Reading Observer 04-1919

.

,

ONCE you ha.Te
•

trillg' Zam-Buk
never
With~nt : a 'bcn\ ,of this " inaglo
healer. 1 Of unique

.' .

be,

,.,011 Will

. '-bar

{reet

co\npP8iti~n,
'rom ani1ntai
,
1 · ...
"
~
l
\ fats and ' poillOn~tlS lI!'nera ..
~ drugs, Zam-Buk · is ,lIOothing <and
J'
' ,"
...
. antiseptic, and heal&: swift ana sUfe..
.
'.
You . can rely I thorouglily on
. Zam-Buk for the ac~identB' that .IIl '
happen, especially' poring Spri~g.
cl'eanjnBi' it is a180 onequallea
for . eczema, pimples, ulcere,
' . fes~ing sores, ' piles,
those tI:Oublesome Spring
skin co~plaiBts.·
r
l

.

~

~

.. 'V~n-Y1ll!&

skin

of fresh air.
th8 l'ore8,

and

aud; enables

~tsin a smootJi
t:exture.
In addition to
and
I
Ven-YuBa
I
perfome, and
in eveT?' w~y
a superlor

,

OHANGES IN LOCAL GOVEliiijo)~~.
14r,.l
'vi. ~ley. 1D
on . . OCa.l ta.xatidal, &ald, the
aedoU&ly occuPY: 'the mlDd of

i

G:

to-a&y, '

Grea, CIl"",...

gOVdDlUOOl.
lDerea&8

w.....,

"'I!'8JllI't ' t.b.i• ...,...,...,
iIl&d

{;ot l to u.regua.ra ft.nCU16elve&
up eo tzha,b ,othey could pay theee wages.
wexe gOlog ott' the--1ano. if theY' dro\'e mOX6
a.nd more u.way, rthen l IWn.Cre lwould they be? 'l'tte
60VI;.«nUlCjlO sllould glllLRLntee prices,
for ~ there

'which ',would.

in. the local

nawrally

&I'08e

were:

l'a~.

\ 1,'00
Did aU CJ&IJii(l& pay

proportion i" Wa the iooia.enoo ot

t.a.xa.tJOD

d.ia~b;U'tAQ- ~ w tt/bilit..,r to -pay, tYl(i, In·
oid<mtiLlly. ilad thq elec.t.edi 1lbe best, buaineoo meu
to opend th_ tlWl8? Wh_ _ the amount of In'
1Il tbe ....... tbey ... farm<ll8, 'Would grumble
&Dd ~y... But ,t hey would feel much more happy

"Was no dOubt but. tha.t tib.ey bad 'b>ot to pay 'tho
WOIl<oI ..oIted. •
.

of Gll proporLion to any other mdust.ry e.nd t.be
oIl'!DttOU.oly in the
proposed new Increase~ would add BtiU £urttter to
luX. I
_ e. timo' ' - "
~JTeflPO l1d6noo couteata
~ inequality. I &Qme ,woUld oompare theIr Nlte6
.rUchiDg UI th"t road... haw been unable
Wl8OCiated, Hi. 1080 to tho county .will. we mw thooe of i~. town dwell"" &nd r;ay how ",ucb
,to ~n 'th... R..ding Obaarvu:" Thoy
&re lIure, be almost irredeemable. '!'bese vllCIJ,utles were
.more he paW 10 the "£ tha.n did the If'a.r,Dlers. .liut
filled in bl the election of Mebars.;E. L. · Raymond &8 t he town drweJ.lor~ ra.~ :Included payrpent tor
Ihould p~te their owra with thelt New ...
€hairman of the Council. J. \V. G. Jamle8011 WI. HOD. 'Water supply, sLreet ligilting &Dd clea.ns.ing, paved
a"Db, or: apply to
Secretary, and B. J. Hollo/w ay 88 Hon TreMurer. fOOOWB,Y5, -the oolleotdon, of cef.u.se I8ol1d c&rtilng It
Wliat Kent baa doue and Will do, iu CUJ88a'S
4l/WI8.y, ,&D..j elaboraoo drainage and sewea'age arra.nge"
THE PUBLISHER.
other counties enu and Ihould emulate. TheT8
ment, oB.Jil '" hundred land> one obher tbingfJo, all of
19 & 21/ ,BlavaVI 5_1. Reading.
hundreds of playe" awaiting, U it wer~ , collecti-=o.~;n;.~•.::'1 IWhlob farmara rbad to
for themselves. As
/
t..--"'-"'--"i"-~--...,.~--~-..!1 organisation, aud ett.eh county division of
to-t.pe basiS of a.ssessxuent, the- 't.r~man a.nd
should cultivate tbia' spirit of revivalieln,
manuf&ct.urer 'WaB ~ on his .,buildi'Daus only
election of Y0W?B'8r meu on (OOmmitte~
but.
h'8d to· pa.y on thell' land III addlWo~
mfuae these bodies with more vim, energy
&od. b~ngs. If So ,b ig i!Iorea.se in

Eo~

fO:"pJalab

1

HA~E N', \1113. "
~
A brilliancy !tom al Gambit Touney played

April 12th. 1919.
All oommuDle .. tloDI for ~t,b" column IIboulQ b.
addreued " .,.Cbw Edlt.or. • .Reading Obl6l'yer.'''
SaluMone and t-ritici.l'ma -to oar Problem. are 10.'
nted and aboufd reach UI by the second Tuesday
after' p,..-bhcltion.
Original eroblem, ..nd g"~eI
are aoliaited, and local oootntmtlon. WI11 reoelye

. \.7

Abba.zla. lO1I1e yean &.go.
KING':B KNloll'l"s G.AHBIT.
White.
"Bl&rk. .
\ Whit6.

Freyman.
I F-1U

Duru.
P-K.4

2 P-KH'

'PIP"
)8 Kt.-K4
K....KllB ,. ) ''''laRch
B-B4(b}
16 ~Qeh

8 K ....KUB

fnourable ooDsida.tioo.

, xt--,.Q.8a
IS P-K6
6 P-Q4

.Read,d

The "
g Ob-I.-r-,.-r-:-·-eont.alning the Cheat
Column. will be .eDt. .post. free for I,. 9d ~r qU&rt«.
ordera and remlt.taDoeII to be &ddrelMd
W The M.,naa:er, II O~'ner " O!fi.oe. Re~lnit.

'

o Q-BB

',0,

!!_.-:~..
B4(.)
....a.:>w

16 .H~h
17 R-.K1b.1

Kt-U,

a-xu
Q-K2

't'7.!B8, (dl ,
lI.I:I..

r

Blaclc..

UUt...
R-Beq(f)
hP
Q.Q
KxR
K-Lihc)
Kt-.B6

18, PIP
Kt.-R6ch
)9"!-K~2
Kt-B3
.
2'0 1~t.-Q.!.k:h(h> PsKt.(i) ,

~~ ,i~U>."'h\
-J

(Seleoted).

Blact (6 pie ...).

~!~ (I)
... -

J·th

B -!..Kt.1; 6 P-K5 t Kt-- ~6.
(c) An inapimtioll!

plB<lOd on " """"ut.wturer I or
tahm: moo aooount lD M9r.king

wq

(8.) Evadiug the dangers of the regular dtdellctl to
tho g8.lIlbit. The pnumpal Il\ent of tho vll.rhlbolJ
adopted 18 ~flt of belllg very little kU0'rIl. ,
(b) Decidedly luferior to of P - (.,!4 01'1 eveu B - Kt.;.
POI!I8ibt;r Blaek &lItici~ 5 P-Q(
the soquel

PROBLEM No.' 2321-

By E~ N>POLI.

Freyman.
12 ~n

7 P-KKtA.! (c) hP"1I.p .
8 Kt-Kt5
P-KLS

An

W88

I.Q,

.

l....
.
(d) 10 CMUea :would) be mct by Ps.P threutcuIDg
RJ:Kt wlth an overwhelming IIottuck.
~e) Prettily plared o.nd qw~ in "''''qdao"cc with thc
BpLnt of tJlc Op6Ulng.
(f) Now if PxKt ; 13
,it Q.J.Qch,
}{."Q j 15 BxPch~ etc. i or
14 BxQch,
X-Beq; )6 JixKtPdls. cb.

(g) Not K-K2 becawe of

.DOt

•

J

keep the1%' pl'li~ dOwn

~oal ; . a~d ' ~e," 'mUsf: ...aiJLVe

•

cxper1ge!, cha.:rgEd on. arliclee made
pueect on ,to the cQDStnnfU". WIth
..bop -c:I:u.otly where it wa1)
In:rooeeded to qoote figur-' to
~
'-'ft
'W86 over.t:.axed 88 OOJTlpa.red
-hut said ~t 'W86 110 use
otbey- .".re ,prepared to sugg.. ~
to
suggetri.od :remedlefi
in Vi ew be >W83 ....Oln..
.,.~
SYSOOlll of loc&! .ra.ting
t.bat tho
o.f education,
l8.Sylu.ms a.nd of
be So na.ttOna.i
. .EJ,oh'O<Jllcr le...'tefl. Then ,
60 e:x-cc.ssively iratc<l,
the lougest vun.e
' each and every class
to aOiJjt~. The re
.
'Which need~ eon~ld~l'6iLon.
&6 Tat.epayera a.nd ;r)U81l1etti
men ,!,&-ko
a.nd, care thei iWould 111
seleutulig
men to spend: tb066 ratesl? He WBa
a.fr&id they did "not f3tudy the li&t of names 011 any
District. Couucd, or .they ,would be tilll'pnsed ILt the
number wbo had no businese 1:ra.irung to qualify
them for their positIon. It w-..up to tliem nOW I
8:8 a. ~ of farmers to leavo 'DO clror.t unt..riOO to
effect remedies a.nd IiiOe that th~ int.ercste were

SOLD

GUAR,ANTEED Gl<AIN PRICE!>.

'I

On FTlday in

By all Grocer., Store.. oii;"""
Chandlers, etc. 'j

R. S.' HUDSON LIMITED,

, llierpeot. VI ..t Bmlll";,h
, •• d L.nd.......
. R 106-3t

I

IW'hJJe Mr. P. B Morie
The parhes C"<lncern ed
much of than ow n and
roa tel' of £4, but., as
pointed 01.1,1, the que!SllO ll' I
'Whetber cr not a. ccrtoun \ .:! L·?· lU cie
I
hac been supplJed o{ Ii IL h ~1 beW,
an a.dver.3e eJ[ect, upon th e l(f'.lnce T hea t
l of go.:15 for the ~11I;;~g y e ,l f ,so Illu . h so
th at It was sta.ted It W (J UI~ ul\ ohe the Ir
d en"J.1 for t\\'o wee k s.
Mr. McKenna., In op",nlllg" the c ase,
IIln<1er t he A..::t concerned t' eo lu etCI'
pn,na fn.c,c oi'ildc. Dce and to ~ onus
i cma anlF, to sho'tli wh y Lhe ~um <leo",,"""" O
no t b e p ,nd. H~ 'would~ me re l) prove
.of tl.Jc me:er.
.,
E\·~(le ll ce fo r the complainant,., SH'en
CUl' !S, of the Gas Compa~\'y, showed
r -;:o admg of the meter for Hie In st ..... cek
loot year was- 26,600 cubiC fcut,
amount , (he a\era gc .a mouu t. "",,,nn,,A
hcmg ?b,ut 7,000. PI' or to t hat.
£ah:i be Ins pectoo the meti!t 101'
.AugusL 5th, and It sb ::l\ved! a \ (:rY
""htch he l hought st ran ge , ~r.<! ln g th,\t

fa.nner only ,thr*-fiUhs of tihe fi.ve qua-n.eN. That

'W86 very unfllir'. It mea.nt that the..d.i1ferenoe bebw~n the gtl8J1a1Dteed pnoo of oats and the ma.rht
p r100 'Would ouly work out at the !rate of t hree

qu'a.rlers lo the ac.l'e. Tho reason assigned for thIS

on tho J),,\.rioL Counoih <i.nd IloM9s of Gw""lians.

PROllLI~M: No. 232J.
By G. V. BUTLHa (Bnghtou), (Speci&l1y Contributed).
Blae\: (9 pieces).

_'OUIS

THEFT OF GROCfRJES.
I
r--- .--

'

ArtiHU- j G. &.,"g"leton,· 35, Edgehill-sLreet, ",.as
cb&rJ;ed 'before the ll<>ading' ..tIfJ:I6J..tps OD Friday
Ill. hLab 'Yo-eek, 'Witili. ..Waling four
curnwls
anu bu\lWr, valued £.181>- t.b~ propertiy of MT. B. J'.

choeBCS,

Kmgham, his emploYer i .:Jhile PJWlp Farloy, of
171, Southamptou· 6treol, faa cbJ.ged wHh J'CceivlII.g t.he b'TOCens.
1 .
Mr.
J. Illalchffe p~ul<ld • .8:00 Mr, T . It.
Kon L .a.p~ for bolob. defcndap,u;.
.
Mr . ..Iiillg'hlltn s tUd Eggleton "'~, :unltlt n'OOllt ly ,
Ul b..is ed..ployruent.... as iwa.rehOUl:Je forema.lI, .and IIIIS
<lut.u)&;, were to 6uperintcnd
req.elpL (lnti dlSpu.tch of: Q'oodio. In ooMOquence of ,wha.t he 11ad
bCll.l'd wibue6i meL ~{;Ieton 0'00 eve'nIll"';, IWhen Lbt)
latter said: .. I ha\e been 13. !rOgUo d.ud, have 5Lo1en
a Jot.. of thmgs. I ;have inv~-t.ed th+ iUl.oney III t.he

F1

we

Reading and CounLy Be",,!'>L BuiJdiDg Society. a.ud

1 wish you lo iba.ve the money," o.t lt..oo

,
Wilite ( W p UJCI)'I) .
Wlalw t.o pla1 and mate hi two mona.

TO

80LUTJON
PllOBLmM No. 2317
By MM. W. J. BAIlW.
Key: B - B2,
If I • . K - K5 . 2 Kt-Kt5 ,h e!.c.
lf 1 • • P-K5

.2 P-B4 ch .!.c.

SOLUTION TO PIlOBLEM 11'0. 2318.
By MJIS. W. J. Bmm,
Kea : P-Kt4.
If I
: 'IX-K5
,2 B-Kt~' ob .t.c.
lf I
11 I

.1

. 'iC- K4
• P-B6

2 DxP ch et.c.
2 B.p e!.c.

_
'
CRITIOISMS.
Comct solutions to Nos. 2317,12318 from G. JarvlI

(NiCe twin.a. beariug the usual feminine touch of gru oo

and bea.uty).

Old Solver," G. Stillillgfieet JOUIl80ti
(231 i: 'rbe play of White B's Pawll- i.e eapcciaUy
pl"'in~. t:ll&' A good olearance key opeuing up th.
II

threat B -K~h. 'l'be
two fiight. moves of t.he
13aird 1.B to 116
,,·a.nation P - BG
DoW. (231., A
e-v-en
MH.

of the ' two Be afLer the
pleasing. Mrs.
sttccesa. The

me"

'WR8 becauso
the rt".a.nners, I showed ISUch
apa.tby . In lhi8 own paridh of 4 (XX) ,acres .the far.
1Il1.E!rfJ' ,pa.id half the ;n.tc6, 11.00' for bh& 'l'8.8L two
years be had bOOn tJryi~¥ to get. H. £a:rmer to aiL on
.tbe Dist.riob {;ouood . 110 had got '!owo "i
tunes to oonsent, bliL they Deller IwonD to the lueet.lUgs ioC tbe COWICJ J rand wore lif:;r.uo.k: off~ (Laught.er.) Now !he had rgot.anoUiet- one, and ito thought
be /WOuld go. Tibell' gnevl~llce <was no ... e~ll.ct ly l.he
POOl' Tat.e-Lhat 'Wile a vcn~ thrall it:.em-but. 1J.1o
dist.r"ieb rate. At 000 tune he "thou-ghL lt. .....'as .s.
\ -ery . good. Lhi..IIg t.hat lb'6Y ' '\'jere SO'u"," to blV\.'o
tilSU'lct T'Illes.
Uo fO'U:l1a out JllS m:JsbaJw. , At
Jeu.st. >'When they Illiade their own :raLes they were
good enough for ,bbClllSClvC6, but in t.he di.sfll'lcl!
~vCTybody who owned 18. bicycle IWhiclt l ~~Y Iwanted
to rude over the roads Ih ad somet.hmg to oomplaln
flbourt . l'be adJu8t..1llent. of ra.teable values ",as
1Urn:;'t ,unfair bbt.-wben the tradesman. Q:OO tho fa.rmer. '.£Iho f~1' W8!'J. Il'at.e'"d an )1.1& houso, buildlDgs lI.nd Janu, e..nd of tihat tho land proba.bly accounted for .ba.if his rateablo vwha. Tho tradei'
men, \l.6lng Vho roads more than the fannoOr, with
iJU8 -delivery
'Was SImply rated on I)W; hOlllC
and b uildmgs .' Tho f8.1'1.J.lo6l6 had to produce. fQOd
for tho people, and 'Were ;['I&t..cd on the trado t.he~
dId" '.Dbe ISJ1d ou.ght to be free
lI'bey .had to
compete 'WIth stuff from abroad where title land
WUf; I pra~t.ica1ly fa;ee.
B y (aT tI~o .tall'C&t inlothod
for 6nsuTln<,: <the -upkeep of ' 111e 'Coads 'Was t he old
turnpike ga.te. (Hear, heltT.)

U

SlWlO tune
tJa.klnr; 8(Qlle euvelopes from iW8 ~k~ts. The en·
\'elopee cOntained a. nwuoor of sh'l1l'C6 ill the above
Society, iamo-tuiling to £175. The. cheeses {produced) W<lre 'WOl1h £18 "nd W""," siwillU' io t hose

sold by the firm
I
In roplcr io lIk, K"lIt;, ,,;L,,,,,,, 8IIoid II@glet;c", had
been 'WoIth the (um , fer tLboub .olgbh yoo..re and bore

a.n-

e.xoel~t

Wilut~u

oh6l'ooter.

brought no pres·

bear OD. the dcfendoant 1WlW.:rega.rd to the

~;:~~~l'DOt't. fwbo

:up

u~.~

'He

"""rants ...a

Eggleion,
and .. id he baa
he.
oeD~

'firm,
liNn.
prc-

b!>en

~t~~~vf&y·
~b;':OO a

A~R{CULTURAL WORKERS', WAGES.

,

•

u. il ueetlng of tho Be.t·kWH·6 DI~trlct ~ Wages
COlllmlttt.'6 held in. ube Slure Ball, ' .Rea<ilng, ..m
.AlaloCh 28th, ,~
unaniUlously deC1ded to Il8k
j 'R. rtn en~ 10 norkshire to J;cqUJr6 theIr wen to ",,-brk
o nly 51& !1-ouno per week for t.ho ~IU1Jll"m wa....e

w.as

t:b~

Centra l

kept up 'io d&te. but
. let might oontinue
'WIth the old ~en
eome of the
properLy W'8.8 !DOW much more v:alu&blo than it was
wh¥- the ~nt 'W88 made. Ono dis1ir.ie.t co.n.brlbuted .. iau- share _ . the Oounty ....ter bUt
~l.Do~her d.'tTIC~ '.Jlld not. Wer:e too UauaJ. "m of
OV~J; qu~itiOO. to ~

not.

property i" The,! 'Were
(Bear, bear.) The Wlhol1!' assessment 0 BerkS'

lihoold , be

gone

into:

(Applause.)

.ware.

Everybody

'r-he owner ()f proper~y should be rated on tWbal the TenlraJ. value of
wa,~ proper~y would be If ne had " -tenant tli<u".

'&bould 'Pay tbelr f&ir

;C"ll~~~~ I~' hub LIte 'time rhad
P;;~I-';;.'J,iO:r-··
ahqukl <be appointed to ~
~Dt1., A. Car
he _.bly

8!~t

\lie

1.l0Ut'8

wluel.l ab

preten~

form

_ta..

not result :in IL !reduced output.
At the aa.mo Illloot.mg the Chl.lll'man announced
tibat. Mr. E. W. K. S la.d&.bad tendered .his resigna·
ti<)n frolll: ,the Commit-tee owing to preSsure of
other dutIes. All aeohons of tbe Committee expressed Ulelr' a.ppreciation of the .services ;which

Mr. S1ade had l'6Ild-e.red: as a. member, 8,'fld t.ben

re.greL a.t, hits decision tGt ~n.
•
It .....~ aJso decided to call the atWntlon of far.
In the County to a. recent pronouncement! of
.the Central Wages Boa.rd to the .effect tbat flhe
one valuer
tilDe
had
now Cvme when the mere payment r·of
the 'Whole
County an-can of wages 00'U1d no longer be regarded 88 a
A "8&tisfaetory settlement in ea8e8 where there had
-been oVldent f&ilure to . eO'l11'ply WIth th~ Board',
Orders, and that in future.
aleILl' ea.ees 0( under·
~yment :would form the ' subJect of .legal ~.
lDgJ3 agal1lsb tilo e mployer , ooJlOOl'ned. . All ~~
pioyers who a:re III any doubt
to ,the rates~
' etc., m force> should apply to the· Secre~' t of
the Berkshire Di.strlct Wages (.iollUJlitte6, ' B. ! G ~
S. Ravensorort, !e, FrllliNskeet, Reading. from
whom all pa.:r~ic.Waors may- he obttuned. '
•• '
• 1
I

io

an

as

,", . '

==:::=:==""=

recollectionlaud reftootiolls-oll Rutinp. You
Iiliould MÂ¥4- "your lIut.cription for theYictory Cauir_
direct to Mr. L. P. R... (tto~~ See). 8t~ Allbyn..
ReaWU :
,}~
";'
;
~U" ·H. J, Nuwrrr (B.E,F.).-W.-tIw.k TOD
~ for your problem. ,,~b. however,..baa no solution.

, ~ 'tW beu 3 P-Bt you have overlooKed ~t ..Black can
... ,

..... ................. . 104
I;: ~~:~$!~ii"d: ".. . .eo.o .o ,

1.

••

~ <i! ••••

1M

• •••••• ' '', '

•• • • • • • • • • • • "' • • • •

~

• .!!' . . . . .

:prav ~ d tb a.o:, such a qu;,] nll ly 0 1 g as had
sUlIl e 3. it would h a\'() n. VEl V l;Cnous

the amount tobe- theal rc v> ould be
th e ratlOmng 6Cl\l~me . I I \\; 0\\1<1
t he theatre lo d csc: be<:a u<c Lh ey
tbe end of th eir lilli a n bcfot e t ill: ewi
roe.,' cn They .... ou ld h ,l\e 10
fe l
fOltn 'ght , amI by so nOliI'::; tho
Ivs~ £250, tbe amount p.!ltl by
t "r a inment- lax for t\\O w e~ k s .
tha.~ tha.t amounl of g<lS c()uld c, ,·l.'f'\v

\.

,I

/

-

1..
Actual Plsottl t.i,.

"
•

'l 148
" I

1

at S~do"d:tI ' ,

PRIVATE
MEIS£,
A.S.C., M.T.,
I
....
Mediterranean Expe«lltlonary for.ee
Mrs. Meise, writes': "It gives me great pleas'ure 'to inform you
that I Sent my husband two bottles' of your Phosferino Tablets
sometime ago, and he writes from Salonica, to say he has
derived great' benefit in taking it, not ollly has it kept . him in
_good health and spiri~, but it has been the means of saving
atta<;k of Malaria, and ' ilthough
him from 'a very '
admitted t<>: ~ospital
o)1t an~ about in the c~u'rse o[ a'
few days, W;hlch he
to,"hls system' afid ,llerves bemg
(fortified bi careful and
u~e ,o f Pho$ferinc, and he
_. conFludes Ili,s letter by
; me to' send hIm a goOd sup~ly .'with every Iparcel." .'
"

.'

Thi, hardeaed

' effect;v~ ~eaD~
. cliin~te

.
(tI ~--: Week, tmdiug..stiuda.y, 6th April, HHlI.~

,

ea rch). be asked for a n 6C1 and
I sh ou ldn 't, be eurpnsed Ii he hasn t
S9me thmg"
Coun sel for tho d dence a.<-ked "\.0; Ii nc"'s I
th ;!,!' oafl~ r tho beginnmg cf .\tl.JUq the
m en l had decided to u "~ only e leJ;lrlc lt\'
ing exept an the (i1ess mg NO III S and
, ... T h o Chairman That mak es the I
t It?
•
I I d :)csr..'
C oul'!'icl Yes ; till :; c,l €e l!'l Im'oh e<1 In
I d eepest nu·s t.ery, wlud) I !l1l1 t l,t'm g to
The Challll11 flJl W ell,l l'oO p " ,ou ,,!II
8S pGHs! ble about It.
F o r the d denco Mr, Mod e s:l.ld th nt I

,and other i' ,'

HOSPITAL;

",.

~ua1

wime~~

cl\lI~

, lum 3' cf Lhe e'!ed n cl an , jllcll

u{

suggested abcvo. The W\ll'ker&'
Wves on the Comnuttee e.xpl'68Sed: their &PPJ'lCCia,..
tion of the, 8plrJt in which the ~oye.rs' ~ ,repreM!nta.9.~ee bad met them',' a.nd undertook to &e& tb«t
,(he ~uoed nUlllber of .ihotm> (01, ' for 54) ;'ould

, ..

'OORRESpONDENOE; ETO.

"Was Il'"'am

ba.slS of the

~enb

' ''lien th<! "' l3.~ C
to t he h
~"
h
., The v ha \ e le t.

of ZEi.600.

a nd winter

" ROYAL ·BE~K5HIRE

tak.thia~ pa"'D.in~l.yg.

t~

U1ll1lUllWn latc~" namely, M and 4H per .....·eck

lSu lIJII l,o::r

.

F . J., PONT.TYour two·lilover received wi~

~

.AlI lpresent &OIIl6 large eotat.ea were only ~
a!o III. vr;rY nouUnal. sum, He did note ~ 'WIth
_
too , number oi<officialo
it ""uld be

ti~ ,

d

Board

,'ans,

'M,er
Mr.

I

W3{,~

,

m a.W:er and It, wa s [OI.n<] ,It) t ups
'l.'he ne'xL (wo "eeks wet e I w eh 10 .... e r,
"'~k in qllc ~t' OIl th era ", af tli ,,; ,en I

Lpmlol.l SbOltid eonslder the questloa o r ~1Lenng:

months l'eSpel.alvcly.
The
.Be.rksh.uc (.;Olllllutt.ee wlSh It to 00 understood tha.t.
t he I-eqUl il'~l1lelltB of ouly ~l:t wdrklllg hours per
week from agrlCWt.lU'al wo.t!kiers by eropluy&& Jfl
Lbo Cou uLy would l~Te)y 00 a maLler of llIutua.\
arra.ngement.. between muster I and man to ta..ke
c1feolo from .I~pril '21st, 1919, for lL pdJod 'Which
would roughly extend over the remo.lDtnl; SUJUluor
'lllomhs of tho yealj'l .The .0bJect of such a.n a.r·
I('a.ngernep;b 'Wo.uld t~ to remOVQ the present griev·
.auco 'which ex1.8ts lUUong 010 workers ow ing to
t.b-elr 'belDg u.sked to put m au e xtNL half·bour'l:i
WOI k on live ~6 qf tthe week as u.. result of t.he
Boa1."d·~ l(!cent Urder as to Q. weekly 6horl. day. It.
IS, t.h~fore, -suggested' by tho CQUlUlIt.tee bhtt.t tJhe
wor k1tlg houm as from April m..st s-bould be w.ne
h ours per d a y 00 ~1h'6 da.}"S of tho week a.rul 6! on
the slxClh Ui&)', witbout any COrre:spoUdlU . . . reductlOD
III tobe -wages a.t present paid.
W,hell the GcntraJ
~VISION OF ASS.EBSMENTS ·ADVOCATED.
Mr. Georg~ Fox u1d the priuciple of Jooal ~&­ J30ard . pr~ ' to IJ'&«»lsidel' t he qUeBhon of
roenr. 'Was uJl v~ well when the money wns spent ' hourS the ,whole Ilua.t.ter will again..bocome an open
questlOn, and bho Berksh.ire 'COllllllltteo will have
in the distnct.. At tho present tllJDa tKOUf1W'h~e
about nme-tentlha of the money oo.Uected. in ea.ch an opportUnlty . of preeeing t heir viewa whatever
,they
may 100 at ·t1;t.e ;tOme, on the BoaJ!d, ' ":In the
<lJStpet -went to the. ~nty Council. The Ulooey
wu pooled. 000 dLStnot IlOlg·i jt revise it. 8096EltIS- 'Jnea.nt~(lI ia:le ~ittoo urcently hope tha.t fll<l';'
mente penodiCIlUY, /WI
t that. they were merB m ~ wiil faY In Wlth the arrange-

uouDoil be

' tha.nloo. .
'
.
.
J. NIPUTtNO.t.I.e.-ThaDk, yoU" for your inter8lting

&.ad b ~ eu clcs.ed for SCH'n ...hck~
The Chatrman YOll don't' oh Jecl \11
t bc..Lqu antltY the y usc , d-o lOU ~
\'t'lIne-~s ~o, S! r. (LiU g:\te r )
The stage mana.g-el·s ait(' lti on "as

~t

"UULII i!'uch tillle ouo

I.,~

B Jrcugb m agl~ tra tf s
cha.ir), an ¢l:treJUely
t.be Reading Gas Company
r E:e:.ver £3 155. froUl
lJ.'heat:re of Vapf'l le.; f r1r
weclr. ending August. 30th ,
Mr, Harold McKen na,
:S"q.~dy and Blandy, \\ as'
iD. B erry for the

l

1"1\8

He referred to the Ja.rJe number of cJe:rgj"Iueu. on
Ulf:ee boWes. W.by Wtt.8 It t h at. tiley were ,t.ibere i"'

bUliDesa
~d.

I~ P.t\t,~E1~"

'EVERY'WH'ERE
,

e&mied! .u ua:nimously.

13oo.m

Whtte (5 plCceS).
Wbite '0 pla7 and mate 10. tlIree mo ....

aDd the

with.Rinso olJernillht. Rinse and hanll
to dry in the mornirig.

'nloat. 'Would eutaiJ 6llcrlfice of v&lua.ble time- on was tI~t the fo.r.lIlel· foo,~ tAro-fi fths of this ~rop to
SOllie, ,but wit.h all t.here wag rat "6WLiljc lb would ho hlslboNea a.nd cattle, but It WtlS nab ex plalned how
lWell :worth Lhe ci[OTt. T.b ey had l'eoQntly heard a. that t",'o--fiftibs was gomg" to cost. wm a.ny lears to
lat llbout {Il.rmers' oa.ndidat.e& for Parh"1ucnt. Let, CHtW. He cornndc roo Lhflol! tbey u.s fa,rmem ought.
thom st.a.rt WIth. uamdidat.e8 for Count.Y' laud DJIStrict W protest hi.rOllgly agtaolusb Lbo "".a.y\the
of
Councils, and by so , dolng prepaore fOT ·the btg'ger Agrioulture Intended to.K-OCP l~ pl'01D:l6eS Wlolih roC·
Job. .
, glt I'd to U1e 1919 .ba.:rvee~
I
,
APATlU1l'IC FARMflRS.
'J;he qU.. tlOll of hay ow.... r ...sed by ;Mr. Fo" but
Me. Job Loustey 8l\ld the pIth' of boo whole qU($It.
POlDtOO. out. !lhD.t th iS 'Woukl be flee.
ot.lOn w8fI tha.b they 600uld appomt. l"cI>l'oocntatJ.\.es
No forJU.'a l rESOlutIOn was adopted.

~

.Iike tathe
;Count'Ma in '.
hlr c..tle '

wn.,ih;' q~y'. , Just sOClk the cl6thes · tn coM wath

Mr. Cumber calJed too attention of the
~o tdle policy ot tobo Goverwneut in
.
t
... ,,Pr;'OO6 or ~ year'S c<?'.tn harvest.
'WRIS,
said, based! 'On t he Corn P,rodUot:.10ll: Act. This
1uea.n"t ·tOOt. ilia Govert.lJllEtt)t s hould mue good lo
fal'lOOI'6 ,the difference lootween tbe oCUI~ent offered.
prlOO for gra.in in the ma:rk.et and tilie g.ua.rantced
rp rlOO. 'Hlilot. tue&nt tthat if 'bbo yttrrent price for
whoo.t rwere 5(6. a. qUlLrt.er and ,the Government
oguaa-anteed 758. a. quarter the f&Nller 'W8S entl
to 25&. Q. qUMte.r, or £5 an a(lro for oCvery uore
wheat he grew. In I'ega.n:i to ba:rley nnd oa.Ls bho
P'Jehcme was VfrrY 'WlI'Ollg a.nd did Dot ' g1.V6 the fllrmer Lbe hcnofit. it prof~ rto give, beoa.p&o It.
onl y :reckxwed oala at five quQlr,te:rs to the MTe. II
they couldn't . grow more tban tlb.a.t they ought. to '
be kicked.. But: even sO, they proposed to pay the

'Well 'I'.epru;cntru on the large. spending Councils.

(b) Beautiful.
(I> A JBluctallt, but
el) A tille g&lUe on tho part of
fell a VI Ctim to hus poor lUOllltlgemellt.

a'cccpt~ble

'R 'I N SO , fresh. RifiSo ' ~ves th~
'I I a V e
's ~ , ,cqpper fire~ There's n1l
Jcuttle of ~ste of coal-no extra
trouble or expense.
" i
e~ry

and ,t ug... them to ..,..fuIlY ,

WI&8

preparation,

tHey'll be'Just as' wb~te ana

I'

Mr . La.yley -aOoouded the MOOlution, sayIng that
tlw-tr pr&Qt.ica~ knowledge WM very small compared
'With that a.t the dieposal of " he men on the Centr&l Ooonmltt ....... ~
~

The ~lutM)n

and refined

w~~Ii~n,

.' the 'clothes-- in' the Rinsa,
w ,"..y-i 'n • col ~> \Y.~ t e'rf;

and

J

fuei

lJentral Wag... Ioonsider
it."

coal. 00 it ' by

..

COStAs up.
. Mr. Mor-ha.U.sa.i ' tlJ.e whole spirlt. of tbo pr<>p<:l&o
tlOn was that
tncreaBe6 shOllI.:! be iela.\.lve to
llhe wa..ges the ~-w.&d been il'<eOelvmg.
Mr. (lumber: 'l'hen, wh,)' do~e GoVCrnlcnt 6a:y
so? W'hy don't the W&g'eR
d 6&1' rwbat. bhey
mean lD lang,u,age (we poor ~ ~&D uuderBta.lldP (
He 'Went. on to ea.1.' that tlbaa 1D:fa6ter of 'W&.ogea
oot ~ 1W;h..icb: .t..h9 1W3Jlted, to d:iscuaB very
,
m ipubhc. Let.~!tt experts 011 t he Centra,! COm·
11llttee do what they t4lought best. ..m the ma.t.ter
He )]W)ved: H T.~
1 t tbJe .ttcadmg Branoo of '\100
Fa.rmers' Union
1& t.he' attention ()f the' CentnJ 1
~ecutl\'·e to1the
w propo&ed Order ~ssued by bhe

Pt-ovide

•

could

l!'<lrtner5

1

CHESS.

,. '

. " WllAJj:. KN.EJID" GOVERNMENT.
Mr. Keel sw.Q t.h.e Goverlunenl.o gav~ ,f~.. no
encoumge.ment wh..:t.ever. Whe:r& _'W88 Mr. Lloyd
George r A abort. tl,tnc p.go he waai'& f.a.r.In.e:r'8 wan I
He ch&ra.ct.erised tie GvveT1llUeJlt. sa- we&k S:oeecL

~n their gmfuhling,lf they felt. that t.b&y 'Were. P&),log IDO more than thell' Just abaxc. :He 6&ld unhesitatingly that fa.rmEII'B 'Were airea.dy rated out

.

,

~

ore....

.

'V6rT;wro~

be

money,.aDd oonsoquentoly they

,

t~

whioh is tlb.e lbe" efi cia l

----, I
the only

~al~.,

Eut'~ ·

Ito

been ht, because ~ltl~uln t l oll s
it wero burmng ~v e" ho ur

parts of the h ou~ c\c n then th ey
ured s uch a large qu an: l lt ~ (2) it
be!!:n wa sted, tf It ll ad be~ n th e "I
whioh lnust ha.ye oreurr cd to
eler-cr ,,",oul<l hayc been so \.lrJ::t! thll. t
evi,"81b ly ha\'e b een ll cl t lced -11 1\\1 s melt.
in tlh s the&t r o. and (3) th at the Tllpo!S
haklng, for they 'Were Ju ~t th .. Satll l~
nlw-dys had beeu , an rI there IHlll
lI,>rong Vilth them. Th e re.I(' l'c h(l
nCOO,f.&anly follow that. elth cI
was IIIcorrect or e l~c
." .. ~, ••;;n. prop erly.
T . Smll110nS , mllnl' ''~Ii ~''''A
the d~fenr-.e ,
to u sI;) ga.~ o nl y In
rooms H wa s
IIrt l .. t l.'S