Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 10-1917

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READtNG MERCuRY. OXFORD G.A:ZE'l'1'E, NEWB'UBI HERALD, AND BERD CO'VNTY PAPER, S.TUBDAY, OCTOBER 20,1917.

THE ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL.
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OFFICIAL UST OF DONATIONS.

'Warda of the hasp tal and bow largely 80C ety
partiClpates l.D the benefit of such an nstitutioD
the bosp tal rellmd WIth n th s county w I endure
as Ita chief glo.ry and most valuable bleasmg
Urgent neces~ prompted tha.t appeal 75 )lears

ago uD,d u
teration

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FREE CR11RClI DAY IN lLEADING
ST ANDREW 8 D,H .4.T ETON -St

necesSIty now requucs It.S re-

A SPIRITED A.DDKES8

Day

LSCTVRE -:l1J
John Booth 0
tbe SelbOrD8
Soc ety gave n. lecture on Shukespeare 8 lown
at the .Royn.]. AJbert Inst tute on I uesday even

though It 8 doubtful that an alternat va form
of words could be adopted that would bettex state
the case
The first yea II of the ho!lp tal WE're marked by

LIBERAL RESPONSE TO THE TREASURER'S APPEAL

Andre~&

W11 beKept on Saturday Decembe 1st at 1'ton..

p6rh;aps. a. s hade more empha.slS

qwet prog cas and good :results though as time
woot'OD the demands on the IDst tuiion gradually
IDC eased and n 184:..5 the nece-ss ty of prond ug

SEVERAL THOUSANDS M(}RE REQUIRED

new wards had to be faced

\V aYIl aDd means
we e cnre!tilly COllti de eel and the yoor 184£ 'saw
the complet on of the Vebtern wwg and tho
eroction of a. chape
rho eas ern" ng was added
D IM9
The hosp.&tal had now boon opened. ten
yea.rs. anu dur nR' ha t time 19 .563 C\lb'85 bad been
treated nz
4 984 LD patitmts and 7,,79 o ut
pal:ip-nls Tn 1839 11 pat eDts and out. pa.tiienta

Reading Mercury

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NEWBURY

numbered 304 and 207 r e.'loleCt vely lI.8 agalDst 6U
n 18'9 In. 1868 adrlrt ons were made to
the BeIlYOD and S dmouth Wn.rds, M the result
o "h ch W bods we 0 added ;0 h o boep tal. h Ie
n IS 3 the e la ~ment of the fem Ie ards ~ro1ded a.llothe 20 beds new a.nd Be )arate bwhhngs
and 977

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1\e e a!so c cc cd u the recep on and treatment
of au ]1I.t.ienUl., .,.- b rooms far be ex m n ns
ph 8 ClA
and tmrgeon s diz.-pem.ary
Furlher
add t ons and lDprovements we e ffac.tcd n 138_

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nnd the pnvs. e nu se; home Wag ruJlarger (Jon
s derab e Wporcance was attac ed to these np ovoment:.i lind tJ e 6.l pec.ta.lio that t e~ won d
e:mJt Ul 001 an 19 the general ameruties of the
nst t.ution wa.a omp~d m the a.nnu I opo t,
which sta.ted
By the emo"al 0 the h und y
and tho openlllg of the "'lDgs on tho soui;b side t()
tho fr-ee c Tculo.tlOll of t he au two grM.t b~ts on
the structurru des gn of t e hoop tal ha. 0 boon
removed Md t is loped
SO that he pat onts
will benefit 100. recUy by the new sen ant.:; Jo
m tones l\ bieh rol eo e the llHl II bu d ng ('Om
a. ;tate of Q'\>ercrawd ng .....1 ch
as fa fro m
wholesome
\nother fact to be ol;od was the
COn ElL'S on at tl a.t per od of U I) back b'U.rcle s

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officen! f16 hosp t.1.

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1889 and tho oomp etion or a h foo t ~ of
I(ood vo k: was ma.rked by he gove non-; by I e
RRtHl of a. 8pfIC1.nl a.ppeal
'V If:h
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rn Ii ng of .£2 100 Dunng tilo fifty yetlJ' U at the
h osp tal ba I been opened more tha u. bund e 1
ho san I P' tients had C'('IC(> ed the benofit of ts

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WORK

When one looks back upon the DOble work

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the w 1Ill!l of the Royal Berk
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nstitution w th suel well etitabl shed claims
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to tuo gra eful ~upport of the publ 0 should still
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po"ltion of finanClll.l emba.rra.i;.sment
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unlet..~ rei oved threu.tona seoous y to
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Oil 0 o of he couuty towu of Berkshire tint In bOlted
lOil 0 o the roo (lwent e entuaJly dest:Lned to find ox
eo.-; on none 0 the finest and best eqmplM
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ho p t.a 8 n the count'Y King Wilham 1 V was
100 0
t e hasp tal 8 first roya.l pa.tron. and though he
100 0 Odd not I va to F.ee the opeolDg of the institUtiOD

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h 8 cha.nl:able LDtent ons n reg&nl to t were
5210 o t!:J. thfulb observed by h S BUcee8S0r QII86D
n occupYIng the poelt on of
50 0 o V ctona who
J'la r oness g ac oU8lr offe ed to become an anDua)
~================ 6ubscnher of fiftv gu nea..s The h06p tal vas
dlliv o~Ded on Mav 21th 1839 .and the gOVeJoors
n tbe r first annual report (1~) pl&eed: on
record the fad tha.t the J' expenence or the firm
year haa abundantly BVUlced the practical util t)'
ot such an Institution
The ddBculty o( malting
both ends meet wu e'Vldentl,. a real one fJVen Do
thoso lays for ,..e read that notw;tbA;tan.dl,Dg
the careful economy wh eb the BoB.rd bN axer
01.00 t1. _ditnT. has e.ceeded tha y""'"
lDOOIDe by £1).11
Then ~8 DOW the go'fernOrB
Tea. 1.8Ad the lmporta.noe of the regulo.:r eubscriber
It s they dec1nred on an Increase of perma.nent registered su.bscr pHon., either as endow
ments or annual benefa.cti.ona tJm.t the hopes of
the Doa:;J depend It iliON hnlt where they are
now bul: 1 ttle good oomparau"fely lrJll be
effeetod "mbf thooo "hom P",vldetlW b.. bl_d
w H th. m.... and ,hullIed "'th tb. dull of
rei ev ns_ the aftllcted would conaidu how
h ..ltb if not-<olt&Raaw.o .... be J>Urahuocl 111 tho

The first

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of

Governmenfrcontrolled

boot.s (o c vi) &u:;.-a.boul. 1 000 000 1 a. n-will be

put. on t

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fiv e ..... eeks.,

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men and vouths
Women"
n.ncl cb Idron Ii boot« will follow a week or

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later Tho st Rn&rd boof.8 {or women ILl\d
gll'ls Ul hll. 0 DO tJ cr h gb bee18 nor embellish
meuls

~BINGDON COUNTY PETTY SESSlONS
!l10l'DAY

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Adm rn Clu tterbuck
r l'1l.t.ham Et;q
NEGLECT

N'

Doc.ka Drysdale
IS

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Soden ibiD.,Rdou haul er !l d smallholde
a.nd Walter Wba.le n h s employ "ere sum
moned for neglectmg u. ma e The an mal '11116
found n a cak and emac ated oondition su:ffe
ng from an a bscess n tho throa.t from wh eh
mfLg'go 6 we e fa l ng ill el !'Itar!'! 1 thad n.p..
pn. entIv not rece vee! attent on for 80me dn~
Soden 8il d he hR.d b~en 11 and bad gIven \\ hale
a.ppl a.nces foOr the ma.re
Soden "a" tined £'.1 and ordered tv ~y the
eterinBJ'y snrgeon 8 fee ~f 11 gmnea Whale

was fined £5

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PANGBOUB.liE
PAlUS1t CHURCH - Ra.rvest festival aerv ceil
ware held a.t the Pansl Ch urel on h"unday The
decorations were most tastetully arranged Spec al
mention shoo d be made of thf'l anthem
(} ve
thanke mto the Lord the treble 8010 of lrh: cb
:was finely sung by H Co~~ the &emor boy char &0
ter The ReCtor (Rev 11 P Pope) wu the

mOl'lWlg p"",cher and the ~v A H Bookin.
:preached at the everong 88rvlea Tho o1fenoriee;

fol' the day £12 17L 1d
Berka HcOpit&I.

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to ta. Royal

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Ring up 1047 and let
us quote you.
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