Reading Observer. January, 1915.

7 & 9.

LECTURE
Tile

ANTARCTIC,'I'

Why I
pay more?

Very Be~t.

Ph Jh&rmonlC~ Hall
K ftl{ and Queen at

lift

;1.Gz. i-Ih. i-lb. lind 1 Ib SealeQ Pll,ekets
I

BRITISH-MADE

MAYPOLE MARGARINE
I
II

&

G

SIMONDS

60.

One ~~ahty
only

aUllr.nt,~d

The
Very Best

A LB

'

made in BOllaod iromchoicest Nutsand Milk

HURCI'!
WINE

ERE'£' RS
24T11

1916
JU

AND

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fHE

REWPING
~l

&. On.fi ltd

AdUllita :-l!hvlOl.

the

oau.~

of tbe 11lOH&&e In pnQ61 but It needa
argument to .how that bllNl al.o any ruh
'"t",or.nE by tho State mIght oDly l••d to tho
1&11DI up ot .hipt dUring the wa.r It may be
aIIumea., owe"" that the whole lubleqt WlU
oonhltiue to engage the attentIon of the dO'9'erD
meat. 1l!l4 ~.t every e«ort. WlU be made to
check an undue lnoreue tn pnoea. It hu to be
r~gru~ hO ......t' th .. t ODe of the peU&1tUII
of .. grut Will' l' &0 luor&alt IV. the COlt of
11YlDg and the bsat that. oan he hoped II that

No

18

on tbe BecMd .ud i'0UIt.

moot.h .at 6 iO p..m..

3-4 ezee:pt 8&tutcIaJL
Fr'e6.

meana may be dn'll5ed for k6epmg thul IDoreue

'ntbtn re ....oa.ble llmlu

f und pub! ~~ Uu. week ,how! .. tatllfaotory C)on

PomII)l.rd

train

fbe obi Tion to wb ok t l\ad 'be.n
bel eve tkat t ~ only neces
tbr the ne.ed of more mOIl
fa r1J beroN!! thee!!! ebg1ble and then the tb rty
n en who On Tuuda.,. e.en or came forwa-rd n
their oountrYll "rv C* ....iIl ]tt()'\ e b l t.b8 -.dva.uee
2uard of maD Y m01'6 ..ho are La fo\IOY

br ngmg

COM iTed
~e firmly
&ary to put. r ~" cue

IrMt to 'ut "et!llr: £70 !» havDi been f<lrw&r'deo
to he Central l'uftd trorn Read DJ
Th. br n gA
the tbt&l of tqo to....-u I contr but On to oYer £5000
Ii
er'\'" ,enereul .ut;l Indeed
Thra 16 D add
t 01'1. to s.t"er&11arredooat.on.s wb cb b..va bee.n made.
kI lb. Pr nea at Watee l'und dll"ecL notably tbc
ho ... 00 pouada Ilv!!Iin by M'e&lt1I Hunt e'l' and
Pairllen: It ~ gr.tif, ns toO note that. th. work
ot t.h. !tel et C'Omm1ttee& 1.11 not nc:~u til (hI!: num
bl!:J' of II.ppl c-ant.5 rem&ID ng alm06t et&t onary
Thia ind c&t& t hat emplov nent n the town .tllI
rl!rna rus good .and t. II to be hoJ*i tha.l tb .. atat<>
of tb nga will cont.mlle
But notw thatand ni t.
a NMlnlo a1 tha.b the !\ow of aubAcr pt lona should
lit 11 be mIL niaJned for t.be 1I8ed of rei ef meuures.
w 1I ~e. are .rrald be nec.euary for lomil time to
come
The 'VrODle.ns workroom n Chureb ... trMt
has bro rht. 'WOrt for & 11l1'~r numb&r thlA
,,~k no r• .,er thu 6ftl' women and
~ a n! hMa found emploJment. thne
Ih a n
eru~ 1,1 &()OOUDIAd. (dr by the fILet. thlt. a firm n
th8 town empl.6Yll'lt a la1'ge l\umbar of glra and
who baTe beea compelled I.e work abort t. me bas
60 arr&.ng!!d til. bouN. &I to en&ble the ,rLa tQ
!1I tI t.be 1" time lI.t. tbe "orKroom
Such ad on 15
to be commended a.nd it I hoped It ,,"II be f!:mu1&ted
by CtbM t\nm.s wAt) tbJoulh th foIU or Clfoum
IIt&IlCl!!. ~. oempelled to plaoe dlelr female em
1>1& ee.a ~fI. eur4Jled aourA 61 work
Tlie ,arme.nts
'l'l'h ch have already been made at the workroom
.... 4-' be &llooai.ec1 to needy caae6 on the re
colftlUend ..t.iau of the D Itt ct, Reiief Comm t.t.eta
and tbroU4lh the lundnCf>! of the R.eadlIl1( Gu ld of

kept.

who

C&T'

be

or reUlOTln! V. ne

C E.T.S.

111

~ for ~Ives what I be oJ done

THE BRAVE ~ERKSHIR~5 The Roya.l Berklh.ire Reg1menL oonr& l la6lf

Klw.r "bne"r b

ro-

Vi"

th

our pleu nl
dut.y t b ... 'WMk to record the (ieeo1'.t. 0 0 01 Ie e
nLo

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WOljdll

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,enetlLl
at tbe

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OUIUO' lUlU, ... mtA.
t.ell
The whole of Bernard Shaw. work5 hut!boO. d plou'-1i .. ~ ... G.l • .-orthp oDd ....,,1
other Wide,!,. Nad oontemporary wntere:
I t . II.
Wle& proYl8lon that .uGh boob abould be pro"" de<:!
n dupl lOMe ror luch a 11"1. to'llfD .. Read ng ....
more often tb-01.n not d meulty has been 6J:pe r eneed

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beroes of the ra.nk a.nd dIe of the &( ment " th
t he K ng. Di$t.iniU abed Sen I» Medal
r be
Rellm.,nt. lteelf llu tba proud d It ncUOI\ of be Illt
a.
Royat one through comp CUOUI hrlLV'ul and
t bat. th & ho.ou: hu been fully Just lied during t be
pUlellt &rdUOUll campa.lgn .n win «dm t "tb
pr de In the tlncltest of tho fi,at at ¥oaa ut ni
a.s a oo,"er ng forae 1ft t he eelebrated retreat al1d
suffer ng severe 10&601 In the (i aeha.rge of th I
d uty ligunng cOnlp cuoU6ly I'll the ba.ttle of the
A Ina and thro\1,bou~ the whole
iMa.rlllg U
(ull Ihl.ro of the brunt the RoyaJ &ernh re &elt
bu lust CI.U" ror e lf oongrawl.t ~n and h ... de
lief Ni the
apprectaJ: on of the whole couatry
\\ o.ek afto!r ..eef llita of de&d ....ounded and mil
nl men apu.k w tb II.rl eloqlle.nce that need~ not
to be ampha.\lsed and the County h!WI etery rellon
to bill hOftOUf'd by the Pf"i'"u on of the Rea ment
wll eb beara h name
To tho.. oontem.pl .. tiaS
r<eerul t. n, we 'l'eftt:.ure to IU1tgeit that I!l.8 men a e
Jet requ red to bnng u p to full estabJ ahme n t.
Itrenita severa.l of the no" aerku 1'0 Bat.t&l ana
tiley could not. do better tban )0 none ef t beN
Example hu fired m&ny • hoW of men to deed. of
br&'rer11 &.Dd no better e:l'PIple to the llew recru t!i
CG
Q b6 "yen thlUl t h l.t. of the Ro1'fl1 Berka
I
5 11' th pleuure that all the to'l'l'na~ople 'lot. the
rap d progre .. towa.rds ~frl!:cl on of tbe largo
TI mbeMl of meJ!l .... ho are undergoing trAIn ng n
Read Q[ a.nd f "uno r bu not once .(ala pro ed
to ~ false tb~te w 11 shortly be w t nessed a. de.
pa rt re of lome 6f t.hl!:ee me l (or act n llet ce
Bear nl n m nd u !.he, all m st. do be deeds of
toe l' C&IIU'ad.ea ".0 h. e been upbold DJ tll. coun
trJ.I fllg f.,r 10 10nK' we feel lure W. _ben tbe
t.une .doel come for them to be put to t.he tut they
WIll I t;!.nd t u lweU as any and atlll 1 rlhtr e
nanoe the reputat on of ... Reg ment alreAd y

"IW'

hellrty

ohOtul

BaJley
apeech
lOng

great

~~;~~~:~!(~~~~;'1~~~~1~1_.,__ ., _,0

n 3eeur ng PUt c:.:.l&r boob 1I'b ch b .... become
pepu iar
We un.dunm t.hat. IUUdilOD6 bve
hut! ny ~ (rpm lie eral o!"(azuut. ani n the to"ll'n
u to ..n'Â¥ ot-, of book or boob for wh t.h there
1&. 6pec.I demand &JI,d In do ft.g t.b. the Free
Librlol')' Oomm]lt.H h • ..,e acted w ",ly ap.d well I t
DOW rema ns fpr tbe gan6Hol publio to prove t.b&t
the ncreu«l prOTIA on of hoob I lUAtlfted bf' a
full UAB bf!I Dr nlad~ of tM utra. t"ol umel ZUltaJled
It. 1& no UIIA t.~e Oomm "t ee ac t. t1J Oil !lUlled OM
from Oraatuu.tlon, If lhe memb.r. of thOH or,an
...t alia r.nd
general publo do not r.&pond by
rMChnlJ the OJ: ra bOOD prov dtd and ntalunl the
beat u.e of tal nerMaM faell t. .. provided. for t)u~m
ADVERT19INjG THE TOWN-

MIt 4 W IJUTTON 8 INJn'URES
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In a,iod of t h6 Readin, DelloDery I$unday School ~
liloe1aU&O Mr A W IBui~ gaT; h II t'amlli&r l~e
ture
My OII1mel rid. from Bu~s It,o Mount. 8 n&J;
ID St Bartholomew'. Ball Oil 'MoIfCLa) eveDing Tne
V car (t.be :w,., • J Norm} ;pres ded a.nd e:t
pia ned t hat & new eou~ I)f 01..... for t.he trLlD ng
of -81 nday 6Cbool teubwe had been started to mee t
on St ndav altet"noons ID Bt BIU'~bolomew J!. :Per sh
Hall
Two couraee had already,1 been formed to
V'UDFJ\I[LE E)T:ECTRId TKEATF...E
tra n Joung peorIe II the pnnclples (If! t.E'adllng
A Te:ry pret.ty p ott 1'e and one wh oh 1& certa n and tb6 objeet. ~ t.bat 6&thel"mg Wa.t30 to uduce lany
to gre:l",> ~pu} to the num erOUI patron8 of the ,.;10 might care to do ao
JO ~ furtber eoursefl
V.ud.v lIa Electr c Tl ~t.re 8 The Ob lJ;I6& an Mr SuU,Ol! the n p-.e btl 1 ture
",h ch WII4 mucb
ada"tlLt <In of Chll.rlec Dl.ckeM .... &11 ltaown .. ork &pt>l;"t01at.ed
Th I film lA one of the ruportant lem.I; n the pro
cramme for M;)uftav Tuaad
and WeduMdaJi next
It! 8180 a. graI1d In I ta.rl d1"1lIDIL ent tled
'C
Wb I. on Thurada, Fr d&y e.nd £&turoay Mila Gladya
Cooper w 11 b. feat.und 1\
Dandy Oono't'aD
the Ilent.lem&n crackaman .. lid lLa&lll & tbnlllDg

t

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tb~ 1 elU<!ed
war story
Da.ulbter
of ot
France
be .. Ill
n
III the A
~r&nd
&electIOn
ptct.u"....,11
whleh
'btl on ub.blt.lon
In ad(Jblon u. tke fO~DI
"X4?1 \I1"e featurea. tho It)&pagUlOtit of the Vaude
,ilIe fbea tn bave bad Ipeetal filtnl taktn of 'nle
Be.\t!h r es Gatt 111 Reaay , J&Duary 1915 by the
lr1lld permtlll on of Col Walton &nd Gel K.&t'tlue
one ta to he ,bowD Oft Monday 'l'uMda, aft(\
Wedneeda.y and ~rt ,"wo dUI1111 the l&ttor pat't
of the week

""'t

1t.etd nl

'CI

t

zl.'OA

mutt. h .... not.d vu'"

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t.~ .. -.nntlW'leed In t.he Re.ci ag t":·::l"-,;'_~.·:_.u~~,~,;-;:~ ' .
ObHrnrr ~JIl tu»& ~ .. bl, tlrort AU been
by tl\e R&d
OhJ1).ber of Commeroe ror

Il&t daotion

ria.

the proper ad~rtl& DC or R.ead n,a leluml U a.
aUlt&ble factor oent.re
It • •
known hoOt.
thlt there '- ow .. gNat dam&nd for ••• fae
tones ..ftd I 1'1 e the outhr.. k of the .ar there
hu been a m IIJ ncre... lnt demand tor hUIld
nlJl ..he"" B 1" t,tlb ma.nufae\urer& oan mue ~II
.hlth were for~rtrlt\. IMp(lrted ff'01'D Germ",,. ami
Au.tria.
So \JT.e.1'Itl,. do r\\al'I.ufaatul"lrl NlqUl1"f1
bUilding. t.bat ~bey IN bu, Jn, dYiu.aed fact.ori~
fmJ ~n b 1 Id IBIII 1'1 \118 for tom; othttr t.N.de
{n Rhd ng ,..~ere the adTutaa.1 f"r o.a .. tab
116bmant of faotor ell al"e so mlUl t.0l tlle ide. .,f
adverti&lnx the t.own h!WI
ted a.nd ell
cua:aed tor 80me oonaiderable t frill ut. but up to
'" thi4 lilt ~ noth nil pra.otlea.l had bee.a clOne
vn.&t .... needed WlUI IlQ.ne al &lIlIta:aoe 10 ... to
render po8llble • D, a.ci ert a
4Citnle and
'reoently the Ch!mbe1" of Commeroe ftau,uratM a.
fupd for tbi!. pur.,oae
-\lrudy a 100d It.a:tt bu
been n &de t behll announced tb&t. £1~ 7. had
been reoe l'ed up to l&At week
AU Itu~ ne .. men
w II however recoa:nlSe tbf.l t.hla lIum 8 not.p ng
II me ent to e&tty t hT"- tbe aebeme on "~ .. t. Ilt.otory b . . . aM to bnnr the mat.tor to the
not. ee of ma.n ufa.eturen
AdTertia ng haa already
IItUted a.nd now the d'ort mUlt ~ .. ~
tinuow> one f t.he but pOM ?\e "alue ... to be ob
tained from tho eK))tlnd tllre loa afty DflW tae
tor eI com n~ to the t~n w U benefit an trades
men wheth~r l&.rge or amall w n contr bute to the
Jtrolpe It,' ot thl!: town III. .. m&J'ked degree and 11' U
h.,.e a h&neftolll.l ~"eot Jt'de~lIy.
But a. we
.l!'6&d:r inalll.\bd t.l!:. eelMme n t. ated by HUl
of Oomm~ mUlt ha,.. adtqude flDanoi&1
l..n urgent a.py.ea! ~ be l\I made for wb
J M,d,"i..... a.nd these Ibeukt ~e I6ft~ to the 8eeret.&ry
01 Commeroe l!'nar4t.reet.

weR

*1'1.

ne

• ..,-re or tbe lOI.pori&D\
whICk .,. be 11.1 redered at thd
i ma by the T.rkKla loe&l _.,.1Ie1" _Dd
ha:re become n~ througb tat terr b I)
wb ah II taJung from our m d.t TIIIj many of
t.be lotrei' of the oauntr,"_ m&nboodr
FO.l'etDOI'
alllOliC u...e U.tltutiOIUl 11 ike & ,,1.1 :Barka. r.
HOIpttal the tplendid work or 'Wh oh ~a h. ft, ably
IUpp1USeDted by tbe tbmp0rt.l7 hosp tal ftttbd up
n8t. LunaltaU
Bu, w~lJ..t .. cknowled, na tli...
utra aenl. . \1 mun 1101 Dot for,o\teo that l' ,U
mea.. .....be" oa.lle UPOA ordlaary luouroel &lid
there LA .001e fMr iba.t. In !'eI8pondUlI to t.he tIWlJ
n<IW UI'8ent OIlla. upon the poolr:<lt. ot ph laDt.bropllu
the add tloDal oltJ,I'Dla of th. old out. lilli., be for
"'11' .,u~er. a:N

Very

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PARAGRAPHS.
TIm lI.ddl'UoA at the
6u~ay

a

TIll t.rian

aGyer~

tklt"Cl:!I Ilext SuoclaJ ..t. S\ ADdre" I
lenll.n Church a f d lb.e Read.iu, Sp r tu.1
are &d ert sed

, co CBR'r W 11 be II _I!I at i.lIe New Ha 1
8 agra e !li.reet 0 1 WedD.eeday Don .by lhu Ad&
Deane and party In a d of the &ead ng Sp ntuai
Mc~1S on
See advt
fH .

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Comp4.DY adl'6rlito

IUO J'lOnl

to

Ie ~'6It.ar H.1lOfII from R-diu, filahunt Pa.niboum.
uonl g L hoJH1J., W&11 ua'focd D 41;Ot &Dd Ne"bu.ry
o MtI day and -nH4ay noxt

MOTORIST FINED
Joha GootlelJouJtb ot 30 Matlock road Cay~J'o­
!lhz.n
flntd ~~ a.t the &rough Pol dl'l. ~lI.rt
on hlda,. for dl Tlg a motor oar w tlout • I ght
.t.L e 20 p.m
on J.nuar r 14th n BHdge~tNl!lt
Ca.venbam
Mr J A Sr. n. appeared for th,
defence aDd PC Goar«e lta'beci u... fa.qll

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SC4TTERED HOMeS EXPENDITURE
At thell' Dleett~g on Th "day niabt the Read ng
Board of GU&l' IIiDI !l.ppomted Mr H G lteJllbo",
Mr F Allum Mr R S Caudla )lr W 'Fr&IIIe and
Mr E It. Vtnce m conjunct 0 WIth the. Clerk to go
throulh the ttlDl of e~uditw'O m connect on "ith
I the &at~'l'ed Hom.. ..~d to confer 'nth a l1011lar
COmmIttee u.ppomted by tbe House Corom tttle to con
• del' the COlt ot tbe Il)l:data e of the instItution

t1

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I,Ielp t..",o rooms haM been pla.oed a.t the d .po,,~
of the W(lrit fOT Women Bub Comm ttu ftom
where tho ~ual dtatributon will t..ake. pla.ee
Wo
..,,-o lld aga 1'1 &&It our t'Mden .. ho ha .... old or new
matClru.le by them t,c) _nd tbet'D to the workroom
n Church atroet t'6Itlnr &6SUred th&t thel .. ill be
ade good IUMI of IIMT R&, tbe double purp06e of
lindlllj' UHf \ll etnplo]me.ot. a.nd 11V Da an opportun
ty to g rIA of ~ themltlvUl rood needle
wamen wb cb
b6 yaluable t.o Lhem for the reat.
of t he r livea . I Yeaterda.y (Frida.y) an l1Y1tation
was e~teDd~ ~ liubter bus and oLhe~TI to vlalt the
workrdom &.ad .. goodl,. number 'Were p [e6ent. to

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NEW BOOI<iS FOR THE FREE LIBRARY Not. a few ~adefll we h~ wIll haTe mad. tb ~
week the plt!llia Dr d SCOVeTl that a.t the Cent a.
'P'ue L br&l'y .a great.. n .. ny add t ODS baTe be~
made to the ""orb or modern Authou
The (10
pIa at haG b&6n '~quently brought &i:A.lDlt 'F'te~
L br&r ea ID [eMrl.1 that. ~b bGOk, ua.U&ble &re

NURSE <JHILDREN

It wu reported H.t Th 'rlda.) & Uleat
of the
Bo&ld of Gua rd aIlS that t h e numbe. of 'nune
cb Idren on t he reg ater wall 143
One ch Id bad
bee \ g en to the clore of h a mother n \ius d .t.r <::t
and two cb Idren hlld been emoved OM to Br ghton
~d one to Newbu:r:y
'!'wo persons had rcce ved
nurse ch ldren a nd had u led to not r., tao oetep
tlOB of t be elslldrell n ~ee(lrdJn(:8 vnth tJu~ prov IllOU. of t.ile .Aot

but th s compllLlct
log" b it. t.b .. ~ 111 author

OVER :1;51000 _
The hst of dODl.bonl to the Pr nee of W"lu

BllROUNDY

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not kept wffi(l fIDth' up-to-date

NOTES
AND COMMENTS
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V.AGft..!..~TS

FE\\iElR
DurIng the pl8~ 1 year 9363,. >&£1"8nts hue been
leileHxi ali Readln, Workho 1ae &.II o.;ompared,. .... t b
104PA m the year "ndlDi 3i1t Dece.mbe1!_l l913- a
Q.ccreaao of 1 011 ., I 817 melJ l'11 wolJl.en &00
83 obildren There have been lIs deattill I'll the
ll.ltttutlon dlU'ln~ tbe Jur

""c"'" NTH

THE WOIUNGHAM RO.Al} l!CIIOOU
The Reading Ed cat on Committee have decided
to ftll the vacancy 1'1 the Semor DeplLJtmont. of
Wokinllham l'O&d School oa.tK6d br the dee.tA or
Mr O.. ton by tbe t.rll.l\lftr l thereto of ltr W E
Si~IM B iic headmuter M Ule SeD or Depa.rt
ment. or W bOb School at tha uJ&rJ' of £300 per
annum pi .. t30 per ILDIIU?t ut.r& to be ,1) &ble ao
lon, II iJI. j)l'Nent or'&Dtsa~1011 of the Seolor and
tatumfld .t-e Deputm.tntl 01 WoklDgham road

School U1I.y oontinue App!!c;at 0111 .Ill be umted
from the Committee 8 tuchmg
for the
8.p-pc;l nt.ment. of hea:dQl."~~ ILl. Wlt,on Sobool at
t he la.ala.ry of £:l15I.1 per annum • II ne- by &nnual \11
clementa of £10 to £300 per lI.DnUrrt On tao te
oommend.t.l0D of tae SOb~l !ianacement $ub
Oorqmlttee it ha.& 11.110 be.. decided that the in
e.reu. of I~ . , tbe rate OJ £50 ~flr aO!l.um paJd
!air H 0 J'Ionll e nee ta, 25th A.pr 1 I... t l1\
c0!U1derat.ioft of h. ta.k 11f oha.rS. ot WO~1Drham
road! 8ob~1 iv. ib, absence ot I!be headm ... ter abU
be eontholUed Utlttl tbe vau,Dcy 18 filled up

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