Reading Observer 10-1915

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WAR WEDDING,

The tpaTnage of Pte A lfred Cole,
until recent.J y W1l8 th~ under bu tler a t"
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ool&mru&ed III, Englefield Clrurch on Fraiol I II 1
week
The best. man "'as P t;.e RIC h_r,! ~I lI;
A.S C, unll1 lat.cly fJ...--st.. foot taan v; llh Ii {: h~:'
g-room, and t..!Je bride was gwt:u )a wa., ,, < ~l "' 1i:hJt.on, h<>use e:tcward to ,hl r BenyoH
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mony rwas perfonned b .p tll 6- R.P..ctor (Ill. I.\c-~t:.
Gore SkllY""llhJ and Mrs Sl.::m'f.llh pi'" I hi ill '
or~& n
The congrcgal,ion I nclud crl 'I
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(hous.e.keepeJ ), Mrs Rogers, 1tlu; ~l oo n II .. J ~ ~u .. .
staff of se rV'1n ts, together w!l h .tl i It, f v.~ r. ;~
soldiers f rom t ho li)ngloflflld Auxli1 <:. ry \\ ~ r H t
"""LO&lIl, ,,' ",il~t;~~~~J woo were ab le to .ottend
'I'he~(i ItJ'h ~ 1) f.!
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c lther Htde of tho path .... a y a ft..c l tlH "n 1~1;'~
and . their ulIlform gave a very hrl!../J' ;tr. ,j ,
t nreln}uc eff<!Ct 1.0 the sce ne
M llm \' J~I \ 1) ~t­
present H.nd took ~ve r !i l ,hotlY,;f .ph.
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t be kindness of MI'6 HenTOn t ile reo.:ptlo n v. ~!
In, t.ba houtoekee per's r oo m a.t. En ~ 1 ofif l<J d!;/.ol
and ;rhe &180 lent her carrIage t..o C>l!lf... ~1 " ~.
and Mrs ~ Colo t o t.he ",iowon , Cll ,...>111" fr' f I~~
hopcymoon ID LlDcolnshlre
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,D&.lGGEID ON A Sl;OVEL
.' At nightliJ) w.tf decided , ~.d anytJ:n.ng was
tha.n t.o ~ of t.binst: so we ~ea..oured to
~l to wher6 we .hould, lind the Bntisk ttnt'!6
T~. ol.her oh.a.p oouId Hntly TO()'g., aDd after & f6W
yam. had to £'1v6 up. 10 I loUd lUm on a shovel and
d r&f!'ged hnn dOwn t.b.e hill "'bit.. by bIt for about
~bltrt.el'8 of .. mUA
On reachIng the bott-dm
of' u,." hill we ~ to & wood
1fere I left tho
otJH!r ebap to 6.nd a. "WILy tbrmlgh
J had lIot go no

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SPORTS AT EARLEY.

In oonJunc-t lOll WIth ille Ea.r1ey .00 Dlstnct
Volunteer ' 1>e.fenoo Force. the 263rd Co M T ,
A S C, AlAtlOne<t at Earley, (".arrloo out a. . very
IHJ ~fu l ]')t'W;Tftlnme of spoda In Ib& Chu~h ~eld.
W ok.i nglNl.lo road, Earle), o n Wedl1eeday a.ftemoon
'l'hroug-hout.. the a fLemoon there was & good, attendance, but.. 1.1l1fork!\1atel) t.ho ';\c&t.her, thoullh fine,
t.urn c.:l 'Very rold, t.hus rohbmg We event of • good
-deal of lis en.lOyabklUe&<t-at le.s..st. fae the 8J)6C1.!l"
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Th e prooocds W1U be divided between t.he

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GREYFRIARS' MEN'S SERVICE.

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A feature of t.he Sunday afternoon m eet lngs of
t he s.ooJe 1!Iel"\'1C6 f or t he last fou'f ....eeks hu beeD
a eerJee 10f addi~e'5 by t.he leader (the. Re... I
Slvttec) on vanous' uped.s of the war &8 vlew~ by
a. sLudent of Blblical prophecy
The first subject
d ealt With 11'&8 " The RJ.&e and Fall of Democracy,"

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Roman EmplJ'e, WItb. huns-elf as omsar, dlreclmg
t1te polIO}" of tJ:Je world , In fact, " the very t Itle by
whICh h e chOOl5eL'l to be knoWll-K8Jscr-IS d enved
from and means C'.aar, Lord of all. The Rev L
5mter haa been BaYIng (or year! past-as almost
eve ry other student of B1bhcsJ pror.hecy h aa been
saymg-i4at prophecieS of the B Ib e clearly
that the Roman. Empire J8 to be revived In
form <>f tea JdngdOmli, l'1lled o .. er b y a man of
teUeetmtJ.
_tt.h a will of lrOn.,
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degenora.te. I
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rho resu.U.s of the afternooo's !rta were -...
hia add
100 Yards Ptat Raoo - Ptft W F ier, A 8:'C.q 1· t he Ma n of
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Pte. H~ywood. A s.c, 2, C. P h, Earley
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Slow D;eycle Rae. - Pro E"""OO. ABC,. 'i be
P te Hil!J~ A..S.C, 2, W J Mon ger, Earley 1JlQ. u..t; o nly
WJtne8L'l the ;;;;,~.;;;;;;;".;;;:
DIStinct v D.F .t... .3 .
Sa<k R..:o -!'W E.,...ood. A S () , 1. Pte Scz,
ton, 1. S C, 2, S, Rolle, E.."oy and p;.trict V,D F.
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'l'h roug-hout iJlc c1lcrnoon the babd of t.b6 ~
pany rendered a. good programme of mUSIc. . )l0ch
fll n was caused by Ple Wa.lmsley and Pte Se~n.
of tho A S C , who, dre1lROd lip RIo a. polJOODl.LO Dd
ChaTho Cha.phn, (robeked around durm({ the d rnoon
At tho conclUSIOn of t.ho spor ta t.he
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Wf' re preseut.ed. by lin S D Joel
D :uloCmg Wl&S aUe:rW3.MS enJOyed.

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A. bOr&e'. head thrust through

of a. ~ot.(l r car led to .I'lrthur n',n sman,
"Ga.r<ienen' .A.rtna," CroW1ll!JJ"'8b, a.ppea.rm:;

showmg how democracy had growll, gradua.l!y In· t he Boroug h lda£lStra.tes on ~ednesd&y, f!llmDlllnoo
creasi ng In 8t~ngth througb \he ages, and wa.a for <.t.My lTLg & motor cae negUgentJy 10 Ca.vereb.a..m.
now a.1m08t. at.Ita height, but pomttng out that as road on Septimlber 300

Ca.re and CoroIOl"t& entirely dl&.reganied · by the \tea.ch.ing of dealt>
} "'tlDd ; nd I he Earle) a.nd Di.sLrici Defenoe Fol'C6 c r&t.lO leaders, the whole moveml'!nt wa.s bound. too
R 18e Ran:::-es .
T he o\ent WI\:'! admirably arrangtid. Mr . C. S f8oU. The foUowmg subJeet.! W88 01 The LM~ Great;
W eb b, ot U10 Ilcienoo Fol'oo, aet.ing ... bon IieC:r& Yona.roh of Christendom," aa II}(!ntlO.oed l~ the
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He was I ab ly 3SS15t..ed by the foUowin". offi sevent. h cha.pt.er of Dallle], and In a. muted,.
CIa ,s - -.1udge.e; Col D K~lhe, tho Rev. ~ano n: addrea the apea.ker empha.moo. the awful chArFowleJ. Mr T Groome, Lieut B H. Wilham&On, aet~mBtlQl tha.t would d enote th18 Man of Sm-the
Antl-Chriat..
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L le.Ut it G Us mar and Liuut K EllilIon. Starter
The nerl IUbjeet .(Iea.lt vnt h W'&8 a qUe&tlOl1 that
I,Ie'IIL £ n. PM t.tenon
.Referee Capt. K P
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been
aglt.a.ting
the
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of many thoughtful
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s,...ewa.rd.<; Sergt. Malor A. , £ Green,
Q :d S T Eq,Jral'd~, Yes81'S E.. :Love, C Grleff, E a.nd Cbrlfltia.n people at tblS time, TIS , It Why '"
J Rnbc) II. ~ham, W T Fowler, 'V J. ~~er, GOd «tlent ? .. Lftd the speaker In & well.thoughtM.s.s...'\f' .Edwards, e.S M. Harden, St.a1f':&rgt. out addreu &JUIwered the <{!1eetlOtl !J8 only a thor.
ough Bible atndent could, Wowing, a.nd proV1Dg,
Ashto n, Ser,.{L Gilkes and Sergt Mulholb.nd.
A le rge number of a.ttracl.Lve pr1Ze6 were offel'ed that, 81!1 t.beA& a.re the times of t he Gentilea, the
fo r oompet.atlGn, donations or Jjlntes havtng be&n. world IS left to work: out. Its Own \ pu.I'p06e8, and
gnen by c."l)t.. K P. 'l'llylor, Lient. E.. B. Paiter- ~ polnt.ing ou t a. fact m issed by many, TIS. , t hat
IllS God hat.es all 8tn, 1t He Intervened a.nd punished
F O O Scrgt. .MaJor A...·E Green Mr, W J. M~er,
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S 'l' };d w.ms, Moo.", E Gu.nun..T, F~l th06ft ~DI8lble for thl8 war, He would deal Wlth
all BlDnen. and that, untIl a.U things tn the dlVlne
r..m:ry, 1~ L:>\tC. E J Robey;> He8Sn!. DnnLon
Son~, tIt(l .Rev H.. Wa.rdley King, l!r A... iV A. plan lIave come to pa.u. dOC& not appear to be God's
\\'oob, 1htl Committeo of the Par Uili Kall,
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f{ !11 &.iki So.n..." lilT A Ma.ker, 1fT G C BUeai&n,
111.e LMt of the 6&'1e8 WM given on Suoday, the
1Ie&sTS. '" IT WIDch a.nd 8.onA MOI'RB. Sll~r, rGCO~ number at£.eoomg proving tbe m terest
The subject taken waa .. The K&.186r s
~1 f!S,.·us l.o n~.ridge a.oo Co.! M~ Kirby .00 Soba. shown.
Mr II J B ayhs, lfr Austin Bal90m, M? Ju. Dream
Can I t be aoc<Implirshed ~ II In Ii wonder(.olde r Messrs.' E B a.ud F E. A'WQ'l.&Ck, Messn;. IJ fu lly clea.r ADd ~1S6 wa.y the speaker proved by
lto...,e a no 80M, 1afC!>.\oT!!. Bracher and 8ydeoham
Wra.cta from papaMl datin, from 1900 t b80t the
01 he n; 'La whom i!le thanks of the commit.tce
0 anililLlon of the Kaiser b aa Oeen a. ren va.l of t.ho o ld

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MOTORIST FIN1::D.

lIr Arthur S Clark
that the offence

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trurgeon There was ..
for defe DdaDt to pa.6S
Frederiok. ThOl:JlU
'Wltuel8ed t;be accident. gave

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the d.'...... argued that do.
bad not room to p&U
B e did all he
to a'Yoid: .. aoltmoa, tmd 'W'EIDt &c:r086 tha· !'Md
and on to the p~ to give iBeed an oppor_

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tUnIty to get clear.

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lAm. BERKS NATIONAL RESERVE.
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Yeoma.n.v DoU$e, Reading.
24th 6eptember, 191~,
Ba.ttahon Orders by Sir Pare,. 6&Ddtsrson,
J>,C M.G" CommaudiUK,

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WAR SUPPLIES4'EXHIBITrON.
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Under
8U5pwea of the iReadine- Chamber of
~ em ~~tiOJl of tboeo al"t.ia&ee most
\lTg-outly required at the present time by 'the. .A.r.m,.
H:oepi.tcls will be htlId on M:~J' at 24, CroassLr..t. '!'be W... ~Ital Suppliea Comm;tw, of

1. InstruetLOu have been recetved f.rom the the Ohambot, which has beeo doiDg • valuable
War Office that ba.dges whlch have been approved. work amce ltd formlJ,ion. lisa"Orpniaed tho affaIr,
for Territorial Porce UUlt.a. Cadet . Corps, for the rea.I.ising that t.bere 4A mallt7 who f8el tpe,- 'Would
Natlonal Reaerve &Ad tor Ccnti~nta of the

Officers' Tr.aIDlng Corptl, &.hould not 10(' the present like to do lomething far their ~, but ue ...
In ail .ppea.I
be worn, and th&t for the period of the war any 8 Joss to know 110... beet to do it.
8anotlOn for .neh wear IS oancelled. liembera of
thti Na.Qona.l ltese.n<o "'IJU be c;are.ful to
With theBe Il!l't:.ructlODS"
2. A parade WJll be held at Yeomanry
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m.; an Sa~J. Oet.ober 2nd, lD couDect14n
WIth.. 1& B.ecrwting H.tJJy to t&ke place o n~ that aa.;,..
The Battalion will aa.nlile and be ready tctiall

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at Yeoma.ory Houae.-at 2.30 p.m Wazo meda1&,wUl
be worn, a.nd NMiotial BeeotTist.I :who a.re '~
of tho C....,.ham aud llIea:ding Veter...• AMooia.
tlOn ma.Y wNf the b&dle of that A~J.&.t.iOo, but
N a.t.ion&1

B.eedrve

badges e.r& not

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h&Ddo w,ll aUOnd. and the Q>1DtD1UId.... i.f:'~
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Battalion wlll pando .. aLrong as
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1st Battn. ,B«bhire National ::Reaeft..

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flowers
The church
oora.ted by ~fh ng
IDee.
The porch
fruit, veg.ctabks.
of earu.
On the
loaves ()r bread, one -; . '_" .._ .. ...,
The );reac.ber at 11
hams, and a.t 6 p m.
on bebalf of the

the: ~ ~ b'y the 30th JulWl, or
oeeee bt BOldleft ~g after tbt date,

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should me6t. ...mh the .hoarl;y approval &lid support.
of Beading pJ.--.

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they ~ do 80 wlthin one moiM;b of enliatment.
Apparently' thet-e a.:ve been cases woore thlS
rule )l ... caused oettaiD l:ta.rdahipa., becaUlle we liave

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Goulder, Pie
lSSOn , Pte Fianwtek, P te. Billi
GOVERNM t1NT ADVICE TO COUNTRY
borough &nd pte Weldon (c:Oa.cl:J).
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PEOPLE.
Blicdfold Bovng -Pte. Walmale.,., A S C. beat
Pte Sexton.
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Footba.ll In Sa.cks -A S O. beat Ee.:rley and Dl6The Board ot Agriculture and Fisheries bae: iuued
trtct V.D F by_one goal to nil. The tee.ma were
AS C. P tes Rimmer, &rlon, Green... ood. Howard, the folloW)Jlfi U 6pecia.l ~et" ._
F orrest and Cra.y :and Sergta. Mullholland and Roy.
ECONOMY IN FOOD,
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Ea-rley ' and D~tlict V D F, H "Culham,
APPEAL TO COUNTRY PEOPLE.
C Peach, H. ThOUl:PSOn, A De.nhy K Compor t, S
Produce Food for Yourseh'eal- Everyolle who
r..o.re, W J !Monger a.nd O. 6 Webb.
Le.d 'es' Sboot.lUg Compebtlon -MlSS Coope,r.
hvea lD the counl..l'y o r has a. garden can produce
Bowling --8e.rgt. Royla.n~
IOmething' to ea.t.-the more the better. vegetables.
(rwt, poultry., egg'a, rabblts, mllk, checae.
Plant
a.t once what yQIl ca.n, and prepare 1n &ll possible
ways for l1ext yca.:r'a eroppmg.
Plant lD your Gudcn m3y Save you Money.
-~>dll" a.1l you. ca.n , buy ... little. a.a pos9lble '
'fO 'fIlE B1)!TOn. OP T1DJ .. R&ADmo OJJBaYEll "
thoroughly,
D El6troy Insect pesta and
Prepare manure I
Slr,- Youl' corre&ponde ot, :' J P ," feelll It neees,""'::-:-_.. C_, 'nd...Store Jour CropH With the Grea.test
.a.ry to .. .ceply '" to my l ettc.l', but
:finm harve.;ting 1Jl.&l. be rendered useto rguUen to do ao
The Rev W.
bad "!tonng
Protect rom the weaUier!
9 aid; .. U & nr&n WIlS to ~ In athletics genervermin I Stere YQur own veget.&bleel
aJly and to .In&lntain hm clcl'!llence he had to be
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make Jani or pulp of ILl Prea teetotaller." My letter proved beyond queatlon
.u.bnllda.nt I
Cure ,-our own
t.hat t.bie 18 a. milltake n .Vlew. I h ave Bbown that
1hooe who au:et In ath1etlCS a.re not teetotallers,
by milk, chee.e,
.00. if It 16 P9I81bl& to H plCk Ollt se'Nru
bf..nt .. of the Reading CLub who abataJq and
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cheal,., ,, Use mON
•tha.t.
local
cl.a<1y
_be
prove tb.e rule.. But'1'0
even
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oomp&J'8 . Ute II levoral " members he haa 1.Jl
WIth tbo gt.lU}U! whose names I gave.
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\llat eT.&ry a.dor an ODe of ODI' b
teet.otall.er. Unloas he 18. able to .prove
'be should not ha.ya made lt
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the rAlUn i:bGs of
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On Wednesda.y, on

Colyer was rueces.sful
of the P8olmor Pa.rk
m the :final by .. 'r,~ ...J," """'"
grellt. struggle,

had to go up to tho 1\ring-ljDe '00 nli... oom. of
the I.riah 1l'\W.lien .... ho had bean there a. fortlllght,
&Dd I stuck It tbel-e fol' four da.Y1I , bnt I oaugbt a.
bad chill and I reported to. the 3oct.or for a tome.
He tQok my tempen.ture, &nod found It 1m, and
'aid~U8t hand Ttry ettUf In and go bad:: a.t ODC9
Wh
I got Iback to the hm I was !!eDt down to
the
on an a.mbulaoce, and from thero on to
the • ~ildfoid Castle' h 08pltal-ablP. and now 1 am

Earley and Di&tnct V D F, 1, A. Danby, Ea.:rley SATURDAY -Beloro ' M} G W. or,.... (in u...
JUS; reoeJTed IintU:nation from the War omo. tha.t.
'I COUNTY THEATRE
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uDo'i Disklct V D.F., 3.
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cba.i:rJ. MB.Jor-Ge.nenr.l T . Waddtogton~ 1d':r C. E
for the. time being ilUa BIegulation 18 IRJspe!j1ded,
2m Yards FJat Race .....Pte. Temple, A 8 C., 1 ,
Keyser, Mr. W. G • .A.luantler and IJdr. C. T .
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H a:rila.nd.
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grace. If. i~ore, there &n!I a.ny 80hijers who
Uu¢rict V D F. 3
!lOP PIOK.ER. FINED
There mud be many 1UD01tg' the prel!lent genera- want to obtain s:epara.tl0D allCw:alXe for tbell'
LadJes' Raoe -MI'8. Mdchen 1, Mrs Saunders 2.
tIOn of iheatnrgoens who ha.t'e never llii.d &D o~ motherJI, or other depend&nts, they a.re stIll not
J ooeph Hicb, of Tadiey, did not appear to an· parttmlty of Wltnessint & ~ormanoo of the famo\U!. too ta.ro to do So, but th& al.lctment should be made
l..ornon Cuu,tng on BIcycles -C. S Gneil, Earley
and Distrld V,D.F, 1, C. Peach, Earley and DL&- swer a cha~ of being drunk !ll. charge of a horse mu.siea1 omedy U The Gei8h&," aoo therefore the and Army Form 0. l838 eompieted WIthout delay.
and ~P at. AJde:rma..stou, on August 4th -It was
h ie! VD F 2
&$ it :IS qt:rit:..& uooerta.in how long the opportumt.y
B ell and Bladder COnlp'clIt.ion -Pte Hill, A S C , J5.tat.ed, that defendant Wti8 now awa.y hop Plcltlng. announoemeat; th3.t Ii ia to be :presented at the wIll remDJn.
-P a iJ1e.uben &aid defendant was -Yery drunk: H ia County ~t..re ,next week will be rooei'Ved 'WIth
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Dressin g Race -Pic W F oster, AS C, 1 , A. head w:a.a Jym g on tbe ba.clc of the &eat, one:rem dehght by taoeD who love the well-known mulOO, ahou<I<I
e that
a.wa.re
Th.el be
was trading on the gTOund a:nd derAnd:a.nt had t be but who hn& not. Men tbe play
It doubtful If
Danby, Eerley a.hd District V D F , 2
ezouse for ag&ul
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He lIA.id u lI 'how I am there 1& aDy per80n m the EngliIIh~alci.ng world lL'I
.Tug-of W a.r -After 80me Y~ry lnt:.ena ing heat. other In hls loft. h&oo
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Your obedient Sel'V1lnt,
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I ~=~~ au' of which. ar& ~. u well ...- the
A. S C. team were left 10 the fina1.
A good (Kdl fine of 7s 6d waa uspolled.
C. E. 'HE~\,;..~E~.~,.",.
I'
danoea, tbe eorgeo:a. aDd. P'leW:rMqQe
was witnC89C:d hezoe,. but No.2 Beetlon 'Were VICt.oI'1!l
_Eon. ~tary,
1ICOI;>l'l':l'. =oqnollod oomody, .... , tho cblihn,
h y tw~ pWlB to nil.
The tea::ms were.-No 2 eeo"'Illy toId -.1mY ¢ - , ~ ,,_ _
tlon rte. Mee..ba.w, Pte MoFlil.n.ney, Pta eaU1.Teniuftt wWt. toM ~
cei&h:a" - (irL
It 'WIll
cart, Pte Gregg. Pte S~ns, Lce.-<mpl. Judd
be p~ ; twiroe .~ 1l<erl wefJk, aDd ....lth ibe
a.nd ctr -&r~.Mulllloliand (coach)
Warbhops
)

team StaJf

on SU[I{!'

a.nd the congregations. were very Ia.r",~
tM
oifa...>-i:Dry £10 14s WaG gwen t", .-,he l k rn \ '(k . t:!
HospItal
The serl"lces were fu!l t- ci10Ta l a:1
much pnnse ts due to the cholr coUect;iv,-. j, ~ 11'1 .1
Mrs SUT'phoo (organlst.), Mr J
('\lliTt:h
hr
rna.stel'), and tJn. Mr. Webster mdlmu;l1h l '
exoellenoo of the InlLSJ.C
The .solo
" .~,:wake U!), my glory," was V1!rv
r~
dered by Mr. Websl.er Very aDPropll:tIP F<'tn'..l1H
were preached at.. 0 10 mO!'nt '$ .and evelll • "'- le,~
b,Y l.he Rector, t.he Rev H L', Pope
' [ I ~ d M:-ations Il were very arLlStlooliy arra.ngeJI . ~!l1 ... ,,~
cb&ractc:r.l&fxl more by theU' harmo ruous \::lo. r<:>1_1and correl3.t.ion Wlth UIerr
t.~u. III
exce.ss m profWlo n.

(J.e.oqe Wllham B1'OOn. ."bo ....&1 also &It e~
of the acCIdent, 1m tha.t he ~ht both
pa.rt;ee did all they could to POid t.8e a.ccioe.at.
Defendaat 6&iIt be w . . a. ea..a1el', and owned tlae .. Mt1ta."
motor van h& WM ~=.
He came down. OaverflbiUll-rQa(! from "Db
e on the traJDliDes,
He
'1
, =
went 1'OUlld the l&mp standard in Ca.versham-:fo&d
J)e&r the JUnction of that road WIth I...owtlf" Thanstreet, &Ild had got aboat. 'five ywda pKSt th&t .pot
when he law the 'horse aDd van oommg cut. .of
I
Wel!hl~t,
Eight OT ten y&rdB fUrther OJ> he
put on hia bn.l:ea., and ~ht he aouJd get h.J'.
I
'
Reed ca.me cut of WeldaJe..4Jtre&t on hI. wrong _Ide,
'O'C) 'nr8 XDrr.lK , . DJI to lltAl)ll'I'CJ O'DDllvu.. ..
.and he then abut the engtne 04.
The ca.r 8kidded
SlrJr
You
were
good
'
ebOugh
to giV. IDe apace
&OT0B8 the :road a.nd w.ent on to the p&YElmm1t.
D&r. _ d;.J not &ppear to
to pall 1Jp, :rho In yo,," l!I81le lot the 12th .lUDe for & lett.6r dnwlng
ear wae practically st.ai.ionary wb.en, the horae dame at.tention to the fac$ that an)" IIOldier ,.lto wanted
woo It..
I
lria Iriotber or atb&r ~ant to reoene eepai-a..
Tho mag;.!Tateo dWded to in4iot a fino
£2
lion ~
I ~ DJUet.. if the aoldieJ was 1.Il the Army
and costs.
befo the bt SUDe, 1915, make an ..Uot.ment and
WltnellS

READING COUNTY BENCH.

HfW ,TO SA

IHRVEST F-lilSTIV, L
Th anugwlDg .se:rvlOeS fOT t he mgath" n"':! ... 1'"

harvest were held at the pansh chu rch

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G-ARDENERS' AS8OC[A rT f! "

A DOD-eompetl t l\>c' e:thd'lltioll nf f1 nv; ~H trill i!I
vegetable!> w as held 10 t he Ia.rge hl.ll fi t Lh (G;
stlt u tlOnal Cluh on September 2Zn<f
!1J ~ ( ~hlb:.
thougJ\ nv.t q\ut(\ a,., n ume rous as ln 1o rme~ \€,'<
were. excelle nt ID quah ty, t he frmt h"' ln.::: ~cl.h
ro
La.ter m thEY evening t.ho p lI bh, II p ,.. .lI
1Uttted ffflA 1.0 vIew t he e "'llJb ! tt(ln ~ 'lIte "1"ID'"
.o\Lilner;s m eeting took. .!llaee In lht'> FInal] hdl1, [~
vloo-(";han'man, M.r :t(Lgbtlev , rrA.h /1 n:::
r~
:nOlD1Uoa.tlonS ot' office rs a.nd r.ommDl' t'f<
lr tI~
coming year we re taken
T h3 ann ual i?~ooJ
meeting of the Associ.abon W11l be held on "fC!r.fo.
da.y Lvcmng. October 6t.h

WQunded all round, but our troop kept on, a.nd we

pra,.

ViCar.

PANGBOURNE,

h ow I ha.ve been gomg on.. You need DOt. thin k. I
am wounded, &8 I have been sent here. {St. John's
H Ospital, 8 hema, Malta) WIth an l llneas caHed
pyre:oa, but. I a m ~feoling better DOW.
" We aDded a t t he Dudaoellee at the llew land
tng. a.nd Wd were undtlr ehell-fire at 0110&, but our
reglDleo t d Id not .set h lt. We d~ OUl'13elv68 10
on t he hi llside .and stopped there over a. wel'!k,
dotng plenty of 1I!9I'k: and WIth pInty of 6hra.pne l
about . On Au~ 20th, In the 8Yew.ng. we formed
up mto ma.reh.ini ord~r'l 8lld we DlHZehed half the
mght until we got tl.Jlder oover .!>f a hill, where we
slept. t ill mornlDJf Th~a:u . had a bathe (t.he
l&8t for a long timil), a.nd.;1.he wbole D1vIsion was
to be ready to mo .. e at 2 pm.
When we moved
off In troop& we came. oVflr tile hill aJld saw we
had to crose t .... o milea of ()pen ground to another
hIll, &nd .... ben we were half-way we were 8belled
most unmereifully. There were dead, dytng a.nd
got across Wlthout losing a. man.
.. After .. rest Of fifteen. m inutes, our Bngade
_as told to advance up the left fla.nk, and we hELd
to run and down, run and down up-hill for nea.rly
two miles. We lost a lQt of .men., but our sectIon
wu &11 n ght till then. When we got cn the top
we ltad the oroer to cha.rge In .6..e DllDU t.es, and
when ..... did ~ It was a:wful-ri1l&fire, s hells..
bomb&. Ma.xun Are from ~vuywher4, and bow a.ny
of tl5 came out untouched was marTeUouB.
We
WOrked up there aU DJgb.t, mi%ed up WIth other
reIgiIDl3uts, a.nd 1n t b& monnng we were told to g o
back to where e bad started from to find our regJ.'
ments, or w
of u.s.
" I found
the c~ one In the section. &nd
am sorry to aay thal. we ha.ve not heard of poor
old Bert or the- othan up to the present; and I
onl,. hope aod
God. that some of them were
taken pnsonen, Of" el&6 it UI a. ho~ look out.
as all the ba.tUeield was 0Jl he.
... My n erYeIR W6t'e oomplotel,y e:moahed _trp, a nd I
hope to never ha'W'e ~ see ' 8Qch a. t.errihle I:I lght
aga.1D. I did not feel. fnghtened a.t the t ilDe, ,t
was the Derl. da.y. What remained of US dug oureelyea ln on the hiD, and W'9 have been Te6tmg and
dOlng fa.t~ JObs tJDtll :r~:r week, when we

I*J~h, . .. I\<.,

the Re v \ I' YY' n ~
whil&t. a.t evensong the Rev R Wtr\; n,n' l~... ~
V1CIIJ' o f S~ Mary's Rea.(ill~6, officl:lt,<vj T ~H .... :;,;
a. 1a.-rg6 numb er of comrnumc.allts an rl h ;('-'1 'YI"
~Te:gatlom:. a t. t b~ o rdi na.ry L':eTI1'o,e H'l IT! J{'('<)"lI ml).
datton beIng difficlllt to obta.J.rt at '~("'n.<r~ , " ~t'
the ooTVIOO W.M! full y choral Th e "(J ud, 'l' ~ rb~lr,
of St M3.rY.s ann St Jobn 's Ch'}I,h c,<. :-4 ' ~ ~ ~.,
effectNe Tp.ndermg' of the ant bflm
I ~~ . ;1.1.
stand as th Ick ~ILh CMn' 'I'hl' o/f"II "r , If -lQ
AA usua l we re lin aId of t h e R.oyal B.-..I'k .. ~ n~
pttai, amounted t,r, over £ro

Will Just wnt.e you a few hnes 00 let yQU know

PORT SUNLIGHT,

Thc

f Ot LI lA orx;.aslo n

m<lnllng wa~ the

lIr. Da.'Vld Ing&melh, King's Grove, Haid~ .
Presldenf or the County Bowline AMocto.bon a nd
well known to Readmg bowlers, hu received. a
letter from h.i.a eon. Trooper Parcy Ingametl.&, of
t he &rke Yeo manry, who tells . thrilhng- st ory of
the dou:lgs of the Berks Yeoma.nry &t the historIC
ba.ttle ]n WhICh bhe r egimen t, With otbors, made
such & brdll a.nt &nd 8U()Cesaful attack. lis Writes u. Now tb.at I am cut Qf that IDf&rn&l place, 1

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,

decorated

.. ALL THE BATTLEFIELD
ON FIRE."

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HARVEST 'FES'I'J:'\o'4 T,
On Sl1Jlda.:v the ha!"VeHt th:W~lv ln - f~r~ ""':'(1
held III t be paTl s lt ~hurcl1 , "bleb \1, . . t:;ste!~I \

the Ja.t:.eGt infonna.tJ.on he
progreSfIlDg aa.t.iIIfa.etonly.

BERKS YEOMAN'S EXPERIENCE

A CT'IONS speak louder than .words-things cleaned with VIM
J-\.. speak,volumes. Shake a 'httle yIM on to a ~amp clo~h ~nd
apply itto the article to be icle~ned-Dlrt. Rust, ,!~rmsh, and similar
enemies of domestic comfort"fiy before.VIM, glVmg plac~ to Cleanliness and Brightness. ' Try it for c!eamng Brassware, Gopperware
and Tinware. Try it for cleanmg Woodwork ' and Tllework.
N:ever go' into action without VIM~
,:
IN SPRINKLER-TOP TINS OF THREE SIZES.

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1~ , '
r.ltrnf,~
1I)<j
~I
p ~II /:~

The LH·OCeedl5 . a m<mll t J ~ ~ 'I I II
£4, were 10 a.id of the wounded at I fi r 1J~"Il~ '1" t
and a.re to be sent Lo Dr N:ashr1o.r f[ 'I. hiT r ~ l,

Aooof'(h~ {.o

!Halta

[> 1N-:.

Humpbrey

not J~ before t.hey foond 8tret.cbere fo r both of
ua .'\nd took: us Jnto thelT trenchell, 1wher6 we; were
treated Wlt.b. eve'1' \'\Ddnetls."
Trooper Potts wu oonVeJl'ed to hosplta.l a.t.

)

It, w.as o r gaDlscd bv Mrs

IDJ:r tbe mterval M'lS.'; E Thor:!.)o) j;d~.
select.iari.s
Tbe wmnen; were :i.e; t, I, \> -f.~r. I I..
men 1, Ml' Andrew"" 171 2, &r 1 IllJf'r 1 1~
T~adies 1,.Mr.; Ra.ckl6y', 111 2 ~I I<~ I ,~ rl 1"'1
Lariy as genlJeruan Mrs Sm ~tft 17,
I III nil ...
terr, MI88 Flaxman
Ge ntl emao < In, f " Th
Rev A B 1tiynof6.
Booby, Mr ~ 1 I r

more tha.n twooty )'V'ds when ~ reoelTed the blmIDIIUld to halt..
By rood luek I !:tad st ruck &
Briti&b; t.reoch.
"soon told my tale, &ftd It was

;

on W edn(-".-1 jl

'WbiI;ii dri'Wl, w as 6pc!Dt.

I
an lll8t\tutton of un

ASSOCIatIon has long'

frUlt and

fl~rs

were

offertories In churcll
of l vancrns box$t 11) the

collection.

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1-

hOIl<O·w,"'"'

\

!!d,uq..t,;j.. of the 'Worke.rsi and
-' r, I'-'~-' _ of true edu(':3-

'HARVFBr

Thanksgi'Ylng l!JeCVlees
'nuts of the .ea.rth were
lake on Sunday.
They
the parlSb. church -at. 6 30. 8
five mmut.es to ten, Matins .. L
VJ0C6 at 3, and evemOng' at 6 45
ChUrch ou BinUeld Heath Holy (Pmu,,,'i""',
celebrated. at 7 &Dd 8, and 8. $bort
The decoraticms, COlI:Sisting of flower!", II
etc.. had been ~y tastefully .anra.ng~ ",d

mndt to the bngb,tn.os of tbe d ay
Tho
'W~ aJ; t.h& 10 o'clock Eucha.tI.sL h~ 1
Elphick ~t Jlrlest), at. Ma.t.m" he ' va.r Il!~
MV. O. A. W. Aylen) , aDd at. 1e'i'CU!>ong j frC T'
Canon Trotter the Rural Dean for n enle\
~e

Holy Blahazi.sl. ,Matins aDd DlensoDgj were' hca r:1\f
sung ~ the chOir a.nd congregatiOlI
'fh ... 3l!lll
tbroughout Lbo d80Y were for the 1Wi.oL1 Bf ~,s HIJo'
P lta.l

I I

WARGRAVE.

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