Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 08-1917

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'REaDING tOCAl TRIBUNAL

two m the number of constMlI,es employed 1D the
In \' ew of the war OOntl8e8 to the
faroe amoantmg aJ;: present to 78 6d per m&n
per week. &nd ~ CQQ8riierahle UtCreaoSe 01 the
prtoo of cloth og etc to none of which ~he
OOrouRh has up to t)() present been aaked to
contribuie, the Sta.ndmg Jo nt CommKiee of the
ooomy &Ugge8t that the Town Coune 1 should
accept the tempor&ry re luct on of the
force
dOing duty In Newbury and should continue the
payment of £900 a year prCWIded for by the
e,gre-ement. The eomrrutt.ee oons dered the proposal a. n!Juona.h1e one under all the c roum
stances a.nd recommended ts 6Ce'6pt&ooe by thecouneM The County Pol ce Foree has., s nee the
preaent. agreement. commenced boon r&:iooed hy
69 OWUl~ t.o t he WfIo
NEWBUlty
Mr Stra.dt:ng nroposed rmd Alderman Got d
fIEICOnded, the adopt on nf th" report and Mr
~6U, n IfU'pportrng the comm ttes s reeom-.
THE RECR.UITlNG ADVlISOBY CoIlllllTI'EB -Mr
Fra.nc II Bate wbo bas held the poBltion of me nd3tlOO n mlereOO6 to the police., MUd the
Cha rmao of the South Berks Adv ~ry Comm.t Sllgp;8&t.e.d arrangement. would be advsnta,seous
tee
connection ,",th the recru ting wo k m the to Newbury
The report. was qgreed to
(lonst tcancy for nearlv I.wo )ea.rs hll6 been com
pe 0 to es gn ItS o ffice A t a meetmg 01 the ESTATJ'! lIt:ARKlM'1S Al\D BY LAws CoMVlT'U.1'..
Adv sor y Comm ttoe held on ruesda)' a.fter
A number of accounts ~re exam ned
and
noo
t.here were generaJ aod smce e express. OIld 1')M6ed by thi comT1l.lt.t.ee 'VI' 0 11olso bad be..'o.e
of egret 801. Mr B t.e s dec S aD nnd test mony them tho repo ~ of t.J e nspector of we shts IUld
WaH full v pa d t.o the
Cha rman s r ema.rka.ble meusures to Ma. eh 31st 1308t. Draft by la.90S as
record of hard, pa~ent and succetlSful W4) k to tents vans, etc were cons dercd Bod fot:
Mr Bate bl\S 8CfU"Cely m ssed ons meetmg out
arded to the Loca.l Gave nment Board far
of over 100 helti. It s a.nt Clpated tha.t the work apprl)vlll.
of the Ad~lSOrv Comm ttee w I cont 000 for
The r eport was pMIKld on the proDosal
some t me as !.he a.nthor ties ay great 5ltress on Alderman Da.y seconded by M Genter
the nportance of Adv)sory' Comm ttees. Mr E
ROADS A.ND LIGHTrNG COMlllTTKE
J Forster a.nd M F Wnght have boon elooted
members of the comm ttee n addition to aeb.nS
Th s comm Uee r600rted th&t Mr J A
lJ,I; bon. 5eCl'otar es.
hurst C C had consented
0
l"e'pl"IJscnt.
Ie
&utbon ~y on the Ad sory, Comm ttee for the
!\'"EWBURY BOROUGH POhlCE
COURT county BpPO nted at the suggestion of the
M n stry of Mun tlODS v. th a v nw to regnlati R

XAIDElillEAD

borough

MONDlI.Y S CASES

TuESDAY

Jul:t 31 -(BoJoro G A

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thtl dlatr OQf Ii C Mylne:; E D M8.nBfieJ.d }:
M S'W'gce and H W ....... Eoq~)
)i AlLING TO RlU'OB'I'
Fitzgerald A H :.F raoolt. P.erk&-~ort'18
n.otm
m8.nl\.ge o[ 11 QUAIl\ .ManmoD:15
Quean IS Club
Ga.rdens West Ke:nsmgton Park 8 \V Wa.tI eha.rged
\HtJ failing to repart to tho l'EIOnDSing authont:ies
/I.

F ulh&m wJj~csby he bec6mo

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29th 1.917

ahsmtee on July

P S
P.rcroe deposed hha.i
a4ing under n
Structnon8 from SuJ)tl GOOdIl. d he 'm!Int to W fIZ
gra. e where he found the nefendalit n 8. boa.t on
the ba.clow:lbe
He "'fie una.'hle to produce any
P<»'II 51 ow:mg ha.t h
at. n
bo Army but ho
ma.de 8. statement to he- effoot tb&t 00 had been
allowOO ic t'8Ign h !l comTnl8!10n lD ho RF C 111
Fob UlLry last
MaJo Dc u.s do V tre AMd ho.t defendant ha.d
beoo a.U~ to rot\]g his oomnusenon ,ou; 8'00000
lie .c It. t
tho R F C hut ho W86 still 1 able fo
!\'I1M'lOO

unde

tho seco cl Mlihta.ry

Scrv co

Ao

W e ho heard thnt. 1Q dnfMdant 't\ Il.O! n hie e ~
ho mnr16 a a~h\"..n. nn fo hUl appreMnalOn
J~fonda.nt I\dll1:lt.ted that ho Wf16 II a.h'lCn ec but
fI.'\J,d (l httd no ntoo on of 0 adu g .mi1t&r). SOT ~
Whon e ree gncrl his ommlal!. 0 he v;ent up tho
rn er ~ ~~ uurt.ruc tJo
f ol' (1
ot.tcrs to be fo
.... a.f"dod to
m
Tho noucc f on .he 1"<"erurt::l ~
a.ubhornties ViM not scn t on to 1 un u j] a. wook ago
Flo tt.d "tended to OJ i.znmed.ia.tely on ecc vmg
h. I
/?W o f hl$ p (l'V OUB ~ ell Y-'t'8 expel" nco
o a. W>lQ'Il 16 v.~ed if po661b e Cltber to reJOm
ho RJi C 0 to o n the RN;\8
Ma or DCIlllS 00 V I:ro fl6.id he did not JUnk the
rlcfc 'ldant '\'."0
J"ifl 0 u..ny diffi ulty n oJommg f.be
R F C f ho wished to do eo
'M €I Ben h mMle n o rclet f<:t dcfcndnnt to he
hal dad OW6 0 the mil 1.1. Y Il.u.thon~

young felloW' very oh.ea altppad
g
nbYth""vm
e wro.osu,at
waynBh~ patt,

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.. _ _ "till
fQ
Mr W llink "'" aocord6d • "ot.e
the propotl lion of the Rev Canol! or~ GIl
oooondad by Mr L II •
0.......::·-0.1,
Votea of tha.nb wore alIIO P&aaod t;'fWUow J P
to tho cbalrmfLn lor pretl d n8ibe..aia '"

MBSOPOTAMIA DAY -Th s flag da.y Wall ar
ranged for MaidonJ (lad on Sa.turday but ow ng to
tbe non amval of 8ags it had to be postponed
COUNTY Gl.RL8 ScnooL MAIDENB.:!:4D - Among
tJ e 8ucceesful candid.tes at t l 0 London Matr ell
la.t on E:r.anu~tion June ID17 nra -C
1...
)Iorns and E M Ba.rrett ~oU pup Is or tbe
County G rls School ¥l1.ldenl earl
PRESENTATION - M
H G wW"rGt ce
ho hBS
been permanent wav frireman of tho M&denhead
Diatnct of the Great W C8tcrn Rai way I as heen
presented by tl e J')ertnlWlc.nt Vi By men w t.h a
rad a ,,"r sf wu.tch and fiOIlle toba~o He baa
been recalled t.o
Colours haw ng served fo a
short penod n the Ra. way Sect 0 of the Roya
EnSlMerg f\OOn nJter the v. 8l" broke out f rom
wh.icb he reoenoo h.s discha.rge OWIng to a.
weH: f30Ilkle

MAiDENHEAD COUNTY
PretYIllILD It N

too

FIVE- YEAR OLn
DTBBS

EwtER.TAINS

-Ma.~tc r Bcnnettr-Boultmg

JUly 17t.h.--{BoIol'O

FRIDAY

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Ro!>ert

TB~" OP A BrOYCL't
James CottreU Wa.r 18

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the Bon E. S o.._u R N )

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a. genUWb&ll 8 b.k:ycie on the 15th i1l1 ~
~a.r sh at n Ay va. ue .t3 he Pl~uI): l1J i.h&

WOUNDED SOlr

ave-year
Bo rJting and
the

pmc;ou

u.

1 0(
horpe Wh61 charged the
1it!
Yes I and u. pal wont. down,,~ rep "?d.
eye e I wa.s r d ng hroke down and I 'I1i. b
one to get hack horne IUld lIOld t tb ~ tb.
HUD tor 258
H e W~ fined 30 .. r-a ~
.h a
"nd 1,"
It 9'1 days
So. &Ild lJl __
the aouncil

moved thnt pend ng the
nstruction
t he pSnl.gra.ph

old son ot Mr and Mrs Arthur
RM,J,nd60D or JId
d AI II Bennet of ] be Bea.r
Hotel 1111\ dru head en erta e 1 severa l I undrcd
wounded 80 d es n.t CI veden Ho p t.; I on 1. hurs
day oven Dg n
-ook ~c a 1 rues e re present nclud ng 111 s A..,t.o
\1
-e ra e a. ed
w U the \.ever t le upersona. ~o .snd 00l led
rcreTlo ro W!lS
b mage nand ngn n

WINDSOR AliD ETOII

exhausted

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oad stone to the vano:l S areas of
the countr'\'"
RBSERVt; BATTAL ON ABSENTE£S
The comm ttee also had before them {\ letter
Henl'} Bennett Bod TI oma.s CllJ'tcr pnvM..os from t.1>o Loc;l. Government Boo d n eferenoo
n the 05th Tr81n ng R escrv-e &ttalion st.a.tio led to exere smg economy m 'be use of timber for
Bt Chlsledon Oamp were
charged W1 h be Dg road wo ks
SATURDAY.

July

~t.h

-(Before the M.a.yor)

the supp y of

Mr Cnt.cr P oJlosed fI..I i:l Alderman R'Rnkm
seconded !..be adopt on of the report and t
passed ... thout comment
Br af reports we e p osented a.nd agreed to.,
WIthout d !lcUse on f om too Ma.Jn Dr" noge.. tit!
MORE A..BBF.NTEES
San tan Bn.ths Cemeten
and Museum and
A bert 'l'ha.t.cher and J..lom6'> Maloney membel"5 Free Pnbl c r brary Comm It.ec&
of the Aootral a.n Impcr a Fo ce slat oned at
The Mayo read a etter f on the Women s
Codfo d a.nd Favant. Ca.mps respecti eJy "'ere Sect 00 of the N fLt ana. Sen' ce Department
cha.rg6d \' th oerng IIobseni.oos.
reJat ve to a. svstemn.tc conect on n the own of
p C PortJock fi.ta.ted tba
c q '2Stioned both Vi ast.e J>&pe a.nd t
ItS nee ded to place tius
men whom he saw m d ffe ent p.vts of he Lo'A'll matter n the hands of t he Roads CommI ttee
on the prev 0lIS rught a.nd fin I ng
hey
ere
not posseS!!.ed of pas&e6, he a-rMStoo them 1 ba.t.
cbel' was n PlaID c a hes, but wen...ng A.rmy
boots
Both men were rema.nded to a.W&lt escort
absentees

E menea

u.s g ve

by

lnspector

Boulter nnd P C MortIme
and t.he men l';CTe
put back n cw tod} to
R t an €£COn.
TuESDAl'
Ju y 3 1s - Before the Mayor)

Hosn ttLhI Sup
ld be regui!:.erOO

DAY AT

MAmENREAD COUN TY

!lOYS SCH OOL
RURA.L

'IRIBUNAL

Da.y

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NEWBURY

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LENNARDS
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WORLD. FAMED

t ol1don .Le......

)l~ Manebeder

'N unT 2OO.s...ebM. 7a .I.acU;&

o.a.u. SaIflLed

BOOTS It

SBOES

LeunardsLId H~~.IW., l!oloIoI.

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The n oat.hly meetLD8 of t.he NeVibury 10lllin
wruI} eld on 1. u~sda.y morn ng ha.v os:
been postponed for 0. week
n tJ e CcunciJ
Chamber when there wer(l prffoeIlt. Th e Ma.yor
(COUllC 1I0r C A Hawke) Aldermen CLucas,
A Jaekaon :J Rank n J N
D110Y
and E
ST LXWRENCE
Gou d Counc 1l01"'S J StnwIlrng F C Hopson,
'I H. Pra.U T W Turner S P Burton R
Pn SONERS 01" WAR FUND - A very gn tify ng Allder A D Cater D Gea.te
E 1 a.rfitt BJld
mOAAU IJ at llocess t.t.endcd tho sa.lo of ~ork and G S Slra90
so a l g the"l.DE h cl took PUlOO n tho ground s
Coone or Pra.t.t was re-eiected 80S & t.rustee of
o f South ake House Shurloek Row aD W crlnes- the Speen and Speenhamland Umted Chanties
dav last week
HJd of the Pnsoners of WitT to serve until 19m
I und Tho l oca. con nuttee OODB].sts of the Rev
THE CORN ExOlLlNGB RooF
A A 13 I (eM rruan) M.rs B IfI Miss NWlI
At the last meet oS of flle oouned. t 'W88
U 'S C Pigott Mrs. Day ltre. Brooker ltr
Warren a.nd 11 C) gott, WIth M188 McKenna. decided to effect negoti~tions w th the War
6OCret.a.r)
'1'he flTruIlgDmants Wl\rB ontrusted to Offiee for the purc.ha6e by them of the .steel work
ha.rd lVO king sub-oommlttee
z
Mrs Da.y wh eh t.be coonc I has had lD store for flame time
( 1m rmAn) lliss N.. h Mn. P gott, M", for the Corn E:r.ch811.ge roof
The proposal
3 ookcr and Mr C P gott (acti ng fif!JC.r8tary)
emanated from Major S J
L Vmcent UJe
a d tile} n e to be 00 19ratnln.tod on the success borougl surYeyor wI 0 18 now on m l)t.a.ry duty
of the r efforts, wh ch 1n addition to pl'OVld ng a
somewhere m Scotland, where t wIttS pro
pleasa.nt afternoon IlnQ. evening's en~rtainment. posed to utilse the st.eel work.. Arrangements
were tbe means of seeunng a snb5tn..n.tial oontri hod hoen omplekld n.nd the terms were set. out.
hunan to the fond ths net proceeds "mounting
to.£35 8&. 3d The well~tooked stalls wero n m the ~t of the.Es~ Committee for iJris
tb8 cha.:rge of the fo lOWlDg Needlework Mrs meeting. but UHl Mayor now rea.d a letter thaJ;
DR", MISS Nash Y M Wa.rren, a. d MissC Dny had Just been received from Major V..npent,
ma.ting that owmg to d fHcultle8 In obtain oS
)Umble, Mrs C P flOt! ~(,o, W.tk nand
Broolrnr fru t Afnil Wntk n MiM C Day And SlIme ent quantity of similar steel wodl: to com
M fI6 Brooker refreshments Mrs Brookcr brnn- plete the W &1" Office plans, the lropoaed pur
tub Mis.q Day Rnd MUls 8tim~n oompetitions" obaBe from the CAlrporat on waul ha.ve to dfoo.
Mr C WaTTen and M r PiJrOth pte Yr C M.a.jor Vmcent ex~resaed his thanks to tJ1e
P Rott (Afternoon) u.nd Mr L King (E'Noniliji) At ooUDCll lor the Wlllingn.ess they bad d,;spla.yod to
the tlven nit !Oclal an attracti"f'e prolll'l'lJ'me was asSist m the mAtter
P1'OVl~
Songs were rendered lJ.y Mr Wehatar
A.ND GEKBIU..L PUltPOIU
Mr Webb And MrA Haydon Rild molf;afions wen!l FINANCE W.'MIt,CO_rrra
COWlC

EliabillIblNilwn

TOWN

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i!I.... by MI.. D AWnD&U MaslMl .h"h" and
a.nclDJI ·.kept 1l>. """'ll&D1 plMlo.Dtty """"pled

It 8 est mated 'that the amount of the
posed eupp e ent.& v grant to be rece veel b tJ e
oca edueM on a. hn ty d nng the present
financ sl yea w 11 be betv.een £800 and £900
A fu the letter
a.6 re~e:J eo fron
the No v
bury Do 0 gh Teacilen; A.~oo n on one 0Slll.Cl'
a copy 0 he pre wa SCII. e or the Na.t onnJ
U n on of TCflCl ers and tl e same WI 1 reoe ve
TOWN COUNCIl
tLttent on hen the M I! on of th-o comm t.tee s
SCll €I saga n under conI! derat 0'1
Tho Ii mmer bo da.ys ~ere fixed to con me co
A m(lct Dg of t.l e above vns he d
a August nd
and condu e 0
September eU eha nber on ] ueiSdD.y eve ng
ho Mayo
4U
(Aldermtln C W Cox
J P) I res d ns
Alderman. Ra.nk n 111 prOp06LnJt the adoption other mon hers prC5!!nt e re Cow eillor Port(lr
of th e eport sa d I. hM hoe difficu t for the (Deputy Mayor) Couna 110 Norkett (ex Mayor)
comm ttee to go nto the quesi au of the te ~ Aldermer fruscott a.nd Good nnd Coune lIars
01 ers saJ." es w t.h nothing dofin te betoro them. $tuchber
L ever Chtln be n n Va SCy
Hope
I he teooheNl we e under the mpress on that I e and Olderaha.
fnereafied Government g a..r~ to be made were
The report of the Genera.l P po&Os Comm f...
for the ncrease of tl e I;0Il. ar sa but U e com
tee vh c} WR.S adopt.ed
nclu led pa. agro.pl Ii
In tk'-o h"d no PrE'('!>(l nfo mat on "'" t.o tb s the
rela.tmg to -Market 01 g
P06t. Office tole
mprovem nt of cduca-- graphs CeJf!bra.t on of ann crSll.lJ of dcclarot on
gra.nt bern!?; fo the
tion
and 1. "H not kno vn ho\\ the money of war (meet ng to be held Ul front or f own
w(Mlld be aT ocnt.ect The uropDsa.ls of the com
H&ll on 4th Il8t -to-morrou) hlloCkney ca.rnage!!
m fte l3 would mo.n lJ,n additional expenditur6 of
£ll55
lli Hopson seconded the adoption wb ch vas
agreed to

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SoOI.A...L AT SoU'lRLA.h.""K HOUSH; -In connect 0

Nash Mra: n&V Ibe 14'.... nay .....
A telleT _ -.! from the clerk of the peace 1418.
Kmg and 1.11'11 Ilroolrer Bonge.1 lb. _ r t
uatU half ,put 10 0 o1ocJ[ -A ..hJat dpj.e lUld for the ooonty m :reklrence to the polICe !l6I'eeI 'I\'Ore
aontrihuled by MI.. B10b0,; A<lkennlll
dance win be hsId 011 Ekmtlsl&ke HoUB8 lawn on m..u, pomlh;g out that In r _ t.o a '"
Auau.t -!L.Ii.das< .... ......,..u to _!do qu... from tli& Home Otlloe the county bad fRMdin.) Mr Wo6b (01 'l''''';''''') Hr :Weban• •"'''"' Tho ~ _
lB.
qilltuUel for -the flIltce 1I.eI1 at the funliabod fnrm the poll.. force 20 &dilltlco.! -BlmOado
Pboiopapba of ~ of .._
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If you want to Buy, Sen or Exchange
a MOTOR of any make

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SHURL()oCX ROW
WIth the Wa.ltbam St Lawrence PrlbOnen
Wat r"und (L BOCIAI gathemng took pjlloOe Il
Soutb,Iske Honse Shuriock Row on Wedne!!:
day evenmg Mt. week Mr Claud Plgott. who
k ni:Uy Jent hi! gt'()UJlds fOI" tbe ~Mber ng
ov need the grea.tesL lDt.erest n the proeeedUlg'S
and di 1 (lverything n h 8 PD'''Cl' to make the
affaJr a snccen
wh eb
t undoubtedly
There W88 & good at~nda.nee
a.nd thb fund
8bon~ 8ttbsta.ntialJ.y: benefit There were ft'UQlerous attract ons
locluding danClD.8 SlDglD8
musical ch&U'tl gtl6IIoIlng eompetitiona, and •
sale of work At ~ I....ter the etalle were J)1'&sided over bY' M:'I'a; BurkhiU Mias McKenna

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