Reading Observer 03-1918

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THE-ATR~, RE~~ING. ,
. MONDAY, ' lIAR'cH 11th, for SI/( NWHTS, 1st ' 7.30.

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' A 4! Metro" Wonder-play .

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AnnANIJED
M ORTGAGES
Lenseholrl Pl"'Opertie. at

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1111011 Preehold and
fro ~1 5 to 5. per

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ANTED. BlIE-R QFF- LIOFlNillI O.nel'.I.-

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rc.asoDlI.blc: , work gua.ran teed.-Fo.l"tescu&
Ltd ., 1, We st Street, Itead:n ~.

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l\KOl'."'EY - The n iJ lr III\·e..,tm BIl t:
Ltd . will L"R~n £5 tlml U p W Il l-d S all note of
hn.nrltnreAPonRIb1e p"e:r!ou ~: repa.~·l1IeHt1I; to Rllit Borrowers' OOI\Y611 lence; no fpeR char:!ed: modernte
in torest. - AflPly to their LocAl Office, 221, Oxford
Roo.d. Reading.

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nOllrnl'l Oro"e, W . 2. h ., !\. VACA~CIE~ for
you n ~ LADY ASS [ STAXT~ LSllle!l\"roluen). ...:..Apply
penOD8.lly, or by letter, to the Miul9.ger.
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"EDROO ' f tn Let, ('Al\tre of town, lOs. pc~ wl"ck.
11 0 hoard. - Bo:ot 73'26 , " OMerver " omc~, Rea.diyc.

/'I:orCYCLES.-We are man ufa.ctu rers, lind can
.I> gjv'., .vou best vnlu(l fo r money.
Gfmt·s
Dicvc::le . B.S. A. fittin~1'I. P almer ,,·tM. co mpl ete
.... ith an llC'(le!'1.~orifts. fulh' !!UarnntR.flll, £ 10: hi[!'hed
~l1 ll1itv. lowcst pdce.-Fodiscue's, I, West St~et,
R ear'ling.

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OTHER SPEAKER5:-

for Gntllcn work. Wages ft.C .
&nd elCI'At"ieuce.-Apply early
morning, 71, Kinmore Uon.d . CnVersbnUl.
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.-\ N WPl.l1 te" ~ 1H'~ tn lH'J1"1tO~. fnr coal deli~ery;
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penno.nent
tl'l \llit.a.hl(\
Ul1:on ..ages.- W ANTED T h ree or Fonr
ROOMS. E utr! at once
J. Smith, 83, C.vershlhn R Olld, Reu:tmg.
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mereil\l imd Gen .. rnl Printililf executed Ilt the
OJJ ro of this Paper. No Job too lnrge. :r..~o J ob too
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t8'1uired.-.AJlt'IT ~icholA on alld Sons,
Ltd .• The'Brewery, )faideuhead.
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Miss Gr0eUblllll. 16, '~Le Forbmr , ~{enclillg.

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llAPEnV. -Wi1IIIIIo?1l n~f!:ll , WI'!.thollrne (hovl",
w. 2, lH\~ Y.\ n.'Nr,rF.~ in fhe Ln.es, H ,LhI\T '

rlAfI;her; a.ntf Trimmilltf l)flpa.r tmOl.nt.9 fnr .'{"ounS{ LA ny
ARSl STA.NTS.- Apply pe.,sonlllly, or by letter, to the
M"llnltg:cr.
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·~LF.CTRIC TORCH .CASES (ReVon \'IlrietiM stocked)
..I:" ftnm C,d. , '8dt.l~ rif! !I for Mal'" III" 'J'!lectrie Tie Pil,1s
(!lix 'fIl\tt'l"lI~ lIt;r.ekect) fr clln 1(1.. Te~t.ed Globes
Fortel!cue's 1. W~t Street, Reading.

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' EADIE or
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NEW DEPART URE COASTERS.
fl{t.ed 2.11.: Rnhll, front +s .• hl'\Ck 51. : SpokE'S
with IdpT"IM. fttted 1<1 . dl)),;en: liuh Ch!Lln Rill~1I lA, fid. ;
J..eP.'llin2'1 (\ViI\.Ulrpl'O"lf), 38. IOd.-Fort.eacue Bros., Ltd..,
I, Welt Street, RMding,
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OR !'Ule TYPEWRTTRR , .. Sn.lter." jn ne'Y oondi .
tion, £'J.S.-Apply HoW"~, 2, Proepect Street,

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UnN1Sn f1: D APA nT~!El\TS . - T ..o or Thr..

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C8.veraha:~ .

'. rIomfortillhlo nnnmll to T,ot in I[oori loc.1ity.-

'Vri te :pox i3Z8, "Ohflerver 't Office. Reading.

F aR SAL'F., Ruite

of FURNIl'URrr:, lIpbolltered in
TapeAtr,'V. OVERMA.NTF.r~ and CARPET, a\1
neW'.-Wnt.e DOl[ 1331, II Ob.erTer" OlRce,

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not ohjected to •.-tWrite Box 73:W,

UXFURNfSHED
later. ' Over shop
"Ob..'sene.l''' Office,

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GENEnA~

for
H.efe!,euce!ll·c lpured.

fn~e

Lieut.·Col. LESLIE WILSON,
C.M.G., 0.5.0., M.P.,

Councillor L. E. . QUELCH., J.P"
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Mr. . F. A. SIMONDS,
Mr. S.BRA(,N,
Mr. , B, RUSSELL.

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IRLS. 14 to 16, N1uired to receive good bWl tn@l1
Startill,lf &.II Cubi et'll ; hoard l\1Ul resi ~
dence provided a.ud oomlOencillg M.lllry RiYO I1 . ]iixcel'lent pro;specbl, Se~·ettLt vAcn. uCiell. - Apply in o wu
writing to Mr, Williams, WOl. Whitley, Ltd" Queeo'a

I_IP.n.UP.R'f'S
Cutl. alnet,

811iLMT SI!lRiVANTS' AGENOY,
9,
R ..din~, .. tablisbed 1M8. noO(l SftUflUOlI1I noW' o~n for Cook&, Ladiel' Militis,
P :lrlourma.ide, Uo·uaemahl., Nui-sfte, Kitcbtlu a.nd Soul .
' ler vmAidll, Bet"een 1ll&irl. ",ud Generols. Also.U
;. cta..ea of Men Senanu. Waitiuf{ RooIl1ll. .

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,\N·mn. ONE o' TIVO B EDROOM"'-and us,
of Sittin" Hooru, with n.tlend luU!e.,-'fennll :\ud
full particulAr.l t~ Wheelwright, I, G'tOo lll brldg:() H.oa.d ,

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C ..\.R \r AN" \"i th kn o t\'}origo of

dis~l"! c t

r rehm·ell, Wa~ e", to ilttl.rt ;~ la. p ~r weak,. With
Jlro.~ pects of :vI.V8.11Cf'l mellt if mti.!!factory.-Apply Snowfla.ke Laundry, Ca\·ersnam.

WANT

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s.

GASH,

WEDNBSDA Y, MARCH 13th, at 3 P',m..

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Where any rosp.ectable penon m n.y obtain a
Loan fl'om £10 to fl.uy amount without fu~s
or Loan' Office formalitie9.

A. GRAND

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No Feel o't Securities are requjr~, and

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W A~TED
ROOM

&t once, FURNIS1:r:ED SITTING
wi th olle or two bedrooms, for thn~e
Tcrms mf)<lertde. In or ncar R ea.ding.-Wrl te
i3B, .. O'bl!.er\'er II' Office, Reading,

ladies.
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RIGHT
P EOPW;
TQGETHER.-When you :wa.nt to buy any·

BRING

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thing. sell any thing, or excb aQ.ge anything, wh~D.

you '''6n,t to find a ~ituati o n or an em ployee, or
Let a Houae, advertise in t h & colum ns of thll
Journal. . Th three or f our lin(» YQ.U insert Wll!
be "lCs nned. hy just the ~'op l e you want to reacb.:
people yo'.1 would a.nd dlffi.cu lly iin t"ellchina: in &nY
ot.ber 'III" ;'y.

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LADY required in 'Fish":Donger'e Shop. ·
Y OUNG
Kuowlerlf;!:e of book · keepini': MUflt ho quick
strictiv- honest,
re'fcrcl1C-eI!.Itt

fl'Z'llrefi

Write

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Box 7315, "Ob6erver" Office, Ri:ading.

"ZlLVO'" RA.rSIN'G
THE GOT,D MF.DAL SELF·
FLOUR, still to t he
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fr ou~ for

LUI A JU T A

C",kes and PtUtry.

Sold eyer!where.

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LIER,

The G I'ClIt CO ll tin e ntn.! 'Cel!iet with the
Eu r opellli reputntion.
Assisted by the tal ented yOUllg
O~ACE

Rngl ~8h

'Cell ist,

LAW.

At the Piauo: Mi ~ 8 DAISY BUCKTROU T,
At the Organ: Mr. A. C, P. EMBLING, Mus. Bac.
purC ES : h: !), 3:'6, 214 and 1/3, ineklding Tax.
Bookings at. Bar n es &- Av is, fj aDd 7. Duke Street
Rcadiug. Telephollc 971.

EASTER; MONDAY,

KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNINC.

R,palr· B,ndl ld.. . V.lvl, 6d .. Ono Min"te patt".
Tyre Len" (thne) 3d. set, P uncture Proof Ea.ad,

(JOOPER.
StrOOESSOR TO LEWIS OO'?PlfR,

WINI!:

11EROHANT.

28 .nd ,29, MARJtET PLACE, HEADINO.

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N :B.-@omP.BuntCellarmenkept, who can be ongn.ged
for bottling, packing, or removing Wine.

PA~NGER

AND FREIGHT
SERVICES.

LONDON,-NEW YORK. 1>
LONDON-CAN ADA~NEW ' YORK.
B,RIB'I'()L-CAN ADAI~EW ' YORK.
. L1VERPOOr~NE,W :rOIlK.
Pur Rate. o.r PaM&«e. Frel~t, Dat. or 8&ilini' aDd

Part.k:ulan .. to

I..o.~UDI ~

1, Welt Street. Rea-dint, ..

AMERICAN LINE.

. LIVERPOOL TO NEW YOR1L
eAILING UNDER AMERICAN FI:/A:G•. ,
d o.rrying lat·, 2nd. and 3rd 019.811 PII~nger• .

Apbly to AMERICAN LI'k)!, .LiverppDI; ):,ondon,
Sou-.h&mpton & Briatol'j or to :A.gontlS &'V,rl;rhere.

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pap~r reqUired, jU8t loile

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.. GOBLIN ,; ,and coal. They
They are deodorous, germi •
Cldal and will burn Iwhen
damp. Retailed everywhere

or dellver~d locally tn lots of
144 at

8/-

the Gros ...

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Wrlte:-

Sports Meeting at Reading. "GOBLIN" Firelighter Factory
Two GaIloway Races (open),

Driving Competition (open). locai,

NORTHEIELD ROAD, 1READING,

lgrievou~

extent , to which

iog war to :preserve all the early freshness
,and enth:u.siasm. The shipyard worker,
'off froni that close contact with actu a.l wurfare wh ich the soldier and sailor exp~r i·
enee, is not easily flIb']e to ' rea.l ise 110W
his ,p aA is to the conduct or the woar. M nj
years of p,eace had l Ied u s, perhaps, to rl.ke
our daily Ibrea.d and the comforts of h£e
very much :for grarltcd. 'Va did not realisc
how ,prec arious ' th~ supplies of an i!:l r nd
race must be, nor do we fully apprcff3te
'now at what cost' bf peril and p·rivlfion'

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. A fatal accident ocourred · &t Sy.nningdale on
Thursday in) last woek, Fob. 28th, wHen Lieutenant
Stanley Chappell, R.F.C., of Strcntbam , aged 19,
--'U=N::CIT=A-:-::RC':'IA--;-;;N:-:F:::R:::Ej
::::E CHURC H.
'w ho was flying witb two other pilo~ , cr:l.shed in Il
LO:iDON nOAD.
field ft.nd, se far as can be ascertained, v.:as killed
S UN .. D,\Y . MARCH I On . 1918 .
instantanco.usly.
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At 6.30 p.m.
From eVldence at the mqueet, whtch ·:WA.8 COllMR. H . J. GOLDING.
duoted by Mr. R. S. Payno, Coroncr for the .R eadbJg
Subject b.t AddreMJ : •• The Religion of H. G . Wells."
district of Berks, at BroolUhiall Farm, Sunningda1e,
on Saturday , it I~pponred that the dec£"ased left Filt~
VoLLY.CTJON,
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ALL Sx,,'1'S FSEB.
l teligioll ..
'F'reeilolll.
Character.
ham, ne8.r Bmtol, tor Lympnp, on a Bristol machine
at 1.50 p,m. He hAd flown tho machino, whlch was
in perfect order, twioe bofore\ · and on this
.
Willi flyiog alone with . rmndbo.gs aSo ballast.
othor ma.chinee fccompn.nied him on the journey,
This Sunday, March 10th,
which he had fl.own muny times previously, and the
deocat!ed'1I machin e was bran _uew and had he'Jn
teijted in the ' usu.,l way, L i!3ut. ChnppeU was ~n
(LATE OF
experienced pjlot fl.nd had flown in France. On
Will commence a Seriea of
nearing SunningdoJ.o th e ai.rolen encounter ed a
blinding snowllto"rm, a.nd the otllrlr ttt,'O descended i,
the aeocllsed. howev er, decided to continue. Aboht
MORNINg' lat 11.0. Subject: .
3,20 air meoh*-n'iosl in Sunnmgdale no ticed Q.n fterb~
phmQ cit'Cling'round. The eJlgine was · ,1 missing'"
"The Church: ' What i. it? Why i. it ?' .
very badly, but appcA.rod to be: under control, and 1M
EVENING, fa t 6.30. Subject:- · ,
it deeoended the engine was .ahut off. · . It came down
,
" /ConversiiJD, of a Brahmin."
an~ WM Hidden f rOIn the Sigb t
tho mer.hanics.
FOR MEETINOS IN "'I<EK SEE SMALL BILLS wao, Oil Brrh'al .ut tbfJ sput where they bod seen it
disappear,
found
that
fire
·bad
b
ken
o ut and tho
Furthe~ Announcement. Next Week.
body of tho deoea8ed "':Ie b ...dly Q l&lT\.."<i, OM of
the. mechanics who !!IILW tholu.1'<lplano t ltiHng depoRM
READING SPIRITUAL MISSION.
that it came down betwo['u 'two treee in a apiru.l
TRIi NBW B.gr" /11.. AG"d.VE STII8X1:
nose dive. Mr. Arthur Packer, 80n of the l@te
SUND,\ f' , MA,RCH ' 10TH, 1 918 .
postmo8ter of Sunningd\\lQ, who actually witnessbd
, MRS. M. , H. WALLIS .(of London).
the mfl4ainB striking thol ground, said .that it w:as
11.30 a..m., Answers to Queenon•.
.f;lying nry Jow n.nd seemed _to be out of b8.lance.
3,10 p.m., Lyceum for Ohildren.
Identification WBS only mnda poB.'lible by the findi~g
6.~5 p.m" Inspir&tional Addt·eee.
of two khaki linen collarli marked Cbl\ppell andl 0.
Free.
Collection.
All
oiS,...,tte caso marked with the. initW8 of the
t:::::'~:
verdict 'of dezt,th by miaa.dventure
160, Co.versho.m Roa.d, Reading,

Yet our .Po1;,l~ionIS •
It ~ 18
f By
we 9hall I be near t() tJ:lings h;!t

the! are borne to
senou,

one,

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unless

will not bear thinking about. It is goo to
know that the mov~rnent in the .ship)' rds
is an ) upward ODf., We have ,no;'\' een
hankly lold what I the need, are, an ' w'

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Foqt Race (60 yards).
,
AIRMAN . KILLED AT SUNNINGDALE,
PRIZE MONEY £60· GUARANTEED

dare :bot ' fall : .shott of them.

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CAsTLE ST.C-ONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

REV. PITT BONARJEE
JlIDIA)

EVANOELISTIC SERVICES

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FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCTION.-

In his speech on Sa.t.~ rda.y to t.h~ land o\\ ne ~,

fa.rmers, a.nd a.gricult.utal c1i1.<;..Scs genernl\y, )lr.
Protharo, the Minimr of Agricult~c, h, ,Jled
the qUlJStion of food p~uction in a state~m , II like
~a.y. He took tho fayJer s and thei~ iri£"nd. into
his confidence, as he h as ever shown hi,o; re ~H i :J6~
to d~'. I a.nd jf a.fter his IC1.e.a.r and lucid CX JlIjJ i L :.'~~
there 18 any more grumr llllg. on th e part. of 3c lk·

shire fa.rme~ a.t wba.tl is 'eocpected of ~b{'m h: ~ hlJ
Government
In war 'tIme we do noL thlnk t.he (a D
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count upon much sym~a.tby.
PRO PATRIA. I
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Mr. Prothero was at his best. when h e ~ ru ek
hi s hi gbest not.c. B~ reminded the farmf' h of
what tvas being don 6
the ,count ry and

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fore forI them , too , bYi toe men at .t he f ron t,. n l'o,.
.
ran tqc risk or s"l.crific irlg their lives, 'as ~o lJJJlY
thousa~ds of thei r co~a.dcs ha.d done. Rul ~ lint.
did tIie farmer s' riEkJ ilosing, if a.t all 1 .: ie y;
pa.ttryl pounds st-crl ihg. ! ISurely a.fter t·h i.:<
fa r·
mers will cease their l ~ca,p. paltry, parochi fl ! fnrm
of mdrkct bi~gling.
n.ndowners and t he · :~ r lll·

tilt

ing cla..saes must reDlem Cl' they are t.rmtees I'l i tbe
food production of t~, country:
;rhey ~Tf.
landOr' nars and fa.rme rr by accident ()f bl r ~ 1. I
is no ' fo r them to sn~ wh.at they. sha ll otJ ~h:l\~
ldIGRATION' 1 not, in these daY5. ITbelr d uty IS to ob[ \" til
_orde9' of the Min~sth a~pointed to · cOlllr0'lrl h.[; III ~
the production within the If they fail in thls P arliament ma.y h ave ~ \Lr)
.from Empire ·sourcell is
e:rtended, The cruab- shortl wa.y with
aDd copra

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'l'h~ address
,the Master of

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reportcd 1["\ I·he
SllOli ld h.l r,~ad
~ hi gh \f a.llH~ Oil his
between
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it is truo hai
the nation is on its trial.
The \ shirl! lild·
·ing ~<?rker i s asked i to sustain the cau e (J
notlhiW less tha.n civilisation itself.

difr. N' hti.~, j

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In gr

measure tha.n everl before

I NOTES ANti COMMEN S

MARGARINt:~

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they preju<li"

the vital interests of the community." 'r'he
lIituatiop. is not altogether surp:rising. It is
:not easy in 'the fourth year o f an exh<1.~st.

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Pony Race, Whippet Race,

unl ess maximum output is given

in erary shipyard and marine.engin e shop
Iby ~ver:rone concerned. If employers besi·
:tate to play their part, or if men anywhero
down tobls or go slow for .any -rea son. thAJ
Iwill now de> , 80 i!l ~he know ledge of tho

fut

'GOBLIN' FIRELIGHTERS

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~ IGHT TH~ FIRES W1ITH

No

'w h at is called labour unrest. The necessity
of the moment is that the conscience of tho l
country should ·ibe brought to bear upon

obtaine d

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Sout.h Afnca~1I GreAtest Soprano, and

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engineering shops, but I wish to make it
perfectly clear that these results cannot be

42, Quee.n's·Rd" Reading.

THE TOWN HALL, READING.

to

'l'jlf~ First Lord's explicit words leave no
room for excuse. ." To rea<:'h," he , S(ljlS , " an
ultim a t e
,p roduction . at
the I ra te oJ
3 , 000 ,000 tons per a.nnum is, I b.elieVe, well
within
the
present
and
pro.s,}) ectivo
c.pacity of our shipbuilding yard, and

A

APPLY TO

Mr. H. S.. COOKE, M.A.

shipping, were ,allowed

both employers and workmen to im·pres!I
. on them the seriousness of ~peding the
na.tional effort. '

PRIVATE CASH ADVANCE

(Lecturer in 'Education Bnd Mastc.l' .of Method,
• Uui\'craity Qull e2;o, Reading) •
Mem bers (Lrc invited I to bring their friends,
DRYLAND ~ ~\8L,\M , Jun. , Secretary.

MISS

for &115, can-iftge built, rubber . ~P.'Y CUNARD LINE, L; •.u"",l; London
. Bl11hoPHrate. E.O.·2: ~g..Sl, Clodk81111r Strl!.~t. d .W.l : ~
tyre!!l; e,oe\lent ~ndition; barg.. tu.-8:l, Queen'. 61
BAllI wi n 8trHt, Bristol; 1 and 2. MiI\bft..t noad, Plymouth;
Boad, Reading.
18e... Billh Street, Cudillj 117, New ,Street.. Birmingham; or
to Loc.i.I Ate.atl,
1'lNER TUBES, complete with 1'&11'81, 28.;
Covers. all iUM, 31. 6d. ; Tyre Repa.il· Outfit" 3d .•

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Will take the Chair at .Eight o'clock.

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JACQUES

South H~ok "ey,l!:. 9.

r..tvALiD· ORA In

3d , -Jo~cu~'.,

IIpea.l.:ers

Will be given by

CUNARD· ILINE.

OR~S fis.

It,!IIIi.g.

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RI. Worship~I ',.the Mayor 'of Reading
IF, YOU

of

cline." There is, unfortuna.t.ely , no doubt
about the reason of the set-back. It ill

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The Rev. Dr. . CARL ¥LE,

Gr.Lnge, HeadIng.

&1.: meel AxlJ, complete w itb Cones,
.. 7i1 . each : Huh CoICS,I h. 6d. ; Gel\r C4ea, h. 3d. >
Bov,.dtm Co, '.·Rear Bt&kea. 5.. Rd.; Inner C.blea. 9d. i REGULAR
BlU!ket.. 61d , ; Belli, Hd..-Fort.e.cutl, 1, Weat St.reet,

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du ction

. DOOltS OPEN AT \'7 .30,

(Lecturer in EconomiCII nud Politics in the Uuiver9ity
of Oxford) .
will introd.uce the SUbjeotii aud amongst the later

in

Road, W. 2.

/'

Organ Recital by Mr. George PettengeII.

,

or

supplying the one prim ary el&needed lor the Allied ,uccess,
na-mely. the conti nued and increased pro-

Promoter ; E. HADLEY,

'"7 train in,.

;.

purpose

ment

The

the

we

people betweo ll the ages of io.urteenaud eighteen."

~va:6S £20 to

'

F URNITUR.'E of Imv {le!lcript.ion vlsH. the
Dp. rkeh iTo Furni~hinl:f Cr>. , L t ·\.. 41.lIinstot Street.
RellC\iu&,. , A. IArg" Stock 1\1wl\s'I o n ha.lId nf the he!lt
qllll.Hty. Re1W>nnbltt lwioes.lI.n:l ellS V' IJl.Lymellti..OOtl be
.rra.n~ed. Write fpr term»,
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extravagant hlY]le that Mr. A.squit.h enterr
I.ined in 1917 \hat thlere would be a stead]
~ward progress. "It :woul~ be," he tru l~
e.aid, , If melancholy, discredita.ble, calamltous-I do not think I go too far if I sat
disCJraceful-at this crisis of the war if
res~urces which
knew from Qur experi.1
ence of the last · quarter of 1917 we could
bring into being arid make ~ffecti ve for th~

the amount is advaaced in full.
V I d V'10IonceII0 Reel't"1
£j6, aCC<lrdiu~ to .xperiellce.-Apply CraIg, Southcotc J Gca an
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Ii eodi ng.

F on

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~nUnK to B.tte

The Na.vy is doin
·-That i
:.1ear from the speech of the First Lord 0
'the Admiralty.
Our 6h~pbu~lding ough~
I,asily to be able to supplement the work OJ
the sailors, for we have more men a.n
'materials than ever b efore:
It was n
mlbmnrine campai.gn.

its part in holding the enemy.

CONCERT

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AME'ETING will bo held o.t 156, FRIAR STREE1."
I
REA~ING. on TU~SDAY, ~A"CH 12th, a t
S p,m" to dlSCll58 th ~ foHo \'flD~ subj ect :_
" Th e compulsory part time odllcntion of youn~

W A.NTED ILADS

will prove deci,ive.
It .is hard to
iuarrel wi t h this claim when .we fu li
,bow much the enffiTlY is buil\fing upon his

T o be ADDRESSED by

READING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

TI T OMAN or Glnr. W,:utl"C1 i :n U\ ed i tl~elr fot· ~A..i1 y
l"
worK. near Aloxo.1H1ra. Uon.u. .- Wnte BOI: 1330,
" Obsen-er " Ol!ice , Henrli.llg.

I ~h-at

THURSDAY, the 14th inst"

-:-:~:-:::-::-':' ::-:-=:-:=---=-=--::-::-:-::-:=~::--

~otato qJatches of Englalld.

IWe are now told thay, it is the shipya.rds

M. P. }'OR NORTH SALFORD.

WILL BE GIVEN' ON

the

jwon upon

t

Mr. Ben Tillett,

FOR THE LENT TERM

Observer" Ollice. Hea.ding,

HALL,

I(

Ipheres_ in whi-ch each of us is called upon
:.0 do his ,bi t. Mr. Prothero 60m e time ago
Ilssured us that the struggl e might yet be

ON

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STUDENTS'

Bath r oom (4. nnd

FH.ONT RO"O'MS to Let.

grow·i ng
front.s."
f.Lpart from all the theatres of 'wa r pro·
Jed)' Bo-ealloo, the re are the various little

\Vill be heJd u p.dar the auspices of the above nt the

'1'lVrCl~ NWtIl'r,y

CALL TO THE ' SHIPYARDS.

TI-i:lS is ..a. war of

M'e eting
Mass
,

THE

c.), n.ttencln.lI(,o, Co)n.l a wl gus. Fh'e minutes Wl\lk
from Wokinghn.m 1u.:1.d trllm hll·minue. - Write Box

,

IMPdRTANT

READING,

until

AILORF...~BES W'flntd at once. OMt a.nd Trouser
Fiui' h ..... p.,m,,,.uc~I' -W. and T. Roger>, 28,
Cross Street, Hending.
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!Mn E~ FELLERS~ WB1\t~.d: A: gR.lIg f~r fe~lmg
Oak free., etc. Good pll00 '(mId, I\lld v. ode c~ose
to the towu. - Apply Vincent, 16, C:~t1e Street, Rea.dlllg.

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illl'ADIN(J, 8 .G'URDAY, M.W, 9, 191 5,
THE

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for n ents..l W orluhnp; no
premium :reiluh".~ : !!hlall 1I1l1Rt'Y gi·ren.-Apply
COL'Ih, 21, SlaUon Road. Rending.

3d., 6d. and 1s.

READING BRANCH.

Monday, March

APPRF.NTfCE wanted

usu~1,

W&~KLr.

ReaiUug.
NOT[CE TO ADVRRTIS1!RS.
11th, 1918.
!.etten in answer to 1L{jl'~rtilemcnlA c8.nnot, now be SRED POTATO'E9. -Th~ unll!!.l1al dflmalld hilS ex·
AT , 7.3b P. l{.,
flddrel$ed t.o POST OFFI CES. till called for, btl t I \
hausted lltocks of several "fl.rif.t.ies of F inJt Eb.rlies , .
5\Jch :etten mal' bel len at our P UBLISH INU i bllt haye still soma Early l~pieure.s, Eclip ~ e, Jl,{a.y
OFFICES.
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I
I Queene nnd .Tel'sey Rayahl . . BtlHH'S should oroier these. IN
TH.E COLLEGE RALL.
' !I Ifhswen or pnalliriell II'" to Ad;cr~l.~emenh mtillt ; Qlf!.o Secoud Rltl'l isR anrl Mam Crnps at once.-Sydn.ey
·1"
he TN 'VRfTTNG. and bf'l ndrlr(>M~ to th e BUX Galomon, 14iQueet~'8 ROB-d. Hooding.
1\'UMBER indicated in the Ad..-ertiEeatent.
Tickets for Reserved Seat!! (unnumbered), price h. 3d.,
E~D I'OTATOES. - Iri, h or;r<> .. n . -D~AUTY OF ma.y be obtaiued at tUt! College Office, 0 1' by Post hom
H EI;\RO~ , die hest earl}· to Il:row alln largest
.... the Uegi9t r~1·.
-.~
- ----------~-----.
crorpr.r, ;21s. per 11 2 11~.; salD~l.o 141hs. 311. Od. Aleo
~dvertjsem'ents fOf these
Admission Free, withQut ticket.
l<iu;:c Rdwnrd , Arrnn Chief, Br,tl8h Queen and Up~to ­
afe accepted
nate, 11 !, 5d. pel' 112111•. ; 68.rople J4l~. 1s. 7d. Bags
DOORS OPEN A.T 7 P.K.
frce.-Bdnkworth tl.nd SoQs, ~ollth&mptou.
The Concert will end at labout 9, 15 p.m,
I:>
<1n Fridays.
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o'clock

.Bol·l l~r."

National War Aims Committee~

Department of Mus'ic.

S

U!e

LARGE TOWN

,

, pRICE LISTS OF SEEDS FOR THE nn.ll
,
A:-ID GARDEN post freo 011 appltcatio n.

Fauteuils (Reserved ;, 2/!, including To," ' .

UNIVERSITY COLLEIGE. READING.

ADVEIt'l1~I!'

R l\.i d~/5 ~j

la COMEDY and MUSIC.

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drs and loo:\'e no smell. PriceA, Rd., h. , 2s. 3d. Ulld
3s. 8i1. POJtnge :.M ,-O. W. HAR~1 80N, Cbamist ,
~ MENTB of this C; a.a'l is !l6 follows :-TWENTY Rea.dilll{. Solei by Chemi~t.5': Agents: G . Ollborne.
WQrd. ONE SmLLING; every additional 'l'J.!:N Ch~i8~ 118 Broad Street, 105, Wovnghnm Uoall,
Words SIXPENCE.
Ren.n ill';: 'nlld J. L. Griffith, Chemist. Market Phwe,
Ow ing to the POllt Offlee Rull! . we ('linnot Acte p\ Wokillghaw.
~ nny alamps in p:\yment
Half·penny St~UllPS
ue acce,pl:.ed, but Posta.i Orden Me preterred. til
)'[ART GIRL wanted (LS Skirt H lmd A!sista.ut.Apply It Jacklloll and tions, JlWuoua' Corners,

!'HE: C1JARGE FOR PREPA'ID

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Soanl!ll.

Holt (Hlice open 11 to 1.M flaily. No Telephone Bookings
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011 ::hturuI\J r .

MIC]', MOLl""s, COCKRO,\CHES ' nnd
R ATS
BF.F.TLgS 'gt'eedHy ea.t l:Ia.rri~ n' A "Relio.bl e"
Poison .
"ill not to uch it. Vermin

WANTS, Etc.

...

Admission as

JOE & BETTY BINNS,

6.55

i

R08Kfl.1' \V AllWlOi:.

Episode 12 ! ..

Musical F~mlly.
BAXTER & St. WOLMA, those '[''''0 and. Piano,
In .. Choibe Tit Bi~~ . II
Mdl1e. ALCIDE CAPITAINE, the P erfect Gymnaat.
A Versa.tile Musical Act, by

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OIU!Hlltll ·rW H l a

II /, A I) I 'N G,

PATliE'S ANI·,11!l.TED GAZETTE.

HACKETT QUlNTETTE,

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depicUng th e Lat.Mt \V.ar

S ' E · gO~MC;c;.

]{[NG'ij

The Serial Supreme: "PAT R1 A."

•

NEIL GOW, the Scottish Comedian.

W

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Featuriug

1~

SON S ,

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A wodtl Brady-made Photo-play.

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~NITA HAYES, ·()omo itmuean · ancar.
LAWREN'CE It. LOt)NE. Comedinns of Ii New Type,
Who Talk, SiugAnd Do.nce.

Pathe' 8 Gazette,

TH

SNARL." , .

"The ,False Friehd."

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~K'[LK I MILK!! MILK! I l- Thc Gren.t Weeto.rn
lll. and Metropol itnn D(l.ities Lt.n. nrc now open toO
purchlUe 'for flIX. or t .... el.e mon ths, 121.1 (!e or Slll n ll
ANTED ]l'URmSHE'D HOUSE or COTTAGE, DA.InIF.~ ot W I~ LL COOLgD MILK delive1 6l1 Lon ·
OOlltl\inin.g a.t leL'!t four bedrooms! fo r EMtor dOlI by a;lV nnIl~av Compn.u y, 1\fo.':Jnlllm pnco given
m nl\th. -~ 1Jpl y 11\ f1t'11t lII!1mllCO to I Latigford, Ued f\I B.lIa ....ed bv the Mini8try of F oou. Pnyments fort.
lIou5l, _Kldmore Road, Oavonhl!l.m.
ni ~ htly, Goorl 8upplv of churus . No st.oppn (!es.
.
Bankers' ' reference:"':: London R.lId Sou th \~e.'! tlltn
ANTRD bv Officer W J t~ smnll fnmily, S~Bo.r..L Bank Ea't~llre n.oa.d W .- Wnte or cull W11lill-!T\
FURN[SHED HO.USE . F LAT. or APAltT· : Price' 9 lin.rtow Roarl,'Padt!illztou, London, 'V, (t:l0.'~6
)! rr.NTS, ill ne"diufl, 'r dthin reacb of trams \ . thl·ee to Ell'g~are Road St&ti9 n).
0
bedroome. etc. Good terms if n,r,oo!l1mo!lntiou is SUitable .
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- Apply Millar. 45-'., LOudon Road , He&ding.
P1ANOS T UNED from 3s. 6d. , Repa1T'~ &
,
I
rpecia lity.-C. H. Walker and Sons, P lnno
~TA 1\"TF.D to Rent for six months, 'FURNTSHED and Organ Tuners. 81, K ing'll Itoad, Reildln::: .
Vl
HI)U::lE, five or IIix heliTooms, bath. Must be
on maill l i ll ~ , G. W.R., nnYl'I· here 1I0t berond Re&din~,
:J "ESPECITABLE WO)IAN required fnr cleaui ug'
Maldellhead or dlatrict preferred . Ohft.r ge mWlt bo
~
wo,.}r:ronm ... and tittinj;C roollls. - Apply to !\II'.
.rell3011A.blc . ..:..Pull plu'tieul&l'S A.B.D., 7, L~e:Jha.ll Hl\yee, Mcssrs. H Aellls Ltd., Headhlg , :::)a.turday, Mal'ch
8~l'eet '/ Loll do l~ , E,C. 3.
M~
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fiE ACT BEAUTfFUL

SPIRIT PAINTINGS."
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S lJ or '£ 0 N

1lea.ut.ifuJ, her sisto r's u!!,iy."

Bro8. .
. Introduced hy MnLLE. D~MONDB. FamdlUl P t,mt.lnf(.8
Mn.teritUised all D lu.ck CU.it"n.&8S in tuillight Ilnd while
Corporn.tion,
8urrounded by members of the Il.udieuce .

ApplY Wdliam Mocbridge, 33, Church Street.
WoolWIch, S.B.
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"THE

'l'W!c[i] 1 NIGfl'l'[,y9

P. T. SZ::LDIT p,e5(lTIts T . '

pacts '''pplitd, Old Rollers Ro-rubborcd ; chug.,

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6.55

BY APPOINTMENT TO KING , . ', OR c r V.

II l'heir bet's W01·O nlike. h\ lt be l' soul was

WKKK OOAHI f{NC ll!lG JU.RCR llIh , 1918.

1\ ,t"!SS 'NORAH S HACKELL, T.. L.C. M., To,,"er oC
I1:L .piauorol1e. !\[oden.te. terms. -Apply Bn.rnes
a.ud ~vil, Duke St reet, Reading.

i dl

CHARLIE CHAPLIN in ' 'The ,Advcnlur~r."

.~

of a n Makes Repaircp. and ~art'
M· ANGLES
ellppl ied , R ol le rs re-woc,:lcd, Rubber Wringer

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I\nila.hle: ;£1,500, .£1."00,
£I ,3QO, £000. J!750 £50U. £310, £lO ,£60 M.",• .
RusdU 'BuUer, & n &nd Peto. F ',S.I., Mori;lag&
Broken, 6, M"rbt Place, Reading.

eent.. intere.t. :mild.,

WANTS.
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On Thursday Next, March '14th,

I.

APPLICATCON.

'TELlw n oxE NoJ. i5 fl ud 78.

Aorl follo~ng rrwolll,aYII , U:Cl lll!ive to this T~catre.

Reading.

The~tre,

ON

" SIM 0:"10S, RI!.A.IH:-i d .'·

TE[.EGflA.:'.{S

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PATHE'S ANIMATED GAZETTE!.

OF M. ~ DUPONT."

Palace

:;TA!l' I ON. r Rl£.o\ DI~G,

Y

LISTS

PRIC~

K~Dgdom~' "

Patbe's Anhuated IIlstory oi the War, No, 27.

By BRIEUX (Author of "Dam.ged Goo." ").

Etc.

-SeC}'Dt

Paramount Tr~vel. No. .36.

Mon., March 18th, for 6 Nighls, at 7.30 (Once Nightly) , Matinee Wed., M~r . 20th, .t 2.30.
•
.
MISS ETHEL IRVING'S COMPANY
Th. Gr •• t ·Womaa·, Play.

The

Epiaode5: "YIlh-iugeCa,llXo. 101." .

Tl!lLEPHONE No. 262.

"THE ' THREE DAUGHTERS

R~lr..W'\

I

CHARLIE chAPLiN-in ;~ Tb:e Adventure,..:.:;

,

SEATS MAY. BE BOOKED Ilt the Booking Office of tho The"tre. 42. Friar Stl'eet. ootw~en the houra
of 11' •.•• aUd. 8 p.tQ. S.'\TURDA.YS 11 li..m. to 2.30 p.lU. 'MATINi!:E DAYS ll' r\.ru to 1 p.m . Sco."U
Booked by Telephone mtU\; bt. 'clAimed hefore the time of commencement or they C;l.IlUot 00 gua.ranteed.

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A." Blue iUcl ;.' Misterpiece, ill Fonr Acts..

"~:aE ' .A.RCA.Q,*~NS"~~

By .""io,!geDMIDt with ~OBERr C,?URTNE\DGE.

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C ONTRA CT O~ ~ .

MILITARY ,

DONDlW H-rO ll!P.S: !

.. A IeEth-OCley l CINDERELLA." .

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As played over 1;090 times at the Shaftesbury--1Thea.tJ/.8, I,ondon. ,

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~RO~JnSE." 'I

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HEAOINO
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OD MoodllJ' ,Nexi, Mllrch. 1Jth,

A.~d following 'fW'D.daJ'8. u::cluain to this 'rbeatre,

S}'1Ul'L"

. Jl/mOlf A N1'S.

Electric TIi~atre (oP~~'t"gn1~er.') Br.oa'd St]

MATINEE ' WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13th, 'at. ~.30,
' "
I ONC~ NIGHTLY.
F. LFSLlE MORET~N aDd GUY~l! HEATH'S Co. in theWorld-Fa~ Musical Comedy-

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