Reading Observer 06-1918

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'fbourh opening our eolumn. fo!'" (ree dlllCUS8lon 01
l' all
aubJecta ot public Illtet'tBt, lt sbou.ld be
, understood that WD do not neceu3.l"\ly endor~ or
' bold ounelves relpoDSlble for the \ lews ex.
Ipreeeed by our cotfe.popd~D.ta The lle.moa 8ncl

On Monday N~xt,' Jun9 10th, •
.A.DO foUo1f~:T1ro lIaY81 ....~"'L "( to
T~Ue,

t,ls

addresses ot correapendente tnU$t accompany I.U
«>mmuD1C&UODS, nOt. nece6!'11l.rl1~ for pu bhcl~I Q" .
!but. as a.n eVidence of C"ood ta.lth I

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DANGERS OF THE RIVER.

"BROTlIER 'OFFIc'.ERS'·
tlJ.e
MaltuB,':
~

A return VIsit of oIic of
te&turmg

Old

H~l1~ :Aiu~ley. ,

.JSi.r,-During the

"REBECCA OtSU~NVB~QOK1~QM"
,
,_ F~t~r~ MÂ¥y 1'1ckford. ~ ~
An enchanting film ,WIth. del'j:hf!ul!ium0"f'

sto.hina·s.••~, lIa1:Uta..,•• c

~"It'~'

White Muslin and
oile Blol1~ I - from

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CONCERT

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the)Sgmmer Term will be given

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On w'<,ul'",,""PAY, JUNE 26th, 1918,

"HEARTS

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(numb!ired), price 1/3. ma.y
be ob~e at the College Office, or by post from thll
Regutrar
..Af~SSlON

DOOnlI!f',

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WRIST WATCH
SERVICE WORK.

SCHO

me" ~~d.g,'~r.nl~d to

H carry on" through tho hard USllgC a. soldier's watob
silver, fine lenr movement, and, of c.oune, lUDll1lol!.!!.

FREE ''fl lit Ticket.
&t 2 30 P m T 'l.qneert will end

abo!,t 4 4'~ m

~RS~IPS & EX~IBITIONS

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IN MUSIC..

An Ennri~tiOD. for Bohola.nb.lp5 and Exhlbltlons in
MOllO mill be held at the College on THURSDAY,
JULY 11tb, 1918 Entries must he aftnt lU by June
27th. ru~ther 'p#l.rttcul~f8 and Entry Forms ma.y be

• I obbUne<llrom.the;Regi&1rar

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Starring Dor~thy naltoIi. I1nd Chatl" Ray.

"THE FIGHTING ·tRAI L" .

The most ma.r.el1ous---8.ud melhar~matic senal ever
presented In 15 epl!ode~ ~
Pa.rt in. "WILL YAQUI JOE TEL,,?"

CHARLIE CHAPJ.:IN F~E~~~.'

H

!UNE 9TII, : 191~. ,
At 6.30 p.m.
Subject of Addree .1 Must we Despair of

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ClvihZlltion

CO~OY.

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lif the watch lS not completely satisfactory we willl"eflmd your money
tndlng record 18 behlnd our guarantee and workmD.~p,
•••••••••••••••••• ,u,ceese

Wat~hmake~s

and
Silversnuths,
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SPIRITUAL MISSION.

THE

READING.

s,eaker"

READING.

•JUI

S~h

Free.

FUNLAil D!

DESCRIPTION.
Satisfactlon Guaranteed

21,. Station , Road, READING.
Saturday. 10 a.m. till ;) p.m., or ll.ter by a.ppOlntment.

6.&

liUNLAND!!!

BAU,WAY

PRIOE

LIST3

STATION.

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"SIMONDS,

TELEGRAMS

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DE"t A!'i'O RUNNlNG TAlWETS
Special Trained Attoud.nu.
Weekly Competitions for Adults and Youths
I
WJ4er 17 ye.", of age ,
C.sll and get full particnla.re &I to !Shooting IUld p~
from tho Maullger

irOM 2 '6: Upper ot Lower Set from 21 /·
"-~D . l= ADVIcE VA!:Â¥:
TB..t.zpnmUi. REl.DL~G 7j2,
1876 BY F J " COIBR (Denial Surg.on)

a.t Funhl,nd.

IF YOU WANT A

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v.

BE~DBM:B:N,
(J.

SEEDS FOR TBB FARM
po,t ¥eo on 'Pl?llo.'ion.

RE-COVERS &: REPAIRS j
One A.ddlUll Only

"""" ..~..·s Rd .• Reading.

33, FRIAR STREET. 'REAt)lNG.

THE late Oscar W,lde, who.. n""lo lS
periodically dragged before the public as
thon'gh it ,.ere desll..d w·.vex hl~' ghoot,

A CANADIAN OP'FICER TO T.BlI RESCUE.
leslie Howard Pea.n;oD, ~ IOlr years, was
Dl ay' ng by the side- (If t he nver &10 HIgh Bridgfl on

or Loan Office formalitiea. _

o,r Securiti.. are required••Dd
am.ount it advanced. i.n JulL

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the Opp'ortunity

on t

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TIZ tB grand for a.ohing, ewo1l6n,
perspiring feet, for corne,
or chilblains•.

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good-cl~ss

Furniture at
~oderate prices, as there is
Ilo'''~:'U1Jlty of Jurniture of all kinds
prohIbitive prices before very long.
110W

"TIZ ! lleIP5

",.to

oarrJ.. on."

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place to mal;:e I your selection.
early insp~ction lllvited:

7,

S~TUJlDAY.

JUNE 8,

observed sardonically that
puye ,:11 thmgs are l1llptlre"

0l\CG

Smartest
uses "TIZ 't

NST~R

STREET,' ."
READING.

It

1918.

to ' the

army

of WltIt;.:i& I sensa-

tionahsm earned, ill mnthematlcp.l parlance, to the power of I< n" Mr. Billing,
you have to remau. Oft TOut' feet.
how 10Dg yO\1 drUl-'l'IZalwaya
comfort,
,J

who bas, we believe, played many parts,
mclndmg play-admg on 8. very humhle

stage, haa exc.lled hlD'lself. H. has demonstrllted, what the stuQent of abnormal
psychology h.s alway. l<riown-that, jf a
story be ma.de
lufficlElDtly incr~bJe
peopl. will b. fouud tq ber.e it.
Tha.t 1S one ObVlOtlS aspe of the Bilhng
We may note in it aloo tho willing·
ness of 1ft certam class o~ person to behave
lU 01 tho.. lD authority.
At times 01

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national crisis, ~rticularlYt If NOlls sommas
trabis It is & \ popular cry. ( The crav1ng for
eXCI tament" strong in all of us m modern
times, is accentuated by the atrn osr-herEJ of
war. Th. popularity of the decadellts who

clustered .around Oscar' WIlda W", dne
largely to the empbasIs on §trang e f;inE
Th. hopeful b.ttle.ery of the period was
given by SWinburne" U There 801'6 Sln8 it
may be 00 dIscover" To liiik up 'WIth thIS
U

Sons'

pruriency the natural

SUSplcI o n

,whleh · the

was R stroke of perverted gentul tliere a.re
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THE : WEEjK to fix your Boys with
Flannels, U nderwea~" Foots, etc., for

the Sv mmer Term.

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Mis_ . this Opportunity.
now replete. Vve Illvite ' inspectioll, and
you ,witl , ~all and inspect the values
our varioUl';
departments.
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The na.me of p tk (.A (L l()p.l) F R BeasleT
younzest. oon of M"r J E BeaS'Piiy, o( "Mna.th<Jn, '\

Lorrre·st.re&t, a.ppeared 10 Monda.y's lu;t of n'&m~
for fD'!c'al mention
In '8 lot.t.er to ltlS fa.ther,
Pt.e F n. BelDley aaVA " I b<ad a :wal1cinll ma.tch.
sev~ 1JD.1Ies, n. fortu l~ht ago With two fellcrws In
othel" depa.rtment.sl o.f G S One WAS a hot favour·
ltg , hawuog done London to Brlq'ht.on, and there
wel'6 over 300 franC'll at st.w. r ma.naged to WID
by over h!U:f no mIle in 74 Mutes, althoug'lb i't Wail
hat'd work witbout trn.ln ~ng" Mr. SeMlpy's ot,her
t~ 0 sons, J R and Arthur B, are 1n Sa.ronica a.nd
J:;gypb, respecHvely\

--REApING POULTRY AUCTION .

1\I~5rs Ncbc-l1l8 Teport a.n 8%:oelleut Mle on Silt..
urda.y >l'I.t t.heu· "feeklv Ale hy auction of hve ~l.
tI'}. rabbi., eggs a.nd gell<iral produce in It.edjn~
Cattle Makot, some 447 fowls, 187 t'a..bbl'tfi. 2194-0
egf{S and 9I.lndry lleneTalI 'Preduce bel.ng sold a.t ex·
('e~lent p.r e~
'Hens sold up to 4&. per couple,
rocker.els up to 155 per oouple. h\'e rabbits (pa.rt

',' Salome ,. had the inten tion WhICh the~e
Unfj 8 l'OUry purists >prete,.nd LC;: OhVlO U!Otv not

a matter for public diiCllssion.
I t " to
some extent true Plat YOll get irom r Il w.ork
of art wh.t you brIng .to It,• .,.nri when we
are oold that certain peopl .. "fi'tirl nam.l •••
and oJscure 8uggetiti~n8 we can only shrug
our shoDlders. l!!
crj ttolsm there is •

.n

m)xture of the wqrk tha.t is critlclsed fLnd
of t " , Dllnd of the cntic. There are some
people who urge that thhi : ~atter" cannot be
left whele it i5. We SY~~ thlse ~lth ;,hen

whAt
people who h••• been
iil~o ~h's appeal t<>
hilS more . U:ian onc~
Ab~~I~I'- Uniyers,~ . 1I10too:
...y I
them
' l lD Whlch It i. '

~e!l -who use the rIver, 1 e, the person, "\l bOo ClAn
manage a. cre.ftl well. and Ie. ~nD.dent, fLud the
~rcon who bas !nelther a. Irnowledge of the hand,.
li-pg of cra.rt. th-e rules sspplYlIlg to the l"!Ver Of

Berk·
CIVil

tJb ll!'.

l;~tI:::~~~I.t
:8.
I tof orm
the

COPies

neareet

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pam, e!il:g bous. harness, eLe , which aU .old
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The r1a.ttel pel"~Oe

&n appreclatlon of !t3 dangers

band C8.p.'!: the former, a¢cidents are DoUnd tc 00Jl.
t mua.Uy hap pen , hence the neces::nty for thIS warn.
Ing S tra.ngtlt tbough It appear:!. y-et I t l.£ a. ta"t
tha.t- the f()olta~ u.ser of the l"1"ger 18 the first to
re<aJlIs& the urgency fOT" aESlsta.nOO when II. peI'6oa :I
throw Into the water, the man of COl!fid ~
cannot 00 readily see tbe ab!!olute Deed: for Ina.
mEio(:hat~ help I The former, however, lese toelf
pre!!en"'e ()f mlD(3, whIlst the latter look amu.<;ed1,r

BOY F~ :Q1t,\1} ON TRE RAILWAY.
The bod)'lof .JaclC..~a«e. &led leven ~eira, wbolle on until too la.te.
addrea """- Elm..-~f~"'JO~, was foun,n dea(1. on the
As aD. mstR..T"'-te ""\'9"e he:'I'"e the doub le dr0W1lllll

t

rtollway Oll ~&:r o.emua'. It 15 IUPpo8e h Q WIl8
killed ~T' a ""~~ tTain, but this was not e blu;hed
~ our I~~qiri. " at -tlie tUbe of writing. A mquest

lbe~~ ili~:=~'MEET~NG.
meettrtl

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01 \ine6rtificat.ed tea.chers "ra.B held on

Tuelaa1 ""dil, <St. Ma.ry'a School, which "'filS well
"ttended. '~:Y~~a,lIh oceupied the ehalr I ~e newlyformed ... })~h 'M the Nartiolla1 A.II!lOOlatiOJl ,.Jil, lOon
include PM the,ulleerti!cate<i. tea..cbers In -Â¥eadin5t1a.nd
d18triet,J' G~ di~satiaf&ctioD ll'"llll expressed a.t the
Wlde dltr~rence between the salan", of certificated andl
uucPtrtitlcated teaQli.en w~o s..re dOlDtc t.he lame work.
The folioWinI''ProgratGDU.w. ... unalumoulIll nd,opt.ed . (1) Security of tenure ;. (Z) abolition of a.ctlng [t eachers'
certificate examination (which mea.nt the ,nanhng of
certifte&tee f~ yd&rl of 16['"f'lce), (3) equal rIghts to
su.perannuation
~ionl; (41) a taller proportion
of aal,tfb "p:aid by: ed-acation authoritiu, (5) fepresen-

ana

tati~u

on Edueation Cmprmttees

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f.a.tallLT1 on t.he l Ouse a. few weeka back .....hepe
[evera.f beat6 were near whlls.t. a. youn:; offic6I' "'-1&
EMea.lOUTlng to &W1m a&aore ~nth the lnd} wha
With him, baa been 11pe"--t fro"Q1. their ea.noe Bc~
?Ccm;p.iL'n.ts were. air-a.ld of t.hemsehe& beIng upset
If t l~ a.ttempted reeotle, others did not reat l~
thtl danger Ul, tij too Jate. La..qt, Sa.turday ttlO'!"o
W6ek a. lady who could not &wnn Jumped 'ntc
the rh er to try toO saW!) bet" maid, whlIst the
hut-band of the lady , not. 1romOOI&telv roaJU;ltlg the

l"''

~nore lie]!) should he forhbcommg 1f requtred
18 a. far dlfferen.t TlHI.t:i..er to swim In a.

1£
til»

tume tlO 5Wm11l11.ng III MOtE; and one'a clorJulll1

fo rtmR"bt f;lb two offioem were o"\Oerturne-.i
th~ lr canoe nea.r T llchlJ.n<t
One "'ould not
F.Wlm ~elJ and clung to th e boa.t, the otber, -wbe
W-.ElS a caps-b!e smm:m-e:r stlllck ()ut fOT the eben-.,
but ..val.'! -OVereOTU') and drc1\ n€d
We all r ea lIse that It 19 "Very t.tncomfortahle to
st.erl on a. t np tn & dea.n boat and :nke clothe!
a.ncl then ba.va t.oO rescue ~e v.-et. a.nd lU1!'let'&ble
pOTl:mn w;bo must be .at one"," attended to
The
holiday I S spculoo. yet WIth what.. re<morne wo-oLi ""We
th1nk. of a carele~s aloofness WhlCh ml11"b,t 1lleB.n the
dea.t h of a. person we ma, have .ave<! I
If an au rltIdl lS threa.tened our au th()l"ltl~ h",
the order to ,. stand by 'J to do the!"!' duty if neeMaary, even eo., when a.n t!.CCldent ha.poem, &bould
@.v-erybody at. <lnCB .. 6ta.nd by" to Ie do their bIt"
1£ called upon
YO",", f ....bfully.
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F PAN'mn

u DU'2lelm," The Wa.Tren, M'apledurha.m,
!by 29tb, 1918.

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THE OUTPUT OF BEER.
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st)noa.

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Su-,-Your correr.pondent, Allen 'W. Se.a.by, d061
not 4I.Dawer lOne of my ~uesbon.s. It evideDtly-'srflta t
his purpo6e to bruSh them :l.Sidc m a. very &uy
l&ihlOD He chides me hI. sa.ymg that I make. no
ref&enoe to the "War
To what, then, does he
&Dppos<> ~ refer In quoting Mr Clyn..r speeoh, .f
tt wu not tha.t a. {U:rth~ d!>O:lI!:iUt.10D In the out,..
put of beer :would preJud.:.u bhe ch8/ll.ceS of our
wlnnlng tbe wa.r? As to <mr sohCltude
th."
worklng m&it'-iet fac.ts .9t:ICitk for thc.mMlves. A~
a. m&I!B meeti g of workers, held at Cnrdift', Olll
Sunday, May
th pro.tem.mg ag.a.inst the agtta..
tion for probl ItloH lD. W&.!es, Ml" Ben Tillett;
(Labour M P ) s8.1d U Prohlbltlon as enundated
:wI88 a fraud, w¥ un-Bntisb, unfa.lt, a.nd qui~ out
of keepmg WItH.. tb-a.t whICh b~ been made for
freedom 111 this OOWltry. He warned th~ Govern.
'IJl.eot. knowing the country aa he dId, thAt theJ
must not tra.mpl-e u!>Oll the libel ty 0(, the subjwtl r
In the ma.tter of drink. WIt h tblrty·fi.ve yea.re of
publlc hfe behind him" h-e sa.id that thl8 oountry
!'O 'Z1bI

OB" 'T1'I:9 .. RE.U>I:SG 0lI!E1nB,"

rot'

dId not :want prohIbition, but tbe freedom to w.Hloa

they had been born ..
It mlgbt; alISO lD~5b ;rour «Il1;'e5pondont to
know tha.t th1.8 week the lIcensed t"'a<l~ of Bnstol
and du.t.net. has presented! & full) ~Ulp"ped mo lor
ambulance to t he Red CtO!a Soeiety, for which
over £60{) has lken Wbsorlbed W~ he.ve, al!o en.

t",tam", upward. of 5,000 of " our .a.lllnb boys ,

and that the &hsbury ASSOCiatIon t' 01 :Lioellsed
V1CtUallers has Just ratsed. tJ:ie 6um 01 £13(1 .and
presented It to tho Mayor of Sa.lisbury tn aid. of
the local war funds. ActiOll& have a. hIgher \Blue
tha.n me-re "Words

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Bl16tol, June

faibbfuUy,

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FlUN'K L. llISHOP

1rd, 191&

ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH SCHOOl
MANAGERS AND TEACHERS.

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READING BRANCH.
The seoond quarterly mooting

"W1lS

held .all Sntll~

day, by kind pe.!1IlSSlOIl of the Vlcar aud mall:l.gt.~
ra.t St M8d'J' 's Schools The Rev • .canon Nell hot
"WI8.5 m the chalt".
'l'here- were awo pn;6e ll1 '1 11'1
At-ebdeabon of Berlo&h'll"e, the Revs R

W, 1, 1n I

LegC-, 1I W Kmg, A...:M Joh'!lSOn. c. NlglltHl ~ liT'
Dr. JOIlC.S", s. c. F. Angel Smlt.h, .B. C \\ IIdl
(Rural Dean 'Of fuadii-e ld), S M. WlIltel , ?l ll~

Brower, MIS5CB Qo.lliMl .Phclps, HelLbh, Wa ll. r,
DadleYl H lckion, Sutton, Crocker, Adeane, Me~~li:
Sadler, Hopcraft, Crowbur~""t, BaaholollltlW !nU
others.
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'Ilhe Rev S. M. Wa.ute:r, 1n hlS aodr£'tis OUl llll nl

the rpro~ eJ.teratlOOS III the. .Assocla.llon !O!l ~'
gested tha.t the time had. come to "'ldeD tts ~Q P (
Not. only ought lt to Ib~ lI1clusno of all ( Ill ll 11

teachers .and lUa.o.tlgers o.nd others llltore'll( i In
the &ebools of the ahurcb, but aisll 111 :;e.;:o ll lm.f
sohooIs &D.<l tratnlOg colleges, "for It. v.:..1S to I l l . ~
had 'IlO'W 1:.0 look ior ()ur fuLIlI"{' IC":I.
If tbe reltgtClll.ll> lI:sson was to be "h 'll Ih J
defared, these fu""hire
nUls~ 1 {C ~ \ J
it",,,,,,,.,., tr8.Jnl~, find
Id be \elY 1(11
the
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m ember'"> fit II &
t.ralnmg C>JlI" g-i!~'\
~ a. 11 "( ~ ~.
lon~
T,l"

col18iil""od the v;hl,lc lI n ·

o ....,,,l1v . aud ,.a", Cllt'r·
[1.;(1 (' 11 111".

S h ul' lt l II ~

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FATRElt NAYLOR.

The Holy TrinIty P ..riMb Ma.gulne (or June
I ~ The
pllt'a.q:-a.oh on thIS subJect In la~t.

sn.ys

!~lonth '.s lf~ue or tbe MagaZine \\ III ba;..;e prcp&Ted
OUr "rcltders for a.n announcement. whleb we Daw
ma..1re 'Wlt.h rC>3.1 leg:-et-a. TogTGt whIch Will be

I!C U :>'I~lly £hll!'"E'd, VI Z, Lua.t Fa.tbe.r Naylor will be
leaVIng us b~f('re 'V6t"]1 Jon,_ The tm\e far writmg
of -all the parI sh owes to Ji.llU Will come latex, but
by non I) 'W Ill ho be more 1111sMXi tba.D by tbe boys
an'ong ~~ whom he has ""O'['ked 110 bud a.nd &:l sue<C~Efullv. and. t hey "\vlll best uJ>&Y h im by oon1l!lU n g to be f&,thf-u l to b18 tea.chlD~, thul 8hoW'l nZ t ha.L the good he. hlU> done thew 15 of .. 1a.!tlnl1'
<-ha.r&:::Ler.-!'
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For tMch glrl wbo 5UbJi!¢rJ~ Q. 'WOunded
£Oldv'r was mVltw, .and forby.·sc\tn were ent.ertamod 00 a rrlvn.lr at 230 eiJjCh tnan WM given ..
buLtcnbole, games and compet.ltlon'S took plt'ce all
Ole afternoon, -and at 4 o'el<lck ho~ ..nd
VI5'1~Ors Ia.t. d:.v:n t.o >lUl erce1lcllt te&, a.t. whleh
frUit salads, Jtdhct and crea.U1J= 8u~plam~nIt«i the
rati-oned cake&, -etc Pl'IZe6 were p~e.ented: t-o .succes9ful com'Pehto~ ~ dl- le aV Ing t h~ beatty
cheer.s Fer-e gIven hy the'!o1dioTS to their hostes.secs.

a~~~£~~;~~~:::~~~~;.~riWed.

n.a:ny

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!'!illl'POr:t.elS,;"b

Archdeacon of Be'1k.shJ.re, :who belnerl u)n·
slde""r&bly With h1S cn t lcL";lD5 , "lxpre~sC' i 1M
c'P I1pon, WhIc h 15 very commonly supported-O J .1
th ink unwisely_tha.t s,n.Qth~r 1Ilphabetlca.1 !lire H
eM T A. or ACE -vrould be. somewh at. 1!l \~1 : t'r
abJ ~

Mr· Hoperaft. s trongly 6u"ppo.rt.cd ~hc nam e 11 r rescut-od. by A C.B, .as <lId Dl JQlI es alld (lt her~
The pr'ep08o.1 (.0 drop the 'VI or<1 I" dCllnlr..~ , bt)'
f~ religIOUs. teaehll1'g 1tl. the obJ ed.s of t lin- \ .il
Cla.t~ OU. WILS aho ("l"ltlel ~, and It. IS hel WH.j !h a ~

qUI te a fi ght, a t t he Conieren'"'o on JUlie 1,)( 1, ll"x t,
"WIll cent~e lll'Ound that.
A~ t.be dOSe of a. "\Iery USOflll and ln f c.r<"!.. ' 11
(Il f#

CUSS10Q the delegn.tes to tbe Cout'elcll('e lr .:Jt..
Paui's on Saturday next Cill~~iirs Kmg, H Jj! '3 ,
Sadler, Crowbu'-st, Dr Janes, A Sllll'h ~I rl S, u
rm<:rls. MISSeS Hlcwn ~nd Cookel we re I h l-f r! r )
,·ot~ awl speu.k qmte freely, ha \ lllg' I.;c f, l~ tit /11
the v el\!> cr Ulel delegRtCil of ()th~l bl ~ II L h (',
The cl(lCLlOn tOl."" ren~en t;\tlVe ); on t Il

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Seciefary a.nd Mr RC:PCI3fi. t.o" tho!io.at d,{ ~ I Ii
(I~OIl of Oxford~ the R c."\ ~ t ,In on ",\ ,,\\11 .. r
M::sel5. S M W lUler em\', hurst Sad lcl

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It' I'I ( P !
t ,b e DI "'lceJ5e TbIS cOll5'derably &t I ClJ~t \ 11" II ~
T('pV~"Si.'Illt&t

on 01 t.he Rendm!Z and Dish [ I , lUI,
whlOh 15 Dne 01 tho large.<;t U; H:~ l\ll' ~ lO li l

and grateful thanks e"PI'eOSed lor th. 1ellgbtful
a.fternood.
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EeononUe.11 and RCll a d e..

but we have httle \dollbt

w;w,-KION &i'SONS,
S~ool ~ College O,tfitters,

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REA:DING.
Tclcgram&: • Esceillor,

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dang-er, fhs t. he..fSltated and then wHili. difficult, had
to fir8t re&cue. bl9 wife, the mald 'beIng, unfo~
tJunately drO'W"n~d
I do urge t ha.t tlle pubhe mmd b e lnsblled "I'"th
the neeesslty tc- e.t o nce !!.tand bv to render 8.MI~t,.
ance when an acctdent oceurs Even If the 01';'(,11'
p~nt6 of :a.n overturned craft are 5'Wlmm!.n~ to the

of wb lch wero or pc(hgree stook) up t6 £2 .ac:h
The supply of ben's e1~ .ok! readi ly ~ 00 4e ld
per doz<' n, duok. e.gp's 4s 7d t>er dozen The d~&d
stock mclpded twed.~ bree<Lmg but.ehes, feeding

people now ,who ..rIll beli.ve t,h. s.candnlous
that have ~ been sauf of the. notable
men menbQned fi( thi.! disguitm a b~ al, and
th0I will o.nlt in, believing it More plea •.
, WOUNDED SOLDIERS EJrnnTAnrnENT.
ing than the conBcio\JslleSl ' of ·thea 'own • The. me>nlber9 of the Sl J'OtUl'a !liranoh ol the
virtue is a conVIction of tlle VIce of thoSf' GIrls' Fnendly Society ent..e:rt~n«. ,ome wounded
who are over them.1 Wil~thel' the plav .pf roid lels en Sl J ohn's la.wn on Wednesda.y a.fter·
thlng!l

SPE;CIALISTS in EverYthing
YS' and YOUTHS' ' 1 EAR.

he foIl mto the water Lleut WaUbrid,ere, 'Il Cana..
d Ian officer, dived m and 8e'1:red tbe clllld. "Who W8.fI
In a. 'ery exha usted candltlon A llteblloy wu
throw!> to !obe officer by PC. X,ll,. and lib. boy
was brought to the rIver ba.nk 1n' an uneonMllO 18

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vulgar will always feel of thea superiors,
and the prevalent and natural anti.Germsnism in one ¢omp~hepSlve ,ersahon,
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JhiOI\lY e~eDlllg ~n 18Mb :woe-ek about 8 o'clock when

If his
troubled .pmt has not yet lound peac., h.
may ,till be re~tiJig OD that paradox.
uLlberty,t. eriiJ 'Madame R~land, ((what r8Va.t.e Arllfioi.a:I ~1Ta.t.ion ,..,d applied fOt' some
sport they have made of 'thee!" Can we .sa., tIme, and after lugn6 of &ruma.1;.ioD had been rethe boy wa:s t a.ken to the Royal BM'ks p~
less of pnrity1
In its name the country ,.toreo
plt-aJ for treatment.
J
has just had such a shrrmg ' up 'of bad
smells as few peopi& ean remember. Public
TIm !JRl!lI'J BU'FFI!1I'
morals, it , seems, are under ilia im:pr••ive
Th. Cotnnl}tt.ee Qf tlhe SOI<l·.... and ll&iloTo' rr...
guardIanshtp of Mr: PePlberlon,.Bilhng, Bplfet.. S 'Ell\ St&t.lon, gr&WuU,. a.clc:nowled«6 the
fo llOW1.ng g'1fts dunng 14&y -B.ub1.!1t.. M'I!aI'IJ.
Lord Alfred Douglas, and 8. cert.ain: _Mrs
Huntley e..nd Patme.n, butter, Mrs stil.. , biaVllli.rs·Stuart.
Apparently; the .itaation C\lii:e. A'DiOn. ,.a.lad, MrI. '3.-nd Mn. BnlCfl; ftOW'"eJ'1l
i> suffioientiy bad to need what we must Un R'eI'bert, Mrs Hile, '!iUtf ~. 'WhItchurch;
Mr Hu.hes, gu.&1r'<l S W R. ~rr Md 11.. Phil.
oonf"". iB a very desperate remedy, for, ac" h11.ek MeESTe S&lmon, Ltd, £6, MISS Guy (box),
cording W the allegation••houted in m.n· Z. Bid • per M.... HOT·berb. £~, ~ort1mer 00I1ec·
;led accents at the Old ' Bailey, there IS bon, ner M1SS LudtA.In, £11 3s. 6d. The B W V
also WIsh l,o. thank lIL· F. Cha.m.oonJ for tbe geneI"
something very rotten in the State of Den. <IUS loa.n of the oornor &hop for their tJM fOf" the
'P;u;~
tbTee ye&M.
mark, and our leadera are nnifonnlY"oort'upt. No writer of extravaganza would~ per...
LOCAL PRIZE WINNER AT THE '!'RO~T
mlt, hunsell lOch wild dIghts as Mr. Billing

and hu; strangely-assorted
DeSS!! have indulged In.

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MORBID PSYCHOLOGY,

READING,

any 1'upeetable tllnon may obta.iD •
£101:0 any amount Without fuaa

NO AGENT6.

SALVATION

On Monday evenIng tl.n ln ter~t:ng pro~!'Iamme
wa~ a.rra.DaM by the C4~adel songstgl., under the
leaderabJP of Commandant. Hoy "Whlft:. the foU<nr3.D-g lteniS :wete r~ertd 1.1] sdcbtJQn to .e.veral
selectioJl!ll bv tlH.l Brlgltde Instrumental .020, )fr
M Iller vocal solo, Mr Kin:tb&rley" duet, Mn Miller
an1 M1SJ PoM<lnger two lusbrumtmt.&l aol08, M:~
Snh h. vocal roM, Mn WIlletts , two remt6tUn1$l
Ml6S Scot.t; vocal solo, 'Mr
Ra.mlett, Saripb.1n1'
rea.ding, 'MTIS. Scott )lr. Joackman ,rtos:ded, &Dd
a. vote of thanks 'Was tendered by Mr PetTIS

GASH, '

I..&qeat SeleCt.ions. Lowest. P.n.tlble PI.'fOI

OUR READING BLIND

WOMEN'S WEEK
As wlll <l, be &&en by aJ:I annOUDCeme.Jill:. 111 "111" ad
verl:.ienrg columDs, "Tomen's 'Week i. to b6 held )Il
Read1n-g shortly in aid of the Blu& Triangle FUDd~
the Ul;1.!ln purpos.e of WhlCb IS to r&15e a aufBaent
I>Ulll to a.rra.tlge for a. ReaqrDS' bu~ 1'0 J"r&~ 1<.1
the W.A A C. Such a.n I.ppea.l. mil eert&inIy meet
'W'l'tb the helt.T'~y lIl.I!Precla.hon It so thoroughly de.
5erVes when conti dera.t IOn 18 g'lvt!ll to the 'WOrk
illr-e membera of ~ galla.nt Corp8 .nd tlle d&ngen
the-y hue to f&ee for the b(!ll1efi~ of the oountry
to whlcb they belong

;,PPLY TO

Stood the Test for 73, YearS

be~oD

mg Bhnd Aid Society Such a. de&erving 1Jltttltutlo'O. 13 worthy of the beartlest auppmot, and It '15
hcpci the appe&l WI ll 1"8&Ul·t 10 a goodly sum being
h&l1ded o/l.t!r to. th6 bon. sec, MI' Hugh E Wa.l·
ford On Sunday the Reedlug Te-mpera.nc6 (Prize)
Band :WIll gl'V9 thelr 23rd &Di:ru&l concert ll1 Pal·

SUTTON &

LISTS OF
'CASH ADVANOE P RICE
AND GARDEN

knIghthood hie

m-er Park in Ala of the Socitlty.

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Th-mcrrow (Saturdz.y) & eoHectlOD 11 to be taken
~n thoe town on behalf of the funds ot the Rend·

J~A.mNG."

BY APPOINTMENT TO KING C'MtlG'It

R E.A DIN

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a "ery tntere.&img addreM, .'Ppe&re4, In
the B-rtbda.y hon()W'3 li&t, on M<Ond-ay, arnonr thoee
nnd

upon I whom the honour of

TZLEl'BON,t!: Nos. ,5 and 78.

MOVING ZRPPELINS
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AN ODDF'ELLOW KNIGHTED.
Lleut...co2 A H Woanell, J.P, <& Put Grand
Mute.r of the Independoo.t Order of OddfeUcwws,
YU, 'Who reoe.nl1v '\"lIlt«! Reading a.t tbe I tlnta..
tJon of t.bb local bistt'lCt Oomm,tt:,ee 'Of Oddfflllows

conferred.

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APPLICATION.

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CONTRA.OTORa.

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F~LAND.!!

MILITARY

BOWDED SWRBS:

3. 0 p.m., Lyceum for Child«n.

TBlephone 172. .

TEETHIII

1'erms Mod.erate.

SPIIII'J!>

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BU,EWERY.

VAL AND

THE FINES-T SHOOTING RANGE
10 lb. South of Eo~land.

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Character.

J UN E • T H , 19 18 •
ME IIOWARD MUNDY.
el vices a.t 11 30 Q..m n.nd G 45 "p.m..

HANDS AN D, FIGURES.

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WIN!!:

Bl/MI'1MIIS,

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150/- Post free everywhere.

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'Present wea.t.her crs moot tdeal for. a. .tea.mer
trip on the n'C"er ~, a.nd thoee hanng the
oppe.rbunity of &0 ~mg would 'take 4d:vamta.g& ot
tbe ~lendld ser"VI08 '()f tbe-OxfOTd &.nd Kingston
ekamers plYlJl!{ between Oxfor<l a.nd I KiDptcm,
calling a.t Rea.dmg daily. particul.a.rs of whieh will
be found m our a.d'iertullng o:lll1lIl'D8,

THA 1(ErP' H.dLL, BL.dGtl ~ VE STIIBtn:

DARK.

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~lath'e1'y P'U't'& whea.~

Tax.

RIVER TRIPS.

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Admission as

NO OHELDlIJ!:N, NO DOGS.
ThEil Small HO~mgI and Alk>imenu; Comrn1tue
of the Corpora.t.lOn ha.ve d~ th3.t no children
00 p~ rm ltt.ed 0.11 a~y of the a.llct~nt& 'Under the
0("11.1-'0.-:-11'5 control u:nles aceom~o.nied by &11 adultl
l)nd that dogs be e.xclU<led therefra:w...
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BREAI) FOR ROLY COMMUNION
Wrltmg' lU the. Oxford Dl ~e6&n MagazlD.e faT'
June, the Biroop of Ox,ford SIlj"S .. , I think the
oro1'Ila.TI' "i)read bas beoOm~ alm06t mtolerable for
Holy Communion. I t C&ll ibudly be c.a.Ued
• wh~aten.' '/ Be thM'~fore repea.ts a. notl'te· WI th
regat'd to the JJ.OetlceS for the prodUC~~l1 of a

Offici.1 Fdm: .. AMER1CA IS HERE."
PATHE'S ANIAtArtO ·OAZeTTE.

2/-~

,UND IAY,

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of Russmn life.

.. BAcK OF THE MAN."

UNITARIAN FREE OHUROH.
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During t he p r~nt ln1lur of VlSLtOXSIto our nelg-4.
bOurbo:d, 9peoe;a.l1y, 13 one a.wa.re of the t.W'O

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LIEUT. LA.NCE. M~RTIN.
. LUlUteu&nf: J. Laucelot Mu.rbn (the Coroner lor
Rendmg), who h.u been on forelgn serVice for two &nd
a bali yEW'll, is now servulg with the Sta.ft of tho
Speclal Intelligenba (Eadem Med,iterranOl.D).

IN EXILE"
YO'tJD~.

, Fea.turin g ClJ ;Kunba.ll

TiAet. fOl'i Reeern4

and Caversham
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A play of remukable

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WOMEN'S ADULT SCHOOL
A very wcoessful rumm,,Â¥.e ale was held on
-May 22oc~ connection Wlth the above Sc:hool
The pr
:were tPveu to tlre RoyaJ. Berks HosPltl'l. Fund,

011 Thnl'Sd&y Next, iIJlne, 13t/,1\

3 p.m. ;" Ihe COLLEGE HALL.

TIME

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rll'OWlllIlIg" cues, n.nd t.b.rough tbe f~t th.:l..t '[ l:.a.d
on preVloWi OCC8.!IOM a:::ted In &. 5l,mi l al ca.pa.cHiY
I was In both 1Jut.a.n~ eltd-ed foreman, 'l'.b ~
fad tbat I ha.ve lived n('>&r th~ Tha.mu neady aU
my life and have been COllOtarttl~ l\UOClated ""0.
river sports mokes nie conoidel- t.hat lib. publi!iatl<Jn of tbus letteT "Wou ld be-most opP?riune at. ~hl'
S08:son of the 1'e.aT, as lt. 18 appa:rent that the pull!I'
should be. per!oolcally warned as to danger a. ""Illnr
out of the slightest 4CCldeut. or act of rooh.shne'.
the Jury

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TWG,plaYS'j bOtb of a vcr; sell:.atl(>llal 11 Lt \ll ' :1.1 t"l
be p-rcft611t qd at the Uo, 1\1 County IJlen t r t II I

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111gh~h" nsx \t"eek, f u.ch c:\ e hHI~, ~X L u ,'t I , 1 I I ,
I. A IPerfect rDay" ~III he th., nttTlII lIO n \ II ' 0) II

Frld,ILY eVClll!tg" A 1'oolm Paru{llelJ " b 10 oJl.'<: \q \ h.
bo&rds.
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VIi'IT OF ~!AllTTN H IUl""Y
The VISIt. of Mlrtln l{11\6) :J.mI I: ~'l l 111\ t" jl!t
ReadlDg Connty TkH,:\tre fot tho tilst th r. c ti n' sf ,
"Weck m~t WIth a g"l e:.Lt !!.tlccese, Tllf'l "'lOu"e ' 011' II :

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wlth IIl.Jlt Ilt,lmtlOll the h lgh-t 11I :i~ lIll\!l!£'l III \\ II I
the perfOlm~l"3 IIc'lHlttod IhOIr 1 (:~~lJd\\ o ptll ~ , 1)
In " .A. CliPLlettlJ }fakel 's Rom 1111n on MOll d,,· 11 I
'ful!:l!Ida.y,fl.lld "UOlU;n nary" OIl '\Vell ll lJ ~ d l " Ulh,l ( II
Il.ud ~vonlHgl showlIIg t"bcu llCIHty 1!1)P~ tlLlU Il OIl 1 v
repeate~ LLtlP~u.118e 011 the fn)' 01 tit\; I:Ult,w
1(oudll..l ev-e"lUg~thell) Vf.tle clIe s for' u. sp(:<l~ h
II'
not uutil Mu,ttm 1U'\'a,...~ hu,t1 at I:el\n l 10 th" I" II '" ~
WIU the ttU~lon e l1a.tlsfied.
'lhe OOHIP 111) II ' I I
I\IIS18ted tlllS,of uno IS Ilctor (Me.rtlH II u \ "Y) II ,I~ Iw hir ,
by MI55 N. d Stl Il, I.LHd Juch:d cd :iUl:h j!IH cJ l~ n 11/
luMr Itutlaul tLl'l"JUr,t.on, MI Fl et! l ' l OVI!, 11 '
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CoolCe BClesfgld, iMl Alfr~d Ibher!loll, M! l' r?~
Robel't!ion, ?II .1fred Fisher, j\h L~9 CIf..'ISllUI,
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