Reading Observer 01-1919

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, ANNUAL MEl!11NO 'OF THE SONHING
DEANERY BRANCH.

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The ..n~al ••~iin, o.f Itb~ Sonnlnl Dea.noery
Br.l.lK'h of t.be Orlor:d Diooesan Guild of Church
Bill R ID,ers ...·as he1d OD saturday a.t w okingha.m .
•\t 5.30 p.m . • serv10e ww held I &ti St. Paul'8
Churcb, cooo..,tiid by the ll<>ctor, tbe Rev. R, .lI.
Walt.e.r. Mr. ,6 .. N. DUToridge wu .:it tb~ Ql'iILn.
lI.d bi~ cboir boys were also present to lead 'f~
f, n:;, 'rg ct· t.br~ hyenas.
A 'Very helpful 'and ap·
rrc-prI3r..e address WM given by tbe Rev, J... A.
.\tder.1)Jl, RectGr- of ·Arborfield. The Re~~oem.
pb::.s lscd t hRt the work of the church ben nngers
\\'"35 &€t.ntla;lly for God's glory . , Ringers' had gorea..t
rn' llegri;, 3S, f~ U)I't.a.nc:e, 'LD a.nnounciog the
rc.:'"r:t Annzst.ice and oalllng the people to .come
a :1d th:.uk God , Th~ were diffi.eult1M whioh
"..001 nl)g"f"oO and c)&(gy &ha.n~d in common. Therr
ciufY , and 1t, wae dll'ftcult,. W'38 to be&t the bella

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,.\ ;J;1St.lllg a.t t.he t a.ble& were Mr€-. E S .
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Mr. Bgby
F Hc.-ela.s, M.iEs COopeT, '!ohss Heelas, Sister Sbep· them all to
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Ba.rry
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The mul ooncluded, the busmeB5 meeting oom· be run on the vary beet
ul~~£d , UOOf:'r t he p~deDCY of the Rev. &. H . sure tba.t e \'ery me.mber
H :l rf.Da, I~ .
bimscl.f 0.5 a. gentleman.
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l'h~ ~tary announced tbat apologies fOT' ab
The ~tY·Mayor a.polog1sed for
1gence bad t)eu rocel\-ed. from tbe Rev. E. E
Mr. S
ey Hay'Wa.ro. (tbe Mayor)
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W1t.h
~ea.vetnC:'lt.
l:Le m enuoned that th¥'t
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meet.1.ng Col. Wilson hwl at.tended
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and the Rev A. P Carr (St.. Scbast.i.a.n's,
had been appointed to hlS new office in
bam) . • Tbe Jate SeIoret,.&:ry WiShed the -.~,. - " ennne;n.t as Pa.rlrapHmta.ry Secrot.a.ry
to
€v~ry su~ PresMltirlg hiS r~porl _for t.he year MllUS!..r y of Shippwg. CAppllwse.) He hoped then
)1r. Dentry sa.1d t.b&t, despite the call. of ~ of ferred
Mem-beru~
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live Mr
long Sa.rJelLllt
to enJOYpOInted
the bonour
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out thAt
. their m,01i>er,s to Lhe Colours, "the stlLllda.ni
lhey were a ll well &wa.re , of the erlormous debt
fl lH, rng 1U the Briinch had been, on the
lIhey awed theIr 6&l.l ors a.nd eoldtel'8, a.nd "fVhat&ver
«-ell maillts.me<i, due lU 00 5IIlaJ.l measure to
they oould do to help Lhem wben
were
IRo"l.e&-{llpplauie)L.w ho "ei-y regula.rly and credit-- d"2Tn o blhsed, they would look up:m not 0
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• bl)' hR.:] fijled the pla.eesof 1be men w~o had g'one. SUc:cE-SS.
duty but H. pnvilegoe.
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Wl!Ibed Lbe cI ib every
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:r{' a.. fcUJ wed in St Paul's Pa.ri8h Room.. The
f .I~W'lDg clergy were present· The Rev. R' i H.
n t.Da,ls (dlltlirma.n), tbe ~v. Oa.Don Coleridge.
(Rur31 Dea.n), the Revs. r H. Dit.chfield (Bark·
ham), B Long &00 F. M. C. Hare (All Sdnu'
W oklngh&m), J. A. Andet'!on (Arborlield), S. M .
\V~nrer \Wa.rg1I<\ve), a.nd R. M. Walter (St.. hut',
WohngblUlll • • Ieo , Mr Hlbberl (Gu lld seeretuy)
)iT r . Dentrs (Br&IlCh secret aTY) &nd MI'. Dur·
bridge Grue. was sa.i<l b,' t he Rev. H . M. Walter.
The com pany nurnbeR:d ClO6e upon 90, a.nd include1
t;e\'cral lad les, nmong them M..r1;. Broome (H\l.Nt),

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:l\\'i,n's d d tbe,r worJc: weU &nd W6J'6 alW&Y. true .
R. n~ cr:s "bould give a.U their st--rengtb of mind and
h ~d\ :JOt. o nly aa to bell·nngmg, but in 'every·
th'u ~ to God's 6~rVJoe IUld " do all to the «lory o.f

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EDUCATIONAr.,
'ASSOCIA TION.

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THE WAR." ,

Col. '. Wdson, "Wit.o&o reoept~n WlI6 m06ti oordi4l,
f oOl' t,ho absence of his 'WIfe, wilo was
• Ightly indis~ed.
It ga.re n1m t h"& grea.te«t
pleasure to ai-tend and to re.alise tha.t a oomnMnlce,·
WB6Readmg
being made
the formaLion
jOf heUlg
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T~In number
of mnn
demobllised
"=,,rug day br d.y. bbb pot 60
quickly as SOIlH> people wouM wl.&h )udring Iron.
t.he coTl"69pOndence he bad reoeived ~n th':! robject .
When the Army W8.6 fully demobili&ed there would
be t.~sand6 Qf tneIll In every t.awu ncoo;'M' clubs
of tha.t dcscnptlon B e; ~ Lha.t in the Dfut.ure.
they would contlOue that spint of oomrarleeillp
'Whloh bad eXISted iu the trooches . . It. I was by
means of such club> iha.t i.he fncndships they made
ovcr .;.eas, in the <liffereot regl1n6nt~ atfi tmlts
",,'QuId b e r enewed a.nd new rnendshlps made'
based (In a sent>C of duty well do-ne. There we:rO
mme very difl1cul t. tunea ahe-ad, and It. I"'ould be
lnl'P'Q'Slble to cx:tggerate the difficulties of some ",f
the sit.uatlCDs that. IJ1lght a.~ But. he believed
t~ey would1 all puU' together in the times of peaoo
as they had done during t~e war. The Deputy. '
M03.yor h ad ruade aHU&lOn to 'an a.nnouooement
wb,ch a.pp~red tha-t morrung
H(\ cOll61derod It
II. vetry great honour tha.i:. he should
ha.ve been
I9Clected b.y Mr' Lloyd Goorge to lake a srhallsha.re
1n tbe M.TInit.r-y he b~ formed
He reahged thAt.
the poslhon to wtrieh he had been appointed W 8.S
fO'l" Lbe nnt few mon t.bs, gomg to be one of eem :
5;ld..cilable responelb:iht.y 8Jld of vf'JIY
work He
re.....hEed, aJ,sP, that bad it not 'been through tile
grea.t gcnerOOlty of the CIi-lz0tm6 of Roo(ilng m roturnmg him to. P srl iarnent, he would tlC\'eQ' hrs.vt'l
OCCUPied the p03ltlon to whioh he had been a.pp :nntoo
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So.rjeJ1nt mentioned, iDCide:ntaJly, that
It wa.s Just thi:-t.y yeaTS &go tb:l-t qe started hIS
pmd=tM lUI a. :m llcitor 1.n Uta.t ~v rpom
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1I I- F. A. Sl moncis -v; IlS call ; ~ uWn to rua.ke · [I.
"ffCl81 r<::~t., "y; lth a. "iew to f ormmg: '" Roll of speech and h ad to a.ccede to h~ 'request.. Tha.t
I c. UDlIr oI~ t.hOfie tl'"ho h ad !"'P.-l vcd and l ald dOl\'11 ge nll eman . yrho IS A V1~'PT'ft';id nt of th~ dub, S1Ud
tll ei:- Ilv~ .'; A badge for GUild mcmbeJ'6 a.nd tha ho na.tur a.l1v had ma.nv feelLngg Df sympathy WltJl
qtl~tl Oll of re-stutmg combl D~ pI'&Choes were th e o ld soldi er. In 8.' mmor eeJlge he ",86 e.n o~d
'al"" under ~nsidcr&tlDn.
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$Oldter hJrn~tf, and was O'Dly too gbd to see th~
Tb~ rep~t. aud bala.nce sheet were una.nimously f(lrmatlon of sueh a. club t18 tha.t. Hel would be
&drv- ..ed. ~
~lDlv too pleased to help the ,:lub b y ewrrv mcarts
Tile Red R. H . Jiart.Da.. i~ W&6 aga.ln unanI· 1n JIlS pt": wer
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mou"ly. el~ted ohainnan, on the, proposltion of tbo . Mr. Egby tha.nked !-hs g6l).Ueruen {ol; thti,r al·
~ll-:lI , n":1,11. SE;C .Jndcd b\ Mr Wrlgh~.
tenallnce. The pH~.mi&e!I, be 8aia, wore !moot sud:, ·
The ' Ch a.lrma.n, 1I1 thankHlIJ the Branch f()1'
a.,.ble and pt'O'lnJseO. to become so popui3.r tbat }t
, h{)J .'J ur, mid tlle dDud of t.he last four ye.l'Ll'S
'Would, probably, soon be neoossm-y to enJQr~e
now N'mored they hoped m a ftyW mout,h s to
them and, ]I) tJUI..t. dIrection. ho was s:are their
, nUlS bQnl'e IlGJl.m thelr bret hren ""bo WC'I"eI serving .
l'8.ndlord, Mr. Galt Mllbx, ...·~H1Jdi as;,::st / t hern
WI th peace oanHn~ he ho~ed thev might moeet ''1
The oompa.ny then made a. tou r of l ~pec~lan of
<\.r~glh at {no Gmld F est l,al in Oxford sometime tho prel1ll.ses, and CD'- Wl1"'on a.:nd lIT SaTJ~an l
~ ,ring 111., yenr
lDclul~ed 1D a g:-t:rnc of bl llla.rds. To ·t,he deltghi
rh ~ S~ta ry , Mr . F Den try, was unllnimousl'r ~nd mt-crest of fLll Ul the hllh'lrd l!!Hloou both mar1c
~, ;(><,It-'!t ed ./Uld thanked, on t.he molion of the some Cllplta.i shole, l;mt. tho Borough
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e' .(l.i rm:tn , 2erondcd by?Ir S. P alce.
<:ttred a oomfortahle "in11.jorlty"
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, FaeUl('n of Towt-rs were re~al>pC)m~~ ~ und<'r
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\ lboTfi~I~.,_MI' s! F'mblen , B3rkliam , Mr E Peek;
o:.-oCRIPTION OF PRE)fJ,S1')S
B Ilfif~'d '>rur. H BUIlJ!ay Ea.c;th:nnps tend , Mr.\
' The club , WhlCh 111 bitua.la 10 Oroes·stT'ect
F i! chnUlpsle ad. 1\1r W
Hurst, 1f Df .n.
f3.lrly
spacKla;
ha.vlng
'I r ..T os W hIte Il.nd MJ$& Ro."c (la(hes): SOllmnq.
aD excellcnt.1y arrang«! sa.loon <and ba.r on Ule
.... r l' G J. WrJ2ht. S andhursl. Mr. H
" Tait",: ground floel' This ba.r. hDwever, 15 Dnly open du'l'
'1'\ \ for4 . ' Mr . F D entry . WllrgT1l\,c. 'Mr H W .
mg t.l1C hOltr8 allowed ta on:h na1:Y hoensed hou~
F Is.le lm~. Wolnn!l'hltolll. AU. Slunts' , !ofr S Pal~. but t he club rooms n.re open from h a.lf--pul ten :;
81 P" .Il'S, ~H. T Houl ton As repr€,~nlut:i\es .;, n t he mUTiUllg unt.J1 Ute f: ame botrr al tmrb t . while
.:,~ G "Iler.al Guild COnlmiVee, MeSbI'SJ; J Mptb, ~ the Sl1r.day hou m a.re from 6 n Ill . until 930 pill
" J G " 'r' It nd J R'
,.J'J Bellooth t,he ba.r IS tho bl llmrrl" sa.loon lU 'bo b""e'
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Qn 1.111) Co",blned -Prar t'~s CommIttee Messrs S
men . \\ ~re a mag llificent. full'FizG tab~e bas boon
" .... ce, J Moth, Jos 'Vhl te and J. Ranee "'e:e eatllbllS~ed 9.lth R. fine array of the neoeMa..ry zwcea·
e l ~d oo
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I1ll're IS o nly ont) c o,mplR.int to Il:lI~e ILa l'Aglllds
TI c ,aribe," "otes of thank" wer~ gn'en in the the bllhn~ :tOOl).! . a.nd Lhat IS in one o~ t.wo pllloes
f rm C'f " toa.~t'i . "
tb.ere IS IOsufficllmt cue room, but Ufat. troublf!
Tbe Hev. P. H Ditchflrlcl gav~ " Th e Rev. J ).'. mlly be en.£11y l"'OtllI'Xhed h\' t he us-e or a. &mall cue
ADdenon ," and thanked hun fot' bl& addresl'i 1t Up.ta.l;a. n.~\'e ·
saloon bar , t}~ero is on..,
was very pt'o-per th&t. Mr And&SOb IShould be l'()()tn ln which a
gtLlne oT I' cnb" or 611cb
preacher, beclUIU In
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may be
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o!d~ . t hells to the nCI:;hbourhood. It W8.iS msde
At W okmil"hl'l1l1 a.t the f ound1'Y Wh lro oC:o.sbed there
( rom the XUTlb century: Thnt oIr! fa.und ry could nlefl,~u re
band havo
},e traced to Read.iug. back to Wokmgbun aga.tn
t hcn<:6 to r ..ondon, where 1Il one Df the foremost two r"O()fM ""t a plHt.
firms it stlll 6t1 n 'lvcd. Another bell , in Arborficld . "'":1 lmg purposet; wh ich"
CotlSi(lcrap le
pat.ronage
Abo"e and
",1\ ' nt"oe ,of ~Ull" from the Spanish Armada
The Rc". J. A And"""n. .c1mO~IOOglll!l the honed rooms there Rre
TOle, reIerred to t be tnSCriVhon a n tbe lastnall1~ri and It! rs. H Berridge , t~
t~ll' H Pra.ys yo tbe Lord," 0. mO$t.' -appropria.t.a Df the club. By the way,
tbe prenll5eS one ,,hou'd ~ Y
call m ba lh leodlhg8.
bevera.£!"e! dl speruted theTe Hie
The R ural Dean, in hapl>llf ch06en . tenTll'!
Ul &::I kcd the R6v H M. W oalte:r ror the uae of hi.. but I)'U ffice It to sny lhllt the
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lme-nds' , 81ld the mmerals are ~n"p"T",·clll.
churolJ. Mr D urbrid,e, the orga'lls.tf fof hifl SJ'YV'
DfI, !hehc music, 80nd the organ blower The Rural nllnd 1)OW.
AU ' p lscharged . soUlers WlJI bQ
l)can paid .&. trlbule to .t he exceptIonally ~t
tbnes of the OI'l;an. He refet't'ed to the-fact tha.t Jo in the F erlern.t lt>U not only on
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"emt p'rwilege of haVing a. good.
t.helr late ISeCl'eJt\ry. t he Rev. E. E . Broome, was
sho1'tly le&vul({ HUI1Jt, but hoped to remalJl m the becall&e they Will benefit in V.arlOUS
dtspute oo~crnm'J' pO'rnlone :!10M
r.e I!hbourbood.
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~ !3' R~w B Y . W.alter ~ed. 8n9 cai4: · that hera and t hclr d ependents is
on t'Dvember Uth, A'rrnlSbee day, the hells of St. Fooera.tion ar.d fopght out on
P l\ul'f; w~{"C t.he ftnt iD tbe roelghbouT'hood to an· a.re o t her' benefits too· nnn"'rou.
n OW the brn,nch has been
n01!C~ t.be ~ood n~.
do nver to great Slt("C6.<;tOI, I t lIS the
Mr Durbrni.,e a150 exp~ hiS pleAsure
hers
get more memoo1'8 to effi",;",\1;IIy
Rnrthin1 iSor tho Guild wlndl I came to WOkQ1g·
&00 to take i t to i ts ooa l
h~'l\ tn tbe first )ea.r of hl!~ O'l'Ml appointm.e.nt. I
The membership is now
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The He}' S M Wmter ga., f) " ' Tije 'Uttilrl," 1M
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all :,led to its bTOa.de'Qlng in1luen~tv;hicb made a g<owing.
nn;;n took beyond hi; awn t.cnnt 8n~ parisb' ru
the D o~ n GU Ild when he eould rlD g his 120.
lhr';!:cn were true Church 'Worjt:ers, lI.nd recogniood
h"t' theI r BuhDP a8 such. In the belfries tobey felt
t lle "'Pin t of oolll'rndeship in chu~h work, · (ad·
:nn'Rhly 111wrlrated by t.hose 'Wbo sef-v.ed U DftioeTa
In the G' !lld They had tber-e present wiU:! them
th~ lWv. R It. Hart-Dl&vis, Mr !>entry ILJId Mr
H ,obtrt Wltb the lasi-oamed ho as:;.odated the
t.. a.·;t.
Mr H1bbert in l'eptv. S1f..id he thought thlLt dllf-o
lng th e w~r they had " k~p t their end up" well
"tS he h ad roet out to do eil!htoon months.. ago a8
ft' mpol ary &e--"l'eta r-y to lh~ Guild when Yr.
R~o" es ?"aa <:,,1I~ un . The GUIld had 2000 me-m·
bert> e..nd 'R 3 11 bf>tte-r oft' finanoa.i1y tha.~ 6"0'6t' befeTe \\'l l h the h elp of the hranch f ...... rl"t.a.riea. be
,~ 1 found' but 'er1 H,tl~ t", do and that had been
"'. ~bou" of love for the 6&k6 of tho GUild a.nd of
hl~ br-ot,er ;md Sltiter rlDg~. He had received <I;
~"' l ter from the Rav . C. W . 0 .Jenlcyn, the Gwld
.'f~~~ t {' .. v'llo hc p~ fur ~ good ,.ttend'Sllce .t the
O:t ~crd ' Fr~ll"'1l1
The Roll Df Honour would be
(',~~'I Pl led when the m£n 011 active set'viee had :roe.
t . nrr
. H pruent £h"Te were diffir.ut£~~ in the
W"" of g" fI.lt llllZ futI ir"f"orma.tion.
BraTkh eeereb .;""et w"Iuk!. then be Clrcula.riMd. and ~ked to
mo b f'lll ITlQUITY.
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bt-.:n:."', Re" F M. C. Hare tba.nked I. The Laidiea."
~~ hfl ,r lngf'1'$ l'IlOd also those who h ad flO kind1y
~, ~-t llnon t.hem &t tee.. 'Nle ~al tcwa1r wer~
.. , ~·' h pl ~ al d11t)06~.l of th.e membens: tor
h 1'~ n,'l <1urlnv, th4t afternooa a.Dd evemng, and
jh~l ~.".';~~ Ilcqui t.ted tbemeeivee well in QD-e at
As fer a.s he knew, no pea.l& harl been rung, but.
there had been a genera.! dcsll"6 to ad"anoe In the
li T! of c:,arrge rlnglIlg.
The b.''I1an~{Shoot, kindly a.Udlted by the Rev. R.
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.Jr:A:ow.&
, rtb {T",'yf-ordl, IShowed as umer _
R-oo pIO' ., !)'a1a.nee from 1917 £9 19•. lOd. Dnnu.1
f',b>tnpt.tons,t hon. members £6 ISs., ringmg do.
£5 13s. donati01l5 to tea. £1' 2s 6d., tobal £26
11).~ 4d EXpen..1I ture.. Subscription to Pa.rent
F- ~Iet y .£B 19, 3d ,/ a.nnua.J meel-lng tea. £2 176. ,
11:C of S t.. Paul l & Room 7s. 6cl , prm\iog reporl6 £\
:s 'jd, cbeque book nnd st.a.mps Ss. Sd., balance
In ba.'!a £12 16i. ld , tota.l £26 lOs. 4d
Tbe StcreLary noted 1fith ploatiUre an incrC1L~
of £ 3 In the balAnce 10 'b.o.nd o,er t..he preVlou s
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Th at. W8S "er y sat,15fnctory.
The ba-la.nce
:"'ot.ld' no d<n.lbt be wanted In t.he fut.ure. TheIr
numh-ers h-ad luerea.ae8, a.nd now stood a.t 213
n~ a nst. ll» bust Y6M, an r HCt'CMe • of 2~. lion
m n,bens r-emamed a-bout he same, 28
Proba.·
uon:try 1l~6mbers we:r& five e!f. t han l.a6t year. but
cha o!;!' rmgrng In{!!libers were 31 more, due In no
s!l1all nl eal!;Ur$ to lIbe ladle" who had "my per·
rist.e:ltiy tnoo to matiter t,h e art. They had bali
6Cnne le&cs dUfmg the year )lrs. Hargreaves, ',1
. 'rborll.eld. f<n many ye-aT'S 0. life member, and Mr
H Nteboll , who had done much for tbe church
pallsh of W"rgrave
Of t'tnglDg m embeTs, t.'W')
bad ~n kIlled to a.<:tl0n th ts year-A Ra.wIee
and S. St.a<:ey (ATbornekl), -while G Cothns , of
S~n~lb\lr4t. "IUS &1.111 lUlSSlng, &IS was Mr. EmhlQIl.
Gf ArhOO"ficld . 'I,"bey bJtd 10$t ,n. lad y nnger; Mrs.
Cor, of Hur~t Some 67 members wCl'EI on &ctlVe
1~1'Vl~lO lnOTe tba.n hu;t ye-a.r \I'hlS w9.8 a.bout
'!{I I per cent. of the whole hranf'b ) H e hoped t ho
tlr,y '90'11. 5 not fa.r dist.-an t ",he ll t hey r.QuId welcome
them an tlat:k ag.aln (ApVl3>l,;sc ) H e bebeved t
t h s lDlenttou of i,b e General S«:.raUt.ry of tb'~
\ wl~
GUlkl I\»d ~of tbe Cba.\.rffi'a.n w s~nd rou:c.d f or ,\

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BRADFORD.

THEATRE,'

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MONDAY, JANUARY 27th,
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SIX NIGHTS and

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Ring. up 262 al)d $ecuro seat..

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D .B 0 , M.P., h...

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BATT. 'ROYAL B;:;RKS RElIT.
COMPANY,

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for WM.k ending .1lLuuary 25U1. '
. S. O.du.

and Cpt. Humphne ..

Opt Loughunt . and

rember

fl ~ugh.

Godd~rd.

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MARKED COINS IN COLLECTION.
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ST. SAVIOUR'S S1DESMAN

Mr. John Bucknell, t,..,..u:ror of

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~h' furry !;Bid tbat bef0!06 prieone.r was Mk~
p!f08d he. .... i'!hed to ny th .. t he tbomrht the
Court had no ltJ{'i.$dlcUon in the ollSe . If there
were a ny money troubles witJh the <:oll edions from
chuT'Ohw:\me.n9 the <:a5e did not come under the
Q.rdin g r-v CouTt but unde-r the Ecclesiast icsl. SidesmeD , h'tl "o:ouId R?:lnt out, ",~re d~utif>l'l to the'
Ml1rehwudens. 'He submilted that , as Wcodwvd
w&s a sice;m-an, the u:t"oney wa,;, in hl,$ 'rightful
D::tS~e5.310n and . 1t.8 web t.h:are couTrl be DO ehA.Tge of
lArcen y 8gP. ml him, but if h~ faIled to make good
the money ho h ad in ' h is po6&!'sQon.,then It. wO'4ld
be :\, ('~ bt' the E · cle.silUitical Collrl
The lne.gJat1'll,tes. "'f~er lconsideritlg the objectioD

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THE ' FINAL
REI?UCTIONS

'-""'!i'.,;.,..a.
1iI.t- V'" ~at
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to pnooP. A" ~...

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CORK Si REp
WEST STREET CORNER.

LA~GSTONS.'

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Mondar.

:~n ~ , Station

Road,

RIEADI~G

, !>i~g" Tootl!' ~ 2 1fii ; ' Up";r 'or Lower S~t 'f,om 21 /,
~ CoNStJLT.l,fl01U.um ·Ai.L ~ F....
TBIZPBONlC.: REA.DlNO 772
EBTABLIB j!:D IN ~EADIN~ 1876 BY F, J. OOIBa (Dental &w-g;"'n) •

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-I' a9" ~tment JlDd ....tfor ame

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Friday .~ Sa~urd.y. 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., Dr later by apoointmeDt..
ADd .t-_ _ BASINQSTOKB lIAiI. NeWBURY ' For atleD'~"~ " - 1 - '
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·1 c ~'-"'dilocI·leavjDgQlmall.cale

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~"",,"~·CI/VOI'O!i ..ith bardredplm·
.' IJkII OOn'~Y IIilhlng and bumiag.
ptDg mo, ......y . aI_I". . nights.

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DENTAL . WO~K OF EVERY DESCRIPTiON.
Pel'8oual Attention. f J.."
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Termal Modwate.
CI_tlt1on Gl1a.ra.ntead
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the boocli . of my ,haDda

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~p..4Ually cteWwot8euntilboUl

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still ' rising ·(rising,.- not failin~:
mark you) we canuot ', pral6n~ ,
. the Sale a day longer than
January 25th.

The , Outfittersl

iiiiiiiiiililii ,

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C~nnot repl ace much we sold: ·a~i
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B;. djd
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wioh tq - ~'iliK
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&rll.aiJd Red. COnstantly Itching

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' SATURDAY comes'-I and we
STOP THE SALE.' :

amoJe: ..TlIe~lnce.p.Cl.ltchinlrwere
~J.o
,<~ more. and I ....
I He · IM'·
:JIaoi'1j ~. tli.. tbe i~.· of' tji.· Jf. .-~ c;&\I~ /h-.locl.)'
(Sl&ned) C.
would he ~ 6y ~ tjI, ,_ . . . ~~. r: ~. ~,'t PWCbley·.:· l;lrami!'0n Park
fendaot bal! a!rUdy ~ .r-tlJ . .1he"'"'l
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m",\~ be cIeJolt, "';Ih u..ae. tli4, Z)"t OfIelid"!i" :Acl, '" f,~ ~ ::::;e, .eiltle .....p ideal •
. ..df";"; friJm

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""'n.r"i:.......-;;:.;;.~ or~~a
f01l .. me(tlone.1 ·fuDd lot. the ~"
cOllectiop bop I The £llIO 10
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HANDS .COVE ED'

Woodward
.n,.'.h;,Dg,
woul<l it. had
POt h&v. boon
c ' ve --~., ~ml' to....

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'tlllle~._ P(~, .. ment.cLldiHue
...hicill modo oiie .... 'i~ pM had I"I '~ tor.

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th.~
.,.bit...~ boo. ............... frOm .: -,-, .Of
,...Iu... wM .. ~ ~";''''d-Pdeot U;-prioUe
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Developm$l1t Commlt.tee

mcrease p.roductlOD and

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ot--J.Jlu.ry 5th WOod"atcI u ,.......n,
bad ·
•tobad
u,nd<!r Dl.
J{,.bet, .mo ....
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whot "
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.. ua.tion
of the ~ to . be ~. .
t.n"d~'"'.
t.hethe.' ~ot-na
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WON:i'wat"d pleaded not (Ililty a.nd elected to hA
t.TJ<£<1 b v the T)r(;";6llt Collrt. I
Mr. E. D. Berry said t.he ca ~ " vU &.
~inful
one IUld should never ha.ve been brol1 'Tht intcl "<:ivil
Whil'e the .lervi,.~ '!IUS) ta.km¥ plaei!
the chur('h' officials l .. id a. trap
It waS
he waa practlcaUv convlncfl{, a ' cue ~f
, ••onl ...·• by tlie two oflioi'i.,h,. -It wa.e a; de1;piea.ble

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est a.bliEll t.he:rei-n a. new a<n1r~ of roevecue bu
ios:eued a pa.'Dlphlet:. .ahowing bow t.he State rna; t&ke
.. ~ share In productlon and th~ opeflatjol1&
eoD,8equent upOn It. "The-rd ~re many wa.y8 ..n
which th» may be done," sa.ys the writer HAs
an owner of l(lnd, for ln st a.nce, t be 'State may
devNop and <allt ivat? tbe hll(l It:.se1!, and not
mez:ely seU or !eese J.t t.J Olpers who will engage
ae mdh'X!ual8 In _mlnm-al o~ , a.grlcultural produc·
Uoll. .I ~ ~ to thIS fOl'm of Slat.~ activity that th~
Camnllt~ee s , pre~~
pr~J8
ma.inly rela.te
thou!l'h we ar.e equaJly lI! ft..vour (If direct. Sta~
"cl"vl~Y 1D lndu. t r) a l or tra.-img bU4tnesfJl pTO'Vlded
tb .., a<:tl cn m these dln3(: t.I ~ ne wdl be suffiCIently
~muncralhe 311d WI ll not ~ lik ely to direourage
mdustn l1! . c.n t erpn · ~ gcncIl3.4y.
Na.t-u:rally, t,b"
,var;{lus r.omls. o.f BctlvltN r eferred to cannot '")6
kApl entirely ,:II. t ·n:::t. It IS agam all a question
01 r d{~. A ' In.l'Q'm:r wben! he bl'lnga .. orop of
earn to m~tu~v js a producer fr om la.nd. when he
tb~ It he l be<"OllM'S an ,Jndul\.triali&t, ' iLnd when
he markels hL4 gr-3 lJ1 , III :I,. limited 5e'Il6e a. trarler.. tns'(kr JD t~~ orclmftry r,2rSJe oCthe w~rd being .
ma.n ~ ~lYes hi,. n.c fit.s fronl de..'\hn-g with tb9
p!'Cd~ of <?thors. nut our- pt·.,)posa15 an mn.inly
C'<)poeTned WIth tbe !l,OfiLS wh~~ C!l.n be made fo:
th? Emp}re by the deve-!o-pmcn t of Lands which,
bemg . <tWned or eon ' rollro bv t h o:l Crown <:a.n be
d~lt w!th withc-ut an" :n te: ff'l'rnoe whatsoever
w!th prLva te r'1ght.~. S'lch r(!n ll ~ ' ble wealtll 8.$
n~y be .oertved from, or creat{'(i by. theIr development win· be n$W wp.a.ltb Bnd wtll be in the fO'l"D1
o~ ..-etA> which tf h el b)' the StlltW, e&1l be zoe.
g~ &8 a ~l-off Itga1 ~t; l lab )titl~ ' dr. it sold,
t~e loprooe8ds can.be ~s
~l~er to ay interest. OD
!lal)llitiee.-, to extingUIsh liabIlities r for -"'''''''ral
JuiP.erial p~."
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part of

mo", Silob w .. ,.,. th<> e.... ~Iot in .~
' I.,.."",ont w.'h the' CoIlIinitw..'. oimcl_ 1 ...
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10 "'«" tbe
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The Empire

whOll8 joint aim

Sport!

Gloyes,
y,3r'>....,. als!}for
of

THE CREATION OF NEW WEALTH

part r.-f I he con.. etion.

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_0 ma.ke · sure }'<'U buy

_,enl.. or apply to !
THE PUBLISHER.
i9 .& 21. Blagrave Str•• t. R.ading.

do It. b1imself. H e com-ultOO Mr. Field, who was
0l\e of Vhe churcilwardeons, but r«et'Y'ed no direct
~Iy. The contents or tlle bap whee rounteoJ
v.:erf) poured out on to .. ta;ble co~ with baiee.
DC. Pope said tha.t on Ja.nuery 5th, in the Men·
mg be .....ent. W'lt.h tbe le8t WltDe!ll to Si. Saviour'J!I
Hall and 8J~si3'ted' 1n cbeeking the monle« v;-hi-ch he
brouaht from the churcb to the ball TheT'e wero
&e'l.era.l m&r1·..ed coins tn the oo11t'('llon (four unHinp
a.nd ~ sixpenoea).
Later m the evening he
went to -PM60oer'8 houee (Kenai nglorn. roa:1) wltb
Mr. Bucknell and pw pn60DEYr. He went into the
kItchen and $aid to pri!Onet" .. I am a; 'Polioe o~r
Rnd I unders tand you are a sidN man a.t St '
S a vIOur's Church. For eome time past moDey Ito:a
beem- m USing from the collectIOn. and th is evenl~
f':Ome m ere money haa gone. Ce.n TOO t.ell mo 3ony·
tbin~ about it? An;rtumg _yJu {-ell me must be
&blOlutely 'I'Olu'ntary." Priaoner beSlta.ted.a.!Wi re.plied .•• I mU6t own up.. 180m. 8()rt'y. if have
tnk6n lome to·nigbt. It-18 the fi rSt
He
thea Rtud to prisoner' 01 WtU yO\1 &hOY.'
wha.t
mqney you have about you P" but he reph . ' at It,
wu 11PS·a,1rs.
Pr)501:1~r t.ben went lIpttbuhl: lI'1d
bT'OlIgIht down 4&., 83.y1Dg I I This is all I 1I a~." He
then exa,mlOEd tbe money, aDd a.nlon ~ t.ee eo'1lI'i
found e. marked 8lxnenoe (produ~ ) ~Itnet s
then took pr.moner to the po!ioe office and ehar~r!d
hrm ",,-i lh fdomou81y etccling ~ . belonging to.
the Vlcae and ff1UTChwaroellll of
B~viouT'i
Gbtn'("b, Coley. Wtbn~ e«&ln oaut.lonoo pt1f'Cner,
who ln3do no reply to the oli~ Wh~ n Wood·
-ward was ~a.rcbed there was jmt ove r 201:1 m I:: is
~1I"1 n n, but. it W8.l5 not ~too that that. -v;as

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thread whic.~ will ddight
yo,:, ~~h its ! softness ~
artIStiC range of colours.

IC omplaints bave for some time been
r ••chjng u. that readers hilYe been unable
to obtain the ' " Readiag ' Observer."
They
Mould pl.CCI ~ their orflers with their New..

Croll$..ie:l8-min~ ' bv Mr. B. D Berry (rOt' the (jefe-ne e), }Wtt ne68 yjd the V1(:8l' a.pproved of hIS
aellan. but os h . __ \.r<!.""""r be hod authority toe

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is a beautifully lustrou,

NOTICE TO READERS.

When pneone:r ..--.. ~ be handed
CO'IDIS, N'J'U&rk.mg " Tb&t
&11 I hav';!

f!IO[De

t,akoen l night."
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tila.t.. marlted lIU:peno& WM m 1SS'
log f!"O:1:f1 the bag. WltDeM a.nd Pope then ~
t<> the~'{Jr's re6id'6~ , where Wood'WUd 'Wu

over

lel~ aPpe&l'Od .•il{I "The .~"
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';;.S,r'ifb . .ummartol th. L""d ,~eQu;'_fBe'
't~. ' apl'I"'nng
i. the, ~ to-d&V m>giM; I<IId _
rum,' tb&, ,Vi ~.t.i '
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at at Sranour'lS Cmm:h, Coley, said defeDd.
ant. was a siQemDan at tha.t cburch and a.ssi:sted 'n
t&kmg the collect.lons the1'tl. On J)eoeo\beor 2ltt 'le
SH.W D S . H~eNOn JJ1~ some obi:na, which he
produoed. The roa.rka w<eere identlea.l ..tiAl ~ the
nnrk on the COIn p~nted by D C. Pope in tbe
Court.. Aflbr tb-& collection had boon ta.ken tb !
eallcctmg ba:ga were teCen ·mto the vestzy by the
Pflo8st.IIl-cb.a-rge and ..fterwazds CQlUnt.ed by tW)
end&mlen, of ...·bom defend.ant wll.8 generally one.
On Sun<hl.y e....enmj' (January 5t.h) .,.,t:oese pUt. the
m-arked OOUlS mto CI'Dt6 of the ooUecting bar. "'00
lu.t.er tb~ bags Wltb tb6. mormng a.nd e,,~ col·
lectlDCS were ba.nded into bbe vestry. Wltnew
then·
D C Pope and went IOta S t . Sa."·lour-'~
H&lI to _ mioe the coIlectiDg b6g6 H. lileD

<;;:~;~rlo.~£:

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At the RoodlDg Bo1"Ough PDlicft Court on Kon·
da.y morning, William Henry Woodrwaro, of 13.
Kimsmgl.olr road , was ob~ on remand \nth
stealing "., the mOllIe& of the Rev. WlCkha.tn
Lo..gg &Pd ot.ben.

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~~ and d~ that it W.8.I'!II one in which they
would be jmJbfied in plncing hie client under tho
Proba.tion of Oft'eoden' Act
- "liT:' o1ordlm . ~"" --<lf t.be. County . Cou:<lj
"I"!100 to tb ddendant's honesty as far .. St.
saVi&ur'& MElIItIPl'laJ was cOnoerned. a.s he baa had
aooese to the a.ec OQlltl.
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Dr Campbell Highet gpokf) M to the health if
t.hoe pris.on<er, e:nd bid he ·w8.5, undoubtedly, a.t. the
time Df the theft ab8ent-mind«l , but h e Could 1I0t
oerbly bim a& l'D8a.ne He kne'W the- difference be·
tween right &nd WI'ong "
~e C'b:Mnnan stud tbe Bench , after earetul
con......jdern.tion. fel t it was theIr ' duty to convi<:t.
The Itlaog.stroteG eo:n,-,Id~red lJhat Mr. B.enry's SLtt:aok.
upOn 'Ah-. BllCknell W!\6 most unjustified, as Mr
:BucJl;ooU was.dow" Tlgilt In trylllg t9 find the pereon who Was s tealing the money from the ooUect-hon begs.
The declSiDn Df tho m<LoRI8trates was
th.tJ Wood"IVMU Mould pay a. fine of £5, or, In de·
fl8.Ul~, one month.

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