Reading Observer 12-1915

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TWYFORD.
The AgeDu for tbe .. Reading ObserTer " at. T- f d
Ar e J . W. CHURCH, NrowEa~c nt , etc" S l~:tl~'~'.
ryad; ~eesrs. WYMAN and SO?\S, Ra il ra~ S: .
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nt:It)Ce t ft,\~
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of milk: prodnclDp . we . had rruse th., nrl«(l Ir, l ;l
}>er QI.iMt on and a.ft..er .::IA<NUARY 11 : l :Jlo
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,the uooeT8 igned, hereby ~I~E\

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BYRON STAFFORD,

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We b-:l.vo the paInful
to tk:ord that I he p:tr.
ent.& of ~t., Art.hur E. (Too) -1!lmall, of .lIM tl:J.1U
x:eceived oftkial intlmaLion t b.a.t b e 1\01 ' L:~(, i
In a.ci.lon on .Docember l.lt.h.
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only' 21 J'~rs. ~~ a~, ~'oined the
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i6t' Troop, • A (WIndsor) squadron, in thE': ~ IJ r .n"
of 1.913.
A~ the out.?reak of w./C.r he was '\\ltl;
M~. ~a.J't.l~:and Chlllmg wor t h, moto r and r\ r1,
en~lPeera, of N~.bur~, a. pm·n, he h<l~ belp for £f'\· ·.1

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REGh'lALDLPARFIT'r .

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On arnvmg m p'.npt. he, 'ffiucb to hz.: d,~ .
appO>lDtment, as Q. JlInlor sctl;€..1.nt , was k il Itl
ch~ge of a base at Ca1to whdsL t he f('SL of i: .o.

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drafted to G a11l poh . It is lntN€ftll'"
was -reeomed nn "he 12th In~ j tb~~
In Bg:) r-:. h i?d bef:1l 111 Poet [.1 U
Arabs, and 16 BtlLl~ h -.-ere kJilC'fl
only 8U,r.miBe that:. "1'~ d" ..... as lluOlk'r~, J
thelle..... Much ..sympath v III fel t. W1 t O t he pa ' .
~ the,tr krepa.ra.ble loss .
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reglD".ent.
to note

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SOLDIERS' lJNT=.\IJ\'1ti::~"I'.

Thur.s dll:Yt in last 'Week a. w,rgA a~hh'
gatbarOO &t tha V.A.D. II l;'-" P1Lal, ..... be~~ :-:n fI :>t~ l.
lent ~rt had hoell &rra.~l!,:('u In o~J ..'T 10 blJ fa rf' ~
well to some of the paLient s
'file I p\~nm ln had
\tt:leu tactefully arra.nged f.-.r lhl oer...:o~101' anti
~5 arC!! due to t he s t a.rr o.n.::i :1.1 "0 the [rlf·n(Js w ho)
so kindly rendered va luable a1<:].
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taken bv the Commandant. 1fi,w. F. If \\' d .-j.:ln 1
Nune B:oUa~d a.nd fiergt. Lax ,!)ruvKkd Ute' mSlru .
menLaL mustc-.
Th e e nte rtamment, .... [,'; !'.I I [t-au h'
opened by ~...e, Hartshom, w.bo ~a:.e "'1 hq' ~an""
. God Sa-ro ·tbG King." Pt.e. Walsh conlTthlli ~l .. I
wonder who i.'J kissing bnr now "-8... g()(',d SIlntt Rn<1
~eH receiv~, a.s was t.~at. by Lce.· Corol P,'akp,
Co-m:e, SlOg to me.
PI:.e. Steadlcman. ~ ~
Henry vm.," was most effective.
l ~e -Cuo!.
K-e&ey sang .. Kitty. th~ t.elephone dirt ," and ~Il'.~

Di€by's fine rende rmg of "Tat.ters" and "O'Sh(·,., n
a. pleasing change. Mr. \Vcbb Wil" t.1() ~t a n·1H>;.
ing as he mimid:ed the .. G~y Drum MaJor." I ~~ .
Corpl, Mister, "Silk Hat Tony ," cau..."Cd mars <)f
laughter, and ft8 a ll encore be ~ve " Some bah,' [
doll}' Se:rgt. La.!:'g violin solo, ' Srmple A \'C'\ [ ," ""'l'';
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very popular. aDd later his renderi n ... of GCunoo ~
8arenade in B flat. (by r~L) was" cquti ll r wel l
reoei.,.ed. Nurse Hona.nd's a;ttractlve :;nl1g "L:lddie ~
in kbaJri," proved. to Ute lilting of t.he ' 1!.1Hh"nc~,
The 8eCODd part of the progrMlme () l1enorl
humorous cltetch, enUtled "The De~uve ~\1 ' n"

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in which the cha.ract£rs were as f(lIlQw :i - Hair ck
Combs, Pt$. Steadleman ; Fla.shi~toll Fobhs, ' 1~.
McGrath: Jeremia.h Gurki n, Pte., Wh'ilehf'«.j ·
C larrise. Bung, Pte. Peary; Jenkin Walt er, I..1.f.
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Gerpi. ::?diaLer; Ben jamm Bung, Bomb. t C"r -f,'

THE
COUNTY BENCH.
~D~'f':o:ll<foro Mr. G.'-'!I.. ~.too,, ' (iD the

~,. e~U'). 14r..~. ~. Mackey. Mr, R. L. Erskine, Col.

,'F. 1'..' Jd~.nZJe and 'Mr.
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NO LIGlIT. · '
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at Sa.nd-

Drnmmer Lea.ch J::ave a bumOTous song, ',;,F II>l f'>i
in the parlour," and a vary preUy glef\ , " SW("ilt
and ~/' Wa& sung in harmon V 'py I\~ms Gould.
and MItchell, Lce.-Corpl. Peake -1.ud j Dl"UIIHlH'r
Lea.ch . Pte, Sf.eltdleme.n was agam poPUla rl "
I J:ust.,a soldier," and" stammerlll'" S:iin !> bv
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equally fAl-coes.ID!l.

nomb~ Cr~ s~ng h\~

sent.lmental song, U Child of my dre;~n:J s " well, n-i
Pte. Walsh's rendering of .. Water meklll t"" '

was capital: Other Items were gl'l'en bviT..ee ·Co pl.

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"Are we downhe.a;rted"; l'.1r, Wf'\:b'&
patriotic song , " OUr boys" ; and L::e.-c<>rpl. ,li1r\\t.er
sa.ng .I. Heyho. dl.D't yoa bear tho 1st.eamer "
Drummer Leach's eon-cen.ina Eolo waf; well f :!T""
pla.uded. At \.be. conciw!lon of ilie eWln lng , Ih(\~
Commandant ~veyed tke best .,..;shet; of the apdi.

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eoce to .(,be soldiers, and "A uld L.tD~ Syne"
.. God sa,ve the King" terminated & most ~ OJ ·
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CHRISTMAS
SLIPPERS
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Milward'
FMIlLY & COMPLETE
Opt stAff • .Iui ....orlc.~m 'adlltfes

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MOURNIN~ ORDERS
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Road, READING.
BIRTHS, · MARRIAGES. DEATHS.

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EDGCOCK'S mate a ~ .~cia.li tv pi Bhck
. Co.tumea, Dr~ 8klr~, BfQ.~cs, etc. ,

SIZE 're&<ly for munMu..te 1\'CIl T.
10 a.dditioo to this moumiug orders t'.ake precedence of .n others, and a oompetent fitter W[lI
be &eDt on receipt of ordor. A lo.tge lIelection of
Mourning l.Iillihery.
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THE !lEADING MOUR~ING WAR~HQ,USE
6 •• 62, 63 • .64, BROAD SliREET,
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