Reading Observer 03-1918

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I'he roto"ln:

adJel"blIJme~ta ~.~~reC6im· ~o latl

.pp~r In tbo ullIa) co'umDI. AU ad't'e.ttll"
menta · Intanded · ftJf the c91umn, In wblcb annOllfJcement& IlIa dun&ed ~Ult be banded tn ._
our Ot!icea before nud-day oD Frida),l.
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is like being in wir~~esa touch
wrist &J1d , YQU need never
t.in1e by turning up too soon.
cl!oose for yourself from th~ m'~iPc;'nt

'E'lREE.-SEWING · MACHINE LIST. ching in·
':.£' . stTUctlon bow ' to work
mak~a I of SewIng
Machme N cOO les of every ' Ir:nown patMacbines.
tern Icept i.J;L stoek;. , Send ~dresa. id. po.t.-card
mR.]' Ave you ...houra of wo~ry~-J'ortescue Bros..
Ltd ., ~l. Welt ~t. Bead;".

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TNl"LATORS 21, 3d., eoDnec~on8 21d., Spring Clip
~ 2/d. pair. Horn. 50. Bd •• IHo.., Bulbo Bd.• ]>,y.
PrOtectors Gd., Luggaa:e Carder~., Cycle Sranda le. 2d.,
Roller Chaiu ' ~ . 6d.; CblUn !&djuatcn 3d. pair.Fortesc..... l • .West Street. Reatling.
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P OULTRY HOUSES and

Coop!! in stock. Port.-

«;h. World'. Larg.. t ].,vell"r,

50, ' BROAD STREET,

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Dlllldmga.
GllfdeD
Fumes,
etc.. Motor
In,~t Bouset,
or obtain
the
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lista.-HawLborn'l. 19. Dub
street. (and Lon~on Wor.ks. ~&lIt St.reet1. Rendin~.

CA•.VERSHAM
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'WANTED Respectable LA.'D OR GIRL for MIlk
Round.-Apply Devonshire Dairy, Christchurch
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Tu,w.yion Joseph Prie.tley
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WAR ITEMS.
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HELP FOR ALLiES'
HOLDERS.
f ' fArmers in vnrioUII.
Since the bcgmmn~ of this ye~r
parts of tho country ha.vl'l added £(,.000 W the Agricu1turni Rei;'! of AI1ie8l'und. whicl> ~Daw ovor £1f>O.OOO.
The Fund gIVeti heJp in kind to !lilian holde~ in ' the
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The Consecration of the yaversham. Ma80nic
Lodge was held at Bo.lmore Hall. Caversham, on

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tinguishad gathering-of Ma8on~ pregent, inelu(hn~

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A €ENTURY'S REPUTATION

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P S Pearco said itt 330 pill nu )t aJlh h I,,,
made inqUl ro)s. At 4 tl5 he '\ lsl ted
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(aol , <I h I
l.. itchen t.able. ,A"ked
:.be (:,11,11' H' . l \ \';"
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Bonn of t h em. she s,l.Hl she h<lcl p ICh e,! 1!1I) I I" on
Lhe foot p"lh neal' til' .. H; llf." .n H"",,,
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')Tltness c(\utllmed and C!lill~Ctl hn
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j ..as·beell bUllt upsiuce 1818 uy
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the step!:! of th o bndge
1'w~ fOl d !)t.'L1' ll 1 ,lId
not kQ.o\, "ho It bclon g.ed to. I flit III II "!,j
a.t9 tho hread aud bul k] and ".1"
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SEED5l'rlEN AND NUR.SERYMEN, j
bL Ol1ght h'!r to Woklllgham Poll!.;c !::i ldl .r"
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was "dm,t tcd lo hell
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fo'r,8uPP\,rll1g
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p1carl ccl. g11l1ty . and '~~;; U~UI)(~ m !'If 1111 I ,I ' . ;
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month, III the '11m of ~O .nu 0\ uU" t, I'" .-.[,
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SMa Potatoes. Plants. ITree~ etc..
Pl osccctor .l"ked fol' lem{:l1 cv on h(J beLl,ll1
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lh. Right ' Han. Viarount V.le?ti•• C B.. lILV.Q.,
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Grand Lodge Offioel'6, iOfl~uda~g W, Bros. C. E.
Koysor, Dll, C:>oper-Smtth and A. D il'ansell The
BRITISH FARMERS' ~ED CROSS FUND.
10.1 named acted •• l>irectOl' of <feremonies through.
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Tho Farmers' Fund hM r~lr J*!d to the Bntl!1h
out 'tho 'ProooediuS(1'. The other CODl:locrutiD,I.\' offieen
Send tor Centenary Cat6logue, Uratls.
,BOROUGH BEN CH.
Red Cl'oss Society tM following MDOUDU! :-£20,000 for
were' W. Bro. Robor~ E. Bavn~A, M.A., Deputy
the provision Qf m&diea.istorea. ana comfort! for the
j Provincial Grand Mp,eter, 'V. Bro.
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use of theBritishArmJin IttLlf i . £10,000 to be used llcoidentocou.rred. I
Bloddey, MA., P .'ft'. G.W .. 8.~ Scnio.r Wnrrlen;
TUESDAY - D.e forc the ~ I.l\ or {.\Ir II C
In n. simiJllr ",,~.y with tbe'Brltlsb. ~rm" 1ft France. The
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Dext amounts promieed ar& £20.t106 fOl.' food,aud clothW. Bro.
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TIlE WHIST DRIVE.
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ing for British PriSOIlCTII of "\var ljll Emt:ny Countries,
READING ODDFELLO\VS' RESOLUTION.
B ra Rey. W. \V. G. Lloyd , M A., Pro G. ChAp, ns
Th o proc~d8 o f the l CC'mt ~ hl:.t <h wo rcsultecl in
!\ULK ADVLT1.1.lC,,- I [j) \."
and £2-'),000 for the upkeep of the hu~ Montazab
At the monthly meeting of tho Reading District Chsohd.n; W . Bro. Rev. G.B. Cronshl....r, P.P. G.W, the bMd.,ome aUlD of £17 be ng l'IHl:led on behalf of
_<\r Lhur O. Sllllt.h, I Jlltll~'Il<1Il, ni \\ ""r ll ~:\,~m
Hospital in Alenodria.. wbioh co~i1lS 1,400 beds, a.nd CommIttee of Oddfellows on Saturday afternoon, as 8e1;:l'6tary; W. Bro. ~A. D Hftnsell, P . Dep. the locltl War H ospital.
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apl}caL .; d In au swcr t'? illl ;).(1j:1 111 ned " 1% . "I"" IO' j
'1\'Q.!I, once the Palace of the ex-~tedjve.
It .buds in the foHolVm~ resolutIOn was unammqusly adopted. G.D.C, afl D.C.; W. Bro E. W. Twining, Pr'o G
sdlmg mtlk "h lCh c01ltmncd l20 )la t t <: (.1 I''i ' :' h l!!J
beautiful grou.nds of 600 acres D.S~eiclring down to the
" That thiS meetmg places on recorp itll dee:p Pur., fl8 I.G.; W. Bro. W. Ankor Sunmona. C BE.,
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OVERSEERS.
\ ,\ a~C'l 10 100 p ,:-.l ts, ttL Wokl1l gb ,'l r:n IJI113"
selL-sbore, IlEndA~~~bit.abe°"'n t~arbohl
h~ing l'egret at the news of the fatal accident to Mr. J . 'P.P. G.S.W. (Oxon) , W.M. d£'8ignate. W. Bro. J.
"lderman E. C. Hughes,' Councillor 'V T. \ 24 l, ~.
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en oug 0 W I CAll P . Brown, the NatlDnal Insurance Assistant LLuria, PP. Gr. Org. (Bncks), IS.W. de8ignate. Martin an.!:l Mr. RI Chatd H Cl'rlllg ha'\'(~ bec n IC,
I ho cYldc nce w as now t.lkcn I"I! t wn \\ Ilf'f!l,
make this not ooly a b06pittLl b:t a. homo.
Auditor for this DlstrLct, which occurred on tho W. Bro. J, H. Smlth, P .Pro. G.D.C. (Berks), J.W. , appomte d bver5eCrs for the ensmng ) ear.
l\lw.s ' lS F B:1''i'\'Cl .LlId Wilh ~ , the CI)\\ 111 !l n Ir.'\
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16t lOst ., and de8l.l"CS to extend its SIncere sym. d '!!Iignate.
hcal'ln rr "Inch the m.lgl st.rates told (1eku d ~ t t haI
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p.thy with the willow and relatives 01 thed.ceased
The ceremony of In.t.Uation of t~. Worshipful
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the B e~lCh "'ci e' of "pillIOn Lllat he hOi) 1,1'
In the beree.nment they have sustained.
Mfi~r, W. Bro. Anker Simmonll, C.B.E., ' We note: Wit11 r tlJZ'ret thnt lite. C Norris l one of the r.,l jdcnce as lilld do'\ n by Lrllli He,Hi II); He
'rIle COmmIttee a lso desite8 to express apjlre. ' P.P.G.S.W. (Oxon), was also carned out by the the tWIn 60DS of Mr. and jUt's: J. Norlls, Kbcp \vould , thcrcfOle, be finc,d ;til'v.
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ciat.ion of the courtesy a.nd aMnsta-noo it receIved Ri~ht Hou. Vi8COunt Volentin .
Htl wh, ""oklng-hIlTU, of the DcvoQ.:Ilure Reguncnt,
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a.t t"he hands of the late Mr. Brown n.nd tbo c()rdlal
The W_M. appointed. 88 hii!l officers: W_ Bro. pre'f1oualr re(l9rt.ed lIJ ~ill~, ' has died of wounds a
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relat.ionship which n.lwt\ys e:xist.ed i httwcen hlm. Thomas LRtha.m, Jun., P P. A.G.D.C. (nerkll), pri!loner of wur In Gcrman ba nd8.
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Messrs. Bathgate and Co
weekly report on self nnd the e.ecretarlC'S of thc OddfelJre.ws' Lodges l.P M., W. Bro. J. Lanrie. P.P. G. Or~. (Buck8),
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th. corn market i. a. 10110... : . \0 lhe DI1;trlct.
S.W. , W Bro J H. Smith, P.P. G D C. (Berks).
RESIGNATIO:-' OF COM.~(ANDER
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forwa.rded to J.W.; :Bro. The Rev. R. S Stoney. M.A., Chnpll\in,
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Prospects for the new Indtan wheat crop are :.U' n. Brown and the National Insu L'anca Aumt W. Bro. F. W Dorwel, Pro. G. Ass. Sec. (Berks),
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pI> G S' B' (~ ) 'D C· . W 'B ruJco FUl'cst'l'oad School, ,wd h(l.!:; been succeeded L) ~ll'. 1. Id
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whJic. apart from tbo fact. rir John Beale has
B,?, H. E. Wtnterburn. Org.mst. W. Bro. F. J.
WESLEYAN MISSIONARY MEE1'l!'"G.
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pom ted OU"I J.W. S ot"~'U 0
Bro. R. Goddcn, I.G. -: W. Bro. Geo Povey, WM.
II 1\ on ay cYC~l1ng at t e
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our gcUm g any Jarge SUPP~ durmg tho current S.ATURDAY.-Before Mr. F n Parfitt (in the 3066, Steward; Bro!'. W. 0 Wrtf!ht, H. Taylor, F . Rosc-atrcL, n. m eot1l1g '\\ ~s held :n fm thcl,tn cC of
~n from tbH.t (Luarlcr, ana thiS handica.p Will
chair), Mr. E O. FarrcI ' j Mr. G. R. Jackson FOl'tter, J. M. Burlensbaw llnd F. GTover, AsslAt~ the callS? of the ConnectIOna l H ome l\u:sslons . )11
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contmue to operate for a. long time to como. It IS
and Mr. L E. Quelch.
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W. I>. lucker pres id ed. and the R c\ '1'. " Heck ,
therefore no exa.ggeration to eay that until North
WILFUL DA~L-\GE.
Tho Founders of the Lodge Are: W . Bros. Anker Supermtend cl1t MmIste!', gave a most lIlt:rest.lOg
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American and our own harvc..o;.ts a1'O secured the
Simmons, Thomas Latham. Jun., J. La\l~e, J H. n.ccount o~ rhe Home MI!;SIOn dOik 1Q tce NorLh o[
Frederick Alfred Sbepberd. of 65, Rupert·sLreet. S.,lIh. J, St. Lour.nce Stalhrood, J. BTU.. Slut. E ngland.
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question of our future ,).
whca l S'lppJies is a. most Rca.dlnn', was charf,;d '" lth breskm~ Into the
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mOOR, F. W . Donner, NCo'·"
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U4l1rey, J . B . An:lerson,
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a 85 pUL dwellillg·bouaa of
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F. J. Wicks. J. W. YouJtgl\o Gen. PaTeY. Geo W
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of bread. he bnnot guarantee Bny . stroot, and steahng hall a. pound of chocolate 'Smith, F. W. Alhrright, B~. The H ev. R : S.
At St. Pa.ul> Chulch on Spnday mornmg Ithe
export.abt.. 'l"rpius from Canad. and U .S ..-\.. from Crtl&lDD!' vWrtI~,~ _2'.
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Stoney, M.A., J. T. &nal.y. W. G. In"",m. W. Re v,, Fl" 'Lees mSade a sLirring appeal all ",half of
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is.cHon.s to eamen He j:;.pccililly rc.ened to
next crop.
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Illes a ~o u y neces- duCy tho "previous night in Fn,<1.T r.trcet, SR.W the A. A. AlleD, E. W . F"lkner, F. FosWr, J. M. th~ g<lll nnt merchant sa.ilors r\ho amId iunnrpereary tha.t we should have a reserve. on hand, and , pm,oner lIt.a.ndlOg in the dool-w8.Y on th~ opposite Burtenebaw, F Gale, Ca.pt. Ransley, L. ~tlc, F . ablo pcnls si ll l brmg over t hr necessa.ry food for
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thM. c~e should reduce bonsuq.ptlOD of brea.d I Side .of the wn.r to tha.t on w~i ch tho entered T. Robinson, A. Kendall, H. Terry, J. Gentry the '(>?'Op'e of these Island s. A collechon "'as taken
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In the power of ~J.1e premllscs Iwe.re SItu.a.t.ed
Th<! po l~mo.n spoke to Birch.
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Royal Comm~'lOn on Wheat Supplies to suspend him, and he replied. that he Cold spent n.ll hls
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de liverles of, gram an f10UTI, for ~ sort. bme. ' or '--rr>n. H, then mode tho canfcss'lon tbat h. h - .l
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or supper.
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Th. amount nccma,,· t.o purchase' 0 Church
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to reduce tho qll6lltity to t ~ very ImUl ~t 1men· a lready mnashed a- window :Lnd stoltn some chocoYr. W. wing, of Cavcrsham, WTOto an- iDte~t~ Army tent has now been mised, St. Sebastlall's
.!iIOnS, 80 that If by no other mc.a.tlS, 'We shall be late.
He was then brought to the police rrt.n.tion ing preface to the pr'O!'ramme of the proceedmgs.1
parish haVing cc ntrlb1lted £ 46 The £ .3 00 nt'cCl!;.
DEA'rH OF :MH. C. E SHEl'PA D.
compelled to Qnt pGtat.oes;f.ilO tlicy aro ~und; and some of the property was fOJlnd l!l hIS pas·
sary baR hocn exceeded by £111s 9d., "hlch sur
Wl regrFttohear that Mr; C E ShepP:u jl. Wh .... l(1t
and thoU""'h , th1s policy w
d naturally not I!!IUlt UE.Ston. It wo..s understood that the posoncr had
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plus wdl be u';erl t.o .,dd to t&e comfort 01 beaut, mall .}'I'!Rli"R can'l edl (III hUEiucS.<; 'I ~ll dlllI:r,,:r :ll'Ud °rf/itm
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tbe g,ra.m trade. w e beHe,ve L.hat It.! members. wottld n0.4. atrom'f"r~nd un't'l U -nday -M g-n'-d to order
of th~ toot. which \\1\1 b<> p},\ced when ready In
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--,w,t tn g m ~ tho,l" own mt..rests I!1lb5eTV1eni td that fuller inform~tton might: be collected.
,anoo wtLh request.
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HUISH COUNCIL.
the natIona.1 floods. Whllo ~he next few months
When prisoner was broug~t up llgsU\ on Mon·
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Th mnl?thly mcet~llg W~I held 0 11 TlIe II" , \Then
WIll be extremely crItical,
may all50 be allowed day. a. aecood ch~ge was preferred ,against bim of
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there Yero lprcsent; \lr Ll.l!lcacher
Mr
to look upon the bng ht sid. of aHnlrl'l, for if by malicIOUS damcgp ,to Mr Herberls p. la~ gla&8
Mrs JMurdocb, of Buckhur.>t, kmdly pre"lded ,T, :-;l~monds (vlee-ehnhma;ll). n.ull COil el l \ r~ H.
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Fl3ultlm alld J.Ji\rVIB \\ith i thtl lChnk (:-'f H "d ~})
good lup., all tho conditions were fa.vourable be- 'WID oW' to te l ount ..,..
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the Town Hall, at. WhICh. MIAA A Fran c.;e3 Pllrkln· 1 cen reCel,cn from l the P olcha.mpt.on '£1'<15 c~ lor 1)1'
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Pru50ner pleaded .. guilty ar.d' a.sked. for a fl'e,;!lh
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80n gave an mterestlng account of her WdTk In heuefit of the Parish . fI'he other business ~ rN.::r·
United Klgdom , we could look forward to pra.c cb¥1ce so that he might go into , the Army.
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"Drink •• tronl Y a aline water to neutraliee tbe Serbla. and of her expencncell m tbo.t cduntr), ecce t~ the 1d18posaJ of sewage.
D I. Wa.lters 1I"ld that. prisoner had had more. adcl. aDd fldab the kidneYII. Then the paii
t.ical !ecurity for anotober twelve months, 6Ten if
' ~"ewi8e in Vienna. and Berlin There was a. latge
it were foun d im~slble to llncrease Imporb from than te1l lIltuatlODs since the age of 14 (be is now
mUlt g'o," AY' Doted. medical authority.
a.ttendan~e The Rector of :i~1l Samts', the Rev
FOOD PRODUCTION ASSOC(A O~abroad
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just. under 18), and in most caIIO:!I h::Ld been dlsB. Long 1 thanked Mns Parkmson for her 8ddre~.
A luge uumoo'r, ilJcludlrlg ladles, Htte' dei at thc e. the kidn.y.
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unsatisfactory
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A85embl y R oom2 on \U
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gI n d ."" say tha.t Ithe Mi nlzn,rv
bel
th as n.he bptpved
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log & often enough. or knOWB how to do it properly. Not
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Mr. E. K. Janes , F.R.If.S., who lectured 011 \ ~~cti1.hl~
]5 cDcoorag,ng the growlnbl of sunf10wers 00 the fiUSpicious clta:raq.Cr.
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oue in five hundred. over the sge of forty nnder.
The u,u.al monthly 800ud oC the Wesley Guild prOductJon.' Mr. Godfrey Boulton plesh!erl Thcl(>(~
l a.rgest po~ib]e I5cale on v~ant ground not suit·
A sentence of Isix 'Took! bo.rd labour waa im- Mands how eMily kidney t~lect o&n lead to seriOUti was held m ~he Schoolroom, Rose-l'Ib'ert, on [Wcd - turer Idcnlt with the cult1t'ILtion of P(l1: t(') ~ Ih~
&'iJe for fooa crops, and tbft the Food Controller posed.
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rheumatism, gout, sejaHca, or even !luch dre.ded nesday evenutg· Mr. W. P. 'rucker in the chR~r. A r6mar~.s ""'ere very helpful ~"d mtelE!stlllg Pl" :'!;'!:;( ~
h M sta.ted [that h e. WIll Pjrcbase lipo 5eed. m
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
mrtladies as Brmht'l5 Dieea.ee. Drnntly, ()t' DiZlOOI:e'l. ~ood p1'OF!'rnmme WaR oilrrled Qut hy the follol~...
the n~l\ny queshon8. A hdalty .ote of R l[!.: ~ I\U
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:Miss Gl\dd (of Dr... clmdl). Mbs Yo.ldon, Mr P er- I\ccordcrl tO l.\fr ..Ta.lles for lu$ lectuie. Tho H ~j nIl'
quantltJM of h al~ a ewt. an I upwards a.t a price to
Ali'01!!1 !-fary Ha:rdon, York-road, Readmg, ap- It is MtODft.biDod!l'.hOIW ft.lw
~~.:~xceptid·nghchemh~
kiDS,
Ml1'.
Trowl'll.
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Mrs.
N,cvlllo,
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C1 ,h~
be fixed. There lS no r eaaon whatever Why thiS p1ied for a oopa.ration order from her hU'I!Iba.nd. iBta IUld the m 1C& prof 6Mum, UUfftlrstan t a t t e MElIW's. S :A. Griffin, ·W. G . .Trifferics, W . P. Tucker / for thl3 purpose of seeing If tho rneetlllg ! Il l' (He,1 of
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~·a.t.er we dnnk must rcaoh the kidneys by first
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IIhould not I'C"come ~ permanent crop m thIS couneorge
I 80m
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am·! ree ,
- bet'ng ab-bed in~ - the blood. 8.D.d that if tho ...ater and T. Y. Welch. LIght refreshments
p~o- I1Il
0 men
0 ers n.~'
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try , for th& CIlma.te
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a.vourablo
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that
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The Bene deCldE}d ~ to grant a separatIon on
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cf North RUSSIa.. l.f by us,ng every &YlUlable odd condition thilt tl.!o defenda.nt nnid bis Wife iSs. a whcn ' being expelled, ta..ki.~ with it the come I\tld
' LECTURE ON GARDENING
of men who nrl' scrnng in tile Forces Till .IMlter
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inrptlriti~ it: baa a.beoriMd "tr'hile in the blood
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was lcft O\'el till 'Il cxt Ulectl1l'" A ,'ole of til l11k' 'iTa!
comer we OOll raise one pu IOn
ns 0 ma ure week out of hi" allowance, the monoy ~ be pa.ld.
h
h stro Ilk'"
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evemng, ,FcbI'll,al,)" ~th, the Pansh <l.cconie(l to tllC HI";'\'I . 1\e\~Olthr'Ofor the \l~e uf 1I <:I r(julD,
sunflower Secdl; wo would ha.ve added enoTDlouelv
tbrouah
the Court.
andd that be would a lso ha.'\t6 to I!pringa
IS W Y t 0
ftg Y a IUlnO
'WU1,o\;r 0 RmollS LM. Roo m '~a.a fiU, ~ d WI t.h an.1 tten t ,,-e au d Hm ec W h 0 II.UU to Mr. Godiwy lloultOl~
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are 110 effectin.
Kidney, rheumatic or uric
to Lhe natura.l wealth or tho eountry; for the value pa.y t e costs 0 t 0 or er.
aCld l!Iu1Ierere can easily prove this to their completo ¥atheroo. to hear n. lecture which provcd to be mor:t
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of these 8Ceds is very blgh, jbotb [or iJldustrial and
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DEATH OF MR. H. Y
feeding pu1JXl
, . res. Sunftowe,rOil is Va.lued highly TUESDAY.-&foro Mr. J. J. Coo""'"
drink
brel\ldMt,
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r-& (in. the their own
tn hotne.!.• Simply
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k .before
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Tho death occurred on ~h,
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f OT soa.p·making, while In the process of CX]>reas·
chair), Mr. W. H SmIth and ~r. E. W. Ridley. e'l'ery 0 n morning, or a. wee or wo, a g fL88 0
p omted ~ ouL he neces~.. t)· fot d('cp and cJ;;tant Mr. H. W. lbwlJ6, after a.
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th O
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hot water in which you have diuohed a. layel toa_
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IS 01
a. ,allu. e cn "e cw;.e HI pr U\.~ .
CHARGE QF TELLING FO,RTUNES
spoonful of s.lkia 88ltrate" (powder fonn), which all dlggUIj; ~ of a hght srmdy solll and the dcslrablhty \ cn.ma 0
16
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Sunflower seeds are a.bout t.he eqUlva.lent of palm
Sclma. SmIth, van dweller, George.street. Cavcr- ehemisl:.s can.supply, for tbits -is a. compound which of con... Umt\,- movm~ the So;Oil <l hout I( satisfactor~ years o from Rca(hn~, ami at ollce
with pretending to ten fortunes, they keep in stock fOl' physicians' pre8Crlptions. Its T{:!'IUltM II ero ~o be oM,lmed. He gave valu~hle in· ~~'~:l h~"3 ~C;~:~l:~~li~ ':~t~t:~~ ::~~~~1P.1
k erhc ls for all purposel l'lo-day the pnce of ! ham, was ch ar
palm kem~ls l!. £26 per ~on ;whlle CTllde palm to '\"it, .pa.lmlstrv j t o Aubrey A~dlson and anothe;, ta8te is p~ea.&Lnt, its ~8t ve~y elight inileed, and It formB~l~n wl~h t'egard to the use o f 111~e and took a. gl cat iflttilcst 1U loca.l
palm kOl nel oil is valued at. £52 per ton. and the to decelve a.nd lD~ 5e on cortam of HIS MaJesty B probably 1& as ~ a.a anyth~ng you can use for tho art.lficlad: and l~ther manures. Thc Vlcar It90 Re\' nn ncti\C po.l't 111 the m lHlgbmcnt
refined 011 a.t .£61 per ton i From these figures subjects.
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purpose. Afterward, you WIll not be likely to have
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;a.rr) r",'a.nnly tha.nke
the lecturer, an d :U1llunlly helcl in '1'wY Ol'rt. He ", n, ;;
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appeared (or pOISOner. and, 8.8 much pa.tienoe with ~yl of your friends If they con- mMy Q9estIOps were n.sked. IThere are maryy bud ' l
of the Hille Club :Llld "as
,olho /tin"
anyone can work out the money YIeld of an aver· he had ooly jt1st been Instructed, asked for a. reo t tmue to suffer after you he.ve told them about this. ding gai-dencp: among-sL the f,Chnol chlfdren m St I
Othe l'
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ho ' .'."sD' iati~n:
age crop of 12 cwt per a cre; Rn d when it is con· mand till Saturd y.
-A. L.
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SebastHIIl's JrlSh On a. plot of glOu nrl adjOining I
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Bldored that. the Mmistry of F ood will purchase
D.C. Pope g<l! e evidence of &IT'Cst, and sa,id
their plnygr und they hl:lye the exceptlont:\l good '
sma.ll ' qu,mtlucs as well as la.rge, lt must be ad. prisoner dented ~he chn.rge 'on the warrant bClng
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fortunc. l of being tau tzht practica.l g\l-rdelllng
m lted LhaL lbere " • great Incenlive t.o take 00. read t.o her Sbe had becn r ..ident m her ~ara·
Lhorollg Iy y\ Mr G Payne, a n expcrL I Ilf nn
vantage of the presect posit.ion
yan at Cavershap\ for fourt-een yeant .
mea.n reput.e. Tfhc vicar, who fin also a. k~n hortJ.
Prisoner was temanded tIll Saturday on her own The A~cnt for the .. Readmg Observer" for Three· culturi!:!~. devot.es timc m the mIdst of hl~ many
P S.- We mIght. remark that we :l.t"e indebted
to Messrs. \Vaterfa,1l and O'Bnen, the nnalytu:al r ecogmz.a.noes of £20 Rnd a surety of £10 to be
HJl&-Gr081!!1 16 ' Mr. JARVIS Whitley.
,
parochi.tl a~lvlties und dut i~s as chapiam l to Lhe
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Pmewodd
Sana.tormnl
wlicro
man", -m;vnilded
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aq>erts . for m(ormlllg
us t h at sunflower seed con- npproved by t h fl \..
It'0 100
MITTo'ORD HALL GUILD.
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officers l!rom: the front at'e scnt. to pC1f:onalf,,'
tam s a!-,
per cen . 0 01 a.n
per cent.. of
A most. enjoyable eDtertainlDent waa given by Mr. superyi~~ and encourage the boys' " ork of food
albuID ln01cis, tl;teEe two copstltuents repreEenLmg
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e.nd Mrs. Webb ~d fnend.... on Tuesday evelll.Dg. The
d t
very hIgh comparl:l.tlve Vall e compared wlt.h oLher
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n.rtiak:8 were au yery good, hut e8occlal'prai8e IS due to pro uc o n
ruea.g mou 8 seed. and nuts.
WEDNESDAY .-Before M'r E . P . t...:o11ier (in tho those who took
10 the trketcb·, entitled" The new
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eblWr) . Mr D. Rose, Mr. W. Poplton l Mr }: 0
wIUt-cr," wluch w exceedingly well though.t out and
Farrer and Mri E. J. Andre....
""ted , .I,a to Mr. L. W.bb who tharougbly lWStified
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lOWN COUNCIL.
A YOUNG PROBATIONER
h'" .udl.u,. With rio c1ov.r conj uring.
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COUN ILLOR LIDDIARD REi IGtls.
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A tweI.e ye~ old girl woi charged wiLh .teal·
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I chain, value £6, the property of. Wilham Thomas
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The iollowmg are rec.eDL cMualtl8lS In the Ro;raIJ Piercey, Southampton-street.
V"lA D. H·OSP(TAL.
The mont 1:y meeting of t. e Town G!ouncil was
Berks Regiment.!
After hearing the e':ldence, the maglstrntcs de·
ThflV.A..D. HOSPItal, Dctke 58, which oc:cu ios the bald ~tn the r.:own Ha.ll on Thursday ~.enill~j t..he
e child. on pr~bo.tlon for tWQ WoodclyfJ'e H~atl!1 m Church-street, closod on;.!onday, M&yor (.A.ld. ~ H C. Mvlne) m the ch ¥ r I There I
Prevlouslv r eported prisoner ,
now
reported I clded to place
wound~d and prisoner m t ~rman ha.nds _
years, the father II recognnanees In the sum of £5 I M/Uch 4th, for n. onth for cleRnl1lg aud repa.1U. The I were also pJjesent· Aldermen E C. 'Hughes, J ! p'on<,tu,.Jil,y
Sec Lieut. A. E. H enley.
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being acceptbd (<?' this purpose.
patient.a were 1'8 OTM to R-eadillg fol' the period of Seaward an~ P. Sa'o, COlll1clllors G Frye~, 11'1·1 -",=======~=:i=="""""'=9==="
Wounded.I
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SCHOOL CAb ...S.
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Blake. W. ~~"'1".~all, H. A Hammond , ~". S. ~
s.c. Lieut. J. A. Wrig'ht.
The !ollowiog.l perso n....ere summoned lar nat
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Whalev. 'W' I Boole. W . S. 1fedc.ll, A I E' I P, test;
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th' ch~d
to o.tt..nd school r.J<Ularl~·
ALLOTMENT HOLDERS' ASSOCIA.TION.
also Messrs J H. Elh.t.on / Chftan (Town Clerk)
~~11~~re d!~lt wit.~~ stated :'-Emilv Alder, 17: OnThursdayevening.FobrulU'y28th,nveryiutOJ.est~ a.n~ha W .
(su:,·e:.·o~·).
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Abbey·st1"eClt. waS fiued lOs. aT seven days for h~r ing and IDformllth'e lecture on "Potato Spmying "
e vanO'iS I}mmlt.~e~ reports, whl9h con ·
daughter, M~bel ElSie. aged seven yOl\.ni; ueorge WJU!I ~I\cn III the Pt\,lJjlh Room. 'Vl1rgmve, by Mr. H. ta.me4 not.hmg of Pllbhc mterest, 'were p ared.
R d II 14 H n
tel
fi d 5
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A. Shi&ttlc'n'orth, oi the Food Production Depl1rtment. RESIGNA ION
a.n a.,
, 0 y-oour, 06Y, nc
IS. Ot'
n~ The Clli:l.lrDlall of the society. Mr. II. C. Bond, p,residerl,
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daYA f?r a. lad na.med Mont&guc Alber;. Bryant. nnd botween 40 and .so mf!mbcrs were present: The
Councilla.r IJlddm.rd ha~ing. ill writ! I I to the
aj;ted 6.lJtht yean; ~ary Moxford, 8'f Caetle Hill \eeturtl l first dealt With the cultivat10u of th~ potato To\\o'll
~dered hIS reSignatIOn, t l f1 Ma.yor
Place, Coley, fined. b.9. or five da.:,s _or her eon, vtlry briefly IlS the lIu'6Ject had been fultv treated in a
a.t. Lhat gent.leman relinquu;bmg
Reginald,
1l42;C-d 13 year'll; James Oxlade, 1Y, former Il'Icturo by Mr. E. n. Janes , and he then wont
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South· street, Ca.versh<\m, fined 5.9. or fivc da.vs for on to!deseribe the potato dise&Se 10r .. b1i~bt,1I showing
was a..cccpted, on the propO!iltlOD
Marv Ehzabeth . oged. 13 years; Nellie Baker, by means of coloured diallmmil how the d18easeappeais,
sc(:onded by Mr Wha.loy
95, Field·road, Coley, fi~ 51!!1. or five day,; fo~ het I!Ipr~dl5, and CQ,Ufh, . tn()['6 or leu tho destruction of the
was i~nllally declared,.
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R.oouroe. dn.ughter , Jessie, Aged 10 yelV'8.-~. G P~lPpSI crop. Qusatioy were ,put to the lectuJer on V&riOU8
Attendance Officer of the Rduca.· points he had rifetred to, 1\00 be ably IUlswered them,
Development Committee, tinder tbe preeidency of Superintendent
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C h a n d he promised. a. "bit later on in the fieRSOn-to gjve pLord Queeni>orough. the chatrman. ~ furth~r """" ttan omml"".
t e cas...
practical d.manlt..nan on tho rtllotmeni.a in mlulg
~ud applying tho spraying flUid. A vote of thana ~
of poa.sibJe f~cl economy
means of coal carbon·
lIr. Shuttl eworth '\us propolcd by the cbainna.n and
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aecondcd by Mr. F. W. Headmgton and ~nied with
The ca8& was tha.t of a. large plomt for the manu·
aC;chunatioa, and the mee~g ~OEij:d.
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{a.ctUTe of lIIUlItMy' 'Ware, Iat present derlving Its
eun<><lL from a lacal pow.c r eantpany nL' ld. P!'r
B.T. unit, a.nd Its ovens con~ummg per 3llnum
12,000 tOO! of good quahtv coal. 'The power
. ;"J,lINERAL ,
.
charger. amount. to about ll £5,OOO per ammm nnd
~~:eciM eff01.~~ ~e fun~ral of W:~ttl Bo1t'~rd Cbeste.r Huwell,
t!t& coal to '£16,000. By obtaining 3,500,000 feet
thl"'U.bJlut
th~ Jl1fant B011 01 Com-mauder Ma.xwell. loud grand!lOll of
of ~a8 from f\. proJect.ed ~(lQ,1 caroomsa.tion plant.
Mr. H. O. Lewil, the Ol~ Cotta.ge. EaatJw:npstead,
and by other resultant 'tConomies. e.H catcula:ted
took pl&ce at E~tnPBtead Churph on Wedn8l!lday.
with
the u,tmost care, a ~vmg of £11,000 per I ~:~l':::I~~;~~""j~;:~~.~~~
Februar},27,th. The ll.ev. /Ca.nou :Barnett conducted
annum would ~ effected . ~.
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I-the servIce, ~ing aSiuted qy\the Rov. Canon Salwey.
It
Will sh own
the
loW'
carbonil!4tion
plsntt
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There
was a large
at the "In.
church..a.nd carriages
besida
t e more cconomlC work·
reprmeDting.
Mrs . ptherip.g
G~1Fed.
Portma.n, Lady
of
lteelf return
De Chair, "'MI'! • • Bd.m.ett
d .Mrs. F'toJdlDg. _ The
Refloureet
lunetA! a.rrangem~nti,. w
ca.rri.ed out by Messrs.

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an '"uditor, in
who96 death
Hospital
ip. St.
a verdiet of

occun"ed
oon~uent on iojnHes
Mary's 'Butts tbJ
a ..id'ot.aldeaLh
A cpo
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riding II. bicycle, skidded &TId ~all rigM in front of
• mof.>' lorry. which pinned him to the ground and
eau~ hlm exten!live injuries to the oht'lst. On Ili'oouut of t.he greNy !ltate of tlle ro..'ld the dnier of
Lhe lorr" who was eXOD01"atec.l from blamo, WdM
II unabl• .to .top h~' I·.hiol. quic~ly en.all~h 10 avaid
the aCCident lUI his jbrakcs did ~pt act unmedi~tel:r'
, Both the tony I\J\d tho cychst were on thw rIght
sidea of the road, which i.e verY ne.rroW whel'e tbe

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