Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 10-1920

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READING MERCTIRY,. OXFORD GAZETTE. NEW1HJRY HERALD. AND BERKS COTINTY PAPER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1920
ROYAL BBRXSHIiE ][OSl'ITAL.

SOCnTY AID l'BltlOIn

BEADING NEWS

ROYAL ARCH JlASONRY

Tho foHo," ng ennlr butions have been
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TILIHURST TElrANT 8 CLAII(

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CORRBSPONDENCE

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Once agam t 5 necessary to
urge pon tbe ratepayers to go to
the poll at th e forthcommg munlci
, 0 0 pal elect ous and do all they ca

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to s ecure the r ctur 1 of

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pled!>ed to economIca l adm llls tra
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11 e cost of local govern
nent 1a s been nea rly trebled 1 the
10 10 0 pas t S LX ) ears and 1 some
local rates has bee
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n tt C se
o 0 unprecedented Leyton tops the I s t
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n Lo ndon ~th 285 2d In the £
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S uch rates are no t to be bon e by
5 0 9 any co mmumty and ser ous 1I1Jllf\
the co untry
5 0 0 ,,111 be n1li cted upon
unlt:s s local as well as nat ana e x

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pend l ure 15 reduced
No do ubt
nd dual r atepaye rs not
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410 0 have to pay t he rates u poo tl e r

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CLAIM AGAINST A FATH:&R

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consumers so tha.t the1.f actt a l
contr but ons to tb e rates are mud
larger than tbe
tes made upon
them on lld v du al a ssessments
------<>--A. rneebng of employers con
-e ]cd by tJ e ~ la ) or 'as held
Reading on Thursday moromg
the purpose of cons deelllg the un
employmen t quesbon Prllllarily t
was ca lled With tbe obj ect of e
dea~o ur ng to secu re employme.J t
for the rema llmg Z2. d sabled nen
1 ut the scope of the conference v. as
extended to COver the whole f eld of
11 e Mayor a d
uneo pl oymeD t
Cc 10 lei W IsDn are to be cougrat 10
ted upoo the step' which they
ha e t .kef nd a rc stil l tak1l1g to
dispose of u em ployme] t 1 Re~d
ng Ll. d espcc Ll il y 0 sec.u:rc en
pi0) ment for the dL'>abled a nd ft
e x Sc VJc c nell
SO po Dted out

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I he Covem mer t
rcpresentat \es of tl e
1ncy'
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ea u es con tr b u t
rna e r ally
the prospe ty of tJ e v"bo le la L on
b ut trbf c a l 5c he ne~ of e] plo y
mel t are 0 Iy too I kel y to make
m ltters \~orse n s tead of bcttCl
If t1 c nat on or la g-e s ec bons of
t o t o nl y do no t :-;ho l ler tl c:
respons b lit es
but
delibera tely
throw obstacles n tbe yay of
c:re...1..t ng cmployn ent t he
tl e
Covcm ne t can hardly be bla n e I
whole not
tI e Gover
are only
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Colonel Wilson s uppl ed
s triking figures s ho ng the s t a te
of employm cnL
S nee tbe \I Olr
e dcd he nll110 men a d 00 UOO
offlcers had been re abso De I nto
du stry- no mean ach c c n e t
[ here a rc stJ ll 114 16- e x Se r ce
men unen ployed o f hom l ~ UOU
are disabled
00 Gno Ii fI S e e
no\\ a 1 the Roll of Nat 0 a l H onou
emploYITI!; 34:2 113 dl"a bled n e
out of 3. mill 0 lS
I Read !; tI e
76 f rms on the J n!; S Roll
plo yed -84 n en TI e Mayor 01 a

HlrIITING APFOIIITJIBlrTS

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derable tlmc on

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tn il ron!l lera.bto amount of Dther roport
rh a 0 f' rStono estAtes com pn~ 6000 ac w
1 he ma.ns 0
fill Ulpo8l {;' ono w th
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scl erne at Slun iJeld
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demobs bmg- a t nk at \Vb t ie a d
4{) to uO men" e e Dcmg employed
ESTATE FOB. MIt MALLU"Y-DEELEY 0 1 tt e Oxford Road Im p ro e n e.n t
Sho rtly some more ould be
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Yom DC! Post'" s:tys ~rr H.... Ma l
In..bv Doo. ~ :;\[] oomeos. :h~ h tbe dooth
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g<L'e tbe fIgure" of local unemplo)
n ent <"mel rented wi a t had bee
donc by the local a Ul..honty Lo mee t
tl e "Ituat on
TI ere were 1 109
regIs tered nnemplo}ed n Readin!>
of whom '127 were 0Jsab\ed
e
F fn men wou ld be en pi 0) ed for a '

l"fJ R (HAVEN

pIo) ed on P eg- s La e s e VCr
a gra 11: of £500 W i s proposed
;v;:J..rds the recla m a h o of la nd

nomns

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the l uardian s
0 ford Road
aha hoped t o make a start
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oom s and ill»! t 01.. 0 hodr"OOlW 'J \0
the Norcot Road H ousm!> Sehe e
n a~ n ficen rou..nds con tam a ..ko of abm t
aid ougl
the
ew l os t
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ncrea T he park A 800 &erOS 1Il extent.. n en
d oon p cl s u rounded by n.. wa I oov-cn Office n Fna r S treet s not ve t
llll es n C F umiorc l.OO
be buil t t IS proposed to pull tI e
old building do m and It IS hoped
&th BATTALION ROY AL EBUmIRB that local labour will be employed

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SaJd larhe

nnmbe rs of men cou ld be ab
socbed by d]e bwlding
tr de
Hooses are badly w mted and t IS
better to tum the unemployed 0 to
buildin!> them th ill to du-ect then
to uup roductl"\ie chan 1elS or vork
ot lesser nrgency It ::. a matter
l<Irgely for the Trade Urnons can
cerned
The policy of nakir g a
trade a close corporation
a ld
tl:w" keepmg one s I ellow me 1
of employment s a WTong one
scheme has been proposed by tbe
W1 o us and acc epted by the Govern
ment but It does not go far enougl

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ACl UAL MA NUFACTURE K
JON ES
ftl ~ONRY WORKS
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READING BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION
Sports lIfeetmg

most CO ]
cemed the real reasoo of unemployment and the workmen must be
made to realise the r respousibil I y
1 the matter
Masters 2...Qd
vestors are only too anx ous to
make the wheels of 1J] lustry go
Confidence IS contmually beI Ig
destroyed and It IS confidence that
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IS wanted
The absence of strikes
LIGHT ING TABLE
or threatened strikes and a return
to something like stabli t} 1] n
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6, 1 du~try arc pnme essenbals for tl e
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649 rell rn of confidence and It s to the
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men that the nauon must look to do
theIr part
------<>--A meetlllg was held at the
Stand Ascot on Monday to
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SIder the coal CflSlS and the n eed
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of an all round mcre..c1..Se w prOOu c
tJo lOne of the speakers empha
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WARNING FOlt DRIVERS
s15ed
the fact that pnces were
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largely a questJon of supply and ..At Lho Rond..ing ~t.y Co rt On FridCl.Y
old Coc l Gra:y suoo. William.. Stan() for
demand
If the proouctJon of Un
.£10 1O~ :M r c r " lUi.",ms. who ep ~
- --was mcreased then sonmd plam..tiJt sa d his elient ~"'WI om
everytllll1g
us a foot.ll a n at HracU:iclu. nnd fen"
pr ces WeIe bound to faU.
An al t.p lo0yed
P u..rpD60 of gcl;ting hu.clrwunl:a and io
SILENCE IS GOLDEN temabve advocated fo r the present WJlro
i:l to vock had 8.. blOyolo
On tho 4th
econOmlC trouble 15 natio lalisation J u uo ho w(mt Ul tho usual "ay II nd m tl 0
THE
I{.oo.d got orr to ~thCf somo rnbbut judgm!> by what eVIdence IS bBz:adfteld
t food.. irovmg b s b cyt..:.1e "up agrunst U 0
ava laWe that would not be a cure hoo!!C
Dore.nJa..nt s hof"SO and van came
nLo;g and drove mOO t~ c:yc}.o c::O~plob)Jy
but only an accentuabon of the J'U..lD..lll<T
Jt
Defendant's dr ror Will am
evil
The Co-operahve Wholesale l'hcmu:S 1< rug ba. d he pclloo.. on 000 61 lo
to
g,lI
ow
t
ho
bus to pass and n do ng 90
SOCIety for the half year ending
n n nOO tho b eye e WhLCh was standing n
June 30th shows a loss of £132 288 tho
gnu:s Rnd wat> not \1131b 0 to h m In
on tbe half year s trading Though f,'lV nE; l d,,'1l ent fot" t h e nn oun t c a moo
b
s
}lonour
sa d a. person was perfoct..! en
II the Motorut'l
Co opetabon IS not nabonal sabon
t tted to pnt 8.. cyc le up aga tult tho bedgo
the
lIgures
are
none
the
less
sIgrub
gilt-edaed mveatment
lor a ft horl tllIlO and people COmlllg along
the road. Ul..Ui65 \Ui6::t.b.cw: c.Y.es..
cant..
to bnng home to thos e

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I.IIEMORIALS

The Season Opened

It 15 necessary on these occaSlons

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RRADING Y Me A

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W th regard to Lbe dt::.abled m en
fOlly the employers not 01 the
Kin!> s Roll could do some th o!>
there ought to be no d ff c tiey
g-etl:t g the o ther 22 men pla ced
!\.S
to
unemlloyment
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Electric Starter

1 c '-~ 0 11 ued bl"caeU of W3.l"ranty was
dOOl..dorl n. Roorul g Coo m..ty Comt ou ]i'y
dtl,v lnst W()(ili: \I, be 'Vill tun t lloyd of 8
J b k~ Sq:uu..ru. sued ~ Mr ]'u1"D~
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was that on

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boo ~1 t t\ pony oJ]" lefas dant for .£29
nd n
00d .on g a.Â¥O wm
lB po Y
v.J:Uah 0
alued at.£...l Os Dc1~'lod..\nt gn. €I ;\ wri:itru
wa..r.ru..n y II1..t1 tho pony 1'1 () lUUmal ~:r.o;
oll n!!'bt whilst do n~ very UJ,lb t w~rk.., but
fto Cl. ong }Our:n~y I; went Jamo. nnd
t:o..k ul' t t:o f\ vetorinfU"y 5U.rgoon t '" 8
f(;t; 111
t t l ad devo oped
Rpn.....
hook
Dol dil..nt s."l d ho bo ,::1 t Uio pony
montl\ll. pro 0U6 Y f.o .c:ro Fro w() ked t
T:(l.gu.in.r1:y nnd <100\0 t 20 m1..1cs on U () proY ous day to tJ 0 000 I..n
1 lOh tho salo wa
~ It had p to that rDW n evI) 81 own
nny Stgns of bimooe86- W ltna;s took the
pJa.i..utiif fOT" Il. long netc} romui t 1O to......n he
r~l"'6 Uw bll..t"t,:8...1

as strltel

1 be pony hA

had n mciJangO wns hl nd and lama an.:l

h. sold it for £ 1 u> be killod.
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lrune.r ('fIR 1 tho pony PWnt ff l\'U$ thoro
~ tI 0 pon;r WlUI brou".,h t out, an I lad a
oon su..'lcmble T do l'OUI\d IDe town bofOl'O tho
bu.z-Jm..in wns Iri:rTIc.k and would h.a..vo noticcrl
it than had nnytj nR' hoofi"wrong It lookfld
to hl.ID to J)01nt :0 tJ 0 h-pavm bn.V1 g beon
dovelopcd smea tbe daJ.o of "']" It ra/BOd
'aUtOr tl- 0 rr ou~ poult but I o
n 19l1 00
that :to ~M"nln~y m iiOundnefls m hmb ap
plioo to Myth ng that m ght ha.... o 0vok>pod at tl (\ ti DO '] iJe e m g ht have hom
:urnn !'> :p 0 otl Ql' n Jury to lho pony L~
foro tI (} lato
tho flalo wh oh ultimate v
r '6llltod n
! () "PM n hcing d ~ cJopoci
a.fter .. but I e wa s It. 1 sficd that an tho dnto
f snJO 0 "pav n ''''118 Il)veloped and ga I)

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Monumental Work

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