Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 08-1918

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1tEADmG MERCURY, OXFORD GAZE'ITE, NEWBURY lIERAL'D, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, SATURDAY,
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
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F Itll"'.Y

READIlfG NEWS

WAR

SUPPLIl!8 DBPOT

DUTH or ][R 8 0

TUE \rPB>\L FUND

ET1UU tea.

:.....gUalt..

Fnrther support n eq
Ni �J the Read
ng \\ a1' FI(l::;p talli SUP) 1 cs Uepot upon
�h h hen
C< I'i htlo e boo n m ade
1t Ii
hoped. th t :he fete t Bulmershe (!(')urt nest
Wednesdl
nI
p oduce a
substautial

17�S

lllnOun

Al 1'00 b ackno\\ ledged

READING S�TURDA'

24th

AUG

} M.J
!J
and 1\1,"" !\lan Wr ght
, r C
Ha land (R fl lfield
'" E n :\1 nsficll (r oohump..
,
Th e 1
� Gnppc
B got fie rl
Common)
11 R r D
son (B ","field)

1918

] he posltJOn In Russ a

s still far
tron satlsfactory
No doubt the var
\I 1
be von or ost on the \\ est.ern
f r ont but ;ve cannot altoge th er Deg
lect the East
1 ue we are movmg

b¥

N apo l eon

What

s

only send1.O g

5

,£
1381
, 0
•

•

0

0

5 0

h ID In

Tlley .bould be made pa,.ble to tile
Reaclia, M..cury War HNPltaJ. Su.ppli..
Fu.a.d
ull ero.sed .. Bvclaya; Bull

small
forc e
It
e a lowed the
�ou ld be dis astrou s f
Crecho Slovaks and
other pr o-all y
force� to be C"'l shed
1he Russ ans

Read as"

well d espa r of rcc eIV nS" help
and be thro" D mto

g t

f ro

10aOUOII

7 M.ket Plaee

&lid WJ.ll be acknowleda:ed by
early ••ue of the paper

comparattvely

a

TU

Tb. Eel tor
Readin, Meroury and BerJu

pear;:; to be the only A ly able to afford
on a l arge scale. but for some rea­
son or other even she

� lIEMBER OF THE RE WING COtrl'T,
BENOH

DEATH AITD FUnB.AL OF KR. H F
ITICHOLL J P OF lIEAR PLACE

M.ara. 8&r.clay & Co.. Lld. Read Da Baak..
ha.. ol"A8d an accowat for co.tnbuhoD.
to th.. fund
Chequea a.a.d otJ.Ol'rea tleac••
.hould be MOt to

:'i

earl est

P

To AI .£

ven substant aI help at the
posslble mo lent
Japan ap­

a nted

1

24, 1918.

Md?

n that q ua rter as the occupatlOD of
the i'tlurm tn Coast Lt e exp edi tion to
Baku and the landlDg or t roo ps at
\ lad vostok sho"
B t after al l
t S 15 n ak ng �ar In llttle packets
condemned

COLLaR

•

AUGUST

he Entente

the a -rns of Gel many

The Germans

arc I 0 d oub t about to n ake one mo re
and a great effort to control RUSSla.

A.pparentlv Lt e BolsheVlk GOvenlIDent
1 as agreed v th the Genna.ns whereb)
they w 11 use their nftuence agalnst
us and 0 r Alhe�
and the German�
1I pro de forces
\0, e na
there
fore e peet before long
0 ne Vlgor
o s ope at ons aga nst ourselves, the
Czecho Slovaks
a.nd
other
5) m

At the san c time Ge nnan y

pathlsers

ndoubtedlv do all she

WIll

to

C3J1

re

fro n tbe con que r ed terr ton e s
f
ther arn lea for
se
agamst us.
, ne Sit labo n c; one that brooks no
delay and t s to be h o ped that it. s
he ng tackled In earnest by the Allied

Cl Ult

lIFEBOAT HAG DAY IN RE"ADING

Governments
--0-

Tl

Governn e nt desL es to lmpress

e

pon the country the great unport
ance they attach to the coal problem
t 5 ;:;econd to nODe at the present

eve n
cou nting
food
o
abil t
to conbnue the war and
lA! deal faIrly by our AlI,es who are

man ent-not

short of coal depends upon the
exerc:;e of the most r g d economy
the part .... r all use s ('If coal
Coa
fire"'- h� ca
be d spe set' Wlth must
I e d on e
It lOUt, and "" h!; t es sed
\\ ood a:nd pea.l
herever pradlcable

very

should be much more \'ldcly
!Sed
The Tm be Contro l Department has
been req ested to undertake the duty
of p.roVld ng voorl for tuel pUl1XJses
espec aUy
but
n the co ntl)
nre opport n tICS of pr-cv d1Ilg

lhere

for use n place of coal :nthout
ng
for
the
fuel
proVlded
th e

The

Department.
of

op mon

thn.t

:\ood
rut

v.

bv

au thmt

cs

f
e eryo e
1., and
the

Vlll P It theIr nunrls to
sort of enthu..<;;ul.sm 5 hrought
to bear upon th 5 prohlem a.,.o;
was
done n the earl er d V!; when
the
food Q1 est on was
he paran ount
r:.s le
t he proble n can be solved and
et ormous help gl\'en to the Govern
ment d n OR the cOTI'll ng wmtcr.. In
n�tance.<\ coke can be l sed
of coa
and mere coa m
he
ed n some
fo m
p etercncc
sho Lld be gwen to Gas a.c:; the gas ob­
t.atnerl. from a on ('I
coa
has
a.
thn.n he coal .self
greater f 01 �al
al able
bes de� lea'\ ng a res due of
products
'Sed for explosIVes
fcrtl
hser!'; 0
c en cn.ls
�ame

--0-

r e coned on of a .£1 000 000 000 h:-y
a s stem of c on t nuo s hnrrowlOg s a
�p end d le�son In pract cal patno­
The great Ent sh \\ a loan of
t !".n
1 1 ha.!'; thr heen <:, rp<L<;,c;ed :\ iih(J t
the dj."tnl"bance of the monev market
that come� from floating a large loan
mthm a hort space of l me
The e
s no better sp.cunt't' than
mane;,.
at
Go ernment
to cont nue

present

rate�

t.o carry on he war anrt
.0 rlO !=iO n or e
to 118ke
that �c nty daubl) s re
),leedless
to sa� afte r lhe tn n phant result of
here
the Go ern nent po h c)
tho ' g ht of s opp ng
at
be
fig re and tI c ne xt c;tage IS
£2000 000 (\()I\
\\ e ha e
not
si ghtest rtouht
"I
be ohtRlned
It S 0 be hoped tl at
the
Roval
Counh m11 do an e�en g e."Iter �harl'!
thi'Ln
has done n the pH. t
When
a \\ a r savmg!'; "eek has been held t
nU ver) fa � except on� R.n
ha been
nq a Ged 5 cc:eS5
far
grerl.tcr
he ng

an 01nt

reAl sed

ant

han

c

�t the san e tune
thRt n the
anOlS 1 !;.ts
nel I er the Co nty town
nor
other tov. n fig 1Te� n them that ha e
none
ell wltb the
weeKl)
qu ota!".
:'\10 e regu ar c o ntn b ton:::. c:;hould be
pated

forthcommg

1 ave

n the

n the past

scheme

IS

future than

ROY AL BlIRKS REOnnurr 1'0llACCo.
AND CIGARETTE FUllfD
H:UT

th e )

The essence of the

a contmuoU5 fio

\

of money

--0-

A. movement IS on foot

for

a.

n

peace by d etat o
n

Amer

ca

and not by

0
conference.
That IS
to say-we must go on �'1.th the :var
ntimates her wIng
L 11 German
ne s to surrender and thcn ve ha
\Vh 1st t ma) be
name our tenns
hetbe In the end some �ort
rto bt ed

negot at on

)

'

I

of

dea

p,l

of

a

settle
the re 15

ealthl msttnct be h m d the

peace

be trusted
the r wor I

'I

..

to

by

d ctat on

on')

The pre�ent
U ll1g powe s
n Gel'
m any ha e sh own it ey are not to

�

I

formal:,;

can I e disp ens ed :\'1.th

no doubt

1

1

conference

termc;

pohcy
FROGS OR TOADS
T

ho Edito of the Re::u n� Merel1ry
anu Re kl'; Count P per
S r -'{'he ID �rat on of frogs (not toads)
hi usual f 0 n one pond to another In the
e<i>8
uoled .he w p no doubt J:'OlD� fTom
Rentl Poo to Sot Pone
'You
t
y
N \. TURE STUDY

t s un possible to take
Dece t 1<:' a part of the r

Peace by ,egollatlOn

means

a Ge man peace-and even
such
a
peace Deed not be kept If It SUlts Ger
To parley
nany s book to break It
"'1.th them WIthout the power absolute-­
ly to enforce our term s 15 us eless
Hcrr von K uhlmann the ex ForeIgn

Secretary recently saId that
an ab
sol ut e end of the war can hardly be
e:a::pecteri throu gh ID 1 ta y dec sons
a ODe
In saYIng so he was l ethng
hIS countrymen down

I ghUy

We
ga.m
complete mlhtary VlctOry at no very

THE LIGH1ING ORDER

ha'. the men and the power 10
T
.�
,
Ii 4 9 4
8.Z3 923

MADE.

A SImple pressure of the pedal
'
and away you go, If you ve

fItted your car WIth the C.A.V.

NEW ELECTRIC STARTER

d stant date and we must e ndure to
the end beca.use J,bs p eace we want

we shall only ge t when we are ID a

posltlon to dictate It
Eve�bere in
Eastern Europe we see Gennany In
the ascenda.nt but her ends have been
gamed by cunnmg as mn ch tU; by
E, cry-wbere
too.,
arms
for ce of
there 5 lTIsincenty In her peace ar
rangements oppresSIon of conquered
and lne old evil poli cy of
peo ples
Such a peace can
dlVlde and relgn
of Bresl­
The edlllce
not stand

\Ve
Lltovsk IS tottenng to Its fall
desIre to bUIld upon a bet.ter fonnda
vanous
the
of
rights
hon-the
We
natlOnahties to political freedom

by

fightmg on 1111 we
are absolutely victonous.
can only do .0

H 'lorgan C v n F Res
rv Rend RJ: (,nn.<l. trnJ: s
goon
to Cha. ng ero"",, Hosp tal fnrme. y pre&l
b
Cl
ctie
Atb
er.uty
Un
d nt f O::rfnrO
eJitered h s 'i2nd year on Monday
Tie ma.rnllga a.rranged betwfl8n CapUt n
Ja.mes D L dE' Wend Fenton RuSf&'s and
l'onng6f't daughtol'
V olet Wa.llJ){$le
M
of Inglewood
(If lli n.n d Mys Walmer'lle
n
Ho'Use RungerfQ-rd mU take place car
s.pt..mbe,
ill
A mo.TT"Jt}.f;e b� �n 0. �Eoo n.nd
silo tl) tu. " pia(:{\. betwoon Ente9t F t.zro.y
Am<'6 of 18 Aleunder Square and formerly
of ii.u.m Con mon B.nd Blanche J\fJ. r 0
w 10'" of Captain Herbert Edwanl Dawsoll
1 ncoln�hl. e RRgime.nt of Heathcroft Asoot
\. mar IlgO has been arranged and ",1
sborlly take plllCe betwe&n Regina d C6m
forth c� en eldest son ot Thnm ns Craven
of Kirkl ngton RaJ Notts and 12:1 Rens.­
ngton
Po.la.ce Garderu;., and Myra. Lil!la
Flemyng vonnger daughter <ri' the late
L uteWlnt Colonel Flemyng. Gy 11 R II A
lata of Romenha.m House Berks and Yea
venGY Hall M ddJcsex a.nd Mrs. F emyng
Gyll of 8 Montpelier C ascent Bnll:hton
A mlU'Mn.ge s n.rr.lngoo and w 1 ta.ke
place on Sat rrlay
A.UK! $t 24th b€:\tYiOO!l
C{\pt R chaTd Bradley FIrth Me R F A
eldGr son of John Brndle Firth a.nd M 8
l''irth B shOP- I; Sutton HO!if! AJre!ford
n.nd Naney Wilson l 0 n�r da.ughter of the
late HlU'ry Ve�l�t, of Aston Ha.ll Robher
ham and Mrs Verelst. of Me-l.J:nerby HaJl
Ri"".
The R.e
S
John 'K
C AOY Ba.rt.
V «lr of "Moulsford Wa15 R5 on Tbursdav
J Gower Wilha.mtl who h8..5
The Re
been c.ura.te of Holy Tnruty &thsr6eld
Greys. for the �t n e yetLrr. hafi been
oite Bd by the Bisboll of 6rlord t.h� 1 ng
of PrrnOM R18boroullh Bock!!. wh eb he ha.s
�ptlld Dunng tbe lllnnv yea", he bRA
laboured n Render i\fr W Ilia.ms hl\S made
a host of fr ends. tLnd \Vh If.t tbev w\H doolly
rf!gTet h A depn.rturt'll whIch W)ll be about

ChnstmJUJ they heartily congmtuiat.e h m
upon b swell-earned prefennent
T he AUgmlt
Bookma.n
conta nl an
.
Robert
R.rticle by 'MT. Lc.urenee B nyon 00
ul:
Accomp
Art
Y
Poetic
e
BridJ.e8 Bod th
109 t aTe portra. ts of the LaUTMte a.t the
"BM of � +4 and n f91! "nd a180 v eWI of
YatteDdon M&rIor Hoose where he I voo
from 1R82 to 1900 and of Ch IneH tilt!
eoene or the disutrouI fire of Ff'lbruary

1911

DEATH OF BERGT )[AJOR T C
BOSHELL

ThMO 'VnJ hi.. hfMfer� be Ol'lglDS; to •
fl'Lrmer a.t Bramlel" EJa.nt;.;
'" P 0
10I;t. fa
dals la!it wm a.nd t �I\." j; 1'1'CII;.M
n
PUru\1ir an
that thel" had been "to fIon
inha.b tod hn .so OD Fr da n "ht Ift:l.t. tlf\e1c
f)(
hud
the
Me
tAl
rpnsecl
11
wu
AT
n sold
IV hWflr At an upper W' ndo" Md th. m "I
iIlK cattle werf'l ouod tolreth �r 0 the front
bedroom of th41 hOUfi8
noW" thev Il'ot t.here
is n. mYlte.ry A d nnnftlderAhlfJ d flieult,. \Vb

three

exr.e. ienced n

L E �a:rbv hOO th6 bellt bRtt nr avera«e
the R.Mdmll School cC Wltb � he
102 not ou t agal1'l8t BorlaH Soh()ol

fo

I5C�red

M&rlow

rfll:l'ltn'1D�

tb.m

The lIJ'*'liAl ap� on behalf of the Royal
Hoeplbll at Hrnl"y tMlllM .. IUJftl 01
£(Cl 121 4d Tb. IleodiDg Tempo""co Band
took part.
Berke

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or
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