Reading Observer 06-1916

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Serbi& will be ...t.WIed with a mnall the o~oll'.
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territoiy and a port or two on the Thi Rev. A. E, Jow .poke from ,
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Ihlano, oh.pler 2, " -Now t.henke be unto God,
- JIu' thia il -\o mioundoroland the probl..... 'The whiob '~I"'YI c~y~th WI 10 tribph '!lf 'Phrl,tl,
BKb1. . and ~. other SauQern Bla~J the' ~t. and ma,teth, manife.t the IAVour of hi, lfowledge
and. SlOTIDOI drud the spread
po;1itioal OQn. by us m every place. For we are unto God •
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From Trieolo to Oattaro sw ..t .OVour of Obrial." Xe referred tol the lat.
i,":~, ~.,l" ol. ' thO'J "'y, .... one D,tjon-the Souther~ Rev, A. J, D~vi.~ .. . . t~phy of Jo~u. Cb)'iot, who
Slav (or
~ it 'ub for independ. had lea them 1n trIUmph 10 the service o{ the
'eitoe from
' control. f Takipg their stand ,They ~ould all testify tbllt he WlUI a tru, 1 follower
upon the prlDcipJe of natiOD&lity, th~ . &&k ' froID of Oluiet.. &I\d thatbe wao a lrophy ~mopg tbem ,
the Powu. of EuroPe tha wililca.tion of • race ' Bocce. In the mtnlBtry wasl due m no ISmail
hich to-da . di' ded t. among several t tes. I' measure to th.e :persooal element in tbe tnf,ni.tJY'
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Serbia a.nd MonteneF are two mdependent tlt.ates; ! that m~de them what they were and declare what
but the mrr.jority of the Jugo'd~vtI live under foreign ' Christ had boon to ,them. Th~a did
Davies
do~on in Auetria-Hungw-y an~ I.t&ly. ,TJie me~e testJfy! and he indic~ted bi~. u.pproac~ing {end i~ a.
promLSe of an outlet to tho sea. I t l! contended, lsi letter 1n which he 'ft rote:
I u.m I:ILInplX loo~mg
• violation of th~ principle ~of nationality and m for the mercy of th~ Lordi, when I shall ~hte.r mto
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pel'fec~ purity, whlte·robe(l among t.he ta:dlant "
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knowingyom'
StipjleT; • , direct O.PP081tlon to t~e ,dellllI'Cs of the mdigenous ! The Incense of tho pa.geant lingered long ~fter the
population of Dalmatla EIJld the other Southern procession had passed. and so when one came to
etuy wtD/a '
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Sla.v countries.
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81lv, r-street. Taunton. or Carey·street, I ne fe lt
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Now it seems certo.in that there can be no real , o~e was enter~ng 11)~ the .Imgermg f~agraDce , of
in Europe ao long as legitimate na.t.ional him who had lIved .a.nd lDlJlIstered, and mfLde Mill."
I ~Opi~tioD' remain. unsatidied.
ADd. 8. Be'ttlem.ent I!e~f a. s.cent and 611.vo~r of {;hrlst . If ono lwent to
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, Balkapo which dOOll not com~""d tb. "gree· thetl; ',ome h.art. iii which hi, life ' and p,iilietry
of a body of !Ome twelve w1lton people
hngered . as a. fra.gra.nce. His whole di"positlOn
lm~ly to augur well for a peaceful future.
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was un Inspiration. It was in the diBP~itton of
, Who are the Southern Slavs or ;rugo.lav,? men that I,hey foun~ the fragraDc. of en," ... d
People in tbts country speak of .. our little Ally. Mr. DaVies dlSP?Sltton was a. savoqr th ,u,gh aLi
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hll~ , ve8.~ and. act.lOnis t H LS was a persona~it.Y. th6.t
Serbia.
The Serbians, however, have !even mIl· would hve With those who knew his felJplhbip.
lion brethren 'in Austna.Hungary-the C~ats and they fel~ the glow ?f his. Celtie firF, they
Slovenes. Serbs, Croats and Slovenes &I'e memo felt the mfluenct! of, hiS Celtle paBsion' 1 anct m
I bers of the same race, With the same national " homes honol.lred bv hiS presence chlldren rere en·
i~1J. Their territol'V 'S t'retches from beyond tho j deadred to ~lm. He was so human. 8ym~atheti.c,
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ten er, radiant; a _taunch {nend a- Hear COnlRiver J?rave a.lmoet to the doo~ of. SalOJlika.. ~
panJon, and a brother beloved, O~ that. I casion
The l~ea of Southe? 81M' unity 1.8 not a t.umg when they rec8.11ed his ministry among th~ thei r
:ery lightest
merely of to-day or yesterday. To un.ite the memory would endone the words that he waa .. a.
Southern Slaves in one state was in the middle ages I:Iweet ~a.VOUr ,of Christ." 'What he 1"&8 m
ading
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daintiest
foot.
the aim of the Croat and Serbian Kings The he W~ m 'lu.ul'lton; a chHongelof Pl:l.stol1!'te wus
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only a. transp lantmg of the flower 19 shed it s
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UUlon of the Southern. SlaV! ~der the Ha.psburg fragrance. m another garden. And when l God In
sceptre ha! often heelln the mmda of the Austnan the ordenng of ;His Garden~ which th,.·- imperfectly
improved in wear
ruldrs, The Illyno.n movement JU the first half of understood, laid. him aSide. through bi8 long
and
' comfort by
the nineteenth century was a patriotiC attempt at mO!lthJ ?f suffermg t~ere WaR stIli to ~ll who
the unity of the Jugoslav p~oples. -centuries have VI81t:e~ him" th e &~veet savour of Christ." It wllS
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a. mmistry. of th e Sick chamber, and it was a privi.
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~(~icient
gOD~ t~ the . grow~h of the strong SPll'lt of lege to feel, ~hM mimstry, Mr. DaVies was hI!
A 1l g~ lUfI /Ie Drr·pul.
natlonaht.y which Ulsts to.day.
(th~ speaker s) .peraonaJ. fnend •. bis chum, and in
~lean
bears tlie Diam o lld
the Southern Slav peoples the Serb! are best t.hEllr cotyversatJ9n!l during .thelr close frI endship
Trade Mark m lillisI/ o.·
bown. 'J.'he Croats. rsimilar in r8.(:e. are Cat.hollc Mr . Du.vles often Bpoke of hiS happy dava~!t Carey,
ted, every few Ul cllts 0 11
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which were contmued to him at 811v r-street
10 re IglOO, W I S
erths are
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'th h 1m
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tacl, sole. lV~tholll 11.11:&
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I ' ort1m0 ox. Their Taunton . If h e carne
in
your
parcela
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front.
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leather's a s)~bsMlIte, '
nor~ ern nelg
ure are . 8 ea.et
own of the he left happy memones behind
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J~goslaV8. It iB generally recognised in the West \ 1'he R-ev. A. E Johns again preached at the
Illlta
baH at long .. a Dn. ped
t~a.t thB Serbs have stood as Ii barrier &2a.inst evenmg F-ervJce, when the fa-vounie anth·em of the
thiokness.
Anstro.Germa.n designs in the Near East'; but it ~l1td ~v. A J. DaVIes ... The Lord iSJ M Shep.
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is not equally well known that in the Norlli West er, WM SWlg.
the Southern Slav territory, bet~een the Drave
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a G _ of ~ ..<I &reoCI.,..,.,
aod the Adriatic, the Slovenes have !Jen engJ\geu
in a. life and death struggle 4'.wlth the Germamc
ilROTIU:RS UMITED. PORT 5lJJ'iLI~tIT. ,
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THE SUPER~LEATIlER FOR SOLES
Tho Slovene. ruled before the H ap,burgs, but the
Outlasts two or three ordinary leather soles. LS
ab&Olutely waterproof,hghtand flexLble. Fl om
Germans colomsed the northern part of the Slovene FRIDA~ (Ma.,r 26th) -Before the Mayor (Mr. L.
repaIrers and new-boot·dealers everywhere
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territory, and the Emperol"8 Germanised half the
G . •Sutton), In the Cb!l.lr, Mr. G. W. W hb, Mr.
Writ.
10 .. 1",,,,,,,,,,.. B_lld. "Abo." lit , DlJlw "' ~
Slovene ls.nd Modern Pan-Gennanism alms a.t
G. R. JacksoD, Mr. J. Cat ley and D . .T• .il.
etlur wlIA
:i'D,.~!:tI·:;::,=:~~"~:!
umling the North Sea and the ilaltic With the
Hurry.
Wm. W ;{lker ...
Adriatic, in • word, at a BOuthern outlet to the se.
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A CON/lCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
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eorge Perrin, 6, The GTove WIiB Ch&jed "'l.tb
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fulfilment of thIS dream IS the Slovene people. A report hlmself._D.C. HenderS'OIl sa Ld t e ~an
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EFFORT.
COP.!' boob in bnaae day>, and -thio dictum 1.
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million and a h~lf Southern Slav. defending I,h. ca'd' to hIS Mu,. and g", h;.,'elr up. ' rlSo.er
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.. tnae G tho n~nt tim$.
There
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land• of their
foref&thers stand M an impassable St"b',
to the InJust.lce of t.be ! rlbunal
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a 'ht ewas
wasowLnmgtha.t
poslt.lOn.- IIe 'Was fi ed 408
m.. _ 1 = liI!ilI5oa ~ _ _ _ _ P-' ep;ca' H.,' of life.. w6en two roada lcome Three children~ two boys and a gir~ aged 14, batTier agamst
the enemy Powers who are ,,£ram- and handed, OHlr to tho mLhta.r:y authori le8.
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li.IlIbII. into 'riMr., ~ f/IIiY em,~, to the laDd of drift 11 and ,13 respechvely, were charged at a Children'l 109 the t;esources of the grearest na.tlOns m Europe.
BAD LANGUAGE.
The Slovene! are a \Vestem people. After the
Jam~8 Lukor, 41, WLlson·road. an
Anme
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tIIa Na.li.-I aDd ~ RICJId GDa ~ W MlOOOIII--eit.her oem- Court held on Wednesda.y With being concerned
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of marci,Il ~- •.,..! ·an'] 'nl«D. there ia the great. toget.her in felouioualy lteWlDg a. boy's coat, value , Bohemians, they are the best mstructed of the CloTerley, 39, Wllson·road • .admltt.ed
or im.
~ on.,\be ~ a¥le.. when Itrong temp- )7•. 6d., the property of Heroect Wright. 166, Elm ! Slav peoplea and the mOflt highly developed jn the l~.pe~~~ngua.ge Ln Wl lson·road, end w e fined .
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Western ..en.. of thp word. Yet the Au. trian
~ , _ ~. - bnO ~~' . ~ _ _• pOth aod ...e ~ called upon too Park'road, on !by 17th.
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.bamoj - . mab our choicie bitween ~ r.nd de8lJ'e.
Mr. A.. _F. Cla.rk oonduoted the pro88Cutlon.
bttrea.ucracy has tried to destroy their national
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n appeo.red that. little bol ..... *n wearing .pirit.. .T~. mon~ of German bank!! h.. been used BATUR
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~ 1iIIIi'. Ji.Ool_'bo lZlaIla ill lIoo!lh , )DAY,-Before Mr. F. B. Par6t ' (in the
'IifO "' "he:D ~tho- ~ . 18eDl lelia p...raroount,
e coa.t at Ba.ttle Sch 1,
'fi hela In Elm }lark ..
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c aIr, Mr. G. R. Jaokson. Mr, J. Ra n Mr.
. ~ '. ... . far _ ~ tIIa ·~. (llr. 1.' G. dail7,
~iioo ...~ • l1e1piDg' haDd being per. HolI, from whones it w:..:oo, and it was after. j fo Imy u ;lloveno. torrltqry an.d .stebh.h • • rman a" R. Whitley, and Mr. Eo O. Farrer. • ' , '
GENERAL TOWNSHEND'S "PROTEST,"
, NIi!il oollod a ~ dJ. II6s
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G R T ~ , ........ ~ rd ' colonUl.ts; !orruption, oppreflSlon, tho denial of
WOi&KED 'WHILE UNFIT .
'While the m&1n body of offiCial papers dCll lmll':
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op,r".. .__. ......., ............ w..... __ ,,~--... ,
w.e88ra.
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~ b;t ....,.. iD \he ric'ht spirit ue ~.. 1OtltOO-of great satiafacbon I road, where it bad been .eub With othor rags and ~ uc& o~
~ 1 es, e economJc p01"er of the "'as a.:::m
ed1V , '~i To;wn.place, Eldo l·tetl'&Oe, with the Mesopotamlan ExpeditIOn lS not yet
.... =w.nn aM l!za. c;. P........ of the- war!< !D tha
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well
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the
obJeCt,
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maia
for
4d.
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been
pa.id
for
ilt.
b
e~an
mp~
hav~
all
been
use.d
by
the
b.ustri~
it
,!bile'
:o:n
~~t
1.t:::~:gJ&:O{:h~..Y
dO~~:!
ready
for issue, the Gov-ernment h alt publi"br:d
~ tiba hnoiIzL
"n. lbJoar ,..,.;.iIIaI. _ _
Eridence w.aa gwen by Mrs. Herbert hright. ure ucracy. s ~I"VleDt to Berlin, to crush out Lee. 70, Newport-road. theAl'wn~r of tha B.D1ma.1 I those documents which rela.te to the cb ,~rge tha t.
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C. G• lOJ''' ocmt.entmeotl. wlieu old &ge oompawona u.s.
~ :aa Bum~ned Ifor c&ulm,VUte UJrnal ' hi! B~ I Gen.eral Town,hend l Wag d'ehberatelY msLructed tIl
JSoIiJ,. MD. f w_ C. ~. MD. Bapn., Iln. .. . . . . 9l.ISIICh · ~ . ever at hand. Thia town H188 Searle. Norris.road. IUIS18ta.nt mIstress &t Slov~e n&t~o~ty. .
Great Bnt&m hardly comprehends the political a.;rkededw~li~ }l\bn&D ltnllt lta.t.e.-Hr. E· IT. Hat.t. I adl'anoe on Bagdi d agamst his own repeal rd.
boiIltJ. ]!;a~, t.bo l ~ J.
SvI\oll. ~ tuJl ot ~; but one that cJai.ms apec1al atten- Battle Sohool. end Miss Cha.nce, 12, Wa.ylen·,street.
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j~porta.nce of the Sloven~ terrItory-the lands at ~~ a..m~: heYhad ~·d~~t.io!~:!t!It, t~:! :' Wartlings that his force was immfficlent It III
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lin. J4jj!dooh, tion ~ j~ '.Il~W , ill ~6 ~elpzng ,of 0:r wounded he&dmi.atrass at Wilson "JunJor School.
A l'6IXl&rlfabJ.e( story wa. told by the children, lymg between Graz and Trieste; but the Oe.rm.an bono bi t.he ~~ It wae leaDlDg be..ek In ,ithe ha.r. quite clear from thIe documenb t.hat. nelthel tht'!
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lL IjIonJlldm. "" J4ioooo :Kmgbtcm. Mra. 1JOldien. ~ ~ q,. glTmg mone,. .or the pur:a:...:m.m .rm-. _ . - .
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cl1Ue ~r ~ ,.thougb that is wanted badly who belonged to one famUy. The eldest hoy I!IlI.ld: Empire realises lt8 Significance in her Icheme of 1 eM •
6 stop'ped t he horse, whloh w~ .an old
home Government or the Government of Imh<l
II It. waa Freddy who wen t IU with Us lack, a.nd
world power. Nor do the British people ap'pr •. ,orrown marthe. ~!~y thIn, and ba found ~me old kn w
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'Vlmt ' l~ nllL ~Il
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'l"unJba]l JDII .J ~ a!
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, Lot ~Jb bu.t ·by .£1vpig 1~ a.nd old materIa.i8.
U. h:fId.:J. _ _ .... on a .
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at labOur'. Dl06t wanted. at the present. I
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M on
f': Y'JUY. and
underneat.h thi la.dd~e
e any ng 0
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t.ime \a_~good ~t.eM' work for making splints
~d ~ee.
e knowwa:h..f~m~
,~~ T~: ! cia t e Importance of ~he Soutbegl Sla.v problem I were two rarg&J ra.w wounds and a. sma1 wound clear is whethe[, e!s Sir John Ni:Ion. the (' nlll ·
"I}'1&inod thai it
1M. ~ ~ at ,tb~ ' clepot) and paeken' aaL1ltance girl aa:ld' II
weut mto; tbe 8ch~1 while a.s a who.le. To give the Southern ~.Ia.VII the unity I ~he a~~k wu swollen round the wo':Wda al'\d mander-m·Chief
the ExpedltlOn, br l le\t ~,
j}JMdinJ "~
tor p~ . roo;iII !-l. !'he depot. In regard t.o we
went in -with Hilda and they deSire would be to settle one great natIonal
~Io to bah ery p""tnru l.- IQsp. Dowt,., of. the General Town.hen was satisfied With the rem
m.&t.eriaJI," Old. PaCkin:a cases. euch a.a frwt. boxes
El'edd
' Sld problem The h t
d th
lit' l ' d 1 fth
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ADd tiobilaoci ~~ will. be tha.okfully reoelved in
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was In
18 ory an , e po
lea I ea ~ 0
e I the wounds, saying that they wefe 'e~oeulveIY ' forcements which e received, or whelucr, li S
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thMe ~d..,. w~ -Bail••,. CompawM fight. sh7 of
JLmb!f : :t the JugoslaV'8 are but. httJe known in Great iBritam. ~Infil. He had seen the horse tI. fort.n~(bt pre- I Genoral Townshend i appoars t.o 5uggeHt., be \'r.1 8
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OOD~\ tFP~ ' it; ia thought •. that ownen of
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up. He put some but. once lt8 cltizena realise that a politically jIO~ltean?- the jback wa,s in t.he same co~lt.l0n.- reatl'a.incd by hll!l rj~'dcon'StructionoftheexLff(ln c ll's
rt
decidZi'
old 0MeII ~' J:;& more r&e.dy to part wltb tLem,
to Jecbon'z and he diVided people are striving for unity their aym ' tbO tn h e, one o,f the defendants, a dw.ryman, .ald
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Tho ":-.oeptional a.oWrit, prevailing at the depot
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e had n~er had a complaint ega~ IWt h ..m 0 ml J ary SCIP I e
m In omnng 18 uil'
':"lib.K;.:d~~_'~-·-:--:· ' jUit noW' (aa ",,"OIM ~ ita window. this week ga.TheWlC~~r::In . tha.t there was no doubt p~thie" will be a.sltroD~ly rO~s'ed &Ill they lwere In . rfh~ The borse W,", in a. very f&lr oondJtlon' l that he Itill consid~red the forces at hi ll. d"IPM,d
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could - .,b, the el\Ormoas bel.. \>1 ~ood, ready th&'l. the ohildren were guilty..
t • mO'fement ,for Itah .. unity. The S<Jutbern t b bad tqol ,weillng 0)1 the b~k for &Ome in.dequat. for OJ! ,.Jv.nce upon Bagdad,
to p. 0« to Y'ra.Dbo) .m.kot. It eeientlal to have
Mr E Wa.rburton of M8S6J'II Ja.cksou'.
ave Sl"vs ask for freedpm from Germ.a.n and IAustro- wee .. and he made some pads to 11ft tHe laddIe
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gen~ bcl:p .in l~~ direotiona, eapoolally In thoee el'.d~;"C8· that 'BOme ~ld clothel ~6l'e recelved fn a Hungarian dommahoD J and the nght to complete
tli"e;;aek;. ' It would have be~n erreotrye if the
LO~RD KITC'~NE~'~ REMINDER. .
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6&Ck. He could not aa.y. whether he took in the iildependence
ll~~ d1~ven t~e borse pro~_r,y:.---yullivel', who
Lord Kltchener, whlle ~pVUlg a. sympa.thehc reo
Yef, ' I:D;Ot.bf)r dJ~u. in whl~ belp IS ~rsently coa.t in QuestlOn.
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~l Y. WB.! tined 5&. WIth regard to Lee, ply to the plea.a ra~ed on 'rueeday ill the Hou.e
oeedecL ' Volunteer. are wanted fOl' making ll'on
The Cl k fUr A A J
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blaobllllttl tenned .. rag.
~OOL OASES.
the VoLunteer Tramlng Orp', laid str." on "
aoo cyol6t ;n¥erl.1D.J._tJle ~b.t.y W<IU prODl1S6 to
Mr. Warburton said tha.t he had prob8Jbly ra- I,
The followln~ ~raous were summoned for not I c01l8ideration whichl is constantly 19nored b\' (,III
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IP In ...toa our
wee... an
enormous soldlers........
sert'lce ..... ved the. coat hi mseIf WI'th 6Qllle r&f;8. but wal
causin0rr their c ,' Q ren • ,I0 a.t t end (lC b00I regu Iarly, .' amateur mIlItarv expel't.s. LOl.'d Kltchenct' \1 cl
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be "wo
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DOt cert8.1D.
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and were dealt. With 'J.!! stated - Henry Beath 17 comed the 6Dstence of R large bod of dL I>C! ) \ LHrtl
un .
erlng In t. e rcnches
~e Ch~lrman said that. tlle Bench were diS. I The Duke of Portland, 18 President of the Agri. Sill'e~ttreet. fined 208. or 14 days ror bls' son men who, tn a. na.tlonal eme enc~, ml~ht. Ihe ! I
h
'In'jte to or . call at the War H08plt.al w:e:oo";th ~~e
[1;le ~UB1~~ha:end. a:~ln: C'ultural Relief of Allies Fund, bu recelVed a ~~~I:&rfa.gfi~~1 I~ar~~ ~~ra. :Igh~n, h 3.... Ig reat fiervice. But he la.ld m1rked ~tre;s OIL tLe
e Fl"ench Abn~ter. t)[ daughter. Rose IEhzibeth. aged
Depot, 16, Duke-Itreet.. Readmg.
young chiidren withdut enqu~y was ioJiaa!t. Z:~ t letter from M .M6line~
y:~s. °i~(h~~ very seriou8 factor of the growth of our tmlLt.,n
o~ered a temptation'.
j.A.gnculture, ~erlD" the thanka of the French Gale, 3, ~k-road, Orts-road, finN Sa.' or 6,.. or e:tpen~lture, and ,he pOinted out that ID the pr~ .. rLl t.
The. two youngest ch~ren .:"'~ romanded In farm!ng.. lndUitiry' to Bt'ltiab ta.rmera for tbe gdt.s da.ys for her daughter. WiDlfced Ma.y, aged Ie conditIons t~e .~onduc~ of CIVIlIan bU5mc~s('~ ILl
detentlOn for a. week .for Investimtou by the 'edu- of live ,took. UDpiemepta and teeda whlcJl ha.ve y~s; GeoIlge Henry Mylum. 37, K-&tesgrol'e.Jane _thIS country IS work Important. for t he sllcces~fll l
cation authorit '.~J and the 'eldea1' hoJ' wa.a sent t.o been sent to wa.r.atricke~ freneh peasanta thrOUGh fined.~. or five ' day~ fbr hla daugbw,l', M"y. aged pT'OIeclltion of the war," no le86 than work ('I f It
a reforma.tory uu he reached 19 years of age.
the mecl1um ot the liund. M. »1etine &&ya thlL~ I ~3 yeiU'lJ; George. Afgent, 18, Anstey-road, fined militm or semi·military char'a.cter
thQ efforts of the Comm!ttee ha.ve greatl) touched 21. (ld. or five daye for hia daughter Nelhe
ed
,
the heart<! of all Frenob people &nd nave been 'five y. ... last November- Elizabelb:Mace S.1id
THE BOARD OF TRADE:S WAR S~:Rll ' I'S.
W&tched
wltb
grateful
approval
by'
tbe
Frebch
! marsb·at.reet, fmed 28.
or
five
days
fo~
h;~
~n~
It is with keen and general regret IIhL L th,. ,
, "
~t'l~~~:n~_ Be ladhdJ tberr., Ob,e ~~ork of the Com- ~aroldl' aged IIX years.-M r. George Ph IPPS. announcement was hee.rd of Mr. RWl cllllau'~ 1.:<JL\l.
nu IJUICI auOl'lG &no er p.l'OO 0 r"uO I'fJCJProcal sen4 o.;oup(lr ntiendent Attendance Officer ot the Educa.
BR'pTHERtiOOD
tLD18nta of belp a.nd confidence which anImate tbe Mon Comillittee proved the cases
~ pusoliY absence) for some tune, from lll:; \"IY
MAGISTRATES' CRITICISM,
two ODuntries I1.l1d . which tnnd atill more cl08ely the
•
,
'
- arduoull office, owwg to 8. brellkdown t hfOll gh merFEDERATION ' 'M,EETING:, tIel
~y uD.lting them.
MONDAY .
work. Mr. Harcourt will take over Mr I{LIlICL ·
In Ilia reRly the Duke of Portland than.. 8 the
M Ed ,-BefJor·k llr. C,; G. Field (IQ the cb&lr,. man'" duties at the Board of Trade for the pl t;,enL
Minister for the expresaion of the cordial lIentlM~: A. G~~ve:;. son, Mr. M. H, F., Sutt.on and 11·he . Department ovle r which ~h.. R unCL m,lLL JhlS
menta of the French natton, and saYI that agrlcul•
preSided With so much skIll and Sli Ccess IS s e ll! ('('II
MR. J. RABSON TO BE PRESIDEN')i,
turist3 1in England teel it an honour to be U$():
ABSENTEES
II
c1i\.Led in tbl) movement for assisting the fa.rmen
Pte Tho
J h
:
".
I e8S important to tbe successful prosecutlOli oJ lhe
Pte Da dmj I 0
K.n~, Pte. DaVid Jones anti war. and to the help which we furnish til uur
of too deva.stat.ed countries of our bl'Q.'I6 'Alhes.
a~n~1 frao l~ thlch~r s' . ch~ged With helDt;' · A lhea, tha.n the Wa.r Office, Admlraltv ami l\L n~·
Camp, were re~aoq:t toref~~~n a !:lit Blackdowt try of !'!unitlOns. The economical m.ln agcm cnl of
B
ary ellcor. our ehlppml;' tonnage, so that the tl,Ul ~pl !l l (If
WIlliam"
. ~€lYC~ THEFT.
troops, mumtions and supplies, not onh- lur (fUr
was Cbarg~rh~g.
f.jl~· Annb~-ror' IilmehoU84!l, , own ~quiremnets but for those of our Allies, . b,11!
Webb, 45. ~~&t \t~~lrt;tre~tY~ Re~~~
be fully ma.intained , and ~t the same t.lme tll,e
Our Portrait
Walters said the blc~le
miss~ f
th D. ~ I needs of our home cobsumptIOn apd mdufi tn e!l sh all
Js .1 Mr.
IUde of Mr. Webb's h.oU5e. Prlsoner~!!! ar~t~ ~ adequ~tely urved, ~II a. ~o st dlftlcnlt pr{lhlr:lI1,
, G. RO,G'ER~.
,on Sij.turda.Y, a.Dd be-admitted the oll'encc llnd 18.1d : With ' whlc,h Mr. Runc)m~ /:I. 5pecm.1 qua hft('.' tL hLl~
, he- h\\& sold the- b.ily.d e tn London.-B:e wed for ena.bled him to grapplo In fL thorougllly effklrnt
.110 writes ..
Il. r~lll-&nd for a woo!t to got e. wItness from ILouma.nner. A~~ It wa,., only the other dar thll t he \
.s lollow,:
don'7 An adJoUEllmont for a week was granted.
was. the I'e<llpleot of hearty con.ln'atuhl.tLOns on the
.
DRUNKENNESS.
al"!'angemenb w~ich he had made with the F r~nch
WlllilLm Henry Pickles 28 London'stret t whtl I MiD1st.er of Pubhc Worka l by which France wlll be
W&J drunk III L<iD.dOn-8tre~t o~ Sa.turday, w":' fined en!"bled to obtain British coal at a. grcatlT' rcduoa~
lOs.
price.
DISOBEYING M'ILITARY OUDER
'
,
Patti Co<, who•• adclr.", "as ~'VOD . . 39] K&te.
THE GERM.Ul FIRST·CLASS LIE
crove-I&oe, W&fS chat ...~ With dl80beYIni ap ordAr
Our Foreign Office has issued a statemcnt (>n
~bt~ by the ~oomp:.te~t mllita.ry a.uthority pro, Great Britain's attitude in the Bosnta~ cri s!~ ut
'';fltU;: :,rrofrobm rfeei,~l Dp: ID-S0rhn-L O'dedftM
r uEmt- 1908-9 ' which effectually naillS tho j Gi!rmalL G1,aL!
0 _""lUg.
~" I ty
cellor 's .. F lI'8IrC
' ' I~8 L"
_ .1. .Waltersugproauced
the order , a.p..
COpy of"rhich
le t 0 t h e counter '1"u8
be Neveu on d~fendQ.nt In March.: and ell:p:la~ . t German Chancellor declared . to her. ,Qn 14", 21st. he ..aw defend&nt lat 'her
U In the Bosnian CriSIS Germany a.vel Leo ' ItLr
resi~ell~. ' She "ud ahe was ~ry, and th..&t she
Great Brit.ain showed displeasure at. thl!l In
had oame baot;- to 8ee her children.-Defondaut
Petrograd."
.a,id sbe bad trJod -lil aeveral p :aces to get work
bu~ had fa leq.;.....8entente of lihree months' b;d Hs: aho cbar~ Sir E. Grey with baving saltl tbat
la.bour wu pasaed.
~
BrItish public opinion would have ap'pr~\ eel "IT
by Grea.t Bntain on Russia's SIde. Doth liL cse
I!Ita.tements o.re proved to be absolutely Ihtl Se ! "~ 8,
and the real moral of the controversy l:s (hD,\' II ",
follo.~s : - . .
. The ImpreSSIOn left by tile records of 1£08 9
/1
18 tha.t war WM av~rted becau!!e R~~:Sh~ \\:lS
\\
roluc~t to ' press Serbian terntonal da lLLl '
apinst Auatria to the point of Euro ~ea.n \\ a.r
The point of view was a.lso that of tile BrL tL~h
Gove~ent, ' and they never dev la.ted t from It..
Had Germany \ taken a corresponding IVI C'" In
, 1914, wilen Auat~ian demands upon SCfb L.~ WCle
pressed to thf.
9 POlDt of erlmgdishmg Sel bln.n 1Lle pendence,
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