Reading Observer 03-1919

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regular wet
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LittER,

1/3 tn' 1/ • ~ f2t aU CMtnldf, ftC.. ", ~ '11., X""1lGk Natura' Retfte4~,.I.u. t.afI.
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father jWho links
with
T HELifebuoy
Soap links up his Iwhole

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family with smiling health.
There's
qothing like Lif1bbuoy for intr~duCing
a wholesome c~eanliness ev.s~here,
and destroying the germs OF Hlsease
and sickness. i

Remember '
LIFEBUOY
SOAPiS1Dore
than soap, it
is • reputable
ge.mncideand ,
a lure diain.
fectant.

. . cIean
I I'!ne...
Lifebuoy Soap ensures a~~septlc
See that the cHildren dse LifebuQ Soap
before gomg to \ :school-use it fo
home,
cleanin(-use it a~ the office-use i .t the
toilef and the bath.

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"'e
lJad

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ind'u.'tt'i~ •• nd

proper :for fuUhF!
ex,fODSlon
great Vletory they hafl
ae.hleved in
W8;r the Anglo-S&:ronll m qr.bt
deve10p th91r tt'a.de- and. oom~ "rou g~out tho
,

hr eadth and length ot the world.
:bad been Includ~ m the t;,oMt,

Tbe EmpIre

If it had not been
for t.he eo-opera.tion
the ir creat ovJ neas
domlDlons they ..... o uld not have emerged from the
wa.r 'W1(1h the .uooen w:ltb whtoh they bad done
and <:, ibo.r efore It wee vltally Imporb.nt. tha.t the
c o operatloO~a.nd organ16atlon between the parh
of thelr EUfP1Te should be continued In peace m
order tQ ma:ke ~~ more oeruun
H e would
FSgesb to trh , GOvernmen b that. It should make up
IU mind to se.tzo t~e opporLuntt.r, whtch presented
lteelf at l'he pl"ellenb t ime to develop new rcsourct1l
throughout Ohe EmPJlle
There were fIOU I"Oel~ of
production unta.pped and lt would be of Immense
value { tom every pmDt of vlew-finanela} economlC
a.nd 8entl~n t a.l-if libey 'Werei tapped Dllflng
the 'WILl" they had: made c:reat d ~yer:tee beca.U86
t~ey ,,"ere then dependent very l...r'8'.e ~v on t1teit'
own !['CIiOureee and. a ll th6 n-ece&sanee for the oon
du ct ot the wa.r of which truw bad pl'eVlously been
Jg-oora nt h ad been dWocwerM
The .peak:e.r proc&eded ~ toueh upon the va..rloua
:refJouroes hith erto untapped wj~noh ~~ '8.vEu l,

or

TH~N SOAP Y~T COSTS NO
I

LEVER

LlMl1fD.

READING WAR HOSPITALS
I SUPPLIES DEPOT!

WORKERS' HOSPITA~ FUND
ASSOCIATION.

A WONDERFUL RECORD

A SOCIAL EVENING.

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E.!labllsbed

In

Chamber of Conuperce the Readmg Wltr H ospit als
SUPlfle& Depot bas. more t,han )ustlf1t:d It6 three
and 8. h.alf ,) eal'e eXH.tence At Its prcllllISes m
Duke-titreel th e " ~Jhng h ands of , olunteer erR.fts
m~.n atld women h a.\ e been continually plYing on
C'O mfor t! ror t..h";l SIck and wo unded m t he hosp itals
nnd fo1H I!lescellt hom es. In R ead ing and e1Ge\\ h ere
Th .. apprecIatIon of thf' to" n for those satelittes
d t be wo v.nded was md . . ed de-mom;irat.ed at. t be
for mal clostng ot t.he Depot on Wednesday after
nc.on r \\ hen t he prem ses w eM oalisolul"e ly pa.cked
Among those preSent. were Mr tmd TIlT Dry~an ll
113 . . 18'11 Jllnr ftr a!l~1 Mrs \ W CMier .1lrs
11 \\ IiTd P ainl"r, lIrs FI yer ...... rs W E: ~ t ~1 ps
t I&yton M..!- F Bla.n rl~ \l r and AIrs S Htly
.. ad (Mayor Rnd MaJor "'l"F) Mra Pig-Ot MrfI"'U
Pr t ' \ :'IIrs G<lodall Mr S llnl"y Blliford .li r W
R He wcll and the Ml3.es SOOlt Russe ll Wbeble
Beach Rnd Radcliffe
MI Dt")ls.nd H a.lRm mafic 11 I5ta~ment ofl ac
(kIU !1 L, 1D WhH"h he sQ.ld thaI.. a. large amounL of
ntooe)-£3,62.J.....-.hftd been obtlunoo b) persona l
&onlt (In" The Ia.c.:y W()l kers had not been ken
t(,nl d " th ogn 1Tl !j thelr itme but hlld 6Ubscn bed
day b\ day £l.!O
The outS ide '\\orkm!!" part ~
..., r .h e" f' Vl!r no t. t.o bp oulcl one ann subScribed
£ 117 \Apph,ul58. ) There had been II m oney I b()x
In the. foom belcHv an~ one fi t. the d oor as r""'t'tI
_ hleh r rcel\rd £87 rn~y ba.d alSO h!:ld \)o:re.!S In
.h :) plJ lhro ughout. the town and from that. source,
'.,,,u,;"ns nil..!

To commemora.te UJe ral8.lng of £1 000 fOt' the
Ro;~l Bera HOI!>lt.l durIng 1918. U", PrMiOent of

Sep ember 1915 by tbe Read ing

the Reading and Dauset. Wm-kpeople . Hollpltal
AI1IIOC,&t,on umt.ed tbe ooIIeoton to .. 000.&\
evening on Frida,y 10 lut week In Weeley' <».Jreb

Schoolroom

DUCATIONAL
J\tJ,,\J\JIJ\TI

MR A

EdUCAtional
W:;d-,;'~;:~t / Mr A Rowe, wbo hili
W.n.'•••• •

throe yea"'. Informed the
to prellUfe of other work

office

Last. summer It,. the r Elllu ] t of the
fun ' lta r te:l bv Mr F Non ie- the '1na'tnlJk:en t. slim
~ £1715 'W'1I!9 THlud
tApol nu .. e) The Maidell
lu"!"ld Bran ch h ltt{ contrlbu led £Z"J whlTe enU'r
fta l5e:i £475

RaiI'WAr.:' aud waa AIIIO

of 1I'lDÂ¥La:r arades ()f
Nahan&! Umon.. of Rall~

bad preTented h,m from
W Qrkerf 'Fdne"tional

f.

~~tti?1~~~~s;~;~~~~:;~~~ti':~~~:~:~
m&;=;'." I

'\\ound~ III

b~alf of

popula.tlon 'W88 'noOW 100 mllhons and only about.
a ball of her wealth WIa I prope.rly <ie't'eloped

too

BrltiSt EmPl"l'e th~ bad four tlm~ as
terntory .. w a.e owned bv tbe United Sta.teB
U the commeree 'O f thIs country was gOing to
be ~ul the J'&)"I$ of WCOMIB rwouJd lIefleot on
every Indu.trlal town .. nd every mdust.ry t hrough

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oub tbe country and 1t WU es&enU• .t"I/or a11 the
oond'\IIO~ before
tlon

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THE MILTON DISPUTE.

for her

ooclL8}ona.l remmde1"8 be 'Would ha.ve
all
&bout ~me of t.he meet.lnge he "1\ Ka
t e nd """Be mentioned, tiha.t he bad
Ohamber. rq>er lt, a. .resolution
the .ll18.1lO6 of the em~loyel'!!l a.nd ~~~~1~'
thl' towp B e t1rough~ lt !Ill~ht ¥ it
tat.em to know he was conveDlng a.
he ;hoped both the emp loyers:
'W'OUld attend \ ln large nwnben
of the e mployers bu t .not. of the enlpl'oy,,,,o--l,e
~ th-e la.tte.r'" b et.t.er Jud gment
r.vall
(A.ppl&:;use) The quest-Jo t} of Q. 'Wal: memori al had
beeit disc.l185ed he understood at tP6 Cha.mber 8
:meetinp
It might be of J%lkre"t to them to
b»w tha.t he ha.d £pOkcq to the Lord Lieutenant
of Bet'ln,hlre on the matter WIth the l"EMult that
he wu gOlll~ to meet all tihe May-ors of t he County
to dl8CU~ tbmgs If only they eouHl get the
1DfffllIOl'ls1 pJaoed m Readmg they wOuld have no
eaute ~ oompl&ln (Applause) Then ~lie re was
the que-hon 'Of hOlMlng but., Q.9 'Mr Ne\\ bo.rY
(ohaaMDan or the H ousmg 1&ud Town F lann ng
Comnllbtee) "1"1'88 present he :would only say tboat.
he "hoped the ~erull:.5 of tme}r worlr In that duect,lon
iWOuld when dompletcd ~Ive sa.tu:ia.eilon to J ohn
Bull (Laug-her )

At tb,. Juncture Col and Mrs Le.ilie WIlson and

Hr Bndgelnan b ade t.he ga.lh e.rln<>' fare"" ell m
order that t he'l mIght be a.ble to ea.Lch their tra m
The next toaet wrus. the
P,resldenf., of t.he Cham
iber.
whIch blr
Newbery
proposed
A "t.e r
euloguung lihe work of Mr SUlton 8ii bh Oir Presl
dent, a. pO~JltlOTl h e had most cap ably OCCUPIed fo r
four yeaTS" Mr Nev;bery gave 'a. moat Im erestmg

dll<OurtIe on • 8 0cl&lo"," ' ""d tqe part ,t played
Wlt.h regard to trade
H lS cntlfh,ms of the ae
t lons of agrtatora we.re sca.lhlng to say the lea!>t
whIle hIS -advloe to bbem concenll.n.Jl the difficult.
ti.Jn.e9 ahead rwas fu ll of good rea60Tl ID a
Mr L G Su t ton, tn re turmng tbD-~" fat' t.l1 e

wa.y lfl whIch the tQ.ut wa.e ~ I'\'ed said cm e
could nob h elp n()tidD€' t ha.t some who had at.
tended .the l ast dmner of t he Oh amber were ab
sen t t'hat nlgbt-they could not, k-eep t.hem f rom
their mmds
Included '&lJlongsb those was th el r
late secr.etary
They aU 0\\ ed a. great deb t. at
grat.lt\!tle to Mr Hu lam for OOnltng In t o dQ th~
onerou8 dut ies o.f &ecrets.ry at the death of h iS
brothel'
(Appla.use) The Cha.mber h a.d been
dOIng work 11} oonnoohon 'l\'lth the m t..erests of
Reading liuch as water, tr8Q.6 8nd transport and
had tblK.been fully occ1l'pIEd during- the 'War The
memb~nt had como ou t! lnd~.d- well 1[1, all things
~ heJ' hod done to help 'WIn t.he wa.r
(A.ppl au~e)
lI'Jr lOstano'" they qld ~cellc nt v,"(]'Tk at the b eg III
nlng of the food ~llS l .... w hlte In co nnectton wltb
the !War savlDp of t<he town t hey hnd greatly
as'<: 'lted In g~ttln-;, tthe ~rand ~lun .f n earl y a
mllhon and a. half poun d~ (Appls.lIW) The chiP!
of the rr wa.r 'Works h ad been the War H ospi tal

Suppheo Depo, ..,blOh bad looked to the we lfore
of the Sick. and'\', ounded who had foughJJ for them
(A'PplauC'e) Not "().'D Iy had the depot supplied com
forh to the loca l ho>ptta.Lr buL to otheT bosplwT!
illS -v;cll
Conttnmng Mr Sutt.ou pCHnt.ed out t.h.at
one ought not however to t hmk ().f Lbe past but
to Ute tutur.e Every 1ll1lJl 1n .ny wa.y connected
With ~he trade of Reading ~hould ra.lIY rou nd the
Cliambar tOO attend the meetings regula.rly They
&iw&ye had excellent: speake.T'll to add r~8 them a.nd
oould learn qUI te 8. lot In t.hat WiLV Members dld

n<lt 01 oou"'" JOIn m'rely to geb benefit. {Qr bb.. r
own busmclI'&eS but fol' t he benQiit of the town s
tl'8de m general In thl5 town one b ea.rd gTeat
thlllge abou b or gam&at. on oamon.gat -the labourers
and It WBS for the en pl oy'ers to qo tho s ame ( \.pplB.U!:e ) In addtlt on I&bourers and emp loyer8
should OTg'&.rIlSe t.oge t.her for the beMfl t of thei r
and COtIntry H e til.en m 6onctu8J01I pro
IL wast to Mr D.ilnd H8lilam , theIr tift}
1!~o;;:S~U;:,~ seer et.ary Ill! he had
a.pUy de
~,
evemnR' and he v. as eerta.m t here was
'W ould reoelve with gr eater -entbu

i::leen

CORRESPONDENCE.
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TO Tlt£

~ITQn

J ~ 55" b .m dn;'Mi

422 792

JI._bl!f

lLnd

I ""pom,lbl. ,

YOUIS

Hr~ n !l Ge at Duk e st-ree
a lthough the ouhlldo
rHrt eli ga\e \ery great. 8ml!ota.noe
At t he beg m

or

11 n the lextlle room at. the DepOt was managed
h If ~ H a<Jburv and MIA Woheble. and after Mrs
H ~ nhun lefl Rea.dlng t.he Committee were for
n:i l e In ooeunng tile lieftloet of Mn Howard
Palnl er In her place MrfJ Palmer
a.t a tIme
1\ UI!!O I he &
1re~1I of the work was
on. the
'W, orke rs hut i he
life mto
a.od

Co.verl:!bam,

m

TIm E DITOE OP THE

AN

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lhe,Ulea n ~
~ f'partl~l~nts of

papler maehe
. . " ,up'p:n'j,e(j

WhlohJ

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'1'0 'I'HI: EDITOR O::B' '11DI .. ~mG a.sn.n:a..·

Slr - H as It. dawnoo on t he mba.l)lte.nUi of ~ad..
t ng what the t akmg O\ler of the Sports Giou~ by
Mc "sr., Hunt.le~ a nd Pdmers mea.ns? Rea.(lLDg,
Wi t h a. p opulation of close on 100 009 wllJ ~ le ft

WiLbout • home for ,ta prenuer Cricket; G1uq. 1tA1
Pl eJnler Rugby Footba.ll Club. Its premIer Amfoteur
Al3&OC18.t on F ootball ~lu. 1«> p remle:r HOckey
Club 100 premier L alWD TenniS Club Its La.wn
Tennla Tourn1l1'tlent (one weekh 119 Croquet Club.
ltt. Croquet Tournallllent a ground for on an awr
age , t·hree League arlc.kct ma.tches per week.
J\et practIce for a.bout tbJlOO League Clubs, a.nd nt

t "'.

normal eondl tlou

I am not cogIlol&a:nt of the CQ.n chtions on wh leh
'Was held by tbe Sports Comlllllttec, buo
!merely a. qu6J;tilon of finta-ROO benreen
them and the la ndlord I feel Bure tha.t our t<nm6
m en w.o uld have rE.'lSponderl to an -appeal had !f..hey
been given th e oppOrtJtIIllty I speak feelingly !L8
t.h e Roo.d mg a nd Dlstl'lcb Crickeb League ef ~h.ioh
I have the :honour to be oh8.lmvn were inaki~
specu..f efforts for the resusclta.tion of our nat 1On&J
thiS summer I hope It lIS Dot too l&te. e'fe.
toh~ground
If it 'Were

to lI<l ret&lD<d

1919

I~tr;:~!~;~:::~t);

J Mr WRIG1iT

BOOKS FOR SOLDiERS &

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COUNTY SPORTS GROU~',

SeC1"et&ry
11, Bu,kingh&m-<;t.reet.
Ma.rob 11th, 1919 ,

t.he

oantrol of Mr A

ODDPELlJO~

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for , he ground

bands,
aH.raq.

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on.ERVIIR ••

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tal: Vf.ben the enta
society not conducted
Comnl1.s u lonera are
-~.'U'""t. of enmpt...iotr' where

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REllIINO

Su - Will you kIndly perm it me to correct an
erroneous IInp res.slon YO hleb seems to eXist a.mona:
certa l!! emp\.oye rs and en p lo)ces respcctlng State
Insu ranre and the £ 160 wage hmlt, espeCIally lQ
view of tho present stlLlld a.rd of salades '8.ndlWages It
QUlW r ecently t\\O or t h ree St ate Insured IDemb el s haye m l-erl lewed me regarding thelr JXl:sltIon.
In each case lho lppJICa.nt swages hrad heen In
crea. cd t[) £160 and vpwarru, and t.he concl¥!:oD.
fo rmed by the e mploye r a nd emp loyees 'Yo 8.$ liQ8.t
t.h a lattel wel o no longer rccognlsod as em~
SLa.t e IliSUI a.noe cont rJbu to~ Th llJ was decl~:Y
wrong as each mo.n w.lf8 ~a.ged 11 m8.nual la.bour.
a.nd must re:ma m Sl..ate ms ured twe employer still
contributin g t he u.;ual 3d pel 'week a.nd ra.lso~g
responsib le for t he sl a!llpll1~ of lhe Insura.noe
It IS only a.n employeD 1I.ct mg In a. p rofCSSio
01"
clerical capo.etty wh().HI sa,la.ry when lncre
to
over £160 per year automat lcally OOa.&e6 as an m ..
fiurRb le emp lo,Yed - eontllhu tor
ProVJdmg they
h ave been III Insurance t.wo ,}ears 1Jtey h ave the
"'PtlOn of cont.mu mg as volunt ary .oont.nbubors
which m Eans pajlng Sid <per week entitling t hem
to all ben efi ts except freo tn cdlca.l attention 1Tb:IS
IS (lIlO 01 l.he Idlosyncra.8le8 of bIte Na.tlonal H.ea.ttll
Ins uranoo \ (;1, Why IL poor d c rk ea.rnmg 16&\.
£165 per a nnum cannot remaIn as Bill Utsur.a.ble
emplo} cd cont.rlbutor rand cotltlnue to reoelve all
benefi h lIlelud ng froo medlca.l a.ltent.lOn white,..
man e n;::: ngcd m m anual la.Dour ea:rnmg a.ny.tb.utg'
from £170 up "fl.rd s llll'ty rebl.lR b ls e mployed mem I
ber h p and ~nJoy full benefits of t he Act 18 paR
m y C"Ympr eheJISIOIi Anothor tlnportoant pom~ for
Stale I nsured m ember s and which I ha.ve fdUnd:
ove rlooked IS t'bat. a nyo ne ceasm~ t.o be an insul''" I
ibIs em ployed con tributor can clalm .a.ll benetU:~
for one )' car pro"" ldmg proper n otlee .lS gIven,.#
cessa.tlon and to the rlgh t. au thol'lty
I
Yours truly

of

,~~;~\ii.i:~';;:~~orIf.ems
KUeh u
edJ'6DeOUS

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HIGH WAGES & STATE INSURANCE.

Ma.nfilO D&

1l0 ri<'-J'LIDP"~ Co

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March 11th, 1919

2.r:eult,ur:U show 11 an exhlbitloD, e nd as SQ(l}l con
elltert&inment W1tbtn the mea.nm~ 1f
Act 1918 and pa.yment.

ful fancy dr_ ball of
LlLrge Tclwn llaIJ on
the 81g0al &UOOe68 was m
the attNot:ive tea.tures of

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B RUSSELf

Yr Sta.uley Ba.ldwm, m & 'W!1t~n &nlWfIr
Malar Lane Fox expN!65ea the opUHon that aD

Under the auapfeea of
ttl au:! of !.he IUllds of u., · ~~n ••

fatt;hf nIf':'

16. llidmore Road.

drelil&l~

A

lUUDING OBSBltV1llt.

Thur¢ay III fllo'fO l1r of the mon a general reaomp
of work took pla.ce au F11day, the 7th mst
There seem!! to be an unprell810n abroad ijaat tbA
Employment ~chfl.l{ge we.re responsible for ~ mil..
representation of the term8 of employment, ttrrd thia I
'" ant to correct
I
The whole of thli men were ellgaged by officers fFoQl
Milfoll who used the offices at the Exchange for con.
v=~~~~~~l~lv :The Exchange 18 not very often spoken of
fl
but 111 thiS MIlton busmelill not a.u atom of
at tached to the OffiCla.ls, ",ho -.vero not.

AGRICULTURAL SHOWS AND THE
ENTERTAINMENT TAX

4 ~7~ bf'1 Jachts .3 109 fOWts o f PYJ8mp -and
1 6~ 6 p 11.: In OOi a J<l ckels
The tot.al number of
t"x t Ie ar I I \\1\ " 597 586 and the toW of wQod
1rQ k c ("
W3 o:, 4~ 532
T~ . Hen Scc :lJr Haslam tbeD .t<ated
l1y fa .. th e .., reater part of the artlCles iormlDg
m ~ ~n'tke n t out put WhlCh the R.egl8tru reported

•

be pl ayed fthere on 6U.fferan ce
I
T hiS In n01'ma l tunes 18 au extMordinarilv
sj:lriOUS rmatter Jmt 1n t.bo ensUIng summer , t. HI
Ilothmg shorn of a oa.lamlty After four and a.
ha lf yeaI'& 'War &nd aU :11:6 attendanb horrors ou't'
returmn g athleteB a.ye even the onhnary P
must have recreation to ;restore their mmds
a

The pUbhc ~a.roe1;, Icnow t\l!p onerous tuk Mr
Morley has as Pre6ldent
th l8 AlI6OClatlOn, and
We Alwoclo1tion I~ ... e'r:,), mnch Indebtoed to . fm and
loclde nta.lIy ~l~htl m e ni'llOD iblB cOlleague Mr
Dore :eecrctary. both -gentlemen bemg honorary
6nd competent
It IS the 'WTlter 5 Wish tha.t.}lor Morley may long
be 1rp8.I'8d to fulfill the Prsidency and may tbe
next OOCUU:1D of our meeltng be to con:unemorat.e
a .£.2 000 yearl,. rubeonpt lon .galn~t the £1 000 IiO
ably collected durlng the "put ,-eaT'
Yours fllthfuUy.

GaTSOn

TJ[&

add,t on tilio C<luntr oncket matches a.re 9niy to

mOSt. e.nJoyab le e verung concert. h eld at the Wes-lev
men s HospItal iund. to • EubsLanllal
and a
H all Watlmgton ~t. on 'F"doy 1Il la.t week

Edmund
Probyn
and of Antnm

OF

Str - The dUlpute at Milton haV1DG.'b"en ,ettlecl

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til.,

tbey ,...hsed
Ameno. <me \lundred yean; ""0
had a. populatlOD of ft ye or ""X mllhons
This

the oollect.01'll ot t.he W Ol'X:

one fourth (or WoolWlCh

S Ille of t he more l111porta,nt Items 'lU'sde
477 cru l(!h~ 420 splmla ana appita.nces
1<1 1 u~ 740 p~ per maohe sn-]I nts 2005 bE:d
Ii td l r1a}6
1141 m etal and leather splintt!
.)1
od",n t>phnl6 4554 paIn of Iltp~1'8 8195
t .. a I rp hit!!.'! 3 157 DlllNi of operat.lOn stocklnas

Bla~",v.

to .ilb.e tout on

trullteea power to sell the CasU8\t«d Ellta e
Shoot.ers Hlll, the prooeecls thereot being h fl ld In
tlrUilb for bIB 616te.re durmg their )\vell
The r e
m.a.tDder lEI to be given a6 to one half for bUild ing
and ..eOOOWln g e..J,nahowM or he lplD'i 'the pear £0
e:JUlgrat& -to less populous countnes Ul the parlt'ael
of Brodcohampion H egdon R epe .and T;nhury
one-fourth for' ISlmda.r purp06ell ..t Sblo.6e'kl

for f,p
~I

diE

wVl te UII

HIli barrister
&t la'Â¥o left 'Ilhe
f!l5t.a.tll)
of the pvalue
-£.32054
apPfOrlmately
teEotaoor
ve bof
lli

arqd ~ \\era dISr)ltche<l to the hospitals of the

19 '" :U.

Dore (bon &eo)

gra.t.\llated tb e As5oc'i&bon on the
Clnd bust.ed tha.t th er e were more to foHow
Th e lllu ClCul pat t of lhe evemng W&I.J 'wmI Iftl A
tamed by M l,u We Ber, Mt~ P ord Nr K131gbton
and Mr Tull while MIlOS File ..nd MII~8 Wanna.n
contributed some l'eclta.t.IOns -and .. rema1'kable
~rfonnanoe e n & tln rwhUiUe 'Wu g lan by l.LI.r
SlOaT

wo:cd

iho 'P1 t1l h. and on all the batt.le front. 597 334
1!Irt.;.c:1u of all k\Dds had been e:>e nt, while 29/8013
~ "[>

~nd

•

Ill!

All

If

BEQUEST TO SHIN FIELD.

( "opDlaul'@ )
THE WOltK OF THE DEPOT
~ I ~ ~ot Russell made :t. stat.ement.
n Hubers of the va fl ous artldes mttde by Ute
D tJl' t dll~ ng ll.a e.llstenee
The follQwmg lS I\.
Ill :lln fi r)
r ul ", 1 number mad e and dlstl'lbutM W8I!Ii
642.118 of ...... h ch 14 976 were kDl tted comiollli

."

hghten bhe burden of debt wblOn w8Jghed upon us
at t.he present... tune It W45 t heref'ore Immaterial
wh ither the St.. t.e topped the odu.... aud took ~be
p~ or wherhtr tbe I1ldivIdual tap-ped Its source
an<\" t'be State m tut"1;l t.a.ppei:l the tndlVldual
thI;~uriL \l&xat 10n
They were aced With hea.vy
btttdens mallJ" reepomtblhh~ and ma.ny dlflieul·
Mel But be w B« an optimist Ia.nd ahtan had
bee<J..-j he.,. heo,r)-am! II they ,,,,,ked to ;be past

J H OOD

mf;nt

To the Bntlsh

continued oould not he develoPiOO ",thout Bt,te
a.~lllt&nee buo aU 1W0uid &.aI!llat\ tho country to

oon· "'"llstrieo to be
reau.lt& ae:bieT-ed a town

J

Mr M.orley and Mr E

Morley to

that 1 he c" h"ln:ed ~ work waS" r.tlll golOg to bl}
en rrl ed ()n untIl It. v.: a.s tak en ()ver by the Go"ern

R<o_d,.,

Mr Wheeler 'Who ~ented the Trl8.mwa.y.

t0.

no:
RK.t.nDiO OBSElI.VBll" 41
Sir - It. "' ... very good of Mr Tom &Qd Mrs

!l ('CO\lnt~ to be paid , and the Comnllttee W9uJd
C<ln.!ldcf what. W:lS but t o be d o ne 'Wlt ih t~ nt()nev
1pft 10 h.,no
I n conclusion Mt' H8I IAm IItated

m Im en> etc

and oeconded by

deve-Ioped q ~ntltia!!l of lJUfar m B rlt1!lih GUI&na,
c o n m 'Egypt, A~li8.'SI I t~oue un
d6!l'~ed rMO\U"Cef5 ~nt:raJ. Afmee a:ad Oa.uada a
vaJi:zable prOOuct. So~ ot th~ 1'e8Ouroes he

AN APPRECIATION

f)1 nll, !) There '\\ era how, er a. few outst'l nOitt .l

F1 "b. 80S

ER

Hood a. repr... ntmg tbe S

able In !,he Emil'''' and op'olre
monopoly of
thelo il ftsrberle8 In bbe AntarctIC ocean the un

TO T!rP.: EDITOR. 0 "

ta nment .. hAd h~t"O\lf'hv Itt £870 thus m1\klDg t h t 'llal Qf £9 286 15 5d That total hali Inncc been
m ereu('; h .,wever bj the recent. sn.19 of a con
.. Wi r.able amou Dt 'Of materIa l left over whlCh h e
t.ohou~ht "Aouifl brltlf: ID a.bout .£200 or £300 ~II
r r>;1II 1d s pa ~1lIent.s for."Q9d and )l'On oopner i!.nd
'l'.Jlh"f Iretals for the el'lrpe nt.r) deputment a 8'Um
of .£1 17? had OeE::n D' id out ! Th e expenditure m
the text l u
'\RS £S 173 lind Wl t~"&nous other
eq> ~ n '''s such as repllirs ftttmg. &'00 tnsurance
ek 1he tot..a l W:l9 ~ brOWl~t un to £8 lOS TItuS
th e CommJltu had abc)ut 1000 stl l1m ha.nd A'P

have for lOme tUlle ~ b.~
u. lJta.l t ••.tera bave oeelt QU~
the ..
Oboerver "
They
the" ord.n willi t~tr N,eapply to
.
<

the local

t><>!>'. eopeo,ally the . 1... from WhIM

the 'members of the AIiIIOO1a.t.lon were dr&.WD He
coillmend.oo the benefioenh work of the HO&plbal to
&11 hiS bearen: &lld ""I.ned t..he Auocl80tidn a. .till
mo re lSuooee.sh!1 J"e6ul t. t.o thetr effort.. during bh.
current yea.r
r~
Tbe feelmg of a.pproema.Uon of lIr Motley's unt.1t'I~ laoout"IJ on be'h .. lf of the AJiaoettltlon found
npressU:'ll In .. vote 01 tba.nb moved by Mr J

!.hop..

aunl of £936 wh, le Ih .. • Gold and Solvor Week ..

TO READfRS.

10

t o reprps8ut the
Co,ofereD ' " wruc.h had

About 100 friends I_ bled and a

p leasa,n t. murocal evenlng 1nterepe1'8ed wlth light
lefnstnnentlJ, ......as spent Dunng the e venmg Mii
H Burney EI&Ol'&trary 01 the HO&plt61 paid & Wel
come vlSlt and after 'l"efe rrlOg 10 ~u logtSt.io t-erm..
to the work done by Mr Morley aa P1"Mi<lent of
t he Work p eople s H08pltal Fund AtiI5OCla.t-lOn ,Ave
a sh ort. a..ocoun t of the operatioD6 of t he H~lh,l

.lnolll: the

RESIGNS ()FFICE

.bout £45 had been ob lamo l The conochou.
f rom the workpeople).n t he bUSi ness 'Snd "'iork
of th e ta90"ll had t.otaUed .£569 SCnle
ma.terta.1s wht.ch were bOU>lht tint of a.ll 'Yoe.re.
'"lade. up .... nd returned br nglng In Q profit. of
£ "'03
SO~Xlf the "'\~omell had made golhwo.ss
an:! had F.oId them fM £1"8 wIllIe teu pro\lded
t he!'e htd Ghow[\ ... Pr.)f\t of £25 TheN'! w as f\
bfH8~1 amount of m t treaL at. the .)yank- abou t £18
T\\ o
,-ph n t Ilnd bll.ndalle u i\VS
brollgnt. 111 t he

ON.

to

P-l1!: dut1e! ... Ma.:vor ..nd, bad It. 'Dot

'LifEBUOY
MORE

t181:og

his -wIfe a.nd b ulll!eli the "\fayor 'W'IlS OOTdtally
accillmed In his optolOll the name of hIS ".,ife
.boold h&ve been put li.l'1!t • t~pl.use) She had
been ot the I greatest. powble tiII}I\tanoe to hllDl tU

THE