Reading Observer. December, 1914.

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I DRtLLlNG~ ATHLETES. !~~\~~ ~~n~~ ';;b';~;~i!~f~~~:~:1
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become a ,

Sine. ita tormatioD a bout. hfO mont b. !lBO

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'FOlunt.eu drliling force of I"rae d llll lt' n ' IOnl ilnd
I:reat. popula.rit,..
Under t be ,retidenc1 of the
Beot. :r. J . C. G1Umor and th e I&(".rd.rylh.ip of
Mr. Howard Sle bbing. ] the fo rtfl has gro~n wIth

THE WQRLD

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EXAMINATION ,RE$U,.TS.

ReadlDr Athletes' V<oluntu r Foroe hal

. lJiE , BIGGEST GROCE,RS

Jor.t'e .. little morc _'~t
<:rfle M"v:n. bndy

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BY LORD DESBOROUGH I' ih,'~·r!.:d~~~' ~~ do..,
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OVER ONE -TH-O-U-SAND CORPS.

STORES

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mrprilJ Dg f&p«lIty And il DOW compoied of over

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~belll, A'Whofurthe[
.. re belne6ting by tho lIUtruo- ~Int ~::;~~~~~~1hi~~:!;:f:~f;t~~~~;~·~:
Im!)Otu5 WU, ,iVflD to lbe T~p~

IklO
tion given.

movemettt in hading on Tueadll-] evenini:' hI I..be
'riait of Lord na.boroo ~b. 01 Taplow Court, who
iI head of the Cellt~ Committee to which tbe
BeadiD& Force .jl dliJUlted . ""hen a.n uwpection .:)f
the mea too!t plaee. L ~o COrpl ·a.osem bled at' Vl ncant.'. G&Nge. N
l1&ual jUIt. before eigh t o'cloek,
the melt formi.na up i DLe comp&nies , under

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BUllen, Beckett, BlAckwell u:r.d Ballud.
parade . Tbe Seereta.ry read 00\
the' tS1U. of l he enmll:a&bon which Wu hald on
th. previoUil Tue.cl&y r(l[ DOII-oomlll.i.ionBd ofticen,
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wbich
&i'IeD belo",
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t.o lb.
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«Wi were on

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SUFFRAGETTES'

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Y-SnG1'.·,MAJoa (IIOW S"coND,LmUT.) G. T. l)\)1(1(t'L:r.1

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PaLVU, S: F. GODLEY, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusilien.
PaIVA.... I G. WILS?N, -:md Battalion, Highland Lighl IafantrJ. '
pal~ JJ.. " ~" 5=. _DRAI~"37th Battet}', R07U Field.AotiI1w.y, _

DatVU 1F •.LUKE; 37th B~ery, Ro)'.a1 Field

ArtiIIerj:

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"AB~Er S~~~l.; ' l,' WHEAT" ·.C~"TIVA.TIOlt1I..i

b you~ 'name to be known from one end of 'the "';orld
the '9ther as one. of the Empi~e's .bravest sons '1

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ENUST TO.DA.Y. '

BEAD MISTRESS"S REPORT. ,

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'l'hf'l ~rla s,!!lphony Orc he.sl ru. ha:: In y6&l'!\ put, un der \..be able
conduet.cnh lp 0.' M'r W , H P be b li. covered ITAelf
.,.,th laurels. but t.hel'e I!II no o"e.r~t&t lng of t.d.
w~e'l It ;s ~ ;d t hAt (In &turd&1' It IciueTed a Dew
tnumph . and perfO'l"'lDCcl even betLer t bitD oM",
'!'he chosen symphony wu nne of t.l:tc M mpoter',
hmuflt..es , a nd althouq b iL IS o.ltnOlll the Iihort~
of the mno h e CCHliposM. It. III of \1I,'l!t. cnn ~p t}()n and
great. be..ut.y.
It IS diV ided inle fOUT mnV6mf!DtA,
and a.s tho work Pl"Op'eSIM It a6Mt\!'. to , ~ III

.Flight.b Symphony

As .. ~ltLl fGIll-

wOM in & t·u rday ·& .prognmme rcma.Tkerl , the w~ri:
JA cJ:p:'eSSl'fO of 'he hllmoroua aptrit. of tho oom,
~r, aDd ~,igbt. with propri6ty be tc rmed tIta
HurtlotolJ8
sym!,hony.
T he reD<htlnn lei;
DOt.bIDg to be des ired ; tho whole of th", o-rehestn
~nter!ng into the "p;r a. of the wo rk with t.hat true
Martin_ t'O f'I$IIenillll to a wooetsla\ Interpret.tiM.
It
pru-hapfl, heArd to bAltel' adVILnia.ge ;n tho
l.htr;i mo>:'<emoat. Ihe mInuet ",hleh bu: hooen ·If I
~ClTI \wld ali " "' simple IIn;on of hometv bfJautv aDd
humour," 'rb6 large a.ud i (lnc~ tfttlf:~ to ~ real I
p 'cMUrl\ if, h&d oerrt' ed f rom t.he rendItion
hf'arLr Ilo nd spont... neouK 1I'P!llllu.!e.
Debu.!*y I
" Pe11to SUlln " wo.! anolher mtl(!h ILpprec.&t ed pr.~. I
formam:e hl" thfl or(' h~l rII
Th ~ compofntlon 14
qmle a dLffuont ~tv !~ or 1Y0rk from Boothovtm'"
hut. It. l~ filII nf m ~)od l$< th., ('hHm JJ..nd haant.
T he \ria.gKl " So.-'\pl r l" 1F.h!'Ar) fnr ~t.rln v". harp Md
b.r ll\OlIIulll, "''11' ona of th e nloll !. e n1' ovehle l~mA'I D
t.ft.t pmgt'&mme, ?trIM 'Y l r :a m Timo hi' . t t.he harp
..hd Mr, TheorlD!'fl Fhnt At the ha.nnonlU m Alllilrii njil!
III the "~ , of the '1Mrk
Th e fin l l item m th~
1'..rQfJ?rrnn.,., 'W'1'Ia M O1'ahedr&1 suite by Colt.ridgl!a~l(ir, thfl mUAio beinG' eba1'&Ot.eriatio of ~ l!?P1I.
1&1' oompo6$l'. Th/. '\l'l.II .1.0 divide4 into fout
mo.eraenUt, all of which werfl 1P?en ,..,Ut perfEdo
U»NIIIi!on .
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HESE HEROES would never have wo,,'
the ,VICTORIA CROSS by staying away
, from the ' RECRUITING OFFICE.
They enlisted for their Country's sake, and fought
as only b'rave men do.

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l CIU'. n.H. ;rmct'1'Ie V)C Ulfi a QI &hl c~v. lg R o lst~m,
PresIdent o. th e L<:~ gu e for Re rks,1 Ru ck.." and
~on, graced "tbe concert. bllt o~n;;: to II1d l~pGu.
tlon was prevented (rom aHcndln{:: on ~ a.tUnl~1
lIer Royal Highnesr.; PnnCCSl Ch r ll't.ian <It' ""blerr:l •
'Holsteln at.l.-ended. and W8.! met 00 arn \al
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W. rship the Mavor (~'! r 1.. G. Sul.ton) "'Ira 7IJ:~1&
doeb , and M~ Ou CA ne. thel"(: be.n'l ft lso presu.,
a.t !h A receptio n ma.ny other prom Lne nl l/ld leB &I:Id
p Dtlome n,
Un e nt.ertng t ho T ow n Ha.: I, the Pnn('c.ss \VV. 1Xl~
by '!- number of woundtd Iucn of the IW\'nJ &ru
RBglmen.t.. wh;o a,n, at ,!>fe.scflt ~.aY1nJ: a t th DoPOL
tbesn bC lIJg hoed ~p In fr nDt 0 1 the pb tform r'
each one of theee Her Royal H lgbDC~ ~T'Oke I
~mpath et io and oncouu.glng 1I; 0rrh, tim f:TacJ;lflLl
a.nd Ihoug htf'!l a.cl bci!,ff hl ghl\' a.p!lr/lCIl'i 100
All an opemDg ali Jomtd In sin ging th(' ?\a.t1tnIlJ
Ant.hem . and t he orchestra !lln!ed 1111' Prench
RlW>1&n &ad Belgl&n NalloDal An t hem.~
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Th", to ncert proper on ened wlt.h Bct:thoooett'•

f MC1n&tlur ~r aDd c b&r:m.

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PRO~NS

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membenl of ~ Bath Symphony Orcht'.!.l r ~ 1~ ~ Id
of lhe Le~e of Mercy.
Th is coD<frl " Io!ll.."d
fonn.•rd to o\'ery yea'!' M OM of the rm n('lp a\ rnH~
oa1 f eatures of the t ow n hil I It I ~ ll!j~ ft.n ()('(.a"I')~
on wh Ich there III gath er('(l lo!;'('lhN !lllan\,
6C n ll\tl\'CS of coun t y h mll ;t:><.
On S.o.t u;'~ repr~
f b '
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\lar 111
,' lew 0 t e tad t hat. 1111' procN:rl, ""e re lOr .....

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1be men,m~, ~~ haft, ~ .~Der tIa~ war win ucL
Aot any .~ost ,; Office: . you can

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Broke out with Plm,l... S~ !
Rapidly. Had to !tavt' Hair C!rt

• CIoae, Looked, prtldful.

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Horse ArtIllery.
CilRPOt L C. E; GARF.'()RTH, 1,Sth
Kiag'.)
J :S01d", DIU E. G. HARLOCK-(lIow SnGB""1'), il3th Baltt ••• l
Ro~ Field ArtIllery.
w..c.,p»apo~ C. A. JARVIS, 57th Field Company,
Eugmeors.
L~Nc;B'~OUOaAL W. FULLER, ~od Battalion, WeIth Regiment,'
U"ca-\t?Rl'OaAL F. WJ HOLMES, 2nd Battalioo (The King'.
Yor!<S"ire I,iR'\'t Infantry.
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on Saturdav

Sp <..'<'I KI l\'&r f lln d r.f t.h " l.-c:n Zlle or
fO t P"f'Io
"dl n~ hospll.nl t Nltllm(';n t. for Ih" . . .(' k f-nd wotJl!(j,',1
t he .l.t.h' n dancc Wila a large Clne and alth ough ft ff~
se&t", we re u noccupied , Ilil 'I\~re ])1 '(\ for
IAlit

I,. " Battery, Royal Hor... Artilliry.
Suo . ~ D. NELS9N (NOW SICOIIJ)..LIBUnNAHTl." L" Ba'tteryl
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on t.he ooc;.UI() n of the lI.lI.!lual eouo&Zt

\ whp 'have won the

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kno.... n fa.ml ly
th~ ba,ell QI
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.... ho was fm: many
Be.ng'a.l , I mila , WI O
clpll or g r'lml
, later be<' lLlIlO
or the fi nn " \
kDown lL~ th t ,
WMt.e t'N e!sl!! I

girding t bn
fut uro «<,on.e;o,,,,
wi th pnd~
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great

sirugg-If'I wt