Reading Observer 01-1916

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The popular offers thatl you
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FAREWELL CONCERT.

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m fnm~ of " motol'<W ohe ..."" knocked
dOOfll &Dd lUI> over D;r the car "hICh """ dnven by
J a.meII Goodaon ~rl~r to lIr. n . .R.. Beeton, lof
Cbeok'endon. She w .. conveyed to the Royal Berks

HOBpltal m the motor-ca.r In an 11nC0I18OlOUS oondi1
tion, &Dd
a:w&y on Monday, J&J)1tQry 3m.
• The aoeident. ~ deeenbed at an mquest held
by the Aotmg Coroner fer too Borough, Hr. F. W.

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MartIn, at the Bridg....t_t

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Mr. Arthur Wa.t&on, of London, w.a.t.ched th~ ease
011 behalf l of the driver.
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Ada. Ja.ne Edwards, I&. domestio Mr'V1Jlt., or. Ttte
Howe, St. J'eLer'A. &"t'enue, Cin'et8ha.m., said tha.t At
a.bout 6 30 on New Year's ~e She waa lD. CaverISh&m-road , and she saw the deoeaaed step off the
pavement Into the ibad .ad after gomg B. few
h&lted and then w....t on &Dd .... knocked
down by a motor' ca.r and run over. The car
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towards the pa.vemt.nt lD an attempt to
&'VOid the d~ , and it W86 tra.velhng a.t 3 slow
pace If d.eoea.sed had not ha.lt.ed she would have
got.. Clear. Wlt..ness Wellt.. with decea£ed. to the
HOtIpl'f'al. where they were driven In the ca.r.
James Goodson, of Cr06S Rouse. Checkendol\,
S8J.d he ".86 cliau1i'eur to Mr. H. R. Beeton. Oil
the el"e~gg lD que~tlOn he ~ the woman cr06smg
the road about 40 yards tn front. When he was
1[000t eight yards from her she stopped «.& If to
let hIm PaM, a.nd then step~ st.raJght. 1n frtnt
otl the right hand Side moo guard and she waa
dugged under the ear. He pulled up under eI~ht
feet. He 1'W.a.8 only travel.l.iDg a.t about 10 mlJes
!on boo!
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FreciJc B. Fra.nkhn. hU&baDd of the deoea.6ed
woman, de.scnbed the general bealth of blS wtfe as
.. gra.nd
She was unC()D8CI.0U8 'When he saw ber
at the hospital on ITiday eV"&mng. and £he passed
..way on Konday.
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I Dr R Donaldson , pathologist at the Royal Berks
~ospltal. sa.ld that qn eI&mJ.DatlO~-'he found marks
of '.r:utsmO'" on the body over the front. of both
lep, the ~ower pari. of the nght abdomen, over
the ngbt shoulder, o'er the 16ft. &~ of Ithe fa.oe
and the r l.... ht. half or the forehead. RIbs- were
brokEn on t.he n ght side, t.he breast bone, and the,
o~l:.er end of t.he nght.-coller bone wu brokeu. and
there !Were fievere lDiA:!rnal 1TI1Unefj. Deceased died
frpm shock and pneumo nia. followmg on tho accl-

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trh e ]UrjI retw"n.ed a. Verdict of n.ccident.al deat.h ,
eX.onera.t.ing the dnver from bl.a.me .00 complimentmg him and the other Vi'ltoesset on the ....a.y they
had C1ven thelr evidence They aha expressed
IIYDlpathy l wlth t he bnsband, m whtch Mr. Watson
&ad the Coroner cou.::uned

THE SERVICE BILL.
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Prime Minister mt.rodueed I..D the House of
.d ;",'OlDU' lon WedDesda,. the lrfilit.a.ry Sen'IOO Bill
the Government to glTe effect to Mr
to the
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LS, <If cours ~ tho
3rd Oompany whlch the
MAyor ba.s T3Jsed a.t Wantage Ball.
It lfi~own
L'5 the 2J'7th (Fiekl) Com~a.ny, It E.
The t.her
twO' oompame;; were Signal Compantes, Th O,C.
JS C&pt. C. L. T. Muon, and Its full com ement
is SlX officers a.nd 279 of other ra.nks,
It a.y be
mentlonM that Un'S number l.I not ye~qu 100 complete, and both officers and j:nen &ro atUlow: that
It aha.lI be pUr<lly 0. Re$.dmg Company.
The
Company lea ves Jor .AJdcrshot on ~nd.y by the
:ri.a:> a. 10. traIn to ;JOl;ll ltB DITl2Aott. ~l,!-t any likely
~ who present t.h.emselvca prompUy-e.specla.Jly
tbOee ekilk:d 10 ~e trades-will be ooJl&dered.
eligible for enlistment.
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Prior to a tea.. which "88 aened to the men In
the Town Ba.11 at. 6.30, Capt.. :Muon preaentea th6
Ma.Jor (Mr. L G. Sutton) Wlth a lRIver cngareti.f>
ca.blDet, snbsCl'lbed for by a ll :r.a.nka, as some token
of tbe apprecliltlon Wb lCh they aU felt lor what
he has done 'lor ~he ~oIIl'p&ny Slnco It wa.s start.ed
on October 19t~ last year.
'!'he cabInet was lUsenbed . •• Leo a.rd Sut¥>n, Esq., J.P, Jda.yor of
Reading.
Fr m the oruoers a.nd men, 237th
(Field) Coy. R 1 E.~ W6ntago Ha.1J, January 6t.h.,
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Mr Sutton SUItably acknowledged the gIft, wlaiell
he said he 8h~ld always trea.su:ro
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After the hal had been clea.red, & marl enjoysbl.
ooneert waa h ld.
'The Mayo!: presided at the
commencement, but unfortunately was obliged to
lea.ve early to a.tlend another engagement. Among
t booe who cont.ributed to the prGgl'all1me wero
Sapper Berry, Sapper Lucas, ~t"S, Matheson ~
Sapper Earley, Mr. Ben Lawes, Dnver Rae, :Sa.pper
E. Chapmam., :Mrs. Diea.r&, J..oe. -Corp!. Look.,:
PK)neer C Levy , Loe.-CoI"9I " MosdeU, Sa.pper
Br~ker, Sapper Towner and othen.
Lce.-Corpl.
M~ ell. PIoneer Courtney and Mr. W. LeWla
a.ctkd 80S aooompaDlsts,
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A SllCeessful l evenmg wu brought to a closo by
tb~ smglDg ofi the NatLona.1 A.ot.h~m . ... I
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e follOf1Dg are the maID
t;:.~~~ tbe BIll J . .,
&lDgl~ men aM ehlldlcSI 'WIdowers
~t.hat I S , wao were bet.weeD the
40 mclUSlve on Augulit 15th last)
as though they had at.tested unde r
system.
the dUT&tion
the wa.r.
from the ~Blll .
for sernee 1.111 the
on which t:he Act comes w.io
date may be 14 day. a.ft..er the
gl\en
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trIbunals w11! deal .,nt.h claims for

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altogether.
to m en employed 1n neces
men who are the 1501e ,,-up..
phYSlcaUy' unfit, .Jonri t hose
to eomba.t&Dt Se r\ lee,
the eJenmt.lon W111 Ue .. fJlJm
duty only."
'-iii:i;tJ'LE>r anuounced that the Group
reopened. ~ that the men
mlght - a.t~5t now a.nd 80 maie
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Tlte foUawlllg &tory 1& the tragedy ot an unknown
life. O~ Friday, Deoember 31st, PS. Grey, of the
ReadID Borough Polioo Force, wa.s on hiS rounds

Leamln{ton, but who 'Waa apparently <In the roo.d
The mBjG' had been a.temptmg to clhnb over the
gat.e5 into Pa.lmer Park, wlth thetdea of1findtng 90me
6hel~rhere he might go to sleep. fn h18 e1Io~B
to
the gatea he> &hpped and beqLroe impaled
on a. sP G, .....hlch ran lnto hiS thigb, HIS predica.ment.
w 'Was 8. ternble one, but by repeated
efforts e 6uooceeded tn disengaging hUn&elf from
h Is!' pe~c:rus pOl!lItion He rem&l1led erou.cbmg b]
the ga
uni.ll found by the policeman.
Per
g hIS plight, P S . Grey, w1t.h the assISt&noe of another constable, procured l an ambul ance
and eo veyed ' the mjured man to the Royal Berks
HOSPlta . Here h$ reoelveq treatment, antJ. two
stItches were put Into his thl~h.
was aft-erwa.rda tJaken to the pollC6 station in IValpY.f>t.eet,
and pettted- to remaJD there for tbr rught. The
fol1oWl
mornJrrg he 'Was tAken to the Raitway
St.a.tton a.nd.- aen~ bacl: to W66t. Lea.IIllDgton by

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Tra€i fu- ~n~Jr the news has Jnst been rooeived

that; t..,-o daYII rat:er ~US ! boay was recovered from
the riYfIlea.r his home. ~nat roakM tbe story all
the m
pa.thebo 18 t hat the drowned man had
reoentl beeo diso~ed l from the Army. lta.VLDg

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LIGH TNING COUGH

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E nlarged Ton Bil.s

B ronchitis
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Infiuenza

P leurisy and Croup

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In the CotBwold OOUILtryl the rusbes declare that
.,.ery "~'h clilld possesr,o " BeOOnd SIght," and
that the .. .,.".ith," or"" )"ey call It, the " bogy ,"
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of & person about to die ',s a.l ways .,.i.sible to 8Ueh
pel'SOne. Ma.ny &lI old wotpan beheTe5 tbat h e who
should d:eceITe & lrI8.1d, Or l&ad :her astray, would
ever afterwards lwo. baUlltM. by he, "bogy" In t.he

CURE.

A co gh may be due to any of the foliOWlDg Cat&1'II'hal C olds

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STO A COUGH IN. ONE NIGHT.
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femal~, and i.,,'Yltres of stealthy men that rolloow
travelters who ret.urD, no more, The nelghbO'Ur.ln'"
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woods too, a.re Mid to be ha.unted by mysterious
cn.es, which cease 8$ 3OC>n as Bny a.ttAmpt IS made to
lOO&te them.
Ifa.hnea l~ another haunled spot.
One fia.t close to the celebrated. ca.thedral 15 said to
be inhalnted by the Pha.o~lasrn of a. deformed child
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WhlOh maY_ loo seen ~ mg conttnua.lly through
half-shut d~&ys.
Inlfnot.her house (}1Q66
where tbe~y of a. wOQl~n 'Was once found hidden
1D .& cask tn the cell&r-ttBt.alrca.se 18 ha.u.nted bll
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a. mysten
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undo Q.9 of a. cask. beIng
rolled. down. from one
to aoot.h.er. A tall
f-tiure ewa.t.hed: In black ~ even said to baNe been
sOOn asoe~i'ng the staiTs lP a. gt"&&t hurry.

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They d'l"la.re that 'aU thIS IS

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VIslole exrept to the haun¥ one, and, In thb end,
the l.are-by some meB.nB fr other-ca.uses the deCOlver to dl..
In so_ I/"'ts 01 the upla.nds of
No:th Orlordsbir& ~nd
CotswoldB the young
tol1c.s are prone to ga.ther itoget.her llL
churchya.rd
the eve of St., iMa.rk, I Th.e.y must enter the
urchy&rd Just as the cloelC\ strikes elevenl, and Wa.lt
t.here Wlt.hout speaking once to each ot.her till the
elock strike. one.
Th& belIef rUnG that a procesSlon of the 6plTlta .of aU Uiose ~ho WIll dIe dutJ
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t. e year WIll pnss t.hrough t.he cinu)Chyard and enter
t.he church.
lnstanoes have been known where
t hiS has 0ee.:D 80 firmly belieVed tha.t when a. .ick.
person bas heard that hiB Hr ptrIt." was seen he has
d ied In reality I through f
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practice 18 ~ putsue? on.! All BaUows e ve.
In
OrlOrds1ilr6 and Buclnngliamshlre the constant
bowlIng of a. dog during thellllght..]s said to for~t..ell
a dea.t.h. One wrIter on folk.-lore has .told us that
t.blB 19 owmg to the behef ~&i a ll dogs are endowed
WIth. "8eCOnd Sight," 88 ~o a.re horses, and t h&t
d~g, buwl th1l8 ,b ee..... th see the 'pmts of th_
a.bout.to dre l!i,t~g .o.rouDd . . _ Th;' .uperstit,on h ..
lie orlglQ m Slftiqmty, for In tbe p " Odyuc)'" we
read tha.t the dogs of Euma.eus 'W'ere ternfied a.t the
slght of lflll-elrVa. before Tel I
us sawi her.

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Among' those upon 'ihom the King haft been
pleased to confer a baronc.t<:y at.. tIle openmg of t.he
New Year 18 Mr. SamPCl Ern-eL'lt. Palmer, of W1nt,..
cbu-rch, OXOll
He III ~ ~hrC<::tor of Messrs Huntley
Rnd Pa.lmer end depul,f chalrmn.n of ihe Great
Western R.l,.l lwa.y.
H i IS & trustee of KlIlg
Edwar d VII's HospItal for Officers.
A memher
of the CounCIl of the Roj.al COlle .... o of MUSIC he
was tbe foundl"lr of t he :Â¥I.!SIC Pa tr;n 's Fund of'thc
College, the Bel k<,h lrc I ScholarshIp, ~wo r;.cholarsh Ips at. the Guildha.H School of MU&le, and has
made many g' lfls fOI t he enCOlll":l£ement of cowposers &nd execut.lle mUf J$:Ja.ns

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CONCLUSION,
Tn most countrl& spmta a.re BUP
t.o ha.unt atl
kinds of plo.ce& and not to eon~ th6mselve8 to
ope ilocallty. Local t r adItions sh
.bow the most
unhfely spots, whlob can boWj~ of httle Or no
rom~noe, are I>UP!'OSed to be freq entcd by ghost5.
Fro1f1 a. vanety of .stra.nge cause, such as secret
murHer. treacherous hands, unaton
Crlmes, burled
treaoure, and such-like Inoidents
10ngIDg to tbe
lMlamy side of fam llyj h Istory , haTe Il orlglDat~ the
ghosUy stories connected 'W Ith £() many houses
throughout the country. But. tbyse spectres now~
adays a.re 'Wlt hout harm and do n1 eVil deeds. Por
about seven monthS!. Gf last year Uil8 present. wnWr
hved In roOlll8 frequented hy s~tra.l guests, bnt
Ins hfe and hm'bs are stll1 tntad . And this makes
the foUowmg CUriOUS advertIsement m The
" ISketch" (17TF) of 6peclal mtcrcst.
.. Haunted
bouses.- Whereas thele are manal9118 and casUes \m
~land And Wales "Which for rrany yf.'-'l'8 b.a,ve
hten unmbablted, and are now f~lllQg Irto decay,
by theIr being haunted and VlSlt.e(l by er1 Splrlte,
th~ SPlIits of those who for unkncrwn reasons &r6
rJndered. 'lntserable, f!ven tn the grave, a bentlemah
"W~o h'&S 'lll8de :& Lour of Europe. of & partIcular
tUrn of mind, and deeplJl skllJed
a.nd the
s~ &CteIlOO of exorCJ5lD. herebyl oUers hIS a8Sl!rt..
a1)ceo to any owner or propnetor Of such p~mlaes,
&Ud underta.ke~ to render the same free from Ute
VlSlt.a.tlon or such "Pints, be their duse what it may ,
and. render them teDant&ble and useful t-o theIr
p~tors
Letters addressed to the Rev. John
J ones No 30, St.. MartlD's lAne, duly answered, a.nd
inkrvtew gIven If reqUIred.. N B Rooms :rendered
haJnta.bIe In 1lol.J: days."

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The feellDg o ( retnraillg strength comes
WIth the first dose o( Hall's W IDe , but
you Will reap tbe KreQkst beneot m
belJlg' able to tad le WIth zes t and
vigour dutIes w bICb mJght o therwl5II
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Iprove exbaustmg.
Doqton every.bete an preKr l ~iIII Han',
,"'me In .umlar ClreUtDSIIrtccS, Inlt eTerT 41.1.,
we lu-ve rre~b. cV1Cknccofth~ pnbhc's «ratltlld,.

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whi ch
boroug b II) t
tb e ch ief dCII)
With respe<:1
eTer no fillall
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of "The
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e(Jlll\alen t
theOr} lhal
tbe ElI';li sh
In t he word 01 n
Jt l S 50 me\\ha t
oft en Il :.ffi
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... l e r ce ' f"lr
J"t:g tlld ( .run
at wh o ~~ I n ~ t
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The Supreme Restorative
GUARANTEE-Bay' . bottle to-day If, after
talUDg b.a lf, )"gU fee l no bt!ndit, ret\JlTl us rA.
lIalf -emptyl.xllue
'1ft: W I1\ refund onill,..

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POLICEMAN'S DISCOVERY.
UNKNOWN MAN IN THE KENNEr.

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6entlul If ma.ny
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JutlOn plUiSed by the 110wn Coun<:tl on the recent
presentation to Trooper Potls on hIS CSID ID1T the
coveted Yletona. CrOS& I fo r va.lour, It 6bould be'
stated t.hat In ndd lt lon to the names or t.he late
Sir Charles Ru:ssell, Bart , and Robert James

t.~ollsers .

j Witness exammed the bank anq c»uld find BOo
e~ldence of e. 6truggle
A youn~ gtrl told huu/
Uiat she ha.d. seen somethlOg dark In (.he nvoer al.
te n o'clock that e't'emng
He hn9 to tba.nlt Ifr.
Lmdliay (the lar,e. Lord Wanlacip.) , men tIOned hy the Moore, of the "Jolly Anglers ," wlio got from all
mover 01 the r06o\utlon 011 lue occislon referred bed to r ende r a.f.8lsta.nce
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to. the latc Gerald LIltJeuales Goodl ake was also
Dr F Cox, of 163, Kmg's-road, l'Whoi had mllJDo
one of the 62 reclplents of the Vletorla. Cross at.. med the body. S8.1d th.~t l he dead ma.n wa.s a.bout
the conclUSion of the Crlllwan Wax
All three of 4~ years of age
Ho hod an a brasion 011. Itbe left
Lhese heroes "'ere Berkslllrc men, and at the time slile of the c.hm and a. small cu~ oh t h.e upPer hp .
of the rece iving the V C., SIr Charles Russell was T~ere "ere no mu.rks tndlcatmg vlolen~
He h.a.d
B revet Major In the Grenadier GuardR, Gerald probably been 1D the water from tJ1-l"ee to fo ul'
Llttlehales I Goodlak~ Brovet MaJor In the Cold- houl'S. ~ Tbe watch had stopped at 7 Z3
He was
stream Guards. and Robe rt James Lmdsay Brevet "'encral1y a healthy maIl well nOur ltl soo but had
Major In the Soots Fusllu!:r Guards
The bestow
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Th '·";e was ~o t h ' n g to
ment of the VICtOrJ& Cross' was made by Her \ indicate tha.t he met."his d.ea.t.h In any othcr wa.y
Majesty tho la.ic Queen Vlctona In Hyde Park. ID than by drown mg.
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the preseni of her troops &nd peopl e.
! The Inquest. was adJOurned tin 'DuC6d~,.

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B~RKSH.IRf :E~~~~~~~R DEFENCE
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101 (READING) BATTALION.

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Expenence
kn ow l~ rtte of I
e:sr Lhwo rk !let!,
rfll 3110 n w~ lc h
near ! t. I hat
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It IS most essential for every
bl,lsiness man
study the
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A oonT!le of Ha.ll's WIne WIJl tene up
a.nd strengthen your system. whlCh long
h ClOrs 1D. co.fined places bave probilbly
r "eakened mere th an you beheve.

A ~ diBto't'ery wu ma.cl.e by P.C_ x.erl'J~
of the Borough Pollee, on Frid6y nlgbt, Decem~
her 31st. At about 1055 tha.t e\eulng he 0 " II
dirk po.tch In the I river near Blue 's lLw!k, wltieb.
ttJ-ned O1li to be (-he body of II. man who was to a.1]
a.ppt)n.rances III faul), good cIrcumsta nces..
InqUlnes have been mst.ltui.ed, hut:. up t:.o t.ho present
the pollee. ha.vo not.. suocccded II!. obu,l mng a.n Iden_
t lticat lon at the body.
~ fu~l description of We bodr ""as. g1Â¥eD &L a.n
1nqut:st h.::-Id by the ActlDg Coroller, Mr F W.
liar till, at. the Fnond ly Society lwoms. 'Sndgosl~eot.. on Tliesda.y
IP.C W. '1' Keliry SlLld tha.t on Fndli.1 e't'enlng
he saw a dark p ... tch In the nver bet"eeu t.ha
lock and ths "Le~.
He went. to th.e loe" aud. ob~Ined a drag pole, and went. back and p~;IlJed the
oO]ect., whIch he l:ound to bo a body, to the b3.0 1c..
He could _
t.ha.t Lho body hu.d not.. been long 111,
lhe wat.er, and he t.rled. afl,lfiCIH.l respIration, WltAout re;:;ult
'l'ho I body w as co oveyed t.o the mor~
t.uary, where It. ~as 6Xluruned.
I t appca,rcd t,o
be thai. of a. ma.n bet.w een ~ ond 50 yean; of age,
5flt . 8lD. In hel~ht brown eyes. daJk breno.u hair.
t umlUg grcy, dark brown mow;lache' l He .... a...
wed.rJng a. black !Serge SUIt., new black l~e boo~~,
blue st.rlpe shirts, turn down collar With f ron t at.
tacbed , and black. tie
In the clo~& were cash
4:; l~d., two purses, two palt"l< (It pili ce nez, lUi
empLy ca.rd case, two pl6ces of pipe, two pu~::""s ("I f
eencll, a met&1 watch, sllvcr charm, a. !buncb of
eys, a. knife, a. toba.oco 00]( and ha.ndkp.r-ehlef Wl,t.b,
J B " In t.he corner
.. El trm CIlLrke and Co.
qlfton," was the na.me on WlO buttons of h i'

A NEW YEAR'S BARONET.

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for lives of vigorous
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activity _ _ • _ you
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Although these
time, nothing "ppearu to
'Whole aJf8.1r wae di<lOOunt.oi,uu:ooold.
M'rt'I. S. . _. slept.. in the
nerl mormng th,t she had
the I;Ilght from the d~a&ed.
her grave-clotb~ by tho side of
ag'&ln. dlBCountonsneed. because I
not lonly known to Mrs. S . . . _
Been by ber m t.be coffin. The _c~·· _ ___._ 'Who had
actual slght of the .. deparred" i'Wa& the p3.J'ent of
Obe hi th~ lloV8, who poov1ouslYl hJld Bever V18lted
the College. -Upon entering the breAkfMtrroom on
the follO'WIn.g tnOrnmg Bhe was ~ed' in the usual
ma.imer, as 1:0 whetbel' Ghe had 81
ell rIght dutlDg
the Dlght.
Sbe replied apya.re tty In the a.ffirma~
t.lve. Wlth tM exception that
had bee.n startled
du.nn-g the night by one <If tho aenants entering ID
her mght:.a.n:., wbkh oould not !poasi-bly haft) hap·
pened..
E?enttraUy tb e room
U86d for 'Storl!'J'"
and, aJtbough DO boy! ever
a. thought &bout
the tradition, storiM eventually booo.me current ·as
to a penon In white ocmg seen
enter the dormI~
Wry by the locked door and to e ect in thlS wayan
ent aD to the land mg.
W ith
View to qUletlDg
ma.Uere it was gIven out that t
nocturnal "t'lfutOr
wa.s, non~ other than the presIdent himself takll'lg a
'Walk: round to see that all wo/' right.
It:was
added tha.t In future he "Wou ld como round :fLmled
WIth hiS ca.ne, and would ma.kei a.n imPreMlOD. on
the feelmgs of thO&e who ~er1 of .. wakeful or
watcbful dIsposition
Oilier evlpence-too lengthy
to quote----was adduced unttl at len gth we hear that.
masses and prayers were ~ffCred f and that no fur·
ther spectral Vlsltatlons occ~
The old College -where thiS oocurred was pul1ed down In 1887
THE LAST 5m1'MONS.
or l8B3, and t he &It.e oocnpled ~ Y thts partioulllr
Tbet"e 18 & cunOll8 paga.n beltef m the Northern room now-fonns part of the pla.yground t.n front of
l&nds whlCh eays that tbe souls of the depa.rled the DeW College
move a.bout ra.p'd ly wit.h the gales at th IS period of
0'l'IlER B:ElRKSHlRE HOSTS.
tJJ.6 )ea.r, lD company Wi th those who ha.ve 'Just
died . and tha t, OccasIOnally a. summOD& may be
In eTery neighbour hood there 15 II.n underlying
heard .calling one of t he lJvmg to !OID them
Au C'UrlIent of ~upenstttlOn, partly perh&[!6 eraihcated
Ioo1&0010 tale rela.tes hov.' man waa once standing b:f educa.tlOn, but n~ver totally extmgUlshed. The
at th0 door of hl~ hou1" w~en h8 SlJ.W the wemj and behef tn t.he supern at uTa) IS mho+- , a.n JlDst.rnct that
unearthly host go-mg I tihrough the frm;ty (ur. and e~ts an unseen srnrlt.worldl a higher redma.mong t.hoso t.hat were there as&emhled appeared and another state of eXlSteDoo &side thiS pre&ent
his own soul, find thatT-a.fter he bad told h18 hfe. There 18 6C"3.rce1y a. pa.na'h. in Berkshire Wlth.
TlS1Gn-he d100 In the northern ulland It IS saId ro out Its gh06t tale
An old lege¥- used to be. to1d
be & bebef tha.t, ILS the lDight lengthens u,ud the lIJ. the district of TbeaJe to the efrtct tnat SIr Paulet
day shortens, the ghp!lta galD strength, and there. Wnght was to be fleeP. dnvtng~ coach and 15lJ:
fore reech the Ir h lgnest. power abo4t t.hls t ime of under the Ill'£b of En-:lefield hou . ThIS rlory has
the year
Tbe mt.ereet.mg m).tb that the dead ap. u,n dcubted1y run its da)1;" smoe Yr. Benyon atpear at Cbrlstma.stlde
beautifully worked moo tended to the road and bncked u the a.rc-h alluded
Dickens' "Ce.rol," where the ghost. of Marley e.p- ..to, The la.rge bedroom over t~dra'iftng.room In
pears to SOrooga on Chnstmas Ere In ordet" to the front of Purley Hall used
I be vI~wed. as
warn hllll to amend hIS future life
Traditions say' ha.unted.
One of the Ha'We6 'W
betrayed by her
tb.&t the ghost.;; ma.y be seen at thl8 time In lover, a Colonell • • • • a.nd 1D thl t iTf'?Om her child
BrI t tany marchIng along the roads a.nd slDging was 6ILld to b&V6 qeen born an~ murdered.
A{:~
WIth clear e.nd sweet vOices theIr '"traditional carols. cording to~ the old-tIme r;t.ory the loerl'ee 9f the baby
Mauy an old barontal hall, WIth tts romantIC US<)- CX)U]d be hea.r<l, and. the low moa.nmg' \Sobs of the
matioOs and hIst.orlc legends, 18 occ8.81ona.lly d.i,s. wretched m.othe-r.
A tIDY .child l was a lso said to
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turbed b y certaIn uncanny sounds, WhiCh tlmldlty )s eome_and stare as pmyers "Were M;ing offered by the
only too ready~speclallYI at Christmastide-to m- bedSIde. , About thrrty or mor~ yea.rs ago :J?ere
vest WIth the TIloot. mysterloua and unaecount.&ble <l'ourt, near Pa.Dgbourn<l , wltG 6&ldl to be h aunted
8l>6OQlatlons. One reason It IS ~sald for thllji nervous l}y a. lady m a blue coat
This o~d house IS saId to
creduht.y at Yulet,uie may bo a5Crlbed ro t he fact lia~e been the p1ace from 'Which the lad Abbot of
that Christmas IS a fi llmg oppOl:tumty fO f the
, ~mg Abbey \lOllS led to h18 ~bal and doom.
to' cat<::h a glunpse of the femily reve lry and mu'th, Southcote House. Rea~hng, 1S repu I to be ha.uuted
!by & man who formerly owned the place.
'fhe
GHO&I'S OF WAR
Grotto, Baslldon, not &0 loTli:' agO' 'W&; S\lPPOEed 100
BelgIUm, apart. from 'belIlg the II cock-pIt of
be hauntAxl.
Canon Slatter,
writer gathers,
Eur0f'8," IS a.lso ~heved to be the mOISt haunted
:used to a.a.y that the ghost wa.s ~ha.t of a certain
count.ry of the world
Aecord1ng to some of our
LcwJy Fane, who 'Was dI"O'l"i'ned in a well In the
~kh~rs, more than one a ltiLhenbc- ghost has ma.de
ga.:rclen, and appeared on the hearthl'ug m one room.
lla appearan<:e duong the present wa.r. Two Brlttsh Bradfield Rectory was. sa.ld to be haunted. by Por·
90ldiers who 'Were lymg lin tbe trenches at Hons
tage's gh06t, !Whilst Streatley h ~s a. large wblte
lire saJd to ha.ve de?16red &. case III pomt. Durmg
cat as 0& local spectre whIch &Ud~e nly pou~ out
the battle ther 'Were' com;ta.ntly beUlg confronted by
'lipon pa.ssel'R-by.
ElC'pialDed. by the. ID1St wli lch
the f:gllre of o.n old womak 1n a CUrtOUS poke bonO'VerhangB the -;Dleado~ by the rver. there 1& a.
net and V1Tid. blue skl[t, iwho 'kept on getting In
their line of fire.
Th.l.$ figuxe was .Iso seen by • prett.y legend a.t Hungerford W$Ch 18 known as
.. 'I1to White Lady." , In the] ne leadmi from
thUd !Soldier, who dec)ared. that 1t. was a VISion of
ISt.a.nds a f1oh •
hIS Irotber.
After this ~ Tomrpy had st.ated Ufton to Sulha.mstead. Abbotts t
t.aty Jir-tree, and It JJ'l;iS8.ld that,n,.r th18 ltree many
his belief the.t she bad cbme. for him a piece of
yea.ra ago a. young gj~l was rUli \ o~fr and killed one
shapnel burst and LDlmedi~t.eI.Y blew him to pieces.
evewng a.t "dusk. Pa~by in NO'V~m.
Nea.r the Belgl ~9 rIVer ;>Yi1
lle ma.y 1
00 found, nccord- November
lng t.o reports, weepmg'" pha.ntoms of unha.ppy bet are sa.Id to hear dtstlctly thel cart OODllDg be-

A ~h may be dry and hard or lOOse WIth much
expectoratton; It may be cau.:-rrbal WIth a dry
,
t.lcklOg iin the throat aorompa.Dled by partial stoppage. ~ the n08t.rik a.nd shorlneS6 of breath Veno's i
Light.n.ipg Cough Cure removes t he cause of toe
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cou2'h, ~ot smothering It but curing the diseased
conaiti nil wh ~h produce It. LeadLng' Bntt.eh
speak In tbe highest term3 of Veno's !
The THill. of BngadlGr a.ud lin Brown to the Analya
Lightmpg Co~h Cure, and unf2.lling -reliahIllty I
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Citadel Corps, St. Mary's Butts. ast wee -en , haa w0l=L for It the largest sale (}f lts cl&86 10 tha i
proved very ~uccessful, and dre\,," Ja-rge crowda, es~ whole jWorld, Veno's Lightnmg Cough Cure not l
,pcClaJly to tJJe Sunday evenmg meebng. whn the only rsHicaUy OIlre8 t.he most stubborn coughs, hut'
SpaClOUS CItadel wa.s crowded.
The &erVlCctI strengtl1ell5 the lungs and ' g1Vt~8 pe.rfect ease 10
bre&t.hihg.
OD S)l.nday morDlug and evenlDl: were jn oon.Ask ifor Veno's Llghtnu:~~ Cough Cure, pnoes
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al d
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neckion Wlt b t e j"..&t.lon
ay a pr&yer & ~D - 11~, lB. 3d, and 3s., of ;aU! chem.J,Su
oossltln.
Band~en Enc Dore a.cd
omu
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Lougheed both played Wlt h the band, &Dd at th~
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evemng servtce bad 8. 1 few , wo1'd3 of IfareweU, as
t.hey are on theti· la&t leave\ before gotng
Egypt
on a.ctive sen·lee.1 Bandsman Dore 18 how a memI:.
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ber of H.M. Gychsts" Corps, and Bandsman
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of the Cltadel. IS a trumpeter lD the Honourable
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BDfFqB. 0., THE U UADIN(] 'oBSERVER"
Arbl,lery Company. Special prayers WeI:8 offered.
6ir.~The C<!n\nllttee or the Public \,<,hool. AlpIne
Th
tbe tw.m
for the members and ad.he.rent.8 of the CltadelllOw Sparta
Club ha."e oWCept.ed &Il offer made to them
ose VI"' 6 jm
on a..ctl~e ~rVl¢e
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Board ' of the Pal",. Hotel. Montana. tlllnk l' _ b • tlrllt the _~ ..nCe eto~I" of ghostOn Mond8.y" afternoon the Home League had .. (Switzdrland), LimIted, to place that !hotel a.t their haunted churohes ~ere
, firmly ~heved. F",
Spee1aJ. meetmg 1U order to gLve Mr&. Brigadier
Brown the opportUnlt.y of addresB1ng tbem.! '.l'b.ere d18pos~l rent f l e. durlUg the present wmter seaJ churches ha.ve the reputatto of benlg' lthQ home ()f
was a good at.tendance.
The rendenng of the son,
the ~rp pbon of oonvaleaoont officers. It 5plnts nowada.ys. and even hose t hat. I are haunted
\ arlOUS It.cW S 10 a caPI t.a., musical programme, eon- is lDtended to follow this shortly wlth arrange- do not appear to &Uffer matt! Ially by l'(la.son of their
slderlDg the losses austa.m&d. as a result of.the war, mente If or Groo. Brliam.
A charge Will be made helDl: 80 associa.tect
Perh ps the best known of
was vel"y good looccd.
Tho refresbments were to elloCh (}ffioer f 6s. 6d per da;)l tp <::over cost ef thes~ haunted Ibuildmgs lS ' Auld AUO"W.ijoY KU'k"
prOVided. by :Mrs RamleLt (WIfe of It,he SenIor fo6d afd other expe~ses. Friends who accomp~ny of Ayr, TraditiOI\ lIa.y that. a fanner
hiS way
Ba.ndmaster) and 'Mrs. Scot.t, also a. bandsmafi's
will pa.y
day
Any ~ala.nce rema.ln8
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after
the cost <rf I food, wages, home from Arr; one mark,t nlgh£ saw the, place was
wJfe
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'l'uesd fLY was a. day looked forward to by 300 of
Will be devoted by the !Jighted up, and. on: lookIng ihrough the wnldo~, he
Reading's poo rest chlldrcn, It bomg the day fixed
expenses of necessIl,()u~ !beheld the deril, With 8. number of (>ld
for the anD,ua.1 tea a¥ trea.t.
The Sunday School
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dancmg around h Im.
Orle he
Supenntcndent , Sorgt.-Ma]or Hayter, Was In
the highest record for _"1. __ .:1._.:1 "'Well 1
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resort.-- bI..IUlI'l,A;!U ,
,uppan
ch~e , and was ably a.s5lSted by tbe Youn'"'
Peo~p I6'8 t reasurer , Mrs. Mobbs, and In the mUtl lc;,s
sal"k I ,~ Rcsentmg t,hJS in'"","""''''
lme by t.he YOUllg People's Songstea leader, Mrs
&nd h16 eompa.ruons
SmIth.
The Sisters, who worked hard to have
Doon , ,J.nd crossed tho
e:voryt.hmg r eady In good tune , were we~l rewa.r<i.ed
capture
by seem:; bow thoroughly t.he chIldren lenJ.oyed
18 al8.o
both the tea and the efforts put. forth a.fterv.luds
for their enjoy ment.
The fOUowlDg as!IISj.ed lD
the prepara.tlon of the tea and lD other wlLys
Sergt -Ma)or Rayt.erJ AdJutant Lougheed, Mrs.
Mdbbs (treasurer), Mrs. Smlt.h ( Young Peoplela
Songsicrs Leader). Sergeante Smith, Wellman a.nd
Giles, Mr Denton, Mrs. Grdlin, Mrs. Cooper. Mrs.
PeIT)~, Mrs. Giles, Mrs DetLOOn. MM. Hamlet.t,
'Mrs: Wood, Mrs. 'Forsyth, Mrs. PD.rkIDSOn, ' lItss
Povus aDd MISS Shepherd,

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SIMPLE TRAGEDY.

Royal Engll!...,s, which h .. been otatIoned at In Wo ngbe.ID-road, and at 12 00 6 m. he. en·
Wantage Ha.I1., was held 10 the Town Hall on Wed- oountered, .at the corner of W okingham-road and
neec1ay evenlDg.
Practlc&1iy all the lDen turned Palmer Park AvenuEr... man named George Robert
Young" IwhOse home address is 10, Guy-place, West
up, and theee wu a good. apTl.Dkling of lrleDds

BLA;M,E.

..bt ..:CdeD~:wkicll :rwulted iD the d~ of H:rs
, Bea.i. P'rankpn, of &3. Great; Kzl.oU;ys-e:t.reei. 00........d m Qo.--.ham-ro;ad on Friday. Debem~er
, 31St. She..-as c::zoc:.J.Dg the road,
In attempt-

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boldIOe- • la.rge meetuw lD t~e T own Han on
Wednesday, Ja.nuary 19tf1 With the object of stlmulatmg mterest lD the ",ork loeally. Probably fe .....
people q Ul w reahse to I what.. extent t he w(}rk Iii
bemg carried on, &nd t.~e urgept need there IS for
more aSslstanee, both IDY offers of penlonal help
and by 8ubscllpi.loll8,
order thet. there mo.,. be
no falhng off.
Eighty pel"'" cent... of t.he members
offtbe Reading Y.M C,A a.re on actlve serVIce , and,
the actlVltles of the ASSOCIatIon ha.ve ~en exolu'lively devoted to
pr the soldiers and srulors
passing through or st.a.t oned In the t()wn.
The
bUlldmgs m Friar street. la re open Dl e-ht.. lind df Ytho door us neye r c l osed ~ fact wh iCh. has proved.
a. boon to many soldiers st.randed lD Rea.dlng, or
Just back fr om the trencops, the worth ot wlllCll tew
who ha.'1.e not practlca.l l experience COLD. eotillia.te
To gIve a. typical case
A man who at the out_
!break of Dba war WBS d~mlci1ed somewhere 10 the
WJlds of Austra.ha, whol boo' been absent I from
Eng lan-d for soItlot.hmg l ~ke sixteen years, hea.rlDg
hiS country's ca.lI, enlts!.s, . aiid In due course IS
sent to the t renches tn Frauce.
Obtaining a few
dar.s' loave, he deCides to re VISit the home of hill
ChIldhood-If , Indeed, It lbe stIll there, for he has
no definlLe know ledge-In the neighbourhood of
'.Nlebul'Bt.
Arnvlng l ~ Readmg a.t mld·mght,
plastered from bead 00 foot With trench mud, a.nd
utterly exhausted, he H~ unable t,o proceedl a.ny
further.
But the Y M1C.A. blllldmgs In FrIar·
street are open all night.
Here he IS prOVIded
With a. cup , of hot coffee ILnd made comfortable fo r
the lIIght.
ThlS IS a ease typIcal of rnanv more
I ndeed, the btMldmgs are not. sufficlenLly 'commodiOUS for:: tho purpo!'le to ;-vhl.ch they are being put.,
and a.lready several altera.t,)()ns and reDalTS have
had to be undert&ken-.a.1l costIng_ moncy
It
must be obvIOUS t.hat WIth so many fllembers on
service the Income of ~he Reading Assomat lon has
been senously reduced , '" IlIl e the reqUirements,
owmg to the new work undertaken, ha.ve rather
InCreased tha.n dIminished
Offen or personal as.
slstanee would a lso bo we lcomed bv t hc secretary
The Reading Assoclabon, bowe,er haa not ("onfined i lts exert Ions tol R.e~I~g alollo . • As 1:> know n,
there IS a hut at Churn and' another at Clayesmore,
while t.he Cnna.dlOn convalescent heme at Bear
Wood I~ aJso looked a.fter
If sufficlellt assistance
!be fortbcommg, It 115 h oped to extend t.he work
stl11 further
We earnestly hope t.ha.t.. thIS m.a.g
nlfic~nt work will no t ~ufTer, elthcr from Jack of
funds Or IA.Ck of enthm;lasm , and we look forward
eonfidently to the great ,meellng lD the Town Hall
proving a ph~ n omenal RUccess not only 10 Ihelf
but In secunng Ihn.t. additional help , both financla i
and ot.herwlse , whl ?h 15 i O urgently needed.

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there is no cut in quality.
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~'Itere or other obatirred that
.. All housee wher&ln men have h't'ed aad died
Are haunted hooora"?
If ee, 1'8 it not porfeotly narur&l tbat t.bfi lTound
which hu been the eoene.of ev-ente 90 numerous~, struggles, ambitions. faIlures, SUOOefl8E!e-shpuld. be peopled 'tf1th & goodly throng of "t'ertta.ble
pna.ntoma?
Shakespeare said that at ChrlBtmaatiQ.o W :DO spirit daroes stir &broad"; neTertheleSIJI, In
sprt.e of th.i$ t 1Jll&.'hononred belief, Cbnsttna8 and
U1e month of J aDQ6 would 'eeem. to be' .. fa:vountio
time for ghosts to make l thell pr~nce felt In all
kmd., of eunous wa.ys.
Although many of these
grotesque etories which ~ave been associated from
time to time WIth oert.a!m old hoo&e8 are s imply
legendary ..tad destltube-Iof any truth, yet. It e&nnot
be derued 1'bat, while oeca.sIODal1y eauslDg fear even
to the strOng-::nlDded, they ha.v-e &eted most lD]llnously ullOn the credulous :and m:pel'Sttltous. For we
I know hcnr nume r<lt1.8 aTe the 6~1l INpenrtltloDS
'Whioh stIll survive a.mongg+. even the edUcated
c1BS8eS
How m&ny of us, for 1I1stanoe, if "We Gplll
the ealt, throW- It may be fiUITe,bboualy-.. pmoh
of It' OVer tho 1elt.. IIiohoulder, WIth the latent bope
t.hat we may thus a,'t'ert unpending mISfortune!
HO'W many, too, avoid. walkmg undar a ladder and
bold 8. firmly -rooted objectIon to £lttmg dO'Wn thirteen &t. ta.b1e. In 6UCh a short ,Juticle a.& t his must
Deoessa.rJiy be It IS unpoaslble to gIve Men a brIef
epitome of the wetrd ta,les WhiCh aoo constantly
commg to our ea.rs. and the difficulty o[ compiling
the manuscnpt hea not t.n J!I08,ntl~ of matcrlal,
but rather t.n t.he select.lon of the more mterestmg
aspects of spectre lore.
Nevertheless, It will UD~
d.oubt.edly prove of mt.erre.st.

Better call Iand
wonderful. For
and 'finish better
Guineas and more
systems.

The pnees tell but half the
lee the leng1hs-Lthey> are in
a Guinea and up we are gi~ng a
than that given to many suits sold
under the easy-way-to-pay and

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Mrny storie8 tell ot
It a.ppears th&t lD the
part,kular :room of t:J:te,

J>&r&ODs sleeping m the

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!WInted P Why,.".It flit. _ _ replet.. .nth died 'to the elfect that
II<! ,F""""y legends?
lAnd h... not LoDgfeUow ~ne had entered 'the

Then Stewarts are very big
and February ar~ not big months
the workhands must not suffer; so
Suits.

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VERYBODY , kn~ that wool
dearer than
) , and that good cfbthes cost
to make. How
then can Stewart:S come
public wit~ an
offer of I real clothing, with the haU-llrJal'k of Stewart value •
at ,the prices of peace-days?

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but shorter
this time.

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Or if It be, 10 ..ander after death;
To walk, as -Pinta do~ in 1;tn.k.ea aJl da.y;
And wben the dar~ chmes, to g-lide in. pat.hs
That lead to gI'Q.V~ 1

learned to

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(A. B, C and D. Com panies.)
Orders for we.ek ending 15th JanuaQ'.
Sunda.y.-Parade. Armoury 230.

Yonday.-Shootlng, D Company, 7 to 9, Factory

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AU Companies, 7 t.o 9, Alfrcd.street..
range.
Tuesday.- Route ma.rch. Pa.rade Armoury p.45.
~edneaday.-Company
parade, .Armoury 3.
Sliootlng, A. Company. 7 to 9. Factory ra.nge. 11 All
c6mpa.ules. 7 to 9, r"lfred-st.reet. ra.?ge.

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Thursd.y -Recru~' dnU, Corn Excb.ng.. 7

Shooting, C Campa y, 7 to 9, Fackl ry Range r All
OdmpaOJes, 7 to 9,
1someler Range.
Saturda.y.-Company parade , Armoury, 3.
Sunda.y, January 16t.h.-Po.rade A'rnIoury 23 for
Ba.ttahon drill at Malden Erlegh .) 30, when: Ithe
chaJienge shootlUg .8h.ield will be preaentecl by Mr
S, B. Joel to. the wlDnlDg Company.
E,ery
ber who IS able IS asked to ~tt,end.
The A1f~ed-atreet and O~ford-road ranges j are
open to all ~e m bers of A to D ICompante6 daily,
both morrung Iand a.ft.ernoon
Recruits under Lo-rd Derby's leeheme are InTlt.ed
to attend paradee for IDstrnctlon In drill.
! J, H. HODGSON. Lleut..-C61, Commandant.

And executed expeditiously apd efficiently.
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'VOR.K a Speciality.

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Orders fQr 'Wook endmg January
Sunday, J.a.nuary 9t.h ~hOOt.lOg, the
1030 a.ffi
Company dnll, toe Barracks,
"Monday - Shootmg, the Barracks, 7.30
93Q p m.
Slgnalh Dg Class, Corn Excha.nge,
, Tuesda,y.- Company drIll, Corn Exchange,
Fpday.--'ShootlDg,
Ba.rracks, 7.30

BOOKBINDING

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JW..nge officers
Bill! and Mackay,

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Every facility for Ruling and Binding Accou~t Book's of all
des~ription,' also the Binding of lVIagazines and other Books.

A Representatiye will be pleased to call for Orders
oa receipt of postcard.

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