Reading Observer 01-1918

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A. meeting of the Council wu beldd ;l~E!!'m~;:;.
_!ling, Th. M~or (Mr. F. A. ·1
sided-;" and tberc were aJ80 p~t:
W. Martin, F. B. PaJ:f!tt, W. J. J .
.la.ckeon, ~. ~a.yw:a.t:d, A. :ij". ' Bull, ~T.
T. Ma,on, C. G. Fit.ld, H. C. Dry!&nd, Co;;;crli;,;;
E. O. Fal'1'91', A. W. A. Webb, W. E. '
(Miss) E. M. Sutton, C. A. PhIlbrick,
~yrrell, L. E. Quelch, W. Sparks, F . E.
'E. J ..koon, J. Eigh~n, E. P . Collie"
ColliO!, F. Winter, H. T: Morley, W. R.

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, COONCll;.LOR LE'?'lS.
Counoillor Lewis wrote saying tha.t
the illDe&8 of Mrs. Lewil!l and the
jU6t now ' be was unable to attend the m ...ti~!i'
tI!o Coimoil.
, EARL READING.
Earl Rea.ding sent an acknowledgment
(hm",r. reoolution eengn.tul.ting him
medt.ion to an earldom.
On the motion of ' the Mayor, I!OCOnded
Deputy, Mayor, a fnrtl>er ~Iutlon
to be _ t to Earl Reading On hi. &PllOu,tm,+nt

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BERKSHIRE SOLDIERS.

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Aid. FieJd called special att.oo.tilon Ito
tbat. COl. D,inuner, V.
of the 2j4th
13e.rk.sh:tte Regiment
would

meot.ing at the Drill Ball

8 p.m. There were 90 per
in the Regitnellt 01 w woo
dua-ge, and h. w:iahed to
of. men 80 tha.t ·he could
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&11owanoe for the waterwor,k s, drahfa'ge\ a.nd highemployees h8ve j bee~ considered a.t a j oint
loJJ!eeting of tho Drnin'~ go a.nd Buildings Committhe Waterworks (fommiUee a.nd t£g Commitand t hat tipo'n. tbe~ reoommenda.tion the Counhad inc~4' the Iw~r, !a.l1owances pa.td to the
oo.rmen (Lnd .sca..en~ers employed

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of the Untdn

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to Readp>g under, the
LATE

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ann~nnE that

~ of the LB.rge Town
of Mr. ]farrer, seconded by

whic~_

the Associat ion lhad

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taffetl:lS

chine
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ler ra -cotta cloth . lmed
[Q"alSlll1~llk

Asske;ch

Usually r 2

2.2 . All wool ~tQckmcnc:
Gowns
as
sketch .
shgnthy t, embrOIdered
\4'-ul-! Silk. In shades of
DrO\\Ifl.. blue, ;,md green. '
Fi1wI Salt PrIC' 6Om.
2], Specnl value In
sdk skirts In cha.mc:use

me"flpets

by

m lda rk {awn cloth, faded
co ll;! 1 ;md rt:vcrc wi th

riMa/ ifpk Prue 39/ 6

the Cot"poration's em-

lin

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!'v1r J~ l Coal

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should' be provided foi: certain of the highways
employees, . The Co:m:m\t~e having jagreod to
afford tbe interview the deputation \Vas there~lpon
reoeived.
Mr Rll5seU addres,e<\ the 'Commi~tee
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on' bo~h subjecta, urging ' that the inf ea... waa
H o altogether inadequato ,nid that the waterproof
coats and leggmgs should be prov1ded. The matter haying been discussed the deplltatlOn wlthdrew, and t~e CommIttee decided to adJourn the ],
qu£:silOn of, fa further inpT'Cnsc of the- f"ar allow ·
a.nce nnd to relet' ' the iq uestlOn of watc~'proof
coats a.nd leggmgs to fa. Sub-Commi~tee.
The
To~n Clerk submItted a / letter floom the National
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df- VehIcle ,\Â¥orlt:c-riI, . statin'g. ttha.t their
member", in th e Corpor~tion's employ were dts·
satisfi'cd 'fwith' thmr w tl' allowance antl,_ urging thflt
they should be grant.e;d the M.me all()wanco as had
been gronted ~o carters by membe,~ . 01 tb,e R ead·
109 and District rror~ and VelHc1e OJ.ncrs' Asso·
ciation
He also. submitted a .cofv of I a letter

:!raving had the first

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ZL Crepe de chine
Gowns, suitable ' for
young ladles.
sketch.
In shader. of slty, navy,
black, cp,ampagne. etc ..

p~oy were iJisaa.tisfied with the mcr~ o.nd desired that )UL inteI"Vi ~w lihould be n.ff~ed to 11.
d~puta.tion C()Dlpri8in~ two of their
and
Mr, B, Ruseesll, the I Secretary of the Readmg
Bra.nch di the Union, t;d>pectmg the application
lLnd the rbqu est that ~a,terproof oo&ts and leggings

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department and tpe war all()wances
pa.~d f't:O ~be la.bourersl employed In the dru.inage,
tramways .!md waterworks dopartmpnts by 128. a
week o..s from ,Decem ~r 1st. -?"o 8upmil t.ed COTTespoodenco on the 8ubjf!ct wittb the National Uman
of General Works,., from whICh i ~ appeared that
h~hways

ins' moB eoning in that Re!rm'fnt.

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National
l1';,~~;~~;'~~~:f:;~:~l~':Own
for
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Union of

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Ligkting

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Filial S al:; Pnce 1.0/.S,

Kz ExceptlOn",1 value
In Fu r~hned Co:.tt of
(rc( 7<: d)l h With s(,:l 1
cun ey co Har .Inc! .
pac kets \o\ ,(h
round.
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smart styles

FIIUJ / S ale Fllei 6

FmQI Sau Price 5~/6

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fo r tree patte! n~ (If Ihc foHo\\; ng:
Patt~n~ free on rcqtlest of the folio ..... lng
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P'('ces LanclShlrc

khaki and naIUl al

Fb.nnl!l

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~'tannd

WSJZ

~2 11l

\>\' Idt h 29lnS I

Prr yd.
'So yds cream
:::9m o; . Wl dc

8~ d

ligh t

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4-f.l n:i;, wld.:-

1000 vds speCIa l value wlllte and

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fl lnc(ull o\\IO:.;· I',
I' n .• n, flurj1k
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Artls"'c
~olounn g, . cn ""'Oo gn:er.
yd.2/ p

WSj ~ Scl'olccab lc PYJ?ma Wlncey. paid
Strlpcs. Wtdt;l 28m,
Ptr yd 1/-

0107.
Applc-tree

de&11
ma~~e colounng

Jasp l

ground.
al;d

In pin k. green,
30 lnS \\Ici&

OfF rd at

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C20. Si lk and \\ 1'01 Crep e: fim: :1.

ere.:!m r:lann~!t: llc 35tns.
Pt T ya 8~d
WS33 I ~o yd s crimson Rlppte Cloth
37m's wjde
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Ptr 'yd. I/ q'id.

receiyed~ f1'0fn the Chief

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TWill Umon
Per rd II :!!

Vts35 'Heavy Flannelette In deep cream .
A . few ~'ec~s only. 3olns. Wide
Pe" yd. 6<1.

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n'o' l' , \'e 1'JX ' o:c Idnd 0 1\ 1
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A fine: f't'J,11O In sl": ?.dc of /11,)1 ('.
bottk g, <: cn am! h ~ h, II:1Vj' .
40 'n1 \\1,: £
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G2:.! Hbtk ~:ld \\ lute . :l.nd 1l:J.\ V I

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Ind~ria.l Commissioner of the hlirHstlW of Labour
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In reply to a ,Councillor,
conven ing a conference of ./ RClpresef taUves of
G uaranteed unb :Ible m brigh t <:hc.'ln jtd
understood the hn.ll was
l\.111-S~ Carters' _"'..<:sfoeintion and Trad~ Uniolls
colounng on ly
Otfered for j \\I'ck o n ly.
mt~Jed 10 the carting I ndll~try for \vennC!!!1ay,
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1'[' yd. 3/6
, IMr. Fa.rrer's reS?lnt!on
2nd proximo, to d lsnns~ the national ldemo}1d ror
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Counml to mn.ke use of
an advance in wagc!';. ~n in tt-rVicw on \.ho lib·
IndIan Mattmgs .1 lift. om b y 6ft =10 11\
etplained tbls could .not
Jed of the : lette. f10m l th{) N,t,jfll1:tl Union of
red, blu.c and gr~c n , ic hfCk patterr:s
Gl.ov es II O .... rFH Y
Ugl!l ,until the ne9Cs~ry 1
VehJ(~je ' Yorkcrs w ~ flffo rded t o?Ir ~. qoxsc go,
'{-'illa' 3 ,lIt l.J,,~t e/j~.. jl 14./ II
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an organiser of tho Union. and two lof the ~;n r Woollen T\\IIJ Rugs, scrvlce:lblc ~j(.'. c,' ntre Hl V:>:-!()l\S da r" ~ h,'.:h'.,
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EmbrOidcred
Afternoon'"
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THE PAY OF
poratwn's carters. IMY! Coxsedgo afldrcs!led I the
for br dsld es , wlfh red or bl ue bOIJcrs . ,R7. r r.ad lc:. r rcncil ChcvCr.:! llc
CIDlhs. Size 36in. by )6'0' . Each 1/9!0.
The Watch Commlttee
Co mmittee in suppott of the contention tha.t an
Su:c 54105. by 27jliS. '
! Gk~~es In r ~n. bC',IVt ' , flC Y ;; 1,:-1
AJ02 . A few dozen Im perfect Damask
t fon made by the
increase of 5s. a. week ~h(lu' d have lken gmnted
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Cloths 11"1 good designs I slIghtly Impcrfect
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!icreased pa.y and
e<j:oni,ction The mat.ter having bee~ di ~ClI SF.ed the dJPlltalt i on
CiO I Ladlcs H eat!'t'r !\l l'tll C C?<;1.mtli!
SIOle 2)ds sq\larc U:'\l3U } di/ II now14/6
t. erewlth
retired
The request Jnns adJoumed Wltll I t he
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1'(' , I'" , 2 , 1
sIze 2vds. by 2~yds. u:mall} :<.:4/1 J I'JQW 18/ t 1
a ,llowa.nceB
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L:Jdi ...s B:-I lh,:cgen rr l'~:: 1. cnJt ..... i ,
be · of every
co n f erence . convene d l b "j tne
- ltilstry
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La
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Dustcrs
size
28.ns
square
As
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last
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salt
Saturday
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l~rey,
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Ifld
b'l)v.n
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p(" pall I ' ,
~ia.te1Y , fore the
ha.s ta.ken plnct and th~ Chid Ind ustrial Commis.P~r da::cn.
LUj], 5 ?a . c~t Dcrb: O,ford ~;!1!)t$ ,
191ft ' many oJdmcnu frONT nIl PIO
(~i .) b.i,s pte8&lt pay and
aionc. was Jn~ormcd t ha t the Comnliltee "' il~ be
A 304. 30 paI rs phun Shcets Single
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[JeT p (; ,y ":'."; ' t"j I
UJ·iJ1 be lumed out at filfa/ ,ciearl1lg
present pay rmd allowanoes
gl&d ir. a.n in,.vi!t.a tion to Illtt,end it ca.n be extc1 dcd
sIZe he mmed ready fo r usc 2)ds. hy 3yds,
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L:l CitC3 PatCH D~rby O,[o.,j Sh".;:-;!
~he!, clties and .borctflgha in l'D.gl'IDd
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PCT paZT 10/,( I
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to th eir chairman.
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?a pm r z~,' q f
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e ommlt~ recommep e
The Parks ~ d Pleasure Grounds COmm"lttee
i hcrea.sing the :rates of pay
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reC9mmended t hat the 'f'al' a-llownnces paid to t he
MINSTER
BROAD
~ pema.nen,t sitrength of
pa.rk keepers be ,inCr6a.B1d 28 a lv~k a.nd tha~ the
S"lR i:ET
STREET
until after the period of the
war ",~lowances .pald to tho la.b ourers bel, Ulcrcaeed
d BODle Office report 00
28 a wee k
ssood. That except as ner"!'oaJ:...
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war allow ....... granted to
. PRAYERS AT G9UNCIL MF.ET1Nd'S.
ilia porma.nent stren.gth of tho (orce
T~6 Select lOn Comtqit.t.e¢ at (1.' mbc ting on
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tinued .. from the date of the n~rl
J anu",y 3,d . cons id.xed the follow,~g motIOn
Council and tha.t the followtrl.g
v. hich bad boon m ade l bv Mr Morle v e.t the lMt
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.pbstltutod therefor, hamcl~: , an
meeting of the Conncd" a.nd which ha.d been r&ra.oo of 12s. 6d. a. week WIth an
ferred. to the Committeb for c6nsidelati~ n and re o
TiME.
A LIGHT CALENDAR.
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"eek for each de~ndent chl \d:
port· "That 10 fut ure the mcc tinas nf til (' Coun:
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1\IQst
w1'ist
office.r'-s war allowanoe ebaJ l
cli be Dpened b~ i'nvo~ ing th\"', n ivln~ e::-ui~<\nce
Wo
of which he is now in reooipt.
u~n the ~roceedm,! apd thAt tn o Ml\.~ors ! apThe Reading Borough Quarter SessionS were
IllOWllDces of· which the police w()men
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a.sked to p~rypa:-e a. smtabJe {oem of n &V~ helii on FrIday in last week before the Re.cordh I
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to ~ ' used," After d~8cussi ng the. subj ect itU (Mr . A H. Spoke~) , who was accompa:ued by thc
; oeipt be discontinued as from the
bot a. wa.r allowance at tho rate of 12s,
1tir..Morley and Mr . 1"'inter (wh? a~tende. ,:the 1 Mayor (Mr. F. A. Sn.rJeantl, a.nd Messrs. 'V. S
_ ~ substituted for it. That .the pay of
meetmg by request ) and fully consldrflOg
It Smith, J. J . Cooper, E . 0 Farrer, E. P. Collier,
norary consta.bJes be not mcreaaed; tho.
was I'e6Olv~ thtl.t the motion ~ not a~re od t .
F . B. Parfitt, G W. Webb, E. Ja.ckson, E. W
~Iowances of which they ar.e DpW in
ipt be
OUTSIDE ~IRE CALLS.
Ridley a.nd A . q. I\Vest .
'l'1ntinued and ~at !.hey be granted
further
With reference . to a letter the To",ri Cler had
THEFT OF A BICYCLE .
.i.Jlo1"ance at ithe rate 01 lo. & wOj'k ofor e&ch de·
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eh ld Tha. h boo II
f h'ch receive frpm the Arm:r Ordnance lat. ;Bra.mle ' reo
Frcderic~ J"hn 'Vrigh~, _50, a.la.bourer, was
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t t e l . 0. owanpe 0 W 1
spectlI1g the attendancp of t.he q,rporation Fire chargld With stea lIn g a. ,bicycle, va lued. at £3, tbe
~ho police o,ffioera ~ the perDlanent
ngtJ;1. of 'Briga~e in the case of lire a.t thel Ordnance J pot , property of Leono.rd .\'('''5t",lI , a sc~ootboy, a.ged
H e w as aJw cba.rgf~l
t he force, the t.empo'rary con1lt.a.bles and he police Mr. Pontin , C~ief of t ho Flre ntlgade, rep rled 1 1~. from .t~ Crown mn.
ivomen IU'e nQw in receipt be increa.'ied f om ed, /l.
h W ch C
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,oth recelvmg the !:tlt me kn OWlDg It io have been
TlME I IN TH' E DARK.
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o~mlt"'" t e strengt o · t e Bn· stolen.
week to le. a 'feo .
eee a tera.tlODI5 W InVO ve ga.de DOW only numbers 120 member.!' : !t 18 dep eted.
Mr, F. w. Shtrwood a.ppeared for the \nrosecu.
Post f~ee everywhere.
I n &dd,tional e:<peo,diture of £590 a y r out of
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to B~mley (-rom Reading is about 10 miles. The
Dunng h1s eVIdence, whlc.h ~a.s boon al ready
MI'. V.,r. E. Collier moved and Mr.
DIe ri b in the B orough in hiS pjuttlon al e gr ater "published, Leonard West.all sal~, tha~ alt.houg h
m,ov"u"~lt o.llrll~ luminous d lal, aud is the best v,. ,a:I'lr~"~',('f:Ci'::;"'j
nded "tbat the poli ce should have a W I
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! he lock~ tha door of thE' r oom 1ft whlch be had
llfactnren ba.cIte tbii watcb. Ca.'ih 1"
5s. instead of 1211. a.s TeOOmmended by 1. e
I n C?w
an before the wnr, owm~ to rnunlt.~on orks placed b ig bIcycle, he left the k l'Y 10 the 1i1Lch. '
is not enti rely satisfactory.
ommit.tee.
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I arl:d t e numb6t of 'Var R OS Plta.la. Under 1. ~~ The Recorder: Not mllnh nse. having a key, was
Watchmakers and
Mr. Winter moved and Ald. FieJd seeo ded that Clt'CU stances he did not think ~t would
ad- it 1
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visable to give 'aid 30 Car awa.y from the bo
'Vtness: Well ,
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Silversmiths,
h. question be referred back to -the C mmlttee, He pomted
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b a d reeDrd I was f oun d
out there I S Fire Brigade
at B
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.,.d this was agr6ed to.
~1te wit.h a motor fire engine lnudb. n
gUl ty of recetvmg and B6lltenced to fifteen
The fo~lo!!ing reports were ~:_
Bramley th~ Reading.
months' hard labour.

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A LENIEJi"T SENTENC".
'ViJIiam Drnke. 25,) labourer, wa.s ~a.rged with
\ At a me,~ing 01 ·the ~an.itary Committee
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COMMITTEE.,
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bro'kmg into the dw elling h ouse of S&1buel Bulow,
~mbcr 10th, ' the MedicaJ Officer rep6$d
A lot-t.-tr ,from the Generjll (~Post O~oe Surveyor Tilehurst, with intent to ~~al
during t he Jour wee~ ended Decembe!r ' 8th
for the South Mldlllll'a Dil!trict. wasl submitted by:
Mr. F. W. Sherwood .h rlJ' lh n hri ei for tno ~prosei&eeived the "follo\vin g notifications of ~ of in..! the Town Clerk ' stating : "Tbd p bstm aster of CUtlO:n. The e~jdeJloe 'was pnb oished recently.
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l'nson'e r pleaded not gUilty. btl L- was sentenced
fectious dlseaae!lo: Scarlet fever 7, dipht.herla. B; Reading b.aa forwarded to me. your letter .. of , to thrca months in the' Mloond diviSion. PnsoDer
~rylripeJ~ 6, mca.ales !lS, pulmonMY tubercuknis 7 Octoher 30th, addressed to hun , l~ whI ch apphca- was suffering from epilspsy , fo r which he w~
and non-pulmonary t pbe.culosis 2 . .
tibn is ma.de for tho est.abhshmen~ of a Suo Post discharged from the A rmy , an d t he Recorder , LD
1 The Loca.l Government Boar d, a.dvertm& to the Office- on the Sortmg Offioo premi F
at Bla-gra.ve- pa.ssm g Mmten~cc , SttH~ .thnt o~ acconnt of prisoner's
,pp~ica~ion of the Town Coun~l f r a l gr8llt in 8treet. The malter h .. been fullYj cqn.id ere d, and health he was dealt w,th lem ently.
aId of their exr:n<iitvre m making provlfllon
m v1\W of the nat ure of the 1ofa:htYI aI;ld tho
PLAOED l JNDER PROnATIOli .
maternity nnd ohild wo' fare durmg the tear
proximity C!f the facilities alreadrl a.vailable, I 1'6V ictor Wild, aged 17. newsvendor, W&I'I brought
18 based on t.heir expendit ure durmg the fina.n cial gret I am una.ble to e.crede to the rc.q\\Cst of the up for sentenC'e . ha.vin~ been s'lm ma rlly convicted
year ended March 31s( " 1917, wrote. that d th ~ Fma.nce and General Ptrrposes Co~mittce."
I for loiter ing With intent to st eal. ...
Board have decided to make a g nt of £ 74
Th·o Committee cordmlly a.ppro~ed the invita.tion , H o WItS ordered to be pla.c~ under the Pro~·
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liOn , Officer for two yea.l'S, hiS brother, nmv m19&. 2d., and an order for this amouq,t wIll be for· of th~ Canal Control Committee to the traders of yn.lided from the A.rm'~ . hQIVlng underta.ken to look
warded to' the Trea.surer. The Boarl o~e tbab tho country t-o ma.~e the fullest u~ of the inland aftcr him (and keep him dull oC bad company.
8i considerable number of -Hirths in 916 w-ere not wator,wa.y! for
conveyance oi, a~1 kmds of
The money fotmd on thc priso~e . , amounting to
notified. a.nd 'in drawing ~tten'tion ~ their
tra.ffic !,,"hich can he conveyed by.*a.t1t and. being over £20, wa s handed to th o Chlef Constable.
of November 13th, 11916, ~d to Y qr
of opinion that it
be to: the great a.d\'a nt.age
I
Novemhor 14~~ ~ 19}6, I ani to en1juire
of the tra.ding co!"munity, if tlte .plnnd 1vater·
bve hoen l takf D by jthe Town Council
ways are umfied ~d improved
t~elr exten,ded.
omnpleLe notifioation a.& possible."
user, recommended l th~ Council to renew the repre·
further ate.ted tha.t .. the Board
!entation which t~ey made to Hts Majestv's Gov' l
.
•
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~sla.tioll at, au ~rly
enla.rging
emment in 1913 ip favour of thei con~~ructlOn of
of jocal. &p.tboritiesJ so
BUcb. i*8ti~utionl'i\ a; cen~ra.l !autborlt;Jf ,rith Pa.rliamer tafY powetl5 to
' :
~
,
u day nurserie8.
the
t a.k e oye1' and dev:leloP the existing !fYstem ('If 1~'
raise no objectIon
land wa.terways,
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Mr. E ' B~ AWDlack, on behnlf 'o f
able
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Th. D,vi, ional ~O()d Commillllionff for tb~ South Care and Comfort., Comllllttee,
Midland district was inf()tm~d 'tha.t t;he Committea capital New' Year trea.t for
~e 'no rea.son to ~commend the C6uncil to ad. the Reading 'Val' .tlospt:1.ls, some
"""nco a.ny money iat the present tlmQ for t~e ea-. were ablb to be presenf 'bn Saturda.y '41""n<>on
t ablishment 01 a. second communal kitchen
the a. perforlnanoe o~ tile 'Bmg ' Boys."
Mimslry at F ood have agreea to mak~ a.n out,.,and~ w~, pol+ble owing toO the kindness , of
out gra.nt of one-f~brth of the"expetfditul'6 which Bode, ')V~o granted the use of the,
~i1l be incurred thereby and ~he L oil' t 'o9d"(Jon- of e.x:pm1-se, and defra..y(! d tho cost
trqJ Committee -have alr~ady
arrangements ing, etc1' wJule ijlanks to the!
to,,:lborrow the balance.
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On
mitt.ed Do '-return
way., I!Iho~jDg

men~eo\ pf
I inst.
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A special cdurt of f,ba Governors
the Library of ~he Hosplta.l on
certa.in rules wfth regard to tho
no mcctmgs. Ca.p~. J. St. II W hebln
t.h ere . were aJsq present: The Ro\.
by
Trotter, Rev. Canon W. W.
, and the
SlLnderson, K.d.B , Col. H D
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clothcs
sign ,qt burning on the,
AI) mquest was held on
the "peputy Coronel' (Mr'" F
cvidence o()f 11t'. Henry J.
-son of dece6.sed,
S~o\,lcd that hiS mother
41 bed lor about f
BU iveeks with 'n
'
leg, from whlch l
she was recovori~g,. bht o...,ecw,,", &he Was in goQd
h ..l\i- The deceased
to bavlng any·
ono' lelsB I in her room a.t,
and on Friday
night 3he wqs left as mual
,a. candle a.nd n.
box b f matches by the side
·bed. In consequ~noo of 0. message from
Vllla. witness
went' tb itlie , lio,Â¥~ on
arrival he found that. deceased's
ing and. the room was more a.
Wlth an
acrId, flmaIling smoke De""lSeli l'vaS lymg on the
f100rii wi~ ~er h ~n<! raIsed as
she had been
,I
tryr.ng to ring the bell.
Qupatio,ned hy the Coronet, '
sta.ted that,
judging 'from. tho fact that
deceased nor
the' ~art of the: bed where
be'" bhlieved tha.t when
the, top Hew of! and set. I1ght
on the far~her side of t~. bed.
Dr. Wi11iam J. Foster, of
deposed
that Ihe had attend'ea deceast\~
the pa.s~
alive on the
Deoea.sed
but. re.
tLe pre·
a.t a.b out

yJ." a:t~'.t.~:~~~:tf.

Bnbmitl:.'\'l ~

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39 be amended
shall meet on the
mopth a.t 11 3ola.
tanes It \~as very
tend too many ,",,.ting •.
Boa.rd had
past two or

been

e.:s:pectcd !\:";;~i~;::"s~
work dId not !i

thoy
had been iI ",:~~~~~o~:';i':i';;'tl
p,resent
l
Dy thiS
men, trndc!>me n, and
tho \\: orking class 10
join. in the work of the
added that Ithe resolution ga.vs
Management plenty of powel' to I
meet ings when necessary.

Sir
.. SI\,"n~d~
e;",:~o~:n~dscft:~I(~~~~~~n~
Mr. Perc
1\'lorley
3:
the questIOn
~bey could
they :o;hould do
He
vi!>abihty gi cutting .down
tho Board, but he thought
lr
domg so 10 this cpse.

Dr. G ell a,l!w -.spnke bnefly in

~solutlOn,
which was CnTl'Ie~ u~;" ~:.(O,~jk~\:"ti.'"
Mr. Rogel'!; then moved al fmthel'
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by the 1_ of tbp'
lIt!ing ·that

If.

following and to amend such othet·
be iound [ necessal,r in such Ima.nne r
them eon sisw1Jt "I t h Rul ~ 39
36, ' omit the \,ord .• -weekly i" ;
days" f'ubstitut.e " 40 da)s
word "weekly"; Rul o 53,
Bub3titute II tqird Tuesday " ;
WO!'ds c. within :;0 days ,and
subst.itute the words'" on tbc
rlt.eeting of the Boa.rd nJtl'l' / the ex:pi!.~t i,'n
Rllie 87, omit the. word wE1kl~'. "
n.de,'.
Tho resolution havmg bet'h duly
a'greed t o.
"
There was no ot.her bUSiness befo re

recipts fiorit
to £4,282

from

CoJ.r W. 'l'hornt.on, : Co I. ,'V. p .
Cowslade. R.
Elge.r, R . Lea,
T. Mo.ley , G, IE B Rogcrs,
H. W. Gel! (treasure,). and T .
Mr. Rogers moved
the

aTllenrl Rules 36, 37, 43 nIH1 87

coipta turing
fil!ancial

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DATES
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Ol.o-W:eep
I1AIRRE8'rOnF~
whichthe
few na,a. , Lockyer's
t..n:e bote. eTe.r"T"W'here.
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