Reading Observer 04-1916

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A.uetJoneet'fi A='"'j""'ODt.,
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Pace

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once more obte.lnable, I!orne c f tho
have been home frum the fr on t
who have .pent a Rhort le~ 1

trencbM, but h&ve now returned Pal&
B. Statlord, R FA, and Corpl \\ II t \ l~',

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The Appoai 'TriboU.!.

R.BJ> O".A. AnnuoJ Koetmr.
Milk BoUer Jtaed.

CONGREGATIONAL CHUROH
E Wood gave the second of b1.8
aenDOP,s a.t tJ~e Cong~~lOnal Church
.. Does jt matter what alma.n beheves
WQ,II a luge attenija.nce
Mrs Cusden,

A V eteran Oddfe1low.

l'Unoroi of Mrs. Lampon GUbort..
Footb&1l x........
ReduotiOil of .Ra.teL.
Roodmg
Cauaty _ _

The Arrl?ol of Spit", (By W. D. Whito). '
WlI01-.Jo !lI>9I\ Bobb<ri-.
A hto! ·_pifle.

FROM

SALE & SON,

Roodl", Tri_al.
The War li""P'toIo~- Do!>'"
V oItlDt68r Defeaae
t OrdeN.
Motariato and the B got.

WOKINOHAM

.Mtempt.<! 1!&i1....y l'nud

Ah Dolen.. (N 1'emberton-Bll1ing).

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Propertr a.nd
.~ Weta "
Not)afll cf MeetlDil, etc.
Loc&I Cuual_

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mus~ leB

of the body
one II to feel really fit
many exeI'Cl,es-wallting,
arduous or bonng,
that It IS qUIte 1m
inj.. Uige.ntily Wlthout CClncentratone III!l.. endeavourmg
no one WIll deny tha.t can
m which
18 mterested
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.1 AggT16ved Germany."

NoIJoo ...d Com"""'to.
LoooJ 1'.ngrapbo

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!o valuable as a
31pa.}ltlme, IS tha.t

The O:nl:8ClmltiOua Objeotor (Oorreapondeno&)
The Mayor'. BOn Killed
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HAnd AmbuLuicu \ tot: the Front (lla)O!'

Ba.rtlett).

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Old Man'. Doo.th.
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PrIces Low.

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DEATH OF A, WOKINGHAM MAN.
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1'1>. Clerk

Th. Comeieotioua Objeetor (R. W. Orommor)
ReadIng Borough BOne».
Ga.rden Notes !
Sorb,. (By PeMy Aldeo, M P).
Count.:y Theatre
~::lng Bause Geomet.r)'.

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App&Bl Tribtmd.
Reglstn.tiOO Oaae..
Death of Colonel RIoberta.
Lord l'billlmot"O·. Bon Kiotring.
~grlculture 1n Marclt..
Dance &DC! I ~ H...rthI (By l'byllio Monman)
The Corn :Market. - -I
Wolringh"'1' and othet DUdrict N_
Late Adver;t,sementa.
BirtbJ Harna.ges aDd .Deathl.

THE S.P.C.K. AND THE WAR.
A lanbern lecture. fUustra.ttng the work of the

Soclety for Promotlllg ChrIstian Knawledge, es
pecla.lly In !'ela.tlon to the wa.r, was gIven In Ule
Town Ha.ll on Thursday 6lenlDg by the Rev H
G Sum.m.ere., who 18 preaching a.t AU S8Jn ts' church
on the Wednesday evel\lngs }n:J.enL
The lecture
provided wae full of lnterest.
was much en
JOYed. by & la:rp audience, , ho grea.tly a.ppre-Cla.t.eci the work which lt lea.rnJ waa ooIDg a.coomph8hed by tbe Society
The lecturer. who pos
Seae8 • ptea.aing and happy <l Ivery, was 68EMted
by Mr E Pa.l08. who ma.n1pU1a.ted the la.n beru,

a.nd

HIS WORK FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.
Th. death

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..t Wallin'grord

oneue.a.,.

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of Col. Roberta, of Brtdge Houae, Walhngford,
COll!m of the la.te Earl Robed.,.
He waa well
LATE ADVERTISEMENTS.
known m Wallingtord, beoommg & Justl()8 of the
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Peace for the County of Berks m Apnl, 1909, ..
TTJ>NB ...hIch pt
PouItr:r Ilpi.o&- member of the Town Council. and he also repre~ lIl1Ide Wlth groond~
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11 J.y DOUBLE .ented his pansh (St Peter's) on the Board of
THE:&GOB Mtuol.
f In _ry !!.d., &I and G.ardi....
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became acquainted With the
~y a.nd Ita -vrork
&t Stepney. where he JaIned th College for tram
lUg i ..y readers, or bcenaed ~a.
60, wbose work
la.y In au.16ti.ng pa..nsh clergy n.
With a pass
1ng reference to the Church
' Brigade, of
whose ex-mem'bera some 1a),()X) were now 88rV1ng
King &nd oount:y, Wlthout compulsion, m addltion
to • ba.tta.1ion &180, aome a.ooount. was given or
tho life at the Stepney Tminlnj' 00llege of tht

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pacl:ot.-Alloop
and , Bona, Corn Merohantlt,
Comnham
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H18 rogiments w"", the 93rd ""d 72nd High

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landen, and be !!pent some yea.rs 10 the 8&"lCe 10
TNNEB TUBES, comp",te
0&1_, 21; India. and Canada., &IIi well as at home, and he was
..I.. CoveN, all SlD!8, 3s..
TyTe Repair Outfit. 3d
10 Burma at the tIme of the depoSltlOu of King
Rep&u" _
Id , Vol...
0,,& Mlnut. patlor. Theeb&w
Re.l!o eervod 1U tho Assam ExpedILo.... (threo) l~ . ..;t, runctur.. Proof Banda tion 10 1874-5, and the Afghan Wo.r. 1878-80, 10w.-I'ortele'ne's, 1, Wed IS treet., n...ding.
eludlDg tho m&rcl1 from Kabul to Kandahar "'.
ULTRY HOUSES and Coops In otock Port- took &. great mterest m the local Volunteer Tra.in&ble Bwldinga, \ Motor BoUMa, Garden l,Ilg Co:rp!, and It waa mamly owmg to hi! exerFra.l:DM, Lighta. eta.
Inspect or obt&l.b tbtl bOIll tot it "IIVU formed. He wa.s III command
.. Better BuUt ., lllrt....-!..B&wthortl·., :'9, Duke the drilll and m;et'CUles
S_. (and Loadon Worb, But Street), B.ding.
He W1UI m,VItod m the oprutg of last

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8 P O.K , where the

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MiCHINll&i-oar .. Dul."." at
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wlll 1ut
years, gIvea
trouble

660.
tw~nty
DO
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aaval ita coat 1D iint.i!;a
~ of uamg. Send address
and ... ",II "'lad (froe L'~ ,;nng _10M ho";
to work .11 m;'ke, of
' Yaohit>...; id. postca.i"d

noy, bo remarked, .. I strain.d my

lDg thOl6 ~ men" And theft
ma.J' lIa.v!..JOU'l' hottrIJ of ~ worry_P'orteac;'tle BrOol •• that he
ood h..uth-if no~
Ltd., 1, Welt Street, ReidJDg
patho~I.-.ct. I '

Tho tun.....l, ...hlch ..,11 he of a mIlitary
tor wi1l toIte \>1000 .t Crowmoroh Chnrch
o'ciock on Sunday: aftchnoon, 110 as to
whole of the memben of the Volunteer Tr.miD~
Corpl an oppOrtunity 01 being p",.ent.

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LORD JUs;rICE PHILLIMORE'S
SON MISSING.

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Phillimore,

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THE CORtl

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BUCKTNGHAJd OXPORD AND BEl\lJ:SHIRE

As regards Buctingh'am, Oxford ..tid Berkalllr8,
the report 80.]5
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Autumn-sown Crap. -Whe&t generally loob
well In the dneT pa.rt.. of the di'Ylsion, but 18 not
sa.tisfa.ctory on the low-lYing wet Janda, the earlybeUlg the better It has not unproved durI
The area under wbeat win pro10 par cent. tess than last ,.ear
bea.na
~era.lly prom.llPng,

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..nd
Moly not,h in,. ·h ..

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VtllJ' proDUllDg In ~t districts but
partIJ only f&lJ'. while 011 Jo.....lYIJlr ~und.
will have been done by · Jioods
Prog1'()a3 of Lamblll;g -There hu heen a. good
faU 6t lambe. e ....oePt 111 8O'mO pIJ.rta at Oxford
where it ...... bard ly up to _Yerage.
Ewe. he.~
sutrered a I{ond deal ' tn ooDdltion, O.... Ing to the
'Tel'J' trying COnditionA, while In certa.ln &re&8 the
IUD& ollUee bas Jed. tAl cona.idera.b1e mortality
amoDg the Lunbs
lAbour 1S genernJJy "iery deSc1ent. e8pee1aUy ~n
'Vlew pf -the arre&rs to be msde up
mIlkers aro
aea.rce III north Buckingham.
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DOBSm'. WILTBHIRE. AND HAMPSHIRE I
The follOWIng remark, apply pa.rtictila.rly ' to
Doraet, Wilts!uNl a.nd Hampehll."'I!I · i
Autumn-sown Cropa -The condition of wh-eat
T&rle8 v~ry conalderably Some of the autumnsown 1I."hoat. eapeatalty on dry lOlls, preaent8 a
R'Ood appellraace aDd b.a8 m&lntatned Ita 00001.
~I o n... but 0lI ht6.,.~ and wet landl the tllll.ot II
thlD a.nd baa det OJrJ oz.:L~ ow1ng to the excesslve
wet The Mea &Own III flltim&ted to be some fiv(l
SeedI

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&Orne damage

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cont less than lut yeu. W'mttr oa.ts, barley
and beanll aM genere.lI:r."_ID f.alr eondJtlOD.
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[than any ot.hl?r crop rom tltoe bo.d wea.th&r,

f-ollOW1ng letter appea.rOO. l ltt "The Tune!."

Unton Jack, And on It rested the F lCld Ma.nhal'e
baton
Members of the outdoor estate acted
bea.r;;,re
The Rev Canon Barnett, the
A T4ackcrny (VIcar) o.nd the Rev Malhy B,awn-II
low J!hared the servIce betwoon them

TROCHE~ ,

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Tan Doat
1 Bar.
Veld.

..hoon..
Perfcct
Shape

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Style 3151

Herschel, Mr
and
Mr L R
hymns" Nearer, my God, to

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perfect peace" were suni 10 the
orga..Illst pla.yed tbe DeaJ March 10
tbe graveside tbe H Nunc Dlmlttls"
AJthough a. Wi sh had been expresl!ed
should be no Iflowers, floral tnbutes were

I 1'ARISH COUNCIL
The

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Apnl 12th.

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BENC~.
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FUNERAL OF MISS DASHWOOD.

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ohould

be

He SBld tho wmd was
lamp must ha.V(l been blo.... n
and had

Plenty of

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othe~s

to choose from

AT
Broad St,)

MILWARDS, Reading.

FAMILY & COMPLETE MOURNING
Our

Ita" and .....orkroom fllcilltlt!l

are .uch tbat they un com~tate (wben nece..ary)

MOURNINO
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wlthin:J4 hocna' notice

HEMING &. TUDOR Station Road, READING
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U~ted by the QlI,gle.l &LId addrUolee cl Ille p~ l ~'
ItIlIdlD, tb._8BlaT••• ~ ('.barf«1 at the rat. ct II Od lor tht n I
t10C IInM and {xl for eacb adcUtlonal 1!1111 or pIn I

a ltDe tJ-.cr
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ch&T~ at tbe rat. 0' 21 6d rnr ,II,
fI;-n rour linea and 6d. lOT .ach Il.ddiLloDJI ltne 01
part; of a llDe after

PANGBOURNE.

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St.. Pa.ul's Rootory, W ok.lugham, !'Berks,

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. . . All ...nouncsneota tor tbiJ oolumn mua~ b6 • i\t~~

aanotioned the ft ogg'lng of chtldl"en of otho l'
na..tlooahtle8 tor not lea.rnl~ the \ la.ngua.ge. nor
would he ha.vo a.pproved of defenqeJesa and sick
prlSOn&TS e.t. Wlt.tenberg belJlS' trea.ted With Illhuman B.nd b&l'b~ V'lndlct.lvenesa unfib to be
shown eV~D to !WIDe
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Looks well Wltll a
wule IlLce !'l Oti h13
a. Chubby Foot
Perfect Style 3 rtiJ

Pump Sol..

BIRTHS. MARRIAGES, DEATHS.

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obedleDt aern.nt.
H 11 WALTER

Tan 8lace Glblon.

Tan Ankle.

T.I.ralli.

earB It BOund, h .....h and u~ly) Oljd WIth
h,a
pride In the Germa.n cha.racter. he ]'Vou1d not. have

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HIli, Mr

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t.he P&ngbource .b.r&nQh pf the N atlonal Brlt18h
Women I Tempera.noe .A.s.oc-ia.tlon UlVI'Led a pa.rt;y
of the W'OIIlnded soldiers from the War Hospital .
&adlng, to be entertained to ten. at U Hazel:
hurst... the Pre(;ldent'8 house
On ~eaY1ng "
Tommle8" wndered theIr tha.nks s.nd gave hearty
oheers to the friends for the pleaEiant afternoou

On Sunday

l'MUSH ~JHURCH ,
lI8l'm()D.8 wer~ prea.ched.

both mornJng

are

~rt.td

_!thou' charrti but 1/

.d..,1tI~" '

..,. .. made to the ordlnuy DotUicaUon. jht.J' .1.0 1ft
oharse&bl. a. a~:heru-ne.Dt& a~ dill MlIlI .. tl "
notice. ol Blrtha
, I. ltf.vollr.of· ..adeea are oh.rrtd 2, MIn. th o
~r::r four liD. aD4 6d. for MCb 1111.. or part ~I I It J'

NBW.TA.

On ApMl 6th the member'S of the Committee -of

BIRTHS.
HUSSEY -On April 11th a.t Cowley Mlddl<!lH
to M'T'. a.nd Mrs John Hus:se... la.te of Arborfl eld
Berks--a. BOIl
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MARRIAGES.

and evening by the Rev. E. W G Hudgell Or- 8A~UARTERlIBINE.-0<t MAceh 2nd d
gaDllmg Secretary for the SoUth Mldtaud~ on
tile Knox Ma.neo Sukatoon, Sll..o;kat c he~'\n
behalf of the lBl'ltu:;h and For&lgn Bible Soc'Iety
Canada., by t he Rev W.,.Ue C Clark " \"1:\
Slr John G08S' a.nthem, .. 0 SM'K1Ur of the world ..
~ .. qcbeat:..&r Sa.wyer, of ott a.wn.
to F lort'1 r~
very IlPllropMlttely chosen for PUSIon Sunda.'y.
Â¥a. eldest daughter of 'Mr and Mrs T QlI:H
WILS beautlfUllYiI rendered by Mum Mabel Wadding
termaJne Bedford road, R;cadmg
ton (soprano), Mrs W MarrIott (contralt-o), Mr
DEATHS.
F 8eg6cs (tenor) sna !!.fr. Webster (bass)
Each
P'Jrt "118 e1l'eolil vely taken and 5UJlg 'WIt h
BYftNE -On Apnl 12t.h ...t J.filma.n road R, II ~
a.n..., tb e p.nunCla.tlon was excellent
Mrs
iqg, Ca.the:nne Tbet"eNo. dll;ughter of Co C"..e
Surplice pre!llded a.t the organ
~aJor Byrne, aged 21 Y~NI
C®MBS -<hi. Apnl 10th, at Z6 !\Jfred ~t rr
Rie-.d1ng. Ma.ry Ann Coombs, Wi fe of 1,, (l f 1
THE WAR
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Coom be, aged 63 ycan
A fe ehng of gloom was expel'lenced 10 the p&rllh
FI"TNT
-On A.prll li th. at WeymOtlth H{)" rlt~ .
on Sunday mornlllg' when it became generally
followmi an operation, Cho.rlelS Henr) I ) 'lI t
kuown tha~ ~l~, Edward "re:st e1des.t !!Ion of Mr
Arthur C WMt-, of the )1111 :B:ous~ Pa.ngbourne
tl).e beloved son of Alfred. a.nd E I1t..8.beUi nor S
!?mt, caged 15 year8
Inloerred a. ~ 1 r 1.-i 10
had been kIlle d In battle some fe w d'a.ys preV10usly
111 France
Thou~h qU1V& a. young man Mr EdCemetery
wa.rd W est patrIottca.lly JOined the Berblunlo Regt GILL - On .Aprl1 2nd, a.t 1S9,
nORd He ](Int
Eh;o;abeth, Widow of the Ia.te. Willltl.ln Li \1I \U h' T
In .the early days of the war" Deep condolence
With the ber&&'Y&J parent..a has been expr~ on
7 ~ th year
every ludtl. Bond 011 Tueaday even1ng the bell- HJllItTH - On .nrH lOth. at S, ArlO'l&- lItrecL H '-II \in"
nngers a.t t he parlt:h <:hurch r&ng a. balf muffled
tIle r8llideDCe of bta da.ugbter, E'0nul.s IIel4lh age l
penl lUI a token of I'~D ect to tho m emory of thell'
n ve'U11
Roya.l B<-rk/; rrll'
esteemed fellow bO'llrJl'l~er
The great esteem In PO}VELL -On A.prll 3rd, a.t t
whioh the la.t& Mr Ed" ard West waa held
~tal, Henry Wlison Powen, lll.te of l\'or n0Cl1
be gleal)ed from the foUo-wlng l extracts of
road. ' Reading. Otred 65 yevs
letters wnt.ton from tho trenches, expNlo&8lUg sym- TAiY'LOR -At 59. Wo&f..hng ton 1l..reet, Ika.d lng Joho
patby lD t he l~ sust a.111ed. by hlB berea.ved
~a.ylor, In b1.8 88th ye&t'
pl\I"entM
Lleut Edwards sa.ys .. Pte E West
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of my Platoop, wu kllIed lD action Y68terday ~=====-~======~
mOrnlUg (April 1st)
He was on duty al the end
of the SILP and waa ()Iell-n1ng hIe rille when he W8.l!i
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sh()t through the head by a Grerrna.n sniper a.nd
klNed l mlta.ntJy, ~ that hl8 d~ath wa.s qUIte a
paltl,less one
We had hiS body taken to the
DTlblsh cemetery. where he was buned by t h-e
chap la-In
He had alwa.ys dbn6 hi!. duty eheerf\tll, land WIthout a. grumble--bften under very
trying Cll'eumst&nCti ..
CorDI R.. F Spar1r.d: In
the course of ... very sympathe.tlC reference to'hlll
~a.te coml'edeJ S&ys
"He was
buried
oy. hill oomr-.dee
We 8.11
for
h~ waa n. good

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THE HOUSE FOR MOURNING,

to 101e ,.

.nd ~;-~.~~ o,~~;.~·~

B+oWN'S
BRONCHIAL

~lh:.=N:a~t:,o:n:a1::A=n:th:e:m=========::

mcluded

fellaws. we Germans we ea.t:. ~ drink. and
sing, and hreak our gla.saes, &nd
ODe SlttlnC'
a. hundred or a thousand ftorlns "
It waa during
the 9OCI&1 ev9DIInga at .. the Black ~le &.t Wlttenber," tn&t the .. Ta.ble Talk" 1'1"&8 produoedyet. With a.lI h18 8hertI()na &II to the superlor,ty of
the Germa.n la.ngua.ge. (thougb to many EnglIsh

ro.tte

SpI'ln2: Oultlvatlon -The adverse weather hu
WOUNDED
lmlW'l<1f'ci 1\.11 work On the land, and owmg to the
Suh LIeut. Lloyd, of the Stafford Regt , I, now
untR.vn-lH·~hl0 COndition. very IltUe sOWlng
of lD bOSPltru sWfenng fl'9m weu.nds receDtly re
.-pMnR C(\ Ml ha, been done
In mQol:t dlatriet.c no OOlVoci. Half a bullet and three splInters of stone
potatoes havo yet been p1&nted I ....
n..JtI embed~ m the lower leg, another pIece of
8eedA are near!! eTerywh"ere a hea.lthy &rid stone enteririg the lower ja.w.

"F,eld

The coffin bore tho llIscnptlon
M.rshal
Sir CbM Brmvnlow Born December 12th, 1801
Dled April 5t h, 1916"
It wus covered WIth a

FINCHAMPSTEAD.

COUNTY
l2i.b.) there 18 an ill rOUlDd ..d . v'8.noe of Is
2<:1., ~r l quarler m the price of ...._ .• " •. •~~
SODnlng
8llppoeed to be
gTiDdl~ ba.rley, whtle mlll o1l'a.l.
over 100 ye.ra old, is 10 danger of dlssppea.nng, lL8 FRIDAY (April 7th) -Before loll" G A Wa.tson
(in tho chill.), &r;1d Mr. H C Mylne, Mayor of
of a.l1 ldnd8, 1I'1th the exception
a. 'PTo-posal to rebUlld 1& under conSIderatIon by tb.
m
ton~
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And
m
8Olll9
ca.ses
rt.
18
WOki1lgham
a.n adVIfJJC6.
Th"mes Conserva.ncy !For 65 years 11; wa.s occu
~N ABSENTEE
Whca.t In neAl' POflitions 18 eelhng better
pled by the
lock keeper, old Tom SatHer
Thomas Edward Hernngton adm.ltkd oom'" an
fOr aome time, a.nd both m~l}Qra and m"rcha.n"dl
absentee from mlllto.ry se.rVI06L he bemg 6. "man
are findIng a. ~ trade for flour for spot
01 Iho Anny Re••no -In.p _d~lI ,,,,d th.t
e8.o1'Iy de11voery
So fa.r IU!l tml)()rted ftour IS
he tR.w Herrlnglon at Fil!b P ond s rlcltyards on
oerned, Ithe chffilnllt:r ll!I to get· It to thiS cOUntry,
the prevlOus d ay, a.nd h~ u.dmltted
elvlng not ice
O'Wlllg to the gree.t ecarclt.y of tonnage, but wben
1.to report himself on Apr!l 5th -A fl te of 40s was
A t tIle npe a.ge- of S3, MiB3 Dashwood, one
Imposed, and the man WI18 handel over to a. ill ItIt arrlv," 1t geDel'alIy OOIXllDl'8.Dde a Kood premium,
as I!IpOt j_took aoo eYCe.l\"ely sma.U, a.nd shIpments 0ld6l!lt inhabitlmts ot Bon DIng, pae800 &way
tary escort
,
far thein~ t.hree C1t fOUl' ,..e&ke am likely to tie day, mom~ TbfJ decea.;;.ed lady was '::;i:~ll~l• . 1
on Ii ~lDOl' ~ ... With tho openmg ,of ;inland 'susten w.bo· Mine to 1Jve ill Sonnmg n
tw th
.- di d b
TUESDAY -Beforo Mr G A. "\V~t.o n (In the
na.V1~.t.l?n, tho poitlt.lOn In N....h Am."co
yea.n &go;
0 0 er 8lBIICrB e
ere same y"ar8 -- chaIr), Mr. A J' Mackey, Mr H W Verey. Mr
nn.pi['OV~; but we ha.-vo to remember t.hat th~ ~r­ SlUce, but 141M LOU1-.a. 1S stIll lIVlng
The n ~el
L R Erskine, Mr H E "I'lggett and Mr n
ma.ll _Ub;rna.nne aetivity, although a. hopele81 fa.llure of Da.ehw()od Bnd Sonmng are a.lmOst: f\YUonvmou"
C Mylne (MQ.yor of Woklngham) 1
aa a.n !-~~pti tip st&rve out thIS C01lutry, does for anything that was connected With Sonnmg.
make_ 8Dl~ertI d'6m&nd hlgher frei ght!, which whether It con~med the churcb BpOr"f,l entertam
TOO MUCH LIGHT
l
muet eonUnue to 00 an Important fo&etor until mente, or flower shows The carc
... f the SIck alJ.d
EmmIe Wilcox, of Br&ekneU, was summoned for
the ~ of the war, trrellpectlve of wbea.t drop8
had th
h rt
d
'rh
faJ.hng to obscure the lIght.s of Jhe . house Ie
poor
elr ea. y an generous support
elr acoord&I1co With the hghtlDg re~trlctlon order, at
foreign countries.
gifts to rarochia.I mstltutlODS ha.ve been mallY and Eaathampstead. 9n Aprd 3xd -p C. I Coles stal..c-d
bountifu , but the1l' extreme kmdness fonnd its the facts. a.nd a fiee of £1 was Impt'lsed
chlcf outlet
of prIvate chanty.
I
AID FOR ALLIED FARMERS.
oftentlmel
Tbe home fC)r SIck
THE POLICEMAN KNEW ¥IM
ohildren
practlcallv founded by
Batt 8kate~, a }w.boltI'er. 'of Wolclingbam was
and
{l.IT O t hey }.m lti a. club for
.fined 1
tor rldlDg a. bl(rycle wtthout 8. res.; hgb~
HaTIng distributed 800 ss.c'ks of seed
b
and .. refuslllg to a.uswer rea..sonable questIOns
2,200 eaco of l6ed oats, and 800 sa.cu I
'vorkmg Ill en
addreued. to him by P C Brown" ~t Blnfield on
potatoes among Itneken
-~-ciIp::'CI:a~,=r;;;:-",on W cdnc~d:l\ t he VIcar A.nnl 2n<r - P C BroWD said that d~fenda.nt gave
Agrteultural ;Rehef of Allies
e'
officla tlUg 1118 H endy t.he n&me of U Albert Barker," and .,n address In
London)
haa III pro.pect the
Bnd ~~!~~~.~.~:~:,:,~~o~ n;~~';'t,:~:~~
su~gtbose
was .. prel;cnt
On the address,
Read mg. beca.use
Wltnes.!I NJd
.. That's
a. frtlse
And
b
f
recogDise
you ,"
fWd name
defendant
ution 0 a luge quantity
a.nd
I
·In"nll. '" a.nd Mrs Dash t hen Jumped on bla bicycle aDd rodr away -The
tlC8ds The ComDUttee offers the prnctlcal help o(
and Rose
Ch aIrman we.rnoo defendant lthat rext time 1t
BrItish ls.rmen III alhed cOlmtne!. who ha.ve been
Mr
would b& made -, much hot.t.ef" for hun
rumed through the German IDvamon
NO
Reglna.ld
Ware ~~~.~\~i!n~:~1
Without a. rear hght at

MORTIMER.

loW,
8t Kmg
Michael's
Church,
Warfield, on Sa.tur-I
la.y atThe
acqUIesced
ID the Field Marshal's
Wish for a. non military funerl\} owmg ~ the war I

annua.l m eeti ng of the FIDcha.mpstead
SlZ'.---Surel,. the PntIIIllIm. way of treating the Parteh Council was held t.n. the School on S&turday
There were present M CS6 r8 S Cla.cy, C.
Slok prlitODel'8 at Wittenberg mu.t h."e been evemng
J Loader F J !tfllam. W Scbofield and
enough to make the honea of the g-rea.t German Glhbs.
A
Barker
MI' C Gibbs Wa.<I re-eleeted che.lrmo.n,
reformel'll, Martin Luther and Welancthon, turn
a.nd shake In th&t oradle of the RefOrmatlon. where a.nd Meaart!. R RatehlIe a.nd C Gibbs were rethey were l&ld to l'eftt I
It was ILuther'l pride appo1nted overseers Tbe Clerk rea.d a letter from
that he wae a G«man, &I1d II htl gloned lD the the Local GQyernment Board, notIfYing the 'Overconlmoue lmpulee he waa £'1V1n~ to German Jntel- fleet1'8 tbat, (or the present 00 Dew regIster of voters
loot, oharaoter and 16tl{{ua.ge·
.. I W8.8 born W8.!I to hfI mnde --n.eference WIL8 a.lso made to the
made to the &681at.ant overseer for the
for the good. of my <lev Germa.m," he sa.ld U and
\8 In many
I WlU nefti!' oeue to serve th~m H .. The Gennan ""'DI"•. ti"n of new lists of voters
parish.".
"hen t.he revlslDg banister rovlAed
language w" IRlpenor to all others"
The Gor
gave
the
8.SIIIJrtant
ovel"S&er
a cermane tbemael'fet .....ere 01 moro f,onest, ng"ht a.nd
he
true" tha.n .n other people
• 'Ye are all JOUy

!he

op<mg

v;

In

l'F

WITTENBERG.
,

of Tburoday -

I

\\'Mat

tbe meetmg and expla ined the '" 01 k of t hp. f ,
mlttoo In connection WIth the quc!lhf)Tl f \11 11
111 agriculture
She remarked tha t th .. p-. \
many women una.ble to give whole time 0\. 111
Ao multItude of home d\l ~ les. bu~ Qhc :'trp' d 1
t~e women to conSider the matter weI! nl\l! ~I I
they could not offer their la.bour 1hf' lOOf! ~lI ll'h
of the countty waa onlr tecond 111 Ill) pori Il{(> I
the tint hno of defem."8 m the trench c!I \t. ~~ P It
t~eD spoke of h er recent VUlil to J. r,m"
\ ' II I
h'a.d been undertaken by the sancllon of the I' II
of Ag.lculture snd the Board of 1 rtt.dc d It \ " Ii !
had afforded lion object lesson 1 he fnct t hl! I I
harvest of 1914 was gathered III bv I..h c \\ Oll!t II 1 r!
chIldren m France, and In 1915 "A ll "" \\ II ' I

of slUpa a.nd aoldtera, made up a. caPItal eot.erta.ID- Willy and Kathleen Brownlow, .. ROddy,"
F.an and ~ ..N Lurgan," .. Ma.y," .. Indoor staff,
meD\;.
t
'l'be""'. B. Long tba.nlced the 1eot.u~r.
A col- • Outdoor sta.fJ .. a.nd members of the Brownlow
R.ll Workmg Men'. Club
lectlOD WlUJ taken lD aid of tb.e Society.

PhillimOnt'~~5j

Light 1Dfan.t.ry, atM:aho<l Bon,th Wol..
IOU of Lord JU;;C6
Tho BOord of Agn_ and 1!'iIhor!et ha-re
roportod mialng . He :orent on~ WIth • _~~u,~'~
luat t.tod th<tir I"Opor\ r." l!ordI.
<ffitOral\y tha I"Opor\ _
'.D>o CnJp Itoportmo l'eOODIlO1tte m front o~ the treu.ehet...
of the _ , In TOpOrtt!nc on ogr\odItunl e<>DdI. fired '" by the onemy land did not 1'Ot=,
thoroud> ooan:h in frOnt of tho l,ronch..
tlOno In Engl&DC! &DC! W Iloo, ot&te
Ute
tho folIOWlllg nIght ..... unouccooaful. Th.
wet. &Dd _t.m'my ..ther, which wu o.;"",np_Â¥ IlOIIllIlIDdlBg tho oomp..y thinb It 11
by much BIlO .... , hu e&ll88d ~ deJ.a.y lD.
poOllblo thtIt bQth wml ""undod and
cu.1tura.l operati.oDL Tho l 6&l'11~ .....mber
oner. Lle'\;tenant" Philllmore wa.s w"unru.d
ha.a generally' Wlthatood Ithe Md coDditiCla:a well. l4ay.
and 18 ea.tid'e.ctor,-. thou.a'h U hu made DO p~
gr... dL>!1ng
month r.nd III lDOItI, baokw..li
,
I
on iI<>&TY lAnd, <>r on land OGhjeot to Jloodlng, hili, however, onlrerod • good deoJ, while that
sown, Ja.te In the autumn ___ not -.t.Wfact.ory
The a.re& under .... heM. &ppeaQ to be &bout: '1 or 8
1.1'111"' B.thgato arid Co '. we.kly
per cent 10M tba.n Jut 1ear
WU1ter oat. aDd
beans a1'e mosW,. ~ltbJ" a.ud promisinl craps. the corn muket •• u foUo.. although ba.ckwa.rd., but I t.hare lore _ good. number
In ~U dire.\uons
10 roporied to
ot exoeptM)D1I, espeCl1ally In the w.t.
Prepara.hon of the land for the .prln« crope waa bee", ~..er baa the beainnut.C of April,
a.l m08t s.t 6 rlandstIll d~ the month, and I" ery reta.iler.li ere DOW' completely out of stock
li t tle corn Indeed waa .own, none at all hem., cot artiele I connected With ithe gr&m and 110'1.11'
JU lD most COuntle&
SlmUul,.. only In ODe or u.- ,. """"'" to 00_. that .. good eoll.<WmP<W.~
t wo 'Very favoured di&tr~ b&ve a fe.... ea:rly
dema.nd. w111 be uper~itced for II!IOme
potatoe!. been planted..
Suds &rf'! generally -tronS' aDd Tfgorova, pro- 18 .. gOod deal of unoerta.int:y as to m''''k·....
mUling a good or &'bund&nt Yield, ~o~ partlcula.rly thla 11 a very 'DAmnl t~hng In VIew
on t.he easterD 51de .,t the CO"tDlb'y m some parta political .. tua'lIlOD, OOlllblDed With
tbo wet haa done lIome ha.nn, and reports from from. North America. 80 tha.t Jt
form IoU. oplUlOn u to whether
Lho north-west are not 80 favourable as elaewbere
There hQ.8 been & goqd. fall of lambs. Tho &b- IJl,Ore PrOba.ble. Th_t at least 13-~L;;;;r:~iY--;.ati
ncrmn.1l,. had weather haa resulted In tbe ewes and eo:nsequeotl,. Waders are e
beUlg only pn poor condItion a.nd In maDy parts 'ln thetr a.ttitude, ~Ia.ny
theJ are not milkIng well. The lambs were gener. forwa.rd, &:I.though those who
ally strong aDd bea.lthy a~ birth, · hut the COndl- to .'PtJI'Cha.se moderate CP,Ja.ntlties lD
tlOUS have been so a:dvene, that altogether louea finding ltJ:t&t It &haW8 tJMm a fiiUr' ·;.~k"bie
4 ~ have probably been rather o-vet: &ven.ge.
Feeding ¢Uffs ge.nera.Uy are sbowlng, "':;";;;.el'lI
La.bour 18 eTerywhere very dtl8eient, and with front. a:nd the demand, thougb not ~
oorunderable a.rrea.n to be made up, ma.DY fa.nnen brl.8k, ,8 oorta.mly crw.te rood, Wlth elltDS
....m he hard put to !It to gett the work dODe this provlllil u time goe& on and at tJ::Us WTltlng

e.xt.ends over two yea.rs

work
Splendid new. of scenes In India, New
Zea.luld l Canada, _l.Io Wat eceDel c:onoeot.ed witb
U Jw'. ' traimng after his eDlI~tion :to Canada.
formed &D uttemety In~g portron of th~
programme.
... Joun" had auatA.i.ned a severe In
Jnry from ",,",poel, ",hiob had reouItod In total
.bllndneul which he felt. most acutely, lUI It ldeba.rred him from ca.rr:J"lDg out hia lOng-cberieboo.
ambition of beoomlDg .. mlS8JODa.ry.
Fine portra.ita of B18 MaJesty. AdmIral Jelbcoe. :COrd
Nellon and other heroes, as well M war plotures

I

AGRICULTURE IN MARCH;

I:

moUrners
S" Dighton Probyn,
G C B (reJ>resentmg the KlOg), Lord
the Bon J. R Brownlow, Col Cel.don Ji;:"w"lmv.l
of el6me.ntary educ&to.OIl, hanog sta.rted !ome Col C C Brownlow, C B ,
C B
2,000 oh&rlty Ochoola by 1741. In 1811 It w . . the C&pt Brownlow. Gencr:'l.1
toUDder of the National SCl(uety
It was the first. Brownlow Major Brownlo'v,
~D.B.liah M't_onary 8oci&ty, begl~ng Ita work n
those
India..
Gra.a.t. to foretgu aljal ooionlaJ. churches and:Mr Close
tormed a moo lmporiant f~ of the Soclety's Ln.dy u"u"u. , "'U'Y

yoang_ officers at a. ca.mp 10 tbe North
to ...hiob he himool! motored, oome 600
hIS ..tum, wb,en aahd how he ,Iood

I

00'U.1'8&

:t!l

as suc~sal at the
the distrIct! There are twq
...
One son, Ca.ptau:\.
tlnns nnd thn:n daugbtcrs hvmg
Hendel1l0n. haa been m 1ruuoo with hiS Re~llllent
for a. long tIme
Mrs Hendereon's rem'uns wer,
ta.ken to Scotland and mterred on 'J'hursda.y In the reaped by them, ebowed the Sllccess th<l t I tl~nrl I
Sub~~qu cnt \ '\ n l lr
famIly vault at Irvme, N D , whICh IS close to theU' letrorts on tbe land
number of views were thrown on the IICI "~l\ ,I, pI t
Wilhamsfield, the family estate
I
109 the work bem.& ,done 1)y the Frencll " 1ll I
WOJ1.K.li;RS' EDTJCATION AL ASSOCIATION whllot the In"" """ ....!'-JlghlUj,g.
On Thurllday evenmg m last week, Mr B P
Mr F H Wrlg:6t also a.ddressed th e IT'N' !!n 7
Whlta.ker preSIded over &. crowded mectmg of the and empha.slsed the &ppel\l~ MII'!I!. I'ott hId Ln l Ie
WE A. , LD Mr K emp's room, :md the accretary of not 8.! s. penonaJ ao much &S a re d apl 'i' ~ l Illilt
the Aasdcla.tion , Mr M J SaJa, ga.ve a. ver;j the country Itself They had respomub(l ltl(,. ~ ,
ca.pable address on .. Our Tra.de Softer the War I ond to none In the world, a.nd those rc:;tetl II
He said tha.t our old po licy of l(lfl,vmg trade to upon the Kmg or Government or head ~ of plllm~
take care of Itself had brnken Idown We should departments, but were a.bsolutely mdl\ ,<111 ,I ll !
DOW unite our natlOna.l ufet.y and our na.ttona.\ it was theIr bounden duty tha.t In th u; grf'lt II I '
tmde under Olle grea.t natLOnaJ pohey He a.sserte~ of England's need each one should !la, til It I
tha.t there must necessnnly be some give a.nd take sword should not be sheathed or drm ts r 1 n I
b.oth on the Bide of Free Tra.de and TarIff Refonn. untll the war was brought to a. "l ctOIlf)llS lP l l l It
but ~ome VI& media. would have to be- found. 'Ihe atlon
The 8peCUtJ. appeal tha.t the ( 1m lIll h l,l
tliree basiC facts or fundamental prinCiples euen had put through Lord Selborne ,\ is t.lwt t \ '\
tla.. for the Improvement of our tn..d.e after the Iwom..a.n who could postllbly be spared h ~lIn ,n Il r
war we're tha.t we must 11) Grea.th mcrease our. work should do somethmg to m CreltHe 111:1,-. 1 I
production, (2) reduce our dependence upon 1m
'lhll was not merely a. f)Uestl II 1
ports from f01"Clgn naLIOD8, and (3\ Increase the
WDor, but II. 'Voi a.:!l a. 'luest \!ltl
1 \
mtcrdependence of the component parts of tbe
our EmpIre and t he ge nt!l atl nll ~ 11 t
EmpIre He put forth the follOWing proposa.ls _
come The very genesIs of t b, II III to
(1) The encoura.gement of e.grlculture WIth & view
Derks arose because It \\ a'i h , ,
to mo.kmg us Ilo self I'lUpportlD~ na.tlon (2) An 1m to their notice that herch of COW!! \\ ere hel I - I
proved system. of natlOna \ educatlOn and r e!!earch for slaughter beca.u&6 of the la.ck of IIIC U I ' ~I~r
bat meant the cuttmg off of tho m ()~t 11 11) II t
meth'Ods in rcspect of 10dustnal and commcrclo.l
pUT8mts
(3) The establIshment of e. Minl!;try of ~ood for children at, its source, and \\ \tli t l l ~ II I
Commerce for the liclenttfic orgaDlS3,tlon of trade mendO\l{l IIla.ughter of our country I n en g <ll ltl.: on "
and md1Ultrv (4) The reVISIOn of our consular!rer wag of supremtl Importa.nce that t he dll !'! t
Vice
(5) The catabhshment of an IndugtnaJ should be cared (or The speakel tmJk the OP I
Court for tho sett lement of labour disputes
twuty of thankmg ~fra Ford, ,,!.to I~ th~ dr.lr,
preventIon of strikes (6) The esta.bllshment of an representatIve 10 the W okmghlllR Rllral D I~{lld
Im~na.1 pllrtnenhlp Wlth our D ommlons for CounCil area., for wh&t she h Old d one III orgalll n
pohtlCal and economiC purposes Tho subject w~ the meetmg and a.ckO.owlcdged the go od \\ ur\ Cd
r.fterwn.rds dIscusse d
_.
I had done
I
I Mr B Stafford woposed a vote of tb:ml tn
FUNERAL OF F M SIR CRAS 'BROWNLOW. Mus Pott, and rema.rked tha.t he hllnseif III \ I
G e n g a g e d three women for hlB farm M r~ \llIrt I, 11
The rema.inS o( the late FIeld 'Marsbal Sir seconded &nd spoke l very bvourahh of [f'W I
H Brownlow, G C B, o( Warfield ha.U~ 1.Lbour on the farm, which she fuund \I~ ~ rl
Brlltknell, and of tbe IndIan Army, were la.ld to more thoroughly than by men, and t he mIlk I !
rest beSide hiS Inte wife. La.dy Georgiana. Brown- WaI'I more satisfactory
The meetmg clfl8Cd II tl\

Tho OoHege wu .Portly to bo closed as 1':0 ma.ny
of the memben had Jomed the Colours
The men
were tr&1ned 80 . . to tal!e up la.ter t/he deltcaLe
work ot Police Cour.t M:iaaionaty, wark &r:nong eold~en, e1:o.
Tho he&dqua.rt.era of the SOClety 1n
Norlhumberl&nd.venue were ..hown
The work
of pubhoa.tion of boob in all la.ngu&fl'e8 was fully
de&J.t WIth, the S P C K bemg In thiS respect the
II Arm't' Serrioe Corp. " ot the church
The ear
liest mJDUt..& of the So01etyt... which wu founded 1n
1698, wa.a ahown..
The S l:".C.K. WlUI the pIoneer

PO

i

&n

lIOn Alfred (Fred) had
a.Qcident "
No further
It Wlll be ~embered
_ ... .:', ...Key, who W&II II~Wa.rd'S
few 8UfV1vora picked up
fKm1e weeD bs.ck

1,

DEATH OF .COL.

I

3d!;
1&1,.,

been

their eldest
.. t &ea.
On
0100'0.1 Admlf

LECTURE.

Augtt.t 1 ,

on tho 16th of
Defendant. I can't ..y '1mU
I ..&SD·t for
&"'!&J from Tilehunt
I
Tho Cbaixman (Mr A W Webb) I Wo WIll
dl~ the CaM if you will. at onEe go round to tlie
Town Hall and re~~t:er
Dolendant I Allcight, .".

P"ge 8,-

Mr1I Key,

the

h. add.d
(Mr A A. Jon..) I Wh.re

PSR"e 7.-

I'

OBITUARY

:-.Ult..s aud stock, and

At the leotuM lut week
.. Canon KlDFtsley
a.nd l\&I.mshlll House," glven D~ Mr Cone and ar
rangec'r'by Mrs. T. W Heelas, the substimtlal I!um
of £11 58. wa.s rea.hs.ed and arlded over to I.he
local Rod Cr0&5 Hoapital a.nd t e Mayoress's work
Ulg p&rty for wounded soldier..
•

a\ t .~

W ILT

other h¥-d there waa the 9,.uestlOn of agtJ . I II
We were faeed wIth the difficult problf'1ll (\ ~h, It
age of labour, and the meetmg " US callI: I III
Vita tho!!e women who could to come ron~ li d ~I J
help the fumen Tbere were few \\ lw h ~ I I r
a.ccustomed to work on the land , but. 1hp\ 'h
done 110 well 10 other "nays that he. felt Mil e 11
WQuid in tbll sphere also
MISS Gladys Pott, treasurer of the n ('r k~ ( r
mltree on women and farm labour, the n hl, ir f' !

Mrs Henderson, of Cruchfield House, H"wl'.horr
Hdl, pilJ;sed away on Saturday She was ~:• .T"-',
f) f age, and was the Widow of the 1a.te Mr
Henderson, who died ma.ny years ago
Hljndertion to.:lk great mterest lD agnculLura.l
~rlcu]ttlrt\.l shows

LECtURE

At tbe Borollgh Pollee Court em
Colt1"=='""Hn~
'e ~!~ ,.. m Ute, 1'0Il00 Court. I'J Thpm;~'~ Yith not roBriot<>ring..•
Oo . ~ ~
Dead
P-.-lD_ 1!tor7.
, N .tional Retiatn.tion Act. r
~:::::.~.'i;~~;~~
11. pleaded guilt,..
t,
l>ace 6.I
L1ban Lury, & clod: m the Town Hall ~gi.m,.
_tban.
tim 0ftIce. Iald no one U\ the n&Dle
Loitrhilc>n Pork !!ohp<>! IIpott..
Thorn, .t f!1, Bcliool-road, Tilohurot.
Chamb<Lr of OollllMl'OII.
rol!'.Btorod.
Topical N - .
, Th9l"ll
Mod ljoon awa,. at ...ork,
The Temperahoo Council and 1iIe heto.,.
.ddrell ~n and oft' aa he
Soh«ne.
,
been at
put runt!) months He
.. I Remember" (A Rerlew)
Palace Thea.tTe.
•
Any papers and .. I'm no

should be tran.acted .t the back of
thf! paBsa.~e wa.y) All other busmes5
be
ther re~trlcted to the h(Jurs of 9 a m to 1 P m
:; p m to 7 P m
There Will be no delivery
ca.llers at 630 pm as heretofore

RIBVNAL.

The case 1D. whIch a ma.n ~ fL8 lined for makmg
false Bt&tements to the local tlibuna.J for the purpose of obta.lnlDi' exempt on jtor hlw,.elf whlcl!
cam~ Worn the Coun~v m~stra.tes at WoklnghlUll on Tuesda.y, 18 r epor~ n a.noLher pa.ge

Llghtlug &o.mmODa!lL

,

Catalogues Gratis

DECE,VING THE .

<t

The Post Office .nnounce the {urtber TOEltricti,,"
of pubhc hours of bUlltne6S on and
next a.t the head office, the west
office, and the Bmfield, Popev. ood,
e nd Wmkfield R ow country offices, o,s
Telegraph o.nd telephone busme.es, 9
p m (between 1 p m and:; p m

( Established)
1818.

beat the Oennanl!l, bllt althuugh the

tletl were t&k:lDg many m~n from the lallfl un!\ ~

POST OFFICE

J

h ~H

the Girls' School on Tuellday evening ~ I r \
Ford 'Prealded. and tn the course of a fc\\ I HI~
ductory remarks !8J.d the Important tilin g \I ~

1ft

sang .. He shall feed hUI flock"

()&Tereham. and IMtric& N~

f>aR"a 3·-

WOMEN AND FARM I,ADOtR
In .mpport of thl1 movement a meetmg: '!\ liS