Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 10-1917

BERKS COUNTY PAPER:

NEWBURY HERALJ).AND

OXON, SOMERSET, SURREY, S·U SSEX;. ;MIDDLESEX AND WILTS.

GENERAL AD J7ERTISER FOR lJERK8r .'.B tiCKS, HANTS,
yOU

by
26th.

NO.

I'

NOTICES,

THE READING MERCURY

to
and
getting
ra tion.

Ins.

BaA.SLtaB.AD

PRICE ':WO-PENCE. By Polrr. 2!d-

:rEaMS

OF SUlIS6runION.Puu.m.
b Boon»·

FEU QllAB;nB. •••••••••

2a.

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p", lULII.~..u .",.. !oo!. ,d. ,... , ......

-~--=:..=....::~~--­
THE
WAR PENSIONS COMMITTEES
FOil THE COUNTY OF BERKS
.' •
ANI) THE
'C OUNTY BOROUGH :)F READING

' BERKS COUNTY PAPER.

't

rnEl[POH.A.B.Y and PeJ~nent Light or P';t.rti.al
... Billpfoyment is fn;quemly wu.:nied for .Ltl-.....
'charged a.nd partia.lly 1?h;;ll;blcJ ~ulQrs ~d Sol~
tiierl:l.. All Employel"s wlhwg ¥' liud snC11 work

u.re aaked to kindly send pnrtlculars as soon as

1'JU1 A,.'tNU.K •••.. _ •••• • 1\.1:.. Iud .......... 12ai.. Ud.

The ., Reading M.e[c.un~u be.in& the . 1e.diJlS:

requiring s uch emploYlDt!ll t.
}' roru tho County of Berks \:();

'.

"ountf P:t.per for lJ.erks,hire. 3.1Kl CU'eo.Lati~, 'fer1
~:densively amangst the principal fa.mn~et; ~nd
fi®tby cJasses, UI5 ~' e1l as t.h& ooJ]l.W.erclal OlIlQ

agricwturni comruunily in Berka, lincks, ~lI.nu,

"lli&Culty/' ll,..:U.D J ULl: :8, 1723,
WM re·prodocOO, oopied by permis.sion or thepor,l.
tors fro m the Oriiiua1, 'WllIc~ is pre5ert'oo In t.tl.
lioolJUAN LI.lljI.&.Ry ~.:r OUOIW.
'Iv ··RUDING liKRCL'R Y" IS Ri'.G :aIT~"'D.It."f TllB
uI:.NlW..l.L l:>oa-r O,n·le...... s .It. NE WIll'.....l'U .cfl) J'OE.
'l'a...."f:lll.IsslOS .ABBO.It..lJ.
Tbe cost of the postJlI;e of the .. Mercury n to

l.''or-c.i£n CoWltriClS 1~ liu., Whe& 111 pa.,;e.o an lyueQ.

Berks hire War I'onsioDs Committe.e .
SiJire llt\lI , Roodlilg.

porSOll!l

",110 .u ra

"dling 10

m CIIL.i.

CONTROL ·COM~llrl'EE.
'N OTTe l!: is n~"J'cbv Given t.hat. in aC(.'l1!'(lam.'e with
I t,\10 desiro of tli~ Di\"isioJ)nl Food COlnmiF.sion N

ME~-:'l' lNC o[ LiI~ RETA IL )JiLK DEALEHS in
010 above an!ll will 1)0) JIC'ld in the 'l'O\~ ,n Hall,
Wokingham , on 'l'hurfKIny lleXL. H li ) L; \. ~'\"HI· ~m~ r.
1917. a.t 11.30 n.m .. for Ih Q pllrpme of OOlllcr rmK
with t.he F ood (Amtrol Co nrllli 1.ot.t..'o a..<; 1.0 p ri ce.,
proposcd t.o be c harged in i.l1O al)O\'e Rural Dj ~lrict..
:1.

S ~\P.C E A N1'.

or

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

~6 A Little Bit of . Fluff."

,

~_k .

COmm.ncing Oct. ' 28, 1917.

6.55

TWICE NIGHTLY.

S

~OWARD,

CARLTON

the Magic

Lowther' &:

·Co.,

In their lafestcomedy production, "IT'S A GIFT."

Rose Lee Ivy,
rATHE'S GAZEITE: . Depictial th l.atct;t War
(Changed 'l 'wico 'Veekly!.

TIJESDAY NEXT, OCTOBER 30th, 1917,

F. W. 'A LLWRlGHT.

a t 5.30 p.m. , in t he

'AG!UCUL1'URAL, TBllER, AND GENERAL
l\ UCTIONEER,

ASBEY

tI~LL,

WYN G£t:I'RARD, Comedienne.

Taylor 8c Nicholls, Comedian s.

ROAD, READING.
' .A~' for tho GUARDlAli Assmu!';CJr;
LTD.

Branches :-

alld Girw).
PrincipaL lli" K. ll. JONES.
ltodarat..o 1nclusi~e F9QL

Aldenhot • . Aylesbury. Canterbury and

V ACANOY.

for

~

RESrnE~T

PATIE~Ti

lUoolL"al, or minor SUl'gil.."Ili.
}i'or t e rllli!. aud particulars apply
HUN. SEC'. , . ~UI abovc.

HO~SE FLESH to feoo HOJl.Dd6 i~ bn.dly wl\nt«l.
It;urucrs and ot.lJC'rs would g roo~l ~' bc..lp t-be
J\lp.awr.by ~\"i8m&r him of any J!'ICfi h a~a.ila.ble . A
ia.H pnco wIll be gwe n. KllackOl"s Ca.rt »eni. at
OIl~C.
' phone 14 l--'a.ugoouMlc. Tile Kennels !~UrlltJ'
lkuding·.
'
,

eo....

h aD c~o ,~f the .Loc:-~L .Lk!pot.,/ fOot l~dilJS"

1820.

J~

COOPE~

OMER

a . •.

COOPER AND

p.

AND, SON,

A. COOPF.R),.

.' A..UC'.rI0NEERS. LAND. 'ESTA.!l'E · .L·ND '
lIOU~~ AGEN1.'S, VALUERS, & SUJlVE"X0R8,

17,- BL.AGRAVE STREET, READINQ\
'ISloBl'llOU 43C.

.EsUBLIBRED 187!t

,FRANK COOKSEY &: WALKER, F.a:.l
A UCTIONEERS

AND

VALUERS.

HOUSE AND BSTA'l'E AGENTS.
~le\ee MIlDa~ed.

Conduct.ed.

Rent. CoUeekld. Audinn Sal.
Dilapidat.ion!! Claim. Aneued.

~' lliE

LOSS EXPERTS.

TREES
F~MOUS ]~\"B.H

Y·WllERE.

UD

EDWARD DEANE AND SONS.
, ,

Offitu: ,s, FRIAR · 5TR£ET,' ·READINO.

Esr ....·nusHiu) 1S33.

[fA SLaM

&.

8 o~:

PEAR S, PLUMS, PEA CHE S,
NU ~!5:, . a .EHfl .JE S, Etc.

_.... ROSE TREE S.

HEHBAP~OU S

Building

PLANTS:

FOREST, ::illliLT.EH. UJ:HJUE."11A[,l,,\ u ' I'HE1:; ~.

The

LEADING

JOURNAL

THE ARCHITECT.

F.;:):1.. Mem.

San. Inert..

AGCl'IOKEl!.R.S. SGRVEYORS.
;\' ALCERS. ES'r...-\'J' E AGE~ 'l' S. A RlHTRATORS,

ALL CATALOGUES

lI~ltl :E';T'H l ~\T'i:;-:; l;R~~K

Liberrd Ca rri age l'n id 'j'c:1'!ns <lnll D i~\!o u nis to
Lal'!;,", Bu y ers.

SA1\' IT <\ R Y EAr EH.TS, &c ••

APARTMENTS
BOARD
RESIDENCE.

AND

01' to

. MISS E. J. LU KEl-t,
Bttks.

HILLIER & SONS,
TREE. SEED & PLANT MERCHANTS,
WINCHESTER.

Kst&blisbl!.d 1S92.

A..'iDEJl.OON. ANDERSON

'Phone 325.

(hdy A dd,.u.~ :-

CoWmellCI;'J Sl:JP'l'. 28th.

'

COMMEItCiAl~ Cl.A ~SES.-NQW 'l'erm com.
lUeucCOli SEPT. :Mjth.
Applications to bo ' received u.s oarly iloS possible

.old

~uU ' L' H.l!:ft.N

Chaml.t- and

i(cmJ)lIl1blc! hLi(.re.st.

Telephone- Il48, Reading. '
'P RIVATE and CLASS IN S'l'R UCTION'
h'
lR~t ~aUroom, ClsSoIi.cal and BlI.lIet ~ D~~ci~ll'(
p,tuldrCll 8 cUes, m o nuhglS ILlld aiklrnool'U! E " "
lIlll Cl~ for ladies and gentlemen. Priv&~ l~~ll~
.. 1 .

L.

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•

OLD BPOKS AND LU1dBE~ , ,
OOK UP/ YC:ljr 'Old B~b, ' ~i~~ill~ M~ '
Ledger.!!; NouJ.,

~uSt.ice,

Nowaag611~.

.etc..' .. tld "· ~

them '

*'

by. a.ppomt.menl All 10000ns under _tho directio

•
~II!I ~letl asker. ,J40ndoll.-Jo'or particulars. 8. n
MlaS L .. Co~~reH, C1c"vchurat Goring--on-'1'ham ~p ~
1.53, ·ll':r:\.Ill" Street, Rea.c: linC. '
es, or

. '. i'urmLure, l'ianois; ""tc.~ also· bou,gh,.. · EUat.aco· nnds
Fxpe~iel foe old j!;pgr&viJlgll• .Paintills8, CHina, and
\lrIIl Ute.

lSoecb~m ' l

Ltd

.po. NOTE of HAND'

DAt'iCL.~G.

CULl'UNl:!.

'.

No Utl.pJe.asan( Enquiries.

£4 3e. 4d.
£8 Sa. 8d
£13 0 •. Od·

.I llldOIJ, W . l.

, AFfER

'
t;bla

£10
'1'0 £1,000 &<Iv .. oed to Lodi.. GenII .....
.
L'le:r-gymen. Farmul'll, Mark~'t. Gardtiuera'

ISS W iNI
M"I{
I
FRED ,THOMPSON will RESUME
teT CLASS~S in ltE...'\·DE'iG 'l'OWN HALl..
on'~

URSDAY,
B.hy Cl

OC'l'OB~.k

ass '" ... ~ ... 'C"I"

"

.Uh.

-

....... L1.0 to

I)

Chll.dren's' Adva.nced
ass ... ' ... 2.30 to~'
AllI)()lntments made 'for- Private ·!.ossous .

.

AWN}!;.

Weekly, MOIl~hJ.V

rcpB.,Ya.blo in. OI}O lIl1Dl Or
or Quartody Inst.&lme.nte.

b
y

BU~INESS COMPLET£D BY roS'l' IF DESIRED,
"r.lto m . oonfidonee, fltAtin- full p.. to·cul.r. '-d
..

-

a ..

r«auuome.n~ to Albert .E. Hunt, .CenhaJ. Chambere,
BCOAAgl.te. Coventry. Dat.a.noo DO ob,·ect. ParllO
' "L"

free:"I·

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. , . ~ SObooIi ' Attended :',: ', ," , " , , .,

Address., 12! Springfield JROOd, London ' N W

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MISS' pA~ · B.uTCRER"
. '~L.~~.~:..l l.,~C.M:. ~ .:'

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I

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and Pianol!>rI;! (Maltby Method). , at ,

.EOLIAN llAl.J\. ,NEW ''IlOND STREET II W
'

'and

••

~.

B4B.'1Ji,S' ... 'AVI~', llUK,E STREET• .READING

.eo ...hOm loc~ ~Ulrl~

•• •

.1

should be acldiwl8ed. '

.

~

,Woald a·£10, ho; or
I

~~e.Ulte of-.; tIle aoya-l-:. Pbillie.rmanic Society .
receIVe!!! )?upiIs I".fo~~ .Le$on8 ' in .:Voi.ee Prodt10t.i~D ' '.

.

•

be of
,
.

£50 Buk-Dote

OBTAIN

SAME

, J;Y EASY

IN~TAL1dBN:rS.

ON

, i YOUR NarE'OF HAND and REPAY

retr.arkablJ

'1'1 .... 8050-)10.1020.

H. WALLIS,

S. COOPER

ARTHUR

MERCHANT,

••

~W~INE

Pill.

In fact., peap ..
goneBJJl ADd
in~t;

ill

USING
ef&e&ciol1l

TO CURE-is tho V()ice of the PuL
To PREVENT-is the Dh'iue Wbisper 01.
.

the Present."

INDOOR WORKERS
When bra.ibwork l nerve strain. and lack
of

exercise

ma.l!i. Q

you

tired-" blue "-a. little

h"l61

la.na;l&id-

•

ENO'S 'FRUIT SALl'
in. a ctaaa of oold y&ter wilt cleu 3'OQr
helLd and tone your !lOrYM..·

, A LITTLE at the RIGHT l 'ntJil ;. " Much aDd RUllDinlZ Over at the
Wrong.'
END'S • FRUIT SALT' ea. DOW be fr..q
obtained from all Chemists and SOON&.
th&D.

medie1llt.

Beecham'. Pills ba'te beeu
_pecla.lly ~repared t.o -.ct upon t.he lmpor~bt
org&D&.~!ueb go,ern &.be fWlction. of GJ8eaUoD,
I(U.d Whl:!h, ,,1.":.1 (IU~ of order, a.re the cause
of 80 much discomfort. aond so many lUlmonta.
na.&; Becc.b.am'a .P1lls do what ' wey we-re
cie!lgued ~o do, aud do i~ adanrabll, »
a.bundAntJ.y proved by their eDOrtDoU$ .~
..&lKi. cbs.useleu popuJa.rit.)'.
.u. l:J, well. LO
remember, therefore, t.llAr, . dy.peptio depru.
sion disaapea.re and th. ouWook gro ••

TOM MAY,
l.fCl-: !O;SC'D tJORSE SUUGU1'HQ.,,1t.
.
PRUJ1'. VI':.A ANU roTAl'O "t;W.~1u..1rfr.
Hone:.. Hr»;Q, W.....,Ues,. Caltle Cart!!'. etc... 1£1' OX 1l.J

615.

o.-_t

Knol4'a Street, REAAiii

BEST PRICES GIVEN YOR UVJo: and DE.,\l'r

Ye!ciHId away vn lbe stJOr.t.cal ~ •
HORSE QUA H~11SI Ous A CAKT GM&.\SE.AL.WA'
CATh" •. f)()(;S' i3~ CHIC&fN Jlr.n alv.u"s 0:
Tdrpbooe-l?l. lelc.&r"'lls-~ Tom Mil}'. Deakr.

~akinB

PILLS
.

LIST

On Application.

fectl,. cleAt.

"rom

3, GREYFBIAlIS ROAD, READING.

It~.d.

BEECH 'A'M , S.,

·u· so,

. YOU , CAli

OXl"QRD CUr.c::U8. W .e.

It

:8oeehI.m·1 PUla ma.tto aU the diUereacel
'I'he reUOD of Wia pJC&libut chaoge iii pcr'

brigbw after

aD; uIe to ' you just DOW?
.

SQ • .M.AaU'l' PLACE,
W•
R:t:.ADING.
:!6&-270. REGL"'iT S't'JUtar,

'l'ho

weIr .pl.rlt. 1Dl.Pro,ed a.nd their
lUG 6t.i.mu.1a.t.ec..

UORROW FROM AN ENGLISHMAN.

.HAND

:s 'it

Lm,,· I)O:' P.t...nr.oo .8.B:
37, NEW B OND S TaEn.

.P .t...B.LOIJB:

"\ab1lahed oYer 80 Yearl.

low·apirited. ooudi.
tiOD. caused by dcuD.gamen\ of tho digelti16
organa gi'tu pla.ce kl a "''felcome leJ1a6tion 01
br1sbtu.aa :wd be~ter 'ODe; tho deprelJlioa
Pilla.

fU1lleu CQmes in its
wh~ t.JJw B~eDaua 'l

~~rrldra. IWd JiiollMeholdera ,a.t a roa.aona.b.io rar.o of
lIltor~t., in S'!'.tUC'l' PH! VACY Up<J1l NOTE OF

DEPORTMENT, & GR..4..CE

Ca.1.aJ~

Mar/ret Place, Readin[J.

whleh a~comp~nies many forms of dy.pept.ia
~uble 18 banubed, &Del a l eeling of .cheer-

.

Market .Arcade, Heading
Pnl.'lO!l qoot.ed per cwt. Old MuaicaJ." Igllt.rulnoor.e:

ALL,

'I'wn·olLD.

l<,-,pa:~~I1.l:; to suit convenience.
App!y t~
,\ } I-U:'EDMAN, 16, Old Burlington Street

I':

CoUP:'l'

WINE

GrQvolOindJ! Fa.rm.

-quite diBerant.-atte:r u.tiDg • few dose. of

£$0 by Monthly.lnstalmcnt:;
£100""
to
£150""
"

153, FRIAH. SlfREET, READING.

FCR

" SPIRELLA."

WJ.NT..lGE.

EQUITABLE CO

SALVATION

ZION'S WORKS, Vol. I. to XVI. (with
in 11'roo Libra.des.

Mr. HENRY MAYNARD. High Street..

YORK.

lWtcb.a.ngo Chll.wberli. 10. Slll.gr8.\·o Street. n.~a.dlJlg:

ADVANCES from £50,

them.

MIDDL1~: l'ON,

SUNNINOInLL.

ASH ADVANCE!).

by

rei,"';'....''Y Surgeon

Mr. CHARLES AWBEUY, Brook Furlong.
SHIN FIELD.

Mr. F . PIZZEY, Fenton House.

MONEY,

IIIUSIC, INSTRUCTION, &c,

'Phont', Rc.l dinI: 1)()8.

(La.te LEWIS COOPER),

. IT IS DIFFERENT

C.

Ltd~

READING.

I'ANGDOUltNE.

\

for m cancies leit.

STREET.

. By the Spiri t. of Rovcl.-l.t.ion in

Mr. GEORGE W .:.\ LLS, BUild~l'.

F01" R.a.~s of f'~e, Freight, Da.tes of Sailing' Me.sers. NICHOLS &lKl SUN, MArke~ Plaee.
"nd POIJ',kuJlt1's as t.O Loa.diug .Bcrt.i...s,
'
WOKINOHAIl.
Apply CUNARD LINE, Liverpoolj London 51, Mtwlrs. HEADING'l'ON aod SON. Wellington
Brewery.
Biu hop6ga.~, J:...C.2; 29: 31, CocIwpur Stroot., S. W.1 i
65, Bo..Id,w m Stire~,' Bnslol ' 1·2, j.\-lillbo.y I"to&d Ply.
mouth; 1&', High St.reet, ~rdJ.ff; 117 New ~t.root
Birmingham i or to Loca.l Accnts.'
•

LANGUAGE CL.ASSES (l)e.nc.h l. Spanish etc.)

FREE

CaOWTH01U'"E,

m US'l 'OL--Cru."lADA-NEW ),ORK.

nOOK. KIilEPING.
HUSL"O>:~~ ME1'BODS.
. LANGUAGES. &e
Pl'OI'Pt"hll on "pphc"'ioll.

Sidmo~th

R oad.
Mos.m. :::i IMPSON, WILSON iUXl 00., 27 and 28,
MMkct Pia.oo.
Mr, Alt'l'ilUtt G, WEST, F.C.A., 31, Mu.ot
Pla ...
CAV·BRaHAM.
Mr. 1.. D. W. CAlt'l'~ No. 15! Priory Avenue.
Mr. J, BaUCE SlM~lUNS, 4. Bridge S~met..

Mr. R. J.

LIVER~ooL-NEW

45. WEST
Order ~ o w.

Bn.!CKNJ-;l,L.

LONDON-NEW YORK.

l'YPl'~WRIT1NG,

' Phon e o r se nd to

Mr. STEPHEN CARTER, Church StI"f!ot.

LONDON-{;ANAIlA-NEW YORK.

SHORTHAND,

CATTLE

CO.

SEIWICES,

iNDIVLDUA.L 'l'l:rTION (no clauee)
thua eQ~Ql'illR rapid 1II1ld. \horotlrgh pr"l~ in

FOR MILK

Of the RICHEST and P URES1' Quality,
delivered to your hOllse pro mpUy.

THE CREAMERIES (Reading),

St.ree'Mf!Slus. HEWETT a.nd CHURCHILL. 12, S~atiou

ItBGUl...AR PA.'::)5EiSGEH. t\ NU HWGHi l'

titu.dflOu, ma,r j Cliu o. t &01 tim".

are

COUNTY

SL"rcOl••
Mr. J. K. HERBERT, Epworth Elouae.

C 'UNAR,D LINE.

S'(ATION ROAD, READING,
Princip;ll :-P. T. TAYLOR. F.I.S.S.T•• ALA.A.

YDUR

&,

READING.

Tele pb one 11 69.

~ie&!rK. ,t;GCIN'I'ON a.nd tiUN , 150. hl&r ::;'r~
MI'. JOHN H. GOULD, IM,a , Friar Stroot..
Me6dTl'l. n.c:.l!.l ...\:). ::W i'S and 00 .• Ltd., Min.tter

For passugo apply latlor finll, 5, E'cnchij.rch
Avenue, LondOll, KC.:i ; or l.ocal Agents.

BROADWAY BUILDINGS,

the Time to

&uPI •••

Ma.uug'ers; r. G RJ-.a:lN &: CO.,

21, KiNG STREET.

llUDlXG.

'l'hrougll bookLngf; ro
NEW 7. BALA.N 0 Ilnd 'l'ASlliNIA.
Saloon Tickets iut6tchansoable with P. &. O. LinlS.

READING SCHOOL
OF SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING

for PrOftlpt

AH cat iQa

BOOKSELLER & ST~TIONER.
MILITARY BOOKS.

Mr. l!'. W. ALLWH..lvl·l'1'. D. StAtion Road.
~alliu·a . tH.l::k>.t<.:L.L
u U·.l·l...hd, :3U.N .and PETO.
F.ri.1 •• 6, Ma.rkel l'J4ll(J:.
Mr. W. ~ liU 'l '.LhH.. 1;S"l, COathalll StreQt..
h::Llilaarl4 . .If.H..aNK UUtJh.:::i.F':~ .a.nd WALKER. 17,
Mla.rk6t. l'laoo.
MC5i!,r;!" OOX.'wl·.;I,J.. and C..O\NNING. Broadway
iluildln,ga.. 8t&~ion lWad.
.
Mesflra. C. J.i . DoUD ..... lll.AKEH., 16, Friill' Stroot.

AUSTRALIA
BY' TilE
Orient Line.

l' ur furth e r pa\'l;lculll.rs apply t o

l'i.riJoge r, Newbury,

a.lL. !!iIlIT_,

GOLDER~

}"ull pa.rticulars upon appliCiltion 00 :-

haUl Odio., 3. I"nobueb titnel. LoaCion. £.0. ;),

.

"Phone t01

4 The ' ForburY. Reading

! NSURANCES effected Otl the m()~t f.Votl~Able tc.rnu.

For Saillnp a.ud. o\heT tQformatioll .. ppl, '0 th II

TIle H ead :\1.istroos reccive:! Boardt:!rs 3·nE.tou<,~:~
llousa, adjoining tho e Xtc11s.ivo &'.hool
He:U.t.l!y pos.itiou: gra.\·el .. ou. 1.'eCd mod.",to· .
inclUiSi,· e.
•
~;hool Staff of £o.urt-OCll full)· qualified specialists.

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FlRE-ACCIDENT-BURGLARY.

THE CAPE, . NATAL,
TRANSVAAL,
RHODESIA,
EA8T AF'RICAN PORTS
MAURITIUS, &c,

Castle
Line.

PRINTE.RS

PUBLISH E R5
LITHOGRAPHERS
HOOKBlNDERS
DIE STAMP~:RS

Advclti.u

FIRE OFFICE.-50, REGENT ST..
LONDON.

Act~&ry.

BOY.u....... 1.L ROUT ...

GIRLS' S CHOOL.

NEWB URY

FRl.AR 5TH£ET" Ci.Ar';SER·5, RfAOING.
-'-~

POST }'ru;E OS AprI.ICATIOY.

.
South a: East AfriclI '
U nlOn-

Ath.

TI·I.E

Producers ,,£
Priruiq that

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SHIPPING. PLEASURE TOURS. &c.

letic::&.
Officers' Tl'3.iDilll: Corpa.
Lea.rini: Sciloh....:Jll}lS of £3Q(I _j~ to Ox/ord.
APply. W . M... UKUNDY. M.A .. Head .M.aater .

.. .
NEW and RARE TREE S and SHRUBS

ti"'lUl.D:l.iCl~.

Ltd.

Bradley ' & Son,

Farrer's
39 , Broad Street,

Wodnet!day); Wt:d.nCtidlIY. 9.:m a.m, to 12.36 p.IQ. .
l"'riday a nd Saturtlay Eveningii, u p.m. t() 8 p.n·l
INTRn.EWr ALl..()WFoD ON DY.POSITS: 2i per cent
Gen6ntl Department; 3 l"><!r cent. Suppleillental";'
D opa rt:mcn t .
~
BR ........ CHAS: -;J';}, Qsf()n:l ,U()ad, :\nrJ Hi, 'Vok ing billll
.H.oa.d, Readl1l;; and ~3. Market P la ce W Oki ng.

~'_iOll&, ~

1W"l1I~,

'Phone 60t.

.
Bookstall,

.: -,l,.;:'

(Eiita.bli sbed 1817) .

Boa.rdiDI School for noya. l'otaJ..Fee. £~
lhgb.ly quallbed ~tafl.
l'repa.r6D lOr li.n.iv~ti-. Army. Na...,-, P.ro--

3-'7.

Tll!> LEADlNG AUTHORS.

12, London Street. Reading.
BANI{ HOURS: .Daily 10 a.. m. till 4, p.m. (excepl

&'c.,

;n attendance.

' P ho ll ~

AN UP·TO,DATE STOCK OF

READING SAVINGS BANK

RULES,

MJ ~el1se

Terms au applic=lu Q.n to Mrs. HOUART TYLKR.

BOOKS! BOOKS '!

("EsTAlu.lsHEn 18U6.]

Culture.
'l 'he lli:;SE:S S'l'.hlV BNtiOK

CnUut.

Trainl!d

-A"t

canon to Miss Ha.milton.

ham.

.foot..ball.

Surgi.c..I , Medical ,,-nd M:t1cmity Cases.
II II Nurse:) F .. Uy 1'rllinr'(l 11 1m Cr.rlijica/Gd.

Medical , SUl'gieal, amI Obstetric ca&e& roeei\"oo.
H.ishest mooieaL referen ce:;. 'l'erm3 on u.pph.

Agent rot' ., I dea l " 1)·f't"!S.

}o' iDe Ground, a.nd Bnildincs, including LcLbora.tori •• liYl111Uuciuw. Worktlhop. Cha.pel. et.c..

SEND FOR A COPY OP

- ' - '- '

Merto. Hoult, Chriltchurch Road, READING.

ROAl), READlI>G .

BsT ..... 8Lfi'i9.1lD

Cars a.nu Carriages fo r hiro.

A. '1'. HIGGS.

Architecture, Archaeology

ESTABLlSl1KD 1840•.

.AUCflONEERS, VALUERS, ES'.rA'l.'E AGENTS.
LA!,\D Ar\V · i~lMBER "SU RVE~·O.RS.
Agents to the. Gua.rdiOl..ll · AlII5urance Company.

C~~EGr,;.TE~0HOOL.

=

TO ALL INTEREST ED IN

ii, MATI{

Goc>d Selection Qf New Bro \lghnms, 'B tt:l('S,
l...alll'lalts, l~alli s, nou GO\'crncss Curts.
}~tiruates I'reo fer all repairs..

THE ARCHITECT,

l ' rom .High-lying ('hulk H ill:> .! i;j feet nix}\"o
sea Im'('I.

17, MARKET PL lCE, READING .
ToleDhon~ No. l!l1l.

An.d N\U'ses' Co.Operative.

Bl:ll.lt8.

SONNING, BERKS,
'PHONE ::.7 .

'rllOlU)UOH .M.oDl':n~ EOUCA.TI0:>l. - Physica.1

PUBLICATIONS.

WiU.1.IN(;"I: OX COL{.EOE..

NURSING HOME.

EDWARD COX & SONS.
Coach and Motor Body Works,

unu

Â¥rinClI)1llS;

a.t

NORI'01,X: llo\l5K, KL''\G'~ H.OJ.D, 1901.

wil-'_

HILLIERS'
HARDY HAMPSHIRE

PRIVATE NURSING HOME

31. MarlleL Place, R ..ADING.

And

46. Market Place, READtNG.

01 the Nabonu.l .bgg CollectiOll lor
REV, JAMES THOMAS,
''YQUlId<;d ::;oldi6ts anti S... i1ors. o-he rlkiErl"Vca 2600
EADING
Society' s Scr.rc,mry for the M et.rop~litnll District. C'Jg.:! I'i¥e~l y i(lr We l!oad i llg Wur ilospitab; 't.he
sUl·plu.s ~o to the J~aoe .ll~llitals abroaU, "",hen!
th~y are .so badly noOOOO.
A BOARDING ~Dd DAY SCHOOL for BOYS.
e llAJ ItMA N ;AU egj;s 01' d01\iltiollS j'O[" buying . cggs ~iUi
Principal : HOBERT n. 'K EMP HALL. D.Sc.
MARTIN H, F. SUTTON, ESa " J.P,
s('nt to her at J:larrley Court, 0 1" e""" ~ can
...·s.:,und • . Gellor::f\l tUld ~Co Ulill.:}rC':a 1. .Educ.tt."bn.
(Pl'csident of ;Rcad-i ng Au.¥: il ~· y).
.
Ii\'(,n!d -ro ~h.... .. t:c:n.:;-- butc lu,ri lIro<ta'?·...-;treet.
Sll.P~~~ by the" nigh ~ · \~·or.shjprul the MAYOR. ing. where 5ho <.:ollects du·ily.
= = = =l'
=r=
i ".=",=P
=la=
y=w"='I=
' i=Old=.===
~~';S:;8
ali;o I?El c",?Uecr..ed daily from Mr.
OJ? LIo-Ea.u1 :'>oG ( I': i~. ::iarJt:l\n[, £"".). LuO Cl('r!;y
VY ltJ.,lOrs, ill, J-olldoD ti-troot. fk<adlO" and 'IJle
aDd MlDlsteJ' ~, i~fld otl H~rs.
Arcade lWfreshment Hnr.
...
WINCHES'fER HOU.SE.
All contributions will be ackno ..... ledged by an
Qiticial
receipt.
CoUecLion in aid of the Societ.y ·s Punds.
SOUTHERN HILL. ItEA1HNG.
, ~tr s. de,:Uat.ho has a 8tnl1 every Satur~ay from
H1.30 to 1.31) at tb~ corner of the Corn El.challge,
The Arrodo, !iood~JlG Market, where ~hl,) ' llt.-ill
SCHOOL for th" Daucbter& of Gentlemel'l,
FARM AND GARDEN.
\.:rarolully recon'c ~g5 . .
a.D.d a First School for little Boys a.nd Girls.

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(J

PHARMACELiTICAL CHEMIST,

"\":Ci!kly rel1OtL:! sent t o i-'arell16.
Drill, Cricket o.lld }<'out.bo.ll.
'fhl\ Kincior::MU!ll S.YilleDl iii no'. u sed.

R

30

• • • • INSUR.6.NCi; STA.M.P3

130. FRIAR ST., READING.

Depot of tho S.P.C.X.
Mowbray'$ P uWicatio ns.
Stationery a.nd ItoLi ef iitampin:;.
PdntiuJ; and Bookbinding.

H. DYSON.

Thoro ll.~!l t;ro undiug ill U611.a.l. Engb.J1 Ilollbjoct.s,
utili
gOOtl oom·ersa.tlOllal }I'rcucll.

a.uJ

lUY.

and Perfumes.

R E"DlNG,

• •. • • ~ •

ME':tAL DATERS Foa • • • •

HUNT.

Church 'BooUhop:

Toilet and Bath Specialities

PU.EPARATORY SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Principo.l: ,MISS G. Eo .Bl.lSS.u~D.

Mrs. Mu.: do llaUl e, ()f l:ia.rt.lev C<lurt ltooding

lJustnct

EsT.uLlSa£D

T1l0~

Eaux de Cologne,

9, VlG'TOIl.lA SQUARE,

BAILOl!.S.

RUBBKR STAM.PS. • • • • •
[)()() OOI..L.A.RS

TI10MAS

Atkin son's. Pears', Lucc·,s. Yardley'", etc..
Also Mo rny Frere's, Piver'\;, Hoger .md Gallet 's,
Atkillson's

Principal: .M.ISS KNIGHTON
(as6l&tod by .M.u.s .K• .s~.I:'l"l') .
beautifully situated in it6 own
of- 101 ..... Acres.
l'rOlSPe<:.tu!i OIl .ilpphca.tion.

863.

ART IlE'l:AL WORKERs • • •
ST=r. PLATE CU1TF.&.'1, •
LKVBa ' IWJlOSSING P!u('ssU

READING.

SECUUE NOW-Stocks :lre difficult a nd Prices
likely to Advlnce.

GIRLS.

5 &: 7. DUKE STREET. REA_Go

&

Portsmouth.

cAVERSHA.:a1 HEIGHTS.

PIANOS. PLAYER-PIANOS,
Gramopho_, Recoru, Muaic, etc.

& SON,
MAYS &. MACKAY, LTD. GILKES
El'iG&4VEWI
. ,. . .
5
6, Gun Street,

BOARIlL'lG ...d DAY SCHOOL lor GIRLS witlo.
~tol')' ~w. &Ild li.indergutAOn (for littlo

HEMDEAN HOUSE SCHOOL FOll

The HOUSE for UNRIVALLED VALUE:ia

Foe po.rt.iculars apply : _

In an Original1fusical and Dancil~g Scena.
QUEEN VICTORIA D1STRlC'f NURSI\S' HOME,
29, PRIES'!' HILL. CAVERSHML ·

Barnes & Avis. Ltd.

,!,,,,, ••

OXFORD ROAD.

80,.

READING .

REV. 8 . STAUNTON BATTY, M .A.,
Heeter of So u t h lIackni'Y.

KERB-WHITE. ao effooLi\'e m a.terial Jor coaljng
korbst<l~, etc.
Mixed rea.dy fo r U~. and
1I18.y 00 allplicd with hMUIb o r IIPn.y .
Sample 4·1b. 'l'ius. 2/. ea'ch.

CASTLE CB.ESCENT, RI!:ADING.

Baroness D'Astreel Trio.

S l'EA}, E I': :;:-

Off~!s ,-5T A TlON

$kyligbta, It'anligb.tfl. etc., i", du n gT!!cn in
colour. pleasing to t.be eyG. " 61')' durable. and
may be a.pplied cit.hGr insid.e or ou("
SamIHo 4-lb. Tins, 2/. oach.

G. R. JACKSON, Ltd.,

COLLEGE .

,

OBSCURA,. an IIrList.io shading for Window8,

READING.
'Poone Nos. 322 & 313.

pORTWAY

ScUtti

EGGS FOB. WOUlfDlID SOLDIERS AlID

VALUER, rcSl'ATE AND HOUSE AGENT.

LIGHTING REGULATIONS.

~Vrilc.: fo r prilXs, slti.fillg qrum lifies , 10

The celcbrat'cd A;nerican Operatic Comedienne.

OF SElIDS lIOR TID$

FARM AND GARDEN.

8roUD~.

'I'he Preparatory School is carried. on a t
Soutbernwood, ~utbooto ·1<oad.
'I'he CI.a.ases for .iJ<lm&>tic Boonomy (Cookery,
La.UD.dry. llressmakiDg, liOU6ewifery) a.re open \0
Young .Ladic& woo <iota not !-'upi.Ls at WilWll
Honse.

l'£ICED US:r

DARtc.EHED STREErS aad

ac.ce:s.

~fuddlcr.

TO aM. KING GEORGE V.

43 & 44, West Street. READING.

WASTE PAPER.

'l'hl,) b.Owte. bailt speciaUy for the School, Itancit,
on bigb groWld a.nd Kranl lIOil. in the best part
of ~LLÂ¥. iIo-DU in 1~ own groUlldE. of three
it contallis Uymn&8io.w, l'upHs' Common }{.oo..w.,
and tiepa.rate Cublcles.
bannwrium in tho

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Moore & Wright's F ine E ngiDeering 1'0015 .

We also hold a permit to buy all
kinds 01

Principal: :\lIS::; M.ABJ.ON WHITE.
. DAlLY 1'UPn.s ~ the Children of GenUam6D.J
are rec&TOO ill ail the departments of the &.hool.
".'iilung .t'rui8Sr.'SOri tor .AlWilC &Ild. otnta' tIoooom·
pliIllhDUW.l&

Tu e COllledy Man with a Bike,

"READJ NG .;\ lJX,1 frBRY.

Annual Meeting,

"

READING.

Depal fo r Starrett's, Brown & Sharpe's,

.

LEAD,
ZINC,
IRON.

"

HIGH.CLASS BOARDL.~G SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

SOUTH BERKS liUNT,

&e.

"
"

StJ'r.rON Iolld SOHS,

TOOL. MACHIN E AND
HARDWARE MERCHANTS, '
GRINDING WORKS.: : ,
HIGH-CLASS CUTLERS,

Scrap COPPER,
BRASS,

Rood.

BATH ROAD. READING,

10Sth

ESTATE AGENTS,

J~~':'"~; ....."'"

A.bbcy

Li",,,.-i4~ Chr;.;-t':b;;;cl.~~'

Mn. .Mia.

EsT4JlUSlIED 6& YB:us.

Proiridor : , FRA....!'fK SARlENr (£I_ Adm Suwicr).

BUY

TO
undo< 7.

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SARJENT'S TOOL STORES,

MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS

W'LTON HOUSE,

PALACE THEATRE, READING.

~b.W.I"Ulty ,

re-ceind lOr iusertion.

~. Hea<i ...~

I

Act." .

WOK 1NGHA.,-\1 RL"RAl. D.I S']' [tI(.'"l' FOOD

JOIl7' F,

!

THE .'GREAT I:,AUGHTEI~ MAKEn

HO II'LE" ~l'.

CliAS, J.

Dorou~h J;and' Agcllt mul ~~ ::duC'r fo r lbf)
purpoaes o( t ho Sm.llil HlildlnJ.\"a a.nd l\Hot·

.Oflices:-J.U.JtUT PLJ..C-P., UEu>JNG j NJ'fDu&Y.

~

Box. office Open Daily. 1 J to 3..

M?~DAY, NO~. ·Sth, ' for Six Nights,
.
.t 7.30 IOnce.Nightlyf
.

~r. CIill;"'"

-

BUSIBESS AlIlIOtrNCElIIENTf ,

Tn..: "1.

Ate authorised by the

C&.mbr~"e).

" For" Sweethearts and W·lVeS. "

und ? rt.,"l~o the

W okill~ha.rn.

li. EVWUOTT l!r. ~ON b: J I, St • .drid" Stroot, LU<q::ale
CireUB,<I!l.C. 1, ami at our London Otl:ice, 2, Cop.
lh.uJ. Uuildi,UIOS, .t..C. :!, whor~ Ad ...·ertu;ements are

.THE GREAT NAVAL DRAMA
,
OF TO'D:4 Y,

Sam Barto!).

(JulLivAtlOm of ~U()t-m euL'I uuder the (Julh,·.a.1IOn of
Lan('" Order.
All such a.pplicalious, st atill(;. tho Il.rc.'\. of Innd
required, must 00 wade iu II"nt,lIlg and . jld l\'ered to
1110 'ut ViCtoria Challlbcl'1l, QUGen Vicwria. SHMt"
HMdillg, Ilot later t.han t he 5th NOVEM BJ~[{' Nl~X'1'.
DaWd thic! 18th dnv of Ocfono1l". 19]7.

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Cb.a.irman of CouDCil:
Tho v.,.. tho ARCHDÂ¥ClON oJ. BEIU(~HlRE. '
Head M.i.UeIIIII: · MISS H. E. M.USSON
(MaUlom.CicrJ. T~ Newnham CoUege.
PUlllidcm&; _

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PAGES-TWO

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BUSIlBIIS ANNOUNCEM'E.J!lTS.

BUSINESS ANNOtrNCEDl'fTS.

ROYAL
.COUNTY THEATRE
FRIAR ' STREET READING. '

COt;N1'Y BOllOUCH OF RE~!)il,G ,
CULTIVA~'JON

s.:

MATINEE, WEDNESDAY NOV. 7th, at 2,30,

BtlAM WBU, DAVI S,

n.

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Tlle .u'Readit1g Mercury n is ()rteJ of the 01~t.
~ \lJSpapars h i. l~ngl.a.nd. IInu bas., 00e'n COD~U'
Qusl.r nublished from the Head Oftico' at He.a(:hnc
for W5 yea.rs. In J,uh·.· 18S2. kt c()U1me~!at.lI ~e
ltiOth :yea.l' of publicauon,
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PAL\U:]){, R.N .,
RC"<J,ding 'V;l r Pellb;OllS CoUlmittee,
.
Municipnl Hllildin'bs,
tit. Laurcn C:Q'ii Cbu rc b~'arcl ,
He:l.ding .

lJ~n. SUrl'eY. blK1dle8C.'i:, Wi..l lSy ana. Dlof8 di6t&nt
CClUllties. aff<lrds an e1ceptlOual!Y ad.'1h.Ptav:eo~s
medium ror AdvemlSWJlents, which, are broug ... ,
under the notice of J,LL"'''I: TUOU!lA.ND }{.u..DlU'8
tb
QAch wook. '1'0 Auctioneenl and Lau.d AgeD~
•
,. Mercury" trom its v;ide' and iDtluePtllt.l clrcu·
1a.tion. Wlfl be ~oUDd to offer especial ad..-a.DtIJoS e8 •

R.e~ on 'l·hur~day. ,I S thMl" lw;e rtiou.eannot
always bo guanmte.cd whell thoy il\rfl recell'ed on
\lIo day preceding publication.
.
An EUt.LY EDITION of the "RP.a~g Mercury"
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A. Joint List will 00 kept at buill. Offices of men

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SA.TURDA.Y MORNING. OCTOBER 27, '1917.

1723.-VOL. 195.

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llroperty.
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