Reading Observer. April, 1915.

WAR
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OJ! condolencU' ... th the very oow yo g sut..
alwo D. oert&1n Art. Uery Compil.DJ who ~nt11
• gned .. b g b8.td of oove pet'ID,lU \Iii thou\. read
ng t.h&m
It W&oS a.fl,.enta.rds disco ered tbat a
perm t had been 9 gnoo fot c~h man 111 tbe Co n
pa.ny grantmg
leave to Private
tbe dUn.t'ion of the war
The Byst.&nd1

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THE FARMERS RED CROSS FUND
Everyth ng UI ClOmp et.ea a.nd dcspo.tcbed D CO D
'W t.h the Bntlsh l1atm61"8 H06P t.a:1 Unit
for the Setb $01\8
~ I t.he st.onI.I bat.hs k nli
laundry 1(; ng pla.nt dr"s ~rulll!l etc amountr
!PC to 617 CJt.M!I6 ,n &II a.nd oocu~Y' ng ~PWa.rd8 0
5000 cubia reet o f spa.co h a c lof LondoD pe tho
sa Nowl,n wlncl &&.lIed tb II woek Thtl
total JlUbaonbed to <I-.t.e Ui .£1.3,.600
nect. on

RECOVERY OF SPEECH AND HEARING
DurUlg a performa.IlO6 before wou.nded

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..t South M6IMl Hil tal)" Hospit&l Brilto1 recently
IIr

W Ihbl.l'O a WlIStorn drcuit barlj1ster WIIM
gtv DC' a. humorous sketeb wI ch CSlUlM grea.t
laug:bter
A &Did: er who h&d been Ileoder~ derai
and dumb durmg the figbtme In Flanders )0 wn
.n the tnen'men t. sudden y ~a.i.ood speech and

Mr W I~ has a.pper.red. on ~ c0n.cert platfotm fl Read nf!: during the paat Pow Je&n:-

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THE BLOCKADE IIN BEING
SiIlO(lo
made
l.nd

'War beglln many cl&lrNI M.VO been
'V&.rlOt.W p ~ of hOfrl.ili~lF: 'by
but wo venture to thiu;'9 ih&t

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set. of plotographs shOWlD!!
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vnth foodaLutr, tor GrMt
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ew.or to e9«1 Brlton lu..a.

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WORK FOR WOMEJ
FUND
Tho ChilO'OJl 01 lI.tt.ain Ulo ,tunng ~
which lit Al~ NO-1es 'Wl"Oi6 to l4r. 1I,\bc!ri
Bath s mUl! 0 for the- Qu.oon II
Worle. rOt' Wollie~
~ 1.8 now obta l)a.hle as & gra.mophone(lOt~
from &U Ria Vaater fI VOlOl'! da&l6r8
atm'le

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tllo gnIDophone by the Cecilian Qu...rtette ,
ucmnpanimenli of or~an aDd oe!e.te
A ~Cld.
• &8led to ~ record. ,(lYlD{:: the bu;r~
mti.m.tlOn that pa.rt of tho proceeds
1 :JI'~e ' w;U ~ del'otad. to !.be Queen I
Work far

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and ao popnJan~ the warda and mWllol

A PROMOTION

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W •• ,.. pleased to bear tw. ArclUo B W Ev~
(g,ephew of }fr John Lodge the 'Well k,own \ ~
tired LeO School Board 0fti06l- (If p~ ngton)
wbo. lO ned tho Gloutlel!ters as a prtvat.& Q.t,:the '?"tQl
meuOement. af lhe WQ. has btoen ptomated t~ a

Second Lieutenancy n the Sornenet L ght Infantry
:a:;" ~t8 to go to thG lrqnt portly Hr Lodee

ot • weij kl)Own fighUng faJIlll, Rill late
latber a.nd: hl'Oth.ers were n the First Boyal Berb
Volunteertl the former aa a &Orgeant the laller
n tbe baitd and hili youngelt brotber Josepo
Rarl'l fo~ht; n SouLh Afr ea: III the Knnbdrley
and Oapo '.,,"own Guards &~ n M..tebeleLa.nd the
Jamesob Bald ..nd W&8 n the Bleg-e of Mafek "
MI Lodge died. In Brisbane N B W Q 1.910 ~r
Lodg&"Was also a oorporr.l D the Paddington Vo un
teers a P nehler aDd Queen 8 Park Harr eT a d
aJl .. II round IJ)(lmma.n n every direct on
'lho
camea'

f~ily of ..Lodge ...... weU known

n Readmg

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READING CITIZENS DEFENCE FORCE1

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BREWERS AND ABOLITION

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af.terwa.rds oonvertOO. nto tho RK.d ng 1 onwprb Ltd

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In t'e})ly to a qUMtion .Mrs Benford Mid bar age
was 70
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MEDICAL EVIDENCE.
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tbe <kr:&th of Wra Ann.

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