Reading Observer 02-1919

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NAh9NAL FARMERS'
UNION.

THE

THLETIC CLUB
HARRIERS.

READING SCHOOL ~EMORlA\L
. SERVICE. I
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The fint race of th~ aeuon was beld on S"turdayon

tbe road, over about 21 miles The craM-country
course had to be abanoonled, OWing to the rough, hard

PRICES 'A.ND WAGES.

state of the ground
On Saturday a.ft.et'noon 1'0 the Chamber of Com
me~b Room li-la'r-&t:reet, a general mcehn.,r I)f
the Reading Branch of the National Farmers
UlUOll ~ v. held. Mr F. C Dullingham presidin g
The meetJn'" wa.s convened for' the purpP66 of a dlS
ClUjtoil 1011 Lho p resent and future ~Ituat.ions With
reeaNI 10 prle.:;s, wages a.nd labour'
llr S J F8J'Ir.a.nt , In 1.~rodUClDg th~ subJec t.,
f.a.!d n ~ a", fint of a.ll , nece6s&l'f to com der the
P lion t.h€y 'Priere In wltb r~ to labo ur 60me
tlu:e before tlJe wa,r when obey "Aefe fl.()e(f WIth
DO !oU1{)US dlfficul tles Just befqre t he Qbmmencement of bostllilies, howeyor , fa,f luors were bqpn
%ling to bo ooniron ted "Aith
vanous dltllCUltU:!'
" hieh.!grcw lD number ar.d m gfl&Vlty until In 191j'
the Ck.l n Produc t on A"'t. -w as pas>ed
That ACl
the farmus warmly 'Welcome<! thm1..1rtg that 1'l1 t
t hey ,,"ouid 6.nd th~lr Q.habo u The first p~ ) f
It fi xed t he pn ces of c reals, but thO9\." 'lMCCS,
ah hc:.1gb alJ'lgbt a.t that t Ime, were now LOtall y
irls.:!equ a t e (H~a.r h,ea.r ) Tho seco nd part. of the
Act. dealt. With tho Wl8gelS of the a.gt'lcu1t,ura.l
nrkers a nd &&ld that III finn g the 'Wages a.tten t lon
non ,,"ou ld 00 g l\ en t o thQ a.ct as to whet.h~­
tb:'6C 'W3ges would be sufficient.. to promote t.he m
t.erhli; ot a.gl'lcutture
SIr~C& the pammg of t.hnt
Act "a.gC6 had beeorne Inghe.r but the pnoes the
farmers roceJftd for thcl r COTn had TeDlll.1ned 36
fixed (A.:ppl.a.use) H e (th a spen.ker) claimed. that
the Act should be revleed aJDd tna.mtalned 1Il Vle.\
of tlie f uture locrea.sea The Ag-n eull unJ. WntJe"
Board was suppostd t.o CO D SLS"t. of SIxteen repl"le
. , :ntaU\i:l5 of (arm labourers 8n:t.een employe.Ts
and &e~en olhers, dnuking a. total of tJ:nrty nine
nl'~mbet"$
That Bouret h :to:l no p owtr to Ii!: t he
workm; hopn (If the labc.urer, but It hOO power
to fix toe f5Um to be p3.1d for a certain number o!
h ~ uAt 1.I'arIIH!loI"8 n ow baq to .ask tbe :nselves ho.w
the 1Dere-ll)6 -In ",ages wus g.()mg to be met 1)y them
Prices -would ih!llje tel b G m :u nlalllCfi a t t he prcee-n t
JeveJ, wh · le wa'J"e8 ,\\ ouJd m V6L hkely be lncreas-::d
Th e reaeon :'Wty the pnees;Ko uld ba\ t!! to he mltln
binea 'WAS rti~ they lfere (a.oed Wi th COlllpetl

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CH~.jS.
• F ebruAry' 8th) 191Q

PRO&LEM No
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(Spo<i&\IY' CoDtribuf<d)
Blaok ( 2

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ton (rorn' OI\ 'F the whole 'World If they lOcrenC ~J
the1,.- I pMees the eontumera wou ld 'PUrOb1l£6 then
g o.::d~

from the cbeapMt m3rht Whitt would ne
tho result r'\ ~e fa r.menl would have to ahut up
!n t.he " ft ~ o f "W& Y If the) did not locreau the
'Ili"ftge8 of tlfe t.\.b our ers l,hc hu,(er would
lelh (>
th!'m j a.nd t,ake up a mOTe r emuneratl\ e
Jt
t'mpl,,)mf nt
Th at v; ould also mean t hat trh ~'
f~ :-nI ~l'6 ,,"ould ha.\ 8 to elOte u p
Wag-a wera

under 18 years of 8(e
10\ Ited tQ

Co~ote,

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Cadet Boy Scoutl, eto • were

School

entnea were recet'V Gd.121 of which started

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19 20 I 0 18 20 16
1920 I 15 18 6 12

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Cndeta .
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19 28 1 26 18 3 II
9 F J Leahy. It ~c
.. 19 33 1 3, 17 58 10

10 R Cummmga1 n A C
11 R Barber, H..A
U It J Talmage, A 0

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15

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19 3R
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19 H
- J ordan, 4th C ea.feta 20 4
-JOlley,
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- S:4\8ns,..
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2029
T H Duull, R~O "
20 30
-BeeCJoft,4th
Cadets 20 46
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18 A Cari::ett, Wok" 'mA. C. 21"

19 - Lac.y, 4th
20 - Oster
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3"20, 16 18
2 '30 17 10

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2 16 ' 17 26 7
3 4ll 16 24 3
2 0 1$ 1 13
1 4-6 18.t- 16
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3:W 1724 6
30 20 H 21

• Cad.ta H 45 8 0 18 ~5 17
,,21 i8 t.50 19 68 20

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21 - Dow.her,,,
., 21 50 2 45 Hi 6 18
The next race wiJl be balll ou March Stb Entrl68
closs on ~ucb 1st
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m! m A lreRidy the Ia.bouren;' representabH& ~n
th ~ 'Y&'fttJ ~a.T(I 'Wers uktll'1 for 'an ot.her me re9.5e

H... !CV1f>t>d t:be

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PROllLEM No
Edinborgh

230L

(Sj>OCially Coolrlbulo4).

onQR6, Q OD KB8 R on KG, B
I K3, K.t.
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pial! Al1d mate ttl two tDOftL
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to \o:('('P W!Counts

f tll'nlOl'5

In pTO-

r rl) kept.. 'boClb t o tibO""Jo tbell' profits f r om th '"
fa m~ nccallSQ a. m o\ cm ep t ,\a~ o n f oot.. tn lD\C·tl
pte lhe ~t..te r <I f prlCt'$ and
woul<1
bl'> far better to ieL th~ l lmners
t
I h(ms ~lv~ ( '\pplau6:!) T hEY ,"" ould be
-lo
m ~.. t the higher wage6' 1f th e) cou ld
g et
rna ter efficletloy a.monc- tbe h
FlI re l}o one would obl~t to
b gh ~a gcs, but they did not
wA ge to • 'Il1:l.D. wbo '\!r9 J.
r or the !!Ike of
posv fbe1. b .bourer3 on a
f O that !I" good m an '\\ouki
& ball one
If fa.rmers .oont1nu'~. to pB.V all
m en the l'l.-me 'W ag~ t h" , , ould n ever get

",eat<! effie ency

(Appl. u,") WIlh ,..ga'" to

the c e man1\ for tbe: la.hourer3' half-day of!' pel
w ~k 1t seEiined M 1f there was ...rouble In fji..o~­
~p"e) !l lb as far &oJ ocm-me-n w(>re eanoernoo
It
"" oukl not.
eourse be...., h AC as lon g as U1~"\
all dId 'DoOb w&I'I1.. to he oft' "t.. tho I!R m e tune-for
fn st a.ne e, OD & Snnd&t
Th cr~
" 'n t"<! ~ be ..
Tl "(" d for AOTDettung to uhlte fIo....- 1I ~" hmdcownen
a.nd l.. oou-rere ISO t'Mlt. tbev nllgbt .all \\' nrk together

or

tJle common good
F&l'mers' ~ 1nte:'restli ....~re
thol'El of t he Ja.b(lurers n.1 oo (Anpla.lIse \ It 'tI;a.~

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the labourers' 1nte.rHt-8 RS ,jell .as. m t\:!.elr o w n

OF ROWING.
one
-:Church
IL be that
the clergy elf the
h&ve been .,etSll'g

Catholicwu for aome
m . t<a.nO&j M flllt .. If we

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tb. ""Iy EoglLobo 0 _ m
d enno' &re ~ned. the tltle
of." R... v II We i h&.ve nothlng to .!BoT
c:reed or the Rdm&n Chuldl but 'We
oblec~ to Ute cli!rgy of n ie A.niII{J·can
hllve l\ub ~Mbed to the 'I 'l'llllrty-rune
adCP11DG" 'DO'3-A~he an ~ttll(1e
Befe.u I!"ba.rtlo out on bLS lnVftt.Jga.tl0l1ll our
rep:rer«lLllhve di 1gentiy eea.rched the 'P~ of the
Ohureh of E/Dglr.nd Prayer Book to .... if th....

•wu a.nv

-pAim:&(8 1ft It

"ll1ch mIght, ~&tll", I

'lIl>; by the "Rev HlTTU lD refusing to
p1"~nt f r-.:r Oohftrmatidtl eblHren (as th-ey were)
who 'Would not go to C?nfett~on beroN'hI!.~nc:1 There
15 JIiO'De but. In the COrnnmnlOn S6niee thM-e lA "
ft8/56l&!l'e which ~ltpr.cl tl y POints out that oonfe"!IIon
III ent l"tly optlOW and not compul.ary_tl Firat ,
to aa.mlDe YOUT h,.. .~ 001l'Vetu.tlona by tb-a
rule of God'!,! Comm~dment. and -.rbererrli!k)I'IVer

OJrended'ls~~~~~~~~

OO"101e!1OO'

( o\.pplause ) ..-T he

'P"refiietlb

(' ' ! tth·QS were m • 'l"ery bad rondltKm
I rlj the 1 ~hy dwcutSlon t:t.a.t foll<»ved the m~nn
,.....-Iri.'t eJb!"~ b y! the pRrtiClpa.n"t8 ...·"lII t hllt the
f:l r}',l hbou r e'l'S wer-e not t'he lr oppc:me-nis but were
the' p helpeR Tb.t ?;'I()uld have to- be proved to

t

tl:. labourers. DO~ y W~. but by aehOM

RE!DING

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GIRLS' SCHOOL.

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OlllERfta.

SIr -Wilt you .aTlOW na through bhe mechum of
'Y our pa.J)er to ma"ke a st.t'Ollg a.ppeal to the Inh&blt
;!.nLF of .Rlea.dlng" and CaVeHba.m on behalf of t,b!

Green Grrlo' Schoo! 1ft R.....U·.treflt ..."" In gTe&L
r -'1!Id of finlUlC1al ~lp. 1).Ot. from any ~xt:ra.vagance
or ba.d m nnag-ament., but mm'P1y from tOe 105& )f
many old fn~nds IJlld aubeoribeTa- (may I me:atlon
).h. Cha.rla Ste]Sheru, Mr a.nd Mra Henry 'B

Blondl . Mr JOkey Taylor among othen) and

the high ~r'lC6 of e~ery tbmg durwg bhe 'War l)
To·s Scpool W'U founded tn 1782 .and tNws
Readmg (and now Ca.ver&bam) gu1a t m ooo~.

laundr y, qo!aO and needl~rk 80 III!I to ma.ke them
good dOOlestlc serva.nt.&-a. moet.pr.aetleal .Dd een
Slble ln6tl~uth m every ~ l'he Sobool a 1l()W

In d.bt l""-:£100, .nd unl... tbiIs .. ~arod olf
Lhere 15 c\! cry fe:a.r that- ,d . :wlll liMe to be clOsed
Surely the Reachng pubho 'WJ.ll not.. alkJow t.a.je
most ur,.eful lllstit ut.aon to come to a.n end I I ha.ve
11I1d~ ..a'ken to , try to eolleet tlb:ia ~ .um, a.nd
\In n be mCf>t gnteful for any I donatioDi or &\1."5Crlptlons (large or .mall) which tboee .ho ..,sb
00 keep the SchoOl open .... kind enough to

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me

Anyo ne who Wl8* to ,.ee the SohooI can ,1"

60 a ~ tiny time by calhll( &t ~ 36. RuaaeU .treet
~ r. en t he ~ .. troa. x;... Hick.., W'lll MOW them over
it wlLh pleooure

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(Ml&) MARIAN D

1 Frllyetroot, IBeadmJ,_

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BLANl)Y

!feb","? 6th, 1919

OXFORdstilRE RECORDS.

Th;rty""". ArtlCleo of the Church of England th<>y
are I'!lOt true to "helT trust ....h.m th~y tea.ob tho
dootrinel!l of Rome
If & :young !plan O'I'" woma.n 1S 1ll n(i.\1.. . . 10 let them
ocmfMl 'W1 th ib'elr !I&al foa-there and mothers For
oo~tive youngsters I ka "Foll.thm-" Ha.rna to
augga!!lt tb-ab you~'i ..people should come a.n.d eonfe:9\J to him 18 O':)rifoUJJded obook
I'll t.ht!ee d&1'8 the Bunkum bU'O'bRt hrut gob to
burst and if " Fa.tC~r 01 Harns thmka he can SIllVO
• me:n Ol' wo.man from bell or send thtm to
hea.ven ihe so<Sner he 19 dl.61llUSlODoo. the bettett' for
h1ln..lf &'lid aU oonOOl'lltd
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I doa'tJ go +~ oonfe..lon-Ot ...tml<> Me tOIl fang I
'f'
U NO BUNKUY..."

&t.t.i~llde ,riul)n It han bee n a.lleged. hlld

w-hiq'b .to bouse tliem

<', '1 of men tbOY I mu.b 1Ia... better cottage. In

OF TUB .. u.1DI)l'O ouu.-v-,lt"

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lImcrw <about life genera.lly? They" do ~ even seem
to b10w the mea.nlng of the aolemm. ~ tlIey take
a.t 1:ibiir Q':'dmabon
If they trubscrlho to the

ye .boll
to b....
eltheor
bv ".roo_
'WIll, word,y6hroe1...
or deed t h(YrO
to beWJ)11 your
0'W'1t
Inn/um.e.. a.nd to oonfeJ8 yourselves to
.Aluklghty God, l'Wltb full purpoeA......of amendment of.
life
i\nd 'beoa.ute ,t JlII. requ181te, th'I'l .~
no man snaH eome to the Holy OamnlU-u1qn but
WItb a. full trnlb 1n God', mercy, ..ndl l'W1t:b .. \(jUlet

pC ~\Ib le

eto..

earlh do ~ ;r<>Ung men get
hold of the id.'6& thM people .mould confe.. to
them? Con1i~ in ... na.t"lOW gtrOOV9, 'WhtLt do the,

If tbEiT formed ... sort ()f Agneultur~1
Un:otj. to t.a.li:: thing. o~ r (Aftplllu&e) Another
nr.ellt fJ Ue!f..I(ln 'W'1!.S th&t of farm la.bouZ'en' rot
tl 'i~!, b ':"Ca.use lf they 'Wo.ntea to h&ve ~ better

toO b<t\1"6 some oonrmqn poliey and tbat would bp.

:em..

f!i;r,--

form

!Ik.ly to go d""n-a t I...t btlow the 30.

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19 19 .or 19 19 19

fruuty Scouta I
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F Carter, tth Co

of o"""'low.
o-f old OOytl

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1 R f..t Beck, R A..p 1•.L
19 16 1 ao 17 46
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2 E Potter, Wokm lt ~'tnA C 19 11 1 30 17 <7
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a F J Glhbj,;' iliA C
, W Mar,iJ/. ti A C • ••
6 W Frlmkutu, J4tl1 Co
Cadeta' L 1. .
6 n F Yeebd.'R Ai C
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first non-member, K. Potterl of Woltingham, wae
socond m the race sealed handicap pnzee -let member, T H Dunn, aile tH :rean, :lnd member. R
Cummmg, 8f(e 14 YePrs, 3rd member, F J GibbllU,
o.p-e If. y~ 10 mOll~bs, lst non-member, - Jordan,
lth Co Reading Ca,d"eta (Meu1'8 Huntley.& PalOlet1t'
Co) 2nd 1l0n-meOlyer, - Beocroft, of the eme Co
Order at fiD13blDg ~..
Nett Poe D
time

:m tbe grea.b

'l'J1e

Colgate kmdly \listnbuted the pnz... 1;he first

H~%~p SWot

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member to titll.Bh was R G Be~, age 16, who made
the Journoy from Oxjford. aud ran wUh lK)und judg-

ment to beat YO!J,UI4 muob older than him.seU.

'WI88

gallant.

fiUl$hed
the roUJ;Ie :rhe oom,e started ill Palmer far&- a long
Cir cUlt-lrlD6. mto Lqndon-road, down LOndo~- ro ad.
fluWung at the tr.Q.ck~ 1n the park The offic.ial. were;:
S Bolton, A E Lowegrove. RAG, T G. S!Lwyet.
Oxford Band R A 0 • Bond J T Bridges. RAe Dr

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a.t St !Luke'" Churdi •
held {or tJh~ old
at

afi;e.l"DOOD

was filled to tho

lint only ODe Cadet Compzwy .nd

one Bo) Sco ut troo~ w ere repreaented

Sat\U'da.y

mem.orJal aerv~

;rho evelJt WIlB open to memben

theref_

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bh_ be all')' of you, whQ

m~ oan.'DOt qUiet hle own COlltIClenoe
herem, but reQuI:reth fttrlber comfort or ooun&ell
let hlm come to me ()Il' to","",e other di&Cl'Mt and
tNTned MmUlt.er of God.~. W OTd, and open .bl~

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OONDEMNE~

MAN'S APPEAL
DISMISSED.

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