Reading Observer 03-1918

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THE REi\.DING

23, 1918.

!not only ...eo t.m. and mucb

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labour, bnt .t en
surea the w orlt bemg thoroughiy weU and truly
J,l md (1 ) bec.loUse the POl"t. Offioo, bem g a. Govern L CO De ro that a ll seed mav foJI upon good ground
m nt J) c-p a.nme n t. Wtls .a.bo\ e a.1I thmgs pa.tnotlc, II and none be sca.tten:d on &tony lend and t h ud
In VIew of the extraordmary demand
(2 1 b C\Il!oe the letter Was the Pl'9perty or t h e wMted
last week and for some tIme pa.st, for
I ost,rn I"t<' r General Our en tIC W &l'V6d an agreethe "Readmg Observer." largely due
ment OH'f oll r mt reph but stoutl) denIed tha.t
to the fact that ' the best and fullest
thc If'~1f I be.1 ongcd to t.he POfItma.st.-er GeTlin'a1 to
reports of aU locaJ matters are to be
1'1(\ ~ hat b" Ii k .. d with He holda that the lette. AlN UNMARKED RESTING PLACE b lone to 11m (the cntlC) as soon aa It, IS ad
We w LiI Dot say that Jethro Tun 1[' for gotten found In ItJ columns we a.pologlse to
dl ~~ d La t h e sender And postage h,,-, been paId, o r unmou m ed because hI ~ bUi m] p lace IS comparn those of oJr readers who have been
\I I that the P ostma.ster General
for the time tlVel) obscure and It lltlm arki'd bv outwani and unable to ~ecure caple!! though we
I ng I onh clI<:t odla.n of the letter until 1. \I sl ble "Igns o f dlgruty of the monnmentsd mason I went to pre~s a second tUDe last week.
ort
N o t.rue benefactor of hili r nce \~bethe r he To aVOId
nt h ~ t.he 0 " ne.r
PPolntment we would
LS an HJvent.or w ho haa lansbed b s mVl:nt" e urge upon our r eaders the neC6aslty
genlU :'i for the benefit of prospen~y or the soldier of placmg orders for the .. Readmg
III CRITIC ARGUES ,~ho fa.lls for t he h onour of h1 S country And 1S
Observer" r lth th61r NewBagenta
II "i" mlnd~d hi m th at the Postma.sler Gener&l bUried on foreign I!!Dl l, dIes In v lu n The work or
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I l:l t 1 lI J prose..;:utlOn s In the ease of Ictten tha.t s uch m en hve a.fter them
The WOI k of Jethn:>
II l :; olen th e-rob\ pro'lOg hiS owncrsh lp
The '1'1111 IS a. great f&etor m t be economy of our life
I 1 ( r~ph "' d tli It he prosecuted because he W3~
to da.y when we are hearin g so much about food
I I ~ C ()f tha.t propert\ for t he t ime bemg and produCtlOd
Th e serv lOel and final va.lour of the
1 f t h O" ner H e wou ld not oompla.m, he said, humblest. pnva.te who d Ies for England are 1m
! Ih st amp onl ) was obhterated "Ith a dv crt15m g
perishable even If we do lIot bea.r of the nam es
The • R ead.ng Observer' W111 be
11~" e
bu t h e ohJects La oomllderable Sp<l.CM on of countles.s t houM ndll who ha.vo 81lently laId
pu bhehed on Thursda.y Afternoon 10
h ~ enH:lor c b-- mg a ppropriated wlth~ut bl s per
d O'wn t hei r !" es for us To say t hat thcse men !I
next week.
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nll S ~ I (;n
\\ E' "a d " e " ere 'i e rv fOrry he felt hurt lIvcs h n.ve b&en fo r naught beCl,.use '" e do n<1t
, r "'lie a htt e t lmg a nd \\ollld consu lt tho know t belr na~ a.nd cann ot rear monuments to
1 r:s a l GUide '-"hcr cupon Ollr Cn.ptlOUS fri end saId them IS a. shmder upon them a(d the noble pride
b woulri g n, a..<I th e P Mta.l GUide a lwa.V"8 ga.\8 him wh ich ammated tl:ie m to endure fOT 115 m the last
mghtma.~
rhe cntl c then depurt.ed and we moments of thelr mortal conflict Thev stlll h\ e
It 18 what
\~ ere not. <:OTn
Tn fUll re "hen he calls upon us becac sc their work hves a.nd after
too o ft. 11 " () sh all h a\ e to keep hi S mgbt.mare \\ e actua.l1y do In hfc th a.t counts a.n d not wha t..
We Ihould b gl'OlltJy obhged If Correspondents
" c are whether peer peasa.nt, F Jeld :Marshal ur would send 1tI their reporb aa soon a.s p0581blc
h nd
rio" h " nd In t.hc fo rm of t he P ostal GUide " 0
co mmon <:o ldler
after the event ~ have taken place
h e do s not. keep u <: trom our \~ ork too lon g

letter add_ed to h.m for amertilllllg
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:l C" 1"10 .... the public to buy 'Var B onds' We re

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A PRINK APOLOGIA -

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• BY THEIR FRUITS SHALL YE KNOW
THEM,

ob.~ t>n a,l.1 t and

mdul gent r e.'Mler of theo;; e
noteg w h ose opInion \\ e grC'a.t.ly \ RIlle. becatl se he
1:S not a
captIons
ern c ha.s hee D asking us If
H h a Te constituted ourselves as an organ of the

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MEAT , RATION INCREASED.,

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READIliG GREEN GIRLS' SCHOOL

Bv nn nnnouncement vrhlch a.ppe1Il"S ou th e froot
pn&.e of thlS liale It Wlll be seen there am vaco.nCU~S 1D
the Rcnd rng Green Girls' Scbool for gula W18hlng to
enter to be trained. for dOTDelltic eC(V1Ce Full partIcllIa.n can be obtained from the m&troll, at 38, Uussellstreet

A . NATIONAL RATION.
The m eat ratIon tbIS week ha.8 been mcrea.Sed
to Is in va.lue There 19 n.lso an mcrease of I 0&
In bacon thiS r epreee.ntm g 3 ozs mstea.d of 2 au
There lS 0. better supply of butter
The F ood Control CommIttee a.re In oommumCQ..

WEST READING LIBERAl.. CLUB
An open whISt d.:ri't'e Vd18 hol d OIl W6dnesdllY thlrtv

tables 'bolDg In me Th~ ""iun ers werG - LadieS 1
M ias Y!,tes 2 M.t:s.. Cbaa G tlmore (cut) 3 :MISS Sinde

myder) MISS Jenmngs GenUemen 1 Pte Markha m
2 Mr' P eR.Ne, 3 Sergi: Tone! mvl!tery Mr Gooch
Mrs Woodl ev presented the pnzcl! A dance follo1V r 1,
the pra.mst bemg AIr Bncou

t >on w.th the Mimstry of Fqod on tho questlOn 01
a.n ~d d ltlOOnJ ratlon bemg aHowed to manual

ITHE REC:gNT ROY
AL VISI1
To commemora.te the
of the Kmg and

ln nk quest.on ' W. replied

~ ILLINERY.
Slatten Road. Reading

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a1" oy. t he R W W In fall bad: upon for tb,,,t,
creatuI'f:''3 The Re a.dmg Wa.ter Wor\t6 15 a. fin e

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use POhCICS In

field

a {vD#
which SOIl'
llrd} a Memper {Jf
bad I n e~e r been Slb pec tei
t hn.t he ha " ne\ l r } t:t
not bitterly oPf' u"ed
~ng a 1 ea £!u e ~ f

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the t,.
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One of those mventions UI fermented dnnk
which we caB ltquor Those who he.ve acqUlred a
h kmg for It are In tha ma.)onty and t.he questIOn
IS how a.re the wants 'Of thM. majority to be f;ati S
ted Lll wa.r t ime Without mfhctmg injury upon the
food !.nppty' Obviously .. the only a.ru.wer ~ b,
moderatIOn St P aul, wh ose adVice to Tnnothl
mowed h e was no bigoted toot.ot&Jlcr wrote 111 o nr

gan etc, but

of h .. ep'stles. • Be moderate m all thin gs ' If
006 of th. mCldental effect. prod ured upon the
habrta of aJ1 el ..... o! !!OC,.ty
to cau.. tbe
moderate, m place Of e~ce&nve, U E!& of alcohol t
Wlll have p.roved a greater tempera.nce adv ~ate

• notification of th. loss of tbe pm,. " gIVe" l o
th e pohoer a.nd In tbe m eanti me the youth '\\ hr.

rHROWING POWN THE GAUNTLET ThIS &nClwt m<>tbod of chall enge w .. no dOll b,
far from the mmd of WIlham Sullivan alias MoO'

he appears to have llteraJly &<Ioptlld
t.hu time honoured custom In hiS haste to stea l
a pu rse from a lad v's bag 3I.I sp<nded on a. cvc1e I

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than anybody who h as yet taken \lp the cause of
tempera.nce
W e Ct'\ndld1 y belicve tha.t not onh
now , but In tho past :"J tbe hestof Ollr breWI~ and
d istillery finn! as well as tbe great ma jority of
heeD ~ h ave a.lwa.ye. d e&lred the t..empen.t.e and
nnt 1D1modera.te - con5u mp ~l on of the beverage"
wblch they manufacture and supply r e5pecttvely

that the

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D COMMENTS
the Cou rt I (If
1.:Il I\\;;(""l t\

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struck a. nole th at.
H E' "poke o f th~ nec-d I f
I:!: t.rnmf d mtelJ!gEnc~
\\ e Rh a,ll h a'It. t.o
ilE."" r much aQout Muca
" E' have F:e~, r bad
:;ur b nn a.pparenth 15lmp!e
<: 0 ca led h as become

pIcked up the g loTe hands It to hiS father I whl
a.ssea t. on to P C Hopson Tha.t Offi CCT moot.,
S ulhva.n Ia.ter on III t he day notlres he IS weann
o ne glove whi ch 111 a. fellow to t.he. one tha.t ha "
been foond
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H e Mks SlIlhVBll If he hSJII 10Rt & giove I J-j
MY'S he h ns a.nd tha.t the one produ-ced belong'" t.
him Then P C H op son says lUI Sullivan an
~we1'8 t h e a.p pearance of a. man wbo wu alleged t
bl\\!o stolen a. pUI'8e from tte cycle he ehall a..."Te r
him on that cha.rge
H e I!'I brought before th
mag18f.ra.t.es makes a defence tha.t one 18 fa.rrllh l!
eno ugh WIth from the I old hand' who find
himself In thc d ock 30gam dUIrM to be d.enJt " 1t.1
:lot. once r ather than go for trial the Bencb re
ma.nd hIm fot' a. week, ~ find Olght preVl Oli
coDVlcLton! against him fo r Slmila.r cnrne a n(l
h oueebreaJung and finall v IK"IId hIm to pn son fOI
t hres months The IeClee of mCI<j.ents are almo~j
hke & elOematograph "how &nd the tl.le mlgh
well be the
Glove a& the Cue" We oug ht t
add tha.t the ma.gI!trat..es commended P C H o r
go:! for t h .. mtelh gent mR.nner 10 whlcb he h and ler

{or rUnth n '? a waj'
h e ollle r J ~ fO T pro sec lllw!!

wt1pons - md ta ry, eeo
op r cvmmanfl
hm t'Clt mns of th e .Lca!Z ue
, h "thp m J5[ l mpo rt 'lnt

CTrovcla.nds-road he drops a. glO'\'e It 11"1 p lck ec
up by & n61ghbour's son who has aeon the m lln
plymg hiS trad e 8.'J a. mat mender He IA Identifl ea

T HE GLOVE AS A CLUE -

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Yet not

the rlcbes t bey CMt "pon posl<nity bv

BE MODERATE -

PRlCE;S.
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apprl:'lE'd
d9Sl gna

worth h""lng lived as J ethro Tull I" ed' If ho

on thIS terrest,.1 globe and not . Itoget.her who
be ought to be or as he w"" ongm&lIy creat.e<i has
80S no mean a.uthorlty has declared,
soug bt out

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REFUSE THE WASTER The. drunken m ~n or woman 11\ not even a good
customer In t.he real se nse of the w ord because be
or ahe IS a. wa.at.er and benefits n obodv
Thf'
dea.ler m n.loobohc oovera~s belongs to the com
munlty and If the weal. and welfa.re oC the com
mum tv 10 wblch ho hve6 18 wea.k:ened by a. brood
of w astenr h e an d 11111 hUDlly suffer directly or m
d lrecth from the wanton Wllste produced by audl
peol)l~ Th] s 1a one of the economic trUisms Whl Ch
ull modcrate drmkers Ileed ha.ve brougbt h ome tl
lhem To wa!'lto food 1 " n. c rime und er t.be De fen rt
of the Realm A..ct
We hOl d t ha.t to waste drin k
IS t"qlJrl IV a. enme Ilga.m Q t the Real m against tIl
IOdl\ I'l\Ial and agaln]>t. SOC1E"tT beca.ulle once marc
I ' I!:. laid d own for us In \'Vords, older tha.n t.hose
or ili e De fcn ~ or th e R ea-1m :\ct..- No man h\cth
I nw bunAe!r
W e h ope now our
apologl!l
f(l r thc dnnk questIOn WIll 8fllisfy our est.cem ed
f n en d

tho case. ""d

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the Cb.ef Coo.t&ble. IIko Capl

Cultle of n ote takmg fame promptly pu t t1 C'
com menda.tlOn down In hiS remembrance boo k
P C H 'lp&On rna v safe-h reck on lipan hal 109 th <'
magl8t ratos commend atIOn brought up 10 e'l
donoo, not however, &gaUlIrl. hIm but as sO'me
tbmg 10 h iS favour

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A PLEA FOR ORGAN MUSIC -

rr eVl'r t here W<l S a. tIme ",hcn 50 methm ~ hk p
<).e-.clal phadmg "as Ju ~ ttfied r<lr more orga.n ml\ ~I C
10 rlU r mlds.t It IS Ju st no"
Rea dlClg I" J1ecu lar"
rl) rt.lma~ J.n h R.' mg JlJueb a fine organ m 1t.S n' ag
lIlfi c n T T o" n H all an d " e could not help thmk
ng: a.s " e heard t.b.!l t t alen t ed yo ung orp:a lll <:t
\1 G (>rg e- P ett lngell p!avlng at th e N ation al
\\ lr :\m1s meetm rr last \Hck " h~t a p lt\ It IS
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'I d ) not hll~e m ore 0ig .1l1 mU51C d iscou rsed to II"
h ~I\('h tlkJ!fu mU SICUI~ !I
1 he rn me MInister
to d ;'). \\ elsll E I5tcd d foCl some time ago tbat we
1!,.., 11t to b:l\ C Ii m: n~ In " s r time
and o r~ Rn
T' U IC
ff o..ds nn ot her powerful and IO spmng
m ;1Il<. ( f b elp lng 11 ~
bear the burden :lnd heat..
(If th(' d:n In th iS trollblous period
" ' hv not.
((",. ~ I n:ll h
If not. freque.n t.l
ha.. e half hour re
c l t;"il~ III th ., nll d day I n Re adJOg'

POST OFFICE AMENITIES AI'! a.n example of pertmacltv

& cotTeSpondcnt
u s debil s of the conduct of a. certam
cll ~tomer at a P ost Office (not &t. Rending) wh o
b ad been refu sed a consldeTR.b e a.mOUQ.t of bron7.\!
In excha nge for haH penn y stamps on the grounJ
ih lj 1t Wa<; not lega.l leoder being oYer <! ne IShiI In
In -,: alu e
The r efused cuatome r Vi ho had been n
the ha.blt of t hus d Jspo91 ng of hiS broll l'.(l COtfUI fo ~
11 long time pnst made no more ado t bo.n to pur
chase one s.hlllmg A w orth of ~a m ps 1D COppCl ~
of c ou ~ and lee.vmg the P nst Office he re e.ntt'!Tccl
the reqUIred number o f tImes unt il he ha.d dl£
posed of Ml eml pou nds 'Q; o rt h of brom:e
Th
broll g ht the officIOUS poet office clerk La bIS rea~ o n
fOI the n ext \\; eek on the a n n 81 of t h e cuat.omc
"lth hI S brom:e h e q u etI.. w hl !5pered a.croS6 the
coun te r H cm much t hi S- time?" a.nd on rece"
mg a n an sw er exammeq hlS o~n cash <ira.,",", and
fi / OASI S IN THE DESERT Til"r . . ;t. r mnn, "f'tl kels 'rho Ii \ e too fn.r awa\ t hose o f hl ~ ff"l!on elerk8 to ma ke sure they c(l1l1d
" ~" t bom€' fnr It nll d da\ meal and t.o thE"m ea..c;lh nccomm odate the quantitY' and ftoCccpted t. 1t
~ I (, Inlh h n.lf an hOtH s res pIte a fte r their sma" b Ig cxport order withou t", murmur T ha.t (X II
11 nd \,ou!rl be lik e all oaSI8 In the d eaert tm na} op"nl ng a nd shutting the d oor the pre\ lOll
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t l'i c()nt ended th at t he dema.nd would not v; eck bothcnng the same clerk each t.lme for "' )
stam Pfl,' WfI!t tlO t
Il :tl IC It to JIlRt h L rec ltnl nt mid dR.:\' wh } many <leparate s btlhn g~ \wrt h
1 re organ reclt.a.ls III the e,en m gs' When to be b orne \l. second tim " clIpeCJ.!lllj M be h R.d
fasc m atlng novel h e \\ as "m:JOUs to get t hroug h
J t l!1 H all IS engaged t.ht"rc IS t h e fine COl
I" !J IJ of the lnl\ e r<: l t ~ v, lth It!!. bea.utl!!11 time for returnmg to the Llbla lj thn t evemn g
( r;"tlt ~n d "h{'n t hat. I S n ot MAII:lble t hf't"e are
, If
chtlrchu" "h nse Instruments would be
I I;
IJ. I te r If m organist like ~fr Pottmgell
WEARING OUT THE POSTMASTER o (")!fJ E-b . . d of equal hril lian ce, h ~ d :leceu to th e
Bea.rlng on the fOr<'gomg note remmds us of
k f...) I d ~ oft"ncr fo r the purpMe of beguiling
in cident. which be rel n certam postmaster man\
t h rll hl lc mlOd mto hnppler mood s t han can be
years ago m an E a..,tern COUUt.I CS town
In th os
I I tIn 1 fro m brood rng over
w; r conditIOns
doy. ,tamp. " ere duly , old through 0 II W.
II
\\ e h&\8 much ) H to learn 1D Readmg In
pigeon bole \\h lch ~ 1l.S closed b) a allutter th At
r :lk I t.: t he mo!'lt. of our adn.ntDgcl and In getting
hft..ed u p and dO"n hi e tLI rnil~ay book 109 offi ce
!h II lno:;l from th e gi ft ed and eT,lthuIIlUltlc )oupg
a perture The loenl p o~ tll1aEt.cr \\ as rcal1) 03 HI \
I lo ur nud st
li kc :'It I G eorgc P ett.engell
good !O.ort of fc ll o \" bn l ecccnt rlC a.nd at tunes In
, f)!:, ;:: r a th chnrm e-d the aud len ce for half an
clin ed to be sno.ppv
In th ose cia.y" he served ou~
~( Ilr \Ihtle- II.. " as w altmg for t he 1!peechea on ~ar
stamp~ lu mself
A local wng ",ho con !I d e r~d he
alms
h ad bern t.reatcd mt.her bru squely by the wtndml ~
bemg eloted down on hu!\ linger!! B.8 he WM m th e
act of pI ckmg up h IE; stamps, and finding he rc
J ETtJ RO TUll ce1Ved no apo!og) re80!ved to
po.y" t he offic ml
:\c
I I (10m the madding crm d Aod the Ignobl e for bIS ca-rele~sn ese and want. of courtesy
~t
(I m j!('ln competlt.lon tbere-..!iell at rest In
cordlng ly he kcpt up a continUOUs bombardmen~
' I ( "1\ cnt cbul ch) ard of Du iJ d on one by n ame at t h e IItLie office wmdow for a prodIgiOU S tlmo
I t\
r il l
W l! adopt. \~Ith unanimity t be b) cw;kmg lor
1\ penny rtamp please, ' nnd no
I I I "111)1 lint. the man nho makes t.,\O blade$ or I sooner had t.he shutter come down (the cust.om€ ~
~ :-, ,.,rm \\ here one grew before III II. benefact.or " as v~ careful &bout hi e fi ngen now) thcln he
\.. h lacoe I III J l:' t hro 1111 1 A'" the IJ1ventor of the I rapped agam at the Window, In the approved
d dllll n lft a g reat delL! morc thnn thll
~ I aty le, Without &howmg hll tlice, and cb&ng mg .hl~
r ~ ('f..Sq of t he iOventr,:c fnc ul t) he cunmngl) I voice &8 much a.s be could each t ime he kept up I'
t'\Jserl <I mach ine tba.t rend ered It pOIS1ble fo r peefed. fusHad e on that little WlndQw for penny
~fl (' ~ to h .. ~O\\ n "here t.h e hand !'lower onuld onlv .tampa, cauamg t h e lra.to po!trntA ter to come ou f,.
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or pt'!rcbclI III t~e .n.mc tIme
Moreover, BIde and dllC()~n t.he Identity of d1e ps-tmacloiJs
,I" m d rn ,,'d dnll . Pfrfoct.e<i ""d adjUited to .1 1 COlSIomer
History doo. !lOt' Nilord ",hat hap
fI t' t
rI.~ " c- h ave It l4 day, 18 an mswt:IIIHm.t or peued. or W"lth "hat d~ 01 ~.... they
" eb P recb lQD eYen Ifll UnU:1Ued hands, that Jt cohaepd",CM of ~
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f~1,.
onh na.tural ..-..nd the
n
( fill n~ the n ext genebtlO
,
\\ e tram our sol dl err bu t
do n t. lomm our ch ild ren m
\\ e con fu se th em ap
a wn fU81 c n ~ sut lJ('cts
t n t:ll....
] h eor IU"'e not
ren.d\ fo r the

After (h.1
cort'l:Spoud mg

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the Ir

did not make a. II name
fOTl hImself as propl!:!
count a.
Dame
he dId somethmg grca..ter- h e
npplted to practical sctenoe precIOUS m ech n.mca
thoug bt& which ha.ve contnbutcd to the foedlD g (of
~ ucb VaBt multItudes of men In all claase" that no
mnn can number t.hem That IS the reoord that
~ hould be wnt over the tombstone of J ethro Tull
\vhen t h e o.gnculturnl w orl d h a.s tIme to d o t b (
scanh est. honour to one of its greatest 'benefactors

lJl~trt.uhon a.nd logically It. COtlld be argued It Ie
the most unporta.nt o{ onr gublu;; works But mlUl
being wha.t he IS to Readm g, as mother place<l

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theIr labours Berkshlro should be proud and
BMlldon evcn lamous III mcl11dmg In Its SOll t h e
n, ortal remams of onc w h ose \'(' ork as th e In\ ent..m
d t he s~ dnll has had an d IS ha.vmg such far
r c:\chmg effcds ~V h3.t ree ks It. to Jethro Tull It
Ill S nam e I S' not embla.7...oned m gilt letteTA on
n achmes ns the y are exhibited all 8plek and spa n
on the stand s a.t Royal and otber agrlcllltllra l
~ bl)ws' HI S 6PJrlt IS nov; at rest In those etemfll
fi el d s where be hos no ne ed to ad , ertutc hiS ge.nm<l
or h ili mdust.ry HIS perma.nent advertEm
ent I~
""nt on the lonely furrow8 of the ye
m.t:
hreczV uplands and fertilo vales throug out not
o nl, t h e Engl and ho loved 10 well but throu g hout
t he breadth of the ~vlhMd world Is It nol

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I c ~ J;; COOPER
" I l lt C llAs r
IPL'CE UE~ ING
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In

IrOpoTtlon as eHn public Journa.l to da.) must be
:n organ of t he d rink as \\ 1"1\ a...q the food ques
n on
HIS rem:l-rks \"ere ba.sed o n the fact. that.
III !a.st. week s 'Ohservcr
t he le3dUl ~ a.d ,lcle an :!
t.h nok s a.s w ell &S t he grea.ter pa.rt of the oon "e"
ponde.noo, d ealt. 'W Ith the dnnk problem
make
no a.pologl es for t h 1S no more t~'ln we a.pologlse
for bavmg g l\ cn th e best pa.rt of & pa.ge to a. re
port of '{r Protb er!) s speech to fa.rmers on the
food q ues Llon, or t.h e VI81 t o f the Kmg and Queen
10 t he t.wo Ia.rge food mdu8trles m the to" n last
'Wf"ek The fact J5 tum which wa) you ",11 tbe
qnestrons of food and dnnk are ever confrontlOg
lIS
Our observa.{lt fnend who alt hough not .:r.
\.eetol a.ll er I S '\"err a bstem iOu s and t~a.b the drIn k
d lflicnlty VE"rT lightly remarked t ha.t t h e-re wa fll

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Yes

W e know Our In ventors n ot alwa.ys
li fe time or If we do thcv rit e. not highh
a.mong!t U1!
P oor mventors
I S the
t lon e3 o;; t upo n t h em Onlv too true

th e numeroUI

Com

n"' m,.. ,, _ rendf'fS It detn r
rf'1 l!,"€d of the IDl P 01 t
th~ ,('lJa r dwnl! \ Mr
fUSle bt men b in e
Ti':lpnn'Hble work, and
W 16 50 g l"ea.t.I) sp

he B o ~d tha.t. It '" fHI

We

,
li VIng to u! u ~Jeu ""t
ou r caphoYI c nuc

''''g'r''',

nnd )\\hen there ~IIl '
tbe da.\ s work, he re.
\\ lJlts La know
He i.
• query wb,ch
boHI S latest. questIon wa.t-"
Ute ~be env~ of •

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workere

LOCAL RATION CARDS

VI SI t
Queen to
Messrs HUlltltly IUld lta.lmcrs, .Ltd on Tue!lc:Ia.y In l p.~t
week the workpeople :jla'i e ueclded to make a penn y
coll e"tlOu to co~c r the 1 06t OJ ...au Illurnlnat.ed ll. llhp"ss
whlcl} Will e xpress OC'mltr to th6 r Majestics and
a.pDreellLtioH of the firm 1\ iLchon 1II !'>0 gencroll st. JIll}
1I1 ~ thE"lr em plovees double vragos for the 1\ook
'lila
a.dtl.r f.:s~ 18 to be buug III the bon.rd ruom

In view or the la.rge !lumber of persons who
ha.ve lost tbeLr ratto n card s rect'ntlv the CommIt.tee we a.re mfonned h a.ve deCIded to charge Is
for tho ISI5u e of a. n ew one tha fines to be handed
over to the hmds for tbo cq m pment and 'lise of
Comm unal K ltcben s I n t.he eve nt of a card being
fOtlBd the fines 10 such cares Will be refunded to
the owners

F AREWET~L 10 JUD GE HARING1 "

B~ a r alTilng emen ts of tn'3 c n"C1l1ts "hlcb ta k""
place on Apnl 2nd n p.xt, Rea.dm~ WI ll be trans
ferred to &nother Ci r CUit pre5ldoo 0"\ C1" bv _hI"
H on ou r Jud gu FranCl8 R Y Radchffe K C
Jlldg- ' Edward Hnrmgton w ho h as sa.t n.t thA
R-e."l d m.'l Court for the Pn.5t. ten Tears , paid IlH~
last VISIt o n f h uI"!S(ln.,) a.nd sa,d t he rca.rranp;c
mont h a.d bocn bf"Ou ~ht noollt to do fl,wa.v ,\It t lt~
two Judge svstem whICh had preva Il ed In some of
th e 'te t.ropollt:ln Courts :Ln d i,.O seC111e grea i"'r
econ orn \ of offiCIAl tIme a.nd expendit ure TbJ1
now scheme did not appea.r to h a.ve accomp l l'.hct1
t h o> fil"'flt oh]t:ct as be oh~n ed that two ]IIdg e.s
w o uld still contmnc t,Q <:Olt nt ",-., eral Conrt. ~ 1.Jl
and nea.r r ondon
" 7'b It other objects th e
schome WOll1d secure reml! TH'd to be " ~en
He
rc ... r nt.te d ha.vmq to g n:e np t.h ~ l R ead tng C om·t
TnB .!!ubJtlct or th e addre.!!l to be gI ven a.t the
\vh leh he con<: Idercd 'WR" the tiest adnuntJ;tereil
Umtnna.n Churc on Sunday ",.eumg 18 " Duty "
Court on h!.<:. CIrCUit He wa.s greatly mdchtcd
i\rn H O\HRD M UNDT will deliver an .adrlrellS all to tb p s(hCloorS nractu:m g a.t t ho Court for thCltl
::)und D) I mOnllDg and eyeUlug, at the Readm g SplTltual con !olld"'r a.t lon and courtesv and be w l!:.h ed pur
)JlISlon
~
tl culn.rl y to exp ress h IS \ CJ"\ " a rm tb:1nks to th ~
ANlfUAL meetu gs and spccml ~erV1ces ID CObnection Rcgl <:trn.r (Mr H enry Jord an) a.nd Mr \V H
'Vlth the Baptllt lfSlonary SOCICty (Readmg AUrlu!U",.,) S h r pherd chH~f cle rk fl)r the adm lmb\e W rl.,\ 11\
a re ael vertised
wh ich the du t ies of t he ro~nstra.r' 15 dep t rtment
h ad been co.mC'd out
T Il e R~rstrar ('11 lJu ek
WE call th e no ce of ou r leaders to the announce
v;orth (coulli!CI) :J nd ~h fhdnev 13r:l1ll (th<"
mant 1Il our lldv rbscmellt columul of the 1.USIIl(ln at
latter or whom wcleompd the lIId tTe to thc R"'ad
Castle street eh T h d:u rlllg thIS month to be COil
lucted by .the Hc PLtt BonarJco 1 he churc h apP9Rn lOA' C ou rt) OJI bel H11f of the ~h c ltors of t he tmvn
to ~ COU1lUg IOta Ita own aglun undor thc gUidan ce of ~noko of t h e great regret ",h lcb thcv felt nt hl 3
R QnoUl ~ d(lflllrture
M r Brnln sa.ld tha.t. hCl
he new CounCIl
fu ll ~ a.ppreclat.ed th e COUriCSl ImpaTtIR. llh and
o.bl-1it, With w hi ch Jud ge Harmgton hJ.d alway,
CB ~
Mr Anker Sim on!! 'i\ M Inv ested With th e Order of dll~cb arged h iS dutlcs
Commander of
e BrItlllh Empire by the Klng Ob
Weduesday

A NATIONAL RAlION
On !\pn l 7th the locn.l ratlOumg schem e Will be
m corporated with that of the N a.lionall Scheme.

Thi s WIll mvolve a. re-18sue of SpeCIal meat coupon!
8 milar to t hose m use VI LondOD
The tn.qk enD.
fo [" th e a.SSU!itn.nce of nt least 300 to lIOO volun teer!
rb f!..o;e conpon.."! can 00 usro fIllywhere mc1udm~
restaurants a.nd lD a.ny part of the oonn t n
1 he
CXlS mg card foc other cln.sses of food win 1'em a lD
In force

PARA~APHS.

LOCAL

POSI1l(Jff

IN REkDING.

NOTICE.

an

FOOD

THE

OF THE BUND

As a p-'gam- to ~hemes fOl making 8'Uttn.lI'Ie
\ prMJSlOJ1 far tiMIaurerent cs.tegP,l1e8 of thud fol k a
regwer 18 b.iog pnpal elf bv UlI! Loeal Goverum(!Rt
BO'JZd IlMrsted 8y loCal 5OC1eties
fh e lM{orrulWou.
gIven "ill be treated as strictly confidential -See;

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JroT-CHERS PLEASE NOTE I
It l S a.lleged t.ha.t certain butchers sup p lv ('us
t omer s WI t h qUa.ntltleS of mea..t 10 excess of that
allowe~ by the ti::red ratIOn
Th e Comm ittee In
tlm n.t." they are d etennmcd to t.'\ke action If Sl.lffi
Clent eVidence of such offences 1S b rought to their'
notice

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POTATO PRODUCTION.

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BERKSHIRE'S DUTY.

The Uoal d of Agriculture are t lkln g enl"y
mea.ns m th eIr POWCI to Ln crea.se tho product IOn )f
p otatoes dunng t.ho ensumg sea<:on
_>\ "pe el J
duty IS laHJ upon B erk sru ro lit thi S matter rn n ~
F INE F~SH
mu ch P...<; It IS eCl t.i£lo;- d b) the B oa.rd to be wha t It
Tw o Jaek: w ei binI!' 211bs werc cacght lad week~
c.1.11s one of the defic it ' countle..~ 10 t.h s conncc
( nd by :hIr P c y Cohen /ishmg In tbe Cavenba.m
I each
They we e 1D good cOlld1tlon
.. THREE DAUGHTERS OF M DUPONT tIOn That IS to s.n In the yc at ~g 17 UWle UCl e
In round figures 15000 to ns of p otatoc!\ con ~'um c d
BONDS
---III B erbihu'6 more than those produced
It can
DunnJr the 'free elldod MOl ch 16th £i 235 wall subThe remarkn.ble play "Three Daugbterfl of M be rea(lih understood m face of t IllS! OffiCl ~ 1 state
~cJlI cd for Wltr
ouds III Uefl (llll~ wakillg' the tot.a.1
dS 36 l,IDCl udl g £ 376, 7()i) suhsC"r1bed dlll'wg • BU sI- Dupont .. ' wlllcb IS bemg produced thIS weck at thc men t t he a1lth orIt.Ies are very a.nxIOUS fOI the oene
l e~ s Men's 'V eek ! '
CoUll ty Thel\trc by MISS E th el Irvmg 's Co , I~ b) fit of tb ~ ge nern.1 wcal as well as for the good of
M Brlcux , nuthor of "Damaged GoodA I I Whl Ch Bel k shlre I~lf that "'omethmg should be d O'ne te
BUSINESS MEN S WEEK
was recen tly performed In Reading Alth ough th e m al e up thiS lee\\ ay
Smc.e tha totaillf .£376 700 wu anno unced the PruWe ha."0 t.he refOl e be.cn requested to brmg to
le ntil'll A8I1Urll.I1 CC Compal y bave scnt £3 000 for Bonds former pIny t S of 8. problematIC charllCter, lt 111
the. n otice of OUt readers that men gro\\ et of
t decn up for thei r! customers III HeadlOR Q.nd the. P e:u l entirely dlffCl cnt to t he author's other play dea l
-'.8s urauce comPllr y auother £~ 000 This buugs the 109 all It d oell With qm te another 80clal p rOblem ver) potatoes w ill h a.H) L fr ee market for t b e S L!e o r Iil:!
lotal to £3S.,7 06
mueh to the fore at th o present time It I ii dlffl cu lt produce up to );ovc mber 1st
On t h a.t date the
to unagme why It '\\ all orI~nD.lly prohIbited bv tbe F ood Con +roll r.1 \\ III t ake OHr the crop at a. pur
WARNING TO AMATEUR ATHLETES
C!nso r, as there HI nothmg In It to which f\n .} oIlQ 1 chase pr ice "hlCh Will b€l a<: f'.€'~'1ed by a. JOin t Com
!\.JDQ.ten r athle~s III Ueadmg !lDIl d lstnct a l C ad vll!ed
The play IS undonbtedh one I mi SSion appomted b l.' th ~ F ood Con t rplle r ;tud t he
()t to compe te m the GO yards foot rft.Ce to he hel tI at mlfrht hlko exception
wlllch n o woman should mUlS, and h!l. ~ rightly Presld"nt of til Doal d or A g rlcu! t ure
1 hu:; Comhe s por t.!! calmvn~n Eu..ster M on da.y at Lower C:\\cr
luun othorn'lse t ey wl!llolC the ir amatcu t sllltus, M camet! {o r Itsel f" The great "oman'a plfay'
1ho m ISSIOn Wlll \lS lt Val lOllS cIt tliCtS m the Cmmty
t e ru.eetlllg 18 II U eglKtcred ' ana therefore not under
lId 6..'((tmlOe t h e gcncra l rt .. erng c "'1m of the crnp
\ :\.!. La"".!! A,'n ,yon c C01UptltlllK would bl! un&blc In
he f uture to enter 1D sparta uuder A A A Law!
.. Bea trice SmIth 10 t he rOle of Julic DIlJK?nt (dall,2'ht cr I In tho distn ct t n e qUn.llt\ 0 1 qUliltI[:; of the potrJ.
of M and Mme Dupont) exccutes her p nrt w lth t oes ~nd the general avernge cost of prod l.lct H1n
cxccptlOnrll abllIty, espeCIally In tbe thlrd act , 1\ hf're W It h t hi S eVidence 00101'0 them the) will assess t he
QUEEN S ROAD FInE
The r ecent ~h sas tro ull fhe a,t the fact ory of Dnrton , sh o dlspllt.y~ ~ onderfut dmm1!.hc eloquence ",hlch HI fimli pu reh a"s9 prien of t.he crop for t he d l!;tll d.
Mr '1
111etto & COJ, Quee ll II road , C&~d con51dera.ble o no of the I1n(:st features of th e wllOle play
lamage to mn.chmory , 8tock nnd plant The IIlSUrllHCe A 81lannon, &s I t An tonm MmR.llt,' wbo becomes l ll.lt in am: case tIllS fin a.l ptll r.h "!:.e pnce w ll ll!'L
00 10 s thnn a.n aVer;JI!~ (a.ccol d mg toO time of d e
IUS WIth The Jaw I nsurallC8 Compauy of Loudon, the husband of "Julic Dupoot/' Ht uJso very can
un. the claun f OI Io.u amI d&m&ge has becn promptly ~P1CUOUS m the same act Mr ArtburCl aromonl , l lver:'i) of £ ;) ]58 p el to n fOl those p otnt.eos "bl cb
, tIed
M C$!IC8 Ellonrt of Lan non repre8en ted the 011 wJl om much of the succoss of the ~hole perform I nat..um!I y fet ch Lhc lo \' e!:.t. pri ce In the ma rkct
owpally &lId the local f. re los." flxperts Messr! Cook
I\f Dnpont ,' 19 qUlteN).IILl to I Thi S oott.om figure III th" scn ' " of plIrchal'o pnc~
an "o d~po1Jds, as
ey &: Wl1lker, a~te d f or the IDliured
whnt 19 rel'I um~.d of hlln aM also MIAS Ph"l hs 1YI n
b
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A d
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f
ners (l\hd IffiC Dupont) l\fr Hubert Brett (Cour- 1 a.s Ul."1. ~ n fix e
n r eI \hon to t lC l\.'ierage cost f)
thezon Du pon t S clerk)
MISS FrancE'tt Ruttledge I production 10 t he Fen lnnds of Cambrid ge ,V"hel e
CA/\ NOCK CH'SE CO I.L
Ordt!r yOW' COll i Rnd c9ko of tho Grent We8torn Coni (Cnroli ne Dupon t) },Ir BaSil Dyn e (M: ]'Iulraut) I pot<l.tOI'S a,r e u sn dh pror!ul"eri mO.:lt cbc;'Inlv
It
11
3 Stlrlao n !-Ill I Heading Ask: f OT the genUlli c M II~8 OellN. Gordon (Mfldame MalTaut) Mr C B
1S ObVlOlI" f rom t h ll= t h It a<; th~ mm'mum purc11a "'p
ll ehrM.ted Caunoek C1~ Goal (protected by Trnde
rc ..:;loll (Leg-nol) Mr Al ex B egbHl (M P Ollch elct ) I prIce will be c rdC l la Le I on t.IlIS brl: <: s th e 1l.Cl u rl
I Irk- lIud o nl y o ld.olllud 18 through us)
It LS tho beet MI
SS Hllda K
Tr I.ver~ (l\ffldame Poucbclet} ]UI" R
I 1 fi nc~t Houlle Coal ohtJ\lI\lL~le
It make!'. the hottest ;"fnuc\ U\lye (Angolo Dupont) 'hh1:l8 P ulnCla. R I l e l)ul cha..<:.e pttcc fm B e lk.:hl1·~ for m .. t.ance " \\ h (!
I t1 hast fi rea \.to hl ch keep 9.hg)lt tor mILny hours WIth
(Ju!!
IJnI'
!
serva nt at Dupont's) a nd l.flSS Klu) propon lOnateh tl d, nnred tf It can b~ prm cd in
t u1tentio n
CleAU Ilnd dUl'4.ble Onte tned t\1Â¥iAY~
H yde' (F r tln golee , 8erva.nt a.t Antontn Mwraut'!'I)
t he Commlo;;s lon tba t tIn<:. mlOlmum pnce "1 I 110"
:H:U a.8 tet.bmoulI~.ls W1U pr o ~ a
Prompt deln ery
8ecllre ;'In ndequatc returTl [01 thc f;l.["me r
.. LA POUPEE" (THE DOLL).
to \
or t h e Impo r t :l ncc of thi S q uestIon to
OLD CHIN'
'M eClt"fI Nlcholu sold the content " of I Frankl and!!
That famous mUSical pla.y, U La Poupee,1! whIch the cn untM; nnd the p ccla l claIms I t h AS llpnn
)mv lIshue Iquare on :\larch 19th and 20th A BerVlce
has recentlv been the subject of an Jnterestmg actIon ! n crltshne we shal! refer to t ;}.(!:1II1 nl3xt wl'('l
f S"G.ullea clima reahaed £:20 98 6d, EL d lunel 861 'VIce
I ChnmbcrlR.lle a \Vorccster £ 16 16a
a Dcrby des."ert 10 the Law Courts Wlll pay a Vi8It to the Royal l v, h en w e sh 11 1.. bc able to place fuller In formatIOn
"Ice £ 6 151 , a Bubl cahmet 18 gutnelUt R. Sheratou Coun ty Theatre next week, and lB sure to re~ lve a befor e on r readers
I J\t of il ru"eT1J £ I!l 19r1 pla no 18 p;umen.l1 hmcau very ", " rm welcome A no ..el plot and m ost tu n e10 109 wardrobo £17, dl1ll1l g to.hlo £10 ltlJ\, Chu1Jb9 f ul J)HISI C e!lta bll~bed lta reputatIOn ~anv yCD.l'!l agO'
Ire £ IQ 108 , nnd n.nothr!r wnuh obe ~'22 h
I he
It WIll be presented by n. company of e xceptional
t Illlll llder of the 525 lots reail!ed 8ah sl a~ry prices.
8lren ~th w lt h a full London chorus
A me;tIDOO
1
WIll be given on Wednesday. but of conne, no
WHIST PRIV"E AND DANCE
performance 'nIl take place on Good Friday
O n Wedn ellday m !a.t neek a sllocesriu l Whlst dnve
.1 d ance wu hclcl a t th e Lar ~ e 10 WI] Hall Ul aId of
e n ava l Bel ks HOI~Pl lo.l Ullt fll tl e f\ U SpICC~ ot thc
I
ope rative e mpl ojees allu the N U It \\ OlTlen g
lid No 1 Bn'Ll ell MI C W Wet htlrnll d~lIes to
Th o ~ eddlDg took place at w \ chfFo BaptI st
a llk all those" ho so L:llldly helped to Ulnkc thIS JlIS
C hurch on 1Voo ne&:la.,) hct'\\ een Mr Stanley
I ~t effortoll aOrge llcult' , sucb a. IIUCC688 E'l!JpcClal ly
M Ma rsh eldest 50<, of t he late MI E M
h s Cook &ecretru \ of Ule N U R awl } er CO lli
An 6.."'CcephonaHy fine U bIll or fare" has bf,en M arsh and of :Airs Marsh , of II Kmg"iwood ,"
I ttee , also MI!1!'\ Leo nflrd Mr a.n ll Mt'!I
Pnl sons ),fr
IIW~ Mn \Vetbernll and da ughtcr Q,lId others
The n.rra.n ged for the patrons of the l palaoo Tbe.a.tre E lmhurst-road
Readmg an d Effie MuneJ
01 11 rellult for lhe IIospltal \\ al,.t;2"2 lOs at!
next \l eek A <:'p ccln.l fen.turo of the programme Knlgl~t t h e vOllngest d aughte r of Mr and
Will be the Ronez Quartette, ~aturmg Ha.rry MI S .J H Rmght of E rlClgh~roa.d R ood FOR A WORTHY OBJECT
Ronoz tb e grea.t Spanish 'ceUIst, MUll Donatella., mg
The R ev Alex Corbet (pa.sto!) per
Tn ord e r to nUlle fu rther f l Id.!! to help the g-ood w(lIk
<:opl'a no of t h c Scala M ilan, and Covent Ga.rden ! formed the ceromon y
The bnde, "ho wa.s
I the War H Ol' pu.!ll ~ :"juppbes Depot at D uke 8treet
C a.rl l. ~ a
Wh ile Llephl. llt SnIe" IS IJtUl1~ aU:Ul!led"" MISS Let iZIa, C ruco the young Ita lian Vlohmst g lven a way by h er fath e l , was tastefully a.tCQlI lIeeito ll "Itl! ~ hlch everyone 15 IlSkeel to pli L "\Iii MISS E lfrt:d a.. Rope n..ccompam st The othe.r tired Tn a stone c O'101lred gaberdmB c ostume
~ l c1e auvtlunlC " b lch ca.n be turned mto TOOne\ lo btl "
Irh"\3ortant ltem~ melude Henrv Merton , mimI C n
nd G
tte h t to
tel
d
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:tr;tlcal uecel'Fltiee f or t hose wh o are r ll,kiJ I,., the Ir arl WlIU1 al a nd m-trum ental studies presentmg
the I a
eor ge
a
rna I a n
carl 1""'-1 a
(01 Ul!
Further pll.rllct,lli!.MI are to be an I oUllccd llUt human \John, Granby and Adn.ms burlesque houquet of pmk tullp..~ nnd carna/tioM
The
tl c meantim e It I.. hoped the nppl' lIl WIll he n.t ~II e romedl an$ The Dmm t's spoclahty dan cers end ~-e rvlce" as choral, t he h ym ns sung bemg
Ikell lip by the IIIhahltalJtf! at the to\' nand 81lrl ouml
pedc8t.'\1 eqUlpr)S(\
Walter WAde the Yorkshl1'O II H on welcome "as t ho call
and " 0 pe1"_
,! Ie gh bour LoOfl to mnke thfll Slle :I hu .. e !\lI Cl!f' e S
Soo
whl) sings Flora. Ca rlum, In songs and foct love I I As the brIde e ntered the church
I d as tl Vrouf of l}lp rfoClll lloU or U e 1101 Ie II o r\.;: ~ h lch
d a.ncea, S elwyn , ~n a corned, ba,ll punchmg net
h
t
'f
H
m d
I od th
os hew g cKI'ned an by thll!1 depot
m d L cn D OJ"!llA.' and Dolly B :mkl5 smgIng, da n
t e orga.nt s, J.' IS ( nm on , pay
e
cmg &nd t~klDg novelty
Dndal March f r om
Lohe ngrm" and at Lhs
READING F C EASTEn pnOGR~M~IE
conoluslOn of the OOI'VlC& M9Ilde1s:sol111 S
The n.e8d m~ F oot ball Clu b h l \ e tI. ' I'r \ Itlr:l ctl\ e
WeddlUg March 'lih. bndegroom's yonngest
LOgrnmmEl for Raster On I WIler Satllldu ) thel !' "Ill
I he return footbB.lI m\lteh W1th .Beal \\ ood CannelL \li S
brother acted as best man In tbe absence of
a.u eleveu selected fr om loelll mUllltJon 'l olk~19
his second brother, v; ho IS on acti ve serviCe
ho foU Q ~ 11 g ten.m '" III rellJ'esel t tl e 1\1II ) lioll
The bride' s eldest brothe r was al so um~ble to
Wark.erll - Dolltn!l. ll Rabson llud H o 1.:le\ "Jlk ns
o ld~m'th and Ho wltl.lldl
CookA 1\1UlI L ura S lUm
be present, as he, too 16 a.Wa.:Y on active serJ
laud MotrL!l 011 EMtel;' Monda T the {..'I 11 ri 111"ehll ll
\'1ce
Tbe bndegroom IS JOImng tho colom s
Itch Caun,d3. \l A IUe!'le.tI. ,,,II lle plfl \u I The
On MQnd:l.Y nox t and t~ 0 clays followmg a vm1e Im m ediately after the h()uoymoon , wh ICh 19
~ I OlllS! T emperanre Eann wil l n.tt :!lId fln d llu\ Cnnn.
lin n a.nd Aruencft u fu re The g-B IIlO ,\ !l l tilll ~h a.Lont (IrHtnA. nf the \'Ie&t, III \1 h eh the uDRmillllg W S
being spopt at Bournemouth After the ~oo­
! :1(1 On Easter Monday e\ emng a fUll C ~ dress 1; ill H lr t ll l ~ II Ircn. cn(l ons role it s H Jllok 0 Dlfunonds, H
dm g a. r eceptIOn was heW at the home of tJle
,I ll talco plaoo
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chnrtnl!l,!' lUI • Vl f ((IOII:I.
unde r the title of HThe I elntlves on account of the cont.lDued Illness
FARRIERS ~!m PIlIC1'\ OF SHOEING
SqUA r e D Clil Mnn , , 111 announced to be screened, of the brule' s mothe r
A large numbet of
Ou I;/atunll\\ :M11rch 9th ~ d eput lHon of U}f, ll n I the otlle (" Itp. nHt of the p rogrammo for these d&y8
p i esents l\ e re 1ecelVOO
On Tuoo:)ay the
"Ima~amated SoCIety of F&rrlCI':B (Rea'! g' n ranch)
a fU,Jnoutl , I Bluc Bird '
\ uted 011 the Muter Fn.men (Rcad m D AtTld ) and \l 111 m cl ndo Th o Rrscue
bndegroom, who hns b een ooOlor clerk In tho
I "'eel their chum Ifcr an m CI COlle 01 n ~e'l
]t '\ :I .!! prod uctIOn
and IITha \\~om a ll In the Ca.st\rl" fea
Surve}or of Taxes offi ce for several ye.a.rs, wa.s
I' ;lI terl out tbtlt th~ 1 rlCH pB.l.d for !l.h i"lr. lI l~ hOIl,Pos III
tu r ng Paulin e Frederick T hp Th e lltrc will not be
pI esented by the tax sun eyIng a..ud collectmg
) l\ dll!inct "' f' re Inpch oelo\'(' those plllim ol nel pfL I.!!
open on G ood FridaY I tilt 1\ fin e !Selection of picturc8
\~ t) Urnt oth(}r sbl1etl trades w er e rccc!\ III !! hl~h fl
staff of Reading) t he maJorrty of whom at
\ Iges _III Vlew of thc lflcrea.aeO <: ost or JI1 ng lI un h RA he"'n nt ranged fo1" Thursday a nd Sat urday
oonded t he vt Md~ ng, "., th a haodoom e black
ther coudltions It VI M a..greed by the musters to b'TR Il t. I I A Ru ter of Mell," n. brllhn.nt 5~reen l eatire. star
mal ble clock
A beautIful tea. £erVlCO and
:!IIbstautlnl I,.... renee awt a. IUl.tll~ll1clor y dec "lOll yr as
Irlwcd ot 111c ~ftulte l FIl.rrl6rs at a late r m eshng rm g Delt'l lc B llrrL~cmln and .. fh e S tolen Par:l.dise " tray were pre.senbed to the brid e and bndet< r.ldeo that the ne w late of wages a ud the 1If\.C In Me t .... o of the RpeCl1i.l exolwme items for Ule latter glOom by t h e pn.stol nnd d eacons of W ychfte
nee of )'\.11 mau,rHUI .. orne 300 per ceftt \\ QuId nece!
part cf the weck while Em8cY\e l4, • The Frontier Ch u rch, a set of SlIver s poons a.nd fock s by
, lltf': an 1I1crea.ae 1D the price of shoe ll ~ kurt a pnce
Peril ' of th o,6"flnl snpre me. " PlltrJn." and P ltthc'A the teachet s and nfficel 8 of the Sunday
~ t \\ ad adopted. to come mt.o opera.tiO'n on April lIt
ammated Gazotte nre umong th e ~mmg p ortion 8011<>01 and a Sih o. breakfast cruet to the
brlde by her SunMY School eM
of an extenal'Ye programme
, WINT RR
ALPINE CLIMBER
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fh o 11)1! 0\\ Ill ; ~p<' Ired III th e Fehrllarr I~sue of
! he :'L Ip 11 0) JOIIlIllll ' - ' Allotl cr of 01 1 ' eLer!l. IIS
l he n \ f 1 "e lel'(:ri lOW In hiS f"')ltv lil il , )ellr of
Imnbersh lJl of the luh c(lm pleb:K 011 I chnlaJY ;'It I
t lh yeu.cs meum) !ICY ()f the 11'1Il.i' of Hudel u enl
\ IMrio\\
For tho I lit tI, ellt\ 61.c;ht Chu!ltmu..s D IJS he
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lognlllriy practllp.s bllthmJ:- nil the year round 'I. Mr
A SItting of the Berks Ap~l Tnbunal was held 'Very succcS!ful hall which was held In the 'lawn Ha.1l
\\ et hercd la Jl ea.rl ee \ont't' eight, a lld attrl hute8 the
on WedneP.da.y tn enmg on behalf ot St Ja.mes
cxcelleut health lI e lOW e nJo \ s to :\lplOe chmhmg III on Thunda.y
\ Mrs gone by lind to regulu r bot hlllp; III t1 e fh !l IU6S
Th e ChaJ.nDs.n (Mr A J Mo:ekey) Mid tba.t Schools There were Il.bout -400 dR.nceJ"8 The pm:C8
I ('fore hreakflUlt
11 thc J tar rol IIll H e IS st II Il S th e Tr1bunal ba.d heard With regret th nt Capta.m ! were presented by Mrs Hunt IUld the hst was al
, goruus a. correspo Hlellt ou DlIl U-ers of mau l tIL lIeel111K
IIl lelest n.s lie \\88 111 dll)s Il,'Olie by a n nrd ent nut! Ea..rengey had left them, and they d eslT(~d to pl a~ follows -GenUemen 1 Roman Patricit.n 2, George \
I ntJnll::;!" IIlnn ut8.1Il1er
It WIll be remembeuld thut on record their a.pprcclatlon of the gnmt 86n'"IC68 II ponod
3, Mephu.topheles
3, l('erve,lIeuse
Jeri 11) ChTl.!!llBIl Alrr cr , senr he was the first to m Ik c he had r endered bnth as Mlht.a.ry and National L adles 1, match d ller 2, brown paper ba.g
3,
thc dcscellt of the N ffloe at the MU)Jch 1'" 0 of h Ui
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f h
Inshman 4, Jady page Mr Wa.lter Butler acted u
He was 0 t e grea~ M C The orcbestra. was lIupplied hy the :iGth Middlel Oll S hllH! bcen 11\\ R~'Cled tho D ~ 0
for Ee t \Ice. 10 the ServIOO Representative
preF:ellt Wrll :\Ir and MrR \V(Jtbered ccl6bl'a.ted thtl1r ASS18tance to the Tnbunal, and dlscha.rged hiS sex (by pcrnllSSlOn of Col Colerldge) ~ The catermg
golden weddin g lad December"
duties With fR.lrn eas, courtesy Wli abIlity
was m the hn.lld8 of A C Bond The Comnu ttcc

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granted eJ:emptlon untIl May 18th and the
.A n mterestang pl"Clelntattoli took place Ilt the Loynl
Not.onal Serv.cel Rep.....nt.&ttv appealed -Ap
It Hor nl Couuty' (Female) Lod~ ou Tuesday eveulug.
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when P P U M' A W elch (m the unlll'oldable absenco peaJ dlSnuged
of the t roy G M ) prelclltcd P 0 SllIter H OUle WIth a.
J Newman, 31\ m B2 engIneer and mechamc,

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a.8 some . hght reoog mtioll
the uoel
lent " ort" performed hy her elDee th e opemng of the
It R o} at Couu~y II Lod,lte, I\nd ett.peciallJ' dUnDg the
pASt yellr, .. churman or the LOOse
P P G M
W elch, In makmg the prueuta.tIOD, eulogucd the CO li
IIl.tent good l\ork of llisa HOUle, ."ho bad 80 a8Sldu
oualylaboured for the Lodge from ll:AJ commcncemflo t
Dro Welcb POIO;j 0Ut t hat the LodKe now llumbel cd
o'('er 900 members. MI" H OUle suitably kbao ...J.,dged
thj\ gift, and aau ed the lnrge nom ber ot member.
prelent l tba.t aho ~ould coutioue 'her efforia 011. tholr
behalf aDd ..lao endea't'oul' to further increue theI r
TDembenb.ip P G H HpulCI (10 jBealhlro II Lodge),
fattier at MIIII Hou~ , who "' .. pr;-ent, aleo" CQngrft.tu
1a.t.d. the Lod~1t. wonderful gro ....th Slater Mr3
H Bne&oll' (Me
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tho 'ridto,. fm ~ att,nd&nOl

cue of bruahe.

m t.ho employ of

Cotterel, J&ek aud Flsaer

PAY DAY FOR AGRICULTURAL

Ca.v6I'8ham

Laundry Co Too
..I Tr.bunol had grnnted
WORKERS.
exemptlOn untll Apr 1 18th and the Natlo na.l Ser
v'c, Represen t~t<v e appealed -Appeal oUowed.
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not. to "'port bofore April 18t.h
At a. recent meeting of the Agncnltural Wagea Board
It Bullock t 41 m, Bl, foreman , ht.hogra.phlo I attention \'illS dra.... n to the dimculties which al'e being

deparlm eh t In t h e employ of McSSl"~ Pet.ty Rlld expenenced un der prescnt , Cotlditl0l18 by the WI't'C8 of
Son
The Local 'lnbunal hn.d refu!ted ejt:emptlOn
ngrIcultural labouren m maJdug thell"1 purobaaee: of
and the employ~ appea.led urging )tlIa.t the man food, owmg to wage8lU adme CDMI not 1flllg Mid until
w~ md\lW!~~.- Appea.l dismissed
t;lt~tdarll The \Boud uno.mmouilly lesohed th"t It II
J M<l.Mlha.ll . 23 m Grade 3 1 olerk, ) n thA VCI~ delurable tnn.t tho payment of " , _kly 't'RCCB to
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~11, .r~I1d6rt.i'
mhercit
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workClS should be m nde
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