Reading Observer 11-1918

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opinion bEf rmth :roe,a.rd

<1eneral Elechon At! Una till1!&. It

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now lmmater1a.l
An Electlon there will be \ ~ vanoua oandidatea
of
pa.rtla ..roe stitferung for t he
;In ~t-e
of the fact tha.t rumoUN tend to d isp6l the ldea.

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loves' to tell, with
a smile, how the fol~ in
old village- $ight!!l and s~ook
head.J.- .. The Belle of the
YII ,ua:K"," they said, .. cou1d never
a good. housewife." But
did, for Hudson's Soap took
the drudgerY out of the work.

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1& nJu.r..co:rnered conlest In Reed.inJ
there a.re four candida-tea at the pre6eD.t time. In
the field.
Col Wllson baa reeelvOO. &. letter f·r om Mr

ot humg

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Lloyd George and lIt' Bonar Law expr eSfiHlg t~ll"
pJ&a8\.tt'fI .tl'. reoogmsmg bill). sa the CoaMion ca.ntl.
d ld ate for Reading. TheY' Iadd
We have e~
hope tha.t t~ electors, will reLurn you as theU'
repr~nt.a.t1Ve In PuHa:dtent to support. the Gov
dermg a.
ernment m ~~Mtt taek whIch hes ~fore It
JIleeLmg to
As for BerkAhl're It IS practtca.'iiy ce.rt.ain that
thero 'Wlll be no contests )'0)' NewbUT1 Mr W A
Mo unt 0 B E (U Cotthtlon) st.a.nds alone for

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AblDgdon BngadLOr G..,..",I W,g.." (U' Coalit,on)

18 t he o nl, candIda te
,,..hil e for \Vmd50r Mr E
Gar.aneT (U Co. lItton) 18 putllng up
In H enley (Sout h Oxon) there were th ree oa,.ndJ

da... &lIounoed-Capt R Tel'l'Oll (U Co.lItlon)
Copt E L Macnaght.,. (LIberal) and Nlr Anker
SImmons (Fanners) ] h latter haJJ 8mu howover
wLll~dra.wn b lS candldature 100n account of pre$Ule
wh ch lias been brought to beft.r u pon hI m H lf
a<::t.1ou In wlf.hdra.w!D.f has brought fortoh many e:t
presalona of r egret from the n,rmera and other
voler9 1n the consbtueney
In our adv.erlJa.ernont oolumtlfll &P.pears Mt
Thor~y C5 electlon address tp~ther :wIt h II. h st 'Jf
mootings Mr Quelch II meet.1.Dga are .al8o all
nou.ntoo. !. list 01 Col Wllrons CommIttee roome

ShaVIng Stick and
appea\"ance which
hot or cold water, .£asy

lather whIch soften. I th,.
for the razor

aud meeting> also appean

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DR

WILSON AS COALITION
CANDIDATE.
M "CNAMARA S SUPPORT

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On Tuesday; evemng at the Large.

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publte meetlDg Wn8 l!:e-ld for the adopbon of LI(llit
col Leslie Wilso~ e M G D S 0 M the Coaht.l0n
ca;nd,id"te for lbe 'Parha.ment.a.ry Borqugh. 'of Read
I~ at. tbe ,fort.hcamlDg OeIlet'al Electl:m.
The
coh8.1t" WB.6 taken by Mr C. E Keyser of Aldermuton who was supported by the ROght Bon. T
J MrllcnlLluara LL D FmanClal Seoreta.ry to the
Admlwt Yf Ll~ Col alld Mrs Lee:he Wllmn

nlaclraU SImonds, G W

M...,.. F A Slmon<l.
Cook

Chandlers, etc.

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EVER were women m OTQ achv8 than

n ow-nor so courageous
\Yherevar
need-a. w oman steps I Q n othmg daWlt8 b er
And sh e succeeds
But the worry and atraln of unaocustomod
task!!. are tnen 8CU to h ealth
They em
pbulse an urgent neces8ltv, and one whioh
has 0..9; tlubsbhlt.e 1n m edlClDElS. Women
m~ ma.ke tune fOT relt fresh all and ree
reation These WIth slmple diet, regwlU'
hablu. and 8rmlv renewed o phmlsm CSbl
bme the surest means for eBslDg every t aek

A Well-wisher's Advice.
D OceDl,ber 2nd, 1899 Mrs A B.rton
Mexborou(th 8ald I had rheumn.hs m,
ktdn ey complrunt,

fever, brought on by
dlscomfo,rt In on e
limos and !tack and
,pa.mfulf and I hod
or mgbt
rheuma.tuHu kept me to
no end of mone) a"ekmg
was all thrown u.Vo ay uutil

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THE

GUN
is coming to

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onday
welcome I J011\1 the
neIghbours and fnenHs
of the splendId G uns-the
to THE GUNS

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the way to VIctory.
country now looks for that
<IS necessary
artlllety
Lend your money to t~e
you 'can, or put the blgge;st
CertIficates.

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J 0 11 Fo,ttr McCldlara

- LA lE ADVERTISEMENTS.
-+--NOTE - A4verblemenh under thiS headmg can
lie accept~ up ttll 2 30 on Fnday aft ern oon
The paper II plIbhshed 50Me tw o hours la t e r

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OR Sale BABY S FIRST CLOTHES complete
good also COlTAGE PIANO lust clllM milker
and condition No dcalers -Box '21 ..6
Obsei\ er '
Otlice lteadiug

FIFTEEN 8PECUL POULTRY HOUSES m stock,

also TWO INOUB :\I ORS aud fow GAROEN
LIGH1S Ea.rly 1nsp.Â¥,t1on adViSed
Detter Bmlt
list of Porla.ble BUlldings from Hawthorn s Wood
Building 5POCl.llhst&70 Loudon Works
E:ult Stl'Cc t
HeWng
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/ ACHll\ISTS BASTERS aod LEAnNERS wallted
.l.'Â¥! - J M~' L~ HOSler Street Readmg
"tXT 4:!\TI~D tclligen t c1elUl a 1 \ Ii l)g BOY 01 e
"" who ~., lelt . chool -Apply 1 ul b 10,. Ox
ford Road ~g
ANTED good PLAIN COOK KITCHEN HELP
a.ud HO USE.\U.ID Hotel expenellce e.~c tia.l
Good '" tt.g6S -Appl1 Wdhson 8 Hote l Rend l '"

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Fllm Co Piluy the fir~ t Qf tbe Br ush p roclu<'ilons
entltlt d
Once Upon a Tim e
lS t.o bf: rec nt:d
,.t t.b Va.uae'IU. EI ectnc Tbt!ati e o n 'Monda )
rue~a.y and W<d ne.: d:t) 1 ext <.Ill$(!
Ihe Hern al
!le mpL!'eSII I a stor{' cf l lJ.ly d Urin .. t he outbreak
0; ihe p~en t war Ii. d
The :hla.t~ of the Sally
A In
a. r'banlltng film ft:ll.iUnn g Y a.r:, M11es lI, [ Jl
t.er
.on' TJ urwny Fllda) &1 d Sat rd J )slaTY
G. J c n !& tb appear In
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~~rn MOilte ChllstO
" 111 bt: see n I ti le Hden
B ad g: -a)' aud ,ROtcoe Arbuckle n
Good Nl .. h t
Nul'S{'
ErnSode 13
O,er t he Falls
of l.he
1hll11 n
s(,lItI
1he Se\t~'J l earb.
Pat lie s
Gaz"t t: and the P c or II.! N E'lo's are amon .. tl e
many 0 h e r Items 001 pnslng t l e progn u ow e

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still needs
For months to
must ContInue to
ek ·)m:me.nse sums WIll sbll be

the mIllions of men In
who call be spar~d
pOSSible moment
help 10 that great
your savmgs, yodr

lVl_ciends--t11e cash

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Buy War Bonds.

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MR. THORESBY'S OPENING MEETING.

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I tried D ORn' /I Backaohe Ktdn.y Pills
followed dirflChons carofully, and ther eby
helped tho mediome to graduan,. ea.ae my
pams and ultimately CU1e DJY rhcuma.tiem
and every oth er !ugn of k:id.ney w ~&1me88 I
strongly r eoommeud thls honest. kidney
medicIne

On Thursday eveDUlg at the Le.rge Tawn RaIl
l~e ante-Ltug!Was held m support oi Mr
FrederIck 1'boresby, oanitlldature as. a ProgreM1Ve
Liberal for Readlgg Mr W E Collier pru.s:tded
and l'nll!ll&upport.ed b,t Mr 6IId Mrs thoreeby. Lady
Rat.hc;reedan Me..<ara J Cat ley H I.eWl& Rain
bew It T Da.rvall G H all N"nby'-~ D Woodley
J &00 Tibblo Anderson a.nd w S BelcbOJ'
Mttl ~ga.y :Mrs Be1eher 'Mrs Oatley Mrs
M'llleT Mrs' Chard Mrs Burroughs M.TS Blaxlll
a.nd Mra CollJer Mr 'w J BT'a.m a.nd Mr E P
,DbUlel' both WTOtb ex.pressmg thell' regret &t lU
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19 Y:ears' r Suppoi1.
Bar~n 88.1d

On Ootober 4th 1918, Mrs

Doa.n 8 Pilla rid me of m,. kidney
tron ble& a n d rheumatIsm over Clghteen years
ago a nd I have had v ery good health dunng
all these yean (SIgned) " A. Barton ';

abihty to be praooont.
Wben the Liberal Ca.ndida.te r oee to eddre6a the
aneetmg the &ud:ienOO' 8tood and Mug
For he 6 a
lolly good feUo" to tbe organ 6()OOmp&D.l ment
M:r 'lhOTCJ!.by saiq h e ea:me before them as 8JD

Doans Pilt. help to hgh ten wplnon • ta ...
Thoy help by avertmg a.nfElmi&, ianguor
dinmes:s, speoks before the eyea, dropsical
swellings
backache
n crVOllBn8A9 a.nd

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Enghoh."..~ and proud to be Enghsh
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Ihe thlngs thelr 1501..s b tsba.nds and brothers had
done (Applauo;o.) H. wu also tbere seeking
t heIr liuJfr8.ge He was a democra.tlc a.nd 1& free
urmary troubles They prel'ent these early
ma.n beca.use h e ,\,orud nob obey the words of a
tyra.nllllcaJ. ~ticaJ WhIP ( ApplaU!!e' ) !'he war
kIdney symptoms from developIng and
had been 'W~ but noL pea.oe and the fight mU6t
a.ro '9.'ldely recommended for perIIlan8Dtly
not.
be given up Were they gomg to be practl
relieVIng even I1dvancod kIdney dIseaae
cally enslaved. as v;ero the ~le of thts country
Doan s PIlls do not affect the bowels
after preVlous wars ~ It. ..... as for t.hem to t!&y No
NOTE -Don t l1UTdll alit. for
ba i!~7z<'! p£U,
a.n or woon.a.n of ~ny country-a.nd a.t a.ny timeo r kidnt!l JXI ~
D;J a. Mr. B"r'o ~!tid. A.k
~8JS
m ore f7ee than they were About a hundred
f or 4nd [n,w' upon. Doan, B(I~7r4ck~ Kfdll ~lI Pilla
yea.rs ago t he D uke of Wellinglon WIl6 brought
n to tbi) polltlCa.J life or thl8 country b ecause he
bad 'Won great. f.am e on the battlefield, In poht cs
he was a. complete fa lure Were they g01n.~ to
see a. 8i.milar line of acbon taken to-da.) :> .l'hey
were up a.ga.:lllstJ mll tary methods to-day a&
shown by t ho way they had been asked to vote
He 'Would not. have come fOl\Wa.rd had It not been
that they v; ere at t he turDing pomt In the coun
tiI'y A Me (Ap'plause ) ThIS eou:ntry was not the
Merry Engl<Uld It was su pposed to be but t
was In tj),e hands of the voters to be a lt.cred. The
hOU81n<J' <:ondltloM m this country were a. d tfogT.aoe
to CIVTh Ea.tton-(A'I)'plause~and t.o ln1prove t.hose
Co ! Well. Street Ozford Strut Lorado,. TV 1
condJhons he w anted ICl-U the Ir help rhe a:bsence
of Labour In the Governme.nt 'Was smister fol'
they could not do 'Wlthout. It 'Vha.te'er the
C1a8~es of peoole <::ailed themselves-whet her Demo
cra.t3 B S P'Ii. or what.not-they were a.1I out to
a ltam some object >and tha.t 'Was a better oounta-y
\pplause) He 'Would 11ke to be told what t he
Reconstructio n schemes w er" and what. tho details
were
Why dld M r Clynes leave the Govern
R ead lDg Pnmltll e i\1et hodlSm h as sllst.amed a
:l. ent? Because he '" as unable to obtam t.bose de
h€a, y loss by the death of M.r Tho mas Coling of t.a.I
~" H e "ould nele.; ha'ie left. It ,r he could
44 Queen ~ c esce n t wb ch cecurred on F ndlJ.y
ave honest ly a,,-olded cromg SO ( !\pplause) He
e \-enl1 , ~ No~ c mbc r 22nd
On t he J?rp.vlous Sunday
wallted
to see tha.t when any bwldmg was to be
he lJ a(l preached at Theale Pl'lJTUllve Methoolst
Oha.pel In connecLloll '" lh \he J ubilee ce1ebTaLtOll.!l don e women wo lid be brought n to IU!J6Ist They
thele a.nd air 0 a ttended a. public .meetmg Ul that .... a nkd larger r ooms lD th61r houses 'Water up
\'1l1age on the Monday
He l"8titid to bed. as a.Dd d<nv.nsla.1Te proper places Id WhICh ft:> put tbe
usua.l bUL on t.he followmg mor:mng W36 fo\loDd coal each kitchen ehould ha.e a large o.ven a.tlI)l
lUl ODSC ous hH.' In g suffered a. paralyt.lc 6elwe. otbu n(:cessa.nes (A.ppla~) What on ~&rth 'WiU
uo;e of tb. cry
born... for heroes \ whe n
and he ,pa«sal a" ay VJ. bhout r egalDln g OOIl6CJOll!l ilie
t h ey did not descrIbe wha.t sort of ho.meir they
n&&
nea.nt,. ;l (ApplauH) U was no use baV1D1;:' com
For co,.-..l:iO reaTS Mr Doling had been a m ember forba,ble homu. 'l\ Ithout. naVlng sufficu!nt wages to
of I..he In mhve Met! ocilst Cbutch haVing Jomed clothe
and feed t he ch lldren properly (A{'Pl8.UEe )
In the days 'W1 en Ihe ti$1lom natIOn won;hlp:ped
Tb.ey must. ~e tha.t the peDSIJDS of soldiers and
10 Sal~ Chapel MlltI.. ter st.reet
As III boy he 'be
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a.llan
and wi.dow& e.Uowaneee were adequate a.nd
ca ne a preac her one of h.i.. ~a.rllel!lt dUiQourses
on Ii. much better basi!; All workpeoplo should De
belng delivered from 8. whee1barrow Jtn b l'S natlvp
co~--ulted by the employe rs a.oout aU qUest.10ns
vl llflg€ of Woodcote at the <age of! eleven HlB
an'"'tng (lui. 'O f theIr 'W ork-such a.& the eondihons
ser Yl E.' S a~ a preacher ~ere ea.rly ~ UenHw1l"m the
,"der which they were to work Why .hould t ho
Pnn1.lbvo Me thod]) t Clrcul ls arouoo Rudmg
.... ark be speeded up :l,vhcn thCtie who did the ~:or'k
In Lhe town and v Uage churchea of
other de
were not allowed to have shares m the ext.ra.
uommat.lOns
A nervous brea.kqO'Wll. .necess:ltated profits rew.hsed by th" lr own effort.s ~ \Applause)
.a .oes:sauOll of hili pubijc :w~.k for .some years but He "Mally bel e ...-l It wa.. true that ~ The -teart: or
on reUn11g f .. om bU61ness respons b)lities h ili health t..he "Wretcbed d~sap the foundahons of tl.e Sta.te
Implo\ro and (juring the lut. few years be had Men .and women TI1 Ulit be equally paJd f or th~lr
resumed hlS pre...ching "'ppo1lltments W1~h Tenewed la.bour bec&use .&. man could not. pos,!nbly malut.a1D
\ g()ur an':J p owt:C h,. loa.rnllous memory well
h 5 wag{s unlO&s tbe wOlk done b:'i '1Iomen wa$
o:st.ored mind n"b e-II "'lW08 t gentle persu3.Slve
pad aL t.he same r ate (Applause) They could
ness a.nd kl ndly d ",
110 n eomhined to comtt
not. ba'l;e t.he benefit. of those bette hou&e6 and
~ute hbn lilt n.oc"'pt:a..hl' and ""e1eorne prea9:ber and
W3aes If t hey 1Ia.l Tanff Reform beca.use when
Ll'ust ed e.nd val led fTlend 'The ocoasl~of th
n.nYlhUlg W&5 ta.."C:ed on cOmlDg lnto this country IL
cclebra.l1Gu of h 115 ,ub I'YJ' hf m emSe:rshlp 1;\<8.8 mea nt that everyt.blng 1n thIS country '9;ould also
I .a.r"ked by A. p ub l c p .e.g nuhon ID London street
be taxed Th e-re was Mol her great quest.ion to be
Chmch AS e.iok Vl~lWf' be 'ViU be ~Uy mIssed dealt 'Wl th- tbat of L\;td Tar-aLlon What use
from t he hom-es A i.he frie.mlx.'l1I f\.nd.t as 4,
wOt ld high ,,"~ es b e l.f e. g:t~eat porlton of It. had to
0::;1:\$:> 1" ~~ Do " s fCl.lthfu l 10 t h e Ii sch a r ge of
£:() Tn r en t (Appla.use) He adVised hIS a.ud ence
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jIe tr .. qllc ntJy g.avo t he s.ddresr. at the lo a"k a. ro1') whether n e was iO fa.vOltr of land
! d..cy eve I .... servoe at L~I don sloTeet.
tautlOn.. (LRu~l tcr) He was & Home Ruler
i1iu ea.ted a.1> the B rIUs.h School Mr\ CohnS' ~b
He beh eved In local optlon He alao did not. want
~ qu en t1 J be.: am~ an MKista.nt master ihere a.nd
to &eo an y W IL of ch arI ty ln anythmg t h e Govern
for a long time was sullllarl y engaged at Abin g
ment dlC3. tn t.he way of gramts peoolona a.nd
d on
An eye affect on ca u."ed hIm t b1 forsa.lce fi\l~ allowllru'e5 (Applau,se) He u rged that. t h e Gov
schoJasli n for a commen.:Jal ca.reer afJ he eniered ernlllent sbould as a. po.t nt of honour fulDl l ....
t h" servIr e of Messrs W.llstt!e<b where he w8J'.t! ploo .... e ln3de to Trade Ulllont' He POll1t.ed out
for over forty re a,rs In cbar~o of the counting haw 0 n8Ce&ary 'it was for England to ;rebm bel"
) ouse c1 £-pa.rlmcl t..
Navy lD full strength (,\pplause) He tt:d vooated
Th o funeral Wl" take place to d .. v (Satu rd1l.v)
t he :r;donali.s atlon of c!.na!6 ra Iways JlLnd mmes
t h e fi rst porhoq of the U rl'lce b e;ng held In I!.nd rul'lher annamen tl!l
By the na.t.lOnahsatlOn
London street Chul"'Cb at 2.30 .A..:rqcu orw _ n ce of 3nlltLmenL5 we s hould be secured from t he lUI8
w II be conch.de I m London-stree t Church on Sun
chief ~lble 'from pnva.t.e cOncerns t r ymg to 8tH
day e'f'C!1l n g by the Rev J A AldeNlon
up s-tr lf4 (Or {he ir own bUSlII EIjS enhancel~ nl. He
wa.nted all Secret. Sernce abolished (Appia.use I
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It W3.'J lIupera.tl\e t hat. the Mlh t ary Servlce !\.ds
WAGES AT HUNTLEY & PALMERS.
should be repealed togetber wlth D 0 R A and
that. the f.reed om of the Press .and f roc:dinu of
eech be restor~d tIe would v gorously adH)CAte
Rt:Cl:ntlv we acnol!ncoo t h e collCfSSlon b y Runt~lIt
the Sf Ilta &'ho lId end ow 1 toU erhood- n ot fOl
ley and Pal n CTS ot Ii 48 ho Il' '!.l ee k for tbO'ir em
the benefit. of tlie motb e r <>0 nluch DS the chlll:
plo\-t'eS
lbe q11utIOn o f \\0 a.geoi hM ttO"f" been ffe
wae:
pleased to n oLu)e b o w alike h ~
catnf&otorliy settled <i.nd a.t a. meet.U'lg of the address ext.remely
and the Labou r ad()resses ~ere--thab
Genp.ral Workers UlIIon ID the Tov; n Hall on lIon
that p1)mt.OO to the fact. that he had really g yen
~a.y Lhe r~rt. of Mr J jlones and the 'WoTken
t'lpre6en tat n t"S .. t Huntley and Pa.lmera was t.nue a.nd s t.udy toO t he neoe&Sar,}l problem.s (Appla ced bf,fore the I le.mbers A gradU8.ted liOale .hWl plause ) In oooohlalOn Mr Thorcsby told hlS
been adopt.ed u.nder wh ch gJr1.5 of 14 wlll J'ItC{llve audl cnC'..e to eJ:er ClS6 t.he vote m accorda.noe Wlth
17s P"T "K eek r IS ng to 3th a.t 2J and men and th~ r ment.al '\ ~ lon.J B8 to 'What 'W.a6 n~S6a.ry
b r'lys 1&.. at 14 t JSlIlg to 45s a ~ 18 Tbe scale "«iss They s hould aU look at the home a.nd tbe town
and aCter RAking t.n emsp.lves whab was neoe&a.ry
unamm()u.siy a.pprovt<i by the Imeets.ng It, COOn
to be alte~ use t.he ir d scret Ion at the poll (Ap
ru.en0e6 from Decembe r 27th alld w to cont.mU8 III
opo-ratlon mhl July 1st 1919 \ A vote of t..htl.no plnm:e)
Lady Rl&hcreedan propoSEd tbat t he .eanfhdatu r e
to the firm 1'1 nd t.o the WOKen. ~reM1ltati'V'e:s and
of Mr Tharesby bt1 endorsed and that aU lq'Itl
OffiMW was p a6Sed 'Yo It.b aoci.a.ma.l!ion
mate :mea.n~ 1!hould be used m C1ht.alrung h.i6 el~
I a
t lon aa Memher fOT Re.ading HIS pl'Ogra.mme sb e
said
was an eJ:ce:llent one such a.s all okl Llberals
CAVERSHAM
a.l1d true L&bour men could endor&e She a.sked
CAVERSH~M A!>D DIBTltICT NURSING
If anyone 'VIa 1 .able to draw a. fine Ime between the
ASSOCIATION
polt tical m te1'etrls of men and women Womat
A TUrna.ge ISSIe 10 .aid of t h e funds of the Ca.ver- should be u d eeply mter~t.ed tn pohtll~s all men
e'ham and Dl t " lct NUNling AuocIa.t.IOD 13 bel bp.
for var OU8 reason.&--'for mst..ance women 'Wouloj
held on Frlda)
Deoembe-r 6tJ
In the We&t
lffiIfeT if pen.nons and e.llowances wm-e not prO"~ em onaJ InstIt ute
An "PJ)eaJ I S made to every
perly regulated (A'Ppla\ 5e) If a. Ccm&eTva tw c
One to send g fts of c10thmg &nd other articles
wa.s :retuTned bo ParlIament to carry out a. dem o
plLrLlcuiarl:y ch I r e n's <:Iothes avd boolA wh ich 'WIll er-&ilc pTO!!,N.mme ho 'Would dn It In t.he usua.l Tm-r
be gra.tefull y acrepted by Ml!t A E EvalM 2
way-one had only to look a.t TorY13m 5 past hlB
CI fLon mad Cav e lYha.m wh,o will ahlO ~ 'Pleased tory-a. Tory (.'(Iuld n ot be a. d ~ m c<:mt ( A.pplause )
\0 ~nd for g()O;}a on reool~f a. POl t; card
Any ml'ln wilO l'IR.ld he 'Was: not lnteroested In polttleR

THE tATE MR THOMAS COLING

a.oo

~IIBSlONARY

SALE OF

UDder t.ho a,lt£;p cd of the C',versl oal1" 1~'~,'''!!''1
Un on ihe a.nnual t":>ale o f

w.a.i 0& Oonsen altv6 but dlO not ;.. ant to s.a.y 510
(La.u,.,.bter )A II women W'Orthy of tn fl name of
wom;n mut!lt be m terell.tt'd m politics ,l:ie<::a.l16e ute T

S 11 J oel\ Leonard G Sutton Herbcrb
Pret ty A H Bul J C mandy A S Cooper D
G Thorbltt"n T J Wheble Hubert Ferg\l9C'll A
H P each and C Pope CoL. Kensmgton the Rev
J A Alderaon, Mm. G 8 Abram a nd:Ht J F
Coa.les (tlie Coo.lttlQ!Il CMld date 8 age n t)
Mr C E Keys,., :read out 8. list of the names .,t
Eome of CoL Wtlron s suppor ters who had wntten
expl'£88mg regret a.t thetr mabihty to be p rroent
a.nd a.Ulong· t hem were Sir Robert Hermo~Hod~
Bart Dr G $ .Abram Dr Florence Arml'ba>;oae
a.'llC Mt ssrs W A Mount 0 B E John 8rmond8
F A Sa.rJea.nt W .S nwOOIt E.Q FatTer Sir

Percy Sand....,~ K C,lo[ ~ aDd!Mrs Rushby
Th$Y were on the EWe sa.Id 'Mr Keyser of a
most "rTemarkable a.nd! \ 1.1nporta.nt elechon becal1'06
of the nnm~incl'Ca.90 10 t he number of wters

on t b e r eg sw
'Dlere W88 & ce.rt..:a. n element of
uncert.uDLy .about It They we~ gOln: to have a.
very Jarg.e Ull'mber of ladles to exerCise t he ma:n
ciu&e for the fu'st tl'IIle The women of England
h ad done mestJmahle &e.l'V1ce8 ror the country and

were rightly pntJlled to have the" say m t he
affalIll of tUe counl·r y (A'Ppla.use) Upon the
people rested tire respo=bluty of >eturrung m en

to P.a.rhamcnt.. whQ would fi:n18h off the ~a.T In the
mo<.t; reli ab le m anner For Readmg that ma.n 'Was
undoubtedly Col \Vd.son (A:ppla.u,s.e) ContmulDg'
Mr Xey8er e'8o'Id th at In Readi ng they had two
Labour:.candld-a t es One of w hom had been sen t from
Sout h Wa.le:! (A VChc& Wha.t about Llo-yd G.ec.rge i')
He 6eh eved Mr Marl'ls was a man holdmg rather
&xtre.me Vl'eWS' {Dries of No:) The o t1:H~T m'8!ll
:Mr Quelch hlld been a.n out and out L'Illppo.rter nf
the pohoy of tin sbmg' the woar a.nd by Ill S ex
cellent 'Work locally had ga.med boo ~P"Ct of the
t'QlWn (Loud applau6e) He (the speR.k:er) !Wou ld

hk& to klllO'W "fr'lf.p whic h Party Mr Quelch wou ld
:I>~OC ate It m ~ l f if he W8.>S retu.rn:ed as Member
for '~ef!.d mg WQuid It. be w th the Party which h,.d
d1S8OC ated Itself from the Government? The recent
Coahll~ Go\ eTllltnE:nt had 80ugM the helt) ctf ttw
La.boqr Pa.rty .aDd It \\8.8 most unforiuna.ie that
that l'art;y had Q'lSsOCJated ltseLf f.rom the Govern
nlflDt (H ea.r hear) Then there was Mr Thoreeby
M the LlbeTl8.I ca.r:d date
Who W8S Mr Thoresby iI
He (lbe &peaker) obJccted to 8. ma.n ca.Umg hlm!elf
the Liberal a.nd DemocratlC' Ca.ndidate
wnd as
the supporter of Ml" AsqUith gOIng agaanst the
Ooalltlon n lovemen t They had had 60me expen
en98 of Mr A£qmt.h.and h IS
and See
policy Th~y' d id not! want
!\.fter
In.g a gkwlng t llbute
Gebrge
the excellent wOTk h e
the
Mr Keyser con(lluded by
taos would be exa.cted
t he o th er t!nemlcs jor the
bad commft,tea dun ll ~ the" a.r
D r Maell'aanara. w h o received
Qpened hIS addIle6s by statmg t.hat no man rou ld
meet h s fellow crhzens wha.tever the n a.ture of
the 8'atherm~ be wl t.hout seeki ng to vo ce the deen
grat1tude wlth whlCh 8.11 heart." " ere full to God
for tbe Na.vy the Anny the Marhte:3 the Mer
cantite Man~s a.nd the Fishmg Fleet
~ud
e.ppl a.u ~e) It WQ.6 by then' gr~t efforb:5 by' t heir
self. sacrlfice that lL great de.hveranoo had been
gecured. aud that onoo more t here was freedom
( Appla.u se) No one could meuure our
Indebtedness to them and no one could ~:~~:~~
d&-cr1<be tbe gyeat Be VJ()eS they h ad ~
Such ""'as the o~ 1 gaticm 'hbey Wtm:!
mu·t lDSI'St t hat full reparatIon
should he dema.nded from t h e enemy
onanes he- had comm ltt«"l They had
retuTnE:d BntlBh Jll!':ISIOnerod. of war of
l\Y of the Germalh-fiUch was ~he enemy
t\i.ey h au IY.) successfully dea.lt In wa.r Smoe
4th 1914' :miltiODB of oux best he.d gone out
fend the country and many of them mere
In
Hl &l r graVeif
Many of them had
~ brokE'D ltt healbh a.nd In lilllb
In th e ~
pl ace It ~ae their d uly they for v;h'Oln thO/se
t lbngs ware done tb take care of tih.e WIdows and
orphiUIB of tho€tI brave men who had uud down
t he ir hVe> (H&r hear) T hat would h a'\e to h~
bhe first char ge u,po-n our n atIonal resources ThaL
g rent obhgatw.n h ad boon made With the full
085&"'nt of .all claues m ~ Hous& of Commons
No one h ad been more wat.chiul over the Int.erest:.e
men IWho :7'ere ft ghttng darmg ,the war than
of COmmons (Applause) Bdore the
no such lh ngs as
allow
and Navy, but nO\1;
the " ar l t was
1, 9.ldl.,'8
ma.rned on the
all~'.~ce w4 made
In pmVliO\.bJ
soldter or E'allor r~elvcd s.
per week and the paTtiaUy
<l;ailor &till less
Durmg the "'R.r
Commons
exceedingly ISOhCltous
soWier was en
6d per week
&;n aVowanoe
In addltl OI
was emtltl&:l to an anow"'.,e
personal
a.Ltendance I E 1t wa 1 ne.ces&a.!'y
rus pe n
$lon a~ .rwha.tever he was a.ble to
'Was less than hlS a,vern.ge
alhtled to t he alternate ~ u ow"",ce

Conhlwng Col \ W tlson said that; there 'Wa s 'no
proUder ru a-n than blmsel f to 'Sel ve unde~ Mr
IJc>1.d George (Appkt.u:re) H e dob:bted tf be would
h aVO~ld that. five years &.go III fad he k"llew he
wou :not h a.v~ done (L8.ughter) 'rIhere was no
one
o m he would more lo~a.lly ser ...o than Mt
Llo,Y(1. GeOrge wh09& ,nra}n ob)et.-t hll.d been for t.he
succvssfu1 prosecuLlon of the war ( !\.pplause )
LIkeWIse Mr. Bon~ Law who had held ihree 0f
th.e ~st dl.fficult POflts In the cou n uY) ~me ly
memb&r of t he W&- Cabtnet ChanceUor of the
Exch:equer a:nd leade<r of the House N&vert:Jieless
:whatever good ..... ork the pohtlClan8 bad do ne
..
was as nobh wp compa.Ted 'W 11..h wbat. the 9OId1e'L'S

which

.
IS

KING-T AILORED

a

OVERCOATS
I

DON'T PAY MORE
FOR NO MORE. OR
AS MUCH FOR LESS.

sentIent

Mr C H 'Th.pek/way was a.t tJ::ie orga.n

I

he too easily satisfied.
DON'T
Make up your mlOd that

I

you will have all the OVlircoat
satisfactIOn your money can

COL WILSON & SOLDIERS' PAY.

r.;l~\lt 0:>1 Wd~on C M G D S 0
has recelved
t He foU()\vlUg a.pproo atlve letler f rom M.r 'W !\.
!i.fPIetoo the tecret.ar.y of Lhe General FederatIon
o Tnt de UnIons which. has .a, Ule-mberehlp of

command.

1 006001 -

Then, g() to Stewarts for it

D ea.r Col Wltson -'Ma.n v thanks for you'!'
assurance t hat our eiTorts to secure sublStanttaJ
gra.tUltle5 for the dependents of ~e. meu who
have fallen and for the men '\vho h a.ve been dIS
ohlllrged or 'Who are a ctually !!et'v{ng are llkcly
to prove as\ succe-«sf II R>S the effor ts. :\\ e JOintly
made t.e secure add1Noll5 to th e C1rdlll:a.r:1J1o.ldler s

Made to orde .. ; or we can fit

you perfectly in a minute or
two from ready - for - service

pay

ranges.

Tho world can neVeT Olllte know haw splemhdh
.ou ha\ e worked o n t ho Sallors a.nd Sold eT6
Pay Cornnutteo and you are not. like ly to :I'eCel\e
"ioles of tha.nk;; hom everywhere but you ha .. e
mv own '\-ery slnccre tbanks
Wl tbou t )iour teohm ca.l knO'wledge and t he ibelp

OVERCOATS

honorar y £ec.Tctary (If the eomm ittee 'Would ba.\e
b0<>n '1;el)i much greater
I shan road the announceme nt to ~e made. n
t.he House to-da-:o; '\Vllli t h e groatest. 'Of mterest
and sha ll feel t hat the fm'ma.tlOn of our coou
'O'lltteo 1n ~ugm;t 1917 was Justified
I h ope "We shall oon tmue to 00 oasso(!la.ted m
eirom to help' the serVloe men
Jours fa. bhf ully
•

Stewarts

Stewa:rl" Clotluel'3 Ltd

1SO HmnchC1l London
to Aberdeen

'W A APPLETON

----

THE lUNG TAILORS

89a, BROAD STREET

MR. QUELCH AT TILEHURST.

..

Even those WIth the weakest dlgestlOn can

MELLIN~ fOOD
SAMPLES

~OSTAGE

Mdl", ~ Food on receipt of

II~U.n.s

MELLIN S FOOD

WORKS,

He 'rel1lmdtd hiS audience of
808.thmg pt:t re (In the way In
had u-eltted the .t8Old l6rs yean a go--tbe differ<C1lOe

MR. MORRIS S CANDIDATURE

between T'Ommy 1U pea.ce tIme and Tommy m "frar
t.Ime Nt: Kip-Illig had e very ground for hL8 Crlt.1
elSll s but be {the speaker) waa IInll'e Klphng could
not say tho same t.o-day (Applause) There w.!:r(;
t:hree g reab pl'.leans before t h e country t hat day
which If '[lOt properly dealt Wltb would spefl
d18aster na1uely (I ) the r e-&ettJelDent om clvilian
I fe of seveta.l fq. tlhoDls of demoblilsed, "68.llon and
~kl1er8 by whoop they bad to do their duty (1"\
!.he Teln':lfateane.nt o f men workmg In mlUutl0n
\1; arks Ill) thelI ordln8J.'Y C?OOUpalion$ (3) the In

RE~DrnG O'fl~RVEB"

'1'0 1'RE EDITOR OF THE

Slr - I not 00 m y.our l a.sli

l!;f;t e t he statement
announomg;MT T C MOITIS U:> tb~ offie a.t Labour
candldate ~\ldently thIS
a. m stake as hHi
carn::hdalur'6 ha l5. noli been e nd'O sed by t he Nat. onal
E xecuti ve of the Laham" F a. ty i'>:eltb eT ean 1t. 00
q,flf!g t-o b lS r e.fu<:n.l to comply WJth t he declSlon o ~
~l{a Labour Pa.rty Conference held last, Jl ne thah
1n oases o f dISp ute thcy mus t be sl1hmltted to a.
ballot vote of the members of tll & a ffil al:.ed OT~an
tsatlons At the local gene-ral co nm lttee meeting
I ela-last nIght. Mr MOI'ns stat«1 that unless the
N<atlona.l E:oeecutH e d d endor~ h lS cau1(i JdatuTe he
fh,()uld not con.test the elect O!
A~ a co n sequence
of the &lshevlk Jn t-r guo two trad<l umoDS ha ~
seceoded
the lc.ca.l Labour Pa.rty
YOll'S fal t hfuJly
G W PATrERSQN
Reading November 27th 1918
[The In.fur.m8.bon conveyed t.o lL~ was oappa.nm t.ly
offiol.1 -Eel R. 0 J

wal

crease m the ~ of livw.g to be brougb t down to

a cert.am linut.. :apd to d o toh&t It m ll b o n eoe&1;ia.TY
o 1l"8plaoe t1$ 'dtree and a. h a lf millIOn tons of
uerehant. ehlPPlng which h"d been ruuk by tbe LJ
I!oats ~'tl,othet' grea..t probJettJJ was Ute relatIonship
le tween caPital a.nd l.bour (HeJtZ hea.r ) The
Whitley CommiSSion
t he very ,bent of
:jltestlOn 'lind ~ he
ext..rad

from

r""on"L",ctjon

NEWBURY

A
Itl"'

PUBLIC

t.bI,oughout.,,-· f;UT.-COL.

MEETING

LESLIE WILSON

CM~

11so

""

COALITION CANhD \TB
'W111 be h eld In

The recent
the N&l..iona1
roe:Uie:ed £13 2.3

The

the front

I

INÂ¥.L~ENZA

Wh036 de&.th, af~ ten tl..~ Il.m:eu
took plaee on ~y ... u onlv
a.nd had be.en postriv<ml'l.J1 ~ the
She wes a m06t f1lfi6ient wot'ker
N8peeted
She baa r'1lO~ been
J.

TOWN /fALL

READlNO,

ON WEDNESDAY DE() 4th 1918
at 8 '0 ctocP (doors open a.t 7 30)
C ha1:r to be t.a.kcn bv
lo!r LEONARD G suTTON
• Who "ill be supported by

The RIght lion SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES,

ltl1I.l'T\ed m&ny months. a.Dd her hUsbamCt tatptiU .t.

best.

r

~

K CB

(Pr&nd&lt of the Local GOl.er.nment Boa.rd)

1 '~~~~~~~!:~~~~:1~~::~~~~j

Cocoa

-- It SAMUEL:
.,.

The

Worl~ 8

La,.geat Jeweller

60; BROAD STREET.
R~DINa.

Soft White Hands

DIVISION

FonO'W' me of Ct1t1cura.~and OintOD t
At niJ:,oUt. bR.t;bo ~ wtth tile.
Soa.tlaDCi bot wn.ter DrY abd rob In ~
Ointment W&.rotd""'v"~DI8bL

It

READING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

~.tfur.,i~~::!d. ~3jf"'~1I1ell

DEATH FROM

,

1a.Tgel y a:it.ended meeting- at. th0 Conse:rva
tive Gl ib Newbury on Thursday 'ftft.el r on Mr
At

"tn su.ppc::r6 C1f

M'%'9 M Pryrn
from lnfluen.za,
22 y eUII of &.ge
lut j;wo yean
and 'Wu illlgbly

PECKKAM, LONDON

We are tnformed that therli\. I S a. splendld 'Te
ponse beuig lj'ITen to the e leefion fund WhICh IS
being formtXl b ut. the Laboul P arty Com mittee
reallSe th~t. although the respo nse hoth for finn.n
Clal Gond other help I.S r emwrkably good t here WIll
be ne.ed of a ll the as~ ls tance tb.ey can obi-a.m

In

to.

.properand cody.

FREE
stamps

"a

FON BUCUJI.s OQ reoe.!pt of 4d stamps
A valuable handbook (or mothers w II
be sent free or aU cost to any mother

W A Moun t 'Was una.mmOll,g.ly adopted at5 tbe
Coalttloll candIdate for lhe Newbury dlVl "'bOn of
Berks His e1ectl0n agent IS !!l E J ForSOOl

refresh-

READING

•

MeUm. Food, prepared as d,rected, IS SUIted to
aU children from bIrth onwards It contams the
nounshment needed for rearing chlldren to sturdy
growth

useful household

.
In

•

aSSImilate MeUm's Food WIth the greatest ease.

any;purhcu lar'ipart.y DU t
lat.e Gov.ernme.nt had caT'rted

WhItley Report
loou'ltry He
effectually WIth
the

90/.
AND UPWARDS

Income t!P to hu;
that me&n3 a man w.aa
7fu: per week from the
total expendIture by J.,he
aUO'\\ ancee )J) t h e
would -not men lion

amounted 1:0 abhu t
God knew -~ t hey
did nIJt. me.ntii" th'at

SUITS

63/.

whIch you ba\ e SO freely 1P'len my task ae

J e nlrvn ;(~~~.~m~• •~'~I
S u ,h
be,..

drin~­

I

<!gllm l) If" should be t.r..!d by am IInteln .l!ion.1
Court The CoaJ1bon Go .. e rnme n-t
d not '5"a:nt
to a.vo d erltelS'lll !b ut de1ay- Je Jay would be fa.ta l
It 'WAS essenhal to start. upon the problems at onco
If t hev were gomg to bUJ Id u p a. co\fn,tr3t WOl tI y
of t he men who had gn -en theIr l1v$; fot them
( ~ppl au <le )
Mr F ~ SLmon ds moved the follOWing rerolu
l ion
Th at thiS meetmg oonsiders ~CI Co l
W1L:::pn eM G D S 0 a. fi t. and propor person
io T'1Wresent the Bor ou gh of Re9-dUlg' as CO'8.t t.lon
M~ber for Pttr1 tt.mc t and pledges t~l f 'l;o use
a.ll legitImate means tq secure h 8 e lect.l0IJ, "1 ,
The Rev .J A Ald er KOn seeond ed tbe.-reroluhon
and Mr G W Ox>k s poke '~)TJefly m.. Sl ppoQ; of t
The resolu tion was ca.tT1ed WIth only one dis

home a.ncI a n r oad
on
t l on of Mrs Mor"'nn
a.t'T&ngement$ UHm'
every 1I11cce!S
The
over 4LS foill)wS St
lbss lremonger
Andrew s Mrs

scarce,

£WERYWHERE.

a.nd ~ilors :had oeoompl shed
(Applause) He
bopeQ! It-fiat t,lie quesllon of peIl&l. OIl& a nd aUowa.n()('s
lC'OUld nob be dragged luto. p arty, politICS ';rhere
snoufd be set up a. Select COmmlt!-e;e. lIP the Holl¥'
of Commons composed of :men of n.ll the partIes toO
deal 'WIth !.he question of p enSlOns a.nd aU thmgs
appertaUllD.:g to t hem As fot' reconlSt1::uctlOD the
nmt I qu~t l on was that of housmg- they oould
never hope to properly reconstruct. :when there
wcre such houses In Ute tX>U.nUry as th05e1 a t,. t he
p~nt lime
Ovel 400 000 new h ou S'eS weNs re
qwr6d Conc6X7llng the proposed csta.hhshme.t-.t of
a. YtnlStry of H eal l:.h Col Wilson &ala that- the
.hea.ltih of trhe people must be brougbt under t.he
h a)1ds of one body of men Wa~es were to be
mal~taJned at Lhelr present 1evel b ut t hat 'Would
only. lye ipOSSlble: as lo ng as md11st r y was kept up-as lOitg as mduetry /Was prot«ted from unfa.ir
oversea. tra.ue They were enbtled to delllfLl d
JU'¢lce from the German people 'l'i ho forced the
W3.T ;upon t\t.cm
Nor th Fronce and BelgIUm h'1d
been laId! waste and gr@a.t damage had been do n ""
In many o tJh er 'W~y!J--for lnstance we b ad lo&t
101. of shlpplng Thev :were (Ultitled to r eparailon
and to dem1l..nd lru:1emn tIES
(Applause) The
Na.tIonal Debt was at. the PToocnt tll)16 ~ut
£8 000 000 GOO on account of the wal-let tbos'e who
who forc ed the 'War upon thlS oountry pa.y for lb
(App!.a.u.se) Th ere was 'One Dian who was r espon
s.rble for the 'War-tn e Kal6el'-yet be !had not suf
fered any pr:lvaton at all (Vo ce S de 'i:s Uf>

mo~ ~ ~r::.t~~~~;[t~~r.~~~~~~~:

~ is

houseWIves of to day have
aid of Hudson's Soap It
.t~d. unequalled for all
holne cleaning, for washingup after meal.
IN PACKETS

:MIt. F A SIMON;DS and oth"" Gentl. m<J\

Demo"-UiMd Sailor. and Soldu,J'S speCially Invited

t

TI;rEWilson

'
PARLIAMENTARY
ELECTION.
I

fol!owm~ W.rd Meeting .. In .upport Off the
CB.utllaatur6 of the CoaRtlO1l Candldate Lu~ ut 1
Col
ha.v~ :J;een ~T'rll.nged tar next '*eek
0 01 WilsoQ wlll speak at each mectdng DEOEMBER 2nd -Newtown Conncli

Soap to cleanse. Omtment to~ F N.w....... 90.... 1.ad 21 Ch~ :iq..
Lcm.doa. Sok1 8'(er'YWhesre.

ru~IHS. MARRIAGES, DEATHS.
I

MARRIAGE;oS·=--'--====':

HE&M ()~

HODGE-D;'VIS - On Nov_her roth
at W~ J ames's Church Plooadl11y hy the &Â¥..

E
S S h1 tHe VOl t.h
Vicar of Kingston hill
L e It COll na.l d er Cla.lIde Ploo-<m Hermon
Hod",e D sen ~ fifth son of Sir Roberb a.nd
J...a9y H erma n HodgE.' to Gwc ndoth e Roose
youpger daugh te r of Mr and Mrs J G DavlS t
Ba.l1 av. alpur, I n ha
I I
OEATHS
COLL." 'G -O l} l\OlC nber 22 nd at
Queen s
crescent R ead 19 ~f U! 1 fo l r dA.} s lllnes8
TholJ1,l s Cohll{::' III I !> 72:nd )0 OOT Funent to-day
(Sa ~ur.day)
Sen cc Londo stleet Pllnuti '"
'1If.eln Q(h sL Churd 2 30 Reach Ig Cemet ery 3 30
MARlIN - On NO VC lbcl 20th
al Drowsier
GrC'<llG'e H e nley on Thames .alt.el 3. long 11lnf'lS':I
born ~ Wllh II dll. I tcd plucl{ J ot n E\an 'Rallld.to n (Ja k) M q.rtl
RIDER -On ~ov e l ber 20th a..t 49 CaTn anon
ro!!d R c nd1D ~ EhzabeiJl \ nn tbe belo eel wdoe
of Wllh::uu, n~d"' l agod 67 yea.rs
SILLS - On Noven ber 19th a t Brad.JieW aft-ea: a
$hott l ltn~SS' MonJol Tl O'lllI't S Barnard Sills aged

«

41 :y f.J3.TS
T:\T.q.AM -On i\o~e I ber 2 ...h
pi
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