Reading Observer 08-1916

bo'mli>";~ loel.t ,lI'0ing for .. eingle dllY.

Wherr..u
from A"tneriCIl ;0 per

we ne~, we 'lOw hnve tu
tbe help of Canuda. w
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~.pelJae with th o lmpOl IIl~

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A'1.~I"' : of Ijeav y ,hell, 01,0. 'J'b.

ex~lo8ivo factones ei llctt:d Or
thi. country will b~ cOIll}llet ~1
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'LX to twe VB 'month. by til,::

coat of their output Cdtll Pllted
th~ rul.10itioul impolted froll.!
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l08t three~qlHI.1 t 6tH of
m.'lal·I>TO~u,oiJlg":l>lrO"iu.oe" tn.kea oue-thlrd
production of 8bell.n lll.klD

been '!lUpplying gllll~ au:
ll",~ce, RUSSIA a.nd !tILly. Ilud
able. as Mr.. LLOYD GEOROE
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in the debate, to do thi~ on ..
next yetLr.

the achievements whi rb Mr
J>1'ONTA(lU

u~'~ollde.d were du~ to

o r gt\1I 11lh.hol:

iliiiti •• ti"" 'in the control1ing Dapll.! tUlElllt
ev,.n;tbin'l..ri btl said, muat. be attflbllted tv
who, with hi~ fr.,u ifS.
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I\lP'OR~TERS

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DING,..

Pergu .. on., Reading ..
No. 80,

an unpreceJ f nted orisll"I, to point out tllnt In
wfl.r a8 iu all great undertakin gs e very plLrt l~
jnterdepeu
deb t, aud the leoord of tbe l\fuultlOll 8
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D epartment f Hp,t be flet to the Cledlt of thp

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tr.t, Six Ni~l1.
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p~;~~n;:~~~,r~O:!fi:t~~h. life bf thi,

of a new regi.te,r in

Oddltlonat TEN

.Iha~ , !be I.criflce. which L.hour b"

Parliameut aud made to 8uVp1y OUT Armie. alid our Alii" bm
pToduced Dothwl' in l ~e been oheerfully an~ ]oytt.lly IlUstaiuerl. The
or .. :en.atioD, It iJ,ad all Government Ib .. made mis take" as every
t~.t any attemp~ to gra~ple Government J .houn~ to do, but. it LtllI RCCOIll -

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,,'Lole, without detracliuR

th e tt~~UdO~18 WRr expe nditUi e 111),", yr·1 i1\~l1r
liabilities on' y equal to oDe yel!.r'lj lIu t l,jlll'\
iucOlne. and without the Rkilful i\dlllin Hlmttoll
of thtl.t I!Y8 ~e m for whioh Mr, Mc Ky.x:\A
n ellel ves the qigbest prnilte. we cou\ll n'lt glY"
our Alhotl; th ~ invlllult.ble Ml!i~tlt.uc~.. whICh ~ ~.
enablfNl tbel, to win th eir recent brillutnt. IIlC.
cesseR, nor oor1d we endure the drain n pou our
iudu~trial res~~rce. which the war hilS t:n uaed.
Ag~,n, it,il 0yly becau.e we have a GovernmeLlt I
wbich oommi ods the respect Ilud h IIlit of

REGISTRATION.
to expeota.tious entertained in
'!.o,arlfor" the debat!e upon Mr. ASQUITH'S
introduce Ih~ EiU dealiog wilh Ithe Labour,

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BII:J.D'l'lf'ti, Btl. TURDti. Y. tI. UG, 1'9,

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':rorn ..t.be 8P81itL1 ancl pe'8olltlol glOiY with w9lCL
It CQV"rB Mr. LLOYD GV.ORGF., , A " :\fr, LLOYO
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GEORGE hilUHelf r emi\l'kecl, WUeIl Le W I' ~ lit th e
Treal ~ry, it tb,e 8ilver bullet winch III mt be
trusted to de.troy the chrumed h£e of tilt! luth.
les8 militllri8t, which we tLI'O flghtillg'~Ltholit
our W'ond~rf?lly sound aurl relfilieut s)"Mt elll of
nation al fin~nce. whioh, as· Mr. McfCl!:~':-;A
pointed out lllst week, ftntl\)1 ~8 \III to CIlI I Y on

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persoutIohty,

whole thlllg." nut th es,
not bave been accumphilb&d
p.lfljie,t·io and noble fHLCrifice::l" fro w
.lDpIOY~ n and employed. To L.bo"r Jlr.
a glowing tl"'lbllte. H e ~ tt.ld _
tr.de unions have sacri fi ced 11.11
gained iu the pa8~ in the w~v of
rel:nl.tiqg their employment, and tI".y 'wlli
ouly the promised relltordt lon
but the gratitude of the
Navy, and will, I hUilt, pllloo
Itill mOfe in th eir debt by de.
system which 1\'111 lU t h ~
..,colloil.conflioting indu&triuli ll ter.
eab."
~t Iis DO
from tb e jmperi "h ltbl~
claim upon u~ti o :u.l grotitudo whioh Mr. LLOYD
GEO~tGlI has rltab:li&l>od by re1'OlutlODl!lIllg Our
meanll of
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of the necessities of war III

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enoounter iDauperable d.i!icitiet
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mu~ be ID~ for

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tb.hop61~y
01 a Ir. . er
if tbo no"t <Hneral
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it COUl .., 10
l'tlftoo~ in
1 ·opinion of tbe oounfry,
M•• A'CIUll,'II bu· ;conilned hiOl.elf .trjotlr to
luob .. t><ofulOOa . '!" ~ro pr""tioa.ble wiUjou~
plU1l~ : ~Ii~~nt aDd tbo' country ('uto
ill~Dablo; 'dl.p,utel ,.aud di.traoling tbe
O.l,>Inil' trom It. t>rimlry Ind ~ll ... , ... lial duty
of oo~",,",ratlng upon tbo oonduct of l tho

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tpe o~e vital and mOlt difficult ta9k of
the r ation together aun lea(llllg it

forwa1'd ,tep by .top to the goal of
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REAI)ING'S FINANCES.-

We ' publish tsewh\!!l"e OUI' neua] abdnu::t of t~.
Borough acoo ts for the past year Some strik·
ing fig\1re~ ~ l."eyealed- for instance, one learns
tha.t t.he publie debt of t he Borough now con·
siderably ex~
lds £l ,OOO ,OOO-but on the ",bole
the "c:c?unta & & ma.tt.er for congratulation -The
:War. '
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may congra.t.ulate t.hemselvel. that, '"
Til. deml"'~ .tb.t ~. franchioe .bould , ore o:moilll~l
&8ccordr.nCtl With the exprel!sed de~ure of the
...d DOW·~ ,,",nted. t" all lolRie.. and .ailo...
N ational lcgis~a.tllre, expe'hd ltm-c has bee n kepI
h .. had ~ it. ·moat strenuous advocate I Sir within very m derate limIts indeed, and 11 is .1ho
l!;%iW.lIlD '<i~ll' 1I8C?N' 'u ••If.~on.titut.d le.de~ of !&tiafa.ctory to lellITl tha.t departmen ts, such as the
Oppoollion•• If it were to bo oonoeded,. Itho waterworks a~ tramwa.ys, show good profi t! and
lead.... · of \he Wome..' •. Suffra ge mo.o"!o.. t 8Ub$ta.n~illl su I'J allotted tO It.he rehef of the rates
woold hola that Ibo truOj! to whiob thoy had There ii, lUI U ua.L, a. loss on the Manor ' Farm,
pledged the'w ..ehe. WAS brakeD. and would J rge but cc.nslde,&&b rles! t.ha.n tbe precedmg YCfl r !be
tb • . olaim·
women to be admitted. to Ithe ra.tepayers, t o~ , ma.y congratula.tt. tbemse lve! on
ezteu,iOD, of the franchi.e which was Wing the {!:lct t hat , ha e!ltlmated rate~ for 1916 17 will
granted. ODI 10 large a scale. MT. A8QUITH b& 4d. ~ n £ If.'!:s than for 1915·16. l'ak m!!: Ir.to
account tbe 1~~cuJt _me~ through w~:l..1ch the
declared
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country ill pa srmg, 'tbe a.ccounts are very Credit·
op~nent 0 Women'e Suffrage, Qould not ~eny

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that-wom ~ ,· .... ho b •• e· rendsred auch 8ple~did
..,.n""" ~- th. eountry dUriDg tho War, 1'"11
bavo .pooi olaigia ~o 1/<l conlulted in th .. gr.at
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problema 1' aooial reform , and r~coDatruo~lo~
"fler Uio War, m&ll, 01 whiob will affect the ..
4ireotl,.,. Apart altogetber from the Womr n's
8n«rar Q9'eo1i0D; tho immoruate ~ten.i0'l of
tlie ~ldTe to all .oldien and .ailor. bri.tl~
with ~kQQtty. poiut.. Are we, or are we not, to
draw diatDOtiOl! between the &dllit flgbter
and tho ft, Ier· undo. age P If tho .."Ie i. to ' bo
given', the pportuolty to 'u,o it Dlu.l· be gi.on
'the .JIO. Are political' oontro1'eraiee to be ~oughit
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out in tbe ii'enohoa P And ill wbat OOllltiitu,,!,cy
,,,~1ijd, 'a ';oldie., ' o&y. in l' {e,op.)iami ••,
rookol\04
gin hi, yote ~ Mr. ASQUITII
an effoojiY" appt&\ to lb. Ro...

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g!~~::!:1t:~
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SEP'l-RATION ALLOWANCES.,vBI a.re tlad to learn fi-om an ao.noWlcement
forw&rded to us by the Po.tm,J;ter of Readmg
tha.t In futu re all Anny separation allo\\ .9J1.C ~ S a.nd
penlions Wll1 on Monday! and T,uesda~·s be paid
at tho Queen's, Hotel , and Dot a,t t he Genelal Post
Office e.s hith~to ThIS wlll prove an inestimable
convenience;' bpth to those I persons who 0 111 \\" the
a.)towa.nces UJl~ penBions, and to the gener,d }lub1i(l
It was inevita'ble that the large number of pay·
'ments noW' mlw.e
sDould ha.vo ca used a conSider
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able nl sh. Ip~~ at times ,e ven congestIOn. \fh l 1~
all the business had to be t.ransacted, Togelher
with other i oriiina.ry I busin~8", at the buildmg ID
BroadJstreet. )The Dew arrangement 1S Il n ,d·
&nd thbse responSIble {O\ II ~ mcep- I
iion dese~le clongra.t.y,latlon for what they have
accomplished
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EXPENSIVE I NEG t IGENCE. .
SIDC8 the pp.MiD!:\
"lot the Da.vh
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there ~&5 ~.
dency on the pttrt of bouSt'!·
hol~er, an? lofherl to be. careless about Ecre,mng
their ll ~ht, af1er dark. Not a week pa~ s es ,nt hout
the ~t.ppe~oe at tho , Borough Police rr1:r~ or
defendr ts ~ ~arged with l one or other of the
sever..1lOffeDbes under t.he LightlO g Order FlOtt
varying ro~dl about £2
usually mfllct e,I,1ilnd
this, ~&rt fr9m the more seri ous Side, I'lakn
negligence
the m&tter an expem in lm.1Ir,.
Thus it is wel~ to give la. reminder that the LI~bt.
ing Or~er, a:P[rt f l'Or!, the la.ter hours of hdl tln~
up which the scmmer senson nlttlltallr l,rll't;S. I ~
in DO way• n Iected bV'
the Da.ylight S.-I\·m;; BI\\
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Now that th e IRuns have ,re st.a.rted thC': .1 Cdll P,\IP1
of murder
Zeppelms, too many p n >('.'llt l on,
ca.nnot be t~lcn
It has been PICl\ (!<i (hut toa
~ark~niDg of towns 18 ope of the most eff l':ctl" ~
m(!aSut'es of bwart.illg the Z('ppelL n, nnd :t t.I'
hovea I",n citizens of ,Readl!l" t o c:pc th,lt tbe
measur~
~tcd for their ~:rcty ~ e etTedtla!1~
ca.rried out. ~o far Ren.dmg bas bee!} fortl1flatt ,
but lqat we IJro1V careless becAn);e there ' al i! re
peated cries of "Wolf" and no wolf arrl\fS. It. "
as we}] to tUar in mind !ibnt certam \{I dlalld tU\rni
which , considered th t-m,c1ve~ eqn!l.lly nnmuN
WeN vi.i~ed laat winter.

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the reeolut.lon wb lch ",'as'

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earrled) a.t the annua l ih-1j> a t~
Hearts of Oak Benefit SOCiety, reo
column, gl\'cs ,a. Plt;tty otlt
of thought. which is becoffllng
Frien,lI... Society Illclllbert

~""'~lution was t~ t.he effect. lb.\t th~
a severe stram on Friendly
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It It Walii not passed, as t.he
tJiI ·...'fer:"'d to the National Confprent'J/'rioi>'lIlv
\It ill mdisputabl e thal,
Imll~"....m demand, bon hllll
i>9ckAto of the F rlendl1 .
,!p&tte.r, ;.hey bJ,vo bad to

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~ .the better equipped
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qzmot f&t1 to atna

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