Reading Observer 05-1916

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Palto 3·'""""'
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Beading Board 01 G<tardl&DS,
l!&tin.. CcmOert ..t the TMatre.
Tho Glod. (By F. W.' iHolm..·W6Iker).
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Conacllm.tioua ObJeatom in ~ BI.rracb.

Appnmtiooohip DiapaIe.
Beliel lor 1le\Ii1m!.

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would like to take.
01 the teaChers working
associate himsell WIth the
the resolution.' 'l'h~e
when it was ditliwu!concem8d that
U ..~dl~ .~'.. hui true friend,
one whom he
For years .M.r.
AB80clatlOn. and

Page ,.Chamber of Agriculture.
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The ' Bi.hop of Oxford .t. B6adlDIr_
Minl&ture Rift.e Club.-Anau..l .lu.eetiJ!;I.
'Vomen's Work

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The Gift Sale«.
Outinrfor the Wounded CW. J. B. Harkl).
Court Martial.
ReadlDtr Education Commi""Beootra\twn. for Voluuteen.
Conl Ma.rket.
Fhe. a1l4,DiAeaee.
Wokiugb and other distriot DeW'l.
LAte Ad't'8rt.lemen~.
Blrt8.l. YarnBrel aDd neaths.

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fte fOLowiDS advertisements were , eceiYed !,ao late
to appear in the uaual columnS! All .d.eri.1aomeDta mterDded ft.r tlle columD' in whIch &nIlOtmcemeuu aTe cla.asifted must btl handed. in at.
our O&ea before mid-da.y 011 l'nday •.
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PUNCTURE PROOF BANDS 1.. 3d.,
CYCJ,E
TrotlMr Qii* 1d. pall'. be.t Solution 1d. tube;

Steps 2<1 •• Nuts. all ai... t.J>d threw, !d. each:

pOd :Mooruard ~t ..he!'l, l~d. each.-l!'ort.McUe

Bn. .• Ltd .• 1, Wee:t Street, ReadiDg.

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because smce
Borough.
~the
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thh
melJollmg
true
aense, and
hu inftuenoo over them
they had
reliliaed more fully what
telpOnSlbilitlel!l to
t he aWe were In the workinK for the children
He (the l!lpea.ker) conslCiered Mr CaUdle one of
Eq.gland's .great school maatel"l becaU$ hiS 10ence was not liDuted to the four walle of the
Chool ID' which he worked: his whole cateer had
n one long lesson of true CltIUDShlP, hili whole
blic life had pointed to th&t, &lid it wu becauae
,1 tbat that Ii. (the speaker) felt deeply lOrry
. hat , he had been removed from among them
lhouandi!t of boys and gtrls durmg the generatIOn
with WhlM he had ,.erved m the town paBsed
through his halide •• Dd many of them were_now
workiJ\g ~th 'zeal aodKpa.tnotiam facing d~th at
the fr:ont, and 'When they learn of hlS death, they
would be touchecf.....ntb tlie knowledge that; the way
Ihey had aequitted ~sel... .1 tho front did
brmg joy to . hls ho&tt in hi. waning da~. Th.
mOuenoe of IUch .. man. would not. termInate WIth
hi. ,death, ""d h. (the ""peaker) 1.lt conlldent that
Mr Caudle'. inftuence would go on. Thousaq.ds
now grown up people, would ha;ve
God that they had known Mr. '"

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Eut Street), Read"".
' -EiING liAcmNES-=OUr ~~ DuJ~" q 5&.
"';U lilt twenty Jean, givet DO -trouble. and
_YetI ita eoR in ftn~e.r of ullmg. send addt'M&,

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List rtviar iDltiuotJoaa how
to work all makes of wing MachiDea ,
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I m.y ....Te 'J'OOf' hOUri of ..,orry .-J!'o~e Broa.,

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rehglOuB and moral
and held the old

Be WM a. Baptiat.
01 tlie queotion.
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tlst Chapel. views of a minonty:
of Bapt18ts were opposed to the uBe of the sword.
For 14 yean, smC6 t" ... Boer Wur, h. h
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priloter, who h&d advOC&ted those View., aDd he
,thererore conaidere4 prieoner absolutel,.. COnSCleD·
tiou. and should hav.e been exempted by the Tn.

bunala.
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Conneel snbmitted that fa.cilitiel should have
been granted by the local Tnbunal to oonsider the
W()kmgb&m Corporation
reVUIlOD of the oertlflcate m the face of the find .
Trmder (g&8 aOOker)
lDgt of the Pelham Committee
He also pointed
Ra.noe t1l1
5th c(ln·
wasJuno
granted
out that the certiftca.te of · aemptlon held by the
ooaJ. merchant, &pplied for
fro Ih M' I
hIS earms.n. F. J. Alexa.nder, wbo supplied 300 to
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prisoner 8t • ted exemp t lOn
m e l Itarv !:Ser' 400 houses weekly.-Ex:emptlon for lUX: qtonths.
vl'oo Act, and c'bnditlOnal exemphon and non-comThe Man~geT at the Joo&l branch of the Rea,dlnlT
bat':mt 8e1'V1ce must be outside the Act.j
Induatrial Oo-opentlve SOciety .applied on behalf
, The proeecutor. SU' Thomu PA.lsley. lubmltted of P. Giddings. foreman deh"eJ'er and horseman.
that it wy not. In the power of the Oourt to diS' Giddings had been With h Im foT' twelve yeel's and
was tbe O.Jlly ma.n left of his Original &tatr.-Two
cuu the dutielll of Tribunats.
mODth,' e:lempt.ioD .
(Prtleeedmg).
J 4ldrldge, Braoe'fJ-oottage, GIpsy-Ia.ne, Wok·
ingh-am{ &pplied for renewal of oertJfloa.Le. He IA
lupportlng hiS WIdowed mother.- Throe mont.h.s
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EOOC.lTION $UB-COX1olI'l'rRE.
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thai Xr. W. Jr.
BI:;:.·!!J ~, ~ll , appomtod a momber of the
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C&udle. ~, Tho .Board \01 Edue&tion notiJled that

tH' Jl'&!lt. ~y.hle for the ,ear ending J\!IJ" .nat
the ~t1driok GirJt;' &hool would be £n6 a.nd
Sohocl .£349. The ExaminiIIg Bo..~
rooctpl»ODded that .. It. F. Wnght haa 10_ !.he
Roli.l N,..&! VoIUDtoor Reoervo, \ \be OU-'pplomODt&ry «thitiition
St. . John's CoI1ege; ' OOord, r&
centll
hlm· be held Q_ UIltil Ibe eoD
eluuOll
W&r'. ' The Bol.l'd haT. ICrUtiniMd
alteratlODa, ba.... o appl'Ol'ed
_'to be eet for the IICholar·
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reported that the
Boys' School (now
.. tho George_ Pu.lmer
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the
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Potta,
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A. special me&ting ol the TO'Wll CauDOII was beld
ou Tuead.ay evenmg lD. t.he Town. Hall. the Ma.yor,
Ald. H. C. Mylne, in the (lh&11'. TherO' 'Wete also
pre&ent Aldermen Eo C. Hu~ea a.nd P. Sale,
CouDoHlon W. T. Ma.rtlD, G.
er, W. S. Med1
,H. G. ., W.
ealf, 14. Blake. W. Cbeeeem&l'J.,
Bodle
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With
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TO Tn Z!)ft'O:a. or Ta'a I I Jt1!:.6.DTl'G OBIUDL~•• "
Clifton
(Town
Cle1'k)
and
C.
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Marb
(Surveyor)
Slt,-WUl
allow 'me a. 8horl IPaoe to draw
The 'Mayor affixed the Corpor&te I50eaI to the
t.he attention of your nw:lers to the abt)... 6 dort P Genere.l Distrl(:t :aa.te of Is 5d. In the £, a.lso to
~rft,npmeDte an. belng ma& to proYld,e healthtul
the Borough preoopt for £164 .
recreation aDd entertainment for &III
a ! 'num
her of wouni!.d ..Id'...... _.;hl. from ti_ to
MARRIAGE OF
ume during the summer month by meana to! out,.go &Dd pocurca by cycle cara and mot;or bqcle
MR. BERT WHITTINGHAM.
&J.deean., 6&Ch owner ent.ertaming one guest to a

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P~. G. R. J'ohn90n. of Twyford, of the Ox:ford
aDd IB'"iD .L}, ;s "11Orted '....unded.

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enquiries
anuna,la a'.ud':.depls which
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HarDt. and, Town Ball on
April 29th &nd
1st, 3rd a.nd 4tb lliBt~ nlaJaed,
WllL y-6u &UoW' us, _thrqli the" medium of your
columDa, to inform donora ' and other'll who so
generously ~ped to make these a&lea ,auch a success"" tbat t1i& Commlttee hope very ' ihortl,. \ to
publllh· a COl'f'eet ..list .bowing what' each iot
realised and "adviee each donor. They
know, ezcu.se .. lit.t.le
we
tlHlr\ were De&l"ty loci
boug)lt and ap.ln put

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CELLAR-FiLLING

~hould IIIfnA in Itheir OMen by return of
to prevent a poesible but un8.1'Oldu.ble
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DELAY IS DANGEROUS. <1

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STEVENS' HOUSE COBBLES 3Z!I. Od
30il 6d
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BRIG~IT
SCOT(!lH NUTS
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On B turd
• Warfield Pari h Ch h H
N.W.B T.A.
It os 1"0...........1
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J i.ckn led
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") Whittlnrh&m. third IIOD of Mr
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ow gmg
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Wedneed&y ned Har 24th aDd In order to
~ooeed& of the recent ooncert 10 the qddfe Iowa'
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ke th· effort'
~ tho bel
a.nd , Mra. T. W. Whittlngham, LoDdoD-roa.d, Halt f(lr bliDded soldiers and satlo~~,. Mr. C.
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WokiDiham. w&I m&rTled to Illiu Lilian E. H. Arthur .Pearson, of U. Dunatan's, Re~~
1 t's Park,
oo-operation of ... ma.a, owners of cycle c:arI a.nd ' .T ......OD, only daughter of Hr. &lad !hL J . W. R, N.W .• wntes ._" I bope you V71Jl all w me to
motor bleycl.es (wi~ ,ideo&rI) ~ pOui.b~fl. -+Jter Tutton.' of U Wbitelooka." Warfield.
1'b.e.Re?t mah myself the mou~piec:e ()f the gall l t fellows
pidPDg up the gti.OotAo f<om the ~... , hoe· W: Tha<k"l"a7 ' (Vi...) ' tiiorf..- the _moDY. hero who wm heDefit by ,aur ge~\l8o help. and
pi~ Ute ~hioI8 at ' the ( U I . will ~e JD
3"011 since~ o.nd cord.l tho.Dksll on thelr
~ Place . . 2.l5 p.m. .1l~, wbell' a , p'boto'__ :..Jw~.~.!","'~~w~":~~~Of' I C,",,!"" I -I ho~, ... too, t.hat ),ou mlioY l¥o ~ a.ble to
of
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graph WIll he taken.
tor" ich the.. OO1l!l'""Y lV' ""'.......hiDe. 'WIth veil aDd onDge ' bl....m. She
g..tllude. 6uch pra<>t.ioal sympathy Wltll
~ m Twyford, .JIe.nle;' .... ~."~ to carried a .bie&t of ar,um.-)i1iea, the 11ft of the bride-';PP,r'ElCiatlou of wha.t 18 belDg donel .he" ~,
Pep~ ~oa., w~ & pienio tea
be pro- KI'OOID..
!let bridesmalda were Kia E. Yorke, believe
mOftt enooure.ging ')
Tided.
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I We fMI that there ere a laqe JnlJ:D
cf own- tiDlham, nieoe. of - the bridegTOOIq:
TheM wore
COI,I,E;c'l,ICIN
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to
d.reuea of oOt-too. voile, trimmed 'With lemon·
en,"ho - ........~ "-;"'1 n<>t , &.... to ."Ulrtain eolom1od rlbbon, "hUe . _ carried ,. bouquet 0/
• ' - party. ,;m he ,only too ,.;mDI to.beer yeUow roaoo, Ih. "ria of the brUiegroom. Second
and .help bw.k to, health ODe me. in thlal. .y ••nd Lieut. J. A. W.lacin (. college friend of t.be brid.~­
m~ we believe th... t¥ H penon'" gu.ut" groom from Culham) acted as beet man.
idee ia -one th.a.t will be mucli a:ppreca.ted by
A NtCeptiOD was held after the CfI~Ony at; the
Q)C!ID.
houllO of the bnde', p8l'e!l,.t., which maoy fnenda
of both lami.li.. attended. MI;.,.nd Mro. WhitMa,. I appeal to all of your roaden who Me in tiDgham left durmg the afternoon for .. Mort
a. poSItion to help us in thIS dort to kindl, com- honeymoon.t P&ng~. 'l'h, bl'lde's travelhn~
mlrDio&te Wlth me. wbeD I .hall be mOllt pleaeea dreu OODawt.ed of a uvy blue ~e. Wlth black
to gIft) &By fUrther information deatredP Further hat. Mr. 'and lIn. Whittingham receIVed ma.ny
lIuormawD. will be wIadly <riven by Mr. W. J. B. beautiful preaenta. whioh iDel@ed • pair pf 1Bl1vel
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Ha:ru. 10, LoDdon·road, (or Y.1I.C.&').,; Mr. L. L, London.road Criobt , 0100. of which the bride•
Rolen, U SullnYSlde." Connau,ht,.rUej llr. H. J. groom WII &n eflleient. and popuJar membu t both
BlundeU, 36, Weri.em Elm.avenue, or Mr. S. his b&ttiug and bowling havmg oontl1but.ed
PRllfROSE I;EAGUE MEETING
...... 0 A Pr -etreet
grea.tly to the Club'••ucoeuea in the Re&ding a.nd
Wt'lg ht, Y .JIl.
The annual meeting of the Ci01"1th9rDe a.nd
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Dlstn<lt Orieket League. The bridegroom, who a.t
Salldhurat
of the Prurl'rose Uague W8.s
Yours ve.ry faitbfull;r
tbe outbreak of the wa.r was & private in tne beld lD theHa.bltatlOu
Oddfellows' Hall on WedneSday )D
WILLIAlI J. BRIND l4AllD,
Culham Comp&DY, Ox:OD and Bucb L,I. (Tern· lBat week, when Mr. Dougls.s Bea.ufort l ga.ve an
Hon. See.
«mals), haa teen ael'V1oo! and J.II. home ou elg!J.'t entel"tlloinmeDt of shl:lgbt.-of-ho.nd and mUlllcal
(Cha1rma.u &ecuti'l'e CommIttee days' leave.
sketches. lJn. Cu.sack stated that the HabltatlOn
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sla.rted the Ytl&r With a. balance ~ £22 IlOs., and
they had no ,function of &Dy kInd A clieque was
Y.V.O.A .• ltoadlDg.
COUNTY B.ENC.-L
5 e~t to Dr. Armstron~ foe £10 for hiS .rehef fund !
17th May, 1916.
The sum of £2 WII.8 gJ'ten Ito the Primrose League
ambulance fund. After a. few )ncldentalj e~nses
, TUESDAY.-Bel"", Yr. G. A.' Wataon (in the were 'pAid & ba.lance of £6 Be. llc. r emamed All
chur). Mr. A.. J. Mackey. Mr. E, D. Mansfield, tbe committee wero re-elected en blOC~
Aft er
Hr H, Wigett, Mr. H. O. Mylne, Mr. E H. Mrs. Cuaa.ck had been Ithanktd for her reoort, Mr
Sturgea &.lid Mr. H. W. Verey.
Richard Edgcu-mbe nddresaed the meeting.
Mr. Edgcumbe openoo by saylnS' he Wished to
CABEI ADJOU&NJ;;D.
Ethel Low. of Pinewood Sanatorium, Crow. dlslOCla.te hImself from p&.rty polttlCS altlogether
thorne. wa $lll!lmoned for ndllJlI a blcyole on the We wer~ 1n the midst of a.,grea.t war, and we must
NEW REGULATION ACCEPTED.
footpath at Crowthorne on Apnl 24th. She was sct pa.rty , pOlttlcs &SIde Lord Beaconsqeld him.
uD&ble to atteud owmg to Ulllell8" and an adJourn self was Dol a 'Party man althoue:h he waa a. pa.rty
leader , but he dh!COvered tbat England ut a whole
ment for a w~k: 'Was granted,
was Conservative. It waa Imposslble, i~ need to
A meetine of ~the memben or the P'irlt Bea.diDg
be said, to ha.ve dayhght 6aV'lDg, but we hud t
B&ttalion of tbe Berks Volunteer Defence ltegt
now, a.nd i~ would produoe tho best relrulti1. The
BOROUGH BENCH.
was held In the ADbey Ball on Thur.day ~enlDg
&lteratlon 1n the d&ytime would ce.rtaohlIy be a.
to oonalder the new regulatlona , Usued by the TUESDAY.-Before MT. B. O. M11~ (Mayor of sa.vln,. We were croo.tures of habit a.nd Iwe could
Army Council embodyinr further mllitary
Woldngham), 1n the oh&Jr, and Mr. W. T , fall Into this new h abit very quickly. It wa.s &
fact. that there could not be a great n&tlon With.
DitioD. Tho HaY"" (Hr. 1.. G. Sutton) pr,..'dOO.
Ya.rtiil.
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out an adequate mlhtarv forco, and the ttatton 60
The hOD. aecretary; Hr. RydiU, ex:pt&ined the new
MOTORIST FINED.
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prepared w()uid en.rn tn& respect (If others
'f
regu~o,.., and I~id IhOlt at lUI they had reocgn.n,;e E, lIIoeer, DorIriD&', Surrey, ..... ..,m, th.r had had a. l&r!re IItandln::: arm.,
AugulSt",
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moned tor drlvlDg & motor car &t a apeed danger- 19H, there would never have been thlB war
He
n'iilion aa part. of 1I~ ¥a.J&&tJ'" ,Army, nnd, oue to tbe ~bh() .t Wotingham on April 29thhad never spoken to o.ny ma.n who had ~t wanted
although they had not obtained an tlley would He de nied the offence, but wa.s fined 103. incluIIV&. to
fia-ht out to the}ast The people only waDted
wish. they went a good deal betttlr off than before.
LIGHTING SUMMONS.
a. strong Gpvernment andl they would: ]back It
He tqged them. to r,ocept tbe.rnew .regulatlons aDd
Isid~ 1'0Y of ,the Market Pla.oo, ,Woking-ham, Let, them put thell' hea.Tt. into their w<lrk and
more
to ~et l'6CrUits to briDg the lkt.talion up to ~the
c~~lDO\~l:··ff'az. fai1i~ ~ shade tbe lights of ~~h ~hfllr cbi'klren tha.t ~e~ was
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r .."ru"'" atrenclh. G01101'&1 ColliDgs and Colouel
6Ib.-lllOp. Hiddiell ' .. ,d there honourable than to serve ~ , King
the wa.r they JJ1ust1remember
Hodga!>D'pcb ,
&Dd
"ed<:
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'f I, '!'Ilf~:aocr
.hol'lDg into tho Varkel Place. After
bad. died for them a.nd th4!l "' ternble .____,_
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~'!'f 17:
W&a wide ope:!l, &nd the gas
had tabn plq.ce.
They must &ee
RetlleJIl 'bet' tbe
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w .. their proper tra.:de.
He hadfiJi.
(lO:utioned
poet who dIed three hundreq yea.rs

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All who mtendl to take full advantage of

Tbe Ageat. for the .. ReadlDg Obsl!lner" for Cro,""
tlOrD. and D .. t"ct are M,. GODW ,Cro"
thorne, and Mr, HUNT. Wellmli/'t-on COllege

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month andl e!.r~utad wlthont grcat delll.v
I If poB81~i~ the scheme will bo C!ltTIed
June, but fl\al1Y developments In the
future may pr'8Tent th ,•.

on
Sundar and Monday at the WCi81ey a.n Church
Mr E, 8Jmn~a.Il, of Combedey, prea.ched a.~ the
morning :Jel'\,locf, whilst. the Rev Wm, '1I!usson
preachoo. at the eveDing 8el'VK:e.
qn 1IoDday
th~)te was a. pu-bhc meetmg, pre!llded. o,er by Mr
E. V. MelloD, at which eddressee were -gtvcn by
the Rev. Wm. M'Ulilon and Mr S p. l Whl..aker.
The secretary. Mr. J. Franklin, gave ~IS roport.
which 8howed a. .ma.ll bala.nce tn band ~ re6ectmg
oredit on his reeret&rjahlp at such a tlme ' as thiS.
Mr. Frankhn,. who, unfortunately for the church.
18 lelLvlni thlS dl6t.net, wu the I'fl¢lplent of :1
preeent8otion '1ft of fish kDlvee and forkS. In token
of apprecia.tlon of hLs unt.lJ'1I1g servJOes for some
yean;. Therfl w.1'e good at~nda.noee througbout,
a.nd the ooU~tions were O'n behalf of tJ~e cllurch
fu-qdl r

In\

YeII1'I. Bathgate aDd Co. 'I weekly report
tla. corD. market i . . . follo".. :_
SilPJDeUt. of wheat last week. ....el'$ 011 a geller·
outI -.Ie.
it ia
to
tb&tl

yean.
I,
Orden eertamly ORn be A.ccepted

STE~ENS

& CO.

3, BROAD ST.,
[Tel. 512.J

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MARK~T.

pr~l''I'iou.

The Church annlvers&ry services were held

RECOGNITION FOR VOLUNTEERS.

THE CORN

~~cePtional

opporlnnttv to
up a. wmtor I supply ut Summer
though, 1n tbe general nn cert.amtl eil
COM W orld. I the otfer CUlluot be
definitely to l extend to JUlle 30th,

ana

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',S'TEVENS' ['

often an

FIRE
)
1
On Saturda.y a.fternoon the BrackDell Fn'e Brl'
gade were In eVldeDoo 3.t IMr, WestetD", StudJaml
S:'Oti5e. BrackneU.
A'n o\d oa.k bcarp; acrol' one
of the ohlDlneJs in & hoose of m~ch antiRuity
Co.ught fire and burllt :fi6~1ooly .
OWlbg, however,
to c,apa.ble. ha.udling t~. ro W"U pr6veoted from
s preadiDg, ~ p,ut of Ute roof was ~.keD off to
admit of the seat of t.he trouble belDg ( got a.t..

P S A, ANNIVl!."RSARy. 1
Mr. 8. P. Whlt.a.~r presided over IUl enthusla.sj.1O go.therlng &t t.he Temperance H, ll on Wedneedo.y eV06mng In la.at week The SeeretarJ' (Mr.
KelJlp) reported tha.t 24 members were I OD t e R(llJ
of Honour'l and gave & report of the fork dunoK
the past yea.r. The Treasurer a.nnounced a. small
ba.l&noe tn hand, The chorus of tale~t.ed singers
gave 6&veral glees In t.akUl"" style.
MISS Scott,
M188 Colborne and Mr E. ~. Mt!l1on ~o.ng, whd:;t
MISS E. &ott nC1t.ed The prlzes wer~l dlst.rlbuted
to the sucoessful members, aDd an addroas by the
!rev. W. J . LUflh waa a.pprecla.ted.
Votes of
bho.nb
the Nat10nal Anthem ternulla.t.ed the
proeeodtngs.
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HE State requif'Clmentl of 1
MineI'II I A8 Tunn eUera for the
additlOJl tb the vety large number
recruIted : juw tho Army. bId s
Tirtually pa.ralyae the 00,,1 induetry
the domestio point of view.
I Co"l euppllee under these c;"~"","ondl,
...·tll not only be abort, but rl obably
tremely scarce next wmtor.
Tb~e wh~ are suffiCiently aler~ to
... ide for the c!oml1lg dearth hy fi 11lng
~1I8rs whill!l ~hey Cit.. get coa l, Will
b'y theIr wiJdom and avold a hardship
Villi pre58 he~n'tly OD the many.

C~LLA.aJFILLING SCHEl\1E

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,-MMlKET
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There waa rather a. short liupply of lC8.ltle &t the
Hae.et. on Thurada.y.
Fat cows &nd heifeo:-s
:rea. •
from £28 1Ss. to £33, yea.rhug helfeT'a to
£9 7•. 6d. and ca.lvee 4Os. to 77s Sbe.ep were In
demand. lambs fetclilDg up to 52s: J It.ega up to
878. 6d , and ewes to £5 53, Pigs wer1-' a.n average
supply, and stores made from 138. Ito 31s. 6d,
porkers 356. toO 65s, ..00 hogs up to £8 7s 6d
Poult.~"1 was plentiful.
Cockerels fetched 215, 100
49. lCd" beul 28. 8d. to 7s. 2d" ben and CblCks
frOUl 1.35 to 20s , eggs la. 7d to 1St- 9d. per doz;en

T
in

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Edward Wh.eeler, bUilder, of Bullbroolt
Bracknell, passed awa.y lIuddenly on Thursday'
morDlog.
Mr Wheelel' · w.a.a one ?f the oldest
reEndeot4 01 BrMknell. &lid WM wldOly respectoo
He .liad B. MrlOU! Illness .6ome tlme \a.go, but had.
~nally a.U:.ended to hiS bWloesS las a. bUilder,
although at an advanced age, ngbt up to the Lime
pf hiS death.
1

COU~CIL.

---

SUDDEN DEATH.

1M r

OUTINGS FOR WOUNDED
SOLDIERS.
1

ruD and pM:uio.

I

Â¥'

refused to at~t

A.t i. meeting" ot the TrilJuDal held on )foado.y,
the H Ayor ii the chair. the follOWln, e&.IeI were
hea.rd.-I
Mr . •p. Sale Inade o.PplioattOD for the exemptton
01 an employ.., H. G. 8pencer, a rrUIt &Dd vege,
taible Weaman and buyer. Spencer sened & large
number of customers.-.:..cnnt.ed tbree months.
Mr. W. Mead, &pplpng for G. H. R. Smart, hlK
ba.keI'. said he had been emptDylDg a woman In
pla.oe of a. man 10 the bakehouse for EoOIXle 'time.Three mont.lQ; a.llowed.
,
Mr. >W, H. Hallworth, Rote-atreet, a.pphed in
of
eon, G. W . Ballworth, whose whole
up Wlth bslring aDd delivery. HIs
16, elao a.l58lBted Be ba.ked seven
of H<rur per week.-Three months

P . S. 'A.

la.rae.

Duke

Londc~ '\"lora.

Ltd .• 1. West. Street, Reading. j

railw&y signal fitter.

I'

Mr. H. O. Smtth, of Cro<Ythorne, add.N!snod t.he
men's meeting on Sum:la.x lb the TempersllCfI Hall
.. The CIa.LmI5 of Cbrlst ' was the speake-r's toPIC.
},fUlB Burgesll, of Woldogharu, WtL& tbe -801olbL. The
att.end&.nee WA6~.
bIt. S P. T hltake r preSIded.

yo:u

DOULTRY HOU,\,ES az:xl Coops in stock, Port,J:
..ble Buildinp, Motor lloUMII. Garden
~. Lighta. et.e.
Insped or obtalll the
"

or coomooml..

01 tho very

"

Charge or

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.

occupa.ti~n

Fin&nc;&! l"adtioo. 01 OddreU......blp:
Read'ng <ODd J>;str>ct Spc>IU Club.-ADDual
MeetiDg.
j '
Conooa.lment 01 Bhth.
.ChArge 01 Attempted Su;o;d..

,'

fl'l'~D.lng

loJl

POind..

- a i I~h 1!ODcli:

t
•

I.
._.......

chtinnAll 'to

Pap

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SUPIVl~

to pUt.oe Of lecord their apprecia.tion of. the, aemcetl
;n '
Qr 4t.hlJ prisoner At the cloae- of the eerriee (Ill Sundoy
he haB 'rendeied ... to educ8otion and to es.pren to
u....
>.Of.
r~
at the Baptiat Ch&pel, Mr• .Frank E. Ha.U, a mem·
, _ Mno" Caudle and' h'" daughter shioere sympathy .tated th.t at the lim. he ....nt belore the
he. 01 the .choIr, .... _ t e d by Hr. Jamo,
lD. their _ ... berea.,.
. 81l1
, eut.
ana appeal Tribunal. he did .J?ot know of the
Watta, conductor, With a :wnat "Wa.toh on "18 bemg
'
the ' appointmont 01 ilhe Hou ..
1c&!led~'" aoti... ..moe. Yr. Roll haa the
Th & mept""'-l-' aasen~"'.7 rumg In t b elr
aea.tl.
Committee regi.rdmg work of.l natio~&l
best
of the cOOlr.
Miss'8=,., in moving the repert of the School
- - -_ _
~t
abe would . like ..
U. bad since

Not. ad CoiDm.euta.
Looal Paragraphs.

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~~~gl:den~

1m."

Loading ArtIcl.: "The _

SALE ,& SON,

B&ttahon of tihe

,~i6.

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?tlayera who WM charged "fit.h "'bemg a. -80ldi~r "of
the regular forets when on active servIce di.,obeying
WOK/NUltAM (",,:,::~...)
. \ TaE LATE MR. A S. CAUDLE.
a. lii.wful oomtn.aD.d given by & IUperior oflioer,
The Clerk repotted the dea.th of Mr. A. 8 . he did n~t remove, )til clothing when ca.1led upon
Quality Hlgh. Prioee Low. Calalog<j.. Gratio.
on May.2nd.
to do .0 by Cap$- Bramen.
CB&llLllAN iaid thAt &8 that Wal the flr!t
Mr. C .R. Haw.km Was eotmMI for the prisoner,
Of t.he Committee Imoe the d,ath of
instructed by Messa.. ' Klnineth Brown and Co., .. Pte. T. 8lnltb, of ' Wokin~yn, of the Royal
Catj4le, lM.,.\ria8e(hteraoV8 the 'f(ll1oWing
of London.
Berb Regiment. UI report..ea. wounded. (ehocktlOD ~ U That . thi" OoutuUtt.ea ha~ing
.A
was put in tha.t he ,.... not subject
ahell).
,
\ __-:-_
,
..,
the juriadicllon of the Court, on tb!I ground that he
deep regret ol'tlOe d~h ol,Mr. A. 8, 'C.u~le~ w~oh
PRESENTATION.

BeDYOD~ to ~pect. a
Regimen~.

Pago ... Prop6rt,.

FROM

took tho c!fair iD th~
the Mayor,~ the C1""k "'Potting tb&1 the Mayor and Goorgo Charle. Rich&rd.oD :
had gOll~ wllh tho Lord LJeuten&ll,~ (Mr, I H,
The lll't!t ..... taken wu that 01 Arthur Jam..

. yean

Royal ~rb Regl., of
ACTION.
killed \D. lotdlon. He

DANCE
Another long mght dance took pla:oe l " the VICtoria Hnll on W«lnesd~y night.
jl'here waa 3.
good &tt.endance. the pf.oceeds heIDg for t¥o prt.;on6t'8 of war fund. as befor6.
I

1,91 '6

MAyers,
EverMd Daniell,
l J"hm,oD i Robert
aboOnoo of lon, Edward Em..t

Oounty TIIeo.t.re.

was

,

HONOUR.

Oftleiel DOtice haa now been reoei..,.ea tha.t Pte.
&,.,1 Berks, met his honouralII. death at Ibe bottl. 01 J'estubert Yay 15t.h

Wm. U rlegr&w, 1st

1915. Deceased was th. onlYI 80p of Hr. ILtld Mrs:
James Megraw;" of Ra.Uw8.y·terraoe, and m1lcl1
sympathy 18 e:rpieued WIth the JJC)rrowlDg p'-!xente,
who h&ve endured the long w spenee With fortItude, &bray. hopin, 'for the beat.

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WESLEY WOMEN'S OWN
At Tueada.y's gattierlng of tb(.'J W"m,,. ',
~drees waa glv6n by Pastor Elphl ck.
were MI8lI Crabb a.nd MISS Trlmbrell,
.. I have Chnat" II.nd "Tbe hymne my
used to flln,."
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