Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 08-1917

OXFORD

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UU1fDRY MANAGER S AFFAIRS.

SOCIETY

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READING LOCAL TRI»UNAL

ST GILES READING SOXooL .rO'OlIJIl!Y

THURSDAYS CASES

VISIT TO THE RENNET VALLEY

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MII_Oal&UI AT . r _ T COaT
FROM THE 4CTUAL IdANUlIACTUBEII

A IlUttiDg of the Reading BOrough Tr bu.n.a..l Wo8.I
he d a the Se6a.iona BOLaO on Thursday Mr L. G
Sutton p 6/1 ded and he otbe m~mbe 8 of the
Tnbuna .frell8nt were Mess 8 F B Parfitt., F E
Mo ng
Cat- BY J eT WI urn L E Quelch

JONES

IWONRY wow;
Bodf.. d Rood, READING.

E...bIiohed 1861 !'bo.. 137
I. oII ...teri&Io £2 to £2000 s,-;.J W.. M......n.J..
Photop"aph. lea Free

and E B Deadma.n "th M B Collinll (0 e k
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Ca.m.eron Gu
M Ita.,) Repreeentatl e
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Lieutenant Goalby (Ca. c sham)
~DJOVBNED OASES.

BmTJIS VABRUGB8 AID DEATHS
Th... NOTICES ,.-luoh IDU»t be .utbenticalbd
1ntb the N~ &I1d Addr... of the s.wdor) -...
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ROLL OF HONOUR.

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TIlE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
ROYAL BERKS HOSPITAL

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Th e p o nt \\ 8 " LSh to emph a.s S8
Lhat
Lhe me tl ods of t he H o u~e o f H ~ cnzo l~ n
I a.vc not cl fLng ed
1 ecleT ck he Great.
t.he fa ude ot the agg e5 Co trad t on of
the Pruss a n Dynasty slo e S l es a. and
nst ga.ted the pa "1. t, on oE Po and by v. hich
he p ofited
He slated • Lh u d"g sed
cyn c sm IJ a.
t as the I & ness of a.
ca.p a.ble llwna. c h to d p e I s p op e a.nd
ob h s D e ghbou s
Bismar ck who e
GOOr ed the upremacy of t he Hohe n 01 ern
po l <Jy brok e It trea.ty vi cn be forced a..r
on Deno a k to f;mze SOl 1c'>S \\ g Ho ste n
fo Pru ~ a and obLarn the por t of K eJ a.'3
Ger m an v S f t r e na al b ase.
Tl e p ese nt
N", ser 5 gra ndfa.t\ cr cd w th the n 06t
e ff'us ve I y pocr sy a,bout t he or g n of the

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n 1866.

Molt ke has exposed the fa.l sol cads n I ;s
e rno rs No do bt I e reg ded t he n
caso n a be a. d b ameless B s a ek fa\ s
lied he fa. uous Ems teleg am 0 0 cler to
make a.r beL\\- eeo Puss a a.nd F ance n
e tab e 111 870 and h s p et st c H ohen
wa s h s accomp cc
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he m II I as p sued and s pu
ng t he

san e c ooked pol Cj as I 5 P edecesso s
T I Cli also been po ntcd 0 L by the F rene
t hat tI c c has been no chanoe of poi cl
\lith t e cha.nge of Chaneello s
S nee h s
as:: u mp on ot office. D M eha-elis I a pub
1 she d fal so ve .s ons of documentary e
le nce of aoreelllCl t£ o f F anee
tl R SSl a
1 he H o e ll () e rn lle tl 0 1 of d pillg th
G e r na n peopl e and dece vmg a nd caJol g
othe r nat. O DI;:; 15 stJ. 1 u ful sv. ng

A ma. r age I as been 3l'1"&D.Red betVi ee M
H i\f Hopwood Roya. Ir ~h Dragoon G lArds
oon of ~h e ate H S
Hop\I;ood R W S
and
A son da.ughte of M e A HOl"n of S kirsgtll
C-a.:=.bor oy

La d Roundway of Roundway Pa.rk De zccs
Wfl.S the reCJp ent of an addrEl5s I; gnoo by neB. y
9. 000 of b s friends and ne ghbours on Monday

READING PIONEER SCHOOL OF
INSTRUCTION

co nornt.u Rting h m upon the honour wb ch the
K no co ferred all hl.W n rai l:! og h m to the
P ee age
The engagement s a.nnounood between Ca.ptaiJ
Jo
M '-Nli:!o
So t Sl;:a.ffs Regtmoen
elder
son of J N co e of Hills de Cha.rmoutJ
a.nd
Ka he r ne Myra FH th on j ch Id of the R& G
C and Mrs Ba.tt.iscorn be The Rectory Den

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Th e mora I of ",II Lb, •
the Br sb nat on to be on ts guard
of the g r eatest d a ngers
an nconc lu s vc
peace
Englan 1 stood as de wh I t G e r
ua ) Look So.hlesw g Ho stem from Den
mark ~ h 1st she h rnbl ed Austr a aod
mad e of he r a s bservIent tool and Vi
F a ncc was bea te
and Al sace La ra ne

BANK HOLIDA Y GYMKHANA

ha.m Buck'S.

Th e engagement s a.nnounced of the Rev
Charles Lennox R dgewa.y the Vea.r of St
Augustme s Queen s Ga.te
South Ke1l8 D$'ton
thlld son 0 the :to.e Rev W R a.nd Mrs R dg€
a.y of Stern6e1d, Suffo k a.nd Ml..S8 Dorothy
Sydrte-y W_b ough younge daughter of Mr W
B W 3Bb 0 Sh of Wa.n age Berke and Hn.nover
Lodgo Ha.r 0\\

annexed T e r esult w e a ll F.Q8 a powe r
ful Ge ma y don Ulatrng Aust a and bent
on a n a ggres.."'t e progl'a.mme
\Vhcn
Germa.nv nvaded Belgzum t na.s the last

Th s count y dec ded t could
av o d t.'1k ng
p arms
defence of v; eaker na oms
More ov er
self ntcrest also dflmanded that Ge m an y
s ho Id not be allowed to tea
p treat es
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the

p eace of E rope d ope ded
\re ve then
lfter a.ll th s t r eme dou !{ st ugglc go n g

t o be lIea.k no v he eonH ct s d a v ng to a
It 5 n ecessa.ry tha.t
c should
stand firm t o t he end and t ha.t our resoilJ
toto see that a satisfacto
se eu ed shall n ot be weakened We
rest ass ed t hat fijS G e rman y se(\s
prospccts of v cto y n the field or
U boats st,eadily wa.n g ever y effort
eve y art flce will be tr cd to gao n her
by othe r means The natIon n ust there-.
fo re be read ~ to defeat all attempts by
nSld ous mean s to depflve L of the Iru ts
of tI e s cccBsful res stance to German
a nh t ons By th s t me German methods
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THE LIGHTING ORDER
NEXT WEEK 8

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LAMP
BRITISH

'I he very d-eepest s~pathy W1 I bl3 fe t w th
Mrs 0 Ba ker Benfield (second dAughte of the
late Cupta D E P Batten). he mothe
Mrs
Ba.tten and the otbe members of the frun y n
the further heavy bereavement h ch has ovel'taken them Mr Benlield losme h s 1 f(\ n R.
torperlood vesseL Mr a.lId 'Mrs Benfield had
both heen nval ded homo Mr Benlle d was h e
~ r e vell known and we can recogmse ma.ny manage ofa. bank) a.sthey had both had mala al
o[ her end eavours
1> t s.he a150 works fever nlry severely :hf:rs Benfield vho W8.S wry
underground and we may never be sure weak at the time from he malanal feve waA
ave<! but she l06t eveJ'yth ng_ and wn.s ery 11
of her hand work
a.ft& he ternb e e::s:penence Mr Bone6ld s home
--0-WM at Ca.mbr dge
11£1"8 Ba.ttan BDd two f'Jf he da.ughters ha. (l now
BIN FIELD DISTRICT
The sound patb 1 as a.long a rafusa
heen
left Wldows. M s Batten s e1de t daughter
d scuSs terms of pea.ce unt I Germa.ny
Our
B
nfield
correspondent wnt;ee WIth regar 1
Mrs Da.vUI l08t her hnsb(l,nd Second L eut Aco npell~d bv the march of events to
fA a. five mile c rcwt - Hay h-a.s been be1o"
H Da..VlS of Twyford n M£.sopotam Q Ia.<rt yea.r
for an arm st ce and for the best
he &l'erage not y eld ng n the district mucb
Capta n E P Batten d ed n June of th :'; yMr
Allies are preps. ed to grant h e
ana M s Bat1:e-n 8 seoond dlUlght.er Vera ha.s above 1lJld n many p& I:B not more tha.n hal! ..
ton to the OOl'e
Hete and the e v; hero owne1'8
1l()W s uffered the loSfi of her husoond.
only too much r eason for bel ev ng
fa ed to clea.r be fore the heavy a.m of laet
s he s eng neerrng the Stockholm confer
week wba.t re.ma. n.s !I practically spo It. Th&t.
enee for her own ends 1:1 e safety hon
collected pr:evlOOsly was n l,a,Irly good con
BISHOP OF OXFORD ON
our and welfare of the K ng.s dom mODS
di raon Whoot pronnaelJ to be an a.v.erage crop
RECONSTBUCTJON
d'Cmands tJtat no sect on shall De aBowed
wll e ba.cley looks a good YIeid
e>a:ts &M
to discuss and arrange peace What s the
m ddling and the straw 18 ebort Roots RoTe ex
plea up aD wh ch Mr Arthur Henderson
of Oxford, preaching &1:. st. Jude g.. ceptionally good ra.rely ~ve they looked better
and thOse working with h m est the r
B1l.ID~t.ead G(r.rden Suburb on n 50me pvta hoe ng s ~ry 'I'leClC'ltI8Vy Pota.t.oea
for part Q lpa.t ng In the Stockholm
Sunday eve.mug 8[lrld tha.t :W,6 were: beg nn ng to of the early vanety have yw,lded 'well di&eUe
ference' It rests upon
real lie how V85t I\- recOlUlt.!ru.ct aD of our soc..aI more or 1688 s however man reet.
The later
Russla wlth those elemez:tt,s
and ndustr a.l systema would be l:lleVlta.ble it rna n crop g VO!I eYety prom1Be of a. spHm<lld
zeSt] for brmgmg about
, ':e:;~~~H~: we were to be tr.ue to our deals
We had to yteld but the ckOOge of the J.a.te ram on the
have been cleverly uSed by G
str va for & state of eoo sty n wh ch every n o1&y 80 I e&mes S6MOWI mlAfflVlngs ... to the r
ea.us ng t.he a.ownfaJl of RUS8:la
d vldual would have the opportun ty to ma.ke ""'0 DB t1)e d ..... pMt. Vegot&bl.. n ,Jlottrous results of the....
the bMt of hi.m8elf or herseU. We do not wa.nt msntB and gard~8 never looked bettm; u.ve cab
revolntion whleh led to ~'On We 'lWWlted bage wb ell is nfeeted With eaterplU'&l'I
palled them to faU mto
the co-operation or eJl el&elJe& and kinds of men
JlAl4BLlIDEN DISlRICT
a.nd Korniloff m the
Wlth aM thell' d fferenoea of cond t on
towws
Wh""t -A few good ...... but moolly ..ry
meMures to secure
ilie eom:mon end The sense or itftwardab p for
Th~ hew RUSBl..aD
the common gpod meant a. great cha.nae pour t.h n OWIng ~ long hard 'W'inte under "Mrap.
Ba.rley -The beat erop or the B8UOJl • fau
Atlaus has
ordi.n&ry conceptions a.nd '" great. uprooting of
th&t peace 18
many preeent ~Vl1& bot now wae the hour and a.vera.ge
Oats -G«ter&lJy 'i'8ry tbm OWIDe: to attailn
Mr Henderaon
the opportunity
of fnt fly a.nd "flre ~l"!D Col¥icfeiably under
has changed ';o;'~fder;bliY:~
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FORTHCOJ«ING

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One of the la.rp&t and most mportant Moct ng
compet tiona ~ that whioh, s to talle ple.ce 0 the
well eqUJpped Euley R lie ~e from Augu ~ t 27th
unt.ll september 11L
M
J R.u.bbrooKe 01
Bulmenhe Coo to, Read DB W 0 baa ta.kt\n lIuch a
kean nro est n al ahool.lng oonteaitl 00 the range
haa er k ndl:y prMaoted a eolid AlveI' (".ha.Uer'lgo
(lUP wb M ,. to be competed for a.nnuaJJy The
oonteet. • open toO memberl of anv rifle club n

.Bvbh re &fti iat.ed to the S M R..c. aDd .., any
member of 8lA Majat.y. P'Gl'C!leA l'tWident n tb6
ocnmt, at the tune of the con"-l In addiiicct. tG
the oup a PI' Ie to the ...lue of £3 38 w D be 11"
to the wunUlr &Dd t.here ne ~ oUe: ~
frem £2 1!s to 50 Shaoling,. to Iaft plaoO
Il"OUl 10 a.at unt I 7 p'In fIl&ab du ud ent&!i,.,
1i'h oh elON on Aurat 25th. mult. be MIlt to Mr.
E. Gibh.. Maid"'n Erl8l'h Park Refod til or to
Mr A Wark 47 eut.le Street Readin,

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A _ t for Lodi.. ..ru be hold at St. lU1~.
Hall OxfoJd \ lMm qctober 1-,'1 and..m be
-, 1.1 ~ tile !lev Cyrii Hi_th (of the
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at the IIeeUriootioDj It 10

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In the final GriU!lley beat

SHOOTING

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