Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 01-1918

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
CENTRAL

OXFORD

BABIlIGSTOXE

SLOUGR
FOB '!'l'tl!I RzD CRoss Somm"T -A oonec.tion at E almsr C)iUrch on Sunds\" for the Red
Cr0S8 Society a.mounted to ,£150 LesH tha.n SiX
m on ths ago Il 8 m la.r collection realised £1�
IOn.
HONOUR �OR CoLOSJ::L DAVIS -T he lUng has
been pleas9::l to confer on Colonel W N lJaVl8
of salt Hill HoulI&" Slough thed gnlty of an
officer ot the Order of the BnUsh Emp ro. Col
Da IJ l!l a J P for Bucks and Ch ef O fficer of
thQ Buck n gba m s! re Spec.a.al Gonstabulary Fo r
nu ny years he has had the Volunteer deoorat on
Iar} or Oxo n
MILI'lARY MEDAL -J rlvuts F
and Ducks L 1 &on of :Mr a.nd Mrs. Parkor of
6 U pton Cott.'\g� Up ron Rood SlGug h has
boon D.wardod the M 1 tary Medal for consp CUOl16
br iVOry
INSPECT ON -Tile,;C Slongh CompRJll" of the 1""
BI.I.;tahon Bucks Volun 60r Regiment 'Ill ill purode
t tI e Dnl l HnJ] on Sunday Januar.r 2Uti at
_ gndier
10 15 n. m for OOttal on Inspection by Br

WAR $ERVICE
BRITISH OFFICIA�

NEWS SPECIAL

Noth no of

nterest to report

PARIS OFFICIA�
There was an nterm Uent cannonade at
Two enemy eoups
some pa ts of the front
de rna n n Champagne were unsuccessful
RUSSIAN RAILWAY SERVICE
A Russ an w teless message not fios that
from January 21st to February 2nd railway
passonge tta ns except suburban and postal
t affic: and S ber an expresses \It 11 be .topped
to fa I tate the transpOrlt of food to the front
and to the grea'
;,
GERMAN SOLDIERS DISGUST
AMSTERDAM Fr dA)'
says; that German wld ert
,. Echo Beige
arr y ng at Tongres from the Eastern front
ex:presscd d sgust at Jeav ng the r easy quar
ters n Ru,s a

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PREMIUM

INCREASED TOBACCO PRICES IN
PARIS Fr day

By a vote n the Chamber tobacco pru:es "
France w I be ncreased twenty five per cent

COUN IY COUEr
FR

Honour Ju

AT

go

The war a ms declared by
ment proposals
P as dent W lson and h mse f only met w th
the German comment that England Iii weaken
K u h mann, s lence could only mean
9
tnat the PrUSS nn m I tary party was It 11
dam nant H 5 c onv ct on was that we must
go on Or go undo

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NO FEAR OF

FAMINE
Lord Rhondda speak ng at the Aldwyc:h
C ub 53 d there was no fur of fam no He
cou [j p om se w th tompu sory rations fifty
per ccnt more than tne German,

VO s
death

OJ

BOROUGH

lIUUY

REGENT Sa U ARE MURDER
n was fou n d gu ty and sentenced to

1918

LONDON COK� HARKBT
Ynrr.:ao&Y Flno"
(By Telegraph I

ll ...ket Itro If Engl.b IoN' gn .. I Amf'r
10wu . Mt rownry flour f r \I
cau wheat Jll1
1....IL
A ner c& aLlong On du g I.u�rl.., Q Ql
Pi..... )On llaJ
lug "wad) Bru.\41b DOL'. iU'OtIIf
I�a I lli
M \ 10 I omu �I
A er can f)rf!;
J.e.l.te'r Peaa 18 to � den.r r Le t Is no utW
No &rr .18 until Mood,,! I ut.

ATTWELLS,
BINFIELD & Co.,
162

&:

163, Friar Street,

READING.
IN tbe lut I.,ue

of tb.. Jlllper ...o ....
IDstance. of iONe of the "....... .
Inltrumentl wh,cb 'Vcre offered at low
est prlCCI for C8111h and WlthlO • Ihort
t Ime of pubh" [LOo .. coulidcrabIo
POrtIon Wil. lold
100day wc me nt Ion •• mall nDmber of
pIanoforte. organi, ete., at "cl\ IIn.....
01 ... "1 Soon Oblftm ca,er IMlrcllluen OD
the look out for geolWl "" It bergaiaL

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Bonds report that they th nk the ,,-present
$Sues a re not suffio ent to obta n full support
and that much untapped money m ght be se­
Tho qued on
Prom um Bonds
�u ed by
S 50 conte nt OUI that obta n ng eg s
however
lilt \'e S3nct on would be d fficult and cause
Therefore
cont o\'el'$y
they
undes rable
adv se 3003 st the &sue at present

THE PREMIER AND MAN POWER
Prem er add e "9 the Man Power
Conference re terated Ur!JOflCY of the GO'\l'Brn

TJIE

19,

COJDlEB(lIAL llt1'ELLIGDCE.

Genoral Caller

BONOS

The

... AOJtlrBLL

D18TINGUl81I1'.o SEltVIClI ORD1':R -Ma.lor n T
l"f.endeU A S C .. S� al Resen-e son of Mr 'I
bus been
Slough
Collklga.r
1I. llendell of
ment oned n d spat.ehDtl and r'OC(\\ eel tl 0 D S 0
Old Coutempt ble
Ma 0 l�n.dell IS 3Jl
for
ho as been 1U Fron<:o 11 nee the ftrst Vioak of the

The Par i amantary Comm ttee on Prem um

FRANCE

GAZETTE, NEWBURY HERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER. SATURDAY, .TANUABY

Remember tbat
all p .. /lO£_.,. .Dd
olh.r good. purchno d &om AttweIJ..
Bmf,cld
Co , carry ",,,11 !.hem • re"",
tRllon of genume merit, &upported b,

�b:MOJUAL SERVICE -A. 80rv � was held at
SOO 0 Pogoo Churc:h on Sa.turdny morwng to the
n ",ooory of Cnpl Ma.rtin Ba 'fen
of U e Hucks
Dattai on of the Oxon llnd Ducktt L I v. d I eut..
CIllD ld n Mounl(od In
Ha 0 d 1 homas Bowu
utry SO n s of 'Mr J E. Dowen of Appl otoDs
�toko I og� a.od recently Duputy Grand Mnste>r
oC the Uuck ngru tnlSh rn Lodge of F reoruasons
1'11.0 serVloo WUB oond uctud by tile Rev E Mort.
of Dun to Green ncur Severwaka. uncle of the
deceased OffiCOl S "I 0 both d eel f om wo nd.<l
Capta n
1917
In :i'tJaroh
n a.ctlOn
roce v«l
Do Ycn WlI8 a '(a.rtlad tI e 11 i1 n.ry CI'(.I(id Awo ng
thoe.o w ho u.ttonded tho se rvlOO
n add t on to
the rcla.t OItS wern LadJ .Bell Mrs Howard
Mrs.
Durla.chflT
Mrs
Belhurs.
M.n!
vYBe
&. nett, Mr&. Mowatt. lilTS Soltnu. M i*I Bay 0
Go 11) Dl Da.n 01 Ma. or Cooper and CaptH.in St
Clru r Mar-ford
POSSY.1i8 0\1; 0., DISPUTBD PnOP.E'R.'l'T -)Ir R.
Slough hila aPll 00 to
G D rr130D SOilclto
tho S loug h Denel of MagIStrates on bel alf of
'M s El abelli Bo� en of H gh Street S �Ug!
of He goods wh c
for an order of rest t no
wero the !lUb]llCt of a rocont cnm al oMrge and
wl , .... ere n t1 0 POIl6e8S on of Supt J Poorcc
'] b(l Bench gm ted an or"" for the wl.olo o.f t.ho
arti 1&1 net onod n tho
fo mnt on w I tl e
ex :cpt on of a. 1 ug to bo handed Ovor to Mrs
Bowd(fll

Ihe nOme of a firm of over 0
ycars Itand ng

bundred

If you buy lo-day you WIll uodouhtcdl,
pay a I •• prtce than you may
a
cd
to ptly who .. Ihe rullD' of l)nee. b ..
Increascd
l1,crer re
buy
floOOl
Attwells B&nficld & Co n W '"Ilfto­
fortctilt scc.ondhllnd pUlno(orlu or bUJ
gromophoncli players mu le vaohn t
a nd everythlDg yoU de.... in lb ....lIy
of musIc
Here

furth

be lo w wc g,ve you D oelect>on 0
r values at lumllar Ildv4,Qc.ageoua

prices

In

w.lnnl. roW _
dJ ( t'I
rhOI
Net '.lih £34
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tl'f)r � l I).

SlOUGH 1000 CONraOL COM1Il1 rEE

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THE ]OOD QUESTION
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OXFORDSHIRE �PPEAL TRIBUNAL

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FARMERS

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FARINGDON

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STRAW

RELEASED FOR SAl � AY I IIITARY AU1110K1n£
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oft'rr II (r ltJCJ i tn

WALTER PARSONS &

SONS,

Of BLACRAVE ST EET, READING

000 I I r 1"1", '1 �k ('lC'arMM
lelnf"n� g ('In
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THEIR LIVES FOB. BU'l."I'ER
READING CASES AT TRE APPEAL
TRIBUNAL

lH;ou") app�ed n the CoL 091' g It<: di �
IU at I J ursd�y 11 8 �
vh ch ¥;('rtl oov.lt.
R of t l o Derks A 1)6,�1 1 r u � _
(,'00.1 I r
C
do� e
C u Deacon -40
DloSCwt Fn.et.ory -M I t.nry III I ca.1
at. t.he
ID ued.
E I Ma.yerll 30 n
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to D

cases

-Adjourned.

WELLINGTON

COLL EGE

AIR "RAID VICTlll S FORTUD
.lIr 11 e he t fhotnas K D!;{ of rl 0 Orchard
Ho � Cogg !lha 1 Essex nnd of ltencl n R' seed
t of the firm of Messrs John K K nR
mer I
El d Son!'! formerly' a noted football player W )
nn n r ra d on Tune 13th aged \IV
WR!'I k le I
so of Mr fol n Kemp K ng of Coggeshall left
cst: te nl ed At .£53 M gross w th not personaJty
£16 08 It" 11 be rememoored tl t Mr J H
M Har I former y of Ikud ng who was \nth Mr
Ho I K ng at the t me 1 ad a very narro w escape

!ut

dent of Wok ghAm
Mrs SrnaIf! An old res
e for ma.ny years pr.o
Rnd w dow of Mr Smai
at W cl ngton Co lege
fess ono.l fft(:qnet pIn-yer
at t1 (} res dance of I er
has ]U!'It pa!tSed fl,Wfl.Y
dau ghte r a.t Gloucester

NevlUo
th
who was In
THE WAR..-PtR
Buffs (East SUrTcy Rcg ment) 1 {LS boon killed n
a{!tion a. nnffied peal wu runlJ on Sunda.y I te
S Ive8ter Coldstrea.m GU&l'd!l UI woc.nOOci ad ..
Amongst th080 who ha.ve been
pr eonar of war
homo on leave from France s Pta W r toombe

11.oyoJ Bern

OIL ENGINES,

WOOLHUIlPTO N

P
.
ONE 8 BH

FIRE AT JU.PLED11BRAK ROlTSI

ER TREE-A
WHIS'l' DRlVE AND SILV ace 10 tI e Concert
On Thursday mornmg a Are broke out at
cl> 81. vor tree took p l
NATIOlllA L EGG COLLECTION
v
Mnpledurham Hoo8e the rehdence of th e Hon
Pa-rk Farm on Monday
�r o
It ongmated m the Btokehold
ghty
Mills
e
A1sernon
waa
dnve
the
n
nmber taJring part
r
fire and dam&lled the panel.
Mn Ma:!: de Batho has received the fol1o"ln� rhe even t 'Was orga.nlsed by M ra Moore who and the fluel'! OILUght of the ""ID"�, The fire waft
one
of
nn d the heads
TrC!<'
r
Slive
BradfieJd.
the
contr but OhS -Hra Edward Wil80n
re
fea.tu
d -a novel
lhe &!ttinKtllshed before dOIUg any other dlUll&ff6
J05 M ss Pn.ge Robert& Stratfiel�le. 87 Mra
£12 wh le 11. procc«l. from
WhIte Buekl.bury Common �, Idr T Chip­ v C
The prIzes
£5
r
anothe
t
bls$ drlve brougl
•
Wooldruln
Mr
Evers)e,. Schools DB
I snu
oha se
heasants eggs and a. !ow
The wdl of MI'fI N\na. KathAnne Webley
were a. doJ en
Earls}' Schoola 48 � M I8S Or� ReaduiR 32
_-"
C
Hr
Barks
was won b y
Bocklebul'1
of Tlie COttalro.
PIL!TY
25 lIrlra Alosander rabbits The rat pt'lze
Mr Lnwrence Parkhurlt
opennl: t c lA dow of M"r Dav d K,Weble,y Parry of Noyef&
The Countess GUfowska.
Graham 'l'ilehurst U Lady Burnham � ���
to
bed
Trefawr htL8 been proved at £39.839- She left
oontaining the amount 8ub&Cl'
ea--.m S&m� en a
Georga Ford Rurst.
pes Tree tIIfI COunt and Kr M Miwla.rt £900 to the 'ncar a.nd olrurohWMdItDa � Buckle­
:Dam xm.t.
the
amouni b r1 and ..esoo eaoh to the 'rioara arid chureh
Yrs. BJac-..u SUIlOD. a,
12
lfr Bu
bilr in tbe countinS 1,'be
lIII of Old Sod.... ". aod Littl.. 8od\n&r,
Oo nog
to the Nu rnng Ftmd and to ",,;:;{.
11 Hr R Nail,,!, Eua1deld.
Glo�Oeot:erohI... Id. _10.. _
llisa WilHams Grqel.ey 1 -.n 41""1)
Ilg
FvI1
kI
Wo,
Cr"
Red
the
Ilnrole;, eo aDd .....,. oiDaUer �

aWoolll\-mptoD
�:�

t�D:lUred

RaWkrid�31 18

nuners
DS0
Wa.tu. Morlln
MaJor D
UI
agent, reprose.ntmg R 0 dd& No 1 D18tnet
om nated by the m nerll 1WI � late for the
cw pa.rlia.IJtEut.o.ry dlV1S on of East. RhoDddL

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FOUR3BH P
IN

ENGINE

and
•

STOCK,

PLANT REPAIRS
Specialil)'

JOHN WILDER,
Yield

Hall

Foundry, R••en..,.

PIi4;mJ ....

1 Do\\! I! 36 m ca ta lor -CertiBoat.e 'ar od
t-.l two mont.hs oJ:ewption.
na bAker employed
W B .rICSS 30 n
Idr BODd -M.nlh lot
f!"�1l
Grade �
as In
R. " 'lOWD50
grooor A mILl' agor n Wo Cl ,loy of Mn V n J
-April 301b.
1'1 J lAu«rord 30 m
Gra.de 3 postman_
M I tary -.ppeal allowed.
H A sew � . Ora.do 3 m k curler i
U,e employ of ltr R P ke -11 rei lOt!
aLockkoopcr
W Y om mery 31 m Gra le :J
emlllo,.ed by Mesm lla,. .. a.nd Moc.kn.y -.!\f�rcl
101
J VoI1er 28 m Graao 2 bacon smoker n
the employ of Yeur. Pigott ADd Son �Mar(:1
8lat
E H Col li er 38 m 81 wjndoW' ekaner­
February 15&b.
81UCKN1:LT MARKET
TauallDAY
At liNer. H""toon aDd Son I wMII:l, ulo tl f\
'JIUllDBJ. KoaT FOUL
.....
Inppli",t. owI'l 10 Ih. �"'Y _.. tall
t.:;lewn ho.,ta Md 10 Ih� ..... « ... J
Im.tl
MeuM Farrer ud Son of at BI'OMd Stroet
Onl, 17
ReadtDr a.re dlltribu� ao 000 OOP�M of that valued and aUoU.ed in the bUCchen
C.JVH we", ..ntend and t.h.1ft IIOld frmn � M
1QOIt itriki., pamphlet
M.urder Malt Fo ul
reCitinc the cn_ of aermanr In U 11 "Ior £.8 911 6d The IItlppl,. 01 pip .... below th
AD;Joae .. ho ..1ft. to IMlp In the diItTlbulion �ver� theN bet... dJapoMd: of ... ..... oontfOUtd
D'I'io8I Forty...n. lot. of poIl.v, we... pe naed.
"'" obtain _1__
The,. &re al., iIR!a. free r..e..ue of NafJanaJ lint _mnl( to .. ud onc....1. to "la. ..
� � of "hieb ' .. oat of & 000 hav. Th,rty 80& 1010 of _ ... .. oll.red (I U8 'IP)
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