Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 07-1917

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RE!DING MERCURY.! onORD GAZETTE, NEWBUltY HERALD, AND BERKS eOUNTY PAPER, SATURDAY, JULy 14,1917.
]lEADING GIlI.LS

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:aJDADING NlIlWS

Tbe Tra.mmg Bng
K ng Alfred
nc!\t C&Vlll'81alom Br .dge. bu grounded

SOCIETY

PERSONAL

FARDRS AJID THB GAlDI Ql1BIITlON

s tuated

to

F tzroy Hawkinq

8e(:ond son of the

ARlIIY APPODrTDIITS

THE

OF

BOROUGH

HENLEY

IMPORTANT MBETING AT NBWBUR~

of

I1he Readi.nt Tramwa.y race pta last eek ver:e
£1064 as. Id an ncrello8e of £216 Us 7d. over
the corresponding week of last year
Mr

7
REGULAR FORCES

INFANTRY

ROYAL BBRKSHIRlI BBGIUBNT
(at""'hedl -1.
1 oreetl)

ate

AUfltr&i an

Dr Fra.nc18 Ha.wk IJ8 5 gazetted second eu
tenant. Royal FIymK Corps to date f om JUDe
l~th

There BOOms to be a good deal of m sconcept on 01].. the subject of So r r a d<l

People have not yet real sed that are, 0
lut on n fightmg has been cren.tcd by the

use of this no~el veapon

In la.nd var

fare the d efeat of the army means the
ave comlllg of the clan population a.lsa
C v Lans who taKe to a IDS get short shrift
On sea ,lctory 0 er the enemy s fleet
neans secur ng tho wa:,; of nvas on and
stoppage of sea borne suppJ cs
Hence
I t s mply suffices to defeat the arm) a.nd
na y of the enemy to secure advantages
:vh ch cannot be made g cater by :vag ng
v.ar on the clan populat on But tblS
war has shown that tI c German 1 as no
.egard for mternat onal usages and only
by mterpos ng our fleets and arro es are
1i'0 able to defend our mv hans from bar
barous nd ruthless treatment
A rcraft
ho veve
has created new
b upreroacy on la.nd or at sea s not now
sume ent
Bombs dropped from a reraft
cannot be a med w th the accuracy of a
gun Bos des any port or town defended

by fort ficat ons s I able to be bombarded
and [l ousas or evans a e h t no blame
s attacl cd to the aggressors What; then
s the pos t on of towns here n n tons
nang s go ng on or they are defended by
lint a cra.ft guns 1

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DISAPFECTTON AT BRAMLEY
JRISJThL\.N ~IDlT TO PRISO"

1 r 6lld.s

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"\ th r eg-<ud to the
Satt Tday rno

ng

t

ado
13 0\ V10U

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London on

t hat

th CTC

vas so nethrng ackino
The nat on .... <18
nforn cd
a. tate.nent \\ t ch a s 1 eared fa
J e Pes that teLa don de
and we e cady a
R ea ll y f hat was
os w could do e n. c so y for the
capl e no b11.ve to sub n t to t B t l\e
d o oot bel eve t The e
no do bt nom
for

Ist BERKS VOLUNTEER REGIMENT
, I.N) B COMPA-1\' lES

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THE

LIGHTING

ORDER

NEXT \Vr.eK s Tu.m T.j."8L)J.

It 8 l"eporled t1 at
on Beth rmn
HoUwcg the GerDla.D Cha.ncelior
fo mod the German Re cl stag t
th e
peace ~ ,"tiOl t annexa.tIOos lOrruula was
na.cceptable to Garmany If tb s be so
then t s onc of the best p eces of news
that has come to thlS country fa a. on~
t m e It w I cony nee au Russ an All es
n ~ way we could not have done
that
peace w thout annexat ons ot' ndpmn
t es
s an mposs blo propos t on 1 rom.
German sou ces also comes a. statement
to the effect that Germans could not
e
expected to be enthu5 ast C n making war
merely for
tJ e sta.tus quo
\Var
tne
cont.inuat on of d plornacy and t s the
co I s on of forces ;vh ch fruled to ~nd
peaccf 1 agreement The nobon that the
;va can be ended by a return to
as you
~ere
5
absolutelJ fallac ous
lime
pa.sses and ~ th t lllexorable events as
A RAILWAY TRAGEDY
the Germans ha.ve declared long ago
Germans stIll hopes to secure the objects
The body of aMI or bBdly mu~ lat.ed
was
or some of them w th wh cb she went to found
on the I De at Sonn g cutt. ng on Thurs
war If wben all 18 108t they w sh to cry day morn ng the extent of h s nJur es nd catqwts shall we let them 1 'lhe not aD 8 of ng that he had been knocked down by 8. pas"
ng '!'no n The body was removed to the Read
course absurd
We have to
ns»st
ng Mo tu&rty toO 8Vi RJt tile nquest to be held
rest tution reparat on
and gua,.. aD tees t«) d ll
Wa understand that the man oS n m e
for the future and these are bound to take WM S ubb ngton and the.t be wa..s a. member of
the RAMC
a pract cal form
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!!'be foUo\\' ng s next week s t me tab e L ght n~ Dark entng
Ju
of vah c es of to vn
14

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10 12

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16
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98

1011
0 0
108

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97

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BrlOsh BaUerles
..... American Cars
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IUc, voltage and capaotJ' for ally
or -madel gf car wbich is or has
been in gep.er.al usc
Writ. frw jaf:1i<uI'f"$"""

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Germany ap~a s to be 1-0 the th oes of
a. polit oa.J. cr s s St 11 that IS no tteason
ror any sla.ckenmg of Allied effort
We
!lave been through our pol tIcal cr ses so
has France whilst RUSSia has been through
the greatest of all
And yet there S DO
losij of resolve on our pa.rt but an JDcreaac
a.toor thaD a decrease of effort
Ger
many s troubles seem to have ansen trom
a knowledge of tne distress of ber pa.rtnerl
Austr a and a Eer-capt on on the part 0

TWYFORD

FOOD :PaoDUO'l"ION 500 BTY -A meeting Wfl.S held
on Wedneeda.y when M W H Soott oha rman
of tho oommlttee) gave lL helpful lee u e 9 D
Autumn or Second Pln.nting
He 1j.rst d ew
a.ttention to tho fact t ILt we should grow BII much
nlS pass ble from .u. 1 Btriotic po nt of V1e
lie
llustretocl bow the second pIa. ting 00 d be done
hetwoo the ex sting or first crop and wI at to
follow W"ltb alta the rust crop had been clea ad
so tha.t t could be gatheroc.l about tbe end of
Serptember or October Probabb the seoond crop
the Centre and cft/parties tha.t Germany would not be so matured as the first but t
18 pla.y:lDg a. da..ngerow game lD pursu ng a oould be usad firr;t a.nd the :first crop could be
Pan German polley ~tead of sooking reserved for the WInter months 'He dealt w th
va.nous forms of nsoot ~ta and ~oted
pea.oo
wlthout annexatlons or nde nm the
Eleveral remedies fo t deal ng Wltl them
1s
tles
But Germany s polit cal tronbles eUSSlon ensued n.e to the means for spray ng
are a bUS1ll6SS of ours They are but a.n J.I(ltatoe& wh ch had been :recently demonstrated
added rea.aon for ncrea.smg the power of lD. the alotments Those wOO reqUIre 8851rla.nce
our
p.unch., and epdea..vounng to ;::p,ve D thIS matter. are nsked to commun cv.te WIth
the
knock out
blow
The COWlDg at the hon secretary Mr Dazeley

18 gIVlDg ~dded IOT.e to our sea
She 15 Dot golng - 1:0 s~d the oon

Amenca
a;rm

sense of neutra.ls feeding

Germa.ny
or
Qj,ru1s.n veseelS K.ettjb:g ezlt thro-q.gt:L ~rJ'1

tonal Wa.tarB Her attitude 18 stifl8Dillg
tua.t of oar ForeIgn Office ....d A!dm",..tty
&Dd we are taJring our share m olOl!lllg tue

I....... ~j='Ilith
~
IIlId ~
.-Is
lJ<\IkiIO ticnt

JlARLBY
\

nclude Ct
n

The Re't' Chtt (> F eon n.nd Mr'"
ng entr Be rl "'h
Mrs F !;on-S vo .ell e
M!;!! Fi!!on a.nd Mrs MASon-two sil cr entrea
d shes
Mr R RA.Vnold ~ S Iv r &1 kn ve~ flnd fnrkfl
M a. I M
John I nn- S e b t.e'l' I sh

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BASIN GS TOKE
THl'.: NE'" RECTOR 01' WORT I'G - The Rev

F

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M J
M!I~

~no WD~
TM'E COTTAGt:
lIosp 1'.u.,---.M! John MfW'E!6 pre
fi ~ at the
n.rulUaJ. rueetlmg of the BU1:mc ben; 0
ho Bu ngd.ak.e- ~ Hospit.al. wbWh wu, \Clld

'"' the fawn Hal

on Tuesday a.ftemoon

Tho

.ba.la.nce

lD

band of £158

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M

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D k nso - Twtl Ii 1 or se ~ I.e l' ng
D ck mo a nd M s KoUon- S lver egg

Iln rl Mrs

K

ok

Cheque

M JII Milo tby-S Iver tM "ponns
L ou~nan t a.nd Mrs
W
Wyndha.m
S vcr tea. !Spoons
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Ch3pman- Silve'l' t.e. caddy

Ron M fI Gamb e Pfl.T'T'y.--CUl' and !II, ~ r
M &nn. M I; H Sp e &--Two &e'l' et 6 l' nBIS
Mrs pomoy and Mrs Hodgelri &-91ver sus&!'
tonlZ:S

The report and

Sberficld-iJn Loddon n the pla.ce of M
MaJ'Sli
who being now & l rullbee
tI ex-ofJicio a nw.abe

of tho oommittee
TOWN COU1\ClL The monUtly meet.Lng o£ tho
Town Council w.e.s Wd on Tb1.W'8day wbon ow ng

BINPIELD

00 tho dea.th of his Ca.ther ab Sal1th Motto
ho
1]'"" n Clerk (Mr J A KmJOlonl , ..
'1Us
WOUN.DlID SoLntEB8 EN'TBM'A.llUJ) -In be&.lltiful
being the first t4mo ho ba.d mYaed a oounail l~ weather on Thursday n the ground8 of Bi.n6ell
e ~teen l _o o.",The M&yw m::pr"BI!I8ed lIympa.Uly House l!ra Hubert Baile)' cnt,,;,rtalned some 100
WI1th tho Town Clelk Ul. his berea,:vemoo~ A .lett« wounded. soldiers. Yift, four South Afncan"
from tlhe Roo.din1f Town Council ~bor With ... f om the South Afnca.n H~ taJ at Richmond
copy of & rceoliUlOn pGlI!Je(l. by tlwlm at a.
eoent under Capta n Catchpole Mt down under a. larwe
meet4ng
Tha.t hie M&.Jel$ty 6 QoVe.nunMt be urgEid marquee to lunch a,d dunng the afterpoon they
tt.~m~ the oounoil6 of
a.nd of ur.6o.n W8l'O lomed by 27 from the Po~wOOd RoIiP tal
a.iKI rural dtsu ob to pul'cbue ooal for WI) &0 res under Commandant Mrs. Bo.lleu-Snuth 12 from
dents n their l"OIIpcctivo ~
wn,e read
T.bc Bmcknell under Mi60l Bu.T1Iett and 25 rrom one
oounc OOcided frret of aU *0 oonrer witIJ. l~ of the 'ReadlDl b<l&Pitals A fir~la.a& pa.rty of
me~ on the aubJ&et 01 the ooU
a.nd n entertainers tram ""London prov1(led deli8'btful
tltns oonnoot:.ion t wae e;a.ggeBt:ed *hat f the oolll
ocal and Instrumental mUi e the lady oornet
merebal'ltll oould~Y the ooal the diffioulty &II to pla)'f!lr 8' YlIlK great delabt., iii did the two Hi8'h
atol"ll.go m ~
1,. bo overoome \:q b&V1Dg i.to lAn<\eftl WIth their P'pM &lid Sootch,..1ii. Bowl.
dapoeited at Obe town
until ftIqUired Dy tbe and
pnwided PteanN fer many AlI.t

u-t

borou,.

IIU*

hOU88bo dera.

ocolaw

M ~ Wyndhll.m-D a.mond guard rmg and t.c:&
ballk-ehM se Gllh el S ver !'tv;eet rlllh

OO.la.nco shoat were adopted 4nd the oomm.i.ttee
eleot.ed th(l only aJileN.tio.D. n!tll oons JtutlOll being
\1he ~ nme.nt of the Rev J B B..l'lmr Rector of

,.rd

D (J k t«lo- I \\0

stand
M 55 L F ann-- 'T wo silver AAlt cellars
1'I{:s EdW1\rrls-S
e tea.spoon s

POI' 6hov; eel that. tho number of pa.t:ienw. trea,tad
du mg tho}"Oa enOod 319t May W6.& 200 of whom
33 belonged to BaE.!.ngstoke a.nd 'Wilth a. fev; C'lC
ooptLoltS the rema.mde
belaoged to !le:Ighbo nng
pa. 16h611 'Ilbe &COOUn18 w.bich for the fi:cst t me
hod been cxn.mmed by a. cl\a.rtered n.ooount.a.nt VlZ
M.r Errut 11 raJlCl9 of Rending showed an lDOOms
inoluding tho ba.lanoo f om lU yN.
of £1 155
Afro pa.ym60t 0 too \JfIOO.i Mpenat£ thcro rOI'1'A nOd
II.

N

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N No DlAn-Loc \abo A(Wo,l' oh.o.pla.U
of
t 0
S()l.IIlhem Command was nduooe< to ho ~ Y
of W 0 wng 0
1 :rursdny a.ftemoon by tho A c.b

mnse

Humphrey fo me I

forrlah Te ag d $(I
LL 5 -On
li
3 " dden)~
l Ii" LnndnD
RMd \:0 k f own S rey Ellen J a. e vndow
(If T F " II fi and fifth iaUGhtor of tbe 1... ,.
James !\ cbe af Sy jmonton &Bed 7S

BB.LlX~n

Mrs Hallctt-S Ik wo k bag
1It J!.8 A tycs.-8 yer en et

llimuofl
"long

Officen or H M S &in -Ri1v(OT TOGO bowl
TIl P.]ookets o f H M S R vftl- Clook

W ALTHA. 8T

LA:WRBlfCB

Mr P~rcr. Woodruff Batten 80D of Vr J T
or femple Grote I.YioS just obtoined
two ftnt.-claaa oerliiftoatea hu been promoted
Bat~n

ftr8t J euten6llt WIt! een onty or ht Apr I lut.
Th18 ?,oung ofttoer lS now D command of one of
the Tanks
and Will proceed to the fronL

ehorH,y

:lO :\t "F.:m 0 t.h .MAry
dow of t he He
\\ Il.
\ M r of Moll ng:t;o
Ox

W

M.l'8 nodd-~ h IoJ'K1k~reh ef
M SIS Cal erIe -Ch ns. flower not.
ME'8t.e P pomev-Gl.s8 dISh

Jut

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A thur W IJ an Bra n 1101

edor of &. thR. pte

Bra. n of Den wo t
Jo;

lOOn

of the late W 11 a m

Wool , ton

au....

HlWtA

-On July 6 It D nfield Derks after
AI eo i\ittncy. e dest Ia.I~hte nf

IIn ('~

the late S
Jf\. GIoI D MllckfUla D )]ort .,.
I'a.rb3.t and Sc.1.t.weJl
GowHa.-On Jul 7 at 36 Chmm 10 V 111\1 flavl'J
Charlotte E.1 81 bet A a Al fi rM) (owe t C": ~ l
dllllghter nf 1I e 1400 Rev J

A Gowu

0 1' Stoke

lOSOlJ Slough Qed SlI
BU,XXUB -0 July!l &t 2'. lIelrolie Avenue
F..arley t1 0 liOl r y ·l on~1 Wife of Ma.rk &rkDe..
n J ar 43th "flar

KIU n-On J uly 10 a.t Woodmancot:&. era.
thorne 'IbOO1:15 Slo.nlo.PB K.ell ..,. .aD 01 the

lAte Tbomae ~ ley af Btr(! t.bllUi. if 11 -red n.
s..."MON -On July It Georp Rw. I onlJ l um-viOl
IOD of thfl late Josepb Smith 8aJmoP of Bam,..

den Hou. RM,ilDI

8111f1l11f01l1LL

do.... in too <..-r litr Pbl\Upo 01 ROodi. .1 to
A.t. ~ apPfOpri.UOD in conDection wUb the
,...hieh the eta« of BinAald Hollie were pneroaaq
ill'nted by U.O kind bosteA. tor ..hom r:mlri~ " - ' DiBt.riot. Starr Burl.... BuDdin. Society
ElIGLBFIELD
Mn
SoKle. of SbDDia.h 11 WM declared on
cbeers woere pftD After the
of the~..
titled to an acbloQ08..of £-400 free of intaresl.
tionaJ. Anthem aDd the South Afnoan Cry
MI'Jor J
F Bligh M C
8oy!II lI'iM brabt. and
Hr. Luau of K DI e Road bioi been oti6ed
1. ""IU1=
ArfJiiery who was killed on Ja1:Ll~ was bcim aDd!b.e ~~,"'i~
tbat bor b••b~d
B. ~ Ba,aI~a...
!bOl'
a\ BnaIOfIoid em Jan-,. 19III ll:I1l8
daO/I &rIIlIorJ .... boon wol!Dliellla ilia . . .
&lid hiF'I Wl<II
dotiIIithl ""liD&-

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