Reading Observer 05-1916

CONSCIENTIOUS
TRIED
Eleven coDIClentloul obJectOl'l W'flre brought up
t-.fo'" • di. tnct court mort,al at t11\o R<wng

P: mlcks liult week.. The court commenod J on
F I ~v the Pres dent of the Court OOlftP Major G
\\ R eba.rds vnth Ma.lor J T Wheble MIL)Ol'
R S T Thunder and Cap~ W H Bird and

/JaJor S r Thom.. Paisley
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Adjutant wae the

The lJlen cha.rged wer& Arthur James

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crs Charles R VIner Henry E VIner Albert

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0 R obert J06eph "yaLL Samuel John Hin
I "r Edward
rd Da.n ell
H'.rry
Holloway
Edward
Henry
Ernrt
Pearce
W,lliam
E Leaver

I (eorge Ch,""les Rlcha.rdson

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The Rea.tnnr-Tnlluna.l held & slttmg on Monday,
e the Mayor (Mr L G Sutton) m the
t~e
In the cue of
Harper of H"m;ieaJl-I".d,, 1
~ Caver!ham a (fbolcsale and reta.l. Plcture post.ca.rd

lnot gwlty

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I Jor C Bramwell RAM C BOld thalac<,u..;d ·i. ~~~_~
t.l.

bro t ht before hlm on "May 3rd He
r to uuliress ~o tha.t he might be" medi,,,,I!X
[)cti but he decl ned to do so aaymg that

g \ exammed
nst h ! pnnclp]es
He gave t he order on lb.

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a.re

expect. t.ny order w,bleh you 81ve- Ul your

" "ty 01 C.ptom of the RAM C to he .heyed'
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EXEMPTION FOR DENTIST

ieb I front of other men I mould respect hit
,cr 'pi..
Would you press I.D order My to • Maho1h
medan sold er W.DO WILa • vegetarian a~amlSt his
Tel g OU! 5crQples to eat meat'-Certamly not

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no better
of our

failed to mte ret thl!l
Act waa
aJ] T
John Hinton who eu /~s

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by

tate was 'proof of liia am

willingnen to
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WiIlHuD Edward

1 e&ver S&ld that aa

Christian
he beld In aJl elDeenty that war Wa.8 a d rect nega
tlOn of the teachmi of Chnet and by beco1lllng a
I!oldler be would bve to abandon pnnclples aenr
to h m m hfe
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HUI prel!6D.t.POlUtion; WNI due 801el1 tothefall~
of the Tribunals to 1 understand lilS case saId
Goorge Char1es Rlchardaon
The Court then closed.

\1 lJ.wkin It lS moot 'm~t to me
hR e had an example not long ~go Ul. which some
ti gt ngtllihed members of the BntlBh Army aatd
Ih t. they would refuse to !hoot au the Br t1sh
",ople I am glad to find tW. mo.n. VI''''' are
not the same

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J h. Pm deDt N...r mmd lel. get on
Supposmrr we had & republic m Enaland aDd
• you to DUoot
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they ordered
on t h e King ~would on

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Meul'S Pat enco and SOn said they "Were en
gaged on Army woodwork o.nd they wanted ex
emphon for J H Dore a. carpenter Mr F A
Sl\rleant wfto appeared to make the apphca.tlOn
88.ld the firn1. were domg1 an Immense amount ot

Apny

He had no men to repl&Ce them

of

h. went

tlonlS

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Alderman Parfitt
busmeS!! somewhat 'I

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Could you not COllfe:ntrate

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Ihe Inspector Impo!!fI ble We could
cloth.e8 1n tho n&me of hiS sergt Jila]or " .. told
to come from London roa.d
&t the Boroul{h Police Court. on Tuesday
James
f
Fr&nClS Sullivan 3.3 Thorn street. was charged
Mayor
W1hat specla.l
Wlt.b obtaiolDl" by (aJae pret6noe.s Ion M&y 19tb!
one la.ck:et one W&18t.coat one pa.lr of trousen ~
The Inspector We cllU.m tha.t we h a.ve
Ilurt and a 1. e of the • .,.Iu.e of .£1 66 the p~ vantages of price and qua.hty
Mr Dodd
Even If the C:ODlp.,h
pertl of James l!' .HltchlDJI of 5 Cho8.... ~;..Ie
Mr J F' HitchtDS .aid i bat prllO~'Per
to close one of
would
arQfle
!!ame hardlih p as
trader
Ib :s concluded the endeDce tor the ~tiOD..
the '00:9 and asked for a SUit ....llng he
mIght bave to come to
mdivldua.l
}J,lr Ha.wk n drew &ttentlou to the wordmg of ,t for Sergt MaJor Blackman
He tried the
lore the "l\ ar was o.ver
the Act wh,ch ,t.ted th.I ....,.!m.I. member (Db on O&l'ng that th. Sergt M.Jor "as &bout
Tho a!!!pl i,~tii~u
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Joct to tbe o~rabon' of the Aet he ~ .trh
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0 • oolr tie and laid
t"d
..tedbeand
10 tbe reserve
for the
Of t. • ...,.
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10It\JWlth
tranale"""
to the reoefY.
~= h.
had-ould
beeD bn
to theh .hOp beforethe
and boUjlbt
cb.r~e otat.ed tbaji acctJ,ed
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.re"tiY'-i"Bt"io{ed
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r act....
- - tor "himoolf n g . mon.,..n
e'OD Dr·
~~rvloe
and he W&IltOO that exp~M.:
QuesbiOaed bv the 1,>t" SODel' WltaeH awe! t.ha.t
'I~:Pt~~n~~:::o;
The Pres delJt 8&ld that as far AI he Dew' Mer'! had arra.nged wlt.h Prtllonar to fit out:-the men
one lD the Army In this coUntl'y IWN on. actl~ aer were d scha.rgod He reopfPIlaed. t.he . ~""'D ••'m"nt.1I
, co
t
as ... contra.ct. The tra.naaction i.D.
AI lJ ki
b t'-d \b-"" t.~ mst be
nothing to do With the contns.et
wol"l(_
r a.w n flU m. - ~.- III
eome
8etgt. If'l.)or C E BI&ekma.o .ta~ nt the
~ t. transfemng him fro~ the reserve to actIVe old Queen s BoLeI &adiDg &aid th&t pruonel' wq
m the
had
fen co
K...
acting corporal In his~,.
Be had not
I be Presld!!!nt said that e~ryoD6 m Wl8 resene authorleed pnaoDer to ObtalD <the art-Jeie. In quea
Theca8,eee;w~~~,,~~~~~"~
! 0'0 lLet ve IJerTlC:e
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tion t'roOl Mr U,t,clt na. &Dd pruooer did not bnng mtht&ry 1"1
to llee
I he accUlied Sl;IVUlg eVldenCfpo It&ted that be....... them to hlrn. The bill was Oil Ina o.ftioe ta.bfe and come to au arrangement 8S to thIS
a.p
not at~sted and could not COIlBClentlCmely take the he returned It to lIr Hitchms Once preVIously plicatIOn
n I tarv oath There was no power on eartb he bad eeot pnaoner to Me BtitehlDS for some
BATCHJ SlOE] EXEMPTIONS I
tI at co Id lmpose t ha.t oa.th on bll C01l8C1ence
&rtioles, but had glyen him &. al p of J>3JtM:r to
In reply t. a ques 109 by:Mr Quelch, Mr Dodd
\lr Hrt.wkm read a. pa8S&ge wnttcl by the
Questioned by prHlODeJ' ~" tneu a&id that
Toro Roberts .tlling
If 1'1'n penetrate
bad ultod the prllOner ,I h. had a clVtl1&tl owt .. S&Jd tbat tjlougb the m,litary rep ..... ntatlve had
(!
u~h nto tlle depth.! of h~ nature you
he wu about to be d IKlba.rced Be dld not tell wlde powers he had neve"r mR.de any arran~ment
With a. firm Without the matter be ng brought e
to pr lOner to go a.nd iflt a BUlt
f I I
a.1 ~ng y reaeh a fI! t rat um w hi
11 Jmpe"JOU8
D S IJ..&ndentOQ ,-ave eridenoe of arl'est ,.. . . . -D fore the Trtbunal
oV<C pi no and which men call conSCJeUoe
It II th
U"<>
Mr Quelch ~a d be l5hould like to fI.lJk With re
~Ius to mvoh the authontv:f tb& oon!'itltutlOn..
e prJaotKlr sa d
The Sergt M&)ol' told m-e to
g1Jt, a Milt.
f:: cb th np matter not on8J lO wh~ D}eD S con
when &.rreIf..edHe W&I w-e&r'IDg the shirt JD questtOD gatd to the men exempted In a batch from Messt1l
Huntley and Palmers and ultlo from MeSl1'8
, en"", are <0'lcorned
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PnaoDer pleaded JU It)' imd Btated that M bad S,monde
Ace ,..d wd he had prevto Iy read and 1!Iln been dilcbargod
N.tley no'pltol .. con
Mr Dodd Bald th"sc matten were not' qUIte
~ \ p.Te 1 thotle words and he &
WIth them
He wmptlve e.Dd liad J"eoeDheted but .....a not a.cJletUed
thev wouHl come befo~ the Tl'lbunal
had J ot drawn ~lt18 lut and lt baa not been offered oepted
he <ha:pltun ~ad not called
him
He had
Be was seuteuced to SIX weeks Imprtaonment the t ext week
lae South Belks Brewery Companr applied for
1CI! \ lU detention for fourteen ~y1I
WIthout ha.rd l ...bour

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Mr Huwkm

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MajOr

Are you .. defe11Jl.tned opponent

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Wbeble rrht

\Ir Hawkin

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all lBlde th, pomt

Your stand

to pri!vent that

tom fIg hereT-YCJI"r

S nce you h&Ye ~D brought
rli.rlderied W"lth yqur CODl!eDt

, bl! rcaervef-I
~hLD~
fore I

b~'ve

not

hften

ere b ave you been
&nythmg else but
ra.n.sferred to any
e position u. be

I atabd In. exactly the
WIUI arTeJted
Cross exanuned He bad not allowed hunaelf to
hr. meuured for. bu k1t becau no requelt was
n~de to hl..l!J to nbnut lumaelf to me&ltlftlment
"Mr H:Ii1"1cin..m h S aumDl n

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,tatement Uld

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SMASHED WINDOWS.
IMPRISOptMENT FOR WILFUL
DAiMAGE
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At the Borougli Pol... Court On Tueod.,. lredk
Charles Goodchild of no fixed. a~e was charged
w i b .. Ifully aDd. m&liC1oualy ~mltting damage

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R H Saunders .ged

Tbe Inspector l ido not thtnk that.. •

geat on

do 1;0'- 1 would obey
I be Prell der.t sa d :that "'88 not a f&lr or
Ttlpvant Que.~t on and reCused. to ",ut lt down
!oie.rgt Ma lor 1 rmder gav~ fJVldence tba.t Dceulled
ref se to take off h!! clothes foriImedical exa.mIDat 0 whtn ordered
eroS!! examined He could e'"'ftI an order to any
I!ubordma.te 11 another regu:nent If the necew.ty

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the 1 fe of
as regards boya

them and tbe b g
crowded together to t he
of botJl
little ooes have tD be put to bed to be out
way I~et wea.'ther th1..8 dlfficulty • par
t culnrly felt.
W e need. (1) a pla.y room. tOf t~
1 We cb Idren ad3Cf.ua.tely warmed (2) .. granlt&d
p aj·ground wh ch would ena.ble the bLiB"" boy.
to be more out of doors In doubtful weather They
hMe a good open shod. tOl' pla.y but tbl. wou-ld
be of much more "Use If rt. opened on to a. gravolled
playgro lud The return whICh the cJ:uld~ g",
us as r egards results lS sO much ire"ter \h&l;1 the
adults t.hat It would seem to be well lforth WhiM
to endeavour to mcrease a.nd nnprol'e our unD.,.
meots for them
1
A.ga.m I would pelOt out as laet
tha.t we
m 5S a valuable onpol'tuDtLy of demolULtrat nl' to
pa.rents how t..he r cb Idren Ii ).moroveme.n.t 11 -heIDi
brought about Dece.UBe of the dlfllcu.lty tl).,. p
Work of Lb,. 1riaJ.
perlence In v 1:1 t ng tbem
I!bou ld be ln close to~eh w th tbe hom" .. Qd
parents should be encouraged to c;.ome IIlnd lllvat
gate closely what 8 go I1g on We ~ t!'J.t-ltr to
Ilrran~a for a motor bUB to come on ce &. JDontb.
to br ng VJSJOOM.! but 80 far tho guar&Dtoe. of
numbeM.! hns not. been arra.nged \V tb 95 p.t~nta
here t. !teem!! unhkelv t.hat. monthly opportuDlty
would not be tBken fu ll advanta.ge of 'l'be aver
a~e ga. n of we ght of -the boys h . . be6u 71h ... 90z
g r16 lOlbs 20z Tho a.ve ag6 16ni:th of llta., h ••
beep 25 weeks

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a;greengroq.r ••ntO<!

absolute exemption on grounds of eenoUi _d
lib p He I!.. d hlS hfe saVtDgs were mveated 1ft h I)
bUBtnesB WhlCh woul~ have to be closed doWll If

went
The Mayor May t not be ne(.'ella.ry
the number.of shops'

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SUB CONTRACTORS

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SOLDIER SENT TO PRISON.
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FALSE PRETENCES.

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POSITION

Mr Vodd (the mll t.ary representative) Ia.ld the
firm WlUS only sJ.lb contradmg and therefore It
would be d fficllit to get. a certificate from the
M\ntstry of MumtlQns
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when they "ould have t a.k the dent.ts to come
T va months extension was grn.nted
to HOme arrangement 50 tbat tbey could have 80me
Messra C nnd G Ayref! L d applIed fnr J J
oC these men for t~e Army
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V Pocock &gtld 30 a. ~tn.bl emnn and a8 stant horse
Conditional exemptton WtLI granted
keeper It V~'J st.tl.ted that there a:e three men
Messrs Bradlev and Bltss wholesale
dOl g th iS work III connectIOn 'v th 60 horses
applaed for A W Sherw~ r.ho had
Th rty men out of 100 are Rcn ng
them for 25 yea"
You might ge.t an older man who would be
Mr Fraser 8tud that. Sherwood was
del ghted to come back aga. n
salU Mr J W
remlLmmg ehl!lble man They supphcd
Martm
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the W nr and V A. D Hospitals
apphcatJon was ref sed
ConditIOnal exemptlon WUI granted
Son reprellenhd
SLOWLY DYING
lor G
Pnest
The Home and Colomal Stores L-,IDO.,<1,'
Oxford TOad abo{)
for theU' LDndon road mane.ger E
who II man~mg tile
The district mspector stated that
four men from thuJ particu lar sbop
throe women and ~wo boys m the shop
s.rea 73 out of 82 hod gone There had
September 1st (fip.al)
refusal Cor a.ny manager tJll he came to ~adiDg.
~Cu!ed a.ny etemption
Several men were slowly dymg fat
CASE ADJOURNED

No )

I ,uppose the ..Idler can ~Ie... h1Dl!elff-In
wbat he eats yes
Would ;you respecthlsrehglQu.sl~i'U:IP~~!;;fi:i.~!1
ee tha.t It has anythmg to do "1
ecru ples
,\ ould you or would you not respect hI! rehgtoua
Icruples"-As 8. Mohammedan I would.
~d your B.Ilswer would apply to Jews who don t
eat pork'- I presume HO Yell:
Sergt H Da.vey g&ve endence of reoelvmg a.e
cu~ed from the police at the Reading police sta..~ on
Cross e:xa.m ned by! l\lr Ha.w-kID Who ordered
TO to fetch hlm'-The Sergt Malor
?Ir Hawkm 1C the Sergt Ma.]or ordered you
tn bnot on the cro,vd at Reading would you obay'
- \e~ SIr
Incl ud ng your el ~ter'-Yes SIr
1 be Pre81dent I don t see that thia I. 1m
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Mr Ru~rt Clarka applied for H E Hud
dental mecbanlC I
Mr C larke BllId he ..wtlS dOing dlSpen~ and
mec'hanlcn.l work for the Rcadmg D18pen
and
th. Arho :field nelljount D'pot and Head
the
onlv man mr~ 8 employ
Mr C H D{ldd. the IDlhtary npresentahve
said they were .gettmg a number of applicatiOns
(rom denta.l mechamcs aDd the time might come

"hat e:xceptlOn to the I&W" would vou aJloW"TTn certam cases such &IS & man Wlth a wooden

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l or HR.wkm
ty n. Pre,Has
dentthe
of the
Medicalof;Board.
,t';
Presldont
the M~cil
) :a ra Iluthonty to order any soldler to undrtfsit~ t tha.t I 1..-now o( but from ...,hat I know of 'he
C1 ton of the servlce It 18 generally eamed out.
I t\' ant to know the hmlts of your a.ut.honty'em g ve an order to a.ny man brought 1D front of
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l. olea ' 1'" ,Put n that accused "'u Dot subject
to I e Jun!!dtct on 01 the Court orl the groUDd t4at
he
!\ a. CiVIl a.n but the plea. Wall dlSInul8ed.
bk, d I he was gUIlty or no' gwlty

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A ep1endid work I. being done und61' t.he NlI-tiOllal
fnsuranoe A~t In .6gliWlli tuberCuloB" and an lD
, tance of thil 18 glv:en In tbe JteOOnd annual reporL
term o( dealer tho apphcatlon wa. withdrawn u he " ..
gf the llecileal Officer of MlUtl&nd Ho&ptt&l whIch
over Rge
(
1.11 ]0 ntly held Dy the Berka and Bu<;:ka County
MeSlT!l 'l G Cll vera nnd Bon a:pplied for nbsoDCdJ In the course of thiS.report ·b r Carhng
lute exemphonforC E Uh vet'S mnnaumpT'lartner
on bus neSR Q:rounds and also the ground tbat . IDC&
ays he a.tteated. .h e had become unfit for mllitary ser
The ea.e.a (adults) reee ved for treatment du-nDr
e put ye~ have reprflJBeDt.ed about the uBua.l
Vice
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Ili'''''PI,UC,,!io!,:
~roportlOn
of SUitable and unau table pat ants
I ~t ..... de<llded th.t
'l:&d
the resulb IlgalD bear c ose rolattonsh p to
d..lt with bl the
the
uooer frea.tm-ent Tht 5 lt IS lecn that
On the que.tlOn of
t.t<e.a.~ to a conolus 0
142
su table
thnt the busme$l was
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c)",,;the 1spoCJa.i
e cases Buffic ently early to
illticu1ture and essent1ll.1
~
t.ype. of t.reatmoot; pro
.people "'i~ey .also 8UpT)hed
unsuitable co.ses ) e .adftUlced
known as 3rd stag:o
In the
contractors
Mr Cluve rs
bU8tnesr
HlII brother wall III
tha.t 154 pa.t.16nUJ mproved. 38
to
Improve
A
slight
balance
to
t receIVed a
The "WDlch
?apphcan.
In t~elC figure. as the 50 un
lDeu$1
18 equa.l to a month III
not ftg1Jfe tliI 50 who fruled to
tho mel\.lltlme he was tuld that be
runnmg hil. oWn
38 It . for t.he flake of th IS
Medtcal Board og~m
Ml' AndlCW Walsh
many .cases 8p!)llrOlltiy unsu tMessrs C snd G A) res a.pphed for P F
m;m
t9
Barracks and had been
of sano.tonum treatmer.L
F ossey coa.l foreman In chnrge of then' ~epot a.t told to ""m. hack In August for &IIother medical
(ound lD
Woolhampton He IS In & ccrtlfi.ed occupatlOD
e:s;a.m nation and tb, case was adjourned for thlE\C
He was given cdndltlonal exemptlOn so long as mont.hs
he remamed 10 that eJDploymeQt

n "cwd by Mem. KeDneth Brown ...d Co,

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MAITllAND SANATORIUM
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MONDAY'S
SITI'IN •
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~d to plead and a plea of

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M
s who was charged wlth bemg a aold.ie:r
th reg ular (orces when on actIn servIce dlSObeytng
,, \:nvf 1 command gtvcn by a supenor o~cer that I
he 1 d ot .('..move h IS clothmg when c.Ued upon ne!s
1 10 so b) Ca pt Bramwell
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w-as
\1 v It Ha.wkin wu cQunsel for the accused

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LOCAL I TR.IBUNAL,\._'~~~~~~~~

The c... wa, adjourned pending m,truc

H C Feltham Aged ~1 sa d he had ,uF,0rtO<!

b
tb
b
Y7
of age
D 'IV
IS mo er 'IDee e was..
years
e 0
allowed
her 58 a. we~k
It trampLN<j however that he has two brothel'S
who help to su'pport h 8 mother
The apphoation wal refused
A R "Rlddles aged 29 aho Ald he made a.n
allowance to hiS Widowed mother as well &IS sup
portmg a .."ife and child
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H 18 e Id.
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d
e a.· hra th ~r a 30 m_es
aD & owaDoe an
hiS !Juster hves at home Refused

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a. lab Durer at the A

lor hun to ItO m tb. Army
Y.u II lind YOll are

~~~d~;~ I"\.d,.~ori~~~~~:~~~:;[~~;or .....,
'W.

tbat t.hey ha.d tbe trouble.lOme rule, that relig vus
HIS
~ cruples ~umiJh no caUI5e for
lIobedience and It mJury and ,poll upon the gl... of the window of ship as he bad no I un. to take h. place
W itS mpP.alble to prend upon
en to obey orden Mr ~edk W Iham Mdler of 14 C&versbam road son &tt.e~ted under 8. IDlsapprenetlJlJon DUt he was
anXIOUR
to
go
lUI
soon
M
certam
work
WI\!
done
r t conflicted w tli theIr Teh$l1 ba scruple! Th!!!re Mr John F West from the oflic.e of Mr E T
j The ca.se was adjonrne(l for a mouth which
were different de~ o( dJOo
lI!]leo and m th .. Hatt prooocuted
'
Dle&l1ll SLX weeks postponemen.t.
a.tIe he was lUre the COnrt 'Wo d u.~ the.t there
It
aeemOO.
th8.t
on
Suna.y
last
prl60ner
19"&6 10
J Agg outSide po,"'r 0 W R at Pang
had been no dilUlBpect by the an elther toWa.MB
ClJftoD public house a.Dd had 'three pinta bO~ applied for exemptIOn The ease was re
the Count or towards the Arm
It W&II o'l'f"mg tn th~
the t-ea.climg of hlB lyouth that e had come to take of beIer leaYlDg tile bOU80 a.t 9 4) clolek La.rer ~e ferred to the Bradfield Local Tnbunal
a. v ew With regard! to Army Ie oe which waa not returned and al!ked the JanQJord about another
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ONE MAN BUSINESS
popular but It W'38 allowed
d j~ had been h eld man
The laDdlord lllr .Miller sa.id tbo ma.n
1 The case of.A
Dyer a grocer was adjourned for
from tLme to tuqe amee th~foUndation of tbe was not on t.he prem'i wbereypQii pnsoner two months th 8 belOg one of the caRes of .. one
'Ioorld It wu not an laotate ease I!Inch tbmgs callEd him & liar and 'W I hout any!-. further cov. man buSllle!8 It wu expected that In the mean
had happened fronl the "",Ii.. time. The BntlOh veraatioll del.ibemfAlly ISmU od four pa.nea of glaaa time more defirute mstructlons would be receIved
Army hlld had to faoe these
ndltJOnlJ m foreign two panes bewJ lD two dod,.. and two panes In fron::t the GOi'ernmeDt D.8 ~ theHe cases Mi- R:
cl mel! bnt not in l this coun ry because of the a WIndow Pr SODer's conduct w.aa a.U the more 1: 1I0tt appeared for the appl cant
In l'lew of the fact that Ur
J T Bridge'! clerk In the emplov (f Messr"
e reuml'lt&D.~ There were h~tS to tbe authon y lnoomprebensibte
bliller bad helped b m from t."", to time Gnan
"'h ch ~.. had and tho wo. reoogmsed by Cla.lIy
and Palmeri!! the only support of biB
I
Lord Ro
... who knew It w Impontble to order
~i~do~;;:d mother was a.n"wed conditIonal exem..,
Mr F W Miller l-a.ndJq.rd of the • Chfton
lb. Pro
t soldl"'" to ftr.o 011, the Prnt..tants said th,t Ob Sunday evenmg 188t P!'189tier Wa n
I
Th. B
AnnYC had had exaefl- tbB same
of W
d fticuty ..t.~tMr J.izP.ee,..h
Charles St.ew&rt 2IOber At. o.bout 930 bo retuli'D.od apd 8u:ed for
the
house
and
:wh6b.
he
left
at
9
OJ.clock
lie
wu
bnded l1l thli:eoUDtry IoIlt!L~li~y allo bad trouble h s com~an on Waa;nell He:eeemsd. <eZ:Clted and
WIth regaid to attestatIon wtten the Government wheD w tneM 'told liiq'l hl.l oompa.lilOll W&s not n
the h(JUSC
put h s fist through t1i.e gl8&S door
"""IS tra.ns(e~ from Jame!l~ to Wilha.m m
The vaat maJontv of the
y ..ere o,poaed to and a.llo lmuhed othv glass
M~ R -8 W4kefMd rurveyor to Mellin. Band
James II
Mel Parliament p ted Jon Act tranll
UKter
'fin In~ them OTer frotp June!!
to Wilham In
aD
t.hwir: aaid
&nd\hal;
tho the
damage
&IllOIIEIted to £8 01
G
Sncb
mood!!
g ........
Ilnd t.he CathohCA refused to ~~lse tblll a......-was
tior
E'rl8Ooer
aa~
t-be.t
he.
W"fLS
tbe
dtiJ1k:
cal'"eXDI!ct.
.... Iv natural &J they had. OVomDV Almulhtv God and did not know wb&t. h, waa ck>lq.J f
• f. .
t-o aerve James
Be be~he Cotirl to eon
PrevolOUJ OO'DVlCtioll8 for ttr.mlng a.Dd hOU88I)l'i8a"k
t dfl!l' th II mlln, position lor
he. l1ad obeyed th6 fng were pf'Oftd ~n ..t. the prillOuer ~ D t
OM... he would have ~ di&o
ent to the high..t H eooenon _id. ttiat the UUll had been In the
P Clpl.. 1D hlJD
I
Ann,. for a fl!l"fr weep but hpd beellJ dt~ed
T-w;o mODtbi ~ lal:)our were UDpOied
A.dJ taut Sir Thoma.s PalIl
presented extracts
frnm the n~e:Dt.l booka
Albe,t E DB.Illell ..... the n rl

I.fl"'!!"'ta'_'"

~tt:ii.~~~i;;~..~ ..~~:t

WHAT THE BERKSHIRES DID.
r.n.a.t the Bel'kablTM

wholewe and read butcher
WIth the help of two
until September lISt Mr R S
.p,;.e;.l)od in th s CQIC
aged 35 WfI.lJ WSO runnmg hI! own
bOBine.. ~thai of a budder &lid HeneraJ tronmon
satd It would mean practIcal rum .....
had
leave bl.! bUlme.u ThiS cue
was ~J8o
rendmg lnstructlOns
another
bUlmess was that of A
a

bUIJIDeaa

EI~y, aged 32 wbo ••ked for a sh.rt perIOd
was given unti l Se,Ptembe-r 1st
THE THAMES STILL- BAll'E
Albert Heath workmg a", a. carpenter for the
ThameH Conlervaney fla d on hil a.pphcatlOD form
thai h II J>uslnes8 was the upkeep of the

rhamea

HIS

domeRt

C

PO!ltlOD

earned con

d,tlOlI.1 exemptlOl1 for him

A C Cox a rnl\3ter engmeer s patern maker
had appltjld (or a mUnItton badge
WlLS a.dl ourned Rl le die
An Wflurauce age,nt A E Dalton aged 32 was
until August. 1st
J F Flook brewery manager :Mr J C Blondy gnen
H Smith aged 31 a. ~OT' etc the proprietor
laid that three d rectors and all the other ehglble
men ha4 lomed Tl\I'8 ~ all the only mlln thev had ol tw,9 sbop!! was a.1so adjourned
!l T Hambhng aged ~9 a lead glazIer etc
.pphed for or would j applv (or
(lond tionat cxenl{ tlOn 'Was grapted tho Ma.vor S8- d the~ weI"C onl,.. two of ht.a profeSSIOn 10 the
remarkmg th ..t 11) 'Olc'.T of the patllotlc way the t<\'vn Hla application was refused
firm hud ~eh ved they could not vote Bgamst. the
resolution for condltlot ~~I exem..ptlOn
A Eyre apphed for fi': J I}..:yro stockman and
eattleman on the groupd that he wa.s 8fl86ntlal to
the inuunc.sB. Mr E r.g Hatt Lippell.red for the ap
phC8.llt Cond tonal esemptJOn " LS ~mnted

Mr Edwm 1 0'. apphed (or M I' Love hl,S

THE LOOS BATTLE.

waa told 1rr the )I&yor thet ,t

~~~:~;;:~l1.~I~~;:~
~::!l~S~~~~~I~~I~::~

I!on paper hlln~l' a.l!'k ng for rond tlona.1 Ol' tem
porary exempt on 0 1 the ground of ser OUB hard

="'T~===="

GOOD ADVlCE

~~l;l&::at*;::_~aged 33

U&

d01ng aple.ndi.d Utinp

n tlLe war lIS shown by the otrtcl.l l'epoftll published from tune to tlml!l
In tl e ofBo~ report,
of the bat.tle of Laos published thIS" " . tM
story s told of how the 8t.h Berks _ttaeked

Hullocb
By the even ng t.he F ft.eenth ..pIY1.l On wer>e
holdiog a 1 ne 31lwl:: tbe western sido of Hill 7'
from the 8OuLh-ea.st end of tho 1..003 Cr:;&41lOl" to
PUlts 14b s
Un t8 were vel'! mucp mJ.J:ed Up
casualt. es had been \ ert hu.vy and there wla
d fticulty about getting up rations ammUDltlOa,
a.nd entl'Cnch ng tools
The F'int D Vl&lOn bad .. more chequered
career
The 8th Royal l Bel'ks thougb. 1011DI
he-..LVlly lD get.t ng through the Germa.n wire took
three 1 nes of trenches 8.Ed got. nea.r Hulloob T4e

Gloucosters . 1.. bad w r. trouble bUl

"'I~

the lsL Ca.merons took the German .ecoDd I n"
the Camerons stormed a thIrd I ne and 101')]& m6n.
even cnterod. Bulloch But they had got tpo faT
ahead of t.he supportA5 and w.Lth the Berb fell
ba.ok about 500 Y&rds wekt ()f the Lens-Iaa. B ....
road
BRILLIANT BOMBING
Later on & wonderful feat by t he ht Berbklret
IS descr bed The l"'wenty-e gltth Dl"VlStOn took oyar t.b.
defeuce of the Hohenzollern under great d fIi.
cult ee. As a result of the heavy fight DI" there
WIlo'!L great oonfus oland muture of Unite 1ft t)J,f'l
R.edoubt tho topogra.phy of which w,. .,.-hol)y
unfam ll fol' to the new comers Bnd t "' .. bo"JeIl
to a.ttempt a. countel'stroke for t.h6
Of
Fosse VIII unt.II thtngs had been put. 8tMia"ht
B t. th 8 de ay though Inavo dable gaTe the Ger
mans t me to COD60lid&te tbe r positIon
AbOut
230 a m on the 28t.h the 1st Royal Berbblrea
made a fine &t.tack on the D mp Some at the
men got r; ght o-n ;to the sIll{: h-ea.p a.nd a )JriJhant
I!.Lece of bomb ng by one of tIS cuba1~rn. lJeut
Turner won back 150 ya.r46 of trcnoh .Dd e4lbeCi
h m a. ¥ C But the task Wa3 too much for O'8.e
ba.ttahon and tJ e gulant eft'ort ended In f&llur.

t'eeo.err

Ie

18~~:J:~i1:;.'~~r,~1~~:~~~

,e

I··"I
werao

n

C BrtIllhall aald the
I\[ay 3rd for ~.,di(,..j .."*orn.~.ti,OII
to

COUNTY THEAlrRE.
A MATTER OF
L •

FEAt~ERS

I::~~~i~;~~r,~:!:;~;

READING
MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB
opened tbelr Muon 'III' tb •
fr endly m.s.tch on Sa.turda.y WIth the L. and.
S W R Rlfie Cllob (Waterloo St.at.ron) The con
Ultlona were 10 shot.s eaoh. a.t 50 and 100 yard.,
12 members to 8hoot. aDd t.he best 10 to (IO'UDt..
and after "" very exclt llg R.nd e~DIY~DI:.etJ.~d
shoot. tl e homo team proved the W DOel'l by aeVtlD
po nu BoorcB
READIlj'G }I R C
Yd.
Ydo

50

lOll

or.t.aL

BarnJ.U(i

.97

T .Norton
W P&rntt
Kn ght

93
93
93
93

94
93

186

Gray
J Ga.rdlder
l!' Pa-IDIer
J B P.fft\t
w L6ven!!
8 Wollman

a9

112

00
B9

llJl

185

U~

91
85
80

1!0

79

Sol
89

173
173
170
1&

904

887

1791

B8

80

168
164

B8
93
86

79

8.

(W~TERLOO)

Yd!!

YdlS

50

100

94
89
94
97
90
90
94
86
87

85
91
86
lIZ
87
87
83
90
89

Total.
189

180
180
179
17T

177

88

85

117
176
176
17l

...... 1......... 909

875

1'184
l~

138