Reading Observer 04-1916

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APRIL'S! PLrSING PiSENCE.
[By WILLIAM D.

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Fe bru ary

and I the

btuat.enng,

~ IDds of Marcb, the lDcom log of the
IS hal loo with dehght by .. Imoet
I" plea.sant at thl! SeuoD to Vl6W the chaDie
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dally, DOW. deseende the solar
And the warm ea.rtb. teem. 1D .. waklDg
11l3ect..s creep out, le&ves bunt aud' :ft.owers
Ind b",1s enelrant the wood. and wIng

, k,es .

b:u:h sentient beibG'

new I16n.. I'eoeI't'eI,
\ nd eloquenUy 1000 to, to e&bh, It. Ih'ea."
There 1& much to be gleaned from the
(' . ,\pnl
AU &.rOUnd are evidences of new
sprmg seems to W&ke the whole earth to
begmnlDg OUf' garden. gradually auume a
cheerful aspect
already varlOU. Rowen e.ra
b .om T~ • •ea 11 bl....nu of fnnt - . Ire
tbemselves veritable pIctures, and a!MLrt from
pleasu ro they aJl'ord us by th eir htlSht. and
109' appearance. serve to remind us ot the
toous dan to. .tore Tbe name of April
paced to 'be deMved from the Tub aperlre,
S I Il lfi cs to open. beoa.use seoos germinate and
o
s n 80-e- begIn to blo..
h
t IS sea 0
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" :\ onl is sprlng-tbe only 8!)t'lng month
_ 0 I)()sscss-tbe most beautiful of the months
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the most femlDlDe-the sweetest DKlnth of all
voor partly became It ushera In May and
t or Its own 6&ke, 80 far 88 a.nytbmg can
(lil t reference to auythlng else," B&1S tbe
of ' Tbe MUTor of Months"
Ii It IS'C>

binger the herald, the prophecy, the
aU the bea.utIes tha.t are to fallow It,-of all
more- and all the I beauties of Bummer, and

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th e pr.dc , pomp, &nd CJrcumstanoo of
l.u t Uln n' It IS fraught With heautles that.
month can bring before us, and

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H bears a. gl&68 which .bows US mMly more"
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A ramble lnt.o the count.ryside IS &Iw&ya
tepa. d cspecl&Uy to the observer .nd mor.
the early suring da'" Our rural
appeal to UII . . we ramble t~h

b, way, The hUle .livery broob
III Ihe 6unhght a.pnears to be
(lIl C ~ mere on Its gladsome
around there &Ie BlI'ns 00 every

the ideals
the British

halltl lYiork In preparation for
a"e to follow In their proper
~ rcen 6hoots of the corn fi eld st.a.nd
ru",; s .aboV'6 the brown 6011 of the earth.
JIl.;' us of tlle rich ~old e n fic1<ls.- of corn of
1! 1II1'
In the fa.nnya rd we hear the cry
Dlot ner hen u.s It calls to Its hlt1e
look lIke sma.'l ba.lls of tluft' ho,pmg _"'>nt.,: ';lllC'"
lings waddling around with tbelr eloen,
or n cal f as It cla11 s forfllh paren t while tn
J:lcent. field our~ a t.tention IS at tracted by the
~omc gambols of tble young lambs and tb"ir inh,inl
ti l e bloat. Bnd
the d eeD-<1n.y; n reDly

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for
by

pa ren ts

We are confronted on aU Bides

l oke ns of young life, and look where we
~o metblDg can be learnt by obserVing the

hand '<If nat ure.
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WILD !'LOWERS OP SPRING
As we ,Pass &10nl, the country )&oes ' nd
a mom ent.'s stay by ~ waY81de, peertng Into
verdure wdl r eveal to us tbe un&.S8umlng tiut
qUls ltely chl,l'DlIng vlolet , one of the tiwee~eat
ou r Enghsh Wild flowerll , ar It II p~noe may
made known bv Ita .weet odour bourne Ob
'\ prll bree r.:e More eoUlSplCUOua still we find
ch1l1ltly formed coJ.., 1tp, which the country
ga lher In l&rl!fe qua.ntltles, prodUCing trom
.. \\ holesome home-made Win e. The pnmrOl8,
v; Ilh Ita light dehcato pet.t s~ on which rest
nant.& of an Aprll . bower, sparkling In the
lIke numberleh pea.rls. 18 a most
fl ower 1n many dllt.ncts, and & source ot
to sellen! of fioweCll on the kerb. tones In our
and. towns And who knows wbat melDOrIea
pre&ence of t.hese F mmon 80ral tribute. ot
c ountryside may awaken In t be mlDds of
JHlSs.era by af the happy ehlldhood Apent
naLlve Village, day. that are but now
th e past. and moment.arlly forgotten In the
u o~ lite of the town and city
But. ID oontJ::l.at t:p the' foregoUli lower. we
the blueb6l~ tboub to 1\0 .Ioar abom.
above them
th~t:r II belli nngmg"
In;: Wlt.h the &Oft b~ bloWLDg e.ero..
and appearmg like 16& or blue. GaziuK
we may well lay With Longfellow
., Gentle &pnng.! 11ft IUDlhine clad,
Well dOBt thO~;!~l power display I
For W1nter m
the light hea.rt .ad,
And thou-thou maketh the .ad heart

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mlleat

E\ en the httle
wild daISy of the
es us ca.u.ae for oerta.m cheer Amid
~m~en grass of the lUH>ad.Ow thl& small
further tribu te of .pnng, 88 .. Iso the golden
~u p With Jt.a bnghf' heart-eha:pei.J 'leaTeI
] O)OUS

hours are

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IPOLICE DIS(lo~ij :~1~ \V.ORTH
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OF, STQLE,N, G. O,OPS.
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A Dll.IOelImeoul conechon

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loods••bout

£100 wbrt.h w .... discovered by £be J)9.hce in the
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houeee of two I ahopliften

tha

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This waa

Rip

W CaIne,
con""!!,",, I<>lI"t1Ier m .teallDg 40 . yard. of blue
mlUanaD,
of. Jobn Chu
and plou~m.n
G~ dra~, of 217, LondonJoa.tl, on Ma.rch. 18th ~'P'lil'""inl e".3,,!pti'~n 'waa granted F. Wener. H .
Hazell, hut the mlhtary
Xathleea Brown. liSt, .Llverpool.roa.d, Rea.di.nt",

the .hop, .";d tlie dre.. matenal .....
tab)e,r&l.do hutslde the shop: Witney
take ....e coats Itom whe~ thev wUe
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~gmg and l'Jace them :WIth tJ),e drea. material
seeml{ th..t wltneBl was Iw~tchmg her, abe BtepPed
back Into a doorway JenkiDs waa ..tanding ofoae
by Wltnei1' 'Went to fetch aDoth,r &MIlitant, and

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ahe
on other
'Aprilcharge,
7th ....
honadautted
Porter

that she
p~lOner k&d.-tbe materull.
aQd abe told him where t.o find It At her house
he found part of tbe Zephyr, a.nd lJub&equently
dlBOOHred th~ remaInder at Jenk~' house

Save four h.,iJ, I All danbuff
an( hairl stops comhi. ouL
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8ue1y try.. II DaDderine lI&ir Cl...DN " if f'ou wub
to UD~y don~ the bMuty of your hair. Ju.t
moi.t.en a cloth
derple and dra.... di carebll,.
throu~h your hairf
tK one mall straDd at & time,
th.i.. will cle&DM
hlJr ofldult, dJrt or any UCMalve
00-10 a few DUD.~ you will be amazed. Your hair
will be "aTY. ftuly and ..bund&n~ a.nd )XlII8NI an 'in-

root., mnaorate. and .tnngthena, them." It. uhilarat-

mg. stimulatin. &ud life pJ'OdUCiJt« ~ropert.iu cauae the
hair to ~w lObi{, ~tro1'll and bd:utifuL .
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You a&Il oertalnly p...ve ~"y, 110ft. 1u.trou. halr,
and loti of It. U you,..ru Ju.t ,et ....lDaU bottle of
XnowitoD.'. Da.ndenne Izora a.ny clumust, a.nd try
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t
8&1'8 your hair I Keep it lookin, eh.ana.lbK ud
beautiful. You will oay tbio ..u tbe beet .billing you
enr .pent.
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FATAL IIESCA·PADE.
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DEATH OF .. RATHER A

DARE·DEVIL.~

as t.hcy :rovei l in e a.ch others company,

d~r'n~
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'ill~~~~.1~~r~£~5~~~.~~~~~~

tmlc
. . . ' t ht ies
us t ha.t
and are
making
the them
oountrjy"ide -rlng
f...r llllnJ
to bind
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\\; 1< 11 thei r melod iOUS mUBle.
Among the early
alrJVa h\ It IS no ~ unusual to hee.r the song of the
HIA"in. n,.{ale, who 15 recognised II the p,re-emlnent 1I~'''''''''
bird of April It IS beard to best advaJtage when JI~ I:.h.r:~!
to arm cs
As soon U It become. bUIi~ W1t.h pre_ ... _-. '1>8. Wt~ '"
p:mn~
lts abode a.nd tendIng the 11t.t1~ ones the
fiOIl~ of the nlghtJngale d~eaaes. Ta thOM who
10\ e tho notes of thia bird It l.I dl1ficult to real188
lhat poet-& anti others bave W!'erent views Wlt.h
tl ga ul to the I!ound ot tbe notu as appert.a.hring
t o melaucholy and otb~rwuse. Kilton retel'1'ed to
t"c bird In t h iS mkner, which brought fortb a
' I' rv lll(hgnant. reply from ColerJdp. who 111 I~he
f'OLl r ~ e of hiS l'ef15e remuD.

and up·
aA that

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th. .. StuMee l' raDg. of Boy.'

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defendant. for
known hIm to carry on
The last entry
to hIm under
Defendant ad~)8.t he had done

had t.nown

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1907. saYing' that

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Since

89a. BROAD STREET.

then all

he had ki llen ,fwd sold out. a.6
29th witness \ lSlted de-fendant's
one al d a. half to two &eres
onl v 14 to 20 '"Ioles were gar<J.en
cult" ated Defcndant's grand.
work of t.hls ground

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corroborative eVidence
ground ap!'Mlared ~Dcultl.
hOO heen bad wea.ther for bftr·
no books relatlnl' to 11.18 bUSlDess,
napers Ht home shOWing trans
And vegetallles
He b:a~ horse,
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APERFECTOL PAINT.

of the charge, and he would

~as

fin ed £5

Made e:J:cluln'ely for the use of m8D who
know what pamt 18
Ready for use In 1, 2, .. , 7 and 281h.

~fendllnt
have not got. It , lilr
The Ch'l,rmqn Then you must. find It.
You
may cOnllder :vourself pretty lucky'. Yau might
have been nn&d £25 or sent. to priSon (or S IX

packag.. (40 shades).

manths

7lh. free tQls, 3/6 to 4/ . per tin.
Ulb. carrla.ge. prud.

E ventuallv dp.fend&nt !>tl1d P.l down &nd was
allOwed unt.II the evening to find the r emal.lUn,;

CASES. '
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Mr

Whit. & Signal Red at Speolal Prlc•••

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No Inutatlon posee.ltta Ita unique advantagea.
71h. freo tin.. 3 /6 per tin (70 ohadeo).

fnend for & day 1ft- two. 1
(Mr
A J InMRChr)
lmanlmoU1l
decldmg said
that. the
d e.

It, to

CASH WITH ORDER.

MAYS & ~~~Y, Ltd.,
5 & 6. Gun Street. READING.

OUR IFRENCH ALLY.
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It becomes beautilully soft. wavy.
abundant land ,~Os.y at once.

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not forget that we RTe not £ghtmg alonethn.t w~ have a.llles Let us ever be mmdful of the
splendid pa rithey are playmg lO thiS great war for
freedom The Bntlsh racEt IS apt to take such COD
81deratlOns for granted, forgetting It! gl e,lt debt to
Belgium an~ to Serbia, who h~vc been ravaged aDd
del ~tated for the common cause Their resistance
.nas been of untold vruue to us It HI DOW poor
France who 115 bea.rmg the brunt of the Prusslan
abta.cks. bu~ she IS puttmg up a magDlficent resIst.
worthy of her hlgheat 1records 'fhough her
IS stalwart there 18 much loas or- hfe and
tln .."gll~.I! . Ol hmb, and It 18 upon this latter tha.t we
must paule to reflect We cannot ~ complacently
leave her to look after herself we have to recollect
that pa.rt of her 1(l IL 18 under the heel of the ]D.
vader- that her populatIOn IS smaller than ours
that she h&.!!l a much longer fightmg hne a.nd
!::~~~ffio~r:01:neofmonth
(Jina.I)
waa
granted
to
62, AUdklY..fJt.rr t. R.e::.dlDg,
to meet casualt.les fur In excess of ours
by Mr F Tj bble
80ns are fightmg our cause Just as
ba ke r, of Oxford~, arplied
own, 3.nd the '(lS~ of on3 of her men 18
H
P ol t lng-er, of 149, AJpmc street, as Important to UR as the loss of one of ours
any r a te we have thrown our lot 111 With her 8,
ul"d t hat twelve of is men
It. behoves U8 to do all we can to help ber She lH
',..;;J-c~,ujli~ie;;,
and he· wa~ now !orkang with ca.lImg t.o us now amid the reek of bloody onSlaught
",hlcb compl'l.sed \ sll: persons
\Vlth her
6ee, he IS onl y a. ba.ker's tha t :::ho 18 so lTlhantly reslstmg
ought to get au r uer man to lmiltahonh ment.lOned. above. she 18 far less able
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~.p'1~i0 .L!I[ockot"ie obJ ected, Bnd the obJoctlou

tb.m we to finel the surglca.l necessities for her poor

wounded
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The French W ounded F.mergency Fund are .....,.
pen.lmg Atrollgh~ a.nd the beRt wny We cun help 18
. S<jA1<u'TY OF AUCTIO"'EERS' CLERKS
The
Ri chard6, ~t1oneers snd hy slipv1ym g tne articles that ItT6 wanted
Phwe, Re~lDg er>ohcd for tic pot mentIOned below ha.v.e alreadv done mu(!b~
w. Brown, ~ clerk. of 13, b1lt nre grelltly llmJted for want of money for the
purchd se of mllterHl.IR t fIj11 adequa.te 6\IPply of volun.
ta~r lab our bemg a.HLilable
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Send contrlbutIonB t(l Drvla.nd Hasl,.m, Junr
'W IU BOl!p1t.1.ls Supplies D ep ot, Ib Duke street;

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VOLUNTEER DEFENCE
REGIMENT.

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lat (READiNG) BATTALION.

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Orden .for week endmg A.!)rd 22nd
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BATTALION ORDERS.
Sunday - Parade King Edward Sta.tue, 945, for

Dldcot I
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Tram lee.ves at. 10 oclock
By order. H F KINGHAM, AdJulant

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MOTORISTS AND THE A DEFACED TICKET.
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BUDGET.

ATTEMPT TO CHEAT THE RAILWAY.

The Executlve Committee of the Automobile
AssOCla.tion, on behwJf of 90,000 memhel'B, have
commuDlcated wlth the Ch&ncellor of the E.,
cbequer Buggllstmg the followlDg modifications
With rega.rd. to the Budget proposals affectmg
motor vehIcles (a) That In Vlew of the fact that the 1626 If.'p
class Includes the me.Jorlty lof utlhty ca..rs, the pro·
poul to treble the taxes of certam. cars sha.ll be
a.d.)wsted to concern o~y t~ose above 26 h p
I (b) That if the propoeed lDCl'en..eed dutIes on
second·hand cars cannot be abolished, arrange.
ments .hould be mad. whereby the whole or part
of the twiditlOnal duty Ihall bo remitted on cars

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concurrently
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Porter f8.1Dted 0Jlj the ~ntence bemg plL!!lSfld, and
was removed m an hystencaJ oondlhon

GIRLS I MOISTEN A I
CLOTH 'A ND DRAW
IT THROUGH H.~IR.

Order.

usual,

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atolen ~r+rty of' aU kmds was found, ID all
amountlDlr ,to about £100 worth
There were
I t rolls and rollB II of caliCO, and boxfulLa of socks,
IItockinge, Ibp~t"If, "WTltlng p_a4s ~ plcture fJ'1:l.Dles,
cagar C&8eS, ulPbrellu, ~d ~, Qt., w~anng
a.pparel, etc Many of the prmtlpal shaps 10 the
town had been vu!bmlaed by tbe pnaoutlT1l
Sentence or three mon~' Impr'llOnment In the
second dIVISion OD eacq, charge was p~eed, to ruu

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SPECIAL
LADIES' QmiTUlMES

that the mau
acres of ll.lld
a.bsolute or con·
It was expedient
should remBJn 'n

Pflson.", admItted all the charg....nd dechned
to MY onvthmg
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D I Wa.lten Bald both t.he 'Women were wive. of
lIo1dlerl Porter wae 1'8CelV1Dg £2 9, .. week, and
Jenkin. 32s At \lie hou... a large quantIty of

~\l lll m cr, ' rega.hng I ua WIth thelr tWitter and 1I~~Ed
.,••t<"',~ard'r.
r r up

to the Tribunal. put In
made by de/end ant.
In
statements defendant waB
H. ap9hed ogalD l and

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MUJa Bro'Q1, re calJed, llold wh~~e ...,.. the

An mquest WI!! held by the Actmg Borougb
Coroner: (Mr F W Ma;r!m) 00 Tuesday, on the
body of Pte Henry Ashtan, aged 48, of the A S C ,
who met hiS death as the reaul, of IDJUrles which
h
he sustained by overbalaocmg W lie .shdlDg down
the bao.lSten at the ttuhtary bOl!lplta.1 at the Bar.
raco, Readmg. dtI. Saturday. It appeared that
deeea.eed, who w~ aecompani~ by hiS brot.her,
dropped a box of JP..&Ulbea wblch he 'WQ.S USlDg down
the IItalr8, and 181 IDI U I'll show you hoW' to get
~R\lIVAL OP PEATlmRED BONGSTERB ,
As the d&ys of A..prJl lpa.aa we early Wltneu the them," began to elide .down on the stair raJ.l He
retu rn of VarlOU5 members or the feat.hered trIbe pltched on hIe head, )'aD.d received such BeI10r ll In·
\\ Ilose compa.monshlp we lose tow&rd. the end of JUries that he Buccumbtd l the followmg day
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loeal TrlbuneJ at Woklng·

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charged that .be.
exemptton for blm
unlawfully did make

PUlling the CO&t.

beard than seen
BOOD the
IlUm of the busy bee will pervade the au' &8 lt
Bits amOnK tbe blouoms. commenCllt&' It-a &rciUOUl!l
t:u.k so very essential for the hive and Its
pan ts .1.nd to prOVIde certlJU 81'tides som......!r)
to mankind The pertin&clty the bee dllplays
h iS <.!:nly labours IS a.tI en.mple which might well
I Lfj CODle<! by va.rlo1U1S memben of .U classea of
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~~::~:in;was

pu,p<.. ~.j" .o,.

on retummg founa.t\lat bOth th~ women had. gcne, :~~l:i~;,i~~~~ti:~
and the co&ts and the dresa ma.tena.l had gone aJ.ao
Edith Mary BoddlDgton, 33, London·road, & md. I
hner emplop.ci at theRe&ding Industrial Co-opera..tlV8 SoCietY'"'1Stoi'Ia .. tb.' !tondon.rood, jiVing eVh
dance on tee 6eCOtJ,d chirge,l S8ld two c~t. (pro.
duced) were hangmg lD the showroom of W;Wcb abe
had charge, and she m~d them on February .21st
Witness had 4erved Porter m the showroom, before

Zephyr (produoed,. It was m ...ed
01 tp.B shop

Suite
80/- ae

Ita kInd, In the nelgbbaurhood.
the Wok:lngham «punt,' IIllClIwhen Harry 1M'.. Johnson, an.

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respect to the thu-d charge, Iden

STA~NT.

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an MIl'utant at the ;London.roAd Storu, said that
7th the two ooat8 (prOducea) 'Were haag·

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By big buying and
ization we save you
year.
Tellt us with your

IlpplIeid In

'Zephyr, value 161 3d, th_8 property

·women outside the 'hap on Ap'll 7th they were
weanng the coats referred to by :MLaB BoddmgLon
P B Meiser s~ud he &a~1 Porter at her house,
and ehe Bald to hlm .. It! IS uo Ulle tellmg lies; I
did take them 'they are With Mrs Jenkins at
No 5 W. w.... both together. I ' can't thmk
what mu.de me do It I am v.ery 10'!Y" When
toJd she would be &misted she replied "QUI~
nght " Later JeukulJ wall brou~ht to the poh
station by P C Timms
In Porters hone he
faund two of the coata produced He V18lted Jen.
kms' liouse and recovered another coat
p C Timms 81mi w,hen he arrested Jeokinl I!Ihe
him two of the ~a.ts (produced' and the dreSI

we
thing

well. we save you

Iddustrlal Co operatlve~ SOCIetv, va1ue £2- lOa, be
tween ..,- 14th and 21st of Febru&ry i (2) being

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ot the cuq:oo faJls on out"
and tllten to Its peculiar note
ma.nr 8uperst ltlOD8 at.tecbed to ·It,

By showing
tion
of the you
best a .n
enable you fix on the
quickly.
By doing the work of

concemed together lD. eteaI1ng two cotta and 20
ya.rdo of maten&! 9! the value of £5. the property
of the ~.ding Industn&! Co Ope",tl"" SocIety. on
April 7th J enkins was further fch&r(ed with re.
08lvmg the goods knoWlng .. them to bave been
atolen. There we~ two further charges agamst
the two women, (1) beJ.D.gi ~ ~cerned t.ogether :.n
Iteahng two coah, the ! pro~}' of tho! Re~lDg

~te. the .calp, stoyv~n..ft Itchmg and falling hair
. DaDdarine 18 to the hflr what freah .hoW'era of rain
and atlMhiue are tID Tegetatiou - It aGes: nght to the

THE CUCKoo AND THE BEE

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8tated ~ the Boro-qgh Police Court on Wednesday,
when BlanChe Po1'ter, .....U.
Itreet, and Agnes
Jenkint:, 5, HIJI'8treet' l 'Were charged Wlth be.mg

Obel

by children formmg

curious C&l1
causI ng us to· ponder
Th s bIrd haa
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BMid_~.tif~1 t.he h&lr,
appUcation of
Danclerine ditIoITtlI en..,. ))arlicle of dalldruJf; m-

a.donunt each other With U
a~l ot her deooratiOM made 'Wlt.h t.h.Me
field offerlngll The bearty ahouts of the
ooubtlelS bring' t.o the mlDd of "1[r<''''I'UJ~
",hen the,., too, amused. themselves III •
\\ av a.nd wlt.h compa.DIona who perhapt
no more Yet while thelr thoughts
o.e!ipondency, the cheerful Iskylark ""Idenlv
elose by, and ftYlDi up~, jRoo, forth
of th& sweete1lt SODg ever heard from the
01 our fea.tlI'Nld edngst-en, &II though to
Ihe hearts of Qlen 8.nd &a a tha.okolferlDg
return of the merry 8Pr1ngtLme
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Of all tbe montba of tpe you
undoubt,
~ 11) -Ie not the be15t-oD8 of
ua
•~ Ler t bo bleak da.ye of Ja.n f1. '''''I.r ..n'I
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four years old and upwards
( ) That th
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ddi
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c 1 1be remItted
e woeon orcal'8
part
t e B. fortiona.
tu..
used0 .malnly
Red
Crolls, pohce, or for na.tlOnal work
(d) That the propola.18 IJl respect of tbO"" in
qOOP:!;R. Capt. 0 C E Company
creued\ taxatIOn of motor cycle! are too dr4StlC,
an.,. additionB to the present. tl\US shaQ he on the
orlglDal boa,..
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PLATOON.
In sUpport of the .. ,ul~ge.ti,,,\. It IB pomled out
the range, Co.1cot Put, that, many people are
ca.ra and motor
(IQany for utIli·
Park. 10.30. platoon cycles as a consequence of the
tari -.. purpoaes, e.g., d Ol,;vvr&,
an d 0th er
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the amv&! of th, motor
are now .prea.d tf'er the
been apPf'O"t'ed VloUlly In towns,
lot (&adIDg) w¥ch Ithey ..Inl
to be platOOn strU.IODa
or ne&Jat
lel'g~nt, Me8f.I'I. Tr
to be /Corpori.lt j w\lple taxatIon I>f
E. Newton &nd ~
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Bowo.rd Jesset.t, of Lower Caveraham, ,,11.6
charged WIth travclhnk on the G W R. on M.,."h
22nd Without havmg pald hiS tare and With IUtent.
to defra.ud the Company
Mr D H \Vlthcnugton prosecuted an behalf of
the Ratlway Compa.ny, a.nd described tbe case as
a. most. ba.refaced attempt to chett
Defendant
arrived at Rea.dmg by the South ~a.1es tram at
2 59 10 the mornmg~ and gave a hcket to the col.
lector at Readmg Station The collector saw tha.,
tlie tIcket had been tampered wlth, the fiU'e and
d
the plaoe of destmatlon belDg effaced Defen ant
sand h. took the tIcket at Newport (Hlgh,.treet)
at 3.30 pm, and pll.ld 83 and something for lt
"'he
co-ct
fore
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as 9d, and there was DO doubt that the tlWt.
which WQa n"umbered 84~ waa unmed from Newport to Swmdon
.
Wilham Watta, a booklDg clerk at tho G W R ..
StatIon at Newport. produced bl. book of tickets
I",ued. which .howed tliat the tICket 8492 WlIlI
lsaued between 5 and 9 o'clock m the evenm~ on
March 21st, to Swmdon, the fa.re bemg 08. 4d..
Defendant boo a. conversatlOn WIth W'lmelB at the
tune, Wld witness was therefore able to ide:ntily
him as the ma.D tD whom the tIcket 'WU lIIUed"..
Aiter taking the £icket
asked "ow far
he could travel for an extra.lb
He Mid lie wanted
to ~o to Rco.ding
WltdeSS t.old hi.J:ri to enqwre

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wilh'!nW ood.-a tICket Im~ector.
-~.:.! 6 IIAld defend,
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llnt cu.me to )l1S office o~ Reu.w.ng tatlon 8l1U'11t
mId day on March 22nd. and Rood he did not bOIl'
how the hcket was dera.ded unless It got robbed
In his pocket, He was sUre he asked for • ticket
I<> 'Reading and p .. d 88 9a for It
Befendant ~peated this 11I~t.a.tement III the wi'ble.
box
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A fin. of ~1. or ten da,..· in default. WM imr

posed.

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