Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 12-1918

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READING MERCURY

GAZETTE. 'NEWBURY HERALD. AND 'BERKS COUNTY PAPER,

THE E" LECTION IN

READING.

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COALITION, CONFlDENT AS TO THE RESULT.
LUOln PAltn's S1'l!.OlIi'G BID FOR

The .:Ieetion lD Reading OD Saf:urdav
was one o( the qUle�t a.nd roost davold of
lnterest of aDy ID the hMtory of the bor.'
ongh There wu a.u a.lm ost entire
absenee
of party fsyoun, and there w
ere few wm.
dow bIlt, I!Ihown except In the poorer
parts
of th e town. The wuiespread apatby w ch
hi
eXlI5f:OO W'dA a ocantua.ted. by tne l'ery tU.
element weather
whtch
prevaiJed,
aDd
WblCh p re",,-,ted many from reeordlDIr -theIr
votes. eepee1811y a.s in some r.ue& the poll.

A H. BULL, Ltd.

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INVITE YOU TO VISIT THEIR ESTABLISHMENT
And make

your selectIon from their

hllge and splendId

For

LADIES.

BLOUSES.

GLOVES

..d

BriDr: t.eDl
HOSIERY.

LACES �Dd fANCY GOODS.
CASES and BAGS.

LAND.

STOCK

la OUR TOY.

W. In.n
of

INGUSH

LadiP5'
�U.(K HA�DB.AGS
2/11 to 27/11

all

x..,u.:; rl�A.."FOR.ES
from 1 }31 C,lGh.

Children'6

VISIT

HANDKERCHIEFS.

lri.ch .f

WUR.

GLOVES.

HOSIERY,

Stnoorl

ete..

SCARVES.

.:11 pnc.es

\at'H.I:,

21/9.

SC.\RVE�
2111!. 3/11i.
and 6/11 \.

Wonl

N ECK.

SCAIIVES.

from

1n

.A In..rge
311 1! to

all

411 H

�bade.c;.
5111l

Crepe d� Cootie COLLARS in
shades from 1111 t to 3111!

316�.

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.f USE F U L

PRESENTS to telect from.

HUGE

Ladle,,'

I..a.dll-.s' CnlculTcd O\'ER \LLS In �re.:ll
\a.rH't, at. ",11 t� • .;)lti�nnd3}11!
at

THOUSANDS

tH,OVES

of t\ 11 kmds ior
Gonllpmen and
ChIldren
trem('ly modernta prJ(�,ee

all

our fURNISHING SECTION

all

Ladiell.
at e1:.

for EASY CHAIRS, OCCASIOIfAL

TABLES, PALM STANDS, Ete.

A. H. BULL,

Ltd. BROAD ST.
and FRIAR ST.,

a

t h,A

on

Ladu''s'
Embmlde.red
H':\'NDKER_
CHIt;FS. boxed In flalJ-dOzeDS. at
1161 and 1/1 I!

from

PHOTO FRA�[E�
SpeCln.1 LIM 0; Uutl.nllshabJe
PR \ llES from 1 JOi
A 11 SIZes In ::.tock.

R«!nla.bno Nll�".('·'" U"'RONS
3!1 t; and 416�

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TOYS.

L>d,,,,' LE�TflE& HANDB\GS from
6 111.

�7..c!'i

SERVICE.

ONES.

UMBRELlAS.

FURS. COATS.

For the MEN

For the LITTLE

for trug ht hlld loft hun. 1\ fa..r bettet' aemo-­
cmt tho.n be WM befOl'e, U hfil dId Dot
h' p �n to be sucCfl6Si'ul at the polls be had.
no lutenhon of lea'l'1Dg thfl constltuenCj.
With a United democnha p llrty thElY could
no t fall to WIn (Applause}.
Mr. W. E. Col her MId he "'AI dolligr'ted
to hear such 1I'0rdR of co nfi denoo
fraIn 'Mr. Tho:reeby, 'Who they all
(HMf,
put up a \'try uphil l fight.
When Mr, Tho re6br came 10 Rea.d.mg.
l
e
0
1 9 p � a were a. long war frolD.
the were wlthont any organlsatton a nd no lIre­
reet denoes of the eleeton. For lmta.ne.e, pamt\ODs had been made for a c O Dte!t.
tbOl!JB l'e!IldtnR' ORaI' The World TD..Ml1'd Up. Now th& pnl hng 'W'8.;; O\'er they C Guld face
SIde Down, WhItley. Md weU be ond b ad the posItIon. and the ddticultle!l: that �eTe
y
to vote at St. 01185's SchooUt, at tbe
b�ttom' Ahead of them v.-ould 00 ot'crcome. DIlIlDlf
of 8lh'er S�reet. and there were other m. Mr. and Mrs Thore5b�'s hnef star among
.
:'otences Where the elec1:.ar
3 had long dill' thpm they bad �on a pos1tlon 1ft the town
tanc� to eov&'.
It
ill not
" No' onC',"
Incredible'
lIurpnsl.Dg� that
Mpoolall;r $.!I veh icles w(,re m ch less numer. eaui.
r.onld kIto'W all that they
O\l!\ ou UlIl'o oeee.slon , oWIng to. the sh ortag
are
grateful
to
them fOt
bad
e
of pl'trot. that the poll was a. hght one the bQ\'IDg coms
to tight onr figl1t and
gen{>.r 111 l"!'Ihmate hEitng (rom 65 to 70 • per hold up the
eau'-6 10 Read In g
nl1�ht ha", heeD
Cp.nt. TIUe: earnpat'f!S With 91 per cent. on One ca.n onl,.
oeeaSlon of thto l�t eler.hOD 10 ReadIng th fl po sltJon
had Mr. Thores.
�'onl�n "ated In large .numbers, an d eer. b:T' 8/1 01:11'
He
beer)
l
ttun .r !lbnwed t hat tbey a preciated the WOllld \)ke to MV
bfJ lIi"ll..."I that
extf':t1.MOD or the 1rllncbllWl
bn�hllnd
' Mr� Thore.�bJ' had come
p
Colonet an d YTS WII �n mlJd� a tour I (HMr. hea r)
She harl
of the eOn!tltue-neT'. and '1Ioer� e,,�ryv.'here bell:' to the rause. "nel
m Mt; cntbUM8-..tttieIlU" rPOelv4!d. Ind�, It agaIn
R('fcrnng
\la!'; t""dcmt thAt. th(! Coalillnn t'an
.
'\\11..'1 thfl pl'lme (a.\"!')'Orltt"
no
man could baTfl
Colouel Wlhotl
\l'a.!I 1IR'8.ID fortu nate ID hl'lrmg ft,!I hl.!1 elee. not. In fllct, Knn"" an\" Mftll
bon chairman Mr. :r ,\ Snnond!!, w ho 'W1L'" could haTe nrgaDI� their caU68
most lndefatlgable ID hl� effon" lII.Dd more- 1D tht'! b t'lef ttme at tbelr d, ,,, poM�
' ' ...
nver . eneourag ed and stlll1lllated eveJ"1'one fl"lt tbf') O'llled lllttl a deep dEobt of �
_
hy bl.!! ch eery m a.Dner
Otbel'S �-bo �ren. He had wnrn himself out, and It
deTed yeoman .'!eM·ice were 'Mr, Hubert Fer. hoped thllt ID the rest be- woul d
o
u
g r n, eh!lIrmttn of tb e Meeting! CommIt. the next feW' clay.III be would
toe; �Ir ,1 Banl!!. the chamna n of th8 he.a.lth n nd :;.trcngth afu-r the !'IO\'Cre
Carfla�e Comml � . who� work on !!ueh a. he bad \\hdcrta.ken
He was qU1U!J 8uro
thf! would all plerlgo tltem!;Clre� to support
nnd
mvlthlfl'blp.
day "'M Absolutely
ad
L ies' CODlnnUef!o. WIth Yrs WII!<OT} at wOTk he wo l d do In the future (\pplnu!;fl)
the hend, And ..,ho had tht" grf!at nMlstA.nee
Mr W PICrc� �Id he would hb to a.dd
of ).115ft 'Valdl'on a."! tnmSUN!T. and
their
hL"! mead. or )lrolseandgrat16ca.tinn
'Mro,
l\fr
Sovmour as' !ICoeretan-. Thf'l w ard organisers r..andlda te and hl� w1fp-. and al �
He said he had n e,' er lx!en
(�tlOse namM wen� gI ven ID our ItI.!lt I::""U(")
were mOISt IDdpfahgable, a.nd & tnbuto of to DJlY J'!t'eVIOIl:;. c8ndlda.u. so m uc h
warm :\,pP:rec.ulhon !!ho l d be p" l d to ?t.fr h ad to M r Thor('sb.r
lie WB!'; frnru
,1 F, Coa.lts. th" Con!';el'T&bl"6 Al(ent, w h o fir�t strllC}.; wltb bl" !'.1nCt'flt;r A.nd telt
did rpl en dld serrl<:e, while Mr. Coales abl , he �)Qke to th<lDl from hiS
hpart-{h('ftr.
y
bat'lktKi up h�r husbl\fln'!'i effortI bear)-and It had bN>n onc or tbe grt.cltest
ChIef OPP(>!IltIon t o Col on el Wlli\On ea.me ]O� of hIS (]oil' PIt'T('.('o':S) pohtlcal hie to
from lIr T C MOl'TI!\. tho C'&n dld te of l we been able to 'Work for hIm .\s fnr
th e Readmg T.. l'lbnur Pa;rlr. who ha d
�b� had been a tower of
the Mn Tboresb"
!ltrong supoort of organ1l'lCd labonr
lIr
!\trength. Ilnd bad won th e e�tE'em of them
MOrTl!'i pol led t'Cl'l' be3.'nly In some o( the all (An'Ptause)
working CIMS wards Rnd 90me of hH. snp.
Mr. ThoT(!';bJ thanked hl!'l frlenrl�
ror
porter!'l d ('Olare thl\t be h as headl"d
the' th eIr kind words to hl m s('lf and hl� "\Itp.
poU. Tbt� IS not the g enera l Tlew. nor flOf"� '" ho he W81'i sorry la sal" t('l t tatht'r ttred
It takf'l lbtO IICcollnt th e sold,er8' \"oleE. and wa!\ I'MtIn!:'
Hp too. had thanks 10 cr­
th., malonty of which "re el.pected to l:::Ie preM to roll the. ,vIlllng h{'lper� .... ho had
on the l!Ilde or Colol1el WIlS01l
daM alt they could (or hlnl and thl" call!IEI
Mr Thore!!by, the J�lberaJ eo.Ddld ate. dId ho 1'('pr(,�f\n�rI
Esooclal1:r he wnllld like
Mr!'l. Dar.
not reOlnTe tbn 6Upport �}j1C:h W�� Anttcl' to naml" Mr nnt! Mrs. Dan-all
nated at on", time. many LlbPrals vot J n, Tall h>ld boon to iUu Tbort'Abl' what Mr.
He woul d also
for the Coalttlon rand ld a b \I'blle a "ood Darvall ban lxoen to hun
"bo
many WE're foun d lJI the r�nkl!l nt Lll� lIr, 111.:(\ to mentum Mr. n nd Mrr;, GnfT.
(.!.p.
Another l!IurprL!llDIl feature of tbe elf'ction ha" dnne m or(! tban YOO%lla.n oot'\"lce
wa� the wav IR ",'hlch Lt\bour do!O.('rted MI ! pll'luSl').
Qllf'lleh, 'Kh;' bad rflndered ('xC611l"ut. !'\en-Ire
Mr ThoTer;hy then cnrdla.lJv shook h and!!
on local hodIe!l, aDd wbl"l b ....d mlUnbuned a ,,11 round. and d�o 01I anlld tbe ch�rs ot
t'el'T potnntle athtlldp durlR� tllE'> war
hHI supporters
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The result nf the poll wl11 be declared on
Saturday next

u

GIETS. compuslug
everythlllg demoble for the HOME. to WEAR. and
TOYS for the LITTLE ONES.

assortnlent of Useful and Pleas11lg

SUT.

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BR1GA:\}LER-GENERAL
WIGA:!'.
.0;0 TIlE YEpMANRY

Pretty,

e:ONFIDE.."I'T AS TO THE RESULT.

Sold out of 130vril

1

from

It is not :your
Grocer's fault

In

confident 50 fn.r
tbt'! repnrl5 roc�lIved

lUll

ReadlDK

('ADrilda.te.

a!'l on., c.o.n Judge
that the electIOn

lIucoes!O.(nl for tbe CoalIhon
declr.;red" Col . WII"on . , . Un.

lfM

tho poll
o""lng to

wIll
be eon51derablv
�rualJer tbe
m"!lt
lDclemenl:
wca.th6r, whieti b:t� nrEwen.ted so many fro m
ngH.tenng thoir ,'Ot6"
. It I� qmte unpos!Slbt for lDe to MY lio,"
def'pl.r I a pprecIAte
efforh .,....lllCb
h:1.\ e been .Jlllt (of"W1'I1'd bv the �Ilpport.('ll's
doubtedl'\"

...
tbe great

thE'> CoalItion Party �{l' �ba1J'mal1. l\{r
F A. Stmond::;.. has dOlle tno�t !'Iplendlrl wOl'k,
bo�h durmg thf<l ehll�st a.nn on tb", da'
of the poll. II..!I ha,; al� llr Huber t Fergu.
son. :Jud I nOO'1 hArdJy Sl'y "'�vthllJ� In
rrm� (11 rn, excollent 3¥ent.. Mr
co."l�
Thf! Ladies' Commlttoo . 01 which my 'WIfe it';
�hIlJrml'ln, h&\"e w...rkl"d �lendJ(U\", \I'lth Mrl
Sevtnollr A- �rcbr:r and 1.11.5.0; \Vll.ldro[] "'..
h (11.<111 rer , th�y b.-we rendfroo 'lI.{'Ist
Ilble
a5st!!ta.nee
«1 !Should aJ'!IO like t.(') ,., .., hp� mll�b I
�:l
[ I'.roo Ul.t..A the :5P.� of a.11 t h e wea.ker�
..ho htLTS 0013 ... fOTWn:rd Ul help
The moet­
lD� have been.. entJrtlly !rue�.nl from eT'ery
pomt cf V1"W
'There bM not boon sllch
6XCtl:eroec+ a!; at p1'eY101l!l elecl:ion., but th e
v.,teI'l'o. I thtnk. hAv� rf'.a.hi'lOO tbe Import
<If the e-lf'di on .
a.nd :lt ever'" D'ltl'iting
whIch I ba,\e addTeMHl the �bes bl\.\e
bepn 1l!ltMHl t() "ith RTe..,.t Mru�t.nl)M.:·
Cal WIIMn WII.t' n.�M bow the enlarge­
rnpot of the hnrollgti' bad lI.tJeeted tbo 1]1l8fi.
h on of ofJ!aDll'oahon, and he r9J!heri. (. Tho
('Ixt"h�oa (If tho borough hlt..'"i added t.o the
dlffictllhc:> of nrga.D1!;Ahon, beea.use owing tl:J
tbp. :wa.r ODd the C6."i�.tton of all pa.rtT
poUhcs. orgllll:l:s.,tIOI1. M far 805 I ha..v" hf..e.n
r..oneerned ha:!! entll'ely ee-iU5l!d. D3t.llrallT

The demand for Bovril is naturally very
great at the present moment. and it has
bee n necessary to ration the trade owing
to lack of bottles. It is hoped that men
will soon be released for the bottle
factories that there may be once again
.. Booril for all."
In

those consumers who haoe
supplles are urged
body·buildlng
order
'Booril may be avarlable for those who

ihe meanlime

suffrcient

Of

to abstain from
that the

further purchases In
powers of

have rllness at home.

outlYIng

porbon." of tbt'! DlllUJoipat
l".rea. hA.:\;� not been 0l"W\D1� fnr an p.lf!C'o
tnral tObOOst. Bu t vnlunta.r'r' helpN's ha.'e
eameo forw.:1rd �lendidl,.. and tbe orgaplt'ia..
t l on I!II f:tr better than one had any rflll50n
to hope"
Col Wl l so n . ""hn wu In tborons:blr ROOd
"'VUltS. wa.; II.t b18 Cf'tn tral Commlttee f()(lm
)11#d: "fter the poll do�. and personally
thlLnkod those w ho bad aul!\t.ro blm. When
hA l.,ft for hu home he had n. cordia:l send
nff. though . a.5 h.e .Mld. hiS 5l.1PPOrtcr� mUM
r8�r"e their entbu.5taSm for DE'CeJI1ber 28th.
theSE!

SAYS

LABOUR

RAS

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" BE.l.n:.... �D 'l'nEY HAD Wo�."
)11 Woold1'ldge, 'IlI'hu prc,.q ded., �,\Id It bad
been nnA of the most glorIolls figbh that
the.. . the ....ol'kers
.
nt R�"ldm&,. h ad hoen ID
101' ruany " day. The., h.\d bet-n "truR'B' hng
on. and m�n} of them 'It''erf"
md,noo t o
thmk that thf"Y WAre UeH',r gnlnA' tn rio auv.
thlOg At all bllt d Mer lbe !qltrlhnl force ..
had boon l'ID the !O.1(le of the workf'rr. It hnr:l
hf.en dll rl ng tbl!li Pi'lTtlclll�r <>.lethoTI ,,', ht'ln
b� t nl d them that. lnthm a 'IlI'eek tbe
"IloOlb6r� of Rea.thng alld ooll" lh ... ",·otkcr!O..
c('lntnbuled ..£15(1 Ul o rd er to nOt\'llD1.Je )fr.
�I<lm'!l It sbowro that there wa.' � S'rMt
fo'-ce>. 1\ !q'IIrltu.1J force. tit Iha back of tba.
�hnle of their m(nOTO('nt In ordN '\.l,') �t.imll.
bta t'hat: fi...,.hhng �ptrlt which ","u W, oon­
<;filCUoI1lHill' dt5plaved
Agoa In mHnJ;;. be .....\.,�
I:",ng to �,... to th� mlnf.'lle-be wn..,ld ,",\It
nH!liunder .
Uf-8 t.b ...� 'V;ords. l'oho uld he �v
�ti\udlTlg of the lXII.ltlnll-tlle" boo hnd: �nll'le
htt.1e trollhle In gettlnS thf> hMn nffice ID
Loud on t., endnr!'.6 lhe c,1.udldatnre of )fr
Mnrl'll", hilt wh('.Q the declfil;,n wa!l:
mlloe
th� cndnr:<emf\nt. ('./'1.1118 dn-';rI Ilk,., It 'I'OC"ket
A"a.ln, the,... had ha.d �ome beauttful 6\ cnltlJ:'!'
for tbelr npc.n·fl.lr moohngs :md i<llch ,I
5p l rl t "f �nlidarlty amongst th., workerc
ha d Mt heBD ","Itne.,�r! In thf!l whole w!ltorr
of Reading He tx>laen-d t. her bad 'Won
(Cheers). He bnne�tlr bebe\eJ that If t he \
hlVl not "on on th e .IIr.tultl fiSllTes I he;:
�{l111d n()t. be fill' helund. whl.le t.he,. bad
"'on unr!tlllbtedly the A'rMltest ilnd
finest
mnra.t �Ietof"" ('J'\ er the for�.es of rea.etinn
thllt hRd ever �n won In 'ReIld1IlS'j :r.o &:rf"a
. t
thn.t t he I!ihUe .,.a,." clear before the Readm!;'
'llior\;:(O'(!I: that It wa.z; onl v CApItal Ilnd lAbour
thll.t bad to 'be fnught out In the future.
AITO&dy them were about ]";,000
trade:;
Mo.

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(Chfer<;).

)Ir. T C )1otfls, the r.a.Jldldal& rJ the
RMdlDg La.bour Part,-, addr e
a IMgtlly
a.tt81lderl meetmg er hiS .<;upP9rter!l tu the
Readmf;' 31nrkel Plaoo on S llnda y Rftel'UOoOU
tn tban.k them for their ofJort:; Oil hJ!\ 00-

UDI'OIlI"ts m Readmg,

SUttOD.

lil"ntmg to Colonf"1
hound lfI t he right
rires.o;erl to ,< Colonel
I
King, country. and
1ng him ... fj(rMt Vl�l..ory on t hI': mOTTO.-. 3n
I l l hllxe IL hugo m aJ orl h· .
tru�tmA' he

SUPPORTERS.
WO�

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lir. 'l' b.ol"86b�"> A IriftDdl!l� Some who
ntf'lll good tft,D. otbet"A ..,u'e Phlhr
San'l8'd.n, RAmsa\" lIAodou.ld. J'aeepb Kinl'.
OutbWAlte IlDd that em.d. who I\ad done
ev�rrlblnr tbl"OQl;hout tlw! W&I' . to' '«'ote

aKam8t tbe country. and bad lmperl@t\ t he
war In ('n'ry PQ$lbile ..a ' Ht'! 111',... D ot
1:0101:' to � oav more .bou Mr Thore-.;;br'.
paml"bJets. ( " Rub It 111 " ) Colon,l WdlOD
II.Sld be "'llbat that It had heeu A au.ilbt
and defilUt.o fi�ht I. R ...u ". boh·., the
CoatitlOD eauchdaUi a nd a I.. a.bour cand,.
date.
Labour baaod ltt; calm to sovern
tbe country on the fac t that of tbe Inldlen
aud !Ul.iJoll ti,htibl 85 per CIInt. c&lQe f"!:nl
tbe WOrklDIr cll..Mll8. Be dId Dot deuy It.
be
M muoh
a.ny ma n how w.ll
tb.,y
d one'. but
had been an equal·
ity
pa rt of all cla,..slolortfi(,fl on
be
bf!lwf'f'n. the dilL......
to do
That helDA'
'0-011<".'\0 ID tl� gTeat
at the .100.

l

that th"

h,ltb
keep
nflTe.r c oma
."""''''� thfil ea!IJ nf
..-ho

g01nf: to perform :" ";""'-0- __
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THE CR"lRM.\..'.:

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'rhe e hlll nJHln.
-,�,.CC.' .C_ _ ,

Xlt. XOlI.lUS·S THAlfXS TO HIS

A r(jp�b\th'& of thli! Pl'per M.1f' Co]
WI1<;on after the poll had closed. a.nd h",d
an Interoshng (bllt 'Itb the gallant officcr.
re

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,oteci

Jon{llot';, \t:1enbrow..

&leber

INTERVIEW WITH COL. WILSOIr.

l[,P.,

The TOforD Hall. ReadinA'. vu paeked on
Friday flTl"Dlbg on the oeca&IGtI or the tiDal
raIl,. on bflhali of Coloof'l wbe WIlllOu,
(' M ,G.. D SO.. the Coohbon canduiote.
The iTeat�!it entblJ�lQ.Sm pre1'8lled
Dr. 6. Stewl'Il't Abrllm pl'etiJded. and those
P�Dt lncluded Coloru'l And YTS !Mhe
'r, Wlga.n.
Wlbon. Brurad,t'r.(if"D&rnl IT
C.M.G. . V.S.O. )( P for the .! bJn.ldon Din·
Slon, Mr. J. F. MIl6OQ, Mr. C. E. Ke;recr,
Mr. Le.onard SuttoD and Miw;� M3Y Sutton.
Mr, and Mrs. F. .1. SIDlOllds, :Mr., Mrs. and
MIM
�h.� Ed,th.
tho Rev.
J A. Alder!lOn. Mr. S. B. Joel. Mr. anc:t
Mrs. Hubert Fflrg:U�D. ll,slI Wa ldron, lofr
and lIrs F. WID�r. Mr. and Yrs. C. A.
PI\1lbrl(�k. Ma]OI Jlorler. Ca.ptam Miller.
MM�I:'i. p, A. :$ar)eant, D 6 'fhorb urn . A.
C. Blan dr. ,!., :; . <:OO� ' ' 'kV, J ..
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H. Bull • J.
.1. Bnnn. A H. reach. W. H. B Iac , t.:.
W :stocker. R. OhnkC!, 6, }:'. FullC!r. A. W.
T udor. li. L. Brtgbam, A.. Strand. E. v.
11.
Farrer. J Crowburs r F, Kussell. J.

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about. 3h. &. week.
(Cb.u). To .how
the
:1)8,
them bo.... 1t was reehMd that
amendment ...as a. trick to dflteae t be Sill nr.
D;lilht mMltlPD that 1t wu l06t by • major·
lb of :tOO to tOO, and tbat atany LabGur
Wbo
nleD and Uberall' l'otwl .,.inlt It.
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SATURDAy. DECEMBER 21, 1918.

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Dr, A h ra t)\ lIr1noullOf'(I Af"C"logle� (roll) )(1'.
W. A. Monnl. 'If T'. 1fr Row/u·d Palruer.
"(r. E1l!!.hN' T'al me.r. Mr. lb.rn· ERb:", • ."ho
Owmg to the
\bralU
wu Ill, and i\frs
�tlIlr". M Id
olrcum ...lllln<.'t's or tbe la6t r�",
Dr. A b rllm . he had bf.en llTl"bl" to take any
utlTt> pArt. I n pollbcs. a.nd he lihould lllil!!
to AA� ho",.. gT'f!a t 'Ilo'IIIA hiS pleamrf'l to stand
l)Ot.� 'Bgatn lIpOC tbat p l o Horm \rllh Colon",1
W Ilson. (Cboors), Ho had known no e:lec·
ban 1\bpTe tb€,f(\ had hH!n �ueh an appar·
ellt '\\'ant of e x c Item ent nnlonJ:st t.(tfil el@IC­
tar"'. end that. v: ....oo; reooftrkn.ble be.eall9)
an cleehon fraultht "nth the mo!\t
l'(,!';lIlb for tbe nnilon
Th('l
ho�ever, not ,"et nwakpned f rom
rlbl('l nlRhtman; nt thl'! IMt (nul'
A1;.rlllm

pr�oo t h n t

tll9

maIn

nt tbp 'Pr�nt mnmPTlt �M w httt
dam' for tbl"lr diM b l ed and ...,,, nd .d
dlers and !WU!orc It had hoen

in� th4!l la<l.t four H!I\T!I: 10
he
amongst the wou.ndPd soldl<'r'l or the
PI re, and, or all God ' .. crNltion. tupte "0.15
no better man than th(' Enl:i1�h Tontluy.
(ChN'r,=). He ntld iit'C'n hun tU the h o n r� Of
sufft"nnlI. and he 'lli'"'' J'Irollrl t hAt hI) W'1!.!i
�e
hlln w be n neton was dN!laN!rl
nth
..
lI'as peri�th' cerla.m t h at 11\ Colouel "1\.
,;011 thef had n man \lI"ho .... ould t:"1\"e the
fuU('l;t a n d mo"t !lympatbehe onnslderntioQ
to lhe f ut re nC th "f' [l}('Q, a nd he lloM HIre
that III all tilt" oth"'l g r(' t qU(,!IIhon.o; thfl\
had n. sn(f' Iwd �hd tblDker tD Colonf'l

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Yr J. P'. M ason . C!l\'·M 1' .• follol"oo "Ith
He poInted out that
an {'x(,f'llent �h
poa"" ne!;nllabons
tbe rldli<:I11rIe'� of Ihe
"'£'Ire enor w.ot\s 1'b(',' hn d to l'fl"fI> thAt G"r.
fWII !In.
mllodf' (nil rl'nArn.h"n
cflnHu1lh
callSt'ct. ;uld thnt
to
bGOIi:.
murdl'rOTs ",nr'l'
IUlrJ to
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Yld th e work bp.

THE BEST GIFT

no ax"
1Nlrt,.
of R6lfrl
agamst thfl name
��",!o,n <.. "ti'l." for 'Rclldlllt; he

b1" dlllY 10
"'''� l-.on' lDood
1h
!UUIl& the".

There i. no finer Chri.tma. preaent-non.
more appropriate-none more patriotic­
than a aift of War Savia••• CertificatCII.

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liuty to their

cJOlll1 !Cl nltlch
tho;:!l1o ..... ho
ior tbl"'"
rLoud and M ot J n u(!d cheer�)
Mr "borhorn nnd thp nrr. ,r
\ Aldf'r·
!<in1l r.l1rroortl:"d th"" r"':'Olnflnn or cnnfidente
ID co�eat "nd stlrrlna �he5. a nd It lIo'"
C1I.rrutd ""11 h lLCelnmo.tion
Colonal W iI AOIl' J am I'ea \I t'
thl" "fIlend ld IL·\$Ii;t.anoo r haTO ,,,·.i"Ni.
T df'!O.l re to tftld('1' m\" mC\81

rounl ry. bllT

(C lwer..)
l{'l

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lIlost

them
ALL

n. THOll.I81IY·S OLOSUO
IlEITllfG.

1I r. Tb;)rhb;,', the
rlud4!d hIS Ulmpal� on
weoe-k. "ht"n he Ildd�!l.OfI>f'! a
berhro no ROlld li'ut!llon Room

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Your Music

If

Savings Stamp.. which will help the
young people 10 lave for themselve. in

give

nr .t.brlln1, whom
(,rI�d a.._ nnfl n( fhe \(>T\
�hN>I'f'(1 for hi!' cer\'tN",Ii In
Colon�l an.1 lfn
Wll-on
!\end ()ft' oahid@ t.lu� ball

5 & 7,

onel '5/6
G Cerli6cateoforyour
IOme of IhOle W
lYE each

4!-J:eellent

:\Ir ThoN!Ab:r, In tbp ('C'JurNl nf a
"hart
8�h, l\;ud he did not 'Want to he 11 � .
tKln aJ Mudldate. hUf he -.;;hou l d Ilke to bft
111 a )1()�lt/OC to look a.fte.r fhfl
I
.... ho
�erf! !'I1i.!f'rllli lUJIl5tlC"el. Let I
Ine for a m om en t (hat hI) WAI\:
of Palllament. bp, hPl1",vM It "ali ._."•• ...
M it (act- .... In.t of all be !O.hOlJJd
for montbl,\' TtleelillR'S for wom.,n.
�fr� Tbo�b" could tnt',M th.. women
T{oadlDQ'
Hfo hun8e.lf "nQ/d 110ld It. rnonthl'('
mE'e1Jns: In the' TO"'n Rail, o�n to I\n",
hod,· 'Ill bo ca.rffl to ('Oln�. 'IlI'here t h(',' C('IIlld
(h!O/"u,,� tbfo 8tTan� of the t�'II'Q 3� '1101111 ft.5
natIOnal Atrlllrs. Th" UembP.r fl'll' R.. adlnR'
ttlll� rppn-lIent 'R€.'fIdlDll lllten>Rh A!\ ,,,,11
a..<i na.tJOIIAJ
Interest"
Tltkco the hOIl!'lIDf{
flnf"5 llo n tt)r lll,;;tan�
"" h� r"lm� fTOM
If"'t'r Whttley tba.1 P'l'rrlll1Et h� hid pu... y.d
the NHI'a;:e la rnl , and OPPOtoili.(' It hI'! not.it'Nl
11. plot ot grnund \lihu:'h 11'1'11'" to � ll � for
puillng Ill� COU;J\l:i'Iii
Re r:rner"'n(f'd Hn
l'Inplf'tllMnt 1Irhu" e� ht' pllMoed
lfns tbal
the hM-t RMdmt: rou\d dn fnT Its nPIA hou�.
mg 'c henl P ' Th"t Y;8.,� I,nothror 1Jl"'�llnre nt
tlko fN'I"e'r lI'llI':ltlHI br t'�<;tt'd Intrrl\.�t,., lfl"
had I;OIlf> IDtn thp .. vlllI'!:fI rlllb" l\t W h it.
leT' tbat night nntl hart t'hntf4'!d 'nth �Qlf"
(If the ml\;n thf'I'P. hPc-nu!1-6 hI' (('il ...utl'! thal
the landlAd,' "'11 ...• roIf'tna h(\r hI",t tf' prevflnt
Th�m Mmln!: t.l hl�
mflli!l,f!nr
·R... et'ln.
r1udNl 1'0,... IH'�ln� th",.. pT,.....nt to do th"Ir
utm .... t in JlIlJ'l"ort btOl "nn I":rt'lr..,,� th,.
nmnlC'ln thftt th"re 'Would he lU1otn(l'f f!16l!'
hon '('N" 6hortlT',

BARNES

for Peace Chrl�tmas

the coming year.

You will thus malu.
every Chrislmas gilt not only a .ymbol
01 love and friend.hip and goodwill. bUI
•

real acl of Service

10

your Counlry.

w.Cavlnds
'i!JCERTfF.(gTES

Y..... IN, 11/. CoftIff..... .. d .... War ...... . IIa.,.
.. u, M••., 0..... Pool Olfice ....t _.r '''-e. V_

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cou-trr will add tot ... ...!••f .ell 11/. War Se.. .
CenIIicat_ ...tU t. n.. ,...... it la werth � I. 1We '- ..... .
....t. t. . ... tNn S. per Hat. eo....... , ....... ,' ..
.f Ineo ... T.... Ta. MCurity '- lIM ..... .. tIae •...w"'" ....,..... 01 th. I,blob c...r._. U -r,.
Certilicatucao ... u.aMd.t ... , ...... .... ie ...., ....... ...

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Ir-d
Wc: �U.lrlnt(:(: \Jus ,olld ;,I\Cr �tr\lC" tUlrh Cnr
en Jll,1 true: IlnlC'�c, to,
under 111 :ofr\' " ('uncimOIU.

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n. XOUIS'S BALLY.

.ltr • .\lorrl.�.'� final , ...lly tl'ln\' lhtl! (I)rm I'll
Il mf'f't\U� In t I\e �fn.rkf't t'1.,ce
Thftfe 'W'a."
iI. lar);6 ;\rtoodnocft.. prft'.lderl fwer hr �tr.
'Vl"lOldrlrt� p. . ,..hn WII._ o'Icc"m{t;'lou:d In tho
ell" \\hlCb !'f/fTM a" t:bf'l I"ofl'ltnr�' platfl'l1'l:n,
br �rr A R(...e.. JP. ;\\T .!. T
A:n lgh t.

and the (''''ndlda:tf'
The ChA.IMDI'IU f\J'M'nm
the proc�lTIg� ..,th ilhl'J
" .�Til we
dO'A'nbPo'HtNP"
The
reI" \. W'M In tha

rlll&rY

IH'gnhve--hnt It wu nt'lt 11. ""n' ('l%'Jpbntte
uP�Afl,'fI. 'Ir. \l0M'1"- In hilI. "d dl'fllili;, Teen.PI_
tlllat�'!fl the pnh,.y ha hM e:r;fIOUntlecJ d U r lnl(
tbo n.'\mp'I�. hut devoted
ra-ther
m n re
.II.1t�ntJ.on tbaD ut.uill to tbe eon!ICnpt:inn
OOgeT

On' thfl pr'eviou!ll <I1!\'''lInl;' �lr
�\f(lrrl!J hlld
'" SUeeeMf1l1 meetinr at Tllebut'!t.

See the Time in the Dark.
Price

Luminous Huda IIId r.,.,...

ao/· Post free .verrwbere.

It hu;, fine lever mO\'cmellf .1 nd a lumlnOfl1 d�I, .md 1\
Ihe ht�1 \ late f!M�tto>l,
0..
100 yun in bUSiness. IS manufa(,lnrcrs blck. Ihis ....·ltch.
Ca$h re.f�ndt.d 31 Oft�t iI
Ih� ""·ltc.h iii nOI enlireJr utitfactt')rr

Botly & Lawia,WA��:��oUID Reading_
EotobIi.I.od

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COVJrTIJrO TlDI vons.
r A.rERS

FROM

SOLDIERS

The ArT"..1.U1:&1lenbi fQl' oompiet.il:lij' lhfJ elflCo.

tiOll r.etut'nl!; \n ibe eOlmtrv and MbotUIA'
the, ot9t'i recorded &re n(lw �IDg prCX'l!ledNi
'illtb
At tho cia:.'!! of tbf!l poU. 011 Sa.tuf.
dlllY ,,11 the ba.!lnt.bol8ll ...r� deln·f'Ir'Bd tet
thf" Nhl1 mu� offi�. Yho bNl Il1I\.de Ill'.
rA.nG'eDlents tl'lr theIr Mfe Mtltody till tho
dn of oofUltlh5:-Dleflmber �h
In nltln" c� tb� duly N'41Pd baXeA YtlHI
00",81.00 Ln d l rtrJc t pohCII !d-ahoru. and
dppo,.ltcd In It. celt ....hlch l-omplhld 1f'Itb the
fe!qlllnmJ(\Oh f(lr ",'\19 tmllitnd
F'rcm thlll
rIMe of dePO"lt tbo boJ;f'IIIO' "'11 bf!I tuen, till
the mo rni ng of the d&y (f)r eonntmg. to thl'l
Town ltl\.lI or other l'Ountlnll placl', where.
,·t.rll
the IIS1laJ pr�\lfe "'111 be
..,11 be a l1l'el'i{din� offioer. oot1ntinA' clerks.

HELl

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ObliefW!d.

Ann T�re..uta.t IV. of the CIUldida.tM

Ra
,'FTS

onhna.ry enur!"060
I\!oI n>p.rdll ab.wGt... vet.ers.

FAC'IIIR'
PRICES

.';",ju]n"'��o.

.,oat
pla.ur.e).
!tIT FerJN:!lOn. in l'eturning tbB.lln. .!III.ld
thnt but f01' th e 1�aJ. frnl)port 8.«orded
hlm h,' that oommittee the work eould not
have bl!Em got thronR'h cnthcr 50 smoothl,.
or !O well. He thanked eTel'J" mem ber of
for the hearty eo-opera.tiol1 they had
given hIm.

it

eommlttees.

n. TH.UDrS TlUNXS.
NO

J NTZNTION ' CIF
ltEADING.

lJl

the

the heat pos­
IUble arranl:MlMlt., were mMft, Vobnll
P'lPOU oLDd Wlnt baSM ....""e taken 1.0 the
camp� ""here poL'>lbte u fa.r M thfl tI(lldlftl"il
�r""ll'" at ham,. ,..� oonoerned
SoldlerH
/Ie",ID� OD thfl W......teru (�nt, 1ft FTa.noe.
OOO llPlerl l.er.
'fW.srium. and J'IU't',8 of the
rlt.or)· In Gennany. rl'lMlvetl bnllot J.1BD6J'�.
I\eOOmpa.rlled by fmveloPeII, 10 " ote bv po�t.
The..�e 'Were .-.eDt out the day ..i�T nom Iba.·
bon,.. A "N"'J large nnmbe.r of t.hMe f\&.P8:1'�
hnvf'l a.lrMtly bNn rOOlllrivtd, aod tbev WIll
hfI r.aeued datl} IJfI tn thfJ day t.lOt'e
eonnbng TbM6 fins+. e.1fi1t.hoft J'l&P8re lira
Mllt to the retnTnlnl:' aff\cer of Nah enn.
!l:htuene\', are npened. lIod plaaed ID �11l1
"h6eDt.ee "",ter'" ballot boxM.
pn'lPfllr).
�od. and kept In & Mllt llllW'Al until UIA
dOt:'!, fOT counting a.rn�, .bf'" they ...,11 1»
I rllni'l't'OrTNi l'I..Dd 3dded tl'l thn
ethtr nW.
Th"",, W111 b. M MPl'rat� rt!C\Ord o r \·ot,.
ll
po ed by :'Ihr.enrne "nt "'r!'! .
Aneom�n"lnR'
tll� p.t\p� lllii 1\ tlfICla.r"bnn sl.,nfid by t'he
"Mm, And rlILI.}' lntn� (()r thlt PU"'tI�
nf IdeotifiCAtaon, Alt�ethftr .hnut ',ooo,ono
of tbl'M PI\oPPIn have hMn dn,trlbuted.
0\11 rJlr ba�\;: l\.jIo July P&p8I''' "'fIT. �
III cert.l\.tIl dlllta"t
)lArta,
�rh 11.<1\ lnfh ••
.\(f\50pat.a.f1I ia� PnJ66fI De.
Mlontkll. Tt..l r,
elD., eUMllnJ: Toten t� Vl)t.e
If'ere tl'l 00 fIOllt. to ttle TetU"'II nR' o8Soer r�t
dcliver,. to the perJl.Onll norn11la.toNi In.
the
)\Am enlar co nfttJtl1tW1cy. Rnd tn theM prnKJ'
(W\ptor!l. w"re lM1J4!d luLd tb proxy "tile 11'",
rN'.nnfed ID thf'O ord in a r:r "'1I.:f. All th. IDM
lleTVinr:r ill th PINt 01" on mltrMAut ��
""(\re �mitt«l to vnt.e br prf\KT,
A. fau number of pmX)f'IS .ftJ'e made UM
or. IUld a.i t.hf'l 8Teat. .Mpom, Nleh &.'1
J.iTerjlOOl. &ut�t.on, r'orhmollth, 'Ph.
mouth. An d BT11'i'...1. the a,"'frr"aQ'e .IA about
'0 for M.eh eonrJ:ltul'IIt'e'V In tnland toW'tuI
t.be-1 tLverGged a'bnut; ha.l( t.hnt Dumber.

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other

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8Or,nms WJlO BBCOD X.P.•.
1IJ!lGllLATIONS IIll>'TlEtI BY

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WAB' OFFICE.

HILL'S
� KITCIlEN..MAOIC. flit:::.
AT Your Service, Madam! You' �

TEETH I I I

PANSHINE will..u. the
cluUeal of tlaJJ pau �bt,
&lid the IIncbtut of �bt
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Satisfachon Guaranteed.

MR. P. COISH. 21,
It.t Home.

Eotob.

l'etms Moderate

Stati�� Road. READING.

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For Attend.1.llcel ucloc2..1 paperL
Br.!ucbM, B,\SIXGSTOKE 2.Qd SEWBURY

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P. ... IJDOI.".

Of all CROCERS, STORES, OILMEN.
CHANDLERs, ....
In Economical DreI.., Cmi.,..... 4D.

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DENTAL WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

Personal Attention.

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got to ..y the word-that mqic Wri
Panmine-Kitchen Mqic. PanalUne i.
the
direct method to brigbtneu. Jut u a
..t..
line i. the neare.t way betw.... two Ii.en
poinb 10 i. Pan.hine the quickest wa, fro.
dirt to brightneaa.
A 1it\I••P.nMia_a briak nab-a
IIIliIa ... a .'a.
••erythiq
cIeeMII - ..'.d
..
y hap,,-tllat'. tJa.
NI\ItI of the Pupia. cIirKt metIIocI.
l.ooI, on tIse m.", lid. 01 tIaiq
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COLONEL wmOIr'S TllAlfXl
TO COKIIlTTIES.

M'r Mayna,rd Mid tbe Ml&U part he bad
perform�d bad
«i,ve:n. him
considerable
pleasnl'e. He desired to put on TeeCro. thnt
:Mr. CharlM Mqrp.n had
l'etuMnd
very
and a.b1e
wiJling
auieta.nce
(Applau.!56).the
Similar thRnb have been. aoeorded

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