Reading Observer . June, 1915.

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All Reading PeoPle will be gra.t.ifled to leam. that
h.e .&.Ie of cklthlDg, ~to., rooeo t.ly h¥ by :J..ady
Reading bu resulted m tho handsomo 6UDl ot. lQO
beml handed over to tb? Comm1i:,t,ee reo-

for the p rovISion of Ca.te and Comforts

moot de-

mg IS that wblch
Alderma..rton m tho

AJdermaston Court..
on a. progunenC6
whlcb comma nds J::ttemllve VIOWS oC th o Kennet
VaHey, enJIlYlllg Il. deh ghtful atmospbere and enl~tt.er from Dady ReLdlDg compa.s&ed around with h !f8.Vlly wooded conntrv
32 CUI'Zon street., Mayiau . 'V •
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l' un o 8th , 1915
tbe s pot., whIch h~ been gcnerou ~Jy pi,L.Ced a.t t~
Dear Mr. Mavor,-=.
dJ!lposai of the RCTks '1 errltorJaI ASSOcIat Ion by
I enei0&6 herewith cheque for aoo hundred
g'UlOOAS, OIG produd of t he satel I recent ly held :Me C E K eY$ec, IS certamly uOlqnc In vaJ ue :uI
'rhe third hne um tA of tbe
Rt. Roa.dmg.
Will you please place. th1.8 s um llt. a tram,ng groMd
t.ho du;posu.1 of the COmmltt.cc fOI t he Cara and County 'lemt.orlal Force are l here heIng trAmed to
Comfort.:! of tho Wound ed Soldl(~m Il't Reading '
1 t a.ke t h llS oppo rLuruty .of thanklTlg' you a.nd fit thcm selvM to fo llow the other units, and Judg
Ing by wbat our repr"8$(! ntntn'e I!aw on the OCC&-al l those who bel ~ t.o make the aale a 6ucocas
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Siricercly yours.
sion of II. Vll!l t on Wedne3day, i t JdlouJd not be IODg
ALICE 3.uDmo
before tbe men are proficJent In every respect.
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A. VISit to Alderma3ton would dcmo~8trate to
the mtending recrUIt. ~hat he could make no be.tter
of Regiment tb lin the Derb Tcm.tari&l!,
for Immedla.tely on enh Atmont h e 18 proVldt.d Wltb
a complete khaki outfit and sent t(l Alde:nnastan ..
Tbe men now at. t WA exceptionally ~ell ecfDtppt'A
camp are loud In thNr prntlle8 of tho tnAnmg
ground proVIded. and pay Il. hIgh tribnw to th6 effi
clen~. manner In whIch they are bemg " got. lote.
hoe Wlth the men wbo wero abl~ to Join earlier

;,~'::~!~~So~ld:~"~m ~

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the Mayor (Mr. L G. Sutton)

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hghtful camps fot' the

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f! f1\\ cnf. the ~'T~nl;
b ""'~ Ic~t' pcno ll CS$ f-Dd "">r~j ...,
, • 11 ]If! l!l ema.. wblch
11 ( \I' rn,~ ~n " h of
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(secreta.n 1
m fl u In ,)f any';""\>ort..,.oo
1'> 1 (}Ie nelgana, bUft r , rl ('~ '!\ hlc.b tn England
n' ~ n
rhelle nd.tLcn

nC" up of work:6b~I1 and
at their ow-n t rades,
r~' qle teaching them

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traor4marv how

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~~e'r rt:ad~ to be \
DC';" envIronment
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.Ji.ngtreet'B from Wantage.
Thct6 Wete a.
the Gribble

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was am on~t
wreaUUI from rela.tn',=. of the 'de~d
Mr C
rlJ'"8t or Ithe to...."UII' !to::';~;'.:.,b~;~:~~~ to Belg1&D Lovegrove . of Friar atree1.. carried out.~ funeral
ltefugee.e, 8Dd '" c
10f'Ulod by lut arrangementa
V C&r II Mavor {.Mr (;
to dear wlth the
mal t.er
'Slnce August
4()() h a.ve
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da! h ~ under the care
a.nd
'off'; I~ heve tha.t nowhere In
have our
'mforwnat6
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ent.erta.ined.
BooN'
difficulty of
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READING SOLDIER's STORY.
tbem Ie no
conttlbutUlg

STILL CO~FORTABLE.

,e~~},~n~''t i!~::t"I~~I";firme,Many
but tba.ve
here
pot he "p1&.eed
em~~oyment

f ol k>v. mg

of
. tummer
F.m lt h ,!lid other pl~5. It w ... decided tl'J "'Open a
l\ (\rbhrop Bnd tTy the upenmeot. of puttmg tbese
rnr!1 .1I work to wblch they hOld ooL preVlollifly
htl'n a\ I.: uslomed
Tit CODJunctlOn 'Ith the del.
p'laTI Ito\cm!l1en t.-through tbe JOint Commul
~ fI' £It- Limit ulth the nr.attcr-th£ local committee
h.. 1r nfl w m rull n orklDg order a n estabh .. hment
'~r II,,, Tn ~ourl'ld\l «! of fUI'TlI ture for (ho Belgian
( ... rn m .. nt
_"L preflent the l.oca.l Committee Ie
r~ rn n ~ lhl", f('l r the waP:l and expenses, hu~ It lS
f. , pr o tb a.t the cost of l th o ~atenal will IUbM.,
qUf n h be proVIded h, the BCltfllln Government
exampll!i

A VI SIl' 'ro'THB WP RKSHOP

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Thf'l l""nrk:l!bop III 61t.Ua.ted ip Mercb&nt', Place)
f n" r ).tree! and has been kindly placed &t the
(It tllNI nf I he CO'l' mlttee free of expense by
"'1t'!N" Km!lb am Jt COnlll!lt.$ lof two large ftoon 1h.. JJ",und fl oor hemg uled ~ /Stores and t;be fint
fl" nr iorm mg a ' I!plend ld w ell-h ghted worltabop
Th" '- nmmllt<)t In ('ba.rge of the arrangements h&ve
pHn much ome a.nd thought t o t.h.o m&tter. and
'f r .1 I S Catl~.) and Ab. R i Rowsell, who ~
rill"P'lh I'upermtendmg the workshop, mfuae a
I~rr'" amount rof ('n .... rgy IIltO; the troJect.
\\ h"o n.
Readmg Ob5CM'er' repteltnta.t rve
," Ibh od tbe work ~bop the otMr ~ h9 found IIX·
teen n "'\glllls :\.!I hul'\ as heel a.t tbelJ' benches- all
~ ofklOg a~ I n Ihr manDer born . wh en aa a. mM.tt.er
of filet. tl1 .. m<'Ljon h h ~ d only ma.de theLr aoquaLD'
tan<:" ,o; lI h carpf'nlers tool• • few da.y, 6lnce
Round Ihfl room were r~nged l pal'tl1. fiDiahed pieces
flf fnmlt uN' a nd a mIn ute examJ n at.lon .!iho""ed
In \' h~re 110 ~ b oddv work t. bemg done
llle
III llJ lu rt' n llJrh I .... n 5 1 ~ ts of ldtehen t.able19, wooden
i'>e1'l<lt ... d- \\ .:; rdrobe.s. ch em of dra:wers. ""aeb
t,l ln r!,. ~tc 1:'1 being made from plane dra.... n by
ii. 1I t' I~ta ll architect and supphed bt the Belgilln
(, 'rvernment, lind JlI E"vldentJ;,:- mtAmded for a.
c1 ~< I1r hOIl~e
Our represen t.ntn e Wall
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I" " ne of the Be lgHlO W'OTbnen t hAt. It was
t.
dt ~l L!ned for the working c.la.81iU. as
the BclguLtl
'\I" 'rkmg ~an dId not have :WMbetands.."
\ S 1\ e bn, e rt'ma rked , sl:rl.een men ;'Ire at. fin'!
• r. I'n L!lIA'ro nllI.kmg thiS fnrnlture, and of these
I'lih I"" rr three had Any previOUS ~wleda'e of
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1'he f9reman-an IDtclhgent Belgtan
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.. ~ I IIu.L.!ce bun&elf undentood In Enghsb_
I' l !>r "" '" m (a( t1l rf!cT of household JrOOdIl at. Malma!.
...!.n I t.:', n.en.atIOIl "\\Ith hl.lfl whlT!t inspect.lng tbfJ
phu ~ (,I the , anous )'1we5 of furniture shewed
tb It hf' .. an expert 'lll'"lth Ideal of hIS own
T he
..f'f'nn d In command " waa In b a.pPleT times "
( tr.,\I. m ~ ()ftio er
He SpelLkif Flcmtab, French and
F D~ l l"h nu tnl l) . aad IS an mt.ereaWng conv6ntahon
&.lId
He- a p~ to ha\ e ~pted hlmeelf to hiS
N' ~ <unolllldlllgs tlulekJy, and ~ave ODe the 1m.
rn,,-"! t') l1 t I'at. he had been 1mak mg furnlt.ure all
l:. 1~ 1.. 1'
I hrae carpenters and t.wo cabinet. makers
11 r~.. !If (Ollne more or leM st h ome A.t thel T work
.Ail el ~ et! Ica l e nglnper aod printer" WlUI du!play.
Inr, Ihe k~nest Ulte lhgence 10 bl s new found 'Wo;k,
,,101Ft a ooupl& of clerks, -"bo had ~ \lied to
I r n push mg" for a. hvelihood. 'Were pushmg
J~r :"
r l1LnCl"O \\ Itb eommenda.b le ~ne.r8J'"
A.
r,ln ~ge dt>rk waa p llntmg & J'lece of pItch pme
UH 'er & tbo r t.lClOg mllchlnlJ , an a tapclltrr work~r
;' , u !jm~ hI S t.ramed e ve to adVllnt&gt In plUlel t ' a piece or artlBtU! fu m ltore
~ range
!i I r" were fittmg JomLs to metric ~ge, and a
htlt. he t m1l!t bal e felt. bin'f.Â¥U' at nome Mth Ii
~;n. ;\l th('llI~h p'robllbly flndmg It more difficult.
• ~" 1r.1l \\ ood. to meuure than .hm ~ne8
The
!"I'O!;jlllln ci troHnl1an wu a oeJhng ma.i:er a.nd h e l'
f'{'rfect h conteu t w making htJlUlel! u~eiul In tlJl.!l

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"hl C~ 1116\ are un accUltomed, and ~ a l£lyman the
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(\nne •• M ~l;C ha.nt.'s Place by these refnp.
I ~ a ri!Hlation
No Sign or sca.mpmg or . hOOdy
II urk I ~ apparent- In fact, the furniture I has t he
appearance of bemg LllIlt for use IL$ well u helDg
a nlilic
Of COUrHe tin m&1ly respeci.!l BelguUl
meLl ods are different from Engl .. b . for lDltance.
no h Ulges are llaed for doorR. all be.mg .Iung on
J'H vot.l, Whlillt what ~ e would look upon as ~hnlDg
rnom furniture IS profel)Slonuly called kit.chen fur.
nlt ure, '" bll!t the .. room de commune " mol"fl a.p I roxlmo.tea to our Intchens
Other meth oda of
ntll.llufa.cture "ary and t.he workmen of counre Act
\l oder the mltruct Ion of the forema.n, :md he &eeml
If, bo ;\ very patient teacher
It II a lso to be
no k':d that the ... 01 kInen ha.ve a touch of pride 10
dlclr I&ppearance, for a. large batch of n ew a.PTOO5
Wall elOred 111 tbe office. nnd tbe foreman. calling
.,ap reptePentatn-e ~ attentIOn tr) ~~ se and to tbe
apron be WM weaTlng S&l:d. • Monday. clean" It
I' all ,,110 not Iceable lhat t h e workahop W8.'l In 1\
\"crv tidy and qean conditIOn

Clut.ttrb uck). fr om Sa pper 6 W ColemaJ
" " ' hclI fiu, \Ie arrn-ed 1\1 Prance and oom ·
men ced our JOUCllOY to tho fiTln~ Imlt, we would
Itop a.t a. pl.!tce tb: h ea4quar~ la1 mit- our rt~le
phone WIn}.' I"-~f\' oft Clll thl ~ 111 plent ... of mud and
l am) and then ,It tho end of perh aps two or three
dl\ye " 'e " oulrl b a, e to DIQ'"e &j:tilIU 'lmd t!oke up all
thOle "!reB (usua.lly about stven nlll &s or
"\togcthl!r )
J hcn .-we hK.d t., mil-reb to
p aloe An d the l lJl~1 " ould moft t. ot ten ha\ e to
rtlald the !;!LnH~ enn ln,Q; ;,nd then eo mmun u;atlOll
kept. up a ll lhrough the 1Il~ht.
Sleep. al:) ,.ou
may v. ell Imllgme . " as !nore tllan welcome Dov. ·
erer , for the tllne he'n;! ." lire IIt lll cnmf"rtabl e
T~ e repment to w h Ich I am lJ,thch~d has ItS
htndquRrtef1\ In - - - and when t. bo weather IS
6~e It II! reIlUl" lonh'
'Hre Ileepln;r Rccnmmodil.
tlon IS good fnr we hal"P hllt'lke rnund the room.
"nd With !'i t Jil\f' to Ite on Olle Cl uld not.,.) wl,h fo r
artvt hmg bett<!r on . ('tlle Jervtce
It 1S wry
5a,cl a bout I.Ie-ut P Qu ltnn P" I1T1eT fVP.TVb(,rl,; wbe,
kn t'IV hlDI WI' S m n r~ than lI{\rfy til hear the had
n ~w ~
In our fl:fcbon . JO far wt. baV'e bwl l
only one c&I'ualt't'. I'In" ml.n wounded 1» the left.
foullrm by l\ stray hu ll.t. ... '

IBERKS ..YEqMANRY.

thIS It. must be borne 10 muid that ' OMID&ry
"llle~c ",1 comllderauons do n ot a.p ply
To give
'1 I", mcnt to otbenl'lS6 Idle bMW IS the maUl
.. I J ,I ,\ hlhsL equally Importan t 18 the fact that
II Illoduce of lbeu Ia-bour W111 go towaTds furhll ~ the 75;000 homes m Belgmm de"astated by
\. ne my
AgalD. It mUlt. be remembered tb ..t
1\. I' ~ Il have too be &hewn how to do their work,
1].1 It II! n e<.:u8anl,.. slow , There IS one thing,
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In whle" t.he abl!en08 of COmmerctAlllttl ..
Ill lnh undentood does teach & Itl8llOn -~bat la
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, h~ol ute a.haence of any ahoddylaxn
Plent.y
ltllf' wei eam mean. good ..wk, and this ... wbat
I I, ng t.1lI ned out at Mercha.nt·, Ple.ae.
II (n It may be a rgued. if 'this 1S n ot a. commer
r!
In' k rtaklO~ , how do the men benefit, for \lt I'
1 IfJLr fhlS 15 not 1"0, for every man e:mp(0'led
LI
'g IH? ;l, qU id quo pro for h l8 wages. an l'
I ' ;j~ nrdJII':; to bl.5 abiliiy
The working day
"I nme h ounJ, &rid t h.lMl who An! expert.
11 I " or k are credited a1l the raw of 7,d a nd
~ 1I"1\!r, ~ b llst learners arc pa.4d • mmlmam
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• The men are
rooogni••d that

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of W~rgr ..ve.

Tbose ~Je who do go ~
Aldermaston are w elt repa.ld If onl y by the glo n~
OUI !lcenery and countr;
The VIcar of ~ld(!rmaston rthe Rl!v F , R ROT
wood) condu( t.s a. sernee 11.1. the ('Amp everv Sundu'f'
mormng. tbls bcL n~ largelv attended
Tbrel' nf
the men b u'e alrcft.rly JOin ed the pi\nl!h ch nrch
chdir, H.Dd It I~ hop ... d Ib:t t five or 'lin:: othc~ IT II!
Jom 1100n, for practlc<l.lh eT"et'f malf\ memo..l o f
t.he chou ,e nnw sen mg In the forces, mnat ~)t

to ma.ke t.ho Joumcv

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'. Belgian Ref-Jgccs
at work

THE ZE~PELIN DANGER

of the Pdure

Furniture (orllhe

INCENDIARY BOMBS.

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JIlt. C. S. Smith

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(Hon Rec to the
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Governmellt

TIle rleoormtned UMI of mcendlarv bf)mM by
Zeppehn commandeno. makes It. (h~ ~ lri\hle t6 knoW'

C!lm mltti!e) ,

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wbat
guard
hollSe
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IIIr. R. 'Rowsell

Worksbop •

(oml ('If t hn
Su pl.llll1teudenH!)

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preca.utlonllty measure! ("'.a n be taken to
a.ga.IU:;t fircs tha.t ma.v break ont In one's
aa a. resu lt of those barh .. ro::.~ eD,glOOO (sap
OblSen cr " )

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(Yorcman).

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A good many rema.rkable wounds b&y.e been ft
telved lD tbe preseDt. I ~a.r, &lid a.n ernaordmt.ry
cue wu operat.e41 uP9n at the R oya l Berklhire
H o.plt&l OD &tur'd&y I The wo~uded soldier was
admitted lIuffermg fro~ .. shrapnel! wound lQ tbe
leg
On tbe WOUD~d
t)emg probed It wa.e found
tho.t a shrapnel bune ha.d ' earned • portIOn of
the man's ttonser
et lOto the flesh
the
thigh, &Dd With It aev~~l COInI wblc.b
pocke t. at. the tIme "..~en ~ ma n
w ound
A number /Of coin_ We're .u..." ..rull,
e.xt.ra.cl«l
The uApact of the ' blow
t.be bullet must. have !been W!Ttifi c,
were for-cM Into tho 8~'h- In
sort
'1 be case ee rves to
anytbmg about. one's
tbat CAlculated to
hewg b it
Had.
poCket t.be bullot
through t he
of wounding

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powdet t':I.
s t9a ll april
temperatllre

COINS IN S9LDIER'S THIGH.
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" The bo~b9. as we i Irnnw
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" \ Ifh
t.henmt, a. mIxture of po... tlcl el II! "', ' ~JIl a.nd
ma.gnetlc Iron nXJ(ie, so ~oW'eTful III 1I ~ I.'ffecl..:J thllt
It generates a heat 011 more than 5000 degrcu
FahrenhClt,' and, of co~n'se , !!'Cts fire 'to {lDythmg
It r ou ld almost 5eem that
tbal; It touches
agil.met a weapon 10 dea!dly no p recautIon that can
be taken by the ordlDav bo\U!Cholder would he of
much 1lV&11
Y ct tbere 19 one A lm~le ~tlon ­
n&melYt" wa..ter, aDd plepty of It-;...wtuc1r, u a re~
presentative of " The O~scrvc r " learned on mqUlry
nt the oUices of t he RtllI sh F!co _ In'entlon . Commit..... may
exocedlhgly efficacIOUS
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ThiS commltt.ee bas bhen In eXistence for nearl
twent.y Yea.r:'I, aod condpc.ts Invest.lgatlulll!I wto ~
ma t ters concernUlg !ice 1protection
The opInion
of ItS exc<:utlVC IS tha.t " Fifes c&lJ86d bv IDcendiary
bombe8 ma.y be prevented hom sprea.dlng, regard .
less of t.he high temperature generafed I~t t he
adUlLl tseat of t he outb~cak, If W'tI.ter III promptly
a.pphed In Ifalr bulk. 10rce and cont.lnUlty- say
from a scn es of buckets energetu:ally thrown , or
hand pomps Vlgorously worked
Sand or loneel
SOI l p! umlarly thrown might 00 lIse!ul In t he a bIlenC'8 of water . but It ~ quid not have tho nCCCMary
coo lmg effect
'Ibe appilcatlOn of smgle bucket"
of wlLtc r, smgle
of !:land. Imd M on, wOIlld
be comr.aratlvcly
a. eoncentrat.lon of I he
aval lab e hqutd firtit
a.pph anccs belog reqUired to o'btaln tbe
I'C!!u lt "
Tn oth61 {mrds, It
the Md.ina ""
householder s hould
of water
stc:4nding on each
to meet the eventuailt,v
of I water maills not
be I!hould keep h iS
~h ,md
fill ed at n li; ht Wlt.h
a. reservo
e!5tablUibment~ a.
he e.mpl oyed and
Invest aIM In one

and

are all nwed out of barro\l"kl! e\·e.ry e.venlng, and
tbPJ Rll h ave to get .. }.IaI!S • 'f1iere IU'e plent.y of
mllilary pohee nhout. to eee tbnt lPU do pot. t.rIUUi
gregg
1 ba.vo been on h orse guard to day, and J
hot Job It lA, too
It maknt you !we.at If 10U are
only SILt.lOg down chlUltne- the fh es oft' "our flll".' tJ
We uve m hopes t ~t later o n tbe beat ""iiI be
t.qo grut for these little plagueti to get. about (
~mce we a mved our rOOln' have been I~me... aahed
!IO l"'e guess for a lew du.n .... e Iball be tn peacq,l
A hheral use of K eat mge ' b",1 Mve~ me from blt~
The pu rcha!le of /I,. few hme 'fraym g
&lld fN!qtle l~t "lIoe f' hou ld prevf!~ t,he pre
sent atate of thmgs
1 h o bUg& were I; numeroue
l!lll.t. they would d rop nff tb o ceilings , hen 7 0U
were h""'lnJr Jou r meRls
We went out III tbe
dese.rt for our fir!;t f1!.glnlfml.IL1 dr ill In l ~iCvPt. 'l;be
expenence WIll$ new . but not pleaan.ot
The
boreal ID front of you klclo;ed up 10 much du! t that
eVM when J ou <:oula k$!lp your e16l1 open you
could not see the l\tle ID fron t -It. wu ... sort of
biJnd man's h olida.v. , Wht'n we &11 lOt. ~k to
b.~rracks w e looked 11.1 It We had not had .. bath
for A montb
Another trqoper .... rlt.m E{ to It. f rIend ..t , Speen,
Nl-ys • When we first arrived heTe we bad ,. fairly
ea.6) h'l1e, but n o" they are poppmg It OD UII II;
bLt
Tbe heat III. lolling, and. we hAve to dnll on
iiand n\ el lL foot deep.
Nel\fly nery mot71Ulg
about 40 or 50 WII! rfan lick 1.hrough the heat ,
chlefty headacbes
We '~i,..e to find the I/:uard,
for tbe Emb&uv RIgb Corro mlu lOneMl. and pn &on ers, eo that our tl~e II fully oceUPIW
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On the right

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A I! the Count.,.. AftMCllLt!On un anXlon !\ 1<"1 com .
pitta thMe t"eIIeTve Il nlh anti ~ec Ln g the ~!'i:o~p.rf lo nr\1
a iivlLntages whIch I'f'Cruit;s hav e. It. IS to be h .... p"oi
thRt men Will he Rt onre fnt1.hcomlUg In su ffiC Ient.
numbers to allow of thIS helng done

A. tTOOper In the Bcrltl!hlre \'eomlnry......ho are
now m Egypt. WTl tes \ .. Dn ly fight. men per troop

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oOG. the fine wl".iLther mduCUlg many frI"Il.ll J3.ea.dm l'l'

L. E. RICHARDSON.

MerchaDts Pla6!l.

NEWS FROM " EGVPT.

THE FINANCIAL SIDE
the dll'ect.lOlI
111ft question D!l:t.uralh' arUes lUI t.o the huc:!al
ta.ken,
fhere

1\ IOn of tJlllJ eJpenment.
Well, to put It
c~lI(hd ly Judged fronl ordin&ry commercial .tand.
I nt ~ t he ,vork sh op does Dot pa.v
But tn say .

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C.Q.S. CHANDLER. T,I.h.,,!.
,I K,lIod.

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Tb" followlD,t' I S an uxtract frqm a Ate-r re
cclt'ed b,. t he 1'0"" l,;lerk of J\eadmg (~ \ ' iV. S

u ra"..;e meuley

It I~ reml\rkablc wha.t men can do when by
f "I.:" • F c lrtUlJUltancq.s they are put to I that to

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Mr a nd

accom r anlCli the partv on their tonr of m.
8)lectlOn
'1 he ~mp, \l bleh ~ all a. whole prcsenbe.d
an ImpOSing appearance, was. on a. d o.aer lnllpeCfOLllld to be replete WIth every n~ry
~ T'J6 men looked wonderfully fit a nd well.
gave promISing rc-pOnl!('R to mdern given
:Mr IUld Mrs C R Keper arc n OUlg everythmg
t.o mAke the men fl "La..- at AleiermListon il.'i pl~t
<l~ (}(lS8! blc
rbe w hol ~ of the grounda are thrown
open, tile pl ct.uresque la ke 1:-; ll.osed for hatbln!,! DorpOlles, and t he crIcket pa.\ ilum IS allowed t(li 00
u~d wbml r;rames are pl.].ved
1 b~ro arc maQY
otber Pll"liC,!!:f'!! gralll..cd whICh would not, he found
asaocHlted 'Htb ordlna.ry camp life, :md for~ t.hese
the men are graLtlfnllv a.pp~la.tlve
On 8 undavs
fri ends a nd 'Isitors ;"'e a.llowed to come, a.,Jd th(':
seene at tbe c.1.mp last Sunda.y was an a.IlImatRd

Pte: C. H. JE1~KINSr~N.

PI</. S. DRAPER,
t
DE Hurst.

BJenIi.im HoUM,.

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IN THE T1RENCHES.

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T~18 week we reproduce tbe~botograPh of P ie
C H J en.k1Dson . Wh '''~6 mothe , Mrs Jenkinson.
rHldel at Blcnh uun HOUIro, E mer Gree.n
Pte
Jenkmson . whn " lUI K. 'l crT,to~al before t.he war
broke out, WIUI called up for serv lC6 With the 4t.h
Berbh.re..
He bu.s IJoon Iwounded Ul the

PR.lNCE

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Wrlt.lOg from the
CompJ.y 1st.
DI "l.Ilob Infa ntry

Foree. Pn.nce, GaY·
SuDday nl!b~, :May

Pte. W. Allen (6395),' C
Berks n~glment, 2nd
BT1tu;.p Expeditio n..".
~ {a great; bi\.t.tle on

enam}', t rq 'lche.s
sh oulder, but !II progrel:i~llllg f!l.~~rl\bI Y' nDd 18 10 Some of tbe ~nemy
no danger
H llrn J enklntiou,
he "!La fUlIl1liarly
~
.
kno~n to h ls mall; fl lends , IS tL
IldlQg man He some 0 t the ru were
WIl8 educa.ted a t t he K.endm:k Scbool,
d ~ eDt DUQUI.eS we were
from tbere lil lo t he employ 0 M.esara &fHuutl ey
And PalmcM!l, whe re lIe Qecn.m a. draugbt.sman
For, tv. 0 seasons he played In t~ third elenD for
the fadon
H e was Ii. mcm r of St John's
chOIr. and"poSllessed a remarktl.b~l line 'Oleo
HIlI
tserv lCes were m great. demand. lLnd weH~ always
freely g Iven -for t he furthera nc of charitable ob·
lect.!
Pte J enkinllon IS t h e nly lSon of Mrs
Jenkinson, &rid IS only 21 yeara of age
Shortly
before hi '" reg un et~t went. pJl ac ve !iCt'Vlce b e was
appomted ~a n ge finder
A letter ~ hlcb Mre
Jen.kmaon bas receIved from the Q of t he pllitoon
to w hIch. Ptc J enkulIlOn wUIJ' a
ed at.i:Ltea tbat
lie TeCE>lved hili wQund while -In he trencbe.!l Tbo
bullet. plllSaed tJirougb t he IHe!! y part of tbe
shouJder, &l1d no bones were br ken.

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PANGBOURNE 'MAN

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ThIS week we

for
who b ... bee~ wounded ~ tbe
1I. at The M.OOtl t \Pm
• ae.vere wound In

,he

."'srorfOjug
,. hosp'lal .. Cb
~,
lIatiafacton1Y'~

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bad lIt.he tlmo to
liire to fac&
~ ba.t nil:ht of
oolDrade. QU ~ of
I C&rru~d I to the
t.WO-&IH~-a,.bal f

Jnd

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a

th,

I bayoDcts.
, e<luiprn, .u.~1 off, rvhlle

In a. few
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INTERESTING iLOCAL FIGURES.

RELIEF AI?~l!'!IS'r§~~,~.
Dunn~ the week
relieved by
,~~~" ~;;;;:;'il~~"~ the amount
gra.nted be~ng
, an ayerage of 6s per
case On Ma.y
£13 15s.. ad was gr-ddlted to

38
~'lVorage
of. 73
41 apphca.nte,
a pphcant! an
wel'6
rolievtld
a t 3d
a costOn
Q.f Mi\y
£14 22nd
18s I '~~~L~
3d, average 75 \3d, a nd on M~y 29tb 39 cases
were dca.lt With .It a. CO'lit of £14 175 2d. 8n &vee
age or 7g lid
On Tune 5th £14 l Os 6d wa.e
expended on 38 CJses , a u nverasa Of 17!! 7d The
tot.&l_a mowl t expended to date HI £1.080 109 , and
relief ~tLS been fl.anted to 3.105 unlt.s, With an
Ilvero.gc of 6s 1111
Tbo don atlonsl re~lved
CIOlIe
doon.
forwn.rded to 1.0lldon for t he three \weeb ended
Switch off alJ
May 15th amOllnt-cd to £ 50 6s lO~, making a 8Upply a:t the maIO
gra.nd total to t hat d:\tc of £ 5,402 115 4d
Extmgwsb, If tIme
the buc.Jlent l evel
Don' t;; IlwM.lt until a.
way out ~ll t he d ark

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WOUNDED ON i HIS
IBIRTHDAYi. 1
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MAN'S EXiP:ERIENCE.
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We reproduce the photograph l nf \Pte Albert
Pouildsv 2nd Oxon and Bu cks Light Infantry.
whose fnends relllde ,tt 20. Derby·street. Roadmg
Be W ILl! wOlmded a.t the
t.be
h!:s 20th birthday'

out beforehand
If there 15 den se , uovo.. " ,~n

tha.t the Qlr IS clearer '""::' ~;;'II~~ ::.ili;;i,
~lVl on the floor With &
towel 1Il fron t of your
Don' t run or shout.
10 O'hCl'B

With