Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 11-1917

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READING :MERCURY, OXFOJID GAZETTE, NEWBURY HERALD, AND BERKS COUN'l'Y PAPER, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

COUNTY PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
, TWIXT VALE AND FOREST.
I'lliertd~cl

bl'16fiy to nul.calt: w't.e:re res ik z.t~ 11 4b ngdon A scot BrM/.;~Z1. Pangbotn"l'&e
Go mg 1fa dimhtad YewbUT'I Wf ut80
WaUl ~fora WaNtage elc m{1Y .eaUT6
e.r.cel~nt 'P'I'olt8~ 0 ULl adtuC6 or trsde cheaply a.la aav".ntageoualy

ABINGDON

BAYLIS

The Grocers.
Ock Street.
Tel 85
ABINGDON

Co.
CAilIBERLEY

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Boots ~ Chemists

Local

Branch

12. HIGH STREET

GORING

WEEDON Bros.,

BASIC SLAG OF ALL GRADES SULPHATE OF
AMMONIA and SUPERPHOSPHA1£S .. t Ggvemmenl

R..ulation Prices..

GORING, Oxon,

COAL MERCHANTS. Depou at WaIl ngfocd Wall Dgtou
WAn age Go us Up all Comp on HlUIlp~ CAd Norm Mauls/ocd.

Manure Manllf.cluTera &: Merchants

Truck Load. to Any Station.

HENLEY.

W. H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS, Ltd.,
BftEWEftB. WnSE and SPIRIT MEROHANTS aDd MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURDIB.
a ... n .....................h.m
Us.. on

Celebrated HENLEY ALES

Wakh gh,;m eta .. otc.

......
3Pldicatioa.

}[,uDENHE \.D

The (iroccr:;.

BAYLIS

25 High 51. Tel. 262
M1UDEl'IHEAD.
NEVtnURY

The Grocers.
90 l'Iorlbbrook 5t

6HYLIS

NEWBURY.

Tel 240

OXFORD
LOOAL BRANOHES

Boots ~Chemists

1 Queen Street and
120 St. Aldates.

l't1lILIC SCHOOLS 011 TlIlI LO»

The follow!Q.g llIt.e.re3t.rng art c~ appean in
Country Lite "Mucb hr~ been wntt.e:n ~ the p bUe e.choal$
bemg l?ut, upon the land durmS the !1lmmer
bol days. how tbat they have Uved
n gre~t
camps and If t ralned have heen bO'Dsed Ul
publi() or Pll'9a.te bu Idtogs Much mde.ed bas
b eeD wnt.:t.eo but I regret to say t hat I ba.ve ba.d
no Ie sure 1n wh cb to read det3.1l~d accounts of
therr wonk. I a.tn not tberefore try nB to prove
tha.t we we.nt one bett-er than some other !!Choal

LOCAL BR.L'ICHES

15 &: 16 Thames Street.
91 Peascod Street.
WOlilNGHur

w.
Agent for GILBEY'S
WInes, Splrd:s, Etc
- - PRICE LISTS ON APPLI.C4TION

E. C. HUGHES,
ON

W AI\. OFFICE LIST

BUilder, Contractor, SaDltary Eugmeer.
Ferrtl.Concrete Speclallst,
AlbIon Works, W oklngham
THE STORY OF ASCALON

READING LOCAL TRIBUNAL.

,

AFr;pp~

FIVE ACRES OF PLOUGHING FOR EVERY
FARM

L'1 'ETON VENTURE

l1r R E Prothero Pretudent of the Board of
Agnoulture a.nd'SIr Arthur Lee Duector-OenenJ.
ot E ood Produotion ha.ve lSsued a. cU'oula.r letter

Lavender

to Cou.o.ty Agricultural Executi e Committees
deal ng VI th the progra.mme for the harvest of
1918
Although pnmarUr Intended to Im~r~s
upon eomwttees tlhe mS$U1tnde of the t:&6k which
1 e6 before the British ia.rmer thUl letter 00'\"e1'8
certam pombo that have been ra sed In the Press
and on the rla.tform a.nd 8.re of WIde general
wterest.
f we a.re to secure food for the
1 eople of thiS country
says the Clronlar

Sachet
Free

We d d. not..
gr6l\l:er and more proloIlied effortli are reqUIred.
Tne exper Dlent of wh ch this 5 some IIICCOtInt A new danger haa slowly nsen uto prammenee
WM on such & fa.r 6ID&ller aoale tba.t t would be and unless It 18 a:rrested It may develop With
ImpeTtinenee to ela. m for It a.nyth ng but thl! f&ta.l rapl(lig Under the pres~lTe.of wa.r Europe
nB.11' e of 11. pr va.1.e 'rentoure It had ts bIrth n
i\ s ggest10n ma.de to Dr A.I ngton by Q, certam
t!entlemnn who thought tba.t ten or twelve
E on a. I'i m gl t congregate for a. fortn ght 0
E.s.sex A.nd help the fnrmers wJ;.n ~erc very
I ort of In.bou
n those 1 a.rts He wo Id
be.
sa d undertake to find a.ccomanodat on for them

at a. low figure Tbe matter ,as rererred toO lUI
MSlstant tnnster wlo r096lde(l n such tb ngt'l a
n mbor of 1 koly boys W'('A :'rounded the quarters
We wo lId occuPY' were 1n$pccLod terms ft.rra.ngtld
fft,rmcr~ quest oned alid evcryth ng made ready
Thos ~ was that. 'On AUF;!.St 19th SlX (&11
tba.t was left of tho. l.heoret cal dozen) and a
master met In th "i" ES"ex v llage..
Thero were
mn.ny who S!\v ~ S J: out of ~ thoutland pah
They slould l-Jea.r n 3D nd that th e greater num
ber of Eton 4'nS have da ms q te II.! press ni!\:
on y a. few hundred )&rds from t.l e r lomes Bnd
thAV shou:.d bo s lent
After that somewhat
u 19ar
:rlIe.rr pt on we ~ere all of the same
house r..1l<l the ma.stel' was our t tor so we
were ;Ul;o old fn ends There:5 Rn nd o..oocr bable
tl 1 attached t,o tbe meet ns of rehoolfollow8
n :.tte hohdavs espec. a.lly wben t s for flo defin i.e
p ~o.se and thE\ a.tm~TO W!\8 fu 1 of e:re tc
~ent I\Jld keenness
We were
otl'o luced aod
told off to 0 r '\'a ous f~nne~ &00 went to bed
pre1)tI. cd foT' lUlyt'l ng.
Th s "as fortuotAe s nee on the morrow
t'riO of us mJsclf far one weTe called upon to do
0. full da s work-.-"r s ng at 5 Q m
It W306 wha.t
~e expoec.ted b ~ an the s.'\me
Thongh T;e'Ver nurtured lJl tbe lap
or Iwzn.ry },Cl.t I a.dmon sh yo bv 8 P TIl U"fl.l were tired to a. degree that would
nstonlSh yeu.. Our campa ons on other fFLnns
had had a. con~ der.a.bly caSler t me of t, so we
chnnged :v th two of Utem tho next day Th18
pa r ;A c.xpla n ng our absence to OUT former
empl~~cr lin d Umt "Q
were a b
t red last
n .~.At
Tired
he l'ep 00
They d dn t do
f 4Q day £, work e her hut tbev seemed that
;p'een to gtI on I d d n t 1 ke to send ihem bome
'He :'Pas W'ten ;0 strong del SlOD wholly bel eVlUg
ale
Our new emplover never carr ed CDl'n ea,rlv
owmg t(l tbe dew so we were not reqwrcd t I
8..4" Our form er master' ado1)t.ed the liame
s heme utcr we bad seceded from I !TTl so none
of u.s had to nse ear r
0 r work lar for the
first lYo'ort of the eek
5 ocking
llr I\took
ng shea.ves lald prone bv the efforts ether of
a. na.per aod b odeI' 0
of thc weather It wn
ra.ther fun t.he first t me but 10\
nbound.ed

palls UJe sense and after we bad been do ng t
fo evera,1 (].:\ys our 'lew of the matter cha.nged

Woe would fa.1l to

Alng1ng

1"0ur'M an<l catches :'I.nd

Look ng h."cl t\t the
1 nOf; of stooks we nlwaV8 fo nd tnat th('v ba 1
collapsed most. MO y where we b~d p led them
t,o !\ roll eking cborus
Whon wo were nol; ~hoekins: (Jokes on tho
word hogAn toO 1'110 1 after the first three a....ys) we
were carting Noth g s more brut al than tl e
t reatment accorded the :man who ~ p ck ng thf!
sI eaves on 1.1 P. top of the oa.rt He s pr cki'XJ
and scrtltcbed all o'r'er et;peCla.llv on the knees
h:l.n 19 and arm.'; hv the bundlM or thu;t.le6 thrown
p at h m- th sties 60 t scems to
he packCl'
1 t span>e
nterspersed WIth straY b arl ~ of
l'. beat 11 be takes more th3.n n. fra c Lon of 11.
sooond ov er "act ng eael sheaf he h l'ns round
n momen t hte and gl!ts tJle next bundle of
h stlo ful n the fn<:e "J c he s recovcnnj?
[-rom tI at an othQ fo lows and so on One used
to come off t.he cart re el nj:! I ke noLh ns: so run h
M
It 1 cdgebog
meo ns de out
One oar wh Ie we were cut ng a. F y ng
CoTP ~ offi ce cn-m e to see one of
5
Hav I'll=:' 1\.5
all s ch person s bl\ve a. he nTt) gnora.nce of or
1 sreltard fnr th e n8.t1\re of the conunou horse
he oUed !l. nng n h I'i car oVl'r sc'\"el"1l1 sluhh ('
ftell~ to l'.l er e wc
ere 10.'\ 1 ns R. CD. t
The
hor se
ho ent; b, the name of G rk ( Ie ed
from h e. h pt sma.1 n m~ of G rl c) tho gh t, volve
('aT S of [1'01' hud n-n
n 5upernble obj ec t on to
motors SI e u med ate v r oll. ad to;].n ncroo ble
e .} t find of tl c two fo lo"l'l's on lop on~
turDN'1 :\ remf! ks.bl finB somersanlt nnd s d ofT
th o back or bo CB.rt the ot.he r a farm hand
went off s de n.ys and ca.me l"rLthe a. b n
Mean 1 e mon nu;hed l\ Ih cr es a.nd s10 s
from aU 5 10<: the farm er h mself the for emo!!t.
fi ddenlv al I e I t e r breath for t OJ s a~ h n
trip and. f1\l1 beneath hc Tf' lI.nng Gurk
By a.
n ere f
chan ce ,onp. of Gurk s fo e cgs gt'lt 0 er
tho l'iha.f t and he 1 a 1 t me to r oll eleo.r H e hI\. 1
to rol pre y hs
1 ough
On R.no thN (lCCIlS on one of a r number wn ~
or 'V g back nn ~ nn v C:'irt Jt wa th e end of
he rl..
nn h ~ bnrl to h g t nf. th e fn n
V tiro
T h horl'ie e her E r t or K n ~ llh ( hort
for T n k c) r " 01. r cme-.m bpr
cJ
el ected
to r e L rn a ~ II. br k t a t e n Mt ng n n cnn
ter n d th e d e
as not} n~ 10th
T een
trance to the TMn. fa mcd a. l'i h!\TJl dou 10 t rn

Mngs ." quasJ. harmony

WINDSOR

TlIlI FARDRS TASX FOJI, 1918

fMt dechn.m.g m product ve power In other
eounl:Tl8S on WhlOh we rely for food man power
too reduced to enable them to mcrca~e product on so 38 to make good the defiCJoru:!Y
Wbether the s bmarlDe man~e 15 overcome or
not
Vi hellier peace I S won
or YD.r prolonged
lllfl.kes little difference We are threntened With
a shortage of food througbout the world and uot
m 1918 only but In 1919 and 1920 We C:lW. no
longer erpoot to obtaIn from abroad the qna.ntit es
of hread a.nd meat by whIch we bave been accustt.med to suria. n life at home If W('l do Dot feed
ourselves PO other countr) can or will To what
e:ftcn t we shall be short of food depends on the
extent of our 3UCCe8N or failure Ul mcreaSl.llg our
~lome-groWll II11pphes
ContinUIng the Clrcnl.a.r pomts ont that the
dnuger of I5bari:lge extends beyond tbe per od of
war In some respects It may be greatest alter
pt"ftce s ;proclanned Tb s gra.ve SIb ation therefore lnSl.!rtR that we should recast the ntles of
good h lahandry as un lorstood by oursel es and
practised bv our forefathers dur ng the n neteenth
century
In that pe.nod the fumer learned
that what was requ rod of h m was qnal t,.
Now however we a.re forced to CODS del' quantity
ReWlrded from this mndpomt loud from the
nat anal po nt of VISW grMS la nd-even good
grn.bS land-ttl relAtively of much 1&S!'I va.lne thaD
tillage mod An aore under wheat may :Yleld ten
times n~ much human food af! an nore of a good
fattening pasture and On tl e a.verage of the whole
couutI') t I S estimated tbat t naRs land )8 pro..
ducwg at least four time.'; as much human food
pe nc re as the bnd under KJ'8.SS
'Wh 1st w some qW\1'ters there B & tendency to
regard the Wo.l'Dlng!l (If the author ttAS WIth
!'COptiClSM 1n ather quarters tPere IS a tendency
to e::s:nggernte the f!erJ.o~sneEls of the food problem
althongh It Hi rea.l1) rather difficult to do thlR
Tho problE'!TIl 11'1 enorm(lUS and menacIng but it 18

l5.

13

not Insolublo

Amongst the 21 Charming varieties of

FRIPP'S
TOILET SOAP
you will be sure to find your favounte perfume.
and of these FRIPP'S SWEET LAVENDER
calls for special mention for Its faithful
rendenng of this damty Old English perfume.

A, a souvenir "e will send to the first 1000
applicanb qU1te free a damty sachet contammg
real lavendeI
SlffipIy write a postcard
addressed as below, and be sure to add your
dealer S name and address.

four ngnculttlr sis ma.ke np theIr

nds det03rmmedlv that t sball be solved That
s made perfectly plam by the offic alletter above
referre 1 to
It IS essflntiru
says thIS letter
th.at IlhA pol cy of breaking up grass land IIhll Id
00 pre~sed and e.~tended For the harvo.~ of 1918
<) 4.00 000 l'LCres of permanent a.nd add tonal tem
1)Orary grass shonld bo broken between now anrl.
the end of o\pr I next A Idad to t e erlra area.
o stnhbles thi\.t TO st be plauRherl th ~ Y~'\r tbls
nl pea~ to be ~ hM ry task It IS not. bowover
rnposs ble when d stnbuted among the fa rmers of

m

the country
In the ord nary course farmers n England and
Wales plough about 8000000 acres m II. sea!';on
and the iUld tiona.l task .. ould be aeeomplL'Ihed
if or 8verv our n.cres ord na.rily n10 J:'he I they
W1U undertake one acra more. Furtbc.r
t s
certam that 0 t of the 18500 000 IlCre5 of tem
pornry and permane.nt gmss lU the co mtrv
400 000 acres (&n be tound $1Ublhle for a. able
f suffiCIent energy and good nil IS
cultlva.tion
displa.yad by comm tt.ee!; landowners and fnTmeT'l'
In Eome qnarters 1t has been contended tha.t t
would be m .stnken pol cy to con centrate all tl e
a allo.ble Sl 1l11y of labo r and mMh nory on the
('x:.st ng II :'l bl 0 Itll1d b6e..\.u~ of ts foul cond t on
Mr Prothl'!ro and Srr ~hnr Lee bownver po nt
o t t.bat « t must be borne n mInd that the
obJect s to ncrease to the ma.nmum the pra
n ('tion of food at the hnrve.-.ts of 1918 U119 and
1920 E,en f 8.11 pOSSible efforts were marte to
clean tfuc nrahle klDd the max m m production
of food ",auld not be obm ned Th e atr(>n.gc now
under tl 0 plongh ~ n many caSG.<j exha "ted
01 the oU e r hand newly plo ~hed R'rMS land "
elroner than most of thE' (''I.' st n~ n. able Ian 1 t
~ n mu ch h gl c m nul' al cond ton
t ~ therefore c.'\pahla of produe ng mora ocrn w Lh n the
next fev; yen.rs Tn l S the l'\dm tte 1 fa ct t hat tbe
a able In.nd 5 fo 1 R.nd exha lstod 0 Iv confirms
tha po cr of 'Plo ~hl '! n ~a.s nn I It m st be
m emb(' eel th:\t. much of thnt ,",,0 k cl\n be done
ru. g the month s 0
December Jnnunry ond
1 ('br a r whl' operll t on s on the lU":'1.h 0 Innd ar!'
lnIgel s I'\ ppnd&t Thoo~l th
lAnd may not
n ell m ch n 191 8 t wi1 be readv for proper
crapo ng n 1!.119 and 1920 "hen tho need v.-i.l1 be

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172,

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ACTIVE SERVICE EQUIPMENT
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Clocks Watches Silverware EletlropJillte Gem JewelJery In
large assortment of designs.
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CATAL,.OOUa:S

POST 'PRES

25 KING STREET, READINC

EADE'S GOUT PilLS

en a.ll J grei\t

In cnn{'l on the 0 nt letbr 111'gel't
Exec t ve Comm ttem. Lho rl tv of 1 nit ng thp<;a
tnct hom e to (' NY Ian 0 .... ner nnd fnrmror n the
co ntr
nnn of nnpe[l. ng to thpn t o ahnre t lo
n tonal tnJ k
If th e
co-operation and nil ~t..
II
n t.ed
t.
y!il
nd f tl e Innd
c h!'d ad
("..R ef J1Â¥' ;';0 N'ted
thpro h o In he
o f ea. of t ees It "But th o f 1 necompl h
mpnt of tI e tft!!k lem nd ~ all the enar!!',) I\n I
£! nt l '" a.sm of hp corom t tnes Trr m n ct str ct.A
01 (!ct on t;; an" 1 ffi
t e n e co til n to h(1 rn st'l

." P.t or; '" b bnt 1 ren OM m t hI" g (In 1 v
! " tting of U e Reading Tnbunal w.. held on a ClTY OF DESOLATION A1Hl MEMORIES
J p oc TIP er of gr
Ian I
tt'lbl e 0'" t flJlC'
llol""day
M r L G Suttm presIded.. and the
l ofo e h e 'I ('lXcm ptf>:rl from cootr buting blS share
othkC membere of the 'l'r b\l.DJlJ p.reseut were
to the nat onal tn k
Me :ar l< D Po.rtitt,} B. Morms 11 B.. Dead
A.6calon no" a deseded 6il<l (!ontamtn~ u few
P (] CLUDit.
man and :r c: l'rnst.rum., Wl th M.r B Collins eed
(clel'k) and. 811' Cameron Gull and Lieutenant r
r oofed h t.'I am d tnnUlneJ a.ble wei !! and
Owen ( N fLtiODal SerVIcc Repre&mtatiNes).
gn.rdeus S l.rJ"Dlu: dod by tov;errng r nf> 6 b
meTged uod r mar.ch.ing san I dunes, 'l'l'iuc b
~M.PLOYERS CASES.
tbrea.t:.en tp sv;nJlo v p tI (\ Sl"1. ng trees
(C'l) 1 .hma.n,. etc. m the (says The TlllLe8 ) once tl e e h (! ( c t of
e~ Pn~::' ~ p~ OllgIt was td:&ted tba.t Pnlcstine ~d :ta ~tyled Tlo BJ" de of 8 )'T a..
the ~ had been reLused an ft€T cultural Under the Kb31 Us and the S elJnks t
3 the
ouchel and SIr Cameron Gull opposod oxemp- I C8;p [;a.! of t ho pro'\" nco oj F ast n and 003 W
tion -six montbs conditionaL
flo mmt (If (.S own lust as 10 D bl c!l.l
mcs t I a I
A E Cln.ck, 40 m. {Bl) bread bfjke~ employed bee.n proud of a goddess of ts 0 n
by Ml' W G H.icks.-Retused
Shortly before the first. ¢om nS of lbc Cl"illIllde r s
R \V Crocker 18 s. {A) foreman car ter In the Asca.lon becAme part of the aODlln 0 5 of I c o h e r crht n 1 th e road 0 l.! de '\"::1 0 II. 60lX'
employ of h S fa.ther :M:'r C W Crooker ea.rtage hf'..rctiell.1 Fu.t m te KhaJ Is of Egypt Bod t ~!lS 11 e hand
n the a d I P.'Ird flnd hen saw the
(';()nl;rnctor M.r Boyes 8.J;l:fI(l8.rIXi.-Rerosod
$b.ahaDshah EI AidaJ the Gra.nd V z er of Olle r fm . 1 (I r y ns do 1"1 hI.'! h 11 t.h e rl , cr l'itano ng
W J uodden., 86 m lB3). sohClurr"t; clm-k n of th ese PrncBS volo '\\lIS handsomdy
Clfea cd
no cI a ote ll
n h(' e a t
TI e
!'i hn 1M
~~~rl~::lo){;.f t-rD.Fnf__Sa.tJea.n~~~~n~ by t.b o f~mous GodCroy 0 0 BollI 00 lusL n frou t Ihke
cn h e ... .00(1 .c se for the (''' t 'l\,," S t k ng
~
J..~ ... " appear
of LbE\ C ty-1)Tobablv vbere EI UCJd el ~ no~ - the F;.hrtrp t n n at n Cllnt.e!' Rnd on one whee1
0
eIemptlOn
iYas gra.nwu..
A
12th ]09,
U f ~ t
The military
a.pplied for the w thdmwal of the on IJgust
, 0 or ~una. e J t bo Cr
J m 5~ ~ 1 t he gA t epo!O.L h y half an
nch lind the
.ertifrcate b"l."aIlted to G J Doe. 85 m. (31) baker saders could not ~('J('..hi f) a mong huTll..! el cs to c ar of£or ca.lmly 0 smn niod a.n d congrn.t In
alld con..tectiouer Mr '.Il E. Kent a.ppeared. and whom Ascl\lon WlL5 to belong., and soci
ere th~ ton s s t"
~ n
h :l.P(O'o
non tho e
hn hn e
wd tha.t Doe had tak:en ov.er the business of Y.r:s. Je<llons e of the Cbt-i!\tians tbat. .s offer ,0 j; r e cnne f om pn o f I and nlmost nev t n.b 0 end
Cliit.. w ho by reason of advancIng age.. felt nn rendel was not ncccp ted Th e K ng of Norwa v
~o l\ C hna muC'1 to be hankf I for bes des
f!.ble to contintle t.o run t. Doe had five brothers made 3. nava.l demoDstrnl on 8Jli\LnSt the plaM n t.he fin e weath c wI eh a he beg nn n(! of the
e.ervm--.S.-':M..il tary application refu5cd
1110 ~hi cb so ocen!!Od 1 fI Egypt 3.n fil;n n l'OD
second week hroke
Onl) on rare lin 1 lOll S
J H. Grubb (C3) e1ectrlC1&[l at the £ 1~e. that n repn:!io.l the} rll dod J en "alpn
he
e n~a. cd ooo~ on co ld wo n:o.h ('I t
nto the
Theatre. Mr E. D. BolTy ap~ ~ ,e U
cn.p tal of the Latin kingdom Th s they d d w th
fie
(!" to C[l.r '!? n ow 0
t wo Ilnd t hen h:\.."e t,o
not to be called before December .........
snch mpnruty that s m lar ra Is wr re often
S W Midg\ey 41, m.. (C3) clark m the em:ploy undcrta.ken until at 111 t M't.er ;m mmense effort knock otT on ceo nt of h el\'t''t' rn n 11. wa.s
of the Barb Ntr.t onal Health lnsuranea Commit,. &no u. I> c~c lG.6ting from J Rr <l Y
h 0 Au ust n.bout then hat we bnl(!\ to kl.ke fI. if 51 keW 0e the
e
'leG WlLS granted oonditiona.l cseDlption.
19th 1153 A..o;ca.lon W3\!I ta.ken b) tbe Cro61l~ers hl'l1'Vf!ft hvmn s n FTvmn s A nnd M
fleded tha i toe hvmn st h1\.v ng remarked hoW'
PE:B.SoNAL CASES.
Pl the l'eJgtl of K ng BaJdw n TI r
!?J"oa t. nele of
F I of ot' one sh n n~ mo n
Richard Carur d e Lon
Ba.ldw'D s brother
W anl FOR Tn th c rel'l'Per band
A Dyer ~ m. (A.)" grocer for "Whom 1lr E. T .Ama.uTY L used Ascalon lUI tho base for h s
GEBUAN PJttSO"'"'ER!'!
Rntt appea.rod -814 months WIth leaY0.
catlJ'tY.'lgll.8 .:-aga. n!l.t Egypt n h69 and ;\.m:a.ury s WIsely om t.. .0 deccr he the r return l\("verthe
MOTO and more Cenlum pnsont'M> Me he nR'
L Marcus 34 m.. (B2) tailor M.r.. Gcroon Cox \SOn K ng BttJdwm t.he Le-pe led ts gnrr son to lp.ss Wf'l crot thron/lh .n certa n amount of ca",y
'W'ell appaared and pressed the elalDl on the veron 8.1I:31n1\t S",lad n a.L Rnmle} on N(lVcmher In!:t nnd fllled op the t mp w t1 shock ng fl.OO emplovM n the la.nd the pop lnr mprp.~ on
grounds of the man 6 ill-healtb..-Leave waa 25th, U'i'7 I\. rear ll\ter ASCAlon
vh ch had other odd JoM Jroc h M c oo n ng out tho ToR; tha t. "pry few ndeed Arfl wo k n~ fo r t.I ell' 1 rng
granted to apply to>
Appeal Tl:JhllIU!l for a.
varrl muck n" levell ug n. cnrt t1'8ck hoe ng p 11 be ng neorrect ]n different pnrb of tbe co ntry
r&-exaJIllna.tio.n..
been tl e n!\t'e c tJ of Herod the Great was nR np doee0 and W onc ca5e dr vms callie to cam~ oP O~ ml'l.n pn60no s ba e for some t. me
J Sb'a.nBQ.ID.., S9.. Ill. (BQ. hOl5let' and t.ailoL He g1::veo \\..'\ dow:ry to BaldWln s 5J:ster S.ibyl wbofte
Pfl.&t been engaged on drn Mile and otlher 1m
Bald he was c:w:ymg on the busine5s 6lDgle- usb marnage WlU the bfLndsome Ony de ~kflt
In Woreesi:ersb re n.lone ch r ng
Bllt whatcT(! om nectlpat.ion t was ruWf\y! 'POrta.nt work
handed.-S X month:! vith lea~
I Wi grmo d d mneb to "reck tbe fortune~ of tbe !\ l p.~ W.f!A.ry Ihough thorough1r ho.ptl
l R. ty the weo.k end njZ' October" th Gilrmll.U PI' I'iOnen;
E G Bope. S9 m. (,A.). ~ of a ~ry Christia.n kingdom
m a'tTlcnlbtro worked 1)1 7~ hour,. as
wh1eh met n the eV(ln 'rig round t.he Ln.h1e of' The engngcd
oomp:u-ed WIth 9894 hoar/!! n thA pN! In II WN!lr
a.nd rlomestic stores for).u. G. Men.ce Smith...
After the s r e.'l.t <1efea.t ~ Ba.ttm when 8o.lad n
M E D Berry appeared.-A month fioal
de3.troved too whole Latin tmny s.nd captured ThTe o Horseshoes wbere we lndQ;ed It tm." ",150 Some water-<:o rae clenn ng n Ch(\'lh rc h) Ger
'" r emllrk"b y bun~rv pa tv I bJ\.ve nevi!'.1" m my man pl'l80ne~ bM been most fn onra.bly report.nd
W F KynasIol>., 38, m. (C!) ~6 ren_ K
~.. d
bo
tb S
~nta.tive.-Mlcrur.ned to go befo::o the medicAl
ng \JUy on .."e own!!. a ve e ea of Gal lee I fe M(;e fIl ch con'" slenitr b g Jnl!sls-not from upon m Essex they are 1 fhng o.nd .stonn~ man
board..
Ascalon., de.nuded, of men fell an easv p rev to gl'l'!ed but r"l'om sheer nece8.S ty wh eh besveT~
gels
H D1bley ~ In. (Clls pacblr at the B.i5euit the conqneror (10 September 4Jh 1181 88.100 n and magnificent f,u'who lse teu were powcr1csJ
Tlr!: T\tACToR T'OI'll"nON PLOUGJItn.'"G BY
Factory a:pplied on the gcoqnds of hanhlrip.- gave the e ty as DD Emlrat:e to h ~ elde!;t son EI to a!lsul'Igo Tbe ba:pp e ~t moments or the day
M OO'S L GlIT
Re used
A.zi.z, aftA!lrwa.rds Sultan of Egypt who how were af.cr s pper Wlth Inn p "nd P 'Peft Illi"bt
The weather broadly speakillJ: b&."1 b6aD lust
F D Dod:tin~ 2:i. ~ (HI) erooer who WM ever e%Chv.ged It WIth his father for the when 'We wo Id E n,:t: play carIb ~D 1 talk n tbnt ~bout ~ bad as It eould be for plo tRbmg and
~presonted by lit. S. Brcnn.,.-T~ lD.on.lh5 WIth Eroira.t.e of. Ke 8.k n 1189
When he I de be bl !IIsf I taLe l\ hen t s (I manit nnd Unne.<;'lT ebl)CCl1\lly for f:raclor J'longhing 0 er the ~reatf!r
lPave
gan to turn ogatn!5t the 5.'lr.lcene th e toss of Aere able to move the d m room IlIck :(' b .obacco pa.rt of the co mtty dtlnng the put mODtfj I
certa n listr cts there. WM Ii. 111 Jrbt tnpro emant
S W Cocks. SS (A) metal worker mnployed by and King R ehtu"d 5 VlctonCnIS D1ru-ch 0 AI'S f Sf!
and good felloU'sb p
In.st week b t; generally tl e gro nd-at any rate
Mell:.srs.. Brondbea.r Broe.
He a.ppliM as a. con weakened Sal&d.in thtl, t he could not hope to hold SUlakI'"
Ftna
1
1'
no
'BCCO n t
wo
ld
he
oompleJ.e
so entious obJeeto'I' and &aid hn objected to ta.k. .A..sc3km ag&m~t the CbristilLIlS
He the ref()Tc Wlthont. a. fp,," wnpls nn how we 6l)ent CUT IMt tho 1 eavy In.D(l- S ""0 I';Qdcten that work ('ould
only be carr ed on vr th th(l f;1'MWt d me lIt)
tng human hfe -The oa5e was adjourned..
ordered t.a wa11; toO bo dtsml'llltlcd and h towers
dRj" ~epto4'lmbflr
f
We tw..d llln~ pla.nned II.n Wberf! t1 e t MtorR hnTe b:>en t\hle in pia J::h at
H J Gttll var 4J m (ea). coal tril:nmer Ul the
~mploy of 'Mean'S Huntley and Palmers, appl ed t,hro \'l1 down ThlS wa.s dono n the seeond Md excnrs nn t,o 1\0 P ("cel of 18 d belonl7; ng to
they htL e lone very 1fOO(1 v. or\: and t HI
n hcmlth Sl"Ouuds.-ReIused
t,h r.d weeks of September lUll fl. d 50 mRSSlve of the pa tr ,,(lme
rpe mile!!. rl stant So on e dent thAt R~ WeRtl er f\arnut!i t he nOrMfnDJl'
CAllen:.,.39 In. (C2) 0:Jl.6l' fa:t:mcr Ba S!\ld h s 'rM t.he m:frSOD.ry a.nd €I) ~eeJ (ll'lt ts 'AO kman
Sattlrrll\-Y mol't1 ns: Rt !') 0 clock e r o"!) ",nd by 6 ~ per cncs of the dr ~ors nil produce B. mnrlrOO
OS or bed was !lIVen acres m exten~ and he out shlp that tow~ a.lInoRt complete Clal\ ~tlll hI'" Q clock we W(l~ wnlk ng up U e stubble fields I) r ~o n the weekly R er8lte'l It s to he fearM
J t overy ,."vea.r -s x months WIth leave.
RICa lymg on theI..r rodes whero S3-lad n left the !!Tor morn ns 1 cht I\1'HI.cl 1 It Wll$ P T'O tba t fiome of the advcrflO cntie9 of tbe tr1\etor
con mon 'VI lth t.'5 more ertravawmt enloglsts
A n nMOn 42 m (C3).. naturalist Um.?el:sity them
nnlkiulter!\t ed spart that had drn. vn ue h ther do not renllSe how much depend! on whether
~~~a_~~ ~~ ~~Mr Dryl~
RlChll:rd Ca.nr de L on took the nun~ on J3.nn M t 1500n 'Mgan to r!I n-iher~ w.erc few b rds- the traetor s dr ~ by an e:s;:pftnt!lllced or a.n
'S8.8 gmn
'aT)" 2O~b 119'2 3.00 6tarted to repa.1r tho walls
we bad no do~ or helpers lu~t the r(lUr guns. mcxpen.enced man or bow d1ffi.enlt It Iii to turn
CAVER.8BA.l! CASES
but nlter hlS lepartuM from Pa«-stine t 'AOS Wo Jrot t.wo br~ vth ch we f:lobM!quen11y la d at a. stld er "itb no knowledge of mad an CFi 0'1'
aga.u di$mantled n Sept.<!J.nber 11~ and finally the feet of 011' fl'!rmer Qnd h s w f(! I bel eve we ~ c Ih ra mto l\. skilled trMtar plo ghman
PDGFo_
dest.royed by ts former Em '1' E1 Aziz now Sultan \'IT"e 11P'.bt 1n cln. m ns to have eOOt the first legal ThIS s be ng done M qmakly tltld hlTgely at; th e
of the a.uthor ties In man power and
B:nu.n-j~~'il~j~:!~~~:,!~ of Egypt. 10 1198 So compl ete was UUs destrue part:r dge.' of 1911 The ra n continued and Tt'SOurtf!S
claun on.Yr
theS ground~
too that A5Cl" Ion l'~t'led dC:!,omte for 40 Ve&TR made eaTl'y ng mpOl' ~ble so a.t OU T employer B mecharueal power W'l-ll o.l1ow and t 111 enoounll'
for mod cal r<>""...;".,ti,,~
inS' to know t h ,.t tbe prooes9 IS OCQu:pJ1.Dg le!i<l.
G R Parn..n. Sil, m. (<::2), m~ for lw..r.. ltnbl lt Wf1.5 partinlly Tebuilt by tJ e Kmg or suggef;t on we wa.Tk.ed roond HIS fields for tha and less tune 1nth succeed Q ~ bl\tcb ee of men and
the Duke or Bu gDlldr and ere", do rest of the morn ng th s tIme we were five guns
Fa rn.u. prlllUlr. - M'r J ~t. L. StaI1Wood ap. """vane
macb~ TheTe 18 an tneVltable waste of time
LIon s net)hew R cb6ro Ea.rl of CornwaU and and nev.;rly M mn.n:v et\rtridges
Wc got t.wo ond of material and '" cer1::am amonnt of In
peared -SIX montha conditionaL
JUTen
to
fue
Kn
gbt.s
remplar6
(April
30Lh
1241)
brace
agaJn
b
t
lost
sevenl
through
h&'Vlng
no
H E Gibson, 36. m (C2) agent lD the 8Dlplny
di1Iermt work 10 8.ny rap d tmPTOVlsa.tion a.nd
Kn¢ts 'NOra only able to keep t until do"''!
the b-lIetor scheme 1.<1. no Cnt'lption
H'Ow8V8r
of .Messrs. Bndgett and Sons. Mr F J. Ra.tcl.i:ffo The
Oc.tobcr 15th 1247 when n S'P i.e <>f i he aSSlet.
Tha.t a.fl.e.rnonn fIlE' paT'~Y broke up Furthel' the outlook I S u.ndonbtedly lmproV11l1{ the reo
nppen,red -l"lU'ee mont.hs WIth leave.
G F S Ferns. S9 6- (C3), mm.er I> agent, em IlDOO tr.ent b King Henry or CypTUA UI\df!r tho har'V&st work wM c1earl unposstble &nd by ~t­ mOtlollP.d scheme LS worlriDst mud more effiClently
t ting .a,wa.r on the Saturda.y we wou1] B,V01.n Sun t he ngbt type of man, alike for mpernsmg and
ptoyod by Messrs :J Hank Ltd. Mr !>ryland command or hlS 6cnescha.l BAlian of lbel
finally l"eVerted to the- EgyptasnlS
Tha grea.t day tra.venlnf( nr I av Dr;t; to wtnt till Mond&y ploug1img I S being ctuoavOrM MO on smt:ah1e
' p pear xl-S :t month& 'WIth leave..
Sultan BoJba.rs n order tha1. the local gov-ernol'S So we bad no farewell banquet. no feasL or un Innd nnCler rensona.blo cond tion.s tbe t'rR.Cttrr 18
m ght DO longer he tempted t.o revolt ogamst the fl&ralleled e gl t nO m&l'l!h to the !Illat1on in a.n on the average. d01nlf hetter a.nd qu cker work
R.tllhor:itv of' Egypt destroyed tho to rn broke m1'OS1ng and tendul hodv M wo bad ...aguel,. An Ul~restinl2: Item C'IOm.~ frmtl Shl'O?sbue wbere
a representative of the POOO Produnt1on Depart
down
the 'WallA and molc- tLlld filled ID tne har p1n.nned
Tho dee s on of departure waa made ment reports that he f~und tl trMtor 10 nJl n
WILL OF 1m. H S. lL FARRAR
bour m. 12m £lllCe "" h n t ~s l'emn ned t be deso
nd Vldually dnrms a. dr zzl Dg noon Some were firat-rate plo gh ng lob ou an old ley
The
late f'IOho of 8. great•. name, n t.ercstUlg to the a r eady too late. for the r connections Bot I got orew W'~re CIVlllAUlI he !Ily~ - a. fathM' and Mn
English .., havmg been thc la9t conquest of K ng otT
the lAottor a yonth of 17 who baa been WIth hiS
B.iehwd Y... and Noy
J CAn well oance Vi> 1\ numbf"r ,of peOJ'lle My father some mont:ru; on th II WOrk and ~ noW' an
ng Those yotlnR fellow!. f\e6m to h,.vo had an expert They were. tnnuna crot rl\ther more tha.n
exe6Slverv goacl t me and a.s fAr N I ca.n see. five acrf'!S ~r d8.Y on 8. consumption of S~ gallonR
ThlB man ohVlously knew b S Job R.nd
no h ng 1 ke ea.rD"ed tlte r money (ftlr we were of fuel
WILL OF THE REV A 11 AUSTEN
he ha.s been rooommended M a teAeher of ot\er
pELld Q In defonoe 01 emplover f!8. d that """ me.n By the way the tractOts lD Shl'O'f)8blre Iflllot
were well wortb wbat ther pa. d U!! a.nd that t week ploughed 1S81 e.cr6S In th", Holland dnil!IOn
LEIGH
VM! not otlr fa.uTt th~t the second 'Week bsd 0'" Lmeoln the trACtoTI't. aeooTdmA' to the 11\tMt
turned out wet and tbnt we were not worked off report. were wOTkih~ UDder d .. advantagtls due tn
~
r teet
To p;um p t:. wall the most perfect the wet ll1nd furlhl'TlDore t me hM been lost
The Rev Arthur Henry Auiten Leith of 2
OWIng to the remoVRI of some of them In ConD&c-.
Sonthoote Rood Rooding late PollDw 6f St. hal d&y I and I th nk all of us bad ever spent
John s Co~ Oxforc;r formerly Rector of
Wmterbourn Gloucester a.nd laf.o Vlca.r of War
gl'8.n Berkll aged 81.. who died on J 1y 29tb
left estate va.tu.ed at .:£18 0i8 178 2d lflth net
ROWELL'S
sonaltY .£17 !lIS 178. Mr Wdl1ADl Austen
h of Hart6.eld. Roehampton )( ddlesex
hro er 1B the &UrVlVlDg executor The will g
da.,ted Apr11 18th 1914. wherem t&5tator left
sh8res 10 lndustnal nweUl.D&S Company Ltd
For all CoUGH. CoLns and CREST AP'PI!CTto,.. l/ll and 8/6 per bottle
tha Ba.n.k of Australa.sia. Ltd and m the B&D~
of New Sonth WalOs. and ho_old ~""ts q, hi,
ROWELL (PuLLEN MP 8.) 3, Duke Street, Reading.
wif.. rhe rOAdne 0/ hia ~ II. left to hia

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