Reading Observer . June, 1915.

(utterf"'" s.utll ml/ ,.tsUlI~ 1/' ifil l

"During the recent Air Raid
over Southend. Hall's Wine
, proved a great help to u.,
as I happened to have a
bottle by me. It worked
wonderawhen administered
to the ladies. and prevented
the nervous collapse of
several when the bombs
were dropping and the
strain on the nerves was at
ita worst. I have used HaWs
Wine with benefitonvariou8
occasions, but have greater
faith in it now than ever"

I

Tone llO your nerves - streng tbe n 'OIIT
War's at:l.Cms b y startmg iii.
1 COurse of Hall's \VIDe thl 5 very day'

.ell against

D O~

Ol erCOmc

l'l1a.n' vc"rs (O
other ~ Ide In t hose

mg ! Ide ~f

side m

tigbtlllg then
mtercour<() with France
W.:l:!I

would look on"that wa"r~::.~'~~~~:
In which they were e:
l..nrla.nQ woo freedom from
whIch
Lluutened It for IiO long , , 'I;bey
not gOIDg

jTHE GREAT NERVE R ES1;'ORATIVE

~~rn"o ~et~~ii~at~mI~'$~g~~~:~z!~~l!;!ttl~

m

'I) l.alk

of the ba.ttle, but...,of !t he man, and they
'lfould heM' of WelliDtton and of the cha.racter and
!pmt. that dommatea him
/ It was that a&m.e
rh ;J.l"a.eter that le d Il).a.ny m. to.-da.y to lJacrifice
thOir homel and oomforts aDd ,Ive themeelves to
theIr oountry:. and he was IIlUe t.he s&me feelmg
...ould prevail and catTy them through to V I Ctory
15 It dId. hundred yUl"8 a.go I

14

days and we 'ItlL refund your money
!JnIZUe',2!- Elltrywh ,,.,
co LV, BOW LONOQ.tf

LaTC',36

$TI!PUE N ~SM.'TH &

A YE.ill O~ ANNIfERSABIES.
PrioClJ?al CmLos Brat exp!"l.ll8&6d hi. appreci&ti.on
'f the kindn ... of the Mayor l In taking the eha.ir
that Dlgh'
He ' hough' " •
very good 01 him
to give his tLme m tb1't ".y. I All t he Clt1ZeJll of
ReadlDg, he fel t eUle, lrecogru.ed how much l&bour
and anXIe'y m & tim. Ilk. thaf fell upon the ehoul.
ders of the
ADd he W&8 sure they &ll ~p.
preel ated the... energy and pubhc: ~ Lnt which the!'
I)reaent Mayor W&I!i puttmg
hi. taak.
Commencog hi. 1_
I\rincipal Child....d
that. the yea.r
""&oS D. year of great annlver.
unes, and If
lD " time of peace they
..-ould hear a.
thOle aD.D.lvenan-es on

1.1&,...,.,

mtO

SOOth anmveJ"BMY jof the
won hy Henry V

October 15th

hattl.
June
of

&DDIveruJ'}"

June 18th

of

Wal

of Wa~r loo

...m

hIStory
~ho wn

th, m.e!v.._

<'u ~

alwa) s they
tb low any power
authority aud the d"~il,.tioti
Wi!.! true then, EngllWi:l was
war now u
and u.. was true also. 1 and very lDt..e.restil)g
seJ'Te , that one of the ch ief field.. of warfare

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l Wok..in.ham.

3S to 1815, wu
that unfortunate counP;y of
glu m, It Wa.& true now as then tli&t the ODO thibg
that. ~ tood between thll country &nd lIfT&alOD wu
tbtl Bra tl~h Na.ry. and It. wu true &lao that we.
'I ere figh t.lng now u.s we were figbting then, against
A. po\\ er "bleb without" CQ1"P(f:&1ment or pretence
~ouf!ht thicl ovcrlordUip of :t:uro~ and the: world
1n t~o ~e da.n they w~ re figating not 10 much
I~am!t the French nation &8 aga..iD.t. Napoleon
fhe\ 'I ere figLtUlg then III a.lha.nce W1.th Prua1&,
and no~ of all the tt'09ps whiM. went Ito ~ up

(he Gennan army the PruJalan& wJrtI theu Jl1QIt
dri.est.ed 'foes
They would not find on &Dy
memorJ<l.l of lhe ba.ttle of Wa.terloo th&t. ftmce :then
the\ had had a. hundred tean of unbroken frjeD,}.
-hip l\ Ith France, and yet. tbat W&II 10, and IDOW

tbt y w~ fighbng Side by 'Si.dfl Wltb thfl Frqncb ,
li nd "ere confident that With France they 1tould
1I
f lJ( ner or later WiD a Vlct.ory in common

,db.

them.

would flra -tlJe people of Euro.J?8 agamst

~nt lmen t.

tbe Oppreeslon of the time
It seemed tbat~ If
,he, (ould only mBplre the people Wltb COIlfi~ce
rhe\ might get • ~nse that would be 1lT~_¥'ti­
ble, and they would begm to notIce ill the 'WÂ¥ &
flt' 1I;" note, of a new pUrpp88
Welhngtbn wu jt.he
ma.n who found t he best way to deal WItb l\ npole;on,
~Ild t.hat- was by a system of ma.sterly lDo.etJOD
That. waa the W&l to deal w1.th those peo~\e;
I· Wa.s earned out In 1812, and Wa3 bemg cal'ft-ed
!11! m 1915 by t be Ruu lans
Welhngton allored
he cr;emy to come on &8 far as was convement,
1110 Y; ed t hem to go through the Winter. and then
wben they were exhQU!wd drove Itbe.m out.
)H e
il Q not say the same thmg wa.a gomg to h&ppen
~lIn, but- the same great prmClpl0 l&y bebmd ftbe
RlIEli ian army to-day
A mBoDt..who would carry
• n :l plan 150 m8S8lve, fK) eflectrve, .. man who eQuId
~.) tbroogh With It. mulSt. be .. great man at h iS

101l1mess

n~cel!~&l7

They mWit coDBlder t he gre&.t_,,;~;"~t;;;~~
to e&r'lJ' on & poh~ lib that J

a.grunat him. from the Gowrnment
hl\ officers IU the fieid
The
\~ l...~ a. great leader, and it was
ibl.
ti me to get a nght balance ,..)tb

1\

all

m'Po..

nvcrprlUsed 10 hie time, he
f lllit .. In bll perlonal ch8l'ader.

1\ i,

W01lDW

T'd,~...'"

BERKSHIRE
HEROES,
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•
RECOMMENDED FOR GALLANT
~ERVICE.

bim wh Ich ex~la.ined
H e was hard,
\ P"t H' II Ia.rly ~ra.tefu l for
\q 'aid of him that he waa a.
~ r.
He spoke of b ta
at
, 11m fir tho earth," he saJd
( III '\\ li b the Bnti.sh soldiers
IU III tbJ. t they were & drunken, <fisonfcrlly
:-'n- .ll"f man than be would
I II h. rlld not beK1ta.te to
... I,.t, -" ...
~ ' h UIl1 !l tdered It.
But he
colllfic1e'l<JI
hi' :nlritertl. lr not ~ffectlon..
'j:"~~':;:;;';"d:
IL II ,~ a Iwa.ys better when t ha.t
lIa1 i\ ' IOUt to beat the t parley VOOB.

WHAT HE WOULD :00 NOW.

lb. )" d urer went.. on to contider what ",.... :.,-t., ~ llI ld say or- do st thi. moment..

~ In: there WUI no doubt
III(r Joe
front or
!111 1"',emment
He

Rot the

e

a bout

he

h ~ rll llc;J.gues 80 long as
( rn l II~tl0 D to uphold thelr

'

~:~;;~~~~~~=~

make
1\I Il1rj
II,,, nr.t
]lOl llt..,
aDdlong
tellIit.oneJ,
them
~ I " ~ II tf) the great talk of
" II, IIl d not w aste time in ru.'C1li~l~
11 I II,S fl llgr081!l..Dg many peop]~,
..lW; .'&0
I, I~ ./{)ne WIth the KalMr when
....
r II , Ie lime to dll'CUJlBlDg what WN to be
r~, Il(,nJ on t..he programme ..hen the Xlhea
IItrrl'd Bcrltn 10 triumph
Be
tlflll In dl1cUl~smg the monJ. :tji'l!.i~ud1o
l ' ll1l1n though be wonld t.hin.t:
II ~ It 11 111 talkmg ahout the ••"'!! .... u. " .... '.... _
\ I I '~I
lie would not
,Ill
II

IIf IllJlUcent

Ilthl

II
11111

hl::h
J

Ilot

u.buse

\1'11 10

I,

Ih,lU

t b~t
t llnt!
~e are

t.cll

\I flr>;e

<e the~
~1I1 tbe\" hild '~"".m."

C~I

tIlt \ needed to
~I ..)lc~ n to them ID

Iq - .. Npondm,,'

•

MUNIlilON" WORKS AT
I
BRADFIELD.:

THt: ~~RW:~.
A m ost proIDlsmg yotmg life hM been cut

Ih.ort

"' the penOD 01 Pnva", A. BDtl.r, of th. 1/4\h

MORE NEWS FROM THE FRONT.

· Reglm~ nt. , Pnnte
stray bu1Ie~ while carry-

ButJer, who was killed by a
109 out hll dut ies M officer's servaqt, W&I only
very lengtby list of
of tlIose whom Su' John 22 years of a.ge, and for,merly hved h Spencer s
French rooommedds (or £allLnt Q.nd dutlDgULSbed Wood. where h e 'WU wldcly respected, HUJ officer
conduet. In t he field ! and, •• WGa only to be ex- sa.yw of him tha.t he waa ~ good 1!E!rvan~ &Ild .. goOd
pected. men of the Royal lxrrb RogUDont.
soldier, and he adds .1 I r~ 1 I have lost;. tnend."
BOYS lJIAKE SHELLS. proDllne.nUy In the llSt P~t.. leally O'J~
B.fore
enh.led Butler w .. clerk to his onel. at
ment lervlDg at the. -Frout 15 mentioned, thll
, I •
a striking tribute to~the ~.l l·round ent hlRlUDl
Henley.'
aJP\oWtltr,ont that the boy. 01 devotion of tbe Brlt S'b F or ces.
Those tl\~n tloD&d I t he Ro,a~ Berka &gi.meut
to' make muoltiOD4 for the
,
on-· Sat.urd~y ~1 the Hei.dmaeter are u foUow D Defoe
The
I, ROYAL BERKS REGT.
' HEADQ,UAM'ERS 3Till'.
Belgtan arlistes
COLLINS, CapL n .J
to the
ORR. C&pt E A B
H P.
READY, Major' F F .• D SO
MURPHY, Ca.pt C P de S (PlT m~ Gorps)
LESLI E, Lleu l J T tSlgna.l Sec ~ B g de ).

I • tbere
On Wedue&d.a.y- mot'DJng

f&mCl

w .. pubhlhed a

1

po

!~:~~~!

.

ht ROYAL BERKS REGT
Hll.L, M&]or C G , I n s 0
BmD. Cept L W I
ISAAC, Capt. A G F
RADFORD, Capt ),{ , C
BURNEY, Sac L eut (Temp Lleut) E E N
FULLBROOK-LEGGA,T'r. LIeut. nod Adlt C Sl.
Q O.DBO
I
BOSHELL, Or MailLet ann Hon L1eut , F S
SUMMERS, 7409, Act..lnro S2r;l S
lIA.RRIS, 7601, AciinKI SDrgt E
J ARVIS, ~7, Actln!:1corrl \V
BATES, 7361. Aelmg
C
BRADLEY 6125, ,Acllng Co rvl Y T.
BARTL~'T, 7990. ' P be. R. G
WOOD. 11850. Pte F A (luUod).
2qd ROYAL BERKS REGT_

porp

F'BETHA.M, Col

(t~m ,

B~~z.dl(~r-Gen) K

~aJtalysed.

~aby

I

ALDWORTH, Cept •• d Ad)t T R. (killed).
' HARRIS. Capt A ~ l'.
I
THORNTON. Capt W B
MAOG']tEGOR. Lieut (temporary Capt) D A,
(mlGS lDg, beheved: killed)

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GORDON. L,,,,,t 'A D

OXFORD AND BUCKS 1.1. '
SULLIVAN Cant. G A. (Headquarters

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EDEN . Ma.wr A J P.
DILLON'tot H M
TOLSON. umt (t.cmpy Capt.) W G.

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FORDSHIRE HUSSARS.

W

NAPPER 2011 Ple W JE

BERKSHIRES AGAIN TO
On. '!band.,.. -mOrolD: wal

DUGDA LE, L,flU {. -Col A
" I
l"~ING, Maj or V.a.len Uno.. M p
I
BONHAY.CARTEn. Copt. G. 19jh Hhltaar.
(Ad}t..) "(died ot wounds)
, '1
CJ.EVBRL Y. 1400. Pnrrccr-Scr .. l' l'
TH OI4PSON, 1275. Se~t. It. "'G .
BAYLISS, 1812, Lee ·(;.Qr,l \V A B
CHEQKLEY 1871, P lo J

Pte. A. BUTLER.
Tom~rial Regt .•

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W EATHERBY. · Brevct. M:l.Jor J T (Bead ua.rt.cra Staff)
HOLt'. Copt (tem py MOlM' 'E' V .• D 8 .0
y_
...! ~lf Corps)

ot

~bliiib.dJ

officeis for p romotioD,
1II&)O&' y'. J>irliidar. for' ~.elopc"",r
Llon wJth rruqw..ry
~\~ , bX

Regunent. IS
aM A~ of
for t.hem&elvea
The

t

Prenotuty

MlJI91ng _

Sec LIeut. L II. AUBOn. 3(11
tocIiod lst BaUn.

'
, Wounded."'"T '
P te T Day. 1m. lst BaUD.
p~ J. Eldridge, 119.74, 1st B attn.
Pte E. GraYt 7l0l t lst Ba.ttn
Pte. J Barman, l(»2J t 1st BaLin \

AC~Lng Sirgt,. W lre!.a.rld. 9371, lst.
'" Pte 4. J"ordin, 1'1948'; bt Ba.Un.
Pte. R Robmson , 11719. 1st Battn
Pte. A 'Iul'ner.. 9~, _1et Batt n
P te. J 'lUrn<!r. 9922, ht- BaHn.
P te.-JW Walt<:, 979'2, tlst Battn- ,

ThiM

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WOKINGHAM
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GAZETTE
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We reproduce th,s week thQ photogrllph of I.A:6.
Corp] 'f Frill.., w h o u a native of WoklDgham,
and was educated at St! Pl1ul's Schools t~re He
ha.d been a. member of St P~ul'l:I cholr I:Ilnce the
Q(
for the Wokingham
alr.o a. member of

He baa been a
th.4th
.nilu"",

very
c.... tho

.

c:..,lele tare of IIIf.... tlle ParalJ.1e
•
lIy Dr.~ <:a ••• lI's Tablets.

IJOKHAN Qtrr -M o.aWr a.nd H ot! C&pt H. S
AnDIOO'IT, 4001, Coy ·Sergt.. M.a.Jor E
EMBLING, 5443, Coy Sergt -MaJOr R
WES'roN 65Z4. Coy -Sergt -Molor W
SMrrH 7<»6. Aetlllg 8ergt... 8
RICE. 9388. Lee -CoFPI W

D.ALLOW, 1718. Pto. ~P'. B (killed)

hi m

w .....,jod.

O-lford andJjuck . ..r~I

1~\Jlt6 In

l~\

21111 'Ro,al Berka IRegt.

"

IHE CIlARACTER OF WEULrNGTON.
H, thought !.hat le"'POOpl. ~Id think'1t ~ht
t" deal at euch a. hme &I thil irith even aubh &
great battI" as Wa.terloo WaI, but them wul. ODe B
thing at least that they mlght
and ooula do
I.I'UhOUL ulfeDce. they m ight well- &J:d fittmgl, lD
l hat bour conluler the .booour and ch&ract.er 0 the
I!rE'at,. man who led
hundred ye&r"& ~~ He
rilrt not. t.blDk It wa.e a perfect. cha.ra.Cter Wellingt(ln had grIevous ahortcomlDgI &I a statesman and
BI/me as a. sQldicr
As a whoJe h e thought the,
cuuld acree that \Vel lingtoti. Kt.ood secure lD. the1%'
rCOO&"TlIlWn 1\8 a reaUy ~ai leader of rea.li, Breat
men
J bere were ~p.: thlDgs In h.ia chlU'&c::ter
'\\ alrb Etl lJ contawed II> lesson to eyeryone rho
CJ:l!d to regard It, and they were h.is qua.lity bf
Hedfa5tn ess an d h IS aen.ee of duty to his king
.. nd countn 1 'l'he lecturer ventured. to .Iu~eat
tbIt they w~nted that type n ow, nQt. only among
lb~ g're<LL members of the nMm, not only m the
~' I \ ernment. and the !Den who led the country In
Inc great.. str uggle; they wanted It. m evuy mom·
bu lTJ e-rery lOdiVlCtual In the country
The lecturer went;, on to desenbe Well.irig,ton'l! early
C'<If'tf;f up to his greAt expediLiona to PO~gOI
a,;am st.. Na.poleon m 1'808 and 1809, and the Te
trea~ or N apoleon'B general, Meuena, after
mg
nro u..,;bt w a swp by WeULD~O '1 graM engmeerIn; \lorks at 'l'OrreB Vedru.
He went on to IMY
tba.t the "bole of Europe, eftrJ'ODe who hoPed
[or tbe pa~LDg of the _N~'P0loomc mgbt.ma.re.
'>'a ched tbat busmesa mteDtly.
I t gav,," them
hr.pe ID. two wa.ys
In Ole fint place It seemed to
tlnnounce the ctlmmg of the time when patnotlC

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Lce.oCorpL TJ PRlFT, 1/4t. Berk. R"1I!-.

Dr

Berks "(Hungerford) -Temp,.." &0 Lleut 'I'.
Nott1dgo r froUl Ret Rcgt.. ut Llfe (}Juris. t-o be

B,ec Lif~ t • • (June 2Olh) ' . ,
I
OXfo-cij and Bucks L I -:I.ieu!.!. •lQ be '!0I1.l~"J!"
to estabhshment W E
secc.nded, W G Tolson,

G F. P lowden.

F' ?fr;

J. ""A South(,)' nod S.r

~n '8

Tablets t.te a
or

for &II fonns of

yOWlg

TH!'n t!
Oom~undf!d of

:nen

mdllfl'llbbly p!'()ved eft!oacy.

lD<>dern bowl! t.~ ~men t torMelYOU• • REAK~

HElVE PARALYSIS

IPI .. AL PARAt.Y8111

IHI';IJIITIU PARAIJY8.1
MEURAnHEfillA

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JIIE"VOU. DurLm
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u"EEFiLESSNESI
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