Reading Observer 03-1918

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THE WORLD-FAMOUS MUSICAL PLAY-

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JOHN
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IRLS, 14 to lei, required to receive good busineu
X t[J.ining, "tarting as Cae~ers: b,oaro and Teli ·
dcmoo P10Tided a.lld commencing M.lnry ~i ren. Excel·
Jeut prO!tpect.!. Seveml va.cancies. - Apply in owu
writin" to Mr. Williams, Wm. Whitley, Ltcl., Queen:.
Road, W. 2.

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Street, RpndiJIll'!

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BUSll/ESS AND LtUlD AGENT.
26 YRA.1t8' EXP'lrn1lI:NCJP..

BUSI'NESSES

YOR SALK -P."OOI ";'JUnlt to
Buv or sen genu.ine ooneernl!l ~bft.t will bell!' lliftoi.ct
in'l'\'!l!thr&tioo canno!; d o better than call bv appointmen t.
if poMible at tll8 a bove addre:sll. VAL"uATlONS of

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Bankera : Capital and CountiOA, RelldWg. ~

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EN'F.RAL AND COAL.-&nt £3.\ , Fin
Tn..de .£45 cub: 1'ri,,1. Stoo\:: at vl\luat1ou

-0&11 Lllnllley, 53, Friar Street, ReadiDg,

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P OR SALE..... II-hoilt J.LBASEHOLD OOTl'AGES.
USINESS ",antM, a llY kind, 20 mil e! of Reading.
-Brooke, 2'.

\Ve-etet1 I ~Etm8

A,·onne . Headin g .

, ill good position iu Patherillo Street. WOliM be
!!Old 'lIep&rately.-Apply
Hewett, 88, King's Road ,
Reading.

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OUSE for Sa.l~ in Manchester Road: £265. No
agent.-Write ' Box 7334,
Observer" Office,
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lfORTGAGE:5.

M ORTGAGKS
Leasehold Properties . at

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Freeho ld aDd

fr~ 5 [\to 5f per
cent. interes t Fund.!! now a,vailahle: £ 1,500, £ 1,400,
'£1.30n, £900 • .£7,\0. £5011, £300. £200, £5O,-M.", ,",
RUMeU .B utler, Son a nd ' P eto. :F'.S.I., Mortga.ge
Broken. 6, MarketPIa.ee, Reading .

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)[ALL HOUSE (turnished) lTantod immt!ldiawly. or
h..-o Bedrooms and Sitting Room with U56 of
kitcben; central. - Write Box 7359, "Observer"
. Office, Reading.

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ANTED. BEER- OFF· LICENSE 0......1. T
Apply William Mrkeridlire, 38, Church Street.
Woolwioh , S.E. ,
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FURNlf3HED HOUSE
COTT AGE.
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containing a.t leut
bedrooms,
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mooth. - Apply in flr.t insta1lO6 to LaDgford, R ed
H ouse, Kidmore Road, CavCl"I!Ibam.

AGENCY,

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A..NTF.D to Rent for aiz: montful , FURNTSHED
"fiOUtiE, five or l ix bedrooms, bath. Mnst be
en mllin liue, G. w.R~llnYWhere 1I0t oovond ReadinR',
)I&idenhend or diltt- t 'Preferred. Cfil\rge muat be
r ea.soll"ble.-Full »Il- '(:Ulllrl i A.H.D" 1. Leadenhall
Street, London , E.C. 3.
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ANTF.D in Re"lling di.triet, SMALL FURNISHF.D COTTAGE for family of three, or

Aputrnent. ",ith eoolcin~ fa.cilitiea, State term!! And
neluestl.ta~tion. &110 dial:An'ce therefrom.-Box H, 0 '0

Advert~emellt Department; Centml News, Ltd"
New Bridge Street, E,Y' 4. '
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~2 GIVlI!N' for information of a FURNISHED

c;.,; \
HOUSE in Re&diug.-Reply 29, Bulmenhc
Roan, ltM.diug.

.f2 l Zs. tid. perHO\lSR,
week offer8d for SMALL FUReaey reach of G.W . Sta.ti on.
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Thraa montha or lon,lt'!lr.

Apn.rtmentll might suit.-B .,
26, Pnmrose Hill Roa.d, London, N. W . 3.

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PREPALD ADVElt'l'ISEis as follews :-TWEN'l'Y

Words ONE S}TTLLING; e"Iery additional 'l'H.N

Words SIXPENCE.
Owi ng' to t ho Po,t Office
penny .tamp. in
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NOTICE TO ADVERTIS1!1!9,
Let.ter'8 In answer to naverti~ementn cannot no" bt'
add r essed t·o POST OFFICES, till r.alled foT', bUI
Imch :(\t.t~rs. may be left at. our PUBLIBRlNU

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OI'TICES.

All nn~wers or ~nQnjries 1I& to Aavert j sement.~ m uel
be IN WRITING. ftnd bfl I'Iddreued to the BOX
NUMBER ind icated in the Advert.isement.

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Advertisement.s for these
columns are accepted , until
12 o'clock on Fridays.

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CETYLE...~ LAMPS &., Oil Lamps, ZB. 3d. ,
. Oil 2<1. B. tin, Wick 3d . f1 doten . Bl:rnerll
1(1. , Stflel Mudllu lI.rds, oomplete eet h . 8<I., Mudguard
Spl tU.hera.2~.-Forteacue, I, W ~ Street. ·Reading.

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CKRT AXLE la .• Threaded Cup 3d., Cottere
'B RA2d.,
Brake Sh1)e8 Id . pa.ir, BellA 2d. doz:en,

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Oil can!l 4d., Cleaning Bnll~heA 2d" Cycle Locb 4d. F ortescue Bros., Ltd.,' I , Wetlt Slreet, Re&ding.

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OARD.REr8lnENClI: . - Wnntftri bv Ma.rried
oou~e, good aer.ommodft tioll in Hotel' or Boarc'!ing House or 8.1 Pa.vinu H uesL! Ilt FarlllhollBe within
nn holtr r m Lnnn on. G. W . n. mfl,in line prererred .Z.P. 334, c/o l>C8:con's, 1, Lea.denua.ll Street, Londoq,

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wauted, qni?k and &OC1ln.t.e.-Applv B.
C :\'~~IER
Stila"! (Bonny and Kmg) , Odord Road, Rea.ding.

OURNALTSM. _ Goon

open;n~ for n. WELL.

EDUCATEn YOUTH to lea.rn Joul'l1'8.liem.---!

Apply EIl itQr, .. Ob9'Cf'Ver" Office. Reu.ding.

INDLY MENTION tho na.me ot th'!s Paper
""pen replying to AdTenl&emeata in tbese

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ILL TfIAT INSECT. TOMMY.l - Send your
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pals "Ollt yonder" some tins of Har rison's
NlIrr;ery Pomade _ they 1lt be vory Ilccopta.b1e. When
YOU haven't time to ~!l8h. there's a big ch tnce you'll
hn\'e" compo'lnione . It A little Ho.rrison'lI PomM.d e kilfs
e,'ery iMe~t on hair and h(){lv , 11l8i!lt 011 h\l.vinl{
H"mllOn' j\: Nursery Pomade, "Tins of Comfort," at
4~d. &lId 9d. Sold by &11 Chemists-or bv post from

CARTER
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]lJf'IS8 NORAH SHADKELL. L,L,O.M .. T.o.<:h" of

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Pi&nofol'te . Moderate terms.-Apply Barnes
and Avis, Duke Street, Reading,

' CARRIER.Q from M. , GMrCll."!e 4•. 3d., Oll-pba 2s.
10d., Front Mudguard. Hid., SI)a.nnor lei. , BAli
10.1., SeAtpillar 2s. Bd., Ob&in ~I. 6lt. ,1'oeclipl 2td, pa.ir.
-'Fortescue ~r-o.., Ltd.., I, Weat BtrMt, Reading,

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J,mi.r .YOUNG LADY for Lace Secti.n.-Appfv
to
RAPERY. - Bee18.1,

for "'JUr P C: l":iOll!, hUtJOOlld, wife, da.llgh~r n.uJ
boy 11 :~ together or ~n.mte; with .or without brelt.kflUlt,-hutz, c/o M~. &tiler, 24, Frlur Street. Rendi,ng.

Wired or Beaded Plated RiDlft,
W HEELS,
lOs. 6d., complete t\'ith Eadie Couster 24s., with
W ith

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R!af!" 111.... Heming Dlld Tudor, Statiou
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at
YOUNG LADIES
D RAPERY,-Wantod
fm:
Cllrta.ins Soft Fllrui!lhing alld

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VO',,, RA.ISING
THE (WLD MI!m~L SELF.
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FLOUR, .til! to the
frontfor Ca.kea and Past.1'y.

Sold overywhere.

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NOTICES. ,

&180

~lI " meals pr,o,"Med during bu sl.
to Managing
nlrector, A. H. ~uU Ltd., 64, Broad Street, Reading.

Ja1!M houra.-Apply With full pa.rticnl&1'A

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' --!W ..nted at once f\%P6rleIleed and
D RAPE~Y
JuftJOr , YOUNG LADIES for L.ce, Holiery

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~m... &n~ othM Fancr Department.. AIl. ~. ~ro~
med dorm. bu.......- h ...... -A[J1»:r .nih full parti.u-

to Xan"t2.~' A, H. 'B ull lAd" M, Broa.d

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A GRAND

Fancy Dress Ball

ILK! MILK!! ' MILK! ! !-The Great \Vestem
(Faney Dreeej0ptiOll8J) will be beld at the
and Metropolitan Dairies Ltd. ' are now open to ,
puroh&lle for liz:., or tweh'e month8, largo or small
DAIRIES of WELL COOLED MILK delivered L on - LARGE TO'o/N HALL, READING.
dOll by any Railw&y Company. Maximum prie~ given
On MONDA Y. MA.RCff 18th, 1918.
&II allowed .by the Ministry of Food.
Payments fortnightly. Good supply of churu8. No 8toppa~el. To commemorate Itbe 2S yean' arduoul work of
13:1nkera' reference: - London and ~uth . \\'esteru
Mr, Hugh E. ~a1ford, tbe Founder of tb.
BI\l\kj Edgware Road, W.-Write or ea.ll WilIia.al
Price, 9, Ha.n·ow Road, Plld!!inston. LondoD, W. (cla.o
READING, BL,IND AID SOCIETY.
to P.:dpa.ra Road Sta.tion),
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Proe<eds to be applied to-u.. EndowmOllt
Fimd.
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IANO ferr 8&1., good eondition; aloo S"E;WING
MACHINE.-Apply 17, Carna.rvon Road, Reading.
U.der tb.'PBtroo. 01
THE MAYOR (F. A. S,AR.TEANT, Ee... ),
IANOS TUN'ED from 31; Bd.
Repa,11'B"
~ r ~cialit.y .-C. H. Wo.lker and SODS, Pi&110 ~.-CoL. L ESLIE WILSON, c.x.G., D.8,O., x.P.,
and P'rgan Tunen, 87, King's Road, Rcadln~ . .
and otbor distinguished penDÂ¥ges.
ALMER CO.'.s GUARA1-."TEED COVERS from Numt'IrQus VALUABLE PRIZES will 1m lI....arded
, 8s. M. , Dunlop. Co.'s Coven from 6,., Clincher including Sper.:i: ~L Priz~ for Original Home-mad~
CO.'/I 'Co\'erfl from 51 . 6d . ; over. 1,500 TyreB lltocked
Lo.dies' Costumes; also
Send for Price List. - Forte!cue Bro!!" LW., '1, \Vest

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Stree t. neading.

BERKSHIRE HOSPITA.L,
ROYAL
- Wa.nted, 2nd of foul'

READI NG,

Matron.

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ATS, mOE, MOLES,

COOKROAO,(!J1lS. and

BEETLF.S gt'eedlly ea t Ha.rrison's .. Rel il\bJe"
!lnt Poison. Cats and do'!!. ,,,ill not touch it. ' Verlllin
dry and INwe no smell. Prices, ()d., Is" 2s. 3d. and
;18, Sd. Poetage 2d.-G. W. HARRISON, Ch8mi!!t.
llea.dmg. Sold by Chemi&te. Agents; G , Osoorllo,
Chemist, lIS, BrOQ rl Street, ]0."5, Wolrillgham Road,
Iteadi[)ll : nnd J. J~. Griffith, Chemiat, lUf\.rlr:et PJttce ,
Wokingham .
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Fr..A~ (F~rnished) ot Beclroom and Sitting
SMALL
Room : witq:. Piano preferreeI .-Pric6 a.nd details
to Box 73"0, " O~el'ver " Office, Rea.dmg.

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cropper ,

IIEBnO~, the ! best early to I!r aw· alld Ia.rgest
21s . per 1121w ; sample J.ll!Â¥. 3s. Od. Also
lCiug Edward, Al'ranl Chief, British Queen and UP.-toDllte, 1 h . 6d. per ll~b8.; MUlple. 141hs. Is. 7d. Bll.gs
free: - Brinkwortb Lllid Sous. ,southampton.

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MAOHINES,--Our .. Dulci. "oat 75.,

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ROAD,
MARCH 1 7TH , 191 8.
.At 6.30 p.m.
Subject of Addrcss : . , The Uses of Mythology. tI

ALL S'U TS '-.FlU!!I~.
Freedom.
Character.

COLLECTION.
Religion,

it.& c t. in fir st. ycar of llsing. Send addless,
lonn we will send (free) List giving instructions how
work BU nkes of Sewing Machines;!d: postca-rd
may save our bours of worry.-Forteacu9 Bros.,
Ltd., I, West . (itreet. Reading.
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EED POTATOES prOClll'e~rom the hellt ~rowi ng
districts ot Scotlll.ud, L' co inllhire and II cln.ud ,
and supplied in qua11tities of om 7lbs. to truck lp:otlR;
delivered in neadluJr or
il free. El ldv Eclipse,
Early Rose, May Queen, Sir John Lle .... tll ..yu, E 1nly
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Kidne\'II , Britiah Queen, Groot Sco t, AtI'lm
Chic , Goldeu- W onder, KlUg Erl wa.rd, Up To Date.
Enquiriea and iuspeotioD invit&d.-S. Gammoll, 14,

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READING S;PIRIT UAL MISSION.
THt; NEW BAU, IILAGRAVE STIlEliT.
MARCH 17TH, 191 8.
MRS, JENNY WALKEH, at 11.30 a.1I1.
~ud 6.45 p.w.
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3. 0 p.m., Lyceum for Children.

AnBuged tor by the Reading ,Adult :School U(;l.ion !1:ud
the W ..E.A..

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PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE

WANTED LESJONS

in New Testament Greck.-

Write Box 7S~3, .. Obeerver" Ollice,lV.:ll.lliug.

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ANTEDr IIr DA.Y GIRL, a.bout 17; lnust have
good r~OM.-Apply 214, 0.dol'd Hoad,

Rending.

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Summary of t he Report presented at the
h eld 0,/ 7th

The number of

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the bonus liS muy ho tl,V ib~blp, towards IHlVIll<.: nl
the ~eC('!!slIry p reminm3. For thi" pll rp(,~ ,: fo r' r.lI()
01. mscouJlt ' Hlont1~ will belthc Rriti«h Offi(' e~ Tld..l!)
of Mort.ulll.y With .Inlere t '~I. ··1 !; fX: r (~~ Ilt.
In the I lHl~lstn1\l. nr:la n ~~1 the ~ Ul'ptu :\ =-h IH~n it
£616,260, Induflmg' th e IHlIll of £184,.530
brought forward from lur-t rear. Out of tlJis ~ lIrrl llS
the Direcwra h ave lId,Jetl~ £'335,823 to tIle luI', .~ t ­
Ill ent
Ueservo PU lld, whi cl) , af ter J Cll!J djl~g
£35, 623, repro~cnting rc~ li::lcd lof.S on im·t~t mf'll tll ,

1l1cluding Rnnuitie!l in

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five years~ 8tan~d.ing (Lpd npw'trtl!\, w~o d~i.red to
diseontin:ue th eir . prlrymentll, ~~, 8801 the
number 10 foroe OOlng 2,009,872.
rho unmoor
offrcc poli<;1.cs whicb became ol:dms wer e 51,290.
The tota.l number of policies in foree in th l~ Branch
a.t the end Df tq.e yea.r wa.a 21.730,468; their
average dUl'8tio~ exceed,s thirteen and thrce -qUllrtcr

APPLY TO

ANTED FURl)'ISRED PLAT "' Apartment.,
Wballrooms,
with
pwna;
dree8:1~'
sitting room, butb, etq.
cookina ~D:d atteodane, for t ...o
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42, Queen's Rd.; Reading,
Where a.ny re!lp6Cmblc por&o n ·ma.y ohtain

Loau irate £ 10 to ",n v 1l1ll0unt without

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Securities are required. aDd
the amou.nt is a d"aDced in full.

timer Mal'eQS, Hi, St( ohu"s Hill, Claphllm Junction.
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The total IHl rpI us 0 Irt hC IlI O 1)C'l ll r:iJm, all
shown by tho , ~(\lIl8.t i o , is £2,200.800, flIhi
£ 1,000,000 W111 be trJl)~~crn.>(l frurn tIl(! Ord in,1ry
Drn.nch Contwgency EUHd, tIm'! i l :l:,:, r ""1Il~ Ihn
8n rplu.'1lo £3,200,800. Of thill lImOullt £100 600
h 1!l heen added to t h e Ill! c~lmf'1ltt' Hc~(;rY(; F,,;d uf

tho Ordinttry Branch, 10dl £335,623 1 111~ be-~.u
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a.lded to the Investment" U":<Bn 'o l? lln d .. f tl.(l
The War ClaiU1S of tho yent', in both branches, lDdu8t~~1 Branch, :£1/794,295 ",ill he J!l1ot';U td
numbeT 70,488 and amouat to £1,~07 ,625. to pa r tiCipating' pOhClOfi n the Ordinary Brl1llCl l lt ll t
Tho t .,t.Rl pa.id up to the present on tlll~ II.Ccount £400,(X)() to tho ilha l C o\ders ill !l.coorrll1.l1 ~·" \,i IU
sillce the o utbreak of Wllr exooods £3,400,000 thu ArtieleB of Aa90clilti n of thd ComplillY, te'IY" jg
i in rC8J>OCt of over 160,l}On ClflUns.
£270,882 to be
'flrr i"'ll forwMd, WIIII,'l}'
yeat'8.

£178,412;0 the Oro," '~ Br,mch aml £92470
in tho I lld th trial Branch . I
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The provisions of the otir l;a (Emorgency PO\\C~:)

Act coll tinue to aff~ct t1io Compa ny' ll F:,u 'ITL,'~
adversely, and the Speci
R eserve.. hlls b 8Cl i m,ltn ·
wined a~ £350,~O,. rr~o ltl.r:;o incrhll:-,r in lh]
outtlumdlDg pretll~ums ~~ t~? Indt,Ll:Itrlal .Kra lh':) ~ l~
par tly ~'(e to t.he ~ncl~uHop. <?f prumlum:;! (JU b tlJ1J~ U1g
on poliCles still Ill. forc e hy reu son of the C.JlI! t!\
(E ~erg ency. Pow~ rs) Act ~
It 1B i.mpc ~" i b!:' to
estImatE! wllat p ortion of th 6Â¥ ou tstandmg prt! mmm:s
will be eyc~tl~l\lly reCOiv.]J~d ' and the 1'1111<1 0:
£350,000 Hi In the first p lnce neCE!I8ary to c,,\,,' t
a ny 108::1 whicb may be sust inoo or acco ll nt o i non·
paYgtent. The fund, ~d w , " ~r, is a~so ~ece.it':J.r.r t f )
prOVIde for future conhngepcles, whlch lIlcluda th.J
payment of elaims and the I continucd non - P,I},1!I011C
of p1'emiunl8 on nll policios !Which may COllltl liuder
the Act. During the past year the lo::;ses due to the
opcro.tlOn of the Act have been conglderabll'.
The Complmy has also ha.d. to :face the seVer\!
d epreciAtion in the vlll o o pf lnvestments, !llld hll..~
continued t o make up the l differ c r..c~ b et wel'u tho)
~ervioe and civilian pay of al1 membors 6f the :ltaif
"ho are ac~rving in His Maj~sty'8 torces.
( Apart fr~f1 tb~ . Ordinary Branch Conti~gfllcr
Fund, and l.D addItIon to the reserves h eld :1g'1ilUst
t)16 lia.~iliti~ shown by :t.he valua.t.ion , HoD Ilmo~nt
exceeding ~4. 720,000 he.e been resarved or C1irrled
forwa.rd .
a vaila.ble to mcet depreci:lllon or
othe~ contin encie~ .
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Tlie Balan Sbeet mcludeB over ,(;27,250, 000
in British
vernment sJcu btics; tbis reprc:;en~ lin ..
ine~eaae ove last ye.a.r of Il~out £~,5:09,OOO.
' . 'I h e four jrUd~nhal App~oved tjOClctles hn~odnr.
mg the yell p::lld to .tbelr, membel'/:I nt their own

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has been carried forwa.rd.
During tho past h'o year s a n interim bonus of'£l
per oent. per annnm blls b oen pllid ~n all pal'ticipating policies which be?Ame ellums e lthel' by dCl~t~ or
maturity , Rnd the Dirf:ctors fe:31 th\i.t the c1 LStmg'
policyholders are eqllitnllly entit.led to a bonus of
equul ftmount on allY di~tribution of profit. The
Contingenoy Fund which Btands at £1,500,000
was 8et up for the purpose of snfej.!ua!'ding' tho
rights of holdol's of participat.ing policies . Thel
Directol't' now propose to transfer £1,000,000
from tbis £twd whieh togethe r with the amount

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homes benefi ls umo untUI g' to £1.30? ~80, 1~1n!{!ng
total amoup.t of £t,~;956 p~ ld In tbls 'fa,:
Bluet! the co~.m~ncement of our NH.tlOnal I n:lUf,IlIl.:r;

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work, A sttpkmg feature ~f the year has heen the
large nUlDb~Of. womcn adnvtted to the mOlllber,,~ ~,
the number bemg 232,787 a& compared. \\ILn
92,298 m es.
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Ba.lance Sbeet of the Pruden nfl1 ABS llru.o. ce Compa.ny,1 Limited, beiJg t h Ef SummBry

of alt Bnmcbe~, on the 31st DecelIlbel', 1917.

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LIABILrfIES;

£
e.
.,
I, ,
I~OOO,OOO 0 0
Life assurl\nce fuud Ordinary Dranch 4:H,3':19,826 9 10
Li/cQ.uurancefundlnJusmaI B rauch 4i,061,486 7:2
Insurance f~nd Genera.l branch
38,244 I 10
0 0
Iovestmenj:.s re~rve fqnds
4,100, 000
Contingency. fund
'.
1,500,000
0

an

PfI'VATE CASH ADVANCE

w. s.

~1:eeting,

aVll.ihLble f rpm the pro1 t::l of the year noil1 en:lble
them to allo ~atc:t r c v el'~~ Ollilry IJo!l tl~ In r'~.~r.'·I·t of
the year s 191,:" 1!.l1fJ
191-7 of £1 »"'r Qf;ll. p" r
a.n~um. on thc. ~ri gina l. "1 m·i" u ~~ured u ~j(lel' a;1I plr- '
tlclpo.tmg poJWIt~,s whlCl
III £Ol'r-£ I U!l tile .H~ t
D ecember, 101 7.
)
T ho bOllul:I 80 nllotte
not f.. r thf' nr"'''''nt
CRl'ry tllo opti on of au rrf1 ldcr for c..'Hl.h, bu t f.;':·l1ti.'~
will bo afforded clllt.blin Policyhotderl:l ' I 110 f1 c~ ire
to 0?tnin Nation"l W r Bonrts by I:1C,UlS of our
speclU,l Wnr B9nd Poliei " to npply 'FInch portion

force at the end of the yOlir W:U5 934,075,
INDUSTRIAL BRANCH.-The premiums reeeived during tho year WAre £9,376,858. being
an ineroase of :£47~135. ~he claims of the ye-.r
amonnted to £4,35~,031, of wj liC!h £1,109,24()
was in respco~ of 65,665 W.o.r ClaimSl. The bonus
additioDII
inoluded in the cl~ims ~mol]ntcd to
£38,710. Tho totnl number of ChUlUH a.nd surrendere, including 22,078 en~owment asEluranOeA

Claims undcr life policies iutiron.ted ,
f
t
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CHIEF

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391,616 9

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, C&rried forward

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12

13 4
16 'Il
10 5
17 ,10

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ASSETS-clmti",,,a,
£
Brought fo~a.rd . , 25,153,902 19 ;)

HJ:29-1 9·h)..

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MUUiCiP.tl~and

FOICl g U III

county lIecurities,

mcipll l l>e(!Jl ll l u~!I

16.0.'10 If)

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United inKdom .
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Indiah an Colonr1 Government
secuntIc~
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Colo1l1al pf.vincial Securities
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Indian a d Coloma! mumcipal
t
secunle~..
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l;'oreign G vcmment securlties ,.
]~Olelb'1l P VlIIcilLI securities

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Morl;a.ge!l on property withiu the i
UJutcd ;Kingdom
'1 ' .
8,912,383
Mort~age~ on Jlroperty out cf tho
Ulllted Kingdom
..
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311,34;0
Loans on ~a.roo¥al &nd other public
f
rote!! ~ .
11,915,676
on Life intsrests"
1,094,762
46,716
on ~yeniOllll • .
,,
.•
184,390
Loan. Oil .~oks and Rh are~ . .
..
Loo.n~ on !CompM.ur'R policies within
theIr surrender valife!!
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. , 2,651 ,842
Loans on Penona1secul'ity ..
••
Nil
LoUUl to l Educational in&ti~tieh8
l!IeOUI'6d on iaoome
38,090

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British Gotemm~nt securities
DQ.nk of Eugll\ud stock.

5

Annuitiea dde and lmpa.id
4,111 0
.Balance of bonUII under life policies
reson ed for distnbution
,
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581
9
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'£107.283,311 9 1

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Investments ;Deposit
ith the High Court
(£ l7,l:2 ::! 14:s. Od, . 5 % War LO&D,

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.. _.<ll,',·m er g.•.ncy .p.OlVCl'I
. •) Act
350,000 0 0
:1!e ~.
A T'&nae by Bankers secured on
£5,250,000 5 per cent. War Loan
1929 -194:7
3,487,500 0 0

Speak.r : Mrs. JENNY WALKER.

baby.-A1Iply 46 , P6&Cb Street, Wokmgham.

~[)OPEn,

ke;lj., wh o r.a.1l he "'ll g'u:;ed
or l'{ltDOymg Wm..: . .

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On MONDA Y MARCR 18TU. at 8 p.lO.,
ANTED at once, capable GIRL, dail;r, to ruiud

LEinS

i\1ERCHA~ ,[,

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ShtLreholders' c.pitel ..

Collection.

PUBLIC MEETING-

QU681l;" Roa.d, Rea.ding,

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MAllK~T rLA 'E, HE ,IOUr;.

QUESTIONS k.'~Tf) DJC;OUSBlON.

SUNDAY,

All Seats Free.

TO

1s.

;2/., includr llb' 1.1:(.

s'

Good ' W'iU,"

Ilt

Wil1~t. twenty years, gives DO t rouble , and

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REEVES

of food , Loudon).

GENERAL BRANCH.-U.dor the Sicirne",
Insurancel TabJes tho premiqioe receivod during the
yea.'r 'We~~I £6 721 ann £3,744 WaR pflid in Sick.
n ess olaiYtie. Sirtking 'frind policietl have been is:-.ued
assuring ~ capital sum of £134.850 and producing an anhua.l income of £2,663.
'!'he Oompimy is now empowered to act aa Trustee
or Executor, and during the }'BIlr has commenced to
tranllaet this bMinese.
A very fcon!i\dera.blo amount of Al rcraft. (Person!,1
Injury) Insurance haa been undertalcen WIth results
wh ich up to t.h:o; present have been highl'y sa.tisiaotory . '
The total amount of premiu~8 recel yed OIl these
WALTZ COMPETITION, '
contraots was £11.003. Hnd the e1u.ims paid during
DANCING 8 til12. The Coley Park String B~nd. the year amount to £627. In view of .the d~ffi Qulty
gauging the value of ths unexpIred n aks
Under the direction of Colpo'rtLl J. W. Arclier,
Sickness and Aircrnft Polioies it has boon
M.O.'.: Se'1lt,-Major ARCHER (lot Batt. B,v,II,)
the whole of the Qen ra.l BruIlch
and M,. GEORGE FISm.EIGH,
oI:;"t•. " .... in r~rvc agA.inst liu.bilit.ics.
The nsseta
ComplUlY , ill all br-anchea, as
Single Ticketo, 2 /6; Double, 4 /-; Balcony, 1/shown in the balance sh eet, ar~ :£107,283,371
(including tax).
which after the reduction of the ballln ce of
RE1!'RESHMENTB &t moderate chargEIt'!.
£3487 500 owing in re3pect of the aUva-m'e from
TICKETS may be obtRined from Measra. Attwol1!! our 'D(lnk'ors for pUTcba.se ot War Loan sholve an
Rinfield and Co ', Frillr :::Itreet; Mr. A. Wnrk, 47: increase of £4 672 125 over HH6.
Ca.o;t1e Street; Mr. F, W. S. Smith. 46, Church Street.
In the Ordinary 'Er-anch ~ the surplull shown is
C'a~eT'!lham : the H p adqu nrtelll of the Reading .Minia- £ 1 584 540 including t,he Bum of £218,240
ture Rifle Club, 19, Alfred Street: and 'Of tbe Hon. bro~ght fo[w~rd f~m bust year... Out of t.hUs tlUl'Treasurer, Mr. H. Dvson. Market Place; Hon. Secre- plus the Dirl'ctoril han tldded £400,000 to tbe
ta.ry, Mr. F. T. Gray, 49, Vn.st~u H.oad.
Invc~tmenl:& Reserve Fund, which stands
3 1st
Decembcr, 1917, a.t £2,400,000, and £178,412

UNITARIAN FREE CHURCH.

EElD PQTATOES.-lri,h grown, - BEAUTY OF

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AdnllS~I,on as usu.l, 13d.; 6d. "nd

m"tured,wll~ 402.635. TbenUmberO~freapolicie8Istand!!ll:;!at' 31:\tDcccm r ~ 10 17, at £1,700,000.
i'ranicd d ur mg ihe year to i'1O~ pohcyhohlens of and £92,470 haa boon clLrried i'oT\\,uTrl,

0 ....

~neb"'1:er,

AN 1 '\lA11E~ , GAZE TJ"e.

S'lmJECT:-

Ad,mluJotJ Pree.

)

13: .' '~'he .;V1l\g5 of Eh:. 1t.1, "

"Od tho'iFood Situn.t ion ~e1leral1y; a WOlld Short:a.ge I
aris!ng from & World Will'; the lmpo r tn.n~e of

WETOGETHER
BRL,G
TIIE
RIGHT
-When you wa.nt to

- Mi I\nd B. Hewett, 88, King's Road, Rea.ding.

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Print De~ent..

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CHAPLIN in .. 1 a.\n ,"
1 1
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Serial Suprem ~ : "PATRrA,'

OU Wednesday, March 20th, 1918,
AT 7 P .lo[', :BY

'Vest

,

RESS1U.KING.-Bodfce HAnd., Bodice A.ist;.
ents,.nd Sleeye Hall.ds w .. nUid. Pennanenci611
~

RoLUl'Xl Vitllt1

~tutdays.

Minis~ry

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SIGN OFfI'f'lE GR'«SS:
l'A
b.r 'l'{l(lues~.

FRlEriOS' MEETING I:\OUSE, CHURCH ST.,

I (FlOm, tho

GAZER:

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Mrs.· PEMBER

2/.r;/~

v~~~~;;t~k~.~~.v,2;i~ 01 dmmn
\YA,RD . l'P \ P
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I t.hink 110.

Will be given in the

Efldie tWG-spt'l6d 3'ltl .• with Stormev-Archer or D.S.A.
three·!!peed 388, 6d.-Fortoecne Bros., Ltd. I
Street, Readiug.
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B.

Mr. Hay..

~Y88.,

LECTURE

at (luce by wlrlow h,dy and daurrhter,
W ANTED
SMALL HOUMB,
'or U uful'ui!lw<i Roolll.R

- Junior Assistnnt or Improver
l\'JfifLLINERV.
J quired at onoo for Workroom;
Apprentice.

7~7:~~~v~lffiee, Rend
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ursday Nc:(t, M:Jrch

Light duties.-Apply

SERVANT, £laily, flge 17
been out before.-Apply
.. Bryntirion," Pro:-spect Street, Reo.diug.

Kin1da ~ ."

(j; , " Tho Tl a(,ctlLu g S.• jc5;'1,UI.·'

PATH,E'S ANIJ\u:t ED GAZErm.

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Dox OffiGe open U to 1.3I>-<laily. No Telephone Booltinga

D, GENERAL
W ANTT~
or 18: mllst have

, B.g,

Paramount Travel, No. 37.

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J<jpiAode

PEOl'Lll
buy any·
t h ing, .sell &nyt.hing, or excha.nge anythmg, 'when
ORDINARY BRANCIsI.-The number of policies
yo u W&Ilt. to find a ~ltl\Jtlon or a.n en;zployoo, or
I.et a Houf!e, a.dvert LSe?tn t he colum ns of tb18 issued dunnj!' the yea.t· )Vll8,\o6,502, assuring the
Journa.l. The t.hree or (OUT hnos 'Vou ITlsert wttl Rum af .£6951 269 and prod ucil.lgl\ n ew alluunl
The premiumll
Harrison, Chemist, Re&din£? Agenta: G. OsborDOJ be ooa.nnoo by just tho p':eopto you want to reach; premium j~oom~ of '£567,472.
people yQ'.J would find difficulty in re.aehin~ in an1 reooivotl wore £5,495,205. bein.g an increa!l6 of
Ohemist, I 18~ Brolld Street, ne"diu~, l OS , W okinl!htLm other
way.
.
.:£265035
ovcr
dw
year
19
16.
'.
Ron.d , R~,, (1ing; a.nd J . L, Griffith, Chemist, Ma.rket
Th[ 'cluims of, the '\'CIU a.mounted to £4.852A 409,
P lace, WokinSba.m.
'
OUNG LADY reqnired in Fi!lhmonger's Shop. of WlilC.h.£398,385 W3* iJ), Nflpect of Will' c..:lairne.
Kno~l edge of book -ke811in~, Must be quick at
ARGE FURN1S~D ROOM tn Let in C611tre of ,
The JUlmber of dellths .... n.e 14,629. The n um~
(!u.res, sh·tctly honellt, and ha yo good rofereuCN. town: Auitahle as office ot' for daily use. -Newman, . fiWnte
of endowment ll88urnn"' r ~ I:u1 t nred was 28,430, tho
Box 7315, II OhsoneI' ,. Office, lleading.
18, Cross st...!, Reading.
annual premium il comeuf which was ;£152,559.

ANTED, itToog YOUTH. ~ deliver, oycle and
wfLnted, one used to timber hauling pTe- .
I dri", .-,Ap~IY' R, B;,loo (Bouny aud Klng),
Government work, !Ii~b wagM 'Paid to Oxford Road, Rea.dlTlg.
relia.ble man.-App1l L. Vickery and Bon., Cholse!,
B.,rkl.,
ANTED YOqNG GIRL, mong and obligioR: :
IIlSist genet']llly; Ismall coulltry 1Ioll8e, eight,
01fYERClAL PRTh"TfNO. -AlI lr;inds o(Commil611 trom Ueailiug • another servllnt kept ; c.:t.pf.1l·itln Cfl
merd"l "'nd General Printing executed e.t the llnneCCSE&r:y ; reftlrtmce.-Write, statiug age, to lJox
OffiCft of this Papel'. .No lob too l&rre, No Job too

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y~tu'9.

WANTED a t once, SLEEPING ACCOllrODA.

pa.rcela. - Apply Heelas, Ltd., Hetlding.

S' EWING

P AnT MRNT3 w&nted, in or near Roadinl!'. for
Indy and l7entleman. Two or three rooms. At telJ(lllnce optiona.l. - D., c/Q Newmnn 18 Cross StreElt
Reading.
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one child, five

surprl5ing bow UlIn6"l1 in Reading: terms modFut6.-AppLv 76, Watltugtou
do accumulate.
One buy s new th ings con· St:ect, Reu£lillg.
I
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•
fJtanlJy. II.nd a.ft.er a wh ile t.ll ey o.ro put tU:ide. You
ma:v not· wa.nt t.hcm nny m o re, but they would b4 WANTED TO BUY. TWO COTTAGES, the
usefu l to someone, and perha.ps you 'COuld get a
Hei~hte aide of Cavel'sbtun, or hnus6 Imitable
good ' ~riee for tbera. Anyhow, a. s mall Ildvertlae--/ for converaion · into oott.a~es.-AddreB8 '1'. A., c/o I,
tn our misceU,-"eatv:; coltmms woal~ c().\t yotl Station ~ &oo.wg. ~
,
little. and i~ would at. OMe put yoo mto touob I
the peopl~ whQ w~nt just tbe class o.t art\ek\ WANTfm T\Vo ~mll lt fURNISHED BEDROOMS
yo~ b •• e f..t) ~c!1. ,T,ry It; the h.ard cash 11 better
'tLnd 1111& of iitting 'ltoom in High Wycombe or
than a tnele!ls In·t;,c1e.
neadiug, for lady 1l1ld jeutlemtlil. Moderate terIM.UNIOR CL'ERK rnquired fOT entering: dispatch of W., 62, Ch.ildeburt Ro ,BalhtLlD, LondoD:

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The New Serial

FOSTER

pn

ho Plllr~d a

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ANTED YOUNG NURSERY GOVERNESS,

T'S SURPRISING.- U·s

Kitcbenmll.ids; wa.ges
£18; Laundry Maid, £18: Ward Maid, .£1s. DreMeS
1\1lt1 caps provided. -Apply with particular! to the

WANTS, Eto.I'

,(

DedroOlllll.-Apply Mr. Sale, 58, Clilton GsrMajdu. Vp.la. London.
.

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FUR~SHED HOUSE, FLA.T. 0' APA RTMKNTS, ill Reo.dillR", "''ithiu reach of tn\ma: thret'
bedrooms, etc. Go!xl term!.. if ar.commoda.tion is suitable.
-Apply Millar. 45 ... , London Road, n eBding .

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ANTED , FURNISlilm HOUSE with four

\V ~n.1l

Dancers.

ot Mirth. .

The ViC3r

Flat,

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ANTED for summer monthll, SMALL COT'ONEY. - Tho DAily IOTestmeut CorpOrll.tion,
TAGE or HOUSEBOAT, tumiehed or partly
Ltd., w ill 1,F,ND £5 Bnd llPW&rdS on note of
fUllliebed, Reading or nooT, -Send pa.rUoultlTS a.nrl , l
hn.nd to r Mponllible PenICulI: repayments to 8uit Borlowe~t terml! to L., Box 679. c/o Deacon'lI, LeadeuhAH
rowen' convenience ; no feeft nhar<~ed: ' modera.~
Street, LoI!don.
\
interest. - Arply to their Local "' Office, 221, Ouoru
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A Strong Drama. aho""illg how a. Nnt lOn' ~ n '-'ll , ..
WIUI Saved by a. Plucky ~iall aud QUlt:k·\\'I lld

(lK~"!)SO T'l'r IC. ~Vf!:J:"I, T.

VIVIAN

Brookland., M'Mfield 1I0ad, lloading. •

Cl.ooct Situu.tions now open for Cook!!, L~ies' ~[!\id! ,
Parlounnaidl. Honsemnifll'l, NUflles, Kitchfm Ilnd Scullery mnids. Between MD.i£ls a.ud Gellerah, Also all
chwe8 01 Meu Servllnts, W "'iti/l~ Roomll,

S T.J!l Y ,

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dena,

ClAiN,ADIANS

YDEE'S THEATRE .' ENI MINIATImE.
OLOA SVDNEV, Ohild Mimic,

Et..

AVAL

.. THE STOLEN TREA.TY."

MAiT.FIELDS& DORA DOREEN,

" L A P 0 UP E .1E • "
WANTS.

A stirring S tory of

In.biB J'..ateP S""O"'IC.M,
Oazette, depleting th e Labe.lt W.v Scoa.es.

Jitst

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"THE FAMILY HO,NOO R."

(Id. Grahame and ·Doroihy Gibsou), Caoada'.

Plithe' $

March 25th, for 5 Nights. at 7,30 (Once ,lfIg!.tIy). MatiDce W1ld., Mar. 27th, at 2.30.

.WANTS, Eto.
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On Monday Next, March 18 th,
And 1ollO'l'l'LDg 'I;Wo du)' !\. l':r:C.hlel \'!l to L1Jl~ 'r !l'

Ia their ·La.testNoyel~, entiUed"GETTING ~AD:Y FOR _ljAtnOMIME. "
BRAN5~Y~ CoClmoy Cb'8l'Ilcter C.omedi~D .

Time permit.toin&,

(11138)

I

HAROLD ' MONtrAGU£,

TELEPHONE No, 2C2.

p:uoticu1ara from Coobey aad W&lker, &tate A.sl:ente,

9

B'OB PENDER'S CO:
T1lll 'TWO

rpm

Electric Theatre (OP~O~oo~" ) Broad St,

Expert -IMtwme.ntwist8,

Friu-at...et, bet",.en the hours

of 11 a.m. and 3"J).nt. SATURDAYS 11 &l.rn. tv2..30 p.1IL: }{.A7l.NtEE DAYS ~l a..m to.-l p.m , Sea.'b$
Booked by-Te1ephone !DUst'be claimed lIrefore tlf6 time of oommeneetDelll;'Ql' ~ the1 'caDIlOt_ g". .nteed.

ROAD. - Freehold.

8ato'rlle~D At Mi4mmmer . 8emj-. .
oot&ched RESIDENC • :~n.tlJ' si~; two .t"'tin.!? room., fry& ~ , bath (h. and c.).-l"ull

VAUD

IS6\, 1918. "

'mE CfNL'!: ACT OF ITS KIND.

A Play that'.e....ry Woman should see.

, 81!.ATS?IA Y DE BOOjrnD at the Boolciug Offi .. of Ill. Theatre,

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in .the Great Wo;;"'n's P"'j-'-

;B,. BRIEUX (Author of .. DjUllaga,I Goods,:').

"uiikm

' wt~ ~'fr.iY

Thp-ee [)~ug' hters .'
of . M. Dupont."

,

ReodiDf'

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MAT,INEE WEDNESDAY.. MARCH' 20th, at 2.30.,

AUCTIONBKltS. VA:UJBB6, 8\JkNt<lBS.
HOUSE.
LAND AND ESTATB A~.
0l'mCI.tL FIRE LOSS, ~l!8IIO!III.
17, l(>\BXBT'l'LACl!I.~,

£715, ,-AL1':XA"-DnA
For

NOTlCES.

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TH£ATRE. READI'N~.
for SIX NJaftrS•. at 'i~O.

COUNTY:

MlJNDA Y, M~1f IBth,

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H.mlway 8.~l(1 other dcbelltul'e~ Ilnrl
debenture stocks ami gold Itlld

2,033,~55

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5,313. I I).i

1,3j6,9!;;1 I ~

3 ~,,- 6' S " 1
G,U:27 . jOl; I'J ;i
3 ;'l,S~1
Il,
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8te~ling* ndS -Home fl." dF,preilin 12,739,.';90 .J I,!
a. d other nreitll'e nce a nd
g ud..raut ed stocks -aud sharos . . 3,28:'o,!i I
R ail ~IlY Il~ut other ordil1D.1-Y stocks
and sh ares , .
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neut char~es ..
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':'32, j J~ l ~
Freohold g'roulld re nts a1ld Scotch
feu ' duties . •
••
4, 7 S3 . (l;~ rl 11
; Leasehold ground rents
~I. tl:.i 1 I
4, 546, 1;1;} 1~ ;J
H ouse property
Life iuteXl:.sta ..
31,1 ~ ; h
Reversions
,.
1.14 ~ ,I "'S 1:
" S, ~l i l 1; S
AgeuUI' ·bo.lo.nces
.,
9 l:3.:;vO .:
Oulc!w.ndmg premiums. .
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01ltSl:ulldlllg mterest nud r ents
..
:W;l ,'l j\l 1.'
Intcrest, dividends and r onte accrued
Ra.tl~a¥

4Sj ,'ll l ~ 1
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but not payn1le

BiUs r eccivable . .

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Cash-On depoSIt

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In haud ~nd on c\lrret:\~lI.t . . __i)il,~~ I 1 ~

6 0

.c I O~;·~tl 3, ~ ~ l

.. £25,163,902 19 5
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The 'Valumof Stook ~lI'change ~~iti6ll are determin.ed-" under tbe Articles of A5.'1ocia.tioll of the Comp:J.!I \ : ;'
T
Rl1owanl!e hal boen made for accrued Interest, Ilnd th e hook vn./ue of tbcge scctI rihes . IS ",~ ~ H '\I
shsnd,
0010'" cost price, A cu.refu l investigation all to tim &ctua• .;j,lh~!L :flr. \ I,ll

~i~~t~~~~~~~~~;~~~

value
, shows that,
tho Iuvestme!,ts
r.escsecur
l· \·s FUll,!"
!I n'(! IU1",,'
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perma.nent
s6CUritics.
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already established, ,provides for the cqualisllholl oi t.h,: l,'i.,');.
ma.turity.
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forih In th~ Bllhmoo Sheet (hflving regard to the !'i:lUri II l~
sta.ted therem 16Bl!I tbe Investlneuta HeselTe Funds !.ak e ~, JII\ O
of tbe Company. No part o~ a ny Jillnfl has been . :t.I I I , IJ~l
the c.la.lJ8 of bpsin,ese to ,which it is ~ppl !t~.bje .
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J. BJ1RN, Actll,f-T'Y·
TROS. C. DEW Jo~Y, ChJlll'mfll.
G. E.lIIAY, Searetary.
W, EDGAR lIORNE, J D' "tv·,
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Aec()\mtants as stated
;"e bft.ve lo:otllillille,l th,!
ft.nd · explana.~ions that wo h~vo requirc~ DIHI III . ~1 Jl·

Sheet IJJ propcrly dl'8,wD np 110 as Ito C'x lll hit ~
a.fflllrs a.Ccording to the be.5t of our Informa 1\)11 u,l\d ~J II
tb~ CompanY'.1 1-0·0 part of nlly im1d btU bee n a.pplied
of PU8Ule86 to which it Ie a:p'~lrca.Ll e.
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