Reading Observer 08-1918

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REVISION
The ~"U10D Court. tqr the
tbo Newbury Dtri810n '\\M held on
G Cbamben 1'fU RUlIUlg Offieer
of th. KItchens t hem..! ... ,. occupIed t'ft 0 houri A repor. 11 held onr
bands bOt.h: "",ere models

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prOVIded .",.Uent and

moa.t. rea.son.a.Ole p~
to b&ve had tlhe OPPO'rt.unlty (If

, FUl!lL OFFIOER

Mr G Aldridge of SouthWlck,' i C'reeeent toa.d.
Refl.dmg b aa beeu appoUlted fliel'\o1ftcer under the.
WOklDlha.m Rur.l Dl.trlCt CoUticU With O:fli.~5 at the
Board Room the WOrthOUI!! Barkqam road

THE LATE MR H F NIOHOLLS

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co'll.ltt £5,331 Pa.T and
£140 , (l'OJl ta froll>
t b-e CMl'8t. of amount e~nded
Act. 1"13 £356
are
tl,tTDed:,.t ""£89 263
tbft
unt :weI find that
YO"l' ha.ve ;apolud:ed £51 403

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OOlved In respect of Reading

COURT.

Mu~ay

BOOK YOUR SEATS
At the Bookmg Office of the Theatre, 42. Frtar Street. between
the hourS of 11 a.m. and 3 p m, Saturdays II a.m. to 2.30 p.rn.
Mat.nce Day., 11 a m. to 1 rp.rn.

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READING CADETS AT BOURNE END.

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Thf!l.Reading Cadet CampanJ:' Of the 4th Roy&l
Borta held thell tint camp at Bourne En~ on SaturdAy
a.nd Bund&y, by the klnd J1:8rmu&lon of Colouol KeUT
commandlug the Berb Volunteen Fortunately the
weather proved to be on Ita best beh~TJOur and OTerything combmod to mako tb.t ftol1da.y &. real ~leuUfoO
o POULTRY IHOUSES IN s\OCK -Pl<oce The only regrpt was tba.t tbe timo wu so abort. Tho
youII' on:lflf"ll: II'Dmedll'l.telv fpr earliest dellT'ry
Better Built l ...t of P orta.ble .BuIldIngs and Hotor boV8 a.rnved. .,bout three 0 cloCk 10 the afternoon &ud
Hou8tlll from R ~wthorn'l Wood Building Spedalilt.. after heiDg A1Joca~ thf!lU" tanp an ~dmwlDg thell'
blank-ete they p&nLd&d for a abori eom~lly dnll Alte r
LOI don Worb EaatjStreet Reading
tea. they were e..t liberty to do wbat they hked for the
reat of the d&y EXQ1temeot N8vented a. late . ta.y be·

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LlfehoRt 'Fla~ Day ILl held 111 ReadLOg on Saturday
IOU v. hen 0 er.£2.W 'VII.s reaheed In Ald of the
wOl"k of tbe ll}5Ut.u.t. It The e.ctil g diatriot org&nlWtn~
!Jf!crctu" (Mr H
Bryden) had a willing hand of
het1>ers IDeIudm~ ~ Rob e Um!l.Ck8 who had cha.J'ge
of lhe depot .l!tt the
t.uro Room IU Crou street. The
h OIl sec of tba I
branch u Mr Stanley Hayw&rd
who WIth thQ help f a number of tnendl supenn
teuded the Hjl.!Lrl o\a l I1de of the 'Work Mn BandaU
b 1<1 cha.qte rlf the ooU e~o n In Ctil.venham Film.
lye", "rllaptl'\yoo at e omemaa ..lid thna uwted in
POlul ,,",IIIK the obJ
of the collection
Th e aruount.-oollec ed 10 t he hOli C!lln Readmgl'flll.Cfed
the sum of £ 141 li. ~ while £40 111 9d wu 001
lect9 1 tn C&vel'8ham DtW"tlOll!l to tbe amount of onr
,0 'ere rece" ed·bl the bOil 5ecl"etars, and mcluded
tI e fo llowmg' -Yisi Waldron £1lJ l Os. Mr Leana.rd
S Itt 0 11 £10 the ~llntess of Efdon £5
Mr:r
h e' Oer\ Benyon £3 ~ Mn T~r Mn Champion the
I liO w~t& l!!ns.,'lneenng Co Mr T E Hewett. Mr
] I J Morton MoSUI B and \V Vmconf, J4..-a
'M 1 \ lTd Ilnd SpIlS .it! 210 6ILch Mr and Mn Drrla.nd.
1-' I 1\ md Mrs Robte UlllaCke £2 each Mr. l' A
... I e!1ut
Hey SIr iE Mo,," bray, Bart 'Mr Claude
(! 11..,\1 ?Ir :s H H odgkin MI'I M'outiambert Mn
, her J eltb Mr J{ugh Ha\vkws Meaau H 0
"I!I" ell Ltd
aud Hill. Rubber Co £1 h
Lady
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).1.1 J H Ba.yllS Mt C E K ev5llI', llr Dry
II 1 liaslfl-Ill Senr,r $ 1 llli~ M C Hunter, lIeun
A II Bull . Lt:1 Mr Oh,..er Du:on Messrs B!"wges
III
I Goo lnw.n Mr \V Lea Pm celli Aleundra lA4R'f!1
( ~ U 0 F ) 10. 6rl.i: Dr W H 5 Fo.bary
Co,) slaJc n.v c Y'f 0 JenkyD M e , S. O.F
B ,,1,,1\ l l r A BI.kF.,by 10. MIllS H Goddard Rev
l{ \\ I khlt.ut LeK!f ¥lSII ' erey~_Mrs Faulkner Mr H
1 Motley ~tf W JI DaV1a M.il!!ill Jessie K f!lDlble, .»
b1 11~ Deacon Mr S 6od!1en Mr \V ' Vakeford , BeT
A ~ lla.lp II :l1td Mrs Cha.rles ColliWJ, 2. 6d
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VAUDEVILLE t ELECTRIC THEATRE.
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aud DistriL'l
.. vee.tabl •
Football

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:\ d el ghtru l t;~eZ\OU5 where & pletLA.ntl bOUT
o '0 maY' be s
t any a.fterncon or ~Ii're nml' UI
t nc ccot ""elf4. n tJ}a.ted
Va.ud.evlll.e Electric
Th"atle H ere ;na.r.be seen dl\lly movlnr PlctUrt:311
of dlC best a(:~1l1 med by charmmg mU&1C !'en
de Ed by the V",u e' Ite Orchestra. On l1'ond.a.y
1I xl ani two d a.ya lfoUowlng &0 elaborat.e tTIlLngle
be :If!!l lO&5t.el p ede
T he Oommon L a.w ' I ada.p
t ~ 1 tram t be no vel by Robert. W
Cha;mbel'8
a. u Her Beloved Enemv are ·a .mong t1Ie a~
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'" btle Of). Thund a.y
li"riday and 8 ..tu 1'
;- \ Ihe tems Wi lt IOciude
The Dream that
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t he Itl".an61atJon lOtO f act of t h e
f e e.; I I nt. dehght. a chi ld I; unagma.tion
The
If n I" He:art.
featuMDg PauhJl.f!l Fred~ck .and
f p i :) I 14
Tho Ilrestle of H orror3 of the melo
( m I a.t OJ serl,,\ ~ 0 F ight ng Tr&li' and a.
f
el" l1 ~w l nent of
M1 Fo ur Yean m Ger
n all
dcp l"t,m: hf>
W lpmg out of BeIgJU1D
Sc e nt fi c..Uv
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(Sl'o~')_ --.... H Sea.rle 1, N

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Warren 2,

Beans.-P S Bar~or lEG.

3 erlra. 4: W Hendy

of Peas -N Warren 1, C WAite
Th,~c;i~po. -ll_ R Seazl. I, E ~. 2, 1.

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Leacll I, F Reedy 2, DO

Welch 2, 1>- G

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h ablhties which II'bcm Jl an exoe«a of upend il.1Jl'e
over mcome of £1 712 compue<1 with ao 6xC(!15 of
11l<"Orne over expe.ndltnt'e l a.at yea.T ~ £4 all
TlMlI pohoe penWIOD fund aor-ount put. t he rOCfllpt.
f¥arn IOl'(hnary iIO'Urota at £.'S54 to wh)Ch iJlI.l1ft. be
added the tra.n.fer from the 'Borougb 'Fund men
hoD«i above being the dfticieney on revenue. ac
coun t for t bo yen- of £109Q e.nd £4.40 reo6l~
from .the Trea~i\lry be11lg the amount. eertl8ed b y
tbe secreta.ry of State as plfable uDder the pro
Vllilon. of the Pohce Aet 1890 In re~ of the
local t.a.J:a.t.l0n (cu~~ and MellN!\ dutlea far the
Y~1" ended 31et M&r!b 1918 makul1f a. tst&! of
£1 893 Tbe::iiH':rmenta far tbe yea.T to ~I"&lled

Tlu-eo valuable heifel'l belOJ\lf'UlI to t& fanner at
Bramley Hanta, were loet for thJee d&y. lut ....e.k,
and tt wa.a aupooeed that th_y had been .toJan. Puamg
an umnhabited' hOUR on J"ri4~y n1&4t, & &Oldie!' Will
lurpriaed to 1M tbe bead of .. heifer ataD upper wiildoW'
a.nd the rniUtng ca.ttle Wf!lt'CI found together In the front
bedroom of th!! bOUle How they got there 111 & IDJ ltery,
and cou!ldero.ble difficulty "as expeneuced m remo.,. ..
wgthf!lm

ANOTHER CO OPERATIVE LAND
PURCIJASE,

offi.eenr and ~1t.ahlH Illld refunds to ~l"fI8ent....
h,.e. of decaued eonlt.ahlfl'9 &TDOunt to £t 893 · Tht>
to al amoun t DOIW lia.nchtlf to tb& credtt ~f t.>he
f und )9 £1 446 at whIM :£.1 390 1& lDVeMed In
Oo-rpOrat101l' etoolat &nd .ts6 11) 5 per cent War

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from the w&te"woru profit Of 1916-17 £1900, aM
'1000 from t b. M&80r Farm profit tbe

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.mount *ranll'ferred f rom the EJ:c hequer con trib
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ti.on a.ceount before menwoned, £2 000
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rece1Pt. fi n TOUnd: ftgure.) lncluded
GenenJ
J'«>fIlpta: :£1 C$2
net. rent. of pro-pertle8 pur
cThased m oo!lnectlon ,.,tb, Itreet mtprovemen~
-£175 mlw!!lanedu. reoeJplo- HI~1l'W&Y8 Com

"u,toe £1 925 Dr.",.~. Comm,tt.. £200 SO-m
'l&ry Com"'I' t.. £.>0'70 ,ncludmg lmllOty 01
sala.Mei 1tr th& Medtca l Officer of H ealth and
Nn nnoea I D5J)eotor tra.oaferred from t.he.... llixoht
quer co ntrIbutlon a&.aunt.£3&4 amount. .renoned
for ma.m tenanoe of Al"m y patle nf.$ at. the hoOlnhon
H oop ula £1.132 .e5e4.-iwd from lh. Local

"A tr'i> -worth hvrng '" the :r.tono HOJr HoaJ,h
Brulh. ~ free t o the uQre of lIr Geo B.
SImi wonderful n -a.lr Grower-:ratcbo ... Behd &

Govermnent. Board a.nd. £2(11 frCll1Jl tbo Reading
Inrrur&noe Conrnutee Gn account..r " expehijlture
1rt::I1rt'ed for the tT'e&tme1jlt of tuberculosIs an-d
£ 183' from &ale of focd~ nlltrl6nta etc 1D respect
of M-at&rmt.y a.nd C btld W elr&l"e ParKs Cmtnn t
tee -£706 lDchid,_ng the receIpts trom the publ 0
ha.tb1rlR plACes W l&.tc.b Commlttee lFtrt Brtgade
tI.."'n" nt} £31
Ce.t t.le Market and F aIr Ground
£1457 l".umg m &!J a "'tat 8Ulll r ec< l...m of
£99 045
pa.ymen~ mcluded t.he foUowmg
Int.e,reet. ..tiC. snr~nlf fund 011 tm.o Corpor:auoJt
de!>, ?lJoFroable to Lhe dlat"!<t ""te £.31330 man
~E!Im4nt 0"1 t~ debt a23 , lor ilie t"urnb~ qf tJ-Je
~u~ums and Gymlla.Ol)ml8 A.t
1891 £569
'In.a.Lntena.oo'!i of hutb'N&,.. llireet.c!t ..lid foo~!lth&,
Inc1udlttlt p1.nt .and: ~:!.. £17786 .. t:reet SC4v~n.g
inS{ ...00 ",aterlnr''"''i~9.73
hou&ft 69&Ven.glU1(
£5 679 Itmd.ry at.-met. i1DpiLO,ement8 £14" pubJtc
h 2 t n.-r £S 741 -nu-bUc c.onVen~ £965 ft,I Ul!!t
from hhe UiefII thenof the
wh'ClI .-u

pO&tc&rd for parUcu1r.", to the Tatob<> LJborat.one.
5 Great Queen StroeL Klngs....y London, W a 2

£J £'62
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A COMPANY
Orden for weak endio • ..Augult ald 1918
Olll ..r for tho ....oolt 500 ·Illadt r R K.nt
N.rl for ddt, LI.ut E A Wrott..I• •
NCO', lor
Cpl 'l'pubndg • • u~ Cpl RoIL

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Next fOlduty Sergt Wll1lfht alld L .. Cpl Gear J
N 0 0'. on duty .t the BAuge Cpl >DaYle! aud
L .. Opl Wooldridge

FATALITIES AT ARBORFJELB
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THE INQUEST.
w.se held at tbte T0Wll,.!InU Woking

t~~~:I"e,~~"y mol'~. by !flo R S Payne,
},fa:t1fe.U Hdl oomma.pdlDi ~
!!!, r'1l~~~ltat , l'Iu~d" ~D R A 'F F'lJXubo1"oui'h SaId
Iv; lIS In
the expe:rli ueuta.L
Capt nugh Archibald
working With hIm Wrt.
CApt.. iBeDwJ<:k .... aa 28
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m tbe ma.ciune tJia.t met 'Wlt lr the
medical officer m eba:rge of
Arbort:te14 tHud ou Mon
12 30 he ....ecelv.ed & tete
went to the R~ou:Q;t DePOt
body of Oil-PI, iRe-nwlck. In "'bis
In&tantaneotul U wu boe C8i6

Th~officer
'WItncoo de8(l100d Itl de-

AT FRIAR PARK

dn Frida.y 111 last week a pa.rty of wounded were
entertained bV tbe amfl' 0'1 Mees,.. Colebrook and Co,
on the uBI'Ita.u:nja II ADd pa.rtimpated 1n one of the
molt eQJoyA£1e- ontings of tbe rear
lb' the kind
mVltatioD of lifT .F.rank J CriSP they we~f'~l1oW'ed to
villI, 1I'rl&r Pa.rle: ahd 'Well reOO1Yed. by Slll Frank. and
tbe )lay,or of lleDley They:greaU, enj01ed the TUUt
to the ga.raeJl,l and caves lfr Hawker provided: tea.
exceJI~I\t1y In tbe RrQundl Mr W M: Cdlebrook waa
A geiUaI reader of the party and others a.bo mnted to
acoomv.an., f tbem 'were MI'I W P Colobrook Mt&!!
Uettlbe Colebrook 1ft'll Murt~l Un Mackintosh
'fn Rowland Ml'I Gould, MLu Oarpenter, MUla
Mutin aDd Mr E B Awmack
~Ir ~nk Cnl!!lp and the Mayor of Henley ~me to
I!!Ice thil party oft, and were &ccordedcb&&ra and mUSIcal

hono6rs
The lourney ",a~ enfi,yened bv the mUl1ca.l DOnmau

all' meclJ.mo ln cb.arg• .lIf
""1,."im<>uI&l d~pa.rtJm.n' R A F

deeea&ed: otfiecrs He
on
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m&ebme on Monday a.t
10 36 a..m
Fa.mborough Ca.pt Horsley was
pilot. Capt. RenWlck obse ..er They were out for
i.esting Ipurposes Calpt. Horsley _cad Sown before
but :n~n tht.8 pa..rticnlar machine TjJe machme
had b
10 U&e before and had beet] flown the
:Frida.y Wot'O by Malol HIli The machmo WIl1l
Ulapec
and t.e..sted beforo the .flIght by hunaelf
and 'Wu alrtght f or tlight
'In rePly to 1fr HorsleY' (brOOhea- of Ca.pt HoJ'&o
Ie},!) 'W.I.~De68 e:ud the macillne 'Wu not an old one
but of the new sernce ~od:el
l..
By Mr Brodie. Tb-e m.achtne bad: not:. PreotIOual'V
4eyelo~ 3-DY defect No machIne 18 allC)Wed to
8&W

the.m.

go out lW'Itb any known defeet..

pte 10. K"W' A. a C Arborfield u.id!lie a&W
the :rnaicbme oolhe down J-u.et before U 6 m on
He "Wta8 at the depot. A a.nsl. B lines He
'Was. wa.tching th e nn:achine
It ~ to be
I from. Fa.rnboroucrh
a.t a G'900 h mg.b.t

}fondu.~:

bon. of h1.'he Merrl}{88Cota ; from Bearwood MIlS
Y'VUn Mn B art..)4p Booth Mn BodiliDgton :MIlS
<itdbir S6rJle&nt Q90ke, PrlV&te Anslo1V Corporal Knox
t.ha.n u.ua.J At. tint 11:. W.&S tromg very
Il~d n oUn at Bud hupJat PrIVAte H HalT!8 prelllded .,..mo<'''>lY and he could h~ Lhe engme Looking
at 'We pumo
J&'Y' a. 001004 of V&ppur or .moke OO[Oe
The roUO""llg trips ba.ve IllaO been camed through
back 'Pa.rt A port.ion of the wlDg Ott
under-the auSpiCe!! of the Care aqd Comforb Com·
md'& of th~ maoh11le ~ltIed. to come

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tb:ur, earl,. 111 November between SeCond
Lieuten&nt G~ n r.ke, A. B 0, onlY &OD 01 Dr G B
T _ I.e B"""",1.Reld, B"'ghtleld, and Wmifred, 'W'oungeat
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-T- wi! Id
dauSh~ of the late T G I.ofthou.e AtTo, ., ,
Boroull:ibndge. Yorkl

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MUSICAJ, SUCCESS

He then hew a. kirid Of er.pI08lon
ma.ch'lne eeem.ed to 11ft-- 6,\ Uttl~
The
rna.chmr liPan IHdewan aDd thell <l"~ to ea.rtb
(Elentuilly t he lJl1aehlne cllWled dbwu m 18. 1I.eld
some 300 :r.a.rd8 trCiuJ. the depot .Both hhe ofti.ceTs
were dead when Wltneas arnved.. and theIr bodies
were betng' ;remDved from the macinne
The!
machlne was ama8hed tOo m&tehwood
Sidbey Ja.m.
.Qou-:h 8. fQl,'emljIl. 'Remount:.
Depot of Glp.cy ta.U.e Wolinebam aorioborated
t.he eY1dence of last Wltness He a.nd Sergt )(111
hinrue1:- were 6r,t. 011 the spot
M6Jor Rodeno UJlI R A F M-(J&lled .aid he
ftew the '!U·a.alul1e OP-L the preY'lOU. Frid.a.y under
exaoL-ly the I i COll(ht.ion. as tbe. ~aeea.ofB06l'8
did on. Monq
H~ reported ooe or two adjust,..
'1l1ent.s l'eqUir
w.blch were done
Wlt:nea.oaI"rIM out tMta a.nd ...ave Capt llorsley Inlt1'"Uet1ona
to do t.Mo Alme tlhlllG' ETerytblng w .. m 1W0rlunr
ordor Th, 'l!laeh"", ..... not "oed bet....,n th.,..
datAl!
T() J tn. OV!P. L:nowledri5 th~ adjU&tme'ritii
were done I t wouJt.l not. -be llMltJS&TY to take the
maebtne to p iece. theee belDg hu~ lnlbl)r matters
and he could say defjmtely had no :bea.rmg upon
th....... of Lbe .ooldent Tha WIDg must
failed ca.u~ n;r t he maoolne ~ beoame untnanage. 'lleIt was no faul t of th. ~pllot tb &t hh...
maclllle £a.lied to deaoend properly H-e could say
It .... through ..0 fault of ",""ootlon
In hili
opmlOt;l 1lO reaaon:able lnspect.ion cou.1d have Pl'eT'e-'Jlted th~ aoo d-en.t
, In on...... to Gap! Honl.y. /lrol.b.r ""tn...
eaJd that In hIS OplZl Pit deeel.aeci :was qUii.lifi.M 1\
every way to do 'What ibe WaR asked to do H. lD.ad'
rwr'ltten In.itrue-tlona 8~ ij,a.lf an hout!: verbal In
etl"llCbiOll3' :before startIng

MlLIT \Roy CONOERT
.A capital concert art an::;ed. by Mr J Manley
"Was '--'Iven 10 the Baot ~ S UI <la.y School M It.oll
;road .. <Â¥l_ Monda) c.nmg
The programme was
sustalDed. rnlllDl y by 6O lch ~froill the Remoun t:.
Depot. Arhorfie ld I'be a.ud~ce was large and
e.ppreel&tive P te E Rose contTlbuted P iLuoforl-e
6010& )In; P lumrldge &ang
her songs In very
pleaSing style M1S8 Chivers gave reeltations and
MISS ~e-u solo:;; Ma.d:aIDQ llea'l'd recIted
The
H1g'hwdJ'ma.n
m caplta.l drauu1.tlC style a.nd to
an .,ncOJ'I) responded WIth
The H 00010 s Para
dise

Cor pi

Bll ilt ,Vllh o:m s san.g

Lilte

St.at3

A:ho\e
Pte J ack Coventry 10 costumoe faJl'lv
bro lt5'ht down th~hoUEe with
~ bat 5 the Stuff '
au-:l h"lne as an enemc
M y 'MeatJe.<:-s Duys
Ser.... t 'V S t.6er Sergt. Mmhmntck a.nd Pte THea d eontr but.ed songs while t he duet.
Wa.toh
ma.n wha.t. of t he mgh t?
v.; IlS ably ren:ctered. b.,.
Sergt Steer ",00 Corpl Willi8.1us
lhs Manley
tbanked the performers durIng an lllterva.l T he
pro"'eedIn... !i winch ~~re heart 1.1 enJoYEd te.r
m tnat.ed :;: Ith the 8 JnglDg of Lhe N at ~nal !...:ntheru
HOGPlT~L

FLAG DAY

On Sa.tUl'd.ay the Fr endJy Societies of , okmg

bam a.cc«!I!~ lo the request of t.be MayO! ( :\.ld
'II C Mylne) held another very su~ful fla.g daY'

1n a id of the Royal Bcrks bt1'O H~plt al
Mr A
H Jonea hoD' secleLar,} wbose e:rpenenoo In lob},
krnd. of work lS only equall-ed by hl& devotLOn to It
&flam very ably or·ganlsed the a.ppe&l Collectonl
....ere busy thrOUffPOllt. the tia.y and theU" a.ppea.t,
met Wlth a. ready ~:nd hearty Tesponse The 'Wok..
meha.m Town Band conducted by Mr W Whit~
played durnwe tbe evetl106 1.1) the Mark-et-plaee
Oountlng took. olace ~[L the Committee Room

Tow" lI.n CouncIllor pmmond pre81dmg in the
absenco of the Ml.yor ~ lde:m1&n H C !blne

CouncillOr Bodle ~ e..a p~nt. also 1llle'Ulber3 O'f th8
Oo.m.mlttee MT C Lual:[ han t reasurer a.n.d. the
oolloctol"s Mter the 'r'~ult £29 17$ 8;\d
had
been &'!Cel't.a.ined Yr Lush t.h.anked tho eoIlec-toMIJI
for t he.u eervlOOli They'.had secured; 301ne
new
blood
In the affBJr ~od had dOllf) first class
Mr Lush t.he.:nked 1fr Hammond and 1{r Bodl.
for thel1' prese:nce and h elp Bond also vlie Comnllt".;.
too
Mr ~ n Jones, the energetiC h<rn lSec ,
nab present. during the day bemg away fl"OQl
ho.tn.e hut. hUil elforbs -a:nd those of ~e Oom.nutl~e
and collectors had ensured. success The amount
:raL..~ by the Uosplt.a.l pag da.y la.st yeaT was £95
2a 10d The foBovl'1ng f--re the names of the 001100-tors wtth t.helr amouni.l -M1.S.t P~cby £3
8 5 0&<1 Mrs W :Allen l~ I s lOd1. Mn G Wblte
£I Os 10jd lIr G l)iU-bourn "" 15il 5d Mr,
<JhlPP t.2 10L 9jd M'j DlaJoo £2 eo 10M. 1.1 '"
Lwm m r'ls. 3fd Mu!,s Barker .£1 171$ Bid Mn:s
Rllt la.nd £1 12<1
MT
£1 7s 7)d
Mrs W Smith £1 7s
-£1 41$ l~d.
MlS3 Sba!p £1
173 1Â¥i;
Mr G CI....""'"
Os lOd
total £29 17. Sjd
Ils 2>d
'Wu oontrlbuted: In

"lUi

m.

Tho Corm....-, *'Pllm"",!l'P

1..id

t>J,o,. d;d

<lot

exaetI-v whah ca.us ed the aCOldt'nt A tefi
.... r.gull'Od It dopend>d on. the pilot .. to tho
str=> put on ~ !"""hID. They bad to 1>4 ..tlsti"1!
0( proper lruq>eetion belo.. tho ml<llt,.o .... u..a
and thot tb~ oftleer ..... properlY gu&Jlfild for hI'
quit.. A por!.ian 01 the, m&ehln....... to have
become detaeh.cl nnd'e1"1n. tb. m~ uncon,..
.fI.....ll&b1
Th e ~&u.so (J f t h e.,...ccidem t ~ll:ht ha19'e
T ":'
e
ip'iR'dl in. th. eoune of t h-e fl,aht.:
It ~ s
cue of pure IWC1df!lDt a:Qd tlh&l'e 4IJ)'peared: to 1M
no ca.relO6lme3ll In the pHpB.l&tion of ~ maehlDe
for fhght:.
A ~ of AMid.nul de.th" ...... rtturued

Tho <I..,>&Oed oftl. e, C.~t ROO'8Ioy ...... oop
of
SIT VloW< noraley the well know!n
&D.d p:a.tbot~Clal 8CIIent 1St. etc

At the recent ~mtn..tton of the R.A. M.
n eM MI8I Dorothy :fJ'a.nkhn .w.:eesefuUy pus&d tile
blghe,r j!iVl810n In .fn~g Mill Franklin is & pupiJ of
Mnf Reguuud Surplice, L RAM, of Pangbourne

th. ll.to

)'I!' 8 1dM-:r 8mi.tb air wpml1t~ti
fJM'Ou:h w:a.tch~ lone prooee<i1nc.

FIRE
Whtl st ?tIl H Randall of R Ufic<nnbe, W&I taJdng a.
W&801I1oad of Qatl over the ra.lhfll.Y bridge near hIs
tarm 1\ spark frotu a l!1\~smg engtne let the carp altght.
The IItmw v; •• bumt out an~ the wltgon was muoh
dn.roagad M"r Raud til ttla1la.ged to get the boro .".,.
!lafoly:
.-..

Y"''l'l't'

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GALLANT RESCUE

TWYFORD' I

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CASUALTY
'We loim with ~et th.t P te 1 Bosher (35)
Fwilliers to whlCh he was tr.a..ns
ferred from tlie R.IfI A has died of wounds a;
prlliOn6T of W1Lr In 'Germa.n h a.nd& a.t Mons and
l:i.ftS been bUl'led m tbe M9ntl M:tUlOlpaJ. Cemetery ..
Bte BO$-h er whose home I S a t 1 OXford r01td,
W olunghaml JOln ed Ip 111 1916 a.1')d 'Went to France
He :was h om& w th t.rench leet. and went back n
urlS
Some 61,): '\'reek s af el hIS reLupt\ he v; as
posted m ~ n ';' on Ma:reh 21st 1m WIUQW hae JUst
recelvoo. offi...J"a.l not ce of IllS dea.th She UI left
'W Ith seven ohlld:ren fi ve of whom a.re under 14
years of age 'J) e IH.te Mr T Bosher befa<re Jot.
lnO' up V;M ma.np, ....(!r of t h e Coa.l W'harf fOT Id'r W
G~ Jefferies of \VOkill o hoam a.nd was pre"11ously
..,.,lbho Me&Srs Gaclu a.nd Co He W"d.S the youngest
son cf the 1&00 Edward Bosher who fOT 4? yean
'Was ID t he ellJplo~ of the late Mr T M Wescott.
Nor~hWllbeTland

fOrQ& -etC
The Gener&T DIStrict rate estimate
after d"'uetln~ tll<o sm-plue <)n 31st M&reb,.. 1918
£4 039 and t.ki4 mto qpnSld<q&t;on the 9I111l&
to be tr83:1:sferred- JD AId d /the 'l'Il& from t he Ex
oheaue1' oontnoutl0n account and a. portIon of the
~te .from (;he Waf..erworb fund ~nts to
£8~ 23~ Tw9 h. lf .early l!orough rote. of Is 7rl
and 111 3d In t he £, respec1;l'vely equa.l to 39 3d
In the ~ fot' tlhe ,ear lind two baH y&&I'I1. Gene:r.l\l
D nnet ~a.tes of 2:!i JD the £ -equ.al to h.
rat.& of 48 ID t tie £ for the ~a.r 'Tn.ll be l-evled
totlll 7& 3d The ra.tes lut year were ~
tl¥ely Borouri'h, 2s 9d Genera') d3strict 38. 9d.
tot.1 &. 6d . . "Th• .total
won
b. 9d
In the .e more tb Q.u
further levy IIIi oall«l
The l1l(:rl'e8.Se
"fMlch

ot

I

H

pur~

the Tr&lll'WIIY, 'P~Oftt8 for 1917 Us
&IllO\l~tlll(l to £40000 I' £75 ,.5013
Of;bo tot.r
&moJ.l.Ut required for tb<& year £5J 427 18 far edu

BERKS CASUAL TI ...

FETE AT HARTLEY COURT.

Ba.rDett 2, W

c:htl

porlion of

Contnbution
Il.COtlftt under t.he Loc&1 Go-ref"nmeDt Act of 1888
The :amount receiVed. from local ba.xa.tlOft licenoes
100 Rstate Duty grant dunng the y6&r
.£l.6167 IWb~b
dl.bu:rwed &I foUO'WI -To
nuttee -~vel -.A,uamt 13th, Mrs Cole, Swallow.
nealb lb. bl.nk.", n.xt mormng, and by 6 30 • m t he GUardiSIl~ of the R-adtng UDlon for the
a.nd pauper lunat.1c
field :AupSt idll.7Mn. CroMhwade, LIttle Bowden
eTery boy wu up and dres$ed At .even. o'clock tbey of Union offieen
£5 992 m&1ntem&nee or 'DaupeT lunati.cl
(lfI"on by the OoD;l.rad.. of the Great War) Auguat
fell La for pbYl1ca.\ 6lI:81'ClJe and rAmee, followed by a able to the BOTOUgh £21 R eglL1't.ran of
lath Mre \'I,ldOl' Sulha.m
By the "Tit :ruts"
bathing parade After break'fnat ca.me more drdl, 8. ..00 Deatt\s' £12 1901 1 taJ:A.t1on officer 6~ -:.:::i ' I ·'A NMt 12th, Mn Morn., ~hlpl&ke Auguet 13th Mn
Roae, SoIlDlIll( ~uliCust \4.tb Mrs }3aU t Shlpla.ke
pract\ca1 If!lctuJ'1l on .coutul£ a.nd a pra.etice for tbf!l t15 331 was t.r:ahsferr-u to tne p ollee kOCount
tug of wa.r Fmpetltlon to blI h e)~ on ·WedDesda.y n ezt was trMisferred to the d sttlct. fund u motety of AuglUlt l l'ith Mrs ~WeB Shlpla.ke Augnat 16th Mrs
calarut8 of Memeal Offif!e.r of Health and Inspa1tor Roberta Shipla:ke AQIU.t 17tb Officera from No 1
a.t Bulmenlie PArk After dinner acdle trielht .. ld
of N lua'&lleft and £2 000 ..... t.ra.n.reI"NIQ m aid Other ~~ ... T4ames Con~vanoy La,tlIlch ",A.lex
football were ludulgM tn but !Mny boys pr-eferred a. of the wenf!ll"H1 dlltrKl t. ",i.e a«oont. The ;eoelpb ft.~m,' Autll.~...l2ni Mr Colebrook Launch Koh I
walk or • lut down by tho nTer 81do .rust before tea. under the Cuitonu and Etti&e Act 1800 (eom,omcmlv Noor AuRUSt 15th Mn Percy Cohf!lu The tripa by
th& Tit Bit6" ..... are provided on AUiult; 14U~ b'{ tbe
&Dq.thef dip III tbe rlyer gave Zf!IIt to .tJ?-o hUlt meal m eaJled tilt\.· wh:.akv money ) were £1 715 which
ttee Gr.t'W.j~t... y, Reading, and on.A.tlI'U 15th
c&1Up. The "'tum W&I made to Reading by the lut .am W :wI -eran.terre<! t o the 'Educat'on Com'!9
fo" t.he pUtuOlrfl or 11Ijrber edUC&t.lon under tha 11.1 d 16th by the Comrades of the Grea.t War Colonel
traUI and though aU werejired a.U eonfeaaed. tdhaTmg
prc'Yllnou'!l -ot tbe Eduea.hon. Act 1902
Hodg80n ColoncCIKen.mgtoD Mr Helmore and Mn
lutd a moat enjoyable tUU8, and ar~ fuUy dete~ed
RECORD PIRO:fIT ON THE TRAIrw AYS
Blyde a~ amongit tbOI56 who han beon In chargo of
not to rul. the camp at tbe end of thf!l mouth. Daiine
Next. ~ the Trannvays I'OVenU$ account.
':elle the pa.rtU!a
ijle m omlllg General Alhburuer, Colo\,-N K elly and V06I ll'rofib for the yea.or a.mounta to £31 515
M'&JorVa.ugh&n W Uh.ams vUtted tHe &.mp The com
From t.bl. wm. 1. de<luct.ed t.he lOi.ellst. and linking
UlW&n&t was ably aud, .eueroutlly\ CltrrJe4 put by
fund on tbe c'plt..1 r. _ amouutlllg to £ll 728
.£. '
Lieutfl Payne a.nd Coal. ~e othhr c)tfioen l'reaent &Dd ll1OOnl6 t&x. £ 1 387 makiDf together £U 115
-.
heiug Capta.IDJI Hibberd Ha:wku fUld Spnng Over lea vlQg a. ne-t .urpl~ for the :rear of £8 400 Of
•
t
2.')1) boys bet.W&eD the &([f!I' ot 1. and 17 ha.ve,alrea.dy UlI." IU.lU. £4 400 hu ,t:.een earned to the .reMn'V~
•
_I
U.
R ....1 ~ b
Th. f, Uowlgg C&SUa.£tle1l m JoII.t
oy..,.
er
Joined th. Reading B.ttallon, hu.! 1Il0ro !LfO ... ~p ted to aD:i renewale fund a.nd the baJanee of £4 000 bu
been tr&naf.rN<i In aId of tho Boro"lJh " .to for Recim...t a.re reported complete the .D.umben
1913-19
The reserve and renowaIs fu.nd now Pr~1 flIl)OrtM P nsone.r
!10"1'1"
1."eporl-ed
Iita.ndS Itt £28 749 The tra:lll"WftY1' caplt.al &COOU nt
WouDd.ed &00 'Prisoner. In Gd'm811 Ra.nd, ahcnn t hllot stock: baa been JIlUed to the amount
Ca.pt G IIiMkchff (Ll«J.t MAD.~ R )
CLERICAL BARONET DEPRIVED. 'Of £23() 757 .nd mortg.~. 10_ pa,d off "",aunt
Sec Llout J L.,..ronoo
t o £U 179 jpvmg a. b\tal of £m.936 of "Nhlcb
£5782 lte.e been <:.a.noeUed <out of proceed" of W &
The Rev SU' Dougl.. Edwuc1 Scott, Bt., who WM of old mate",J. and d<~t .nd £7.524 out of coa
FOOTBALL CHALLENGE.
con~cted at thf!l Cf!llltr&i 0"m1n&1 Oourt of committing
tl'1bu t.lons of "venue aocnun~ \e-avl1!i' fibll out
bJg&wya.t Cavenbam. D.ud of obwI1og cloth\D& fLnd standlll[
£220
630
~al.QSt.
which there IS bhe . lnlt
m on ey by false pretences for which be II nol'" nnder
log l11nd £87294
The "Hr.ment.s mclud'l!li
8t BaVteur's Fe require ma.tohes for comln,
gOlD'g unpraon!Uent for 18 month. With bai'd. labour
caplta.haed -ex-pendlture lU
aecti~n With th e leuon avera.gp l,8 yean Wnte W RUIQble, hou
W'u on Mond&y by lentence of the Btabop
Oxford J Coat ng of tho .t~.le
nd
~b
£231
628
...,
,60. Eut..treet ReadIng
depnved of hU orden
The eeoond PI\Tt of the a coounb dew Wlt,h the
....,.t.o 'nd ".ymonbl of the Corpor&tlOI> actUlg
B'iliWGHFIELD
by tl,e Councll .. tho U rbon So.nita.ry A.utltOTlty
I-In
,
Th. "",<;pta included £84 993 from ~Der.1 D..
F9IlmCOMING ltU\BIAGl!1
tr,ot ",to< • tr"",fer In aId of tho fund .nd ""to
A
'u I~••n .• -nged, ani! will take pl.aee,

Au

T • d onf t.be '!\i ~hon a l
.. fete 'WILIJ
he j In t hel gro In~s or ~1!'3
B atb~.. rNI.
I.. r. e l:fa.rtl ey ort l Wed!K"OOI.J and proTed a. aoof t I and e UJ ova~ le fl nd.lon Mra de Dat.he &II
" ~ H It known hu lfer a. long time 1Ll1c!--ttU ]a an
~ tI UI ~t 1(' '\ (J rke~ on bella If of f.rhe Fund and
" d l' e. Ja.y ft pr()()oedJng~ must ha.vc glYen her ever v
a ~ faOtlOll
The.re -,.; cre .aUrael!oll.ll to IUtt eU
it t e:~ - pol b
vee$tab le and f rui t. competition.
r- !J.J-It. a.nd ba.by sHolll s aDd bO'Wh ng for a. pig and
I as ",ell 8 .s an e\ emng cOrloer~
Among thoee
1"
lei I I.... much ,.ppreclated a.&s.iltance kt the
h. c r ":ere Madi:l le. Amy Sherwin and hot'
! u~ h ter Mrs DrfWuP and Plo George Helm
~J :-l1ue She r Wi n 1i11~0 Judged tlt~ babies
I j e rabbit "bOW~ for \\hJeu Mr G Nuh .....
t he Judie wa. ea Ita.t and the pnze ""mn~
'\ CTI' as follo" .rO" bred fJdultc 1 HOD M'n
,
Btl
2 M'r T ,:; W e. to 3 B on Mn Ca.rnt
t. O'l. hr ed young5f~" 1 'Ir T C Wa.lte
2
I .:s Mr H Cltarlton F1-emim. adult1 1 Mr
F PO~ lbn 2 H('I ~ lin Vn 1811 3 Mr Gardner
T
iU1 a dult
M rlr T C WaJt-e
Dutch cdult
1 llr RobmaOfl j" 2 Mr Ma.nnmg
Beljian
\ 1)
sten 1 Mr T C Wa.lt.e
Plelllllth YO'Imiig
" 1 'Mr F "foultoll 2 Ron Hn Vn'1&o
~
Ill' clau 1 Mr. F Few
2 Mr Ga.rdner 3
:l r lill.rn "t:.t AD! other varlet,. 1 MecmI Bnght
t I Da"I!io 2 Mt. 'l' C Wali..e
I e la JOIlty of!· \-he pn~ Ul the fnu t &Dd
't
clasres w~nt to M.ssrs Arthur and All
,I
M.robam Mr J Day atd
M
II
Meyd.rj
!
of mUl'lo

gra.n~
giVlDg

I

FIRE
At about 12 30& m, OQ SUt da.y rugbt the WokinJham.
Fire BrIgade turned out promptly In reaponlSe to a.
to & rick fire at HUl1t, Wlustley C<turt F&rm
e
property of lir Parfitt The flames were utiugwshed
ud a. good part e6!:ved The brtgade returned home
about q 80 8. m on Mond&.J tb.or'D1ng

ra.te
surDIua on M&Te~
qunQg
31stt.he1918
}"e&l',()fa.tter
£1 788
d'educting
&nod 8a

co pta for tbe you 01 £1498
WOuNDED SOLDIERS
Npx\ foil""" , .t.&t~ent of th. moome .nd. ex
1)end1tU~ I<lr t06 yea.r mcl.u51ve of all usetl a n d .

fto f01..o"IO, adv or~l.en:lI!IDt.s "ere re eelTed too tat_
to a.pppr In Lbo Ulual columns All ad"ertJ.Mo
meDts mtt:nded fllr the columns In wbu::b an
DoUnlj)ement..s are clasSified must be h&ooed lD a.~
our Officel before mld-day on P'rl~a.rl

L1FEBO'A1'JDAY IN READING

,\Vargrave

£919
tot.1 p·)'m61lt.o are ..L down •
£00 761 The
ah01Ung &n e,.OfS!I of paym,ents over re-

TeI.phaDo No. 262

LATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

Jo .

aEn'ltmlS
(exclUSl",e
of 1D
1'Ot.ere6t
a.rld SInking
fund\
1905
£125
ch&Tge.
connectIOU
WIth IUD,ilC
~621 -rqa ln~na.1lOe of Tow n nalls and M'UlUc\ paJ
Bulkh np £1 967, raJel Wei 1DoSUr&nOO, rep&trs
and m....ten.""" of <;:OrporotlOlt property £01 ~06
m a. n teo:a.noo of Corn &tcba..nt!e a n4. iMar~.t.
£5T1 _I~to &lid m....",... depart.men' £330
]>I>bUo we'lfhh"d~ £128 eX)lOll'" under Con
tagloue Dl5e&aes (An1waJa) Acta ,£14
ltl&lnu:n
&noe. of the polIce f o-r<:.e il13 687 e.nd of the
Female Polloe. £198 ml.mtenaooe of juvenlM. a.t
rtdOrn:llO.torlM £231 exp~setI unde'r' dllld-ren Ant
~ u.nd: Prob.t.iO'J1. of Oif~der. Ad 1907 £336
defiCIency 'On t.b.e oohoe pe.mlon fund £1 (e9 i ex
~ndltul'l!t und.!T tho MeoW Deftcle.ncy Act. 913£

•

up.
IN<JRl!lASED RATES
~ next p~ <:onum detailo of tho ..tJlIl&tea
for tha BorOUi'~i a.nd! Genera.l DLltnct ra.tes far the
YQ.1' 19l8-19. 'w eh ~ illl cbu~ of I ooUeotion
The a.moun~ 'I'Oquired to be il'aiaed f.or Bor6utb

o&tional ~ £6,.940 faT ptlr'pOlle8 of the Pub'
lie L bra.rJe8 Act .&nd tIl6 bala.noe for OOJ'POl'&tl0n
pUTp«;.e9 loolU;d.'ing tile malJ)~Danoe of the p olice

anlount of £45.028 chir~a.ble
the rates f or
edu<:a.tlon pUrpo&efl:
'nna -amOUl\t a equal to a
rate of about. 1e lljd to the £. The l"zoee Lrbury
COUlllllt.teo reqUIred for purpo... of tho Pl>bltr
ubrar-Jf# Act. £.l 92S mterest and Jlnkmg' lund
on the d~t of the Corporation oha~a.ble bo t he
Borough ,~nd -a.coount W0.8 £9 058 ;ma.na~ent
of f.he debt., £72 salary oJ tlne May01' £400
ge neral cb&rgea pnntlDg etc £631 &dmmlatra.
tion of ~ustioe Including the M-agl5tratee Clerk. a
depar"'nt clerk of Lhe p .... . dopu,_nt
pensea of :pTOIiecutlons at Be_Ions and A.8!I~1
a.ud fees &.nd otber cha.rgel .ttend~t on OoToner'1I
mqueElts £1 400
Ifl"ant m connection 'Wtth the
admlDltrtn.tion of the Unemplo)'1!lli W otWnen Act

King and Charles Clark's
,,~
Company.

At the slttlD, of the County Bench on Toeada. y :
vote of cOlldoleuc& ADod sympathy WIUI paased 1F1tb au
& letter wntton t<o Mra Nlcbolle on the daath of h~
husba.nd Mr H F Nlcholh J P of Be&r Placel

columo mUll" be a.t tben

'

and -"teasea of th. par"'-_

Wlnle 1IOm_.. "fDUn1f aldldxren flIr6~ pTa.YlJl'8' (In the
1)a.J1.11: of the f1Ver Kennot on :n'«lnesda.y pne of

th. ~mher 1. 11

In

the rate of b 6d fol" tbo lin ..
ucb .d,dltlonal lin, or part of

A youtb A F Lo.t"n •

R.ea.dltll' Blue Coa.t boy eon of Mr I.«ttoft Qf
King' ..iIo&d l1))medlat.ly 1trm1'ed ll\ .nd brought
tho ohJld 9&f.ly to terra futn.
J
J

AL COUNTY

at tho t&~ 01 21 6d tcr th_
lor each llne or pa.r\ 01 .. l~ ••

3~~~::l::~;:f:~E~::~,!atl~~~~~'b;ut.am. ad(n~ll!Inl
raw u

Ob~~,"'''i.

tboy
1t alal!l a",

tb_

,re charCed a. 6d for 'bfII
for each addUtOllial u.. {#

J