Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 02-1918

READING MERCUR1. OXFORD GAZE'ITE, NEWBUBY HERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, SATUBDAY. FEBRUARY
'SSIJV.. ..OlCO�NCROPUIlD

SUB £.

&�

W e made . Sf.l t cess'41 coup de mam aGaInst
German advanced posts on left bank of the
MeLlse

0126
1 10 0

t8
120

Full d>rections for 08\1 mth each package.

AIR

SUCCESSES
PARIS

Friday

I t 5 announced that nine Germ.a aero­
p l an e s were brought down last Sunday SIX
be nil accounted for by three pilots

SEEDOLIN CO., Ltd.,

22 811hter Street, London, E C

AGEMTS _
CHAS l-flDWIN1ER �roN
Co n Me ch... s. Ne bun
o J BAI.:U;Y C� lit Th me.
DLOXSOME So Slough

SPECIAL ARTICLES FOR SALE
WAlIlTED

PARIS OFFICIAL

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BIRDS. SMUT. FUNCUS, VERMIN
AND CROUND ROT.

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M
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Gf
160

PREVE.NTIVE AGAINaT

IS

ll� �:bsh. � g2

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Price

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FAID.lY

CENTRAL NEWS SPECIAL WAR SERVICE
BR IT IS H OFFICIAL
the
was actlVII during
Hoshle a rt lle ry
n ght n neighbourhood [If F lesq ul ere$

Net

Oats,

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eo.......tIy INC�E.\SED "ElIMINATION •••
vlg<M'oUl gro..u
Cur paid epoD Or"fJ 11 los. &lid lrpWards

o

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BeanP�

NlnlUf'clU
TUU1fChI td.t

(NO. pol�alNlS)
LIQUID OR,ESSINQ FOR, WHE\t SEeD GOl" .le.
CHEAPER 1 BETTERJ/SAFERI
Cost$a.bout"d per Busbelto Dress.

G T I'OLLE)'
;!l) la I 0 Road Read �
\\i \GSTAf � oS: CO
5S \(j e St c Bas o�oke.

LOlmOX

NEVER CLOGS THE DRILL.

SEEDOLIN

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

DAMAGE AT ZEE BRUGGE
bombs
forty
Front er reports state that
were dropped n the last a r raid on Z.
the first explodlng near Kom-­
brugge

AI FRED BR ANT
Sha 1>0 ne M I, HUnscti01d
R WEH."> ); H &001\5
IZ4 i gh Str e M:lIUct h�d

m

mandantur wh le othef'$ d d great damage to
German
of
bar ra ck s and kil le d a number
sold crs
The Trade Un on conference decKied to n
the eny neen to attend a conference
later of trade un ons Without the presence of
Government offic al s.

Al!lD

MAN

POWER

_oroJL TlLlCTIO. O. TD !'AD

HENLEY

HENLEY COUNT� SESSION S

THUUDA y

o e W
-(BefDen1!loQ

Hon H A
the Mayor of

r

D MackenZie Er.q
Aldermun Clements

Banle,)

LIC.8Nln�G

the

ON SUITABLE IMP,L}lIo[f.NTS AND WORK

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COKIIDCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON CORN MARKET
VEnr:lsD.u' f aWAY

(Uf 1n1'snph I

M.a.rket IIll"Oog Kngl ilb \'1 cat. finn. Fore an
.. n
lown ('GumI"')
\ n e rt<:ar IIron"
Or ndl j:C I "rI 1 f1rm
A [lonOIll flour fir
�hlh g fI�-A I)
lonc
I 1"11,('
Br I lih Oll� lirm
MaJ:r.o nomlnl,1 IlcaJ it
offer g AtRerlca firm
onunLl !\o
J.R-nu13
PCII! fi rl
turn delf"t'!r
Ilrr".la uut I Monday nut..

and

Supt La.mbonrn pre::;entod hiS annual report n"

to tbe I censed I 0 ISe;:!
01 I,. 01 l) J)Cr�Jl--6
" oman-b ut boon proceeded ngnmst for drunken
ne.� du nnlf the yoor
The Cbamnan relDA.rked that the repor t WIU
very satisfactory although It "OOlUeo to him there
n DJ.X than were
wore mo re lioon8ed houses

LONDON MEA [ AlAnKE'1

r oqUlred
The Mag Hl'tratcs' Clerk SlUd they were very far
�rt I\nd ro�erod 11 w de nrea.
The wbo.la of the I ce.nces were rene_ed

1"'1 C"I (!
11 J(t'"d Ill:

''<If
Henloy plealed g I Ity to tresplLHi'ilng on la nd
D MDckel % e nt Badge.
Ix-Iol glDg to Mr \\
more 11 sou rch of COniCS
JOHFiO Buyers ptO cd tI e cnse and Stm:cns (Bn
old offender) Wl\8 fined 5,; the c.'\Se 1lW\1t st Bar
' yn
wood hf'lng (hc;:mlsilcd on p.l
.Mr Mackenll c d d not n lJud cn.ttl
BOROUGH

162. Friar Street,
READING.

POAOlnNG
Rohort Stev M8 nod lIeury GCOf1:0 Hl\rwood

HENI EY

ATTWELLS,
BINFIELD" CO.,

ent

of ·h costs

LICE.:."'lSLNG SESSIONS

Wareboaa.

Pianoforte and MUlle

V te

N;';'
O""F"A"U"S"'T"'R=IAN
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SpecIal
headmg
C<.u be lO5ertcd at

CABINET
AMSTERDAM Friday
V onna message announces the res Qn:l
The Relch
of the AustrIan Cab net

t on

A

1'01 A I 0 MAnKE'!'
1 BOllSUA\:
{\ e I off
u, pi Oil "I cl ""en 01 fl1 r �xtc.
q neU} lit gO! orally !ill£! nl('1IJ QUOP.nLIO Ii l..ln
col I( g Ed" b rds also BrIt al Q oon. £.7 10
£7 10!
Kc � I �x II.n I llu<lfordlJ £6 10. to
£7 It d BWeld I m £6 10 C6 10s

mat., s tt ngs

The reslgna
were suspended
t on followed
Pol sh
the
of
refusal
the
Deput cs to veto the Prov s onal Budget
NEW MASTER

OF

SPECIAL BARGAINS IN PIANOS

LONDON

TRINITY COLLE.GE

AND PLAYER PIANOS.

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Cl ancllcrs ete

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SPRINKLER TOP CANISTERS.
From

£24

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little

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of pans thoroughly clean and

You Just sprmkle

1>" £30

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do your cookmg Jushce
you must ha.ve a clean
saucepan Vnnl(eepsaHI mds

all burnt

rer

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trll.;hord

£30

TO

removes

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READING TOWN COUNCIL

shine for YOu!

lompu,

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WERE LENIN AND TROTSKY IN
ENEMY PAY?
documents
publishes.
Pet t Paris en
shOWing how Germany has subudlsed Maxi
to
sums
m list movsment and pa d large
last
rete ved
Len n
Len n and Trotsky
J une q u art er mIllion marks at Copenhagen
anothe r hu 000 marks be ng sent on hl5 ar
r val n F nland

a

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ft:ct COlldlllOll lull

CAMBRIDGE

The K,ng has approved the appo ntment of
Thom$On as Master of
J
Professor Sir J
Tr mty College Ca mbridg e

There's

In

PIA;,\;O

BOI D

lotell R

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Show Roonl ..

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111

BROTHERS

LEVER

PORT

FARM

LIMITED

AHwells, Binfield & CO"

SUNLIGHT

AlIlD

he ldlll�

162, Friar Street,

GARDEN
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Reading.
FARMERS

HAY

nd

wtu) h ••

or

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OTHER

ST

AW

RELEASED FOR SALE IlY MILITARY AUTItORITIES
• • lOYI"* I to
oft't;r \,htlr ILl KS to

PARSONS & SONS,

Of BLAGRAVE STREET, READING
qtl k

t'lrlranc

U. nj�dl
WlLefft ..b.

has

bUIlt up
[SALE t;,
Secdsmen and N ur sery l1en
1

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WOK'NGHAM

:HOJLTIKEJL

WARFIELD

SHIPPING

PLEASURE

TOURS

&c

AUSTRALIA
BY

fHE

Orient Lme.
Througl oookwgs to
NEW ZEALAND "ml lASMANlA.
O

wlth P&'
Saroon Tlckets wtcrchangca.ble

MONEY
ADVANCED

Manager.s

Readmg

EQUIrABLE CO

Ltd

BORl OW FROM AN ENGLISllMAN
<1000
to Ladies. Gentiomen
£10 jC0 ergy !.lODad"."",
1: a.nncra Market GArrleoera.
Cv.a en, and .tl.olllK:bolde.ra d & roaaooahle rate of
STRlc:r I RIVACY upon NooE OF
U1te.tc.;'
HAND ALONE rep.yable w ona awn or by
Ho iWy or Q ua.nerJy .rn.talmen1ls.
WMkl
BOS1NESS COMPLI;:r&J) BY POSrIF DESIRED
\\ nto u con6doucc., ltating full parlicnlan and
rcqutrem� to Alben. E Hunt., Central Chambera
Braudgatc Coventry D� no oJb ect. ParUoula.rs
1"",

PRIVATE
Woald a .£10, .£ZO,
be of any

YOU

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aAN

EA8Y

DIe

YOURliO'l'B

H.

LOANS.

or

.£50

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OBTAIN SAMII: ON
OF1iAND aad II.BPAY
IN8TALMElIT8, from

WALLIS.

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lW4D. ruuw.m.

Line

latter firm 5 F&neh ureh
RC 3 or Local Agents..
CO

CUNARD LINE.
REGULAl"t

P \SSENGER AND FREIGH1I'
SERVICES

LONDON-NEW YORK
LONDON-CANADA-NEW YORK
BRISTOlr-CANADA-NEW YORK
LIVERPOOL-NEW YORK
For Rates of Pa.ss.a.ge Fr01ghi Da.tes of Sailing

Luadmg Be.rt.l..a
Apply CUNARD LINE Li¥expool London 51
BWz pe.g'IIhJ .h..C 2 29-31 Coobmar Street 8.W 1
,. Road Ply
65 Batdwin Street Brist.oI 1-2, Millba
f 117 New _
mouth Ill., BJgh setee CMdif
ta
!\&,oo
BirDUdihaw or to Local
and �'lCUo'oUS

IlS to

llallkollllle

to yOll lut

11/ so

E�RJ�; �DERSON &

For passago apply
Annue London

PEPP A R D

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\ LLOTAn NTS -A meetl 18 of pa.nshl0rtel'll "'M
held on Monday &t th e Brow-nlow Memona.l Hnll
H\.ugurat..e 8. 9Cbome to prOVide aJ.lotmcnt,g
to
C B W ISOD (exoc ti,.o officer of the loeo.l
M
Food Co mittce aDd clerk to the Di8"1,'1'let. C(lU
Letters or .!!upport waro rooelvod
c I) prct> dod
A
[1'01 Lady l?inla;v a.nd Mrs.. Ca.lvert Jon88.
u ttee ,� elected to cn.rry out tho sel erno if
t
p<»;s hie to soc.-ure a 8U1tAb1e .plot of land
being mMie to the
for which s
n.l I I cu.tio
Mr W I Sho.rd, of Wa.r6eld Ha.l l Tha
OWl e
plot of In.Dd sa.zd to be I1lO8t trol\n.ble to those
IS
w:Jertak g to be-eome allotment holders
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WANTAGE

Farr la.te nf Letoomba MlU)or
Major K. B
Wantage, of the R 1! A who 1ras killed ID action
El6ta.te valued at J!3O U6 17B.
on AugtJ:St 16tb
lld ·wl.tb net persona1� � 126 Se 9d re@ltator
housnhold
.£1000 caoh to his eblldnm
e.fFootg to hUi wtfe .f100 eaeh to hIS chauffeur and
hi!> la.i:..e gmnm Bayliss., now tn the Ra7al A.r
tillery, The res due of hIS property he left ID
101' hiS obildren

left

left

trust

W ALLI.&l'OJLD

CUtm(JH CoUl'iCU -\. moot tS:" \10 AA hell 1D St
Jobos.fln..Ilo
IUOlillye�e 1I� YiIll.1 there \\i!rc
presen t lbe ICOlt M
I eut Cdonel N \.� �lr
and M.r... \ lalrncr
M�rs S He co l..oQker
llaj.,lo'Uley S p.Y er liaynor ReholieJd Uld W&it
MOlnJa.mcs �tl nors. i evor
I Uu,,! ell MI;(.�
Wyld
J £horpc 1\0111 lloyd
looook Dud
others
Tho co dlttOI of the Cll urehy u-d \l I t.H
rufOOJution "a;! I�
upkee p was difiCUF;!IOd u.nd
that u. f md �houll 00 rgantsad for kooPll J: Ule
eh Irch,a.rd n 0 uer aud that B. comrwt1.tlc be
appomted to ad..lll nlzoter the fund etc
In rofM"
enoe to tho p msh library
t was doe dell that
not 1688 tha n ODO j}CllllY a month still be th e
charge of memberflhlp ror restdm b. but t bnt
Vl81tors be chargod at the rato of twope.noe per
volumo Whe ll bOrrowu It book.!;
WAJLGJLAVE

ALLO'r!IU!HT HOLD� �HO -A wOU....ttended
s�ernl wee.tmC of the newly formed Al1ub:o(lnt
Holdsrs-' SOCloty t.ook p1aoe on F rlciaI. evenml" last
week Mr 11 C Bond prosided The chairtll&D
ropoctotl the I\crangcmenta be hnd wade rea:poot..
pot&toct; Heed., a.nd
Illg tl e 8u(lpiy of soed
="""""=
ruannrOij and members Were wed to notify tiu,.,
reqUlremonti to the han secretary
It w..,.
IIlIlUIlI CASU.lLTIP.8
dec doo to Ai1k Mr ShutUeworth to KIVI! a lectu.re
Pota.tOeg and SPN1J'lng, ADd Doti06
I'lhortll" on
!if RoT.... ' Beau "RaoIMJUM' -W JI tbft relatlO 11
"NI R'lven of the comtDg lecture by Mr E R
01 a.DÂ¥ pn..a:e (or othor rank) f"e))orl(d ID _ '-h
J.....
011 2:hld of �1IIfUSt Hil17 who havo Kln,'O h \11 JKIWM
kindJ,) oommlU1.iclate W1U M� A lten Uaool>OOt
Itl
Co� SwaJIorield .,b086 10llftH08t iIOn
CltOWTHOaIlI
\V }; \.Ileo was reported DU.IIG� on thtlt dUo) P

BOROUGH POLICE.
SAOBBIl CoHODr -;l rmcred c.oncert took pIaoo
rhe
ID the: Weslelan Church on JIUlUM"y:tOth
WBDlfUDAY "February 6th.
I rogra.nnne oolnpneod We!}"kDoW"n utltems and
liok.
Bennel
1
.F
Mr
by
solos
ohornaes
cornet
SHoP TB:Bns
Doonelly
Gibbons, of Egbam W&8 charged with duets br Mr &nd. M..rL Rich and .M:ia. D
Miss Wheel... and fI01a. by Air 8pe&T Mn.
stealing .. safety!'KOr 9-aI:ne lOa sa.. the property a.nd
V&uKhAn If.iM DiblHe. o.nd M.i&!l Rioba.rdam. Mr
of Mr R 0 Pa.yne, Joweller M.e.n:e( ptaee H J. RiM was at tbo orpn Mr W&mer pre­
Three oiber "'-I!"" 01 shoplifting ID Mt. \own SHied
The oonootioD wli.ich vu tor the locaJ.
were p!'o£m-red ftR8,Inst him., to all of which he chmoh 111Dda. was a record ODe
pleaded gwlty On the sppIicaIion 01 bIspeetor
Webb th«e ..... . lu:riheT rBllllllod In order that ..
TlLlIlIlJJL8T
oortifi.cAte a.s to Il\OC'tlIIed 8 state of DUnd .r:m.gbs be
proco",d

Walw

GOJLIIIG

WI!iDD1JfO -� woddlllR of Capt Fr&1 C s J
Millar B F C r.nd MII8 Dnrotl Y llam,; Rf'OOnd
dr.ughter of iho Rev A and Mrft O"nlH of Oor
Marv 11 C&thnhc Churol
ItR W»ok riaoo '" Sf.
F&rnbcrrough on PcbruU") :lrd MIK� DnlT" hl\l;
boon belPlng for IOme tune n thf! ma.nufactnro nf
winch th(l hr do
a.eroplan.. � Parnboroulh
groom otlela.lly test.!!

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MAIDENIlEAO CA M'LI MAIIKE I
WKDNr.8DU
11 g nll�""M. W/UI. ope ed ail & p:rlVl n8 ('e }ire- n,
W
(P
H I to
"\\6rtnotclfty l1ul\ Mr W H
act na II.M "uet oneet' tI e n IIrlwl
Rn ton and
I kt fortn A' Hy
beln8 ut IlrCliC1I
1 f'I ('aW('
woro jO'nrt..d �n I al10ttm CoWl IU I h�I'cra Ifuw:1
up to £30 1Si! Od
SllItV four IIIhN'p were penned
vaJ.oed and aJlottNI
re .. to 08s f'WM 0 1208
A fnw nal,(\IS were IIIO� 'TOm � to 122& and n
","all supp1v of rup wt!ro MId .. !.he oonfrolk> 1
pnct) of 18" per ifO(Iro In6 we ght
In-<'.If
00... . an I helre" re"i.ed from .cli LO £.2 Je.rsey
bUll £24- lfM

Sonl

WOKL�OHAM MARKET
Tu"l:IDAY
Mf!UNI CMtrell n nd BotJer were able t('l ofl't\r
a IIood namber of .beep for Mle at \heIr market.
ou Tnsdr.y 32 bemcr IOId at oontrolJerl pnOll:. 10
looal butchera, making up to J:5 2A. TWo beaet4
alllO went to 10011 buWzart. ud.. O\UD.ber of
..m. ...... aoId. maldDt ., .. 860,

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