Reading Observer 08-1916

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The .....,d

Be.dmJ OIl

the opirlt
tho p...-t da,., theM
,1iono'. but. ,feelmg of q11iet
lJnin&tion "as manifest, bOt.h
TJee. which was held at

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Church in the afternoon. tIId at
Ing IiI the Town HoIl. Thi; w.. as
for although the war haa been a 'prolonged one~
&ltd it is Impossible f-o foreea.st iti urmiDAtiOn,
although in the fortUQes of .war we bB.~ mstaJried
1otJ1. rev.,..... ·a. "'en at gained brilliant 'Victori...
let there is 'B generai coneenltis of opinion
-4a.y the Ilt.ua.tion i. such toha.t lt;; .&8
'ovonrable to th.· ,Allied C&lI!e, We ar. COIUidtlnt
of vjctary. it is only rv.tIlatter Of time; llnd the
.pint ?f detemuno.tion -to pursue the war
& I':;:&~:;;'-W
IOooessful lSSue has never been moro strong in
of tb. BrIti, h ~i'Je tb&ll i { io to.day.
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toI'ih.:

.earto

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It may be mentioned that. .. ' expl&ined'
Ca.ll~~ Ne~ouae in our 1W
edi~MtJ ~e
Ohuich of --England clergy wer", lID.bIe. ·tOII;t.ate~:,y
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part in th. &f~oon servi"" .owing. to .., 1)I0n,.tqj

them ~,!g in 'retre¥ inc_ Jl.I:O~ti'!!1 ,f9f ~lie
Nationol - Willion . •• ReferOoct _ .mad' to !be

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in ·.h. MglI.... Oh~ no &ilil...,.. 1~;!!"i~~t:;~:d~~~~';·~:"~r~.:;
THE REUI:IIOUS ' SEm CE. _
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The afternoon religiou. BerVice ..... . ""nducted

aqniv.....

by Ministers

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and
tbanld'ul our~
to Oer",,,,,y .. to ';'1

N onconfor,mist', dsomin.tibn. in

oj

Ih. town,. the addie .. being' de\l-..red

ofl the

....u'ilw.ia--he
"'t•• ,"''''lIno laW
of th~ Belgian
tlie ghoats

~. the Rtv.

captain who bad
nobly did ! bls
duty; the
reduCed a.lmost to ghosts,
in the German camps j the Frenfh women ! and
girl. taken during t1:te last few weeks, in defiance

earn'

cltl ...!.. ' ! to
our food and
liked to I71ve UJ. ! The~ would

W. M. R a.".-linson (Btoa.d.~treet €longregatl~&I) .
A litany of t.he 'war 'WM read by the Rev. P. IN .
Blm"ll!!on (Trinity Congrcgationa.l), pra.;ren
Aaid by the. Rov. W, ~ong (St,. ~;!!,~':t)l
Preibyterian) and R. O. Fairb';... ,I
'11'01";"1). and Scripture, read by the

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to be earned; J demoora.ey wot11d

·~rke. and lallfur org""it.tion

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.~IU8 ,for Ihe belterment of the
ahd 6111> Oovernemenl would
Richardson (Priliutive Meth6dilt) &lid ' A.
and fl le .hould be .'eomplel..ly' .1
Rughe. (Wesleyan):
tho~ who had persuaded them.
Members of the Oorporation preaent in
we,~ the ca.uae of all their trouble •.
.Id.l1'1Ileil'.1
of. 1v"hat things ~ould be on
"'re, The Mayor (Mr. L. G. Button). A
Augn'£ ,4th; 1917. ut ~ 'defeat.!d England. ,(HMr.
'J. W . Martin. W. Poulton, F. B. Pa.rflt\J
hea.r.) S~me mlgh~ U:i~k it would never come to
ChiVUI, W . J . J. ~rinn, A. H . Bull aDd So
tba.t, but; that a peace of compromil6, a peace
Councillors E. Jaobon. E. p, p\>lIier.
favourabl• •0 both 'i4.'. ,could be palched up
E, Colli.r. W, M, . ColebroOk. E. O. ElIlTer.
._..... IBut ;rliai" W'OUld ouch .. P<~ m....
W, ~: Webb. F, W. Dormer, B. Watta.
to".1 .A p.... of: clompromiee! Merely Ihti.t w. men had' ~"ol,de,red
Nom!, F. W ' Allwright, Q. T. Le.WUI, ~. Morley, W8r6 l.,-in, . up for It he next gener&t1o.n in f!:urope th~ build"'of .t!selfl
W. Bpot~. A. N'1"bery, IIId B • . Rainbow. ";lth a ••~t.in""1 bllrd.pi 01 armamento an~ , a futuro dill."..nt ' kmd 01 man

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of oil civlli.ed waI'f.... and

ArrrJr

were not
the ma.p.
to peace ~
and were
had a

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. ~.L W. MOIl! piWded al the orge.n.
CHRISTIANITY VINDJCATED. .
In the COUl1le of hia &ddreSl, 't1NI Rev. W. )(.

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f
h
aodrage, the ' herQism,
rom t • pt••~1 ,uff,ring
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war had brotf'ght upon were the same !l8
of the intbler. tior ..ai capab~e Or,';'i.ct~;~;:;·'\i.
thai had opptes.!ed the Navy to th .. En'pil'E>-'"
mean the I1WIval or a. to conceive wha.t we
hDes-for the more we Na.vy were oUr eye~ aU
recognlsed what & great for the enemy, by d&y
aod wh&t a. vut future
In .tarln, ready at
m .the Worl~ if they ......."I.·.·r battle, and, if need
&IIloition. military cl ...,
duly. (Che.ro,)_
a .....any would be •
THI!; COMMAND
and a benefit to ~the
word mo~ ,
laId

...,\" had erl,Ibited th. failnre of Cbriltianity,

' tho

!.he

'W alIown l'hal
Ghnroh ....... wcirthl...
mal of Ih. do,.. lhat hOd gOM beyond

'!'hey dare not ignore th. f~ tbat in the paat I
ChurclIeo bod froquentJy allow.d. th6Dllelvei to b.
JIam~ b,. wcItlhle.. di.tmoti..... &Ild . 1.ad
.WMted time and temper on tril... If the world

so

well,

!.he-

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Navy, not
but al.o
so th.t t here

of

Reedhig owed a very deep debt' of gralitude

They. aIao

he'.rd

DO

(Chbers,) '
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,The resolution ,!,as carried

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with much

iw;,g::~~:~ a.nd to

tl, ~~';' ~r!I;~tl~u~~~o~

of

to:4t.,.

A W"I'Q.ter
t he formatioD of ..
and prob&ct ~e .

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I i " , 'the ' puttmg
1t
AUcosed.~ by a roU III drum..

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ment (condufltor.M'.r C. White) pla.yed an atttac.
ptogra.mme ,of mU!lC befOre the comm~nce.

In

(~~:~~~!e~~~E~~:~r - " "",-"'" of tho prooeedingo proper.

in

been made

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bopM,thOt
,to ~e old Otando..a. of judgment. ' So

DEFICIENCY IN MILK 1SOLIDS.

,tb. ~tB of
dano haviai liven the
blow to Chrietianity. they had alI.,.." it to be ·th.
mOlt ... ~gl,. re&l thing in the world, Imperial.
IBm" booed upon militari~ ..... bonnd to foil
·they WRDted to ... this l&nd freed from'
temble forces t hat; would make for b~ dytruc.

~~ETI~d.

'THE' TOWN'S

Ii<>D,

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m et I the detendant in Elm Lodge·a.venue a.ndl ur.
cba.sed & pint. of, new tllllk.
Tb18 be tent to the
~ubhc &naJYflt, whOle cerlific~te sho\ved .hat t ere
was '235 of milk h.t., 6
of milk SOlidI and I .17
of waier, & defl clehey of 19' per cent . 1D milk Itds
tha.n m4ik fa.t.a.
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Dodd, ('ro .. ~xamlned by Mt. Ratcliffe., rho
I"',ep,!or'od on.. behalf of the defenda.nt. a.dmltted
he had frequently' ,taken I!o9mplelii of Dalw eJ'
milk and this was the lftrsl pro&eC uUo:r1. FurtHer,
ID .. ta.tbple of mllk which came up to tbll &t&nda rd
be would expect to find water U9 to 88.5 per cJnl.
"aid boiS liAd been in butinesl os a.
Readlllg for over 25 years, On lbe
he ran short. of mllkl llnD.d~il~:~.~:~:~
from Mr. Pocock, of 1
wal &old to hi'" &II pure new mtlk.
DO r""oD to ~heve ' It otberw\.!;e
t.o the inapector In the same stale
it off Mr. Poeock.

sa

.hall he
c!i';;cIod ia'.41ro
in~.teit.
all been..

&11 be
try. <lftl.....J..k
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B. ,.

~:;.!~::"'~ h] ~r. Cr.r~e. dej)Dd.nt

~J'~::~.~~r~~~~~~~gl~;~

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~"'k'r.C.W,W,B.Stooker.R.
B,uOden. W.
J! Butler.
x....;..r
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,F.'W. flliniih*. : ,toJui BO.eD) Il. '1'. ·Morley.
Ernes!. n, BimIlUlll•• L. E. ,Qua\<III, ~.
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Apologi... wve ....ioed from , lAd,. \Van""-,,,

Â¥t. 'Henry

t.be ' milk

off 'Mr.

alld /,old II at 1•.

8<1,

Poc~k ut

per gallon.

b, &lid b, ' la per gOllon to 'oth.r

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, r~~~~~::;: prl,v';ilin." condltioos dem and tb a.t. the
P
ba given fi.{4~ coolldera·
our gat~en8, the r&lsln,g of

eDstmg
at the Yront.
vote, ~ llh er
it. of 0I'H110U
'ho~ld be IIoSked
any amendment
fresh person or
the N .ttJ,W.S.S.
Rhould presl 'for

be overlooked, for tb.e! r I~s
period of ~Iltlona.l stresS. ' A"

out in th Ir ('..ha rmin g II.nDual
whIch for 1 16 bas lust reached
only ynJua ie, ..but. oven naees'
to t..be m y sorrows tbat 3~
home In t.hc OOUtltr:; Our
autum h,ttle diffic ul t) II
U10ID''' nl n; un abundant ::'IlJlply of
beds aud bordelS In t.bt
'p iUiSl~ 0; the chrysamha-

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(xl b.t~bs.

Kingd om

J: 'P,

'hi :"!i:;*,:~:~:' 1

PO_" liLIttl.

not

of/'q.,taduct....

Mr. Htnry B.

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fotd. Wo1cingbam. said
~J;V'V ~rri that old

be

DO knowledge of ga.rdertm g , b) th&

point. lIowevcr,

IS

to

UlIIP

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1IIJ'il1'leiIiI1l~"~

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,•••
~'u ..

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more r ecent.. int.rooUCll()D \1l1aU~
nU"I,,;'r OU6 other dellght.fuL SUDlOCt.s. the D;\{"" til
a.nd Ma.y.floWOl'lDg tuhps also coli for p,uticuhu
montlon 'l'hese tulips, whICh are ~.!l(!(" u ' l) p!'! t~.i
for the mag ulficent range of colours Lilt} .lJlard
and for thelr long titurtly stems, :enel a.lh lorm
OIle of the leadlDg fea.tures of t ho h ortlcultural
l!ipl'mg shO'ws. F ew ilowen 8.1'6 IOlpenor to d{l.l1 o,)(1!ta
and tu lips for eut t:ing, a.nd large Uwnbe N O! luWl
!lbould be grown wherever p06~nb1e tOT tllrtl 1.!ibmi
our h06pltllla during the Wla t.er and S?rlllg nlGll t bs

It is wOl'thy of not.ioo that many at tho bulbi!
oJfered by Messrs. Sutton have boon ~aryec;tOO at
tbelt welJ·known ground. &t ReadIng and ullg lcy.
Tb'rough the enterprise of BritIsh ' growers 1!\.q;.'
st«ks of bulbs are now r~lIsed In
cOIw tr), 3J'~
pu,rcbasers will therefore balo'e the ,rr:l LI!I.;:auClP ...

thif

~ p:re:~en~~~,~~~~:~~~
, "IlI."....nol6i~1

Fri!l:.y
Dext.
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... &ll.hough
mination of my
".,. ~rough ~t.o

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THE B~~~~~~tj~~iE~~~i
n.
Muoa'l'
multituda ,of

m ll !

before u.s It 1$ eVlde n:
DaJ'Cl iaei stand 10rcmo.;t In
Messrs. Sutton offer 110 'C-';cJ
varie ties, So truly com!l r cu ~ U~ I \1
loll the e sto.bitshed ra\ Ollr lteti .~

.nnu..r ,~
eh~"Fen.!~~j;.~~~~j;.m~~~ ~~~·.~~*!uIi, ,,p,~~ld
wU9i'tUn~tel,.,

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'to m
..·.l!i.tter
realthe
z:eJiret.
h~v.
\jked.
to join pI
"'ith
'"Went 01 /oloadini to
expreBling my .ympathy with the obf~t of ti..
meeting. and my hope that Ihe
mri.liaation i an4 , chivalf.y-whlch
held in
and fot 'WiIlch ,.... or.
q-w:iU be
'onIi'
aftor tbe ......
dotl. .bonla be
'to!~P up •
both of tl~ui:lit

Or t.hey

of pi.1o t inc theb III spectall) preID non·porou.i veSSCb , tbu ~ pr()o
contlDued ln t.erest for S(l\ef11

, ~ \Vant........'to ,~" l:>_

Jmlleting
am. of a

f

perfedio, In the li?me b\' thoso who

ord6l' to ens~e a prolonged dtr
·~"'''fj.,oO I D! 'f'I t. h C"llnatll)M and tho ~ew
wben brigh t floral deooratlolll

B, Bland,.. CojDllel e.rooold. ' ,tJ,.

' th&llk , ypu for th. iDv.itation I
.ttond I , war meiltillg on

hat tbe fi()lvcr 100t!

"er!6 ~bwe.t'!l a.u turon a.nd
hulbe arel not at. a.:t tllll.;:tul~
Undor gelltib loxcmg t.hev mil}
the "rea:test e
durIng the dar k.
y~e r~ whllo th y l).l e so hlt rdy as
severest.. Wlil
weather (lxpeCi'

m,'POrl..nt

A.rch~ , of lIerUIiir,•. bla 11«. ' 'F}
alllDior. tho Ilev. R. Wickham '
,the ~,
"W. Britton, th. RoT. W. H. BIIrPOr; 11........ O.
F . ·!lpearing. George Philbrick and W. !Bl,dl'1Il4~. ,

Lea".

BULB CATALOGUE.

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ohair &t the emUng meel4Iig .... filled by
Mr. lrednard Sutton, Mayor of &adina. ,..ho W&I
aupported by the MalOtea (MrI! C. G. Fielu), ~h&
Lord Chler ~neli.. of England (Vi'06nnb' Reo.ding;

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Herbert Da.wes, 346, Oxford·rE-ad" Readlng, lwas
a.t the Borougb Police Col.lH on Tuesda.y·
selhng new m 1.1k which was below the &tan·
l
dard Dy rea.eon of the acidlti6n of water. De fen·
da.D~ pleed~ Dot gUllty.
Mr. A. F. Clarke, wbo prOlloout.e\d:, st&t.ed that
w,'~«,erl'1 .,)n J\l~ 27t.b Mr. Dodd, Inspeotor ot NUlla-noea,

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G.C,B., K.C.V,O.I. and lAdy &aclilig. Captain
J , R, Try" R.N., Lf01l~n..,t-COI~el r: Foloy,
D S,O. (6th B.tt.oli.1l Royal :BerlUhire Reg;..
mont), tho DeputY'M+yor (:Mr. C. O. Fieldl. '
"the Town Clerk (Mr. Walter S. Cluttubuok),
Mr. A, H. Bull, Colon.1 J. H. lroclgsbn,
C.ptaID A. B. Cooper. Sir Petty &nder.on.
Cap:am M. L, Porter• . Mr, Martin H. F.
Sutton. Captain J , 8. ROIldarson. the :rte , M.tr.
Friend, the Be..... B . Wanlley Xing, tho Rev. r"
Armoll'llllg, the Root. W. M, ltoW'1b\iIOn: Colon.1
J. E. Broadbenl, C, B.. Meure. Herbert Plitt.
E. P. Collier. W. Pole Routb., F. B: Parfitt,
Franci. H. Wright. C, E, 'Bewelt. E.' Jaokson.
If, O. Ohivero, W, J, HOIlman. W. Poulton.
Sp&<b. F. E. Moring. W. , J, J. ~'inn ,.• H
Rogin&ld Sntton. H. Q, Rt.ilIbo.....

to women

work done by tho many women'.
at the Front, a.mong whom tho
W,)m"h"s H O&Plt.&ls of the National Un'on
W.,""" .·,
6oclet.les may lake a. IUSL
the pubhc a.bw lute confidence Ul

DAIRYMAN HEAVILyl' FINED.

.1f/IO!l' ..... '"
t.i.at' <1h!>ro

Improve the

of young

.. ba SUob£t.itut.ed for ..
appea.r to be uae!ul and

ClOoM 'with tho lin'ging of th.
Anthem,
The B8Ilo/ of the 1)epot Ro~.l Berkshire R~g,.

thiJt,:,."mffi,<t

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he;1r'e~~·~:~~~~~~~~~Ef!]~,~~~~~~~~:§~

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87.

W,okingbam}ijal,
.READING.

However long ~he tnal mIght
bo. ' EDglisluDei>~6u~ ,/fgh~ fO{ , 'IIio,"
to ,qome after. aa ·their anoeators fougbt

\~,th~
bonds01,,!~~:.;,:~~j~:~r:
~ could aacred
be
true

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BnDCh"JI'

ChiO! M~gj..IJ~trp.~

... ~.l~b. saorifl.. . of ' d..,. , _ _oml...,

liri1Ihood.

Per Ib;

for ~\he aplendld wa.y in whIch (or tw.o yea.rs
conducU}d the a.f£alfl of ~he ' Borough a.I

!.he

l'a,iUUu!neu· Englobd.ntered

CON C EAPER

I Mr A H. B ULL &a.ld the.y we1'\! &11 a.a pro~ ol
V1SC~unt Reading a.~ hiS! Lordship Wall
Readmg,

'I"....r..m

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Per lb.

c..ted the ·magnificent l"ork' eh.y hM done III the
c&mpa.ign, thanJ.;ing .very lDdlVldual man; and
that was .. tine' tribute from a. great leader
(Cheen) The peopl~ 'of Berkshire ha.d been
e:,!"eedingly kind in 1~nding out " greal 101 , of
t oba.cco J "fhicb was greatly apprecia.ted j but he
would remmd tliem ~ha.t food , n~~l!Ipa:pel'S, tmned
lausage, and sardines, or COClla , ' were very grdeful ,
comfOl:tmg ' to the 8oldlel'. (Hear, he!llf.) I

• .., JI<>t been drawn '" Cbrietiimity k w.. tJu-01.gh
~6 'loiInre 01 th. world to .pprehend ,tho m.....
.!nil
forOO 01
Oo.;p.l. . Probahl,. ." ..... in
'1 ~~.~ ~, t.!>~ .:"'or)d ,h&d
o\a.imi of J,j,uo
,llIiim been _"I' . ""'11plot#Y vincli~- Or . hi> ide...-.do 10 freqUeDUy retter&ted .. they
-m.ky ~ to-da7-. Saiely ~.be ' ·4epaiQ.ant ,Dote
of the, time. ..... .~ ealJ '" ...,ffli~ ,

,and.

that
when
ever

belong, H e went on to refer to l the splendid
services rendered ' by the Mercantile Manne. and
10 the horrible murder of C'ptam· F rjatt,
Colonel FOLEY followed. Jfbe Mayor. he sald,
had constantly referred to the regiment a.s the
Berk~ hlre R egiment; blit they were very proUtl
that they ea.rned. cerfa mly a. hundred years lilnce,
title of .. Roya.l " for setvlces in the field. He
the Roya)' Count y had e'rery reason to De l
proud of Its R-olal R.eglmeJlt. which had taken
I·".'at" hina " Pill't in all the ~ig .!lctlOn. In " Northern Fra.nce
and a.lso In lJelgium. a.s well a.s in the present
terrific fightmg on the Somme. _ A year ago Lord
French t old the Berkshiree ' how much he apple .

t'

,JUWLIN50N referred to tJa.e &lleptic.l!ll that t.be

ca.me

thaq over might guided by Wl'OlIg. (Lo~d cheers )
THE GALLANT BERKSIDItES.
Capt~ln Tan, R N. Ihanked Lord Reodmg
for the vtry kind tribute he had paid to the grellt
!lervice to WhlCh lle (the speaker) had the h0t?-0ur

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Mr.
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mills of Ood grind .Iol"ly. but they grInd ex·
ceeding- BD'l.a.ll"! OO'ld when the moment
it mt.Bt be lour pel:lc~ and not the German
we ,!ould have. That would only Gome
might, guIded by right, h~ triumphed for

riglit

,t~e Town Clerk (llr. W . S. Clutterbuclt). Unirer. con1liel. even rno~ It etTlble Ulan the pre1ebt one. tOt hOS8 ...ho served
lity College was npre.ented by Mr., F. H W hl (ilear. h.J..1 But what ' would defeat of Oer..6
learn~d ~h.t our
(Rogllt/'8Z). Mr, J . G. Dodg.on. and Prof...or A. nr,·
y ' --an'
" Id menn h umt'I latlon fOt 'h I .a.me t ..UlI~ .. 'In
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uu;o.
"au
L, Seob~. Th. Borough Magi.trateo pteeeni ere thtD', ,\0 4.oube,
nol pbyBioaI auJ!.rlllg It whlItever the shIp,

.. ~ of our Life," and .. 0 God of Bethel."

of Cod and

man, Beaven Qnly ,knew where or wha.t for.. I" Th~

,.ard.

S'" P""", Sandmon. K O.M a,. Meurs. M, ~. ...ould eve-I mIQIi
the Clerk ( . and pnv&tion
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F . Sut '.......~n and A. "I.:.t , We.t. WI'"
\U
A A . .J onee). Among olhen prueDt W'er6 the them. It 'foul!f.
CIlief Constable of Reading (o..pt. J, S, Helidor· '~l. bUfdeft ot
100) and Mr. F. W. ¥min (Actmg Coroner). I
them 8.0 Jong;
A verse of the N~onal AntJ;,.em waa lungTby ,nat nati'lu on
the Choir, and the h~. W'er6 1/ 0 God, OU!' help sa" of
the
) In aget put," ~I Bo1,- Fathv, in Thy Merrly,"

all 1.).

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:t " ~~1~.li!;~

811ppol'tuag a

:home~.

Bound in a dr.1Uty oover 6Dd freely 11Iusw-.I.t.ed ,
Sqtton's Balb Catalogue for 1916 18 \l. IOOS~
attractIVe publication aDd will appea.l to all wl.e reated In ftoriculture . We 'Onderstand that. 6. copy
Will shorta,. be }Kl&ted ~from Rlsading to all (;Uitome:t"8 of the inn for bulbs .