Reading Observer. February,1915.

purposes
Tho Arm y
have uft " ct officm.lI v Do tl
fieri tbe1t a<1ce p t ance of our o~i?'r
I waH I r esent
at t he Oeiltl;'al Poor Law COnfl! lenco laot .... I~dt
when Mr lJerbert. SaUlue l P"e'ldcn t of th e Loca l
Governtnlmt.. Board I)xprtll84ed ~Il S a.!l9recHI.t lOn of

n

tho way m wh ich the Guaro \aull lhrougbout \tu'
c ountry had OO"Opera.ted with }he Govl)rnme It If..,
.~atea tbatr there had n~t bMn .. !llflgla rtJuctan~
lo co-opern.t lDg by e11ery meahs ib the ir- p(hH'. r n
tho 'ROrie whICh had fa.1fen up:on t.be Govern.ment
and 1 eO'l sure. t.hat tM ~ading Gua.rdl&llE who
u'-e ",It....,.. to tb. tront wilt ~ot be roubd we.nt-

I

lag
I

MORE". ~yGEES.

\

NEW HOST~E OPENED.
It has

DO'"

de6rntely been dacldoo

to proVIde

klOommodM.lOD for more BelglAP- Refug~ In t.bo
town .a.nd the Refugee ComlDlttee b&ve det.erm.me4

upon preJ.D.IaM In I..ondon..t.NIet 9J! the l ibe for tm.
De" b.o~te-I
The m-.tter h~ been UDder ~omtdera.-­
tlon fo'r IIO~ tlJl'tf) and It 1faA felt t.b.t • town at
the Bl!A! of ~lDg could a.ocommod,o.te a. grea.t:er
number of Rlttug0e5 than I S Itba ea88 a.t t.he pretientl
N egotl&ttona "ere opened up WJt b th,
Cent.m1 ::&etUl'te Committee in LoDdon who eapreued their willingneas to &end doW'D mOR
lte.f~
ItJolt..a.ble aoooljDmod~tion oouki. be pro"Ided loti flb.m After CO!lBldermg ways and tDeADI
the Local CommIttee decided to esta.-bliah &p.otb.e;
bo8tellD the town ..nd .u.tM.ed pnlt1U.MII tn Lon
dou"",treet have been ~red for the purpoae The
bW!lness of furnlsnlng the bostel 15 now In pr0gress a.nd ",heD thiS 18 oo'll1pleted It Will be Mad,.

Ie

{o r"I'lpel9(l Ita occupanla

",ere allO taccQJll
BA.Me
Att.er
m""t

lIuj:'cesLlODS

~

\lf86

the IICbool.
entloned In t ho re
port, which weN! vl611"ed b,. Lhll deplltWttlon and
pt"OnlL01l&l}y approyed
Tholfigh the need f<1r ~ the
.0001bmocailOD wowd not &rIle for lIome t m.e 3et
bhe .tnu~tur&l And oiher aU.era.tlon8 neCtasary to
~ Uie"buHdlO.la for h~fIItal \lie w@re 10 ooa
iliden.bM that It !faa t.bought d&llr&ble to vua.t.t:
$be ~uldla.. .to ODCe and ha.oo them oyer t;.o tho
millW{ a.uf.hon tlfIA .a.Dd on FebruMY 8th tbe Army
(loUOl ",eTa IDformed that a.rra.Dgemen18 ha.d been
eom.pl.et.ed to 6ln ihem unmedla.te pos5eselon
In
tbe commu~IQIl.tl()'D' he nU)IIlved It wat! It:.at.ed tha.l
ta. ~n. .hollki b& ~t.rd &8 atrlcr-Iy conti
dtaUa[ That. would upla.l.~ wbl he act!edJ ",Ith
out. the IJ1.tid&noe of tb Coma:utte.e
\Hd wu
hc>..,.,... lure that they "ere one 11flth bun In the
dedJoe to IUItIt the Army CciUDCIl to tbe utmost
in matiog adequ.&t6 prorul0D ~r the oare and oom
fort of ear aidt &Ad wOUlllde,d loldlen
(Belli'
Mar.) WhilarOD. the mb]eot. be would like to add
lli& ainoere a.ppr.e!&UoD-whici he .... u sur~ wouki

lie iI>ared by l"Ol'l' mombe, of tho Committl>o-ol
the 'Wa1 III ",bicb the bead fD'l!treooee and bead
~n

bd helped ID the vet')' aoeptiou.1 urange
~td had to b& made Ul ca1'l~ence of
loa of t.kelr IIIObMb
.t.~TJ'one
oou1d. euU, IUbdent.t.Dd tU.t It. mUlt ban OeM a.
~ 11'_ i.1~nvealOJloe Indeed
but t hey had
their ~'1 to f.mlita.te the arra.ngelllehLl 11'1
~ ...,. ! ¥r Puch &Dei his ah6 hIM blMm ve.r)'
DiOl:L prweed With work o't'et'
tranafer a.nd a.1l
lIlad dOM t.bejr uimOolt to ...d
& miht.at)' authorl
tie. iD 1lt ..t 'tIr11'1ec¥M.17 wor In fad. he though t
be I ~t; _,. t'hat t4p ",holt! clcri<*l and Khool
- . of tIoe Com..._ had rLed &Dd ..or~ .n
iUIt the " I ~ town would ~l!"ve .,,,bed at such
.. ju.hotur. ., the pr4llCnt ' (~I"Ule)
.4I1ilU.!1GElLENTS AT
SOHOOLS
In hia prepared report on
anbjf.ct the lh.yor
Itta.t.ed
that a.t the requeat 0 the Board ot Edu
cation I he.ve pLa.oed at t.he ~poaal of \h6 :Arm]
Oouuoil for we ... holptta.1.a f r !ltck and W'OtIJ)dea
aolcUen tM foUolflna COUDCII hooll, "1.1 Ba.ttle
Ce.ntreJ Ka.~, . llbdlAnd6.nd Wtlaon I hILvs

....te tHai

Mm~

tM

_De

BR.ITIBH

a

at Iio!ng

'" ~. of morcbao1t th'",
D • E~ DOftJ ud unPNoKl.n!.<d
It ~ .. ......" ot thinp
_pi
bel"", t.hia .....

!D1.

tbe~_..,.th .

reoo~.t-e~g
I'gltimately .l..~ ht/uuy

&t¥
rood

r'

t.he

ertDoTdill&:ry Uu.i •
d<&letloe Uld a,
~.,. CI:&IlOOt be made 'Dle ~ of &ncle.nt

_~t&iDecI:

tbe G0gernmeht did not
MIa lD tbio ...,...t t boy
the large mafonty of th,
le&dier of the ~tiou

110

pro~

{.or_

~~

puniUme1'lt.

cleo but. wb", tbo an, ~Â¥....ppoued
t4at ..w.tloOtof'J ...... ~.e.meot. oould
"'
to deal ..,th them
...tilflOt.ory
&rraDgcbeate ' made by tM }lA:)m.&Ilpudle8 in dea.l
a. p6!'rtcide W'fJpf) to aew
)1'1. .. aa.ek

or

lt __

n, .

~

IJII' .ItobIdos'

=:,.~~

of_to

COlt
I.e

.... ~ ~1 "'prohaLed
Ute..... bat it muat DOt be

to m.~ th_ b0rd4ipa
thia ~w lot jhe Prim.

tmaldAO

JOint Edua..tlon &nd TttobDICal Educa.tion ~tm~
tee. of the Guild &I'e ooo.iderlnC owiDr to Hie wv I
the probl.m ot obtalwnc gl&aa'ftl'e for CDe,mleN
and phl!1lca.1 laboratona. in unl't'enitlu t.eCh~
la.tttut.iona aDd echooil, &Zld ukilll if the BeadiDr
Bdue&tIOll. Oom1Dlt.tee "'IU be prepared. to u..l 0111,
Bntilh made 'I.... &pp&ratUi for a period of t.bree
yean after the war proYJded t.hM:. the inof'6Ue of

We

kJ be t.b.e obJeet of • kind of
ae~ before bee1'l. praebised
The ~ aDd linl::iDg At

:!£t::ai1~;'•
bythe~ He
"'~ ooat

u:wi gr&l'e

tIS &H

.u...a.. ..

the

hi¥D

..

With ..
VIper, aD ape &.Dd. •
u.d pltc::b
them .a.lto~ther i1'l.to th6 1§.ber
11 1.1 on I. p ..r
Wi t h 60lIle ( amPlea 1l'e ha.ve a
cf G6ZttIati

x..::t...
~

IUD~

GLASS • I
At. Thunda.,. meeh1l& or t.he Readl!!f Eduoati6n
Committee It '1h& reported that the fiDa.ll~ SubComD1ittee ll.u Il't'eb ooDJider&t,ion to " 1]et&el'
from. tke Bniilh Sci&n,* Guild lta.t.lng tb.i.t. the

Tbve ... oae ....... In l!r
opI _ _h in the H ..... of
d ..y mght .... blob 'PfObt,b1'1
!lIr ~u MId .. Th.

KoUr

I

d...... make

~ AD

undert&ktnc proh.blt-

In Tlew of t.b6 fact t.b.t tbe COnmuU,ee a
exp6Dd.l~uT6 OD

&.verage &nnw

al..

.pparatUi

doel DOt ecoeed I!#J pet.aw:aum, tha Sub-CommlttAe

recommended tha.t the UDdert~na tef.ned to by

t.he Bntilh Scieabe Guild b6 i!..nll 011 beh&1f of the
local educa.tiOJl &uthont,.
Tbw reoommeBdU10D
waa app1'OVed

MILrray OBDIII!-OOUNTRY Jl,ACE
For th .. n.eo. to be hold .t B.oadin, - 1
(8*".1.,), O"r 'be POQn'y cou... • di>t.&aee at

..bOut 5e- aulce a JUfIt ~tl'1 la a.nt.ictpat.ed Md
It abould prate .D 11'ItAr..ttD. event. '1'h6 foUoW'
InJ BabW.UOI1.I In the diatl'lot b"T~ bet.D mvit.ed tc
enter teaJ;.l Berks Yeom&n.rJ' A S C &ZId.& B..:A.
a t Bol.!' Wood 7th 01:011 o.nd Bucka I,; L 13th and

lSt.b Durllam L I

alme L I loth Nortlmmb6rland Fulllhef1l 71.1 a.nd
8lh Royal &arb 4th Qq._n I R. W 8u1Teya 190tb
Co ~ B a 85rd &.Dd Mt.b Cem,PlUUea Royal 'Ensrl
I
•
'I'D ~ J TlzrDer 8m.ith. of :s.t.h, ,..111 b& tb ~ nl!6l'l lat. ..Dd 2nd Hom. Countlel Brliade R.F.I
t~ R.A Meat. 810uah
Snenl .... ell known
K:~ at 'lnnlty c..rrer.ti~ <::harob on and
;0.; Drtborn &thletM W1U oompet.e, lncludlDf I &ttI
\\ ood 13th Dut'ham L I who 1.1 the mile aa.m
Tn :quesl1OA of the t.n.m.lng 0 1.0Wl8 people
pIon Nortbern A ~ A
Competitor. .booM be t.
detlrl1'lg to becom.e t.e&tben H!. pn lio eleMutary P ... lmor Ra.l1 We.&t.-etr~t not I..ter t.h&n three
IIcbool.a 18 .st.lll recetY1ag t.he CO
er.a.tlon of 1\ o cloolr:
Oa.pt Hr.tt of the Berk8 Yeoman!'! haa
spee:!a.1 aectlOD of the ~&ding 1M\! tlOD Commit- kl1'ldl;y oon.aented to IJtatt the l'UD.Dera ..t 3 30 The
I
actual atut W'lll be m.de lot Fobney, oloee t.o the
brewery
'Tbb raot 11 for t.M.Jn. of tea or leu
EA.TlI OF KBa W J lUJUBJOE
from .cb unit the ant a"e to oount for polUts
We ~t to lea.r'D thAt lfn Maunoe. JWlfe of There LI alao .. nqe far Indindu&11 trom units not
D r! 'W. I J. M&Ul'Ic6, died &uddwy ..\, the residelllOle a.ble to r&lM .. te&m
EDt-Mea mil, be made on
11'1 J[Mi rl& bUl 01'1 Wed.need ..y
tbe af~01'l of the nooe

GOye:mmeattOthfl;:F:
'

LA.BOUB. AND I'[NANCE
Lectunna on
x.,bour ud pt1'la.n.ce
.t the
reprS6b.Wlve for tbe otfioe of 0 r&eel' for tbl!: SocI..1 Oon'eTen06 .t t.be Re.d11'li Trade U1llon ClUb
pariah cf Rea.dmg {"or the t Purnrr.
on Sulld"" Mr Frederick Temple (LoDdan) t ...d
that gold .,.. tLOt QÂ¥d 16 t.nythlnr lib t.b& nt.e1'lt
p ~CE THE.!.TREj
that peopl6 Im..,t~,
LNt year the ,old &et.uaUl
The 1 POIUl ki Brotheu
.ho are gre&t f • .,our
emplo yed "'.. leTa th&.Q two per 0&Dt. of
bll&l
l~ 1nUt. Reading aud.i611.c., &re ",1.Ul VUlt11'lg t;.bf;
nus dono reb
b&nb ohll'J'fld LDterfJst not only
~~t.CfI 1TMa.tre but -eek. 'when the! W111 pre.seD~ t or t.h.t two
but a.1a:o for tM 98 par eeat.
~LJ' 1&te5t &k.it.
The Recruit.
'4P:e o ther Items of (Old tba.t w DOt ~
N&turally lUo.h .. I)'&of Dcd "oet Ii PI'Ogr&mme ~
'by tint clu.; t l!:tll ... lth gold
• bUla of otedltl .'ben Ita 'f\I.ible
' UPpJ.1 'W ... 10 lilll~, brou dowu Ul IIJlT time of
ft.I.t.lonaI c:riIiI
Tti&t. war the oue lut 16&r when
t.o. WI.!' broke ~ I 80 t.h.e GoToruml!:Dt allOWM
I
MUSIQAL
tlIe baub t.o
their dooftl o~ and laaued
MIJ!I5 I Ellon Collina pupil at Pa
Oollere
looe then the tra.de ~f the ooun
BeadlllC baa bee.D. aw&rdl!id & loe&l erllibloon by Treuory DOteL
Trinity College cr .MUA}(; London foT' gl.lD1ng the t.ry bad bee1'l owi'Ied OD wttllout ,old. nota ~t

p..,...

....

.w

by th. La.... PuFr' R.
of wbeat "'M DOt
tn
doclonod that \he
tho .&,.rd of ~
DO =-tnnl .ntbboIding
put.f the kingdom
th ..t GO"I'flrWDeob oJ.ld
weU ... pn~ate UD~I
had natural mdll:Eta
tbe pre.ent time, withoat
e
He wa.rmly udorWd
•
wu-..n uoellentoppo~t,.
of _ _ for ocno1'l.

MR SPARKS AlIPO~iT

.-

k-

ml.!'k,t

DOW

u.oe.Pt
ltr

and \*1

b y uaunng tho Ro,\,<>
Trade ha~e beeR WIlD. th.
of bultbetl men m. ald1C~.t;
Labour rD4Im~
th. . loou1'O, but \b. BpeU:~
the motion aDd both teB
aotn' tr

_ere "

ta1k~

t

r

AGRUMI!NT I
o f t h e Exchequer mac.1.e hlt
on Mon d&y' regMdmg ~e

agre<d upon by tfi.
G reai Bn t&l.n Prance and
p r o.s.eeutio n of the

wa.r

I!XpendltlU'e of the Alhu

December 310t nut

~t

l&.ld that t he Bntil~
I peud lDg from 100 to 1M)
th e blgbett fi gure .pent by
t h u he pomted o~t

.. new Army to mlln;..
t o bnng troops from thIt

"'''ge

me~l~

to
W&T, not
A t l" })I orth eft.lt and South

t he fio.n clI.l p Ollhon of tla..
satd that BntaJll
o f t.be n l,;bee t CO\\ntrll . III
r .v for t b elr buge expenfor ft. cou lut'ler able penod
o f t bl'll' lU" e. tro(!o tl Abroad.
~ O l clbl l fl to ..dv allU Lo
oth e r h llurl Ihllllia tbo u.gb

SPa.t:b. bu -boeD appOI

Gua.rdl&.lll

'ra.r

-I\Jdy

would mdnOl8 labdur

I

Mr'. )V

"""7obari1a~=~m: ~~~I~:

.. """.
O:Lt To;htho
eb, &lthouch ODly .... bHr'*' tm.
'WlI ago baa pr'CI't'ed .. cl&im to!' U. mpport of
h M&nra of the borouah W.
to tht
Gu Jd of Hdp the &nnW m..tmc e!wiUch ill

m.,

tile. he re

AA

1&

well kn01nl$.Gcil4
d

lDO'f!m!nt 1& a n ad&ptation of the
r.1:e:~ h Idou &nd U lUi nunl

it.

to nder corporate help to thoee m $ad.
~ c all" to prevent those who meeil
freta Ilnking Into \bat hopeless .tate of
I! BIlCh 8. blot. 01'1 our C1Vllaatiol1
The
GUild l! perfonnod by dld::r:ict oomnuU:eea a.od
Whose du tiea b to "t'l¥t and reporto. """'peliodij>ally.
Lnd LD tru, w:ar tho GuiJd .. kept CIQ!l.duIUy
1f1th t~ 06e wbom It aee.tl to beneM Uw1 here
'IJri thli.t.
cue 1! considered too
f u d to bde up &Od Ill&uy & 1Il&D &rut.
h 1"1. gt'\'en II. fresh . tart and pat m the .".a:y of
th "IlRf'I 'l"1!! ~he n th L'lIr condibon bu beootM
It.>

nd

~Dot.her

' T af t'nt deapa.1r

Iid4 to iM G1ll14

oppartua ity Bl '"en. f or .ae:ia.J ...no. to
. ,... ;\nx IOUI to do ICIrne t hiDr for theIr
~ \ f r SaU\ t KI we ll put lI\ hia &ddre:'...; ;;,~- ,ib,~~;.
Il~

"h'l

t

the QUild

Will

bene6tmgj olbeu,

,,"as den vt:d by th~ worker Thi.J
arl!U n u m ber of pe,opl& who obtain
kc ... I..d ge OlOIlT toelal prohletlll the lOaner
! r cm~ he I nll cd The ~ading Guild of
N'I
.. ",1 ", h ie
~ e l"lJoOe to the town I n
,, ~
. . rni "ot th e least 11'1 the aMlSt.aaoe
n thr ro mm ' tI~ respoDalble for- the
n 1'\ & th e l'at lo n.a.1 Relief lund &nd
- ht

\ " meD F u nd

Til J une fthe ,,::;~,r.

1 of Hd o 1'i'tll hold .t.. &llDu ~1 ,
n.. .., '" "", 1f n fH'or le ".,11 be gt"en ..

l".u n n ~ r.om.ethlDI' of ibli ideal&.,
~h o 1M De ,,1'en to lta'W'O!'k

" I

tberebt

&l0.

01

u.e

\M

:t.O$IIt

a.la9

SUCOESB~ w.,

_cal

tti,heet number of marb

I

THE GUILD OF HELP.-

10

bo"lod,.

the ult.ennediate dlf1
'l'hoaO looal oxh,b,

tiolll ~ aWW'd.ed OD tlie J'oe&Uli:ll ~ Ute loe&l. e%.&Dl"
lnr.tiel bMd dunng 1914 tn th6 Bdtiah Ial~

.k

1N9I'1TOT!ON INHATES
GO
Th6 ~e11le:r a.Dd Osford Boa.roll lof Quardt.nt

ha't'e heen ..pproaehed by the Ruding Unlon aa ta

Rewn,

whetJler t.bey wouM retelve sorqe of the
mm.t,ee tn YJew of the fact tha.t. tbe mI1.1ta.z:y .u
tbQl'ltl~ co1'ltemp1a.ted h.kl~ oTl!:r tbe &a.d.IDi
Institution .... mlhtaxy bOlplt..1
Tbe ODord
Guord~ b.....e &greed to A«ept 50 male a.nd 3U

female adult. and healthy mma t.e.t at 3. charge '} t
lOa per held pel' weolr: e1jclU$lve of fu raJa tral'ell
m g eXpen.!lM or th.e 006L of ertra. tD 1ca.1 a.ttend
anoe.
The Henle,. Gu1l.Zdl&nS are NlplLl"I!d to
recelV<O 3S lnma.teA at a weekly cba
'Of·.J.46 per
hood •

PUND
en reoeJ"ed

CO'Uld oDly bo eMbed at the Bull: \)f Eng~ ..nd
tak.q tho pIaoo of ,b. motal
U tbot oould be

d o n~

on .0 emfllrJ6Dey It could be dODe No .. len
er'! pnet..o& J&id tbe leet.ure'r w ao ury&d the daoont.ll1U&D~ of ,old u .. miMlium of ezohan~ or
&a & bMll of credit e101!1pt for lht.wD ..tlol1&l pur
poIM uatD.J 10 ItA plac:e eurroocy notes
The56
could be mad. tA.tmuI...hle aftel' ...p6ci..6ed date
and by t.b.e bu:rmg up With th~ of ~e N&tIOfl&1
D6bt r.thn.1' and other aloob a.nd ab..arM ... ",ell
aa munk'ip" debta long
of lhu,reat p..,mente could be .".oid.ed. aM the poetet.a of t.be
tuP"Y6f'a 6Dd l'&t.epLyerl would beal!:ftl

,Ml't

the ute of Gi~ CoU1'lefI

The &DDual balano& ~eet of t he Readin.g J)lv&nile

Br&1'lClh or Oddfellon show' that dllflDg 1!Jl4 the
IOOlet., wtU m.l.1Dtalned Ita '»OlItion
8t&rUna. the
vl!:a.r WIth 414 membu. 108 D.O"IIf onea .....ere ~ml tted

d unng the Jur
I Twenty were trtIl&fM'red t.o
adul t Lodze. a.ad the membenlhlp &t t.he eOO of
the Yf•• r . . . 4J8
To the 81ck &lld Pu.ner4 Fund
£69 l~ 2d
w .... ;reoel" ed ID oontr ibutiolU
£YZ la lOd In lnt.6~ ... bi!at £ET 9a "'&8 Pe:id In
", lc k pa, me nl6 I.od t7 l.O5 for the tuner&l beMfit
or one melnber
F or medtC*1 at t.endanoe
wu
paid a.na ID boD~ to m~mbel'l; £3 .. ltd
The
SOOItt y ....l . ted to malnt.a.lft 1ft Iln&toria two mem
ben .wreru\g from phthlSI8 a t a. doat of £7 !lad It
U'. . . tif,factoM' to know tba.t beth bora were d iS

£f1

oharged con8idern.bl y beDtfi LOO by tbe tna.t ment
Thl'l caPltIl Of th e Rudm g Juye.nile &elet,. ia

£966" l-idto

DurmR t be , ar the cotn.mltt.eeI'Clade
the t ..bl ~ 1 D
r benefits ..nd. t hue &l'e
alLeraLiona
The foeOn!!<t.an l. Mr
now on & "f'fI"1 lIbl!:rnl 8('8.le
'" J Rourke 21. F I@ld rOt.d a nd flvery Oddlellow
WhOM cblldren ue D<lt. .Irsad ,. mem.b6Ta .auld do
well to ..t 0Il0ll'l ~ &nqultle. 'nt.b • view J.o no
!oni er de1a1Ul-1 t.akln( adv ..n tage of t he bene., u of
th ll tQetety ",bteb. haa n o ..... been e,tab!iahe4 for
nea rl,. ft.ftl Y"l"II
Kember. ~re adnuUtCI IfmUi
blrt.h to 18 ~-.n of ale
DlIrln~ the put 25 , eatl
t he met.} M paid ill 611 3a ..3d In alck P&1m,ItDt,I\
£1 042 l.9& ~d tn booua ttl m ember! Bn j oining
ad,t1t 'Lo&irer,. llId i2~ 121 3d for m~loal ..t.~Dd.
anee .lrir.t 1 S59 membe.n bue Men tnDllfeTJ"8d to

I

t.t.1B<>!!d

0' GUardian ,

for the M>OOm
I)( the alek poor dllp
by t he mlhtarl
oceupa.tion of 1h6 Inahtuhon
The eqUIpment ot
the TaC&ted .acboola DOt. reqUI
for unmttila.te UlC
'-uIPOe!'t li ... beea. .t6red lJl rooml In the Oid Unm!ll'llity

modatioD

J'

I O!tl~ '

Da:i.Id..i.aai m V ..~y

w~.

I dOt~ baWl

reet.nd In i h,red

n ttJcen for care
takm 'Who ~ded oa 'be
oal pr.mll.s , In
II.ikiag J!IQr ~.PfJ)'" of the s pi I have t.e.:k en I

_

to

_Ii.'" the

0

of tM OoeuiittM upon the
dil}JClliiiODll ~ade Ul oo-ope.rat
~ for oal'f1ltll on the

I allC\ toadun, ,t.fi
mpt ud effectlvo

...,It.b K .. Ma.Juh s
Ir; of the SCb.oo!1
_~ ed ou' f~r .he
t.lt-. lObo
diaplaced ~ t.h.e

on.. .......
__.. ..ItOdatIOD or

•

..Ultory

~

... _ foI

l' CWIL80N 8C.H

lie"'"' d~'

W aooommodaWd ..

(nu_
UDd~

-..boot aad rooD» .t Pa.rk lnst,

I

-

• _.ton

231)

to

t W()lungham road.

te
S\.a.nda.M IV
]\lJUOn h.all ~r t.bfl cha.rga ot

t.o be reMJDtd. 11\
011 ....,,"1
t~
Intel' Mmed (3i43) :By doubl aeMibns.t. Oxi'ord
.-I &1' _
A/tot •••• Ill> to ~
J(1ao

Junior Mu:ed (369) By doobl 8I!IIII5l0D6 aJ:. Odaro
ftIIod Oirla *001
Aft.ernoo 1 JO to 6 I Gut,
be. .cbnlUoed At wut. olltta.ncea
IAfa.at. (3Bf$ pw. stapda.rd II ) .y dO\lble 8M
&lOOI «t l!'Am IF61k HaJl e:roluihngl children UDder

oat,. to

5A--, ~~~~I

L. •

lnt.a. (344 plat h&od&Z'd

a!ont - ' Jtlrp

be

Pan

Hall

II«

)

_

I

B1 douhkl !tel
g ohlldren under

Mormnr 9 to 12

By double ~ DII a.t SWAnlu~.lL-rO&d
.4ft.onooo. 1 ~ 6
I
CEN'l'II.U. l!()
•
By double 1MiW0M at
orge Palmer

MiXed (1Ii4)
mi>od ",hoo!
351

AfMrnoo. 1i30 to S
II:ATI!l8G&OVE I!C OOL.

IBo,..

Glr::r;.c IB1=n"no t.o a: ~ Pt'"

IDfa.n. (186) At flll~ .chaol Si1.el'
a&:w. ~l ..t It.. GllM tDfuta ...,bool Bilclude
~tmderft."
I

Bltftl

~

BWL.\.~SOIIboL

At N.,,,town Boll aehool

Gliill (2l2) At Ne'W't(l"n GtrIa tcbool 8ti&Ddal'd
I WUl~
ill ball of lIlfacta tdIi&Ol
~ 011.1 r.t WOpni~
I
(!Z7) By dou.ble
Il.I.m-<o&d ICk..L Wolrl",bom ad mornml \ 9 to
12.
aoiIool aft.ern_ 1 30 to 4 3C

_do

~NGI\QH

wu.oe . . . .

6cboo1 b.u

L8
n

tr.naI'e.rM to

Iloo _ .... 01 O>I."'·road ach<lol Oentral ",••
lM 8oMol u.. bMn
the ptettUata ot
Giorie
. oObpol
HI' P Wm'I'D"~
the pr..olt.t.iob 0I the

tf$.C8f4lltred.t

Oomm,'* lor the way
~LAlI'

tbo ~.. had ,am,,\ out

t.ho
aB.ANG HllNTS
I
'I\w) ~61lt.t to ~~e. for th~ acoommodation of ICed tnmat.ea from e Poor Law I?Si 1

tlltton at Grove~1 ~ -~

lOud tI'1m

READJNG roVlilNILE ODDl'ELLOWs

adul, Lodr"

olIO granted to the Ro.d,'II

9th and 10th Ktn(. 0,;;; Yor'"

th" might - .
th.
the Old"",,, wIDcl1 hOI
The p<incipaI _
of the
til. Labour Pariy. aDd Mr
""'>Oedl -... amend.. en' argmg
empl.y the ahippmg ~. .d
' _..."y to put th. requjred
to fix man<nnm
of oommod:me. wbioh
to ..tiBciaI 00010.' },
on WedneodOf
r
opeoob, ompbamod

re

I.

BY dauble
.t. Ti1ehurst
-!'tOtMOD LlO to 5
1
Inf&nta (191) By double
10M At Tuehu\ nt
Norcot .chaoJ
A.ft.eruooa 130
430

N~t ao'boo)

r

THE WORK~USE.
MR E. 0, FARRER'S SrA_TE~~ENT_

I

The London Commltlee hilve a. ~e.t numb&- of
to diSpose of, ",od. It. II not antlclpo,t,M
that. the Reading hostel wlll be kf!Dt long unoccu
Pl.ed
It WllI proba'Qly be ;opened and a. party of
Ref~ Installed In tbe COUl1!e of a. few week!'>
ReadIng has not bea n behlndha.nd In ol'fsnng hos..
p ltahty to tboe.se CU~ st..& of l Eng land 8.1 d It IS a.
caUSB fqr ,~tibo&tlon to know thlLt the goueroslty
n.efug~s

'W'lth which the town responded to the fi rl! t ca lls

lor Bold from this qua.'Tter ha.a not eIhausted Itsf'lf
but on th6 cont.nry It Hi proposed t o take Ine pt; l1l
t"e11le't'e even gt'6&ter numben of our d llltreUed albel!

NO TOWN'S I MEETING.
,

THE MA.VOR'S DECISION
In mer6l1Olll to the s!.lReeteicl town.8 lIleet lng at
&adh)g on t..be nM In the pr.lee of food (refe.rrl!id to
()O. page 2), H:r l! Balldenon hae r8eel\ed t he fol
IOWlDr ~ply from. th& Ma.y~r l af lWadlng TowD Hall ReadmE"
Fobruary 16t.h 1915
Dear llr Sa.ndarsoa -In further reply to you'!'a
of the 11th In.st. &4d a.Jao to ~ deputat on wbo
a....ted me on Sa.turdo.v eYe41DI last to ~k. Dl6
~ call a town s meet-Ing to obriBider tho n,&O m
ihe pnoes or food I!:tc: I bjlV$] r~ven the ma.t.t.«
very ea.reful lconMder&tlon a.ndnregret to sa.y tb.&t.

r.,u

I cannot eM m~ ....y to
J
Wlth the .ugge4!ttlO11
I
1 fully re&lia& the diScu1tie8 -.0 f UUt.Ily i.ahabto
of ~mg mD&t be ~ In CJWlJl( to U\6
)DO'feI.Ied oQC. ot liVing
'!'tie ~on how-ever, "oQ$ ltbe Go't"emmeni lR gI'f'IDg tUl 6II'DeA
attention 'W, &nd I think: ~t ,. '1wt6 ~ ...
dUti68 of a ~ar to tab &By part m the d-...
con of a qqea;t.ion OD ...hjnh tb.are ~ such & . . .
diff'ennoe of opunou
the pOIitb.l ~
tiel In the t.ow:D
Much regrettlD4' that. I cauo$ be <If UI!' . .
to you m ~ "'&'1,
lam YoUN~

uta

1

betw;ee-a

I

The Mo.,..r .t~ to H. tErL~; 1
o..w 5&D.t- 16eo e:ndt*d )e,it.er to ltr ~
I om ....-r .o#y that I _
be i>l ' an~ boll> 1p. tI>o
..,. you "\II.,.tod. but I ..., "
.,.,.,nn.o.a _ 1

om taking ~ right ........ OM ~ ,... will_
eo. 000 OIl ~ ~oa.