ce
for the pretty e m b rm
d cr~ BED V\LANC£
13
lID! Our price fo r
th e prescnt ::;tock IS o l\ly
9 i d yard

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'Phone Nos. 75 and 78.

ITALIAN DECORATIONS
T he rol10\\l1lg nr e fleeorait onl;. confe rre d by the
K l IT of 11 11.1\ a d a n nal. cc I II \ SlI p p tcllloC t
t.o the
Lo ndon G a 7.et.tc
duted Mo) "'Olh 1'1U ORDt It OF S T M"UIUC ' Af'i O S r LA Z\ IWe
Officer Colone l (Te mpora.ry DrlgndlOr G e l e nl )
E T ecthllln C B forme rl y eomn amI ng 1I batt.a.l 0 I or thc Ro v.a.l Be rk sh r a R cg II ('n t
Mf\l Or al rI Urevet
I ICnt.en n.nt
C I\V1\h c r
Colonel tI c H o n R
H et l\ Coli n s
D S 0
Royal Be rk ~ l\lre Regun en t
fHR S ILVER MtO\l FOR MnIUR"i V\T OlJ R
Capt n.lIl D C T Paget hi C Ox rordslllre fi nd
Buckm glmm s tllrc T Igi t Tnfnntry
'1'111'." Bnolli zy. MRO :U . ,,"OR MILI'fA RY V ALOU R
39376 S crgea. It. E HDommond. Roy:n..l Berk!:lllll""C
RegIm en t.
llol4 Prn'a to G
Rcgunent
Colonol H m n Collu s ha!J alroady
t wo !'.pec lal promotlon !l and been t.hree t unes
m entIOn ed III <I !l.p .. teh es
Ser.geant. H a llllll ol d
holds the MLhtnr} Me da l a s docs J'rnat.c P et h
fo.

ALE

LIGHT DINNER

A DSOWM

l?nvnte H enry \ b;;olom ROYII I E n g neors o f 23
FI \.. Street Read n~
ki li ud III n.ct. on on MfLY
1.3 11 0 111\.(1 ~ n 18 mOIlt.hs SO f\I C8 15 of \\hl I
ho I fl s le nr.
I ranee H o , as 24 YOO fll of ~o.
~ nd H l6 fonnorh omplovp.<1 h y M C6.'U'11 H' Ilnd G
S lmo nds Lu.\ \)rf' H l fg 110 has one brother eorv tI "
III Lhe Nan
s nd ullothel broth(l r hll8 been (h ~

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\\\rI I FA I L
CUl-n \ I ~:s of
l xc..:p\ o n lI\ y
new des l£: 1 on

Second Lieuten&nt C D Hampshire
Second Liout.e.na.nt A J Jonos
Second LIeutenant F S ElWltwoocl Cheahuo
ltegWlcnt AttachBd Royol Borks
Seoond Liouteullont. J H E La.. onder, Eut
Surrey R BgImcnt aUached Bo} III B o rk~

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S / II

WOUNDED

an

ll.ounces the followlDg honours -

\.fRONA U

cs

Sergt Wlll ttakor c Selb} b GrooD.
Corpl S klllmg b Gree.n
J lIost-A M 'VI I ttl e .Holmcf; b llurrett
Sergt. Major J:[0\\6 b Green
1 )1 vilt e ;\
If ]'teud h w b Holnlos
Capt G J ltwd I,; 11e1\1~ IJ Barrett
Sergt G Sturman c Kettle b CllSSUn
F hght;..SEl rgt Monks b Kettlo
Sergt DIIIl not ont
Socond \ M Clemcnt h Ket tlo
Sl-'Colli \. M Green did l)o t bat
Extr 15

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3
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4

125
ff.Cl!NlCA,L IB..AININCi

Corpi Wla~

c L:l em~nt b Pte Roa.d
0
LeWI !i b Pte Uoad
0
Corpi Snnmonds b Pta. Road
0
Corpl Hohne.. C Pte Rood b 2nd.-A M.
Clen ent
1
CarpI Gr oen b R,"a.d
:}
Fust-A M Holthllm c Wluto, b Greul!
57
Corpl Cassnn st: ::;ergt Whittaker b Read 8
AIr MechaniC Healy c Skilhn-,= h H.ead
:I
Corpl Selby b Seret Brill
0
Corpl Ra;r:rett, b Rend
S
Air hiecliamc Kettle not out
24

Co rpl

Extras

18
11"

IDel III

o l1v~ r W:'I)!l a let

t m~} be lDCllt..iolltlti that

th e hodges ell n bo Obt.a.lIl(!d of tJtmn, M blocks

havo b ean cot.
Anothe r featlll c was tho loan exh1bit.lon
or
gMllsed by Mrs Den.re, of pm· ¥ictor16n 8riic1of;;
'Pooy lllo1uded HIllI..ll.n vc stmCOt06 or portious or
'L'eatments lent b~ Mrl
C'nAVahav 8a.IDpler~
(da.Lcd 1653) le nt hy Mr8 Doare QDOOU Anne
aprOllfl wJue h nre qmte t'UUqt1B. at>c
Arti cle I'{ ma.de from pIece... or ebeU
etc
picked up on tho buttlefte1d by t.he French
wounded tn" d of tbe FJ'tmch Red Croee ~fe
sale ~ho Rewlng "are IVld Comloria • Com
rOCCJvlng )JI'rt (.~ tho JlJ'OCoode
gorgeous durpkv' or ptant... and fto,,81'& wu
arronged bv Mn ¥3rtin H F StItton GOd Mrs.
€hM Sttc 'MIller
I
A number of " unded 1mre to bo IeeIl en.

1. ".,,,.
cd embroidery, ...a h
Orahf'Jlltrn. pt.,.ed ee..1.eoti0na of

on p.".,.
l>lO,nmn.o Lodl q:

t 0 wbole of

" .. r.
l~ lor the
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tbe attemoon

wCt1l1l4ecl.

The

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114t p!I' lb.
10m I: IllIG. 0Ifd.....
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