Reading Observer 02-1916

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it. UJliitll~

II*' tin (7u.

'I:'~+'PrAL

PAINT. '

of t~e Royal p~ Fund
at the Loca\ _
which tile Prinoe of W&!<oi , "
CenlTal Stalnlory Commiltee under

Made exo1UBn'~J" for th., use of !pen w"o
know what paiut ill. ..
Rc.a.dy for uso. in 1, 2, -4:, 7 &1ld 281b.

Ulb. e&rrlage"pnid.
ORDER,

smtan,
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fie PlmmII

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MAYS .. MACKAY, Ltd.,

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AGRICULTURAL
ASSOCIATION.

BERKSHIRE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL
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At the &DnuaJ meeUng of tJae Wokin,lram and
D\6triot A~l"lC'Ultwal Aseoeu~,ti.on. wbtch waa held
at the I Rose Hotel, Wokingharo, on Tuesday, It
was decided to hold no soow this year.
114r. E. M. Stur~, Ch:a.irman of the Committee,
PresJckd, and there ..... ere &1so (!rese.nt(M<668t'8. 'r.
Hunter (live st9ck-8d'9"i5e.r to the Rea.d~g AgrlCUI4
tunl Provme:e under tho Board of Agrlenlture and
Fisheries), S. o. BasLow, C. Bowy-er, J . Rowe., W .
A. ' Bl!non, W. Rissey, J Cha!k:e r, J . Ford, J
H U!eeY, H Ra.ve~ft, P. T. Loo, and B . JIla.iley
(bon sec.). Mr. W. Howard Palmer wrote regreir
ting hlS mability to a:t.tand.
,
The accounts sbqwed Ulai the year began With It
baJa.noe In hand of £46 1&'. tid. The IDCO~ was
£10 139. &1. {rom Int.eroeGt. on ~~ and £33 3s. 6d.
su\;;Jecl'IpUons.
The e1jndrtme lne1udeQ. .. subscnptu>n of
to the
"cultural Relief at .AllIes
Fund a.nd snoiber of
to the Bri1:.ish. F:a.r-moers'
Red Czos:s; :Fund . I There waa ' a bdance m hand
ha.vG bee n reported dut'mg the year, hrmgmr tfte aJ. the eDd .df the l~ear of £70 l3a. 5d.
.
In ~ the adoption of tile aceoantJJ, the
tot d number on the regISter t.o nearly 180, a.oU
thoSe wh-a need belp to nea.rly 20, not UJcluded t.be Clu.ntl(/L!i 8aZd tlULt on lhg whole they were
bJ~ed soldKII"S who- wilJ shorUy e<>me under the sfa.tiaiad.o.ry. 1 Thanks were due to tbe audItor,
Cit.r~ 01 t.he soc~t.Y.
Out. of tlle.new eases & boy,ot OfJpoC><l{Il t<i Ibe hoD secretary.
Mr. S, o j &S"l!OW fIeCOnded, &nd the &COOttnW
17 li M boon oont. to tho London Socie'ty for teach4
Ill'; Itbe bhnd, SWI8S Cot.-t..age, H.a.mps.t.e.ad, to learn were UDaDtutOus ly n.pproved..
the IQr~a.u.. l/.OO a UtUe gll'l
four to t hoeo KiDder1
Ex.EmION OF OFFICERS
g a.r~n In co nnectIOn With. the Bll'mmglum ,J.RoyaJ
I The CIu.nhu.N PI'QD08ed the r~lec:tIoOD of Ca.pt.
I nsUlt.ULl'O n for tho , BlIud
Reports rec8l-~ea &Ao,," W Godsd a$ Prefudent far t.ho ensUlog year.
He
t h a.r. bot.h a re progress.mg satidactonly. "
refe~ to the g-reat. ln ~t. which Ca.\>t. Godstd
Durin:; the ye01 r MISS Godsa.l r8S1gned bei»g re.. t?ok in t.h ~ a.tra.irs of th e, AssocL8.t.ion, and tbe
preknt.at:\\'c for Wolcinghflm., Miss N. O£llvy Dal- energy be ~d dIsplayed .hen it was proposed to
;lc'fiu kindly I,akln &, her placo, 8.Dd MWI Ele&nor bbld a sho.. ot Hay".. Hill:
'l'~PSQll consent.ed. to be.come t.he .repr~1'1'6
I Mr.
FoAl) seconded, and' the pr'Opo6ltlVn waa
Cor Al :lidt! ubead
.lirs. Ha.n}.e.y WlUj, a.b$ent for lHlaniuwtmly curled.
five mon"ils UUl"Smg In Fr.a.noo, her -'place a.s hOD .
IThe v ic&--~ente 'Were eleeted en Moe:. Mr.
tl e a::;ure r bein g taken by the Re.... H . D. B12\!er, E . :M SWr~es was re-elected Cia.u'man of Com·
,~ h i! ", t ho H ou
Mrs. 'hegton Jci:oijjy lookoeod aft« m ltt.ee.
I
tho ~'/ork done by the blind
1
In acceptmg the poGItlOD. Mr. Sl'tTltGES a&ld they
'l"F;e allllu.al sa.le of work W3S held on Jllly 22Dd. ,.,ould h!l.TIJ: decide at t'ba.t meettng whut Utey
nt IDcnforrl House, by kInd permL6Slon of Ca.ptam should do
tAe oomlDg yea.r.
Personally he
C!. lId
Sa.w bnd ~ c, and, In SP l te l of t~
un· thoug1\t t
, had better follaw t.bo e=pIe of t.bo
f a. ... O<l ra.blu 'tt"catber, proved a. great $UC06SS, rea- ::ROYal CoaDtfcs ASSOOlatlOD. and postpone . ny It:<Oa,
hJSl ll'~ tllo su m of £91 I&.. 8d.
of boldmg al show tiU the war -,ra.s ?Ver.
Then.
W !lS f owxi necessary to msu:re the Ilbrtl.l']'
"as
<i;W"9tl<XD. of subeeriptions
Tl:ese
a~ a. lr st. fi re..
A number of now boot.:!s h.avo been there
weu eunoos tnnee, aud it seemed to hlW t.b.t op.
;:!;ra ue fu li y r 6Of)1\Ioo, .and t.be COmmJtt.ee wlil be the whole It woo..ld >be ~ if the m&mbe.rs ... t'lo
Plejt>d to l ecd boob to alljon-e wb.o wonld like had pa.Kl t~ sttbsCi .pl;i;oua fOr last yea.r .ere
t.h{'
fnDked for
De:I:&~.
On. the ")\Jter ~and,
'1' 6 oommltt.ee would hkt to l'emind the
if once Ih~ loot a _ h e r Ie any .u.ocmtlon,
of tho coun t y of the great work
sOciety 18 OoU2g' If ODC'e> you let hun oft P&ytDgl It W'U '*ten a
In helplllg tiho blmd., Dot only wIth pcIl5lODJi, but. dd6:eult ma.tter iIo eat him hack aga.m.
p rc~ ldJng f lfem W1Lb, a !)l'Ope.r education. haching
The Oo~ were roe elected on bJoo. .Mr. W.
therp, where It 16 poSSible, So m6&D8 0( e.a:nung Hiseey was re-.eleot..ed audItor and l(egsn Ba-rc1a.y
their o\vn hl"lD.g
The blind are, a.tDOD&: ot.ber and Co., Ltd ... treasurers
.Mr. B. Madey a.gam
t.hl ngs . Lant b /.. cobb!Ulg, basket making, and to a.ccep~ ;be J.)OIrition <:A hon. fieCl'Ot.ary
kmt aDd erochrl m1Lny useful a.rlilcles, i-ucb. u
Mr. E. M . ImllIaotl ~ tba., th& I!bow be
sh a.wls., gIMes, cornforlem 1I.ftd soeb.l
~ndoued tJ;rie 1yetlZ ~n new of t.beI e~cefJ.
Mb.DY people a.t. the present time aro aendmd'
M •. T . ~ d,.sen-ted lrom t.b • . cha=.n'. new,
In.r~e p:1.reels of gtoves. comfarlers a.Dd eoeb t.e- OOr
t.b.\~ tb. t It would be ,n the mterest:.a of
i;Oldle.l'S and sa.'lors on act..lvc eernce, a:nd \0 \hem patrioQn:]
hold the show.
It wonk! e~
we make a specta.l appeal to buy thelX gifts from and promote the f&rmmg ,ndnstry by _ghbourly
tho IBcrks Count.y Blind Society, for in dG~ ef) oeompetit1c.n.
He ~ \.ba.t the show be. agam
tbe,Yj WIll not only be belplDl: onr bra.ve aoldiera beld.
and.1s:ulors. but the blind as w-ell
Thero
seconder to M-l'. Fo!'d's proopos¢ion.
T ~o ba.la.nce sheet sbowed a ba.la.nce In hand of
om! M.r. 8. . B~ h&nng ....nded the y/nU• £96.112s. 1<1
,
man', resolu on, it 1fIU earned.
I
'I'lio Rev. H. D. BUTLSR 1D0.ed tho adoptio. of
I t -11,&8 t.hollgbt that It would be madorisabie to
Lbo flJpor t
, drop \he $1TJtions altogether 1 and on the
Urd GE01\GJ: PR..\TT !~.
1
m otion I of
. ciux.a:a, seoC:mded by I Mr. J..ums
~wrrON u.ld tho report WaB ",ery s:at.ilff'ao- R z8UY, ,It w s decided that the 8Ilb9Criptjon tor
T~
Bl~d

tif\h annual meetlD3' of tbe Berlcskire County
Society wu held J a.~ the
County
C lnb, CrosHtreet. Readlng, on Frltjay a.fternoon
lD last week, a.nd 'Was &ttended by l the Prc6ident
(2Url> Benyon), 'ol"ho pt'eSlded, Ca.pt.Afn E H. Saw ·
bndgo (vlCe·pre&dent), Lord George Pr:a.t.t., Mrs.
Le IMcsutier (hOIl. 6eCret.a.ry), Mrs. Hanley (hoD..
troasurer) , Mrs. Wan1dyn <hon . libr&l'lan), Ute Rev.
Mrs . .R. D. BQtler, the Hon Yl'B. Wfl8t.on, llis.s
Sa.ul (who repmsentcd ~ra. Groo;'lllf >' Mn. Qit.~
and! lli L. C<-casy.
I
0 r eport st.a.ted. "~w-ark of l the eoetety IS
prO~glug fa.vo unhly, but more s.nnual 6uh-sc.n.bers a.re UJ'f;en~ needed, as there 18 a. consbdt Increase of blind penona WMo need the
SOClr t.y'S help In gra.uting them pe.DSlOn3 and assistl;ng them to ea.cn theIr 'lJY1ng
Ton DeW easea

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YEAR.

NO ~HOW THIS

MEETING.

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very

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pea.

the!

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' tory taking ,t . . . . . bole, e$peeiojIy '"""' they

co .
d what the past- yea:z: .bad bMn.
'ne.re
b3od; j been so m.;my e:rlls on pcoJHe'. purselL Tbey
were very ple-.l.sod. to 5ee \tha.t the aJlllG&l ..le waa
ru~ a ~
In thIS comiection their t.lr.a;;uk&
.~.4 dna to Capt.atn and lira. 8&w:bridge foro 1lDIier.
t.ak:iug It.
I t wa.s very i:IpportaIrt. taat they mouLd
try a.oo .find employmeni IIIB much as thq cOuld tortoo
who roffered D6m'ly aa muoh from idle-ness as they dld from thetr a.lffiction.
In the
pl'St. a very great deal had been done f()f' the
bbD , IILlldr, now more 'W"'lUJ bemg done than efer.
Tberr srm~ 'Went 011\ <to the ..otdlef'll. who lqst
then" SIght 10 tho ternole war, and they w6e
b eJn ~ _!a.nght e.orytJriDg lIn'agumble.
'.rhe work
wasF~ slowly but """ely.
'
T~~ pro p08it"lOn was e&rried.
Lotd Grolt:a'E .BlU.Tl' F,OpotSOd the .doption of the
bal"1'<o shoet.
Mr.[ss . BANI..!:!' seconded, a.nd the motion wi8 e&l'-

rliod'

ned

Lo d Groi9. PRAn moved, tlle Te--election of
Mrs.. !Benyou 118 president; Ca.ptatn s.~ ""0&p,~t; Mr. Hanlo~, h",'- tn..;,,,,..., .!Ira. Le
M~nct'. hon. ~~ and Mrs. W&DJ[1ytl, hon..
libranan.
Lord George sUi that all the ofrtoen

had

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~ !b.t 0 lOCIet.y w . . lo~, wi1ll not
f.eower than
mew ben.
The bell was purcltaaed
either ~t19CIY or by ODe of tbe membars.
aud t,M
meut ~ .. r;raxrt of £15 per year
!Of' tbree~
Be quoted IJtl'r!}CJ'0U8 instanees
to IJbow that be ecbeme workeli out to the benefit
of those
. .t.ing.
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In, ~H~'tbo:: ~~~.~:y

and

AustEllo, ~ ",torest atl'aches

10 Ute boaut,jful
_ _ """'" of Tyrol aOO Nortborn Itoly,

a. lanten. lecture

00

which was ~Â¥en by :Hr. E

Dawber,1P.R.I.B..A..,. 1I'.S..A:., at
.Ar~ So.e:iety

Ditehfi<Ild (bon.
l.o<_"1", ",\".!.':.i~

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chairman bf the Statutory COUlJJUti:.ee at oonfe:rrin~
with 80 nian y leaden in local govemment on the
best way in which ,.,e can commenee mid di:ach&l'~
Ibe <:O-On
lratlve duties which Parliament hh lm"'l

our

us for the welfare of
wounded and
p?Sed u
du;able ~lons: a.nd soldiers their wives, tbell'
WI~1"S, ~11' orpha.ns and dependents.
Mitr I shortly remind you 01 the "' .. ~

Si -h'

na.vo.l and Duli+..- boslOns MId of the ~''''mr;;:1;';'>nd
of th
v '
e
~ wit t IS subject!
.
First,
re~ds WldoW'lS and orpb-.ns.
the Tra
War, the State made no
fol' mdo
· .!Uld depeDdent8. Such
WM made for them waa the l'eS1J]t
effort in t~e sha.pe of TartOUS 'PatrIOtIC funds ,
whlch member~ of my fa.mlly ha.ve B.lways
prom1nen~l
. and mtnnately aSSOCIa.ted.
Tha.t co ltuted the first era.\ Then came
seoond e
.l.n the h tl!ltory of TlAm!1ons for
Widows an dependent! Qf our ea110Ts a.nd
b
the
'W en
ta.te after the TI1lon!Vaal
first 9me
gmsed .the nght of the!e
upon the I a.tioo'lS sympathy to a weekly

granted

0I

pen:m.ons,
been'

s.u~f

the

of the !,a.-rea of
country.
!a.lch hlIVC ~n sma.ll In amount,
-a.~.l
. ",
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TIo6 Biahop, oooompanied by IziI. cho;pla,n, h'IDI
tabu up bia potritiOD. in Uac o.tranoe to the
chaooel, the ~e" no..- .... p~ by Ih. A.u.
deacon, and Ithe llsual ccremODleil wef"e observed,
alter .lllCb a Le&aon was ~ by the Archdeacon.
The hymrw sullg WeA .. 0 TBou Who ma.kest SO'ait
to ahlne" and " Soldiers ~ Christ, arlie," Mr. K
K. De&COD. bewg the o,,!,amat.
an Ute oourae of his address the BiUop eaid \ka\.
never OefOft ltad tae cleorgy been sUbjected to
IIharpt)!' or more coD5tllD't Obaern'-itjos a.ud crit;:i.
C15m than 10 the prese.nt ge.nennloll.
Couciuct
tb6t would ha•• passed w,t,bout
fifty years
ago would be qUlte Intolerahle no.. For t!la.t thoeo
clergy ought to be very thankful.
It was I!;ood for
It hem to feel how a.cutely people Rot.iced wha.t tRey
~ld , wha.t tQey wera. ..00 what tbeir ruOtl\l06
Is eemed to be. It was a very diftieult. thing to be
a B~ pansh pnest. ThIS was an age of a.btt.rldn.nt
cntiCL8ID, great un~ttlement, and great vlU'lety of
bast.es and onmiona.
It was ",ery difficult for a.
c1ergymnn to be Loth faIthful and conclhatory.
He begged them to p ra.y for theIr clergy behlre
they c.ntici&ed them.
As tbey looked baeKWar.a.s
they had much to be tha.nkful for m thclr la.te
'Pastor and his oolleagnes, one of whom, Mr Howe,
had }uet been suddenly C1Llled a."a,. .
The r.~Ja t
way to show th6!.r t hankfulness was by prayIng
for th08e Wh066 mlDlstry t hey had J.earned to value,
and by rallylng round the new V1C&l'.

ceD'_

apttJt and enthnsl&8lD. of our whole

lch

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an extent Io.Dat it may a.lmon be

tha.t ~~ Navy and tpe .Army are the young
manhood of t.he na~ and the young ma.nhood of
the nahon ~ Ident
Wltb the Na.vy a.nd Army
(Cheers)
They
one and the samc
Not
only t.he TBnk and filo, but aJso the officers ltlld
even 'be higher commRnd, are now dra.wh from all
elalSSe8 of the copmumlty
MORE GEN

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EMUS TREATMENT

1'n these new Clrcumsta.nces the Sta.te ~ been
obliged to rcgard thIS problem-both of the WIdow

the

aDd dependent, a.nd
still mors! dlfficnlt probtem
of the di&a.bled, w hether from wounds or dil5ea!!6-from a. dIfferent al';poct '
The deba.te$ m both
~omes of Parhament show that more than eve!'
HI the State a.live to &lld respon31v~ to the oblige.-twn to ensure some pro'\"'lPion for t1('1ge1 who aTe
depnved l::Iy thHl cl'tlel war of t he help eil hllCband
O'r fa.ther, or sol1--and for those who, tb 6u~h the;
luwe lruI'Vlved the ordeal of battle. are left m a imed
or marred. through the rem1tmmg yen.rs of flie,

helmDg tpe .cars . nd r.~rko of "'00n1'

of life .anq the eapadt.r for work and emploVJJloent.
.Pari~ has tftere{(lre pI"l:ldnced a. r"*'loiev te
meet the n&tional de~l1'e for n. more adeiu~

Jtmd

generous
ocoD)prchenslve tceatment of those
who ha.vll made, lor will have mado, tbls noble
saerificc Of !Uffeong m order tba.t the 1cause of
EmpIre
tbe stlU gmat.cr CAUse of thcl world's
libeTty IIlfY. p:re-nil m thIS TitaniC S'tMtl!gle
i~ the
of Pn:rliament expressmg the Wlll
thAt pensIons rmd a.llowances a.hke
dependents a.nd for the disabled
upon 8. hIg her £Cl'I.le than In BD.y
any other of the European coon .

afd

W11f

Th~

peOSlOD8

pa.Id bv the St.'tte
tnrual State Departmentli.

M

aad

of right

But

par·

gone further: it. hall sa1d tba.t that l!
theeo St.'lte penmons it
...:""'"''',.

cases,

cora .... my riclrt foet.

A paiBhl opea
<liocharcu>r bl,;.,d aDd l matter,
d ••eloped. and ... beD I put m~ foot to
t1a. gre&lld it folt as if a tII.".,...d pl.,
wa'e nnmi~ into It.
I
"TItree doct..... _
mo.
footkept
.. lIo.d .. ever, Tbe ..-1l1D1'
up my
'''J; "'!"J I - - - with paiR day ami • t.
' . I aid reoiped
I. h."'ft(!'Vt I my f_
ta:ba oW•• hen a frieDd strM'!'iy advised
to try
Zam-Buk..... after smeal"ulg the balm over ..,
potSlOned leg ad-loot, ] got relief.

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ZItffI-Bu1l Am eet\Ito

Il'id7 ",,.lfit_iu4
tlla ~ t,,~'" -I
cut., Bndst.s, B#J'fJ.S.
Sr-.llls, Sfrrruft.J, .tuJ

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.PUu,oe5oc. At

tit, prned I~, tNt.
tlur.

u. rMl sIf.orl.
llocJ~rf", U s.s

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muI ftJCr? .,.,.., tv
IIup 4Iboz ~J Z a.-1tw.l

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H Wi~ joy Md «I'8.t1ta.de I e&«MIy ~ed ~th

Z ....Buk, which ",,,,,pl.t.I.,. _iDed tho ton'ibl. ocn.
The swelHog aat!I ..... mmalloQ went a.wa::t.
ul! IO'Oa
the woand was bealed with new slun. ~... ~
-The "",b . . . . now ~MII _ . ., .
.....
.von. 'for..,.r tIu'e. "....... l-.n oonvt..lo.tt......
, but .... r z..n,.B"" I .....akl .,.,. been crt~...
'for''-' aIMI .........y ...... Net nar ...... -toeI"

lunt4y trw Uu ~,
AM efffe~ Jd~trud-o
mnst Of ....y ~
~/Jf'$Orl!l.

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COMMITTEE.
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are to adnpt t.he rnle of
to lrepplemr.:nt these pen.

And if
are I'P.3.11y
as to
a
a.nd honour
ourwestnckl'"n
heroes,

CLOTH AND DRAW
IT THROUGH HAIR.

overea.m.e

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oot

Just

I!:~~~;~~~;~t,~~~~~a:n~.~

to their
new I l~~:i~:
T>enllions,
,1;~::inIo::t~;,~':onea ndWith
nece!tl!lary
SUited

If

.co'ndi~ioen,,,•.ble

them to

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WOUNDED ENTERTAINED.
.. MUSIC IN WAR T,IME" CONC,ERT.

••,oa""",,,, •.

&: DISTRICT

357 10 1916, and Ln 1914 18 chums
ben'fl and In 1915 43.

COUNCIL.

Ol!I' ~re8~)ma.kera a.nd ta.ilora to fuHl keah a.lI6nnee
for lheU' Qpcrations.
To refrain l rom purchue
.. will
on "'••
fieX need nmeh
&gflfil, eeU-denial
but io ~
18 80

great

tha~

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c:c'--~ ic::":

lOme httle tJZne

Ulto old clothe.; npon reach·

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HER FATHER I

17. uf 241 T...eopold-road, wlJ;
&.I .' and 1l~ 6<1. from
" """'" ..-'<0,<1.. sa.ld he, IMt home
to work, Lea.vmg a
a coa.thoha.nglDg
do;;:~~~iur'T~~'f~:I~:,;i'I~:~ in
Friday
looked nt
!U It .- Eh.,;a. H ester,
"be 10okf41 mto the purse on
th e d.<ly and &aW t hat It con·
6d::j::D:,C. H~ nde l soc said on Satulday
who sa.'d, " I haven't got It
station pr1soner 158 id,
£1 to .a. soldIer of the
bl
a t. Aldcrshot." Sub-dtdn't s~d ibe money to a
Pa lace and choeola.tes."lOs

that was Ute ma.l n
At fif1lt after the
she was out to!. good
a.t ruglit
Sh.s plUd
wages re~ularly ~be was
for three ::yeJ1.l"8. a od bound
to go mto a homo for oue

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Mr. John Humphries, 01 t ha
Hotel, Reading, whose. death we regretfu Uv
&nDO~oed last. week, took ~at:e 011 Mor.da.y at
St. ,JobD's Church. whero a. largo number of
fnends JWreIDbI~ to pa.y tumr last NSpcds to
~ deoeased gentleman.
The l mocrners were t ho
widow. Hr. a.od :tIlrs. E . HumpiJrle5 (son and.
daughi.er-in-La:w), !Iotr. W. Hum~ea, AIr R ~uu:
phnes, M ... G. Rumpbnes (brpthers), :M no; t5.
Ba.roos (sister}, MISS Humphries (nlcce). llr ~ a ud
Mrs. Charles :£tearee, Mr H . J.I Hobbs a,cd ~\lr J
Holt..
During the eel"Vlce Psahn 90 wos rcnrlcred
to Barnby ill D, a.nd t.he hymns &llO1: were 'Ou
':.he Resurrection Mornmg" and .. Peace. Pcri~ t.
Pca.oo."
'rhe. organ VOlanl;aMeR were .. 0, R:c :;1;
J.O It-he Lord" (M-eudel5aObn and .. March. Fun<>br<> n ('CIoopm).
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F1011l tribQtes 'Were (Sent by tho foUowmc 'l'b.o
widow, 11k. E. Humphries (w:n) , Mr. W . .HumphrlC'6
(brother), Me6ST1i. G. and R. Hq:m","l}hries (bcot.hersJ.
the staft' of ~ &nd IDdOOl~ servants, Mr. and
Mn W-a1k.el-, 14r. and :Mrs. I.AJIw.r:t'gb.t, M.b~
Knl8'hoon and Kennett, Mr and Mn Chl!Il f' ~
p~ Mr. a.nd Mn. Harry Gre!, t.be M,!>"'.i
Baillll& a.nd Bradfidd., HendarsoOrt a.nd Barn6l5. M' Ii,
&lid Mn.. ';f1!Qmley Mt"i:i Grmci
Pbillipeon., Mr. Mobb:-;, church·
"d;~"'..~ Qf
John's Church , 1\lrs.
and Mrs Holt. Mr a nd
The fut:l6ral of

tt""~~-;;~J~;~jnestcr
lIaJ..d be
n.i
at A.ldcrsbot.

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FUNERAL MR. J. HUMPHRIES,

ooe. -,n"TI be

hate the idea of
day" as JoD« aa
""l~=~~Wlem,
they ..e
e
IOf poe.se8SIOD,
from the fkst tn.!.

I~SU~NCE

READING BOROUGH BENCH.

splrItual fe llowsblp atld to stJr aU men to ear·
I
nest and Ins&stent prav-er.
They knew how "Very
fu li'hort the Chllrcb {~11 of t.bat, how meagr& and SATURDAY.- Before Mr. F. B. p&Tfttt. (in tb&
,
'
cDa.Jr), Mr. E 0 . Fa.rrcr, Mr. J . It.a.bs&u aDd Mr.
moocquate was the response
J;t>lTl t.ual a.p~ls,
n.nd how madequate was tho p?wcr of the Church
G . n.. Jackson.
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The Be<bhire ~ Committ.e met m tb,
,
MAD DRUNK.
,
to m~\-e men long for feHows~l\V. The Arebbtsbope
Pte. Arthur Walla.ce Ba.t.cfi, Wi}ts}l1re RegirnW, Aai.. Courta, _ g , on Satorday. tho Gb.u,
folt 'thIS to strongly that the,' Dad a.rram:er] for a
WaG cha.r~ed With beJn~ drunk BDd dJ80rderJy 'P
national mISSIon t.o be held In the lot.t-e a.uttJ'lttD
man, Mr. ~e8, JlI'f'-Siding.
It beboved Cbureh peoJXG to set asIde all tenden~ Fr1a.r~8t.reet. on Fr'ru.S nIght., and asu.uiting .~.s.
Ph.ilbps
a.t the sallie Wmc a.nd place -p..a Pl¥ll1ps
mea to CritIcism IIond to 8e6 to It t ba.i In ~tJ't"1
INCREASING EXPEND=
d loeer;e a.nd part$b t.he,y were In as effective II. con- SDJd prmoner Wa.<l mad 'drunk., a.nd when he ar·
The F1D&DCO Snb-ColDDll_ rep<t<Ied
1m
ditiOn as l)OSSlble for m a.kl ng the a.poea.l lof the ~ blDl he kicked hIm 00 the log -Ai sergea..ui.
Cburen Q'ls.olfast. among men
It. was a.t. .8. time of Lbo Durhtun L I. &aId he wu In Fnlll'-et;reico)\ Just. the pl".nOO October 9th, 19l6, to J-anuary ~
He dlr.c.::ted. tba.L 1916, £25~ 1&. 2d w .. 6Xp"IIded on adm~
of great a.nxlety that the-Ir n(lW pastor took up the befl)ro P S Phllhps carno aJong.
anotb.e.r man (cot the prisone r) should be take.n tion of benefits. £.451 lli. lCd . on 8aJl;ttoriug:
cure of souls In lhoat ~t and lmporta.nt pa.n:sh
them remember that th-e Church" as the ""hole m eha.rgc by the m1l1hry pic ket. nnd pnsoner C&lDe benefit, and £4,562 138. on medu:al benefit, ma.i.
PrJ.S()ner was veer drunk
of the faithful , and that eveTVonoeo had lus up And &bused bun.
This lM9'f;I
Merobersrup of tb.e Church, Afterwards he klCked P S PhiItips.-Capt. H. W mg a. tota.l expenditure of :£5.212 00.
Chambers,
4t.h
Wilts,
$8.ld
prtsoner had nover boen the Comrmttee Wlth .. balance m hand of El.7oj
Wlih it the duty of serV'1ce
hiS brother, pra.yl~ before hIm foc a.ny (l"ffeuce. He bOre an exoelkmt 178
The 8ab·Commit~ est.ima.ted that for th.i
" He IS a man I 6houtd ha.ve
I'Mt u~n hrm !loud mtllt&Ty chlLr'sct.er
<mBUmg penpd, to Apnl 9th of t.pi. Y'''''', t.he ~ I
be nchly bles8ed. tborou~hly trusted. ncv,," bere," 6a.Id the ()ftioor.A fine of ~. or 14 da.y·s ID dclault was impoe.ed tor penditu:re would be · Benefita administ.utdon fundo l
aasa.ttlttng the pollee officer , a.nd the other cbuge £390; sanat.onum beue6t, £800; and medical
wa.s dmnlss0d on pllyment of oost:;.--C:a.pt. Cbambenefit, £8,075---0. total of £9,265.
The sum
bers sa.ld he wou Id pay the fine
be expended on adnrinlstra.tion, it VI'lU be lJlo'NOT USED TO IT.
AI
Gcoz::e H3;rt1S0n Cullum , 111 WiJaoo-J"08d, ad· fWrved, HI pr.s.ctiea.Uy the I imJll6 33 beiOlll
m1t~ bemg druuk. 10 D.1O:;·6·road en ~"y.­ la.rger sum has been estrma.t.ed to cover thfl u I
II I'm
no t used to 1t. and It
me," he pcndl~..ura on medical benefit., as thoro are ~
&a.ld.-P C Joyce said pn:roncr W.Q6 .0 drua:k t.ha\
I
he bRd to be broughl. m on the !;)O\lca ambula.noe. onht.a.ndmg a.ecOtnlfu. to bo met.
It becomes beautifully soft. wavy, -A fine of 58., or th'e dB-ya tn 'defa.ult was lWpo5Od.
GHECKING PRESCRIPTIONS
In order t.o carry out the work of pncmg, check.
P..E::\1A NDBD AGA.IN.
alNmtlant and glossy at once.
Cba.rlt-s Cla.rk. who was oon vlcted last w6ek of mg. eto 1 of preacnptions.. u economically aa "'(Qo !.
obtalDlll<T tobacco, (; I ~ a rcttcs , et.c., from JJazra. sibJe, the CommJ.5moncrs me grouped the follow,
Hughes. ..a.nd Co., .;;. oc.,.le sate tobacconrsts, of 46,
Commltt.eeB' areaR for tbe 'Pllt'pose, ~z \, :'
your hair I All dan<lrnff goes MlnsW-itreet, by f a.lse prcu:nccs, WILS brought up mg
wicbbfre, Lelcestecililre, RulJand, Northam; Con
on remand.-Mrs Clark, ihe 'man's mot..hc.r, aa.td e.bire, Orlordahtre, BuckI.D;pt.').OlShU"8, P-!)rr.:",b!111,
and hair stops coming out.
ber son was 36 yeR n 01 age
As a. chIld lie h..Â¥l B mllmgh'8Ul. Coven try , Loi cestcc , N m-th::t mpt.on
convulsIons from the age of 9 to 12 months cOn· Orlo ..d and Readtng.
Hitherto only the rlnt- ()!
He was ' l:IE!en by checking devolved upon the Com mIttee,
.. DIioDderioe Hair Cle. . se tI it YOIl wish tl.Il1la.iJy t Ill he 'O,lo<J S about 14.
nndt'l
Lbree doctors.
Tbo convulSIOns se.emOO. to affect
t
he
new
procedure
the
pncmg and other dut.li',
I !~E:t:~~ double the beauty 01.
ball'.
1nth Dauder:t:XIe a.nd draw It e&refully him mentally. bo had never boon a.l:tle to learD conneat. d thorewith h&ve been placed upon 'hi I
a.nythinrr propor:y
Lar..cr be had epJ1eptlc fits.
t&~ODe smaUII'tl-aDd at a 1time.
'rho CommlSSloneJ.lI Etn.te U.a.L a
He aJ.w:\ys had to be closely -n.tched
When he Committ.ee.
hair of dolt, c:llit or Iouy tJXGee8ive was aoout 16 It wa." not saJ:e to Leave him, a.M be grant will be ma.de 10 respect of these a.d<ht.lonaJ
be ama.zed. YOUT hair was taken
the Workbou.se Infirmary. where he dutioo
SIX weeks.
Dy reason of his st.a.~.e
The prop03a.hl WCTe adopted and the draft a~ee- I
an iD- rem.amod
he had
to do any regular work- mlmt !t.pprovcd
Dr. W
sa.:d he had seen
DOCTORS ON SERVICE
::::::;:-:.::;,:," •• '(;::.::,~::
oP"""""',-a.nd feeble.minded.
The Medlca.l Benefit Sub·CommJttee reported
wu ordered WIth
,-ecr .,, - - , ' , -· '
"
Three
more
practitIoner!! have been enrolled IfJr
order to detaIn blm
active service and ba.ve sent In tb e cJ.wes of thlll~
deJ1llt.ies
Tho a.rt1ll1gements made a.ppear to Ill!
Twenty-4ive practItIoners 011 d:e
Ed..-....-I J""""",, (in the sa.t~.
Corrumt.t:ee II panel a.re now on acttve SCl"Vl~ '1 h~
11. 'H . :F. Sut.t.on.
Suh-Cornnutf.eo h;wu coD!!ldered the Como ll~'
}{O/l,E GHANCBS.
2:5, Howvd·street. w:as s1oners' memorandum on t.lJ& "ubJect of the !'. up pl "
comply mLh .. probation of pract.it.i9lfle:ra for the medlcal servu.'o of Ih ~
It ha.s bet:c pomted out. th.n.t, taki~ t11 ~
life - D .C He~OD Said. a.nny.
probatIon on. Ma.reh 22nd, CQQI)try as ;. wholll, t.he..e 111 an a.mple "uppl y , [
moolcal
men
or lwhtary age t.o meet the clem,md "
SIle was, h01nver, subs&the di..sroderly bau S6 In lC a.dJDsted I!IO as to secure eq on.htv of sacr:ilce fin
dealt ..
by \.h. magu- the part both of the pnnilc and ot the ptqt~ -s JCn .
&go -PClSOIIer, I woep1ng pro.. To meet the COIDIDlsslOnern' rcrlen'Cill " Il ~S \ 0' 11
tned hani to" '''-n1-u .straJght." Sub-Commlttee recommcud that allthorl LJ he de lo
put ba.ck on proba.tJon and gIVed ga.t.e.d to your Chairman, VICC Chall'lni n ,md th,.
8he WfLS warMed and ha.d a Clerk to ronfer With the P anel Comnntice W lll~ !'I
llo,~an«> of 233. a wee~~ ber husband request t() be relerured for military service I!'; reo
.
'She had t.bt;ee chlld~n- ceIVed from a. pa.nel pra.ctlt.loner, aud to de;!.1 \\ ILb
6!)ol;:o on her b Wa.I f -Sentence
the matter II
h:ud Illbour was pa.saed.
One of t.he spheres of actiVIty of the 1Il:f:u&i.c
This w.. agreed to .
DRUNK AGA.N,
STAFF ENLIS'lM.ENT.
a.lIas Wbale, was cnarired with
WIth regard to the en.hstm.ent o( the Comnut.
Ch :l.\:.ham ·~reet and a.ss:a.u1ting
on Ja.nua.ry 29t.b - p C. Eyre ~'5 staff, the Commit.tee deC.l.ded t hat no procompla1nt tha.t a. wOlJ!S-n
mue of remst.o.temeut be made, but. that so fa.r :r,'
a hatptn 1n Cbatham· street, posmible such membe:I1I of the etulf be takf'n brl' ~
Wells drunk , and brou.ght a.fter the end of the war
The ~olutlOn of th.
30th January as to the payment of thu usual fawas t'i'us,
rrlven but
on. the
aS!~~:~~:::p~~:,:,~~~ denIed
ad 4
munerat.ion dunng. embodlmeot. 1'6&:1 tbe a.mount 01
of dnnk. ': .. But
a.long horne," she the BfIrvIce pay and a.ny serVIce n.llOWIl!1ce, t.o :Illy
many prevIous cO D'tlet~DJI, member::s of the staff who enlist" fltc., was T{'Io
EYCI:t ca..~a
durs ltl default was 1m- 8ClDded 80S regards future enhstmcuts
the as.,au it c harge bomg of further ~nlistmcnt WIll be treat(!d no itl'; mern ' .
Five of tbo Committee's sta.1I of n.me are Ilo,)\;
SM'VIDg WIth the colOUTB.
BENEFITS RECEIVED
Smoe the last meet.mg of the Committee 05
insured pel:sons tn Ita a.re;:J. have been 8uppi JCd "I t b
extra. nounshment, 27 wltb tshelters 17 wIth medt·
cmes 2 with nnrsmg, 20 With. sanai.orJUDl {,re.~t.­
ment a.nd 5 WIth hosprtal treatment. In I 114,
23S cJ.a,hna for sic.k:ness becefit were rece l,cO , ~ tld
OD6

hIghly GIRLS! MOISTEN A

aonomable bnt too often dlmmlshiTI..J!: the pleat;nre

thHI war

"mo.o:pOieoft .laded ~ ~ a

the .n"'~o n"'m · 01] ca....1 and
labour, how deep was the d iVllJiou of dae3eB s.nd oi
religtorul bodies
When thel war was O"'e:l' that.
' erma "WOUld tax the Ca.po.CItoy lof our a.b1est lJtates·
knew bow deep

8:moeJ
i.o,:eo'&:hj!~~~:t:!:.:'~iTdTh!a~:!:t~~ :~~t:::: ~~~eds;~~u!refa~~: ~~ ~~~c':
the WOrld t&!J., ever seen,1 tbe BUp'reme stnlggle m I of men . The Nl1tumal Cbureh, as It. caned Itself,
whtch thi Empire IS unh.n.pIuly engaged, has OQI;'ht to be able to bInd an classes together In
e

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G!amorpn, !!aid }-

DtrrY OF THE CHURCH.

UlCQ

eoo_ug

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tin, Mr. WEiam
Ii..... at 8, Peacai Terrace, T~.

A~ from the war, they knew what .. aenO'lrJ
cn.slS there wn.a lD. lbl) lJfe of the na.t..ion.
Tlaey

COUSI,.era y out of luge
vohmron
.ubscribed 'lI,.~ pDblic and
a.dministe d by your
n.tion of
uncle. the
e of
bas been
dent
est.a.&1ishme1ii. in 1903.

roused th
peo I to

TO.Mm,-~

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In the a1i-imporl.ane ,question or f'lOODmlly that
IS belDg ao 'W~ly advoca.tal at the p~t . time,
sug"JestlOns ha.ve been Inade, a.mong. Q~, for
st.I\.41Ulg to t.he ~ot.be8 we ha:re. and Jjefri.unng
f rom furt.her purcbrasci;.
This ad:~ "lrlist; It
be SOWld Vt'J.thin eerta.i n limIts, mUSt. not be
pu.s~ too fa.r, a.od abould a.t any ra.te be followed
.eryl gn.dw<lIy, if oDly 10 slford oppottooit, t.o

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nad

LOVE FOR OLD CLOTHES.
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inte:resting ftod4
dress on the~oo-operat..i.-.e scheme of ball-o~.
1m

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exceedingly good work duriDg the

tile eosmng ~ shatlld be 56.
Mr. HUNTKR then , deJivered

Th!e connmt.tee 'IQ6 ~.
'!rfJ:!!. W:a.ma.TN, the hDrarlan , 8frid the number of
had dl:mi:ni8hed
She ~ that tJr.e
e1crm a.nd the local Rob eeeret..aries aDd Uw!o clm-gy
of t"., cou nty be oircuJarised, thu. ""!lriD~ the
Ilbr~ beu.er known.
There were &boat 400
hooks and .magazmes. and only twe1ve reader! &t
tb e ~re8 cnt time.
I
~'h r m<>et.ing then coneJud«l.

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lporr=ed

yot3.r, and to them their thanks went cIne.
Mrs. BF!l'iITQN' EGid, 'lbat aD :had worked 'WElI"J" hard
m~ , and they 'Were "Je,ry much obliged ~ them.
Tile l.09Olution waa ~ w.
~<;t.

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thy

W Al.Z'8 _d: I
I am gratefnl to mf uncle, lhe Duke of ,Connaught., the presi4ent of tb.is RoyaJ. Patriotic Flm~
Corporat.ioDJ fuI'" affording me "he epportmitJ &11

Teleplume 402.

OF THE BLIND.

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'l)Ioe lJiUo,p of tho D""'"'!'. n., Go... performed
the - 1 of iDductloa of the DOW V"'... of BI,
<la._am. the Reo. R. S. S"""O)'. ...

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iii.... Ad, 1915, presided. 1'5...
a blip FridaJo "'DlII( in lut "eek,
int..-eoting 00,.,.
gatamng of Lord L _ t s , May""" CH~ moIl' l"'" ...
by • Iarp ~n, 1M
of County (Jonnoibo and ethers. Lo~d H""...b.m~ cI<q, ~ 'DoIodiD&' the Afdl4eoooll of Berka,
the Lord t.ieutenam of Berbhirel ~Mr. J. H. Canon R. }to New'bouae ~ufa.l Deae). the ReT. '1'.
Branclrer tbe Be". H. P. N~ &Dd the Rev • .&...
Benyon) aod the Mayor 01 Reading l(Mr. Lecmard B.Willoy.

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