Reading Observer 03-1916

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AuctioDeers· 1 ,Announcement.
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Ol!lcial NoUu..

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Klbl:" Alfred
Brlg.-Ann1lllol lteport..
Presentation to au Oddfe-How

ne.th of lin W W~on

Unhappy M&fTl&(e

8cciotT -Borahl" Bnneh A1mU&I

A. Conee18nti0"l11 Objector (Geof'lge B

Montenegro (By Percy Alden M.l')
The Tri!juw

}\elding Temperance Society (G

Keeton)

Hemmln,)

Page ofProperty
and
Wanta
NOtlCM ot KeeLin,s etc.

Terncc . . . ch&rg~ al; the, Beadmg 'Foliee Court
on I"rida.y wtth eteaJrog between. tn& 31st Decem
ber ~ kn ..00. the 22Dd.. MM'Oh two mortan a
~r: three gtaaa IDelLIlWea &. ,1ypboo .. p&ll' of
gaa ph&ra a copper cylinder. nlUe SPtrlt.1taps and
Q t ermometer of tbe total wJ"" ef £6 th. prepe..!,. of Riohard Jon.. I>f rn C ..t1... treet II.Ild
ot~
:Mr J0Dt!8 ea.id t:.h&t pr..oner '1VU In hts employ
at the minera.l ~ter factory
)Vltnesa went Into
pa.rtnerahip With Mr 7'unbnd8'e on J~KY tat
&Dd th. article8 ..ere loft 10 \ pnaoner'. cUbodJ'
Wbtm the ,! ut.iclfW W6re miMed on Mai"Ch. 22nd
pn.oner Mid he Icnew' no~ a.Dout them
ne811 ~nt wltli D 0 Bendenon to pr*ne.r _ h.ouae

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aofdlen abd Sallor.: Free Butret.

The QUo&tion of Women Laobour

Pall'" 3 lled Or...
I Meet.ing

AdvertiNmente.

Pav 5'-1
LeadDIll' ArtIcle
Two Great; PrOblems ,.
Notes aOO Commente

Local Pangr&pho
De&th of Mr G Lo"...

~ ~"'!.,=:

Th. W..r JIooplt.1s SuppU... Depot

M:r. Alecr: TweeciIea Hut Scheme
The Wa:r on CoIL8U.lDpt.ion
(01;'

All ed FUme",

Volunteer Defenoe Regllilent Orders

Work

fo~

Women on the LaM
Rebgt0U8 ~ Soelely -MeetIDg at &.dlOg
Pal_ Theatre
Cennt,. Theatre
Keep Smiling '-By G P EuntJey

Page 7.A ParlinCr.!~British
Red Cron Fund.
Motor Accident lIyat.ery

RMdln~

Borough Bench.

Women. Work
Conoerts .. t the War HMp hI.

Ch...

;.:red

ad

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tb;:lty
f
Jou.ea re-called. ....d th...t he hald mlaced

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Garoeo. Notes
Impn80nment for Theft
WeddlDg of MIse Oe.rter
Wolungham 'Ca.vereham &!1d other DlStnet

of ,hem mit.y be: r6mD"fed. to cold fr&me&

he 10 m.ateci are MaW"'rltes Lord
GeiAlUumJ, C'ltm.a AatAmt, Stocks
Q&lUa.rdiaa fund
Antlt'l'hiDumJ. PhlOE.,. and Pentstemons
In tbe
pl .. to thot

CM

event of .barp fro.t threatemng at n1&,ht .. ma.t
OJ' ~lQ8th1p2' 8mular thrown over tho frames will
m..ke even Getamum.a aDd 'Ha,rcuent.e. qwt6 we
AtteDd to the tranaplantlng of LobeUaa Golden
'Fca.ther a.nd eeedlinr. of the vanoU8 annuals e.s
lOOn ~ tliey are :fit to be put 1n boxes Nothwg
IS !pore detnmental to IIOedling. tha.n to allow
!:.hem to get. oiowded m the seed p&D.I They should
be tta.naple.nted ... IIOOn as they ac6 Ja.r:ge enough
Light

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and plenty

of tpe.oe to grow "'"" euentla.l
EvarJ'thlng tha.t
been Wlotered 10 cold
fra-mee ahould ha.ve ..bunda.nee of air even to

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RIVER NOW RISING
The great (amfan of the first three da.ys: of thiS
week followmg on the heavy fall of IInow haa
brought up the nver very r&pldly. and the Kennet
and Loddon have also rlsen, flO that hundred8 of
acres 1Il the rIver ba!llDs am onder water
At
Rea.dUlg the Promenade the to~ath from Caver
.ham bndge to Caversham lock and tbe Kmg 15
no delay 10 prun ng VlDes upon
Meadow a.re submerged as well sa many low Iy!ilg
them 10 order for the 9&lU!on
~;;·It':~;;:;~~OO~;;~~,,~, and It IS deSirable to
lanC5 The rIver rose nme Inches on ·W cdneiday
prune
them
befoTe
the sap 18 1n a.ctLvo motion
night so tha.t on Thursday the water was htgher
.An the 8Ideshoott.;
than It has been for two yea.rs I t was !!Weepmg oUierwute they may bleed
over the Clappers footpath and the rel5ldenu: 01 should be shortened baek to ono OT t.wo good eyes
to the main rods
The latter should be
lower C.versham h.d to w&!k the plank for elor;e
gecru.reJy fa.stened to the wall by renl!wlnll &Ome
the whole-- length of the pa.th
The water has
of the hes tba.t anpear weRE 'fbIS timely a.tten
howe'\"'er turned ilnd tho Hood III now subsldmg tlOn w 11 'Prevent tbe rods from geU,LD~ torn down
rawdly
by hIgh Wind. lD summer when the Vln es &te n
The floods are partIcularly lenoue to fannen n f 11 lea.! Manur.e ma.y be dug 1000 tbe SOil as thiS
the dIStrICt who ou~ht to be worklDg on the l&nd IS ha.bIa t-o get 6xba.uslM after a. number of ycars
but find It Imposslole on account of the water
I THE VEGETABLE GMlDEN
V,gied cond tton of the SOl I
Seed.hng!; of Ca.uli.8owers 'and Brosllelsl Spro ltAi
sown ea.-rly under glasa and trllnsplanted in to
box8I .hoold be transferred to col<l f~ameos to
harden. them off ready for planting 0 It !Whenever
tbo weather ~meg genIal Later sown scedl Dg-s
ma., De tra.nsplant.ed drroctTy mto frames or f
such IW'C not .~lla.ble they may be planted In "
Th marrla.ge took. place on Satllrday at Holy freshly-d~ pteCe of ground 10 frbnt of a. wall or
fence fBelng IIOUth or west but shou1~ be pro
Tnntty Church Wtndsor of Miss Evelyn VIda tected fo~ a tUne
Carter daughter of the Ch,ef Constable of Wmd
Sp nacb &own m autumn has not boon making
liar &nd Mr Stanlcy Fredenck Greenfield son of mueh growth lately oWln; to lhe cold raIDB and
rough
..thel' It Wlll It mulde t.be ~Iants f tbe
!lfr rnd?tlra G J Greenfield of Readmg The groundwe
IS Klyen .. light dusbng of soot and II then
bnde was attired tn a. gown of IVOry eahn and hoed between the rows
Th 8 may be Irepeate<i
nmon fa..st.ened at the W8JSt With ta.nell of every eIght or ten days and the effect 'tV1U soon
be
T1Slble
on
the
growth
of
the plants
I
pearle She also 'lore a veIl With ora.nge bloNom
Make a eo:wmg of a ztumn-root.ed " r:nety ot
and carned a bou~uet of a.rum lilies
She WM
attended by her s liter Mise Bess e Carter and the CG.rrot -.uoh ... S-tump-rootOO Scarlet on well prepared ltl'O'\lnd The best roots a.re always obtained
fol}Dwmg were also 'bridesmaldl Mis8 E Mode)
trom soil tha.t ts- broken up -to a fine tllth Thn
MISS V Jopson: ~8IJ G Coleman and Mhts May ,.IU Itlve & supply of tender young roots mueh tn
Hudson
T~ ondeam&lID were drell!ed m tnt
advance of' the deep rootIng kinds which .hocld be
quoille crepe (Ie chine Wlth paJe blne sIlk Itockin~ IOwn later
j
a.nd black patent slil'pen and wore veda and
Tboae who have .. ddReulty 1n mamtalDlDg a.
earned bou~uet8 of tIger llhe. and lVOry pra.yer supply of the ordma.ry summer 8plnuh In dry
boobt!!:e gift of the bndegroom .A.ssl.ltant-pay warm weather ahould sow ee&ds of Ne~ Zea.l8.mi
master 0. G Greenfield, R N R, acted &11 be~ Sp'nach (T-etn.goma. 6xpa.naa) 1U beat a.nd twlt
man and the bnde was given away by her lather them olf Ilngly In 6ll1all pots keeping .t.hem t 11 the
A large number of fnends were entertwned to ooglnnlDlt of June when tbey may be planted out
The 8p nach
hrealdast at the Chief Conlltable I :reIIlClence and two 01' three feet apart ee.ch wa.y
I
In the &fternoon Mr &Dd Mrs Greenfield left lor reff ate drought adm1r.a.'bly
The -prlDClpaJ crops of
Gapb&ge,
Cault
Eaatboume where the honeymoon 111 bemg lpeot fJoW'~1'I
Sa.vop. loud Brui6ela Sprouts &bould now
The followtng Ie .. Illlt of pruenb 1>& IOWU I~ bedl ~Ither broadcast or In hp';88 Tbe
Bride to btidegroomJ portmante&tL
latter" tjie bette~, method b~.. II . now. ,be
Bndegroom I-<> llrid. diamond brooch .."d b.na ..,lan,te more room. &nd the hoe ca.n be used between.
bIg
the 'rowl to iteep down weeds and promote the
ChIef Constable &lid Mrs CarteT cheqne and growt.h of the planta Net the beds or use black
cott.op If b ros are troublet:ome
stlver Clgp.rette caM
Egypti.a.ll or ';t'urnlp-.root.ed Beet JOWU ow wUl
Mr and Mno G J Greenfield bl8CUlt obOe..
come lOt(> UAe dunnr AUJ'Uat. and Will ltnk up 'WIth
ancl\but.t.er at.and, and Picture
th~ o~ s llpply If tbls bas been stored I~ 6&00 n
Mn: &rid Mia A1ccmbe cheque
a cOOl .li~y poIltIOl1 It 18 not alw.ays poulble
Mr and Mn Bailout, butter di,b
1.D a
garden to DlAlnt,.a.in a.
of Beet
BeRne entree bowl
t~e year round but given Illfllctent ap&Oe It
Muter Jock Brady, ,ilk cu,llIon covet'
lat..!"eIl to know that lt can be, dOtle
I
l\Â¥li~beI' m.a.,.. be aawn on 110 wa.rm ~er and
botter dWt
W111 g:like f&lrl,.. rapId prGgl'etl8 In the open ~
. Mrs Coleman Nell and LIly, teapot stand
Turtilp-rOoted !1Jol'I:etiea U'8 the flnt to come tc
Mra. Elliott ernet
band
Sow thinly becaua when crdwded the
Mr BOd Mno ,Franklin qutlt
growth .. I delayed U1d the roo\!! take long.r to
Teaah .. useful llle 80ma of them mdOed never
GladY" AIId P""?Y, Bl..thJ' v .....
form .. -root at all worth ea.fJlng
Mr A. W M: Qreenfleld, tW111 lam pot .tond
~... Veget&lole Marro... In a h.ated
Mr C G Greenfield and E\hel, IPpsy kettle.
J)Ot
tAecn off Ilnglf u soon as the flret
Mr H J Greenfield, ej!g cruet and IlJlOO11ll
.h
.....
It.eIf A 3-ln pot will he la.rge
R Greenfield P"'" uJt collare
tbj.l bat it will be lleoeB8&ry
, __ _, ___ _

WEDDING.

..u an..n

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W H Hame. twm jam pot stand
ROd Mno W F Eale, teapot .tond

lug

Hale J glue vaaes

M

Mre

Hale, l'&lr fruit di.h••
F Redington, embrCldsred.
and EU.., bilcuit baml
sUver vuea

WAR HEMS
Lieut G R Ha.yes Sadler 2 d Royal
reported a.s wounded on Mareh lOll
s I u
Mrs Hayes Sadler \\ e~ t fie d Lod.,.,e llr
wh Ie Llel t A J B WlggCl t 1\ no Ro <1.1
reported Q.9 mISSLn~ bel eYed k lIE:d S e so li l
Mr and Mrs H E A W ggct L ot \\ 1 Ie Leuo
lilufiekl ~rackneU
;Pte 'f Sharo of B "field (8th Balil l on I Q I
Berks fullment) s reported as I ISS;") :. C lJ
Qct<Jber
He was pt eVIO\ :sly Icpon I ,I:. k 11 I
a.nd was ut 21 years of a ge
Pto J R chnrd son Ro} iii Berks Reo c
I IS
been ace enLa.lly ~oundt.x1

mgJI

SOLDIER S DEATH

110
l It .... onll on February
15th last

Collectl~n. were token 10 DJd of the trust

THE WAGES QUESTION

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the memben discussed The Wa~s Question
from the pomb of View of the hUlweas man and
the phtlanthropl.It It was agreed 1ba.t. an mcre&8O
of wages should remlt--other thmgs bemg equalIn the greater effictency of t.he worKer
the
ehmmatlOn of WMte and the Increased produc
tlVlty of the natIon &8 a whole From the pbllan
t~PIst s atandpomt
the Jlreatest happtnells of
th8"}grea.telt number 18 the 1dea,1 form of d strlbu
tion of wealth and although tndlvldua.hsm 18 at
the bottom of the p~ent system no one t8 pre
r.arod nowada.va to argue for the prmclples of
JlIJ.ssez frum; and the present wa.r 1S bnngmg
home to us more and more our socla.l dependence
upon one another
Still such conSideratIOns as

lnto ~lD 'POts before they

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felt

h16 ;,oun

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THE

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TRIBU~All

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b..e utlhtan.m1!1Il &lid kind hearted phdantbrcpy

The followmg "l'peal. ",er.

~b"rd

and dt8posed

of &t a mooting of the Borough Tr bunal on Thurs

day 10 last. week I Herbert Walbridge, 7 Queen IB te:rrace (attested)
eJDployed by IMr E C Hughes: "68 d hiS trade
timber hauhell w&s & cert tied. one
The appl1ca.hon was refu~
1
'Ihe follOWing were unat~ Ch~lis
Ii ngle
he WQ.8 the only
1eft and asslSted h 8 fatber who was ad
tn y~s t.n h s blUl nessl of a )obb ng br ck
One month allowed
Lusb Widower 17 IAngborougb road a.
:~~.h;~::::'s an{l James A Al(Irid~e GlPS," lane
asSistaot each sup.portlDg a. Widowed
llowed. a month s exemptIOn
Wa.lden 10 SUtton road s nglo
~~~r.;~,::~~ and leweller said he was the only
~
to IDa father who IS gettmg on In years

the road to glory
NATIONAL DEPOSIT lijRIENDLY SOCIETY
The &nonal meetmg of the Caversham District
was held on Monda.y evemng at Wes:t Nemorl"l
InstItute when there were present MeslmI F W
Allwr ght W J Belcher
J Sa.undcn H
N1ChoUs C SPice C Smith J Fhnt F Flmt

W Workman E W Falkner (Secretarv) and H

COUNTY BENCH

g

the fuel allotment. f;un..d on
RaU distr b~ted some 250
of 2s 6d eochll enlltlin~ the
obtaIn coal to that arqount
Th 8
below the 2t to 3 ewt "plrually given
dee~ded. upon 80 aa to 1oonserve the funds
a.fte~ tbe wat' penod
No contract for
In bUlk was placed thisl year aa lB usually

WIll not 8Uf6ce to bnng a.bout the needed refonns
m our SOClaJ condItions R. h1gher and Btemet" call
to a senee of duty on the part of employed 8.8
wel1 nil emplover IS wanted
Not once nor tWice
In our rough leland 15 atory: the pa.th of duty was

Mldl

TUESDAY -Before Mr G A Wu.t-6on (n the
ch8.lr) J Mr A.. J Mackey }!1r E D Mansfield
Mr L R Erskine a.nd Mr H C Mylne
UGHTING FINES
Sldne W .. Lawrence for falling to sbad-e hghts
10 a shop at Warfield on March 11th W8.8 ordered
to pay -1s. costa -P S N chols and P eCole Iiaw
] gbt f.o'm (I. lonif skyl ght a.t ~wrence s StoreslIr La.:W;"ence sa. d he had done aU he could
Frank I Lew ~ fOt' fa 1 ng to shade I ghh 1n 8.
motor gfrage lilt Easthampstead On March 4thPC Fleteh()r fa d he saw a. 1 ght from a skyhght
at Messrs Drpk6 a.nd :Mount s Garage Stat10n
roa.d Bra.e1r:ne~1 -F ned 20s
Fre4ild H T.66 was summoned for dnv ng a. horse
a.nd ca.r~ Wltf out a 1 gbt at rOOr at Sendhurst on
March 10th -P S Salter deposed to see I g defen
da.nt drlvlng w thout a 19h1 He had been pre
v ousty ca.ul oned -F1ned lOs
Wm ~ Br ght was summoned for nd nr a.
bl(~"ycle " thout front and rear hghts at Sonntng
on Yarer. 10th - Fined 5s
Cq8.S I~ Leake Wa.3 summoned for r dlng ;l
hlCye1e ~ thout a. rear I ght a.1, Sanclhurst on March
12th -Defendant a gentlema.n cadet sa d he bad
r dden fr Om Murlow as the 1 ght fa led -F ned 5a

OBSTRUCTION

BOJLING CLUB ANNU IL 'II HI'
The a.n~ual meetlDg of lhe Back fill Bll
Club t;.ookl rla.oe on 'Iucsd y c \e 10 al II c
Head hoLe I In the 6bsence ol.ll l I...ic O Ii
H P Hambllng prelilded
See -etary s repo t. WIU/ I)rC8e c I t o elh('
the I ~lanco .. h~et a.ud lth esc " ~ e al101 I ~
and pa.ssed I
lbo;) r eport sho ved that tho club
LS hall
own finane a.lly 111 lip to of tho a I e r~ C I
st.u.nees
Through I 0 ocne ros ty 0
\1
Brown the prey 01 s seeson s deli t of £11 ;J
hqUldated eM.rly m t.he SCllSon a. d 1\ e cl I
had a balance tn ho.nd of £5 14s 2d
] I e rc
st.at.es that the arcen hw:; ~oon e cll know
one of tile be3t In t hs So th of En:;>land a J
Comnuttee In tender ng the r Ll t \;:s to U e
scrlbers e.s~ for conUnucd s p orL
A ge o I (l
gramm6 at matches v. as I cor l ed out. las t sea 0
a.nd the local team more Lhun held ts 0 n
II ~
usual member!:! tournamnn s. w e (} carr cd
nom n&1 pr zes be ng offere 1
As ta r a:; t.. hc c O
cha.mp onshlps l'iere concert ed U e cl I ras
fortunately dra.wn
In t he r ~ks compel ton
opponents were aga n Palmer Par k \\ ho cap
the cup for tbe firs t.. 1, n o
M r lI.[ Payne { ~
nell) gave the litluat..e "Illn~r of the !:! ng lcs cI
plonsh p 0.11 E P Batten) a \ ery clos~ ga ue
deed 10 the first. rOll d
rhe C-onUJ;I ttee regret t() record t1 e loss II
death of tures of t.s m em hera ~l ess [ s (J Co
ter J T Trodd nl d H r J {l DCS
TI e cp r :j
sta.t.ea that tbe clu b had no more goen OllS s p
porter In It.s mfancy tban Mr Pant.e .... 10
i
WIth truth be r ogarded ftJI. t.he fQ nder of bo Iii
t he d st.rd wh Ie the other two membels e 1)
always ke ~Ily Int..erest.ed IU t.ho we:italo of tI 13

George Hayne8 for obstr let ng the h R"hway by
leavmg a. beavy motor oar t hereon at E I cha.mp
stead on March 13th was fined lOs - P C Gr gg club
and Mr Chan nan 138. d they saw an eng ne Wlt.b
Votes of thanks were accorded the r et r I ~
wheels l,ll a ditch and coa.ch 8.S block and towing cers end t~e 6lect l()n for the COl ng sea 0 1
tImber ! rom a wood v.; th a w re haw~r !'iO as to 8Ult.OO n M'f H P Hamblng ben~ e lected I
stop a.1l road and pedestrian t.raffic -The Bench
de It Lord ~o Pratt Col F F ?1 lCke ;.: eL K
severely commented on thl~ Illegal ad Ion - 'For Mr Goo Brown vIce Mr S Cal ter (resign ed :\I J
fallinlf 0 produce a. motor d r veT fI I cence ILt. the F M HaUield (v oe Mr Geo Pa.r ter w I 1
month s e.:r:empt on
same t me and place defendanL was fincd lOs
A B nbam R (."buTchn au H Lav.renee S
S Halsey slllgle 2 Yarket-place bootON THE FOOTP~TH
Lawrence W P Metcalfe C Ph II p~ and (
saId that hla buslnesa was an old--estabhshed
George
L
Dlake
a.
Can
ad
an
80
ld
er
was
lrum
W
lson all re elect.ed
M r .M P yne w t~ cl (l
one and must Jeo under if he were called to eerve
He was the only one caps-ble of mllttary aervlOO moned. for r dmg a h cycle on t.he fcotpath at W n capta n With Mr E Brl)wn as d ep ulv trea.s
nersh on March " 12th -The case ~ as dISmissed Mr 0 Phllhps (rHlected)
The co nn ltco cc.
engaged In It CondltlODal exemption granted
pr sea Me~rs J S rums J It Taylor and (
Sevcral Olherl apPhC&tiO.. were heard In camera under tHe Proba.tlon Act
Woolford (re...elect.ed) With MeserR S Cartel J
ASSAULT
Ma"l'Y Streeks was summoned by Mary Alexander Ward E E L&wrenoe F J J oynes and] Spra '"
aI!I new members
Mr ·W Burr dge vho liM
for asl!laultlng her at B nfield on March 9th De.fendant thre V" a filthy rng at eomplalDant for no corded a hea.rt\ vot.e of tba.nkfl for past ser ~
caw;e whatever -Defenda' ~ who was "\ery deaf WAA re-elect:.ed os secreta.ry Messrs W H II n
SOCIETY
It W:.I~ d ec \J
wrote a; long statement to the Co ITt
She was and W Thompson be J g auditors
bound over n the StUD of £5 to keep the peace that the ar ra.ngement of fixtures be left.. to Pfl
comm ttee
Mr Stewart ~ as elected as a a
for t?;elve mont bs
member of t he ~Iub
WOKINGHAM DISTRICT
Mr C PhillIps then presented the pllzes a:;,. fol
lows I
BOROUGH BENCH
The annual meetmg of the Wokiagh&m D otrlct
Club eh-a.I1enge cup -Ho lder Mr J G Grier 0 1
I
o the N &tiona] Dep(lfllt Fnendly Soclet,. wa.a he d TUESD/\ Y - Before "Mr H C Mylne (n the and a. prIze: 2 Mr A Bullock
Club h&nd cap - 1 Mr F J Dav s 2 Mr J
10 the Town Ba.U Wokingham
on :.Ma.rch 16th chalr) .Mr G A Watson and Mr A J Mackey
C P thcr 3 Mr W J ~oy n t.e.r
~r G C Green OCCUPIed. the ohaIr &Ild wafi "'UTJ
Pa.Il'S hand cal) - 1 Meflsr s F J Day ~ and W
I
LIGHTING OFFENCE
ported. by the Dlvwonal Secretu.ry (Mr H C
Georgc,., !\ckers was s IDlmonw for dr "lngo a motor Jf Ba ley :2 Messrs H P H'amb ng HI d J G
Roberts) mem~rs of the local commltt.ee and the car w tho It a. red rear I ~bt ~t Wok ngbam on P ther
1
District Secretary (Mr Geo 11 E Fryer)
March 8th P C Ba ley salfl he saw defendant
FIYlll~ ha.nd ca.p -1 Mr "
Burr dge 2 Ai
The DlSTRIcr ISscRllTAl1.Y presented hll report for about 645 at the ra.lway stat on dr v ng a bul'; J Da.Vlfl 3 Mr A Bullock
Consolat
on
1
Mr
A
Lissaman
2 Mr ~t
At 815 w tness sa.w tbe
the yea.r a.s
Tbe year 1916 has been He had no re::l.r li ght
one of the mas luccessful yean In the blst.ory of bus aga.ln Vi' tho It a rea.r I ght. m t be Ma.rket-place Payne
The aubB"Crlpt <tlW'J amount.ed to £49 14.s f I
the »l.8tr ct
the depoelt sect on no less than -Defendant said the wlro fused - Fined lOs - The
132 new members have been enrolled comparoo police
ordered to nform the ~l s Cornpe"ny and dona.t ons £19 1s Ollt of a total neome of £!b
With 55 In le14 and the total membershiP for the thllt th y must aoo that the r 1 gMa were ma.m 3s 9J wh 1st rent rates and taxeR swallov; ed i'"
£2.7 1Ss 9d upkeep of. green £17 145 81 d a.
year was 757 &iamat 636 10 1914 The outlook IS tamed
royalty to tb-e Brannell Enwhng Grccn Ltd
very eDcouragmg and the Committee feel hopefu l
£810s.
that by the end of the pMeent year the numeriCal
st1'ength for Wokingham Dis:trlct w 11 exceed. 800
I
ID t-he depoalt .8eCt. on alone
The finanees &JIO
ha.ve IncrOO&Cd In aU dtrec tions as the foUowfog
Do lIot forget the three grcat. g
sal~s In t he
figures show -COntrlbutiona 1915 £652 38 1914 Cattle Market and Town Han Read ng on April
£610 1. Depoelta 1915 £482 2s 9d
1914 £317 29th May 1st and May 3rd next
Proceeds for
!f's 9d Si1:!k pa.y 1915 £ii96 139 Id "'914 £328 the Agr cult ral Rei d of All cs Funrl and the
96 lOd Me<! ca.l pay 1915 £75 7s 4d 19).4 £72 lIellt and All ed Tra.des Red Cross Fimd fLnd the
1~. 7d
WltJtdrawalo Irom depo81ts 1915 £421 Royal ~rkshlrt) Hosp lta.l
See offiCIal advert seBE 9d 1914 £462 & tid
balance to members ment
I
l10000nt 1915 £4 764 0. 2d 1914 £4 399 12.1 5d
The CommIttee regret to .report t.he loss of three
POST~L CURTAILMENT
members who- have been k illed m a.ct on :IZ
Commencing wlth Monday Ma.rch 20th: the
Sapper S Ayers who was wen hown In Wolimg posta.l 8uIlngemenis n the Village underwent a.
ha.m 8.Ild who bad a very promISing oareer before eomplete change There Will be onlY lon-e debvery
MIL':fARD 5
h m
Corporal C R deelU'''' aon 01 Mr R dsout of letters and that tho ~ft rl.,y one 1 the morn nsEasLhampstead road who wa.a a bell rmger 10 the and two despilfle.hes of ma Is the first at 10 & m
RehableQual,ty
town and very popular and Pnvate E tG Verrall
and thel last at 8 p m
The t") liar boxes w 11 os
qf Evenley who waa awarded the D C1M for con clea-red about half an hour pr or to the despatches
on
8P cuous gaUantry 10 Me.opot-auua.. The CommIt- Tbe PO!!t Office closes a.t 7 :v m and also for
t'ce offer their deep sympathy to the relatlH:a a.nd couple of hours tn tho mIddle of tbe
Lasts
that
gnp
fpends of t.hese b["a.ve members who ga.ve the r
live& for the u.fety and honour of tbe1r country
the heel
I
ST
D AY
I,n the Sta.te laotlon of the Society tbere are about
Fr day: m last week (St Patr ck s Day) W 11 lon~
Very SUItable
500 members bemg an Increase of 54 for the year be cmembered by those connected WIth the V A U
The benefits received by members lD tblS section Hospltall In Warorave A sunnly of sbamrock wM
lor
wear
for 1915 amounted to f285 1911 4d comp&red With rece ved from Lord Rohert~ou of Wat.erlord and
£254 1& 3d for 1914 In conelus on the Com bunches were v; orn by the s ster In-charge 1be
mlttee look forward to the time wben the Woklng d octor nurses a.nd all the pat ents
Thl)
:£.?rd
All SIZe.
ham Dlstrlct ,..111 hold the premIer poSItIon In the Roberts r warn: y.; as dc-cora.ted w th the
greer
BArks and Ha.nte dlVI810n
and bunches were plaeed e.bove and below thB ~r
1 The CJunuu.N In movtn~ the adoptJOll of the trA.1t of the I famous .saM er as a tr bute to ~ s
Je.port con~ratula.ted the D str ot on tbe excellent memory
wh ch had been made dunng the year
Poot
OItr.
largely due to the Dll!ltrlci Secretary a.nd
SOCIAL EVENING
local comm tt.ee who suppo1'~ him f"l""Om
The
Carnm
tt
eo
of
tbe
WlLrgrave
Tenn
iS
Also
to month
arranged anothCt" $1 ceeasf I soc la.l evon ng In the
H GoSWBLL
Woodc1yffo Ha.ll On Wednesdav 0 l ast week I at
stock.dlm
WhICh waa
wh ch 110 were nrC!lent Inoluding the wl?unded
sold ers from tho ho hoSl) t&ls n the par sJu The
Ch,ldre, •
pr zew nners In t he wh st drive were - LÂ¥les 1
s1zes
Mrs So Ithg-a.te 2 Mrs F Benne~t .3 M 61i Fra.nk
l
Itn mystery M1"S Moss consola.tlOn Mrs F dler
Gentlemen 1 Mr A E I ad"d 2 Mr K ng 3 Pte
7 to rOl 7/6
11 to 11 8/6
Wakehng myst-erv Dr vel' Foster consolatIon
Corpl Lock Mr VI E Ca n of Wargrllve Manor
kindly prov d¥ the prIzes and to h m t he Cqm
I
Rubber
I
Boot
mlttees ~b"nks aTe due MJ,Ss E Reed kmd1v gtve
a ·\t.aket as onle of the m} stery prizes Tho flow.e ra
Sf"mahs's
u~ lUI deeol'1nt ons werll... lent by MY' "fn nand
added mu-ch to the br gltfti&ss of t l €I room ~s
HanJlon superintended the Rrrangements for Ire
freshmeqts most SAtIsfactorily
The Comm ttc~
are plea.8ed to hand over the sum of £2 ISs as 3.
contrIbutIon to the V A D Hosu tal Fund

I

C RobertI!! {Dl,Vlslonal Secretary) and others 1 be
report and hfilance I!Iheet which were favourable

and were adopted .bowed that the depOSIt mem
ben sta.nd at 412 The retlrlng members of the
Commtttee were re elected Mr F W Allwnght
W88 agam unammouslv re elected chamnan of the
Dlstnct and he and Messrs N Icho1Ja and Work
ma.n were elected. 81 del.tel to the a.nnual

The Chiiirmon M~ Mr W I

Belcher were IJelected &I delegates {or electl0n by
the diVISional &nnual meetlDg" for the annual meetIng of the SOCletv to be held n T nnrlon m ~J.ay
Mr H C Robertll the DIVlSlon:d "ccrehry rra.ve
an addres8 a.nd bnefIy eXplf\.lOf! I th'?l effect of the
proposed amendment of rn1f~"l
"l; ote" of thank.
were Accorded to htm and I ~ ( to the ChBuman
a.nd DIstl'1ct Secretary

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iNATIONAL DEPOSIT FRIENDLY
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TWYFORD.

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The Agents for the Rf':l I D'T Obe.ernr at Twlford
Are J W CHURCn 1\pwQl"ent etc Stat oD
road. Menrs WYMAN and SONS RaIl".,. 51..&tlOO BookBtall and M9I6Il1 W H SMITH alld
S.:.O.:..:.N..:S::...:l::...:S.:."':::.:I"o"n.:.r':o:;ad=-:c::-:_-::-,-,-:-c::-_--=__
DR BARNA.RDOS HOME

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A lantern lecture was gIven In tbe Oongrega.tlont\l Scboolroom 00 Wednead.ay nentng by Miss
Lucy Taylor on
~r .Ba.rnaroo s BoYI and tho

lete

WIlt"!ir A Brooks waa cha rmlW and a col
lecL on 'W" made In &ld of the Homes

1a.rge numbet' of men from Twvford Wa.rgrave mnd
Blnfiald were sworn tn as Spemal Oontitables The
Twyford men weT'6 Messrs. T Brown M HlgglI
W Blyth F Dentry J Porlsmouth and W
Pritchard maltine" a totaJ. of 19 men I!Iworn In for
Twyford
AU the men are being supplted WIth
t.he offic al ea.p aDd a. whurt O"T"IVe 1111 l!Juggested W
meet tbe cost
S Ipt Goddard commenced hIS
lectU1'e9 on
lim aid ' on Wednesday before 8
good. number of men

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WARGRAVE.

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LAD ES' RUBBER
WELLINGTONS.

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THREE.MILE-CROSS.
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Aft.r a

"BOG COAL.·I

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MIle-eros..

Ir

Hio.tchl Lodge

h!'n~~~:'t:"l.;~;~~:~;d&ya he re~urned to t he

At tbe l..t meetlDg of St Andrew, C '" }[ S

Th& Agent for tbe

action on

to MI!t May NorJ'UI dawghter

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dlvl.lonal meetmg

Alexander 3rd

le&rn tha.t Pte W

ltegtment wae killed

SPECIAL CONQABLES
At the Woklngham Cotmty'&ncb on ;ru..cI"y a

THE FLOODS.

~'J~r

Quality

Ha.nn&m and T W Beck an Pa.stor Elphlck and
Among Mr 8 Watson Miu Flmt sang 0 Nst In the

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wolaNUIfAM (E't:'::l.'bOd)

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as they become flata.bliahed. In pots or boxes many

,OU

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SAIl.E & SON,

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FROM

Schoolroom
Sbaclcleford w"'" the occom
nal118t The chlMn"" III tho evenong w.. Mr M
Greenhouses wijJ now be get.tm.c crowded with H Parfitt .?ir T W Jhs presented the balance
IIheet • .whJch proled t~ be.()f a. II&tl9fnctory chara.c
younr plants reared for the flower garden but ter Addt'esses were gIveh
the Revs W L

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of Lower Cavorshom Will agam E. lI00ded out

L&r~ tract! lare under water; and SellOllA mcon
TeDlen~ II already bemg erpenenced The towmg
path above Cavera:ham Bndge hall been under
water and down etream It has been much wone

THE FLOWER G&IIDEN

drawing ott the bgbta dunng the da.y Th 8 will
hwen them 80 tb&t they mIl receive n o check
when finally planted In the open Sweet Peas re
qUlJ'8 010&& attention In thiS reRpeCt for br ght
News
8unalun6 and oold "... nds soon prov. 1D1unous 1t
Late Advert Bemenh
they h&ve not been hardened
Butil5 Yarnages and Death.
Both In OOUJ1t1'y a.nd town i&rdem Vlolu II.nd
Pan(Uee should now be pln.nt.ed out. to Jet. them get
"'III'ell eetabhahed before v.; arm and dry weather
LATE ADVERTISEMENTS
commen~
Although they may not seem to ma.ke
much growth for a. time t.hey 80re ma.kinK" roots
a.ad the advantage of that ca.nnot be overra.ted
1'he fOLOW ng advertisements, were recel"ed '!.oo late 80me varletlM be8'ln flowerrng early a.nd they
to appear In tho usual columnl All Idverlaae;. sho~ld be il-ven advantage by planting t hem at
menta 1Otenoderl fur the c91umns n .. bleh an onSf
nouncemenh are c assltied must 1>& hand,ed 10 .t
Late fiowermg Phloxes ~a.y be dl'nded and rep1&Q.ted if the clumps are 1e..rge Tbe best. resulla
our Offices before m d-day on l!'rlday.
ue joht&med from pleOe8 conslsttng of three or four
.hoote In dlytdlDg old plants select the
Oy W!]I.;"'WD-Apply at the • O~er
most T1goroua Pleooa from the outsid.e of the clump
Offi.,. Read,ng
and rut out any wea.k .hoo~ tha.t
preaent
When l'1goroualy thinned m tbl. way the remam
ADIE. or NEW DEPARTURE COASTERS lOR' shoots arOw 'Uangly and produce large
fit.ted 17s
Hubf! front 1& 3d back 1a paluelel and Jarge flawen
9d
Spokes WIlh DIpples fiUed 4d do~n Hub
St.otk plaote of Anohuu. Itahca.. or &ny of lts
Cha n Rings 8td Leggings (Waterproof) .3a lOd Va.J'lOtieB web as Dropmo~ r&lled from seeds or
-Forle8Cue Bros Ltd 1 West Street Reaodlng
root cuttIngs Ian yea.r a.nd wintered In cold
~R Sal. COCKATOO apl.n(hd bIrd aloo good fr.ames may noW' be planted out 10 beds or borders
.I' Trap w th 0 fJprmg'S 6U1t Cob 14 15 l:iande whare they ue to bloom Seeds may be aown In
a cold fra.me to bloom next ycar a.nd thm be sure
-Apply 155 \Vh tJey Wood Lane ReadlDg
of fl stock fm pla.nting In heavy &OIls where the
pla.ntll a~ lIable to dte out.
T,\REE -SE~ ING MACHINE UST gmng 10
.I' struotlOn bow to work all makes of Sewing
Pru.ne heqgea of Box Yew Privet and L&urel
:Macb nea
MachIne Needles of eve.r,. known pat:.- A blfe and not the garden 15hcnrR sbould be uaed
for
tb~ IMt.-Hmeci because th e large leans are
tern kept. 10 stock Send tddre8l!l !d poskard
ver.r Unl gbtly when cut 10 11alf If the 81tuatlon
may eave you bouf"'S of worry -Forteacue BrOf
of .. hedge 15 a dry one It. II! h ~h' 'y advant.egoom
Ltd. 1 West Street Reading
to fflV6 the ,.round on each s a c a dresslDg of
ULTRY HOUSES "&nd Coops 10 ..tock Port- ma.au1\6 or old ga.rdeo rub!> sb d 1!'g ng It In
able B uld ngs
Motor BOUIes
Garden
The tune 18 now fa. ourable for traolplanttng
PralDes L ghts ete
Inspect or obtain the Cottifera and evergreen Ibrubs of tome Size
H Better
Built
I sts -Ha.wthom'1 .9 Duke ~
they WIll I~n commeoet'l groWlOg
Street (and London V/ori:l East Street) ReadlDg alNlt!h and thus repatr the damage to tbe roots
EaQh should be transpla.nted With a. ba.ll of SOIl
E
BRING
'IHE
RIGHT
PI!OPLB a.nd a m&t or cloth should be wrap;led round the
, TOGETH E R -'When you want to buy any
ball till tIS p&.eed t.n the ;Dew poslt.lon and ready
thlnB' sell anythlDg or exehange anytb ng ..,ben to
eo"ered.
want to find a IttuatlOn or an employee or
Chrysanthemums 1n t.he open are now
Let & House ad'lf!lrtlse Tn the columns of thiS
and should be lIfted broken up lDto
Journal The three or four linea you nsert WIU
With roobs attached &.lid planted n
be sunned by ]11st the ~ple yOU want to reacb
a.nd man Ired soIl If the bed •
people you wou ld find dltliCulty In rea.chlne 1ll any afr::i~I:;~!:tP~:;:~
one
Jut year eo much the better
otber wa.y
&tce should be selected 1n a.ny case
OUNG MAN &ge Z1 marned not eligIble for
THE FRUIT GAtRDEN
~ nny I!'eeQ SITUATION In fLl:Iy capc.c ty 'Bm: 8024
Observer
Oftlce Reading

B
E

THE MARKET
The supply W&\!li under the Average on Th r J
at the Market
Fa.t cows 60Id I fl lo £ 13 1
Devon steers £19 to £21 156 cow
I I
J t ~
lOs
CaJvea were plentiful at 1:'5 to 85
S
were a short supply tegs sell ng to 69l;
'II C I
trade was br sk porkers sc I Il .. fro 36s b! 1
90s fa.t. hogs £5. to £8 15s u 1 MJ .... s U ( (,
171 6d
loultry was a gooJ supo l) co .
sell n8' from 2.11 8d to SIs 2d hel S ~ 0 4 ~ I I
anii ' pullets 2a 6d to 48
444 dozen e", ,,s <l. rC'
j
Dumber} &Old from I s 6d to Is 8d vcr loz

FLOODS
With the eontinued rams and the rIVet' ~:pul1;y
V.mg lean are entert&in.d that tli. inhal»t.fmtit

MissIon London) The sololat was :M1III Hnmphrey
who sang The Promll;le of Life" and ROck of
Ages
·Tea. was 8Ub!equently 8en-ed and. waa well
attended Between thIS s.nd & publlo meetIng at 7
o dock aevera.l mU81cai lteml were given In the

Jtta:

The Flood.

'l!lD.l r.r-V

organ

was the Rev WIlfrid L lI""nam (of tho LeVI"'"

to ~e handled OODvenlently

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On Sunda,. B1'O Rickard l!_ded and h,. Bible
le"on wu on the B11b~ct of Job
Mr Gil .. lea
Wlth ,Fa'yet' and gave an address on The ~tem&I
God 11 thy Refuge' Bra F Burbldg. W1Io8 at th.

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HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
Sunday eVenIng a.t Holy l'r n t.y
evenllOnr Mr I! C Fal kner g
recItal which lnc1ucled thfd anlhe
tender were es l5ake
toc.ca t.a a 1
(J 8 Buh) duetto (Mtmd els~l l
III C ml (Ra.chm&ll noff)

PB. l..

WESLEYAN UHAPEL
many other thinP. lDoludlng a lll!'ge quantity :yf
On Tuellday speCial gathertngs were held at
,uj!1!r which1!,:,!""er'. Wile had been ..llmg to
Lower Cav.ereham In contmuance of the recent
'neigh urs at.l!{<I a Ib
&nruvenary servIceS In th e a.fternoon the prea.Cher
PrillO'D&t Wla aentenced to Ill: weeks jmpnaon

GARDEN NOTES.

Page 6.-

Help

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ptl!Otlet'

mltted t.e.klng the t~ saymg
I am
It U1 tb1'Oup my irife f,etttng moo debt

Coley Trogedy
War Items

Footh&ll

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.00 the ..tId.. ,,""' &IllRund thoro
D C Henderson ga"e etidence that

The CorD Market

Berbh~.

PSA
E. J Taylor spoke on
The Un] st Q ew
and Mr W James gave two p anoforte ~ 0$
w~n ~ mootlDi on ounda.y

A. ma.:a. named Henry Pudden of 47 St George,

BE-Mingo Observer

M"r JARVIS Whitley

Como In large numbers :to lobe three great gift
saTes for the AgrlO1lltura.l Rehef of Alhea Fund the
Meat and Anled Trades Red Croa Fuml and the
Royal Berhhire Hospital to be held In the Cattle
MlLrket and the Town B&l1 Readulg on April
29th Ma.y 1st and May .3rd next
Sea ofBclal
advertisement

P~TRICK.S

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Far

MITJI'ORD GUILD
On Tuesday the last of a aerl8fIJ of tntel'elting
lccturee was go lven by the Vlcar of Grazeley (the
Rev J n Otlvry) on the war 111 lstra.ted by hln
t.er~ view"
The chait" was take.n by the Rev H
L ruoe V Ollr o( Shmfleld
De8Plte tho lnolem
enoy of t.he weather It good. audience spent a. most
enJoyable eTenlDg
At the close of' the lecture the
ReT S Stevens (Sneocer s Wood) proposed & very
bearty vote of thanlta t.o the lectut"er
Mr Fifield
(han sec.) seoonded the propos t on which was
carned unantmously
The Rev J D Ouvry n
reply saId It waa a pleaaure fol' him to be of
some senlO6 to the Gu Id and he !truek a very
hopeful note In regard to the "'III'ar wb ch must have
eneouraged those who are Inchned to be pessl
mletlo
The Natlonal Anthem brought a. very
pleaaant eTeDlng to • close

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M1Ol~ardS,

MORTIME~
RESTORATION OP A MONUMENT
TItle faullly monument 1n the vault of the late
MalO%' a.nd Mn Goodrich Allf'rey formedy of
Wokefield Park a large arcophagus In gramte h8.3
recently been reatored. by Messrs Stapley and Co
ReadIng

I . REA.:qING.

DR BARNAru>OS SATURDAY FUND
The echool chIldren s hO~le to--bouse collection m
a d of the a.oove fund amounted to £1 8s
The
t.hree most 5Uccessful co1J.ector, were Dorothy
Vi Rl't'en lOa B Ida Beaumont & 2~d &nd Leonard
5s3d

BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS.
....

£'II announcement. for thb, Clolumn m1U~ be autb_
Uc.at.ed by t.be na&ll~ and addrdlea ol t..tt. partiel
teDt;tinr the tame.

BIRTaa uF' rbarlfld. at the rate or h 6d for tbe Ilm
t1fojllnu aod 6d. Jor each addle ooal line or part cI
a lliMI ~t.tr
Ih~UGÂ¥ arll ehar~td at the ra.le Ilf 21 6d. for the
Il
four I nM and 6d for eacb additional line 01'
par of .. lina after
n";,1?f" a~ In&erted witboull charge b .. If .ddltlou
c.re Imade to tbe ordlnary notUloatJon, tbey allO .,..
ebf.J"glillti1e a. ad.vert.1&ementa at tbe same rate. at
notices or Btrtha

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• W.KqRUIII

notlcee are eh.~e4 Z. fld

ftl'll~ tolUj 118. and 6d. for _ch Un.

WPPlj

Roberts for

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MISSIONS TO SEAMEN

On Sunday .t Bt, Paul. Church th. Re. J A
"bop Ohapl&Ut.t the Port of London p... ",hed
fLt th., monung a.nd eventng (3 pm) lervtoes In
Al["~~.~~~ a d of the MlUIODB to Seamen
The preacher
~
doolt WIth his work: 'anton&" the I~en a.nd SQ.ld
thelr great ebaradenstio "'&8 tbel!' Slocerlty
of •
gentleman. blookad. the

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pert fr.r U<!Oedod ..ythlng

to the .....tab-d.ogs of ~he sea
1ongmS' for &. ebance at
were
men ot: tbe
be

good

.m.>rcl)&1l(f ve...l
."_.~:-,-., _while

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for th.

p&rt Of • I.iQt;

DEATHS

COOK -~ ~R.rf!h 9th paased. e.W&:y at h s l'e81den(J8
107 S~kwFIl Park road Bnxton S W John
Corneln;lfl Cook bu Ider ta.te of Burghfield Read
ng
+>eepl! lamented by hiS sorrow ng WIfe
m.oD~ -on Mareb 1211't R.t 8 n·un Rtreet
ReadlDlf J ames Riddles Second Officer of tho
Rea.dJn~ Fire Br ge.de aged 60 yeu-rs
WHITE -tOn Ma.rch 16t11
at 'Voo lha.mpt.on
'yllha~ G~rg~ the dea.T)' beloved tw n lion of
tne IQ~ W. \G WhIte and of Mrs \\b te aged
11 years ~ eIght months

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I _ l iN MEMpRIAM
REEVES -In ever 10Vlpg ~~m(\r:r of Fanny Georg- n.
tlle dearly beloved wtfe of \Vllha.m J"mefl Reeves
who ~ed ."ay on March 20th I Q I~ aged4. yea",
Good was her heart an<\ I1llr endsb p lIotmd
PatIent 1ll p,ain and 10vM by 1\11 around
Her pam!! are 0 er- her glJefl lor e"er done
!A li1e of ."tr1a.eting JOy ahe 8; now begun

FAMI~Y & COMPJ.BTE MOURNING