Reading Observer 06-1916

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The Wu OfB.ce h .. now

the casualbea In the
during the recent heavy
officer cuu&lti~ occur the namel.
L ..0\. wounded.
K1em~tukl.Sec.
killed.
&nd Sec }~::~E~~:
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Lieut.
L. A.
w",s t.he eldest sou of the late Hr. S.
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was 24 ..ye&l'l of aie,
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a. commlSSlOl1 in the °tegim.tJnt
l.9tb , 1914.

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The followmg &re the Cuualtl81
eomm ISSloueci oJB,OIU'8

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The meetmg of Fo.ctory and Sutton'!
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WOUNDED.
Ple S W. Annetta, 3365~tNewb1H'J).
rt.e J. W~ Appleby, 4749 ~~horne).
I'l.e J H. AMtoD , 484~ (II!~aa).
r re ,\.., Benda.ll f 49.12 (Readly) ~h... '

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P A. Bq.,ley, 2()61 (Tber.lo).
H W Bold. 2m (WOklDgh,m).
W G.' Boyd, 2993 /lI<!&d."'~!,
A. S. BreretoD, 1922 (_,!ti). .
W. BrioodeD. 5107 (NoWbu.,}~'
Pte H . T. Cbandler, 2664 «Reading).

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SUPl'ORT FROM OTllI::R
USAGES~
Pte It G Gunmn, "2189 (Caversham).
The Sect;eta.ry! (~. A
Corpl . F. G) IHaI., 1716 lrWantage).
he bad receIVed "'c.~~ ' ,L._
P te W Ha.wlr:ea, 5179 (Beeobam).
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Boctety and tho Be~b a.nd Bucka (Wmdaor)
Corp\. F Heath. .lO66 jPa...toD.)
1.ce Corpl. A. W. HIli, 2559 q&onkto. DeYerl11). SocJety, regretting thetr lnabibty to be rep~ted
Ple F J Li.duy, 2696 (ReaG1Dg).
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&t th&t tIl,IIeting 1M tt.ey had thcmlei1'ea conve.bed
Uadflr Gilbert.'s Act of 1782 P&Uper6 were con( 0 Sergt·H_]or A. IF. Malllll:og, 67 ~adiD&).
meetmgs tha.t d.y to ~n81der\ the-, q neetlon.
to their own parishes, IndeOO It. may literPte T MoSo8t 5060 (Bradfiilld).
He ..ad I & _Iutibn froin thti , Tiad.Teno.nta ali), bel stated that tbey bel~n~ed to tbe plrtlbei
PI<> E. Matt, 'l$J:I (Cavenbam).
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P IC G Norton, 181.3 (Stantord-in-t.be-VaJe).
Society to the foll01'liJlg effect . "That Ute' mem- In whic
e1 i aa thclr go. set CDlont
n er
J,oe -Corpl A PalD ting. 1733 (Crowmarsh).
bera of thl.l Society are of lopmlon tlltt the m. these ClreumSta.n.ce8, It W&8 not. uncommon, when
r te E P. !'JIrbrtCk, 5195 ' (Abmgdon). 1
creased nnces ofl been wDlch'- b.ft been forceq PPon men oould not properly ste.t-e thel.t parlshC4, to
Pte .-\ J Purbrlck, 5196 (Abingdon)
ttl are ~ot justified, t.nd mutt wlt.hout , t.h~1 ~eaat continually plolfs them on fr om place to. plaoee.
Ple W ?u.dU<f, 2738 (&tte..... S W ). I
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1.Ike poor Joe, In Dickens' novel of Bleak House,
Pl o E Rackley , 4812 (Nortntow.)
doubt
bring about IMIrkou~' lo~ to tli. trade an to tbey were ever II DlO,\lng on"
Records are not.
Pie C P. RI""etts, 2894 (Re..1Ino).
aU concerned; therefore weT are fully prepared
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P te. J S Sb:unn , 3046 (Reading)
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sbo'l!d any move be t..ken by the ,.,p-l'flmier Society r&1'6 of paupers "dYlDg whIle belDg removed from
Pte J Sb,atea., 4882 (Walhngford).
to tAke such 8tepe ... they m..y deeJp fit ~d proper, place to place. 1'hU5, Burn, In h lS .. HIstory (It
Pte J Smitq, 4831 (ReedIng).
And we are prepared to take Qur-full ahlne and faU Parah RegULer., " clLcs t be fo .lowlng entry P te. F G Stra nge . 5307 (Gonns-).
mto lme With Bllch ate:pe aI ~&y ' be ~n m that
"157~There was comy!tod to tbe eartb the
Ple W Ten, 1691 ~.d,"g) .
I'l. C A.Tull, 2'769 (Coobam)
directlOD .''' ~
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body of 0118 J oh'an Langle.y, who d ied IU th e hlgaPte G- Upfo~ , 3970 (Readlng)
He also reM .. ~~101l ~ hid reeel.ed fr<,m,I · 'ay . . .he wu carr:Ied on bolyback to bavG bt:en
eth' - '. and Son, to the conveyed from officer to o.ftlcpr loyll she hn.ve com
Pie W L. J V"" 2876 (ReadIDg)
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Pie L a Walten , 3C116 (Croolr:ham Heaib).
Tled·Ten&ntl Soclety, ~ prom)smg support m &I1y °Fr· P'h e,O ot 4uj
e re e......... th t b must bave
Pte C. E \V<>Od brldge, 3000 (EJ:et.er)
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,t.,ps whl(!h that meeting IDl fYilt take agam6t the
om l>- 18 I wo d a,:.~r
a 8 e
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been
borne
00 th e backs of £he !varIous officers
WOUNDED, SHOCK- SHELL
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1l1cre&eea
ofl
pnces.
There
.re
frequent
notICc3
In l be parish Regletcr6,
Pte W Barth olomew, 5064 (Clewer Grecn).
THE LAST' S11tAW.
ot(! an earlter date tba.n Gilberts Act, tUl:I.t the
PI<>. A. J ' Drew.tt, 3051 ~eadlng)
atocia and wbippmg post. were In consta.nt quest.
WOUNDED AND ItII1lSING.
ManT repreaent&tlolll, &&Id Mr. WeQb, Dad been In the
-of mendicancy, t hus, at. Wad.
Pte C W. Wood , 4700 (Oxtoo).
made by thetr SOCIety (tha ~nlltd Vlctua.Ilera
ItIlS6ING.
SOciety) to the bre-••u , 8&yiq that it, would be
J~ne, Anne Dlplock Wall whipped
Pte,. W, 'B&neee, 2315 (Wok,lngham).
ImpoMlble for mllDy qf the Uce(lltees to continue for a rogue." And at CroH, YOlksblrePt. R. Barefoot, 4732 .(1JlIiDgtoD).
tradmg if the propo.~ mcreases we~ inais~
U Ja.ne BuUrey, o[ Da.rhngl.ou, ,\~ seet 10 t he
Pte A E. Booker. 2172 (New~).
upon The public . coUld not aftord to pal'- more, stox:e at Croft amI was wh l!ltc out of tho toWD
T'i e G Burley, 2917 ~!n g).
a.ud llie ]ow rate of waqC8 obtainJlJg In Reading t.be J dar of J a n, 1672"
Pte F Bushell, 4843 (Arborficld CrOll).
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0 1'The GJpsICS at. t h..t. Lime held a 1'.£17 obno::tl oUIJ
Pta W Clayton, S054 (RIeadlDg)
an
e IS l"lC was a again
&
u er J:1 poslt.lon
, and were ~_terrIbly
per8ecuted
10b ",hort
cre~. • Many of tJ:ie ltcenseea ....,.,ere' atru~ling to
b
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Loe ·Corpl F. W. DearJove (G<>rlDg) .
m&lDt4UI their jj."olU~On., and they ~felt t at tb*JI t ey were even haDged or
109 1pp~les , t us, at.
l,,,,, .Corpl. F ' E.twelt,
(H""1er!0.d).
t'
St. Nlcholas, Durbllm
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was tbp J!I.8t 8traw, hic:h ,,,ould ppevt!:ut theIr co·
u 11592, Slmaon, Arington, P el he rst.on8, Fen.
Lco ·Corp\. F. W Gee, 2783 (Bradl.y Groen).
PI<> C. G,I ... 4817 (Drayton).
tmUlDi thelr, tenanclCB. It wtuI ' for A'at meeti g Wicke, and " LauciI!!i er, \Vero hanged for belll:
to dec de what coune of action aheuld be tak , Enpt.lans."
P", OJ Goddard. ~JSpeeD).
Pte J Gore, 12786
IDg).
and m domlt tbls they muat h, unauimou8. 110 t t
'1!'bere ' wu an Act. of ParilllUlep t for the supP te C Uarl'llOn. 671 (Suo111nBdale).
00 ooe sbould fall out of compact {ApplaUH)
preS8lob. of tbe GypsIes, .. An Act. concernmg OutCorpt P H"""''''D, 2572 (SlterbJ>nte) .
?th.. HAs'I'INo's 1'&1....1 the ".nue.tlon of..u
e I&ndisb. People, ca.l ling tbelIl&elv8t> Egyplta ns,
-,- 10 hn6~
.., t'_ J ap, be. 118 d, U8IDg no cra f t. or moreh and Ise,LJu
~'d ecelvlDg
Pie A J !l4gb.., 2291 lW""toce)
b nnre.nr bemg
..0Jl ~e ,jlJl4t~
pt., S. L R. Pooock. 3.l86 (Chl•••leY)' 1
manY lj enanta h@od l·llojo.:teeJ·im tr~\ct ' of the n- people, that they by Palnllstry 'bearing tbem 10
Pt. H . O. Poeock, 4787 (Loekhampote~).
creue, but it waa "tlt~ t'liat thoJ,etter UlnO c- h&Dd' can tell m eD's aod woruen's fort unes and
Pte A B. QulntoD, 2397 (Newbury).
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1DÂ¥ the indreaae was 'bOUclulI1'e. ( .. ph
eo abe .. t people of t heir monoy, 8.l\d comIIut many
Pte E. D. F. IWgero, 3004 (ReadIng).
Mr. 'G BANKS srud tl!illt t-bi..meetJng should lye feloDles and robberlea. U It. enllcta tha.t DO soch
Corpl R S. Sbaw, 3135 (EorleotoD~
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persona shell come. mto t.he realm, and
been -called. week earher. l '"l "1 J •
already liere s hould henceforth depart.
Pte W. H Strange, 4913' (<.."11olMy).
PIe A. H. SlntdwlCk, 4883' (South Mor..tioD).
The Secret.ary l!I&id th.t the CVmmittee had
en ietlD daYfI , or forfeit. their goode
Pte A. Ta.lbo~ 3&14 (HsrwoOIJ) . '
dHcuamg the matter~ 'With the. brewera for
Bellry VII[ ' (l5JQ), eap 10 )
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Pte. F. Tumer. '31181 (lI.eadiDtr)• •
month..
The Readl O8" &gusten cite ' some r~:~:~~~I;;;n
PIe A. J WI.<rlck, 1087 (Boodi!<cl.
eJttnee under .the head of bun ILls, DOt «
pauper&, tbu,a _
Pte. F. Wheeler• .l158 (W~r. -~"
P te. G. W . .&. Wlbbll, 251!lA~).
St.: Mary's, Reading .-Burl ~ls--H 1630t JaD .
l!te. W. G. E. Witt.ahire, 478t ~,
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Xe.tb.reen
~ . 1630, ;.8:00159,
Aug 11,apprehended
8y,mon Wilkes
for, aG.n~l8fIlaD.
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It to death. '
" Sir Ed.ward Clarke. Krurlit, Steward of Bead.
Jng, U .. bOwels mterred III St. Mu.rre's. his body
carried to Dorchester In Oxfordalure, Jan. 11 "
St. I.&wrI!lDce. Rt&dlDg -But'labl - " 1635, A
Stranger, !cholr:ed wblle h~ _Ilbed the. slUIle."
In tJle Jtreatment. of paupers mat.ten had con~
menbl! lmoo'3rated at the end of t h& 18th (!En.
WOUNDED IN INDIA
tury, althoilgh dU'l"lng the firet quarter of the 19th
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t.be YIU~f) .tacks (and thiS apparatus wlt.h ttA
accomp~lDg WhIPPID~ post elll 8~ tn almoat
evuy panah tn Berkablre e.t tbat t lme) 'bllgbt.
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often ha.ve baen Been burdened With the Inveterate
A _tm"",tI ot the Ozford aDd Bu,*,~Lilbt
v~t, :WIth .. hi8 1t.ICIr::, wallet, anu sprays of
Inl&Zl.try ..... ~tb the Bnt.ilh fo.rcea at
ut-ol.
:J;~ b~ft~,::;:~i;g~:ila;;;;o.deJntt. It&nd brlm.
t.one mrJ.chea, which he dlsbur8ed to farmers'
Am..... Tho t4tJow;ng oIIlc>oro '!ta•• '~••;" • porI.ed
Wlyea for Ullt wlt.h the. fhnt-and-e teel tlDder box:ea
(,om th. !!oM ~ )JeIiave<i to h&... ""'"" talion pn.
On
the meeting, however, the reso- the.n. lD vogue for obtainIng 11~t., a nd of WhICh
IOn.,. tber.. Oll!cial li&te 1>&... _ beeD .t.c.;lved lution
UDlWlDlo\llly
examples are pr~nt In the R-eadlng Museum
It 18 well lmQwn that paupeJ'I , and who couk!
from tho TurIt4h GoOVDment.
DEPUTATION
'APFO!lf:l'fl~_
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blame them, In .earch of a. se~tJement., orten trIed
Lt G. L. 'Huwood . (Wilto.lllost., attd. Ozford
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It ...... decided to , ,,,,,]'Olnt· a deput..b 0 to inler. to 101&\ them~lves on parulhea tbat bore a. good
new the Brewers Union\ to COlllillt1ot t e followmg repute in t.he treatm en t of the poor 'l'lie overLI. Col. E. A. E- Lothbridr•• D.8.0.
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geDtlemen, The Pteeiden~ (Mr. W S . . lladl.), tbe lleen, acting on tbe d efenalve , were thou gbt i.o be
LI J S P. Mellor (Somonot L r .• altd <b10.d Vic:e·Pr..UleDt (Mr. G. Po..,,). tho ~ta'" (Mr unoeceuanly uyero "In ·the managemetlt of 6uch
and - . L.I.).
A. W A. Web&), and U ....... HiBtmg', Doddtng. CUM. I ADd thlll brlngll to memory 8. case In pOInt ,
c.pt
E. l1' Moriuld.
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whlCh came uonder 'Lbo writer 's .DotICf) early ID the
ton, R J . Webb aDd F B~.'" • •
L~ ·G. N'y~r.
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A vagrant preaented humelf
It wu mentIoned tho' Mi'. , Hlggo, of tllo ' Lion present oentury
Capt J. S!artin (R,A.li.C., &Ud. OVol<! ,and Brewery, Readm~ was ItiJt -lpCt'eUin • .the Fioe of be.fo~ ODe of th e overseeI:! of th e parish or
Buclc! L.I.). I
Boedon, Berks, stating that he deSIred to prove
The follOWing lick &nd "ouaded DOn-eomma- h" beero, ODd II .... thou~~ that it ' h, could run his p&.nIh there He was told ... JJe would ha.ve to
the ..me priCes, other-firma who ..e ra-m la much
' Ioned ot!':jOreh • • oo .men We N releued from Xutthat before tbe county m aglstratea at Ncw~
-w;ay; of buolne.. could do the ....,..
II ~mar.., and . t.raoaforred· to JOOI& _
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The pauper u·d he wa.a a lntat:i starved,
meetmg
tb(m aOjbumed until next
Pt-e R .• .A&h1)y, "' l8648 ~ (8eeunderabad).
would be. qutte so If he had no rehcf before
Wednesday, at. 3 o'clock, when , tho Craaa street
Pt. J. Bl?WlI.ld, _
(WaJllDgford)
da.;r of meetlD~.
Wbereon t be. o.ffiell~l gaM
ve
Hall WlII be engaged for tho !'ttrp<>Oe
Corpl F. B!'}6Dt, 'I63l.(H'8h Wyoombe). 1
lob , and at thl!l next mact.lQg presented rumcompany WIth the pauper befot"b t.he Beueb
PI< It. Co\liJta, 9588 (<lifo.d)
. Smco tilt! meetmg MIt W ebb li.. rec!ei...d many
Pt. W.) J. Eiothu, 9'/55 (Treherbert).
to
Reedon
h iS parllh one
I,ttora cordially rupportmg tli. abtioo ' takeD by the
Pl. F h_~ t, 11746 (Straj.fo.d; E.).
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L,C<lloed Vlotuall.ro' BoWety. ,
state
the a.pph~nt
Pte L D . Har.ru:oD, ff147 (BrixioD~ S.W.).
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overseer lDqUlted
PI<> G H!ro.., 8451 (Bwtbury). I
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head t.hQ )uetU:t'6
I, Cpl O. •3'o~:Dea 9303 (8tow~n-jWOId).
THE , PARtiES, . MEET.
t.he overaeer
Pt, A J M ' ,8913 (Slougb).
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Pte 11" Neal
(BqintoD).
ob.. r,"'~i<>I.' for the
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C<>q>t R. Pula, 9166 (<b10.d) I
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perhaps the
P t.e R Pelree, _8500 (Hen~-o~-'nla.mes) J
The deputation ~t t~ L~~ Vic£uatlora "let
conala'ttle to
Pte. J. A. "\lUtiDg, 9!-(X! (l'tvyfozd).
& dOJ>lltatlOtl· appomted by tlie Jl,M!ren U!Iioo on
o( to
Daley,
when
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Cbllwn
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Friday morning Th.. meetmg ....... prlJate; but ......
, poor feHow qUickly
uncterotalld that the n ..... of 'tLl Liconaid tt-ade..
&1!d was DO l~oJ!e
w,. '" f~rciblT urged. • N~thlng .cl(p;.,.o ....... amved
~RI0"US_
at, aa th~ d;e'Pu~tion...of ~~~ to confer
WIth the" 0WDt U~ befo", j,p~g furth.r
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ilL the m&tter, and """,rdh.gly 'tbe'~D" w..
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11 r R Osmond.
~ A meetmg of the' Brewen Uiuon Was eonvened
A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR.
for Fnilay (the """,e) O1~rnllon. .
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H E EUlott, :;()74 (Durbam).

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M...... Batbgato and Co', weekly reporl on
the corn ' market la ..a followl!J:W.be~t .',nmeD'! lo.t week were . maller tbaD
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8uflk:fent tonnag., be obtaI nable. It .must be ra.
m embered1r however, t.hat la~t. year t.he weekly
eblpments from July to September to Ellrope were
only Bbopt half ~e , reqUiremen ts, altholl gh the
crops lD Nortb America. wcre tbe largest (lver
Ld lb
~own . an
I ere was more thu.n ample supply
after 'the end of June Th ere are now .t,11 tbrc.
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WeKS of JuJtc to be accoun ted for before drawlUg
ujol'l the ne w winter \\beR.~ crops ID USA, and
,,,.& can onJy bope that t.here "ill not be a repcW.
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of last. yeLr's experience
lot was t he very
faet t.ha.t !prolpect.5 were favoura ble that preHmted
Importers, bot h In t hl6 co untry .and on the OmLIl6nL, from bUYing suffiCient fl upphcs, and , 8S we
said lasL week, f' I t had not been for a good ber.
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H! to III this coun try we wo:.tld hale been f(l (', e t.o
f1. ..e WJth an excoedmgly S(: t'101ti s ituatIo n France
also re&~:d & fair erol) frofn t he reduoed .r ••
50 \'n, wbil e Italy and SPA.111 bad good crOrnl
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'he pOInt 18 t hn.t It IS not WISO to t.eke undue
rJ,~, for If '\JIatne cropt! tbroughouL Europe were
to pro \Ie a failure, '\\;0 nllghL Ilnd a.t Lho end of
Aug u3 ~ that &tach:s had lJecome unduly depleted
'fba.t wouM - lmllply mean tha.t there would be a
repalltJon of l ast ~ 01"ear's exnarlence,
wnen evc!'y·
.1'oue rushed -Into tbe lUar'ket at {be last moment,
with tho result that frelgbts a.nd ,prices became
uo..;'uly , nfta.ted There 18 only OUO wa.y Qf bUYing
at a low price, and t.ha~ IS obvJol1~ly to buy wheh
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prlcea "Bra. low. for If you walL untlJ the low pr1(:e
haa boon lelt~bch'nd , you a.ro neH!r Gonv lnccd tbat
It IS
J,o buy unt il t.he Jllark,et has adva.need
e.ftbr WhlCb you ha,\e ucriJieerJ
of mHolung tbe first ana
thiJJ.
because we think

m,""'" .' of '" dock, and this mean. tha.t
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dlll'lng .war
there IS no marg n of 8sfet,., By
thi . .... we ,do not EUggest th&t t.he market. lS neeessanj), gOIng to advance r_{lldl! or even a.t. a.ll;
but Wf) do say that., allOWing for extra freIghts
aDd other chargea, prICes a.re now qU'lt.o low enoug h
to lallow of ~ reuonlloble r18k. belpg taken: for
.".h~t at 5~, per quaC'ter to-day ~ eqUlva.lent to
whe~t a t 3~ p er qua.rter 1D norwlI.l tJmes. and
355 per q~-.rter has been gen-era',t regarded 8lI
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a. compara y~ y Ow prIce.
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remem~
hexed that. the nut t.hree mon t h8 are t.he mOflt.
cntl~.l perlod' for crope. In tbe Nprtbern Beml8pherG1 and thllt wl111e hard wmter r heat promises
.fairly well in U B,A., the sort wheat crop 18 prov~
•
1 _~ ' b
I
IIlg MJwew .t dllp.lJP<!lDt l ng It llJ far too earl!
yei- to mue any predu:tlOn (l.~ut the oomtng
sprmg wbeat barvesta, I\S we have still nearly
t~ reo months..' before these are jgathcroo, and
dl,lrmg that~ time'" there Will be ma.ny &OXIOU8 and
crlt.teal monltnte: both In Canada. a.nd U S.A. For
t.hese reaaoriJ; 3nd so long 113 Rus~ila 18. not )D a
position to ablp freely, "we say tbat It la unWIse
botb frolD ' t>ersonal and patr,otlC mot.IVM to allow
sloeb I Co become 10 low as to .endanier the
natlon'e fiseu e ••
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OUR TRADE FIGURES.

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RECORD EXPORTS SINCE THE WAR.

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FOR

1.0&

In t.he precec:hng week, and probably the quantIty
eet -aftoa.t durmg the next. fe w week" will ehow a
material r.eductlon~ Just as It d'd during the cor.
NlepondJ,ng perIod of last, yeaf;', although tbere IS
now ~ more p'lentlful supply to draw fcom provided.

~.. . lr~~~~::~~~~~~~:~;;~~:;i;;~~i:;~::
on
':8~Quillest
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CAPTURED

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to

stand

finoJ OftiClwJ estimate of thlS year's Indilln
750.000 quart.ers, whIch 18 8,250,000 lees
In 1915, but a.bout tbe same .as the crop of

.11 ~

91
1 4.

It 18 dlsappolpt..lDg that the Yield 11 not
t ... ,",ould, have been very gra.t.lfYlng If
India could .have ~nt.ered tbe, marlc;et freely as an
erpofter. There '1lre lo~e oft'era of '" Indian ~ wbeat
'-t b'~
now.,)J;I. t h~ marke
, ; "'.... oWing to t b e hrgh prlCi!
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la~er, . . as

whlch 18 , ~~, httle bUAlDesa baa been done, and
ID con~ueDoe It cannot be ellpo~ that ablp
ment.. wIn a.t taln JloY ~ 1III.w.rtant dlmeDl;loDa lbefore
the eDd' of: tblS le.aaon.
4

Wil l.tts,

Lawrence (skip)
I·.'n'.,fhn,'. \V StaceY, H A Peekett, \V
C>h"",hill. H A. Heskina (skip)

the
down

;JEiBOl~OUG~~RI~Ni~qo~~~lrrTI')N
VICTO~W .•

CleeveI, 4959 (Newbury).
C. Dance, 2269~I1dreY)
F. DaVIS, 506S
aeknell).
B D'a.WItOD, 1
(Wantage).

rtc A J Ga-...~r, 4677 tw.,Uiold)

Rmk 1
C BeAd., H Butler, F

F.ctory

clubs tea.ms,
~
if'f:~~,H~;~~~~:~'d;I~tt.h~:e'I,,,~;o.r1ous
10 I'alSLng

P 'e G I Bloomfield, 4900 (W,lDkhld)~
r le F Bo8well, 4958 (Krindge)

Pto
Pte
P te
P te
Pte

Saturday's encounter proved no exception to the
rule. Factory proved too l Eltrong for the oppqal1.lOn, lesoVlog the green vurtofs by 19 ~hots. }).~
te.11s:
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The fit'l!t round of the Berla:hir.
Competltlon has now ,be".: pl'~', d ,, ~.,~
Fa.ctory, , Desbcrough, West
bave qualified for the second round
telllmg club matche9 have been
Will be found below

1457

II &lw",,",
sportsmaoJike Bnd keen 5truggle and

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22

T

16
Rmk 2
F.ctory: A . Beasley, G. gale, F G Pollard,
T. Ward (.lup)
28
Sutton's
G H awes, A Austen, 'V Barker,
G Dunn .... (.k,p)
11

Rmk 3

who' liad an oPPQrturuty
Facto"· H. SummerbeU, H A Farley, .. J.
fine form this season faJtc~ed
, h'mc" '1 Brooker, 11. W Pike (.kip)
17
Sutton'a' J Allen, J Taylor, F Bowery, F
I. WI._ ....
, M.,denhead Deaboiough ill tho>
W. W"\ecler (aklpJ
•
16
the Berk.:sblrB County Dowling ' Rmk C~mpcti.
Rmk 4.
This anticIpatIOn, bowever,' did' not
W Reeve" H. _1", W S Per·
the Maldenh~d bowIet1l securmg a clever
P Vandenberg (slip)
r
20
14 ,hrits. At hom. th. Maidenhead four
A H Shorter, A E Styl.. , A J
up
ahead, whJle tbe away rmlo:
H J Bamtt (, kip)
2S
Grand totals
selves i'tnth glory by, wmrung by 4 sho~
Factorv
22, 28, 17, 20 _ 87
AT~LUDENHEAD
Sutton's
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16, 11, 16. 2S _ 68
Desborough K Beal, J . Bailey, J
D. ~ngamcl, (sktp)
WOKINGH~~M LOSE
Ascot l: A. E Brooks, J 'Vatson, J
The Park Instltute B C entet1;&1ned the WokA BuUack (skip)
mgb.am Bowlmg Club on Wednesday, ILlld W'0Il •
AT ASCOT
good victory by. 7 shots D eta.lJs
De8bdrough P M Leaver, A H
G. ~r1erson Jock Grlel"!5on (skip) •
Rmk 1
Ascotl:.. C J ! Osborne, W Vanner,
Park InstItute' A TmdelJ, G Tomb., A Tay.
lor, C M oss (<<kIp)
16
i~~i~:' l~thL;~d~h: i:~:) was 11 • '..,.. .... . . , \Vokmghl\nl
Webster, SmallbOne, Crocker,
Robmson (skip)
26
Wond~rful skIppmg by Jock Ollerson
Rmk 2
enhear VlcLOtiOUB Gnmd toLals
~
P ark Instttute ' S BrO\m, SummeI'3, SmIth,
Desborough
F G Carter (.kip)
28
'W okm gbBm
Agel, Ma.rshall, Pamtcr,- Met·

101

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Mit

ca.lfe (slcip)

23

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JUnk 3
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SUT'lON'S SUCCRED. ,
In!;t ttllte Tickler, W Dolby, Jowon,
No.wburv's Cl4reer In toe Betbblre County Dowl. P~tk
nlrlm ea.d (skrp)
rn
109 Asso;t.,hCJIl RIDk. CompehtlOll Plovet short Wokm ~ha m
Small, SImpson, Tarra.nt, _u.ay.
and rio t partlcuiatlv sweet, lor Su tton's llahticd
nard
(,
kip)
1.)
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for tHe Hecond round by 12 shots .. At banJO New.
Grond tOtal. :
P..a.rk InstItute
bmy ~rovud too strong for t he Vl51tors' fqur, o ut
16. 28. 27.
'Vokmgham
, 1 . 26, 23,15
on Sutton':'J green the Suuth B l!rks -rmk suttered an

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ovcT\vhclmlng dcfent Detlllls
AT NEWBUI)~Y

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Sutton'!!: H S Colim a, A H Shorter, _'\ J
Ha.wcs, H J Barrett (skip )
I
16
New-bmy : IJI _Patterson, 11; S,IYage, H. S
J
22
Neate, 0. H Sandb""h (. klp)
SuttOO'tI :were a long tlme seLthng down , cllld
New!Jury led 14·3 a.t the 8th end t:;utton'f laUled
With ~ 4 at the 9tb cnd, but Newbury went rrght
8.wfLy iaga.11I and led 21-10 at tbe 17th end ~utton's
scored a 6 to theIr opponents' 1 at the 1~8t four
ends, t and were only SIX shots down a.t the COll·

clur31on.

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ON SUTTON'S GREEN
Sutto ', . W Stacey, H A posk,tt,,~ T.
G'hUrcblll, H T H •• km. (. klp)
30
cn·
Ncwb'ury: W J E vans, J. N. Day, F
net!, J Brighton (akip)
.
I
12
Ne-ivbuty led oft With 1\ 2, but, never got a. look
In afterward!. HesklDs' merry men finished up 18

aheadl

sutL n"
NT

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ury

Gr~~~. ~~tu~~.: ....

30. ,16 _ 4(>

FA~~~~'~~~~:H~'

Rmk 1

a

THE WEST END PAIR. c
The W ..t End PaIr to "'pr88ont that dub in the
B C B A .Pa.lrs CompetitIOn IS R : sJ ~
G HUg.gtDS They tnum,phed over T . ~
t ;wrence
and 1[- Elliot In th. tin .. of the prelimlD
com·
petlhr n by wmnmg & tiel which was rend d nece! ~
1

sa.ry.

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ASCOT'S REPRESENTATIVES.
A5cot will 'be reprel!le~ted in the D.'v.J>.'~.
Comp;ctltH)o by A L iaa man and A. -_'''~cr~: .
q uahqed for tho honour by defoatmg
and W Taylor 10 the prehmlIlary
ga.me f w~ played on Wednesda.y,
woo 26-11 m L"aamon and BullOck'.

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Grand total. :

Brackiien
Paliner Park

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23, IS, 23, 20 - 81
.. 13, 20. 17, la ';: 62

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BERKSHIRE VOLUNTEER
DEFENCE
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REGIMENT.

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SlDllDa. F. J.

Joyne • . H P HRmbilng (skip)
23
Palmer Park · I, Bunco, T Barber, W . R4m.~
dell, E Bryant (l!iklp)
t • • •••••
13
Rink 2 •
Braclrnel1 J Ward, <..: B Wllllon, G Brown.
M Poyne (.kip)
"
15
Palmer Park· R. Churchma.n, C. ~,
I
Allen, J . IJohnson (,kIp) .
.. ... 20
Rtnk 3
Bracknell . H La.wrence, E Brown, A Bul.
lock, S Carter (Sk,p)
.
'.
, . 23
Palmer P ark · W Lawrence, J Penny, W.
Monger, H L T,lbot (slup)
. 1T
~Rmk 4
Br,dtnell: W . H. B.1Iey, IW , Poynter, W. J.
(.J<i'p!
20'
Park: H. Hall, P Hudson, W. E,

I •• (READING) BATTALION.

W~t Eoef opposed C.vehlham Sport, Club 'n

the firot round of the B C B A. Rink Com1"'tltloD,
and after a close struggle )Wlt got bome by wots.

Mlltthc\vl!, J

Bracknell. j J

12 = 34

It 10 . . Idom that Br:y:kneU prog~ .... far m the
County Rmk ComNtltlon, and tberefore their de
feat b-Y the BisoUlt. ~ Fa.ctory did not occa8~on any
great ) surprise. l'be 1Factory rmu won both a.t
home land a.way, the detaIls being.
At IBrackneU. Factory 26,' Bracknen 12.
At j ading. Factory woo by 1 Dot.
WEST END WIN.

BRACKNELL'S WINNING WAY
Bracknell pla.yed the ho~t to the Readmg Pal..
mer Park Club on \Vcdnesda y, and secured V1CtOry
to no unt'CL1tam fas hIon
Detalla !

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, B~TTA"ION ORDERS.
Orders for week endJng (fune 17th.
Su~a.y -1I'leld operatlonl
Member. tl'YlD&' ..
Earl~ aDd Qt. the eaat end of ReadIng to p&r~.
a.t Elrley &chool. 8.45, the ot.ber ~m.Oel':l!i ot tJie
Ba.ttahon to parade at the Armoury 8 45 ltatJODa
to be taken. The Batt.a.hott Will return to ll6&d l Dg
by 530 It lB hoped ther.e will be .. good &ttead~
&Dce.
Tuesda.r -Class for NCO 's, parade Clona
ground 7.30, at which any members wantmg In~
atructlon ma.y atLend.
Ww.ni:l6day.- Parade Kmg Edward St.atutJe 645
(Wlthout rifles) . A proces51On'wI1l be made t.hr(,ugh
tp'e town, followed by 6 recnutmg meeting, to
whIch ladles are InVited, 1D t.he Town. Ha.tl ..t. 815
The a.tt.entlon of a.ll mBQ1ber5 III eaJled to the
Ofticera' Pru:e Competltlou, to be COJIlpeted for on
J u~ 19th and 2'2nd Fall :parttcuJa.rs are 'POJted
ID the Armoury, and cau be obtalned from the
Compuy repreeentahv<8 on the Shootlnlf Com·
mlttee, '

WEEK'S CLIIR
' ,,~ It\lrCWi5.

Bl' order.
H. F .I ItINGHAM, Adjutant..

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(A, B, C .11~ D. CoIllpaDiea.)
Sunda,.-8ee Battalion oi'den

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MoDda.v.-s&ootlnlf.

8D one or two oc9a8:l0U. that we
the _war ~rmany waul,;. not
im,,"l~or "()( waca.t on D. large scale.
We
'D"liD'od,' hOTlever, to Illlier our vie". on
PP:ID<, ' pbl'''y beeauee the war1 hlUl -conWnued
is ·Ob·riouB· tb;at Oe~man1 lB de5lr·
,,"ot IUcceed untIl

B.30 to 8.30.
IRaDge,
Tueod.,. -SbOOtiDg,
Range,

6.3\Lto

8 30.

Compa.ny, Al(red~

D

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B Comp.DY, Alt...t-otreol

Wedneada.y.~ Ba.ttalion orders.

C CllOmp"ny. Allred_
to 830.

aU Comp&IUet,

Shootlng,

ul.,m"ler R..oge. 8 to 9.

be 1mpoeed

,

Prida.y.--Shootrng,

A coinpany, Alfred-atreet
Biange, 6 30 to 8 30 Speclal lnstruetlOn all' u~al.l
Armoury 715, at whICh any members a~ lftYlt.ed'

when she

'Undoubtthe

to attead .•

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J . H. HODGSON, LIeut.·CoI,_
Commandant.

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(E Com~y.)
Groen for 'Week eDdlng Saturday, JUDe .L7th.
&mdBiY, Juno llth.-8e& Ba.tt&Jion Orden.
Wedn.day •...!See Battalion Orders.

Friday.-Sbooling, tbe Barr""b, 7.30!,-tIl, till
9.30 p.<:D. RIaog. ol\lcer, Corpl. N.wman.
A. I S. COOPER, o.pt••

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A pla.y under a. popu1&r title,

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week, 8Jld DO ODe
drama. should DllI8

pi" bOU80.

who like.

p&ying..a
It,. _aid that JOlnoJ~

mOl.rna.lte~f. J:)Ul flfbil& the

roID&IlCO

liome FU'ea Btnuing" """t.o.inly

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of
&lJo.
&11dwedding
It a t bebelM, Itof
hoW' ~

0.0 E. Oo.

C;:ALCOT PLATOON.

A POPULAR PLAY.

F res Bunung, 'L' by Sheil.
&ent.ed, t.WI¢e DIe-bUy at the

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&turday.-Bbooting, thO j l!6Dgo, (;aloot l'Itlr,
2.30.
,
Sunday -8&e Battailon OrtIo... Pando 'II.M4.
ing Headqqulen 8.45, field doy. Motora, CaI.at

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WooDeoday.-Pe.rade,

St&tlOD

Yard,

8.30, Ito taJOO any from Calcot.
7Park.
o'clock.
,

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VERDUN FARM;ERS'

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