Reading Observer 04-1918

1918.
READING SAVINGS BANK.
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~NNUAL

MEETING.

Tbe annua.l meetIng of the ReadlDg Sn.vmgs Ba.nk
was ...held at the ofBc:es '12 London-6treet on 'rues
do.y afternoon
The Rev R. R Hltrrt.-Ds.V16 pre--

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LAIjOUR.

Sldod a.nd thero were also present
Wa;r AgrlCult.ura.l Commlu,e,.
Hall on Sa.t11l'da.y Mr F J
t.here W"Cro 0.1£0

MORE peopJ~ !lore suffermg
from rthl'oat and chest

cougllk Just npw than ever
P eps Wlll
you of the chest

nq

weakness caused 1by Wmter, and
protect ~ ou amllnst the perIls of the
fickle l::lpllng 'feat iher
The Ide:> ~eh Ind Peps whICh

accounts for th ~lr t l olumphaut success
i8 to reach BIl Fct tbe Inner tIssue.

affected In tbro!'t a:nd che.t ",lments.
and have a"sllll ,lar curatl VB effect to
the aIr of the Pme Foresta
'1 hI> Peps taljtets carry t o.mr soothln g andl h esh n\( lllfluence as far as
the lur.g'S themselVes, 00 th.t my
lllclplen. weakne,s here 18 hkelv
to be counteracted, p hi ~gm that IS oh"trucllDg the
blonclnal

tubes IS loosene d by the Bame searclilng

Peps med Icament and expelled II' the ',snal channels.
an i oil t,ssues made Bore by repeatr.a cougbmg
.oothed
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Peps are the Ideal, the safest, and the most effectJv~
Tem cdy fOt all those throat. chest;, and lun g aIlments
v.hH'h come \\llhm It I) scope o~ druuesttc medlcme.

are

Let.ter! ~xpressmg :regret at mabihty to a.tdiend
wp.ra receIVed from the Yen the Arcbde~n of
Berkshire (Dr Ducat) Mr W Hal""
Mr W
Dyke Mr J Holmes a.nd. Mr A G We"t (auditor)
The 'report ~fLS as follows 'The Committee ha.ve pleasure 1n preeentlDg the
one hundred th a.nnuaLreport a.nd the cert fied state
mont of a.ccounts for the ) oa.r ended November
20th 1917
The iotal bu. . Jn€ss done m the three
department-& of the Bank shows substant lslmcreru;e
Tho tOowl Increase In the t hree der.'a.rlmeuts. of the
funk for t h s year IS £42403 7s 5d There we.re
21811 depoolts and 8282 repa.yments lllakmg a.
toW of 30 093 for th e year
Tho Dumber of ac
counf1s. III tl,le genera l departmont on November
20th 1917 Mas 11 608 as compared '\\ tb 11 400 B.
}ear n.go an Increase of 208
Transfers by CN
t fic!Lte fl em the P ost Office .and othcl' €wvmgs
Balllct;: to Uus Bank numbered 25 and amounted to
£910 2s 51 whIle two transfers from! t.hIS Bank.
t-o tho P ost. Offioo nnd other SDVlDgS B'fIuks
am ou ... ted to £01 6~ 1<1
Dur ng Ih6 J€~\.\ threo
Govern nent 1 fe annu tICS fllllcun LlIlg to £ 40 "ere
purchnE<d at a c05t of £443 53 8d t1 p. total nU1.lI
ber of nnn llt f'S h eM thTough lhe Hank {In Nov rru
ber 20.b. was 25 and the amou nt pa.Yl(lble to tho
annuI t ant.:; was £718
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Tb e VaT OIls: GmorJ1mont lsSUes durln~ the year
ha.ve b een Largely s'Uoocnbed to bv tho dep03 t Ol S
Fo~ t he 5 ller ce nt Wa.l L-oah 1929-1947 700 at>
pi cat ons wcJ'& t ecened the amount of stock ap
phed for bcmg £33,2.75 For t.ho 6 per oonl Ex
ch "'q u"e;r Bor<1s 1920 nnd the 5 pel" oont Exeheql1e r
Bonds 1922 176 apphcatlon~ were rccOIved t he
amou n t apphed for hemg £7180 and to N ovember
201h 1.9 apphcat.lons amounting lo £1015 hod
I cen r CCIVed fo Xat onal W to Bonds The Bon.ds
have 10 a.1I e:l~ been r f!gls t.cred and :rema. n m the
custcdy of the Go\ e lnme"i\t The tobnl Ilmc.unt of
b
Sto k and bo nd llcld forl'Oepos ltor s on NC\eTll er
2{) t.b was £126585 1110; 10d nn mcrc.aoo of £.14372
13s lld 011 t he t.otel of £82 212 17s lld held at
t he elcse of t1 e n eHOUS year War.s a. ngs CEir
t lficate." to i1 e 'u l ue of £57.67 have a lso becon ~old
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by the BRnk mak ing a. total '~\lth thcse so d ast
"cal of £8 533
The mler-est, earned hy these
I bit
certfi at.es IS entlrely exempt from any la I I Y to
n:!G ue lEt);, 111 thts d epartment tbe numbet of
acc{)unts on Novembel 20Lh wns 5SD the a.mount
due to lepo"lto s \115 £S6 450 14s Id as comp.a.rcd
Wlt.h £68019 IGs lld at t l:i c e 1QE.e Oof t be preced I I!'
1ea:r
The tc.ta l f nd F. on NO"> c mbo& 20th 1917
aOlcuntiYJ to £59503 1.18 ?J. II '" an ount on t.ho
s<'uw' (jnto IllSt yc a.r 'bcm'" £'1 0 7919 5 50:1 The rl\ l o
of mtore;..t nHo. 00 on <\eposlts 10 thts d epartme nt
IS £3 per cent per ant tim
Dur ing t.he \car 71 home sa.f~..s were ISSUOO oe
wlllch 30 ",ere lent to .ne v. d eposltoN! There were
616 "'a fe d epos ts I\nd the R.mOunt l"ecc.lved w.as
£890 65 3n b p.lng a.n 3verag-o depos t of £1 as Hld
There. '\\ ne 656 sofe.; In lse on No ember 20lh
Mr Per...." C T a ) IOor Fe A.
Inspoc or for t he
Trus.tce Sa., n"'s Hanks In p et loll C.(}mmlttee ba.s
'ISl ted t.}w Bn; lk ana branch c"iices and ha.c; ex
am n'€d t he b-o k aceou n ..s -and SCCtlntles of tbe
BanI
The c "ntenary of the Bank was celebrated
on September 11th last by a. lll"ellnJ; held 1n Lhe
T own HillI bUII<iLllgS un ler i1C prcslde.ncy ef the
i\f a,.yor Mr F A SaT] eal t
Th o F-peakers lDcluded
S r o\.lbert R olht. Mt W S Cameron Mr J
H erheT L Benyon an<1 1fr R P Coli er There ,VDg
a. largo .1.11(1 r epresent-at ve <Jon pally a.nd SIt' Alber!:,
R olliIL ga.'e a most. mtereSt ng sooech o.n th6llde-, olonment and PI0ciI'€'SS of tbe Biw;>: a d 00 the
t ade commerce and 11stor) of Read mg
The
meet ng was t\ gre~t 6UCCeB.S a.nd at Its coneluslc ll
Lhe'MaYOl ;:?:enel'01.lsi) pro\JJ.cd tea. fOT those pre
rent The Commlttee rc.cord 'W th n u eh I"C~Te,t the
d Eat h of Genera l Sll M ow br~l\ Thompson K C I E
who lHl..o bcen a.. manucicr of t he BlLUk s nee t he
yea.r 1894
The.. C hll l-mn n lnO \OO t.be fld opbCJl. o f th~ leport
I rt.u l a.cCOlOts a nd 10 d om;; S:l referred to lhe sa l s
I f loCOOI) chnrader of t he BanI s P C61tlon
He
th C'ough " e,Hryho l ) eontl o t ed '\\ Itll It mcludm:r ~he
Commltt-ee of Managemel t .and lir Hlg""s and 1 S
staff w"r-(l to bl3 con!!,ra tll 1.a t cd on t he Nsult Tho

lhc cm )lo,ncntofs r h o,.,lboyson<4Z rlcul LurAl,\\ork
d In n g th e sor ng a nd Stull ller Ulon hs
rho rate
of 'P(l } ' \111 b e 4d p er ho Ir and tit~ w eTkmg houro
hI) to ;;J,.\C a"'e SIX pcr dl\7 for potato I f t mg sc\(\n
p(!r b~ fet In.r d dr>a.n ng e Ight to t en -pel dnv fOI
h a t \ 1' 1 nil I eneral f,urn werk
The bo.s '\\111 he

cclatE 1
n ps from ,\hlCh farmers can
obtain U e m for orl
A sehe 1lo ror th ... cmpi olment:. of Ger man pn
!} no'S h ~ s
cen ma ~ g I l ed
Denots halo been
f'!; t ",h sh e I a Can Tl ro n Fa. lnl; dc n \\ alllaf~ and
wmhonrn Th" giln"'s IIJC h 11) ('quipped WIth t he
n lY. C ",;!.r v fa.l 1 lmillemc)lts
P'!l.rtlt>S of four or flVil
t t..~C I eb un leI t1 e ~ u p'" v., on of 1:n." ll';;h 60 ld t~r
pl:lI g~ ncn l Ilh t<>EL u,> of hor-:.n<' ~rc av Ilfl..b le but..
f... rm rs '" ho .:l l r hart. of pJG.U"h 1 en ca n obLaln the
w rvi <::s of one 01 t\\o nr so ll ers fo work tearnls
Wh.iC II , QuId ofl lt, ... w·.,sc b <He Th . . . pn£{Jners "III
\ be hfmdcn o;c j t o be farl}lt':1 rac h mornllljl' and
ret.Ul no I to th e; dcp;J t at II g11t l ha co t of con ~l\
o.nco b e u'!g' <lc fra yed b} the (IOVerlln cnt Farmers
de31"ous of e~tDky ,n :;:- prl<'oners as whole-time
workers a nd '\ ho undertake to board and lodge
th ~m o n the f:'lrm I r.U~t fIrst.. anply to th .... E:":eeutnl;
C rmnll t tee No~ m or t> th:tn thre~ pllsooers can he
II.lloited to a.n empb y£!r lllrler t11i~ a nangement ex
cept III spc ln.1 <:"ascs wlllch n <LV be sfllIctioncd b)
t~() Gone ral Offi el Com 11!lnrllll'7 n Cluef of the
Command Emp oyers will be ~;pq I cd to t.ake
the.."() p r <;oners 10'" at. lell t a. fc rfn <71 t
l'be cur
re It 10CJ I ratc ot \ .age \ 111 e ('ha r gc::l for pr so ners:
so emploved s t lJ x t to n. { (1 1 t.. on of I Ss per Vieek
f OI bOa d <ll'ld loiIg l:1g The lJOtI s of . . nrl WIll be
tllOS ) cus to 111 a rv 111 f1 . . lIs l Irl a.nd 11 0' or k wlll be
pelfon11 Cd on, Sunda)s cx cenl Ihe m lim'" at cow ~
and att enJlI g to li ve ~ LC'ek Un to t he 'P~es{' l-\t the
( ....

".i\.., ~ f DING
_.TRIBUN ALo
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INDUSTRIAL Ol>P\lll(TUNITv AND THE
Mf',N·PllWER BILL

o\. t til" uitlng ()1l )lon-i ay o f lhe a.bove TlIbunal

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G :it Uru p residI ng Lhc n e w membcr!lfr
Aldwor t h toul hI.! !;eat III tbCJ place of Adm iral 81"
PTal Cl3 IIIt.'Ncli an<:l the l c iloW1Dg decls ons v;ere
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Iv'. R PROPOSALS

POST

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ADJOURNED C:\.SES

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,V J H mhtm 40 m 3 c0l1merclal clerk 1 '1lree mc-n "> \\tth leave
oS ;\Lte r:5 J]l 2 -rhrce r:lOnq lS w it] l AA~.
H :J S'I): cer I! O m
3 b sc Ht ma.k.e;r - 'J'tnce

lll.on lis WI"I I(' a.'\ c
'1 Nqo.r.'nuln
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1~ n ths ~It h lro \ c
F Goau ng Al 11

m

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....~(' .. son

:\ F

11 f~th~Jw ~1 \ t:~
t

3

h ouse

petter -Th ree

2 groccr -~lre"" months vilth

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101 ths w il ea c
C W \ IIf' Il :J7 m

3

brc.nd b aker -SI';:
3

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seere tary - Three

o.r lsm :;:

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boHle.

v;

a "her -Three

E:'I' PI 01."'F.R~ CASER
G W H a.:: ne .. 25 6 :J lend pIpe maker -Three
Kll lhs v.: l\ ic; 1H"
G A. B lfN,n ..,3 In C2

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CORNS
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HOW TO TAKt
)T bre(!V Cra ,....

THEY NEVER. COMh:,L' BAl'I(
'\.J.

does the trick fo r us soldJers every
time. and nlSO cures bun Io ns, aching,
tenderne~s

1;.3 m
.3 clotblel s nS-.'"1Stant 11 le l.\ c
F P E, '::tl 30 m 3 pawnb "'ok cI s a"'S stant T bM('C m OI!1' ~ '" t h Jeln e
A iJ F ">~ n oll 18
2 auctioneer:,; ruj,slst.a.nt
\ppen..1 cl~ It "o.f d
'j
Yv. Vncdtrt 31 tIl " s h cn a.s~lSt.n n t- Appeal
( hs II ssco ~
R H Q! lrr
cJc le ti tter and el'l g necr
U'lO lt 'f,h

•• You slmp1y use snltmte d wate r. whldh

bll:..ters. chtbla ms. or

even rhe u.m atlc and g outy p~lO.s"

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t<~ll ors

C2

manager - :\d

-savs
.5ergt G

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TUI{NER, R A. M C

Cult n'" t he t.on o~ ll. cor n off \\ Ith a razor 0 \
bUl'IlI U" "It olf \\ t h c aus 1" 10 lo.;llti plas lcrs etc

C2 grocer and aftJ:ryman -A.d.

ll",b t

A grocer etc -Not to report

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A

ta ilor -:r-;ot to report tIll

5,

3 newsagcnl ttA: -Ma)

bearer

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net' -Adjourned

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OPERATION
AVOIDED.
Our Portrait
water

15-

Is of Mr

C E OMAN

(IUCt lC" ll DE!p ar tntc It .ll s L Or:J: l
S lI 11b or "alliS
109' "e rela \ 1)1 1'-"1) n el ill :<; ()<:lUO 1U a nd :\1tss
na y w a ttc1 tlll (}lI l h
Bmks Lx:ec UI..I\ 6 of the

t he 1jlea.t. W c~lcr n. H otd on Sa.turday
d CVOJ. 1 0\\ nuch 1 Li Ollr ",ould bo
TeqU)red ai d I '\\ n c paell ,} Ih . . . tOi kors .... olld he
wwt te<1 TIIOSC pres !:l l \ en" IJr E Vi K Siad!)
cb8 1r nlllll M.c r.: I ~I d ' 'I n] 1 J Lou&lc)' I P
BaH B H na 11s R :\ dfl l I" C R f'ha.n dler W
J (;n n bc r \ fl("f!lc,! E &0\1 te E 0 Payne E
Robson F C I... III ngh'll.ID It .l) rn) 101 R.lld W n
Gard Vo"llh t he hon seoc rctar:; 1lt \\ Clu Umg
..... " r t-h

N F U (\

afl.(!lneo ll

as lollows'

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You 'WIll remember
I wrote 80me time
qo .. ~g adVice a.

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'Mr 'W r- ght
!n t.ro n ll(,l" ! t 1(') d e pu t a t Io n
illss Pott outl ll'l od 3. !d en eo ~o U e prOVlSLOtl of
mohlle Ifl.bom ~ I 1 .h 1 ~ E: 1 S' lilt d "ell ~ on 1\ v; as COclc.cj tha.t t h ~ "i\ ould he t hn n t,; t dcslrable met h od
('I f. mect ng t hp ileli clc ney Til l' "t heme as outlm ed
QY ?If ~ Pot t, IS to ~et
In ('C 111 ~ v.~re t he de
m rm:l lS ur!C1l t a. kmd of I c"tel ~ o WbI
glrls can

up

t{l I:':cnt ",h o nrc t ot. f 11 J 1, ;\ 11(' l or 'W b only l'> lgn
e n 10 S'X 1 ont.' Eo Ii ~ ~ 1.! Is e a.l he t.ramed, a.t.
to e hostel .and dta. "11 lo ecntr"s ..... hcro they are
ToqUlred as. {he need f et t h Il I I <:~ III ~ a.ngs of
&1 :0; 0 1 ten u Idel'" n. l::!'SI)OllSlbll.: I 11!'1 whose "a lary
v.ou ld he g unran tce(1 b) I I e Go un wnt Then n
1lio n.u (lImn a.l d 'W l nler wh en t he: \ O\ k o n f{l n n s IS
of 1\ klnd un"'tu lerl to gl Is II } \1111 bc tllJ.Dtlfcned
to f c r age 01 forr:<:.trv' ork
Th e !tC he rno ",h ch " fl6 q II tl' (' .... rr] 11 rCi.:C ved hv
th e fa r ll1Cl6 1S as yet t en il l
0'1 1 U o nly a. half
prOllllSe of !!u ppo rt. 1 <Is ~e n fi b ;\ ned from t he
Focd ~r ( ductIOU Dcp i llleuL 11 L no do ubt tbe r e
I'.u lt of dc nll tD. IO n s h om ' 0 Ie
a . . r cullllral com
lnlUe<'$ ~n.l tI12 ., on farmers or II I ~ at o ns all o~ eT
t~o countr) .,..111 we 10 ob tnm J1 fo II a t lon :!tlch 8.6
will lead t he ,Pepart.mcn t to emb race t.ho lichemo
W ith cnt.husla.srn

'\rf1U

ahlfenng from

GJandu.l1U' Bwell ugtl

m the necl.:. and you
Lold me to p:rTe

tu.re

Clarke

Ito

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Blood Jlhx

",rial I go~oneofyour 1111 c&~s Bnd I lun pll'.B1'.ell to

te h you It entirely cured me lI1. le~ than I\. fortn fl'ht I Wa.9
advi!M by my doctor to bave the gl&ndll opera.ted on but

I am. tha.nldul to tll.lnkl did not:. go under the operation
:.rhll.fl\r.m5l;you.for}'ouran:nee ,Shr n l!'ll) C E OROAN
100, Clark Street, La.ilywOOd BIrmingham.

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who wrlteS

WOMEN AN~ THE LAN~
M an)' t ousand of iJOldlor:. \ho hatl b~en pro
m sed b) t l lC v o\e I I CI t. to ffll l ea (or t h e Cll
("om tl g :J.g"r c ult UT.'l.1 Se a SlJll ncl.. e II~ a'\ Q. /a,ble on
lI"eon n l.. d tho . . . al "tlt ul \.lo n Hw Wom en s War
A"l eu1t\lu l COllll u tW."S h ...:li e h e I 18truct ed t o
m"ccL .i.li 8 <lefi cI('n(y as fa . It " 10<:':' ble b ) fe male
la bolt
F(tJ tllS 1l!: Q on a. (lap IInl10 1l t r Cim lha
Jk l ksh Ie \\ onte 1 s \V1l 0\...
..".. 111
(;:c m 1 !tce
c('-.Clul.1rma n
co n51 1 ng or J r f rt. . ~" n \\ I lit
~1 ~s G lad s P;) tl
t ;'(\c-ll l .... Ilt't ~Io r Food 1 ro

'CURED IBy

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If you .tnlifer hom an,. meh dr.ee.se. u tEczt:lm.
Scroful. 8_4 LeIS Ab.scessea Ulcers Qla.ndul.r
SwelllntfSt 1BoUs Pimple.s. Sore.
ElrJlptlon5
Piles IiitlQ.eumaUlm Gout. ric. don't ~te yonr
tlme and UlqDeJ on WIele. olotlOlLl

"ad

metI!rY ointments

'Wblth CN).". pt below the lIUrlaoe of the Hln Wh.. t
y<1n want. aQd .. W 10P. ..mu.t ha'l'e to be pcnnll.nently
cured 1. a mediclnethat will tuoroulf'hly fTee the blood of
a11tb,e 'QOI.onoumat;t.er'Wllioh aloDe JI tbetrue 0Il\l8e of III
your «nft'enog Cbd::e. Blood Ml:do:re it JUit, rmeb a
roedi eme. It.,. comDO&ed of tD8Tfld.lecta "hlt:Â¥t qmokly
at(£()t o9ClCOme ant! expel tbe lr:nrpurltfMtrom the blood

that ~ WAY .a man), tr4\7 wonderful CIUlIII and \0 It.

"'''''~

o,.eT fit,

l' oan'

Suaess.

PlcUrII.nt 1e
Ill. 1liiie;

Sold bY'a11

Cbemlsts and
SteRst
2/9 per bottle
Refuse

SubsUtllte,.

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faTm

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11 ,onlts Wl i!l .. oc.. VO

H!Terybod)"1 Blud. hrJ"u "
;

'Ihe Rev

Higgs (n.eWar)")

p'Te6eJlt

Godda.rd A Conllah
W Weo.ll P Crutclr
E M Slurgeo, A W
B:rown J H Benyon
f.mr';n.~1D ~d R Crow
l....
EXoc.trTIVE COYMrrtEE
-::.~~~u,~., ·,!t':'Ex.eell.tlve CoonmltA:.eO was pre
~Io!' t~)n, end the ormclpa.i ltems dealt
follow mg cOndensa.tion _
that It; has b:':(i found
reoo'cte<1 '
..
necessary
v.lth the ever lllcrcas
mg v;ork
OO.tru,uit t<"" to eonsid prn.nly aug
mant thQ st<tJi
PmctJ.caUy tho 'l\"holo of the land ocbeduled ID
ca.tegones 1 2 ~_ 3 has nov; boon <lULIt, ..... Itb The
QUol.a. allotted ,!.o ~.J.crk8bll & L.; 33 000 a.cres and tb{l
defiCIt lS 15 9T1 ~re
W Ith a ~Iew to obta.mlllg
the deficlL the Committee nre pro"eedlllg wltb a re
"U lOy of t.he ",11010 of the- g.-al:.d<Llld m tho Count)'
The Food Production Department ha.H~ authol
lsod Ule GOmmlttee to ;rant eel !..am coneesslOns ItS
to (OmCrSl0 n .Iz (a) to farmors who nre wili ng
t'O d ~\e l op a.nd lD{,rease the productlon of winkr
11 110. and (b) to fn.r ll en~ who 1 eve cOIO'.'?i ed wIth
n. I orders ma.do b\ the CommIttee fer tne con\er
SlOn of pastu ro Tho famt er ma.y be allowed-If
t.bo Comm ttEe t h uk 1t. adYI~.nhl e-to u tl hse the
convertod p asture for tlIe prcductwn of "Winter fce<I
for clitUe T be latter UJ(H b e perrul~ted t o break
un olher p"rman(:l L g r~6S .after MflT h 9lh and be
J censed to rr-scr>e for t he u.s~ of the ir ov. n st.o<:kW}thc ut restrld~on-a:nJ crop (except whea.t) grown
on ~u('h a~d tlonal land
I S nee the last report 23 InspeetlOns of fa.:nns not
nrGller1? cuUHated have boon ma<1e makmg a.
total to dato of 151
TbD Co n mJ L ~ p.r0tlose to undertake several ex
hm; \0 drtlUUI,"'O !jA.hcllIef:l wl!h a Vi e"" to brJn~~nq
la lld at pres nt I nb le to fl ood mt-o cuH vat on The
fi rlJt £chemc \vill be tha.t. ri the Cholsev Brook a.nd
tho subsid Iary s trea ms nnd ditches I t l S hoped
II a.t Ih~ labollr of prl£oners or n terned 01 ens WIll
b o Q b\ ru n:'l f o t' i h e "'ork v;bl(::h Wl II be 5upenlSoo
by 8.n eX'JlI'!rt firm of contractors
COnlpla nts of u.gr cultural la bourers: be ng on
gag ed by Go\ernment conhactors ~av, been re
pc vcd and t h-e iltte ntJOn of tho Food 'PlooucLwn
D parhn ent cal1~d ther to Wltlt a 'lew to the me n
be ng tr:Hl<:.fcne:1 to theIr agrIcult ural occupat.IOn
Tl e Cc-nlml Harvest Comm it tee of tl e Natlol a.l
S.ftr\ ICO DePlll t..mcnt ha,l' c fCrmulatcd a scheme for

COLDS.

<l-enl ~ted

wc-rk

llUlOl en; b It, be thought tlley bn.J. dene
L1l"l r '\\ OJ k ~ el\' "e I
Ca non Newhcu;o s econded the. TesolutlOn Wbl-plt
... ar;; carrloo una. lltH1usl y
On t he lllotl<:".J1 of Ibo Rev J,.I T Frrend the
qomm1 t"c of lIanagc: )lent ,",ere thAnkod for '1 11 (' r
<:."en ces and were l'C 1.'l 1e<>h:xl 1I.S foll0v.s - The Rc,
R H H art Dans and Mu;.'STS T
\.llson E P
Colli er 'W Dvl e
Hn.\ n<es 'J' E I.:r"v. " tt S
Ho.vwan Jam (' s Ho i ~ E Ja ckson R Lea S
A Reynolds and H W "ht
On t h l' mol lon of Mr W'TIQ'ht the "'udJbol's
M~qg Blake P \lh att ;md !\.rlhur G 'Vest Wf'jP.
r"-elnC~,eo'l lin 1 tho meetmg author.sed they be. paId
£63 for t heir =rnces
A lot.e of thanlC3 to t.bo Chll.lrJllan dosed the
'l1eotng

S r: cc the la sL ren:) ~ ! he Con til ttefl 11a \ e dealt
... tIt 953 npp lto1.tons f OI hO Il Cll(, I S c~ILl f:VlDg thIl t

tho hcllE.rs \VPtC w noll ) enrra r;c 1 on tarm ,,011
8')7 v {td , c"'s hale Ix!en lS&U"J 2.13 ('fllsed 23 d e
forre-l and thrCQ 'IV th lrn [
fi;Je t o i a l 111l1ll1 f'1' -of
\oUch ~ rs now I~sue r.l I... 1 ~13 \\ h 1st four hONO becn
t hdr!l' n
Th e Foo I P crlu h-ll 0 prtll ant h:1'\' o expresse '
I he nce-d fer tile :;;t r Ie t.. e 01:.0 n} 111 tho uae of
petrol a ld h \"'Q ~ " ,,(' 1 th c GU ll mt t oo to confine
the ir recommcJ]d .. ~lo ns f01 "' I'c~ l1ent~ to fOod proi tct, on
p rposcs only as dts met from
dlstnbu
Won or c olh,'c t 0 I
Jl~ to 1 S st on all engines
>'he re pOSSIble bel~ fi lt. . . l .... It. cn.r bmctton; t.o en
:lble th e n to. r un 011 p
ffi, c r nett ol subtitItutes
S nee If':e I" t.. neetmg 70 t\l» )lcatIOns. for a llotment.g have b "en rccc \
nn,(dcnlt, ....;Jth bn.n glna
lhr! t o(a. 1 u u n b!)r k ~.at ... up t q 275
0
't'l e C1 a r un 1 efc!;"') m:Hll4< II e l,dont on of the
rc p rt S:l d Mr M ti n !\I I
had w!'ltt~ n f!xpress
lng rcg"'c L nt bo ng unable t o be pres!? t. O'\\ln(7 to
hIS P ari fl,mCl rt: ... ,ry <lI t eo; A lett.er h lld a.l$o heel
rcc"'lvcd f rom the F ed€rat on of Cotlntv Con{hllt~es
askmg for re:pre~:entatlve!i to bo appomted to at
teni the F ed e.ratlon mooting., The orI~Inal reprc
s.....n tataes .... ero Mr L ousle\ a. 1'1 hlmsol f (t h& cl}.a.tr
man) A fllrt hw re'Pl'c entallve "o.s a.ppomted and
Mr Mount n:t tended
NO'\', thf'l ExecuL \8 Commit
tee h.:Ld. two rep l"ClSentarflves and t:v,o reprC!<enta.
tlVes of th e W Hr I\zrcult u;ral Cent m ttco WClO In
vltd;l to atte nd The ExeCllt lve Committee np
pomt.ed :Mr Lou.'lley and Il mself and Mr Mount
re pre!ented t"e Wa.r Agr-cu ltural Co mmI ttee and
t hltt left one to be apPOin ted by the Wltr Agrlcul
tural CommIttee
('"
On t h e propOSltlon of Mr Ferard !\.Ceonded by
Mr Crow -I!,Ir St.tll'g~s '\\On.s n.ppOlnted as a repre
scn 1atlvo df t h e War Agr>eu lt ural Commlltee
The Chn rma n U e n move-d lbe adoptIOn of tho
re()')rt and In dOing so 8:1 d that dunn'" t1~ '\ ear
t he ExecnLnc had ap polllte(l a traotor lepree.enta-t v(, The CCllllly had been dl\ldod IO ta. five aTE:ClS
lind "'e s ub-<-u! l lvatlo n o fficel8 .hoo been ap
TlOlnted fro m '\\ h c!;.O SE';rv coo he walit sure II ('
Co lu ty and c01lDtr) uould henefil Th ey hnd a lso
:lppc n e.:i n hol"'-e o ffiee r They 11ad 180 hors{>s
wor}:- nO' n th,... Co mh llld 7.0 more "\\ere purc1lllsed
on Fll dav Wb en t.hc y came to t he con c.rsIOII of
past.lIro t hat{, )I;::t.s tho most difficu lt, pa.rt t.he Ehe(:u
live had, ha.d to carry out and t he fIgures gwen n
t l e report '\vb lid show vhfl.t h ad been done Sum
mlng u n thc Chalnna.n u d the COlU'nllt.tee b~d
dOlle all It 00 lid to make t he uhnC'!t:. use of soldler
labour a.nd German pn"'oncrs laOOlLT
Ccb~f.1e6
w ele aIm In p rena atlOn for draInIn g land IllI (hf
ferent parts <: f the cOlml;v
Mr Fcrar<i ssMndt}(! t h o rC60lutlon end nfter a.
l.Jrlef diSCUSSion the report wns adopeed

'Three~ Rheu atilC}
Conditions

Oll..llOn R P Newliou.se tho Rov M T Friend
Mr H 'Yr"ght Mr R G Ha.yter and M;r 1\

B
Henma.n
T Rose
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MUSICAL RECITAL AT THE

TOWN flALL.
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LUla. Juts. a:nd J acques Van Lle r aSSJsted bJ'1I.hss

Gro.ce Law rand Mr J R Horton renewed the Ir
a.cl:Jnam!an.ce "nth t he R£e.d m~ public Oon Saturoa,
nft.ernooD wbeJl they ga.le a recllal 'WhIch wlllloIl~
bo rClllemberoo by t,11OS0 \\ bo wcre :presen t:.
Thc
audlcnce though llot a 13-1 ge one '\\ 35 '\ ery apprec ntt,e of t he rIch progNtm1ll6 tl at had been p r ~
vlded for thcm We bale p6."'sed our ODllllons on
f,bo cult ured s nglOg of LllIn Juta qUIre r ecenllj
a.nd we have hkcwisc prAi sed the skilfu l pln~ 109 of
the .cello by 'an Ller I t o nh remD.ll"..s to be s:ud
that 31ea.Uy as t.hfly p leased the audiellco on t he
QCC<lSICn (If f,lICIl recent. l s t they ha ve now forged.
fI. lmk of! aff e~tlOll Jl1 'the mllslcal hea.rt of Road Ilg
that CDTlj n c'el be se\cred Of tllC SCrl~ tlcns con
tribute<! by In n. J uta nOM made a greater 1m
PI Cl'Sv ll t h:ln
TIle B lukbud s Song
(Cvrll
S ott) 1I1lf1
Life a.l d D ~ !\th
(en l or d",e Ta.}lo )
Tho Bl J.d Plough na I
(R Con ng-sby C1arke)
"as 1I101he , cry p.opulnl p l'rf N llil Ice by thl"
a.rt: t,." who \\a,s .alro Cl'.' <:ncccss ful
1 sharing
h e nou IS '\ Ith Jacq\ es 'Van L er whcn t hey mt-er
preted
CalO mlo ben (Gl c[tXlam)
f\('I l e b lt. the
wealJ Ire I t.
(T
'Thchalk ows":J) and
Pn.r ..
A llgeh cus ' (Cesnr Fran ck
The celhst ga.,'\O a
mo moraole performance of 'lIIe OOH!8 from the Old
Monster" nrra.1 ge I by I m:iC1t aDd cf these there
-a: ero four '\lZ
r\lr \ (Mnt.t.heson) Minuet (Gluck)
MInuet (Bect hoH'n) a l"..d SOhE:rzo {(Vnn Goons) all
gems arranged III uch n. fit.. tmg a nd eas) m ode
t ha.t 11, was appaH'nt a t once Jacques Va.n Llel '\\"as
p la)mg: '\\Ith nofill ", less t han an lD~PIT1Lt on
Th . . re 'W as COn SUll!l1Iate skill, p e rfect mampulat-on
a nd all t h e arts of the complnt.o InS hlunellt<l~ lst
b~1; above rill there was an exprcs..<; on' and F.>p r t In
nOY TLoo" OLD - keep the nr.VIt.1fe.'\ of '[ 1m') at Ray hv
lll t-erprol llltT th. 1l:reIQd]€S wh e b makes .a mUSICian
Darken Dll'thf! Grev 8n-cah with LOCKYER S SULPHOR s('m etbl~ ;"n<Qro lha.u a me re perform er In <3. SUJte
BAIR RESTORER wi u:h (I~pen& to 1\ nlttur,,1 colpur In 8.
1
lew rla~" :Lrxlk;rer!:l ma mtn nil 1\ ]'0 Ith( II /1.Tlri(!a~nco fo two <."f:.'.1 os aJld 0. requlC'nl for three oe\IOlS
T..Arge bot.. ever""here Foatfree 15 9d Bedro~ La.bomt-ory J .a,cques Van L IE::r " as asS I~ ted by Ml8'S Graee I a v
London Sol!! 1
a:nd Mr J R Horlon both of v. h erm p oved t heir
capacrty for furlll"hmg hlJ;(h class muSiC Wo should
mentlOo that MISS Da iSY Buc.k.trout was .at the
1st VOL BATT ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGT p IQnO and M.r A C P Em n \ n'" at t he o.TI!a.n Thc
IGh3.ppeU
gra.nd plano lI Sed for (']16 r€(:,t.al V;ru:I from
~--Meesrs Barnes and \ VI!) Lid of Duke <:. t reet, who
A COMPANY
also bad ch.n.rge of t he boCk ng arrangements
Order!! for week ending ApClI 27th HUS
Officer for the week Sec LHH1t E L Mn.rClott(
Next fo r dutv LJeut E A Wrott.eslc.
~ C 0 l!I for tho 'Wcek Se.lgt Steptoe and Sergt

I

Walght

N ed for duty L Ser!!';t Newma1l D,11d Cpl GoldsllHd
NCO 8 on dlltv at the Range Sorgt

L .Cpl Hopcraft

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S mclay -Parade at Headqunl te1"8 Q 30 n m dull
Ordl;1I band Will attend d UIOOllI1 at I p w
Mondav -N CO R cI.a.ss for: m l t rl ct on n::eR.C1
quarters 7 30 P m Drill for recrult3 Imd offiCients at
B eac1q larten 7 4,0 11 m
Tuesd!\y - Pl)Y81cal and bayonet tmmlll~, H"'ad
qllartera HotchklS6 Gun and dnll for slgnn.ll ell1 7 30
P m Band praotice St Giles H&lI, 8 u m Shootlllg,
Alfred Street RAnge 7 p m to dU8k
Wcdnesday - MURketry dnll for effi,Cienbl I\nd
recrllll:l.l Headqu&.rten Sot 7 30 P m
Ba.nd pi cttce
a.t HeadquII.rtera at 7 30 P m
Thunday - N C 0 ' t. cl8.S!l for lll~truct1on Hea.d
IInrten 7 30 P m Drill for recrUits and efficLCnta,
Hendq un.rtel'B, 7 fl:i P J;ll Drill for efficlellts rcorulte
l1Id S Ig: lalle.n:, HeadqulU'teI'I!J 7 4:6 P m Shooting 1I.t
A.liroo street Range 7 lJ Tn to dusk
Fnday - Musketry, rnpld loodmg' for offieients and
\ rccnnts at Hea.dquartel;'8 !lot 74.5 P III Hotchkl!S gun
Lt Headqmute1'8 7 4~ P m
t;a.t..urday -SpecJc.1 shoopni pra.chee A.lflod Street
lIlge, 2 to 4 p m Rangd omcsr Cpl (Joldsmtd
IlItcrsecUon competItion to be comploted by May 18th
(SIgned) H F KlNGHAM CAp!,
Ole A Company

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No 3 PLATOON
(CALCOT nmALE ~ ~",u LEF l'ELn )
Sunda.y - DnH at Ca.lcot at 10 30 a. 1D llrakell )Mve
I hcnle a.t 94:1) am
ladol will attend to u~ko
't J sumr en)enis for umforms
t
Weduddny Dn'l at Ollcot at 7 p m
Thursday -Drill at ~gleB.eld, 6 45 P m

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t ll~ a " tory

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ESE\RCH has proved that the

In

the system, and tlllS kno\\ ledge

pams of rheumatism, SCIatica,
and lumb.ago l esse n or mcrease
accordtng to the amount of UltC aCld
01

IS the key to treatment of rheumatIC
compl~tnts

By aVOldmg heavy mel)l ~ rl oh dIshes
and Il}co} 01 1111 o,cr ptOlllCllQll of uric..
lcnt ] ~ prevented, an d by s~engthen ng the
lodneJIi It!'! ar.cumulallO~ lU the b10011 ean
be ohe kc.d
Ii e fh..",t deMnd s upon tl e
patient, but tho second p ~rt nttly wlth
8<lfdy be entrusted to Do~n s Backacha

Klduoy PIli,
Doan fI Pllis :;tuuulnte an 1 sLrengthen the
kilne'\ " to 'Pur fy the blood an1 filter out
tl lCl nIle aCId cr>; Hta ls tl at milan 0 the
m lUiCle::J, nervcs lind Jom ts

TI ]s spcclfl l ludnoy medlcmc h as nn
mglltcr.n Vt: ITo! old '1"('1 ut \t 01 hele n Read
In'"
"I p.rn \" cek after '\\ eek ) 0 lr own
n e7g h boUlB pI lIse It~ laStlIlo be I( fits In thIS

Mr Knott, InSist on the same Medlcme

DOANqS

Backache Kidney PiUs.

All d~altT. or 2/9 a battle from Fo,:e .Mc;CkUalt Co

8

n~lu Stre~t

Ozjord. Street L on Ian 1l" 1

CHESS.

Y.M C.A. GIRLS' CLUB.
On Tue day fLfte rncor:. t h e annual mce Lmg of sub
scllbe s of t na ) \\ C \. was hel<1 at t,.he Club
Reoms 23 ell I sheet H caulllg when tho I Mu.~or
(oMl F
\ : : l Jeant) p IdEU There v; e,~ also
If esent Count S3 Gu.rQ'Nsla (PreS1dent) Mr L
G Sutton Mr n T Pugh 'Mt G N Durbr .dgc
1h s A P E Diad 11 (bon :sec) MISS Moxha.y
Mt E(h~a. rd Heela. 1\Ir.. H :t l pcn Mr E Jac k
son lholl t casurer) MI S St)les Mrs ,\'f A.t'rep 7'lh-s
D . . ugla.:, '111 s Canmng and the Rc\s R "" \ckham
Le:;:g and A :\[ Johnson
1[ "'S J:liack il l pLl~s e nted tl c renort
..... h eh
silo . ed to ,\haL ~leilt, extent tlle ClUb had lglOl\n
an I th ~ exccllent ,", orl a c::lrr: p ll<ohed bv It
'lh e adoll. IOIl of th e l'eporL w " ~ nropcscd by the
R€., John,,{J 1l c<o"'((d b Counte :. Gl1ro\:~.k(\ and
was canh,d unallW'ld j
MI E J:lt'l S:) ll PI ~....e l1 tc(l the ba.1ance shee t
v;h r.1 a lthoug l It. $.howcd a deb it bala nce cf over
£35 \ 11S \erj fa a It a ble In cc mparscu '\lIth the
prO\IOu.<; bnllnc<> ho ts
Thcl e h <\ been SoeHHni
e-xpsnses whlch 'n ou ld no t OCCI I In Lhe ensuing year
Slr h as Gefo \ J1 !; he ("-ost Of t he plal O
Prcpo":) / bv Mr D Irbnuoc and <:econded b y: Mr
r Igh the bai L l eo s hf' c t \ a s adopted
Tl c Ma:; Or spo 0 of tho ne ce1"S t..) of look n~ afkr
the socla.l welfale cf the gi rls
It "I\<\ S q UJ.te un
n eces.'>ftry fOI h m to snellk of thc excelle nt worl
d.one by th e ,£,1 1" of Englar d In t he prese nt war in
Lhe. h05J> tals :It. home end abeoad on t he bDd and
LnlheW~:\C

AplIl 20tb 191 8

PROULllM No
219
By DI C
(Selected)
Dla.ck (b pleC(ls)

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MI Sutton .,ald It ,.. as ~ra.ttfYID~ to know that
t ho club rooms "'erc now frequented by -a~u t. 300
girls a week :l1ld ho lhouO'ht th at the proposal of
r-pen n;: the club for l ei bel'<5 of the VV \. \. C 111
RendIng "NOl k1 bo a boon to tIe ;:p 1s.

Tho 1\Iayor M'r Su tton fll d olhe r speakers
euk g sed t he ' o rk don e b) Coun tess Gurcmslca. on
behn 1 of t lto Club and t hanke<l her for her steT

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Ilnlr S"'l'l l CCS

Tho COt1lltc.:s Ul reply sa Id It \\<1..'; .a. plcnsure fOl
bel io bo as 0 mt..ed Wit h h~ 0 g'anlsatlO'
She
!l dd et::l tl It Tlfrs H c" sh ad aruwged to hold a Iw.le...
or ''I'' D-Ik n he-l ,e-a d e n latex on 1U order to ral5~ a.
tew pound fOr ths elub
\ft er a. s h o l t add~s f om 1\I!> So llo\.!and 8m tb.
of London tho llIee illS' concluded WIth the euS
t mary .ct.,s (I f t h:1ll ks the oft}'ers and commlttee
be ng re eted<> I en b lot"

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By G V BUTLEn
(Spcc Illy Co ntn utel'l)
WhIte C) -!\,ull...,.U """,,onK;; (ll:\.t 13 0 h Hl .
QJ\.t7 P L1' n9 on
Bla.ck ( I) -K on
PU\ us O!J
KKtl I...JCtG KB3
K3 QKttJ
" lu te t;o pIny and W!lte til two moves
SOLurroN 10 PI10BLE1[ No 'Il,
Dl REV JT H .... MUTO~ M A
Key

SOLUTIO~

B-tH{u

TO PRODL"8M

By RE\ T

HAXlLTOl'i

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11 A

:Key It-hI

Wandy

Spasms
and Pain.

A Martyr to Indigestion Headache and
Sleeplessn ess Cured by

Dr Cassell s Tablets

Dr CI\~!;Qll s T!lblal~ n01l11~h the nerves ensurc
natuml sleap and fill the entlle system'vlth now life
and vigour

IT'S VERY EASY

AnaemIa
Kldney Trouble

TO GET RID OF
SKIN TROUBLES
WithtUTICURA •
Bathe with

Cuticura

Soap,
dry and
apply the

Ointment
Stops itching Instantly, clears away

p1ll1ples, redness and roughness, removes dandruff and scalp rrntatlOIjI,
heals ted, rough and sore hands as

well as most baby humors You need
not buy them until you try them.

Sample Each Free by Post
WJth 8~ 'P Sldn Book (Soap to cleanse
and Olntment to heal) For ampl8.1 address

PQlO-card OF Newb~" Sops 27 Char..
torllou.. Sq • London. Bola Qverywhero.

" Til. hot Wedell I
.fl'Dnhatl"

KOJil Herbert Hosplta\
Wool"Peh 5.B

"upst $otb, 1917
M'r H SamuiJ

Indl~estJo[l

Wasting DIsease
Palpitation
Vital Exhaustton

e. . ld h~ Che;nl~ts nod 8tfJ rnll lll 11.11 pll.rt.8 of the ,vorld to
oludino .!.us~rR.lm New Z alR.nd C,l.nll.11I. Afr (!It lI.u r1 Iadl ~
Pr\ces
If 1 g a nd SI (the:J 8;tO b e ug til;) m ost
eoonemlc.a1)

IMPORTANT -Dr Cassell s Tablets are g Ja r

anteed ~ree Jrom Iron and from narcotics They
can neither constlpato nor Induce a drug taking
habIt If you deSire fu rther mformatlon wrIte to
Dr Cassoll s Co • Ltd. Chester Road. Manchester

~7\DlNG

WAR HOSPITALS
SUPPLIES DEPOT.
URGENT NEEDS

The 'W ar Rospltals Supplies D epot at. 16 Duke
street. Readmg d Ispatc hed durtng the first daj of
re-openl1lg a.rler the Easter vaca.tion 50 pam~ of
crutches 3000 surgICal dres."mgs 300 padded
splints amc.gst a. la1 ge num.bor- of other alt,lcics
The bank baJsllce we. a re mformed lS d ...nge:rously
low :n:nd funds are urgenUy '\\.3outoo as .ale 'Volun
In aU d epo.l bm-ents
The followmg
from Str W 'Ward K C B
1u"et,u06, '? hen tho t-e.to of Ol r
we are calJed upon Ito bear
e~,<",! •.n,e 10 thIS Cl"1&IS of our ):llstory
from add't'e$l'D{; tho vast body ')f
who have
lOoy&lly supported
hea1hh
61cknese dunng the
Oonumttee and
how much the
means to our f~ght
the Inca.1 dIfficulttes
\uf,h ITom tnne too t ime
not d eerba.se wlt,h the
be c:n.Ued upon .as a
vlctor-y for vrhlCh

will not a.llow
&.nd

effie len~y

strongly adv 60
a.rrn.ogem.ents

~~~$~~

to eneu re &11
may find ,

the lll"ll
untoldofha.rd.alllps
.... I nm oon'Vlooed
we, thiS grea.t
must ne1'or fa.l1
w'ha.w;r cow-

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Priv.ted and pubh8bed for thA

PrODrlet.(l 1lil

b}

SU11GHTEB a.t the Ofiice9 19 and 21 D1a]p. ayo

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