Reading Observer 09-1917

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Th. ro:vived Regimont.al sport.
Berb Regiment tOok plaoe · on '

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Ground on
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and offieers of the
attached offic;tero.
Sir ·r . •P ....ley.
Ri~, Cap,t.
Bu_d on. Capt.
B...aeb• . Liki:. ;r~:::i(
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December 30th, 'I 1917. Sugqr will be distribute~ to the
io' accordance , with the Rules of the Food Controller.

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Just prior to
BpmtiJ .. v"lJ' ple~ eont.DOllOl'li'led in according Lari..-l:orpl.
V.C., ..&lId " his wife, ~ ... h~a.rty
1 , welcome.. On le~ving Sergt,·Major ·1Tnnder"s
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USEFUL POULTRY.

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. for the Sugar Card must be made op a form which
A ppIiicatIon
will be issued through the Postal Authorities during September.
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.W«1 ' sh'1'U ~~e , full and d~ailed. information to
during peptemher and the ~followlDg months, as
.J lecFssary ,to secure their official cards, l;>~t It w~ll
this scheme a success if all our customers will'

across the open andl captured them slDgle btmded.
He handled his machine g'QD with the utmo~t fearJcssnes!" and, more than once. wetlt intd the open
fully .xpooed to hO!avy fire· at .bo'¢ range to ..arch
for and collect ammurutioD ancY' epare parts In
order to- keel? his guns in a.etion , which he !uc.

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He showed throughout! the utm ost

Col. Chase Bald he was
"Well toha.ve ..a.~ broed which 'Wl11 prove useful all .ery proud at the honour I<CCOrded the Roval
Berk.'\ Regiment, V11.i., a V.C. In return, Lance.

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ceeded in doma for over' five hoUI'8 tIll wounded
by a. shell.

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stoatlOned s.t. the Dopat and .. numbe. of lwound,@
1501dien.
HI) w~ cheered ~nthw.iaStibaliy en
route as he .p'aaeed through to . the ofDCer8~ enc1o.are.
There he was received by Col. Cb....
and officera of the Depot ana several l~ies, in.
c1uding Mrs. Ch .... and Mrs. Richards. ' The following is the oflicial record of !.Ce,.CorpIl Welch's
br.t.Ve dee&, read by Col. Qhase: - " ~or most

U,tor, Loe.·CorpI. Welch then ch..ed foUl" ,01 the enemy
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be issued to' eclfh Househotder by the Local . Food
" ' Co~mitteel ,a;nd supplies ~ll ' only be obtainable by the holders
of ~uch cards.

·Gmer -thia h eadjng we> ha.....e a.rr&D:~ to pu~lIah
weekly ao o.rtrele 00 Poultry 8Dd Poultry Kpey oonlpicuous bravery. On entering . tHe 't'rehch he
iDS' by an 6l:pert. which should pro'V'e very u¥fu'l kill,. one ma.n, after a severe hand.to.hand
at the present tune, Tho wrlter will be ple,sed
to &.DS"ef any qtle6t.IOD& by readen. who IJb~u~ struggl e. Armed only with an empty revolver,

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rotllld . and not .good in one point and ba<j lD CarpI Welch thanked all for tbeir kindness shown
&Dot.bg.r. There aTe several breeds whtch would towards him.
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Sergt.·Major Trinder ceJled for
eome under thlS heading, so t hat the breeder can QheeI'8, which were hea.rt.ily :responded to, and
have a. selection. ~n thinking of neeful breeds .then called for n.dditlona,l cheers for Mrs Welch
,(me muat not he led awa.y from tho main ide~ lmd mother. and c?ngratul~ted the L.... ce-Corporal
on hLS recent marnage.
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f.FOI' instance, who , would take up Indlilo game as
THE
SPORTS.
& I&YUlg fowl if they had read 01' hcard anyt~mg
' THE BIGGEST GROCERS IN THE WORLD
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The pro~a.mme was of a. va.ried
.bout them, because t hey are far from good. laycia
although ,they will procure a. good number of eggJ. vided excellent. a.mu sement and e~~!;::~~e~~i
TEA :: COFFEE .. t.~OCERIES :: PROVISIONS
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8ix hours, Tacing of the
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But still that does not detract ODe bit bom th~ ing throughout.
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chia! poi..D.t of value in the IndIan, which is a, biril
The mos.t not.eworthv rll ce df
for cro8sing pu'rposes t o procure a. blg t ablb 100 "ards scratch. in ,vhich ~"-'vorp"'J rnu"o ..
chicken. ]'or t his pill'pose there i~ notbms like and Pte. A: G. Cooper fini shed
Johnson a good th,rd,
it and whatever cros9CS may be used the Indiab. Sergt,
teet.ed race was the hal f mile. _ :~u~"w"a,c•.r
comes out be~tl so we must acknowledge that this
r.ce throug~out. the brother. Keay
breed bas some good point.. The essentlsl pom~ about one yard apart, wjth Cooper n.
.ult of I biJo
; Mammy. I know wl,y
in Do t . ble fowl 13 bulk, which means weiltht, &Dr The threading t he needle "co for
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Howcra glOW; t.uey W~llt to g'et Out of tUe
tbi. can be found through the use of the Indl"f her~s Wa! . ve ry int.ercsting Md
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.. I d[ ~S pI. 6e 0. person Wh 0 wlll~tle
' 1 e ," salll Mr.
cock with almost illly hE! D,
I excitement. Owing to tile ""'ulls in
Be: "I love you." She: "That is tmb1ime.··
entertainml
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much
of
being
of
a
prolQngcd'
character
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The Leghorn J~ con sidered a. tiP top Jayer and
He: .. 1...,lVlIont to mGrry you." She." "l' hM is 1l1ykm sl, " We ba.voe one 1U our hffice. a.nd he
poned un t il Thursday mornin$l'.
I' nl~rCt~~d"us ~~~~~l~~:~.{,;e:j:b.~ sen!oatloua.l
for the moment.
\TOrrlesl me to deaLb." I . IIa.·. cn 1. yon nn CAr
though this is true t here t he whole ~8lue ends, mmated with t he result as follows:
that the pIa.ygoer at beart ridiculous.' ,
She " I will have to send my hat b:tck. for RlU p l Cr" I "Qf ' coarse I h.n.-c. There's t.:.ce
pull dlama.'tically is tho
for wba.t 8pare cockerels come along are not wodh ployment Co ehowcd thG :m'PCl'ior
dlfficllity.
Whenever I ha.pp en to be wbl e thl'~
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the ben~ a.ud brillg~ The bud on It l1asn't n. bill."
He: " It; was
much when wunted for entmg. Tmre WIll not be tL$!'ainst No 1 _~griculturn.l Detail
mys~ lf he l in\'apnbly take:!! up jJlC tujl:e a.r,:d
These are ttlle pla.ys that probably !:lent to my c.~ce."
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music
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contnbllted
by
m ucn profit from the cockenl, ~u~ the pullet
they appeal tp the humau
Mrs. ElOe : .. My husbanll hn.s somethmg laid drowns me out." ,
morueul:.t; of deep depre!lslo u aSide for a, rllmy day"
mast. do the lot. Any breed which .'Will produce tbo Royal Berks Depot, und .... tlfe CO!,~~,cfA, ...'bi.p
I Mrs. JQflcs: "My sist-er IS worrleli to dc ath
AIrs_ Wye: I I I know
of 'Mr C. \Vbi te. At the conclwHon
r.I .....tl'~D by ~e .. charm ~ i thQ.t bru.ge
a. fa.ir number of eggs dunng the eummer
laY' Mrs, Chase p...oont.cd the
cover I ber s~m_ Reginald .
Sh~ WilJ:lts him t.o
i" My 11U5bund's umbrcll.,"
, well in thll winter 't\ 111 prove fa.r more
and
Kitty: ' ., Jack says he 10H5 me SO much. enterLthe mlDlstrY, l lliS father w~nt3 hlnl to go
du& to the indefatlC?;n.ble ~;i::d~;r..
profitable.
C B. Bostock, and Q,M.S. ~
th.t he cQlI)d dle ) or me." AV-nt J"ne: "{ack IUto b*sinesst, whIle RegtDDld hil1J'Jelf litis got
his mi,..d set on bemg a.n ~ctor. ::li"d S:l)'S
The fnl1owin.a- were the officials
would do anythmg to escape work."
Now some first cro!!ses prove vcry fine
not.h~n shall ' keep him from It. " Mrs. llrcani:
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and the progeny , If males, will come lD
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! How old is he?" Mrs. Jones:
Hc 's
nuntie, I don"t like my cakel "
"Well , dear, getttn on for seven."
Capt.
Mohcd r.
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the ta.ble. Good all round pomts must
Clark ;
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dgn't e~t It:" "But, aunhe, I hn-ve eaten it.
at rmer than nn e%.ccs~ ju st 10 one ru''"ctlon.
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I.LI ILle. Basil was allowed
Slt up . to t<lbl.e
The li mit df absent·mmdednese \"&8 prob
wrth. hiS fond mamma on
e ~eOClon oi a
tben every chicken l'Ctued comes of ,alue.
R.S.M
Tidm."h.
ably reached by the man! who dropped bis li~.tlel lunchoo1n -p&rLy. HIS .rr~lIncrs were gl'me
H Garwood. C.S M.
l ike to cr••• the Leghorn wIth .. WhIte
monocl. into the platt!' !IUd' stuck ~ half-crown rally ,ery pretty, and JD'ammq. \~a.c; boraaod
C. O.M S. F. (}odwin, ·9. Q - 1i5:· ·.~~~ · B:
dotte. the effect bemg to Improve the table
in)lis eye.
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wpen 8he caught Ithe Cllliei IEtUm.~ food l.l!W
C Q.M.S. C. Vick.....
t.iu of the cockerel without destroymg the
......A rthur: "Do '\K>U really bC!lieve tlie pen is hIS mouth WIth bH~ knife. ,j ~ll,·' she cried.
RS.M A Trind",., C.S
l sword?" JIm:" Welt, you reprov~na: ly , "BlLSll, where' s l YGUTo:'£orkr I "'.OU
DUgbtlcr
tlu~n
the
I proclh Itles of t ile pullet.1 :E'requeot.ly the
secretarv. C. Q )LS C. R
no\'er saw ' onybody lugn II cheque with a ought ~o use \your fork t" .. I kno ....·) ma.mm~,"
is crossed With the Leghorn for the same
_-\ nonnded , 9'l" e thf'l re~IU1tB .
8"'01'0, dJd you T ..
saId ~a.sJl, plamtu'ely; - .. but tb~8 one leakll
100 Yards FI:1t H;,ndlca.p.
and beiog "rute fleshed 'With a. longer breast
't"fommy," sn.i.Â¥ his preoccupied parent,1 a-rfuJly. "
Pran g lev and Pte. A. O. Cooper
'Hanlan should be tbe best_
II don' t ask
80 many questlOoe,"
.. But, if I
Ser(!t John~t'ln .
StlOS.y Imgrily , ~d t.IJe vm
Crossed can be suggested nd lib . but why I
dOD ' t. a.sk: q\Jeetions, wbat am I to ask!" In· moth -eaten old tramp,. but , !Wi she turncd
- Clothes . Race. -Pte. Searle
anythwg when some of the pure breeds are
qUJled
the
youthful
ODO.
dlT"ided 1 and 2. 3 n"nds;r;nal"l D,·.dIOln
a way she hekd .him . . . tter, ~ "Tbe.c, I must
t.o &oy of the l esul ts ~ One of the finest
The Admirer: ., Don't yOtl think Mise do it; ' ala.s! it bas COlJi# to thlS." J{ldgmg
Sack R.ce.-1 Boy Waugh.
Il{,d!tlin ,.
Lee
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Chancc,
Howler hall a wonderful control of her tha.t. he contemplated etitride J ' she C&n~ ~hlm
kn ()~ is the Su~se:c . and t.here 1::1 Dothtng
voice! ~ ' The Brute,: "No
I don't. She sings baek a~d . ga.ve 'him: 6~me'·mou~a.nd ~~ at the
Thrc3.d in~ the );ecdlc, onen to w"utloed
in the fancy for ,good All round work "'·here
dil'rs
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Cooner.
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C,oech.
every tiD?e anyone asks her ~."
same j.ime asked Iiim ,what, he _l8ant by hi.
I'C1<>rds have been ke~t of t4e Li ght Susset
uOh, ma.'am;""aaid ": he, "" 'you a.re
Flo.... r Pot &c. -1 Boy Waugh 2 ~~""uu"p"
.YOU'Dg HlII5band, .. You ~Rlre always right, rema.rk.
results ha.~~ astonished the owner, Becausel
Ch.nce, 3 Pte. J effrey. '
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dear. U
YOUDg , W,ife: " Do : you really think .efY good.
havc actually produc-eq more eggs than s0!pe
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FOl1r·legrred R.c .- 1 C,S.M. Vox,
work."
60!" You.g Husband: .. Oh, yes. And I urn
the Cl'BCked up breeds. W,th the Sussex yO)1
.l1li Pte. Searle. 2 noy S""er. Boy
wrOng .about everything 11
A country man on . a_~ihto Lonoion foand
nodd.rd. 3 Bandsmen Bradford vlo""!~nt.,
get & fowl w_lllcb carn es.wClght 'f lef'
wantod t9 epend his vacation in the hel ~a<i lost hi. tie'pin.<K".< >rtun-. be had •
Keay.
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t o grow" and yet it can cbe lolled ' at
and Mr!. Jones wa.nted to leO to the fr\eriil at thel poli"",stiCB{on. oo~ liIOl",ent ""d
Squad Drill' ''T'"l Sergt.
",,~',o~e." ' II How did they settle it!" H It is wid Ibim of IHs . 1&.!rS... -T6e:fnend'~ , hI:":1 I
age, when a. goQd chicken IS the re~iUlt_
Earnshaw's RQuad.
that Ibe . woul~~ not
6~ untQrncd '
e.ldent that you are nat mutied."
18 no re~on l or crossing them, though oIteD
!I[on .Fi~b t, mountf';d.-J.ce ·CnrpJ . -3">;"="".
Mrs . .Green (_bose husballd l has gi"en her ~'til the tie.pin ha.tLtbean fuwftl. Whenl the
done and then the IndIan Gamo makes a
Rov I .ovelock . Boy ( Crawford
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a .bJack eye) to District Visitor: U Well, miss, mGn I ~ot back t-o his 0.:' r
diviped 1 and 2.
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fina {owl. Like all fow ls they prefer a nice
th~ plil on his d
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lDlIDed"u}.tcly
matters
might
be
a
jigbt
'WOr15e.
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might
be
Se r~ea nt:1!I H ;l,nd icap , 120 Yftrds.-l.
started, off. to
poli
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sltu'ation J but. on the jther hand they do
like
yott,
and
'ave',
DO 'u8band Dot Iall!·
lett, 2 r: Q M.S, nooolwin. 3 n.s.M.
wended hiS "ray f Iil&~ one
~:,prP.lCtpa[
when reared 9n heavy ground, because
Lody
(to
sman
boy
",ho
had
reeeived
a
, Band Ra ce.-1 L Ke.y. 2 H. Keay.
very ha.rdy and posses~ strong co:n""""",~.
second ' cup of tea): " Will you not have !tOIDo· ,tmet. he 8&"f' .01Be! .....!qnen~ n mg _up the
Stevens.
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tking to eat with It. dear!" Sma\l Boy, '"Ch, rerldway. to .tar "'_.I'n~g....,f~- ' " Don't
Although the LIght Sussex is
Roy,' n.- - 1 Storer, ? J . 'Rodman
tr~nble to take llP1l"~'meJ!e, ~)-lod•• " 'he
D.I',
thank yO\!; I'll just drink it dry."
known than the other coloUl":5, t.here is ,ulbe:I","
Comhillation Race - 1 B oy Speer .a'
the!piR.:·,~_
va.rlety to ''''u;fy the ta.te of the faslldiou.,
3 Pt~. H Kett.v.
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She: "Did Yl'u ever meet your ide&1 Cri~ ~~I
weman r It' He: ,j y,es; three years ago." She:
,ide the one mentIOned there IS the Speckled.
Half·M,I. Flat _ 1 Bov H Kea",
u.od Bro~ qwto a. differcneo, t.hough all
' '- And she is still your Ideal,.! suppose?'''
K cn.y •. ~ Pt.e A. G Cooper. Thle 'W..:s
the Si.LDl.6 cha.racterist ics. 'rhe necessarv I
He: IIOh, no. Welre marrIed no:w."
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tbrou~bo.. t
t he bMth.",
in the LIght is qUIte-' easily underfltood. beca.use
almoll"t on'" VELro ;In~tt WIth Cooper
A htt1 e girl, when asked by her teacher to
wh,te bedy, black t",l, with" good ,tnpped necfTUR-of-W.·. -638th · Emplovment
distinguish oetwqen the human l'nd the
ha.ckle l1J more ca.811y rem.bc'ted t han It 1.8 po,. C~rp. peat No, 1 .Agrlcull~l Co.
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animall famtli05, T"eplJed' "A brute HI an im·
.,ble t o breed_ Aport Innll
t he speckled is
'p erfect belLst; m,.n IS a, perfect beast."
The
following
c.malti
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tbe
Royal
Rerkslme
~ bandw me bird of fin~ bUIld wh,eh has
Do~:
I hear that Ethel has married a
body and U)eat camed in the rigllt
have been ot!ici.lly reported;ga!d~n.r.
I thougbt .h. .aid she would RegImen.
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can·be pl'od:uce!;i on enormous S 11£ onn ,." ••"
m~ rfu on~ but a. m"n of eultpre."
PeUy: l"il)ed. 'I
is ,tIll there tl;l!n the in"""""'l IS appreciated
H ~d
so she dtd-a man of. hOri1hculture."
1,leut. R.
Slade-Baker.
la.yen Wlll turn out nearly a1
- SiD~leton: "I say, old. mall, doelSn't your
Pte. L English. 37668 (Bristol),
~Ight, il, not quite the MlTle tot.1.\,
[By .. OLD SPORT."
spendmg so muc~ ' time at Lh1e club get you
Pte_ S_ Hutt. 35170 (BtnnmghOOl),
cert..alDly more. hardy IlIld will stand any ~",",oq ,
into hO"Jhle lI, at. home!" 'Ve-dderley: ,. On
Pte.. 'V. H . Roadmght. 33402 (Maldenhcadl. !
The other colours ha.ve ex-repent qualities,
Pk A, 'Skeels , 36618 (CI=t.n,),
th e co~ lrary, dear boy, It keeps me out of it."
Dot 60 well :k\i10wu Those who llke a. red
~te. A. G. ' ~ri&ht, 275;'8 (Lech ladc).
Mo lh e r: .. Don' t ,au Hllnk It's rother ex·
mil appreclate l thc Sussex lor good o.ll round
It' was like ' old times to find the' l~~::~
Capt. J , A. ''CahIll. M.e
.port• •t the Ba.rrncks 9n Wedn.. day
trava~ont to eat b·utter wlth yoot manna·
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perties.
lade ?'~ Sma.ll Eaugbter: "Dh, no, beCa\1BG,
I C.pt. n, E. How~e. _
a.g&an; and I beartily congratulate.
Pt.e. J. CostIgan. 24281 (Bristol,.
don't Y"u .ee. tbe one p,ece of ~r.ad do••
in rthe II running" of them. Two
Pte. D. Fosbury. 8979 (Newbury).
ror botb." ,
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workers on t he ground were myoId
Pte, H_ Harvey, 36353 (Watford)
"I am sorry to beJLr, Damel , '0 lIaid ~ he,
I Lee -CarpI. ' C, Manser , 36396 (W.tford )
PIIPY Q. M S. Bostock &nd Regimental
tJJ.at your sood WIfe Ie -dfad " "Sure, 'tis a
;M ajor Trinder, but for ""hom, I sa.y u41Iie'itat.
sad d~ ' «or me, sir," replied the lriebmaD. PreViou sly Reportcd Wounded DOW lkPOlLcd.
mgly. the success of the Ultdertaking
KLlled. "The )l ....d ' that r<>eked the cradle bas kicked
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Pte. T. Coford. 1U25 (Grnys).
h .e been,. neat·ly as great as it
the bucket."
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Pte. F . ,Y_ Kmg, 16407 (Newburyl
T.EAM CONTEST.
.. old sport" who ,vorked splendidly
She: ''But how can you thmk I'm prettr
Pte. F. ]"lmns, 21733 (Farmgdoc)_
when my nose turDS up 80 dreadfully T '0 He:
Beddmg. who, in hlS day, 'Was one
I Pte. A. J_ Beeby. 23770 (Wa.lhngfordl
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Well,
aU
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I
have
to
say
IS tbllt it
MtlW8
best cricketers in Berkshi:t1>. AA.
mishtY poor taste in bncl:lDg rrway from such Pnlv,ou, ly R.;port,ed Missing, now Reported Killed
o.n Wtdne8day e"ening the following e1'flnt
~~ a tllDB when he ha.d no .equal in
I Sec. Lleut R. Wilson.
a lovely mouth."
decided co. tile Palmer Park track 1
We a.U know ·",'·at an enthUl!lia1t
optimi.stic Wife: I l I tbu'lk cook is ill!f'rov. DIed 01 Wounds,ONE MILE FUT HANDICAP.-INTEB-TEAM Rlchu.rds is in connect.ion ltith
I Sergt. J Clements, 10142 (F.nngdon).
ing, don 't you!" Husba.nd: "Why, at dmner
CONTEST.
I sport. and his keeness now wo.s
Pte. F . H. Db.:.on, 36553 (Cam bndgeL
to--mgbt eV'ery~ing but the 1jllacl>: cotfle w.ae
H e filled the role of referee, and
Pte. W, T, Herbert. 2l!O47 IRe.dlllel
(ContIned to Boy 'Scouto, Cad"t Corps, and
horrible... Optimistic Wile, .. I know( but
Pte. A. E. Hyde, 3636~ (St. Albans)
arduous dnti." thoroughly and
lAdst Brigades within a rwllus of
milM).
usually that's bad, too."
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Pte, F , l'ltworth. 201798 (Newbury I.
_
T..".. of eight. Four t<l, coupt. The .coring loa\" .-Jflot one compln.int being
, .. Dear ' teop~JI;," wrote Iittl.
Perey'o i
Pte. O. Strudley. 31130 (Reo.dm~)
-.r. •
'With the lowest aggrega.t&ot.:pointa to be returned tHe afternoon. I could have
motb~r. H kipdlf!; excuse
Percy's absence ,
he had ......rted IU,
in
Pt.e. H . A Cortey, 36272 (St Albaos)
from school yee(~day afternoon I ' as he fell
wiJ:wers.
I
Rodnan, w.bo WIUJ clearly 6Ccond in
Pte. J . Saltl)1, n. 36935 (Grims\>y)
in the mud.
'HI' doing the. same, you WIll
The entriee were .-st. Bal.·t.'" 41 A n Troop Ba.d~'J::
1 Pte. L. Benfield, 29552 (Over Norton).
greatly , ob~i¢' mother! ..
Powell Soout6/ Nos. 1 to S i. St. BlLrt. 'I!I " B" Tr~ of the 100 'l"'rd. flat race, but
Pte . F : Darke. 37275 (MA,dcnheadl.
Ba.den.Powell Scollt.. No!.. 9 to 16: South Read.i.Dg lly the judge)! ~au.o bo did
, The ' Huaba.nd:' H You ' re not economical."
Wounded 'Troop Baden.Powell Scoat. II A,', Nos. 171024 1 South They had overlooked t he f fl<t
W;fe: .. jVell, ' if you don't coli a woman
Sec. Lieut, F. Exler.
Re&djn~'froop Baden-Powell Scouto "B." Nos-,,25 to · been carried awa. by the
32, 'l\imty Cougrega.t::ipnal Troop Bailen-l"'owep Rodmm then 1inisbed head or feet. or
to
boats. At one tImehe~tol4iedl on,gUl..r. e-c....omlcal who ,aves her weilding dr•• s for a
Sec J.i.~t. G A. F . Glllmorj
pos8tble
'
~pd
marno.ge,
I'd
like
know
Scoute Nos.~; Oxford.road W~leyau Badeb· did not m&tter a. jot. _~ R. ma.tter
ing: nt 'fhornycrofis.
Sec. J"Jeut. A K Glo\'er, Devon R. (atLd l..
what you think ~ economy 15 ."
Poweli Seoul.&,. Nos. . 4.1 to 48. South BeadiDg " B " wl;101e body was a 'rard over the finishinj1
~y consent of the coroner, Mr.
Sec Lieut.. E G Ha.les
A
'
gentleman
bein.g
shown
over
fU1
old
,ieam ~tdIod.
.,
I
ere CorpI.· Lowe. "ho was placed.
solimtor, who *,preaented Mr. and
Sec. Lieut. A. C. L. HIll.
The order of finishing owns :-1. B. Tru B•• St. D. throu gh! 1
ch\lJ"eh by the verger, 5&J.d that he had dis·
owners of tbe canoe, stated that })(\
Sec Lieut C L H. Kirkland.
.'A "95 yda. atarl.; 2, A . Potter, S,R. •, A t" 13'1 . ~.
covered
dry
rot
In
the
old
oak
pews,
to
whIch
, As I ·a.m a:ware that a. com.plete
to deny a. atat6ment published in a ~~,!!e:per
Sec. Lieut. A. E. La.\,·
F. Ansell, T.C., 50; 4.1 T. H . Dunn, St, B . •1 A," 309., mc..Inp- iS given elsewhere, I need
the
.
verser
replltid:
U
The
dry
rot
m
th~ .. entire pt/rty-dined &t Skindl.·.
Sec Lleut F. A N WIlmott,
I
..'$, S. G. Stra.ttoa, St..13. "A," 60; 6, A. Young. S.",.
pulpit is somethIng awful, &It.''
•
four did tiO, and the moonlight trip was
C,'pt, 1.. Ball, 11. A 'I C" att'l.
... , A" ts; 7, G. W . Young, S.R. -" A," 35. 8, T. il J. t.a.ils h erel All the same I
that
evergreen
foot
baller,
Sec Lle~t. W . D Lenua.rd
"' 1'joyparty."
I
"He who put" hIS hand to the 1'lou8b."
:BaTber, T.e., )60 i !l, R. BuUer, St. B. " A," 120 ; 10,
At the ....'1med inquest on ·l~,unKlll:Y"
Sec. Lleht A. H . Robm:ron. I
6creamed the 'c rosa·r-oads orator I "must. not.
:T. H . Walker: St. B. " A." 195, II, P. Finch. St. 11. on,' his highlv creditable
"", A It lIS ' 12, G. TaJdor, S.B. HA, " ecrateb , 13, 11. handtcap. He came &'Way .from his .. OIP!i:D~''P.~~,iin announced that the two bodies
.i,urn ba,ek !." "WlIqt IS h e ,to do when he prev~
' usly Reported Missing, now Reported Dlt~a
l
w. Duh~, St. B. " B,n 2.10, H, H. S. EVllns, S.B. really ~ea.t fltyle, finalJy to win in
fotind, and the inquiry was aglll.D adjo',rlI¥grts to the end of • furrer!" ,"ked the
as
Isoner In perman ha.nd6. ., A," 60 ; 15, F. G. Stroud, T.C:, SD; 16, W . Westall, B.1'rl'Cks R;tcmg , Special," which
,
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nbditor in tbe blue jeans o,erplls.
' 1' , E. ITI~~ener. 17m7 (Staniord).
T .O.• 220; n,·B. Fmch, st. B. "B." 2~; 18, C. specially- for the occasion. thus wrote
~rl!l. Peck: '''We have been ma:-ried twenty WouT\ d a.nd hltsstnJ:;. P a,-lrer St. B. "B." 70; 19. F. B!WJg8, St. B. "AJ" just rererred 60: I f The Sergea.nts' blIb,diC",p
years to·d.,., John." · John (WIth a sigh):
i';ec. LIeut. I S. M, Loudan.
85, 20: P . clwDberla.in, S.R. A," 70; 21. S . .Dew«DO~'T Loolt Ot.n-keep the n:vages _~f TJu)'e 't!Li~fr,ci"A
Darkening
the
Grey8~
witA
LOCKYER'S
~
.. Yes, fer twenty , years we've fougbt---"
freely discussed as a pU1.zle, but from 1~ofr.:~~~~~
n ey, O j R~W . t 190;-22, A ..An~t, O.R.\V. , 250; 23, W. received
Sec. L,eut, IH. S. Gnffiri .
I IlO nap on Cox
beim
llAlRRB8TORlllI, "hich dee",.. to • _
Peek _ (",uwhpg): .. What! ..
John
'l'ltcombe, O_R.W.• 165; 24, W. H. Walke!', St. 1I.
Sec. LIeut. J '. A. Mackinnon.
'
fe"T CIL,..: LoqkJer'. mamf&ina; & 70tttbful ~,~:::: (qoiekly): "Life'. liattJes togetber, Mar;a,"
., B ,. 140' 25. B. De"an,,!,. O.R. IV .• 2)0; 26. f · to watlil this 200d ' colt'
Lorge bolo, ",""hore. P..U .... lo, 9d.lledtord 1
MIssmg.patchell~aterv."
I
ma.y
llushell, T:C.• 30. (AbbreriatiODB : S~ B. " A "I~d
Loildon, B.I!:. " 1 '
Husi)lmd: 'u Yes, my dear, that's a man-o'Sec . Lieut. A. E Berry.
St. B. I I B." st. Ba..rtholomew's A flood ~ ~II; ~. so that the Ba.:rrack's v.1'icin·.,tor
I
war." Wife: •• How splendld! And what
Soo. Lieut.. A E_ ~llils.
•. A " South Reading A team; T.e • Tr1n.lty Congre- t,ion of bemg ~ble to ';?" :'i'r~~~~" ~,,_nH1!"fU
;
1
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that
little
one
just
in
front
t
"
Husbaad
:
Sec. Li~ut . B. I~. Thompson.
gati;"'al' o.R. W .• Oxford-rond W ..leyau). Thirty. hi s 5elecHon secured a.
h1)h. !-bat'e only .. ,tug! "
Wife: H Ob J ,as,
Sec. LIeut. G. R TbrelfeIl, attrl. M_I],
one 'boy; IItatted in the race.. Prizes were awa.rded to cotruJ who shouldered the .C,
of ,OQuree-tus;·of."ar! I've liea.t.,d of 'em!"
THE ~ERMAN,
the flrat tbl'88. boy,,·to'finiah . B. TzU_58. the ""inner,' is are all good men a.nd true in the
excepti'oMlly smart runner; ualne Judgment ~e
Saady b.q j ust fiui~h.d his laboriOUS ta.k
.nd for that reason I give their
~e~f.~~~~i~!ld:
OTHER REGIMENTS,
took the lead half·a.lq,p from borne and won eA8Ilf ; 'fhev
of ....hillg hi. feet. His bet., half eontomwere Sentt. . H. M . Lewis. F.
elosc ra.oe for second a.nd third place. 'l'ommy ~unn, Wa.kelin and Johnson. By tbe way
plated tbein (or ' I), few minutes -'n &ile.ooe, then Previnusly Re~rted Miss mg, now Rcpo ted K,l\'d
the 'limit boy; reta.in:ed tbe lead until dept'lved of lt by in,\( staff were ~ivEm I,. half·qolida.y
Pte. H. jd.. I Bennett, 20826 (Eversl yl. H \D\P'
remarked, ruefully: "It's & peety ye did it,
Truss.
Shll1e Regt.
SaJldy, for noo l'U bae to mend ye'rs
clLSionj and amoog those who ap,!,!,"1'<!.
TJ:.l.ll PLA.CJN08:,
stocltin'So! "
.
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invin~ themselves hUgflly
9 8 U A": B. Truu (I), T . H. DtLDll (4),
Gnr_ A .
98515 (RJ.adjng). R .\
P~r Bulge"'~w:
Aetronomy is one
(5), &ad R. Butier (9)-19 poiDt... Alia Moulden, :a.(r. W . 'Nonis a.nd
I. P te, C W"""fl" n. 87576 (Readin , 11.rc"-w.
of the oIQesl and most Mod. of tile ",ionee.
. H. Wolker (1 0), P. Fmeh (11), and F. of "wbom, I fan cy, ed.it.fo.d the ..
1\1readv referred to. Thll!l little
a, "'&lit.' li~ of its owo."
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"hoi "by doesn't l!OJIlebody .mto a
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