Reading Observer 09-1918

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P~turinl' p~ Hyland. i Being the. "t.ory of ho"; A good
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REGULA!R P4-SSENGKR ,:kND ~.t,tJilIGHT
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LONDON-NEW YORk.!
LONDONo-CAN ADA"':'NE'W ' YORK.
BRISTOL-CANADA~NEW YORK.

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A Fire Proof Room for:l.lI PIRte aDd Jewel Depoaia

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FRUIT, 'PEA' AND POTATO MERC1;!ANT,
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BElilt priees giv~n for Li~e !I-nd D !'I~d Ca~r. le. ffltcbed
&W&, on the' Bhorte&t Notlce. HOfs9.'pils. H~n'"
Oila and Carl; Greue alw~18 ~O n: hand.

'Cato' , Dog's" and Chicken

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QUEEN'S

ROAP COIUOER (London Street), '

on TUESJ)AY" THURSDAY,
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days together,." concludes Sir .Dougla.s H~igtR
Order. It Ple-ase God the~e never will ret.urn.

The enemy has now .pant his effort, and I

rely confidently ~pon each one of you
turn
to full advant.age the opportunity which your
skill, cOll r<J.ge, and resohttion have created. >I
'l'he '; big" events of the past month are but

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the prelude to that ultimate victory and la~~.
ing peace to th~ achievement of which is being
deva ted every ounce of the strength .ahd

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have something In

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Board of Trade, Holborn Viaduct, ilc.l.

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Tbe Board of A ~riculture ip. their -mont.hly
say:-:.
"The Crop Report~r.l: of the Bo-at:d, in rep0t'(,
ing on agricultural condit-ions iu Euglarid ~4
Wal e.~ on SepU!lDber 1st, slato lha.t Lb.u fin&
wea t.her which prcyaile-d t.hrough. lllost'of AuguSL
was eveIJ"where very f u.voul'abe to huvest opera·
tiou-s, and a. great deal o r corn bns been got 11
undet e:-..cellent cQu-ditions. The rain wh i-ch 00curreti, most ly to . . . a.rds t.he end or" tbe lllcn ill .
caused' Jit.Ue delay or damago. In thc norl·h tbl1
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Spinal WeaJoles.
[nfantil,., Piir.,JYllm

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Neuta~,the_.
Palrif'B,lion ..
SJeepleun_,
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Specially valu.w. !or Nur~Dg iMothen' and

durmg ,h. Critical, PerIod. of ' liE•• ,

Sold by Cb.ern.iat;aa'Q,d Stores tn.all

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of th~ world, In·
Afrlea, and India .

clndiDg .-\.tLltrall&. H~" Zeal&od, <:lion
~r,ic~,: lh IJ~_ ~~ 3/- . (~e SI

lize bel!lg tbe most
means of this and all the Allied countries. economIcal).
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Field·Marshal Hai~'s appeal to the conIMPORTANr.-D,. Ca';'.n. TaM.''''N guar.

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N~TIO~AL SE~VJf~ ,NOTES.,

DUlUNO the put week '197 flA.ilo~8 aud soldiers slept
The Secioet;;.r;r of th6 (Mini* of !. National Ser.
vice aunouncee t bat in$truct..io 8 h"lO-e ~n given
in the Reait ing Y .M.e. !\. . H Qstcl.
e who co-me iD the
MT. H. Ern est Hunt ,.vill be the speaker a.t the tb.at me--r the''new military
liSt of C6Tf~ oOOupa.tionSo . &~ n~ f9J:J '\ba PI"'I!!fre'nt
Reaciing SpiriiuaJ. Miu.ion on Sunday.
. to ·!be called uP'If(lr: ,~in",ti Oi. 'fbe Object is to
C. S. St.e boings , Signal Co., R.E. (Wanta.ge
the ' older men wbo ' &~.l~ed in a. cerHall), son of .Mr. \V . .,.stebbings, bas recently ~ ena.bl-e
t ified occupation to ~t4nue in i t. A meOica-1
pr-om-oted !Iel'8"ean~.
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e:u;minati<m notice sen"t to an m n ell""agM in
, Mr. 'W aller Knight, -who was badly injured at ~ slIch ·C'.erti6ed· oiCOupa.ticma alloo
be at "'once t't'I.
sports meeting- a.t Oa.ver6h&1ll h.st week, ia me.kiog t~rned. ; , i~ will tbeu 'be ca.~Ued. ~ It Itbe m!tn
satisfactory pro~re..~. No bones are broke n.
should attend the ·Tribunal. for exempt:icm the

year, and among th ose tlldng advantage of them

TOM MAY.

' Honea, €.ttJe C"'arts, etc.".Let

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soldiers _a.ml Il!;l.ilors Oil leave 111l{1 froro. hospitals ba~e
bee.n specially notil!cB.ble. They have found on the
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sLeamers much-needed l'est and enjoyment. ' In a.ddi.
N.B:-Compe nli CellarOlen.1cept,"o C.!I.n be. e.gedi tion . many repidenta . of rivenide o.nd a.djacent towns
p~.vented by ~.ilwa.y difficulties from taking lIeuide
,for bqtthng, packing, or rFovmg Wine• .,
hohd !lYs have found compensation in theBe ple&ll&ut
trips. Particulars aro Ildvet,tised .
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inspired by seven eager. American fighters
. By th~.eoming April the
Umte;d States expect to ,haye in France and
Flanders
army of 3,50U,OOO men-art rarmy
practically equal in IItrength to that ~f Germany.
There is much hard lighting to be
done yet) not only by our soldier!!!, sailors,

R h'er trips on t~ Thames bave been vory popula.r 'thi6

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OXFORD AND KINGST ON, STEUhms:
The Oxford alld KlUg.!toll &tea~ers will continue
run ning e\'"ery w~ek·du.y up to Ilud including Sept. 26th.

W:f:MERCH ' ANT.

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Ml\rn~: September, 1918, sees the .figh t again
ravaglng the ",alley! of the Marne, but this
time it is witli declining fltrength that Germany strives in va~ to hold up .the advance

duoe in Reading Cl1 ttle ldat"ket. on SA.t llrdlloy~ some 822
fowls, rabbits, 3,504 cl:gi> . a nd sund ry p\-oduce heing
sold. Fowls made up to 128. Od. per couple, l'&bbit. 911.
each. Eggs w ej:e (lJsPo5ed of at from -15. 8d. to .5s. Per
dozen, duck eg,gB 55. 3d. pel' d Ol.e n.
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YOUIare at the begllln1nlt Of

the winter the less WW' lie

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feggy

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Me9!11'1!1. Nicholas report good 8uPIJlies at their ,~eekly
salca by auction of live pOlIltl'Y, egg s alld geu6ral proa

SuPPLIED IN CASK -AND 'BOTTLE. '

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' Do nbt start fires until it is re~ly '
cold.
Indulge less in the luxury of a hot
bath. A ~old bath in die mornibg, lor
those w~o' can stand ,it, is more healthy
and keeps you warm longer.

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LOCAL , PARAGRAPHS.

The Britl l h
Ana.lytica.1 Control to be USOLUTELY PURE

READIN.G. '

CO,A L '

and have made a wido breach in the enemy's
VAUDEVILI;E
THEATRE.
strongest defences. . The capture of 76,000
prisoners 8!ld 750 guns in th e course of four
AUHu-eunent in p~nty 115
fOor oneX'b week.
'weeks' fighting speaks for the magnitude of
",,·ar story
YOI1! effort a nd ' th" magnific~nce pf your On ~ th-e '. first. three da.ys an
entitled "MIllS oand '· the Sirl""
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a~hie"ement. To have commanded thIS splen ..
W Oods," & story ~f English life,' showing Queenie
did Army, which at a time of grave crif5is has Tbcm>B&; Cha.rlie .che..plin in his N-erw Job" and
Hyla.nd 'in the
so nobly done ~ts duty, fills - me w"ith pridif. 1I "A .Debt of Hcnour," witb
will fonn ~b-e prognunme. For the last }?art
It h as been a' hl'illiant. mon th; no mere "1la~h ea.-st·,
of the week ' episode 2 of "~he Se~~m Pearls"
in fhe pan," but the final,truggle of the con. .. H~s q.wn P~pl~," Bon Irish ;roma.nce with Gladys
flict. "\-Ve say the final strugg le; it may be ~ Leshe. as the.Lerome, M"r .Verlloc Castle in "Sylvia.
the ~eeret. Service," a.nd e.p.obher Ja.panese love
long and bitter struggle) wit.h dark days 89
In whloh
~-e H'5Y:.aka..wa. figur-es
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the hearts of our peop-lo by t.his month of viC):

tories will not be ea,ily daunted. September.
1914, saw the iron-disciplined armies (If
Ill'ussia. threatening & contemptible little
British Army, and forcU)g it back to th~

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How to use less

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!fEESE CELEBRATED ALES AND S'~'OD'l'S are
guara.nteed Brefied frgm " Malt a.nd · H~,!?~ '

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ALBERT

troops and American supplie~,"
your part. , Use less coal.

tinued .courage and re!olution q! the troops anteed. free from iron' an4 frof.' . narcotic .. . They
holds cq tl.1.1 force to the who1e nation. for, as
,colUlt~p.te nor inr?ce l . I' drug~ta1cingyou d"esire furtlier irformation write to
a huge New York \ pos~er declares, Ie .We a.re ,
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CasaeW.Co..• Ltd.. Cheiter ·Roa~. Manohelster.
ali in this war.'!

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DY~IORrE BROWN &

the Amenc'ln leader, ~I must furnish'
coal tor the s hips to bring American

Less ·tha.n

£fth winter oCt.he waf with an optimism and
a. dfeerlulnes9 we have not· dared aUllme

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Fart.iculfl.r8 lUI to .LM.ding lIerth'lt.· .
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ONEY

Let us hasten .the enel by using leS!
coal, less light. The way is clear.
"Britain,:: says Mr. Samuel Gompers,

six month, alter the launching of the great

and airmen, but by one ann. aU het'e at borne.
Neverthefess, we can go forward into this

A ••" CU,l'[ ARD LINE, Lh'crpool, London,
In , BiNh o~gste, E .C. 2: :!!)-31. Coc"kllnllr Stroot. 8.W.l; 6~
'Baldwin Stt"eeh Brilltol; 1 a.nd 2. Millbay Road, Plvmoutb ;
J8a. High Btr~t:., Cal'dHl'; 111, Now Street, Birmingham; or
to Local ;Agenlll.

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whkh haa placed the final issues outof doubt.
To .use Si'r 'Douglas'!, own' words:
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regret for any inconvenience the pub~ic may e~rience in obtainint
supplies.
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CADBURY BROS, Ltd.,
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grees below zero, when even th e lungs

of a growing Allied Army. reinforced and re.

CUN ARO' 'Li'NE.

We take this OP'pO~\1nity to .state that we are 5upplying oar trade
custoDiers with as large a quaD.tity 1of cOcoa and dl.ocolate as the "
Government res.trictions in raw materiili permit. and e%prus our

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Road. ReadiDg; and 23, Market 'Pl lice, W'oklngham.

The Medical MCZCtul'ne

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. \ £3 per cent. ~tplemen t.ary _Dqpartment.

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So ma.ny hav& been the welcome surprises
the past few weeks that few of UII now venture

Yet more has been' done.
Alrea<ly ..... ha~..
pressed beyond ou~ old battIe lineB' of 1917.

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ALL Ssus FREB.

THE NEW H.1LC. BIrAGRA VB 81'1/B1>1: "
UNDA y, SEPTEMBER / 15T1I, InS.
. Sorvices at 11 .30 a..m. Q.ud 6':45 p.m.
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Speaker,!IlR. H, ERNEST HUNT.
3. 0 p.m., Lyceum for Children.
An Seale 'Free.
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READING SPIRITUAL MISSION.

pll,e 3m d me applicatiou form,for 61np,l{J!lnJlfflt in National F.illt,.g FMtory flea" Oxford.

in tbe ice,filled crater~ of Flanders or
of the Italians fighting at' twenty 'de.

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Allied front in two, the Allied Armiel are

~\bjec~ of Addl"Jlss; "Ecclesiastes."

"Freedom.

extremely

intere-sting situatiQn on the .\Ves.tern Fropt."

everywhere to·day advancing victoriously side
by s ide oVF the same battlefiel~s on which,
by the lColf,rage and steadfastness of l their
defence, they brc ke the enomy's assaults.

At 6.30 p.IU.

COLL$ION.
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29-31-. LONDON STREET, ' READING.

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when he thmks of our men this winter

German .offensive which was to have cut the

LONDON ROAD.

SUND~ Y.

. Call.t your Local Employment E~ch.D" or fill iii thil form aDd polt' it TO~DAY
, to Ih. EiDplofmlDI Excb""g..

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Hostel and,Lodglng
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A.Y· a Dd EVENING CLASSES fo mmence
MOND9': SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1918 ~

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' homes and dis location oJ our' trad e.

crowded and unforgettable month, and one

R?ad M..t~r:

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In a NATIONAL FILLING
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LAP.

certainly stand have be<ln r gi~n
up after
a comparatively. short r fight.
seems
scarcely credible that it is but a month . ce
the tide", Qattle was turned in favour 'of the
Allies. Yet 5 0 it is, 8S Sir Douglas Haig
recall; in " General Order of lhe Day t<> the
troops. under hi! ·conUnand.
It has hHn' a

Admission. ~., 911. & 1/3 '}' I~cl~ding tall.

150 WO~EN " URGE,~TLY- ,WAt;TED

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upon pr~iction8.
Points at which wo were
givEfn to understand the ene~y would almost

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what experts admit fo be the

PATHE'S ANIMAtED 'OAZBTTB,'

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.TirEIl! are days when w.e 'iive ever on the
~i vivo" for some new development in

A.D. bPl'etai~a &Dd lLdmirably.told story; rich in the .
pLCture"Sqt& .cenery of J IUJ:tn aud Ili.'1tiugu i.hcd ·tit
the finished acting or Be$u ~ Haytl.kll.w~ i the
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celebrated J II.IfUI::::I8 actor.

MATINEE. Wednesda.y; at 2.30.

SEEDS FOR THE FARM
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"THE CALL OF THE·EAST."

,"THE GII!LFROM ·.CIRO'S:"

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A powerfui. detective story, enthralling from start to

Th. Gr.~t su~ frOlp tb. G~jok ThHtre.

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The smashing of the Hinden.
Line, Foch's trium ph Ion
the Marne, the victory of the
Plave'l were all made poslible by
BlCilish Coal.
British Coal has
saved a disaster and assured the
"Drilli;,nt dawn." 'We have sacri .
ficed our coal reserve s and ou,' COl!
supplies, but when History comC3
to be written. it will be' seen how
the N~tion, has been justified in
' making this great sacrifice for
Liberty and Victorrburg

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"SYLVIA of the SECRET SERVICE."

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd. for, Six Nighta at 1.30 i(ONCE NIGHTLy). ,

~iberty

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littabtng ,~b5tr\)tr +

PEOPLE;"

CharUe cilllp l& in •• Cha;iie' 8 New Job.··
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APPLIOATION.

J.fp.200~MG~

LISTI!I OF
P RIOE
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.A",uTluy rQDl&Doe of a prnt.t:t Irillb Golleon. t~tlUinS'
Gladys I&Ii Bi..o a radiant drama. of IriBh lito.

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i.e 15 episodes of love, adventure,aud ~ril~
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SE.~TS 'MAY :BE' BOOKED .t tb. Boobg'OM.. 'altho Th••tr•• 4~. Friar Streot, bOhr.en the hout'

S~crlflce

OONTRAOTORS.

SU'rT..ON ~& ,SONS,

"THE ~EVEN. ,pE:AR~$n

BoOked"Dy 'feleNone mutt be claimed before the time ol commencement or they C&DD9t be guaralltefM:1.

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On ThuNdii'Y Next. Sept. 19tb,
A..ndfollowi.ng T"'oda.,.~ 6~hUlive to lhi •.trbeatre,

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Founaed o",tSir ARTHUR PINERO'S FAROE, '··rim MAIj,IsTRATE.;' no... pl&;yiDg
to oro"d.d hou••• at, the,ADBLPHI l'tiIEA'rR;E; LONDON.
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By F~ TH0!OSON.

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!'ELEGRA$/ '" SIMONDS, RI!ADING."
TELEPDONB No~. 75 and 78.

O()uritii girl:

Cbarli~ Cbaplin

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BOliDB~'-StORKS =. ~ ' ~' .
B,:B. RAILWAY BT~ION" READING.

'ARMS' AN"b THE G'I'R .... ,
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:o~n~i!1's

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A..1ld foliowing .1'W da,s,'U;cltiaiv. to thia ~hea.Qoe.

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NAVAL 'AND MILITA:RY

-j • Oil ,+fondf N~zt~, Sept_ I ,6Jb,

ONOE·'·N -IGHTLY.
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~~ti~;:t~~~e RepreeeDt&~ti!ve

will not oppose

harves t is naturally oot. so fILr a.clv-illlced. -and there
are 1110re reports of the corn llavillg been h :id .

Wh.e aVbns pro\'ed to be the ~st ero» of lhc )' enr
throu'Jhout t.be country; t.he ears -are reporle-u to
be well filled. and st ra w of a good 1 ~U'.. th. Wllh
an arc~ under this ce real of 2,556 ,000 n~r€ s anti ..
yield nbw t!6tima.ted a t· 6 pe,r cent.. above 8venf;e,
a production in Fngland lLnd W a.les ma.y be anli.:i·
pate<1 of 10,500,000 quarters , or fun~ r 3,300,::;::0
quarters more t han ' las;t . ye.'l,r. Ba.rley l S i a bout a ll
a.verage in the north, 'but. ravher below in 1Il0~t
other districts: t.he area.· · th is year is about
1 ,5(Y.),()(X) a('r~. and the tot·a.l product.ion ~hOlllrJ Le
nea.rty 6,000,000 qun.rlers. Oat s •. like barley, U~
moOre f3.VOUfiLhly reported o n tliall a month ,Ig u
40nd the yie ld nov. appeara to be .bHt Ht t..le helo'.'
the Jlonna!.
The acrea.ge has been lflrgd .• :11· .
creased; and it is honed t hal tlbe 2779 000 a..:!'~:;
r eturned under this crop tn Engla.nd a~d Wale.

will

yield

quartel'~

"hea.ns .ue

13,500,000
more than
also

quart.e:r.5, or 2,600,0'J0
las't, year.
Peas and

satiS"factot",Y.

and

an~~"

nea.rly

a.ge .crops•. though the latler, owing to aphi£.
are IbJ.t· qmte so I;ood 8.8 a . month ago. Po hl!c. ~ s
are '6ttll m~t satisfactory, and remain unusually
free fl'OU], disease lIpon the wbd1e. The a.rca. ,Ji
634,000 ·a cres ebould yield sorue 4.100,000 lO llS )f
pot-a.toes, or 750 ,(0)" tons more than last:. y~:Ir .

Turnips and swedes, t hough some ImprO\'e lJl 4?IJ'
ia ~enerally n()ted f rom most part.s of t he country.
have not recovcred from the d ry wea.ther (If the
early summer; and fie1<1s are Qften very patchy.
Prospects indicate ac::oruincly a. poor yie ld e\"er.1'
wbere. ,Mangolds, although also con~id ercd to ba\'$
ma<i'8 .a. little improvement., ca.nnot be mark d ,W \'
higher than a. month ago. Owing t() frequent
a.nd persis tent washings the' hop p lants; al'~ now
much: clea.ner a.nd · in better condi tion, and (In im ·
provement in prospects is to be noted . 'rhe Qll.<J.llti'
18 expected to be good, but no t. 111 0 1'e thon l a!'W iI [
three·qu8.l't-ers of a norma.l }'ield is a.nticip atf'<!.
All orchard fruit is, a.c; stILt ed last JI.lon t h , er·
tremely sea-rea. The r ains towards the end of thtl
month have improved ' t.he . pastures, which w ~ r,
often getting bare, but ha.ve now in m06t. p l ac~ s . ~
sufficiency of 'grass. LiylS stock are healt hy: 'n
mllny districts tbey did not thriv~ particli larl.\·
well duriJl~ Ithe firSt part of the month, hul tJ; rl r

It is 8.1li~ inte'nded th'8t' t.he continua.nce Of im- oondition ]s now generally sa.t isfactor y. La b()\I :'.
not
<h-ippled. by " the ' bot,h skilled and temPQrary. is sti ll ~C1Ht'C. hll'

portant buSi~ should

withdrawa.l of 'men of the n
mllit ary age wbo with the be~p of women , hoys , s(lklier~. a ud 'p-:l
occupy 8d'lUi.nistr&tiT~ posit.jo
in 8uch rbusinoM9tl8. eoner-s. of 'W'tr. t he v,·OTk has gcncrallv b:ell s:lb!·
Any wch ·m.1\n 'called Up and· g-rad-ed Bl or B2 factorlly performed. thoug h f'OQt-fie!rl,. In lllll.n l'
Ilhou..ld place full pa,rticul&r5
fore the Tribuna.{ dis tricts are becoming fou l. In m a n\' area.~ 1l111~ h
whC) will deal 'llfith the ca.se. rnrl Iwbo have been
th~CPrn.~ 65 been eut b~· the llH~ ot" t,r a::tD ~ s
in....tntcf.6d to '86e' tlia.t i~:o"ta:~t:. buein~ are .ot . instead 'tJff ' one POW~ a.ud this has been. ) f
istan ce in hary~ting . Opel'<I11GllS.
lc-ft without the direcimg ·bra. IS needed. to C&lTV mat,e t'ia.l..
them on.
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Summ&.rl6l
the Tetu 5, and cxpressITIf; 8,'1 avel·

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It bas been d~ided to ~.te

th~ period or on.

lO!1nenb for the H Z 'r el,se i
the 'Var Work
Voluntee~ S c hem~ to' Octobe 1st. OWe" of en·
rohnent from- men of ' t.he" .. class dr W01'k
under thi. tehim6 a.re open ,
grade:S moen of
a.:n.y a.g~, to strade 2 men I 0
3S and over on
Ja.nua.ry l~' fan, a.nd -oo.grad . 1 '"men ot 45 or
Ql er , 01l Ja.nuary let- ·-tut: ~ ~e1"8 of enrolment
from ftM!h ' for ' j' ordlna.r:r ',.
war work volun.
t~ v&ca.nciea ~ open to me
ag-e a:nd . to · ~~ 2 men of 45

ht lam;. .No

~Tl:N.n:

ea.n

~ clinT

of grade 3 of a.ny
over o1i J anua.ry
Iled if he haa been

OT

refl1~ exemption by a Tribunal.
No ma.n will ~ as .1l. rule acJ.pted for eith&r the
'.' Z" ot' " ordinary" class o.f~
' a.c&l'ley wbo ~s em.
plor~ in a. cer~fied ocOtlpa.tion or ,,!ho h olds SOUle

tlnal1y

v.alid fonn of exemption of
tectton from mili~
. ~a.l'y serviae anq , is empl0:red:~ work of tl'8.t.ional
ltnpQrta:nce. No ma.n can be e rolled until he has
been accepted. .. to fill a d'!'fini
vaca.ncy. · There
are. .e:t pt'fJ!5ent OTer 18.~ rou ·:-'&C8:nciM. Oppar7
tunlttee of ' ~nTolment WlU be ava.Ilable at .the
Labo\u; llxoh~,
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Oft'M'S of ~ploym.em, under the W~l' .Agrieul.
tura.1 Voluntary Scheme frem Imen with previ01J8
a.rriouit.uNl e~ie.Dee • .or :wbo
Boble to do I"t.gTi.
eulturol work, U D be made
EinpJo,.."ent
ExobangllJ Or A(1'icultur4l
Committee.

Under th.i- !Cheme otftr,.

to-Irrad.. 3' nl<ID "of 6nY"ell'"

llntt ov-er.

COAL

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age crop by 100, the alppi!a.rance of l hn f:l'Opi, .on
Septe!nbtr ~t indi<:.a.t-ed. jlr(Jha..blc :yi~ld 3 wh:ch

may be ex:pressed by t.he t'ollowJng

percellt~r'~ "

Wheat, 106,; barley. 99; oats, 99; bC:l.Il". 9!);
pea!;, 99; pot.at.oes, 103: turnips and ~ . \"('cl~s . 39:
m'an.go!d~, 95; hops, 74 ."
The followil'lg 111 tbe' report for Bud..'; ngham.
Oxford and Berkl'!hire:Corn.- Wi ~ h the adv&nt.age of warm. dry
waa.ther in August, . a. .great part of the harvfsi lt ~<::
'been S€CUT~ in ' excellent condition.
Re c en ~
showers h·avf'l oa.used a. 1\1i(l'"h ~ oelav , btl t. the whea. 1.
lS nearly all cut a.na most of i t, conoo. It hil S
proved. a. ver y ~od crop, . promising Ii yield .m\lre
t·b on 5 per Cf>:. nt. B.bOve the 8-\'f' ra g-e. lb.rh:-\· 10;. "'. '
p ect.ed to gi"e a. full H.·\.'erag-6. oaLs ~r\' litt le \"='-' .
Bean", and peas I\.reo morlly 'b'a rve!!tl!'d. 'The t"1 t] ;'j]11l ~
is satisfactory. bllt croJ>l'j, are ligh t, t·he ~i~H M
bea.ns being estima.ted :l.t rat her below t11,> a\·er·
age, t.hat of p eas- at Quite 5 pel' cent. belC"w. .
Potatoes look hcaJt.hy lind ·promising , \,,,, I'Y lilt l"
d!s£'~se b~ i n-g re-p orterl. A.q-ood many of t he £' lrl ·.·
vR.rietit6 have heen li fted .i n g-oo:i cfi liditiol1 . Til,'
gen el'a.t · yield is expected to he considerahiy r\' cr
the a.verage .
Root.s.-Ma.ny fields of tu rnips and S\\' M~ :: .1 ~~
n~ growin.g- well S; I\M tlte rnln. bu t. t b ~ ... ro]) Il~ ot
who le h as nO"t, recovcred. fro m t h e droll g-hl IIn rJ j1 ....
of June, a.nd the yield i" li kel . . . b h.,. !'-Olll~ 10 or
15 per cent. under a\'eragc. Man g() lrl~ a. re llnl··h

men Of 4S better; tbey lOQK ·healthy and vi goro us find
yield is e~ctEd to be less t han 5 per cent.

aVOl"3ge.

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Fruit is very di!appoillting ; crops are , ,,,Hhou'
exception, very small.
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P·a.stures I\.nd Live St'Ock.-Tbe re.oent ra.in::; h:n'"
improved tbe pastures.
Grass is Qdficicll t :111·i
stock lre doing well.
La.b<iUr. ~'l'empora.ry In-bour has been ~u~ c il"nt.,
and harvest work has: not 6'll6orcd.