Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 12-1918

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READING MERCURY. QXFORD ·GAZETTE NEWBURY H£RALD . AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1918.
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oJ'nOLU. CA8lJ£LTT LIlT
a "ery dUll.cult problom. Tb.
UST :PUX8 ELBCTION.
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best, but ID·
Government were doinv

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OOUrBB.

HROUGHOUT

MEETINGS IN SUPI'OR"l' OF lIR. E.

Readizag. in eYery .treet and in nearly
every home..on Chriatmaa morn the patter of little feet
on the bedroom floor will herald the children'. hopes
EoI' a Chriltma. Dlay with the gifll they have longed to

GA.RlJNER�

:Mr Ern6l1t Ca:rdner, the UU lODlSt and.
CoalItion cand id a te for th e WlDdsor Dl'i ISJon
of Berks, Ilddrl'ti:;ed a larye uud enth\lSlodtlC
mootlng of Il l S :iupporterll at t h e A(;SElmbly
It.ooln8. 'l'wyford, on Mond.u.v e\emng The
audience lDchlded a Jlllmber of ladles, oLld
the agn c ult ura L ludu6trl' wao. well repre­
sented. Mr. ll. W. V erey, J .P., presided,
and snplXlrtlDg lum on the plattorDj. ......ere
Col lo'. U llo.rl.er, !.lr. Oodiroy Hou lto n , and
Yr. P ra nk Porter
tJ'he ChI\HmaLl �ald It had nlv.·aYii G'I'\ Pfl luw
prlde u.nd pleulSure to llreSlde at t ben me-et­
lIlgs ID th e P4\st1 fm. H l tho ugh there had
sometImes bee n dlllerenOOl:l of oplOlon !tmong
tbem, 'l'wyford had 6\ cr been lo(>lebratoo lor
t he excel l ent g'lKXl tem per and sense of faH
play tha t hml chu rtlcten::.t'1:1 th('u pohtH.'ol
gafherI ogs . D U flng the pru;t four n nd 1\ half
�eur9 ot war toey 11.1(1 p u l led toge t hc r ut u.
common efl:orl to do u l l tht'y oou ld f u r t he
country, IUKl ho WI\S sure t hn t e, cl) mu n nD d
'11omu D. In the d ls1 ['Jct were proud ot t he
rooo rd of tho:;e lIeorost Ilnd deurest to them
who hud I�tt home to serve the I r conntr:v at
t he front. A t home, too . t he} hud. uh;o done
t bel r bait. nnd. under the a usplt'cs of t h el r
Yl<:.'ur und Mn;. Ac wQ rt h Dluch good be n Ice
bad bee n mnderod III the CtHh!e ot the slck
and need,}
A Cter I)uymg l\ \Vl\rm tribute
to tbe valou r of O u.r fi gh t m g forces, the
Chalrman relerred to tho s\lCCUSt;£ul part
taken In the wa r by Mr Lloyd Goorge n od
Il l !'! Coa!thon
GO\ erllllo
l nt
Thc
Prime
:i\1Jruster hlld cal led to IllS n&.1.shmce the
'hest men of all partla.>, a.nd Ulllty of ac hon
had been aecurixt. W I th the results that tile}
all know
Out of e\' I ! good so met i m es came,
Imd he . hoped thnt t h�y l\ould 00'11' � .\ct as
to ensure that good sho ul d lollow irom th e
war. It had umtcd 1l.'i to 011r hro t h (> rs over.
&')/16 , It hoo 1II11ted us to Fl""'d flC6. and It had
established mo re fi rmly o u r f rleud l v �lu..
t:i oru; h l p
With
the
gr.cllt
Repu blI
of
AmerIca.
(Ch�ll! ) H they refleded for 11
mome n t on all t.hat the Coalition Go, ern­
moot had dOlle fo r thc oountry dtlr� t he
pust ho yea.rti he was sure that. '\VOld:lng
ail sectJona.1 qual'Tcls a.nd party dlsputet;, they
�onld U lu t e 00"', aB they h ud. 1Il t he past,
tn g1Vmg hoorty s u pport to the Pf1!flCllt
Government. ( CheerB )
All' Ernest Ga.rdner, who 'AM n.coorded a
very h ea.rty recepbOfl, srud he \\'1lS sure that
however muc.h anporta.llce t hey ID.lght attach
to the otb e-r questions dOlLlt W i th 10 ths
ma.luf66to I$Ued by Mr Lloyd Georgeo an d
�lr Bonar Law, the one tha t most lDtere6ted.
t ho dectoN wn6 that 01 t.ho plS1.ce settle­
Inen t
Wben wo cam� to dool With Germany
and the other onsmv PO\\'ers v;o Aboul.d do
SO In oonCerunce � Ith Our AllIes, and I t wag
abinlntely l'/('l.'(!6Sd.ry tb nt 1' 0 s ho u l d get
the bet;t me n 1�e could to ropretiOnt the 3D.
ternsta or Engl.und and of th e llnh.sh Em­
It Will; for thu.t reason we "ere now
p i re
ba\'lng u. �nerc\l Elec t ion u.nd that the ol d
'Parhament had been dissolved
Hc did not
lIllppot;e that on the w ho l e M r Unyd Goorge
WUfi d.1fl;,\J:I"fied W l tJI the SIlI)[X)l·t whluh he
had. receI ved from the lata Parh .llnent , but
th� I mportM ee of thu forthcomulg Conrer­
ence WUn such that he J (!flhsPd t h a t e\cry
If\:ltl DU\.te weigh t U1 mrt be �p \'en to those
\1o' h o 'l\ero to repT"e6en t the Hnttiih Empire
t hcroo.t 1'ho know looge t1mt thtly Iwl the
Hntish {>CoOple belli rid tht'm \\ ollltl grPO U y
rl.rengthen t h e h1mus of ottr repn�ntalt',;?o
( l Ipnr. h eal ) It co uld
nt th e Cn n fert'ncc
not. be AAld of thA nk! )" u rl u uuent that I t
was fully repr£!6{'nt.'\tIH' of the Will of t he
people as IlQW ex preN;ed , ,\l id , h e tllOught
tho Prime UUlIster had " Iselv ..ru<>cted the
presont moment. WhCIl, lIul Ilk::. to thc t.fforlii
of our A rmy I lnd Na..\ v , lhe . DCIIl} hl1d becn
h tp'I"l\I'J) foreed to !l ll l ren<ie"r, I\.<l nn '\ Ppc:o­
prll\t.o tl me for a Gl�III' rn l };Icctioll
Mr
Llo)rl G oo rr;o \\',tnl;(>d a umted cxpr('o�'iIOIl of
oplluon that tho DTltllih l)OO pls were bchwd
turn and hiS Go\ernmcnt tu tho grent tnsk
t lm t la) bE>foro t hem Ne�er b('oforo 111 the
h IStory of t he world held th('r� been such

pt>....".

Will they find in their stockings the pre.enta they have

asked Santa Claus to send ? the gifts they hue hinted to
their parents would be " just the thing" : the things from
their adult relatives and friend. which will mllke Victory
Chri",tmas. a day of joy and beaming faces.
They

wm-if

you, . and tlie other grown up.-come to

Mcllroys' Toy Bazaar. Tens of thousands of juvenile gifts
in a room 1 50 feet lo ng - reached by a marble staircase and
three other stairca.e. a. well-a place for buying Chri,tm.,
well

Happines� . cheaply and

.

I II blmIts

f,�"t(,lll!(l

..... piendHl offer of bu I lder's CAltT and HORSE t he hof'SQ
l l"oO �'O b�lt eau 00 attu.ched a.nd dot.u.ched at Will. 6 / 1 1

" 2 0 /· .

1'11(' l ll \ t n il" m l'(' h (l ll l" l n n
" l U l l .. lHl l h l U ;..r belter t h .uL
! ' H I \ I L' S ' 1 ' \ ( ; 1 ,\·
11
Ll: 1\ L \ t l S L'�' III Xmtl�
In 111 1 1 1 \ d l llf fen t �I�('fl
H.'t .. :-' \ ze
0 . ' 7 /I
1 0 G . .! 1 7 / 6
lllHl
� T J l l l ' l �m(,l1 i :l l \ �('i ... l IS . , 1
9 f t) . : ;, ,IL 1 7 /6

ROt; K r.-c; R u n s "'::;,

l Iu l t ,l l Jon ur rcul skm.

Ll

Lku

pretb l) painted ot' oo"t'roo wlih
All prIC.c;;, a.c cord l bg to SIT.O and

MOTO�A R

DI�
take a boy

",lode!

LUXE w i n
01 ti to B a.... d n v('r Fit­
tod ''1th PCClals and stOOl'·
lng whC('f. ) '['1<.'0 .£ 5 .
'rhe you t h ful �ul W i l l
(Jort,ullly enJoy one
of
I h�
c h i ldren ';;
SCOO­
TEnS In wl11te wood,
m ad .
I" t rnn g , nnel

we-II

o

2 / 1 1 l a.mi 41 1 1 � _

The ' SINKU �l " G A !'IlE.
A most I n tfl restinll gam o
can be
for t he tn bl e
plnyod bv Any n u m ber ot
people, u nd CRUSt'S m u c h
fun.

Prcttllr
J l u lldrrd� , or WOODEN WHEELB A.RROWS
Also In wel1·polt::;hed.
6f1 1
3 16. 4f1 1
n.u lll ('(1

" 00< 1 ,it 6 / 1 1 , B / l l . 1 2 / 1 1 -

Dolls' Prams, Houses, and the Dolls to go in them.

DOl,TB.
\ w h o l , ,' ' ' r i d n! ch l lll rml -.
l,d h i ll(' \ 1 1 1 ('-. u u l v, :l r 'l\oti.e-r ..
('":0 1 )

4 /1 1

Work Boxes, PaIDI Boxe,
and Pendl Cases .
t€':l l hNd t e

('h J l r t n' J I '"
P l�N G l l , l

Th('o;>e

,' S I�S t•.'OllI!Ll l1 _
I ll " pelll d ... . pe"'" r u ltlJC' r ,
1 /6 <.l llU
.11;;1 I uJ{'r
2 .' 6
C h l l d rt'u '" d.11 n h WOR K
BOX C"" nr<>ti l h covcrt'tl
C£HI
y. dh crel'Jll llC' . t n rl
at
{'l e
Ll l ll l n" r.,j 1 flll'"
°1 /6 2/6
• "l , d
II Iw
,).1 tbl
hol'
'1' hi'
Il l ..
\I"';. 1nl .. 10 CllInOll IISl J.,....
1nl h i .\.! , find 11<1 \ 1\.1 ('Q U l p­
Ill" II I o r I h l" \()lln..:�tt·1
�lnl
I ,
\' .I1l ( ..
\\ h 0
pl(d l l rE'�, ..hQll i d h,n u O I l ! '
fllmtl ll <;
I\{'(', I'''
I h ('
,n
box .... ,., tlf pltl n t " II' . t h
1 /9 !
col m l l -. <1 1
"f)fl( \
2/G 2 l 1 ·f � I f) 1 8 1 1 1

H I .A CKHOo\RD & l-i o\ S EJ,
1'lCIl.Q.
"lth
�.. m b lrwd

frallle

I n :z

(\o'l ",\,

for

1 f3 } to

8/ 1 1 .

I ho

1 0/ 1 1 .

FLASH LAMPS.
].'I.. o\SH L!\_MpS

Don't
fo rgot t hn.t thero are stall
many dark corn or.-.: I\nd
Also t hat a fllltih
f<lreaL«
1!\.m p
I"
I ndl sp{l n sn.hl"
\10 hP.1l t.he l tJ:tht.q am out
In tJ1C! h O Il �e
McIl roys

TOY

BOOKS. '
of Children's
TOY BOOKS for Xma�
1 1 111<.',
Includmg
f;mv
:<.\onc=s n u rsc r\, rh)JnCS,
:l. l I d p:lIlltl"'g hool.:s

�1I ha.tterl�, ht1tb�

0011.

tA-lOar" et.c. - ovpryt hing
I D fact for the fl a s h lamp

Prdtlh

11Iu�lrated and
good
�xtraordina flly

\ alne

FOUNT PENS.

WATCHES.
n lIge solectlon o f 1 rtg'N­
.. oil n.n d oLher W A TCH l:S
n Il'h::: h l ,lnd rru:h o-l 1g ht

pookl't. ,ltld 'Hlsl .,,; ntchB'\
f) r c' cry kind, Mul at
to

A M­

for
the J:T0Ylng
G n-C'fI endlcs,.<
on_
00'
t.crtal OUlcnl
5{1 1 ,

1 / 61

5 gns.

A

scoro or more dI fferen t:

pat.t"rns In FOUNTAIN
Pl-:NS for either .J0un �
Many fitt� WIth
or old
gol d rub, and €Ill "'oil
N'fi�o.nL
a.nrl
made

PrlCC'S 1 0{6 to 3 5 /·.

(' ''o I ,I .N ]) A !t.'' for 1! H !l One �rJe" 10 bb had 1 11 bw "u:cs. bearmg quot�
(\\ t'TV lla; fr(JIU TennYJ;nn. Sh,d,,,,,POI'l.r6, Ulckells. " ]llls.smg Thoughts, "
I f ;,w d 1 /6 .

nCHJ i l1 1 1 1
hlllh r, J r

nrt CW'll 1,\.r,,'t'r n.rrll) o f h an g i ng' �lll d "IAIH1 111J:: CALEN DARS o;;;h n ....m g
from 2 d each,
Plei ll od �·lt bJecb. 1 . 1 II d "";'�1)Q ' 16'1'. :-. h l;; h l and rottle ulc

.\I N''!

�l r n rov�' f,. r-f,ll1lC'<! 1}()x�", .)f X M \ R C A RDS
Jltl t l erl; ,,:a,�l Id "kttdle;; , I ro l u ' c l tcr tha.n e\er

WOOllEN ENGINES.
t.h n u " I\. n d
�,,\ ('rnl
1 : �( a N ES
WOU n r: N
.fi l l m� kO:': it.n rl "I�{'''' :-;toul­
I) blutt, from 9 ;d

FANCY

Delightf Ul

:md

GIrl..
0\\ .t/l

GOODS

Si) lcs

1 11

·l':.anc,

Ba�s· for
\ Ollll� Ladles, de

!:ihoppmg
pllces

oomploto w l l h c Il'\.eJ oJ)e:'l to
Th e box complob3 fr um 6N

R 0\. 1 L W A r
'I'JtUCK�. :;rood SI7'.C. ('111to be uAAful
boy
a
nhle.,
koop h l hlSf'H
i
"..... '1161 1 M

l'orters'

3 / 1 1 �, 8 / 1 1

1 I 0 t depn'f l,tJl,<i ,n I"]lIal lty
(1 \1 nn;.· I hB v; ar 1 07. ,
1 / 3 . � Q' , 2 / 6 . 4 "Z • •

9/6

See Wind9ws.

And

ExplQ(h� \uth t.he noi!i'9 of
Con­
11IlIld-gnmade.
t.un lewel >l. hel\d-d�
novo!.
or otlif'r I'plelldld
tics. 10 many deslgllt;.

STATIONERY .

Rings
Brooches,
Beads.
H'l.Ir O rn ame nt " Hat Pms"
clc.-\Cf}' prdty, and good
quaht) .

Compcn­
Pads.
Writin g
dlUms, Private: Notepaper,
Envelopes, elc.-ltl surpru ·

IIlg

vanety

and 'iery cheap

VACUUM FLASKS.

EAU
1 )1]
r,\I<CS'�
COl.(.il,i\ I .-on.,. of t h e
Inch
heL,,'J
11I,W pC rfUlDf'cS 90

S ",

to 3 / 1 1 .

It

J EW ELLERY.

PERFUMES

4/ 9 .

'The

CRACKERS.

PORTERS' TRUCKS.

-:, wtlsCci

l;\on&"uR

fit.

all

Have Y\lU bought
your FLAGS for
- THE PEACE �
CELEBRATION?

other

VAC UUM
rLASK8-lDake ' an Idool

Very relIuble

s.

traveller
Jlre�ent for
ei r
workerR who take th
ol ooys
seho
or
.
mea.l� out
s
,wa from home. Price
2 1 1r- up wa rds .

Shop Early.

Gifts as well

Wha.t&ver hiS or her taste.
Come to' lIt<:llroys tor SI l l t he gifts )'011 intend to bu y.
nnd ·", ha le, e� pri ce you wish to pny-you CDn best be sahsfied at

,vll'ill{i\!er'-flte- 5�1.!.

)!cUro)'s.
l\nd

If I D du u ut: I\ ij 10 your "hOl�reJlle mbcr 110

other empoflUIll shows hnlf

the

'arlety you can !:iCC l Jl

thIS one &wre• •
,-.

i,

WOUNDED.
Pu·. F. R.nd.ll (Rr.dln,).
I'te. J. Smllb (WlIntll'f').
Pte. R. Wlulehoule ( Re..dlag).

BEADING'S I
SHQPPlNG CENTRE.

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AmKCDON.

A ND

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�n ('WlndlOrl.

N EW and SECO N D· HAN D

Tbe
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P i a nos. Play e r - P i a,n o ., O rg a ns,

W. Wllletr (Reldmlr).
Whenmln (Readln,).

For Sale. H i re

Local Branch ,
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Sewt.e:m

KILLtD.
(SUlIDlnahill).

L. H u.n t (Th..tc ham )

Laal'l.l

• od

hi,

Mr. l;rnost Gardoor .dd""OO • largely·
nUended. moohng at t.he V l cto na nru' ! on
'l'UeosdllY evening.
Colonel }'. F MackenZie. C.B . premded,
n.nd 1l11IDngt>t those pl't'l9Ont w�
Mr
E.
Ul1rdner, All' C. A. }o'ernrd, M r C B CrISp,
:MaJor and M rs Rlch&rd&on . Mr. T bor bu rn ,
M r. C. Crocker, Mr • .f.' . W. Hunton,a Mrs.
Vhh,t.o, Mr M l Ochm, Mn; St Q uen ti n . lin!.
It J[ Gf)sllng, Mrs. Scott McComb, etc.
rn c ("'hnlrnl.ln announced t h at lette-lS
apo l ogy h::l.d been rocenoo from Lend Geor;."tJ
PI U.tt, .lnd Mr Artltur lAwrene&, who. used
to be c lu� l r m.1 O of t h Ol r Q:mgerva.tH'e Md

Umoru�t ASf'OCmhon.
The Chunmnn &Lid that the though t which
.U"O!'ie 1 0 Ih� heartt; or all .of t h em was
. . 'rJlank God thiS !�w fu l W1l r IS ove r"
The
enemy U9VHtec.l methods or wa.rlnre a.'b.so­
l ut�!y Dl'nllish, oo ntriU'J' to all law!! o C war­

iil r8, Ilud t h e bltu-rnOO51 engendenod. wou ld
mam veal'S fl (l oon«,rntll)ntod thtl
women 01 ElI�l ;i. n d o n CN:tlllg t h e \ o t e They
had donf' splcmlidl\' lLnri they had theu
f('\, .\rd In the "ote, winch l\'US n rospon:"l.
IJlhtv and iI tru :: t
He Wllll oortnlll thut
women � o llld lliIC , the " 01:0 Wisely a nd for
Ihe good of thelr t"Ountl). Why WEb I t
IIPCp,.sa r." t o hf\.\'c a n "lectlOn � 1 r e wou!cl
g'IWI t he m hm rellsons
1I� suppo!!Cd no
cJo'\;cr-run(>nt �V6r hnd Imch cooloM;A I t.:.u:lk�
he-fore I t ml f h a t Gm'Moment would hQ\'£' ,
It \li l\ o( not ll1er(11l y a cu;.;o of rel11.1lh nng. I t

IIll .; 1 for

\\118

rtWolult.ollUnng 0.11 t he IdclJS
t h oy hud b"tore the war liS rpg:l�rded L'loour,
1\a;'e5, ral! v;uy.s. ate -he nn gh t SO Oil tor u.
lon g ttme setttng out tbe fhft'f'nmt th lOl{!I
I h llt hnd toO Ix- i;.'\k('n In hnnd
It wo uld
tllke hl o )ea.r::l R.t If'ast t.o cnrry It thl'O��I,
amI It wns absoll1t('ly neoos''lEI.ry thn t the one
OOl Mnmcnt w ll lc h comIUl'mcf'd the tal"k
should "00 It right lbrouKh
(GhNlrs ) I t
tbey ha d 110 ('I ec ti on n n \\' thorE" m i gh t oome
n tllue " hl'-Il tlw OppoSitIOn m igh t �ay " "lOll
.lrO Ml n n tiq llat.OO Go\ ernment , you h a ve
�n I n 1)()'Iu"r for .)OIU·� . l Oll wr>r� n. pre--wltr
Go\'ernnwnt. nnd ),Oll do' not repl'f'R'nt t he
'1'01('0 .Iod fooll tlg8 of the propl('." 'ro ll "Old
that It \\'(UoI nb.;;o\utely neDeSNU'v that t hey
sholllcl hrn'o fl U ellxtJon MW
There WilR
bPen
a n othM rnnsoll
Thflro had L'\wh
adclpd la t he r(Â¥':lster of ,oterfl betw('(ln
7.000,000 n nd 8.000 .000 Womr>ll ,oten-; Did
1 h l'Y m(':ln to t{'l\ him Hla t tho wome.n had
I I() right to Im'itl n \ Olce 10 th o milking of
the nl"'w Govl'-'rnment. p Of cOUr.;Jo t h py o ugh t
to lim e n liny
Mr }�rllpRt G n rdn o r Wl\!I
nsk l n).: them to Xlve I l I m u eonlinul\nC(\ of
thnt t r u st lInd cOllfiupnce thC!J' hlld rf'po.wd
In h un for 17 .\,e u �
( C h�rF.. ) 110 hud
n('\,('f hffi n fOUlld wanting. 110 hud f1,IWIIYR
�n 10) nl to lUl! party nnd
f 'o r
of t h e U.oahtJon. ulld 1\ snpporter of )11
I.lo;'td Goorge
Ho W/l.:f a. hnrd " orkm , a ncl
t he re l\�l,'i no gllth�nngt llt tha d1\'1610n wlu<.'h
he t'l'o uld not nttrmd I f POssible If hl� prl'­
sonce WOtdd be 1\ he l p. I..'
u:; t, but not le-a..,t,
111' W',I� ,�n 'Rh�ol1\te ('XIH'rt 011 01('1 '1 11NJtion
of I'lgrlc ul t l"O. II nd ngTlCult.ll t!. WIl.H gOlug to
take :\. , crv promInent purl III th e future

AC IUCUl.TURE.

There WAS, for IDstance, the q uest ion of
agncultl1re, on .... hlch " '1'ho 'rImes " cre<htod.
h i m With hemg IlJl Htuthonty. ( H oor, h ea r. )
H e had, na a. IlUJ.UOI of fact, been furmwg
1110d for 54 YMrs, aod It wns pecuharl,}
satu.fnclory to him to know that at hl>;t t ho
poople of Englu.nd were ooc..'om mg renlly
alive to t he vullls 01 agricul ture. It was
nol alwuys 80 '!'here WRS a. LIme w hen
people thought t hat they hlld Duly to h,ue
pl('nty of mo ney 10 their pockets to ens u re
the-II' gott.rng anyth.ing they wan tod both a.s
regarda q uan ti tv and qu.o. hty . 89 the" could
fo r a tl me.. and t hey got so used to \ t thn t
t h ey became tot
..
'\ l ly H)(htr�rent to the 0011.
d l tton o£ a«ncultnre In this conntl)' The
war, however, had been n. grea.t fiwa.koner
and It had ll1'I\'l\.kened th� peop!o to th eo va.l u�
Ot a flounshing a.gnculturt', though it WM
a Pity that It. txJok such Il OO:l.flli trophe to
do It. }'ew people roa:'ly knew how near we
wem to di8a8ter a.s n. result of the condition
mta WhIch agricul tu re bad been allowed to
drift. It had now boon ooncl uslvely proved
t ha.t no country could be pennanentl) proli­
'Pt"rolls UnleRS It hu(l a flouriHlllng l\gIrlctll_
tu re-a.n �rlculture whIch proVIded nde­
quata r&muD.(lorntion for all cln.9S6i!l engaged
10 it The CoootJon Government, to Its
cl"(l(ht , BOOn set to work to lnekle the que...
tl()n. :More la.nd wa,c; brought mto cultJva.­
tl O� and farmers wore I=:'UI1 m.nteed. certa.lU
pnCll'E . WIth the nntuml result thnt ade­
quate wngt'IS were n.lso seeured to the
labourers It certAi n ly see med that ngneul­
ture WU9 In the future h Koly to be on IL
far more tnt16fnctory OOSlS than it had been
in tbe p36t. He hoped tlmt such would
prove to be tho rose, [or thera oo u ld be no
doubt tha.t the country th at neglected Its
agncul ture was bou nd to suffer fOI' It in the
long ru n_ I
As to l\'agee., he
tel l any man what wagoa
It was 1\ da.ngerous
'W8fi that n. ma.o

'�ndfu�����:�]i;.to

T'toe.

Act.

Sh.
Spr.
'et.

ll

past.

AfAckcn;uo

Colonel
oC confi dt"nce 10

prop('>8l!d

Mr. Gardner.
9E'O<'Inded by Major lllchardson '
With acclamati.on.

On Docoruber 40th. nt Trt n Jty
Contrro­
�ahona.l Church, <.!ueen's Road: Reading.
tbl) m a.rr l8g0 took pla ce between 8a.])per
H V. Do.l by, R.E., of Ch t ngford , :rA�.I.
!l,ud �'hss lJ. B. PrBliOOtt. only daugh ter of
Mr. and ,Mrs. H. W. l'resoott, of 121 and
122, Brood. Street, Readmg. The bride, who
W Il..'J":; lven awn:y by her father. "-1\.8 a.ttired
lh u. wh ite satin
mouscUaJ.ne dress. W'lth
wreath of ortulge blosaom and vOlI. and
earned a bouquet of whIte ClU"nations and
hel�ther. the gift of the bndew:room . She
was "ttanded bI two
brtdesmwds.,
M It>lf
Derr Ick and little MitiS &tty Ta.ylor, wbo
car:H14i 11 bouquet and �8fikot of pink and
white carnabdns, the �ftrl of the bride­
groom
Mr. RYf\JJ, of Ch iogford . WIl8 best
ma�. I L'\ter iD the day Mr. and Mu. Dalby
left for Bournemouth for t he honeymoon_
They 'Were the recil?lentt. of mAIly hand&ome
E.J.:C6ent s. '\JZ .\Bn�rootp t.a bndo. .£50
Wnr Bond , htJde to 'brld�m" ' d rMS ln g
CM" nnd fonnhun pen , brldo's father a.n.d
mother, dbeque, tirldegyoom's rather IUld
mother, bedroom /lUlte;
aunt
of
bnde,
elderdQwn ; Aunt 'Edle, silver fish oorvers ;
Aunt TiUy. sliver luncheon tray ; 8tNf a.t
Sldmouth Rouse, si lver egg Cl'uot . brlde­
groo m to bridesmBJdfi, pearl and .gojd neck.
Inces i. Mrs
BnrclaJ (Richmond ) , duchl'88
� rs. Clarke. siher-mounted &nIts a.nd
sot i M
spoons; Mr . and Mrs. Cole, silver-mounted
ma.rmaJPode Jari Mr and Mrs. Culvwoollae,
duch ess set ; Mrs. DaVlS and MM!_ Wicks.
handsome embrOidered tea. cloth ; Mr. and
Mrf!. Derrick nnd famity. si1-yer sugar and
orOOfQ oruet-: Mrs Om.mger, f1i1'Ver IlpOO n a.n,d
fork : Mr. and :Mrll_ H8.l'den, hlack J!l,. boWl
and bmt , MIll. Hewett. tea kluves ; .Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. North , bUiCUlt barrel : MiSll
Ru�lI, flower vue ; Mr. �,aJI (Chill".
Smith, Sliver
ford ) , SUgar casto r , llrs.
Aoostle spoons; lhss Sm Ith (WokinRha.m).
Allver Rnd ivory hread fork ; Mr. Md MJ'II.
Smlth (Lambouro).
SIlVer cake baak eti
.
Mr . . Mrs. Md MiS!l SUdal, IIllver-mOUDteCI
porceillJo lam dish , Mr. a.od 1rIn. Ta.Jlor
and Bott" (Crat8 Strept)o Rilver . eg cMlE't:
Mrs Taylor and" Mrs. C. Wilkim. silver.
mounted marmalade jar ; y,., Tayler (W.,r.
lork.; lIi8"
wlob) . pair Ailver
piekole
Winter and 11191 LePard. 8ilver-mounted
VM8I J 'Mrs. Willrinll. llilyw-mouuttd �
","0 ,a" llr. ...d Mn. WI1llom .. iri1t
�oto frames j Ml'II. Wb:, inrdlnlerej Kn.

�

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0f.UI""
••

.TnlWfl (St�"II",) R W Kl'lnll.
W J Harro.. ( Maidenhead), "ilIa

ON

�Iendlna

tra7i

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l'olkllf"dll
Sonnmg

Honng and Slrf'IIley
l{onpl\\

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AUcllOll Sale

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YORK.

IMc.

Thun;..

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Sat.. . Jan.

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PIUBTOL

•

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TO NEW
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(F,elghL onl,.) .

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TO POaTL'" liD,

9

.. Wm, Den. )8
YORK.
�\ . Der.. 21

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'

Wltb

c.nadllW

Toro K ISfl S KAISHA
to .I..pan and Cbm...

and
further 1)a""l l'I1la
...,
For raw (If p.-.,e
.pply Ctm artl L1De.. LI"erpool , 61. d�lat#J,
Ccicbpur Slreet. undon ,
Londou K c.2 , 29-31,
Streel . RnAUll •
ISI Jl1th
!'t W. 1 . �, n.ld .. m
SI ree1 . Ca,dl!! . 117, New :!lrf:tl':l , Blrmlagham , or
\0 Local Atenl4!.

AUSTRAUA

TOY8 : 11111, Sui ton, .. lat@d by lbll 2. Balfour
and IhM Tcnell.
l'tIfIt(]a.rol
Hr_ 1I0rl",.
Calendll1l
!in. LeJllo Wl�n, MIilIied by lIr..
Keyaet. )I",. W..nn&"
11r•• TmU:�_r. Xra. a.U1cQ.
Clptaln CoUon. 111'1. Vincent Cnl1r Mrs. F. A.
Slmonw and lIiII Blatcb.
Goring ami S'realley Xrs. BlIP and Xn!. Man
bnd Dennett, I85l11toed by Xra. Pusley, 111. EftlFD
nOm!) and Ihe .hMell Rand..l!.
C..Terah..m : lIu. Chin", .nd X. ,... RadelJJre.
lip'. 'Work : Mr.. 1'0.,-- L,bbe. "Yk!d b, JI,.,
Giblon. 1ll'L B.rkUl. Y.I. lI..,n, th e M .... WII
lOll, Mra. .l�1t7n, IIIa1 Pollard. IhL Wafah. 11_
WiLherlorton. Ill. Cro.e, llau WtIOIla, It. RlftIII ,

ORIENT

LINE.

TbroUrtJ bookilll8

£D DIBTmor AlUIY,
aUlIHlO. !'OO'l1lLL LU6R

UAlIII"8

rtrr'rala.

(Dldeot.) •• B.A.I'. (1lea4I .. : 1'. _.rreD.
R.A.I'. (Milt.oa) •• Betdmr Wu Ho.pit.. i 0. IL
Illlmphriu.
AUlIZI And SimmoR. .., lIIR (11.1.) Ltboar ca. :
1', P. DUI.
aotb IIldtU_ ... " Delta (Ill"" ; 0. ..
•• A.l.o.

BeaIoua\I :

..

now

NI1I ZIAWOI ... T.ISIWU.I..

0.

u....
8101_ Tic....... , ..t.el'elaan.u.bl. "'It.b r. utd
S.S. tnterlf'Y, 12.129 tOI1ll. from Liverpoo l
about Deeetrl be r �

All .. dIn,. aubJecl toO ailA'!r.Uon W1thoUL 1I0tlot.
....... . r. OallN .... CO.,
AMDBUOIl. .6NDBB.80}ll ud
For PMII P appl,. I.. tter Inn. 60 ".oeblln:h "'...... 1.1••

Londolll,.

CANADA,

Lc.3.

or 1.-1

AUSTIWIA,

will be worth

CO

"'",atl.

U.5.A., &:c.

mo....

ill

hard cash .

by

rh e

Th

hy

a

/

next

December. Month by monlh aDd year by year lhe ahi1Iiacl
will grow into pounds aod tbe poIIIIda into more pouoc! •.
cm. w.. So.... c:..tI _ .. ... _....
.. ,. ... h.... chde, eJMI ...... le tit. ,....
....... 'ne,. caaaet � ... __ le .....
.... ...J.o .. _. .. f_ .... � • •f ......
_i00i7, .. _ ... 4017 .. ....- _

COA

GIVE THEM ALL
War Savlngs CerWIeates

Y.. ... 1Mq 1 1/. c..tIlc.
I ... w .... W.. So..... iko....
at ..., M_ on... Pool Offloo w at _ SM... v_
c..... ..,. wlII ...4 .. 11
.
. . .. .. ., ... 1 1/1 WO' So.....
c..tIlI cato _Ill taa lift ,.... It 10 _ L I . TWo .. .... .
..Ioal le _ _ 'I _ _ c.. � _. _
.. 1- T... n. -no, 10 ... ..... taa ... __the ......
.
.. ., lite .... Geu. m_t. 11 ft___.,.
Cati_ _ Ioa _ at .., � _ _ taa_ ....
- -- ---

ATTW E LLS,

kI

ATTRACTIO N.

B l N FI E LD

and CO. •

Ltd,.

R E C I TA L S

arc

gi\'ing

E VERY AFTERNOON fro. 3 to 8 o'clock.
O( H . M.V. CELEB R I TY and N E W R ECO R DS.

162 &: 163, FRIAR ST., READING.

T"0SY. ... WUn. lC1 RaUlm "hould 1\001. AT
ONC&" .. .....,I..hI •• etelmen .re allInl' ral'llcll),.
LaweIt pf'n'aillnll' r..tN
BerUII TleteUi.

ele.,

Mean.. U. R SXJTH and CO••
ShlPplll1 Omc.,
6, ZJKG S BOAD, K�-\DJ!liO,

IMPOIT1IT. 1NNOUlCEMENT.
ar 0)1'£ OF THE LABOX8T ABD MOST RWAJlLE
PllU&1i OF PB1VA1'1i: J'UilAlfClt:a Ill' iUlUu'J!fD.

J

(lA4) Idv1ilo an &bote bIt"'lII
I� with 1U000.,.l.ellde... to MtJoual,. oouJdtir
,..It.ioa ..d oMMQ ,-,-, reliIIl 'ro.
oo.ou le.....
HAII1IBWOBTK (Ltd.) ...... too to _..
• borro.en fro. t.bel, c11.-cc.lItJ.e. ......., ...d fa
• �, UId eaeatJn "'MMI' b, 1Id"�.II. a
..-cfelll" IUm 1G d iaabun III !.belr l...uu.
., I OOIIIidtrabl)' low., r
......
&NI
DOW ....71... CIOCDbiaecl -tu. IlIIlI'er
_
HA1UISWOBTH

•

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\laupe::

ORTB (IA4.) ....... ':'D"oi
.. ra&lemell
eao to .:
J Cl"'''
...., rem.
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tbait

to 1....
from
aad Iba
a& .tU or �mI." III lo8J

Daid ... ..,...s.
H.UW81roatu (IA4.) Uaaaecf; baItM. --..
1,.
....
of
My
obarp !or .... .nd 110 -.ad"
J
wbat-T a rotu1red MJODd • _pt• ....,.
I ...... ' of , .. '1U1I1I8.0... (IA4.) .... • _ ...... ...
• _retptlonvd
.M
hmIaar.we ... .... lad
, d&iIJ ,... .....
r...... w_Un''''' 1"'e=',I
... Ill.. Holrnea.
Pan,boutne
IIn. rate., ...� bJ' )Ir.. !hn,.. '.......... .. be .... ...-u ,. or b, ....•. eo
ed),
JII..,.. .I. IUlUU WOftH (LilD"
ton, lAdy Rote., Lady ArmltroDr,
1'1, Chart.. On:. Aotd. Loadoo • ••0.
Tbro. alncete ihanb 01 the Care UKI Comlort.
.
OommlUec are due to all ...ho a.ilted to MOUft
INch a eplendld r...I�.
Whilst, however, the eomm liAe.e are delighted
With the Iftult. It I1 on'ldpated that .ounded IDt1I
will be In ReadIDI' lor tbe ,lftter part 01 aut
,.ear, ami .bould It be a�r)' te ma'_ aftotber
.ppeal It I.t boped tha t it will NOel" .. liberll
.uppori .. the don. of lu' �Ir.

._
Bear "'ood J'.c.
.-

In

aad

.

TO-DAY'S

bousht

SPEOIAL

1I TBI

d.

PINIOII'.
&!nnu,1I'
Mril Ingleby, ....vned h, 1Irw. Drury
Chnatle Xiller, Xu.
ta",ln. Mu. I n gleby, lII n
VilllRh.n WUhnm.. Mn. Arl:hur no.e. w:� De
Deyne. M J'8 Capon, 11 1"11. Oooper, Mn. BartbolomN
IIn d 1I� Wlmperla.
Parcels
Mill. l"kllrl. &Mllltrd hy
Mr .
Nevm.
Da'lllllOn and )(1lI/! Nieholll.
nen.chllg . lirA. S.rJeant
Mftlti.ed by lIn!. H..,.
ward. 111'11. .. nd M1IIII OIu&.t.erbuek. 1lI1"1.,. Bun, 11.....
anti MlIll T'yrrell, lIn. Rolw!,.,

A.O.O.

colla more to buy
will be worn out aDd thrown away before another Chri,,­
_ M Saviap Cer1ificate
ma. comes round. But every W

19

General rUlen�r A,(lntl for_

.

Mn. Bneet l. Mra. XacLeAn

!U·.W

\It c..n...dlan Sl il1 np ('A)IIMJe�
Korthr!f'D Rall....y S)'M.em.

Dy)(e. M1M JIB"',. )f11', p..lmf'f .nrl Xlsa Win'
ter. nllr'RS and a n ll mber or olher nu!"IN.
Hoopl ..
..� V.n MIlU1"IJ, -mC"d by Xn. AIIh.

Hlle.

LOJo: DON

flRISTOL

HlI.ri

}(t.<lIl

Sal... Dec. 2R

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1'1.1('01 , �. 24
.
N�!ew • . _
BRISTOL TO POR.TLAN D MI.
Su. Dt-o , 14
CommOnWfJIlll1I ("rtlght onty) •
Rat . �. 3.11
Vallle.lA (Fn:icbl anI),) _ .

Tea stall
Y1Sll Iiemble. Il l$, Abu m. .YJM Rw
fielt, llItl1. ChlldR and lIn. Hf!TIdt!J'1lOn. rommandaata :
YT�. Poult(Jn lWd !I('lIJ Wat.eoo. q uart.er m.ten :
MI'A. liormfln May. Sliltel"
M u Rarn�" If .. Dell.
lIl�� Bllke YljU! "l1l0n>00k Lrf,.H . M .... H.II. Kt.

Ilrofj.

TO NK W YORK.
St.1., Dtoc. 21
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LOl'II DOS TO BOSTON.
• • _ ""lIrft.,
on l,. )

lIacharda

688 12 4

the Ital1holdt!N ' _

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Oanta (rr�ighl

53 0 !I
90 0 10
Z3 12 1
., 12 ,
J5 18 6
17 1
I J ,
W lC 6
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lO 18 J
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0 •
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loOS DON TO
Tenll�n (r�t on l,)

U5 4 :i

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praenll- War Sav.

HIS

·Yrom OIUf:O'W.
1.1\' IUU"t)lJ 1. TO nOt;TON.
1'loI'UCul..n 01 Salhnp lalA'!t.

8u(;u L.I.

..
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R�hes hme nt
Parct!ls • • •

l'anSoournro. ;I.nd Whllchurob

.

live the bell of all
T ioasChriatmu
CertiIicatea. MaDY . Pt that

ri,"-,. J ..o_ 24
•
Orea ( r�1Cbt Oftl,) _ .
I'nn_ JuH.. na lCtotnn and Jrd Gt_) Tbll"". J.,II . 9

R.

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un.

OFFICE

WAR

J,lVKSPOOL

Cann.nl.
·O""la

Wc Aft! If1"8otlfted 10 l earn Ih.t. the pmeeed6 01
lhlt "le on behalf nl tbll ReIIod lnll' C..re and Com.
fOrlt> CommIttee "';1\1
apprDlICh !hl! Ipre fll
£700- a 1'�1I11, 'll'hrch '1\ 1 1 1 dllhght Ihe enthu�lutH:l
","orke,. rOt I h ta ! p le nd l d organ\&llt l'l'm.
The ,dali' produced the followln, lmoun18 _
••

Choose gifts that '.VIII
increase In value

C U NA R D L I N E

8Mb_

£

SI.

BJlIPPII"8. PLBAlUU TOns. .. .

� BOUT ZIOO REALISED.

CaYf.Mlham •
Soldlera' Wo,k

Thl

...............

hltI_l CeMncter, I•...., .... .Ir�
'.....eeacre6e .' t t n,
Albion Works, WOKI NGHAM.

RLUlINU CARE AND COJIFOILTS
SALE,

Readmg Bomu,h 11111

HEELAS of READING

E. c. HUGHES,

01

Cpl L O�bornu �ClVWtborne). Suffolk R
1'1� C T Ii n owlM (Sonnlng), n..R.
l·te M. Sll.l1nders (lllA uJellhead), lianLll R.
nlC fol lOW I ng, ...ho '11' ''' " P'lJOner 01 W..r
AII!f1rl' hlltl :J.fl'lved In t:n glan d . -

Thc follOWing: were

B. PRISCOTT.

m.aa.T

11

{ HenI",,) Ollon and

Free.

,"Ve venture to Ufj.:fC that ear l )' rt�'Jests
for (ree eslimates \I," pro\'e ad,'anl'l(cou .

•••
C I .... ... . .

who ...eft )·TlIII'JI\ !.... of
'War In (�rmp,n handN. haye .rri"ed In F.agl.nd . ­
I'te. R. Wllh" ()o;unnm....a.tp.). P_ RII'",,,,.
rte. C. Nlcholhl (W l ndfia r) , Rorder R.
Pt.r. . F . , BU'g"etIII (Readmjr) )1.0 o_
n... 0 n.....nj
... (1oII 'idl'lnhu.d), R.. F'..
l'tt!. G. 'RlchaTJiaDn (A_t). R.I'!.
Pte. S. J Smith (Atllncrlnn). l(ort.hlfmbfl,l.,.,tt Po&.
Pt.e, R. H. M�ell (C.vel'flbam). R. Innta'notb,

a f'C:iIOllltltlll

WorthiDrt<!�� .81wer-mOtUlfed · - - fruit

Local Branches '

Th� 10llowmR soithel'l'l,

lIn.wkf'>:l

Eshnutes

IS I: 18. n... SL I: 91. Peucod

...," (Re.nml\:).. S r..n� R.
Sergt. W }{ann
Cpl C. A. Jl'nf'nd (RH-don,,), Du,ham 1... 1.
Pie. J. F Etla....ny IW�llingf...rd) Grenllldlen.
1"\(" C. Sml� (Wllntll�)
C..ldlJ'rotMmlJ.
rle C. }" Pike ( Rf':J.d ll''II'I . The nulf.
P;�. J. Rallee (RrncknrJI). !hnehtllt.en.
Ptf!. F.. G. AUI'ln ( Maidenhead)
Hlrttland 1.,1.

Pte • •",- , T

harltC' .

.... Cad �,ts (s-tMnt), l..ttL

"'lor I II OllfITIAny, hay" II.rnwd In t:nltland _
I'tof!. W. FUU!!fIM (WmdRn r) R F:ooUl fll••
Ser:;t. T D. Robfo.m (ReMl.ml:) R. �Ul P'wo.
J'IO O. Tnnner (Sewbury). M 0.0.
Opl. O. J UlWOn (ReadlDl), 1I0001f'h(lld Caval".
Cpt. KImberley (Wlnc!liOr). Household Cavalf'!.
Gpl A. O ll lord (Relltilnll). H • •:.

lReadhll). n.

\dthout

PLAIN PAINTING and DISTEMPERING

1.J4

Chemists,

Boots

I"e.

Tanl8

d

su b m i t t e

.

1" f' W. Kef'p ( )lorlnner). Wllu B.
l'te. 11 (I l o..ell ( Maidenhead). Wllta n.
F. 11
Lu.njtley (M"ldenhe..d},. \ff'lsh 1\.
loee. Cpl. W .f FTel'« (C.'9f!l'Iiluom) R FI�
W.ol:'� m'D AND KISSING.
Pie W. E. f'�t rrwylnrd).
XISSlNG.
Cri W, n . llucknf'lI \ Readm g). The Bntff.
Thfo lollowlng soJdler�. who we re f'rllll)lHI ...

lite. 1-:.

D ECO RATI VE WO RK
Prepared and

(s..tItUft).

or

E .x ttrior .

I. Qa_ Street ..d lZO. SL Aldata.

R.

G. nnddnrd (RfoMling,). Wilt. n.
J Choulea (Rradlng). Wilt. R-

I'le_ W
J.ce. Cpt

NIWluay.

Local Branches '

n. W a rd (RendIng). Q R.W. Surreyt.
R " ",If'Y \ n�dlnjr) Du".....
r I.:t.nr..ar (Wlndioor). Devon ••
I. .t:. While ( !'ii I Ulnl ngdale). J\. R.. R C.
W A. Booth (Rt"afilnR) W il t.. R

Fl1�.

Estimatcs, Colour Scheme and Desl"nS for I nter.ior

.., ....... k.,

Chemists,

BlOb c.s.IJ ar.",tI

Gnr. H. Chllmp (WA n t .) , R H A.
Onr. (: H. Rull (Vinnl alJ1'!) R ".A.
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hm t i()n,. llnd howc' e r ]Iatnotlc the)' nllght
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cut out. 'Mr. Gl\rd n t' r rElrf"rroo
to
tltn
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the dlflkmtttes of the l·n tunbon , th(lY conld
only hOI>f> that tll llll{S would nJter r.o that
they ....ould
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t.w('On two candida.tes
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momentous call In t he h istory of England
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to follow the
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tor the Conhbon
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to", ",?n n� l
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nou oonfl'Qnteci our stutesmen
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t.l.T'} POint o C ' 16W t.he p rob l t'm to be dt>a lt
lnth 10 TE'gu rcl to German)' .lnd her Allies
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would m{'OElt tho W1shes and the mCln.1 nspmlo­
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gm ern
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th Olole . oontllluerl t h e spe'l kcr. who "er(' In
favour of t'x llc b ll j,t from t h e German Jl<'Ople
the fullent poSSible p$n.tlbos ,! Od md�m­
nlt ie; thll,t C()uid 00 got .out of th('tu
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peopl e were Jn�t nli bnd a " th('lr Of'rmflll
,::'O \('room. and t.hat JlQ CnL"'-'lller of o'd "vel'
followoo h i S le'nder ngnlll:oo t thf' 8,\rllc('1I In 11
CatH;',' winch 10 lum 1l'.IS h oh 'l' Ith gT(�ler
7.elll th a. n thnt 'WII h which t he
people
hnd followOO theIr leader In thC1r "�lltllre of
blood and tymnny_ They did I t , ({od t h ey
IlnJSt my for It.
(Ch('(lr� )
1n our Navy, Arm,·, l\ l T rt,rcc, nnd Mol"
c,'\ohlc 'MBrltlO Ur
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nl(\nt h an. had pl(l£"('(l III then handt; the
finest tn8f.rllmonUi thnt f\n�
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conld po:;.:;;d)lr ha.\(!, a.nd b)' .(\ proper llnd
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f;t�rod th iS country I h roul{h the j.�rpa.tl."St
dlLng-er I t had eU;1r t' x l)(>rlOnced
LOllk ut
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whnt t h () ?'IO.n v had (/011(' for u,<; 1
k e pt UIi I\bsolut.('h s[lfe. It hnd won Vletonc!!
w hem've r It h n d the cha.IICr\ and now Its
(lffortR had ilN>1l cr01\ lied b\ l� p rOC R "lo n of
Z4
Gertn..'\n IroncL'\(t..., 50 delStroyers, .llld
eYllrv subma.rIne that Gf'rmnny posset;<:ecl­
all
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'Hntish hn.rbollr� I There wuos TlQ
RchuweDl('nt in the hIstorY of the �'orld to
pqnnl ,1. Then. too, whn t ¥ ,\bout our A rm y '
'Vo h nd had Ollr l"I)ver�, but lJl the ('1nl
bro'\'Mj', cmiurnnee. and sk i l h n.d tnumphf'od,
and had Rent ou.r A rmy IlcrO<iii'l th(l IHll nc.
( Cheors ) The worK oC our �1crcl1nttlo U",rlllC
nnd ollr A l l' Foroo also oompt"\ IN] our ad­
m l rnllon Wf't1 . Rur('oly tlw Coallhon (';ov('rll
rn e nt wt'ITO elLlttied 10 take �me cre<ht for
nil thlS I 'l'hE;>l"O Will' n dou bt: n.t one
l'K"fore 111 I'
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)lJm!o.il'r. wh t' ther t h e GOH�ml,lu!nt "'11.8
d OlllR all that I t oould do t.o- s u ppo rt our
fightmg forceI';. but th('ll1\ lmd bee n no doubt
on th a.t pOin t , d u ri ng tho pu-st two VOOT1'l
The mt''" who hlld &tofely b"1udcd tho oountr)'
t hrough thoRo bm('S of c1tUl gc r and (hfficuJty
were truroly llOW entitled to the oon fide nce
of t:hC\ e-lectors. FIe
t h('v W'oro, a nd
he
they wouid sot the support they
nooded to carry out tho grt'nt t.msk bPofore
th om
Tht'l), wanted sllpport not only fO!
thn poII OO set.tJrunent, but for t.h e great work
o r 9OCla.1 and mdu_'>trll\.l reconstructIOn.

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by trying to find omploymeot for tb08& !pen
who ""ere tu the ir senice before the war.
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In ooneludmg tho speaker
"O t he Dl\Ichine.
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urged upon the electo", the I mporta nce of
the el('(\bon l\nd RJK"'Ciall�' appealed to t.he
women who were entitled to "ote to be InIn
them6elv� of thf'lr PM ' ll ef[e.
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front women composed llE'.arly ODe ha.\f of
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thnt theoy cou ld make �
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the
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best Government tbey oould have-and en.
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them.
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Importnnt
(Cheers )
!\ \ ote of oon fidence In Mr .Erof6t Gardner
was earncd on t h e motion of Mr. Godfrey
Boulton. 1*'OOndod by Mr. Jllrvu;, a nd iU�
ported by Mr. Porter and Col . Barker
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