Reading Observer 02-1918

noaf-On" ThIS
.l lId,ng to the

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and, dehe&t.te way of
of ./llIctlon. that befall I!O

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lar :c a. proportion
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our population.

Unfor

be u dllTicult y In

Wlth such

c&ae&

10 t.he

nllw l stage, whlch experta Me unanltDOUI In ~.de
f
.1 ~ nrlllq IS of the utmoBt lmportanotl
The well
H tin \\ ILh unllmltdd
, means at dISPOMI, or ro.ther
l hf dl<: p o...'l.1 of fbelr frIend s, can ~turally enIt~ iht'l pre per treat.ment tn the bett a«'ODlDloda

oo'''''''r. ~
before th~
t.he len.'" ,
a. month'.
phi. l Ool~ f>i.i c,.1 turn ' of
tb a.t. lUen
t!h.,mse l,- e, could

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the kltcJ:
anotber 25 tier
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e8ta~li.hed,

t.he lkitclilcn·, will be '

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Wn.r.. oar faeedou. oorretpQodeot whO IlV1s bimaelf
't 8bl'OJllllhire. 13 E 11', Fra:v.Cfl," kincllY. send us hft\
11&D.le arid address for our own lIdormsdoD. P

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In question are thoee of tb~ Ba.rtOn Oillet
WAR BONDS,
The total ./lbecnbed m Reading dunng the week ping a.nd ,Sheep She&nng Co, known

Lral CbP.
the

len th m orc o r JeS6 dependant upon wba.t

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I ~ 11 Il thontle8 oan do for them under luch pa.m
fll ! l"lr."'/ lllsLancis, arc Jn~t now plaeed m a. peculla.r
J,,'H t r~ n owmg to the lack of SUitable &COOmmoda
(, 1"'1
m "h~ch thoy might. be placed for observa
! ,t' ll purposes
At onG tlllfG and e~en no"t . 'Q: e
h~ \e it " III be found the Infinnary "uds of

endell F'bluU191h "u £6,600
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Poor Law InM,ltutlom, are temporanly rt
'Ill Itloned for tha~ purpose, but m Readmg and
m(l,)t. hkch In othel pla.oe&, such accommodation
h1~ bee n cont"en.ed lOt:> war hospitals
There I"
I)') mId dle coune It seems but to certify In Ijuch
('lc;es In the U&uaJ WAy It 11! '" dlffiClllt IWld per
I I~xmg problclJI,
&nd It IS hoped It ~ 1 11 recene
t!:l{' a.tt.e ntloa of the L ocn.l Oovernment Bmnd In
a practical form &fter \ he II fl.r Thel'fl IS Ino BUg
~ rnlOn that aft..er certlf~lng the pa.tlent IS not
(11Ih placed lIn<ftt obrervatlOn for A proper pertod
In t.h e ln Slltlll lOn to which he or sh e ma.y be eent
h It t hat IS not the sa.me t.hmg Mol h&vmg a. BtIIt
aL le pla.ro for the detenti on of such ca.ses In their
early t. tagefl With a. View of mtro-ducang preventn: e
m cas u res bf'f(l1e tbe md lvldual hn.s Jap&ed lDto a
condition III \\.hlCh treatment IS lOeffectua.l, a.nd
on h Intern ment fo[' an l nde6D1ta 1ler1od , or po..
"bl) for hie, IS the l"CI8wt

jeeb),. £:U8,f60.

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a jD..tfng in the Mayor't'ParlOur, R<ladmg,
Tueiday' aftotuoon, ,1~ w.. clecidf to form a
7Da~ Committee fOT the ' town 1n order to

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Th. total to Pebru.ry Vlct."a Worka, 'Qlljien'a-"ad, and ~he ~re re'
lulled ih tA. deotrn&tio,n
tbe workohop office,

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ip-4P.e organisation and carrymg out of Dn.yll"

THE ~TIONING

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wliore .uoh oeY'Vloe 10 d.. irod 'rbe ¥ayor (Mr F
o ",,_ _,,A Batlea.nt) presidcd, ' 'I'lil: t.he,.. w~re alag pre.en~ tb. May/Jreaa, Mrs ' Murdocb, Mrs llltUler, HUGE 'QUEUEs AT T,HE'TO\VN' 8m..
Mrs CorY YjIO and Mill'l Co!" ..,.", Mrs M~x 00
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Bathe, 1>V ." StOCkley. the ~ P N HalTi""n,·1
Yr W., V Rli'en., ,;Mni ' ~""'Y' Mr.
BUTtER AND MARGARINE.'
iMr. and Mrs Wedh():e, · Mt>jor C Ca.mp~l, Mr
HstMren, M',-~"tUAer, Mr. ' Youhg, I Mrs a~d"
MIas Trrrell, l\I,r TUdor, Mr S HaY')'ard, Ml'l
POTATOES IN
H T Morley , Mr T Povey, etc I

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and some"f the stores The estabhshmen stands
/l~Y1L BERKSIDRE HOSPITAL
Apol?i{l.!B for non attendance w.ere receIved from
A Bub¥riptl011 hst 111 oonneotion wliji. the -M!'pea.l for back from Queen'&-ro&d, and 18 surrounded on the
funds 011 ber.aJf of the Hoyru Berhhire H ospti&l west by Me;per s timber yarn and CI8l'kis Lea..d COWl .... OlUOw.k~, Mr W M Childs, Mr F
u. ppeaOt lelsew em, sheWIng the total reQ.elvQd to date and Colour 'Vorb Co , and on the eaBt lb.r t'he
MJ'lAT H Wrtght, Prof i3aJ.mon, Vlo~AcbxUral Fleet,
lUI £ 16,206 12
ad
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At t.he time of wniing (Thuradoyl meat Ia
R</y.1 Flymg Corpa School of InotructlO~ m tbe M" Jam •• Sunond., Mi.o Hay : Md Otuttorbuck,
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--'-form of ~be old Kendrick School At the rear aro MilO Darker and 'Mr A W Sherwood
scar""r ond oon""'lnen.tly tJie LoCal Food emrtrol
I EARL READn;o
The appomtmellt of the 1i',a,rl of ReadLng, Lord Queen's ootta.g63 The FU'e Brtgade were a.ppnsed
Tbe Mayor oaid thot 1M 80me tune past. t.hoy CommIt.... have to ooJ9= " redu""li ratIOn
Ohlef JUl1uce of Englaud, to be Bit Ml.leaty', High of the ouihTeak; by reoelvmg a number of t ip epbone
London and t.he Home Oounhad a CbntmuoU8 strh,m of Flag DIlY8 m ReadlDg too onllUlpg
COmmt.!lloncr And Ambaasa.dor &rlraordmlU'Y and
rJani ootentllU'!" on flp6cla.1 IIlll&1on tb the Umted Statea messap", and the fint caJl ....was at 71::1 .I Wlthm a.nd pe was repeatedly bemg &eked to put people tle1l area and a. number of the luge Cities have
two mlDUtes a. motor WIWI despa.tcbed to -tlie scene,
of Amenca IS OfficlaUy ~a¥ctted
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touch WIth the &mtI)lttoe for the town He now deCided to distribute me.a.t on the vaiuel baste
speedily foll owed by a ~cood on.
On tbo had had to reply thAt there wa.s nO BUch \,.ommlt- Instead or by wctght, and the Readmg Food Cart.
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HOSPITAL SERVICE AT REA.D1NG
arrlva.l of the Brlga.de 1t w¥ ObvlOW!l 'tb~ fire mu!'t~ tee 111 Readmg for Fla.g Da.y;.s Very oficn, h()w tfol Comullttoo haw resolved to follow their
SYl'AGOGUE
hBvo
got
a
finn
hold
before
oong
dllJCOveredt
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ever,
he
had
referred
tho
enqulI'ers
to Mr Ba.r exu.mple Thus the value of mea.t to bo recelved
Rabbi Hamo L&zaru., !I.A, BroDd ..bury SynagOJ!'lle, WIll jiOT& an l.ddru. on tbe OOCIUSlon of the It irU ie.flled that a Im'lOUI taak was bEfore the rison , 10 C880 he I might be able to give them the for the oommg week JS 3-t the rate of 10d for
ll1luua\ hospttal aerYloe to be held at the Syn~tle firemen
At p1'esont It WIl8 pro adolta a.nd 4d.. for cblldrc.n under SIX yeat"5
The oflioes and workshops qUickly be neoessa..ry mform'atlon
on Sunday, FehrUfuy 2Uh, .q,t 3 30 It Will be a. full
Mr R,ve" bad very should be noted, howover, that while In London
ca.me
one
bnrnmg
mlL88,
while
the
fla.mes
v; ere J'.!I-.l to bold 20 Flag D~y.
chol1'll ran'lce and adlUl88loD l!J fI'M by ticket See
adrl
every moment envelop'lDg' the adjOlDlng property, KTndl, !ent out & number of tnVltat10nB to that 18 3d ocweP.' everythmg 10 tOO meat lme, mclud
meeting.. 80 t6at th~ could dUicusa the ad...l$a.nd throWing out volumes of Ipe.rks 'Which were ~bl hty 01 formmg a Flag Day Oommlt... for tho 109 poul~ry, bacon, rabbits, etc , the value of IOd
MAJOR WROUGHTON 'S ESTATE
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fa'hned by a stiff aout.h westerly wmd blowmg nt. town
In Readmg refers ouly to meat proper, and thert
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:Major Philip ' MU 5~l'I\,e Neeld Wrouahton, Yeo.
Mr Rivers said i f CommIttee such a.a: pmposed fCX'e the Cltl7.en ,IS £roo to supplement. Uil!i allowm",nrv, of Woolley PJl.rk, neAr 'Vantage. MAlte .. of the thtl tune, iendmg them over t.h~ roofs of neigh
Eton ~aglB& 1905-6 &ud of the Chl'l. t Church Beaglee boufmg houaes One of the motors pumP;od from bad worked most Sbcceu'fully at j Boumemoutb ance With poutt.y, game, and so on-Jl he coo get.
HlO7 lO r wtnner of the Os1ord Unn.emty Point~ to. t.he Rlver Keil.Mt, and the other from a; ,hydrant There W 8.!J no WIsh to mte:rfere WIth the p~t them
orga.msatlODs, theu' Idea. was to a.ct 10 co-opemP OlDt lD 1910, wbo wu lulled In action on April 19th
MEAT
n,g&d :lU, b .... lett groes e6t&te of the ,.&lne of ..£138,226 In Queen's road,wb~ce a. good preM\lJ'e and su*ly tlon With tha.e Comm,ttece eo a.e to Pl"6veot OV6l'
of W&ter was obtamed
Lmes of b096 , 1ere - ton Jappirlg, etc
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Wlth regard to the mCldcnt ~hat was alleged to
out and I'I.oed 10 I!Ultable
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"poo,tIOD" I or p~otect m~ The Rev P N Hormon tbough!; thoy ough~ have befallen the Ma.yOl' Ia.c;t week m connectlOR
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d~y afternooD Ibe Deputy Corooor held au contlguouo proper~y To fight tho fire M ,~be rear to make It thclr aIm to 800 that the v&nou! Ds.YJI with t.he deltvery of meat. to, lili; resf(i.n oo, arut
mqueat on the body of James SCa.roehroolr, lAbourer,
t.h ,,-- I were rup on thoroughly busmesa-hke Imes rhey
aged 85, of 63, Queen'l-rood, Ca.nrahAm He enjoyed &Ild protect Queenla Cottage& one of e l l).J·n::8--(I should oombme to pool e.::s;:penses and keep them whIch WM promptly contradicted 10 last Saturgood health lup to Th",nday an laat week, but cow- hose w\.! mllonlpulated from the old Kendrick down .1 ,.
day's • Ob5ervcr," we lLl"O informed that. at Go meetplamed of", oold the fqllowmg Friday He WDS lub· School plBygr:ound, one from the ,!,ICtoJlta. Works
Mr Morloy .. ked II the Watch Commlttoe bad m g of the Food Control CommIttee hifld thIS week
eaquellUy found on the floor A doctor WIUI .ent for and one from the""" b&:r yard By lhll~ meaM the auth.on~ that Committee, a.nd the Mavor rephed
and pronoun ced lile to he extiuet
The medical
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eVldenoe sbowed that death Will due to apoplexy, fol- !Ie\.t of the fire wa. effectually surrounded a.nd thn.t. It WM not. a qU~lon for the Wa.t.ch Commit- I, That thle Committee plaoes on ro(xnd Its mdlg
lOWing rupture of II. ImaH blood veuelln the br8.lIl powerful Jet s "' er e played upon It Wlth the result t ro, which did not mmd whe t.hqr It was formed
b ou~ht "bout bv 8,11 a.ttack of ooughm, A verdlet of thn,t. after & compllrntlvely &bort space of tlme lt or n()t
It was for the Watch CommIttee to de natlOn &t the recent :unfllll' &Uack upon the
, ilA-tUfa! caU8eS " 'W1l~ returned, and the jury expreMed wu Been the w o rk of the firemen waa. haVIng the clde whether t he Flag Days sbould be beld Re- Ma.yor's good f;u.tb In t.he matter 01 dehvc['y of
their lympath1 WIth the family
desl~ effect Oradu&Uy the centre of itha con plyJn~ to further questlOns, the M&yor l!A.1d tha.t meat an attack whIch thGY regard as all thc mON
flagrMlOn and the numerous bnght hght.s whi ch tho Flag Da.) Commltt.eo, If formed, would get despicable bedtausc It was made by ln ~ muatlOu "
COURT "PRIDE OF READING," A 0 F
had been VISible "hen the blaze was a' It.. height IOto to~ch With the different SOCieties
those
THE RATIONING SCHEME
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The OftiClru. r~prnlRlblfl for the management ~tbe dwmdled down a.nd lt became eVident tha.t t.he IJOClotle8 Wished tbe Commlttoo to organ
t h Clr
Court .. Pnde of R eM.dlllfl: , ' A 0 F , ha.v6 JUlt
ed efforls of the Itrigade were, telling 1n It v~ effectiVe D.y, the Comml'tee would do
'l'bls wlll come mto o~ra.tlon next v. eek aDd
On
theU' blLlanee sheet for 1911, ,,,,hleb Maw, the Coli to I fashion a large dU\:1D cra n e In Messer S timber hand , tbe vanous SOCietIes wc re
cards wIn take effe¢, as from Ihursday next It
be 10" ven satislactory cOlldlt.lOD SICk: pay for the
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mSd
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f Ith
ot organIse! th1,lr own Days. as the
year reached nearh £1 ,000, aDd the amouut paul out yar WI'LII a Ig : y scorche an one a
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13 expected that by to da.y (Sa.turda.y) Roll the cards
for IIC~k benefita IS £326 A. sanng of £340 ge 4id hal I t.agn In Queen II road wa..s touched by the fire Soclety ' hail decided to do
"t~li::~~n~;,
WIll have been U181led , and members of the public
been affected on the twelve monthS The finanCial There Is \ no doubt the two hnes ot , hMe run thought., the &OCIotlOll :would be d'
who have not obtamed them should a.pply at the
Aif&U11 i of tl~e Court are Appar811t1y well oonductal!, 1 through theM! cottagell sa.ved them from hemg the ass istance of Buch a CommIttee
Food Control Office ()[l Monday and Tuesday ned.
)udgmg by i the flgurel!l gHen m Ote bala.nee aheet, ' eeverely damaged
The Brigade after r working
On the propola.l of Mrs Stockley, seconded
whlcb shewl thnt there IB.£14 '240:>11 6d on mnrtgnge. I hArd for over two hOUri were able to ceaae opera.- Mrs Max d~ B&~be, tt was doctded to form
HUGE QUEUES AT THE TOWN HAJ"L
£ 1, 495 \Var ~ Stock, rmd '£2,333 13s 6d IQVested I' tlona and return to the stat10n but three firemen Flag Dav Commlttoe _
We ca.hnot help eXpressing our surprIse that the
In free old ~ro~ 1\ hde there was alia a 5ubtt.aulilll r emalOed Oil' duty to watch t~~ 'progrMB of f oohng
Col Wilson , D SO, M P, was chosen
amount. m t e
Ilt the c.loae ot thr Jear
down
Undoubtedly tt waa one oC
be~t d ent., whl1e Mr Rivers wItS appomted Chairman
Isrue of these r &tlon card s ShOllld hAve necessitated
the Cotnmltooe, Mr W Howard Pa.Jmer and Mr the forma.t.lOn of such extensive queues as we saw
"otops " ever made \.the t,gade
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' WEST REA.DING LIBERAL CLUB
u.r
waIting for !o long outside the Town Ha.l1 on
The luau&! monthLy concert wu held on Feb 8th:
It should 00 J:t!.entlOJled
at. tbe Bnga.de r&- Leonard Sutton v ice prcatdentl!l
~{r Vlck,ers was elected vi ce cha.lrman,
when the club room 1\'&8 filled The plaDOforte solo. 01 clllved great MSlstance from Mr E Coa.tes And
Wednesda.y apd Thursday afternoons These were
Hat.he:reU
waa
chosen
n
treasurer,
and
Sergi: ISchum were dehghtful. aa were ~e VlOI1O soloB other members of HuntJ e~ and Palme,M!' FIre Bn
probably the largest queues H~t seen 10 Rending
by ~ Herber and Conner Songs were contnbuted ga.de, and Ca.pt PontlO, {~bo wu In charge of the StDckley M the lady se cretary
It 100m. strange. and &ven mcomprehemilble to
The company ~k tea a~ ~he tnVlta~lOn 01
bv Pt{!s Helm, Booth, Williams, At.tear II.IId Warllsr, IWa.dlng Bngad~, very much &pp:remated theU'
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tbe public (but we suppose It 1$ no\ to tho offiCial
sud Missea Fuellle, Findlay &nd. carter. while Mus timely help
The mIht.a.ry aJ90 lent & I very wd Rivers
Rob neon h eld her au rh cn06 enthralled Wlth ber rectta.· hng h&nd The property a.nd oontenb a.T!e Insured ,
mmd) thAt Whllo the authorities h\ve been very
bon IAt the whlllt drl\"e (which w&! follDwed by a but the amount ()f damage, which I! unqueetion
z.ealous, and properly too, in domg thelT vtmosi
dance) on Wednesday 48 table8 ,....re In 118e The WIn· ably very conSiderable, waa not 8808rta.mable at
flo minImise, lf not to obViate entlre1y, queues out
nen were -Ladlel 1, lIn F Woodler, 161 2, Mn
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Shaekel, ISO 3 Mrs Foot, 148 , 4. MISS Enoch, 1M t e Ime () wrt ...mg
SIde mll.rg&rme and prOVISIon shop!!I, they permit:.
Oeota1 I Mr Tenser ]49 2, Mr Keudnck, 148 3,
Need1ess to say, tlle'-e ~ t.he tl8Ua.l la.rge crowd
the formatton of ve ry extensive ones outSIde the
Mr JÂ¥Om, 146 4, MI58 laaacs (plllying D& gent), 127 who a1wa.ys seem to thmk It IS tb.elr busmes8 to
Mn Duneasler preaoellted the prIZes
be preeent on such neCIYIOn!, but tha.n'ks to the
J"u •• "'.'........... Town H all In connectlOq;. '\I th tho Issue or rat.lOn
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pohce on duty, as.~ISt.ed by the ~c,a.1 constables
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can:h The pmrossJOn ext.ended from the entrance
a.nd WIth Capt Hendenoo to direct. theIr move
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the hall to far beyond St J.. awrence'! Chmch
mOJlts, the IIght&ee1"l wero kept from wanderlDg
~ New York Correspondent of U The Times,i AnxIOUS mothers , many of "hom had trrcsome Mid
mto danger
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wntmg on February 10th, say8 fretful bables, besIdes other :women folk, old and
n The Amerloa.n(Presa gives a. very Bympa.t.hetlc young, had to walt a very lon g tlme, In many
welcom~ to Lord Reaaing, who arr1ved at a cpscs probably consld{l rably over an hour durmg
M;r ,W W Barton ....,tes -" Will ~ou klOdly
Ipare space to exrre~s my admiration and tba.nkll Um.a, States lPortr yee..rterday, spent the mght tdlost of which time there wa-s n.n unp1eas\lnt drIzzle
t.o ()ur very ~fficHmt IFlre Bnji(n,d'o for tbe prompt:. aboard Ship, and pro~dcd- thiS mornlOg to t.o add to their troubles WEre such queues noces-.
and masterlv ma..nneJt m which the fire on Satur Waabmgton
Th~ Brlbsh HIgh CommiSSioner aary'i' Could not these preCIOUS b1ts of cards Ot'
ANNUAL !'dEETING.
d&y was confined to my preml8es? Situated &8 they struck oxac&ly t.hel note whIch Amenc.... deslred paper havo been entrusted to the post' Surely the
are, surrounded by hu~ quantltlos of tImber and to hear I when lU" statement to th,•. n,c"·sn'Il<", ,, l l c8J work could easIly have beelJ a.rrttnged wIt.h
c erl
othe r tnflamm&ble m~tenal, only the gOod )udg he Illld • Lei m,e ' lmpress upon you
The annual meetmg of Governors w . . held at. me,nt of the ~men se.ved the destruction of the 18ft England the detcnmnatlOn tol carry the waor Hi httle sYl!tem a.nd orgamsfltlOn and the task
the i?lspenu.ry prenugeS, Cham l!.reet.. on FrIday whole durtriat "
to the end waa a9 fixed a.s ever
The BrItish could ha.ve boon tbuch more effiCiently done than
In Jut week
Mr T E Hewett pret1ded. and
people aoo willtng Ito faco tbe crltIc&l.months be was the case dunng the unseemly rush thiS week
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lore UB , perh~ps the most cntloa,1 of the "ar With at the Town Ha.H There W&8 a con Side rable staff
there were present The ;Rev R Wlokham Leg~,
gnm tenaclt) , thoy a.re prepared to endure wha.t. o f regular polIce outsIde nnd wltillO the prec mcLl
the Rev B Wardl ey King, Dr SqUIre, lI.i.eas"
ever suffermg, Pl1va.t1on, or encrlfioo that. may be of the hall to let the pubhc pa.88. moo the bUlldmg
A S Cooper, A Watoon , R J AlIIOP, H Fer
ne~ry' to obtain the only pos..uble concluslOn of
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ARE 'THERE TOO" MANY INQUESTS 1-

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LARUE ~N~b1EERING
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For oome montha p ..t Reading b .., f<lrt.'!"at.ly,
been f"", from ""11 I~rge Ilmi, but on. Sfturd.y
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OF FURNITtrlu.
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00 Wedoeaday next Melin Heelu, Sons and Co &vemng a. very I8nOUl conflagratu~n o~curred,
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A PLEA FOR PRI1VENTIVE TR~ATMENT_­ will hold ~ eal ~ of lupenor turniture Mld ueeful etreota wb~,"by an , 1lI1porta.nt engmeenng, eatablt,hment
m. Qu ....'..road' ",.. pvactocal1y guta.d 'rht "orka
I Hili t hose l'i hose means do not permtt. and are at 183, rg's.road
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'n\plo~m'"'t und••

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there would leem to

JU!d. now

:'1 l<£' l,

This' queshp n HI I'IOmetlmes &eked by a. eerlam
<:cdlon of the entlcal pubItc In reply we. fAy
empha.tlcally, No
Ou[' reason for 8&ymg 80 18
that. the Corone r s Court 16 t~ most Important of
all lega.l tnbun als It haa to do With the IOltlal
mq ulT1~ rnto death, alld on these IOltuil proceed
mgs much oitep depends Because & ~rtatn num
be[' of mquesh are of ~ery lnvla.l Import.anc~ a.nd
r esult 10 verdlc.t.&. of .. NeJ.ura.l eauMlS" lal no
ren.son for !aym~ s'QCh mquInes sh ould not be
held It. 18 very eM;:': to be Wille a.ftcr aD event,
but If & respectable fully qualified medical prac
tltiOOCI' d~ not see hiS wa.y to certify 111 It n'ot

better fOl' 011 partl" concerned , le~vlDg t.he pubhc
out of the question fot' the tIme being , for An 1n
dependent mvest.lgatlQn to ta.ke pla.ce by t.he
King's Coroner before a.n Independent JUry'

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VALUE OF INQUESTS
PentOnwly we have the g reatest reg<ud for &
Coroner's Court and frankly confe&& t hat were

t.here any

JlO56Iblh~y

of doubt aoou~ our own death

that the deCIsion Ishould be left for a. Coroner and
hiJ JUry ra.ther than on the oortlfica.te of a medical

J
K1Tct.'i:NS pIa 10 ~
the act lobs.&.
Kltci en1. ~bo
have had ex-

kitcb n whrk.
· ATh.,~~, ," eDg~~
food values.
a.lt.o~ to a.vail
who bBye'

beea.

kitchens

by

alrkdy
esCapl18hbent.
"'OI'i:ni.sed and'- "Ppreto thelT suehag

man wlto mIght ha.ve a ha.ltmg oplDlon on the sub
)ect. through not I ha.vmg a.ttended recently or not
knoWing suffiClent of the caM!
Wei n ever cal\
lUldem.a.nd people beIng at a.ll squeemllih about.
." Inquest beIng held 'Relatives who have n o
oftenor motive on purp086 In VIew ought to ~ga.rd
a Coroner's Inquiry as the greate6t oomph ment and

hlgj>eot respect tbat can be p8.ld to

porton wben

0

Ulere l 1& any mannlM' of doubt about the C4U!e of
death. The cause of death In the ca.t.e of a. soldIer
who recenttt dIed m Readmg would never have
rome to light of day but for the Cor6ner s mquest,
where It was ~\-ed he dIed from cancer on the
lung, whereas he: had been put on a I< crIme" for
ma.hngerlOg I Aft'«' thiS we My tb'e more mquests
Mr '" W M&rtIn and other coroncn hold the
better, for there
a. grea.t. dIfference between the
cbara.cter Md wdrth of a m&lIngerer and one who
IS strugglmg to do h Is. duty In a dYing state In

ilJ

ARRIVAL OF
LORD READING IN

U

Waat.o"

1S

to be delinred on Sun·

t¥ Uml:&Ii&n Free

Oh~h

Mil G EOROJI CIlUJ!:, of London, wt1l gtYe &ddreMfll
hoth JliommlZ: and el'emag on Suad"1! next at th.
Readlug t;pmtwU ~WIOU

I '

I AGRICULTURll
A lluhhc mectlhg 11 to toe heM m

heard

~

grumble

not reftJ. to t..be

Art~\ complains.
acelOm.modat.jon 01 tb.-I .tmctun!

c!::ad~J~e~~
oompl..",te' r,.;,."d
bemg .hgh~ly la"
are. a. certain Dum
UnDm~lt m ~r own

I

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In presen t mg to j.be Goven'lol'S the annual report
and st.a.tements of accounts for t.he put year, the
CommIttee ha.ve much pleasure- 10 t.he fact that
M evldeucoci by lett.ertl from gr&nteell from tlmo ~
tlDle .! the \vork of th e Trust be been of grea.t eer
VIce toO thOle for whom It waa U1~Dded, and has
been ~groatly valued by them. Th. iree nomlDo
t.rons for medical altendanoo ~d medlclbee. ISSU.! I
durlD t.he vear have numbe:rid 493, whereby OJ/5
persons ha.ve benefited Thl. ~8 the largest num
her of free 110mmatlOru: lamed Ill- any yMC for tbt!
paat. twenty years ApplieaLionl!l for UIlIt&nce
'have ~ received In 216 cues All of the&e
e
gra.ntOO WIth o ne exceptIOn In 143 of thfJIO caleS
free nomlDatlona wer& given for medlcall attend

"'til

the Large T own
HHlI I)u ~"'ntll rdftoV l\flU"th 2nd, when an ,drll'ef'1 Will be once and medlflneo through tbe BoPOugh of Read
gm~.n hr th .. Hl:!ht ROil n E Prothf'lOO, M P (Pret:I rlent nf the BCIr\,n:l nf AJlncnlture)
attetldanQe of Ing Medical Society J~llhlted , m addition to SimIlar
bee nommallons t.o 92 aJted or mfirm membera of
all perSO ll 1 englLged on t.he I&nd 18 puUculnrl, desired
the vanoUl locnl F r iendly SOCletl81, &nd to 30
,
Serbliln 00) relugeeB, at p~Mnt residIng In Read
Gn AND RVENING COl'l'CERT
Th e ~Nlllfl e"'cmllji( COlleElrt to be gn en by the Read- mg Tb. fee, of tempora.ry m,ht nuno. 10 18
Ing 1 f'm ll!l l,nen Cbnra.l ~(,I(' t) on Mon"a], eVf!lnm~ cases ha.ve been p&.ld Fee.. have &.180 bee91..,d
fH!.. t 111 a id n~ the BorOll llh 110hee WUloWIl' Ilnd to medical praclltlonen who ha.ve been calJe
In
Orplm llM' Fund ttUl t.ke place in the wlte Towll el~ht difficult C&sCs o f midWIfery. by the &Ppo,~t.ed
Hall I\ IHI uor the UniVE'l'Slty College Hail &8 previously mlawlvcs Grants have been made m 43 caees, of
aUllouliced
the whole olt p&rt. cost of Obta.IDIlll:!' denturee
thrnugh the 'Readmgl and Dl.tnct I'ubho Dental
onR~TRR\S SILVR lt WEDDING
Serv,ce Surgical appit&nOCl, Turkish baths et.c
:\ Jlle.uulll! IIU1e e.~mO Il ' tnok' pl&e& at the" Read- havOj been proVided In 25 ca.aes In one ()f'theJ
lilt! ~tftn (la.trl" oftioe 011 M onday, tHe ooca&1on of the
1I1her w l"rlnlllg 0,( Mr W, C G Clalldge,OV8tHer of ca&e8 & grant oC £15 was made w-warde the cos~
the compo~lII1t tl _/'I.rtmellt at ih~t otflq, To expres. (£181 of An artlficlOl leg, the pO&ae8sIon of which
I" 1\ t411~bt" fO_lU their e,teetn for Mr. Cl&ndR:e, the en a.bled thE\ patient to earn a good hvmg from
Suhltant.l&l
P ropnetor (Mr W V IUrel'l), thtl od,tQnal and offioe wh lc ~ , ot~rw lse he was dfbarred
Jilntl pr~u t.ec11I1nl wltb tl hlLudl.ome enke atand In aTan~ hay a.PlD be made to the Queen Vl(:tort&
m tk lll 2: th e preteutAtio o, Mr nl\'Crll A.ll q ~ed 111 appre- Innltut.e fo NurSing the Sick Poor of ReadlOg
Clnt lt P tarms t.b Mr Clanu)!e, 1mlg COlinectlOll "Ith the CaveMJham Dlst.rtct Nuramg A"OC1~tloD thf
the
e It l\(' tb Ule IIplcnd Lil l1on'ICetl h& hl\d rendered ~.uberculO&1I Dllpool!I&ry Ca.re AMOClatIOD, and: the
~l r <.:lu.r d.f.{e &er\&4 ~IS a.ppre11ticeahlP ou the" Oxford Roynl Bcrkahlr. Hoopltal
To tb. laat 'I"'"~
Ct,t onl clo " Al lll 11.1110 WOI ked for (1 . hort penod on th e lbost va.luable mstltutlon t.he Trult., In a.d~ltl0n to
~ e w8 of the W orld" He hu been(8Oelated ..,Ith
the fit a dHlI:{ ~ t:llldn.rd " for the
lit
yean Mn. tU- annua.J I!IUbBCI'lptlon of £50, made a Ipeela.1
r I nfl,co fa the elder dl1.lI~hter
Mr
A '11110018, donation of £100, which '«'a. na.ld through th~
he \\ ell-kIlOWIi boat-bUilder of Ox-font
~ .. ~IDK Sta.ndard " Shllhng Fund for tJie HOfl
pjJ.al
The contributIOn towllrdS tho QOIt of
medical att.eod8l'l08 8lld med lclne for the Belgian
VOLuNTEERS' SMQKH.'1) CONCERT
B\ the CO~ I Lelv of Capt H F KtnghAolI1 , the refugees undqr the care of the Ma.yor'g Committee
Commander of tho new A Compnny (Readmg) of hM t,galD be4n made, an d tho Trust has a.lso co~
the 1st Batt Derkl Volunteers, a. smoking conCert tr1but.ed to_a.tds the cost ()f de ntal a.tknda.oce for
th~ retugees and alao for tho Serbian OOYII now
\ \ ;\ !'I held at HMdqua.rteTII on Wedne.day eventng
re!!!Hlent ID li~a.d1Dg No chMlp'e ha.e beeJi made
there w.as
good attendance, and a capIt.al pro durtog the vpar lD the IJWested capItal of the
p- ram me " as arranged by Mr W
H'r de In
the course of the ~vc ntng some speeob makIng toQk Trost The Qommlttee &re plen!led to receIve and
J la cE'
Ll eutJ Wrottesley propol!led the heaJ.lb of conSider, ' apphcatloll& (or ",slfltan~, 1n IwtR.ole
Our popular Company Commander, Capt KIDg C~I for 8JlV of the purposes for which proVISIOn
Such.~
II<l m ",nd t,lia t officer m the course of his reply "' m~de by the re le. of the msUtutlOD
relc rred to lhe fnct that tbe Force ba.d been plea Ions must be made upon formB to be obt.&med
from the secretary
~
mf'rg ed Into l one bottnllon, and n9w th&t. the D
Tile Ch&mnan commentm$t on the Tel>Ort and
m"n '''ere called to )0111 one of the otoer uetlons
acoounttJ
Mid
that
With
the
Inct'e&M In the popu
.,1 the F orco they' W'ourll know what their num
latlon of &adlD$[, IUld the decrea.aed purchumg
hers really were
va.lu, of m oney, the request.s fpr free nomma.tloDIl
for tpedical a.ttenda.nce hlld agam mcreaaed, &na
IMIUfARY
Un Tuesdft.J', at 'II o!. TriRlt.V. Ch~1 tbe weddiog ~be ~umber given thiS vear WILS 500, &I Compared
took plnee of T U'lit Jft.Ck Wh Itford, elli8lt IOn of 14r With 394 m the year 1916 ~s regjlrds t.he ap
and Mh Whitford, of Edmopton, .... lberta, to Ver& phc r lona for &MlIstlLDce 10 other wa.y., the Com
ILelel\\en eldest da.~hter of M'r a8~ ?tli\ Chu J3 mitt.. had been able p,oct ICl)ly to respond to all
:'! laJor, of uiPadstoW/1 OtlUll),..atreet. \ The bnft\. the ~B which came wlthm t:.he regulation. of the
grOo'n came over to tbb ootlntry with ~he Ant Canadian Tru.f. 1 hey were glad to hove aD opportuDlt,Y
(:ol1tlngcmt Ulrl served faT 22 mon~ 11\ Fhtnee- with of helpmg bv free nom1OatlMs the rtl(ugeea trom
~lmthcona a Hone He tl 1I0W attaobed to the Ror.al Serbia rtSlding lD. the town, ~d the MSlstanoe
F l,\"ln ~ Corpe The Re"f' H E LUI)". Vicar of H()'v had ~n much apprecIated
The plan of ·prO\. id
Tnrllty offlciated The bnd08m&1t1~' wen the MUIMII mg night nurses lD speCIa.l ca4011i of 11InesII h ad &till
COTlllltnd M6Jorfe Malor, IIIUN of the bride and Mr bcen lvery useCul although the apphcahontl for h elp
rlanley Alford, an 0 rt 5ChDO\/elloW]llnd comrade ID
ranee of tho bndegroom , aoted aa
~t mlln
A re. In tBu5 W&y bad been rather l eu- than lut year
rl'flhon WU Ilubaequently held at
ClUltle.s1ifMlt, In reference to the reque.su. for dentures, tn nearly
casts WblCh cam. Wore tho ComDli\tec
k nrlh lent by the Rea.dina ..nd COUl ty Ltberal Club, .11
Of 'Il");ncb Mr Ma)or 11M jtLllt blDen ele.oted Chalrman the "hole I!.um was d efrAyed .by ~ Trult 'fhc
Ie bnde JUld bnd~groom l:re spending the honey. JnJJIl\l)er of cjlses for oxtra medical help. I.uch as
lll00n In Sooija.Qd The bappy couple fer. the reoipleata lurg*al a.pp na4'loo~, Turln.h bath., etc , happened
d many h&nflaome preaentl
to
ratber 181111 than In 1916 Ae ng&rda I ~e
I
fina.nclal pOlltIon, there had -beeD a. .alight red cREJU>I~G JUVENILlil ODDF~LLOWS
tIOn
the amount of 'lioluntary contnbutlfJns, b t

Thel

(m

or

generation who find
bnun

by\ wntjDll

offiC1.als ~yon .
post muten,r ral t
responsIble poIltlons
of epIstle !we ha,.e

of teo '" cl~rl1 and
"""lI 'lv Icornes froma~n:.udeDt
oomfortaNet .urwho are the ob-

op"otola'Y ef[~"'iOlI , find th~tr beer

to~

..",WlOllY

~[:~I!;:~~1,t~! tho

"'I

10

1

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WE1DDIN~.

.s .

q..

n

bf:

In
t.he um of £'l%7 6e

1

10d L.d been l'OoolVcd 'I~
I
SOCIET~
The annu.1 meetml 'of the C mnutteo of th .. etul'ned lficome tAx, wh1ch rep~nteu the a.moubt
due, I not for the) ear 1917 only, but for the l~s t

~ ell known Society wu b ela on Saturday
The
P resIden t. (Mr D W D1unC1enl frtll ded over ,.
gMd a.t.tcnd&na;
The ba.l&noo Ibeet for 1917,
\\ hleh waa preaented by the SenIor AudltoT (Mr

1 J Jooeyl, oholl'ej\ tbe ...m&rki"

i1

Mr .Hewett uld bo ~hottght that the
~as very fort.ullate to b,;vo an ofianU!.tlbn
II .~e DlapenMry Trull., wbich W8.1 aU16 to glive
y ean

gro"~h made ,"b ant,,1 pecuniary bolp t. olber-Iocal a~encl~'

hr t.he Socletv dur1ng the pl\st y ar .1;10 9s 6d
Was paId ID Slckne!l &l1owaDteS, 48 on the death
fl f ~mben while £43 7. was carned lUI bonull
t .... the cre<h~f the
membera' A.CcounU
"Tnd £84 0" Bd WAS
medical benefit'
he luma l

Ro, al
&Clety
rnem~ra

for
e rehef of the su;k ~Qr, ¥.ld ~ ~.a :to T81:1e
most T81li,llb'e help to mdlvlduo,l Caaetl whlch.re
qunl d U8Istllnce A lubk1'iphion to {ibe fTrUat.
mlSrlit. be conJSldered U a _good inTeRment.', as l lt
c ntllbled the donor to pr6v~ two faDUhca -'Or {~ ur
voted to the 8epp.~l!Lte mdlvlduall, With ~h. gr,at aci.va.ntage!,\l!
cap1t.a.l of the free p'edlcaJ atten dance for A whOm yeR.
number of new
Dr SquIre ..cond.d, and ~b. rt,Pon and ac
the member CQUit!. were
,
'
I

912

rhe

M.

oC the year m eetmg
mentJ
1918 With MilS
Mr and that

~.~';~~:;i~~~~:~:!~~!f~ mCT(!~d
Prov G 1>1
lJer

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THE READING
DrSP~NSA~Y TRUST.

port wu a.a follows. -

A.,."f addTfA on
day t"f'tmmg at

,I

or

an, ca.se thc OOniner and hil JUry have cleared
the ma.n Ii cha.racter for as a sequel to the Inquest
th. Ooroner has reported ~h.t the entry of maIm gUI01l', J Good..,,,, and W AldMdg~ (aeerctary)
I
gerlDg hu been e::1puDged from Ithe mlhta.ry
Th9 d halnnan moved the a.d()pti.on of the
recordli in the cue We should thmk so, Indeed
annu,l report and statement of &ccognt. Tho re

( I

II

tbat the

01 ' tb.
Mjnage.

IfIII.rVICfl,
ac~ as

SHOCKING MOTOR FATALITY.

Wedn~da.y

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I

On
(fiemocm a. lat.l acCident 00curred In the VICInity of whAt III known u Sheph.erd'& Hill on the outakuu of tho borough houn
darles Ja.cob GOb' 1 aged 30 yc&n, & member of
30th Mlddl~sex ltatloned 10 Reac!mg, wao
rtdmg & bicycle behmd a motor 'Y"an on the near
61de, oommg down the hln I It IS ata.ted he Wat!l
seefl ho.ngmg on to the vanl 'WIth hia nght hand
and cpa.nged to the left Ildt; t'ymg ~o get hold
of the tall of the velnc1e when a oolhSion occurred
between hll machme and & paolOg motor veJlIele
which WAI comtng up the bin As the result of
the Impact b. w .. k\tock<id off hiS bicycle and on
exa.tnma.tlOD his bead W&8 found badly

~bts war

That the Amencan people are ~ually

prepared to exert every effort to bring abdWt. thiS
rerun IS the sUrelt 19uarantee thQ.t the cause LS Ju st
and the alm\ righteous '"
The Press Bureau on :Monda.y 168ucd the follow
109 ';rho Earl of Readmg, G C B , K C V 0 , hiS
M&Jes,t:ya High Cpm.mlssloner and Ambassador
EXtraordmary a.nd Plcnlpotentuu"y on Spoclal
MIS.,OD to ~he Umted S~nte. of Amenca, and t he
COUl1t!esS of ,Readmg ha~c a.rrlved In the Umted
Ste,tea .. Lord Reading IS &ccompllJ1led by Major

In

driblets, an1l It was a lon g, t.e(jous, and "'"

pleaMnt spectacle to witness Our pohce hn.ve 50
many M:t['B dUtles cnst u~ them a.t. war time
t.hat It seem! a Plt.V the loca.l authorIties sh o uld
hllve been responSible themselves for Icreatmg
..I

these latest and la.rgest queues,
so Vluch pollCUlg

which reqUlre¥
f

BUrTER AND .MARGARINE

ThIS week butter and marganne WIll be dlft
o.oeral E D Swinton, C B , D SO; Mr J B tnbuted on the production 01 'he sugar carda lor
BruQya.te, C I E l C S I (of the Councilor the, the laat time Ba.con and cheese, a!as 1 oontmu.
Secret.a.ry of State for lndl&); Mr C H Mont very !SCarco

gem""". C V 0 (of tbe Forelgn Office), Sir O"n
,
POTATO BREAD
wood Mean, MaJOr C Kt Craufnrd StutLrt, D S 0
Durmg the weok the Mayor convened a meetmg
9n Wedne.dav Lord ReadiDg paid hi. flrl!t call
00 Prestdent Wtloon
of bak~ to conSIder the use 01 potatoes 10 broad
In a. message d"t.ed Thllrsda.y .. The Times
.. Great SftlsfactlOn was ex

expe'H from the MlDIBtry of Food attended and
expla.med the proposed schemo As no result of
prosed at the Vj'lute B ou. . .t Lord lI<!admg's np
p omtmont, and e~ry confidence 1" mamfested that t bo d ehbemtlons the bakers pledged themsolvC8
R S Payne, the Coun.y Coroner, M Bbepbetd·. the relations be ....een the two countnes - WIll be to usa potatoes iD bread as fa.r as pOSSIble, and
Ho'W18 at. 11 olc1oek 011 Saturda.y
~
steps Are bemg taken by I th~ Food ..... ontrol Com
8Q:1oother and closer tha.n &ve:r ~ru:e It
IDlttee to obtrun the necessary stocks from whum
I
I
~he neck broken, death belDg pr""tlc~lly
tnltant.a.neous
An Ulflueat. wJlI be held by Mr

m and

Cohe~pondent 8&yi

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,

bakers ca.n. draw as. reqUlTed

NATION~L

EGG FUND IBALL.

On Monday aToning, 10 the Town H all. a fancy
dress and muquerade ball WM held 10 aid of the
NatIOnal Egg Fund, ~f which monmenti Mn Max
do Bathe 18 hon()rary treuurer The pnze.s for the
wmnmg co.t.umet were eqU&JJy a.llot.ted to ladlCl
and gentlemen, the flnt. pnu "w&rd~d to the
latter being a fiDe coclterel and two h~nr Through
the actlVlty of Mr: Owen Sboppa.rd. t"'i. appeal ~I

the cockerel '0''' mad. known to a.lI

In

I.he follow

I

109 terms -" Ladl+ and gents, My wives &re
80me of tbe birds tlla.t hAve helped to lay 343,576
egga t.hM have been 10 genero,wy glien by t.he

_og

Moor t.b,ollko for Iyour loyal
My WIVes aTe "till goms to do theIr bit.
by provldmg ne" laid ~ for tbe SIck and

people

01

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&Upport

wounded WillI you do youra by glvm~ the pnce
of a new laId egg for thol& who ha'lie jfaJlen Sick
a.nd wounded whilst flgh~lng for your sa.iety1 I
am, youn faithfully, on 'beI)a.U of my cacldmg
Wive., etc "
I
The ~t"!"'!~

PALACE THEATRE. I

V

IMPORTANT ENGAGEMEN'rS.

AUDEVILL~

"

ELECTRIC

THE~TRE.

A favountl!l ()f ~~ patrons nt the popular P&lace
is to appearl there oext week: with a. goodly
FORTHCOMING PICTURES.
comp&Dy of artistell Lew Lo.b ~ to p1'et5ent all
entirely new nnd nrigmal eome-'.y, entitled I' The
/
HOUle that Jerry BwIt," by Stauley Luplno, Charles
• A delightful picture .tory .. Snffer LiW. ChUdBaldlVlD a.nd Arthur Rose Another fea.ture of the
ren," .m whloh little Em Gordon &lld her PD~Y iri4
pro~e for the "'~k. which wdl fiud gr8Q.t
a.~pea.r, 1B one of the 8upenor ftbns arranged fQ
WIth the &udlencea, m H&rry Ma.y Hemesley. EugJ..'d'.
t.h.rogramme 00 Monday, Tuesday aDd Wcdoo••
premier mnnic ,:,.. "",""~_o,,,:..
day next, · a.t the Va.udeville Elootpo Theatre A
oomblnod wi'fh
Fordham, aDd
flne -productIOn by the Famous P1ayel'fl f t At Ffltat
",ocalleleoticrns, .__ ".-__ .,-._
Sight", episode 2, f t Bo1&lty at ~g," of the
reno,ned", p1.ruSt,
"Dew 8et1al are among the remammg ltems and are
"'g ~ certalO to meet
e:¢U81Te ,.le.tion8 for the fin! por!> of the
The ay at ht'o o'olockl&grand =::=.~~u,;;_ .:'.::::;
In &l of the F\Jibg Corp!. Prisoncl"II
At the latter end of the wrk Charlie Chaplin IS to

Tbea.t:re

woo.

I

READING GARDENERS'
ASSqCIATION.

feature m

H

The Firem&n,"

eommen~ WIth

the

cthAnge of programme on Thursday, when alao UThe
Ragged Meeaenger" ou all Bntiah adapt&l:iOJ> of the
well.]mown nO'fel by D B Maxwell, H ~<ttbidden
grea~ J apancsQ actOr Seesue
Hayaka.wa, opieodo 9, "Catspaw and Soapegoai U

Paths," starring tho

.... to be exhibttcd

10

addition to other 8rst-oI&u

On Monday, Febrttary 26th, for ooe week
i:ml1' lthe management 8.nnOUDOe the special enga.ge-.
ment of I I The Wbip," It he supremo oftering of

ltema.

filmdom ] I

the ~t Drury Lon. ~

produced

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~
COLLEGlAT~

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SCHOOL.

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r
EXAMINA'rION SUCcESSES,
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On Tuesday afternoon bver 100 'bop from tl!b

School took p\.rt m the cf stomary paper ch.... arranged for the haH hohdCW granted

In

CODDeCtIOD. ~

wI>h tbe pubhca~lOn 01 tho results ~I the ~
ber Cambrulg. Local, I Tho , hares (~,
Peters, Sta,ples), n.fte'r a Inme nnlesi t"UD through

IDterest~ng oountry, reaoh:ed bolfl'8 Just m adv.anoe !
of the foremost hoonda t ~
The hat of the auC<lel!lifuI COIldidatee
Iowa I
~-B
compoSItIOn