Reading Observer. July, 1915.

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Whnt pro.-.d to be- byr<' C!Ul tmg effort beld _in
\1" ,1-" that whlch ' took pla.ce oa. ,!'~n"'~"
\, II< II a. hugo denian,tration'
'lll'Lme~ !Ild& Protpenad.~. l)e
01 ' I') \I l tn ess the · aftBir~ and \he

",Jl ur.cd t o~etber weto "of '~e d.im~na. 1
.. I hc Reading Rerzuit~;z ~t~~ b.i, ~~
ltJ\.-Ic.\ble work III !:.he puf\m. the ~ter of gettmc
tfLrlJl t s, hut It was felt" t.bt.f ¥lJD.e' conapJ.euout

d 'r~ \'Vould prO\' 6

aD. aJidi;5.0.0al. ~ti... to the
b lt111 reda of Iteadmg you,t.hr:: who, for nuon' 'best
kn,j\\ n lo themselves, b.ve Dot :yet joined. the
'- , lmu~ Tbus it w.a.s th&t .. P;'"triotiCl d~
IL"U .!Ild march wa.s &I'T&D~, an~ the ~ iii
l\ 111cb the effort waa eo~oeived
and CIUTIed. y out
It'jl'l tc the greatest ~'ble credit on all 000-

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;Jftu five o'clock' Uo6 ~;~,::~~~~~.~
:uSenJb\e In the ~t~ Ii
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I II IT'hal! il n ~ Lie~~ ~~umiey
tfli ll rrf'ce~slO n. whi~ "&5' well O'fef
1" It'
1 h ~ procesaion 'ri.a ~poRd ,of
Dct'lclunen t Berb Yeomanry.

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lb. ,TOlI1J1"I1"'" Bond.
C"n'iage No.1:

\Ir Ben von (Lord Lieuten.t of, Berbairel, ~.
I ,. tiutto. (Mar.~ of l\eadir>/Il, Col. Bak"
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II:I "n Sec. Beeru.itmg CornmttteeT, C..pt. Porter
Th. foUo'IriDr "'''1~ti,,: ~.oI"'t
(Secret.l.l.:y Territorial A..uoci .. tiOD).
' Cb:ti1 &.ad Buch
C.map No.2,
ported during tb.
Fe P'ley ndemo, ',II..C M,G, (CommiondaDt lot
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5A.'J,'tliJl!;~A1H
fl ~ t t.a.lioD
NatIOnal heaern), M&jor-o.eraI

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.Depot
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Fleet
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Cart1age lI....6- :3:
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l id",,,," Field< (Deputy liIay", of JI.oo<IbI&) ' 'Mr,
H'''J' O·Doo.,1I (Army RcenU~1
Aldernlii.n ' \ H
HuU . Mr. W . 8. Clutterlmolr: ' (Town

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P;,.,ra.l Berks), )!aJor ~-Vaulhan WtlJ..i&ml ~
flr."fr 49th Area) , ClIPt. SIa.ught.er (O.C, AcC
l Clll re Berk! Yeo~{)"), Ca.pt. Wheb\e (O.a. ad.
Ue.ntft ~rkt R H A ).
Bra.ke containing: Party"of Nartel.
l uke cJntammg
of Wounded Soldien.

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Acting Col .S"gl.

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• Unlm and Fife ' lland Recruiting Pa.rty.

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011 TUtlday "er6 oecu.
In ~earlbg & cluuge '
LJc(nlmg JUltJC!"S
n'flt'Ilporary lttllnc .
wu that of , James

," London street, ~hQ
comply 'tf'lth the Te»n-

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selling beer and pt:r·
on h i' pr.lIliu. &Iter

. 1\01,. co~te ~&nd.
1\oy ScouU.

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to prootJeUte, and Mr,

,MUll:rtion Pa~.

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f •• ourable

va~uabl e ~otk In ,regal d

-Lord Lieu-

branch' of th&' Chambel's

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additJon to those mentioned above. .

i ll ri few Int.roductory remarkll the lliYoll u.ld
IhH l bad seen th;i,t; - e¥rerung
lexa.mple of the
th )Il:--ahds af men '{Vho wen now ~ tl)eir
(' unln, they had. seen repreeentatwes 01 &J.l
oI"n' .Ind every a~. from lIle vetera.ns Who had
,I lO r the Ir bit 1D times gope by to the boy. who
\l rr~ finly waltingf,
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they 'Were old enough to
JHIIl l he forces.
B
be ID&Jn pa.rt of that march
hdrt I~"n l:o m~d <> the BerhltinJ Reglmen.and
the R ~a dlng CampMY Roya.l ;EDgtDeera.' wbo lwere
Prt'P;lre,j til go to tight at any moment,
ThOle
n ~r{' Ihe men tbey honoured m08t., ~i.nd they were
11"" 'I:lpea hng iQr"othen to join tbc19
Now w~
the ttlne to J om ~I, And ~f1.r wanted 8. good reaponse
t h~l t:Hnnl g
Thev had begin that. war on volll ll~n ~e" l.;e , ADd 'be !post l!inoe.rely hoped they
\\ ,u l~ tili llih It O~liesame principle. . (~~lau&e 1
II 1\(lllltl he II. eli
' .to the "trulliona of ~~-Q "Who
l' PH nro" \·nlun
y Rrnng ~helr OOtllltrY I( t.b.e,.
h "I '''' ht; Jllrued bv -cDrucnptc and fon:etl! llWour.
~ 1 r r~'tnt they h.i:I the fiDerd a.tmy m the W()r'ld,

an

admlMa.ble undtr
to lOfer sale W85

Tbere'

of sa.le

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hear the defence
wife In charge of th.

cor, ... ,,,,,tiQII beL .....

. He hod Mid
and there h&d
ma.nagemM t., of the

~!l~ h.. ho~ d tb!l.t -before ~ .would have to l"e8OTt
too l "f.FCTlpl lon e,."Cry eligible loung matt "'puld
l' In
T ho~e who were not IUglble could c:reale a.
Hlfh\ rmbllc opinion a~ home and __;~ _".
~h,"!:, those who ware in the ranb.
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' be bad buD .. iod¥t'r
!6"M ytar8,
~r

a:&~ &

on the table

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w.,

dnnking 'beer lnd

h~te~.

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lrilling,-

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warfare and

ha4

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THURSDAY"

aacnfice to some of the men to go,
rfor It.
Many men

Tlo ' th", would be honoured

OMow_ed._ ,
- LIeat.. J. II, H, J~.

gone becaul!I6

'Referring to t.he quee1 '1 <If munitions. h13 Worship alaid be did not
think tb l t they had a p-ea.t many: &kIlled workef"e
,11 H e~dlng who could be of U8lstance in making
nlll1l ' L lflll~ . btlt I f Re.ading oould uo~ eupplv many
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FRIDAY)

Pte. R. BaUer. 16555.
Pte, R. n.Jun, U824.
Pte. J_ Bayrdon, 9161.

m~ ~ e r~ (If sheila abe could ~end U8eJ'1l of them .

\ hholl,t:;h afl he bad said, iL I" y a great aacrifioe
" ::n, the offioera were ~t.tmg them a. gQOd exam- I
l' lur m,lDY who were actually put mil ita.~.,fer~ ... \\ (' re golOg baclc , either worklD't in offioel or
r I,' ! recruIting ~ ork.
Thev had had two great
' ; 1l(.lcs a.t Readmg, one o( whIch WII-I the )ate
l,l JJeare, who eacri.ficed hifi hIe for tbe count.ry
''rm bit al much as any officer killed In .ction.
If , \\ orL: ~t the ba.rra.cka
enormous.
Tbe
,th~r nfticer. who "u popu1&1' with eY."1bo<:Iy.
'11" 1 < theil
Member of Parli&ment. Col
1\ I ~~rol l - (/l.p p)au8Cl~v;ho was now factng ~ tbe
,l ltrks In tbe DHdst of the grea.t.eat da.ngen ' and

ST.

LOCAL "GAZETTt: ..
ITEMS.
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n'I ~;:. hlp.

T~ey

were proud ·to know thoee we.re

1~a dln& men
He hoped &11 who could would
· ,IIl)w'tbo!!e good eumplu. (Applaulle.)
,
spIrited a.nd m't.erestlOg addreu W1UI next giTen
I, ' ir BltPlf O ' DoNNEL L, from the Parha.mcnIII, Recrult.mg Committee, he f.makmg an earniat

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6Weeks. Itt:hed

to, Numb Hands

CuttciJra Heale~.

"Pff'd hn recnuLs
.
\I IJor D· EvKGOURT. or the Roya.l Bern Re~i.
M HI I
who is In cbarge of the. Recruitmg Pacty, LO
" " lI r"<! of n. sbort 1Ipeec:b. ~d that the town In
," m,itl er of recruiting ha.d not done iUs dut.y
r" .~ Ili g . ,1.1 Ao whole, had no~ done 10 well &I the
" I,'lt l· , hut It. ,,8,6 never too la.te to mend, &ltd
I I ked them nQW to' ~nd :up their yol2Og men
, . n"nuts
He. thought theTe could not be &
I ': Jlublic opInion m the town on \.he point,
I~, ' I.~ If there w e~ 1t .... ould make the young
I -11 : .. !I t. once,
The people did not tlunk _n, I' \ of tba.t crtllill. bat he need hardly tell them
lh~t II \\ clS the most terioua cruu in which Eng'I I b t.d heen s.inee she had e1i.ted ' AI a. nation.
~ I\tn t on to' "descnDe what~ h. tho'Ugl;lt would
'PI PI! I f England did not win.... and said ii the
1 10 Il ld not \"ol unteflt they; wo.ud be made Ito
•.,.~
There Wal no doubt about it.
&e.ding
\I..
Ihou t..50 per cent, behind the' county, and
'It; \\pre .16:0 behind .the ,i:eIi of thlt conntly.
-"0;- Ir"uld ban to ttmad7 that.
:He w8.11 ~ny
t , 1- ' them
nnplea.a&1lt ,tnlt.hB, but. he Ia.cl
t, I,.~
He aabd them to ~ public .o~m.
"11 ln~ hn ng pf'eSl!Ufe to bea.r OD the young eligible

WOMEN ' ·AND: ,

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BULU, ~ eheen ......ere

.' I,! for the wounded IOJdiers on
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,1I~" for the :Mayor, the

the

p:latform.

Lold IbuteDlIIlt aDd

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nh speech WAS grt!8ted with enthuaium•
"li t .... oIt l1nded.
the a.fter,men
. P."'rUl
~ " ere urged
then sought'
andtolUDe yowg

\(lll1 nLee.red
\ \. the ccmclWion
l '"r

I (I ' l r en tert. . . med the

H:,~~lh ~'t~ and

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HOUSKB,

POULTRY

BUILDINGS .()f

large

I he cbiliT ,tu, O<\CUjlied by the Mayor, ....ho
<urJlQrted by M.j/:u? ¥icha.ros and Major Deni, .de

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are unequa.lled for
(If desii:1l
~nd workmauship.
am ,kong,.
,I durable. and md'/.~"&te in price.
,
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'fe .peclalise in
~ conlltruction of I
IJok~ITAL5, OPEN
1 ~TB, MOTOR!

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ho'ld n...o·~ to
sale as well all
not apply t.o

IBROWNE

HOUSES aDd

ennIs from t.be Depot, under &r-gt. :BirminRfrun
,nrl Scrgt. Klng, "'.ere in .charge or. the pla.tlonn.
1 ht w me on the/ promenade was qUIte Charming,
th r l'\" el'" belDg ttQw.de4 wiLb' boata.

' itrE' . In

a.c:

rtl,:;".~:~i~;:'.~'~',I ,Newi)ery,
Haslam,

It ,b')uJd be mentidnea. that. ihe rqp.te "... kept
clear b~ members
th" ~ Folioe PQn)e,
under f ncpeci.or Lickley.
TIley . 'W'eftI Mhet.ed by
.1 lart:;e number of ipqCuu con.tAblei.
Twenty re-

TI1E !j;PEECH.JIS.

'!ready

I ~~~~~:;~,..J~~~~;:t: bJ::'~~I!:a.ndCox,
M.el>8r1f. - .A:rfher"
~
CI~ydo.,

much .put,

"~, u.d

t he cro",d allowe.d bot'u!I8mhle rOOn' tile platform
(111m u hl eb retnuting .oee.cbM ir
made.

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to the Imp'C?rt..
of DIllDIluiDS. and at the meeting of
on 'l'uesd'!-y somo mtorcstmg light

Th&:Ti;peranoe and

~p \Il~ I"trdens Band:! played f9r,
Tb march pa~ t o~' the ubiU ·were

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eumlnent..
On 3lnVlDg at t.he , .~ly erected
I" Ltf m·u t b e gentlemen In C&r.r1agelroceeded on,
I , \hc phltform, and the whole of t
coltunt., the
lkn nt. tAlIlg the , U1ute.

from the

fire .

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and CavcC!$h&m , ro~,.. the prOceition
" twl~d Ila v:&y l (J lhe Promenad,.
Crowda1lined
1&" f OU!e throughout, and tiw IIQ.J.rtDea of tboH

"~IVlnn le.u:img. atarched p&l~

DlId ,ub,equeptiy re-

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par!de "'as the. 8ubJect ot

tir~.

a sevorcly wo-unded man

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Pr ,eceding ' bi wlt! . ~ :fteqdtici=road, LaaidaD..
r... d. J,ondolj.:cn;et.' Duke·street, Broad•.trcetl

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moy.f!d

tr~nlflics under the

4th ILD '9th B~ions).
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(R<:admg) Donal Sirnal COlllpaD1 R.E.
Spnni o:irden... BaDd.
i:o."I,," SchoolJ>lllcon 'l'TaWng CoT'

VolUlltkrf' Aid Del&ebmenl.
Re.Ldm g YolbntUr .Defence FqJCB
Athlcte.a' ~ .~unteer Defence .Fo~
Larley V~l,,"teer Defence Foroe: ~
D" ,in and . Bugl~ 'B&I).d King A,~ B~,.
Dct.~~t KitirAllred Bpi"
6, Andre"'.'
Home Cad.t 'CorpL

u.nder heRvy sholl
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r: ecr~ l1 t1n S P arty R~~}<IBerlts Regunent (from
~ 51 h

HUDSON. 2nd Orlord

the Alane, when, the telephone WIre ha.ving
been cut. he volunteered to -Cfmy ao menage

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For COMP}CUOUII £lllln.ntry on October 4th, 1914,

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