Reading Observer. December, 1914.

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CHAMBER ' OF COMMERCE , TAKES ·~CTION.
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IMPORTAN,T ' SPEECH, BY · MR.
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tJ!!S ,py . the. Lo~a l GO\l~r llm enL Bo::a.rd t o l'&!J.bl \0.
centreI'. fot' Infa nl CO IIHlllill hl ll S "lid dm l('f;, care of
mot hcdlOod a nd schools In r 1I1 ~l hers. of th,.. dOIIl~

LO lho S.m i1B. r y C om mi l ~; of the C(}uncll IPOrted.
of. t he proposed gra.nts to be mado to loca:·
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of. olhe l" Ill\lnI, ·i plllili ~~ .
H :.dll:: 8"11"('11 il ~ lImm n;
of, t he \.·~ .. k CllrI: icd OU : 111 ~"'1I11 eCli OIl Wiln iniall~
1 1l1l:J.~ "',~ ... cc ed('c1 t o ., a.' . " 'fn.
i.A: ,\,! l . OW·m lll C"1lI BO"rd h ila
ouggest.cd I.haL In l h oM! o:;:•.~, .~ " Ilere 1 flP nlnth~ rl

cOnSu! lll: lO ns : Min
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has served
com, will
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mand his I, ~ountry's
gratltu
l . de. ~ He wil~, '
be' looked I p to and
, d f1 cause
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In openi.r:ag 11 diteU&fli01l on t he all,..

lmporta.nt. wbjcd of •• Ne. Indul t.riet for ~: ~'~~t ~r.;;;;ii.
and how til. gel th\! OI. " Mr. Howll ng ,
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· d ..n~ eridmce ""by Reading Aould be
t.hole inulMlillg openin g U!t f aeWrie..
•... lu .. ble informat.ion OD the w.y in whitt!

u nique a<hantfls.el ot UUt town could be made
widel, known .
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Tbe chair wsa occupied. J:fy Lh. P~ideat
~rnest Ridley), Lid t herfl "ere ~l.o pre.c nt
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' puier, the MaJor (Mr. L. O.
licMn. A.
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answered

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try's call.

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The
ents 'atl
the Front, e covering thems ves withi
Glory;

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many'. trade
c:ounLry. ThO)" wu.~ to ooa.a1der
eouid get &orne of it..
~Ir . HO'90'LDro .aid: Thl& m.eet.u..,.. rep~t.II.~n.
I pre:llu~e, of at. least. fi,e major ' portioa' of 'Ul,
• ~rUlDe.rclal interelt. o f thi, impor tant ~

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c:an be developed, is in i tlerr a rema rlu.bl. uampJe
· of the wonderful way iu 'whicb tbfl 'aronomle, An Dej.a.l a nd oo~unal fu.,biUty of t;be cou·nt r,. u heiDi
pJ'\:ISCrved !l.t' a Li m e- riI .n ....on.l ..nd. i n t.erDAt.io.a. l
crWa th6 hke of wh.~h haa ·ne'1C.~r before heen
knowa .
I t LA oat.
funct.:on to- ni,ht to d Wfl ll

.upects. but
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Ord~r ' of

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• town,
andalready
convflned
tor t.hebl.purpoee
ideriui
how its
eotWderl
iDdt:rtlrialoonl
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Field-Marshal S~r John f'ren~h
the day,

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"It-is an' Honf)~r to~elqDg
to suclJ an ArinY.~ il
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Every tit m!ln' from 19 to 38 .is ,eJigible fOf
th~$ great honollr. Friends can~~in I1n' a body,
@dservetogether. inthesamerecMfuent .
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Rapid Promot.i'Q d~

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wera in ex t rem e need owi ll g 1 0 dlC W ill', , h., rUn \l
suppl ied 10 Ow 1..ocM.! R.e li d ('Olllll\l lt('t'~ Ill l;:; ht ~1I1':
ably be emp l0..'l·cd in c.:l l"r.\·i(l !::" Oil \, m e ll;;" " f~ uf r dl ;
T "QI) ini t ia l com m lln ication .1 11 Ihe ~lIhJrCL :)~uod ~l;
lh~ _
L oca l Go\' t l'mnc.nL Bohrrl ha ~ so jil r been r&.
pl iBi to by o nl y 40 local 11.\11 !l nl"it iel;, a nd by 7tI
out oi the 200 voluntary agen ei!;'!> t o 1'\';lj~h It ..."
IGn t.
'fue fl out!. is- p rf"pari n, ~I lIocon(P oorumum.
ca l ion, and local Cl lllh orlties.... m RY be cOnlpc ll~ 10
ad o pt. 11I61\1I1I r66, a mi iL wOIlJd hI! lII'ell to) nU l! I~.
work p hu;ed 0 11 a work8.016 a nd ~r m a ne n L bull
from 1.lle begi nn ing .
If funds can .be r.used. Ine
coo kin g m igllb be do n e at OILS! le·str~el a nd etnt 10
th o K lIll( ~' l"olld cen t re, and 1 would FoU C{:"'t. tb&1
anot her ecntrc be ' oj)(>IH:d i n L.o\\"e r \'.iyershtm..
In cL.'le:rl Wh IH'O need y mrt heNJ at"c pre rented b,
lh6 dista n ce 0 1" by IIOl nc ot h er reunn irom atte.nc!.
ing ~bo! cCllireJl th ey lIliKhl. be give n ':ll illc..
Th4
mUlll cLpal inepeetol' wo u ld p a.y all I"i"i ts to tht
homes ulld t hus p reYf!n t ol"e rh.pping.
Regi1.ltt"\
.kep t.
shou ld be lie nt pfl r iod lca.I1J to
I he
'l' he mea!.; . couid CIt
to all .3.n le-nRta.\ clinic for U~1o&.!t1
a n infant c lin ic, 1 trunk t be mtdiu.!
rJread",. ,i \'6,," tuei. ""'Rrne6t·- ' at ' tbt
school for mo the Ml wo u-ld agr&e · to fur lher extend
th eir se rvices ill r,i l"inli adv ice t-o &X9OO\. .. tit mothe r.
. Wh Ot"6 neee&iat·y ,
'l'he \'~ it.&tion of inranta 11
il.lreildy ca.rried on und e r Lbo hea.lth. d epl.ri.metltt
th is work could be IIIxt.anded to inQJude aJJ
the p oorer looalities. und er IIchool 19e.
~'=' o<n i . whe l"6 t.hey ha.ve a. mu nici p a l mate\'.
municipal midwivee ..nd the mOlt
in regard to ma.ur nit.y a nd eM:I
&re not. il L presen t IIlJd ert.ll.king lei
viaits of .infli llt..s . beyond o ne ! ea r 0(
excoptton a l c.ll'eumat.a.ncea, as It
d ou ble the present wo rk - c,nitd
No tifi". ti', on of Bi rtha Act... Mb.
to gi" e d etaila of t he lICheme If
t.ho Local Gove rn ment Boord wtra

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of trade.
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FTER the War
A
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ever man who

.. held in th~ G8I Corupuy'. Lecture Room on T u y) (fa:; t!\"e ning.

The qu estio n of m aternity a nd child

I"~~\"i n~ c:lre~u l UO D5id6 r atlon in Rt4din lI.lo II
-'l iSE! I Ulles. l he l napector a!)poiDt ed fo r t,~' a.nd
po~cs of t he ?litl wi'leliI Aot 1002 reoell lJ! re6 pur-.

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One of the fi nest. s~h. enT
Buding Chamber of Co mmerce wal l.h ... ~h'cln
'Mr. P . ,Howling, of tbe D rll.pen' Chamber
· 'Trade, raL t.lI;e quarterly mcetinli o f the Ch&mb4.~

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THE WORK IN READING,

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There is rapid. p~(lmotion for jnt~!lig~nce aq~
, zeal:
Hundreds :who ,en~~~fe!i: . ;;\', pr.iva~ e
. sol~ler5 have alr.eady" become' 'of£.lcers because
of -~heit meri~s and . courllg~, . ilnd .t~(')usands
, 'hav~ .re<lo~d ' non-cammissioned ,fllnk. 'i',' !

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At - I\ny P(')~t , • Office, you c.n ';p!1tiin th~
ad<\~e~s .o( :theneare~t R~ci'~itili't Qfflc~;'
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EQte-: 'f.0~ Q~ .tCMlay.OQ th~ .Nation~a
Roll ~~f ,,/:-~Qn~ur and . do y'QY

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