Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 08-1917

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READING ME!tCURY

VACAN'f.

NEWBURY
L.A!UBST INTELLIGENCE.
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COUNTY PAPER. SATURDAY AUGUST

DUTIl OF DB JI 1

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CENTRAL NEWS S'ECljI,L WAR SERVICE.

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BRIT IS,! OFFICIAL.
Fie... !liihUaa , - . . .... 4 - . u.. nlaM
south e, l:ena
AI a reu&lt We held Gnmaa
tU'nch.. J:lnmedlattlY narth....t of thl Grin

her
JphD. 8
on MOll
W1l8 ta.ken ill.
acute hean.
wldqW af the
Qt Eutham

CrUii_
Th. 'DfthTs I...... ha thl, fleMIDg
have b .... Dartlcularty hu.vy
Hutlle raJdlng
parU'1 ••
rlpal," by PlU1agulS, tr .. PI at
tw. points notUI·wut 01 La alate.. Tha
Inlmy .. uU"Ir:.y was active IMrth east ot y ........

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Mr apd 1I..

PARIS OFFICIAL.
This morning we attacked tbe Garman POSI\Jons
between Avecourt Wood and Mort Homme cap
turing HU/ 304 and Camito Woed to tb.. west
NQrth of Hill 304 we captured. Itrmll flll~ of
fortified works and raachO!d the lOutlllm bank
of Forges stream betwe.n
Haucourt a.nd
8lthlnc-our!. The aVar&II' dlpth of aur advance
exceeds two kUometres We- extended our P05I
t am north of Mort. Homme OVIr .. depth of

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Furth8f ,,150110'" we,. tlken

HAVOC AMONGST AUSTRIANS

ROME
Enemy. newspapel's state that • thoudnd
Italian gunn.... hav'll been battJrf'no Hermada
fo, ,Ix days while British aat shells p"'on tbe
caverns and kill their defenden
Idea
Nazlonale stahs that two regiments which
turned tMir batkl on the It.Uans Wen fired
upon by the Ausklan artillery to com~1 tham
to march

BRAVE FRENCH RESCUES
PA.AtS

Four men were killed abqard a Fl'tncb VI.e,
while prOt:eedlog to the uslstanee al tl10 Ameri
can steamer Campa"na sunk by a German
submarine
The SlIl'Â¥fvlnll memllen of the
French crew ba... e IIIMII decoratad
GERMANY AND ALSACE
AMSTERDAM Friday
The Imperial Chancellor ~ left fer .head
quarte"
Berlin papen stab that hl, VIsit I.
connected with the future of AI,au Lor.raJne
and that he w 11 return to BmlQ \e-mGITOW
Po t ca' debates n Rdchstag C(lmmlttu will
be r&sumed on 1I:..;.:":;:.::a:!';"......_
MALTING

It

IS

AT

The '"PC!rt of tho I~to at Ph,U" O>urt will be

fouDd on Page 8

DeVltt

the M sees Moxb,,\'

MillS Wlnifrod Free

Tu...,.

(By Tol.. rajlh

evenl!lK when there were present tbe
Ma}'Or (Ald W. Hamilton) Alder,meD Clements
aDd Plther Counoillors Luker Sarney Yonk:
Hobhi,. Ploraer De&, WlWon P1per u.nd Beck
with the Town Clerk (lfr A Catdeoott) tbe
BorQUlh SufT~r (lIr Pratt) HOd. the Rdo eol
leetor.llr Fox) The weehng was e lied for the
pul'p08e of eleeting a oommlttee under the Food
Control Order and after the olerk 1 ad rood the
regulation. nllLtinC thereto tbe foUoWlog were
elecbod -The MAyor Aldermen Clemenbi: Bnd
Pitber Cooncilion Loker Dco Monk Plomor
and Samey This leaves fout' IlCtlDCleR whIch
will bo filled by the oommltt.ee thom80lvM On
the IIUtilltive of the Mayor It Wt\8 dec' dod to Rend
the llDbgmi;l1iations of tbo oounc 1 to S r Franc I:j
8.Dd JAOY CrISp on the Ilttainment of then' lJolden
weddlDlJ

thn. blu::k and hnlldOIl on the body
W IhAme eust.a ned geYflT'flol brok n r

onun!!)'

BVRTON ON TRENT

thll Fnod C~troller IJ permitting the reSUMptlen
of malt nil hrhwitl}. No Pllrson may manufacture except under a licence which It I, unie,..
stood w II m t barley staepad to one third of last
year $ quanUtl~$ =====""

READING BOROUGH BENClf.

an awful ot of nI n
We got. on wei and Boon
got. 1. '1'0 ovt lUld 6$&rted at tho th rd
It W&8 tbOD
d",Ii.gbt.. and I eupposo ilie oovils IIp.aed UI as they
800
star cd plunkmg SOlDO sheth e.t us. a.od ehra.l~

Merry W,..,. _, Wltrflw (l 3 #J),

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Market very inactive EDlllab foreign
and
Afnoe.n Oour unchanged
drinding barley un
oh.nsed Malting nominal Brlti1h Data finn
Plate nnd AmerICan unchanged
Malle un
changed
Boane uoohtonged
P8IUI
qmet
Lentils nommal No a.rnrols unt I Monday nest

LONDON MEAT YARKET
TaUJt.lDAT

SuppJ!e8 to d&y we ghed 980 tons as aSlmat
983 tons Jut Thursd"y Gnd 1175 tolUl "}o&r a~o

Very slow trade

Averase of the rul ng 'hol e
sale prices ~uoted at per Iione ot 8 Ib -Bnt 11.1
and Irll~h Engllab long SI~es 89 IOd
11' 3b
loug 81deS 88 lOd
Scotch long 8 des 9 8 6d
Scotch short 8100S lOs 4rJ ; veal as 2d
Eng
I &h mutton Ih 4d
Engl.1 Il\.mb lOs
] nsl
mutton 9s 3d
Irlsl lamb
98 5d
Soot.cl
mutton 9s 9d
Seotel la nb lOll 4d
pork
lOs Imported Nortl A mencan clilled hmd
quarters 9R
IOd
North Amer Cftn cl lied
forequarters 78 7d
Braz 11 an ch.lIed h nd
quarten 8., 9d Brazllhan ch Hed forequMI.ers
6s 2d
Narth Am(lr cnn frozen I ndqu~r toM!
7s 8d North Amcr can frozen forequartl!rs 6s
4d
South Afr can frol~n h ndquarters 88
South Afr can frozen torequuteMl &I
2d
AU8trl\han lamb 78 New Zea.land lamb 78
frozen pork 8s 9,;1~====
MAR~ET

StJpplles contmno on 0. hgM scale nnd pr oos
ruled firm wh Ie n. oot.ter demand preva led
QUotlltlon8 Essex quoted £a to £.5 lOs
Ke nUi
and Bedfords £5 lOs to £6 and BlacklandlJ, £5
per t.on Dutch pract cnllv c eared at 39 6d to
45 per bag of about 100 Ib

LONDON HAY AND STR.AW UAlLKET
"l flU:aSD" T

W tl 1 In tf>d 8uppl

M an I B good dcmllol d Into
rn.tea we re fuUy matnt.a. e:d. ¥eadp\\ I o.~ m gCI!
from 125i'! to lrlOB
accordl R to ql11to1 t) best
clover 150s fair to good 1309 to Hoi'!
ferlor 1165 to 1256 m xt n es a.nd sa.mfOln 1309
to 1506 per ton a.nd strn 45& to 008 tl e Ion t

dehvered

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BRISTOL CA'ITLII: K.l.RKET
7'.aOUDAy

Po.' st.ook was

n Im.!1 suppl,} u d he ld for
about lut week 6 q ot.ations Sheep l'I:ere fa rl)
u neroua And w th only a.
mocieNtte Irade
do ng ruled CM.er at b hi. to b 7d per lb for
hosl Is 2d for ewell and is f)d to Is Gd
Il\mb1'\
P gil WeN sca.rce and pr eel') we re rna
t ... neli
Abo t 600 etorc cattle were on offer
Milch <lO WS were ooaMlr at £q~ t.o £48 per hen i

READING CORN MARKET
S"TtlRNY

"I e was o.ga ~Io\\ u~ the Read S Cor
Ma.rk.~ 0
Saturda) w U bus nc!>... sL II rctll.rlC
Led 10 U e Gover Imellt. fixed rl\ '(>l1
1 he 0 'I
ew 81lon p e 0 tI 0 market. wall one o f r e
'1

S I:S SIO~S

nol at tl at. Tins made our Job unpleaanl.. We
hen hnd orders k> lenvo au work &ad t&ke covel:'
n some old troncht'ti close b:v However boforo
I could got und£U' co e r the o:d ock of ono knookod

me 00'1\ n anothOT ea.n 6 "md dropped ciOllO by and
ex.l odcd- l foun I t h t.. me
I ext. fo und myself
o.t t 0 d C~ ng Ilt.at 0 0 and than n hoap tal n~

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PEpPARD
PR SOt;K.RS OF WAn...- The montblv collection n
11 e v llage rna ntod to £4 lOs
BOWU:I - At Iho lkrks a.D 1 D eks Sa.nltt..onum
on ~10ndav Oxon and Berks teaID..f: oo ntOl'\tcd In i\
bowls n Ilcl for the :M ss Mn.son Smith challenge
Bfl kK rntn ned po~on

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Pam4Y

T IIUBlDA Y

hom~

BOROUGH PET'! Y

YJlll'nBD4Y

LONDON POTATO

ma.n lIr 6nd :MM H F. DeVitt, MJSS Sybil
rw; lUla was ... 1110
I h llips a.nd Mr B F Ha.rdy
bMlly bruised Mt Pollud hl\d the Dl'USclell of I II
'lhe runeral arrangement.s were carrIed out 1st ann torrn and h. r ght leg and ohost wore
by Messrs Heala., Son! and Co Ltd Readmg Mworol:r bru JMd S ng lar t.o ll"eln.to
attl oo"!'h
under the p ersonal S11I.... mSIOO of Mr W
B the Ilt n of 'ho left Imll Waft broken It d tho n Ul~CJe/l
--rprotrud ng noithur tho &e6\"t'f5 of hU! coa.t 0 sh r-t
Fordham
\YO", dn.rna.goo
llr8 PolIl\.rd .... M nJu NXl n.bo t. tho
head Il.tIJ " fferod 'generally from!lbo<:k
Tt ~ "
mr'lrey
tI
a..f.
no
ohildf'('n
voro f'W<I\Ing tho 8pOt It. t.he
DIGGING O'I/T TAlfQ
t~m e- thflro arc gene &1 f man,} ",laYI g n the v (: n
Jty n the ", ~oon !t-O r ho eonM'q'l Bfl(l(:M
.. ould
A HCAdme: man n the Royal Batlr:sh TO Reg ment. h&'N!I been m UdI mo~ I!rl oW" 11 e d1lma.tl'nO ~ T' WR$
wr Los (rom bOilp tal We paraded 0
\.he Man t.kM 0 M.,. Reynold!\ g~",~
0
no" ('I
clay mor ung haloru d ..Pirbt, about. 1 4.5-",';;;:1",",1<1
; Thunrlay 19'0 were nforn1'N1 11\.1. M", nn I M~ Wii.
went. w U tI {) mach ne gun cb&ps n a .,
I &rnA are pr04'l"t'IMmg fll! fllvo NIb] " 5 can 00 foX
(about 30 of ua) to d K .6. e T8.I ka out thai got
pectpd a.nd thl..t M,. !lond Mrs. Plil m hIVe !!I'I fa
In mud a.nd shell holes.
~9 yO! ren ember we
recovered n.! to be tt.bln j(l be 'I()11vey()d

e-arned In Burton o.... Trant tet-day that

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LONDON CORN llAlutET

Ton CouJI'cu..-A Bpecl81 meeting was held on

Slmonds, of
Mra.
who was 72 yews of ~ WM one of *he
o ldest members of Sl JOIin"S Chor<lh congrep-t on and""&5 keenly Jotef'elltoed n e.eQ' pbue
ot the cf nreh wort of the parish
Tl e aecello8ed la4y le4ve& ~ t&mJ.ly of loW' &ODI!I
&nd two daughters -Mr H J Sk)rrs, Dr
Cbarlea
Storrs
Dr K.enlN!tb Storrs Mr
Godfrey Storrs (who 1S n CahtorDla) Mrs.
MOTOR AoolbIiHT -A ilfJrlOWi motor kXlIdent hap
Peace and 111'8 Lawrence whoee htutband the pone<! on Tue«le.y &hernoon .. a. rewlt of which
Rev G !I La.wrence IS Y cat: of }{jIb Utt~tcn tho four OODUpanU of A rpotol'-c&r were b&dly mjured.
(Somer&et)
Mr -..:ld Mrs. wml.UM, ot Ker:mw~
London
fh o fu nern 1 W1 II take ~ I a c e
to-dl!'!~d~:t:r:b;-I
~re motoring
from London by
to Mr
OxforU
QC
.y
oompamed
on =.t.ournG~
ADd being
~1l'11 Pol
Tho SBM'lOO " , 81;. oJ ohn s will be
)a.rd of Cricld
Wben they .....-ero d~ding
the .Revs T Guy Rogors and R..
W.h to Hill, lD tho \'lcunty <If Henloy they noge
'l'he fuoerru took p4ace a.t S,tmt.d tho eLoep decli... ty aafel), unlil a.bou~ tNeoRendmg, on Fnd.y In the abae oe of
pu'. of tho Journey had been ILCOOlllpliebed
Mr
VIcar (the Rev W Bntton) the Be, T
Williame ,,110 wu dr VUlg, Ulcn IIQW n front. of
RogEll'B, Do former Vlcar and DOW vlc.r of
him a. hOIlM! and cart ",b ch WILlI bamg dnV'G! doWll
Ilam offiCiated, a&516ted by tbe Rev
R.
t1he hill b) Mr Pooook of Wargra.vc tho ownor
Morley roo bymll8 sUllI were Rock of agea
AIr Wdliarn. n.t once sounded hUi horn ..pm od hlS
and
Peace
perfeat
peace
The family bra.ltoa., and Eftdoo.vourod to lltee cl<'&r of tllO
mourners were Mr and Mra H. J
Storrt but without 6 00l'8B the result. bomg tht.i the
Mrs Peace Dr and Mrs Cbnrles Stol'n, Dr ooU d«t w.ith. tho tJ;&P breakmg the whool
ond MrtI. Kenneth Srorrs, tho Re. G H and moPI"Dg off bo It .hOl", Mr Pooock him.elf being
"- S lmOuua
-~- (De.....,.
-"-), 811.d ba.d
_ tehak
od
to tho road, b.t
Mrs LaW1'ence Hr J 0,,,,
ng anBlf!1ult4.nooualy
tho bo
oar """'f'O'I
"weM'oow ti
Mrs James Simonds {Slst.eT 10 I.w}.
tho pa.t.h'-f>D d daahet"l full tilt nto
Among those present. In the church
oT'lf.108 to 'Ibo Two Drewon Inn
and Mrfl W Simonds MtsII S moncla
tho ron ban were aDIlPpt.'d off
Hughes DEath Mrs Proctor Mn "'rlce
tho car thrown v olcntly 01. t
and Mrs RegInald Sutton Mr aond Ml"ll... R n~ OYC!' on 10 tho bank 0
Penson Mr and Mrs F Wmter Mi88 Winter wmd earonn of !he ea.r vas .m.. hcd,
tlH,) OIl$' no
Ml's Harr11lOn Jo es the Misaes Sutton
Mrs vrhoe1e epluh boArds and
pa toll
oxkms vcly
Morley oMr F Cowslooe, MIS6 Rundell
du.rna.god Asl8ta.uce w,y speedliy £Ort.hromUlg and.
Valpy M ss 1'urnuan<l Mrs and !!hss All'wood the unfortu~e oocupan\e of t.h~ ('At roc:c voo every
~
~ ..
A
H Ib
L
oa.r a.nd &tWntion oJ'tor whiob: MI&l S mmolUl vory
the M sties Dl.eaden
.w.18S
.goes ~
".RIo 88
0
roo.. k ndlv oonl'''''''Ud the eulferors n nor c"" to tho n
Mr and Ml"S C Pearce Mias Coombes MJS6
.,
-~
u
firmary whora Dr SmitJ1 W8.l! UllnlTruWng
h iii
M
Arnold
r F A Cox Ml'8. and ,lQ,l6I
.ttcnticn Mr And Mrs. "Ila.ms 1Ir"Ore (ou d to be
ere
tho rnc:.t eorIoo!ly lnJumd, tho f01Tl'l or bav lJg
I add tion to those &ent by the faml1r wreatha elongated 1lWl'1ru.tod wound on tJ (! temple.. wh oh ro
~re forwu.rded by Sir Tbomaa DeVitt MI88 qui'md eoveral It tA::!hOl be1! des e,.tC!l!\.lVC inJUneli t.o

BRITISH AOMIRALTY OFFICIAL
Naval ae1'Oplanll dl"4PUd many tlN'l$ ..vI
bomlll, on Mldaelkerte Oump Rav~de damp
and Houttave Ul"Onome An tho ma.chlnts and
pilots returned ,a:;f~'~IY;;",="".",

one kilometre

.ra

.t ber

I am now about no waste I
am about thrift "

COlDlEltCIAr. llh'ELLIGENCE.

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25 1917.

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Henry Burton of Orchard ))one ill:idO}( C \\1.1:;
summoDed for ring !l b c,}cle on UH! foot paU
t.he Market Place on J Iv 30th , C ::;t:.w b oak
stated thnt 9;hel spoke to lefe dan t was nso
lent 'F ned 5s
Cameron Mncpherf'oOn ()( Henley ~nm UOOM for
~ I ke offence 'Vfl t; fined ::s 0 I ] C Carter 'lVU
the n(arm!:'lnt
GaUEL'} Y 1'0 A liOltSS

SHERFIELD OR LODDOII
Dt:SJ1RTER SrJ;ALs ~ BICYCLE

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ESE are the da7a __ lID
must ecoDOIDI8&. It .... DDt
matter whether J'OU WlIIIIl to
economue or not. It doe. _t
matter whether you WIIIIl to 4ICaDo=.e to help to WID the W&I or
whether you want to ea"IJO'DIH to
help yourself or your home. You
must ecoDODUIe beaaHe there •
not enough oE anything to waste.

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Economy doe. not mean IAVlDI' ;
.t doe. not mean meanneaa, It doea
not mean dOing Without what you
ought to have
Economy Just mean. wite IlIAD.
agement, making the mOlt of what
you have got, making things go
round, making a little go a 10Dg
way.

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Economy means that you mUlt
not waste your tune or your money ,
you must spend Wisely, getting the
most for every penny And what
you save by Wile spending 11 not
only to your own personal advantage, .t II to the advantage of the
Nation.
If you waste a crust oE bread yon
are wastIng the NatIon'. bread If
you waste a lump of sugar you are
wutlng the Nation'. sugar, if you
waste an ounce of Tea you are
waIting the Nahon's Tea

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Some people waste money on
whiskey and beer, some on ptcture
palaces, lome on giamophonea,
aDd lome people waste It OD Tea
BUYlDg cheap Tea With no Fepa.
tabon beh10d .t 15 always wasteful
The Tea that IS cheap In the packet
15 often expensive 10 the cup
A quarter-lb packet of cheap
common Tea, wh.ch .s dear at any
pnce makes only 40 cups
A quarter Ib of good Tea makes
66 cups of good, strong Tea With
flavour and comfort and IAhsfacbon 1O.t Such •• Salmons Broken
Leaf Tea
You can get a quarter pound
of Salmons Broken Leaf Tea that
makes 66 cups for 9d.
It IS put up 10 chocolate coloured
bags Ask for the chocolate coloured bag ThIS Tea 18 guaranteed
by Salmons
You can buy It
wherever you see Salmons 8lg1lal
card or poster 10 a shop wlOdow
Tea for part.cular people, thnfty
people

THE USE OF HORSE CHESTNUTS

Salmon Ltd.

o\N Al i EAL FOR. COLLECTION

Madrune ROZELLE,
COURT CORSETI ERE .. d BELT SPECIALIST

£,....'S<I«l o 1 EAOI !fAIJE CO RSETS
CorIeL'f CI"D W A / t.r t.d aud R epal r'l! d

20, Queen VIdona

MlDNJGHl
Abel Buck.le

APARTIEI!i'S

AlfD

BQARD AND

RESIDENCE

The ChIU~ for advertisemeJlts under tllta bead-

iDe

foUows No of
Apartm.!lIltill " Board Re.ideuee
Words.
WaJlted.
To be Let.
12
Is. Od
III
18 to 18
la. 6d.
9d.
l~ to 2i
Z&. tid.
I .. Od.

lLl'8 IlS

to M
3.; W 13
£3 to 59
27

$1 to

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2a. Sd.

ls. 5d

3a. ad.
k 6cl.

I", &d
]13 JlI

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P-.I Orden or StaJ:ap abouId be fOMn.nled
W\~ Ibo . _.. t (add.-l In Ibo PubIiabOni; -]1("'""'7 U 0IIi0e, BaMtino:), In _ _
"""Nil' lD.tremon.
-.::.oA,1 in BJ!SIDENCE ~ for t.h:roo ~
D - -fu~ III family at Marrnner or noar bW . .
t on on G W R. fannhouae JB'9fcrroo - Box: 47 Mer
oury Office ~ng
SAVING -Wanted, before 29tb September
Two Bod and """ S ItiDg.Roon)a, UnfurniobOO
'A"ith u.s of k!eben. etc! }>y gentlemo.n and w fo

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in q!Qot. k:acality -Box 53 Moroury Offioo Reading

THE

ESTATE

MARKET

COLLISION
AIOTOR CABS
of B

mJey

BEl WEEN

was 8lUIlmooc.d

&t

B~u gstoku Petty SeSdlO 8 on Wednesda.y be
foro W A Wall s Esq lu the cb& r R Durn
10 -d C 13 R S Wall S, A T E Jervol8e
8. d Vi
Higgs E6qs
for haVing a motor-car
on tI e h ghway at n gh t without 8 de hgh~ Mr
I D Jones u.ppon.roed for the t:k!Jlend.ant..
READING ALLOTllENTS.
1> C Chandler said tilat at 1240 a..1D on Fn
day Augoet 10th be reoeryed u. reMrt ~
l1lg
an aO;lldent on the road ~ln8 from Br-amSUGGI:J.STED SHOW ~'OR ALLOTMEm
Ie) litn..tion to Sherfield
He went there a.bou~
ROLDERS
te n llluteK afterwards and fJu.w two C&I'8 one of
whlch l4.IIS the defend&o.ts and the other Mr
J.rune.~ Bo ,den f!.. rho lamp3 on \.he deiend&n~ II
car wero on bra.cftets placed inside the iront
sprtllg rmd Ihe diatanee bet_n them and tlte
~;~d~i oUUJ do of the 0lU' wa.s I ft.. 10 In Hll asked the
~;::~=~~~
deh!'Ddani. Jf tho lamps we re In this position be
foro tho ace dent The defendant 8&M..
Yes I
I ut. them there so t.b&t I could 8e(! the rOiWl better
'1 he Mdtl of tho <Car "AS {) ft. 9 In and
t ho \'ldtl ()f tho road (rom f;urf to turf 14 fL
In IWUIWer 1.0 Afr Jo ea, wltn686 said 90ry tBW
motor cars compbed sLi'K1tiy with the rewu1an t QQ tb~ tllero mwsi be a la.m,p. on the e:lEtl'mDo
outs de of the car on botl flides..
Th.e dnver
would be able to Bee tM road better WI,", the
lamps n the poution 1n whtch tbe deteud~t
hl>d tb<m
M, J ...... Bo_,.....n. 'l .. ~."",y
fiokl:.on Loddon
bakel car along
furld Ho saw
drove so &8 to
night .and be
see
'1 be hubs of bOth cara oollidlcd bringing
& st&nds"m
Wd.neae 6 8lde
were
the body of the ea.r and he 'W'6& sure the colliBion
would not ha.ve ha.pptlDed If the clefenlia.nt s
lampe had been m a 81mdAr postt.ion As ft W&8
&nother three mcbea would bave been eDOUKh to
oleEliT the cars In answer to ihe ChlUllDan
Mr Bowden S&ld he woe not 128 08 held1iShia
as well as BIde-lights Hr JOhea was ~.ticm
mg the Wlmess u to whether beln¥ a dri'fel' of
experleDCe b~ wonld not h&T.e Dotioed that the
def.endant s 1&ml)8 \lI8l'e not up n the lUJUIIol posl
tlon bot down on tlle dumb nOM when the
M&gl8tratcs Clerk mterpoeed with the ramarlr:
that the onty ~uestion for the oom w . . wbeij)er
the defendaltt s ei8e-hgbt.'J wero at the e::dnm~
edge of the car
M r J{)nes
there 'fa&

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SP.WBUR~ CAT'l'LE J£ARKET
TWURaD4Y

I n ccs 1\gl. n preV'Hot.l I as w II ho 800n
0010'\\
Messrs Dreweatt lionel \\ atHon 8 rwct on 8 Ie
f gure>! ncludcd .00 fono .... ng -Steers £29 5,.

U:> £45 58

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he,!o,.. £25 to £38

151f

hcile Nl

15,

haM'<'

nd catvc" .£20 1011

La

£~2 15s.. Y<A.rl "88 .£14 to £16 cow*, no d ca. lveR
£29 5s to £35 58 oohc.s 455 fo 150s
£( 12M 6d to £7 158 e wes !) s to 1OOIJ
fat

5.<)!i to 60s fresh sows £8 to £13 J s
fl,t hogs £8 to £8 17R 6d
porkers 5~
to l07s store p g8 15s to Zls
Mossrs A W Ne.4to IUld SOnl,
pnccs D
cluded Barren cowe £27 lOR to £~ Sa. fJUlh
helferll. £m HiM etc YOMhng hmfoVi np to
£16 a. head calves £6 £568 £4- lOll. etc tags,
100, 61<>. iamba 8,;. MIl 828 81s porkers
11211 6d 85P.. etc ~ up to 368
lam bs

6d

THE COUNTY FOLK VISlTATIOI'
SOCIETY

N/,=wnUIlY MARKET PLACE SALII:

8

COAL RATIOllIll'G
NO APPLICATION TO THIS DISTRICT

14.i;;;>l!T,;;-I",:;;

70

£3

(.'(')W8

coar

"10

SUT ptv &lTd d emand wel'e 01 kC! good to d&
if for tho Intge qua.nt tv or ~I.ot:k: offered 1 gh

[l

artiele .apD6lU1ld 1n lnat week"!s Mercury
to
ratinmng As Mes&.ra Minch n
Bmiield had been lnformed by a re~
I'.00Ia4.. of the Coal Controlle.r that tho order
apP9'; to London onl,. they IWmt cutting
Mercury to the ControU6I' Mesva
forwardod UI! hili. "'Ply by whl(~b.. It
that the order ~liea prectieW.Iy

..

READING

TJrtJUBl)A.r
To tJ e Edlt.or of tJ (I Rood j:I; Mercury ani
M(l1I8I's Day a.nd Porter I na a vor
sho ,
Borkll County J. u.per
Mtry for the above Nolc no doubt owing to tI (I
S r - MA) I .aga III ]lOII.1 th 19i your
w~t mornmg Pnocs ()r poultry were h gb
offiOcs, to yOUr roadill'1> for tJ e ~ of In y
n.nd fII much larger supply was re'lwrcd
BeRt O:don.!.11 ro or Duckutgllluusl )til 100 CJl or .l{onLl('il'fIe
spnng chickens ID1Wfe lOs 6d 3 couple, 8eCo1 d
o.~tdent
1..0 don '" ho InI(CJ t bo Yo Hi s to dovote
q M ty 611 8d to 8s.. .. couple cockerels Os to II. COup c of lours a. '" ook to 8 t ff u We London
78 a OOl pIa puUf'lta 8L .. couple
There WIIA M 1 tat) H08p;.t.uls Oxfordahiro or Uuol."lngham.hir.
",l oli{! ir OJIdH live rILl' "way .nd are
koe compel; \ion for good la.t he 1& and these \\ u dad n
Wa &.to &bJe Lo
made 7" to & BIIch seoond qua.I tv 2s 3d
to tt orcforo un.u.bte to COffiI): to tow
traoo
II
1
thello
me
but thOir numoors .. ~ mare.aang
48 10d eaa! ducldmgs reah800 &: 8d a couple
oK! rll.pid.f t.hat \\' 0 do roo.1ly
ced
Addit.iOna~hO
and old ducks 108 a couple the 18.~U!r being pnr
1 w Jl gladl, put m.no!C
toucl WIIJ any
chased by tJ (I Jews who WO\ ld have been glad v IS tora 'Wh~Q arnea nay 00 1!W1t. rna, &Q 1 au!
to have seen & tllrgar snpply
R~bb ts made IlalIllre you that 'WO CAnnot. hal/16 too mIb,.
We
rrom 2s 5d ro 3s eneh Th ••110, I supply 01 look &lUtr IOmo 110 to 90 hoop t.&I. III til. Metropo1io.
egg!!. sold at prices v~rytng from 2a 10d
0
You,", fa tJuullY.
(M... ) ENI» WATNlI.Y
38 id a dOtien Butter made ~ and 2., Id a. lb
Apg-Ie8 and pIn liS sold at ma.rket prices There
Ooano.'i~
wa.s .. large eompeny of buysns present
Court6old Ho"", Courl601d Rood,
London S W 7
BASmGSTOKR OA 'J"I'[;Jl IIA1lKET
2I!od A• ....., 1917

l{ooe

WXDN'R8DAY

At the sale yard of Hugh E Rrt.ynb rd and
Metropolitan Pohee dtstnot.. Our Sons Ltd there WIMl G mpply of 82 fat Matta
be glad to have tina dofhute as.1r 418 tAt sheep and lam138 181 head of dlUTY COWl!
are yorr afU:lOu& ",bont lupphea heifers and store e&ttle, 36 f&t and lIu(!kli g
oanel 83 1M and store plSI llli Iota of mill
asl1aneouli doad farm .took Fat wile were n
good IIDppty and the quality WIUI better trade

bOing briU and plio .. advanoed lor 011 d...rip
bon. Fa.t sheep n.nd I.mba were shown in
moderate numhe1'8 meetinG: & JCood qUlck deuw.nd
at (ull value. .n l'Ound V.Uch cows ~ola rea.dUy
at
ratfta Biore oattle were oft'~r.d In 1a.ra8
numbers meetina 6 firm and Npl.r tndo ., a.n
aU round &dY8Doe
Fat ('ll!th·~11 re&Hsed ex
troeme prIce!! Buak18!'!1 ....ene tn demand
Fat

1.

FARMERS and OTHERS
who

HAY

or STRAW

lW.IASEII 1'0. Il.Wl BY IIIL1TAlY AVTHOIU11U,
.... Intltod to
oller their RICB:S to

WALTER PAISONS It:

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SoNs,

Of BLAGRAVE STREET, IlElDIJIlG.

hOB' .nd pork... ,.... In "",.11 npply meeting
Good prloe.
a.1ll e ..oeUtmt trad~ StoN- pigs ."e Inquired tor
utilelnea.i pq.

Kutm.ll ..I eo Belt fat boaols 17d to I8d Ib

hayO

Cub

qulak 01., " I" ... .....

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