Reading Observer 12-1915

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PLA l'ER-PIAIIOL

mak08 It lmper;a.tJV6 that •

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for unlellil better ga.tea
lib I,. to be broul;ht
far ~ Ioot.baJ.J. In Rell.chng

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wrot,.o optlm
Stloca.lIy
Comblnat.lon
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by what. I knew

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ba.s arisen for
£17

Be 8
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andsum
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unt 1 tne end of J anuaq.

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matt:;he8 start'
The a.&oertamly not unless a groat
money takes placo a.t to-dql
peru>d. aunng the week It was

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Bu.ltl_' ked performed
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THE D\'fIBION TO RUN _
th. aa.y wheD he abo'tteel)(r Boultbee round
It wJ1l be rememb6rcd that the d.oe!8lon that
p~ ta. a.uri:II. and tae Hial... HaI1
It
football .houJd be played o. Elm Pack th . sea
must h.Y8 'b6en .an &a,nOllS time for him but i.
son was tbe ouLoom.& of t.wo thmgs t Fum I~ W1t8
tW It. wu God 8 call and he 1'tspoDded to ~
thought that the bp.rdwork-ed tolled: fOf Rend ng
IMI..-er forget DOW" Mts Boultbee h.d
I8bou.ld b& g lTen an opportun lt.y of forcrett nc: the
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w&r for a. few hours on Sat.urday afternoons 30 1 d.
kuebaad
It was • ...:1. _to • 'Ulan WN
secondly £150 In cst.abli8hrucnt cha.r,es had to be
1l1.a. made hiM
If tbat waa so fn
AN EFFICIENT &r~FF
met whet.her foot.ba ll W IlS pIa-jed th s BeaSon or
e9U1-d...,. re:bow much tttON waa it- M 1n the
Of the nun ng 1It:.aff l~ 18 ~posslble to
not
E:t'pel1enoo blt$ proved however th;a.t the
cue ot .. large pa.nah WIth all It.. up. and downa too highly their devotion t.o duty and ••If.,]ooi.l '[ lootooll pubUc.. of Read ng are not apptWlU.t.IY&
and oomlWlt <lillicultiell
The,. were t.rulI gre.tr: b1WVe been 'Worthy of the gretLt. ~usc for whicl! t hey or the friendly ma.tches C%cellepj:. tbough they
foOl to MrI Boolt,bee for all her qn1e, and tl1orougb are worlnng a.ud as might be e:rpect.ed 'W e h ~ve ba.'fa boon pl~ed on Elm Pa.rk thJS season
In
,,- Boult L - - 8 mcumbejg .- Gre ... fn&t. DOW ma.ny tnoroughly n lled nUl'8eS work Ii:;; for the towns where a. tJll1 ld form of a. le.ngue competl
"0iiti
~ :who have boon draI","
L_-"
t nd
on bas
In vogue oupoort bas been .xoellerrnt
wou be.;wu:-1M'1!-fuU...uooa'I'em.em~ • ......"
them .ll "f!>....r U8 whllet ot.ben
to
• been ~bl
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lv 18 prOlnii e tba.t (lould Read nil' onl) hang
1111 tru1y IIMntual 'Work a.nd con,e.nio~ of 80U a wa.r hoaplta'la a.t home a»«J: ..broad h&ve reeelv..ed .on uQtli tho London Comblna.t.lon matobes sta.rt a.t.
The work "~lch lIle had ao suocesnfull1 .rmed ~n ma5t encoura.glDg reporlB
thetr work It. ~ lDl u.e ond of Ja.nua.ry all would be well
But thIS
would ltiY. continue, a.nd they
W)!hed htpl poI!$lble to n~dt'liduahse th~ membez's of our , t6if ]8 Impossible unless the football lovmg public
health and Ittrength Ul h18 uew Ipiere ,r ",boqr. I,ntt. lt • pleasant to lr.naw tnat 1l. great number of .apeedily rally to lbe ClU'b
I A.rdI ::w£hons<ed to
)I:r SuttoQ tlMtu a.anouooOd that IM'6rU pr~eu~.... them al'e drarwn fronl til
oo~atlon of St lIa.y howenr tbat Whatever "Cout~)S pursued the
tlODa WeN to"M mide to Mr -.Did lI~ Boull;b.~ Lukes.&nd the "WIfe of one of oar 8 de~men Iii n<l,.. Ohristnuu Dlatclics T Swindon w II be played
He would 4rat of aU· present hun aD. bella.lf of HIe aeLing aa S l ater 'WhIlst oulr present Indy super n
DODpoegatiD!l. the lIiBBlOD U..u aDd th .. lien. SOr
tendent wbo 11 a oea.r n8igbbour b1l& been With
'n06, 'ntH. • c~ fOT £1001 together WIth ",U us BltlOe the ~ of the bo,pltal and h e r WOt k
SCOTCHMEN'S FINE DISPLAY.
lUuDUIlated addrqu a.nd a.n album oontatnlDr the baa been ab.,lut.ely Iftvalua.hle In u.ddltlon we.
.,.rDei of 350 aubteriben
hl.ft had Jiuneroua -MSIsta.ntA from outalde the

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nearly
ca.Dccl
v Pommouth
I\nP shut up f<lrto t.he
r c.st.the
of ma.teh
the seaoo
n but l e35
drutlc counsels preva.lled a.nd t.he Readmg publio
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h to have one more chance of lS&yl Dg wb.&t.bcr
t ey d elllcs footba.ll or not

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prayed a nu.rked Sll'OOMI and 11 & great boon
mQthen;
The M&yor aptly rummeq up the
atlon when he nmarked 'It w,", ~mPO"lble
CS lImai.e t.be pote nt. ~l ..-slue of a ydwtg hfo
t m gbt be _Ted or mlght b& Impro'fed by
L no hrought up 1D & strong hoalthy atmosph ere
, hat. t.he r eal wort t hat ~ before t.be children
r.: c.ht be properly done I

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appe&rs to be thl!! case Reading'

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ooDtlnued fIver IlDCe
Mr SvrroK.&id he was Tery rnteful
Mr
dlhill d
th
Boultbe& fpr
personal. trieD
p
unng
e
hme he had
~n ReadlDIl
Mil- Bo1JlJrBllll wbo .... as enth'Olliutuwly reocelYed. sid tha.t the penod. he had bet,:n ueocn&ted
",ita Groeyfrian . . . the 10D,elt he bad IJ)eDt J.D.
any pazllh during h18 m.lOLStry lD lookIng back
ov~ 'the tAm and a halt ,.eaI1l m!oh: bad !>ePu

w

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been

aob",.ed and mucl! had been ltfl iincIo.. lIaP1
g:on, to thea ~t whilst mallY 'W"e~ left be
whom Jae 1fN 10th to 1."'$ t Jt ) ~d ~
aeem pOilllnble to &ee such . . .ympabetie, WIU'ID
hearted Uld oouiderat.e people .. tb' e 1 had been
!I.~ had been. am&III!d. at tb6 big unturea wbJCh
Aea. beea CIUTIed QUt at Greyfnan
There was
the large tea wh1Ch bad tU:ea. plaoe In tbe TO-,m

q"*ln

ha.ve a Lig ht in g Restr ctlon Order we h ope the
ng-ement:& fo r t'Eld uced. street. IlluDllDl.tion will
rract ca.lly end T"M6ooably ea.nied. out
We
not prote6S to know why .a.ft.er 80 many mont hs
1 j!bt we should be -.ga m plunged lDto dark.
t $.A when It. would al:moet ~m t bst. th o ID
emC"DL ~eather cood t.um . likely to pre ....ll 11;'111 1
r I late a gRl Dst lhe da.nger of Zeppelin { &ids
It.
no cngg-cra.t. on to say t.bat durl.llJr t'Bo p ....t few
II" nt hs Read Ing has o wed much Qf lta OO. y prDi
THE WEATHER
r- t V too ts a.dequ aiely 11iumlD&i.ed tborqughf-.res
t"ho ooldeet dAy to far fhuyfJIZ the tem r
to 21 or 11 d~ of trOit There
1 the low ns round a.bont b&ve boen und er the
...'H,....... of fruat on Saturd&y ud liolui&y
d of I ghtmg reat-net onl Reading hae beon
.v,_ ,_"" _,__{,_ Thunday 82 mch (over thfee; quat"
on'y rea.sonably hghted town WithIn euy
wsa mealAlrcd
s of ibo gr'() at. m h t.ary centre. ..1. Aldenbot
F a r! borough and th e r~n.H. hM heeD that
TROOPER POTl"S V C
en on !borL 1&&, e &lId othen ba.. e Dock.ed to
a.t 1 30 P m the Tow:n CouDoiJ wt11 !DiNt
Ur.o Common Seal to an a.ddreu to
1 ng for t ho w eek -cnda bringing .. correspond.
of the BerbbU"tl YeoDl&DI1 At
ncrease of t rad e
H owo.,.eJ; It 18 our duty
con..,t arraued by the B _
submtt to lbo wtll at the autbontlee ud !,j~~~~~~:,r:'~~
ASflOOl&tion will. be held)n ther..r.:el l ji~d6.,hOoId:
merelv expre&s the hope that. t.be Powera tha.t
at whieh a fine programme will be m"hi' ine le8.tnt the lesaoti'so plLlnhHly POlbt.eci by
II
Ilccldcnt.e wi ch OCCUlTed when a strlngent
L,..I lm,;- Order wa s first. Illlpo6t!d on the toWD
\ c lC U6t t..b aL the street cornen and da.ngeroua
After
c 06! lo gs "Yo Il bo adequatel,. 111umt..Oa..ied
~ I Lhla ",bould not he l'IO d l!l'icult of aehlevement
a. town 1 ke Ret!.d lPg where the prec&Utl0bA &f'e
L octod
not ~ m u~ h toO seeut'fl darkDeaa and
(' u r ty (bomba rdmen t by boIIt:.ilo wbmanDee
( n t.hn flel' eOMt being Impo5Slble) u ~ e:n.sure
un fo rm tv of fU!nect t b or ebf rendel'lng the l.Mk.
t an m t"ad n g 8 rcraft. 10 plckini out crowded
Ilorou;hia.res a.nd plJl.CUi of Importa.ooe mote dill
It

f WORlt .I.CCOMPJ:J:SHED

...&rei 'Who hove atl<!nded to the mora dom estiC
ftrnna read the addras, WblC4 work of tbe hospital The o~ h&ve been most.
~_n b-~
...iduoua Ill. tl:telr dutIes &nd1"We .T8 deeply grateNted u..t the work of the miulon AaU....
ful to oar qua.rt.e.nnaeter aDd her assIstant. aa Viell
deepened through bU!l effort. tb. work:
as to our diape%l&er for tbja work thdy hue <.lone
comphahed In co oneebon WIth JJUCh
One ot t.he Ilarde.t wOTk1":B: In t he hOllPlt.a.1 hoa
the mea.na of the salva.tion ot m&Dl aoUls
b'een oUr m..,.eU86 WbolO a.ttontlon to the sold en!
lo"'al wa.... llr Boultbee had .-dUred to th.& prm hll8
freely and WithOut .tmt. :In our
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we have been amgul o.rly fortunate
cnplea on WhlCh t.he Church had been founded W&IJ
. . . Utted by Dr
Donald lSon 'Who so
beyond &11 pra.11O whtl!!t undor biB twdaooe. the
tr.lned the de~hO\ent befoTe t.be
men's ienlC6 was .tart.ed In APTd, 1906, and bad I~:i::t=it of tho 'Wu, a.fterwa.rds .(,by Dr
Th.

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At.hveils B nfield Bnd Co had cbarge of
booki~g a.rr.a.uremenUl tn coDnectJon w lt.b
.J roe Clara Butt. !! conoel't. la.aL week &nd &190

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Funerm had. beenMrtJ~peop:l~le'~'~~"::&rd~~ei1'=~~
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FAttEN OFFICERS. '

THE ADVANCE ON BAGDAD_
Tlie 1st Ba.ti of the Or! ord &nd Buck 8 L I 18
t&kiDg put. In t.he operation. In Mesopctnm a. and
mformation bioi oom6 to hand of luera1 ()ffiCer6
rot th&t B&tta.iton who ha.....e fa-lie n during t.he
TOOr..,.. O<!'(A~=t~:I,)
Oll Bagdad
the hlghelSt praite.
b
BOU'tJl'BEE
O&pte.in ~ HaturIn Da.?eDPOrt.. " 0 IS re
PB.ESBNTATION
TO
KR8
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ltiu.d
.between.
November
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&nd I......
25t.h
lIIr' J 0 ~ then pl'"ellentod lfn, 'Bou1~ 1""'"........
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m lleeopotamie., "III"M born In 1888 &uu ..,t.er '""Pmg
"Wltb. . . . ITer tea aernoe
He 8&1d 1IIIat.
'til
educaied. at Rugby aDd. S ..ndhunt. obtained Iua
Boultbee had been .. _plendWb.elp to ber hUB- (IOmmllBlOD 18 Feb~ry 1909
Be pla.;yed JD the
band attrlbg h1l!l minIstry
Tb~y ad=ired lin 1" """ ,h •• l1 XV at both ~b ... and Ba.n4hunt B~
Boultbee for her tmdDeu and unRAlftahn~ D
1
_.II d
had aerved "IIJlth hll regiment In Bnrma.b auu n la
aIJOWlDg meetinln. to he held at tlie ... _ ...e, where --~
No••m~' 19" w,th th. I-Al&Il Ex

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she 01....,. extended the h..rti~ ....-

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NEW VICAR FOR GJlE~RIARS·.
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W .. uDdentabci that tJae hnOl" ct Greifriae
been oIIered to aDd ....P~ by the. lie" W>ll.am
AUl"Uatu. Doherty B A..
ou.ra.te of St SImon II

hlbbed n od w eek

OXFO RD ROAD IMPROVEIBNT
T o vn CounCJI h &ve d.c1ded to cut back. put of
a k Ii tuate a.t the dLngeroUi be.nd on the south
u Od"Ord road OPPOSite Scoun lut..
~EWING

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GUILD

.. uar tu.n ....';ew ::ff G uild of the ~ a.nd
~tr ct \\ orkpeoplo. HOIpltal Fund A.aeooiaticm
n '-'4 t.:lI.rllle t.s a.nd 811ht paut ot lOeb to tke

I " 1..5 lIO:ll' ta l f o r tlio uae of Deed,. ~.Dt.
CTil a.uti W illm

ltee deare to thaD.k all lub

I Rmi worken for the Unild..

FOR roOD
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the Mechca.1

to (lStabli,h m Wig·

! ;tne (t ala.ug~ r bouse lQry ..be purpoee. of
r I go ho rses f r the food of mao to be
I to BelgIUm +ftere there II • ahorlafe of
I od t v
Th e a pplIcat.lon w . . refuMd.

HILL MEMORIAL BATHS

... ~gard to t be nuI:DJ)er ot aokliera .....
, and ID the nelg bbou rhootl ot th. boroukh

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tv Ulle the Arthur- Bill lIemorf&l
Town Caunell decrided ~ tb. ba~
d fpr use 00 tbree ID' t.ead ot_; ~.oj. . .
oa ;. n eeeh week untIl tOe 3l!'t
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STRUCK BY MOTOR CAll

et"enmg Jut a man naJ:Ded.Althar .EJtDY,
" u ty road ...... tnJared J.>Y a mccot CIIU' He
"''I. ";).l k Dl1;irom j:)ehind & ltationary tram ear wile
II
Ld hi n ~H '" ftont of II motor car 4d.fta by Kr
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of FleDQeI IJW.wict H$ beaitaW &114
k H e compla.inl d of ht. t.tt. Ii4e Wilr
J"
' I l l 0 bon.......IN braken, IUld he ~ to be
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t it t() tht hospitaL
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ngbt for desPIte rcaUy great efforts by "Forrester
of whom I sbaJl ha.ve more to so., la",f RDd Lof.t,..
bou&& Lee Oorpl. Scot.t. t.ho Vl8100l"6 goalkeeper
re.fu&ed to b& beaJ.,Q1
Dame Fo rtuue howeve-ruitini.t.ell pb.y~ Scot.t. n. shabby tnck for In
runnlDg to meet; a i1plen~iQ shot by Lofthouse be
. lIpped aDd had the mort.lilcatlOn of aeemg the
balf 8Oa.r o"'er bun lnLo t.he n~t. &admg's equal
18er was a present from the .referee faT Lofthoullo
palpably punched the ball mto the net
The "oal
however "wu only p!>etlc JustIce for tho 5h.ot& from
Forre.n.er &nd <A.t:r which Imme(hately ~recedcd
l,t ful ly d88erved. to &core
Readmg dld not. let
i he graM grow under tb~l1r feet &tter thm and
Carr wCigbed In With t.'II!'O beautIes lrhlle FOl'
rester brought ReadlDg'a .core up to a. na.p haud.
WRY READING WONThus Reading eecured a aurpnS1Dg-ly eu,- netory
after once a.ppeanng a badly bezrt.en Iide
Readmg's "-Jctory can be attnbuted to two cau ses one
that they I,'efuscd. to be dismayed by thcll' early
dlsastert- and eeoondJy tho briJ1iant Dl&n.ner lU
whidl .1f"orreater led the lorwards
It was a.
gt'ea.t dl&&ppotntment to th~Read.lDg oSiclala when.
th&y f&lled to p.revail on
k to play regubrly
and the eent1'&-lorwa.rd pro rem h*B beon a di.flica.lt
one Slnte the FootbaUeN BoUahon left ;England
ForrMt.e.r ho_ever 18 statIoned near Reading a.nd.
there 18 ".,.eQ hopa that he may be seen n the
blue '&Dij wblte .t.rIPflS taIrly frequentJy Forrester
18 a St.Ok~ player a-nd If S.turda::y1.s drspla.y 18 a
falt· ant.erion he 18 a oentre-forwa.rd much above
the average
Hagni1icently bwlt., he-- ~
Imy amOJ11lt at pace and dMh. while his passes eel
dom go utray
HIS cont.rol 0' t.he ball has to be
M66li:' to be beheved wbile hiS ehooting .bilitie.
are "renllDI8COnt of lf~CaffeTty at his best
THE REVIVAL OF :M.I.YO _
,
Perha.ps tk rreat..est anrpTltte of the matelL "WU
the l'_IlT fin. disp!»y put up by , Billy • Ma1"
The old Caversham RoYer a.nd Sout.bCJid player
wa.s ~ponSlble for some eztToemely elenn' football,
and hia oomblD&tJOn WIth Lofthowe formed one
at the f"e&tu1'e8 of t be ga.me
Considenng that
.Ya.yo was praetacaUy unt.ra.med and that he was
oppos6d 110 80me seasooed. Scotcb prof~nal8 hia
dll!lpla.y attgurs well fo!:" t he futuro
Lofthqua6 IS
beco~' quIte a.t. bomo at. lns de ngM wbe"" hnJ
un
mg- energy IS glyen full play
Bil\y
Ga.rbutt the old ReadlDg p1a.yer who was B. ep6Ctator Jut Saturday wa.s greatly mterested lR
Loft.l)ouse, and followJng one of Loft.bomse e par
tlcularly vtgOI'O'U:8 SOTtles on the visltors to&.!
Garbutt. ca.uatleaJly J rcma.rked.
Tha.t lad 8 ah"Ye
,
J k st
d
Ieted the
a.nywa.Yr
OC
ewart aD Carr oomp
B<ladlllr f
rd I
and tID i~V
I
T onva
IDe
8 err; mng oorta.m y

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.,u
pedi't.io~~ Poree 1D the PerB>lUl Gulf
He
Alfred Daven~rt of 43 1
B,.I,,,,,ardem. II W (all<! 48 Oh..-.y I.... W O) showed better underatan4mg

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the onlY"1011 of Ifr

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and of Sophie Dave.pon daughter of W B
J.t:.t.unn C B
Captain Jo~n Harold CourtiB 1.st Oz:ford and
Bucks Light I Infantry luUed. to. lIesopotamla
between November 22nd .rd 24t.h aced 21 years
1ra8 the eldest eon ot 8U' John and Lad)' Courtil
of PAJnt'af;&r Croft Ua.ndd Gillmorgausbue He
eduCated aG t~ CatJuedra.l School, Llandatr
IIlK1 a.t Rept.oo
Be entered. tlte Royal MllIta.ry
College Sandhurat 1n 1908 nrid ~ ou b 10
1909 1"ItCel"l"lDI • C9mmlMlOn In tbe. Oziord and
BucU Light.- Infantry
Be Jomed. hI, reglmeBt.
which .... thea aD eernoe In B urma.El Hi.s ba.t.ta.bOD formed. pArt of t.he Illd1.&n mpe(htlonary
Force wJudi. prOoeeded to the PersiaD Gll'lf d.fler
the. ~~iOn or wa.r on Turkey
He T6Ce YOd
his <:~tA.fUCJ' 1D June Jut a.nd ahortly before he
1IoU killed he ..,. appointed to.. tho at.&l[ of hta
bl'lgade
He wa ~ Jean of age He w.. a.
goOd. shot and wae In the abootlDf I1Iht both at
Bepton &Dd &r.ndhurat.
LlllutenaJt J Ohll S\euart Keam1ey o.fu<~.llml
aad. Buckingbam.slll~ Licht Inta.ntry the ]"oung
cAt IOD of Major a.nd MrS Ke.:rsle.:y of. 11' Ed.on
aquare ""811 killed In )(eaopotamia. -DetW«l1l No'Vem
her 22nd aDd 24th
He wu bOrn 1n JUly, 1892
and. obtamed b18 oomDUllllOD mm tlte Speeia.l Re-lerve In ~ber 1tl3 hemg pt'Gmoted tern
~ry Li6utenart. In November 1914

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DISA.PPOmTING: HALF BACKS __
Ne1t:ller C Leek or Gunner RamsdOll of WhOf11
much ........ expected enha.nced tbeIr reput.ations
bUt. P H Swa.tne an ama~ur from TufbBJ.I Park
made a. most pN>lWSlDg first appe.a.nnce SW.Yn6
IS a mumtiob worker al,1 Saturday 5 game WIlB
the fi.~ he haa had a. cl:tanClQ of PartlcJr.tm&" m
thtl sea..soo
In these Circumstances be as every
re&aOn to be sa-timed WIth h mseIr for . ftbougb
lUI W&8 on.ly na.tur&l he tired somewbat to"a.rds
the elOl!le be played. well euough lU t he first half
to prove luo ~u.e whe n tit
Swayne:a pmy 1& of
a. typ ea.l a.ma.1:Aur eharacLer
He pl.a.ya t.he ball
aU the tmte and keeps 1t weH on the ground ln
aendlD't J,t forwazd
' Billy J . !llbon In yet
&nother , ~tion was fa.J.rly ~ a.t left badt
while Wctll~r Wa& qUlte h18 old &elf aga.m.. Weller•
ltoweve:r IlS futJ developlD8'" s;e.)fishness &nd there
were times on SaturdaJ'i when one telt mcJiDed to
ME. if he had 'boUght th& ball '

'I .ABOUT THE VlBrI'OBSIncluded

In

the TlS ltors' team

W«e

~ least three

play,en .porn. Reading ha.ve tried to secure on

G:'d~ ~~~...Jon~ ont~lI~gh~ ~"
-£;t<-L-..

~ '~D

WInger 18 potWMOd of great S"Qeed, a.nd he 18 a.
~nnt ehamplon In 800t;l&nd
-"He ·ooIDblDft "W1th
b1S sPeed a. good con trol 0( the b8tll, and he can

shoot

to 80me purpose

MOCunlie

bO'W'e'fer

LieutelliaDt Benry Buil Linde.,. Hmde 3rd p!"Ot'ed the visitol'lt crack: IIhot. but be failed to
Som.ne\ LiChl Infantry (Spoolol :Re.. r..). at- .toy the lui!.,..,...
Prunllnertt NpoIlgBt 1M
Church SouttiioL
The rev gentiem&(l obtalnoo.
taolled 1st <>nord and BueD LIght lnfa.ntry wAD aiLlf-back", waa Colhns, at Burnley
The h1Ifts
hI. degree at. St.. John e Collea:e Oambr;i4.ge ........
.fl. hti
M
were WriT ~ua.bs while Soott., the Edln. . killed d unng tho rooent I!JI nK JQ
e60pO
ool'C'h
:oaJklUmoAp ....t'O\"ed e. rare thorn In tile
ordained dea.con In 1896 .nd priest in l89'1 by the .ilm1&
W10lS the only IOn ef. . . Ca.paln W F H
B -F' . _ ---" ~_c_ - r
Bishop Of Ll-..erpool
H.e 'W . . . .curu. of~ Pa.ul s Blnde (1a.u. 12th. Lanoer.) &lid of 11:1'8 Rlnde
laClll~ 8~
'J.e.nc.luJb l'Te t·r om 1896 to 1898 of Drayton HOUM, Uppmgha.m I.....:.. B& ",ua 25 ::years

,!,'0<ID~~• .1

~~;~;'.~;~~~I. ~~~~i _'-. _,:.0..
.','••

'f~ 19()3 to1lI99
19Q5to and
Bn,hto."..,.,
1903 ,,&3
or
Wttll CI tl'Qrd a "lIesne Gloues

&utl..... ,

He hact heeD OUi'&te of St.

~.Dce

1908.

I

BOY'S DISCOVERY.
DEAD BODY IN :A BAG.

w II be open all day o~I~;~:::~:~i
nd ~ li~t of traden clOlJDg OIl ~
On (Thlc 27th) and To.a...,.

0

\

ODe

g Early CloeiDg Aaaoc.I&ttoa.

tho .hops

r

wu wre

~

DpLt.omlcy s lecture
fHl:: Read

I I

I

He thanked God thot M, Bool. o. hi> rethey
add e...en more
tu-ement In'eIi t.o 866. the watt. contmue befon pe
f"!rJ1lemberlDg St Luke s
at
the
forthoomlng
ChrLStawa.y
Then they suft"ered an bre{!a.ra.~le
by the death" ot l(r Ma.rtin John Sutton Be
~£:~~il;:::
~
make
t.he
lot
of
our
we pouibl1 ca.u
Ute.nked hie.an Yr Ma.rtiD E F Sutton tor
.dd one I&d but glonoU8
"i{I~:.mJ: i~kIi~~..,;;o;;<q what. 1M had done tOI" hLm Both he &lid hi.a wifl!!
~ by ment.lO"Illng t.h.t 6e\Oe.rat of
"had alw.:ra made him
at
Pa.rk
patiente bAve already laid down the r
aDd. had regarded him sa &
frleDd liTes for their country " y the.u' example and
m. their JOP, plea.aure.
Mr -.cri6oe may ~ot be an 'ft.Ul
OlDas &Dd.Mr l'u.lku- tbe
h.
1
&lIo extanded hla berst.
loyall, _rted Jmn
M,
lor .$p 1""
Itod b...

An ntC'resli ng little paragn.ph &ppea.ra in the
.,.j"r.; of t h o Berksh re Volunteer DefoZlic. B.e~
~
and as It. may poSSibly be ~ftI!'loobd we
ten l e to,. .reprodueo It. bere
Ioe War Offioo hR.vmg a.rranaed t.h&t men who
bat~ el l st.ed under Lord Derby s se.home t.o be
Jled up a t a Ia.ter d ate may rece TO Instru.c
l ns n drIll from Volunteer- Tnioing Carpe &11
uoh men uo o v t.ed ~ttend paradea for ddll

\:w:o:-.t) tho guest" a.t the w6d.ding of Kille Alquith on
tu.. ..dn.~ were Lord and L&dy RMding -.nd Lord aQd
.. Iy M YC a.nd ~el e

place

10...

a.

PARAGRAPHS.I

I ov."OUld Willingly go baek

Ca.nadlan

mv

h 'p of ballast be ing shot on the rlftr bank by
D .Bohun road
ftOmeoQe &aid It.a for tbe DeW
h i"a and It see med a.a if the hope. were to be
.ffi -Ilt last
'l hen the wa.r c&me .nd the
~ oct.oo work had per fol"Ofl t.b be .uapendod
I.J a·s " roW!! on the heap of ballut. mud coven th e
(ii Opers a.nd t.he new bride-. Ie6ID.I &a fu of aa.

LOCAL

'I shall never forget yanr UADING18 lIAD LUCKBoadlDg on the other hand could do nothlllg

In kis JotteT to the MagazIne he had
made reference to the mlDlItr," at the lat.e
S B Boole
He WB.8 «It DlQ.A whom he lea.rnt Ito

ool'tr".enyq

B&W

""tes

the parish.
THE VICAR S THANKS.
,
There were .rn&)i"y othere he had to thank

:\ ow t.h&t the wet and lncle ment
l'"! o nce more t be rel!l d enu of Lower C.:~enham
a.gam rutrcn ng from thel r old «nennce the
c of l.he Cla-poenl br dgea &Dd the approacher;
( ) JVet da.,. turns the pat h from C&T6I'abalIl
l.cc k IDto & man of mud a.nd wa.t.er- arid the long
L Jge ~eoomes a. &er es of puddle& WIth & particu.
Jar large an un avoId ab le one at esoh. eDd
At.n fJl~
I a .. o hoen m ade Una ....eek to r qpAJr the
[II h ,o;ay wIt b &fLrib &nd uhea but.,.ery bU.l. lID
~ 0 n COl. baa resulted
I t seem, a.n unfortun.t.e
h g t.h,t [he only .pproach from the to... t.o •
r dent iiI d Jgt,n cL .()fc th.e IlM of Lower Caver
IJ.n
a nd ~ d8Jiy by hundred. of gut.. and
Q h
!. working In the town
should oontiDue n
~ h a 5taU'l afLcr" t.he p!:"ot.e.l!lU t h ..t. &ftI ~a.d~ ye&.l"
i
r )ca r The a bsurd na..rrow neBa of tho Clap~ r., brid]::'6 and Lbo need for .. better a.pproach
l ~e r C... \ eIliham ba.s been .. tbemo (If
"",'iuqi..
I
ma.n v yea.rs and for m&ny ye&l'l1 too .. Dew
hie has heen t..a.lked &boa t
Then came t be
trr m S6 of Dc Bohun r oad bridge a.nd. wben pl&nl
.. e 'l"ot out. a Dd 'I&Ont.ract;.s _lined tho bope, of
SomeoDe

A Canad",.

kmdnete a.nd I slocerely ttope 1t ma.y be tM goGd
fortune of other wounded CanadIa.ns to come to
St Luke'a trilare kmdnesa "ndj l efBoie.noy are truly
oombao.ed - E.,.er ,our debtor etc

HaD
The SandliJ" .choal trea.t. a.t; the IMakie in","obed i.remendoaa O~l'a.tioD _DUtt the,. .up"
~ted thrur own. m18alOnA-ry
Then they had
uutiated tiM whole day pray.. meetlJ?i:1. and In
1906 the men B eeI"PlOO Willi in~F'teid
The
'Di>-Iit<i~J weceea of the menle semoe had ~ entirely due
t.o bza coUeague.a &M t.o them be ~ htl
heartfelt thanlta for t.heir lo"utg CIO-OpelWtIon not
only m conMCtlOn Wlth that br..neh of the work
bUt tn enl'7thiDI apperta.i nmg to £be welfaT& 01

CLAPPERS AGAIN-

1 "er Ca craham ~ga.n t.o rae

When lD my notee of last wook I i &:alU tl:utt tAe
(If the 14th Ba.tta.lion of the Arule lmd.
Sutherla,nd HlgblLDdcrs y; auld produce .n. game
worth watob nC' 1 utidcnt.a.ted the CQ.Be iO'l"" the
ma.Lch pro.oo an ntelJcctual t.re.u..t
Tho. V1S,.ltot"S
ma.y not ha.ve played. rual.cil w nn ng footbcll but
their dlspla.y was eooh n.s to tu'OUSe admJra.t ou
and e ntb"tlS'Mm In the ha.rdest- t.o-please smt.a.tcr
It was Sctlteh footbt~lI of the h'ghestL lorder
Clevc.r fOQ t work well ti med nee-t. p38S(ls and a.maz
In!:" spr nt! down t.be touch hn e by the oxtre-Ule
some month.£ pMt bv Major wlDgers Tha.t. Reading defeatEd UllS constella.tlOn
tc> note that we ba.ve on of dats 18 0. irlbuto to t he c1overn C811 &lid deter
The HIghlanders
temporeTlly mcreQ.ae our aunat on of t.b-c BISCUit Boys
eYen
numDer- of out' estunat.e
start.ed n a flUblOn WhICh bode4 III for Readmg
for
before
the
ga.m~
was
many
minutes old
SOLDDmS :A.PP'p..ooIA'IJ0 N
... stalwart. centre-forw ard ha.il~ from
That the hOSPItal haa been .pprecla.ted Is: I lIcCu'l'"die
KJlmlU'udch had tWlOO def~a.ted LoclI:ctt Wlth U.ll
thlDk nidenoed. from ..be follow1"ftjl ~rlracte hom stoppable abote
Ie.tte"ra reeeJ,'fed: nom former patldDtaV.81t

.I. t.niplo d_..ry " U made
the

""et.O>I 01 Gordo,..p!aoe
Tho

old
Clarendon Hyde lat tO rlonl fIIr.d
woo 45 yean of age an<j bad
Sierra Leone. on the. Karen
He e~red Uw: I:e!VIOO
RegIment. to _011:8 he
a.nd 1n whieh he lrla..ned
1898
Ten yea.rs 1.. el' be
Oxford ..-d. Buch L <ghb

LOJTHOUl!J!I 'REJElC7rEJ)_
During the -week
.TImmy" Lorthou~ea Rea4.. g. dMb.ng outoid<> left ond caalai. pro8OII1ted
hunseJr
tbe recnlltme offi.ce but I.E
WlL'J tnt
able to ...~,f the doetor B.8 to hl& phy&lC.&1 f\tnemo..
be was ailded to the jlI"OWlng lust of
r~eetoda
FoJ1owers or rth& iRoea(hng clUb kno1l'l.D.g LofthOUBe
sa they Go
scaroely credit the fcrrogotug btJi.
it call 8MI:Jl"e them Iy 18 true

a."

he

will

promoted m.lor within a fe ....

J.l.O£: SKlTH TO PLAY AT ClIRIB'l¥ASJack tmitb thb old Ibood.ng captAi. atilI
umcee tie rreatest IntereEt In his old Ohlb a.nd In
]et~ to Mr_ H J Matthf!I'friJ he Jaya
I hope
old elab 18 dOlDr "eII
I tOlpk ot MlDDlJlg
down a.t Cbri.tma.til and .m teDd puttilig my ~ootbal:l
boot. 1ft Ill7 bag as;l expect you C&D. iind f m;'-;'
p"",l;ion to
So that .11 bein, w.n Jack Sftllth
will ~ • certa.1D starter", Swindon. ..t Cbrmmu

SIDlth 'Who •

stationed

at

lD the AND)" Vetertna.ry Corps
Ormskirk

J!{

~ JOE"

BAILEY IN FRANOE.Wrltmc from ltSomcwhere In li'rane.e"

lJ&ll~

sa]"8

11.100

th~t t he Foo"bbanera B&tt..ljon..a.re loat

J,etting uaed to lIfo In the trenches
H e MlS th9.t
no .,eanfelUlt The CeDSOl' WIll not &.l1ow me
to d~ t.hn whe!:"e .. bo1.l~ of t.he Batta.llon but
I m ..y say they are near enouRh to tho firlD~ hne
to get au ooo:a.!lonal gI mpse of t1te Ger:rfi:&ns
It 18

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