Reading Observer 04-1917

a<: lnnltl 'Practice
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Tne \\b ole thmg WI 1
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h" ",IaJor General D

VOLUNTARY

32, 6d and Is
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to b e u ndertaken
bv the 1\jtlonaJ
t he re.qUf'!'.t "nf thf
the object of reducm~

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n ilOnm g

fldopllOn of ,,;ollintar~
\\ho do not !': top t c

If \\ e
('nn pulsol':'j rab .,ns
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Bu t Wi) lld l i

t o r",tlOn lot us h a.\"t'
" ould m llke It fart' Lc
It b een fair th 1111 lD

thilk 5av

O<.'rman}

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Me qUIto

approval of the
~ l ~er
and \V111 t het'efore
Cqmmlsslonera 8.gam draw tbe

for e:u mple? " e kn ow t h at ltbers the
u sed on a peopl~

~ntcm of compillsoryj rattons

anee CommJttees to tho fact that aU mformatlon
whIch may come mto their posa(l,89ion In regard
to msured persons ]8 of n. confid~t)oJ nattlI'e, 9rl
they s l~ g.'rest tha.t the Comuutte:e and the appro--

much.- mor e accustomed t el Bureaucmhc contr ol
thA n OllN!ches h as proyed most unfau

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poot. Sub Commit'" should deal w.th each Ban...

tormm benefit case by a. number or cipher, the
actual name and a.ddress belD~ known only ttO the.
Committee s officers and their medica.l adVlser
Wiulst in complete a.ccord wJ.th th.00mm18s1onen
as to the cOllfidentut.l nature of th~ lDformn,tlon

CONSERVING THE FboD SUPPLr I h. food supply of t ' e countrv mp.t be
1" ed ~o fI.S to be ovall ble Cor the poor as
lhe Tlch-must
compnlsoI) ra.hon-s
d tickets are neces<I ry to conserve 1t then
PU 1SOry Ta-tlons It " II be
Of t ha.t t.here can 1I~;~~~'~~~T_p.);ej""',"~~
h no quef;il(ln
But]e It b e recognIsed t ha.t I f
1n he done on a. ,,"01 nia f) basIS ~ much thf'

If

tter

co mpul ~Lon

F or

supphcd to uS w. oro satlBfied

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B.rkshlre T F
Please send your reply to ,
I S &Court Eaq I
P~Slden~,

em about

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16, Fria.r street, ReaB.i.ng

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fid.ntlal and to b. l"ued to member. of the
Committe. only
Til. CODll\!I..ioners make
V&rlOUlL othel" suggestIOns 1n rep:a.ro to the ad

A V'I SE SELECTION
'Tl

select.lon of

t.he

Nabonal War

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ICIDE OF A

lorn o'\l ttoo to orgnnl se the co.mplUgn for volun
tal"\' ~ f Ions lS a. very , sa one as the m\l~melj
\ h Ie!) t h~ set u p and whIch prove d so S \l~cess
(ul 10 the W a.r Loan
perhaps the only one at
rr~st'nt eXlitln~ whlch penetutcs IDto ever"'
, la!!6 and everr la.rg~ town ~qua.py that h3f
b e htle! In all p la.ces for de&lm!f WJth an)

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mlti ces
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III therefore

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4ibt the

Interesled lie

~he sehemJ ~'ll

nnd thiS prondc!l

tee

a.

~llthtrltles

a.t Leeds t.he

the J oea.l

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worrled blDl

L IU"WC. White. of Kew Terrace,
ln th. .mployment of
p. Wall v nlklIlg on the
a. soldier h angmg from a. low
Bide of toe lme
neck

III be compelled to suhmlt

0;

waa a~aln h~:::~\~~.d,

tho spo" saId hiS

by the last ' ytnes. Th.y BtO'p~ ..,
cut tho decease1 drWU H. waa
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to

W

Septelhbe

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L4C~L P~hGRAPHS.
TnB bowling p-:eeoR 10 Prospect P ark and Palmer

p!lrk~lll re open for the seaSOD on AFrtl 28th
M.~h$

JJ

Oll'

Will be the subject at th e
Sunda.y everung See advt

\ l r I P R Street Will conduct the ,ervlce. at
the I} eadmg Sp ntua.l M ISSion on Sunda.y as
adverpsed
J' ~ ftnpor t.a.nt annouocem!int to employers under We
Defflnce of the Realm Rogulation wlll be found on
pase 1 01 thiS Issue
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--'i-ROYAL BERKSHIRE FRIENDLY SOaIETY
rb ~ ano ual meatmg III connection ,uth the R oyn]
Berkshire Frlondlx Society IS advermed to take place
011 Saturday AprU ~lst, at tbo M5lZ8 CourU, Rewng

leave for neady a. day, and

CADETSl FlJAG DAY.

.~ount

R egiment

and 8t

H ome was £W

ConSld.rmg the "ery bJd weather and
t be Ihortnge oC collectors thIS ~~ouot mUlt be
CQnSlde,.d v.ry gopd Gre,~ pra,,,, I. duo to all
tlie ladles who braved tli~ weather, a.njI. .to~d

f1

theIr posts, l50me of thJ'1l fo!l tbe besL put of

the da" The Codeo CODlj)(lJlY and the H o~.
are deeply md.pted to ther ThIB &mount Dr
no means meet:s what 18 ~cq thred to pla.ce the
ReadlOg Cadet Conlp.ny on a .0Und found ation

The cost t o eql11p each b o;y as ~ TerntorIal 18
a.bout SOs ,. th18 does n9t mclude nfle and
bayonet etc The grant fIr m the War Office I!
on\y £ 5 per year per com~a.ny so that the T&ma.mder of e3:penses have to ~ met bv the
geqeroslty of patriDtIc fnends
Unre!8 further
suppor t IS r eceived It wll ~ not be pOSSIble to In
cr~ ase th/f Corps beybnd 60 st ong
althougb
there are ~ ma.nv lads shU iWaltmg to Jom 11 help
can be gIven them towR.r6t"thelr lUuform
fhe foHowmg subscrlptlons an ~ donations were
rccel vcd ""
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Mn< P Colebrook £2~

L,.ut Col A Ewe'!

L leut Col L WtllOD lOs ~ Mrs DaUen~
~ Mn; A
W Tudor ,58 I Mn A Cnpp,
2s 6cf.', other small sums, 35

£1
5-

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G W R AND GARDEN PLOTS
Great \Vestern RaIlwa.y. 10 accordllDce With It!
declAI9D to aHow ItA employees to rent-ground for cuI
tlvation ou the company's propertv. haa rece,ved 1 507
.r.pli~hon8 for go.rde~ plots The tota.l a.rea to 'toe
V ant,d exceeds 72 a.cr ea ~'bere It 18 po.!!!lble the land
" beltlet r&nt Irea

A f rtber hst of subsCriptions to "the a ppeal for an
cut f01= 11 • Berkahll"o R oom" at the l StD.r
nd lur ler ' Rlctmond for rumbled soldIer!! ll11d
.al on appears JU our advertlflemeut column. ::3ub
Bcrlpt~ous may be !lcut to the Ma.na.ger, Mr S R
Hanner LondoD, CIty and Midland Bank 23, Broad
street Relldmg
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Andrew's

6B 7d

,

he an other excellent

ser.t~

m ated Gazette dea.hng wl~h mterestlng tomes of

day
On '1 hursday , I Fnday and Saturdny
TJ.: ", h alall che of F ate • a.n mtenselr human
'[il l'Y and
Th~ Wheel of 1
th e Law," & Metro
'oudel plilY As usual the IHctures WIll 00
I C lmpamed \\ Ith speCIal Iat t raCllve and dehght
f1l1 m I're by the V.udeville Orchestra, thu8 en
th e

su rmg u. real en joyable entertamment alwa.~

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POLlCE COURT CARES

Next SatUl\day Will be I Wom~n ~ Day

lD

the Read ng Jlnough )lench on

from Po;ldmgtou to Roodlng Without havmg paid
t h", far •• On April 4th Both boY" gave wrong

r: .l. me .. and addrcs!Je1!l

in

the first IOlIh.ncc

''', remand.d ttll WedneSd.y

Smith

HaY"', who,e

record eho",,"Gd p.re'VIOua convlctionll , WM fined
40, or 14 da.ys - A 15 year old boy ..... ch"o.d

", lh .teah'l~" blcvcle valu. £6 the profM'rt.y
of IhomaB .R emy Knapp, of 118 St Peter'.
ro," betw.en Apol 3rd ~d 4th H. "'a. pla~d
U'lder det-enhoo, pcndmg the findm) of a aqit

.ble relotlnntl>ry lCbool
D C<Ino.ctlo~\ "Ioh thl>
as. p C Arthur Jam.. oOCII.y lTwYJord) .....
mm.nde~ tby ~he ~&Il f~ hi. m I1isent
iCtiOn.

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Read

mg when a. ftreet colIectlOrl wlll ..~ made ror the
Y W C 1\, funds
The fY W C
IS ~Otng ' for
t p.e mwutlon women workers "hat the Y M C !\.J
~s domg foI' the SOld~1s Ca~teens aud r est
Already 10 ~,,"it. i"."
roorm are urgently need

t

for much

that
half

generous response ~.~~~~r~tb~
:urgept when we
of women mUDItlOD I

. nd the awful rllb

READING
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flmrsday,

R(,l na rd SJ'flth and 'Yll hflm H ayes each {tged 1&
( \Y(lstm ih<:ter wetlj ch arged WIth traveJhng

Drlr 2 P Sr.o .ald thllt he .::t~~~Pit,~:
de""'l'ed while h. W88 at No 1 V,
He ' roo placed unde. treatment
was ~dmg ,l It Improved, but he
but ubsequently It Improved. ' o':!:~~:n!~~
him 0 Ie., e tho hospllol He h
fit fol' general senlce, and Wltness re'~nlID.enlled.
him tDr ,Ie cla-$sificatlOB He went
Ii":=:-"~,
Medical B oard at the llospltn.l and
Cla,ss (' C3 The condltlon of his eyeB

lOJlilc}mntlOn of the loptlc nerve
pressed at bemg m the hospItal
accollllt of bllt bad SIght

P

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Marsh

spo~.

He
80

to bemg

deceased

Tho Jur,)' n>t1!1Ued a verdict of

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DUl ton Rolm., tvavel Plctbr.. and Pathe . Ant

WILSON

WOMEN'S FL.4G DAY IN
REA~ING. j I

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There
of the Paramount

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unsound mmd/' a.nd expr6!sed .ymVI&~lby

reas the Y W 0 A hi erected,
I S runmng about 50 hut. and 10 I ~'''it.,,~
VWDEVILLE EI,ECTRIC THEATRE
about 80 club,
1mong the man,) fin t class Items whIch Will .dea ",eekly In
compn,e tho plogranune at the
b n o surprIB6 to
Electric l'he:ttx. on EaB t~ c Mond.y, T".,;'. v
"
lpers are kept
Wcdnsda.y &I e I The Knot ted Cord •
a ny placeB
f adventure and thrills, land
Hablts
gIrls are
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plOe"
the s!.ory of a grouchy old mllu cln~lre tnes. Y
, ho 10llt hIS .ense of hUl00ur

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dealt 'l"th for belDg
rpanner Hl.S excuse was
tre.vel, andl hUll statement
p!""5lllD.m. 'w .. m.te,d out to
the Rov.l Flymg Corp. at
FrolD 1"hat h. hod heard
wprker, there w.l nothlDg
Pnvate rr G t.ylor of tho
staboned .t No 1 jW a.r Ho'pltal at
sald that on Friday! 6venlllg last. h.
deceased III ;Broad street
Th.y had
togeth.r and tho doooased left
soldier H. "tem.:Jto Ib. In good
lauglj.ed and j, o~d

the relatIves

Th~

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A NOON

The
collected T sJllday for tbe
Reodmg Cadet Company, 4th lJ:oyal Berk&!nre

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",/lEnKSIDRE ROOM " APPEA.L

the deoe ...d
26th, 1916

h"'pltaJ M'l,Tch 19th
sufl;erin2 from oplte neutTltlB, "I!d
was granted SIX day, leave

lhfH"

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mil" ..l ·'n hosplta.l on October 17th,

Be}r. ""d around 11,1everythmg 18 green and
f ..h BIg patches of b ~rl .y for w\llch t ~e plain

Church

po1lice surgeon

ROWe!

pOSBlble that d.~ 8trlmgle4
tho khaki handk.rcluef Wh"n
opened h. ~ou!td tho body sbll
not ha.ve beeD dead lUore

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<:( uth of Gun. JS famoua shme ltke emers. ds, a.n d
the I mensa tracts of ~a.sture are to da.y a. bright..
4Uld beautiful a8 the rolhng downs at h ome Yon
can t ru thfully compare t he country to the BerIt
ehJ[e jDOWD5 No buttercup and cowshp, but In
In
place crimso n anemones brIght as any
J ruble crocu se lS and narclfs l, 1I'lS~S short In the
ctem but brillIant In hue a tmy sweet pea.
cIon. nnd ma.ny common Iflowers m dazzhng pro
fUSIon whtle a few specimens of an almost plnck
... rum
have been collec}ed.

The man

W F"owles, 36 }
Bnstol, the l4em.n

He1j8 IS M'r " r T 1},hssey's comparlsdn of a
sceno 10 PaJeshno w1th the BerkshlIe Downs

ster

R.

.,,..., •.. , but If .t got better he felt FOflfi~.nt
should get on lID the AT:frJ3',
fOrwBrd! to jlromotloJ HIS SIght was

THE BERKSHIRE JQWNS.-

IBn

day.

was depressed aoout hIS
worse he said he should put

them The amount
fO bd we eat now will
deterxnrne the sort of ~ ICtory we get later

UmLa

SIX

Lo R eadUlg some months:

i s to sccura food for laU hmvever long the wa.r
mav ~nst our r epresen taLlve9 can demand t lu:
t.enn of pea.ee the n a.~lon wlll ha,ve well earned

ermnny

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hospital
He was m",t i~t<,n\,.ted
bemg qwte satisfied

The effect (I f .such a. campa ign on the wlno'm g
of th~ wa.r cannot bt\ over estImat ed " rhen thrreptf'sentn.tn-es of the Dntu!h nation enter the
CounCil Chamher to diSCU S" t.~ ~TI1lS of peace
th eir I AttItude must be la:1jge1:f. If not. wholly
deleT lned -bv the condItIOn m whH;:h the
cOlln iff then finds l~rlr
If It 1S not on the
t'crgel of staI'Ta.t lon., so t hat a con'tmuation of tho
" a r HI ImpPIISlble for long those repretlenta.tlves
mustJ take ~ ha.t terrru they can get Rnd uU tbe
frUIt of our mllttaf! VIctories to obtain food for
the ~eople T he 'rroctory ig amed bv our &mUBf'
t\ll' have been En.crrced b y the sclfi shne!S of tho

and

at

p~eV1ous TueBda.y

there With her for

ph es ~ of tha country n a V6 been HO far cons6ned

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reporteil
tho E"t

of

odjutant

FI~g Corps
B;C.trl!ce - Anm. Boyes Wldow
d~c:ea'ied,
tbe l.tt.r was 3? She

mnhln population II on the other hand, whr"
1he ~rm~ of Jleace a.re dl'::cu8sed tb& food sup

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V~ughan,

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III

IW'll)lLng scliool at Ool.y Park,

• EFFECT OF THE CAMPAIGN-

II

operatlOll.

Corps. .8tatlOned at R ea.diilg,
ha.nglng hlmself

,~:gi.61;' 1

t.

most caees the 1 0ro

hnk w t h

III

At a

was held on Tuesda.y on the

an of the PI ~trt e.; Coun
e Witt Sanng. CommIt

"a,or Ma,or or Chat
cll " the Chairman 01

Commlt~es

Air b-le:chamo H~bert BOy~8,

campMgn m t'b,el r

4aktng

l

been

for a consld.rabl.

BY A HANDKERCH

own particular d l!tnct!, aSSisted by 30000 W ar
R", IDg"- ASSOeHl.tlons
mto n.cCOutlt. thp
mcmgenhrp of Assoe tton! and Commltt e~
come ",000 000 people 111 thus become a.ctlvely

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mlDlstra.tlon of MDa.tonum benefit, but these ha.ve

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1 ~OQ Local War SaV1ngs Coni

n.ftoD&1 m att.r!I

th. confidence

and,

does not do a.wn) Wllh

"qual l1~s. \t brmgs

th.~

which bas alwaYFi been r ep,osed 1fl me:mbers of the ~
CommJttee has Dot been abu:sed,
that to pla.co
CMes beCore iUs for con!udera.tlOn m the manner
sup,gested would not permIt U8 always to deal
With. t he: 'PartIcular cITcum.etc.nces WHIch mao)" a.rI88
In! an mdlVldual cafe
With a. Vlew to meetmg
tlie Wishes of the COmml88lOIlElrS m regard to tbls
matter we h a.ve mstructed the Cl~r~ in future to
u;sue the hst of cases as nn a.p~endix to the re
portj the s&.m.e to be marked Ptl'~' a.te and con ...

dnd

FACTORY GlrI1S'
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Army

It wIll
event
the whole of the
treatment m sutcd

~:i!Jrft!~~:~f~1~1~

Committe. to autIicoris"

mediate &etlon as: ma.y
necessary unGer a.ny

whlcn the Oomm.ttee
Mr CollIer said

staff
t..,ken il·f~o~r~'~~~::~~l~!;i:~~~t~
wouldwere
become
ever, had been lma.de,
on •• tlsf'l"ton/y for

~hat .m~ ~he repor~

boon
foulid po.albl. for ~~~:,;!~~~~~;~~
be 8,Elit un. mto four ~;
Dr Gilford would coy,,> a
;ae.dm!!' ar... &Ild Dr Hope

.ae~~~~~'u

underta.ke the part north of

t.I"'-'''.n,_,.1

The report waa adopted.
I ']omANCE stnl:C()Ml4l'l'l'EICl
Thia Sub COJllJlllttee
count of the regiSter on
there _ 32204 on tho regt.te~;

the

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