Reading Observer 12-1918

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BRYDON PHILLIPS :
PRESE~"S

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MUSIC
IRTH

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With

oblello.. l. St&rrin& ComA.OJ T.u.IWXlZ,

CHARLIE CHAPLIN ia "Ch.rlie at Work-"
PICTORIAL NEW.s.

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Oil Tbu"'d~ N.~t. D.",

Ziltb.

La! (oUowicr T-.o cta.7a, ea1lusi". ~ th1a Tlll&tu.

STALK
~epre,serltal:ion of the

!' WOLVES

OHUROH ..
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1918 .

of A~dreu: u Peace."
ALL S_Ul FUB.

,i.. P'n.edom.

-OF THE RAIL."

THE GIRL IN THE DARK,"

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" WOMAN· AND' WIFE."
Starring

oUJai.

i: turn at
the I1-ppea.l will mee~ with :lJ:':~J'~ pt>e1"uo·"·
epoM& this ~r, .and w!
tiOIll!l ltrge or .sm&u will all
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TiJIJ irBIY.ji./.f,£. BJ,.J.Gll.J.VE STRBn.
·S ·Uri·AY';- · DECEMBIHI 22ND. 1918 .
SemeN at 11.30 a..m. and 6.45 p.)Jl.
~~!l:!t:::-...M!l-_ ~. MUNDY, of BC!.urnemouth. ,
3'- 0 p.m ., Lyc8,um for Childhn.

A modern story bued
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XMAS

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oul-de-1!ac.

a 1/3 I mciadiDg 'I u:.

Faawyll. 3/-, ("hio\ ca.u b.)

THE CHEAPEST.
DAVI~S &

J. J.

SONS. Ltd.,

" The Crockeries,"

work .is amongst the lellJ well~to·do pdopI~. 'We have
heard from two different lourcee tha.t ILl ch3.rge of lOs.
is made to coo"I!lY 9.nybody in the ttjlwu ,to the H oa·
pitAl, .a.nd in .the country' II. fee of £!l is de~anded.
Surely tha.t ca.nuot be tru5, as' ther~ arc very {e~
people in & position to) pay such Ob&l'~88 in Reading
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NOTICE TO

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Complaiat. have lor lome
been
reaching u. that read6rs hav6 ~"n unable
to obtain. the ., R.e.ding Obsotver.'· They
.hould. place their ordera With ~heir N eWI·
.geats. or .ppl,. to

LTD. ,

BREw/tas.

WINIt

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THE PUBLlStfER.
19 & 21, BI.grave S.traet. Read4a,.

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BREWERY.

THE

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Dainty
26th,

LoeAL
lIillT.WAY

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PRICI!:

AOOEPTABLlII

for 'Beat F4rllcy Dresau.

XMAS PRESENT.

AND

OYE~A(LS, PINAFORES.
HANDKERCHIEF~ SOARY~

LONDON ROAD.
CAVERSHAMROAD.
READING.

ihl1,.,.l1~p bey,(lDd compare.

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MAYS

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1\Il·''':fKAY. Ltd.

TIME

IS'

MUSIC TIME •

of MUSICAL ·aJFTS,

etc.• at

1/6 to 30/from 6f6
.. 32/6

StAnds ... .
Stooh

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&I1d Albubll, Metronomll, '

Chin Resto, 0 ..... Bo.... Needle Boxe.
(three ocmpartmento), ot 2/6

Mu.loal 1n.b'um.nt••
Violin.; BanjOS, Mandolin., ){UIJ,ioal Bone, ,

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WhiItlea, Flutel, Flageolet&, Xuooe, Zithm"

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Auto Harpo.

Plano., .Oraan. and Harmonium.,
NBW AND SEOOND-HANb.

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Pian ....
Angelus.

Morton ... ..... 45gns_

O ....n ••
Estey" , ,.,." ... 12g.,..

Pili n oill.

BroRd.".ood .. . 45gns.

Cecilian:

Strohmenger .. 52gna.
Hopkinson ... 55g na. Portll1lBd .. __ .. 24ga ....

Smith . .. _.. __ .... 15p.••

Metzler .... .. ... 48gnl. Peloubet ...... 16p•.

Brinsmead ... 72gn•. Imperial ,.. ,,,ltlgua.

(Y"'" ,ON

q.I,ml,let., in

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CoOper.

ViDableo.
from 8, guiaou.

good eoDditioD

20 8'111.

PLAYER.PIANO. by Puqut.le. iti

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io!trument...

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Com-'pJebi Btoek: of New -.ad Standard Beootd.
by' HiJ Muter', Voice, ZODophone, Colum.
bia, Wilmer, -eta.

provided for X",a. ' Partlll, etc.
. P articuhra '

;pianos, etc., Gramophones and Becotdll Lilt., IeIlt free OIl appUoatioa to

'\HICKIE '~&: HICKlE, Ltd.,
PLAYER EXPERTS. PIANO

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'ar: ORGAN TUNERS.

Street, & 10, Queen Victoria ,Street, '
READING.
1864.

TlILEPIIONE 1168.

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on Decemlm- 13I'h of the Rev,' C. R, HoDey. ,
formerly V icar (}( St. Bartholomew's. His strik.in.~
persona-lit y will be remembered not. only by tbe
older pari.shioners but b y ma;oy in t~e lOWD .

8Y APPOINTMENT TO ICING r"ORGE V.

SUTTON &: SONS.
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BElli 0 S III III N ,

FIRE.

READING.
LISTS OF BEEDS FOR :mE FARM
P aICII
A.ND GARDEN POSt t r:ee on iIlppllC&tloo.

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DUril1g Tuesday ' night a. fire bro'k~ ollt at Holmes'
furniture s.tore in Cork-street &nd. t·b e - alarm
having been given, Captain Pontin a.nd hitt m en
soon had a. Are e ngine on t·he i.cene &lid extinguish·
ed t.he~re. The fire originated· by $.?rne m~n8 o r
other Just ins ~ d~ t he doorw.a.y but W3li queUed .before much da.mage had b een done.
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THE BOLSHEVIKS.
4NYlIODT who imagines thllt the b.usine.8 of
the Pe... Oonf.ren"" will be simple !Dust b~••
& QunouIJyerron60us ilDpression o( 'jIithe probI.",. tbat will come belore it. In the first
pl.ee•. tber. ' i. tho Ru..ian que,tion to be
..Uled. Tb. n.... tbat come. ' througb ftom
RUlli. is not only conflioting. but extremely
4laqulttiug.
.and 5 ~emaud i. gtowing in this
count,.,. for a olear s\IIt"m.nt 011 the polioy of
the Alli.s, ,Aooording to a report in • Nor.
wegian paper, ou the authority of s prominent
buahlHl man ",bo > haa jUlt returned frqm
I , ~'~UD. the 'Bollbeviks h ..ve tiD. army of nee.rly
me~1 whioh they expect to iDcrea.ae to
million.. by the end of MOorcb . Judging
from Ih .....y in whioh tbe compulsory service
ord.r has ·been obeyed so f.r. there O.n be' little
doubt Ihot· tbi. figure "ill h. r.ocbed. Btrict
diJoipline reign.
the anny. If this be ·true,
continuance of the militl\ry operations DOW
~.rried out in RUIIIl" i. obviously &
seriOUI matter. Are the Allies to engage iu a
war -.,llh three million discipli~~d' r.precentaof tb. ooly e«.ctive power iu Ru .. ia ? If
...hal
they be fighting for? , Nobody,.

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of court.e.~"~nt.. to shirk auy obligatiou which

THE NEW .HOUSING SCHEME.
.
cf the Reading Bl'aneh of tlbe
Free<il)m Leaguo wae held on Decembor
, at which 11. livelv ditoc1Jnion took »la.oe -on the
Nport in the local Press of th'e Re:ading housing
ICbeme, ,lLnd i ~ waS' thought' ~ira~J6 t·h&t the
gener a.l Jmblio should 'ha.~e mora infc>nn &t.ioon on
the 6Ubjcct. before the &che~e is put l into pl'lIoCtJice.
ACCIDENT' IN OXFORD·RO.m,
On 'Wtdnway dternoon a. little Belgia.n boy.
'Il'8.lned
Le.on ~Duv i vier,~ ~ aged the yea.rs, Wit ..
kncxked down ·a nd rUD ov~r by MUllNii. S. &ond E .
Oolliet" ,) tractor in OxfOTd·1'()ad .
The boy was
quiolcly oon~yed. to Royal Babhire H05pitaJ in ,IL
1ll-Otor va.n belonging to McTIroy's. Examination
of t,he in jurie15 ehawoo t-htl.t. the boy's legs were
very badly cut a.nd dama.ged.
ELOCUTION.
At the recent examiufttll) na held at the Jncorporatcrl
London Academy of Musio, ' tbe fnllowing pupils ot
M.is. Mn.ry H a.y were successful :-Miu Ruth Len. and
Miaa (}ladya Strfteter, gold m8ltals: M ia, Beatrice
Olutterbuok. silver modal; Mlsa MILY ShetU'W'ood.
bronze meda.l; Miss Ruth Whetham (Wi lton Home
flohool), bronze medal: Mia! PhVlHs Hill ('Ma.h'fnn
Houae Sr.hool). oertificate, grode

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TEIIRITOIllAL DEMOBILIZATION.
The Berkahire T erritorial Force Allloclation has
appointed .9. Demobili7.n.tioo Committee to arranlte for
tlli!l

,,"'elcom8 kome or the T erritorial,. troop. ou their

return -trom active lIen·ice. All nothing dellnite is yet
known regudinlr demobilizatiOJI jt ia 8:XPfI:cted tbat th ~
entertainment of troops unnot take place pending the
return of all ranh of tho' variou! unit.: Colonel J .
Colebrqote-Ca.rtor bBJI been appointedl chairmim, and
Major M. L. P orter, YeQUla.nry Howe, CaBtle'.hlH,
Reading, ha. 'been oppoh\tild ,ecretar~ to tbe Oom-

mlttee.

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the procell of the great Europeau war has
APPEAL FUR FRENCH HOMELESS,
plactd upon .9ur' shoulden. But &!Iluredly
The British Farmer"': - ned C1'098 Fund 're aslring
nobody wanta to fight in t.he dark. It is olear their supporten right ·through the coutJ,try to ol'g&uise
collection!! of the a rticlea mOlft ur,en ~y reqUired by

that 1e00e People h.ve greatly misoaloulated
tho I~.ngtb ,and importanoe of tbe Bolsheviks.
We haTe beeu Allured any time tbil lut four ..
.teen monlh. that .Bol,hevisln Wni on the eye of

the!e poorJamiliea, among&t \.,bieb a re :the follow-iog :
aD irumediate .upply of a 'Ip'~. quon\ity of clothing,
either new or lecond-hand (sulb, dre ~ , undere1ptbing, boob, hab) for Ulen, women and jChildren of a.ll
..ges and cIullell, blanketa a.nd otl:Je.r !farm comfort.!,
household Iil'oods. such as kniv6I, fora, and 'poo09.
coUapu. The pr8lsnt indication. Are that it i. kcttles
, stew - pots, enamel j Ulil'd and bowl" go.rd.ening
pretty firmly entrenohl!!d_ .. It i. now impoa ... Utell4il •• epadM, shovele, picks, rakell. and hoe., SAW,
iibls."· conclu.de. the Authority already quoted, ! and mortar trowels , hammer.., and Dailsloi aU size•.

"for &uy party . in R...ia to stand up .gain.t
th. Bolohevilu," W0 &re no .dmirers of BolIbnism. but thore .re one or two f..,t. tbat
mUlt not bI• . overlooked. Qu. i. that,
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. advocate. of lhe principle of aelf-.determiuation.
we o~nuo_t regard . that principle as applying
uolu,i ..l,. to ,Jugo-Blavs aDd Ozeoho-Slov&ks.
1, .... _to. ftgbt tb. Bol.hevika it .bould' be on
IOni. oJead,.. atated ground.. Another point to
rememlltr il ,that ot lorge ~ .tb.~ ug. of "o~k.
lI1en ~n thit oouutry refereuces
the Russian
Bovolut.ion ii&ve been lo~dly cbe~Ted. W" aTe
not'defendiog that attitude. It rbUit obvioultly
be • yet7 uluoh idealised :B~l.h~viem that any
...no m'" 0&Il apploud. But oIt aTly it is felt

to

that there i.

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good lIide to tb~ mOT_meat as

".ll .. , bad .ide. We sball do "ell to be vorl'
_eful ,leat, our ~on Ibould, 'a ppear to
~~ , ~t tb. good 'id~ Tber. are
people who IUI'peot .elflah and unworthy
'GJotiy. fOr tlja.~ in"uion of Rua.ta. They may

be

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i•• yjJ.,'t!!JilI 'ltan~ in no need of .rgumeut.
What. is ?;t .~ ,oI~'on tI,e lfao. dl it i, thaI tb.
oIFeot ~f the' ilIli!d ,military iot!.rV!'ritioD h~
to ~.mlti;rate · that terron.m. , In fact. the
~h~ ait;uf~rf: ~ ...~Recure, and obaourity with
ao'muob ~moblj;' material about ia highly
cJ&ngerou .. ·' ~!ery lineer. ODd m6de.. te patriot
'IIriIl wloja ··to _
il talto on a more faTOurobl.

"poet.

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MR. •~, W, A. WEBB'S LOSS.

skin burn and smart 'so fiercely that·

",evei'Â¥ 'moment

He Wa:3

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fine obE&i pla.~.

WEST READING LIBERAL CLUB.

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The a'Mlual meetiong of the Blate Club tcQk pl,,-c ~
on Tuesday , Mr. John WUlie :in lh b c.h a.il', when
the OhriJt:m&8 flh ..re-aut ~,k_ plaoe ! Si,xty m em o
bers dTleW' £1 3s. ~._ e~(, The, Cbr.i5hnas wh it t
drive .,.,as held . oJ111V~'lJ'~. ";-There-- wu '8, la.r.ge'
a.ttenda.nce a.nd t,W'ent:r-ioU'r ..f.rizes, .the winne~
boing ,-Lad;"', Mn, Lyo~or' ;Hios Wotton, <Mrs,

there are cracks at the kn ,!ckles or
,oil'tbe wrists, ears, and feet. If the
.. wounds';remain open, dirt and disease
get in and theniestering- starts.
.'Tb prevapt this, rui) a 'little 2am·Buk
~·ii.DtfY'"ihto t~e skin every night.
,. Zal'!i·Buk exerts a delightful coohng an.d

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THE NEWBURY TRAGEDY.
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purifyihg i.nd bealing in a wonderfu l way.

.. , No ona need 8uffer fr9m chapped hands or chilblains if they use Zam-13uk.
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bo.Â¥. 'at aU CJrerdsts and Dr'I/C-

Slo"~s.

6t.atihg tbat on October 28th tlie 'Pl'l~ner, Suah
RIo..1 with tbe' dtUd in .. penp\bul.tor, oet out

Tlle erinie

froml En·borne to walk linto NoC'Wbury.

took place in Love-IfLni!-, between DonntnriOn a.nd
Sha.~, 'b etween the !hour of 1.25 aDd 1.45.
At.
twe nty minutes t.o tTwo e. M,re. Edgr, cycling &long
U:le lane md prisoner, 8; ·ha.ndkercbief held to his
tb l'~ "' t and his coat· 'SMothered in b16OO. He pointed.
to ute pen.mbula.tor, which Wal in· the roAd', Bond
t hen l t!> ~ ga.p in the hOOge. She looked t hrough,
a.nd sa:" the dead 'bodies 01 two pefrOns. I The
mAn ~was ta.ken tq t'he hO~p'il·a~.
Earlier-I i~ the
da.) he t rio had been $eEm on t·he. .pot bY' two
men , allO by some Be-hool ehildren. When chaired
by t he ,poJiee; he uid: " J did not do ~'t; ,r am
qu ite innocenl. It was a. m&n nRltll~ Hury th ..t
d~
' it. My wife cal~d. him BaTrl_ when he done
i
She said: • ~t. do t.b l~, Ha.rry!" Drery
kl d of inquiry !had be6n Ttlade by the polioe. but
no I .:e (Jf any man na.med Ha.rry could be found,
end l:nb evidence of a.ny t.bird ma.n being ;n the
l~o &t (·bat tirM . . N"o Instrument had ~ found
in the nt~gbbourhcod of the crime which C<tuld
hal'e cau ~< d the injur ies. Prisoner rlSed a...,.:'.nife ,
go'l'lloI!ti mee for eat.in~, even fOl' sbe,ving, ~nd· . for
the ipll'I1JX:!le of m1lking oloth8 . pegs. No wch
k n ife or weapon had beel found·. in spitei of diU·
,e-ent sea.tch 'i n tlie neighbourhood. Acooro-lng to
UH~ father·in-Ia.w. tb-e~ !,~ple left their home -per_
fectly g-ooQ frie~d 15. On the (Jf.her ha.nd , they were
seen by a. Mri. Black. in Newbury, qua;rrelling
with ea.ch oth er, ..nd Eb e r.a,.w prillone:r ItMke tb.~
wcman tw ice in the bee with his &t.
After taki:ng ~m.e evidenoe, 8. rem.Mld· 1fU
gran ted for & week fOl" the attende,n oe ot »

m:~: ~~t~::N::

BRAND

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"ARI" SELF·RAISING FLOUR , ':!RK" CAK~E_ FLOU~
LI of :the belt qUA.Ii~y and uncq:U4l1cd for !8>;C'e~teo': ~. No su~r .Tf,f) Uih'.~. Id(~! fM
mufng Bcone.. Ca\l:ef'I, Rnll s, FlOe B read , ; making' LIght nnd
o. !lnr

BEER.

quan!itiee of
of ca:nplaint
tJ'ade
a:nnuaJ output wu mad..
1,Ia),OOO oa;rret. '"<Te specially "
Won wor ken, a.nd .b Mwera 'Were
a.r:~other ZSs. a. ba.rrel duty , m&~i:nt
eha.rge lihat brought ever eao,OOl ln

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the E:rch4:!quer. The bre'Yi'~n
off" by t.h. _
It.y , But,
fa,re? The bee'r lM!'I'Ved out in
term "&wipes", a.9Pli~d to it·.
nlain at the La.ck of " bite

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. Puddingll, Fritun. etc.
:Full dir~tiODll with each paoket .

Therl) is oo'Mider&ble perturba.ti011",:iJ;nl~:;~:~~=
trad e all regll·r da the future. 'l'he r
re6tri cti : m imposed by the :Liquor
a nd· tb l'!' Mini tt;ry of Food !ba.t"e been v~
but 6tclions of the trade rega·r d, the time
with a pPl'ehennon. The posribility of ~tie
mellSUl'e'ff being made perma.nent &re "iIr'itbin
bounds of proba.bility, and the po"'..
:~ib~I.:.:;~J~~'j::
of t he Liquor ConitrOl Boa.l'd- i6 r'
favour. It ilS a.ppa.rent now tn&t. the
hali ·b een t he power behind t h6 two
ll'nich have. coooueted a.tfain w·ith 50me
a.nd there ·are r-UInO\ll'8 in the trade tbat
to ~ further ~~ action,
at<enuoU8 oppo!ition m'U5t. he 6nl ••,ioed,
ainticipated. &.ction is of the ..
by , ~~~,
utempe-ra.te
tes, d~ivtry
.. O~:f~ti·,~:~;;~
~bjttt of
p ut ·having

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VVhen you purchase gooJs
carrying the ' ~1R~" BRAN D
you can b~ certain th a t t he
intfredients are the best FC '
curable. In· th:se days of rood .control th e
mother is at her wits end to provide t ast y
dishes-alk for th e "ARK" BRAND und..
half your trouble s will dj~appear .

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Yake& d.liclOlll1 Cuat.rd. with. out Cgg'II. !\Inrlc: f !'O QJ. purcst iugn1J ient" . GU:l mnPrououoiled by lIe !eDtifie 9.DlI.ly., is 8.1 ':10- t te(.-d. free from n:hun .. IU\ al H.1L I~ f'. rai l
lotaly pure lind composed of b~ s t
billtln e," n nd co.\l(J"~ P tllT,()~ ..:'; . \. u rJe~ or
materia l. .
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learce and dear. Enriches Cakes, Puddin~a and Pastry.

Manufactured by THE .. ARK"

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.. aml~;ullmIlIllU~IHI!Nlllini~m~j~mll :I I :IIUHIIU:U:III&[D!liiC I I:1!~~I:;:!:iU:;i:~: !;·i: IJ:i!im::~i;hi::·il ~;~:i :lil:l.i:!;!,!;'i: IJ' i!i jl!:~~:l !' I;:~:!C::ji
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·MILK
SHORTAGE

Victuallers" _ ... ~••~,
a.nd 1V.n.lea de8Crjb~ it· iUS " .
Thl) ~r;fla'ement addS tha.t it
-name of 'b eer, a·nd .. we
is to l be a.n increased
LiC'8n&rd

1\ c hea~r

price, hut
be' offered &t. this ehe.a.per
8 nY:'~'Prioe. " Tbi. Qhea.per rate 'h~~~:1::.:~
d-edslc n 1lha.t w:ill he put in to 0:
the Now Ye&r, when t 'b o s8.le

in a W&y tha,t will
of pr:.ce, however
the trad-e. Wbat i.
fix all r eta.il prices . Beer

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reg'Ul.~ d

the

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While milk is \ scarce,
take tocoa, ~hich is

pl ~ ase

pl1bHc ba.r only, ..t 4d" per
H ltvi ty

tha.n

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a.nd

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.lId I... th.n
th". j,; to be &lI Orller firing
a.l1d· ·botlled beer in aa.loon
Itt .. oft''' Iicsn!:ed

both food and drink-

p:re mi~ec .

'huroh$T':~O~f~~~i~~~:~

a fragrant and refresh'i ng beverage, 'rich in
$trength-giving proper-ties for nerve and
body
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by t.h e P'lOOi C(Jntrolter or

been helped
bv t.M
mn.:J.ded
iD apit.e
of hea.ryh:we been ~I~en to .r eleUA

brewe·ra a.nd mab l~rt, lind it
effect of the for t.hoom,jng

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1'1.<:<1 • good beer OD fu. ""uket ..t 3d.••", mtD'.

ACCIDENT AT RIFLE RANGE.
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ma.n sus,.tained an injury 1!Iufficiently serious
h is detention. in the Royal Bel'luhire HO'Ip1t&' •
Itppea.n that two men w ere
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d !"~rt'. "'~
1Io t knowing that there Will a
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poillted tbe rille lot the other maD .
&nd the man wal hit by the bullet in the
taken to the hospitaJ ""here the
examined a.nd he was detained. _. The other
WR S " pu re Il.ooident. as he did not know the
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On '.Olul'3day the mau wu in a. verI
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Bournville Cocoa

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CADBURY, BOURNYILLE.

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'SPECIAL' BA
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Tbe death h ... ocrurre<l .t Mortimer of MI~ BOrah
Jane Kirk, of St. Mary's Bltttil. WIth Iher sister

25 Gns.
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PLAYER

Miss Nelli e, she bad 'oa.rried: on t.he old-eatablil!'h;J

boot busineli$ founded many Y6'&f& IagO' by .J heir
father. She hid, been a.o a.ctlve m-efnber -of· London.
s tr eet Ch..pel for a. long period, AinKing ' ' i n th ..
ch oir! being a. Slrnday ScltO<:Jl t..eacbe r a.n~-I . t.a.king

Sha.rman, Miss Atkin. a.nd· Hi's. Nub . Tbei:e were
m,.a.ny floral tribube.a.
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M~. L6,. op.eI1eO the ca...ce for , the . pro&b}ut1:b1'l.

DEATH OF 'MISS KmK, '

werfl: Mi!&
Nellie ~.i rk . (sister), . Mr. Porkill,8 (brother-in-law)
M~!!4;: Ida . P Erkins. (n i e~e~ , ~l': F~ Bush ('cousin):
Mas Na.tlOft (oounn), .Mm ' Gill, l{i!a 'Hussev, .\" 6

jor II s i ll{;
Z a m' lil~k.

Its pure vegetable

Iha.

lJ4r.

TO\'ey (playi ng as gent), Mr. H. G_ Nash, Mr .
Dearling. Pte. NaPPQ' :Mr. Aladre".. &. Col.-P).
R!lypey, Mr. coombeet::f.if~. Talma.go, Mr. aHLl'd.
Mr . bean a.nd Mr .
Ie. 14·1"6,' Stee l presen~
t he prize6. A qa.noe fo owed.
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p&rt 1'%1 ~ he work of _the Church i n ot her d1r6ctions .
The funeral. took place on Wedn't'Bday, £b.e firl5t
put or tAle I!ervioe 'Mini· held at I London-street
G'na.pel, when the Rev. J. A. AldEnUln ' and th~
Rev. J . Car~er oOlciatEd. Delegatee from various
jnt;titution."l with !Which t he d ~ aSed 'W1:.& ' c-on-

influence.

Thtye'.~

'1 0 till:c

li ke tlu
preSf llt

, . essene8 sinks mto the tissues, softe ning.

R::M;~ &gOO five month_, on Oc\:oOber 2Sttt.
\V. lAy appeared for the Public Pr~titor
and
CbarJ:es Luoae ror t be p!'ilJOner, IWlbo
aJre"flY been OOlllmittEil fOT- kia.l on th~ C<OrOi er'.

Kent., MUs Knight, Mn. Godfrey, Mrs. Foote,
Mrs. Pccock. Miso Bailey, Mt'S, Gcdden, Mrs,
Ada:ms, :!.f.l'i. Maloney. Gent.': Mr. Harvey, Misa

,

The

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O~ M~nd&y.

Mr. bha.rlee SMnuel W ebb , which o~urred en
NOveDJ.,ber 19loh from mala.ria . Mr-. W oebb e.nlisted
in t.J1e. A.S.C. , a.nd after servi ng two a.nd a haH
yea:rs h e waa inva.lided ft.'Orn Salonika. to M-alt a.
where he en~ into' various: aotirifJes. The .dece&!Ied. '1'1.8 ,han . sec.: of ~e Farle.y ~rence Fcree
in the forma tion 80nd deftlopment .,oI IW;hieh · ~ .i:
played .. prominent pa.l't. lIe was forynorly & mem i
her of the Bel'ks a.od· Bucn Referees' An"S(lcin.tion.

causes. pain.

_jjc~~rli '~~ swollen and mflamed, and

Mueh IIJll>patby will be ext.euded w Mr, and
""ty s.ccidentoeo.rrod i.
Mrs. A. W. A, Webb. of lile " Three Tuns, "
' Earloy, on the de.th of Mn Webb'. eldest 'on, St. Mary's Butts, Reading, a.s ~e re,nlt of

n~tf:d Ilttend ed , and the 111 0Umers

~OTES ~N~. CO~MENTS

HANDS, c~i1blains,
and '-cold sores generally are

,.nat;·b!lly annoying. but dangerous.
, ; ·The , c.old weather ( often makes the

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~t ~t !.t,~ot~ That tb~ Bolal\evik terrori,m

time, and guaranteed to •• carry (In I t through the hU4 uar- .1Ol4iet~. wa. .
get.. Solid wTer I fine lever mo.emant~ &Dd, of ooane, l~ou.
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be eutif!}y ~g. and .it ought ~o _ be pollsible

SE.RVICE

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. CTIVE

,,\.m BONDS.

DEATH OF THE ItEV, C, !It. HONEY.
Mtiony of (Jur r eadel'8 '\\"ill not.e 'With regret tho

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During th e . week eald~d Dec ember .14t?, ~~ad ln g
lSub6cribEd £13,185 in War Bonds, brlDgmg the
tola) for t,he t"o ye.... up !Q £075,190.

BfternooD.

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READING SPIRITUAL MISSION,
Mr. H. Mundy, of Boumemouth j will give an
address mornfng a.nd evening at the R~~diDg Sl?iritual
MiNion ou Sqnda.y.· Lyceum for: children lJJ the

"SIMONDS. IIUOING,"

REJ.DIN(J. BA 1'URDtl.Y. DEC, 21. '1918.

Dnpery Dept•••

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l\tabfng

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LISTS

tELEGRAMS

The Greatest Variety
The-.iest Value •
The Latest Fashion

(ioeluding Tn).

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On Sunda.y -aftt\MIOO!D a.n addr~ .on " Peace"
to be deli~M"ed at the Unita.rian Free Church.

BOSD'ID BrOR'S!:

MAKES A MOST
Genl'" 3/6; , Double. 6/.

PARAGRAPHS.

NAVAL AND KILITARY OONTRAOTORS.

Blouse

Rc~,"'hD"ht. . t moderate chargel,

READING

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A ~ l,b . NewbUl'Y County Polic.. Court ou Thurs·
with an exceUeutly.equipped motor amhulanoe. Now,
..... cha.ri!«f tith
as everyone is aware , .the HOllpita,.l i~ an .irlltitution day lin IMt w.eli, Jooeph _
l' III.
mainta.iD.ed by voluntary aubscription. luud its big.geat the ~urder of Sllr.ah RotIe, a.~ 19, Llld'!Iaa&

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the" Reading Standard," tome lD-onthJ ago, ~. S. B.
Joel gene.roully provided ~he Royal Be~bhire Hospital

32. Market Place. READiNG.
'Phone

Gz.'ve Sometht'ng Use/ufo

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CHINA AND GLASS.
THE BEST

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December
TOWN HALL.

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DISQUIETING RUMOUR.In re8pOD!e to the a.ppeal made l?y our contemporary,

DAVIES'

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Admission. Sd •• 9d.

~Chilblains.

'Wu,

+,8.t

OlU.at.Mn Baon:a'a

J&ne Eyre:'

F ..1uring l'KaL Wmn tlDd .\no,"o KORl<o.
PART I .
"ProroBIAL )lBW8."

'''n'''n._ opbonal),

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~'he . d'&rkest 'ho~ ~~ ~attl0. · th~ 18Fvit ~.f Mr. I ·C:()'!OPERA7B'E

Oolleen •••

"THE HOUSE OF HAlE,"

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_ The predominant feature of tfe ) _JJrit.~ h _ ~ .8
naLion: and eapeciatly o~ t.h e 6B>ilol'l5 .e.M . IOI~er.
dur.i.ng tbfl
b u been optimism. Throughoub

Micawber ' haS' been ' dlL~pl&yed -and; {Ne enough,
oomeVil-j,ng has . ~u~,~ . up- Victory . . But; ~. still
1f.l.' J ••• 18: · Articlel of Vert. and Utlry dNOriJll·
grea.&:r 'Op tinURmi ~tf 'b een eXh,ibded duri~ the
tlon or, V.I ••bl. Iud ,o' ..rtlbl~ Property.
past <treek or 80 by eacm· of the fou J candida.bes for
AFire ProM Room (t)r 'a nP1at-eand Jewel Deposita.
·Parliament. C<>lone1i Wnaon 'W'8 s' canfid$lt of
FOREIGN MONEY CHANGED.
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Falun Onta.
PU1'.A.n DooK ENTtWfaa.
SUCOE'68, MI'. Mo-rri& w~.s (Iel-ighted with the 'pr-os:
p>cts
of
being
eleet<d
M~b.r;
!Mr.
'l1bo,...by
, GOODAORE
illl the course of an addr~ f:&.id ! ths.t .' ~ ~bin-ge
BT. MARY'S BUTTS, READING.
cOuld. ·n ot· look m6re satisfactorYl." while' Mr.
cXn~Dp .A.•~;p... 'tfJI'.KO:dll 6: SIL~KITD. 1M2., Quelch Wll.!! lfIl60 optimist:c. Bu t
wcme3 us
m<'" t ·i s how the four 'Mpirantl will Divide one .&U..t
'in eorne Ja.su leads into
PRESENTS. betrween them . Optimism
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DRESS

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Zam-Buk

IIGI'OII.S

h olidays in ta-lcing

- cliMa-oter. -

i!e&ts bee;

Rethill. 80

,elf·..criftclng teacliet'io aoo
basil,.ted !Q """riftce &

Fosturing WILloW< S. IUU,
U

Story in 10
MILgnificent Scenes.

B~bj.ot
CbLuorIO~.

All

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AL MISSION.

io~ at 1!nt .ii/lit, tbo fnittA.! 01 ~ .u~ m"~IJ'

Grand Victory Pantomime

JACK

IiIQQEN ,.'PEARLS,"
each otMr for jour attention.

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DEOEMBER 22!<.D,
'. At3.Wp.m. •

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Two: a.."", eaolllll.... to thtJ Tb....

deUneation of SESStJ:E BA.YIo-KAWA ~.

THE

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J,ONDON ROAD.

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M olld~ N~.t. 'Dec. Zlnt.

ud followlai'

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Electric Theatre t·~'='~)BrlliA St:

COMMENCING DEC.

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U~ITA.RIA,N" FRBlE

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perJ w!th b ec(lmin(
~D a bl~~g in'- the ~ut to h~~""""
poal'M children iJ) the town
beoefited by a, salubriou.a
incuk.a.ted into th~ habits

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GRAMO

80 Gns.
from 5 Gns.

of Records.

,ELECTRIC

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fiELD 1& Co., tt~" ~

'; ,1"62 & 163, friar

Readi ng,

IfHILDREN'S HdLlDAY FUND. ~w~ -~ t~ 'tlo ~ epeoit.l · tte:nti0n to the
oppooj 4lpedtb:r Col. Wi)lon alld "l
~ :I!>e , ~.. _f\llld _bioh ~ppe.....
ou\- "".'•
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Tho' benolloo"t;,,.OTk of tbia
~ ..-,.' ~mJi>ted by the d.. Mon 0/

""011 beh.lf

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MId, 01 ~. it h ..- 1IiDoe had to
.~ '-fl' 1(U 11011 .1 ot,

&in in abe,..

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()(IQI;idrib1~

~at\._ equi~t in
WAy of (X)C)k~
)!'<''ID..... l\>nta; tt.,; &lid upon I ' .
that the

j)rov~on'tatid &ocommoda • n ab the

depo!'
~ .~'fef;~t ~y~f'the ~
~ re..,.i ~ it wp.deoiqed With admi....w.. 'p&tziolio
~mpt.l~· "t.Q pl.o:.(..lthe ~hole·. o~ it Mi the dia-,

of,

,~ of i,bl ;.;uutk~: .. U.~ioi.

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~lt w'.· I~~'~ ,. ~ ',,'.:i

~"I" Ile!'~ 1M ,..... ..;." '~~~~~~~~~:~?~~~~;~~~~

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:i,,~ "'''' 'tJo,e of .th• .fuDd. ¥a
ADd !J:i.:oio
!.hie oure!
,wJ..M;ou<
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IDESCRIPTION .
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