Reading Observer. November, 1914.

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OBSERVER,
RIDGEWAY;S.
HOLME5-WALKER.]
;,-INTRODUCTORY,

?1~:;l7. ~!~~l:e

o

h.} haa .l:.me knowledge of the oountry which on all
,idee aIt~ .. out beforo him aa hia eye .W6ePIJ the

that "was ...harned to be . . . . ."
. , . lin. R. A... Smith, of 7, ~b St., Oldham.
u It .tarled with. lOre on my upper hp. '!1ri.
.ore diKhareed matter wblch cr.UMd other plaoet tp
bret.k out. M.1 1&06, chm, and 'Deck were soo,p. ,
conrad with lng patchu of! nnp, wee .ore. whlob
turned nearly black. The. tho dileue 1Pre&d to m1
head and aamoo. my hair to como out in handaful.
-.s A.. doctor told me I had
",ery badly.
.As hlA tre.tment didn't cure me I att.nded

lin. 11..L BJllTll.
(Jnm G: JJMMJ.

whole hhnson. h& m&y. with the aid Of • good
ordna.nce map, eloclda.to t he genoral t.rend of lome
of these TOutM
But for a. clea.r oonoo,!)tion of
t.ben' purpose It. IS ~entlAL t.hat be walks t b em
eaeb. In turn, and. map JD hand, DOLeI el'eQ' emln ·
ence a.nd dopresslo u over or through which the
t.r&ctwaye run, aD undcTtah:mg not a.oeompliabed
m 8. Slogle lournoYlDg. nor In ten
In topography. as In all elM, " .. httle knowledge
III .. dangeroul thmg," and I know of no part 01'
my eounty wh ich more demands the etrort of T~
peat.cd vunta l& nd 6ltt.P.nded )OUrne,y mc. ere one,
c&.n venture, u pon oven & moderately clear lIlatem6llt &I to Ita contour and Ita loni" !Ustono atory
Take for eramp1& the W01U " Rldgew&y," which
-.ppea.rs III levenl plSCM OD .. good map of tbe
d lltrlet. l One wau.ld expect tho term to carry Its
own IUSD.L,fieIl.DOO, VII., j, a way upon a ridge '
Granted, Dut 1Dt.lmate knowledge. of t he IOCLht:r
&hO'Ws t h ..t the term 1& applied m more thc.n ODe
ooao to t.r a.cu whleb drop through \'I Uey., or Tlllieu
run f or eonsid$l'&ble lengths at appreel ..ble diSta.cce from the hlghe&t. hne. In wha.t Benlle, tberefore, are they Rldgeway.::O To anawer Buch .. question one must have traversed thom, muat. know
their atn.rllDg points, and thetr oOJ6ctave-know1odg~ aoquU'oo. only at tbe, expe.bSe of tune a.od

eeMma.

DAILY MISHAPS

611' at .....k oall tm
all evef'·rea.4yJ quick and u..
t.boroutrhly Tellabl.. llealu

-' hom.

!'IaDolleeter Skin Hoapttal for lOme time
The
eczema, howe.,.er, waa ,till u bad u e"e.r. I bad been
~~'~~~~h:::~ an.ffertng three yean DOW and feli thorourhl,. diaheartened.
C'OJDPMiUoa. pur!Ly and won·
"BaTtng h oard a lQt about Zam-BDk I lot a box :from
dcrtuJ. heallq virLU.
tbo c bollUlll. Jnd~o or my dellghl when, after tho 81'11t fe."
oppli""tiolll, Z&m·Bak began to clear .".y the painful &lid
IIAKE lAM·BUK
~a.ble .. allrawudasd dllS~unng eoree
" l'h. di8eued .kin peeled u I kept on .pplym. Zam.Bnk.

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~~~o!r fuelc~tI':' co.:l: Ne .... bealtby tiNne t.h<ell l"e'W' OYer m7 face and neck, and
ka. Za.!n·15uk a.oytblu. 11:1
DDmmon ....Ith on:lJD.&Ty otnt.- my IIOIlp wu wo thoroqhly cleansed of diaeue. My ~r
mntl and ..hfJll,. Zam-But hu groWD &pin Wok &lid bMlthy,
I
hM~,. pn;t... 04I ....t
.. I li&ve li.,.ed LD this d.i.tric.t .22..1~ and the 1P1endid AN
... ork~by Za ...B~l:luua.toma.\«j"'*~...u,"

A DAILY NEED.

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Wetr. -.n4 fuUrlrt9
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NATIONAL RELIEF FUND.

LORD R~ADlNG.

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Cho.innaD Tho 'Ma,or of n-li"" ~ L

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Mood..,., lir A.qwt.h paid
Lord ~

&

g)O'WlD&'

lU .A.equitb A.id

tribute to

The

.ttentlOll.

of tile country baa heen na.tuntlly and maiDly oon
eentrat«i upon tba flekl of war, but I think It
m ay DOt ~ b& unfitting If for one or t"o mtDute.,
6n<hog myself here face to fa.ee ..".,tb the ba.nlr.,cn
knd mercba.nt.a of the City of LondOD, I refer to
the step!! wbleb .... 0 bave t.a.ken to prevent t.lle dl ..
loo&tlon of t.r&de-. aDd io preeeMe the JlftJon.al
cl'e(ht
(Cheen )
Ilene aD one alde tlie m ..
ciuo ery wbieh wo sot up ior lDWl'lnf war n.k. on
&lu]» a.nd CU'JOM "'td the .uooeuru &.etton of my
r ight bon frJend and COUUKWI. Hr McKenna..
and bu OOmll1lt~ 1D N!Clf.rd to Ulo pronmon of
_aJar and food IUpphOli
But let. me Jun for 110
mUlu\a recall too ,.OU here the threat.enlDl upeet
Qt t.De Jin.&DoiaJ 'World 1n the last ",eek of July.
- 'J'he ltock marleet.. were demoralised, t.he StoCk
Ezebango bad elO&ed It.a doon, banker. we.ro appr6UDilve of a. ' wholeeale WithdrawN. of depoelt., and
~be great IoCOOptJng house of tb&~ City of London
bad to flt.oo the pr08poet. of belDf!: un.ble to obtain
from abroad tbb l'elIllt.t..noes which they requirod
, t.o meet their daily m a.t.urIDa obhgations In respect
to billa of u:cba.nge. We wue confronted .t that
momen t 'Wlt.h a double ria-the "Ilk of a .bort.age
QI Internal and ot a gener..l daloeatioD of In~r·
liaLional currency.
By tho end of the tint week
In Auguat botb thOle dlLDgers bad been coped WIth,
Arat by the lI8U& of clllTCncJ' note., a nd, .eeondl,.,
providnl for t.he I'&-l()Cepta.noe of cun-ent Ibilla

Button),

Boa.. ~r Mr. John Simonde I
Hem. 8ecret&r7 !II' Sa.muel R. Whitley.

tp the oou,ne of ha ~h at the Guildball on

The foUOW'l~ donatJo. . have beell reoe1.ved up to
and 1DCludiUC Noumbei 7t.h. -

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£..

d:

Hr, G. Y. lIIunell (ltd donation). . • •... . 1 0 0
Poet OfAOe, 8uperirl'tendent EDglneer ud

hla 1La.ff (2nd & ntribubon)
til ' 1 0
Proceeds of foot.ball m&tch. Itetding Police
•• Ilai.ryme.n
••
10 15 0
PuJaomet.er EqlneerIng Worla -Worka . 20 LU 0

0 _,
71.3 3
Kendri,* Do.. (2i>d coat.tibaWon)
• 0 0
Emplo]_ of the RMrlln;t Gu Compa.nyEn~. Dept. (2nd OOD~nbution)
15 1 7
EngiD.eeN' GuI!lftUlX CompetItIOn ••
0 10 1
Id,. lI. . G<>d<ko
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0 2_ 8
Yr. A. W . F . Du.natoDe
•
••
013_ 6
The G W R SIsrn&i Works OfIloo St.a6 (per
I
Mr E'I'lUla) (.{th oontnbntion) . .
. 3 19 0
The' AmalgamatW Society of ~tera
loud JOlDera "'{ pei Mr. 'Gale)
.•
•• •• •• 0 18 9
YeMrJ G. H&wt(ll end Sons a»d .W .
1 14 2
The G W R Signal Worb (per Mr. A. J .
LU>d ..,)
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I S 8
The 0 W,R.
f1l Pe.TT1lILDent W ..", A..
.llItlLDt BogiDeer'. Offioe (peT Mr. L.
Carte1')
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1 10 0
MI!MU. $utton and ~s and their emploYeeI (per.Mr Westb~) (lltb don ...
tlon '
••••••
.•• • ,.135...6
Mr, nlddl& •
.:.
•
...
0 1 0
The Readlog Qo-opera.tive Emplo1~ Bakery Depa.rtment. (per Mr. F. J. Wick. «I 7 6
5 0 0
a oIohange! There followed t.he mor&umum for Me&arI. S a.nd E. Col her'. omployeea .•. .
au debt. With celli.aJ.n axeepucn. , wb.ch h ... IlnOlD
£100 19 6
been
from
mont.h
two.
Tbe.e
tbey ~'Were

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the
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LAXATIVE
CHILDREN.

FOR

The aqnt:.a.l In.tal~Bt.l(.n m~tmg and dmner of
the Gl'eJ'fna.ra Lodge, No 1101 Wi1& ho.ld (It t.ho
MasoniC Te mple, Gleyfnars-l"Oad, on W~neW.y
lut, when t. he f6l]O'Wlng m embers Cld " " 1\..01'11 were
p~t. Mesm; Fra.nk II Le\\IB, darry Juliu,
J - W Ma.r~lD , Rev Ii. R Cooper Smlth , P. Colv~le Smith, Rev F. Jl C Glllmor, Messl"S
B
Wblle, F A Sar~eant, [c Slaughter, W lhcl.'e, E
o Farrer, T Tunbridge , A W J Wa ~ P W
TeaguB, H J Perm,1 T. Hunt, T W G) ngeU ,
E PrifJCt}ay , Kin~oll Darton , Keeb
H J J lt.CklIOn ]un . F B llerTlnqton , W J on
a.reus Love,
T D Barnes, E E La;n,.ostoD,
1.11, J Dodd ,
A 'E PCI'ru: J .A. WcU., L
..0 ers
F w~
Vaaoy, F F A.. ':t:'uJ\brid.7e, H C
Vtl, ,V
G
I hffe, A W 'I'u.nor , W lforrlS, E La. $,ston L
Cutle A " \lI eu G C natoman. F T l,;.oOtIlEOD .1
Galo 'F 'W Mllrt.in, J ' E Coa.Jea, '\,
. Fra6er)
F. D Fta.~r. H R Pra.ser, Rum 11l'cy.8, V ..
Knowlee
II
Ca.ner
Tice and
Pra.&er I
Tho re lg mng MlUlter;r of the folio ng J od~e&1
were alllo preF.8nt .. Etoruan," 414
Hope," 514,
" E nm(:ton ," 1566 .. Apbev." 945, • Vale of,,'Vln t8j
H<>l"8O" 1770 • Ke ndrick" 20-1.3 , .. Borde r, 247~,
.. Ma.rt.ln ," 3202, a.nd · '.Morland, " 3066
T ho mlnutc6 of t.he I IMt ~u\ar Lod(l'e haVing
boen road Ilnd con.flnnOO a. GUM J.-od [:'o CertiflUtc
was preaenwd t.o a meh~bClr e.;Jt.lt.ied Lhe reto
It.
~B8 reported that tb~l a.nco lIheet. had been d;jh
:lu<hu<4 a.nd To;:l6 83tifr!aet.ol') b ut. t he ad,(l')t.IO'f1 of
thiS and the rollO'ri.
Pcnna:n('lnt Corumltt.co
were dt!.erN'd to
~
Mr,..au,.arn
!Ir
I ~J S as hIS
of V:anh;,~ul

Flerkslnre me n ,jllpl.ln flgnre lur", ('l... III lhll ~-""U IJt .
hsts Isslled during thl) .)a.:il \ \('clt 11 -.1 \ 1\11\ tb.~~
they aro dOlDg th c l~ lu ll shil re In the IL J'I !~ r Ih6
C.nal;t., in ~ blCh t.he Gcr nluls ;).re . amh nU t n' Ib6
full ,forco o f t h e Ir reSOU rCCK against Clur nw n S:IUI\,

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da, s IJs1t IS t ha L rcponoo IrOIll lhE! b.ue up II)
Sept 2'2;ul SUnfl:iy 5 tum, aro d;1.!c(1 ::seO! 2..1
and Mondil.l"3 hsls Slal'f Ilho CIUiUII.!tICS· u nI ,
Novomber 1st
On ..\la ndo) 1\ il~t of I\'o~nd~
adml tted to holtp:tals WIl.$ Itl~o !Hl~h s ll (: d
"I
SATURDAY
AdmI tted wounded to .\~ e% ~odra H o. Olta i Porta.
mou th, Oet(lber 15L _
\
.,
roeep, [' ,0 " , 7857
Lanj;rtd gc. rlo :\1 3300
Lanslo.l' l'te J, ~38
\ \ojoaL /a nd, Pi c 1: , 8176
AdmlLtoo wOllnded 10 Ro) a l Yletona. llosp!I,&L
Nettey, October Lst Barnard, Pt.e H, 7511
Cox Pte j\V , 8025
I
Lovell, COl'pl J, 8U4
MI\I'y 0 I1, Ij'L-Q J, 871..13
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rr
, PhllltS, Pte E, 9420
Wit ts, Pte A, 00152

'SUNDAY
Admi tted wounded to t h e 2nd Locciotl GCJlUII
HOSPital, Cbelsoa, Oetober , lst Chambo,Iam,,Pt:e p, 16976
Col es, pte E, 10192
Garrett, Pt.e D , 7432
Golden, Ptoe G , 7213
Grel!n, Pt,e J, B5S5
N uh, P te W H, 10001
Scott, P te H, 7128 I

W.bb, Pte G, 8192, l
''''mg, Drumme:r R, 9897.
Admitted wouooed to t.hb 3rd Southl!tn Gutl1l

Hos.plta.I, October lst. -

~:i~~cpt.o.~ ,Fg.j:18

Kurt.on, Pto S, eg1S I
I Lawrence, Pt.e I., 1950
Marsb..n, Pte 8., 7673
, ~ Shaw, P te. p. 972S
j
Admlt.ted wounded to t~ 5th Northern G ellt~
HOSPital, October lst. i
\,,' tlson, Drummer C., 7W1

MONDAY.

Reported killed
1
$no", Pt.e. W D., 7948
Reported wounded ~

.\lrworth, Pto, F" 8589

'Baraon, Pte. B • 8073. ~
));d<:&k, Pt.o. S" 141S'j
Edma.na, Pt.o. J " fTl79,
Gillett. Pte. S, 7403.
Donovan, Pte P . , B2?1
La.wreoco, Pte W •• 6615
:a,..rkwood, Pte E., 6ti6Gz
Lock, Pte R " 7245, \

NerJe, Pte. P. , 8949

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Huggln.., l"te. T , 82()g.
PrlDee, Pte J., 799ft

Stl'1\!lge, CoTpI J. Ill27

serr.

Vetl.ndor, Pte. A.. 89.32

F, 6527.
, .m29

Wicir.ens,
Newth, P\e.

Turne,,'l'uj.

F, 8701,

""""b.'-

Reporled
Doe, Pte D,' 7145,

I Hair gets thick, glossy.
:wavy and beautiful at once.
_ 1_ ,
I
ImmedJa.te ?-Ye8 ' Cetuno ' -Th ..t'. thl! joy of it.
Your hair becomes ligbt, ra:YY, fluay, abwtdallt. and
appears as lOft, Itllltrou a~d beautiful as. young IFI'.
after a Danderlne h&lJ' clea:nae Jut try th~-Dlo18ten
a eloth With &. hilla nandenne. and carefullY draw It
through your ba.tr, taking 10116 small Ib-and at a timl!
'fb1.8 will cleanse the lULIr of du et, dirt or ercesa.lve Oil,
and In jllllt a. few moments you have doubled the beauty
of yOlU" hair.
urpnll8 awilts thOMl whoee
h&U'
hun
scraggy, faded, dry, brittle
mg the hair, Dande.nne

d&ndruff, oleanaee, purifle.s
or Bver ntopprng Itcbmg and
please you most will be alter
~ou see neW' bO.ll'-ftne and
fin,t-·ves-but tea Uy new b&ll' grGWlDg all
you caz:e for pretty, 110ft balr, a.nd
surely g6t a. l/I~ bottlo of Knowlton's
D,,,deri,", from !loy cbellll8t, aud Just try it.

NEW ~ECR~G SCHEME.

MlLf"t.lD, Pte. A. 6892.
Pe,.,.,., Pto c,
Rumble, P\O G, 10173.

1396

,

WEDN~DAY,
Admitted wounded to Vlcf1'n .. Hoepital, Nei1ey:...
Carter, l'te.. F., &n9. _1:1
'

.Mead, Pto w, G.. 7183,
Ad .... tted w_dell to the 300 Norihern H"PIbIj
~

Shl!ffieJd -

Axton, Pt.e.. "K •• j ln89
DaVIA ... p",

A,

\

1065,

Gee, .l'"'U E. T., 70lZ
PoweU, Pte, F •• 7132
'l'rebll, Pte. P., 8769.
Admit.ted woutJded to th Second Western
Plt&1, Manebe&ter Donov&U, Pl6. p. 8271.

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THURSD1lY,

Ofticer re~rted from t.h.8 Brpedition.a.ry POl"l*
.h&nnl' died of wound. _
Lieut. L G. Nicholson ,

loa

Officer. wouoded -

2nd Llfm~ C W.
2nd Li6ut. G. Y.

NC.O.'a
Pte T,
Pto
Pte,

RETUR~•

.. C.!i£OrDi. Syrup o£ Fi,."
TODd.,. Little StomacL, Liver I,th'•.",~
and

CASUALTIES.

"FOR KING AND COUNTRY,"

--.--

&dJ~Dt COUD-

&II. a&aOClaUoD tJl: "Ulelr
own.
'I'tieao &ilent ,.,...,.. IndUce that attlt'*l tt/ or
r8troepeoctlve thinking wbleb 18 & pnm& factcr In
the elUCIdation of their trtor:r and t.belr pnrpOIIO.
Their tmoothueu and t,he;r unple CUrTllli tend to
.,ften the UDooreD mental aan.&cell reduoed. by the
rueb &Dd turmOil of the day.
Serene 111 their
qUiet graDdeur they m."te repo&&.
The rounded
bills o.,er .hlch. tbey wind, tho peaceful nlley,
mto which they diP, eo mblne t.o IndUce .. qUiet
mWllng on tbelr bidden atory.
In 8lICb .. I!ptrlt
one C&D best. eyolye the mNnln~ of tb6lf' being,
Ul .ueh an att1tude or mlod one rea.pe tbe ~ the
DowDIJ e&n gl',e, aoo, that obtained, their InDu-ence I..iDgera and ImplLr'tA & 80metblng of t.helr peace
tor less 1"C{>06t'?ful hours.
The .tory or our Berbhire DoW'1\*, ~plete With
put. romt.noe, may yet find pen td · do Jt J~oe.
The puJ'pote of tbll Introduction l. to KI1'8 .. general vunr of the great trackWaYI and patiuJ which
m, upon them, running 1NIIt &Dd eontb. To obtam
a clear OODeeptlon of the U' tread ~ DfI musl; MCUl'e
a la.rgtt map tlla.n In these column. oould Wlth
fa.cili ty be -repl"Ol:tueed.
Par tbe p~ of t.btl
&l'ttele It may sum06 to .how by • dlAll'am three
Ahent poInts which bello(' vpon the BeTk:ab~idg~

BERKS

THE GREYFRIARS' LODGE.

ENTRIES & QUALITY.

'1

Tho Ridge ....,.. of Berkshire a.nd

, , MR. ASQUITH'S TRIBUTE TO FURTHER SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
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FREEMASONRY IN READING.

tiM have 01. cha.ra.cter and

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FINANCING THE WAR.

c;::::.' Y~nt;!;f::r ~,::

lug for it he 1I.ret time on the summit of this hill,
ATe hundroed and IIcnn ty five feet uhove f the sea,
may poblbl,. be struck: by I the a!lpnrent mo.ze of
~ tracks wltban the nearerl VleW.
GIven that

HI w . . . . . . . .1,. dl8fI......d.". • ......;.,
1-

iy

BIRD

Bowel•.

of the wort of Obt&iDlD,
be tD1tit.t.ed by the Pu..hleh ~ed aD
atabement exir'an&to1'1

P.'li.,~,~t~ r":'"";ti.,,,

Commftt.!ee. ~""Dell.
w ...

~,\uith'" then

Hq~tod,

oOWl1ttlJ(,

to

&00 not

to

SOCIETY.

'DR.

I'D the ~ of a Larp number 10l .pt..t!,tot.,
laelu4iD"tDelDtAn of tAe CaDadl&D ooDtinpnt,
aaeiea.t, ~Dy \o f ~b. P~011 of . the Loq:l
Idl\J.ot; to !.lui ludie< of tho Kina'. Ilooch Dina>Oll
took PoI-- in the L:ml Cbier .J'DI'Uoe'~ Court; 011
1l0Ddq: The judg_ pftIIIeM 'Were tbtWm'd 01161
JUstice, lI'r. ·JuaUC)I!I Co1eridre fDd Mr. J_ioe norridae,
1C&I'1et robqa aDd fQll..bottcmed WIl.
On hill .nt.y tho
.blaet

tho

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Cou~

b, ...

th.e" the Lord

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, CIVIUAN DEFENCE FORCE NOTICES,
PAltADE>i! , ~,
Sat.urd&y, No.,. 14tb r.Bporbl ~ 3 p....
Sunday, No.. 15t.b -Rea4:ing 6eboo1, 3 p..tn.
We.dnclda,., No.,. 18th -Sportl Growwi, 3 p..&
&turd ..y, Nov ' 21l t.- Palmer Parlt, 3 pm
On Sund ..y. ... tbe B&nd from Lbo t.rn..imng 'lint
•• King AUroa:" will a.ttond. I
,
On Bunda.f the cblleatton aD the rrOtmd towardtt
f'Tobaero for tbe ~Troo:pa" realised .£117. 5!d':'
(Signed) ~. H , HODGSON,
_I LieDt'~fDel CorumaodiDr.

WH~E HOR~E' ~f UFF~GTON.

THE

o:r ''l'IDl "

)UI!lDlN'O OIlSB~"

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F W
OLMES W A.LKLtao
Reading

READlNG'S

w.n

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RE~PONSE

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done, Reading, th. i.n" ••! tow n

Th. b.ttle gape to fill

The L'0n In the Forbury p:rovu
The valour or our men ,
They're made of good old! Bnt.iu .tuft',
Just as they were then
GOO bl eea the bra.ve, USpq1l51V6 be.&tt.,
})ver .0 firm and
'1
AJ1d he wbo sene& hu. country 1Vell
Should tiCrVe bls SaV1our , too
So onward to the hattIe flf ld,
Valorously to 1fieht., J
Far Brlt4ln'" 1100& must 0.0 ,&00 dllre
For England hOIDO and right.,
M. V . MUNlf',

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Wn l t ill

r:1.1 111~ £25 at
-ch' "IR.!I'eIl IIICllrrc I

$clIlorf!,ehrno k,

, MOlntaUlJ Its rlory sUlI,
The llIen obey t h e bugJe dan

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