Reading Observer 01-1916

r,TEi\V VICAR.
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HEMING " 'TUDO~

~t>unal", partly fro ....
" ·b.,in ", J{tl"f!D to pnTate
• fe.r t~.t Impartial

be gnen

bll personal opInion

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to replace, aa f ..r as
.tarred or m re ••TTed.
marrIed men
It 111
t o eruflh tb6 enemy

Sutton, IiIr ~ W Ridley Mr ~ 0 Farrer,
B Pa.rfltt 1IIr i G W W.bb, IIIrlQ R
W H 8mitit, lfr A. Q W.. t, Sir

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In tbe'

ADDR.J13S TO
(IO'IU"Ie

of h ..

tbe Reoorder ...,d be

tb.a~

Court fOlf' 21
bit! legal m&]onty aa
Readmg
Last year when be Ie.'........,.!
'lVlab the outlook "'., clouded
thought that \.o-day the

Station Road,

cODdu~

tbat the outlool< woo
j:r&tul.ted tit.
tJon of crrrne
one who w:a.a once p~~m;".'nt

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SessIOD8

the laM I

~::t;~:::~f:t:!;;

Rud ,ng (C4pt J IS
to CIoll t h~ pa.rhcul&T'
fact t.b lLt under t..b...
g'11'elS dnnk to or
liAble to t.he Ma.e
su: months n:apn
pu')1io-boose '" botoI_

a letter f TO m t.M
H OSpital aalrin, f4JI"
till" matte!'" \&GIl
reeog-tnsed tow.
til not anly &A
also damg 1ITJUl"'1 to

to Jearn
th ....
he .....
dIed
& few
daya
eartb
He '1INS
Borough In J!IIW'el"&l,...ys SlId W'BG & mOfJt
advocate .and & most learnoo
When the Grand Jury r.t~l'I,ecf
hbera.tiOM the Foreman addfeS8lng
(the BecOl'df'lt not 'bemg present) sa.ld
to exprees thea apPreelat10n of 'MT
to the Borough and

INTER SlALE

soldier can be pretel.S

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not Deeu.

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dnrn'kenne-s W'&ti tA>
'the peopl~ of ~C

wem remanded by

ae.n Wlth by the
InstItutions for tb'ree y.e&l"l

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A DISCHARGED SOLDIER.
Geo-rge Seymbvr Bc:nr~

aged. 21,

a. labo':'Jrer

was chllTged. with attempt-Ill( to breiok Into -Itbe
""a~ehoulte of Mr John Woobenoy on October 30th

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1915 with Int.ent to eomnnt • fclo1l1

He plea.ded gtult,.
Mr F W Sherwood appe.a!d to prOllOCU'tOJ
Detecti"e lnapector Wa.lte.rs &aid the 1ftI.D.~a5
dlSCba.rged Crom the Army 111 ;t912 aad m J:uly
1aRt he JOlnOO aga.m but was ag'1!L1D dll!Ch~ed.

lM)i 0CIC'lI' -calC

He d1d not thInk: tha.t he could do hard

There

Furs and Odd House Skirts at

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Enormously Reduced Pricels.

weTe

fcrur

rk

W'

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OOOVlotlOM

Sen~.f three m<>tltl!. hard - .
as
passed wlth the recommendattOD that pr180ner be

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put- m the Infirmary

SATURDAY, JAN. 8th,

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Tlnonci&T. _

le&tber

c&se

a buttoohook

18

SAVE-Not by going without. but by S ENDING WISELY.

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still 1:J:Bder .,.,.

u...~II

decided JOt

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at .... pallo, _

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WIn ....

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Telephone 321 Reading.

.. hoped ...... Mr

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tIuF

a&.fl......L

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Telegrams

.. Confidence. Reading."

dart. to WhlIe os

.. to tIto """

tD repOiIo trom IG .....

eIIiI"riid fNlt

Loot

Thooe_

the &o..jfJ8th _
;w!Dle !.he roc:rtb
which III

Td-.
u..

pcrl>Ol1 of

redDoOd l!ghti"C"
aDd U-. 'l.ill _ \
the_

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A..~ma.,._

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-~--'--Bim-P-of-o.f:-ord'--hM';"';'~---ot-"-"~-PO-IIloI-I!:R-lIJ!..l-D-IN-G-ot-_'--'!1I-AN'8--D-~-ft-;-\-Jb.-~~L-_--,.1.I~-i....
-~----111:-"1e-:-N-E-W-L-IG-H-T-IN-G-O-R-D-E-R.
pm_t of t.bo Rov J C. W HoIdol '" II..,.·
~... Chari.. WaI .... J _ , who ....... lteadmg 8pmtual
Wood t.6 a.et u Arthio4iuoesl. ~ 'OJ' Cb.1IJ"Gb
time pneat
Bti 8&nour Read..ins'. diltJ1.ct
-j;;mm!CE~rs.
DckDOe and ~t~n
the ~ ~aDr;r Gf hu ~ ....,. at C.\outia. He left 8t k'ftOllra
C1B'UBOH
(1M

ID

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lit

dwt.riot 1n 1879 tar Calcutta. wbeN be hM workoed
~ I1DOO belllg .. Canon at the c&thedral thef"fl

BeTbki:re

BOYAL EA/!r

BBRKe '~

"rae Be

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HOUSE BI/.OKEN INTO
No 13 Wlllt.elau,bta.-l'GIrod t.be ftlSideDefl

ClATION

,blW'lZlAD

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DARKENING THE

:Mr

was broken Into bet",een the hours
of fi'l'e and ten on Yanday el'enlng and. a quan
tlty Of old Jewellery 1'I'M stolen
An entrance
appt'!a.T'I to hue been made by forcrng one of the
wind ....
H

Clifford

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tile _)"Nr lllS
notified, 148 ~~t*'

BRJI.1S TRArXlNQ OOLLEGE or !IUSW
At the enmmat,KlI\. held 10 Loodon Lut mOllth
llltll Darotby Henma..n (LB..A M planotorte) .... 5
~ul ID g&lDlng

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.Dd

the L R.A 14 d iploma (or

17 8&V1!I died

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:2fi5 .dmttted

.Dd' 21 died m

QlLI'lS' SUCG1!88
St. Gi1M' fund In pla.ee of the anDu'" 1&1e ~(
won, aDd the free-Will echeme ha.ve pl'09fld v~ry
. . . . .lul 289 lCiDed In the l.&tter ud 200 In tibe
fonner the re&Ult being £294 14s
Wntmg m hw
Panab Magazine the VICa.r (the Rev P J C
GiUmor) S8.yl
'TbUl I I!. IJlmpl'y~lendld
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asked With much bold086J11 for £25() and I rot
more than 1 &6ked for but plea.ee make DQ uns
tab It 1S all want«l

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LONDON OJUNTY

«

h<l61)1tal

notlfiOO. 50 ~";t¥
town
dIl'leouec.
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$,rnglng
She W&.s t ramed bv Mr Pau EnglaBd
and dunng the la..st. term (whIle. Ml' England lIS
dOt.ng war 'W'Ot'k), by Mr VaJentnJe HetM'r'J

l!ORTHOOMING DANCE

A

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Af!I!()

!If!' I 1!et'ben 'Humfrey 011 w.tf fit t~6 m.ern
belJI of tIllS old Society ha& fo~ed & eheque
tor £50 to the Honorarv Seel'et&ry of tbe Agrlcu l
tanJ Rehef of Allies .Fund for the County of
.Berkshire of ",:hlch):lr J H«'bert &0'011 18 the

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OLD LADYS 8UDDHN DEATH
&ad dNth .f an .Id lady, aged 77 )I,.. Ellen
Elliot., h'nllol with br IOIlI at 10 jB&ke1'1treet- led
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to

a CoroHr'. inquelt IOD Monday
Prom the
.·I'lde~ at ~ed taaf. d~ was an IDYa.lid
She had bean attended ,py Dr Gul\din.c but nolo
since J'ul,r Jut
Her
S&ld tb&t she had been
fUDd,. ID her head" fQr some yean
On Mond., December 28th .he appeared to naYe fallen

'!9n

out of bed or I'ot.. out and fallen down aDd ,ot
b&cl: SC'*lD while there wu DO onA pre&ent
She
8uccumbed OIl the followIng Thursday
p iS
WhiP.P"y, Coro.or'. <>II\oe~' ..,d he bad koown the
famll] .for t;h:re. (f't fau yura
He knew that

wmTMIN8TF:R BANK

The Direeton of the LODdon County and West
mInater Bank Limlt,ed, after makin, p~vUl0n
for bad &00 doubtful dt!lbta Mid applYing £4'n 412
1D wntlng do.... n In~tme.DiII, &.00 makinr furtber
prO'Ylmon fOt: depreciation, bave' d«lared a dlVl
d epd of nIne per ceot for the l)a8t half·YMr (ll!lh
Income t..a%) making a. tot&l .!ilstributlon nf 18 per
cent. fm the yUT 1915 leanne a. balant:;ot Qi

Dr <l'DiJqlllg had ad''''od tha.t the d_ued should
be MDt to ll""WOJd hu tllla Mr aDd Mra Elliot
wauld not arree to
had dODe the utmoat

lY

'!'be D&W lightIng oMel" comee iIIto foree Oil
Mond." and the pre~&t1on br the bl-.ckeDlAc of
tho pobr", lampo hu Already been eanied out to
a coDSider&b1e eztent
Publio lamps are to be
m&lntained _hen 11~ to (&CJutate fast
and WIn bo IIg¥ .. IIDporta..t otreet
cornem &DId at oth&r POIDt. whwoe hght. ". UOE$SariT
for tbe l!II&fety of vehicular a.nd ped.MtriaD traiIi<:,
but. the number of 1&JXl1)l In 'QB6 WlU be reduced to
a minImUm The POSltiODII of tbeee lunpe are so
Chosen that no hne of roote will be diatmgtUshable
from &Jrera.ft
Lo" power lampe wtlI c.. ~
wherever poM1bkl. and tha order retl\Ul'ea thAt
e'ld'y 1...1' .han be aUded
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Wrth l"ga.rd to the hghtini' of &hops, Qnl,. a dun
wbdued ltgbL multo be mtble from outmde. anc
care: must be t.&ken th&t aU llare lil'hta .hall be
shaded 10 sa to out 04 DOt. on1;r the direct hght.
to tOO atreet, but &it6 11eM wbum would b6 cast
upwsrda throup u.e 1iopp of Wlnda-a or doors The
pulhDg down of a. U INn blind n OTflr .. bn,.btly
lighted &hop
DOt CQa1ply W2th tit. OJ'Ider
lloUieholdera WIll :haM to be careful about. dra.W'
mg hli.do and d ....u ..'" fanJipto
1'h6 order u to hghtl on vehlCICl coat&JDf. ex.
phclt l.!I!&t.ruotiOQ& .. to tAe Dumber aDd IDteD8lty
of the light:. to be eaI'!"1ed
The abut. lighting
order • deetlmil OM aad • ..If heun alter MlDoo
..t _h d&,1, and tAo lip. 011 . .hid. . .>der
ha.lf .. h_ 011« " " _ TIoo foil.",., are th.
tun~ for the OOIDlDJ weeII: Ligllt. ...

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1lte Comzwttee of the o.~aro and ReadIng
tile,. could far deoeued.
Dr Gutldlng laLd ~e
'VUer&DII Aaociat:ion advertise a. d.aru:e to be helti
eeaaed ..... & senile de~
He w.a.s oaJled to ~ J ..
Ie the Tcwn Ball on Wec!nMday DeZt the obJect. £161 585 to he ao.u.ed for .... ro
deteued en Thurllllay. ~ found deoeaaed delrl Jon
b&illg to r&1M fUM. 0'11 bebIalt of u.o Mud Dnanoe
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A. post mo:rte.a e:dmlJMI.hop re ..e&led tbat the cause J.n
o.nut to
u-.. '- "- ". eo.l\ lot tb..
pAll.CE'J...8 'P'OIR ~'EN
of d~uft. . . . i~b~n.\ a'l\\\tio "UO'Pft..,. a.M (':~n.,\~tI
J""
6er'VIca 01 tile hIutd, but JHIOI!lIIeary taperJrle, .are.
Mr J! H Wilhat1J4, the hOll 8ee . of th" loa} FMCUl-' d'Jletitw&tJ.on
]A. VerdIct In accord&r ce Jan
,oln~ ()n 80 that It IS hoped that. ma.cv may
;'cn.ncll ot \''b.~ l,I'()5tmen , Yed.t.t&tl()n, \tl.lOrtnto U'" W1th t&e doetor-'s eYlden~ WM returned
)
Jan
'1><'1> \ho hm<\. by
6_
~ I ...w... that as the :reJUlt of the riceDt whilt dnTfl 20
!
Jan
0/ UM ~ ,,111 be. Ute ~011 at &
I!1r. LUKE'S MmrB CLUB
(
t ri:ding ~L to t.he ~ te Wltaeu the da.ne- Baadlfllr PQltm"D 10 the trenclte&!r reuived p.aroe.l8

u.. ....

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u!:g Il:Dd 'Dst.en 1:.0 the tn'QISle
'l"'rIe baM of \oae \At
Be.rbb:ire Nat40n&J B.eserre tmd'er t h e
able lead.,.!rip Qf M1: R. P'smIr, -.n]] be fa attend

.Ba..tt&liOD

a.t. Cbn'lt.m.u a.nd r.o~ ,~ v;n.~l\.l\ 'a.C;~:nc:I''''~:;t.
mMts have been reoeJved
The po&tmen of
In", ~ shol"t1y KIvmg the poor clnldren of Reub!1&'
t,e.a.
Fund

once.
TO LOVEBS OF THE BEAUTIP'UL
Better a mJaD wardrobe oI good clothes thaD a 1&rge
'WUdrobe af mdifterent one& MeMt8 Hemmg & Tudor,

ComnuUee

OUt.

of the Chnrstmaa Box

Lastly bnt by no me&nL,.least

&

''Om of

-reT)'

tmcoeMtu\ wbiat. M'Vflo 1ttI.ls b~\d

I'lchoolJ"OOl.lJ8

on Thttnday 2Jrd ~ber

I0.«' aoo pl&yera took part
a.ted of

E:iJJ boa been voted to tho Care aDd Comfort. r Howard

Chru~tmu

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whfch

The pn..

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Godd81 10 Mrs W~athcnll 11 Mrs Wa{:le.

12 Mrs R ldsdale HIghest &core first half Mrs. In
\V Prelllcott highest 500re second haH MN Poaft
lettv fiT&t mystery; Mrs BlUett .cooed mysf4ry
MISS)f Rydf,r. Geot.lemen 1 Mr W 8 Perkips
2 Mr F W ACkrlll 3 Mr A E Uones 4 Mr )e
lIopklns 5 Ml' T :Martin 8 Mr
R1l8eel1 7 2fr
H Fl""hf'Jr 8 MT G Knlgbt 9 llT II Putt,ok, 110
Mr VI Webb 11 Mr A :MIleham 12 'Mr Yee¥
Highest SC!O~ nY"lt. half MI' J G<JodyeILr blgbut

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~43 pm
U4 p.m

12th

1M.h

IWtcoftd ha.lf M'r A 'P Aombroseo flnt mytJ~

Mr G Fry oeeond mystery Corpl P""ker
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Me. W'el'e MenT'l'l JI Willatte and C Ballard A
furth~r 15UJe. of thul club6 popular whi.$t dl"lves

teal

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443 pmi

TO MOTORISTS.

Auto
mobIle Club W1sh to d 1teol. t.Il. a.ttention of motor
and the public gener.JJy to the new regul&t.ion.
aft'ectiog the bght.iDg of motor can and ether
v-ehi.olee wblch come inio foroe on the 10th inA
The Commr..t.ee stroDlfly ad" .... all motoriBU to
obtain a copy of the Home 0Gi0e Order cootaJnlnK'
t.hese r~uta.tiOn& _hich are of a. fltrlll"'@lnt. aDd
far reaching character, &Ad "'Ould sugreat that. for
the nen few weeks earl would be ned aa httle a.a
ISle

poSAble aJ't«- hgbtlDl' up tI~&nd when 80 lUJed
sbould be dI1vell With the utmoat, care
Pede,lru~Da are urgently advaed to walk On the
path and DOt In the road. u the amount of hght
allowed by tbe new r. .ul&tiOJl8 1.& lll&U&elent \,0
enable the dl'11'er Gf .. ~le to 8M a pedMtn~
at any appre01.bld dista.DOe espeCIally on coun~ry
roads
Tb11. ..p~.. pfI.l'tleul&rly to soldIers lD
khaki who uti quite lndjatiD~aha.ble oWIng to the
colour ot theIr eJothlDf
Till p'aoell wht!lre there
are no lootp&(b. It 11 IIlIReoted that pod ..t".n.
Ihould walk on theIr nght IIld6 01 the road ao as
to face the a.pproachlnl traffic and avoid the nsk
of being oTertuen by .,.hielea OOtJllDg up belund

the

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rnnd

~u~ ~:: ~~ t~:Jeher~~o8~D':o~~1LB6 ~ ~,:

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rrEMS.

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Ro7al Betb
-Temp. See Lt tIt A But»
entitled I The Man of th@l Hour"
Tbe &Ubl~ men. f.rom a RM. Bn to be temp &eo Lt (Ap I
of the lothel\' 18 .. ~e Ladder- of LIte" dePlctt,. 220dJ
th. bottle for ' .. mo botween a rnan of wealth """
Roylll Borko Beet -Temp.
to be
• man l or hum.
The Item. for the we.~eDd Capt.. -'II: B
~ lJItb),
P.r-hall
cotnmetlcmg Thursday also molude two
(Nov 18t.b)
wh'ch ue" The WlllOlng B&Ck,'
0rl1K'd
B...ka LI-Lt J C B Gomlen
a. p a.thetlO and IfaaclD&tlniJlcture and U Jlm the be.Adjt net
It SleMor (.1:..11 4tll)

_alip,,';"' ..

verz

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oDd -'J ...

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PenmaJI" tho Ilnienatlon d!'ltmRt,c tnumph ~y
"_11 ~~-Soc H .4 ~
U:~ L IYoung, OIl. of 'the most notable -"::::~~:.r::""'~
f r
..auo"" .1 tbe preoen~ era
A..- ~.. -- .,.... \~ -OJ
I
.!l1lou....m ••. Il"ade by ~he mon'iemeDt ,.hlqh
Orl
aM ..... L.t --lit. ... J I!haw, f""",
",n be i ~tlMi~le.lly renelved " tbe d~"lt D of Ocra', L L, ~"VoX
, Ci\I J

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~l ~.:a::~~th;..!l=.,M;::.. M~~; DIt.~~~.l<IoU 0 T
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MEN AND

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neW.

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JamBi "witl, ~ . SW'eld, .l'.:-:~' T!tt
fint ~0Il8 Bl'.... pood hIW. 1 _ tIOIUI<IOII1I7
that .... 00;< of ~ . . boo doooe ... - . than aU th8 medicbi .. l.ye t&bra fI !lettert Leii.ke,\

.:r

l\,sn.ors",,"t;~~_ ~"h.. pI-.dto
lay your 1'J'illa.,.1:II
. . ~n lin: Wtlkip ..
10., of Nelaou.
-" 'IIy " , . nII_ trom
"eak kidli~Y'
loU, "hieb b.. 411f10 ~_".rt
good tUn po~ . _ , "" momoal - . llPtJ).

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ROYD'S GIQTBL !,p;.r.s, a Pl..'!!!" _
10:
Gr..,;], P!'In ,1n Ibo ~~ ~\>I'. l>iteaM

-. to 1\0 P'.!.t!:.'~'~ H~ot~c1t
lULL.

-or',,"

ment ot Soeman. and the canIng 111 of the
~ worgeon
Cr~%am1ned

Be aaid that
on WIth. their oontt&ot with
hone WN on the It&te aboat llirleen ~''!'''''''. I L
Inspeotor 8talte. at the Borough
Almlla.r eVldence
The perionneMl
yumPfld (Ill to. the horae's b~k and .oft(le
three on lts back and one hangu'I~' on -te
H e spoke, to ~.D who s&ld ''My
hI.me
If lt 15 I W'l11 ba.,.e tti k:ined JI1
109'
Mn SoltmLn 5a.id .. lYOIl are .~.-,-- , ... bread out of our mouths
If ~e were io

ro

we shouldn't be truwo hke

Gomi.,.,y

thiS ...

ICroes-era.mTneO. He dId DOt I stop tM aeeoDd
fOmHlnee bec1U.lse be dld not 1n an the

staUetl8 oolund&1" It neoessary
U, dId DM
a no&t (or the bO'r'fte to be removed (or the
reasoo
I
Mr H Dunn II B. C V 8. USlsta.nt
P M&le, of Foarstreet t'epeated h16 .;'ia,""Hol
crtIelty
He was of OPInIOO tha.'t~~J:,.::~~i()t
un nerve the leg would not De .,
Mr Q P M.le, M It (J V II, JI&"

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ludge of

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Was the bot'Se 'W'Im:!;
?-It la
~:;.,ht';:"iu, g.t1"')

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ASSOCIA

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~NNUAL STAFF \ DINNER,

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d
e

EIIwtTd William Quwkendon an mp.pe('.tor In the
of tile Grea.t Western fuul ... a.y
wbose

IF.......-tt.e at

13 VlctorJa I15treet. Read ing met

mil

SIr \Vllllam Gull
He W1LS born In Ausb'all.:l Ilnd
!cnYefI a. WIdow II. son who 1.'1 W1t1t the l.IIl'IDy n
Egypt and a. dangh~r
H.,s m od' ~1 d stlnctlonfi>
are 4 M 0 of )wbou"", !t D ljdbmufJa o.nd

~a,.,

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CM , w~~
r

n..e

The &DDua.l dinaer of the st.aJr of the

Bortl~i,ro

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LADY CARNARVON'S HOSP[J' AL
hooprtAl 1nr w'mnde(} Offi~9 has ~nL tnm ..

ferr~d fro n Righde.re OtL'dle to "i8 llry.awrton ~narc.
LQlldou and a rt'!ctjltJoll ,..IIS L ~ ld on Tuesda.y
nH~
COWltelS of Carnarvon and other ID o.qlhen 10f tl 0
illmilv reCeIved & number 01 glJCl!tH., IlH:tI,diug Slr John
French and Srr Ian HD.lD!lte'o Tbe hOllp. .l, which lit
equlJlped Qn the D)(IIIt up to-date pnnrnplea LI:i 1 5 tt~ffc (i
by In!!h nul"fte!l and a. Il'lflldl'JDt meWca l pfficer
Aceommodation III proVjJded fOT .!i ofl'iGCj ' Itud pauenltJ
b••e already _
.dunttoli
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NEWS FROM A READING MAIf
.. H S writ€J&. ''} am In ~lpt ~ an In;t.ct'est..

DJr letto1' f rom Hr W J Mood} the i nP. t.ln;'ie lion
of the E:i.oe.brior Cricket. Club
H() Ip nO\v
eerv.mg W1flh t he Army Service CorptS, som ~,w h Cle
ill France
... nd b lS many friend s \-vln l- e p,le:ascd
to know tha.t he 18 In the beRt of ~l t)t and tI~or
ougWy m love with h,s wark
.!B he outs ] i:t
T
am eve]" 80 glad tc thmk T am dolH ;::' «lTDflthin..! fn r
our countr,fs £aR:e and ft?irng fOT the ~ o:nd
lasting peaoa \vhlCh .... 111 SlICCeed v Ictory

SE'IC

tn .. d1eWessmg &eeldont at. WRt.erford On

SERVING WOUNDED SOLDfERS. \

A large crate Qf glass
conhlgned t.o t.he cQntracl.off. CiM'YlnJ( Qut the un
proYernenta at the frQnt of lhe I}reml!.e s of M~ ~ !Slli
.Rob6rt.&on I.edhe &nd FerguFon was nflmg re
Deoember 30th

At tbt!I )fa.-jd()nbead :Jlorongh Pdtiee ('..ourt. O!l
Monday
Mrs Su of t he RiV1en JI.q«:t,
appeared on tv;o s:um mon s~ fot' R.n Jnh:a.c~n of
t.b6 military regu lations III respoct ~o \-he
pply
movred from t h e 51';
Wa.terford
a cros.c; the ,.,ang
of mtoJ,lca.t1ng I (tHOr to 'Wollnded so d~
It
way to tho road
The craj", ~ liIl;h '" c ig-hed aboul, v;as &t..a.ted tba.t. throe of t-ha patilorritl n tilt h as.15 cwt Wag bemg bo~e across Ihe ,., ano\\a\ on Oii p lt.al at Chvedon ea.me dOllPfn 00 M.a¥enhe:a~ nnd
truok and was supl)Or tcd by a nUflJum of work
cnlled .at th e RlVIera. wheT-e they w~ r.ervod W1 t h
men
Wbell I\bout hlllf.-Wfly ft),!r088 th~ cute ()Vl!l !lrmk Eventuallv they w41I'Jt alWa.y I ~ a ~~ ta.k·
ba.lanced to:w.a.r<la the s;de at wlwh the <loc~a."f!d I)lg ""1blj. tlLcm a hottJo o f whl'lflcflY wi'J-Jl~ h t hq OOJ1.and th~e oLher m~n were J1PlItoo
'lue lat,t lll lrun:tefl m tb.Q vPo)ncl«{ 1'h~v b!"eaXII ~ mtoXlC,at.pd
st.ooped dpwn when they ~I\.w IIUl cr.ttc f:tllm,; .and 3.1Jd "',6~ ta:ke1l cb t.rge of
~n OOX IW<l8 Imod Ul
f!1.ca.p.ed Injury
Tbe dct'e~e.d was no l :;0 for
a.ll £10 and..toosLs
I
tuna.te
He kept hiS lept shpulder to the crllole
eYldently Wltb. tke mtentJion of k~ep fl.€ It up bul
THE TSAR AS A PRIVATE
the W'eJpt WIUI too mu ch and the CTl'Lte came
T"a.1 N1CltO~ rt.'Oently nlilstt:d on dOTllnng the fuft
heaVIly down bu:; bllad be ng cauo>ht belween the
fur twe uty-tour
cra.te a.nd t.he
hurl' or !;)ue of t.he sta .. c
A bt of a pn\ t.te WetoI.l lng
number of workmen ran llt ODCO to t ho seen_ an 1 mld even I\.lee plng In It bdol"(~ hc n l ~ .scd Ib .9 ••J1
clcnt
a.nd
humane.
His
Ma.}C8ty
m:ldc R pomt
l'&l!.fd the Ot'a.te but decellllcd wa.s t.han df!ad of Lasl Inc; I,ho anny ntl0ll~ every bas
dar 10 o r~e:r to
D.&&
mu.t hav9 been metanta.neoll!;
Dr
0 Sull n WM soo~ for and was e.arly on t he mako qmte ~rt.am tA:m.t tbe mod el¥cn to ltl'8!\1 toS
d efenders 18 41S good as lhot;.e rl fl'fc n d~ d ese"~ (1)&
see
but he had only to Dro.U()UnCft li fe CX'1ll t
QUickendon W&8 a. UB.tlVe of Read n
a t; da.y ho 'toaates the ra.tlC'dlti Qf TIia 1'4 Jest)"fI Chtn Til
fa'pt.:ry Regmlonl .n.nothflT fl a.y he t.n.: t l'.A the f1l~I"M
ndlng St John II schoo! ILlld WM alsD In Lhc~ cllolr of
JJlfI Ma]est:; s I m.pc.rud E scort
Yct ~ h o
a.t 81.. John's Church
For some tmll) h ~ \R f! a na.s taltcn up l.he p:.cll! and spltdo Imd gone to wor'RI
clerk 111 the G W K offices at Readmg and then l Olg'glng trench es shoulder to shoulder w tt.~ t he
went to Jersey whtr.b he left fat" lrt'lliLnd wbue humblest of 111.0; m e n - From 11 arlocle oI) tltlf'i\
he wu sta.boned for a.bout three years
Much
• ']'he I ltt-.Jf'I F d oor ~ 1ft tbf'l January Ii'" ILl I' 'Ina
.ym".thy WIll be felt for hiS wIre ami morhef
Lol)don M.agtL~ne
At thf!1 rnquest Dr J J O'Su llivan f!.tate.c l UlIl.t he
found the bones of tl!o beail CT'ttsheod
Thc face
VICAR'S SON KILLED
and J"'W' bonea were a.l&O broltcll
The m ~t, t'lX
~ ,. report... tbat L'oul",,,,,,,t P pi\,p J-,.
ten.I..a fMCturea .ere on the r1l:bt Side of t.he
bead
From tht'l ertent of these InJUnes to f he DoYJl6 1/4~h Oxford and Bucks Lig ht Ibfautry WU3
kilk:d. In France On D er.ember 29"h
wu tho
bead de&th most hU'e bMn lnst.antanoous
eklflSt eon of Llli) ~,,\ PlII hp V Doyne Tho flca.r.
Tho Jnqueat W&a ed]OtZrMd
age Beckley OrlolT! W'/IS educated nt ~:l.nclnf .nd
Ko('oble Coll~ge taJ. log hlJ; d eg-ree In 11913
Ho
beld .II. mnater 8111l~ a.~ VI m e ncste r HouSE' De~1 for
eo yeltt' .s.nd was :proooedi ng to E ly Theolog-Icru Col
lege at the t m(l Qf th e (JULh,rCflk of the .... B.r
R (J
received II. COmmL'lSlotl In the 2/4t.h Oxford and
M8S!1'1 B&thga.te DoDd Co 'I!! weekly report on Bocks JJlght Jnfa.ntry and wns nro mol..:xl tcpl pQ.rary eapta.ln em ~mher_13th 1914
H e Wj nt to
th. com market IS a"" follows _
t~e front on A 1I ~ 1St 3 rd and 0 1 b01ng ffl'I~~(>rl, toO
BuaiDea» he.s now been reneraJl) re!lumoo Rft.er the 114tb Battalon he rclmqtl,shed lri~ la.n~ 'He
th& holiday and the Interv.al bll!!. PIillSed. Wilhout any
bad only J u~t returned frnm leave' and Wf. out
weak:enlDg In pncee aDd lU f.act it WGu id be mon wl\;.h a patrol W}](~'n "hot
accu.ra.te to say tha.t practl<:.a1Iy everythrng <'IOn
- -I
nected With tho grain and feflfllllg' t.rlld ps IS <loaror
GEORGE ROBEY AND THE WOUND D
In
"nee largely (In <I.OCount <J.f t h a con! tn~
strength in frel~ht. and. a lso because of t he (I e
TOMMY
mand lor UlythlDg likely to be wa.rLa.ble fo r de
... 'Wb611 lJ was Bl1l{fL1'I.--r a.t a h06PIt.rl t.he otl1e!
hve,r, within two or three months
At tune (If day • 8Q.)"A Mr ~.go Robey
I notlC'ed one man
Wl'ltmg (4th Ja.n) wheat on an IlVeTnpe IS Q.bovt 'W'ho laughed loodcr llnd Iongcr tJI ~n
y 9£ t ho
Q.M Ihllhng per quart.er dearer &nd AOllr whIch ot.hers
lIe waf'; '" s plcnd fl ' Qud ICnce
A ft.er Iho
ha. been lagglDf boh 1nd the pnoo of wh('at IS gen OO11oer1; I \~ortt round toO t.a lk 10 some ot thd men
e1'&l1y firmer aI round 36 the demand IS inSIs tent <' nd when I c.1.me to Ih S In<\-n he stopped mel Just
the wbole tlln-e 80 that bakers and other ret.allers am nute Gcor .... !' old ho\ I C!' S! (I- the v :t il Ja il me
are fbreed to com() Into t.he market and mlllcl'9 &nd
(l.f!ol1,"I'l'
a.nd I Ilk f1 It- d \OU know )Otl Vfl Inr'.ar l'l"
Inetahanh ..re &t la&t real18lDg tha.~ t.itey oa n ob killed me '
I gR Id
}T we l;l I In ve ry fiOTT'i"
tam for :!lour IiOmetbtng .pproaehll:lg Lhe Nllatwe But be roared wllll Inugh tm find conhnnetl
Don t
V'tl.I.u.e of wheat now that miller"" knO"i'l" they ore you be sorry~I blt'V-en' lilugol ed 60 much t or ymn
compeUeod to btm ",ha.te".er t.hel)" oplDJon of Lho Only you see If\lad nine stIlches put aCT <::'> 1lI
market.
rib., ibiS morn n~ and rm f': Ul'~ th€') y€ al ~oml\
Slll.pttWJllte. of whea.t al)d Ront" from &broad are undo~ I
nut I fecI tons bdlro' George--5? d on t
f&lTly • .eU ma.lntalneti but we mll8t repeat once he sony"! -From Itn a.rtlc:lo enbtle.-l I l(l'ep, II ()
more the WVOlDg whlC'h we have uttered so orten Fun Fl ~ Flying
m tl o January ISSi 01 1'he
it t. a.baolutely easent.ul lha.t oveJ;'yone should I;ondon :Ma.ga'T.ll'le"
I
to mlk.e some forwa.rd purcbases the whole
w.h~tber the market be ~heorctlCally
for a.n) fwlure to marntam supplies.
aggravate the evil y;hlch It 18 so deavert. No one b8JI reahsed more thon
ou;:S"I..., the vut quantIty of wbeat t hlLt. 15 In th~
&nq Dothlllg would gIVe 118 greater plea sUl e

It.

I'

tOllfll

IHe

THE CORN MARKET.
•

lan

t

tOtCfl

I!IDl'Phta

I

a

llr By.lop ~be Hal'l~r of the Palaee Theat
,.,pe&ted hi. e~denoe With ~ni to the

hIm

n
A'

of the lRte J R J oh n~On son of t.he 10.1 T T
Johnson of n:c.a.amg' and g:ra.nd be}Jhmv of :he 141.0

1

&t thoe Pa.taee T,bea.t~ R e a.a 1

!

Mr

c

Wtlrillffi

Among &.lW\ Q~ who fell In the en.etHttion of
.bw.Jl.C "vas 1fa.JOf' [i' M Joltnson.. '1'100
m actton on NOVCTnW ZJt.11
He IS Itht!l g w:bLcill

dO"Wn

t~ ~'t~~

m

'fC'lTMgn ma;r\teh; t>O

:IDJght have dleaD hrl!ad III En,IJlnJ not
beoause the lllt;hlr paid ( working' mrLrl'
n';~~ a. b\g%~t' ll\~Tgm ot mcqm~ O\1\. t:'lt W'I\\~'n
toO reluM1 to /Jave &nytbJn'K ~l1t m"wly ~a.llse we
regard It as Eumpl:v lamenta.6Tc -thR.t RO milch TI o ne)'
~h()\\\d be. i.\.\\crw(Xl to g() I'LbT<lad to \hn de\'n~nt
&f Otir 0'Wft Jinan~H1.J po;qtlon berA a t- home
UI1
fortu~IJ" Clreumet&nee5 ha.Ye heen mO.'l t unfl1T'oor
a.ble f~ tb&t pOlnl of \ lew and tho lateflt d(JVNO?"
mem. IS the jfrea.t dela.v 1Il ma.rket.ln!; t hc Auslraltan

TO 'l'JD :anTOJI: 01' 'f][J " DIlmfIS 081!8Jn'1::a
Slr,-The Committee at tM. Bcruhi~

i,'

•

The borse .... as engaged lD rnnDJDg In & Ull'aJr n
the stage dra:::'gll'lg a !!mall cart or with t fl
1I.ri:.lstft on Its ba.ck
SuspielOn w&S aroUl!led v
the fact that the horse &ppeared lame and 1m
pcm
A ntennary su.eon wu Bent for 8.l1d
the ~lt was that Sosman wtra ]»'OfI8CUW a~ tpe
Borough Pollee Court for cruelty 8.ud 6ned 1l~
and tne hone ordered to be destroyed
The Boo Regluald Coventrv and 'Mr TlI~BS
appc&Nl<i fo:!" the Jus:tsoM, a nd Mr H :McKrnra
de!..enrd~ ____ +- .~I .. __ ' t'ot .. -'-,. ~ ..I
'UVV1IJIl .... 3
~r aeu D
... "' .....1 UI
tlOn bad bf!len made W'ltb r8g8.J:d to the order pe d.
mg tbl.l re-be&nng

denno

o ppo ~

READING MAN ' KILLED,

~

to ~ekom6 the new PMtor the JtlIl'
.. POTASH AND PEtLLlIUTrIm. II
DunIlJng from Glugow \O; f'! re held a.L the b&& been &n'anged
\
Groyelands BantH.L ChUfCh on "edn~&y
The
I no play produced ID tb.& lut 'fty year. nftW' Putor d~h"'ered a.n 6lt~tlent sermon tn tb@l
by ao man], ltla~ two t'bTee or a.ft,e.rnoon a.Dd this was fono~ by a 'PubliC
WEST RlU.DING LISERAL OLUB
\
Potu.b. and Perlmutter .~ ' wblch which WM much enjoyed by a. large number of
An ..-.... ",bwt dnl'i& and danOe wu held on MOD
Vlll5lt t o t.he Counw Tbeatre Read
h I
~r - The reaMD "by II PotaP.i h a.nd pe&pie
A largely a.ttended meetmg was e d In day at the Weit &td Liberal Club, and 54 t .. blflll
~~~I~'tX'~rC,J~~, lbe seeD 50 often WIthout grow the eveDlDg. 1Vhn addresses of weJcomo were g Iven were In u.e The "lOners Wflre as follow ~
i!
IS that It IS .. crammed full of
by the Rev Humphrey ChaJmers the Rev S
Laches 1 Mrs. Y~nd 153 2 Mrs Blad:et 1~
and yet Brown the Rev E R<:!illDg the Rev J A Suther- 3 Mn V&rLdenbe.... 149 4 'MlM Derrick 1~5
,cTeamlng " f.rce,
_: l.
land a.nd others
The Rev J M Dunning aha
'8""
a.nd hUman apP'=oI of the
-' k
d
rded a very enthuslatitla w@lIG6ntlemenlllrJsteele155 12 Mr Da~n
them
Su.bata.ntttloll'y \.he same spo e, an W8.6 ncco
1'46 3 141" G H~r- 146 (after cutting) 4 r
The ComlDltitlee feel ..fie tha.t lf the WRestlonl'l
as made .ueh a very gr e,,::t come
Tbnd1!lr
Hrs Wee.tbe~tl presented the prl I>
ooat&med In Urift letter are carrIed ou.t 1t W111 go
OD It. pl'8'I'1OUI V lfl lt to Read
A dance foUowed
A V'f1rV ftuoce.lS(ul concert
fv to m i niMIse
rllu ...:hlch the drastlo lIghthumonst )ir John Le Ha,.
~EEK OF PRAYml
held OD WedlH!lllday when the • OddItlU
C
Ing' regulatIons e.nt.aiJ
.. and the talent of Hr Lewin
The
Week of Prayer" under the aU8plcfll ot oert PaTtJ prcmded a lint e u programmf! T e
C • OOUM, non Sen
full scope ID t.he pa.rt of the World s Evs.ngellca.1 Alhance has been held In bllhllld ~ rMdiDg rooms we~e tbrowo mto oqe,
16 Friar rlrMt ReAdms.
Wood I S a Ile"9VCQmer Re&dmg thiS week
.As usual Mesan; Sutten &Dd and wen') crowded
Mias Eva Spencer arMl M ~ s
2nd J • • n...,., 1918
of U Rut.h Goldman I Sons lent tbe Abbey Ha.l1 :and the attendances Mary Johns were exeepi:.:lon&llr. Igood In thq~r
a. great ~ lD 'On througbout the week: we re tIa.Llsfa.ciory
The \-"tl.l"10115 ItemsMelSau F Bill Bob Burke~t
s ame mlool1agemeDt, KeSlrs
meetln~ were UTanged Iby a. lomt comm)t.t,ee of Cecil Br6wn and the lnltnlta.ble Percy Spong Il~
Bnd Edward Laurlllard
mmlSt.crs and lumen of V1U"\0us <1enomm atlonll oontrlbuted ltema., WblCh met With. every mark f
HOUNDS' KEEN SCEN!r I" :A. LAR8ER.
WJth lfr Martln H F Sutton as chairma.n and fu,vour
The programme oonolUdeid wlt.b a b
•
the (oilow'lDg mm lsters arr&Di'OO to take part In lelque wntten by Hr C P Owen, ent.Jt.led • I I
,,~.LCIl~.l'IO
them , either bY IPresldmg cr by glvmg the addre..
trea.ted Dt.rontore," which oaUI!I~ much JaudJ
During the meet of the BramhJLm .Hoor Houtldll
" hMSllm,r.
The ReVs. J A. Andorson W. ·Armstrong T W
ler The chfJ'acters were Counte de Swuhbuekle1
a.t Butterayb Bar the hQUDdll after hunting tbelr
BeK%, R Gordan 7&1rball'n J MtteheU \~, W
C Brown Munco Icecream P I HID LeonoTO f()x past hby Park and &CroilS the r&llwa:v at
Morler J W 1M lta.,..lln80n I SiVlter J A SUtber B&nanlo II... E Spenoer aDd .. , ed jaaler m
Chureh Y'e.ntan, lost bl~ &t tbe La.ureh
While
land arid
D F Wllte..
Peroy SPOD,
llr C P Owen was at !be Plano
the relldont.O .. - .t t~ front Of the holl88 .....,tI
I
lQg eTflfltc.ttbe boundl eawed at tl!e back and
vI"UDlWH.r.E ELECTRIG THEATRE
I
•
found the IUd.r
They oompietely ,!eared It
Two
~usrve p'ctareA :he.ve been en~
COIllUMIl;Ig &a:long other thlngl, half & b&m, ;,
fGr lIlobd&y ~_~av and Wed'D~!ld1ll' next, it the
number of mInce pie! and a. qUlJltIty of butter
Vaud&~l1e EI~ THeatre
One 18 the .wry of

I

a.ppeared

Chnsl.u:l,lllly w s
WIlg 1I0 l upon
:-:I

RAILWAy FATALITY.

to.

445 pm

11th
1Mb.
lBtIt

were .. follaws -

6 Mrs Triader 7 M", Shackel, B Mr, Warren 9

whole of thmr rady-made Drf!1eeeI. BloUMII . Costumes, at ReadUlg PIl5t Officc ha! ceased It IS obVlOUS that
and Pun at b&nrt.in prsoea TheN are really. aud not tbe arra.ngerments tIlI a t.lme were uneque.lled 10
mootlb.Dt!lSl'J. and all round success
In tJte account
'0 ea11ed hi~h Clw goodI, and. la.diee of cWcnmuu.ting spubli.&hed.
last week no speelfic reference \wel! made
tlste 1flhoo.ld w.loom. tht8 goldw opporlltnit,. af fI&Cur·
to
the
excellent
serv1Ce<;
of
t
he
outdoor
Atatr under
lll.g weU cut and made beautiful thinp at ndicuJowl.r
l ow- pr!ceI
All ItelllJ lrill be etJitred to approyed the ab16 eupen1S1on of Mr J T Coffee and ble
q~ &CCOtlnt.. &II usual
!feUra Hemme ~ Tador U!81stant mspectors but t he public must have r eoOg
are still m&lllwrunQ: tbett pobey of retalD1U, aU theu niMd t.h&t thll bra.noh of the P05t office servl.Ce "...
w orkpeople Lnd J:r!.ueh h~ to be abI. to CO'D.tinue to liMfir' better organ ised
do flO '1'0 thlfl D&tional 1!ID.~ t:hef r.peot:tully ' ellclt
.~, ~~VE"'~ P'STOR
~ and reoommendatiaD8.

pm

fare 'Were presented by Ml1i

CHRISTMAS AT THE POIn' OFFICE

n

nbioleli
.40
H2pm

ADVICE

The WU,ei whIch cpn

Ladtes 1 iMiS8 P Tom"" 2 Mm Monger 3 M;ra
Percy BHlboJl 4 Mrs E JohIUlOD 5 Mise E Maggs

Y'n

10th
11tll

\'b~

--';1- -

Now tJat. tbe ChriBtlwls aO<t New Year pre!ll5U~

(If the Station ra&d, RMdmg, a.re now M1h.~ off tbe

CIouclL _

a.nd ent.ert.a,]'nm&nt.

&

A..

STRE~

}le

Ir III

of IQ.ve

_ _+ _ _

'l1Ie Belgian an;!ste Jean Sounan al'~al~
agaInst the decillion of the Borough m&g1stra es
to destroy hIS ho.1'&6 he haVing been eonYle~ f
cruelty to It
The partle-alan of the oase WIll e
:.:emembered by OUr madera
So«mall a BelJf1 n
~fuS'ee came over to England,. bnqglD&' a boX
and 8. ppny
He wa.s 8. l'a.nety artil!!te and ~,u
tamed contraets to JMrform at 'l'UlOUI5 Ve.tJe~v
Thlila.t.rcs (l~ In tJiUl CQunt".Ty - On NopYeWber

and following days.

Its

101 W

of

Sherwood Pl'OJ!eCUtM, and
Deteoti'NI Inspec\or' Walter.s I&id Ute boy ~
mot.her and hia father wu .. " 0 lI"DdMira
penon
.. It's DO I'OOd ae;:;r thm bo:r to fN\1·
d
the Recorder
" Be come out • rood d
~1.tI MDt to &. Bom&.l
InBtimtion far tl
./ _..
'"
~LGIAN
S
HORSE
THE B
•

uJ)Qn

to Chnstlanlty were upon their trw.l IUld h!l.<1 he
fOlund w.ntl(~
It was through not pred ~
Cbnstia.nitY tha.t tn~ great nal lon R v.llHh prof~
Chnl'ltul.I:ltty were at war tcH:1a)' I'he past tm
dJ:l.Ys of oa.lhng upon God ~ bollid l111t lal e a lpt
lnm-ed ~orl to put rclrgwn back mto tho pIa
~bJeh It ought to occupy In the natlon ..1 life

Mr

£i

Wlltl

tta t.rlal the

been ::taid th

But ha.te and Ihe 1<1 w of fit r e 'he

ptmCh &Dd • PIece of mot.her--of peart
Here a1so a. plea. of guIlty wu entered

I

tho _ .

trial

!:u~ltlDg
8. crocbet ~oo.le

Luoe and steallDg 48rt

:"H!
f .... _

not upon

WIlliam Ja.mes MtI.om aged 19 a labou'er 1 as
cha.T'ged with bres.k.ing mto tb6 dwelhnll-hcmM of
Ed[~nlnd

It I ad

tll1Je like the pre8Cnt

ChT18tla.mt.y

ANZ~C

KILLED AT

VICAR'S ADDRESS

'Mr B'RI'I"!'QN saKi the memo" of that w~lcO-m
combllled with that fIOlemn SOrrlOO In the ch 1 r~
would ne.. er fa.cre from hiS ml1ld .MT Rog<"lr:-< '\\! :<\
& ddBeult man to foallow m ma.nv wn"~
II t 1 .,
(Mr Bnttonjs) heart 1'{1l.S -... frrTllly basN :I ~ M
Rogers q,pon the solid prJn(,lplee of (,van"cll(, 1
Cbristul.mty Two of t.h05e ymnf!lp1cs v.cre 10 .. I \
to God IS I ~ hook nnd adhe-renre t.() fhM for I
of relIgIon Wbldl C(.I.ml$tOO of a person :J.1 rdn I n
between the. mdlVldunl 80ul and God ITe r en h
aoberlJ, and 9OT"Jousl} lhe great rcspo p.~ Ih1htv whl h
renect upon him and e-very other Chrl!':tlan at a

A MISCELLANEOUS HAUL

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f~tIt

the world

In

Nl~W

Costumes, Sports Coats, B~ousesl Shirts,

nus week tho Jritillble

p

pa.nsh

'

Our Entire' Collection of Model
lGowns,
f

E10t

f.etc, ,.. t.heTe

118t.h Ito

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A..meha TOIJIA,

of
to be c:ardesfJ of t'be
of the h _ 1

AUloOng thu p ls~ell"cr 011 tho Ilnel re~1 1L Wni
pn.,..t.oIy IR.,.estinl' hlm WIth all temp oral th ngs
Mr H A n rol l '\ of 11 n!cv on 'IblLUl¥
who
~Dmg ta tbe lnoumbent o( a pal ISh
slIlc e t.ho ollLbr u k cf II I
Il l" bf' n t he IPoPu!,,;
The Arobdeacon of B~~ (the 'Yen !Y M G leadcl of OIlC of I Ii I r'" ~t " 'II C \ lllllJ t a.ry h 118
Ducat), the Rural Dean (Canon R P l\lfl\\ hOll:'>c)
!11 Bc.-lforti
1[(' I,"
m De en he r
take
~ the Churcbwardens (Me~"1's If SII liO!l ar d F
cha rge ot L Im L a-t \J r x n uh I L
WuH.er) eonduded tne VICft.l to the font llle
pra,er <1csk the lectern and the pU1Plt and tho
A VISIT TO THE TRENCHES. I
Arohdea.oon p1a.<Jed him m a seat In the sout.h Blue,.
of t.he holy ta.ble
Mr E T rostol hi4~ r et:JI f\t'il ect.ed to ~om ths
In the course of hu; addr~ the ~1':ACO" "<Il d GO\ el [lm~1 t r I t of reCI U II P; orgn ulet:ra wt¥ch will
there wern few pa.nshcs ttl En~land In \\'tllrn tnOTf: Vl!ut ] Jllil1ce
10.'0 II cOi l rtuu t , of aet mg til8
_ • • D'fI!'IIe devotGd bflOO of workera tha.n at St
.... Ilr II octu IIII ... I ....,~
J here a T~ (I~ h t repr~fi eDtll.ti'\"t'~
Johns pndwhere the "'Pl f t of pnLye-r WillS sO strong from twche fOHn t Ps an 1 l!("rk ~ ' Ire ha"ln~ dqlle wcll
and. 110 Mnstant.
slleclUl t mg-, ha.d tI c hOlolJr o f bC 1I1]; m()l 1(~ed and
AlLer the senDee the parl~hlOnerB erOJVn('(j mto .. out! lfrrka fm t11fJ q , 0 r s:m
fbfl' t lea.Â¥011
8t John Ii Hall for thf!: purP()/I!~ ot g lv jO" Il1C r ,
r Engl'''''1 on T "'"") _t.t
~
a whol&-bcartcd wdcom~ The Ji(ayor (Mr l eonard
Sutton) pore81d.ed and a.fOOT a few ShOl t speeeh~s
FRENCH HONOUR FOR SOt~IK
tel. WAI JM&ri.aken oli
Company Sc-rg t Major W Iha.m Br ~nt or fltfJ
]fAVORS WBLOOlfE
Roy,l Rerh lu g' 11ll f! I1 L \~I ( w ~ former!) ~ polu'.O
Th'fI lo!AYolt 8fl\d the pal"lshionen had
Kr'Mot1y pn'i'Ileged In haYing had such VIC:lrfi as aODJl.tablo flt Rlil ck hi'otl II Wi UseD df"'.eOMl.~T wl~h
0aD0n P.}'Jle CanOtt Coban and the Rc:v T G 1 \ tlle G~I)( <I.. , Gl1t'rre fOI ht IW.ery :lIld rooouTcefu l
H L'i eflm~!ly tool a. J)oflltl~n but
~ers They looked forward WIth ~eat pk::t~llre ner;!1 at 1.oos
and ~ to Mr Britton IS mlflntl-} nn.l wero lost nn 11...'1 OffkP.M v.hf! rf' 90n BII\n t ranu:..... ~fl
<k!t.ermIDOO to glVe hIm their whcle he.art0(] sup- remnant. of t:.he <'omna.nv ~ncl 11 e\l Lh..e cavtmcd
l)O!'t All Ma.yor too he weloomed Mr Drltion to trench until VIctory \ a'S ::it.eured
Reacr:n~
One. of Yr lkltton s g1"'f'.aI..cBt re< om
me'nodatiO'nB was thn.t he was a [Mend of thelT bte
PROMOTION FOR YEOMAN.
Squadron Q M Sergt Ha rold Watt!\,
!he
Mr F' nlN'rER iM'r CnAlUltS PF.An~ ::wd Mr Be r ks YeOlIl3.nry Ilas been nl o tnoted to
rtC'~
H R B'O"I'TON eaoh uttered woms of wek:ome 3 Jl 1 rn a..<"i.e r Wlth U e hon rank uf Il t ul.clJ:\.n L He ta
the lat.te'r reoalkd hem: Prebendary E
( r ':)c the vonn g~~t ".oil of Mr Lnd :\frs famee W lLt."l
Hodge when l as\:. a.t Sl J ohn S MIO 11l rcl f\.l lnll at 7 :Bro:M.i-{;.l root Wulnn",hnm nnd of
fInn
to the a~polDtll1ent of 8. VlCar
I -a...'n S{' lldm r vou (f J W ... tts a nd Son do ICt.I OJIe p.rs tOO ~rvcyon.
8. new VlC&T but you WIll h.a.ve to k pep tllJ<: JU:'\11
'l't)6 PI"OJOQ\.laD rs Vflry ptlpu.ll l' In h ~ K.egOOlcnt
~ I :ha.ve not «ot a.ny ~ m Rtock I kG
f or !iervlCC3 In Io'9hlch .he hag recen"ed tt:u~ lon~
hnn.
serY.tee medal

The Rev n W Moru.RY (senIor curnt.e) a<:/illl'roO
the VIMr tbat St Johns"f'f'U the most wCIl'l.1 crf I

agoo 19 both

to. ...nde_

LOCAL MAN ON PERSIA

the Diooese had preYtQJlsly Jnsttt ut.OO. Mr Bnl t.on

qw

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15t h o f Lbo Dr('~ crll. IIlOI I II

.,...,.

They W1shed

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The ceremony of mductlng the new · Vlca.r (If Bt
John ii, Re&chng (the Rev W Brittan B D ) was
operiormed 'Wllh due so lernnlty on W-edn"f; dnv In tllO
pl'9!i&noe of a large eongregaf.ton
The Bi sh o p or

U':II'"""1'.

r

thl"ongh them H.1I t.he ;:~~~~.~~

Borough a. good &00 11
had been hl3 duty

botwoan

34th ROYAL BERKS

{I'he (3rd) 4lb Ba.Ltoa IIO Il of
iRCglJJ1CI~ which Ila :.
SIn~e t.ho cnd of Oct ( ber
mMtOI1 will r e mO\, jf) W lon,"pcL'_""

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K C II Q , llr 8 It. Whitl..,. a.nd

BDllth

~

Vltal lndustn ..

lpon.ibl. for the

--+--

ThO Q_ _ _ for lb. Borough _'" 11...1d
by tbe X-...j.,.1 (llr A H Spot..)
lIons Boae V~. .eet, ott l"ri4ia,.
only f _ ,..,.....,.. to he .u~
loo_oklDS
ThO Reoo>der ,...
on the ltebeh., by the Mayor (llr L. G
)lr J W 1IIartin, JU A H BtlI" Mr M

.n!! Novy to ultimate )
rsqUlre the clOts""
co··.on~r., tion

INDUCTION AT ST. JOHN'S.

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ISTILL

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DRESSMAKERS, LADIES' TAILORS and . FURRIERS,

m of puttmS a tutti..

m£\ilstnf':8 winch &Ie

CRIME

WAR

If the export of AustralJa.n wlreat had

been lett m privata na.nds we behave I aa.t four to

fiRlo mllhoo qua.rtfIrs -would alree.d" b81; e berm ~okl
~ate ahl'J)fIers 'Would then have h e.en snx ous ( 0.
m&l"ket. the- Argentme crnp a.nd """ort.h AmerJ('iU1
p~ 'Would have dechned In conscqucnl'<'I (If the
oompetlt~D while the Brlt.lsb, farmnr v; ho bas El l 11
to dllp(*! 01 the peat.er part of the rCC(lM crop of
ftIC.e;'lt. y&a.n would ha\l.(l found It ad": lsab!e 10 <10li".er hiS wbe&i wore promptly e.nd at a more rell
8ona.ble price
The net result would have been that
~am 1'n&rketIJ generally WOlllrl have been lfJ'wp.
aud
m&ny mllti<ms of pound" pet' month whlell aro
now gOIDg abroad would. ha.ve been r-et3lDed In t ilLS
oountry

'lINe are not forgettmg that we havo ocmtrd out
thti.t f.he InItllll rise was la"'JV!ely due t.o tIle faIr lie
of mereba.ntlB to mal{o purchases dUrIng Jnn(' J ul)
August and the great.er pa rt of September and
evldenc.e of this 1S found III the fact. th:Jt sh lpm ~ n t:'l
s moo the bellllDlnp: ot Lh o heMOn to It!'!s count!")
hive. uDfortun&tely ~en nearly hm mIll on I'lIlH.J'tf\rs
Jess than in J.he corre6oond lll~ mmoo of 1914 a nd
It must be obVIOUS that If thnt WhC6t. had been
botJ..Q'ht at the low prlco ruling dunng the J)Crl()(] UI
dt.cated we would nOW be In a V&y different pesl
tlon In reg&.rd. to prices
It has been fiu~!:l2:stcd to
the r.nt.er that. 'We were In]lldIC\(\\lS In l"efcrr nl::' to
iLn-y ~nt of Judgment on the part Qf the ma)CIt'lty
of memberft of the t.raile but lhose who wo lId cffcr
sueh cntlClMl forgot that they faIled to take our
advlCO 6t the proper tIme when v;e pOlntAd out p re-.
olsely .... h.t would happen HI the event of n ny fa-I
u.re to cover reqUIrements
It 1"1 LrllO that W'" d id
not re.hse some months ago that fJrlce~ would be
as h'l!h aa tb6Y'- Me to-<lay for the 9;lInple t"el18On
that we dlCl not -realise a.nd hcheve tha.t. On ono
could """.. bl, have known thot Ihe tr>!'de ""nerally
would abstfL-1n from bUYing to s uch an c:dcnt. al
tboa-gh It 1. now ohVIOliA tlw,1; many ImpOi !..efoS must
have remained. ~omplct()ly olll of th e market for

.bout th<ee months aad bought nollUng at a ll nnbl
tbe upwa.rd movement began
,V~ faJl to eee a.n,.thmg IDIUdiC10llil n refernn'
to fadl, 'Wblch we treat Ill' a. -perf~t lv detn.c:hed and
dl!plllSlonnt9 manD&r
The IDference mny bo thtlt
we ought to blame entIrely t.lle sb pawner and the

Government
As for tllelsblpowner we know lIttle
about the freight sltua.tlOn hut our feeli ng IS that
iIut Chargu now belllg made are altogethl.'r el:CCSSIVe
and .extorl.iona.te a.lthol]~h we 8upp06a tbfl t mos t
people ill the ~bon. ot shtpowners would ge t e' erv
pa-nny they could obtam
As for th e GovertJm~nt
DOt disposed to diSpute the fact thnt. It has
oommitted er:eora of omlMldn and oomml .. smn and
,..~ ....y ay Wltbottt ~J' heSlta.t.iot:t that If we
thOltt!ht an;r food could be done b}'t th B most ROVere
anticiam ... 90aJd not hMltate for a. 61na l ~ m oment
to lauoh ....eh Cl'ltleLSm m the moat emphahc and
1IIWJpCn1lg m&Jlll1M
But the fs.d 11\ our chief JTl
t...t. 18 not, t,.r) orttlO'llte thiS that or tho other
..... 00. but to do whll-t ltttle 16 10 our polfer to

.e . .

,...-ent the

..u '"

high pn....
I
411 ~ttull va 4Mr~ aDd tJlere IS no.". &
tiOD Of ~ IIOf,jVf!1 t.rade whICh had beoomo
•
quJo~ fcrz & forillNl'ht before Chmtmaa.
Ka , 6&tI ud gn';'chJH:' i 6ar1oy are all dearer,

1f

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at. .

eed,Dg._ .... .u_

,no. •..- lit

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DAMAGE BY THE
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The gale WlllCh <lid flO mnrh dalllfl.!!'('\ 111
part 0; lflst wep.k arQ se w th l e ll ~ w('d
New ~e;t.l
Year 6 Da.y

f!

F va

conL

II ( llg' 1' ....·0"'""''''".

Su ch was Ih p.
1I~ d

100 C(l

of l

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