Reading Observer 02-1918

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FIRE LOBS ASSESSORS.
17. IURKET l'LACI!. REUlING.

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delightrul _~itioll - To be Let or Sold , AT-

lawn J.l)d good ,ardMS. Rent £8() . Pn08, FREEHOLD. £ I,800.-Apply Cooboy ADd Walker. FAtatoe

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l'erraoe

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.HJgh healthy, good pOiltion.

8 per cent, InTMt.meut.-l"IVE
H\>USES recently erected , near South&lJIPton St.reet, 1
(10980)

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Select, desll'able
(lOj60)

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Telephone 451.

UUNISH'ED IHUUS'E or pn.~, I! or three, elx or
, h~elve months' tenan cv, wlthJn en.ay peach of
RCl\dmg Station,L Wnte Box 7209, "Observer II Office,
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wanted
9-630
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01 w,e i\,irni:=:W~~~6;~~~;J'~p,Ui~~'G;\i]:

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The Dalry,

6.55

FeUow ";,b 'be Egg").

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'l'wrcm NIGH'L'LY

Box Oflloe open 11 to 1.80
dally, No Telephone BookLOg8
on ,SlI.turdo.ys,

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ORTGAGES · '\RRANGE D IInnn F rethold Bnd
Leasehold Propertiel at. from 5 t.o 5. per
Cf!nt interc!t. Funds now o.vllliable £1.500, £1,400,

PRIVATE CASH. ADVANCE

£ 1.3M, £9nn. £i50. £500. £3'lO. £200. £50 - Me.....

Al'PLY TO

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ERY I.OW RlIiNT. - Stabl. (2·,"'11 ). Sh .d Rod
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Loft , every con~eme nce, made lIulta.ble moto",
other ltorage purpo!eS,-,DIckinson, 75t, Kiug'lI Road ,
Readmg.

W
H, CoOpel 'S Lane ,

HOU~E

ANTED FURNIgHED

or Al'ART·

?dEN T S: four bodrooms, near Station - 'Vrlte
O~OT6 Park, Keot.
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9th , H OUSE , Relldillj;/;
W A!\T'fED
dlltrict .1three or {our bed,
r eceptton
IJllrdon,-Wr lte
7Z1i, "Observer"
March

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Offico, Reading,

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BREWERS.

for three or
mouthl, Filrnillhed
W:\.N~ED,
7·ronmed HO U::lE (Inc)udlll l!" kitchen f\nd Rcn)·

ANTED , Sir or Saven· rno med HOUSi, 'l' lth
bath room, OT fOllr or fiVA U llfurni shed Rooms
in Di ce 1~lI.htv -Rephcs to N. PIlchII', I, Wel1esley
R oad, Dover , Kent.

WA,NTS. Etc.

.H S. UICE.
COCKROACHES
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BEETLES greedily rent lIa.l'lIson'!!
.Hilt
not touch
P Oiso n

C lttA 1l.1lrl d OI?~ Will

Rel l~ ble "

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dry aud lel\ve no sl11oil, P ,rICC9, Gel , h , 2s. 3d, !Lnd
3, Rd , P09t.n.p;O 2d.-G, ~V. HARRISON, cpAmist,
Hcailin g, Sold by ChemISts. ~genb: G, Oll~arne ,
Chelll!st, llg. Brood SttMt, LO" Wok::m ghn.m Road,
H e9~lOg , lund J , L. Griffith, Chemist , Market Pla ~ ,
\Vokmgho.m
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1I1ENTS of tl1 is elaas IS a.a follows · -TW ENTY
Word. lONE SHlLLING; every addilional J..·~N

penny sLamps In ~:ly me n t. H alf·penny Sl.ampl
are e.coepted, but P ostal Orders .. re ,Preferred,

NO'I'Iq1! TO ADVERTISl!RS.
Letten fn answer to Mi't'~rh p.emen~ cannot no" be

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U'tMER dlet in m ldJwinter make eflll8 c91'tam ,
Then gtve K.~RS\yOOD (harmleu) fOULTRY
ICE ,! containing gronnd inseets-whlch rlPultry love.
PllCkets 2d" 6d., h. - H*ut, Brou.d Street Corn Stores,
IJ,E'ading. I
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BONDED

RA.ILWAY

STones:

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READING.

APl'LICATION.

SUT'fON &

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LIJra OF' SEEDS FOR THE
post ;Jee on applIcation.

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LECTRIC TOROH CASES (seven varietit.sl'1toekfltl)
from 6d " Ba.ttR.rle!! for same 11'1., li:lectric Tie Pins
(Ill X pattem8 It.oeked) from 7{\ .. Tested Globes 4td,F orteaaue'11. W est Stroet, Reading,

'hall h eSItate. To begin wi th, the crank
n ever lookod particularly well on hi. own
prescrip tion~
He always had a general
rule t.o cover all cases, ignoring the wis ..
dom {)f t he home1y saying that If one man's

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BOOck Meoca.no in !llt Bites, also all ~a..rte separate , W llh this a. Boy can bUild anythmJ:', Crom
.. Truck to In Elffel Tower en flame prln~ lp l~, B.I
the aet.ual a.rttc1e repl"8!1cnted IS b-utlt.-Fortelcue's , I , West Street, Reading.
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OR Sa.le, Quantity of ~ood MANURE;: - Apply
Elmore, Butcher, OS, Addington Rol.d, Reading.

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NOTICES.
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COLL~GE HALL. READING.
EVE~' ING

CONCER.·TS

F.b. I4t1l & Moaday, Feb. 18th.
At 7 30

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Te",p~nc~' ~0horal Society (prize
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by the 30th Middlt><aex Orchellua. •
(rom II A Prince." of Keo.!!in:;tton n
I"!rm;ui.l>~ of Chap~ell & Co, Ltd .), Pa.rt Songs ,
Proc~eds in (ud of the Borough Police
Widowsan'd Orphans Fund.

n FOSTER MOTJn:&
lut MUOn). T&mlin 6O-eglZ' INCUBATOR
(perfecl workin~ 1 order), POTATO SPRAYER and 1 1~~~~~~~2~/~~
; ~~~S~"'~I8~.~2~/-~;~A~d~m.t~·U~io~n~Il!:.I'

G~A MOPHm"-E RECORD~ for SI1.: n... oon·

.' dltion , 'H&l1.ptice/ -Apply M, Tlll)hunt Road,

Beading.

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OHURCH.

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Sa.1e, MILK DEItlVERY CART, ue.arl,. new,

)&t.. t ~,tt'm, by

Vi.",nl. Readiog.- Apply the

Cowman, Home P'~, Purle,. Ha.l1, or T. Harper.
DaJ.rYrDan, P&ngboume. '
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BAllS 30. W .• Hondl .. 4Id .•
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CoYer !Felt)7a.• Tool Bag 6d.

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prmlo" mDelghbou""
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had been p a.!d durmg the yeu l U slckness, me,lic tl and
other beuehta, Ae eV1~C6 of tile " oo' t \\ or"" 110
eociety Wflll doiug It wasB tatod that dlUIII'" the l,~, t
four teon years the lIociety had p lll(l for SICkn ~SS b-';:lo; .t

meat" is jmotherfs~
' son,"
Moreover, he
wa.s u!!u"! l1y n.- -,vege rian l and few of us
WIll find in the shott ge of meat & reason
for eatmI{ l'\0na It, i s for a. very little
gU ida nce after all that we can go to the
cran k. Almost the fir.t (act to be remembered is that II food values " is 'not an exact
science.
We ha"e tA) eJ[pe~im~mt for ourseh'es.. It is not even certain tha.t all the
ea.sential e le ments of diet Ilr~ yot known,
to say nothing of all<;r4t.nce for individual
~culiarity_·
The recent discovery of
II vit.amm8l!1"
should
give the 'iheorist
pause: It i s n o t easy to define the!e very
neceasary constituents of our food. U That
th~y ,exist/' ·sa:ya Dr. Oha.rles Mercier,
Hand tha.t t hey are of enormous ~port.

anco to tho nutrition and .;ell.being of the
body, ar~ fully •• tabli.he<l; but they have
not yet been ieolated; they have 1I0t yel
been seen; their chemical constitution is
stiJ1 uI!known: and the rnannOT in whicli
they exert their prodigiou. powero i. still
a mat!:"r of sjleculation. What, is. known of
th~m 18

kind. bf

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ce-rt&in

and absent in othe,..; that if
from th~ diet disease will
; t hat \they are of various
of ODe prOducing one disease,
of another producillg & "'ry
I and tl)at their power';
qU&ntitie. that are ald!ost

£888. medll,,,1 Old £690 15•.• and other b""fil_ '"''

also R8 part payment of conhibutlOu8 01 me'llh~N
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transferred £2"62. Durmg the sarno perlOli M CI jull
va. ue 0 cerea, tJ In liquid and i50hd forms and ot.her memhers had beeu transfetred to tho a.dult courb I~
cognate questIOns, It il!l not 1 a ppropnate to lglance value, therefore , flsla recruitmg gT()und fo r the .1\ II '; (lut
for & moment at the oommbn sense of dnnliinrr: Order of FOlelltera could not be over· e,tJruated, l ite
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rulea had recently undArgone revision ~u d gills ,\\!r~
The wise ma.n ha.& decla.red. there is a. t itpe for now admitted to m embel'Shlp. , A lll.qie n umlltr h".!
everything, &Jld this 'we take 1to a.pply to war time alrea.dy availed themselvell of the OppOl tU i1!tJ b!
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becommg members, Children welO accepteJ horn
a.s we11 IlS to oth et' per.ioda· I :Mr, P lowden, the bath, all.d in ordcr to secure full adVllDtu" l: o! llt l
we~ known L 6ndon '1la.glstrnte, gave some good benefits offor ed parents IIhouJd cnte r tliO:! lr ~()lIS .i\ [1
.. d , ice on 'this point a few yAllh. ago, tbe gist of dnughters at II..D. eatly as..J. Tho eoelcty is c01llled!: l
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With ~urts " Sherwood Forest," "PrIde of H eatllll~ ,
whIch was that, the evils that arose froIni drmk and " ~u~en Alc::undra.," IWd It.S headquarter~ IInq"
Were ,inv~ria.bly duo to the \.tDproper time i~ ~hlch 19, ~nage.8t:rect.
the UbatlOns were conaumed'j A celebmted l~vjng
author baa cl.eoJa,.red that there are occj),sion~ when
one mo.y .,drink deeply, b1.)t Ithis was,
before
the war. It 'Would be almost tantamount to a.
breach of the Delop,," of tho Realm Ac\:Ito tell tho
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SATURDAY.-Beforo M.jor C. W. D" by
that one result of the restricted h ours
t he
Griffith (m the c4air), Mr C.' E. KepC1,)1I ~
li censed trade ca.uses an ex~sive amount of heavy
G, Colher, :M r. H , 'V, K. R oscoe, )11. t J
drinking s imply becAUS8 it is unduly hlUried) and
HaVIland, Col. \Ya.lt.er IThorn t on anu C\..I, "
if tlie cODlmmer8 are bot very profound ~rsons
Nash.
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th ~ m selves their , drinking is sometimes too deep

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READING COUNTY BENCH,

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THII NON.TREATING ORDER
for tbem. All of whICh goO. to sbow tb.t too
. Benjauuu Bea.n land, "Queen's Henri , \ I(~
m~eh interle~ by legislatIOn stult1.fies Ithe ob- tmlOr, w as summoned for supplymg ! JW f IIl'~:
je~t aImed at, viz,", moderation in habits and be, GIlmore R. pmt of bee.r ~ the same not lJdn ~ l' IJ
for by tho per so n so su~pllcd.
conllng econQmy in expenditure ,lduring
tlme,
Mr, E. T. H att defclIUed.

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P .S, Taylor Bald

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Old linen is badly wanted for wounded soldiers a.nd
should be sent to ~ 'HospitaJs Suppliea Depot, 16,
DUke-street.

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pital pabent he took 1f;Y be,,' a,uy. I did ",'
p.y for tho socond

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oppo:rition of

n()t ~ o~

gas
liave ~en made
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Pte, Chartes B enson, Canadian F orc;;str"("" C(lll'~
, said he saw Gilmor&' pcnkm~ to thc l:It1IlI.l l~
lwhen
first entered ,he •. Queen' s LIe:!,1. ~ .1J
called for and paid ro\.. pint of bccl' 101 h Ull""'\!,
Mr: Batt submitted tha.t there '1 :1;\ no rn!e
against the I landlord,
he d Id noL kn ow
Gilmore w as a h ospital paLlell ~, a.nd abo th
there waa no treatin~. Ij
The ma.glstrates dIsmissed the ca.so.
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ASSI\.ULT.
Goorge ' Ralph, of the Homestead , Sr8l;~rr~
'W ood, wasl summoned \ for :l.SSaultlOg l);lll Q
Crocker, a priTa.te in tIle R.N .D., also of Spencc~

he

·'te of the RrtIU value of .£4,200 7s. 3d"
tY·£777 1&. 6<L. 1>Ira.
Bo.oJey.
widow, ~ ·the de ~ec u.trixl
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STI\EET::-:C::O:-LLE=CTIONS.
The W atch Connnitte, of the T own Couh cij have
sanctIOned. fl.ftetln 8tre~ t colleation,l for va.rioUi Objects
during the commg montha.

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arm, hls blue trousers were tu cke d mt o h,'
boots, he had a. £Teat·coaL on a nd a. SLiP I ,,1 11~
h IS netk whlcli covcl cd ,up all hi ~ hospital ,ljl Plif
H e saw the w ounded man back to t he htl " llt
By Mr B att,: 'Vhen the land lmd dl;1;0H' ed
that tbe m a.l'L was a. wound ed sotdl('l he t+.; oJ. lh ~
beer away.
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Pte. Ja.mes Gilmore, a. patient in ~o : \\ ~r
HOsPlta1 1 ReadIng, sa id that t,ho ot hr.! ",IM()rdered and pa.ld for t~e beer. By t hc t ,lll.. I h~
pollee came III he had ~mly drunk abo ut h. l"
glassful. ·W itness , ~dml rted ha.nng d l SC: II I~t~c1 h 11]
sel f, a.nd saId he had ,\Iready been PUnI"ll<;oI 1' 1 ,t.1
By Mr. H att I orde'r ed ,t.nd paid f Ol a PI1 I :.. IQ·
beer before t he other soldier ente red " hen ' I~
p olice offi cer told the l/md lord t hat I "\\ ll :oi a" h &

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.A.B. SAVINGS.
During the week ended Febrnary 2nd, £23 135 'WRB
lubscr1bed in ReI-ding in War Bon ds. The1total to
that date is £~j2,960.

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110 rig ht It o serve wounded ooldlCrlS ,\ nh bt'll ,Ipd
d~rendan t sanl t h at be d ld n ot know he \\ 01 '
ing a wounded soldie r o1S the Dian's hO~PI I ,' ! ... I"LlI<'~
were bidden, Ho had taken the blue b,llld ,II ~)

Father of the Gladstone

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he saw

wounded) and the landlOld w the
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H ead ," There' were two pidts of bear III j l " I,' (11

Cltib," attafued his 87th birtbd~y on J auuary 3111t.

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Re&diai:Wb.ot&1dee.th ocourred oa iDecember

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t101 tbe emPIOYint

..rEADING TYPOGR!APHICAL SOCIETY,
PRESEN[I'A.TION,
The an":lo.ll.l'meeting of tJie a bove eociety wns heh1 00.
Monday eTening at the Trlide Unio~ Club nod InMItute, tbt::.ro beillg a large number of members p r e ~eut
T he Cbtur W Il8 taken by the ipresldent , Mr. F. J W\tld,
bam. A. bl'eak was wlldo In the business of tbe med in,
to mako a. pre8efi~Lbon to Ml'! Harry Cook, \\iLo, I~
conJUllcbon Wlth a 8ub-commlttoo , has t:a.k.en n'tr\
active part in organislDg the prlUters III the ton uj :i
~6vem en t wh.ich ha! resulted ill a. large number JOlil'
109 the Reading Bra.nch . The P rellulcnt, m IImklll~
the "pl'eae utation , spoke to the ]a.rgo amount of \\lJrk
that ba.d been done by Mr. Cook and congratuI3tc" th~
bl auch 0 11 hemg strengthened by these efforts Mr \.t.
W . Chutcr (branch secretary) also teetdleu. to tbl) guool
progress tha.t had been wade hy tho mclwlloll 01 L1e
new memool'il" The prcsent took the form of a slhe,r·
mounte~nar pipe In case and leather tobacco poucb,
Mr, Cook tha.nked the m embers for their kmdlv Rppce ·
ciAtion of hie servICes iu a. few brief words, TI!e sub·
commi~e were &180 thanked for the ,,.ork tlleJ bad
accomplIshed, espeCIally Mr. W. A. H ollis, the forn:ju
lIecretary of the bro.noh.

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Leaving tlie queetion

way about among u n famihar eatables we
nrc liable to tnrn in Q ch ustened spirit to
the c1'8nk
But, on a. HUle rellec,tion, we

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nOSE. pl'KCtlca.llT na.. : tha Jot £4 10.. IDlpeotiOD, 11
l5u~ra.yallo~ ,..<;:J eve'don l\Md, TilehuJlJt,

VALUES,

, hunned him as ~ bore'. His t.lk of protein
fa t, and carbohydrates was a strong inducement to leave llim alone, Now foodva lues have become a. vilal matter to ns
all ,) and .i n our d espe rate need to find oar

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' ANTED March "'th. with &on pnferred.
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~oorl ploURhman with good refereuce,
ElI'C4!\llent cot ge and garden. Ilnd Wlod wilges to 8uit·
allle mo.n.-Henry fuher, Deau's Farm, Caversham,
Reading,
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We presume Col. BUllock.1fishes now to q a,lIly
his statement. Apparently he thinks t hat this IS
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one of t.he things best left llnS&ld, If he does ~.ot
beheve tha.t
glass of beer contains the elemeBts

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THE man who loves to talk a,60ut foo'a
come int.o hIS own.
We had long

with referencee, Snowfla.ke Laundry, Caversbam.

Rea.cllng. A. large Stoct, alwaY!! on hl'LDd of tho best
quality. Rea.'IoDft.ble J)lj~, and 811.4y p&yment. can be
arrq,nfted. , Write for tenD!.

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THE COMMON SENSE OF DRINKING.

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wl\onted to oolleet and deliyer h&mpel'l!l of
C) L~RMAN
la un dry work:. Wailes 356. per weflk,-Apply

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The obJ ecta of tho A8.!IOC1§t.on ara to talSe the ~tatUSI cf
the eraft; to obtain prop,er recompense fOl servu:e reDdered, to foster unity of tion In a ll matters relntlng
to the trade: a.nd mutual eupport III war.tiwe- and
a.fter, A good dlScus.ion ltook pl!l.C~ upon findln" tho
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true coat of work, several members relating thell e,;'
pencnces in dea hug wlth tho difl'iculhell of tb l~ compJE:l
problem. Much \'illS nJlIO said as to llle lJtods of managemeut, a.m! flW' trea.tOJ.e~t of employees, WIth whom
cordIal re!atlonll appear ~ellerally, to exist. It-.u
finally demded to meet agam a fortmght later in orr er
our to formal ly constitute the .AssoCIation, ¥ld to inVlU Ih

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BerklhU'e Furnishing Co., L id. , 47, :Mms~cr Street,

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O ... T AS.sTSTANTS. -MeMn. H elUlDl{ and Tuilor,
of StR.tion Rood, R Md iclZ'. hu e VAC.tU."'"CIES
for two or three expcnenood Coat A!!Mltanu.

~CIS~OR8

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i p ~nd their remarks to bear the construction put
ulpon t,hem, Lieut.·Col. B ullock haa asked lMr.
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Barker, 9£ Bristol, to write to us in hi,s Iet1r Ul
andther column, Mr Barker goes on to giv~ t ho
uaub.! a.rra.y of fia11res with the. object of deblOn.
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strating SCientifically the food va.lue of cerals
a.f~ r they have been l!IUbjected to the u se t o which
the brewer and di stiller pu· J them, We dl~pute

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Sheffield m .. kell,-SA.R.n~ NT'S Tool and Cutlery
510..... &3 aad . «. W ..t Str"L l'ropriator: F,..k
8arjent (on aeti't'e. aenice).

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I)JIl'ker. who write. on beh.lfI of Cnl. Bullock . our
- .JUVENILE FORESTERS' MEETING.
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The annua.l mee ting of the Roya] Berks .Tulcmle
versatll~ 'Canadin.n omtor, in Ib 18 excess of zeal for Forel"tere' Society WIl9 h eld at t he ForcstCls' A s~c 'U\llr
prohibition, tloundenkl some'Yha.t in his spe¥h at ~opma, on Monda.y eveUIn g, ;Mr. R. C. H J:I.)'tel J'l C~I!1:R..AAA lng o.nd was ot
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The a.udltors' report, presented by hll 1{
= r -n , w a r we expec a
our \\' eeler nnd Ml·. 1I. F ullbrook, showed a subSI.' II I!lI!
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Tta~",lantlC friends t~ be when they mount. the m ea,ae III the fuuds of the Soclety. Thc slim 01 til I

ARMA.N wanted for Stdion \Vork, active, ineliltlble
mn,n. - Apply M. Venner and Sons, 97 , Soutbftmpton Street, Reading.

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ASSQCr.-.,TION.
BEER AS A RATION
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A meeting was held a.t WJ11 150n's Hotel on Tues(l ~v .
We are not ~rpnsed tha.t I the note which ap- Feb. 5th , havmg as lls object the estabhshiDIJ of ~
pea.red under this hea d ing in our is sue of January ASllocla.tlOn of Master Printen for ReadlDg Jl.fld dlsI
trict, Mr. J . Mitchell. of the Cll..llSio Pres... , "Rim the
26th should have e vokcd a. feply from our Pro. chnlr, and tho yroposed Assocl:ltion wa.s well supported
hlbltionisti frIends. ,"Vhon t~by are asked to l eat both by ItCtUll. atteudB.noo n.nd by lettct"5 eXplCSSlnf'
their own words they inva.ria.bly say they
not o.dhc!!lOn to the movement, Five donations of tiw~
~UlD ea8 eilch were received towar ds tIle II-Him.J. e~n~s

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give you best 'VIll ue for money,
Gent's
Blcvcle B S A, fitti o ~s , Palm er tyreJl, complet.e
'WIth 1\11 n.ceeS!lonel\, fll11 "1' Illllu'Ilnteerl, £ 10· hllthest
qllnJlty , lowest prlce,-Fortiscue's, I, W 811t Street,
Reading.

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~~;~~l:nd nolie," 01

and sustenance pro ra t a Il8 a. bread ration of
simIl a.r quantity,A.hen why q~d he complanlj of the
d
be drink
t
ti
f
m o er ate
er
er coD!UFm g wo ra I o~ 0
food instea.d of one, viz, hUJ_1 qua.ntity of
in
the form of a. gla.ss of beer. a.nd the Colonel's bre"l.d
ratJon &8 well? Obviously, on 'the s howing d f !dr.

121-122,

TOOLS. BAR-TENT'S Tool
aand «.
F ORWa,t
Street: pzopriator: Frank SujaDt ,(00

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A QUALIFIED STATEME~T.

","/t nted near StatiOD by
hueba.nlt ILnd wite out a ll itlLl' - ien!i fun JUlr-

actlvflle.rvice).

c8.~tion8

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mittee of the
in reporti n~
gained 'Dlht:t.ry
Arthur P~T"ell , BerkA
Artillery, nt.tlwhe~
to AntI- Aircraft SectlOn,
medal for 8S51Stin~ 111
saving hiS gun under very h~IlVY shell fire dunn "! 1n
a.ttack in Novembcr last; Gunner Oliver Bert ltlyal
it. I '.' The .amonnt of aet ual noun shm r.nt" Garrison Arttllery, mIlitary m edAl for remll.iQ1 ~g Wltb.
co~talned In the milk," : as Dr. Mercier' the wouud,ed" dres8mg their wound3 a.lld a~sl.'ltiuB 10
g:et them tS a c1ressmg !!t.'1tion under very hC:lvy q~lI
po,nts out, U is.. ne.l!1igib}~r " It was orty fire on December 11th, 1917."
~
frnm 1 t.o 4 per cent. of tjlle total food sup.
CONCERT AT THE WAR HOSPITAL.
plied , and of thi~ sm3]) ~Toportion by far
MeSfirs. Pnre and Bowden 'lI .. R oyal Magnet .. C;cn~
th~ great.el" part consisted of lactose or cel t Party! gave one of their mllell appr-sciated enf."-er.
pT10 tein. Whlch. add,.. oldne. did not im. t lltnments at No , 1 War H 05pita.l on Frtday evcmng lQ
last wee~ .. The rrogramme wall maml, htlmorpll~
prove the quality of tbJ food. It w~s, and
the dinUl~ ha l was filled to overflOWIng with PIck
therefore. an· almost infin'be8imal qnanti;ty anrl woun~ed l'ommles , ...·ho spent two hours or b.J1an.
of vitamms that "Qla~
that differebce ous snj oYlJilellt over the whimsicn.htics of MY, Pa.rtlbnd
t he drolleries of Mr. DOwden Tho clever COI}Cerf.im
between life and ' death. The wamin~ of selp,ctious by. Mr. T aylor, and tho songs rendercdTb.f
Dr. Mercier is worth repeating . I t S ~c h Mw Dorl!'! Dea-ve!! and MI SS Queerue Godda.td, ,Jflt'e
[ac ts as these, I~ he says
his Rtimulatma: very much appreclaten Tha.nks are aho du e to ~fr
A E , WhIte who officia.ted at the pIIl.nO, T ho eUfer:
dtde book ff Foro, Sloop I and Effidenci,'~ tainm ent wa 8 ~oted by all to be t he star of- the YFar
II lih.ould
'Yerv
in .a.lteI1ng a.nd It is hopcd tha.t the .. Royal MaguetJ> " will ~ abl~
to r epea.t tbelr performance at a.n early da.ta.
i
habIts of dlcort tJiRtt the "'xpenenee of the
whole h u man ra.oe, and of the race of
BANK A1I!ALGAM.A.TION.
A.n agreement has ooon entered Into b6tween the
animals &~, MS' proved in practice to be
Boards
of
the
London County a.nd W C>ltminstw Baal:
~uffi. c ient, right, and proper. ' In d oing so
LImited and P a.rr's Bank Lmutcd for the amiUgalZlA.
are we not meddling with! mat.ters that we tion of the two bUllmess6S under the title of I the
~o not und~r8tand 1 Are we not behaving "London County W estmmetcl' and Parr's BaM:
Limlt~d . " Under the aCleemeut WhiCt lS RubJett 10
much a. the chnd who rip. the bellows the
cohllent of the Treasury to the 188 e of thl) lI ew
Pll"'l to _ Wh§I8 the wind l:2mes hom
capital and of the sha.reholders to the a!l1l1Q~ of lth!
<
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- necesaa.ry resolutIona, two IIhares and ono-fiftll oJ a
IIhare in the London County and W elltmineter Bank
(£5 paJd) will be given for each shAre lU Pa.rr's Bank
1
(£10' paid). Circulars to \8hareholders !;iring fulla'

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THE , KING'S SEEDSIIEN.
RE A DING.

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TAUGHT

offered to rata, aud they proved obstina.tely
unable to liv.e, on it.
An'o ther s et of rats
fed ! nnder i~ntica' oon~ iti ons with the
sal'n6 food , and, in addition, a little over a.
tea,spo'onful of milk, did e:xtreD'l'ely weU lon

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NGINEERlNG'

Th. H """ Co,,,t.,bl. , ,""ohio.

we
oonsldered the Colonel was too SBVcre on a 1man
who lafter drinking a glass
beer should
tux ,
I
ally tUrn to Ilt solid ra.tion.

OOT TRADE. - iWn.nted. smart YOUTH
B
AaslstAnt: Also BOY for Errands, etc,- Free.
man, Hardy !lnd Willi!!,
Broad street, Read-

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WAR~nW~T~~;-~'A~"~.n'

only. drew attentlon to tho ,,!,atement

ticnlan. J., 12, Inghs Rod, EallDg C"mon, London.

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k 'h
all owe del
rea ders to 'h
1/ m
II a.t we 8W!
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dictum literally when he declared beer to
r&~~on: Jf he had sa.id it WSB an appetisel"
ij-tion he would have been nearer the mark.

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The Great Spy Play !rpm the Royalty Then.tt-e, Loudon.

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