Reading Observer 05-1916

~1-;.'m;;C1O 8th, &114 Tw.
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Mr., Ai4111TB: gate on 'Tulod_, "'me Itri\;inr figure. ot the expaualon of out' milItary
and DAyal foroes in reRpOnle to tb~ demands ,of
the war. When war broke out
hed 6 R.l1nlor and 14 Ternto..,1 Divilion; ~11(16 O.e.....
Dlyil1oDI-26 DIYlli ODI In all. , We have DOW
c,~~;.:r
42 Re~lar and 28 Ternton&l Di"urlon •• a Nayal I ~"t.~lai: ~
DiJitIon,. aDd 12 Daimon. from the Dommio....

Wild weat.

.trong Dramali.

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Spoon Adaptation 01 a BQb.n.ed CIuaIo

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the .me old H Etolee " thell' lfather~.... .
Third Sori.. of OIIIciII Plotpnte of •

ARMY IN FRAN E,"

arra,npra6lll 1f1\b. the War OfBoe.

"PATHE ANIMATED GAZETTE."
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-88 D,,".ioD. In all. Th. total m.lltary and
DaYal elFQrt of t*' Emp"e i. repreionled in &
TlItTMDAY. HAY 181h, for Tbnte Day.
nomber which ~ exceed. :>,000,000 men. When
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It 11 oonlidered tbat thIS total hat been reaohed
"dELFS."
nod\," a V<lluDtarr. ayotem.
"e ha... heeu
From the PO'puIar NeY"el by Boa.A.oz AlflfULKY
oanjillg oat IpeClfll 'tad pecuhar I'Mpon,ubihtlea
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V"""'LL.
OD an enormous IcaJe in proridiog Ananoial
aMl.t.a,noe, tralllPOl't, supplIes, and mUOltloll1
On T!'[URSDAY, KAY 11th,
~\tr Alhea, the teoord II oettairlly Dot <Ii. of
"T~E BROKEN COIN."
WblOb we i.. a nation haY8 any CIIUII8 to be
, ilonitJ Pho'o'pIa! 91<>'7 01 ThrIlling
ao.d Beautiful Rom&nOe.
aebawed. But we haTe refLObed II POlUt at
Epiaode16. uTheDelap."
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whioh the exl.tlDg .y.tem _aod our long-eat.b_
"EMMY OF StORK'S NEST,"
lIahed and ch.nsbed vplu~tary IDltituqon. lire
A ,hllnl Chtr&Cter Stody 01 Hum.mIT. foalarl",
no loog~r .umol.nt t d 1I1eet tb. D~edl of ~l!.
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MuT MILD lIIlOT&ll.
Ibtul'fo. 'lb. Government h~
after an
"PATHE ANIMATED GAZETTE,"
Dbanoli.e mqwry ioto a\l the coudftion. of til.
probJem. at the ooncltlllon, on the o~ haud,
ADMISSION .6.8 115UAL '-84.• 6d., ,\,,4 I",
that the uumber 01 men r!'quire<! m in. of tb.
OOIlUngenoi•• of tho IUm1l1 .. and aut.. n campaign. oonld not be obt&1ned In du, time under
the exiltlDg macbmery. add all thelotber liand
that th1S number II actually avall"fle without
incaplLOltating ue lol' the d18ohllt'ge 1~ our otber
, ~nrilrillti.....hioh are q\lit. eo ••••ut.a! to
the auooeutal prosecution of the war CLS the
m~ntl!'nance ot a fixed number of men at the
READY
WEAR
frOuL The prActicsl applicalion of ••oh a oouolusion i. ob~ou.. It 11 the duty of tbe nation
Coats and Skirtl
lind theae meD, and .:. tb. • ..~u..... hf
Pv'oln,nbory melhod. are unequa! to tha lta.k, tbe

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COIle,. 01' 14"'"0 oerilAeatoa a.o ad"rtioed.
" ~ ~.dl" ~mP:6..J"" (l'tIlMI) B ••d 'Dnoll"de
th,~ ItbaY' . 111 Illay, jq Pol mer Park on lunday,
Jun~ 411>, ~lJr tho""", of u.. bUdd
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9bject.
this
Red Croll, the

Governmeoi .. obliged tb app.al t~I:::"bOD
for general ooo•• nt to tbe adopti n of compulilon methoda-immedlate and ' :
nd."

Blouses
Sporta ,Coa"

fo~ .our own

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All X_Til hiM4

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DRESSMAKERS Ii LADIES' TAILORS
Ta GENTLEWOMEN

STATION ROAD-READING.

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force by .Aot of ParlIament tn • ,.er~ Ihort tim.
and German,. will be more than. ever conymoed

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ended. YlU()b 31&t. 1916 llle
hllovom&ny
has years
to oontend
for
paat l

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-For the yeN' endea.
f
29 4', 1912,
~ 84 19UI.
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LIBTS

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tlO!! to the eWect thst tb.y send ao aIr..,tlOoate
meeaage of Iympathy to Mr da.udJe 1ft hll Illtteel
...d to tho .. who bolong to hIm In Ib, AIlXlol,.
that t,bey felt
Mr Fryer oecondod, and I&Id thot m 1893, "hen
he ~e out of college bl Rea.dmg to work, he I&W
Mr Caudl., a.nd at th" tim. he did no~ forgel
the kindly wordlJ of adVice he gave

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rele~.m": .. Ferpaona, R.adla~."

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Telephone,
No. 80.
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80 kindly,

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BEA'lJJNG, BATUBDA!', M.!Y8, 1916,

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ITHE ORE~ G'JFf 'SAL'E80I

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W. IDv. a fun ana hi.bl" Intereat ng repo
te· doy lof th. i 81
rdinary .aoelooalul gift
~R.l e s whloh h...... been held In Beading Jut
~.turd.y and
,.~. The mov_.eu ....
funds .n IUVport of th. 4criou 111&1
10
Rehef f Al1ie~ Pu~d, the Meat and
.~
frRdel' Rod OrOll Foud afl.d the Royal erk-

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dille

olpital.

'I' ..h rJ..b Ibe
lh..., 1n lb.
aol ... "'ty The
1D 1118 effort. to
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and .t
' Lrch ..... A.med
.tt'\ned. Mr, W.
\t the ?peultJg of

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Jl:h lltNIl made
itllcl1eoh whiob

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wbo acted

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II ed u.,day the
opened by Mrs.
WI! eoubnued 0"
#,"'" .very point of
ar, 'nch .s 10
all • ho h.lped,
9iOlh"uable

fe.,. appeals could

ore 11 true that the surplus, £8,118 1111

411.

eJceech

III tho oommunity than antICIpation. by ;94,044. but evan' 80'1 if tbe ex
timo of ~ubI. and
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fo
Olt
.. IU.OOMI beyon all
tli'
I 1 ib I tbia
uo IJIIr ...., ...
and, W1tho~t doubt,

pendil.re for 1916-17 . ilI malntain.d; 01 about
£102,000, u.. rate wUI 60 bound to
up next
year Tlull m&1ll powt. however, 11 th t the tIILl
matea allow J.D lncreue of .£g:,600 lon what WllS
found ,uftlClent I.,t yesr Ibis II a large
and the pre..nt t,m.. or. orltlcUli ,nd UflOU8, but
SlJlKON8
I "e r..I' oure that all r1~ht,.lI11Ddad peOllie Will ai'.e
Mle
I,ord tb&t It J. hotter to mamt&m ~ur edUcBtl0na.l ter~
eloqllOllt ~h
tb. Ylce.t itj l UlUlmum effla.ien.ey tball to ...vo the
lD tJaa o.Ul. :
nUpa.,..ra ,d m the £. WhlcJt 11 .bout what t.he
opeoed 1>1
""uj:llon of .£2,OO(t oad on 'VOD'pa , chool. IIDd
.. auotiouJr.
on \echnlo~ ~ri>JhiDi wduld aD!otmt til.

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GERMAN IN

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redueboD III expendltut</ on "e1eetrioel
line' baa not. bee~ brought;. about bT
bemg done III this oonnectJon., but. b1
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llU'ge que.o.titia 01 old ttoU8J' Wfr.e, and
gunmeta.l ftttmga at ~ry high J>l'IOM AI! J'OU are

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the n.....

Z'ouRd

trolloy WIre whlah h .. hem

b!:t

£i:llMo 1'..:

£19.750 aglLlnlt
of
UI Inoome boo! for the PUt

8ftM'1Ce &llo.. &DCeI.
worlciDr e:x:pen.... the
colDplU'l>d with £4.t548

e.,ee

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When conlJderUl( t he &lIoeatlon of t.b. t.nmway profit lut year y ou were gUld«i on the 4ID8
exceptIonal local financial Clrctml~t.~I8.'~~lti..g
the W&l", and, OD the oi!Ier
• ....b.ta.nLIaJ. resen-e fQnd.
permILDeat way rene""'~'l of
mlLln line were Cllltlma.tec:I "to
a oost of :£25.100 a.nd t.hoee

wore caloul.ted Ie 'b,; """'~
• COlt of £36,300 1011 lileft _ _
Council tG pla.ce £1 005 to .. tNlTnIIlYS
t"elH'lWU fund. aDd. the remainder of
reli6{ of ra.te. The P'ina.noe Ooro
In kbakl 10lad
Beading
to: thta recommendation. ami the
H P A
CouncIl
confirmed It I endea.\"Ot1hd ~ show
ID my anDua.l report. of tru.4 Ithat at leari ;£)4 006
Ihou ld be ~laced 61lnua.lJy to the r.eeene aDd' reo- ,
nenls tund to meet the perm&oeni WII.:r: roettewallI
e.nd doubling of trlUJk thrO\lghout the ...tn. l'Onto
Beulog tbls in mind. I l"eIpfJctfullv IlUbmit .a.t
a talr propot'tlon of the aurplua tbi. :r-r cooht
he placed to the re&etVe and reneW"lrl. fund
BODY BURIED IN GARDEN.
~. The number of pl88~IJge1'l earned during the
.1e&r under review 'f.... 9 963,~._ glV1:og an Increase
OVer" lut yearl ftgur. of 1,~109. The peMEmgers
While dIgging hIS g~n .t 30. S~"~·,,tr •• t, t>ornod per be.d of tbe DOPlllatlOIl of' th. borough
Oxford rOM. 00 Monday eveDing
III 113 agaInst 101 lut yea.r
T40 t..ot.a.l mileage
Deacon, a poetman. made a gnle""m. ~i.co."rY. run wal 924,856 oom,.red Wltb. 924,097' for the
prfllViOue
year
You_ill
nmember
that,. for the
HI. tork touched somethtn,g
year endlKl M-e.rch aIM!, 1915, there 'WU a. d"Wtlnct;
be the boay of eo ,"fallt mole
(alhog oil In the Dumber of workmen ClU1'led but.
teInd In the troUJ1d FOl IOUle
thIS ,.6&r the number . bow. a considerable lDCr&a&e
CD 1815, ..hOD the numbel' ...... 457,lm aIKI .n InglU'den, which 11 near the I')ver, has
oreaee ot 00 947 on. 1914 The mlmb$r 01 1Cb0Ian.
wa.ter on &oeount of the £looda, e.I\d.
tra'f"&1liDI dur1Jli thte y.ew-elohtaive of t.bo6e
prob.ble that tb. bod,. may have
tra:telhng by 8.P80IU C8.t'&-iI 228.am a.galU8t.
19B,100 for tlte y-enr 1914--15
Into th. n ..er &ll.d drift.ed to the
II BJ.DoCe .A.pn1 1Mt., 1915, 54 ~
\ Th, police have
"tided f~ of eh-.rge for WOWld!ed eoJdien
nq f.nh.r IIgbt ha.
number
of lpeoW can I'1lIUllnr clai.1y .. DO...
The Acting Coroner
"Dur'ng
year 139,1162 ~ were carried
.n IIIquelt at the Fn.ndly Rn"i';lf,~·.
&pI . .t 141,577 for th. year 1lI14-15.
etreet, on Thunda.y,
41 The tot.1\l l1umm of UJUM g6ner&te.! for the
Georg" D' ..on ... d tht•. _~~l' _'':'~:~.I.!p.rt!~~~y yea!' ended Ma.reh n. .., 191.e. ta 1.238 008. wa:n-t
buned, beIng three or four
1.180 507 tor the pre.IOUli yea:Tb.:J 1IIII1.its for
He did not thmk that It
tnctlon J'Mlt:POMtI only w.ere 1,112,837 ~atnat.
rlvet There wae a stile
1 (f12 837
The WOrn units for t.he J'eH w..-e
123,171 &a'&m8t loa 270 TIl. traotton. uu.... pet
,&rden leading to a ron.d0l"
car mile &re thcrefore 1 20 apJnat 115 The eari"
line ent4ared. the guden fr~
per unit (or the year UDder ~new 11 Bad ~&iDet
Dr P WHo .....ald that

c",n f-or hel])
The ch.iJd waa then lD mld.stream
under the water. whloh at the ~t lS vel')'" deep
FUlly dr66Sed, h& plunged 10. and we. sUcceaeful

A GRUESOME
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p&rtlcular film

day, BleD Includes "~~;df.;::~:1:~q
Wild Weot: "Th.
of
Bntllb
;~;>-;;'iOilil"

.&" "been:F

to.

of vlolonee on tho ehlld, and
child had been un,tw.Ddod
aure th ..t ttl hs.d had a
btl opinlon I~ wa. a .tillliorn
under vound from th.n!e to !JX
It Ii M&rah laId that enqUlrltll
but no on. COflnocted With tho
found
Tb Jury mUl'Pod on opOll .er,het,
had bean placed in u.e ga.r4eu b,. c-•••.•., .....
lleNOt1l miknOW'D.

expendl~re

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l!:i°::ec;

ADd man,. .. man ~d&1,
Onae hi. tehool lad. l
ftba.ww hll IIOboolmuter'......ay,

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'W'l8e,

80Und adVJee.
1&_ 1Vlth their own

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INCREASING El[PENDITURE.At prooent an lld raW. II eellm.w.(I! f~r. "hleh
Is th~ oam ... that for 1aot ,.ur. aod .. far •• can
be ..on at p ....nt the... I. little 'hope 'Jf rodudlDO
In the near future Tbe tot!ai.
for
y.ar Is estllll.ted to afaonp~ to £102,110, a,
p .... d wltl> £99,503 odd Ian y.ar. dOlP1'" the
thot thore are £o..,er Ichil<l<en 10 f40 '~OOIS
It
.hould be re",emherod thnl tb. cost 0 m8lnt.. n
Ing the dooll ha.l moreal!le,.l. &"9d
a.t !emit.
tan.,.. to employees on 1I\'htary se ...ee ab.orb a
oon.,denbl. hm; bul from tb. pOlUl lof view of
eoonomy the pfOlpect. can scarcely bo oonlldered
latllfactory
Even an lld rate ",dl l mean that
.bout il5,OOO of tho .nrplua wl11 be .~..rb.d It

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That m&ny IOUgb~ hill

Bllb who waa ,,"orking tn hi. IfIordeD. b eard t be

~ Tbe mggeetIOD of the Cq Ut'\t1 of the
Finan.. Oommlttee (to whom & droft ~I the l.sll.
ma.tea had been submItted) that a.n ':Fom,. of a.
Jil-tle Ofti' £9.000 Mould be effected ~1 41 dlleon
exp.!diture on evenIng Icbooll, and hmlt
,lOg the gra~t. fOF .cholanblp. to th0"f .Iready In
Operotlon," ,.,... , therefore, sure to encounter con
."ler.bl. oppollllon
II would, we j.. r. be d..
..tronl t.o mteriere too drutlc.a.lly wlth the educa
tiona1 SYltetb., and we hope th.t the leomproMlfIO
which SIr Geo Young put forward, and wh1ch tha
I Committee adopted, VIZ. tha.t the expendIture on
ennmg oJaaMl IhouI~ be reduced fro~ £1,000 fo
to £000, wlli ....I 1110 requiremont.. of ~b. Oounty
Concolt

&uu WICJ Inoreued: p~iOes 01 mat..eriaJe for
reprelent & much lLighet ~te th6n the
1"'!J::': ::~
I t The ttpeDdttnre
rnal
The ~ 8J*1t. ouY •
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1912 from reveaue alone ..,..,. £1 ~'MICl Ti!Y In
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,eeln~ hlm ID. t.bls

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AN APPRECIATION.
!iii da.YI ..ere bu'1 0.",
&18 wort W&I true,

ID brlDglag tho glrl to lb. bank Artlfielal re.p"..
bon ",al rendeTed hy Warder Sl}6eld and th e
jfJrl ....... .t't:.erwards taken to tho qua..,.ters of PrJDclp..l Ward er Wltcombe. and eft.er her clothing
h...d been ohanged _he ..... takeo bome not much
the wane for her Immerllon
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VAUDEVILU; ELECTRIC THEA.TR1!I
A.I will be Io88n by an a.nnouncement In
.,e1't.lsmg columns, the malie.aement of the V,md" :I"l •••.;:::
TIlle Electrlo Theatre bave engaied for Monday. N.;;';~l;";;::
Tu~.ay lutd Wedneld&y next. _ "Yory fin6 ~t1
muat. .orrowfully a.dnut, bas hitherto ! been more ~pt.&tlon of the renovrJW)d CIUSloC oomedy
effecllTely nmged In Get'DlaD7 thau Ilf thll conn "CNt. II
10 lbll l!lpeclal tlxclu!I"e ploture the
try. must be m&lnt&ioed, if after, tbe l"tor BClta.in p~ronJ who have ne"Yer seen Slr John Rare on
I. to com-to au"""Slfully agalO.t the effort. of th. t
legltl .. ate st.,e ",11 have the
of

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edttc&tlon
late Mr Caudle takel place

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RESCUE nOM THE KENNET
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A plU<lky l'eIcUs from drownJDg was eJfeoted 00
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Saturday by ODO of the wa.rdeR at H U PrlloD
at ~ldlng
Some childNlD "ero nll-Ylng by the
EDUCATION IN TtiE COUNTY.Ilde of I~e River' Xennot lloar the pM.on .. ben one
As had been expected. the estimate. of the Berke of theIr number, • littJe girl na.med Phvme flm1tb.
~ear -ere aged 7, daughterl of M"r ~ Sm1th. ()f 42. CharlesEducatlon Committee for the .n8Uln~
e ~
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street, Readlng" 1 f.1I Into the "'Water
Warder

~eRCHANT5
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Pj'\ ~f ~ .~?"'"- .bown1 under • toolo ....d

b f friend. thronghout England Mr H T Pugh
a f.w <Iayl
brought back from lb. B..,ton con
of
an e~preslloD of thelr
Caudle 10 bJll lllnetl
wal sasund, "! ,J'ro.!",pt,ed j
'Plr",'ciat,ion of tho <>«ort.o

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tho prono",

lathe at t~ P!'JOe of £lIS ~t. for the greater

ntoeIlw

Mr \tabeon /i"p..ted hll

at tho p...ent time. fo~ It IS no ...y matler to
ad]tlIt equably the demand of the Governmentnay, th• natlonaJ neoeastt,.-for economy, and the
cl.aime of the future m rega.rd to the Iintellectual
aDd oc~M"mal welftu'e of the communlty
In
reepoet to tbo latw.r conSIderation, Ihe provISIon
of &deq'd'ate and even generous contmu'tlOn clas!el
and tech.nlca.l flduca.tlon II of the greatest import.
.a.oe, and tbe .. educatlOnal ladder," which, one

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" Tbe ..pend It..... under tho lIeodllll of ...pruro

aDd rnaLDteDBCOe -.bow. tM ~ nednCtion
of £364, but the Itlome •tooIo._ pla"t' aod
' C&r&' are £l9!I aDd _
1'III!rcti't'e1J .higlWl:r tha..n.

a.na

protest of laet year againlt the cuttthg down of
~ ontailed m tb. reduetlon of tb~ role•• and
.mphaalood \.be Illomaly that tb. ~uoed
ratea ..,'/Iy bonefttw.d the f.... who had property on
which to pay ' ratee, while the mcre.se lD general
tax.. " .. ~ lrorgely by th, workIDg

IMPORTERS AND
SPIRIT
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Ten vear,

from that tune he knew Mr Caudle aI!!I a. teacher
ond dunng the next thu1.een yean he w .. w,th
him at work on the County A SSOCla.tIOD, and the,.
would n ever know and never be abJe to tl\~nk him
luftlcl.ntl,. for Ih. "ork ho hoa done for ~h,m At
the ofticen' meetIDgt he was alwa.. regular and
they who had the honour of bemg OfficU8 a{wap
looked on Mr Caudle's advice WIth ~r.tltude, a.nd
probably there wu no County A "IOCla.tJOnl 10 the
country tha.t W&8 80 fa.voured u to ha'9'e ,dcb ~

on .... }emflrDtvy educatIon 1.0 tbe exPfPdlt.ure on

keenly diacURed when that body met in R •• ,,;;., "
on Saturday lut EducatJon Committee.
,
out the kingdom are faced WItb a dlftlcult

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dunn, the year, and that W"hu~. t'~ In
ree to-day, coot only ilB8 ~; ton, wfiiM
Mr Wmg, • member
tb. Executive, ....d tliat ~I!
tbe whole of the Execlltl would not for$we him tbe year ~£J.Ci3ta~bofQ.1' the
WJ::l'e QurlIlg
1( he let that l'Csolutfon pnsll wIthout e~r6ll1Dg
"'!'be power
nee.
thecr feelings on knowmg that Mr v u.udle wu ill.
alone b&in~ll81b~ f~~~
~
~!r Caudle"... olw.y. ready to do any lUg for
Th<> t.cJt.1 ..,.. OOIIOUnied tbia y""," '" ....
any m.mber of tbe Eucutlv. Wben b. p Oll hi.
that of 1915, the jlgur" lbeing 2,711 1<>.. a..,!
seat on the Execlthve everyone wu SOiTV,
all
tons respecr..lvoly The 1tem•• siIe&m. ~.
felt tbat"w6s & mlltab tllld & 101& to them
'electrw,al p!a.nt' e.re conAiderablv- let18 the
Mr C&ud]e WAS a. man WJdely ,read In En.sluh
bEt!! Dot been 10 I~ Since 1969, and the
hter.ture and hIStory
H...al! e••entlally •
Ime. 1910
The In8t)LlIlIIg of new plant
ean IS hU'gel1i re.apoDtible lo~ t&ia
.;>d,.;;,t . ·1 thinker, &nd there wu: no work for the weJtare of
humaDity tha.t he was not a.lwaya rea.dy &lid W11~
e beIpemea wider t.h.& het.diU. of
IIDg to do H1s 1011 Will be mourned, not OD1 oy
s ow ar:.e I~e of £48
There
the members of tbe EdUcation Commltt.ee an the
a!eo~tl tom £4~ e~~, ~
teachmg stdl In Readln~, but. ~y e. WIde Circle
arm.1 ..moe allow

lof '"

IIOOOndary oa.catlon.

1911 3d, 1915 £752 1& Id J ,
£41059 146, 1915 £37,256 7&. The working ez,pen8el (IncludIng paroO.ls ~t:WiIe Npenttea and.

ha

,ean

Counoil, boiug luoceed.d 10 1912 by Mr T Morley
lie w.. pronnnently .a.ociated .nh the W.1.,.n
Conne:uon and II. local ~er Althougb a member
01 W.ler Ohurch he ftitpeited himlelf III the Whitley
hOboq.... made hli &nnue.! buc!Jt.~ speech OD HaJJ 1afi.IJIJOb, wbere he wu a 01 .... leader He wu
bUlIDell AI .. draper, but retired. on eom.mg
trhunda.y, Including the announcemeht generally formerlllJl
to live at Reading.
ftIOelVeci witb l&tiafa.ctIOO tha.t the ri.tel for th&
enlltllng ,.... havo been rodneed hy foti<penee Tb.
dl8CUmon on the eatlmft.tee WI\:B t'ather rambhn&
and eo...red a divenlt;r of sublects oueh .. ed""...
11&11 and
lighting. walerm" ro.id. on Bon.
and the eonaCtentlOul lemples
ReadlllJ
etc
The malO the~, however I
.... teo .conomy eB.cted by tbo Edu tleu Ce...
Dilitee &ntt the propOrtion of reduced e.zpendlturt

JUW)JNG.

Tratllo ~pW 1816
8s 2d I pVOelll ap!'f.W
1915 £885 17. 9d, auod'7

the

adVl08 al he ga;n

OONftAaroM, REDUCTION IN RATES.AId J W M&rtm. Readinit'. Chanbel10r of the

iu ~AILWAY

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a'f, the morning and 'elI' cnlng sorVl¢es, and at the
oOnelualoQ of the evemng eerVlOO the eMir a.ve.ill

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ana

MANOR FARM.

highly eateem.ed re.sldent of Readingl.Mr A O. H.ms,
who puled a"ay at hIe residence, Winterdyne, Chrilt
Church Garden.. Deoeaeed ....... 65 ~etLZ11 of ace, and
1M". a WIdow, two' IOns and one daughter. 80me
tilDe ago be took an acUYe mtereat 11\ MururupaJ life,
and
for about aioe
a member ot tho Town

COM

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~AV1 AND

clock.

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wesented by the ata.! and the low aeenta lot.

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WINIf AND BPIBl'l!

['HEi BREWERY,

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INTERIroSTIN<t pr.E8ENT~TION
On P'rrd8rY In lut w:eek an Intereetlng ~preeenta....
tlon took place a.t the! .Re.a.dlDg Labour Etcbange,
whon the Acting IManager 14r 8 R Alb. ......s

I&Cred
canoert,
theDottrlU
programmo
consisting
of
bems.
~IOI
by HI8I
and MilS
~rrell,
tbat ....h.n lhis Emp.re .. fully ,on8.J.J, .t mean. ~rl
a. qlla.rt-ett~ ~1 Mn. Bockham, Mre Sharpe,
death or nctory. Under the Bill all meo,
r OrokM' aoo Mr T D Ba.rnel
The coHee
married or unmarried. betwoen 18 la nd 41, are t a dunng tho day on beh.Jf of the cbOlr" fund
, _to~m
anb]oot to oompulelOn and every lad ..,11 he
DEA.T!'[ OF lIR A G HARRIS
liable 30 daYl'llfler h.. 18tb blrtbday,
ITIle death occurred dUl'lna the week of .0 old aDd

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W&l' bonua to emplo:reea) In1 ' l9'l6 Wa.& :£21,909
hU'goet of ~the e1ettJ.en~ schoo]s! m the 3e; ad. and: In 1915 £20 SB6 Be I 8d • hl.vmg a p-osl
Borough, and here ag&ln b. conduoted t1j. ,ehool ::o~ fo~ 1:~5 of ~,750 10. i4d "'"""" £l6,670
with comuderabte crecht to the sch91arl · lLed blDt
£48
BaOk 111lerett amountEd In 1916
Mlf HIS ca.reer a.a headmuter ha~l !uCCE!ssful re
to
4s 7d There ha.a t.o be deducted tor InIlUltR. tnd h e wa, loved by the tea.eq,mg lIta.ffs and teres~ on borroWed, oaplt'\11 . 10klllg fUUd oOar!,es
the ch.ildten with whom he came In contact
f1d UlOOOle t.x £1.2.313 ~ Id, Leavlng .. net;
In 1912 Mr C ...dl. I~cc..ded ~b Tb~kb..... 'lirofit of £7,485 911 1011
11'1""" th,. h .. to bo
teacbers' ,apre18ntatlve on the Education Com I deducted Army seJ:'Vloe alJo\ ~nces £1.253 'I. 8<1 ••
mlttee thJ'ough whIch be rendered much publIc wblOh leaves £6.232 & 4d a-va.l.lable far *PP"o88rV1~ by hll wlIe advIce and ready 8MJatanco, pr!~T~'
t
I
••r.eCla11y lD the problelM Wlth whIch t ..... Com- l j ) s l'iear, for the tint 'tolme (the repQrl pro,.,...
lOecas
the
re't'lDUe
from
a.U
~rce&
ha. u&eded
mlttee haa h ad to ~ta.p'ple IUnce the comm~qcemel1t £AO,ooo. and lUi Lot.a.l of £41.660 18 £4 4IVI hi,wer
of tlio wa.r One servJ.ce 1D particular coyld h&ve than that of the prew10U6 ybar
n'1r £7,570
~n done by Do one "elsB, for he WQJJ ab~ to or- blgb~ than the a~08 l r~lpJ of the -elect:no
ganlB8 the te&ching prQCeMtOn In such a W8~ all to tr&OlW&Y8 undertaking The p-aftic recunptB alone
tho
enable the Oommittee to set free a Jargel number -es:elu.ilve of paN!e111 e:J.p~--tU"o) £A.DOO'1 ~
of t.eachen Wltl1 the coloUR 1Vlthout unpalnno the 1'040 pence pEIl" 0ILr mIle, ag~lnst £.35.608 or' 824
e~l~c.y of the school., a ve~ dlftJ.oult tu~ file pence ~r oar DlJle fOI" 19l4--1Sr. Th~ revenue trom
feugna.tlOn 9D account of hi. illn~ wasJ recelved advertlsinf shows a decreaae of £176, but. two new
with oODllderable regret by tDe Town.
Uflcil in sources 0 h~me 6p1)elLr ln IthIS year"1 account
Ma.rch lut, and Mr W H Bueden wu ap VU, munition work. whIch provIdes a net Inoo~
pomted htl BllccelllOr
l' -of £32, a.nd rent O'f C&r sheds. which gIVes &n 10
. ~c.;;. •• __
'T
~~
"I h
N'
Re
M
oome of ew lOs
Tho parco.)l,s C:X:Dtesa recelpUt
Bj~:~i~REOR:!.~EA tON GuvUND
n t e eompllatlOn of the atlona.l
gJlter r Ihow n. l.tlgbt mc1'61UJ6 on lu t yeal' ~ &nir
T.h
Cole,. .GrouDd heiDi required by he Candl& rendered great Q8.EUS~ee to ihe 'fown ....orkmg expenses fot' th6 yea.r on~ Ala.r!h 3ht,e
mlUtary.
clOGed to th. public "" ' Clerk, lUI, In conjunction wlt.h Mr Belcher,. he wa.s 1915, and th096 for the year ended Ma.rch .31¢'
,
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responsIble for nearly the whole of the ~a.nge 1916. a.re as follow ;-Tra1OO expensqs, 1915 £8,542'
CR.I~ET P'IXTUB.E8 WANTW
menta. and he Wall Instrumental 10 gettmg toget6er 1916 £8,884. g'6neral expenses 1915 £3 714 1.916
Broad street. Instlt.ut.e Cricket Club Will be .blc a large body oj teacben all voluntary, r.orkers £3,791. genera! rep&lrs and' iII1aJ.nte~ee' lB15
to field. & team of If Inel.,ibln" thll MIlUon. and When the local iribuna1 was Bnt formed undter :£4 313, 1916 £5 949. power el:penee. 191.6 £3.,843'
t.he bon &00, W W BOllM, 53, ca"erah&m-raa.d , Lord Derby'. Icherne, Mr Caudle waa &ppomted 1916 £4 .235, pl.rl91cem (t%Pl'e88. 1915 £574. 1916 £8i!!~
ReadJUS , WlU be glad to hea.r fram &D1 toeame a. member. but hiS Illness ooo¥rreti soon &iter hUI waIr bo n1l8M
6 ~. total 1915 £00 586 ltulll
wllhDj' to 1VJ'8J1&,e m&tob..
ILppomtment He w~ a mt~er of the Readtng £2 .009
The JOOre&ee of £642 undor tmffio e:l:"
Board of OUBrdlans for many veara and a.ppreclB.- ptlntlSelll 18 duedPrlnQlpally to the hIgher wages 01
c,_
h'"
b mo ormen II.n oonductors and the J>Urob680 of
SEASONha.ve
'NCKETS
The Town Council
a&!()(lla.ted them!..l--.
.'"
hon 0 f .ll.UI 8ervicos t ere WII.! expressed on t e ~..... umfornts, tnc1udll~ those lSfiued to coJldoc...
with tJie local CbaMber of Commeroe and other (ICCal!llOn of hia l'e!ugna.tlOn recen.tly
I
tresses.
~ltboueh the b-u.fIiO expon&el ape .£S42
I)()(hea m url1ng the Grea.t W-e.t.e.r,n RAilwa,. Com
He was .. promment Wesleyarl!, havmg OCCUpied higher than those of l~)'$,r they &re-owtn
pa.ny to pemut SQ9JI()D tI\~kElt hoJd~nI to ~nvel by offices connected With the CtrcUit which be repre
too the roouctlon 1n car hours, 'br~ht about b~
all non Itop tre,lds 011 the alt.ernr.t.ive routel be eanted for some yean at the Annual Synod He the aocelera.too. ~l'VlO&--&pproximat.elT t.ho &ame
tweeD, Bristol and Rle&dlng ..nd J>et;ween. BTIItol w .. a member of botlr. the Reading Ind IDlltnct .. th... of 1913, ..hen ~ mil_e .... . - . . .
and iWndon
'feacbera' ....u.ool ..tJOn. and tbe Berks County ABlo ably lea, tbe WIlKS leu, &nd the prloes of all
roatlon of Teacher.. haVing held ofRcel on ~th of material. ooolldetably lower
The JeDeNl ex
==~=i',=
them. For yea.rs he waR t.he County AS8001&tion'. ~Dm o~b£3.791 are .imi]. . to those
las. yea.r.
reprM6nta.tlve on the Executive of the NUT At acoow{ted ef ~nobeU:he of £77 ~ mfir.~ than
tbIt annua.l meetlng of the Berka County Ail80Cla- nuum In ~y of l:r~~ ~ ~b~8J~ pretlon In Ma.reb Jut. Mr Cam,burn moved .. ruolu- oraft
oe ag lIS
~ &l.r-

BILL.
lIra. A!\IUlTH mtroduoed tbe BIl1 for g.n .....1
and immediate oompuhion on Wedneaday, and
.oil TIInmay Mle "";'d re.,rung "aa oani.d by ""oo08Oor .. Mr El A (Whiteley, until .-ntly th.
32,8 vote. againlt 36-& m~jori.ty of 292. Mr. Kana.ger of the ~ford Labour Exchange I
A YEAR'S WORKING.
KINq'S ROAD CHAPEL
OZORG!: made lion Ieloquentl 8~ech
I Sunda..r wu obMrnd. .. OhOlf Sunday at l XIng s.
Inaur of tbo Bill, others lollowed him and tbe 1I0ad Cbapel, and tho Ro. R G F,,,balrn'l IIlr.
The Farm ~, Mr T C&.ttle, haa pre
Ipeechel of the few opponents had *Ule effect. monl dunnr the day dealt wtlb the relatIon of oentled to the Town CoUli:cU hi. ~port on thu
mWllc to bfe In ~eDeral. and It. eonneotlop. WIth wor~lng of the fann for tile year elided Ma.re.b.i
There iI no doubt that compullion will be 10 Di
... lne WOrshiP
S!'e¢Ia.1 Iontbem& were r~deJ"(ld 31st la.&t

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the OOCUlon being Mr Alh'l departure to Southend. whore he bu Qeon appolDted Managlr ('f
the 80utJtend Excb&or~
The ~rer;eDtat1on .u
mad. by the Head Olerk, fdr E W Shuttle, wbo
P:Aid a tribute to Mrl Ash'a populB.l'lty With all
\lf 1th whom he ha,d ~ In eonta.et
M"r Alb's

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THE COMPULSIoN

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WI'llT ~ING LIBERAL
1 An open whlat drIve "'Boa held
at. thll Club, thd pr~edl being for
the library lund
TJ)ere w ... a good a~"'nd.~'
"od a. vet,. <lnJoya.b1e ILlme WIUI lpent
nel'3 werfJ && lollow~ -Ladu~C!I 1. Mn
152. 2. ' M;,~ Hambltp, 147, 3. 1dra HUihe8,
(cut>, .. , Jirs Ba.rnea,j 132
Gents 1 Mr Neu~~. U8. 2. Hr Phillips. 147 5, Mr Brooks, 147
(cut) 4, Mr Abbot, ll!2
111'8 F Owen \>..
8ented t.he pl"Jr.eI .. A <knce foUow«l
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tached to the Excb~. WIth a hllndllOme

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b& the preacher

per annum
, MlIO .....! Ltd, ~v. purch_ from th. Cor.
portion for £18 10.. 11xteen t reee Wbl(lh hay. been
blown down In Proa.pect Pult and Palmer Park
1Tn Town CoUllCU hal kindly lra.ted the Readfn&,
Tem.JÂ¥lranoe Band ~!llou to st.e band ooncerta tn
the F~rbuty Gardena OJ!, Saturda.1-..,eail)Jl d1lriug the
IUDJDlier mODthl, commenclDg 8atnrdaj. Xar13tt.
T..f l14a,hDg PhllhannODle 8oolOty Will I'.e •
a.ppea.t 10 our
for a ~Ie at conoen 10 t.he ';t'owl\ HaU qn Wed.ne&da.y
Put
A family of ot t.b'p proceeds ,"U be tOl the Royal Berb lleat
)'ull parilCrulaPi will be
their ~toek.of Prl90nel'8 of WIIW' fund
Renal168n~ found Ul our l4...,rtllllli COlum~l.
...h
'l'n:B
of the Beading Tem~l'ance

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N. liarrbon .,u\

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I N\&t.ing to tbe
, tllat
, Thothe
lIorcIuP
O'wv....l regret will be ..mood- at tb. de,tb Of
-P'o _
Mr. A 8 Caudle. a well knoW1l ledncatIonllt an~ curront tD&Daial 1e&z: to
lal. h-.Qmasw.r of Wliaon School, ....h,cb .e.urred £1,406 1& 4d., UIob tIHi
on Tu.sday aft.u an illn... of 10m. I\)Ont~' doni reepoDdmg ' ",'ed of t.be
tion Be was .69 "eaR of . , Mil: leaves ,a Wldow amounteCi to £1,443 8L 104 ;
one d.'ugh~r n..... a flatli, of l C;:h.lto~. Karch 3rd to April l30h
~'~;;~::i:h=e,,~tterv;~
'!II papll teacher I FoUowiDg l5s 8d, &lid ~ t.be
he (became ,; etuc;lentf
the t'Mpooolng perlCtd of
>
.,
amounted; to £4,l'lllQo .!d,
Borough road
College,
aftot palliDg
Go ....&! Kau_ h.. itpI..ml;t.ed
his -certiflCll.WJ
he ~e an ~let&nt lor ~ Ute yea.r ended lI&roh

&blhty u I. scb~lmMter
at TIIIDlty COngregational' Ohdroh on .uDd.1' See mMter in London
advt.
•
•
.howed itaeU at an earl,. da.i4I , and m 18~ he WM
f A-p i the meet101 Of the SOClet, ot J'rledds on appointed
hoadmaitor to th. recently, el'BCw.d
8iind~,. ft.. address on .. The Unlven.l Life " .111 Gs10rd road School, wblch he op~ned. 8J}d where
be de-livered
See advt
I
he rem aIDed for 10 yean, maJnng the scb~l panu
T~ Count1 ~MUr6DOe Commlttee h&"N deeidfd lar by hIS luccuel:l management
He faa next
to r&11e tb. laluy of "the Clerk from a20 to £250 tranlferred to the headmuLenblJl of Battle Bchool

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TrlOl!y

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I8l'Yfeel at.
ReadlD, lJplrltual Hi"I()ft
8UDd"7) are .cinrli.eed.Tn daw.. o(
h..~ e. .m .....t.iofl '6r tho

w.

I GOID''jiY, It III given to t.bousa.u.da w~o ml.y n8Ter
JOUN H.ua on lb. 11i\lli!tat••tar 10

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_ ...... ,'uu,_ aud lo.
be beli••ed tbet
';'oald be tbe
. L..C._.2 ) ~ ,. ..
l
af tb • m_... ·11l
...... n...,. 0" Wedu..day, "blob embocliocl • .,.ll;m of ,."""" aDd

"OUR DAY"
1

A K.1M;pERLEY PLAY.

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\
Ipodtin,·''; I of tho type lof play In
Klmberloy
be laid

EfFORT FOR THE RED

74<1 laot y.'r

'!'h. 'n.......ed CO!It ~f cool &!<Ine

amount. to .13<1 per umt Th~ Jba 01 ooaI btIra6
per untt g"n.... ted .... 4 9 ogOlnJf, 51
.. '11lo number of man who have JJOW left the
Mtvioe to JOin dJtrr.r-eot braDChM of aM Jro,rcea
II 118, ()C' 59 per cent.. o( t.he number at etJlploy__
IwdrkiDg III the department at the outbr6ak of
war. A verT lure n.umbel' of theae men bM'e
now ~D ;tijrhtmg lor lOme tlbne on th~ 't'U1OUA
fp ... U, but am pleuea to oay 1lhab no f.ta,hu...
eoten "nOWl iO)1Jrl" ...,e!"heeD reJ)OTt«l dun.g

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