Reading Observer 06-1918

to draw. W. ' .hlill ~.lo
to fin.U with Lionel j"lu1SoIl ..

best

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n~t ~peot the~ ,to

IS YOpR
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<10 our ,task lor -a.: It il' not the new star"ill us the ws~ i i.t wo uld be smatf
. if ,if "e , lailed. -" '! The fau-lt;
.tS~'\.",""i.~.i1dt" in . ou~ stars, but in ,our'we are on'Qerlir1gl." ·· The ' will·

BLO,CKiINC

THE PATH

of" tire ~ anc~ent world realised -that llie
n~ Jl9t ! depres!o" ~'5; 1

stars

mia..ht .indeed In-

VICtgRY?

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Th. con.i~tion ,~tana. on record
i'D a fr~ent in the Greek anthology, 'fiilely
by OQr own 'Laureate. It Mortal
though I be, yea' ephemeral; if bnt for ..
!nomen I gaze into night's starry dom'ain
of ,he~ &n
fongeron e,.rth I .tand; I
'touch \the Cre.tor, and my liveI, spirit
s pire

tra.DS]a.n··

College. Reading. _
DE ,P I\ IU~IE~I T OF MUSIC.

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IS Y0UR COPPER hm"ilrur pert,of the
, tho~~ands of tons of
eve'rY
, ': da,.ui- necness boilmg of
I which means

,d!"~ket immortalit,. ' ..

At, 8 p.m.

NO~t:S ~ND.COMMENTS

in tb. COLLEGE H ALL.

Sea.tll (numbf!lres\), price 1/3,
College Office, or hy poat
R cgistr.l.1".

FOR

French Red CroM, Reading COl;Jlmit~. . ~~!:.:

tU4.f ~ ~aut t 6lfr: fr!,Deis H . Wright, H Qn','.r
U1l1Verslty Dolle-ge.
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AI'Ml[$IO:~ FREE without Ticket.
p:m. The Concert will end

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OTHER HALF ?"

a.bout 4:.4·5 p.m.

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HaILA.~5iH I PS & EXHIBITIONS

CHAPLIN

1Jt,;;;f?-,

Film: . .. A Day oli • Mine Sweeper, ','

DAh·..

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and

,in

IA Collection

frOp:l

IN ,MUSIC._

DMISSION" FREI!(. .
be midfl jn aid of the

EX:",,!D.tio", for & bol.",bip.
E:~~~~~~~i
at the COllege on 'I

.,.C -ANIMAreb

qAZETTE:

A~:!~:::~:
a8 usual. 3d., 6.1. an4 i s.
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( Reserved). ~/·, includlnr Tax.

Eutries must be 5ent

par.cul.,. and Entry FOnDA may be
the Regiat.l'n.r ~

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UNITED

EETING

tp 111~ t!~d •

for .PRAYE~

to] ALMIGHTY -GOD.
Vhlcb will b. held ' -'

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IN

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7.'. ,m.

tHE LORD BISHOP of the 'DIOCESE
ADd LOCAL CLERGY ,.nd MINISTERS

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Furniture at

to PQrchase
,

wil,i take part., ,

HIS WORSHIP THE MAY_OR will pr••ide.
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extraordin arily moderate . p~llces , as there IS
of all kinds
every possibility of
very long.
reaching prohibitive prices

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AUGUST 'BANK HOLIDAY, at WARRENNES

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WOOD, MORTIMEft, :

Ptoceeds for ",",A..D. Hospital ~n4 M~teria18 for Wa.r
Work. Varied programme with D;l&uy-~tract\oD s.
See la. ter au nouncemen t

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L ONDO N R OAD .

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Subject of Address:

t,

1,918.

Compe,tition."

CoLLECTION.

freedouJ.

, TH8 NEIP' B.4f,~, BL .!6R.! YB STli81<T.
UNDAY, ;r 'uN E I ,ST '!, , 1 _91S.
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Speaker ' MISS COP..DELIA ADDISON.
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Servlce~ at 11. 3D a .m. a.ud 6.45 p .m.
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3. 0 p.tU.. . Lyd.llw for ·Children.
CoUection. '
All Seat! FreE!'

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your ~election,
Is the very place to
An early u'IspectlOn invite~.

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I MERCHA;N1'S,

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PONDlID

R,A.IT'l~'Y

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BY Al'POINT1dENT T<) KU{G C IlOjtGIl Yi "

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y,our B oys with
Flannels. I n('ler'wf~ar, : Boots, etc., for
the Summer

Don't Miss this

AND GARDEN post fret! on applIcation.

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,inspection, and
inspect the ' values

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Co~plete

. ~ACKSONS'

School &: .

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Ifelepbone No. 249.

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READING, SA1'UIIDA. y, JUNE 15, 1918.
NEW SrAR.

war. the em&rgenoe of a. new .tar -could not
regarded ' with indifference. As~o1Â¥jl!oen
Â¥1rned to It wfth the delight of the p"1ll"<>

be
.

. bien-tid, the man -in the . street· ' was in·
. t~re!lted, .• nd here and there,' it il said, !lervpns folk leared the en~ 01 the -world-", not
~a.rin.g, apparently, ' 'Eme11lQ4 confi~
that ..,~ shOUld get on .ery well ,w ithout if..

It ~eefI'!'i only theeonjunctioD '01 t he '!lew
star "nd the Gr~at Wo.r to.r •• ivo aotrology.
E. .,in the sober page. of -the "Z:lmt4"ihv."
sllgSriM, a little, 6h"",elacedly, after tho_
ilwl~.r 01 the moderns, iliat we ,might fi'ld
a portent in the new appearance. Tho beh.i
dies h~d. If religion hal
', look '
.Iernly on the' 6upeutitl@, it b·a. , ~nbent
at tim.s. Sir.r Thom~s B~ow';e tho_light .. n
aceommodatioJ;l was pOlUl ible. . 1' Wa n~~ '
not labour with. so may arguments to con,

-lU.r::to

fute judicial .,..trology/' he ' wrote, ~. for 'if
there b,, 'e truth therein it doth no t· inj~re
If to be born nndef M-ercllry- di •.
po.e~ us -to M witty, I1Jlder iupiier . r~ ' ~:
wealthy,1 I dD ~t <>W~ ,Â¥.t!ee unto ~es~i
untq ,that m~rcilul 'HaD<! , ....hich , h ath;'

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8apphire awl ~
frOID

fao.

ordered my Indillerent and , unce.. toirt,
;'atiflty unto ,uf h 'beneficent a.~ts. ,,- fqr
a t- tUne St. Aug ustine - lent "-' .n ear " to -the.
star-gaun , but the haNi] ooI.nnon · "ense of
3p anoient physician helpOd to- r. -claim
hilU,< .. For if -..)1.n a , lI;.n'- ~1 - liaph~."'1<1
co".o1to • the »Ook~ of "oDie _ poet -wh~
-thought of and lntonded, <leST ""other,
~&tur, h'V&rS~1 . sho uld fall \out ~ondro"O s"-.
a~r.e.bl. ~ th. Jlresen~ - ;~h.ine,!i, ,it were
not then to hi> wondered at; 84ith he, if 'out
, 01 -the ·'''ul'o/ 'nian, by -.oni. IifglfeFiJ\sfi~ct
k;now;iDg D~_thi:ng wh~t 'i ~ r ~oitt~~hlA' it'~lf:
lome .? a1Js~er - shoqJd J,e ,glven :_wrucA~mbNt

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. thio"'!iny-goo(J enfui!jig; .liliiuihavf
. the '~~ln~·. - .anq. ; (¢.t.rQ~ ot
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:I)'eading 0ha:mb~ or C-ommerce did T ell to d~8the Wh itley Re!)Ot't a.t tb air · me~ ting e ll
Tuesda.y ren ing, a.nd .....-e wo\dd, a.o:h;se OUT readers
in.terb!~~ in t he. suhjecr.,~ 8.cqu ltin t themfleh'&
with bbe t-M11\lI Gf t.be Rf'!"P(lrt . if t.ne y ha.t-e not.
a.lr~atly
on ~ ~ ,
Tndu,.;tria,l pT'Oh tem~ wm loom
'VeTy la.f . in the ntar f uture, a.nd are bound to
make th~lves f~ l t in .. town like Reading,
v;hioh ifl t a.p!dly becoming a. manufact,uring u ntre.
" roe ue rer! milcb d1&pOMd .to a.gr~ with th.ot!.e.
memberrq of t.be C.bam'ber wbo e;x!"re6Sed the
op imon ~lLt if the Report iA to "be &1re-el.i..e its pro'vj"';Otl!
have to b 6JOlUEI oompuIsory_ ~nd not
m~eoly ~l·miai'fe. Le.gillation of the pel'1miEEh' e
I.J'PfI ie ~ le.gi.lat'i on at all : it. m ea.ns gO-ll&'- j""Ou
plt"Ble. &
do u you likc, a ll .of ';:hich is me:r~l y
begging be ques+:ion.5 a t l :!:5u e
Bot.b employens
t.nd ~p ,ed wi ll need. looking ait.e r in the nea.r
fUt·U l'8 if
are to hold o ur oWn in th e in<lu:o-tJ:ial
r ac!!! befo~ \18, &lid' jt seems to us to be w&St in....
t ime to ~~uts proPblW if t.b""" are not ~ to b:

ma.de Ob1r a.tory on both

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SIZES

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Ch,(l!tFliers. etc.

Stores.

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Nfhslins

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LECTURE . 1lY'

Und!t ~qe aue.I?ic~·

the , ALlta.nO& Fi'a.neaJU,

Guerre. with b'ars ~' M. C .
was hfldd' ·of ·· the
Uni;reni.t y he-.fo.re

the ~ol1~jei H a.ll e n W,"'ne1ilay
~he

-\\lIe(.n , C.M.G.,
mi E"ed to '1>~de ..

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.LA~~t~t' i' :~~~~:~~kH~:

da.y lJ.t ,\Var.:rennel Wood, Mortimer .
At t he iUnit.a.rian Y·r ee· Church on Sunda., evena~q.r~

'1\ill be gi vc-n , enWtled "Competi-

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A num~ of ·&ble-bodied interned nliens.1 acous - 1 l!11,~~,,-e. >1
Ia.bour. a.re a.vailable for employment
on tbe 1& d under certajn condi~o nl. See a.DllOWlCfJi~
meot ou e front ~e" of this ilSue.
.
At the Reading Chamber of Comm.erce, M6, Fria.r,treet, Miaan . Nicholas will conduot .. 1Q1~ ()n ThUTSd !l:V aft.erdobn nan of freehold premisel in FriILr-.treet
a.nd. G re~rrian-ro&d, aud importa.u~ pro~y· at
tomed. to~"nU&l

IEVEN j" the midst 01.& world.e~ilyiil~ing

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T·he Bish..:p p lead'S fOT the mailltena:nee and d~
"el':rpmen t of '9i'h-at Jl6 hils · t he re ligious I< IlUpOSp hen " in; 6Chool& "Which h !l'Ve hi therto b~en a.s!;Cc :a·v.:d '\\"'i t·h t he · church . and e&p ~ ially fc.r t hOEe
I!chco l!. i n rut"al dJistric.b . It is a. f..trilcing com ·men·
ta.ry cn t.he cha:n.ge that h as taken pla. -::& in eccle·
l5 iastiea.l ei'l'clu during t he la6-t quarter of a. ee nt ury t·h.a.L we ahOuld flnd the Bisllop of Orlord

ing an
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RICE LISTS OF, SEEDS FOR '-'rm: ' F~\JiM

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OJl~Cllrtunity.
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. Our Stock is now replete. We
s ail be glad if you will call
in our vario,us

SUTTON & SONS.

THE _ Kl iN G"S -SEJl:DSlloHCN.
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"$!UIONOS. READING."

TEUPHOm; N o~.

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STATION, ' RE.lDING.

LISTS

PRICE

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, ,' water ~ith IRiDSO. Rin8e an~ ba~g to

THE WHITLEY REPORT. -

READING

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Rinso
in cold
the m orni"i' "

" A littl1 h"i ld sh a ll lead: t,h em." I n t J; i8 cu.e it is
t:he..uh 1 ohi ldll"6u ....no aTe d!':tV1ing Al'Iglie4n
di.ooo~s
06eT' t<t p!,«: Church Coundla.

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THE ' BREWERY,

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cold watlor

elLo &lld IYTee C burchBlr.
T !le B iabcp's pl"Opos.al
looks !~e'th ing l rte t htl fu·lfilm en+. of prophecy-

BREWERS,! WINE A. f:ro : 'snRU

READI

. hard pressed

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!d'V~at;ng

READING; S:PIRITUAL MIS,S ION.
111<1""" 1

E,·:-hGols !Since t hey fi rs t cllJDe unde.T State cont.rol,
'hax+ read .'W~ t·h UlO re t han passing intens t.
I iln JYC b:l..nt proncuncement which the B ishop of
Oxtord n.dc la.st 'WeclI: ill lili; triennial charge a.t
': ~'ng: 'The f.a.cl. t ba.·t, 'he doevoted. h i:o- entir.e ad ·
d :'es:; . LO / .h e ql.~Won of rel igioul; educa tio n as i t,
affe.~ h; Et.hod.s and trai n ing co lleges. indicates t he
jmportJL~c.e wi th which tihe Chur·ch of Engla.nd re1 9..1'OS t.he flll.HI·e wr,r king o fi the n~w education
m e ~ure."; now heforll P arliament. Tbe most, I;j;g niIk ant pa.rt of the BiEhop's utte.rance6 is t hat in
~h:ch be ur.;td. the cle·rgy a.nd Ia-ity ·t o joi n hands
~- ilh t"ne Non~nfot"ml>ta in their efforts ta O'bta.in
la.fger p O"l'l"e1"3 wit..h regard, to r e li gicu& teachi ng ' i n
wha·l. hs.'·e ll it!heroo been known as the .. unpro:
"Wed E()bco~.' ·

NoneClDfcrTIllsts in churchmen
th-:s ma.tter ,joinin,
lest tbe,.·
1056with
an
openly
h a.uds
oppor tunity of 'Pr6en Cing a. bold front t~ t he
Legidatura on the q Ue6tio n and thus 1O&e for ever
tb6 p ClSSib ilit4es ' of m&int&ining diGt indi't'"f!o r~­
i'l.igi OllS t.e..1.C.biug in d~n.omin3.l:.1onal schools o~er and
~bc. "'t"e . t~ll.t given in undenomi13a..t.ional &eboola.
Tb<'J ilCh6F,e formulated by t lle Bi. hop of Oxf01"d
m&k~ <m;bremely intel'm.mg a.nd "1JggMti"'~ l'~&d ·
;n.¥. ·a nd lit is n ot tr.>o mucb t.o say ~ha t, it .ma.rh
t h e 6nt. rlethrite npprCX"hme.nt between the Aug-h-

Cbara.cter..

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Pr: ne~4 r~lic~, H~!Dr~' Ill. T<.w!ir, Windr:or Castle.

ALL SELU F nI!:E.

Reli~io D.

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Sub!qip~~C~s rna.)' be fO!"l't'udcd. d;reet. to H R.H.

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By kind permielion of t;ir E. Mowbra.y, B Art.

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B,erks
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, 'H~lp 'fo pr vent
wa ste by \ , w!lsh~r. d avoid the use of
you' save n\:oney aodo time too.

a.Dd Queen ha.\-e hot·a i ubsoribOO. toFund ! which B .R .n. Pt'inc~ Alke i,

RELIGIOUS TEACHING IN SCHOOLS. . Eve.iy \Muoation alst, "'I'I'~ho h.4 foUoJC"ed. the r.elig:ou& .e~;t ro~1'Sy ... ·hj.t:h baa r'&g'M 1'ound our

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E ' TOWN ; HA'LL,

Jo •• o;"h,~.

"I'r ards. '

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to-' deal' ;th vital Iwar traf-flc ?

SAILORS «< SOLDIERS. -

p~o"ide a. ~ome for 'f?~ ly d~bled .sailors
-and' sold rs , an appeal fot' wh',c b a ppears 1ll OU1'
cO~llmn..... Th@T e ill '" ve-r, ~orus l i~t .,f pat.ie.nta
tl~;n.g rMtment in 8Uch H emes, a nd it ill 'hoped
that t h.... n-eceasu;v fU!1ds ,,:ill be forLb comjng
'It"'il b.,)ut 4~lll.y. ~ Maj t tlit·y .b M llient ' ;a- r.b~ ~f!I f~r
£100 .n:nq th~ QU&e-n h.u gwen £&0. ThE! l~t of
d o r.eJ"ioDIS ~ i ..ed e.:, far a;nouuls to ovef' £l ,200.

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Citizen. of

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The

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EUROREA-N , WAR

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DI~ABLED

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Gon.ni ,09·Tbames.

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TENpERs ' FOB OOAL.
The Bo. rd of the Royal Berkshire Uoepit.J in.,.ite
~D dere
the supply of ~ee adn.

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Reading's contribution to the W:~r BondI! for the
",.~ en.q<:d June- 8t.h
:£Zl,235, b.ri.nt·iDg the
t"ot.al up
£8Sl,450' j
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PROPERTY

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Crown- s tr~t,

Readiug.

READING A.THLETIC'- OLUB:

T.he "I':',i ning ticket for t he ' Va,r Savings' Certi-

t\caJ.e,
lOlB.

I en _by the Reading' AthIot.ic Club, ,;" No,
_ hoW<er -of sa.mE! ~h"O'll ld. 'apply .to the

Hon. Eec, "Mr J. E . Beesley, .. Marathon" Lorn&
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s.u'E:s, , ,

, MP~RTA~T AUCTION
Some e ceUoot .farming d ock . fUrnitu r e. T&luablt!
f~l'ml, ho • gs, relid. nttal ahd MOl) propcniel are ttl
be .ofl'e l'tl~ for sale durin,&,... t~8 ~o.d uext month 7 ,by
MeSIrA . Stmmoue &, SODI, of Re.diug aud Heul~y.
See advts.

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YOUTH DROW~D IN THE KEN'NBT. '
_ A. ,,.0U:~ n&!tleci Victor Montague, a.gcd 11. was bath.
lUg :iir'th~ l lCfUlnettoQ. Wednesday e'Vening.,.,heD. he
.een Ito ap down and. rise to the ' 8uriltOe. He
a.gain and tbe body h.&d not been recovered up to
tilIl:: of writiug.
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UNITl>D MEETING FOlt P1!.AYER.
B.v. an I announcement elie,w.n.e r e rthe citiseos 'of
iR:! a.dlng 6J '~ in,:ited to at.t.: nd·,oa. ul1itl!;;:d ~ . for

·pr.yer, 'l\"JllCh ,I. to 'be held on th~ T<iwn Ball oil
W,qlnoodJlO' ...... ing Dnt.., 'I'll. 'Lor,d BiId>op of 'tbe
Dlooeee _and!" local. <:lergy a.nd mi.:Odstet1J Will kke

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- -SELLING TO GERMAN PRIBO:mR8.
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For 'trading with .Gennaln priMluera of rn.r at

at ~ .. mley. G60rgo B.u;~to n ~· of Rof!tding, ......

8e-Q-

ton<od 1>1 ' the B •• mp toke lll~ial;rateo to ~ ,
nl-o~tb.' . -ha,ni La'bout". He . tn.d freque.:a:t1y Bold
t~bMco. iIQ'CIaot tablet.;

proftt.

MISI o ther ..nick:. at
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65. Great Knollys S tre9t,
Bret pric.es given fdr Li .... e a.nd Dea<i

awa.y on tho ShortT-'t Notlce,
, . Oi~ and Ca,rt, Grease
Cats'. Dogs' a nd <l;hicken Meat

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Telephone 191.
Telegra.ms-"
May. Detl.l~r ,

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FUN LAND ! -FUNLAND ! !
ST.'I MARY' S BUTTS,

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THE FINEST SHOOTlNGRANGE
10 th e South of England.

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MOVING ZE PPE LfNS

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BEdL AXD RU.\XIXG TARGETS
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SpeciallTra.ined AtteudfUlts.
Weekly Com petitions fOl' A dlrlt ~ and

YOUth3

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uu ~eL' 1j years of age.
Call and get fun pa.~ ti l: ul&rs as to shooting and
from th ~ Manager at Fuulaud,
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"TI~ " ,Ifol' Ac hing,
SOl'e, jl" i~~ed Feet.
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peiepiring feet, b u rning,' corns,
an d chilblains.

S~LE:. '

Meslrl. J_ Omer Coo~r and Son will offer for aa.le
~n Frida.Y lne~t, .t the Grea.t \V.esteru. Hotel. freehold
mve8tm.~f.' In Oaversbam and Rea-thDg. Aleo free·

hold bU!Ul:eu pre.mi8ea iu

LICENSED
PEA t:ND PO'rA
?on.es, Co.t Hf C.a.rts, etc. ,

m urr,

.. Ab' Boys.

T!Z Is the
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