Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 12-1917

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NEWBURY HERALD. AND

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NO. 10,126

ESTABLISHED 1723.-VOL: 195.
AND

OFFICE.

BERKS CO UNTY PAPER.

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WOIU.lt.

NOTICES
ROYAL COUNTY THEATRE

r.rm ; R EADJ:\C S CHOUL OF f l AKClNC ,

ltIondal. December 17 TIIC:;tlrc C I OSF.:[J for rcbcars:l.l~ of Ihe

1;3, FRIAR S'I'REET, llE"I!) [NC.

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BERKSHIftl':

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Porel,,;"}l COuntries IS n.d , ~ hCll 10 pag\!6 "'T"O
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KERNEL
MEALS,

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AGENTS,

ESTATE

F. W.

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Sb.i"" l1all.

.VALUE R, ESTATE AND HOUSE AGEN'l'.
Offices. - STATION ROAD. READING.
Arent for the GU.t.Jmu.s ASSURANC1l Co.. LTD.

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COOPE1(

OMER

AND

SON,

(J. J . COOPER AND D. A <XlOPER).
AUCIIONEERS. LAND. :U;TATE I.ND
:iDUSE AGEN'l'a . VALUERS. &. SURVEYORS.
17. BLAGRAVE STREET. READING.
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~ZL..E:PBO-:'~ 430.

:FRA.NK COOKSEY 4< WALKJ:R, F .&'1
AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS,
HOUSE AND ESTATE AGENTS.
Lt&t.e'l M&ft:tged Rente COUCd.ed. Auetian Sal.
Conducted. Dill'4ptda.Ll0~ C1aima .As&eaecd.
,'ffiE LOSS EXPERTS,
17. MARKET PLACE, READING.
No. LSS.

'r~eDb.one

ESU.BLlSJiBD 1540

lEDWARD DEANE AND SONS,
~VCI'lONEERS,

VALUERS, Eo"'TATE AGEl-"I'S,

LAND AND TIMBER SU RVEYO£,S
",eni.a t.o t.he Guanhw Anurance Compaa;y.
Ollie" , 15. FRIAR STREET. READING,

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1838.:
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AUCTIONEERS, SURVEYORS,
,VALUEIl.5, ESTATE AGENTS, ARBITRATORS,
SANITARY EXPERTS, &0..,
FRIAR STREET CHAMBERS, READING.

Specal attention glTen to the Managem., cf
Bdat.es and the CoUeet~ of Rent., &c,
A~ for

THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE

CORPORATION. wbo

PoLICIEs for
Life. Ya.re, Accident., Burglary, EnipIQyeh' Liability
Plate Glaas and Mowr·Cara &\ lOweel ra...
act &8 Trust.ce.s and ~

F.YEGLASSES.-OUf

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Spoctadcs make

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Full detail! em apphcation

'l'ast.efull,

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WALTER
IN 1.>' AS1-[ION·
ewellcr..r re;;;t.or oo

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:ESTATE AGE NT, \' AT,UER FOR PROBATE
F AID! VALUER.
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as Cold.-Gardmor.

}.'XPERT ST.\..;.'qDING TBID.l!lR VALUER &

10. THE FORBUR1, READING. ' e.,

MR. G.

LAND AGE~~, SURVEYOR & VALUER
I O!!, WOIilNGIl.Ul ROAD, READING.'

Thone No. 13'1.

KNILL

SONS.

A,n.

MINSTER STREET, READING.
J~ nn ting

;:;pecw.ht~

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FL1ml~ure, Planoo, etc., \llso lxtught. Eustace '611~

}xperia for old .t:ngral1ub s. PAiDting.!!, OJIl1II1 . and
.FurD&\.u.le.

COU ~l

UOCet" \'.li.« mtmshed

TH.tIlES BANK IRON WORKS,
J\EADING.
Largest Stock 111 the DistrIct

or

OIL, HOSES, STEAM FITTINGS,
&lid all kinds 01

JI'4ClUNISTS' REQUISITES.

·.) r."Tnre
.....N;.. Eng;'" Repair. a
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... ':elecrr&:ms . Lewi.3. Readlll!:.

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Mr. EMILE DE VLIEGER,

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not used.

Pn.nc:l (laJ· ROBERT H. Kl:illP llA.LL. B.&:.
SounJ, U enOI'".d .\ ud CommerCIa.1 h ·luL-ation.
l'nHt.l.b .P,la)IDg ..f1t~ld.

Street, R.eru::hns-.

Royal Berks Regiment

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Tobacco ·and Cigarette Fund
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£ 120 STILL REQUIRED .

T:aOH.OUGll M.O D~ EDU C .L·rlON.-PhYillc.a.~

Chri.lmu Collecton W••ted.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS llF.CmVl!.'D PRO~I NO\

S CH OOL.

WOKINGHAM.

T1J P. ('1\ 1"TI, I; ~' I ;l.:D J NG CAlC ]; A..\I) Ml-, \I.
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10 Iho abo,€! mcntIO[l(!fl Masll\lum Prtl.'('S Order
01; no t:, except iJy person " d Ill , JIC{'n:)'cu t o tit It
effect.
NOTIC l-.! J S HhRJ ; n \ G1VEN t hal P \ ' f'r Y p ~ r,;nn
tmrllnG' fl."! f~ (h s ln hut lnR d(>f1IPI l1\ :.l)ch Pef'ilmg:
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P urSU.llut to th e Statuto :!':!nd .lOd ~:lrd \ ICt Or1f1
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A MEETING
THURSDAY NEXT, DEC 20th, 1917,
at 8 o'clo<: k IJ m., "';l;bclI all Acldr(>",s explauatory of

MAJOR VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS
When a BR,.A~ CII will be forma ll y opened for
EEADlNU,
WORSHIPE'UL Tilt• .M AYOR OJ READINll,
supPOrted b:r othel wcll·kuown Gentlemen.

'flU:

CORD1Aiiy

INVITED,
e!!pe(:lAlly Dtllchorged Soidi01S aull Slll lors of tlus
War and lieu who h.~'ie se !'H~d 111 H .M. Forces

MOS FOlL W011IDBD SOLDlKRS .AID
• a TT
~OBS.

lIN. Ma~ de HaUte. or Hartle" Collrt, ReadlDg~
has cha.rse of tUe Loc-uJ. lJel'0ts fot ReadIng alJd
DIstrict of the .Nahonn.l }Jgg CollectIon tor
Wounded Soldwfli and Sailor s ~he re5encs ~J tiOU
egg-s \'teet1y for the Reading Wa.r :Hospltalsj the
surplus iO to the Da.so llosplUlls abroad, where
they ace 80 badly needed.
All eggs or do.oatloIUI for bUYing eggs may be
afSlt to her a.t Hartley Court or eg.... s can be dehv~red to Mr. (;ollt:, butCher, Broad "::!treet. Read.
LPg, whe re lihe col eels daily.

.i!«gs Will .also be coUected dad".. from M.r.
[,7. London Street. Reading and the
Arcade Refreshment Bal'.
•

All contributions will be aeknow:ledged by an
officlal receipt.
Mrs. de Bathe has a stall ~very Sa.turday from

10.30 to )~ at the corner of the Corll Escha.DIB,
'tbe Arcade. Readmg' Marbt. where ahe "111

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A. '1' . .EI1GGS. Actuary.

SHIPPING, PLEA.SURE TOURS, .&c.

CUNARD LINE.
Rh:UL'LAR PASSI;Ncn, J. I\ D FRE1GH1'
SERVICES.
LOl'\'DON-~'mW YORK.
LONDON-CANADA-NEW YORK.
BIUSTOlr-CANADA-NEW YORK
LIVERPOOL-NEW YORK.
, For &tcs · of PaM&go, I!'relll'ht, Da.tea of Sailing
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WELDING.

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OXY-ACETYLENE

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SHORT STREE T IRO N WORKS
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Southatnpton Street. Reading ••
8,353 [9 -1- J S ]lt!Cl a lu ) '. BOIlul'. SGe.~m. (:llS. 0 11 l::llglI lI:~ and

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£ .19, 118 1-1-

Garrard House. READING,

Addr~lis. ­

(Biitnblished 1818).

1 ril11lt.-rl

TO BORROWERS.

l'eol1.er's (,Qal

BU LSs:-:Ai1 ull.r<ien HetIUU!llros.

SALE

And Nurse,' Co-Operative,

Mulon HOD'., C~ri.tcbutcb Ro. d, READING.
Slu gl(.:.. I, McdlC,tI .m el ' ll[Crlnt \' C "<;e';
A ll \ II ' ~(., /. ,,// \, 1 111111('d ,,,,, I Cn {lfv.lI~d

Plane wnte for qnotahens-

Pnnopa.i .-p. T. TAYLOR.. F.I.S.S.T•• A.LA..A

!

PRIVATE NURSING HOME

THI~

llENt::fIT BUILDING

S1'A!IIl1'S

130, FRIAR ST., HEADING.

READING & COUNIY PERMANENT I

Lowest Prices .

FRUIT

ror

, • • • I NS URA NCE

0\,1. 1, ...'1

l' u uJ (U\c t .! I
C\lll t. ut .~bo\ e ) I~___

SUPl'J,Y 4[,1,

BROADWAY BUILDINGS,

Brltl:ill-grO'nl

RU BBER STA.M PS. •
DOG COLLARS . • • • ~ .. .
l1El'AL DATERS FOR ~ • oj ~

OF CA I' l'l .\ L

'l'h~ :i.{e"ti r. e

COAL and other FUEL

FAR.

ACANCY

U ,N 1

~l.au l1~ qUc1IfJtitw , 10

(LTD]

STATION RO&D, READING.

..

I 'C~ j)

gL S E H V J,

Alder.hot. Ayle.bury, Canterbury and
Portsmouth.

TOOMER,

Btwiellb may lOU' at aD1 llmfl.
5, 1otH, IS 3
L.~DIVWUAL 'It:ITION (10 c1 .....}
tilll flDlallDr rapid aDl1 Ulorolllb vr~ III
.1:",283 17 G BHOR'l·HJ.ND.
l'YPi1WRITING,
Our iiJ)ec!IIU thanks (\.1("! RI H'fi to the (lilJ1dl('u :lt
AhI-yn Road ~cltool
The .£:"". 2:!s 6(!nt 1"" t heIr
.HUv K.KEEPI NG,
fifth contrl bllhon
Ho .... man y nete: of S(llf.d enHll
BmUNE:i::S .METHODS
tbose [)Q(, p~n.nies r epres ent. a.nd \\ bat a lend fOi
LANGUA.GES, &.c
lJ\,lnv","flO h [t.\e v('!\ er I>pnt {'ven one p e nn y I 'Ve
ProIpflctu OD &pplicatlOIl
al~o th;ank the ionr Bmekn(lllludle~ wlw helld th B
IH;t for I'Ihowtn~ what can 1,0 dune wlt.h fl wlH",t
d rH e, a nd ll..rs E . J Anfln'w ;:;, wlio C!ollected ..£13 .f....!.NGUAGE CL:\SSE$ (Frencb), Spu nls h , fllc)
Cowuu:mt;e S.EPl'. 2tlth.
. In Il ve.r, "hnrt tim e. Is I~ 100 mu ch l o llef::
CO).1MERCIA.I.. CLAS::!.l!:S -Ne ...... 'l'erm com.
oUlers to v. nlc t o 11 '" for n book find help 1'1.11 ';£1
JJleuccs ~BIJ'l·. !!5th
t111 ~ ll\.<;t .£t~ by a Chri.'ltma~ f'Ollf!Clinn:P E"Y'1lrT".
hody 1nl1 JtJ\e soroethll"ljl I\t thl~ "'c.'\ S<ln tn hl'ln Appilca.hons to be rlliJfuH'd a...c; c.ldy a.s POSSIble
our hurs In thf' t roll che.. c: If onl! a. feW"" people will
l o r 'Ilo(.·<tncux; left.
take thl'! tT"oublc to R.'Ik them
Yonn: very trul!.
):' RA.NK W. PORTER. J.P .. C C .. 1
AlfD GUDElf.
:r'rfllmmon l .." ....n. Maldlmhe!H1. JL
J oint
RICHARD ROPFt C.C..
Ron . Sees.
Clnudinn Villn. M;ud(lnhend
'l'lU~ES of aU klllds at moderate
l)rlces
QUEEN VI CTORIA DlS'fRICT NURSES' -HOME,

29, FRIES'f HlDL, C..I. VERSHAM.

I ~ C O\ 1 L

SON,

ENG IlA VEIlS
. .. . .•
AR'r METAl. WORKERS , •
STENCIL P LAT E COtTERS .
"'WEll. E MBOSSI NG PRESSES

PER CENT. INVESTMENT.

4~

863.

GILKES &

LEATHERS, SPONGES,

VR EL 0 1'

Kst... blt ~ bf!(l lSlr.2.

0

TJlO~ .

Bo .\D, [00[ ,

Medical, Sur~nca J, and Ohste( riC C3S(!S r eceJ"t"erl
Jl lghcs t medI cal refe re n ce:>. 'l'e n ll:"> o n .I!lpl l.
ca.tIun l.(J llJ ~ Uan l lt(lil.
'l' ho l~c 004
,

A LOCAL

OF SHORTHAND AND TYPE WRITING

0

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ll o u ~ K, KIS" ~

TO INVESTORS.

KID~ .

DHAWIKG A?\ll P-'-' IN'll ~G
I I 0
I I 0
Life. Model. Ou t door Sk otchmg, etc:.
1 I) 11 Schools
'" I~ttcd, .Iml
Clns5M for Children
I 0 0
Crafbo, Slclll: llh n~, 'Vood-Ca.rvln;;, e tc.
, 0 0
l'llpils \I Slterl at o \\n holUes u deslrcd.
I 0 11
If) lo
MlSS tiKIUMSIfLRll, A C:l' ,
10 n
10 0 10, BROADWAY BUII,DINGS. STATION I!OAD
HK.1DINU.
'
10 0
10 0
10 0
. READING SCHOOL
]0 0
S 0
ij

READING.

HOdi), H KA.DJXli .

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M~~lll

6 0

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A 1<1

liAT H

CHAIRS
REPAIRED ami C ANE-SEATED.
,

par"i"1c ul.lf']': and a llplt cabou for nu; ca ll be !
o bt:.a lll(.'("j f r o m lhc j cl mg- W.lrrhm. 1l0lds fDltb s ' Dr ApPolntmen t, PUl'""':.eyo rs o j Coal to H.M. tho
Co llt'hc, N c w Oro,.:;. LllndoD. ::i.Jo: 14

I I 0
I I 0

011

The Coffee House.

HouseMaid amt Stablo 000115,

Bra.cL.. :-

C ()LLI :GE-l 1lldI :S- I :\a

Mclt a nti \ \·otue n ) .
There will be \<J,C.~ llr.:I (!:; ior :)tndc lI l.s (both 'l.' w oY ea r nnd Une-Year ) III Sclltellllll'r HU S Dul y
qu:.\hfie d Studen ts who n r e pre p.ll ed t o l'i lav fo r
th ree Yi..>a r>l ma~ t,lk c t he co ur:iO fo r the ·B •. \
degree of the UIl I YO I " ltv of [.oll titll\
'l'h er(l IS
lIu..~te l .lccouullodatlOu both ior W um CI1 alld for

.! 0 II
1 1 0
I I \I
1 1 0
110

t.o (: l.rr y

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tree IiIf Incom a T ax.

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t.:O I ' I 'l a : I s FX;O \ IOlII C.o\! ,.

11. High Streut READING.
BASKET & HAMPER

'l'l rhoger, Nowbury. Bark.!.

1\

,Ind hn'nd ,lrI'

WICKER REPAIRS A S PECIALITY.

'Pnone Nos, 322 & 313.

IIII'

Place, Il.E.ADING.

BRUSHES, MATS,

&.:hool S taff of four l.oon fu ll) qu.;lli6Ni .!peclaitst.s.
l' ur iUrtiH"! r p.1.rtlc u IMI! llppl} to
MISS E J. I.UKEH,

G OLIJSMl'l'J["

:s t.n m p!!! ~

D. J. COOK,

G. R. JACKSON, Ltd.,

"lIl;gc~tl.."l 11\

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lO~e€' , I hu :;\ Qd, ~ 01 "hl c h Irt) \l l;::h"
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lt. slllllll lll l l',; l h \ 1 1)i!l.1I 11)0 10 II UICkl y a.nd Il
mor" ' U;: (.l lI llIl l-: l h un .In , Qlhel lJ(n ~'ra '" I t
I '" lll..~ rn l ll· ,1 11' "\' " lill ie:. II .. 0 1\ 1\ ("I" ::~n·tl .t.l
t-oU I" !'oIJ l hH t fO ltJfi l'tl h .1 It I ~ N · ()1td m iM I.:

MANUFAC1'UIUIH.

OXFORD ROAD,
REA DIN G.

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NURSING HOME.

&: Co l.

'I nc H c3d MI .!vrGS6 rC<.;l! nc.s Boa.rdc rs m to h e r
Hou.!(>, a.d JO!OlUg t.J1U e xtelli!.n u school glO UOOS
Ul y l"lO&lWon
. g l a\e ,,01.1. 1,'eoo moo<>Tat.e and
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FOOD ECONOMY.

Ye TALBOT CAFE,

NORVOl,),::

WASTE PAPER.

1

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( O \ [I;I ~ IJ" , !'i \ I L \ ;-: .\AB J.

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3 t, Mart\et

(!s

Pambs DentlSlry.

CEO. C. SM ITH ,

III

CHEM 1ST,

kinds of

tO rll!~. (. ~ IUll n ", lIln l

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n.

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0

;) 18

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Huckcr

30

We also hold a permit 10 buy all

tl l.1:'lll y ftui\ llhed :-il.l n
fl' >t.~I (> l1 <! . c I t.

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C .. E J..'r oollng
Mr s ],':\nlknel
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,
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N('?;burl'" Con ~('ru,tJ \'e C lu b
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lhn .

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C W . C hTl ~t le·J lIlIcl
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l'nlltlUg llnd liook hl UJ Ulg.

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OTI CE 1$ UEllEUY G 1\r.~~ t hat :\11 c redlt ors ],o r~u s ~~brl {l
.
and olhel" l!crSOllS h:\\ 11J~ t~~~ den!.:;, ci:l. IJI) H .hd wm 'I' J latt
or demand" .lg.llU ,,;l t h e } ',8'1 \ '1 b III H J\1~ULD .MIIJor '1' • •J Whchl~
UNDERHlI,l , HA TTO N 'fHOR~ E laln of Iwa d. ~'I esl> r :.; Jlf'CI .1s and Cil .
•
1IIf.:' In t bo Coun ty of llorks Sohcltor l~ leut -Col Ghl!dren oiL 1\ 1'r'l',)1l 1(onri School, .Ma id el)·
m H.M. 10th noy.\ &rl> fI }~cK l llIell t ( whu dIed 111
head .
a ctIOn on tho 9th tla y of A,j)rll, 191i. an d wlbo;;c l' ,I. 1(, Cr(J"s
WIll w as prmed by l~\cb1t Mny 'fllOrtWl (lU g I,lw- j{p,. II. C Wilder
1111 ,..Idow and r e.ltet ) t h e ('_~ ec u t:rtx Ihcr {Jm nampd
C E. HOll ett
10 t ho .Pnl1Clpul HC~lb·tJ~ 01 tbl! l'robale DnlSlOl; l ' G. Gloo.o: ta n c:)
of 111 ~ };Lalesty',. HIgh CO UJ t o f JII"h ce o n t h o Mr ~ . .E r IC l\ o.Iwt.'r
M it day of Doccrnbcr. 1'117) . llIe ht'rchy 'ICQUlrctl Ur:;. DUr lC
t.o send pnrilcu lan; 111 W rtti.II'; 01 t h ('11 debt.". L . Dalildt;on
oJ.!hnmR or d e m a lld ~ t.o UR, t he u nd cr ~ag n ed, a ,. C St GflOr(;C Lltt l el"lnle
soliCito r s to ibe Sllld exec lltrLl: 011 or hdorc th e l' Gore-Brolfne
.
]..'jth day of J.ulUn ry. 1918
\ .Jld .~ohee IS lloreby .M rs. Her bert lliJlmi;illll
G n "en, that at the e xpiration of t hat tuno the Mrs . C. O"~\'
!;.IUd eXrlCutnx wIll proceed to (h ~ tr lb ut e t lte a..c;"ot., Loms ]la-IDe .
of the &\lrl te.'; tatO r ,unollg tho pllrites cJlhtled }: J'arlit.t
thereto . ha.vmg re!;a rd 0111,) t o t il£' d ebte:, chum s ]' U ~h (! ra
[tnd dema nd" o f wh w h Io he !"h n ll then h a ve h l\d StJl nley Jl lJoJclj.:"km
Jlotioo , ~ nd th.lt .shn "'Ill not be !table fo r the Althllr G V{ e.st
fl,.o;neu; or an\' pa.rt theroo! f'0 dl ~ t Tlbu t(ld to nn\' !lit"" W. J.. Wlgr,1m
pGrson or persons of "\Ii hose deh t., clanD or demand ~tanley K Cl th
"h e !Shall n ot th on h :.n f' h ,ld lIutle{'.
.'l.h s. ll11 nll.do rd
D<ltml tillii loth II . .n of D ecembe r Hlr;
Ct,J ollcl Co l ebIOok o Curto!1
OREENE & UN DEHllILT.,
~ I r Ch.ules Hu ssell
3t, Bedford HOIl , we 1
W W eed
i'llIs!; MnTlc ('OI('1UMI
Su l! ~lto r " 10 the ~aHI J :xecutrll:

COMRADES OF THE GREAT WAR.

it

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Scrap COPPER,
BRASS,

CUNCEN TRATEO CATTLE }·L]:.1)ING ST UI·t·S,

-rll1 o ! ~,,

Churc h Boo1.shor
Depot of lllo ::;. l' el K.

BUY

TO

~'1'1!;V.b~s()!'\.

G ROSVENOR

1st

TO D.HC. 8th, H117.

l:1.l~. b:;

'J'b.e

"

of SQI"J a.
BOlle ti'.)

' PU O SE

MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS

Cultare.

At tiflc,,1 Teeth.

FluIJ - (Arhohscd

THOMAS

4 /6.

WOKINGHAM ROAD, READI NC
IUr-I"\,nc I.:tfll C\Cn {, .. I{"I

0 " .,... , b(o!c<, ~ ~ ""H l m rnl ri ~ lI} f , mlhr. v; ;utrfl '" nU~IlIt"....
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READING,

Are auth"ri.ed by Ihe

iOUTHERN IUI..I,. READING
SCHOOL for the .IF.\~h teN of Uentlemen
aud ~ Yirs t &.001 for httle Boys a.nd t hds:

fu.r

t; u O&UlU \.e

Broad

WE

W~~CR1'S ': ,ER HO USE.

( II.

l'hont 402.

PANGBOURNE, Berks.

A. .BOA.RDING a nd DAY SCHOOL for BOYS

10,

• U ol:; b r<.X)k "

W" ad PrCI'o f'r \ t:' I , • j{ o l ~ hrc>o J... "
U\h.. Colour." Pam t, .,ncJ . (j l '

DY30N.

( Llie FE N1 0"\'

R~er .. ed ~eats, '!. j -t

l /a ( Inr;J udlDg .l<.:lIwrtillDlllCDt. 'l'nx).
'f o he obtatnod of .Mc"s r:;. Bar nes and A" s, Duk.o

Ach nC Cou niv tllln: cYor

NOTICE T O ntSTRTBU'l'ING Dl ; U, ~JR~ IN"

Shtlls, 5J3.

"

'l 'a.nate

L.J. FRANKLIN,

l.onuon

A ppi I Cf'l ( 11) 1I

FRUIT, FLOWERS. VEGETABLES. Ele.

\\ hno Leao)
J .ulm ctltln lt U II.fi
l'lt.lnten B t u~h es.
l'ill1I t B.t.'1lI0\ c r
P u nma.clto., r l rc t..:em ent..
Putt) - l cy, t Dr ums
:::'a Jllt..v y

Campsheathing,
Piledriving and Concreting.

Drili, Cricket a..nd ... ootball
l 'ne Km d crt:"a.rtcn

tHl

H. HUMPHREY, F.R.H .5,.

Luad J,,:!.lI \\ hae

46. Market Place . READING.

Mrss G H Buss.uD.

F OIl f 'rn

Git lond e o f I.ol me
Glll.As - 1 n,.,!u,h ;::;h£'e t - C.L~ C"

Rcdv. M d '\ m s lrulIlt:n l
100 d c/.! I ahl

and

MACKAY, LTD,

&,

T rl ephrol\e 3.83.

l'H ARNlAC 1~U TI C.~ L

ThCll"OUgl1 gTol111dmg JU uNJ .... l EngJiE.h suh)ootli,
La t..t.1.\ .l.l1d gOOd COU\{"rs;I.Ho naL ll'rCn<h
\\ eckl~ reporte .sent to Parents.

Mdme. MARIE JOLIET,

TICfCE1'S

SCCO ll d !\ :t!

PRICED LIST OF SEEDS F OR THE
l",iRM AND G.'\llDEN.

C rOO5{j~ .

PREP"IR.ATOIlY SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

T he Reno ... acd Da nl!!h JJ;i.llenml

MW1 ~J(}n,

43 & 44, West Street, READING.

.\ Cllia- .\i ln era l.

TAST ELICSS LIQUID PARAFFI'J
"f thl.": Hl ;:::hcst r 1l11 1} :\Ild VlI>co~ l l y \RII..<;'" 1111

9 , V1CfORL\ SQUARE, READl~G.

Oi the R,, ~a l Alhc:rl H;l./.l <Uld 01lU-II s H:tlJ.

Useful Xmas Presents.
TO H.M. KING GEORGE V.

blV ll~ etu.( IJj rll!~J(l r lh e/Q'l"'I'Jn [J '/fJOO'-

" Medicol."

PnnClpal. WSS .KNlGHTON
(asstst..cd by M...rss K.nr.iJo:'tt).
_~ti..tuU,. Situated I n lU o..-n
of Five ..o\CI'eI>.
Prosoectoo on Aplllica.bon.

MDME. KARINA,

I 23,

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GlliLS.

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S t reet, R ead", n.

BRITISH CLUB FOR BELGIAN SOLDIERS,

UW~ER$.

LEATHER AND BALATA BELTINGS, Witllers.

& CO.,

P;:u:ron"ge

r

flE)(l)E AN HOUSE SOHOOL FOR

Grand EVENING CONCERT

Y COU l'> CII.

V

SONS

1) __\

SEEDSMEN llY "IPP OINl'MEK'1'

or

For D atu!)' Ch.rt.sfma s Ca"ds,
E "/'flSlte A rl Latt"dars, Beaut' / ll/ Books, cal! at the COl"'I)'
j]ookshot ana L ibrary, 11/. If,

N ' l , Rt:1Dl!\ l.

READING •

5 &. 6, Gun Street,

BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

at " ' lltOU

Mr. IUl.N£11I ELLIS, Ba_,

UP your Old Book s, Magazmes, Music
before tbe'Var
L OOKLcdf;"erll.
Novels. etc r IiInd· send t heD"! ~ 1======";;;;;;;;::;;';';;;';"======
l!ust&co, Ne yj.sagc nt, M .. r.\,;et Arcade H.cading.
Prlce. quoted pel owt. Old MUSical YllstruUlerlt.s

J"llplL.

C..I.VZRSllA..M HEIGHT..

Thf- 1H:1£,I;J.n Pi ml ~ 1

4dci ros&.od ¥oolsca.p J<!uveiQpe FOJDl o f 'rende r-and
Pa.rtlcula.rs l \'lU 00 forw:Jrd ~1
'£endet"fl" endorsed •.... ·I'('..11(1ers fo r e n'b ug" 10
be sent or uehvar"od to the llTldenilh"!)'o...u on or
Wore Wed.nffiday. Decomhc r 19t h . }917
.A.. J.. ANG~1'ON "' OCKi"'lIa.

ALL Aln~

OLD BOOKS .A?\D LUMBER.

.at

Pnnu pu l J.h "", K II .JO\'gfo:. .
j lod er alll inclu"H'e hc~

Acrobau.

ClIA.'R~\'"
(L

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:::iLi II 00 I.. fvr " I lI.l rS, "ll' l lh
..... III,, ~ ,lid h .l lld C1 I;:':,lrle n l lo.r l ittle
J!ny", .IUti t hrl .:.)

rrepunttvn

Wednesday Next, Dec... 19th, at 7.30.

CLUB PRB~U Sl:lB h{l' m g a lrcad.} becn takcn .

Office : 18. DUKE S'l'&El:T.

The BlDdwg of T esti moowJs and AlbulDs

\ri m \ -U nnd

TOWN HALL, R EA DING.

Pe;u::~.

Ou" G rcat Mo"'t'emollt Iqll be ;:P\l'H by

PRThn:ns, ACCOUN1' BOOK ]!,\KRRS,
1lOOKBL'IIDE:RS, & UEN f)RAL STATIONERS,

HO

I be .Hd;;:IOln \ tcMoncclll<.

...nll be h(>ld In
ST , GILES' HALL. LONDON STR1:ET.
on

BUSINESS

C~HT"l toti

COLLEGE ,

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C:1 STLF.

2 Alaskas.

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STANFORD, F.s.I.,

ARCHER,

Com e(l~

C>1
T endc rlJ'l~ for DAY
P W ORK.. CdeSIMIlS
U:e'l'lNG () ( :l\IA C AD~ \I .In,lolher
ll!\TERJALS lo r tile ~.L.A1N HO<\1)~ for , ea r
ollthng :MArch :)ll>l, HH9. C;iln obtam 1:'0 rn1 ~ of
'l'('t!)Qer and Ap\lroXltlla.lp. Qua.nblHlti at , wt..J n ,lls
to ' be carted Ilt. t h o Conn ty t:)lI n e'iOr's Offi ce,
Sb l"re na.lI. Rca(hn ~ , o r on roofll"t of ~t.'\m~ 1

iJEU1' ·COL.

Esr.lBL1SBBD

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pORTWAY

1hf' D!l-.oc1tlg Girl on t,he Wlrc.

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T O ]i'A.RMJo:lfl S. C AR.'-rI::HS ,,',: '['KAM

hecemoor 11I.b. 1917
EttuuSllKO 1879.

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SUTTON and SONS,

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HARD\\'ARE ~ IEI~ C HANT :; ,
GR I:\DI~ G
WORKS
HI G H·CLA S:s C C TLERS

MAYS

P IANOFOllTE, SL"iG ING ,\J\D llAlUJONY

(Cooke !"".
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RAYMDNO & IVY. Smgtn g al1d DanclOS A c t

lath December. 191-;'

AlTCIIONEER,

PTopara to n

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=

SpecIal Ullirses m tho _\rt of _\ ccompan.1w g. a.4o
III t he l'rep3.Tauo n IQr .t::}:a.nu na.tJont!.
;::;c.hoola
a.tlellded
1: or IJ crms etc
Addre.!i "H.llt.on "
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C;ncr ~ h.u'li. rtplI.dm g . or AhWclis,
BlIlue ld and Co . l' na r 8 lreet , R c adul4l.

Sont hernVo ood, :-;outhcote 1<.o.HI
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BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS,

I R\S!\ s ' K.JP. X l ( 0.1 ,t ,fn r N "h t )

l'rcjJ rf(iJ'

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grou nds
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11 0 to 2

MISS 1?A~':-';1E F LE !\n~ G,

on l ug-I! \;1 0 1)1\11 '..Ind !:j:r.I\'CI :roll, III thu ~ t. llal t
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i t iXl>fl!.t.ll,;! ( , ) nltl,1!S11 11l1, 1' 111111 10 ' C om m Oll h ooru,
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t'i(.· purato Cu blcit:'s
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::;iC: Dool s Attended
.\ odress 12, S p- lll g llC id 1<.00(1. [LIndon. 1\ ,\\7.

rATHE'S GAlmE . De,ric:ti.,
111ne Pcrnllitlllg

Haby (;1358

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HERBERT WINTER & BUNNY
I n Comcd,

lJbPOlt'r~II} K'l',

PENCE.

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DANCING ,

DAILY P Ui 'IJ..;:, (lh e C hlidrc n 0' Gentleme n)
are rec.~II~lln i1 11 t no u epUI IUll!IIl:.5 of t n€! ;:...,.1\001
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ARTHUR YERNO, C haracl e r Vocal Coruedl lHl

B.allct

All lCM0m una er thc (li[Cc tll>ll 01

SLrC ~ t.

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BOA I:JJl~l, SCHOOL } OH GlllLS.
f'n nclp:"d MI S:::; M \lno:\' " 1ft'll:;

ARRAN, 'J1le Da nd) :M YRtlc.

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hotls t hey lU ll )' ha.H~ to gI"Vf' a,Q to d ra.vo'lnf:" inflict...
roetlVl, as ~n al) ]1Os:-:'11110 after tile1 ,~r e t'li;.en

olGRICULTUll..H, 'fIM.BER, A..'iD GENERAL

b, "'JlPoJOtmenl

Il/UU'l 'L I "

AXD HIS JA SSACK 1 A ~llIf1

and

PAGES - TWO

SARJENT'S TOOL STORES,

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WILTON HOUSE,

Cliff Berzac

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6.55
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T nals of })e.roons mdl c too fOl }'elOIllNi or 1115-d('tm« l no\! r ~.
Appeals
Appeal'" to 1m trllxl at. tnl"i"O '>!' !"..<. .Of'.R mmt h4'J

'A.LLWRIGRT,

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a t t ht) -\ S;:'IZJ, c OUl{'T S . l{.J' Aj)lNcr. at 10:W a III •
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of bu.sln~ Til th e fo !lt)wlllg oT"der 'I ht) .Aclnllnus tn~llOIl of Oath s oi OffiCi' etc

dOJlOl' ltioos a. nd

Newnha.m

BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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.. CINDERELLA,"

GENER.AL Qt;A B.'l' }-.,It ~ r:: o~ lO"\ S ln ' TIn;
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" CINDERELLA."

MatI....

ChamDe.n of Council

Pt"Cl51aeM <Uld

The Ven. "'" ARCHDEACON of BERKSHIRE.
l:l&oW Milttll68. MISS H. E. l1.USSON

(II 7.38)

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CoU lI tv }Ja per t\ l! }{crk siUl c. and cHcu lu..t mg 'icr~
'lbe Court Will s.t fo r the dlEPidch of bUtitncss
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th., 15th dav o ( J ~ ~ lj '\'R);. 1918, a
a"ncultural commum ts HI Berks, Uuck s, ]1 u.I\t.", .t;L.h ~lh!'1 O·CLUCh. in t.lle FOI~lloo n, "'hen ,\ ],l,
O)O:o n. :,u r rey . :\bddles el: , Wil l", u.ntl mom (hs tant j~..l:!J.H.SUNH lHlnl nlOnerl Mi Ju rCtl", Ju sti Ce!; 01 t ho
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ulHler thQ no l n;c o f ~G.Si 'lnOI ".n; !) Rl< .... D t H.,'i t h e ~;al d CoUl t .lll!l recjlur ed to ,ltt.c n,1
c\l l nerf .. ~ h week
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. \Iercurl' , " from , ~ I\ldo an d lOfi uentla l CIr(:l1· wh~n ca1J~ 1 "'lit Ill) I1JI &I
lUl(tn, .... 111 be tow ld to offer espec.lIl l .,dlantagos.
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.;\ (herh5eDlen t g s ho ulu reac h t ho ll &.td Office .Il a nd 12. VIet , C"'\P 4":-, It Iii onlc lro and ,lPPolnted
lteadJnS' 0 11 'l 'hlll Bo.hn, a-<l tbclr 11l~rt.lOn cannot tbat all de po ~ lttons fl.ncl r c cc.l ~n ll.:.lHt C:. be tleinered
a\\\ I(f" be ~\l.lmfl t led wben lIH'Y :.l I e l ocCl I(l(1 011 r.UH.J'HW1'I'JI to 'l'he C terK OJ .~ ss u.e, Chll.rl('6
l:'rederlc k I.Jo~ cl .J:.:sqlJtrc ,I t t.he O:o oTd GIrC Ult
the day preCl..>(] II1l,'I publ ll::a u on
Ofli...e, !,,, 1::\,' King's , Belld, \\ a.I\;", 'J'em ple,
~n EUL1' l~ nJTI OS of tilt' ' ltoo.dlllJ Mere llr,\,"
1..ond'"lD, }-.! C
b pl.lbh sh ed '" KHT I HIDAY EV .!."I~ G, fur de",)o'l tch
N B.- In Bali CM('S th e 'Va rran \:s of Commit.
VI Iho NIgh! ?l ln Ji s. III o rder' t ba t :-inbscnbe rs,
ment. " hould be o;OIlt lInrnroluteh 1..0 the (;o \ernor
IIh o r e~ I Vo i hf'lr I', I P(> I'"S h:! POSt IrQtu t.h u lI e11d
of
the Gaol at O :t fo rd
Dffict', 1ll,I V o btitln Lllem 011 Sat urda y nlQrnJDg
All .\cttons for t.rI"l ILl these o\ S SI~C8 t n "hlch
lea1'O h.1.5 !.>eon o b tu m ed t rom thtl Judl("o mlt,,1 he
l'h" .. Reru:hl1h" \I Cl e llT", • I S n ne o f t be oldl'.. t en reroo With tho H(>~l stnlr, It I lltl J)u.tnct
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00,1:-' p u hlJ :.b cd f rom th o Hend Office Itt ftcnilm~ of December, 191i.
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MUSIC, INSTRUCTION, &c.

FRIA.R STREET, READING.

BASIL GUY OSWALD , )IITH, ESQUIRE,

13r POST, 2~d.

EDUCATION.

MIDDLESEX AND WILTS.

[11th Week of the Quarterl-TEN

Bl:!:RKS WIN'fE H J\ &;I1, l]'S
JANUAllY, 1913

liZ3.

rIneT: T\\ Q.PENCE

SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15. 1917.

"EADING 311.

HIGH SlIB il.lI .F .
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OXON, SOMERSET, ., SURREY, SUSSEX,

NOTICES,

THE READING MERCURY

London,

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