Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 12-1917

READING MERGURY, OXFORD GAZETTE NEWBURY RERALTI, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, SA:TUlIDAY, DECEMBER
15,
THE

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WU XONOURS

WAR BONDS CAIIPAIGN

MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES
'lhG foltovnng were lncluded In the hst lssued
wIth the LOT don Gazette'" of D ecember 11th _

POSTMASTER GENERAL AT READING

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WEBK

MONDAY

ROYAL IlERKSHmE REGIMENT
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Open All Day, Wednesday, December J9th.

SHC)P EARLY AND

MaJor C J

Bre'tet. MllJor B e

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H. & G. Simonds, Ltd.,

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be able to mform their Cu s.
conseq uen ce of JltClhtlCS
granted by the Food Gan troller they are enabled
to brew then

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Brevet Lieu te nant Colonel (ter pora v Br gadter
Ge1cral) C; G H ~g li S D S 0
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pleased to
A REtomers
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Brewers, Reading,

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Capt.a J \ E S~ nderM
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Government Ale (X.X.)

OT HER REG IMENTS
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MaJor and Brevet L cut.ena.n 1. Colonel
BI1.Tt.holon e
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L eutena t Colon el
(te poran

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R ClZln e l\t

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at 8 HIGHER
QUALiTY thiln

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ThIS ALE

IS

In

GRAVITY and of BETTER
the past few months

now on Sale m Pubhc BIITS at the

GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED PRICE of

MILITARY MEDAL
20'''05 P i", (
W Clockford
fJ443 C pl \'\
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Oxel! a.

32}6
cove red
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Brevet T c ui.c a. t Golo el (t.emporary
nd (lr Ge-nc-ral) 0 C Dorret.t D S 0

All these for the Home
Itself.
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They are hsts Jotted down by employees who
have experIenced the demand for these partIcular goods, and who know thelI merit There aTe
thousands of other gIft suggestions dIsplayed, but
to glance down thIS announcement WIll help you
to decide the kInd and the price of some of YOUT
Yuletide presents.

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of Officers)

LISrrS WILL HELP

For the Ladies.

Messrs.

S TAFF

-Q1JICKLY; THESE

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OXFORDSHIRE AND IlUCKlNGHAMSHIRE
LIGHt I~FANtRY

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BTe~et l\fnJor A G F lsa.ac M C
Bre'\""et Ile\ tenan t-ColOT eJ ltempora.n

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Capt lun !\ ( l\f Sharpe

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per bnperial Pint.

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285057 I tc A fodd London Reg m Ol ~ (Ma Icn
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WIGAN AGAIN WOUNDED
Br ga.d.ie r Gcncrnl J
Wlgsn D S 0
Officc
Commandmg LI () B erk s \ oomlln r\
n
Palest nc DOW con n Md fig Ii jU o LCd Dr gada
on II It. fr(lnt ] as been wo nded for tt c tl rel
t me
II s
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H e I R..'>
ba llet I r o gl iI c
n gl t RI oulder
H(l IS progrcsslI ~ f ou r lbl y
the Red. C ros " Hosp tal Gaza Co.

READING EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.

TO

XMAS

TIll! LATE CAPT GODFREY lIEAU){ONT

HOLIDAYS.

ANTI

LOYD

SHADES

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For Girls and the
Uttle Ones.

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READING SHOPS r Tuesday,
25th.
will be CLOSED Wednesday, 26th.
on
Thursday, 27th.
Re-opening Friday, Dec. 28th.

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D1NNER ~En.V] CES

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SIll. tln."d LnB s 29J6 to 63 /

to

CHRISTMAS CARDS
and CALENDARS

NOn:: C \ S ES 8 1 1 fA" 4 / 11 -lt
cbo co of SHAV I:lG :r.nHn.onS fro n
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Bo" BOOI S 7 /6 811 9 / 11 n.
C. IN 8 1 LP I I!:RS Cll nel In. r 3 / 11 !
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FLT LIl!UT NOR){AN BLACK
M to.:! r grot
11 be felt In ReM ng 111
(' \O. s
has been r ooc vod t h"C\t F it I cut Norn an D llIo(!l[
who w \S reported mI SSIng on Octo be l 11th

Drapery and Linens.
(' o.clock '1 ] A CLOTHS
en 1 ro
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CUS I IlON~

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4 / 11 '" 12/ 11
I ABi I COV I {H 9 / 11 '" 45 / 6

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Seo c of l es:q:~n s n I \'C E! CUR l \~ S
fro
2 / 11 0 27 / 9
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flrm lelo!.tc-

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7 / 11
II coloured mo rctte 3 / 11 i.o
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4 / 11 10 "'/ 11
a n sook CA MI SOLES t.r tnmeu.
1 00 and rhbo
l / 11 i 106 / 11
Jad es n ~ n~k N 1GB"] DRESSES v; tI
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Anccnmbed to w() m 18 on October 12M
He
11.8
11\#1. !!fl~n h:\ '" fe llow officer oon ngo donn n n.

Ladies' Underwear.

or squa.re eck t rmned 0.1 lace
I embrOlu cred 3 / 11 to 16/ 11

Even the Children Could Not
hnagine a More Wonderful

COUNTY THEATRE

TOY BAZAAR.
, L et us pretend"

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25 / 6 1,0 55 /

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C t tI Jre n to hM C ~ n \ GS 6 .. 1 to 2 / 11
Bal .ICS UO~NE I S I Cn"h (! 0 n. d ... Ik
L Il pnecs..
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HIGH CHAfin; 18/ 11 toO

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1 n I 4 / 11
f r b eked

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For the Men and Boys·

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THE FOOD PROllLEX IN READING

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){UTIN LODGE OF FREEMASONS

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READING

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a favourIte game of the httle ones, and their

pI etence fashIOns for them more wonderful thmgs than grown
ups evel thlll], of Yet even the chtldren are outwItted by
Mullroys Toy Bazaar Everythlllg they can WIsh for IS there,
w:lreds of To) s they never knew of are there, too, and whichever
11ll Y turn they see not merely an ordeFly dIsplay but a dazzhng
, '\IJj, doll s, games to amaze theIr eager e) es
Chess Dr... gltt.s

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1)Q ke}s S / 11 up
Hor.scs 8 / 1 1 up

TIll! TAXING OF JERUSALE){

BlCjcle Horf1e8 36/ 9 up
PICture Books.

AN INCIDENT FROM REWING ABBEt

Pamt lIg Books
~ell

IS

tI e Invaluable construct ~ e

e nglJloeertn~
{(;cCOllO

model buIlders
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k.nO\\ n

EroclOl

TlIE LATE PRIVATE B E CARR
Pte B E Carr London ScoUlsh s ales n &1
nger 1.0 M-cssrs Ma.ys and Mackey r; loud 6 Gu
Street Reo.dillg

:rl e AIChlioocol of 1\ Olthnn pt.ou
lIe lu C::I
from Petcroo ough

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u.s kill ed 10 JWltlO I on Novem
?tIl' Ca.M' lOU cd the LOJ do SeottiEh

.30 p.m.
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ber 23rd
In Jllnun.rv l~i and a.fter tbree months tNU.nwg
was dra.fted to Fl'Wlce since WhlCI tllne he I as
baen consta tly n a.ct on Mr Carr wa.s 10 hlS
forty first vur and made a. stul'd~ und (lheerful
mtuo sold er-tl e most rei a.ble t) pe of man In
tl o Army
H s officer writes to Mrs CfU'r
Your hU!lbMld hI\.'! ser cd uud er me for SOlDe
montM RD 1 .has alw&18 proved hImself to be "
ga.llant comrade On November 23rd dunng II.
homb ng niLack he was shot bv flo Sniper 10 a
ga.lIant effort to reinforce hiS fnencls
Df'..a.th
WE\B almo..qt lMt~rtt.aneou!'l and he sn1l'ered pl'achc
ally DO pam He dIed hke a hero and showed a
splendId example to the younger men 10 the

platooa..

Rcudm~

Oil

March 17tlJ 1185

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ul oh ot Jer lsalew gave to KlOg Hem~ II tbo
ke~8 of Jor lsaJem tbo k('ys of the Holy SepulcJ ro
Ilnd the loyal banner at the kmgdom and mud
to hun. In tbee alone atier God do t he ~oplo
of tho land put theIr t.rU8t
And Kmg Henry
n.nswered .May our Lord Jesus ChrJat the King
of Pow-erit be the defender of HIS peoplo nnd we
Wlll be
IS fellow workers to the outmost of 0 Ir
power Never till thIS day hn.s an English. K nit
~n able to redeem thlll fl'Oml8e and I thInk

NOle
WU

the whol,e Emplre w111 fee none has been so
BBRKS OFlICBlI. KIssING
\for~ to redeem It 68 ho who now reigns ovO!
the BrItish Empire As 1 "T\ts the bells of thiS
Sec Lleut H A V Wftlt Rolal B orks &gl
cathedTAl chunib. are nDglug our thanksgIVIng
for a VIctOry deferred for 80 many oentnn&l And mel I so of?ofr G Vlboont"l\ aJ.t 4., Eaatern
the thankllgiVl!ll ia th. more heartfelt becauso we Avenue Reading has bM!n Ofli C16l1 .. reported lUI
feel no linda of conquest. but a re)Ol(1lbg' that W(I mt88IDg alter tl (I att.a.c!k of Buoday December
(lau give paa.ce and 8UQOOur Ilnd secorlty to tho 2nd in France He h:aa alao been
pc!Ioples of whatever ra.oe and ....h.tever- rl!lllrJoD reported &8 wounded
H ~ bad preVIOU Iy beeD
of the lud where the life of Jena ChrIst. Wle wounded on AUfJU8t 18; 1M&..
I

't 0tBctany

avu.

f~ mepkipd

BOIfD TAn:

Euoouragcd b} the ucmcodouH iJUCCCU wluch
o.t1.o ldod tho effort of the 1 rafalg&r 8qwr.re
Tlmk tohe Wat' Bond ComauUee bavtl atTlW.8.ed tal'
a hfc size model of a link to bo lit the Marut

PI.ce on S.tudlY from II nnlil t:lO ODd 9.80 10
4- Ul order tllM everyone may baM aD ~n 101
of purahasing .. Na.bonal WaT Bonda 'tank woo
14r RJobud PeMOa haa kjDil}Y andart.aken the
cOlrrm&nd and with hi' OI'tIW win be
to
1''--''1. "1.0 o..h ADd cbeque. from £,6 up~
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.Pl.,.. Uaorllf~ a.ttcmd. In crowd. and all0_
that there :I. DO limn to &be DlIUW'e at .....iD' •

,::g",ed

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dotormInltion to •• pport Ih_

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