Reading Observer 10-1918

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,READING BRANCH

VAUDEVILLE
ElectrIc Theatre ("P~~!!1i:") Bread St.

Monday. Oct 7th, for 6 NJOIfT'S.
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7.30

7.80

ONCE NIGHTLY

On TueSl!lIY, October 8tb,

.. OE-RMANY S WAR AIMS,'·
I1luetra.ted by Mapa, mil be gtven by

'Bob"

.en", f.lUling X'fluont;, Clark

C.a~.lU.r

.. STOLEN HONOUR,"

By Pigeon Post

Fcat ur DB VU'gtiba. p ...t'S~m

"THE SEVeN PEARLS"

I!t.t the

"LOVE LETTERS,"
A (UCla.ting a.ud Vlvid

ecreea. atory

Bo:x Offioe open 11. to 3 Matinee D&YI 11 te 1 •
Sduru" y It to? 30 T. I 2u?
5Mb: boohd hy t.clerbone n:mst be cl&imed beiOfA
time of commeucemen of perfOrID&.Dce or cannot M
gI1larauteed
~

fa.lllou ~

From the

WELCOME RETURI' OF

MY

LONDO~

ROAD

AdmISSIon, 5d..

CHURCH

At 6 3(J P ru

R ei

WM

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Use gas Instead of coal
wpenever possIble and tI*!
least ~le amount of gas
roe fe~ bot baths,
fewer hot meals
Start domg all these thmgs
now
Remember you can ollly
use your C()ru once.

MEETING

Wdl bl hOld at

lUI

account. of the Aasnl:Ut.tion

.Educa.tion.1.1

II

work .. ad to &rtnn~e for ASSO CIATED STuny a.nd
D ISC U:):510N8 dunug the WlI t:.e.r on the ma.ny

O!l.k B rtlllllgham)

G .n.EA.'l QUESTIONS affec ting the
commllmt't"

w~llbemg

of the

READIN G SPIRITU AT" MISSION
1Hf. 'B IV JJ -IT.r.. In& Gll .1 J Ii tiTJcBNT.
U ND ~Y
OCTOBE R 6TH 1918
::i(!r, ICes at 11 30 a m and 6 4lJ pm
:::ipaa.ker 'M RS ,\ BODDING r O N of LODdon
3 0 P Dl L yceum f or Cb.ildl'etl

S

Watch your coal
like gold

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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

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Collection

OCTOBER 11th, at 8 pm..

FRIDAY

fix1

I CHARGE

FOR DELIVEllY OF NEWSPAPERS
In consequence of th e N"o Ret 1m Te!tuctlorul8.nd
mcreaeed exponaes the mom ber~ of the R~lUliDg Branch
of the London 1.1 d ProvlI Clal Newsn.gents ABlKlc n.tion
an loun~e thflt oommeDCID~ on October 14th they wIll
make fL nom Dal charge of one ponn, per week. for the
delivery of moruIng and eveuUlg newspapsTS

DAffiY SHOmORN !.SSOCHTION

A t Lh.e meehng of t.h.is A.e:.soela.tion last week
it'be foIlowmg 'Were elected members Mr J H.
Benyon Ei;lglcfie1.d H ouse Mr H B Bklgra.ve
OaLcot Pa.rll \ Mr W BraZIl E: dmaro Farm ).11""
J ohn Crow JiWarfteld Park' F80Tm Braclmel~ Mr
Geor.;,7'6 Ford High ChImneys Farm Hurst Mr

A

when n.$WrcM66 on

II

Tbe New England and the New India.

BOY

'W".A.DDED

A PUBLIC MEETING
In couoectioo. WIth tlIe a.bove
"ill be held IU

AND

D01lllN

COUlIru!01l10n~r

ScoulTr_i

EEq

J P)

'l1F.~CE

LOND6N LROAD

fa the TRACK, PALMBR PARK,
Traullng will be delUoDatl;:ated
by the '&pOUS Sooul Troop. tUing part

When the value of

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CAVERSHAM ROAD,

S~u t

KING'S

Ijo Job too luse

OJIl<6 01 this I'll"

READING Afm DlSTj{ICT

HUT WEEK,

October 21st to 27th.

THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL TIlE MA YQR, F "" SARJEANT, E.q, J P
r
HoD. Sec.
HOIl Tftaaurer
MARTIN H F SUTTON Eoq J P.
JOHN SIMONDS E ... ,
Erlegh Park
Barclay • Bank, R..eIlag

P ... ldeDt

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Object T 'i> raise funds to carryon the great War Work of
the Rea Tnangle Huts In all the fields of Wa~
V.~luntary h"elpers for c1encal work and leaders for varIOUS
places of the Ca)1l.palgn urgel'ltly needed Help now Time short
,
I
Please wnte
lVIISS OAKESHOTT }

JOJnt Secrstarzes.

Mr R A MENS

Y M C A Fnar Street, Reading
-ThIS 15 a big Town and D,strict Effort Be m at the start
Correspondence, mVlted from Helpers In VIllages <lnd !,eadmg
RegIstered UDder tbe Wsr (:bsrltles Act
r 'V ffl . ~
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BABNARDO 5 HOMES
A NATII!lNAL .AND PATRIOTIO OBABITY
THE LARGIt8T PAMILY IN THI!I WORLD I
THI!I NATI~~~~~~J~B C:B:rLDBEN
DR.

to y~ LSOK.4lLD E W
1')'" Caven) am Road (OrganlSet) Collection Btadqufl'erl (Frida, &lid S.turday) ~~~
COD.lpr.U) 8 PCf..1DUe5 Lecture HaU, emu 8tttAt (Fnar j5a..t)
,
theIr Dallies .. oiRc&&l I Sellen:

120 11 WOM~N U~~!NTLY WANTED

MUNITIONS WORK

SEEDS MEN

I/J AD/VG
lllCE LISTS OF SEEDS FOR fHE F.ARM
AND GA RDE~ post frce on application

BEtiDING, SA TURDti Y OOT

D,

191B.

THE oratorIcal war WblOh gael on SIde by
LUdlt WIth the wilitary u nqt always very con~{8.lD

clullve.

1ssues

Preeldollt WWON aud the KAIIER 8 mIS8&«e to
W. have h.r. tho ntteranoe. of the

clloaen leader of the Weat.el u democracy aud of
tlj. ruler by dIVIne nght 01 the German Empire
n.elr thew. JI the lame-the part the ~eople
are to pI~; 19 the II:re&t world upheaval that II
talcing p1tcflt aud the settJemeut that nlUst
fqllow 4 Let u. bear the KUBU firIIt .. It
II my Wll1 'he oys
that men who are eU8Wn.d by tb. poople'. truot ~holl to " WIde
extent co-operate In the nghta and dntie. of
lonrnmoot.' There speaKe the tlb'Qlutl'~ ruler,
..1+016 power II ' from abov,
The people Ulay

bEl hiS wlll

PrMldent WILSON

puts It difforently or rn.t h er It IS 8ometbl1lg
vet1 different th.t be put!
1:hll!! he e&y8.

, .1 8. people S war uot a statosinen 8 States
Den m... t follow tbe clanfied commou thought
or be ~roken I Between theso two philosophIes
there 111 flo 9feat gulf ThIS morEl thau anythmg

,he.

la wlbat the war l! about
Tbia doctrine of Prel:ildent WILSON 811 flo bold
one
let UJ upt wU5take It
W e have thf!l
~&lt&bop. of the CO IUUlQU ruau
It weADIl that
t~.

oOplDlOIi een.. of mo.t," aud not the

f.",

be tlj~ arbIter Th.. Preeldent go ••• 0
far .. to say that 1:9: tbJI general common aeoee
~ere II 1 surer and clealer gUlde thau lU the
l~ to

~ulatioD.

r.lld the counael. of sophisticated
lDell of .tr&In" Wh at "fondf!lr that havlllg
j~d' do,", thi. r •• olutlouory dootriue
Dr
WILsON &&y. of the rule rs of Pruslla U We do

not thlUk the same thou<:bt, or .peak the .ame
l,n~ of agreement

'Vh&t wonder If b e
"led, With perfect oourtesY<1 to ask whethet:
...en among 11!,e AUIei"theUl s~lv el t1~e full uu ph ..
ptu;>qa of ·th\. aemocratic TeM.c tuulf al e every
where J,1n<i4raf;oo4' Deruocl~~ fa. lOCldeotly,
a form of go.,.erumeut
1,.\ 18 esseublllly a
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BOW l JNG

Oll tll~

f
EmpIO~\ \a ;atio\tla~: ~e';:" aear O~...a
•••••••••••••••• t •••••••••

U the ~m.oorat1 ",tion of GerUlftouy ,hort of "

Ammelou poet.of demooracy allow thIS 1OtUlti'felv
III Ib4 I~t ", ut1117
I
.. P&1uten ~ave ptlillied t.helr IWlnmlug grohps,
au~ tb. COJltrQ tllj'llre of '(11 ,
FroID til. h••il of the centre . !loR""" IpreadIIIII' • u)~PU'~' ,.011j.C919U~ I!&l)t.
:put I V.hl' '" '<11' of ),Mdl. lllii" pP!1 no
.Itl!ou It. ullubu. I gola.colourod

11-"'"

hg/1\."

Jt woulcl be hatd to IIl\d a maro apt 09mmont
96 the ,leUolUI .Af 11\. c-' ~,.."". 01' to -pam,

tt ••••••••

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rn ~'.\e11 tilt 49!'tA~e u,..,

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YMCA HUT WEEK
A. ca.mpalm'" 18 to be CUI n e lout In JkJac1mg
erlendl1ljr irt:\m October ?let to October 27th to
ra.~ fund s for the nohle w ork whIch 1!1 bemg done
h v the Y M a A In the 2000 "ar ccntre. It C08ts
£6008. .da.y to imR.lnt.o.m Ule "000 \Var centr~ of the
Y M C A. R.n a ern.ge of 6/ per centre fOr 24 hOUTI!
n ad<htion to thiS a further lum of £1 406 per day IS
requ red fO I new hu Idmg8 and eQ.u pment making In
all a. total d(lliv expend tlJre of £2000
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READING POULrRY

A~D

EGG MARKET

esceJfent ellle at thetr
wedkh: 81\1(>1> by (mctlon of hve poultry 8gog8 and
geneml produce In Roadmp; ~ttlo Market on Bat roay
!lome )00 fowls 144 live rahbl
1 6 10 eg~8 and a. few
m acall Lueo 1$ l oLs bemg Rold at esoollent pncell HellS
(fit (or the table) 80ld np to "3 6 per couple (the a.ver
age bemg lfi per co pie) Vat ng fo :v1e up to 18/ per
couple rahlllte up to 71 each There was a very qUlck
tnule for the !lnort supply of eggs 5eUmg at from 6/ to
6 3 per dozcn I
M essn;

1'0\ tcholll..8 re-port

An

~ERBIAN Rf.LIEF FUNl)
i\. meetmg lp to beld 1Il St George's SchGOI on Tue!
da, evemng 1 e::rt ,... hen MI~! Park naon ' Vlll delIver an
rld ress on behalf ot the S£!lblall Rele£ Fuud M 55
P IklnllOU who.'\e expenence ]ur ng the War hM hoen
IUH1He wIlI t!ell the story of her ad, enture8 111 V1(mna
a.i d Berhu nl \\ell tlA lU Serhla She was the only
1 ll ghllh persop In !'<l sh at the t me of lts occupation bv
llle "'·ermAll 0.1 d Bulgar armles Sbe WaJ!. rletamed
ther e fllr eJgh~ mouths and waa then compelled t o tra.vel
alone tbrouJrll !\.ustna. and Germa.uv Ulcludiog a fort
mght In Berlin

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UNIQUE WHIST DRIVE
There wrus lq I te n 1 uncommon fa Itnre to tbe WhI8t
dr ve gtven by Mr G r ombs at the Waterloo Ga.llerv:
01 "e(loesday evenmg but the game" ae not de,.old
of keew e85 n lit I'm l s<>mont T l 0 cald tables did not
ar ve b t j\f rio n 111 dec dcd to u se ehatrs 38 tables
and ca.rry o!f:"*' Th.. of eOUr!6 cOn8ldel'ft.bly lessened
the <1lumber of llTOups bu.t R8 a. remedy Mr Tombs
a.na.nged for fUrtatiou hand!l 'at.;oearly every othel
t.a.ble I n 11\ ate of such drffic\l1t eK 15i playera ",ere
f1.ccornm o IA.ted and tlf t.h p-se tl e followlnl,! \ OU 1 r zag
Ladles 1 1\11 9 r ocock
M 55 F l cher 3 Mrss Shack1e
t M rs Drn v mJ ~tel .) Mrs .Ed wR.rds G ents 1 Mr
De lieU lir h~l mee 3 Mr nlu Dolby" MlslJ
D I ctt ens gout) mysterJ; " lId Lleut Lavender

WEST READING ADULT SCHOOL
As usual there w D..a Il good collectIon of produce at
the I CLtvest fcstl\ a I hel d t t the n.bo, e school on SuudnT
''ihll:h "as vel y ta!ltefulh tUT~U ~ed by the tiecretarv
(I\fr 'V He 19ro\ c) ""ft] 1 Munday e ave a.n ex
collrlUt 1l1d rcS!i , 11 ch 'u..~ follo "erl hy a ... ery u te r
cstin~ dISCU ~IO I l) the me ubers
I I tbe cvcmng the
spcakel ~ l3 the R ev V M loon Ja.mc.<;
The ISOlo!!
Beland tho DllWll
md Ho That Madest "Earth
1111(1 H eo.HIl r " ere ablv reudeled b)
Hdl
OO DlllA.n cd by MISS Tuck er
Ml Tho!:!
tl.ud delighted t ho lludJcnce WIth hIS ra.cv
r CDlll.rks An exce llent l epOlt wa s gl en b y
TIe 1.... ro'l6 (Secr eUuj) rene w I f! iast,.YefCr S " ork The
dono", and helper:!! ~eT e t han k ed 01 Mouo!1.Y e \"6mng
tl e plodu",e ' !fa.!! sold and lealu!Cd a. record snm

I l1£t.It.ule

S pccul<a.t

G ly

1 'l\d boon nfe a.a to Lb."

That the lndh id 801 eection.s. .R,eadmr; LaboUT
Part", ..upport tho a.tt tude of Bm MorrlS &lid aleo
TeJloUQlate t h€ d a l n of Mr Quel_ to a. re:femndum

and IJW rnd

our &: Iega.les at fu ture mee tttgs to

MOlTIs
It waa
agracd to forward caples of [hIS- rer.olu.t on to Mt
MQrT1s 'Mr Ot e 1ch the Local Labo1q Party a.nd
the Nat lon a.l Executive

sup port the ca.ndldll'ture of Mr

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TURERCULOSIS DISPENSARY

At the meettng of the ExecutIve Con nrtt.ee of
th a TuherculoBls D mensnry Care. A£SOCI9. po n on
September 27th the fo11ow ..nO'" report ~ as rooen..ed
from the Relief Sub. .Qmmlli Lee Smce thelI:
last. report on May ~t.h the Sub Comnnt.loo have
dea.rt W1i:!h 64 cases of whu::h 2S ha.vo becn grant.ed
extira. nour.a.ehment fD. the form o.f Ul lk
In
three ca.ees chlldren have been g lV~ n meals a.t the
NatIOnal Kloohon 18 children boa.rded n count.ry
hQmeR (lMien are away at p~nt ) trwo Wlll go
as eoon aa a;rraufome n ta a.re com:p1-Ert..ed three we!"!"
~ nt. to the Ilea.. sid~ ODe adult sent fOT Lwo months
to Eversf1 eld Chest HOOPltal one woma.n IlSSlstOO
w th household ,.;ork trwo cases entenng ~(lnatorll
inven gra.nt of money t() oblam dOtltlll g
nm "
~asea clO&e<1 further a.ssi:sta.noo tmlle.oe(fUY t hre
~

.....ted
DEATH OP MR G

A

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WAR ITEMS
MILITARY CROSS

Lie ut (.ol. /Cu.pi ) J L ~e~ 19c R. Berks R b
H e m 8<10 a ["€CD In ? S8<1n re und"'r bc."lvy enemy
o.:u-ra.gp nod n ext d!l.} l ed h IS !'.P('"lIO I t-o the starl:In"" p
n fI fa or tl -c fae tha.t blS t.a~ky' had
be" n Obsel (}(l hy the e.netn\ and were 811l1nlltted
to hea.\ {fire
PI r ou rr hout he showed great 0001
llf:~~

Pal m e

fi na l (If the
o ,(!on R lolev ClIp wa.-c; pla.yed be
tweeu Mr Blclmetl d .aJ (1 MI c.arter "both of P a.rl::

POYNDl.'lR

On Friday 10 l-a3t. week the dea.t.h occu rred aff.e:o
a. long illne5S of Mr G A p (lyuder tho well
~now n book. Miler Qf 4 Brood 5t:reet
DeceiUleil

....'" .. 80n of iMT J A Poynder

The funonl

took pl-a.oe on Tuef:1da.y the frr8t ~rtlon of t he
MlrnOEl
bemg b~ld at '!'runty Congregailonal
Church the Rev P N Ba.rri5Oll offiC1a.tm g The
mo urnen:were Mrs l'oynder (Widow) MY" and
Mrs J A Poynder YiM J P oynder M ISP: Bet.ty
Poynde::r: Mi.'!IS Hlhu:y Poyndm' M:r a.nd Mrs R
B P oynder ?d1M' Kate Poynder Mr a.n<1 Mrs T
H PQynd~l' .M1' l}nd lin D E Rlchs:rd'i MT
Rlch.a..rd Deth M~ E G Jolrnson Mr W Rutler
T·heN!!"""8.8 a. la.T¥,fl number of friends In the church
Many floral trl"butes were. reoo.lVed
The mtp
m n t was at Ca.vorshant Cemetery The funm-al
arrangemen ts were C3.rri.ed out by 'Mes.sn:; Heel88
andAr "the 511pervlffion of Mr W B Fo.rdb3J.n
B~RN ~ ROO'S HOliES
A ft~ da.y ~fforL 18 takmg place In Read mg Olll
Sa.t.urda.;r.1f 6ctobcr 12th on bel a.U of Dr Bar

3rJd tul Llatl ' o

E ManTU~ attd R ~ri{S R - H e
Ius poolt 0 11 aU d a.y under heal')
and mach ne gun £ e under e"ltceophona.!iy
try!
ccmdltlons
Nex-i ..lay I <!. shO"\\ied great.
cr. u-age a.nd lnltlatlve 10 \ ork m g round
MlCmy l'; I .... ht 8:"1. lk Wltll a handful of m el
personal ly led B. bayonet cha.rge ~nd captured on e
office" .. n i eight 01 her ranks his a.ctiau. ena.bhng
th E'! ba.tta l0ll to ()('oIC flY an In port.a.n t pomt ..hiel
It ba:l OOE:n j lffi.po&Hl le to oapture'ircntaJJ.y He
d id fi11(lo serv ice
T Sec L ent A V ShiJ.k,ock aLW R Berks R
- When 1118 patrol :W~ attacked by a.bouit sl::rly of
the enemy hfl took up & p C81t.lon opened. t"a.pid
fir.e a.nd mf1iot.ed. geV(l!,C ca.8ua.lhes on them He
alao drove 1>4Ok WIth lo~~ a:notner party 'WhICh W8.II
~ork log round h18 8a.n1l:
Alth oug h tmce ht::t o n
the h&tmet by nfte bullets a.nit k.nocked dO'W'll b,
a. bomb he ooDt lnued to control blS men.. semdln!t
baa tb.e w'Q'LlOded and .eovenng t hmr ·W"lth.dmtwal
Thl'ougt:(I It tho oper a.tlOTl he showed great cool
ness a.ud fine leaderShip
8;=0 Lt the Hon \. R I TwialetoD Wykeb a.m
Fiennee R F A
S'R _For ccmSPICU()\lS galla.nf.r.i
a.nd dew>t,ion to duty when n char ge of two f.,e8.ms
oroere.d to move the forwnrd ~cct. on of gun s to
new po61 t.lon
Und6l' a heavy con.oentu.tion of
en em y hO'Wlt.zers he rlal t.oo from the old pOSltion
to the n.ew from wh ch he was Ia.w ardenxl to
move to R.notheor posi tIOn
Dunng tn4"'...ce moves
m whICh he 1U1d his teams . .,.<Iome under hellovy
s\.acU n'" 'h e showed e-rer.t coo ln~ an 1 a blhty
T !s~ T ~ A 0 <::"to'1. R "Sl?rks R - Durin€!" a
;ud he ('a; Ig l t SlO'"} t.. f an cncm~ post wheeled
1111 pIli.. oOn 8.nd r J.l'I h{'(l.t
fh Ins prom I?t decl610'"
he obt...a. ncd :1 pr sa n cT rl.nd ulz:nltfiea.l..ion aJ1d en
1
abled the'l'alcl to be C01Up e.ted WIthOUt. 1005
'J'/Ctpl

llla

nOO:m€d

a. wI ll.r

SERBIA S

FI~HTING

FARMERS

In v f!fW of t h e fact t b at prnct o&lIy every Ser
h an sold cr lS
n peace tIme a. fanner British

fa..rOlet"< a~ watcb lng Vi th pecu l a.r ~tJfica tl 01
the mag-mfi"ent progr~ of Ihe Se.rhs 1n the BR.l
kana and 1 t..h ,cry e flTnest bopes t hat the splen
<1 d ftght mq of out" Ath~
ay ha.ve It. rew~ 1U
the reooYElIl' of the far m lal1ds from whroh tJh-ey
na.ve eo lQpg been eXll-ed Morl'ove.r Britu;h fu.r
m en are backing up theIr adm)ratIon of the&rl
nra.ve &Tbla.n agnr.ulit.unsts bj th ru..r contnbutlOn"
to the AgnCI It..urs.l ReI e-f of ,\111 s Ftwd whIch
, u maug1.I!"8ted by the. Royal Am Icu.ltural Soo:iety
(16 Bedford square LoDdon ,V C 1)
The con
tlnuance of tJte Eoplen d1d B alka.n (ur.cessee Wln can
(or all tho help 1.he FlI nd can golVe In the W&j ot
h ve stock seeds and. lnlple l l EiltS to ena.ble the
SerlJla.n fa.nncrs I() resum-e cultlvab ou of the hu\ti
90 dear to them ~nd BTltlsh farmers aTe asked t('l
!lee t ha.t the Fund & In Q po8ltlon to respond
~u ..tel} to tb e hea vy calls wI ch WIll be made
upon It when th ~ op]Yl1 tun tv f or Its operaL on!
n tJhaJt de\'3.Stat.ed country a.rnves

DR

d~l&t<6 on th~

H om~

which

\\orlc done by th~
th eIr mst lt uhon h &ve received

Importa.n t.

Sll1~e

recolP"tIOn that the people lto.l! liMbe ••al 01 a nd care(! for 86 QOO c blldr ?'D many of whmn have
autllority aqd 1I0t tbe passive BubJect of a bfX»roe proanment cit Izens a.nd t h e maJo:n tv useful
The Readm.g
IUpenlllPOled rule Tbe authl>rltv 01 tb. people workers Tn ya.n0u;ali:s of hfc
f t.o the call for continued
" '''9ul~ be "added by way 01 caution, cannot pubhc wIll not. hie
fot' «0 wprt y , n ohJect and a gen~raus
be Irre,poullhl. or ulhuIO\e
Allmon! Law S'..I\)port
collechon 6'hould /foUO'\\ We undereland t hat to
repose4 upon tho JUI Natur_1 or Law of Natme E:nsure the 8U~ ()f t he appeal more lady he lpers

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RoadlO o B ks:

Ipintual tbU1.K No rea.rfimgeltl6ut of llIau Of nardo III Horn ~s t hIS belng t h-e 21s t local annual
u.ue of 'programmes 11\ E erhn CI\U be accepted &P.peal fot' tilts c&.u&e It IS sca.roely necessa.r v to

a hard ea~ IRII ~"d ) ellt Will not Qa lurpmIng
thll .ar 11Iould prov....!be plalU man.
killg, haVlug alrea~} prq.ed l,1IUl an hero Tbe
lQlpenebablo re<lorde of die I",t four Ind a h.1I
Joan han Ibown hero~'m to b. cOlUmol! Ih.

Addr08l!l

MR S ;J BURB[DGES DJo;PARTURE
Y[ S J Bl.ll'hldge the Hcadmg 'Vfl..lli~od
a.nd W ckmghn.m Probal on Office r s leav ng t.he
dl tnet. 11 ord
t o fa.ke up S111.i.lar duties at
Brl ~l1ton
Mr RUI b d g6 who takes lip hIS n ew
d It. es 011 Oe lob 1 25 h has i:ie€u ]In:toollon officer
at. R a.:vl. m g (or ne l. lv ('leHm }earfl dmng v;hlCl-t
l me ho ha.!. d sp Ja.'Ied e).:eplle It j ldgme l t In
t.he
hand l ~ M h I!. dut es Br a-1ton" giom w 111
I)

SOU,.

I'JERT/-ING

co- operate If It

War Alms

CounClllor L E Quelch J P Mr S Bntn and
Mr B RuaseU
The Maym of Readmg wlll tAke the
cb&JX at 8 0 clock

As,;:O CLITION

Just. before In <l m., bJt, ou Sunday a.
constable found a m olor Ca.t' v.;hlCh h ad dashed
mlo l he gfl.J"den raliJuw; <:1 a. house behind Sl
SA \ lo ur s '] EI ace Berka le1 ~\"\:: n lC
"-It I a 19h Lh....
1 ght.e were o n Ine car wns d:ese.t1oo Th"rc h~
UppaTeI t h been n effor t n Me to Tern.:. e thc car
C.omridera.':iJla damage h ll:d 'been 5ust..a.moo bath by
tho rali lo gs u.nd mOlor

O n 'Ved u~.d.""

THE PEOPLE S WAR

iuter~r~t8hoU of fhat law th~ leader(' must be
the q'lonthplece 0 the people they sene It 1&

N ame

~m J ~f RO(;(;-E S VISIT ~
W e unden;t. l.I it t.h;}.t Mr J M Ho~gc ~T r
t he b onora l ) P , ,," 0 (; t of I I 0 1) ~c ha.rged Sold e r ..
l"' 1 '!t:;lt r"ln IS eo I'" 10 R--...ad I (T on ~ovemb e
ILl o:1.nd \ lit ~Ilk 1 I U e Corn Excha.n"'e
FlU'
ther p l.rlt ula r "
11 "-0. announced l lllet

scoms

II

~--

frow wUJch ,11 bqQ\au euaolm[!lnts lore danvert
and tp WInch thoy D>u.t ~_I But 'II tb ..r

Pi.....""d me application for1 for

P. I 1

inVlt.eti

DF..8l'lRTED C ~ R

dl91ue rl,bt of oue or the superIor leuee of a

e

R 4. C
Juwo.r
30

Winner of the e entbut M.r Bidrne.a<1 mo..nageu
often obecured by 10
tecu re t.be "1"€6ult m hu; fa "Our 1 £ter !l. vel" gOOtl
8ubordlUate
ones
Ilod
It
IS
b&rd
to d188utallgle game F].ll ls 15 t.he fir!<t t II -0 i'ltr ~mead hu
No Job too
",on
t.he trophy
Mr C'.u.rtIer had won It tWlC
'lO~re utteranoes from bluff'
But now aud
prcvlouzly
theu the oon1hot of ,de.l. at tbe back of th e
w.r stAnd. Otlt ol eaTl~ III the .1'eeoh e. of th.
REWrnG i-AB<1u1R CANDID\TUR.E.
At a. :mee t n.. of the md Vidual L9OCItionB Read
two 11de. to the couteat It bas Just done 80 In
Dg Lahom' P a.rt.y: h e1(\ ou Thursda.y SeptembeT
a rather draDA&t.ia fRSbl011 III the great speech of 26th IL was nee;olved by So mrlo1>rlty of 12 to 2

PRINTING -All ki.d•• r Gem
CO~RCl.AL
.ereial and Gen.~ PrintillR eucuted a.t the

•...u

.a&- Larhes nre urged to send m

RE.l.DING •

*

~HE

RE \Dl:' G ATHI.£'I'IC CLUB
The '8.. lOual geue.ra l 11100tm g (jf t he
Ha.rT1 crs S~tI n ""Ill \,6 held nt t.he
Y Me\. q 1:1.1 erg on Toes-d a) n ext a.L 7
Allm leret!ted m the pR!:I\..lm are C01"d.ls11)

Under the au p ce.... c f tl Q B v ~ I tt> <\. SSOCI3;
t lOn Col U hr.k de llllrgoh eBb t() £"1 e an ad
drl!:<s o n
.Ph€> lI;.ttlO 1 I '{>ortu.1C8 of. U e no\c
menL w I.h 6p€C 1\1 rcference to senlOf seQ I ts
\
th e CoUege li aIl on .a: ndaJ
OCit<Jber 18th See
ac.vt

Will altO tab.pla.ce

AND

Saturday, Oct. 12th,

smmms

REP\TRL\TFJD

The fo llO'Y.lng 1 e. 1 e1o n ~ t-o t he Ro) 11.1 Berka
R~ mem
,\"10 were p nsoner::> II Ger Jan,. r n e
no; II.rrlvo£<1 n "hln ... lall1d A RamI!.!> H "Ma.'un.dera
S J Pugh J Vllk lIl8

BOY

APPLICATION

BY APPOINTMENT 10 KrnG r~ ORGE V

P

Oa S,ATURDAY, OCTOBER 19th, at 3 pm.,

BARNARDO DAY

ON

REA.DING

SU'r'rON & · SONS,

HIS WORSHIP THE ¥A YOR
~AJlJ'EAjiT

STATION,

TELEPHONE Nos 75 and "8

The Cha.i.r ....ill be takeD by

CO·OP.

t • :;:...;:;:;

rELE GRAM~

for Tra.tDIDS' SelltOl DrnalDD

A. DISPLA.Y will be g1veo t.Q IUUStr&te the value I)f

" 35/ -

;......... ~~ it

LI6T3

OD the Natrona1 ImportaDC8 of the MovemeDt,
wltb Special Reference to SeDtOr Scouts

.. 16/lt

Y.M.e.A.

RAlLWAY

PRICE

A GREAT SCOUT RALLY

t~

CON fRAOTORS

B ONDE O STOR.FB

BE

Colonel ULICK de BURGH, C.B.,

(F A

1
t

THE _BREWERY

WbeII an Address will be gtven bT

•,rfrom 8/11

DOWN

1:i1'fltl1'

READING

NAVAL AND itiLltA.RY

At 630 pm. ..

Owmg to the hmlted quanttty
of Blankets these will be ID
Great Demand

KAPOC

.tND

A..I50ciBJ:iO~

On FRIDAY, OCTOBBR 18tb,

1

.

WI 'll'

The COLLEGE HALL, London Road, Reading,

QUIL TS
WADDED

/J II E IV "'113

SCOUTS' ASSOCfATION,

L'rD

snIONO~

G

&

I/E IWIf 4N1 S

KA.POC

•

II

German:;

Ll eut. Col Lethe Wlillon

Y P

ner

SIR RONALD K. WILSON, Bart

b~

l!:",en

The (Ie k of th s r e p ! as appol.ntecl hIS part
~rr S:.dn"y LaUfI t o n
Bu llcc'k to be hi S

OT 0

and

Under the auspIces of the Rcadll1~ BnLnch of the
Nabonnl \Var Alms Commlttee 0. mass meeting w n be
h eld III the rown Ha.U au Tuesrla.y avenmg next

BODDINGTON

DEPUn ClERK OF TH E

R~.dlDg

, d ERMANY'S WAR AIMS"

d "p Ity dunng hts a.bse nce en n a.\(l l servIce .;'

Buy Now

!,u,'U LWII'lUNG OFFICIALS

800retary of the Fuel Mld L gil ting Oommltt.ee
arn:l the 611.hry of the Loe&l. Fu<el Overseer bas been
a.t £0)) pet' ann_U
_"_I___

NO QU \' RTER Sl'SSTOl\S
T bere were n o pr w ne N'i f e r t rial a.t the Read
In." Borough Q I r teor ~f"S IDns on Thursda)

luwd .." th4 c". 1/.." D~l 01 l-'"
BOQ,4 0ITru.J, 1/01.0'" VI~"'t E C ,

LECTURE,

reYODfIlble 8Ugg.estron

8.

of L ou do n Will g.-tOO It I
a.ddress on Sunrla.v morning a nd cvem ug at tbe Read
mg Spiritual M !\.Slon
M ESSRS BASL!.:\! WIll conctnct :m rnportant sale of
freehold H.nn leMeho1d properly n R end ng \VolOnl!
bam and \Vood lev at- l aG FlIl'\r sheet 0 1 Thursda.y
next
ThQ Tnne r L /Zh t ~Ill form ille sub ect C' f an
a.drlress to be g -en In th3 SocIety of Fnend<:.
M~ t ng R ouse Ch Tcn .!. r~t o n Sunday
by Mr Wrn E W J"on n 0
M ns

Chall'lXlau of t bl!l CIlV1'!l"8ham W E A. COlXlllllttee
Queettool il1vlted

W&.A

FUEIL

=====
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr A ROWE J P Prell\d~nt of the
ASSocul.tion 'Mr C P LA. WRENCE Bnd others
Cha.l1 to be tll loenat8pm by WALTER BA..Rl\ES
Spubrs

WELCO)1E

All Seats F ree

R1UBLIC

To W"'e

WILSON, B D .
un;.

cooking
SIft and use all cmders

.. Weston Mead, Cbutcb Street, Caversbam,

H&&D l'SQ

II he g"!Vell b v

Ent itled THE INNER LIGHT
On SLNDA I', OC70 BER 6th at 6 JO pm
\ L1

Close aU dampers aiter

On Monday, October 7th, 1918,

A

the fire when

Ollt

you go to bed

DD

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS CHURCH STREET,
Lo :>o: nON bTn.s:u

9d & 1/3
\ Indudmg tax
a/- ,

(CAYERSB..UI 8ECTIO'N )

(Leader of the Free Reltglous Monmet'll)
CO Lt;CTLO:S
A..r.L S lU..T5 F uss
Rei:::: on
lee:lom
Character

Au ADDRES::>

Rake"

Reading Workers Educational ASSOCiation

[{IOD!!

'\ VTU! WALSH

RE\

back should lean shghtly

FA UTEUILS (R~rved

OC TOBER 5Tn
101 8
S UNDAY
of Address
The Passing of the (Ol&llY) Old
~ U Dlect

Reid

8.

the

MlI".6 B ~ 81mp$On .. membN of the st-&ff of
I..ooo&l. Fu~l Oveneer has been a.ppomted bonorary

cr cket matches and other (orm of spoTts QD th
Sa.bba:th 8il1d Mud thnf II was a PI06t unpleasant
tn ...bt t!O
W1 tn~ <peOple wend 0(5 towards t.he
... nokllt fjf!lld owIben they s hould be go ng to cburcb
Y et. a.Dother emllla.r Quithl1l'"St co n ee fmm anot heT
sectJDn In Iflhf'l f n.rm of a pR.ra.s;:r IlDh ln 8. ohurch
:m8(,!".lU:tnA IW pr "ts of t h o p age h:n p. hf!Ien post..e..J
to tho church ml;'mbcrs
The paragra"J)h lR a. re
pt'hbon of th~ fonper lProtest and !ldds t hn.t th d~t.er dl'::playpd In tb ~ town a(lVeT1. Sl~ Suooa,
sports a.re
~~~ t o ll1<en and " omen God
fear ngo althn 19 b
noL pU!rlta.'TlIC Bond sa.nctl
m OnJOU8
The fltult 1 M a.t. t h4! <loors of the
Cb Jrch .....s
TI e re9pOl1F'hhlty for thIS
growlnn·
fW 1
r ests WIth *.he abFolut ., fH llre of the churoh
du r n::r ti p wa.r a.nd unlll th e lat ter 15 p 1rgcd a.nl
mil<1e more r ehgtoualY I a.ttracLlve Sunday sport:;
W11l con tnU¢

j"""art!.

HEART."

UNITARIAN"FREE

W~&.c:e

Featuring

PATtiE'S ANIMATED GAZETTE

Such

ttme :when t!\i.s country a.na our Alhe~
are 'Preopa.rmg to face tHe onB}.!3 cau-~ by t,he
d,mlDlShed fuel outpub .houkl OO)llmend It..lf 0

MIX one third coke WIth
yout coal
Put firebncks at SIdes and
back of /ire The one at the

.. NAN OF MUSIC MOUNTAIN"

a.fternoon

prohlbjJ.ing

BOOKS FOR BOLDIERS A.ND SAILORS
Dw:wg thf!l month of A:~t the boob and m~ga.ztnes
coUf!lCted through the ~nOlea of the POIIt Office and
handed over to the vanOUB dl8trlbuttng orpmsa:tioDs
filled I 682 ~ l o"ara. tblS number Re.dlng cou
trlbuted 43 b&ga

SUNDA Y SPORTS A. Will be remerubered 6OIYl. menthlo ~o • A C Thlmhleby Wooton iliang<>
local clorgyma.n protested 8."rllnst t he holdmg Qf \ Clap' W WarIng

novel by 'WIlkie Cotlinl fea.turibg

Florenco Labadie

14th.

the

tnade at

t:h'9 6hurch Ilubhon t les '1'.blll p roposn.l If oarned
Into effect would be lhe meo.ns of sa.Vlng to)lll 1)(
roRl &9.0h w~k WllCh 1'tOuld ot herY;lso be. used for
I ghhng and heatllll3" Such a. SU~e6tl0D should
be ~la.UV commendable to tI e clergy whl)
wo Ilod. t hen be able 1,0 combat the g row\Df! "f"TI1
of S mday sports
Should the Sunda.y &ftetfn(l(1l1
8S1""Vlces 00 made as attuu:t l"\ fl
as poanble j tXl
doubt mo.ny of tl,c p eople v; bo a.ttend sport...
meetings on tbe Sabbath would oe-M6 to Otl'e.na
StLp"m....~ a.nd would fleck: 00 hea'l' eloquettt. out
bursts from tile pulp t

Hints

"THE WOMAN IN WHITE,"

~~~~:::~~n

A ffll1Jkesti»n bas boon mMe rdJitly that n
order :to canserve fuel churches should dlSOOn
tmue Sundn.y everun$( servIces and hold them tn

!

COAL

J. sen't III 15 ~pii6d81 of lote a~beotu.re ..tid :p&tll
Eplsod•• ~ BRTWEEN FlEE a; W ATElt

& notice
18sue WIth legn.rd

CHURCHES AND FU£L ECONOMY -

On Thuraday Nert, Oct 10th.

st.e.hmg Dorotby DAlton

"PEG O'

P,

Ana foU.,wU'lC Two 4&y .. e-relw ye b$ t.b!1 The&lr.

(,urick Tb&.&.tre London

OCTOBER

J

Mr S BRAIN, Mr B RUSSELL.

'"'

By Pigeon Post

MONDAY,

QUELtH

caned to

fI

of bf" dt!pa.rluro from RE'Idint tn the nesr fut ure
and h6pe that h.lS tJtet'hng quabt.lE'll Wlll be 8JI
greally .ppreoit.t~"" Bngbton 88 .t ~

Orga.n Recital by Mr C1 PETTENGELL... a.t 7 SO
Cb,&lr to be tAken at 8 o'clook: by ...
Th. RlJhI Worobl\>lul the MAYOR OF READING
1

PATHE S ANliI'lATBD OAZETTB

The most successful Spy Play.

if

L

On Thursda.y mormng :)1t'
t be. mq uoot on the d ea.tb. of
aged 44 H. fiti;cr ln Lh e en ,,,' oY'~eD'
log Corpol a.tIon Ilt B141k e s
Deceased
Vi ho resided.
Cave.rsham

Vl!I.l'loUR dlrecllons bas earned tlie lJ1'&tlt.ud~ of the
R o-adlnJ pubhc ~ good "'W'On. And ercel1ent
tr&lu. hu e npt 1:)een (!Omn-erl no R.eadmlf a.kme but
both Woltm gham :tond Wa,llIhgfol'd ha.v&( Cdn6ider
I\hly be:nefi.ted by Mr B urbidge s tact. a.Dd e.xpen
ei'Joe .J1t. 191 'Wlth ibe Qee:poea~ regret tbat ....-e learn

eM G D9.0, M P
(Parliam ••tary A!oi!lau\ Jl ....tary to I.he Wo.r tabmel),

STATIO 1

t.c \"' ),:,

Most; pOllee ~ l>ffk:Ja.1s are held m awe b y th"
pubhc but there 1a one p erson m t~e Read'lng
Boro:Jgb Court .y;ho dunllif his tenure of office ba8
rnRoe '" gre.t fnroad In the (J6te~ -a..n4 cwect of
&11 ..,-,.tb "'hom he. h.aA come l D !contaot . Ai."pT'OhattOn ~ Mr 8 J Burbidge fi "ttd m-ade. lpa
appeara.nce m fhe local court nearly eleven v eR n;:
ago and 81ne9 then b~ h I." <hrcretion tn ha.ndhng
yputbful otrende r~ many of wpom "Qy hIS knldly
S"l~fI1oe h ave retr\.ev<:d theIr dla.t'8 et4!T"S a.1Jdo.made

WILSON.

Lieut,. Cl:II. LESLIE

.J'

~., and his lAmely ad".,. to oloer peOple

Starri.n.i Billi. Borb

0-

,.

When Addresses on

"THEI LAND OF PAOMISE."
The ellrd aM 0<.1 01 th • .d.II~htful '

+!

h pu~

LARGE TOWN HALL.

.. HER SHATTEREO lOOt."

The most successful Spy Play.

Now planng to crowded

Will M biola In the

bd followlag l'W'O day. u olUilve to this Tb-.tre.

By Pigeon Post

MEETING

A MASS

~()n Monday N~rt, Oct 7tb

WEDN ESDAY, Oct 911i, a! 230

MATINEE

FATALITY AT

' ~O'fltD8 '
NOT£S AND OdMM~NTS
I"
4""
I
NATIONAL. WAR AiMS COIllMITTEE, MODEL "l'ROBA'i'JON 6I1FIC!l'!> -'. V

o

--t .
__
N01'ICE~

are urgently l:"eq~lred a.nd ma.ny should rally to
tb e aid of thIS C&l1S" 0061'& of help In thIS dll''eC
tolon c an be m ade to the Orgam&er )lr Leonard
E W all s 152 Ca.veT1lha.rn road DonatIOns to the
fnn.d opened a t t he London ProV1l1oC1a.1 and South
W...toru llailk Broad sj.... t ...., &PJlO4led lor

BERKS

AIRMAN

~t

23rd
DI rt n et. . ~~l~::;

General ~
stB.trng
oI!'lnploy of tJJ..e c;m.porabon

their conditions &n4 I
on t hell' behalf to a1lk If the Corporation

CO nslQ ~ r

good enough to ~n9.nt them &0
per 'Wook on tl\elr p.~ t rate 30nd ,a.
day eac-h year w.ltih pa.y As you ~a.ware other
£ecl:.m"US <Yf workme n 10 'I: be emplo
of the Co
parowon h&vc recently l"'OOelved an a \a.nee 'WhtCh
!'I t.he ~ why our members a..re
ktng fOT tll
r equest of?J; Bei. In order t-o ma.ke up t t e dIffer
enoo between the other IiE:Ct.JOflS of employees I I
trust y.ou Wlll -be ,000 enough Ito

g t.l.ns apph

ca'bon be.fme the A.ppropr are Com Itt-ee a:nd :l.
reply m due oourlie wiU be estee~
It v;as
oeCldi"Jd to refoOl' the ma.t ter to t.b~ Ministry of

Labour for a.:rbltrat lou
WATCH OOMMITTEE
At a :zneellng of the Wak'..h Oommn.too on Sep
temocT 24th

the Town Clerk wbnlJ t tcd II. letter
from the OrlordJihrre County COl;11JcIl
sta.l.mg
tha.~ they had declder1 to take e~e to seil theJ"r

pohoe sbaltxm

111

tho Oa.vettoham area.

01 the

Borough a.nd were ptep n"ed to
der any offer
whtC'h. the Corparatlon Illlght des r to llake fOT
It He ~Uro submill<ld a report b " Dr A H
NorriS H M lrnapeclor of Reforma.toMcs and
IndWJ.tnaJ Schools sLB!tmg that he CIllSlcl81 ed tI c
prenuse8 could -be ooa'Pted for \lEe as a place of
det en tIon under the ChildTan Act 1908 and /chat
It could 1)0 c;:xt.ifi~d for oocupatlon l by fi-ve grrlJ;;
and five boys
'Ihe Borough SuryeyO'r WM m
"truet.ed to. v&lue tp.e pI""f!m..l.8e6 and to IJUbm I.. hi/';
vaJuatlou to the Conmutt.ee Jot theIr tuext mutmg

PUBLIC LIBRARIES COMMITTEE
Th1e Comm.l;;; reoommeOOed Ularr.. the Town
Clerk dp

T.ru&tee& of th....
now willmg
to d-efray the 003t o( the erectIon and eqUlpruent
of a. 'Dew b Ul id111g tOT' use 8Sf a new Central Ltb:ra.ry
fqr the Borough a.nd If eo upon what. oondit'tOus
SEWAOE EFl''I.UENT
!At u m~ qf the F'a.nu CommIU..ee on A.ugut>t
9th th Town Clerk wbmltted a let..ter dated 30t h
ult
from t he Tllamee Conserval try rla.hr; ...
W lh f urth~ referenoe t.o lDy' letter of Ma.) 315
t h e R V.:!.T Purlfiea.tlo D Corum Uee of t hIS Board
l ad under (u rlher oorns dera.t on at the r moot-IO'"
)esOOrday the su.bJteL of t he bad sa.1l1 plcs of
effluent whIch were obt.a.ined. from Readmg :sewage
.Farm on the :?lTd and 21-th Idem ""hen they v:erd
lUfoMnOO. th&~ llooolllstandmg lhe 8Smra.nee
contalt:led m JOur oommunac:a.boll of the 5~h lUst
that. l'Mlructlona ha.d been gtven fO!" the dally fl ow
o.f, the sewag-e if..o be d 18Cha.rg-oo on to an area wlw::11
b88 not. ;rteen.tf:r been 1rnga.ted DO effect uu.l
"l&.;a.suree ha.re ~n taken to mrp!'"01'lI t..h e-1 ch.a.r.ac
ter of the etH~t In these (, Ircuniet&noes tJ e
Committee felt they had no a.l lerna.hve but to
order a st.a.tu:t.ory notu;:e to be servcl on the Rool]
Colporation !'eqwnng dUloonLmu.a.noe of t.h~
a.nd I acoon:hngly ~099 UloEl notice
the r~t. of win ch plea.se ack:nov.
aleo submlttOO t h-e not~ t-ra.l1SllJJt..t.erl
IIond by WhICh the Corporation were
w dUlCOnhnuo ,,..It-hm foUJ"teen wool(s
da.te of Lb4:l S{' rvlC'el thereof the fl()\1, or
p8$a.ge of 00WltJrge or Bony otlher oifens1ve or n
l JnOUa matt..er wh9tRer solid or fiwd Into the
F oundry ~k &Qd ltJi:.o a. wa.tilrco1V$ or water
COl rses cornmUmeMl"Dg therewll.b
tnb ula.nes of
the Rl ver Tha.me.s from the sewers dral! S pipes
Or Cha.l noels ""t tl e Fnl"1
and T"e'JlOl"ted· t11at fl n
Gouncil had referred tI e letter and c ohee to th s
Co nml tt~ wI Uh lmrlruchons to take effect.. e
m e l.S res 1;.0 unpro1i e the cha.racter of the em lent
Carne~

Bog.a ID

enqUIre whoLher

Umteji KIngdom

The Farm Stewa.rd

the

r.ru.st are

reported

Bisurated Magnesia
Will Stop Indigestion
In Five Minutes
o r you can h rl.ve v a lr n 0.1 ey ha..ak tor the
If \0 I ceuiter f r o 1 gutr L 5 n 1 t!cst (In d p 151 \
- f feod I es 1 ko ICrI.(l n)o u ston.acb lOoI .)1
cann OL s lt~.e l) at Il ght. I ec a I C Of II 0 n. \{ II 1
tres"!;-,go at. onco 1.0 a ny chenust nn tI g~t ~ ]
packa ....o of B s ral("\( Ma TI" e SHl
I d~ I ah ll. j
~n "" I n a I \..t.le wa.\..er ca.fl.e! e \'ch m'l'JO\l Or wI
6VQT p
n 50 fe lt and \cm 'W" It ooqn be tell I ... .) ~
frlend1; how you got T" d of fti.cn~a.ch trouble H
surfl b as k (or DlSUr ated Mag CSl a eve.) gc
POOk'8g6 of Vi inch C'Onta mj a b ndmg guarnnt,e(, ?£
sa t isfactIon or moncy brl.ck

COUNTY

ROYAL

THE~TR ~.

.. BY PIGEON PdST

that Ih e daily flo,

of the sewage ",,""'<IS now befng dlszh &rged on to
a.OO\1 t 188 8.Ore!'I of land
The ConunltJt.ee b:avmg oonsidered the ma.tter
resolVEd t hat t..he area. now undoeT It'r Lga.t.ill'tl bo n
creased tha.t fifteen a.cres !.pOn wh c h
a n e:01( 5
R re growlng and cl<:>ven fl CTe~ npon "h ch po al<X':3
li re ~ng be fOl"tb'Wlth u t Jhsed for the pu.rpoee
t h a.r. m netv ~ upon <which run oat crop 5 gTO"W
mg be 'Utilieed for the purpose liS soon es the crop
haJI been harv~ and t hat. Uris C'rop be han est.ed
a.& soon a.s ~b16
tba.t the Thames Conservs:ncy
he nformed .of i:b&e Instruct ons t l at the To;v
Cle rk <10 asoerl8.Jn whether thero IS n'!lY posslblbty
t the CouncIL ! obt..a.in.mg t ho f llrll erI Il.llproval
nccC6 a.ry to enable them to oa.rry out at tJhe pre
~ent tlme the eonstnlet1<YTl of t.he s-00lrnenl.a.t em
t am.k$ 11M oth-e'i ~ orks wh1ch Mr
G
M i<h d ey
ra.:y lor recommended them 10 llnd l'rtil.ke .1I.nd wh ich
lI ,w l'! been postpOned n con ec"l lenoe of tbe G"O veTn
m¢n t s re.strictu)%}S· O'D borrowmg

TR<MWAYS OOM:M l'ITEE

~t a. meelU g of t.he Tra nwaya Commtttoo on
Scprem:bcr 12tb the General M'a.ILlog"6r a.nd En
glnecr subtYI !ted a. roport lD t..b.e eourse of ,.; blcl
ho S3J.d
OuJoe'i to tbe requuem.en~ of U e Road
Transport BOllTd It may sh&rt ly be n~ a.ry fc-r
tbe tradet'8 of Reading ro dlWODtmue usmg petro l
van.c; for the deJ:i,.el"Y of 1JTlla,1l a.nd hght puce.ls up
b:> 56 lbs m ~ht. The Lck-aI Camn ltt.ee ba s
met on se?era.J. ocoasJonPiO it0 drMV up a. rcherne to
I oo t th-ese requrrements l amd a.t Lhe reql em. of
tohe GhlLll"man Mr eE l H&yoes I ha..e a.tknded
lrwo of thes~ m_Inga @n September 3rd 1 rece lvM a 10Lter f:~om Mr H.a.J'E6 requesting mo to
g1.VO him some idea ot tho cba.rges a.t whICh par
eel s -wunld be eat"ried by the Rending Corpora.tlOtl
Tramwa.Y8 P a.t"""e-e.1s ~'1ce ....hould 8. reb e rrw for
c8JTy1D.g pa.orcel" bv tx'JUllcs:r come Into fo.rce at an
early date a.pd ~ lnoformed him tha.t subject to
:your a'P'Pl'()va.l aIId that of t:he Caunell the Tl ann
wa.ya ~rtment would b!'l pTf'lpa.n::d to unde:rta.kc
this wo:rk &t a, cha.rge of?-id for pa.rcel<> llll t.o 7.8
lbs a.nd 50 fOT parce~ between 28 1M. and 56 lbs
In weIght
The Committee dE"Clded t ha.t the t.erms quotec1
by the Gezre:xal IM.a.nagoer .and Eng neer be ap
p"'"oved It ~ also decJ.ded t ha.t t.ho 'War aHaw
anoee granted t o the fema.le clerks employed n
the t.ram'W-<!:v.s deparlm.emt. and th e fem ale rn.spectot'S of the .;l.,Ile of 21 yea.rs And flv('<r ~ mcN'a.sed
by 5s a reek a8 from July 10fh hst Un! 1
fmtH.e-r oro'er the t.r.a.mwa.jS parcels eror ess ofhce
~Ill be c1()1;le(] a.t 1 30 oc lcck pm on W:'dnesd H.)s
Ounng tbe e.nsmng w .tIoor a.11 car ~ce.c; frol I
w ort S'~t will be cl oFCOlltmuod R.t 9 30 0 dock
pm on Sunda.ys
TI\oe ~n lce of c a.rs bot:weC'n
Icft Ra.th rood :tnd ErMi~h T'OO.d t.erUllD1 a..-e to be
roduoed frQTn ten I to tlW'en.t, mmutes on SnDd!&y6
rrom 0 bober 1., to Apnl 1st next I
Jl);GHW'YS 'Aim TIGRTING COMMITTEE
The Borowrh Survevor subml1.ted an a.meuded
plan Jmd aectlQn8 !!horwmg t he ..... OTks neeeE~.a.ry for
W1de:mng &00 lm llTO'Vlng BflSll1;-"vvl e road on h
f\astA:Irn I';tde and IV1ng to the no rth a.nd 50 rib of
the Four Horse Ej.hces pub4o-houoo 00 :11.6 to pro, 1
W
VIde f'O r ~ c&n11'lg'CW./lV .,~ f""" l In

IN THE THAMES

~9hma.tf>d t he oos~ of the works a~ "pl"eserri pr ~~
t<> be £1 618 Tll~ ConUll1ttee "'" mruend<xl U at
Ih e BoroU1!h

~7'Or.

i6lT

estimate be 8.ppro\"ed a nd
bo the Local Govern
8SJnction to the 00rr0'o\'l1lg

that th.. TO"IIrn Clerk do &Wlv
ment

B<:wafd

CJf' the mGlley

for

l'll>OP06ED YPOTBRID&B NEAR CA VERSHA;M
LOCK

to the Parke

FOOTBALL

plan shOlWlJlg"

It

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sug

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of tJ

from

Oa:ve.r
to!

feot
1.0 bo

A.Jl excelle nt
FlLrk I.!h s aft ernoon

Sa

KILLED

Ll6utr n a.lt Fra.nk Pargeter Cobden R A F reported
ITI1 5S l1lg IJ.tter a. flIght over German terntory on July
Ith Rud now known to ha.ve been killed OD tba.t dde
a~ed 21 "Q.8 tbe youngest son of Mt m T Cobden,
of Fann2don
He was eduen.ted at KlU~ Alfred'.
School Wau~e Whf!lr8 be h eld So schul~blp 8.lld wae
a membet' of the 0 T 0 He offered his lervloel m
AUMt. IOU but waa placed 0 the Wa.1t.ina list a."ld
took Up U\ &~potntment in the Na.tiona.l Health Inllill
ILl ce o-ftiCeIl
CardIff In Novemher 1914 he wa.a
gazetted to fit battalion 01 the Roya.l Berkehlr8 BeRt
mant 'but 8. year la.ter WM tnLr~sferred to the Machl116
Gun Corps ann went to Fra.llC8 in June J1916 He
WlUI(!fOmoted lieuteuaut direotlyafier reaching France.
but wu wounded In July aud sent to h~.Jnta.I in Eng
land
He made a.. good reCOVE:ry 'I~<J. retumoo tQ
Franoe In becempe.rl 1916 In thf!l followmg Marchi
whilet e1Ro:p.ng l.D. rio football match behtnd tho hncB h.
WflS kiCW6d OU tho knee The injury proved senoUl!l
and L18uten&nt Cobden IlpeDt a lOUR time 10 hOlJlttnlul
EnglAnd, And lU Augwt. 1917' lpe had to rehnqulsh hiS
OOlmDl8IlOn the InJurvbeing CQ1l51dered by the &utbonties a.s not due to actin sernoe' ~ 8.low weeks
he a.pplied for &nil WIU!I granted relnBtatement aa lieu..
ten8.1lt. .Before the end of 191'i he tra.usfe.rred to the
R F C And went to. the front lut June

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~o

l lL

K ok 01

pm
We um::le.rkt.a.nc1.-:::-B <."h(t.n Vi ho playoo I
8u:nd-erllloud I tnd <16 an
tnLernat.lona.i. mp
(
Engla.nd s co 11 n~ Lo Re.ao 19 fo a.. co U""6C
a.erOIl&UtIOS 'll ll,d: WI ll durmg h s &tJOt1l1l m lh
tc.'Wn !:.urn ou l. for t.he R.A. F team

1m order to place tb.a "&ending Footba.ll ClI.h on
a stlU ro ur.:der finanCIa. l st..anO ng Mr HI
M.t.tb:ews tnfonns u.. tlul.t (l boxmg d1Bpht.v 1..'" n
be held III November WhIle danocs hav.e b"
8.l'l'a.nged fo~ Bo~ N1ght NEof Yoo.r s F>ve II I
at 1?;a.t.rick'J Day for th6 same good: ~
FuirLher pa.r~lcul a.:rs of these e"0n~ will be gl
Iioter

..Lut

I

weekr both Lieut

J

Bo.iley M C ... who

beeui hom;e <m IIhort .leave lWld ~
.~ returned to their 'UDJW LD. ~
iii tbO> tJrird _ . for ~

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