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Mab I uP ' :rOUT mind to' have
all th, Over'coat '\'!-t~ afact'ion
" y~ur money, can c~"lm~nd. (, L, '
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'are ' the clothes
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Ove·coat-making has
strong poi ~t with .'us -for over
yean.
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Hudson's Soap

.:j3j/6. 4;2/~.~d tilg~er

home clealling, for
bree~,

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changing
atmosphere <;If dust,
or 1ead fumes;
offices or fac 1
that jars the nerves,
inl:erinal organs, IS bad for

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And 5(1 It
found that backachci
urinary trorbl~s, inflamed 'kldney~
or b!Juldcr. rcnal-droR5Y, gravel and
rheunfat's~ arc common amongst
mcchanlc5 9I enJjne.m~n9 railway...
men, ' n1otdr-drivcr5~ painter5,
printers'l chemical worlf:ers. miners,
q"'D.n:ym~nfl clerks. factory handsJ

n?~, sho~ 8~sistn1ts.

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Rea~ing
On Qotober 15tb,
of 175, Wokingham
HI thmk it 'was a. 'stram
my kIdney.. Th~ trouble
outting pains lU I the back,
, 6Ilpped me at eTery tum.
to stra.igbtkn after .t,,,,pinl;,
completely worel me out.
I l I trJ~ embrocatIon
')pber remedies
but nothIng rclIe ved
e..xcept Donn's
backache kiclnoy pIlls \ Tn~y e',sed the pa}n
grilduo.lly, mnkmg my
comfort.
able. I ah..n yl!
plUS bandy,
and when my back
me they n~er

F. l\r Hall."
TlteiV6 f1l0nUt8
Hall BIlId _
Ie My bS,9k bns kept fi,.t,cl'" smce Donn ' 8
pille cured me of
a nd I most
cordlalry recomm end.
for all klds,ey

to cotlntcr:1.ct the btrfm.
etro1'\gthening I kidney
In Wne, complete relIef

STIlWAI!TS.

to select from. Value un,
early while ihe best

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Mr. HallJllnalat:on

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entci-i ng upon.. ~ new era
Mrs. O~tlVle ~ Gordon struck the '!Jote of cbange

Will Instantly convince you of

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m her pre!ldentml address.

the huge stock makes It easy

.. There 15 ' urgently required

are Dependable for Wear, and

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means of inter-communication between &It women~
!OClttlcS, a. ,ma.ehinery tha.t a1l may USB.
A I!Mcn
hond 01 attac!iment. neutra.l and ,mpart,al i
eh, raeLer, ougllt to be (orged. .0 !.hat the weaker
e l~:c.eDta In Drgamfed ,womanhood
be helFed
fOl"'{ard' <by tlJ:e stronger, and 'women who nrl,.
m t,bc froqt v.in o£ progree may be kept
,m~ c;mftnually In touch WIth the women who by
CIrcum.w.mce and tem~rament lag behind the
genera.l stindar$ of the] day"
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)!J s. Gordon ' went 01> to expla,,! how .ssential
It IS '.t!J.&t{ m the CClt~ reconst.ruct-l0n penod,
"'h~n for . ~! ~ fi:st t1Dl& ~U" oPliru0!l~ wIll be
Cffectu:lI, the J"0~ of the I!tluntrr, workers pa.td
""d votuntary':"'both' neoeaSjIfY to I tho counLry+
should t.&Â¥.e frequent council toge.t.her aa women

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& GENTS,
oarjg:U11S 10 the stock bought
Street. Cloths SUItable
als!> . for Gents' ISuJIS or Over,
uSjJal price.

i A m¥iing of the
Wntlllg.in tbe\ Oxto!;d DlOceean
October the BIshop -of -Grlora Ia.ys

was held at tho
SessIOns House on ~u'n"l'Y. when there were prosent: Mr F B
thc fchalr), Mr F ..E..
MOrIng, Mr. C
l1r J Catley. Ur E.
B :peadman,
Trustrum, Mr L E.
Quelch. S,r
(MilItary Repre5entat Ive). and(clerk) _

II We are settling' d~~
to t'~u.r
wit.h the horror of t-be' war ' I!!tlrtl

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FATHER I: SON,

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.. Tho N.U W W. iI rea.dy ~1 a. converuent
mec.ha.DIsm for co.operat\Qn. · But. 8J!I it! PreSIdent recognuas, Its comstltution~needl reVISIon
an~ dC:Olocr&tll!latlon CoQstltuti al amendmente
figured";
oli· t~ Council ag cia. p&'pa,

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we j bav~ to de."l1
and middle~aged men

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book-keeper, etc, m
SIX months WIth lc::t.... e.
E };.Ibey. 20. s. C3.
W X; Btlbey (!dr.
1'nbunal lefuscd tb.e
and ga.va the I
leave.

Fry. 26,

H
ployed
RatclIffe 'Pf'~"'i'ng:),

a.re:~v~.~ry~:·~~~~~~~~E~f~~~

H. Fox,
whom Mr.
Sydn~y ~ram aPI!.'." -ed" ~n, '.- ,- C with. leave.

,M. Sc~n.,der. ,
not to be called

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A. Smith,

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[Mcilroy,

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three month,
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,e mpJoy of
Bra.m
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VIcarage .fter
prlpes
falle upon

Then
den

\V Petty, 35,

the employ of W C
, A Bllbey. ,21.
boot repnners.
E D Berry
applicatIOn of
.younger one SIX

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an:ne'l'lof the war• .we bavo m'Dil,ol~ <\illco'arage.
ment& ~ whia> espocuuly .. affect
The PoPUilitlOll of ' th~ VIlli"" •• · •• ,.U"IU~U.'

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W.dne.d.y Thursday and Friday o! la.t week
A:: SpetHl,) ~terest a.ttached to It., ~ It can chum
to be i.;uly, npn:~6:lta.tI~c of th~ women of the
. : 'Wtry and the women of the oounlry are now

Fash,lOnable Cloths are the
and Romeoats. Ready

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lhe NatIOnal Council of 'Women I was h"ld

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N!\TIONAL UNION OF WOMEN' WORKERS.

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·WOMEN'.S: Wv..... ,n..

will fin;l at
a price which

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rc..:tt from OTerWOI'K, wit.lf

"Jllin'food. R1l1ple 1!1eep nnn ?~tdoor rect'flaJI

• slo.Qght ..map, In the
Son, f9r wlIom Mr. 1
WI th le;J,ve.
fis~onger, m the
Bram a.ppenrmg), 6tx

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mon\hs

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leave.

Beny,
manc.gel' t o J Goodmanl
RalcliIfe 'ppe<Lrif'g), three mont.hs W!th ~

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J R. Brever!

slaugnterman, etC'" sir: '

m ont.b..IIi With leave,

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Kent app('a.rmg

ta:lor ("ho!esale), [or

Mr Gordon

.,ppeared, two months

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Ifinal. not to 'be

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Imonths wltJl, ll'eavc.
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world

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at preaetJ.t

if' largely doe to
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Alsaee Lamoine. My.ta.lemeat
as Mr. ~ "'Y... false in .Imoot. - . y
bot a trne 8"Ilera.lisatHOD l'rom tho 10t1.
AIS8.C&-LenTine f<>rmed parl.·of the Go!",,,,
under variOUS 8OVere1gn cltJJftsa aod. -prmae. :
It wos ceded to Ftance at. the ~~
(IMS). tho rest fell • prey In ti(;ii..
seized Strnaberg (1681} by ~ "IIi
By the peaco pf RysvitJI (l~!l7i ,
o[ the wboIe wao zal;ified. Genu..,.
"1JIig fine I..,d wit.b one qf tie
b"lll~beo of our race was a.1~d Ltm
people." German """,,,,,,ed the elml
of the peopl& Blld i.be D6WlpaperIJ W1i!l'fI
the wt.ole penod lof t..be Fnmdi De.......
pnnted In both languages As I Wive ...
& very complex question. !.he soJution '" f iol>e
Soc,aliot.o (that. oompromi.. ' 1>0\__
and German Sociar"ta ".;n 'aiOll'"
perpetnal cau,", for strained reI~
and Germaov) seem. tbe boot.· J
that .. French caJ1It.&liolo ."'" their
1n to Lhe war. blit that the ~
all tbe <j!reat Powe,.. of Euro\>e ohJ!'!' "
same Oblect.e-f.ettltory. trttde. aod ~ .. t
their cnmmal secret. dJpID~",..AA(I
have phmged innocent workers into f:r;j..
wa.r!OI.rc. No nation IS :solely ~
war. dvnast.IC ambl~on8 a.nd ~"
dlplomney , oon~lOn buntln~.
finan ce and annamoot. trusts btnte r

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fears, SU"' P1CI0I1S and need.less , radil· lUli ..

result beIng that the lIOOpj...

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aod a ..ttlemeDt by
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made by til e people.....i[ ~
I st""d for InternatiooaliIlIt: ii!oot
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Me!tpse-a.veuue, Reading".:

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It IS tLe intentlon of the
dmlralt.y to uhhl!e
8er:ylCC With the ) 1lll.Ylll forces
It j H!1
fell; thlt", mdllt. llBeiUj work.
as motor-drivtog,
f "Ll mtLklng, tailormg and
wl.!lch I:' at
Jll ~scnt jq thq ~d" oC
wen be IJ ~r
formei by wom"en: ' ..o\.t1d
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The women' ~f G6l'D'; '
cutting off f.b~r h3!T .
otrapf f•• '!)aJ1hin.e!ry; .Ill p~I11<'1J!ir-1I11'.
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of Shop Assiptants, Warehousemen and Clerks. t3~
secure an ext.enslon o~ t he ·Trade BOards Act. &0
as to Dlake lit cover !wadcl'S fm the distrihut'ive
tr.d.. , a I~o numpfr Qf Trades _Councils and
TradE!: Unions thl'OU hout the country hav.e I
bot16cd t he UnJon tha. they have pa.ssed a. resolu- '
han on the followi'ng
IS of opinion Ithat the
preva.iling

'w holesale

de8U'able

: _ H This'J OtgUnlsat1on
Jow Jla.te .of wages
employed In the reta.ll and '
trades tnakes It urgently
Boards Act should be &0
of Trade COUld rnako &
ap!pJying that Ae,t, fto a ll web
WIth
heartv 'up'
from a.1l over t.!lB....,
be fixed nuder !.be
As tb,.
week,
be a. ma.xlDlum
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questtoos affectof t.he lJmdn WIn..
such a, ntea.sure is sea.n uphftrnent of tke
underpaid in shop hfe. '

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&"-'ld we therefore liud the results of OUi enqulTY
before M'.r Balfour, then th,t L ord o! the Ad.
m~~lty
Ml' B ~Hour replied that. the obJr.ctlon
to uSln~ "omen operators WO!IS that wuelc1Ss tele·
gl !qlby WQ.I conSidered cOlllbatnnt sernce , on
whIch tho Adilllra lLy wa. r'luct.a~t to ,e mploy

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BOARD'S ' ACT.

1 ~~tl~III~i-'n~u;~ri(:::i~~1 being made by .the N.-,tl0nru Amalgama.ted DOlOG. "

THE DEMA1W FOR DRES MAKERS In autumn oLltl."it year the Dres.'ImakeI'S' Cha~
ter was formul~ted and adopted by over ".ty
leadtng W ..t }7nd firm.. It .tIpulated lor ll/'eaUy
Improved condttron8 of la.bourl 10 the work-rooms
of dressmakll'lg a.nd mllhnery , est.a.bb!!hments-for
proper me,a.ll lro\1rS, better wages, hohdn.y pay, a
48 h our wee!r etc As a. res~lt there hal!! been a.
general Impr~vep}ent In the :condItIOns of dr~·
makmg and allted trade s. an~ now an organised
effort IS bemg mO.d e to a.ttractJgI rl S mto t.he wOTkrooms A standard begmners l wa.ge 18 fixed With
a.n a..dva.noe aTter fi ve montbs, and a. ~rl \vho does
well cari eventnally qualify
a. forewoman at
sa.lary of £'.350 a. year
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A, fmiterer and mark~t:
Bram appea.led; SlX!-

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A L Putset, 40,.
garQ.cner,
whom

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rhe powers of the Food Control are no depart.
mental myth When it. discov.ent lI. cue of real
n....glect of cult"'ation , out ~s the farmer ftom
the ~ann , and in gome cases. where landlord Md
tenant JL['e ~h at fa.ult, the FOod. Production Depuiment takes over complete / contI'Sll. An eVIction of t hIS kmd hrt&. Just be~n carrIed out III a
nnrt h co untry fl\nt1. and the fa;rm Hli to be
, t , ffed WIth tramed wo:"eD,.1

women'

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months WIth leave
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A. CII'sch. 29, m, , r'holesaIe tailor. tLdjourned ~
for a. week for exanllnatlon bY TuberculosIs
Officer.
AI G. 'fa.l.ker, 35, m , .Pl., undertaker, for whom

Sbe Showed

WOMEN AND THE NAVY..' Some. time <logo we conducted f1 Investlgalion
mto t.he poSSIbility of lltlh51nK \'fomen as wlreleS5
There seemed htfle if a.ny objootlon,
opera.tlprs

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:~:~~~';Lw~,,,,:. bonestly beli~'~:~
ia~lo~:';""w~
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Vi sor milZht be at
commercial 851et to
J; Upport to the foreman.
p on to the girl factory-band.
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p1coplc. the. a.verage COD- witti Jeave I
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the personal respulI- ;' A Milton 35, rn I
) baker, etc, R I C.S , six
WIth lea.'f"e. :
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hl!l consumptlon of
24, m , B , machme mcchaDic. ill tbe
ch~ra.c"""t .cs d,e hard.
Burberry"'f Ltd .• three month. WIth
d ec!) ly tngrame'd
ybSh lIch the work
F J Cuthbert,' 34, C2. grocer and prOVL510n
Ie ~p!ilo.:J. :' to an appre- merchant, SlX month:"! Ith leave
the PI ICO of commodItIes.
IH Godd&yl~ , 37. m. e1, par.king case - maker,
tbnfly people. Prior to irl the employ of Hilnt1ey. a.nd Palmers, refused.
e.itra.va.~l~.? b ad become DTOverOlal,
M. l!oare, 132. '. B;2. garage worker. workmg
for Heel a.s aIld Co . TC sed '
past
yearshad on
oughtLbce
to have
F Lewington. 33.
• Ca. earthenware deaJer!
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Lusmcss of tho three months With lea e
to tbe
A. E Prince, 24 s. C2. boot repa.lrer for ,Free.
Hardy and Wilh , thr;ee- mont.bs wlt.h leavc
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'Cynnsurt. ot aU eyes. Yet
to bo uoelul must bo
WIth Industry aIid for
ment To ke~p ~'
Ret.ive is an..Qther piece of good we"".. w~,...
CILn do
M", ,Cecile Mathuon gave
account of _the pOSItIon

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wl Lbout. precedent lD our I F ~. Egrrlcton, 34~2 prll':_tcrs' cutter, m tjle
employ of the Bcr!csht.. PrlDtmg Co , SIX mon£hs ..

'1 b. ,alient point of Mi..
arldr." wo. the danjler !.h~t
couse of the mdustnal ",oman
She WIll no ' longer be a war

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In indU8t.~ and
however, another caui'e.
enough.
to see
bU81De8S~,:;'::;"1~.?r;i~;~ft:in'~;
under4ke
the JIl
lengthy
t
reqUIred J;v a high po.t.
p ....d to do BO >hey can

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than three ye..1.rs of

worke:r

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