Reading Observer 01-1916

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Christmas m Reading
Collalon ln King's lie...
Tradesmen s Dlspute
School! Football

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;preee~t.&tion

J Vaugban
Memonal to tlIe late. Rt_ Bon G W Palmer
Co~t a.t. Battle Hospital
Count;r Theatre
Rea.dUlg B6T04C"h Bench.
Camhl?dge I...xnl Eramm&tioIlll
Retror.pect of 1915 (oonttnued)
Top;ca! Noote,
P&l~ Theatre
Voluntem' Defe.nce Regiment NotlCe$
P 01ioe \ ~et.Dt FIned
Col E 0 Wight Killed
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Prope.~Y

Ad.,ertLSemenh,
aDd
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of J4~hnp, ete.
Dam~! by the Gale
Sport I"';troopeet
TrinIL~&ge of )hme
Spnng O&t. for RtllDed hrmea.
:Berk.
&It,;oo
<hnn &nd Bucks CMaalboo.
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Leadi..Dg Artlele

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Notes laod Oomment.

lnc&l Paragraph.
War l!.em.a.
Be... Irreb Webb.Peploe Ii Add.rc!n
Footba.'lla for the 5t h, Bern
1Chrietmu M the Poet Office
Fata.l
Aocident
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1>a&'5hl6.Benew
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Pala.oe The.tre
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fJ1 CaE.nttltie.s
The :&rtaJ. of Janll.6 (Dy S .1acbon Coleman)
c&.:srm and P angboonte New.

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Wokmtha.m 1n 1915

Charge.1 Agains t a. Ralhn,,. Guard.

W."",,'s

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Volunr Cburch P&rade.

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Broa.d-,tEjeet Chou Conoerl
Tbe Cqro ihrket.
Wokinghlun and 'Otber District. New_
LatA) Aa~rt~ents
Birlb. I ~arnages a.nd Dea.th_
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ADVERTISEM~NTS.
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The fOLOW1Dg adverh.emec.t.8 were !"eeeITed ~ late
to ap~&r In tho ulual column. .AU advertaement.8 )C.tendetl f .... r t he column. In wblch an
aouncel1"ient& a.re CIJl.tl!lfied must be ba.nded In iI.~
Mlr Oflic.es beforo mid-dA}' on Frirla.,.

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PARTMENTS to Let, 1"1'Ont SittIng Room and

Bedroom ba.tb roam, Wl t b attendaoce term.!!
moden.t.e -12 Pa.lme r Pa.r): .A yon ue, Re~(:hD':

YCLES dLTect from F~ -Sa-vo Age-nu' tond
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Dea.len' profits by b~ymg Snt hand
Je t bett.er value greater sa;,t ilffacilOn , aDd pay JUi
money
Our Cvc1es are )remarkable tor luting
wear. euv 1nu:m LDg haodsome appeara.DU! price"
from £4 4& 6d -Forteseuell 1, West St:. lka.dm;....
IENCSD T..-\DY ~O~."D TYl'-IST
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l'eqwres ~ng'agelllCllt. flp0l:<I 120 a,n11 65
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R4.ladID~ Sene., better
bbilt Porta;)le B uJl dlD~ and G T~on ou"lj i n
aped ot leeu~ free Ihst.a - Ha,thorn I, Londou
Work .. 19 Dub StTee t. ReadlDg

THE FLOWER GARDEN
If me&n8 for t he propagatIon of poln.n.ta ar.
In hea.t.OO. boU&es
a. commencement
made to root cUttlDgS of
t..bem wns ~o[' fil hnS the borders In
or boxes Illa.y be used
Make up a. light. cc,mlpm<t
and when t.he cuttmgs are well rootod,
them to a. cold frame
Tuberou3 BegonIas to be ready for beddlDg
lU June. should be sown now m Do bott.om
6S degrees
If put. In a propaga.tor to get
heat t.b~y should have more lIgbt when well
and 60 degrees "III be qwte suffiCIent to ma.ke
gro w ste ldlly
When t wo small lea.vea have
mad e t rnnspla.nt t.be r.ecdhngs Into shalloW'
Swee.t P (:;a.S may be .sown, two or t.bre0
a. 2 2m pot
When t hey are Viell through
60 11 harden them on, a.nd pl &ee them m a.
f r ~une, ... bere t hey can be gIVen pleuty of
and ,ur , (locordmg to tho Vica.tber I When
and dry the li ghts may be drawn right. off to
tno young planu stt\idy
In lOme Ipla.ces
wIn reqU ire prot.c.ctJor\ from bmis
Bulbs that, axe nat uralised In the grass Will
m ake theIr a.ppea.rance, \and
would
1,0 see tb .. t. t.he ground IS clear
prevent the foliago of tbe
o la.nclte(q and also to allow It to grow
It IS of great Import.a.nc(\ that the le.a;tr08
be fuUy e.xposoo t o li ght; from tbe first.
EMt LothIan Stock8 to bloom It). 5urnmer"iraiuDoj.
to be SO~ now In beat to l:odtwcl qUICk
tKln..
:Alsoon 06 the seed Ilell"t'e6 a.re
t he pou ~ boJ:08 Bhould be r>!aced on
to the g~¥,8, 1n • house I "ttb. a low t"m",~turd.
but ge~tl heated to lOdtaoo a steady
damping ppea.t'15, tr&nsplant them at
FIDe st ~Ul5 of Pellli~emona ma.y
from
, and if t.he,. am &Own
make a fine display lQ the proen la.Le
t.o su~ those muooo from
bottom heat WIll mduce VIgorous ••"miDation,
when well\ throug h the 8011 tOOy
ferred to 'cooler ~sl tlOn e1060 to the
Violas from cuttings rooted In tho
b&ble to ret dra ..... n dunng mild
freely ventl1a.ted
Indeed.. dUl'lng
li ghts sbould lie pulled 'Tl.£ht 00", a.nd y<,;;',~.d
a.t ntght, bot Wt.ed well up
This
IIkewlee be' done d urIng raJn}'
&Dd
sh ould never be e~, eu.ept dunni froat...
Opporturuty abouki be t.6kcn dnnn g dry
to hft and tran.spiBDt 15trong growmg .,.'.'on;' ....
that .soon get too la.rge and crowded
young pleC~ ta.ken from the ouUride of
of MIcha.elm as Da.i S I ~, Sunflowers, n"I.,'!u'''';,
Rudbeck lBS Ac hlllcaE;, Cbrysa.nt.h.emums •
DaiSIes Dor0nlcums, etc
- The pr~nt IS an u cellent tttne to
roc):cnes to ut.end old ones or to carry
ttons J 'Oll S can be done at favo~blo int",r..I'.
and pla..nt mg 1a spnng
THE FRUlT G ~RDEN
Old Apple , P ear and Plum tree! aboo.ld be
out to .. lIow a freo play of lig ht a.nd a.ar
the branches
It 18 8. mu;ta.ko to cut
t rCe8 WIth t he Idea. of un proVlng them
It
can5eS them to thr<>w out a lot of useJees
m akmg them m o re crowded that ever , aDd
frtlitl eS8
The begt plan )1 to cu t. out a.ll
wood, nil branches or shoolA th&t erOS6 one
and Lhen BOme of th& mOl'6 worn-out
IioCTV IOg t hose bra.nches that are wcll set.
b ud s
Hy thul meant!. th& trees wdl
frUitful, OWin g" to the bett..er rlJ)emni:' of the
LiqUid manure, poured over tho g ro und
t lu, roots enenu, will tn'lb.oorate the
surpm;m g C1wnl...
ThiS can be d one
wh en mure tIme 1a anlla.ble tha.n In
Ve ry ofl-en B lack: C\lf'ra.nUi
a llowed
a.& t hey Jlke (roll) ,oar to
Tbe
t hat the bUllhf'.JI bocom6 La II, ."ral:gl lD i
wa ll Cold wood tha.t. baanl
be rne.
In luch ca."., the
well thlnnoo out by CULLing \lu,ck a.
&t r e~u ht.r In l.erv al,.
Any new
pr~rveoi provided d. ..n,H':,. ~U I,","';'~'I~
perm it
cutLln g ba.ck the Qlrl wood
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Ii O'" will m<iu oo t)le r;rowt h r.,f 101m" .hoot!!
t he" out At.c11Vl
Ourl n c: UJf' ( r Ilowln " wJnI~r
r cma.lnd"r {Jf the 011'1 I':t,c m ll may be (JU~ bl&.ck ,
tho blKbea 11'111 t.he n be flll lk rlwn.rr

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Spec1a1,ity
It ma kes nQ dIfference wha.t makt
"he }f~hlneqs , we can tepltoLr It ~ Get our .Frcl'!
instruction Boole and eave
Broa, Ltd.• 1, ?test. Stre~l,

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!:r,..o d&lrymetl were summoned at the Bor<lur:h
Pohoe Court on Prida.y fOf' eellrng milk whieh "'&8
below tAe requ.IrM standa.rd
They were Wllham
\11 Gutberidge, &, Whitley P.rk.la.n., and Albert
Robert. liard ..... 101, Elm P&rk-road
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Mr Berry a.ppea.red on behalf rtf G ui.ben-c;lge. and
saId tbe.t his clIent: met With 11.1;1 &CCldent on the
preVIOUS evemng, a.a a. result of whteh It woald be
oebess.a.ry to 8.lllputate the nght forefinger
Hc
was an old ma.n considerably o,;er 60, and It was
qmte )mposslble for hlm to at.tend
.An adJournment for a. fortnl g b t was granted
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In the second case defendaDt pleaded not guilty,
a.nd was defended by M.r E. T Batt
)lr Arthur F Cla.rke, prosecutmg fOl:: the au
tb¢.rltleA. saId that. on t.be afterllQon of Novembel
23rd Mr J Dodd, Inspector of NUl.Sanees, met de
fendants se;rvaDt, a. boy named Parsons who was
mtlk
At first the boy refused to sell
any milk, but on It bemg pomt.ed. out to
that prooooolDgs oould be taken agaInst hIm
lf he refused he saki Mr Dodd a. PUlt of mllk for
2~
'£he CertIficate of t.he Public Ana.lyst. stated
t hat the sample contaIned ;) 34 per cent of mllk
fat 786 por cent of soUds other Uta.n tlllik fa.t,
and 88 80 per cent of water, showmg & deficiency
of solids other than m ilk fat of 7 5 ner cent
EHdence havmg been glvEl:n hy Mr Dodd, Mr
Hatt POlDted out that t ho sa.m!)le contamed 34
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;rer cent. of milk fats over and a.bove t he necessary
standard
The eollds other thao milk fats were
19 ;per cent uooer stll.ndard As far as -tho Via.ter
WR.$ concerned 8895 per cent was allowed SO t hat
defenda.nt w>&s 15 to tho good there
The milk
from whICh the sam p le was takcn was pur-chagoo
by Mr Hardacre from three dilJerent dalrymen,
h s O~ n supply hemg short
A sample of defend
bave made 90me ogrowth
TbrulO ,d<\iI.io,", of &011 ant.;s mIlk ~as taken on Deocwber 2nd and was
help the plants grea.tlr to mak:D
growth
foup.d sa.ttsfa.ctorv
Tho boy at firs~ declined to
a.og serve t.o COver the t uben:;
serve Mr Dodd because he was no~ qUlte 13 and
'l'8.ke adva.utage of frosty weat.her to wheel wa.$ not al lowed to &ell milk unt.tl be was 14 but
manure, beca.uoo dOln~ 90 III wet wea.ther cu ts up only to deliver It
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tho walks
Any maDlrre that l!l dropped can be
.A,fter hearln g t he eVldence of defendant and the
t h e moro Teadlly swept up v,; be n tll c paUll3 a r e boy! Fan ons, tbe _ m~lfl trate8 conSIdered that the
dry
A board ma.y be ele~ted on bricks to O"eL case WM not very serIOUS, and dlsrrussed It on pa.y
a.cr06S any edgtngs <lnd tbe dis tan ce Ifar l\bcel7no::r ment of 006ts
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ma.y often 00 greatly shortened bv thiS plan
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Toon&toes for grow 109 under gla..',g 'Pay be r;own
In Q. heat. of 60 to 65 degrees
Afte'1 genmnatlon
tho lower temperature v,;111 be qUlt..e ~ uffU~leDt T(I
BROAD STREET ~HOIR CONCERT.
aVOid 8. chACk In pothug them off for the first tIme
It 18 a good plan to sow two or thr~ seeds III a
We are pleased to state that the proceeds of thc
t humb pot aDd remcve all bIlt the hl t as SOOD as
they are well up..
FroID these they can go mto concert gIven ! by t.he Broad street Congrega.tlonal
31ll pot.a WIthout. check
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(pm:e) c bolr on Wednesda.y December 15t h
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a.mounted to £52 1&
ThIs suru wlll be dIVided
e uaJl between the Readmg \\ ar HospItal Supp1Ies bepo t and the Care and Comforts CommI t
tee
Last xear tbe amount raIsed from the con
BREAD DOLE.
ccrti glVen fry the flR lIle cboU' on behalf or the
The a.nnual dlstrlbutlOu of bre..'ld too~~laO& on COt
BaJrlan Chnstme.s Ftmd amounled to £67 135
Thornu s De.y at Sf.. Mary's school
he t~es
of the Cbanty ID ... ttenda.nce '90~ MJ.8s F M Wyld
and the Rev A. B Mynora
It was expblOed thai
OWing to the hlgber prlOB of bread the nUlllber of
loaves "u smaller than In the pre06(hn(: year
?\cal'ly 300 loaves were ehared .mongst the &ppil

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"" OWing to the ext ra eJ:p6n.5e In .arIOUt; w-avg
of milk produClC.g , Vie sh all ra.lae t he pI'lce to 5d
I"'r Q'Uut on and .f"!r J ;.NUAR'{ 1,L, 1916 1

REGI" ALD P ~ R.FTl"l',

Whlstley FJtrTO Dalr,.
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PRICES
SPE~JIALITY.
"II8Y8 .. Here ,*erythmg 18 good, a nd
moat modera-te Belen, Win" a.nd
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THE V£,GI""lAHLf. (JARDb"N
Sea.ule II v#'; '! eu,. to fo r ,,(J , Jlnd I' r»e&aa
apace It' hnut.«1 the belt pli:l. !'J i. to u'" . 1
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10m pot! , ea.ch of whu:b wdl glv" Ii flllr-1lI:(f!d
Dram the pa La and ua., ok! J..Il..,wng IIOU wi t h.
to pack t he TOotl
.Put. fl ~ ~ rooLA In each
Inven ano ther of the aame .IUI on t.he
plug t.h.e b ole to b op the (1_
;""'I.i'dod.,,,.,'"
A good ea.rly .&nety of
be 50 .... D In a. box, aJld placed!
b... "od.",u"'u,,
to germinate
Seedlings are very
drawn, and r.hould not. ho Ic ft In heat
appear aoo\e the lOll
When the,. have
three leaves, place them In t.he coolel~ part
house, el086 to t he glass and t.nDspiant them
oth er haxes, gl'nng plentJl of room

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We illustrate below just one of the Generous Bargains which
is typical of the Thousands of Bargain Values to be obtained
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in any of
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a reot>Dt meetn:.g of the ChristIan

Gloves,

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ber of the ebl.D"eh and congregatIon serving
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Army and Navy

Coats &. Mantles,

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MUSICAL SUCCESSES.

Underwear.

At the r ecent Local Centre
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pLa.nofort.e pls.ymg held. by tbe AsSOCIated. Board
of the Royal College IUld Royal Academy of MUSIC
the two pupils prepa.red by MISS Lihan Buqer
I~ RAM
A R C,M, ATe L were both uccess
fnl galnmg hIgh marks )n their respectl\e dlv18\Ons
In tho advanced dlvl€lOn MISS Margaret. de ~ 'Vllson
Elliot and 10 the mtermedlate diVISIon MISS Ehnor

Barry

Hosiery.
Corsets,

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SEASONABLE ENTERTAINMENT.

Complete Furnishings

, Blouses.

VIOLENT STORM. ,
Fo the. gree.trer part of the da.jl on Monday the
dIStrict was VISIted. by a terrilic storm of 'lVIDJ VIO
lent g.usts resoundeq like lhunder, and the dama"'e
to tiles buttering etc , was great
Severa} of t ~e
largest t ree:) lD the district we.re uprooted by t be
forl"'e of t.he gale not.ably a. ma""mfiocnt elm In
Welhngton roa.d and another lD llhi'ton rond These
fort una.tely' fell m .... ardr., but the adJa..cent wall and
9 Jt.ch r espectlvel y w~re torn away
Mo.ny oLbel
trees suffered. a SImilar fate, but no casualtIes are

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Ribbons, Aprons,

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Drapery IGoods,

Costumes,

Society of the iMrlton road Ba.pt~ Cburcb, Uie mem
.ben; brOUght llb p~ of Tal'lOOB com~O(htles
These Wf.r6 later made up Into pa.:rccls, ['w Wcq With a
letter 10 each ca.&e were forw&rded to every mem

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Householdi Linens,

Millinery,

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M'r Harold Watts, who WM a' membed of the
Berks hnperlal y~ pnor to the wat and has
lUst finIshed eleven ~1'8' 8m'Vl00 10 tha~ force , has
recently reooJ.vOO t.he long ~lOe medal ~a Ihag
a lso been ~ Lieutenant and holds tpe l ery
lmporla.nt Pc;lst of Tei1ment&1 Qu.a.ft.ermasJ

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Furniture,
Ladies' & Children's

Carpets. Linos,

Boots,

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China & Glass,
etc.

Dress & Silk

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Undflr "the allsplCC:s of the W esley .GUIld aJ CbnsL
mas party for the '61d folks" was held o~ W ed
nesday eYenmg m the Wesleyan schoolroom Ro!>e
street
Some 61J::ty mYlted guests sat down to tea
after wlllch barnes etc
fonawed , and an en
tertam~n t. w.as provlded O'Ver whIch paitor 'W
Ellphlek presided.
Carols were sung by the company and Pastor E1phi-ck: ~&ve a. short address The
nay-or (AId H C Mylne) Wile present at the tea
and a.ddressed a few cheery word6 to tht"l : gue~ts
The follo\vmg programme was ca.PltalJy ren?erel _
Songs bv MISS Ya.lden, Messrs Pearman (encored)
Reeves E Me.ns and o.ne of the guesls
Mr Tal
bot oontrlbuted a humorous song
The GUild
orchestra (Mrs Trowell M 185 M B06hler and
Messrs J Baverst..oclc E MarIS and F \ SwaIn)
played pieaalDg r.elcctJons
A vocal tno !fas COil
trlbuted by Mrs E H PerklD6 MISS MolFa.tt and
MISS Y.alden
A sketch, .. The Naw Serva.nt ) was
eapltaly done by MIsses Clifford and lfould \ Reel
tatlons were R'"~ve by MISS Burland ( , Prayer sDd
Potatoes ') Gla
Wdoh and. Gordo
Jdf
The v Slt.o~ w
highly dehghted wlth ~hel: ee:::~
ta lDment whlc 'I'O';\S arranged by th e wbole Guild
The Na.tlona.1 Anthem foJlowed bVl the Doxolog
brought to a close a. most enJoy.a.bfe eveolDg
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Fabric1s.

Good Quahty H.avy Blanket Cloth I.l.-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-'
c.at. a. ,lIu.trahon
Sale

Pnce, each

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MEN'S, YOUTHS' and

OUTFITTING SECTION in

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EXTRAORDINARY CLEARANCE \ BARGAINS.
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Huge Price Reductions throughout.

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J11repnratlon
fllnce Its

COATS, Ready-to-wear SUITS, BOOTS, HATS. SHl1IRTS.
SOCKS, TIES,

for
thnu sn ndR of
bll!'SfI th ~ dlly
,f Beecham '!

T(' m('dy

at Big Price Reductio":;"

Warm Woollen UNDERWEAR for Men on ACTIVE

CHRISTMAS.

A. H. B LL, ~t~., ::~t* READING.

it the ' Red CrOlS Bo:apltaI
road where tbe pstient4 ~umber
1~e3Srs Batbgate and Co '8 week1y report on bavmg been discharged Just prior
the lo om market 1a 13 follows _
t he happy Be860n was celebmted. wlth
w~ h&"'6 now pleasure 111 giVIng our mid-t;eason
accompaDlments
Many klDd
Telepbont!l 288.
Telegram.. .. E~terpri,'."
e8t.Hbates of the .....orkl's wheat cro-p for 1915-16 aDd t houghtful and appreciative
It WjI 11 be Been f f-lID tbese that the result IS even
more sat15f~tory than o:rglDalL,}, appelll"6d and. the variety of 66MOn&bl~ artlCles
total world 8 crop IS fa.r greater Lhan anytblng pre.- aided by the stalf, decorated. the wards
Vlol}fly known
.A,q we have l'flma.rked before ....e ma.s eve With flags , evergreens, et-c
are experIencing hlrh pnres 10 a time of I:"feat Chnstmas Day was on the lli:Jual festJ.e
Afterward6 gamesl were
aburidance, tbe. prrmary rea.son being the difficulty plum pudding, etc
On Christmas eve a, party of VISitors gai:-e
of 11)Ovlng gra\n from one pa..rl. of the 'World to pla.yed
a.
capital
entertainment,
wbich wu much lap-pre
a.notPer, or, rather Jtha eli:oeSSlve freights demanded
'I"h "fI"ent~ I" , Ih,.
n ...tut nor O ...... ~r
at B,. .. n. . . n Ufo
clated.
Thoae eontnbutlng 1"W6l'e lars Stratford
by ship-awnen fqr Peri'OI'DlIDg thiS servloe
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lIfr WALTER G DENBY Hlgh-~tTfl:et. . awl Me!\l!T1l
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Tlle official estun,a.tes of the Amer~ean Government MISS Rose and lrhss RobInson
At Murra., HOWIe Home for tbe children the
eJ:ceeds the most oplimlst1o l'8ports for the 6eMon
BOXING DAY FOOTBAlL
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i.he enumer.aton now maJung the quantity for t hat little ones, numbermg IS, were the oblcct of mucu
Tbe 1st "Ebsthampst..ead. Tl"Oop of ;SOy I Scouts
The rooms Wfll'(! decorated on
oou:\try five and a half mlUion quarters greo.l<'r kmdly thought..
played.
21.\
oon
tal
ItlHotch
~8,lnst
t,be
1St
B~kneU
t.han; (he 8eptember>est1Dl&te
For Canada. we have Chrl8tmaa eve a,nd presented 0. "t'cry brwbt and
Santa, Claus stock.l~gs al~o TrOD}) ~ BOXlU g De.y In th~ Moor moodow:, FAist
com., to the oooelusion that the )'Jeld per acre WD6 cheerful <Lppea.ra..noo
The lBt Ea.stbampsten.d le levon won
delighted the youngster& on Christmas mormng ha.rupst.ca:.d
80 lUlpreoedentcd tHat we "re bound almost to ac
$.pa.ls to ho the goalgetters hc ,ng I:.a,n gley
cept l the out..slde estlma.tes Ifor that oountry
em Presents from a number of MeeUent fnends (2by) five
Tubo
l
Falconer
and Sn.rgoont (1 eacH)
For the
helped to make a "t'ery ha.PPJ" tIme
A.t the
elD.Uy the C1'Op 18 pln.oed &t 42.,0C(I 000 quarl.e1'8 , but
The ro
Chrlstmfts dinner at 12 30 the Chalrma.n of thc lose.ns K 8a.rgeant obt.ai.ned both geal,
as Canadwn experts hav6 60 often been too Opt.1
feree
wes
Mr
J
Mooe
The
lads
dub1iecl
together
Board Mr E H Sturges, presIded and C&rvetl
m Jstlc, 'We prefer to keep tbe figures wltbm reason
The dInner consIsted of fowls, rolLSt beef, Bru88els and afteT aros bad a "tuck In" at lh.q elllb head
able loounds and ue puttmg the total for the pre
quarters.
sprouts,
potar' plum pudding, etc
Mr W r
sent at .36,(0) 000 qlHLrtern, which IS of course far
Mutm, Mr 'A. Rasey, Mise E Martln and Mr
g:rearer tha.n a.ny preVIOus crop..
At -(he close
MA"RX"E1r
J
'
For ot~r count.nes "We ,have n ot found 1t neccs F aLhrow Martin were also present
cary !to make any mBtenal a.m..eodment t.hough we of the meal Mr. Sturges 8floke & few kind word s
There was a. gnod. attendance and a. fa.lr '>l.1pply
to
t.he
eblidren
remmdmg
them
of
Our
br
a.ve
901
hav~ made one or two mlDor &iteratIOn!! ln l th6 light
of st.<>ok at l,fe&T8 Hunton land SOO'6 v.eeHr sale
dlers at tbe front and thanked tbe staff of Murray on ThurSday, the foll o 9;lng bemg somo ot the
of mr':"e reeeot m.formation
The net result 18 tb&t
Du.y Finchnmpstce.d old p aI'll;h
On
House In the name of them a.1I for theIr kmdness prmclpal prices obta.med Barren cows frem £15
l:etSummg Sout:h Amcncan crops be .harv~tedJ With
t""I<\,["llly decoraLed tylth hea.vtly oorrl~l
out ~Ol'8, tho world's whea.t supply IS la.lIger: even Tbe afternoon and eveD.lDg were gIven up to 155 to £22. calves 155 to £3 ~ls Pigs wer&- a good
for man) tyears hll6 t.ho holly
t ha.n the gra.nd total of our review of
~lst. of :ta.mes and ~n hone, sweet.s, oranges, eta we[e supply anfl m~ t With a brisk trade I!l~orea from
Au g4,t
as '\ IS thIs '" eaJ Holy
lilstnbuted to the children, who spent & very en- 12s to 2ls porkers 3& t() 63s, and hogs to -£9 2s
w~~!
,,,,.I,,b,·.I.oo
at 7 8 and 10 a. ru alsO
On Tlleaday a furt her treat m tl1e 8d Pou)t ry was a ruther ~hort supply cockerels
T !l' pre~nt 8ItuatJon 10 Tegard to prl~ 18, ae- Joyablo day
at Vi hlch lhere W:l. ~ a.
oordin~ to thoory entlrely anomalous, and. the most shape of a Christmas tree and presents causeQ ad
sellmg to 145 and hens 3IS 1Od. Egq-s 11. very large
rema.rkable feature 1S the high pnce ruhng lm North dltlOna,1 dehght
'''pplv, fr~m Is lOd I t~ 2s 3d per dozen
nsval
given
to 111'1
'I'l,e were
Rector
o/'ficlsl(f1
I\.menoa In a Jear when It Will be found ~,fficult to
I The dlDlDg ball and the varIous warili. of the
tl'c~P'~!
On Sunda y 01 0['11' 1;:export the hu.ge exIStIng surplus betore t~e lend of Poor Law Inst.1tut.lon had been very pretb lv de
1
T~MPERANr,E HALL
t
hB
Rev
W
HLlt.on
Wn
;:! t
the Nmson
A numbe r of theones have ~en su .... corat.ed by the mm ates aDd the stnil' so that tbe
A populdr ( OnceIt. .... as held at t he Temperance
the close of It he evenmg sen I (!
gested fOT the pre ~nt adva.noe lD Nortli rperl ca"n appealance on entering the I nstitution " as pleas Hall s hortly before the Chn@ tmns season, the pro
markets a.nd.a, great deal of the blame l' o.\taehed IDg and mt Itln'"
IN umerous friends had ,>e ry ceoos of .... hlch we re deloted t~ard 9 the reduction
to the CanadIan G-overnment for -comman eermg a kmdly sent- t hefr us ual ChrIstmas g ifts
E,;er Ot tn~ de bt o n tip · h \11 A sail~adorv stlm ""as
DEATHS.
oert6.10 quant.lt y of whea.t
That prob ly had greens were gIven by the Rev H M Walter M r I Nlhsed a.nd thank..<; 81'(': due to Mrs Godda.rd Ml."s
~met.hiDg to do wltb It \ but there a.re douljtless also
Newbery (Bear "Tood) and Mrs Cost.on tea and D Da\le!l "Mr .r Whetma n :Mr 'V Jrlme.s
othe r reasons
Certs lDly Vie thlDk that ~ na ne lal tobacco by Mr Huggms tobacco tea sU "' ar and "!\fnsters. E r'ry o.nd C V \llghfl,n 1h ~ Lewcndon
All annC!lncemeut. Jor thll (!clumo mlJlt be authel\
t.tcabed by the oame.a aDd addre.uu or 1.1Ie plrtLU
magnates In New York have endeavoured t.o force sweets and bon bons by 'Mr \V T MarlL"n to'i" MIS':!o Davie!; nn 1 UISS Gldd p.ns MISS Joll) Mu:.s K
sending tbe ......~
up tbe pnoe of "'heat thctl agam It IS repo 00 t hat bv Mrs Paley, cake by Mrs Bennet t GIP S) Ia.ne
Fowler and B:fr C Whetman all of whom ro n
BlltTDS
Ir~ ~I..arlltd at tlle rate iof 18 b4 tOT the "T.'
Gennany bas been b\lvmg m America. f011 delivery ton by Mrs Heela.s sweets a nd chocolat.es hy t ubuled to a. lSurees~f ul prq:rramme
two tines and tid lor "acb addjt.lollal liDe or part 01
" a.fLer t he war 18 over" 'Vo h ~ve a lqo to rem em~ Mrs St urge:. toys by; Mr~ de V ltre toy s by the
I
.. Ilne .Uer
\
ber t.hat t he Au::rl.rahan Commonweal th ~n9 con
Blick!! and WI lts Tov Umon Chris tmas. cnrds br.
"A.RR1U~~ .~ C-hIlTff'd .t t.he rate 0' 21 b~ ror th.
verted Itse.l£ mto II. huge ~ralD lradlDlr con (!er~ a.nd AIr S S Me hille and 6v>ee ts bv Mr Ra.,q e v
D~\ four lIDO and 6d tor eacb addlUonal IIJ1,e \Ie
At
Klrl... lelgh
part ot II. 110. alter
It 9OOIIl8 appnrent that tbe Austrahan Go *erument brea.kfa!=it which IDcludecl lIacon, bread and bu t ter
{,",,,,'m,, ~ eel. .
n."T!l1I Ire IReen-«i "Uhont rllirge but If .rlrlltlonl
IS d et.ermloed to ~ t the very las t fo.rlhlnO" for every etc ea.ch man was pre!fented V>lth an ounCA (It
ill some
Ll"f\ m.d!'! to the ordln.ry noUC ClltiCl"' tbf',. .1..... "'"11
pound of -wheat tha.t It. sell !> e.ltbcugb thel expecta- tobac"o and each .......oma.n wltb a quarter of :J.
ehaTB'Mble IU .d.ertllletlltt,D1A
the lame rltou u
m~ure of
t.lOn 'noS that Australia would come to t?e aS6lSt
pound of tea
Service wa.s cond\lcted In the
lIouce, of Birth!
laid .asl<le
anoo of the Mother County 10 helpmg tp k1ep \do'Wn eh a p" l bv the Rev B Long the chaplrlln
/lI1' w'JIIMOruU'
nntJcll'l!l Irt! eblry:ed 21 6d tor th.
Holv
were mtened
the prlce of wheo.t
Ae matters now stand low Cc mmunlon was celebra.ted h e re a s well a,.q In t h e
lint lour UUeII and tid tor e&cb Hne or par\ ot I HII.
p leea In NOT'J.h Amer Ica. would not SUlt the~ Aus
'~~~~:~~i~::'~i~;
qUie tly on Sunuay
Infirma.ry wa -cis
MISS '['00 Dreslded at the. or"an
E
"-)
mna
y;
er~
In eVId ence 31.
trahtln Governmen t , a.Dd I t \\"Ould pay ~he Co~mon IlurJng the !'ten ICC
Dinn er conSisted of r;a~ t
Eo Croucb of Londo n road
.... eal t h to buy -wheQt options In Chloo/!"
' ,I nlll
r 1"Oa,gt pork (a. te n score PI"" Oem"" roa.'.. t.ed
mhabl!ant who h :J.S been suffe r
BIRTHS
peg 10 ordeT to keep up the prIce untIl th A s tra hixl
whole
on
the
premIses)
....
Ith
pannms
~ nd pota
pasfoied
away on nfonda:y last PIERCEY - On Decemher 20th, at thel!' rel';'IIl~n"""',
,
han crop I!; harvested
I
toe~
Plmn p;uddm .... foll Pwed
a..nd beer l and
of 'nocwl ~t.r:
Cho.veyd own
Station
road,
Twvforrl.
Mrs rl er cey, the Wlte u.f
One good fea.ture IS tbe fae~ that AUF;tra1J" an minerlil" .... c le al lo we1
Qrange!! sv;eei:.6 e t c
lHSr.OO ~wa ) durlD~ the Christmas
l\Ir Plercey of R. daughtf'or
nounCf'l> tha.t d efinIte arra.ng-cmf!nLs have ~en roa<ie were senoo by "<BV of dessert
Th e Cha.I Tl"YIsn or se ;u;on
Ibson
WIlS
mtof"lrroo
at
Ascot
P
no'-y
(or t he export of a.t le&.st 1 2OO,qcJJ qUllr~ rs of Vot.ed
MARR!AGES 1
'
d urlDG' J a nuary .and Februarr
Wom anol.her the Board Mr E.. ?If Sturrres presN'ed and other Mnd -cemetery on Friday m lasl ~ eek Four pC'fitsource wc learn thnt ArgeotlD~ wIn aiR<> e por i not Guard ~ n s present were Mrs T W H eelas and I!1cn In uni form (t .... o from r SunDln ...dale And lono MALLE~-ALL'\N - On Dflf'.em~er 2Rth hy F.p~I~1
'Ir
W
T
'MartIn
The
Vi!ntors
and
helners
also
hcons(! at the Olel PrLl'lsh Chnrch, Alde)'!;hl>t h\ t hd
frnm BrBl:kr.ell) acloo as hca~('rs this being a. eom
less than 1000000 quarlers lD ~l the first SlX or I.... ht Includ ed Dr Bokenham Mr J
F
Sargeant plLme-n t; Elm lllr to t.la.t paId ber late husband wbo
Rev A D Hod~60n, Pte Oooru:o l\l1IA: l\f dl pn
'lH":ek!; of the ~CMo n and tQti far. t
t esc t . . o
Clerk)
a.nd
hiS
three
son
s
Lleut
Donald
Sar
A 0 C , elof'F;t F;OU of Mr nnd!\Tn (, M dl "l1
rooen
tly
Ipassoo
aw
~y
1
cr.porters entcrmJ\ th~ market at th~ tl e ~hf'1I1{1 lea nt p te Gotd on rs.,r!:!"eant and Mr John
, Beacon vIew" Blrmlll J::ham road \Va.ball In
r ender us vel"'Jl mlleb 1686 dependent on l t b ~r USA
ga un t Mrs Sturge!l MISS qar an{] hrr H
lcan Donald Allan, eldest duug-hter of Mrl a.mI MI S
or Canwl.
I
....
elh
"MISS
Edna.
Martin,
Mr.!
Ca.throw
Martin
and
A J Allan, 20 ~t John' s road Ca\en;h un
o\a to the ~m conduomg to the lpre ent hi gh
MISS
Toe
Mr
St
urges
a1dre!!:sed
come.
season
price. whe n ljhe, yrop6-r time come!> wq .. hall re\ lew
DEATHS
able greet.lngs to the tOmales aDCl~ asked them 10
CAROL SERVICE '"
the ,.,...hole SItUation sln-ee the begmnlDlf of Ithe war
M
On Sunday eyemn O" a ca.ro l servlOO was held In BRJDGES - On D ece mber 21st , sml<trmlT
pqmtmg ou t v:hero and 1,0 what wa, m arltet& have bear m mmd our ~anr.nt 8Q[dlers -.nd sailors "'ho
Rudgwlck ~u s ~ex J oh n t he heloved hu s!:> fJnd {,I
I\. DIce selectlon
been mnuenced. tbroughout these. eI'lhcal Limes by v.}erekdom~ so much for us 1 H e also VOiced the l hoo of the usual e'e~lng senlce
Mary Jane Bndges aged 63 years
prIvate act IOn government.al lOfiut!~e and lthe t Ian s of all to t he Master Ilnd MaLron Mr a nd 1 of -ca.rols was rendered by the chOIr mtel spersro
An ent.ertalDf11ent In the evening- wlt.h BIble readm"s by the p~v J WltI o.m.6
Mr KINCHI N -On Decem be r 30 tb nt hiS rp.s lr1~nc
opera tIona ol Internat ional pohhcs and lot her outtlde Mn Cooper
Mal so.1l.cttc
] Iclw rst road
Rcadmg, Tho m 1:,
was s m;tllined bv t he mmlL~s themselves asSIsted DaVIS also gave renderm gs On i1le organ I
by MlSfi Flint a. vuutor
of the staff Me."srs
Kmc hm a ged 74 ,eal S
WO&LD'S WHEAT CiPSj 191J 16 Lennard (Maste r s clerk) an d Amos (porter) ""ere
IN~rION\L ruG CO~ rXCTION
TURNER -On Dccemher 231'"(1 at 40 GO'lbT(lO\":
Quarter.s
ftt the rront -and all were pleased to h""r of th 1
D eshut.o
~' I
.I
,
v
I
street, Cavernham, Emma Turner nged 7l year:.
er
tbo scarcity
of eggs recently lobe weekI,
(final
IJ1,6 300 000 saf~ty
NOtwlthl!l ta.ndlD~ wa.r t h Chrl t
d Cl)ntn t iOn to the n a tIonal colkctlOn bfl'" been
IN MEMORIAM
p;;i~M~;;i:l!iii;i
::
I
.IS
e
s mIlS messa~e on
mamuuned , a.nd ~J.rs For d lS 10 be congratulated
('.rve,;ted .•
j9000,000 SDI'-It. were m eVldenu
te
l thhs Chne-trn
upon t he fact that the number she has colloc t.ed HTTCHCOCK - 1n 100m~ ruemOlV of nil[' c.arIUl ~
1\10 000.000 tI-le at the ",h11rches q'Th ~
u A11 Sa~~~~e
l~p t.o Chrlst1mas tot.a.lled 32?;13
'I'hese ba Ye been
Leslie. called hOUle to l cst JI~nual v 1lit 1'1 1'i
8750.000 core.terl by t he lady work:rR wo
Our loved one frorll, O~lT hOlll'leh ohl gone.
2000,DOO appropnat-a rnUSIO from. Handel s II MesAlah" waS sent to Mr8 de Bat-he P..e.uhng
---A ';OICO we 10H·d)s stilled
a.nd DenendenOles
5000000 sunq M r H R "FJady beln:; a.t the orp'an
0A.r01s
C~:n.ISroi A..STJDE
A "p1~ce is vacant 111 0111 home.
" 000 000 were sung on Chnst.mas eve
At st Paul'!! carols
The church 'l\ as as 115\lal ntcely <1ecorated for tho
That novor caq bo nlltX!
000 OCO weTe Sllng on Sunday at the evenlng Bervlce
Mr Chr t
f !~t
t
IS ma.s e lva wh Ich was ·u shered ID by the lad) ROSE -I n ovor lovlU l<; memorv of Tohn Rtt!hA Trl \\ ) (>
1000,000 G N Durbrld!l"o was at the organ
The v;ound~ "okhers at 'Mn Murdoch's spent a rlOger3 wItrh, a n earlv neal on tllP. bells
Theil'
passed a\l;:1Y Dcccmhcr 2bt F!l3
VAry h"pv Chn~l--a8
'I'h~~
were d~or.t'on' were c elebrations of lIok' l Co.mm l.lnt on a t 7 30 anrl
S I b Ih
t Oh} h <i i!
""""
.. ~'"
=noon and at the 11 od oek se rvlco the Rev T WII
",:"ec e \ r OIl
J\I~ lin
c~r
r:hrl" t mns fare de
On Sunday aftern()(}oQ Mr n hams pre[lched
E\cns.ong ".as at 3 The ofTerlo:;s
TI!I !Iweot to brefltli e tJ1 J name ,
tt Earlv (or~am~t) and the chOir of All Saints' ",ere o n. behalf of th B I
R 1 f F d
In life we loved :lOU verv deal
1 OOO,OCO ChIlrch IlUn~ carols and other 8e8.SOna.ble musIC The
~~ ~~ ve Ie
un s
]11 Iteil.th we do t he same
20 500 000 VI SItOrs wbcse musIC was much .a.pprec"lated, were
GOT...DE~ WEDDING
1500000 entA'rlamcd 1.0 tea.
Chrlstdta~ IDay was the flfltetb. annlversa.ry of th e
497550000
Th6 CanSQIJ1Ln wounded at Beat' Wood had a Jolly Wcdo.ln'" Ot Ml a n:l. ~rs P Evell of Dalrs-strcct
l
;ff:~t~;eICbd~!,';;::IJbt
ballroom w .. lAlst.efully ana w~Q"were marned m 'l865
A ,Omewh. , "mque Te '
,
1 the
90Cr y
d tw
the e1Tom or thB m en cord IS that t he y havA al .... 8ys re~ lded In Hurst and
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ST.

GORING.!

( ,
I ALTE~TION , IN BANKING HOUR,
GORING-QN-THAMES.

BRACKNELL. :

after
fetllng "ou t
,,11116 to p ot
r""m edy
for
tho sto mllch,
oondillOn

M

THE . LONDON CITY & MIDLAND BANK
be: to annOUllce. toot thoU'

GO R I N GAG E' N C Y
I

CLOSED to the Public at 3 pm lnllt.ead
of 4 p m., except Thundaya, when the clOSlng h our
Will be 1 p m a.a hItherto

FRANK J HALE, Manager.1

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London City k MIdland Bank,
Friar Street, ReadlI1g

~AS AT THE GErIlin.clIES
At Gorih.g Parish Church ",here Jibe Rev A E

JaI the .,Iear, there were four loelebratiollR of
Holy Co1lljmlJ.Ill()D, Ma.t.iD8 a.nd Evenson and t he
servloe8 w~re Tery bnght ,,00 JOYOUB
The muslo
CIOll8l!'i.ed Of hymns a.cd carols, fUl Field 8
'fe
Deum ' 'WM "(l
mealy WDg
TIle e was a choral
oelebntloD.of IloI".f O:nnmu n lon aile Mat.Lns 'Lbe
sorvx:es were on lilIOIW linea on Sunday
Befo re
.l!i9'euaonr the bells ra.ng a peaJ. of 72() cbangea The
church waa m ost tast.otully decoratOO
CollectIOn:!
for the church musIC f und were made laDd a.mounted
to £9 ls 6d
Mr n
Lacey Snllt.h w.as at the
At. Strea.tley Churcb of ... h~h t.he Rev £
18 VIcar, there we re on Cbnstmaa DaJ
celebra.tlODlf. of H oly CommuDlon at 7 and 8 o'c1ocl~
n.nd alter Matlfli
Chrlst.mas hYmIl5 were heartily
6\lJJg, lnciud.lng i .. .Arl(!ete FidclC1!. 1 a.nd
Men
delashon 8 Christmas Hymn
(' na~k t ho Herald
sing' )
At E>ve.oS01lg at 41 oclock thcta
lnt.ercessa.TY 9CrvlC6
On GUnd ny both at.
6nQ Evensong Vmcent s bClt~ tlful ant.bem
were Shepherds,' WlI.8 b~utifully 6ttng'
Mr W H l.Ia.ney was at~e o rgan
Collec t ion!;
were made 10 aid at tbe S atley Nj'l l'Ses Fund o n
ChristmaA Da.y
The dIU h V> as rp06t. tastefull,}
docorated and waa much adf'llred
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WARFIELD. I
JUMBLE BALE
I
A ICry W1lCcee8ful Jum ble salo In ~Id of the Red
r rOM HOfiPlta.1 B~rks 58 In l Wa.rsrave, took pl aco
1}1I Lht!> We<lnesdav before Chrfstmas at ' Mllward s
a nd
thc hR.nd llOme "Ptal of Juet ovel £40
Mom!J ru-1 of tho V A D
a..s MIC8W(lmen

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6N'fl'llt1 A!'lMEJNT TO WOUXDED SOLDl'EItS

Thr(luJ:h I.. htl luJ1dncu of C~ l)t and Mrs Vi cker
Mil" tho woulldl'd 80ldlers (ro m the! V >\. D H~
plLn.l m Wnrg rave and frolll! Sl.r Cfutrl ~ llenr) s
Home lit Crl1Z1e_ HllI totalling SO, were en}erta.IDed
nn Thurtday art,ernoon In la~t woek. 1In Hie Wood
cly"e Hall After 6 'TU'OAt cnloY ll>ble ooncert all sat
dow,. to a capital tea. Smokes were, a.h o prOVIded
for the m en
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S;.LAD PLANTS
Lettuces In fram es s hould have plenty of
A
ever! day dunns- mild "eat.her, a nd If
&Ad. A Sumner
mlended. fo r pl a n ~mg out lD .lpnng the
Sansom General progret.S
Waller B Clayton, P P ope, C Sansom
sbould be drawn rl .. ilt off during the day,
ton
Albt
Cb&mplon, F P o pe N Drown, A
not ralnmg'
II toe Lettuces are meant to be
Ha.yward, R. Earles and I Thatche r
as s oon a.s la.rge enough, the lights should be
over them, bu t. t dted up at tho back, durlDg
CImISTMAS SERVICBS
warmer pa.rt of t h e day
Tho servIces III thc tempo.ralY c1nq-ch on Cb1'lstmas Day were of a very heart}, cha.r~ter
The
WILloof or other CblOory root are very
chance l was adorned With the brIght foha~ of
foree, and t be roots bemg small
POIns<.tteas and beautiful snow-'Whlle chrysanthe
t hem c&n be }Jott.ed In an 8m pot
mullUl ..-nth a ba.ckground of greenery, and was \ery
W1Lh an mv~r tOJ one, lldld stop Up the
effect.lve There were celebrat.iOns 9f Holy Com
placed In a st d ldy but gentle h eat. the
munlon at 7, 8 nnd at midday and luge. eongre
be tit for Ul:; e II} t he coucse of three weeks
g.a.tlons W~1'6 present The Vu::a.r preaChed from
hon roots ma V be UACd ID 0. Similar way.
A ne .... plau tatlon of Horsendu;h
be ma.d~ the words 1n Tit;uQ TIl ,4, 'The kmtln866 and love
",b(!DeVer l he; SO Il 16 dry enough to be dug Butard of God' Tber6 'Was plaIn e vensong at 6 30 pm
trench It two feet deep, and put. sOme manure! 10 All the offertorlcs were t='lven to thc rSerblan Rehef
the bo ttom
Cover thli With aome soil, ud lplaoe Fund On Sunday evening last tl!.e;re waa a carol
on It the new seta, fift.ecn Inebe. ~part, and June 116l'V1OO, and the folloWlI'lff were nloely SUDg by the
or ten lDche8 £rom the aur£a.oo p to aJlow of tine chOIr ... In EttelSl8 Gloria tI " The Seven Joys of
M.ry~: "Sea. amid the 'WlDt.er 8DO'W," and ,. The
roots being made '
tint l"i061 u
Bruue4 Sprout:. take! a.
CI~tll' st'-ODS' \0 pcoduO&
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ma.ke a. sowIng a.tt,h"eW'I'h"'t
hoated ho~e. a.nd "
a».&rt oach way JUlio

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prevent
from
made a tb&m
few leageA.
to a. coJd fra.ma 80me
Ne w Pot.at.oe& may
lOin pota
Dram the pots
",nd cover the when k) that
the botlom of tho paia
Thi.o
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IDp It.tc ....

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FIRST DAY
OF SALE.
THURSDAY
NEXT.

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Prospect St., Caversham, & High

BuY YOUR SEEDSI

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' i~~cksons' Corners, ~ ~~~'Lond.n Rd.,

AmHXll::LCamenu.

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Ing PhilanthropIC Inst,tutinn ba~
been
at tAJOOel!& r OJ!' C1ariM.m&l morUln&, ulf"ards
of 120 famill86 ~ a. parcel of c~othlng l ea.ch,
ether WIth t6}!a, .bans, mm.oe. pl.e5, orang" a,nd
ts of tea.. "'l'bo&c\ wbo ~ tn the ~at.ri­
tien Wel"e B OS W R North. G H
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l!hoekel, E IlurWt, H. Overlon, C W Or er,
H l W Prescott and Mr C&rter (South5ea) I The
foUoWlng ladles 80180 kindly M81Sted MISS Blake,
Burkott, Ml&5 Moore, Yrtl W H. North MTIi
H W Prescott, MU18 D. Pre&cott, Mrs J. W

1l'he parcels con tamed from hro to t'Weuty artl
cles of cloth. lD~ and altogetber 1,580 gar ents
wero dll;trlbu~ ,
Unfortunately the weat.he~ If..
ndt all t,hat could be WIShed, but the dlatrJ ui<lrs
t.hbroughly eUJoyed the good
whtch the were.
e ~gaged ID
The colJecllng
ros W6l'e a. Igreat
success
Onr £17 WAS reall!!
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!I'he Comnl.lt.tee desire to 8
rely tha.n): all
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t.hOBe laches 8.nd gentlemen who 8S!Il!r1;ed 10 making
Prices Lew.
t.he 6cheme such a fnlocess, es
ally Bro OrdCkers
for hiS loan of tbree convoyan es, )fe66l'1i Fldler
and. Sona for gift of onnges, Bros North: and
THE
Kllight for t.k, B1'O CrIpPS fa mlnee ples,1Bro
Blue for ot'8.ngea Bro Presoot for buns, a¥ all
Tbo Wolcingham retroopeo:t for
la.dle.8 a.JJd gentlemen wh sent olothlD~ etc pap 7

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OLD ICLOTHESI SCHEME.

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CQAL AND SUTE OI.UB

Mr V: Di..J, bon ... of the St.ok<i Row Coal ,lid
Slate Clqh, waa pre6Ctited wIUi an u:mbreU& on W:M.
~~y ~mg at tbe In.btuw. by tbe mombo,.. of
~ Ooal aDd
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Slate CiaO. as

slllall token of theIr
or his work 011 t.he.it' i heb.alf The
out. £1fl9 130; land .,,~ oolol Illu!> haa
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FAMILY & COMPLETE MOUR/jING '
11 Vr],6~&fJ
the I alliO8dQl~10n
to bemg
at Hurst
Church
Vi ecn
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Our staff
workroom
fucllities
~
S::bE0 se1{erp
rot,TOI re![~s gankmJ;
n Mondny
chnl!:te~ed
theromalI'Aedfnmlly
of nine
c1111dl
an:
such and
that
they can
com·
orm, a ")lQrtrv. :r.athered has beeit' brought
and one lS now SCI vm .... 10
plete (when neCf!5Ury)

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platfon:;eswean
In
lli
eve!l'lIn~
bra. reo
tqgeth
b .I
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erklns and filhng two H M Forces l
motol"$ VlBlted the lDstttUtion ana ge.vo a ca.plt.a~n bour m cases
terlau:ment wtncb waa 10 much a1)nroo18ted as to e.n,x ho
~;.~t:d!d M;ltatdnMto '~H& j,%,8-lki" Jh e party and Mfs

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Trowell Mt' T M Welch and. Mt:'. Eva[ls
The
nArty first sang a SelocttlOn of caroll, whIch was
followed by & programme of I"BCltatl0ns and IiOlos
on Tuesday cvenIng !)fr E H Perkma Ol'll"anised
a -party WlilCh V1SIW the R:d CrOfll TI08pltal and
Pang QEU'Ok. a.fter wl.lch 1'eClta.tl0na and SOl08 WP.l'&
b
rid " ai' ~~.
Iflv,en V t IVJ\l.U mSu.ruon of t"'1e nart1
The
VI~ltors meluded members of the local E6ptl8t &00
Wesleyan "bolTl amalg.mated fo~ the OCCll.8lon
Tlle ent-erl&1nment was gre""Uv apDTee1ated
At thp. Rom,,-n Catbohc Chul'ch o~ ColJlu_ v~tl
Sbut-e End, midmght m&8S W'LI sung on Chriatmq
0\16 bv J'Mber CoIlOD1.
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m.rle 0'10 the shor1eet I1ltLlce of Irell h homegrO"11 Ir",... rr3 ~
moof'J&te pTlc ee Floral " rulllll and CroUti from 5,
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SoN at. their SteOLIU Prmtmg Offices, 8ItUa.t.O ID
Bb.gtave Street, ln the Parl.1i of S~ La.ureooe.
Bee.dlt:ll:, ia the Count)" of BerD. SaturdAr.
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