Reading Observer 01-1918

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b'tJBSCRlBEO l\~PfT11 £16,662,020, IN
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T. Knight

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SHARES OF £20 EliCH,
£4,726;~48 128.

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DaturnJly beel' ~o 01 graVf
during the ~t week, after
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gat,e" 54, London-road, RCa.dmg; proVISIon merchant. a.re ,two of the exec*LoM! The will 1.5 dated

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M..~13tp, 1911, and Iel\'ator lefl', £20 eacb to
,--",""'C".,,., the executors, Jomes ve~r and Henry\ Day; £10
to his sertants of two y
• service; £iO to Sarah
AnD Wheeler, & former se ant; £100 to his wlfe;

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SOLD~ERS_
1'0 THE BDITOlt OP

th~ ~h.." obt&inad all<tJle infonna.tion aud uplaDatiom: 'lfe have requinld;, aod 10 oar opLOioa thtI Bal&nee' Sheet' II Jlrope:rlJ

dft.WUIlP 80 U to exblblt a true aDd oorrect new or the ltate of the Company a atraln&ooordioi tip Ule beIIt of 0","
Lion And the ~p1aa.atiODS Kino. to us, ....d .. uown br the Boob or the Oompan7.
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G. E. SENDBLnrI'.C.A.,

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It 18 only when be begIn. to talk'tha.t he: 6IDlte a
oold douche upon UI dunng thIS extremely qAODPROHIBITION OR LOC L OPTIOtnable but. rather chllly wfla.tber
l¥ does not
Towa.ro. ih.e latter part. [Lieut -Col. Bullock's trouble In la.ct he seem&, rather pleead when b!e
apeech &toJ t.MJ Town RaJl l,..,t week he adopted a. adminiaten theee cold ~owera upon us. It 18 JUIL
v_ tolerant 'Vimv lD mak;.ng a fOreeaA of the
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favour Ita adoption
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t6Uy Our own view IS tJiat after the war when
t.bc liOMIed trader. are ~ed by a Government
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... LoeaJ OptWD adopt«!. AA a matter of fact. ,
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Sorg!. SAYERS (R F 0.), MOd.,lIe Mihtalre,
Serg~ BRACKENBURY (K
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Sergi G. E SPEND IK
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Sergt W RANDALL (J-lIddl x Regt ), Mllltary ¥edal.
Sergt ENSELL ('Gloucester Regt), Mihtary
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ISergt DOLT,AND (Somerset Llghl Infantr, l,

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WAR MEDALS.

Ml1~tary SeT-

In _order that. there sh uld be no mlsunders.tand·
mgt I put a. qUMtlOn to tae }imlstrv of N B.t.lOnal
8ervl06 1Iolld &Iso aaked l~ a man. so situated COllld ,
under anT regulatlOns, be re called for further
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exammat'ion.
Yest.crda. I receIVed th& follOWing

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given a dlscharCM oertlficA.te after medu:al examma.
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.u:~~qD~:~~~;:iC~~o.~~: I tlon unde, the Mihtary Sen'lce (Review of .Exemp
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tlOnll) Aqt., 1917, Ihowi'1 g that he IS pennanently
th,. mea,ca1
~:~ a.nd totally..unfit for m'l~tnry serv ice, is not liable
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t t. be re ea.11c d (or • 'Mlhtary MedaJ,~
to that un de r any 1St-a
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add&<! a medical e.x&miDation or' lfor mlhtary seTVlee. "
CorpJ. BUNSFORTH (R FA). MllItarv Medal.
Corpl BECKWITH (Gloucest.~ Regl). Millthere 1JJ nothing T6ry nov about it. 'We ha.Te It our doubt...bout. many of their offiClalS Del,onglllg\
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truly,
lary Medal
&boody in mnWllOrab~ 1
- . Til.ka the to tho groat order 01 peee!lDliu. So we bova to
ware tendered to
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LESLIE WILSON.
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Lee ·Corpl H6LMES (Sou b Staff. Regt),
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endure them in oUr midst, but wo bear ....lth
Mlhtary Medal.
hoMee W&r'6 erected helo, the war, and there them beeauae it 1& a case of Hobson's chOiCe:
BOOIFTY.
J&Dulary 24th, 191,8.
)Jerks Regt),
:were mllllY web. wOTb ~ed ont &round London
on Jan 17th I'I.t
Lac ·Corpl Ip EARCE (Roy
MIlitary Medal
61ld other large. ~tteS. It
no unu.ual thmg. in
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the lJI clement
f&el rathi.r tIu> usual
for .. coyeDBn' to ba .THE OP-r[MIST.,.I..
DEATH ANID FUNERAL 'OF Pte FRENC~ (Wilts Regt) Mliltarv Med.l)
i.neert:.£ ~the land &&IN, of IUch eI!It.a.tet, that. 1'10
Give ua the optimi.t for t~ times.
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Study.'J The
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Second A.M ~PER (R F 0 I, CroIX dot
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were to be ....ted on such pro- I\lwaye welcome, but J""t now ba i. hk",,,,, _i.
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MRS, ~A!RT-DAVlS,
Guerre.
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Pte ETTRIDGE (Royal Fu.iIiars). Mlhtary
pert.y
f.reeholden who mvest.e.d their money tn the desert, if one can
such a met&p~r. At .'!'''lchol?I!Yo' ~~oo~~~:gO;:;::"~~~:!~ :~~;~o~lr-!~
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10 mcb t)wldUlg Mtes
not have done It The any rate be sees the best;, in an a4n\itt.,dly.un.
a~~~'~~~ti";~101D8 local
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Mr H SELLWOOD (late London ~giment),
lUrnctldn w,J. well
a.nd 1lT&ctically
theIr" aMlgneel.
popuJation,
lS 80metJUng to go on
-regret to record the death on Saturday
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Mlht.,ry Med.1
~d exedut.oMl'" hav.,
voted with. Nev""
mind and
the tba.t
wore..
Wa c&n ~
\ The Ridge FloId, Map]edurham, 01 Mre
Mary
Mr GARE (for hIS .,m , ~be late Se<gt. G.re,
for localj option. ' In a
that communlt.y do ,WIth them. If We ~nnot. ma.ke t.hem ·better our
Lydie. lIe.rt,.Da.ns, wlf~ of the Rev. R. H. Hart·
Queen's Own Oxfordshlre Hus.s.a.rsl. Mihkuy
not Wish for
them Very well ,. only eout8& 111 to let them aimmer (01' freeu?) in
n~~~~o:~cl:*:::I~ti!~;;'i::;b;~df~~:;~
DaVIS, 8l1d efd9! daug'~te[' ot the Jato Right Hon
, Medal
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then let other
exuting have then- own '11m. The Opt1.mllt, as hiI deeiguation
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f~te:~ Sir Thomas Dyke Acl~d, Ba.rt.
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EXCELL
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her
son,
t he lata 1'16 Excell,
the ~~e powers of '\"'eta,
by the result. i~pliee, ill a man who believea in wprli. ' Be can
lIrIl Hart-,Davis' actirlties in the public mterest
Royal W est Kents), :Milita.ry Meda,l. r
There 181the questJon of
of COtn'8fl, talk ngbt well, but ha.ving bad m..-{ch e4F1 ~y be
were ma.nifol4: and her loss w111 be s;eatlf felt
GeD. Sc1a.t.er, as he pmned the dbcorat.ions ta
.publil'·l!I'1!"'" are, but .. notl completaly happy untillbe ... ~... to work
in many quli:rtenl. She lounded th~ ReadlDg
the
tunics of the happy recipIents, spoke to each
llranch'. ~f Ihe Pare4W NatlOnaJ EducallOnal
aeparate ADd then he mok.. op&rb fly . • That iI 'tb6
UDlOI1 and wlii the fi~et president. \She wrote & few words of congra.tula.tIon a.nd shook ha.ndl
l'rea tment
of hit! 'ism Talk If you will, t&11f ~ takes your
articles on education i~' the '''''Parents" ReVIew." with them, 8S also did the Mayor (Mr F. A.
fancy aDd doe. yon good, but got to ;w'art. That
of wbi'ch " .FAmily L~(' n wae ... prin~d by Ihe Sa.rjea.nt)
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111 ' hi. gospel-the gospel of domg 'eoutetb\ng
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gaTe e.J:cel~ ReadlDg ' Branch. - S
add~ssed meetlDg' of
Gen. Scl8,ter hrtefly a.ddt"e6&ed the large a86em
BEER AS A DAT1.r>N
at thCl adultl'
of the Pi'eSldent, LIberal women in Hen ey, Cavershla,m and Read. bly, and 88Jd It ga.ve buD. much pleaaUl'e to be able
We are rapidly
our opinion., or 111 tbe only p&n&oe& for our ill&, .real . ~ imagin~.
Even our wounded IOldien lIOOIiofi1~1::Jo~
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T'9&d from the IV icar lng, a.nd
beeh t.hro ghout & ~upport.er of the 10 decorate and pay tribute to the gall"!!I men ,.bo
ra lher our teytot.\ fn,mdot ..... If balor. Iha "...
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ull&ble to be prtlleut.
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hymna, Tha.nb W&I'& WO~t~'~ lil~~8t :}4ov ment. Shil aho addressed W6re before him j There were m!1fty .!whose deeds
we dUed to ha.Te y.ld tha.t
wa"',lOd we should of occupatton &S BOOn u t.hv II.nI OlJ' t! roaq. to
re<o<ery, and' even t h_ who ~g~luJl~ ",d
teotunr, Mr_ B;"hop- meeliDg' in ReA,ding, rloudon and elsewpere. She 'of valour were such as to ment .qecoratlons, but
not get them; t.hel" wag the undoubt.«i satiShave been ndlculed by ~:~;~~~~i':~ a,n" eved permanently d1.!Jl.bled a.pply~ tOe ,
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the Pli-llllt. &ud the Vicar Attended. -and addressed meetings of the Women's did
factIOn tha.t they batl served thetr Ktng and
by the yery modera.te T
pa.rt.y
But
Mr. Chu ' Moss, and the G
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dlhgenoe to Va.nOUll kinds of
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of
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a·operatlve countfry well and nobly .. Let. us," he Bald,
l.I eu r: Col Bull~ said
week He say. be
dUCOD~ BoxlDg Day on a oertain 'Vj:.I\,D. HOIJll\<Â¥
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The li:hildren's , Natural Hilltory Club " all do honour to our her ea" Gen. Sclilter
obJ ects to the workmg
havmg two ratlOna to
helpiDg tbe lad,,,, on ' the kitch~.r.:~ng 'a(ter
--ntet often at Dunsden l·Vloarage and Il'he Rldi/6 thanked the Mayor for attending and 6SSlstmi
hiS one, ie, hIli ~18& of
which the Colonel
lIield At the .uggestion of the Right Hon him in SO pleMa.nt a f unctIon.
""",H erbart S~uel ohe complied the Soci&1 Relormer's
The Ma.yor Aid he was exoeediJ;lgly .,..Iea.sed to
a \lcges cont-auls the nr.",e'"
oorea.1s, a.nU \!Uen Ih.ir .tores and other Ihing.
Bible lD 1899.
bo gra.n~ &n opportUntty of oongro.tulatmg. OD.
go hom~ to conSume
ration
Now, we ohort of (emale labour Thatl ~... "'I
Iwe cOuld see by hIS loo~ H. haa ..try plal!!"nt.\
Tbe funaraJ took place at Mapledurh&m on beha.lf of the town of Readmg, tho¥> her06& who,
think working men
thiS &ra shmmg
mannen, quite fitted for the
fdrt&bJe,
Taesda.y; m the . preaenbe of a 1arge ,..and sympa.- tbrough their va.lour, had been j decorated there.
lights of true temperance,
that is what every·
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t.hetl~~thering', the ~"ice bemg most impru
The N atlona.l Anthem ha'Vm ~ been played by the
mely: cObducted by the Rev. l'hlhp H'W cock , Band of the Royal Berk,. ~glment, the parado
body who take. al.ohohc
oughl to do-ba and billiard room ba had Jp" qui,l.a:d,. bu'~ jl~
and yet be an
son.il\~iaw .. . The Le&80~ was ma.d bv the ~v. R dIsmissed and mllTched off IG~ Sc1a.ter stood at
sure to make for home
t.a.ke eohd food. But, could dodge out and in t.he·
Op.tlDllSt H e .bad Jeamed -<. cfe, IJelllOn ~f tbe
Ba.rt·n..vil! . The Ihymns were" Peace, perfect the Queen Victorla Statue
took the ulute &I
SM-lOu$ly, t~a i. the
ttme we h ave had a~
Pr"""-her, 'Who wh&tevef marl be
his
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and. " ~t sainh on e&rth/' and the the tt'OllP' marched 'of! to their re~pectlve quarextrem~ teetotal ad,r~",.tei admit th.1 boor ,,,..
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l)Jm),~tti, ;" was obanted. Misa Thack~ray ters.
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Those preaent .II. pa.nde were.; The Ma.yor. the
.,~ fOOd ) a. rf'tio'D , tpo,
After thu, the pemmUl"\ a.t tim& Wa.& suffiCIent. 0(( ::~'::~:~'I
al1 tl!"e the IDjUnctioa"
Town Olerk, the .1!blef Conat.a.ble of Readlqg, Col.
~~tt~:;~~~i:,~itt
t.re\\ers of Reading
th~ conntry to leave for
H. F. ColerIdge, D SO, \(0 O. Troops Readmg) ,
thy h&nd fujdeth to dEr, do it WIt !.by
for h
o.' ght to quDte Col.
words 1Wh~never
Col J. Kelhe (0 C. lsI Vol Batt. Roval Berka
t.bere 18 no I knowledge, nor den I in
gr,.ve
th eir bereragd are
in tho future QI being
Regt I. Coli W J Maurice , (O.C. Readmg War
wh>.b.r thqu goeol." Tho ~imlo. · n in hll
HOOPlta.\S) ' Lieut,-Col J. F. Humby, C.M.G.,
wastefut, extrava.gant,
unn~ary 86 So food
gr.ave already. , He CIIM'lM &hJ~\~itb; hlID ,his
DB O. (O'C. Pioneer School), Lieut .. <;oe J. G R.
productJ The wa.r is
us many thmgl,
W&!ob (0 C Depot Roy. 1 Berk.). loleut ·Col A.
i!ld If
aucc;.eda m
us to take our 'm.ood, tha~ i8 why .....e shun h~
F Ewen (Royal Berks), L,e.t ·Col G. C. de· Dom·

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be recaUed,;lor furth" e amm~llOn under the Act.

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To
build SpeCial esla.blishmenh for such creatUnl6 18
asking the ra.t.epa.yers too much 10 wa.r time, and
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wch ex·
besides the Treasury will not ~ction
penditure now, and even If they ~U1d we bave

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them A&ylumA a.re too {ull aJrea.d.y, a.nd bel1Cles
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of, Exemp~ons) Act, and, If you
The! largest puphc preseDtation m Readmg of
regton he
would be good enough tb gr:t.nt tho courtesy of wru titedals to()~ p]nco ,10 the Mlirket·place 011
out.ude worM lAn- your pfl.Tv>f to do 80 thro~gh the p~ as I under·
Tuesda.y morrung, when there well fifteen reCIn6DlnIC meetlDg IUUS- I
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thia northern outpoBt of ata.nd there are many
m whIch doubt e:t'lsts plentsi of decorations a.t. the hanld s of Lleut yen
rrbt). CfllcsttOrrput to ~e 18 whether a. non·com- Su 'R" C Sclater Among those I who receJved
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b11SSloned offi oer or m.n )Vho bas oo.n re-eumoned medals
~ ere th~ iat.her of the late
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under Army COllJl.ctl Instroctl0n No, 643 of 1917, (Queen's Own Odordshlre liussr-r) a.nd. the mother
~ which \Va! Issued 11\ co~ect.lon with the ReView of the late Pte lExcell (Royal/West Kents) Ap·
oo.~.~~ceilth~t 'I 0 f E :s:emp t·lana· Act an d W h 0 IS g .iven a d I SCb 8.rge pended lIS a. hst of the r6C1Plentel and their '\:a,noua
~;!~~~::~~~~"~~~ paper enaol"'gerl ..nt.h th~ statement that he IS di S· decora.tLOns . T 1
charged 10 con!llequence f bemg re·examlned and
L,eut BLUTHMOUGH IK f S B)' DC M.
found ..-nnl\Dentiy
. a nd ~a.lIY unfit for !IICrY1CC ca.n
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and Mlhta.r) ! Med<rl.
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Idea ~ ,the people I!ihoufI dCClde whether th~y
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woold h.'Ve. th& 'S&le of h1uor ca.rned on in a.ny cloth and covering hImself -w;i.th uh~5, and
ron·
aideu he us Justified ' :an
aeeing
h~d fellow
..,,~ dmtriet. Tbie 111 no hlDg less than our 0 Id
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to·
stmilarly eqwpped mtellec~u ly an monw ly. - ~Ve
friend LQeal Optioa turn~np &gam And we
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wo uld eegregate h1m ' a.n d h IS
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Conhnental
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NOTES AND COMMENTS

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&
wd anxious to
a. corner 8hop 1n
did , ~rouble appear
to the
a.yor, who waa
the F
Control COOlQuelch,
. Cannon ani
fori,b~~th procoo
' dod ..; Ibe 806no.
a t
C&l' and spoke
Ib I the followmg
day they would
wants wbuld be sa.tlsfied.
Upon thIS the
gradually I d18persed, and
thanks to the excellent manage ~nt bf the local
poh ce officers on Idut.y, a. mere andful of men,
there wt'K'e no, untoward melden of lmporta.nce.
Dy Sa.turda.y momtng the Food C ntrqJ Comnllttee
had commandeeredl marganne
d a.rranged for
Its dlltnbutlOD .at oonvcmout ce tote. The Com·
mItt.ee I t shouldl hq not.ed, ha.s al power to commandeer meat.
lD fact, an
other arttcle of
lood as occaMon may fri... Dur g the week the
butchers have beeri 1D concla.ve wltb the. F ood
Control CommIU",, \and agreed
abide 10yaJly bl
tho oondltlOW1 su~~ested by the I t honty
We are authoris~d by Ihe Ma. or to emphaslllll

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\Vhll1ey; £400 to his si T, Sa.rah Burchill. for
hie, with r ema.lnder t.o the Royal lra.rdeners' a.n a.MUrlLIl09 that inba.bll:.ant& m
Society t £200 to-Be!\I)dy Day; the u1t.lmate r~:!Jl· local a.uthoritie! doing a.ll tha.t 1s
~ue \ IS lett. to cerWD fnends, rela.tlves and their to render them e~ery assistanoo
ISSue.
dlfficultles by takir,g prompt m
the distribution of wha.t.~er f
abe Our reMers are Mked to

POSJTION

1'. J.1tARTlIORPE.
J. W BUCKBURST, '\ 1
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A; G. PIXE, CAlif ~"'I"""

hand .t l.otbbuty and Lom"'rd Street. and liLt tbe Bank of Engla.nd. &0.4 t.be Ell.. D1t:
8ecurltiu beld &g&iDat. MOlleY at Callaud Bbort. Not.ioe. a.nd thOle rep~·the lnVMtmonts ot

We have 'ftnfied the c&sb

Soclet.v
; £ and
100 Chnrchwa
to the S vattou
to
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en!! ofArmy;
Christ ;£100
Church,

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AUDITORS' REPORT. I
We ba.,e ~xa.mined the a'ooTe B&lanoe Sheet and compared It lnth t.be Boob at LothburJ' aDd. 'Lambs

'" Certifted Returlu mw...ed from the Branobea,

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of Jit,u
propen
IS for
Jeft Beandy
to
wife
£.or
hfe,
and tlikn
£400
in t,!,!'I
Georga
Da.y for hfe, wlt.h remai~er to the RovAl Berk.litre HospItal; £ 4UO to he Readmg Bhnd Aid

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.. JIG' oontra ••
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BnJA NaooTIJ.T~D, aa per oontra
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no' ~. _" , .",lI,m 11 14

UoaTlnf for ~J'DHlIl1 or .. ftmher Di?idcnd
of 10 per eat.. OA Id FebnJl.fJ..en ...

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82,000 L20 8ha.ree .£110. pt.1d

ULI'l'Ca! E ...... L IICITaD- ,
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19<,1l66 £Ifi 8bare~ ~~ 100. paid"
,,; ,,\,,111,111 11 •
A~v .....d.. TO CUIT'OK&a.s, J.tfD OTI\J.,JI;
~
AOC~P..T8 (ioclndios:
pre.~tqri~
8t.oc~ Exehanp LoaII.a}
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Coat.i.ngenC1
FImd
(InTMtmer!.ta
&ad
l'~ A.aeot1Jlt:.) 400,600 0 0
~~~t 100.000 0 0
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8,tflO £20 81U.n1 fully patd

Dividend. or
p&ld in
AUCII" lut _
. UlMOO 0 0
cent.

W'Lm LEAF;
:\1' C TUB...'!\fXR,
C. Sl:Yl10UB IiRENFEtoL.

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PhIppS. 0 Pomona. ROll ! Mil·

~!llia.m

man-rlJaC.l, &adl,Dg; who ted on November 12th,
has I~t estale·valued at £6,128 Os 9d, wlln nel
pe"'o altY. £5,222 1211 Mr Henry Dry, of Pen·
wood, Burgholere. Co ·; ofl Soutlmmptop, rehevmg
office'r l 11M Mr RIchard .,ames Venner, of Weet-

'for

LolfDOlIj CoUJr1T J. _D WJ:IT.-J•• ua 1!.a...:
( Pu~) Ll.JT~D, I ,

blre

9 per

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1..0& (of
",hleh .l9W.~r!1 ~~ed
~bllc
ActPunta), and ottie:r 8eeunties of, 01'
gut.f'&nteed hr, the BnLiab GoytrnmeDt 51.. . . . 1'11

OLb...:J IDvestmr.
1 t.

the 7f!1U. inclwlinl'
.£182,'291 S 0 brousht i'roJD year
1916, £1.~M.M! ;\ 7. Froza t.hiI Ibe
folJowlDg appropriatlou
booD
1M

made -

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Indian Oo't'llcnmen~ 8kxlk, ~d ..Indl.n
Go,..rnmen ~
Gaan.nl.eed Re.iLwe.7
Stobka land pebenture.
....
0010111..1 Go\e~~mt Secuntiee. Bntillb
Oo~ntiOD I 8tocb, and Ih1tiAh .Rap~~
"'1. Debut.ciN St.oeh

c.1M,.17. 11 1

1.'75,.1 11'

PROFIT .urI> LOBI..
Net

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to

Cua- ,
In'tud aM . t l:Bi.uk of ~1and ...
1I0D,..t Call
Short NoUoe ...
11.181,_ 17

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Rr.!>E,&n

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finonood them
heen re'duoea jn, oxcosa
wo~I!i, Ihey ' op;pected,
flo reBFna.b1e tune. ~Tbe
of
connect;1(>n, With t.ha op\>lflions 01
In ~ greatly increased yylume of Itt. .tul'1l(.ver.

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PARAGRAPI{S .

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(Garnsoo AdJt , Rea4ing), Ca.pt. Lord Redeatl'flfle

a.nd Capt. A P

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to be pnzed or
Dough"" Pugh, son of Mr H T.! Pugb, haa
Jr pk.n:d 10 an indlivi,dualJ
depends uprln lts
10 the It.N.D
..
r. IcU I'C and extent
people ~ tlO highly promoted full :t,.leutenant
,
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Tm: Srlap Shots Will glve a conl0rt in the Tow"
~Il~ ltl \ e that. theIr
a. burden to them·
Hal 1> MOÂ¥&l nut m IUd ot the Nuaret.b HOUle
.l, h(<; :lnd to· ethers
spuktng, they a.re Orp a.ne.ge. .
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}; r H Boddingt.:.n, of Loudo~. wdl IlYe ... ad·
of it Hyper· d~ m t.he mornjfi g and eve.ning \ ~b Sunday a.t
aztd tbe 8llbjeat. the Readmg SPlntual !.fi8S J(1b~
. t...:\ •
~ n~' tI \e ne 5a. I' an abrlonn~1
do lua utmo&t to
\ L . " crJ1l~ ci o U6 of It
I ·lO Lr.ICt. I~ by 'every
&'falla.bIe. One ex·
(' " nt wa y of domg
t
"1!n nl('nd \\ Ith eo ••6dlen,i'"
FARM STOCK.
.
Mr. F W ~I1wright Will ~ l by &UcilOn on
Thursda.y next a.t Plick Horse !Fa.rm.. MttpledUI
ham , borses~ timber carnages, lmpleVl.eut.at and
'/' ,
who~ ' You muoellaooous effects.

C. Gillmor (Seruor Chapla.m), the ' Rev

thit ~ Ider tolerance
\\ hen wo rome to de&l
,nd .!;(JcletY To t.hink
\\ r,undmg the f~ling.
~r own imp1'1!lfllionable

... 11) h. ppy lif •.
I ~. olll y Md' ~ba
'!1 'Wf'1 rld, btlt. thr.t. ill
.,.nne It. when it
JU81. at. tbere\are more
s.h ore. and mumuch
s.ea ~hore

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.... thUlk ..a ....
poopla III ' tli,
...Il1011, .'bv we do llot over'"

t.han one Ort the Ma:
&nr more than o~.t~ere ._•. ••••- people who are

A ~ s. u~cept lble,"d.

,ust

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The baJJlnce sheet. of the London and County
Lieut.' MBl'cuS Love, of ,.tbe ' Royal , NAval
\Vestutins.t.er Bn nk nppco.ra .m our AdvertirJlllg
Servtoe (reported mu;sing), b il~ ~nt • oo,nrrlunj"" .. columns At the annual meetlOg of sharehold d ~s
bon throu.s:h tho Red Crou'·4 0 , hi.
on Tbunda.y., tlle Chairman (1fr Lean, m moving
GeneVA, a&YlIiOi he IS well
the ndoptlOn of the mport ,' referred t.o thEf great
growth In curren~ ' and depOSit a.ccoun~
Tbis
wa.. &et ofl', on the other IIlde, m the 8rst place. by
a. large increase In thetr most hqlpd as.eets, cash
.>O,;,b;.' 1 in
and at Iha Banle oflEnglllJld, ana
short notice.
Theae two

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tba.n

preclour. 1It'1ve&.t,

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Kernan, O.F., tho Rev. P_ G. Lavy, O.F"
thelWv. C. Fergn,oD, C F.

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"hce pllhlh t le! 111 the

W.
Col·

3O~h I W. M,ddl..u), Capt N. A.
Daniell (AC!jt Bchbol Aeronautlcs) Ca.pt G. F.
Murrell {O.C. No. b ReadlDg War H~pital) , Capt
J H. M Mackenz"" Capt P L Brierly (30th
Mlddl ••exl. Capt. G. P. Chace (Ad]t Dtlpot RoyoJ
Berks), Lieut. M. P. Shaw (R W.· Fusiliel'1!) ,
Lieut. F. W. Greenwell (N Fusilien.), Sec Lieut
Hoilay (oOth Middl6I!6X1. Major ~ha Rev F J

~-!;:~~:~~e~:;v;;r:~ f.~rmV~d~~~~

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Ca.pt

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not be .. II good"
goodne8!/' but put
If you do DOt
But tbere .i.
whIch' . bonld ~
That ta "hat
r;gbt' kind I ~ To ·be
and no. to b,yoo Over
which Will engenda
and JD &CWqD
people In commerce
M>out hoW' to avoid

Vinter, A P .M.'s,

SlDlpson (Adjt. Pioneer Sc1iool). Ca.pt A~ J

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Ber~s) , ¥.a.Jor W L ·IArmstrong. (PlOneer School),
lI~Jor F. D. Elderton, R A M.C., B M.O , ReadueJ:rar'o; lmg, Capt. M. L. Porter, 0 BE, Cap$. J Colton

5EtjSITlVENESS.Scm~tl\ene'8

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Tl1e'" following honOUr! are gazetted: ,
D SO -I
.~ n",!,SO',!,!,iil. were carried out by
C&pt R. A Rock.fort, M C. ,'R .. R. W_1:k",
persona.l IIUperv181Dn of attd. B. Berks R.
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BARITO M.O.
Sec Liaut (Aat. Capt) U. S. R. Webb, M.O.,
R: Berko Regf.., attd, T.M.B (M C. gazeUed - ......
1st, 1917}.
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LieVt. (Temp. Capt.) H Hewe~, R.F C. at.t.J.
R. Berks R .
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Tem\!: 'L,eut F. Moor, R. Beris R" .
~. J,ieut. H. A. Mouman, R. B~ 'R., Spee.

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Kennet·side,
See. Liaut.
Regiment, h .. heeu
conduct on t)le field H.e hu ~
as " regular, baaJ been. right tblYolgh
w~ a.nd h &ll:.1::ieen wounded tWl~

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