Reading Observer. March, 1915.

LOCAL

emergenoy whlcH ";!J.~~
beiug taltea.

lut
been

~1IlumJ:.,

the I

pti for

10

only han been ~
of p¥lIO
It LS

ilut

it

IIlUll

only .. th.e:rzrw

,.,d

glVutic proportiOlla,
mol'tl &Dd mon ~..
for speeclinc up
mooition. of war h.. booom.

1

th. Duke '" DIIVO~
of Lordi u,at,
tb.
to • oompt'DmtIe OIl tba
Bill, Il lwould ~ bo

f

h .. S~~

u..

...d thai
(i~-....
Bill to pooOpoaa u..
Cbnrob Act ""Ii} m:
conaluloon 01 the war. h Lord

comprolllllO. 'llbo
ounC:em6nt .. thol tho W'eIQ
• period of oa: ~

to ton theM oIopo tor
OOllltitution anll. fop,

..hiob oouJd ..ot be
"1lOw.

'lhe .. &1_ ...

T_

bomotlcoo wlrieb - . .
10th, 19K, ODd of t!>_

becom.

betw_

of~bm-l,.

IooeDtaliTe 00dy.

sensatiOn! of one suffer

-~:f:~:t doomed while he maha
b:
to the pleasa.nt &irS

lAurie

or

Home

sweet home

tortured lnIffenng Jangled forth from a
Itreet organ at the behett 0 the swarthy handle
turner
H ()me sweet home MIIoT'd under the«e
ClfCUnlIt&ncee II Md but ADIne Lallne r:s tim
p ;ection t he "17 Bnege 01 e.xcrnClIltmg !tot
ment It follows one !WI day} It ha.unts one. It>s
dreadful appantlOD n&ea from the cleek befo~ one,
Wlth all, the ~mtles and hldeoUl~ ga.P!! 1m
~ by the dreadful ot'gaD
BoW' m&ny elm~ crea.ture.a hAve been dnnn ~ IUlClde by
an mtiLctloD !rum U tiua 00 one can _y-bUt aDe
thm g B It1l'e that they ~ned the ra.ror
loaded the pistol adJnatea the rope, to the iune
of the organ a.nd their death 'Pean WAS sung to 1M

I.D..Iqwtllu.s cacophony

1t may be that plr.YBd on

a rea.lly iood .!Itreet organ and executed by a
8n~ 0tt~ gnuder who mllDlpul!\ted th& haD41e

WIth Jl!'Â¥CIOUI coolDen: It would not be unbeaT
:Doitt wboenr heard of a. pMSa.bly ~ street

able

or~, and where breathes the organ wmder who
111 flO fake to hUi tq.de a.nij hll tn.(Jitions!
Y trt
Reading IIoboundi W'lih tileR dehghts of our c::hlkl
hood, these Jaorro!!! of our ma.nhood and tbeae
pestl~egcea of our ol-J, age
Nothmg 1$ more ~lIli. even to the mo!t gerual
dUI~ more pf"l)focat.lTe of wratb even to the

moat placid personahty t.b.an to dIScover as one

gon fort.h to the day 8 strife that t.he buey ha.nd
bm ctiUribut-ortl haTe been at. work 'the h.ll 6001'
~l~ W1ih handbdh. the letter box ltUfed. full
of tIIem the carefuHy kept garden path strewn
WIth Ithem- this IS DO mere Ima.gmatlou
It baa
been Imown to happen ",Ihin thO wnlor 8 eXpen
enoe Who IU coloUl'less
"haJl do ).Ustiae
the

\O~t~~ab~i2 ~:~::~U~Q~w~..~nier.d~~!il
of the

READING'S POSTMASTEtt
APPOINTED TO PORTSMOUTH

THE ARMOURED CAR.
I SALV ~OI< 4JIiIIT
~6 ~-eDd. UlMttDp, ...:. W .". Adjutant
1l." Hall .Del the o~
IOrvl_
ifer~ heJ.:i t.O iwhids Dlunbcn a.ad fneacb brouJbt
~r glftl to"M'dJ; the hlf'.DciaJ.
The
ha.:xf "'4:> a.t c...tJe..tt.r.eet ~1 P .5.A.. In tb
~f~.?OOn D t.b.e lIltvest cl the aelf• •n&J eft'ort
"'~n Po Ipleb.did progTaGltne ..... gt"',m UQder thA
'!:iodfll'Sh1p oHBandm ..t.er W B .mlelt.
Ol! Sun
J,1or " "<!: ::ilr.g t he BoIlgJten ....,. at t.b:e \\~ Street
na l 1V"h-o n M, Cbas FidJ.et ...... the laad4lr
00
r Ddllo I he YounC Peop16'a Bud Md young people
he \ (l rpJ gaTe ~ eDJ.o lc,Je P"OIrammo tho..
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fl ll' b H DI btl", the So,.' Bud. .M.isa. Holli.
MUCIn t.1a6 Juu\on. the C1rll and a
Ll't'<' ,,! four bop
Tb.6 bad ",u led. bT Band
rn a ~r Ha.mlert
On WednsdA.y ,"ennlg t.N
r roberY. or the Hom.e Le-«UI!I ,ave an ntleieroti.DJ
r ~n.rnme )11' Jackman FUl:ded a.ad the fol.. ng C'oDtn~t6d 0Tch~ &od M
&.pb
I
'\;ut ley Mri 'I\a!1or !lr H.-de Mr. }fobb,
:-s Hamlett. M • LIJDD lCra 8mlt.h Mn S.:nge
~,.... P.rk neon aDd)ln Kimberley

RECRUITING VISIT TO READING•
n . ~ ear which It bel" ._-_..1 tor a-n
WIGIl.
T'eel1l1tiB r meet.ior- amTed 111 9t ilIluoy's Batte
OD &.turd", eYelIUlf aft.c!lr a week'. taQr Ul the
South Berlta hTUamentlLrT Dhi~oll
A lalye
eI'Q'4II'd g..th.el'ed roand. It ~ .. ooatn;l(ent or the

aU'

Re&diDg Citi UDa DefeDoe Force UDder](r

.,.

E P

B&tten (aeeoDd 111 oomma.D<l) acted ... bod'ZUa.rd
Mr A C Wa::ru .. member of t he Pa.rhamenta"Y

ReeruitlDg C(lmmlttee d.lJvcred a !!Jpeel'h 10 ",hI&'
he a&1d tliaL the Committee be reprN6Dlil know.
Den.her cl&!.5 creed nor part,.
He ai:im..at.ted tb.t
Read;.
h
ood
III:' a.8 & g
~ruttmg 1'&tord bot appealed
for s\i11 more meb
Th.t. all t h e men of phFaJ
AtftMa aDd I!IernOMble age had not ,et VO~L1Dieered
,.. ... he. u.id eboWD by a. glldlCe at hit. a.udlwee.
To aetJtLe the .a~ .. qU!.~r ... tIO'&lble Iben mu.t
all pet.l,. Md puerile ucnuea aDd t.ak.e
_
:In th.. ranka wtth th&l r fellow.
It
¥ILlTARY WKDDDi'G • ~
to make poople r0l.1lSr1!1 the proxnrut1
rl-je wMdul, took place at. &t Jam.
tbohl';
to our , bOrM or the l{t'antJ of tolte
Church RudlDe on Saturday. of
Cb.rleI
the urgent need of men
We
l.1Jwud
Boul~erwoD
Boa:b
~
the
7th
aat.Whon
li~~;~::I~~!
P&teet
tnllit..&ry maeb.it!e It!
P. al Berh R~lI11lnt son of lit Go. E BoUMeraon
Bnt.,in waa tht'M.tened by t wo
Ro.gen. 01 I\.eDd.riek Riso ReadiDl to xiM J.nle
apa.thy
Of the former there
\\;jl ... e P,ike da.u,hter of the la.te Mr fJ Pike
n.one-none lIITen ..,hen the Germ.,nl an..
and :lir, Pilr:e of SI Clair It.adlD.,
~& wed
~IT lnte»(lon t.o blockade our .bam
rc ""~ QUIte a mlht.T1 a6&lr • detacbrp.ent of
.u.rre. us out. But. th~re ,.... more pent trem
13 It a.nd 16th platoolU belDr pTflIIont.nd
Uldi1f~nee .of JOllng men apd of thOle wbV
f --n n~ a ;:ulrd of hODoar at tbe ehure~ door
conttdered that In t.he gT'elW:iRt of "IU'!I ..II wu
T offi cers pre lent weTe M.)Or H B }laron, i01pg'well
He told lilem pl. nly .U "'.. not.
I "
po: C<llhnll Lieu~nal'lt.5 Pliottlj- G T
nO
'W hile the A lhea wel'O 400 mile. from
to Hon " Stuari :a. A B Ch.. ne~ ler H
Berlin onlJ' f\ft.y mlieft aeparated l.h.
and
J ( :\ ec\ I rd BaDb ADd Hel1.Ml
The offiCiating our oout.
Art,.er &evon mont.bl of .. ar
\I, "re Father Oon.n .and lIII.ther Xertlan
The OCeupltd practlc&lh' the wbole of Belg-Jum
c ... ~~ J;'1\'C'n a~ ..v by her b~r Lout B A alice of l"raD06
If t.be "'N' end6d no ....
• ~n.. J ll"l1~ 1 (; Bouldenon Rot:::el'll wu but. adaue. th&t GermM1 had WO)1
Defeat'
n .. brid esmaid. ~&e MI!05 :rfar]one Pett.l Germ.1lI meant hfe
hbetty to
1I'l 1 M r.J; Dorotby Stenhouae
'Th elfl were aatianll -nct0'iY far t.he
l~ ph.. IneJudln, ... 1il1:'U rOloe bowl from aerldoDl wor1b t.ht.n tile
fli " r" of j tbf' 7th
athlioh Rov I1 Berk. h N lPPhleci to t'be y-ou1lC' men
""'I
it d a. fr.~ phow,raph of tho 16t h
thi. f.,errtblo danger t.o thel"
1 frn 1 the non--eommlll5 onlld oltken and humanity to make Q'oDd tb.e ,,,,ctiJi<o,,, endured by
I ,. t-.niff'g'-f"Ot.IM tI pl.taon
_
blaHI Btl«lU-m
W. Kaa • free arJ!lY and .... e
r
,
lII"a.nUld to keop rt free: to....a&T.l to .l.b&DdQJJ t he.
\ olunt~ fl1"i.-em at. t. hls 1ta.S'.~ tit the war would
PICTURES Al"D XPMC
be a. national dl!gnce t lt nlqlletaty contiodera
'\ T .. rlrM uclIon of first. et .. 't'oct.hrts t.t the t lonl kept back young men h e ~ec;lared that no
I II I' Elf'r~Tl C' Theatre nu ~o...d • ,re.t. su.o- s-old e~ had. been botter pjid, J~ or 't16~ed t.ban
I d " 1-t'~1 IUd
Un. week by t.ll.o rvu l
the BrlUlb Al'm~ who wl!II"e"ho&C!I;HK 1IO~z:aacloiiAly
·"1 f' a i accordt!:d }lrf ArUiut' j C.
a. battle lint!: fort1' miles l()D$
Woe 'bwCrd"1t to otlr
\
I "Tn hl\mone e~h f lmfJ be
AIliu to put mora troop.!l In tb6\ S.ld on1y th.il
"'e
n I' nrc~
In l"UI .... of ba
.... y would bnna- T1.cto[,)" .~ed,
sUre
han
To the 'PfI"eT'1 appeal to p&tri~tUm ud power
of perlUUlon '1Ifere eoupled tDOoM ~~lh nl'
Straeant who buttonhoJlPId Ion tho
l)li men 1ft
t~ eT'01td .....ad ten candiiat.es fOf'
~rs were
fo.thoq"D"
•
r.t l t! fh ma.a

1

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COST ' OF SHAVING.
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, ,WILL 'IT lIE RAISED ~

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