Reading Observer 04-1916

THE THRIFTY '
there

IS

M~rgan1e

really no other

1Ml~~~ k@lID@loID
Wl'liJ do you spend Moat OR soap
cloth, ? Clothes, of couree.

as good as

MAYPOLE MAROARINE,

(jJithe!r

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D
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d.

1/2

or

BQt if the BOap
the cloth~~ .....,.hQ'~II'
lift-fad•• their ' CClIIOll,r:"",tbe

c«I~t YOII dellr

WEIGHT.

OM MHIIP

which SAVES

It ~ -.Het Oliue all whi~. I.

pntl. t.

Guranteed all BRITISH-MADE
from NUTS and MILK.

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from UI_~~ w.c;rr and tecrr

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MAYPOLE DAIRY '00.,

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clotlta.

The' ..Yiag on the clothes is

tiSe cost

of the soap.

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LARGEST RETAILERS

SOAP

Local Ad4resses -Mano1a Center. West St '" Okord Rd. }
19, Bra.d Street.
READING
425. Oxfard Read.

Its cost in tho clothes It
Ct4JU.'. 'MOM".......

THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR

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READING BOROUGH

TO TIlE ltDlTO& OF. rD
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8ATURD\ A Y - Hefo~ Mr !I' B Parfitt ( n the
r The COn&C16D.liouti ob ector hu been ~d
cha r ),Ir G R J achon 11 r J C...tley Mr
be target of eo muoh rid ewe and ICarn th.t
S R Wh tley a.nd Mr ~ 0 Farrtr
'
ope you w 11 &llow me as Qne of that. mueh
J IGllTINO OFFEN CBS
sed and m sundenstood c.laa,: to expl&in to the
There were twelve aummonies w th r eg lora to
it ner I publ c whllot are the kind of oonv ct. on!. I gbts
Two ~n.s ~ere 'Summoned for not 1m
on ~ b ch the conec ent ous objector rests b 6 mod atelf ext ng< sh n,i ~h.Q I ghts of the r ) ouses
on t he n i'ht of the Zeppel n WlJ n ng They wero
aun t..o a bsolute exemptl~n from military &eNloe
Fra.nc 8 Fry Pa.rle LoGgc Bat.h road wlo was
1 ~h o uld 1 ke to lOay how perfectly &moUln, nay also 5ummoned I.Jl reSoe<:t to an externa.l lamp
Jl O.... p& nfu lly dlshoorterung It must be to a.ny
and for WI ng mproper Ia.nguage -Mr Sydney
ODe
II-pable of senou& re8.ectlon thM. oonle enee- Bra n defended a.nd tJ;le chari08 "",ere den ed e n f t be t.b.ough r. m san ded~bould baTe be Ev denoe waa given bTl epea &l eonitable Fowler
00 ne & ma.tter of publ a der 8 on I Sup~. n. t.he
w
bo .a.~_ar hf ht. n tHe WIndOW of defenda.nt.s
house
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"-"0 endl\nt. said
I ..m not putting Ollt n y
'''I s v.:o hold a.re mistaken If the,. are our d~p h ghUi li nd u sed the I"oguage eomphuned of He
cst and Blnoercat eonv ebon. are we not 10 duty was]O nfid by a.nother ma.n aDd • J auteno.nt n
00 n I to to low them? Are we DOt. 1D duty bound the Ar my who s& d he d d not lee the. DecesSI t.,)
:.0 Hct
pOll t b-em wba.t.cver the conaequeDOef to of pu t.t ng out the Ilfthts
Ur Fry then BWltched
S<l lves
Would we not. be co¥ourds and emu on t.he outa de e edrlc lamp -Spec a l eODlta.ble A
aw a.nd soph atlul If we t r &d to find "\WOns H "nchcombe corroborated -Defenda.nt. a. d ell
fo e ad n.l:' what we bel ou to be our duty and the lights had been reduced and the w ndow
Gr sl r u k ns from do nC' t:Je beat. we oan seQ?' Do s ha.ded -Lieut Neider and the gard.ner
peop e who call u s cow.ros realise the grea.t qour ra.t.e<i -Fin!!!s of F:lO on the ftrst offence v.und,,,~u~:· ' 1
a. e t reqtUres to g \e pabhq erpress on to l un On t he second and 4(M f or u s n g mprop:er Ian
P Op1 I&r OplnlOn & at a tIm-e when pll.S31on 1& h gb
guage were mpo&ed
aDd rea.son 1& pn.ctice.lly n abeya.noe?
\
F or .. a m.r offence HIlda Grofes 33 St
'lbe rule of lif,& wh ck I mYl!Ielf ba.Te .lways H ary. But ts waa 6 ed l Os
I r van to foll ow and wh oh aIL (lQD&CIentlOUS ob
For not comply ng WIt.! the l1ght1n
t let
e tors a.re now f ollQW nS" UI thll that It. II the order
g re s r on
duty of • m&J1 t.o uee h I Judgment and to "hink
Pa.t.ncl: !lalaune 38 W.rkeham road...
finoo
out 1i9 far Il$ he ca.n 'Vilth aU the limit&tlom to £1
u
""h eh the hum&n mind & sub~ '(hmJ~t.lon8 to
Joseph Attwood 132 Queentroad lOs or
wh cb let m It.arista remember the)"' r.re eQ,~ly days
£ub]ect.) to t hink out as fully and as clea.rl~ U
Ahce Josey 30 Brook Itreet Welt
10 u n on the very oomEhcated mobl Sltuat~onr; ourlD '" iUch we often find ollrselve.s
what he oUi'ht
Mary Ba. ley 43 Bu mershe-road £2
('0 d .. and when he haa arr..lVed at & dec SIOn of
Emma. Br gh t £1
I R he ought to do It 8 h a dut y to ..b de by .t
Ob.s Lee 13 Z nzan 5t
t £1
14 d
a d to tra.nsla.te Jt nto action w ha.tever the con
Predk Baker 34 Wok e ham r:~ £1 ~y8
'C<1U'O noes to b meelf Can a.n,one ueert that; thUl
Herbert. Ja.cluon 11, Elm gLodge-aTc~
10!
ru le of !lfe 18 not r ght.? What w9UId be the con .eve,n day.
ue
or
sequence.! tf we abandoDed It PI 1£ we rJte up the
Tom Hutch ngl 43 Fri&r street 40s
r "'ut to l lie our JuQg.ment ~nd foHaw the d ct,.&
Annie BlackaJl 110 Baa ngltoke road (Os (h ld
on of another are w.e not IUPf'e11derlng
OY.er)
e
lfOTOIU8TS IN TROUBLE
souls 0IU1,' lM'T5On&lltiea? Do we not becom.e mere
achlne5 me~ a.u.WOl&ta? 11 not each One of
W
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III m the la.st reeort. huneell responSible to hll
p:l
earce 9 8t G-ectrge s road for dr v ng
God f we believe 1ft God ur ~pollaIb1e to hi. • motor car on M.reh 30tb Without be ng 1 CC!llUIrd
nWD OODl!iclenC8 for the act. we ba.'ve done ? There toRd~ wTae rned 5e or five days
I no elthh tllmg I IQNDt&lD as TJC:I&nOUS rupGn
0
a1 er 6 !I'llamee terrace was sum
Vlng w tb headl ght& on hza molor
@ b li tT
Each maD la l'eIpowno1e for h a own mooed ~r
a.etllons and f that lDdi'f1dual personal ;respoJt,81 ~r on prl 2nd -----The cue Wa,5 Ql$lIl qed
lt~ ~ ~ have auy melUllng It must In'YOlve \the
Fnlj'"ES FOR KEEPING DOGs
d m to t.h.ink out wha.t ~ "oQalt to deS ,/-'00
John BacbieU Cole, Puk I'a.r.m waa fined. lOs
M0 It.
I....
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or ten day. lor keeo ng two dogs Without I_noes
ONGl"er w"J Ihould we wrrender tl:t.e Ulle of
Em I,. P e aJ'lCe 5 Bath-eourt W&8 .ummoned for
our c.rn;~teriud~nt aDd follow the dlctatlon or be n g n poueu on or a. etr sv d og on March 14th
~~L
l er
,_ ••~_DOtf ethv<!rfb bum&n be n, wbJect 1.0 -A..fine of 71 tid or seven day. wu Jmpoaed
1HI
m _............ 0
e uma.n m nd PI And If b&cawte of these lilQltatlona we ~e t.o d luuat our
hqman m Dds &nd 8&.1 tha.t the hmnan mlUd- IS MON DAY -Before Yr C G F eld lin the chan)
lIr Edward J a.ckoon and 141' :M H F Sutton
!Cayable of d1scovenng .bat lS r ght aod true
wh&t re8&On 18 t hetoe fM fQllow pg the d «tat OD
MILITARY PICKET ASSAULTED
of another w.ho
hn>OthClJ s 15 equallf. h,ble to
WIll am 8a.yers 5 Baker $treet & l&boUJ'cr Wall
error;) The Ob&1rma.u of t.ho Appelll Tribunal 1a.at charged w Lh &&sault ng Co rpl Henry Lawes ,nd
eek ..ked the .. c;re~ of lhe Cbna~elpi! .... Lc~ Corpi Prcdk
Seal when members of a. I

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hetber be clalmed IDfa.1l b hty

ght to cIaun
li o't'erUlllen ts

No man hal .. m htary ptek.1 -Corp) L&...... 1Ud t.hl t on Setur
lnfaUibiht, not e vell Trlbunw O!' day eVeDlng h e was In West-street 'Wlt.h • P ekel.
W tness ealled on & sergea.nt to but t on up h s

r"e

Cl~reDr e

for t be
Stone
8
dancen

ay

r evue ther e lU'e sever a l o t.ber

llrogr,-mme at tbe Fa ece
The B unt.t.nga
spect&cul [l l'
oqwl br Pita AU Wluon t he

humonst

the P.tbe Gar.ett!
and

he

P.u-

tulllC pt.aperly and defendant used IOsull ng and
of tho lJume Ih.lbd woooerlul ltKt.rument that It ob&06ne hUiguage towardli b m and struck at Seal
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But becauae the hum&n mmd IJ h.ble to and Wltnestl D ere ndant was taken tOo t h e p oneer
error and lllullOD
• that any ret.8On why we depot a.nd deta ned wh Ie a ~nJl °,P01 ceman was
, Iould diltruat Jt altGgether P Nay ratller ]u.t lent. for While on the way he struck J.ce-Corpl
pC:W5e we ~l8e t1l .. t It II hable to (ll'ror
~ l In the nook -Lee Corpl SelLl corrobout.ed
a~ fot; U1a.t vag J'eUOn our eonfideDee In It .II -De(enda.nt den ed the assault £8.y ng that the
cslorod
Por ho .. could we .Poll bly r~~'ile P'}Cke~ IDterfered "t.h h m
He had lqft t he
he falhb I ty of tb~ mInd how could we knpw Army w th a good. character as
well conducted
error and llI1l41oll to be flnor _Dei lllusion If ~ and IOber - A fine of 7s 6d. W3.Ei mpol ed
"'ero n capable of d SCOVer nr what 18 r ... ht a.nd
ANOTIiI!lR ABSE.'<TEE
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0
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George AUwr gbt. 1 po orenco olaell be ng A
I :QuId go !J. d eou.. ng the phlJoaophy of tJ:t a MlLn
o f t he Army Reserve wu charged w tb f .. I
at. I:reat le ngth but I bel eTe I bave g "en you r
to report b mseif on Apr I Ist - H e " I-id he wils
e;\ P!"5 ruflic cnt mdicat on of the deu Up'o:l 109
n poor hea.lth a.nd thoug} t he .ou ld not be
1\1 ch my attitude LS bUll t
I eonce va t to Ibe accept,Qd -The Cba rman told h m tb at be Wall
h" iuty of a ma.n to ooncentrat.e .U htl Dtel not tbe Jud ge of t ha.t and ought. to have gone p
!PC' ual ma.eb nery UOOD the pt!M)lex n g problems o f
for med aLl enmmat Qn He was fined 40.; and
c a.nd conduot. &nd to (foHow w hatever tlae con
hand,.ed ove r to the m 1 lary aut.hor t.. el
~q (' es to h mself the deel)est and 8\Doe r~st
Il fl c ona ho cher abC5
The o nly conipuJIOTY
J Cooper { n t he
r ce to wh ch r can ltJ,hm t IS t.he oampul!ory TUESDAY -Before Mr J
ch ... r ) Mr W H Sm Ll Mr C E Hewet.t and
cc mposcd upon me by lueh eoDY ct QDS and
Mr
E
W
Ridley
r I n t to It beoa.use I myself my Nal self hu
npose I t
Th lS s wha.t I U'Oderatand , eI g laus
CONSCRIPT FINED
Il p o tOo mean when they Bay n t he seeming
W 11 am James Worton Housp was cbarllcd
f\ "O x tl at perfect freedom
8 to be found
n w th be nO' a nan o f t h e Arm:v ReliefYe and fa hug
er ce of t he LoTd
\
to &ppear a t. the t me and place a1)~ nt ed on tbe
e ons<: cntioUII ob}ector8 haVI ng eOncentr&ted lsL Apr I - Pr loner sa d that he bfld no t. rece
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nle lectual mach nery upon warfare hold any no t ce and he .had not geen the proclamat ~ n
~ fa re M a. ~e(ln5 of seltlini nt ernat lonal dlt
He had bought some groens and ntended to sell
s 0 he wr~r f:r om the po n t ot Tlew of re- them before he went -P C Palmer i.V~ eVldedoo
f]
mora1 ty a.nd reaso n
The Govern'lneht of arreSit a.nd See L flut R V 8aser lSI d that
co n sed t hat t would be moull, nong and h8 lent 8. not ce to the mop ulhui' bun up on
n ar;.l lv nel'p ent to forae u s I t.o m I tary ser Mat'Ch 24th - Be w a ll fined £3 lIud ballded Over
e .,.il! ch 0 r
nec c nccs would not allow u,g t o to the m I tery escort
tinde r ake a.nd baYing rec ogn BEd It ~u;:ely gft'Pe
Sl'RA YING HORSE
.. fu I legal exeml'loi1on
But the Tr buna1! hue
John Hu tch mgs Cattle :lbrket. Gre. L Knollys
CIt d n ist.e~ t he Ac;t. of P a d aYDent In the
£trecl
waa
summoned
allo", 'HI' ,lq, borae to
e er Hnd the IP nt n wb eb the GOYerDment If. atray on the highway (or
South V ew avenue _
e{i
Th06e wbp have watched the r proeee(J P 8 Mat t. ngley ga.ve ev at
dence a.nd defe nda.nt WIl8
n~
11 agree
th M'r Phllm Snowden M l!'
fined S3
I
hey I a 03 been DQth J)a' abort. of eo public
n );11
Under these clf(mmstancel a.re the
Cop 0 "'0 ... to stand by and see 111 peraeOllted
o r fa th esp ec a lly when t he Illw of the l&ud
\" sass we a.re to be 6J:cmpted ~ Oould
n s nk to any lawer level II

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Yours truly

RCJ 1 nil' Schoo' ! Reading
Apr ) llIh h 916

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GREAT SECREflI

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ADVENTURES OF A

PERCY ALDEf'l M P

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fo~

the Stucly.f l.tuadlo'Ull

Rel.ho...) I

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SE:l b 0. IS the touto to the East
t
cannot be re,P ...ted too olwn taat Serble IB Ihe

iTt

ch ef obstacle to those pJPIII of POhtlUl pre
dommance
Berhn to Blghdad WhlCh he at the
back of Go. .ny. ml!ld In IhlS world war -R

W Seton W•• on

~'''Ir.

and Bulgor a • trln ty of
at present reJolcmg orer the downfq.ll of
SeTbia A ll~lOn hall been brok.eu mto fr,agmeob
towm a.nd Yi\1a,ps ha.ve been de8tt'oyod
The
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loes

~re

populatIOn lljen women 0114 children b... Bed
belore the 111ahil.. of \h. InvadIng arml" 1~.
Serb IlJl armY( itlelt II now ~ oxl1e but tho""h 'l
exiled 1IJ not ruAJaed It LI! true that Ita numbers
lrav. been gr.atly reduced
\here 'l'I! .\Ill
160 000 ... b. jlavo ...,..ped w,lb lb. help of I",han
]'"",oh ODd Bn\ia~ l'alUlport. ""d ant now belog

lUI

refltted and
The Sorbl ...
l\iOut a

e~ulpped

eltber .., Corfu or SaloDlka.

...:my luy ,10 .... can probably offer ..
l'tIallt~ce aa 1.Il11Q the world tJld we qULY

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iliat Itor 11..lunr

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II"y be re

u.. jdeedt pf the nDIII.male lulU .... when

o"rrn"na and lluJllon&na ahke w,1I be lorced 10
evacuaie thll:ltQ1')' .".h1(~b they ..re DOW occupy
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Of .11 Ih.
Ik"" poopl•• the Serhl8Jla ID bY,OIle
d.y....... ~rhap. \he most 1 PO" _I'M and tbe
importao:t but .... race they have nenr ytlt

lod

really assl¥ulat-ed the teach ng
the culture of
Th....
tp ill. ~ood If Ihe cuhure

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correapond. iolth, Gnman Kultur but II 15 not

10 .dDurable If It UleanfJ ~hat t~f1 poetIC and bran
qual tles which they posseM em; nOf ftnnforOid by
an o.bJllty to democrut ee the r ,nst tutlon. and to
educllte thelf _~"&nt folk
rh~ knov.Tl hiStory of
bo.,,,' I , ~'''OIIa d.~ l)aok to tlto tune Iv".n ab.
I
oontq.ct. wlth By~t um tberol)y lQauguratmg a.

We are aJl hume belDP and the

more we think the more we 1'e&li1e the f.1Ubilit.r

the e:t r

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hal found out and proved for herself that for
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QUALITY wIth ECONOMY

""we

new epoch
the GhTist an
settled In tbe
mIddle of tbe
Ia.rge

the lecond Iild I~hlrd cenlun.a of
!JlJlali I!c&tt.ered colom" of Serbs
hut It
Dot untIl the
ap~ared In
of OODliitan

degroe 01 fear

Imop).

the range of

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gradu.lI) dIS
01 the Admt c