Reading Observer. April, 1915.

I.

on of the medical
were notioed and thc

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~ETT~R p~i FOR
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PARAGRAPHS.

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A VALUABLE

moat 11IIIporiant queatJons
With

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It ..,ill be of JnterMt to r ead cn to know that
Col W A Elti:.on M V 0
V D has b66U ap
pou2.ted Commt.od
otIk:er 01 Ue 314 Br.tt.alion

ood

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wIDE>llNG PQ6TPONED

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MI\, mLAIRE BELLOO
After makin, 110 ",putation M eeu.yiat poet ..tid
po1:itiClAD ~ Rilaiie Belloo dunn8' the put au::

one of tbOfle

AcUy 'Dr

\1

1.hose cases

cond

for an

IK'leue n WDs:e9

.",pl.)y.". at the WalerwOTG

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INCREASES GRANTED

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'l'be HIFb.....ys Oomm t.tee ftIiPOrt.edj h1't!tJ" reo
war Tb.o

.. &II IfIgned. by 143 mea A. letfrom the General Or,aruru of
of Veh c le Workers fA.U
~~C!=-'__ '_••• -c. the OorpotUions c&l'UleJII a
mlgflt b. mareued by

WEST BEADING ADULT SOHOOL

Aid PJ,lU' 'M' a..'~ k~d
the elY 1 an p opull\t on
and whether the du;eOloM Vw.8 n roduced nk) t ht
& fluest.ion by Mr
RUSON AId
town by arm" pat ents
()f the ~mmlttee) I&ld tile
Dr :'uIaA.M n repl y l!a.f I tha.t. the 19 C:l1reS \4' ~
report. wonJd be OOllt!lijered WJtbm &

t4

the .appbea.t ()Il be referroo
fo ri cOD5ider ..hon aod

II

from hou!el! "'en

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of tbe nen
year It
b} t.he Committee that t.he adoptlOB of
Wlt.h refe..enoe to t.he ~
()£ workmen and sWeet onlerl) boys .a:r.p!.oyed In
Ut6 hl2hways de.pa.rtment will tu't'Ui.... an IioddliiOMI
.. pp.ror;.mate expe~ (If £.1 386, lfis .. yeitl'
Mr R/..sso!O moved T6at the
01 e.wy
&bJQ hod ed worker n ~be H ghwayl ~_If'
rece pt of Iss than 34a per weelt be uu::reued ~
3s per week or 8uoh pm tlmeof I I IhrJl brmg
Ai" woekl:r... NCelpts to 341. rum, tbe 1*"00 of the
He pomted ou~ tlt.at he Dl~ that. to

the
wu
tlI.e

~mmendll.tlOn

ow.,...

remody an llio, cal ..tuat'OD which _

to... durlOg tb. put " ..k tIlll \be 1/4 Roral

IJInoucD

WE-

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BOLL repUed

In

onght to S'tflnd w abeyance..
the altirmat ve and the ma.tter
Mr RABSON opp.,..,q .be "",oIutUlD paint ng

the recommendation of the Blp...,.,..1CoJllllUt.tee Commit.tee. reoommendatlona w.re tben apprond
The Comwttee 8 te<:Onunend&t.ion wOYbd out th ..\
I
IÂ¥EN S WAI'''''.
a man ""ho n!KlB1. 6tQ. per bour W'O\Ild .,t;Jt tIM
....
war bonu. be teOelVln, more than the mao wllo 'l'be

earned 7d per hour

He a.dded tUi he .... n<>,

quite ...tlmed W'lta tiJ.e po&tiOD of ~ whieh

would ox:i:ft I( taat rfl1l01utloo. wen ~ beot.UI&
\h" cool of hviug hod "'.......d by 15 por coni

t

w..

nd ustnea 'lW
t he Vi ar bu been
c1ole.t toreh w th

.lIu.,o;q,•. and

ht.v, D O p re
dia t.ort qr colour
.upplv r f 1.bOut
!l.re &'IOf6t€,8sarv

u n h mltcd

eao IroM

J onli Fn xcn 1I5S
. hortA u

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o r tho

10s8 of Me IU our

there

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If

have con1Q.denhle waite of time beo&u~ ! tndl~dua.1
comriut_ Ud ooDs"l.red u... quOriion floom
ddl'er~t I!tandpomt.s md iii d ~t tIi..lI!es
?he
Hlgbways ana the Pat"a and Pleaat1re Ground$
COmtDltte&s W'fn'e propoStng os and the Tramwaya
3B 6d 80Ild id per hoar., and Ul ot1te.r Oommltt.ee.
thftl" bM m.de prnJ'OritiGIlIJ of ""rymg lI.D1otrnt&.
He hoped" the fAuncil .. oo1d _ th .. t the who
matter 11'81 renmrod wtth a .,..,.,. to leliminatin i
ihe mOlfcal mataDees
Q1JmAJ!I IeOOIlded
If that Coane I

TluI" A 0 3

wanted m athol' d rect one and that IDfJIlCIY

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OBJECTIONS RAISED
W,tJi repnl to

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vrorlta of ...

pan:

praTement m TaH()tlJ'd~UO and Clifton
avmue Ca..e~blUl1 w
'Were reeommend:4 b.
the Hlghways Comnu tee under th.. Pubhe
HeaJJb Act AId BffON mo... ed that tb~
lMtttu be relerre b~k
til after the war
laId he mon:n
bee nse at the preaent :tune
)a.bour wu extremely sh rt
Iho pnnw OWDCJl!;
the t1bftt who were ~mJ!i wed to pot tl ese
roW mto nlp&lJ' would no donbt be !l.b1J1"t of mooe,..
at the present tune M.~ what would be a great
advantage Wall that after the ~ work wotdd Jll'
oobly be scarqe and the It wctPld be a. good m\

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ffi

It.

to ~ put /SUch works m
Mr W E BUl'LlW conOOd
Mr W E CoLLIER (0 rman ot the High ayl
COmDutte.) opposed ..y g he lbonghl tJi, ~01i1-

A SPLiT.

The HighWQ.y1I Can;un

guile unnece&&ary
ha.;l m mind that. It

t,..

ould not be adV1!1able LA
h&nd jlt the present time If tbo
were not made u~ by the owneI1l
[he
were only ~lng the Ownt.rl to PlJt the streets lDto

Lh.t matt.er

ill

a reuona.ble state of repajir

Dr W,Ui'J',Ell8 hoped th~wor.k would not be p:roceeded WIth so that th mm who would be re

quired tlllgM be aUowed, t< go aM help tho Local

FEVER.
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STATEMENT

Governm6llt. Board o~ '!V work
AId l'.umlT pomted out that ...... deal of
Iabellr would DO' ' " D~.....-y
'therefore ho
thought lb. matte, anglot go on
~d Cox dId not think It WII fm that
. hould alloW' the work
llrooeOO. at present 'Il.S t
wowd ...... exp.... to tli' _
I
AId BurL IIud that
Ta.lfouro-:aV'flllDe
little work reqWred.~be ! dqDe
The MA TOR tho bt t
mlght leave the ma&ter of lptP:'Illg 1
r at
. :e..reaent time m the
of tho Ch&trman of tho HiJllq,.. ~

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tol

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=

be appro-.ched under t he rtlguLat lOJla of
e Shop
Q ~ too the Berkll BrMch ku tendered ser
Houn Act and .. eU'Cu1a.r pet t o1liD, th Counc I
to
rnal:e
ron
order
for
clot
ng
..
U
hairdreuer&.
e fill leu lnvaluable It tt be m~ mg]anout
eatabl I h nenu at. the 15usgeat.ed tuaea hal been
b. h e er..abhabcd & Jtorte depo~ "Where ga{ c reulatAKl. bv the A.uocilltion ~()og the h .. r
D ~d
,reqUlrements etc.. voluntan ly DOn dreasen n the town
It IS neoeau.ry th&t the
bll t tl. Me ooUeeUd and f4rw&rded t-o tbe trOOPJ at,na.tll'" .hould number a.t. IMBt. two-tll reb of tho
total Ilumber of ha l"d.res!Mra In the town }'jft,.
J I II e fleet n trhe mOBt espeditlotll and com on
t wo Iiil(naturu ha , already been reoelved &Dd $A
t manner
the tot ..l m.nn~r of hI!. rdreacn n ReadlnJ S
I
about 63 th s I. su.16ctCIlt
!t 15 pr~ to
approa.oh tho Council at. an ~..rl y dr.t.e
THE KENDRICK PRIZ~!VlN(i -

AId B&INN tt.id be mo~ ,t oDly _
01 "'"
W'U
It".u troo that l! before W'Of. wu CfDmenoed 1'1. would come bhote the Council apIiD
but 'plana and e.stlmiMI, would have to be got l .~t,

and t mlpt aa.'f(l a grea.~ deal of trouble if 'tobII!JT
~lded now to put the l ~r ba.ck
He ~t
they &bould ft()t underlakt any w()Tk e%eept.
wh.ch ...... aboolnWy r~ry

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short he thought they ~Uld Bee whet.her 1iI.e Uooa.1.
Goverumel (, }jow thOll ht the :matter sufiiciel&.ly
urgent to a.llow \t to P eed
.Mr WUlTlJI. heartily favoTlft:d the work hem,
done m norm",l t mes but thought iha.t hMmg
rega.rd t() the Circulant
m the Local ~t
Doal'd they IIhnold not proc:ee.d n(J1l(
The ..-.1u"oo WU l~ by 11 ..... to sa, ud
the tender 'WN
aceeIMd subjed -. •

STaEET IM,ROVEMENTt

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H.u&D1IESSER8 TO A:PPiIlt.!.OH COUNOIL
u r-eporl.ed In OUT la.&t weeJrs «dlhon tbe
t"'e n m pst a.etlve alDee ~ C(Jtrnperleemwt ()f
Be&d.ing
lb.. t-er Hairdrooul"l AaeocI.tKlll hal wg\
f
and! the Bna.ch hu been of OODlldemble
gested t.be follo-.nDJ bDun of cloiiDr for half
he .. \,1&'1 .utJiont>s. "' IUp~\ymg uun.. drouen ahOJl:fl -MoIKlay 8 pIll Tuelda)' TltunT
-n ra.b~ way ita wl:tlob' the,.. h,"'" (Irganised d ..,. ADd Friday 9 pm &.tu:rd&, 11 p D1. and
la ol'(ler tbat th..ia
tht
fl ort; f()r the wounded who
,bortl ... all day ciOll:.ng lor Sunday
~
tall! wwn eft.ryone knows In another maJ be brought &bout. the To-.vn CoU1l~hav6 to

In ke~ n ng l ·~nth the at.mOlpMre
l!Ij!:r OUDeK!!
TERRlTOllJALB WANTED
ha eJ: 5(.8 on a ccount of the a.nx ety occa.&loned
BJ a.n adver t~m a.l:lt. a.Ppea.nDi elsewhe:r:e It. ...ill
t
be war the annn.tl d~bat OIl ()f pru.es to be iiun wha t a great opportunit y 18 now ,ven
yO"lHl)r men of Berkshire to 30 D one of tMiT own
h Kendr e~ Soboo\ ber.1 tJi. 110' bolo.. t b• • Tornt
or III un l6
.AD "be Am 1 na Territor a
!lool S OI.Dlalglmlated w tb Rea.d ng School wa.a un t& Adm I!. st,.ered bJ the Berkl County Temional
h .; With u little show of mdlfference ~d ~a ety AuoelatlO
n o.mely th~ 1/1 Barb Yeom&DT}' the
p »SJ ble I In fOTmer yean t"".. tbe pract ee 1/1 RoypJ H o rse Art lIe ry and the 1 ~ South Hid
land MD1.Ilt,.cd Brizade (1' a.nd 8 Column) ud
the occaJ\on to be enh~Ded hy the prcaent-a.. the 1/4 & t talon ()( t he Ro,.al Berks Regt are all
of a p !&J1 bv the bo,1 but ToeSda, 8 mee tUlg aerY Ill: .... t h t.he Erped t ioDor1 Foree- Therefore
'>I"
ml\.dc at ~hun all poalble only chorus aongB t I moat. eYcn.t . loh .. t TI!!oCTU te ah t1\lld JOIQ tae
t.hird hne nO'W be ag r .. ifJd by t h,., A.hoc .. hOli n
J n heml 1bel.ng aung by the boytl
Nevi r o~ar to find dral t.s for tho lst 1 De and t he 2nd
bf t S8 there wu a. good attendanoe of parents hne WhICh a llO have been formed
A ~I:. n m
"I f end. pt he boys wbla mowed. that mter ber of recru Us aro su U requ red for bOth Yeo
Men ....oM be Vi eD ad" . ')(1
n the. Seb 1 fUld to! work IS nol lackmg The manr:r a.ad In(.. nlr)
to Ie EO tbe chance no w
, e tl the m to ]0 n the
l te of th evening "Will the I1np;lDg o{ the iatMt
un UI
II: 1.& e xp« ed . b()rt.l. that all t.he
~
a.n ~ a.t1.Cllllal Antbern bF 1....0 liWe BeJg a.n eocoDd line un ta now at BeaT
w II be proh ... wh o thdugb 1Jl'Ila1\ In IlZfl • •, . unbued ~ lb c&ecilng to oamp whe n -e-.eryt.h Dg n the way ,)t
t.he
aomfotU:
of
the m en IS lLIIured and t) e onl}
'" wnnde rfo.l Jnount. of earneatnou, and op.u1otistn s.hjPi" ntcflllSary toO maJc", t.be I fe completely en)o>,
lfUi pJ&qIlv eVldenoed by
l'lgour "lth able 11 iRe weather
'!'be eqwpDlent of th., whole
.. .:h hay delivered the r ut anal antlaem
fbe o r ~a Uo. t.s a8I5OO\at,ed "llb til. &rla! Terntarl.l,
d !lce were gtN.tly UllPfNeed by tbe spmt of IS ~ a ver1 utlet-.ctory oharact.er no body of mell
beac llg a more tiniahed a.p~r&nce than the di6e
l(jn and Jhe lOT!! for the r natJye land. that ellt UD tIS of th Il Tern tor al Foroe

that 8bould be cMried out at

te

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:\ ua.b1e: at t~ preeen10 ~

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Mr Sp.lt..lf.Kl!l !SUpported the bu }dtng of the convehlence as soon as p<1!'!slble
Mr W E CoLLIlIll $&Id ~ lr...tl I:Ieen obtamod onoe hut NnOO \hen ~t .bad hem deciUed.
by tJi. Loca\ Gov,,~t B ¥ that
any
money coaJd be taken (lUt. fm;' ffIlCIl caaee a tmdt
'pplt••hon .. ust b" ~
If tJior
the
tender ihey woulri
obllRea to apply a.gam ~<ml
the worE W'U proceeded w th, oth!ll'W1. they
would h uytl to p;l.y fnr
out of tlie ra:tes.
He
a~ tht the matteT Waf; ~ of ur~ aDd
tile ffighways Commlt1ee eolU! de:red It. was I!O
urgent that. thev wen:.i¥i.fIed n ~tbn(T t go f01'ward
N otwi.tbst.an~ the fad. that labour IWM

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ot tu e ammu Ul uO D

anll
qbould be dealt Wlth
t he mtereKts n! p'Ibl c
healtt.
The.,.- had no ~ 6DQ!l m tlte OJIltre
of the town and if tlley only took liMe Qptmoo
of th~ tradespeople m tlte cerrtre of tbt:l ttrwn ""e...
would know tblLt the ~ was urgent.
Mr FAll:aa tl1m ghq the nuttt.u moat argent

ILnd

and the WIl' bonull wouJd amount kI .hi:nJt 10 t.o
~ per cent. Re al!o thoo.ght that the d~l(tiog
bne cf 34e
n~ bl«b enoash. I Had. tJu.
ma klr com.e up ~ut week he mtwdbd P,J'Opdlmg "
resol t on for the whole mB.tt.er of "!f!' bonu.e:s
and lDcreua of wages to be ooUllldenld ;b f .. "P6Cl~'
BUb-committee beeaua. I2e felt ~ W'tlt gom.,. to

that a

ot t that the matw w~ a. very urgent nne

1

Adjutant &nd hia wife haTe done good wort dnrinlf
t.hetr ltay n Readiu«
Th4Ir
to Kinp&on on
>I'
Tha.mee with the ,DOd lfteb.ea 0 all for the b.t ot
.ue(;oeM l.D. the r Sal ....tion .!.rm,. work 10 tllat town
AdjutAnt HaU 5 IIlOCleeded by Adjuta.nt ~ Mn
THE RED CROSS I
Lou,heed from Chalk F&zm London. They tUe np
'" 0 ,. t hat everrooe WlI npP,OIe m
real.tse and tl (Ur "llI'lI: LD RM.d.in, dunng f.he " .. kend A.d.jutant:
anp re ll t e tbe work being dOlf by
Bntii!h ~ Halt 1~'t'1!II the Corp6 in a ,Ood thw.lC1&1 poI1tiOD. Th.
OM f:: oc ety D caring for oar~""'
tmded not 10C&1 omcen I5JIOke j!:ncourapg worda at the AdJutut I
final meeting on Wed.nelda, e't"enIng
nlr UpO Il the battletl&lda 01. P"ta.n.
but all'O
io hom e
t II hi&lJly ~« to tum iAat the
SOLDIERS SUl'PllIl
.., Hrrk! Branch of that. Socio5J: lS 11l • 1Iounabmg
Well O't'"er 100 mamMnI 01 the 7th aDd 8th Battal
()Il! of the RoytJ. Berka Roect
a.U«ld.ed a faren d t on
It II poutble ;~t.i
¥r G J w-ell .upper f\vea b,. the «Iagnga.tiO'1l.
01. Trialt.J
I -r la d sa at the &Dnual meet-m, cit the Socie\j CoTlKregatlQtlal Churcla n tho lnatliuk on !"ridaJ
h n WA.\ lleld tbll wee:.k
m"y h..,e been enD n, In last. weelt
Tbe Rev P N BarrlaOn
:ne apllrlh~ towa.ro. tbj, work af the btaneb 11 prwded Uld propoit>d the t.oa£L of Our Gu_ta
",h.ich 1Q& SUitablJ responded to
&mIra1 ot.)ler
e cnun tv
the d"Y!l !lfOl'ej the
ThUl hOl.l t.out.. were honoured I1nd aD exotlleot 'pYO(Jt't.ll:l'Dl.
been remedied and evNtooe &I leap to hell) of mwac ...... (IOotnbu.Led to by Mia "}!;r",ht.. Ptc
be full atent of the r p~wer ~t oar thutkl o een. ~1S b!eMn J A BraaD 5 1I )toea F
a.sOOrv
Bc:nn he:r aDd ll<xia .... BenDeLt !II'
1ou bl) dpe to those ea.tl)eIt he1~ who befor. s..
Pert11 White. was t.b.e P1&DlSt
fioUD .010. 'IHI11I
1 reseD t troubls brongM ~ drpn. Jato "'.,.0 iwen by Ifr P C V DaTia a.c::oQplp&Qled. bJ-IIr
DoQrt.u
Cla.rke
!'be
&IT&.ngem-eot:6
"re edm ~
'" Ilence ga" of thell tUlle, e.:nel'Cl Uld lQoney
ahl, earned oat b1 If u Anstin anet the Lad el'
I ~ r n ~ {or hit-Ie reward III &ala a&ape of pubbc Ooll1DlItt.M
I e at on to bul1d np the prp.DUlfljt.lon wblch tI

tb n the borough Nooo

SANITARY CONVENIENCE.

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On! p u
forward b usm_ m .l\InoUlDg w ould
all thfl better for It

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Caren,

r:r

tmlcl.j

of them wc.ra 1~1 fro
o ther QWDI!'
he
luesLKJO as to whether the 1 S('.a~ "as wtroduceiJ
by tbe mil ta.ry W311 ~ rumenlt wdeeJ w :I.Il1fWo:.<r
Calles of the dUjeasc h~ oct:nrre l c Readi:ng III
n othe, town. for m:~~;""" past LuI t W~ •
fact that lD t.be h !tor-y of·-the ameoW': U "V fuund
that wbertl 1.hey had
g&t.bered ngeU {:f tho
dllw~ 8I!!Ie'nled to recnr
It ha.d. occtJrrea w
epldenncs ill Amenca. where troop5 had been
gathered togetl er but be u d Dot th uk. t ~38 ~
roLIOE PA'1
It was ti lbls
h. ~ I mtDutea of the Wa.toea Oomm ttee the to :say that tbe ~ps brought it
Ohlef eoa.t.able 'f'eported hanDi rece Ycd an a.p to be very prevalent o,mo gst tiroops and. men
pi tI&i~n from tlte oepectore 8e (Jea.nl.6 -.nd con gil-toored together rn cops derable numbers JD. !Jrul.lJ
aable of the poIioo fOJ'Oe asking for .. r M of pay p lAcet!
HI, ~ that be b.d fol"Wa.nItd a. OOP) of lhe
MI' R",-soM re!e~~ to the great work put 111
..."e )0 tal!Ih of tM membera of the \\i a.tclt Com b" the Cbsmnan of t~ SiIoIl ltary Com:mit.ta (Dr
mi~ ~gether Wlt.h " cop,. ofi a reb.:.rn of pa.y Abram) o.nd he wok that opoortun ity of beanng
now D f<m:le ID ot.ber po leO fot"Oes
He r&cuU'\
mended tho a.ppl caLIOn for h,V9 rable con Viera. testtmony kI Ute el'l~husiamn w1th wh eli Dr Abrdolu
h ad dealt W'lt.h thllJ; m'OWe.m i1ltbougb the doet r
to n
meet nK" of tl e W alch Gornn ttee
wu ¢Onv ned to cons de tha que.ahon and t vas was an ext.raorom ..r Iy tbo!!,. man the 5.lrne he bad
put m and the work rl~H! Wall enon"lWJm Rea.d ng
decnded
recommend to t h& Coune I that as fT"Ol
Apr t 1st t-lle J?'lJ 01 the lDlIJ)ee~MI 5efl!eantll and boo to thank the ChUdtWaTl of tbe Samtary Com
(App.ia.usa.)
eotlat..bte8 be Inereued b,. three shill figS III. week IUI1>teoe to 3. coD'!nderable ex.tent
The MHO~ .1", added hi,
to the splendi4i
duria, ' . penod of lobe w.. r
Th, grantl II of
tIM j~ -.:hf.ch are recommended w II n"olv", eior1ie of Dr Abram
add~oal e'l)lehd tunI of ..bout £750 .. yfJar
M:r w)DB-aenquJfed at what pay mart ed oon
.t.abkIe fIIlW'ed the fome"
Ald
rephed tbat an Ibn rtart.ed ab about
liM< 64.
Mr
... thm DlOl'ed tho.t DO m&rr oed oon
AN URGENT MATTER
.bkl be l pald Ie&'! tbMl 2& per week
He _ d
I I
he anderttOod tbe1' ha.d 8Qme. deductIOns made a.nd
he thottg~t tbi '28J _118 hardly enough for My
The 101lt'St. tender rece '\led !m- tohn ODn~on
marned man
of & san tory GOtrVell enee for 'WolJM'ln n St Mary ftl
AId Bvu. paint.ed out that the bul k of tbe men Batts was tb2.t I)t!.nt Itt by Mr G H 'l'ud:.eT or
.80 )()ined th torell were B ngle and that. they 313 O::don:l roM. ll.lDou:n~ng to £438 We
did Ilot
Blamed unt. I IiOrne com denble time.
Mr WT:¢TEll mOTed tlUlt the cun!ltruct on of thIS
liter "hEID of COOrM they received h gber 1t'agM
He
B. Uto1lght tla.r!re wel"'Cl very fe" man-led men who eorrvenreace be po1I~ for ttm preEmi.
llaJd It "ould now be ~TY to ma.ke a further
..... geithg IBM t:Ju.n 318 per week
Bpplientlon t.o tM Lo6M U'oyernment
o;trd for
lh
I!ald he knew of a 1:named conat&bJe
who "118 !'eCt!\VUlg ollly ~s le8fl dedllctl()t.S rbe tbat work to So f()rw~ and l probably the J OCH,l
Government
Board
would
Dot ADL-tion :l. loll.l1 i-\.t
man had. s 6d t.o p~y for housel ret t
lhat Wal
the preSClIlt time He klid not t hink th~v Iillnu ld
wby he meved the lUoluhon
put their ot'Bcern or the otl1Ol'l"J:j of the Loe ( v I
The llMIitlOn . . . 1Mt by 13 't'OtelJ to 15
Mr ~ aakd whether the 'tpe al conlltabte. emment Board to furthet: tnmhle m t he m :'41,t c r
He
so'\w tbat a !51mllar k...,., hw.d happened d Innr;
Yen to receive t __ e W'~ bonus of 3s
(Laughter )
He did not; mean tllo .0IWlt,uy conlltabl,.,. but. the past: few days at ataothru town and the ~nc.
ikON men who l1ad bMn tAken on 15 nee the war moo bad hesn refused
Mr MORINO seconded 'IIlJUlg be thotIgbt the
110 1"&ptMl thoae .ho bad Jomed. the 1tIfV1Cf1

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of t h'e w hole
L"" np''''''''g· letrect o r

P",k

1he ph lie)

,\.Jrecial

•

RIGIIW'"Y8 COllll1'l"rBE

eelyed an La.pf)lica.ti.an for 11l0rea&ed ""'C1S to COTeI'
the MLn. cost of li~ during th& daratioft of t.be

.na maD,.

toiS

~10fl

He
deed
No
the d sease
th
that tbey had goL to
a tiIDali eplclem c
pay 0. b gh tnbutt)
Cf'~ of~;'JL,,' E~'~~,:'ti,o~

t....

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men

Bull CounCIllors G

WORKMEN'S WAGES.

Herb "hie.h 18 QOtopoaed m&.IDly ot Bead ng m&n
and _ hMlh reoe.Dtb left Cbelmd'ord for Fnnoo.
bu taken part ill &J1 engagemeat Uld ku suffered
It ~ ~OSl h ~ montbl baa been eanung fresh J. rela as a lecturer on
hea.... lof. P'OrtUfl&t..eJ.,J them 18 DO eTide.-06 to supo rage t.he n;uLIlufa.ct;mre m G~ Bnl&in .,l th. ","IV Th" Queen'a Ha I London., baa bean packed port t~e5e rumours, but on the COIIt;;rary a.l1. lett.en.
each of hiIIleetures by a keeu and entb\W&ltlc audi
" h .hert<> largoly ~ _
ahro.~ at
ence .nd thaob to htl h!o",Jedge of the jeGsn:pby of th.t b&ye been ~ (rom. me. ill tbe. battali()D
c(' d h ~ roam theme of diJleuaion &1. 1iIIe mtet the Weetern front and hu expenenoe &I a .oldier be .tAte tb.a.t though. t.hey &1'6 near th6 ftc;hhng 1 De
the1 ~a.t"e n.ot yet taken ,Pa.rt l8. ...,. eagage.ment
n n t he Chamber on Tu~
A VlSlt wae pa d bu now fi rmly eet.bhsbed hi.rnae1f .... mut.er of hi, It 9 poMlbl& that .. fal.te idet. .... n-ted b,. the
Meaara B&r ea and A"ria of ReadiD.g ban: publ cation of t.be 10i!lMll of the 2nd Royal Berb
\[r :\ iluton Kent. of Ute LcmdOll Chamb-r SubJect
noOeeded in pennading Mr HeUao to appear in Read
n lnmmeroe and}'1r W~d Hill ot the Br In.g()nLhe •• enlDg otXondal MAylotb:at.th.r...rge a.t Neuve ChapeUe th.ia battal on hem,. confused
w th tho 4th Berb
n ng bam Chsmber both of whom deliYered .ole Totnl Hall
r brs c".l!'\ w nmg very ~cal na::gMtiona ill
PICTUllES AND MUSIC
hftw j!:noouragemsnt ooa1d be gJ!"!!nMr
WEST READING LIBERAL CLUB
Th~ chief attract ion on Monday, TnesC.,. a.nd
Another of t.h.e popular Club aoc al. waa held on Wedneeday aen a.t Lbe Vaude't'lUe ltIectric Thun.
'!\ L! pr n!':tplll dellIJ'e " . W teeate e101er co Wed.beSday A Ihort wb at dr 't'e Was arran&ed. (15
, 0. verJ ..ppropnate plctun for ~bere&elli
" on between the VVlOWl part.a: of cur grea~ hMdJ)
The W1nne~ We«! M laUo" -lM.ies
mom~t ~ utte walch 'WIll doubU..
'1 eomr he ween the GOVet'll.lDel1t aDd the tradeMi. 11(lIIl Harr180D 2 lin De&Il4..",.3 Mra Ralph 4 Mrs mend It.eelt to the patrone of.J,hla pop
bouae of
A. A Nash
Gentlemen 1 1I:lr Rowls.nds 2 hlr anlusem61lt It. dealM With the life bf t.Il6 laie Lord
n the laboratory Jl.Dd Ute worbhop between Heather 3 Mr D cker 4 Mr J OhMOD
M.nI W
Roberts
atin'lng lDc»de1lL& WllI b& de
..
Dk! and he busJJ;leM
betlrem the mer I BMts pre:aMt.ed the PI'1U1S
Sonp, ree tat 008 p cted n the wonderful cveer of t.biI IlhUltrloU'
d
S MI d he :nMufar.:ttI!'ta betw'el!!n manuh.
etc wore gI ...en by Mrs. Glaapool Mrs Cox lIn aold er wbo sened under Ulree So.eftl g:a..a-Queeh
--'.
d L~_ t.b
J.nnet.t.a Mise Av l ng M sa Heat.her (p anoforte
t u n m 1\ n~ h e !arne 5 ........ an ~WIDC.ll
e,.ok:t) and Me&STS Gluspool COwen P' OweD aDd Victoria King Edward and XiI1&: GeoT'g~ en
Joyed the -r full coniKleoC6- On 'l'buma1 &Pel Ule
en plo e B and the emplo,..t
By Uris means he W Beata.. There Wa.!I aJlKI danc og {or wh ch ?tIr two day!5 followllIl a ~nd enluaiTe ltem Wln GOlDo eh t hj!: ooDn try would be made more ..ttra.c:tm A. De&ne aot«i &l'I M C
pru6 the wodd reaoW'Mll military dram&; H In tAd
Ram
by Geo B.. Sims and H P&.titt.. A fur
n
bus :le£f POUlt of n!Jlr
H~ .... aho m
YET A-N-O-r-HE"-]t- CLUB
thu epl80de of
Tbe lltl110a DoUR M.,.,tery fa.H)U 01 l ome form of protaet.ioD ~ whiQ he
A dub for .mdien and _.,lan Wl't'f!lIi
In. t.he P.. t.b of t.he Expr~ -ta alM a.DDOWl0e4
1\ gu
no M ~ would be bettoe!' prdteeted. aglWln ste.ried at 8t. Laureno&& Pvi&a Room III Friar Cor the _me progra.m..me
T'be ~ .pee &11,.
!J (q-n co!ll pe ton
Thii 1a&;ter argtmuwt.t ~ RI"ee~ "b.,ieh will be OpeD e1'ery Thuma, after 6ngaged for tbe ...eek ta :au. Ap»A l&nd. from
Ule
It&lia.n
Opera.
<,ludeiI
This ari.:ist4
d
b<
~
(r
II
J!
.lao
follO'W8d.
be
chnrac
I
IlOOD
from
2
30
till
5
'nIe
uzua1
readibr
and
1
.J
'W"r,ItlD« facll U,.i_ an. prorided abd .. ooliunoendAble .. U appeoer eeoh I!'ftlDlQ£" &.bOut 8 0 dock
,ng t M Nl arti1l.Clal m.etJ.,d Im..t.aa4 oe.. a addltion 'a t.he pro"JelOll 0{ to,.. for obiktren who
... r. ! one
H a bel ef ...... th.a.t; bIattar 'bua:men aocompan,. their mot.hen A peIllI7 Dnn,. bull:
"/;e en • comb M d lP t-h reat GovM1UDe11t mtet'Mt
baa been opened and t 18 hoped to be abl., to IUPI
ply refre!hm&llUl &I: a DOmlD3J. eba.r(e The elub
u U d do more good t.ha.n IUbJidia
a .,.nem of 11 ll'UJI6"laed bJ 1d.n MattbeWl M.iu OnniltoD &lid
'"lib
W~ IJ"e nel ned 00 .ban thia l&t.t.er I llra F Nea.1e uDder tbe auspu:et of Ule Sokherl
-r hut wi c.hever w-&v • found
bett.e.r and !a.iIors Pam I e.& .AJ:&Oriation
WtlcOtn~Lpoth upf1leS1OCB of
1:I.')n ~LInC
SALVATIOlf ARMY
~ ()n1V
IrUcb meetmp and
(IllJ .ba~
Fana,,611 meeting. wen held at the Citadel aD BuD
C.1D hoIT. to ftnd the true mqaps.
U ani I da) to AdJntaqt IU1d.uTll Ball who ha.ft bee.D. In
~a d og r1en w()uld praetioe 8O!DI& of ~he 8Ug a.aTP of the Co~ for nearly t"o ynrt
'J1).

AITER GE~MA'NY'S TAADET e ;1.; 1 un,Porta.nt quest on of haw

r

M Col.rk H T 1II'11"y H W~tt. F
Dormer _d B J1 Glbbona
I

m

n of tll e borough wi11 participat.e

ana
were remOVedk~l'~-;k-)~~;pi~~~
deat.hs had
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In OOnnMJOD

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onll

A well Utended and much a~.-ed ron
oert w ........en at. the Weet
Adult Scbool
on Bu., e1'llJUDI bY the lnm &.rIr:
Ba.nd
CAN?oiOCK CHASE
undar
th.
abl.
OOoaaGtonJup
of
Jb
Batten
Th.
The Gl'H.~ Western Co.I Company are the 1.0.
" rellts for tbe genwno celebrated Cannock Chue. Un A, PIlot Hug• .,.rded. aad p"" a.n. excellent.
The
h o u~ coal (protected b,. t rade m.ark) ",h eh UI addreu .. uaual fulf of humour aad pat.hOll
q aUtJ IYld that as .aU &I p nee I the true tut PJ"I'Pmm. 00DIi.ded of aelectttJes by tIM -Band ... olin
of economy Qua.hty telill "aJÂ¥rayl5 It bllTna brrght ao~ b, KiM lWlIM flute soloIl by)lr Goodhall
ud clean Order no" (ftM ewt and upwards) th., r......poDIed by hll broth",. and 00I0o br MiM A
g.(1oU ne lJ'tie!e. onl,. o'btain.&hlo al;5 St,a.tK)1l HIlI II..... and Xr F Hill (......pWed by Kloo L Kin,>
(duoectlOD b Ot.t<lfll o f GreJ{nan.-road) TudGr'-roM.
AYl'&R TIlE BOssa
N B -Pleue enquIre for CanIlock C.... e reduoid
How P C Barlow obaaed foar borMa aronnd MillpncM.
roed CaverahUl. 11l t.be dark
"eml) mlDUte.
-wa.a da.;enbed to tbe Bora. m~tes on
SEWING GUILD
Fr
da,. w.ben Art.h.ur Geen ~, CokliCutt-atree.~
The! Samariten SeWlng Gu Id of the Work people I Ch't"traba.m. aDd Arthur WIll 8uuUa 38 Churcb
H osp t.al AAsociat on beld the r azmuaJ m~tlog at iibeet
Ca.vonbam wore summotted far being the
JtLza lIlhal1. Tb& Forb,," on Attll 8lb ",ben a owner;, of hol1H!S fouod: Mny til In lI.ilJ...road 0&1"good llumber of merobere wore ' ~Il'
The IIraham on Apnl 3td
Ilot!lCOlDllaat.. a&Xi tha.t tbe
n.r ous oflloe.l"I llie1'& el&ct.ed
The paat. YMr bu
h()ntII muat h.... e got out. qf UteLt Aeld b6caw::e a.
been a bus.Y one ~o parcels ha.yo.. been Bent. to fenco bad been remo1'ed '1'b.e gat.. ...... futened
the Rout ~rb' Hoap tal one for the bnl nllry aad they oould not. h&n got om. tba.t ...ay
The
pat~W uae a.ad. the ot.h6l'" for W'OU'Dded (...,talel'ti
Thallh are du~ to Y as Barnet.t Mw A...JlifIe and aUmJnoraaee wen diaa1ia£ed Oil paymNl' 01 caet-a
M!'L 00J: for lifts of eu.h at" ,armenta to (le:..Gu~
TH1!) I'OtRITH BJmQ IN PRANG!>
and to an B1l~nben
Ponutent rumoun h"lf\ bCIfID elreuWUlg n the

baUl nol: JO ned
From tJie ,mnnaJ. repor~
\I be seen that. jrn.ct callT ~ Qlleat1()n
ng tbe borougb h&& reoetved careful con
on b u t. perbaps the moat I:Dlporial\t 11 tit..
or: If th Roll endeaTonr DO'I'I'" beitrg made by
untry t o .secure lOme pari CJt GenDuTII trad ..
aJ attemptl!l han been made ~ p t. o.&w faenee &rtcd bere and wttb the obJCIS of atttaet,.
! se Cflntemplat ng 6peruDg nflW fact:nnes a
<: hj!:me for advertiFg the toW"D h&a t)eeD
-n u p and '1~ at the present time be.i::ng rm ~
nrera.t on
~o lj!:!1!1 than £184 laM been ~b­
" I)r prom I56d to defray the co.t of wch a
b ITt but t be. COUDal of the Chamber esti:n..tea
~
.lo
leut £:250 will bt. NquihcI and thete II
re ample opportnn t.y for thOle who .....tM ~
1"'.1.! c ,dod w th thlll higla1y pn,cttcaJ .1Ioll ... va.laIC
Jpd. to send al ong a ooo.trib1lt;lan.
It ahou I
e!l1embered that m ~ added prospent.J" aU

I

W.ATE&WOIlKS COIiIl'P,EE
"'IDO.!"~',,"~wltb the Wat..er'irrCrka Co nm ttee
a. letler had ibeen re<:e vorl jra n
secretary o f ~bo Read ug' BFancn
" ,;."~"~C:~; Uhl()h or Gaa ~or k em a d (knera l

(If the Corppra.tion em 1.1 0...,.....".,

0-

and A

OwlDl \0 \he. ftet that
one ofter wall r.
ob, t.h6 ToWll Council or the pttrchue of
the tte-. sta:o.dmc on the land to be &eqU Ted from
tb.6 t.ruit;.eea or the hote Sir Walter Palmer Bart
for widening (hfard road a.n.d that It waa DOt a
sat sfaeto17 one the Town CouIlOlI hlove decided
thaL the ",idenJDg and lDlpronment. of the road
be not UDottert:.aken IU; ~n t OfEenl f()r the purcbue of ille u.. "ill b. UlVlt.ed next antumIJ
M IVId

aDY sums for t.iIe fu ad h owe ver small 'I'f'111 be
f'e08l't'ed by ths Seeret.aq of tbe cAUreb
It "\ tl>.refcm p.R/yiJl, 10 oobe tJi.\ (ratefully
deBel\. fttnd Mr A E &nl'th Tho RetrM.t., Gro't'eh c. eO'lMhlp ,hows an aJ'prec1able mcreue oJlI\ l .. nd ..roed Relchng'

e

T

ODd

Stewart Abram F W Al1wnil't, F J G l;o.ton
PARKS COMMlTI'EE
E A &rgoant, W E Collier L"l: ,\",,\011 ~fi ..
The Paru and Pleasure Ground. Comm ltee roeE M. Briton W Spe.rb E 0 P...... G F oomtbe1lded to t.he Council that tbe W.,d; ot eao:b
,alii; keepers and thtur aIIlStant.e add the
F E Monng T Norm Dr J H Wol of
ud the assntant. &t the lJathli and
ten 0
'llurD.. W It HG..n A. J MAIler at~
b.t.bllll' ~ be ~ b,. t.he !!IUm of 311 ..
J Eigbtl!ien ..A... W A Webb J RabBfD W Rud "Mk dU1'I1Ig the penod of tI e war
land, F .lWmllor, W Ii: BUller S lIayward W
ThiI "... acretd to w t.bout oomment

n ss men who are the lile and lOul of th"

mighi belong but who

~n
bqnd ~~T~.rr~~~;~!~~~;,~~~'~~

WORKMEN.

Mirlin G R Jackaon T G Cbl'ftft J"t A.. Col:

.u.

OXI'OJIlI

T~ 'Wer'tI

W ..- .

ployees C'1W'in, flo the Jncre,&ed cost of Uymg
The )~yor pl'fJll ded and then were aho pta
aent The Deput) M ..,or {AId C G Fleld}
AJdermen F B PamU 'W J J Hnnn J W

SwnrnING
The Southern Countiee Amateur Swunmlag Aaeocia
tio.D. hu pruented Mr Holme6 W&lkcr 'W"ith the.peeial
nertillcat. of went for h a auoouaful W(lYE In ooDbee
tim with the or«&lllY.tion of lb.., Berb 8wlJIltnU1,l
ANoci ..tion.. Mr HolDlet Walker. Intereat In all
.atterl ~ WIth awunmmg 11 well knoW1l ia
Rudinl ucl be Ie to be ooncnto.la.t6d on the hO.OlU
eoW'srnd Qpob
b,. 'he Cflo.tral A.a8ociation

b mOO'

r~ are m&n y traders who

manalmi the

r

work &Uli" aooampliehed by the
nc
R
Cha m!v of Commorce .......pa..a.. of the Ito,.al Berks Regtm e nt
h
<lot tho annual ~S of that o'l'8an SA
b 11 115 fully renortad. elsewhere
To a
ST GEORGES v=r&y
h c eater oxi.ent than the &venge penon ca 1
In <7Ur report 1ut wM'k of the Veti ry I:JlierlIDI
ur h Cbr.m beli II a ~aable ..... to the life 01 of St George a J. t W8.Ii madvert.6a.ti, st&t«i. tha t
t he -.mOOD" rlLlaOO by the cbU TCb defic: to fund. dur
~ ougb and the ~rity of the town IS lQ lDI 1914 "'.. £35 12&
The tot&l from all !OurCM
mearure. attributable to the energtet of t.h~ ~bed £2S l2II on! "..
We a.re uked to &&1 th&t.
b

CON TRA.tQ R;!

N}'''W OOM'l!Ar.."IN G OP71CER

CH~BER.-

'

t "Ij .."""d l . .t 'l'1lundILT OW'lna

~~ of DeU Suuda ,. a Ohri.tade1pbll.ll meet;jDg ..t~"
\DndP . treet .AlMlDbl,. ~

Ibss:u B. Ca'W1ltoln'a ate&n:l 1&uDch
Tbe
o 1 fl q est Qn s epara telY &Ad .., d fferell' lh-Jee\.ic ,.,m run .. ~r p oe:rl Souncl.,. afternoon..
he lK-tte r o;p.y of a.n vmg ..t • IOIt t;ioo For 1>lrUeui&,.. eec our I advert.uemut OO!WD.D8
1x-t!X'I b
ue C hairmen of the Com
'l"mr ~ &.Ii Tr rut,. CouSTeeat ona) Ohuroh
Q.rcb
Andr.w. l'rosby~n""
co tlel mg: th e Il Ue.st on t ogether 10 .. t., Cony
Cbu~ B.Dd Read ng' SpU"Ilual M~n arc adV&r-.. 'D C un ~ orm
of a.ct.ion
,\n the Cor 'Uled
...
(I n pb
ccs ~hou ld be trea.ted lobe sante
A.lf ..p p 6&l 15 adY"eTt sed t.o-day for butchers &Ad
11
..e t'CJO ce th&t Dcrea~ h ..v~ been
babra to )0 n th o ~r mT Service Corp&. OtbeT r&\fC dCllorc lob e fnet t.hat some h&vc got more cnut..s for aU b ra nches of the 8enJ5e a.re stdl
he
an d lUI J et eome ha.vt! Doth ng a t a ll urgentJy needed
r
,no h,te kl remedy the DUltake and a
Tn TuwlI. Council ha,. daoided that. the emploJ
ng would be. far hc:h Commitlte@ t.p !"e'V1eW ment of Insp Statt.6 to ll!"0C\U'6 umple6 ()( food
(In and f.. tnve for any .}tera.tIOD th~ ma.y B.OO drugs for analySJ:J Will be di8COntmued alo the
end of the CUlTent nnaDClai yCIJ'
I I t.(l br ng about. u:r:WQnn mCf'e ll8e

I

TIoo ....tiftg <J! the T1"' Oo.mcll _ . . . .
to ~ la&ie hour
l'
reached took pl&oe on ThuP,d&y evenmr, .lI:en Us

f

M.I..sI::u 0 ' Maynard ud Sona aT'll ad:nrliDc tbe r
new popular nyer
~.l&UDCh Brit&1Ut.... '
I1i our adVlrrtiaeme!:lt oolumne ",HI. be loul1<t p&riicu

s._

w~:.~r':i':ic:,~if,~::~:i~i'~il

patient.:! it
Dot

SPOTTED J FEVER IN READING.
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LOCAL

ClVll Btl popui",won uiJfa ,"uno"ly,
allowed to drift

11--.--,_--

' Aid Bnnn 8 ",sohiI'~D

1- loot.
I

THE BRIDGES AND MAJiOR

"oorl

ODD FELLOWS.

e4 tho htl1e boys aoIld I&Ye them a warm
Tbe. &a.d Muter {the ReT 1:
J
ha.s ~ noe Aeel.ed to "1«'1
worded.

rl rvo:e ptJ(ln

{ mIbctPII"fIDt& of ODe

of 1.1..

g dec ap£lreCla.t lon of the
tb "lr boy blMi roceJnd &t

o M.

bo,a
and

hands of

Lund h • Ltd

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IN BREAD

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