Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 11-1918

READING M'£RCURY. OXFORD GAZETTE. NEWBtrRY HERALD. AND
BERtS COUNTY PAPER. SATURDA:r. NOVEMBEll

COL WILSON'S
MAYOB. OF

TRIlIUTJ: TO TIlE
WAR BUPPLI'IS DlIPOT

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KIUI. TD DUD 01' OODAU'GIIT

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1918.

CAl'T TEaRt! r

HIGH STEW!RI> OF WOIW"GHA1(.

The hoa. y nlfh nit on the W8SUl1'U f'ront
thro," ng a. S'l'DlLt stra
h. resnul"'<!le8
the Reftrl ng War Hoap tols S up pl �
Depot. and thero 8 urgent. need. f or fUnti

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Established

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1918

The Berkshire County CouncIl de­
Clded at ts m eet ing on Saturday to
Truse the raLes by another penny 1D
the £ (or the c urrent 51-X m onths ot the
t lOne al year makmg altogethe r an
addlt on to the rates for thIS yea of
Of this mcreasc '.!d ID
6�d n the £
the £ IS due to general c ou nty pur
poses and!d to cle nent a 'Y educat on
Though It IS to be regretted
purposes
that the amount

prey

DllS

dec ded

y

upon will not suffice
the
to carry
county through t1 e year It must be
admItted U a.t the council IS not to
blame for not estunabng sufficrently

h gl to meet all contmgencles. PrICes
cont nue to advance by leaps and
bounds and t IS d fficult fo r bus ness
men as we

red

duals to

Not­
W1 hstanding the econom ca adm n �
t o.t on fa which the County Council
lust y has a good nan e rt s absolutely
an nposslblhty to keel the rates f om
go ng up

of thl. York a

unmsp

as prIvate Ind

keep pace WIth the

will fail
by ill

ReeoUl;tru�

ncreases

M••..,... Barda,. & Co., Ltd Raadtala.ak
laa.. opea.d aa accouat for COaUtbllboaa

READING MAYORS TRANKS
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early 'lIue of tae paper

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IOCaTY AID nIL.OIn

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THE

ROYAL BERKS

CASUALTIES

KILLED
--{) -Government m 5t
ni.ervcDc
In 0 der to ensure U e carrymg out of
t ese two
1 n""s
Th0 nland t aos­
po t ) em '"' I I a e to be devel ped
The eglect of ou vaterways as been
t scandal and tI c rallwaYB \lI1 I aYe
to be made a eat serVIce to our corn
meree D8tead of encoUl"a.g ng continen
1.30 t affic at tJ e e pens e of I 6ru<!
produce and manufactures
M oreove r
t ought to be possib e for goods to be
carned from one pl ace to a.nother n
this country cheaper than they can be
brought from "a!lu/actu 'ng centres
thousa nd s of miles over the sea
\V'hat IS wanted IS v. ell kno N'n to our
bus ness men b t n the past OUr
pol t cs have stood n .be way of PIO
Afte t1 e
gress and refor n
ar our
bus ness men must be g ven a
show
as they 1 aye had to be du ri ng the va
and If Labour VIII only vork hand m
hand v,lth the n a d (fere-nt comple
101 w n soon be put on affa s
10
Tt e
lore
quote ?\lr Barker once
Br t sh policy of host lity to prog e:;s
the del belate :\lashng of h ne and
lahour has kept the vorke s
and It would ultimately ha e
The
tl e mdustries aI d th e count",
var nay have saved the 5 tuat on by
vo.k ng up mast� s and Ulen to U ell
dangeI

XIlfG S FUND FOR DISABLED

Tbe

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BATT

ROYAL BERKS REGT
eek

end ng

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PARTRIDGE,

of Enr;ltJ"d

TI e Berksh re County Councll has
confirmed tbe decIs on of the Educa
t on Comm ttee not 10 charge capltal
expend tu e on element" l' schools to
The gl thIS wlll U ro v
speclal areas
Cl. 1 eaVIer burden on the county as a
hole thele IS no do lbt that n prm

c".tIIA

Fund.

�Equipped!
mwt

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Th.Ed ....

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to the fUlld Cheq., ... oth.r_itte"c..
•beal'" be ...t to

be the

Motorist's War Cry

r pie I t 15 absolutely the rlght policy
area tho better
the
The la.rgor
Edueat OD s a national expenditure
and ought to fall upon th� Imper al
It by no lDeaos iOl\owtl
Exchequ er
that beca.use a boy or gu"l IS educated
certain district that that dlstrlct
In
reel's the beneilt of hEtving educated
the child When a boy or girl grows up
they often mIgrate to another d strict
or at any rate do so for the purpose of
obtammg theIr hving and other d s

trlcts or towns reap the benefit
The-relore there is no Justice 10
saddling pa.rticular ar.... sspeolalll
poor country parl�es
Wlth special

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OFFICIIllS AND IUIN

SUB,CRIP1IONS ro BERRSIUIlE
BRANCH

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t:A: 'TAlN (.;L n"01iD � ous fuI4U MC
-Capbn 0 Cl trom Al'lSU6 Ma.JJa.rn Al C a.nd
Ba
100 8.1 B rksh re Regiment who d ed
of woundS OD Oc obet' 29tb WRa the,.o ngest
60D of the late D
G B lla lla m a.nd of 11 s
Mallan Hall Pill " S Wl.1'1\bo
Berks
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as edur.aW at �'PSOI:D CoKflge tI.!ld Keb e
College 03'ford He enl fited D the 0 P S
B gndo n Ooto\}e
fI 4 reoo ad h
com
pn n tbe nor 1 Be ks n 1915 nnd p 0m
ceeded. to FranC(')
March 19 6
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yoore he WI\S adjutant His command n5;
He wua th.e moat effic eot
te.ll
officer
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bNCi L lWl' Coll.ll.Ar; PER J B ll'l"D
L eut Co m ndel' J B Hyd" R N
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son or the l1\.te CIl'Ptn n John Fra.nclS Hyde
ri ed on Octobe r estb
of Hyde F nd Be 'k
or Sutherland s Nam Ho&­
at tl e Duchc
pneu
of
W
p tnl Po tman Square
Educated at l� or he h4d been
mOD u..
on Mt e seT co IS Doe the 0 tbNl8.k 0 the
u.nd '\\ s Sfl e al timeo mentioned n
it
118)l1ltchee He vas SO Both hill brothers
have been w th the Fol'C9fi 6 U06 1914
SUOT OWB.OB !\lUKLBT -We -regret to
record tbe death ot W lIOn Hosp tal. Read
ng of S erat G eorge Murley, li1st &rb
lWdlanda
Yeomanry of The Gab eI!I
Rc.a.d R-.d DI: younger IiOD 0 Afr and lIn
W J Murley of Londoa Strflet R-.d DJI'
who d ed OD NovewOOr 5th 01 pnOQlllon a.
contracted on serv ca A few days before
h 9 death the de�1!UetI took a. party of
reer1llLs to Ireland lI.od contracted" ..vere
oh II R. bol<Inged to Ih. B.r" Y....... '7
before the wl\r and went out w th hu rea'l
men t to the front. When 1l. EuPt he 'bra"e
hIS aJikle &0 t.ha t he did not (0 to 0 •
1 .11 pol
He waa lava.]. ded borne. &Dd 1II0ot that. UID.
lIUJIJIElI.RY TlI.UB
Canter-.
at
oftiee
te'"
he has hMn at. the recru
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bury Be wu eriQca:t«i ..t the Kezuuick
Rtfl.dinR' Mercury
School .nd Ard �.ly Coll... liar- do
To the Ed blr fit the
Beatb He"'u 30 �. of ap a.n��or
tLnd Berks Count:?' Pa.uer
8 -There are u ,0 " Teftden are prob to th. war w.. ID b. f.th..... bu .......
Jlb]y aWQ e a. coumderable '1lumber of mul Serllt. Hurl.,Y'A [!Apen ....re throolfh tor hla
he TV trees in var oua pr va.te prdene n commi�on and he would hAvehem aaset.ted
R68.d nil'
the 28th of t.b B month
T ave been askell to fom ab nformat on
Pon � Ho l.OWAT -Ph � HoJ OWA'9' 'I he
ooncern ne' these triM and espet. ally to 1\11G_n Burvhfiold wit. boo
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cm-tA n ho\\ maAY aM of the wb le T&l'Jety Bull.
agatn been wounded Joiold up WIth the
anti bow n 'luv of the black
grouP.8 n M&y 1918 &.Dd W&8 W'Ouaded OD
oa.Jl RITe me infor
If an, 0 your
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mation on th 11 no
lil'hfl1l1d be grateful
R.nd. ap.in on �ber t!Dd. 1917 at
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He was iD ED.l&nd from September to luae.
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j ••I) tb, (lbW Co.otaIII . (Cop� Hood.,..
IOD) I.II.d the meaben 01 t.be IDeeial cap
.ta.bQ.l&ry of the borou�b atlaDdtcftIM-mea .
oornco at St Slapbo• • Cburoh on Sunday
a.tt:emOOD rhere wu & gaod m__ Pna-r
to the a.niee lrIr �'UIi.r ..... &Il o.... u
reeitoJ The Mayor who wu ...,. or .hi,
OhaiD of otlloe n..d tb. J�a the ....u.r
part ot the ....vic. be.... coMucted by Itr
P..... (10, rood.r) )!r A J Fo�....
ot tb. tpeCiIJ coo...bl.. pTO U uoeUont
nndori.. of GallU.. u
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Tbe OIlllectina for th.e s.d DJ' Polu:.
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