Reading Observer 05-1917

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[.ORD UEU'IENANT"S ABl!£Al;.;

1fl1< of the
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Secretary of r t.he
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~ncIm"r:g a CCjl y of
n (!cnlLl'l1. Uf.l(, 0:1 pi), lie
lll st Coum.. i} :neetID~
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Th e l\Iannf lct Ut ers are fully convinced
prde t the sla nd:ll d of qu alIty ma1l1 tamed and at

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suaSTANTiAL

INCREASE

rather th an a smal1 p r adl a nce
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AL SAFETY.

r .... l cxtens on

Coahtion

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th. b l ue sky s cb ool aod t he
shlJuld be represen ted I.
I d e wIthQu t va rlety Is a
\\ bQn on-e i\Itnls t er t ells us
m !<life peri1 a nd Re ot he r that
fea r all ta ~ tes a re eatered for,
rayed tas te fo r uDlfonmty..look L ord Devonport ass ures
IVll1; of th ese d lsha rmc,o l es ..
hn.s ~l d us th e tr ut h whlcb
a s abs facto ry r tductI OD
(.of foOf! lind If t he 5u b
.inc,·',.;;e qne lr ha voo beyond
0<1 \I e s hall get t h rou gh
\\ III a b:ll ,m ce IQ ha nd.
t n J. n I SlJ 3 l \lItue 1n th.
t h.a q U I:;~tlO :r.S Imm eilLatel.1
IS ~ sat! betory r educll ol1 a q;d
r e l Sl ll l p l e hk E'hhood 1
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Ur.:l n ~ y.: e Ied
p ub ] p In
Ing-n) 0 he r Cllses flJ r hla

\\ e arelleft HI a s bte of d o nUt
a d "- ld v an I-age 1S Q ratHinGoet he whom " e n a ,
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tho t a ll dpll bt , s r esihy ,..j
~ S l:; Irl n('e eitH er "ay ]s " not
Con \ Jn ce u ~ th~t
\ C m ly ~ e t Ie d own 1n r&u!; bn tb e c th nl h a nd ,.. t h at
a n(l ll'e Te l It may be a n le q u:l l
P r ~~e n ted

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, e li re

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fo r a SImple a nd

orr.nlete
Most o f lJo'!( tl le
a nd tho ltls hnot t-() roo ure
of lurmu Ire IS pt> rs}S lent..
rd one

to ac('ommoo nte
Lord

De, onport

t hem~

h os h ad t o
p le:1~ In ;! m elh 0d of l e ~\ n t!J~
1 he m eat less da y WI ] d Ill,,;, er.YIJI tt t le pop ular mo ur nIng
~ \ ery hr;:!A p ropor LInn of
>{ nd It''' ap pl c~ t on to J,llC'.3e

fieconded the mob n whlch was
ma.Jon t y
then moved to mcry.ase t h e salary
IUiserted that t ho ~ rop o •• l to m
Steward B salary
not gener
au~·. " pr:rolrf" 10 t b. town
secon dcd and nft.er som e dIScussIon
IQst on ly three sup porlmg It.
ndopted
nt·Al.1\~'_~YS Cm 1M1TTEE
Comm)tt.ee recommcoded that
mo.nager be rncreased from £600

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COUNTY TREA.TRE, READING
eatre hext-week Mr H'l.rry
Farwell WIU pr.,..n' tWlcelllghljy th. greal plat Keep
the Home Fires BurwDg ,
AN unE6i-tant &D.IlOUDcement to agneultunats respect
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PEPPARD CRAP L A~NIV]l)nsA[W
109 soldler l&bolli- a.ppean m our a.dnrtiamg columns
The Be. W Cb&rter Jggott rll adverti.sQd as the
TH.lI: Reading Liberal A~tion have removed from preacher and lecturer at t e Sel\ ICes lU e.onnec'\{oo WIth
the~ o m~ea m Broad street to No 15, Fria.r street
tha o.nruvers.a.ry ot Pep
d Obapel on. Whit MOllda.v
'"I'Im subject of the address to be given ..t the
MA.Y SPECI
BARGA.INS:
U P.ltariJ.n Etee pJ:Lurtlh em Sunday flTelUDg 11 I Wa.r In
MeasI"S H eela.a Ltd
f Broad Itreet,. are rna.klllg
Nat ure
10Ule very speolal offen
ladies 10 lummer dreNes
!In F T BLUE, of Botttpemoutb, will gtve .. kirte glovel ho:uery , a.nd other weurmg apparel. ::;ee
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Ulg ,s~tu&t lWBaion
THE LORD eRIEF JUSTICE'S HATS
Tlls Dul.:ton of th. London City and Mjdt.nd
AccordlOg to .. 'Timet ' reP9rt <1t the St DUJlStan I
13 lmk I.iJD~t-.ed ~nounoe that they have elected the
HOflu,l btuau On Monday V1800untese Rea.ding , wu
Rt Hall. ~ol4 1.1 K<Illl& to ....t .t the.. Bo~
explain.itJ.g that lOme of bel', bndge b-.ga WeN DlAde
from th. Lord Ohief J~ti"'l' old top heta •
SOCJeLy
~~~~egl!~U~ll~e::; !:~g~:~~M~I~e:
At the Royal Connty

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ERANGE SOCIETY.

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SPRING CLEANING
Wb'en making 'Ptep&l'6tiODI for Spnog cleaoU1$ all
~ood hQuie1\,yeauould not/faIl 'to first pay a. VIS t to
MeBns E Jl\cltaon & SOIJ.> Duke street Stores Ul 1
l ee thetr large stock of household requ1!nt~s fol' Mprmg
eleaumg nc1udmlf 0 CedU ruOPl' a.ud poh.h~s of fLU
lunda

&e rnUl

They bue al BO IIOme very speCll11 hoes

IbUet ..ta&mlolherclllll&

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CQ, OPElRA.TIVE ELECT;rON"
At the ,\uarterly rne,UhJ; of tb. Re.ding Ind..tr.1
CO operatiye SocIety beld III the PrlWIU,. M.thod..1
Ch&pel ~ Friar street 011 llburedllY e'tflluulJ MellA" B
N-tghtlUlI:we .Ild J liftJ'rJ!n were 18 elej)ted t.-,erve
Oll the Comwlttee tor tbe nlJl1DIt twel".e months WIth
103 a.ud 74 votes n:speetn ., the UI 6uceu arul Mudl
d. t.ea l er;e Me!&1"!1 H. 1W 1\ ~o~ &ud J Wlthe rl wlth
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TOtes

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Retlding Widow of Charles Goodwin wbolle death
occurred on, the 16~b F e bruary Jut, left eatAte .,...lued
fi t £ 7 8M 7ft 1d "",WI net peraoll8.Ity £6798 9s 3d
Mrs MAry Amalia. ~lll-g of 3 Bnstol Gu.rde 18
Putnev Hea-tht Surrey her d:lughter, aDd Mr Charl es
Johu \VJUow. Gondwm of ''''lute Sta.cks ClJItm
A.ve l u e R8Ildiug her ~n D.~tbaexeouton The will
"d.ted 15th Jun. 1008 and lestatrIX left all her estate
o her two ebildl'ell equally
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WEST RE :\.DING Lm~RAL CLUB
Au op, u Whlst du ... e the 1a..st of the Beaso n wa..s held
o 1 Wc{ UC.(hl~ :whell 1\ ~ood number "'werq pre3cnt
Th er e 'III ere 41 tables nnd the WtDoers were Ladles
1 "aLrB. Y eeud 164 2 .:.Uu.rII R u~h~ 147 3 Mr~
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B arnes I-t1
1. m Is's ~en er 138 GeuUc moll 1

Sergt J o nes R :\ 1I C l u4 f) Mr Lusted 1M (c ut)
:3 Pte Chan ce I n.> 4 Mr Dowler 123 ~u Woo~
Jey preaenteu t h e P l1zt:! A dance folio ycd O wm'"
to U 0 pop'u lur ty of these dr ve!i the Com mIttee hlLv~
lrml ~~ to hold fo 1 extra dflves betwoe n uow and
J lly 1tl

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One of the most unporr,l t features engllg'ed for the
Pala.ce
'i\ eek IB
~ e Elbott &\,V-OUAlI' III
th
I fheatre
te 1 uext
ti
eir a s erea on, a. IQ411e at cost i£~OOO 1'he
Palace or Orpbe!a
Ibdj will. render Be lectioUi from
the grcllt.eht com~era
~f the nut and p.-.ent.
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orAm ong the W!tlly other tema compr1.!ilnA" tho pro
gt awme WIll be J :ulles SttiWIU'! ~ya Vcri\ :yere 1Il &1\
en't!rely new comedy ilitedude entItled
(Some
Office Boy
a.nd Alh ecli WtlllCjley. lU t dchgbtflll
comedy,l. UnHe, CQud'~lp '!
VAUDKVILLE ETLE"-""0l THE'TnE
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Shell 43
lS to te 8cl celled at the V~ldnlil e ElectrIC Tl ea.tl ,. on
Monday n ut tLlld tbc two day. foUo¥omg a15o:L <.:1i)\ 6r
p: cturJ1.a.t.ioll of E nil Gil. ru~i1s fumoue novel Ot..ller
Peopl cs MoDcy Illda.! rtherS6rles of 'he lntArt>Qtmg
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PuaOOoullt Durton Holmu'trQ.\el
plctulesls ""lllleunrco Ill,.A ell as P.U e s o\n ttl.tea Ga zette Ih ou••1 out

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tho \~ ~e k Charl16 Chll.p lm mIl nppelll' m Q. tHm
lb.tt
Co lilt wh 10 on Thursdlli.Y Fwlav and Sa.tux.dny h~o
of U e 6%clu91ve IteDIS engaged are Moll y Ba. vn

f from the 1'0veJ by 1hlS
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p:l.lu gerford au<l \<: Extmva.
III ba featured 1UlDe Olga.
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at an Ult.erVlew I hlld IWlt.
he mtrodl ced the EduchtlO

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ILee!\.. rsandhaveB been
fo~mcd t he men who h va Jom~d
classes
very milch below the

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FranCIS H WrIght, others pre nt
Rev R G Fllolrbeirn and :Messr.
(j) Moss and A W Moss
Dunng e
he Temperance ChOir rendered
Tho
same 01 !fea-dogs s tIll ' and other part sOQ ~ S
very eHBCtl,vely Mr A W Moss conductmg
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report
whIch
stated ~
Dunog the year the Palmer C1ub bad been
thrown ~peo to itJemben <If H M F orces bJlleteq
m the t w
and advanta.ge was taken of the
opportu.h~tl
for l'ea.dmg l eC&1Vlllg 8.I\d wrltm~
letters apd I for recreative games In December
1916 th'.~lht.lirr authorI t Ies took over the whol.
of the clrb premises as well as the Palmer H all
and ~hese would apparently remaLD In their \fa'
he
sessIOn ~~un-ul! th e con t muance a f th e" ar
oon~uent Jdls locatlon had been muumlsed by a
rr
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f th K
~enorous o,+er 0
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eacona 10
e to mg
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t Ch- I f th
f s road
a plols
ape, 0
e use 0 a SlU
0
rooms
avalln-ble q,r office commIttee mertmgs
and
gn.mes as ..,ell as the la.rge Gchooltoom for meet
mga Tba"9ks were e~resse d to the deacoos and
nlso the members of HOSIer street Chapel ~o
p laced the1f, schoolroom I4-t the S oclet.y s diSposal
for weekly prnctlces and meetmgs SlD ~ occupy
109 the K~g s road Schoolroom the bllharl room
hll.d been open iree durmg the a.fternoon to
wounded 801dl6[8 1he U~\la.t :Mondav mght meet
h d b
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th P I
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a
e m " a mer a.u un to th~
t~ngs
th een
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posseSSIOn
va or fly
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cro [' 0
ecem e ~ III t e
~mer
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a.nd from; J~uar:v untIl the end ot l.f nrch In Coley
H nll ~el Rea.dmg Temperan ce Choral SOcIetv
under th ..biB conductorsblP' of ~fr A W. :Moss

are
bers t hat. aro elJ gJb le

num
n.nd whiht It J ~ roallsed

t ha.t Bet kshire IS an agricultura.l County a.nd the
v 11 tg"'5 ve ry .sca.tt.ered a very much

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cate

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n a men ah a rid do theu- duty and enroL
portun lty 10 d t !lls l
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I would not make thIS 'PPI"'I unless I krjew
Your AESdCI<lj Ion mi y rest assured tha.t1 t~klll g
very good sources t h!Lt It waa n~CQssary but
as I do a , ery een lo,t ereat In edu catlOn'o.~ refor~ I do feel that t.here are s till a number of men ill
I !!hall support prop osal8 put forward whtch
the County who are not d Oing a ll tJtey could for
equ al oppor h m ties tal aU cl3.!ses
th d f
(h
I haye also ecelve~ a copy 01' thIS reBo) tl o n
e e ence 0 t e lI country and many are leav
from the R ~I I &)'" Cle ks ,,"soelatlOn t<J whioh I IDg to ot h .... what they should themselves lake
halVe sent a so ewh at sLm1lar reply
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a share lD
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Y un verY l3Ithfully
YOtl11l 1.lthluily
(SISf.d) LESLIE WILS
J HERBERT BENYON
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Th e resnluho r eforted t o was as follows
T h s Coun II decltres that a. free Educa. Ional
Htghwav fr om he Wur!ierv schools to tllA U vc ~ sity lS t he onl cducat J"onal s\Stem WhICh co. h

satl8fy the nee 5 of a democratIc comRlumty

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Compulsory ednct tlOn !:hould aIm at glv I g
each chJld nn d dole;:cent n. sound genel a.l eu.ue
tlOn
Tow nr ds th tS end It l 8 n ecessnry tlle.t
()
undue spc' clahs tion ~ oul d n ot. be pernlltted b
fore the a~e 0 16 (b) no cla<:s sh ould Icon ta n
morc than 30 pI pIls (c) the corporate h fe of Crt
school ,hould b stImulated a~d (d) .. the b asts
oC s.uch a sys
greater care mugt be taken f
tb. hca lth and trength of t he chIldren I
F 1rtber t 18 conference recogmses that tn
order to caIT\ j out these r eco mmendatIOns It ~s
noco,,",y
(1) th~t Hie ,upph of properlY
qu a.hfie~ t eache s b e.! Increased
(2) th at n .rcd l,~
trLbt~tJ on of th co.st of educatIon bctween tlie
Local Edncn.h o Auth Ority and t he Centr1l1 Go,
eroment should 1>0 n.rra.nr ed the Central l ovenr
ment bear mg 7 per cen of the ",st of !Ujy ap
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We r egret t record the death of ~lr J oseph
tho
known bllSket m&ker a HIgh
whIch ?fcurr. d yeet.roay (Frlday.l morn
mg In a nurSI~g home In Rendmg F 9r some
tIme Ail H obbs had been In lOdifierent het lth J d
on Wpdnesday It was fOWld desuable ~u at lle
s hould enter a. nUr51Dg home to undergo an opera
tJOl1 To thls he I succumbed a,s state!u :Mr
Hubbs who w s l llj his 57th yea.! servetl for Ia.
yeor and a hal In tbe Sonth Alllcan War III t he
1l.1Ii! Yeoman
nsUlg t<J the rank of quart
mll3f:er sergeant H ~ t ook n. great lJilterest m t e
VolunteGTS all tn th e eMly days of the -prc<!e t
!':t0vement aet.e as Irecrmtmg sc{g~anv He w s
.t.lte &On m la.w
th~ late M:t.- J;)a.vld qook and u.
brother of
Ned H olibs
the well kn O\ n
fanner who \l
fOlmerly of Sonnmg

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RELICS OF THE WAR.
TO TH E E DI TOR 01" TlIl!:

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RNATION~IS~

MAtima OUSERV'ZR.

Slr - I am des lIo us of caJlulg the atlt.ention of
t,he pu bhc In RMdmg and neIghbourhood to the
fa ct t hat the Reading Town CounCil have deCided I
t o' add to theIr Pubhc MW!ieum a. sectIOn deaJm
'" Itb rellcs o f the great War It 18 .tbought th at.
10 J ears to come relics of thIS ono of the most.
momen t ol s ~eTlods Of the world s hIst ory will b
of great mterest A NatIOnal Museum WIth thl]
object m Vlew lB bemg founded ill London but
no doubt there ~ilI be many obJects of local In
terest which m g h t most properly ~e h ouscd m
our locnJ. Mqseum
W Ith out attemptmg to enumerat.j the alnl ost
endless varlety of obJects I m ight mention loco!
ProclamatIons prInted m atter m connectIon Wl t
local recnutmg war servloo food regula.tlOns
'h! c m ent~s of fl ag d a y s etc
In .q.dditLOn to tb
ma.ny naval and Dllh t...1.ry obJects of locnJ Interest
Records of many m en and women too ha.ve s
'" ell upheld thcU' part would obvIOusly find
fit t ng p la.cB In thi~ Museum
Ma.y I therefo re through your courtesy appeal
to my fellow town smen and to others mterp..s
n tbe sdheme. to send to onr Museum any articl
which they thmk may be of mterest?
I am y ours very faIthfully

J HOBBS.

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'~reet

Lord Lleutenant

for the County of BerkshIre

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t.e p t~w rds t hiS cnd we I riqu ~e
d Ic a~io n Act p roVide for - (i )
Th,e establ lshm nt of N urscn Schools for chlldrer
under t he nge
6 (2) Lho ~b oht on of a.1 11eX"'ffiu·
t lon5 from sch 01 atfen dance other t han Eel{:
n c"'s bet \ice n h e ag(>s of 6 and 14 WIth t he
prO\I So t ha.t t
age be raI sed to 15 wl tluo 6'\ 0
y ears Wi t h a equ rtte mfl. n temmce grant s , (~)
PUl..,an: par hme Ieduca.tlOn between t'hc n~S8
of 14 and 18
1 wenty fiv e hours III tht WOl lf
5 op nn d twen y h oo rS In tho .schoo] to be t.1~e
n rmll,l w orkm
\\ e~ dur Ul g adolescen e
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Scandal', E d u at. on Ib o mllde fr ee (5) frde ed
c ~tlOn iOl aU
ho r each an a 1)~ove d educat IOn I
standard wlth mamteDanco grants wheIe rrece
an mnnedllt'te
tha.t th e n od

DEATH OFi MR.
no1 meeting of the Reading Temper""ge
held on Tuesday at Kmg s rOl;ld In

UnleBS we can preRcnt o ur f ull .lSLre.c.",...fll

th s country wlll contmue to be In dan Drrer
I therefore earnestly a.ppea,l to all employers of
labour to do the lftmost III t,hen~ power to give
every fa.Cl hty for tho effi Clent tnUlUn~ of olun
I '\.cera now III their employment and a.lso t o ll~gS
11 pon other employees the absolute. neCC&lty of
t hcll' JOlDmg the Volun teer l or ce
It. LS very necessary tha t ali Volunteers who are
ph\ $lcally fi t. sh ould ]0 n c lher !\. and B cla.sSC'J
I n Berkshlre a.l ~houg h two b fl.ttaJ ror s of Valun

sC'I ted glvo th Local Educ, tlOn Authontle1 011. p

MEETING.

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IF R C 0
had given most 8 UCc!Ssl Ui
concert. III the LllJ"ge Town H . II on February
SAIR' @F IV RK
20.h re uLtmg In • ba lMce of £129 16, bemg
On behalf. of the") \v C A o.~u.le of wort lY(l8 held handed v.er to the Readmg Borough P ohc.e
Qt the I eadqu nrtelll D e \ OI sblra HQu~e CiUltJe IItTeet
\Vldow~ ~d Olphans liund GOllt.m gents of the
Readl lt:" 0 1 \VCdnesdayl It ", as opoqBd by Mia!! ch on lln:fe also gIven cqnc~ Mot the C ET S
Lo I II. rr Irq !ll d otl e l,. pr~e llt l bc.JlIl tbe M!LJ'ore!JsJ HI t n.~ Dldcot and at T'vyford In a.Jd of the 'Iw}t
mel her Siste r (MlSS Drq\\ I 1 MillS lur lUlU d M~ fordf. :Mll~ufl.l Im1lrovement Socie ty as well a"i
'\Itl cd P~lm ~r l\frs Mrull I II r
Sut t.on. MI .iI g vms 1 8~t8ta.n ce at t e m peran ce mcetlDg~ and
R6", Ilalt] Sutto 1111'8 l~~ llell MlS3 Sm th (su pel
other ente rt.a.lnmen ts
The Committee recorded
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t eu et t) etc
I Ie st.1I1 011 0rs \~ e l e .r LUOY uectils· Wit regret t e ea..t" dur lIlg t e pn'!t "t'par of
wor k ~t l ll!l 'Vood ru ll MISS C Cnuter ph 11l('e ll e
]l.1r 30hn Gould of Mort mer an old.and va.l ued

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WESTFIELD GA.RElENS
TIlt; $Inrde\} ut
'Vestfi eld
1 ~ou. thcote r Mc)
flell 1 lY'" ,,,Wbe thrO\(,ll O pf::ll to 601dle.~ h om the'" a
Hn.'1Jll b~sO l lU Q9 Cto. .., S (uJ I Fli lau dunllg thc manti s
of MIlYa.un. rUM bet\Ycen thoJ houri of 3 1l.ud fj 30p 11l
A. heart.y \' olcotn e 18 o~lellded by Dr :tTl:l MMI J . II
J~u IS to \ those \\ 1 0 ciro to Lccept tl ls I I It..'L hou
q n Ipet \)6,\111 lJuttm Lull hoard llul oU CI: games
i ll be pro\; ded
Westfield
s noo ut ten D1 llutes
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I'· f
we iii. ro~n t 6 (l.t l loa ram
nnU!l nil n.
u e
811 ne dlfi,tu Ice f rom LLe \V~ &te r .1<.!1 us halt 0.1 11 t1 c
h ford rond tramw lY
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stltute
tea. and a programme of mUinc
the mea wg was presided over by the soelei "

::Ia.slam & Sou'.IiAmmer on Tuesday next, Be WIll be
)lieu from our advertisement coluDllls

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fa..ct many 0

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INSIST ON HAVING ANSTIE'S GOLD FLAKE.
PARAGRAPHS.

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The War HOSWtals 811PPAAS Depot 15 for the moment
r6lY much 1U want ot the belp of laches aDd gentlemen
l"~nth acme kno"ledge of caroentry»)n the depot work;
. bop whera..a Iltilled snstructor 18 In atteDdanee d&ily
f ro m 10 to I and,2 to ~ 30 Thero.are largo aud urgent
t"eqUlsltiona for many ho'plt.ab

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FtitM COMMITTE~
COJrumttee recpmmended tha.t the
F Arm' Stew.rd shoul d be lllCN.. ed
£ 4£0 n year
moved t hnt ~h e a.PRltcatlon of the
..-a s!lould be ro*l"ed~ to the Com
" h ole C9uncll
• t hought It
IIncteslf';a,DJe to dUicu c8 these p rsonru mnUers

HELP WANTED

I n Ju nctIO n. to

gan son duty nnd home defence should such a
mlh tnry urgency ncceSSlt.a.te ehe adoptIOn of thla

pr

jour mC!mbcn have had o.n oppor
tunlty of r eMiljg t he fipeech made by Mr Fishe
on th n.t. cecas! n- 1£ they h !LH they wlll reah s
that 1113 edu ca t Dn al p~ogra.mmc IS largely dl~ctc
t.owa.rds ~ha e~ wh ch your A saocl atlOn hi
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self con y need that the first ISte
to Ibe tnlten- IS to a llHn cnt the present senl 0
the CommIttee on behalf remunerat.lon~\ en tio t eachers rn State t Ided
excel1 ent work they bad scliOols-,..a. re n eratIon at l!re!!ent most:1 m ll.deL
I.s ~ lew wll1lko
qu~tQ and I
glad that tbe estm;d., PIef

was agreed t o

INCREASED WEIGHT.

LOCAL

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t ho adoptlOn l oC the r eport. I
t o t he ,.OTk 0'11r MorIng.
6econdmg .srud h ere ha.d been
allotments d rmg tbe three
'-nt!l~~,~~~ri.~~~~e had been lU eXlsLcnce Of
II
of 400 bad been " t "bed 133 III
Ct~t~h.ill~~~~,o:2
~:70was
10 Readm g
The n.verage 811.e
o
eIgh t pole3,1 an d t he t ota l
acres Upwards of 34 ton s 01' seed
boon .s upplied to up wnrds of 1 000
had heen for med for the
means of sys ~e m attc
prevent pot. t o b h . h t
b e glnd t ? le!\!'D t hat an
t o keep the l ~lIo tm CDt , till

size and

ANSTIE'S
AN IE'S
GOLD FLAKE ,GOLD II FLAKE
CIGARETTES,
FI ES~
10 for Sld.
• PalI ket,
Per
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I Jl()L~!g~~'~lfE AIfOTMEl'oTS

T o meet th e Wishes of those \1 h o m ay deSire a
of the sa me s upen or qualIty, a N ew Packet
In trodu ced a nd tnown as ANS.IE s GOLD FLA
a t ltd per pa cket.-

"nITlO N

se
DC a. resolution
0\ tho above Ai!SOC1~tton

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\v al , tIps Il ell J\110\\ n and P opul-ar Bland of
alhan ced tn ptlce to 3J d pel pactet

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SEEDS FOR TBE FARll
post free an appl C::l c.n

of your leLter 0' th

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We are asked I<J phbli!h the 10Uowmg ~p~
b\ tho Lord Lleutenn.,nt to employen of la.bou~ m
conllectlon \Ylth the Volunteers of the Count y _
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De U" SlrB ~I havo been asked a.s Lord Lleu~
nut of tbe Cohnty to appe ,I t<J all empl oye., 01
labour IWd others to pomt out that their busl
nes.scs depend on the SecurIty of- the country
from 10\ :l6tOn To ensure tho latter It IS necC&sary t ha.t there should pe & well ~a1Ded army; of
Volun teers at home ready t o 1.a100 the place 0(,
nnd so reliev6, ot.her soldlCrs now employed tin

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F A SARJEANT,
Mayor QI Reading
1917

DEATH OF
LORD HAVERSHAM:
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The death took place on Thursda.y afterJ;lotn at
hiS house In Gr oS\ enor squu.re of Lorft Ha.ver I
sham aft..er a~ Jllness of fivo weeks
Arthur DlveU Hayter first Lord Haversham)
was the only son of Slr~wllhrun GoodenougH
H a vter BaFt of South
11 Pp.rk Berks an~
WAS born in London III 1 3S
He was eliluca.te
at Eton and at Oxford wllera h e gouned an ope
CIB&ncal ScholarshIp at. Bra.<;cnose and to
cla.SS ICal bonouts .-both ill Moderations and th
Fmo! Schools At E'ao he I'I~yed for thre
y.ars III the cnekct XI and both there and
Oxford he was a. ~ccess{ul run.ucr whIle on o~
oeCllSlon he "en • public match. of 100 y.rrds

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servmg for 10 yearn m

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at the age of 30 h. entefed tllo Hous.

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CummoIUI as LIbera.! member for Wells and con

t mued a member With some short mtervals... untl
h e ra sed to the peemge ill 1906} BIttl.llg for WeI
unt I 1868 for Bath from 1873 to 1885 for WaJ
' oil from 1893 to 1695 and agam Irom 1900 t
1905 ~ first held a MInlstarlllJ office m l1lBO)
when ho becu.mo a. Lord of the TreaJlUry and tw~
ye.a.I'8 lal.er he was appomted FmanClru Secret8J.'Y
at the WIl.l' Office rcmamrng 10. pQiCq du:nng the
two expedltlons to Egype and Suah:in until tho,
defeat of the Government m 1885 Lord Haverl
sham was always regarded 8M an .nthilllty o~
Army matters and took a promment Pfl.[t III th
dlScus",on. on the Army EstImates and hlS po.~
tlOn us no 'pnva.te memLer of the House may be
meflsurcd by the fa ct tha.t he w?-fJ selected to ~
cblUt:man of tho Public Accounts ComDutteo ,ir;.
1901 .cd held that POSlt on untIl b. left t"l'
House
He wu.s ::;w'orn a. Pnvy Oouncillor 1,
189"
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OutsllJe l'a.rha.ment Lord H.P.versham JeIlt. hI!
aSSlst..:t.nce to Q, V".ll'let¥ of publac objects Yor 15
yc m; he servoo on the E::s:ccuhve CommIttee of
the Royal PatrIOtiC Fund Ire W3.S nIsp chaJrma.n
(f the Maccdanum Rehef Comnu~too, 8nd \\ hen
Lurd Hf\ ldanc,s TClTltorlal :Anns Calllc moo bemg'
he 'IVOUS chlnOr chtllrT!laD. of the'Berl..:shlT.6 .!.s.c;OCla.bon At one perlod ho w.a:s...ru CO'lJlnLand of th
L ondon RlDo n~de tor !'HDB \-em."'S
Lo"l' liM rush"", mOlT od n 1866 Hennette th
l ounger da.l lghtCl of 1Ir Auuiln J H~"
nl CCC ,I Me }.
,1 Ror=ord Hope,
)C<tVe.s no !letr

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Th. C E T S Bn.nds of Hope gave a I!JIp,ta!
enteri:.a.mment at the TOWIl Han on Monda.y eveq
rng ,.hen competItions were held The Rev Fi
J H ow I-d presIded and the Pll'sentatlOn
f
cha.llenge wel~ls ana.. prlZes was ~o bv t~
}':lnY(ll e.<!s
I h ere TI ere nlso present the Mn.yor

(Mr 1
1\ S l:le ant) the Rev It.. ~1-ckha.-.
L egg Onllon. F owlct the Revs Wardley King,

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E II SL""omg '" M Jobnson
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nnd R W Morl.y and ~1r .nd Mrs. F H
"Wught 1hs> Ma.y oress was presented With So
LOllquet by Miss M n.ry Wrrght Th. judg"!'
\\ c"o -ReCltmg M.lSS Hay
!Olo:tnd chOlr ~
Mr E 0 Daughtry M,A, 1I:uo. .B~l.
and sklppmg Mrs Mruri-ae-Gib,on 1.1A!
The wmrung team. w.re/ as follow, -Country
dance (CI"". B) 1, St. J ohn' a st.
Solo slDgIng (Class A)
1, St John.. 2..
P.ter. F;a.r1.y . Sluppmg (GI... A)
lEdy, 2 St Giles
St
Cj 1 Bt
smgmg l,
_G'<J.!:s:e'., R~:itillg (Class B)

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