Reading Observer 04-1917

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F . E. Moring, E.. ~.
J. C. TFUlltrum, J . va ,.
Berpa.rd l eQUm. (clerlt)
(Mitifary Representative) .
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E1>IPLCIYF,:RS' CASES.
represent Mr. C.
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... ho applied foc don't k~ow
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Wife:
got " luit
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gave nrino

Teacher
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Tbrpe
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bi.ker; on,

leave ..... ftr=t.ed to A. E.
mairried, ".",ed {or Bl, • bread
apRllc~t,loD of Mr, ,\V G. Hicks .
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a.ppeared· to repreoentJ
Messr", Toomer
who applied for G. F.
Cr11ds. aged 36,
passed ior general I. ~.
"Ice, a. ma.nager.
; not to be called until
May 15t~ .
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IDr. Hastings
applied for C. WRen·
dell, age~ 30,
p ...ed for B3, hi. lebo",·
ttjry "".istant.'
\.l"mE,"ol' pull agreed to tJu6,
::l,0nLbs with le.ve.
F. ChurciliU &pared ,

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for \OlJOfi dloH I" rI.I I '
1Vhere there bnf; h[ ·'n I, re'l,pr
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flocks sho\!ld
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a.long tlH~Â¥e b1l r]:: wll! ~rr ,w
DUl'In;:: the pa::,l nl N'!.. mOl
scarcll.y of ~r{'('n
month of _'q,I !\ ,h 1.c;J 11 llj

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weather

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for 'Ftock of a l~ a::f'''.1 bt!c,!
amount of Irnn l be.~!d~·,.,

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k.'ping Lue bL,od c0,,1
early< birds d lu!,g \\ 111 f'j()d
iha.n \J~ui.ll the:\- mui ; he

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IN AID OFI IN~I5CARRA
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thi s. may be ~il thrc J and
I WIth a. pa ir n ~ SC1 S)!()n, V'-},J
fpr iL ~s nHl ~ 1 floFk T il l th l!)
I df green s~uff I g rO\\ n m ! h... ·
~ b e giV"cn 1\ht11i. a.nd tb r-J\ L
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'l'hose w bo -iove a.
viSIt to .the Roya.l
week. FrQsh from
a. galaxy of ta1 ent 10
~x cel8 as a. pleasing
of reClo i, good ml!t.h
mcideuts woven
whose fn.ther, the
la.n.xious to SeD bm
ceivcd. Bright mU "IC
story. Miss. I sobel jJ"l o rm~,
a captlvatmg a.nd
Gerard, Ear! of B,werlcy,

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as t']1l 'c!dy 'VI Lh nil
bring It i l t'1 lr rr:n~ n:-;
tJllS can oh h
drme by
of It. If ,the pulleL' a.t"P.

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Charlot I The ct ~cr , " st.:l:r" 2rtist wa.s Lulll
Va,lli , wbo ' Tendp~ a number of Rongs In charming fa.-h:tion Th e IreV'1J1e r~n , lllto five seen!:!" and
lesser part.s were . 'taken by Donah Par~()ns, VI
Hollom, ', !lily ~hlITY, Ethel Jovce, Id. May,
Reginald R~6ie, G~a.dyk Fay and Marguerite Mor·
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DuriD the interval IJ.ok Edge tried h is pren·
t.ice ban ~ ap. audioDe&', fl.nd offered for ,sale a
d"l'licote ~!1 the ;4ed,ll struck by the Germ""s to
celebrarc \ the smking of the Lusitanl~ Amidst
anplauoo It his was , knO~~ked down to Capt. J. S.
Henderson. I
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, At the CO~c11;!Slon of the performance:Mr. Arthur
Coke,1 th~ hon. sec. 0 the Blue Cross Society.
th~d the arti ~tes for gIving their I!ervices Rlld
Mrs Henderson fa!. a~gmg the entertainment.
The f ono~ I' ladies act.ed as pt"Og[ammc
mercy.
- sellers ::-fM:~. I D~l'e, Innd :Misses Egan, iDown'- war.
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iog Fu116rtob ' Tate, IF.unice Wiijiiins, Phyllis
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The Recorder, ill
HendemJn a.nd Dymore BrO'W)l.
months' with hard
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leave It to the
rome whether t he
serve the ono year and 88
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tIcket of leave.

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hrea Clleer9''' ..at !he Sh.aJtesbllr'7 'fheatrcJ
who a.ppeared by Iklnd pcrmis.slon of l\.It. An d~

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It wa. a happy thought on the part of Mto. cr Borough Quarter
S H end'fJ"Son , wile of the ChICf Constabl. of
Reading, ~ arrange for B ma.tm6e periormance -p.t
tbe Roya.l COUDty ! Theatre m ~l:Id of th~ funds of
th. Inniscarra j\iu;iliary H osplt.l, for a m ~gnifi .'
cent success' was soored. The performa.noo took
place, on Tn~a.Y a.fternoon, ~d an orlgmal
r evue. r ntitled' .. H/" 'va.s 'staged. The book and
lyrics of t he revue . were by Dp'nah Pa.rsons and
Reginald ~lsic. tbo .J1lUSHl by M1S!l Mary Wa.tson n.n~ Enlee WoodwUo, the additIOnal numbe"
by EDllIlett JAdaIIU! and Fred Sa-ker. and It wo.s
producec\ by Mr. fHerbert "\Velle, ley. There was
& splendid a.,tten~~ce, and the a.ud:rence were kept
in roar.:; of h~hWr t.he afternoon through by th,c
mirth~ovdkillg lIatter of Jack Edge, the «;Ie.
brated London comedHt.n, a.t prel!cnt a.ppear.mg

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t he m ,Ul \' ho
the j gTDwlrg stage.
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Tp e spnll g ~I IllC .s \1.:.(0
if the youllgster~
not l wandel wh, l~ f'\"
notbing beLter Ih " 1 P
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Lovers 10£ music ~ well c~t,ered for at the
Palace Tliea.tre this week. for I instrumental and
vocal r' mn.~ic pra.ct.jca.lly comprise the ' progr.n.mme.
I~ the .. ~ " turn illc.re 1S Isome magnificent
SinglDg by, Miss Il:fary Fleldmg, IM,ss u.ne Paget·
Booth, Miss Mand Powell and Mis& Bryan Yates,
Md the Iffirlain drop,! amidst ' thunders of ~p.
l)la.use. Th~ Sil:: Musical Lohgshoremen . J "ho
clothe Itheir tum ,in o. I10t of ha.rmless n 9nsen~ 1
provide som~ thrilling I instrumental musid, aDd
~orma.n Fle~d on the harp speedi~ esta.bli5.h.eS
himself tJJe pet of, the gallery.
'I iny Ahlold,
INLld to bel England's 5mallest sta.r comed ienne,
WlnR much nt?j>Ia.uee with her first song, but she
spoils evqything by ,Bome weak patter toward.s
t be end. Some da.nn g feat8 on blcydes are performed by the Monzo I Trio, while ~ neater or
cleverer JuggJer than' ~erano h'a.s Seldom graced
the boards o[ the Pall"'" Theatre. ,Othrr- t\IIn,
include Billy. Simnson. who is disappoinhnlt
largely on iaccotmt of hi! chOIce lof songs, Quee.n l~
Dell, who lacks experience, PÂ¥he', Gazette, as
'Popular n.s ever. and the overture by the Palace
OrcheStra, under :Mr.
Buokler, L.R.A.1vI.
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SEkVICE.

TO 'IlfE EbJ!llOR OJ' 'l'lrE "XE.A.DING O:BSEllVER.'"

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~ugh your columns a
~eVlU. Cluimberlam may

lay handa J 04- m,any men fit for doing betr..cr
na.tionaJ work t.han th.e~ are a.t present, and the
places made vacant r.orild. be taken b~' men who
ba:ve foul'!ht ~ receLved wOU'll ds {or tlierr country~
I moon all ,too voluntary worken who a.re now a.t
liberty to serve m the Cknteens, camps and build~
in~ of the Y.M.C.A.. ~d 0.11 voluntary workerr.
dOing special police or tihose voJunteering In thE

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Volunteer Ba:tta.hons. I If t.her. are ,,"orthy 01
tbeu services. par the
a.cd if they are Simply
I'.!hirking the a.l h a:rd ork o f 8. soldIer,", t.he diS'

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WAR SHRINES
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Sir,..4, - like othom,
to let~ .ig'ned J. t;tr.n~:~ ,
writerS to my mrild who
DOt.lons of Jl1,moria.ls to
I demur 1I\0st empha,ti"'flly
eonclw.ions, for 1 hope
ship, every school, club,
let. or I pansh . ha.ve
memqrial of t·hose

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.k-ep till the ReJ!Un"",t:ion ~ormIlg
lOd kin. );'or StIch
Weldon to sa.y It is

Pte.
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Pte. F. J . Rogers,
Sergt. G 'Skinner

mIght as weU say the
i ives .4LDd friends
ra,rds, cared
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and loved.
ma.n or woman who
I I would like to
$Lt-ange. He state.
the body it
really this sw"ri"",
~hen why do
tnorn? There
t hose who are.in
eome back a.nd be
alreadv know. their
there is
much
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tandmg.

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Pit· A. E V Inns. 18676 ('rid.1

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Lien t . It J R. Pring,
fl.<>yal Berks
Seo. L;ent , K. C. B. Storey.
C'1't. M. Wykes. M.C.
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Plr· J. Railey, 372'71 (F.rin~don).
P~. T Cll'Dmop. 37594 (TreneglosJ.
Pt'!. J . R. Cro .. , 37422 CRnshden),
iPt..j. H ,A Cnrtis, 16793 (Poplar).

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Wounds.I
Li~ut. N. G. Hunt. ,
B,,,LoCl',
Sec. I Lieut.

jought for Ihi:s,!coantry.
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J n the ma.tter of the !1SpeCial police many are
JolOg :useful work and. help~g t~ir countrv;
thay are worthy of thm hire; pay them; and
'thoro tha.t are not dOing eo weed ont and replace
by more competent mer :irid pa.y them. ' No
volunt"TY work. Voluntj ers-pay them, or make
thell} work full time.
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We a.re
bread, we are to live on nothmrr,
two endS meet, but we vd]untee~
Ev~rv
would be paid If he
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homeland, ma.D.3'

\olplinacian. loti t.OOm 00 01out of thm funk hole, unn6I',
t""d put to real ne.....ary work. Why do the
men h'om thej front, who ha.ve faced dea.th il
thousand tImes, have to SI t dO'VD and listen to
60me youu.g members
the -ChnstlaD fraternity,
preach abont ~olding on keeping steadfast in the
laith, etc.,' w¥e he, t.hb preicher, is still living
a. lif. of J~ · a.nd . oo.b rorl, compared 'with hIS
more fOTtun.a.te; brothers jwho have done t.heLr bit?
1>Q.\)" a ~!'!P azged.1 ~ldler to do the C<lllteen work, !;~,_~_J'
und , di.s<J!a.rgpd_soldier will bo able to ten more
of tho Great Hereaftet' ~an ODe who hoz. n ot

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