Reading Observer 03-1919

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A COUNTRY GIRL

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of the mcome tax
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d,d, lb. l",ddlo
t.,~yez'8:
.umt m obtammg ..11 tli~ I '~~~.~~~~.;. ~~" ~ i!Â¥~!,,~'i.Y
5~~;~:~ffi~:£ 6:t'eregulations
entttied ot :wrthoub
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THE ANNUAL

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F,ANCY DRESS
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DANOING from 8 p.m. to 2 a..m.
Y o. • - MR A NUTLEY.

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A FIRST-CLASS STRING BAND
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CATERING by MR. A. C. BOND.
SUPPER TICKETS, 20 6d.
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BURDEN OF THE MIDDLE CLASS.-

RW..,'O[tiiJ;"

effected them wiCfiout '8.ny ta.ngtble cot'l1'e5ponding
adva ntage to thelU!elve! Tbe ml~dle class Ionn!,
if '& $1Jent, a.. large and Impor t:a nt part of the com-

T,E KING'S SEEDS· ~RN •
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AND GARDEN

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SEEDS rOR TRJr l' Ao1Ul

POSt free on apphclltloD

DEPART.MENT OF MUSIC.

The Students' Concert

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OndBY, March 10th, 1919,

THE WORLD'S GRE.!.TE8T

VICTORY

W",ht

COLLEGE HALL

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Shampoo for

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the PIoneer
Bridge

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Yon will find it sU,l'lIrii~iq.llly

and

w ••~.-!Itr~.t WJd

refreshing.

'Wlth
tho

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an Invlgd~~tmg

wash.

bll hP'lltb would rem..,n good

enrr'! ~ , IllS h e had done III th!l t
PJ'lOf~ :50I' de Burgh secondt>d
Mr Bq:OYOll. m repl) &aId he had
~...n P·r~.nt of tbe C::lU1 t Ot
a.bouLten or eleven ~ears, a.nd If
a.~thet rnatL to oocupy the p Osltlon,
only ~ rwl1Ung to atand d own

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Your bair iS r the
ing ' ground fo,,-aU
germs In addition
and! grime. I~ is
vlaable to have I
killed and speedIly reIdmred

Al"NUAL REPORT
The Co~l pN-etlW t he .. r cwr t

if you would b~ saved

of a.ooounta Ifo.f \ ,t he Lwent\ slxih
lege·, whtell 1:Od on Septe mbE-r

those troubles IWhICh

source
ladIES.

and tihev coulcl ~f they would-tb$gh perhaps not
the dU'eCtH?n af .. haldmi" up t.axl 0'1Wl6r9 aWl
dn ven &00 gaa 1W0rkM, a.& facetiously mn t«l by
bIr J cne!ll, In WhlOb conoerr: they may bavo
ma.M:rloal lnt: lc,t,s
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pnor to the 'TtLl ran flv.e e.JevenB Tho !neat success of
thiS sechon WlI.I almostjeutirelv duo to M"r Cnu's tire·
lesll efforts. Tb'~ BiscUIt Factory cncket team would
like to arrange llxtures with ,trong locnl club!!. Apply

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B. G

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at 3 0 and 7 30

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long hme the greater part. of It! bUlldlDg'8 have
been tn the ocoupahon of th'e mIlitary But we
are glad to Dote In peruslog the annual report
6 .pint of Optiml8m.
Tbo number of students
dunng the laat 81i.sion w .. 898, an lDoreaae of
108. &I compored 'nth tbe numb.r of the pre-

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PART PROOEEDS IN AID

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• TWO CONCERTS

WAR FUND

BOOkmgs, BAnES & AVII. Duke St ·Phone 971
Reserved a.nd Numbered. 2 /. and 1 /6; Ordinary,

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READING INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERA

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MONDAY NEXTJ

CONCERT

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Spe~ker: Mr. A. E.

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'A~tiR~'N~ 'M.P.,

F,rat Co.operat,'ve M"ll\I",r of Par1iamOJl,:' fj •

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ADMISSION

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To be

VIOUI year, The College b... con tmued to
render national ler"o. In many and V8l1ed
ways, in le~dlng theIr athletio grouud to the
Royal .AIr Force, tralDlDg muulhoD workers,
and In conueotlon mth It. "paOlal V.A.D. Hos-

:~!:tt. S~~.:la:+: inre::e~. mO;~eth::o;~:~
show a balance oarned to the relorY6 fuud of
£833. bnt i. bas t ~ be r.member.d that this io
due to ellforce~ war ebonom1811J not altogether
.d...nlai.ou8 to tb. CoU.ge, A .at.iaf"etory
feature 11&1 been tlie lllcre&S8 in the Dumber of
Ituden,ta and the con,~uellt growth m reoeipts
from
It i, pOInted out that even
the wld'the CoUege w .. l u.t r.galnlng Ita pre.
waT pOlltion &I regards recBlpt. from tuitIon
fee. and C&j:1itation lI"anta. ' The report
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1 ' JI 'the Council JUhmlh th1s reoord wiill' mu.cb
,awlaetion, and expr..... ito confidence th.I,
provid.d adequate .... ,.t.UC. CAn be .ecured from
tb. StBte to enabl. the probl.ms of building

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and ataffiug to be !lucce~sfully undertaken, the
Oolleg. 11 about to .nt.r upon a penod of
ewarf$6d u88(u1nlll8 and aotIvIty," W. trust
the ooufid.no. of tr. CounCIl WIll b. Ju.tlfied,
.nd that the State will come to ita "8lItance In
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the mann.r iDdlcalfd. though W8 f ••r for the
preeellt tbe IGtt&rj, antiCIpatIon IS somewhat
nebulous But. notWIthstauding the numeroua

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Savings G:er.tifficates and each
your moley into War

15/6 grows into 1~/9

ai tli~ end

of the first ~ear ;1and after that
goes OIl
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a month.
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end of 5 years

Co¥ec'l

St\< , Ibe Factory

The. College bar'\, contmued to
If} many a.nd
,an ~ cl
fl!. cl liCle5. t, III pre,IOtt .. jear.s

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£ 1 will be
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A Uom8no-~riti.b .ettlemeut ne~r
bemg unearthed by Government

have invested.

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c1uaical and hllltoricalata.ff have relcued mu . . b
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IFJCA1ES

it-re the finest

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CoUegf'o The ",,.new of l1rinoipol Ortrws oon~
tai • m n i ter6lting and impo~ta t
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nay n
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on only a few o! which w,e eau IDOW' touch.
Mr. CmLD8 think.s that much o£. tb.e future
yd ulefulDeas of Umverlltiel and Univenity
OoUegea will depend upon the &ction of th,
Government in oomiog to the assistance of

WllsoD,Zlfr Dalton, 8 MilS L Morley

kUldlv preoe.ted tb. pnze.

Mn l ated

A..,.tant Sup.nnlond.nt
bacl; after It loog
and leriOW! iIIn...) ga•• 0 . . .xcellent poROr At th~
kmd mVlt:a.tion ot ilie SuperUitendeut the llta.ff aat
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and

Mr W Tyser (who WIl.8 welcomod
dOlVn to tea

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A rlepuofa.tJon ot seven d eleQO;lJ U>« aceornpa:r:l1oo hy
Mr R\~ll, met the Au' M1D1stry on Thuf'l~uay
aft ernoon The ItLtlt.er gave "ay on the main ques
h on, bu~ refused to ccmluder g'IVlDg pa.yment to
~~le mfn for tIme loet dunng the "trike. That,
however. 15 really lIDhl/tte'l"Ja,l, es the Mvances wdl
b r> Tetro,p pet,\\EiI 113 moat t:o....~
The m en
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GU !tUDS' BAND CONCERTS
The Itl'eat VIctory celebration concerts whioh an to
be gn·ell. on WednesdliY next I~ ttie Town Hall by OOt
moat famous Guards' Ban~ f j,re nl\turally creating

ROYAL CQU1';lTY T.HEATRE.
,-.ELIZA COMES TO STAY."
The .clever com~dy . .. Ehzra. Comes to Stay,"
whtch 1a to l'&ta.p~&r a t th ~ Royn.l l ~u nty TheaLre
n ! r b week, 18 Mfbtly due to be recogDlsOO aa r}
gr-ea.t la.u.ghmg SUcce91
Thll humorous pla.y re·
~ll<tlT oottelQ.ded a t llD of 500 -p erforma.nces In

London M, .. Juanlt. Charlton, who"" ol.....ly
fillM the 1'Ole .of Ehu
the prflOUS Vistt of the

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<oont'£dy olo Readmg , 16 aglJ.D ann<runced to iflIPpe~:r
In the same cbar8ct.er, and , 'WJU doubtless l"eOelve
the hearty 8Uppm't she so rightly 'tIlCrlt-s The.re
'Wl.ll be .. performanee once llJ-ghtly at 730 and 3
malmee on w<4n~<lay noxt at 230

inatitutiona. Tille &lsistap.oe i, n.~eSS81''' will ..pr.ad mter•• t W. I~.. w,th regret th~t the
to ameliorate the IhoreMed co," of 1a.dllllUistrl\-1 bapd Ju"s lost the eerVlCeI of nl!~ at their most brilll&n~

VOU CAa. buy War
Bock, Po.. Olli~ . Aoooci~...

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V enable.
W Butler:was M C

of what is bemg unearthed, but ulu.ble
matarial and all Ibe • .,dence from the elr<>um,BRITANNIa ASSURANCE 00.
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The Re&dmg No '2 Staff met at HOE6 a.nd J effreys'
. tanoel of tho find are belDg deltro,.ed owing Col. on Fnday, F.b 28th, Mr. A J. lated, District
to the absence of Mr. ATKINSON and the conse.. Superintendent, pre!lIdlDll' A oomprehenslve re\' I,W
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of the dietrJct;. results for JUl8 wu ~lveD, aud Mr
quent impoSllbllity of any continuou8 obsery... Istad wu pl8llled to be a.b1e to uy that hUll dI!!trJot
tion or enpervil1ou," Still, large finds 01 relam.d fint JlO8ltion In the tcnthlY department, Ibird
for beat percentage of ool1eo Ions, fourth for lUorea&e,
pottery have been made, whioh- ~ill go to Bond 1I1Xth place tor ordinary rauch out ot tho whole ot
moreue the archlBOlogical oollection! of tbe the L2 Dmsion The Rn -wmnel'll were -1 Mr

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SAVINGS

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FANOY DR,SsS BALL

Vetera..s' Al'Ocratlon hdd anolher fan<:oy dre..
ball in the Jta.r ge Town Hall tn aid of then- fun("]s,
bu~, on account m the wrewhed ,·t"u.Lher mainly t
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labourers. and with workers of their i ng8Dloui the funct.ion iw.aB · not. the ;success It mer1ted The
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.pnzes for cdswmes 'Q;er8 &'Yi arded to -Loulea 1,
meth O~I It 18 not surpriSIng to re(l,d that It I Sa.llor and BrIde, Mrs DUD-..cden , 2, Pos~rd
ouly with "Iome l dlfIioulty members of
.Album. MI'!s Harley , 3, Cal' and Bells
Gents

Pldcot

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tolUlden will • .."tnrJly be teauJ.e~. A ' ft"' ••.:"
lng Incidont of the moeting ,.... tho el"etlion
Dr. H. p, ALuN u a Life GOToqa.or in
Illtion of hia eeni.,.. w tbo ... o~d of mualQ
Ih. CoUege.

For Gents,
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guarantee that it is th~l,n~hly promed
the satlsfaction
Sm.~tl. Style
Price.

oua 8lwa.tio-ns are ~l lp1a.1.ntJUlKd

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It IS ]ntercsb ng to O~TVe
Ii. upon the earmn g po'" er of tbe
." of tUl tlOn f ees and cap itat.lon
't S ~ :;l5 lcn 19U-1'; the sum J'(C~1\ ed
m go e;xooeded £10000 to, t he fin:.t
amount belllg £10 155 The oul.b",,\O
t' can.. ed an. ru rned1>1te fa ll In Ihe
r r IStudent6 In \ (l,lt ~ lId a'lc e
nnrl In
1"'11 to £7772 I n ot ber y; ord ~ . the
th:ro~n back III th lS \lbl P,ll l('tllar
or nrne ye-a re pr6Houc:ly I n 1915 16
ah g'ht. reco\C~rv, t he fi gu res r h iDb" to
191617 they rell a.g a.lll to £7 US
r eprese nts t he lov. ~ p el1n1 d Ul ng
growth 1n the nUIll c..e r "o f "omen
b egan In 191415 and hdpoo to
loss of feN; ~ irom men SLtld ents
ma.rked Ia.tterly II. nd \0 the Sffi 10 11
(19l7 -IS) tho tota l rose rl'Om £7 .wS to
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doar, t ht"l efore , that oven

C~ lI cge ... as f.ll.!rl; r 1'rllI1l11 g I ts
r~ r.ards receipts from tUl hon

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Th e current SC5,lO n 01i011 1
ther a.dv:l.nce Tho Counell
v,l t h much sstl sfac tlon and
d eJK0 tha.l , prOVIded
s.e-cured from the State to
b n ldmg oa.nd :!!ta.ffi ng t o bt"' ""'w"r",\ly'
the College IS about to (lu l"r
Jargcd utefll loe.5s and aetl\ll)
a'jC0\~l);t5 16 the gr a.n t of £100
'\"rlcu]tural Soclcty of Bngla.nc1
r:~ tltute 111 Dalr) lng T H.:: fu nd
tOTlcal and archll'o\og l(."al Te s-c-a.lch

gr ants

CN!'a.£ed b } OJ. d OIl&UO ll

of £1 00 ma.de

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VAUDEVILLE ELECTRIC
Dougln.s Fn.Jrbn.nk!ll H! to a.ppear on tho
Vaudeville Elcctrtc Theatre on Mondo.y,'
Wednellday next dep1cted lit
"MeXIcan Border In & fi lm e,,:<,u,a 'I

'Emptre and ~'n~!",,"'~
Norma. Talmadge
and SBturday 1n ..
story of 110 man wbo
happmeR8 A Ope a<I"pl;,tic,'\
MOllQ;Y," b;rMa:r:;WYYlIC,lS
programme, a ud on the same
t.he great Butlsh andj Am encan s.1~:.Jf::'~::l;l"if{,:l;~;
ment. p.ud
12 of the lerIal ..
"lU figure a.mongthe remAWlDg

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raPid reco \j:!'r y I t ...}:lpu'd. hp
j ear p recedmg blm

pleasure

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have a

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6pon51bl o for the d ctiuled sUI,,,, ;sion
of" t 3.lnlng The Fme :\It
tltlued to mal~e h osp\tal Appban('(!6
ling r oo m has bee n utl lrscd for
woundEd soldiers The Co:.Ilt'se
Hot.pltal at Sutherlands h a3
5~Vl(' e aDd more t ban I ,3ro pat
no(] Ived )1embers an d frr ends ot
1n f o rm~ yea rs, ha , e cen r bllt ed
,-.o luntary S"1vice to thi S H ospl t II
Th e accounls for the p as t j eat a rc
the usual form The In C I11 ~ find
count sbaws a. balance cun led to') th!'
of.PJ33 Tnl s result of t h e , ear s
m'1ml} duo to (1) th e fact th at o wlOg
ab ~noe on mlli,t..aTY 0'" olher
of many memb err. of th e ~t..::. ff
b~( n oaltl;d upon t~
the1r
the fact t ha,t two
than
the contmuance of eel LalU

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It was stiLt ed at the Surrey MsI~, ~t GIl1H·
ford on Sat.nrda~ l ast, tJha.t Lieut S 8 H Ulllt'
R A F • who lboad been mdlct~ d With the urder '
Pt.e RobeTlto Aldt 1d'ge, of Rerdmg, w~s~, IMa18
(j l.limg to tbe baa t r eatment hoe J.Iad reer lved· a t •
p1 160nt'l of war camp lU Germany Ib 1'111 be re
m emb er ed by our read ers that Lieut Burne W'a&
suppOSEd to ha ve shot Aldfldg~ , who w ~an orde.rly
at L atch mere House MIlIt:lRry HOSPl I (ment:t.l
C8!es), Roam , by shooting blhl wlth
re,-.oh c"
v; hlCh hy Wille mea.n-s or other he lta.CI ?bt<&med.
The officer, who has been reI" lfied I ~.sa n e, " s
'O roeirM to be dehlned dUrlng H1S I }lalest \ ...

Lieona.rd Tre-

ma.yne make.
~i<tal .. Bald.~~ · &nd lI'red
Pa.vne lli reepOJl!-lb~ for & srood d~l
1.ughter u
" General ,)falolUl," &II weU a. J~O'6bea In the
role of .. ;ronlj> .. ~.~ l-Bunt .-: '~):r~ .. moot.
With hearty ~NlCltLt!Ot(,1 8.n~ 'Ru1).1--;.; T;Ouia 1n the
ohan.cter o-f, j4; t'1j.torla." cm1.. e...:dea.t of amuse,mont. Tlif.I \otber membeta Qf ~ company ably

louPPOTt tb_ "m.~~IObed. '

The Hydrolite Raincoat. i':!
When you buy

RE.!.DING

PTE. ALDRIDGE'S MJJR ERER
CERTIFIED INSANE

.. TH:fl YAID OF TIrE MOUNTAINS ..

cla110net pl"YanI, Corpl El1f.aon, who was badly
Th. Mllold of the
The dell1Jht(,ul mU&lej'l
"ot!udeq in an au raid when.•...tho band Willi tn Fra.nce M.ounla.tn,," appear.ing thla 'Week at the R oyal
Jo.st yoar In boma~e to tho fa.Hell heroes Chopin" 1
Funeral Mtlrch "111 \ie r endered lU the afternoou, Bond County Th-ea.t~, 18 meehng . ..... 1th gJ'Etat ..JcCe'5S
buildingtl, whlob, in the cue of Re.dlUi, &r~ the Dead March lI\ " Soul" writ b. played III the 'Dhe mpia Q'f ;fltis char.qllng ptecQ, n ow 80 well
urgently needed. AI to fl1e pro~dlllcd Oharted eveuUlg tlome bsauhfulnumben A.{8 meluded m both known, 18 very, oap8.Dly undered by the augmented
tbe aIteruoon a.nd eV"emng programmes Part of thl!! orchestra., ~.)1i.tQ .ihe arLl.Ite& gf'oeatly appeal to fllf~
lor tb. Co II.ge. u_, O~~. h .. Dol doubt
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~;;;~~·~;;~ I.~;~;]wiU .be at the dilpoaal.pJ the Mayor for ....ar larw; 8.~ 'Wirth th~U" be.,utilful vooaJ. seJec·
though they m.~aht .haTEt,.J.o ..19
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,.; ~ arn:D~euts for the concerts Art m tlOtU-. The ..hOle' pl&y 1S ec.:out8tt.ely 6be.c«i, the
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of Metsn Ba rnes and A'18
thi.a oon.ummation of the uopes
di"eaew are of & tuteftil ohara.e~ 6lld tl!.of!! humor.

tionlu aoa.ciemlo bUllnell. to inorease the pay
of the academIC staffa, an" to I ~rovlde now

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etc, were mad e I n th 30
Counctl record ......,th much
f.ulte. whr..ch are to be au . 1buterl
~e:at i&brhty ~ n(l pu blIc 6p rl L of
.-nd Dr C A S ndler , who

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On Wednetday <cv&l. lng the Read ing a.nd Dust..rlct

CoUdge.

to you Ifor ..

15/6

both 1n the C()l1ege 'nnd upo n
b the R e ~'ll l A1r F erce " 0
A'\Van-tt8.ge H<PJl and S t P " t.nek s
mg of munlt.lon ''' c rk ers be.gap at
Oct wber, 1915, wl ~b foU'[' m::Jclim es
1918, th ~ numb "r of mat:h l nc ~ b:Hl
flumber Of ~el'!On6 \\ hI) by t fla t.
tralnl og v; s 675 ,t,.f ter I
] I)r lty of t e WO I ke rs fou nd .m, nl ,m'"
t.i~ factol',J e5
About
m~hlne guns, aero nl anec:,

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which .hows the wIde.pread acuvlttes of the

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peen carrIed o n lIu<ler
The numbei- of &tudenl , d llrl
(898) shaw$: all tncrea::e of
ilbe DU'DlbflT of t.he nrevlous
SO far as :Lt. a.t p rese nt kn o,\ n
th-o
b ave been sen In; v,lth
t.nd "val lo~ !
1 he Roll of
tho :n&m8S .of 88 member s -of t be
a.re b eIng mad e to secure that
be -a& accurate a.od cOlllnlei.e as

n rlkal. Some to the reader &'Ppear Just.l fied a.nd
others not.. With the- knowledge tha.t:. Eome of the
W1Ol"kers a.~ the :R A F _Centre, MIlton bad come
out on ahr1lre OUl' npre&flotat..ive m teTVlewed .AI
OORPc\RATION EMPLOYEE'S BR.!.YERY.
Hr G H Pa.rtrlclge, 01 42, Battle street, one of the Ben R~ll on Wednesday mornmg at the
Corpora.tion's h1gbwiloy s e.mployeet, who diBpla.yed con. Workef3' Hall . KIng's roa<i MT RUs.'5elI SB Id that
8plcuoua braTor,Y whllJt employed tn a. mUUlbona trQuble bad been bTewlDg there fOT Irome tIme
fa.ctory In NottingbamllhlTe,' hu been a.wo.rded the
put On Tliuraia.y Jast. he was r equested to go
Medaf of the Order of the British EmpLte
aver to M.llton and see ..,...ha.l 'h e cOuld do AC(;Ord-,
Ingly. on FrIday h & lWe11t over <and found com
A BIG FISH
Mr Cha.rles KIrbv. a London a.ngler. 8abmg m the plete diS!8.l1! fac bon amot1€ tibe workel'&, but
nv..,eT Kennet near Burghfleld bndge, on "Sunda;r Jut, he urged t bflm to orgallls&'ltnd carry on lor B.9;hlle
l&nd~d a fine pike of 191bs. 60zs, lenrlh 4.0 mcbe!!.
On Sa.tu rday, the next. day, tbli) m e n the.re aT'
a:i.rth :.!lrncbel The fish wa!! weighed by Mr Faher,
proach~ t be c~:r:
_,
ndlng Offieer. Col LlndqUl .. t.
of the White SWBoU H otol, Burghfield Bridge
and placed th'8!t
e.va.nees before hlm
LI ttle
work w.u done tba d fl,y( In comequence or .a, telaSALE OF WORK.
H eatHelL sympathy w111 be c~t';~~~Ut:~::~:,~~
On Tuesda.y aud 'Vodnesda.y the Oxford-road ~a.m from. the m 4in, Mr Ru srell ss,ld he got lDto ).11 ' Guardl'artl " W a~r'S, of 134
WMI~ytLns held theJr tLUlluat asle of work III the
telf:phoDic communicatIon :WIth tbe depot ajn.d ar
III tlb e d-eath or hlS '" lfe who W8"S
Schooliq,om The Rev H A SW&llllborough S&ld It ranged to go over &gam o n Monda J Th1S he did, h er v.ork m oonnectJon wl t.h t,he W,m,.ln·,
wu hoped to get, by mean. of the two da.ys' aale, a
sum of £l20 The opAniug ceremODl6l!l were performed 8Jod when he lUTned theTe he found tha.t. the ~e!l vatl"e and Un LCI nlst AI.soe-truBon
deceased
by Mrll. Blundell on Tueada.y. aud by MiSS Dorothy had cused ~ rk, &bout e.J ght or DlU6 hundred 'W l llh t.he wisbes ()f
heiDi' on s tl'~"ke The, tboen together entered m to took place a.t. Tilehurst. on
Mod~y OD tbe second day
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negotiatio ns fV lt h the Colonel rand t h e AIr M 101Stry it;v F J La'lle oondwtlllg
rega.rd'lDg t.b~ ma.m qUe:st10Il, ,~~hloh WitS th rut the
PECULI.!.R ACCIDENT
men a.ll~oIled that they w.el'e enJl'aged at. t be va nolls wl sbed by the late Mrs Waters
Whlle W&lting about for a tramcar at the top of St
Lllb:mr Exchanges. Ib j officel'8 from Mdt on Qn th~ w ere Mt Water", a!\d d aughter, l\:Ir
B&rtholomew'lI-road, early laet Friday mornmg. Mr
Geo~e Moore, of ~O, Rad!!toek.road, bad 8, most ohMIS of &. 48-,hour week .ama pa.y a.t the ra.t-e of G"orgo Wa lt:, Mr a n. i hit F B1 Ehoi)
Tbey subseouently fc und ilhetr \1\ mUle (daughters), Mrs H SaDo;oru
:peculiu but unfortunate accldeut befall hun. He "all 11td per h o ur
Just monn, about to keep wa.n:n when hiS Jeg suddenly umo o f 'Wcrle wouJa be 'Pf1d f or only and that' Mr and :Mrs Thomas at d Mr I.s
brokfil He waa qUlekly conveyed to the Royal Berk· a'll1 otfntGd tJ. ...bout .398 , per week a.lt.hough theIr ~re w ere ~auo prESent..at t he
totd time for tra.velhng &nd wOlk OCCUPIed. on tb~
shire Hospital and wu. of eourae, theus deta.me~.
avet'q'08 a.bout. &1ity.;t;bree hours There were other o Farrer , Rcwley a.nd !tam ,
mm
Dr que6t 10DS, /iOme of WhIch 'We:re mochfiEK1, but R'~ad nog) Board of GUlLTdHms , Mr
THE OASE OF:M1\ E WOODMAN
The Dr&lcage s.nd Buildmgs Commlttee of the Town t he A1r MlnlsLry rema1ned obdurate on i be mal1l the Gua.rdlans), MrE H ou chin,
J)t m~s
On Tu.. tdny, can t.mued Mr Ru s"ell, Ute P~ r n, MI.§S Owe n and Mrs IJarkhaTfl (repr('ceu
Counell have r eceived the followi ng letter from Alr E
Woodm8fl, of 248, Kmg' s-roa.d -" R s th e caso of the (A-llllma.n dm" otHcer 'Went toO London but f a.t led to 1O~ t he L a..-a12&· <A: n ~.er>.;atlve ASI!:<>Cln.tlon) t\l nol
Corporatlln T myself. the WOI ry of Moma haa Dl&de eft'· .ct a.ny set.tleme nt The who le of t'he men have thtlo mn..ny letlons of 1 co ndo lcnce rooel Hll IH '1
my WIfe very III U nder the ClreUD'lstances I a.m pre· left. tbelr JOhs '& nd ba" e gone ;},ome to !Wantage
1
pared to pull down the atrur.ture eompltLlDed ~, and t o \V.a IlJl"lgford , SW1I1don, Oxford R ead mJr (t.h e great W aterj; W3S one from Col alld Mrs Les!,. Wil 011
mn.ll)rttv It ve Ihere) IIl.nd all t.'he su rro und mg dlL'>
'Vl'lthdra w my notice of appeal, and hope you will wltb ·
B~d es Lb.e falllll~ wreathe. were 1illo~'" i om Ih
tr ct" Ther& ~ are othe rs also affecte d- thoose who Pr~~Jdent and mu;nbe:rs .of Battle "aid 1 and t.
d.ria.w the other two 8ummOnSe!! .glllcst me "
hllve b een engaged to 'Work t h er e but who r efuood
to sta.rt tinder the c1reum~tanees The mat tel Ill)." W.,J me nb Consen atlVe <lind VnlOn J3t '\<:H1t.:\i\t\cn
been «fOfTOO ~o the l1<.,&ry of Labqur and lo Guardla.ns and Officers of the Parish of R"adm g
t he All' MlnntTYI hut the 1l1en absolutely reJ ed. Preudent a I!d melll.l)CrS of lhe. W esl Wa \1
ar bl trat .on Mr Ru ~c Il saul It. was to be hoped W omen'" Cons"rvalt H o and Unt~tllst AsS<.c aurm ,
th at t he two Mtm ~ t.rles 'Would r eec1ve the a eputa
W BISt 'Va.rd Men s Co mrult!ce, a nd fr om 0 1311\
h on lbat was gOln'{ 'W1 toh hun- and pTobablv Col
frl o:. nds of t he d ~ccas= d
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Ltndqlllst t..oo-t.o J.M!>lId.on that ilfternoon a.nd t h a t
The f unera l a.rrang Elll ents were c~rrled ('CIt
they would r~mse the Jusl-lee of the men'o:: by M (ss r~ H eelas nnd eL t he personal i upervUloD
applicotion.
the BO'HI ctA.l m ~ and po.. i biona. Some of the m en lnvolved
-o f Mr W B Fordham
autborlty who~e
undel tho !lore plem. rome ere labouter.s white others are
Ord.r w.... hampered by I~ck of . ugar for nmang w,th ~kllled art'!=:.a.nl'l
They ar~ all cut, o,\hethel the
nr.t pOJlon.
'I
qUe>;.tion alfeets bhem or not-they aTe out In l'Iym
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CoUege b.1. tbe war! many problema and nudertakings have beetfa ced. These are let out IU
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port. Au inter.sting item
appean 10 the report of the Aoademlo Boord,

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wor~ ~as

havf> ,"Tel t noh ce of theu mtcution to II.pply fO l llcen!lC'
for twe nw motor omrubuaes to ply for hire lD the
Borongh

difficulties and dlJablhtles unpo.ed upon the

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For the f rtb year

and

~h.... , Hon.

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M~ ~ut l'roprued Ih.
Bep109' 88 ch alrm.a.n, and F;aH]

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GRENA0 I ERG UAR0 S "'I"!

Hr.ss.y,

Th e ybalrmr' l.Iid that he had
of awlo,; a;:,lDab,hty 1<> be
illg
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T~E STRIKE FEÂ¥ER.
OUNIVERSITY COLLEGE. READING.
~HE
THE OOUNTY SURVEYOR
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THE work and progress of Umverelty College
WIll be celebrated by tho world·famous Da.nd 01 H If Tlek~ for Reterved Seabl (unnumbered), riOft 11 3d,
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Llcut Col J Fred. H~\,.]nIl 5 , 0 BE. on hta relellll8
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only
to
be
expect.d.
boen
severely
as
TROUBLE AT MILTQN.
from
milItary
serVIce
h
a!!
resumed
hIS
duties
118
County
be obt&ined .. t t:::.
or
post froDj
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handlcapp.d by the advent of WBI, It 1081 Sun eyot or Berkshire $08 frow March 1st, 1919.
IN THE
moat of lts male student.. of Imhtary age. some
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Flrat h,Fe, then t..heTe and no w nearly eH~'r.\
YOTOtt IiUSES FOR THE TOWN
TOWN HALL, WEDNj:SDAY. MARCH 12th.
AOMISSION FREE, witbout T,ckot.
491 of tb.m have been oerviDi, and for"" Ivery
The BrItlllh Automobile TractIon Compa.ny, Luruted. where, one b&a.re of 2StlU more labour trouble and

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H KDapmnn, Mr
lrfr H~ 8. Cooke , bd the Registrar ,

.Ma FSJ.NOIs SHltLDRlOE , lOi. Oxfold -r o ad, Readmg
hM beeu releaaed fr om. His MaJesty 's Force!!

..~ 730p>"

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:Mr. F Jr.. Sarl"out,

They have n gM. Ilk<> every otber ....
they vt o uld let t-berr VOice would be heam-

PARAGRAPHS.

A W a.aby the

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J-(! DitJobllold,

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BY APPOINTMENT TO' ItlNGi~1Z()>>GB V,

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BEFRESBlIENTS' AT MODERATE OlURGES.,

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Tbe mddle c1a.ss ha.ve borne tl:iclr sha.re (J( tbe
buri-eD () f the w8r-perih ap s more-boUt nna.nc181ly
and In o~ her ways 'I1he:r "have Qot been I8.bIe. to
dema.nd w.a.t bon UfoEl8. WCreB..Sf)3 of W&ge8 and ptlbor
expedIents fcrr 'Uleetlng tlH:l lncre~ CO'St: of
liVing On ~ tili.e eontll&1"1. every rJ.&e lh wages of
the "..ork:lng c18.8S~ bas dir~tJ) or mdlrectly

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the law) and yet I by this (!0l!~
the Governmentn to 1& squaro
Suc::h &otlon l\1rould be~ -effee-:
(M:tnig1,t'. Blbste'luon from the u~
inh,MI. ·"I ..",. "vou\d brtll:. lJie
to their rens~s. or & refusAl
driveTS
t'? .u-;6 g'1l5 f.o r a cel' ~a.· n pen~d would fica.re a.nd
a.!:&nU the g Bti w o rke r &
A middle cla6l!ll I \lllJO'D
couI4i aLso mnsli Ion 8ueh le.pl&tlOU 118 'WOuld en
sure the reoogmtfGn of the l llterestl5 0( the ipubho
as a. bh1ro party
all trade du~putea. a.nd thus put
an eM to the II htnrnr stnko, wh,eh w .. """pIT
a. • hold·up· oJ.
'6 ocnnmU'lllty by ,. a1~'1l 6eebon
ef wOl'~~a "
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M. Cblldo, Po.feasor Duffield , P".("",,",

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PRIOI!: ' LISTS

Th<tfl)'th~ ~t 'Were ' Prmelpal

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'" tile H ..~c'1' ~'1' ~ ell.
.;o11.g4tihe i!rdilIuy ,eneral me<;t
of Gov'~ora "'ar\ ~~ on F.,day lD
pr.,..;dent,· Mr ;r Herbe.t llefYOIl ,

where the
for,,4d
A. m1dd
the' Gov,
er~ent
made

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MRS.
Traffic
",,,'pl.ri ....ek euilin, February 271b 1,324 7
W'INSLOW'S
COlTOIpOI!<linc p¢od J&at t- .'.. .'.... .. I, Ifa. 12
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SYRUP.
otilr~o,
l'Uf""~ 2",801.

The ~ondl hons brough t about

l,ee,n ad\ eroe In m 8n V
a.nd d eveloptnt' llt ot I h~
f1(iW ~ ver, be\ ~ ron~oU05 to .. up p. . se
p~~ been to proh1blt gr owl h or t o
shgna.h.on No\lo' 'lla.t t nC'
mal condit. lons IS At length" II
of U1 tere~b 10 recapi tulate some.
)E'm fi .and urld er Lo ktngs v.: '" \('h
many dillicultleg and dlSfl.b1\1t 1
College b y i he war, hR.\'{\
tr . . a.tment. durmg the. past fOUT
u:el' ,dcs (1) T he te.OlgarlSauon c f
tle EubJ ect8
~e work IS
~ees~ aqly

gre ss

w:

~cture~ l~ , chllrgl!!, and t wo
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C01\TSeG tor dlpiom a.s and .~e r [1n(,R. 1
orga.nu (d undor the !luper n t: It-lc llCe

<ktmm1tt.ee There ale noy; I\\ cnl
s~ ud en ts ' rtQ&1\'\ng
tnsttu ~UOtl
(JT'O'Wtb C&D. 'tlake nla.e.e unt(1 t.ht"'
a.lre.ady In.£.uffi<:le:at 1~ enlllr,:: d
(2) A Re~.,.rch P ello\\ .. h lp III
h,s been ~~l \l~ed , pa.nh a { II..:
i~neIa.ch0tf!

tt
(.3) An Endowmen t Fu 1cl 1,W

Qnd Ar:i'll.,ology bas bet' I tll II! 1
ot c1&'J.!:lQ' and hlSt.on I a,,"
the d eyelop{\l'll~ o,lld fll t
1'1!$;:"Dreb ~ lD ... e ~ t 1::'1111011
(4) A. S~4jn 8 i ~OoI.lI m l tl(' ~ I

CoOuDCll to sltp rn H:'
H·.. 'I:il ~lt~

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obtalnln G fOI It
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t he: C:!ullcil upon
-11 .. ,,",," ,'Iili. org.a.n k\o. troll ("I f

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