Reading Observer 04-1918

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ROYAL COUNTY

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or The Romance . of "Old· Bill."
.By OAPT. BRUOE BAIRNSFATHER anei CAP,):,. ARTHUR ELIOT,

Regulationa.

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Photographed by DR. H. D. GIRPWOOD, B.A... F.R.G.S., F.R.P.S .•

" ROMA.NCE."

who look the film 'under fire, 'a nd who will personaily describe its
many stirring scenes.

Britain.
L (a) ' The expreMioD u .p.re mi3elS ". mea.ns a.n y
placo whll t.'50ever othel' t.han t h ose m e ll~lOlIed In pa.ra..
"ra.ph 8..Mreof 0 11 which gAl or elettridity l~
~ ud 3.1t1T)(Jrtiou of premises which is supplied
Ot electr1t!.t)· hy a. liep:ll"a.te COJlucctiou s hlll1 be
to be separa te preUl15cs.
(b) "A pla.ce of ent6rta.iomentB" means a theatre,
cl11olDllto!!;raph theatre, mu.sle a.nd1or dllncing han, C01lcert [0010, and a.lly place to which the public are adulittefl
f O! ente l talUme llts, meetJ.II~A or le c tu.re~ , whether i t r
Jln.ymont or 11O~, and nllY club in which eutertamme ll Lt<
or lectu'es o.re gwen, but dOeB n ot. inc:\udo 8"U llln, hoh 1
01' bOllrdi,lg ho use.
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(c) .. A Hhop ,. hilS the so.me m68ning (l.II in the Shojl~
Act, 1012, nnd "a shop front " Include3 !:tony portic.n or
shop 0 1' IIJ.lT .ho\v case- or other sumliu'! d on ce wb,ch 1::1
ordm at Ily ' usoo.'. wholly or ma.lI1ly for the dlepln.y of
gootl~ to p DfSon s outside t h e lIb.oPr
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(d) "A quar ter of a. year ' moans the period
betweon tho rea rlinp;s of tho Dieter takell nearest to the
common qU&rtlll da.ys.

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The ,am e Company and Produ~tion reccnt'ly playing Nine Week. in Manc:he s tef',

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MQERA Y KI NG "nd CH ARLES CLAj:l.K introduoe (by a.rra ngement
w ith MISS D ORIS KEANE) a mag-nificent p "oduct ion of

Sho'W"i:ngI a t 3, 6, a.nd 8.30 p.D1.

" ROMA.NCE."

In addi'tion to the UsunI Vaticty Programme.

":the most bea.u t iful L ove Story ever writ teh." by EDWARD SHELT0l'\.
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A Play in a P rologue. Three A c ts. and an E pilogue.

MISS FRANC ES DILLON as "Madame Cavallini."
MR. FRAN J{ FREEMAN as ~: A,rmstrong."
MR. F.lR ANi{ LACY as " Van Tuyl."
"RomaDce" at tho LyMe Thtllatr(l. London.
Second Year of .Ez.trQordiDaty SUCCOSI on Tour.
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FOR SALE AND
TO BE LET. '
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ESTAB~I S H E D

.. Romance '. in Manchester.

~,II .!. , ",n' . Cooksey W :::. lite r. Rcadl ng

Telepb one 15f1

WALKER

HALL; ••
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LAND

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AO EN'! '$,

OFFICIA T. FI llE LOSS o\SSEBS9ll S.
MAru~E'l'

After their recent ' great success,

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South Alr ica', Greatest So\,rano..
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JACQUES

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we~14p ln.uted !!'1: dclI ,

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Ueadl1lJJ

SECOND

FIFT,Y·SECOND SEASON .

S UN DAY,

191 8.

Mn. wALT En H OGG . LLB
" Some Peeulilll'it.i<>s of Hel igiou5 Belief.

.. ELIJAH"

Mendelssohn's

AP HI L 7 T U.
A tG.30 p.m.

Cot.J.8QTIO~.

WlLL DB PEr.FO n llID LV

Uel igioll .

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HALL. READING.

A .LL :)H..&.r3 F UEE.

1I'reeJo lD.

(11153)

GO U L D .
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Dooril ~pe n nt 6.30.

(of Odm,),' .

Concert at 7 p . m.
b. , e xcludin g

A ]{,THUR S'

391. L ondo u Road.

SuCCUSQ:a

READI NG SPIRITUAL M ISSION.
TIl H .N'i5 W .H A L L, Rr• ..J.G ltA. VE STflB l! l:

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DAY, A P RIL 7TH , 11 9 1 8 .
S, U KIM.R.
H . ERN~ST HU NT, ·of ~l.olldon,

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" F:'lllCG OF GOODWILL"

r ent f 3il \" fi \'Q r oomA. Tlnde £45 ca!lh,
£100 Ktoc.k a.t 't'~l Ulltto u, Ahout
Lo.nsley , na Ilbo \· e.

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11.30 ;l.m. and 6.4. .') p.m .

(rcm

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3s.

Repa.lrs

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rpe cini1 ty - c. H "'o lke r 'and Sons, PlanO
at,d Org nn Tu ners . 87, K ln)!'s R oad , ReadIng .

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i\[! CE, MO LES, C0 0K HOACRES find
UEF.T LRS greecHly ent H Brrlsol\'!t °Rcli fl.ble "
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H ilt P Oii;(lU Cat" a nd do"" will n ot to uch it. Verm .n
dry a n d IP.f\YC P O smell
PrICC!!, {t(t, h .. 28. 3d . t1.lld
38. Rrl. P 03tngc 2d .-O W. HA RRI SON, Cht'Hlus t,

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tram . utc!!ly flIL uat'ud : easy d illlnn ce of town. \\ rito Bo."t. 7421, " Ob!ot ver " Offi ce, HE:ad iug.'

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·ii.I~C. COCKTlRELS lor & Ie. 11 l"onth. old

- Write
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_'\NTED reliAhl e PI1!USON it) h.ke W ashing. .. Queeu scliff," 63, ~outh Strect, Rea.rliuK·

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AN T E D in or near Readm:; SMALL HO USE,
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f u rnish ed or unlunlished. Good references. Write Box i4SO, If ObfJe:,ver" Offioe,·Reading.
"l ~iV.A.NTED in

R eading good FlJRNISHED ~OOMS
with or witbout attendance. G ood re ferenees. A.ddre•• B ox j~51, "Observer " Offi ce. Reading.

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for man
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W ANTE D HO USEK~EP~R
9. 8: "000
Age
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home .

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2,j-35.-Apply by letter Box 7441, .. Obsener " OffiCH,
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AN'PED lL few good HANDY LA.BOURERS for
wor k at Sa w Mill!J., -Apply lled ""eek, MAnager, Slll.b Mills (uut to Ca.nadlan Mill8), Mortimer
Comm on.
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and ~ 9. 'MAtll{llT PLACE. 11llAD~G.

ANTED
Wc&eentia1.

FO~EMAN BOTTLER,

to talro o~orge

o f Mineral W",!;el' Fact.ory. Knowledge of tra.dc

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KnOWledge of me.ohinery "ould be an
advl\ULage.-Box 74:17, ., Observer" Ott\ce. Reading.

,N.k.-Compatent Celhumeu kept, who can JoeQga.ged
for bottling, pIlcking, or reDlo,ing Win bl

TI T AN'TED good a U rou~d MOTOR ENGINEER:

r I~roLY ~1 E NT I ON t.he n a me of th l~
whcn r~plY lD ;: to Advertisements in

3.0 p.m., L yceum \ for Chi l dl~n .
All Scats Free.
Collec h on.

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110 fe e .. Ch l1Tgod ,

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LEWI$ COOPER,

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Ca pital llild Cou ntIes , Uen.dl1lg .

A short Conference on the eubj eot "'iIl follow at the
clo •• of tl,e JUolitlllg. ALL nil WZUlOliE.

EMrLY E LLIS. HOII, Sec. ,

oo n Vf'l l1 el'ce

pnJi: ~SE RS. -W nnted two compoteut
M E S for e!'On.b . Good weokly ~ a )::'C9 all tho
'F1Lt'e p!lid. - Appl\· to C. H. Sut.herlo.nd .
2{l, Nor th J ohu ~ treet, L tVel pool.

gCllullle col1 ccrns t.h llt \\, 111 .beflr ~trict
ill '''' ,Li.,,,Li,,u co.n l1ot flo hetter t hall cnll h v nppoiutmeu t
o.t t he a.OOye a.ildl'el!A. VALUATIONS of
of stock. DlStil.l1ee no objec t. Wnte or cal l.

71h. tit 6.30 p.m.
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Tn, .t On ' SUNDAY, APRIL'

Rickie and Hi c~ ie , 163, Friar Street.

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~ntlt1 ed'

Po r:lO I1~:

r e,la.y mo il ls to IIUl t B OImoderate
intcrc5t.- A)lply to thei l' L ocal Office , 221, Oxford
RO;'lcl, 1tervh ng .
ro w eu'

I'ED at on~ , Stroll ~ caV'Lb le GIRL, good
-~F===b,=="';'=========== . t W~\ N
horne and wages. _ u Queonaclilf, " 63, :;Outh
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f,rcet,
Reading.
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5~. FIlTAR STR I!l1T, /lliA nTNO.
lL..I\TED a 'p OO K-OE 'YI '~RAL. Am;l(l family.
B USI NESS AND L~N D AGE NT.
ChUTOh of E nghmd.- Wr,te pa.rtLculara to D o ~
7441. " Ou!erver" OJIice, Roaumg.

An AddTeas :;~~~ ~i Henry T, Gillett, M. D. .•
Ticke~, 6!. , 21!1. 6<1. (Reserved),

on note of

v~n r roll nd .

YOU S ALE. - P CnIOI1 S w llIhiu!;! t o

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ha n rl to l'e!Sponll iu! e

It (l lH t t'!li

TAILon's

A f'C1'JON 'f. 1m,
G E N T AN 0 V A 1. U Ell

16h... F!UAn Sl'll KE1·. READ[NG.
T r:lc~lho n e 451.

Chll:rl\cttlr.

Society of Friends. Chutch St., London St..

On Wednesday. Aprll 17th. 1911J;

feet nbO \' 6 sen.

Two rece ptIOn , t1l1~O horl ~
(;mdeu one nclc. - :\pp:y

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UNITARIAN FREE OHUROH.
LO:-lnOX ROAD.

~iONBY~'fh;-i)~ii \, InO
"-,,-:'-m-e-n"t-'C=-o-,-p-o..-:-:tinn.

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At the P ia!'o: Miss DAISY BUCKTROUT.
At the Organ: Mr. A. C. ·P. EMBLrNG. Mus. Ba •.
Ti.kots, includmg tax. 519. 316. 214 apd 1!3, at BARNES and AVIS, Ltd ..
5 & 1, Duke Street, Reading.
Ph one 971.

READI~G p~LlibMON[C SOCIETY.

r:l1I.rts su ppllcd , O ld Rollers n c-r ubbered : chl1rg~ 5
rCA,,;o nl\h le>, work ::;u:l r.u l tccd .- Fortescuo Bros
Ud , 1, W ei>t S tree t. Rc:.tdm g .

n cad lll ~, ~01t1 b\' C helQi $t~. Agents : G. Ollbomo,
Ch Plll1St, l I S, Bros.·1 St1('ct, IO,i. Wo kin~hRm Road.
HenU Ill f! .. a.nd J . L . G riffith, Chemt5t, Ma.rke t.. Pll1co ,
W oldo g-hnUl,

REC~TAL
On SATURD A Y AFTERNOON, APRIL 13th, at 3 p.m.

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The Cel ebrated Dutch 'Celbt. b.g to ann o;'Dce

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overhaul tlny mll.ke cn.r : good wages ,

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perwu resl<1eut P10l'C thnn 10 mIles a.way or erlgo.gcd 011
GOVClnm.:!lI t WOIk wlll be anga.ged,-G.
Ast!ot

tol ulUDA.

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Wheeler,

~ .rHEEI.S . wIth Wired or nea.ded Plated Rims,
\ ' l' lOs. tid. , complete \•• tb EarlIe Coa.ster .248., With
Eaclic t wo · 8peed 31i1 , with Sturme y ~A.rcher or B. S. A.
thrc e · lp o ~ 3Ss. 6d. - Fortescuo Bros., Ltd ., I, \Vo(jt

Stl cot, Heading.

E. Jackson & . Sons'

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etc.

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to Let,
B EDROOM
trams. -Write Box

sl eppi ll ~

Ollcn.ru 4<1 . , Ctell.mng DmshcA 2d., Cr c10 Lock, ! d. F ortescu e Bros ., Ltd. , I. 'Vel!ot S l;l<~et , ltolldlllg .

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00K~ G;E NERt\.L

wanted for l!Iooll cOlmtrv house
a.t La.uRlev, Ducks. F out'io lf&tnl lr . Gnarl w(lges,
Dames: H eat hlandll, L an<!lcy

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'lok::.:'-:,:.===-:c::----;7--,---;"::;"...,.-...,.--~O.I\'l\ H.O\NDS.-~reI!l51"8. Heming f1, ud <Tunal' ha ve
YaCAuoie. ,{or COAt Ha nds amt CotLt A!l.~i~ tt~Hts fm'
T" dies' TailOl'lI1g, &130 Rleeve Hands uu d AssiJt.au t.s.AIo'Ply 9, Sta.tion !toall , R eading .

CARRIERS from Sd.,

.&-SONS,

G OIt.rClLS t

415. 3d., CfL!lt!l

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10d., Front ::Mudgua!'ds lOri" S!),,\u lIcr l ll , Hell
10,1., Sea.tpilll\t' 28. O,!l., Chain 5s. l.Itl: , T O(lr.li pl'l1ld pail'.
-For t.eecue Bros.,' Ltd. .• I, West 6 t1 eet . l tolull '!!;"'

LECTR10;TORCH CAMES (96~en ,;t;ti-;;;t~)
from 6d., B atteri es for slI.me'Is., T":lectrlC TiO Phl3
(six
i tobkod) fr om 7d .. ;r e5ted Globes 4!d.For,t.ee.cue'e I, West Btt'eet, Rea.ding:

E pa.tterns

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Complete School & College Outfittert.

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OR 5a.16 LADY'S BICYQLE; 'no w condition ;
1 £5 ~s. - 100, Oxford R ond, Read inp:.

JACKSON~~ CORN~RS &: BRANCHES.
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Y OUNG LADY With ex.perie'r.ce

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L cdger Clel k : respectallle, stea.dy, os'! ON r
LAD, able to dri\'f~ fol' van deliv,ery: aoo M ..., 1. • .J t
DR[,vE R for? h . p. De D lon two· s oo~r. \1'Ith,. soud
preuous ax penence.-A p pLy !d. Venner & Sons , !J7,
Southllmpton Street, R eading.

Y OUTH, smllrt} n.ge 16 to 17,

wanted aa LIGHT
POH.'1'E R ..l.Boots, T h e lJhemi.its, Ltd. , !lI,
B rO,ld Street , Hoolling.
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"ZILVO',':nA(
'rilE G OLD MED4L SELF·
::iI NG [i' L O UR, s till to the
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frout for C",lrces .. ncl P~s try. So ld e'le r~here,

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION
OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Berkllhtre, Read.in;i: and DI.trict Branch.

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Telephon' No. 249.

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AXLE 1s., l'hreadr:d Cup ! d • Cott en
B ttAC:?d ,.KETB r ake
Shoes I d , p a.l r, Balls 2<.1 d ozen.

Our Stock is now reptete. Vve invite insp ~c tion , ana
sha.\l be glad If you will. call ;tnd inspect the values
,in our various departnr'eIlts·.

REA.DING.,

only, c<:! utrn.l ; n C!lI.r
i 4 U, .. 6~en cl " O!lI ce ,

Ueadillg.

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ANTED a. number 0 1' \V I M 1!IN WORKE RS of
good type to be t rfLllled in specit:Ll wood work
cnl1!;t.ructioll for Aerophne!l , lOl" worncn Of'lIhlht.y
t hcre Will be good opportu ,llty fill Ildvllnced pO~l t j01l 8 .
- \\'rlto with r eferonces &:Ix 44:>8, tI Observe L'" Oruee.
Rca.ding.

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SSISTA lI{T R eQ llll'e d fo r DUE SSM A.IUNG; a.lso
un APPR EN1'}CE.- App lr Stevens & Dna ooU,
6, Queen Victol m Street, UCil.dm g.
RMY B OOT S for Ci.niBIl well.r, 50,000 'PA.ira
(rcadv to wellr), 3 '~ to 10;6 p el' p n.i r. -E n ~ 1i~h
L eo.ther Co.'s Branch, 18, liill g' s ltoa.d, R elldillg .

Opportunity.

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Wlite B.,369 , nellshl~UlLod ge,

WANTS. Etc.

This week IS THE WEEK to fix your Boys with
their Clothing, F lann els, Underwear, Bo?ts, etc., for
the Summer Term.
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Heath.

We are SPECIALISTS in Everything
for BOYS' and YOUTHS' WEAR.

M ,ise

Two COll hlln t w o bed) !)OiR!, two

tied.",on". All let to g'oo'\ tcmmbs. £.700. Third

NEW SPRING ,WEAR
Don't

FREEH OLD H OUSllS. - ELl\!
IJARK R OA D, RE ADI NG . - l'wo Iivulg mom s,

UR GOOD

n FURNIT URE of auy descrivwrtt
F oDed.sh
iro Fl lrui sh in g Co .• Ltd ., 41, hIlu slt er S ~re8t,
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ltcru111l g. A la.rge S tock ahn.ya on hllllli Of the, b osl
q l1 uJity, ItcI1'0.11I\bl0 price., " ud euy po.y w eub. Oo.ll be
a.nlloll$::ed. \Vn t.e for t erm lJ.

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E n.B~'RT·S SI;lLECT

BElRV AN'lW AGENCY,

9, Ca.stle Street, RealHng, establillhe'd 1868. C1o()(l Situat ion. u pw open 10'( 'C~ks. ~",dtcs' Mni<h,
P llr!ourmn.idA, H ouaelIlaid" Nu~J KitO~e~l- ..nd .:)cu i..
lcrYllla.ids, Dc t ..... l:!e u M o.ide il.hd GO' I' l' I)S. A1s ~ ult
clnaaes of Men 8er\·atl te. Waitin g RuonH:
N.NER '1'UDl!!S,
In cp."
l' Bands I d ..

com p!ete w ith ) valveIl , 21:1. ;
Covel'! , all sites , 3e. 6d. ; T p'o I\e pa ll' Outfits, 3d.,
j alve~ 6<1 •• OJlo _MJlllite pat lern
Ty ro Lcvers (lh ttlc) 3.1. seE, P uncturo Proof Eanrls
11 3d,-ForleMl.lo'"• 1, W es t. 8tlX:pt.
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Solid Silver with a fi ne lever movement and
to keep true
time and keep gomg under r~ugh Qondllti~'l)s-,.ilnd g~a'i.. nteed.

_ Gooc1 opemn:t. 'for , SL W E LL YOUTH
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to",~ t! l\ln

.To urllnlts[U, -

o mp(,:, l Uwl hl tr.

THE ANNUAL MEETING
, W ILL DE H ELl> Ai'

THE GAS 'CO'S LECTURE RO()M,
CROSS STREET ,
(By kiud p Ol'miseion of th a D ireptors),

On

WEDNESDA Y.

APRIl) 10th ]

At 3 p.m.
ChaltUlII.U : -H[S \vO I.L·j}UP TRI!: MA.YOR
(MR. }' , A . ~ A.H, J ~A. :\'f,.

Speaker: 'MISS JOBLING. from the Head Office.
London.
At t h is medti ng B.rf llllge weats will be mad 3 forn. FLAG
D b. Y to bo held 01 ll ·\. Y 18 m for :sic!.: lm 1 Wounded
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r ,VIH liGt.s(J1l u. u d AtlLm :~\8 .It H OlUe .

All Willtllg to hel p'
to ~hJ Seoro\.a.I·Y,
or :Mrs. U llio.ek lJ,

,\tt.end th &Mee ttug, or apply
W . YOU~ G. Yll.tolflv, Haut8,
(j Bte Moulle, nl~tll Road, -Readilll
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applies to gas ,and elec·

tricity Bupplied and consumed for any purpO!e whatever.

r~ES of all Ma kes R cp a lr ed , Ilnd Parh
M A XG
~ u ppl led. R olJcl'1l f e-wood ed , nllbbcr Wringer

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PLA.CE. Ri?...'l. Dl:-lG. '

WITH lfO"l.SESqON. ll~"'.l tl':l.Ill!l., tcn mI n·
";,;;~?,~.~~~~~i'~.;,':
l)"tfH'IH' rl l1 t W SC,
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l",, :h ~h . tW O c .}, dd l1l;;!S '

and.

WANTS, Etc.

i.rI- IU d., w il l r.. F.N D £,') ,IUd

V.\l.U'EHS. SURVEYORS .

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MONDAY, 15th APRIL.
7.30 (8NCE
for Six Nights. and
rWO MATINEES on WED., Fth April, an4'SAT., 20th April. at 2.30.

THE GREATEST SUCCESS OF THE AGE.

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'1'O\"D Clerk.

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PART I.

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MOl}day, Tuesday, Wednesday:
Thul'sday, Friday, Saturday.

Part t
Part . II.

No. 262.

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Ol~mtiO lJ alld IJ~ t t l. O 18.
I !t
1. Thi .. Order 8hull have cffect on aud after 2uu '
.~pril, 19IB.
:!. Palt II. or this Order a-pplics rt 9 gas and elec ·
rl'icltv IUIlDuiar.-tu rad or geneu.tf)d withm ' t h e City lIud
Coulity of L oudo u, t he COUll ties of MHldJesex , Ke n t,
Su rrey, Sussex. H el tf'ord, Huntl/l~doll' C:lol tmdge and
the I ale ot Ely. Norfolk, Su:ffolk, E S8e'!C, North ,lm pton
t\lId the Solile of P e tflroorough , l:Ierl.i.'ord, Dll ckln g/lo. m,
OdeI'd, B erks, Gloucester, ~Hllmpslnre and the 15[0 or
Wi" lIt. Wilts, Dorset, :)omenet, n e\,o !Ud Coru ~vlLli.
nnd" to uill i COtllltlC! of Cilie!:! or '1'0 s a.nd Couuty
lIoroughs Slt.uate therein.
S. Partg lIII o.nd TV. of this Order pply to Great

Pa.:r.... tS.

In

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T?:~ H&~, Rea~in~' I'

,Under rhe DIrect Patro(lage of ff.ltl. QUEEN ,ALEXANDRA.

p.rn

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE

of ttl~ lI.;t>o~e
of 'I rade on
of tho Rei' a.lm

The Board of TrAde neemibg it esJodient to e~erci8e
the powers conferred upoll ,them by tl~e D.efen c~ of t he
Jl.e ll.lm Rep:uta.tioJls for the pllrpose of m"tnta.[.ntn~ Ilmi
regula.ting the sLlpply of coal gtl;' II.l1d elect~'lcLtYI a.nd
other Itrltcles of commer ce r eqUire? fbr hghtmg, ~eu.t­
in S' uud po \\ler purposes her&by order las folloW's : -

"With 'the
Empim'e's. Fighters."

SEA.TS MAY BE D OO KED at toe B ooking Oft1ce of the 'l'ltClttl'o. 49, F ria:r Sh eot. hotw('c' \ Hlo bon rl
of 11 &.m. aud 3 p.rn : SA T U1l.D:\.YS 11 am , to 2.30
M ."''l'ni" I~E D AY S 11 a,'n to 1 P ro. Scnts
B ooked by T c lc pbo llc mu,t be cl uwod bC ~Ol'e tile ti mu o f commence m eu t Ot' they canllo l be g UIU'8.u tt:eu .

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w. s. cLUruRBUCK.

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TOWll Clerk' AOffice , !·

For ONE ' WEE.It' ONLY, April 8th to 1.3,th,

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na:med Urder made 'by
uuder

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at

orfer,

1918.

~ H'EREBY~
N
:J~th Yllrch~ 1918,
the

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'l'ELEPHO.t{E

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OTIcE I IS

" The Better 'Ole."
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" The Bette'r 'Ole~"
\ U The Better 'Ole . "

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of l'IU'~l"l

The Ligh.ting, Heating aad

NlGH.T ·L Y. ...,

CIjIARLES B. COCHRAN'S production
of
.,

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And TWO MATINEES. WEDNESDAY~ lOtI. ~pril. aDd, S.TURDAY, Ijth April, at 2.30.

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PART II.
R e6tl'idion 011 the COJUI~mptatm of GlU tJ'lr! Elet::~rielty.
5. No persoll shall consume or Cft,u~e or permit ~ be
cons umed 1Il Q,u v oue quarter of a. year on nnypremlSos
of which he 18 tlie occ upier more thll.n five~3L:dh8 of thtt
a mount of ga.s or elscttictty WhICh WB.! consumed on
the 8ame prr.1I1U!es during th~ corro~ ponding quarter of
tue .ve,u·s I191G or 1917, wblcuev&t" Wall the gTeater;
proVIded t ha.t'
(n) If the a.mount con~ t1lOed on a.ny premises durillg
!l'lY q un rter of una or 1917 did not exceed the
amou nts 1:5 6t out in the schedule hereto aga.wst
8uch q UMte r, the occupier mny eoDlmme in a.1I\'
corresponding qua.rter the same a.mount, and 110
mor e, as ho cousumed in such qua.rter of 19 l1.i
or 1917, whichev el' was the greater i
(b) III !lily ot hel' calle a n Dccupier shill! n ot be hound
to rerlucD h is consumption iu a.ny qo,mrt.cr below
the a mOlluts showu for such. quarter ill tho said
.ohooule.
~
I
(0) 'Vll ere between the 25th MBrch, 191i, and Jhe
15th Ma rch, 19 l H, there has b elm 00 auy pl a mi"o!t 0. ma.teri:il alteration iu the appo.r'J,tus or
fittmga consummg gM or etectncity the undertakers who supply !suoh premiSM may ind 011
the ap ph cntLon of the f.lCcupler therr.of shall,
~H ~SS the a.mount the.t ma.y be' conaumed thereon
m ea.ch qnarter. ,
In ma.king rmch aueslmellt the UDderta.k~a
' shall have regard to the amount which migHt
rea40ulI.blT have been cOUllltlmed on such pre·
mil'l es if the samo nppa.ratus or fittinp l whioh
are 011 the premIses Bt t h e tIme of the aSl!leallm ent ha d beeu t h ereon during the corresponding qllo.rte r of the
Mo.rch 25th, 1917, to

Ma.rch 16th, 1918.

of the
~;;~v ~~v.(ii;';;'t'i;fi;d:. ;;ith:~th-;~
flve
· si:lthsallY
Where
pers~n
stateel iu IIlloh nottce he may apply to the B(wnd ot
'1'1'9. 0.0 for ftll m cre9.8ed consnmption and their decislon
~l.tall be final.
I
7. It shall ba the duty of all nndert.a.kerft wh~supply gu or electrICity t o repor~ to the Board of Trade
I\.ny portlOll whosa con sumption appears to exceed that
petmitLed1by this OI'der due allowauCe beiD~. made for
un\" diffr:rence between tho dBt~ of the reawng of the
meter III tho qual'tor under cOllsulerallon DJ.ld' III the
oorres ~u [lt1lg q u:uter of 1910 or 1917,
8. N ot.})i'lg iu this pa.rf of this Order applies to auy
premlees whieh 1.1'6 n. hospital or which were betng conduc ted (l.II n. bo"a ..fitk ntlriling home on 21st March,
19 18 , while they are so conrluctod, or to Bny nremiscs
whIch ~re or 1I.1'e part of au B!tabliahmeut cohtl-olled
u nder Itile Munitions of Wa.r Act, 1915, unless the
Minillf:.t!.; of Murutlons certifies that it ill unneoeaslU'Y
thut s uch buildill~ sho uld be e xempted froID the provI!lioU8 of tim Ordcr, or to a. railway s tattoU goud8 }al d
01 premises ueed iu connection with tho actual w orking
of u. T!uhvay I or to premises usctl for cold stora.ge, or to
BI1 Y placo whel'e Iofl.S t) t· electrICIty is mR.nu fa.ctnred, I
geue1.lted or t ra u9fonn ed, ullder statutory powers. I
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PART III.
A.d4lti cmql l·;'~ tn ctHJJ /.J Il/)pltcab'~ t o Hotel8 , Re8/mJI'aIJi8 ,
I 1Club8 (m il Plnecf of imur! fJl1uu'J"t.
9. No h ot meal shall he sf\n'8d a.ud no food eha.ll be
oooked in tiny lilli, hotel, r e,t..'lumnt, boarding bouse,
lub, lUI 11 or publIC e:lling or refreshnu'IlIt house between
ho hour" of 9. 30 o'dock p .m. nnd 5 o'elock a.m., and
10 iight ~hal l btt exhIbited in lI.uy dinmg room of I\.uy
uch plnr:e o.s MOr e311.1d between the hours of 10 a'clock
9. m. a.ll(j ,5,o'dock a.m. except such n.s ma.y be needed
for the ne~ e!ia r{ clea.uing and W-atchlDg thereof. For
t he purpose of this p..'Lrngl'n.ph a. "dinlllg room n mealllt
.1IlY room furui9herl or a.dtLpted for the serving of men18
1I.1Id lU which luucheoml, 4,iDuel'i or suppers a le U8UtLUy
served to ,,"uest!!, f:ustomera or membct'!!.
Provided. t.hat lI oth iug 'II th,{A paragmph sha.ll apply
t'l h evera.ge!l 8el",od to 1'0&irlon u, o. son' ad ]II railwa.y
but\'eb o r to ClLllte&ns at ll\dway s,tatious to whlch o u ly
members ot His Mdj e.ity" Forces a.nd the a ttendants
are u.drnitted, or to meo.l.i supplied to travellmg parties
of H IlS Ma je-tty'a Forces a ll tho order of 11 ~a.vlll or
Military Authol'ltj". or to private ca.nteens at G o vc rnment ofljcos or \Yorks, or a t controlled esta.bli'ahmeute or
p olice statiOIiS.
10. N o ga.s or clcctrio current shaH be cOllsumed on
th~ !ll:.n.ge 01 in the audltor1Utn of u.uy plnce of en tortalUtneut between the hOlln of 10.30 o'clock p.m. a.nd
I o 'clock p.m. on the following da.y except auch a.a ma y
be needed fot the neC6eury vleu.n1llg or wiltch lttg
thereof. or for thQ pnrpoae of a rehea:rstLl, or exluint,Du
of a cmematopph film to the trflde, to whioh the
public are not a.dmJttell.
1l. No enterta.lUroent or lecture &ba.lt be given) in
llUY }Jfltt of a.n lilli, hotel or boa.rdiilg' h ouse WhICh is
Ji ~ hted or hoo.tcd by Cas or electrIcity wll ether flU ch
premIse! hold It mu~ ic and ,lor daud ug Ucence or l1ot ,
lffltweim the hours of 10.30 o'clock p,m. aurll o'clock:
p .m. on tile follOWing da.y. I

PART ' IV.
Z'9"liJl!/ of Shop F,·()~t,.
. 12 .. No light of allY desc~'iption MMI be used a.t a.uy
time In auy sliop..front, provided tho.t lloth'u '~ ill thiS
}JamgrtLph lIull ue: doetncd to llL'6hiblt the u :se Jf ;(a.) Any light approvell by Do Chief OffiCOl' or Supe r intendent .of. Police I as uecesmry for servln~
euitomers tn:nd"e a shop.
.
(b) Ally light ueed, ~olely for illuminll.tlng a "mall
81gn iu a. shop frout to inrhca.to to peuous
out.sid~ , that the shop 18 open for the 8ervilig
of cW5tl)ml,l1'8.
PART V.
Gmet'ttl.

13. The Bon.t'd. of Trade mlly gra.nt licencell On
Sp llCllo.l grounds e.xempbng IHny petaon or penous ai'
pt ~ JU iaes of 8.uy description from. the provUlious o!J this
0ruel' for &uch tillle& an:l .ubject to !Suoh condition3 tl.S
mBy be 8pecitled· itN!Uch liconce.
14. P"bceedlug! fOL' infrincementi! of Part 11. of
thiA Ord~r ahtlll 110.t
iU::Itltuted exoopt by or b y i.be
d irection of t he Board. of 'fl'ade or the Att.oruey
General. Before int>ti tutlng auy proceediug! the Board
of Trade shall call upon fJle penon affected to give a.u
ex~la.n8.tion Qf the o.pptU'eut exceuiY'e couBumption
a.hd. the Board sba.l1 con, ider ~ny expla.batiou offered:
PfOvided tha.t it I!lba~1 lbe a8eumed iu any prosecution

be

unle811 tho contca.ry 15 Pl'OYOO, that lIuch expla.lio.lion
was ca.l1ed for and if offered considere d helore 8uch
prosooution wa.a ~t~tut6tl. i
15. Pa.i"t II. of thi! ~rd~~may by notice be ~:den j ed
t~ a.pply to ga.s or electno{~ manufllctLued or gencra.~c,l
in a.ny pl~ or places U1 'En lau~ Ql' \Val68 other th'l n
those mentLOllcd U1
2 heroof. Such !toti ~
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SIMON.DS.

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BREWERS.

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MIL~'rA.RY

NAVAL AND

BONnED STORM:

S.E.

RA.1I.WA.Y

STATION.

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PRICE LISTS

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"SIMONDS. RE,A.DJ~.~
TELE'l'ROKE N OB. 75 ADd 78.

TELI!GRA.MS

Ail

rent'

6. \Yhcre any p ersoll ill or hecooo!!'!! the occupier of'
pr.emil!oel!o of whlch he w aa not the occupier in the
corre;\poudmg q un.rter of 1917 the undertakers who
s upply gas or electricity to such 11re mIlltlIJ sha.lI servo
ulloU the occupiol a notlce &ta.tmg the amount oon~
s umed u pon s t1(.h premia&., dUlingeach 9.ua.rt.er of 1917;
alld if s uch preWll'1eS wers uuoccnp:ed during any
~ul1.r t'tlr or pa.rt of
of the year aforesaid they
S.Hl.lI state the
on t he
oo ll!lulDpbon of
~llrpo!lcs in the ne,igh,bourl""'"
cons umed 011 &uoh
consume 01' ca,ulle

sball be .

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8Y APPOINTMENT TO KING

SU'r'l'ON & SON
THE K 'ING'S SEEDS
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READING.
,

LISTS OF SEEDS FOR
P RI<!lE
AND GARDEN past free on

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GREATlR I SACRIFICES.
who ca.sts h! l s mind I
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ANÂ¥1I0DY
I

th~ wilderness of yea.rs 'to 1914 m

t l ('ti"ct

w~th gr~lieud e Illal the tran.;' \IOD to p.,.
sent Icondit.ions has been graduo.!
'I he

word

perhaps is h,Drrdly a.pprop n atc \\ he: n

four
, yea~, or ra ther less, h ~ , e ser: n Sil ch
cHan.g~ s
as ha.rdly centune s co~ 1d ha\iI
witn esEod
In
tho usual ord er oC til101 :!S
But
too, havo developed rapidly. 1£ \\ ~
,
'
could ~ c hfted . with OLl! 1914 con st!tlltl ull9
and ~ah i t.Ii, and plunged i nto It he cun·

wb,

'I'hO

d ~tion, of to..a3Y

~o u ld ...'lbld e llt ! 'lfl ~
civilIan o ~ e r a. great part of t fo lJ
coun[
h •• p eri6dically th e e, pe~i ence of
bein g under fire IWlth noue o[ th e ;w! ~

oroin ~ ry

w~l~h a sort of ~ro up-coura.gc mu s t j!l\ (' III
the £l mea scold.i<cr hcldina: a line \\ llb 1'1 ~
conn etl . He has tho per ennial Im G\dC',1:03

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work g obscnrely it may bo
consc ousness,

may

that

}us

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at any momc ll t

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n,nd<6r fire. His dic t.llry haS btcn
revo] ionised.
The vaJet ud1Da nan h;l1
5€'en I t ho mnis'Ren sable food s dl s.1.pr~ .1r,
and m yste rio[lsly l he Jives on. We s: l1 J!1o!e
about] in darken~ street s with t he " lll.!n k
mi'5givings of a l 'creature moving abnUI I II

world~ not hcogni~."

Tho e. motw ll S \\!l h
viSIto rs to LW{!IID
l
move about :in
owd ed 'bu ses and t r ,lITlS
~fter they ha ve fou ght fiel C€l ~l for rI,f:r
places! are If too eep for 't-ea rs. " GlI r~lic
co u1dl: tel1 us tha t he R e volatio n qJ \'c t~~

Whi C~' Londoners and

cr

French people their food ql1 eues tlill cn
'\\ '9 re Ihenceforth to distill gmsh them {r um
~ ll people whatS(le;ver.
'Ve kn ow hrl';,r
now. The gr~te rt of Germ arls d ied 1'1,,,1·
Jn~ for" more tlght." If he l i"ed all)\lh ' re
the South o f iEn gland Itl thec; e (J. I\ ~ he
wo uld mC€t th e s te r n Tep ly : " 1' I\ C s " III S
of your ration for the ca rrespon d lHp' ., "H·

ter of 18 ~t Jear, I~!' of 1916, .whil'h . . \r l \\ ,!~
the lar~er." , Even Goeth e wou ld ! "l\ ~
found li t tle poctr ~ In t hat .
The ..."far. it is quite p os sl bl e, h is rHo
manentl':v\ m odlfied the n e rvo us sys tem (>1~11
of the striv . a.J;-home. In so me C.I ~0 i:' It L I~
been sha t teriln g , but i r)

t h p.

·m.Ll ori l \,

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end it is th e will that mattel' t:

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as they have ever done ,

cognition! t oo: t h <l t

T here i s til"

1of your moneylfll
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enou~h· to stimulate us , all to th e lI t',(,- '
'We can &cllleve.
Hen ce th e co:nfi<1en ce wi :ll

which we predict a welcome tll t he
ment proposals' ,for meeting our

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ill~~~~~~~g~~~~I-H~-l~]~- ina:n~power
The The
necesg
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contro~ersy.
d ebt
we 'too
owe ur::t
to oot
incomparably
thaWl..
give thatgreate
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nation is awaltiag o.rdors. T h e las t thine'
that will in4len:-up t oll r effor t Ilt t h is j')1'lnt
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pers,on a. burden o[ IInf ul fill e<l I'h.:'·,'.
tion. It can never be li fted. Bu t It ~

Price SO/- .Poat Jre&
'. ' ( ,ev,.-y",
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. •110 :r~.n· lraaing noon! Ii bebl.a our Pl'Uliee or tilia ",.ta1:.'. Tilr.o ond of our prompt_
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<It t h e \Vo ]' <:.t o nT Ii , rl

be upon the mind o f tiny T1 orlll:ll h'

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'SEt THE TIME IN THE DARK.

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SCi,.u5ness of a. r i ~ h tf"" n s Crl l1"e. Ih e t jll\'
~ppe<tl of a sf;iff job- these nre 11 .... j! ! :I'!:'~
that brin g' ou t th e fi g h tr n!.! Fnj· i t nf n , ' : II ,

ships aTe sma ll t.() tllOsc o f the nl f' 1l
are dOIng the aduill fi ~htinr!; 1' 11('1f~

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imag ine , it h'as l had a t:ani c e lTect.
] , \l;1.'
increased t,he resist.ance t o shoc k.
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than all t his , lt ha s emphllc;! soo lhe :d l·
importance of the mo ral ' [.'leto r.
1 h.lt
why th ~ "nil to I ' furth e l' SRf'11 G, ('.
uttered hJ'
L loyd Gcc lge, and 10 l'~
made more explicit ~ho rtl y, h a..~ hCC' 1l h ' I,,1
with s nme t hm 2' of a scetic s·Lti .. fa"t i, (1
I·'t
the exper t d eCIde i n ter m s o f PI" t,'! 'l /1' 1
crllori es what we rCl"jul rc to m n 1l1~ :t ' l1 . ' II T'
h ea lth. Cl. rClll~ s ta nr.o'I s pro'(' e th:t! i 11 t1.!