Reading Observer 04-1916

till ft re&db.. 6.. ill I

01 ovv £2. ~OO and uD,.lIitned

£2.000.
OM"'te4

;aan..", Tiokel. (ld. for
.m,l. farM betl""IIA'i'~
I .. , WIth lei. on
Mob A4dl&lClll.I ......~. J
Oniduated tax
admnsiou to Theatres
Oill"",". l'oolllalll(a,ob.l. 'nel. Ho ..e :Races.
9."""ma Duty oi l 3~ ed.'on e.efy 10.000
Maioh". IIDd 11,.01..1, Duty of 3•• 4d. on evory
10.000 Malellfll. It:tclfe Duty of 4d .• gallon
on Ttoble WatM. oolltainil/g lugar. Or f ..meoW, Cider and ~. aDd Sd ... gallon on
other Table Wown. 1 . .
lJ>.",.... on Surar Cid. perl lb. ). Coooa
(raiood froID ltd. to 6d. per
Ouff... and
Obioory (railed from l 8d. to 6d. perlb. ). Motor
0&" and Molor 010Iee. '.
ExoMa Profits Tax ralltd (raJ SO per 6ent.

ib.1.

per

to eo
6Ont.
I
I
It will be fIOtioied t~.t there i. fO iftOreMed

of beer, 8pln~,
tohaoco, or tea,
1U"MI'.tas..
I ~:::==;:::':::::;;::=::~:~:~~l:~~~
pointed out that the
o~ tho

and no
MI'. MoKKNNA
, Itnationl
lwpor t.e

inoriMe in the

h....

PRKVBNTION
ANIMALS.
B ... oh) • •

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Ihe IUPfr-tax. Mr. MolUNNA ~.Id tb.t the

HALL ,

,"i

~.)
• t I p.m.

Button

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WINM

Incrette in jb(lome.. l.~ "81 gr.duat~d In Inch
& wa., eo to f.lI be••
on inoom .. nOw .ubjeot
to .upH-~. and be !beld thAt tho! .,... tbe

A liD

AlEIIOHAN7'8.

REWERY.
I B

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il'

G·

8;

eWM88.

at

bettet .."., to 1.y them uuder spoOlal oontTlbll-

to exee' . proftt•• tbo.~ .ery
"
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.. ho had. III&-Ie exceptlOual fort un ••
would DO'll' If)' .ltoget~er. in .,..... profits tax.
IDcomo-"e"nd."perootOJ;. Dot J... than 77 per
cenl of th~ .xbes. pr~flt& 0 Oue loophole II to
be .~opptd: The u'Â¥" ~-profit tox il 00" to b.
levied On exoell p,otfts re"U"ed by the 8,,1e of
ptofit-pro1uoln8.ileta. 01Y1Ug to the ebortft.ge
of tollliage... hipo"De.. ha.e beell tempted to

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~OND~n : ro...

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In

tion.

NAVAL AND IlILlTA!.!

IlULWAt' 'I STATtoN.

"'garo

diopooo of tbeir .hip. to forolln... at au

1911 .

enormoUJI prollt ..hioh e.oaped th" 'peel.1 lax.
"ibil. Ibe ••1. inwn.lfted the freight ddliuulty
for tbl. country•

BRoon. B.A.
lIAWLlNBON.

,

.. SnrOKD8. ltm"ull"l';

at 110.

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NOTES AND COMMENTS

*

THE ZEPPELIN WARNING.IThe people of R.ea.dtng M1I to be

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congratulated
on tb8 good ord~t 'Which walJ m(unta.lDed on Frld,\y
night ih laat 'IIt"ttI~, on the OCC&i!llon ot the ZeppclIn
warn1ng It ill pe.rbapa a. far cry b ack t o the h gbtIdg reatriction order, but we venture to thmk t.ha t

I lI' G'II 8E B.D II M

~ndaYI!J wllol"Diog bo~ Olit our conwmtlOna Bot tha.t
tIme, There "all ample time a fter ~he ",ammg to
ri:tmgwah aD hghtJ, &lld ~h1l5 "'ou Id ha.ve been
the csae if thfl ligbts had been of theIr t'lormD.1
bhlhllJlce. ~ 'IlhiR was the cu e after the hooters
h~ blown rrh& iofficlals han not satd at wh.n.t
4

IMPO~1'BRS

AND I

M~~CHANT.s •

AD

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'l'bl~ntd ay . D r ~'ratlk J m l Vox !4l. l' th \1 ~ Ilr ~
m ortem exa mlDa~lon 1 5ho~ ed I! l i lls ~nf did pl(>urn

f

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r eturned

+--s~ l,v lTIO ~ ,~",

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T~e Sal vl~l lon Arr ,y Ci tad el

oha.rge ()t 0.11 t hf!:

a III

p rRr'c r fUN: Ill ,.

I.lfTl)rl t o RlII Ke I e Il l' 11 11 " ,
Y a tl n n p r Oj! rlllll )l c· 1. 1 1 ~

orCl lhC

:l) l ct.ure~of ~ hc Orltlsh \ qn) 1\ J:J" n""
For I..be wlJ~k cnd Ofllltl8n CinK 'fhllr s(l l j .{' P ~I I ~ I
fea.ture IS to be ani nd 8.lli Rt i oll lot lic M Id
" Infe hCA!, ' by
f ll;
AlI gll~ t.I " J E lft ~ "l1so11
a.n a.11-E n iJliab prod uct Ion
1'~""I II ()(lc ~IC\ Cil
rh f'
Clash of Arms, ' of Lhe !Serial I)hot
I JIt:
B L ok~n Gom ," 1!\ al ~9 a nnOllnced (II 11w Q~ m !'
Ua.YB
'l'hese special t l e m ~ wil l os I
I I "UI '
ple m~ nl,(!d Wi th m ll ny e the r pl~ t.u~i!l& r ~ mp I
en te r ta.ttllbll chnract.er, and 1\('CO m.P~nl C<\ ... 11 h (I.
of o ffiCIal

1>JI\

'u!

[ MPROVEMEN fs l TO' Bill
I A t It he 1'own

C ol~ n(J\l

i'R()CE f.~1 b

~ot pe~.

And yet bo p'ne. we Ima s

,t.

W01lld

proaching perfect,
Galaworthy m tJhe

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It

We cannot, " ~ot,e John

natty Mall"

III

Dccal'llber,

1912. u .il doWn .t present to a 'lngl~ ,!ie.!' wlbh
out coapllOlty ID method! that produCtl A "aI!Ib
amount of preventIble IUft tmg" ThIS IS nbt the
to #0 mto a. deta.l~ecl descrlptloh «:of our

.

,

ot !lla:ughUtUlg' lbb.t ~ anyone

tBD

eaSily

t.Lam for IhlmseJf. If the statement be
... wt. .Junk lt t IS, d, 11 • ntRt~t' t6r serlOue
l

THII IIUDOET.
W.
IfOWD almOIt impeniou'
pri.e it 11oloh al IIgu_ in the
Tulod.11111r. Ko}{IOOU

c~D, ide,ra~loD The mflictlOn of unnece!S!lry suft'et
aD unml tlg iited eVll, not BO mut h to th~

.. to the t1o rmentor

r.lsIIlf Iii, :N611o\l~
... oomp.red "lIb £336.
£227,000,000 it! 1914. IG llid

In VIew lo f open-

ad I!.I. carried oul by th~ Itoykl Satiety

1918-14. 'l'bt lit.lion£! Debl. :'~:~'~:J:'::~

w ...'.,....'" at o"i 1n1111111l., hee

11.1.0 IillllldfD. aDd on
\non,"oci,

for Ithe Prevetltuu) 'or Cruelty t o Antra.l!}, the
Counoll of JUlitlce \to Ammals, the HumamtllIlatl
League. Mr Cht l!t6phir C..h. and o\)te... and
the practlca.l d e monetra~IORII tba.t have from time
to time been BIven, lwe thmk that butbhers .111
, IInd "t dllllcult ~ ~ ltiJ.~l th. buma~e Wdlof' (the
Blaet' pl.toll'lj till' capti'fe \)pIt. tJietol,

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"',Ulcml I
I

poE!tlIIi6lilC Jultet1 etc) are lany LESS
()tjt A1UtUnd the
than tbe crti~e ~Ie' ..e or kllifl!-to . ay
debl frill ~ 2.6~0 DIItUODI. nulhln, of IKeep klllw ")thoul ~11iI1nl~g
And
clf th. lixoheq_ _ able. i11 we tbink tbat ,I need. oniy a httl. "Io" mmdM 10'
'ltb'- " h. h&d tel
to t!IlHvln<!e til.! In lb. IIIk10rity of

th~ h~dl'M inm\tmont ,.

IOU

.o,e

1I'lIfeient, &t1a prodtlc-

till animal. thtn the ....

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TJtt QUEe1'ION O~ IMI'ORt OUt/ES.it ....aI me'f'itabte ta-.t 'I'arllt Rf!formerfl t tlotlld
I

hIN. tM!r Bing 'b a l!bdret Whoch Impo; @, no Ub.
duty. Uc€pl "'bote. ,8 hI t be c""~ of tilAlch•••
I. c6bd\~t.l.ll~d by .4.t~& duly, itr MuKehM
, I'btd vtrj I6ttely h,! vllw Ih.t, "M bh~ hl.ull
Of I~' tll'lll'lltlce ",e' b .. &II-e'd~ 11>&4." th~ boot
jj\~11Iod 01 p",.~~t'ljg t~. ooD.umplloll of 1m
port~a Itui:urletl 18 not 'by meani of Cnaloms dubIel,
\itt! lIy th ~In. A~MIM 01 flfOlubllloll "b,ch
II blink lIp~lI.d by Ibd BOl, ii bf Tfildi! tntb tho
<l6fitto~.1 que,l loft ..!..Iliet d ...t dull•• Duglll
ftMl' I' " II1t1f1000ij> ~1I4 "Ib,. Mftll'6l11n, an,{ dl r. ol.
Ill. 'rad8 hi 'a "., ,dlllntlllgfttHll III oUruiVA.' ""a
liljllrloUI " 6~1 ;lIodil•• ," Mr.
de.llned

10

jfiler,

TkI. 11......".

b. loud t.! Ihe

Ibm

1i1'l!1itI~1

III /011' Ho" ~pOi6!.,

"ould

iIII,. ellAcl

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tuce l lllg o n rrhu t etll l

Mr

onu rd
that two Improvoruc n tfl ",hlch ~crb l s ll g~hled by
the Highways COrll ttlI Ue.a Ih l.he lt rO!JQt t. he not
approv~, on the Ittotlhdr. of "ltt' (\1Uh Om\
( hO
fir !; t "1lo8 t he pU rt'h u e of I<l.nd Ilt th e [t.:ol !1cr of

Chat ba m l!It.r c~ t. ArId

1.0\\

cr

Tho rn IIt t<!C

f/ \

to r

Ill'

pur pose of wldennl! the c arn-or and I he ~ cc \l nd
t ile .cnl o.rgem l:'! lIt. II-hd 1II111 ro\t:lllcnt. df ~ h c laJIl
10 .10 1;

In

Marke l

:P ~ fflage

lu r dl~qt. 10 t hl'

first. prol)OQal It. ,vag ata L&l t hai. no.- wl1 ~ an ;<: xI;'opf IOnall y ra..oura ~le j IID e COl acqlll ll ng i lhe land,
Q.G tb ~ bouses t he re \vero b OIH A' I'Illl kod ( ~ " 1\
lh
tt 18 Impolllll bic t o I bOil ow money Lt trre present.

t lmi3 It W&II sugges ted that Ih e ellpt!ndl {ure £1'76sbou ld be IPcl'tdcd In t ho t! ~ tl hl !d~1t f ot' t.he e om l'l ~

yel:ir l which In l:'!tl M that It C 0rr1 ~8 oub of t he r a t!! Mr Martin's ilh1 J.Oiftd rh ehL~ we.te lo~t hy maJorl lll'''

of fleHlh And s l~, 116 t bn.t ~he Impro¥t mc n ts \\1 11 ti6
\\' j lh

'" ...- - - ' -

have the hardihood to maintain that t e pruent
methods o( ,laughtermgj ¥ nrlldered from t.h~
humaOitanan point ol 'flew, ate ah1lthlng a~­

RSADINo.

t

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the t w o followmgl ILn aL I he \ II.IIUe\l 10 I ( <II I\!
'!' bc uLre W Ill Include '~l '{be 'IrI\Xed\ ~()f (hr ( I I I II
Olohe, a film or ab.ol bJll g IllttJ l (, t • ( I nt1l\t
l add oll ," a. p or Lr a;y a l of lifo U II I h \ ~1 ( II ,\ If'
YO lk, BO"' OIY, fc~ fllrlllg VK}lo r M
( " I
brl'tdcl Alll er lCKn c omedl a D a.lld a. f Ll r hl"1 "(, I C~

,.1il ~I, not tnb much to nsk eV6tyonfi in tho
IDterelll of general ••f.ty to accommodnt. them.
,eiv•• ror 0,/." hollro to candl..hgh~

Co ••

II

II

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d"", ..Iuoh ... u .. u ..haded. AIld 'nth g.. light

or

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ck en I

VAUDEVl tk. E l" EC'lIIIG TJE.I R'
'.L'he lIe lccUo lI ofl.lh urts for Moi'l(hl\ n °'l:1 ~ \! i

years, on the «rounde, a.ppa.rentIYI thy. I tbby Qt9I ' W~:*I'~~

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r

HUMANE SLAUGHTERINO.,
It W&IS rathar lIuppnsing, a.nd not at a.ll rUssf1t.
mg, to hear the v.eheMence with which eertain
gentlemen at Monda.,... k eetlng of butchers denounced the buman6 sla.ughtermg l~PlemCnti
I w b,eb bave been put
tbe market In reconl

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h...

HHn

tin,s tor L h~

Hunu lLJ IS al \\ a \ 'i ~ ~ 1 11' 1 111
large n Ll lll lleli of th !' 1 I"

was gn en by I,/fl e ba d
' I h~ [ e f\,~h H' Il1 \\1'\(,H'ovlded bv Mrs W Hlllll lc lt. a nd M I'- "rnd l
Se rgi. MaJ or 8c01t, II old bandl!~lIlll
I I
On Wechl el!id RY Mr , S ... ..., }er . an old lI .:: n hc" 1 I'li
Citadel Gortlfl , ~1I ~rt ~lD cd th e ba nd me It l {I t hr I
wIV es lo Ii. !lu bst ll.n tial tc~

ttre.mlDg from ttl on thab parttcular F r iel",,. night.

I

PRJaS LIST

..ill

III

spI te of the fact ~ h it. t
d a.v { Ol the BartH .
m~n a ttended Lhe 7
mcnl puL for Lh () "en
8.i lJut:ce.s
0" l}I,f lld

det~otton, and tb.fI~ W'Quld be met by cuttmg 011
the gal and ~Ieoinc Jlght flUppl1e8 J ml!ltead ot
me~11 redncu~r them.... We bal"e it'l tnind one wlo·

.. Percu.wn •• Readlnr."
rral.phone: No. 80.
\

'Sl»Orti'

ddlCd

wpo wiU; e,ontra'fe~e any regula.tlOn Nld escapl'l

,

SloUlei '

I
GRIEF CAUSES D1A~' 1I
Through 8. lellt ol notl t Yllllr thu delHh (I II r
aoldlel &0 11 at th e front Mrs Hbod:.a ,,\ U I1 ~h(-V
Le N, 42 Wi fe of Will ShePherd , )a blt kt r IlI'\ til -c
Imic ll't fa.ctory
H 'Jld~r d st {!': ~I n g ~ Il ll lli
s tacocs on T ue &,y
Sh, " as fOl tid ( I ~ ~ J I ll Ii
bed! and 8.1. lih I Lnqu08} held ~y t h... \ ( I' nll
CoroMr for tho Borough: {Mr F 1.\\ l la nll I on

of cafles this wu done, and the vtgllll,Dce of the
poliGe "'&8, doubUefll , sa effiCient as pOll8ible But.
there 61"8 & q;erttUn numbet' of foolhardy persuns

STREE t

REAOIN<i.

Dr..".

No, ~ l , SelJ~l1t'/lo llw, F leet-atreet, ~' t..:

new8 of t he nud "'121 l (]tually cornmuDlCll.Led J)roccMed
ty Reading • •bUt ..e may .oIely ' "Y th.t It w oo
arut two hours prevIOusly, 10 that the lights
could have been re~uced for "oma time beforo bemg
:£ibally extingullhod, Ho.ever, tllil 15 I!IOJt1c wb ..t
ancitnt hilhOlY. and W~ v@nt bre nuw to suggest
that when. the 11ghh Are exttngUIshed it 18 Impor
tant that .U .hould be pUI oul. In Ibe maJor,ty
t~me

Coatll

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COnAequent on (th. WirmlUatiolL of t he ,ClI !>C (Ii,
Offl.ge 8 of tbi ll\ ~OCl~t1 wlU be m llTild lOIi A1IIl] _J rJ. 10

J W Mar t lu movtd ' tld ilJr W Pou lt ori

Bl>'.t!DING'.

WEAR

I

THE EAST BE~K S H ORSE SH W SUCH I '

Ilght-ful m lllm:: by t.he lV audc\lt le Urchc (; III 1I 11' ((!r
t.he d ir ection of MI' Perot !'rOllick I
t

No. 76.

k poINTllllN'l' 'l'O kING ~;I<MI.(;~ v.
UTTO ,N 8; SOJNS
]I:

CL~ANING

~ A lll G FJ~H
A 'j)l h
\f! lghplg 16 Ibs hIlSibt't' tl l an lt I
stroatley bj !lie VICM , t be R.e\ ~ I l,lIla n
J1shlJlS fro m t hol Vlca r a.ge grounds

brewing material" ,.nd the tald11B oyer th& Tile l cau se ot dell.~p was ItlteLl~ f1(,~ au I - Ilf\o.: k
producm g 8YI1CO~ " I
\ crdict. of ", c Id"n ...
dea.~h in IIICcorda noo Y; l t h t he mea L II c~ L "nrr "I,

bulk of tho dlatillori.. by tb. MlDi.try 01 Munilion. or. lil<eli' to llfodUOO .. decline in tbe
revenue fTom these artioles. The additIonal
011 teo. and Io~o Impo.e~ i ••t 6eptembel' WIll esplre on An~u.t lot .. ost. Thoy ..ill
tberefore
to com. undor Irevle.. 10 a
.00004 Budget befOre iTuly-3llt. lIn Teprd to

9
.~, t".='~

'raE De:loll of r ork who batt
venerable age of 88, '" M a t Oll e
Mary s, Re9.dlng
1