Reading Observer 01-1916

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JANUARY 8.
J)erlod abo.,.. Nterred to the ...... 4ifferenee III
tbe te"'perature bl the _
at 411.. depth and
th. temperature of! ~ water w ....... 4errees '!'luI
~"t.elt. diflet'eAC* 'II. 9 dtIJftIM oocurTed OD the
28t.h olt WftM the ea.rth .. &A 45 degr eea a.nd the
lI'&t.er 36 degree.
The fra.st al80 caulleci the ollua.1

COUNCIL.

wut.e of "ater by tbe bunbDI' of outside fittIngs
Uld contrumer. pe1'Q'llttlDI" ...te.r to run to waat.e
the conlumpt.lon runDI' to 3728000 g&nona {or the
94 boon ~D'ilng cn the 1st m It tb. qU&ntlty belDg

hIGHTING ORDER.

7:59000 gallOD!!. a.boTe the a.verage da. 11' eonsump
t on for the ~Dth of NOTember lBst ..

TIlE KENDRICK ,SCHOOL MASTERS AGAIN.
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FEMALE TRAM WORKERS.

meetlD1' e( tlrte ~ CaaDoil ..... 1I.W _

TWENTY ·SIX WOMEN EMPLOYED

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ntJ!8da.,. e'f'enl1lC ~ ",ben Q., ~ of com
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6 R Joaaion, P ... .00. T 6 01 ......
'W .3 ;r :&ria It. 0 Drrlaad,i J W ~h. A
R Ball fl !b~ Pol T Jr..... OoornoiIlo,," Z.
o _
T ~... - . . (»ioo) w &.
o,u;.,.. W R HaweD F J Cootm> J Span. F
!Wimer W &. BaUer L. II ~ F W AI\.
...,.;gIsI.. E P 001Iier lHlor Ab.... II Wet.. G
F Loooio, W K CftI<jbrook, H 0biId0 AN......"
T ~ J lIiabooIl 11.. G B.aiDbow G -p Low,.
J EiIt¥-n T H Tm_ J It. Walters F E
'IIorlac .. ? _ _ W -..-.

Th. Gener.l V&nager and Engmeet' o[ t.fte lletd
mg Tramways reoorted to the TramwAYs Commtt,..
tee of t he TowD 00 nC11 on the 9th December as
£0110" 5 Ow Dg to the ahorta.ge of male labour n Read
IDg
hILI been found DeceM&%']' to employ women
ID the Tramway" DepartmeDt aDd there are DO"
22 women 'Work ng as conductre86(\1!\ 2 ILl!! IDS"peOton and 2 as clerks
The conduelrelses a.re pro-.
vided with eostum cs oems!jt ng of n&vy blue &erge
CO&ts and f:olcir t4'l m fllt.on ~llot cloth onrooata Piped
WltJt red a.nd blue maHon cloth. uDlform oapa
Wlth fl",z~d leather oeak
The lnepectorl ~
tumeB a.re em la.r to those of the conduotref!Be8
bu t tlie overcoa.1:.a Are blue melton cloth trimmtd
\ With
mch bra d
Tbel;r caps .. re of the _me
d esIg!'l as the mal e IDl pect;()n
Th e 005t of the
Tb. rougb a.nd muddy IIt.ate ot tb«I C\appen foat, J comp~te outftt for an Insoect.or Ul £4 4s 5d .. nd
!!'he cooouctreMe!!.
pa.th w ... refured to at t~oft TO"Wn Cou"ftC 1 ~tlllfl I for & conductre~ £3 210 9d
a.re
c.~~mg about. 48 hours :Per week a.nd ace
on Tb1..lJ"8d....y
(]
1 be ng ! ~d at th& SlIme r&te per hont' &lI tb e men.
Mr CoSTON moved that pre.56UTe be put. on tit., ~amelf 5d the Inspectol'!. reOflln 30..: peT week
Th lLre~ ConSeHtlncy to mprov6 the path f.rom ,.,.h hl't.1 the e1()rlrs l'ecelye 258 ner week
A mees
Ca.~r:JJ.haU1 Lock to the loni br~e 'XU OoDMr
room ~nd eu t.able aceommoda.t on for (emale em
vaDejl hlWl been ma.k ni up the path With. eit.rt.h a.nd ploy~e.er have been prov dad n the D~pot at. a COlt
WIth the wet on t t ,",AI; churned up by thCl6e who of £4().
It A Mrly to expres~ an op n on of th ...
bad 1;0 pass o.e.r I t. nto a a(#.t.e t.htt W&$ a.brolut.el,. capaq
iJ tie!> of lh~ eonductresses but UD to tbe
~ful
pr.e«e t t Jnft ...... ..,. few "poru.. "ba"Y~ heel! reeet"Yed
"M r. W E CoI..1..IZR t6 d i;ltat. toe ma.tt.T W'U
aga
tbem
bo t:on...... dcred bv t he Rl... hw&yI Commltt.ee a.t.
ext. mee! ng n.hd he t nere(ore hoped Ute
t on would not ~ pru;sed
Mr Coe'roN .said t,hat t.he maHer had be&n ~fore
tho ~1C"b.,..aJs C~m L~ &eyeral tlmes
Mr MOIUNG l5&d he had hea.rd ro.a.ny oompl&lllta
a.bou t lib 6 p&th l
Altt rnl.\:w.~-n prnnt«l out that the ;HighW1l.YI
Comm. t.t.e WIl..J d~g All t oould n the matter .. fl.d
UP
dera.t on of tblfl Dot! tlOD
employee.
s uch a r€60lu on
ght. hamper them
of tb~ Corporat. on (ot.he r tban pohce ~m.cers) whosll
Mr WECo
R 8a d tha.l t he matter had beeD
8ery ~
w~re or IDI8'ht be CODS dered to ~ Jnd ~
oo~ktel"ed bv t he! lJlglrwa s Comm tt-ee on se.,eral
penea e .and who consflquc ntly bad beeD 'Or m"ht
0CCfB OIlS 8nd erlreme d mcult, had been ~xper
enoed a.nd there w.ere oert.e. n tb DgS they 'WA.Dt6d to be
I_"Y&
ahMlnce for Immed Bote 5enr"l~e
klllOW before t h ey ms.de up tJ eu m 001
n the Na..., or Anny the F na.nce ~o mm tt~ have
rhe fOWN- C:t..I::RIt sa d that t he Comm ttM lIad recom ended to the Town CoUDC I that any em
not beFore them the requ 50 te nFormQ.t. On t.o e.n&hle pJDyee o£ the Corporat on~tber tblln a tempora.ry
t hem to oome to &n &dequa.t,e decl6 on
be emplo ee-wbose ser.loes a.re conSIdered to be In
bomo in mmd that but.,. act.lOn not only ot'ten dft d ~pe n able and who 5 co n~ entl «lfulI.ed leave
fflat-ed t be eM m view but ntrod\loO(llj ether oon of abs n ee for mmed &te n a.va.l or mIl ta.rT servIce
seq~noes
a.tteet-6 uDder Lord Derby scheme shall
Mr QURLCII &a.kl that n o one aeemea to know but
roce l" the sa me allowance n respect of hus ular,
.,.,b~ber tbc repa r of t hll.t oat h WM tlI. bUsl nesl
ar w es a.s he "Woald have r~e ved If he had ~n
of t he Coll8ervancV' or th~ R gh,..a.yf!. Cotnm tl~~ I sted or mmed ate Btlr'T1ee w th the Corpon,t.lon I
Mr OoGton e idea. was tha.t. t h... matter "hot ld be
conscTIj
brou,ht before the Council for 11.& eOD81dMatlon
The own CounCtI agr-eed to the recommendatIon
It "'W1lS e ventul\ll, ~ed to refer the. matler to
the Highwaya Comm tt..ee

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THE LIGHTING ORDER.
IN FOttCE ON MQDAY
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GoO _ _ ., . . Woldt CommIttoJ
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hi> -.old.
lik'e to aIIMo oct
to """
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Defence of tbe Rutm.

"DiSPATCH

Important :Announcement by
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Heeias, SODS & Co., Limited.

The Rev T Guy "Rogers the late VtUl' of 8t.
John II noW" a. ch&plalD ""th the G\l.&rda wri"tee. IVl'T1d a.ooaunt. of h 8 expeF eous t.o the January
Pa.nsh }laSa-nne
He No)," I
Ily fint ~uDday at Ut. front
I h.d
ae-.e.ral &treDlloua days tr,mg W ml-k~ a.rr.nc e
men ts 8Ometlm~ r ding up lUld drwn .& 8treet or
Jocallt)'l for about an h ou r trying to find a par
tlcular lIeadqu&rten or officer
y lob wa.s to
arrange eery ICes t'Qr a ll un. t8 of tke d VIS on (so
f&r ...

.human~y

WM

po&6lble 1 quartered

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dreMlDg Matlon 115
Tb~ meant not. only foor mJ
0_)1 bngMe (Iuch part.- 6l It... ",ouLd be 4)ut of
the trenchee.) but en~ npilt Dg ~t1ons pioneers
macbrne gunners artillery and arythlng lD the
W&y of dan; ona.1 troooe round me
No one seemll
to have had' the Joti before ~ the Guards
obly ~Ilt.ly come beu
A' Ui1 ra..t6 I W&fI iert
to s nt: or sWIm
HoweMr all
el"ra.ngemeq
came through and I bad a. $U~eAsful Stmjia.y
r st..art.«i off a.t 8 a. m ""IIf~t..h m y f.ervant bOth .......~
mg C&rrylDg Commun on bag rohM hymn boeb
for the oongre,u!On ete
A ft{lr about twenty
mitvntes Wft reaohed a. big bun In the 10ft of WhlCh
I "w¥' to tal. a pa:n.de ~vce followed bv a eel&brat on for ~ company
Enguleers
When I
arnved men were ,Ieepl g twd dtCMInl ha.QI1nl
up tbeir
and. 'ltimg by
I·DraZ1ers maltl1l,
thell' breakf"_h
It Wh really rat"her an &wful moment but we
8000 got a fatigu e party t.o !>weep jUP the place
T
got some form s ra.ther d rty I
aira. d ILnd
teneed them routtd • rough ta.b1 for Carom mo.
:raJ.la put Oft 8. wit te table eloU"j and (ot rendy
The bunks were pus bed well baCK a.nd. we got a
clear space though rather a wet ene n the centre
Theil ttl. officers came In a.nd we had a very happy
httle parade lierv ce of "l"\01 t 30 or 40
E.erybody
"toad
t be t me
aT rourse w:~ had no lUSt.n
roent. bqt aome of the men sta..rt.«l l!ome of t.he
wen kMWD \.ymns
Th II was sernce number one
Then I took a short form of leTV ce for about
geven or elght.
.The surroUTxiln gs l were very odd
but. t.bere was e. M&t S"p1.nt of reVe'l'"t!nce

From January the 10th the whole of the
Business will be closed at 5.30 p.m. every

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ev4'ning until january 22nd. After that date
the Business will close at 6 f)'clock p.m.

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PRISONERS' DAY.
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EXCITING AIR FIGHT.

VICAR'S MESSAGE

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SIX MACHiNES TO TWO

TO GREYFRIARS- PARISH

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The followtng a.eCOUftt of an a r oomba.t has been

£550 COLLE<;TED IN THE

viET.

Onfl could scar~IT have b.d more unvropitlOllS
Summary _
vea.ther tor a l>trc~ col ect on than that. wb ~
.A. recent fight m whlCb t.wo a rplanos from
P eva led l;tst Sa.t.llr Ill..
but In !;p i.e ot tlus 6Jle
- . ..1>0 reo.lioed t.IIott n !tIi Ito b.. .. med 0", n
sq tdron w th QWf oorps were e i!ged aga. UI:!
0 lectors {or (. \ e BI;'
51 Pnsooeu- of War Rea.~
a""""' ........ ..,.~ 1M .......... 0... m Ioraa
bea.v odds deulrvM ~scnpt on In I some de La 1 Day stuck. to the l' ta.."k n a 1 aclm raill~ ma:nn4"'..l'
Iast"WlmWrr
Pi
~
takea hI the
A hut, breatf. . '" tbe oftIcon m... foll."oo
One ~f our mac.h nes to wh eh a.not her was act- n", U rougl ra. nand g&le WIth We re.etltt tlra.t tlzD
,......., pmato - ' " .. _n ~ tnd....... Thore
and I da.sbed off pa.cb and &11 to It.akB th~ brtgade
It a.. ~ God t.D c ..11 me to GreyfnlU'8 sa
8e"LCe
The b llld ng I had sconred proved far your mbtlet.er ! at thfl begi.nDl.og of • Nflw Year lUi escort was e.ngased n reeonna. saa.pcc work over amo mt oollectoo amountfXI. to £388 156 l1d ~
.... &n ~ III t.he ~ tba.t.. un.. 0nieIr
too sma.n and a.s t wa.s a nne d.a.y the Colonel
Cambrlll tm ~e morn n g of December 29t.b Tbey \ wh ch mllst be added donat OftS a.motmting to £.16l
Iloaoded from tM CtNncti ~ it WIo6 nothmg of
oame to me to 5U~ge~~ JD:l.Tehlng the men do"WT!. tb. Th ..t it 15 ~e wac. seoo.s. rue to yau. I do not were atta.ckfd by .IX German FQI ke r ntw.:h rae
the kiod.
Ib _
<1 _ _
H _ 0600,
4 Id mM ng .I. total of £550
The w"bole ot
dmtbt
an
aocSoo.Dt
of
sevt!!'&l
vet")
e1ea-r
Jnd
ca.t.
onl
street to .. large garden where the Be" ce could be
fir nO" tbrou ~h the pro-peller
The Foil:kcr S Ii th 5 amount s being lSed for the fnnm all ex-aad It had to be put. 1n :Eo.ce aa.t gt.ood
H ...
n~ld In the open 31r
It was a. line 1I1gbt to see Be h.s gra.c bmely g un wbich «ugge.at to my m tld
mon~plalle expreiitiiy bu It and contr ved ror ti", b t.:- \ penses hannl;" been pT vately settled
t.hooi'bi u...t; fJ>ey wen> _ _ fa,O\lNd Ut .. _
It h u bee-I! of no smal
the Guardl'! 3 W ng clown t.he v llage i!J;treot
I went. IDa W Il m ibe m!l.tt.e.r
'The m~tbod or coll cctoD was. the sale of prettI
.,th them In mv robes lLDd we pad a fif e band: ancouragemellt to hea.r that you. ha.ve been n Ing and for pUrsUlt 01 t ho e nemy to wb c-I d we
borooghr; In h.a.nng ~ . . . Order for 80 10D~
ea..rftest 'pl"&ye r for & 6uooeseor to your l&te taltbf tL Its act t.les are by I!t.r t.:t. order coufined a. t fo \ a t tic al snowdro~ wI..! <:h. were t.be most. ~
a.Dd a. b&IJdmytN'
~ gun started ma.k Ilg a
There w,", th<!
of rky 1igh1a, ..Jnch had to
roost
awful
ro....
but
Colonel
_
eent
word
to
putor
as
well
a.s
to
read
b
s
k
nd
wordB
n
the
wh dl It s spec sUy a.rlaptoo on .a.ecount of t.." h ",I ! a nd a.oceptlabJe
bndge
thAt bu.ve hoeD o~
he 6IWreJ, da.riened
~ eoWd b~ .... mueb
NOftlmber ....astnt'l In wh oh he aal.r:e you t.o apeod
light me:ide Ie 'they libel ., toDg _ Jt d d Dot re
.~ t
II~ lS aot a.llowed to expose 1~1f by vC
n our stloot col ec/' 0 ~
They weet! m:ttie chdy
put.
y.our
t:.N8t
1D
God
and
gle.dly
acoept.
the
Ilan
An
&ero~la.ne
CLIDe
o"er
dur
ap:
the
1!Ierv
ce
and
hot. OIl the pawmeat.
Be ..... \1JIttUCt.ed by the
b, Mr Gt-oom s Or ppled ~klren
An arl~1oC
gave us JL moment s anxiety but ~t tur ned 0 It to wao DOl11es to yfJ 1 18 GOO 8 g fl to you
Tlu8 I !,unng a.cross our hnes 011 reeom a. s.sa.nce \\I ork
Chief Oo~ to aa,. t.bat. ~ would M "ItO
In cont Ul.st t.o the a.rran .. cmel1..s o~ ou r a q Ia-ne,. d c WM (lIsa 0'11 Male as weU as 1'OGCfA.c.s ioor
lla.ve b&en :usured :you will do and t chcp.rs me
be BnhGb
After the serVlceil I took a Com
nat>ous p~ &nd Ii>o poiioo ,"",uld help
mun on for the bngade at the bU ild n g: wbleh had not. .. 1 ttle
M.re DOMrty and 1 bave t.ogetber the mad ne gUll an the Eokker s n Ulovabl) In: d veh cl cs
&Dyane In diArulty . . to how to oomPb ""th. u..
rI e f und W1U rem~lln open untIl tho e»d of tile
pra.y6d tha.t we ma,. come to you In the fullness of • f ront o-f t.bo plot 'fII th ba.r el sica "I t ~ Ii
proved too a{M\I
There were a.'oout 18 communi
OrdoT
& ......ld DOt Itelp ~ - thot tJooUih
ruo- It h and subscr pt.lom; may be sent to lfn
e.ntfl
Thea. at 12 noon J v
the P on ee~ the blessing of the GGSpel of Chrllt
w fe II front -the correct & m ot Lhe il un be \ <1 cns rc
:It wU BOt & thlDJ lh&}l:Wadel II&\c for It WII& ..
The men b~ been out a.U ni ght , nd were wet to lookin&' forward wllh pleamrft to a. quiet .".ork b~ nanlpula.tton of l he \\ Dole macbme J Rt as tI e \ r D F Ha rton P u-ley Pll.l'k nea.r Reo.dtng and.
tblng Utey had B'" to b_ &nd .bould ~
co
Mrs Ie cy Colebrook
WmsfOTd
Nortb Onrtr
the u n so for mor;t of them a. s~"lce was out of among the mothers and some of the I tt1e c1 Idren oorrcct rum of Q. torpedo from .ft. subma.r no
In a proper ."..y ""~t grnng trouble too the pali
t ho que!'.~ on but a. few oftl.ceN J\.~(I ~boul a. dozen Ou~ aged and nvalld mo ther whom <.rod hal trrved only by ma.n pula.t on ot the boat llself 'fbI'. a en e Read n"
force.
Aid llumI ~ tha .. _
........ tb the
men galbered 1ft the open and I ~ook a "hart ser gncJ()1;lxly sraaToo to us a fter many fa.m ly bereave I"o"kker s ma.oh.lDe g In ~ DC" Jh..OO a.nd tixoo a li e 1 Tl .anks Are (l~e to M.etw!rs Sutton:ntd SolIS fe.:
a.ch ne ! ret; I .,1 n loR. of,\ bbc Hall a.nd the London CoDDt, aDd
V1eto willj. tbem then lunch With the P oneers and
mel1ts WIll conllnue tbe m nm.r:v of prayer wb h sau e pla~ as "the boo) of tbe
eaat coost of :&gJ..nd theira hid been , moot
preseDtJy an nrdf"'..rly eAme to fetelt me:! to take God hall .0 d eftmtel;r entnllt.ed to hcr
It IS not througb. lbe propeller
ISuch bullct.s as mISs t1e M dhwd Ba k fo r tbfl Uf;e or the de'pot .M.r Jobu
f a.voved town
Gmeral people had t:a.I1ed on h m
easy to leave & oaneb after more than leven aDd propeller ca.rry •.tra. ght lo the flont or b Ie s ch as S monds of Messrs Ba.rclay and Co for l:: Ddl,
&erVICG
an a.rt lJery ba.t~n
II W~ had It n I
-.s1cing it not.ioe. were to be l!IIlQ'9ed Ob. tben;L but he
b.m Bt ~ nd ng round n R. b:; c l rcl~ ",Ith & delight
a half years "here one. h ns been s UT["()unded by SO are n Lercepted by Ita Ible.rles ax& d I;pell ('..d by &ching as t.rea.!i4rcr and M~ W V noeDt. wl::.o
bad po n ted out th&t the ()rders had been W'C1I -.d.
fu l t..LJ1)et of rlra.......
After the tlef"V}oo tea Rnd .. man,. warm bea.rtN:1 and affect ona.te fr ends who anglodl &nd bullet proof
de.,la.tors
atlad ad to
v t.h o t.hers k ndly Icnt. ca.rs a.nd .helped :on maay
AI<i BULL ~ _ _ - . . being
The Fakker vhcn ways
VIS t to the batt.erv
Rather a. Ion\! walk b.ek In da.:rs of anI!: om t~l have shown 1n a. .ery tbo back fll.Ce of tht!50 blades
a.nd
praUv
tired
bv
(h
s
t
me
I
H~lf
an
hour
fI
praetlcal
way
t
he
love
of
Chr
st
lowll.t'd
Uf!.
But
t
n
aot,lon
SIIflU
b.)
lbe
uerc
sa
of
I~
su
per
or
d i-&tr buted
rest ~nel lhen mv dos ng f!lerv oe-:--.. .,OllfttfLl'V one l.I! om' delight to hear the.t WI"! Itrf"! com ng t.o .. I ke tilpee I .nd ehmb ng p owers to atla. n 8. PO!! r.. Oil
l4r W 1'1 CoLun .. id IIt&I & d _ y ~
n the mll~h ne -g n B.1'Jl101JI'Y l'I"herf'l ....e were far minded ptlOple af pra yer a.nd Blhle stud, who , n a.hove [ liM advenHlTY .a..nd then b )' d v ng at a.
,.Itb 1'elard to tail lights to -.ehidM
'I'M lamp'
t unat-e In ha ng .. "lI.no
J talked at n ter 11.111 'bId us welcome In the Name ot' the Lon:l
The &tee£! a.ngle to bnng Lhe rna be g un to bea.r
could: Ddt- be obtained and l.o could not. P'8 how it
and
we 58,nS" nil' fs..our te hvmnsl About eo pTe a m of mT m n stry W11l be I bumbly t rust fa th
was 'OOIliSible to comply With the Order &8
would
upon him by oorrect a.l nemon t
<:ent
Thc nhtcc was lit b. a f~v: ca.ndle!l Ilnd fullv to preach t h~ W(lrd of God to Beek souls for
As _ rMUit of t.be mlU!l oe gun 'ire of tho S x
be a. nonth or su:: weeD befor4. • ..,. lamps could ~
I
Chrlet to offer JruCh IOVlnl" MIn to the tempted
,ot at any pnee at .u
Fokke~ our escort OJ:' DlILCh no was m n oo atelv
or
It.wo
aoebylene
tfa.res
i
ren
IfIrVICeS
D
The
Medical Offioer of H ealt h for the Borough
1!I.u:t: and. tn~d as God by B!I (r"ace Will enablfll me tlbot down but thft oc cm pan~s seemed to read t..l e
Mr CoUUGO\t o&id tltot be t.o~t th&t \here
Y~ar conccTt wa.e: held In t be Y MeA
"'<us a claaa of ~Ie W'bo 8et tbemsel'f'el!. i&faJDAt &Dy reporta tba.t he has r~e ed from the Town CI&rk
to ~",e
In t.h 8 feed os: of the Aock: I Iball ha. '" 2"f"9Und e.a..fely flO landln~ .as t o effect ntenL onally
gs In Fr til' str eet on Wednead&y aM all I.
tke rnueh va.lued help and. sympathv of the Re I
On:ler that. oame moo foroa a.Dd....-ben \.hey lhrned .. 00Pf of an Order of the Local Government Board
the d~trut.:tl(ln of the r m a b ne w lhouL n ry to
:&g[)L.."'-NDS
\
Ih Ihese funet ons passed off "'' T"Y well
SlV ter
whom yl'nl .n know a.nd love II.nd w t h tbe~lye8
It WiUI followed to the ground by
On Satu.nh.y eve 1 ng the P...ea<1mg F-8'9'ODrit5 D
tha.t no flTOtIJeOutlOns "1n!I~ to tU.... plaoe the, -.;ouJd \ e nhtled the Pub] <: Health (Meaales and Germ... n U3U.a.l
gl" ngo complete sat afaet on to all pres~n t
The
,..hom lbe Will be my denre to work n brotherlv t.wo o~1 the Fokkers
Our rftmnn ng macb ne tiUf: Concert Parly eut.ert.u. ned the pattectai n P.edlacda
~';eI!r!'&~ re~ ~=-=t.-=t.hof~~a.Td ~~ Meules) Regula.t.lonl 1915 .... h
wlll come Into
aJrecttOn
He may be SU'I'. of m't' be~rlv support ceMed In dnv ng off ..nd apparentl y n ser 0 I;\Y \\ 8.!" H asp tal to a.n excellent prOgnun:me.. TM
wa!! "I'ranged by Mr W J B Marlu the
pr'oaeoution~
oper-at on t h ouS-h out Eng and and Wales on ht
1ft the 1!Inlend d work of Chrl1!lt. he IS dol) n, among
nJur ng by lts ftr(l tbe f\r !>t Fokker wi h had til
I.
8.n of th e Sec al Com n~Htteifl to whom a. word
Aid BULfi Mid that. -...it.1t TeSard to lamp' tbe J&n~vy 1916 provld nc for not. fica.tlOn of C&6el
tacked It
It wa.s out of contrel when 911 st seen success of the party was enhaoced by ~ prmt!n~
men
S nce wr t ng we have hea.rd that th.e M g
nks lfi due for h ~ !te" ces ungnlds Jlgly
ddlieulty '1ria alrea.dy u"tlderstood aDd con.eidarat on of meules and Germa mctu; ~ s to the Moo cal
and
was
oOlle-dIVlng
with
every
prospect
of
DJury
m
the
ch.a
l'
of
Mr
Joltn
Eighteen
w~o
was tmpThe '<1l1ow ngo eutlatties mOllglt sold em trf the .Ioa Hall Baa Ioet a falthful servant or Chr s t
nt. nue:lly ~ ....en In th 15 r espect
The~"&8
",ould be
to oaaM .atfeat.ed bl It
Wlth I'&- Qmoer of Healt.h bv rued cill.l pn.ot t. Ocera .Dd by
through tft8 pualDg of Capt .. n T bble bevon(J the or death to Its occupa.nt.s
po lefl b} Me6SI11 T E Hcrrwoocl and Tom HaY'l"tl]
Royal
~erkl
R~gt
h
•
.,.e
been
rlpor~
Ilnoe
Gur
6pr ukl ng of lad eK and mllny .sold lenga.rd to M"r Colebrook 5 roem:arb tbe!'lO would be pa.rent>8 or guud aDS or other p ersons In c harge a g
'HIll lnto the DTMenoe of h I Lord
We usure
Our Ima-chIDe was thon aUa-cked by the tbree Mr H HalT1S pres ded at t h... pLano
1st lIt ~
mo unn~ prMeOl1tHJ'I18 and Neryl OOI:leldera af t.be Dat.lcDt
MessieR s already notifiable In memb rs of H M F ortea were lIpet;la.lly nv t.ed- ast ISSU& lIrs TibbIe <t'If otlr heartfelt an.d p1'8.yerrul sym other Fokkem ,..h.i.ch t fo 1,,1 t for ftf .ee n m nules J irving 58.W to t t.hat there was n woast;.e t.mlf!l
tion "'frOUld
gtven to ca&e6 and Jf -.ny wtlful ob- t hi" Borough ID pursuance of the Read ng Cor
SATURDAY I
pathy ID ber berea"Y~ment
~nd t~en
ts mach m e !!"Un be ng t.emporar Iy 0 t bet
t
1.1
F _..l n
~
lItrnc::t;ion ... M gneD the :pcrl.1'f!IB '1II'Ould at ObOe be pora.t.lon Act. 1881 .bod he recommended that. It
of act. on ItA p lot dec <led that e&Cfloe ('Ould only
ween lTTllli
rs
Tr:u
a.rt 8tt'llC
· L.lJ~
Killed scell an eo IS programme was well rece "ed
pooeecut.ed
shall r em. n.!lo but Germao meaele.s w II have t..o
be
lIOu~ht
by
a.
very
F
sky
d
YO
to
"9,'1th
n
20
l
III
and
Angus
MlLOCl.onald
and
botng
In
es.celle.n.~
Pte
G
F
Bowcll
30'38
4th
Bn.ft
if
I'
)
Mr
t h Jr Rusbr dge contr but.OO two p anfo rte
.Ald ~ said that. he betie.ed that Itt preeent. be not fled 0 p rs uance of t.beso regulatIOns
Fte P G moek1ev 14909 8th natt
the ground-riSky 10 that t n ~ess t a ted a. descent VO' co had a great reoept an
Yn Pen::y n s hop
t'IIOloe n masterly style a.nd M 815 K&te Woodley
ibe Couzx= 1 8IL~ alxmt a t.hmJAnd & ys:r by Te- Whe I measles or German m elL41e« lS ep dem c
Corpl F W Green P935 81b B.tt
I y very de-eD Bp rals at. a !'II end or qu te 100 m JllS fecI ng ly sang
My I tt1e grey home l~ the ""est
Va.lIey of
daced hghtmr. a.nd he t.b~ht the,. mllht ~trect reoomrneDded that a.n ~n deuvo Ir to enl sl t he ser was In excellent VOice In her Mnis
Pto
H W.rd 711> 1.t :qatt
an hour With little room w reco v~r
Only cry MCl1srs Harns (I) I1no) A nden;on (ftut.e~ and J oo("Jo
a.nd
When you come home
Ml'
Imther eonsiaeraMe 6&l"1ng by UBlDg la.mpe of a v CefI of voluntary helpel'6 to suppleme nt the work L. '~A'lr
Wou!ldr.a Somerton glLve lD bls ~u &l fine 6tyJe
del catoe and con.fident I andl ng could en~ 1'13 tI e (v 01 n gave nn O])(ln ~ overtllI'O while la"t.er on
)oweor"awer
of the Wbl c health ataff In ea..rry ng out t he am~ W 11
Lee
Corpl
N
CI.yton
28S3
ilth
natt
(T
F
)
I
sttCcess
of
tbs
ma.nce
vre
wh
eh
on
Iv
the
lib ~nce
t>
Ma.y Morning and Jerry Joe or John
:M M
Mr ALLwmOft said tbM eetenl. people had of the reg Ia-t on s s ball b o made
M6IUIles tends
of oHler mfl8.ns of escape co tId ]u.rl fy
It wa!) Mr Loader ga c R. Viol JI solo Messrs Grant a.od
Pl>e F C Cowl.,.- 2258 4tb II,,, (T")
DIRECTORS SPORTING DECISION
DOted l-"bat the 0rd4!Ir doeB DOt ~y to O:d'anl8blre t.o became e pi<lem c about. every second ye.ar &nd Del a. o pk n s PToveU he~lf tbe p¢Mes:sor of a,.
prcmp~ by two othel' cons dentt ons
J the GrelLv~ n u concert os. and ban~o dtJt'lt pro ftd, fl O
MONDAY
and tb6refant oonriden!d t.bat. ~rgblMn was not
n those }eB.CS I t.h nk the grealest ~ood wm Id be e-xtre ely ftne and powerful "0 (Ie of ~xoept ona.l
lim pillce .. P'okker be n" le&8 handy wou ld not A.oospLable to the boys tba.t they lad to con<'A'lClo
~
He uDdorstood that _ Cavenbam wu done by cloe: ng the mfants dcpartment of elemeD ca.pac Y In her rendenng of In a.n old fru;b oned
dll.re to pursue w thm 20ft of tI e jr(") nd tl c I an e ICQre Mr F G House who "a..,e Ladihe J
Mr Norman Cree
[By'HS]
JlI the Iborough. th~ Order ~l?ed to t
tary sch ools as floon 86 an case o-f l t oocun town " and My Clea.r So I
I pac<mtb. 14973
ma.rg n for recC'l"ery af~r the nose-dlvm g being so khak
Lee Cor I f< Sim 34th "n
I Ben:
Wounded A.kI BuLL said t.b:at oUle Onie-r a-ppli.ed to th~ amongs t. the ch Idren attend ng t
lt S moAt. thf'; M~lar bAr tone wu beard. to good e lf~t It)
P
s
\.Oya
s tn
very restricted &nd II'.condly If our ma ch ne was
The
BandoLJe.""O
and
he
also
ga.vo
Th~
Mer
Pte
L Wrigh t IIl3e8 11th
.......,., of tho bOl"OOg:h. iDcMdiDg ea.~
fata.l under five year~ of age so It 5 e.xtremely
once
mpre
to
read
fr
endl.
ten- tory n safety
Mother
MMree
J.l
r
Norman
Cree
(-. now
m8.ld
1ft good style
Ser~t A S
Wood
deilTllbkl to postpone an .lta.clt of t untIl afte:!r R
IT
NEVER
IMmS
ETCt
WI'LS ~M r&blo tha.t t gho td cODcea.1 from :a.rm d
fa
0 Tlt.e of ~ hom "W~ bope to hear ag.a.In and o ften(!
TUESDAY
A 1If C a. ponul8r Y. MeA mmn be r WBS preth .. t. age e...,n f the d seaee cannot, be prevented
Wb.n I "W1"ot.e lo..st week II notes, bardly expe:eted enemle.J to be Ilurmounted In ItA front Its n ,tlDo"l t.y m
0fIieet' E..illed Glo 0 IE; Devon and Mr Steve Port ID He 5
sent a;nd contributed two sc>ngs
T 11 t bc boys.
alt.ogether
s.. !'.iout H V Woodlord 8th Batt.
proved I\, strong h ..,"t o:f 5 ~ge rs 0'Il
~at. tM Readmg Football Club orogramme for tht:l &II d sp1Q.yed by the nngl pa. nLed on t he lower only & I tt..le n
comeJaaro
and
A Perfect Oa.y
WhlCh we r"
The r ecommendatlOQl contaloed In thlS
v.owid«Isurface of lts planes and t.b II It. eould nnIy do h y lob
1 '
uch appt'tlClated
M 88 DlLphne Yalla.by ..nd
I'MlSI!On would be ~Ied out
A dl f; as tTOUS Ch!' st
n..1"e been approged by the Town COUDC I
sklmm 00" ovel the groound ill. a6 Iowan e e:!va.tlon
e mOTe sent m~ t.n .Ii ae The mllSlCÂ¥ ch1l nJ.ct$:!
Pte
G
5mitb
9643
1.t
ll&tt.
M 58 or en Wh te were M'lllpons ble for a aonci &nd
maa had added to tbe fina001&1 obi 1a.t ODS of tbe as po6$ b"ie
sketch of pt-e S J 0 C(\.Uagba.n l./4t.h R osal nerka
d41no&
ent
tIed'
AD
)nsh
J
Â¥
wb
ch
nl!tly
deWEDNESDAY
CONDmC)NS FOR c»MPENSATION
Dif'eM-ora and the fu tllTtl Wall aIlvtbmg but pro
SkimrylDg slon!, JUst. a.hove the grotJnd liS Ilk m 6 Oftused great. a.musemcrrt among the boys a.nd . :,. 0
l gh t
the e.&d ence
Spec ai m enbo n must b.
M sstngmis ng
On top t)f thiS the ga.le as If to emfha. a gr:ou~ und~r a. la&wk ou<!" mach ne ih ard. pressed I Ir 1 lii:nov,e. t. hat. he w Jl be a JD08t p,coepLa.ble artJ5t.3
\
madfl f M"!IS Nellte 1U~n" contnbutioDS to th.
PIA> P KIOCI' 15867
811!1oe t.he old sa.v ng _
It never 1'"R nll but: t turned. wenwa.m fot' home whereupon one of the at anv t Ule lIr r. 11 Mosli. utt.ro.-ed. ~ow Year.s
proJ:T
e
If M. Rihon S (Jf C()une w~1l
Ifte. ~ .. to . . . -..td be Ute terma (0'1"
'2 )
All clear out 0
lmo'Wn on the oonaerl platfonn and her ftn.
poQ"
ftlmo"ed t.he roof of one. of t"he d.&nd. and Gennan Imaeh nes -all of wh ch had malntl ned an grect g!l to all and then sang
ernIDl" the ~l- q( oompe..nsatioD to two qf the
elevatlon of 1 000ft. swooptd. towards It b It vas tbe pa.rk
IUId as the llleV t..a.hle. encore
He
depotllted t In the county CT" cket :rolnd Mar by
oloeut.
and
coot
vatlOg
,t.l.
dId
Dot
fall
to
ImUt:.flrtl of K.eDdrlet: .6cbool .... aga n OOQI1dered
pramptl~
dnllf:!n
off
b.,
rap
d
fire
one
g
un
by
that
could
1
t
t.ake
the
two
of
:Us
Mr
Teddy H ob b
plc&&e
She g ..v-e "Mrs BroWD on Ham.let
"I!.
But
It
g
Vflll lMe nl~uUT& tn relate tha.t nol even
t
me
ha
~
ng
been
!"ella.
red.
wa.s
n
6park
l
n
...
forn
and
h
~hly
a
mWlOO
t
he
'boy:.
by t.bfl TOW1'l CouDeil on the metloll of the .K4uoa
h umo
9 vein end for hcr Teclt&l of After mard suten stteh as those l'eeounted h8.V'6 been able t o
The fi ....ht cont nued half way to the Bntlsh I nes
w th
rd ne er I een a co ut ng a.toore
The o~
r age
",he Wa& obi goo tn N:spond w th ~n en
tUIn Comnntt.ee
That the ~l be Nlqutllted I
Tbe Sr t sh pd ot ot her t.ern on 11 e progrn.mme was a.
MUSIC{.I~
ACCOMMODATION
FOR
TREATMENT
fla.um the COllrage <rf the lt e ll~ n g d rectors and when t:'o Fokkers ga. e t u
~o~
.,
n,
A r.er al SUlrv
lrIr Arthur ltU8-to fu rnlllh the CoulDntteo witIt. further JDatruetloWl1
'nl.
follO'W'io,
eaal)&ices
amoDgn
l
soldJflT'I
(If tk
and
ob!lFrTer
at
once
stn.rted
~l
rnb
n(l
10
attack
terlude
by
tI
c
well
knOllt"n
and
de:senedly
pop I.ar
bnd ge alCtcd. M IlCC01tlpan Bt
\
ID regard to tbf! oOMltl0!J8 1illlder whlc;h CO~flM.­
Ozt)n &I!ld l\ucb ...... gbt Io(natry haye ~a ,.. they have d~ ded come what may to see tbe <:e~ son tbe Ii ng'r: reIna n Ilg F okker but th s bro ",ht bac k tr 0
Messrs Pare Bowden end T...:yJor
n h
through
Th
fI sport ng
utd
self
..
.
.
cr
6e
ng
de
tlon sh.lI b.. ~ to K ..... Wb.le&Dd 8", t£
the two comoan ons <and 0 r m ach n e resun ed ts vocal a.nd ns tr n ental (,ems "Wet'fI repeatOO..1y
port.ed darmg til. put ... eek. I
Tbe
q e..t.on or tbe treatment or IDI~tCUfI
ClSlon
sheuld
DrO"Ye
a
fit
mula.n
t
the
half
heuted
ofll!
nal
elevatlOn
The
three
German
mile}
nes
greeted
w
th
:ro
nd
s
of
h
eart,.
a.pplause
vhile
the
lIbe To",", Ot..a:ttz J'l'MIIftted to tile Cowtoil cOptel
MONDAY
oceurr ng amongst Ute p&t.lenL& ..t the
nppon..us who n&Te 90 far fa. led the dub In the u3t. ma.telv turned back ~ V ng up t.he eh a~fI "ViI en hu lH;Wrow; -effort6 provok-ed -pDI!\ t ve sh.rt-e s o·
or & letUr ~ to the SecNt;ary crt the Board dl~
0Jlic<,r K \led I
about a. In lo fro n tho Genna.n \ 1 e.s, be are ('1'0 ~ lau ..,ht.er The
Read ng Favount.es a re greatly
hour' of need
I
of :EduQa.t.icm sta.t ng Ute c.::-netl. a.eUoe 'Wtt.G -r.e- War H osplt.a.1 and the troop. quartered 10 the
Sec
L
eut
J
B~"II
7tb
a.ttaehed.
9th
Batt
ng wblch the Brit Mt p Jot n&t uMLlly &Otl"!:'ht. 1,0 ndebt.ed to thelle gc.ntlemen C g&rolles n p n.ckotB
Cud to Ule Kendr ck. ~ a.ad the folloWIDg' t.own has rece yed t.h e cons d e r a.t on of tbe &mtary
D
ed
of
W o und~ (111mb
but
our
a.
rplane
b~
f,!
unable
to
r
fi('
hl~hf!r
pro'
ded
I
~
t
he
ge
ne os 1,y of the Ch.a.lrman w~~
Comm ttee of the Town Counc 1 and the Medl-C&I
Teply from Ut... Secretary of the BoaTd of F.doeallon
GLAD -POR ONE REASON - I
Pr.. T C J.lfroy 1904.l 5th &tt
than 800fl owmg to the eng nc haVin g b~n bIt n hand1:"d ro 1 d d
ag the even ~ wh Ie Lhe Ma. Ott
WIN))SOR
Otftoer of Hca.lt.b a.nd a. le t-ter bu beeD addreued THE
Dloo'Pol'" one rell..&()B a.nd one rll!:uon a",lv I am glad the tiC-btl: tlliot and observ~r we~ ..ub) ect~.d to en- wi 0 k n<1l) gave half an ho It' 8 erl.cnl;ton a.nd he
J&l1Q&l'y 4t1t fJe.,.er~1 lmporta..nt artlclel on themes frnm th e War
t.o Lleu t -Col Ha.nly RAM C Offioer Commaad
pte H T •• lor !II!! 4th II&tt (T 11' )
nu ~ graced th~ con~ 'WIth Mctr presence
Tht,
tlld tbe club h.u f allp.n 01'1 AUC~ II.n eVil t me lot heoavy rile mach ne g nand fiC!ld a.rt llerv Ii e
Wltb t e I _ to Xr OIutIeri>uoka!otter of Ing the .l\.eadmg W&r HOSD t al at.at 01" the foUow appear lin the notably vaT ed New YeM NUmMl' or
Wo nded the 1)resent stllte of at'fa. n g Ve!l t.he 1 e direct to lIfhlC'k tbe rua.e"h ~ fortun atelv SU rvlTM alt ho 19b l\;at. on al Iulthem an I a. fe'W r e mar ...a from th~
.... 00tIt DeoMnb<r 1,15 I om ckNeted jo ..... k
Pt. J G HI!Id. 1'19113 Slit Bait..
th~
V[ n<1 sor Magar ne and 8.11 are lavtshly Uus..
t.s pIa.
and spars wer ~ d a maged a.nd more than Chtt. rma.n brought a. splend d evemDg to a olose •
ng fact. and recammenda.t. Onl _
you for the ,uform&.t;ion ooa:taloed taOl'elD &nd td
thOSe ent c,<I of th& nae:t wtao .a.1V(avs InS sted tpat
Pte G .Middleton 10642 5th Batt
(lne of s stll.Yf!I nearlv se~re4
73(l pm
We have now a.ocommooat.lon n the Wa.r BOA tn.ted 'rom up to date piIotogn.oba a.nd dra.w Dp
• eq;re&& Ute Boa.nJ 8 ~a.tlon of the e60rie
tbe nirecton were making Mmeth ilg
Tbls qe.
The
a.
K etl,*, or the pas tto n had for long been
ST I TIPS
",h ch b av... been made to pn;mde for tile Aaat..- pltal lts se<:t ons and lobe a. u.x hal')' hOSPitals for
The J"eedtng' of our Anny
I> desc:nbed 10 " '
WEDNESDAY I
ron
the
D
rectors
4ve
already
pa.ld
pounds
ou~
of
grea.tly
qerelW!d
by
the
knowledge
that
onl)
s
um
Mr Henrv Wrtght presicl&i a.t t.he CClnoert &t thl~
. t ~ 111 the K ... Ddriek 8ebccl . . . lU"e d1. nearly 2 000 pal.i-en~ 1n addlt.Km we bllve billeted a rtIcle by W G Pitz Ge.m.Jd Whl~h g vee an Intet'
tbe r own nocke1:ll nud now M the l"fIsult of a ctent; p t.rol rema ned 10 the tank to bT n~ the hO&p tal MlSI; K Harvey ..... a t th.e PI&DO and.
II:
ll8!!e 5tb Batt
p1aced b" l'OUOft of t~ &maSprrdton of the two 1ft the t.cwn w.t the present time about 1 300 ~roops
n,' ~unt of the BUOCSS of !lie" power and IV ....
mach oe us!; w th n the Friendly hnee f IL d reet
I
H Holmes acted d's progrl\.lUm~ steward
..,\tool&
Willt "'liard to tltO ~ tb&t <tOm "th t.ae p.ro&pect of havmg ~ny Dumber up to Mt
JpeCla.1 meetll1C" held th:'l wcek they bll1'e com
WoUÂ¥edI
tem :w oh bas plaTed aD ncalcul.ble part n the
course 'fll.!l I"U!"&ued so t.bat to be dr en n a ny fl C<t gh U e a. d enee WIlS noth.rge theypro'l'oo vea
PIA> ) C nlll _
Iloocb Blttt (T;6 (
"»enaatlGft to the amolJat 01 two kP!DIl r.a"'f! .1 000 dunng tbe wmter including a c1a!Ss of 100 g:real
m tt.d the~lTM &fre.h and R8 fllt' as I l Rtl degPee ~ut f)f
nfhct
The J:na.nr phol.oR"rapbt. of ever,!
CtlllrSO
"WO
lid
ha
e
bee
fllt:!.1
app
e
a.L ve e.nd. the art fote!; who worked thE '
.boold he pa.ted to Il...,. Whale and 8nlltb I ofIicera traJn ng at ~be U n ve rs loy College
The pbll66
this va.st orgA.ll sat on wh eh Iflustratell tb.
.Meert&ln only one D rector he.s 1"eS gn ed
~he Early m tbe engflgement t he 011 feed had been tu rns a lter IIlel) w ['1 Redlands "We 0 ~ach d e.
THURSDAY
am to sta.u, tha.t ~ Boaid eoDOUr 1. the new problem of treat ng mfect ous ~aaes ar tI og &monglt
art
an
tin,
0 e 0 cLor aJ record of t.hla as
shot
a.w~v a;nd w th an eng ne n ured by r 6e I gl ted
th the r recept on
:\ few well chasea
KIUeddflOtflol!
to
keep
the
club
go
ng
Will
00
we1cobe
md ca.tod ID ldr ... dutt.eTOuck. ~..that tb& t heae. .....0 grouns of pe.t. ents CIl.nnot be sepa.raLed
01 thfl wal'
Sut)Dlement ne- thiS tbem~ 18 ..
pt-e J Lu.,dltfJ 1898e 2nd B&t.l
expre6Slng gOod New
Jeg.lr.hty of sADy rmcll compenaa.t&on _ doubtful .aA t.be great.&t- tbe dem8.od for tbe trea.t. ~nt of Vpeo.t
neW'S to the t1lAOV It.ead ng ~ ads a.wa.v fight. ng fire th~ chances of fiver rea.cbmg Ilome seemed Vi ortls from iI e Cha rmH
vld
nt. b., M" a. or Newmfln Cra g or L fe JI.
Wounded remote b t p.n t'lXO nn:; effort Ie. dcd the ma.ch DC "Y ea r ow sl "'s to a I the boys Iln] SL. hearty ~ n
In these Clrnumetanoes the Authol'lt,Y l'IlU8t not. home' IerYlce neD-whom I beheve tbe MunH"p&1 Il.n Ad a.nc&d Base Supply Depot
U:tell' oountry s battle for t II Q. w~1l understdod lust vn n tlt.e Pre.nch lines south weit or Arras d enng of t h e Nat anal !\nthem together W1th thre6
Somewhere In
~ .corpl F Wutlfty 0008 Bnoka: Bs.tt; (r V)
l ook toO the Baird' for any UliBtauoe ~ the e...ent Authority s upecteC to provide 1M-become. the Jl'ra.nce ~ which ~aln 1'1 st rtk nglv llustr&te4
Plot a q:d opscrver &1 ke can congra.t ula.te them cheers ... ven f('l r the &rtl.Stes brought a. Tery h6ppy
of ~ Dlat.r ot Auditor mPirw a ~ l!l N
FRIDAY
1.6& posslbllity II there of otfenng all .t.a.noe to from "II J.bOto~Ta.phs
Another fully IUwtr.ted
selves .oD a. Ane performance
e cn ng to a. d O>;e
r;pect of the propoeed y.ymeny
the War HOSPl laJ. n emergen~y
At pre86nt l.b. article e I w th t he work both at home and
Wounded fhu,oclal benefit« It hll.S brougb:t, the town Will ,be
toW aocommodahon at your dll.poea.1 s ten bed.a abroad of the y!ttl C A In the War and lDCI"Ddef;
TH1!l KAYeR'S JlOTION
Pte W NeriaD
Mob. Batt
& thlng of the past
i
b reply to a queeilon 8e to whether the IJ\KD. of a.t Park H oepItal for scarlet fever or dtpbt.hena. many
Sergi J Stollwood 16626 6th :satt
teTHtiD&" det.a.ls of t.he vtmed act. ties 0(
moDeY voLed to the two LtMten had ~ paid fourtee n bedl ~ed fOr the keatment of cere
tl'-at JT~t "Yolunt&ry f!ftort
The part of' New Ze ..
bt-c>sp nal ffl'Yer at. the Roy ~ Berlulhtre HOIpitaJ.
G.,er the Town C lerk aDBlW"lll'ltld 1U the nc!I(tatP"e
land la the War I;; surveyed With epeellill autllonty
I'UTURE FIXTUltESI
The M.uOR moved
That it be a.n JDatructlon There l.5 also lDferlor accommodation for aome by tne o-n Thomas Mackens ~ IT S;h Corom Mloner
The best news t h..is week IS tha.t the Propnct~ rs
twelve pa.tle na ID the d scarded 8llla.l1pox Ituta n for New Zea.le.nd "Who h u It number of mportant
;to th... Educa.tlOb. Con::mllt.tee to pD." the agreed -oem
pensat. on to M6II!Jl,. Whale I!llId 8auth on tho ccm Bridge:street .... hlch If used at aJl w!l most eer fa.et.. tA) record a.nd Saint N h.1 S nah gtves a lucid
of tbe Palace Thaa.tre bave g, nerout;ly dec ded to
dlt on that ~ underta."k:ft :DOt to ea,~ tn .ny taitlly be requ red for borne .e rv~ men
e.ooount. at' the act .,It ~ and cMrget. C polley whICh
I: vfl the elub a benefit
Th:e PaJue
people
lIdlolast.io 'Work In the borouI:h far three Jean from
have made Ind a. af rrreater mnortanc~ than ever
iNSU'FFICIKNT ACCOMMODATION
ha." alway. been good suopon.ers of the Read pg
thiS dll.te ~
H e .....d that 11. moved tbat becaUM
before
R.6
fL
granary
of
the:!
Emp
rc
In
wltr
t
me
V
eftIt appears t.o u.a th.a.t the acc(Jmmodat on For
Club .a.nd the support nceo dc~ a.t tbe present t r:e
It ~ bee" _end to ,."' _ _tIO/MIt ~.ry oftreeu patient.llo I II qu t:.e tnllufliclent bot.h n n In Adm~ Henry L Fl eet contr b tes a.n m terest nc
m&y -welt saTe tbe elub
The thanks of 411 fopt
for- trlVo tlerme on COOOltlOn1l to be left to fut-UTO qen ber of beds AnQ eaps:b ht.v of trea.t ng d fferetltl m
&coOun~ of the work 0{ 1he Vol ntary Akl Deta.eb
aideral 011
:In the report to the nd-QC"'~OQ COm fect,lOuI dieeaae. We are of oplDlo n t.hat tlhe pro mente b f the Br t1sh P.ed Cross Society
Tbcnaa.a.tb o't peraona who h ...,e never p&1d lt ball 10"" n the n e ghbourhood aTe due to tr-e
The fiet on of the n[.lmber 15 8JI Imporle.nt .nd ~fol'6 Wll1 thlS year: be ~e.lled. upon 00 help to-- ... Pa.lace
mlt.tes there was no lnat;roetiOlJl. f&c the COmmlttee v II on ah ould be made for treat og acarlet f ever
managemen t
R evert ng to com ng
to w6rk uoon and 10 they Ilad tD &Ilk fen: mstl'lIO- d pbtherl& 6lld meaales Illld rubella lUI well .. vat' ed "" ever nel td nn" n. del ghtful second Instal ....-rda the upkeep of thell' country by p ..:viu, 1D matobea Read ng are engaged a.t tbe Crystal Pal
!ion
The Couned ~ dMidedh,~to i'lYe eerebro--ttlnal feve l: and It ~ms advlsa.hle \hat ment of HIli1rwell Sutcl We .. p ctU1"'elq lEI Dew NM....
Not. aDl,. these new ta.xpa.y&rs but t~8 a.ee to-day., the R6yal NaVal! D nil on
The ~ s
tbOM pbtlemen oompen ....t.loo aDC!
y mldt
The Gay Huard c hannm:zlv Illulltrat-ed bT Fred oome-tax
all t hese d fiea8C8 aho kI. 00 treated. ~t. one centre
Pegram 8. powerful story (Jf hf(l n the Soulh Bea.8 old and ha.rdell&:l lnC(lme-i.ax pa.yen will In v ew C'nll.een will ftcld 1\ IItrong S
decide und~r what cond t...ioos t.a&t. co
naa.t on Th
wh ch Wlll ncl \de
e
Sa.n
tary
Au
t
h
or
ty
s
prohlb
ted
fr
om
build
ng
must be g tileD
Tbo oood tKPDa Ul the reeoiutllOQ
of ~e changea.blfl figures be wondenng wha.t the,. W ... lIer aQd Forrester
II: nee t~e 'We.r by Bell.tnoe GTlmshaw and other com
Nex~ SlI,turou tb& Sber
wern OOOOltiaDS tba.t would be made by any em &8 no lO&ns eJ:cept I n e..xtr~me urgencv W n "be plet.e "tor ea.:, ungmg from grue to gay by::Peed M
btLV'" got to pay
wood F oresters aTe due at F.ln P ark wh Itl the ~fl
ployer ot labou r to.., etnplo1e6."ho . . . IMYLRII' gra.nted h" tbe Local Govern ment Boa.rd MId ID Whlte
G B
JA1lC&st.e.r Theodore Goodr dl:le
']]be ta..xpa,:rer gets .,ery 1 ttlfl luformat on from lOW"lng weoek 'ponamo t'h (awav s tho attraetl~~
aDd It wa.a a. (X)oditlOn. tba.t oertaialy. &pplied n add tlan tbey wou ld probao ly Dot be allowed to Roberti "P'Ior~oce W&rd.en BlLlmlicn Drummond
There 11 hQ.. e,er &Dd nther" autnora alr'n<lst equaJly well kno.n Thw: lbe collector who SlIllply fills In the amount he On Ja.nua.I'Y 2!tth a L ondon Combination charity:
that caAe
Whether or :act lt ....otl:kl paM the put Up temporary bu !dlDgs
Vri
ants
and makes no attempt. to sbow bow bG
.uditor- lie did Me. knoow
T)lat lUOIUtlOil did tot aya.II&ble ground at Purk H03Plt~1 where tem pqrary wealth of lid o-n I; lin,.,lv llu lrtraled b"I"' G C W lms
m ..teb y "M lIwall w l\ be nlayoo.
Next week1 J
&t that figure
conoern tl e quMt. on u to wbeUwlr the compel1lla..- a.coommOOat on oould be prov ded a.nd &rrange- hurst Maunoe G.relffenhagen Cyrus Cuneo Chmles arrtves
In order to oheek the 6gul'ee of the collector tt hope to publ sh the London C,mb nabon fixtur~.
tioD. at.ould be paid tYr not for tbal queltion had montft oould proba.hly he made to .. ta ft t he addl Pea.rs a.M othcT clever bla~ir: nnd wb i.e artl.8t1!l
d!ould be borne In mind that all perF.Ons with In
aI",ody been decided
Th<> gentI,amMt ~ tio na! wards lf Ill. Med ca.l Offioor were provKied
Altoge~er thle II .. T'IMIarka.ble number fall ni' 1l
liad Leen consulted dur1ng a. Counoil meetiac :wbJ.Qh
no W(l.~ below t.he h gb AtandaTd of lt6 Chn8tmlll eome. a.bovft £il30 for tbe yea.r ....h ch eBde 011: A LmTI!lR FROM JOE
WAR DEPARTMENTS PROPOSALS
BAILEY Apr}1 5th n e xt whether
or unearoed "ill
....... n ..lm06t unprecedented tlung and be. tboU@"ht
In reply lL l.et..ter W&i rece vod from L eut Col
prcdeer 80f
Mt Secrttary Mt.na.ger H
J Ma.tthews li.s
huft to plioy noome tu: In aceorde..nol5 -.nth tae
it ......, Justice to , hem to t\etide ....ha.t tDe oondlt onl A H Morr s RAM C act n~ for the ~put,.
fol1owlng r .. tea favoured me _Itb ~ latter be ba.s reofll',ed fr6m
obould be
Director af Medical SlMCI'I Soutbern Command
Joe
B&\le
B.a.lley s ehlef
ety 18 a.bout
I 'I
' EAItNI!ID INCOMES
Ald D1tn.ANr> oeoonded pOl1ltlDg oot tlt&t he had making the fo llow n g proporsa.11 for the appro.,.l A BASE SUPPLY DEPOT' SOMEWHERE
.. no way altered bl& vew ae to tM 'Q.DOetRrab 1 ty of t.be Co mm tlee hefore su.bm tt ng to the Wa.r
bta old olub &00 ooe of h a flT1It qUesbOM 18 What
In tho £
IN fRANCE 01 t b e reeolutian grant ng OOft]'peoAtloo wlnch b e Otftce for sv-nct:. 00 No~ xeeoolng £1000 11\ 6d plU8 20 pe r cent
.ort of a gll.te did you have at Cbnstmu';l
1 (10
The N<nv YeM Number ~f the
W ndAol' MB«Q.~ ~:!..at t.be last meet..mc'
Ext.:e I~ £1..000 but., not «Iceed ng £1 500 1. hope the gatell wltt keep up
Jee
was de
.J. That the War D epnrtment erect a.nd eqUip ~lnfI eont.e. ns .. " vKl a.oc:ollnt hy M&](Jr Newm811
Kr
1'DO'ftId. u ~n ameGdDHlllit. i.be 1!Iug
20 per o=t
&eearnmooat o n tor 30 ca..o;ca .. additlo-nal .,.ard, Ora ~ o( Llfe IQ aD Advanoed BaUr 8uppl, Depot 9d pi
ll.bted. to read of Readmg II home TlctOl'Y ove!:
-'ion be made •• tbe I,.. .......,... tit.t of"'r
E"",dipg £1 500 b'" IIOt ...,.ooln, ii2 008 20 hlDdon
to Ute l'Iark holli-hon HOtIplta!
Ta.llnng ..bou t the Footballers
n60~J"h"iol1
.haU foU()'W
~ng tq..t they ~ban
I
10
Fra.nee
which
1
5
stTik
nely
IHuI
plua
p:c.t.
cent
2 Thil L yo ur Co mm t.lce underf..ab. the treat...,do.. dunng tb&t penod I/U
~n&bl. sem'"
tabon Bailey 8&YS th.t. afte" ., snell n the
Exc~_og
£2
000
but
not.
emeeeC.tng
:£2
500
21
"ftfli"lll'"
photograpbl
In
tne
CMJrH
aF
hit
ment and ma nlenanee of mil tary cuea and
u pay b.. ""Iuired of tho", "t tho I!ldueatlou
Jme they haTe been sent hack for 8. rut
proYlde flCco mrpooa.tlon a.nd a.ny addihonal nun.
ern. g e&y. OomDnttee
He said that It mOlt .,. clee.r ~
F4 edlng per
:t2 "Dt
SOO 2s 6d.. plus 20 p'er ont
cludlng BAiley eays the FootbBll ers Batta on
mg 8taff re:!q 11"00
mJfle em eeflne nf <K r aet.iy t.iee ....... ,a~
...,.,. Councnllor that yiUl ~ard to t1le ruolutlon
gOlog strO'og at. foot.bl\.l\ ana an! dOlni:" w.ll
3 Tha.t. t he War Dep ..rLmcnt pay & oaplt..tlOn
UN1!lARNED INCOMES
p&IIffd. at t he laet CounCIl meetlJ1g under eirCUOlIl
II iua.t.ed on ft. roll n~ sendy pla.ln fJOm.
rate of 6M per dIem for euel of cerebro Iplnal
_
whit.b \he KayO\" hod .eferr&cl to .. suit.
No exceed1ng £JOO 28 plus 20 per eeot
tb., DI.1I1on.a.l
competition
I.r) old world French c tJ
CouDt.fever
UKl
Sa
per
dIem
for
cuea
of
diphtheria.
""""I'\1<>.al Ute Board of _Ioibn "",Id 1IOt
Mml £,)0{) but not ~ ng £500 2s 4.d:
thl'C!l,,<1 ng ~ cry part of the ex
aDd ftCa.rlet feyer
plu.
per
coot
~- y ~ ~
a"" • ."port ...hatev.er to any ~ tJI .... mlght lbe
cat an bet.w&fIn aect on,
I
4 rha. t f Qecesl&ry a Me(heal 08loer b. .up.
Exceeding £500 2B ad plus 20 per cent
mad<> "ho" It ohould b..
by fP audltM
flmphelty IUlelf
phed by tbe War Department
It ...&1 tryinR' to do wbat: the
01 !'idUCft,UOD ()I!
7 FVNERAL.
Bofore tlie asaeuIgent of tax howe.er there are
Pioture If :rou c .. n a
5 Th ..t. Jour ComIDIt.he elt.her t;.ake O"f'er the
mMe jt.hao OM oocuton had
the Un fi~tt()n
The perton w th an Income
ClLCh one" hundred and. eert.altt allowa.noeB
bu kllngl at an agreed vaJua.tlon on
term na,..
Cotnlluttoo .t .... Id not & "be tbor w . . ted to
Whlo.hll ~zc&eds £130" but doftll not exceed :£400 JS
I
seme fifty -(&fit "hIgh
t.lon ot t.he War or perm t t.belr r emoT l by the
The tun~ral took place on
t:,ve rBpenu.tioD. to Ute Reid lI.t.a.d.e:r of Readl..,
oubude for many all"w~ an &b&tement of £120 ~o that the man
War Departmelt
~001 and tbat applied In thia actloa
9; Ith -;'n lDoome ot £I,n
who hae no ohildren a.nd Mfl.Jor Johll Edw~rd N&leh of
"tack
hale
upon
bft.le
Kr
II .Q,....... oeeoodod tbe _ _ _ t &!tel
commod ty a.t a. d s- pa.ys DO hfe &alurl'nee pemlUmsj will .b&ve to P&Y ~ng 1fDO pu&ed .....y at hlB refIihoce 5
'I1le Town CQutlCl1 have agreed t.o theee propOI'I&I.
.id.
t t- ...... very ·evideDt. by the J.et..ber I"flC;ent-ed. pro"f'ided t h e War Oltice will (I) lIupply and erect
190 9id
cov~t'ed In I eu of t.
road 011: Deeem"ber 30th at We .age of 31
from the ~ of Educat.lon ~1iat they weN not 111 Without e:lpen,!,: to tbe Corpor&tlon a st.ructllfe
of petrol-enougb to
Tb~ whose mcomea .exceed. £400 but do not
Ma.Jor Na.lsh was nH known and .r ...."'t.><I
• pas tlOII to do w~at. tb. Opunql deIIind to do
nr
Here too bread el!:ceeq £600... "'~ aJ.lowtd an a.batement of £100
to dorn. dorm tor., llccommooa.t on for the addl
&cd wha.t other. could DOt ~ \ohei~ way to Illpport 1.1011&1 nurllng _taft' ..00 (I ) defray t.he COlt ot
.upphes and oatl ",hlllt t.be p&r'fIOllI WIth between £600 and £700 8. wllo knew hlm and h ... deatli oome.s ... &
\
to bta collea.guea
The funera.1 w .... of a
\
Mr Qo£LC!H considered tbatTto p,ae5 the amend the work. ot dNlllJlge whIch the erClCtIOD of the
Army
Swarml of yea.r iet: a.n abatmoeBt of £:10
ment. 'Would TeaU,. be gOing b"l:th6ir WOI'd of tuldlt.iona.l lmiJdl,p wtll rendar lleceP.8&ry
Taxp~yera whoae tot"l lncomc does not exceed character the ooffin being carned by SIX
HaJon
of
tbe
A
8
C
st.tloned
In
ReadIng
last mouijJ
£&00 are entitled to a.n additional aba.tement of
Aid H.uml'I ogrend tbat to _
omeodIneDt
£:2S for ~Mh child. under tho fl.g~ of 16 .".hllst &ad prOC&&S10n waa preceded by the band of
would b<> In & . .~ . . . . . to br..k f.oUt with tb. two
aD alJow&noe IS made lD respect of hfe JWlUil"8.nce Roya.l Herb ~g ment from. Vhe Ba.rra.cb a.nd
IS
gent.lemen b;r Hie rMo}ution paued at the 1ut
prem1uFs p6 d dunng the yea.r up to oDe-.ixth of low-d, !poy a party of Serlt MlLlors also from
I
Counc 1 meetlDjf obJ' a ,U&t m~]on~ of tbe CouDoll
Depot
the lDoome
H. ttiollgbt Ilt&t the eou.oiI had tab.. a pel'l.otl7
The IJ)OUt""nen were the
IS
TfL)r:e! the cue af a wOl'kma.n who !I ea:rn ng £3 a
!d<i..lloou_ aDd tbey wonld he weak II they"",
week (£156 Ii yeslf)J hN one eli Id under 16 and Morrls lfT Sh~llock lir
• . . , from tlwll COUIW Uken Jut ",onUi
pa.ys £5 during the year on his hr. oohoy
His fb"'tH." IPjaw) .Dd Il",
Sh .... -114 Il... Kirby (oi'~~':!~ 1&••)...
abatement and &UOW&noos would amount ~o
, InIBOLY ~peD<id. to
that ~••oetly l£1!O So tho.< I1J would only ba.. \0 P&y were 6ent from the wldQ~
mothel'
and family
Capt
'"oome t .. on £6 ..b,tch lit 1. 6d plu. 20 per eont
Brotbe.1' Hp.rry
would total lOs 9jd
N1D8 ,11 Ihng. of tine would A I C
h&"e to1~1:be pa d at o~o! alJd the rematnIne 20 per M"r and lin Klr~y a.nd
The ~aD.a.fer of tlMl BeMing Waterwocb ~porta
Tbe
p.ri .f tho
.. nt
9jd) on or DeI_ JDly ~
to the TOwn Couno l
Plood water haa .galD
ThiS
lIlft worbnan it' he has no dluldren and Obnat CImTfXt tbo Ro.
caused iDe output of tbe water
pow.r to b.
pan n4 aSl/lUll8.nce -Prer:dmm wtll ha.ve to -pavon The Intermeot took place
pa.rty lrom tbo A.S C
£36 •
of £3 k. 8d
u. Of which will :h&~ £rlll1'
tllr.. vcllt,.. ewer the ,",ve
eurt&iloo
and mad.
,t _ The
...ryr nbn
to enend
tho
to be ~ at..... &Qd 100
Olf JUly lot
:h.qa.ra of eteam
pu~lDg.
from De
TIt.
fUDeral _U'alIgwmenta were
All .~ Jlltereatliug IUbtraotlon al'..d add bon
oembel' the lit to .peoember the 14th wu 2 45
lIr C Lo.e~, uDd.rtalrt:er of
!UmJ
mldi}:E~
Pla.ta.
:bl
I:
!flm~
SI.xpenny
IDehei .nd the f .. ll .t. J'obne;y which was normal
pd. .B~ I aoome N Up t.o4t.e "WrItten
Oft the 21th ultimo roae to 4ft 21n OD t.he lltb.
by IlT
J j<"
.oil ",hliah"" by til. Ftn..
elal~H""
mrl
Shwp frOli5 ..ere experl6Doeci Crom the 7th.
to tlse 29th NO'HImbftr . . m:1ICh. .. 11 c!. .ree. belDI
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