Reading Observer. April, 1915.

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'l'p.W,)on of the
that. the L.I:&t~r IbOl.d be!'ll
to dispel :pe f?a.rs p I th ('~t
o~~-::~:~ at u,..:;,.day s ml}etlng ()

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m.,ml",n1,1 one of whom allegefil tha.t

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tantlLIDount ~~ a. 11('

m a.1I publiC work:.

tho fnture. and acta

1:::~~;:cn~~~tthere
to

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rocogmsed a.:s one
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a.ny PO!!.ltIOP for r ~lS<}I\ ~

limits beyond "hl Lh 11

and In tms Ittl!tttnCC 1I rI f)P~
had i:l&en ove1'8teJ'lped
1h
proteat W&s to1iget a \\ I VII.\:

rIg hted, to rerlOve whnt W'M thought. to I c ~ D
unfa ir reilectJon on some of the gl.rls wh \ Ilno
forced,to seek lwork ~t the room, and that [DIl l.;\.
ba." Imre ly ~n n.lta.ined.
"by, then, push \ h~
matter further, ftr t he onl y effect wlil be to -llr
up a. IIpmt of dIscord and rob the work of Its Il('rc.
s~ry parmon} I The whole work ]s of Q. vohlli talT
nature, and the ladies concerned ha, e II. most dltti
cult duty to ponorm, and If they h&v~ been gllll \

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l'omDtald

CLI\RBT.
81. EoWloa. a 11t!POrtOr dum." """'.. ,
Bt. ~tepho'l on .,...uont ""'"

of mdiscretwn It would be hIghly nnflm to IUll1uh
of motive s Exce~s of 7. ' lJ
t here may ha.v~ been, b ut that IS lar lfroDl bemS a
deliberate atteflpt to "o\JDd the lJU;>;fptlblhll "" of
the girls In ~be mtereKtl of the W()rkroom ,h ~
gIrls a.nd' thosel responsIble for Its coqduct, tb.e nlsL
course to be alPted now Ie to let the whole mattel
drop, a.Q.d let aDucable relations o~e more c h~.

~ythlOg but ~he best

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24/- per ,,1101,.

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reference" o'R agaIn made fr. tIle
report did not seem
pl('<I}c i> \

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SHERRY.

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Tol~g~, ' r!~..IoonI;

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.c~rl8e what

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really beneflcW l jwork

jIeodillg, appeal for an. r bsence

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of pUbrile opp.rntlon

THE NEED fOR RECRUITS,":' I
Tho r+rk I' orten moo. by \h""'lwho h." nol

t.haq therl'

lutHclently IItwhed the queatlon

further need

fJ rect1Jlts,

~p

or At leut

1 nil
reasnu Ifh,

any lpeoa.l etfort. ehould be madl! Itotge; Im h
young men to p orn the r anks
People seem Iv
thu.,k tb&t l"ecfutlng IS gontg ()Jl well, tha t I::ng
!&nd 11 bound 1to Win, find t b&ti thefe need I", 01)
fe.~1." As 8. U\&tte~ of fact, tb.er& ne"jef "a.."1 a Im t
the need! for recrul*& WIIUI ~ter t hall It I'
Up ~ the present thlugs haH been gllmg
well WIth as ,~ the front, but more men are r€
qll1red to b&ek(,p t h Me who have tllre.a.dy dOllnfd
khaki. PeoP~ seem to forget tha.t Itltakes a long
tlme to make lilt 2!olwer-certaml,. .tl LX mC>ll lb,
There II nl?w
Dltn-Nld It

good chance for Rea.ding ,oun6
p atent even to the mOf\t. casual

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ob&e"Br tha.t 'tbare are many lJ1 the town '" bo
mlg1at eUily go-to JOID one of the Jocal Ra t
ta.llOrUJ, M t
1.8 ample room for more men lU
flu, Royal Berkrhl.re Regunent.. To Wpl C the ~Io ll
ne&a of loca.l reprUltmg. It m.,. be "t.r4t-ed that Ihf
9th Berka h.a.a heen III the process o~ formation ;\11
thHI year, but. ~o fa.r the number of mf.n who ha~e

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onhsted U! extremely mall The oprtf.i0n or thost
belt ca.lcalat-od ~ know IS tba.t. It 8bo~ have I(lf! I
tilled up in tW? months, a.nd by n~ ~ good Si al'
mIght ha.v e bofn miW.e Wltb the 10tli Baltaholl

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The !lame :s~ ~ ~f t hmg!! eXIst!!

r esard to th ~

In

County Tcrr't.p;l&1 Ba.ttalion- the 4tu The ~ rlh
wai tl~d to E*gland because recrwtmg for Ibj

3/4tb, ",hteb "'puJd

act ...

em

r<!l8IVe !f?r the 1
tonal Ba.ttaJ.lODfI abroad, Wall p~g 80 !llo\] II
It 18 • faat thati many Battalions all oler tb~ l'fltln
try ar& delayed! In procoodmg to the!

thmt

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the necesq,ry tef!erves ha.ve not 111' beep rral~il
It Ja high tlln ~ tha.t people began to ralue, th e~
f~ts and t.ba~ I ~ , generous respODse W&6 mllde to
tbo Dlany ur~~t FappeaJts belDg put forth ~ 'lhm

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18 no use lU ~gu lsmg the f&et thati lte&ding IS a
fOl+..bo'ml II bl~ spot" In the matter of recruft.4ts All olre
b8" 'O,w..iI ' oinlld ""r ttru,ofJ,*,od
Judy to admlt· tbat at. the out.set, T hlin ",ales of
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e}l:OIt.eDfeDt c&1li1ed the men along, [efultmg w itt

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briak, and
gave a good nUUlpef of Its men
folk, but. amce then mattera h.ve ~r ver~ rla'IV
md&ed 1 There I III alao be general ~ulesoence In

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the B~t.ement lt~~t many young meJ{~are preHllt.eO
from recrOlt.ingl because of the UI'F.cles of busl
ness;.. but .~·from ~tbue, who ~ ~y the natun
of the I work :P1rformed IElrrnlg thej Sta.te to tht

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best of tbelr altility, there Il'6 many to whom re
cnutlD. woul~' ~rmg no barddhp on any or Inter
feI'f,\ senou.!Ily .~th comrdercw hfe I On th ese relt
onu~

of treemg the town frnm 11ts pI es~n\

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of heljing the galI.a.nt mea. who hau
I come ~onrJl'd, a.nd of
8 S J about •
"ore
termWlLtion to. the
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STREET IMPROVEMENTS.-,
In the Import.ant. ma.tter- of st
lIIlpronm ~nll
the Re&dirig T",!" Coll!lcil baa, ~biI' bee" d.,
p1a.ymg & hbcAl policy, And a fruh ft.DlIUdcr of

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w
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beld

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!ntpoc\Or 01 lb.

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given
on Thursda.y"
when
was
Board ~to
an a.fPpcatton
by the
Cobucil to borr~\l'
vanon••1ltU of; p10ney, ~UIltlng If ~to £2 ~
for thie ~. . In the"' Ba~ ro ..d !t l !S
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'pclen Ib&I nOorrow pili\of ,I jq51 rr'
pu~p, and the 00Gt oq'/this, U1 c(udtng

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wprb of sewer4e and feno1D8"
~ £965 Llu
WIry bad conl~r of Ch.il.ham.'~ f1d 1hOP1'
street, upon wnlch stands $()1Ile
Jap'ldated pru-,
'
d
perty, WIll J>o Improved
at a cost of J:1SO
au,

what HI pt:rhapl$l the mOlt
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c:6mcl L11 tll~
centre of the town-that fOf1!lf$d yl t~e Jund,oDi
of the Butter Market a.nd Broad ~reet-I S ' oibEj!

U'Qprovea at an expense. 0 £1,300 1 ~ 19
thtt
aeQldents have not I~CI rrettl at
and
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'Y,II be a mo,\
l~rov. Plen t

of

:rqnJ....roa d

oon~

an~

11 eltmllluc1 1
oom"'~d'~nl' ~hy
SCbaf
",'be n.

OO1!t of w~eh

ot sanclion t1:l
very probl!!
9orporati0/l ....1 be .ble 10 !>Pr
money Ft.il after tlie "'~)B o"\er, ~ 1I1 s
Ihould

tOT. but It

be S9me coDSlder&ble de &Y ill commenc
ope ~ yet forg tt.en th ~ 1I1165e
of fir1D.gJ ng about F. Imprm lUCll
the corner of W8l!t-stree.t. a.od Or ford I'I t lr(,1 Rlj

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the keen contro~entes over '{Tbe Fox ' c<'Illl er (
aa It 'Was then caUed--fltlll provld, food f OI 1c1l e ,
hon
Some are I not Without ~opes ClC l1 Mil ..
There I S
t~~~~:::~a A' f.0rt rr CC'lIl l!l~
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mJ~bt. h n e '1 ,]1:
well kno"n th tt 'I r~ H
b...,e been~1 ndc,n Oul
to

IS

t hl!l
con~c

I.',pl,oye..,

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T ~YIJ'SfTO '
selection of r
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or w.e' win
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enl l t l1~ ~ ,

t e(!, Ftull

Tb9 difficult I II :1. ~
p rm l!>e~

the L1cepaln~

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grant the aRP\,catlo ll ~ Ill . . 1~
at thl.: recent LICCll' lU .. ~
th"v lt;lIouaJ,t o thel"~l sc, Ilnd /iQ ,h. I lli
'pr,ov.,m,m'-I'oi ,Â¥'''''." ,
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