Reading Observer 10-1917

PARAGRAPHS.

'ME POST'S DELAY

A 801(1:ier J"hHe on a. 'VISIt at Winkfialc1 m May 1913
e....I to IUs motl:.., at ~",~,)~t~~.d
beronA'1]glo&~9th 1911 nndhBl thus ~ our four

ttent a _ t

.,

to the prelim. on eur !paoe 1M ~t 10"" to ""'~h &lournn 01 a...116 ""I..
0
co 1 aIled to hold onr a l'opori of the
A FINE J~~
B , l op or Orlord e address "t the \Votkera Educ.a.
AnaliAs 1. thfi' Keauet Oll SUurda..y Mr W c..DDon
t uulLl AISSOClation 8 meeting • epemal a~oD of
who for some ~'" WIUJ &.prominent; meBJber of ~ha
t.l e la.t. L eut Hole, Notee and Commmlta .nil other Re&dmg Fishing Club had the ",~.f""tioD of tjoIr: nlf a

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Nigtjatly.
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'.rho other arbstes

Ill'e

~ual a.

Maihmo Els&. R NV R

Lady-Tree. d Adela Verne See Ildvt
A .£CUL Cow t of GovernOlli of the Ro~ 8l B~k
c H osp ral ls lLunou oed to ~ held on Tue!llday the

U tHO Tel 262

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G- SnmKDS. LTD,
In.1'lU 7'

ITO m!!: Ji!nrrOR or TIlE

GUNNER HARRfS ON ~OLIDAY

Gunner E

H Hams R G A the ;t'(!U known
mUIUClAIl who)o ned up
November l a.~t
home ou holiday the first lea e he hM b~n
pnvlleged taBDlor Mea W8&l'Jog his Maj esty 15 uruforn
He \.Slooking wonderfully fit u.nd \\ell a 10. assures us
that he never felt better Gunner H~I.lT ~ 'fI: ho wae a
a.rt clod pup 1 of the late Mr JeD Tit hutt has helll
numerous a.:PPOlllt ne. ta lU aud nroljnd lludmg He
wa.s.assstantorian ~tatAlI S lOts ROllO g orh-ou\ at
at St Ma.ry a Par~h Church \\ a.ll grort! 1 d ~II
Saint. SwaUowfi.ld Ho ,.a. p a 1St to til e Reading
PhihwthropLC SOOJctJ lor ncarl! 12 years and)\" It
member at Lodge 447 Read g Dr rls over ?t hose
armomc evenU}gs he fl'cque1 tly pres da<l at tbe p ana
year

75

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T

S ON1~,

and theStafi at the DlUty

lisen

AND ANARCHY

00 cert was lo.r~ly p.ttended and the tollowmg toefl"
part -Pte J F Burst ~crlhumberlan 1 FUfal en
(m m cry and nnpeI1lon&tor) Itte A 'Verthel n 30th
Mid llesex (800g) Lc Co J> Darron Po leers (cornet
olosl Second A l\! Elhott (&F C) Bongs AM

" lliams

(R F 0 )

rec tat o~

Pte

A

WIt h regard to
w6uld have to be
ence Col Wll son

dl~eu..ed

pa.thy and never
the cry of
No

t on

No

mile""j'b-II dla.tel:, across tho :ron.d w narrow st116 1I0mts tho
way on bes de ~ hedge and down to • pJeaoa.nt
st Ie at the. comer of the field Stay here for &
moment and take ym r benrmgs.

Ste .... art

tho s gn post
ITO
ASHAMPSTEAD
.o,mething I Here ascend the
post (the

I at

WAR HCISPIT1ILS QUlrr,~U,O

•

:\Icssn Arthur N ... b.'f
] :t c s cheque
C nylon cheque

the top 01 the short noo

At farm bullwng.a

roads)

Pass ng the y lI.go shop on nght keep

r ght On at the cross roads and by a farmyard on
r ght. enter a. muddy a vcnue of elms beyond "'iIlhich
the r o Ita goes on over open fields pOlt)tmg to &
group of fann bUlldmgs (Ha.w F arm) about a. mile
,head ReachlDg the first cottage on the left a£
these butldln~~ not ceo & meetmg of five ways

Make sure of tne route

To.do this go on keep-

~ "'lp'n~'1 mg (,'Ottages o~ left and continue towarillJ the
-,
farmyard \\ hero th s short lo.no bends rIght a.
field gate s seen & httle left of front and bemde
It a 10"1'" stlle Oross tb s stllfl keep fann barns ou
r gbt. a.nd J st bevOlld tbes{ see another stile
~ Over th IS the path goeo on t>eSlde & fence t.o ~
p'rner of a. wood
t~

8al~ prJ:wner had been

TOWARDS THE PANG
In this wood It unmediately bend! left ...,.
carries bes de h gb hedge on the left for; a. quarter
of a mile WIth open fields right After strikmg
across the.se fields a.t a. Ijudden angle t cuts
through a spmnev ~btars rIght for abotd. twenty
yard. and then lelt:" Wlth wood on lelt and fence
on r ght Here as a narro v grassy way It gael
on fOf about twenty chams and enters a beech
! wood Here ~ d ops pleasantly da.WJl on a. stony
wa.y a.nd p3.$smg a. deeply sst lodge on the nght
r ":" ,"'M- '" and a cottage on the left strik.es a. <!a)l'1:.w>LT bend109 left Avo d th s turn and go ngnt on up ths
slope besld. a rIght hand hedge not ng .. the
ascent IS mMie the group of fin an d beeches on •
tumul s n n. right hA.nd field At the tol? of the
me look lorwnrd and downward upon .. faIr a
scene as eyes can behold
Ho.mpstead Not:reyt
\ hes mmedlately below It. orchards eottages and

PnBOner would Iuwe access to the

both m h1 8 ab<:ence and wh1le wItness was

w""

'::~l~~i:~~'~j1i;

was not to hIS handwfltmg IUld nothing ltke It
H o dId not know anybody 01 the nome of
Ion>:pk ns
00 ~ptemoor 29th h. Baw
man ..ger of the Dank a.nd he produced cheques
2 and 3 t o Wlt-n esS On h s return to the office

I

,enemble ch~ch spread ou herom your a.storushed
gnu Descend ng the prec p touS'- path plunge Ob.
ths V111!\.ge street JUst oppos to The White Had
mn (where f you have BntlSh blood n yonI' vema
you w II drmk als LD the mgle nook) Past the
front of the creeper elad nn ~l'OS' the Pang aM
n7t ce fa;rm and church on the left
l1lereafter
reach bra.nching roads p.t a vlll<lge shop Tab
the right arm and on It contmue a. few yn.rdI
I until u. nOl.lTOW track bears nght (oppos te & ta.ll
wa.1nut tree

bc exn.m ned h s cheque book Md found tha.t the
cheques had been t :t! en from ab out the centre of
the book and the counterfo Is had been part.ly
torn out 80 that the numbers were mumng He

:\I,
Me1l8 'S

I

Btcep woodland- :road at the
des gmtlion
To Ashampstea.d 18 nn. .
and reach 3. group of cottages on r ght ~

un left turn right and enter the vlllago
(l.b.e
"n'ne"~fijo~ church IS worth a v s t IUld hcs left a.t the etDSS

d '8.'" ng upon hiS current account
He
k ept the cheq Ie book Ul a. drawer m 8.
ta.ble 10 hI S office
The dra.wer WM

locked

The onwsztl

path lS very bmt bot look ng a.lon~ the fenc8
across the meadow to ths ngbt front a Bti::la I
seen It w 11 however be noticed that 'tl5e bu
earned tho way down to the bottom ~ fint, Wl.ih
a finger },ost on the Aldworth Bradfield tOad
PI'm~erJ l Taking €I ther th s 1a.tter r oute or the one over
the at Ie t ll"Jl left on to a. sbort lane: and reach

P&Y

the only clerk ho had H. had no nght
til \ Me) song! an 1 p a.nof9rte sol08 P f!noforte He
solos by Abs..E M Mnrk! rI'he II.ccomJHWlSts we e t o draw cheques In hiS (pro~cutor s) D3.tIle for any
purpose as th s was done by witness hlmself lne
1\ T8 W J B ..].tnrka and Pte A Stel'tn.rt It A ){ 0
\ umber of choruses were lust Iy sun'!: by the men chequo m a.rked
2
purported
to 00 dr&wn
111
L 10mpk
ns ill Wltnoss
s hand
from the Y 'hI 0 A CAmp SOf,gII The Chamnan of f:wour of
wntmg wa.s not drawn by w tnCY The I; gnatnre
tl c Exec:nti ve Comru ttee (Mr 'V. J B MlU'b) pre
!!i led
The men thoro\lghly enj oyed the evenmg s w,a.s n ot In b s ha.nawnt ng nor like hiS The
ortallJ.Olcnt
cheque mrukod 3 III favour of L Tompkins

The RU8Sl&ll revolution I as

BY HARTRIDGE FARM
On tbLS turn ImmedIately left, and
Iintt
two cotta.ges on tbe left reach two others wixicli
h. pL, t of! the ro.d and nght 01 1& In front of
these a path"", Ci'ITle. from the road, by & "'U
fir tree and a '{Icket gate gt.... ent<ance to •
mea.dow .Ae:ross this close to tho nght band
hedge tbe pa.th goes to another Wlck£t ga;te b&y ond wh ch t :skrrts a left hand ~ ~
beecl1c9 are and 3. woodland pond so out to &
crossing lane Jwt beSIde two cottages. Imme

p_

employed by h m as a. clerk Aince A gnat 13th at
a weilkly wage of 15,
W Itne" b""ked Lt the
MILITARY CONCERT T THE Y M 0 A
A highly Buceessful m I t.a.ry Bmoking eonoort WM Captt&l and CountIes Bank Reacimg The
held 10 the Y M C A on 'Mond&y tn 1ut week The book (produced) w'"' 0 llS~ by hIm llIIIt month

m thi. ""antry shrugged
oIKlulll,ers ..,hen they read 01 tM Mtf.
which receatly enli.en~ the Slt
tlM Demec.ratlc Conference Itt
~ the ~DgS a crowd of
two hundtoed people worlanen and
anWed. Tbey claimro to VOlOe the
of Russ,& wlUch Incl~d M m
peace ""d tn. abobtion ot pn
1>l"poerly. That W'8.S tnen contn but on
of the eoontry. problem.
bnngiing Of oxdered govern m n t

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1

wa.y whl cb
left and contmue on a. trm'l'DIIIr
'Wa.y Wlth beeches left out. to a. oros&ng lane.

ment of £10 on September 28th
Mr F W Allwrlght carry ng on lmames! at
Readmg

11

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.At the Readmg Bprough Bench on Mondsv be
fore rolr C G Fi.I~jtD the chlUrl Mr E J.ck
son 41 d Mr S R \'Ybltloy Harry Gmtrex clerk
of 63 Bocch.m road ~.d ng was ch8Of$ed " Itl
Ilorgmg a banker s cheque for the p~y:n.nt 01
£10 lOs on September 21st
He
lurther

StaL on road

It

hlglj hedge see the _rp rid!.,"s
BOl,kltlJire Down. and the h"PPY valley 01
At
pom t &oout three ""arlers 01
from the top 01 the h II notl'" a Btile Oll
aVOId It lllld ca.n-y on f01" about one lwndred
to a. dectded nghf..-ha;pd bend i l l the ron.q
po nt a. r ough ca.rt.-wa.y s seen to break.
the left front
Take thlS gra.ssy wa,v
after na3!fl!tK a. ga.p In
~~f.',~~;~;f~;
a
tallpote
ash that
and an
a
slope and
tha oakl
oon
the hedge 1me on left down
hne Here thE) wa.v s
hedge at the domer
keeps t, now on
n~ht
Here us a secluded
nto whtch tho t.racTc: rapidly derecnd~ and
a. fa.rm track n tho bottom aacend~ tbe
Wlth t he h edge on the r ght Hill wav
tho path (t 11 n0:'1' ocaicely trnoeablcl
w.y of hazels and as • track
Wide goes on to the top of the 1;1Be.
a. WMte on rIght where notbmg J6 bnt
C=ymg on tho path now berom ..
a.nd 113 ovi!rgt'own by ~u a.nd stra.g
Cros;:;;mg a.nother track on the trppel'
go
on a.vo~ ng the better-marked

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Now take

H ere )ooking n g ht. th:roG!:Yh any of

J ackma.n

I

luxe.

The Bull nn StreatJey ta1rn th<o """""dmg
tb.a.t eaJ:rlElS aa a !\teeply T smg and plea8tngly
way w Lh woods on the left , .... to the

mg)

0..

It. Iii

:,!tn~ng:

GAMBLINC AT CARDS
ON THE RIVER.

to

throughout

"ho 00"" seemg eves

a

THE

w..

another i1& cotrrso

and energy serve

RUDING O~!mVll:R

1charged wlht & s mllar offenoe in :regard

tn

pl£mp;hed

I CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST A CLERK

SALVATION ARMY
The Juntor .harvest .fegbvo.l
ees commencmg OD
Sn.tuTd&,. everung proved a g eat 1'1 CC8SS TI e Clt.n.d"l
Vias tastefnlly deeo a.ted D.ud fL UILC d.lSpJlly of fru t
and Bowers '?u made by the child1'6n the W~kers :\ d
fnendi Cliammandant liud Mts Hoy cond cted the
meetiags Qfl8und.&y the cl ild rEW and theu 1 den ..Iso
taking
a.ctive pa.rt ID the Qj~temoon On Mouda.y
mght n. sbort brtght pl"ogramme of musIc 'Wogt a.nd
:recttations was gtVGll after v. h ~I tl e prod til ",as aold
J.U rud of tI e children 8 work:
The harvest telehra.ti01 8
were concluded ou TuelldllY ev~u DJ!" whel the Y P
Songsters under the leadersJup] of Mrs 8m fit and the
ch ldren who h&.<i been carcCully trn. ed by Mn
Mobbe rendeled a del~htfutJ ~rogtamm6. A llU'ge
II. d ence was. preaent
lhe ctjAll' wu taken by Mr

an

to,

entirely out of me by other-than
:'mna<'P<l'l,vagabonds such ,,".11. m ..ct.ions It
w
even on the Ot"dnaDce sheets
In

I

st-v

th. world, • Ioler shou ld n ot
hlS people to a lar agamst thoU'
It 18
themselves to decIde "hel h'er
....-ill speD.d their life and tre~ot'e on
Bot orx:e declared the war 18 a

regarrls y1trtety of"""ll8l'J'. It
so ",mote that l'arlo of Ito

dt.ltncll;

.

beiug J)Oliormcd by the R ev F1 J a Gillwor ~ v cur)
assJsted. by the R ov Mr Naylor The bndC!lmrud wns
Mms Cha.llD IIlStpr of the bndegroon
rhe brtde
looked charm ng 1D n. dre'l.s of creo.m I; Ik tafela vOllcd
"ttl omon With sIlver embrOJdcnea An 1 the bndes
maJd wore a. costume of powder blue silk tafetn. AIr
Emer!On gava the bnde ll.wa) 0.1 d Ptc Walker of t1 0
Ro,,-al Flywg Corps was grootDlIDa.n The J?resents
which were numerOU8 mcluded. h&ndsome sriftll from
Mr and MN W E CralR 1IIr It.nd ?In F Luokw.n

BE.EDSMkN

,t will be ",,1lOO up sharply
In
war th ........ perir.J.p. more than the
dane", of these thlng. he ng over
The ZSSlle!!!I «1'& great, and feebn~s
stirred. All of "" are ea1!enng
I16ked should wanot all control!
&nS"Wet' 11, m 6hort, because we caD
No doubt; .... ,t '" B. .d the Pop • .., 11

which I outline hero !$Eo a fore.

IUrs P Ike St Re. I Randolph ro.d
Hants
Mrs 8 A P~ke WhIte Lee Cottage
lsl~jI Hants
Mrs Rogers Kendrlck RIse Readmg
Mrs Ch.rl.s Rogtlrs 81 HAla R andolph road
BOllcombe Ha,ots
MILITARY WEDDING
Mrs Eldr dge 101 Dh n ty road Oxford
On W.edllesday nlternoon at St Giles 0 1 lrch Ser~t
JANjlE W ROGERS
Cha.nin of the Choshiree son of jMr and Mrs Chan
of Tilby Hill Duumow Es&1'l\ I was marnad to MiS8
S~~ ~a Ranaolph rjl.d BokOombe
EIDenoll (!of the Da. ry La don street the ce emon,.
~eptem ber 26th 1917

JI.E1DlNG"

Rnssia hAs learnt 1t by pam
ezpemD~
Arry nation tb.t

~rn~~;~!m;':h~~kn~~~Y~~pB~

1h,

lS

I

PATH

5gbtmg I
followmg have kindly _greed
subl!CrlptlOD!

Read.ing

w""" _

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S r - It s proposed t o ral.S6 a fund and :!lend
comfortl> c ga.rot.tes and gIfts to the -men in the
7th Rova.l Ber'kah r e RegIment who ha.vs been
aerv ng far two and a. half years in the B&lka.n&
~nd have llIldc rgone mapy hardah ps aDd eevere

peono

II greet deal of tlr.at kjind of thln~
.1<1 corrupt Goveznment wa. ov.r
Il!Dd notlring has been fonnd to
pMee The atmosphere w"",, approfor the ga>...tI:t. of the slinpl. lalth
...:vbcody 'CO<1ld do anypupg and that
,.... "" good ... lIUIother
How
will ~ fMm thia penod ...
to..... Bat 1t '" borne m D"'In tbe
world that tim doctrine '" [n'aU y
""'mon of }mrtoot ~&CJ'
lite
M men lS a mystIcal
does DOt carry wltb It the
of eq ••1 capacIty
no doabt.:m .. good as th e
or 'IIle g~
&t he Imo... Ie..
mediciJl& or stn.tegy
Th e q o.lJty
,. "dojzma th&t needs very carefol

enlogles of S~ JJiI} shall hoo.iia<>"""""
I wnte b", 01 ito hint.ro-1Sl!d-th<> Jsud d
combes and ~g WUl~ _ 1 '" hila
w1lcp, n
prnngnpta az:e beazd:,
woo","",d paths
stresmsiiH>
copthe haPP=<l"
hlOh the Stmatlny liri~
not penetrate '" seare the ft!tUng woOdor make discord wi'h f.h&. ~Fan.

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR
IBERKS MEN.

PALACE \iEA.rRE
Tho tmportaut fcatuTc an!lO nce 1 for the Pa.lnce
Theatre next ,,"oek 111 certl} n to l' ot'o Q. very grent.
a.ttrn.ct on P '1: Selblt s to pr63Cnt George JackJey
tho ludicrous comodll\n In n. bra. d 1 e v ed tlOJl of
Seareh Me advertr.eed as the bnghtflst o,ld fun.mest
reVUe on record 11 ore are var ous other fitnI"!l n til6
company The revue II lJl t.hree sce nes n w} Ich nlflv
song8 mil be l traduced I add t 0 t.o th 8 cxcelloIlt
revue The Fout H esS6y J 8.10 to a.ppear an n 1.IJItio
m SlO llpeC1O.lity mtroducmg YO ce flute cello I/-nd

&

diotauct>""-

avvoar

= HYPOCKltES-

KING CWRGj

A H

fdr

i-- ....

1l'!·pIIm.wrr

Ol' the ~ 01 'fBiii&.
hill IS too
ttp<!ll the
me6 o£ _ _ ; the motor dominated road
""" _ _
lor herself alone. RatJier woo1d I look
from atat; than TleW long

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS
r Albert Wost h as attracted over 100 entries
/I. t the Soclety of Friends Meeting House ChU1Cll", tbe b IItRT~ Iulndlcap (00 pomt. up) whlc~ he h~,
Fret aD admcss 18 to be glVeu 0 r ti 1 dl\y evenmg by orgllD1sed Iil aid of the novaf Borif:aI ]~81D1eut" tobacco
1 ~odora. \\ tieD 1 V\ lloon 0
1'he Cho C6 before u,
a.u I Clgarette Fund wb 0) will 1.Ie deClJed 01), small
:'I. il tanam !llld Interna.tiouall.SID
SIzed tables at the five hotel8 D&pled n the Qbaernr
hut week It IS plcn n to know that the wounded
\\ ORImRS EDUCA II ONAL ASSOCIATION
Tomm ~ w ltetuli g ara g v ng the undertak ng
o \Verl ewa.yeve ng next un.-ler the 8.UIlP cea of SJlleud d I!upport Not only are -" uumber of t1 cm
t
Rea l Or<" BrlLnch of th 'Yorkers n: luCtlt 0 al go g to 'Ola.f th ey 0.180 aTe" orking eDergeticall, til
A~ at on ~ Stephen Paget 1" R C S 18 \nn o ee l a.nother direction til the hope of benerittwjjt the deser
t leI Vet 11 1bctttre II ;he Ahbey Ha.1I on the
L fe
g fUDd montioned The drt.w "ill be made at the
lId Work of tsJ r V otOI lIoI"!lle~
Elephant Hotel 01 "eduesday 8\6 mg next nt lIeve D
o clOjk
It w II d lv
J
the
OblSllrvo
tcge'iler lnth the h1lUChcap
MlCH,1;lL~AS QU~RTER SESS~ONS
The M ohaelmM Qwt.rter SOSII ons for the Borough of
I eu.d ug .... 1 ch had hoe ftppo ted to be held Jester
nEADING CffElSS CLUil
d \y (E ndlly) )\ ere d~pcnsod with by the Reeoroer
The anuual mooting WM bold on [l'uctlda.y at MlMC8
u Icr tl e P I OVL!IOJ13 of t.be A,EaIZOI &ud Quarter Scs H ope nnd Jeffrey a Cafe Quee V ctof18. street Mr
t; one Act 1ffOS
tl ere ha
g ~een lJO pr soners com
C OR.de~ p re~ Img Tl e treMurer 8 and I!ooretllrr 8
n tied f or tr a1 a d OU the J.Btruct ons of tl 0 Hccorder reports showed a deb t blkll1llce of 1 s Owmg to the
I e Clerk: of tbe Pence sent I otices to the T rare dill
"ar no ml\tcb.ea were played but tbe club II cha.lIcnge
p<lusmg :nth fie r so VIceS M 600U n~ he pos:nblv coti1d Ctlp 'r::l.S 0('0 by. Mr L A R unhlc and tho hand crp
.e.nd knock out to rn llmMts by Mr G H K n gham
who , 'Vas nbo only hillf ~ po t behind the WlD1 fOr of
THE PEEP SHOW
tho cur
Mr 0 Oo.dea wu 10 cl ected prea de t
I'll ~ 18 the ntIe of \ clever revue In two peeps
" tten and produced bv P er c\ Manto nod gwen on Messf8 l{ J Allsop T E H b ,,"€Itt i\ 1 G Ph tbr ck
V1ett·pr~utent.
l1r Al~p treasurer and Mr Ho u.nl
j ucsda.y et'en ng at tho To,.n Hall by the 30th
rl e Ulght af th~eet D~ , (1 11
'i Idlesex Concert Pa ty who arc 110 favourably FI:~e S socretary
k own III the town ns 11 e S a.psbots
There as Q altered to 1. ueada.y in each veek lustea.Q -M Moudtw :l.t
11 } ouse and the
Peop <:how
went epleudtdly the noovc cafe
j
•
tI e c.n.:;t belug In the lJand, of Mw Adelpl e Belcher
a. rl Mn Dracup It. d Messrs E Dean A Cla.gue J
T Ilenfi eld P Manton IUld \V LcW1S6hn

)MlI::D'1" OF YOUTH m Thr.... Act..

7'lILImmD No

~ ~
no ea.D. fur me ~.

y. . . :lI r:n: Ackc.m"" y

MY HEART."

0L!mf0Mls.

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READING CHARITY ORGANIB~l'ION .flOOIETY
ThLS SOCIety which Will be merged tn the n ow:
ust to 1 ec e the ret.tgt ab.oD of the traaaurer Call c 1 of SOCIAl Wolfnl'c held ts last eomm ttea
c1 J I l~roadbont C B and to elect", tr8Â¥urer m eeti g:on Thul'l!ldn.y w~lc At ftle close the CI arr1
n an (Col J E Broadbent O.B l, on behalf of !.he
members pre"eJ\ted Mr D W' B sbo} Ackerman With
an ad tress nnd eheque as a. slIght tou:en of their appre
SOLDIERS FOl( FARM WORK
CUttion o~hUl work: Il.S secretary 1J.lld hOD aecretan for
An ulorta.ut &UD O ncement by the Berksbtre Wa:r
W
o\ ~ ~ tu 'ttl Corum ttee w 11 be found on the front
~lv:t. of"7
leel ng
I 0" of thi~ l!.sue respe li g sold.ien for farm work

fr MY HEARl"
(f Mf HEART."

MnJ

Hall

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realtest;5acxess-of the London SeasOI\,

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FIGHT TO A FrnSH

cantl!l should applv
wformntion llS to the
to tl e Locul

I\[AXlA.lm CLAIU. Bu'I't will tn.II.ke -a. welcome TO
a fa. co Ul Reading tblS (Saturda.y) afternooll at the.

& YOUNG'S CO. in

IlaMUpmIillaily-fl'Olll

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wm

~Yat2.30.
o

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ARE FlGHT~Ni 'FOR

w ..

on erbibition a.t the Ea~le Hotel Bilker suee't on Sa.t
:\l:t\ H BOlY'D~N of ~ndOD will gl.'C8 addreues urda;Yj evorungl Wall 6pleudidly UllLrked aDcr~erally
Ml ~w !lay iaornmg and eTelllDg at the ~g woo 1& 1Irat ow. conditio/>
-'-S r tuul M &.UlOD
•
SIGNAL
""","'Vii
~lL F A F~ws M A~
gtvl'an .ddre&! at
A J&rg9 number 01
(l U 11 tar an Fl-ee. Chu,reh 01'l Sunday evenmg deal og
aud 8 months to 22
y" ItIl tho lOUbJl!ct o£
Modern Rwwa
.bove a.eotion of the

Nights.

MESSRS.

Tho fioh wbl<h

vory fino pWt "'0 ghing 131bo

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MADE WAR I -'ND WHAT

Ident ified t he handwntrng of the cheque. as bemg
m prumner s handwntmg
Zo}n.nde H annan 3 Northumber1811d. Avenue
cash or a.t the Ga.p tal and Co mt os Bonk Read
mg sa d that on Fnd&y September 218t the
cheque (produced) Wa.'I presented by pI'lBODBl' who
asked for cash for t
She :reeogrused J11m as

UPWARD LINES
Tak ng th s track go on to • .tile at;

h av ns;r been m the Bank before She gave h m
£10 lOs and she bel eyed tho SIgna.t.ure t.o ha.ve
been tha.t of Mr Atlwnght. Ori tbe followm g
Friday pru;oncr came to tho Bank again about t.he

root

01

ascend ng m c.ado\\ ~a.nd beyond the firs t meadow
find st 10 on r ght over '9i b ch the wa.y goes up
ward on r gbt of a. bedge to the IStile at the top

same t mo half past one Md presented the !econd
cheque for £10 She s~w h m endor.. It She
beheved t.h e lilgnah re t o be a. genwne one and
hanaed prIsoner £10
P r soner sllJd he d d not endo,... the cheque at
the.. Bank but m the office
D C Henderson paId on SCl'tember 29th he

of la.st meadow

reC6 ved tw0 1eheq cs m;u-kcd 2 and 3 from the
mn.nager of the Ca.p r.a.l and Counties Bank and
lIubsf!quebtly saw 1 r soncr a.t. M:r Allwnght s
office He ~howed him tbe two cheones and que!
t ned h m about the m tell ng him tha.t they

cut. through It dose to a
hall) tree and keep ng t on left for n. few Vll1'ds
beaT a.wa.y over open fields to nght 01'\ a fa rly
well marked wa.} to the Mgle of two badge lines

Ii rom thUl t1,ie path goes rap.u lly
upwa.rd over a eh&lky field c10ie to left hand hedge

and reaches a. wood :l.t the top of the nse 'l.lus
t keeps on lfts nght t U a. fence calTJeS It on over
open lands for a space. Here are fine Vle.wa oi
the lllls of t~ R as..c\\ a) a.nd oi the Hampshire
ng a. CTOssmg h edge

1 ,~I"'1lJgllt

seen ahead

I

"ere forger .. and that they had been .tolen from
Mr Allwrtght s cheque book
He rephed
Yes I confcfis It I ca.shed both of them I
wrote th em 'Out myself ~nd SIgned M r Allwr ght s
name 1\ have been gambhng at cards on the
TI\ er and lost ntoney
W tnesa then charg-eti
the pr soner Illld h. repl ~~
Cannot you /Zlve
ms 0, chance to pay It bac""?
~t the pot cc
s\.,tlOn be handed wItness £8 m Treaoury nOles
(prod ced) And sa d
Th 6 8 part of the tn oney
~ve

got
th the
fncPrh soner
h.d no
w

'\Vltnr.~

as Buttonsha.:v

F~

m

I track 10 TUl'Vllle

tl once

tU1'tllng Oft--MlOther

Both farm. .... VlS!bI..

the ~a.y ca.nnot be m sia.Ken

I The Bench committed hIm for tn&1 .t the

U!4
f

THROUGH ALDWORTH

A~

zes on Octobor 16th
the close of the ca6e the pfl.rents atnved n
COl~ and the ra.th er ente~ed the wrtneas box He
sa.td 11 , sun wa..<i 18 '\ ea.:cs of age last Fr day and

a

At Turville Farm continue on a. narrow 11108
Wl,h Woodrow Farm to left front so reacll a
sq arely bmlt cot.tage on u. crosamg hme

the mother .dded th,! the mlht.l"V call ng up
Po,pcrs had been seryoo upon h m to be caned up
0Ill October 18th
The fa.th er sa. d be wa.g a.
mach st and would l\ke to offer brul
Th e Bench anowed Pf soner bail himself m £25

READING CONSERVATIVES
AND THE NAtIONA~ PAQTY

on and

the left) I forced th s path on & reccpt Jont:nev
ng ""d ntend to do so agaIn The, path b .. been
d veried": and most of those who reM thIS With rn
was tont tq take the Journey WIll probably' tum ngot
able I . t he l,ngl ed hedge line and follow cart. trsck to

to make &rid called

a.nd h s lathor m £25

Here the ong n,,1 path went nght

.M,.j~,'ty', headed for the butldmgs of Turvl)l. Farm Been
ell away n front Ils course lS sti;l dl~rmble. •
In the. h edge I 6 e oppo~ to a 1 t~le to the rIght. of
the thu d oak tree n the line (when eountmg from

S"'....cond cheq te

st.atem~t

Reach

R dge w th Inkpen Beacon well m Vlew

AIR RAIDS ON

Here

turn r ght and taktng the lelt SId. of a \cia.ngular
green find a. low stile ucar entrance 01 a. ' ~h
gOing on
(The path !; thc 1 ne of the so-cill~d
Wes/. R dgo ",y) At the .t I. look aeross meadow
on rl ght front and see Aldworth Church A
slightly ra.tsed path goes over the IIlf.adow to a.
at Ie where a fine ncar vIew 01 the oLI ch~ ODd
the older y~w m~y be Been ~. the stile, fanhedge line on left and -;;;:;;Jsmg anotber .tile on a
lane turn nght ana ~ ~h. chnrcil:Yard. "
path carnes up from the road on ~ Taft and,
skirtmg the churchyard carnes moo a. lane., 'W'hero
turnUlg ~f!, ths route reaches Aklworth School at
separa~g roads

Take the riiz-ht 1ann tum:right

Th. Bell lllD and then take first to left /I/,
gro.p of cottage, known as HlUlgerfOrd GJun.
You "'" now on the direct TOad for S~
which I ~ aOOm. two and B ha.ll nules on. !n
Westt:ld~ a little hamlet on t.Jri1! road, _
SIgn post: WIth tb" aJlmmg notice • 'I'n the
Down~
Het,e (unle .. rodeed you seek the no;,.,
land -.."yl toni' ng\.'I. and lD abont '" half milecllod
a grassy cart.way cuttmg thrqngh a spntIl1>y oa
the 1.lt By taking thIS and erollSltlg the. open
fields On a. ,...,.ed path way an. ~ bitnd
In thej road IS a.v01ded
The p&th ~ on Ga
Streat 'IY ",ad at; the _
~' noted Ol\ '100-"""
wa:rd Journey..
8t

NUT' ROou.~ 1
B~AttD PAD~Ui<'i1

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