Reading Observer 11-1915

WOKINGHAM .ROAD.
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~E~DlNG.

One of the Be.t Equipped Repair'
Sh~p8 in tho South of Engl.~d .

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Ii.lldl... & . . . .1... ""'.k or e.e",

N oibing
to Selene. perform:l ilie laDle
m,,"e1l01l,8
or dil]leu ,~ mill tile
t.BOU.. III!
does. , Zam-BJtlo; .oath..' pail\ .
and ilehing.
f"~ and ,J"l<>od _ ,.,n.tin/
olean .... the lil!8U" Itf di~ and· then gro ....
healthy am [ill \. woiaderful ....y.
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~·Buk ~ been aptly desoribed BI "1\ B)IlIery,
In a h.o-illoh [boL" Zam-Buk is- Ole Cheapeeti
" insur&llce poliey n yet deTi~
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"CANVASSERS
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PREPARED

FARMERS AND WAR_
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INSURANCE". ACT

RECRUITING' FROM THE LAND.
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'!'be- aDDU&! general m~t~ of the Berk. and,

A~R~AR&_

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Oxon Chamber of A'gnqllt;ure "".. beld at the

Great. west.e.rn Holel on &tUl"dJly .

EMPLOYER FINED £5.
puses

It w as .at the commencement of the of t.h6 Inl ura.nce Commwllo.n~n •• t.at.od that. defeo'
W&T. 1& VerT .u.U.fae.
d&n~ employ ed , the girl lIuJcins ~ a domest.~
se l'ftnt..
From J3.nua.ry, 1914, 1.0 .,Auguat, 1914,
Jn~Il L of aocounts !howinc & baTaooo in , hand of 4efendant WIl.& malUng ded uctionl from the eervant'll
£35 13... Id. e.s .Ha.inst. la6t ycar's baJ ..nca of w.gea, but wa.s. not. ita.mPlDg her carda. I n Aurus t.,
£?fJ 12>;, 7d. I TbG prOceeding. of tbe Cb&mber 1914, he told her tba.t ~e ...... 8 .going 1.0 reduce bel'
cur ing the year have been e09erned £b a luxe wage, from 58. toO 36. per week. During t he nest.
utcllt. ,by the dfecta of the 'war o.n the agricultural twelve IDonth. t..b e same thlni ooeurred. The' card
nd ustry, chief amonpt which the labour question "&.8 not 8tam~, 60 that th t gtTl waa no.t ent.ltled
Ha nds perb.apc by It.eelf. IOn the initi&ti.,.e of the to full benefit. ~er tbe 4ct ; ,altbough she bad
l hMnber a. special Berkshire CoUII t.y Comm.itteo paid,
The de~~lLnt b ad ~D very mll'Cb In
'II ....., fo.mled to act In conj,u nc tJon With an OJ.ford.·
llOCket: a.nd he 1:005 abo h.Lled to p ..y' hta O'o'l'n eon~
~hlrc COun ty Commit.tee to endeavour to elucidate tnbut lon u emp~O] er.
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wt'ans !of a Ulstmg the fa:n:nera th rough the b.ty
The Chairman (Mr. J. W, Marlin) : .Then,
and corn banesta, end lL W&$ largely owinlf to ing lo you, the d~feDd&tlt hu posltn el,. galned
l OIlnt Yj ComIUlt.t.ees that. .a. cotwldera.ble number of by It.
f{ khel'&l were
reJ eued i~ nnws puta of t.be
Mr. Hall went. ().D to " ' Utat. the de.f~nda.nt
count r y for uailt.anoe at th Ole tunea, Great. h elp 800D by thtl InEl')flCtor In Sephmber aDd. i:,ven
"'as alao ai[Ql ded by the Labour l Exfhangea, which o ppo.tlUntty to
bu t be Bdppted an lDdifJe.rent
[Nl lousfy endee.\'oured lloto 1WHIJ t. the County Com· attitude and said be , bad. n f:. i.Jme· He saul h e
[ ,I' lees by c lCcuJ a.riaing farmcrs and. making reeom· would lIend tbl!l eont.ributJon:s in a week'a tnne, but.
mcndUIOUS . to the War omce. At. the Februa..rv nothing mo.re wu hea.rd from hun un til ul.e r a.
· li'JC U D.g of the Chamber Mr Chadw1D, the well "'trunOIll5 W&l!o i.aJued.
,
kn9Wn ' ,xpert on ' l uga.r beet. eult.ur& gaTe an
MISS MU'» Carcr, a&S15i.anL Ill!'!peclor upde~ .the
mt eres Wdg' addr61i15 pn that wb1eei.1 which rNUlted N&tlonsl iIn.~uranee Act, 6&id that wbeu &he V1I.I ted
tn an excellent d !J;.c uaioD.
The maner st ..nds defend&nt. on Septem\ler 9th he admltt.ed. a.to once
ad journed. for a. furt.her add.roeM \ly Hr. Festus that the card had not. becD &t8.nI'led, and Uld ,
I\e! h', who IS keenl y m~rt!lf>t.ed iD the question, " 1 have ,no time to attend t o. the matter." Sbfl
Tho lamellted de&tb of Mr. ,J~ Mone re.mo,-es Pointed ou t. to bllll tha t It. ."...1.11 a. ma ttcr t bllt. could
iL well-kno.-n old mambe ~ ot the Gb.a.mber. The
not be left. ove r ra r an7 10.:iefiD.lte Lim e, a.nd be
Co mrwtt.ee is r.gain greaUy ;mdebt.ed to Lbe Pre&l' proIDJsed to send "t he mOnel' at the c D<! o f th.at
d ent , Mr. H . .R. .Beeton , f(lr the keen int.Mest. he. week Sbfl reoe:ved not hing, £0 me wrote to h im.
has I.bown In Lhe 'Worll: .at' t h e Chamber during the g l91ng hllD ano.ther leven daya, but. he did not r:eply
... t'ar The thanks of the Chamber are a.1&o due to to that fetter a.t all .
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the '·ioe.(,'bslrmao. 1f(r. A. D, 'WelllS, for hla ~ l.r
Defendant lriaid Ulat ~e eutuely f orgot to keep
4neManc:e a 'c d cb.a.irmam.hlp dunoi' the enforced hUi promwS!! 1.0 MiloS Cilrey . He n eat reeeived. a.
!IIb~cr.()& of t be PresldenL. Ra.vin ~ rega.rd to t be IiUmmorls da.t ed Oct.ober 5th wlt.h reference to 46
(llfficuJty whIch lWould certa.inl, b6 c I pe.r1e.nced (If weeks' coptrlbut.lons, for. wblch ha 66llt a. cheque.
II1d uClJ1g;. a. Dew Presklent to take ot6ce a.t. a time T.be cbeque, hOo;lo'cvtr, ~a.d been ret.u r lled.
..... he.\ au energ iell Artl dl1·~t.ed in r uri..herin: the
1Ifr HAII ,e:lpluned lbl.t. uooer tha Act. they could.
ca~ .~f the n&LIOn 1n t.he tIme ol Itrea8 through not claim me re than 0"0& - year's oontributiollll,
~b)Cb It 16 paMlDg, the C6mmlttee upreq the hope though in tip.s cue conlnbutions for two J'ea.r& were
that Mr. Beeton &nd the other olficel'll of Lhe owing.
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Chamber, together with the l)TeI!eIlt members of
Mr. 5t.a.ptey &a id he was not dilputing the matter:
t hl!l Comr:ruY.ee~ , .ill be' re--elect.ed en blOc, The T i..mee warp gery hard, but. · hfl qUite reaJ.~ rbls
.l" ssuiAln t &b-etary, ~, F. :WortJoy Simmons, lJ liability in the ;matkr
11111 .JcitJt his J'ef:imm in ~~a. but b duties are
Thll CWllrman III-id that ,he .U delilred by
" mg}''''''''q ....,,--'8a to ~'<Uo- .aboOi>ee 1>Y ' l". t'bo Bendi ' to uy - 1h a. t , the,f consid er ed t bat.
Alexabder." 1' '''''''''''''-;-too be a. .."' nry d l5g ra cefu l c~ indeed.
It.
Mr . J LoUSLZY . fl8C()nd.ed the adoptlOn 0{ this
u an oft'enoe under .... an Act of Parhamen t. ,
l'epori., _blOb wu carried.
a.nd wbat ma.da It. "'one was t be fact. tbat.
Mr. ~U. K t>rcoenlf!d tbe Nlano&ebeet, lLDd the dde ndan t
a.etnally received tbe ffip,ney
moved . Ita a dopt.JOn , wblob. was lleoonded by Mr. from the lervant .and DUt. it in ],1. pwn pocket.
NBWl'OY, 4Jld c arried,
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nefend&nt bad a. "'SIt. and .. lette r from t he 1D 5 pe<:'
Mr. lJuL..I..II p rop06ed tba.t.., lleeil!'£' t.h&t tbey had lar B.I & mat.t.er of OO\l-Cle6y, and the only excu se
, la.rge tbalaD :Je in baud , tbey 6bould vole & lITnall ho made was t.baL he ror;:;:ot It, )f he eJ:~t.ed t he
amO'U u t o.f it.· tow.a.rJs Lhe fund (or matenat& to Bench to hehe \'1!1 anythlDg of lhe IIOrt, he mmt
make ~u~itett for "WotlndEf 6Oldlers,
think they were weak mortal" . It was a. dehberate
A(Ler some diE.eusiion It 'Wag agNIed to yeter thIS aU,em:pll tQ e.yaiIe. t he Act. The Bench cou~ fine
to t.he. CornD).l.t;tee for coDalde ra.t.IOTI and report.
1m £JlI. b ut. In t hat I: II.&fI they hlld d Cl" ided. to
Yo tes of lha.nks ....ere pl'OpQlled to tile PN'IIIid ent, m&i:e an ord er for £J JA. ~l for o.oC!' year'a coQ.'
'1 r. Beeton . and tbo Vice-:CJla,rman. Mr. W e lls, t.nbuWoUII . And t h ~) '" l.f.hcd t.h ey h~d po'l"er to
a h U'h "' er~ .heartily aocorded.
make tbe o.rd cr- for t he full time. Thel' "" o uld a~
These I:e ntlem~n wue r~leci.«l to tbelr OIlkM, fine h1D'1 £5, o r In d e fault. of d llli.reM 'on e month'1i
' M t he n!fot or the officerlli were re-elect.e.d en bloc. tmptisonmeo t..
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'f r Henmlln.was ·appointed the Board's repre5ell .
lame 0 1) l he BerDbiro Agt1culturaL lnIst.ruct.lon
rcma.IDS

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which, CCJn.<tKJepng the

'l"e&r ,

canvaeser:!>
men
.t,1I c<JnfKiell tl al.
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Some!lfficUllY IS being c.xpcrienced In canvassing
~e ou t l ing portions of the borougb, and tohe Mayor
wishes
to sl.4i.t.h !:.bat any p.!CSODA' ow ning motor
oars c.ould help greatly by lendmg theu' cars fOT' a
fe" houts.
With regard to t.be unsta rred men that a.re boing
O&Dvaaeed. Ule follo"" in g e~£ract fro.m Mr. A:aquith'li
lpeech 0'0 Tue&day wIll Inte.rcst them.
t
" 1 &JD~O ld by Lord Derby au.d others th ..t there
is lome doubt among marr ied men. who are now
be.tDK., B ed t o ellhst whelher they may not be
caUeiJ .u~o.ll to SCr\' C, having enlIsted or promi3ed
to enlist!, 'Whlle JOJlnger and unmarried men ·are
holdirl4 back: and not domg their duty. Let them
d1.5abuSe Ithemselves of t hat idea, So. fa r 311 1 a.m
concerned .I should ccrtallliy; say the o.bligation of
t he n\iir~oo man to. eo lis t ought not to be e nforced
or b IJ1~.hyg upon him u n le&l Bnd uuh l- I hope by
\'oluntar:r eB'ort~ t.he unmarnoo men a.re dealt. ' WIth

Mr. A. D . WeUe

An wiumal t;ummo~ und~ the Na!oiDnal Insu r.
t-resided. .oJ there were 1Il'Uent :-Yr. C. H.
almer, Mr. O. Hasla.m, Mr. T. Latham, :Mr. W. anCfl Ad. 'WaA beald ..... Lhe r ~o\-o.u g b ' "Folloe Court
llrU11. 1fT. J . Lousley , Mr. Newton. Yr. F. J. on Wedncr.d.ay. W!Ul.am John Sta.pl o,.. of ~4 , Queen
L~ .!dcr. Mr. M. n. F. Sut ton, Mr. 8 . Slade, Mr. Vietor~treet., WU lIummoned for f&ihog Lo pay ..
T. P . Hatt, Mr. D. 'Rose. Mr. F. J. Lee, Mr. W. N&tiona.l Infi Urance DOutribl,lllon 1D t e8!>flCt of :the
.!,n Eer St!nmona (hon secre~.ar,.). a.od lb. W. R. .. uk. commenclQg June 2!llh "in. rel!J6Ct of all
l.~xander (Ulnst.&nt. hon. secret....,).
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employed cont ributor, ..EulIl) <.,;Jara. Hukins.
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){r . W . Ann SIXMON5 read the fono.ia.c &JUIu&l
.D6f endant.. laid It.. .... u qUite ' true, but- il bad
report. - " The Comnll~ :reports with plflUur. eDt.u-ely shDDed hli m e mo!,),.
Lba.t tbe mambership ot It.he Chamber. "l&., 123,
Mr. J , F: Hall, IOhd tor, "'bo .,peared on bebalf

Pl<, .. PHIL" ANDREWS, Cold ......'"
Guard.. SOlllling. Awarded Ihe ·D.C.M .

Pte. R. HURST, 8tb Batt, Rill. Brigade.

They &rc ..110. gratified to present .. at.&l6-

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BASIS.
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fu t ure o f the Centra l

Mily or". Parlou r

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Mw. Boalm , Mu
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li T Walter 'Brun ,

Mr [[ T I'1IGb , ""d
no n-atleod&Dce were

Ktvt.er. )dr. Moetl-

M;", YenrO!, Mn ,
&ell R Wiokham
8Iaodh-A.dmlral

ta rmen.

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ANn:R SDDlONIJ &!lid

WHAt, WE SAY-WE DO.
Robt. EadM, of Weybnd&:e, wntel : II I bought,.
00:.: ytZterday, a.nd after I had. tal:lln tbe IfIOOnd two
I felt :bet.ter than I had c\o.ne for ove r fo.w
The JMP.n ~l. back has entirely gone. " Mn. King,
Runwell
• Wick-foro, ',et&tee : -" Duty compels
me to tell all wb o aulfer 'Pat your Pilla cored me
a'le r nine ye&lW,PAin. " Mr. A. W.wtoD , o.f Feltha.m,
wntel i-" Your pUla have completely cured me after
j{'ur mQnthson my ba.ck." HOL!>RO'YD' S GRAVEL
1'ILLS, a p!*ti"e cure fo r ~n.yel, P&ina in tba Bact,
!~ ;-opsy, Bright', Disease \01 the 'Kidneye, Go~
~ Cl a.lI C&. 11, 3d.. all c.bemiite. POit flfll!l 14 stampa,
HOLDROYD'S MEDICAL BALL, CleckheatoD•

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bad m me

roMter . 8o\l

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ta ke \ M1 .ru~ tor
.& 11 lnleruted. ill ,be
of Read l IJi" ... e.ro, ra
l' P~ 'g'h. (cha.n'~ 1.
y ; ~f, Si&Ck&l1 (4Iklti!l;

n"", rl y t h n"'e

IDODt.hs::j .

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l\nd ~n Ue mcn who nad
he ""t)r lt d un ni & dif&oult

rl' OOrt. on the .ork

I b ii'~ Lbo f) J:!)eD&e&

for

£1;(1 a.orl il 12u,ht. ntI
r .. p re~'!ot.e~ Lhe I)'U DlmU Dl .
a n l' ,. tr:;l raC'il t1 L one ~.

mc l\1 dtd thf' f.&lai'y, ~f. a

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P~LACE

M&.Dcb~s ter Road, Ruding.

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27. Cayersham Road. Reading.

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(Mayor),

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O~D

MISS M.. E. BYRNE WOUNDED.

58 BROAD STREET"
READING.

appeared in the
paat week G. E. H awklDs , from
Haye, from S.R.

following

SOLDIER KILLED.

The ~ews h as t"~llChed Re&dlDg ~f the woundinl
OFFICIALLv.. REP~RTED MISSING.
t. he Da rd a nelles o.f M lU Mary Ellen B,-rne, ...
mlht.ary n ur be , and da ugbLer of Recruiting Colr., There Ja no do.ubt tha.t Corpi . P. W. GreflD, 8th
Sergt.. ;By rne, of Mllrua n·road . who., o n tbe out·
break of ~b c war W!Li ser Ving as 8. nurse to the !Royal Berks Regt.., 'V\·ho lived a.t. 27, Caverah.&m.·
Salford f.ducauon B oard And patrlot.icLlly nmglled road, ifi dead , though hel lS offiCially reported,,,&!!
th
poslt.lon t.o unde r take the 1]UT'SiDg of the miuing. Tbie ffollep sold Ier, whoSf'f pboto we l'6,
cd IL t t.h e Pro nL
H er offer t o d CJ &0 ...... produee tha 'W~k, "" u 42 year" of a.ge... He &e.l"Ved
e!lted by Lbo aut ho rlt ;cli , and after poer· ID t.he ilio n and .Bucks Lig h t I n fant.ry for 8. perlod
formln e clien t w ork In ddJere nt pB.rt!i 6be. With o f 21 yean, Ilnd w ent through the South Atm:an
ma ny (Ithe 1 ~ <l I P s. 011 Ihe ~nJng 01 Lhe CRmpalsn Wa r, He enh5tM ImmedIately ait.er the OUt.bTe&k
in the Darda ne lle5, journ ~ ed J to i hUi . dl&ea~ of war In th e Nat ional Reserve, and waa trubae-ridden !pot and ...... as , qwc.kly re ndelln~ va luable quentl y Lranderred to th e 8t lt Berks, aHerwardll
bemg appo mt.ed a 5 dnll 1P!;t.ructo r at. the Reading
B~rraek:s.
He had. the mi5fort.uoe to su st.&1D an
injury 10 hlS knee, wbx:h nece8&ltaled li lm belDg
In St Luke'5 H e. lta J for wome lime. On reJol nIDp t.h~ b.tt.ahoD ~e nl l,j ma l ely went. to the ,Cron t,
I Wh e re be ~ {JS for a bout e leve n week s before b'e
m e t. bUi d eath
Pri er to enhst.ing. Co.rp!. Gt-een ,
",ho I S a nll t lve .of Banbury , ",'as em~ l oy ed by the
Read ln3 tl tetrl~ Supp ly Company, Ltd, lIt! was
1 el:c~ ecl.i n g ly I"OPular and was a promlneat Con ·
serva tn'e, be:in g- a. Vle m ber- o( tpe committee (If
BaUle Ward 01 t h fl Rcadlllg Co n ~ rvatige AssOClabon. H e wa.o;. also a keen a llgler,
H e leaves a
,,"Ido,.,· and o ne child .
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A ser.eant of. the Si h Royal Barks, Writing t.o
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l sorry to Infor m
Corp\. Gree n 'lI Wife , s aid be
h e r tb ..t her h us b a nd was found b etwee n the first
and 5&cOnd .!tne!! of Germa n trenches. Ba\'lng got.
RO far , t her e w•• no ,d ouht, 6a ld the wri t-e r, that
Carp I. G!"6Itn must. ba,e fou ght. "Ijery bra.vely.
Th ree ol he"" we re fo und <lead by th e s ide of blm.
He Will! b Uri ed o.n tbe 16th of October. ) n Corpl.
(;recn 's rocket W Il5 found a btrth<i a \' card beanng
t he ft. gs o f I h c A lliel'. ,[hil'; C(l ntain~l hIS name
and acldref;s. and It " as by t his that. bls Itten t lDca.tlo n wu establilib('d
HIS nrolher , P te. Jamcr. Green , of Aldermaaton,
i~ al the front, and he alSl) ' has ~wo brotbers-m·
Ill w 'WIth th ~ force s. Lc~.:Corpl. <rilOl;g e Kimber,
..... it h t he 2ni:l ~a. Oxo.n a.nd Bucka L .T. at Bodington , and Ple . W. J . Forcetl. Mechanica.l Tra.mJport,

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Nerves

, from Olford &00 Bucks L.I,:

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Dr: CasseU's 'Taltlets

-L.I.- Lt.' G. A. H. RobJhson ,

LISt., to be Lt. (Wmp.), &Ild
a. Pro,-t. Bn, (N.,v . 4th) , W.
Sec. Ll. (Oc l. 20th) ; W, At ,
Lt (Oct. 22n<1 ) ; Pte. H. F. J .
Roy~ Bucks H.ussars, to be Sec. Lt.

"'n. L Hur.oo. -'
67, ~tLGUI1.,.-road.. JtaQt
Bam., London. E., ea.~.

-" Hy ;l1neHe-oaa:ue oa

with la.ryn;:'ltill, AJt.er

t im e there w~ a.
pnckling ~n lIoU
ove r me; 'wen. my
koees U8ed to g1't'e'W81,
and roon I wa.e quite

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Regt.- C, Cecil to 98 Soo. Liflut.

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Bucb 'L I.- Temp. Lt, G . S. LEirdner,
Bn" to be temp. L f. (D ee. lst., 1914).

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A.S.C.

9th of tbi lJ yeu. the Berks JMouianc.e CommIttee
b ... expended £231 3,: 4d, .on t.he B enefita Adrnml&tr.t ion PPnd , £566 14., 3d. OD the Sallat.oMum
BeDefit. FuDd, s.od £4,527 12e, lld. on the Medical
Benefit . Fund , ma}ung .. tow of £5,325 lOa. 6d.
A. ! the amo.unt pro'f'ided by the ~1fUt.t.ee wu
:&,7,OCI5, thiS lea.WIIl & , .... t.iafaetory , 'ba.l1nee 1.11 band
6f £1 ,619 Bi, 6d
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The Fin.ance 8ub-COmmi~tM eriUDate expeDdjture
for the period OctoW 10th to .Janu&ti' 8th. 1916,
a8 foUow.. : _~tldt.f AdtDluin.r,.tion Pund, £365,
Sanalonum Benefit ·l'und, £tI1J; MedieaJ, Bendt.
Fund , £l&,()75.-a. total of £7,()1.4). .
The cbemllta' aooountA ha."f'e ' beea p aid. in f u ll
(or the t.hm:) quarter of this 1eaz:.
£17 7... Sd .
baa been dUitribut.ed aa a.n e%
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amongst the chl!lrniab ·~n tit.lM
of 1914 for drugt aebedulea by
In <:onll6quenoe o.f the wa.r, t h e &m01lllt hll.vtng'
~rechted to the Committl!le.
, A. payment &t
rate of 75 per cent.. h aa been rii.a.e on t~e pra~­
t itionecs' acoounta -,R&Jiutted in rerpoet of tem·
porary l"fIII,Kil!lnt.. f?r the ,.."r 1914.

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fDOve by mjBelf; oc.uld

not. eveD llpea.k-I

EDJ'To.R OF TlDI " IlZADING o. B$ERnL "

pef
~!~id~lke to. st.ato l bat. from pcrsoillu mqmnee
1 ha ve m de I find tbere &re In Reailing aloDe

Ill rge nu m en of ... larred yo u ng men" who have
not rOOOI ed Lord De rby's Jett er, a.nd Me now
quietly grlnnill~ among themselves that 'they a.re
'-' skLrroo," ana as su~ h relieved of t he PP6!l lblhty
to serve. ~kn ow a. works In thD town wbere only
a. smaJl 8
IS em ployed, bu~ even among them
there are t. lea.st fOllr men whose agel run from
20 , to 24 , and who m Ig h t ealu ly be reheved, bu t
a.pparontJY because th" works con lam ma.c bln ery
t~e,. ..to mdlfjcrlmmately .. Rtarred"
These men
C('luJd 1I0t p erroml -munition work, Ii that IS t he
eflic ielltly tha.n men of otttcr trBdes.
Wish to bo ~udS'ed _u.nJl8tMo.tiC, (or &'J
fact
J>ervICC8 were offered to the
•.rl ~J''''tm,e~:t
t,be commencement of the

on tho ground that there

Mi.. M. E. BRYNE. Military Nurse.

Pri vate "PhI l I' Andrews. of the ' Coldstream
aid t.o the poor fel lowR wbo h!Ld fane n t.be re. It Gu ards , h aJJ JU lit. been awarded t h e D ist: rngtnll1ied
wu whilst , he wu t endlOg on e of our brage boya Condurt Medal fo r bra very , In the trencb el In
BIB paunh , who reside at SprlllS Co.t·
that sb,e ...... aR w.oundNi And t h t.a ne~tlated her .Pu/l(~.e
removs.l to t he ValeUtt. H osplt.a l li t Malta.
Sh e tagCIJ, Bonnlng , hl'l 'l.· e received nlimer OU8 oongl'at.·
made qwte a. good recovery, and whe.u stron~ uta.tioQS tro D'! tbe lnhabltante upon tbolr son'a disenough &alut OO inhe l'ping t h e ot h e r pa tl~n t. . H~r tlOclibn A' letter from 'hIm to. bls narf! n l:.& Rlmply
a.bilit.y all a Ilu n;e W&I! qui:ckiy rocognJ aed 1ft' W II ~ta U .. that b e h u b een a warded. the meda.I, 'but
itfttitutlan . Bnd 'the a.ut.horltlell the re made .. r e"j it d oes n~ t ine I any ~e t ..dl.
quut. to her tq re mam WIth t hem. which j llhfl 'eOn ·
M nted to do, a nd II be ill no.w lerving 1n t he bOlipital named Il3 ~ nurso to the ~unded «dkIlii-I;
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PALPITATIDII

WERVOUI DEIILnT

&I.£EptElUlua

VITAL EXHAIII'nOII

ANUIA

PRE_TURE DECAY

epecially ...unable far Nunillg' lrotben. and dunag
the Cril.II:_1 Periods of Life. OhemBlta &ltd IJt.areiI lD

all JMUi;I of the world sell Dr, C&saell'a Tabl" PrioeJe; :
1/-, l IS aM 8/-. the S/· I lze being th" m o«t 1!IOODOnIic.wJ.
A Fr_ Trial Supply will be _ t t.o you pn ~p;
of n ap:le atld addreas and t. ... " penn y ItaIDps. for ~
IlQCl paclci~, Address. -Dr, CuseU' a 00., Ltd., tiB,
Cbeat.er-ro&d, Manchester.

FRIENDS
PORTRAIT.

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WALTON ADAMS, & SONS.

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of ,8lagrave Street. have equipped
the Khaki Studio for all men in
Hi. Majesty's Service. to whom'
th~:r give the foilowing -Sp~ciai
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17. ~T~'FION ' ROAD •.READlNG_

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'w~ ,- S SUnday, 30th
l>o-polUoJlt·adin'tted . ••.•• • _•••_ •• ,
!n~It<lioicbarged •••
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1/6 _each for duplicate copies.
First Pc\rtrait; presented.'
Exb-a dozens. 17/-

h ank Jarvu Arthur Banultou and Ja.ck Morris?
h II prott y ' because Read~g ~ld om &eea IIUCh

beau l y 10 eeenery u in t.he Lpeaoo·ful and cha.rmlDg
;l"ooci la.nd glade .presented ~th the slng-mg of •• In
tru. rustJe of the A~n le&YeI," Ot' U Jp the
rJ.l~ lllfice nt tableau at the North Pole.
One of
100 moct clmv and &JDUJi~f thmr .m .. -': Y~ac
Ul &.n Hour It ~a the acbooI (I eelebntiM, ",bleb In·
!~ admin.b16 ~tuf. of .}Ir, B&tfour,

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Ra.pldly 1 bee3..m& my old eelf aea-in, aDd . .
the present time am wwl.and at.rong,"

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no power M:. aU . Everything wu done !'J'f,o
r estore power; I und9rv.-ent eIeclnoaJ t r emt:,ment a.nd maesa.~ , btrt; Dot. t.'he least ben.eiit.
rl'llulted, I ba.d been he.lpless for about lllX
mo n tha wb
hWfua.nd got me nr- OasaeJ\'i '
T a.D;)Ieta,
a.t ltot.hing else had. ~
a ble to do.
Iy <pOWer ret~ to me ;

~°J,~;"':io';t;

Compa.D.r Colo.ur--Sergt. If J~k " Byme, wbo, aa...,11 be ~ m~mhered, re ce l~ & letter fro.m tbe
Eoquu'J' il helDg made by Mr. J, 8 . BromlflY, or
King tlzpreu m g hi S I!.at ldacl1on at.. thl!l patno tiwl
aBoWD by hlm'~ elf Rnd his faklll h' , Ifl no.w made Three-lflle· Crou, fo r bls nepbew, Private Richard
BUr«t,
Sl,94 (aged 19), o.f t he 8th Batt , R ifle firl·
even more huppy th a n pr e\' \OllSlj' by t bl!l Irno.wade, 4ht Infant ry. 14th Dn'islon, who haa been
ledge thlL t h ll fi ft h &On hu, joi ned the Ar my , imi
NlDg unee July 30th. ,He waa lut heard of o.t
h&nng enhsted In t he (300) 4t h Ro.y al Berlta Regt,

All 1100 had

gt)ne out o f my 'IlnILa
a.nd l egs ; I cou1d »ot.

AND THE MEN 'OF FORTY.
' \ Slr'-N~ W that tbe canvass Wilt sh ortly be 'n
full Gwmg in Readmg , I venture, Ill! one who cOmes
u,.ndf!r' tho Above headtng, Lo. be peHlllLt.ed to pomt
out.. one Of two h ttlq matle[ s to others who, lIke
myself, OlDy be ca.lled upou t.o IHlcClfioo· tJie best
fifteen r ef rs of 'ooe's hI e ID building up a. httJ e
home, secUrl11g a. fairly d ecent post, In ordor Lo
t..AlI:e up work In oefenc e of the country" at. 1..s. 2<1 •

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on probation, jDevo.n Regt.. (Sept.

HOUR.

Xcat, c1@ver, bumproua
(fretty is tbe iAust
p-nnuc:lio.D at the Palace 'fheatre. Neat because
th ... re 1.1 60 much fUD
l&ught.@t; and beauty
FI'leeZ~ comfortably 1Dto OM little hour j clever
}'''c<l lU!e 'It eont.a.ina sO ~h that
new and.
rr lgmal, bot.h In Ute ~oke~J and the , Itage e1f"ect.l;
l: 'K1 hurn.orolUl bec$ua&-1ftt:lU. how could It.. he a ny·
Ih mg e lse but the gery eq.enC8 of humour 'When
, l:ast. includes auc:6 artist. . . Edwin Lawrence,
Har ry Milia, Johll B areollrt.. Arthur Kinpley.

Parb.l)T;sed

r. Dawes,
fro m
1~::;'::::~:;:" t;;'~,;'k
Sec,C.LIeut.
(NOV 200).
I(.el:t.....- E. J . Girdler to be Sec Lt.

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THEATRE_

A YEAR IN

H. SAMUEL.

WeAL .. GAZETTE" ITEMS.

Jo

FINANCE.

During lh. penod· · from July 10th W October

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jOin t~at th tf nug bt. &On e

INSURANCE

that Lord. Belbo.rne b Ad
n ,t! Ib at cot ters, 6bepberd.s J fog-te n;, ~nglne driven ,
Iha rch eTS, etc" sIitIuld Dol be l'eCrUlted , bup he
C"rI.alnly d Id no t ...y tbeY l sb ouk! Do t enll&t
The reaolullon was amerided and, p80B8ed a. fol·
l '~ ~ -'~ That ·tb1& Chamber d~iru to plaee on
f<"~ rd ita a W ree1aUon o f Lord. Selbor1)e'", mterMt
I n agncul t ure and hili a.ctlon in proteclTng
the
{anne-rill of the count"" from haVing t he mac
r.... ru l t.ed who were emD1oyed. tn 100k.mR' aft er the
nerde; etc."
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me t hrough tbf! ~ I eph o n e

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Pte, G. H, KEENE. lot Herlt Regt..

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' Ir. W. A""IZR SDOI'O:M"S Imo.l'ed that in .-iew f)f
a cc~tomed to comfor t..
I~lj f> r; rea.t 6hortage 0.( lll~ou r in a grK"ulture the
of the officer coillmand ·
.. "nl ral Cha.mber ·be urged to a&1c the Board o.f Ill; the Rifle Dt'pot. Winchestor , tha.t. any me n o.f
.l, :.' r l~l1 lt\lt"l! to a.pproaoh the Board o.f F..ducation to tbls clUoS d 6Slrptl! or 56J"\'11I i ther r couDtr-y .. Ill .bo
aif"'rd lllllformly in ooun1.ry parl~h~6 faedlliefl for allowed to oco:upv t he lame ba"'Ja.ek room , d rill
t'mploymenl on the 1...0<1 of boy!!. from 12 to 14 1.o)te lheT, mef06 t~eth e r . a.nd -be drafted to. a n y
T"' H~ fi e u ld that, facIlitIes Wf!re g lVf!n III 601ne hat.t&llon of tbe K l n~ 'a; Roval RifI~.a o.r Rd!e B rigao e
:h~ an" rwt. In otben. He thought t h8t t bere u a. pl ~n or 1es6e.I' me mber,
' n"oult! be &orne al a1.eme o t from th e Boa rd of Eduu .
Any &pphca lJoll eOln be m . <le t o
'('n !ha t egervv.'he re, if" boy and t he boy 's parent"
Y ou ra fu t hf.p1l9 ,
~ fr'" WIlling he should go, the boy M ould be a ble
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R\YN' YOl"', K !l,R,
0a.1cot Pull:, ReadlDg,
\.(I >:0.
.\l r SLADr; ~ec onded , and i\ W&l! catried.
Oetober-llllli! , 1915.
...
~ r T.aA.'IIL'lI said that. LOrd 5e}borne had ling le<!
r.U I 'fiCO who 'P/e re .... orkutf a.mon:: hge,Btook, and
,-'Hi tha t. th ey .mould Dot ir0 Into the Army. He
I hnl.l ~ h t; t b 3.t. wu ODe of the heist. th'iogK dOlle (o r
JI_"1' If'lI Ullre, aDd moved a. vote of t banb to. Lord
Erl b,-)r nf, for hlll m Le.roht In a.g rlCul t.uTe. -\1 r M H F . :SuTTON' &eOonded .
COUNTY EXPEII'DITURE INCREASING.
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~I r Lo U6lJ!T Mked jf it wu n ot a. fa.et that the
rr'rl1lt.lng c anvWel"& 'Werel going to call on the

farmrn;.

LE'M'ER FROM THE MAYOR.

are
k-mdly t p,.bl15hing that we bave had a very good
respon~t ~o my ap,e1Ll t() the men df Readmg fOT
can u.awt1!> In conuectlon with Lorq Derby's Re·
eru ilm·.... ~eme but mttn y more ar(l nooded, and I
s nlcerefy truH '311 t hose will como forward who
(an g'IVo I p even a. small :rortolOn of their t.lme for
~ h e purpose.
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The 6UCOCSS, not o ply of the Icheme, but of tho
'" .I. r, l'IIust. depend lll.!lely on tbe deciSion of the
eountry .as rcv~aled b,t t h18 canvass a nd it IS of
the utin~
' t ,mf portancc tha.t th18 resul~ IS knowlt as
lIoon as
Ible.
\ho 8.I'.I:I~t in tbe (1lnva138 are ginn:: '!jety
lio:p to our 5Oldier1! III t be field.
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Itlr lnCOtDe Ll.'t on OD~~t!:fe~ of th e annual 'I"&1ue
"'(oll ld in future be .I.
o n tbe filII annual
,lt lu.-, uoept. under .. notber 6ehedu le (or Ul&e~
tn r nt on profit~, ...hlcti 1] ecea6il.a t.ee Ute keepu:li£ (It
d~ ll n fA
A. yreat m.any . -t:arme l"l , d Id not l"eep
~"""'· I n t. , and he thougb t it sho.uld\ be ur<>ed on
the m 10 keep aooount.s 10 future . &0 that
c<luld ,
h a!'.Sf,:~ on their pTOiit.s. He though t t.he9 a.1so
mlt" hl recoJDm~nd to farmen II. 5l mple b ook of
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8T~n t.u a Uy lIr. Anker Simmonll "'" u;
to
p;"r-a re a s imPle fOntl of a ooount for t.he. i:u1danCl!!l

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S1r.-Y~u r readers will. see. by th~ list. you

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Yr. Lo OSUT J)9int.ed out that tinder l!ieCt.ion ZL
~f the Ne..- Finanoe Bill f&rme~ who were a.es&ed

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roll owln ~ have volunteered far ean\ 6aSUig v.-ork :Mr . w.ll Taylor, hIr. 'R P enson , Mr. G H. Koeton,
R. i'POd, Mr, W, R Coqk, Mr. D. Ru...II ,
Mr, Cd s, Mr F. A. Fenner" IMr. W, Shepherd r1
Mr. S. ~ Colher, 1ft. J . C. T boT!,)O, hIt. Doug'l&,
Mr. H. " Brown, Yr. C, \"'fuUie ld, and Mr. C.: W .

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