Reading Observer. July, 1914.

PUNTING FAtALiTY,' ,
WEEDS AT PANGBOU~E.

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Th6 Itron'b'....ordtpi 1id6r ot the PancMunae
JU1'J'

who

had to enmtoe Ulto the c~

co~ W"Ith

as thel
world the l
Invariable
e.very Ford
In

f~lIowshlP II
Jam the I

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WHERE WERE THE PROFITS'?
SEVERE EXAMINATION.

tho rcoe.nt wotlDi' traged,. empb,a..-

•

mt

al&Ul8' th& dange,.. to ao.t.ine in the Tb.&m.,"
The
the l'WIUlt or alIOWlDg weed. to rem&Ul IlQCUt., wu
public eumu:a&t.l0n of Hr. William Gf l
b me.mben of tU TJu.me. llillom and Mr. JOII&ph ldit.om, of ReadlD.&'~ "
the nb;jeet at comment J
continoed at the Bankruptcy Conrt on 'ftumay.
~y at. t.btllr' meeltng on Mond&:J' I
befQre tbo Reristrar, Mr Hellry Jordan, by M.r
M.r W .Alfna SlxxOl'l' urged that tbe.re 91&

~tolJ no -cmdencil at. the IDqueaL that weed.
C&uaW LJie'tLOCtdent.. On the oootrlJ'Y. It. wu dla1.mct.ly &lat«i by t.h 'Wltne.q.ee tb~ ther&- weYe DO

E W, J. SUlll, Omclal Recelver.
I
IIr E .R. Colliuop., IOlicllt.oc, &npeared to~ the
and lfr Blake r AlLuatt for the t~ee
w~ Thoy all d eplored doeplr tb6 fat&litll~. , but;l
lli W G ~fllaom OX&llUned by the 01lic~l Re-

" PlPple who could no~ "Wlm would. t.a.ke pun t.. out)
thenl'thay mU!lt take t.holr cbnncc of an unfortunato
oont meency. such ILl!. happened on that. aecaalOb
In hi. 't"I.e". DO' mM ehould let out a ~unt. unlt!w
the C".Jatorner couki show !lOme proof that be could
a"lm, becauae t.he finOl!.t, puntel'l were lilWlo to
twnbLe mtO' the nver, and If tbey could not. I1IV1m
theM ",.. tiLtlo h ope far them
Lord DXDOROUOll, WbO' preIl.doo, ...id the purllC;,l.
la.r 1Nort. of the nvel' where the &ccldent happened
wu unua.ually claar of weod..l
Tbe Gonsenancy
~nb more monel on wood.cutt.lDg tbl& 1~ than
tn ani othc~ )eAl' , a.nO. be did Qot know whu. 0101'8
Lboy lCXJuld do
Mrr JL N Tovoll pointed. out th ..t more aldnl
w ... ~Ulted In the w&t1 ... emen~ of • pun~ than
of a .. klft', ..nd e. punier .bould know t.~e clU'dinal
fa.ctor&-tho depLh or the 'W1lt.e r a nd tn& .taLc or
tho bed of tho rlTer
It .. M Jus L n.a rea.aonabll'l
for tho lUry to ha:,o asked them to make .. 11l00,.
bottom to the Tham es WId hue a uniform dept h
of 4ft. '!'here.-ea a.bsolutely DO Just.lficatlo n for
Lhe rIder
Lord D1'\IK)Rptl'o. referrod to

whu:b had stILted tbat
~t. LhcHr faces &fain Ito

not

I.Lter.

10.

celYer, adalllCed tbaL In his 16dge r there were DO'
entrlQl; of an ... loaM, no recard of bw t.nulaactiona
,;

WltA .aoeret creditor&. a.nd no record ot, bJa own
to thu. e:rl.ellt. hi. booka
did not .bo", h .. paraoDaJ. poaltlon
He had DOt
kept a reneral caeh book. He admitted tIt.t moaer
pe~Q,al drllW1ngs, and

.wa.,..

T6CClved 'W1L6 p&id
ind not pv.id lnto the Ia;j:a.;;"';;j[;'~';";i
He had WllbdrawD lOme money for per-sonal 6ltpell6eS, &Dd had kept nO' record Df 1t
'i'here llIay hue hoen woney he bad received t.hat
went. stralgilt to money 10OOe" . and therefore ......
not. lueut lon~ }o;ntrle$ witb regard to payutentl
t.o lIr Perry J OD.c:s wflre made ID. a ,&mllll boLebook He demed tba.t. the payment. were in t.he
na~ure of • '"olunt ....,. aJlowanee , on tho contnry,
they were to be paid back 1.1 soon u. paaa1ble I He
",anllUed tb.t. up to a certain date he hadJ Nogu.
larly ~ to lh P erry J aDes £20 to £2S ~ 'Ilhere
no n;:rcement. wlt.h Mr Jonee With 1'8g.ro to
He had .t.,at.ed)Ir JODe .. debt wu
, _c_ ..• ,"".w., and of t.h.iJ Mr Jane. bad admitted
bad p&id off about .£150
Don t. 'Oll t.lunk It la ext bat t.bere 11 tbll alt.Ount
paid you £100 odd, aDd
&ny way P
~
J to 1.8 .. sLn.nie .'" of doing

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ANQ CAVERSHAM TO
AMALGAMATE.
.l mo'ttD1ent

la

belni t&t

()1'l

foot b,. the neading

Board of Gu.rdl~ for the amalG'&matlon of the
PArishes ot ReadIDf and ~veraham. the FiDaDC6
Conrmtttere put.ting fortJr
follOWing r$&IODa for
the atflp at Thund ..,." meetlllg of tbe Bo..ro Tb ..t the COD&Ohd&tion. ot Lbo rat.o I COllectlOD
would be an a.dva.ntaie, .s j the borough, diatrlot
&nd wa.ter rate for Ce.hTllh~ are collect«i by an
ClfB.<:or of tbe Reading Corp~tlon, and Lhe Dt5ee
of tbe present allUtant o.,cneer Ilad collector of
poor ra.t.eIi for Cllvirabam caul« be a.boliAhed, and
tho coUocUon of the poot' rate' melpded In the duUes
of t.he Corporation ,oOicial wd.hout. additIonal coit
Th.t the ratep.,.en of C..v~ersbam , In pa.71~
th(lIr rate., "auld Mt h_ve to VUlt t.wo ot6.~
ono 'ltl1at' .t Ca.v6t8ha.m and the other at
lng, tij"a:rerore d; would be much mora convenient.
fo[" Jhe r3.tepayera lf there wu one rate O J lor
all pul".pC)3e8
1
TI:lat. If the two pa.n:lbes are ke,t wpnr..te t.h.,
poor r&te .... ould become unequnl, u wa'S the ease
when thel"e were three patioihes m tho tate :&eachng

th.

RJd.

Umon '
1
TIi ..t Mr. E 0 Cooke 'Would wa.t~e claIm to com

ptIt1.l!.atlOft for. disturb.nco of o1lI.ce .. rate collecwr,
In COMlderatlon of Lbe appomi,ment of Regl!strar
of' Birlba ~ Deat.h. for tho Ca.voNiham BuboD!.&-

tt1Ct..

That

or Cake
I

thiS case If punters
t.hoy ouG'ht. tbemaehnl to

car-,.,·_·"·''''''_··-·C ·

boo ..

The '(Jh&l nDir.n agrood to IeOd. • replJ;' to the
Pa.c,lIounle rider to t he it,..
):fr H iQD5daehmldt, or Carltftn hill, N W , w ..
panted pemUSllon La !,.)laee • hfebclt o..od Ime .t
P a..cgbourue
)ir GoldschmldL and MUle Jamee, alGter of 'MI.
Dora Jamea, who ..aa drowned, were t.he occupant.
ot the .. eco Dd pu nt re'erred to 1n tho course or
the Inquoat '\

LORD DES BOROUGH'S REPLY.
TO 1'l"WP. CDlTOa 01 Tn .. RI'LADntO

oauavsa."

8U",- Tbe Cona.e:rralon of the Rr'er Tbam~ had
beforo them a.t their meeting 00 the 13t.b l..UStA.nL 0.
"""" ifrom the Coroner 'WIth r"e{!'ard to the lDqueat
",kich waa held on the bodiu ot a lad,. and gontlerQ&D ,.,.ho were recentlY drowned In the rJt'U" at
P&Di biourne
'lbG Jurl' added. to theIr .,erdiett~
rid.. ~POCt.inz t.bo wcedl 10 the nadl, &lid ..
...110111 M,.tt.ers ha.,e appeared 10 the ~ ad.
~~~::~,;,tn.&de
appeac to rdect OD~ b.
(
I ha,.e bun d6l.ired to m&ke'" pubhc
tho m,cstieatio,,;:, whu:lt. ~tltey h ... .,.

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Monkey Brand is t
which "Won't Was
Monkey is Monkey I
Bbth 'shou~d have a I
The' two brightest
like Gold-Tin like
clean home from attic
labour will be as light ' as
They are equally iood,
·;for Cleaning the Bath,

" Tilework.

For a

wblcb

WON'T

ration
owder
form. ,
and Polishers~
Paint like new'l
basement,
'metal J~ill be

Copper
They will
that your
Brasses,
and