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LI,EUT. R '1' POLLARD
Li~utenant Jloger Thompson Pollard,
Be.r.k4h )re Regiment, wJ10 was killed In Franoo on
October 13th, wu. the yC·un ger son oC Mr and Mrs
Alfred Pol~ :t > of 40, Murra,}·road. Wl mbledo ll ,
acd :w<&s ~ )eats old
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8.b ROY.AL BERKS.
CAP!'. R. M. COOO'E.
O...ptaln RicbaTd Ma.rkha.m Coote, 8th Roya l
Berla Regt., who fell JD fiance on Oct,ober 13t h ,
wa.s the second lio n of Mr Oh arles L Coote,
harrister..at.Ja""N, and Mrs CooLe, of 84, West. Cr'O'mweU rOM, S Vol,
Caotam Coote v.:ns horn on July
::§th , 1692, and 'was educatEd at The Grnnge. Folkeatone. -sr.d &.dIe)' Coll ege On leavmg ;cboal he
was admitted as a 6tuden t.. at Lincol n's Inn, ana
became a memoor of tba Inns of Court. Officers
Training Corps He W8G ca.lIed to t he Bat' on June
24t h, 1914, and on Seopt.cmber 21st Ih t he e.ame yeo.r
reoelved hl& 1irSt co mmISSion as temno-ta-ry second
lIeu te na.n t. ID the 8th Royal &d-.shire Regfmcnt.
In December of t he ~me lear he wa$ gazettoo .. s
a te m~rary ~a.pttun, and on August. 8th we ut. Wlth
hia battalion to France: H o ~as a member of the
Umon Soclet.y or Lonaon, and was l!C'Cretary for a.
ahort time. b~t. resig n ed the post. In consequcn~e of
tne out.break of t.he wa r . H e ..... as an actIve wor ke r
of t}le Radte,t J.h ssum at. st. Peter's T...cndon Docks.
HIS elder brotb~1'. I ~ 3. seco nd lleut.enan t In t. hl\ 12th
Essex Reserves RcgIr.lc nt. nnd hu. yO'tngest hroLher
IS a. second h culc mUlt- Ih t he 8lh IRo\:l.! Berk sillre
Recunent and IS nl)w In r'lanco
BEC LIEUT C SPAR'l'ALI
Since last ye4U"' S Sale the markets
fluctuated to a d~gre.e unhe~d 'rf befpre:b.uJ
throughout ~l o.ur buying W.e ~ave ~~pt ~li~;,
year's sale in' mind. and .witt out a n.y -doubt
we have secured values that -,./viII make
.⢠a visit
to our premises a mOl1er·saYing .opportunity,
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An Illustrated Catalo&ue and
a ,pecial ~et of Paitern" of
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If , bu cannot oall durln8 thess
threb days senp your order by
F1;~nels will be sent - post
freB and I tladly _ . to any
address IfJ Great Britain.
post-our post order staff Weill
shop (or you just · as carefully
S8 you would'four8~(f. .
Major
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N BUCHANAN, DUNLOP.
KIUed in A ction.
-Sec-Lieut. R. B.
Roadi.ng.
) Wounded and Mill5lDg.
Cap,. H. D. BUCHANAN.DUtiLOP. 0.5.0.
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CtIURN,~ CAMP,
COL. WILSON AT THE
DARDANELLES.·
A 'STI~RINd MESSAGE.
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Arthur W Sut.ton wntJ" to us _ H Last
I receIVed a. very mterestlng letter from our
)!:.:::ther. Colo!,el I..eIihe Vtihon. and I think your
r ,derll would lIkc to see lUck e.nracta from It ali
t - Censor ca.n take no exception to
The letter
, .. : brlllg! b Qme to UJ ~ foro:.bly tha.o &01,~_ else could do the Qtraord.iOILry bravery
" )~a b1 olftoan an~D alike. ~ t.he u:t.reme
!!.~u lt le5 and hardship 110 wil1.in:g1::r fa.ced b,. our
(';JOPS 1n tb. Da.rda.ne1lea C&mpa.1gD.
The ceau.11;11 of p;lrLY l ot.ere&t.s while all are. unIting In ODe
;-a.t effort. to free the wodd from the cu..rae of
: ll t.&ry aeapousm, enable!!. us to &Pprecl&t,.e more
'~dll , tbe liac.riiieea W~I~ thOl5e at t.be frout a.re
~ . klng on our behalf ..
r ne followUlg 1.5 the lett..« retc::rred to by lIr
I'~k:
L lto r! -
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My dea.r ' i?uttan,-I !'8oeJ..,.ed ·~ovr letter of
Z3rd .AUgtl&t a. few day. ~o. a.od wu delie:hted
" gel It
?lui da.y Iii a. bri~ spot. out. bere, ant
"' ~ all cheer up .. ben th, .De. . &lTlVeII that ~here
" a mall on tbe beach.
Almo5t t.Iut worat part of
1'1 I! se.l'\1ce-aod It. 1& I kno_, fa.c worse for tba.e
I h?[Ue-u; the &l11let! to IulDw bow all one'. o-w-n
W Ole are
We.llJ'e luat oat af the lreQ(:hel!
.. been eight da-J.I tbero.. and go up .ag&ln on
\ Jne~dav for seven d ⢠.,.s
It u. ..1wa,. trrmg
; k IUId" Tie Jet littJe .1\ep â¢â¢ , ', , The Turk 18 In
el eme nt In .Defence-a good, plucky , clean
)-lI"r but he &nnot. msb l:Lia foroea mobde,
'~l (] h .. hit.4 no need to ~ere. The new la.ndlng . ,
IT n;l,e \ er, we all rema.ln nry chaery. &.nd are
~ ,, _ :til we CI.!!
The me. &.1"& really splendid_
\1 'of mine are T,nesIde lads or from the Clyde.
f ',1(, a.I&O a Compa.ny of Pubho &:hool a.nd UnIt
men
The "pint of t.be men really
,
a..~ I(lnu;h one..
You C&II &lways get. II. bttle
()1l 1 of Yiem, even wben you t.btnk the:f are
h"lC lalit efl'ort, and 1t'S ma.gnificent t.b.e way
⢠11111 null then lasL pound. Thl'!1 a.nd we ..11
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en tIred-It's -not so mucb pb~c.J , I tbul.k.
~('nlal
It. UI 10 ditferent to Franoe. aa now
(lI T months we ha.ye neTer been out of Ihell
,n'l mv biVOuac IS Dot ln a very ' he<hy '
f
Tke\ rut a shell through my meu-.&d ug-<lut
I. "e-o k '
1"o.damagfl... J h O!)fl Eugla.rld u
. ,p, \\ akmg up
We ba.ve a. very st.lff tuk In
fJ ~
p
1~"fu1 'C t
.
T'l"ff' I' hou id be no Liberall or Cou!'6rl'atln&
hI' .... ar but'! aU combine to rebUl'd ou r house,
n >T!ust be 'ery dAmaged
In ma.ny thlDg' I
r< u a \I;!l l hluid new onca OD mo~ sure f ound ...
, Ih ln mucb of our leglliatlon Testa at. pr~
~ 11rl th .. r o Yo III be ~ enOnDona num be r of
"In" ('rpa led bv the .. ar to 50 1.. e
H owe ..er.
I' I l ' n g l.!lo all th e be!tt men .eem working to:lcr II "11 fM the common good, and mlly t~y
n "'I ml t (:ll tbe neop1e wbat. III neceuary, and
1 I 1 rH' j~e people v;11l do anytlllng In ree.&Ob
::()od bea.rt "
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ANOTHER
I:"ln 11'11 actually m. tbe firing line digging.
Did
l J «.,> t hose lines ID ⢠Punch'? _
Ir a mtllion meD Wltb a.1I ilIelr toola
\\ ere t.o dig for half & year~
Dfl rou ibmk, the Captain Bald,
fbat we &b.ould the-n be clear?
\f)t hhly, saJd \tle AdJutant..
KnOWing hiS Bngadlu'
r, ⢠t rue'
!Jbel'e 15-hardly a.n iDch of thIS porr Lhe Galtipoh PeDlD5ula whtch haa not been
.. ~ up for .ftOD)e purpose (If another.
Now we
II 'I 'art re-<I!J:gln..- In order to mm our pre.&8Dt
t . "rs as .!\lltabTe' a.a underground (a.nd that
;
"1 I cla.y ) Tooms can be made to hve 1n 10
.~! ~ ~>i cold
On W eodnesday. starting at 4 & m ,
:
ll~ I hp pt raiD for tbN3e hours In the trenchu.
'r\\ :n QS It was hot sun the whole day . but on
t~ Ur n to camn our dug-outa were zbll Dlud ' We
I 1'1 httome iery hardy. To-da.y there 15 a howlIi .. .and It \\&5 qUite cold trua urI,. mOTnlDg.
,
jq I S something to remember
, I: hi tbrough th& 'lUrka have been c"n ILnd
~\ l' l'!l e nemlu
Their pluck: 1S WOnderful â¢â¢d
'I,! taw played the game on every OCCUlon.
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'lI·h one could sa.y the Sa.m6 of the Germans,
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c x~et
OppaSlt.& 16
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OF THE V.M.e.A.
Dunng tbe last t~r~ montbA a. strong rellgioul
programme bas been ca.rr~ out by tbe 'RelAdlog
YAl e A lD Cburn C.mp amoD!l t.he troops. Every
Suuda.:r e\"enlllg the large Y .!J~C.A. m~rquee bu
been cro ... ded With men . .... ho ha\e Iilitened Wit h
marJr:ed JDterast to the G05pel mesaa,ea dell'rercd
by local EVllugohst,.5
On SuDdar u.ft.ernoons the usual Y M,C A. aacred
.. IlDg long" IS held , With a. abort. alJdusa by ODe
of the I ~ldlen;.
BIble C1aaseli ~.. ve been held
three tunes a. week, on 'lue9daJ and Friday e ..ebIng. by tbe Camp Commandant (Col H T. S
Yates), a.nd on Thursda} eVentn:;5 by Pre. Sbepberd, R,\ M C, 'Ibe. latter con<Juctcd a SCrles of
Bible reading" wl t h a.n expOIiIt,ion of the G~peJ
of 8t. 14attne.... All thue: ilLble e1uses bave bee:l
weU attended, and ba, e been a Jrellt belp to the
men In 'e&mp, wbo mJas 5IJch meetlDgs no .... t.hey are
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Sel"'gt .GanAer 1I.,,,,,,_qT IPRIOR.
8.b 8e,a. Kiu..cl.
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.. FOLLOW I1HE KING."
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R.... EDWARD, SMITH,
. We&leyan Minlstet Enlisted.
~. L!EUT T F IT FRllliANTLE.
Corp. H. C. COLLYER, Wokiugloam.
Diatingulahe:l Conduct.
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LI Aut.enant Thomas Francll. Halford
5th Oxon and Bucks L I, who d Ied o n
1 '~~~~l'~1~7 th of wounds recelvoo In F 1anders on
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25th, '\Va.:] "he eldest. son cf Colonel tbe
FrancLS herna n do of The Old n ouse.
Wlnslov, Bu(:bl, RTld W lI;tow, Lelcesa grand:::o n of Lord Cotlesloe. H e Wag
at E ton, and was 18 years old.
SEC LIEUT. A. D J MELUSS
, Seoond Lieutenant. Andrew DOl!glaJ) Jeohn Melh,..,
Oxford and Bucks LI:Jht Infan trl'r was t he e lder
son of th e Rev. Andre ..... Me lhSll , lind was born at
M~salna. Slcllv.
He WlU> educ.aioo at RI!!'bhury
House, 5t LeonarxIs-o n-Sea. anq Chtlst'i H~splt8.1.
He rceened h iS com nll&510n o n Sep ten'her 22nd,
1914, m the 7tb Oxford and Ducks L I ⢠fUld had
been In trallllog In that regiment. 14 mon t hs On
October 2nd he "'as nttached to the 5t h UattRhon
Oltford and Bucks J~ I , and wen t Inlo the trencbes
on Oct.ober 11th, and was killed on the 17th, III hIB
19th rear.
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·Dr. CasseIrs'
J! Tablets.
Dr
.. Khaki8tud.i4, 1te.dlnr.} ··~
Sapper
K,IIe.!
LlEUT,
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Khaki 8tu.:ho ne.dl n.g
DOIJBLE. Spencer·a Wood..
KiU~ tn Action.
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DETAILS
- OF SERtT..., PHIL"
PRIOR'S DEATH,
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80MBER~ ·WHO RETURNED NOT.
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Corpl. W . · BONNER, Cameron Highlande ....
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Hurs t. Wounded.
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MISSING.
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No further new li haa been reeeived of Second
AI already stated In our columm, Sor;!.. Gu nDer
Lloot l &. Basll Ho~eJl, who, as we announced last Erneat (U Pb..il ") Prior, of the 8th Berks, was kIlled
~ .. ~ II reportea wounded and mlulng
Ht. In ihft gre&t adva.nce It. the end of Septembe.r.
Detalll, h owever. as to how he met hll; death ha.ve
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pho &ppeara on thl!l page
Lleu~ Howe ll II the
}tlet eQme
hand, ' and the ,t' eb.lcrver ut IS
elde son o[ Mr. CounCillor Bowen
Educa.ted nt
paper 11l polse'Olon of tbe fads
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Reji"' School aud St. Lar.or~nce College, Ra.nll' :', ,........ , Don-commlMlond ofl\ier,~Sel"gt G A Mead
gate r be a.pphed for a commiSSion ImmedIately
I (" Jerr'7 "), In wrItlllg --'to 'Sergt. PrIors
the putbreak of hos"tlhlies:, and filled u!) tbe
lIlys" Phd weut I nto a.ctlon on the 25th of
of "'j<mg by JOlrung tHe Pubha Scbools Cor~ at t.embe
oct
tb 'bo' (th Bth Be la) ad
Ep.!~
On November 17t. h, 1914, be wu gllUt.t.ed
r,'
IlS
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to , t e 4th Bat.tn N ortb Gta.ft'!'i , aDd underwent blli nnced they took aU In fro9t of them
Capt.
Cassell. got. kIlled> and POOT , ' Ph.)' then had to
t.ral 1nJ: Wltp that regI ment .at. GUf!rnsey.
On ta.ke charge of the mach.ihe gu n lecbon
Be went
MlLy 27~ of thlll J ear hf.' wns attach¢d to the 2nd over hl'o Gennan lines of trenches. aft.~r '" blcb he
Batt. Northumberland, }>' usi llen. and unmedIat.ely
..e;n+ to the front.
Be ca Int! home on a ahort got hIt In the leg
He sat down to rlre6S his leg,
about a m on th ago.
when & sbrapne1 bUMlt 10 front. of blm lind be ' must
A letter from the Cha.pla'n of thd Rtlgade .t..tes have 'been ktlled lDltantiy. I (the writer <ont;;.'I")
t.bA he was mlB.SlDg afl~r the. last. at.tack t.ha.t the hay" Ion a rood a.nd gallant comrade, and
Reg ment were In on Ocwb,r ht-3rd
He took out. hav6 a bard ,ob to find flO good-hearted II. 'pal'
a b6mblng party, . but pooe of them bave I!ilnce re- The Co~na.ny lend tbeu- deepest !'iym nathy to you ."
ported \beDl8elveB.
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Lleut Howell served ~veral y~~n ID the 0 T C â¢
Mrs ~rlor haa also receIVed a let.ter from MUls
before t.hat he tooli e. -great: Interest 1ft the E. Heartlo,., of" OaeI16Y," RuaeU-et.reet, Read\ng,
Boy ScouL movement. hemg one of the original
eDt.erl.alned tbe gun fiec\Jo n of the
members of the St. -Peter's (£ti verlS;ham) t roop. At
"She wrltes "You have l06t
a later date he WQ largely Inst.rum@ntal tn atarho,
ADd
ltulband, and in the; midst. of
tbe ISoutb Rea<hng trooD at WItiMey
He 1J1UI IOrrow tbere mUit be a. feeling of pride in
trait1lng to follow h ll fatber's profeuion aa an th& wlf~ of a. hero, &I..he undoubtedly was.
&rcilit.ect, and .at the tim e of ioiwn~ the Army was bave bll ctIllkb:e.n to f)t"ln~ up' and oomfor t ou ,
In the office of 10fr Percv ~ W.ald ron III London.
aDd Ito ttacb t hem of t h eir brave, heroic fal1jle r ,
Lieut. 'owell was 20 yean of age th .. wed
who l.ud ~own h .. me,.ror ru. coup.try_"
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~~I~r :ro~~.sJ)u~blr~~v~ ~~~n"~~~!1 ~
recoa-nieed modern home t.re&tIlUlrlt. for t
NERVOUS BREAkDOWN
KIDNEY DISEASE
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GASHED BY WIRE.
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our pd-urea !his week wtU' lit fouDci ..
Oc.rpl. W Borl.ner, 01 Hunt. ",ho.. u
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TbI8 - ,,6ek ,..a, rep~oduoe ~j,1ioto of ·-~te. Pr~J)k
0/- 0,"'"'1'.
HigblaDd.~ ~. ~k E~"",.I ,lila~a Rq .. , who. """ killed ",bilâ¢â¢e",.~
JC wb&t'l& now known M " the gn'4ot ad".'DOfI,"
m PN.nce WIth tb, 6th ija.ttn. ilion -and Bum
",. . . everel! Iguhec;l by WIre ~n'&'Dglem~lI Ligqt ' b faatfY. f ' 'Prom i letter wtJtten by.,. obe of
to
alt.erwam. takeD Inw hO"l)lt.at .... RoueD. ~!:!;:;::~r:::;~
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the
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thlLt·'T~ E,.ans "Y.a&_kll~ed
' by a. j'' lheU, ... h1c:h
p.te. P'rank Enn'l
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MAL-NUTRITION
VITAL EXHAUSTION
PREMATURE DECAY
T&luable for Numng Mothers, and dUTIng'
the Critical Penooll of Life- Chemll\ts a.nd stores In
all parUi of the world seU Dr Cru!!lell'. Ta.b1et.! Prices
AN~MIA
1/_ l /B IUId
'1/-. thfl !'I/_ â¢â¢Zoe be..ing the meet eC>OnOWJW
A Free Trial Supply Will be I'tllt to you on receipt
of name aod addres... and two ~ny stampfl for postage.
aQd packJ",," Addn"", Dr.. Cwmell'. Co, Ltd . ·U S,
Cheater-road, Manchester.
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YOUR FRIENDS
NEED YOUR PORTRAITâ¢
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" Unto!" and ""y P",.;"
Eyes," the II Tomlll CS"
cho rus I fd'l$ Ins WhIte .-:
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a nd .. sbtne.where' A VOICS
<r~k::;.~~ 1
.nd With very g ..at fee l,bg. M T . '
.nd amused hiS audience WIth 0.
monologue
and 0. humorous song. The concert concluded With
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th o Nationa l Anthcm
lU6t u keen a, workm31l
In fact. nO' matter wbat.
he took UP. hiS ODe aIm W8.IJ ~p. do lt well
Deep
'JI}le programme at Wa.r ITosIUt.al No 2' -';&8
liymp'a-hy u; felt for Mr ana. Mrs DOuble and ,1mos~ a. reoetitlOn. of the ODe glven t hc pre\; IOua
faml t
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week.... but K PI:oved. if 'lIlyth lng, a greater 5UCCC."-8,
I AN APPRECIATION.
fo.r n:ofessor E.al ley hail tho ab'e ~&S l st...1nce of
Mr Hives, , ba t! " l n nOitable comic," and Mr.
111. "JAOK TRE MASC0!1; ").
Walker (tenor), who kindly came 10 Inl ace of Mf â¢
, ~
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W~ {lyde
TIle proqramme IDclude<f !lIano so los
It IS wlt.b ml11glfXl feelInga -t hat I.att-empt to pen by
Mu" BerWICk, and. songs by MIS8 J'Agnes Laud.
& few~ hDes in apprecl8.tlOn of Sapper J T Double';J
wbo a !.so Jl'ave flo comic sketch, ,. Suggestions , " and
ahorl; <.qjreer on t.be footba ll and CrIcket fie ld.' Bi accompanted ht'rself Mr. Wall:er saPO' s plend id ly
the d(l8th of J im DouHe local footb3.11 hu lost Ofte many of h iS old favotmte En~.h .h ~ n ads and
of Its keepest 6UP!lp'rt.er.l!. , He first came under \' B lue EyIl}S." reneate-d. . b, de..'ilr e b,, "' M ISs .'Lau d.
notK:e ..liile pla ym ~ for T ilchurat B e p layed for Willi blghly .appreelated MI&A BerwuJf., In spli.e o.f
them one S88.!JO.n wlt.h much succcss H L6 nex-t. club lier bouble, ..accom!la nled In her u ~ual bril h a.nt.
wo/l.8 t h e 5mar~ TI-eadlni St. G~rj:e" ,4.eam
He
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helped them to Win the Second Divlslon- of the ~yle.
- f -' - .- Te-:nberanoe League and was one of their most
capa.b1e plaT.flra. 'He waa lost to local football fN
sharod b y t.he wounded Ko\(iient
a.bout th~e yean when he. lo,noo tb, Ar;my, and
and I 51.. Luke's War HO&Plt.als on
was greatLv m~ed by the St. George's
m dUrIn'"
ev~e nt \l'hen the R caihnE;' Favoul'ltea
wall veri
of the ir concert",
Good m,U .!IC and
tl:Jat perlod HIS SUDCeM l'n ~rOly
marked . He p]a.yed at oen
be " .B ' ~:~;~~:~~:~ t~ ;I,~,;.j~;e<ltt,,~b' m) .. Lad J ;Nu:oh ne" lD
team of we RQyal E~lneers
m DI\T'uuon), i
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h elped a long an hOur and
and 800n obtalped a. place lD tho tint team by hlS
"ery n~onot.onOU8
of the
.. t.erha'g play. Whe n I sa.y that tbe. RoY6l Ebgln~
, e:cnresslOns VOiCed
eeu was one of t.be stronifiit teams in the Kent
t he
League It 'Will : be 8een that DoubJe gp.t.ooo a lot of
ex:penenoe
But It wu
that Double 1&
ma hlJn 'Very
weat.her
Rob ..... )
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PALPITATION
~ peoaJ ly
Two o f t h e hest cOl¢er16 gl \ en dUTlng la st week
were thOf:e by M ISS G_~ Berwick , of the Vaude ville
Electne 'fl1eaLre, a nd by Prot:essor A. Bailey,
forme.r at tbo Cliff H ou!I) CQma lescent 'Home and
the Ia.tter on Frlda.y In last week at War H 06pltal
No. 2
The Cliff House concert, u;ndertaken by
},{18S r'SeT"'i'j'ICIr. came at a. ve r y moppottune and &ad
tlme for ]ef, as the day pre\'IOUS she] io.!t her only
brother ~ al tbe front, 8. brave young fellow wh o
had gone l;hr()ugh 't he wbe lc camp nl~n p rev iously
Without. a .$Ca r The nrogremme WM rL most exce,l\ent on e a n i lncluded such artistes as MISS Agnes
Land. }t. PaaJovltz (nlnno), Jlnd Mr li'ereyJrost.lck
(vIa 1m), 1"bo~ .plaYlll~ of the .. GIPSY f)anees "
(Sarasate)
a · dream to th~ · WIth a.ny
love i"lr .art.lstlc
notIon
tlOll.
1tII6I5
La.ud
m her best litTle
pathol
6ar;r
WASTING DISEA8E1
NERVOUS DEBILITY
ILEErt.ESSNEU
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KILLE!;). BY· A' S~ELL.
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INFANTILE f"ARALYSIl
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C&eeeJ1 e 'rabiN _re :a. ~IJI.O tLtI d tc.tAa
a.1l tDrma af %l.I'II'Ve or bodily ",eab_ in
ftlDleIb' tor
',WAR HOSPITAL CONCERTS.
Pte FRANK EVA NS. Sto1re Row.
of my baok." saYS
Mrs. EllIott, of 6{
Ru~n grOV6, 'Regent
~Park-roorl.
Birmlll«⢠h am . My head aOhed
rut <though lt v;onld
spht. and I had no
be.a.rt or >&neTgy' fOT
anything
When I
got. up ID the m o.rnmg
r trembled from hood
to loot. r got little
sleep a.t mght. and
juet-i'elt. 'WO(1l out in nllnd a.nd body. ){y
slun was of a. slilly, unbe.althy oqlour, a.nd
puffy l"imfl fonn.ed round my -eyes I Med to
dreo.<l~l timoee OOWID.I' round. for all fpod.
d1&;l~ 'WIth 106. Though I had the JJest
-nted.ioal :liIVlOC, I irot no. bett&r. hnt wor&e.
It was VeJ.-y dlfforent WIth Dr Ca3ge.ll'e TaDlets; they cured me oompleOOl:y. and I shaJl
lWver- cease 'to Pr&Uie tbem.'!.
NEURASTHENIA
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THE COFFEE STALL At.
I READIN~ STATION.
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.. r used t& 8Ufrer
ttolll fnghttul grlOO~
ID g pun in tbe small
last.
r- ~'
Over <l Jl& hundred. men have lilined t.he Y M C.A
BOn .â¢nd theNiby added then names to t.he
long liat.'! of men \\ bo now belong to tbe Y M C.A
War Leaj'ue
It ~a.s felt a~ & 6ttlng oonclw>lo n
La KUch. &n Importaa t Side of the Y M C. A work In
t he camP. tba.t It ....·ou'd be we1! to g ..tber tb~
men ~ether In a comh': ned rueehn;;
,
Acco~ng ly on Tuudi!\J' eU!nlng Ithe meJ1 &&&emhied 11\ tbe luge Y M.t... A Illlt.rouee
Tbe members of the " a.r League l occupled tbe front chain!;.
a.nd the reast of tbe ~ tent. WUi soon crowded from
ead to ~nd With t.be o ther Glen of the ca mp
The
ch&lr was taken by Pte Sbepherd, ⢠bo pressed
those "'ho ba.d not. a.lread .. ~omed w> enrol that.
'P,iht.
After &el'erill bymns,' whlcb were lung
.Ith m1lch earnestness and entbuslJ.!,m, Pte Shepb e~ led tbe men ID !'ra.yer, and Pte. P A. Xew,
RAM C., ung l'ru"V · touchlngly .. 1ft 15 well wn.b
my Soul," the men !Olnlng ID Lhe choruli
After thla Col H T S Yates gave a veT7 hea.rt,..
searehing talk: to t.he $,Old1en.
He eXItltJPeO. weat
It mea.ct t.o be a. member of tbe Lea.gu~, tbe Impor t.a.n06 of tha deCillion , and t.he ':respobSlbihty of
tbolie already membon
HO'-p1ea.ded ""tb the mea
to keep the banDer of JelUS G4nlt flYing blgb, and
W> det.ununedl.y serie Him faithfull,. a nd well
EYery man undoubtedly felt. th~ unpor'hnoe 01
Col , Yalea' mesaage and by th~lr ea:pr.AJOD.l oue
could see that htl; worda wl! nt horne
The meetIng oqnelu9:ed With the Bentdlct.ion and the Nattooal
Antbem
Many meq hare IIfloee r~ponded to t he
Colonel's .appen l, and h ...~ beco~ me mbers .of the
W &r League.
Eacb ma.n hu bee~ glven ⢠sm ..11
khaki Telit.&ment, wli.h a fl!!.. helpful worde o f
adVice on t how (0 profi ~a bJv use It
For .men a meeting .u "'ali held on
Ing to have been sucl! a. ~ueceu
.. i'.:I U "~"ub, ~dly
Indteaho n of tbe Iltlpcrtant
bu been c&rnoo o n IImong the 'men
at, Churn
The Read ' ng YOlJug 'e,::,:,,~::'t~':,r
AU'OClat1on '9(Ould hlee jo tlLkf) t hl &. ('I
t h&nknig the mRnv local ladl66 a.nd g. " t1.~m!,"
have so wllhngly gone out to Churn
thl.l most \ 1 tal and unportant work
\, 1 baten't seen tbe .Berka "Yeqmanry. They
1~6 <r narated from us by the !everal mtla which
~ " T Irks occupy at th~ [Doreect. We rot about
I \ ~rrl~ nea~r to tbeui.last week."
Ouick Relief and Speedy Care bJ.
Dr. Cass~Il's Tablets.
Second Llc'l tcnant Frederick W alter Whi tlock,
IU ltJauce on SeJr
tember 25t.h, '.1;.1& t.h& elde6t son of{Mr and Mrs
T . Ii" Wh itlock, of 59, East a\ ertlc, Oxforo
Be
w.as <lduQ8.t.ed at tho O:dprd PUPI T eachers' Centrc,
and Imbseq ue,n Lly beca me a. nOli colleg'18 te studel'lL
In tlu:l UnaTe,'alty
ohta.IDlng !l Hurd class In bll>tory
last yen r
On takmg hIS clel!Tce JIA .... &8 reeommended for IL ' com llllssion . and I1J'ter IL Iler lOd of
t ra mlng \\Ith tbe 0 T.C., lie- WAil P06ted · to hiS
batt.a.lio.ll 1D December and went to ¥lance In J uly
War
trut.h
"Kidney:.
Disease
6th Oxon and Bucks L.1, Killed
kWa.y from home .
The Mayo;;. of ~lldlDg hu uked us to publtsh
the foUowlDg 6t.&t.eruent - .
Sinoe Easter & uulribe.r of la.dte& have bMb freely
glYlIli their 8enlcea a.t the So1fUe.n' .Refreahm.nt.
Stall at Reading Station lJI seJlVlng nfrMhmebts
tbCt'e to the troo~ PUSlIlg through OU.l:. town
Similar l W(lrk b â¢â¢ been doae at, t.b~ prlnelp..l rallW'a.y te:nnU)1 and )uncl.lODa tbrourh~t tl:Je C9'lUItry,
..00. It 1& of l~dc ulabJe help to the mea Ud nry
greatly I&VPNICIat.ed
Val~" .id 4&1 been re.ndered by Yeurll B\UlU~y and Palmers, Kr BrOOD
and olbeno, In gtft. of ~, tea, e~, but funds
Are n eeded If the lupply 1& to be ra"ul~ned, and
I am 'lure the people of Readm: wqulct not like to
~ tbe eft"orl :la.n'(t1i&b .t: eucll an dm~ri4nt rsJlway celltre as !Jua . I would moat. ucp.uy beg
t.ba.t all those lnt.eruted ID the welf&nl 01 our
troops ~nd thl& m06t effeetual 'Won 'in tM ca.use of
temper:-\nce sbould &end contnbutloll! to M,. HendMfOn, 'Peooennls," c:: ..Ue-cte5Cegt., Mrs 'Friend,
a,';~ertlck ro&d. (~l). or to Lla:da' Baok.
~c~te
S.EC. LIEUT F W WllITLOCK.
LETTER.
\C"nf'l Wlls')n, wrllmg to 1tfr ETIO 8 lmonds.
'yf'· ... e JU~t. £imshed eight clays In the
. [ h"
We had a. qUi et time In the trencbes
1.1.'1 IIff k-a lot. of work as UlI.ual , every available
'th
~ORK
Second Iae\lter1ant Cinl Spartah . 8th Royal
Barks P..e&,t, ~il() fell 1Il France on OcLQber 13tb,
was tb~ onlv sun 1\ 109 SO il of t.he la,t.e D M
Spa:rtah, and of 1irs Ellicc Clark, of 2, Palace
Cour~ , W , and wa s 27 yea~ old lIls elder brother.
Second Lleuoo;')an t, M Sparilth. of th e SOl1 tn W ales
BordererB, was k illed at tho Dardanelles on June
14th.
CAPT D Y. HANNA
Captam Don~h' 8 Murray H anna.~8t.h Royal Berh
Rogt, t he only .. on of t.he late IH: nry H anna, of
Mmcmg-Inne and :Mrs Hanna of 31 , Ancrley P ark,
S E , has fan~'n In adlon
Born In ]873 , h e was
educated at Dulwleh College, and served fOll r years
In t.he London Scott ish
ResJdent faT many jea.rs
In CeJ lon , h <1 I d ('nt~lied h lln5e l f With th e ralsm~ of
tho. rTbwn Guard of - Colombo, _Ind .... a... p laced In
cOJnnmnd of the machine-gun 8eClion of t he cor-ps
ReturnlD)t to England to offer h i!! liervu:es, he was
nt, once gnen a commiSSion a $; I?Aptam , and proceeded to the front ""' ILh hIli r~lmen t JD Augu4t
Ca.pWu n Hanna. was 1\ line a lhlete, a n d t he posseSSOr
of mnumerable rUl1 nlllg and ~ T) orhng tropll1C6
OXON & 8UCKS L.I.
CAPT A. C RUSSELL.
Capbm A1ex'lnder Chr istopher RU!!6ell, 11th
Shen~ood 1"ore*-ers, kllle<t 10 }'r.nnce. was the
young~t son of t.he late Alexamler Ehot.t Russell,
Benga l CIViJ, SerV ice, of The Gabl~, Church Crookbam, Ran tl> Born on J Uly Hlh. 1888, he ~a.s educa~ at The. Gra ngc, Stevenagc , anod LoretLo. He
",cnt through the cngmeert ng \\orkg of Sir W
Arro l d Gtasgow And on t he out.break of the w~
was III motor works 3t Leeds. On August. 26th of
ld.St year he anlisted as a Prlva.te 10 the Oxon and.
Bucka L.I, 1.00 800n becanl'e lance cOTpora l.
In
October he recCivoo a commiSSion In t.he 11th Sher""DOd Foresters. and was gazetted ca;plaln In AprI l
H e went to the fro n l on AUg'U st 26t h tbe a nntversary of biS en listme nt, and ",as killed On October 10th 8.â¬ed '2:l years
ALTON
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ADAMS & SONS.
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of Blagrave Street. j,~ave equil;'p';d
the Khaki Studio Ifr' all men in
His Maiesty's Service. to whom
they 'give the following SpeCial
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Tenns:-
1 /6 each for duplicate copies.
First Pprtrait presen!eiL
Extra ·dpzens, -11/.
⢠Our only Branch Stadio:-
17. STATION ROAD. READING.
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THE LATE LEN HAWES.
In t he current number of the 'i'lvyford St.. :M:ar:r
Ma.gazme aJl pears the follOWing tribute to that.
gallant y,oung soldlcr, I, I.en " Ha..wC6 \" ⢠DIed. of Wounds ' August 25th -1:t was &Orne
fame before
could realise! tlho fl-'ld In6WS Len.
lIa.wes, a. keen soldier. goott at aU kinds of sport.,
50 cheery and pleasant. Witfi .a kmd word for most!
and what IS be§t, ⢠kmd ly though' oi .1I-tb~
news brought tbe Will' nearer, It 'W1I8 So terribly
&ad, and yet what dea t.h 0<\[1. bo grander for ODe
w h o 18 P)'epa;ted? Bas not ODe sa.ld â¢â¢ Gred.er love
hath...no m~n ~tblln th iS, tbn.t a. man ]a.y down h iS
hfe fol" ~hill frumds; and .a. death fot: ' one s coun try
15 1l}(1 ~ ⢠for hLs frleno;;ls '
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.. I - I ~b to. t.hin.k 'of Len.-lt;. ]8 som~ ye6l'S back.
lle 'Was In t he cbort . then ea.me. the day of the
Confirmation, ~ f;rori{ t.l'IDe to t1lll& he WOll id
kneel before the
and' 'ma.ke his coni-muRlon.
It IS not. so Ig ng i .agp .... qeo on j~l'e he came ID
uniform to >the 8 ' a
~ervlce--r ' iha.nk:: God for
that..
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Front\-.
the oro¥,
tbe
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ca1de for
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a.nd tb~ Ycqmen
part lC the glotlOus
the Becl<sblre \Y..,.
glory. I ten
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