Reading Observer 04-1919

ase of
is .bso.necessary if 'you
wish to teta.in a. hea.lthiY
skiD. a.nd~a spotless com!
I
plelClon.
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.. w..... proUd of the>"old q.'t«m~'t.ibl"""'-.I"

Ven-YlI,.. by ita wonderful oxy,.nI9uahtiee, give. to

lnrcripNon 'On II. UnIon
·~b·. Bead U in 1I."",I·.,...oiI.:
OD the da7 of dh. a:~~~.,g~~~~::
100 lklto.lion or the Royol
'~~~l~
BrW though th. ~llo"
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oupplifld tho bynote of tb.

it noelis after II trying wint.r
and- In thelmidst of equally
I~rying
prina weather.
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PROT,CTS THB

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IJ,Im.. 1 L (i
P&I'l'er, M. iJI l' Sutton, P A.
BUI~ E J ..__ • ~dlMId, W Buller,
L E Quelo1>, 'IV R Ho.rell. Turner. O.
Norn!-, F E Mor.lnl, CamD,
MorleJ'. R J TyrreU, A New· I · il!h~bii.~,ie
..ad F. W bfa.rtiIL The Ir.;yor
wOre 1ll'1I" eme ro~.nd tll.

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By 6 P.lD the hn. of
by tb. poll"". VpluDt.een,
whlle at the Statton

ening

hI<! been oleated
foDd Boy 8oo.1t..
oontmgents of

W A AC's .nd WRA F'. were Q.=ra.'Wn up rn
double rank under tilesr fe1D~ NCO 's.
I De
notewort.by 'I ncldent. 'OCCUrred
blf &lI. hrur
the t·r am atea.med ln
party of Gen:ne.n
·prj..,",.... and tb • .,. .....ed <*Or suddenly emerged
the ma.m g-ateway of tflei W R &a.t.;oo
pl'<lClee(\ed ng·h t ...,"'" the ope _ . through Itbo
erowd i.nd then ~b of IIl&ht
\ ow
and ~rly
th.y looked. The" appeored Q1"t<o a .oyed wiI....
Jl6Lura.l1y ~ouab, the,. were g
ted WIth pomted
18il'Ca.am.a and ll'Omoal laugh
but liaw awkward
they must haft felt

rout

strenathemng actIOn,
Ven-Yusa possesses a delicate
perfnme, and 18
and

m every way

tnd

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a Buperlor
and refined
preparatioDi
aoooptable
,hk.to tbe
counteulD
her culle
aDd tbe

8aTj....1 (Deput,.·Moyo<) , A ;Job...

To"" Clerk). J W.

proud of you old qo",tempUble.......t.
Royol
You. have nohly done
ne.ver' .blrked "
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W.

offresh BJr, It thn. punfiM
tM porM, promote. Vltahty.
and enables the skm to
retam II smootbt find ~~Acate

t

A1lI!>Dg th""" WIldt tile M"1'>r
(Ilr .00 M... Stanley ;aay",anl) were
A

.,Idt the """Um.Dt. 01

rh"". ,.... 11ldiJrerent -

Ven-Yuaa ~berafee mtd the ,
skm ~ 68Dle VItal oxygen
whloh is th~},en.60lalel.m.nt

..i!f Ir-;,1;!~~~r.;rt~f~

ROll

gl.D..lao had d1aplayed In b.
ver.....hioh ..... appropr",te.

Slllll If' _PRIll••

texture.
In addltipn to Ita s

THE CIVIO Wm.oOIlE '

1relcome th"m b<ome in t.be-......
~;.,:O~f,i~:
the lttayor end H&yoreet, . ;
at.lid,., al the en\roo"""
'" Ibo.

iJl&

!.he skin JUlt that aid 'W'l1C~

".d

m a.ce wee In 6ft.en~

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Tbe Ya.Yc)f, 1n add<~ng the cedre ea.id _

,..C.Aa

If.a.yor and Oblef lIag'Jlltrate for tbe
Borough of & ....1101' 11 des". ~ .. tend
to you the moetl .hearty welCome to our town

'1""'Y

We ore ..n1deh,ght.o to ... 1'>)1 hom. ",a... a.d

w.nee.-!<lodyou.. have
1'>U our grateful lli..... for the ..r·
rendered
Kin" &ond oountr1
to

Yoq, ha.'\"eI well munt..IDed the tr6d.i.t.iona of hhe
49th durlllofr the vut four ..nd 8. half yeara ot

.I...

ove,.....

When 'I ~.1I tha.t Bonk Hoh-

day 1-n 1914, I cannot but d~ply regret th&t, td
tho"~ ofliOeno of the 49t.h who 'Were plaYing erleket

on the

Ber~ :Jure

Sport. Ground, maDy have
6fCflfi.ced theu' liy('8 fOt' their count.ry Col.

In

hu 0pID IOn. merely

COD';U1Ced

tib:1itt ther were

qUite

<XnT01xxra.t.ed by several 01 the

"\yihon hae sent. me. the following telegram
ce.dr~. j
• ~ly regret lIlT dtztJe. in London pre"mil
THE CROWDS
~e from helnl' pre&ent to 'Welcome wlth you tJ:te
Rarely ba.~ &uch denee crowd.
retcu-n of tile 1st ROy&! Berblllre Begunent elrtoet. Of ~ng
'Dle .yrew;,
TFORM
~e greab uampJe set by the 49th In the early
the IlllOrDlng ~unded IILX bla.sta at
It was most convenient "bboat the tram was be
~a.YI!I of the W&r !'lured.II other umu. and ing that t.ho Rtgiment 'Would &n'IV&
proved the 'Worth a.1nd the herot!m of the County turned out to be not pre.etlC&ble
drop Ita bUMa.n cargo On t.hEI eare'it platform to
~;m.ent' (Cheen»
In .. oller-lng & :wekome :DOunoomen~ttplayed.ln the ",i:n<l<",o
the entrance-No 1 On tha.t pla.tfo-Tm &waitJng
Jiome to the ol6.oer., NCO 'e &nd men of 'tthe n 6'W&pa.~ of6cea, the only ilrloim.ti.~
the tum "f'N!re jJle Lord Lieu nant. of Be.rbinre
*g1mcnt, I feel sure you WlU all realise we Me had--WM tbat the arnval.
(Mr J H Ben'JOn) In unlfonn1 BrIg adIer Genera.l
There "Were anI,. two e~ for trial a.t. til'8 Bern
~rylIl'g In 601'De lIDlall way to tha.nk. all ranh, 6 50 Long before tbia people
W..~n, Col J G R W..!&h,r M&j<>r A SCott.
Quarter &MlODII, which were held 10 the AssIze
past a.nd pl'Ment, of the Regula:r, Territorial co1gtlli of v¥-ta.ge Round the
Turner, M"a.JCT A G Maod onaJd. Cant W J J
Courla, Reading, on Monday The Jushoos present
~nd New Army Ba.Ltabo~ for your very valuable crowd wru; pa;rhcularly deuae,
King. D C IJ,I • Capt J S. He~\ler.on (ChIef Con
were Sll' B B Dyke Acland, K C (oh&lI'D16nl,
scrVleeJ I WIll now uk you to come mto the In control by tOO pollee a.oo
stllbJe'J'C&pt J erwood M 0, leapt. R D I H
Mr A J lMackey: (vloe-ch'llJrm!Ln) Hr C A
Town Ball and partake of refresh~ts. which fninutea before .even a. batch of
NormCn (AdJt Depot; Roya.! Beris Regiment), Col
1 hope IWlll be malt ao:ept.&ble to you alter your paased. budly notl~
Shortly
A F Ewen . V D (151 •• T 'F~.+r F A SarJr,nt
J EE
~ong JOUl'ney ,
t1"alu was Algnalled tl.nd .ezpeoLe.tioM
(Deputr Ma.J"or)
Lieut Jobn BraJ.o, GaoL B
:Mr H C 1rIylne, Mr J W Wa.lker, ){r E. D
County '8.11d g'lvmg
.K.1l1ght, M-eJor M L Parler,
B"Eo, MaJOTt'
Col. Brett, m reply, &a.ld 'l'1Va.ut to tba,nk you length It.. App2a.red .00 drew up in
Jda.n&lieJd Mr F .J Pa.tto n Col W Thornton
tb .. Re.gula.~ Pohc;)
t he 1st
F J C GillmOT, OIpt. il<v ,II Elooll
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onLbeha.ll of the cadr& f or the wonderful receptIon where the n-eoessa.ry detra1.D nS'
Mr Alen.nde.r, Col Barker, Mr G .A Wtlson
Poh~ iRe&eI've In
and lDyt:!ell
c..pt L E Ruth<orford (Garr"'ln Ad)I). Cap J
l:f~or Da.rbY-GnffLth and Mr 'Vlggett
J
ma..::le an lll"pection
Reserve
y0r. ibave l'!Ven ua We are very dirty, 118 we hue gone tJ:tl'o ... gIi A br ef -.mIt and
OHlEF OONSTABLE'S ~EPdRtT
In eveqr dlvmon of
total en·
R JWert. M C. Col A F Po~llon. Col F I G
haa a. long JOUrney 1n cattle truck ,. "
the -&ppearancG of loll tJlat 16
The mitef Constables Report QOnt&l.Ded the fo1- rolled streng th was
mnk.s lof
Barku . Col Kensmgton, Mr ia.nd Mn C. G
The parade then filed mt.o the Town B'tll. -where Couytty Rc~IIllen't No tlme waa
1c.-. . l11£ quarterly return of crimea OOmnulted :...
Whlch 2,oaa l-v; e re
parades
Ohamberw Mr FriO Simonds Mr E 0 Farr:.er f~ &I!d dnnk was banded round to Utellll by the sl&L1 ... n and then the R-eglment to
!
lndu;: t.able OtreDOelS....
'"tr:R'rH~'l.l,.
and )4r
Ferguson and ~1oua obbera I
M,-,\Or and Oorp~;matIOD a.na/ofIlCla.la, wbo did &11 the ba.r.d nUl"ched wltb 6wmgmg
en route to
Crlo7lles comuutt.ed
•
~g
10'
t.be Navy
d
00 mlln...t e:d f o. trIn l
The lhnd- lf' the Roye.Ilk'fk4hlre Regnnent In . !helr pOwer to look aitef the boys- properJy the Town H all micre WI« httle tlme for mUM de
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limIt for enlistlI8.Vlng
thus
Ngaled
themE
elvee,
the
troops
mon5tr&tion
and
if
tbe
oheerlng
cannot
be
de(under Ba.n:dmuOOr C WhIte) ~ drawn up on
ConVlCted summanly
18 rmen~ "~ruJ mcr£a:sed,
wet's .ado jior
Person. proceeded B.gta.1nGt-&ppreuended.
r~e-l1lh fr-om lime to
on
~la.r Police
the n g hb of the. pla.tform, &lid "fltb trliem Wb the formed up oa.g-a.in .out&de IlUld commenoed another I5cl'Jbe:l a.s \ O-Clferou.a It may be Rfely I>&ld that
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sumlll()n~,
12
4,.
d
D _
Il
,,- I
All aJong f1be ~moh o ns of the crowd wefoe ~li a>3 to choke
regl1llental drnM Mid fif~ ban~unuer Sergt TrG- trIUmp hal prooeEelOn to the Barraclu
Dea.lt 'W.lth under Pr"batlOD of Oft'eoocrs
at: 1> 6o.t;setves
Eventua y
of
e "'~\f ar
• t '007
D
P ollce JO ned 11P, .and the Sp<"Cf.Bl Pohce ReSEfv.e
\ely &n The cadre of the 1/4t Ba.tba.lI0n, whtch the Oxford road ~re crOwd.a &nd (,J"OW'da of people any ebulltlOn of f eeling to whIch thb.t term may
AC , -+
1 mi£aul under "&ctlon 1 (1)
was also r ed 110M h l11 t reache'd ils present strength
oa.me ttome the preY10WII 'Week, t hen entered tbe -one wou.Id not ha.ve thoughb that Readmg had b s applied
I
and (3) 13 bound over under aechoIigJ. (1)
cf 1 7..4 I t.lWilI at. onc~ be &e-co- how dIfficult If pob
ar.d
(11),
4
placed
tinaer
:probat.lon
Officer
alru
(} t lDlP,os-s!ble 1:t. would bavo been e,ffi.clently
Btatton and took
tta align nt on the 16ft of .uffiC1.nt hO.,.IDg aooommodatlon Cor them oJl 0"
STREE!I' ARRANGEMEN 8
the platfann &0 as to le&ve 8UfII:~~nt spa.oe- for the thb Barrack square the p:a.rty fomOOd up an(i were
DI<:b~Og~2)~r ,Jwlt~drawn
to carry out a ll thiS responslb1e work WIthout t heJu"t OUl.-$!d.e t he G W R Slatlc:n .ttl entrance
,&c.s st.an-=e qf OUr P chce :Rr. "'erves
As Ell runrk of
lab Batta.lion ""moll. .... as cue
-arrive 'WIthin. 1S welcOmed by RegU ~t Ma.Jor Trmder on be wer~ drawn up deta<::b.m"'ota of the- ueen Ma:ry'a
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Ncn IDd cla.bl!l Oft'encet·
the excellerl~ relations bet"l\c-cn the Regular Pohee
minutes Col WhI tehead 'Was ! the iheadt of the ha.lf of tt:.e warrant oftk.en NCO'tJ a,nd ~ of Women!) Army AUXl II1lTy Corps oabd tbe Wcmen's
PertOllS proceeded ll.:,?&lll!:t
281 and Ih SpeciaL ~ves I would mentIon bha.t
1/4hll, the obattah 6n Whlcl1 he commanded lin the the Royal Berkshire R-6gimen-t. 'lta.t.i.oned lILt tbe Royal Air Foree the lat ~r bemg 1D eha:-ge (If the
ConVICl ed, IiUmmarll y
199 the lalter ~lcma.lly undertook fUIl~er paJioe
Dealt ·,uLb und~ Prcballon ol OffendetfJ
dut.les 80 as to e OOlbte the pohoo to ha, €I rest do.ys
latter da.ys of the wa.r and W1t~ w11lM he ea.me Barra.clu Bef-ore duper&!ng tnmn, Col Whitehead followlng NCO.l> Coa..pl.:. G "d,deo, C,JabJ, Long,
under the W eekly Rest D8.~ Act, whlCh could,."
Act, 19O'l D smn:r.ed under seotrion 1 (1)
h ome Jut week
Col H F reole-rldge, D SO, told.. Lhe m e mbe.rB of the 1/4tG to make way fc;,r BlddeUs, Tubb Clifton and J ones
The cordon
and (3), 11 boun:} over uooer Gectlon 1 (1)
cOur e, be Qnly pnrtJoaIly C8rned: out
I
Officer Oommandmg Troops. Re&d.ing. 'IN8 unable th e ht oand I'lve t hem the Am plaoe
formed 1n S tat on road wae of the King's Royal
(II). 10, placDd under probatIon officer (EOO+
I
tion 2) 2
2.l
I
RESERYm RELEASED
t o be pl'eSeDli tbrouj:h iUnna
OELEBRATION AT THE BARRACKS
R,a .. (Cad.ta). under Cadet,.<JtptaIM Steptoe. H
DlsmiMed 01 With 1l18.WD
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Ho~ hhhes :bemg llaw over and a good !proporIn. order to ,..hi1o aWIlY t e r.em&lnIDgI ten
GJad to ,et their pacice Lnd equlpment from off A STDlth·Mut.ers, Ledger and AmteYJ' a.ad Cadet
OlherwlS& dl c p ~lS ed d
17 t len of tihe Regular Pohce demobihl:)ed from the
mlDUt.ea or 110 before the trun ........ due to arnve, tbeu tn"eCi a.bouldera e.f'ter being ~ long In 111.1'
Lieute Fowler &lid Donner Tbe vanoUs oo-m- Twe Juvenile oftcnders were wlrip-pifi <a.nid two sent Na,y nnd Army nnd returned to police dut~ d..
tJbe band r ~ ruok up a p a.rtieulf rl,. lively &lr at!d nels all ra.nb of the !returned ee.dl'e qulokly
pa.nIM of t.he Re.&d.ing Cadet Ba.tta.hon formed up to reforma.t<:.ry schools dut'mg t he -quarte'r
(lded to. release the 1st P ohea R-"ser,e fre
Mve:
Compa.red With the oarresponding quarler foT dUo Y ou .March 31st.., 1919 and from March let.
thus add eo the 6.n&1 p olt&h
the lQYQur 00- olf, on being dll'DUstied. to the varlOUS Q"... t ...... I 00 each
of Friar street ILIId
the. year 1917 tl1l8 ehows an morea.s.e of three In
1919 after C("fn ult a.tlon With 0.)1 F C J Rio¥"do.
coston Just beforrlhe end ~th1l.t ..lectloq. t.b. whloh had beet> o.U_lood <to them
The
and ~'b.
di-ct.ble offence! and a. decrea.se of 74 non lndlct. C V 0, tho c.: JDoluandBn t I re leased t.he 12nd
hnkhng of the at.at,OI) warnl g bell was beard w~nt to the: ofIioen' m61S ""here a; dinnel' ()f qUite
F
able o1fences The 1Ocrea...-e In Ipd1<1table oft'6n0e5 P ohc.) ReS"rvo (Berks SpeoCtal P olice Reserve) from.
&Ild 'Wlthin a. mlDUle or bwo, the sweet IO\1JKling &n lnformal nature, W1.I m ,.tore for them, and tbe
1 • .accounted for by three ca.&03 ~f mul"der and the
aU acLJve duti e.s. )lUt OWIDq to tho !prese.n.t iridus" Here 6h-e 1Q01lle8" we nt up -rom the- tonruea of N~C 0 '. and men to tM VmD&I1um, where an
d«lrea.s& of' n() n InWO able of£enees. \S ch~y m trial unr(>s~ amY p<>E.&1blo trouble lt has ~
"" •••;•• ',., cuea of Ol"Uelty to &DlmnJa, hlghwa.y nets. mal1CJous thought neoL:;&ary to ke ...p ~ha f'OTOe still enrolled
the
~lted
utem'bly
"'rut
crowdl eMlenb lipread -a.we.ltOO. them Owing to the late.
d ...ma~ .!r.d Defenoe of the Rea.lm Re1rulatlons
and oTE'gl&t &r OO end ror them to reLam th61r eqUip·
outude
tJbe atahon :were &/Ware that
libe nUs of the hour, jthe oonoert or _lng song, whu::h
There 1Wa. on locrea!e In s tea.ling growfog fruit, ment at d ia pnolntments so as to be. n.y-aililllb1e
kain W'Q 10 el«ht from the pl tform, fOr UJe~-Mrs w-a.a: to h&vo foUowed. the meal, ! was poA~
'eget&bles, etc a.nd. 1U ganllng (Vagrancy Act)
ilioul:1 an1-C illel ge~y arise 'Decer56iJ:&ting assistthat 'We1l0 up from the aL-,tlon.-equare ~8.Med uIf'hl ~ureda., eveDlng 'That perhllpI "'86 u well,
YEARLY RETURN
aDCO to tll
R egula.r P olice I mucb hope that t.h~
a.ny that ha ~ been ihea.rd if thu. tawn beFore- bfa.u.e all /Wero tired .out a.nd requiTed .. goOO
Ind lc.t.a.ble Ofi'etJ0e6
01"g al1 l ltJ.,"J
maj be permanent and that. we ma.y
~
II
lD th111 COLJnty a h;aY5 ha. e a registered body of
Dlght.'s
rest
in
bed
they 'Were of a. gr6&ter vo~me t.han eve~. [1hose
.t'lle yea.rlYl'elurn 'Wa.& &S fa ows 10y~1 '!'lamed inhabItants who Will be Wllhng to
WhICh hailed lhe algmne- of
e first ArmIl!i tt~ on
Orlmes commltte<t
;;
268 help th e P oli ce Force of the County on any &enoue
,
l<OMINAL ROLL OF CADRIE
porhon of t.he
eventful November 11th. While the engine of
Persons prcoeeded ag&1n8t-<app~hended, 159,
emergencyl m Ib most unportant du tIes lll i the
IThe :f.olloW'1..D1' IS the het of I8.lI tiho offi...--e.J'$ Ind 1"1/ Volunt.een (I.I!t
259
t
f
t he Inoomlng ~ ram 'WIlLS y
outside the ()()vered
Commlt.ti>d for100
tn&l
44 •, pre e rva. IOU 0 f t h e p eace illl d
"pTO eo IOn 0
o,ber nnb of tho cadre establl$hment -Lieut.:.. 'Was the Butter l1Iuket and the 'M'''k.t,.pl.~
lifo and prep rt\'
I c unSlocl toe Count..y may
6talion the b&nd at.ruck up .. See the ' Conque-nnlf
Col Brett (In command), Yapt W C Ha.nney, to tha Town Hoall The Volun~ eera
Convicted summarIly
129 well be plOUc,l of [00 'V\'OTk done by the paboo e.nd
Hel'Oe9 Come" It 'Was the rt..ha.t th088 ...... utlng
command of Ca.pt B F Xln-ghAm
Dealt With under Proba.l10n of Offenders Act
Its "" (,SOhCS our ngo thll, long 'War of four and a hal!
~ cOapt M...,n. M C. Lleul L"1'worlll (Qu.,.
on ~e pl&tform first oa.ught glimpse of the khakI
cfli.c~n Ctn parade were Lleuts
8
1907
DliiD'llS!'ed
under
section
1
(1)
and
(3),
v zar~ I i"ould -ask that Ihe Court of Oua.rter
rma
r
t1
'lte ), Lieu t T Bryan, L~ut R Prost and K o.t H S ,B...y. H L
sluved arms wavtp-g ra.pturqusly .from t~e CfJ1'1&ie 200 Lieul Gr'l".... R IS 1M Hommvod. C IS 1M
6. bound aver under 6e':11 n 1 (1) (11) 17
§ €S31o.nS tn.;t.y be pleaEed t'O place on record tbelf'
D
Plant
Much
pra.lse
18
due
to
plaoed under pro-b atton officer (6echon 2),
approclahon a nd t hat I may be auLhon~ed to com
wlndn"8 Then tne cbeeriyg re-ally 8tM'Led-both
uam C IQ/M .iS Thornton. !;ergl (Act C /ft.1M 'la~lo (O.pt. J S Hf'Ilder",') and
26 commltted to mduSrtnal schools, 6
55 mUDI(;ote sud~ app-reclll.hon to all cOncerned
from r the r eturnmg 1>oy&
from thooe ~ting
the
}t(tading
Borough
P
ohee
}I'or'C6
Deeba.rStd
Or
Wltihdrawn
31
esteel, Sorg\. Dilh'i. 8.rgl Alhley. Corpl
th&m As the ( l'am pulled 'Yo!ltb: .. sudden Jolt-or
Non IndIctable Offenc..
THANKS TO THE POLlCE
ume , Corpl 'l'hOttlU Corpl Sm.1t.h. Oorpl Bride cn oOt) for the cr-edltable manner
even befor&-num~rous oarpage doon "'"'~ flung Corpl J..aclonan Cvrpl EllICOtt, Lee Corpl Keen
Pe;rsor,,, pror-~ed agaln'l t
12~
O>mmenfmg on th IS, tho Ghalrman SaId he
performed:
that
unen."a.b::o~~~y~et:~~~~fft:~1i,.
~
)Lt,eplnlt
t.he:
-rouW"
clear
And
Cotl'Vlcted
886 thought lot. well t hat the Chlcf Constable should
Wld& open and alm<Kt. before the war wor.n 'W1tl'
~ Corpt Dunmngton Lee Co-rp~ Ca.uaer Lee
Dealt With under- Pro-oohon of Ofl'epdel"l! Act
have 'Placed on record t11~ work done by the pol!oo
n on cOuld ..hght on. to
platfol'm, thel~
1 ha.nds Co rpJ M'ell .. tt Leo Corpl Shuff .. cd Pka Pick ~nhng many would be
1907 DI~TnI 88{d under
1 (1) ana (J)
reservE:S durlllg the lru;t foUl' and a. half !)'"eIU"S
SHORT LrVED
were g.I'1pped 8.nd were lurrounded by people fqrd, Cox, TapPing, Newcombe. Croombes Beaton, I
65 b j und over unde'" eeotmon 1 (1) (II 31
.People WIght to Icn-ow tho enormous amount of
In the case of two of the oW..,.,.. ~'f,
too eXClted ro sp ru Co Brett. stepped out of Bulq. Forgue Fletcrher, Medlllnds Lake, Frr
'Placed IJ.nder probation oftker (lectlon 2),
addltlono. l WOtl.. 1hat. had devolved on the police,
9 ccmmltted to wdu&tnai &:::hool 1
106 a.nd the amount of volu nt:uy llerVIOO 1bat had been
h18 oomparlment a.nd
him!elf face
f.a.ce lI"rampton, Tboa.tcher, Gomm, Cutcher, LeeI., Hornel, t.,ll on thslr JOY! tat once
tbell' folJ(" wel"6 l'udely cut
Dmhl~ or wuhdra.wn
144 given 1I~ moved • That. trhe COUl't deslrol to place
WIth the Lord Lieute"..nl, ",bo
Irlb a bearty CJc.nali&ble, TaylM', Summers, "Mace. Buoba.n, PoOle, knew
Late on Tue&day they
Oth erwise du-pesed of {mlhtary and naval
O-n record tholr apprecJai.'lon of lobo "ark of tho
hi&nd...abake and aongra.tul t.d hIm on nUl 'return
dhest.enna.n, Wllha'!ll8, Matthews, Barker, Jarvlti RUeS lll on the: foll c'Wmg mot'D1 ngr-(I~~I-;"Od.<y):
oft'e.noee
118 police -and of tho lsb. and 2nd pOhce r eeerves
Not much time "' .. lost be ore the CMire wU hned £verall Grace, Hales, Bond, BowJ.er, w~ ..> of the f,ymg."..' (nto the tire I
Seventeen Juvemle offendeIll 'Were whipped and dunn~ thb past four anXIous y-oo.rs , (llld re;questa
up between the lJ4.th Battaho n and the band The H.ard Ts,ylo<. HaytA>r. Reynoldo and Shurm
ten 4fnt be reformatory ttChooLs dunng the year
the Chief COnstable to communicate thlr-> r cso lu·
b&nd, iheiLdmg the pr,...~on,
FIVE CASES en MURDER 1
bon to thoso concerned' 'Iho pOllee of Ule County
CAPT Ttl PUGK DBO MC '
I
In the OOUNe of hl& rema.rks the Chief C"on~ta.bl e be saId beth the p!lld lorco Il..lld those ,,110 n3.d
eJr.~gmg fcom t he
n 'W1l5 l m06t IUlfortunate -t h1l,t Capt. Yoe;....yn
.-r )te-1,
gl\ ~n.1l"p a g"ea.t deal of time voluntarily "'Iell de
OO"D1>menoed Wlth lhe
IndlOta.ble QifeD0e8, which .howed rOr tl1r y~ar s el'V'OO the thanks of the C'Junt)'
Pugh, D B 0, Y C, was un&void:a.bly precluded
volume.
1917 IBn mct'ea<oe at 22 per ~nt on. that of the
Mr ~ ....'j Mackey seconded end tbe mo tton waa
from coming home 'Wlth ihlS regun en t-, but, De 001
year 1916 agam shaw a fUl·ther u::creuo of 5 p<lr approved by t 11e J ustICcs pre;ent
""tt explalOed to ~. _ I .. g rother (Ilr H T
~nt on the year 1917 There 'Were five cases of
Th e follo"Â¥;Jng' new JU.stICP.s were appolnt.edThe Dopot of the Ro~ Bel,ks:\li>\<!
Fotourtg IntO
t'WO-deep---tbe let Pug.h) It.,.... much to qe ~tted that Oapt
murdN (though 10 cne 01 theee C8.&e6 Qne
Mr S W AHnght (Hungerfr.ro) Mr T W Alex
Ba.t<h&lton cad-re In
the pa.r t.y ~ weI
Pugh 'Was In&trhed at the laat moment to st..y be p& ade far church. pa.re.de at 2
coIDtJutted two otrellOe1S), fOT wh och three
ander (HIInJ€rford) Col W H Amtt (Bourton
com.ed. by the Lord r.;"u \eD,ml JO the followlng bmd and clear Up the res1me-nta.1 .. lmprea' or nez t.. Apnl 13th end mareh ..,. ""r Ol,aTY'
w-ere arTe ..t oa A ma.n w,.a .cha.rged 'W I th
Stmvenham) Ca.pt W R Beaumont (Areat), S r
ful
murder
'
O
f
...
",om8-0
and
ohItd
wI
L
h
wh
om
he
W
E 0.0.10 (W-ar-grRvo Manor ) M'l W E Collim
worde &ocounUi
It "",as e:q>ected that be would, unve for eerV)06 ..if. 3 P -m., bef;dtwi: by
WM hVlng and W'8.I fOund ~tlt.y and aentenced to (Caver ham) Mr G E C;)lgC!1l (Maloenhe!\d) S r
.. <JoJ
Brell,
Non Qommlulooed
tha.t mgb t. or early on the foU0Wl.Dl" mc>rDlDI band <.f th~ i>epot and the lit. Vp,lunte<,m'
death
woma.n WIl3 oh&rg~ Wit h the- 'Wllful Edwnd A GouJdwg', B?rt (Wnrgrave Hall) Mr
Otlloel"8 aDd lien
Battahc>n j of the HWeodoe.;ols,y). Oalpt Pugh, who 15 tli6 adJut6nt 01 "";'0 hav.. k 'ridly ~f!.nd Ihm
murder of be r child, found glUity m"!d sentenced G S t Georj:!e R Llt tlcdale (Brack nell) !!Ir W
nrvtr~
""iU
be
tonducted
by
to
d8&th,
but
wa.e .aubseqti6ntly repr..,ed Another MartmC1tu (.M:mhroro) Mr T~ Prune (Hun gerford).
Royal Be-rkshll"e il<girn/ellt, Ali Hi. ilaJ~Y's
commenoed his 1lO1dJermr
Gllhnor. Smior Chaplain to the
'W'Om&n wu charged 'WIth the 'WI ll. murder of her and Mr J Reynoldfi (Lo.moouro)
,
LleuielHLllb for the
of Ber,2~h!1t.veI berS"
a prlvat.e in t.he P.ublic Sohools' .and
and
of the "0'1"-' Il'oer".
nelwly bOrr~ ohdd but found guiJ,tlJ" of ooncea.lment
TRIA LS OF PRISONERS
to we100me you on
w ..... _
Bngat.:le In Sept~r, 1914 After All
lh.
of tnrtn only A further case fIf -sl1})poaed murder
A M" ' N THllFT
VlO& I am sure
proust of r the bt gOlog through ibiS fJ'alwDi a.t Epsom, !'W here the
of a. 'W.oman .t Aacot ...u repJti;:ed to t.he police,
r..:&
~
I.<>
B&tta.hon ()f this
RegIment We have ~ngade was billetted, ho rooelVoo. a. dOmm.l.!8\On
Arthur John Soagust, aged 27 a oa~nter,
'Wben tbe bodt.-- 'W88 found 10 a. ~ at Sunrung
of
Woklllgham
,
aUIUlU.ed
st.€ahng
a quant Ity of
d.l. on Ocl.<>bOr 7th. 111l.8 ' 'JIhe Coroner. verd ict
10Uowed tb~ record.
YOUT <lolng.ln tbe b id ~ "'eat to the Royol Be:rkah.re 'Re"menl H. are
clot hmg and other a.rttcles to the value lof £20,
""Be one of "W.Wul murder ~n.t
SlDOe AugwrtJ, 1914
.1 am ,lad to thlDk that
ved illm&W.~ .. leadel' of men
-for grea.t took
fro:ltn the d ......elbng ho.us.e of Ern-&St James. Hev.ett.
or peftOn. UDknown" The i:.od:V( watJ idc'btiiii~d;
the reputatlon of
~meDt p... betn well
-antry, i:levotlon to duty Ionet Skl1ful loaqershlp, are
that of & llrs L G.too . ...110 hrd been
I
at. Wo-klrgha.m on J6Jluuy 27th I
kept
Thoe
whloh L~I beert 80 w~Jl ~u awarded both ithe D 8 0 a.nd Military Crou, I'm
Mr H MoKenna., who prosecuted, sal(ir prl...~ner
from London Since August 18th, 1918, on
rCD to
kept by you 11
which tbit Lidn in tJbe to quote a. prIvate .ho aerved u-.del' him O D trn, WR-~F
d ate: fhe kilt bel' qome at, WOftl!I'Vott~ to go to Sun· was hVlng I n He-v.oett,.'s bou6e Hewett havmg gona
Forbury Ga.rde.1l8
I b&V6 ~uch pleuure OOC&UQJl::'Wben he WOOD the urst·narhed decora.tlon , In)'lted to tihe &ervlCO a.t
nJt~gdale, aM appa.rently the body h'ad been un
to the 'Waf. By. some mea ns he beoam.e.J?,ossessed
dlaCOvered lor over !&even 'Week. ~ Ev.ery ponnble of the ke,.8 o(.a cheat. 'Whic h contamed ~o stolen
10. wcloonnng you
what. :JOU ~ ..ve done I B e'earned IL lllki1lKJt'e "
m~wl"1 ib .... been maile, but up to' now the pollee
arLJc!cs When Hewett ret.urned he found his cotfor the County"
DOINGS IN Tl{E GRlEAT WAR
have not been able t'!' arre-ab anyone 1n eOnnWLOn ta.'J!'e rifled
Wit h thm crime IJl Itt aLee of a.tt.empted murder
Supt. Godd.ard (vyokmgham Pobce) sald prISOner
001 Walsh tb.n
.. telegram "btCh bad.
It mlght be of mtereet to OUr 1'uders to hue
of he'! child .. woman pleaded g,ullty, a'na wa., bore a good oha.l'aoC~r Jle had b~n In the army
Gr&hanl, who went out
been recel,td: from
.. bnd 1\ll:JUn.N'1 ot Ule domp of the f&mOllS
bound over
aoq s.ene<! In Rra.nce and BaiglUm
II
With the battalIon at
~1DDln, of the :woar and
lat Battoahon from the outbreak of '1Io'ar until t~
In pllS$lng sente nce .sf SIx mon ths' bar~ la.bour,
en-mea 01
who IS .now -worktng
Wa.r Oftioe '" .Aaaiet&.tl t sIgnlng- of tlle Armi.tioo on November 11tb) and
the -OhalI'man sa id You have ended gUilty to 1\
~. I ,r"'i;':-" : L-::--"! ..-,"-,~
tel~ waa _" Pleu~
very mean offence btca.u~e you ere put It pto HUB
Moht.ry SecuW"y
from tGeno 1mhl the return to tlrie CQWlh'y on
"""1
the
war
house nnd l>l'Ccooded to -ransack the whole place
~~ on yO'UJ' Mle re.. Tuesday
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cOnvey to ell my
a""ounto,·1
and 81.010 thmgs of a. man who Wo3.Ei gone
to the
"'"po",""b"l
unable t;:l meet> you Il\i
turn I muob
n -.. "'" Auvuot
1914 thai th~ 1\attahon j
wars It 19 the rnoo.nest Hu ng I can tbln of W~
lor : -,,:_c,'-_~
YCU ~ "'1th ~t pride.
~
I
Jeft Mandor.a Barrw., 'Alderlthofi. at file fStrength' a.fter
havo been told that you bnd pla.yed you
In
I"U In t)I" -1,
b • .ing been a/JOOC,.ted
toe 'War like & man
It 113 JUllt as
Jt
, day. 01 aboItt e/ev"" hundred, all r&rl ko told HuUl,
,should
he
unde-l'Soood
once
and
for
a
ll
good
of the "'-&1''' (ate.era)
e:nba"bd at South.mpton, they prooeedeif. UTOtSa
G$1'VlOO In the war 18 no excuse at all
the Cha""el. up th& RI_ Solbo ..ud "'oded at I
001 Brett, 1ft -r-eply,
theft, and I fo r one de not pro~ to
Rouen 'JIh'e h1I.ttaJioD ..... ooe of tbe fi",t I. the
In the M.IlIe of the B.'~~I"~n
consideratIOn a.b :a11
Bnl
..
h
Exp.dl~
Faroe
tha.t
01.106
Into,
1ouch
you 1\&.. Kreeted
When the 6~ntence
wltb the Ger-ma.rLt the ftrat acfrioo WIth. Gene-HI
""UapSed
.-I....d
thIS . o.h,.r,....
Von
Kluck',
~
behw
fQt.qf!b
at
Venerole
d.
I.<> aet- olea.ed up
Sec 00> Auguat 23n1'-6vnd.y .fto;:noon""'OO ID
have hacl... & th!'eft
t hat engagtment. Lte'Ut Rutley Denn. was WOUM.
where we bave
ed by ahrapnel It w~ on UJe next mOl'niDg t.b&&
their proper p _
the gTe-at :retirement "WU commenoed. and tba.t
()\I~bunb of _ n K )
up td 'Wlthln &bo.ut Mteen kllometl'fl1 of
THE TRItJi!4'llHAL ~A,RCX.,
P&:rlS Dul'ing t.he f'ettr.elMrl"t tb6 battalion t ;)bat
abc>ut twenty-senD tmm lD O&!U&lhee .t M01lelle,
rsmong 'Whom were HaJOl' A 8oott.Turner
8!'TJt C Gravas, who were both taken pri*>,ne,io'
tly t.h.e GeI'lJn'&_ all t1bey were 'Wounded 80M bad
to b ) ab3~Oned In & church
1'he BTltiah tbep
beg...n to a.dv&nOC\ «.nd pll.Ihcd forwud to Meaux,
the Marn6, the Ai&ne and then Into ~1cium, l'rbere
the ba.ttabon at"'YoOd for tb.e remainlnr period d

A rllGHT CALLENDAR.

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On Friday In lut. week before the Readmg
B)rtugb m1.r\.itntu (?tir J J Coooer m fbb
ch air) an e xt.r.eroely I nvolved case. wu heard 'Whep
we Rea dmg Gas> Company made an apphc.!ltlon to
fr<nu the R eul.lng Pal ace
rtc yer £3 iSs
~ he atre of V;anct.teo for «as su pplIed dUTmg the
~.. k endmf August l.lOl b. Un8
Harold McKenna Instructed by Me-sf1;
B1ar dy' and Blll.ndyt. \\ aa fot th e complaJ.rwLDt&:,
'lll'b lie Mr P B Morie voas IDstructt G by ldr E
D Berrf for the defence
The partIes concerned 'Would not have spent r.o
much of tbSlF own and tho pub lIC tllne over II.
rna tcr of £4, out as eoun~l for the defence
polnt.ed Qur t.be queshon ID volved ,";&.8 a.a lo
wh('tber cr no t a. cert.a.m v:!ry luge amount of gu
bad been aupplied 1£ It. be.d. ~D. It 'Would ha.ve
an adver ie effect.. upon the Palace Thea.t.re8 rahon
\lr

80 'mucn eo It) faO!:

t hat It w8Ji ata.ted 'It would Involve th<Olr cldting
d cn.... n for two 'W eek·
Mr Mc.Kenna, in o~nmg tbe cue, lI&1d tbat
.. nde.~the Ad concerned the rneley- regLster was
pWn& facie eVld-tnce a.ud lne onU6 .... ee on the deidxt atd» to ih~ why the sum demandoo 8bould
nolo b e pa1d Be -w~uld merely prove 'the rea<img
t he rue er
E\ idenoe- fw
CUT IS. of the
r nti lng of tha
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the emnplatna.ntd' .. ~Iven by In·p
Gw;; Company ShOlred that the
meter for the lut 'Week. ld August.
26 600 CUbIC fee t, an abnorlOnl
~noli nt. tAe average "mount consumed .... eek ly
~ ng about '1,000
Pr oc1r to tJh-a t date the 'Wltn~
'" j be UUlpec:ted the m ete. for tbe week endulg
A S'll ..t. St.b. 1and It. sb ov. ed a. very la.rge amount,
.. 11 h he though t. .6trange I!et:!mg that t he theatrle
~ I bcen d oled for seven weeks
I
'roe Ohamnan You don .() object lD any way to
t !'t quanlily they uae, do you ~
WIIlM*S No, SJr (Laug hter )
The at..a.ge mana:ger'a attent ion was called t o the
Tn:!. ter and It was found two taps " ere leakmg
'lh .. nexL t.wo weeks were much l~ er, but for the
't:\.ck In question th ere ""11.3 tlUR very lnrge figure
C/ 28 600
When t..ho t'ilt..age mana ger II attention
... .as a.zam called t.o the ohtgh readlDg he liiud to
"" ne'!S
Thes havo let. - - goO (mentioning the
11l m ~ c.f the electrlClall "hlch wltneFS did Dot
Cl eh) he 8.!ked for a nse end dldn't get. lt and
] Sh Ollldn t be e.urprlsed il he hun t got.. up 10
fOlUet hmg'i ..
Counsel fOl: the dof.ence a.fIked '''It;nE48 If he knew
the. a ft er UH~ beglnrnog of lAuflWt the manage·
ment. hnd decid ed to use olll~ectl"lClty fc>r light
tn~ e:cr pt ~n the dre6Smg 1'00016 end sliatrcUCII
Tho Chtllrman Tbat- make& the mystery deeper,
d x'!'n't It.?
COUI &e1 Yes tbls case 111 1nvolvea In the very
de~peat.. mystery. which I au'ttrymg to elucldite
The ChaHlma n Well, I hope- you Will be u qUlck
n p ()}!lble .bout It,
For the. d.denoco Mr Morle &aId Utat if lb were
pro v ~d tba.v aueh a quantl t.y of gas had been con
sUJUe:i It. would ha"<;e '& vtrry senous effect upon
the amounb Olt.e Uf:atro would oDe entitled to unde"
the T&Homng ec1.eme It. would be meVitable for
1 he then.t<J"e to clcae beoau'iC they 'Ml,Pld ge.t to
til e end of theIr rat ion before the end 01 theu
" Of. c n
They :would have to close for at least a
fOl tn ght, a.nd by 10 dOln!; t;}ie ~ Governmen t would
1,)5'" £250 t·h e a mount J)8.;Id by' -the theat.re In en
\ r '8.lUment t ax fo r two weelt.s Ille contendw (1)
t ha that amount of pa. could eert8.lDly DOt have
been h t beca.use calcul a.tlon .. prov¢ ~t even Jf
11 were burnmg e\~ hour of the penod 1n an
lile lIo".. even th•• they """uld Dot l1a ..
part,
I cd such a 1.3;rg& qua.n.t.ity
(2) It could not hav&
l)f< n wasted, If itt bad been the 8~nt of .waat are
whloh lllUSt hlLve OOCUM'ed to m&ke up the deft
( (' cy !Would have been 11& large that It muat In_
h I ably hare been noticed e.od e.m.e1t by eomeooe
In [he thea.tra ~ and (3) that the pipes oould not 1>6
I Ik lDt" far thelY "IIIi"er6 JUII'b the n.me now .. they
..I", :h S Jia.d been, aM there hlld been nclhmg
l"Tong With them ThffMfore he submitt.ed it muat
ceeuuJly foHow th~t elt.her the reading of the
:tI{' cr was Incorrect or e1se the meter w..u: not
r st enng properly
\lr W T . SImmons, ma.~nG' dlreeOOT, gtVlDG'
e\I ence for the defence. mentlonfld that it had
he n dec dl!d to use g&iS only III the stalrCI.lWJ8 IQId
! Il Ihe dret.6lDg rootna
It was necessary In tbf
Crt ~~H' ! rooms because utistes requu~ It to our1
' h"'Jt· h:u r and ru.:o to neat the au bsta.noe caUecl
.. "ye black" befot'e 1l.pplytng It
},tJ WA S late"\" rugge&l..,a t.h&t thve may llave bee.n
/I t .... ns tory lnexRelitude tn the m~a1Ulml oj the
m t~r
l1r MeK.enn:L a.nd MT Simmons seemed
to Rgr~ U!lOn. th1S pcunt, but Ml' McKEnna
fa lied to eliCIt ~ reply when be a sked Mr 81I1rrnon,
If t he eTf()r wouJd ooeur ag&lD , a.nd tf 80 at what
penod ' n the cycle of the meter 001&' ['evolution
\( wt u'..-! t'teu r
The ).!:tgLSt.r&t.M' Clerk You tmght ... well uk
"" re r! the mIllennIUm lIJ: commg
Furt'u,1 eVJdtlno& ha.vlOg been ealled ,udlJllent
"'01: ao, g \en for the Gaa Company ,.,th £5 58 coste

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GUARDIANS ELECTIONS:
CHANGES ON THE BOARD.

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The. elechonl fc>r the Reading Board df Gua.tdi&nt on
"Monday led to cont.t. In each of the three wa.rdl con ..
(erued and ruulted In some .changee
III ked a.nda W"rd there ....&1 & very cloM oontiR,
' lid Col Kenllngtpn, :who ha.e been & "eu·tnoWD
~~ oher of the Boud for a. number of teart, ia,altr.
\ CW"t ldnd I!:8, lott to
Corry
only one yote

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