Reading Observer 03-1918

CATTLE SALES' ORDER.

slallghOOl"-house

In bll

The fracture

Walt

\ IHEALE BUTCHER PROSECUTED

Und er the lDstructlo IS for 81 Igh ter It w~ )our

A HEIFER'S BROKEN LEG.

dut.y to prote(:t yourself I" octtlng I' '"hI rma.rvr
'<> f
81 rb"L'On to glVtl
~ cer (ill ca,,,,
ISlUg
kn er t 9
think that s the lJsual pra.ct C
ow
1l0\f' but I \\ as not 3.\\ are of It
~l~ t~:e thm~n!
19npran t of t at the time l t.l

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:\.t tho Read np: County Bench on Saturda.)
hefore M'I Or C W Darh, Griffith (m tbo ch,n I
C,I J } Broadbent C B Col W Thornton
Col W l' Nash Mr S G Colher Mr ... W
K RQscoe and Mr L '"V JcH P et. t
Frederick D Sat ndcrs but.cl:Jer oC Ihcnlc

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CO"'TR ;tCroRS AND AGRICULTUR.AL
LABOUR
Am ong toPICS lor diSCUSSion on the agendiJ.. was

t b ose Sll} phcs ;lEecLed <J0untrv d "t cts a.~ a C)"a

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M e nl IP 0011 In !TIlt AA d tlhnt 10 connect rm
With I C ttl" S iTes Oni er oh Janu " rv 17t.h
ther~ wa " :snl l In .1\<{" h u.
\[atkct not I t,J}f'
grad Of" II:! ket 11 e a n mal ef cd 1.0
Catth
could be so ld In the (ipen m.n.r eL hut. ~ tho5C fo r
IIa.ughtcr mllft p ll s t.hrougl t e gTad lD rr co m
mLtc
On J n ar..-l7th tb .... nIl" h c l"."' ..."> 1n the
open market '\ :L~ a TN~ \ hClf" r
It '\ jl!'l a " 11 0

Instant Rehe f when

OFF-COLOUR
Dull and Depr essed

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hen ('Iff ('olouT S l;t.pcct your It,or

Bllt- and It

~ , e n b g b It---d OI t "eaiCC'n your AV!§tcm by
\.k 1,... IStrol g purgatn c4. 0t:.o b 000 cl Umg IHlt~
Fol ow n o nat ure a) Strong 1 en yout' 1 vcr An n

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bow-chi b y m .... an~ of Dr C\83ellll I Illt.ll.nt R~Uef and
ht hC llth v. II follow I lltu r,l actlon of the
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Cas3ell H II stant Rc cf or com Ipn on
bthqu! 1es torpid livc r siele h"':t.d leh a dUZIn"R'I
sp"' rJls l r:fo.)re tha eyC"S fl.:1 tllenec anu 1\md ysp~m':l

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I eartb Irn and Impure Lhod
ASI, your
n'Ot fOr Dr
tn ka no
~ Cusellil l ns
d:1 ntRehefnnd
f
nil ChcmI8t.'"

Hmhty

d ,n don
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d t mle) ~ an d 0 t h cr pun b ~r dd n ( !'Cn,·J
the r stock n c:t('€pL to tbe!!l hn~ mflTl ct I I
hst bIte
1 n ;CA 1... n.n
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rottl
th 8 wa."1 til onh he I t. In t h l' ~l n mar"et A I oat
an.ri :::;torc~
Dr Cassell ~ II "It :mt R oh ef IS t:.l
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th f ' comnl
T no
part " 11 I
ar '·ue f pr , a." S() d
1.'1d
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. 1 ton prcllrnll oll to D r Cassell a lablets.
own ~r M bemg n cra! I1 nn lf tb l }:1-:} leen r ond
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to be the C;l S'" RU~qt}p'l tly It '~r"Ulri h:l.""", co sL
fut ed a adr! t (lT11l 1 o ffel ('e
He hn.d !:.m c f'r
t&kcn un act 0 11 m con nectIOn ~ tL thllt p o n
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p.smHcb M from Inqll li e!; b e 'Wf''1 no\\ !'.'1tl fi~ I
t ho h "lfor ~ t\!t not m c:tlf
The an l m LI " 1S
Oot Sl 1, hv a. 'Ir A.ll ee- ;L d ealer In Nm, hlln 'ho
sub-q entl,. <'.old It to Mr SOl.lf.df'r
,r} fl <'nh
9?qllenth } cui d Lnk"'n t.n Thellle ."\..."ld If W:l 1;I there
~a u ghtcrcd
T Ile bide Wru\ P lrCiha scd by :Me sn
fl&rTI.s ~n a d J ucas hid e m el Ch~l t3 of Rl Id I <>
and tb 0: could he ~een bv the Rcncl.t If roeqolrf"d
Ml Kent salfl he 1': dnllttcd t,h9 81 a-l ;;i.rte r ,,11 c h
WM LrouiZht
bm t, bv clreumsj nces ov-er "hleb
bl S clIent. boo no control
Mr Coli n5 then c.. lIed ev,dco j for Lbe p r osecu

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CHARGE OF ABANDONING

A CHILD.

t'<m

MT Howell Ba rton of tb e fi~ of D r e wB'l tt and
W;:Jtsnn auctlOneere Newbury, jlsa.ld all TantHl.n
1 7~b he "a.." Ret n~ as auet.i-oneer and sold eatt'o
1ft t.l::t e gr ~d n,E!' mark et and al,o nndc J sale 1Il tlw
np el Im .rk et T hero W>lS only onp. I,<l"tllmal on sale n
the open ma.rket i"l Jerroy b elfer
fhe artWla.!
\\ n..., 8U,PpO!ed to be In calI IUld he mid It as such
<1nd t h e purcbn ""'T W(l ~ "\\011 llWtt..re of th ~ It" ~s
~ld to ~Ir Allee a. C2.ttl~ d en Ier rl "Newlt rv
The he ifer h a.d n ot been graded m nny waJ
"It
nefi!i\1i \V a,..<; ;\ I censcd auctiOnoor u nder the :Meat
C::mt rc. 0 1cler 1917

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'1 h J r~L Ord 'l
!'It ed \\ M
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t HI, cf'ar on" compil~ed ,.". th t.hose thR.t n ere
lSi.;. "d n o vo
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Tlu~ ,\ as t 1£" r05f for 'the pro"£"cl .. nn
'Mr K Dnt .. dd nt O: lfI " tJl e 'Bench fOI th(" (tercnce
Fn 1 bat
!len ~~r >im del''' gnt to Ne vburj

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Our Portrait
Is 01 MIss
ASHLEY,

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H. bad no hcillWe, at
ThtAJe for keepmg b eMt8 fOI any Jenatb o r tIme
The nrilr hmd l .~ of t he b.. for .... broken Th ..
J,. would be on hIS ngh~ • t.bo C&l"CMe bWOi up
h"l c.tll. there now

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lather write:)

l os foUows

My daught.er

when ten years old
(8he l!I now twcln)
had &It attack 01
eevmllL on bet hall.dl
and (eel.. an d they

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fitter

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maM of
She alao

co nplalQedofalwa),1I
feci IlJf t red
She
had d oct.oT ~ med.i

b tt! VI~ ~ n~~~
"""-, Ad "1lI~ to try ,.our

The be:rin nlng of thu IJUmlUet I
C a rke II Blood :r.(iJl;tu re and am P'eruted to ~y ,bat
""fLer talc. ng a few bottles of t.he M ::tture aha u not
I k'" tPie _me g'lrl
H er bande a nd fee t arc q nd.~ betul r
a.nd fthe neve t complains of feehn~ tired (Slgned) W
.A.ahley 16 South Parade, Lincoln

CURED BY

HOj dtl8Cr,bod bow he foun d the

11&lfer the nu t m~rnmg m the paddock
I t" as
h tng on tbr. gT0 Ull I \\ Ith one of Its If"...gs In tho
f)'":1k
On rc lc: !'. lnF It. be fOllnd thc ~~t. 00 Id
nO
a. l I It :tpp,e~ l(d. 0 b-' In fen mu ch palll H .l
a.m nnc1 t t n.nd in n I t..bc 00' c of t.he leg !!'L ck
g rlJ!hi 0 l nf th{' "k n iUld It. \\ II.<: see n to be
OM1 • t,<> J
1 oko I )3' h ad the Ie):! In Conrt ;tnd
prcA lI 'e I It UPOll thl l! hl' k lied the :l nlmal He
i ho Ig!1.t h" "c'l.f; d O In~ II t' r ght thmq- to put tout
nr ago n"t"" On dre"'811 ~ It be fonnd It Fa.6 lI ot n
c If He ",h ow ed rtue bo ne of the lfi'g (producerl)
to 'fl Sta. nton Iwho j!1t. 0 lurn ~he oert..lfica.te
(inodu ced ) recenq"
Tlle eert l.fica.te "'fUri
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hav <> f':ta"ll l~d Lhe lbon'" o f the hmd leg of tho 00"
nnd fin I It Wl'l~ Irrep arah hl' fract.ured whtch neees
"tAU- I IInmedl3..~ 6 1all~ht.er' Wltness contmu
109 ~'\.Hl ht- t h ought h e sh ouJ d he d om g wron2" If
he pold It for t.l::te CfU Cll8e
He had DO m tent. lon
.of mmml ttn,ll" &n offence Ilg.un3t the ~ ul 1t.L OWl
Crol\&e xammed bv .M"r CaBrns
.He bAd four
COWl a nd ooulZht a. In,t. o r stock This helfe-r 'V"M
g;nm g to h i" brother IS h .nn a.t. Purlcv Wltll C6l1

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tons' qf
tatoes0
tons of POlta~oes.
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who 'has a farm, a garden, or an all~tJment, to
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11 you mfl'CT from IlUJ meh d IIe&8c 1..3 Ec:zema,
~crofala Brad LeKS Absunes Ulcer5 Glandul.r

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Pimples
Sores C r-uptlon.s.
Piles Rheumatl. m Gout &e don t ..ute JOur
timc 1100 Jnooey 0'0 use]_ lot on!:! an 1 messy Oilltment.
"WI'> ch c:auoot. ~t belo"W the I<Drfoo.e.e of t h e 'Ike 11
"Wha.t
yo I lffint and wbAt 101:1 Ulott,t. hue to be permanmUy
cured", IL mod (\Ine t.b.a.t. Ylll t..l1oroUfjhl) frec the blood of
Swc:iHa,s

SELF=SUP~ORTINQ.
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OUR CHESS COLUMN.

WOMENS WORK.
NU \\ SS
E .,lyn HCiw>g was
nesdS\

a.nd

N U W S S ,tall t ranspll&ljted

MEETINGTu!! day W ed
week a.nd lob e

l{l Chc

March 30th 1918
All commuDlcat,hm s to r th S column ebouirl le
Addressed
Chess Ed tor
Read n~ Observer
Solut lon3 and !.;rltle sma to our r roblems a.te n
V'lled and should r each U8 by the second Ttie"day

after p ub} cat on
Or g ln a l pro JPlnS Bnd gaClell
n.ra s l)Ucl~ed and local contnbutloIlS WIll recent
fn oura.ble cons d eration
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The
R e:\d ng 01 se r-ver
con Rilli ng- tbe Cbe ~
C.olumn Will be sent post free fo r 15 9d p e r!"J a r
tel'
All ord ers Ilild rem t L4nce!l to be uddre1iSed
to The Mao8{,!er
Observer' Office Ueadltlg

p.olut ons to the fol1owmg probloms for
wee;cs 131 ould suffico [Tbe ma.hng lde", In
B 15 the sarnoJ
PROD um A
By E F D1':A~ (-" pee allv Contrlb Ited)

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To POULTRY

KE~PERS.

GIVE YOUR "Â¥NS

SP~~K GRIT
The New Shell

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Sold by all Corn DeJ lers
Write tor samples and name and addr,
of nearest A ge nt

LIVERINE
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m(''1 £ 4 ner Tf"f\eK

1 hp dl seuS6lon then dropper! t" Chlmbcr n "'~
SCOJnrr t heir \l a,) to t.J.k.e any dlt'€ct a.ct lon cn the

~ubstlOn

• G!HDl:'>G OF STORE CATTI E
I I r , "lOg i\ proteat. a.gamst the grad ngo o f st.ore
cat.t le Mr V alllO'V 15a.ld It wnu d CIOmpl cn.te mat

Tile next Item on tho agenda. ~a.s to d scuss the
rlcad we ght basiS n.1 d In t h s cnnnc.ci..t':m 1\1 t
C\lmber gH C th"" Chambm- t.he r enu lts of ~ deputa.
tJOIl of farIne-n who w:l.ltcd upon t.he Mm strJ of
F ood a nd the Board. 01 ~gn cu lturc on t Lo sub
Ject He Info rmed. t he moot ng th.i.t there would
0,,, nf) compu ls:.Jr'f de:td ' \e lgbt 0 IP urchasmg e lb r
cattle "'beep or pIgs
rbe ld& of the GO\ crn
mO flt In the- fi rst. Inst<l.nce wa~ to do a.way With
tho prt>RIlt. j;!rn..d ncr sch~ me ::t.nd t.ake t he fr.ll'1ller 5
co.ttle 8!a.u~htcr t hem and t.he Calmer "QuId bo
prll d on thB d c.'1d "mght 1ba.sl~
The depu t atIOn
pc nted 0 It. t.o thc Mtnl !';tty of Ifoo I t hat D epart
men~ would thu s be hlnd cr lng produ ct ion at tho
"cason o( the ye.1.r when p roduct ion " h ould be m
cr as d a.nd If the) :1.t
mudd led tee prr;scnt
W J..V of la.klll,U o '\: er Ule- farmer
stock t " onl d be
d Sl.:trous Lo tho country as a . . . hole' H c belie\ r d
the Mtnl'trv of Food was so much mprcssed b,
th~ dap utat lOll that t h e l\ hole 5ci:e-m e of dead
w e ght purchnse was scratched 5tral,.l!ht aWflV
The d Q}'> ll t,q,t on cons.i.sted of e1~ht me mbe rs and
out. of tha.t numb I' se'H n strongly opposed th~
dead w rught. proJ"'fl€als In fut.ure fa z-m ers would
be able to ~l theIr cat.t lc a.c; they were d omg now
undC!t the grading sc.b.eme
Three gra.d~rs "erc
n.ppo ot.cd ooe b~ the fanners or[!'amS"Ltlon nnc
h v I h9 but cher3 orga ru.sa..tl fln ana one 1.n the
MlII1:!!trv of Food who shr'l.l n()t be an a ctloneer
l.S n the p~( but sombodY who 1 ncw the \11.1 {'
of c;\ttlc (A. m~mbt!r o f t.be: Cbrunber !\. de-1.ler
<\ df' Ipr probahh who would be nomm at..cd b,
the !\IIIlH;try of Fond :tnn In <In\ cnse \ p"ro:on
who kn ew s(')m "tb llc- a bout catt.l", After rrlV ng
f Irth" r deta.ils whIch t.ho n(' ~ a..rrnngmnents nr
I vrd a/ betw~n the dep t,..'l bon a..nd thl" ~ Ithor
t. os on thl" .!'UbICCt. Mr C In lv.-r conci ded b remarkmg th a t th~ M n ~try o f POM nnw , ...tenf' rJ
to wbat a.aTlCUllum hlld t..n S:l y Lord Rhond d n
h ad n1'ked for ~n A;rrI ~ llturnl AdvlSOrt' Comm t
toe whom he bad promleed to call unon each time
hc wa.. abol t v.- lMUe one of h ~ OM"n rmel that N~rR:!iES ON THE ROLl OF R O}lounI m eruorul.1 ,Sel'Vlce for nurse~ ,,110 h.n c d Ied
no a"dor afJectln~ i\gr,cnl tu+ h flul d be III.<:lIcd
th e war whIch 1-6 toO be held 11 t:it PUlll "unti l It had beoo before tha.t A/:h18On Comm tt.ee
10th w II bnng home to t.he I ubi c the
In reply t.o the CbaIrma.n Mr Cumber sa. d two
Slsters and V A D nurses '~ ho lecoma
roP1'l?&ent....1t!ve fanners were nomlna.ted to oon c
on t.hp. Advlf~on Comm ft,2C one from the North c,*;u ' l~i'" from o no ~uso or a.nothel In t he crn rse
"Work 'I he bombtng o f 1 O!';I t a.lg nnd the
anri th~ othCl" from the S . . . 11 of F.n gland
of hospItal shiPS ha..\ e ea.l set!. cons d v l ablo
On th" mot on of Mr lJ"'llmr\.n seconded hv 1fr
lifo
a.m.ong their atn.6'$ but the g rea..ter
l\'ells a cord &.l vote o r thrln k , wa., a..ccordf'rI tn
of deaths a.mong nurses occur from • ck
Mr Cumber fnt' the tro11.>1,.. he h~ trLkcn III t.he
In th e dlschruge of t heir dutH3s
QU~nt,u:m anrl hiS repor t "r th e 'I !llt or th e d ep uta,..
result of long perods of mc,rstl:'lm
t lon to the MmlStry of Food
bodily It IS to 00 ho ped t.hat I com
PROPOSED ABOLI1'JON OF DO mDS OF
m~'m,o"l~i"g. the dead the n a hor W ill remember
GU~RDIANS
the hvmg.. '1 bel'O are many' omen
p ossessed of prt ate mOM S Yho
Tb,. Chamber t.h en proee(!d oo to n I'IC'llS:!! the pro
th thou gh not adl rl,. ly hie
pOfted o.bo11tlon or BO<irda o f G lI ard nns and t htl
those- among the m who Jomed
t rnnaferonce o f t heir clu tl ~ t.o CounLy and D ar
ou~h Coune Ie
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as unt.ramed hol~rs are not
[01 penslons
After some dISCtl ~' on lt was n ronoserl b , 1Ifr
R enmn.n and 8('-cOllded h, i\£r 1': 'V K 8 1 tdc
that m thf" f'{JlnlOn of tho Chamber t.he p ropo"ed
aooittlOn ()f BO:\t'ds of G UI'Lrd ans Ilnd the transfer
en~ of tbtHT dutlefl to the other bodIes named
would tv. oontrarv t o 'Publ c no Icy and IDJUriOUS
to h"l m i.M'ut.,..: of Cotmtv COlmctl"

aJl the potWOOOwo.m&t4el'w b cb. aloue

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the L -ue CAlW3 of 'll

fo ur mJIerrng Chulr:e a Blood ltixt re III ult ruah &
medil;lDc It II ~ of tngTed eD ~ which gwekl,..
..\taek 0\ ercom e. .a.ud' expel Uae urrrn ntie!! from the blood
thal IS 1'!'ilr MO man1 Wu.iT ...oder1u! cure. .I;&nd to fbi

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Sold by all

CIIe.lsto ••4

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Stores,

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Sab.tltlltes.

Tho r "'eoluhnn was ca.rr cd llnn..lllmouslv
Tbere Watl no Of her buslnC6S before the Cha.mber

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White to plr.y and ma.te In two mOTes.

PROBLll)[ No 2'11
By L LA.CE \ (Selected)
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cmrrCIS'fS
Correct Bol ut 01 s to 2209) to from
Old Solvor
(Vel ) glad t o sec OUI all tCien I P H W m yoUl column
ngRUl
HIS woll em~ a l ~R;S afford rne much pleasure
ThIS pa!r vel'}l h ~pp v U (:01 ept 0 1) D Love (,.. to A
model of ecouomy the i'ieH blocks of tho Black BUll op
extteffi61y neBt) L L.'\cey f2209 Kt - R5 l.!I met by
Q - Kt5 -Enl'l"OB.]
Rev 1 Hamrlton (Both pretty
11 by DO m enu s easy Bud m both eevecaJ. plaUflible
trlttS eepecin.lly Kt- K6 In :2 9 09) Harry Dewe ?lOO
h a,s sevol/l,1 deceptivo attempta III d 2210 15 0. delightful
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E COllO oy moo pronouuced) A 'V Goodman
I think Ml. Willl11JD8
a. prmoo of two move eomposenl 2".llO This hkewI5c
bas several ~ of IDtere...<!t The key 18 first cla.6s
a nd...a>Dstrnction perfect). MAry Wehnan
rwo Ox
for.oYlJ (A very choice co~]e Art and dlfficult v
han d In-hAnd). "Clbeltonia.o (1;209 Difficult fOi u..
h: 0 at 2210 A pleasing probltlm thongh the k ey HI
very obVIOUS) G Emmerson, t Alice' (2210 only)
G Ja:t'VlS (P H W DeTer turns out unmteresting prob
IUld though often.la.c:k::ing 10 subtlety they gam In
oIegulce . lind
Both theSe are !air types of hill
study

( )20!l lS a very pretty problem

A Friend m Khaki

GWR TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION.

(Both very

keys very
'gr.1~;:I~~~~,;;~~';~
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neat ea.sily)
mates
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Ou Saturdaytbe BDJlUaJ meoting of tho Great Western
lta11w&y Temperance Asaoclatiqn Reading Brancb WM
held 10 the luatituto S~tion Hill _ben a.la.rge n Imber
of memDOnt and friend, were prBflent The followtng
omoen ......... _
-Pre1lde",t, HoQ Algernon H
Mills TlC6 ~identa., Sir ErneJlt Palmer But. M.~n

A T _lI..,d W 8pon;, oocret&ry Mr :r Doell
t:rouurer, ao.dtf;cms .00 OOIDlDlUee were re olected
en bloc
After the elecdon of OftlC6nl an exceUent
mu.olaill>'~"'m....... ounOd ~ah f.u....ed ~v

au ~a« &<1dr. . by the Uel"L,. J
Swmdon I .~ ol/Oplam I<> the

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The report.
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£2&. ¥"4
1 1M hM bOoI> aa
tbe ,
mom
9l~bao<b.UlIJl1"" 01. a.. foct th&\ tb.
p_1Od td~h, ~t

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11 ("(' 1'Iad I ou~ht .t i"lst.:rd 111m If he \\ as par
t lC U Pot abo l~ keel InN t ~h :l\.llee sa d h{" W :1~
n:"lt pa.rttC\ !at :1. n ~l d efendant. cou ld h a,e t o n
pa.\ Ill!! b m <J p n f.1 r) I t he t.rnn s ad on
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Allee b:1d p ud £26 15s fo r the n m , ,"",""1d de
rp..n l.R.l1t lXi Ig l L I f r n h an III tbC" m~rk c l. fo £28
'The he f . . 1 \ <t remm ed to Thea1e the IiAm c d a/\
a n d t a k en b\ ddeudttnt s man to the paddock ",t
tb" 1 ack of h <: <l b;)p and tumNi out D elel1dnnt S
mt.cntln I " lS 1(') l ccp t.he hClfcr for foedmrr pur
pas s nnd tn <"end It to a. farm for tJ a t. p rpO€c
J 1 c n:x n ornng d cfc n d";rJL n an I "Tker Cofl
'{' Situfrr the 1 :lddr..ck "an Ihe heifer" lt h 01 e of
lts I ('rr~ 1'1 tit
rr~~.,
J h-s anllnnl \l as n Jrleat
ilgnn)'" a nd J ark; r a t on c'" 1\ c ni to deft"ndant "ho
retl r ntd ,\ t h lum 1 h ey found t be hClfer I ll,...
p n Its ,c;.ld "" , lh on" of It" lC$!s .fixed III th e barr of
the gnte The' utr ~ u-d t b E': alllmnJ bIt fOll! d
It could n ot sva nd l
On cX:rlmlO nj! t the leg
rOil ld t.o b I nk"'n
nrrf':nd rm t h.:lrrl l , knc
to do It lookf"rl hI" If he "" 0 ti d h n'{'o to k II th
beast but hc \ ltlt.ed to S"'Drl It t o hi S farm lL B
an 11 3.1 <t "'
s Icl av,, "\
J .... " H~ th f hf' h rl
II :1itcrna tl\c bllt to I;Il nughter It He there I} on
"PI OC red h. c; p ol c axe tlnd In lied It.
nll1 cdmt, 1
"He t ho nl t t :'J'I n hr> Jf' If] (" It hlt,., r r • 1
I e fO\!leI t 'W"'s n ot In m lf Md hE' conSIdered he..
}\ ae; I (,rfteLh Just II xl ' n !;CillO/!> the meat for con
8l1mpl lOn
I f h<> I a d not d n ne that h e WOI ld bn
been blrullOO <In I IICtnok \I hn.t he conl!lId£"rCd PIC
host ~ rse mde r ~he r "Clln:!stal Q(" S and ho ( \1
K ent) d d n ot. tl.llnJ.: a.n'\: bod "mId have ex peck o
b lllt to do "lh"'r\\ ISC
H e had nn InUlotlOu o f hi \
mg thl'! hClfel for [1a.ug btcr The n.nmul,1 1 ad not
been m on I n.t the t.lmo of lmjlng It. and le rel I
ant bought It III he market but not for tile
pi l¥>IiC o r slau~ht;cr
Under thoS&..c lrcum stanc e~
'M r K nt 8~1 d the ntR'tlstrntes fp say that no I
oft'ecc'" had benn C?mnllt k d
'"
TLo ChamnHn understood from tho eVIden ce
t bn..t d fendal t.. rlld not. h 1\ Lh e bcn.st. b..,. ELuct lon
"Mr K "nt Tcphed defend;wt ''' AS not b vmg :\m
lJeast unleS'" It. W8" off..,rcd m t he market
1 bl s
h t' lfor wa 0: offered for ml~ HI thc ma.rket Lnd was
not bl)ut:'ht fo r sla,ughtct
'] he tronaacilOn took
p}~e In th... rn rk ... t
Mr R OI t then ca lled defet dant wh ose c\ Idcnce
'tIf"M a. conti rnatJon nf hl3 Bolte tor g st..nte:ment for

the delence

she had

onh Rnlmn..l
~nd

I

THE DE ~ [) WEIGHI B AS IS

pDSf" l'"

ri ll IT

I

carried

Il n "'x arn net! lJ J J Mr Collins
It WiloS JlE'rfccth
pI n c .... tr)01 I (: Itt...lr deale rs t hal. g r I.d n~ con
d h ('15 n h re,2.!' 1 to "l lu}Zh t.e h d to be S£~ I CUV

I'

Ber~sQire

11 n w ould h~ ror tho Gole rn menL t o Jet. the mat
t r alone
R'q moved A.. reso.lut nn t..() t h e effect
that. III the " p m o n of lobe Cha.n ber Lbo grad ng
of store cattle WfJ Im ~ l llo and the lcs.s thc
(JO\ el nmE-nL I terfer rd "lob t Lhe het.ter
Mr V u;ey ~eolldcd the reso lution wh ch

~

1, 10

the Cou ty of

Lord RHONDDA

them
Mr E W K Slade 83.ld It was Impos'S lble t()
gJ Rc1'J stnre cattle Inasmuch as t hey had toO let the
mil. k t bke ts course and ho t h oug ht t he be t ter

ned h, Mr K8l1t TV to"ss be" .... ed
paul £26 11:1'1 for ~ th", he fer
S~me
tim'!>
n the day Lhf' a.mm I left ::\ewhnrj h,
(.rain ]t,,, a-s to sold fOI sla.ughtcr
rbere 'HTe
90meth nl: hke t hre':) n€\\ or altered rep'ulntlOns
I"SlI€'d per w {"('"
affecL Il(! t.he sale etc of cuttl
nd hI" :t erree I It wa..~ almost I rnpo~.... hle for e ven"
bod {o l cep p <.terl up t.f) d:lt-t> Wi t ! t h("C"I an d tf
;1.n h od"t"" comm l..tcd 1\.. t ecbmcal nffcnr(' t v;-oi.lld
b verll e).:('us: h i llf'lder lIH~ prc~ont <l ffiClL"'t OS

hI'> fn no tha.t LDJS h elfcr

,I

po.~~1 hIe to grade

~lIce
I ~tl'r

M ~ r).; pt.

I

y~ar

Last

t n t..o reetl ct th e pnoe of them It would be ,or,;
d ffic u lt to grade t.hcm
li{r R6nmll.l1 concurred POIntIng out t.hat the
ChamLer should affirm tha.t In consequence o f the
d fiol'l'nce In the qua-litJ of store eat t e It was not

Cro~l;I-..exam

Mr

-t'11

D FICIT

ruey

douut. n, butcher at Id d all
h o pn~,bh cou d for h s cust.<lmers to get the n
meat ~ nd It w tS the dllty OJ lncal rood em Iml
C0mm tees to 10 all 1.. Cj CQuld lor :t!lc r t I ..,
unde l the l hargo to "C l':' t h at tho} lad :1dofj mt"
"upph cs
fn eso ordc .... ho\\C\ (":1 bnd be.::n n de
b..,. tb Pood ('nnt:-oll I for Tegtl .t n.lt tl e
nr 1 c-s
"f I l cat. 0 "Cr til ,hI) e COUn n:
01 Doccm lX' r
24th UI ord r " n..<;. ,,"ucu b" t. 1 0 F ood (0 I Lro ller
entitled th~ 1 attic c., UtS Ordcr 1917 llnder the
D efence of tho R eraJ n '~e ubt 01 5 and h e , oliid
P It III a. COP"" f that. aldel for t he m ig strate:;; .0
lloi:llI!".C I ' a..c; c sen t 31 that such () ders "ho Id
be made so thl.t mdl ~ c lID nate pt rcha <>cs b\ Imle
of stock fOI sl lUght" co lid n ot be made bcc~ IS
of th e urgen t. nCCC:!!Slt- of :t. p r oper n.l1ocnt 0 :l.11
O\er tile Cf)tlnt.rv of sUJ1Tlhe.5
If "'llppl es 1 (' ('
· hnrt In ODe d st n ct t4c Ll,(, Sl:.ock Comr u"I'<ll('lllcr
'" ai'i e m powered tf) m ore stock t.l.J CI cto for all ot 1 c r
dlstn ct and t!lIS a.1'~ement v. as ab"ol tL>h
HHnlta.1 for I II t:t'n c pLl control (f the m ca.t 51 1
lIuppli s
Mr vollms went on to ment on th",t
when lhe nformatlOn was lEud ega n st defendant.
a. po nt "as 1<'1. sed as to whct.h e r the proceedin g,:
tn t.ll s c:t3e "ere n ot. Qnir.ldo t h e JUrlsd lctlon rtf
t.he C:'n rt b t he directed the ar.t.CJ bo 1 of tl c
ma;:Z'letrR t.e~ t l) the SectIOn of tl c Defence 01 th e
Re l!Jl R cubt on s benrln~ 01 tlil po nt. nnd s b
mltl""d tl a.t although the <\Uc~d off('nce to : > !..
n ... e A.t N wb n "Ir ~ann(l C"ti ca.rned on bu"
lCS; ;lot Thc..1.l e and h .. th()l.ah~ It.ho E pneh " ould
ag e th e t IRe ca.mC" " th nth,.. ti lun'id lcllOn
\lr K t'n
iud Ill S chc nt h II , :,) (,;QSlr e t o at.
• h 'm, t to t.1'I kc odnntave r rt. t:Cf.hntc:1J obr ct on
and h \ she l t'beelf, tOb "'tl1e~(1lI1tS l.OCrt o,:
T1 1\1 glsb a.ir.... Clerk p 11'
ndd ) CCU S1 d ~ f' d
Mr e nl in S n" 11 o"doe , In "U mlL+mg- thnt. U.:o
casf' Cl i f' " lIt n the lUrLs:h ctIO,(! f t l e Ilend

I

a. p rotest a.ga,.\l1st Government contra..eton taktng
agnol{itural labou r aDd Mr E W K Slade SaId.
n gre~ of inconvenIence w af! necessItated by
Iho actIOn of GOHrnment contpu:toTS In thHt mat.ter
sllotlld only rCClUit their la hour through
tho L a.bour Echange and h a ve m s tnlctlOns not t o
rcerult from the land
H e thoa gh" r t he questIOn
\'0 IS reported to the Coun tyl ComnllsslOnera It
m ight. be seen mto
~ £01 tnJg h t a.go the cont.rac
tCb ha.d InstructlODS t o a.pply to the l abour E.I
evb nngcs und he d ld noL th.i.nk the. Chn.mber cou ld
do a n vt.h mg more unless employers made rep r eson
tatlOm to tho ComnllS5JOners of the: County or to
t he 'Var F..xccutlve ComOI tLee
Ihe CbtUrmQ,ll dId not.. see any ''f"ay of den.! ng
w th th nHt~tCi lega lly
MI We11s pomtA.. d out t h at. t.helr Centra.l Cham
bel' of :\.grlculture Wfli'i supposed to represel t land
lords tena.nts and hboll r'ers ilnd he thou.'tht t.hc\
l \ ould b tlLkwg n. fa sc step If I t v. ea t forth Lo t.he
\\ orkmg' ma.n that those men who '~ere e::tem p t
fr om lnlh tn..ry or publ c 6cr~ ce were rcst..nct..c.d. b\
the Chami>et"'from getting the besL pr ce fcr t..lJc
ani) commod ity t..hey had il.3 workeN! v z. the r
lu.bour He t h ought those men Lshou ld he allowed
to get tho be.st prIc e t h", CO l Id for therr labour
H o dld not lnow 'lhcther t.l elC " cre flnv agr CI I
turnl labourers 011 thell ro ll of membcro:h p but
f t.hor " er n ot t1:1..t "as a. \veakllcJJS o f t.he Cb tnt
b I
In am case h e depIl!cate~ any alteratlOn m
t. he c:tl~tlng onnngcments where n.nv attempt "li S
rua..cio to rest rIct th~ lahomo r 1n 5elhng Iu s labou r
to th .. best ad, antage
The Ch a lJ' man 1~ l eSUD1ed t hat ~hat was m eant
by t h e a.uth ors of t ho prot('~t 1 as t h at. If the prae
t. c .. comp a n od of , ere .:arr ed bc\.' on d roasonfdlle
I n t:) and I t was found ag llc Ilt.ur C ' ' 'IS really suf
fermg frOnI the f'h artage of labou r In eonseq\ CIlL'e
f thiS ll ~ I I"} demand he th nught. t.here W<'ro pro
VISIOns In LItt' ~ n,1 lanaI Sen eo \d a Id the De
rencl! of tbe R 1'1. II R·b'uln.t ons to prc;n~ em
pi vcr emplm tng more t h rtn a.. cer!.... n n Imne.T o[
s<: r p. ntt; m nn t:npraducl.lve t: a.pn clty
rhat ap
} llCd to prl\ ~ e prr"ons V; ho mIght seek to obtnIn
agr cu tt.:ra.l la.boureN:! a.nd h e bche\cd the ex- st
nc- f'tatut..e3 "ere 6ufficHmt to prevent p r lva.te 10
d lv d na.l ... fro m h nv ng a,n llnrc.q ct.ed number v f
gaTTl~k o pe~ ~Il -d el crs or hot <:e SCI' a.:Jt~
7\tr G ' V I n .... I"v 8:'1. d that there l\crc h ndrcd~
~n rl tholls nds of Illt n Icf In E1 f! 1 lllll'e ,\ ho 'tT"cre
1;1 Ita. ble
for olhe r lHtrk blt he d rI not t.h nk
they shot Jd b~ c:dled up by (-.0 \ C nmcnt co ntrac
lors h"ct! lI ~a they "el e II agr culture
\ d yet.
t.l 01 6tl.ods of th t"6f) men we r e be nrr 1 nhed a..\ a.\
frell} <l!;rlcllit ur e (or I :s:.un pl r',I flOO~ on !Z"ent.le
men S e<l tB~l
[I at "aJi b s qr c\ anc
He.. wn s
n0t advoc:Lt.In,tr tllf' "I;" lC It I<lT lil10 Irf' r hould he
cl t dO'\Dt..)tl 11l"tPC 1' Ittl,.thml!ctt,1 0
Jl I c~ h"" c0I11d t OT h l3 hthn r
11 c n.. lhm tiCS
we r e exempt l ... t.b ~ ll ;'J His of l":1cn f m m tan
FoC r; ct" for PSI' c I I I :11 r r posC'S but t :ecmed to
he :1.1101': ahl a for ccrla n g~ t.lcDicm til 1!et men
\\1 ") 'n orl'" III t ... ('r I II taT)' A~e for luxnr, pt r
p ni'iC1l whereas If eft. <LInne the)
t oo could Dc
d nll ~ m;r flll \HU k I"n (a.rm ~
}.[r Pnrmt b t d" stood t.l at t.hC" GO\ r>r1lrnent
v"re pav lO r: Blen £,) flt £4 p"r " eel to work Rt
Hnmle Ca~ p :."-; 0 f,nmn could nil'ord to pa,

I

PRiODUCED 11,10
CqNSUMED 2.6,10

pr05: Cl1

phes and It had boon \Cry c..afficult for various

\

~.mher

Cumber E W K Slade J B
J Henman A IJ " right G W
I 8yJey A LayJev J Pilrrotl J H Donaldson
T FLeeR BIggs W A Fifield E Palmer
8 0 D .. t ow R V,,,ey A H 81n.de J Badil.
G Steel A P Steel T Bucknell E Doble H
M Vernon and W Ch illtng"\ drth (a8~nst<1Dt. secre

food
control commIttees to 1 ('n!>ur.., ~iUffic cnt
supplies fOI the pop ulat.lOn morc pD~t. c lbrh 11

He; ! iI

n~

Well. W J

tron S[lId tbo I3(' nc1 . . em it Ily In" aTe 1C'''' la IOn"
bad boon m(ldc from t me to t1mo d€J'c Il} nc; th..,
procednre under wh {:"h cat.Lle might be purchased
and kIlled fo r '5latlghter
:\ cons derail.., am:)1 nt
of lnconveIllcn c , i1.~ c,LlIsed to butchers alld the
pubhc g nora I b"" renSOD ill tho !lhortnge o ~ sup

001\ ns

DEAD WilGHJ BASIS.

A Bear W

R h cnt dcfcndca
] landcd n ot ~ \l lty
II sla Ing: the C::1 <:(\

I

GRADING OF STORE C<\TTLE,

I

Mr B Cr! a d C ollm .. pro!!.ecut..ed for tbe nr~rl
fi eld Rum1 DI~trlct. F ood t amm ttee and 'Mr r

Mr Coll ms

g 8

in

AGRICULTURAL I LABOUR.

A m •• hng of the Berk ••
OXO D
of
~gneullU16 w as held at the Great W'estern H otel
011 Saturday a fternoon
Mr H R Beeton pres d ed and tho'!;f) preaent IDcluded M essr s A D

1917 Def('nce of tlle Realm .dct

n cfmrlan

I

I
CONTRACTO~S AND

1.. __

at. ~ C'" b It") hi y e ccrtalll beas t for slnl ghu::r
'1'"b ch ool.S at th(> tmlo of su. c " ~ not fo r g.'·d e

o der

CHAM~ER OF Aq~UCULTURE.

NI C II
I tlrinl- 1t. oulJ h t'O uccn a. ,"en:
r 0 in S
'"
d J
that. After
tvlRc p recautIOn f \0 I h;'l.
on~nd 1.001= It to
sJaughtc rlllg you cu t. thi s Ie!; [f
d
Mt Statntou HIS cert.lfica rC I::; not date In nny

summoned at the mrtanoo of Ml Rerna.rd ~
Colhn@ F "'ecut \'"e Officer or the- Er ulficld Rural
Dlsi let Food Committee on Tnnuary 171h he d d
o offer

QERKS AND OXON

above

th .. hoci 11:1I-.!...er 8 ~ 1[0 was 111 the .elaughter
houSoe He d id not. t.h nk It. n{~ss:uy to reporj
t.h D OCCllI renco Lo Ulybo(h - It was report.c
alreg:1\
Ht' dId not. k 10\, tb rl.L :\ \,°ttent' ary surd
-;-Id h
be
oncd 1, l10 me nn
SCOT sh a u
<!:\ e
en !o'Ulllm
h thou hi tl1e
he pleaded tgnqranc ... of tb at a" {)
g
case W38 reported

===~===-Prmted Bnd

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