Reading Observer. March, 1915.

~1'~ ':~ii1~;n.b~~te
i~' F;~lhl~'n

the- remarkable

c:h'lll~1

for 1915 ~e are makin, a
e1iaplay of Millinery at

the popular price. of
1

5/·, 20/· & 25/- I

. .t._.. three
aleetches are
, the .tyle and

ezamples of

I

'Value.

,

1 -Tagal Hat. trlmmed corded Silk ribbon

clump of

velvet frUlt at Side

~h.ded

Price 15/2 -Close fitung H.t '" beIge eoloured
flat whIte flowers I nd one cerise

Price 2013 -Black Tag_l Hat WIth bnm made In
nbbon, tnmrned duster of roses

f~llurj's

Pnce 26/of tbe display will be correct

cbara,ter and moderate price.
eJcduslve Frencb MilliDery will be
only IlIj ou,. ShowroomsOi

Plelllle w.lk tbl'Oulh,
re~ort
nrc who1
m
of tbe LQca.1 ov
he lIiud
We 10At
County Councill

wit h theIr

IS a.~lutel Y'

..

~"?,,,,~ ,!o~

re

reqwred at Oftce ADd the neeCi {or
111 ve.ry milch aeoen t l1ated by tbe

takon

Ilace recently-

We lori.

year
W e did our beA to get t he CountJlCoun
till to agree to ca.rrv out t.he pnnclple aUII'2Uted m
the 1904 Act
They (hd not agret! and we then
p1'Omoteci 80 DIll to ena.ble li S t() reconlltruct t.hlll . . "U": ....
bddgc nnd -,.8 IAV rather l hM bA.'\"c the JXMution of
1904 reeur we WIll rut mto the Bill " power
will m.a.ke It, lI.b.soJutely c1e&r that the Cttm
~i'''i('~~'' on the one. hand and the t-.ro Counh'
- '-." I",.on the other m lly altre8 tOietbet for the
~... o COWlells or t~e transfer rather to
Counelh! of the bl1ld¥e nnd mmember
In O\IT offer tn the County <':ollnCll!1 'Te did n qt
fo r' any terDl 8 at/ all we m erelv handsd 0\
the ,.,hqle nnderta.l.:mg together w th our accamu
l ..t6d hind ud we 'Wc re pT"&pared. to leave them to
deal w,J.th tbe matter. and &a- far U 'Me can .athe;
If lt had not 'hoen f('lT the refU!JAl of t he iJerbhlre
County COUDetl to deal WIth tt In that Yi I\1' ar
TDIllJemcnte could bau been m.de wlth tho Odord
CODllty CounCi l for thIS to han been aone but I
do aubrtnt .that It would be a. thouellnd pities If
this ffPpOrturutT were IOlt of pa!!.tlln g enablwg
clau.fll whu~h wou ld if oper&tM reault 11\ that
hemg done ~hlch r '5Ubm1t I S unQ'4estlon llbly
the public good

1\

Broad Street"

er

AGREEMl'!i'r !.BRrn D

THE

Min~ter

ROY At ft1f:ot~vC! AT HOME

SCALE.

Why do you Buy Cheap

AN
13erka Terrltonab
R 9va1 Berb Regt

It 'WIll I1lt.t!rut R,,,,,lin,,'\J,ol,l.
GO\tmment Committee on

It I ia not the fll'st

" neW" depot
:";,~:~~.wlth
a vigoroul
~

r -··-··· - .

~I

to Its full atI'flogtn
wlil be all thOl!le men

who are under 19

.,

and apphancu
a.
cue of ftoUY aCCl(if;nt
Tho Coroner In thiS CIIMI th. man did
rphlln until at lew the followlDk d ......
Dr DODa ldson And 'probabIT tho!!gbt.
of It Ind went OIl with -hi. TOrK:
Bis
lIt1Chca11y hop-Iue when be WIWI adttut~d

HOiiplul
COMPLAINED OF FEELING

~m tb~ ~an~d~~:;l;~~

Mr BtIWl
did not

• "ay and apart

tho do<:tor

The G.
Reliable
Delivery

that

o91y ,connectJ.on

Great. W o.tern
tlon whIch gtven
will no donbt be
v. III go oon;;::~:in~~
InfIic go OIl it
tional lacJli,ty Wlll
two &rUII 110 that u,'lT....d
pt'Onded"' for the
and pactioqIariy ,.
County; Council for

tr&fIic

"OOUNTY~ ~~~r,

!I!r J ..... p~

any oo'''pl~'.
tion as to D1ort~geea upop tran.fer
do not rrund lUI ... Bndgtl Authonty wha.t.
I I maGe on tran.feT but what we feel II!
unlNa a .,fll.lrly extended period II
OOloh' CounCil! 10 that tJiey
.... en... to payout of the toll. t he
mtel'flSt. m Clden\al to the debt for
-t.bat unleu some lIuch perIOd.
WIll n ot adunce the hlung
tho Co~y Coun cIl " but
hAve atreadv told you
County Council A attitude AS COJ)'tr.'~t" ~
lD 1904 waa t.hA.t the,.. did not want to
W1.tb the conslderaboD of tblll matte r bec"ul'Ie
t hought pubhc pTeSBu~ would be brought
beaT
upon thetp to m"kc It a f"ret I;Irldge and tha~ tbat
would lnTolre a. burden
Now, th&t ,," culd lOOK
aa if publIC oplnton may very w ell be 10ft to deal
WIth thill mstter of {reems 1he bridge from tbe
toll
It alto 100kl on tbe: other band that uuleM
tlu:y can cha.rge toIle for a ccttam pellod they aTe
be'VtIT likelT to o:rel'Cl'U~ their powen o~ pnr-cha.ae
and I IJUbmlt that m tbeJ'nhh c mterui. It 111 blgbly
o man
del;l'&ble tbat von I!hqul pus t he Cla.uael 10 each
dre!55ed 'try not
a form RI to do ToUr utmDf!lt to mduce t.he County
a r&g on It at oJ time
COUDCl I t<J exerclsc theIr powera and i3ke anr h ave
thia bridge Rnd what I would Hngge.t there IS thrnk 110 IOnottsl; of It l.'l1e packing
WR..II
'\\
orklllg
With wae aometi mes very"
that perhape: th ey WIll probablv get flo penod of
fifteen rc+ts for theIr Joan and of course. t hey men frequmtly got. acra.t.chea.
Mp Brain H"ne y6u got &U tbe ,raper
wnuld hllw to get a 10lVl beClI.use they would have
to t&ke onr our debt IUld w hen the)! c\o take over ancee there Vlllob a.ntl l8ptlc drellllmg.
Wltnelll
Yes and it 11 qUite a. common
the deb~ they will have to pro'Plde II. e:mking fWld
and t.b:r WIll probablv ~et a. penod o( 15 years (In' for a man to have a cut. bound up WJt.h aD
bandag.
tbat fo the pa.yment oft: of th e loan Tht would
of eourse thnt durmll th Ole 15 YUrI the:?'
.A. QUESlION OF OUSTO ~I
have annual ly t.o pay the mterellt and lnIeb
Mr P orteuJII. Do you know t hat It IS the
a sum RI would rep., the v.mount a.t the end of lD 80me large eligHloerm~ worn to han
tba.t 15 ye&nl
WbR.t I tru~ Ie that you I'lbould and f'tCrnt ches dreeaed '~N('I
pl'O'9' de that the penod dunng ',"bleh th e Count>:
Mr "Porteu.
Well the itrml UUIISt
CounCil should be emnowl':red to charge tolls If H ave yon beard of a. ca8e (If blood po.illO!WDlI
they thmk ftt to charge totl. shaH be a period not your ~ orks duting tho put twelve
longer thM IS ye&r8 (rom the date of tnll\.lfer
1'1118 concluded the endenoc and
Tltat would probably M I sa) enable th em to the Coroner said he thoug_h~ It .,,,,,; ,:1..,,
Ifha rjle dUllng the. period of the smlcing fund -- lfIIUl ID ihe P ulJ(Stqeter Worb
and t here I would uk,YOQ to remember t hat pubho hi. own opmton to need
opmum. would p roba.blv l"8IlUlI'e that they Ibould De cell'cd such lItttenti(m had It been apphed
a"boluthed laD, before that. but. unJeMI we have IUch ~hia ca.!e Jt wae at; least 24 houre before
a penod ... thA.t the County Connell 'fnll 1&, pro ;repmted the matt~l" to hIS foreman who
bably thn.t th6)' do not choose to e.zercllie the sent him 11'lto the office to report It The
po,," eT of pnrchue and of course, If they did wall no doubt anxious to get lIome and
not chOOM to exercue that power of purchue
PPIY for help .~ the Wor'"
H. (tb.
we are bound tn go on chargmg tol},r
bought t hat ill the ml\n felt eo bad a - , •. _ .. _ ' 1.""
beeAlIl!Ie..
In
the future 'WIth regard to thiS
ave been sent for the :arne
bndge we haTe gone 1'10 fn.r al to hlltve almo.t p~ud 1.11 unIU the folloWIng doy
R.
off the debt I\nd we must go on ch a.rgmg tolls; be. when the Qnn knew that t lie man Wloll
aUIIe we have no other rfYMlUe at all
and then they did all they pOlllbJy could.
p t obably the (orm of tbe cllU1-Se Will be !!.lIghtly \ The Jury retllm~d a verdict to the effect
altered.
The County Counc 1 on t.he tranaCer deceMcd died from blood POIlOumg cauted
would bn'f' t he undert.akmg and their power to cut.1'OOflIved ,.. hillt at WOlk
eb3.r.~ tolls would be I'e.erved to tbem for ~hllt
SY1ipa.t~ WIUI erprtued Wi th the WidoW"
!lpeeP.i'.~ penod and subj ect to that a nd enblect to
t he Ctroner, and Afr Bnm on b@aH
pro'f:1Mlonl belOg made for aU our lill.hlbhes to be
liqolda.ted hy them there UI DO reason wh- fol
lowm, tb t:j sug~tlOn of Clause 2 of tbl! report
tbe local..Ac ts should not be enttrelT repealed ~
ca.ulfl the only two Lhinlf' for which they wonld
require them to be kept alive would be first of all
our obligatIOns un4er them . howd be dlschar~d
;and we -De free and 8eCOndly that the CouDty
to til

lI0!l={'N.

whicltj enable.

and Orlordehn, or
towards the COBt of

'tt

,m
e
petty and un
worthv I
pohev
Ilny County Councul wh~t
CTtIr aDd It certa nh II!I not a. worthy p?hcy rorla
;,au ltv like Derl.-sh re iWbich hu the dletlbcbon pf
bell'lg called the Roval County Berblure What lit
C1lmes to IS this
they! &a1 we a.dmlt It would be
v{'t) dee ra.ble that t~ei bndlf8 mould be 'nlIted ltl
the County CounCil a nd we i.dnut tbat It II an 1m
portan t mea il. s of commum cabon and we. also ad
mit. probnbh- that the powers TOU na.1c :wttb regard
to t h II br dgc 'W \I enabl,., I t to be constructed more
cheapl) but we do not want to be bothered for
It rn a) resull In 80me I Ine-Teale of the rate. ..",d
ra th~r tha n ha,e to britTow we would ra.ther tllat
l\ e had not thlll enablmg power
With regard to
tba.t let us see what tqev
~ our PetitIOner!
suhmlt that tbe eXlatUlg fundS of thf': (omm.iallLOntls
nnd t he Inone .... /I wh cb the~ would be enabled tlo
r :Uf\e under the powel'll w oght by tbe Bill Mould
l---u ffi ce {or t he fl dell l3.te reeon.t.ructlon of. the eltu t
lng hndge a nd t hat th~
to be camed
I nut b\ tb e Comm ls JI,(.n @f
cook'bulLon
from ' our P et t onertl
the
lau ~e and tbe Derk!\llire
u pon It bem({ carr ed mh ":"~h~,~tc·"'.'n.\,'b.t'ti"n.
cJll.nnl.lt.. hc lp t 1 L I IJ
reJUlion to ~ Vf'l tll\: m
0"( rdJ(luTt' (; u uu t ~
f r n~ u e J,;no~ 10
1\ ,ant:l ~e
11.5 I
(> en
f the,. 010 not CO" \"'O
""
t o ~ ct I ur mnncr at
mtc t-st :1 \d ~o Kecure

Dr

J

w.

or t lw r

l\

n cou ntv

n t. t. J IIll a t -find
lrd tf" tl nt T 01 gh t
i our P el tlonCnl a re
H:"l eel!: "li t !'IHert t~at a
( r t he COl nt~ F und to
I"f th e propesed work .!!
e;;trd tn t he lcte relh
J>:l.) uNt In t be
I'm

n

hrld;tt

t

COWlCal
toll~

should be entitled for a penod to ch&rge

The Ohamn~ Do yon thmk that m tbe
unell. gmng fOT a Consent
Q'femment Board for the
TlloIIlIng t he m ney ro buy
the bndge
Local GOTerQ~ent Bo&rd would reqlllre
make It 8 free lbrldge lUI a condition of the ~~ ' _'''''. I

of the Coun ty

to the Loca.I

Order'
Mr

would
WIth ,.

1 doubt VerT much whether they

IUlght I if the BJlI be puad
oorroW', and the Ceunty Coun.cil.

HANDS COVEREO

to prelent the app""'"\'"
fBet that 1ft the ••me
... h('lrt t im" and ovut uru!! a.re
!Ude bv I1de thOW!! that there III need for
ment. of the demlUld Rnd I!upplv of labour
local representa.lIve comm ittee. ehould tT] tQ
..bout such readjUl'ltmcnt
The Go'f'emment
Inttte8 atato th atJ they
cannot CQuu ten&nce ~
poltt ) InTolnng the ~ant of rehef .Itbout work 1\1
a. t me when there l8 1\ muked shortage ()f labour
10 mfUlV tradee Ilnd distriCts
They are 10
IttUlon of mfonnAtlon lhoWl~ that there Ie
Lhe p~t t ime 110 ven"' OOD.IiderabJe demand
Jllhnur by Gavemm.enJ; 'bepactmentl by finn.
p;a.ged 10 Government cootractl, and by
firm. and an long M thla. demand remAnUI
tied It IS Imp088lble to te~ Wltbout
anxIety the Cflfttlflued reBAnte of working lben
women oft ai5lnance holD.. the R&lef FUnd.

I

I
I

G. W.K., Ltd.,
TfJlepbone 562 MaJdenhead

Worth a Ton
1/-

COMPARATIVE PRICES

CARBON ID

M:t BUnOlm&l1 (Pruideot of the Board of Trade) re
plJlng to a. quemou by Mr 0 W.tson (Orkney
I
Sbet.l&Dd) In the JiloQ&e at Codlmonl on ruead..y gne
the toUowi.nlr table of the • • er&86 pnee. -plJd by the
work:iJ:J.& ct..-u for arliotu of food 10 Maroh 191-1- a.nd
MarclL of thla1Mr The iip.rtI "late to the a'fer&ge
ot rstall pnOM m eighty 01 the pnnClpaJ t01nU of tl'le
UnIted KinRdom 19B
19/6
, d
, d
Bread per .. JbI
I
Butter trw per Ib

~i

6•

Jam per Ib

I~I
"t
dl

Cheese
B.....
Beo! En.lIAh ribe ~r Ib
•
ill tblo ouk ~r 1b
cb ed or frozen..
n kbe

It

,

_~

EngU,h leg

1
1

1

Zd
1

I

I

E

Saves

And Meana
GREATER HEAT
I
BRIGHTER FIRE
I, Doubles the I,fe of

;1

10
0

. 0.'1
,

By 1/utlijtll'g
Til> .,...
and..

11

~I

"I

I

tra[n~s"~o;rm~'~n~g~~~~i~~~~

A

fOl

VAtuAB~~f~~J";~MiESSON FOR

I

but

~

e

WlTH REO RASH

•

TIZ

I

8~pPOlLo y~u guh~ your thumb and then \Ie
bloOd after flOWing freel1 luddenly stoPped aDd
I&.'N the Janed edge of the wound creep
together un! 1 betore yOU r own ey~.
Sldes o~ flesh lOlUed up lc8.Vmg 00
IllJury behind'
undcr a. mtcroscopo t ~ would lloeDl as 11'
red a byss bod been dodd up and the eut.b
mto a n unbroken plam
"ould you not
:L great mtrafle had been performed before
ga.r.o~ Yet tbll 11 the ~ oDd.l'fw. t.ransform .....
whIch the famotlA healer 2ia.m..JIuk brings

I

IS fam(1lHJ tor' Its power obtaJoed from
.~;::~ ,. ~~,"Xirbl:. of tr'Gwint HelO he.za y r.kJn.

Itching and Burning Unbearable.
So Dllflgured Hands a M,sery

'1

Jqrrged wound Zam But grows
th ....-PI ..ell toge~her In a. ,ery Ibort
and 11: Jioiaqn or dlseale h ... got mte
roots It out. completely 10 a.

111 1\

Cutlcura CompltJtely Healed.

,

•

different from .n otdin( ..... oint
Ib sootblDG aPd a ntulep t}O qJ;(itle& It
IS

and ao 0 0 I tltoi.ni.
L ocal Government.

1bE~~~j:::;~~greateat

obta.med 10
of 1J16dicalaebieTement.
lCleACe
dll6rdel"S of the skiD • • 69zema

'til:~~:':~~

rJllgworrus ulcers rashp lore
hands scalp trouble &c reid
hilt wentte c\lratlve achon 30
~!l d 'ltholesome are lW herbal
baa only qently to be
lU operat ion tbe heal
As a. remedy for

t;]!;~~j~*-·*~1~~

lJroport IOn
Jll.nd the,

ROYAL
I

w"..' .ridI., Sunb.y, 7\b·'lIa, cb.

In patienb admt,ttea I
I •• j>oiI.... ~h ... '"
0p0r~,.r!....e4

puffed

lp

SPIrlDg feet and fUI

--0-

in full kit

Bill

LONGER BURNI
M lJlCH LESS
Coke and Peat

HEALING.

2

TERRITORIAL IN TRAINING.

'l'hen

Coal l

Wm.

lit

Breald&.!lt time 11 Ito nuh time-one has to hurry and
pt but to ~e JJllIIlOIl bl.1l in order to build up .. n.",
oomplicatioo of Wflbb1lll material put it on one. bact
and fall in at 8 "5 for another drill I At t.hia falUng m
th.o&t m authority oome aDd uamtue our rift. 11110
they Me whether Wf.. ba..... abaTed al1d w&lh&d .nd
dnued It js an orOea) at flrAt but.fne
docil. u • doll undar diociJ>1in..

:a.,

O~IZ ..........

To.

•if . 31~I

breut

Oatmeal &:otah
lea per lb
Supr graunlatod per Ib

I

FUEL

;j

I~

hNe, t

frozen leg

-

AmBmla

Dr Cassell s

Senit for FuJI

COST OF LIVING.

..t.

-

Prices

Giove.m.nOl,t contracts

Th e funeral took place on Satu day of
Sergt IMtruc.or rl'bomas Perk us who d 1e.d on
M~h 2nd ..~ tbe il'lpe .(e 0 1 64
Colour Sergt
Perk n. wu 1II'elt known at, thc Royal Berb Depot.
where he w JIJ engB4[ed Ilt lbe t me of hi. d@lI,th and
hIS loss 14 ~eeply · ,elt by hiS comrades
ColourSergt PerluDS ha; serled In tna Army for ,;,5]
yea.re when he ret.1red
Th. nng tho laUer pitt
of his semC6 b ac~ as dl'lll inGt.r uetol td MllJdcn
head
G I Com,..,.y of the Royal Belk.s Vol~n
teers and tl, Maidenhead !"ire BrIgade and al-c
t.o CooJrlJr I!I HIli College lD .. slnular capacity
:After ilvlng In well-earne~ re t reme nl l fo r (.en
years In Jeney the can to annA pTOVOO IrtellUlubla:
"'rid Coloer Sergt ~erkl1l5 reJomed h iS old Reg
mC!nt ..t tbe ag!t. of 64 at thc beg nnlng of t he war
renderlna: ,aluablo eervu~~ un t il he \'las 3.l.ta.=ked
douhle pDcumpnfa. !lis: weeb ago
H c madt
a wondetfbl recol ~rY and bid relumod duty bll t.
unfort.unately be aual8.lUoo iii. serious bll and wa.s
found dHd in bed
Tb& dece.aeed sold et'..... had
IeMl plel1t.y of act ~ve aenl()e
He served In t he
Afghan W41' aDd took part III tbe fam ous march
from OOul to Kbandahar for \\ bleb he was
awarded bo lls med~. He wns also thG proud
poas~lOr of other mealS-merltOTlOUS servIce I\Jld
long aerflce aDd gO:od conduct - a.nd. .1Logether he
hod an ~plaTY
The in[ennent
The camn

18

g loL lOllS

1