Reading Observer 09-1917

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On h~onct4Y Next, Sept. 3nt.
10110"'1'8' t"o <Is,.. a clUlI" to th!. 'nooIn,

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Fri8co " Series.

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A R o manet! of the Bnt;i.e.h-Emptn:.

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tho Royalty The_tre Play, fe&~:f:
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---Thursdlly Nezt, &pt. 6th.
Two da.ys, ez.elQ&J.Te to tbfs Th..~

MAJESTY'S VISIT
GRAND FLEET."
OF SALLY

SHIELDING SHADOW:FINAL E r =
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WINE

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BREWERY.

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AND 11I1LITARY CONTRACTORS

RAIJ.WAY STA'fION,

LISTS

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BE-.dDIN G.
LISTS OF SEEDS FOB
GlliDEN ~ost free on

DEVE LO),ING OUR AGRICULTURAL
RESOURCESIt l!'i one o( the ll'OOies of hr e tha.t we mll ! t be
t.au~ht useful lesscms b) steTn measure!
fh ere
pn be no doub~ one re.ult of tbe WaT WIll be an
lInport8011t development of the a.grlcultural rc
BGllrces of Grent :Brlta m EYen Pa.rlltLmcnt In Its
T: I<:dnm ha s now realIsed t ha t ' t h Is most be done
lond t.h us we find 111 the House of Commons re'
f l'ntiy Sir Rlchnrd 'W mfre, Wn:6 able to report
5ubstantlal pl OgrcsS In the provlslc.n of farm
F{)lomes for dlsdj8r~d sol diers
'1 he VlLrlOUS
~chem.. fell under the lolIowln g h eJ\ds -i1)
Th ree h undred acres m H erefords]lIre, the girt o(
a gcntlcm In m memory of hi S ~on who h ad fal len
m the wa.r, were bemg la.ld out In small holdmgs
(2) A CrO\vn esLate ~f 2,300 acres h ad been ob
tained In Yorkshire H ouses were bemg erected
on It, 8.nd Do number of d schargcd soldlC1'8 were
tram.d there .. smallholders (3) In Lm
colnshlre the Doard of A grJ.cultu:re wou ld hl\\ e
th e pOBSe8lOn of 1,000 acres Of mO!lt excellent land
b) i\1i c ~a.elrnas, a.nd there they hoped t o dc\ olop
1& rna-rkct garden colom where LJ. man would be
1ablc to make comforta.b1e 11\ ID g on 10 acres (4)
I n Shropshrro the B oard ba. d bought from t.he
IDukc of Sutherland 1,50\>
for £ qO 000 1 he
estate would ~me lfito ~h eIr ~ossesslOn) by La.dy
Day, when, th,y would ImmedJately proceed t o
eqwp It (5) IThe " BQ.B.ro. were on the p Ol nt of
purchalllDg 'an estate 10 Walell for a colony of
Welsh soldien Sir Rlebard W,nfrey, acceptmg
, t h. . . .ebemos 8~ only a firs. s",p, held strongly
th.~ there &bowd be a colony of dlBchnrged ""I
iiers In every 8gr1cultura.1 connty In England,
propOiltion which we vent.ure I tp think ought t
by' put lD pr~lce ~s spon as t he n ecewttes of th
Sltua.t Ion anSB By uhs meal¥! t.he Umf.ed KmA';
dom could do • great deal tow.rds mi>klhg ll~el!
independent pf un,ported food stuffs

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SA 2'UR'DA y, SEPT.

BUYERS AND SELLERS.

1000 pro.lem IIJ:1P"8l'& ID.ely fa lie
.r for the daratlon .r 'Ute war," u41
Controlle-r's pos1.tlOll does not
ItseU as a steppmg.st.oJle tg popn.
Lord It ho ndW> appean to be e ....
bett~r luck than hi. predeeesl101'.
shU .credlt !lim WIth good UI.

and there IS the runepeImy loa!
of solid acbievemetlt--'t'ery soltd ,.

war 11(}.... B..t the mter,," of the
15 d"ected 1... to high OffiCiall)
peopl. nearer her own door-tho
the baker, and the match !e:ller.
wornes abont Lon! ehoJK!dl1 -it l' to
that h. .hall keep these les •••
In order. For the lend between
who has something to sell and
who want to buy IS a very real
made the WIcked grocer," Mr.
ha.s told u.s, " fo~ & myste n and
and there follow. ' ~ io~ eat~logn.
cnmes , In cludmg' the famih3; ch a rge
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He sells

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s'lnds of Araby

as sugar

e:l _"!I down"
That the ~od6smRn
be aecused of prefiteermg waS only
If we have to pay mare lor. all
theta 115 nothing vety occult lD 'fhe fact
.ngry w1th the man to whom

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It. \ Be erplalns of C&un~ that the
lS elsewher e, a.nd three years of
not ..n a bled tlI. m ost indUStrlOUB
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t rack dOWD the penon who r eally
to profi teenllg-If
ezc~t Mr.
Law, whose pemtent coDfcmon
,ltip~mg share. ...as mad. lU tbo
of hmon .., where overyt111I,b'
tbInk, has to be interpTeted' ID •
'Clan se n se
ex",..t the ord ma ry house",!e to
the depths 0 1 polItical eco llom1
be ratlle r unreaS<ln:rble. Her View
q uesuon cf tbe PrIce at which
can be sold pr<J6ta bly would probe a lIttle hazy Rut .he 19 able In
'Phra!E', .. to pot two and two' tonnJ. I f she .... smnetlmes mukC5 ihtJ1ll
.. not to be d ,ss uMcd fro m tb.
n lS. a lter t ll, hard to ans.,.er
tentJon t hat If the pnee Vll rl~ from
to s hop solOOtbUl4( IS wron~ snm ...
1£ B r own cbal'l!es her s lX]Jenee
SmIth !S cMIIWng hIS cultto mers
>en oo-na:D"n ny s he hold. that B'OWD
fh~ ot h e r ha ' penny. The ;dt-er·
p~p1:tnntJon , th.Lt SmIth mu st be
at a l oss , 'is Idr."ly to he TUd el Y! die·
Thp controver sy bet ween two reat
of um ver s:;J.l provldP.Ts cannot h !JO ~
upon
1 b ey m , y be wtl ilng
tbe prmr.lple that " h., t tgey
SWJn gs they mnk. 11 p on th o
B 'lt the baker 1Vho l S ... baker
n otliinn else .... 111 n ot be SU!~cted o f
busi~s on a pl1l'Aly phiJa.. !
basls, In QPlt.e cf th e hnm"",stD~ I
of fl()ur on t h e character. of
Mr Be.!l \, t~lJs us In U The Path to
It ,. "rgOO, illS part 01 t he indlct- '
1 ~g;l']n"t the tra decman, t b.'lt he 11.
".eri on loca l comm Ittees
Dut
Ir~m bern~ I. ft at the mercy'of
consorne ,',
' \ h " t 1S Lord Rh ondd .. ,to claSSIC
I h ICe of :ftf T P·ckwibk
<: hl' lI t WIth t1 e C"TU WcJ
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lrrd e \.1' lt p\, n whIle he
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RUI.:AL INTERESTS AND INDUSTRIES.I Now that the rur~ colomzmg Kplnt 15 upon us
In connectIon Wlth the placmg of soldiers on the
la.nd, there IS h ope that w~ m a.y yet do I'lomethmg
t o lDterest our young people permanently In tlie
l posslblh tici of the value W1d beauty o( rural lIfe
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Love of ~:)Untry,'r .ys .. BywaymIlD,'" •• is l~

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I born , love of countryside
sell-<1C<juired" N
I truBJ' aphon.m "'JIi em Renned by a lover of iiitn
Eng-land But. the difficulty t! \.0 get thiS lovc of

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country lD born In our nsmg generat.lons We
are glad to lie. that lhe aubJeet WM .....tllat~d
rw!ntly at. on educatIonal ljOnIertltoe In LOnaon,
where there W38 a. o.I8Ctisslon on. ~8 im~a.nce
of con tmuatlOn schools m country nllagee

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IN PRAISE OF MANUAL WORK.At tbe London ConfereIlce refemd to, Mr
C}msropber Ttlrnor, who presIded, lIIItd we must
realISe that practical JDalIual work had to be
developed and that It had a pl8.c& m genersl eduCa.tlon
H e did not;'" suggest vocatIOn work but
m mual 1ll.trnCtiOU used educatld.oJly lie qUII~
agreed that the .chool·leavmg age shdnld be
raised to 16
Education for town and country
children .hould ~ equall Qut cert"", f... tu...,. m
tbe lDteres~ of l'IU'Il chIdren m..t be demed It
~od pretty c1_ that continuat,on schools
would begin Wlth elght..hotD1l ih the ,.eek Half
of the ~llne would ltave to be de..oted to book
,;!pd<. and tho OJ!rlciilt1l'&l labourer'. mtere.t m
books Ilbeded IItlc.'ll'''t!,,,,"mt A IpIem of cetl
tral .ccmtrnn"jiOll dJolil coonecilng acattexed TIl,
Jages woold I/e quite :workable Ho laid ~.., •• on
the llDportanC9 of ~Ca1 inskuction
nsmg
g.n.!'""-tlOn mOISt haw t.hetr tbought.s turned to
t he tmporla.DOe of tli:e land u the great. naLlocal
Rsset; It W'38 at; the base of every SOCI al flrobl em
Our land pt"Oduced odly belf wltat It .bonld

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WAR
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A meeUntt of the local War AnlUl Comnllt~ 1f"as
held at 9, B)agrav8-street, on Mond&y, under the
ple~)dency of the Mavor (Mr F A Sarje&nt), when
I epr6~ntatives from each of t'b.e three pohtic&l par-ties!
m-itl d town were pr~eqt M~ L E Quelch, H Goff
and C P~e ..... ere II.PWUlted JOint :teereturics Dettula
for cder} ms on propaganda. work were dllJocuseed Tb8
~gemente, when fully,.oompleted ......ill be iulverlised

between Henry M C R IJtby-Kewleyj I I ~~~~:
thEt l ate Rev Robert Ri~by-Kowley, Ii:
•• '"o.'" u.
of Bt1ck1.ebur~
-cum-Mo.rlston
e Derks
RIgby-Kewley
. of ·l:Iaddcnbtlm
, .B~ks,
and
a tug-of-war betwcen ~.:~~r:~t1~,
KILLED IN ACTION.
gnuwbon of the late .Henry M ervyn Richardson, of and
huge tea WM n.rra.u ~
Rossforo l....Co Fenna.no.gh, al1d Mabel Alice, widow of depended. on the weo,ther, and a.
a.fte r~
Pte :E A Pea""" Royal Derks (attached
Colouel J)11::6 Lee, of Hartwell Ho'l1.M Aylesbury noon d,~pelhng Boll R.n xlCty on that scare, ~ oterta.inera T M B ), a Sunday . ebool teacher and ' server at.
liUCD, and only daughter of the
Ed.';ard Sma.ltei and entertained wera alike free to spend Q, ih a.ppy time St GIles', has been killed T IllS IS the ""cood
P otter, of Fnllwooq, n lo ucosterehiro. aud Mn. RlCba.rd togcther '{'ho hearty w orda of tbBllks an~ elltb usta8 BOn His WIdowed mother 'has l06t.
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Thorold.
t lC cheellng at tho clo~ provoo to a il CODQe.rDed h ow
mu<:h tho ~guests a.ppreCiated fjhelr gri.rdenp$.rty, cbo.mc.tUlzed 8J:I It WillS oy the inlonDat fnendlincl!lls whIch
SEC ·tT. G. A. F. GILLMOR WOUNDED.
, READING ArRLETIC CLUB
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from th e first h as bcen the tmptration of the life of the
T~e Inter-tea.m conto9t for Eoy Scouta Church Lade
See Liem Oe=ld Arth.". Ftlw<rtlltam Gillmor"
Clnb
Among
thCl5e
present
were
the
D~tY'"'May
Or
a.nd Cadet Corptl Whlch Wll5 not 'leculed dn Wednesday, (Mi L G S tilton) :and Malar Wilken
elder son of tho Rev F J 0 Gillmor 1><LA..,
dy~ Wan AugtJ.!t loth, will be 16-ruu on 'Ved n ~aJ, !\eptember
VIcar of St Giles' and cha.plam to tho F~orces In
5th /it 630 p.m The Hon Soc , lilr Jaa E Beasley, tap-e the P~ldeut of the Club, who took a '\""ory prac- Rea.d.i ng, 18 ill No ;5 Genera.l HospItal In F~(".a,
~refl t In the proceedmA'8, WIlS uufortanately not
18 oppn to rocOtVO a.Cidltionat entrIes from 'Iroopa w.Jlo ttclllll
able to he present. Countegs Gurow8m. who IS a,,.o.y s:o.ffenng from ac.vero wounds lffi.<:ttl'tined m act..ion
",el-O unnble to compete at t90 gatbermg a.lJ"Oady men
booM] PIlT.eS In hB.DdICa.ps, fwd the scorl'Q g font In from home, seut a bountiflll supply of l flowers a.ud on :August 22nd The g-.:W.la.nt officer ) who IS WIth
the Roval Berks, \r.r.s h .. rigb:; lor eo.rm fractured,
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the arst mIle teams aheW'~ tho lowest nggregate of frult
IS wounded m the n ght :shoulder, a.nd has a. gUIr
POIO~WJ!l be a.warded p1·~. if Je88 than &lX tea.tm!
shot wound which penet.raled the thorax
ollly hlo rteli@ of pnzes No foes Entries close. firs~
post onda.y , September 3ct!
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§UCCEBS OF A REJ1I..DIN G B.A.R~[O'lm.
TIle m .. n y fnends of Mr
of Rea.di.ng, " 111 hear With ';'I,,,,..
, lUst.a.nt success at

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VICTORIA HELPS ALLIES,
Amon g recent; lDlpor..arrt contributions to ,he
AgrIcultural Rehef <If Allies Fund 1.6 a ch"'l"e lor
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£2,262 sent by the Royal Agnculturo.l SOCIety of
VictorIa as the re!'lultr-of a gilt sale. and coUectlOD
:r'be fund, wh,ch was manguraled by the Royal
Sec Lieut Leonard Arthur Kmgh~m, aged 20, Agnco1t.mal SOCIety of Engla.nd, has g.1.\P6l1 vamprevl(JUsly reported WotDJÂ¥. now. re'uorted killed a.ble h EÂ¥P Ul k.inp. Cor the rch3.bilita.t.lOll of t he
In o.ctlon leadmg IUs men on August fOII1, was th<i peasants ill the dlsLncts oC Franoo recovered. from
elder son of Mr and Mrs H erbert A Kingham the enemy.
, Crooksbury, Reading H . was eduJ.ted aL Oak'
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A COMMISSION.
ha.m SChdol, whore h. gamed hi • .iclJ.ool ""IOlll'5
Set'gt W Towner, of th() Berks Territonala,
for ..cricket and football, and was So d.ember of the
has obt:uncd a commtSS1 on m t He Oxon and Bucks
C for four years. H. was entl.red at cr.Te L L He Vi as m the l'erntorl8Li .lor twetve yenn
Coll ~ge,-C"'1Ibndge, bot oWlDg to the w .... p ...ed and went to France With th"!"
Connng home
lOtO 85ndhlftBt lO November. 1915, tWBoll gazetted as & ',me.exptted man, he later joined the Royal
to the ROyal Berkshire RegIment m lAuglll!t, 191'1), Berks. He h .. sel'Vod elgQteen months altogether
a.nd prOoeeded to the front lD N ov~ the ~ at tho front H e was a member of St h1ary'!I
Cho lX, the Oq>hens Society and the Palmer P",k
year He ...38 -.,ounded 011 May 3ro I.st, and b 8d
C.C.
amy returned from leave olevan.
yl!l before h~
W1Io8 killOll
Much oympathy will bJ. felt lor Mr'
DEATH OF SEC.·UEUT. H. L · FOSTER.
and MnoJ KinghaJb
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Sec L,eut Hatty L Foster, Royel West WcrS
Regiment, w ho was killed on Juno 7th, w.a.s tho
seCond !SOu of tho late. M:r Charle:s F<l3ter, UnlVCZ'sity Co ne"", R eadin.
known to horticnl·
turist:s
He was educa.ted at Readin:~ CoU egra-te
Sebool. and ..t the Wlsloy Iabon..tornlS of the
Royal Hortlcoltural SOCletv In t1l13 be was .p
pomted 3Ssmtant horticultural m."trnctdr undet'
the Kent Education ComlJUtteo,whleb sppomtroent
he held unt il be enll sted ~arlv m September, 1914,
m the London Regimoot lie wellt to the £ron$
JlI March, 1915, becrune a bngade SJ1lper, and w ..
severely wounded at tbe batl.1o of Loos, 1915 He
obtained hi. comDllBSlon on OetoDo. 25th, 1916

KILLED IN

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ALLEGED WAstE
BREAD.

HORSE CHEST~UTS FOR MUJOJITIONS.1 be MiDlstry of MUnlt1On. hopes to culleOt
200 000 ton! of horse cheStDuta for war pmposes)
" nd '-' Ibe "Star M very "Pt\y mrt...kl1 t hIS
sh':ms tho wdl to conker" 4 ,acheme for 'the
colJecLlOn and utl lllSAtlon of the nUts haa n<fw been
a pp-ovcd and a. Circular hn.s been iDued by the
B oord of Education to local education and second
arJ' school! The c[l"CUll!.r sta.ke that. the
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of }l.,dTl C&t.lOn have been reqnesteo. by 'beV'un.....'~ l
of Mumt"ms and tbe Food Controller
brmg
the scheme to t he notice of I school luthorltl es,
;:!;O\ ernmg bodies and teachers, and to requesb
t hetr a.e8lStan~ m gtvmg effect to it The CIt
• cltla.r goe! en to MOW that 8. consIderable quantity
of gra.m III a.t pte8ent being used In cerlrun., m
d~,' trral proce83e!! "h,ch .... ....",t,al to the
pI 0 5~cut.lOn of the war
In oqicr to eet tbIS
gmm free for human commmpt.ion expenmen tlJ

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wen bom Ipr great thing"
, An1 some were bollor 11111.11.
1 But some-'ta not recoJdcd \
Why Lhoy were bo
at all'

000 cannot. help thmklllg h I would ha.ve boe.n
be"'"" il .om. of the bum"" flotsam o.nd lC tum
we eomh acrotls had DO~ bee~ born at 011, but t blS
18 ono lof the ]D'ObJems wliich Mrs
Gur:oDlldge
won.1d say is U TOpped" m mystery

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PRIVATE S. C: SHARMAN !tlLbED. 238780 Pte, Stanl.y Ohililes ShanwYl, si;reteber
CAsE ADJOURNED FOR EXPERT EVIDENCE bOMtt, LondmI Regtment, Boyal " Fu3iliers. 68.
Liverpool-toad, Reading, ~ diod of WOOJJdB received
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lO action while tendmg I. wounded comrade 00
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August 17th He had seen fifteen. months sel"Vlce,
At the Readmg Borough :Bench ~ Wednesda.y, 10 of whieb he had spent m ' France. Pte. Sh ...•
belore Mr E P CollIer 1m the chair), 8lI' Percy man, who was ooly 20, W88 educated at... "Wolting.
Sa.nderson, K C M G., an d MT D. Rose, Mym ha.m-roali SchooL Ho was fomtecly an a.nn:ren~
NIchola, of the Crown Restaurant, SilVl'l'·stree~, a.t the Berk.hit. Printmg Company ills father
was summoncd for wasting 'bread on! August 16~~ IS servmg m the R.A.M O. ooId his brother In
the Royal Berkshire lU>giment. Lee ·Corp!.. Sh<J,y.
Heury WrIght, Inspeeto-r:" of IWe.glIt. a.\Jd man (his brother) IS about to tecelve &. oontmlSMeasures. the ~fficer under tho Act lor prevontiIig 810n HIS captain wntes to Ja1rs.. Sha.rnum «I
tbe w..to of bread, depcoed to
g to tbe res· vrry much regret t.o inform you that Y'l"" SOD,
taura.n t on the date mentirilied In the ~ Pte. Sharman, was wounded On A~,",st. 16tb
II. fo~ th. remJWl8 01 four 2lb. Id.v.. of bre,la .,... hils!; In a.CtlOIl, a.nd has BlnC9 died '(If wmmds
He brought ..",.y a portiw, whic~ he produced H e was such a. gallant !ellow, alwa.YB pre~ to
help h IS wounded cumrades. regazJlless ol..danger
two parts of lot" e!!ll (prodnced) were lymg fon It WM don.ng t he splendid tkt of gtV'IDj! water
the wmdow sill J the QtJH,r plE)r(:~s, 'Which were l in to a wounded comrade tha.t he I"CCeIM his iataJ.
a much worse state, were on the gmund He
His comra.des and I tender om- deepest
gave InIonnat"r n to !.he polIce. It l ""'" oo:din~ry svnl".~hv In th,s hom" of y<mr ~a, trial and
bread as far as he could Judge
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The OhalI"lDan Do you think tJtere·. any- ..beat.
A GALLANT
CAPl'AIN.
In It?
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Captein JolIn Ardribald Cahill, :M.C~ RovaJ
Witness I&1d he conld not say wW It w.. mw
Berk.htre Regnnent, I!;jlled on A.ngnot 16th. the
of
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son of Dr and Mrs. J. CahIll, qf 12, &vdle·
The oread ,ons ha.nded up for t He mapeotlllDJlof street, London, S W , w"'" born m FeimIary, 1890
the Bench
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H. was oducat.ed- ..t St Anthony's Prepa=tory
P S McSw"'iuey said that on AUgust 17th he School, Eastbcurne, 8nd at Epsom College, which
we nt to B ,\"m gstoke.road, "'here defendant w.. be lelt, all er p.'lSlng ', the London Mab:iQOl_
lIvmg WIth I.hcr father He \ told f!ier h e called m 19:J6, to take up the .tudy of law, IJ!/\ng ad·
wl l h regard Ito Itbe bread .Iound at !lbe rear of her mltted a sohcitor m 11112 He was In til. Cade1
preDllS.. m S,lver·street She s",d, r I
80th Corps at Epsom. ""d 'aoined tho Art.iate Rilles m
1 admit placlllg It there about tbfee weeks a.f:o Uauuary. 1907. bol"", Ithey beclUDe • nmt m the
I ha ve bad
soldiers bIlleted upo,p me n.nd I Terntorial scheme. lll1d he ~ntly represented
obtsmed a.
of brea.d for t heir -use ~ey the corpa m Th'ITltoTlaJ. and" Army IenClng c;omsuddenly
and I kept I tho bread for veti"""'" At t h e outbea.k of irn;r he volunteered
a couple
Wltil It got O1oul(1y and m c~· 8.t acce fOT general set"VlC9 and went to the front
sequence I
unable tQ UM It, a.4.d 80 p1aced llt m October, 1914 He receIved h.s com_on ..
outS ide on
back premlses H Defendant k ept
second henteuant In Febro=. 1916, was nnet.ed
the
l.n Silver street., aisted by liar
to a bMtIillon of the R oyru ~btre RoegimenL,
ffi'~
I and was rrewerely wottrided In the foIlowmg mbnt.b..
In reply
Mr F J. Ratclifle. ;Wbo defend¥, He .,. .. promoted to heu.tenr.nt m October, 1915,
wItness
husband "las t he keeper and captain In February:1 1916, and ~s IlWloJ1l
of ' he
Joined the Army
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wounded on July 1st of t'h*t yeaT In Mn.rch of
MI
tHat according \0 the this yea!' he was recommehded for the Mi..ht.a.ry
was no eVIdence for him to
prosecntlOn h ad not proved tha.:t Or..., tho service rOf' whlc\i he WM docoratod.
questIOn were prOduced oi wheaten bemg thus described m the W Gazette .. ~-I< HI!
tqok a command of his company and :mct:eS8fuUy
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repcl1ed & strong enemy eoontel'atteck He..t
!Hi",(.Lr.tc.' Clerk pomted
that 11nder a ma.gntficcnt ex..-vople' to his men" H IS colonel
other flour than
wntes -" Your son, Capta.m Cahin. waa killed
Act
m battle on August 16th He WMI killed lMt.mll.;>.lc\iJfo said Mr "l WrJ ght
tanoonilv by ,bell frre wbURt l!""lin~ hlS company
not Slloy ",hat
most g<lclla.nUy
H,s dcat.h ll! regretted by all
wele made
HIS hmvery w a5 vary great
'\. Be volua-.
oatmeal 01' any
teered lor every d.ngcf"UH duty ~

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di8tlMtry by bunsell and xemmds .. of the 1m..
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&eroS!l some years il.go, which run:-

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MIUTARY CROSS_
At Wednesday's Inv..tit1ll'6 Capm;" w.ilfrid
Ad:.ms, of the llos'a1 Berks &g;m<nt., received
the J..fihtary Cross

FORTHCOMUIG MARRIAGE.

A l"a'~i.~e, Is orrang.~ and w,l! shortly bko place

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PARAGRAPHS,
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WAR ITEMS.

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MUD'I
the dainty
on luminous
table , I1nd and
Five I Sutera.
Ire..dancer
a. bright
"ocal, mrir'um.aoiul
dra.lOifttia ¥t.

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WHAT SCHOOL CHILDREN CAN 00.It ... t.he~!lmI mgently necoooary that tM
year" crop 01 hfllilo clreatnUh should ~ bllh'esteil
In present ~Jc\mu;taltces lt I. tell that .eMol
children Could gt.,,' moat. valuable ...,.t.abce In
collectmg t.Iie eheatnut.B, and by 10 dOlo lt make a
de1lnl1e ooittiibatUit} to Datlonal ,met.bey It 1>
1Og1l""t.ed, th'f"lore ,l that tb, ~rnmg bodlcii,
lD&ll..gm . nd tee~ of school. should organlS'
the etlorle of th<i clilldIeu. for tli~ p\IijJOIiI 1'0
all ect II". •
doJlllDlt.... ;lIgbt be lorJlled m
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~~r.~'~~~dl l fot' recervmg these apptlea.tiona 18 October 6th
~
gmcen "'"
housebolders to- fill np
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We am reque.ort.ed to pomt out. tl:iat 12le forms
~"ml"!:,1 ?f.
ore Dot the official fonn ..

PAL&cE'. Tll]~UnE
carnelly skeuili, entitled ,. In . th~
Tre~hes," t! to be SI~1l at the Palace Theatre niBrl
wee
The cast WJll Iudlude Harry Busl, D.& ":Toe
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ns.. III addition to tills Oll~ Important Item there
wl1 ~ on the programme J eS81e Buckle, vocalist Dick
Tub~, the grotORque comedia.n , SJ.6tera MJb:trv8,
bo.larlce aDd rcvolVlug Boct '\lera. Vera. cOllledienpe
l acreanun~

on ",,'",lay
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.~
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The i~di~ldu(l,] who IRflt week wafS sent to prl'son
lor SIX ! eJks' hard labour by the Reading Borou gh
B ench for ~ bc.gglDg and usmg obs~e le.ngua.ge, 1
a nlyresentatlve speci men of the flotsam and
sam Whfcli eVhnd Mon ls:,washed un into our
polIce oonrts by the ebb .nd flow "f the t,d. of
bum811l~ The only IlgmflCllDt pomt about hIS
case IB ~Jlat such matAfrlal IS rather CODl5plCU.ous
by 1t.8
sbCe Jl1! t no,...,a.nd md.ced has ~ d\l~
'Ilk the
part of the war
aald b.
begged of bread. but he was nb
elV11
beggar s l is provod by the
h.
used wfen refused He 18 a. bIg
age
apparent1y strong enough to do a days
work on the land or elsewhere; bUt. there lA a
defiant., I t.ruculent air n,bout hlm' whlch plamly
shows lje IS n~ solicltolla of wnrk : H" bUl not
Impress 1 u~ as bemg even ~~t.u.l>~ enough to
belong
th6 ordinary type 01 tn'mp: who, com· ~~;i\L;t"'[Jf
pared 'lIf1t~ him, 18 a. fa!' ~perIor~.
The r :
asttjto , hgrant khmn ~ow to _ ~~ ~ tho
couJ,trrl wltbauL go.ng i:o Oxloro 8'&01, and b. _Iso
ho;i. t6 laJl back upon t.he acoomDtod..tIOll
of
i;obr Ld.w rl1BtltutlOns when In a ilght
pla.ce l lAD of which aliows hd III .. matd.er of hia
profeasi6n, and we oorifea there a.re. certai.n: pomts
about the ")!1"hit '""~t ..... ~ot becau.. they
betokenl a '!Doster h&rd But tha nond ..~pt,..who l Ro1Pold" ,
came)Kiloro tbe Reedibg B",ch belongs ~ & cIa..
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FOOD OOkOTTEI!l.
The Readmg Brunch ot the Independent abour
PartE baTe pMSed the follo"lDg resoJutiO'D. _ I i That
UllS Bl:tJlch of tho Independeut Labour Pa.tty 'P.rotelfts
ngBoln~t the CODstitutlOn of the 1oct11 Food Control Commit.~s M laId dowu by Lord Rhdndda. gnd demands So
IlIl'g~ repreftc ntntioll pI women ana of labour"

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th..t those forDlJ' will be ....,Jbb,o
belore Satnrday, 80ptember 8th. Cop"," will be
8eJlt to applicanU iin.mediateiyl tJ.ey aa:e reoen'Cd
from tbe Food ContiroJler'. oIli'1"
One or more responstble perM)M w.ill be en..
trusted by tbe Comnuttee with the exa.mmatlOll
of .pplications recor.ed far d.tcrers and athet~
n.nd mtervlewmg appJieanta, Iii Decessar'V
far
th. _ . of eine,,\:U.ing their ,..,ulica;tiOD&
A.,"ngcmcnt. w ill be ;;,..a., f.... re"""""g
&lid pr~ the lo"",....kl~ ret..rrns from C.t....... Instit ulion"" Manufaetmps and Regiotered
Rctn.llers, toc last day tor the ~Pt 01 reta..i lers'
appiLca.tlOmi to b e rf!glsteied belng Sa.tard ....y September 15tb. and the last do," lot lire receIpt of
apphcatloDs of the Cateren, ~lntitut~, M r"lDUfacture", a.nd R egIstered Ret,/.i16l1! being Sewr·
d"v . September 22nd.
I Certlficn.tes of l'Cgtstration ml1 be {llBtled to Iet rl.lJoOt'9 on o!' bcfoic Saturda.y , September 22'nd
I Fonns of appl~s b y h ouscholders for sugar
WIll be distributed by Ibo ~~ Office on or
before S aturday. Septomoo. 29t1i Tho Iiist day

naval appomtmenta Oll MondAy " Thf Wrfu:t.-B J ~ l1elchet'tt
ellte-rea M Probationary Ob8ener Officer (temp )
se1ll0fIty Au gust 24th" !4r Belcher 18 the eldest son
of,Mr nnd Mrs Walter J Belcher, of "F&!rVl8W,"
Hemdeo.n-nse, Ca.venb am r

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:th~ Berks!Il'. War A~ijlfbltu"'l Exeont.... Com.

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mlu..~ A.ouounee that 'l.arrru,~emeDts are now
com~leted by the Food Produc1tlon Depa.rtmeut for
dlJtrlliutioll of a lumted quantity of ~rtnln va.neLiea

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Re,liIing ' Food Comoro! (llollllDMee, wIrrl!!b
appointed ..t & .pecuj! meet-ing of the Town
on August 16th, have I lo~t DO t1JJl.8 III
t.o busm ... and arranging too,prebmmaneo,
work of orga....aatlOD 1'he M"l''''' (Mr.
!\;~~~:~I has been a.ppOlotcd ehai:rmtm of
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and MT L. E Quelch vicc-clIal1"
W. A S Belcher. the L,b<=l Ase~
been appointed the COn1!f1ttee S e::::s:.eeu.tlV8
and theU' offices will be .~ m the
Gateway. whieb IS now. beii>g fltted up for
It 18 expected the offices mil be
OccupatiOn ncx.t week.. In the me:a.oa number n! ap~Ii""t",na Iw<e beeD
t<> be rog1sk:red
diatributoN,
of Food bve not yet. ~ tb&

A lti:dited ~Iltitl at whim prDftM'Ting eugar is \0 be
dUltnbuted J tht! County ot Beri.!buo, o:,.a.tI ~bI Cl for
purchue by
wen of frtllt Particulars of the aa.me
WIll be fouu au the front page ot t~t8 lMUe.

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could be uhheed for the mdustTlai pro ~tme$ con
cerncd a.nd a. SU itable p;nb!rt.ltute in every Te~t.
ba$ been fq,md In the horse chestnut
The ex
perlment proves t hat fOr every ton of horse cbcs
nuts "hlch are ha.rvested h a.lf a. ton of
be Ia\i cd for human conaumptlOn
Th
hone
chestnut., therefore, thoogh ,tse lf tot.ally nfit. fot
food, c.in. be utl lll5ed mdirectly to Jncre&ie the

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All "'. PuPil. pr"'9led fr~m th.. ",boolet tho'r"""nt 1'(I\J.,.orbill,d
I (ardBLUE
Simmond.
CI1I$O HODon ~ SCHOOL,
, .... P F DUlton, A. E .I
B'nllter, B. Jl Goddanland G 1tf. Tltcbener

cooa.Y &:: w~ annoance a .. by
auction f superior funllture arfa effects at 96, Hamilton, on Thursday nut.
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~ CaMlof the Con&ele.ntious ObJector" will form
the aubJed of the n.ddrcu to be glun a.t the Ulut.an.o.n
Free
on Sunda.y 6t'eolOg
CAUSE OF MIGRATION FROM V1LLAGES.MR
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~ WALLIS, of London, ml1 grre addreMel!l
Mr R G Hutton (""thor 01 • Folk 0\ tbe
at the ~g Spmtusl :Mimon on Bunday 1Dornmg
Furrow ") , ng~ limt _1ZaI. oontinnatlon and eTetllog. and Mr George Saundel"B, at ihe Lyceum
schools, p:m.ly """dentilll, should be ...tablr'hed fOl children m the a.ftemoon. j I
for group<! of vilhrgoiI; ODd th~ ...... bouse. beInnglOg to aboenteo <nflI1m. "'lllch, be Bald, mIght
HEAVY RA1!ALL
'r;;?-; . 24th to Augo 30th, mcldsiYe no Ie.
b, made cont.... of _Uectoal activity far !.he folk
alrnO!t on6 nd A. ....~lf, of rain fetl,
on th e land, and
the centre ilinerant teschen
~"'m~ ~~!t.~:~'i.~o;nbf;en
Monday "hon " 70 "'as ",lIli .
0001, tlie higbeet nmdl dg
Im ght be 1ICn,t OIIt iii- A. W. .A.bby (Departdegrees on SiitUl'day
ment of ~eultml Reooarch, Oxford) A.d
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lrtrge part of t he m igration of mea. from the
wm,{~' g NEW LIBERAL
lngcs was due to the fae~ tliU 80 or 90 per
ASSOOfATtON
~ ti uge In eon1jootiou. Wlth the Ren.dUJg
0' t he da.ugb tero of labeuret'll .nut .nlo urban
w;:
;;'~.~r.·N--;;;';
Llbel1l,l
Aal!lOCl&tlion Will be¢n on 'Yeddomestle servta. and did not retum to the vlll~ges
S~t.cmber 5th
A.. lL1'lt of speakers tlorl
It would Dot he J>Ol!'lble to build up a decenl
for IlddreNu \9lU be found m o ur adverCI \ IhsatlOll 10 nrral 8l'e8a until tb& womtn could
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I T~l'O IS jto 00 a. cen!1l& of tb ~ 6Lock~ of tea,. at
wMOtl t held, M '" shortage of snpph es I! ant.I
)ated
at the pr~ent rate o[ consumption
ere WIll be not be en-o~h to go round .l.lthou~h
~ IS m l\}': be lUl a.ppa.renti hardshIp to 't.he consum
InJl' pbbl~c, we beheveitWlll be a. blcsging m diS
tmse J There 18 too
ch tea. consu med h¥ 1lie
veralge P"'..l1ion , a.nd w t 18 woreo very few tea.
CInil'rB I ta ke the trouble to ma.ke the be'.er""e
roperlYI It IS no exaggeratIon to s&Y that
pup t ha.t should cheer , f's pt'epared m the
!honsehold, l iS rank poison, but, as the old
id It l!ll tdlrutt.cdIy & , tow pOison So o.TO many
other pOl150ns very slow In theIr a.ctions, bot t hey
are n everthel e!!!I to be aVOided
The m ormou.
~ n neurotIc ailments I S undoubt.edly l argely
to ~mmoderate drmking of carelassl)' made
DyspepSlfL W1d conoomJta.nt disorder! 8t'llSe
from thb pra.ctlce) an d these a.llments tbemselves
are res~nSlble for producmg ma.ny serIOUS forms
of nerv mmess
The a.verage BntLsh houae'l\ de
has muc t() )e<'"m ) and one of th EJ mo~t lIDportant
IS the
of propartng tea 10 :l. dlgest.lble manner
In ma.nx c;\Se., the la<:k o f I!iUlto.ble mfu sIOn '&(15eS
from Ig~rance, but In t1,t~ mftJorlty of C38ea It 18
duo to ot.htng Ie.. Iba~ sheer care\esl!lless, whIch
IS on ly nother word for lazlD~s i.Ir t.h18 Importo.nt mat I
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KENDRICK Gnh.s,
.,tr:aJI,.,
na.mlnatio'o for De"

lte,adalt
(ij!it' 8Wo901
Jfflll' !N~w
be tarin&cI commence,
ljoIiool on
Tuo"'~i, !lO]JI.mboT
Iltb.
Wcdntiday, l!oplember 121hJ

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THE WONDER SERIM..:

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I!\qll/flea. It " uijalr.tood

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Ibe ~e ' ha~ al~aay
THE MAYOR'S RECORD,prIvate 'l'dlVlduaJl, ah~ It "
'lbe work !devotvin« on an Old Ap Pen.I"" lo'bvl,ou'UJ' ~~:t:!;:~that all penon. ~~mg
CQmm lltee " brton far rem~ ft'oIit the public
Co
WI~ the Irbeme-- ~ould co
f: ,U', and WIth the e.xoeptlOU of tho JeCiplent.a
With one another
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tbe "Olk dono T»e Oommlttee hari boeri m
TO HARVEST THE CHESfNuTS.c t lst ence about mne lye&rtl, and we dou~ whether
the duties ot BUM a. committee a$ lS
tb<l'''' I S fL Committee:
the Urnted' Kmgdom
aboye wouldl be to see tha.t the che!!t.
"ho~e cba.rnnan h~ the unique reoord ~
m the1t' dilltrict are collected lJI a.
bl I h. Mayor
F. A. Sat)eant) H. hll8
converuen~ place, prefer_lilv nnder
flnd"r t he R eadm'~Commttl.eit.from It.&-.mcepuon,
to ~ west.her WIll not how
a.nd ~tmng t his tupe has pereonally ooolt Wlth
I the nuts provJded that the mterlOr
HC'r\ itpphcation, been through th6 mdlvidtl&l re-.
doell not liea.t ~ 'l'he b Uts sJffer no
J)Hl1 ," 01) MOb COIJe from the .l'enfl JO'n OfficeT1! and
on the grOund wherd ~ faU
, , ""d je<ety form ~ui.. te to obtalD \ the pe~.,on
be .olleoted oltli... ~m the
H I ' qol posslbl. to glVO the npmoor 01 old 8ge tr • 0'
Iho ground afto, bei ng shed . ... mav
pl !lSlnners 10 R &a.dipg but they must reach a be tbe
c~venlent mrare beltig .deposited
rr!l pectoble figure, p"nd It I!tloys much for the bud at be) oolleetm . t.ttlon (,hoy AholiJd be ~d fTom
IlqS a.ptltudet of the Mayor tho.t. be ha.s p1"e81ded
the outerl green u~k. the- sbells
the nutft 'be ng
, . all Ihe meetmgs WhM the .ddiMl>IJal 6110'0' lef "tt:ic't If t be hu,k~ are n otfl·. moved heall~
o[ 2s 6d was granled last year t be Com of he ho"P s WIll ocrtam ly take place , A IIm llld
mlt '* met. once, a.nd ? D occaSlOn tWlC!C) n. w eek, InU~ber dr sacks and baskets Arc nVlll l5.o1e fOl th e
In order that the appltcatlon! 8h ou ld be speed Ily
collectlon of tho nuts, &nd where there IS any
dc ~lt With, and not.wlt.h standmg his Mavornl dlftiClllty m obtrum.Qg b~ . or baskets 16ca.1I ... lip
tJOn should be made to too Drrector of Pro
JUl ies '\tr Sa.rJcant n ever f~lIed to prclllde at the
UlC'\ h ngs i Sueh close a.ttentlOn hag been of cob. pel~ o.n t. Supph e.s, Mm~tTV of Mlffiltums', 32, Old
Ii dera ble asslsta.n ee to the Committee thB mem Qur n street Landon , S V\T 1
When the coHee
b r~ of w)lIcb a.re JustIfiably proud of 't heJr chait' tlOn 18 complct.e the comllUttee should mfoTm tb e
nl1.. 1 s record It JS mtet'estmg to noic that t he D1rcbot' of PropeTIant Supphers as above, statulg
appeals by tbo P enSlon Officers to t he Local Oov- tho eatjma.t.ed quanti ty of the colJect.lOn, and the
ernment Bon,rd h&ve no t bee n hrge) whi le m ~'b ~lIstry lo( MumtlOns WIn n.T't'ange to remO\ c the
mlLlly eases t hclr declIHons havB been upheld In nU~!3 ,anq forw&rd them I to t he fo.CtOrI8!J In the
~jdltJO n t.o tbu~ the add itIOnal rrllowabce.s granted co~rse . . .Q.~ t he wm t er Cbples of this cJrcular cnn
to depende nts of th~ called up have been dealt bc iobtn.irieci on t'Pphcallob to the Secretary , Board
off Edu cJtlon, Vlcr'...ot1l\ lU~ld Albert. Mu&eum~ Exbl
'" It h bj a. Sub (A)mmlttee prf"8 uJed o'V'er 1)\ t hc
Mo.yol' aDd these h a.ve na.turaav been a Ia.rge n um ~ IOn reF- , South KenSington , London, S W 7
vn.luabl e savmg of gralIl wdl be thus effecte4 If
ber \Ve cordla.lly congra.tulate. the Chl'lI rman on
the l'elm lt o f hUll }p..boul"6, and the Readtng Old h sch~me l JIll genem.lly ! tt\k.en up The crop of
~qe ;PCmHO\l Committee on h a.v~ng' .... ne <IlO keen ly: n~ts on t.he tr~es IS Uold to be a good onc,.-'8od It IS
! n t.,; ";'1;~ted In the work to [lrt"l:itde over t h eir ~teved that over 200,000 t.ona..may be eollec~d
tI hlxratlOns
E Of:{pt &8 0. food far deer and goats , the se.eds
h V6- m tbe past ~ pr&etlcally a waste crop

AUDEVILLE

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wreaths were fOI.....rd •.d
Devitt, the Mil8es
Mr a¢ Mn H F
Mr B F Hardy
earned oot 'by Messre ReelM, Sons
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P1a.ygoera .....m hB.'Y8 an opportumty of ~eemg a. rea~y
~eat pla.y next week, whell.Mr llEngh I .ovel o.ud Mias
Oc~V1& Keumore'8 vcry capable ccnnpn.ny heo.dDd ~
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tMmaclYe.l!l, m il present Ibaeu's great }, Ghbsts " t'
tbe Royal County Theatre, Readmg Wby Ihe pI
should ha.ve been banned, by the tben Censor. 20 yaH
ago passes comprebeunon, as there 1.8 not a hne tn tl,e
plece towhichanyoxooptiancou1d be taken brtho mOde~,
patr-ttn of the drama Mr. Lovel and M ill!! X cnmo c
have devoted tbemselVeI!I for yean pact to t helr cxtc
IIl'Vcl~rl:oue of I1»en's'Pla.y! The theme of
1b one whIch should be of &peCltl.l mterect Just 0

"GbOSa'

wheID young people of / 1ibth !le..S:es, w ho han

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aUoWed to ~up WIthOut bowledJte of certain VJt+J.
8UbJeda. mo.y find t~ knowl~ge un:pnrted from tIle
~ in'the form of a po.,e:r:rur and UlSpress,tvo plAr
AIUlough Be:rmk_ I b&en'B pJe.y waa b&unoo4roID We
En~1.ish rt.ate for over t:weo~ yeLnl, there lS ~lutel"
no grounel for any outcr-y agamst It Crom the ethte&l
POlllt of VIew This great drama, c1ealmc 118 It do ~s
WIU~ the 8m s of the fatheu bemg vHntcd upon tlie
~hl ldren 18

one which every woman and, mdoed, e?el'Y
mn:u, shotfld see Ita powerful and enthralh ng stolfY
wI~hola tlie &ttentiqn of. a.U thmking people, arid
"!'Vh e I!IIOme panmt! m&y oo081der lt umuIt:lble for
you g people, U1e leaaon it iB bound to leave behind
~nlQo t fall to giTe th~ knft'Wledge of 0. subject tbit
maJJ prove of unforeeeen &d. ..anmge
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READING DAIRYMEN"B RECENT
A meetmg ot the CommI ttee of the Rea.dl~
Rnd Dlstnct D ,\.1rymeo and Cowkcepct'S~ .A.ssocla.t mn was h eld at the Duke', Heatt Hot~1
Wel:inesdn,v evemng lmder the chatnna.IU!h1p
MI E 'rbom80n, JOInt h on ACcrctary, with
H 'Oost,e low a.nd Mr .. G SIa.ter, who al~o
present, as 'WCl"O Messrs F C Rnmble and
At mo A I~t"fact.ory report
of
re~nt sporta mectmg a nd "':;~~~~i~:8how
wh,cb It appetted .h.t the
nNe to ha.nd a. sum of about
W ar H os plta.Js Care and ComCorte ~~;:~£t:i~::~~
}}e";rt.y vo te of t.han kl'l W l .!t p~d I.....
1adie!'. and ~ent.1emen n.nd
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Yo',l",n
vrlio:D SO.
or
,Maynr 01 Reading
Ho.trIs, Mrs ' OC,tclow Mr
Nnm. Mr Grover 1\[r W
WIlllfiold "Mr t: HII"'U, :M,r
the Manor
COmDltttee,
J onea Mr E
Matt.he~o!- M, Lee,
S H Hodgkin..
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DEATH OF WE CORPL A C GOEFE.
N<lWft \r.r.s been reCll. ved of the death ei.
Alfred Charlos Golle, lD aclIon nea;r at..
France, on jIuly :>lst He lw as tJio tIUaI
Go!!e, fartJlel'. of l'wyfot!d FieLie, .....
WaB
years of n.g:c Ho wa.s lD the :M.acI:lln8
G,m Corps He h ad \";en _ m ~ foc ""_
t ,m. and had IK",,/oUsly boon wounded A half
mullled peal was ~ 00 u,. bell. 01 Ibe P~
Chnroh on :rue~ , "'fellIng m merollly of him.

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B a",WI, or Bonthhmy Eann, :Rncombe, '13l5 driviJ:l.g Home on 1 Fii~ night .frur.n
ReadIng hi. hozso .hpped and fell and he w:as
thrown out .f Iris so... his legs ~m
sprmgs of the trap The horse got.
• draggmg
him I!OIDe yards be!<n'e It could be
ae
sustained a broken leg and was Sl!l)8W
bnrised
and wi/.b '()Ille diIlicnlty be got. "P ill tho trnp
1lg{Wl and .drove to a fimll _
at 8onn~
w~e1'6 he ~ ""I'" ..ttentiou and ..... t..\Ioon •
hom6. Vol<> I>eol' he ... going"" wry ~
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Pto Areltibald Hurat,
l>edm, h¥ been
killed In !.be receut fkrhting oq the Wes!.em !rout,
anoth~r Brndlield lMi Wh., baa n1a.de tho sopreme
sacrifioo He JO~ Kitcbener'. Azmy socn _
Its IDceptiou) a t whieh."4mo he was eqiploved. at.
the .t.e.ttlcll, Englefield. WIth
brotl=. John.
who ,. In the A V C IJ.e WI'O '" member ~f tba •
Englell~ld W<>rldnen\ $:llub, w'he~ he' was ,m,"",'
..teemed, and tb. secreto.ry 01 tfr..t mst.tuiOn
baa wntten ~ I~tof of oon<iOlcnC6 to Pte. Bntt&aI
motll... OD Q.ohI,lf;O!
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