Reading Observer 06-1919

County; :tbeatre;

,. ~ I

'r

,.........r
WRIT KONpAY..l 1 ..... 9t.b"~ NJchla rot
(OlJOIl !lIGHTLY), KaIfl,.. 1f'eda..pr. rott·M.

e:' ~

"THE KNIFE."

BOOIt
, SBAT81UlU.Y.

.

June 16th. ~ ~..hta ~ N.ghIl1).

•

,

~

.. THE TOWE~ OF ', LONDON:"
r
-,t'

~L •~_ Lt~

lEADING FOOTAL\-..

no R.A N:O
\

F: E;!r'E

.

. ""

PROSPEOT ' PARK
"
WHlT·MONDAY, JUNE 9JIa, at I."" ,.m.,

'r

•

GAZBTTE\-

SPECIAL A TTIMCT10N~

1

ATHLETIC SPO'RT

~.'
Tb"";,,q Nez', J"n.' Utb.
I.
,
•

(uDder tho aUiptcea of the Rera.d.i.ol Athletic Club)

ASSAULT-AT-ARMS

./ Shador

tt

•

"II HANNA ~ ENLIS:tS,"

I

"~ .....,

Acpld.cmta.l

,

I'mtIllGfU.V8

HOlJaym~n."

'~l Ro~£~fo.~~:~=.~ Droma t.h&t

14 ye..... .5d (Indudm. Tal[)

WOUNDED BOLDl.EllS FREE

Whit-Monday Sports Meeting

II

AT

WOOD

LISTS

l'lUOE

A dOllllbt1ul a.;;p&n.., ,.,Ih tho Wor!4', B....t·
Ii_I, Matl''l'ioa:totd .. tho 6.rotn.

"""'INion, 11 (in.lud.Dg Tn), Child.."" UDd.r

!

lIolmlll> 9TO~.'
B,ur.WAY BTA.T~ON,

'~Ptoi! bom tho no?61 .. Bimeon T.Ilo,,'.

14 P • will preeoat the Pr!ZeIi at IS ~m
Refreahmenta a.t Moderate Cha.tgea

SPENCER'S

,

'"f tall.""" r .. 01&", _ .... to Ib.Io rto.ea....
'~fiulei- of ,he Road."

by Memhert of tho Army ~ ..Ium SI&I!, Ald.robol
(hr lrind permWion 01 LlOUt.·CoI Rn, D ~ Q)
VARIETY SHOWS, CONCERTS. AND OTHER
I
SIDE SHOWS.
READING TEMPERANCE PRIZE BAND
will attend
D4NCING at 6 30 P m If 0
Hr ALP NtrrLn'
LJ..mUT.·COL LESLm WILSON. K Y G , D S 0 ' ,

»
fi
AND IDLlTARr- OPNTIU..OTOBS.

U

nunING.

ON APPLIOA.TI0N_
SIMONDS. !,-EA.DtNG."

Mi.

' PART 6.

BY APPO/NT)(BN'I; TO "DIG (" lOORG1I

(NEAR READiNG)

v,

SUT TON & ',80 N"S,

HORSE RACES.
WHIPPET RACES.
FOOT RACES,

Admisljop, ~d., 9d. & 1/3
P.Clteulis 3/- 1 (watch OI\Q bl
,
-'Od)

} IDcludmg tn,

BE~DBH...BN,

READlN(}.

•

LISTS 01' 8BEDS rOR THE PARle!
-'.ND GA.RDEN post free on appha.a.tloll
WEEK. P RICE

FIRST HORSE RACE 4 p m
EXaELl.iE~'·T

E 1'{TRIES VMiol es fo r the Sporia
",lItleavtl St l1a.ry·s Butte a t fNquelit mi:.e'1" alII
E HADLEY, Promoter

THE XING'S

Ne;rct H{"ek, J/lne 11tb to 13th.

WlIIDNESDAV,

'I'HUMJ)AY

CouucIl 01 Women), al the TOWN HALL

HoUR 10-12 30.nd 2 30-7-30
RE4DIN(}. SA TURDAY. JUNE 7, 19)9.
Daily fEoar&tXune irill include -!'Shorl l.ectures,
Demomon.tratioDl, &. Ohlldren', Play, MnAIC, etc..
PROPOSED BRACKNELL BRANCH
ADMISSION FREE
THE ' KlNG'S MESSAGE.
T .... Will be Pl"OTlded at popular priC6a all W.dnel
day and Thumay PrtL1Uil ma.y be left at the Scbool
MANY meu In pOlntlODIIJ of reapoDaibihty mUlt
A PUBLIC MEETING
for Mother., St&r Le.ne. London Street.
Ot Agnc:uttunata to con.tcier the formation of II. Branch IVEDNESIJAY, 3 pm-Formal openmr by the Mayor 8DYY OUf KlUg biS powElra WI .. IIpeaker Hi.
ot the N F A .t Br&eknell "ill be held ILl the
BERKS EXECUTIVE

of Rea.dtng Speaker Sfr EDW.l.an PIfNTO!f K B E
Boo Trealurer at the NatiouAI Daby Week Counc.tl
VICTORIA HALL. BRACKNELL,
FRIDAY,3 pm-Brny jPAR:\DE m the Forbury
!)D THURSUAY, JUNE 12th, 1919. at 4 p.m~
Gardena (or If wttm the fArge Town R~l). Admls
Cb&lr[Il a.n liR toR e RA \V, C C • Wnrfteld
.lon1d. The Oertl8~ will be-dfatributed by Mn
Lethe
WIlIOII Duplay of Childreu a Daucmg &t
AIl l"lere.t.d or. cordi.1I1 lDVlt ed
;, 16 and 6-30
E E MORRHALL
t6O. Fna r Street,
Organunng Seoretuy The CommIttee ,voil id bs ~flrl t o receive gtft! or flowers
fM the docoNLtJon of tb Hall on W eduesda.y and
RelldlUg
ThundlL morDwga
Come to the ExblbltlO anft bnng your fnenru.
Enqufrle. should be Ilddr&saed to the Secretary Vl.IJII
READING SPIRITUAL MISSION
Maple..,den o.t the offi ce of the .Rea.dlllg Counell of
IB N N EW B.&L£ lJL.& G R& VE ST"8 r. l
800ml "elfue, f 9 Cutle Stroet
EXT SUND;\Y JUNE 8 T H 1919
Vwt 01 MRS. A+-IOE J AMRACH (01 London)

11 30 a m
;:-. ~i.,

30 Pm

ADDRESS
ADDRESS

Collection

Seab Free

I

The 125th Anniversary of Peppard Chapel
TXnLL be h.l d on WHIT MONDAY NEXT

f' 'L:.U NE

g.ru

TÂ¥E REV

•

F

C

SPURR,

01'

OIIa a.nd Cart OreaM always on ha.nd .

Lo'!fnoy

..

Cats. Dog. and ChIcken Mtld always on band.

, 11 tbe P r eachel :'Ind Lect urer for the dAY
M OTOn BUSES Will r lln from thl;" MARKET
PLAOE, READL"' G at 10 a. m Fa re there a.nd back
2a I cbil dreu unJer 1:l 111 See bills

I

T.Jephonl!l 191

Te.1erram»-u Toto Ma::r, Dealer. x..e.dln, It

,

.. FOR

T~E

PALMER PARK.
Suhday, 'June 15,
at 3 p m

and

h .. a bappy genIUs lor ,usplrlug h.gh
hope. aDd warm entbulJto,l!Ims lU bll 8ubJect.
HI •• plrlted meuage on bil re ~urn bOUle aftBT

an Empire tour

&. Prince of W~e8 ! Shf1 hves

the couutry·. memorl

lU

Wb.tj\l!r El'fl"land dId

respoud to hiS clanou Co.ll to ~. Wa~e up H we

hr twenty.four d.ys f.U on Tuesday thus putting
an End to & 'Pe.l'lod of a.bIoluteo drought-i e , a
'P~ at fourteen da.ytI on no one ott whioh &
great"r raInfall tha.n 005 1n :iii r eeed ed 'i'bQMI
who ~ ge.rden$ BDd pl&.0e6 where they dig
w.ere d ehg·h ted ttt ,the bre a.k 1n the dry wea.thCllr
!hut 1t 18 d oubtful 1f the e r.owilil a.t the Derby
~b ar ad

tb61r enthuSlum H owever, the ram WM
b adly n-e-eded th.,. rn :'J re &0 In
we muM. look
1orwa.rd to anoth e:r d'l"y $pelt lmn'H'dla.tely foll&w
mg tt./ It 18 t"Dtere9t lng to n ote that the r:unfall
up t .., M ay 2 nd was e x.cep lon a lly h eavy and a
penol vf dry 'We&th~ m ay reasonably be e~~
to follow June fs prov erbIally the ...moDth when
the aummer reany &wake6 and ;IlCcor<hng to &11
md lcatxm s h oli&y- ma.kers need ha ve lit. Ie rear
tba.t the ir enjoyment WIll b e spoIlt by t.be UDoor
bin elemonts

th&\

LOCAL

PARAGRAPHS,

DilfCnmHlahng

"bo have a

IDell

and

lenfuhve

women. aud

those

Bllger OIl the fitful

pul.e of IUdu,try, ore .11 agreed tbat the

Ar the Grea.t W~U!rn Hotel, on Sa.turday next,
MellAIlI NICholu w 11 offer for sue three ehops wltb
dwellIng hOllle8 1n Odord rOlld
41 W j.u.lU,"
;Ba.th road. 1.8 to be offered for eale ou
Fr1day ned at Wmehestor HOl1M, Old Broad.etreet,
E C , by Mesue Hertlllg Son & Dltw
liBSOS DllfIXL WATlfEY & SoNS. tn etlnJundlOn
wtth Meaer8 Franklin &; Gate, Will offer for lIale on
Friday June 20r.h &t the Towll Hall, WaUmgford the
freehold and agneultural property known u the Fifield
Manor Estate

one great Deed of BntslU lUlt now IS conHOME RAtJU;G NEiUt READING
eonnection Wlth t~ R'alloway meeting. ad.vertised
fidence
Many and vaned have been tbe to In
take place at Spencerl'. ·W ood, on Monday next. the
theOries put forward
uplanalio/, oE the tint horle raCe la timed to take place at 4 p m
present troubled atate of tbe labour world,
MEMORUL TO THE LA.TE Mr E W RIDLEY

.n

SAKE OF THE B.LlND."

I Reading Temperance (Prize) Band's

both here aDd In almo.t •••ry oounlry, \ but

no lDlaU measure \11 thl. re.t1t1uueu

Ie

of confidence between CapItal and La.bour:

So ho.hl. bal tbelr mutual dlltru.t made

ID a,d .E the EUDd. oE the READING BLIND AID SOCIETY,
A COLLECTIOl> WILL BE TAKEN.

them that It 18 a cOUlmon figure of speech

to .ofor to them as tlVO campa.
OOnrae,

as

Mrs Ernett W Rldley of I Greyfriart," Alexandra.·
Rea.dlD~ h8.!l e udowod .. b8d In the Royal Berk
tbireHospltal'fnth the sum of £ 1,000 The \Vordmg of
the memorial b.blet IS lUI foUows - The Erneat William
Ridley b&d endowed by AitCil Ridley In loVIng memory
of her husband Ernest Wllha.m RIdley, J P .A.pnl1919
The slte seleoted for the endoweel beu u Benyon wa.rd

:.nll- road,

qu.,lioDably .ttnbutable to a regrettable wau.l

I 24th ANNUAL GRAND C

So long, of

ea.oh haa no ooufidence In the

1'OR THI': SAKE OF THE BLIND
The RefLdlOR TempelanOA Puze BR.lld wtll give theu
24th anllUl~l grau:l c n Ucfllt 11\ Pa.lmer Palk on
Juno 15th on behu.h of the funds ot th e Heading
A1d SOCletT I.adlM nnd c-clItletn en a.re needed to act
M coltectol'8 at the conce1't
Tho, e ",uhlll$( to gtve
tbeU' leUlre! should apply at once to M.r H Walford.
.. Patting-ton • London l"OtLd

otb.r, 80 long must the .ndu.ln,l 'y,t.,n
be eooentno Dut If tllis coufidence II to
be engendued It must be by the &otion of
both partl ••• and hltherlo Ihere "buld apP!'ar
FORTHOOMING GRA.ND FETE
to ha? been a d.mand on the parI 01 both
The tete &rranl{ed for 'Vhlt Monday ~v the ReadiU$t
lor the other to make the fitst reas.u?ng FoothAil Club ~ be beld lu Prolp60t. Parle. ~hould
overtures Aud COUCel8lOQII.
Mutual dtltrust prove • great ibc09:I! An excellent progra.mme U!I

caU.
18.

D

Sa..... S\olllpo.

AU

PGOlOfs... .." ...... '

.....po..n_ n.,
coot

ad. Hob.

YOll

aIic.k t.baaa 011 S.'T'Dsa
Cord. (obWaable free)
Eaclo card IooIci. 31
........eI wb.., filled

ootlit for hi. hobbr-:uar of tho •• tlitfrll to dear to the
h.. " of .h. h..... boy I T ..d. hi'"
put by hio
pence and wI'ch .hOlD ill"!' Lei PI"! look lorWIord

men who fought.

nu.
_oat

u.. .....t,

10

.....

meYurs of

aod .... for • cIe/iIIi•• oOJOCl.
Aad yo..... lor hi ... oo M...., ..'ltd now and
illY. lied •• SaVlDI' Certiieateol willl'OW ..d If0.. J1II1

:8igaoy with whIch

the lXIoney

I~

lIoraped "

IF

the evemn&,

mU SIO

NOTES AND COMMt:NTS
THE SCHOOLMASTER.Kr. G E ltuaell'. _
"'tI \he

_lDfl'
I

<It the

- ~ed ..
clrcl.. tit 1>11. tpwa

f~

in .....OWI
.......10""" In tbia odit.ibn .. ' oeloouQn
."hiob. bay<! r...,hod .... &ild HI 'W.1I \Ie ... n
that th6 prOIf'edtI \~ the .ooU)atlon of tht\ ",orteN'
bo,. ~ ..tt.ouy lIKo tbIt beMS .of wamen is
.,.uy l'ener&1ly v1ewed with.uarm AB to l what
JDOQ1ll"4!Ip ca.n best. be t..kea to :remed.y mattes
theY' b&ve gone too far, we belle"t'e that- tGere can
he DO sen""" d i _ Of 0JI1n10u ,N9· ""e will
d.opnt. tub tho tralmng 01 Odol<lieent 100)'0 <~ •
_n', lob. oo.nd tile only
to
til.

AND

ere

CELEBRATION
, .

GOWNS

claa of man

""1.

Jet to make
properit

to UndeTtN:CII th work IS

..-nobly remunqaUve o&Dd "tl.-aot.i.. WlIettier.
M Mil' Roeeell IIeeID.6d to qpat. tIM matf.u. il
""" teo: 011'0'11' _ n au th. p&fl of J,....,.lIi,ood

Diaplayecllrom ~~,.

labour '01' .....hether . . . a. P&t'eD~ sunee\al to ui it.
eat) f"Jely be left to the Edtioatlod Ap,:tth01'ltie8.
may b6 .. mOoti pe1nt At.. a.ll even~ eomei.h..iti..
might be dklded by oon..,n.1)t a oonte-.. .. eli:
.. Mr COU....11or id.......teo ~~~n

June l~h. to saturday~ .
June 211t.
i
i
4

p&1"'nt. and the ochocl ~.."

\

""R'-,
u..,
abo.

rop ....".',... • t

...a, .... ,",..,.thlit•

tl" f.dU",,;tOD Author!~'

r

"

by the
Fan

'Pme. were pl88euud to the 8ucceseful oorn~tl
tol'll by 1d:ra Enc Palmer lIr A. S Pike mo.de an

The

etfiClsnt hon sea. and MeMr~ L D.Tid. F tJodfrey
And S Naxton kindly acted
O' s for the danCing

IlS!l

HOUSE FAMINE AND THE LAND
'<;.:-',", -,:
ot an int:erestmlr booklet
and. tho Laud Blocka.d.e"

olem.enWy """""'"""" _

dMI at

dnnd!"U'~ wu pronded
Pr IZO Band ullder"Mr

for

ReadmR Temperance

!

•

The Reading Un[nnl.ty Collelo oommltt.ee for hIgher
eduoatiOQ of e:S::-5ervtC6 studeuts held a meetmp; In

In

kENLEY,

l

hl.l been awa.rded the Military Croll Capt~u Lea-dley
IerTed fn the Sgth battn.hon of the R oyal FUallliere m
Maeodpnu.. a.nd 1n Pnle!Jtme and the MthtlU'y Cro!8 wag
&ward, d in respect of AerVlcell rendor&d 10 the Jorda.n
ValteY:lin Soptembar 1918 Heartycongrlltull1tioTlfl WIll
be ex~ndfKi to him by all those who have had the
pleur of ma.k.ing hlS acquaintance 10 Readiug

until the Go?ernment hal learut 16 trult tb.
BISCIDT FACTOHY RECREATION CLUB
people. and the people are glven caule to -obey
The Reo.d.inj;t BIICUtt F &etory RecreatlOu Olub held
the re1terated appeal to trult the Go~vernment. a very pleMO.nt fUTlction on SatUlda.y ",fternoon la.st. In
A C!Jjlckat match.
the Jii:round 11\ KenslIlgton roa.d
Bntain'l progre.. must be l18nously hampered lathes
"V gentlemen. WrLII follo\ied by competltioWl, and

rA$cor"
/

The h.st of blrthdILY bonoun contains the na.me of

aa.pt.in D G Le&dlsy t.he n lSwly apPOlnted Jtenero.l
aeetotB:ry of the Biscuit Fa.ctory:t;tecrN.tion Club He

oonJutlcbon WIth the appomtment. deput.ment, MiDIS
tty o~ Labour. Readin~
M r Child. prellded and
Mr Pugh. Mr Andenon a. mlhta.ry repr8lentative and
.Lleut
1 Smith. of the local Muustry, wore o.n:l.ong
th91l8 ;preaeut The aubJ&ob tha.t were ably dlscuMed.
included
functlons of the comm.\ttee. procedure
purse remams, 1~ Wlll. we fear, bo bard for proVll!lloIt the
for leoretana.1 IIsrVlce (Mr Knapman benug
the .. nntry 10 ha.e great .. uManc.
But elected) . and a llta.ndard locl11 ma.xunum bemg find

ODd ...... profit..
__ .......cI.f m?8at..
~

MILITARY HONOUR FOR OAPTAIN LEADLEY

together to help Ih. war by t~e ~untry ha.
booD and II atill helUg pdured out. So long
.. Blough and many a.uother luch mew opal
of Government H ecoDOIqY" of the pubho

oo .. operation from the

b... 7011

£ 1 for iL

lI~e

oonmgf!lfl

SlltpCDCO< end ohilli........! whoa ,.. .... • pet.
them WIll mean pound. later 08. wMa yoa will need
thom-Ior hi.. I
The .ery _
tAioc 1" all @ Eor ,... boy
is to bU1

tt--

foo, •
Snl.,~ c.tIficat...
Tble Ce.zalf' ... lIl...
__ "'.. 15/8. ..d.1l
~.

Mr F G GodWlU.

hcenee to sell li-lcohohc

as h. doe&..

thiDa. h. will wdt 111 two, thrM. or fin 1ean"

will . be .........a at

fwe

Without

8.

Oonrnment. of ~out'J.t:'.
thol' gall autry would han boon 10 ?l1n. but
ib& "onl that m.n do life. &fIe. them."
and 10 tb. oounlPy cannot lorget the pro- mGH1!IR EDUOA.1ION Pt'lR EX-SERVICE MEN

to

o.q P... Office

,..-ill ncel..e

con8ftnted to dtatrlbute the pllzes

The counlry sboUld of , 4 The Albion," Alfred street fA uudertalc:mg all the

the Governme"t. That.t h"" lIllIe oonfidonQ.
10 .1 10 only too ob?ous.
Nor are the
l'Oa.onl hard to find
A. to It. 011100. 10
ha.e won the war, the publ!o are •.ath.r
IUclined 10 pay tribute for .i~lory to Ibe

'.0

to .... molOO7loto b~

:Nor 11 1t alone i:1anelDg. and many other attractions Ll eut. Colonel
the 1ndultnal world that oonfldenoe 11 10 LealIe Wdson C M G D SO, M P ht1,8 ktndly

be III a pOilltion to bave more confidence 1n CAtertng. and hM obtaul ed

teach h.m to IavF. too
Let
him lcattl now the hab.t of
Ihnft-that will make all the differace to hit luture.
Wlll he want. DC'W }ucrele-a &ne model___ .ew

The EuletlWa,

promised. mc1utltng sporb, lU5ault·nt arm., concertfll

for mutual ret\8lura.uoes.

greatly needed Io·d.y

ON'T merdy lave lor h.m-

--,--BOY ARTIFIelERSI;IIPS
Tb~ e<tucation !IO~ reported 10 the Town
Couneil on Th~~y leve'n1ng u that. under reYJled.
regulations UIIued by the LOrda Oomm1S1lOn8l'll of the
Admiralty tha comlJUttee WIll In future be allowed
to nonunate u mlLDf candidates at they may conlider
II.Ulta.ble for the .xaminll.tion for boy arti1l.cerahlps m the

RoyRl Ne.vy

In previous years theJI nomInation lwl
heen llinited to one candidate

tt.

MIL~teu ~ It deala with
and lb. propo..l, 01 lb •

The annual moveable couferenoe of tJJ.e Mllnch ~ st
Unity Independent Orde~of Odd.fellows tQ.ke9 pi ~
next week. at DO~W' Ule of lbn. commenclng ~ e
Monda.y. a.t 9 a m P G M H Wnght•• E:rcelsor u.
Lod"", P P G M H M; - Wbjt,>h.rn ' Ro,"", ~"'.
Lodge, P P G M G 1'Ubb,.~' Princeu IA'le.xandu.
Lodge. P P G M A. Welch. H..f!::Icel!for" LocUce o.u ~
P P G M W D Whlte, BerkahlrB, a.re to atIeud &.I
l'6'pre8el1t&t.iYea ot the Beading diIItnct of OddicllowE

CANON NEWHOUSE
Ca.non R P Newholtto6 Vlfa.r Of S[
Lanrenoo .... s and ltural Des.n of Re.adl~ 1 con.

IThe Rev

car"On

templ&tmg r-e6Ign.lDg ibl& b cn pfice

);i { 'W

&1160 hu- been tM.'8nty~ne. ~ In R ea hng

oomLng ;bo at Laurenoe a from MaJd..enlu.: a.d
1.893 lie 'WaIJ a.p'potnted to the Rura.l p.;-a:uuf) In
1911 a.nd r ecelVeti t.he honOlIr of being made H( n
Ca,non of OhrlSL ChuI"Qh. Orl-ord J.n l.a15 ~ no!l

NE.whouse 15 well known 1n the"tlrwtu and ';':-1
general 'regret wtll be felt at tlIe d-edslon be haa
rowe

dry May

I

LJ ceum for Chtldren

6 45 P m

M~Jeoly

may lalely I •••• tbe blltory I the p •• t fow
yean to tell And now, I ", the mIdst of
apprebec810Dfi and peulml,ul at home and
abroad. the Xing atnlcci t~ clear 2lOte of
qu.et confldeuoe
AoknowledlPug London'.
TOM , MAY.
birthday oongratulatlon., through the Lord
LIOElISED HORS)!: BLAUGHTER1!!R
Mayor, hlO MaJe.ty .aYI
" 1- oonfidently
belio.e Ihal'. gn.ded by a ,pmt of IllUtUal
FRUIT PEA AND t OrATO YERCB,1N r
trud, eympath,. IUld courage. Iv. 'hall gradu.
Hone., C.t~le C&rtc etc Lilt on Hl1'e
ally seoure that re.tOlahon of. pro.penly.
65, Grea.t KnQIlys Street. Readmi
bappmen, and contentment winch. 1n the
Bst priMa (1'fen lor LIVl' Dnd Dead Cattle fekJhed.
.'111'&, on the Shorte.t. NotIce Horae OJa, Barn... term. of your kind message, you antiolpate."

N

FLAMING JUNE •
Mt-, &1> exoep1.i~lly bot

I
ODDFELLOWS' CONFERENCE

.. fla.multi" June' ha.s eIl~red wi t h eo penod of lo-w
hanging clouds &rid o..-ereast skies The f..nt. raln

Ind FRIDAYKotberen.tt lbhlbition (ol'Jtml&ed by the National

NATIONAL FARMERS' UNION,

THE CHURCH AND I~DUSTRYThe th.a.nb of f1ft~r, thinklug oltlzen
mg a.re due to Ca.non L O'vett, of Southa.mpton
for the tea;rl<M8 ma.nnet' m which he dealt W1~ the
p er tment question .of the Ohurch a..nd Ind~lll
PN:bluos '&b the. Eml DEoanal Conference on
Monday There 18 .. grawnrc oODvJctlOn Mnong tbe
LDt~Igent bOdy or ebu~peOJ:ll e tbat .if tlb c.
ChririlaD Church 10 EDglaod :te to ]u.stify Itt!
eNtenc&-&Ild t~e. da..J1!I when It mlg.bt be taken'
Oft i\1"t.1Mt ...t'& over a.nd tba.t )uatifica.tlO1l 111 now de-'Illanded""-It must COIlCem It.6alf mtunat"ly Md
achvely witn the jU!5t. MplratlCnJ 'O f labour for a
f..,r ohar. of life It.s hop<ful to and ilI.t
among th.e clern men are ;to bo found who VIew
t~ 1!ll8ttere in the rIg'ht hg·h-t., &nd who, ltke
Ca.non Invet t Me nob a.fr&ld to look the fa.ets In
the laCe a.nd to apea.k ou t. H JltrBJg'ht from the
shoulder"

'hLB!'1!on No.. 16 &l1d 18

he. MYSTERVof
OUBLE ICROSS."

KENIfET RESCUES

lIr Alfred H Bllke. a "..!ll'der at Reaqjn~ Gaol wh
on Ma!f,h 11th. at pea.t p8l'8onnl fIl!J~ 4tl:.empt~d tfJ
rescue &! boy who WAI drowned In the Kenqet h a~ be 0
awarded the Royal Huma.ue SOCIety'a vell ~ rn 1'U.orQj e ll
the deed Mr t31lke ai¥> possessee the !!OCletT ~ c(; rlt~g
eate for bavmg on A.P~ 2Pth. 1916, lODe 1:0 the reec
of a a"ltJ ,,,ho was 10 1
luent danger ot ~ro\\ UID" ~e
the KeDnet. and whose te he Ia.~ed
.. Q

MAJOR GEN BORRETT gESTATE
~C<)t!'md.

a well-knowu

been valued at £12516
personal property of the value

ST GILES' CLB

In (lid of the 0 ... GII,M' Ccmpany of tibe Chul!'ch
Lads' Br fade a. t!(;Clal gathering was held on tohs
Vlcar~g ~ 1.arwn, 'by, kind penmt6 on of th e Rev F
J C Gil mol' on Wednetday evenmg There was
oa n a.ttendance of eome axl. and .a. mUSical pro.
g ram me Mr-ang<;d by Mr P R Scnvener aDd
(lon r b:Jted. to by Mr Cyril Scnvener Mrs
Hop o Mrs Mi tchell M!!f.1'S 'Vest and D lc\c
Dormer s nd l1n Wt t hnoll 'W"AA lnu¢h 'alpprecl&ted
A whu t d ri ve wIn ~ h~ld fO<I' the u.me obJect. In
a bcut a. for t ul g b t. s tIme

a

Major Geueral Herbert Challell Borrett C
of
Lancaster Lodge, Bath road, Reading, wJ!ose Ileath
OCCUlTed on April 4th. hu lett esb.te Talu~ at £~3 5Jl

17, 2d. With net p.rIIOnalty £17.999 9•• 6d Com
mander ChnrlearTuthUl Bonett, of Meaen Cox B
Cba.rmg Crose London. W 0 and Mr HArold G\\u
Borrett. of The Barn. LaJeham. hie SOIlS, are tha
exeeuton
T estator lelt £ 500 fDrnimre &nd cfi"cc\.3
etc to his Wife aud the Income from. the resilue {i
hie pl-operty for ldn and then to his children MaJ o~
General Borett rwD.8 11 yean of &ge, aernd tu t.n;'l
AbY8S1JHan expedition 1867 a From 1890 96 he co~
manded tl:e BerkBhlre negtmental District, and Ilh.e-.
wards was A "" G for ReCl'wtlng 09. the Headquartu
Staff aDd Inspector General 01 Recrwting Ho retire I
m 1903

STUDE..'!TS GARDEN PARTY
A WIry .nJOy,able r .......n party", .. glvon by !Jl
Wa.rden a.nu}Irs Cooke and tho ,tuden"ts !
BUILDING TtlADES' IVAGIES INCREASED
~)llOng.t ibo.e pt e
The follomu~ . commenda.tion wu made by t~e Cmtra. Lodge on Wedne:.da.y
eduea.tlon committee to tho Town Councd on ~ursdl!liY eent were "Mrs Chllili. MlS& Morga:n (pbyt. .:a!
t:r8J.Dlng
Instructress
of
Uruven;l~Y
CoUeS-.e), },f
evemnp; _ I I Your ~ ub.commlttee r&Commend tbe adop.
tton of the terCElo of the a!;rreement am'Ved at between B Q, kburn (asall8ta.nt lMtructress). Dr A.rnm,;]f!'"
h9
the Reading apd D18tnet Muter Bwldeftt' and Decore.. Mr L oona.rd. SLLt.t.,n .and Mr N"heJ. Sutlon
toni' AaaQciauoD ~d the Operative Tradea relatin",lo Rev R W okba.m Leg J :&1r and Mrs W olt .,.
Mr
amd
Mrs
S
tenhouas
WIWSID1S
Mr
and
~l
the mcrea..ae of ""ages of the operattves in the buildmg
tl'8.des, ~ far ... the staff of the C'.ommlttee'l clerk of Todd, Mr& a.nd Mlsa Ormerod, Mr and ) 1'
Duffield .. Mr .and MI9a 'Val1J$ 1hss Marrl!L~ e I h~
works lS ooueerned
The new terms come lnto open.
MJ.SSoerS Bola.nl BrItton and Lane. Dr and}f
tionon Bnd from the ftnt pa.y d'ayafter the lit inJtant "
Biastlng"S Gilford Mr a.nd Mrs Wll~n 'T S
Brucker Mr Knapma.n M1£3 'E M D E'1e.et ' fl g
WAR TROPHIES
A tank IS to be pla.ced on the gravelled space n.\ the lbidg-es Mr H H . \Vllder CO'l pt and Mao- Gut
Ing
MI.);6 M Everest. M ss F ~ke Mr a.t\l )\
ea.atern end of the ~eS SIde Promenade oPPOalte to
'
the western hound.&rl"of East's ooatbulldmg oompany's Ext<>n and MIas I W Ward
boat- house &u howitie! 10 Palmer Puk, out.11de t he
PIANO RECITAL
western bouudary fence at the bowlmg green and
MIM Behnda Heather gave ano·,ber of her d(o
opposIte to the conred war between the panbon and
the park keeper" resIdence a. field Ft'un In the Forbury 1 gh tflll plano rOOlta.Js In t he halt of Univ~ !
Undollblffi.ly .M,SS H €&th
ple&.!lure groundll on- the ea.stero SIde of the Russla.n OoUeg on Monday
"uu on Forbury Hill. and~nother field ,un In Proepect IS on th e wa..} to achlf~' ng a. INmUy leadIng POSltLo~
Pa.rk on the I!outh Ilde of &nd within the enclosed m & f.ph e.r~ where .nea.rly all bhe besL SUcoefliEl'J
[J4lIve :hi herto fallen to the lot of men
Her f'(
grOUllcis of the Manrion H~e
01 .1 on Monda:) conta.me<i ltcrn!'. .,..bleb fIirf' b\
means ellSl but her mterrpretahoDB fully IU!" lfi".,i
HONOUR FOR MJI A M POUNTN1IY
tbe o p l:'i mlsn\ of her fnonda tl,nd lllUSt. h1 ~
Amongst the nlllDes Inoluded lD tbe het of t):J.e King 8 favourablY"
lmpre:;soo ~en the enlical The p
Birthd&y Houours waa th&t of Mr A M P puutney,
lnclud~d T occata and F utte In D NUl r
Tre8.llurer. Straits Settlemenb Mr Pouuttney 18 the s:rstnm)
thLrd son of th~ lAte Mr W H Pountney who W&.5 a. (Bad Ta.u ~ lz) Be"bhov" n's f\:ppMlona.ta. (f\.n ~ 1
57) L 6z iG Rhap30<:he XI.
Llebe" ra n
well known and muah respected mhabltant 011 thIS 6p
S ,J lree d e Vl enne
(ScllU~r..,..LI8"Zt) X r.
town
:ij!e WQoa edUC.. ted at ReapLUg' Scltool Rnd BInd
Noel'
(Balfour G ~ .m Ill! \
Umvenutv CoHere, Oxford at both of whloh he WM turne (Scn1\"'"'ln),
conspIOU01lS tor hi! lueceSl He went alit to the East .. Pavan e- '(Ra.v~l) II Zlgeuner Novelle- (flo dl!l)
a nd If Concert Studv" (ParleVltz) MISS H lth"r
lU 1896 a.na waa In the Federa.ted :rJaJay States for
eome yeara when he WM transferred to the Stra.ita is a. pu.pIl of Mr Horwa-rd Jones The Ch'l p[lpll""
SetUements waer e he DOW OOOUpl68 the pO!lltion of gra.nd -PIanoforte was toll'Pplied by M-ee h Burne:
~
TreOJlur<1r \Vl th t ,eat on the E:s::ecuttve Couucil HlS And A:V16
ar<1 touS labours have beeu recogDlljed bv the Govern.
OAN ADIAN JAZZ BAND
ment and h IS gazett~d a.a & Oommander of the Order
Some enterprl!un~ Ca.nadlan soldIers from 1M
of the BlltJah Empire
Cacadll\n Conoontratiou Camp WhItley m A. dl"l II.
aucc6118f.ul dehut In thIS town on Wednesday ~ve l\lu ~ ns
CARE OF CONSUMPTIVES
danae promotJrs and organu;en
Succe-sful H ti lth
At the meetLDI of the executive com mIttee of the the function wa.:!!. It would have been more ~o had tt~
Tuberculoall DlIIpsntary Oare :AaIOOl8.tion, on May 30th, function "been earlte.r announced and more 'nd ~ l ..
the fo llowme report WIUI recel"ved from the rehef sub - advertised One thmg lS certll.\D and that t!l all wro
eommtttee II Dllnngthe la.at five months the lIub corn. attended the dance on Wednesday evening "l'P"lll II \
mttt.ee have dealt With 62 casei 22 have been granted turn up at the next one whlch IS OOlUg a.ITllnged f"r
e -:tra nourlahment I U the fonn of mIlk, except 1U 4 Wedneeday, June 18th by the. eameicnterpns.mg 11" ...
cases, whllre children have been proVlded With muls of soldiers Without doubt lt wIll be well worth th ~
a.t the NatIonal kitchens
23 children boarded 10 entra.nce monev to listen to the cha.rmll of the Jl l
country homes (9 are awa.y at present) 2 loana to mU810 ducoursed by a party of CaoadIa.n 80idlen a !on~
obtam cl6thtng on entermg !lauatona. one wom&n bu t to danCing enthuslB.8t& the grea.t a.ttro.ctivone s~ f
aSSIsted With hontehold ,,:ork 9 eMU closed In 4, rood Jazz mUlllc wfll be oven CElore appea.lmg Corpor:l1
furlher MlllalAnce W8.8 cotllldered DDt neeeS8R.ry 4, Ma.elenoen, who 15 the movmg .tnnt 4mong
~
refu sed the nelp offered 1 Wall referred to the National orgawzers. and who IS plaDlst. promuea a. still betti'f
SOCIety fot the Prevc"fttion of Cruelty to ChIldren 5 orcbestra for tbe next occalJlOn Tho eatenng a.rrang-<'
C&&es Were not a8alSted "
meuta were most sa.ti&fo.ctorily executed by Mr IG
F . Fuller, of London-road
A RJIlADING SHAKEBPEAREAN SOO!Eil'Y P
At the Abbey School (-bv kind perroIMtOU of
::MIlS MU8son) on Saturda.y, june 2lat, a.t 3 pm.
I
a meeting wdl be held for the purpose of formwi
a. Reading b~nch. of the Brtbeb Empire ShakespelU'e
Society The Venerabl. the Archdl'!tlcon of Berkehire
W i ll be In the ch&u'
AU tbose mtflrested In ~ba.tel!Jpeare
who Wish to attend IIhould .pply to MlIIs Mary Hay.
POLICE EFFORTS TO BREAK UP A
• Ta.cchnoa ' l Sou.tberu H1U Reading Many proD1lDent
I
GANG.
('".Ihzen! ha' CI a.lreMlv prOmised to be present Mr Acton
Bood, the bon ~ general du-eatol of the sOCIety, who was
& member of the late ~lr HeDry Irvmg's oomp&!'y, and
Befor. Mr J W Mortin "ad .. full t>woh
wu Ilt Hi! M"a.flltv', tbea.tre dunng the I reeoN' run.
of' Henry VIII tI IlUd who has been ..broad With hIS lioemung Justl!Ce8 on Thlli'Ma.y. ilhe l a.ppliea.tl n
own company. . . The Acton Boud Sha.kMpea.rean ltfroJ Rc8e MQ8e8 the keeper of a. .retreebmenl n O
PJa.yers tI will speak ou tbe work. and iutluence of art 21 Caver.sh.am.·road. R.oea&.ng fOr tlbe r ene!'. I
of a bllhe.rd ll.eeD.C6 was rElfwed.
!
the SOCIety
E D Berry appeared ou bOhalf or ~,.
PRINTERS' INDUSTRIAL COUNOIL
I · '"'-~t:::;:a.;""iit'e<l
I
The first meetlDlir o{ tbe Pnuters' Indl18trlaJ Conneil
r-'"" ~ I
I

I

-------

----

,I

----

A RESORT OF THIEVES

was
held
&.t t~"lUI
Labour
Buteau,
olll-Tuesdl!l.Y
Mr G
Chuter
e1ectA!ld
&A chlW"mau
Mr J Ma.y27th
P Petty
"lce chauman a.nd Messrs P H PaJmer and S
S IDale jOlqt .eoretAne~
Severa.l mattere ot trade
lIIterMt were diaouIscd, such a.s the.. tralDlDg of
~~~~~~ti~i:",:'~n:th e 8OC Io.l welfare ot emplovees
-.';'j;;.,;;;~rA'u
problf'lm
F
1:
e:lceed.
generally felt

thete meetinga
upon
~:~~1~~~~:~~~~~0![~ :.~,;dt;c.tio;,.gether
,ndustry

an

an)"

lllOYeIllBDt

11

1U
e&D

tile trade of
&MUSt to Ita

d ••'.I,)P;,C\O"t~ bound to react f ....ourably upon the li1e.

,

I

'~~~~~~~;~:~; "

,

,

MR. W. H. DU eROS' ESTATE

.

I

1Ifr Wt1hatp Harv~;y d-q CrO;i~I\.J0r 14 Re.g6!1 !
street S W , &nd formerly of ..a,owberry r a "l
Wallingford launder of the pneumAtilc tyre
du.;ry cb~ of the Dunlop Pneuma.uc 1 J
Compa,ny a.nd ot.her cc mpall l~ ~.r tor R a..'l
~
1006-= ...ho <Med on o-mhe~ 21ot. ag d
haa l~t un~"t1ed property 9f the Value of £A? l ~ .)

I

SOCIAL EVENTS AND FASHION

ON TH,E AIMS
SOCIETY