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Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette Saturday, November 17, 1917. Pg 2
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Title | Saturday, November 17, 1917. Pg 2 |
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Date | Saturday, November 17, 1917. |
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R1l!A:DING
17 It!1'; ,
THE
WA 'R.
THE POOD PJ.OBLlIlL
,
Pal1ileve~; ~lfini-trt'; b.s been defea.t.edl arter
"SOUND TRAVELS ROUND
CORNERS" AT MellRnyS
No one can make light travel III millionth part of an inch
out of a straight line. Yet Bound will follow you ronnd the
corner to ma.ke you hear.
Many stores depend upon the old trodden paths to obtain
their merchandise. ' TheSe are the stores which cannot see
hght on their problem of obtaining Xmas goods.
MCIlroy. went everywhene, sounded every possible source-with what result?-that MCIlroys have the finest, most complete
displays of Xmas merchllDllise you can wish to see.
The BAZAAR & ,TOY FAIR opens
MONDAY NE'.XT, November 19th
I
â¢
MONDAY
.l\f Kerensky hus found support from the 4rmy, most encoul'1'lgmg nature General Al1enb\"s hn6
and trooJl~ fH.v;Quulble to him are marchlDg- on h3..8 been a.d\"flnoed anothel' !ilX 01 !:'even rolleD, a.nd
Petrograd. Before them tbe rebels are retinng by tbe capture of Ule Junction south of NlW.lIch
TtJrklsb oommuntcatIOJI 1Y1th Jo-t'l1.'Ii\lem IS mIt
In d1sorderly mobs l'llls news was aent oot from
FTom the R01Ue hulletlll It IS e\'ldent thnt I:he
the eluef RuBtunn Wireless station. which haa
heen rt'captur~ US' supp;ovters of the Korenek;r ltalmn l'eFlI8tanC6 I" stiffenmg l.'l1e f,lct tlll~t the
Fleet
111 tukml=' P!lrt III th(' Opcrn.bOllS rl)nders Ul6
Government. M'e5lBal1eJli froIJI. thIS BOuree add tlrut
open u.tta.ckB lij,raJnflt the rebels hMe boon begun threat to Vemce ~ore l'â¬'Dl()te
].,{ Clemencean, the '~e nfllnt terrible" of French
In Petrogmd. and tbat theIr supporton m
pohti08. hali OOlll'll9nt.od to und~rtake the ll.l.sk of
Mosoow huul! been ,defeaLcd
iormmg a MiDl9VIj
ltahan and Aw;;tro German Armies face eaeh
'';''''''=~
other on a front of. 30 miles across the lower
oourse of the Ptaye 'l'he brIdges ~ve been dOw
OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST,
Jittro\ ed '.rho Itallun. troops from the paHSeA of
Clldore and CUllim h/\.ve still somo dHstanea to
man:.h until they rooch defensIve po6ttionsLLligDlng
With the lower rl\er '.rhey are now south~weAt {ThIS nit I, ,peclally eampl)ed for the II Mercury,
ot Belluno. wJl1ch baa been ocnpled by tbe
and II copyrIght.]
enemy '1'he 1:etreu.t of th&3e northern armies lS
menaced b) an en6my auvance from the ']'rentlDo
ROYAL.: BERKSHIRE REGIMENT.
down. the V,II Suganu Asmgo has agam been
KILLBD
IOt;t but the latest newt! 11:; that our Alhes are
Pte C Burrows 181S 1 (Cllunmg 'l'OW'll" E )
no'; holding tho enemy 011 Hus front General
Sel'gt. E' Chlld t 200-'85 (Readlllg')
Fu"olle has been 1LI)JXlmted Cowmander.JD-Chlef
Pte W M CiR~ ton , 365:t9 (I i.l:s ......1ch)
of thA Franco Bntl" I forces ll\ Venetia
Pte S Dale 202181 (l'enrhyn,
Ge.n('t'al ~1lE'nby3fi t IOOpti are I~bout 30 mlloo
Pte :::i Rudgp, 18532 (~orf h KC llS'"~tOIl. W )
"'en and south·wE'lflt of JE'rus ulom In thetr n..d_
Pte W H Slt lnlon M97l (Blrollug:hnm)
'llnce un the COtUit thc~ occupied t hs ,Ln(llent
Pte..
S SaJ.gent, li089 (Ware)
city of \5ClL10n.. uHl on Snturday were reported
Pte W S Treud well 203782 (4,.bmgt!on)
near I:F.dlld fimce October 31 the enemy have
}'to
F W ·Woodlm. ⢠2[)3'iOO (AbmR'dun)
lost 000 I\qllare nllh'!9\of terrlton'. 70 guns, llnd
have. :mfiered ]0,0110 casualties, {jexclUSlve of PREVLY REPrD WOUNDED AND MISSING,
prlSouers
NOW RI:PTD KIl,LED
On Prul,ty ('rI.b-t of Gaz,:l Wnnlt:ksblJ"C and
Pte ...\ T Benger 202"211 (R(,ll{lillg)
Worcesrnrshlr6 Yoolllan l Y maJ\! II. charge agatnst
Pte }' J DneklJ1J;'hurn 203181 (ReudmJt)
the ellomv '1\ Itb 1I gullunhy and dnsh .,..orth~'
PREVLY REP1'D MIS~lN"H, NOW
of the be~j tradltiODs of DlltJsJl Co'lVa lry n 'I'hev
REl:''l'O KlLLIJD
c ~ptnr()d 12 gUllS, and t'Owpletely broke the
r
Pte A Coxhend ~;573 (llampstencl Marshall)
l'tc A .J Gre."lter, 201356 (N e,vbury )
encmy's rc!;u;i:s.nce
,
Do J LLS , ordtnar~, jOInt.ed. and
D re ~c d and Und ressed.
I; ~
., â¢, ,
., .
an e:lltitanee of lUst over two months 'rhe de.
feat WQ,6 due to )nternnl questIons
FRIDAY
'News from Palestme col\hnnt>" to be of ihe
BVIilNTB OF THB
cbaracter
LEAD SOLDIERS, PORTS, SHIPS, SUB
MARINES
Dot, ls' I'RAM S (ilke n.by ',), 21./- \,() 63/
PU S H
,.t.!
I
C ARS, roldmg fDcrm 12/ 1 1
'IRA[NS.
SWING COTS
BEDSTEADS, V!ood and foldmg Iron,
wlth clot.hes, 6 111
T'T~I' BEll, 1 / 0 ~ to 2 / 11 1
BED CLO'I ff"ES & BFIDDING com
"
I
MECHANICAL TOYS 1 / 3 \ up ELECTIUC
-'
"
2 / 11
I:[Oust'5
lO
PIC'lURE (jlld DRAWING BOOKS
FANCY
42 1
T EDDY BEARS aDd otl.tCl"
b",ls, 1 /0 i 10 36/ 9
r ANCY LEAl'HER GOODS of
PERFUMES
&DlmaLs
III
fanc, boxcs and
klOd ~
a.\I
ca~C5
Xmn.s present.s
'l 'OILET REQUISITES of all kll1<ls
&nd
â¢
~t popu lar edl\Cfillonnl gift {or u.nv
clilid icMJn.v< - l' LA. S '1' 1 C I N E ---c.na.blins
ublldrcu o f "II ~es to lI}.3.ke wonde rfull y
e ffocti vc models of houses , flowerSl , -soldier!>,
gUIl.'1., fo: t Ui. aJHlIlnls, eOO, m aU co.lourti
aud su!ocs
Cwn be u.scd over ;nnd Q'VCr agm 11
Th e
PrICCS 5~d
JEVi ELLERY, 1\ECK CHAlt\S,
nod E P N S goods
WRINGERS , 10 / 11
FUR~'ll URE 4 ~d to 3 / 6
'rEA SETS , 6 ~ d to. 5 / 11
"
"
lip
WOOllEN HORSES, CAnTS, B tilROWS,
SK11TLES
CARD GA"MES. 6~d
u.let.o
"
12f l1
IS another :;plendH] suggestion for
pa.rents WIUI e luldrcli of a. llech..ullcnl turn
of lllllld 'rn.nrus" 1.~ one o{ the lead
lng mode l engmeer:lllg wsets, and [>OO!lCSSCS
lrIa.ny adva.nt.nges o' e r other makes, a.s It
COWllrISE'S not only s l..txol but also wood parts
Pnocs 5 / 6 to 50 /~
H ere
to 5 /
CanadlaD Illd BrJb~b troops began f\ further
flttaok Ilong tho rlrl"e norlh Rlld north-wcst of
l ' n,."-.c;chendut'le on Satllrduy tno nTlnH' AU their
Gb)oot l';cS '~erG b~llllCd, III spIte of ]1E~ayy ,veat.bsr,
but. on the Jlorib*\lcsl: BOme glOnnd hoo tD be
~w e.n np HI fa.c a of fierc{I count.er-attacks
The
oD('mv · .... gons IHO "erv fi ctive Ilgnlost the Pa.'iIichendflele !mllent l 'rench trenc bes on Ha~
lnn.nnswmJe rkopf In tho, VGSgns, have been S'tIh..
] ccttx) to fL \ tolent Germnn nttuek
In n hane\..
w..hand t'ngagement the enemy were completely ,
repulsed
TU1~SD~Y
ttt.a'fks aImed Ai tho loft rt".llr of tho, Italian
poh1.tlOns on the P.me from the dlrect"lon of the
ASlugO plateau ha.\e beeu renewt"<1 'l'hey were
nowhero SUcOffilShtl Meolll\lhile t ll o Ita]lan forces
"Itbclra.wlllg trolll Carma nnd CmiOl o, ,diO~e hue
of ratreat wns llsa thret~wned bv theso attacks,
am reaelung :;;.~fe l coHntl'} Ten thousand of
Di e m acoof',lmg 1.0 the German report. wero com·
pellett to SUI render north o f BeUUlIO anti 1,OO{) to
the wost On tho Lower PIaH} the ))Ol:01.tion HI
unchanged
On tbe \Vestorn front t here "ere no Important
lllOvement" on Mandl! \
In Palestino the 'l'nrks, after D N'treat of over
30 mIlos, Ire taklllg up;). lino ncro~.. tlte Phl\lStiu.n
pJn..!1l lnt! till0l1g11 t.he 10"(J\ hills ot .lmhcl.
CO't'rlng JenlS<'iloUl nnd Hebron '1'he lOJdd le of
tillS hno. whIch rUll s trom tbe eoaf:/ t to the !iOllthw
e:.l~l, I'll 2::'1 !lutes. from Jeru:ouJem
Our troops
have Illreadv .uhunced on each flank
SweeplIlg up the Lukeleth Vullm. (l fen mIle&,
nOlth of t he l'oli.ugm'sc bord er 01 Bus t Africa,
lil1tn.h co lumu/S have fonnd t~o mom ho~pltals,
contrlluHlg mull.) enemy troops. and tho II,st o.f
tho Germ<lll na\al gun s blowll up '1'0 tbo nortb\\ est 11. hOSPlttl ,\ It.h patwnt... of the .Afah.mgo
force baA ofillrOO to .,ullendor 'fbee malll forco
of the or:.emy l~ hal d pr&!sed
-:\lr Lloyd Goorgc Hpoke In P,\n~ on 'Monday of
th e .lbsolnt.e IlccosSI I:y 101 t.ho crooboll of tho
Mhod W af o, unctl He s"ul tlle AHit>s har! fadPd
III ,1(hI C'lllg thOiT PUll105e httherto not trom tlle
tn ull of th o Armt OF;, bu t mllDg to tho ahsonee of
re.'il Illlll ,) III 'I li l dlrC'CtlOm; '[11(1 Serblnn and
Humn-nmn (h ;m..<;ter<;. ho SUlci. could not hnvPl bap~
])().noo II thoro had booll f'IOme oont raJ :l.utllOTlty
whoso re-s poll Stbdlh- Wt~S tn thml( out the J):roblelll
of \\ \I fOl tho whole hattlefield In ](H7 there
had bee n the ~'lme dl!CUSter clue to the 1S!UDe
~use
Ho hnd made up IllS mlnli t hnt llllless
l:iUllle change \vere eilp.cted he could not remam
rus p :..nslblQ for a wa.r dli cctlOll doomed 10 dIsaster
for bck of umt)
?lfr BamH J.,tw
In
OlP
HCHI!;O
of Common<t
answered questlOIl" Oil th e d llties and composition
or the new C OUllf II
f-:lr Arthur t:l\~)P ha~ announced the n e,\ propOHUI~
fOl volunbuy rotlomng
Str AlIcklanii GeddllS, spcnklJ1g 1\1 Plymont.h.
Oil }{onclay , f;:l.1d It w. ~ phHIlf'..alI} lmpoHSlble for
the war 10 end noxt voo..r nnle!:l8 0111 effort this
nlltl.lmn~ lhu; Wlnt:er. find nett Rprrng wru:; unprf'.cedent:ed Tbe 1nIle had com,e when a ll men
of OrMes I and II (eq,uivu.lent to the th:rea old
l~l~One8 of <to B, and Cl) were reqnlTed for
6O f"Vlce. nulesa thO'\" were defrmtely employed In
oonnex:ron WIth the PnxluctlOn of mnmboml or
With the 11uuntenrmce of the fabn c of the SlAte
Tho Weight of tJlO 5i:nll n wa.f! COWIng almost at
\
Ollce.
WEDNESDAY
Dl ED OP WOU NDS
V. ~rrell, JlH30 (Wuklllgh"m Enlt )
Pte R II Robert.<;()Jl 2028.1)2 (Rcadlll.g )
Corpl W J Russell. 2038.j.{) \A ~lon, lieule~ )
Pte W
DIED
Pte C J Herbert 41349 (BlrIIlInghn.m).
I'te }~ Wvloo 2tr...o15 (Rc.'Hl!ng )
rREVLY REPTl1 ]'rJS~TNG NOW R'EP'l'D
WOUNDBD AND 1'IOlSONER or WAR
IN GER.}1 \N RA.N'DS
Sergt W Oakle" 802'2 (Epsom )
WOUNDED
Ptc F Barr. 6267 (Ches hunt)
L-'te J CumoungR. 11259 (Burgh fie ld)
Pttl 0 Dutton, 37008 (llllcknp) Rond, E.).
Fte H Freuch , 2028!l5 (Clare)
Ftc A ('11)rt.on 6443 (Oxford )
Pte H rr Harbertl 101547 (Wmd!'lor)
l~te
E
S
Ha.rwood. 2()(H69 (H.{)<ldmg)
Ilte }J Haydon 20~845 ( Walt1Ulm~to"" E)
IlL- D IIaywnrd S"JH8 ( Wul~dl)
Pte J . Hoare, 20093h ( Readlll~)
Pte B G !lugo, 202171 ( Ne\\qUi~Y)
}lte A Xerlc~, 202341 (Blrrruugbnm )
J'te <\ ]~ KlUg 203187 (Llttlo Coxv.ell)
Pte.}
Ll.mbde¥l'
201l'i7 (Rl'n.dHlg)
Pt.e W G Millard 202222 (BrH;t.ol )
Pt.e S E Millesh 18139 ( EdlllOlltOIi N )
Pte S MornR. 202MG (Ulrmllll!llrIDl )
l.>te Jo: J Pachr :](j30ilj rR eadlllg)
Pte. II L Parrott 2113'J44 (Lec hdlltl!)
Pte A. Peacock 201P85 (MaHle[lhe.'ld)
Pte R W PIerce. lSOOO (BQ I m o mh;ey S E )
Pte W A SpallIl, 220200 ('l'h c tfOJ tI )
PtI'! G STunner. n301~ (Bectlc})
Pte H Sum'Pter . 3il70 (Chester)
Pte. E Swum. 11100 (S toke N e" Illgton N )
Pro W J Wilson ~:!S8 0 ( T.t\ erpool)
Pte. II G Wll>(' 201752 CRelllllllg)
Ph~ J C J Wood. lb"963 (WaIhnm Green , S W)
Pt.e. F Woeki 27t1i'8 (UekfioId)
Pte. ~ A :8f.lton 10 WS (Kingston),..
Pte H ~ Gill. 24S4S (Warfield)
l)to. :q. Gl'OOlt. 35060 (Sonthw&Tt. S:'E)
]'te \ MIlle: 16029 (Reading)
Pte ,J 'l'mrln.il 13m (PttdtltngWn W)
Pte W Po\"Cy - U3G1- (lU,a.dmg), attd M G C
OXON AND BUCKS L. l
WOUNDED
Second Ll(mtellant T Choate
Second Lletltel ~.lnt W A I.lchfield
OTHER REGIMENTS
WOUNDED
noval Gunson ArtiUe!"',
(llmnel E }; Lncazs. 98{19 (Sunnmghill)
SeJgt A P Nelij! SSIOI (~t.oke)
Corpl Ii' W ,d&hR~,. :30.t19 (lIunRel:'ford)
Gunner r.. A.JI.-.UeWltt, 40183 (W&llingford )
Gunner J{ \Vhtthreud 87!71 (R-ea<img)
Reyal Rorlio .>\rl;lllery
Drn-er C Conrtnage, fi1G31~ (BeadlDg).
Gunner E J Cox, L'2:!351 (RoodlllA)
'Royal FI(lld A rLlllo",
Bdr W B iddle 11590 (-Rending) .
Royal Engmeor ..
:;;apper RECook, 176653 (WlIldsor)
llol,lfteh91d .BattuhoJl
C~I -of·Hor", t' J Hnnhng, 5569 (Slough)
Pte 1" niH. ~J60 ( A blngrlOII)
Act
NeWfl rrom the lWtn.n frollt 1 5 dtllquiatl1li;
estabtisncd I~ bridgehead across
lho Lowel Piave 20 lniles l}()rth-ea!lt of V'OnlC6.
'1'110 pornt of e~ 18 n.t Zonrou lh P~ave, a
nOYAL lIEltXS CASUALTIES
lew wlles souUt 9f the :Mnlw.ay (rom liol:ta to
'l'l;cVUKl, whmc tJl e rn c r make5 a sblll"p bend
KILLED
The ItUIW.ll officlU.l rop01'f: st:doo that too enemv
1 roaps have been countol'·ltttacked ami IJJpnlsed
Second Lumtfnant E 4. Phllhps. 'Royal Borks
towards the rrver ba.nli
1!"'mlll the Vol Sugan a Rt-gullent, attached Bedford Rcgnnent.
to the PL.-love the Ilalmns ha.ve retreated to thcIr
new defcn"ll¥C iwes hlJ.vmg glvnn np FODMi90 PREVLY RF.PTD UISSING, DELVD KILLED
NOW REP'l'D KIL.LBD
'
md mounbllIl po6ltiOns oV(lrlooklJ1~ the Bre-nUt
'1 he y o..n:t shU holding the ~lUgo plateau uetenCC:5
Lieutenant GAG Wu. F...~t SlIl'l'cy Regunont,
10 Itt.ee oC strollg uttJlc/,g
attached ROJUl Bark/; R-oglnlent
German artillerv ha f; gnthcrcli In st:I'englh
DIED OF WOUNDS
agnlilst 0111 Illles beyond Yllro~ On '.ruesda.y. Sir
Douglufl lJ lib' reports, Rhcllwg' WitS partJcullt.riy
Cn.Jl1;a.in C I, Wnt.cr~, Royal Berk:s RegLlllent.
lu.''i:lvy agalll15t the Pllsschcmdflele silhent BelgtnJI uttaen~d Nigerm neglIn~llt
t roops baH~ made 1 5uct.'OiiSful raul 011 the Oc rWlln
PRlWI,Y HBPTD MIRSING NOW HEP'l'D
ho()s south east ;'It Nreuport 'l'he "hole of the
l'RISON J>]{ IN 1'U1\KISH HANDS
rnHhng p..'1.1 t) reL'UrnorL
'l'ho War OffiC6 hUV6 u;suoo n. snurmn.ry of the
Rcoond I"lent.ennntE1: Denms Roy.u Berks
{hspa.tchc.c; Tet OIYM from Gener 11 AUcliby on the RogUDellt, attached Bedford Rcglwent.
fi~bti'w 1Il I>nl~tlUe Thli; shows t1mt up to
WOUNDED
N01,;embol" 11th tho nnmoor of ]>rt60nCrl> taken
CaptJun V R Pnce
\Va~ 5.894, tnc1udmg: 2S6 officers
Secon
d
Lleni:en.\Dt
C L ~ha. } Roynl Borb
l\:( Pl\m] o v~ rend n statemeut on Tua&lay In
hoih ] ' u'\Jlch Ch.,mbeJ'R on the crea.i1on nf the Rrn!im~nt. Ilttaehod Royul Flnng Corp",
SCcond
t.1('Iutena.nt
11
N VU:'itor Roynl Bmks
Allied 'Var ('olIncIl and other Important qnestiODS In thfl 00llr8O af It he surff tbat flo probl6ru Regllll(,.Jlt, attached Row.. t We:-;t Kent lteglDlcnt
willeh urgen tly c....lled for tho attcnbon of Par.
\lament uas that of tho cxt.cmnoll of the Bn tush
SERGBANT AUST
front A pr6111um lry ugrootnent hud lust been
rmchcd botween Ule I "ra Commanders~ln.Chle f
Sergeont Au~t. Roya! Rork s IWglment of:ll
a.nd would bo cnrnE'd out at a ver.v early dft.te
Wilton Roud Rc..'l.d1llg. who l'e(clItl;y won th l!
Mr AsqUlth. lJ1 the Hoase of Commons. asked 1) <.:' M. I!; sertou~ly, 111. and IS ahout to be btougbt
whother tile Prune MUlIstar would be prepared tJ EngJand
to make n stn..tem6nt In tho IIollf'e on Wedn1l8c\ay
PR[\ ATE E ... ~\V HOPKINS
'rite OIlOOl)' "btl..'>
O ne of jho games that fatbel' likes to pja.r WH.h as well 3S the bo~
".MEC'CANO" really
dov.olops t.he ooy'::\ nnagmstion &nd alllhty to oonstrnct useful articles Prices 4 /6 toO
SO / , WId Bets can nlw~ys be added to &fterwar'!a
MO'l'OR-V AN$.,
T"lI.lDted
, cry ,\.cll made and
\anOUR 817,as
1 /3 t
III
to
10/ 11
NEW SECTION
OPENED FOR
soil W A 'fCR 9
OmlD3ry
vest pocket "atch 6 / 11
1.0 2 5 / , th e lumlllou8 dial
wl~tch 1 5 76 toO 261- ; and
wru;t watdlcs from, 1 2 / 6
Q,
4'1 /.
An oLllt~r rohhug good game
for Xmns and n.fterw&rd!\,
" SIN K U ~{1'---oa.n 00
pi,/,oo by 3II) Dl1mber, It
r ea. gllomo of skill, consUltHI!; of ~hlps, Runs., !md
shcl13.
Prico 1 2 / 1 1
Huge stocks of
ENrnNES
1 /0 1 -t,o
wm,. at
Notlullg
t hau to
WOODEN
Prunteci,
at
SeOG'ruRS, ~ 8 /6
RUBBER BALLS In
"'zes, 2 1<1 to 2 /11 ~
LADlES.
Why not &iliO hIm an Inger
To ensure th e desJred
pn'\iacy, we have Just
opened a new section
for the sale of VEILS,
HAIR NETS, FRAMES,
CURLS, &c , between
the Costumeand Millinery
Departments.
Privacy
IS guaranteed, and ladles
can make their purchases
Without being overlooked
or crowded,
nIl
For the buddlDg In LJst.
Roov-e's f~"loIllOIlS PAINTS
III boxes, 6td to 1 0 I
W e ll nmdo heavy wooden
CHAR,...A BANGS
P ln.lIl
po.wted 1 /3 . to 10/11
PH01.'O FRAMES for Ule
0<
people
Ul
,~ood,
luRJ.he.r., and meta.l
Oak
p<lstca.rd ITa-mes 5 id
to
older
8 ~'(}
Oak
und
polished
framcs, 2O:x 15, at
4/6 . 18 x 14 III Qt 3/11
For too )uvenlle land army.
Phun or pll.Ulted \\ oo<len
wood
pl1W.n
WHEELBARROWS, 2/3!
to18/11
c hild bet.tt"!r
FoOr
Kindergarten
dQ.~ 5,
ABC BLOCKS from 6 =:d
to 2 / 9
Also tho populn.r
ABC CUBES fTOrn 6 :ld
631,
In
6 ~d to 2 /3 t
~Ults "
pia} aJ;
SeOOTEJl,,~,
WOODEN
3/11 t to 12/11 AU'IO
school dur
mg her hohdays. Why not
gIve h or a.n EASEL with a
BLACKJ30AR.D, to go (:In a
til-hIe or wlth long legs?
7 td to 8 /11
DON"T MISS
OU R
BIG
1/6t
to
JIG SAW
PUZZL~S, both sunple and
complicated, from 6 ld
4/11
WINDOW
DISPLAYS.
to
In r~nl'd to the "erv SerlO'll! mattol'1'il
tol1ohtl(]
upon In hiS sp(I(!ch It! Puns Mr Dollllr Law saul
be '"ItS IJU re that t he Prllne M.JDlsOOr ,\onld at
once r~pond to t ho rcqll(!f!t
M'r Lloyd George returned to London on Tuesd:"l.~. and WM nccompanled h,..){ Vellll'!eJo.S
The suppor1-ars of Loum, who b-old the ohief
R1J9\:.'1nR W11"eless ~tllhon ncar Peb-ograd ~Tld out
tho neWR tha.t .. after Intter fightlDR noor Tsars.
!toe Bela (~lth. of PeetrogJ'ad) tbe Rovolutlonary
ArTnl" completel) dofcaterl the countcr.re\'olu~
honnry forces of Keronsky and KorDllofI"
21782 PrIvate E W Hopkms, R.pynl Be1ks of
42. Piggott'", Road, C ncrs ham, wali lcporwd I;'I~
lung on Ma.y Srd, 1917
Any no", >:I a s t o hI S
wbeleabouts WIn be gla.dl.., rccenod b) hi S \111 0 ,
MIS. E W HopklDS, of the a.bove uddl"t! ~/S
DE~TH m' MILIT~RY MBDALLTST
Prlvat,s A J Plrehell. Itoval DeJ'kJ'l. , who held
t.he MILItary Medal was sc,\"l!rel) wounded Ul
actIon, ond dIed shortly nftun.ards
OTHER REGIMENTS ,
TIlURSDAY,
LANCr~SERGErnT G SBh';RWOOD
L'l.oce...sergcnmt G Sherwood of 8h Katc"grovc
Tho 6Mmv are mulang great efTorls to force
thee Pmve lines whIch guard Veul()6 and othet' Lune, H.e~dU\g, W.\.S wounded on AUgu 8t .!t.th
hl!rt.orIC ltaliun cllIs.<;., 'i'hey hnve g'l~lllcd crass- H .... lomed tho, Oxon and Dneks I."I In Augllst.
lIlgs o[ the Mver; at two POInts, 7J('lHIUn. 20 miles 1015. ruad went to France lD Septernber of tho
He IS ~~ ~at"S of nge, nud ",ns
norUl-oost of VeUice. and Gn80lenL, 21) tnllC6 enoSt same year
of the Cli:) l"nrlher north tho~ havo occllplerl educated at St ]'farv'~ School. Roothng Pl'lor
181o.nds lJ1 t he nver At four othet' pomt.s t hClt' to enl~tlng, ho was employed by Me...<u:;;r fi H !llld
n,ttempts to eross frl.lled. At GnttOlel'A.
the ellem~. havtng Ot'OliSeti t ho mum
worked then wa) towards Yemen
mara-has In front of thOln IS a
of tho river, the Vecchla Pmve..
Itahan report
h:u; boon .cb,.el,,",
"""".<hl"
SoldtcrB' Wl'Vt!8 a.nd 8weet,..
hea.rta 'nil rca.lIy I\.PprecLa.te
these very finc WRlTING
COMPE.t"'lDIUMS I\t; M(!
llroys llOW Offered 10 good
quality COV(\t1I, from 6td to
Pocket
FUSa
1/11 !
LAMPS.
LAVENDER WATER. 'rblS
Not onl y a. neces1uty ttl these
tuneS, but sn ldo&l gaft for
anyone of a.n) age. 2/6-t
to
.18
~
complete
(lOOlDt,
entirely
goodqoohty,9id to B/ l1,
Thou
llooordmg to Hlze of bottle
of spare batterJes Wid
Il!lolDps ot a.ll kinds m stock
--each one lItt.cstod
being ooI~
~mplete Wl~h
ea886,
lock o.rid key,
'.....,~b cov<>nl<l
Splendid mllkcs of EAU DE
COLOGNE
In
8wt.a.ble
bottles for Xmas.
Bur.
pa.'JS8S allY of the pre· war
GerJllit\.Jl
make8.
7 ~d to
before
Attache and wef\k-eoo
In t\to
delightlul
and
perfunu'..,
Brltl!"h
Any grown up
WIll
a.Pilrc.-
c,... Ibe glfl of. VACUUM
Â¥LASK, e.speclally a.t Xmas
time
Prices from 3 / 111n~
VAC"
VACUUM
1I,~!"' P'..,r:l~JSK.
Oue of the best
Koops all
cold or bot for
'lI/ ' I.,,'n,;"
hours.
From
,.&,t~!:." l)~::'1~~~i11~ODthan
â¢
r
a rubber ho
,.... ' boltlel.l'..... 4/11,
,8/H '
9 /S
Luca's (amoD8 bl'.o.nd
of
EAU DE COLOGNE, lId,
to 5/,
,
PeopJo Wlll be well-ftdn.sed
their Xmas PUI
chases
of handbags o.nd
purses erlr-a. early.
Ma.llY
JD.R.I1ufootnrera can make no
to fnake
more deliv.erles tillS
eor,
a.nd the dE'lmand on w ole·
!Ja.Jer.s 18 fas~ I sendmg up
prlce8.
See our 8plentbd
BAGS and mue
Cb01M
LE~j~TIit.ER BAGS
BILK
G SimOnns He IS tJle holder of the Mlhtary
Meda.l alld was formerly a member ot the Alpine
Rifle Club
L:\NCE-CORPORU F
GRIFFI N
,
STATE!IENT BY MR, W g, BELCHER.
Mr. W' S. Belcher. the Eucutin Offieer of the
Readmg Food Control COmmittee. made an lm~
}JUrtant statemellt iu ngo,rd to the supr card
l'!,Ytltem. ut Q meeting of tb.e Readlng Q,lld Dlstru:t
GroCors' AS8OCwtlon held un Monday evelllllJ{ â¢
He ~ld the more he went lnto the quelrlion
the ' lUore difficulties cropped up, lDdeed. he was
Ilfnud they were only Just berinuLDsr
'l'he
quautity of sugar allowed VfIl.S to hO~i1b per head
f~t the present, but" he gathered thnt It wu likel}
thoro llught be n reduction In thll;l quuutitv In
thE" future
A caterer, or one holdLng a. whIte
"Ollcher. libou ld olily nse thl~ for hIS busmesH.
3.lul IlloV1lie lumself With a prnate card for hll>
0\\ n household
No caterer or manwacturer WM
entitled til demand from tbem more aUgD,r In
NUH!mber and Decewber than he had been sop-pJled With m October, so thnt he advised them
t.1) gno theso cU!o,-tomers oilly what they had done
In the PUb-t, unless their IrtOCkH of sugar allowed
theru to supply th e full qunntttv '1'0 make tbe
"ule of !:jugar cOIlchtiOIlru. In ally way wa.~ to
hrlllg themsolves wlthlll 'the four cornor6 of the
Act
CorwUl lArge shopkeeper!;; who would not
"upply customel S \\ Ith good s nnless they lodged
theu sugar cards Vr lth them had beell r eported.
and bile IUIlt.tcr wa.'< now undel the conAlderutIon
of the .I nod · ?fulI:;try from [l, lcgal pom t of VIew
'fho preseut Rugar distribution was b.v;ed on the
!:jllpplies ot 191::', and h o adVl sed members who
COI1 ~ldored tllnt they hnd not recruved thwr full
flh .o. lO to let hlln know what the) ha.d, when the
mutter woald be taken up Vr lth the Sugar Coww
miSSIOners
Rcterrlllg to a question bv It member that one
of !hI li c:u ~ tom{!l~ hlld dewllnded her sng-.lr cu,ld
because he cou.ld not s uppl y lIU the SIlR'fi1 tilte
li em,lIldell, i\ll Belcher ruh 11:ied the member to
I cfu :;u t.'u IH~Jl(1 huck the card !lnd to tell the
cUbtorum to com{)lnm to tho Foor\ Control ComIIllttOO. \\ ho ,\Ould c onSlder th e Cl.1 8C un lts meritsâ¢
allfl "onld, no doubt, llot n ll ow the transforenco
iro m one grocCi to Ilnotllel for ally triVia l rOlUmn
1'be question Vili S 131 Sl!d n!'l to ho\'l ocld .9uanbw
tte!'loP I"ugar wou ld be clcolt '11th alul Mr He.lcher
~tated that the ,otlchms w01l1rl be made out to
lj!Jc Cl't Ilhme th e quantI ty roqmrcd b} the
tradel tho cxccs.s bcmg deducted fr om the no.xt
allotltl(>llt In ('very cat"O clJ'ort~ would be made
t ') render \ o \lcher ~ 11\ lot s oj 1 cwt, m order to
ll\ otrl split bag'>; a.nd additional fr(1lf::ht~e
\V lth referen ce, to an â¢â¢ \Io.... unce fo r wllfitage the
~ I)t tlker !<end tbat mel and abovo OIC amol;lut of
sug.lr to ,,,blch n grOCer wu.a e ntitled on hl8 sugar
card <: 15 per cent ,"Quid be ndded to cover wasto
a nd to moet CmOl'RellCi es Flucb EUI the nnt!borisod
rI oma.ntl o; (It e:olth er fl billeted and home on lw-,;e
memooI s of the<\tncal com pa m es, ;'loti POrsons of
u -:. fixed lOode
'fhe mstructlOnl'; of t he l'ood Mln.lster were that
the eXlil-tlDg dl strlbutlOn of sllfPr from whole.
SllIcrs shOUld be distributed ::I.:; lIttle as po8S1bJe.
and he undcl stood tllnt grocers would ho.ve to
acce pt any sort of su~~u and be thrulUttt for It
'rhe R.etldlng Food <..A.nnnllttoo hlld mqUCt;t6d an
III c reused allotment of the prllleipai foodstuffs for
Rl.!mliug nn the ground that tue populatlOll had
cc.on ~ l(l elllb l y In(!llM;;OO SInce 1915 throu);'h the
largo numbo l of soldIers billeted, and the comIlll tt oe had SODl e expect.'l.tlon of Obt.l1Ulllg tb60l
AI r Bolch er r efcrrod to 'anOI!" reporl~ t hat hud
IppelU"eti In '("g.,rrl to the transport of food,
es peCia lly as It ufTected retml ers Th« further
r Oo;tnctlOn of petrol supphcs, horse.'1 :lond fodder
all made th o mottel ont! of g reat T1~I'ncy a nd
1-:1 l\ I t.
Th o Rou.Ulllg Pood Commlti:('Q "ere conw
tlldcnnl{ '" ::.ch orne of con.t;nl dl:-;tJ il')lItlOn Illr the
ton n md wonlt1 be UI\'ltlllf,' th e c(}..operatioll of
thr, Groecr:;' ASSOCiatIOn In pl ~CIIIg It on a work
abl c llU e: t:s
'l'hl ~ \ ery f<f! rtou s probiool would
aifect III r~tn ll t mders It ,",ou ld no doubt. b e
!'Iugge:st;(>l1 t h.lt cn"tomfH'fj should fet.ch ptll'col s
lIlJ{iI;!1 7 If) 'n wClght. t.hat dried lood stuff" shonlcl
be o r,I e r~d and dehvcroo on en a. \\ ook on l ~ . a.nn
tlml Iluthlllg' but mIlk , IUi'At proV1F.lf'lUH. fl.ntl
other p-"'ll;'jhabl o arttclc~ ~ hould he ue\tvOl ed more
f rt'qu cnU)
Mr Bclch"r was hcnrtily tbanlted for hiS
m ~ trll cb n~ o; pceoh
'I'ho Prcslflcnl ( ~rr T 'Freema n) prMlded at.
th c moet\ll g anu 'Mr T E Pove) Ilr Ca.,\f!Nrham,
wa s e lected seCl'('t:tT') III "lhXX!t;-.lon t.a Mr W
[,onr::' "ho iuui rp~lgncd OW'IIlg- to coutinned 111h('.'l.lth ,)fiat lun mg h61d tho POl>t for .~ g-rent
ml\uy yt\\r"l
'rho PI l'Sldent n,ulollnflef l thnt thnmgh the
goori tW"" of:Mr Brooke who W.I.<; looking lor
,,;omcthmg' to ItpIp the associlitiun. 50 1I0"!'0 m ern.
bel s h HI boon f>.llroll eu
lt wa s I GcC OIDlllended tblt grocer!'! should cloA(l
th(\l1 ;;;hop~ for the Chllstmlls hohdn.Y8 on
Docembor 20th , 37th and ~'8th
H. &G. SIMONDS
(LiIIlited)
Brewers, Wine & Spirit Meroha.nts,
READING.
BOTTLED ALE and STOUT
IN PERFECT - CONDITION.
LIGHT DINNER ALE
"
"
6/- per dol. Bottles Imperial.
LUNCHEON STOUT
"
"
6/6 " " Bottles Imperial.
. 3/9
"
PRICE
"l-Botties
⢠3/6 "
"
LISTS
" "
ON
,-Bottles
"
APPLICATION.
URGENTLY WANTED TO-DAY
for work with the Forces,either at home or abroad
ALSO WOMEN
IN
MANY OTHER CAPACITIES,
Good Wag... - - U.., _ - -
gu....-â¢. __
R_.
W.A.A.C.
At a. lDeeting of tho Roo.dmg Food Control (hm~
nntt.cc. tho queHt!oll oj a. co.ordllmbon of Hytrt:em
o f bMSI10rt n." It affect ed thc dlf.tnbuboll In
COJ1ll CCtioll With the rebul traoet> Wti " COUSld(lretl
'\ :."PCCull sn\)...COttllOltiee WO':l formed t.o go mto
tho matt.or ~m.d prosuut a workable Jl('.h(ill\6. 11:
W'l1S a lRO decIded tha.t the advlC.e of the '9'arJOQs
baden;' ;'\.'iSOCIntIon:-; m the lowQ be so u~bt The
sub--comml t tce m6t 1t\.St ( 'l'hllf"llcia y ) rtI):,rftt to con.
)i\(le r th£' gc.noral hrli) of tll e ~"Ch cUl c to be adopted
A gn'tlt number of complaints h~ve boen made
nt tho locnl }t~ood Office with regard to tho 'Pnt:e
or n1llk
rhe comnllttoo arc faJ:!) a lw6 to the
s lt"lw.tJOn. ILIld are t..--.klllg Htt'ps Wlbh l~ V1ew to
fixing tho priCes on a rOO80nable b.'\Sl~ FOJ thlS
Jllllp050 t lJ('Y :uo obtawlDg' lD formation from tho
dlllrymen In thu town a..':; to OWlr co;,;U;, etc
The COlUlTlltt.ce llJ'e ('.oDFi,dcl'lng t he qUMl:lon of
1I food economv campalgJl and hllvQ under oon
Sldembon t he questiOti of fixln~ i he mHXllDUln
llnCCS of butter III the near iuture .
READIl!I'G BAXElI.'S FAILllRE.
'J'h e s l;n.t{<.mcnt of alfrurs 111 ttw> caS(1 of M.r
R.trf\ James Albert W6t't, 01 Tot. Oxford Str.0t:t.
and 4:!. Ertelgh Road , Readmg ba.k(!r and oo.n.
foobon or
hu.S heeu issued
It Rbow.. t.,rJ."08!'I
hu.l.u!Jbos, .£916 45 &l, expect.od to rank: ⢠.£.1'.Jb
6~ lJd ⢠l S~lnt.~ ..£ 110 2<: lOd
ICflVtD~ n. llcfimcncf
of £ 615 4s Id 'I'ltt) C,lUse:s of 1 ulure an("gCci hy
bunkTullt .It'e W Lack of cllp!btJ 16l1d GOV&umoot
TC.!itrlcboll~ ..
'1 'ho Offi cU\1 ReL"Cl\ er. lU h,s obsorv.ltions,
s b.,tc.~ The bank rapt, aged !la, f:blOOs that be
couune necd bllpjJne!:i..~ .1" a baker It t 42 }r}rlC!igh
Ho~u l , Rcad lll g, m Apri l 1907 pu.rcllflswg for .£85
th o hu s lIl(\ss thon co.rru::d on tlie rc Re hoo only
lbout .£5 of hu~ own n.nd for tho purpose of this
bU f.l ln 08S borrowerl .£GO 011 seeunh of a hCt! polley,
WlllCh IUllOunt 18 sbU OWlllg and ..£.Ij() from II
f riend. whIch b,,~ Si..llCS been repaid He earried
OIl tho bmlluesB snccOb"S{ully amllll October 191':1
h e purohl\scd anothet bUSlflO,,;/S at TJ, Oxford
St:J ...-ot RoodlJ1g' for..£l2S
1\.lr the purpose of
thai bU 1:l Lrt GKS he borrowed ..£:100. ....h.ich If! still
0" I n"
Ito patd .£5() dawn 011 nccOIrnt of the
cila:-;6 /Donev find the b.-"Ia.ncc bv mfitalmenbl
jllll
r~ CaT rl ed ou the two bUEnn ~ su~uny for
It tlmc
but ..inee Nov~tbcr l!HG bl!l takinw;I
1111" 0 droppoIl from .£60 to £30 a week.
He
ultrlbutes thlR prtnclpally to Gov6rlUilent reatrtotlOnR )l e 'became III nM'C1\r WIth (l..(oOonts, nnd
fiC ~ ernl I"gal proc essc.~ ~ ere Issllcd agalllst hun,
ft S a n's ult of thI S pM)6~UMJ ho rued hiS petition
'l'h e whol e oj the HlJl>cc ured md£>btodll O!:ls lR Htnt.ed
to bo fOI goo< l~ ~ll l) plf()d Th e sc.... unt:y held by
tilt' er(';fhtor sehl"Jul (';ft 11.0; fu ll ) e:(,Cllrcd COP S II'IIs
o f (] Ch,H'gO on th o hfo poh c ~ aho'O o mentIonod
'I he roltC) 1:.1 fnr t !ter chllrg-ed to t.ho person wno
hmt 111m the .£ 100 ubove Tf)fcr red to 3. !;CCnrl ty
fOI that filHn and IIlterest Th o hou~ehuid furm .
turn IS chl.llllcd partly bv the ba.llkrnpt'H wlfo a"
WCclf!tttg pre!;elltl'l anti .IS h.1' lilA b P.OI~ purchased
hv hCI With mont'Y ]:nV(lli to her h) r elatl'\w,f;
!I ntI llnrtl) bv hI !; dn.ughterR nl< J! tft<: or plUabMes
hy tb!!fil
The bankrupt ~tat.e!; th a t he first b£!.
CU IllI'! awnrc of lJtAtllvE"n cy til ~1 Sl.rc h
1917, but
coubnucd t h e hu s l11e s~ hoptnft for a n lin prove.
mont III trndo He ~tates l1mt hfl hAS tlOt m·
c rf'u <:ed Ju e: llld e hb:~lltc~s ,,'!lee thdt bme"
T h e pubhe e.....tDlUltttion t.ook place flt the o\-AA17.o
Conrt<: 011 Thul'1'lday before tho Io.,'uncd IteglStmr
(Mr l1 c.nrv Jordan, M A )
'l'ho dchtor who wa s rl.lpre"Nl (:e(1 bv.Mr E D
D( I ry \\ (l.S ~x.amllled f\t 10nR:th b}' tho AS"l1SUmt
Offi WLi ReeeJver Olr L A WI'$ t) ]Ie S,'llt\ thllt
pi lor to purc!UlSlIlg tIlu l~rl Cl .rh Road blll,mes;:;
he mll.nnged n grOC~I 'R shop 11l RrodtnJt Bo WM
l)re\ lou sIy In busmel'S .I t Alton TIf\llts, al:l n.
grocer and haker 'J'hlR bustnf'sS he IhsPofied ot
Mrs Griffin. of 53, Mount Pleasant, ]wadlllg, h il S and nil the creditors were I)uHi 111 Inll
heard unofficlallv tha.t her husband. Lallco Cor-- I1f'\' er l)efnre ffliled
He h ad
T h e Aso;te:b.\llt Offi(llai Recelvet Whn.t caPItal.
poru! Frank Gnti'n, Royal Marmo L igh t I nfantrJ. THld
you whe n YOU purch,tHcJ tile bU R lne~~ JU
'1'he
hea....arountl
y ~~I~~~~~~~~~il~~,
the
rulge
has been kdlod lJ1 actlOn In } ranee He )otnf'd Oxford
Street:>
'ruesdl:l.Y afternoon
up In Dooc.mOOl', 1916, and has boon 01 the f:ront
The
debtor Sflld tht!lil WA S Ju st n l'nrullnlt
SlllOO
Apnl
lU8t
A
regular
worshlPPP,.l
u.t
~
t
'l'he attack was, ~~t~:~'I~
bnlnnco at the blWk 1£0 lU1I1 to borrow motley
:SInce slightly i:
HllcH' from boyhood, he had been ono of tho "ltJI
'" llich to buy It
Both huslneH6Cs were
tlHI vtllugo
church bell nDl{et"S for the PMt 12 yMl ~
Prim s u.-;cosfiflll
lip to n time, but ho (l(Hlid not sny
General Allimby's trooPf' have again won a to ]Offilng up T..a.noo-Corpornl Gr iffin carrJPd on what hiS pnlfit.<; werc
brilliant nctory In Palestme 'fhe '1'urks, turn. bUinness as a paInter and decorator Lance-Cor
Row much \voro you I'ipendlllA' nn your 11\ lug?paral GI'lffin was on e of those fnl whom the IelUg In tbOir ret.root, t.rIed to ostabh~h IL lme on
,'bout:«l/S 1\ w~ok 'Ve h.u! tho hrood and tbo
thc Wadi Sukener. the mouth of WhICh lIJ IIlmost qUiem servICe was held at St Glle~' on Sundaj
cnkes Ul.lde In tho shop -]n April til lhni yoor,
Jue tlMt or Jerusalem D) u. oombllled IIction of
t ho dehtor tlOllbnued be found the bulUUc:ss:os
pmvATE W FORD
mountad troops and mfnntry the enemy's JlOffi~
were gOIng down
]8t' PI'lT'.t.te W Fol"rl\ ':R 1l.L..I , of 73. Donmng_
tlOns '~ere ca.rned : Wlth magmficent dash" 'i'ho
Whnt do '011 attrIbute l hlt> falling off
ton Gl\rdeD!~, ReadlllFl', l~ suffering from se, ere To tho ro.c;trlctlons of thc Food CClIltroller We
mounted drnl!non
took 1]00 prisoners
The enemy are now
' behmd tho, shrapnel wound~ JD the nght knee. t.-ustmned on "ere not n.l1owed to mn.ke C,lkelS n.nil the qunhty
H~ lomed up on December 29th of the nOllr l\'f\S alter('d by ordf'r of tho ColltrollCl.
Wadi Surur (tho Valley
WhICh October 2~th
filt"t'l5 nown from the
ana last yenr. and wag sent to Frnnoe In AprIl. He and people were changmg about to sec If thoy
was employed as a gardener at Umverslty Colloge, con ld J;'Ct Vi hiter bread
finds lbi outlet In the
miles Ren.cbng
â¢
80uth of Joppa.. Ih
been
Yon were not the only bakel' affccted by tbat,'l011. no
â¢
foi'ood at one 'po;nt Bnemy .mb~arine;;h.~,
a Bntiah dest.roYer and ..o.
People ate hrood Just the sa.me ?-Ves, 'bnt
thero
were
Rome
bakprlS who bad got old ~toekR,
Were co..opemting WIth the army m "i'.I';;'i~ii>d
WAR HONOURS,
,mu conseqllentlv they were makmA' v. hlter bread
~"ven men a.ro lIlJBS1llg from the destroyel. and
2G from the momtor
'l'hey were allowed to URe un what t hey had got
You had got no stocks the RD. me as these?'1'be mmn German ferree III East Afnca.~ a.OOn~
Sergt. John Wilham La.mbaurne, Roya.l Belka
No
.donmg ma.chme:-guns u,ml 'idles, 11M taken refugo ~ment, Df 35, Leopold Road, Readina:. has
And VOll st", rted maklJ1R' wa.r bl'(lAu almost at
on high ground Ii few mlles north of the Portu- been a.warded a. bar to hIS Military' Meda.1 for
011co~-Yes
T1H're lO;aJI a ~r< fn lhllK ofT In my
S~eSe border Fs.rther ,vest f&. InDAll forea hom Ilc~o~n~.~p,~c~u~o~n!s bravery In the field FollOWing
MaJumga, raduoed to half bv recent operu.tiolliLo
"ombmg nld the mght before, Sergt. trude. aR vou Will ace by thll books
The
restrIctions
to eOll fectlonerv al80
IS 611deavourmg to brsak 80uth aoross the Soagea""AlIt out m broad d&ylight a.nd affocted you '-Yes ill Aregnrd
oonRldomhle pronottlon of
LIm. road
wounCkld man In oonnection Wlth mv bIlSlIlf!SS WI\'1 lJJ tho confectIonerv hne
Our troops, ha..~, complebld tbeu WOl k on the
officer got Ute Mllitary CI'OM Sel:f(t
The dehtor -Rftld h~ HOld t'IOme of Ill" fumltul'e
bottlefle1d of Teknt. IOU mIles up the 'flgrul
who wa.s Jflven 'the Mllitary Medal to Ins lilm, .Tume .. Row-Innd, who was a. captalQ
from Baghdad, have retired sonto aceordtng to
been a.t the front for a. rear: and In t1le Royal 'BArkslul'fI RflJrIment. ftud wu ndw
DlfUl The enem,y has retreated far DOrth towa.r&
Pnor to Mle war he worked at tn Fn\noo.. 1Il ordG1' to find the mOMY ,nth wblch
M.06ul.
to file h18 petition.
.
L~t
of losses of
The examwRtion was twlJourncd untIl D~ber
12th
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R. STILES, Proprietor
'OUORIl ~ - READING '
WHY ISN'T YOUR NAME ON A DUNLOP POll FDIIIIP
There's a Pink Form Agreement ready for you
to sign at your local agents if you own pneumatic
tyred vans used exclusively for the conveyance
of your goods-unless you've Blready taken
advantage of the special terms it contains.
,0.".loJI!
DUNLOP RUBBER COMl'ANY. Ltd.,
FOUNDERS OF THE PNBUMATIC TYRB lNDUsn.Y.
14 Regent 51 ....1. LDndDD. 5.W.I.
, Telephone 5812 GOlard tSlincs)
W AR SAVINGS,
THE RA,C, UD THE WAB. HOSPITALS
BlIPPLIEs DEPOT,
WINTER CAMPAIGN IN RBADING
To t.he Editor of the «Rea.dmg Mercury and
Derks Coantv Papcr"
Su.- t notioed III your fast lK1'iUO YOII pubhRht'd
The offices of the Readmg War SnV ll\StR Cont
tIlltt ..."C at 6. Broad Street alO now open nnd stondy "hat purported to be a copy of a lAtter wnt.lA:>n
bURllle<J!S bus been doue III w~r 8Il.vm ",~ C(lrtifi catc~ b~ me 10 tho secretary of the R A C.⢠t.hnnk·
flond nutlOno.J wur bond~, ul:;o freM lDqmrlt'!;'j tU't'l U1g hiS c lUb fur n hboml dOnl~uon of ,C.')O
b(llllg dea lt wtth from th08~ ",ho file t.'OIIte.mplut· to the Wal' JInap1t::a ls SupphCli Dapbt 10 ))uh
Illg sbuting new 'Var SaV1J1Il'S A.l>socmtlon s. ant! Stroot., but o.ftar the 16tter Inrt m y hand" AOmt'Qne
Rome. woeful ndvlce hr&.!l been gn e u to n lIuwbQr a lten..d It 80 that It r ead that 1 WN! WTltlng o n
of tlplicu.nts \I ho hl1ve made cHlis III Ornllr
bohtt.U of the Ct.lro and Comfor11'. Comml ttlX!
learn detail s of the war SllVWgl'i cCltificate:l n.nl not.wlth:;tandlng the fil et that my lol1er \V:'I'
the Ilatlonal war bond~
Attcntlon 18 ~pllClally written on paper hoo.dpd 'Ueaf/ms War Jfot:ip lt.'\J8
dlre<:ted to the national wn.r bonds __ The de- Supplies DepOt.. Tbe alteration of Diy It't t.o r
nOlDlilaholls ure £5, '£2{) and .eM Apphoa tions has C&1li4ed 1\ gl'eAt dool of I~nnoyl\noo 8.011 I
are roo8lved R.t lilt money order l l ot;t Qffices for "hll.ll be glad If you Will publish t.hIA letter 1I~
t.h9 f!.Ola.ller bonds. I\S well a s fo r tho bonds a~ your next lS6n&. #!IO t.ha t It may bA made qUit '
pert.nnmg to the Bank. of En~la.ml lSSllC- t . door that I dId lIot W'T'lt6 on beh:\lf of the 0 1.1.'
sm(\lle~t of whICh Is .£50
Both fire on sa 1e con~ and Co.rnfom Comuutt.ee but of thn oommltta
tlUuonsly fl.nd the pnbhe lihould purchMe wlffll· of wluch I have the honour to be t reasurer
ont deln~, and lUI ml~lly M pDRli lble, as these
YouN; '''lthfolly.
bonds should become the c ill et ~uree for supplyDRYLAND H.ARLAld, JUNY.,
111~ tho Chancellor of the Exchrqner Wlth money
Hon Tl'l'Utll"llr,
t) meet tho nllo.%ll.mpled demand made UPOIl the
War H08,Pttals SnppiJe& ~t.
Tl"eI\surv
h b
16, Dnkfl street. Roadinc.
'rhe wnr saVlUgli lantern lecture<!, fOllr of W' 10
are belDg nrrnnl;.en fo r III Reudtng between now
and tho elld 01 DOL"eIllOOr. shoulll prove to be of
much lIltere.qt, nnd bl1!unei"S hous es Ulld whop-
tI,
keeper~
WAR ' J[OSPITALS SUPPLIU DIPOT.
Hhon.lci find tile lath~r Christmas War
SaVing:'! pnpel' bag!! 01 went lltilltr. for over
1J)O(),OOO have Blroa.d~ broil sold T artlcula rs or
thctro cau b6 obtalIlorl at the offiCE\ll lJ1 Rroad
Street where there t S tl plontiful s upply of war
8flv lntLllterntUl'e. \"llr S<'l."lng c-'\':plnnatou let\8et~
and other lttemturo.
Jt l R eSKOntl8.l thnt tho people should mvCflt In
national wal Sl\vmJt:I'J bonds or national war 8I\Vmgb cerbficates. and do nit 111 t h Olr power to furthor tho lnterests of the war 8ln'lngl'l movement
generally tn the borough of R eadlJ1lif, rh1Ch alw
wilys tiCb! 10 hlgh n. stn-ndl\t:d In, national mutters
UADmG,
To the }khtor of the" Reanmg Mercury Ann
&rkH Cnn nty l'lIllCr"
Sir -The War Office mform WI that our ROl.hl'l'I
OIl the variOUIi fronts lnll bf! Ruffertnl 10 a ( eW
weeks uolesK morc helmet:8, mutHers, and mlttell8
can he supphed
Will not every 1001, young or old , In Rnn.dln]t
roue ODe article lind fiend It to 16, nab Street.
RondlDl{. when It WIll be t;Cbt lrumetliatel.r to
tho
LIBlPr A, C. H, GIBBS MISsmG,
soldiers P
YonrR falthful1y,
DRYLANJ) HASLA11, Jnn,
Hon &0.
War ROJlPlt:als SupplteA Doput,
ReadlDg
Mr. Gibbs, of t.he Ceme.t.er) LodQ;6, London I
Road, ReadlDg, ha.s J"(lcClvcd offiCial mtorma.tion
ItEA.Dme BOABJ)
OF GU'.&llDIAI8.
that biOI only son, Soo Lieut. A C B. Gibbs,
__
Austrr.ha.n Imperlnl Forcet!, 18 m188UlI A friood
rd 'Goanllan.
WJ'1t.]J1~ stated that LloUt Glbb~ wa.a l.n -a. "~tunt". A m_tinlr ~f tho, Readlh" 8oa!.l . ~ 0 l,'art'llr
recentty and did not return. Lieut Gibbs eml WM held on 'thuNidu.&,
(~o&-eba.irman)
grn.ted~ Austrahn. 'lome !iIX or seven years ago. ithaISt-!:1iel~r.r: Da:~n M~~1i :o.rker, ~nor:
and aotter beIng In the hUsh for 8OJD.e time waa F"'"I
the Re~ W· umllti-one 1I..-w Morn".
appointed clerk to tl!e Sh.lre CounCil at Roma~.
llol1lM1il Walker. 'Spark.,
Rata..
(QUe6D1ua.ud),. v;hwh "'Pllomtnwnt hE' bel~ at 11~ Bond, Simmondi, Waten. "'A.l~~m... WhiU.,..
time of enlistmg, which was about two years ago Bowley Watt.. ~l.Manoey, lJMGlDaD, aDd
At one time he was Q olerk at the offiCeR of the w cm:oo!
fa
Be_ding County Court. Lieot Gibbs obta.ined
The Chairmaa welcomed th. two n~ em::':
btl eommlMiQJl 1.n AU8tnW-a.. Much 8ympa&hy -'MeeIn. ;DMdmAn and W.iJn-1 lnl
It felt wtt~ Mr. dkI Ure G~bblJ m ihejr a.n:detYt I both .honld r-rove ap' .⢠~DtRtiODDdt:. the Boud.
Liwot Gibbs 'WM" fonnerly in the oftl:oe ' of the I The IJ8" memben ,qit:aId.J fNPO
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