Reading Observer. July, 1915.

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W.cdD OO:,. Jut, .by, IQO~ of"·~he Right
l_r.nKh;t, l.l ProvinCi a l Grand Mute( (J . TnoMihUf

GENEROUS
t

. M.A.,' P.G!D.. E.g.), .. P..,.,aeio,t
wu Jote«t III tbe Iarp Town HaU,

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An
investment
in

whM::h hi d been rul.bly &tf••eged. .and
equippod for the putPOR~. land &bSW~ eftry r&

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;[~~~1~e?:~~~~~i: 'UI~._t
admlrably_
The add
lMualt.hemeetilli'
lioud' of Gilneral
Purposel
Chartb' tGe;il}§~~~~E~i~l£.~~~J~~r~:J;~',1 ,",!~lt~~~~I~~
fpfaoe~..prevl~ "

WL"! taut ,Je-ot
before
wnrkpeu:
I)f the Contpa.ny
flOI* t.o pu rt b:1 !lf>
tbeLr w nr k[IPople ft.nd tbeLr'

of

lDit't.e -t&k
'Ihe fol1'OWJI!:8'

from them not exooeding £as in
lDnaJmeoh!. frum OD~ IIhlUmg

he e:ltended

Ol""er

t.wo1 yea.n.

Vpwarpal ·w,uc" ''/itay
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The scheme nOIe lout (.If & li'~r f which
Com.i>&n~ rec&1t'ed of June ~rd from the
oeUor of the Exchequer, ~vitin, ~1D
rept'e!'le.nt.a.tivM to .I~cbnferenea f '\ht
in the country on i~....question qI.

Mr. Ho....rd

P.lm.~

and Mr. H~

'tV.,

II.ook b .. paid irutta'!m.mt.. a1'DounbDg '" £4, 'ibe
Company WIn make H~ or w • present of £1 to
eomplet.e the pmclaMb of tM 4rtd. £5 bond
Jn
Midlhon to tbat tile dompaay Wlll pa.y thl!!lr W1tI"Ir..
peopl. mterut at th~ ratll <If ft ... 1><r _i. pe1"

annum inrlea.d. ef the l&o;Wt:&6la n.t;e, of four .. nd
& b&1f Mr CftOt; and to 1Me$ CMeI of unlorlte.n'

.00000ty th.y wi 1I ~rilll ' poriiAl ",t.Iodno.-.Jo . of
deposi1-8 on apphcatlOJ'l:, in , tb& ltOpe l that the.
wlthdrawsls will be r+.l~~ ~iI the reqUl.llte .um
paJd up to make. the .tJ~ thfl happy ~er of
a full! p",d _
be(dre "WIf 310•• 1917. In any
.,... of f..l.... to
tmJ, t •• inotallMDto WIll
be reM,mod I<> the
with tboi into..""

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Tke 8Cheme, which il'l not 00]'" dNligqed' to en eoura.ge mvestment i? ~he ...,. Joan. but tol pt'Omote
habib of t.hrlft , b.. ,~n nceiYed .Ith genenJ fP'
rreclI~tlOn among (be workpeople, fftlD.y "o! whpm
art) ILlrea.dy a.ra.lling tpemqiTn of the Comp.UY·A
generons o!er

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of E~dd
proIIe.nL, lin. ~dltion to
~"'. J_ T. jl1orlaDcl,
\V1: Marbio. iod T. H , While: ,T.be ~"
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eodper Smlt.br Mr. Cha.rlta Eo'" KeylJel', 'Dr. O!
Coelrnn, the lie,. !'itowilll.", t . C. GtljJDor, Jlt.
Charles \V.cl18. Mr. vi B. Ye ndul:k, Colonel G_ O.
Rtcardo, Mr. J -e. Goldstein , !!leurs, J. 11. Me1Aod. rO" f.;.lr.~tl ).b~
p , SImpson and Jobn Wdk mli
The fQUOWlnl Pf8t. aDd Frese.nt. Provmc ...l Gnad
bffteers u'e~ preBen~ The Prov, Graad '
(X r ,T T 1 Morland), the) Deputy Provo
Muter (M r_ ~_ ·W . Marlin), Mr, E 0 Farrer.
S G W" , lb e! 'lkv. Dr. W. C, Eppstetn, G CUp i
Yr. Xhea . ~. White, Provo G. SecretarJ': N'6ImJ.
AlblD Wh ite, Tkomae Hun t, Sir Frederick D7a0n,
Messrs. T . R Kont, G M. 1..o\ e, E. L. SheJibMd,
HarrllOu Jones, W. H . Pltma.n , the. Rev. W. J,
H olloway, M ~ r& P A. SBol"}eant (prov_ Chuity
&cret.ary), Charlet Slaugbter, G. W. W&bb, R
W, Ball. T. W. ~tuohbery. W, D _ Ga.rd ~ ner, P. w.
T~ , R. J. -Hayes. t.he Re \-, P H , .Ditc~eld,
Mean H Lun.d, D. N. B eron, t he Rev_ A.. G . .P.
Ba'lU.e5. lIessra. 1". J La.wes, J 1... :MarLLn, CliaTlea
p~ , the ''Ro". A" T_ M.orll\nd and t.he ReT. 1.\
Blockley. a.nd a la rge sath cnDC: of m embeu_ I
OP"&NfNG OF PROVlNCUL G RAND LODGE.
I At baH-pa.at. twehe t.ho R .W. P[1}\oll]Clal Orand.
¥ut&l· . with tbe Grand Oftioen and tbe Provl!loial
Graod OfiiCflI"ll! present &nd 'put., co...teredCtbe RaU
~n prOCOSSIOD. nore the brothren 'Were ~hbd,
ill duly arra~ \IMer. LilOir 1'eII'pecti.e batmen.
The ProTibcial Grand Lodge WIil) then opened wjt£
~ I tn e ancient l"1Le.& an4 ('"ere mnDIt.&, _nd tho bu.l.
~e6ll o f t he agenda was Immediat&ly prooeeded with.
\ The Lod~ jn the Provmoe of .Bo.rk'hlr"6t, t..WYt.ytight in number. were called over, wben it. .....
tound that, ~t """'
ted. Tbo roll of Pro~aJ. Gn.nd 0fIc&n'
called, all UtsWeTUlI
to thetr nanlel> Wlt..~ t.ho exceptton of eeTeraJ. who
b ·servlng their Kmg and country .. .Bornewherl!!
J'n Borland ." or ,. Somewhere In France or SolD&htlrn m e •
The mmutes (If £he PtoYlncw UTaDd Lodge
holden aL ¥ :udonbea.d. on June 24th, 1914, having
REFLECTIONS ON AN OLD MSS.
luready been p rinted a,nd clreu-lated :..mong tbc
breUu.n. U'CW'e ~en aa road , and & relolutlon eonfitmiog t bem \\ as passod unanlmoualy I The finanOne of'
o1\bi. !prNeDt. War
ci&J. r4.&t.0meuL of HrOvmclal Gr&nd Lodll6 was flLlb- IS the re5t.lells, TeSHJtle3tl lDlU.tenoo with _tuch i,t.
IDILLed by tile' Pl'O\' , G_ Secret.&l'y , in t.he absence
of Mr_ 8kph C! n .KIlIGht, Prov, G, Trea8\.U"er, wbo btUI obtruded I*tf into eV6l1 fdnn '&lid redu",
Our nenpa.pen lnevltably
IS &erving \\ .I h 1118 Beg-lIuenL.
'Iho &ocounts, which of obr dady 11'1'88.
w~m perf&ctly sa.tlsfactory. were duly a.cceptod and succumbed LD Sta.ntI,-f and entU;el,. on the approach
J>IoS8ed., and the Report of t.1I& Aud it Comm1t.tee
... road , In whiob. t.here was nothing ot sJ)CCli l of the malignant 8pjr~t or Man; our b01frly m~r­
eour"M with mankmd took aD another tone; our
imparlance.
thougbU were a.b!orbed , our oplDioo! ~odtfied, OUr
!UlPOI!T OF LODGES.
The. Provo G, Secretary gave hi!. annual report aetion8;COntroUed by the fact of hostl,tLM and ,.11
of t he Lodges In t ho Provrnre, whlcb now DumLer tbllt. it. meant ~to U,!j.
6ul' htttature wu Invaded
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f'ot"llt'lth.ta.'ndlng m~ny dca.ths and some rellgnaLions t he n umbers tore v. ell ma.mt alDed, lmd ail to the degrM tMt a. \'ML number of new books
I.he work of the Lodg es baa bee n coDdue;ted 1D U and poems a.nd pla,ys de&.hng With t.he 1I:ar, or With
p10at latlAradory ma.oner, ihe present POfI I{,lon 01 war 8flMrally, aprr.na up
Now, In tbe twelfth
the Lodges heiDi' aatl8fa.etor,..
month. of tbe confilct, w e a.rc n,111 absorbed. 'WIth
THE CHARITY COlIlIl'lTEE.
It, allt1 eeupE:, even tempcr&nly, 8eettlS ImPossiblt,
or well n1ih 80.
The foregoing re8.ectlonl ,.,eft prompted by an
:l.ttempt lot momentary Clcap&-an atteDlpt tba.t
failed mleoera.bl,.- by a plunge into an ancien.t
literature. One ..·ould htin thbtlght. thaL In su~
a, book .. "The Economy of Huma.n I Life," a

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to London on beha.lf jJf the Compa.nyw
- . . leading fhom. of 1ibe ooqut1y ..~ '",_.ted',
end the ChaoeeUor oI the LcheqlHlr appe3Jed to
thM\ to faeilitat. th6 1.n.t.llIaIion of tho War Loon
among t heir workpe p1e.
Thill \
g~etIol1:r I 1D­
te.rpl"et.ed tbn.t the qianaflnOT' vritbed the firm ~ to
buy an amoun t of WI"' Loan fl'Om which the wqrkpeop le couJd re-purclj~ ' but Me8InI, Huntley and
Pal me", ani gomg fur1t.her thA1'!r- t.b.at.
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When & sub8cnber to th Company's War Loan

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HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
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Tbe cnndlltODs under wiaich an emplnYefl ma.y
become I&. Mlbecnber ~ the Beadibg BiMMlt. Factory
'Vor Loan Fund, all It I" called , .", Mrl. out peln. :
] The Directors Will allow thea.r workpeople to
acq UIre Nat.iOnal WM' Loan Bonds from tM Compa.ny by ," eekly Instalments, and. theA&i rofJtilmenta
must be deducted
the weekly ..... , ea.ch in~tor g L'lUg the coi"'Y a atp.ed .authority to
make the deduction .
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2. Ihe sma.l1est w~y lIlJ;t.a.lment ~le
WLll be nne shllhng. '-nd &11 iiistahneht. mud be
either of one t!hll}i.ng br mul!.tplet1 of one- BllilllDg
Fra.ct.lons of ehtlhngll ~iIl not be accepted.
;; The Compa.n.y will reeei'4'e ~d hold th. in·
wrest. of 4~ per 08nt. P&id by the ao.~n:u:QeJlt, and
tIley wil l allnw their Iworq,e.,ple interelt ..t the

troo!

.rate of five per oeot. peT II}nWD Upo!l U."r ItlA~l ­
metlts, reckonmg from the date of each pa;rmeot.
4 E""h ,....tor ""I be fumi!bed iIy tho Com·
pany mtb a pan book, ~g hi, ciepoei", apd
he 'lVI1I be por""tWid b)' the C<mI"""y to wjlhdra.
theae depo~tI . or ani porVon of Yaw, togetber
'II',t.b the inlel'lllt aocriood t!pOII tAIem, \UJ>O/l Kiting
three days' notice of ~ intention. Tee amoUnt.

"'Dr....

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tlt~ ~h"l' fe~tllre!l

I~Plpo~rT~~;~i!::':~

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below ave,r~.
IJ'l'" feW'
el8eWhere the r&in proved a liiTldrant:.;
Put~,

with feW"' e%ooptionll! ,

writtez!

Pa¥

No . HOI, Wall unanlmoullYl · -e1Cf,tod Prov G
• iltbecriber hu
inotalll\eDta amotmI.iDg to Tr~rer
for the enawng ,.~, ~ In a. few .p£4, will .....a. h.im. or~
. .r • preeebt 01 -£1
propnalc wor'(b hc ret.urned t~n.b for tbC!l honour
plete the purchue of
tint £5 Bond.,
thus c0\1f0r~ upon hun, Mr F, A. S&1Jea.nt wu
7. The.e who dee:
to i&k.e up more t.han
bomlD&tred &8 & Reprcsentatl', e o r the Pro't'lDC& on
Bond wiU ·be .t liberty 10 de .. up 10 •
the Boud of M'anliemetJ,t.! of t h& Roy&l 1!uonle
of live Bond., makiDg &
of £25 in . 11. Illatilut\oll fo r Soys.
r ...
The Company Wlll aJ.lqw five per oent.. intemt opon
CblLnty Jowcll and bars we re presented by th o
til. tot&! Dumber of I!oodo t.k.. ooqtnred up. I<J tb. Provo G. M8.IIter to the fol!oWIIli' brolhl\ln ' Ibmt of £l!6 m... tlonM ahooo, but Ih. gift of ",1 Je wel~ , J ame. 'furnor, Eton lao OO9, D. BonOOict.a.
will only be ma.& in l.:respect of the flrat £5 BQI~rl S t. J o!Jn's, 795, Eel' P. H b itcbfi e!d, lIea.t.ber,
acquired.
Anybody lu.viDg more than .£25 t.u .31.51. Ba.rs and ribbon:; }'. J C. Gillmor, Abbty.
~ C&l1 of course do 10 through ~e POit Office, 945 (ODO bar), Ma.Jor Warren Haatlllj's, Welletlloy,
and tbfl
wiJl. if reqaeated to do 10, be 1899 (one bar) , I:f. Gbarman. _>\acot, 2460 (tn-eoJ ·
oured ribbon), I C. Waymc.rk , Ascot, 24M! (ono
havpy to adTlae him in the matter.
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bo,r). Eo B Ormond, Loyd Linds.a.y, 3058 (tn-t:olQ. A .ubocriber luiring the •• moo !If tbe Cum. oured nbOOn) , Thomu H unt., Hedb.er, 3131 ( OOtl
pany will bv. h" or her dOpoilUl rehlrned, ti>. b&r).
pt.ber with Ule interest a.ocrued upon them , ?{u
IIiVECTIl'URE OF OFFIOERS.
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, Will · be .dlll1tl'td til the boDe.f\ta of tb:io '" The follOWing wero appointed and itl:~t.«t
W.rLoa.n Fl1l1d &lte~ the 31n July. 1915
Pro vlDc.ia1 GrlWd OiIioen for the cn.uID,II'Je a.r
9_ ETMy tr&lluctlOD in OOImeoWOD with tbe
IIr. Tho.... .Hup t, P.Id .• 2431, 3131. S.W.
Fad WIll be .. 'irelY oonfldOD;;a!
tbe m·
LieutenAnt J. w. Turrall, I,P.V" 77] , J .W_
&c" . w. c_ Epnst.elD. D,D .• IPM., 3545,
.eotor and !limiloy and PaIInen, Lid., and 'Ii<'
Chaplain.
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rl en cal 'Worl.: CQnn~ted " . . it will be done ~y
Rev. W. G. NorruandaJe, M,A., 1556. Cbapl cm,
confidential clerka oni,! "
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Mr Prederlck Tunbrldge7 PM , 1101 , 3131. 'I' rea.
10 Tbe DU"'eCt ura 0 Huntley tmd PaimeNl, Ltd , Urel".
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reserve the right to ' termmate the Farad if thfiy
Mr. E. T Clo... P.M., 1B99. llo,triJtrar.
cnnSldcr It del'lrable to do so. upon gmng six
:\[r. 1'"heodore H Whlt.e . B.A., P A G D .C .• P,M
mnntbs'
of tpeu- mtentiou to tJ.a.t effect. In 4141 , 2760 W Y . Lied, 5684 , Secretary,
thot me
Bond .. onld .f oonne be l&nded \0 , .Mr. J H. Sm ith, P.M. and Sec . :asTI, D C.
Its owner
Pahn~r., Lid. whoc&
Mr, B. H, BowrfL. P ,M , 2460, S D.
liabili t y for ·
tlt&t tllna OfIaec,
)I, K P C.voll, W.M, 1887. J.D.
11 Tn
Mr L C. Walker. W M , 2043~ SupenDteDdon~ of
Works.
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~ount. ~:;~:~:~~~~~~:~
Mr. P_ H !.ell; 1&, "W_K. , 1101 , A D ,C
If
t~
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ldr
H
Arnold
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W M , 1566, S"d. B,
, har"lded
14
Mr. J F . Shipto. , PM .. 2926. Std. U.
wltb
.Mr_ G. MattI ng le y, W.M,. 3202, Std B.
12
Mr. g , M. Wal&OlI. Org .• 674, Orga.nllt.
. "" completed by
btr J Turu er, 1 P.M" 209, A8st. S&c,
13. Interest on
.
paid on DelIh-. J . B. Anderson. P M.. , 3066, Pureulya,nL, I
cetnhP r 1st. 1915.
on June 1st
Mr S . P. Bur ton , J PM. 574, Aeet. Purs.
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December 1st In
yew.
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'Mr A_ Cor, P,M. , 796, S lewnd_
]4 The firat deduction from ~ m pAyment 9f
"Mr_ A. C...mpbc ll. W .M , 945, 8t.eward.
mma.imenh Will be made in ,"e ~k ' end l n~
Mr. A. 11', CbLllmgworth, P.M., 1770, Stc'Aan].
Thund"y, Augu,t 5th,
Mr, S _ J . BuUer, I P ~U , 2437, SI.e1'i'ard
15. Tbl A Fund is not open to thoie who are In
Mr. W ..~. Noble. PM 3O:i'!, Ste. . rd .
reoeipt of more than £160 pot annum from the
Mr. A. K Shott-er, PM" 3200. Stewllrd .
Mr . J H. VinCI, TylaZ', 9$5. T11~r.
Company at the prea\eot date,
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became

of milk. and In othen cattle "'I'f"flre
artlficlI,1 feedmg stufle.
nnt sUit-ed h,' the dry wea.ther and
of .J une, and the bine is bac.kward,

a.Vhl!~ 'ha.ve been mos t. perl!lsten~ ~
'WA.&blng bas been necessarv. but there ~

littl& mentLon of other peHbI.
Tbe outlook at
prel!cnt III for a. poor 'CTOp.
..
.tI'hm WMI abundMt frUit. bloss om on the tre61
In mOISt cues, but the dry 'WMtb&r cllutled • goo_
d~1 of fruit to faJ~ prelllarurely, ODd prOlptets are
no~ so Mtisfachlry aJI 8. mpnth Ilgo. AppleA, plumB
aud cherrie:s are very variable, bu~ ' probably below
the a.verage on the whole; pcan-a.leo very va-ri·
able- pro mOf!l abundant,
Among smt!.H fruit.
&tra,,-bert'lts have been a l!Dla.ll crop; ra5{'lherrles
f)bou ld 1>& a.oout a.verage, but currant! and goolll·
bettlell Will probably be poor crops.
]~I\buur bas been ,everywhere d eficlcnt In grea.tAr
or Ies! degree; the shortH-gl) appeafH to have been
felt less in the n6tthem COllnt.1Cl:I, Tho fine
weather o[ tbe month· ' ba.s tended t.o mit.igate Ute
·effects of the ScarCi ty.. -find tcmporary labour III
varioWf' d lst.ncts baa been found among t.he mlh·

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day.

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When one rclIeet.t

qpon

wonlen .
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SUDl!nlUlsing the returns, and expresBin g a.n aver-

~ e crop by 100, t.he condition of the crops on the
1st JUly indicated prob.lbJe Yields wbich ma.y be
denoted by the fol'f"" ihg perqenta.gee : - W;hcat,
98; barley, 90 ; oal!i. gO; bea~ A. 98; peas, 95 j
pntAtou. 95; mlUlrold. 96; 5tepB' hay. 89; mea.·

dow hoy. 79; hop" 86

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CARPENTER'S FAILURE.
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. ILL HEAL THo BAD TRADE, NO
CAPITAL

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I Pur RA.NU,
J_ 1... M. ~"t.In , W.M , 414, Eleg-le Lrar
MI Jobn MeCrea, M D .. P.M. , 3421 , S,D,
Mr, Q, R , AbfJOn, PM , 31«. J.D.
MI

Mr S. MIl II>, P ,M , 2nB . Sup of Works,
In pursU&DCe of Bv .... 'fI lX:a, , the' Pro" .

G

Mutler D!l.mOO three members of Proy. O. Lodge
to Rer.,.;!! on the Audi t. CommIttee for the ne d pcnO(I

of t"elTOlllontJu.

erLCIAL '&l:ISOLUTION
A Ipeci31 re:sOluLlon or rC!Mcmbra.n OOll and good
WlsbeJi to t he membcni of the AnCIent Order Mt.
pree.ent IIOrvlDI{ 1
m elLhol" the Army 01" Nul'. "'1:1'
una.olmously psse:ed, and the P.rov, G. 6ec-ret:uy
a.nnol1ncOO "hat he 'A ouJd obtain IroIU tbe ,'a.nOUII
Lodg~ ID the Pro~nc a t ho .uti-mea o{ lh060 who
haTe boon fi.g ht.i~ {or t heir KIDg aDd cou ntry, and
'hil t a Roll of
onour WOI1 J.J bo p u bh l'l hod ID t.pe
nul., la.ue of t.h Berjt8hll"O M&.IODIC C::.lendar.
Tho agcnd&. being (inuuH:!<i, the LodGe _.atJ clootJd ,
and l.he Nat10nal An t hem ..".,u rung
A numbcr of
t.he brQthran Q/lftrwarde proceedod by apoclal t.rt.mto Ce:venham BrIdge BoW. n"bere luaebooll

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J•• liOur. ...c...,JIl l.buur I••ery dlfficull 10 gel.
but tho dry •••thlr h.. reduced farm work, and
t.he l "Ol'tage 111 f'ot _so much felt ... it W'lIuld other·
wise bA.Ye 'been,
Tile foUowing remark.! apply pa.rticularly

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Dorset, \Viltsb.lfc and Hao1.p1liire :-Com, -Very dry and sometimes hot "eat.ber,
..d cold mgijt., I..,tjog unlll th ~ 1",\ row d.y. 01
the month. ha."e been advertie to .11 cttlf,s, Wbeat
J. Do wllfactory pia-Dt 8'elll!raUy, but th n in a few
pl a.ocs : tbe ram of the I.. t few da.ys hns improved

the present. stlite of ~a'TS m It , and tbe ,Yleld 8bouJd be but 'littJe belmv In'er&ge.
but be I-PpllJled bT' the oololllal Both barley and o.ta ba1'e much deterlQrated durch-ih&ed Ilate.manehip ball ing the montH, and a yield defiCient by at least
Wtnt.er oat. 8.re very
p~:~c~~~;ri;
Y&t Oftt must., ~oglllee tb.t 10 per cent. i!l expectea,
tl
and abtturJiU.. uf a .y.lem whiah ...n81'&l1y & inod arop. atld ... In tho c£.. of horler,
foreign aBa.t! of a gt'ea.t nation to be It is the I!Iprlng corD, eepeclallY' that. sown JUte.
c.~IIl.trol l"d and directed by a small and irTel'lpuu - whlcb ha.s sufftred tooat, 'ltnprovcmcnt as Q, l'eIIult
and which Indea.. ouu toe oooduet. inter- of tb~ I'o,.,t nUn ii_noW' tI%p&Ct.ed, particularly in
c.Oq1m\UlIcat.lllns tbrougb .. the medIUm (If the 0&.!6 of oats
Winter bean!! ~ promisiug.
... t,-.•• I'" and mdependent 8rnba.illel, ~b11 6 It may sprinr bUns generally poor; theN hilS been mbch
to blahie for tho mL eund~r'I'!lAnding6, the aphil 00 them. Pta.!J an very "ail.ble, bot on t he
\;!:~~,~~~:,Il.lld bickeringa which coDEel'J uen~l y a.rLlEl whole eon~derablv Ieee promising than beanl,
;,
dIW'~n t pOo~le. of the eartb. ;t6uld yot wbtj:)a latter shou1d Tield 'llttle !.bort of a.n avera.ppul to 8. u.ng\linary 5ettlemcnb" of age Straw Ul 'ftry 'holt,
.
Pota.tOI!S.-,Earl'y "'!UlotJe. sul'erod a, good deal
t~:~~llit~!'t~:I::i>~:
lt not permeated With the
,~
of a.rrogance ft.Ild urHiue ~ tt· frorn (totti, but late VV1etlO!l ltaT'e re coyer~ &I1d
.. ".rt.n)n tb,.f:"b."c ml&rked tho in'tetnatlmll,l dt.l· a.re doing ....1I lince .the n:cent rami. 'file,. Ihuuki
titne )mmernori.1. While tt~e Yield an average crop_
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.I.a.~".~n h .. bMn • ITUilfu7 cau..
Root. - A few ea.rly AOWing8 are a good plant
how much morfl mlVrQ· Much the grea.ter proportIOn of turnips and
thl S ca.t.aBtrophlC war .wede., hoW'eTer, are not yet I!btnn.ng. I1bci Ju.rge
UpOtl whicb tbt.ae el&t~en Mea!. ban &till to b6 sown; many tl~l~ &lllo ha.n
]>rmclpl~. of ,p&t.lonai arro- lo be re·sown owmg to II"
The recent ram will
tb ~f hl.Te been nurtured ! Were enAble .nclt. or t.bill work ~ to bt1 now dOn e.. 1bete
miUtcy Clste,!;.,and this not Kre~ acme good field. of Dl?'l:l~" bu' getlerally
!tiflel'ld from drou t, and a crop l) p.r
Wilt' oom.
would,.bobi.
h've
j ::p~~iI~:~;~~~ed preeent.
n4wtr hlL'V&
ant.ge is look for.
Well
adjure DWlkind, "11
1hv
• If thy ear hat.h any ~~?:!.~~!~*~,O~f circumsialHlN
t.he daTen have
been
~ecuretl
8tU) rn
'hry
good
plelsure. in the vbioe Of prtlie . . , cx&it thy aim.
a.nd Rant•• hub ,bt.r.-ms.'i.ang ~s
to ltometliiD.It t)lat la 'PMlae'ttortlh:r.·J . Tba; ill -.
part. ol WiltS,
Ah
tnton It''8 all, as natloua of the eart1a., hAn to to·".....
.
'I'~ ' '''''.d'''''.h'T hat·
learn.
moll:. district... but thl. crop
However, there ii lIt~l c Use deploring tb~
..
lialol8r-lrom 15 10 20 por cent. lbelow
and indlfCtetlonl or the pAlt.. save. in
a~."
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t.each u to re-model uur conduct for the
Frutt,-8tnr."bnrlM have been a ' fatly 8...e r~e
Perha.,P the IJ1"eKteat lleed ot the J?f!0pJe
oro:r 1ft RantA. nMpbeITU~B, ourrants..., gboeeberriell
hrne. II {ortitud6 to OO ILl' the miMne. ·i
ILll
~r1I al!K> promillo to be qwte .up to' the northe atr6i1l of t.he t.IlDeS The a.nellnt ... ge.
mal, bilt apple., plnm. AIId aberrl .. ,,. I.....ti ••
d~Dd to ~il)ll when he ....rites.
f..,t.ory.
fUld mllrortun.ei, an4 ;"ant., .nd pain.J and
Hop •. -G_lh ".. retat:do~ bl tho "'1 dry
,lre. more ot 161(,.IMle certam 101, of every
" ••th.r. "bieb .. riou.ly ~inllnilb.d pto' peet, tbat
th at cometh into 'fbe world," nn~ the truprerue
woro VI)fI'y fAlr " month MgO.
The ajin$ il; abort.
p~t IS .• to fortify thy mmd '~Ith.
but t.he plant is otherwiSe b.e&ltbJ"o Aphil atla.elu
,\Ild patience, ' hhat.. ~hDU mayesL IliUppc1I-t
ha.vo been vefy pera1atent, IlId W'Rahu1g ponstant.
lutton tb,. "!lotted J)Ottion u{ hUDlAIi HIt, •
A yield 10 to J5 per _cent below 1Lverage ill
t~e I htb~ rages I tf!: fieroert On the plaitJII
poc<ed.
.
Il'landens, or OD the eeorchlDg de~rh 01 Egypt,
Puture&- I'nd Stock,-Paf tul'eS were genfJrAily
or <r, the N,tleu W&f"tl of the tteacheroo" OCtaD, ... ery 'b8,re before the rt:Cenb rain!, :Vt"plch bave mutlb
it. bebdvel!i U,.,.e of us 'W'bd ea.uoot. qr ..ill no ~ for
U\'e· 'tOek ha.vI gene.r.lly done
vllrl6ns ft.UObI taki .0 &cti,.e Pl'Lti. In "th e cam~go
and Hillte J bu~ in Wiltshire tbeir
to prese.n-e our calm URbrOketl, to be confident and
only fair.
:lIllcere. a,pd: to ehd~vOur aJI far DI we 'c~..,rllieieD'
but in man,. dlltt iet.!!
t ioUll;:r mAy to a.d.pt ounelvttI 10 the e.xigenciulof
tho demand , for exLril.
'times T o-day, !WI uiver, before. tIM lup1tlfl1e
and tn l)I)MJtt farm wot\:
of tlIe m,tlon i. uni1>v, and th .. t cl n Drily be
Both bf'rtl and in H3ills
"",,1_ .", '
tbe c.lfn n..olution 'and goothri!1 of
o~~~~,: WI"I obtainM trom the
"ho .tov at home,
.1, tnllt,"llJ
,ll\bo9r it
acareo.

1 he puhhr. rx&nUnatloD of Beoj.mm Emery, ()f
1, Whitley-oottagu. Buinpt,ob-road, Reading"
"'<ponter and "b ..l...,r,gbt. w~ oomm.noed hy
Mr L A W~t, AMillt.ant. otIc..1 Reteh-er. at
the Cotml\ Court. on Thure:day.
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Tht' ha..bl hLiM ~oo. l() n.nk a.motmt t.9
£.308 115 • and the n~ usat.. after dednetmg the
sum of £10 7p, 7d" du.e to • preferent.lal ored1tor,
ab10unt to £l9 311, l1d_ There i, t.bta & defiCiency
50 r'fOO .
of £289 711. 1d
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The C&UIIM o r f~l1If'fj alleged by debtor are ~
, Lack of c.a.plt.Hl. !l1·healtb. and
trnde" "the
fnllo''' lnJ; derirleocy account by been fUTn Ill,b ed ~
"Set. lo.... s arll;:lng Jrom carrying on bW!Ilne!!is frnm
20th MM, ]914, to rla.te of ~ceiYing order (MAy
29th). £161 71) Id . Expenl!etI lDcurred SUlCC tbo
20th M.,.v, 1914, lor household and perforu,l ex.
Th e nUlllDer o f r ecr uIt.. cnhelA:!d In Rl!lIl:dlng up
pen l'Cf' of self and Wife, £78
Kx-penllts causecf
thTOu,I.!'b Illness And bemg unabl e to &ttend to ba ~ J· 10 t.he week endlllg J ulv 9th was 8.f1.) , of which the
ne.l!, £ 50
( follOWing aro local meo The nffi ~Ia.1 &rt:: l\ er, In h m obl;ervatlonll, I!a\ @: ~
ROYAL BERKS REGIMENT.
.. , ~ h..nknlpt, a.~ j 56 yean, Ata.tc. : - (it.j Tha'
A.l.L\JM. W ilham, 37. Otchard..m.reet _
h f' . nmlnenh d hlJ'SlneAIA on bu! own "<X.."OunL " t. 1,
LEWIS HarTY, 7, B o ~mont-ro ad.
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WhILle\- l'(l t~ eti. BasmgJllu,ke-road, Rea.dlOg . ;u; ""
HAWK!"NS. Edward, 14 , Lowcr Vine .BUIldings,
rarpenter ,1 nd '" b('eh'T ight. about. 28 ) PKr]J <tJ;o,
ROYAL ENGINEBRS.
ha1nng prevl ou.ly e~ rned btl Jivinlt M • Journ ey.
.. U UIP7TN , George, 32, waebiDgton. road' r CCTerman (",vpemer ; tht h e had no caplu..l , but.
l;I h8.m .
obta.med the m&.te rinl he req"tlir8d on Ilredll , and
BATEllIAN. Robort. 6 Cambridg _ _t.
ea r ned un the husmeu &Uccelalolly for 'Dme rurl~
..o\LLAWAY, Albert, 14, Oreba.td.-flt.tee t.,
(hI Th at fnr sp\-era l ~un p¥t be.
lIuttered from
~1}tE W1 lliam, Butgbfteld Common.
Ill ne$!'> , whlr.b h3.! greatly lDfNt"ered with bill work.
• Da." ld. 88, GeorR~'t r~t.
And SI X 01· 8even years &go be reaJlsed that he OOllld
POTTINGER, Al bert , 29, George-GLr eet
not, pay .11 h~ d,..btl, bnt th4t; M no credltoNl
AUEn'fN, Arthur, 401_ ~Dhelm~rosd
POW.Et.L, 8amu~l . CD, CoII.,e-rolWl.
were pre.alltng' him he continued the bQ.ltneu With
DUR&AN , John, 9, Odorn -fltreet._
t he a.!SUltance of bts .ons, hoPi.nk that It
CHEESEMAN, C na.rle., 32 , Ch.rll!lI-St.reeL
Improve.
(c) That to Or a.boUt Peb~
W AfM'S, Al\:)ort Vietor, 2, ('' bamploD·road.
credIto r commen ced to preiS him, IDd on
erthun
,
Apn l, 1915, a. meetmg of h'it8~~:~:I~
NBn~, Cha.r1ea. 25. Palmer Park-anllu~ .
llL}!hlch 8. !lta.tern.rnt ,..'" P:
BkVElI8'l'QGK, Wijham, L!. Brn ...n.k...,."t.
blbt.ieS amount.mg U £320
STAMP, B6nl&Dlln, 137. Ort.&-road
a f"end mad& an offer
POPFL£Y, Bra.n.k. 1. Gra.Qhy ('....roen.,
,
In the
CLARO, H~, EmmeT Groenl>
and h. t.h:.... ' oo•.ti;!4d
KENNARD, Wlnl~m Gesarge, l'it Cottare, So.
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u:cou nU
LI.II'E. William H.nry, B....bhld Common.
DAUNCEY, J_Cle. Albert Hugb, 25, Hemdua I {>'D"'"
Riee, CaveJ'llh.un_

oo.a

Ina row

of this old maouteript 1~ ~ .t.range t hat i~ Mould
come !wiUl well fmbnMJ a.t. th6 p~.nt time, tllla'

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BBNJAMIN lIRoOJe!!

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progDl!IIl with lo,oon. onlyli9O

.. .Quick.doe~your ............OTl1leSS grow

ba.re, but great improvement w&& ~d
rain. , Live stock consequently only did
a8 a rule; ID .. ome dil5f.nct& there WM

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From sLining pots

waa not the caae generally

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of the wlthdr&waJs will al80 he entered m the de·
pcmt booi:, aM iaiii.LUed loy ibe inn.tor
pus hock Will he
ap by tho Comp.""y, and
affo rded t.be dMired refuge. ', Where, conoelvahly,
....n be kepi by tUm, but •• ...,11 be UDded to the Roy.aJ lfflloo:e BeDe"oten~ lnatlt.ut JO.n . 604£ 16t. d0 could the oonnection be between Ute ' moral outlOVl'JSklr a t the eDd of every quartu. or at &oy tHhe Royal Masomc JnsLltution for Girls . 221 2 0 pourinp pf thia anof.6nt. .Kae\em .nnt aild the
...hen the mveator lIIa;v uk for it, for tOe purpOse &oJ.L M.asonlc ilnst>l wtlon for Boy8 .. , .. 4t8 10 0 presenl bonibl. IJWI...... in Eu",!,"!
But greal
~ cb<eking.
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hooks. like ~t men, are alway. thoro6ghlI
5. The oaR eI ..II ute tJI,wiCaJ .0I"iE. 1D COIlJleCt.i9D
Tot6t ... ..................1274 B 0 human; .. 4 ~'"!l"'it1 hM alwa,. lOm.thlnS r~l
wiI.b th. Ftm~, ... d of lit. _
boob, lodgen,
to U1 to ht1l:jl.rut" _owner far they be dlvidld.
M.~_
Sarjeant.
1'1'(1,8
\1nlI.nlIDOU81,. ~lect.ed Ieot'e- bv yean <r ~U",e er model of life and tbou,bt.
printing. IrtaLtonery, etc. , will be borne by Lhe
wr to tho PlovUlClal Cb;lrity Fund. this helP,," 'rb
Compally.
I
.. it \I tbat the .tWi","cos of th;. unlml!l'!D
6. Te enco~ inTeItmeot in the WE Loan on hiS flh",en.th year m &""'( :ec.sSIOD . '
lUlyer of wiadom in tbtl ~ .ges of the put '-re
Mr. Fred.erh.:k 'j'unbndge, of o-r.,frLUs' Lodge,

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h.. be.n
man lODI\ ,tfllidel1.t in
of an Ind1a.n Olanu- bad for the CJOP" all of ....hicb
Script wntten ,by .om.e a.ncient Br~1D whOle
In the lut
DH.:rne i8 I~t. m the clou·ds of UlttqUlty, and pubmore i. _"m·,".
Ii,hed 1ft Lood&a · m the year 1797. ''''ould Lba,ve

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in 10 mi~utes from light+gupa New Perfection

· OVI!:n

Oil Cooker: fit to cook,

Il

bro~n

joint, to

a piece of

toast·, to bake-boil-+-h.eat
irons-to do any. class of
,

household cooking that IT\ay
be needed at the moment.
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It is true that the
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worked housewLfe-freedom
from the old, hot, brOiling
slavery of tM past; freedom .
. from worry and half tlje t"al.-1
of cooking.
It is true that its.blue at"
mospheric flame 'lI- steady.
strong. of grea l intensityIs absolutely free from smoll

an.d smoke.
1L il true that all the old
drawb.tcks and evils 01 oil
cooking s toves ' are totally
absent in the "Ne\v Perlection, " that the \tlck- can·
DOl "Creep up" a.nd emlt

fumeil, t' lItn~l§

or

smok~,

to

the d,,~~er and annpyanc9 of
the innlates 01 " hlluse.
. In a ;word. iLis true that
thi.-greatest 01.11 household
boon. domes to ab6lish ih.
slavery of cooking; to enable
tlie ho\'sew\fe OT took to
cook somfOitably, Quickly,
cooly, cleanly. cheaply and

. ';"or~ effectively; to be lindep~nd!,nt 01 ashes, lAb9ur

and aU th 6se unpleasant
surpri ses in cOokin g. ·10 which
5.hC has beell
with th;e old coal

..4Jl "ltv". UCtll Duslt" i p ShMV y.n.c tlu.
New Pe",/utJnH 011 C~(1 k e", ",. w ..,te th
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tn"ANBB(K).E. Hellr,,", 16, Cba~oHt.rect.
GAI...E, Albert., 47, Ifuon-atreet, ..
BERKS YEOMANRY.
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Square.
DAW80~ , Alhert, 24,
vo.t"'ertbam ,

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