Reading Observer 02-1916

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hY.l~h~'Dal:e" COITeopoodelit IMI Decem-

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~ljllagOD1I'm" G..~UIJ·' ~1i1T w....
"iew ." the .ttae1l. lUade in th.

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Go••Ger..an leflen.
foriu
ill allowiag
it should be uo;iced
1915... G.rman iu Ne'tY

taat
nou -'U~

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ee.oe1y one per oent.

with their attempt.

con>er of

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the 13rih~b

AND COMMENTS
Council met on Th.nda.y last to ap..

Tribuna.l under the Mihtary ServlCt
tbat the Tnbnna.1 for the R<f'.a.dJn@:
of nine. of which 'three ar~ t,.,
accordaaOl with the Loc <.!. f
en joinment that there ~bj)lJ ld
ad"~.18t.e "'IJ""..,tat,ion of I.hour. The pro.

VA.LUl'IRS '" A.uO'noJn!Blte.
17. MARX!:!' FLACII, I!I!ADING.

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WANTS Etc. ,

I tnbnnal under the Act wil l hw
as tbn..t of the ~8tini local t.n.
bunaJ,
fuller iDat~etlOn8 an to be H~~oed b,.
the Local ~ Oo.,.ernment J30~ shortly_ Uellcr,Jll v
apeaking, \applicn.tlODA wIll De dealt with 111 0;1)
order of ~e &gel!! of the men, beeauee the Dicn
will be placed in then- cia.MN aoeordinll;: to thclr
ages, and !the yotmger eJ1asaE11 are bcint called up
first. Thi con8Cientiout!l objector il!l to be treat.ed

PATHE
..u;~M!B8]ION .AS t7St1 ~ :-3<1., lid.. aDd le.

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.~d;vertl~menta ' fer
columns .... ac:c:epteil
1:11 II' clock liD Frld.ys.

BREWERY.
AND

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COIM!IC!entimrs 8Ct1Jplea of

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applicant.. "

ENLIST NOW.The Oo4\.P"II,on Act CIIlI, in'Io fo,ce 00 lb. 10th.
last Thursday, and all sinp men between the age...1
.f 18 ""d 140 who haT. otood outlrido tlIo n"by
group!!! Wl~ be hmngbt in.
What we desIre t.e

CONTRACTORS

BTO""

RA'l.r,w AY ·S TAtION.

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P&TBlOTIC

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fthCit(,f"

hind the """",ptlOn. FD~ to. Local Clo<em .
ment ~'!I dirftCtion tta.t. bast the exemptIon
"honld be>' " the mimmmn reqlltred to meet. t.h.

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LISTS

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REA])INGl

lIILITARY

lIo!ml':D

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utrb b g duL\

his OO'Ontr!r dotlf!l net And 11t'rWorlJry

AI"&BOHANTB,

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great consideration, bat' the Tn"bun8.1

take care ~at .. tM man w)a,o

point ont,.!howe.eJ', I.e U:5t t.bere i8 still time I@
m:.ke the Act a. dea.d letter if the e.agib)ee will M.test, elthet for direet AfIr"'riee .,r m their ,cronnabefore Mttreh 2nd. DiBptlte as to -.Ile neeemty
of the Ac; iR a.IlOlent h~J " ' ef'I!rYODe ~H
agree that to mue it unIleCe1lsMy before Jt com es
wto Dpeta ion would be a fiDe ~iOlltion of the
volnntary fMncipi e which all tz-De Englishmen., 11)
the best ..b.ee of that word. bold duro ""d woolcl
be & blow \from which. the CO'Dseripti0n.i5t.5 would
find it barr. to reoover Tbrangboot ihe country
thiS Ideal, jwe fear, will hardly ~ zeaJiaed j but.
we have r9,3son to belieYe t.h.t. • goodly number
of men h.~e come forward in Reading. The toO"a.
hu done ",plendidly III the war, ad it would IMt
a magnlooqnt a.chievement if it Umald be PQmuble
to laY,
are no consoripte from &eadmg"

READING.

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ON APPLICATION.

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BaLL,
1 ;~:~~~~1 Fund 01 the
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be held in the

. READINO. '
Fel;r1I,Uy 16tb. , 1916.
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U!hm:e

Th.... «liItis in the IoWJI a body oppooed 10 eo...
ICIiption-$he

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No·COIllCription

JPellowrhlp "_

frOom whiel, we ahou1d imagiD6, ttItet.-e WlU bt;
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numerotJIII ~ecrDlh
FOor the ODe nre and SImpl.
wa.y to &~'td coDacnpUon, to uphold the volun. ,

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tary syst.e , and to deu.l the eantenptlOOt8t consplra.oon a. deadly blow, • to eDij.it -*' OJ)(:e.
ltJ
i. up 10
y01mg mon of Roading who h.ve Dof
yet come fprwfl.td to prove that tk. idcaJ Ja pot.1bJe and l.tainOible.

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be d ... lod
to
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( ~t~Co1l;;cert~
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Comme1'C6
W &r
16. Dub Stroot. Readl.,.

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SOCIETY.

23rd• . at 1.30 p.lItI.

H· · GO U\ LD:
M· R. , JOHN
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READING:S DEFENCES,-

The reofnt air raid on t!le midlaed COll1itH~S
bring. foro\bly before one, the lad. thU Roadmg "
quite wit.hi* the range at poMible bomb.droppmg ;
""d m thil oonnection the tG'"'!htfaJ citizen .,
botu'ld ton M)c. hImself wheT'e Me our defencet should

OF SHOff MACLEAN,"

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an RttAck
bOitile aircBft (tOC'Ur? WUt a.nswet
oo1l1d be 1Il~ i6 neh & rr-r:r?
BeyODd daTk!!n'
iug the stree~a. neoeaary meuare when aIr·
cralt a.re ~~d, bot quiaticmable . . . permilill'
ent inlititutiO!l-nothing hae been~.
It.
true that l\eadm~ i, UlOftl O!" lesll new MI Fa mImough • ..,'d may in ",me .t.gree be pr.ti!cted by
f.jto d.fen06~ of London; but. neitber of tb . .. fade
ia & gtla.r"an&e rtf protection kt the talm frhould om
nir-raid oc<:hr.
There are ma,. open spaces ID-

LiST ON
,.,.,LIL;ATlON.!

;a.~d 'FIT
SPEGIAL ORDERS

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s...- ...:.... '1luI IIoot
MOiedOiO cat ""d ft_ by tho
d . .. - - , '.lii&<i0 by _
akilful wc.-~ Our 1IUle1'8
...... _ .1Iie liiOrt 'If IIlo WeoI.
Our

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Moderatel, Prioa4.

DRESSMAKERS & LADIES' TAILORS
To GENTitWOMEN

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STATION ' ROlD~READING.
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YOU WANT A

PRIVATE GASH ' ADVANCE
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ll'Pi.y" TO '

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42,.Quetrn'S Rd., Reading,
WMro My rejopocI&bIiI ~ m.y oMaid ~

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£10 to
,..oaut-,..;tbout
or ~ .00000c. ,formalitiM.

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WHAT OF THE DARKNESS 1-

IS p ... .': ;Reo. LEONARD BJIO(J!(.s. IBA.
2,30 p.m.: YO NO PEOPLE'S lNm'l'llTE.

Ga.llienne, addressing

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FREE

OHUROH.

LONDON llOAD.

FEBRUARY 13~ •• 1'11.
.t 6.30.
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lIr. E. A.. 'WEBB. .
ISobject,- .
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u'rae lDdiYidual and the State,"
ALL 8 . .... .,. !' •••.
Bollii-.
Fl'eod...:
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CAREY BAr-1ST CHURCH.
~ a!o.A.J), 'BY Zmcu 8DJmr).

DOUBLE

~NNIVERSARY

. CHURCH AND PASTOR.

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SUNDAY. PS!JI?UARY 13tb.

JOHN CLIFFORD. D.O.,
WILL ' PIlEACll.
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13';" 1916.

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matter of .ir defenoes ia one tobat should recei,.e
a.ttention.

l' : ~~en.I
U ..... : Be.. W. lIIORTON UWLINBON.

UNIT4RI4\N

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of the authorities, bu~ it oertain ly euma that tins

p.m.

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to

t.own theH, Then are a number of nani penaiODen in Reading holding ~ toale euta fint·cl ass
pnnery ceniflcate., 1fboee eenicea might . l!ure ly
be utilised m sueh & ma.nner~
It has nel"er been
pur policy to indulge in &ny hamperin« ct1ti cl~m

fOC-. 8. India)•

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Loan

DiriDe

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at 11 lID. aad 6.30 111,1L

'l'B~NITY OONGllJaGA.TlON1L CRORCH.
QUAII'S BOAD. amA.D!NG. ,
UNDAY, 'PIIBBUA.:8Y 13'1'B,1 1.16.
S.~ll'oe. __
11L Lm., aud 5.0

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BlcnHOB

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and men eould eNdy be fom:td

1·:rr....\.r :-

(Of

Qreeses
Costumes
Fun SpoI'$a Coats
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oommodated- mch, for inrtance. _

13Tll. 1916.

.1IBjI'. GBORGE · PARKER. lII ...... B.D.

aad our Tatm hal Oooatmlblol
upIri.mot.aJeo.
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lIEcl.i1!.
KADES
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rue town ~h.", ..,ti·";rcraft gun. ooaId be ....

OONGREGATIONA.L

CHURCH.
~EBRUARY

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'" Wha.t of tbe da.rkneas?" Wl"ot.fl Ri chard lAo
hl8 grW <mdienee of the

tIN

p~ ~ P.l'liameDt

blind,

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b

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fair? "

BliDdDeaa

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undoub·

n6Xt.
It ill
debate on the
t.e .ubject of
Snch qUestiODI
anti-air lemce,
the lil';hliDg of
poliQy" of issuing no
of the approach of
lel[itill..te criticism. It
tbe aensational
....k .. by ...... tiug
Goyel'DlllIDt into ao
building &II&io.t Zapof
whioh
~"-""- achie.... 6.rouSh their
on"mlh·,. i. to ,et np a ponio
·".''l1.,Uel ~Ih"" lor tho with~l-------- from Ibe fron"
mOlt effecti... military
di"eroliOD of our meanll ot pro ..
buUdi.qC of 0 hog. additional

tedly ODe of the wont amietionl which can befai
suffering humanity, IoD.d wh,e ther it. be fair or not
depend. oImost wholly OIl tho nonduet of th.
more fortuna.te members of the oommuDlty towards
the blind ODe. The annual :report. of the Readmg
Blind Aid Society, which baa juat,bee,n Issued, and
which we pnbhsh elsewhere, shows t.ha.t aga.iu
during the put year the poor adWt blind of Rading ha.ve been well eared for.
Thera are at preIfIDt 48 OMM OD t.he Society'. NCi.n-, WId in ad·
dition any b;lind vagrant.e who, may ban VIsited
tile town h&ve been kindly t1'Noted 1~d ~.t.ed on
tbeir ....ay.
But the IIIIDvoI ...bacriptions and
don.t.ioDs to t.he,society 8C'e again eomewhat ~
th&D. in the past yeM, and it is for that re<UlOD I
tha.t we venture at this time to bring the good
work. which the Society 18 aeeompliahmg before
our l'ea.ders.
Every teslCient in the town enjoythe benefit of tbe SOCiety'S exertions, wblch have
pra.ctlca.lly cleared the stree1:A5 of Rea.dJng of btmd
bogga.rt!, and in such a. dMeITmg cauae &I:i the cant
of the blind thero should be no lack of snpport.
Another wa.y in which aGlsta.nce ma:.;,.- be rendered
up the munition. by is by giving w.ork to blind people who are a.ble ta

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an, .un.

the ...... to a

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perform

It,

The 80etety h~ a hst of !:IUCh

people reSident in Reading, a.nd orden Will be re·
gone out in ample.t ceived by the~ hon . &eor'etary at "P.ttingha.m,'It 1i this method of MSISt.a.Dce
iu Canada, over the L'Jndon1.roa.d.
O""'di••u~ Parl[.m-;Ilt House which we pa.rticnla.rly ;.dvocate, for mdependcDOfI
1& ~way8 better than cha.rity. enn for the bli nd.

that the di8aster

au act of Garmoo

ilo,+...id' .holl

Blo,"'"''

anoth.r 8r. TOWPATH RI'PAIRS.From the reYi~ of the year's work nf the
in a Can&diau
Thames Conservaf.t.n·i ae it alJectIJ Berbblre , wbl c: h
tbii 'm&'i be. tho we publish m ~lDothcr column, it a.ppears that tho

UO'P ....I1 · VOD PAJ>B!f,

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beeo publlabed in a

P,.per, revial

Jla1~~ut.

AUaohe a~ WaahitlgtoD

for at-fling *0
. tho ,d.t. oC yoc
CrOflltiD,' tbe froQtier
Stat .. laud Canada,

!'oU... ....;6.1 of lb.
... bo ia ob .....,d with
lb. W.II,!,," ..aal. A
.,,''''''''' Con.alate at I Seattle '
_l..tp~ by a ~1"amite
~:pl.Jii.)••'~ ' ''~'''JI. ~1 ••1Do.ir, W. It~~.. from
~. Pl1iOl' of
"::,:s;:~,;&::~.:,,'~t:lt\i"iu,g criminal &eta
q
G.r";~ Imperial

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flO'~llt'~IJI l!i'IJ.~JIOt;ed .. io

Comervancy have obta.ined polJlession of b\ 0 (lor·
tions of towpat.h adjacent to the town of Re,td l n ~,
hotb being in a.. vi!ry bad :s~a.te of rfP'ur Tba
one is tha.t. just below Gormg Lock, IUld th l~ It. 18
propolled to Rpllo.ir. 'l'b, ot.her, which IlffccLs
Re.uhqg ptlopl& more c1oscly, is the PL)th fm some
1,500 feet alongside the OrNt Weatern Rudwa\at Noroot Seours. The sta.te ef tbe pa.Lh at thll
place 1t1, to .a.y t.he least, extremely d aogE'IOU 5--'
full of hole. a.nd .udden drop" and falhng aw,ly
tow&l"d the river's edge The p ..t.Ql l 5 fr el1uent.e.d
by mMy people from Reading jn the bum mpr
montha, and the dD.n~r of serious accident I ~ " ery
real. We hope t.hat the Conserva.tors wllI Ukc ,m
early opporttJllity to repair the path now that It.
baa come mto their possesslOn.

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EXEMPTIONS FROM SCHOOL.

whio.\' r iYilil.d

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Violet MIlrtLmeau, of Park I Gorner, H eckfield , Wlncb field , wri lea to II 'nt- 'flme&" " SU',-Ypu ob~rv6 to-d..y that lD ;ser.k.h1re thele
ha.ve bcen 1,500 excmnlion~ of chiidTen from !cbool
attendanoe , each of ~'~ll('h hus cost Ithe cOu nty £~,
Surely It ",ho 'ltd be r omembered tha t. the mODfly
MISII

lolt. tp tho OOIIllt.y Ii ltI.ved at
it would hllvo had lo ho na.ld
gOOti doa.l i~ saveti
\~,'c a.r
Pfemi,c5 Q,1lC! In Lh e

would ba.vo been
th' ·Ram ·to tb. Stale
It il ' Itoted th.t bY •• r~.ul,ur&i
ezeraptla"lo .... ere ,lor
.P'i~-'
of the.be .boy. i. wort"
thO l&'a~,
lft .. _ , ..u..~
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whe nce
Lim a.
sc hool
willch
Aloo

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