Reading Observer 12-1917

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..' ANNUl AL RE~(jRT,
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The annual rep?rt of the ,Clerk to the Readmg
P~r"on ComDllttt (Mr. Denjamip Sharp) .tate.:
A not.ble' feature of'-the year hR! been the ad·
dlt,io~"l 'Work wl1ertaken by your Comml~tee in
the clo~lIng mont~ of ,1916.

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A,e \this was due too

the 8O·~alled II ad It.19nB1 allawanccs)It ,it Beems ui
plfloC& to refer to tI el5G first 01 all. For ~'mi<- t;m.

the statutory old! 'Ilge pensions had 'been
cumt lor their pu7ose ......,ad thlA wns generally "ad-

mItted. In Augllft. 1916, it hlld been ann':unced
on behalf 01 the pllvemmont tha} ... measure lor
~he ...sis~ce of tjhe .pensloners Willi in hand· and
on Qctober 5th -"foe jasuQci the " Scheme of tho
Lords COrnmlMlOnen of. B18 MaJQsty's TrealJury
lor the award of ~ddition.1 ..lIQwance. to old age

penS10nerfl suftermg epeclal ha.raship owiug to t..b.e
war." Under tHe! . terms of this 8cheme not all

E'S ' the dearest. jolliest little man I
could see the way he laughs at me
my, cup of Rowntree's Cocoa. A fat little
dimples. and I'm sure he knows how much
"I do enjoy it too, and I know it does
' I have it for breakfast and supper too, ,and
say, ' HolV well mother look~ on Rowntree's

penOloners would -he benefiood; but it af!ec~ed the

great ma.jority 1l~, the ron, and a recan~lder"t.ion
of their circumstanc~ was necesury. This mennt
arduous work for !Penluon Authortles In «-eading
and elsewhere m ...;erder to get a!5 forward a8 _pos·
Sible before the commg of wmter. The Sub· Committee whtch you a.ppointed to deBol with theBe
allowances will remember Its frequent meetmgs

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Suits

be(pre Chmtma. of Inst year. Dy that tIlDe more

/6, 42/- ', 0/_
Till! SING TAILORS

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than 1,250 a.pplicatlOns had been considered
th~.. which wer4 moot urgent.
Later on
sc~eme of additiona,l ~ a.nowancci was modlfied,
M , f~olll Aug'U.st lO~h last exchlSlve of some

aDpolnted, the only 111","1' vacant being filled by
~Ir Quelch. You ",ere "gam unanunou8 in 9hoqsing . as your ch~lnIlaq '~!r. F. A. Slrjelillt. now
lfayor of the B orough .HIS continuance in thIS
office WM domed by you, If hi. new dutIes per.

REA-DING

allow It
fire Thep take oQ; the

of
u:r.,ecl, mu well, a1l-d serre.

It is m8e for .veryone to
-case of neccsSity. The general
IncknesB from a house cause8

to be ignorant of the addre!l8 of

o.nd in case of m~dIcal
much valuable
lU 8e[l.rching for It.'
last post for SundaYI!I and
wEte'k~.y ..~f~'lu<ml'ly there 18 a big differdll~covered.
Besid66, It
nearest plQ.Ce " 'here postbe purobased on a ~ Sunday,
telegrams ca.n be despa.tcbed
and on Sundays. It 18 al60

required,

of emergency, to be able to go
nea-rest telephone pubbc ofllce.
know1edlgo of the ex""t tim,eo 01 the
much aggrnva.toion.

for the pasi-

pound

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ApPJ.E

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PUDDING. _ Half

a

dry, floury maa.hcti. P9t)1to. one

pound of stewed 8le .. ed apple, two !.,. ou.occs , ot
eugar or sugnr substitute, one egs., l one smul
lemon, half an ounce or mnrgoTll}c; Qe8.lt up
the apple, and potdto smoothly together; add
th~ w[l.nnod mar~ arine, sugar to tas~, and
sr~ted rmd ana Jui ce .of Il emon : bea~ t~o egg
till very frothy, atir In 11lghtly, tQrn lDto a
gren.sed pie-dIsh, and . t)lRke abo~lt , h~lt an
hour, or till brown and puffy j~ok1Dg, in a
moderately bo~ oven.
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MINCE MEAT FOB PA RIOTIC :PEO!;LE ' "

the Food ControUer's n,nme for thelrodyct of
the foHowmg recire. 'fAke .one nn a,·quarte:r
of apples (cd), 61. ounces of grated.

(61d), a '1u.rter 01 • pound 01 currants
and raisins (6cl.), a quarte~ ~ot a pound of mOlst
sugar or corn 6Y,""P (2d.
qu.rter of a pound
of figl3, stoned da.tes
prunes (21d), I!o ,q uarter of a pound of ndied Ipeel (4d.; thIS i. op-

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1&~~~:iJ~~II~s~~'LO~ people find tional), one
knowledge ' ill
the pOSl~lon of

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au ce of grdl1nd ginger, and one
ounce of mued I srice (id.) one lemon , or
.orange {Id }.-Toto. cost, 28, 3ld. ',A. gill of
elder added is an improvement. Peer l and
ehop tho apple!!, chop the dates, figs, or
prunes an~ candied poel. cloa" currant. and
r~i.ins, mix all ~ogether. I Sumcient' for thirtJ..

RECIPE.
SImple formul. is given by 1111 mince· pies.
for cleanmg fabrica WIth·
colou?,

and let the

thoroughly .. ttled

to be lI:ept for use

second.

four off
Rub or

l.br,C. WIth the potato
Iron. The thick sediment can
used for cleanmg tb.ick matena.18,
and hc.vy c1o~h.
;REf-IEVE SLEEPLESSNESS_
other l.ttrllCllons th.n a mere
Anybody. for inatance.
;,D,!o."neiamo.y find relief in D."rru.,,,... 11
of freoh
ud
bag
open 100r
and place the Ibag
fe.t>hers
pillo;'Oi. The
pille. ..
excellent soporillc.
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of dried hops used in the same way

as

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Grate raw pote·

, In the proportion of
,ail,-aiJleid potato'e. to a p,nt. When tho
drdpped lDto the
through Itt coarse
ve...1 bolclIng the o~.

good / Dried rose-leavell, JDlX~d with

.. THE SHOOTING TIM.ES,"
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Annual woul'! make an ex~ell"'l~ 8ubstitulA), for •
Cbriotma .. greeting to our galla.nt loldiers 0" tho
varlou!!' fr"'anta, wno are aU ; portunen m a.~ rltore ot:
Ja.. degree, but ..e now , ~.rti"';'la.rl:r.' .~~=,i~~
hig galne thooting. Th~ a.re m&nv i
stories by well ! known &uthon: . The
the Ch"8tmllll number is 64., from &U n.....llEOnt.
and raIlway bookstalls. or ~. (ad. 'extra for post;'ge) il ordered from the 01llces, .74'077, Temple
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refreSftUlg J while scent placed

fm·eh,.. d of ..nyone who .11fter. from h•• d·
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IS'"ll!raHy gives rehef,

twenty.on", hm the fir.t

WIth a flannel, and rDb dry
one DlUII • polish is obtamed.
following

!lood poh.h: Three ounce. of
C1.lJlCe of whIte w.:z:/ one OLlDCe of ourd
one pmt of turpent.lne, and one1ptnt of
80ft w.ter. MIS, adding the -water
Shake well. tUld do no~ U5e for
hour.. Before applymg, v....h the
,With W.~ . vi~ar and water.
clean hl4!hly.pohshed furniture.

To

"Pepita," the _8J.lD.pJest method ie to go
the '\ 8Urfn.ee wit" a cloth wet With po.ro,Din
aM ~t it rest ~or all hour or more. This

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broken my--"
Sh~ (mterrupting) ' "Not
y.our h~8rt. eurely J.! '
He (sadl v) "Ko j fi'.
h I
k f I~
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woo ~oc et u of cigar6."
Nu;~ _(dand ing !' chlld}· tlRock.a.cock
boree to BanbuJv Cross"
Cluld (str lcLh up
to date): f ll TU!l~; P~rldns " WilT a hor~e ~ hen
~heFe are ~ aerop~nncs tc fly in t '
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, I?' Aublst: \" ~o you thmlt my battle PlctUrC'
t!rprelt.8'~e , ,"s .., h:"!ve meant It to, aU th('
pOIgnant hOl'r'or~s ,01 'wa.rT" Kntbck U Db,
yoe i ·It!s!.the tlwf.,uUest thl!lg I ever saw"
J Soldier up. le~ve, sur .. eymg the front Iof the
hOllse: Ii You're 8.ot_ ' some' rockerv here,

~ere from pene.i~ who

"Father

Pat got a
:l\nd to the

co\'~rkd

e!(cln,med the
hn.PP j ncd when
some jcars age?
"'hlc~ blew Ut a
hnpp n here , retnn,ed
only e and you

Th Y
pnrk,
ono's
aId
h~ you

gtrl
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8011 tl e
wh, It
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other

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IJ. ' cnnanmake
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tl

en eman

Il.ske hltn, I f
you lilved atf"
H I d~dn 't lIke
~ut I could go
1_ y~~ b could
mus
ear a.
ellid

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one day by her
oil Can to the

reproved, sbe reo
squeaks eo awful

were eubs.il!lting on the

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.um of 50. per week and were ' without other
UllJlt&n~e, and the item of 2•. aa nut.l&y
for lodgmg "'8.S often' lidded. These ....r. mainly
women. Another l fact .Iso thown is tha.t in the

.to~

aaki." i your , .. thet
Don t you see 1t anneys
mother, it's nQt. the
angtyi. !t's because
yonr wife know!! I'm

WIth you r "
Todd:
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Why, my dear

about It this morn-

If

now qmetly, or It
" Tooley: II I'll
me last time never

~:~h~~~:~sl;~:~~i~~;~'

a.mount which
the

again, an' I'm , gO,lng

took' good care of my
!" I I Indeed, I did,

to feed the cat."
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and the 'pal'ro ~ ! ..

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thumb

herself on economy} :
more careful, Brulget
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the soup"

:Qrld-

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It's
I only bit 01 mate as was

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s, the" grocer." Small

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LLOYD'S MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER,

Wh.t

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,ell

WIll t:bey h ... to

course, silly. Whyt

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the shop W1.ndow WIth. • Boy

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..£500 11
~ttontlon'" Shopwalker (con·
offered in caSh prizes lor Cut-Outo or "P.tch· ~,~~!,~~~u;r'~
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'\Y0II, ma'am. I'll Introduce you
Work"
picture
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fhem
you fancy, but I mu~t tell
oil thus pre,enfling tho ".ter hom r ellclUin;j
Training.-The.training will be carried alit during
l.h;,I.·" '.h.v
all m.rried lI).n and. over
th~ wood. After the dIrt i. softened wash
the eD.uing week by 1'lMoona undor their' PI.toon
surlace with a soft clotp, with soap
Commanders in MCordanee with the progra.mll1e1 aiaWll,
a.s~,
1.
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them.
~ at ~r. using Cn~tilo or some other mild
J 1'he . ~hel' -was giving
an f exposition on
ro~'P; r'!!h ve ry dry, anq then wip e wlth_a
.. Qt., drill o"\or; diamiss
culpable hoJffi~ide. f' U I :went out 1n B small
attend.
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clotp we~ With tm-pentJ.nc - a.nd par~mn
bo.t,: · Il.\e ..• ~IJ .. an~ i>ij1e _owner kn .... '~at It
Letl thiS r est for a short bme, thea
,..." ~ le~i~, 09'd I got dro~ned. ,:whQ,t .t'would
th.t .1bet ,,_. tAtter _ few mmutes' sIlence a
WIth a soft cloth. When a sUrf~ is
N.O.O'.• • el_ fer
ITION WORK.
ifln,eral
at 7 4; p.m. It
ma.rred or is er;trem ~ly dIrty it will
littlel boT, !!!toad up and l!Iaid: "A hohelay for
Clmlt t bf;J washtng a.nd clean the
T~:t~~[~int
ll~M~achine.tool
work it t6'rtn
" Importaut
. atten .1 '
UB, sir! .
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Minlotry of MunUiau
po,:{d ered rott.ep l!ltone and ~il.
Tae&4&y" - P • .I81~ au bayonet · tr
UlldClr
Miell'es!I : , H DId anyone call .. while I was
ERSITY
OOLLEGJIl,
andl finish "nth the paraffin 011
Army GJ"'~IO Whuetor, 'l'!,..,.t9"!t;te I and! drill
ou't1
' New' ~lrl: 'I' Yes, mum; Mrs. Wayup
for slll_aIle.. 7.30 p.m. S1footinR
os. : 4lf~
Flo< old mahos.ny ruthing WIth
~~~o!fn~i~~,,,,D~:",ythree
course: two weeb;
called."
DM. she seem disappointed when
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week.. 'I
Stre~t Range, 7 to 9 p.m. 1la.nd prac:tice. St. Giles'
th.1be.t polisher. TI.e natural all
you
sa.id
not ~t. home' II "Wen, IIhe did
a strong dc~d
HaJJ, 8 p.m.
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of ~he palm are sufficient -to produce a
look
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, llbut I tOld her .he needn't
Wednesday.-Pondo at Headquartan at ,6.30 p.m.
for,wollD~n ....,~~~:~;S;d '~ about 18 tel
6bi~ing l!I urf~e.
leti lin
ubout It, 'cause It WillS really
The
work
....
ill
be
wned
oqt
a~oiding
to
t.h.,Qjlrog~q:l1~e
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the
di'.
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"or old oak U elbow grease II in un·lim,U.!jl
tru· 1!.\lis
drown up by :Platoon ,COtnmal\d...., DnIlIVlr.nd 'Fife
whllH
4u~tities is acI".oble.
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, " Is ypur
paaded t" gurgled the
Bn.ud practice a.i Headq~ 1.•:.w p.m. ."" i - r • .
'Aw eli~ to
Jones as sbo ' . __.r __.__
Thunday.-Dnll for reoruite, eftlGientl!' ..ud~d«uaJten
£f'~~fiiUy on
brel.st.
No
&tHaadqnariA!ra, 7-'5 p.m. Shooting practi•• ,1illr.d!i{IOE DISHES.
YEa~TA.]]U Pn:.-Ha.ve ready l!Iome
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he
i.~!l~nl:f~~~~~~'
.beet Range, 1 to 9 1'.m.phyatcal opd--_~,..
, ' j ·ttaiuing
~ l. lli.;._-':::~~::~:::!~--:...~J 010"eq"'I"
b&ion.t
itk
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chopped c.lih"l!e, ~ome l'&rboiled pot;at<l." forFriday.-Musketry.
recruitl and efficient. at Hea.dqWU'~· J7M p.m.
some parboiled carrots. and some
Muokelry.-A musketry tar"l, pn.ctica ! WI)! be
toe.
Slice the , potatoes.
ever; body says my
ea.rriud out a.t.Drad:fleld; O.ll ~und.1, ~b imt.,L-f9r th~
t.otylllotoet and arrange with the
mOD of At B &lid C 8eOtjolUJ 01 :A. and . B l ~pames
0.11 It. can be. But.
layers. JSpnnkle with salt and
who have not yet completed p~ 2, ~ pp,tty WIll
it I!IO long I'm
a1\y cold , m e.t is .v8llIable.
may
"LINKS
WITH
THE
PAST:'
at Batta.hOD Hf!Adqnr:ten a,t .9.30 ..(l.m., ~lld
1"llthc>u@:h ,my husband ...~
I{riDcOO aud ,dded. Put in a few spoonful~
Ulfdor the commaud 0 the ANiatantJ Adhlw,nt
One $ets Sll woa7.
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stock (eitlier moat or vegetable). Cover
trll.1ll to Tbeale.
Havenae"k ra.tib1liB' ~14
year After I year '
short crust ana bake until brown.
Me. are ."min~ed tllat to qUllify for the
Thia Is d.. cribed
brief chronicle of the
you get a sen ant ? tJ
~i;;t'l);C;~'bm~u;&:t complete tlieLr muakotrj CO\lrae befor.e publio aerviee of I/o no~able institution," and as i~
Bnp 'R1890LU.-Chop fil)e .ome ~oltl
having a decided l1ir»
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at tl)e tele~hone ex·
.beel seasoJl i~ well witli lI!a.lt and'~l>[."P:PO"f~lI.
I. publiShed by tho Eagle a.nd Br:tlSh Dommlon6
to each ha\f · pin~ of thIS add a .'
(with cold chillA runID.IIr;""co
Co.,
Ltd.
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(Roy31
Exchange,
London),
of chopped p.r,ley and hoI! •
spi~e, and with VlSlons
it
ie.obviollily
an
a.ccount
of
these
compa.nies
, cl'runb!, then add tv/a whole
world.
which is
the mixture to a. rlmooth pyte
"Well,!Lr;
keepbllt
it
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wound 9&118 dip 1D QM s.nd{ &hen
to our calle

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afrau\ you'll get
,he "/"wel'erl,
yeste~~ny, liDd

: "What dread el!ect do
Irom it!" Bene·

a powerful artIcle on· Air RctJriaa.lll.

SOf~n the dll't and WIll fill any !!Cratche.

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Tommy:

.. an.,," .' on it.
II Freddlp, you've l)een fiSbting aga.in. II II No~
The Chris~1IUUI numoor, jU5t publiJhed &~ 6d. I l\.veJl'1 mOiller. r ~. ju.t been .rguing WIth
net. is produced in a novel form 8ultable for send- Jifl1\nie ' :Bro'wnjl J "Non8~nse! How courd you
aet -r .. " black l-eye Itrom merely arguing?"
mg "" .. Chrietm"" card to tho.e 00. activ. servic., 7c Well, you seft, Jimmie gesticulate. an , a.Wful
A ... d B COMP.\NIES.
PlatOOIU NC». 1 to S.
~ I only addreu and stamp IS n eeded . This novd 16t when he argues i'
Qrd.", for week .ntliRc Decemher 8th. 1917,
c~rd wIll he mu~h apprecIated by our lighten, .. f~' Jane" "HOil do you mauge to perOlBcer for tho woek: LIeU$- S. Oa4ea.
It oont&1ns, not only yol'I" good wishes, but 'P len- BuM., your husband to buy you such expenI take him
Nextforduty: L,.ul H. S. Bra~, .
did fiction by well-known writer.. Keble -Howard sive bats1" MTS. ltobmeon:
contributes n. humorous storY. "Mrs. Allchin's shoeping wiih lllle, ",alk him, about ,tlH h. can
N.C.O· .. for the week: Cpl. nmphri.. ""d Cpl. Queer Lodgers." , The foll'lwing well-known har<ily" .t.nd, ~nd then t.ke him to • hat
Dyaon.
a.uthors oontribute complete etoriee in thi.s DUm. shop. He·ll.b y .nljthing to get borne. ,,'
Next for duty: Opt D.:riu and Cpl • .Bahotlel~
her: Ma.rjorle BoweD, Gny Tborn'l, But Kennedy,
I LI.~Y (tartly, I l?\ s~op"alker): .. Su, \i~. there
N.C.O.'. on duty a~ tho ' l\augo: Cpl. ·Sclbofi,eld:j.May Wynne a.nd Sax Rohmer. ~nd JoynBon-Hlcks any wa1- of getting one of the!e salesmen to
aod L .• Cp1. Longhurst.

her

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. dangeroust" Benedick '

n\ea.nfl -or

no "Way diminished this

VOt.UNlEER

,.old
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you I might fall

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were olaima for
meetings" .haVe been
there. are U8uallv 'manv
be heard. It WIn ~be ~ .een, therefore,
matter is one which calls for expenditure
and tile labou", of VOl1l' Sub-Committee have

1st BATT,

or

lI.d, siDee ~ left:" Dad. "Hush I not ". word
It'. coal, my [boy, "h.!ewnshed i
Cellar',
full , up!" . 1 I.
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Edith (showing her amort little b.;,.otber to
her ne:~v' Hyoun~ man ,,), U Now, Tommy, you
have ' counted up to eleven
Tell us what

claims ha.ve been

FURIDTUR'E POLISHING,

me-except. a.t

Dug-Out ' or 'The Detter '01.' anrl it will go
off like hot cak~s."
t II Moqher, J5
t~ue thnt an apple ;) dny
keeps f e docljor , o.w'ayf "
.. Yes, J!mmlC
Whyt I
'Causc Jr a IS I kept about ten clec
ton- away thiS Ipornm,., ..
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He ('a t parHL.'-' ): '~Oh, Ethel'. You hn"c
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1'19 .,...eo and there "f.'r"' 12 qne.tiona. The flgures
given ."ply only to ,..."...... eubmiUltd un'der the
..gnl.~iOlls of October, · 19~6. .
I Tile
proceedings of this Bub·Committee eatabllih ""me I..cto cleartv, and the followiD. may 06
notIced. Among th~ ~applications received 139

e1&imnnt is
corldit.ion of comlort as
at home," In the

They
tam more D,ounshment than aoy root
abl~ exooptlng beetroot., but .thelr
valu~ lies m tne-U' purlfYlng a.ction on
hloo~
Thi. · " only u-ue if they are cooked
a sc;eDti6c way, and not by the usual pl.ll
botl~
' g t.l::iesn and throwlng away t.he
""it the valuable 8a.lts winch h.ve been
!j.Cllv d
out. Uttderdone carrots &fA liable
jive cohe.
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ment Boa.rd. The I.~ter of th.... " That in the hi' bl~1 boot • ." . I
opinion of this Committee a.n a.dditional allo1'"
Qr"'ld fa'th~r. :" Where be'e,t the. gwin ••
a.nce of a•. 6d. should be I{1'8.Dted to each old ago Jorge! !'
J.r e: ,,, nain't swine nowh.re.'·
pelllioner, irrespect.ive, of the amount of bis pen- ,Gra.ndfather, "Rut thee must be gwine somoI!ioh." was moved bv Mr. Quelch 011 Decemlktr wblre.',· ' . Jargef
,: ' ~ Na.w, Oi bain't,
Oi be
5th. The chango thus prol>08ed was OOlTied out LC'",!'Dll'l back i " I "
by the GOVllm"!"!!t .bont six """,the later, bolng
.. "ill' 1 I
h
d
h
announced in July last. , Tho ney ntj(Ulatlon.
"" Ie. W 1St ave you one WIt
i8$Ued pl'llCtiiiRll;v end tti• .. work of this Sub-Comyoti .a, ed up!" Wilhe:" Well,
mittee. IIl.ll 1 ~606 applications were, .Ubm~·t,
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me to sa.ve them ror 8. rainy day,
and oonsidered'. Additionru &Ilowan~ __
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poured all day yesterday I went out

!la.me, viz .• the

I pra.cl'lcall Y the whole ye.r rouud.

A ,good furnit1lr8 polish can be made or
part turpentine and two pa.rts hnaeed

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I
.. Bridget, did l you 1 get the flo'wers thnt I arp.
to W48.r *-l night lin rpy haa? " "Y('s, m:'lrn,
bu~ l' 1 "But v;h;itr"
" I' ve lnlslald the
ball', m~!'
, ~U
,
Landlord (to c.geq~: U Tb e numc of • The
Oablqs 'l" lS olel ra:lhioncd, Slr
Call It I l'he

it was ~n that mnny pen!lionera would not obtam 8.&$lstanOO under the conditions pre!!cribed bv
the Goverment eclaeme, and two resolutions deR.]~ng with th.i8 mattc~ paQed hy your Bub·
Committee a.n.d ~orwa.rded to· the Loca.i Govern. comes latter ellen,...

of dependant. in reonect
H.M, Force•. The .. claims
tbe months from. October
amounted to about 300 per
The peint to he determin~ in

VALUE OF CARROTS.

artie-Ies French. polished tb ,

WIlB

\\ auld

1'!'ller"tl(:e rema.ins the !lame~

ma.y be counted among
econ6mHml and wholesome 'Vegetables,
the .great featUJ'e il!l that they are in

Ap~ly
c\e~n

of lPeetiQgs' held

anywhere

area of tho Rending LocaJ Pemion Commit\e&
there are not le8~ than 1,500 penl!lionen receiving.
the
penl!lion. Bealdes these there II of
smaller number of thos6 who ~
ent~~led -t.o Pe,nsilon.
lower rates.
,
Sub-qoinmit.teo 11&...

..

~"8p_Dftll of eau-de-Colos~e ill " ,.arm

,

is

" \V9 11 ,

The " Shooting Times I I (Chriatma·s D,umber, in
bright green attire, haa, we _!UppOI!l6, be,eh pr~
duced n.a a solatlum to thol!e sportsmen who are,
in consequence of various Orders and Qart,rid~ reBtrictlons, thrown ~ I out of work "': as it were. l'he
number oertainty offera lIome c:.omll'll}!atioIl'
the
ab!lence of the " real thihg/' as it i, ~attpLFiv.ely, ted to 1,415 peUl!llooers, of whom 4 ..........
'Were mer·
got up, bnmlnl 01 .portmg yarna, and briglit with 995 women and. the IM".ct8 proportion of the latter
.ullnAted Illustrations. W. should 'a.y this is noticeabie. ApplicatioDs had to be refused W

cloY!8l'-heada, ghe out " 1ielicIO)1.5 per- Cha.mhen, London,
and helps Bo weary one to woo the..god

"

chums allowed ~
QuestiO~!J. Of ~ese 307 Jelated to penBlOners
.
surrendered thoU' pensions on entry rnto the m.
firm&rj" or the institution. The penslonere thus
disquah6ed are not so many as in the prevIOus
year, ~hen there were 47.
Chums dI~allo'\Ved.
Under thiS heading 25 were Y6iul3ed on ,CTonnds of
me~s, and 18 ~m lJI'Ounds of age q]'Lims alJo)wed
The 10Howmg 16 a table of the .~ I-Pension.
..Howed 1916·17: To pel'S()n, under 70. ~rovillonal
83; to persons attaIning 70 last birthday. 85;
71, 23; 72, 15; 73, 9; 74, 7. 75. 5; 76, 7 ; 77,
3; 78, 2; 79, 4; 80, 4; 81, 1 j 82. 1: 83, 1; 84,
2; 85, 1; 87, 1 j 88, 1; total, 255 In 214 casel!.
the> mo,xlmum ppnSJQn was allowed, and 41 pensions were allowed at lower rotee Of the number
25
given above 98 are men and 157 ,vomen, among
whom n;re &6 Widows and 21 spmsters. The ~em·
ben of Friendly SOCieties amount to 38. Pen810ns irom dift'~nt eourceJJ' are held bv 22, while
~ appear to b e in POSBe8S10n of savfngs. The
number of those. to lIome utent dependent on
rolatives a.nd !riends
iIlmost th&' I!IRme ae last
year and is 53. Twent:r-three claima.nts ,vcre in
receipt of poor relief which ceased on the grant of
the. old age "'ptm!lOn_
'For the purposes of theM allowance!! the Suo.Com.
mittee COIl8isted of the whole Commlttee, three
members to form a. guorum. The first meeting
Was held on Octo1)er 30th, 1916. a.nd the number
76, clalms du;a.l1owed 44,

tablespoonfull

POTATO

D OTHERWISE

--1- .__

'crasTl ot ~~~~rl!;"hi.~e.::
to boll for t ·

pepper, a.

httle. points of everyday

Mr. SarJellnt hp d been your chaIrma!l

lrom
1908that
whe~
wasevery
instItuted,
and from
tImethe
hadCommIttee
preslded over
meet.
mg. DUling thel "ear the usua.l meetmg bas been
t
·
a.nd held each month 'tho average attendance of mem,
bers heing 12.6. The c.. es conSIdered amoun~ to
I
• " ,
'979, whIch by 8. comcidence is the same tl)t~l lUI
Mother: II Yr't kno,v, I th:nk ViDlet's voice
In the preceding year
~~ese tndude. QuesttJon:s ought lito be pulth ntcd abroa d." ,F :l-ther

a.dd twioo ito
I

the

and

thiS matter IS at 'pre&eIli ·!us~ded.
The Committe, of the preceding veM WlL5 reo

I- _

mItted

ro,1 FOR THE HOME.

and

exceptional ... es all pen.iono... receIve ~he , ..now.
ance 01 2•. 6d. _.An important consequence 01 the
.cheme, "" amended, mu.t. he noted. The old a~e
penSlOn has rlow a minimum of 38 6d. and a limit
of 78. 6d. per week, a.e: 'the, original enactment (m

·!lb.....irU Clotblors

'Il, ...

1

r:e

~~~:r~~~~~~~~~~~m~'.~n~ and~n~

I

\~~ii~k~'
\ ~~~";;'~ 01he Food.
then the
ad
_D
thoupht
had always been e<:ono.

the preyent tune c.lI,d
sort, Dot onIv m
should be spread
wns " good form"
form" passl ble or
out, It must not be
BrltcknelI were mOl e
_"dlrr\'lD}tion than anyone el!c, and

wanted to ap{'C.1 to
'all around us pennIe
~~.ct:i.ih!, thiS r1llld economy
We
nch. Some of them had
~.crifices pOSSIble, but others
RaW

•

"~~li'~~~~~c~~~~~
p
httle bookT~e
of
useful to . 11
h el ....

1I t.

MonomlSC by

holf .Peets of
not requiIT'd,

collect,iog wood to
tonnage.

s. trel\1endclll
some of them
had bern
We h :'l d
w ould
her own
.~ I _._.;;" and land!

liItle plot, 01

last yenr' he
The l" ;rn

I-

due t1)
the 111

r'

jf

I'

U

:a' " ..

.ud

emPtbll,
fry in emoking~hot fat
Wltb a nice brown sauce poured around

MUSBRoOHe ON Ta~8T.-Wipe 'and
pl.ceB nro oap. of mushrooms
"~tlJl@). ond cook in a li~tl~ dri.DDlnll
mi\lute,. Coo.k. teaspoonful of
In '~n& t.blespoonful of butter
l4e:n brOwn.; .d~ one cupful
~ tlu'oullh a . Ieve). and
'or flve lO1n,ute.. 6eal!On wIth...
pePpfr. Plaae J'DushrOODl, on roU}lwt
,,~. pont o,er. tomato . ••uee. ond .g',"nl~
with fine~-cb"l'ped par~ley.

E

,RI~rli

:;~;~~;:'~:~~:~I-oi·,~Y~~.e:;-:~e.~:s.

WA

Tho
Fm;t

ter tbr.t
housed.
them j ' 00011 (111,·.
present
bodles '

01 macbirt or,Va.rt
reforms