Reading Observer 09-1917

UOTICES

PARAGRAPHS.

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J",yJtT 'VUSLEY A ROM WIll Rive an
wit.b pll1l10for:t. tIl .tzatiotu OD Sundav 8".n
exta.t tJ e Umta'la.n Ft"" Church ou Wagner s

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PROFIT AND LOSS·

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'hee ppcHoted te cporn.ry Second.. L eutcon t.a Ul the
He ks Volunteer Reglmel t 1st Du.ttaholl
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MILLt l':RY

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D'EARlm BOA.TtNG

limes.

T1 :l.mos watermen have been recommel dod by thea
mde SOCiotV to chillge for pm ts d 1 ghle.s and canoes
ls the first bour Bd every Rubsequ~t lour an, 5s J\
'ra)
On Sundays Bank Hal days
ld rogattn. dayS'
I&. a.u hour o.od 88 :\ day are suggested

S ANIMA:teO OAZF.TrI!.

as usual, 3d, 6d. ltIId 1So

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VRST RF.AnlNGrlDmltAL CLUB
The .!it open wI !It dn e of Ute lIeJll.lon ~1l9t held
on Weduesday a.nd WM we att&nded' 34tt..blell lb emg
m use

( R',..,,,,ed). rll lnclacllOC Tax

an nv",",ght we Ore !5tIl'II ""d i\ h
late to remedy It "web snoW' e&
we" "''''r'''',. 1 a.ve wh ch wo undeotaz.e
But this ...
a. milItary authont~ should p~\.
Vi hataoever as lt was explamed to ltI
would have h 8 hohday exten~
any t.roublo were hll c..
·"""",.inl.<1 W th the fact tbat the ~ ,
honounng hIS remarkably bnlTe

\Vou Ided sold ors w II be tt,dm ttcd free

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READING WAR AIIIIS COMMITTErn
A p ,hl c me et! I! ndcr the n.usp ces ot t he Rearl ng
jWnr A IJilIs COlD rhttee 1Ji: advert sed to he ~eld nt tie
CemeLelY Gates to dll) ! Sa.turday) '" bell f1,(1clres,lJes..are
,/0 be del '\"e.red by Mr G In. neb l d Me W
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'!B 0 d of Londou Ohair to be taken a.t 30 by CoUll

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CELEBRATION n.ppea.r that this question or ~j
tho dOLDgS of " elch has already oo.n
conslder-a.t. on of several town official!
strongl) that. something should be W::ar
as a. matter of et quett.e.. do not care t'
mlt.tat ve m the ma.tt.e.r aI they tighJ;{1
It 1:'5 the Countyts concan. AU ~
would render all the help In... t&si
s ch a celebration as we h.a.we j l
lIuc~ssrul and that It would 1>& 5UIi
ha., e no dot%'bt. We know "the J.,ord
01 tbe Conn.y to be except on&lIy b~
b t If he would k ndly mo,e Ul th
soon take defimt.. shape and 1*
h,ve n o d flkulty LD finding ~
gentl emen ODh Itoo ~ ill ng and hal""'"'
h~lp Ul such a pnuseworthy C3UBe
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that Colonel Cb""" and the other of!looir,;

E Quelch

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Evemng

la.n~ages

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the average ramblerJ I wlil conf"",\> too that
much of my heflt&tion was prompted by a con
coptlOn of and reverence fOI the s m.c~lty of past
a.nd mdeed present) 38SOClations
But velY
happly cond,tl(lIlS at SlichOl!Ler (the l}om~n C,ty)
are such tbat whaterer may be saId ~f It t OWlll
ncver )lecome even In a hmlt,ed d~gre< .. <hn'# place hks Bath AlJbey or Stonehenge In un
d sturbed p0sse8S1on I the glwsts of its OOPIH cd
glory WIll contmw still and. shadowy cohorts
paco Its pfloved approu.chcs wh ell to-day J e there
b eneath the tmf or It-here under fields of wa, g

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mtlmbersb p of about 6000 and the su.bscrq>
ons are steadily iilc.rc~~
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Vi AR ~!F.1{ORlAL

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memor &1 brASil
hhlpt has been 'PJaced n'm"'mory of Major F:velYD
get Graves

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Oburch

Col ey

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who was kille<l 11

rauce n March lut The tAblet was dedica.ted on
hUI.Sday mornUl.g It s uppropnatoly 11 s~ bed and
1 ELi the monOgTRmS and badges of the R F C
Per
.!raua ad AAtru. UDder

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PALACE THEA.TR1'1

The Sut.allfie Famlly of Scoit ~b P pew dllneorB a nd
&erob&bs &re aunouneed to appear nt toe Palaca J beatre
Ml:t. week as ".ell as Gare /Gordon c()mel enne
Radtord ,nd Valontwe JOUy Ijull;ghng Jesters 11.1 d
II an 8.C8 of mirth
Walk er s Juyen les m a deJ ghtf 1
qwok cba.nge .voQ.,'l ttl d danC1Dg sc&m a.nd several
ather:fi.rst !WII
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SA:LVATION ARMY
On Mood&y evenmg a un ted mUlllcal meeting Wl1!I
glven by the Citadel So l~ters and the br ga.des from
the l!Iurroundillg corps In a.ddition to Ie, e'ral pieces
rendered bv the bJ'lgade! there wu a.recttatioD by lin
EnoiI!n Lydford .. Tocal rluot b;vi !)apt Maple8lone and
Lieul. Stubbs .~d a Bibl" reading by Ensign Beltllbam.

Commandant Hqr Dre" ded

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HOSPITAL SUPPLIES DEPOT
We are Ulformed t1 at the- WAr BOfIptt&l SupplJes
Depot 10. Dub street.. whtch wn.s :foulded by the
Chamber of Opmweree In 19U and 18 worked l>y a.
committee of b~eas men apF. nted by tho Chamber
18 getting a~ ot tunds and It IS propos.od to haye n.

~LA8SES

Educat on Comm tLee

of the KItchen

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Pup pa.·d::ienlat8 are gtf'en 11

CHARG~ IOF

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to d.y s news from Germany-be coulct
ha.. e had m hiS mmd the h&rdships wb ch
imposed upon many a. bra.ve man "ho by
a techntcal offence finds himself J'O
a. pnson cell for two and st)1llctunes
aW&1tmg an es6ort: Our Colonial sol
very hard md so do our Bntllh
coune there Ii the law and t.he
are qUlt~ powcrle.s agaInst the
tb. Militarv In these matter,
there are speCIal cnses '\vblc.b seem
tb"m"eh'es on' the mind of the spectrA few da.ys ago a. ha.nmome voung
Englishm"'tl a corpornl too found
thIS quandary He had lost h S "&0'
belongrngs ~om hIS pocket whIle triLveJ..
t here was n o help for hlDl but to.po

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to SaIl d"l 9 a m to 1 n nand 3 p m tr
7 r m 1\ 0 -\ row and Nan a.IIO\:'\l\ce5 or old a~e
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n <;:
11 he II rl i.I. tli'" H ea d l ! ost Office liter
1 b t h !'l nt an'" the empnr'ary office a.t the
I Qoeen s n ot,! w \I be closed
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SUICIDE ON THE LINE
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retrospec1 on

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a "'aged,

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On lea.vmg :t.forhmer St.atlOn t un le~t and I aSi
along the V111a.ge :street as far ~ iUIe c1 ch
Hero take a turrung on the left w]j",h Ie n~
the church) ard on r ght gro..dually mhges Ilto :
narrow pa.th be::: de the Sllchester Bruob..
be
stream has cut a. -deep channal al6'rf~ w.l11ch 11
wwter~ or alter prolonged r~lS the ~rrent sw rls
a.mong the overhn.ng ng b 'S hes
Avmding the
first crossmg brIdge carryon along t l nm" llar

steamer

rov; ad path until the second brIdge IS reached
Cross th 8 and tntitead Of contmu ng on tba rough.
lane ahead tun mmed tel} r ght and take La
"he n ea.dow by mean:; of a. fi eld gate or by moun!"mg the fence
\. dIagonal lOutC. I across t ::$.
meadow (there 1S no I a.th) leads to
hIgh bla.d
bridge across the r~ I \'a)
The gllLe: a.t olle e d
of t.h s b Idgc s k ept under lock b f.
u n~ :to
as a. at Ie amI croS5Lng t he bi dge a. p" b s 5i!cn
to go l' ght on clo:se be~ de a. r ght hlWd h~doe

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to e dure the oonsefJ cn.cea..

1 dd ng

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S Ichester

t.hat t IS not my p~se hem to wrl\.c FOl ue
nonce Its grey walls a ld lts yawnlO(! gate Vlt s
cLTclmg ea.rthwO'lks and Its amphitheu.tre. shall be
merely wha.t they nre
I Will wnW but of •

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ItEADING
NEW LIBERAL

ma.g strate seemed to be t..oilt: hed W)1.11
... he told him bow UIIportant '~ ...... to
IJ,,,, pre< nus b t of paper contalpllIg 11.
kept secure
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I these note, " th «gar! to the
iu(:all" bil il, 01 Dr t.)sh hOu!~En ves to m ~e

W.r g h t. 3

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a ca.p8.Clty for deal ng with seventy
other puddmg$ 1.1\ one cooking

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WASTING

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couree the Z mmel'DlMl we rea~

word

h s out ~y In the Kitchen
st-ea.m coppen for the soups II1Iri.on,,1':
pu:rpoaes a. P artwlLY fuel oven

"ht~h CODnlCS 8. e 'Pronde~ n

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801 phal ces con b ned
th the Ill>ed"oom,
,pl,nctical and Be ent fie In: stem o 1.ropurcba.scr to get absolutely the

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tb t he la.test nnd most

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he had to stoop down to get hI.;
to hlm~U before he conld go "'"
The Mai atrates' Clerk had •
In hIS eye lut of course pretende~
bhnd to the e''''&pade. of thii VerY
m open courL

bken to til.'!k r ber
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f:l,lr f e1 ds for Lh ~ rcm:I.fJ a

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NO PROFITS BUT 10 BE SELF
' ..sUPPORTING
be noted n t.hls connectIon the
K tchen
not run. for profit. but at the I:ame
time l~ 18 to be self supportmg A very good Ide8t,
of wlJa:t. the purchaser can obtam 1.1.1. t he Com
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m m&~ K tehen in Sout.ha.mpton st1'OOt s sho n 0:
BR~AD.
the f~IOWmg b \I of lare which .. v"ned
day
day B.rley ao\,p l~d
roast boof
port.lon 4d
roast mutton (large port. on)
beef ./I..ale pudd nli' 4d potaloe~ Id r ce
D~ ASHBr
EVIDENCE
dn g ltd pia l() ma.nge a ld )am lid
BrEAK PUDDINGS BOOMING
tho 0l.'el mg d ~y-Monday -the
At )
Readmg Borou h
eo\"'t on Wed
out a,11 Its sl1ppl cs
There were
On Tuesda.y u.rra. 1gemellts were.
nesd~y before MY' E P
CollIer (n the chair)
vhen 230 pm chesers
S r I1c~ Sa.nderson K ?1 G Mr D Rose and
ev"rvthi.ll. was dispoacd Of by 1
Mr W Poult<m
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add tlOn to t.he usual
Mfra NICholls 01 th~_ wn Restaurant Sil
100 steak puddmgs "nd
rer reet ap~d in a.JlSl\ er to an adjourned
prO\lISlOnS v.. ere all
sum Ion. for l"astmg
Th. maton'" fact..
advertISed t,m .......t"!o o'c.l ocjk-·tor,cl os~
relat ng to the ca.se were reported n last week 8
~~~~lKlo~rrherelhewere
bill of lare 350
was
OboeI'Ver Tbe summfn. w.. adjourned for the
on ThurscM.y
mcludmg
atlendan", of th .. Meduia.l Officer 01 H..Jth (Dr
puddings and at 1 15 ,ben
A~by) t6 gtve the il'csul~5 ot an aoalY8uI to prove r?lm'lF,ltat! ' :e was compldmg hIS tour of
If th. b"",d m questLOn ieontalOed wh...~ lIour
It''loo\re.d a.s If tuere
be
In the next h:l.lf hour ot:
Mr F J Ratchff... peal'Od for the-delen""!
at tha.t hour jto g ,e
.~:~E,:~t~' I!;"
Dr Ashby ••,d he h
analYl'.d the bread tlnb was
the number of the pprcbflosers
mitted to him and It waS made ..,th wh.aten recor~
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day but Judgtn~ from the ~u~ue va
flour It welgbed \I Ih. I! 0 . .
to be !erved a. brisk tra.de was pr<,v''''ln •.
M:r Ratcliffe Wh.t test did you aImly doc 'Marsh lntormed us that the
order~
we s~'w wa. tmg to be
contmued
tor'
hke
that.
1;'lght
a.way
from
and
a.t noon
Dr Ashby Bald he ex mmed It under the micro
clock It... wu.s much
6COpll and found starch of wheat !lour &Ild al,o tlll 1

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evtdently was at Do 1088 to nnderst.3.0ti
was \ t~.e on ly pcrson present who SUe
mamt.ailllog the reqnuute JudiCial air
we coula see a. tra.oe of a. am Ie O~
lmmQbLle conntena.nce
but the
l S a difficult face to ren.d
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lust under the courteous supervlslOn
M Marsh the meal , upermtendent

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\ hen an llltruder m the 10nn of

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the .. h granul.. f wheat brelid
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F~ THE CLASSES
~l sorts ao,d condltloDS or
Rat<lhffe Other fol'l mndltlea lieSldes whe.l
the ommuna.l KItchen thus
woul have starch 1D them would they not!
Ashby rephed m ~he-affirmn.~ve but It Wo.s well lp.-s wh&t
be .~~;~\~~d
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VACANCY ON THE APPEAL TRmUjNAL
possible to Identify th1f1our by the appearance rruddle clan
WI s~et for
• Mr A '1. Kn ght the Labow rep .... entatlv. 01 the ash.
I on the Borla Appe&l Tribunal h.. ....,gned hIS
Mr Ratcliffe Isn ~
& fact that
ter tbe pas~ by there was a.n~~'~~:~~.;i~
more dec.ntly dressed ond
owmg \Q p .....ure p.! other dub.. at th.~BIB bread IS COjIked It IS ImpossIble to dUltm sh
to d'l IPeople and on. day
ou t Factory .nei .Ise't!\ero H. Is cbaum& of content.'
carTi~e a.nd sentillu,
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tbo Reading
Branch
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th~
General
Wo
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,'Mr Kn ht
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Dr Asb.\J~ !Ia1d It ..."" not unposslble
U mon I ,,10 expo<ted 'h
for portlO
,n,
Ig
WI
cooking maqe It mo~
'" cpiti but some of the ba.sU1L
ihe ncb must bQ
0
fllceeeded by Mr Chuter
f the TypographIcal gra.nuleJI w~ qUlte.
met
A.\OCIat,on,
Th.~ou Jdon t agree WIth m that It wonjd be. abou~ their dOlly food.
THE ORGANISATION
~ CROSSINGHAM AT HOME
'rractl Iy ~po.. ible I _ theUl~~Not at a.ll
FU'st ct ... ""-....meal Stoker C CCOSlllD"ham
here III 1I0,doUbt wh&tbvo< in my mmd that thIS
01 Oxlord"'L~""'" ~ -'
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Ihread was ad. from wb""ten flour
.~ndm a"'~1 p~~n~ 1 da. \ t~'hi
heen
D d lOU pply the ,odme te.t.-.c.rtamly It
.It
'. .:1'", 0 1 &y &
s ome tp mdjcated.tnrc}t no doubt about ~bat
SIdney TOITaoe He lS looking wonderfnlly w.1I
Th~ would • mply rndica\!> .ta~ and how
deSPIte th~ .rduous chara<t.or of h,. dub.. that can you ten the .character of th8' .ta,...h f_1Iy
of sweepmg for mines H. de.,"", throtljth tb. mlcroSQOpld?J ~b&tl n
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Ohoorver to be remembered to hi. many qld..
Bul the st&ri:h I. b~kon up m cookjri~'-Not
frlond:! H e n:turned to hi• •Iat!On y ... t.erd.y all of It
Snme of tho ~"lUles are left qn,te
(Ff'day)
cha.racterutlC
There 15 no doubt whatever about ca.rn,8 on It!
d
~p~l~
SERGT
BIT LY WILSON AT aOM.K
Delendant W&8 then porn 8IId gave eVIdence hore I per day
BIlly VI lloon tho well known half She SOld that her husband was the keep-or of tho but grndually they
Sergt
b&ck of the ReadlDg Football Glob who has been restaurant until recently lmt h, """u now on I men~ dunng the war
tv. co wounde~ Ie hpme on 1&&V'e thoronghly re
act I' e service 10 France She had not a complete 'tho cook n(!
covered It IS S('lIsfactory to know from his exper-Iepp:e of restaurlUt~ mt'Lnagement,"\ but had bon s of M1'3
IIJcnoua lDJlirJe.r Under the clrcumatances he .1& 8.!1Usted m the work
SoldIers were billeted wom~n a.t ber
loolanS nlmaTlcablv well He h .. played many -=ctly OPPOSIte the re8~l'&nt m Jun. aqd July con ~ learned
games of football .mee beIDI{ 10 khaki and I. on. last. Snld,.rs had been u.mg her pilUle lor meal. ..... to the
at
of the ~talwarle of one of the Royal Berka Reg! from , Nove,mher I..t '1'he last lot ~f
ra&d .be ~ 1m. of
th-.·-:'::·~l'·.mental teama
had m Wa. 2 lb. far the ooldlel'll
t
e men C1de success
all
lett early on. mornmg j uddenlr a'n th bread .elf f"PportlDg and there IS
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE
w.. 1e1t on her hands She did n
ow the \ WIll [not contmu. to be
:\ muna.s:e hB$ ibeen n.rr:,Lngei for September men were gomg awa.y and If It had
en for oontulU6 a. work wh ch 18
20th hetween ~ll Elme. j\3eale M.A c.ptam that ,ho would have ordOTed only cr ormal an"" ••peclally m tbo midst
Rova.l Berk!hil;\. Jteg mcnt BOo, of Mr 8n~ ~s 8upply of bread
Before It went mould.~.~he I latlon as IS to be found mn,!~:;~t:::~f\I~~~:'t~07.~·;
I Elmes BeilJ. 01 Bndg. En~ Bourn6lIjoutK~nd ~ was qUite aIr ght Sh.~bou~ht it~ a Southampton ,tre.t We",
~ leea Laur.. 'Leo Paek.r
dlWi!bter of Mrs I baker 10 the town men ohe found It wao FO ng tendhd to open Kitchen.
'J. a.y lor .of Greenl..wn Purley and the Jat6 James mouldy Bhe put It fio Boak for
fairgots
b t borqpgh In due hme
} Packer and gr'f'ddaughter of th. late}W, cOlld not us. It as It Was 1I11.6t for human fnod
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Richard Wal~ogra.vt Packer of Wltcham V,car Befo"'" she left tb. preml... sb. took 'h. bra&d out
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of the wnter and left It on the Wll1dow Sill Her
age I sle of Ely
health broke down and ehe shut 1"p the -prem see:
TRE ROYM- FLYING CORPS .AS OARSMEN for sevoral weeks
She would have used tblS
The R F C (Reading) rowm~ eight agam prcvod ~ II It had been jjt lor food She !lad only
th e r !llTOOnontv over the AUlltrallan Impen~ the A.rmy a.llowance to support her and three
Force (Wattle Olub) at tho RIchmond Wat.rmen, ch,ldren und.r SIX yM" of age to ktep She had
Regatta. on WedDe8dav but by the na.rToweat. of been \ hopm~ to have her husband home to help
ma~ after one of the molrt. thrilhng race! ever hell m the busl.De&8
Witn.aod 01\ tho Tham.. Tho W1Ilnlftg Crew m
In reply to the Maglstrat••' Clerk def.ndant "THE
elIded Lumtr. P H NewberN of the Read ng filA.ld ahe ha.d other customen be! des the soldIers
Rowmg Club one of the moet a.ble oanmen asso She took 1n two to three p-allon! of .bread per
Clated ""th th,s c,h for rom. yean
day for all her eustomel'll In tb. ev.nlpgs .h.
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m ght havo had u many as sixty soHilen In to
CARE ~
MFORTB COMMlTI'EE
meals
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Tlie autumn ~~:ttirtl;~~~r
On ~onday the erkihire Club ~tertaIned 110
Mr R~ J.chlF. lD addre.. ng the Bench on behalf nesil&y afternoon a'
'rrn'Unded soIdlers n tlJe Ja.unch
Bnta.n.ma
of t he defenda.nt S81Q nf couTse Jie accepted; Dr Ma.t~d Illingworth
Colonel Kenaiilgtoq took charge and aloo repre Ashby 5 , anal",,, but I he IlIbmltted ' ,t w ... not on t The RevelatIOns
s.:eof..ed .thfl. dub The outmg wa.s fa1\oured Wlth "flu te the k nd of CB8e ~ont.empla.ted bY'the Order
10 ely Weather
The men landed at Gbrtng They DeCendant watl left I ~onrHder able drfficul tles
MrS DaTVal pre8lded
were from the folloW1nJl hospitals
Innl~ta. OWIng to her h shand n.VlJng to 10m lin .and !erve m~mber:!1
'0 St Anno . 10 Redlands 40 No 1 30 hll countrv Sb. wa. trnnll. !AI l:0Il1> ~he b ••me..
blis. nhngworth,
The .,hsteo ...ere I lIarplst and ,",ohnlSt Mrs togethPr the best she qould NJVhat hanneneowas runnmg commentary
Dddd n~too ~t:r ¥ouoe and Mr
Blll Moss throu~h no fault of defendant She hOd no reason revelatIOn. of the late" d:t~
l\lth Mrs Lewendon \&t the plano
to bcheve)the !loldlers !w011d be can~d 8.W'&V Bud Be lin
d
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denly when hhe bought th! qna.nt tv of bread
r
an Speels.
LIGHTING RF,GULA.TIONS
Het ordmal"<' customeri were not suffiCIent to con Kalocr's letter to P",.idlarlt
TI e a.tteDtion of the ,pubho 11 a.gn n caned to the s ume It and RO the b~ went. rno lIdv
He s b ;mown In ltR faCSImile
re .... ulo.boD! as a.dTertiled m anothor cot Imn with m ttedl t would have been If- terv Immoner tbmp: tho llud lence. L ne by
tefclence to outaide l14!'hting of ~hop« etc llnder: tt'lr det\ndn.nt tn hfl.ve sold the hrend n ~hl}t state epIl!!tle was subjected to
TI cl? ht on II of tbe Defence of the Realm Regulo.tioDs Rho son.k~rf It h t t wall not fi L for ffl O'fI'bt!l and tho speaker wi 0 w thout
n 1'1 sheri n the local prefll!ll n May 1917 ,.,.h eh jl.ave she was therefore in the prAq.icRmept of not bemg quenoo WaB a.ble to hold
hccn ma.de a.ftor eoD~ dtation between th~ Home Socre
able to make 1 ~A of It He 1 rgBd t~re Wll8 no closest attentIOn
itil),ly"ed
v n.nd Coo.l Contton~r With th~ object of eft'ectinp;
1
h
d j
t
Mi
() e economy l1l the use of conl by puttinJt a !lOOp to ca""~ essness on t e part of h 8 cl ent n.nd no dOCl men
ss
ia. n forms of "W.uteful a.nd u nfJCe!8lI.ry light ng
deh~ero.t.e attempt to ~nre the -Droh bIt O1'l5
ltpculty WIth the
.a.n 0 t.s de I g~tin~! of shop!\: II.nd t.Le lJlPJ de pf sbops Uo1er theRe c rCl rh~tal:lce" h~ nski.Q.. t~ Bench to fo~mu l&tmg a.
otHer they are (lt~ed 111 proh blood
TCQ'ard tJ po offence as no techp c~l oy!~v
K.d.lser and
Th. Ch.. rman sa d the B.n~b wO\ll~ ndm tI '!.</<>li morally r~:;~,!~I'~~;I~}~
DOLL DRF.lSSING COMPETITION
there w"', sOfTIe JlT'O md for Jen eng In thIS case eVfliV cnme n t
The speech w s
:\fessr8 Heelas S?I 8and Co Ltd Are orgA n s ng a but on the other hRnd the offence wall a F~rlO 18 thr 1east wterest ng
It was del <
H Ied
~
lresam.g co D~tit on n Bid of tne Da.y IS traery one at n tlme hke the present and tht' rnalTll5 th~ woma.n 8 po nt of vlew~ and It affnrded
110 ellltIe ItreetrF;.edmg Thr~e .P.HzC8 wlll be awa.rded trates han to protect the. nubl c at'ld see that tb s evuJenco tha.t MlS8 Ilhn~rth recogntses
e ch clnss 80 tli there IIhoul'd?be keen rivalry The k nd oj thmg was not done Thev b1amed de women 10 order to T'roper~~ Ilpprec ate the
l a ~ dn" Cor sen nil' In dolla I S&turdn.v Novell ber fendnnt for ue#- ad og Immed at.clv after the de t on to ila.,. must brmg !1 bca.r. thfm
~ tl thr. lolls w;iH he )udg"] by" oomm ttee of la.d e8 pnrlure of th.e floIrl en Rod It'! thn.t JT'IRt:ter ~he ce~ent p1 the field of f0r.'Ign pol cv 'Alto)~t~e*
v d ",II be on 0 ht1;Htion for (\ e week from Mo 'UM
wa.s 1!lllltv of cnrelesml!ul a.nd 0
\"t
Ih th nddrei5s ,vas of 8 htg~y stunu1atlDg
.'0 ~ru "r " t1 at Met8rs JTooll\s
The proceed!'. 'WIU
p
versJg'n
e L
_1. ~~h
f th
/::0 to te
l E ,.
I
be b'. d hread got n'\(lulrlv 'hecRT1"O t wall not rega.rded m st. ct va cu&n:toGwr on a
ase 0
e
r~err
nu'll ce ormll ron
0 Ul ne
J
d.c B h f It 'h I
h
terest III the an als ot the
lrom :'Ifrs Dr lnnd HA!ln.n Craven ro!ld a.nd Meallrs. "me a.n "'16
pn c
P "e eRst t ey r.rmld do
one n
II eJall nnd mU!lb ~ rctur d before No ember 5th
w~'" to ,,"'II her £2 and to pav lOs 6d the costs torY 'lhe members of tho Readmg WO",Pfl'O
of n r Ashby
Liberal ASlIIocJa.tlon are to 00 congratulated
~ lOW ANCES A>: D PENSlONS
Defen"~ .81d It would tal e her three month. 8uccossful character of the procccdmgs
\ nc\ t ern ) orary office VII[ be op .. ncd n.L 36 to "RV the flne
op,encd theIr a.utumn !ess n
:'-of nst ... !'i treet. on ~r('Jn~R.V Repten ber 17th for
The Cbi1 rm:m !!aId de(endqnt ",.ouJd he allowed
I
:)f) e
fl rJ)O~ of tml sact n....
p ment of ~ ml)ntJl T1 wi h tn THtV the first In!tatment to
\ m
nd )"Jnv ftllow-an ('~ find alrt n " E' eos on! I I>"' nR d to dav (Sa.t-uMa.....!
I ho ' of 1 bl c b ,n<,,, II he "' fo li o". Defendant I cann ot pay It
BRITISH AND
Flog Day on September 20th The Oh.imltin of the
COIIoail, Mr C E lIaye. '.rrangm~ a ..I. of auy
thing and enrythmg and au. for colltribut om

of klttens treated us to nn ~
Fmdmg ts was on the Benet
on .n cba r next 1.0 the Cba.t.rm~
arm as he wrus about to consuK
p.,'tI"Il), 81 d and spra.!l~ to the 'Magi'"
unmedi&tely beueatb play""
upl~ur:Ded portIOns o~ Mr Ball, trousers,
onasi shoes WIth cha.ra.ct.errstk
then I. rl) danced on Ibe p""
,nvlctlon book "h ch I. d by the ,de <l
L ckley who WIl.! domg duly fUl
Cpn.l,able. Of cou!:!c. there waa a.
aJl round which hIr P&rfitt tl>.

from can p JJe had becn hnv!Dg

I Mrs H ckev

Mr'

the most clearly
as our reI -e

t.lQllS

~~~~~~~'I:'ia.b1e
attest.
mak ng a. personal
of thetoprem
sesafter
n Southampton
street.

Gu de to E"'en nit Cla:sJes pnce ld obt& nable
At the Colfege Rea.dt 19: ~'be offices of the Rell.(h g
Eduea.t.ion Oomolltteo ~d
local booksellers

11

}n St Sa.V10ur

llVENlNG

clo.~!e!

the U n vemty Collelle

I

11

dOllv rontme crl pollcoo:
few and fa. bet :veen but. OCcaHlort
a.re 1 ttle lDCldcnts :nmpJe enough ' t
wh ch serve to reheve t h e monof..o1l.
.ordid siones t.bst.nlSe legal ar:grJ
the cock and b II pleas set up IJ.:
tn tho dock.
For a. fe~ bnef mmu!jt
h.gh
before tbe Readinj: BONug
'1 he \ ma.gu!trates /.we.re . .
some t me before g VlDg !feo.tence n.

b) gett ng through a '11m 0 £ 0
:IS Rud\a. d K pI ng wou-l 1 • y
stoCl
and does t not 1 rll t th.
we b L e be<!n CIt. ng n tbl~ eon l C~1.Cro...

Ladles

cooked under

economical co d

8C1enC6 art muafp oommercUlI a.nd technIcal
lIub,ects Will MilD on Wewilu~,IK18.y September ?6th at

WAR SAVINGS
The Mayor (the CIUIJ. 'mau of the :Loool Central Com
cc) n.nd M sa Dalker att.el ded a. conference a.t
~ I sb ur) squl'lI'.J on Aug Ult 31st '" th e AutulU! cam
1 L D a lld aud t ReiLdmg] as now 106 a.sSOC.U..tiOD8

t

a. few ,,;eeks ago an Au st.ra.han ao~
n a certam ho1t<;te on th 8 cbS\. ,.
tr.m,p red that durmg tI e tlm.

'Ihe v noers .. ere

FORTHCO~G FOO~nALL MATCH
H6 , ~,.. M.thon. 143 3
Ohamberl., 1.3
A football Ch.llly match I. t" be pla.ed nl Elm Pnrk (cut) 4 Mig Dflrr ok 1')3 Get):t 1 Mr Alien 1 ~8
o Wednesd",f ",[ten 00 1 ne:tt when" too n of Ports
Q 'M:r Mn~ll\ 14-7 3 Mr 'VeeI)d 143
"Ml FMlley
~ 0 t
M
t on Lad e3 YI II neet representnt Vtl8 of
1l)R M~ \V Fallbroo'k 1 rCBeutod the pnzcs A da~co
th~ CanadJa.ns at Dear Wood Hosp tal K ck off at 4 folio ved
I

but the

nunor degrea Wlth eIther the one or
Moreover the Jocaiity IS one wh cb fo somo
qUlte UDacCQuntOlble 'if1wn make. little a.'Pnea1 to

Oener:\l W L H Pa.get C:n eM G M V 0 Jtud
ArM Pn.~et Cheriton Ma'h01' TAmple Combe I t o
FlI ?.Aboth l'TA.nc~ youne:et daughter" of 8 r Hen y
T \fU Inttart Nenle ~CC.~ ., und La.dy Van!lttart
Neale D !lham Abbey ~ _

MC!SIll1I Starey e.1e'euted the bra&!!

y

more famil ar

WIde and the DF,e of
WIth retrOJ;pect!On t1lat 000
m adequate as a ~8 of deaJ.ing

.f '

MILLIONS"
w .....
atory of a man saved fronrtum.tt...
DOMINION OF FERNANDEZ:-

18

Wben d.C1dUlg on Silchester
week a route I was ~ 1 ttle
of the cho ce 'Ihe~ Ii no

:l

..t.blkhed a teputatlon
lto.dtn~ for Mlllll ory
Models of d st DeSon OOJllbEed WlUl pnce modera~o1t
~ hool WIll be held al the SchOQl on Monday $eptem
11
fa(l~
IItyle
&I
d
value
&re
hva:f'
noticeable feaiutQ
n'ler 24th at JO am 1'ho ruu:t term mIl eo mrnt..nco OD,
of the ti(lh~htfulllJ I tUIC11l t I g head wear QJ.\\a.ye to
Tuesday, Septelnbttr 2ath
-I be seon at The Alcade Read ng
J\lEMORIA I BRASS
MARRIAGE EI!iGAG1'1MENT
A bra.u ta.blet in uu;unoty of Mr Arthur SltRouds Of
Th~ enfC8, Uflment IS n.nno u.nc.d
Captain ~.eo
'abbul!\t. ~ ho d eel bl Aug It lut vea.r bu btsen l
;plllce 1 0 the flLm ly mo ume.nt n the Read ng Cerue I Berkflley'Pnget tt BRifle BrJpde only aou of Dn~ll~ cr

.o..",,,,,...B,ryOY S LAST RAOE. M
.w:
fall of m1aCst.and adierua'-

as the 5avmg

to be held

ao lmportaJ: t IQ the erea_of tho L!uly
buYln((' MIlline.ry u styTe ana Ma-a..m.r. Burle

READING SCHOOL

Nut, Sept. 13th,

mill

IS

l The entt... ce exa.ollnl\tion 1n eo lDtct.l.on Wlth Read

Two d",y&,. eul.U5ln io..t.h.is 1.'be&be.

~Ie"""""

IN

n: ork.

NOTJIINll

ANIMATBD aAZtrrll!.

M

FL"~ DA,~

On Sa.turday next " ']oqo.l fl rug da.v

VOT-UNTl'lER OOMMISSIONS
Du es H fs Drav R.ud E L MarrIott have nahonaV

bll., •. " " History of Ibe War, ~

Zinull,ernlan wrote I hlS

./

/'

n aid of the fund. for H;om .. for Snld,.rs Chll~
ron left orphll11s 0,. unpr;otec\ed Ih6- pubhc aro
askeci to J!9Ilerou.ly 1111 boorlbe to ~hi. great

lrUltan and l.old~

lG~~i:rJesB.!!~,N~~l4.'lAlWBt:-

Tho;" Oirl from Ftmeo

J.

~~

Ii

W omCLn Produeu

, ' J:llUl'Sd"y

11M heen unanunous!y

READING SPIl\IIlJ~""WSBI{fN
Special harvest Ieatlval urvtoes m ~ction
'j )(E R~dUlll Sa.v lRS B ~ lk wdl celebrate lts oen
wIt h the R8a<!mg S~mtQjl.l ~h.. on o:re to be hold
I Illy on TuesdAy whe 11\ mftehng mil be held In the op Sunday when addtoS8~8 )I'll! be gIven mornmg
l\IR i:9f s Pa.rlOUll1 tbe a.tte noon
and evenUlg b] Mr E ~ Deadm.u t

'I'

MRS.

A, II BULL J P

gonruor 0.1 the lir ush AmllnCl n Overnaa

f lCld Hooplial

'~

of the WrdIl.

t~ ..

"le

Tl'I'od .. y .. ~~t:.cri'iIU.s
prod~tiero

~ID","""

I

TbeatreC°""!eJ'- ")~~ St.

'Ibls path emerges on n. narrow cros:51og bue a
Ilttl. to the rlght of
rhe Silcl!e~iel Axms
(bettcr known as
lbo J ad d v ) I On lCach
mg the lane turn ght rhe TouLe llOi\V follo VII
the hne of The Dev 1 s Hlgh"Fay c; OS~ ng tho la 1
way and canymg to a crose.: ng laue Immedli'Lk. y
opposite and on gbt of a. "\... d~ !ledge 1 e a. low
el~J~~~~~~~~1 st Ie (or wha.t was e.:uch) wtll be seen f looked
r
fo1' Frdtn thls a I a.Lh ~klrts the hedge ano;L Ul a
ga.p m a. cross ng hedge I ne goes over opeD' fields
-beamg a htU. rlght-ont to a st Ie n ChUl"h
Lane
Lookmg r ght at 'h s Stlle tbe h gh
mo nd s of the Amphitheatre a e seen (!,TOwn w t.h
tall elms and hl;)l1 e:s (10 re e1 the am bnhea.t e

,

t\ITn r ght and enter ng f 1St field gate on left
an entra.nce to the Arena will be found wlth n a

fe" lords)
N 9t.e t.he s gn post and letter box and at the
st 10 t 1"n lefl:. and OD a. 1 ne '\ hlcb carne'S so t h
wards and for which the e !!. no direct on named
on the s gn post go pa.st a gabled bouse ana a.
farm on l' ght 1ho furm b laings occ"q'
tbo
sl~e of the E :lSt Gate ot the CI ~Y CODho.ne south
pass ng lave on left In tho> d sWnce the hI gh
tower of l:>ark Prew Itt Asylum Will be 1500n 00.
I gh ground The shingled sp re of- St l\1a.ty s
Church will be noted on the u ght and
t n
the waH a.nd remamf3 of the moat are!een at-ill
holdrng water Cburc.a lane ru 1S pa.rallel w til
wall untIl at the S E augle t heads awll.J',
somewhat left A v ew of the hlsqesl:. part of the
Roman: Wall IS obtalfled here
The route now sltlrts Church Lane Copse on the
hght hand and IS worn helow 'the fie ld Ie, cis on
each Side. About 100 ya.rds beyond the end of
the copse a d tch 5 seen to cut thl:O ....h the r gh t.
bank and a 1 tUe beyond this also 0 the I ght
ha.nd a broken st]6 should be looked (or 10 v
down 10 tbe bank Oross tblB and follow bedgJ"
hne
left till a fa.rm track bt~'\J<s off to the
left Take tms track and Dote the high" bank and
th ck Itcdge on left Th s port on of I:.hc route lIS
co DCl.dent 'Hth ODe of the a.nClent approaches to I
the CIty and IS marked on the SIX Inch m,p as
Intrenchment
It t'cathes a. cr99smg lane and
contInues beyond ~t as a narrow la.ne With P~
and cotta.ge on left Soon alter a. d stmct beJ).a
to the right the lane drops qu ck.ly and then I
!lBeS ellsily to no pomt near the hIghest line where
two oak tree.. and a field gate mnrk a la.n ~ bre Ik
mg away suddenly to tho left Th, grass grown
road IS known as Bye s Lane It ca'rrtet> P loSt ..
stuccoed house on left and the dilapIdated bam.
of Bye. Farm nght.and then wlth" hwh m
trenchment on left h'lrnd gradually descends to ..

0*

c:rossmg road

\

mam

on a]ong the lane mn.rked

MQrtImer 3 mIles.

0Xl1Hd

[Walkl:ng fliItance here
about 9 tnikl (),u
" eh Nap 8heet 114 (8,%, h ,M<t, Ha Is IV, 8 E. ,
l' S w: • a x 8 E to
be IOUM wry ""Jut)
.D'ta ~18 of po,
tjtk,s

ti d~

Lane

t 0 18 0/ th~ route h4(;~ nlready appenred
The South WC8t .R.oad and ( ~tr'Jtf

1

NEXT ROUTE -TO CHECKENOON: IPSDEN
AND SOUTH STOKE
[preV10Ufi arhcles a.ppeared m l our
s es
.August 11th 18th 25th and September 1st 1

ot
I

~ COUNTRYSIDE

PATHS.

I

MEETING AT

•

Exactly OPPOSlte IS a rushy waste

Three oak trees wIll be notIced on other! Slde
of this standing at the edge of "Pamher Forest
Cross the waste ground IJlak ng fat' the first of
th€se trees (count ng from the r ght) Th s en
tails the crossmg of the S lchester Brook fea~1
.nough except when In flood)
The route now lS along a green trackwa.y known
as Strmg La.ne 'W hlCh ta.kes a n ght front d re&o
from the waste gl:ollnd and sk Tts th(} fores t;
on the left hand w,th a stnp of ,crub and w~
land on nght A shor~ and deep descent takes
the path aga.m acro::;s the Sllche5ter Brook a.~
"",ha.t s known as Beggar s Bridge Green A ra.pld
carr es the pa.th on up to tbe levels of S 1
chester Common ~nd !the
road IS reached
e:::ractly OPPOSite The Imp Stone
Here turn
right a.n<\l.crossLDg the COlIllIlon leave schools on
the ieft <Uld make fo. a white gate on edge of the
Common Tbrough th s a patti le.d. right up to
the Roman wall at the We<t Gate
E nter the
city tum lelt and Iollow 1 ne 01 WPlll f(lp ten
chao ns wnen mode-rn road cut~ stTR gl t across the
area. ruN passes through the fa.rm yard at the
:&u!t Gate. on to Chdrch Lnne agru.n
To varv thlt
road back to MortImer turn left a.nd reachlng s gn
post a.nd stIle Doted on the outward Journey carry

~ '!'HE EDI'!OR 01' 'l'Im

S r -I
art ole on

Jtttp)tM'G OBSBRv;lR.·

very muqh mterest.ed In reading the
Oountrystde Paths
in yoar IMt IBSue,

W8!

,,",I WIth othbr memherA of my f.mily had taken
that Identiool walk as far as the Pigeon HOU88,
only the proVlous &turdBY On a plct~~e post card
I have of thla toWBr It 18 called Nunbead Tower •
I hav. generally undontnod that It
used a••
watch tower 111 the da.ys of Cromwell but cannot.
speaK wlth aathonty &me BeTen y&Lr'S ago when
vmting this to~er there were some I'Itrong nails
p.flvcn mto the wall one above the other by which
my be,.. and I oUmbed to the npper portion Dnd
thence to a n8n'01t' terr."" running I'OUIld the top by
in ••• tiijllj"(,Q".hando
m the loopholes whICh

w'"

It

W'8J:t

a b t rudry

ol!~I~,~,:;'n~~t~b1J'lt~~W7:a.y

but we

•