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Reading Observer. Saturday, April 24, 1915. Pg. 3.

Reading Observer. Saturday, April 24, 1915. Pg. 3.

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Title Reading Observer. Saturday, April 24, 1915. Pg. 3.
Page number 3
Date Saturday, April 24, 1915.
Edition
Publisher Reading Observer

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sure of getback your full
health and strength in

the quic~est pOSSible way
by making sure to get
thegenJ ine Hall's Wine.
Hall's Wine does what it clauns
to do H~'s Wme d~es bal1i.m
the dread Anaemla and Wealmus ;
those I nagging' NeuralgiC aches
and tv;lnges, the dcpres~lIon and
m ,sery that come from Waf 0 o ut

~ ''Lt . . . D\llnx. a long dey
n6'~
de.a~caml!l lIome

nerves and poor dlgc,uon
Hall's Wino gl,es you the thee n -

the Ol&Jority of the townsfo!k.
learned of ha 'aeriOUJI condition.
week that. he

WILS

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'WIth

s....t

.. ,t.a~

"...,.fill,ly

g~~I."Dan WBI born m

of the marnage

his WlfJOW . three ~ ..
mourn his lOdi I \N In
' h
the heads of the
The period of Mr Ridley I C halrmRn s lp 1&:"',
Rldler and 80m, tunbe.r lUTIc:mpt. many Imporlant developmtntn, the re-

m'.::;b~~~:;,~~f;'1 ~~~:ei lome few vt!U'!! ago

mo.,..:u of the College from the itmlted areQ, It. occu

Ridley 'bad had a. long p16d in Valpy "treet to the :!pa.el.OU! ~te in Londonon the Town COuDd for road presented by }.It' .Alfred PAlmer
It HU'
B e was elected mrlll~~r for 811m the (ound:l.tlOn nnd endowment of Wantagfl
aucceS&lon t.o)1r ~heTt HRI1 (Lady WlI.ntAge'~ lrftr a.nd tho placmg of the
1"'''8:<''.'
JLr. Ridley wu at the College reSidential system on a pe.nDMent baalS

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L;eu•. B. BURNHAM. ,

I S....nd L;eut. G. E. MAGGS.
,
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1638, b.

Ite waa marrled m

Jut after the 4th Berb had ieft Cbelmsford and
IlJi,, ,,,.,d.,d to the Front Pl'pertl were received at the
town conferrinB ,p~otIJns on three men of
mnks.
These ""ere~Arlt lIofter the "B!l.tta.hon,
it 'lfU not until the 'lmen h~d actually
m
trenches that the paP€n: we~ recelVed by them
men were Immediately sent back to England
thomael-re9 at. the War office, and' be
to VllrlnU9 reg lmllllts- an e.xpcnence which.

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made om! &ppllca.tion for a. commLlllion on the 3d
Vice of hu. Commanding Officer, but IL8 sta.ted
"ho't'0 beard notbm~ definite until he wa.s at the
}'ront I He has ~n !posted &S 2nd Lieutenant to
the N6ribampwOJthue Regiment.
Afl' Burnham '"' R~ educated. at ~be Rea.dm~
CnUeglaUe School . and WAS a.t one time aae18t&nt
sec ret~r:r a.t the Y M C _0\.
He WaA 8 keen «pOrt!
man. helDS: a. member of tbe Reading RoWlOg t...auh,
a. plA-yer for the Y MeA foot.bILI] tea.I:n, and a
s uccessfuf competitor at the Y MeA Bportll
be almOllt umque
}.II' 0 t E . MlLgp:, who was enge.ged 00 the
three men are well known In ReadlD"g, they cleri
cal stall at lafi!l;srs Huntley and Paltnera for
IDa-Dy'
~rs, 18 well kncrwll and popular among A.
-l.
'
of M..r
large clrole of acqucuntallCE'l'!
Be was mterested
, ' '!eetern Elms ,Avenue,
In &11 fom of Jlports and en~aged In tenn l!, criCket
son of Mr H. L Maw, 01 and hockey partlculn.rl v
He enlisted In the 1/4tb

been

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~n

JRme~

burn

S..ond Ueu• ."E. M. MEDLICOTT.

Roya.l BerkShne RegIment, now R~'\t1f11lcd ,It ReAd
mg, but wblch Will flho rt l) PlY,ceerl to L:.lDlll I Mr
Maggll ' IS tho son ul MI H L 11.lggs , o( 92,
Southampton "treet. who n as for many' ears been
In

the employ 0[, Messl '"

foreman,

:\Ild

LI6utenMt E ].{ ?tIedhJott ,vas emMessrs Sutton Rnd Ron... for O1"er twelve
He
a ch:rk III the flo\\ er "eed office
SlIon afte'r t.he out.bleak of Vt llT, and also
for a. commiSSion
Soon o.ller he lomed
given tho r;:lnk of L.UICC CorpQral, lI.ud h iS
oommlssHln IS m
Berl[!'; WhIlst
h e was a
member of the
HIS home

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BRIGAQE.

THI OF FORMER READING DEATH OF MAJOR PHILLIPS.
MINISTER.

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It IS Vt lt h re;;r;let we re~orrl thc death of Mal or
R<!ading wlf l hear Rdwnrd l'hdhps, of T1'lllcloft,
1tJarlborough
of t 'l O dC3th of t'he ~v Dr Ambrose a.venuc, n~n.dmg, ""b.eb took place nt ill8 rellulence
Elgm Place Congrtign.tlonal Churcb, ou SWldaj'j.
Ma.Jor ~hl1hps, ~ho " as In hiS B5~b yea.r. wa.a
took place .~t Southport Oil Sun da.)
IlI.te of the 8th HI1~.s8H, ~nd wu one of the last
of 61
-;
P:mbrosc Shepherd l~ \'t's ll rernem two SUIV11"in~ officeMl of the glorlomt charge of tbe
Major PhdhI)S
Rca~h'ng peop le, he ha...,JIlg been Light Drlgo.de at D lllnc!a\ a.
C:ollgregaLloDu.1 Cburch from obtamed II. comm iSSIon lD th e Sib Hussars m 18.51,
Durlllg iJ.I S Dllnll!try h ere he took lind !I(~n-e (\ througboll t the Cnmenn 'far Kmg
II.J.e , III ht!! hIstory of t. he campaign, referrlDg to
P~~":!";::r;':;'~h:n:~l
Ide of
tOVt n. nnd
the fa.mo u ~ Charge of the Ligh t Dngade, savs' •
u
and lmllro\'e the N onCOll
Uent~ llo.nl. Ph ilhpii, who had Ju.t had htl!
re ligIOUS h1e Be-Ole he had Leell
h .... n;o shot lm ,ler him. nnd PrIV:lte Brown, \\bo
11 ,d ll<>cn. dl .....hlcd 10 both b"nd~, were attacl.cd
a ve~ he Wil.9 ch:d.ed a member o[ the
In L ,nC(! lI'; n.nd c.lt hnu£ h i l'hllhps wa!l rLbl .. to
Board, nnd he :. cr\"(~d With conspicuous
)" ... p t)f[ the a..',,!all<lnt8 \\ tth 1118 revolver both
00 thiS body dunnb t!"!t.! rum IInde r 0 1 hi S
hI) ;,nll l q~ ~oliher lrhom he wns protectmg mlJl't.
the. Dotoug h
H i: \\1).S ~ pu s~ es~d of a
L"I\ e been (\11 the pomt lIf hc mg either' de!qlatchcl\
penonalit) atld \ .Il! it. glltt:!d or. tur ami
01 U,kon, "hen. the I'('t nll h~mg s?undcd tbe
~n,.""r . ,
h. \\QI:i as .~ l';,.aehel mId mml!.,tflr of
'~IUlCC I l! ~nde off allrl Phillip!! .tltd tile "ollher
lie hj,ln gualded mOl.d~ good lhul
bilek til
rel"~,oo,. t."' he e.xpelldeu ~ the lull llonmgtn fl Ill:;!
,)Ill Ilnes.1
P U\\ " lli, and hh 1,ulplL 1111I}<J1) O&lued
nf fru!n8s

Sore,
,

tbe

" Oh I GU"Is! Don't h ..ve Pnlfed·1P,

a,ohinlr, perspiring ,!est or
corns-Just Try 'J:IZ."

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feet

illY

1ll.8t d&DCf!I."

In

the

THE TRENCHES

YOUNG CA VERSHAM MAN KILLED.

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Golher ,\.JIll Oatley as

who l~ '\ell knO'Hl <IS a. \'orkm m t hc

A)IClent Order of Foret;t(!ril lIe 15 .. 11l0 a. member
of the Rcadlllg I muroncc Commltt.o;c
Mr Magg5
another son 'Who '\oll1nteereo !llnCC the olltbl'ealt
and he IS Bervll~g HI the ~-\.rmy Schu::e

TH, REV. AMBROSE HERO, OF THE LIGHT ACCIDENT
SHEPHERD.

that

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M.edhcott, who for mallY veara httR Itt Cheirmf()rd, ~here hUll nttentlOn to h iS dUtle&
Be
In the employ of Me!!rS Sutton aud no doubl; m:tr"kcd him out for 11romot..ion
,
procet".ded 'l to Ji'rance on MArch 29til , "here he
learnt,
u.
few
dllYs
ILfter hla arrival, of hiS promo
I~jb;;~~tib~::k~::Clllomed
the Deru TeITItonal9 on
He recel\ ed lI1 structlona to proceed borne
" ar In Au'gus~, a.nd haa tramed\ hOIl
In Noveptber last he llnmcd,a~ly, and <lIrHcd, 18 Readmg on Thursday,
Chclm6foro.

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much to the surprise of h).S fnends, but ~hen they
leamt the l'Ca!!on he roce n:ed the hjmrt.::; pongll~tn
JlltlOns of all
He lIS a.t.tRch cd L, to ...'the l 6th

Berk~ on September ltit la~t veal' arid was fltati.oned

So'i.l>ampton::'l""', and

awlDe

pcss , the 'pusb aud

•

~meonly

had to 'take to hi. bed on the
He becalm gre40ally wo~e and

did

The new! has . . lust hcell reecned of ",",hat is
probably t.be first ClUilIIllty n.mon g tho 1/4 Royal
Berks smce "limy h~, e been In the trenches I }oftHo.rry DIl:, of "\Voouford,' 26, Southv JCw
C,wcrsham, reOOlVcd mfOnllatlOn 01\ 'fW~8d:ly th:lt hiS sou, Pr~'iare
H D'lx, ,,'a~ acCldrmt:lIly killed the lll-e~~O\l!l l~mla.y afternoon
SCTnng: In the rese r~e ll cnchc5 r'lhe letter
con,o;eyett the ne\\s ~\'as ftom }.tlJor Hedges, and
on ly contA.m ed the b,lle mfOllnlltllin that dcath
"flS aCCld~nta l It dId not statJ " hcro l'tc Dlx
met h iS d~ath, bu~ closed u db th~ words " Hc fell

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Belgium"
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Pte D l ,\&!\t 17 years of age and \\0:15 engaged
as I\, clelk In the Ren.dmg Educn.tlOn Otllces, \\heI 6
he w~ .., y popu~r \\ ltl! hiS foll01' cle l k~
He
wa, edudtcd at fdaon SemOI ;Schuo l, wherc he
Wa.$ Hr'f 'SlOCCCSSIU In bl.':l stU<iI t:k, ~!ndcs uemg
keen h' I~t~l es ted III SIJOrt lie pla\ ed lootbl1 l1 for
tbe Readl h g H'v\ II *hcn at ~c!lool, :lnd ,'as un
excellent. J nnmn;et , bclll~ u. merpi.Jcl 01 lobe .Ele
lIlentar) 1:j~llOuh; S" ImlYlIn;; "'''''flCI,l llon alLd the
nc.•1111~ ;os,\ IOlInlUg Ch~11 HlJ J VllU;U lUll 4th

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APPEAL I'
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addressed tbe folIo".
;n,>1},ob,ml, and other clerg \ I utll
wlt.h a r equest that It oc
marllln.'!: and eveumg atlI'- 1
25l;h or May 2nd , -

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Th. late Mr. Alderma.o OWEN RIDLEY,
Ah I wbat rehef

hULGlng feet,

bead of the poll 'Wlth l 662 'fates, 1d.r J, T. Dodd
(the retltlng COtIDctllor) rtoelvmg 642, and Mr
firoves 1.42 H~ soon madQ hlll~ mftuence' felt . lI.nd
W &.II 10 the coursel of a few ,y;eal'8 chosen all Cha.lI:
m.lll of t he Dnunmge ConumttM, wjncb positIon he;.
held ror five yeal"&. In 1894 Mr ' Ri!1ey Wall elected
M a.yor of the Borough , Iud earned Wldellpt'ead
A.ppreclllot ion for Ithe hbe.raJ. manner.,. which he
organised rehef measUllls to meet the grea.t. dlstrels
oeculOned by t~e dlaMtrqU8 flooda of that ~eat
At lhe unammou!! InVltatlOQ of the CounCJl be
accepted office
a second ' year, and contmued
hI!' Wise a nd ~neroul\ eol\trOl of the toWTI" atrilin
R 11'1 work a!l '" ~ounal llot Wa.!I continued With a.
grea.t. enthusla.em, nntil 10 1904 ne 'Waft I J1med
to tbe A1dennaJII Ji,enlili, If\woeedlng the lat;e Mr
o W Palmer, ~bo retlr,ed ' Be WA.Il always a
regula r "ttendan~ up "II qUltf! reDCIltly, but hIS
Ias;t. nntable~l ~ wu made lD M&y. 1912, .. t the
Budget me!!tlos of the ,Couo~ll, when he ddend~
a sug~ r1lJSlj" of tbe. rat.M
On many 0ccasion s Mr R ull ey's welgbt!: nt\erfQc:ea b.ve guided
t.he C"uncli t.n u. fight COUnMl or actIon, ' and t.be
a.beence (If bll
etU' reuoDlng abilitIes Will be

nhllU! r .. hai a lii
thed l"ltl.lOut

'011 \6

15

poL~o nou.

~"'~"'IS, an~

the onl'y remedy
eIudatioDa .. hidt.

ruagu:a l , TIZ

1~

grand,

IS

Houbl6 110 that you IJ never
; Ice III pam
Y<lu.ii shoes
\i1U~ feoet. Will never, neterhurl.
.. r !Ired
ThInk of IL, no mo~

mure burnmg coms, ha.rd ..'cill.
a"t .8. 1M· box at. l.J1.DY
,~t In ..tant rehef Ckt a wbole
fo,. only 1M

for

Thmk of ILl

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Ailing

Both Now in Splendid

Dr Cu.ep·. T.bleb, the

much miMed
Mr Ridley w

~-

"Ir' Fmnl of iO.
Elm Grove.
•\s - "I nm qUite
IJr Cassell's Ta.uleb
l a\ \ '~ life He." ...

the great.e8t lnten!st, and ~g owes worked,
much II) htlS U"d.l I the eaule lof higher educatlOn worthy cltlten
All b .r baclo u 1883 Mr Rleley wa.a elected

took

a member of the
the re~lgnatlOn of
Soon afLer bls el
1885, Mr Ridley
BOOI-d, but Vt hen

lIud 1I0W, a

blJ!' b:l.br

'''':,I''\:h:~~n~;~~.do~;jl'::h~.':"!'.;d

lUI

10 nerrOQl
drea.ilful

0.

"ai
tltlach
red m o n.
'i.~j,:~~~i~i.'~~
IIOW wea~

, Ta"f!-lels

baby, laud

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NERVOUS

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B~eAKOOWN

~NI~~t ~1~!~X~~1

KIONE!Y.s\?'S2Ase

I 4~g~A~~
'8tkQOER
1 ~f'''NT ' LE I P"~""LYSiI S
MAL-NUTR ITION I

M U ~A5T"eN I A

~t RVOUS Of!IULlTY

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Ef! PLESSNESS

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WASTINO DI~eASES

PA.LPITA,rnON
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V ITAL EEAU.5T l ~N
A~..t:! ~1I A
f
BR,A I N F a
~f"Cu.lh ..... Iut ble fOf N'GfSlng Hotbel"l. nd during the
f n·(. III P~l1od .. of Lite
.... U chemiN and I
In Jill parte
, I' (' lwdd sell Or r-&.'W'II(I r .. bletMat lOld.j 1M, and 2J91 ' 2 WMI~e UcVlJ> the UlO>ltCC(ltlomu:a1 A ~r ClC Tr:I., Supply

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T • lit. to)'Ou 011 feet" I,1 of J::'}ne a.nd iddfellll
'''''' ''l't&mJWI 'nr~lle andf>M.klng Add~ Dr

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td ( So:.::

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C!ljtc&"

aad' two
Ca.ell',

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G~ARDIANS'

ANNUAL
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MEETING. ',

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annuJ.l meebn J . of the ReadIng Board of

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the B oard ~m, Thorn• I 1 011 Frldav
Mt E 0 Fa~ wa.a elered
1 ' I ,r 1(\ ('ha l~l\n
:fud he welcomed the mem·
I.
Iliun le~ tit t he lJt election .... fpllows Mn
)l1! ~f-1i .Ind lfLrs M L Stana.fieId (Chnrch
\ \ -,II ::..rr H G Rambow' a.nd Mr IE. A.. Vmce
, 1\ arl.l, 11r G H H.lI.n..J.y and Mr.' F.
\, H ,I met! \ \ Alker IKAt.elgt\:rv& Watdl. and Yr
I]I U:11 a.nd ~rr
E 1A. He"henn~n (I'llehUnt
,r-I M.}! "al'l iJeld

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lo'arrer wu Agam elected Cb:t.irman
I, e:n~u lng year.
the pro~~n of Mr W ,
I.r . ... I!':conded bY Mr H . G JRADrBOW, and

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H III UI! W Vtas e lecf.ed Yloe-cha.uman.

pooli RATE

STf.nlll~CS. J~~D~;~~d~~

I'IrI , Wtn()vpd
n, I, ' Ii. lJt'

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Id Readmg 8uh l.lol Board afte r
tbe late Mr G W Colebropk
etl on on the To~n CounCIl III

eSlgned hili seat 00 the ScbJ>?1
the Board was CODvert.ed mto
~he Educalion Co nllttee. m 1903, Mr RIdley
n""~t:?~:n:t;;;'~,~~;;;~~:t
eleetOO It! fiut V I CIlIl.Irm tn the late Alderman ~f h d
h
Mone'!.: being Chao tmll.n
H e Vtall. I\t the same 0 t e ellt.
time , clecterl Chili man of the HI J;; her EdncatlCn ItS very high
Sub ComulItt..ee. 8. d III tbls pOSJ tion practleo.Hy rendered to t.he
Initiated the pro
SI\'e *ork whICh baa been iUlks th e Clerk
calTled on for h'gl r educa lOTI ID the Borough IJv famJiy th e 'yl~;:.1~.;;n:;;'t~.
that CommlLtee
1905, w.lttr the tragi/; death till thfclr
)b
of Ald. Monck, M. . Ridley was elected ehB.mnan to re er to L e
of the Educu.tlon
mmlttee but gave.. up this null-ee, and
p01Ut.IOD In the fo lowmg y~, although he COn
behe\'er m the
hnued to dlspla.y
keen and va.lu8.ble mterest'n whole heart
the work of th.e Commlt~e
At the time of hiS With that c.;;::i~::;~:~~.:d
deatb be was Chatman 4,)( the Go\enlon of Ken
r
dnck School and
Governor ot' R c.:uimg School
The development f both of the1!e lnllitl tUtiOOIi be
helped forward to ,"ery matenal degree, aud hUI
generoell.y " R~ pro~erblU.l It was m 1894 tllat be
took & prominent. p~rt 1ft proVldmj;t Read1l1g S chool
\\ ILb d Cricket RaJ
' lion
[t woUld be UIlp<?salhle
to recall t.he maf'v IUlportant que8tioDs whICh Mr
Rid ley helped to d Ide In matten educatlollal, but
to hiS broad prO~fu,"e pohcy and his great per
Bonal lb ennw Re tng Will alwllY I be mdehted
Every new' scheme ten4mg towa.ros Imptovemeot.
had 10 Mr Ridley powerful a<tvucate 'I t 1S well.

waR

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the
time

kl\llwn thaL be W~b'd hk•• p.ro.lfal friend

IUta-estS of man y 6cholars. and if a.t anv
f R I \: or the
difficulties arose 0 mg to tbe pnor CllcumstflDces I re~pectcd
of a.ny scholar,
Ridley only needed . It bem"
Itb -~,,"'I;;'''~~
POID~ ollt to nil
edi&tely t1!ep<lud wlUl gener
] ho

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POOR i RArE.
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made:a

a S811tance

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DEATH OF MISS K. TALFOURD.
MIlS KatharlM Talfourd, 1VQp died at the age of
82 at her uSldcDC6 at Weatcl~-oD..se .. OD Sa.turda,y,
wu th6 younger dauSbtel' of laIr JUlt.u:~e Talfourd,
~ttet known at Se.rJunt TaJlourd, a¥ SIr Thom..
:!icon Talfourd, and as tbe ..u.thor of " I on" and
other pla.YI. Har father was the frHloo of Charles
Lamb aud Dlo&eDS, ~nd .. PIcJc'ffiok " , WM dedi·
r

ca.t.ed to him.

He ent.ertainep at h i. , hou.&e

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RuaaelJ Square tho prUlOIpal. hWU1
01 tho
d&l-a.ctor. and act.reuca,
·m.iinl",n
hi.
profellilOD, .. tiak

on

=:z: := __Tho

ua

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Lortl

r~rt

of tM.

COUNTY
MR.

and sta , and hecl1.Â¥~
hindrance to the pro
"a.r
Lord Kltcbcqe
earh ~ 1 pcruxJ the Arch, I
take a. pledge of tOrLI
of the war
I dare' j
who cannot follow thel'C
respond. to t hese uhor b .... II
o[ health
But ferr the
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La'e

~ ... AMBROSE
,.,, " SHE~~ERD.

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~ l;Ie was " vi~roWl
~ Churclun&IJ, and he he-ier tired of talkirt.g or
tile hberty and freedom of wonhlp. He also took

fp- him " Wide reputabon

a Ivtry act..ive 'part w - tbe pohtlcaI hIe of the Ror_
ougb, heIDg " keen Llberal HIS ~cbC8 onTt~e
pl~10nn were alway. cha.racterlsed by BOund
He bad been a hberal
nm g , and great power, and the P arty owed
bUlldmg the proposed m ell to~I' Vl.luab\e work. •
6 left Reading on March 14..th' l~ at the
annnou& inVItation of the large ~nd mfluentlal
'~ch of Elgm PI3Ce, Giugow: Ite atlll bem g
m lrt..er there' at the time of bls death He lOOn
m 6 hit mfluence felt, n.nd for Illany yean put
w
prommeitt In the rel'g lfl u8, pohtlcal a.nd lIo(llal
hf of Bcotland _<\t the time of LlIl aeparture from
R admg an &ppreclatlYe writer sail..! ' .. It wil1 be
b
ta find & aucceuflr who will com-pens&te lor
th lou which the rehgiOus community In tttlf'l
WIll suffer m the removal of Mr Shepherd

::;~~;,::tr:~~~:l~:;,~.t;

lined my

ao .... u~ ·
\\11 I ol.!rrbma and IIlekn6IIJ that
I H ...1rnOdt ~d to droaa ...
\l1111f"~ han
Ordina.ry hutJ"tll t "!l.o lint a bit of U5e. b'-l
\ j en
I \l~ed Dr. Ca.lleU'.
l'lbl!l~ thero W&lI a.n Ul,Ipro ....
lJ)ellt u.hllo~t at on08, He onll
l\:l"Jghed 121ba,
lilt month&,

Ihat

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At t.he cl ose o r Mr Rldley'. term of office IU
C hAlrman of the CounCil, be lind Mrs Rldlev 'fere
ente rtalOed at dumer by hiS frlcnd, and collea~\les
on the go'!; emmg body a.nd stnff of tlte Collep;e
Hili service!! "Wer& acknowledged 10 spooches m;:H'Ie
by the Lord Lleut.ena.r1~ of Berk!lbl re (Mr .T H er·
bert. Ben}oll). Prmelpa,l Childs, Mr Alfred P almer,
Rend mg "hd others
l\lr Rldh~\ W" lt Ageneroull contllbutor to t he ColJe.l;t) fund! a.nd the
Colle.[:'e Library h.as from t.ime to hme 'been en
n ehed bT hiS Wfts Sf hook!
In pohtl~ !tIr Ridley was an ardent Liberal,
and although of ~ ate vesn lie had not been very
actIve, he was fdrmerl y nne of tbe Pu.rty'& cblef
local tupport.cn \He always took a. promllleDt part
In the electlOnli r kud bv~ hi. finanCIa.l support
pro\'ed a friend worth havIDg 1:.0 ~e lQC&1 AUOClatlOn
.
I
For man'V years _paat Mr ltldlev 'had been ,.
deacon at Truuty Consrregat.lonal Church. where
he. WaIlI a. regula.r worshIpper, and here apm hi'
beneYOlenOB found expression In many di~lolUl
AI a
eld08t 8<m be practlcallv bodt
the Park
Wokingbam road l and g8.ve

Juatle6 or the Pea.ce Bubscnber
for the Borougb n~ May 28tb, 1893
y,
AS AN EDUCATIONIST .
Park
It wu p:erha.p" In educatIOn that .M.r RuDey the many

Benlard Dhgbton.
!lura thA'

r, "I

(Ir>wu
\~
I th

the DIOQese of Oxford I I
Ring should have ban_
h"~"h1!d and frO Ul hI.:'! al"Tl \180 ali i
peTl04 of t.he war IS I
we cannot 19nore
II
m hi! P OSltlO1l of Uluq u II
that It IS tho right stell
the l country genera.lI ~

no

\() more palO In
HZ

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1915

Gla,sgow Herald" m .. lfngt by qbltua.ry
laYS -" In the IIpnng .of last year bls
began to give concern, and m October, U$
of medical adVice, he resigned hiS charge,
to Southport to retllt!e. "The chlLnge
nn'l",'••r. had not the effect expected, and report~
by his friend s lD ,Glasgow gu.ve
bope of
the

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to the relal;lve magill- I
tpe sm of e:rces;;n_
s ms of our natiOn

we can deny the weight

l]

m Idst ..

not thp. i

cla..~ t hiS I S
that T w e h (Jid different
ncccsJ!:.lty or deslrablltt,r

:e,:pr" ~I ;n,g

In pa.rtlcular

liS.

th~

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deliberate sense of
nced, Ollght to m.ake, :l. \1
up~~.t'~':, _ I have. my~if felt
,and I am WTiti.ng to
a
to appeal
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h iS

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r<ght

IC3.vr.s.fonr oons ~d five da,,.I".,,~
'-'-:b,,'-,-n-n-s 111 Bntlsh Consul at Sb,IIIi'gba;.

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THE'FUNERAL

The funerjt,1 took place m Enl'lev Chul'cbya.rd,
wher deceasM's wife 111 burled, on Thurtt4ay after

.

of u!'t It undoubted ly
suala med act of self"e who cannot os
make, on behalf of
arel tramlng, fighting:
, on our behalf
the clergy m.ay

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SottoD, Ur.·-F.
Lleut SuMon,
SuttOD ,

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ow.lad.·,

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from Lbe
25t1:l. or

noon
The tint pnrt of t he ceremony was con
dUl..:led In St Peter'. Church_ E.lrley "l'he coffin
was coveJ,"ed 'wlth the U nion Jac:k. n.nd ~n It restM
the deceased'" sword
'Ibe " LlL8t Post" WtLII
Below
MOllllded at the graveeide
The I!erYlC6 "p..s choral mnn who
Mr II J Hart WIl8 the or~nl!t The ~melatn!:g
Dr -Shepherd clerg;v were tbe VIear (tho Rev ~ ClLIlon Fowler ),
Nearly 17 years the Rev A. 0 .1 Grul-6wood (nephew of deceased),
w.bere he the Rev J ConstcrdlDfltn.nd t h e ~v ~ IWardle:
m dnmet'l'l 1Vere Mr Cha.rles PhIllips (son),
Miss 2 hlllipi , Miu SyhlLPhdhps (daughters), ~:lr
a.nd Mrs Regmald Sutton (daughter and 50n-m·
la.w), Mr and:Mrs
. dan hter and
son-tn-Iaw), Mra Kenneth
), Mra
AIT&n Pearson, MuJo! EDUlv Pbil h pB an
Abco
Phillips (slItter8) , lotiM Phl'lh s Storrs,
r J~oh n
Storrs , Mr HU.llh Sutton and Mr, Enc Denholm
Young (Jlrnbdch.ildren), 1afr ' Fred Morgan, Nurse
Pond aDa m'nid~
Those preeent1In
So.ndeno'l, I\.,'." ,J" . '~
R . Breedon, '1

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well serve

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of the

e.ory
present

which.
tremend<nm

we ~hould
a bstln8noo

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the cause
that when the
of reaction on

themselves to

we

perlod
ADd
mtervoJ to secute the
dnoger of relap.&
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OXON;"

BENCH.

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