Reading Observer 06-1916

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Ititobe.oer...... mUlOD.

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Lord

IUbeeqlleDtly JiMUed._

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r LorrrI· Xl~ ••OI!.·,\b6 umtatlon ..f hi. Impor1>1
K.&l-7:'· h.d:\ h~b <. {~l&Dd ~ .. "unt to :boIJ.-ia.
The ~~ of- 9t"te +..,. . . &OCOmpa.med by Mr.

OtBeirDe., Sir Yrederick uonaldlOD, &Dd BrIg. Gen
BIl.enha..., ~, lot the requeat of H .M. Government, 11'&1 to ha.Te taken the opportuDlt~ of dls-

w. Kolm... Walk..).

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N.8.P.O.C.

C.M.G. FOR COL. SEROCOLD.

and

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DlmloI>

LATE ADVER~ISEMENTS.

ove~

a. year.

GDEBAL
family.

BlELP

W_

NqUJred, two children m
must. b.V6 good refenmae and be

, fond ot children.
t:22.-Apply bet..... n
10 PoDd 6. Bohina. 10 and 12, KiDg'. Road. Read-

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.. ANTED.
NUlII!E for little boT noarlr t ..o;
be esperienoerl: age
28 and
mUl~

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30; good aeedlowama.n.-Boz 8490,

o&e; !leading.

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~ULTBY HOUSES &hd Coops In stock

PoriGarden
7rsmea, Light&, etc
Inspect or obtain L the
.. BeUter BUilt" Iiat..-Ra.wthorn's.. 19, 11tIke
8tnet (.lId Lo.d"" Works. Eaat Bt_'l. lI<Iading.
EWING HA.CHINES from Is.. We Teps1r
(work rua.n.nteed) and cuPP17 N eedlea a.nd
~'if all pattarn. aDd make.. ~t our free

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.. Obeener"

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able

Buildinp,

Motor

H'OUJel.

•:;;:. ~~:~

Yet thio
m coura.ge,
of action,
and mme
the rest of
value of
>-•••.- '_.'_'.:.0 and ndqurIJ,l11
Rre well
that l'oUr
ashore
IS m proBpect I

650.

HEN ON A RAPT.
,the Admlalty

on

Thursday

tha 10$1 ~t R.M B. Hampehire.
hlUl been receIved from the Com
Grand lI'1~t, that one Iwarra.nt
men have 1JU1'vil'ed. being washed
Thel!' ..names are aa follen" 1n:.u~..n'.!. .W••
~a~na.ht Meehanlolan.
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A B. J 15315 (Fo).
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lJ.ewellyu, A B, J. 15527

AGRICULTURE IN MAY.

011
Book &ad uve trouble.-FortMOu.
- . . Ltd • 1. WMt StToet. Read,.g.

deer

coptlon of .om••re.. which had ouffered from the
wet daring the wmter.

14Q07
d

82 Fe.rthln~
1,177 Halfpeunles

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6

Thellpenny pieool
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311- BI~p'e'pcea

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m30 -I!h"h~,.
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Plor'DI
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Btormp

Notes. 1

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2 lOs.

4.761
Very tUguJftC&l1t of the. time!!

lI!I

t ..oly of gold p,ecee.

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THE TRIBUNAL.

DEATH OF MR_ A. H. HALL.

THE NAVAL BA'ITLE

No representa.tlve of thIS locahty hal', ~n f it lfr!,
reported &II bavlDg 00011 lost. or wo _ nd ed In \~ h r
g~at figM oft' JuU.Dd DoubUess miln y 1 ~ l\h
t hiS neighbourhood. were m th e fig hl, al'; lh t r.. ,rt
many Bnt.Jsh tu.r8 wh06& hom es a.re slt Ur. t e I II rr
a.nd t hey WJU b.a.ve st.u·ung t.a.I().S to re\1I e ~
next they come home

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ORGAN INSTALLATlON
The Oongrega.tlonHoI Church a.re Just Ill Sl Di h n ,
Pipe Ori&n JD tbelr cburoh t.o replace t he A
one hLt"hert.o ID UM. Vfl,['IO~ e1forLa and appt
tor lR.lb&cnpLions b&v4!l reoo LVOO a he a.rty re,"pon e
and the membera are to be congra.tulated On Ih r
:mterprl8e
It 18 noped to open' t he liame fpr
mtbho aernce on June 21st.
The or~El ll ha ~ ~
.mderstand. been transferled, from W lllUSOf 1.0 •
present polIltlon

nerl1"!,

IlOCIAL AND PBEl!ENTATlO ~
A 8O(:Iai eveDlni' took plaoo ilt the I asth ~m
st.6ad InstltutJon qn t, Monday. evoumg, .... hell occ
Slon was takea. to preaent Mr J Hut ton \\ Ilh
sJlvoer wristlet watch on his JOining IfIS i\1a.JCRt V..
o\.rroy ltr CrewII made the presen tu fr oll .... \ , I
waa from t he std, of v.bJch Mr J H utton \\ ,
a. member.
A. v;hlst drive \l;WI Pl.rtlGlpalro I
the pr-!W 'Wmnel'& bemg - Lad les
1 Mrs ,
Yorke, 2 M188 EKing, oo n8Ol atIOn MI~ 5 " ool(
GenUemen
1 Mr B J BJlha..Jl1, 2 lIn lic.illj
champ (pla.Ylng &6 gent), booby Master H \\ ll ~o'l

Th. A ••

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Barley and oats b av," ger·

_~~••J'J¥ericlr: Lot, Stoker.

:!At Ci .• SS. 113675 mm.ted aatiafactonly. and both are generally
looking well, although m the norlh oah appear t.o
Edw&rd. Petty OtB.oer. Itt be the better of the two; the late &Own aho 11
mostly not 80 good as tha.t put in early. The area
P.tty
noder herley i. slightly Ie.. than in 1915. but tbat.
vanahle. but are domg well on the wnole
diatncb.
t

In

mod

Potato r,lantmg h.. been Tory late ••nd fa not
yet oomp eted m the nortIL Very little of the
.A lre!"l... show ma m crop lA as yet IhoWIng abov. ltJiund, but
water wha.t ll'1 up appears to be la.tlSfactory, and the
B ....y e&l'ly- kinds 81'8 looking 'Wen Vexy httle damage

ISeYenLl men
·a;;l;;.;,;u.,~t.ij d,ed from
from land
boat was

~!l0:~:S:i.o,:;'.~~t~he

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from frolt 18 reported The area planted JS somewhat below la.st year's acreage--perhapi by nearly
5 per cent
BOWIng of man golds il!l not yet completed Be&vy
bodies land h ... Dot worked well, but... elaewhere the crop
hos generan,. g9no mto a wUlfacl.ory seed bed.

Wh.re .hOWlllg, there 0PP'aro to be a good plant
Very little turnip .owing h.. yet been dODe. but
most of tb& land has now bOOn got ready for thll
crop.

The .....ther of May h.. BOlted hope. which grew
well dnnng the mouth. and the bme 18 mostly
hea1tby and VigOroUS, but backward lD lome eases
Insect attacks are not reported to be serloull as
W'lth few ~J'-tlOns: although some waalung
been done The area. under hope 18 reported
to be less tha.n last yea.r, posaibly by 8 to 10 pcr

cent

The defiCIency lof labour IS !tIll greatly felt, and
It 18 difficult to keep the fielda clean. Womon are
hemg employed to Bome extent> lD neuJy every

THIll NAVAL BATTJ.B.
Two Io<al men h .... Ioat thea li_ In the _ t
nan! bottl.. T>L~ Alfred Tbom.. SMMrood. able... H .r.r.... Quoan Mary. &On of Yr. Sher.
woOd lBgh-otroot. TwyfOO<! &Dd Tho.".. Lloyd
M>md"I. of K.JUI. Inoi...1.1e, _ of Yr. Moo-

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I
q..y. The Glore, Twyford. The l&tJter h .. been
bom-e on lane and h.d jast Njob:t.ed hie 1Ih1P
LORD ~ITCHENER AND THE
ADother :rw;,tord lad, W ..fter ~ who .&6 also
on the !In't'lnCible, had been home O!l leaYe and
TRADE UNIONS.
pu~ on a.nother .hlp on nturnint. which took:
patt "'.1the ongagemoot, b~ fortun.tely did not
Iih&re t.tie lIIme tate. A haU~maf!ed peal w .. ~
Lord Xltchber'.
does not end WIth
em. the belI.I ot the Pa.rUh Church OD Wedneeday
the J'&iting .,d' equiPllmg of an anned force lUel>
1D honour of t.~e liTei laid do1l"'ft.... Special mention
·aa made b1 the Vioa.l' at P1e tnt..eree.ion -.errloe M nq. oue haq en:r lm'f'imed that England woul,
on '1Ue.d&y ..,.e~ of tboee who lost their HY'flII ever need or. could net' obtam j though it may
1n the . '0 ...",.1 batt1. lind ot the de.tk of Lord
cert.afnlY ~ Did of himi &I of DllIlton, that" be
Iitcheuer &ad C7'eW. r
stamped Wlth htl! fOQt. . and armies came out of the
ea.rth,... He ...hOW8d , hinueU very emphatH~alJ.T
HURST,
man wao could deal WIth f,etl, and WIth men
of W!7. d.i1ferent kindJ He jW" IlJced and tIi.ted
W.A!R ImalB.
oa XCtl4ay, 8ergt. T. Jolmeou, who h .. been by all ODr 4.lh.. : and it i.e believed that the...
home on &bort I&&'V6 from the front, left hunt to WM an er~tiona.lly IItrong Dond of c:onfidenC8 and
return to Pr.noe.. During the week Corporal Eo nod·..,t"'~1f between hnn and the llt'Oot ,old,er
lAoycl amTed hoot. from tho front.
who comman4il ~e grea.~ &l'IDle!!l of France He
oould al.o ~, '1Jorkirig men to do what he wanted
8. P. G.
WlthOJlt "' ~~~ fJHi~1 druobrds or tbrea~Ding
On bohall ot tho Society for tho Prupaptlon them ,pth nnpn.OruII.nt fo~ life if they dld not
or the Gc:.yel in f~retgn parts, ~al MrmOD.l listen to I1.iaf a~1ae.; anll It 18 not WIthout
. . . . ~ed on Sundar a.t the P..nlh. Cbuzth. rngndl....,,,,, thAt ' l b. Trade Unions hove been

wu

t,he pulPIt boUl, 000lipied by the Rev. H. Xenney.

aehi"em~t

among tb.

-ant

.

organiaat,o". to testify to the"

sorrow at 'hi. ;p~g'7" Tb& New Wltne!!S "

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LOCAL SAILOR LADS AND THE
JUTLAND FIGHT.
::tn.C,lumes among the relatives of W oklngbam

J

Georg~

have e.hClted the followlI1g fac ts as to the

(of

1I M 8.

Queen

Mary) ,

F

Bourton,
)I ::;

rnvluClble), as the ir frIends have had no' com·
mUntc.a.t.lOn from them.
The 88ietv ot H Palne
( W~lte) ) J Dance (Aoasta.) and MIdshipman V
NIcholson (MarlborouR'h) hu been nottlicd hy them
to their frlende
{Norman N orcutt • . of Pe e,.c.h·
stree~, who on H M S - - took an active pl\ort
In the jhat engagement, says. that t he fire of hl1f
ship sent the German vessel SeJ<1ht? down HIS
In the
Admiralty report was
received .. .evere knock
ra,ther lame H P erry,
I . I~.,,~o.n.',..,..d.
to hJs
a nd Cpl

who

1<.M.:"I"

THE BISHOP OF OXFORD AT ALL
SAINTS' CHURCH.
On Sutlflay evenmg the BIshop of Oxford

GRAZELEY.

dinnet.
BUCKINGHAM. OXFORD .AND BERKSHIRE
Wlth regard 10 Buckingham. Oxford .ud Berk.hire,. Qte ~eport says;
Com. - Wheat unproved dlJnng the warm
....th.r of ~!ay and look. well '&!mo.t everywhere
Wmter oat. tare very promlSlDg, w¥ll!lt bean. are

qUlte utiifactory execept 10 one or two distrIcts,
where there 111... & thin plant Sprmg oats and
barley have come up well and look healthv but
WIre worm 18 raported as domg .ome damage In Q,
number elf dilltnctl!l, especially on lIght land. ' The
&1"6. 'Quder oa.te IS estlmated to be shgbtlr, greater
""d th.t noder herl.y sligb.tly I.. , than oat ~ ••r
~prmg beans and jMII R1'8 generally la.tl!fa.ctofY.
RaID 111 DOW nude for the y;pung orop8,
Potatoes -Potato planting "'88 vel1 late and
was hardly finuhed at ~be end of Mav lD somE! districts. ·Early crop. look well and the la.ter aorts
are coming up satiafa.ct;Orily.
There 18 probe.bly
aboul 5 pm' oent. I... land planted than in J915
Root...~onditioD8 ha.ve been flW"t'l1. favourable
for mangold aoWln" but it hu been difficult to g~t
• good oeed bed m I8TertJ natrict. Wh.re "p.

Oxford Diooesan Fund (rormerly the BJshop af
OxfO)'d's Fund) Pr10r to hlS diSCOurse, hili Grace
'emarked tbat he ..wlshed to lIay a word or two
a.bout the oblect for which the eoUec~lOn Wag to
be made, tbe Oxford Dloces&n Fund, 88 he wanted
to mterest everybOOy In It Every t.hOllg~ tfuL
ChristIan 'Would agree that everyone should! set
apart cbe8rfuUy
settled proportion of lneome ~
be given to wh a.t was caU«l chantv-to the pm·
poses of God, In hIS own parish, throughout t,bo
d locese, a.nd for the evangelfsatlon of t.be w~rld
The dl<>Celge, not th e parl.!!li. WR8 the unit of or~m­
sat!on A multitude of objects could no t. be de a lt
With by the narrow area of the parrah. but must
be I~ft to the w lde~ area of the diocese So) 8lDce
the days ot Biahop Wilberf.orco. vanous funds
had been r&lsed to meet thoSfl dIocesan needs A
real step forward hAd been lta.ken, the dlOpese,
t.hrough lts repNlSentatlve aaaembly, admJrusoormg
<be funds, no lon ger through dlff'erent eocletlj 8 or
~he elergy or t he parish.
It. wart In their own
~and8 t hrough their repr8llentatrvelj:
The diocesa n
con ference, tbrou~h lhl. board, m ade yea.r by :year
a hst of t he obJects to be 8881Sted Q,nd Of I f,be
amounts to be aaked f or Then it allotted Rmount.f"
to the dJiferent part8hes to be raised. The plar
hnd been well taken up and might be regardee
fL8 eat e.bh8hed
n WIUI a step forwa.rd In the IdE'
of representativ& government, which he wantf',
them to suppot't
Rav1D; receIVed a oertaln
amount of encouragement In that partleu1ar d epe.rtment, pleu6 God, they 'Would go forward and
develop the idea of a self·govermng Churcb!. HIS
LordshiP then preaohed an eloquent .enDon deal
Ing WIth the "SubJect of II Sueceeslon'" baaed upon
Deut 34, v 9. and at t11e clCIMI conductod. 1& war
mt.eroelSlon w1th much feelLDg. referring ~ the
North Sea. ba.ttle.
1

8AVED

Pte Joe Church, of the III fa ted shl!! Tlppera l J

sends 8. WIre to 5&y tba.t.he
be home WlOrtly

PARADE.

fri end
:~i~~~:~:£lf
wounded
and both

La

servIce ln of
Franr
Pt ....r

P.otrl
II

JO l fl CfI

Relyal MarInes at the
tlmo The li ympa tlll
of Poo Stockwell's many fr iends 15 e:de nd<!d 1'1
Mr. and Mrs Stockwell and fam ily
PnvaU! 1-1
Stockwell, t he eldest. son. ] 8 on active sen ICC I n
France.

,

and

wae
pa nels of
the
of t he ~en as
the lettee wet'e b~k ",pd
The la.dle_ wore latge blgh collars
With black and open at the nec.k:.
latest faehlon. fh& prdceeds were to
fund8 of the 'Workmg pa.rtv
the
weekly by ~he Mayoren In
slon aaused bv the sad newa
the r Oommanaer--m-Chlef. some
tamed S8 to poetool1lng the ""rfc,!u'~t(fe.
.,.... pf the worthy obieet and
UPWardl (It two' hundred t.lckets
and all ahatllf~ ent.s ~rfected, It
t11at It .ho~ld be prooeeded wltb
Ma.rtiD. ...~ al the door, and MUls
J eft'rev, aeted
progra.mme sellers
"-ndl ~ ..;yore68 were present, and the
dlled
,
The oomp&J1:r gracefull. and eft'eoliv,eL:!
t.he opemng ohorus, which
ol&bYe ro¢ept.ion .
MI. E I
I
d.noee -(were receiyed ,rut b marked
a.ppreoi "tion, ber actnR' m Prench.
l'fICelVlnc eo very ooMlal ellcore. to
"ponded M iMi Pitheti
vlohn
"Till,.-" With very
Mr

;uThe 30th aIlnn&l Hoapltel p.-rade of t he looal
tJ'leDdly &DeL other BOCtetle8
he ld on Sunday,
and th& indefstlga.ble efl'orl:e of M'r A. H ;Jonel!l
hon. aecretary, and h ll hardworktng oommltt~
res u1 ted. tiot;V1tbstandlDC' the" ab&eDco o~ I H I:!
MaJest.y'a ser VIce of &0 rrtlany riten. In a. BUbstAntul.
sum. hemg obtaUled: for tho pene.fit of the IR oyal
Rerblnre HospItal. As usual, !prJor to the parade,
coJleotors ?luted tb-e out.kir~ of the town! Wi th
their boxes dunng the course of the morDln~, a.nd
VUJOUS plapes of
mangnlda are .hOWlng a good plant OWlDg to ail ~ .ta.tIoned themlJelves at
oupplvlgg the vlohn .&<'Olnp"ni,me'.t
The
to start
tViO ' og effect Millill D
worK 'helDg late this season very lew turnips have pworah1p
D1
,
and
their
b&nnens
lined.
l\nd ,I 'HILP9V D a v,
yet been .own
up In
Charles Lush Iacted m&yl l>e l aid they m..!~i~'l.~"ed
Be.y -It is estimated th&t about the same area.
reputatlOb.
Mlu
as last year will be mown this leMOn
Crops
H Chalk
..
promuJe well, leeds' hay being ··ezpec~ to Yleld

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safe aud exJ}Ccts

KILLfID IN ACTION

8.

HOSPITAL

18

It IS W ith grelLt regret tha.t we -record the d ea !!J
of ODe of OUT village lad s, Pte W Osl rldue . .... h"
was killed In the r eoont grea.~ nu.vl\l bal t ic Pl l
Ostrtdge JOlDed the R M.L I fiflc-e n montu:i .1,, 0
he W&II m s.kmg great. progress, ",11\IUII.! he
all h ili comrades He \\ tui lllSt, o\e r 'a
He formerly worked a t. di e V'cara1f
Court. H IS many fnends share Ih...
Mrs Ostridge and fanll l) 11 the r
fat.ljl er. P OO H OHtndge. hIlS ~r ~ n
and IndIa Wit h the S ll ~ sex I:Cj!l,
the A S C statlunld
.Rem"ur,t Depot
L ...c
J (. 6

a!t

nearly 10 per cent. ""d lDaadow 'hay nearly 6

FAMILY & COMPLETE MOURNING
Our
arc

,
,

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.t.'f
and ... orkroom 't\dlltlo.
l"'lm th_t they can com-

pJete (whClft neceslary)

MOURNINO
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ORDERS

hours' notice.

HEMING &TUDOR, Station Road, READING
ro,.s:rJI_t

"C.n,f,d•• ce. R.... II'Ig

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Tol.,Lone 32RuJI!:n:

MARRIAGES. DEATHS.

AIL L,n ouacemeut l lor thl' e olnmu

m\le~

tlc.ated by t.he DlJIII.es &I..Id atidrellllC&

IeJldL." t.lt.e same..

t

Ill!

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l th e

HI fll

Jjl.. ~

8J:'.,ToB~ln-:.e :;~:rlcted I~! ~bra:dill:';~1l16~u~O~r' !:r~r~
• ~ 4rter
Jl4Jtr.-UCl Bt5 I re t'har-:J'd .t t he rat. or 21 MInt It..
~. four nne. and !!td lor uch arl(lIllroull Ill. (Or
(If • nne alter
an lllJencd ""Uhont eh lrf:"t. b it H .drlll l,..,.

»...~made
• to tb. ol'dln..ry

&.r
noti !lClt\nllS t h p ~ .I ~" ~r'
'b ~rlteabJ..... dnrUumeDU It the lime .. lu u

no ION of JUMb.

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""KORH.»

four

linN

notJeft ara clor arltl!'<l ' I M !tor III.
llld 6c1 for Moh lInl or pll. H 01 • !I ,

MARRIAGES.

LONG- !.WKINS -On June 31'(1, at St (:1l 1 h t'l rlll ~ ' J
Church, Bear Wood, by the Rev W H Unl lo \
ChaPID.~ to tho Fo~ Arthur ,TQ.me". 0 11 1\ ~O ll I I
the late 'VUhl'l:m. Long, of Rrl llllll_ «'l1I nil"! I I I
.Tt18Sl6
omallme, e1cter d",ughbn of T r and \I r
HaWk~n, of H ome Qot.bRe. Bear W ood
MILLAR HIGGS - On J una :'ith I1.t CluH~1ce IiIIM
Paruh urcb, by the Rev J T iUliu. L ..s\ II ,' .11
wood
IIllr, Al!sutant Payml\stf'! r n N R " 0 11 nf II
a.nd MT W. GnU M:lllar ot Reachnl! tn 1'\8 SCr.I'I I(
d&ufl'hte ot ~lr and Mrs l::) n. HlggEl, of n 1<51:
Manor, f heckeudon, O~on

over

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DIED' wtfH'
K!ITCHENER.
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READING- MEIf','ON --ritE HAMPSHIRE.
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HONOUR FOR A CROWTHORNE l AD
A.mong the Ki.ng's birthday honour/;. IS I ne nail!
of Sergt :r F erguson, R FA. &eOOud SOIl d ,I 1
a.nd M.rs.. W. Fecguson. who hlUl been a.v;arded Iii'
M1htb.ry Meda.l.
He bad prov loup lJ been IIC'\
tlOnoo. lo d l8pa.tchee. and had a lso been p re~(,lI l '
by the 07.a.r of RuMI&. Wi th the Cross ot St.

under oata II &oout the same. Beana a.re very
generally a .Irong and health,. crop ; pea, are llIore preacbed at All 8atnla' 1n connection wIth the

LAND
..id I to thE!

foe

tlorne and Dlatrlct. ara
r
GOO"I N cr~
thorna, and M.r BUNT. W l!: lhn~ton Col1c~e

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sailors

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Muob sympathy 18 fel t for Mr. H. E Ha.ll and
twmly, who have Just recelved news of the death
111 New
Zeala.nd HOIIpltal, W a.ltl0!l~n.Thames,
heir fourlh and youngest son, .Alfred Henry. He
Jmlgra.ted to New Zealand about! 7! years ago,
and JOined. the New Zealand Moullted Contmgent
H aVing served In Ga.lhpolt be was transfe rre~ to
France, where be waa a.ccldentally IDJured After
bemg In hospItal wme tRlle he succumbed after
a n operatIon Trooper Hall had o.y;o served In tbe
mercantile sen Ice.
He was well l known LD local
footba.1l ctrcl es, ha.ymg :played fo r Readln~ H
we.s also one of the founders of the Wokmgb an
AthletlC Football Club.
The funeral Will take
place to--day (Saturday) a.t V,~al ton.orr-Tham ea,
WIth mIhtary honours.

road

during the mouth. and l!J now generaJly
&pd VlgOroua; 8tl!!, however, WIth the ex

GAVERSHA,M.

was r«elved With
Tuesday evenIng.
Much eon]eot.)lre &nd excrt.e
ment prevailed, settlmg IDtO
deprellSlon at
the sad news waa oonfirmed ~ On Wednesday the
Union Ja.ck wu a.t half-mast over the Town naU

W s.terloo-road (H M S Shark) and A P y 1& (If

Tho Board of Agriculture In their report for
M.y .t.te generally:
,
The Crop Reportel'll of the Bo.rd. in reportmg
on agncultnral cond,t,on. In England and Wal..
on the 1st June, state that the whea.t crop 1Dl-

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fa.te of local men
Amon; those lost It, seem'
tbero must be placed 16t Class Petty Officer f.j
Bryant. whoee bome W88 wlth Mr B Ja.ques
Bmti.ekl-road, and Stoker A Elha. of HH.v elocil:

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ILord Kltcheuer
&mazement an?! lncreduUty on

MIDSHIPMAN SAVES'
mS SHIP.
,

R. Lush

Gra.nd tota.l •
COlDS were oontrib~ ted .. under

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LORD KITC~ENER.
The news of the ternble fa.te of

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un&llClal que..

!.I .. ter

I 2.898 ~UQle'l

of a. Oa.nadl&n 80dttlBh rosiment
aome few
!back,
re-vlr Jt lhe
G. yean:
CowoiDo
aDdt1hey
t l'· BenJll:aY-"
&s pa.rt of our oye~ comrades 111
are looking very eU
fit \

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Wlth the most profound regret,
the neWlt turned their heads
rie·WI]II&~~.m order to oolioet theU'
One who , took pa;rt in the bd'tle or bIa.y 3tst
~~~~~~;:news had not long been tell. the following aImy: ." The Bnt"h deJtroyer
" nunOllr that his Lord Onslaught torpedoed and tank a Germ"" battl.·
nunQur proved but •
shIP of the Kaiser clan, whereupon the officecfI
went on to the bndge to conll1"&tula.te theIr
his auccess. Just as ' they were
f.n a.nudat thelll and
all the office" except
16 or 17 yean or &Il:e
wrecked and, among other

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PUNOl'URB PROOll' BANDS 10. 3d.
CYCLE
Tren.er C'Up;tI ld. pair, beat Solution Id. tube

8tep. 3d, Nua;, all I'fsee and threadB, ld. eaen .
good Hndruard .pluhera, Ijd. eaeh.-Forte.cul'
1Il'OI. Ltd. 1. "Veati BtrMt. ReadJDg
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:reoeiTecfin
..d
,

The IIIMe of httle &g.
.. F 'rg" Day, Fund
to provide .. IImokes" tor our 'founded I utlora
and IIOldlera. wae underta.k'en In '&,b e street. on
Wednesday by _Hi.sselI Cro~e and u. Crowe. MJSS

fneltdl In Wokinghi.m h&~. unnptcted11,

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The nen of the death of Lord Kltchener wu

P e l'.3.-

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Collecilon at. Church

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D Balo and 1011: L. R ?'jllitb,

tlODA.'Y

011-.

Late Ad.-.rtleem-t..
Lord KitcheDer
Died '"th~.
The Late lIr!r E. 8. Babr.
AJrioulture In M.y.
Wokingham. CaTenIu.m aDd _
Nowi.
Birtha loIanial'Ol and Deatln

lmporta.nt" Dlllit&ry

"FAG

PLBASANT SUNDAY AFTE:ltl'OO\
Mr M J Sale addressed th o men II llI e! I
Sunday af ternoon on the 6ub'ect ot
Ch&r&eter"
MISS Scott .u warm ly a
for her rendering ot two recltatLons
Whlta.lc.er preluded
..

G. Weob
••
lin. Leppud' .
Uh. Townsend (" Who'd
Ha.' Tho't It ")

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Oardon Notoa.

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Me8l1rt1.
HeellUl, Bona and

waa on:,ber way LOt

, Thi> - followlnr atal«nent in

TIM< N.tI ...•• OlilldrOn.-Work of tho

B'~~~;,';G::r!I,:":r!FIOM"
were

~ngl.y

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RE.

.h&"

.hore~ ~ JLlI;8. " lUmpthU-I!I

Ooowded Solitude (By F.

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Lawrence Cbnpm&n,
a.nd Co (London), Yr and Mrs. W.

he...". eeaa "'Were running
Patrol T. .lI and ~era ..t once proceeded
to the &po:t,l and ..
"W&a &ent along tbe
00Mt to eea.n::h. but 0 J' some bodIes and' a
~ boat
been found up to tbo
prMOtl'At ~. whole .~ore baa been searched from
' t.ho _ ..aid. I groat.ly foar that th... III little
hope of ther.- lietna any eurn'Yora. No nport
hM' 1'* bOon NoeI.eeI from the ..arch porty on

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Clem~l1ta

Tovey l
R Fr,tt

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Catalognee p rati!!

torI*lo. I
Four bOa.. were eeeD b1 obeerTeri on .hore
to 10• .,.10 the awp. ' Il'be wind "'u NNW and

/l-UMlIAGE SALE
A ~w. rummage 6a.le wu
a.t the &ya' OI;t..b, Bt Ma.rtlD·1 uM.'·"y.d,,,
Rev. E. E. Gr-ant. With wlilinr
buay d14po.lng l of the g ~ft.
houra.

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DEATHS.

SLAUGHTER - 0n ~b.y 12th 1916. at S:J n D "'::
Te:raa, USA. suddonly, Frank Albe l l d .. ,ri,
loved. 'tOn of Mr and Mn
Si all!!ht (, 1
.. G&lrloch." Readmg, England, In hl!i 33rrl el r
Nave r for gotten by Ins l OVing Fa I 1'011
Mother, Siaters and Brothers. a.nd h\ Ili l
~
knew him

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KILLED IN ACTION \
WrLOOX.- Frederlck Edward Wi' cox H I
133, Cumberla nd roa.d , ReadIng ant! ' CIl!1!:;'r I
son of George WLkox, 44 , (I\'('-ersbum 1 01( 1 Ii .,
28 y«t;l.rs.

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ot 1l11\"1,c
.. , Dlnu!les.
ute ~
JS~~~~~~:E:±:.8.Skirt.
for Imrue<hutO'!

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select ou ot

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MOURNING WAREHOUSE

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