Reading Observer 07-1918

A. H.

BULL's
The Store that always
leads in value.

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SUMMER

SALE

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FINAL PRICE
REDUCTIONS
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN
OPPORTUNITiES DURING LAST
WEEK OF OUR
SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE.

SMART SERVICEABLE

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A ~ tl16etll!l of the a.bc:rve .... as held

~t thtl
IItreetl on
and those
pr\~tmt · i.nc~d MeMr&' T Appe: (orga.nlalllg and
goner'" ~etl.f1 from tbe Lcondon office~, B W
K Sl.~ (cha",man ot .county 11>ecut.i••). H.
.Qeacon,. A W Buoknell. A. G Brown, E W~I!ion
J' God!"',.' J' bUb"",,,.. B 0 Bulow, E T
Oh~lDEiel-

Of Oom..rneroo Jl.ooo.l,

COSTUMES.
DRESSES.
BLOUSES, ,
SPORTS COATS.
RAIN COATS.
LADIES' HOSIERY.
GLOVES.
DAINTY LACES.
APRONS & OVERALLS
LADIES' BOOTS.

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UNDERWEAR.

RIBBONS.
TRIMMINGS.

MILLINERY.
Our entire Summer Stock of
Smartly Trimmed, Semi.trim.
med and Untrimmed HATS
have all been marked down to
astoundmgly LOW PRICES.

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See our Window Display
CALL TO·DA Y and look
round our Showrooms. there's
no need for you to buy unless
you wish to do so.
SPEOIAL OFFERS
Maestlc VELOURS. Dolly Varden
Sbape wltb dented crown. at
21 /9 each
BLACK VELOURS Wltl. SaIlor
Brim and Trench Crown. at
35/ 9 eacb
BOWLER SHAPE VELOURS
tn all leadtng colours. at 25/9
eacb

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H,,..,. J G Fend. J W Bowyer and W Chllllng
.. orib (hon -.)
AP~OINTIf~"I;' OF A FULL TnfE SECRETARY

LIon ef apoc;itatiD,g

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Hundreds, of dozens to select from
Lad,es Fabnc GLOVES In
Black Wbtte and Colours. at
1 lOt per pair
Lad,es' Fme K,d GLOVES. m
White. Tan and Grey. at
3 /1 1 t per patr and upwards
Ladles S.Jkette GLOVES In variOUs
colours. from 1 /11 i pcr pair.

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LADIES' HOSIERY BARGAINS
Lad,es COMBINATIONS In
Wh,te and Natural. at 2 /11!

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Lad,es Fancy Top VESTS at
1 /11 t and upwards
LADIES'
ART SILK ANKLE
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HOSE A Great Vanety and
Stock to select from. at 2/6t
per paIr and upwards

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ROYAL COUNTY THEATRE.
.. BELLA DoNNA'·
Arthur Gibbons a.lld Dudley
Slua.rt WIll present their compa ny In
Bella
DonnA, adapted from the nmel b.y ){obert Hit...
ehe lls by James Berna.rd. Fft4J.o.n
rho plot !IS &.
nr;r powerful one, a nd most of the ads are plaJcd
In Egy:pt18.n set.tlnrrr,s. of au elabc.rato nature
It
deals With the eVI machma.tlOns of n. 06QC1Cty n9
Hmturetss who have tallen III l<l\e With a. \\ullhy
Egyptl&ll, tnes to polSOn hor husband The P'd.1 t

Teu.lise the neood

for home produotlon The fa.nner ".88 l.,3'nored by
bot.h gr~a.t. 'PfortJes of the Sta.te Tho fn.rmf!T could
not oomplam now that he 'Wu 19"UOled by the
GO'ierament 6r the public But befar<e th6 wa.r
the p,ublir- were out fOT cb ean food and did not
C&TU$ {rom nOl' did thev see the
need for enlar~lng Our h o~ productl(tn
Be
would };ke 1.0 glV~ t.hern .. few fi~urc.!J to Iltustra.te
fhl " p :nnt In 1860 we had In UU 5 country four
nlllliona acre. under whf"1Lf, In 1914 we had le!0./5
t han tlft'O nu lhoD'F In 1860 'W'o produced thlrty
mil ton quart06r8 of wheat In 1914 less t.l}an el$:ht
mllllonc. On tho other hand the aua.nllty .of lin
porttd ('Orn 10 1860 was se,en mllhon qun.rten
In 1914 twent1 seTon m11hon6 The peroen t.8{f8 of
'hnm.e grcnm ... hea.t 1n 1860 wa.& 64 per cent 10
1914 It\dropped to 22 per cent The Rntl'"h public
dHI nob have brolJ:~t before th~ IIIUffic1f!ntly thn
need fer hom& productlon but '" hen t he w&r
.ta.rW,d a.DId " he n It was lm~lhle to brmg- over
the groa.t qU&ntlhfl1l of wheat. from o thCt' c.ounmos
then t h., publit' and t h(' Government turntd t..o the
fermer and ~bd hhn 10 lnerease the food pro.duction Nobodv could h a\"e rend llr Prot.hero',.
reo&Dt speecli Wlt.hOUt. earnmg to the conc1w!lon
th1l.t. the fMlper had n&en 10 t h e OCCM'lO n by glV
Iny an 'r.cre"sed outrout. I\nd hy wor)rlJlg lInder
ddlic ulh e.a The) would remember how Ule fArmer
"8& clLlIccl llpon to p)ou,h up pa..sture laoo
Afip.r
that was done h\S men ~ere taken from tb~ la.nd
the tl'H~n he needed for the mg~t.bf!nng of the
ha.nqt Why ha.d lb, fRrm .. r llot been able te
make hili VO'06 'heard Wlt.h er.eot? H v; as because
he la.cked comblna.tion Tha.t Villli: th e greAt lack
of 8C'ru~tlltul'fl In th'15 oo\lT1try---eOlnblnahon
It
""11.8 tnJe the.re wl':t'e before the .,;1\1' \I'IMOU!I n!lSOC11'I
t OM farm.era cJubl'l fa:nneTtl protection fiOC l"Llefl
and so forth but the y were mON!! or Icss loeal

tronble where. It..

MISS G WYNTER a . . . BELLA DONA

ot the lLdvcnturc5S kno wn

known arbst

Dlghtly

which ha'l now 'It:,0,W'n tnto ~'X Ist.enC6 far th eir
b e.lliftt It Iud 'MI&n 10 <exlrttnoe for t,p.n 'ftaTS,

t¥J' l'ep~f'Qb,.tion

tbe 8pe~ker emphas I mg' t~

fOf

nTnchcal fanners as metn

ber'S or t110 Hgmr' p f C01DmQnS
A dl.~O\~"ol\ (olloWM "" nil at the cI~e Mr Apps
W!!J cordl-.lly thanked for hiS addrcS3
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DYSPEPTICS GET RELIEF
OR l..\!ONEY BACK.
A

REMARKABLE

REMEDY

The oonte.r. t.lo."1 Uia.t over 90 per ce.nt of all
foiorn8.{"h tl'Oubl ..~ are either d lreotlj or mdtreclly
duo to aCIdity or food ferm enlahon eee1l1,."1 to be
amply ~~ by tho Untro r uly Inst ant rellcf
eXJP:&ren~ by aufFeren from Inch!!'u t lon and.
dYI:PPPil1.J. WhD ta.kc h4lf & teaspoonful of purtl
BLSUra.t.ea M~gn~io. In a hLt.l e ~~r llnm ~hatel y
after oaltng. Ma.nv dysp ptlC S hov.G\cr hale
tr l~ 10 QlIlpy blgkly nral~ remWles Without
obtanp ug rellef that tbov bave bcl::"Un to thmk
not ;ing ~ heJp them It 1& therefore a matter
of ple44Ant. surpnee to fhe!.e people t.o turn t.bat
everl bot1 le~ of B I.surated Mjlg'ge!ll& 18 8000m
pa n lid bt &- bindtni!' ruara.nt.eo' to return the
plll"ChJLL'e prICe if It flllit. to 8lve COH'lplet.e ultti
fa'JtJon- pl"OOf pOlutne of Our co",fideoce that
Bumra.ted MIlS'De818 , wh:ch 18 readIly obt.J.lnllhle
of Bh)' cheml8t and coria but. 35 (or & largo
hottle 11 t}too, most rnnar.i:able remedy ever known
fo r d y5pOpSla. lndlg6lton acIdIt.y fiat u lecoe and
lS~macll troubles generally
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SECOND VISIT OF SOIJ.~H AFRICANS
TO BRACKNELL.
On Thurtdlll J DIy 18th B1Dfi~ld Ho~ Brack
nell WM «geln V1~ted by Soqtb t\frlan wounded

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Hubert Balle.). as

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OOTd~d In July laat. yea..r once 1ll()re eIiendmg n
weloome to t.Dese brft.ve ......mors from Over ISCM
Tho meD- bel o~ to the l8t 2nd 3rd and 4th South
Mncll.ll Re,r1'nlent&
ACCOmpa.::lYlDg f..hft;lO 8Zllart
loo1u~ fello",. l were some wound@<! men of the
MlLOblDe Gun C~ the EAse.: Regi:ment. the
KlUg. Roya,l F"fie& and of the Bo) aL Ga.trIIlOQ

ArtHl61"1 and two sturdy Amencans A$ Mr
AoqUJt~ 1n h .. tout to South Africa (July 18th'
saK] .. The 8Ou~b A(l'Icaos bad played a. g lorlolls
p&rt. lQ the defence of OUr common hentage How
8. J)fllt SouUt AfTica. had played perha.ps
/Sollie of us 1" th ,. O<:'9ntn did not a<lequately
In SOuth West AfrIca A ~rntor:r "Of ovor
32()OOO sqUI, ... nnles W1t.h 8. population of 15 000

EllTc-p0a.D8 and over 80 000 na.tJves pa..ssed Into the
mlbt.a.ry cceu.pal1on of the Umon Oo\ernment
In tJhe coune ot tba.t oa.mpalg'n some 40 000 troops
ffOi!Q the Umon aDd Rhodula. took pa.rt
In
~Ypt Mie 8out.b. AfrlC~a.n troop6 played a. very
dlSt tn,a:Ullk-hed part. "1'Ind 1D France t.hey had
cJoLhfli(l tttem.elft::!!l with lrnpe~b-a.b le fallle Del
ville WOGd 'V"'Outd rema.Ul for them lUI it <:Dr1 for
BOrne of tl.5, flo u...oomll.t'lr Ln h lSi.OTy
In sll &orne
26 000 iC'8\een .nd men have taleen part tn lhue
~rat.l oQII in E,ypt. aDd Prance '

w,... com eyed

by
the

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boo yds

VOILE FLOUNCING
1- at 2 /6!
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pOD do: Ladtes' COLLARS. in
Muslm and Crepe de Cbene. from
6£d each
50 do:. Tulle and Net SCARVES.
I all to be cleared at 1 /3!. usual
'tlce 1/ll! and 2/lli.
20 aoz. Natnsook CAMISOLES,
I tnmmed Lac~ 1 /11!.
SIlk
dItto. [rom 3 /6.
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xtraordmary Value in LON6.
CLOTH EDGING and INSER.
TION. from 2!d per yard.
ALENCfENNES LACE and
INSERTION. from 6~d. per
I do:. yd•. to 2/61 par doz yds.

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BJ*'!tl l
mwre.t &ttGOhfid to t i}.6 ognoort« 1Jl1A.&nl UO h ll." t ho
ext.eu.he progt'[unmea eubmlt.t~ go, the retpoct l't' e
evarungs wvre lib unto thgse whICh haH~ b(:~
T£Ddered bcforO! our tr'OO'J>' In 1hg fighting :l.na In
FT~nc.e 4nd th aI' fQl'o tha p\Zbb g haa. a. Vfrry gcoll
Idea lm!p!l.rted to thom l~w merry Imd bflt;h r.
o 1" !!J~l.dlCI'S C1>.n btl ~Ton wh'On r es:tm8' o..~hllc lal.h(l
'" a.ke ot t hi'ilr haza.f'dOU4 00C\l9a.t~n
:Sy
m eTI y
a.nd b right
It 18 DOt. to be neceeMlrlly I nfc1"l'~
tha t tho progra.m.me winoh t he 26th DnlfJlor...1.1
EllteTt.a.lD'rr.cnt T roupe excels 15 all rolht'kwg fUll
ot t h o t ckhng n.ud nuMh pTo,;ol Ing d compt.l("ll
alt.h.ough th-et'o was n.n abuDda.nt Sll'pp ly of thlll
m aV'_n ul of a blgh dasa order but thore 'W'eTO
If1'fLV O .ft3 well M ga.y cOnt"lbut loll! 6e1lt.lment.e ~
p l es.!ed m tuner II I me lc If of t:he plam n e kl.l1d
wbleh must ha.\e brow,!ht home \;ld,/lS of hom e and
b " aut, t.o ma.rlY a 001<:11<.-. ~ e';e and lIC!l..rt M he
h st;ened to tJh em \Vh 1& &lll\.tohmg a re6p11.0 fll)1Il
t.hn firing ltne 'Vl t hou L parhcula.rll;! n,&, am ef th e
It OIm we may be pea-! nt.tOO to con~rotul at.o tho
Tr Up-3 on th~ exc"llent chn.rnd r of Ito!! ~pcdelrc
and th e perfollne N o n t he ab htv a.nd cnthl iiUlS"l'
l~lC Y mantfe5~ed m
t h Clr several t.ur ns
Th o:!
open1og ('h orllEC~ concer...ed pleoDe05 tn ~ d l1"ts
skotch ..'! a.nd f eMl"S were one :tnd all well r6llo(lc rn1
and gave e . . l.uent pJr.asure to t ho :(\.1.!du~nOQ Serg t
Fowler scoted great Slror~S m hIS sc l6C t.lon~ Ptc
Pells was cxcNXhug ly cle\Cl m spectahb danr:~
~ 11110 nobhmg but rr.al~ oan M eocon1A!d to Corpl
Andoerson 1..00 COl nl S E Clnld1\ Lee Co -p I 1 ~
Tt ~ett Pte M N<' .... t on Pte S ndop Ptc H
H } ntn."W a.nd Pte I D G lo(.:g'or} fOl th eir \' c('al
err aot..6 It IS to be h-oped t he Dn siona l Medical
O"mfo"h Fund \\:111 fiuh ~ anhallv benefit /1..'< tJhe re
suit of the c1e\ er e~terl .. mm&nt.s of tho PlerroU:!
who ",e tru<. t, Illa\ find an oP'JX>Ttumt.y toO come
nlongst U R aga m for afl,er thro ","fir '\\0 ~r.all want
a 101 or chccrll1 (!' un by fTlenrl$ 1 ke the Plerrc ts
",h') kn ryw t.heu t'US ln09$ thorough ly
8p~ 1 ,I me n tion Itlllst al~o be 11\:I<1c of th o splcn
did orchc ~h a .... h ch A ~omp.1.n1 ed lhe ~rformers
The bOO'k l:1 g:<; were r1 b ly c fl., rTled out b, Messrs
BaMles and ...\"\ 18 of iDuke street

MINER'S ~OIS0NED KNEE.
ZW BUK RESTORES USE OF LIMn

exempt.lon

E .J DeR.ne 46 10, 2 h-ouse l'Cpallet' etc -St:r.
m 01lLhs wlt.h le:\\f'
} RU6brld.pe 33 111 2 plumber a.nd bmlder
ot.:c wa.s g ran"'k>d SIX monll !l '\.\I t.h loo.,e and A. V
Cox 35 m 2 pht n beT .e(
m the en!ploy of Mr
Rm~br l dR'e was gn en unitl &ptcmber lat filial
P R ~S erlVener 45 )l1 2 professor of mUSl C Sn: m on\hi'i wlth lea.vc:
E B 'W11 !shlle. 27 $, 2 com!ll€ rclal tra\'-elle"
Septomber 1st (inlll
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F W Cha..mp 45 m
2 plum ber etc - SII:
montho; wluh lp!\ve
E We LtE n 45 m, 2 ltec nce holcel' -Coro-dlhon."ll
e:r:e n~ p Ion
o ABeD, 50 Dl 1, prm tn -SlX :month'! '?lth

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A.rmr ~t lhfl outbreak of t.he War
a.nd .... Iulst In Ca. lip &t Aldenhot In December
1914 I sl loped (l.n n. ~uck board 10ft ctmg a. nast y
<:A.t, throe Ir.chcs long on mv left knee At t.hc
end of a. fO l tm 2'ht tho "ound had become 1>0 m

6a.med a.nd p amful that I "as sent !Uto hocplt.a l
The.re was Ill. cons tant discharge or pus flom
the kn'f!C and It wa ~ feared that U 0 honc hnd
be en da.maged I could Dot ,V<llk " thout. ~ 6tJcl
I was In h osptt!l.1 t hree me nths and "as t.ben
plaN'd on h g ht dulles
But the r.hsch3.rrre aid
<,Wellin g l'e1urnoo (!.nd fin.a l1 y a Mw.l cal Boan:i di Soha.rgoo me from the Army <l8 suffering from

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Then I r el.urned nome nr.(1 tried a h .... h t ]()b l'l t
Bedhng lon COl l10ry bu t was compelle- l to gn'e It
U.D In two mon ths
M) kn ee .,.;a,s as hl'ld n s f;lver
sv. c He n and <h w h <t.rgl ll'!!' and I could gel. bLot II t tlo
sleep ano l r est from the pam
~ .doctor ~ trent
'Int;'l)t d Id me no g'Ocd M d J 'Was In a bad st ate
when I t TI M It b nx of Zam 'Ruk
• Tho fi rst; box of Z a.nl B Ik caused t.he ~welhn g
lo go d()'\l; n and took Il.wav lhe pam and m ffa mmll
hon bosldu dnVilng c u t A. lot of bad ll.n t.ter
from tI,le 'Wound
D plig-htoo" Ith theso t'C;!!ult..<;
:l.ft.cr 80 n\a.ny other lremed,~ bad faIled I co:.
tlnued t<ho Znm lluk tirealrue nt a.nd after a while

the d1SChal'n'o completely stopped and dry sc.,hs

fonned which eventually oama oft' Mv kn~ re
g&lned tt6 n ormn.1 SIU a.nd m a. Rhort; t.i ne I WItS
back nt m y lob do", n bha 'P t, where I have ....."orked
\\Ithou t a. brea.lc ever ~!ln"'e There ls no swellI ng
whate ve r pain ne1;Ct: troubles me nnd I h'3."\e "1 0
dooht at :lll thnt Zal1ll Buk has per1llancntl~ curEd

my knp..c '

Zam Ruk I~ J ust tbe thmg f.crr Cu t s Bnll <:€ ~
BUrn3 and Scr.'d G ",hlCh are doalry oocurre ty.;es II
Povef) hom" Zan! Buk l ends n"ln, pr(>'~n ts fest.£' r
lnq' and hlood POlS-,ll 'a nd h ea ls QlllCkl:y In the
a 50 of "'kill eruptions nnd dl<: eilses 1 ke Eezerr..a
Ule rs Rmgworm, e tc Zam Buk curcs from thc
r "o t
up
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LABOUR PARTY I DIFFERENCES AT
RE~DING.

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H G Ro. nSQIl 46

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2 ha.lIdt"eSSeT etc -SIX

reonthlS With loa.ve
F C Sutnnler 44 m 2 foreman Enrolled on
W Rr ," o r\:: -Cond honl\l C1:emptlOn
G E F
47 m 2, empl o~ ed &t. a.n fllrcra.n
m

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2 watCh repa.lIer et.c

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labotLTe" -SIX months W1th

St.Bcey 46 m
2 sh ol)wa.lker --SIX months
l ...avf' 00 aooount of vilre S healt h
lit J W e-bb 47 m
2 h ('en sOO vlch~a1teT and
propnet.o.. of the Brttish C ast ng Co -81);: monLbs
·...n t h lel'\.ve
W G R.eyon old"l 46 m 2 dental mecha.nic S x monlhs Wi t h leave

GRANDDAUGHTER FOR EARL AND

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COUNTESS READING.
Vlsoountca Erlelgh h as CI,;en bIrth to a
Her husband Ca.pt Viscount E:rle Lgh
&on of the E ar l and Countess of Readmg 19 now
In ' France
and recently receIved tho Mlhtary
Cro&S Lord &nd La.dy Erletgh ali'CA<ly have a sou
t'Wo yea.n old He.r ladyshIp IS a. doall~hter of the
RIght. HOD Sir Alfred Mond, Ear L 111 P
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OP£RATION

AVpIDED.
Our Portrait
Is .1 Mr.

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E. OIWAN.

'Who wrll ••

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TO Tit£:

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Rl!.J..rnYG OD5:KR'I: E'R

Sir -In conn.oc t.I('{(} .....' t.h t.he lX>S t.lon clea.ted at.
J{ a.l"lsmg ou t. of the d <:ISlon of too R.ea.d ...
II><,: L a b~ur P a rt) to CQntest t he Boroll:;h at the
n~xt ~neral Electton ~ d certn l t adVIsable In 'Ie v
nf t ht} l?ro nnncncc g l\ ('n to tbls mRlt-e r In the
'o,;af l;Pres:s trom .one I)1de that. In the lIltcrcsls of
t he pubhc at Re admg a.nd the lcc:!.l I a hour Pal t)
the ncLual posthOll shol\.ld be st:ltoo
Up to
!lOW I ha.ve tdralned fr om !':;ay mg a.lly l'hHl1; but
wbon I res It. st ah:xl that there 15 a splt t l!l tbe
LQ.b~ur ParLy Il.t Reaihng I feci It my duty to say
r igh t. lway that thiS IS not. tru(l So f'nr as I can
ga,ther tllero I R no doubt R.<; to t.bf'o m Sln uo.bon::.
aed mdeed t.he doetennma.tlOn of the Labour
P l\rtv to TlI:n a. LabOltI' candId.ate at. the n e xt
Elechon who WIll bo pled~oo to support the poltey
and f1I'ogramme of r ecomn ntcilOn us decldro upon
a ... Ule rece nL La:bour Parc.y oon ferenco
' Yha L
dilfcre nee has I'I.Tl<'en locally II!> dlSFat l!ia.chon by
ODe of the I\ffiha t ecl bQdloo ' IZ
the N!lllOllal
SOClIlI sf, Pa.r J
W h(lD t h e Labour Port v d ec ided
10 con test t he seat. t hev In\ Ik d nomln'l\.t.IOT: S from
the affilll\tt'd bodlcs -a nd thr ~e nnnlffi were fOTt"
ccmwg At a. propeorly con \€ ned oonfere.noo caJled
for tbe seleci lc n each of the ca.ndldates was per
mlt.ted 10 address the m ~etlDg £01 h alf an hour
wlllcb of course l11ehld-Cd I11I"s110ns So f ar as I
\\.a:e c01lcerned, I ,\\:lS p l cnaroo as a. democrat to.
a.ooept. tho r e3111t v;hat,e'et 11 was In Lhe first.
COlL1lt my frIend t:ounc tllor Que lch 'Who. h ad been
llomll a.t.od by the Natlgual S OCialist Pa.rt.y came
out top! my sel f who I a;d been no m mated by the
R ""l'Idmg !-\o 2 Branch N U R &eC ond and Mr
Butl ~r wh o W A.S t he nomln"e of t he B S P
third
!\. f:eocJud ('cu nt \lRS talren be tJwecn Mr Quel~h and
rn snlf \';I t h the re cl11t l hn t I .... a.s selected b} a
I.: ~n.l orl l.y of L" 0
F c Uo\\ ng t hIS ~ nle tlOn waS'
m J ved by a Sll rp ~1 t pr 0 : lItr Que!.cb f'iecon<i.od hy
I~ s C}lpo rier of '11.11 "RuU ... r
Pled;mg unarnmou s' v
aud \V II h entlnHlUi.... m tJ1e lr support t o' the selecl.ed
C'8.ndida te
If tl lS IS "'0 what. become'S cf t he
talk a !'xlut the s n ail ma] on t v wh"n:Mr Quelch s
IH Dpor l-ers w ~ m pa.rt ICS Ito the lInallim01l5 'ote"
l' t hel Mr Que! h '\ as pI epn.red to accept Ule
rJCC11lo n pr m t o lh e sn\"clton or he v.-tLS not
Now \fe aTe told l hat ft re fl-r "'Tl'dl m. must be ta'k.en
oiher:1\ l:ro no threat IS h{lll out to us t hat t he
Nn.tlCna.1 8c-::l al ~t Party ,\ III con test the seal
What a,r l! th e groll nd~ Ifo r thIS request? Tho
gr.o u llds a,re
Ul or. ].e r t.b a t a more $a.tlsfactory
exprew; on of t he WIshes of t hfl L Lbour mo,;crnen t
as a wholo :ma.y be obt.amod Q\\1.lI'" to t.he Da.rrOl\;
ma.JorJty • T h-e la te JI'Ish Secretary Mr Duke
M P held hiS "'cat at. Exet.t:.[' by a ma]Orl ty of one!
a.nd a.ocep t.ln<J a.ll forms of democrabc procooure
there '\\"8.3 no other course to adQT't If Mr Q\lek-h
a.nd h18 sUpt>Ortel s dCl'lred a different m.ethod of
6eleetleo Why dId bbe~ ¥ot ra lSC It at t:t\e tIme
when t.he q uestion of selection WM u.nder con
sl~tlon r They submitted £0 the method, and
JIO'W ~hat t he r esnlt h as bee~ declared they adopt
the attItuce of rdiet.ating to tlh& other bod~es at
tbe POint of tbe pisOOl that u:nleS8 they fall m
Wlth 1bel1' request thev wiJi adopt & COUrse of ihetr
('W n
WhlCh llnpheedl!loy~ltv ro the Lahour Party
You wlll carefully note tJieu groulld of complnlnt
IS not a.gaUlgi, tbe method. of votql..g nor do they
rRlse any doubt tha.t the '\1otee were honestly
,!rIven but. thoy assume tJhe
Tight of laYlllg
dcrwn £hat a. further
t.ak'en beca.u...'"'6
lhey rnga:T"di the
f~ tory
The fact
Readil

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and for all
b& aut.horiaed

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A. H.

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-U,LLL.'oD

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Broad St. & friar St.,
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READlNG.

miner

a

t!~d C~~s a!o:vnte~:!~g~~~h S~a~:o~~!~~hu;:;~~r
~r1el:'

lfS....c

W Coale 42 I l l , 2 IDlh t.uy batlo" --.SI!:
month"! wtth leA.\e
F
Wing ton 34 In 3 €arlh.en'\\ere deale"SIX months w t..h lcnc
H
Rue: 4S m
2, ltcen5eCi vlctua.ller -31:0:;
m o nth~ cundltlOnal

FOREIGN MOI.'EY

VICTOR

P.I!ITJ..TIl

'1~~~:j~~:~~"1

inqUiry
In
hl«!o eeleetion
of ~

here
..... to
Meau
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tl t::lt~;

OPFICE

GOODA.C

th o Dtvt.noI)Dl U~~QB.l Co·nfM.s Fund

Caused DischJrge from the Army.

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MR

o.n1 t. h9 ~ were 4e ",l)ol ~ to

TI e p lay ... lU be presented once

At a I5Jtlmg of t..h 1~t Tnbunal on ~o ndc.} Mr L
G Sut ton presiding, the followlJlg d SClSiOna were
a.nnounc"d .A Xi NtItt. 38 v; Ip'OWeT 2 h ou se pUJnter was
granted SIX 11Ion lu "" Ith lea.v!'!
A E 'Woc.(tmfln 45 Ill , 2 Iron and metal mer
cbllJl t \lollS gwen exempt io n t lll .Augmt 19lh
J J Dar\all, 44 III 3 bake:' - Condi t.lc,nal ex
eJll,phon
W PrlC9 48 m 1 Jeweller w as graI!ted oon
d t lon'!ll exempt on as h e hnd LUll a.ppo llt.ed a.
lc.mporan pohc( ma.n
E .t\ it ch;u'(j,.,
1U
2 garde ne .. -Ad journed
for a. fortlllght.
J H Ferguson 37 Pi <h rccto r of publtc com
paniCs "as Jran tecl. condl t.lona.I eXelPD!Jon
A V N R;'!h 36 lU 1 watc h ma.ker ew E!:
o n~J>t.l oD r erU!;r<.l
F. S Perh 44 m 1 clCl k - Tl'io mont hs fina l
E Dunb ar 44
m
2
frll'i tc rcr etc - Three
m on ths wlt.h leave
d lr "ct.or - Three months
T H F().)-te.r 4" lU
w tJh leave
~
2 gTocer. etc -Three
C E DaTglclsn 45.
nv.:m t lls wllh lC:L"\c
A E Headley 44 m 2 manager and b\lye~­
Three montbs "'jtb le ave
R G C«Kb lll 46 m 1 carpe'Ilter -~:!.entpilon
r et us.erl
F Pau l 44, m, 1 coaci.lbUilder -SIX D;lonths
Wlt.h leave
H
N Whr!:ewa~
46 m
2~ for elll'an -Slx
ntonth ""1.t.h l ea\c
F We lland 45 m. 1 gardener -Ccu<htional

splendId
~a.li;.e

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~~FIN=G=:==R=I=B=U=NAL.

Mr A np8 then w.,nt on t o fiPe",k f:'f
t he lnt'J)Oria.Dee of f .. nne" mpporltng t.he Umon

He pomted ou~ l!PN'Ue of the t1ueshoru; thn.t "ouM
ha.ve to be oo»iIIld~erl by th,. UQlon 5ur h as" a,2P."
IIOt so much "'t1l e tt nlOunt but the hOtH':!! to I:!,.,
work- c1 ltecul'Itv 01 te.mtrfl m~llranoe lCocal am:~
ImWlal ta~lton ~al <lcfenC'O and Ptlrll3rnen

Dc dna. "

Will play Sir George Ale ... ander's pa.rt. .of
Dr
I saaaon ' 'Dhe rest of tho ccust has been c"'rofullv
chooen and m ... l" les the n lies of manv v;ell

1\~lat.{!~

Ri\d there Ihould be a. branch In-eV(I!TY market. kmn

B ell a.

M

(orlg lnall ~ plll y ~d bv 'Mrs Patnl!k Ca.·mpbell / wlll
be played by Mu~s G<!orgma. Wynter an act; 'E';8.1 of
great eruollonal power wh ile Mr Dud16~ Stuart

by t.he 25th Dlvl.JQbltJ J: f1;~rt:tdl!m(! r.t 'botlDe rf
p o"rols d[rocb fmm t.l1e 17'Nmt
Thora we"e

la.;-ge

tlOD1 ot Vnltll\hle aDd cOlm,*;bl.
A. J!'ll'e ~o of Room foT' :111

ent.vt~'Alntne1lj:8

weTe gH s n at tho
T c.....n H:.ll Oil M, ooa.y rt'u.es(l.ay aM WEdoo:'ca.y

Next week M~SE>t'S

ADVAN=
M ONEY
Jerel. An c u of v ....... I.,""

NATIONAL

PltRROTS FROM THE FRONT.
Suoooisful

LACE BARGAINS.

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ful l tune secretary and! M'r

dq.h ng Wit.h t h

In

fill Ute (Ill' 150 well T40v could no t. expect. !It
C h l UInIrWOr~ to ~ote 'the whole of hi!! Ume to
the County wode. of tb en' executntl, M he had
many other Il;lt~reN lie therefore mo,ed thnt
a ge-.erd .ee~t:lTY be 1lpoolntOO anO lha t m e m
berj 6uh$c'J.lp'ho nl J he on the b4S LS of lOs per 100
acrN vnt.h • mlJL'mum It 5!;
TiJrre r.,olullon ha.vlng boen seconded 4wu O&l'
rleU unanmlo\!Jly
I
ADDRfllS BY Tl;!E OBGA~ISING SECRETARY
Mr Apps'" rhe 0l'8'n SIDg 6CCr elary fl"orn thtl
headqu.a.rt01'& lD London then &ddres.sed the meet
1Dfr on the 'Wnrk of the Umon He cialTned
of 411 ela.'!Ms ~ the oom01Uru t.y who had
tho f()l'efront In .howm g their patriotism __ -:-, - "C
~nmnlC' 01 thlll w.:r the farmers were
n~ nr.. :P.f.C&UIMI b~fore aU questions ea.me that
food find tl;1:-.t "ILl ,..here t he farmen 'Were ooncarnal
Th& Ca.Jl:fler
flad been exoeedmg l:v
pat notJe In tllIl way and be had done bls bNrt
thot he nlliJbt prod.'uco more from hu, land In

Th.

per patr.

&

m&tte:r ukJ they' had
4 rrrf', d at a point IQ then' ht~y when they mu.t
~uthl!lr .. ork up or move d~n
They muoh ap
prOQJa t~ t:h. wor~ It,r Ghdhngworlb had d one In
hu IMCl'etUtaJ CflpliOlty and In c omIng fOTward to
Sl.w:.

5Old1era,

GLOVE BARGAINS.

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Sborney; 11 9 [J","1J R H Lori!. W SWOln E
Dobl•• W H Gudn' _
P P Lee. J P Cox
G W
M ' H Pi.rfitt J Barna. J "
.Godda.nJ 1I: .J ();wmmd oJ A Perrebt G' ! W
·W..
C ~ 8Jl1ltb Q Denton, R Ratclifte J

need of II.grtr.l llture

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Frl&l'

1(rl ~" Bullln,ha.m preaided

Sat.urd&,.

The 6~ lI~ualU6a 1I.t the inoo.bn~

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NATJON'il.'FARMERS' UI>'I""'"
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• ~0ER~SHI~ "BRANCH.
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1ST MARY S B(T"l'TS
[ESTABL15KBD .U

r~:;:;;:;::~

.,"" &d\'-.r·'~0<1

Trcl~C$

ron::ernltlg what he
cidGtIt.:llly as to That
" t. ho ll~ among that
(. h~f t 'D. ""l to :rt.n!c.o
a.fFl1lT3

The Chalr "lla.n
Sqcmlwlll

the meebng sald
the oDpom.te 10
11 dlVldunLall
fOUw.!t"(l In the
fU ..Dl~Y th-:!n m
and, laM:r 8.f'i t:nbe!i cem
b _l<Cd tO$ cthcr
Socu:. lunn fe-un-ried on
n3.1'! Cll-!\uLlonlll &"lI:t.l ¥ llll First. Soc a.hsm ",as
(l ~fct!.s \ .:!;
Ind \ kIuals c"mJ:lInlll,J togethel t or de
fcn~e aga.mst their enOl* le.s at::l lIte r III 0 dc-r to
obl3.1l1 m CI" eiftCller.t \\0; 1 aud a. belttCt rCLlIl n for
t hell' la bou
T t U~ SDCIU ls m must. be fo und t.d. on
loyal ty to tho fa.ml v b} a lL,} as clLIZens
and
loynl y to i he natuHl
la rg'a m tutb.cr 0':' people
\\ero t.rue 8OCl(lit ts !In It J et t.ll ey ]C.. lt n.t..U] La Jm n
a ny Fnecl.a1 Socialist Pa J
fh .. L &oour Party
had n a.<lo 1t lUll> s ~ lble () JO in tn s . ."<:h
. . on hut It
VoI\S I vp d ~ lar "c llu:J:b~1 wou <l 101ll 11 0"
To
mako It pI ac I~a l It '9.1"1'" r.eC CSSRIY a political
Socul.h st Pn rt:.y shoull ~('; fOl n;xl 1he Cl fl.lrman
then '\!o"'nt on to r Olel t !ht) ~pll t th a t IOcl 'j)lnc~
at. tbe c ut-bl eak -of \\;,tr bc t. ~ ec ll #t. h o ir. J( penc1ml
lab our PLrtj anl lLo Hilh.s h S ... -c nl st P:\. h
wl !,h the re lil t. tint t h :t, 1'\ a IOn al & "11 1 s t Par Ly
~R.S f l"nl 1 a b.~g €' 1l U]",lbf' r cf pc. on1., J nclllo.'1fi~
hi nelf l"a\lu; t h ", Ir.d" pc nrl It Labovr P lL)' a.nd
lO nmg !he l'io.t 0 ) :1, 1 p CCI:lllsts
b eb €'\ IDg that.
b·rcq,t. Bnt,un ba.d b een I ,Dressed mto thIS wa. by
G ",r 11 Ll J -....:rt . . as weU for tbem to r ::mwmbe"
t h :l~ 'SO"l;l 1 3m "';'I S qUit! compattble \ILh p a triot
1611l amI tI at before n m:l.1l could b.eoem-c {L t\ li e
SG<: lah ~t he must. til!! a N a tJO'nal Seclahst
TIleI'
t elle\ ed tnat it. ~rll!all " ctory would undeTll11n
tho Latnlllr Part} n.nU post'JY.Ine the for uat-IOlI of
sll..::h OJ. Pa.rt.J mdefin tol
The} l'dt t ha t the fir!> t
e"_<;Qnhal fOI the J a holl Party was an Alhed 'Ie
tory and t,hei'cfo.l"C tJilO, were n o t p rcy:.nred t.o SIp
por t an~ body who \\a hind.erlng that vlCtOIJ
(App' . """ I
I
Mr Victor Grayson tl\.<!n ao:Mr!,=ssed the meer{:u g
In a. Areec.b which was cd, ld fr om ~dlousr.e~ bj ...
hbera \n t"cduct lOll of I anecdote -a.nd 8t.-::llY ..... Ith
\\1I1ch to Illmit l'at.e the Ipes<:a~ e he had brought to
tho mc"'lmg a6 a. Vo ge fl om the Trench.... s ' U
t.he oulqet of hu rf: l1 a~k1i aud a b o l a~r ln h oS
addr~ s Ie mnde scn.t-hl .g ref"'ren{'e ~() the th r C':'lt
<!noo 6tt l!..C at. CO\ e nfr
"hu,:h .aet 0 0 hs de
noull cul III t he ~t ronge 1. pOSS ib le t erms He con
h asred s uch conduct;. WIth th at. of the men at. t.b~
front and a3kf.l(1 .... h aL I ... ould be thollght of the
Bn t.j$h solcher If a t. a. 11 t ca l moment say whE: I
orcleroo to go over the t o-p he CJemurred on the
~roun.l tha t he wanted ItIcrea "' ~ tai..c o r pa}
Rc
fcrnng to the ~il l and th~ oau~es. that leO.
Grea~ Br ltatn e"l'Jte rm~ ~h'" fidd M.r Grayson snltl
th:v v.h~1l we ..... ere !; ll~e abo It. the JUStlCC of a
<aus') we must....Jgo ou~ and figh t fm that. by e\(!r,7
m~r.s 1n 0 tr p ('l\\ et
J He cotlS'1dcn."<l 1n
takm ..
lhe a~ t.lo n he was dom~ \ th regard to the WlO\r
h e was ti ;:o hhng th e F:<tllie fig ht as he took pa.rt 10
) e M S ago when he stccU on tho p latform defend
m g t he flghts of d e mrl e r ncy and hart 11s hcad
ba toned b" pcllcurne n He \\ <18 fi!!'htlng the!! for
"ha t he heIievd to l}e huma.n liberty ]Il..c;hce
d e ann n~
tho l:Jght ot'j a d-.... kl to It\e ltS hfc
ur:d.... r <:,ondlt.Jo r~ 0" fl eC<i .... m That vas '"hl ,'e
'Were figb1.tng t he Ge~an:; and th:lt be m g <:0 be
d l<l not und '9r~ h n I !he !w md !it nke at the prl':!
sen ]ll!lduN DI') Ul ') re ltI a \ AS a sc ldler he cou!d
un::lE"r t and a w ldl "r s t?l0n g ... h ll e SC'I Ylng at th e
froh t R.t t he pr~rm t t.trn
Afle'" lh ... war he "ould
stand un for striker " I t hIS count.ry but. It mu~t
bfl alter .... 0 had bl1' at "'ll t h ~ Rol ..hC'l'1st.s a.nd then
'\ 13 cou!t! lalk abou t. Oltl d (fjelt h"!i
Th£lv mllst
reR.Is,e tha t the Gel nflll 11\f'..,6 ml1st- nevel a.gam
cnt er Into COmmUnlCflticn 'w1th .another whit'" T!lCe
ao; dl "Y had placed t.J eomw l . . <-I> fl.mong the ra.ces of
t he eart,h whose word.! the) could n ot accept (A.p
plallSfl )
I
~[r B"'n Ru&!;el1 more:] t h.e fol1o",mq r csoln
tlOn
That t h l ~ m edmg of Reading C1tlz"ns r c
l"J rds Its mfleXIhle detenmnll tiOn to Sl.rpP¢l t. thn
A.lhes 11 theIr l! f"ht. f or l iberatIOn frcroom and
p ... l"nHl. !lent peaoe "'un t I \ IC t.ory IS ndllc\ N'j
Hc
~1! d !t.,., kn-'w t he Pf'o!?le of R ead tng
and th e
In.h,.. ll,rmg 1nen of R.e a.dlq~ were qUite s:tt ."fi" l tbat
we ..... ere fi,ghllft,g fOl a \ lUst. c auso nlld that tb p,
wa.nt~ I to sea the Slt~S of t ile grca.t Armles of
the Alhes r.oj)'\V at t he fr Il t
M r L E Quekll In :;econd ln .... the I' ooh t on
referred. t:> the 1I, sltuh o ('f the ~~It(l nrtl 8<x.- lnll!;t
Pal L~ a.nO 1lald t.'ha.L I~ h;Jd bee I hrO'U ;yht abo t
hecn1 <: f: of the bA Okslli " ~ of oth crs ho II tl C
PlltY' lp lffi ()f So la l " u 'T'hh'~h mllS t, Il "ces.salli) be
ha..'>"d en natJ o nAh ~llr ~nd boca,us& of tha t th'"
~a.t1 cr.al S:.cI01hs t P a t.... \ ha-d come 1n1o e .. l~t eIU"e
'\\h"'" ~ Ie of t.he lr fllen d o; i1l.i[;eocl about th-e If!
ten1R.tlbnal d lR 1"3 t ... r of l S O~IRI I nl the)' should 1:1,.,
r e m t nd ~1 t he, ('(l11d nn mare hn\e Intelnat lCIJ:l1
I1'.llH \\r.bout r:a.t ow, lh:tl hn'\o SOC I"'t v w thout In
dlv,d ufI,l.s H o had snok en In tha t. h:lU to Liberals
a.nd Tor e" With regn u l to th e prcs e<:u b on Of the
wa." &1!.d v. hate\or tht" lr d ifficulllcs might. bo With
re .... ard to dOllleshc nnd mt.crnatJonal PoOlttlcs t.hev
W:l~ , "' r ced that tblS ~ ar must be plos.ecll1ed
li nt 1 S1.l h t ime as ltbcrty "':lS 3esllrCX'1 to the "'J la1l
nallon~ M the el'Lrlh nnlil d e mccul.... Y 'V'8~ able to
", o rk ouL lL,; own sfI,hat)on an"l a. TIm man ent and
~hnt

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I C1IT lo .... pelh~ "II!'; p o ss

Il

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The

hflrl

h:ln

~ome

ev,d.e; . . e of the o ) h cy or th r'! Boh:he' lst.s 11\ whlt
hnd hap'PCned at\" \\ as Hl\np~llln.l::' m Russ ia. t o-da~
Tf It. 11'll.1 not h .. ... n f (' 1 t.ha t l:X)1 C V' and tho po~pel'
1; hl ch the Bolshe'lsts m a.naged to "'ecure KCt'6n
<'kv III; G01;ernme Dt "ould h:l\e been III a posliton
lo ha.ve hf'ld un t.he Gcnuan.. on the Ea......tern
fron t. If that hnd be.cn <1000 U1e "a.t' .... ould ba.\e
be "n e-ndoed Woro now I
The roo lutl.OD on b~lrig put. to the meetmg WR~
(luly Ca.r'r'I 00 'and the usual ' o les of tbanks closed
the meehng;

S A.TURDA Y -B...:fora ~Jor C \V Dar by Gnffith
( n tbo chaIr), Gen 'W!add tn;ton, Col 'V Tl10rn
to.D Col J E BlOa.s1h I1t C B
Col ,V P
N a.:J h 111:' C J Haviland Ml L W Jelf PeLlt

and Mr H W K Roroc
.iN EYlC'I<,l(}!'; SOENE

Adela.lde Baker or Bllrgbficld '\\ as summoned
for a.s!aulhu o PC JQldan OLl Jnly 10th
PC Jordan sa.id that, on July 10th he was
ordered by SU'Pt Ran d all to go t o i.L cott age al
Amnel'3 Foal m Bl.ughfi eLd to see that. no breach of
the paace was oommltt.ed 011 Lho de feonda.nt being
put out. He wen t round to the back door as slle
bad leeked tbe front door a..nd re fusOO t.o let the
men Ul T he door wus ~ pe l1 c:.d. by one of t,bo m.en
mmed SW1th ,\,,40 had e niered b y tb~ WLudO'\\
They started to P It. out the fUTmture when t.lw
def~.nd"lIlt. b~ <).an 'ClH S lng them sclea.m mg at. the
toP of her _Olea I \ 111 "cald }OU yeti - She the.n ..ca.me out I"'.ln. a bowl Otf hollifllg hot.
wa.ter arid t:n ed to thro\v It ..O\~er .one of WI,!! !lien
when Wltrresa lit-e'Pped 1I~ b" Uweem .and knccke<l It.
out of her ha.ud l She it.hen r atll back lIlW the
house aqq th:re.at.e'ned to sc.ald witnes.:; Sbe ca.n e
out 1'rn.th a; :l"ettl.e and st.arted t.a tllI'O'\Y' It 0\ er
h tm He put up hia cape to sa.ve hlS face a.nd the,
waJter 'Went on hi.s clothe6
HlS a.nkle Vias bl s-

teN><!
H.
tln ga.rden
put cut of the.
Arthur
.emplloyed

and .'.tl-;; - f~,;~.;t~,~

PAW~Dr.O'l[En

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