Reading Observer 06-1917

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Next.. June 7th,

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FOOD ECt1.NOMY.' '•

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P ..unrCOL.&.D-<lf the meetio~ of the Spmtual Mis&lOll
!lre ad vertiJod
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_M'R. C. H. J"OHNS will gl~e au tl.ddreM 0D;. H Emu·
liod'?' at the trwta.t1.an Free Cht1rch on Sunday evening
He~Q.n Lindu8. youngest BOD of Mr. H. F. Lindant
Mtll,,,.l101d-ro..a.,..h1lS ,,?eeu appoInted 0iwet o.nd choU'
Illuttr of St~ George' II Church, Cam en Hill, KenlUugtoU.
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as usual, 3d., 6d. and !'s.
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PARAGRAPHS.

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SHIELDING SHADOW::

The Great

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B ... nA. In S:h llko~peare'a llUm~'r"l

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CQUNTY THEATRE.
Mr. Harold L;r.ndou 'lli OOmpll.l~ will

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appear tWlOO

UlghUy next week a.t the Royal County Thea.tre,

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Ura, Kiwberlo;f'. lu.t:est pJAY" My '!lome lU Kentucky."

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THE VSE OF W A~ER.
A..1~al u0tict.Ju uod from the Cojrporation Wa.ter-

HOW ~O f~AY :
WAR DEBt.
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~fluelltHtJ men ,whq I~uently jo:-p~ 0

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read I:-he

Observer," and a.t the Preleut time In hosl\ ba)onet w ound m
the leg, hILa durmg the past week been offered II. CO IQ.
mlS!lOD.
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plhl at Clrenoeat~f suft'enug from

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tof the country a.t. tbo predoubt the

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speed

of the Food (;~troller>s D.. /1
at ~H. Town H~I\ on Wedn...
.Fed s me.ssagc from the }'~

SOG'ITlSJ'! WOMEN'S HOSPITAL.

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t he elIect thnt ' while the BJtUQ,t.IOE.
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:sttll full

gra.VltY'. And ~

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·.nun"ia' e the rMaD"s 'fo~ this
short of bread cereal. I"'d pot.a\<>u.
ven' small ISland. ..u.a ...
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Farqub ...on GfB"t \ R F.A., son 01 Mr. a1!d Mrs. W.

J Grant, of Glebe,road, 'Reading~ and Ethel Marie,
daughter ot the Rev. E. and Mrs. PriestJey. of Alex·

':Otrl LtD.!l ana10cr Nlci a hint

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HONOmi t OR--MR
- .-J. 'E JOHNS
The many friAndB In Readmg and district of Mr. J
E. Johns, WhO:.l' a dtrector ot the Co · o~ra.tive Whole·
sale SOCJety, will be mtereeted to know that he 18 ~en ~
lUg ou 3.0 Advuory Committee lD. connection WIth the

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tea trade. apPQin\ed hy' th. Food Controll.r. H.

a:ttendtd the tint moeting of thi.a &-uthonty l.D. March
lut, and bu been ,inee ~en a regular attenda.n~, and,
most valua.ble member.
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:[HIST DRIVE.
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A very .uoc'e65fu~ ~rtuer whist drive waa held at thp
Genua.l Wor~ere' J Ha11, 1 King's-road, on Sa.tnrd ~y'f
The follomg were: . uoceaaful. lit prize Mrll and Mr
Jacobe: Bcore 173, 2nd. MLu.Pre.cotto.ud Mr Dowler,
173 after a C4te3
J Mfa !Booker and Corp. Mildn er,
171', i:Dy.terl
. wU: won by Misa Roe and Mr.
BiIrn••. 168. .
po.......r. kmdly distrib~tod by
Mrs. C~&m~ 1
WHIT MONDAY WELL SPENT.
llr. Rioo:ud 'J eo, tile ....ll·known ovAnJ!eliat, of

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Reading, ~~ ry boa,.. da.y on Monday distribut-

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As.lzesl,and~t~Id'tlme Q~

nnd cle.er J~"1U1 , in t eu: deUghtfui dADcmg, IILDg-

Inste.d
proceedtng to
lodg gol in! the High

JlIg 81ld

L R.A.M.,'the b
Vep. co..med,f tum
and Sam SprtD8191
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on-;~ith foot-

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thOU' ~elcome ,to the

01 the old f.OrelDbIii ..l CO&Sherill wore hll couit dre.. ~Dd
.ctilio,n"" ... handed I I the Judjie ,the '
which the Court rere to proceed.
Grand Jury to ~\"'8':; the only :
: ihe Court were ~Tc" agam't the
ho",.. bOe t.a . m the G,..""d ' /
8Olomn County JDl'8l"'

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MR. ~OBERT Rd'jV8ELL. ,

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mAking, of f~ CC!r6llla, ani thl:S

.chieml, thero/ no ... ~ing. .~io",
on the mark
3 " ~CDce. 1 ~ : ,' no
to Uge up food supplies ... ~ O!'> one ·
h onse, lmtl, md
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...·ar the use ';.If pO'Dr tpr past.:: will
~b.ndonod. So IsallsI.ctory are-lbe
(:he wall ""por
!a,ab'. tv ... dJIl'
the Wishes ·o{ ~ 00:1 Coutc911cr

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burden on the people of tho
.t.anding a.ny mdemnlty that ma,:r
for a least half a oentury, will be a1moot.
.ble This bei.ng so, tho propoo&la 01 the
Resource. Devel~pinent 0omm~tee'
oonaideratlOD.
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FIrst, how.vor, a w0r4
lDcludea-to hame but

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Belborne, ~.
Ii.ahorough, Lol"i
President of the
merces 1tfr Ian Ma.cp~',
BITche"ouj!h, K.C.M.G. , S,r
Evan" M P., the R,ght jion. John
Mr. Victor FiBltel:, Secretary of
Wor~' Leagne. Mx. 'R udward
Horaoe Plunket, SIT
1lP., and vel'l&tile
E. Bnttam IUld MJ,
thirty m all . S,r 1. Stan
and Mr H Wllaon fox, M.P,
tary The w,dely repreoent.&tIvo
Comm,ttee, no Ie.. than t~e
It. melDbers, 18 an foi!eqnaU
faIth and patrIot1c motives.
Formed, Wlth the sole objeot
Government the adbl'twn . of ~
has no pnvat.e interests to aerve.
succeed< in 1to obJect, it will
GovernlDent alone "'fll be
crea.tion of the madi.inQJ"y
th. pehey and far dectsions. ...
the d>rec~ioll in which efl;ect can
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What, (in brief, is tt.o
mltte. !I(lVoca.t.es 1 It III the
velopm8l)t for tbe benefit! of th,e
ted natura.! resouroes" under . such
w ill g,ve to the St""" an adequa.te .
JI11>COO<ls ;~&lid' th"e lI.pjiolot9'ent in~<h!o
Board lor the coo.en~lbn )Of bnpet1&1
...... n i>,. for developtt.ent, fo< :th. '

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VA1TDEttLL
ELECTRrC THEATRR
A wl\.,'I;l1'ifiOtlut
~eviuC1Og the ~ubUme seU...f.buegation of the herald w men of FraUCtl 1. to be vhiblted
on the screen.at ~e Vaudenlle EJec:tric. TbMue 011

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"MISS H OK OF

HOL~ND : '

., Mi!s Rpok of Holland," the ' hohda.Y aUrae·
~10n a.t the Cbdnt Theatre, thiS week, 18 &. m ost

aehght.Jul mulica.!

medy; and lts r eturn VJ8lt us
lleartily ' welcooned by' the many patrons of t~18
popular bOll .. of qntert.aioment , Mesm Da~lu.
u.na Casson under I wh.ose aUllplces thiS charming
InU61cgl play 1" prqsented. have long had ~ -go-me
fol' elaborate 1it.age productlOna The cast m ·
eludes .several ' artiate. who contrib\1kd to the
. iucceu of fofn\:Jt. .Slts of " Muss ~ook of Rol·
land" Amongt th m me 1>fuo, M~YI Shill m the
tItle -role, Miu' Ci y ,llhepton as Mi~, Mr·lred

I" l tie as Mr Hqo

4. tftAOher

bel· tr.i~nR'

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hi -grace ~ 'wlten'
to New ' ~I Ibu
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aaked the qUOltion!
m6 what- grace is' :'
ftiere ' was ' a 4Md~
- eDee when .be &aid
arnall' le.d' : (~'VlV 1'olIlJDY, what IS i-t,.
I"t\ler . • ~r.s
he haa liod
rlje ~I li4>l, ",I,.lowl,. to
~ertdi ;, '.ilia
bU&DII 1I~1~.~l;~'.r.~~:t~l~
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exp~,~ of the Boards

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of the
10 tb. relief

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rif " e~'n • .l p,,'pej,..

practdcable
tho reh.! of
area. of the
pofpose the
end of each
Bo,u-d:of Guard.

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known: such as the ~ou'an Dam. -lwliicll cost us
£5.000,000, i!ut 1fJ computed to h~~~ aaded~ a.lready
aQout £100,000,000 to th • . wealth of
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" I dument most em~hatlC&lly," says Mt W,I·
son Fox, .. lrom tite YiJ.'",. that ~~e catlV? nnnu.
lot,ons of Aln~ ,!,ould. be lelt ~IPII<II If Itheu
ahortgmal st.ate; r that , they are to! be regor'ded aa
the abeolut. owners 011, I~Dd' l""n'ihg lith
,lghts to mnume~abl. veg4table aJd werM ·pro.
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duc., of whIch t'fer have no, or a> Ip;ts. ciply "".
perfect knowledge, ,and.lqr ,wh,ch th~y , 6ave
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.elves no U6e; a)l d that'. aDY and) every, .&t.'mp'~'1
to develop
reso;J..;" Md' to 'mduce th_

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nlltl';el t o w ork Ifor wag.. 'whlchf Wj(~ . br-ing to

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wealth and opportunitl" 01. wlilch' previously
they could have !lad n9l9o!,~ption ~ ihoyJd, ~ denounced .. a:n 1ll/ ld,ous lattelDpt t~ 'bnn/l them
mto slavery II
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By all wbo
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beart, £he
d>,iut'erested and
f6UAwed with m·
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t!!e wealthy hqueur, dW,)! er,
&nd Mr :Fred Lyn ~s Sltnks, the ~oaJer, a role he
be filled at ·tlle P d.. 01 Wale. T.he~tr. The
houk i. by -P~ul
Ruben. and Au.ten Hurgon,
Ind tile lynco ,!IIld UP'C by :faul A. Rubens.
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with the Idea '~hey 'w',"" "2Omll'
be starved. The MaYof·'referred . tb
Saving campaign in Readin~' ..,d laid the
cl~1 had been ,attended
'pUl. 60 to'so
TheJe bJasBeJli had. ~ n very valuable.
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Mrs Peel, addre8smg .her remar~ more p~.
tl(!U+\':>rlY to tho.. wbo abe &a,d were gomg ou~
'a
mJ " OIl&l1t1S, ea.id they were gomg out m a'
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cauae, for .on the way in whIch the)" h""dled the
problem of the lood supply of the' countTy iII,ght
depend whether or no the war could be brough~
to ~j Mtiafa.dory conclulJOu. That 'f'AS her mes~
eage from the Food Controller. The Iituatlon,
though hopeful, waa .tdl full of ~~V1ty. In
gomg ahout they would find tbey were up agautllt
diftlculties. Peoplo would s~y: . "I I don't ea.re' j
I h~ve rob the monev." But they w~ not alrlgh~
they bad got the money, and that W",
tho first thwg! tliey had got to reaJ..i6e.
bl\d . utterly changed. It w'a.s . food that
WM D~l'L!b6 na.tion's treasure, not money. (Apt
plap".) . It mIght well be ~.t If thoy would not
be> ;wami>d they ml!l'l.t Ia.ter on go oUG wl.h t~
money and lail ' tb buy the broad. ThatJ waa
ther had to make ~pl&~. It ",as a.ho ___ ,I . . .
wl' lwere not ' short 01 food: look at the shops
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-neWo""per ocare-& J1bvernment f .
elid not think thel Gonmmept want,pil to l do
more rn..ing l ust now. Let them look into
matter "'Id See why 'we were short- of food
m~ be. We were up agaInst. worl.t 'sh,ni....".
of wheat Add to that th. fail"",- ot
Take wbent ""d pet.:>toes
' bOund to be short ad(No tho""
the further fact tlfat
hve m a small
,v ery den"J~, popul.~ isla.nd m which
p1!>duce all the food we needed, We del?"IIde4
lor , 6Oin~~g , like two-thirds of 'our ~food
foreIgn counttjes, and that had got ~o come
the .... m ship.. Let them try and l1Ilpre88
whom. they woul.d come 10 contact
lac ! Think of the-~ird .,e W1th the
ina de. We J., the bird. inAlde <oe" ""ge ""''I
If the ~ople outside oon}d not
bring us fo.d. Then ti¥'n"e were milUions'
fighting, l taken from agricnltore'
/lghtmg men ~ 'more loo"bl>lla.I~ I
a1!- th""jacts, " .. ,it
grum~le ~U(18 w~ are short 01
..1M of I tile neutral, coantri..:
' Of foOd a'lid. ~'bQt thing!' "th';"·/W&
at. Norway, wh",,\-jIO,!/...cost '£1,3 .. ton, ."11,1:f1!ll!.~'~,
thinkj t;rt we !"" ~~only luoq
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n"" to go short of f'?od and were a.s
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we 81;8. t lIn t~e ea,rly part. of t.lie war

Idle overseas, and
e!Ll1led )ncrement;
that the
control th~ supply and distti'~utiQu
under cond,tlOna which! while
the Bupply 01 this collUllodity
would yt.eld at the sam.~ time a. h"l!ison\e,
to the St.aI.e.
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careful cons, deratIon liy "!'P"rt sul!"ix>*l'ittees,
ana ,t lS c1.,med that, In re,mect , t/)"the..
any rate, a.!though the
have
worked put, a pnma IlI!lIe
lor Bt,a¥> ~tiOD
haA been est.&bhaped
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I The proposal. have , .tur~lly co_ 1lDj er . crlt,·
Cism. The morel obvious object,on. that auch •
course would arrest lD.ltia.ttve, IS me~ by 8'Uggested
conditIons under! whicht the ma~ •evil, .. ~ciden~
to Government nndm't:1Dga a.nd I Stlll4 mono·
poh es would be reduc~ to a. VUPf'U;tn.\ Atten:
IS directed tO I a n'/"lOOr of no b,le .....mp) ..
Control whereol . the a van~., --;.'I,'~"'"
\.cc,omplUtied by the ..Ueged ~w1l&e"'lii(~..~

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fond ~L ~ying;U.at ~ .~~~:::tI::~.~:'::~1
th.em I~'d dl,d ' not let. them
Government d,d truat. them All
ha,d Ipft.J ... lind told them the
reped,
food. People would aok
shOul~ot be co,mpulonry ratiollll
right to ave that! Think of .at ____,_~
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any ...a Allatna. Mrs.
food tiellet ' fo~erl" in GeltDllmJ!
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~ oomp...-vN .lra lonmg
COuld we spare: it! We needed
oonId get to win iJ,.
Wh&t
111 IaIjour ? Could we spare that
fighting to keep tbe word of an "'O~I"II'
and for our honour! What waa
~ot think ratibnmg neceosn.ry, Jor .v,,"wb,.rb
. , went she 'foWld the heart o( Enltl8.Ild
and strong, and she found the
to do oJl that in them lay to do
UJd t.o Win this war and to- back
who arl,' figqt.iog: If coinpuiSlon had
the~ conllf ~ trusted 1.\>, face and bear
gruD)bl_ ..t i4. But do noi let
1t "poD themselva,.; They had ,till'
: l'like it. for every reason. FlrIt
volnn,!.aI:y system w ... more lOll aud
or cruel, and beoa1lB8 of all thing&
...ve Epgland from tlte dlsgra.ce--and
it wojud be-ii ... " people ~ could
to restrain our appetites in \lrder that
,b e made to d:<> 'l"d that we should
horrible po.ition of
becoming ·hungry.
fooll w.. sho<~ they must
What, thllI\, w.~l they gomg to
very. lpJDple. They had to eat Ie..
not.h.ing. (Appian ... ) Returns
thA people
begmn;"g ,~ eat
had to go further and eAt Ies, stIlI, especi.illlf
_. , ~-.- ~ stuifs J because we wer~ short
In
to people who, in
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they can gl' plenty to eat,
I1~pl ,,.p!;ci,~lf relerred to domestIC lerrants
&erVant, she &a.ld" had a great deal
hand< and could do a g<eat deal for the
Her wages were partly paid m , food,
therO.lore asking her ~.&
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an'd '1:;" beori admirably set !ort~ by
Fox m the following term.:. j
" NeIther ~ white man nor the
t.tled to lock up natura.!
sweet will, and hInder thetr
g"llera.i inter..... of the
we1 M
me the rer.en.da.tIDn
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that I neIther
e lQ.OlyncraSle8,
capamty, nor the lack 01 patnotim
can be allow~d to
to.:, tl)_ succe •• 01 ..
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the ~ptrO.
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tbe Bu.. Cana.!, l mto whIch th' Ilritilh Govern.
Monday U01t · alia f"o aaJ'l! fpl(oWlOg. "Mothers of ment put £4 J OOO,OOO- b lDVe!tDi&nt no ~ort.h
France" ,fI: tb. tiC of t,IIS exceptto l1lllIy'floe pIcture
piaLY, IU which Mild Ol&ra.h BerlJha.l'nt will Appear lU £ 40,000,000
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t he title role. In a eJ. lt 18 said, to obta.in the atmOB'
The more sentimental oblectlon II&t the Compbero eo , ..ential 1r.&J a plcture of this deacnPtion, tho mittee's proposal III regard to ~he
PICnJ! posses.
, PQl~uto.r Prenel l tlctrfs v8ntuled LUto the treuches and
,,~tive
erJ)(lflJd hers,If to verll' o.ly hardened soldie" are slons 01 the Crown mvylve an Illv.-ion
called upou to fIlC~T~ Auother gl'and feature eugu..god rlghta and the. im.~t!on of condltiontJ of lo.very.
f01' th' ume dtl.J. III .. M..iss GeorEte Wuhlugton, " ha. been asoiduoF\y cJltivated ml cert.ai~ qu.,.'
featufU)g !Urd'Perit Clark In 0. deUghtful .. b.dy in
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c.outnLit,. FoF~e ,,..ek.· epd programme, ~~1."0Ulg tell!.
TUUl'fSd:8Y. two of the special Items '\Iiill be ~I The
Agamot this
n the CQ,!,m,ttee vigor.
1'horoughbied""
R-omoo and Juliet," starong Orously proteJta:
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Theda Ba.ra. 10:sb e&j)$Wore'a u:cmortal love IdyU,
wbUe No. 2 ~ilod ," Into the Depth.l," of the new

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that paperhang:lDg' nnd ~atrit)t~../ ;lft
eombwed.

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CONCERT .
'flle . pupll!"ot
. ChMIes GriffitM, tJle well known
ten.Chtl of DlU8lC, g ve qUlto nu eUJoy&ble conoert lD
the Town lJull ()H reduesda.y a.ftem~n. a.~d they all
shon eel th~t evidell ' lof skilful tl'''luwg for WhICh Mr.
Grrffitbli has been n ted for so many yenrs, as well 1\1
111 SOOle cues iQ d l\q~u!R.l 'ap titude. Mr BaTVCY wzu aa
the PUlllO 'lIloae op:nb lbuttog tol an lllterestlDll progllllu me were Mr. IHarvey , MlSI~' Knowles, Mr \V.
' Knowles: Master llhthp Knowle • Master D. Dll:on.
]Juter De Cock, lluter H. Vu V, M18a Elder, MISS
R osa RoOd, M.W ~. Elder. 'Mi•• M. Adkin, Ml8S D.
Clough. Miss Cox , Mr. Gardwer, Mise Dona Gough aud

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The reluJt of the elections to the T8.l'10UII aectiOM af
tho eo·opera.U"e.U Ion ~AII aDuoqnced a.ttbe Con~reSl
held at SwaOI6& du ng the week! For the Southern
f\ection there wer 28 QQ.ftdidllot.e,! for nine seats, flnd
)' r R9bert n.o'f&"l~a former prelident ot tbe ReAd1D$
Sor.,ety, 18 to b6 COl rorntula.ted all domms, out seoond on
t he voll With ~Z.v s. JTblS i. the tenth consecutive
t,me Mr. Ro"ff4ell h : been electedl The Co-operativo
Uuion deall mO
ore
euiUy with the edu'CatloUa.l Inde
of the movMDent· r ROwsell 11 &150 the local dele.
'gate for tho Rfalt.s ! 04k S"",ely.

ntly put •
'011
ha.rtell8 to lDak. "
to ,1 Jure the wall p,~'
",.in " ~~. he "Y ' ·... to preyout t~o

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'dM by-.lozg.
jority tbat the

reasonable time by prese.pt meQl'ods';
less some new source of revenue be.

ca.Plta.hst8~~an~d~~:~~~I~:

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~ called ,up for
h....e been the meaDS lof disorg.. ~
men's
of co¢ucti.ag th.ir '
diffi~ha... beeD.
to "
but ,.;tb the ~t of .hop...ould greatly facilitate
.train _
tho ......ta.nta if they
to make ito" proclic. of sh'opplllg
eopeoially obi Saturdaya ..hen to
Ie.... the matter until late in th.
annoyanoe to them.oelv.. by PerhapS
60me tune b6fbre being ooited or
1&10 to obtaio
they rl:q~; aad
aMl!\&nts nnneoer "n17 lin "deli"'f

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. WOUNDED
LDIERS ENTERTAINED
to la.bour,
_ A.. nve.z: triP for the wounded under the aneplC8S of
the Reading Carp d Comfort&: Committee took place
Three
on 1!r14&y In lut
ek, \\ hen the ex~n.es were klDdly 1
defraye4., by Mr.
B. Joel, of Malden Erlegh. The made to the
"Bri~ni&" C9n\ yed the party, which 001l!l8ted of control'
120 mon from. ttie a.ttle And XII.tesgro've h()Bplt.&ls. to raised In t6e trop'cal
the Betiley conn. The~ ooMtated ot M'rt.
N.. myth: Mr.. Le DaVid, M... DO,,! Bnght, llr W. (2/ that the bnperial
~OM.~Mr. Ho
d Mias Bartholometrr, 'Who WM at ment WIth the .
'01, Rlauo. Colone reullDgton wa.a in obo.rge of the prepare for

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(from the COlDlDlttee), Mr. Reeves ( It behalf 01 the
employ ...) aud lIlr~
1 Broadley (th. memben).
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Co.()pern.tive move e,.nt ahould to 'IU f r direct repre·
S811tatioll JD Pull ment. The Rea.di g Society WaA
Tepre8Cn~d br tJi~ee delegnf,rul', Mr. . 1. B. Rimdaltl

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ule"illiocludeAlbertaFlabey,

aot v,ioliniat'and her tenor. MaDuer
iler , M'dUe. Zampa. trapeze artiste,
& CoJ, 10' Hobrew ~ter !ketch.
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The .nn~ l coh
of representattvCl of Co-oper&ti\"e Societies wu held at SWIJt,UI8& tbLl week, when
manyimportaut c:u e.atiOlUl came up for ru.cua&lon. A
etreng prote.&t ~ mn.de a.g&lll8t
Profits

evil-doers- hough thev were

.wrs

muilca1 ttl r e n t . . In addition to thl8 one

.peciahtem the pro

cotopl,ete, Iiis L~I' 1m' wed.
'Q'l'rcy.,u to the loea.!
'01, j1l19".
caT mCQlltr;;ouolv eno)1gh
' 1l,leo;' Tb,.
~. trum·
'Dl<)~ted cansta

OF THE 'BUSI

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PA AcE THEATRE.

A.t the P ala.ce $~:!i.Xt
k .Tohn Tm. r will
present I f The ~ Tw lve
. Jlch,-ter Mi tes'~ .~mwg

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the

in
lraitiDg room. at the nwway
«me I ~ven aud ItWlrcia. In the
varlOpa tick pel'SOllJ~mlnistc&rlog
and ~ter LU the day dl.tnbuUng
ratu\h tp Vlalton in Palmer Park
ug bYj train In t~e 61'~g.

Ing GOspe'llx
&nd to ; tI
afternoon he V'llt
wprda cf comfort,
fu'rtht.t rehgiou.11
and to th?ae I\e ~

.rotion.

the new and ' dcmO<.'tatic era

to Slt in ~t co""lave 1M
ndicmienll.l, was - p y, a.nd the, oi.,.
;. C~a:irnleD of Qn
Bessions which
most h-, iel sho<ked at the
Sic tmn.i ,glona. muneli I
tUDe and tlie bu.eio.eso of !li.

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SOCIAl.. WEI,IiARE:'.
new ~cbeme w~ I ~Oreihadowcd •.Il
t he Gmld 01 Help !r n <FrIday; ..hel
to agree to accel't ~ proposal to
WItb. the Ci'b:.rlt.y Orga.!l!S&tioD
GuM dUring ,t!. few .ye~rs of. exilt. .
done exceedingly u .. lu1 'work .
manner, and its fethods
admirable. Th~, oame oh.orYa·
apph .. to th. Ch]ty Orgaftll:ation '/
that. I ln1'>tltutIon , po Sl 1y owing to ·
title, alwa.,)'s seem
be uuder ". '
People did n1t '~det'Stand ' it. I
best In the two orp8orsatlons is to
the SocIal COunCl It. ma.y be cap.
the new body" iii fina p!~D\y

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DEFENCE OE' 1:HE REALM.
An annouucomelit of r ~t Importance to shop·
kee~ and ' othel:lJl undeT
Defence of the Realm
I'6gWtLtiOl\e ,prohlbipllg the use of lights of certain

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'he b,ods In th,o """ and ' if
wtII 11 0t
ctmnot Ieea 1.b we shaJ1
P eel $ rooglj deprec:atod: oomp\LI.
prelernng to tru!lt "" the go;>G
of the people to ... ~ less ..;~
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pbm duty 3.1. homo.. then, IS t...")
our beave fcHows at tho front
and so that the we

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A sal&.of.. wad:. 10 &1d of the funds of the Soottish
Women', HOIPlt.\JS for E'orelgn Service. 11 to be held
at II Holybrook, 'r C4atle-d.l 'eet, under the di8tingui.tlied
patronn.g,· of 'rLady Heury, on Wednes"-ay next.
Juue 6th. See adv~ I
--:-...,-,l'lNGAGEMEN),. .to ellgogement 18 announced between Ma)pr 'D.

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works Office ap_ra Ion our front ~., respeoQng th. enqUIry and propagand&, formed thomaelv... mto
w . .te f' r lU1.3uee) ot wa.ttsrJ \\ bleb IS a pUDUlhable
Reao~ DflVrunp.ment. 'Cdmmit.te.e. 01
ff ..L
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r r·ttbu ~ ~,a to be
o "Uce.;~1
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NEW IAScOT llECTOli.
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The Bishop of Orlord liAt 'Pl"'inled the Rev L. C.
"new ,dea" to wwch the Coumn~"", pm.
Green· W.lkllaon, rehtor of .uten Tirrold, WaUi'ngfood;
buth in the develop'!loot of, our jta.twJal and
to .ucooed the Rev. )V. F. La Trob6·Batol!lall" roctor cap,talists and pro~oteraJ and to the. ~~\.e,"
of Areot.
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Although Amenca'a entrance mw, tHe wa.r mo.y
SOP..!l{l'Y OF FRIENDS.
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reheve wmewbat the ~t Itra.m, It U!I obVlous
An address win be gil·.n by Mr. O. E. Stanaa_ld, that, Il%cept III ao lar aa her CQlIlll!l!' .l/> may
Â¥ ..J,.., eutitJecl 'AI Quaker Ideal of Edoca.tiou." At the shorten the struggle. it ~~ll not' light.ep. OMr Ultl'
Society of Frienda' Meeting HOU8e, Ch.ureh·streot, on
Ibe
Sundayeveniug.
Dl&te debt. By enormo.. ~or.to we mav
to pay the inte....t on our loans, but there
COBPL H HART.
Corp!. H. B art. who was formerly on the staff of the humo.n possibIlity of redumng them

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meeting to heat an · r.d'dreas lJy Mrs. C,
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01 the Food ControU'\T'. J;lepartglent,
... the Town Hall on W 1I.4n~y Ov'lIl~o.r,
Mayor (Mx F A. Safjea.nt) ptmded.
th"", preIeIIt were!
Cclbb,
AN, OtD-'WIII'rDNI,Atts' ,EXP.ERmNC~.
I, F'OrlrUIiOD, 1di8A J,'eone, ea;(on and Mrs. New"
,. Dl-yland, the Rev. R. It. a.nd Mil. .1
, .., the Rev. , " Mise
Mx•. N,el.on Jon
"Dem~cratio /lnAn:,,/," , nid Lord
Legg, Dr. Harry, Mr. W. E. Colliel\ l,n,,,,,,,.\i1'.
cently, " haa got to develop ..,me new id~
Mr T. C. Sparko, Mx T Morley, Mx W. ,H ;
,.ould face WIth _quanmuty the burdell
debt , Short, Mr. A. W. Tudor, ?tV. Dryland RaoI_,
that .~IJl rest upon the Empire when the , or i. Mr 1 C. E. Hodgkin, Mr. I:I. T. Pugh,
over.
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lIt. wu the que!lt. for thia n ew Idea tba.t, t:o_a.rds
for a.bsence w.,-re reC8lved from Mi!r
the cloBO of laat ye&r, lIrought to8\lther' & l l, o d~
Darkor, Mr. O. d Fiol.,
M •. W. S.
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