Reading Observer 02-1918

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and HENRY HAMILTON.

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~ON~~Y NEXT, FEBRUARY 25th, 1918.

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':fhe 'W~r"ers'· t;ducational Assotiatio~. I NOTES AND COMMEN"TS

~eading.
1918.

CO ,IU1YNC[N(} .FElI, ' ZMh,

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lon.a-r in or DMr Reading. Can be qui&e ,~,
u one sitting ..d two bedrooma are &Otuall1 roquired.
URNlSBED ROUSE wanted for

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ANTED, BEER OFl'-LICENSE G.".",j,
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APPly WIlliam 'Mootorldge, 38, Ohurch Sti-o.t.
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on Sa.turda1S.

ANTED, IOO7rAGE In S.rb. Moderate t..ut.
-Full partioulan, N .L; , 30, Lucerne
Thornlon neath, SU1TOJ'.

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Displays

G.W,R.•..any"here
Maldtm.head or dUtrfo~ preferred.
reuonabJe .-Fali particwa.ra A.H.D. ,
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GI':l'YIBNE LAMPS 60.. Oil Limp". 20.. '.
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Id" Steel MudlnJ.rds, complete set h.8d .. Mndgu d
8p!uhero 2~.-F~rtee<:uo, I. Woot St~..t, R.adi.g.

(Fancy Drees, optional) will be held in ~e
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LARGE TPWN HALL,

On .Wedncwdq, Februa". 21tb, 1918. '

AKlN'G ANn GROO RY STORES.-W.nted· t
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GIRL to Uldst
houaew·ork
ont ba.biea.-Apply Mra. ·Hedges, 3-1,
R...ding.
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ANTiED atrOng a.cti"e LAD
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Aulatant; "'110 'BOY for Errands, eto.-F • W
Water Factory.-Apply
ron.n, Ha.rdy aud ,Willis, 121·122, Broad Street. R~-

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Proceeds in a.id of tli~' BEn:YOLJr.n' Ftnm for Old and
InfumlMeml>en of the A.eeociation.
HANDSOME PRIZES WILL ' BE 'AWARDED.

A First-c1~s Orchestra will be 'in Attendance.
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MEl. H, EOOLETON'.

8 .,d!. to • a.m.
M.e.; Ht. WJ.LU. BUTLn ,

REFBEBmI.EN'l'!I AT MODBlU.l'E ' PJU<mS.

4, large

ROOMS,
refurences.

Tick.to: ,Doubl. 4 /-. Singl. 2 /6" B,.JcoDY 8d.
(inc1udhig T~), may be obtaiued.froru anr Member of
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Committee: Mr. WlJ,lt.etDutler, Schoo of n.ncing.
Oilcam 4d" ClelLning Bl'Uahea 2<l." C~le J;.oob" l"ortellcue ~ros., Ltd. ,. t, Weat Str et,6&1Iing.
ANTED Stfbug GIRL, age l 14-16, to uaiat 'with Lime, tree Home, Chatha.m Street: or of Mr. Fred
timi.~h, Stationer, Queen. Vict.oria. Stroot., Readipg,
etc. in Appro. Hoom. -Apply penon 4- RPENTER5 ,,-od JOlNER8 (a.bOut 20) wa.nljed ally, Tb&~la.
P F.noT II. Coonn, Hon. See,. i. Waverley Rd .• Rea.ding.
4'ecretary, Heelaa Ltd, ; R eading. , \"
for ut'geut Gov~hm eDt work.
It. peT houT).Tite~ cn:h Iba oblained II.t tbe Doc". Carriage; at ~ a.m.
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AN'l/ED. OAS!IIER for Readmg,-Wrlle ",t&l·
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THE TOWN HALL. READING.
LERIOAL ASS ST.A.NOE requlr.d two or th •
an1) to Box 7252, ',' Obaerrer " Uffice, Readin,., . :
bours 'Per da.y. Mwt understand book-bepin .
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.A.N1'ED by. Working Man , (baphel~r) .. BED- .. WEDNESD .... Y, MARCH 13tb. at 3. p.m.
".ol1 sen·cr n .. Office, ~ading.
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-Write J:3iOx 72.56, .. O,baervor" O'fRee, , eading. '-'
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ANTEDL,\.UNDRY
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.. FARMERS LIKE ANGELS ...·Comparisons are likely ~ be J nfortuoate if not
distinctly odious. 1fhen ~ord Belborne told •
party of f.7rmers on l ~3.t1irda.~ t,~at h~ considered
t~y ha.d behaved hke Fg~I' dUring tuo pre·
sent food el1S1S w-e suppor wo must he charitable
eri~uglt to W'!sume that ~e did bot mean id len
r angels, - And yet, if his Lord~~iP intended his
statement ' to apply to he an elic hosts whi('h
BEADING; SAl'URDAY. FEB. 23. , 1918- number in their circle ~ icha2l, Ga:briel and tLe '
whole retinue of Archa.ogWs, we o.re force .. ttl tho
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. ~OLlTICAL CRISIS.
place. One of
first, Ii indeed the Erin,ip, l.
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.serYl.• ce of ange, Is ,is to, d,o th,e will of their l .Huler
M"Lt.oTD
G';ORGE quoted in the
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of 'Commons this week the Temark of a hesita.ti on . .....Lord Rhondd~ and Mr. Prothc~o, for
c*J,1 ical Fren~~man
Napoleon has
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been overra~ed. as 8 soldjer. It After &11," the time being, have ~ appoint.ed to be tba
s~id this critic, If he h~d only ("oaltiontl" to rulers of farmers, but it 9l'nnot be said tlI~ latter
fight all his lile." The · Premier.J having ha.ve given the most un1 Uj stioning obediepce to
hiKi for iqrite tiine l to ca.rry the responsi. the edicte of their m~,. '" Their sen-ice is not
-Spitie,s 01 )e~ing B, Coalition Government, one of readiness, but seefDs to be rendered YelY
felt t,h e force of the obs9n8.t ion, ~nd most much against the grain, ~ibeing inkrspersed ,i,' jth
~ople wh"ct, ha ... e followed the "":1rying for- .thoS(;! grumbling an~ ob~ in~t.e cha.ra.cierist.ies w
tunes of the I.Western Allies for the l ast proverbial with the Britis fa.rrner when ·he cannot
tlrJ;'ee an'd a·half, years will feel it aleo. A get everything his own wa.y-weather,: cropt rent,

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field of Ipolitic, [has , 8 sentence that reads comparisOn; is to be allow~d to pass unclIa.11ellged
,\.~ry apt to.day. II Such." ~ said Cardinal 'he ought lto tell us to ",·hibh class of angels 1m in·
Newman. ~j are comprehensions in r eligion tended it t:o .a.fp1y. As itl,st.a.nds i t woulll ~cc m
ahd coalitions iil'· polit.tcs, from which little to be nothHlg', short of '0. 1hbel upc;m t.he a,'el'ag6
g~od ie commpnly t.o he .expected." J But if . ma.n's coooepUbn of the angelic h ost, who do not,
8) Coalition Go',,:,ernment from, it13 nature is like one of their forriter F,mbers j go ab6ut t.be
more liable to internal disturbl}nces, it has ea.rth like a. roaring liop seeking whom thdrn may

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mal Administr41ion... . It. can clai.ri:t to be

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"Inational" in
sense which its c'ritics are
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ri.rely '.bl. 'to ' do. ,Therelore; while there FROM EARLY MORN ,T O DEWY EYE.:Jay be recons~ructi~n a.nd regrou~lD.gs,
Berkshire Volunteers are natura.lly very1anxlou5
the overthto.~ of $8 Government 15 J;lot to increase' their num.eric~l strengtlf W1Lu thIS
lik·ely'... W?e D th~ Ministry i., the , object in view Col. Kol1i~ and oth';' oflickrs met
sf.:0nd Coaht~on l q and -the only ObVIOUS ~ the Berkshire' Executive. of the Farmers' U'nic n ou
allternat~!& . is .w:bat . is: calle~ a?- 'told Saturde.;. The Cha.irm.a.nl (Mr. E. K. W. Siadel
~«ng," Its posltlon 18 well-nlAh llDp~eg.
;y•.
lfllble. It Dlay . quite likely be the desire of swd that some of the farrers men, like ~owme~,
the "old gang" that it ahonld ·l be. Their o.nd 8hep~rds~ were ! w~r~tDg from.four 0lclock In
cbnclusion may be that there are mare the ~ormng ~lll &even m )the eveD~g, ,d the r~~
~ ~cks the coppers in s·tore for the Govern- . fore It was dl~cu1.t to ~ what. time they. .cou
"ent.
~n that ca.se
~ill discreetly get to ~~ to ~11l If the~. w~ a.~y g~tl dl ~t~nC6
ftlllh
their critici'im3 liO far a.n~ no to waJk 1.0 the sca.ttered distnota In whICh a.gn cul'
~nrtr '.T; coap61 the :Ministry to H sit GP1" turo WI18 carried on.
~lli-e, in ,~is reply.
reluse . to ... i.t it to climh down. SuCh thought it could ba.rdly "" expectM of !uch men
are i]he ways. of politician. of all sorta, and I tha.t they should be asked to go any eonsi{lerable
+'H~ry crisis" :win haye , a lar,ge element . distan~ ~ put in drills,~ IUJ thoy aeeme}i to be
f ~'burelY politi'cal ta<:tica in it. .
working from oW early morn to dewy eyef ·A tl.en'
'. there are limits; 'of ~rse. to t·he E::t- tion ws& then d!rected
what ot.her fa.rm bands
. nt to. ",hiol! this ma)•.properly 00 carried I might 00 asked to do for volu\\,,"ering. Mr, SI,d,
1 hen LLlcre .111 . g~~at bU~\~eS8 , afoo~.
When I desired to &ssure Col. Kellie and his brut·her
the ab.orptlOn
'm_.1 pollti",,1
techntque and offieer.
th.t the
fBrlDCl'5 "ad DO ant~onism ... bat·
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TO-MORROW rSUNDA. Y), ~t 3.30,

RABBI HARRIS M. LAZARUS; M.A.
(BrondesbtlfY Sjultogogue), will give an Addresa.
Admjasion FlJCle hy Tidr:et oftly,
To be obta.illOOo
f C.lltO:BERTS. 10, Ch&in
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PRIVATi ,Y~.Swi~~YANCE
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Where any re!pect:Lble pe!'lo~ : I114,Y 'i:)b~in 'tI.
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COMMANDANT O. HOY.
The C~ntrl'l Citadel,
St Mory.'e Bntt., Reading.
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~EADING SPIRITU A-L MISSION.

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sworu. play becomes
ever to tho movement for recruit.ing on behalf e(
aria,s . a. scandalised. protest like t.he Volunteers, a.nd ColJ KeUie had no doub~
~r: ~'~~ady "at Westmins~r: J )8Qol;lt . the Chairman:a +ranee. Ult.iroatoly, 3!

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ON KEEPING A DIA~Y'd18,qu.le~ by I Now that the New Year is well on ih c outSi',
deve.loll1thne·'tnlst'h
• ~~b,ody hhas carrying u~' week by week U; our ultimate bourll r ,
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a.t ' which the 6 Ie \lho 1'"& won.der how many.ofl our :reoa.ucrs w I ~ st :lf . t
know the f-.tpe · ~Il t k
l~lB ')Vith the usual hst. of good re6Ol~tlOnS cn n
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at' turning aut the Gov. ola.un to nave ept t ~ll]'
up to
e pi t::~
do ....' • Of the merits of th e I d'ate? ;lt i. true the Y""f i. young yet. bUl '~'~
betw~ ( th~ .. Government and fs,the ~ailty of human ~~t.ure "tbat ev.e ~ t.h~ br1C~
W;IH .... Ro~rtfl9n, the House of Cam-i past wIll no~ bea.r too ~tIcal an examInal lOn b.l
Iilth adniitted is \ncom- aU of us. Many people lstart ea.ch yea.r by krep '

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. tha.t . o~
Wll1l. t~,. 1.,,";01'1& on our men are llemg 'will be seen by the report given in i ,notb"
·the F~ont, 't.. Im~Itant penon· column the fa.rmers reS~.ed to 8.fford~ltl:ie ,· nlun,
. be~n " known to change t~eir tear Qmcen every faeilit for the obje~t thcy hn.,e
a. hinL. .of_.~ha~ sort. The. excIte· in view by instrncting t eit" Secretary t9 fU111 ish
hav~ :lU8t . ocoo.rred In the 001. Kellie with 8 list 0 the names of the memo
.' ., .n.~ver;a.d. f t~ true char· bers of the Berkshire Br anch of the I F nrmp~'
C~8~S. i n~ . ar or
em to pos· Union!O that responsiblel persona in scatt ~n:d i1. l1d
en.oracter 1 . would be n"""".ary
tl'
d' t '16 . ht 00
lied
bdn li
the anawer.l·w· an important uestion to ou ymg 18. nc mIg 1 a.P'p110 ~ , on.
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dou1:itfu
That questJon ,]s, of course: '
Id be d
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this ' . matter on wbich Parliament ton con . espat e a rigu ar m
giv~ the . Gove",ment notice to quit1" lhe respect.lv. headquarter·'
'ha.s neve r been ~oubtful in ~i5
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S-UN;D.AY. FEBRUARY 2hB, 1918.
. MR. ERN'E '~ T HUNT.
, 11.30 a.m'. -Subject: II Optimi!lte a.nd P6MhD.ists."
. ' 3 p.m.-Bilrrice of Son,. U'JOAN OF AnO."
6.4:t) 'p.m.-" Holineu ed .HeAlth.

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Euro~1L!l reputation.
A.amsted by the talented youug En8liah 'CeUiat,

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uletul. , Appl iea.nu must apply, bnugmg BIrth ,qeltlbetween 1.5-16

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TOOr... S, 8A.lUENT'S Toot Stor8to 43 ana 4i,
Proprietor: Frauk SlLrjeuti (ou

RICE LISTS OF SEEDS 'F DR ;rIlE FARM
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Appl'f' )leesn, Heming and Tudor, Sta,tion ttood,
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c...verllham
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MlUl~l1"Td !pllUh ~n 2d: each.-Forttacue Dros., Iftd.,
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Sit· P8rey Sandenon, K.C.M.G .• J,P., and the Ofllcera
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tiCKETS (inclusive of Tax): '
Numbered ~nd Reserved, 2 16 and 2/ "1, from Mesal'S.
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Barnes and Avil:l. .
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Unreserved, 1/3, from the ElementAry School8.

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tha.t. they are proli·ided with the proper documents
for t.hat purpose without.1 rushing pell·mell in to
di sgraceful and entirely u*called. lior queues. Ko
wonder tho public were g7ven da.ys of
on
Monda.y and Tu(:sday, a~d if they want furth er
days of g ra('(l let t he m ask for such exton.r; ion of ,
titne in n() uncertain rnn·nner and it cannot In,wfulh·
be refused them, The pqblie ~ould rciuse to b~
herded together in queues Ji~e sheep in a. Pen, and
we ~ope after their experien ces of la.st week t hey
will resolutely ' set t,h eir fres against" this form 05
official torture in the future.
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CHILDREN'S CONCERT.

12 o'c1ock on Fridays. '

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oueb lette,. mlY.' be I.ft It our PUBLlBHl U

Advertl .... ments for these
columns are accepted until

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these d,ys, viz,. to see that the (lOOpJe are feq. ""d

Nos. 75 and 78.

SUTTON.& SON ,S.

(BY REQUEST),

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APPLIOATION.

grdce

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

, NOTtCB TO ADV1!RT!!!tnI8.
Lettef'l In "mn,e!' to ..a."erti~menill~nnot now
add!'e&Md to POST OJ'FICES, till aalled fOT.i b t.

ha.ve to arr,mge

convenience of t.h(' .~e
peopl~. sooing that. the. :l11thorit.ies have done "crv
little to considcr the convenie nce of tho pllhlic i~
this mat.ter up to now, For the local aut.hori ties
have. one paramount dllty imp6sed upon them in

BY APPOINTKENT TO KING C !CORGE V. '

On MONDAY. FEB. 25tb. 1918.
At 1 p,m. ca.ch Erenlng . .

we aebepted. but Postal Orden are preferred ~

~'~th tho r~tJ i.>·it~
WIll

for further da.ys for the

.. SIMON'DS. REA.DING."

Tl!LEPHONE

The ~ilrkt'lt Place. Reading,

SH!LLING ; every additional 'l'I$N

OPFIQE8,
,
.&.11 ana.en ,or enQulries

ON

l~cnl

St. Mary'. Butts, on Satnrday, Fel...naty 23rd

WANTS. Ete.

Ih~

s o ~1t; ,1 th.

h<lYe

W Icb

nd they were not su~p.lioo
'rforms
the
authont.les

READING.

WILL BE GIVEN AT "

Worde 81Xl'BNOB,
I
O.dng to tbe Post o,Ice Rute, we cannot &ec~'
penny .tainp. in p&yment, Hell.pe.ny Bt.lmp.

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EXPLAINED by MEN WHO HAVE FOUGHT.

!l'l!lI CHAtE roR' PREPAID ADVElt'l'lSElaNTs
tl.ui••_.1I ~UI_ il ... follow' :-'l'WEN'1'Y
.

Cb~ra. c ter.

STOal. :

STA.TION,

LISTS

TI!IJ,EGRAMS

' ACTUAL WAR FILMS,

D

RAU,WA.Y

PRIOE

OP
HOU~E.

pressmg . tbrongs

a.n..'tIOUS,

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THE ' WAR' IN PICTURES.

ANTED 10 Rent for ~'~~;~:oi
W
Jh. or aix
on molo line,
not.

Ha.d the permanent officlal~ wh n !Ii!\"e

Jheir offices at t·Le Town H a ll had enou gh (II'
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~Cinematograph

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of America.

'l'Wrcl~ NHHI'L'LY

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~all Pu~her

"FreedolJl,

111)t

h{ndered their ingre1;s a nd egress to t-ht-iI ' lbP '~'
tive offices la.''lt. week, th;lt"it " ias ~()m~dcred p.. lit i,;
SIMOND'I. LTD., , to change the vcnuf But the p Oln~' JS , (';;pecia lly
\ for those who.endured S() 'much last week in t-Leir
eagerness to,obey the official ed ict., that, if Ihey
BIUtIVMIIS. WINM ,A ND SPIlI/T
were among th ose who were rejected a f ~ l2 r t.hr.ir
.IIElI.OH AN'l'S.
~a.borious pilgFima.go to the Town Hall tilt'\' :I nd
trHE BR~WERY, , READING no need to despair. In deed, if there is not (-\'cn
now plenty of corn in Egypt.. thero were ~ i'. ntv
of more ra.tion cards to be got. for t.he a.sking at. t.h~!
AVAL- AND MILITARY CONTRAOTORS. porn Exchange, and that.. be it noted, ,\ii.hout.
any more qu eues with theil' att.cndant m..i kr j~ .
(
'Ve are tempt ed to add t.hat ever ii a.ll the pHIJIie.

Patbe' & Oazette, deplctt.g tbe IA.tePlt W~t' Boeo.el.
TIme ~tting, OIU" "I D T\t'ICP. "~IC[.r,
t

with option to erle1ld,-W'rite all particulan to Box
300, % Goeden's, ll ~ Henrietta Street, eo't'ent. Garden,
Londcm, W. O.

r 'ha.d

change,

ALL ~~A.TS Fm~B.

Religion.

w~c~ ~ they espied the o ffi cill.l

posted up notlfymg t~ a.t ration ca.rds lIIi~ht Sl iH
on. Monday and ·fuesda.y <I t. the ('"r n 1'.:\,

W. DUNN.

CoLLl!iOTION'.

ii.

OD,,!,

1j1Â¥ .,thiS

Subjeot of Addreas: u auildlDg the Futl1re,"

. &

lUITOundinR distric,t s. (or

t

Mil·

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three Gr four ~ roome would do). Three mOl1tha

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LONDON R.OAn.
UNDA.Y, FEB1f.UARY 24TH. '1918.
AI ~.30 p.OO.

VERA ROCHDALE.
BILL~1t{MAN.
Lot. U ••I.

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ORTGAGlIS ARRANGED upon Pnehold and
LeuehoJd p~_ at trom 5 to . 6l pet
eent. bltleft!8t. \.Fnnda now .....u.bte: Al,MO, £1.400,
£1,300 £900 ...760. 1£1500. £800. £ZOO, .$60. -M...,..,
It.II.il 'lIu'tlei. 80D and P.Io. F.D.I./ Mortgag.
Brok.n, 6, HU'ket 1?aoo. Readin,.

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ARIAN , FRElEl CHURCH.

KAY.

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THE CHAGRIN OF THE RATION .
QUEUES ,Tb~ vast throng of Reading poop!e who -w:. 't{'d
.pa~i€ntly Cor so ma.ny hours ' ia.st week in t h('
rrtt~',q~eucs ruu8~ have fEl t con e-iderabl.\- I " ha~,

~RODUCTION pr..."t

P1U.1.'tJ'RING

-State lull partio~ to Home6nde,ra, 161, Pioo&dillr.

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,A. MUSICAL FA'Re/CAL REVUE,

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By WALLAOE PARNELL.

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V ,.A. ~ I S . ' ,

.. Whither l Ooest Thou l' ..

PALMER PAR!C ; ..... ~•.
£325' -~
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a 'lary, an d as J anu\lory 1Ii t .IS ,US hered
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fa.it white pag.. ani laid before them. fl] ey ,,;0'
Ilutely declare they will ibe ,con~.tent f nd ?,h
da.y &1?ply them~lves to~ filling ID the (most, Jnl ..

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be

because.
were sllch '8.8 to portant impressions which life hall 16ft uron then).
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ca.!esl, procr.as.
to dlny the ap- tinat.ion a.s&erts itself. There i~ ian .acc~mHll a ~!~~
that
of .da.ys to be accounted for, the ltUk beco me1\ .llk
debate 8ome., or the' writer finds himself or hen;el l b~l'o rn,
it. Bu ing too introspective, even mo"roid. di sgu:;.t' arise!!
q(;V"p1J1l"~t
uot ehal on perusing the ihort, jerky ~jl\.Cula.t\onF.. and
fina.lly the rema.i nder of the- p&gcla are ~7fega.wd to

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