Reading Observer 04-1917

Volllnt~er

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A alnd ' B

AIDE~ELOPMENT ,OF THf
VOLUNTEER

II

F{lICe

MOV~~~Nl:' I'

who Wete

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Distinctive
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"_._ ...... , C01lld lIbou ld
obhga.tlons
could to In

1'h. Beth Tern!on,1 Force A"oeiat..on h.tY.ng
been .,ked bv the War Ollie. to form • Moto,
Volucteer Corps for the purpOSQ of pro~i~Jllg
mo~ or transport for the volunteel"8 of th~ . . CO\lutj

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lease 01 urgQDt uulitary llecesslt4.': tile LOld
lLleutenant convened a. mcctmg n the ~rg6

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Hall Rea.dl1'lg, on '] nda.y 10 la+t w~e C! for
the! purpose of 1'Iusmg a.tI lea~t ooe m.ctOT heel. i'n,oveti.ent.

squadron. There was a. rcpresentatn e attbUd
.nce
Mr Loona.rd Sutton preSlded, rand was .up
ported on tho platform by Bnga.dier General
Calley, C B (ID!:p"ctor nf VolUllteer Forcesl tn
the Southern Command) Mr J a.rbert Benyon
(Lord Lleuten""t), Colon~ 1 AlJI';' (Secretary I for
the OrlordshlIe T erntot'laJ AssOCiatwo) , CaPfaLu
M L Porter (SeCT"etoll'y of the Berbhue Tern
torlal F orce ASSoClatIOn) Mr S ~Court, Ca.ptaln
~r..tcaJle (County Ad]ut..ot) , Colon,e l
4 elhe
Colonel 0 P Serocold q: M G, Colonel A I r
Ewen, Alderma.n J ,V Martm, \Mr H C Mylne
(~la,yo r of Wokwgham), etc
Major GtlIleral D
McIntyre, C B "bo h<>.d hoped to be pre.. nt
Wa' unabl~ to attend I
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~Ir Sutton .",d ho Wa.r , Ollice now fl'ily
I ",aJ,se d the great .mportanco U> tho COlltlt~ of
the Volunteer Force I and tbey asked tho"" who

"MY

Ipo~'cs3ed
If

Extra Lu,e Bott!o 3 /9
OJ IV"", 'M"thaJts
~"''''','' G,~~,s .~

can; to put t hoze t'us and themselves,
they could drive, or thelr coaUfi'eurCl, at tbe dls
posal of the Volunteer Force, lD order to n1hkc
the. IV oluoteer Force D,s effic eot and mobJlo ~ Lt
l1ou11l be 'Â¥heu the ) ldea. or hs.'Vl!Ig a. Volunteer
Motor Squa.dlon 1D Berkshue wu tint m ooted

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Stcph.n Sm Ib 0\: Co. Ltd
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C0MEDY
COUfiHY <tJ_HEA

STE

89a, Broad Street

11V Lady ~raylel" h,
there cbuld no t bo fifty motors left
I wh ch " o"ld b. avail.b'e, o.t !4ey hear~ lhal pO~Ee~smg III add tIo~ to an
I O:dord5hire hOO sucli a. squadron, and they felt lOD1a.'ltIC story a muslcaJ score
lhat I Berkrhu-e ,boul~ not bo left beh.nd ,H e beauty some rerlY p,rcttv songs,

i they' thought

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My Feet

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Aching for

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glorlouB,

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ma.kes tn ed, swollen sore,
perspmug fe et feel '

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Tho wlt ty Mr IArtblr
genlOt: ~

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Pa~

. t<lry w'th prlcele..
T. lbot and ~ir
s ble for the
Mi.s Hild.
, ladle;;
Ill" { yen murh <)npreclated t 1lc numbct
Lady li'ra} Ie"
of offer'} t.he) Lncl fr om In d J m ners of cn.r . . a"d
} "r fio e' '\iOl re

and th e

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[ THE QUEdlON OF P J;;TROIJ

Mr

i;et·homo
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J " off, u.nd then
L J 1..I !ll'; Icatof yOllr>! In:\
at 0 lce, und th e 1ehef c(l,nel'l'"
~ "' W'u'.

bumous. :'lod clulln IL1I6
T bere's noth mj!" hkG
It's
that draWl out ull the pOl::lOnous
puF lip yOlU" fcC:~t :l,11d r.ausa foot
G et a 1111- 1)0 :( of TIZ at any oh,'m~t.
don't ~nlt
Ah bow t;11\!J-

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~ W:l.8 held o;l Tburpdav ~ '\\ hen ther!
sent
Mr Leonard G Sutton (tn rhe
the Mayor (~h F A SarJea.nt) MeCOrt; J
Martm. E J ackson T
G C1llvers. W
Howell, H S Cooke, R 3' Tyn e II
T NOTUS L E Quelch} ~ ,V A
Morley, W .M Ch,ld}. A H Dull,
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pro!e~s~on ~onci

outa."ure
on.e of WIder sC'?jle?
me
been success~\J l lD keepl l1

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, OLUNTEERS
only once n'gW ..
G e~er{l.l Ca.\lC'i E.J.ld teere w;as uo't't" on the p :l.l t
of t~ 'Vax Office e""ctr cliOlt beUlg made, not
oulv to recognvc the l VoluJ,\teers but ab. o to 1st BATT.

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theUl a.nd r e nder them dEClent In eve J
Ie wa.y In the case of In'lia<' on, the Vntun
teen; would ha, e to g~t t o theIr n.llottcd pl ~ce .,
n8 IlUlckh- as po"!'ab 10 nnd by t.he be,;t meJ.lJs 111
tbel~power, a.nd the best mC<1t;1s ~ Guld }-,.o motor
CMS. as tue ri::Lilw:l,vs w oul d be fullv eng:J.g:cd In

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oth
du ec LIODs
[hey wiluted tf l>0!.~bl e, c..ery
motor car owner to tegister hiS name a s ... w l!lm g
to
H e must like all members of the
R-egu ar ForCeS be ,",ubJect. to di fclphnc, h e 1l1lJst
be c thed to !>how tha.t he ~Q.;; a.n allthnrls~d
mem r of tbe ullhln.ry lorce$ he c:h ould If po!"
sl ble be armed too aD d h e should be cilll" ble Jnf
dT1\ l'{tlt a. en." of such a. de!Cnntl(in nli would be
mefu~ for t h" purpose What t.hey IeQUlrecj we\e
hea~ a'1d hgb t squadron.... atld thue WiJ.!\ also the
Ta~ lU1 e nt.al tnnsp01t '\fh' ch co~Ui~ed of a. nulU
ber of vehIcles Wb lt!l wOl,lld I'tr:compally the
t roona, cnn-vmg waier a.mJIlUIUtlO!l lll~me
guns ~ and so on The bca.vy squlldron wo ltd
C:j~ tmpphe.<; necessarY for 18\ era] Cla:v5 :;I-nc! the
ltght squadroD \~ould be required. for mov.ng the
men to (he LT places It 'HIS not cl(' iU' whC\tb er
the regl me\lta.l
tn CDOle Ollt o r th('o1l:6
sfjuadl:ons Qr be a. seo
te m atte, I If lt could ha
sep arate.., £0 much thl) better Deallll~ , ..... ih t he
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It appeared 10 the Clerk th.t Ithe gener.1 ques~lOn of p~trol G e'al Ca.Jley n ,d h. "as
t!fficlCncy of Lho local s\ stem of educahon entitles 50T1"~ be was un a b 10 tcr make ;my Ofti Cll l l)rl')
tb::.m to expect. substantta.~ h elp an d It "as prou nm ll enl<!nt ;t;:. to t h e.! ad, :t.nbtrcs ! ~u lCdtVldurtl

Lran::.pt'laWas

.hlo tbiJ.t they would 00 able to get through 1\oul

t he present finan Cial ,.ea~ WIthout the In crca.sed
.Il':!<:}c:La..n c(') from the r a.tes ~V hICA the estlUlates de
II!u.nc!w 'lhe est.1Dllted expendIture on hlghcl
e,l uC:l tlon IS £37 less than 1last YCin but owmg to
fl.!'! !0"'5 of grant due to tbe reduc t~o n of t he uu m
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of e't"enmg !School!!. and the fn ct. tba.t last j ear
h~C";JJ1 wlth a. credlt balance" of £380 m a.ddlti on
tc £204 arrea.rs O\. w g by tbe Oxford Educatton
h~ lthonty ;lDd thiS Jear opened With 3..... debit
b .lx;tCe of £65, the a.mo unt rcqUlred from the
:r:.Ai"S was £848 m exce<>s lof tbe nOlll\J:\al amount
d Qked f ~ 1 ,.. year ago 10) addltlon the statement
, f lD come i"Iolld expendltuJ6 m respect of Readm ~
8 chqol tot" tbe yea r cnde~ March 31st 1916, a nd
n eluded lD la ~ t !year fj accounts shQw'ea an rid

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verso bal&ne.

-or

£400

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b,. bel!tngmg to tblS C"'1" , hut

ur ["("( them 311 t o gl '\"'e
the ir n<m1e'
Tb (" ha.mnau rC:1 d
whi ch h ad p-m Te
can'cd In Ca.ntb.lD
• retrrettmg Q1A ~p~ Ice
froDl r
McIutVTe I who li fter
SL!lh'1p; that
£fuestIOIl!
"hlch b l' ~t thr>
illls\\"pr,
s;tatf! 1 th" t m
de
ter t hem ftnm pno1o,,,,,,,,\-;nn
t99t'~ 1 nnd h e
e"",n'thm C?
t t"r""16 V01Ul1U:!e r 'l
or clhertrcnq: 'and
m~l1t w ... ~ , en n~n "," n,6.
":\'nes

KendriCk (dds'

School acco unt was mOlO pJ ea !:l tng.... the l est llnn ~d '
demand froUl the l'"d.tes bCtn~ £98 I ~~ th ou b
lh. exP<:nd.ture j:.uowed for ha s 1'I~.n bv £ 14
If Parha.menL tcc.epted~' ~'1"htr 3 'Prop(lf;a.ls Q,
,upst""t .. I sum shQuld hi} odd. d 10 the mcor

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In CoocillslOn

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tbfl Cb8.U'man congrn.tuliloted t
COJIUQlttee u pon the grea~ l hough budy "'pprecill
t lOll of 1the ,mporl.;.nce ofl edllcatlOD naw .sho,vfI
V.,lnol,,,,"
bv l'arli4ment .nd the
nnd welcomed tbe
.bent 'of
ch,ld would oom~ 'I " ..,,..,,1. C.'''''•• ,"U
into iii,

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COllllllltt....,
~ch""
,erv,.,..
rendafed
to...
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THE CRt"\:\-" 'U , 4W AM.ENDl>IENT BILL
Ibe Crlm~a..l La.w AmepalJ)cot Bill , as
h., the Sta.rtdin~ Comllll t t eq coub.lns
(:I) by wb'cb Ig llis under 18 may De "Dt:m.oed
m:Jgl "' trata to t!.:'HI" iears d"'tent 0 1-

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RefOl!l'la.torv

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oouducl and tb

a. first.

c~n

Ii v"ltL,( U'

prop~r

l,... tI,ll fOl
<Ul

,al'eg'"ards

C\ Ide~ce \)r 111'" t..,t! gd"wn
ba.s raised L EtOUil 0; protest
SOC lotWl:> 3.lld ~:pcrli; /gener a,1l\
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for MOla.l and I;fygl cne \~!llie wUJlll l}:.
W·ou!lderl:.~;!jt'9<
Clau.se!'l 1 <mil ~r P1U\ dUlg til ","!. It "h"ll
feu ce tc. a ~ft~e or lndidu: ~ nt [0 ;),11 iu,le,:eut 'l l
a.sS3.ult on ..a.. "cung pClSon undfOr
uf:e of 16
'Prm e that bd Clr "be con "el ted t)
ad of
deCelle\ ~ nnu abc-' t ~ ln~ t !!e def ence
t a.

C:~Jl , . btb
Officer fOl tllOweek > J leut \V
Range Oro cer f Ol the u:eek &rgt.

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PlatooD. ~" 1 to 8.
Suudav -Pa.rade Ki~ Ed\"8: rd
Dldcot
fhe baud wilJ u.~nd Wa".iDI. 'iiron
Monda.v - CIn.II~ fO! r ocru lU
Slgualhug
Ma.rket HllJl, 745

HDlI 74.,
'I uesdo.y -Musketrv anl1

l'6Crults Ilnd m embers, Cn.ttlo
Clas" fqr NCO 5 Ca.ttle Mu.rket
mg practice, Alfred Street Rauge,
Pra.r.tice. St Gdes' Hall, B
\VediLesda.y -Parade ::s~ Mary's
fitting
BqUlpment to men U1 A
lecture \nU be given bV' <l. !SemOI

pf

Law a.nd

}(lOp;'8

Regula.tions at St-

All membe18 are ~ked to atUlud
J'hursday -S'gna.llmg el....,and muili,trv
fot learults au<1 members, ~~ltl'~ rB~"'rk.'t_ JH.'~ll,
'i 4.> Shooting l1Ptllctice , Allred
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Fnday -FhYRlcal

trn.lD.m~

uudp.r Army Instr uctor, Ca.ttle
Saturday
St Ma.ry'.
eqwpllleut Villi be fitted to meQ of A

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re:J.sonJ1}lc c::J.1.! ~ e to bP. 1J(~' ~
was of or a\l;::,' 0 I h .. age r,f lb PTot Cl!.. Yii'Ol: D.U.'i'V're viQ,usl~.· repe1rli':d l\:[j :-.EWg no"," reported
ag::1 111SL C lau <:.e, 3 .T !!n- ur;:~ t!!."lt there
J I Partn dge
,Q;u a.' rsnt.ee t.b1.t th.IS C'alN! '" ill not be used as a
~Iuli'o~ 200361 (S:~v"lI.oni
so called samtarv me'::Slle Comnutt<ll s to be
J Saunders
at tb.e dli'icretioll of tl:.e COUll t and It lS qUl t e
!I
pmstb1e that the cljJur.e may lD some lDs taDces Pre'/lotl sly
W
d d
be u$ed merely to pu,t a'\ ay dlS(}ased grr]s In the
KIlled _
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supposed mt..-e.l. of public health, leqardle.;s
Sec L,eut
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the rImed U""""'4'" of such metho.!s
Mo,..· Dle'~ of "i'"Ullds!+OHf, tl..ey pomt uut II':! reply to the argumen t
U
Hu,
tha.t th.s detent ('J.l) 1" not In t bejtlakle or -PlplISl:
ment, but u; (n. speci tl rlrlnlpgc or PlOtectlflD for
the gIrl " that ::ouch . 1 prot.cchpn' should Dot
merely be confined to) one class Iof off~eI5 but
should apply f for mstOJ,Dce to g rls .com Jcted of
pUf~nn~ Til thIS latter ca...~ gIrls rna-v, be se-!lt 10
BorstaJ InstltUtIoU bu t r;ot <j u su mmary can
they must fir<;: t be comwltted for tn Ll
cOUlt
tbIS 01 portumLy fn" further
\)rOP61 10 tho cno case It Fllnuld be glHn
othm toQ
fl::c K atlOTI al UnIon "f
Suff ane "Ii" CtlCS IS alfO JOlnmg With
V""nnJe. 1 -: I ~ r oup III it protest agil.:.D" t

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The m"", .. od ~pendlture on

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The foll owlllg casual ties In the
to women, ;). bcn ce to
cen an Ull,told, . oo<lll ·· to RegllDcnt have been OfliClt llY ,...,'nrt..l
'vornen and fblldren as
"ho1e,
K,lIed antly lustlfica It.~elf b'\ 1 wOlk for our
Sec LlCUt L p. B:u:Uett
our A llies .,oldierz: lLa 131, tho war, m
Sec L,eut ':f G R
mg hereM ement and ~o "s to many homes
tached l1ooyo1 Berks
CIUP; mall:'" ~omen
b,ith rto dependent to earn
Pte E J Hill l OqOI ~7~;~~~e;
thCU' hvmg 00 glopnd of eqUltv alone l ~ It
Pte L Leay., 22469 (1
fa.Jr to geny t o woman a amlltv ,I n equlli oppor
Pte, R Lee; 20140 (a 'Olnl,oon.
tllrutV With men <If earb.\ll~ an honoura.ble liveh
G J
hood lU a " ,(II piJ..d pri{?,s,on
c1ose~

11\ thl~ wa.y mO!lt
~atnotlCa.ny a.nd the'""1 mu!':t be content to follow '
lIr
th"lr exa.mple The ~ 31 Office sa.ys 'Volunteer
The u tterance! of Mr
md truo:t to \) >:
It l'i\as not Il ltroeetber ,iJ 8&.t 1s LUCIfer D Nat lnn, n. mflat
OOD
ESTIM..A..TES FOR 1917
r Idon W.l., or begmfu:;:- fr!"lm t!l"U' po nb 1pt hill much of m ordant
Mr E Jic1:~on~ l.!l preol:.ent1 ng
V' E: "" , but It Vi itS the
the War Offi~ d14 tI~se :dmost mlnablv t ouched
of lb. mcoUlO and apenniture of
I tbm as" and tbe:;; mllSt ibe conlcnt t~ make ' .t rt '1r Ide m,I.e< iJ. comm.ndrn~
tt
fb th
ea.r enamg March
I on t.h~c:e lmes as otbE'TS had dODe befNe t.1icm
Mr}< llgmihl l> -Cramer make-II
C
I omw i ee.
T
~) th t li
"'~me and
T hQ e"tabh 6bment 0* squildron ,nU be a. CO of Ch .. rcb dlgmtal .cs---a. cunon
sud tha..t compare WL
,+6 lllt:l:.
t
t
F
(eapt n) Mcond m ommand, two Ii~:~;:~;~~~ ROWing bowl, )lUCi get"
turo for the ye;u lust enqed
e eJ~ e~ tor (one to ea.eh halfl,;;qu ron) squa.dron
httla mUSICAl Eo n g bud
e1e ment..,'U·y cdur...a.t.ion antlclpa.ted a.
:o~uiae lU m;:J.lor GOuadr-on qu:u terTIlaster [l;6rgesut
~lf Vera. de Vere, 11;
come of !'oug-blv £ 350, but a n additlo a expe.n ,l!eo.n~ (fi,e m each halI ~qua.dron) 8
VmmC!' With grcat
diture of £':),300 There was, however a. bala.oc~ (four \D ea.ch half squ'adron l, 88 dnvers
ness th:;lt I I; un co:mD,nllly
m hand of De,1rly £1 700 and the extra. deman
, d Vfltes and 20 lllot()f CYCli1tS They would
C:Utce"s l>em""
upon t he r,'l.}e~ " ou1d b~ £2985
I
n.hly drranC'e for ha.lf a lsquadroD lJl one put
behUld
The
i'ho !!lCIea~e oc ....u; cd la.tl£ol) m tbe ltc.mS of
Count ... a nrl half m anothel sectlO11 In dilf...nt .[ I~lha.n Sa.nder"' l !:.a.
~ I o·
J
1 1 ah out
SfLlarle80f T CUC!lelS
J ..,
,- It; towns"[" '\'t"lnch ~olld pa-ra.dp.
togelbor' for pr<Jcf1cc t>tng :ntC'sI3Y
"Wages
.!.l t 7 j and n~t a.:.k a ll to come from chffer6t\t parts of ;:ret. i'rvm mnthcr
Books, s\:jtionery and noedlework m~the Cpun ty for one 'Pat. do every t.me [he full " .th bel' bl ~hh prim
tenuls f;.lel and light, ropslIs noel
J pe rSO~el for a. squildron of 56 cars and 20 Imott r
hfe ha ;WIth n.ll h er re,;til,ude,
ot.het :XPCl DSOO of mc.w.tena-qco
£S 1 CTcle was 132 men ,,.ho could drl,e and lJDder of hUD1011r
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Hand.craf~ and Housccraft
.£.l?l I"tand cars, and were ready to do anythmg want!!:d
In dl!'1."trtllg the r chlef cflmedy '1"a"..,~""
WhLtloy Spcctn.l SCllool
l~9 III cqnnectlbn ~ Ith ~b&m
Tbe Comm:\udlllg a.uthor:. ha'\e preFente.d IUS With 11
ProVlSlO~ of Mcnh
£4 7 Offi cer w :m ld pr obably be. Mr :Leourt If tbe rogue named WIlcn'x (].fr
:hlcdlcallDSPCCt.lCll aud trcatm ent
£1, 7 result Of that m eetlOg w as t1!e off er ...,f !IIll'fficlent rot m a 1\ :,~a.rs, to hl s l f!Tca.t
l'aym(lll~ mudo a ll i...ehl.1f of the War
(, ~ H~!lO J1nrd I. ellten;Jnt ..... ould as president of esta.bllshment of Lad y l Fu.yle
Office
£294 the
rkshIT8 T f-lrnto Cl al F orce As.soclatv-.n under a. rlchne~s and ":1\hal a. sa,our of injpudeJlce
'dminish:ahon
,,£,;1, ,,,,,hlc they lCork ma!..e an offer of a. Berhblre. makes an lllstan£ appeal
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There are b\o "..Cts and three
'lllllP
I udllStnal Schools
..., .. Squadron and wben \t was .c~ep1iecl, Domm a t ~
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Special prOVlSlOll to 6uppleiDent expected
nfficeI's who ,,,,,onld then get tn wnd~. ot'ga.n 1s1ng tuous y staged The dre .. ses are wfecl:ion and
....lsnta fr om the N atlcmal Excbequer
' Lhe sruadro~ and l tS dulles (Appla'J.:.e)
the musIC IS mfectJou" ~
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b
t f EducatIOn ill
There 'WIll be a DHLtrr,ee on
at 230,
lor t 0 lmp,o'e meu 0
GENER.ll.
CALLEY ~'i D T'"E
,nd .t mould be note"" lhat th-"
d udlOg'tho m crea.e of •• Ianes
£1,500 ,
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p nnclpa11y <hIe 1,.0 "~G tilling up of \a~ C1e:. 3l)d
to the operntlOu of th~ t;cheme of ,,:a.r 8.l1o\'\anoes
Ihe lut:rC-lses due ~o enh~uced vrlcesot IDlLteqals
"\\ ould be l'eadll:,: ~~dc!'Slood lhe p ro\ UHon for
mC4!". W'~ t he
as Inst. year and was the
}(J\" l;st It. "",ould btl pruden t to a Ho"
The pu,
m "ut3 made OD bch If of the \ V:u Office hod becn
lllW'rosed ':Jy the new regulatwu which la ... t n~aT
l)ut upon the ~ducailOn ¥ t hvnt I thelobhgat lOn
(0 p a y for gas e!ect.nclty and "::1.ter supplied t.o
the ~cb oo t buildm~ used a~ wat h 05p,J.ta 15 und
cla iW the amount nom the ]'llb tary I AutborlLy
In practice. thIS meailt tna.t. the Au9:Wrtty pro
'ldad the mon ey thI S year and got It lack next
yeal
fbe- .De'~ :u'Tangcmcnt. adds ~1 ,250 to the
Coqurutteo.& expe.nditure 10 tuo ~ill'ren t )C<1..r aJld
mc~d It. 1i~t :vest by over £1000 The pro
";J 510 n to .su;oplement. expected additional grants
jrom t b e NatiOnal" Ez.cbeq~er (or tb& unprovcmen t
of educatIon lDc1udu:tg 80hnes would Dot come il.3
OJ, surpnlle to the Comnuttee or the CounCil aItEfl'
the rccommeoda.tlon recently accepted tbat when
the e);t..ent of t.lte aaditlonal finan clill [ltd from ,1
tho Exchequer WaA known propoaais for Improv
Jng the prese.n1\ \Ec:ale of ::alaxles "ould.. be Eub
lUl .. ted by tho )F w :moo Comm ittee
8illl: e the
p l e~rt.tJon of tp.e estlmates}h Fisher had made
b ~ speecb and It. pnnt of blS proposa.ls had come
t3 the &b-COm.mlttee from th e Board of Educa

r~~~~~f~iL~~~

BERKS I CAlSUAL

the

ha.ve been lost tha.t has

" it,

\

1$ 'HI]

pl
evant
ne \\Ulk
It hells
as nc~:~e:rft::~'~~~;l:!~~~i1
tuat..
CfJut.act
l ,\ It!land
sOCla.l
high llUnacd and dcvote~
a.nd \'I'lLnc.; ["s "omen) ••,e to
f'nmU! :J.i co I ts and tt ~llle "
far respuD S flo )\ omen ill I he so.l''''.'01r.,·
Slfm to faro unplea!!:antness ID
belu"'otl,eD
'Women It 115 soru etlmes

document.
'
I
Tbe Volunteer Forc~ began

W H Ba.s.cden, 1.. 0
FaIrer. ~es
Sut.ton and }'1nmage, the Rev Cvopel'
toogt hel wllh th", Clerk (r.Ir H r

thy US.A..

C1.ses occl <:IQ~a.lIj come betorc the ~~."P:~';;'f~:';'i~~
palllful alldinPlC<lE'lout as to m a!..~ ,ll
un ;:w Led to omen Yet S OClet,
a.Im" ..' C!:c 1u I\' o lv as Its ogen t :; n

SUb <:""lptlon of 4s p er mel4.l.pe"<:!lIp ct)mpu 1iqrv
I ~s fat as t!:.eV' could ~ e f' at presen t, they did r,ot
wa.ut. to do tlls o.nd thougb J t h'J,t a Uj:tlment;ll
or t.rtuQ.(}ron fuud, to \\hl cb members and otq ~rs
could I voluntaril y contllbut.e. ,\ould.. be q~ulte
Euffi clent
1 hcre must he some be<1tlqun'rtCH; ex
penser postage st LttOncry an d perha.p!. a. 11 tie
cleo-v'a] rLS!) lsta nce, put t h ey need not be m ch
£20 or £30 be Imngilled would bc ;lmple to C'lrI)
them on "lth fnr i\. lonl!' time
Pcrh q p~ tp,ev
v.ould!, finel a ,0Iunte"l'1 "ho w ould Q. ct n'" onlet "
room ser;!,CJJlt n.nd g t\ e a. few hours , .. ecldy t o
correspondence, and the k eeping of. orders aljld

1

or

of ch.'<j dch4q n,nc:l! It has b,en

pa d In f,ct, they h~\e to beor tbc "hole eo,t,
('xcept. petro] thetuseh cS !!..!It. br(lllgh~ blnl! to
tbe pOint of c:tpem"s and ~u b !crt ptlo11 S
Some
forces made an r.ntan ce Ice of £2 ;and a. "eeldy

A meetUlg of t he ~dibg Educa.t.lon

" Tomen are

..

rhe

PRESENTATION Or I THE
I STATEMENT.

as

lllg- md slll~l hee m ove7\~ _ehmng
will He ,J. g~l~ t ld, a, I t4.b~ to thew
h"!p and adJ 100 ct 'H': U::CIl so l cltors In
trw.! 1.'1.'-" he, 3. ,,\d . . fi"oId of , ~" [u1ncss
f tetcl} u:a:.p<1ctuN: l" 11 cur eU
Ll 'o"crl t o t:{lllc.\ld 1~1 CJUTt.. cases
bre:t.les or th~ l' ::1<.:' on }> cts J a.nd tlley
stantl' rel'OI]1c the t ,t!t.nL of the .Bench for
fen Il:es they thus I OUC.C to t he conun'Ulut'\
<111 c a~t:l"
c!u 'dI.en a:e concerned the
fOl wo'nen 01 1C .. on [ .. qUIres 110 ruguruen t.,
t_ o t.; U r=C<:5 \\ h cL has at.te:1ded the work
AtI\CIlC!l~1 " rmen SQ.lcltcrs
tho C!~:;~::~;

I"

yom fcel~d~:~;;~~~:I~~~.;it~

t~::

wom .. n s wah. "ug~) to be
worla. I) need for hel 6e l"\ ICC:;

" " ,._"._of H::: ~ 'l"'oluntccr R '-'gLnl en t
be cnmpulo:on or n ot 0 lId be Jl:'i\?;~'~;o~~~~!.~
m;::; Officer to dcc la~ l' tl::;sLbJy Q. ~
m ercoat w o ild be f:~("I(,:llt a t first
rt''lUired "ould be to Id rlll O!1Ce il {ortn P.b.t,
nblv on n. :Sunda.y afternoon fOI 1O!tructlO!'1 ho,~
to drlvs then cars lit lme I)nd tot' lUb: e.tithOflS,
~t
Probablv late r t!l,C\ would !.a\ e to to ~e~hc
Voluntep.l:. 'out for t heir rluty 0\ tran ~p(l .. t'" tljem
If tbey h lu to fl;O to ~notl!cr port of the countiIT
MIlitary wsclP1me would plc\;.nd on parade
,,"ork was pr!rfe ctiy 't"o'ur.tar , no Ollr! \\4,:> to be

oomforta.blo
tire
you ~~en one !-'hoC!s
htLlo h t
a pox to your ho 'l :\" t.ho
much as you do

en: • E Ill to

Houso r f La." and It IS
facil itics "'!i ~ '::'crLlv ~ g \ on for Its
!!I "he. H om.~ Of GCDl:ll OLS
I t ':'as b"cn saId
tho .a..1IP-U' tlO 01 ... O~IIe 1 to the profe Sion at
p ese:nt tUllS would bo u, v; OI!b to ~he
sohcttOl;; nO I on uuhtar,} sen ICC 'VLcn
lcmen}be.rea. f b U.t the n orll1al pcrlod of qUl
tlOn as a. so lC1tor 1S five ycarsJ and the
,,)oSJl b1e perl d. IS t h ree yc.::t..n:, It '\\ ill be
wornpu ~n bt qil ahty 1ll tIne. to LlU
tempo"q.rtl:> 'lc(t \ aClut
The tIue.
by

If vlll ~ on the t::;nl"IHcmtJOll of
, .. puldl obtam l!) '\ 0 Jmt eO'
t!ler ,vould be o..IDlml ~c:d b\
~,. I d una.;;a ourmg' \\ l r ~er loe
for \\ lth leC':<lrd to UnltOI!)l
tho motor , o'~ntc ~l: \\ oll id be

11lll'ilH fl0m

~hl~

~or~L~uSX:~~,~:~ a:;t;~:d ~

love B mg
tl.nd ads

would h" e 10 pllons of petrol iJ. month,
WOUldl he cnoll.::: b to U€c. .) 'tpo cor gomg
\\ ouid 1~ ~ u~l)l~d ,,!iP net rr.1 tOi
,~hell the" 'E rr> Qn I du t \
He
an.vd"e . ·1

L1

lk e~

PROFESSION.
I n )Urcb. of

Wbat a bon~ the: l)~ ~rol qu erhon'} He. b l Q. hoped
he !.hould Ll.H bccu able to tE'1l them t.hu.t mem
bers of the t q ila.dl(ll~ ' " a u J b.:n 6 fip~ Cl al
1eges hut a.t let.. t th~ '~ouJ d cert\ilm ly
off aSI am bod.,
rh cf c " as UQ doub~

finrllt. t

ADMISSION TO THE LEGAL

How:ud

a ct)'; \\I~h
blue a.bovo
"ble, thot there \\ 0111 bo 'l- lady COUlDlO. d~nt n ess bv t.1le , ~c' Y ,WI.O
forth~omlDg and th 1t ~., ;} ot!!"r !adH~:; Wf ' d De bot .:m gh
H ",·,"in ~
dll\o Imotor ;lmbul.L:::lCC~ .. nd 50 be r Cil dy to s \ c pnpula I",y:
E;e,ii.t",oon
wh ch br' :?-ll ra" c[,;winithe Volunleer Regu'1eht In c~e of need

):Ol) "{\111

,

~~:tba ~ll~;' o:r~u S~~~ ~e~~t tt;t1rq~~:t ~: r:~

they hoped, wb"n t!!l1llght " <jUOlL.l""n 1' \.) 5 for~"'( 1
~ t-e able to Co ll) n. 1 ~otm o.m bu ::l llCE' cClh .1'0
60 th~t t!..cy ,~ould 1~e able to muJ.:c u e 01 11 e
hdlesf &erVkec: 1 he), 1 vpcd , '\, h l!o that was

1\-hl'oO vour f t'!(!;t felll like
Ollt- ]Uflt tt v 'IIl~ Il. 'I r.rall(l-ll·('I

WdMEN'S WORK.

respOD t';.e to tn~ Lor.Q: WIt a.nd wisdom Dot J commonlr a*;oe,at" d With
modern dta.loguo of tlhe hghter
The P10
duclIon stands uruque
of Its klDd

Lleuienant s CIrcular, 1Ir S "Court bad the ofler
of over fifty C<!N; so that ho would be ,ble to p.ck
tho~ which w(:re most sUlta ble
Havl-ng ~m
ph""V'ed the great neceSSltY,l'f the Volun\eer
Forc~ OD which L ord French epoke at Nottm,b'

,

Clau se 3 They ~ 1 ~t out t .. Ii. Lbe O UlI 0
,Ides heavY pena..lhc :> fer f!lrl ~ up tb !lj ~eU'S or
age but pro'ndc ... 11 prrtcctll1'l '(lr ttem in m
'sexual lllfof'!rferan c.r. b1.,,"ond the age of 16 A gul
het"een 16 md lB '~ tn be regarded ~Ither as rL
n"-noI'lj:;lble person , 01 she lS not If ..he IJ nol
It 18 dIfficult to ~<': ,~, tile :l."'e 01 lonc; enL IS nut
ra'M!d t.() 17 f If Fhe I"" It IS eql1OJ.b-... unposn b1c
to s~ whv I::he al:oq1d be pcn;lhced under- .,I:u ...
c1n.liSP it 15 further pomt.cd out that und er
chu~ 3 an)j girl uu~er 18 V6.1.rs nf :I t"~ bro ught
hefortf n. m " A'15trate If(ll J~ \ l1ll ~ h~!..1l.\IClur ma~
be de~n.med
~tklm " the agl" of 19 1D an
tn':lt.liutlon
a..pprm cd h~ p ... &cret<k"'J
t)f St"te I
t erm L"11rbl"ha'10Ul are In
In

the

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