Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 07-1917

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AND BEERS COnNTY PAPER, S!'l'UltJ) Y, lm Y 14.1917.
OFFIOBRS CASUALTIES

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MAJOR P

HOWARD BRl!JNT6>N,

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THE
ETENTS

OF

WAR
THE

wero leftJleti won the ground we held to the
ea.sf;. or the YtIel'mouth on Q. front. or 1400 ya.rds.
1 he aectbr \'r'nIj 180la.ied by the deBkuction of
!.he bndges n.cl'08ts tbo T v-cr
Farther soutl:

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I)Ppo6lt.e Lomba.rtzyde

tJ e enemy

was

dr ven

~ac.k to his own hIleR after sett.iJ g u to Olll" a.d
TallcOO. JXI61't OIlS
I be MOmy chwm 1 250 pn
aODers. Ow- a.dvanood posts east. of Monchy on
t.p.e Arrae front, ""ero very sl g.I tty preI:!8Cd
broc.k on places on Wednesday mor mg
ju.!,.,. has I.Ve I to Gowral X0milo/! s 'c
tor OU6 troops who Bl'C ttweepmg for'l'ia.rd on !l
:?J) milo front. r Southern Ga;UCl8.
Wlil
theIr
right. Wlng on the Dn oster
In UJC.lr threo
days offen s ve tho RuSSl~1 S have gone fOl"'W3rd
15 m les n.np hsvo t.rurl!n over 10 000 pr 60Ilers
IID'd 80 guru
On Monday :Brit sh A rmen attacked the
1\nidlljh German Floet. IVUlg o fT Cons:t.o.ntmopl(l
The Goeben WQ6 bombed from a. beigl t of 800
fto llnd oU er eIlcm
anships lymg fU"onnd her
were al80 h t.. There wel"e h g explomoos on
bon.'rd the III ps. 'l'be War Office was nJso a.ttacked a.nd b t.
An m rroverncnt. L'l agrun shown n tl e return
of B tisl loeees of IOOrehant RhlPS by at bmanne

"MOND\Y

or In ne Last '\\eek 14 veseols over 1600 tons
",e A reporlcd !nlnk and three u dcr tlbs.t tot
>ag ,

1 he Home Office auihon l: os hfl.ve prnc cally
ete J ~ schome for g!V ns public wanungs
oC aIr T80lds
Mr Ie VaJera
tho S nn Fe
c n.nd dfl.te
del'roied 1.f r
Lynch
K C
the N fl.t anal Ill.
candidat.e by tne b S ma.Jo r ty oC 2975 at the
EaBt Claro eiect.ion
FRIDAY.
F urtiJ er 8n4Xe&S ha.s at.te.nded the great SWeeplng
COll'JTlo

mOV\5lllant 01 Gener.!.l Kornilofi"B RUs.!IllLn AnIllCS
wooh u.rd 11 Gal eu:!. RaJ usz which ~ stated to
I avo beel the 1 e&dq uarietl> of t he enemy Am l OS
Ju.!lt 0 Ql' the Lom b-.a about 20 w ilos nortt

of Stan sl; (I 1 18 been captu Bl:1 aCtor \
Kb. bborn and 81 1 gu n y battlo It g stated n
ill offie 111 tdeg rB U U t u lal"g{l number of
W()f;t

pr- l'iODon; w

take

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Jim dtspakhe; reccl (ld on Thursday froln Si r
Dougla.; JIll g
d cute no change m t1 e 8ltUIlti
on t1 0 ) sor front. An ttl. mpt which .... tS nUllu
by tJJ.e enen y to effect Il raw /'K)uth Df Lowburt
T.V 10 wn.s fruRtn ted
So o:ernJ tom of bombs l\ crc tropped m Bolgli n
by na. -u.l n rmen
A. fire W
Qaul;ud nea. O!;ten I
electrio power Stn.tlOl
a 10fl y oxploA 0
fo:\
lowori hy all Interu:.o oonRagmtion WU8 caused ut
'nrs.50naere nu lway lump and bom bf; wero

droppoJ on a tra

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BERKSHIRE REGIMENT

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PRICE

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LISTS

ON

12282 (n mu 19ha.rn )

N dtoLwn 30924 (Grim&by}
Po cl 3Th78 (W oo90r)
ooyn ou 16143 (Benn tage)
3m th 32874 (Pershoro)
Wcnkloy 24840 (Rccwi ng)
Ba t ett 33156 (HuJla;v ngton)
E Bnrtlott 33163 Hu nVl gto

APPLICATION,

-- Bombing the Overstock at LANGSTONS' --- Great SUMMER STOCK PUSH. -

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HIGH EXPLOSIVE PRICES.

TO SUCCESSFULLY CARRY ON THERE MUST BE NO CARRYING OVER.

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PASS LIST OF EXAMINATION IN ~ruSICAL
K NOWLEDGE HELD IN RE,wING J UNE 3

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The follOWIng are at CORK STREET WIth 1011 01 otben equally u cheap _
2 N,cholson RaIncoats for men- rather Men. Stock IOded TUD]c Shlrll were
light shade, that. all- were 50/
2/11 3/6 4/6
2/
Now 33/ BoY' W•• hiDg S.,ts "ere 4/11 Now 3/8
6 BoY' Brown Tweed SpOrIJ Coat SUIt. Lots more .t lower IDd higher pn..,
were 21/
Now 15/ Morley I Summer Bomb.. PaDb or
Stock tumbled NatioDal Sporting Rain
V.. tl-III excelleDt make - were 3/ 11
coats were 25/6 Good .....
16/
4/ 11
2/10
Boy. Fancy Straw Hab at Hall pnc.., MeD, • Red Seal Straw ••t UDder cost
pnce. MUST GO
See the MeD. Summer PaDts or Vest. for 1/ at WEST STREET CORNER IIId
many other phenomenal hDes for th... tim .. at that ,hop

READING ATHLETIC CLUB SPORTS

Ilu npb e1l 11681 (Road ng)
J U6t1 cc 32969 (.I....e gh-<ln Sea)

M aDQre

1917•

\WUN DED

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LIquors as from Monday, July 16th,

Pru;tOl
2Q02.Cg (Nc.1li b tlry)
V llice. ~lO (ll J,;t.IJ e4d

Pr va.to 11 CrogDry 20069 (Readutg)

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to advise their Customers that
VIew of their being allowed
to brew an increased barrelage, they
are enabled to offer a consIderable
reducQon m the prices of their Malt

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TRINITY COLLEGE OF

Ca.pLam F E. CnunUott Itaya.l Ber.l..:t Rogunon4,
.. UaMed Sherwood For esters
1 r V{l./;o Ii l~ e 17370 (Old Kent ROad S E.)
PnvOl.b.\ C Boll."W.ld 36696 (Chost.e )
PIlV te '\
Ol ofT I 7830 (Ab; 19don)
Pnvat.o A. \ \ C arks 9021 (r ckenham}
PnT-A (! J Ea.rJ 37423 (NortJ umpto )
Pr v.u.i;e}i F~ ml (Londo K)
U:c Col'} L J Card er 6379 (Wall g1ord).
1..ce -Corp C (owlett 20736 (B 13bury N)

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READING~

Uel{ '1 1: Blocldey Secretary
A D Sl Clu (2:lO) S D
Dr J J Paterson (2.59') J])
'I Hl nt (235 and 62.3) D C
Cnpta n E R If Herbert (r.?3) Sword Bearor
F Ga-rdn('r (257) Stan m.rd Bearer
W r U p4Jon (2-17) Organ st
J H Lcw s (ZSS) I G
G l'v.'lmng (24) a n I C. A
Stoward!\.
A Seymour (235) Tylor
A V ciory W &r FM.e n Il1d of 1.1 e Read ng
War Hospitn.l Suppli€6 Depo~ wa.s l oll 0 Satu r
dllY m the cha.Mnlllg grounds of U 0 Manor
Holma, Moulsford Wounded so 1 ers -;oore pre
sont from Battle (Gar n g) and Woodcote hos
p W ..

DIED Ol? \\ OUND8.
Socood LioLl"-cnllnt. A K JO!ICcl)ne.
I vaLo F C&w lllg 16305 (Wc.z>t.o nr No,,; bury)
Pr &~ W Dyas 14659 (.8 rm ngha.m)
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Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merohants,

:rurner (27) !] roru;urer
W J Mu~y (257) R of lIfa rks

Cox IlH
R IKI ng}
JI Crook 200!Jtr.!
IDee/! RJ3borotlgb)
r Norrnl\ll., 200CM (Read nK)..
" n&C)' 2C:m (Abklgdon
Vomon 00'.....7(1 (I verpool)
WoodwlD'd ~t6!H (8< rford.).

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KILLED

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Pl1valb II

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Walk or (23a)

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Loo.. Cocpl E Aklorman 15'229 (Hungoriord)
PnV'&t.e J \ M dd1 et.oncroes~ 200371 Uk<.s.dm,g)
1 r v to I St U tn.n 20960 (Newbury}

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H. & G. SIMONDS

C 0 M lton (25 ) SO
C } unklw (519) .r 0

BRAVE BERKS BOY

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READING

.nd tiUl-' h , OOmInl55 0" In tho R.G A m 1910
ome
III
elgn aBl'Vlce OIl t e 'prevlous
Y.
tII.I....
on 8lck: 1&I.V6 1110 annUM meetl.J..lg rhu
of the Boll-rll
1
w cl yoo.r he olayod I the W TIlling football of Genoral Puzpoties "WU6 first held
members
teu.w agamst &ndhul1:It: After l:ieI"Vl..Dg for three of the Leopold and Va.leut18. LodgOil then IlSycu.rs lit HOIg kong l:LIIcl--durrng t ho native dIS- sembJ&d., ",lien M.r T Hunt .... 8.8 presented nth
t rht.noea-at Onnoo 1 e wru; orderro tn Engla.n 1 hUi Grund ;Lodge clothing bv the two lodges on
SOOn allier the outbrelLk of war 111 d then )0 ned h B apl»mt'tucnt as Grand !:itewurd of E ng1an I
tlo boovy 61~ battery Wlth v. hlch h{\. 'ftnt to The presentatIon Wa.B mtide ~ fabclltous tern s
the front n May t !)}":) He was at POlDted to the by LOrd Va.lentia. and 1l.1r Hunt su tabl;} ac
command ten months ago a nd 00 t mud to bold knowle..iged the presentation
t n til he foB on :1 une 25t} last Ho vas menr~ "h-ovlnClal ~d Lodge WLl~ preceded by
boned JU dis} a..t:cbos at the Ne I" 'Yen.T a I was a luuebeon, which was held at 'lhe L.:astlo Hotel
I\wardcd the ]) SOon tl e QC..CD5 lon of tho K ng's un t w~ 8.XcoUentll served The toust 1 st ",as
B rtWuy last [)(Inth Mu,Io r eoll ll6 leaves a oonnnenda.bly bne
'lhe health of the
I51.tors
w uow
." .4 TOD J ' BLIGH KC
" as proposed by the ProVlUcULI Grand M.a.ster
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aud respon&d. to by Ute Rev F B Norma.n
MaJQr J ack .E reJenck Bl gh "M C Royal F eld No man Lee Provu clal Grand Mnster of lIants
Artillery (killed 1 1 actlOU n J ulv hit) wns the and the Isle of W g-ht
younger !t01 of ].fr and MJ'S Lodov ck Edwa.rd
l'he Provlnc.tal Grund Lodge was opened a t
m)~h of Cumbna. House, Mi.n0hood Ho was the ~nlc Ha.1I a.t 'J SO pm Lord \ u.lenba
hem a.t Engiefiold Reu.d.ing a J ~nuary 19th pre.s.tded and. was supported by u very laq;:e ut.
1893 and w \S cdll"Cl ted. I. Cordwa llca., Ma.lden
tendAn~e of breth r en Including. Colonel (l C
hoo I ant.! at Eto
Puss ns. r om Eton to tho lU.ca.rdo Deput.y .Provtnc.tal G.M.. Re\ 1 B
R M.A.. Woolw cl he enterect.: the RoY3.1 i\ rtil1ery Nonnan-Norman Lee .l rovlDClfll G M Hanta ulld
9
I 191
1 e 11.3.1 hJ::I cal taU PI n December 1916
Isle of WIght Mr C E Keyser Re I J C
aOO was n.ppo nted n.ctu g maJor n January 1917 G ilIJDO.r Rev G B Cronsba"W M.i J 1 Morland
MI\JOl'" TIt gh h~ served
t t h e. front from the Mr F A SarJount Re" '1 l' BlockJe~ (1 co
beg1 nmng o f the war ODd BaW servtce at ·M ODS G Secretary),.Mr M II OmflOll Re I .f ] CD
tl e :M arne t l o Aiane n:nd the Somme and h1\(I rudJock (P Prov G M Bucks) Mr E 0 }arror
n.180 spent
good 10<1.1 of hl S time n the YproA a nd Mr 1 Hunt (G rand Ofti cen;), S r F D)60n
BaGen t D ooonnand of n. batter:; Fha ~ward of Ito
Cu.no.n Colendge, Colonel is. Lllfib ugtol
th '~l ~-- ~-t h B rthda Honour8 R&v I R D tcbfield MCSI!lrs W '1 U J ro o J ]
a lU. L 1 ........ J' ,-, ' \J&; was n
e
y
Y Radcliffe W J Ell ott A.. E St ck nnJ N J
L fit of IMt voo.r
Coul lte;i :Tames nUl 1; W J C mbndg
F F
CAPTAIN RA YMON D BANKS
V n(.'Ont and the folio .. ns: mombers of tho I...eo-CapW
Rn)mond d Alb n
Sykcs B:l-nks poid Lodgo (Reading) -A D St. Clrur (W 1\1 )
Iud a-u Army w i 0
as killed 0
April " Jst J Ell F; G Pavey J 11 Fuller C J Shorter H
V1\.S educated at '11 e fowers
Crow E Wmterburn W r McJ)onald ]j W Mc
t Wc U gto
College and 1\1. Sand l::~ld W P wham G Fnl30r Bnd I 11
J u:rs t
H e blld bee
on nctlVe ~crvl(!e s nee
fhe lodge hanng been opened< the r olJ of
t.he l5eg nn ng of } e wa.r m I ra.noo Egypt a.nd lodge~ and officu.rs "W'OH cliUod !l d the Prov G
Wltl the K t. ReI ef Force La-king part n the :M.1L'>"t.er and O("l d Office Ii were duly saluted
capture of Kut. an J Baghdad
H s c old!. e I
)1r E '1 urnor (Newbury) vas proposed a nd
descr bed 1 m u.s
n ersa! favour t(l and a. elected as 1 ro Grand 'lroasurer
splend I officer
l1e I roy G Secretary sou tteJ h iS annUM
L1EUT ~ N ' Nrn I
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pT' YFORD
rl"po t 1-1 h ch statcd that v.l'Ogrc~ had been mlldu
.c. n.. l
.u
4J"t..
1
De rl)'
(lvory lodgt). rhe \ rube.r 01 eWly
L eute l& rl. latri ck Ra..nda,l PJ.a.y.for d R,oYl\l advanced brothren and young me nLer
d m Hod
F oj I Art lJ.ory
killod on Ju y 1st aged 25 dunng the year w:n.s 23 (9 be ng from tl e leopold
as t be aId r son of Mr a.n d Mrs Randn l P Ia)
Lodg~ It.end II':::) Deatl hu.d tnk.en
vn} t he
W G Jirorn andnle (Pro
a Cl al hun)
ford of Wa.rgrn.ve a 'lhames a.nd gt"n Isnn of Re
t he ].u· - Fra.ne" P -vfo,d
of St"n e ll Moor a ld Mr 1 1 eodore H Wh te and Mr E Marshall
.... L.oC
ne otTe ed oongratuia.t ons to tl 0 P rov ( M 0
M ddlc -ex a.nd o( the lafA' M 0 Evnn Bruce the ho nou recenUJ bcsto ed upon hlUl by n .hl
Gardyr a Ro) \ Wan cksl ra Regtment
He t he June
WMj e ducll.t.cd a~ G lf' Itlmond a
I he School of
The t re;; snrer's balance-sheet was rc e voo nn I
i\{ nes C'30mbor. 0
Co
B H e obtruned h a adopted nd donat ons to t l o 1{.0Yil.l B e k~ 1] 0soomJIt SR on rl rcctl Itft.cr l he outbre ak of t he p tul Ca re and Co nfo hi Com m tto I-tca 1 Il~)
war IUld "' ent .0 tho I Gnt n August 1915
Rade ffe IUfirmary (Oxfo d) ] Lng Ed" r I
SECOND LmU[ } J HOLIOWEII
Hosp hd (W~or) u.n 1 tI e Mason.lc War E o:>
p tal Were approved.
] I e I rov Gra d om ers for tI 0 en flU ng year
we re then apPOinted a n I n vcste I H fo llo,"" s th e
bret! en bmnl( a fterwa rds el tertallled to tea b}
tl e W udsor <.:a.stle Looge _
S r F Dyson (519) S W

OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST

ROYAL

EXHIDIlION ON 8T JOHN 8 LAWN,

timor was t he younge~t son of Mr Henry M
'1 he Provl.DC a l Orand Lodge for the oomb nod
Collins lata goner.l:\l manager lD AUJ.Jtmlu,slu of COunt 615 of Berks and OXOD WIl::l hold at the
R&uter 8 and now of t1 e Bntish Emp r e Club !dawDlo Hall Wmdlior 011 'l'ue!idllY under tho
12 St. James II Squq as S W He was born n prhidemcy ot the 1 roVlnClI:t.l Grand MWitcr VISM.e1ooa ne n 1891 u.nd CI. me ali 11 In.J to E llglaod oou.nt ValentIa. A heurty weloome WII.8 wx:ordotl
wbere he wall educated at hiS unoles (Mr Raw to tl e Depuf\y...Provlllcla.1 Orand :hiMter Colon el
tre,n.) ~hool Westga.te-on BOO.. IlJlri Ill. Che.1ten G C It carda who had unexpectedly r eturned
ham Collego He ptUised lDto WOOIW1Ch In 1908 h
fro for
h
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Durinll July and Aul/WIt apeda]ly Reduced Pr.C....

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BABY SHOW AND MOTDRCRAlT

PROVINCrAL ORAND MARK LODGE OF
BERKS AND OX0N

Percy Robort Murdoch Collins D S 0
.Hoyal Garnson Attillery of The PInes Mor

And at 39, GREAT PORTLAND ST, LOND®N, W.

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SU ll O N

COMFORTS FOR THE TROOPS NEXT

WINTER
To tho hditor of tl 0 Read g Mero ry
nd Berk Co Lit) J ape
I('tt.e fron Colon el S r
ecoo (e oral of VoLu
1 cl tI e follo v D~ \.I.u

8 Davie 33]26 (Goordonl
P nva.te J Desr.ant 33157 (Ch ppenham)
PrlVllte L

Pnvn.io
Pr VlLto
P vn.te
P r vate
P n vato
P n va.t.e
Pnvnte
P r ate
Pn Vllte
Pnva.t"o
~nvhte

R la.nrl 13338 Custo m Bous e E )
A E Chunn 15439 fBn.mngstokol

W CllIllfor I 13691 (Sheermg)
M F. G lbc ~ 13283 (Levton K)
A M Ii"",m ]5487
d1ey)
W Ockolrl 14722 (Ol lb lTY)
J n P noombc 31685 (L vcrton)
W Stocklo) 15230 (Andover)

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R

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14280 (W rnbcdon

Mr.

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E H~ 98B3 W nd6or)
R Mt.'Otnn f' 33134 Ourtle Douglas)
F. C Mnmfom 14770 (Norllllunptonj
Private 13 S II IMfl 21839 (BM6tol)

WOUNDED-IlHOCK !SHELL)

P r:r't"aw T Aldndgn, 9670 (Lim~OUM,. E )
P n vute P M~ IfQl'd 1M74 (W&llind'ord)
Corporal C Wl rte 8822 (WlJl<leorj
MISSING
Pnva.to C Slaughtel" 373)6 (Wok ngbaml
Tnvate H Dav I'll 13.110 (Neatll)

READING CONSERVATIVE & UNIONIST
ASSOCIATION

PREVLY REPTD WOUNDED NOW REPTo
WOUNDED AND MISSING
Pnvato T BaldWIn lU43 (F..a.st H IlID R)
Lee -Corp1 L- Cla.rke 8259 (Amenham Common)
P nvlLta F France, 18052 (Paddmgton)
I
Privuto Vi GQtllm 330'24 (Bed'l'l'orth)
Pnvatc F

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l:) e
.Rar!.di g Moreu r}
and Botts County 1 a.ur
S r -I am dosll'ed by tho CorumJttoo of th o

Hicks. 26083 (Brrm ngl am )

Sergeant G Hillier 10461 (NottmR' H 11 W .r.
P V'ate R JackBon 20040 (Ma dcnh~l
Pnva.te J W Kemp 27039 ffiQCflI!l-or)
P r V&te J .Kerr 109C6 (PIli stow E)
P m ·ate L. a Powell 37582 (Rood Ilg)
Lee Corpl H Roberurm 11M2 (HltCknoy E J
P vnto H Stn.n ey 33037 IB nn n~hrA.m)
Pnvatc> G H Wells 37574 (810 gh)
Co pornl A Gomm, 201'73 (Bourne Rnd)
OX'ON AND BUCKS L I
KILLED
Privnte J A Cood g 28504S (Wall n,n()rd)
y Stroud, ~6S6 (G eat Mat ow)
OTHER REGIMENTS

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'IEDNESDAY

KILT...E.D
J Westal 10'2f(;6
DfED OF WOUNDS

Labour Contingent

Tl OI:P \\ rt.<;. • A'r c.nt. r[;')II t:! t-y fight on Tuosooy
n £ \ to on \,1 0 EelS"! n coast S r Daugm.s Ha. g

:ro-port..,; LI ILl tt €I

fir e l'Ktl.JD8L our pos ttons
p tel o f; grout UlLcnll ty and tlmt our
g DC'! ~
eru c.t Jy ng VlgOroUSty The BeI~ !lons
n1~o r ooo I. sm e r o a.rLiUery IlCtioru;
Near N1eU
port on Monil~)
ght. Dr. iisl troops got lIlto
Gc n ~ t rCfld -os il d nfheterl CIl.8Il&Tt. as
On
110 McmlTlCS fronL
Vi!
advanced our bne
.. I ~l L l ~!lt o.! Oosttnverne
11 urU Or' attompts by tho Gemtan CI'O'Wn
Pr co s LroopEI to p eroe the French positions
a i l(l Ghen
eles Dames w eN:! m.ade on M.onda.y
n gl t Attempt/; were made by GenDfm In
fn. l ~ to :v:l back the MI"l"OW ridge on tho eut
ncn Hurtob se Here the French ha.ve nmcl
th e bc!:!t. of L ground, and they stopPed oael
~ e of Germn.n mfAlltry from reacti.ing the
I re nd es rJ 0 fight ng Ofl this boont III 'Vcry
1 t. cr mnng t() frequent eumpJes of Gem aI
l. c clery
On
0 second daV of tbe 'baU1e west of stan~
61n
G e neral Kornilotr 5 troops met with stob
bo
rGSlstAnoe from tho .Anstn&l1s now aided
by Ger man rcseJ'Ves
The ree:i8te.nce was over
Dome often by th(l aId at the bayonet a.nd by
t e (lvell ng too Ru8Sl&l'lS had won thell' w"y mto
L €I vli lnt;:o or Wiktorow five nul6fl souib-west of
H ru cz Tho seoond day 8 fighting Bdded 1,000
pn oilers I.D.d throe field guns to the BuMian
cLLvLuros
It s r bpol"ted by tho Commodo~ I.owestan
MUlot II e Bntlsh armed tnnrie7 Ioeland on Man
dn. lestroy.ed two enemy ~lll!lel& and broustit
to r I rlsoneftl back to port.
A Iteti1m scrru ome ..1 commu~ 8'JTM en
d cnce 01 the growmg scanuty of foOd. ad ra.w
lJ'l.lltennls n Anstri&-R-nngary
Tn t fie HOMe or Lor&! on Tueeday LOJd Derby
SBJd tha.t tJ e Air Board wu W RMtIllg miD
sncl a gond way tb&t we eonta loot' 'forw..rd in
1lJ . ""mad ale fptme to • "',!l'i ~
$he best iiDd of ...;'opIoiae&

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Britmb troops

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UNOFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT

re ael eel

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Gunner J

Pte

K ILLED
Tur or (Maid enhead )
DIED OF WOUNDS
Pr "Vato F Ca.nrung (Weslon)
Privn.t.e J BeUwortby (Snnn nghill)
Lanco-Corporal A Clarke (Spital)
] nvato W

COL

READING GROCERS ENTERTAIN
WOUNDED

H

WlGAN PROMOTED BRIGADIER
GENERAL

Residents of Berks.lllMl Wlll be gratified
that L eut.-Colonel J 'I W ~ D S 0

to

hear
of the

Yeomanry
bllS heron promoted to Dr glld er
Genom.I Colonel Wtga.n W lUI formerly D tho
13th Hussars He tl9M'ed n the South Afnean
War where he "Wa(j severalv w.eunded Be after
wan:i8 becamo adJutant of, the Derks Yeom~ry
WhiCh post he occupied for five years In D~
com.ber 1915., he was ~oted temp I ootenantooloDDl 1 AVl.Di" been wounded lD Ga.UiPQh m
Angust. 1915 In Decem.bar he "Was In command
of 0. Mo~ted Compombl Realment and ,tser;voo on
the Western Frontier of .Egypt In January
191-6 th~ »orb Yeomanry 'We re reorganised and
under Colooel Wigan 8 oommMd were .sent to
the W.tarn Frontier l!oPu where they served

.... Ib

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dl8tmctian

"tb Gep'toJ 1'''''')1'

It wa.e: for h18 8e"l-ces dunnr thie cam
that 0,10001 Wlgan waa a ..a.itted tho
D.8.0 Hi1t wile 111 a mace of Lord Fanng<ion
Colonel W.lg&D. was wounded on AJUj.! I~l _at.
Ga& beU>c ,hot througb the eal... Of bOth 1...
He bas been at the AnrJ.o..A.menea.n HOBpltnl
fOrefJ8
p&I:KD

Coil<)

ROY:.&L lIERES HOIl'OURS

A very enloya.ble cntcrta. nDlcnt fOl" wounded
so ldiers vas g .. en by t.be Read ng nnd D Btr ct
Grocers A S80C a.tion a.t Coley Park
by kl d
permlaslO of Mr Peter K OOVII on Wednesday
-.after! oon Bo Ie and cr cket prov ed very popu
lar and egg Ilnd s poon IWd backward races
eaused mueh amusement., us d d ntoompts made
blindfolded to n.tL~h tl e donkey s tau a.nd the
Katser 5 moustache In tI e bat-tnmmH g the
,s()lthcrs showod...no J.i ttle skill a.nd some _ -;oery
effective crea! ons wer e Lbo r esult
These "Were
a.Cierwal'as w:orn by tbe g UC5U;
TI e ladles ho pres dad ov er the arrangements
for an excelkmt tea Wer(l Mrs Freeman 111M!..
Turner MTs
Ha k ns
Mrs
Sparks
Mrt!
SW&1 t.e Mrs Bpyer
nfre and A!iss HaJJum
Mrs R t '01'S nnd Miss Thornl SOn The prizes
wh ch were prepented by MISS KeeYJI were pro
Vided by the mornbers of the a.l!8OC1&t.ion
pl1('kets of e garottes were an apprect'8.ted Rift
from MT H-owkins and Mr E Ph n TlS (Ta.lbot
Cafel kindly ga.ve & quant tv of toffee
Mr
James Freeman prelndent of th e asSOCtat on
e~re8Sed hearty thanks i.o.Mr Keevil and the
M S1i88 KeevU and the guests ga.ve t hree cheers
far them a.e well as for the r h03t.s The mem
hers of the commIttee who were present rmd
Wbo worked hBrd for the success or the enterWnment WCTeL. I~ addition to the Prealde.nt
M.l"
George .t'lIJ.len (treMUTeT)
Mell8T8
11'

t he Ed tor of

Road ng Co lSerV"ativc and Un OlllHt ASSOClilt on
to ask you to be good onongl to 'publ!ll a COl Y
of the reaolution wh ch was unan U Qu s l) pa.$8O(i
at the r mooting: Illst rught and wh ich oxpl.a.i.t s
wI y very reluctantly tJ I3J tult bo nd to uoolu e
to nccode f:I) the request of blB Worsh I tlo Mnyo
to proVlde 6tewards to KSsist; u .kellplllg 0 dar ~t
tl 0 moot ng to dh!cu!$S the ad l.Sab I ty of I TOhib tin~ th.e usa of grai n for IUrub g puq)()~O!:l
,.1 Icll has been fix~ for ltC;tt Yond y
Ihe resolution 16 8S fo llows _
That haVlng reg-d.rd to t he fnc t th t S lice t1 0
meetu g wa OOuveJ ad the Govornn ent I vo doclnrod tI ~t not ou !y Ii t be Ilmount of beer no
be nl{ brewed lDSUiliclflnt for t bo prru.-ent l eeds
or tl e population but that un I crease i o ut] ut
I!I necess."l.f"l In order to l?revont mdll8tr a l llrest
hlCI wou d ha"Dlptlr It In tho proscc tho) o t the
pr09Bnt wnr for liberty and ex stonce tI e Corn
n ttee of tbe Roo..1 g Ccnsorva.t ve a I Un 0 $t
Assoc a.t on regretH that t !i unable to g vo ny
Munte ance to t he Proposed TDeetu g to bo hold
to d sensa the POSSible pro} bltion of brew ng for
the prnsont and roopoctfnlly snggctlta t ha t the
m eeting .!Ihould be abnndoned
Your obOO..ient SlU'Vnnt
CHAS POPE
Acting .Agent
9 B1."",•• St.-eet Rondmg

ALL
SOLD

July 12tb )911

READmG FOOD-sAVlllG OWAIGli
rhe curlain was

ruDg dOlVn

GAR DEN

on t.he first act

~_ the l!!ood-Q.vll1g COmmlttoo III Rend wS" all
JD.fJuciay IhllJ a.ct had alroady erle.ndod to
double the of6.ei&l period hilt vnwt of funds procluded any futb6i- ex.teD.6J.on The proceochnglS
took place a.t the Food-saV111g Office, 175 Fnar
Stroot. undoc the chall'Dla.n.s.hip 01. the Mayor and
tar.nu.nated nth l'tl8OlUtiQllB nroposed by hlnl
and' earned UDa..nimoQSly by t l o committee
heartl'r tha..ri.k.mg ··Miss Pearce for tbe C8.(lI. hIe
and e.nthlllllJl.Stic way 1D "h ch ahe; as manageress
had ca.rned O{lt her ...erl: Coupled WIth har nanm
"'ere tOOao of her M6latallts Miss Waddell and
;MISS Leaf and the la.rge number of volunteers
A fnrther ~l"Ution was PBlB'Pd expresn.ng s Deere
.gra.tltu.ie to the 01l"lle1'8 for the 10&0 of 1711 Fnnr
Stroot which had IJI'(lqd of mee.timo.ble bllDe.tit
to the ~1B'n. The ·two volunta.ry 86Cretar.le8
Mr Haalaui aDd Mil Tador were enthn.5U\8tiMlly
thanked for the able ana asmduoQ8 manner n
which the,- had o.rraniaed a.nd ea.rned eut the
Progr&.mme. Th8118 ofllcen poiDtBd out that .It
would btl time e~h to thank them when they

lIIAJOR HARROWELL IN SAlfOA.

A USEFUL CHART
A usafnJ. first..ald 11ldloatar haa heen J!8uod by

h.d oompleted thot. taak.
"Bristol <"'hristnpbcr
tho mal ufaoturetB
of ~
'!"Ill known
Th. olOllUlg Of th, Food-eoTllll om.. does not Meura.
Thomaa and
Brothers.
Ltd
AolJnm T Brant., F G H.wkin. A H 1:1.,.
Flrst-Ald DWnfootanl Soa~ Tb. ob,,, ~t..ko$
the p,D1I1'81 publio WlthoUt linldan.ce The
~ G E Elkington G Gra.y 'J' C Spa.r.b, ~!"B
" . 0 liob
B6Cretari. will be> alws11l S.Iad to gIve t ho form of • modium~iSed ..au sheet ilh1ft:ioattni
T Spvef' F .J SWB. te and S Mi rnhomPIIOD. Any infoJ'lnation it :Qt4t!U'1e1 are add.resaed to the boot ...tho<la ot dealtng with .YOryday ....
and Mr W Long (secretary).
thmh at tlie Town Hall 'Dbe oommlttee will also OUrl"8nCOll in"YOl-ring penono.l injury I1Ioh 68
The Grooers A.IIS001l1tion has raIsed one hn~ meat from time to time in
:M4"O~1I" P lLrtour nrtonal .and "MOOU. bleedina dog bitM Imming

th.

".t~:.,..'tl~ ~~~:t;;r
_1'0""""''' !;;:rS~..t':r,,:~,tt~
respiration A """"",t the .bort will be ..~t "-!\

dred Jrtrinoas far provtdlns a bed n.t the Union .F\trtber the public will be able io PUlie the
J a.c%" ""blnb for '"Inr soldierfl agd SQr,llors passing , ..dill! of thot. do1'te bY the too<\
dl ...1 rot.... -..lIloh Will .~ ill the Pr....
thrOttah LOndon to or from the front.

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on spplr6lrtldn 1o;')J_ra.. "Clil'lftOph8r ThOlnU And

Broth,,, Broad Plain BrlatoL

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BONNY &: KING, OUord RoU, IteadIq,
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