Reading Observer. March, 1915.

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PLAYER. EXPER.TS

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GALLANT BERKSHlRES.

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The lBt
has again covered ltself wIth glory for on MOll
da.y It was reported tha.t the Kmg had been pleased
approve of the gra.nt of the medal for D stm

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INTREPID DEkDS
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Battaiu,b1of the Roy8.~ Berb Regnnent.

Conduct

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ihe'field to tile undennentlOn ed

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WIilT&nt officers non oommls91oned officers and
men of the 1st Roya.l B~rksblre ... ag ment [or ncts

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01 gallantry and de' otLOD to duty ACTING CORPORAL BADCOCK
:For gallant conduct n detence of fo rwa rd

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trenches with a. few men llUit November "he 1
the 6lh IF,fantry were engaged talung up allOU eT
POCltlOD he held on to hiS polIt so tenaclouslYI
that the enemy wern led to behave that biB pos
ton waa held n force

ACTING CORPORAL H DAY ,
For gallant. cond ct. m November last. In leu
m g h II trt\llcl under I1r6 to obtiin wat.er for 01.
'!'!'ounded man
He v;as 1 nme<liatcly wounded
himself bllt. brought. }jl9.(:k t.he water lo h18 com

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I.PI\IV.~TE

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HARR~S

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For gallantr7 last N Dvember In carry ng urgent.
MAaSages under heli.vy fire .at a Great r ~k
He
had prevloUBly 1 er(()rmed dangerous duty af
hke nature
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LANOE CORPORAU FOG HILL
For gallantry lut. OctOber n lea.din~ ~me
througb a.: hed,e <m to the ElnemiY s tront
heavy fire bell g wounacd n so d o n;r
ACTING-CORPORAL ~ NILEN
For gallantry lD :r)overobcl last lD
trench under fire .and ~uttmg away II.
WILA mask1Dg the fire of our guns
PRIVATE J PYM 1
• For ,reat gallantry In October last "hen
went .akm!) nto a house Dec 10 ed by a
of the enemy who
fir ng- on hiS corppany I
and
then
only three Gcrlllilns

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A GORING
COMPUINTS OF ITS

4TH

DISTRICT COUNCIL

~EADING

BATTALION.

S HEARTY WISHES

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The
last year
Cpngo
by t.li~J.:.,u;~l::!'~~e.~.:!!~t,
Ultereatmg a.ddreaa
He l.llJ.d .:'" _____ ;;
ago the mlU100U'leS l,...ere on
re~d to tbe atrocttle8 an the
They were ca.lled)i&rl but tltey
A man hOO -to d~ flnt haweTer and that waa
KID~ JAOpold.
It \f'U a bleamg tbEl.t b:ft WflJl.t.
toO htl home and fIOme were wubllig that another j ipt.l¥,octlion
man we&rlng a croWll 1fould go to hlll home
(Laughter l
The miulon~lea fought the ~:
pBlgn right through aq.d won Wben "Leopold died
another mao took hi. ;plaoe&, who ~ not hia son
.. many poopl. tloough!., boK. hi. nephewl '1h~
becam~ KIng Albert of Belgtum
\App allle ~ (
Before. be came to the Ithrone he made • tour tlgbt
through Bellflal'l Consl' and afterwl\l"ds he atart.ed
to cleanle the Congo
..He had not Mabed yet;.
for there 'Wm!I many atrocltle. that Were not qUite
uode. the cqntrol of the Government
l'htre had
bee~ortugueae pneata 10 the Congo who had
bUilt temple I and convenh and nunnerie. butthey ~me I Uch bullA that the Congo ~'ple
turned them out
The", dId not com~ back tAli
after the Eoghlh m " Ionanes .n'lVed
They
were really Government. of6el.&11 .. well aa llnest.. ~"",g,'t t:b.",,(;;'.m"~i~ii~,,:,
and they bad t~ power of tbe PortUguese Govern
"men behmd t.hetn and thev tlIICd It..
When the
Repubhc "faa founded m Panug.l the power of I· min.n ••
tbe prleata was taken "way bul. of courle they had , ~;","",'
a. certa.i.n amMlDt af power indlreotly
Mr Bow.kill then l"ent on to leU the .tory of
hi. adnntllrea m Ba.n Balvador
The Chet d&
Polite of t.he town ha4. aniered the natIves a.roun~
by lend ng IOmo af fhem to the Cocoa hlandi,
until at lut. they role agamlt 'lun and their
tT&lt.or Ikmg
At. the! Cher" earnest entreaty Mr
Bowlinll went ta the rehab &Ild luoceeded 10 atop
pmg hoatthtiea and geUlng .. confcT'6DCII between
tbe two parties
But the Chef qa. PO!lte brcke
hHl word and the war broke out &gatn .ad 80 the
HOW HE DIED
Chef and the pnhta decided t-o jut the blame oft
hll'11 (Mr Bowekill)
Th&y to) him he wae tLe
le)a.der of the rebe1. tnd put hun ;1D pMIOU but
relea.ee~ him a[ter a ","eek
fhe Cansul had m
veatlgaf.ed the matter and rtnof'te(f to Ehr Edward
Grey and he had IWd that Mr BowlJki11 couJd DOt
ha.ve a.cted jlD any othel'. wa,' thaD he 4id. '" Sir
Edward Grey had got the Partngneae Government.
to ssnd out a CommllJlmn but tlifllr J'f!port bad not
vet. bee.n pre1Cf\ted.
Be 01'9 ~e lef' he asked 101r
Graham wbo bad been at. the settleme,nt befOTe
hun to tllke the ma.tter )ft band and ati be came
through to the cout. he bad an IDtervlew ",dh
many of t.he nat.lve chief.. a.nd they ,,11 promlaed
to help ~r Graham in the mterest.a of peace and
t.hey "ept. t.helr word

WQlwmatu '" fill .IIJ.lrtdl,

50 BROAD STREET,

I c~i~:~:: '~~'i~:~:~Er

tho
hers of U e
to by
exp re~1:!.
to you and aU ranks
your con wand
tI c r
and mem
betlt Wishes or the SUCCesl of the Batta10n nc ....
that. It 15 IlXpected you mBy leaH~ England very
shortly
'lh& A.asoclat.ton feels aure that U:Q~er your able
command the good name hl~berto DornB by Lhc
Berb Regt on act ve seo ce w H be f lUy mam
ta ned And tlCfSed even 'h :ber If powble
The mem~rs wah yOIl> all the be l ~ of good
fortune and.a. sneedy and !lafe r eturn to Berk
81 ra at. tbe term nat on of the: Will'
(5 gned) Capt M L PORTER
Secretary

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NATIONAL WEED
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Whltley"Hall were pruented

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Mn BawsuLI,. gave an lDterel!tmg f,CC(lunt of

the women a m18llonary work m San Salvator one
uf the largest Qf the Conio.. ltahoos
She SQ.ld
t.hat. smce the ruling of t.'be natlvel the work bad

been much mterl,rei1 wttll but tbe latest. lQall can
tuned the good new. tb,t the dally ellU:8Cl were
bemg re commenced for the women were returnUlg
to the town
In

conclullon a TOte of thanks was moved by

Mr W E COLLTER and hearttly eaQ' ed

On WedDe.sda.y t.be Rev R G Falrbaml pre
sid6d at a Iaung peopl' I ~mocltrAtlon to KID& I
rOad Cha.pel &nd the Re.. H J Cbar't.er gaTe .1.0
LO&truct Tfl lantern lecture entitled 6uddbo. and
C}1rI1t. 1ft Ceylon

YOUR KING

lU'...t.DVI'O OB8l!:RY,BR

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AmoDg- the dill'~rent factors hostile to the food
producer our plant enemies the woods are the r c·--·' , _· .
greffotest. and most regular source of loss i
.t:r.ent.3 made a~rond aDd oonfu-med by 8JW lar t.ests
made w. EuglamV thowed that. ona ",coo. alane
ebarlock, oeco ntoo for a red let on of 50 per cent
D the Yleld of oats bllt ndeed the statement tbo.~
"Weeds ea~ a lou "hieh tbrouI\bout the whole of

enorm~'r

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lohe c,Ountry
must
onlla.ted
raflUltt.
nq proof
to reach
anyone who hrs proport
even CUitl
only a garden patch
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Modern b olOiY t.e:lObes us tI at n t heory all t h s
vast lou of va.luable food l.i preventable In prac
lice therefore we IIha1\ bo suocessful 1n the endl
'CaLIOn af w&Ods and c~nBequent1y t ha lIlcrease of
o~r crops m proportion to our ablhty to deVise
cheap and pra.6 t.w.aJ. meaos c.f delt.roymg weeds
IrelarKl the hl~ of Map and the Colomes Beek. .,0

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TREVIS,
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T!fS

CAMP~IGN

crape

ZEN ~N MEETING
On Tu~.dav ,ftemopn .. w.eU at.t.ended
meeting waa held n King'1 road Chapel at,;
Ml'tI J. S Baw.kln ~ave an addref18 Mr1l. P 1<
Heberlet of India" wbl) W"alS exr.eted to! attend to
9.ddteaS the meettDEt: wu uoah e to be present. on
a.ccount of mdispoa tlon
Miaa BURNE'I"J' preal(led and ga.Te an exce.lent
a.ddretllt ID appreeI&t OD of the work 10 tbe ml ..IOD
Selda.
The &nnual report Imd statement of accounts
the KIng's road Zenana and.l4o .. l1POrt f om

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pa go "Â¥in ch wa are lDauguratmg' against y, eeds?
We bow U at t.I e &deq -a.t'6 lJupply of food a of
\ t al Imbortan"e to t he people of tJns country and
t Will be readily ad1ll1t.ted that the most. practical
vay of lnern.lung cur' home !lrodUCtlOll II to lee
that we ralse t.he hiBLest poSSIble Yields off the
3.rea now &own 01; a~t to De IOwn w th fferenL

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Indig stion
and
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S r - May ~ on bebalt of my Comm ttee ask for
the :!I\Jpport of yo J;' l eade rs D a nat onal cam

PTE. JAMIE$ON.

c.Oar Portrall

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11 t me, Ilke these when everyone
to render serv C8 great:. success may l)e

wa believe tnat

[Ltt&. D tho ob)ed.
by D\eans
voluntary
eJIart. of Weed Acts

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Arst of aU n en or "omen who·

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and to form Looal Weed
to act u.s local honorary
and 1n the second pLace
everyone
of your
l"ell.ders 1 ~~~DIINIIi
do h s sha.re
m delltro)
~ the useful

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