Reading Observer 02-1916

COUN-elL.
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. PROTEST.

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~EADING.

WllOWlDg

the {,hie{ fea.ture waa the protel5t made
R.bson and Mr L E. Quelch "S..... I
cr lo p'tirlg of Dr ~"' I cldlt:.g Clarke a~ re'Prc5~t.a.­
W ard. fo r wh ich a. La.bour ~re.

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al"'l~yS been retulIl ed at t~ pph!!,
nommlttion had been put fot"W8.rd.
(Mr L. n Sntton )pre.ldcd,
prcsent were Aldcnn()n J \V. :Mahm
l~rmn , F B P arti tt, W. Poulton, T. O ~
.B ull, ·'1' Muson, S Hayward and
U 'Yla.n.a, Councillors G B Abram, J. H. I
.Tackson, \v. 1~. Bntler, T. Morley,1
.r EI~bken, ,V Sparh, F 'hlnler U.
W B Cniliel', L E Qnelrh, 1", rW.
W A Webb. E 0 Farrer, B. J.

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Frame IT Watts.
IR,iabo·,,· tnd T IT Turner
F el glL.'4(ln wrnte to the Mayor IU!
beL.df uf my mo t.hcl , my~lf Il-nd
family , I de~:1re to tender to you
t.o t.b(., mem oorlt of the Corpura.t.lOn
t h a.n'ks for the ma.rk of roop6<,..1. palu to
by
attendanca at the funeral
'Vc np /lmc'1H.te Y?OT rre.
" . grat.efu for tbe kmd
to bill memory
moved .. Tha.t the Connctl record
With 'W blcb they roce lved l the
dea.t.h of Mr \Vllham Ferg\(80n,
of tho vw.lua.ble Iser·
ra,.<; MfI.' or of the borongh

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year
of 1896·'7 (thfl year of the
of
~he rClgn of her late Majesty
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memoor oI t he CounCI for

a Justice or the P .... , and

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DISEASE IN READING.

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nrmg
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luvem e ouen eTtl u~ er
of age were cha.rged wltb theftll, ei c, the
number a, the preVlOU8 YeAl'-7 of them were

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copy of tlus J"e3OIu"ii~~S~~:~fnd(~ to Mrs 1"~.on ."
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on to BAy tha! he did not ex ·
Ferguaou's fellowshIp on the
IlS an ord mary Cltlzen he remembered
l;WollTfj which }'fr. Ferguson devoted tc
When he read the memolI"S df Mr.
the nCWlIIHtpere he realll'led what a

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Tbe total number of jPcrsons arrested &8 shewn
IeS is 054, bemg an In·
en the Bome Office
C"%"88M of 4 M eompared 'With tAe PreTIO'Ua LweJ...
mon th!.
-There were ..1150 17 apprellen8JOna
I effected whlCb do Dot a.ppear on these tallies, ...eme
J'h~ Borough E::rleoJS.lon Co' .. ,ni ttee ~:""ft~:~,~ c&8e8 fYf it OlVll nature (ba&t.a.rcly and brea.ct.ea of
roport to I the Connerl in
ill
m"mtenapce orde18, etc.), persons found. rander;
adlnlrt,m ... ", Wllb Ibe UJ!~'?'d~
~ m th~ streets wnd deemed to be lunatlOl, aad.
The MA YOIt. exprea&ed
dcbtedness to Mr Wdlla.ffi
Penons &ITe~ted for .. breach, of the peace aacl ,
and the Borough A.cco'ant.ant""'.-'.-aftel"W'&rds boirtld oyer
the matter bad been
out.
Of 371 penonB arre!lt.ed, 279 eteted taey were
I ::~~~ and 92 unemployed, 151 of tkeDl 'Wereand 220 lingle, 196 were rc~ndents of t.h&
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and 115 strangers Respectmg then edn1
could neither , rea.d nor wnte, 342 only
Dr ABRAX (;aId tbat
who h.d to
ab1>ut limperfeclt.ly, MId 22 coufd rc.d ""d 'I1'rJ~ ...ll.
a.t Illght aA he did f oun d It difficult to do ~ I. m
Dumber ol ' crunes committed k.no"Wtl to tlte
safcty, &Ad be reminded the CounCil tha.t In OCto
were 123, 40 less thaD Jast year
Fer these
ber 1aot they decided to h.·,.
corners of
71 were a.pprebended and 7 prbceeded
kerbs a.nd refuges whitened, but, llt had not
by ",mmonl (78 in aU), • decrea+ of 12
been dOM
H e hoped It would Qe earned out.
oomp.ajred w1th the previOUS year, aI3 follo.~ The MAYOR s upported on behalf. of ""foot paA.en
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1914.1 1915.
g~rs for 86veral people h.aU hurt tIIem~elvee
fa.lhn g
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of CI'UI16i1 known to Pollee ...
Mr W E CktLLTER pomted ont that a, great ~l
of expense was mvolved, more than he thought
of persons commItted for tnaJ 11
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the C-ounell contemplttted. The streetll ofLorrdon
'" ~rhanIV and acqwttect
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()V r or PrQ.blltion Order made
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weI Q not SO dfuk a.g In Readmg, yet the 'Fh lten jng
to
eformat.()r,· School!
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of the kerbs oouJd hM.t:d.Iv be seen m consequence
to tndulltnal S"choola
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(If tae traffic
It would need to be dooe very
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frcquently If It was to be at ",1} effectual, but t he
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Hlghwa.y" Commlt~ would be 'Wlllmg kJ make I&II
expenmcnt.
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whIch be In.bonren. for the wel.

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The Chief cOnrlabl. 1 BeadiDg, .
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Bend.don, h.is preSen¥. his report for 1915
the Watc1l CommJli'tee o[ the corpqn.tlllm.1 _Me

meetmg of the To"'; Council held on

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DR. ABRAM·S RE-ASSURANCE.

to Reforma.tory B.tld Indulltnal BohoOla.
In blll report to the Sanitary Commit\ee of tlIe
ordered to be ....hlpped, 14 placed underll progJi,
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Town Couocll on January 10th, ,tb(! Medical OAiper bon or era or uun over, an
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of Rea,lt.h «Lat.ed that " Daring the four "..b
Dunng the paat twelve months B boy. ha.ve been
coded Lh. la1. J_a.ni. 1 reo6l"'«l notlReatlom or llS
l scharg~ ' from Reforma.toneij and IndostrlaJ
ca.aes of IlCarlet fever , 3 of dlphtherta., 9 of er,· School:! on lIcence or ttme of sentence ~xplted.

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groe~twno,]p( of w(lrk t.ha.t vea.r of ma.yoralt,y tKant Slpelae. 336 of m&ades.\ 1 ea.se of Germ&ll meulea, The followmg I!h ewa the d18p015al of them', 'n2i :
great
reeord which
of
work wa. the 1 of euter:le fever a.nd 7 cases of nllhnone.
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.. J ID Intuat lODS a.n d do mg we,
II'~; en I18LeU
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Institute,
WM the ' - ' ,
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c1I101111s.
In addit.lon to t.ho!!oC Ithe follOWing mlli· ar
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to tha Diamond Jubilee. IDto which be
. 4 ; on f"rm
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tary cases were nolified 2 a<.:&.r et fever. 4 me,..I~,
" e va lue of property .tolen wu £268 9f! 3d I
h I h t
woe car and sou IJ liRak mg h, a great 61 eDter~ f-ever and 1 case at cerebr-o-sploal lmea- 2hd of tbls a.mount .£114 8s 9d was :recbvered.
t.n tbe.."'"~co_Jcd
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.'ylng tL0<_ot angi.t.ls."
I There were l11 cn:mes comm1tted and 681deliec.
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A furtber reparL was made onII JanuBl'Y M~.

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of ser .... mg \Uld,er the la.te Mt
F '>rrrds,,"
when , he was Ma.yor, a.nd
observtllg hiS work for
hiS charact.er Waf! MWIl.Y8 a
d£l i.:btful &'10 1&0 ...0," onc , m the 1m f2W Teare; It
more 80 even in his Sltoermg
W&s earned by the Couned unani.
moudy rlsmg 1ft tbC'lr seat..

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MIN~TER WARD REPRESENTATIVE
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A LABOUR PROTEST.

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The I'TOWN CLERK Bald t..b.fit the vaca.ncy I m
t 1 W rd
d b 14 () Ad
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ey a.vmg
bcenJ LdJudged bank:rupt Gould be tilled I by
chol~ oC the COUDClI In accordance WIth Ute reo

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Tbe MA'i"OB moved tha.t Dr Fielding Clarke, of
Crav -road, be eboSCll Connell lor for Mmster
Wal
H e said tha.t Dr Clarke bad ~ndered
greai service to the town m the put, and they
,look forward to, hiS help as a great acqUIlitlOJl to
the C unell
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.A.ld M..AltTHi seconded.
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Mr. R.-\.BSON stud that he 'Would hke ~ to be
made lea.r th.'1t ..he prul:0SltlOD wa..e not a ncw
one, a d t b a t. t h c matter ad aJ.read.r. been decided
by B peCla l mceLmJ! of the ConnC11 heJd ~n PrJ~
va.te.
Th, matter bad been dtscussed at &j ~peCIa.l
mentl g, and a, large meetmg of the Connp;, a.nd
tho L Ibour represen1.a.trr.e put forwa.rd had veen
reJ6C 4 by SIX vot.e8
H e wl ~hed to ent-e~ a pabhc
' test a.t the "way m
that
wu
done.
The one obJeCt of
Wall
to a.v Id contro\"et'Sr
It meant
all
they
sSlbly could ·to reproduce 10
her t.
policy of the old. member, Ql"
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member should reflect as f&r
t1e f hng and wLShes of the. ):o""til\u~,"li
resan ed
In some cases
Iffic ,but In thu:I case
Mm
WMd wOW! La.bour, &.ltd no
tbere
d contest it, and yet I when
eha.nc!e of gett.mg a member in 'there th.".k .. k
They h'ld gamed the advantage
it. !lie could n ot
them on
and I could not
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penons,

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We'n win the fight, our men are ri~ht;
The cieGnest fighters ever seen!
We've shot and shell, Pure Soap as well,
To keep these cleanest fighters C:leaf·

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~ The total number of pet'8Ons proceeded ~a.m8t
(<Wrested ~d lummoned) WM 879, &Il mcte "", of
66 on the prevIous year.
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\ The number of persons p roceeded agulhst for
non·mdlctable offences tried summa rllr b .... the
1agll'~trates dunng tile year W,l.S 801, oC I ~wblcb
n mb er 283 wele a.ppre hen d-ell-' an d 518 ~ ummoneu
Of the 801 pet"'8ons proceeded agamst 492 were
convicted, 55 ch(l,t"ges wlthd ra.wn or d18mls&ed, 9
p\BOed on
Oroo",; 'l4 dlSm.",cd, 31
bdulld over unde< Probootlon .f Oflend." Act, 1100
delivered to Army and Na.vy Authorlte&. 2 com·
mlt.t.ed. to Indust.na.l Schools a.nd 2 sent to In·
!!tttuttonR for defectIVes.
1I'hcre arc 5 ha.bltual thieTes at J..rg~ and 7 recelvers of stolen property
DurUl~the past twelve montbs 10 conv~cts on
Tt cenoe and under police ~upcn'l!';l on h:we ~ntered
thIS pohee dls1nct.., and afte\ a 8hort stay 111 have
removed to oth er districts

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RITISH COMMtRCE must never laJ
B
.
British! Courage in maintaining what

behind
IS good
and true.
The aim of our gallant Army is
good and true. The SUNLIGHT airtt IS equally
true because the same characteristics which stamp
the 'British I Tommy: as the de ..nest fighter in the
world have won eQual repute, for British goods.

Probation

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e number of public houseB 10 the bor~ugh
115. and the llumber 10f beer houses, elc , 1bl
Durmg the yea.r 94 pe~ons were a.pPNjbendtd
for drunkenn085 and 4 sun1mom'..d, a total) of 98,
being a. decreaae as conlpa.red With t..he pleVlOUB
twelve months of .1>.) persolla
Fifty eight of
thl!:1 number were reSidents of the borough a.nd 40
$trRogllrs I
The number of warrUllts omd commitments of
a.l~ kinde, and summonse!5 <IoDd orders granted 0.,..
tli J \1;,,,100&
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an d h a.n ded to
c po Ilce f or service or
executloD 'Was 1,628
Tbe sum of £200 has been
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d 'co ecte lJ:r the pollee m then execution, the
totals lor the pa!jt two yeara bemp; a6 tollows . W &rrant! ,and commitments, 1914, 405; 1915, J~l ;
lummonses and orden:, 1914, 1,20.3, 1915.1 1;307.
The amount p a ld for licences for moto[" un,
motor car dllven, etc., In 1915 w:\.s .t. (04", M
aga.mri. £424 78 5d In 1911,
1,757 motor cat
doven were hcen!5ed
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The mlSCelJa.neous duties of the pohce are
numerOU8, and amongst others may be ment Ioned
the followmg· They restored to t·he lr parents Sl
lost children "ho \\;erc found wandellllii m the
streets, Wld conveyt':d to the pound 9 on;es , 4
cows, and 3 sbeep , found strOlnng on tI'Ie hJlTh.
wa.n. During t.he year 1&9 J$"tnI.J' a.nd homel~S3
do~s were l!elud. of whIch number 641 wcre
churned. 41 sold, 50 destroyed and 4 left I ~ home
Onl! hundred a.n d twenty· four persona we~ found
m the streets lOJured, in senslblc ur iii <n14 destl'

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British. It iS I acknowledged by experts to represent
the highest standard of PURITY and Efficiency.
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The 101.

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.YOf pllf'Cel. Ito the front.

£1,000 GUARANTE,E OF PURITY ,JlON EVERY BAR.
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were
conveyed to the HO!SPltUJ
taken to thelr homes, and JD .ttl ' ca.!lIe8
the
first oi~l
tho
Ih police rendered
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fortbey
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There were
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ODe nommat.e
er nommated by
en.fn
d the members
of
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H p would take. ste~ \.0
Premd nt of t.he Board of Tr.a.de now
proce irc
(HeM I hear. )
It was i3
roward V act Ion
Mr. ! QUU.cH a!8oClated himself W1th
IOn's farkift a.nd ~ld that. h e was
the co & tbe Counctl had pursued
of th Act 'WaB done for the
or III feeling
&VOldi any con "-st
Lt;
not ex ressly state tha.t the CounCI l
lOto I count. the fcehn,; of the
that ~' as expres1300 when It was
tb B
Tb
8t t
e
use
e a
lme a
:M inster Ward th~re was a.
In favOjUr of the Labour
t h a.t. tli" CounCil ha.d
a mean
the ~
' hour movement m the
e.xpe d thilt ~rc would be
The ~ iAl'OR sala tha.t the
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Rabso and.!\ir Quelch,
v. er'C
fill the Y&can cy , and
lnth . man ,"ho would be
Counctl·
Th ev ha.rl no
Any p titlcal party, and he
' Collnel were q,hte JUf~tlfied
Tbo
ntlon was ca.tTled
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w~n tbe Oommfttce I"e6olved to ~mmend ~be
To"n Oouncal to blf1~ 306, Ki..nIr¥.Oad, for 8)%
months a.t a. rent&l at the rote of
...,,. wook fOI"
th-e purpose of IItola.tlng and trea.t.m &1l7 caus of
eni.ellC tever oocurrlQ g aunong t.he "VII popul&trlon
and whlc)t callno~ be admltU!d to tHe Royal Berk.
"hire Ho~q)ltal, and to empower t.h~Ch8Jrman, of
the Committee flnd Ute .llecilca.l, O
I' of lie.H.&.
to eqUIp the pt"ertllflC!ll!, for U:ac pu~, to enf;:age
such ntH'SIDg a.nd domestiC at,atf a~ _~a.! trom t ime
::':~~::i.'=.!":'b:;r=y 't.~ ~dbetop:':J!~
for p",,,d'.g do=,tory ~oommod't,on for the
nUl"'&e1l and othel"WlI~o !l:l rc\a.l:.lou to~t.he matter~
A lelter ..... as reoelTed from t.he B not"ar-y SeCre
tu.ry of tbo Re&chng. Pal.hologlC&l oclet.y trih:s
mJttlDg a. 00f'IY of the followlnC !"'eMluLIOIJ wh !(:h
t.hey bad adoVi.ed at a. meOting he!q on Jllnu.ary
20th" Tba.t In tJ:te, opinion of Ute ~adlng rat~ologICal SoCIety thc moet effiCIent means of prot.ectr
HIg" the cnl l population "J;RolUst. tbe IltyphOid-para.
t} phOld dlsenses IS by UnI\'cru.l mocul!'blon." I.
At the 'l'own CounotJ meeilDg on 'l'llUrroft1. Dr.
ABRAl( .made the fqllowmg sta.temcnt There ha.s
heell A. shght outbreak of enLenc fe't'er m the
Borough SlDoe the CQrnmencement of the year, and
M exaggerated rumoun ue lia.bk. t,.o arltse unleSS
l.he a.ctuaJ: conditions! are koown, I thmk It "'~ee
to t.&ke the pubhc Into anT cooJid6Dce and place
the f~ Ipla.lol,. 'before them
I may Ji:ay ~ at
onoe that I t'PeTe l.S no cause for 'Undue anxleL,-,
and +,ba.t, a&j fal" u we can Judge, the out.break IS
well In ha.nd. &.nd a.ppewrs t.o' be SUbSldlDg.
l.'he
In C'mence of eDt.enc fe't'er In this town I'S ltfIU,' lIy
V&ry" low, the a....era.ge for the 1a.st irfteen yelln
being- 18 or 19 cases
At the begl111UDg of Jan·
ua.rr. l\ la.~Â¥er number of ca.ses tba.n lI!ua.1 was
notified, and. up to tbe present 55 no,tLOIC.'"OI"
boon 'I'eoeJved, Utough some of
qOODtly proved, on ID.Vestlgd.Lion, o",."i~a[;oru
Doring the lut f _ days
dropped to • :D:llmmurp, ODe
.January 29th~ none on Ja.nua.ry
uazy ~!t, 1 nooo 011 lPebrulU'y 1st, DOne y~:~~:~
a.nd none ,w.day.
It Will tberefore be ;
that uDleart a. fretlb. ba.tch of O&Setll anses we
~i.t we: hue reached t~ hmlt of
preoont o\ttbTeak-th(KI.gh, of course, there
Oe a fl'-w tl.»Ol'e ~ derned trom actua.l
With tbo8e l 'now alfooted
If thlfl lS a;o,
hope tllatJ~t.b. ~ of Lhe outbreak
fedlOn lasuDl' only for a brief
tba.t. cause- a.etualli W8.A u:; 'Very
but from I th~ nature of t he disease
It mu~t have &hsen elther from

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LIMITED, PORT SUNLIGHT.

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QUINNEY'S."
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enqulnes ,omo
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REV,
been made by the Medical Officer
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The follttwlDg c~ualtu~.!I &n:ltlngst sGidlera of the
Tb e lU6mbers of
the Rew::hD'! wa..t..er aupply has been ~"'~ID~~
and ,prlva.te
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Ptoy",l Berks Regt ha't"e been rtlported BlACe our sorry t.o hO<Lr Ihal lh ~ ,, ~ , ...,,"
~bly an f-ue.Uy.
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So much has "l:ieen
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...wntel) of "Qumneys" Mr '.'JB8UOot the H.c \ 1 Sl\I t,..~ r , , li""ylno,,.V
er sLates definlLely tha.t be
to the owner.t, or, aIt4! .. Hora.oe r4..nnesley VachelL s nelo\' pll:l.Y, Wb~Cb IS ,
MONDAY.
of the c\cr:gvmen. "ho ..,;a.s Injured
te.mlnatlOD of food. tha.t 1t It. i>~~~~:'"1'nf~:l~~n
tbree months If unohlJmed l."e b
ad ad
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rnKi , n the ~l J d l anJb on Monda.y
tha.t we a.re not doali ng Wlth'l
turned to the finder.
9,462 'let'ul's and coln~un
,tb~~ lt~th~; co~m~net ~:;' fl.1~:;tles~up~" fl\~~U!i' I KIlloo.~\. g-ent1eman, who wt\S In)ured
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EI e:r: ....&&ln on 0
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C Ions a.ve ueen rec'CIve
UfLn f"
e year ilD11 , One may safely say, h owcver, t.haL WJt.h ~'he ex~
Died. of Wonnd s.•
ccnt.1y ad(lrc~Fed the mcn ot GToyi'ri,lrs l
completed, ao f.r T-eve.~
23,679 lettcls circuJa.rs and \J\iormatJOn.l 've~ ~nt ceptlon of oc Pol..ash a.nd Perlmutter," I~ lEI Uie best
Ser!!'t. F. Clark, 11145,
B-'t '
reun ion. OLP-<i ai>..o pren.c hcd a.t.
SO\1r08 of our ,'wa.ter supp1y 16 ~::~:~r~'1~~
from tbil office. bemg a.n mcrease of 11,908 on He Piece wh Jeb ha.s been pruent.ed at Lha.t RoPlI la.r
Wounded _
~nda.y, J a.nuary 16t.h.
poU5O-Of·I_r:_~loe.n, tel'fnol·of~~e.r.,
tl
preViOUS year
Of the 9A6a received, 4,334 were playhouse thlS S<lasoll . fhe1 0 IS a.n "atmosnbel"'a"
Pt L B
b.a.
29
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lUI
n'r~'\- I' "f from other Pollee FOICes, and 5,128 from f).llhta.r,' about Qumneys wh,c h grows lIi10n the .. tillience,
e . u,rn Ill,
38 4th &tt (T.F)
loca.l a.nd ~n81tor;' ODO.
Autborltle. and p ..•
r h ave t.b.IS yl:":-r the cha.rm of old furn.ture
and '011"
Pte H '}Â¥ye, '2:157 , 4th BatL (T F).
Health hu erred on the
SU,!g''',~ii.g.
rlv ..... e penon8.
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llb gl r \ s. an d
Lcc.-Corpl. W. E Ba.rnes, 15360, 6th Batt .
I·HS." wnte.s "Alt.hough
that .all milk and water should be
recfllved 31 anonymoue letterll which contamed 'n. ....hUe It IS Iuot. so upron.rlOUf; In Its mirth as
Ple. W Brooks, m304 5th Ba.tt.
as Mu.smg ] h.~, e goo:! rea.s.on
con~amptlon, & Wise p~KUtioD, as
formatlon that might have been of Vital Imp)rt,.. 'Q' Po/..a6b ltnd Pt!rlmutt.er" the eha.m et.er of Joe
Fte C. H Saunde rs, 10673, 5tb Batt.
Pcmbro\;;e, UIe SGO J arJ:s cycle ob."",p ·~lo
tv.:o Jloportant articles 01 food, winltrt.
\ 3'1\00 ha.d the writers only sIgned theIr na.mes I
ulcney', . " the o ld fwsspot," as bioi daurrht.er calis
Pte. E. SWILHl, 11100, 50th Sa.tt
IDA'. hi alive.
\of) brolher.
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would
~'InII r.0lOt out kthat the
nj the IS
him, pl'o~'lcies mfinlte amusement.
T~D cbara.ckr
l't.e.
,16441, Rt"" B.~
Bro {or ..WIO
meet part .. ~.-ou.
Inn0t:U<0u8
.,__
noL 50 diswnct.ly drawn as the IDlmlta.ble 'i Abe,"
PI S
T Chllrlt..on,
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Engmeers Ul 'F te.oGe,
mg.
wrl~ 0 a. etliers are ept secret., as 18 s iso be ,\ hom Vie ha.lv-e a.t1 surely met somewhere at some
e.
Jepilson, 4913, 8th Batt.
I poslcaTd , sa-y lng t.lla.l
'ro aTOid fhe spr&ad of \-be dlSCnse, all
case of all mfoMna.tlOn given to t.he pohce.
1<1.1·' I LJnle.
""bel" 15 & ohnracLer I>ket.ehed for t b03
Pte G. Naylor 18847, 8th Bat.t
'tbo Medlte l H.Dnf!a.n
that. could not be sa-fcly treated a.t home havc
thermore, ~ wonld be a. great sa.vmg of t.i~ If aU audJ.ence With a. few GWlft, accul'a.te, docIslve
Pte. J. Povey, 18599, 6th BaLt.
I flom t he ~I"ea.l JOy
rEJlllOYed to hOSPItal.
The P..oyal Berksblre
COJRmUDlca.tlOne OD polioo matters, co
la.m IJd, tollChes, ' & clea:cly defi ned. (luthne.
Joe QUinney
Pte A D PncLoe, 13123, 8tb. Batt
sa,fe my hrot.her IS
pl t.OI.I, wllh It.. usual Teadmess to aASlst, tho
etc, were addressed to the Chief Constabl direct, la a. ehal·il.cter the.t. grow." IDore slowl v
H i lS not
Pte. W Rusbent, 14'537, 8t,h Ba.tt
for he "'\16, It ~as I
ta.ry Auth(lrlty 10 preserving the health
the who ,could at once take stepa to have a tentlon luntJl the second act that. one sees ghiup3es of that
Ple. C. It Sa.,. . 17537. 8Lh Batt
a.nd It woujd apP6a.r th...t
town ImmedlILtety placed two wards ulde IOIc1y pa.ld to them.
.
del.ermHlo.Woh which hea at the b~tt.om o'f
Wounded a.nd MIssmg.\
hIS
hfe.'''
fur t.be receptIOn of enteric patients, a.nd, ae ~blS
0
L~
d ttl h 1
Pte. C H 'Vohlt.o, 11436, 8t.h Batt.
a.coommodn.taon was not RUlO sufficient, we ha.ve
n t.l.lt:l outbreak 1of war 20 contltables of thl6 a.n I IS DO r UOt.1 t e a.st. act tha.t there Il:i any
Dmd M Prlsoner.,
opened a.nd eCJUIpped a. house In Ute town ~ a Force wera 'ealled up for duty as Army ReS~rvlSU j mdlea.tlon tnst that determinat ion IS t.ern,p(\reU by
Pte. F Smith, 10119, 2nd Bat t.
sma.lI a,ubsldlary h06PILa,1
['h IS was done )nost these places were. filled by penSIoners of this Force moro cbarlt~bl6 qualitles
The character Of Mr.<>.
ra.pldlv a.nd etDCH:nt.1y lIndcr ltbc dlrectJ>On of', tbe and men of SUItable tra.inmg who h[l.vc
taken QUinney IS more prOClse, ..nth liE1 mereJle.ss reo
TUESDAY.
Medlc~l Officer of B ea.lt.h , "Ith t.be ahle assistance on for temporary duty dUtln~ the,
of tbe co g ttlon °df lLhe ~oslt.l.on of a n economlca.lly deWounded _
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of the '''a'-on of Pa.,k Hos .. 'taJ and oUt" chH'r
f"\..._
t
f th
_,
b
pen ~t a.n I soeJally Ignora.nt woma.n I POSY the
Capt F C Heft"er 0tl'IBatt
n U1
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war
VI", sergea.n
0
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M
HtJ~O
eea
daughte;,dr
Ie
a.
h~p"""
comblna.t.lOn
of
thc
h;}~lent
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Sa:nlt.aryr lna-pectof".
We ha.ve still suffiCient ,beds lent to the !\rmy
f
d
d
"be
rmnodw
b
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or fl pllrposeH, a.n m er~ bu
yond. her affectJon ~or hllr
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to acc<:t
ate :a&y likely num er of pa.tl~nt..I!I, tbe Army Authofltles paymg the whole of hiS pay fat.ber's fore an Jb-e has little real character.
If
Among' t.he ca8Uahtle6 Tn the &':poo lilOnary
Rnd, should fnrtber necesarty a.rlse, arra.ngements
d 15 per
t t
d th P
I F d one were JDICImed to be cnt.lcal ODO mlpht th'nic 11"orco reportcd under va.nous dates a:ro Lee -Corpl
hllo'lC been made to trea.t any number of tresh an
cen
ow~ 8
e
enSlon l un
Tweuty.two oonsta.ble! h~ve JOined th~ Army tha.t the J~t act l1Q not been so CIUC!.Ul1y eon· Randall and Pte. A. Ca.rter, of the Royal Bcrlu>
C~e mltabli..a.Du of .the Borough ma.y, therefore, H'3;'nil",o"oe of which has SlDce dIed whilst. under strueled uLlhe other three. but In :ltn y ctlse Ads r...egIment. I
lH'cept the asaU18.nce that t here IS no ocC'81l1on , for
Of the rema.mmg members of tHe i"Olee II. a.nd ITI would atoDe fol'" thiS, a.nd It. would
alarm . t.'ha.t the outbreak 'IS appa.rently ?rBi~mg
attested.. under SectIOn B of Lord Derby's be Ca.pt.IOUS to :find fault with what IS on the whole
lo I\. d()Ul., a.nd t ha t. Wltb ordinary care R.na the
Vtt, 1 i).l)spector, ;) seorgeants and 47 oon·
l!- most enJoya.ble a.nd welt wntten comedy.
adopt ion of hYglenJc !H"1nclpl-el! the hea.lth of the stables
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.An elCccl1coL comp~Dy has been got together for
Borough IS not hkely to be serJoosly lDl.eTfered
There are 379 Special Constables AWorn ;n for the tour. ~ r Edward IrwlU sblDes in the part
h
d h
rI
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of Qtunncy. He rca.Uses tbe character very comI h·18 bo l'Ol!.':,
with.
an
t elr' r '{ltJes h ave been most plct.tlly a.nd whether he is em.t>MsIStng It or modi
The foUow1jng casualties among st ~oJdl~n·lI of the
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satlsfa.ctonly and Willingly l'enonncd· i They iYlDg {t hlS chOice IS ~u3Jly feliclt-o-u s
Mr.\.
havo ..""ted the regular Force In .patrol
and QUinney, M'is
WM oh t iR a ooDiple tc FUccess, Oxon !too Bucks LIght InfOlotry bave beep ~
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by SO domg have filled the vacancies ca.oeed by the and as Posy. MISS Phy llIs §tuckey m~kcs lo~ bo the ported dUrlDg tbe past week.regular Force who ba.ve been called on It he Re· foreman With such perfect na.tu["ainc8S as t b merIt
SATURDAY.
The Town CouncIl ",I. t.OOfr last mcotmg referred serve or have offered their servICes to t~ Army the descM.pbpn .. toO t.he manner born" Mr. tI'boma.<;
to tho Hlgh'Wa.ys Comautt.ee the question ot reo and Na.vy.
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I Sidnay makes nn ndmlr2ble rascal ns Sam Tomlm , KiUed.Pte T PerrT, 12500, 200 Ba.tt.
palflng the footpa.th leading from Caversbam Lork
The number of aheml (enemies) regIstered durmg a.nd a. wOI·d of praise 15 due 1,0 MISS Win 'fred hnrd
Pte E H J"on&l, 16563. 5th Ba1 ~
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to Cla.ppera Footbridge. At tbe Com mittee meet- the war. or passmg through tho borough "1nd after f'ort!ho way she fills the I>Omewhat dlfficun l roJe of
Lee . Corpl G Phllhp!O, 107()1., 5th Batt.
on Lbe 23rd July last t he Borough Surve)or If taW 3. short stay ha.ve go~ to other t..oWTI!", were 1 ~8 Mn 1 ~ge. the typI<:t.
Mr Frank ~1"eernan
DIed.t.OOt he hn.d a...<lked the E'nglnoor to the 'fba.1'I1ee Con The number of ahen <fHend.!s reglst~red du,bng tb~ I acts well as l J'am ~8 , tbe fOt'em&n, and the hole! ot
Pte M W i Pea.rao-n, 2350, 4th Ba.tt (T.F.) .
<er.ancy If he would Tecommcnd. the Con3erva.tors period o~ thc war haa been 500 The number of I tho Amene~n mllhona.fr-es a.re eapft.bly fi led by
Died of Woullds."to tar pa-ve thiS footpalb Hnd tha.t be rephed t.hat & Ilen cnemJes arrosted and conducted
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and. lfr. Ceo. HewT
to roaren- Mr. Barry TrevaJno
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Pt<> A. G. Gaunt, 11964, 2nd Batt.
too na.tb was In a. sufUclently good slato at repa.rr tratlOll
camps or prison were 21. J
PrevlOnsly I re.ported MI8Smg, now f'e"orted
for which the Corn;ervawrsrf'equ lred. to use It, w.nd
The nnmber of VlSlts of Inspect.lon :rfa.de to
r
Wotlndoo Pie R J Powrle, 17887, 2nd Batt.
~oe .:~
u~,~tbI1h:;O ,~';:"0p",!~~;'~d.:1!"ege~ed""",
rbv:; pigeon 10fft. dburlO g tbe ye .... Where 1,170,
415 [
•• J
...
perm its nr ' t c keepmg of ommg a.nd carner
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PI C~ lOu"ly Ireported Woubded and M ISIHng , now FINE FOOTBALL AT
that. he was prepared to a,dYISC t.hem to pcrnHt. of pigeons were grant-ed and 255 licences grd:tited for
repori.od
tho pa.th being pa.'Vod provided tbey put to no the movement of pigeons
I muat thnnk Mr 1
,
Pte. H. . WlnkJey , 18272;, 5th Batt
[By" H.
eXlm nso In tho matter and that their fi ghts 10 the Josepb ~ Warburton, of B~na.Vlee, Brun~' Ick.b lll,
Pre\'lously reported. Wounded, now rf!ported
Pfl.t.hwa.y were IR n~ way pre Jud lcoo
The con· f
h
! t (READING) BATTAL ON
Died ()f Wa.nds.slder a.tlon of the matt-eT v; 0.'1. t hen adlourned and
01' t e great a.a.siatance he has rendered mv offi' \
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Lee -Coq1t M. H "Shuco, 9662, 1st P.lltt.
was fnrther arlJourned at the Committee meellDg oor~ m dealing with the dIfferent breech. of pigeons.
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A CLJ;VJ;R SIDE _
Pte. E W.rd , 8152, 1, \ Batt.
on September 24th last.
'fhe length of the fooL· for w1thout some profell~onal. knowledge .~ wOl;Jld
(~. B. C and D. CompaDies.)
PLe. E IHodgkin, 16570, SIb. But!.. (r()porlw 1 Wben Reading vlSlt«i MLlwa:11 J.qt
path referred to la shout 24-7 fee~. a.nd 11. hIlS an ha.ve been practically Ilnpol,nble ~ ha.Vt earri,ed
Ord6~1 for week eodll1g 12Lh FebMla.ry.
mu;~nng),
read E Hodgkm, 16750
ra.n a.crQf;8. one of the best eldeG ill 1".I1,,,"u"·1
average width of 9 feet 6 mches.
It 18 made up out thiS order.
I
~ y Sunday.-MuDltlon wOrk e.t DKicot. LParade
the present t.1rne
Millwall a.re 101"~n~!oe
MONDAY.
..,llh Thame!l halla6~.
~e eibma.ted cost bt: t..ar . The average height of the Foree W(l8 6 feet' i ' .Klng Ed1V~ Stat. ue 8..30. 1 Afternoon I pa.rade,
tole to place practula.!ly t.h.~
l!:.lJed "pa.vlOg It IS £47 .
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meh , and 'the average age 34 years, up t? Augm.tl Palmer Pa.r~, 3, wlLhout. nOes, for mellibers of tbo
Pte. F. E Allum, 6053, 1st Ga.rrISOIl Batt.
fiold
The TowD Counctl~ has asked the Boroug'b ,
t4h •. 1914, when th8 ReservUi'te were ca.1l~d np to B .. t.~hon wilo Q.l"e un...ble to go to Dldco d, but I t.
pl~y
,Pte. A G Budd, 8864, 1st Garrll:ioll Ba t.t....
vc,} o r to 'Pf'I'!pLro &Dd ~J.bmit to the
re,]Olll. the colUUT8
Tlie varuLtlonl!l durmg thel ta hoped. ~ver1 member who po681bly can Will
thiS 1&
Ptc. W. Small , 82!J4, 1st Gar r ison Batt.
the plan, sections, speclfica.l lOns a.nd
year have becm 4, VlZ., 3 penaioned and tJ died.
.aSS1St With mUD1t.IOU work.
know'S
p~e. B 'rimS, 94-95, 1st Ga.rrlson Batt,
IlCC69E1ary ,to ena.ble the Councli to dea.l
,
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. Monday.-Sbootmg competition, A 8.Dd ID Com.
t UI
Pte E TnyJor, 1774, 5th Batt..
f ootpath.
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p,&D1eij , 7, Fa.ctory ra.n"'e. ' Anll Compal\les, 7-9,
Wounded 1 lei
of
en~b!r ke~\r:',!"=~~~
~~
Mfred.street l I'Ilnge.
Field tew¥,"pby class the
Leo -Corpl H Brllnhnm, 9619, 161. Ga.r Batl. I few
P
i
t AtOlOury, 8.
C1a.u for N C.O s t.he qorn ~.
munlt.wn
Pte. G. Cla.rke, sn~ 1st Gttrnson Batt.
des
obL&Jntng
,
cb8Jlge,
7-8.
towpath
w beenaocen
further
:trl]ourn~
Ald A B
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Tu&sday...-Rou!.e
march, pttrado Armoury 7.45.
Corpl G. Cryer, 12195. 6th ~att . I
lo plcJ v ""J~"! '.i,";1
coming oonf~rence wltb
. .
BULL, referrmg to the Chlof Consta.W.~nesda.Yi.-Company
parade
Armoury
3
t..ellt. t ha.t.
Corpl. H I. DuesLer , 1C»64, 5Lh Sa-Lt.
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and
Pte. H. Q\lJck, 8518, 5t.h &LL.
clubs.
Nevorthe less 1t. wa.., a.
Tbllme& Conaenancy on
hie's 1'e~ort In apnrecia.tive termsl, saJ.d l tha.t be Shootln~, A. f Com\f,ny , 7..9, Fae~ry range.
All
the
order
prohlblt,lIla'
the
C
A
f
ed
t
\
lng
Look
to
M.dl
.
.
.
a.1I,
a.nd the
ood
the to
tb
Wlshed
express how mucb the Watch I Commlt-:
Ompanle.8,·,
r -s I·ee ra.nge.
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TUESDAY,
Side 8. fI:lVNJI' was raLhel· II. tnbut.e
g
a on ,
'WpL.
tee
. 1:1 bted to h 379
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bl~mo
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Thursda.y. I Recrul'ts' drill, Corn ·E.xcqange, 7.
'Vollnd
ed..,;1 rcngt.h re.ther Lba.n a. rofiect.i.on
WIUI m e ; C
, SpCClfl. I cons""l :t~ duro Sbooting OOn;tpetltlon. Band G Companies, .l'JllrlOY
Lt. D. S. Hig(:lns, 9th, atta.ched ~tb B&tt.
we.lkncss.
mg the PSft year. .". They were men dr3w~ from a.1l range, 8.
¢ Company , 7.s, Factory rangc.
All
,
KIlled?
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01..... , mcludmg clergymen, 80hollors and
Compon .." J9,
r."ge.
PUt. F. C. Leach, 17'297, 5tb BILtt.
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masters,l IIJld 10 nea.rly all caaes they .Jvere me~
Frlda.Y.-.s~ootmg DOmpetll,Jon, C and E ComM IOIYLETO N SHINESL ·Cpl. J. H Pa.rgelcr, 11254. fIt~ Batt.
DIed of WoundJil.I
who had done a. fair day's work before the}· went PS~~'rd!a.rr~ rllongD, 7~ A.
13
ltoa-dlng- were woll sorved In
Pte.
j
.
ClIfton,
124.15,
5th
BR.U.
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ASS STANCE FROM CARNEGIE
out on Pa.trol.
He di.d not tbmk peoplc lfu~I;' lea·
~I C~~~andallt.
FT"Cddy " .MJddk.t.o n ga'lo6 ono of Ill S
Pte. G. Gteml\\ood, lR730, 5th Batt.
hsed t.ht\ uf!efuJ work tba~ the~ men were d?mg
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allc1 elownod ,~ glorJous el lll blt.IOU
Pte. F. NOrman, 1~999, 5tll B.tt.
Aid lli.RTIN IUlld th"t It was ~n excellent reo
( Co
lP<ln,I,!t, y Inc" neG) t-h o cnd ot t.he '
Wounded. -i
port, a.~d refernng to the Pohee Force, also s.\ld
E
mpan.y.)
:Was 111 cXl;olh'nt
L.-CpJ.l E l Dunlon, IOlfil7, 5th Batt.
tha.t tili.ei tnwn never hi:1(l" a. bettcr I!'et of mJn, and
for wook. Q~ng 12th February.
Plo. 0 : W. Foreater, 17R38, 5(h Batt.
ma.lI a.mong:-;t, tile """',",","
he hoped tha.t those With the forc.es WOUld j return
KlDg.. s Sta.tue, Statlon·ro&d,
, lhom16 and C:\rr proved
Ml8l!in~. to the
"""hen the war was oval
(See. Batta.hon Ordera).
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t
rcmc WInger!>, But t.he
Pte. F. E. Turney, 10'44:. 5t.b .Batt.
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the Barracks, 7.30' P ttl. to
,
dass, the Corn. Efobange,
t.hoU!l'll
C'ItSRldy v. ma.ecur.aLc
as "':~Z:;i ~I;o:,~.rl'~
but. lamanW:Jly
THURSDAY.
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om-~.,
,:;olt.l W<lfj a preabut from , Foot,
RE~DIHGI
arm, tbo
Lieul R. B. Furley, Buoko BaIt, (T.1I".).
lovely centro flom Ca ll' pasL ms
Died '
1.'hI3 Iroa.l ca.mB iii t.€cn mmut.es !Tom
Pte. Pl. O. Homan., Itl6~7.
and wa.s the Itl.'~t of Lb-c :a.tOh .
Gripby
Silver
fir 'NZ •• JaI&lIoIlfO
POINTS Nl' STAKE. To-da.y R eading \ ISJt Fulb.am
,AN
PItAYER.
W.
Grigohy
to
Platoon
s. Bra,; to. ICompony
tlJ~ thlS I Sfta.sO Il, .1...'1. f;,-r as R.6adlng
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At the
oub....,ipIj·ona Mould be paid
u'J1to.t\ lib t not be dram for t.he terror b:1 , pomtl! ",111 Le at sta.k.e.
the co m~sltlO n of t.he Ito:ullUg
once.
:
niPI." I
I and al.re&dy dlsaponl t.meats h.. ve
~q d ___ \b~ ...ten ,II ....... d,
-',,--_" ,<1.C. E ~.
Woller atld Plufold ' .. fire ~:~:~I:~.
AmuDd, beDe-a.th, above, 1
stn rtp..J":.:;. but Wf.; lier hr..... had ~}
let me not be faJth.te., 1 found ,
hm fathdr, whIle mllt ta.cy
~t ~t.d","t ,.
I fleld gettlng a.W,ly
Ne::t. ~.tu:I'II.,~
To Tboo tbe iW-ltMOo .. thol .ame,
Combl~lon ma.tch ~
lIIact1y .. tp. lI,ht, ' . , ,
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Somethmg vcry
together, a.nd. lt Wlll be I a ~t
TbOn lett to;.~b:",~ ~""8,
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