Reading Observer 04-1916

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A Hungerford man, F W Rolf., • oamer and
buket mmr, had a.lso been :refuted M:~
In th ....... Ih" f.lher 'PV••lcd, oaymg hll ..n .....
the m&lnstay of hts busmes8 TIIere W&II 1uul t.6
be dnltlvated a.nd therfl were honea Wl1
d luge to
be looked after DlIu.niued.
A I....~ from 8pen",r'. WO<Id, SI C _ ,
....ho ,h-.J beiIi groqltd A monlh by the 'loCAl 'l't1
bunal, app...lo(l, And ..... rop"""nled by Ur
Bydrl.y Bn.m. H...ott for more II~ to oInt
up ~.

booin'"

Th. Chau....... ",Id he 1O'0Ul4

han 10 da,-. De1'on
do w at he OQuld.

JOIDlDo!l

Ana,.,

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A. Cook, a plt1l1lber,WoId'IIghamB.....,MWIeIlled

frOm~ • decwon Of the 100&1 Trib_1 1 roruoln«
him
empl,on H. mtod Ih.t he 'b~ t ....p _depen It JI6f.~.
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Bnrt, " ~.,., of Woodley••~ed 011
(Ia of le.noua hardahip, but the appeal .at

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tmiIeed.

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iF,oher (WoIrlDR"-) clOlmed _
r.e
munition worker. ~~ that .anous domestto
oh~ ....uld foil .... '1Iil! bemg called up
1i!'"
Tribuital refUiod ox."'pt,... , hein. .f _Ion
there
no fiDaDeial harcWnp, aud tlMir

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cwon ..... lIpllolcl.
~ Englilllo timber haulier, H Wa.!bridgo, .1
WokiJjgham, ....~ed aga.\nol the docmon of tin!
1000.\ Tribunal :tl,,,, Itio ~ .. ~ ODd ~ .",.,..

pati~ was not certified.

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His contention' ~
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"Back Again!"

IAPPEALS BY TIlE MILITARY. Theie w.", • batch at l appeat. by the military

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_tatin.

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Ma".Ard, • d&iryman, .f Woljn&hem.
""" ~tod cooditlonal _ I , o n by tile Ioa.I
'1'rihUiJio.L ~ mIlI~ reprooentatmo ....tonded

the
The above sketch is an Officerrs tribute
€leanest Fighter in the W orld..,....the British To~.my.

that t.lie man did not keep eoW21, but ,,(SII a "mIlkpe4jW." AppoIIallt 001.. cl&imed ... !""!'Dill of
ex~ Iaaldehip. The appeal . . . allo-d.
rn..nia, • job6ing brickla,... vl Woldoghem,

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"A pictu.re I, oj a man
the qu,ay of Boulogne with a box pf "SunlIght 'strapped
s~en when I last returned from leave.

the Artist describes the sketch as:

DUJ'Ing the
r<>cord«! (four 01
NeWbu~nspcct.or at
my _va / 30 admonifrom th
odon Head

had bMn

granted a month'a exemptJOu..,2n .Fund!
of Iwdship.
No on. appeared for UIlaIjlI, ...d
Ih. doe..... <Jf the local Tiibuna.l . . . ft!YinocL
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- t o J A. AldrIdge, 01 W.tingham
""'" """ted a m01lth by the 10ca4 Tribnn41
In
hIB
1 t& ailiw.r,- "Jlll-'~' said that the

aot4
ant..
man'. employer

NIne

ho~

and one

-the clean, chivalrous fighting instincts of our, g~llant s~ldiers reRect
our business life. The same characteristics whIch stamp
Tommy as the clea'.lt st fighter m the, world ..have won
British Goods. Sunlight Soap IS typically Bnhsh. It is
experts to represeJlt the highest standard of Soap Quality

perIOD ",18 8ent to
la.bour WIthout the opttOD
pLaced under probatIOn for
IStrength
others .... ere severely CIluttoned endeavour to do btl best for tlie
he
loved
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well
Durmg
fil S
J'oung owls Penal t Ie. to the
h"," been IDfhoted
No ~r~ wl ~h the Lodge he had made
tiiott 0( finea
or Indi rcctJ~ -reeel\eid by strongly urged the younger ~'mb'l;
the
the i$ociet.J'.
00& c&ftl, the Bench
hemr pt;epare themselves to take
or
divided, no JdecJI!'Ton W&6 ~ed , but oJI the Lodge, wboae futuN, hke
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Soot.etJ'1!I coels we~ remItted.
Markets and faJI"fI Societies..!.. Will devolve on the :'ioungcr
h&1II8 been atteoded, drovers and others wa.tched,
P.G u X \V Blunden, & wellltnowb. member of
outlyuw pa..rtJa of the Branch "a.ve been patroJled, the j~ Cro\m of Eo~.Ie.nd" Lodge, rendererl 11. Mlng
&nd f ......, .tc.• ~bed I beg to Ib&uk thO Ohl.1 of hIe own compOBltlOD t.o the tune' o~ " The Boj'&
Oonatablee of BetU CQunty R.od the lWadlng Bor- or the Old Bnga:de." With So \ie;l'Se h"vmg special
ough, wperlntendents, .and aU membere: of the refel'enoe t.o Bro Jerram
Interesting speeches,
Foreea for the 'fftr'1 willing 6UlBt.l.uoe they hav. full of m&ttel'6 of nnmoola.te JrI terelt to members
!lot alI time. given mo, alao my thanks fU'e due to of the Lodge and Dustnct were mnd e Iby the Pray
Dep G M. (Bra A "r,lcb), P P G~! G 'rubb
F1'INII f<tl' kntd!! pUblWuDg I'Ieports of CIUe.I!I,"
~ &aid {u:. regrett.ed t.h&t their dona- and Prov 0 S H BrIlltow, the lattler of woom
a.nd wbiorlptloJlS had fa.l1en off, but he W&8 pa.id • tribute to the wa.y t he Lodge J ar; managed
wu .eu:Jly lIndentlood tha.t lflKlh waa Jl);ely &Dd the ~nC& of I the VlSltora h a.vmg heen
cond!tWna.\ exomp\io1l b;Y I the local TT,
the oa.se It \19'&8 necessary tha.t <tbey should acimowledged the meelAlng shortly afterwards
'Inma\. The mlIitary repreeentol,TO appealed, My- aM make every efFDrt to get fresa subacnptlona closed
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ing that the man wu 110 farm han<l aad the work He .hoped the 'W'N'I would soon be o,{OZ' -.nd. tbe
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...iild he CKried on ""thoul biJII. ~ E T Ratt SU~D' returza 000& more to the old flJUr.

wu a member of the local Tn
bunal'~d .alth.ugh he look n. parl m the pro_din he remOlDed In th. ~om, and hiw p ....ence
nnght.
:ve iafiuenoed the auwera to queAiooa
gtven by appellant- Thi. n.qem01l lin! liioal Tribunal, !fn \he lfat.emen$ of tlistr ca&I, ehanctAririeed
.. ~ f ...• S'he DUlltary "'P"'8OIltatiTe ....
eented to the man's h&Tlng one da.y'l e:xempt~on,
...hich, u It ..... a .... 1IIlder the Mililt.tJ: Benioo
Ad:, m......... manthe, ...d thlO the Trihanol
dOClded to do
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H. Green, • Dl111r.er, Wa.!lin/iford RaraI, said
mi11r.ed a dAiry of from 50 to 60 <.0.....
He .....
gran~ ......onlho b,. the 100&1 rTr;*al. The
mlIiw.r,- _ t a t i. . .ppcaled .. h. th.ught the
W'OIIo: eouId he do". bJ "'0"" Il'ho appOaI woo
djsmt.....
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E. R. Napper, • farmer, W&Ilmaf.rd Rnra\, .....

_ted

appeored for

N.p~r

M,.jor Bartram (ailliuy

Â¥r

Otnnn:!rli.ll.lt.ll i aa.id t.hat

altho..,h there had

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OONBClENTIOUBO~OR

MRS. LAMPORT
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tb~ h.~ thot ,,~d

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'!be report wu e&rried
On the motion CIf 'the Cunuu..N, B H Pnl)OMa

N ... 1 Brown, • ooneciantions obJector, & dwp
UlfAtant at W Iillingford, had. been given non com- VICtoria of

batant ..moe by the lOCAl ,Tnbun~1

Schl~

HolnelJl ... elected

ADVOCATED.

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curred by the badg~ da.y a.rr&llgmDeot.a, &.00 tbll

aooeptM -"lth applause, and I~ W&I!I agreed to
J H. Snow, & ratlway .~nt at iWal1ingf.rd, had W&II
tile baq. a..1 ... June 17th.
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refnoed. _lOon by the Jooal TrlbImaJ H. bold
Mt' GoiltDON JONlt5 flald that the Soctet.y had
~ but .. ho n .... held
exempt,on from paar.ed throuflh
gra.. e t im", but durlDi the
... a.w.&.. Iloo ~poal ...... cij _ _
rut
there "aa a IJIlrprl81n¥ amount of work
A steani ploagh. 10Hlll... of Iw.lImltfOrd. P dono
4,620 convl~ttonl , showlDg tha,t
o.Jderhult. _ JnIltod till dun. 16th "rhe nuh- If th~
depleted 50 per cent the
had not been depl'etcd
~,:!j! I~"" appealed, bot! the appeal wu energ l6S

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G H.' ~OIIIoy, a l.imber foller, Wantage Rura.!, tUeD up
the
.pinaI the deojoiou 01 tho JocarTribuooJ
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him eumptjoo. lr.. &ttd that ..n ...
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JI ......u1d ...... if h. jomo4 the Arp>~ but
the lOciiI, Tn1JaoJ &aid I>iJJ Iil,pther ... ould dually
he betIe:r 011 if he were & . .~r, and the" de-

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OlSlon .....

bad been
Fl&nders

lIpheld.

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A [MILK CASE.

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,00 men
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uraJ, slBtod that,
had ~1so sbrl<!d
and datry .mtU
horsetl, and bad
twenty petro.l-drl'ven
H. had lbeen ref... d
_ptiooo Iy tfMi 10001 Tribuna.\, bl/l ..... n ..... gtv...
0.1'1 LDd &JbbaHuicN,
three oomplete boepltt.l.
unW July lot..
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liOW
lxnld.tDg
the fourth 1108A ~ ...d forage _otant, cpo F H. Bunce,
total! aooommodation for 1,250
", Wmd... RuraJ, .ppea.!ed 8f!OlDoi Ihe re!u.a.! .1
)be local Tribunal to grant hfm exemptIOn aa the
The mee~1 closed. .,th sa. vote of tbeuks to ' tbe
~, "",,' Iolt \0 oupp.rt hi. In~ m.lher H.
...a. two brothera m the Army, ~~ a lfI.ter, &rid ... Cbalnna.n i )lX' Gordon Jones
u dId not. appea.r his appeal W~__ ~LSDl18d!d
The military represent&tlve ap1~eeJ.ed agam.t the
cnmt of condltimiaI ~t.OIt W Parton, en.aged m mi11r.ing, eIi: •• W"lIldJ RinI, and the
oppeal '"'" dim\iflled.
u PR<lTECTOR" TO GO
A U gardener and protector. II ..A. H Cooper
DEFICIENCY OF MILK FAT• .
Wwdior Rural, W&&--8.ppeaJed fot by hia er:aployer
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(a lady) on gronods 01 _.u. herd.hl~ H. h&d
been re1uaed exemptloll by the local TribunaJ, a.nd
;Police Court aD Tuelda.y. thl
tie appeal waa d'tmI8sed.
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ReadlE1" were summoned for
All .mp\.,er'~ apl'""1 for H. H Henne.. , an
prejudice of the purchuer, 1M"
..gmeer and meChaiUo, of Wmdsor,
dimuued.
not of the u.t;ure, wbat&rlee ~d
Xi Wiloon (WolrloghOlD) appearod to make the
~~lt:
aueh pureh.aeer by 'f'h,AQU
appeal on behalf of the Berb and Bucb Motor
,
!p.Ilk la.t. t~erefrom
Cd". Ltd., and ubd for ~ time to OGlllplek
prooocu.tod. and Mr Bo'rry
It contract or get someone el8e to carry on the

altar 'the bujy ....""

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"'0<£
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S. 8oon.IJ, a. monotyp8 operator, of Wmdaor,

IoN! been granted It'< ..."tbi exempl,on by th.
\ooal Tribalull The rhilitary re~....nt&t....
~ect, cllwudermg the thbe grloDt.ed excetaln~

laiI.a .the Tribunal uf.,held .hiJ new.

H HoIfIeld, '" p umber, Abmgdon Rural, ap..,Jed for ahlolute exemptlon on puna. of senoUI
lWdJhi~
H. had been aUowed on. m01lI.h to
,..ut. hia aIIaU'S, and the Tribuna.! felt they C01lld
nnl gtTe any ex\ensiQll.
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A. G. Ca~l, 'Ii. Dlliker, Abmgdon Ruml, 'Wu
nfJLIed exeoiDtion by the locaJ. Tribunal, and h16
.,J)eIol was dllJIllued.
COnditlonai m:emplioo till MAy 101 had heen
.,wa~ to T. Jr Barson. a dany fa.rmer, Abmgdon
JIaral lfu empionr ap~ed, but th. !l'nbunal
wDaJd not ~t any lOnger, and varied ..he aer6iAcat,e to read tomporary oxempG.1I till Vay lst.

APEAL FOR A W.I:I1!'l'ER-IN.
A

Owen, Abmgdon
employer, who ISwd
maml&.lned Th.
.. mdi8pen.

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Girls
WhJte a.nd
my da.rhng
I (r,:,m the choristers,"

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J. \ft'd~7' Wonl&Re
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10 to lhe l~
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It he

a.nd Mrs
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cautlons had been &611t SuDd.,. school iea.ehen,
Jesllie "od IMu,,1"]OrlC, ..
work, Lb. Society had "Gladys "
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horaek m
Brltah
The fUlleral :J.rro.ngementl!l wflre In the band&. of
uli:ed
toO
Messrs Holme. and Sons
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AtaO, no
OUtJ
In

BETrER , OFF· 1

Mrs _~'r"M.'ld

FOOTBALL ~ATEiST.
AN EASTER

T~~AT P~O+ISED.

I Ham IS
HS wntes T 0 d&.y "S match 'V West
entIrely ovenhadowed by t,he gigantic preparatIOns
that the Readmg Footltall Club Dlrectod are mak109 to give theIr SIlPpOrte~ a real tTeat at Easter I
SD tha.t beyond aBYlOg tha.t Readmg wll' be fuuly
well repreiented, q,pd tha.t Goodwm, the cleveT
Oldham A~ .u.letlc back, Will make his fir~t appear
anee fot' the B1SCUlt.oe1'8, I wdl palsS on I
LETTERS FROM lIAMPTON AND ~MITH
At t}Je tlDle of wntln~ all BITangempnta ha.ve
been complctod 10 pul Ih. slrong.st leom Ih.1 h••
over "'preoenled Readmg
thO field v Croyd.n
Common on Good Fnda.y The certalO~les mclude
Bam Ham,ptOD (Aston Vlna.), Moasc*opp (the
Burnl.y Inlernall.D~), GoodWin (Oldtiam Alh
1etle) and a number of others wbo!!!e names WIll be
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found below

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Penon&lIy I found th~ news re Hampt.on dIm
cult to beheve, but my doubt. were protpptlv dlfj.
p~lIo4
QY Ilia, .uper-opllffillt. M1i . Hon-y
~tthewlJ, who ha.nded me le. lotter fromramPt()p
Wlth fu11 }MrmllSUon to l ubJlI'h the IIIlmc It reaq,
.. follows \
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Dear 'Mr Mattbewl..- I understq.nd om Cor
p.ral Hlldyn Dr",. th.1 you w.uld h1i:e me ttl
play for Rpadmg on Good Frlda.y ngo.gtst C roy.~
don Oommon, Md 8S I know you o.re 10 need or
U&lIta.nce t W1Jl promll6' to como for cartam
ba.ve had other lTlVlttLtlon., but YOlln cnme fit~ ,
Md I have therefore IOformed the other cluba
tha.t I have promllM!d to 1UI!!Ilt you
:youra faIthfully.

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lLiRRY H.AHPTOS",
R A ~1 0 Depot,

Alde1'8bot
an d does full credit to the

H:rrJt~~:iy~,glheart,

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clea.rly Qe.

EVERY

BAR.

LEVER BROTHERS L1Mll'E~. PORT

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OF RATES.

cam.r,

but

be found c:onvel1ient for inclucling in your parcels to the

fl,OO~he ~~eA~~:~:p I?: Gu:~~r~fYpurilY

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The m.htary dent tor the ensulnr yea.!'
~l'OIIIIltativ. appealed, bul wtthdrew hta "{,plica,.
Tbe T108-p!"e&ld6D.~ aod the OOl"Qml&.te. were retIOn.
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el.ect'.al, itDd the ' o$Cen were re-eleoted. ... tollow
M. AI"'", a
of Braeknon, had been grIIl- Chft1D&D, llr E H BUDmon. , hon treasu",r,
ted eonditlona.! exemptJon. Th. I military rep..... Mr. Stanley H"""N'd. ISOCcetaq, ~ G. W.
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. .tatn1~ sn.id there were IlX men to look alter Y<>Wlg
THE ANDlAU!' BADGE .DAY
twel.. hones The empl"Y'l~t,!':~t Saunders,
m.. ~ said, that It. hid , been wggetted
lie naw" bad five men a.nd ' ~D. ILoneI
th'at. a badge d6y btl h..ld Ul -lui for ."k ..d
1IociJion 01 the 100&1 Tribuna.! ,... "phe1<l
A ))<)It office clerk, F Bea.1e, Wu.llin~ord Rwral, lfO\I:nded ~s, ..na 'lJ'hen the ...POmmlt.tee OOD~
Jaad &een aim.iJ.ar-Iy &llowed conditlonAf e:xemptul'll. oid.red U. lIJo.ttor ~~ OJ" II ., .. dOClded
to leaft! the m&tter till other SAfe days had paaed
The mmtarr rep,..06Iltat..... .ppled, and Mr It
w . . ho~ to getJ eotDe ofIic)JI,l reco(Dltl0n, aDd
8ydne;y Bram rep..eented Bear.. Beale ......
tOe ~18~oel "9f t~ Jad. ~enced JD Oa:
_ t i n 4 objeO\or, but ..... ~
. r..!.os.mpt.ion day
conecl.i'ic~~ bul there ",&0 _Ib.r big 40{
.. the oupport .f hia mo\bar.
. Bram late!. the da;y to
btt pttm lJl 11111t)", ItO tbto Committee bad.
Pan OIIiqo, and.. theh po~, ' OI&U1H1d \he come
to Ute ooncluaon tblLt they "ere oat likely
.... until Juno lsi Tho Tribuo.1 h!oird tlie .p to ret the hell! of ""oee lad1_, aDd t.he only thIn ..
I)6al of Mr Beale on con8ClentumlS grountb~ aod to ao W'u to ti% a day and make the ()()CUIOD U
lite Chairman ...d they
"lisfied that there SUCCM8ful Ie pOSSlblei. Ho theTefore propoaed tha.t;
..... an .b)opta,.,. Aftor reliriDifi1!l: Tribuo.i de- .. b~ da.y be held on 8a.t.urda.y. JUDe 17~h
oidod tW ... . . - .1 the ~
bJ the ....t lin WILLS OIUlfDLmt ,..,e her e][~rltlncea of
1& badge :::~ld at B881Dpt.oke, wh:ich ahe a&ld
O:ftice, the lv.1nzp.alll had no JUf18dictlon. I
t"O'/ll.
A G. BiJiIooJ:ll, a bakor, of Walhn,lord .,.. hod "" •
MJ. m' W~ fl'Om16ed to meet es;pensea In ·
~Ior by-IUs empl.y..."
the .p~ .....

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The 1cl. .ize will

GIL~ERT.

THE FUNERAL.

pl"ftll-

ideals
British
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Bald that smoe
e appeal wu been .. dIminution In their AUblerlP'trjOM, M
~ tile miUtory had oatIsfte<l t'bemiol... that tMurbt that on tli& wbol& thelr ~port w.. one
"l'IMo work w"
the I!"'P ...... & fazmer, bul \Ia. lamily 00IlIIi0W ~.Y need Dot. be Ulaamed of
of • father and five .ans, none of whom h.d given beiDg ~ c&TTled em as 1l.IIU&l, a.nd. OD1:I~nnc the
..rutary .....,.. \0 th. Crown !rho appeal ...... omrumBtanoee, cvri6d on very weB lodeed, &lid if
the1r meane were rather dlmml&hed at Prel8nt
6mi88Od.
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of tho Reading Town CounCil on
week, on the minutes of the
l(.mD'itt.pe, AId POOLTON smd It. 't\ as not
the sllence of the COUIlClI , but
a great deal about economy,
Wished t.o say Ito few words
eo keenly the 1mports.nce
h. wished to spe!'k It
man and WOman In the country
lU Ibe world'. h"lory Ihat
econ omy, and that bemg 80 It
Lmporta.nce that Corporatlone
but aet upon economy He
of Town Clerks nnd rc
the {ollqn mg
4s In tile £
35
1herc was a..
a.t
and "t Ips
WJch there wa.~ a. decrease nf
each o~ £he
borougb and dls~r1ct rates, makmg a. total {educ
ton of 4d :At Northampton there would be a
At York
reduction of 6d*nr the commg year
the Ollemen h.
not coDlHdel'od t he poor ra.te,
but th~y antlclp ted that the rates would J:>e re
duced by 6~d ~he rates n.t Leicester had been
11lduced by 9d 1,1 consequence of the Corporat1on
not Cl'Lrt'ymg out certa.m \\ orks which had been
jproposed and bvl decree frnm vnrIOUS depa.rt.mente
ito reduce 6xpenait.ure At Leeds there was I:I!.reduc
:tom of lP.. ld mi the £ F.'rom the foregoufg they
~ould see there Iwas a reduct.lon of from 2d to
ils Id m Lhe mumclpal worl~mg The townl5 th at
he had mentlOned, With the except.1On of Leoda,
compared lfa.;roul:ably Wi t h Readlllg a.s to the
popula.tlOn and ,.rea He al::1o Haw In one ot hiS
tra.de pa.pers tha,. the Camberwell Barou((h poun
cll t1:.ts yeflX ha~ a. reductlOn on the mamtentulce
of publIc Iroads of £JO ,600. also scavengn\g of
stree.ts, £500 I emoval of house ref\t~e, £3QO j
parks and lopeD ppa.ces, £1,300 I depots whanee
and yard., £1.4qo , public ba.th!!, £3000, vlII"a
tlOn and e%.pen~s, £2,000 I and public libraries,
£1 ,300 Seem~ 1 tha.t thnse towns ha.d re~uced
theI r rates, be ftlt confident tha.t It \\118 pOSSible
fO} that Corpora Ion to do the Bn.me, ,Lnd aJ!, tlreTe
wa_, he beheved, to be a specIA.l meetmg shortly,
to consldeII thll j mAtter, he IDRtde a. very earnest
appen.l at thlll cntlcal moment, as the na.tlOnal
burden of taxes wn s heaVIer, than It hud ever be
fore been experleP.eed It. wa.s the duty of aLlj pub
he bodies to Pllt Iforward every effort to redu~e ex
pendlture In eva y pOSSible way He app'ealpd to
the cbn.mnan of ach committee to me hIS be ~t en·
dea+Our to keep down their expendIture whEU'6ver
osfllble He di4 not mtend to go IOta figure8, but
eft It WIth the Coryor.at1on for their ellrnestJ con
.1demtlOn to C&'rrY mto effect H e felt that they ,
D.8 I\. Cnq>oratlOn~ -l!Ihould reduce their Tates from at.
I...t 4d to' 6d In the £

e_
as

CAVERSHAM.

In

othel'

to aee a.

M--" 0 & G Ayres. Ltd , G W R Agenb.
--""'"
beg to a.nnounoo tha.t passenger tlCkets Are now
ISSUed aud dat.ed lU ad\ance at. the ir Town Offices,

It

thoroll~hly

good

to Ihat end he hope It. VIS,I
flock m theIr own homes and
sona1 acnllamta.ncc. I
'I

Thallks ~ere expressed to the helpers ~Illl
lers can thus aVOid a.ny InconVemence tbrougl1. refleshment!! and the artIstes by the Cba;,n\ .. ".
•
•
and
the lTatbermg
c1o s~d wltb
ki
boo n!;" a.t the lI"a"lonlS
1
'='
I flthe
I Do:toloc>,
~ 0

High stleet, Frla.r street and Cllvcrsbam

Ifrllvel

mmacal ~rogra.mme was ,1.3 0 lows ~ lano
• Faust: M .., E and lIr I J L Mori," ,

CONCERT RESULT

Tho lc&ult of the recent concert
" Ship mat.es 0' mme,'! :Mr ' J CAVe, ~ong,
PatTloh' on behalf of the ·':~v~a~r,.~~J).i~~
h~tle shawl of blue." MISS G Sparks. duet, "
wo.s tha.t £4 78 3d wa.s II
Vova.gera," l\:h u Metten and Mr J Ca.ve.
heen duly a.cknowledged
• Until" iond .. When you
home," MISS
-,--::.,ten, glees, .. A
and '0 hush
CHURCH
ENGLMfD I MEN'S .U'>V".~t. ¥it.ll:m~Y~b~ab~y~,~
:~t~h~e~:~:~~C~h~u~r~Cb~O:bo~';r+",
A SerYICe OF
of lDtercel!!IOn 10 connectl0n
,~
Peter's Bnmch of the C EMS was heJd on
da.y afternoon
The Vicar (Rev R S S~oneJ)
conducted, Dud t ho specml LItany lJ!lC4 W(l:') that
ada.pted to the Men' s Society The hymD.8 " Jesu,
Lovel of my soul " and ' Soldiers of :the Cross,
a.rl!& H were sung
\

CRUC1FIX\O~l

S1.AINIlB·S ..
On \YCdllcsd+j e\ enlng 8t l) e ter' ~ chOlt' g.~"c a
ronderlllg of '1 he Cruufixlon" lJl th~ OhUfCh,
umler the dlrectlOn of Mr ]~ K Dcflcon
{fhe
GARDE/iliRS' ASSOCUTlO\
solo parte: were 81113tamcd bJ Mes sri ~od".on,
Last \~eek S meeting of the '\.esoclatl on 1\<\8
Terry, EllIOtt IUld Dormer, and the I qu,(rtette
II God so loved. the world "
was gl\en ll unaceom at.t(tuded "hen (0 npetltlQDS lU \ ase
llUl led There wn.<J a g-oud at~cn dllnce ~nd a. col WIth d.dfodlls "cle eil lTled out There \H're
jectlOn
ontrle~ A.nd the pTize WmncI'!5 lverc 1 Mr F
was taken for the uhOlr muslo fqnd
4
2 Mr W i H Scott. 3 ~lr IV J
Bras
'I h e Judges
~ lcs.';t s
ilne
CHURCH COUNCIL
A meetmg of the Parochia l Church CUlIlLl.:i1 '" .IS Slel'hcn!'5j had a. mO'l.t dIfficult t l"k In rnA
held fl.t Weli~lln 'Mea.d on rue~day , \\bcn lthe VIe;lr ,1 u nrds, t., thet e "" ,tS gt cut
pTe!ilded
rhe FlIllLHce Commlttcs's rppurt. was ,urangenlCnt~ 'l be fiowers
presented nnd a.dopteci ] bu elcctlon of [t.he Coun to the \\'oodch ffe AI""""v ru).,o",,, .
CII wlil ta.ke place ,ncr Falltcr, ",hell 2~ tncmbt:l:'.I "here t.bMT gnvc a.
WIll be chosen as follow -Clergy 5 e~ectcd hy \\ ,lrds, dUling and
St Peter!5 4, St J ohn's 3, 3t. Andlew s 3. St
RarnabR-s' 2 chmchwa den~ 2 110mlllated by
Vicar 2 The Fm a nce CumnuUec a s :tt. plcseut
const l~uted Will contmue unt il June 30tli
PARISH
The <'llnual llI<::etlllg uf tho
I
CIDLDREN'S UNION
I
April 6t.h, when a.lL the melllbct'f!
MISS Sydnc:lo Pillchunt gave an IIILel 'il:iting' icc
ture at St Peter s In ~it ltut.e on Tllelj:d a.v lnitCI11001l cept. Mt.i Cole Mr Alrllldgc \\ IIS
elected dhaIMII,IIl, !!.IId Mr Bulbngb I
III connectIOn "ilth the ChtLd ren ~ Unton, ttlu s
hfeMSI S ~Ie.xu udcr and
tr!:Lted by la.nkm sltde., .showmg Lho " olk of Lh~ man
Umon
ThiS brR.och was startccl III 1914 .md Lppomte<l ovel'Seel s , 'lnd
durmg 1915 ovel" £20 was sent up to aSSI!lt the \ Ices Arlsmg (JUt. of
cllPpled children m the homes fjll Ppor-t e~ by the minor millters whl(:h the
socmty l'be bllUlOh now numbers nbou 40 mmu tlOI1S ~erc B' 1"!I1 th,Lt the
bers and nSliOC ll~e lil \Vork parti es a.re cld regu Le.t a llotmeuts shou ld be
!l; tdc
la.rly and members n.re non workmg fn~ II. IlUlall fml~hoard at DuukQtts, and
garden sale t.o be held later A \ote of t hanh tu ~ b 'J\1ld receive ImmedMte lttcutlOll
MIS8 Pmchal'd "M pasi'Jed on the prop slt lOn of allotments rents p.re Lv becQIDe l
und notice to th n.'t, effect Will be
Ihe Rov A Jl Willey
ants
A complamt was made
--+~Pound Green had been cleaned alit.
THE CAVFRSHAM D EAllI TJtAP
heaped on an allotment
fl'hLS
St. Pet..cr's Hlll was onee more the
maLters Iwere left to tbe Clm k to
accIdtlllt on Sunday that mIgh~
Pennmgton,
Domone
and
Kernutt,
fata lly Abont 10 n. m a soldier
were G.ppomt.ed &8 n. Sub comnlltt.ee to
gmeenl, hving in BlenheIm road,
rell0rt to the Council the cu lvert, di tch I
hIll ql'lte safel} Iln~ll be reached
budge at Waterloo
bottom bv the Vlca.rage ,
tlllotc the' corner hLS
WQ.6 thrown With
,
the ditch, and It
I
broak hiS skull agaInst the Vii,..,'l!'
1\ as he elcaped With
WORlKING MEN'S
The quarterly mceLl11g of I the
on the anna and legs
Club was held on Mond ay at tho Cl ut>
t be perRon qJ Mr earter,
the absence of the Hon Soc, Mr F
took the unlortunate cychst
t.he.Rev L M C()uchman Ilct.ed for hun
SATURDAY - Belore :IIb).r C
W
D"by where he rendered aId The
rolat.mg' to tile Introduction of t'lliitors 110t
Grdfith (m the ebBlr), Mi- C E Keyser. Co1.
tha.n four times during I;l vdar Within a thlce
J E lJ.~o.dbent. ell. 'M.£Llor Ocoera.l l' Wad of, COllt'8e~ he wa,s au~ermg
M to
radlU8, was pBJilied
Mehlin M Dolt.on
'aidglon;' 11. R Osmond, Mr. S
Colher
T
Ball were co--bpled as members. of UIO
Ml' C J HBVtlWld
,
1ll Lbe placet'; of Me:;s rs n De. \ les and F
$WS:n:R
TOO
who are On aoL1.\Q ser, ICC

r,

l'

r

READ,NG COUNTY ' BENCH.
a

.recn~e\Cd

be~a;,b~I~'8;lr~::I~~':f

I

M...

WOMEN AND 'rHE L\NII

A,

"ell fill ed r oom I' :;lened ~llh mlH h

t.o MISS Po.t.l.s ll~dre9ti at. Lhe ParL~h
Fuday III la st \\cck
1 he hd, of
I
land ",as t he sH bJoot With ,dllCh t

I

d ealt. In n. 111\;1 I t.nd pI aeL lcal nU.l1ner
01 1ho Bcrl.e:;hlre T,ad les' C'.omm ltl.ce 1.0
stnd y Lh,J work t h!'1 c done by women
c nlcrtalnmg 1\11<1 e<]ucatlonlft i, tb~ Inll
a.&iHstln g rmd..ena. l1)
M18~ AIH'.::c Jon~"
setvlCU as Joc'lL 5eOret.ary to lho Ia.boul
It II; 1J ~'Qno8e{1 lo fOl1n
Mr L l~ El sk I
suled J NllmeloW'; questtolUl were ,, <: k~d
R.tJ(hen~ all of which Wfitll 1'I1ll-ltihdor lly
I
by MI s.<! Pntts \\ho l~ Lhe close "8 S
~baDk1for her ad<1r_"'_',-~

PARlSH COUNGI"
of the Parlwh COlmetl wab
hu~t w4..'ek, \\ ben thero were
Me ~ I"S
J
Joncs (cbatrma.n), W
Ba.rker, ' 8 BU8by , 'f Baker and W . "c·" .,.... ·
The maLt.er of footpatb!> waa dllO\181>cd

A

~In~

111

1m

FMd\l.y 1

be the condition
of necesNary
Uut.t
:.~,,,f:~Tgc.n.;';'c"'
~II .:~:' '':i
and t.he
~

beIDf:" m~e,

for Ita , e-newal

ThIs oo;ng the

t.he (i()unoll's yea.r the Ch&'lrman
of the wprk done durJ1lg the Pallt
ment.s, "a.ve two

had. J)rovcd

t

\

was ho~ tha.t t.he hoi ers of these two
I pI
up their arrears or<If rcnt wlt.hout further trO\ d~ e
after hearlDS' from t.he Clerk of the eo,mcil I ...
pa.riah meet1ng fo11o\\;od
No pal'lslnOll c1 DIll. r
~han members of tha CouuClI ..ttelldoo
'He ~
counta of the pansh and the overieera' accou\ll~
were open tor IU8ncctlon. and were discussed
<:antTlbutton of £10 for the Pulsh Comlci l s 11'"of
comIng year wu ,lined fOI ~.l \1;
was thoroughly ez:pifttntoU

the amount of dlslr
" • .'.u~. relilluDlni to cRch :Ie-