Reading Observer. July, 1915.

ITEMS;

BlJiI!!b prlsonets o( WAr whe

r.pa.triat"d <1nd are ok ILCcommOd..ted
.;c;,c,c·_,·· .• - B O~Plla.]. Loudon. III P\.e. J.
l-t. Royal Berke

COMMISSION FOR READING MAN.
A eornmi&tnrm bas been awarded Ha.rold Crow

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lIecond ~01'J of bIr And Mis CrowhursL

01

'Wert1vard Ho, Western Elms Avenue H~ IS ~ow
wIth the 9th Royal Berks, I'Ilatloned at Wareh.m,
DOl"Set, but for lIomec months b~ has been m the
Inn. of Court 0 T C at Bcrkb&lJi]')6tead

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Annual
NO,W

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KLY . ..l et ttm 1<>1l ...."'"
to Ill" "',,11'0,1

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R~ENO I"
lil T

fri en da "

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R MYSTERY."

Io.,r.""
llYS11ERY: \

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THE KAISER AS MESSIAH'

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THURSDAY.

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OX, N " BUCKS C
ASUALTIESI
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mOBt serious atteDtioll to thtl need

~O OoUly

to.,

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The,. were pNpared to institute' a

Ic!f£!ful se rutlUY

dun., tb put ..eek ,...

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ading.'

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~:~.. ,:-e6k by ~elt ~1Ifl Wmclt

24 - par dOL
3 0,1- ..

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ria&n

18 - .. ••

94/..

does Dot me&n stiutic, ~huw on educahOD, thll proieotion of pu.'blio 'health aD4 the
preservabon of infant hfe. The policy of loc:ial
ttlCt rnJ which bad helped 10 wsely lU rtl080t
J@UI WU Dot one to be regretted.
A.ll our befit
h pel for the future Ul the 001011&1 Itruggle 10
whleb we aro eulaged aN beeed on the OO1Iteat·
, lut nt and protperit}' of our p~ple, to 1fhloh
tb lt policy b .. OODtribnted. 10 maab.

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WHI~KY.

24 - por gall"•.

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NOTES AND CQMMENTS

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Li••wn..' saId IhA. o. Wedn.. day III!t h. _ .
rnto Rea.dmg and nalt.ed the P&la.oe Thelt.re. I...,.T.
IDa Ills car on • \IlOOe .f I... d ""wmiliC tie tleootre.
leavmg a pear of fur glove.e lD the car
He was
called oot ot the theatre a.nd .8&w the m&a.~, ..
d.tutA'fl MWl the ,n8tJMr
A little ~ naTlled B...,. N _
Aid lJIat oa
W - r nlgat lOIIIlIOIl• ..twI hIm to look oIlor
• oar by tho Pol..,., TbeAtre. oq be aot 1Ilto til .....
and w th«o Th"", " .... other
ihAro
TO.
plDOner came up and lbok"ed lb all t.he. an, tile!
~ *aW hiftl t.aJtlI a. .r-u- of ,10m c)ut qf a car
"'d~em under hill eoat.. l I HI!! w&lk:ed &"'"1
Dp
81M and " , _ told ."...... ill Uifono
o_do
Thoy woot alOer tho
pn.oner
TJae SltJ'ftll ....... 1,1:8,

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J....

•• w..
at_the

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Oil _ _
.... OM JIl'I'

"'t

bod no fnead A 't.t1ki ng tribute was plUd to her .bock

1 II I ' r ( f f Jl\ 3i to 7F- "wef'! k lor the .upport memory a.t the funeral on W edneedi.y! _wh&n llll
r] 'u
!,h'llI~ ~r lUI tnelll~n. IUld ! peClIlI Cll'fl } 1 braoohe& of f..'l VIC h(e m E.~dl ng Imd W Okl.Ogb&In
_en repreaent.ed, but pel'ha}Jl! the MOlIt" piotlletlc
,11 , f , h l l d~ "If'lIO; b&Te lnl t thei r pnnts
AI t.rlbute
wu tbtl large number or poor people who
, 1f'" I' nf Ibe gnod work th e fund 18 accomphlb l1 ..e ID the Ylclnlt.y of Cutle street who gathered
'I lh,. tod of lu L year (1 914) there were~,023 round t.bo church doom, each uf "born recalled &orne
II , 11 t' li I be Jund, Involnng a weekly cost of kiftdnt!u which they knew of 01 had received at
II
By btl hfll Rea.d
f) <..
Dunni "bat. yea.r alone 558 chIldren the h ..nde of Mia MeslIenler
m~ \Va! IDdeed the flch er, Rond by h er dNrLh t.h&
h I ' Ilw , ,.d on tha1fund, and the cost for lhe year
OOb'lJnunlty IS much the pourer
, ' .1. I • 0"),) 1611 3ft
'l'he t)md III ruan aged free
<! , 11 th th e udl ph<m of the n~OCMar,. prlntmg
PATRIOTIC ODDFELLOWS,, I O~l a ~" i!.~ the pub lic ma~- he S\lf'e th,tt. all
As I! well known, tbere af roM,. thoulWldf' of
, ... nlllbult \\ 111 go t o t be fu rthellll<Ja of the
OddfeUoTVs lervmg tb ~ J.r klllg And co'*ry In the
t:: f(ll "bleb they subwnbe
a.rmy a.nd nu,;, a.qd at t.he out.bruk of the war the
I
Board of Dlrocton:; nf the ~hJlchut.c.r UmLy . being
THE VAGRANCY PROBLEM. 1I1UJ'1rec.i t ha.t they wcro inte rpret.mg the fee lmg!! of
I he B rr~ClS etc, J Olllt. \".l~rancY Comnllltee hu
all the rucDl bera of the Order. resulved lba.t. nu
1\
S(l mu\ b III tbe Fast towa.rds decrcu mg tbe member wh o WlWI :\e1'VlIIg should be ILilow ed to lose
11 I (I f YHgl1UlCY m 1ts are.. thAt. It 18 With mterellt. bls membershIp Iby
pu-ynl ent of colltrlbutlon!,
j ill
1\ 6 lea.nl that .. ~ 1bcur meeting on Saturday
and Lodges v, ere t herofole recommell & d to keep lilt
II
, h Ileafed & t1f9 d1lo18' det.elltloD of tr&mPfJ U
Bnob memberfl guod uPQn ~thc Iwok~ nr tbe Lodge
\' I ll~'nL to th.oee ttb o bil,\ e contracted unplea. 'I 'hI8 action !" "~ cntb.ulia.t.I ~ll y and unammoully
I I IIma dH.: PIO~8ittc! lRcadm" ll In the Ifor ~ppf'(',ved &t t.be recent. Ah~ fuu.l Co nf~ n.:ll C6 held ~t
I
I'''HlIOn
the pre~ nt moment. of hL\.vmg
Mant.beater. Ilt WIt.K {cIt. lh&t. a ll tLose members
I ,I I' u-d. &lid conlequentlr 1"U f few t ramp'
of t.h6' Order
p rl!tlltl1.lId f10m actJve ptt.r
r ", _ Illl ousbil he PrfoClD ct! 01 the borough
But
t.hel r country ! battles would
1111 I hal :;I,lI e of affaltB ca~ot coohftue for- J60g
sma.ll BaCn6ee ne&ssl\t'Y. to
\\b ~rl !hf' v,lt r LOS o\ er ttle cuu,! wald ivJlI ,Ie re
t.nbut& to. thelf brothe,r!
! l"',j I,.. Read mg UtllOn, ad d 'nib tbe ~ ald _ill
.",ttlN -Therefore
',(l II ~ umveloom e mmaL~"
Thll problem hi a.

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on the vol uQtai ,..

forms \9'ere lant
per cellt. of
1·b. -t aollullpu4cb of the
wIth Ito opt d.·
M .. eloopl}

Iltul.ti on

8.

l'IttLtutiOlol

Th e !IIecoud
IlIl t! on

:!,t -) to ;30.

lurousb CO Ul ulllt~
uola.bl0 fu ture. Qf LlI.

T WRlrr AKkl\' s pre ..
be wu w1lJ tnr l q

do

to ." y t~lDg ~ I ue i lldtn,g
'm~ h lue ~Jle1.Ur - &
t ool.: the wind out bf
IU'fec lLfe

,..'lnll

{or eo.bl~~

a

1.\1&

of Its IAt eab fnourC81;

,.b ,ob Mr !l1J~-c.t.!I
SoOlah,t and tAbool'
were two tpflet&Uy " i13,;,
IU tbe lpeooh II. w~loh
of lb. Local GClvjrutb. Bill (I ) That \;

8.

.ppoLut a 'QlaU com ..

10 the orptllntu:m
enable iuQ" GOr~rDJUeDt
tb. 1D{ormdiou ItfQrd:ed • .
of IiI4ta
Bll! would ~At~;;

tho Sacrat•..,.1

dl.anDunahaa . , .

to be """.phd i ..
mea who o n g bt ~
at beme.
-1~
npe.dltu.~ 01
which Lord ...r.D LI'~'f.

nno

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11b ult (n& to dea l wlt~ ~rbrou!hol1t the coun1\ IL~ rr 1-' grillt diverSity af trea.tmi nt me ted out
\~ . r~ n u. . and tbll necea.'Ht,y of di4erenti&liing
j I, ~~~ll t h& b on a. Ode w()d(J~an Otl tramp III ae,rch
~ ~ J,th lIo d the wa.t.r OD tramp to e!o&pe ene; In
l:l\li1tPR dl!! BIgned as til' II! ~!ll o\e to thmlD.~tbc
~ •• c1a<:s, re.nden th& proptem aU th more com
~ \\ hctller. til. prop "",d dolon'"o, ._b.,ofiallle;.d nt' I
I fCOJll l pra.ctlca ble, by t.b' pro' l'lon of ..1
I ucomrnoJ4tlon , e i.e., to .~op t. It, W i n bft\ 6 t-be
4 T~.li ult &tema to b. 10Dlolhmg of ~j&D open
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lfo\, t,ver, the~

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Lbll In ItB f ill" OUr,

Lftndon the adopt IOn of the prinDlple t:r&·
closure of blf tbe CMU&! w&rd!. JIl ] "
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and " 6 cert.am l hope that. the exp!rl01
1
r,o. \01 1\ be tnQd by the 1
bodw.. cODcernoQ.
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ALLEGEn

lJNL4.Wrtrt

uot m Albel.'tll.. from whence he came bet

old country

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G,W R. PATRIOTS.
The Great Western R&ilway Company b-ave sent

.. GAZE1iTtE" ITEMS.) mao,.
emplOYee! td the
&IlJ:Mg
men amount

a.nd a.lre.ad,;, ca.!.ualtu';s
to 690--201 killed, 489
wounded, SIck and pruroners of Wal", and 30 m l£"1
4th
oad 1lueb L'11.
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to be mg
In the Roll of Honour ID the Julv "G W R
tempy ""pt.. (lby Isth).
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BU ... II&tt" 0.•• &ad _
L.I.-!'to. G N. Magazme " l.S the name of G J Ha.~ killed
Mr
IHawkes
Wlo8 for ~ years .. labourer w Lhfll
lrby, from ItiM of Court O.T.O, to be 8M. Lletn
Sigli~ Deportment a.t Reo.dio.g ..(
(J""" 18th).

L...

W&r,

~ut Lo~'

t;.he

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4th Ro,r.J Berko!l.egt;.

Sec. L,out, (J'lIy 4th)

. T. Wuefonl to be

A POPoLAR OFFICER.

Bucb Batt. 0. •• aDd _
1..1 --.T P. Cbal'Seoond L".tenant har Tbeophiluo Dans 5;1>
m ..D to be Sec Lieuli (1La.y 3l.a'i)
~ Boya! Ber" II<>gt -fl. B, G Trotter, 20d Batt..llo. Oxfordahir. and Buckingb~ t.~~.
InUntry,
~o has bee. killed m _
whilst \
LiEiIlIt. on probation. eonilrmM 10 rank

4th 11<11.1 !Iorb

~"t,--<JOpt.

10_1'1. Major (July 9Ib).

LATEST

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C, B""'. . . to be leading,. column m a. nrght .ti&ck:, wae a. popur4l
offieer
H.
th. yo~ BOll of Mr T. A
Da.Vl8, of I"re.sh&ld, Nottli~.
He wa.<"
20 1Nl'8 of ~. and W&5 ed'ncaA;ed at. Otmdle SeAooI,
and entered C&ius College. ~ _ l.9J.3

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RECRUITS.

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a.

a....... SO"••• Jl. AulnylWirrace
Al&ed

Well!, 68. Belmont·road.

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Georae Rob,..... , 185, Wykoh....~d
Shlntly Dent, 2, Lfltcou'lbe -ItrMt

ItOYAL ENGINEERS.
St.nl.y B,"" 66, Cr..., .. t-rood
C.... WyclJl, 127, Wol..I.Yi,troet
Leoo&rd Padr• • , 104, BleoIla.,m.prdon,
wmu.tn Klnll, 98, Pri... til ~..r.., A_••,
J ..... :r.yl••, II, Kalellgrove.tett_
G~ PrloIt. 69 Gltat JUIoU,...,treet
ld P,wr, l~, ..J! ..tenI ~'venQ•.

a.
••
A.fthuf '-"'<Id•• , .,
Iterbert Evan!,

mg,

&!I

follOWfl

.~

I am a pMMnS' of ....., cmd

lo, StanlSh8.we-road

Alfred Dan.., 3, Gaa...d·ht '

rercy lGordeilerJ7. Notf.U.~
SltIMt ~l'Ity, w.."lok·rOad
LetlllIi'a Walker, 86. B&t~., ",ad

'WaJJ

captured v, hilst reseamg &JÂ¥.)ther ~'S cl:ew
whlCh ~truck a mme.
Bci- namtI .... ~ Indarl
P leaae H.Sk tho WIfe n she h as an~mg !!l iDe .&y
of blACUrt.8 or oth& roth like Ootid f<>o<I wIIidI ...
could IriDdly .end _ •

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MR. E A. J. DAIllINEY HOllE.
Mr II A.. J It......,., ...
Ilk g, ~
of the UKennet Arms," p~ who UI .. Wlre-

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less opemt£lr, hILS JtlIit retaIned bume 00 ~
_
tho Dard..,elte.
When tho . . . . . . . . oat
h6 was on 661"V100 In the North Sea, and hit skip
..... aft.,...,ards ,ont to the D.ro-n... IIomiT
~k. ago we pubhl!hed a ~ litter fNia
hltn, In whIch be gan a vttid deecriptHm of ldI
expertences m the 10rcmg of tb& DarUaoenes

1I0"'tl\y ;t"",t

Albert Qurt<rmaD, l;'.!\liIl~a-road
Artbnr J.1UUJlg. 26, tlll!"lt-road

Â¥~~, ~;:.' rJtJ;d~
J~ F.", In, a~ •. Otr...

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OLD ST. STEPHEN'S IIOT'S LEnIta.

An old St Stopkon" b<>y holding a . . . . ._
p(l5It10JI. out. a.t tb& Frunlr, m
I~tt.er wntes .as follo .. ~
•• If
tab!. who b....e not ,.e~ Joined

.nt tlut herfl
Ii!IOme

of

(FrR,n~)

tbe t)amgl we

for

l1&li ,

hofr,bk lion .. "" 1oooc,

Jf

a.

~OlJt iuf::InIIt~

the WltJWa M 'B:i:i~
oar a.mlT MIll4 be

& few da,. aM tee
a.od hMr S6~ tJ( tIae

thor would _ _ _

I bad my W&y I wooJd live tlli:em • bt1a;,a& •

.nh.t volunt&hly and then, II !,My hid not JOined,
I w.uld ftIlI.lt. tMm lOin hy
&1W! pm. •
FrtTWiok 1'.,..-00, A1ban..!.r-!.
badgtl 011 their tam~ lStatl]\1: they ~ f(lfced to
81e1a.,. II Corro., 129, ~.bn>ok,road, C._. Jom
Wl\ h ••e gDt \0 buit ~flse G.rrnan foUr:.
ol>.m,
J
.&lid It'lI up tp .vary Bntou tIO do hi. bit and do
!I~ CJl&rka ~_ .. G....
nrht new"
Alboit J ~I, 118, We.t&ld·road, C.....h.... ;'i

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Albtri .1...... 'lII.. MinDiI 1'1~1

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BIRDS AND THE WAit.

I Wa.r IS conqeeted wttb bird pro~ ill mort
way. than one. &cCO'rdin~ t.o the ~Dom_ o:t
.r Bird Nntes and News' (23, Qttetm.
nne .. O~,
S W )1 In ~A.nee the a.beence of
mooLmg
remlered 1riJd fOTl"i e"rlnordJlULtily r tame,
m
England keeper!!; ue N!m~ t1rged m ~e qoaH.cn;
to emiXo:r au Idle ~a.r 1ft relentless W&r on ",,1"
bird. by, ftlea.nl of the Tile and I\bonuna'ole !:Iteel
~P " I Tho nnport.ance of (ea.thered aliles on ibA
land. and 10 tbe ant.l fly oamp~11I" 15 emphuued
&ttd v.rioue mtiJ.re«t.mg f; torles

bY. 1ra't. Ml'ldit.IOf);~;

10

.pe".

OUl"8, whilst II. lifth 18 m his Scboot Cadet Corp!.
EIach of tkhooe "" activ. ee...i.,. " performm¥ .... 1
ent Wor , a.nd cme of them ha.e: the dlstmCtiQn of
OE beir" thll cra.ek dot of ht!l f"egJmem. MIld tile ~

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LOC~L

PRISONER OF W IrR.

Mr W B Ayling. well kilo,," """den. on
C.....hOlll Helghte, li.. four oonl ,"",lng the Col.

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1 1'W"ho han Jomed ; I'llDlDlODM at the .Borouah Pol:H» Court Ml Fnday Mea from Aeadlfl, aDd dillbri~
ROYAL BEItKS
GIMENT,
{or !teaJmg on July 7th & p8ilt of g1ona, ...lae 15, •
the property of ~ L,eut...""t In, ij., A S.C.
the ' WUli&ni S~..!nnen, 32, -1. o"pool·road.
Wilham Spe....
WYk. lit road

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&lid tbem are at. the pte8flot time mf&lly women

UI, C GONOXBIl'. '
who ~ look back Wlth 'thankfulne •• to tlle time
O"lttg to the tItl.etLled .t&te~ of th& ~t.her &
"hell Min Mevsengu took th ~ m lU , hand and COMert ' ,'lVlln bI. tbe '" Nomad. Cobeert. Part.y on
rbt '\d.tIOl'l ~ UDion of !t&ilwayftleft are to be MYed tJitlm from 80met.hlDg whi ch II worlltl tbllll
r.1 ••d , .....OjOUo. witb th. 1oload ~ ...
j ( Ili\ratulated UpMI. the IUCCIIIII of th6lr collect IOn death H er pTIDeipa.1 work la.y In the Re~ Cluh Oft Wedoesday 6VflIUD, b4 to be held ira t h&
bun, ..la1f. but lb "11& no1'trt.h.lea , 'ireat IUOoesa.
III aid of LheLr WldoW'8' tad ~rpla~I' fund, 1I0me
CasUe" treet, and heT, hor ih.t\Ul'''lO haa 'The artulttla .ero Mw If Blaca.fGrd Mile 8. ltet:ry.
.
.
hI b .... 11M held In the town on Sanda,. t.UJ1)ed ma.1l..,. a. poor gn'l who baa tran. greaeed Mr. P OD&le1. Mr. w: Kin,., Mr 8 L. Mtn. )fr
I \ "e pmnted out lut week, Reatilng people
f.om a hf. of horror i9 on. of hopefuln . .., .~a W 0 Hyd. ud MID Ge,"", (..,.... p..itt) ,
I ~I" nr l pr rarum ODlOU5 when the gl"Vlftg II! bu cau!ed theU' eyes to OpeD 01'1. • bettet' ,..llt,. H er
A LONG DJlJLAYE> DELIVUY.
~ ~ l,;o(,d o.; auIC r but wheD ontl conslde" tbe larae work m connect.ioD With the DI!ch &t'~ed Pnaoner&'
A peltea1'd Mlnll
Wlnsbertla, n\!er 8ourn ..
I I mht! of ~t~e,t. colleot.um. tba.t bau been m&.d~ Aid Soolety waa !&lItO an uJ\por~n t one
What mou th, (In Juae 30th, 1805 by tVra F COl[ to het
Ills
ter,
tbtlln
Mba
BI
..
ocbll
EllktMn, of 67. Ruaaall·
I TI 'nIl " ann th e " hard timll' I I t arou,h W'bH~b ~o ever the ... ea~f! r mlgbt boo }.ill;S MUliCJl ge.r w llo8
street, 'Was deli~ ,, &t th .. t .,t1lNa Oil Tuud ..,
I tr.~ ll\ au pu.\!un lf, It
weU (or th! g~erOllt,. t.o be eeeD at early momlDg a t the " rlson I~II morDJD( thll wuk., no hs(orN.&t.h>a. betn'~ll ven by
h~ I1t:trlm : pubbo that the ccUeetlon.lttt the to let. th e dlAOODsolMle a Dd often pent tent. girl wbo the I.u~l'Il'lyea wttl tha cu:d k4d t.U.eD OYer t.eft
l~ ra.t. 01 traatlt W8Ii one mile
J. l \\drnH~ n !l elliOD m ould . a.u e.:rcteded I rut had hub dllll~b&rled f rom , ao l au that. ehe ,.,u not. T e&rll t o dehvar
it n J re..ched ~be lJUDl of over £ 70
1 .e entirely fri endless, s.nd that. I he would be as81s~d 10 e"t.1 (o'\?"CiJ dl-71'
1 \ !, tlI ~, \~ "un lhat c.htIy g&-vfI 1ft a. good c.a,UIe to tread the n lLtTOW p a.,b 1"0 fUluro
BOY KN':::OOS:=:::JID::- DOWN. t.he pohee
\\ ~ 11\\ t ht ril:!lW'l-y IS ODft of th~ mOIL d&DgerOU! courte too, MII!& Messengf'f \t" Q.!! to 00 fOuDd ·e.. &A ear helntl.s to Ifr. W.tb, 01 1!7,
i
1'1 t IOn! , and the mortaht.,T r a.te. a mong men ready to take ln ~ her charge the 6nt. o!ender I.tfd ~, cont&iDmg lomt woultdld !ohhers, :'.:' :,-_C_
01.., 0010>'<1-_ Oft We<\."".y .t~,ro,"'.,
"mpl. \ N t I!I much higher ~ a.n lD most olher otbe ~ who bad been .. boun d over " by th& magl! dn"D
&Dd .. boy batmed White.. &£ed. Dln. J'e&.l'II,
I
h 'f IIlduslrv
Tb e N lJ It orpha.n fWld tratee OLh6t !pheres of la oonr aIM OOC.!DPled 1d.i ~ ran f!'Om the ~r of .. .,elIlcle r1ib t. III
t hh.. hed. 10 1800, nd it l$ lI upported hy
MCl!sengcI"ti a.cllvlLleli , and tihe waij looked upon, t.ha ear utt w... lnIeoked rloW'n JIIe WaA
I th \T"~ i Q.ab:ihuLlOne of mem'hen a.ad tle gtenar 11M mdeed she Wa6, ILfi t.h c fll cnd of every girl wh o i he War He.pda.l Rei dt.erwa.rd. to the
Berbhlra Helplt.&l, luttering frOOl brullel
I N I "f ; hr p ., Jfht fllad provIde. ,ftekly ,,1

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A NOBLE LlPE,)
By the death of Miu MesRD.ger there pus's ont
who d e~oted her tile to the upl ilting of tbad whoJ
(or tbl!l w ant. of moral ~ urag e , had transgrt::llsed.
the moralla.w5 and bad fallen "ld uDS Lo t.empt.&holl
11'1 t heir weaknesl
1t. fa Us t-Q the lot ~ of thw
,
lJD B.AaKET
women to come IOta oont.act witb t he
ltd, o(
T.e ltMdle, ~JI emen tlahIDr In t.be K6IlMt
hfe t o tlie extent to which the late
'~:~:E~ ! lUt. WMli:«Ml WI.., orm balt. bad ibe 1at"'actiOft
did, and i t IS to web women that the
of t.akulg & .~6ttI
milM bNk''', MeamlnJ of
as a whole 0\\ es 50 much
QUiot w.nd
da.oe, a cbllb, paTak,l . Jack, • a&rPl .....,.l MIa,
"r.ad .. t.rout.. r The Mill WQIth6d lib•• tlltl trout
tloUl, she w eDt a.bout he w ork 'Mtb ~a te.ct;. 4Hbe , jeak 81ba, o&J'tt 41~, anI pllrch 2tba. ehub
laIn en an d lovmg kindneae whI ch wu In-eti.tlble, 2fba., s.Dd OM daae ltJu
I

ANOTHt::R SUCCESSPUL COLLECTION,-

A. J, c)zltde, "77, """~ B-u,
""'"I'
_........
Pte OUllt f8potttd WOUnded, no" diM
..oundt.I I
J
P\t. B. A.t_, o.m, 2nd B.tt,
-Corp!. A.. C Halll, 223.3. Baob Batt,

~gr ..,

;,',;.k'." good

FOUR SOKS.
Be...... MImr J, Brooks, wt.o ] I well-known III
to
'I'h _dy eo.. -<>~ recnuls m IIMdiIIg " ltlll th. 'to..... ond ""'~". pn_ 91 ..... _
A tn&n nam.d ilobert JGIw, III 1M Albey
hi, friend. Mr J N<>mS, 01 Wy--.....a, Rt.ld
Ho\!ll. wel.teunoter Brldg$·",..r, LeilIIeII, __ OOolitltllng, tire 1.1I0'll'ln~ htlllg the Jl&m!' of Y01lll1
I

• Tb&

I

Ltd.,

00ea81Oft

MAN SENT TO PRISON. ,

t~~~~~~~;j~~~~~~~

tn

good .. do' on thst

I

It ceir felt
..
j
lie doep ..uae lor thankluln...
At, W.!dDeod't' i Tn 8ulId&y
1 ".I"~ 01 8t A..u.,,'. tD"~'''''"
I ,It W!l& mOlt unfortunate. N Lord B.u.nAltB
meetIng W&I
of t.h6
Inaura.noe
CODlDUtt.ee
Mr eneuma
E
Clluroh
t,a,t;:ea
nutafternoon
SuDd.,.. aDd
Collier
elected
as Chairman
f()t" t.he
aPreabyt.e.riaD
Sower eemoe
ta
tte held III th.
I de-.::lared IU a speeoh pregnaat WIth the WlJdom year I Mr d olllU hat ta.keo a. keen mterest In
'
I
I 01 fllr.!leelcg IItatEllmaDlbip, '.' to take the
the '10rking of the ~ct
,\8 lll<JlptlOn, and, ..
M""" ,,,.loom. ~ ~'tIriI l'.. k.
EOncatlO D neparlmODI ., • 1l.ld
"bloh htl sud on '~ednc!lda1 , he jOined. the Inmra.nce hUVlfJ6t, Tecordl!l(i b nl on •.rt\IMd&JL ,,:h~ baH aD
\ IIcarlOmy sbould be eut'OUled.'1 It .beho't"fII UI Oomrllltte6 det.errruned to gl've that meunre a loeb fell
Altocet r from lolulf cm<1 to 8Lb .Bl
'1 here III DO doubt &II to thtl aapabillqel tdobee fe ll
to &pply our mmd. now to prepare for I. litua- ehan~
AN .4BSENTEE
t lon wben our manufacturers and merchant. af M~ Collier to gUide the work o( the Committee
I 1\ 111 have to rely on their skill. Ingenuity and (or t~er nen year
Mr Stebbm", whom Mr
Frederick HeDI'Y bepparo, of the litll Ha.nt.f.
COHiIlr- . ccroedl, h u made an excellent chB.lrmall for Regt,. atatJontld at.
tton Veoey, who "AI ch~tId
I!!ut erpm e to bold tbell own agAlOIt. luch oom- two ~ra, and vaca~d hili pOlltll)n With the thanks at. tbe Doft)ugh Poll e Court on Frid..., 'tIJith boiD'
~_ 'aD a.lu&ntee from
Be«imeDt., w&I bouDd over
11etl tlou aud luch clroumetaaoee .. our commuc, of the
!,wholtl Commt,lt.ee
1'here lS one m ...tter we
I lun Indultry ha .. e nen,r befm had to faoe, It 'Would like to mention, a.nd that. lIo t hat. the meetI. essential, theD, to proYide .mcieot t4a0hjng IngB of the CommIttee and Sub·Commltee.. are Dot
I for tba future generation on which tbe country
tlO well Jl.ttended M they should; be
For a com
dtpeudl, Ilud to bring about a cond..iUbo of mJttu of forty to !ometune3 ba.ve 6> difficult.y lD
\ e.f£llU In wb\cn the buameu
of t.be future forming • qnornm IS not credit.able, a.nd If menr
bers find tbey CMnot , gJVtI the tlme to attend the
",n he h< tter tr&1II~. d_plilled ..,d educated, lD-eetlllge.
t.hlln they shonld make T'OOm for othert:
I l 'be .!l hiatTOD dtlDlUldi ria'id~_~m,.. but
who., prepa,rer to gtn tim&- to the work.

OD a.TlphOI.t1Q~ \

""me

I"".

THEFT FROM A MOTOR CAR.

th.y
bee. handlropp.d by AD IllIUtliOl...,. of
I
1 &md
OYer the aetion of .11 Defl1ntfundi, qaa met wltb no small mONUNl of auoaell'
&a."t'tC!M &t ~_
~Ch""'h D
~
concemed in pubho ex.penditure. And Although much yet. remams to be doneboth"bation- .no adYert,iMd
,
~
propo!ed In certain ~N to let up _peela} ally k.nd locally lD the great figbt a.gIllllllt .cons.~ rber tr PI b1
. E. 0.....011.
l
iae
th popru.r!t.&aftI
.. a.re achet1iilied.
ml chlDtry to inrelti&&te the expenditure ofl sumPrwn,
"'h~n one tHea Into ~un ration e
llBu:t5 C. M.... d and aJ,. ~Tettll& filer t.lpi
01
tho.. b,," ,b.. of the lpODdins d.~.nto comparat.1ve hopelesaoel& of the pOIIJt.ion o( afl&[f!

i "'~'" tho .b..noe nf suftlailuhontr.ll h04 mad. ticfore the .dvent of the InsurImC8 Act, there

",FOR T.n E FALo.!&

_to

m_.

LOCAL

I menls

v,

'\

1Elr'~i;;

At
oomm&aoetbeat of
pplDt of rejolD:i.ar, but an
itioment db!ooated blA bee, and to
btn dJ.·
'ppomtment h. woo unable to join
Both Mt
3llo· Mn TholtlPIJOD are v6ry p ..trletiC, Illd a.re
proud of the fact th.t 18 of theu ttlatidII& ....
"roiJIg, ""d Mn Thompoo'
that ok. baa
bee. tb.
or getling 40 yerm. _ to JoiJI.
Thor .... -hoth very muli""', ..,d od'd OOIlII(I.."bly
to the IiI<> .f the GroTelandl Lodae 01 Good Ttlll·
pI ...., from "hfoh 28 l"'nng men ." "v.
to the
tront
They m p.ttmtl:: np a. httltl b&Dd, &D.d ar8
_
.....g lor "htlll th. 1io?'
II""'., _din,

)

MONDAV. ~

,

"

f....

1.8

I

'l'h6 folJowln, eunaltiel ~6Dpt. loldiers of the
!:uob Ltpt I+faDtry have hoeD r&-

,. '

•

D.r~~~!:"hMnHio~~~~..';;
It I:!atusfact.ory to not..

1

.. """"

t1'&tion of the S&1jllltoTlUM Bene6u UDder t1te Act.
aod bere the C ommlU-ee, In 'Pl~ of tho fact that

LATE FACTORY EMPLOYEE WOUNDED.
Ch I
.,. es Wyeth, -of the &0,-.1 MaT IQe Ligb~
lWN1t,rv.
of Mrs W)eth, o( 50, M&Deher!~r
I .ti·~hi;.,;;;::t"t~; ha.a been wounded lb lhe thigh wbi le

01

to han a rue

I tbm

-1

l

w. DYKE, 57·58~\Broad -St.,

i

I \)

1!!0:"",""'~",,",

I

Rlt1DtN~

ktt.

p,",,",,* " 1(,,,,,,"8," .,." .. KIlled ~!'to. p, BiTIdlIl, &lOl, lit Batt
Pto H. o.It:m&n, lleB)t lit. Ba.tt

r

cO~lcro~

The " Jewi sh World" aa.y t!. "An ext tlordtn&l"J
ha3 ga.lned C1JrtenCY l ~ R'\l8!l& tha t the
dUt'l1lg a. \ ISl l. t-o 'Lodz, enl()rOO t.Le lSyft;t,II
...;(;n1al!!lng a ScroU of t.hf!l Law t.ckl tbto
II'
tha.t. he W'aS t.he Mel/Hall whom tt\e,
a.a~"'ih~~g"and bha.t h& 'had ~n sent. by 004

"'na" ....

..... Orake, U87!,

J

t

th~

lD

t

HUGE REDUCTIONS id all

\

va.1ue of £1,500

The Gums t88ued by the Na.tlonal

He ..lth IDJlcraoOfl Cornm ll;slOn~n to the Society u

'

READl'NG

•

a.viJ.lable for lM'e8tmentJi nnw reach the totAl of
I £5,414 for h6 ~hree yean; endmg Jul y, 1915

Fashionable
Goo~s a n4.
.

Sf"llr

the

a.pphed f9f Stack to

ne'" Wal Loan

I

DESTRU(h.ION."
Arericau

PURCHASE OF WAR STOCK.

Tho Compton PJlgrll.' Approved Society h •••

frOm the trenches a'bottlv Mlr sold len' ptea.sttre

WEDDINGS.

b~.lift .1Id Ihe birda'
atHut bl eliot and sh4i!lJ

br

~" pbofTnpph

.ppAt«l' Moon""",

\!

In

tho
The Dmnber 111 prefacni
In

of t b. P..... 01 S.....waj,:, a.d

oGDt&inl·the usual record of the wprk of th& Royal

Swoty for tho Pro_,on of B,ro.

1<
Mit ASQUITH AT THE , FRONT.
Pte L J WiDMr M ft M Mr &tid Mn WInter.
." 8om.entet lIoUM , Oxford roa.d, RMdin(; ('of the
If4tb B.ttaLiotl! at the Roy&l R~rk:s ~gun1!'nt. b,. o.:
'tn1ttell IIW6&"a1 Jn~tln" Jebten Ia.tel,.. t-o hu;

Piretltl. from whicb \ we ar& pemntted tn qlunlt'
'l'oucltl"z 1ft one on the Vl fi"lt or thB Pt11rie Mlm stel
t~ the Frt)t!lt, he ob!'.l!d"\""t:s .. '8, tbt"- ...y, lohe l Ast

\ime ~ ..ere 1ft the trenches Mt A~U1th am .. And
h&a a IfMtk at UI
It WHi JOUy pluCl..j of bun,
beau.. 1M t.too'k 8.
na m coaling ngltt up 38
b. did" In Ulot.h&r l't..e WiflW ~ Ive .... "mod. m
~rut.lng rNU~~ or the vneral dOings of \l1Â¥ bat

.rr-t.

t;tj,on , 1m,. "liieh ,I is • ..uv und.!r.t<>Od t.liat, the.

h ...... ben donag t.ben" btt ;.
He ])al.J1Y IlDt tbit
all" umg • m..... oocIed .....t., "out of
the ~d af th& l'I'I&nDg Po •• ·, & c1t.nge wbteb aJl

tbey Af"

GUlING

ThI'Ot!! ~ sjl6p~~6I'tI were .u1llJl)O* at

Lbe Read ing llorouKh l'qhco Courl on

FrI<\l.>:

fOT

k~plRg th6ir .ho,. opolt fM' wala.rul ,amiDi on
c.ert,lri d.tea I The .qJSeJ ~, h~er. adjOUrned
Mil Wed.lI:uday ft9tt ~e cItIlnda.nta ue 'Daniel

&w&n, 01 80, AdcUolton.rftwt; Wm G '~ln,oon,
01 60, "'I.........t , &lId !'Ioro... lIbU1lu, 0 47,
De Beau .. oir road The cblU',oe &l'fI 111 rtIfPeCL of
oerlaln ,IQltng 1Il1tC)IDeI 'Q.ed 1ft tho , bopll •
ST. loURY'S l"LOWEB IlEItVIO];1

Th."

b.

... .."oUy .'JOymg
tim.,
&dds, ...
tn. tM iD'&.lIl, l!p&nt In physlC&l drill &Ild mmt- Geld
dap, ...tio! .ltogetber, .. he •..,.., fn>m the k...!
itUpt of battit'!
\

THE JlREE CHURCHES AND
' T~. 'NMlon&1 1'rIlO Ch~
,mnt.,d .l,.tothe
t.ho'W&r
MClal1D

moet

, .\ fl owo, liorYlW ."as h Qld .t. at Mary', Church
on Sllfl(h~.r aft.ornooQ for lhe children attending

~~~$ri~~~~=

St, Ma.ty,. Sand&!_ 8ohoo1. the Green QU'Ia' School
1100 81:. Andrew , 'f [ome
An addt . . ".1 ,wen by
lh B Vlcar the Rev, It WJCkbam LeSi' I.nd after... a rd. ibe children ma.rc.bed In ~"rooeuI6n TOurld
lho ('htl r.:: h WIth their ~ "M:n_ ln2e eoweA QOft
tr ~buteod by th e cbUdren .ore packed In ~QI and
tient to London (er dfatrlbu,tioD to Door ~ople
ARIIlh1ST&D ON 6USPfCION

On \\redDfilday evelung l..o ,rre.t.. ..ere made
In ReadiDIJ by IOldleri ellmod OD toh. 1'&11w&-1' in
tb. 2nd Line of Oonlmuniei.Uou. .A. lad,. 'WU lIMn
. kflt.,hrDg De..r ODe o( tbe brKJru ...hilJ" a. 18ntlaman wa. eeen -.ct.)ng .mrlll"ly .... ODe of the
alation. Each "' ... liberated alter a f.w MIDute.'
d et.entlon
TtlII' former waa ~'t'od t.o be a well·

known d~"IQ.g mtaiteM 6D,.,-.t in Ule dllt.rlct..
wbllat the lather utJlAid t.he authorlt~ tbat. It. fa
a hobb, ()f til to tab the IUlm},.,. ud b~OII of
en:irles.
.
"1

S~ELLED

HIS' BI~HDAY

ON
Wlll he Ielt WIth Capt and
AdJQWlt Boll •• 4 ... f"uulf. In the liere... m..,t
theY h&v. -l"'t tru.lttun~
rho rPllhg •• t. .oldi er
Milch

,,,,"pat~y

son of) t~e gallant CM.pt.a.in. the l a.t.t.er of wbom by
the :wet-y.. hae been connected With the lme of Ct'lm
Ulunlca.tlon at Re..cho. pracblc&lly ever Slnt:ll the
outbre~ of t'b~ w~, &l\d wh.., has gamed tbe edeem
01 manJj people, 'Was ena-iI,ged WJth hiS rcgmlenl
t.h. iDd ip8ft1n. , 1ft the b..fllile of Neuve CIi"rlellfl
- . \, lilteD bunt afrlong t.bem. a.ud Pte Ball Tf
08ITN a1:t6eking l'QJUMel to bobh legs
He ban
6n1y .JClfI:W tlle tankll from t.he j:iuglen It. few
llontSlI~teVlou.ly, IUld It was on bUI l\:lth blruQa';
~ II} " .. !tnJCk
After heatme.nt. I\t t b e

U _ _• to N. 00 bh~lt.1
fitor t6 'tJie' Q....'. Canadia.

bor6tii'b. :/llomclUf•• th. pro,"rty

,

Arthu r

Marktiltlt, of whloh Lady M"rkhlWn
Matron
"at ff<I/II
fIrTIt OOI~:~d;~:;~~.:!~:
AI
had.

BI,

i~;~:o'k~hi.f