Reading Observer 10-1918

GERMANY<S 'W AR

wart

the ,.... to IJIj6

all

8arre.nb) prOO,!ed, IIIlPP9rted "" !.be pI.tf~;;'" ;1l:.11~~(;rd.:

!Mr L G Sutton Mr po A Sundn(w.
.u
Quelch. itr W S , Clutterbuj>k. Mr B
am<! Dr S Gilford Col Wilson
JICOO1ll~

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~at8 ,are

by Mrs Wilaon
..
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The X,.yor, ~n exi>lalDlDg the ob.JeCt& of the
meetJ!lff, said they hlid-auembled tha.t evenmg to
hea.r :a little more ~OUb the <arman It wa;l" alms'"
the. they alr.ad,. new
Dunng t}le paet r....

of ~I.aidld·
sound worl.;nal!~llIP.

tbrough,

matenal and

If you buy a Stewart, coat ' tau
avo,,! makesh.lts

and

8ubshtqtes.

,

w ..... &00
theythey
hart'Were
bart tbta
INCh .bcgimung
....lIent nm
- Utat
tile
tront
to rulize
Genoony wu quatung
(App1&uee) It wU,
add«\ the M a.yo!'• .absolutely ne0e88&ry tba.t , be(OTe
peace oou-tdI be ooneluded,
Gertne.lt---<>r tibet
PrWiflIUl-.-milltaJ'lml 1:Xl'Uft. be finally O'l"U8bed

We tiave tbe good.. of
9uahty and larg. variety

•

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.

Bnti&h and: AUiIcd troope , for ..mat. tb.y bad done

s,

Tha.t very mommg th& Brltlsb troopa h-ad oom·
on:renoed- .. great aM,adr: on the W~t.ern front be

t-ween. Cambr&l and St Quent.m-an attack which

been em",•• \ly ~ul • .00 lb. )._"..,..
tbat. eve-mOl' told;; of the ftma.rkable pl'Qg't'ellS
belng mad. (App"'use) Such 6IlOOeSII!ul
W!15 only dUo to the moompara.ble valour of our

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tntel'1llletlilati aad hllber .prlce&

troops, to wham no tnbute c()uld ~ too great
What had bee!' done on tho West,orn front oould

not, ba.ve been accomphshed. but for the atatesroa.n
ship of M\ Cleme'tlrCe&u. 'l'lghtJy Cs.Ued tile : Tigyr.
ond Mr Lloyd ~ (Appl.use ) _at wen>
Genma.oy 6 peaoe &m\5:> asked Col Wilson !Below
Germa.ny. • pc&oe .uctrt" 000 c:ouJd ~ prot.rud·
ln, ta>e m.Ulary booto of M&r8bal ~ud~<>rlf
The Ka.mer .... a.t tha.t t.i.m&further from the ga.teu
of PAm than he' ever hod OOel>-.nd he
to them than he ever would be agam

THE ! IWCG TAILORS ,

and rublnng b~jsli-1.
fOT

~ Wlleoo, ~o W'lfli reClelMCi lnth grea.b
avatlon oomme~ hIS lecture bf &lludl11g to lib_
PJ'fJ8eDt tJltUa.tlotr {)D' the Western front e.nd!m It
waa, If pe<1P.le could o~ly~ rea.hz& It. 81ln'P1y wond~r·
ful E...-yone i!hou)d, i>e full o~ praille for bhe

Stewarts

.

STREET

cl.anr';~...n1Ji~I:fm.

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.nal";;/~;~I;~~il~:~

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CANISrftlis.

CHAND~St
1

Ever) lbult( condue.l~
u.oop.; 001 " ."
oomph.$'bed by tbe
& most. practical, ""on,cnn~.R!
m.n~r
It baa, tUld lS

your

Don't leave Ihe 10k uncovered.
and getl dusty II you do.

1 eqlu.rement.s

1

.~

dotlbtedl1 <tid C>Ist. pnOr

I

l'I&mEdJ ed F or one Item
deared "he :U:soc:i<tthon to
J':ra.nbt'J the rela.uves
have been called w see
At tbe pre€eut tlme
muqu OC15 Just 1n tho rear
FNllce and FI!l.Dders where

It dtles up

intereat at

Stamp

'

coff~

aft.er
e,en

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_,. time . .tb ""'- la-

la'eal w~b " d ...
YOq call

,'I

",War

S.~n .. . CerUflc..tos
froaa
MGnQ" Ot-der
P_ OHl... flaqf[l. 01'

wa.ra that she I bad ne'9ft' SInce been eober
CLlWghter) She always went to 'Wonc wlth one
fiJJed
lha. or war &II her railways hod beeo
oon,t:ruoted tor tba.t identic~ purpoee 'IlsJ~ of
the enemy's pOInl101l on the Western front, he
&a.ld tkat GennaJ:iy was m ~o.n of AntwCTp,
about whioh Na.W1eon I!I&ld tha.fl "AD:ttwerp in tile
ha.nds of .any great oonUQ&D,ba.l Dat.lon wu a. pl.lol
pomt<Jcl e.t thO h...t of ~njoJ." In the nol'!.h
of France Genna.! ~tbe oooij fields from
whICh Framoe obtained
. . .venty per cenb of
ber coal and OTCII. He v
to propbuy !.ho.t
...ry !ltll. time would e1~ before Ost.end a"q
Zeebrugge about which ao much had .reoently bee.ti
5&1d, IWOUld be DO longer. lP tile ha:nda of Germany

."J.:'

Shopk-.per ac\iq u

m .....

l

Off,* AkA&.

Sewing ~I'q>er mean_ Saving Money.
'I

been m~ by war and! ihad &t.t.ained her 6~toth
by 'War... war had rbeen natioDaJIy dtabJished 10 all
~.T 1iDo1s Col Wiloon went on to deocribe the
gain, of Germa.ny_ by '"A a.r dnrmg the life of BlS
1DQJ'k, i.nd pid t.b3.b dunng tbo y~l'6 t 1864-1866
Gennauy had mcr-eaaed her populatiOn from
twenty · million to fOl'ty million ~ W&r' &1000
Ger,zn&DY had: got. EO lntollcatM by her preVIous

I

..oa~Qk:: :~aL°:'~

If'per coots Ilothing. s.ive all YOIlCd.

You CA~ olten usc It In.tead of .. a1mB ~&L

5t r per

'.

I
'Invest your,Savings in

War Savings Certificates

Y 21 C ..A- w{)rker
tb~ firmg line

at
conoeru a"n~dJ~l~~~~l~~~~.
hu l' tent£ and
-,.1""1""

£1 forlS/6

and

balbs and ":,~n~~;~:;;;f,l:f.
such cOm f ort& are
8 11nda) se n1¢€8 of a. rcally help'"ul
tel'"
A huge Cl\terlng b ust ness !is ~'~'~I"O;ii"
order t h a.t. the soldlers rna.): obtd.in every
at &.1m st cost pnoe and ev~y penny
'tr.aih ng prcfil.6 18 sr-ent on t he tn&lntel11lpc6
extensmn of t he good work for Ute ~efit. of
themec h es
...
shouJd be born e In mmd ttlll,t durmg •
mOO1Hsa.hoo, whe:ncver that mar 00 anq for ..
pen~ of at. le&St, two yp.~ ib~ Y MeA oen~
will be 1l1<I're n~ary ~ and ot
grea.ter value.
tbllll. a.t the pre~n t l..Jme
.Now 10 oro&" to. carryon thlS I good work ftrod"
&re utYently needed and for th"1r {)Ul'"p086 Reedmr
15 holding Its Y ~ C :\ Hut W eek
and If the
ool)~ ~hou1i. fall /0 find YO~&t hOllle band 10.
your quota of t h e n10D"'\ reQulr
at. t.h e Y..M C \.
Hv..t. W"eek Office
96 Broa ...~t BeadIng
'!be " IUa.gf'a of Berksh ln:t ha 'Hl ~y done well,
bu t. Readin!:' m Ust beat them
\
"i

1till

,

LODGE

£50 £or£38 15 0 £500 £or£387 :10.0
.,... '0'..... w ... s......... AM~ It '- f

;;:':~;;:;~.~~·d~,,;~•• ~:.::~ t~~ ~N!ti~~
SaWhar,.

s.-r•.

saved and lent helps to

I
'
Lieut ~ Bellfy ea.vJMam Simooos, of H1l"wk
Mi_ HouoO, near Nl'Wbury (retired). .Berks
Im~nBl

Yeotttanry

wpo&e

death occurred on
JUDe :l5tb h .. lert ",\I&te valued .t £43 B94
14s l d, W1tfl net per60n.JLy £15350 Mrs Mary
ChrJd lan SllUOOOs of f Ha.w.kTi<ltie Rouse, lris
'WIdow a one. of the e~TtoJ'8 The "1o'l1l 1.& da.ted
Dee"mber 14th, 1~14 a~r testator left his Ho>~~·
1'1d~ ost.a.te ne.a.r ~owbury , to' his slepeon
Clemf nt 'Bt:lll'li Greawell ,lon bhe dee.t.h of hUi WIfe,
8el"V'ant, of five ~eal"S 01lC y-eaT S wag~ eaeh iJle
:resIdue of hi. 'iJTOpel'ty l~ lett. lD trust, t.he locome
f h e:efrcUl to Ins mf'e f ~ r life and then Ih tTUat
for hlg s iiten or t belr
ot.her than hn s ister
L llia ll -Iuhelta. Moore

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THE Lt-TE .M~

W.

EDWA~DS.

~years hir Wdham
IDwud.s dloo on Frida.y !m. last "Week a.t hi. resl
Afkr an ,i lrleSS

de-nee WI1hson Iii ~otel Bla.gr:s.ve-slreet Read,n,:
Tho deceased .. ~t.leman 'W'hoee eQ"e &t. hts death
w&.s 7 ~ yeus, "tl1& 'a. ~leruber
of !:.be Martin
Lodge of Freemasons ~d 01 t.he ReadlDg Com
ruele]al Tru.vcUeN' A"6CCI&hon In fc*mer years
h.
0"'1 .0£ t b. he,t
tea. t.aat.,. of Mln
ClOg la ne He was also qnc.of the founders of t.he
Clay 'P goon Clu b and was & member of 11l1l.:ny ?f
lhe Lord on clubs Mr !Eo.:I:.... a.$ was a.n flxoellenL
fipo .. t!I\l an hemg a crack soot , and '& good angler
H e w,& &lso ODe of the best V)()lrn experts JU the
004n tV b eIng e5pectalbt soug,h t for hiS rue
abllitv ~ Q s.<: t.tmg \:,01111 h ndges
The fun~ua l eerviofJ W\I'S h eld on Monday at.
(hJ.der'l Green Crenfa.toTlUDl the a.rrangement.s
he ng" CAr.' led TOUt h , Heela.s' under the personaJ
SU p 4M' ISlOn of !lfr +W B Fordham

w"

Jrn!lWn

AP~,EAL ~RIBUNAL.
• It.un .... of t~e able Tribunal on Thurtday

At •
Lbt follO\\ ln ft R.eadmK cf.s.es 'Were beard ~
W Bu! \1neU 44
liceJlBed vlctuaUer, IN.l'
v;orl:
\~'il
t
G F G8.~"ne).', 44
2, boot; st.ock keeper,
wa.r' work
tG W Ed-9. ntdl> 44 s . 1 clerk
SJ>Feai allcmed
J StTc"lJ1$t 47., I!TI I, malsler Nal..ioM.l Service
Ilppr al "-l1 o w~t
~
J , S:tQn'J , 34, If .3 b o~el manager, war 'Work:
A Thorne1.l, 29 11I I clerk N S A dlmriaed
B a.refoo t , 46 m, I , oycle replW'6l', l' S A

WID

the

W.r.

CLUB.
READING CENTRAL WHIDP.ET
.,

CAVERSHA~ SIMON~S.

WILL OF .GOL

M=L
It ..... QnIy
the EURO'FP:~Ail~;~~r.tl
great ~
troops at., Yopr'!eB wh)oh
port.o from f6jhng onto

• Ii

Loadoa. F-c. "-

it

IJbe annua.l general n:lI;,eltng of thh Club was
bflki a.t beadqua.rten on 'l'uway evelllDg ; ..:rill' J

~I Occup'''''

til<> cb..... h. P.ei".J IUpporW
by .. reprae.nbative gt.thenDg of ;folloWen of
wlilppet ""'Ulg
Th. balance ob""t ,hawed !.he
club to poE8E!I58 & cash b8Ja~ ot £21 2s .1d, thiS
aUm. repr~tina: an a.ugmantia-tiou of tJie pr8VlOua
8e8MQ.'S ba.la.noe by a. little over £3
The fQllo~
ot6oen were chOlCn Preskhmt , Jd'r ... :r YieldiJi,g
vl...pr..,don ts, Meosrs WIX.n,! C, pprter &nil
Bodle , treasurer Mr J H Dowell """e\4l.ry, E
Radley, 160, Oavershn,m.,road, It,eadmg ,~Judge !lfr

lJ

A

St.a.>ey. h&nd"""PP<"

E

W:i'tt8

Mr

11

Smillb.

_

men, MesIS~ Steward a.nd Mlia.kell. s~ Mr
eo'!1l'ml~

Messrs 8tews.'I"CI. '1tfyke1J
CUrtis, Reov~. Wnts,. SDntb.

Plltt.iok (Mlluor)
J osey a.nd Jacobs
::-..
The nen race meetrng of the dub wu fixed for
Saturday, o,t.6ber 26th. when the ~ W1!.
be
of ""I" WillPpet baudlC&p" ,un...,..
160 yards &l1d 100 yardll

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MEN AND

~OMEti

KNOW.

o

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n cce.~y

OOOdlbons

Op~tunltiea

for

en~obne'D.t

under th l ~ ISCheme tLre available .. t ev~ Eniploy
ExchllDge Wpe1'fl full partJculaI1l of tfhe ecbeme

!.'a n be obtained

There

a.f'&.

at ~N!Sent many

$hoU8&nde: o~ 'VaCIU~laB um:ler the scheme

,

ntmA.Y~~ M.r G W Webb (m tJ1e

che.ir)

Mr. C S SqUl;b, fIk." G it Ja.okoon and lIr J.
OM,1ey,. \ \ ~
COUN'PY THBA:TRE POSTER
~,Milt.oo 'Bode, of the Reading County

I
fi.. NY lady who Is trQ;ibled With ~lJghnessyr' the skln~

Tbeo.tre. "fas wmmoneid far ca.wnng to be erlnblt«,d
a <»rt.&m :oost;er wbich emeeded the tnZ6 8.11 laid:
lIovin m'tifie Plaper _Mon (P....... &nd Gir·
oulis.rs) Order, 1918
Mr v\rtlrur F Clark f<lr ~ p,:el5Oeuti,,,, ,
.out oflIta;t tEe. ~ .qc'mplalned of was
btll spsce- 1W Sta.tion...road, Reading,

,

~ ~'p::: =~ :.~::~~':! ~mo",
P S McSw_ ~epOsed to

t.aItinir

\be m • ..."...

mente of the posttI:r and said t.bat the actual !nEe
W'A.II; 61.766 8qll1LNJ mohee
that the
by the pr'lnted matter ,as 30,070Mr Milt... BOd. deIli<>d ...y mfnngcment or the
Order a..od stud th ...t the ,pB.per' W88 "deorelict H
~nd had ~Iready been \JSEd, .. '" posu.r H. "'"
~em.ly Justlfted In USing this 'derelict pa.per
under the :regulatiqlllf
",
~. m.":-'-""'
. diSml...<id tho c...

e.oo

"1Ii-~

for 'W8~, le9q1 ne' from the

::tngS:,:.,..~hp~:,!!"""""<ito
~.in.ent.ion
'\III

hll<l been "'PJl'I'>pmLt.ely termed
~cVe-"""tt~
of the Brltiab Em'p1n1 • Such,
plarned:was the .. Hl~1 Europa
melly. end yet. another soheme oo-O!><inJ,',iD2
the former waa then' Midrlle

of "'hi~h tile qe"",,~..
there, os only ""nn"""

".1-.-'--

The foretg'D

PAYING FO~ THE 'fAR.

I

tt;

ye!I.TS of peace &ad pool the &aVlngs effected By &
three-fourtJU reduction In a.nma.meuta while malO
talnUlg the satlle ra.te of ta.xation, J& adversely

Oomm1i:tee
The ~ ]ectK.ue, saye Mr Fox, &re tbree-fold
First, tile p~ tha' Bnto.in .haald ally ben;elf

OF

•

The 0 C Depot Roya! _
memoratmg t.he part pl&yOO by

red~MLpded

S ~ 'PLe-mbet

CABBAGE & ~ETTUCE PLANTS, 1/· 100

IPoot ff"

1,6

~nd olhrr Bntish BULBS.
PnJes
on applicatIon
,
,

[11\I<,,'I;';"JO

TREES of all kmds, ROSES and
general N urser!y Stock
Send for ICatalogUe.

SALE

&

WOKINGIIAM,
,

BERKS.

'HARVEST FESTIVAL

At tlUY harves.t than~ servloeA beld at
Gorden Hall lOet; week Mr Georg. Ford ()()D
ducted In 'tJt~ morDlng, and Mr George Wa1kE1r,
of dteading, 1D the evenlOg '!'be ha.ll was prettlly
decqra£eJ! TIi<> amount oolleoled WO$ £5 &. 5d
whiab. 'W&S aent to the Royal Berkshire HOISplta.l
The ael'VJ()('S 'Were ttnghtcned: by solos BUng by M!ra
J'oi'd and K~ ~otd

WARGRAVE.
H~RVE8'1;

FESTlVAL

Th"'9Ji'(iJI~ ..rVI""'l w .... ),eld on Snnday m the
two outblllg miNiouOf Bartl Iit.tch and er..zies Hill
Tbp 8Gl'Vlces.. WlqP hearty and well attended

" ORGAN RECITAL
1k S Bath, F R.C O. orgaoi&t; of Great Marlow
Pa.rish Church, pya another of bts delillhtful r9C1ta.18 m
the Pari!!t Ohq.{oh on Wedneaday a.ft.erooau In last
week 'rile progranune molnded edeetions frprn moat
vaned co~etl, and Dr Bath's iJt9rPret&ticoli were
muoh 8n101ed, t ,nd "'&I &8 foIlmtfs :-Ov~re fo'r
MiJ.1tar$ '"B&ftd (Mondeluohn), Anda.nte In D flat
(E6ipof) , AIl.1I'O 111 G (Browili) Cb • ...,n Tnste
(Tflch&lUowe'ky) I Pre1ude to C Sbarp Mmor (Ra.cl1
maomoff) Bara.eole (Bennett), March In G (Bath)
Plmnte (T.lliOs) Olfer!9:re m D ?Woor (Bati,te) A.
coll~tion W&II ~n a.t the elo!18 m ud of the funda of
tbe 'Wargrave Sllrr-cal Emergency SoCIety.

TWYFORD.'

jJ'08I!IenWDB

'f!JJm.

was tha.t.
the seas:" Col " rlison
~mng of tbe.t cry,
ibe freedom 01 the

(Loe SeTgt.) J

.J

Sa.rgeant

M M

R

awarded the DlstJDg111Shed
SALE 00 WORK
St Pa.uls Pansh Rooom was bnghtl vnth stalls
and co:mmoc:ittiee on W ednesday on thO' occaSIon
of the annua.l sa.le of work org'8.m9E:ld bl the Iolisscs
EUlson 10 aid aI the funds of iJhe C :M S
M n.n)
of the artJ.cles were made by the gvls of Mll'...8
EIlHiOD.'s ~ng c1ass
The stall holders a.nd
8SSI&te.Dtg mcluded th~ MISses Ellison Lloyd Barry
E'de~ and: lothers MlSR E l.henngi.on Mrs D) ke
MaNh and ~lSS Burrell Smilll 'We're a.t t.ho m.edlcal
ttll&lnons staU aud Mrs CornlHh at tJhe flo .... c I
sta.ll The
6'UJn of £30 W82i realiwd

CtLSfa.ctory

D

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A leiter from:AIr Maseey \\~ Tead In which b e
referred to the mrmber of p:J.t.le nts to Lhe H ospita l
from Tv.7ford, whICh had doubled dunng t he past
yon.T He s~gC$ted that. 1'v;ytord bemg the po6t
t.ow"IlI for + r VIllages besides J.t.seJf posslhly s>ornc
C8.S6S 00d been ailaca.ted: as from l 'wyford wlucl\

did not p.roperly belong il) It. ~hould theIr O'o\n
mel:hca.l officer a.nd the pa.ncl doctors " frnd tllcm
selves una.b1e to oope W1t..h all the OO£CS M1."
Massey suggested a deduct.ion from t hClr S.'IlmIe...
the &mOtmt to be ha.nded to t ho H 05111t al fu n Is
It wae &.greed to ask for the preparation of t.1I'"

AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
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list.

1st VOL. BATT. R()YAL BERKSHIRE REGT.
;.

A

COMPANY.

OtdSl'8 tot" week erllHn~ October 19th, 1918
Offieerfor the week: SeQ .Lieut H 8 Brav
N en for I\utv Lieut.-@: Oadea
N C Ols for the weok 8ergt. J one!l Il.nd Cpt
Hump~~
\
Next for duty Cpl HerfO«tand L.-Cpl Fry

N ¢'O.1, on duty.t the 'Range
• L -QPI H.lt~

~ sug'gested

Mr Char les William HowaTd of W esl:.onbtrt
Rea.dmg road Finch.a:mpste!\d was acrepled, 'fJCO
Mr Arthur Barker (ra5lgned) as assista.nt o\crseet
for :t!he rpansh of Frnc:ha:mpsteDd
The Fin.B.I1()8 Oommttt.oo (Mr De ,Vl tre cba lr
man) recom'!lKmded .a. IJ)Qor "rate of 6d In the £ for
tho Palf year compared wtH, 5d the pre\ IO'US half
year This W8B ooopi.ed, Wlvh tha:uks to the Com
mlttee.
'!'he Clerk reparbed that the County rate wOlt1<l

proba.bly be the same as tor the preVloua h alf
year, VIZ, 18 4-id m the £

COUNTY
BENCH.
,

L -Cpl Gear a.nd

B~YI_ParAila &t Boo.dquarlers g 80 .. m
Dnll
ordar, ~ Will .tklo.d, >dl.uu. ..t 1 p m ShootllHl'
])l'8cliee, Bfadflald, 8M Battalion ~den B60ts \\ III
6e asuClt. ~g 8ipall tin for dreMlDg
:r.rP'!~ -DnlHor recr~.ta It Boo.dqU&rt.ra, 7 80 to

B 30 squail drill. 8 3D t.o 9.30 musketry
Tu.ero~y: - PM'81cnl and bo.yonet trauuug for II·.L_ _ __ ~::..:.:
.mOlen" Our! !'OdrUI" 111.0 M""hlrt. Gun Sechon, H,"d·
qnart.Orl, a.t 7 .15"' pm Drill for IIlgna.l1ers, 32 Ons He
Street. a.t 7 30 p(ID. Buglepmctioe, Headqu.art.en 7 ao
pm
':

Wednesda.v _Drift lor eftJcfenta and r8Crulta, Head·
quarter1i at 7 i6 P. ~m
Band ~ a.t He&dg,ulU'tera
at 7 30 Il m ~hootlnt tor etliClenta, Alfred-street
Rauga, Iittern.OOD

:r.hMr~'I'Y . 7~l.JiIIl_f~! re.nlll" He.dq ..ri~rs,
10930

L G Groen WllkimxlII Recto l of Asa>t Sll'" Jolrn
G~'s Dlllhem
0 'flnoSto a:ud Sec ' v; I\.~ vcr y
croo ILn;bl) sung b) th o chotr
The e1u.rrch Wl'JS'
p reM.tl.}' d cco~ On Sund",y last the (looroa
t um l "er\ wcs o f Uw elm ell

'A C IO

held

The R.ev

Ca non rH ;u net. t Vi ~ t ho preacher
I 0
'l'lSle and
Sel, v; as agam t ende crI
In t.h e cvelttllg Ulere
\\DS a. t;'O<'ld C(lIIg'Icg'lotJon The collectIO ns " ere In
all] o f the Rov a~ A g'l u:: ulLll m t Bencvol.:mt. Socloty
a.nd the Jro,}al B E"rk s H ospl t d

10

Tlrn

n~/~?~~:rA~E:~~~!lmV1m"

SIr' -Will you allow u s 0'11 hehaJf of t.hElo ~m
UH I,.{,ee thlOUgh your par)(>·r' to t-iJUluk i110
sub"5r tbf7S to tho BTfickllcll HCS1>It.a.t Pande Fund

ma:m

for t he Royal Berkshtro l{ospl La l By tlle ll' Wuxi
ru pport \\e sha.ll be III t he proudl poSItion of pre
"erri.log to thiS lns llt.ulton ( he magruftrent. sum of
100 gu lll eas, a record fOI till S <lis tnct
Yours Lruh
FREDERICK GODDARD
A:ruI'HUR G{)l)GH
Brnc1aiell ODtobe:r 8l1h 1918

ChlW'man

Sreret.llry~

MORE GOODS RATIONED.
It \'11111 be seen by the pnpOTS that Jam!!1 Syrup,
Mannltla.dc, Tl't'lnclc and HOlley wlll bo :tlitio ned nil
fr01ll Nov~lllber 3rd T illS will merm thn.t hUJen mU
be more

C(U'Cf'll

aboot tbo qunlity honey UlOY bqy

J
BRAND. Beet qlL'llfty and
We bear W1th regret of tW.e foIlowmg Ca.sualtl€S value
amon; Wokingha,m men Serg> Nosh (London ikglllleD') """ kiUed In
act.1OO 1U Fl'300e on Septe mber 14ilh HlS homo 15 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS.
a.t Woat6l'l06-roa'tl An officer, wnUng to hiS fnends .tit" I All ILD nOtlncewents for tb l!i column mUl~ be ..ut.bl:nsays .. Ret was 10.ed a.nd respected b,:, Ill ..... bo
tlcated by the umee and addreMCII of lhe pantel ~
knew hlDl< he cad fOl.ltbt bnLYoly and, prmcrp a.lI)
I IiCIld lnv; the 1!.IlDle..
11111.'1118 IlZC cll argea at tho rate of 111 6d tor the ArP
through his eff0l1s. we . werc able to gam our oh
two li nea and bel for each addiLloWll Une or pad eJ
]eet;he, and when :'1\'0 ,",ere about t.o enjoy a weP
n !mc otter
earned res(. he fel l lU ba.t 110 '
\ 1I mnl\or;s re chu ged at th e rat.e of ZI M for the 1
Pte Roy, A 8 C O'f Carey rond, dIed after
~;~r four hucli and fld for eac~ line or part 01 & llDa
bemg g<assed on the W~tern front He lea ¥cs a.
Dlu.Tns lU'e imerted wl t hou~ c1l1lll:'e but If addlth:nu
'WIdow tmd 61ll.8.ll chd.dl'oo
ule mad!'! to the ordlllllry nnliIlnatlOI1ll thf.y ai!e arB
c',arl:'l'.llblc ns tlclverl.i8erncnb a~ l.l1O 6&lllO ralU .,
n ot,ees of B rtba
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
• IN lI[ Pl JlORUlf
nnU ~u sr. charred 2s 6d tor thO!

meeting of tfue Board of Guardians, held
GIl. the Boa.rd Rootri on Tuesday, the question arose
as to the appomtmenl:. of a. SI.1OC(!€SOr to the Rev
C E Shackleton, restgtled On {.he proposlbon of
the Vioa-QhlUrman, seoonded: by Mr Rasey 11:. 'Wa3
resolved to wpprc.aoch the ParlSb Council m ques
GOn a.nd gwe them lJle oppor turut.y of sugge.ilng
a. nazne, or na.:ntCIS
On the report of the Contract Commlttee ten
den for milk (:M:r F G Barma.n) coal (lf€&SrS
MuloCil:rin, BI'Q&.), a.nd oo1t. (the Woking-ham Corporation Gas OOlnnutteo), WClre accep ted

- • .!}ul...
···;,;;;t;al;;;;~U""";

28.,t h

HOT,Y TRJNITY OHURCH
The lHt.I,\ cst fcst n a l scrVlCO :W;I:; held on Thun
day ,I Ocliooo 3 rd ~\ hCIl Lho luencheT was t h;:) Rr..v

IUln~t

CASUALTIES

At

I)

there are t.wo tl&Ota !w'biob tb'l

G-eorg1'l Eawa.rd i\ lmond A SO, M'«lto r TrnTis.
p:orl In.Lc of Uw general llanil\ a.re sto l e~ St",tiCtn
T08.(I ~lIcd lit h C!';pll,.al .... 1; il ts ra.. MC'6apO llawm, on

AUTUMN PLANTING.

HURST. '

Ora.Yel P&lDII 16 the Baok, Dropsy, ~ngb£~~ Dutea.8fJ
of the Kidneys Gout, Sci.tIca. 11 sa ot Chemu.tA
Poet free H .tampo
HOLDROfl)'S MEDICAL
HALL, Cleekhea.toD
1

gTowtrh ~f ~

BRACKNELL.

WOKINGHAM.

key indlMnes.

son. of llhleou, lltatell - " My lliiter
weak kidneY' took one bo%, which hu dona Jael'more
good tlfll.n pounds llpent on m~ ~n BOLD·
ROYD'S GRAVEL PILLS, a poAUTe e1l1'e for

When ualng mmeral lD'6U~ to ~ the

Slorts we or

Prmcoss Charlotte of Wo.l<e'

tbau iJl th~ medimnt!" ba.'fe ta'kI)O,'i
ll~ Silverstreet, B&rweYt wri~5~ _" I
sa.y your pilla are of pnceleAJ. worth

at CIle111Uts

tIDER-WORIER.

Oentra.1 PowenII 1D a. fimwcral

'!I-

beoorne very

d<a~

'

If ~ Jar

I

~g;","';t

"",",vOil ..v_I Irondred post cOl'ds

Regirmnt In the :first months
cornpaet of iIJW~ua.l mttereet, would not only faah· Th"", pc>oo ~.ro. he w,1l be
free to all NCO 8 and men
tate Genn~8 ose&pe from tin8.ncJaJ ret.nbutlon ~nno:nt,
a:nd Ilh;o t.o rela.t.IVC6
but would !oloo be ent""ly 000ti1. to R\'ltish feel
fallen Prion t.y wdl be glven
1118' Sepondly & three-fourths rOO.Uci1OD of anna
menlts ooaLd only ~ , effected gt"adually. wJuch ROO men 'W11O ;earv.cd m the 1st Ba t lo.llirm
!W<)uid knock. the botLom out of the &clleme And 1~4 and the relat.1Ves of thoee
fina.ll,y the prbpoW )S &t bMt a. ~atl"Er solutio., tlje 1st. BattJilion and rell durn,!:
tl ~ shou.1d l:::Ie '!Dadre to Sergt Ma.Jor
(.'If \M ~ob1em, being entirely a. fb+a.nci'Bl mMllpuBo.rraoks, Reading In .my case
la.tlOD • It oat"r'ltIS 1110' palpa:ble corollazy m the
dKl'uId
be enclo6ed from a. VIcar of a.
ahlJt)6 of -commercIal and mdlJstrlaJ Btrmulus
Mr Poz: adva.Does, M 6n a.\te rna.tH'e, the poltcy mmister of l'eh~ ar ~hce ~t Cf,,:~~~!~:.e.
oertifying that the aPl;llic&nt 6erved In
advocated by h:il' Committee and claims that, be
SIdes prolPPt 1y reducl1lg O'ur financial burdens, ~ent.. Sta.ting wbether In 1st Ba.t1n110n Or
the same tn~r relat.1 vee of deoena~
tba.~ policy, if ca.rned out by a Development Boa.Td
iShould eDcl060 Slmllar eerh&a.te
of tirst.·:rat.e bU810ema m$n wouJd stimula.t.6 In
dtJI;trjr end ere.at,e a. nmltltude of ft8'W opport.umt'Gl
(ar the Ind~ a,nd ent.erprisiJ;lg Clt.isen asrrurc
• 4.,!!bor .t&nilard 01 liY1ng to tjr. ,.,.,lual '""'1"
_
UJII ....bliah eonrutlon.o ~b.t "'""Id rorMr
the aelf.o~ndence: of the Empu:e m eeeent.ial ::Ir
Wlt.h the

m th. h.~

........

TH ~ COMPLEXiON

The .ug..J..tion "I Mr Stillwell tbaf, to p.y lor
the war.
1l'Q.tioita mterest.ed, lDoluding the Cen·
bit.! Pawl"', shouid ,blncl th<llIjlielv<6 to & hundred

oritlcised by Mr lL Wilson-Fox '1f P, Ron
&=<:Jtary of the Empire Reoouroes Development

~

i ft\Ven,Yusa has these POints to recommend It '-It IS
absolutely grease less and IS entIH;.ly 'dlfferent from ordlnao/' toilet preparal.ons It Is called .The Oxygen Face
Cream because It Is as IIlvIgdratln~ and as p!J[lfYlng as
I can \.maglne fin oxygen' bath to be. ,
you
l)~
Amdng the over·worked nurses at our Military Hospitals, ahd ~he munllron workers at our busy factories. ~
VeR.Yuda has gained a pa41c.ularly high reputatIOn on
a£count lof ItS w{mderfully refreshtnlf propertIe,:;.
You should always J\;e~ a }ar of Ven,Yusa on your
d esSIr1g-table and also rn your ·hand·bag. Ven-¥usa Is

t:hlt.n 24 OOO-S(.Iuat'e lnoboe, ",i1erea.e the one 10 ques
hon had 3O.0'l'0 &qU8if"e bocbe8"l!IUrfaee
of the politer
&ore& co~

or whose compleXion gives cause for anxiety, should

l:ie'fexceedingly careful what reme~y she appiles.

~

f &rmer 8hOuk1 keep In mind The~' Is !ba' /1
«I1y 1&rg.e amoun.t of ruq~n ~ .:Bp'-lied-: 4urmg
the pe:nod , J.D 'W'blch tile -,miDent !9.lIiD'U1'e.:may be
expected tiOl worir: , the result on the clover& 18
geDOl"&.1ly mL The aeeond lS that the Zll8tUl!'l!l WlII
T-h G s.e"rdu y' of t h e lMinuibry of NatIOnal Ser
.,100 i kk,, 1i ~h. £,pJlO'll'llIg announcemen t. a.Lwap fa.d to procluoe the beet; reau~ if It UI .'to
It h '~ibee n ~ d ecl aed to extend offers of enrol purely phoophatic one, th •• 10 to <1&1, _ lnolud
men l f~the. j' Z O ad
or \\orkun4crtheabove Ing no potuh TbIS mlneral. u ' "expe:r.l:menQ luL...e
~ ::mo unhl l l Ul lber notlO6, mstead. of uotl l conclUOltely .how", h.. . . J1QW<li:tul ' ~I m ...•
Oe!.i~ or l ' t... 1~18 1tfi 'PrevIOusly announced Offers cournglOg ~6 ol-overs____
ot I'nr hncnt from men far tbe H Z C la:;s" of work
• undc r' ,.t.bls tc hellle 'M"llI oontmu.o to be open ulldeT
Uncert.&mt.y of t.he futur<e
certam coodlt~r!f]" ito Grade 3 m en of 8n ~ age to culture tD-da.:y The G<>vern,neitlt
w&gee, '(or lnst&noe
Gude 2 'O len pf 35 or O'!ler on January 1st, 1918
and Gr'4do"1 m " n of 4S or over on J a nuary 1st. guarantee pnoe:e (or
1918 Offe" of enWlme nt from me n for OnhnBry arrangement. OO'llld
01&»" wa.a:. "ork Vo lunt.ceT Vaoa.nC1e6 e.re open, !Settle out.gOLnp and
under c(jr t.l n "'oondltiolls. t.o ,m en of Grade 3 of any future 18 mO'l"C
age ftofL to Gt ade 2 men or 45 or o~r on Janua.ry not eo cruel
lit, 19 18 Men who ate enroUed for 61j.her claJi.'1 may
~ vacallcy under -the ache-me WIll, OM prevIously ca.w;e
thon
Jlltn ou~ d be pl"Oteeted from 'llllht.ary 5eTVa.oe &II
IDI!g 1\6 th.ey contInue In employment M 'War ..vorl. find
.-o!unt'tlel"$l.. 'prov~ed tbey prove to be 'Wltbln the
JTad e. a:',(ftIAi~ ~ed above and uUsty the other

WAR WORK VOLUNTt~R SCH~tE

,

Jamel Swift, Attcrclifte, Sbe1l.1d,
tint dose gave me greahelief. I can
th&t ODe box of tbue~ll. has 40np.

m'l '

al'owed

&M tbu8 bp~ England from
but It 'W8e to the Germa.n
our attent.onlohould be fixed
OO1lOE'ntrabng on tbe rRUw&Y 1me
tho P ....&n Gulf. VI. AJowo,
our troope bed been l'WRidly .Od~ri'~"Ir,
In oroer to ga.Jn atX)efJS to out
~maDY 0&'rlM had Dee:n made,
til....

I

.LUO

had was when Bntatn d«:wed 'W'al' because Its
agents and SPle5 llied by telhng het tba.t Engl4lDd.
was sutf.enng '!Pverely from Internal d omeetlO
t.l'OUble '!IJ'd tha.t It"6bnd was on t he borders of
e lvll waf'
TOO G6rm&n, id,~ was to mvade a.nd
d..r•• t, m.uri! l'nme6 and llua.l1a it ~cI l>een
stated tha.t If Gennany did not. loee the wac .be
would wm It. and that. if Engla.nd d3d ~t 'W1I1 It.
she would lose II He (the spea.kw) qtnte u.oder
stood thab .nd realiz<d It to be 00 ~• •y bad

cent., free of In·
come T......

READINI".
BODOUGH
' BENCH ,
v.o~'

'Wa.&

The blneA SUrprise ~t GerDl&ny ever

cCl&8ful

1'' ' ' p"':eh...

il you "Jalce a IDIstalt. or a blot, don't rewrite
the lelte~. Just correct .t and go on.

i

a.nd

have been lDtoLer!a.b1e bad the Gen::nans been sue

pric.e '1 15/6 eaeh,
and their .~u. III
5 ye..r.-' lame 1.1
each-thia IS eq1ll~
valent to compound,

Always kite on both .. d.. of the paper. It'l
the I'$~on, as well •• the right lhing to do

ha.ve rome from a.1l

t.a&k and na.s
of the miht..a.ry =I~""'.oe •.
tJ8Ieks l,;o ~d OUll:l.:,....ter to the
a.ny eloofn e.::s o n the pa.rt

C&Q'lp&

"'~

war 'Wltlh the plot. to abt.a1Q the downfall' of
IJ boJwn
Our Navy had held the 8e&6 for hUll·
~ 01 ~J. to the benefit .of the whole world.
and beeau&e Ql t:ba.t Germany was Jealous
Our
Allielll (lid !l1ot )OLD: In the war m order to unp1'OYe
our posrtion, bu.b - . - tbey 1m..., that. lif. woulrt

ficateIU."
Co..ernmelltID~
ment bo.....d 'Iir
all tIuo _~ l, aDd
p'ower of the natioD.

• letter when a portcard Will do
get a letter Wlth & clean half-.heet
nole, n,aOCI attached, usc that hal!..hect

THE Y MeA. WlTH THE FORCES.

.nd

h

.e_ldid

HOME

19

_. ,,-

.'rq&

BTJIitili4!o

No.

tea and
ract It..

il

(Appl&ut!e.)
GEJl.MANY'S J'&!LOUB PLOT
'
IuJ h. had aJreody .taW, Englao)d
ha.ve any 1\f8.r 1mlS, :unln It We to de
feat the WIU' &1.mlS of Germa.ny GeTm&try 'Wen to

w or ~.'"u•••, ~.".-

the m:my

,-

eq-erly the ret:lum of peace ~ Jt would h"ve
b6 an honourable pe:&oe but t.hat. could: not come
llotil the W&r
of Germa.DY bad been defeattld

In your hOfUehold.

rt I to

etc.

L'EVER, BROTHERS LTD,

....

ne co"'"
q\1l~'" Y r~e t .t
felt.
d~ 'W)&h the G8l'lJTl,BIDS
had hod over four years of

.

CROCERS:I~;oRtS, biUliit. -

OF AL

I~~~:~:i~~~g~

tn.e.

buys:I

"
OVERCOATS .SUITS
63/:. 75/- 90/..

/ .... ~'. are as clean as a new l1in,
e bra s. work 'i1,(ters, the '
kitchen tables ana wnite wood- I
work are mad~ spotless' and
all thIS w.th 0 mi
' ~f' ;ff<>rt
thams needed' the 8 fihklihg
of a httle V.m nAiel /fjp cloth
Window.. floor., til. war'

.

man

WIse

The Stewart rule - Quahty
and low profit.

metal U You'll 'So0{.'j notice
h o w the drudgery of [the 'work
dISa ppears The pots lind

_ V •• Vim

the

~~ei5.~;~

and j u e t . _

& d••rf~'
Why? <'

Buy .t at-Stewarts I
B..:ause King.Ta.lored

3ET Vim to work in lh.
llatchen-put VIm "on hi.

rl\

_he,
Teal
wa.r .nth
Ioidl., ~~

,

Wrh-x

YOUT Overcoat now!
B~u8e ,they Will be fewer

tlut

,'"

r

~";' .
'" •
Jl
On Tueaday e v _ ;ab ~ Large
lIeoding. tbo large &IIIIOJJibly, afher liaten:iDic
Li.... .eel. LMlie _ , - C.M .. ( j •.

Buy

,•

"

COL-WILSOl"S SCATHING CRITICISMS,

,

good

EXPOSED. -

,..

TUESDAY -Before !Mr G A Wa.tASou ~n th c
oh..,r), Mr A J M""key, Mr H C Mym. Mr
E D Mansfield, Dr Airy and Lieut Col F G
Ba;rkm"

1

•

Ahoe GN!iEm WtLS surmnoned ~ allowlcg a. borc-e

to stnt.y upon the h,!:,hw&r aD SM1<lhumt on Sep
' l':~2(\

'

50

G<>orgo Baker was summon«! for a 1m:;, offen",
respect 'Of t.wo horses on the srune dat.e
Pined 10~

III

PC. Hollowa.y shaW the facts

In

first four Imes nDd 6d for each adLlltlool!.1 line or
~ Oilrlo 01 • ltus 11._"_
" _ __

I

MARRIAGES
BOULTON-PHILLIPS - On Oct"""r

both eaaee

f
I
THEFT OJ!" A BICYCLE

Ja.mes Curne 'W80S cHarged Wlth steahng a
blcyc1e, \ aJu ~ £3 at Twyford on. Octobor Jrd
.r~ D)e[", of Rusoonibc said that on Oclobol
3Td, I.bout 7 P In he wcllt mw " Tho 'Bell---r; mn
Twyford I(I;nd left hls blC~~ o utside ,nth a. ettm a ~
bag amtal;JUll$ eighteen sa.vcloys the latter valued
a.t 2Ii 6d On leaVing c.hbut 7 30 'P III t,he blcyclc
WBei ~
He ~rted t he loss to P S ]>ICrce
J'Pbn Wa.dh<lm&, i-axner land cycle agent., of So n
nlDg sald NJ.SOner oa.me to Jus houSe a.b:lut. 845
P on. on/!ber .3rd a.nd mid h~ wanted a puncturE.'
mended He offer-ed to sell the bLCyde (llroduced)
for...-301 ea.ymg that he wanloed to d1spose of' It as
he had to Jom up tire follawl[l,g day 'Vlttl€6,.
toh~ It a. fJLU' pnce
bought. tho nwcilln "
and Paid pnsoner 30L
f S: Pierce said ho
t31e W~l1te Ha.rtr Holel
tione<i "':4 charged
oothil!l5 to say. 0.~n;;:;:ly•..••;J.;;;;';
Twy(_ 00...,'

8th

HlUt ; lclon Church Sussex by t.he &\ VIca.TS A
Dp,} to M:.A
EeL
Rccto[" of t he pansh
0rnondc eldosL so n of G od t~y Boulton Qroyc
H pJI Twyford to Mu~r()l 'ljdflt Da.vlC:tl cldat'
of H P D Plulhpl:i &nglcion Place

dlUS"hter

DEATHS
HA VJ.L \N D -Om OciohOl 9UI at 'MciLdl H..:ruse,
R~a.tlJicld, Charles J nnes Ha.vlI:a.na
.10}~N80N -On Oclohm 6th, a.t the Roya.l B erk~
alqre Hospital, Art1mr J ohnson of D!J Elm Pnrk
R ond, youngest son of tho lnto T honlils Ilnd JEW.
JOllJl i!O ll, Ot 'Vbtte 'Yalth!Un mllis WLh y(:!U
PLUNl~ETT - OD SeJ?oombor 6t.h lD McsopomIll1o, on
nettve servlCO, officla.Hv re ported (11\
neci
dently.odrowncd Lu).ut R eg lllB.lo. l're()cllck V" mon,\ ,
Plunkett, Gurkha RIfles, the \cry dcarly
eldel sc:n J)f F S Pluukett, MilltfU'y School Cll.lrO,
find of Mrs Plunkett, Kentwood Hill Tilehurlt,

aged 20 yoars
,.
KILLED IN ACTION
ATTOE - Killed 1U acilOn on AUG"ust 29th In
FI m cc

Ptle

AlJ.erl

A

Somo.;r ~(;t

;\t..t,oc

Ll,., h l

Illr ... uLt'y t.ho b e1oH.-d so n of ~ I r and ~1n; Amos
Jan cs At.l.oc of 122 Bce<.:ham road !wldmg
III Ius 19111 J C O.l
BRA'Dl - Killed m ncilo n ]n Fra.nce 011 Oclobcr
3rd I II Ius 25t.h yoar CilLpt Fra nCIS Sydney
nr tin H.o val 1 ('..rks.lllre Jt<'tjnnent rU.t.aohed
D orr;o(l Regll\etl~ sc Ollt t SOli of S,dncy and Ger
trudo Mary Br lin ~ f 'Kelvin ' RClldUl ti
REDG CQCI... - K ti led HI ll.cLlcn (m Fmlloc) on
Sl ndLLJ' SCPo elll bm 29th 2nd L leut. F L
I R ct1g cook 5 1th Rn.tlalion M.ncluno Gun Col1l'5,
youn gest son of Mr and:Mrs E H cd.gcock S t
Margaret. 5, 4, ShlnJicld road ReadlDg aged 20
y-eal"S

,

DIED OF WOUNDS

PHILLIPS -On Septcmbe.
Hospital

STRA YDOG BOItSSES

'fmber 29th

011 "DALeO

J?hilll ~,

26lh At "uncrell,X
f lom bomb wounds L W
I he d e-a.rl ) loved 11lls ba,1I(1 o f

Fra.l1~

R AF

Ada. ~\. Phlllrps Hlo Cot.. DU,,Â¥Aflold Comm on
n oor 1I;fortllna an 1 only son (If:atl a.nd Mrs J
ll!. P lnlhps, 320 'Wokw., h lm road, Rea.du)~'

I

IN MEMORIAM

H0;LLOW \. Y - To tho

le nd orh cllerl shOO:
'V ILha.m C H o llo", fLy
dearl): 10\(:<1 hu h lIl(i ot \.hC'o M RoUov.ay 48
A:rkhng-Ioll ron<l Rcarllll l2' \\ ho ICU In act..ion a t
y.jlrt'.ll . October 9 t h 1917
I
I
Only gooolll:;:-h t
VI'rTTER'l'ON - In 10\'l 1lg' TCmemhra.uco of Julia.
J llne \V1Uer.wn thud d fHlgin.e1 of MIS and tho
proua m e m ory of

late C R H (m

\\ 110 s udden ly passed 8IWay
1917 Deepl; lamented ......
moliher, D1 :;ters IllmI bl'Ql hers
Ul lill

0" OctQb.". 14th
lOVing

I ..

A bl Uer bl')w n. "hee k

1';(:: \

erc

To part w lLh (Inc '" e 10 ' cd SO d e a.l "

, FOR MOURNING.
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