Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 12-1917

'RE,Al>ING 1YtERQURY. OD.ORU· GAZETTE; NEWBURY , lIE:aALJ). ' AND BERKS , .COUNTY PAPER, ~ATURDAI. \ DECEMBER ",; 1, . til?

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MA TORHBS' frOWN HALL v-,TAR WORKING P J..B,TY.
-'j'be llromQtors of the "ale lust week h[l.ve every
reu.son to be grotiSed u.t the result, the splend.ld
toW of £1S8 having been realil!oo. We understand !lOme sman II.DlQUIIU; Imvtj .. till to cowe in.
D&ATJ:[ OF AUt. G. Bl.l" TuUt.-Sporlsmcn for
many miles round l\'iU 1(\..'Un with regret of the
de:.Lib of Mr. ' George Huller, who ~ a.wny at
Nottingham at tho IId,~.a.ncai ugn or 82. He was
a ,,"rul-Kuown fj8ure Ilt sJ.l tbe local oricket meetings. and for ove.r :!O y08rti waS umpire to the
To'rn Cricket Club, bolding thp 'posit ion until bis
sight hogan to fail. A kee.n rollower of th~ goa-mo,
hiB !J8n;cas as umpire were sough t for at mOo'lt
crick(lt .ineoti~ in t.he town and di.'5triot. Very
seldom did hi s decisions brive ri t;e to dispute.
MA.RR.IADB OF NUllS)!; B.KNTI;Ry.- A very quiet
wedd~ or locul intenlt.t Wf\6 aalemniscd eurly
011 Weooe&lv.:y morning a.t All Saints" tbb controctin::t parties being Nuroo M. A. )3OOt.ley a.nd
8ergt. t..::. W. Shurvill (llertrordsbire Regiment).
'j'he n ector (Rev. B. LonB:) conduc.ted the son' ice.
Nurse Bentley for lllany you rs hu..'i been nurse for
All Saints' parisl:i, and during thut time, by her
s kill, kindness, and generous /'tympatby , has made
Ii I&r~ c irole of fri ollds.
Tho honeymoon WH..S
s1.)ent at Bournemonlh. The bridegroom iii hOlU(l
from the front. to whi ch h e returos to-do.J".
CONl"1n..""JON.- BilShot1 Corfe. of Korea, on
Wednesday , a.t St;. J'a l1l' s, ndminiil!to.red the rite
of C'llnfinnabon to llrti candidates or whom 28
were from St. Pllul'-s, ,j2 from All ~aints', and 1,j
from St. Sebastin.n'A (Wok ingham ). ODe from
'rho ]lriory (Ascot), three from Crowtherne, nine
from Fill ohamp"too.d.. and thI"CQ wero wounded
ooldieTs from L\SCOt. ITe.'\t1l War nospit.aJ.. 'l'be
roUowi ng clergy robed a.nd met the Biflhop a t
t.ho church door:-'l'he ReVs. H. M. Wa.lter, B.
LonS, Cunon lbloriJge, A. r·. Carr, l!'. 'Egerton
Corfield. A. Bli8S3.M Barnes. Groon \Vilkin80n
( At>'Cot War Hospital), F, M. C. lhre, P . Nichols,
Bnrl F. M. Ca\llfield. The hymn " Soldiera of
ChriBt, aris e" was sung 08 tho clergy prooeeded
to t.be eha-noel. Mr. G. N. Durbridge WClS at Ole
ott:a.n.
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CAnOl. JiP:AGVJll,-]~eprcsen bl. tivus of t ho "MOltS
schools l\lld cho irs of WQkinghu m fl.ssomblcd in
I'ho 'l'own Hall on 'l'hur!tduy, Ia.<>t wook, to form
R bmnc h of the N nhonnl Ca.rol Lcngue in sid of
t ho tundl-! o f SL Dunstan'/; nomes for Blinded
i Roldi ors .. 'l'he 1\C'·. .n. J..ong, ~ho hUll . accept.cd
t he Jlr~lllCll cy, was m t he ChllH, the vlce-cbalrman oomg the l~cw. W ../. I,ush. :Mr. A. Yould,
()f....;'l~ni ~t
Hnd c.hoirmaster at All Saints' P!l.rish
Church, who ha.~ be<.>n appointed hon, Eocrctary,
dctrtilcd tho !;CheUle, which ,viJI proviclo for hOIl!&
10-hoU/'lC " ifiit.....l.ion \lY a l)!l rty of enrol singers
rlnring Chri!;tmaRt ide. A repl'e5enrotiva COUlo:tit:too \\"US fortnE"d to armngo fQr t\ OOIlc-,crt in
Ja.nllary. Much influential support hilS been ('xton,Ir.d to a vrry worU1Y mo"ellle nt.
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'1'I£Jo; I ,A'ry, )lrss .r. H OlH'.R'l.·s.- 'rhe rtJmain:;; of
1tLiss Julia Roberts wer!' lai d to r~ in the fllmily
",\n:It :lo t All ~ai D hi ' ChuI'c h~·"ll.rd on Satllrooy.
The Revs. B : umg a.nrl JL M. Waller (.Rector!!
of All Sain ts' and St. Paul's) oondue ted the AE'T·
,·ice. Th o monrn ers we ro Mrs. Basnett a.l1d Miss
ITelNl Roberts (sistot'6). Mifil\ BUSUlN:t and Mrs.
J, n. Rohflrb; (nieces), and Mr. and Mn;. G. A.
Brown. }'Iornl t:ribll{~
includ:ed t11()S16 from
s isterg n.nd ni9Cell-,1Ifr. ann M.rs. Brown, nophew
and wife, Mrs. O1.tarIM .Morres, and :Miss "Millman.
Tho IIY.IDJl
Jes u, .J.ovor ' of my "'I)ul'" wns sung
In
the c hurch. 1t:h~s.'H1'. H ~la s, Sona, a nd CO.
(roprof!iE!lnted by Mr. ~ntchllll) were responsible for
the funernl arruI!gements .
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.,o~,"I,, 1 the
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it was
CUURCH
At 'l'uOMdi.l.Y
u. meetinge Va.uing
{'onvenoo
by
deCided. to entabheh a' froowill uiferiDgH." tIOO8UU~.
CULH.A..M
}tUllAL DISTBlCT
CoU}rl(Ju - Mr G
~nJell H iggins presided onr the mo~ihly ~eet:
mg on ~onday, when returns ~ reooivec.l from
the. panshos. IlS to additional hOU:Ullg aeoommo~alIon tt'rqUlred now and aft.Pr the war. These
Included L.'n..lha.m and Drayton St. L:onard six
oach. S~ hllmpOOn, three or four ; and l:i:ar~h
Bllldon.
. some hoUAt\S 'A'tUlle<l.." From Clifton
HII.mpden It was Tepori.o:d that tho lnnd-Lord would
bUild any oottngoo CODStderetl D0c::ess3.ry o..£ter the

wore
as vilritoTs f or
-It wa.s rc!'!Oh'oo to make a.
t ,) each of the three
and nisa It a-rl\nt of
tmable
ent.f:r t~~rc:~I: i~;~:;:'i~;ni:l:n
passed thc Oxford ~
honours.
'flu: !l-lA'l"RUIONlAI, CAUSES ·Bn.L.-A "public
meeting, orgl\ni,t;(!d by the ?lCot:hers' Union, W Il.:i
helll at the Pictur(l PnJace on Mond~ afternoon
to protc."t t\gainst tbe above Bill, Lady P hillimoro presided aVe!' a large attBlllli\ncc. nn.rl gave
an inte ro~ting n.ddre!l6, in the courso of willch sh e
gal'S a summary of tho la w fUj it nt present stands
wiUJ regard to separation and di,lorco, and \11'~ ed
her h Nlrenl to do all in their power to pre...-eflt
the Bill becoming }aw.-Afte r a.n add r(!!S~ by the
He,·, S. C. Sil,under s. Mrf:.. H erbert Morren (Viet!pre:Uflent of the Mothers' Union), in n lucid speet!h.
propD!IC<! n r esolution (:ondemnn.tory of t he Bill
A.nd tbflt copie.~ of th(' I'eI<Olutioll be scnt to t h e
P rimo Minister, 'th e Men/hor for tIle DivisiOll ,
flud th e ?tfllrri ll~rc Defcnce Committec,-The R c\,.
nr. Jone"!, in f:{'condill/o:, cxpn:l!If:.erl TeJ.rrct t hat
th e ·:M emher for the Divi ~ ion (Sir Ro"bort RermouHod~e) wn..'l ono of the oo ok e rs of the Bin , and
urged nil present to do t h eir ntmo!>t to get him
to clUlngc hiR m..ind. -S r eech p.~ in IlUl)Dor t of th e
rnsolution wer{' IP\'("IlI by Mis>; I)billim orc nod
MI'. t\ . Rt'ynold s (Sh..iplake) , nfter which it lva Q
CflTried nnnnLmot1 sly.-A vote of t1H1nk~, moy{'rt
1),· tho Rey. R . M. ' Willis, wa s passed to Lndy
rhillimore for pre,r;; iding.
g ,l I.Po OF' WOR.K.-'l'hE' "nnunl AA I(.> of work, hr>\ll
in t b e Buph !;t f;c honlroom on "T(tdn. ('~(ln '" wa "!
opellCti 11Y Mr~ . 'rwC'f'riif'. wifo of the lQcill comrun.ndnnt of the RovllI Flyillg School.
T OWN COlJNCIL.- 't'h e mon t:h1 y m c~ ting' was h elrl
on Wednesday. The bu siness wa s of a. routine
ohllracter.
VOLt lN l'Bl:RS.-TlHI Dl(l.mbors of the :rtelllE>Y
CGmpnny of t;h o Vo ltlll tE"f'. I~ s pent all ('nlo.vahl e
time on '!'l!e!S(lIlY enilling ill eOJIT1(>Ction wil:h t·heir
priM distribut ion.
'I'h e gnt.h er illA', wlde h took
1I1ao(.> tLt tltJ:' Whiti"} H:\rt. TIotpl, \\':\ ~ prcfi idecl on' r
hv CI\ptnin C. LllkElI'. hi ~ support,( 'r;; hf'ing J .iell t.
Ch.'lwE'r. R.E'.C .. Liout. l 'J a t oll (Hn.mbl eden). and
Lieut. Cnr1in~ (rcpnnrd). A progr!\'!I.mo of ,;o n~ fI .
etc.. wa g gono t hrou!lh. Sieveral toasts wor e
)lon(l11N'cL and t.he followill$! l'oce i'·E'lt llri 'l.e.'1:lligh£lf't ag-t;r~te, l'ri:rat(' ~\' B (';,.r;, 2nd, ~..aIlCC­
Se~eant Dutler : mpHI firmg. P rl,n.to Plan t;
lti'.!:lw.st !,;eor p nt 300 rf\rd~. Pri"llU> Oli,'{'r.
Pm.tc;y, CotrltT.-At th(' Borot1.1-"(h Polico Conrt nn
'thl1rsdllv. bE>fo ro tIl e "Mavor Hlltl othE'r m:l.gl <;t;rnt~!; . Dnrothv Rill (16)' nnd Wnlter lim (14-).
IIf Northf'if·.Id Fond, were summoll(·t\ for o!l.'II\ll!ting
I.ily Cronin. T h('l comnlainant wafl cycling n.lon~
the rond 011 Rundny. N O\'emhe r 18t!1. whf'lI the
fl'male defend(\nt tried to throw b or off th e
muchine nnd tlH~ bny sllb$(oqlHmtly kic1w.d ll(w.
Tho~ Tl'8.!'1 no defence, and 1)()tl1 defendants wero
bound over.

THE AFFAIRS OF MR. ANDREWS.
Lhe Reading County Court last woak
bero~ hls Rononr Judge Edwtl-rd
Hnringoon
tho adjourned application f-or 1\ \~ting order
l.ho Woking ha.m. L.a .uudrv Co., Lt.d., WoQ,S boom
t.1lt! appliC'Atioll being for iltl o!"'dcr vesting i~
thn comfY.lny t h<3 interest of Mr. Albert A.ndrews
Iwho is now a b n.nkrupt) under an ngreemnnt. or
~nfl,n cy under .whidl ho he ld the property ft,~ Wok·
l IIJghruu, ()(.'CupJed by hi~a: Jf nnd t·be c~mpa lly.
! Mr. E. .D. Berry. &ahettor, or B;en.d...Ulg, who
nppe; ~red 1Il supporl, of the
applic ation, sa.id
this. 1100 .hoen adj?umec:l il.l order that I\n olll,or·
tUlUty Ullght he ~1Ven to dispose of the machine ry
ana to give up the premiE€s. bu~ efJorL8 to do so
1lQ,~ p~vcd ulll\Vailing.
'l'here was £93 ' 15".
owmg In r Ch-pecL to Tent, and -an offer WI\oS mad€
to pay £ 20 do wn and the balllnce hy yea.rly in·
Bta1m.ent.'i of £30.
Mr. H:lrtlc.y, counsel , instruc Lod by iHcscrs.
Blox!l-OJ ,. Ellison, 30lld Co., of London , opposed the
~ pp bcallon , and SAid l he terms offer ed were not
sutisfootorv to the kuat.ee. Ther e was no evirleooe of .th e sllbst.a.ntiaJi.ty of the compa.ny. fi.llfl
I;ho pl'e JDlses mUl'.-f, be glVt1n up. A month hOO
been Riven to dispose of the machine ry nond 1.0
give up th e nremisct', bnt tJlis had not boon car·
ricd out. The terms 0.170":<1
£20 dowlI o.nd
£30 per annu,m until the dcbt '1&'&5 liquidated was
1111 n.bsnrd propojrition.
The Jndge Ila.id he would cons id er his decision
which be woulJ ('omml1nicate in the ~UrEC of ~
(by or SO to t.he R egisizo.r.

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]n ou r stock 0\ ""' inHlt' 1J nda rwcal'. Shirh. SO('$ .s, Mufflors, et,c., v.'tl. havo just tim good s
.You Wflll t. Wh y not , call Imd bay" flo look round ? l)rLt:1!s are, as usual. '".Rcu.ding's
J.o w c~t."

l n Qur OV\'lrcoa t. ~ Ul t a nd Ralncoa.t &:etlon we ca ll offer t h e la-rgest Mlootion.
Smart
Sl)'ltl O'·OrcO.'l.f" t\t Poplilar PnCC5. S lUts rnadc ll'OlIl Rurd-1\ooriug Cloths :in SIZCS
to lit Fl~thol' RIHI Soo .'
h o ll r Boot and ' llat ~cc ti o ll we a.re a.l!;o fully prepared for winter with Hoad and
Foot. Coverin g. I'eliabl(l Tor wpar ant\ f,-mart 111 aJlp<'.a.I·fi.n~.
Don't fo rget yO Ill' Xmas Pr~ents fo r your overSCIl ft'lcnd s; l.t should not be left long.
Buy n my at J A.C KSONS '.
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COMPLETE OUTFITTERS TO FATHER AND SON,

JACKSONS' CORNERS, OXFORD ST. and BRANCHES, READING.
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BRnlSH NAVY&ARMY
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lNTp.RNlm AUR'l'RU N ON PAROLK.-At
th e
Dh'is ioltut Pot ty S ession.i on Wednesda.y John
Bn.umgartnc r was lined 5~. for riding a bie"de
without II- lighb Jlt Sherlield-on·Loddoli n.t mid.
nig ht on November 22nd. P.C. Chandler S'h~ted
tha t thA d efendnnt had been re leased from inter·
ment on parole, I\rld was working for Mr. Jllmes
Bo"den Oil LrmceJcvy Farm.
The Chainnan
(Sir R. N . Rycroft) said he thougilt it was entirely
wrong for un interned mM to be allowed out nt
t.IU'lt Ume of night. His colleagues on tlle Beuch
ngreed, rmd t1~ CIOTk \\'1'09 directed to write to
tho Home Office on the ma.Her.

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A remarkable ·prOdndioR. Enamelled in the
correct Heroldic Coloars of the Ships' and
Reglmentul Crests.
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: : Crests [lol already in o ur Lisl c,1.n he made 10 orderskel(; hes suumittoo free.
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CAPT. F. WORTLEY SHIMONS KILLED IK

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SOO Designs arc rendy, whlcb include almost

ever,. Regimenl in tbe BrlUsb Arm,-, Colonials.
·l·erritorials. Yeomanry. etc., allo about 200
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The youngest, rmd now the only Il'Urviving ~on of Ur. l"rnnkHn Simmons iB trR-iiling
in un Officers' Cadet BR-itnliotl in North WlI.les.
Capt.. Wortl ey Simmons was 29 years of 1\J.!;e.
Arter lellvin~ Slu~rborne School he l.ook up his
fat.her's pro f('S sion. Hn.ving Ql1n.lified us 1\ Professionnl A!'Isoe:int.e of tho Snrveyor.<:.' Institution
he was, on Jlumary 1st., 1911, admitted as plU'tner
in the firm of Messrs. Simmon!! /1 ~~ons, flue·
tionee rs and estate 8~nts,
. er ley r,n.[,hames,
Bn.s ingstoke. and Reading. He t ' s:- __ r.i&8ed t.he
fin..'\1 e:mminat.ion for the F.S.I., tat WIW> too
young nt, the lime to ootunHy become Go fellow of
t h e in~ti tl rt:ion. 'In 1911 he W8IB ~pointed a-ssisl;lint secretary or the Rovsl Counties . AsriculLurnl
Society. of which his fat.1ler is secretary! o.n<1 in
1912 Ule BaBingstoke Root and Stoek ~Show
Society elected him ns thei: ecTetary in succcssion to ruB father. who had held tbat office
twont,y. fjve yearR. H~ was also bnn. aec-retnry of
thA B lfflf;s ''Jd 0xon Clmmber of Agriculture. In
tlhese off,el',8 nnd in his ordinary dutiOil he lIhowed
excellent business ca.plK:itie~, ana gave the befit
oromisl'
becoming one of the leading men of
his profession.
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The sad ne ws was received bere on Wednesday
F'. Wortley Simmons, eldest SOn of
M.r. C. Frankliu Simmom, C.C., J.P., of En.strop
Fields, Basingstoke, hoo been killed jn n.ction on
November 22lld. Capt. Simmons had been re·
cently serving with Hie force which lms been
operating in Pn.J.estino under General Allenby,
It is just upon three years ago that he left home
for Indin.. H e W[l.5 t hen t\. li eutenant in 1\ rese rve
hnUnlion of Ule Hn.rupsbire Regiment. In September, 1915, while stationed at Quettn , he WIIS
protnot.ed caplnin. It will
remembered that
lJis younger brother, Capt. Puul Simmons, fell ill
Mesopolanlil\ on July 24t h, 1£)15, .in Ute desperate

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There ig a \vealth of sUCR,:estion in our Sbowcase..<:.-wb:,r not pay
us an early visil-you will not be prcEsed 10 purchase.

WANTAGE ,
S.P.G.-Specia l 'RCiVic()fI wern helel in the Parish
~ hu rch on Sunday in connection wit h t h e S.P.lt.
~he preDchers. were the Rev. H. Gomer.. of Borneo.
m the ruornmK, aud the Rev . .F. TN. Ma.cra.n,
D.D., :Rpct:ol' of Childrey, in t he evenillg.
'I 'he
collection 1Il aid of the runds or the society
amounted to .£10 16s. &1.
CONCEr.T ANn DA.NC.E.- A very fillCCORS flll oonccr t and danco '~11I; g iven in tbe V. C. Galle ry on
W cdnesdl1Y eycnllljt. in aiLi of tho funds of th o
\Vllntnge Cott.ngo H ospit:n.1. '1'hO)'(' Wl\!S II record
~t te 'ltlon ce, t he lnrge lull I be ing crowded.
'l'be
hne h8. l~d or No. ~ D ("!/)u t, H,oynl }' Iyillg Corps,
tlmlm·. COl'po.n;' Jhchfil'd, played SOIllO excellent
selection!!, wh]ch ~' ere highly i'Plll·('Ciuted. ·aml
a nd ] ~t A.M. s John, Lamb, AudrewB find RufY,
Mrs, H olland. llnd ?tfiss Marv nnbin ~ w("!ro mnch
Ilppliluded. During t.he ew.ntng t.he V icar (Cannn
t he Han. P.<'v. y, PODflOnby) propom!d n heart.y
\·o.tc of l:l)ank s to Um performer... which wat; rc.....
CCiVeU With acchunntion.
Arter t he con ('.en n
dan ce WIlS hold , ,,·Ium the nnlAie waf; snpplioo by
t\1O ha nd. '.I'he M.e.. ' :'4 W(,:N' J~ i AulA>nnn t Drl.ruott
R.E. C., l fo;t A.M', Bea.le, and .Mes::;rs. I'. C. 'Grain:
ger and B. .J. Belc h er .
'.raACHC DEATH OF 1I.f:n~ J, H . RI.A.DE.- A painful
senF.i8.t~on was created in WanliHte on Sat11rnilY
whcn It. b oo(l.me knO\\;TI t.hnt !tfr. ,T. H . SlAde, butcher, of the Markot. Plac E'. ha.d committ.ed F!lueido
1):-' cutt.ing his throat wi t h l\ rllMI'. At the inflllcst Dr. W. p, Bid en st.nl.('d t.hat. rl~.l\.'!oe d had
h(>(>n nndt'r hi" earn f01' mf'lnncholi;I, !l l co pl~'lIl c.ss
a nel 1~ ....'1 or nflpotitE'-, bl'Oll~ht nn by dpprp!'I8ion. Am ehu EIIE'1l Now, wi fd nf' Edwnn.l 'Thoma!!
Nobel'l, of Brookside. Wnn~ge, Mid decea.r.ed had
~n "~ I'y worried of 11\t.e uhout bw:;iJ~. ' At
about J2 noon tha.t da:v b e ~ id ttl he r a ll h(' wns
Itoing l1(1st.niri-!. " Don't look SO sa d, .vou "Will see
bri~ht er df~YR.' ·' S hortlv nfhu.mrds !-ih r. saw him
lying on t.lle floor of his l)('I(jrooln wi t h his throat
cut . . H e h ad cvic1E>ntly bern Ii~mling J>(>:rore t he
looktng ghi.:-1". A blood-!'It.ain("ld rn,...or Wll.fI on the
drpRSing ta blo.-Th o jury rotnrOl'f\ n \-'crdict of
"Suicide whilst of un!JOund m in<l ."

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FARINGDON,

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AUSTIN BALSOM,
THE HOUSE FOR VALUE,

14,

KING

STREET.

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COAL

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PRICE S AS

J .oderS.rm onds, ehail'Dll\o; 'V. Crosluml. .T. P . IJOCk·
wood, and A.. Kna pp, Esq ri., Cnlnnel 'Varo-Bonl1itt nnd P. BOUVOtM)-PU,r; I.'Y, F..eq .)
AUllie Ik>e~l ey /lorl Ali ce f;i mpi-ion , of Stflnf nrd,
were Rlll nmOn l.'(1 for riding bicycl eR on t.he ParmA'don n.on(~ W;ithollt cnrr'ying llrnp..'.r Jight....-P .c.
E. J. Wlgg lnfi fitaIRd that h(' h rul heard of dofoudfl:nl's ' boal'ri;ing of riclin~ into F ll l'ingdon, wit.hon t light s, tmd Beesley was tined 5:3. and Simpson
lOs .

Georgn J~ rford , of Stanford. ca rrier, WI\!; !'l11mmoned fot· driving a cnrt. at Hin ton P a rish v>'itlf'
ont a ligh t. on l.be off :;icle in t he fro n t.. Defend·
nnt was fined 5s.

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LOCAL 'J'R J.B O NAI,.
A. mooting was bt>ld on 'l'uesdny , Mr . :r. A . Fe~.
man prCl'lidiult.
Lieutenan t J. n, Preston np·

pnanxi us military TOpresclltutive .

Me:·;',"'>l'l'. Liddiord Bl'o~. 01' }'o.ringdoll, applil'd
fnl' ol:mnptioo for Geol'g~ Berwick, oged 38, murri~1 (01), warehotlSf'lllnu.-Hcfu8Cll, not to 00
en lled UI) un til the J5t h of JnnullTY IIC)(t..
Mr. P . J. F.lli ott. or Fa"t'inj!'cion . ap r eaI'('(i 0 1\
he lio.lf of tilo Hooro of 'frodc Ti mhc!' SU1)pli es, to
npply for conditiOlllll e:t:om ptinu fur n . .J . • WiIli)j,
n.ged :l2. murried, timber c/'\ rWr, empio:fE'd on
Go\'erwuC'.llt work nt. the StCtlnl Fiaw Min:; at
Fllringdon. It WitS thought t hn t ir t he mlln hart
h(!e l~ urgently roftnircd, the BO(l.t'd of 'rrll4l e would
hav6 i!l."ue<l n PI'Ol.ection ccl't ilic.'1tc.-l'h e 'I'rihonnl refuRC<1 exe mption .
}[il ~ Drew, or L incoln Lodgc, I .ongwort.h. markE't gt\rdcnel' and cOl'l'ic.r. 31"1, lIlu,ni ed, appliod for
conni ti onal f':tP.lllption. - RefuS(>d .
Condil.ional el[emptio n ~ were J~rnn t"d in two
Ilgt'ioultural casc..... vi7- ,: Edwin Butler, of LongeC!t, ag~ .( 1, 11ll\rried (Cl1). labourol' : llnd Charl l'!l
SlmpktnA. Il.goo 41, lDarriPd, carter.

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(Corn Departml:::nt).

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amount of subtle imposition would not be able to b~
the consumer.

01' THB

LONDON

'M:omu'

COll-

HOD.-H.H.H, Prine_ LouJle,
of Argyll, haa giTeD her ~tronase to amattnole, whlob will· ~ pI... at. lhe & ..1
VAL"R8QBNT
~beea

Alber!

.'HaJ1 . Tblta-tre

on . Thllr!!ld.y,

DOOtmW

20lJ1, ~at 2.30 p.~ aid of the London Motheri'

eon..I....nl

h~me .1 BunniDgd&le.· DurIn.
the pertorm~ \In whloh Jb.1a 'forb will
'!Ppe........ ShOfl '
will he give" b1

Blehop of LcindODi

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qmmtity of Men's
Cardigan J aaketa and Coat Sweaters, magnificent presents Cor the
fighting men, at prices from 6/11 to 42/.

CORK STREET CORNER,
WEST STREET CORNE~
513, OXFORD Rd., Reading.

CROWTHORNE,

c. O.

RICH WOUNDl-;V.-('llptain Cecil
WIl S s ln'eroly wO\luded in the great
ASCOT.
tu nk uttnck oIl: ~o\'olnbcr 20tl! , b:r' ,~ burstillg
s h~l. He WJl.8 InJured nbout th e face and he hUij
unkl1·tmmt.ely, lost his right eye. He i s fh~
MBMORIAL . A.T ALL Sour..8' CaUROH,-Si;r
second sou Qt' ~lr. and Mrs. Hich, Brondmool', and st~in.ed gltUiS window s represent,ing : .1 w.1.rrior
alsro the second to bill wounded, their eldest
Pri"ato H.IL Rich, of the Roynl P usiliers, ha"inQ slllnts, and a Portland stone font have been
beon badly l\'Qunded. in the foot at .Arrna on .April ph&ced iu tbe ba.ptis t.y of All Souls' Cburch in
lDemory of Capt. Robert d o Hingbam Mark
10th.
Pn.orOSl-lP 'VAn., .!I:'M:ORIAL
TRJ.o: V1LLAOll:._A Bell, li.R.R.C.) who fell in aei.ion an September
.
weU-nttendcd
the ero"Wthal'ne Srd, 1016.
School on ]i'riduv
question of 1\
ARR1VALs.-Mr. and Mrs. Spepcer Moore to
lUemon!}l
Ci,,;t~;;;~~,
A. Eo Upcott At;COt Psrk; qol. K ent Lemon to Blythewood
of t._h.... __: .__
vresided, lind
SOLDuma' COKlfORTS' h' uND., On 'l'nesda.y 'and
were t he 'iCl.~r (Canon Wcdn(),Sday . e ven!n gs wel,l-st1-ended entertainme nts were given lt~ All Samts' Pa.rish Room i.n
Dr. Airy, !II'r.
Dr• .Armstrong
S.,..orcler,
'l'nJm.l\gO' aid
tho fund which provkies ChristmM pa.rkls
Donne, OoddlLrd, John ,P~.I'8(UUl: tor A.scQt men on netive service.
The per.
~~;;,,~t'~:; etc., and mnny ll:lches. Dr f?l'merll ~'(l.ro Miss Nancy Tydd. Hisa Enlalie
~
the following reeolution:"":' '1 ydd, MlSA Eastgatt'. and the fOllowing NCO '8
be llliited to keep n
Crowthotp.e men '(a) and mc n of tho, Royal .P lying Corpaj A.M,;B
(h) who hEwe been ncr, Ager, H~ley, ED8lbury, Portman, Fligtit
further empowered Sergt. A. SmIth, &00 Sargt. Brady.

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Wil!on.
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II This.week Langston's are of~ering a v.ery large

J(ORTIJ(

Youlden pro-

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If all traders were compelled to mark their merChandise in PLAIN
FIGURES aB Langston & Sons, the OU~rs do a tremendous

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Chance •• •• ••
Profiteering.

form of memOrial
think fit, to

arrived.t. I f
Pla-oe" has been

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afterwaTda with.
WR8 carried. A vote
the Chairman on the

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CHRIST MAS GIFTS.
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ENQUIRIES WELCOMED,
I A VELOUR OVERCOAT.
A NEW GOWN,
i A FUR COAT.
Afternoon or
i A FUR MUFF dod STOLE. A TAILOR COSTUME.
HANDKERCHIEFS. or
I A PRETTY BLOUSE.
LACE NECKWEAR,
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HEMING and TUDOR,
! DRESSMAKERS, TAILORS and FURRIEI1S (Renovations Uruicrtaken ),

lugo ser ving ill the A.rmy I\~d N[l~y •. ~'a 8 held .in
the school on Monday e\·emng.
rllli~ e.noorta mJllcnt w~ in connection with t h e ,. Good e heel'
Society," forllled by the Rev. E. G. Drummond
at O:t:t'onl. 'l'he Cunarlian part of th o programm;
i!l~ltlrled bagpipo Relection by Pipe-Major Dunlop,
HIghland l. . lmg (dnnce) by I>rimw Mc1l{ur-dy'
S(;oteh H.eel. by Pi]lc-.M:!lj or Dunlop, lind thr~
otlha.r Canadians. SonK" were al FtO given by Privates McMlll'dy and Hanna. '1'he IOMl contribu_
tor!! includod Mrs. S. L. Wicks , Miss B. I.ea.k:e
1I,1is.<: U. Reid, the Re v. E, G. DrulIlUiond, Mr.
E . \VtlI'd, Mr. A. Bunnington nnl! t11 0 school
ch ildre n, whfJ all sang !;Oogs. Mi ss W·icks acted
llS a ccompanist.

a. oommittea be

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UFTOli NERVET .

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WGod King Firelight_e_rs_,_ _
B_ri_qu_e_lI_eo_ _A_"_thra_cite for Esoe StoveL

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ADVERTISED.

I D~!~~~:.?~fOrd ,!!!,~;,..!!;ading.

.A. JU08t .SIlCcessful concert to rnisc rU':.lds to proyule Chrli.tlllas parools for thoi;lO IIII'll III tho vil-

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T ~ J'.s DAT. Nov('.mber 27.-(PT(>S(>n t:: CAptni n

READING.

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PE'l'"l'Y SESSIONS.

O. Rieh,

ff)r " lady is a Gold
npwards.

~or Gcn~lcmcn: the 'Vr~sl -'~latc~ is hccoming more and more the
'og lle. li or Illell 0 11 Ac tlvc ServlCC Volanteen t::::_......:_. _ t
of . our wlh
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.IS.ln cxtremely
, ..,.........~,e c .. one
a C cs WI'11 I Iununous
figures
f I 'f
Pnces from 14/6 to 75/lISC II oSl t.

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Suggestions for XDlas.
Onc
gifts
Bracckt. We have a
of these {rom 30J-

arm.
COUl'iTY BENCH. S ATUnOAy.- Bcforo :AI T
'fl\thnm fUld A . B. Preston, Esqs.-AlhertW~6"f"·
15, carman ~ tho Great West.ern Rn.iJ",,1\.y cartag~
~'ffE!nt n t t Sto,'ell ton . W"l18 fillPd. :-I O~ . for 1-itM:l109- fl pound of
I-D-~ in trn.rlL'it to the
R.r'.C. s lor09, a t Milton. ITe lVns seen La
break open II box and cut off a piero of !'Allsaga..
He admi.~ted b a.ving t'l.kon cigarettes. kippeTS, aod
otnc r thmgs o n previous occmrions .

])EA'I·ll.- Mnjor H e r\Y.\rt S pt'ncor Compton
Gordon, who died ou November 2'2ncl. nt W e&thorpe Ho use, ",at-! 66. yoo.fi'! of ago :1I1d fO l't nerl y
l:ICt\'oo ill t-i1O Gordon .High}nndcrs. Uo had resided at WesUlo rpe fol' 1\ n UlUoor ot' yeu.r K. 'rhe
fun e rnl took pln.ce at Little ·Ma.rlnw o n h1.o!ldny.
:r'OO'.1'IU.LI,.-At The Crown g ro\H1<l on ~ht llrd a:v
the Sappors and Driver:-; of t l1l' Ba..::t A Dgliull ]eB.
d.efeatcd t ho Qffi.cem ami N .C.O.';.! by :1 goul., t.u n.
CA8UAI,TY I.IST.- Pri"aW C . . H ewi tt, of Oxford
R,oud. lato Hoynl B erkfi , but r oco I~tl y trans ferred
to tho L.\.oon r Cnrps, 1\I~s iJee n f'O rto usly wCllndpd
in .1" I1\Il('(l, a mputll.tion of lhe left tUIIl b eing
fO llnd lICCeS!:II.IT\'.-Nc-ws ha.s ,rn.E'1l reooind bv"Mrs .
Drunsden. of' 28, Cr own Hood. t1l1l t ho'r snn.
GUl\uc.rW. J. Bruueden', R.O.A .. h us beren woundt:d
in Frunoo hv fL g'i!.S sheH.-.l5econd Lieut. '1'. V.
Dunham, So'nt.h W I\l o~ Borde l'ors , lu~ been ill·
v!,Ii.ded back to Englund s ufferiug from m ynlgia.
llORI,ASM SCIf(lOl,,- 'I'lie Co un ty Council Ims
nppoLnted the 1~ e'· . '0 . }'. S\>l~ar i ng (Vica r o~
Mnrh.rw) and the H..o\'. J. IJ . B{'I:;t (Vie{\]' ofJ,ittie
Marl~y) to. fill the \'~a lleics on the BO~Hd of
Governors of ]30 rl u...~ Sc hool c(IIIMC I by t he deuth
of tll e Rev. J. H, Light tuul tbe r Ol>igutdion of
the ]~e". ]'J. Ln.z.ubort: (who · hil S left t he di;;t.Tid) .
Loc.u. SEltVICF: ITF.lfS.- " 'rho Gm·.ette" lust
or
wllek. notified that Socom1 J.. ieut. fl'. N. W. W alts,
O~OIl all li D ucks L.I.. hod hoon l}rOll).otcd Li!'ut.onant «(bted .July l "t). Lieut_ " 111W. whn i" the
S u rvoyor u,nd Inl:lpootor to the M Il-rIow U rh:1fl
District Conneil , hu s IJQcn !>Crving ,\t t ho Ru.l on ika
frqnt for two )'et\ n;.-Abl e-SE'~ulliln '1'. 'V, .lucle·
$011, R.N. (>luhruarines). SpT! of Mr. 'r . .Tn e k soll,
or
DO"\:i.ng:don Grootl, hat'; bppn n.wa.rdNl. t he DisWOKINGRAM COUN'fY BENCH.
tinguishod S(lTYioo Moonl. IIjg broth er, Privu te
E. E. Jaeks-on, MidJ.ler;ox Regiment, gained tho
'fuEsnAT. -Dofore G . A. Willson, ~. (in t.hG D.C.M. !;nnw time ngo .- Seoond Lie uL F. S. Fi s.h er,
chair), A. J'. Mackey.- nnd K :M, l;turgcs, who rowed in the ~brlQY,' R.C. eight ill 191:1-13.].1.,
&!qs.
has transferred from tho R .n .A. to t he RF.C.,
LocOMOTIVE ON ), Bm DOl':.
noll is training ut Il flying r..chool in Egypt,
J ohn Knight, 115, Church J{ood, Ba.tter8("l(]..
stllllruon6(l tur allowing n IOooIllot.ive to remain
"!~Itiona ry 011 I~ bridg~ at Woodley on Nov,",mbcr
PEPPARD,
2.:>th, \Vlli:; l""('Ipre.'Senlcd by :Mr. }lmin.
A. nne of 268. wu s imJ>Osed.
Bm·:.\cn~s o ~' 1"GIITTNO OllDEn..
The childt'(>n nt the Sanll.torium open-air
Henry Salmon, MI, New Ro..'\d Balhaill was havc collected 1.000 Ibs. of ucornri Cor local lise.
s';Illlmoned for beitlg in charye of'IL , ..Ill at Sou·
WASTE PArER.- It i s nunounced t hat the
mng ..on November 5th without lights. Mr/;. E. ohildren of t.ho "illage will mako l\ systematio
HusklDS, tho owner of the vehiolo, W,lri fl.11K) sunt- collection of WII."t;e paper.
!Uoned. ffh o latter wrote snying thtlt Sulmon had
DECOH.A.TloN.-Sist.er K. E. L)lArd, a f ormer
miormoo h et' that i t wa s a windy night and the Ri!'lter at t.he Berka and Buck s Snnn.t.orium. who
lllmp:~ kopt blowing out:
hM alr ..a dy . !eeeivo..l the R.R.C. in t he pl't'Rent
Each fined 5s.
.
"War, has now ~n I\warded the" Military Medal
BICYCLE U NUGIl'rED.
for bra"ery )n t.he fiE'-ld."
RUMMAflF, SAt.l':.-For religiou!! lmd looa.l objrot.'I
Em.itr HOIl88., 'l'he Rolt, Rare Hatch, Wargrave,
for ' rllling a blcyeie without lights u.t 'VaI'Knl."\.·o on II. f,mcce~f1l1 'r,u mmap:e sn.le was held in the Pllri~h
HRII
on 'l'llf!~il.ny af~rnoon. Arranf:!'emt1nts w{': re
Novemoor 19th, W11.'j fined Is. P.C. Woodley
'fh o
proved the case. Defolldant told him she hnd mnde by M l.'il. GI'E'Y, of tho Manor Housc.
Rev. Dr. )laurice-Jnnes sold by' auct ion what reWl.\lked Ile'.l.r1y all the way hom RCUlUng.
mained from lh ~ ord~naiy so.la.
LUVING WITH OU T No'l'IO~: ,
, Mr. J. E. AlInl\tt. of Sindleellf\m , churned .£1
I~a ~ from qlUrles Silver for lellYing bis sernee wlthout notice. DQfendaut WM odd boy and
HURST.
lookCtl nfter the IJigs, some of which seemed to
have got out and one " ....l.S rUIl over. Mr. AllnCltt
~a\'e the boy a week's notice to leave on Sotur.
Clu:r.\NOLOOY.-On Satnrtlllv afternoon
memo
rlaS; November 10th. Defenda.nt c1.i.d not oome bel'S 'of All Saints' and St. Palll's BE'ifl"ies. Wokugam.
ingiIam paid u, d !;it to H.urst Church, where
SHYer
ordored to \lay lO.s. damage and oosta. they were received by t.he Vicar nne1 Mr!l. Broome,
6$. H•.! .. 'Ihe counter-claIm fOT wrongful dismissal and the R(w: E. Nightingale.
'.rhc Vical' sa.id
wn.s cbsnllowed. Mr. J. :May dofended.
.
the office fo r ringers, after which touches of
Grantl8irc
Donblc.~
and
'l'riplee
",'ere
rlUlg. The
'fllUBSDAy.-&fore,tho "lfn)'OI' (H. C. Milne, Esq.).
fnllowing lady ringer!! took part : Mrs. Broome.
~~BGJ:D THEFT OF A CIlRQUE.
Henry .Klng !--ock, 01' 139, Aldome;v Street, the Mi!!SElS .1l0A, Whitt) Bnd Beeson, of Hnrl't;
I.onchm . Journalist, )Vf'~ chlirgad with stealing 1\ anel MiRS E. Walker nnd Miss E . Fielder, of All
Saints', Wokinghn.m.
Mr. unci l\t:rs. , Broome,
;hOQue, value hi., ~ 'i,,:'okinghfln;l, on November with
their u sua.l gonr-l'08it.y, provided light .re2:fltb, nnd also enden.v( nng to obtain WWI the said
choque, il'Om Messl'S. '3arela.y's bank the sum of frushments for the visitors.
£~.
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SUI)t. Goddard said ., e cbequG wns stolen from
Mr. Wf.'6t'.s ?ffice duritJS the afternoon ?f MondHy,
NETfLEBBD,
l\nd the prIsoner, liS ffLr .o.~ oould be nseertaillOO
was
only perBOll l"ho had a ehance oJ taking
1'I'''',,'no ,
hoard. of it till a porter
:'k':-'>i';;k;~;~h:;;~I.~REladi!'B'
came with
to
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Tnesday

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Plti. 01111 4:1"1'

AocmSNT AT TKE PAVWVA WORKS.- naring tho
gale on Se.torday t\. large window II.t the Pa.vlova
Leat:!le r Works wa~ blown in, carn-ing with it a.
coh81domble qun.ntity of brickwork ' fo me of which
feU on u mEl-rried woma.n named' Wheelor who
WUR work.i.ng near t.~o ~dow. S ho was cor:veyod
to t.he Cott~1«!r HOSPll:n 1 Wlth n compoand frocture
of . the Tl5rht arm, tho ~ight flhonld('r bo.dly
bnu8ed, una cota and brulE83 on t hA hood and.

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BIOYCLE

AO.OID"ENT,-On

Ill. '
·Sa.turday

Joy (16), of Station Cottage. met with
accident.. . Hie was ridin. ~
down the .Fo"M'a.rd. and

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THE LEADING
STYLES.

RELIABLE
GOODS.

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