Reading Observer 07-1919

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NOTICI?S.
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DEMQBIL'~ED OFfIC~RS & ME~

COUNTY OF BERKS

COUNTY BOROUGH· OF READING.

WAR ,-,EMORIAL.

.0 ~ftPl) , 'I'Iia

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A ' PUBLIC MEETING

HALL. ,:. RBADINa,
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TI1liRSDAY,

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illaatRtod by

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J . T. MORLAND.
Clerk to the Lieaten.mcy of Bub.
C. S. JOHNSON.

AdveDt'Ures Am9ng the (;:aniiib~~~

E.labti.hed 1883.

and wonder/uUy dOlOriptl..

J. P. HORNBY,

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VICTORY SPORTS FESTIVAL

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SfTURDAY. JULY 26th, 1919,

PART

The truth a bout th,,' Grea.t War.

SHOWING EACH AFl'ERNOON &: EVENll"V(~.

BERKSHIJ{E BATTERIES R.H.A.

Commencing at 2.'5 p.m.

P

PBoolUlDCB OP EVSNT6:

880 yards HANDICAP.

AST and Ptl...nt !f.mbon

the Berbhiro Bet.
ten.. R.B.A... an cordlallyJnvitM to a DINNER

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DANpING; olter tho Sport..
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AdlDi..,iou to Gro~nd. 8d. ; llMe.rTed. Enclosure. h. 4d.;

T will be }eldJULy
at :U,
28th, at 7.30 p.llI.

Further particula.

3.0 p.m. : Lyceum for Children.

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the IVY LEAF BADGE.

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BREWERY,

PRICE

LISTS' ON

TELEGRA.llS

BPlRITUAL MISSION.
On Sun~y morning Hr~ Willil.m Ford will gin all
addrell at th. RModing SpJritual M..iNtou, and in the
evening Mr. E. Elliott will .peak.
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Yembenhip open to all ex·!le"ic~ officen
and ~en.
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P inaion" Gra.tuity and Back Pa,. grien.ncee

der,lt with prompUy.

Ba/reef
" . lee 1£

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CODtributiolls 34. weekly.

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CATERING.
Hanns resumed. bu5iness. a.re

CATER FOR .. PARTIES

APPLICATION.

.. SIMONDS, REA.DING."

B.A..C. SPORTS FES'11IVAL.

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NEEDLES.

HIGH·GRADE STEEL NEEDLES,
loud or soft tone. to be sold at

.3 d. per 100..
ad. per 2qo.

Y_ _ pt·,'-tAfOOI""_ .
SAVINGS AS!lQCIATION
.. from _ B.... 1'wt (Mfa• ., OIffdol A,Oftt "f'

y~ur
£7 15 0

BARNES

" DECCA"

5 & 7; Duke

Horses, C ......hlge. and
Brake.fo., Hlre.-

ATTWELLS, BINFIELp & Co., Ltd.•

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162-a. FRIAR STREEIT. READING.
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A Safeguard .;Against rPr"f~teering,
Extortion and D'd~.Ii~g.
See that the prices of goods you buy !are on the artieles in plainl1
marked figures-those YOU can understand.
It is THE straightforward trading method...'
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LANGSTONS' CLOTHING IS MARKED LIKE THAT.
Their. prices are tbe Standard of Valile .and a challenge to the

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extortionist.

No faked discounts.
y'ou ask."

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No" 5 per cent : oltl''''':'after 10 on .. in cafe

LANGSTONS'
CLOTHING ::

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FOR IIJElf
FOR BOYS.
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W~St.

Cornel',

,.Cork St. Coria~r,
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Str~et, READING~

'Pbolle 911.

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PhOD. 11.

& AVIS.

Limited,·

'£12 ,12 ,0

£8 15 0

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TO EMPLOYERS.

IlEA-DING, SA.TURD.AY. JULY 19, 1919,

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FOOD PROSPECTS.

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WINNING MODELS.

TnE pessimist. are very bu.y trying to make

pre""re on tbe Government to remind them 01

the ux:genoy of amelioratit;lg' conditions at 'the
earlieet posl!lible moment. The mainte1lllnce of
a au~ar duty of a pfl Dny farthing per head, in

regrettable tax, but an ineviloblo olle if the
present giga.ntio expeudjtuTe i. to lbe met. In
the same debato much was e&id a.bont profiteers,
se'Yeral Members r emarking that these abulles of
publio need. were all lerionl) and widespTead &II

teDd.~dy to ...triot this title to the luge firm.,

Buy

PEACE AND THE

The Peace Celebrations Committee cf the Re&ding
Town COUDOi! h&",., entrusted. Mr. Hugh E. Wa.lford,
fo under of the' R.ea.ding Blind Aid Society. with 8. sum
of ;£10 for. di.atcibutiou amonK the blina of the Bbrougho

The employment committee of the Rea.ding Employment Excba.nge de.ires to ma;ke it known. to ..11
employers that they .ha.ve a nu ~'be t of penooa regis'"
urea. urgently need.iD.g employtnant. See liet publilhed.
e16e.whoce.
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be found in eVAry ",ol\ lk of life....:.....tbB "'OTS~ is
undoubttldly the fooll J'lrofiteor.
The-re is a

' 15,000 only.

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PAI!TIES SPECIALLY CATElU!:D

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Al'PLY_

but the IImaH trader hAS just the same tendency
to "pu~ it on:' parti oularly in a poor neigh ..
bourhood. ': Ruta.urants a lso need careful

E. GALLAGHER.
CHALK HILL NURSERIES.
ALEXANDRA ROA»
41ft)

LONDON ROAD:

FOOtBA.LLERS WHIST DRIVE.

Th e commi ttee of the Res.diug Unihd F ootba.lI Club
opened Il.leries of .hllt (lriv8!5 on WedIl;psdlS.'y last, at
Wa.terloo O ..Uerle. lHicJc:ie & H ickie) , when 8. goodly
n umber wertl pre,ent. , A fur",th er drive, to bo follow ed
by a da.nce , will be rvan ·next W edn~day, wheu it.is
hoped t ha.t there wil be a good a.ttenda.nce.

CALCOT PARK.
Calcot P ark , eituded on the Bath·road, about three
miles from R.dinlt, has just been 1I0id by MellIS.
Nicholas. The estau. ba.s been in the bauds of the
B l3.gra.n fa.mily for manr generations. It WI.! er~eted
by Mr. J oh n :alagra.ve tn 1745, and formll a. notable
eumple of the best ptlriod of Geo rgian architectul·e.

A SOUVENIR FROM THE PRINCE.

The P~iDce of 'Va.tes. X.G., G. M .....1.G .• bile eent h is
,Tawas' Pa.h.ce to MI'. S. J acks?n
C0 1 ~IJlall cf Rea.din!!, as a 1 <l ~ tHIt; tceord of the b ll~ ·
tnrJC ditll;er a.t the Middle Temple a, fortnight .iuce at
wh ich Mr. Colema.n bad the howJur of meeting His
Royal H tghu e!l~ .

autograph f~·Dn;18t.

WAR

~!E:JORIAL

TO

B~~ RKSTIlRF.

MEN.

Ou Tue!d~v ILfleru oou ne1t Ito public U1 eet.iU~ ta to be
held in tbe. T own
to comider. the erection of
a. WllmOrt ..} tn honnllr of those Berksh1r8 men who ha.ve
given their livetlln the Iqvicel of their countrv eluring
the I de WIU' . The Lord J:.,teutenaut of BOl'kshire wtll
preside, supported by the M~yor of Reading.

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A. GOOD EXA.MPLE.

Huntley and Pa.J.mers. Ltd .• the w e ll·k.nnwn bi5cuit
Dlauufa.ctuura of Reading a.nd London, announce th&t,
watcbing in this re.peet.
MR. ROBERTS la, in order to celebrate th B V.ictor.V aud jthe eigniug of
bo ....er. '"ideally quit. alive to tbe situation. Pe:Lce th. ,. will tpa.ktl ~ gift of a week's wages oc
eal8,ry'to everyone of. tbeir eR\ploye~s In Reading and
Iti. not ..ry Inoouraging to bear him dealare Loudou, to addition to p5.ying full time for the Pea.ce
tha.t it will require a grea.t effort to prevent Day holid.y.
price. rieing beyond what they were 1M!;
A "!OUTHFPL MUSICIAN.
winter. I I I .hall not he,ita.te,U said MR.
Atthe recent Trinit1 College of MU !llc en.mination,
helP.
In
Jl.e"dillg,
M&'1ter John A.r th ur Cox, El:;-cd 11,
ROBl!:RTB, .. to moke control the real aud vital
..dd.orl anotb~ r t:riuml?~ ~o his pre.,ioti. eucces'!le~. H;e
thing it was during the war if bv re-impolling pll5sed th e J Ullior ,diVISIon (tbeo~y). Ma.!J~ r COX IS
it I cau bop. to prevent prices from going a. pu»il of Mr~ A. H. Lusty, A. r.C.L. SIX. of Mr.
Lusty's pupils ea.tersd, &ud &Il wers liu ~c cssflll. A full
hJgher than they otherwi,e would."
'l'he list of pa.n e, a.ppea.r~du a.n~ther column .

artiel.. wbicb it had been decided to re.oonlrol
would be bread. meat, ba.con. milk, Cheel!l8,

butter, mlrgmut, Ingar, fish, ergs, and certain
.ubaidiary food. of whioh there might he aotual
shortage. If tbe publi. .au h. al18ured tbat
tbere ill to be .bort ,brift for tbe profltl1ers,
they "rill probabl,. aooept the inevitahle ,.ith
fairl,. good graoe. But, of course, ,ve .bll
""eroDe the lIinIlU.hmau', privilege of
fP"UDbling mol'l or I ....

AVOID UNEMPLOYUENT.
The Local Eroplo.flJlont Oommh,tee is doillg & good
wcrk in findina pocup&tion for tho8e who h3.Y8 lleen
left by the march' ot ennta,' ..mone the rank, of the
une'mployed. Employers requiring workpeople will
gt98.tly UIl8t if_ihe,. · will make their n.p}llicatione
through: tho nOIl.!8st office· ot ~he commi tteo. These
offic....r. "oW' u ta.blhlhen af:- Aldel'ma~tonlPT&c.knen,
Chieveltly; Didoot .. ~ lJenley, HunlerIord, Aingsclero,
wmbourD,8p-atfie1C1 It!ortjmer,,lS'ewbury, PAugboume,
W&lIing19rd, W~~~.J 'f.S W~nKh.", .

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A vcr,. sm&rt ~pture '!!P_a.' '\J,; two lZleD1bel'8 of
the Boro' foHwl'P~-P!~'j
""ad Barber-au
Monda.y, It ap~n ~'t'_ '~o~J~'w:bo reaidee in
Sollniug' w ... oon.y,"qJlif·; ,,"l!Il >~""~u &t the ~p of
SoDniuS.lau., wheD on. ot t)eDl,ut<lhlld her hand~
cont&ining mop.oy &lad tA8Y..,bQth m&&. off down th.
road and were IOQU l~t to- lig:tlt, P.c. Wee.le, 01
Sonn~ aOO Pd. ~, of 1'w:rfont were informed
of the oocllrrenM'&ud COII:Ullantaa.ted with the Re~ding
Bora' PolLee 'by telephone. P.c'a O.borne a.nd n... rber
immediately ei'et out on bicycles a.nd, although the
deacription. tU~i8}ie4 wen e~c~.cUDgI1 ':Deagre, within
a quartcro9t .. an·l\ol:!J tlJey h&d- arrested the t"\Yo men,
aU8\Venng to the naomi, Jif ~.field a.ud Rees, at the
Xennet's tDout~:, . Tile
,:wreH subsequently h&uded
over to the W-okiJl.htim ,pOllee.
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~~Jl~E~:~~~~MMENTS
It io now -bOut t~... "")11~' tiin"" the PeOple'.
WM initia.ted u a.: mea.nlf or pT'Ovidiu&, •
.woog d.ef~oo fqr '&ll hitherto derenoeleu eeol;iOQ
01 the eODlmunit,.. ThJe League M an orga.o isa.tion
under which the manes of the na.tion--c1ti1lens,
COnWum e1'8 and t&:qJaye:J"l--e&u work t()gether f or
their d efenoe a.Dd advlnoem.ent. The obj~tal o f
tbe: Lequ.o are ~ll pub in .. ledet. which S&y&:u Olw iD~te as eitize1Ut demMld first of all t.lla.t
Britain.., sb.n belonr to the Brl tish. The ....ien
menace is _WI witll us. The Government I",. be·
hind publiCI opinion 6Dd must be drivOll up to 1&1'

RUSSELL STREET LIVERY .STABLES. r.-cue
PHONE 1136.

dut:r~

• . • • CerlaJn oapilaHde aDd (eTtaju

to

La'bouT' leaMre think Britain ',M ould belong
them, but tha motn\1'nt. we unit.e a.nd act they will
reatUe th ..t it dO. n ot . ' • . . . UotH we utrite
and m&kD our Power f elt, the Govenm en t. wiU
oniy l"«JOg'niae t(wo H(ltion'f; th o. biS' eapi ia lisw on
the ontl aide and pol,y and . oft.en qiaib& in_pOD ...
.lh1e LlIIobour. leaden On. the other." To all 11011.8
' lOber, m inded people this LeJ,ue phould ,..,.
IStnmt1y, 1utb ...i the Tr&de UniCin m OVf13Mnt

the indu.Lrbl ttqmmunlt,.. The eyer
i.ncN)U~ oonftiota ~ 'WMltb and l ..bou-r
fOJ'ClOCl up tho pric... or everythin" and t.h~
OO1iWl1\el', ,"inc hhe ma.I\' who JMlJ'll-. IIho),llc! he
Able
d~_lId ooaaid!!l'&tion. Thfl Lea.'ltt8 mean.

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p :)litf:l1,. 'uti

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to t9fonn

file 1 GOTClT'DlIle!1t

i1l.. tnren ,NHl "q:n~. who p~ t.be pIper uould
0&11 tal. W"".I It lit a» 11lOOnt.oo.ertlble trulll .. I <U'~''''
"'1 u.at in ~...".,. of t.l!e Mtr~7&1' of
",\d;Ifo &~ """...fOllar ·ol ......th..... ue
d~1 ~ ....... ill ·l""Illt.... It"",•• , &nd
i!Ie'poCP" at t....P ,.... h-pqiIod IO' p&"'~D. .c!al
t.b.ltt

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
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STAFF'S 44 HOUR WEEK.

The windows of M~ssrs. E. Ja.cJtsdn and Sons cou.
tain ma.ny barga.in, in clothinR' of all descriptions. A
viliit"'should be p$id to the establishments of this well
known firm whose ule is now proceeding.

during the war. Everybody is agreed tbat
.omething .hould h. done without further
~~Iay to atop this pu]Jlic soandnl and brin:l; th~
offender. to hook with a .hrp pell.lty. But of
oIl the ma.ny types of prp~tet'tr-a.nd they are to

GRAMOPHONE

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. It. SA.Ll!) WORTH VISITING.

tbe Budget Cam. in for sh&rp critici • .It in tbe

Phon. j93.

your

con6dcncc.

Entries for the V.nOl1l1temli which will OOIJl~riIe the
pr6gramme. of the victory lIPOtts fdatival, on :Saturday
next, clole to·day (Saturday). , Puticnlars will be
found in our ..dvertis{ng oolu~~. J
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Committee stage of the Fiu&nce Bill in the
Houstl of CommoDs, but & molion for its repeal
wall heavily d ef eated.
The HouaJ supporting
Mr. Chamberlain's conteution that it was a very

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Me.ry' e, N ewiu:;ton, S.E., hal been preferred to the
vica.riate of W est Daley, Berb, under the patrona.ge of
the Ballop of Oxford.
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And to Hl,re Tents. Tables, ChaIrs.
Cutlery, Plate. China. OJas5, etc.

t
LONDON STREET,
RE.ADlNG.

where

you c all

NEW BERKS OLERGYMA.N.
The RelY. J. Kenwcrlhy, curate-in-chuge of St

OF ALL DESCRIl'TIOX,

1.000 Folding Chairs for Hire.

Walch.

NO BREAD.

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to

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Buy then

Among the winDirs of prizell ~t the exhibition of
our :£Ie,h creep by doleful propheciell as to fa.mo\1s war models, in London, ,were Mr. :I. H. S.
Mft.cCul1um, o.f "Hillerott," St. Pete rta~ro&d, Cavercomiug wiuter. Takell all round, the pro.pect. sham, for & model Fokker uroplaue, and Mr. A. W.
for the householder are by no mfllLUB rosy. Ma.cCulhlm, of thtl sa.me address, for tr Porte ilJing
boat.
Coal, if not conspiouous. by it. abllenc8. will
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b&ve to be l!Ier1"ed out aa CArefully a. 8 IlJgar
RESULT OF HOSPITAL BAL~.
Th.e committee of the Royal Berk.sbira 1sPital bo..lI,
ration. And no",," MR. OLYNB S declares him\s8lf
held on Juu e 20 th, )i&'Ye the plaa.sure to &0 o un ~ tha.t
optimietio "bout suppHei. but pessimiltio about the nett profit on the ball e.mounted to 3~, 16s. A
b ~que for £~ 1 5 has been forw&r ded to t he treasurer of
prices. So we sbaU just bave to oontinue our cthe
h ospi tal, &nd £ to iSs . bas he en clLrHed forward
striot Monomie! for another w1n~r , hoping that toward. the expense. ct tbflll next ball.
next year may see matters sr.ttled on 8. far more
BARCLAYS BANK.
relia.ble b@:sis, and the eoonomic system ouce
The Board of Directol'l oi Bal'\!la.YlI Ba nk L~d ., havo
'more
gootrunning order. Tbat sounds very decla.red, out of profits for the h.1I.lf- yE!ltr 81l(fed 30 th
ultimo, a.u interim dividenci. at the ra.te of t eu per cent.
rotigned to one', fate. it i. true; but, of ~ou ...e, per a.nnum 011 the . 11 A " 6ha.re. , Aud twenty per t.;ent.
per
s.nnum. on the •• B ., oh&res. subject iu ea.ch l ca~ e to
",,·0:1'''-' '''''0 shall need to k.IJSP a certain amoDllf of
deductionl of Income taL

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tltond the

The Re.a.ding and Dietrict Master Bakers' Aseoeia. ..
tion stat8 that no bTea.d will be baked or d.li'rered on
Saturday,!!Io that all employees ma.y'eujoy!thtl holidlLY,

T'ELZPKOYE N03. 75 and 78.

JOHN D~., P-HI'LLIPS"_&

people

under.

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B~TTJ1lRIE8

lUt.A.. DINNER,
P u t a.nd preMut memben of the Berkshire Batteriel
R.H.A. a.re cordillJl,. iu'rit.d to a dinner which will be
BERXSlIlBl!l

Office and Club : 20, CROSS STREET.

Hours of Business :-Daily 10-3.
Saturdays 10-12,30.

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held o n Wcdneelia,., July SOth, at the Town llall.

DY JOINING THPo

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READllm

READING

~talJtng ~bstrUtr.

tiona) .Fe~eration of
a d Demlfbilised SailorsanGI\"ollater·s.\

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MaDage~elit of Mr' F. PETHE~RlDGE, '

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92, iUGH ' STREET, MAIDENHEAD
Under the

Tho troaoarer of !be ·&101 Berkeh!re:lloop;ta1 hao
recoived ;&100 from
E. Gqy Wll'Der, of Hunt
Gr&ng8! as'. p.., donation.

MEllOH..4NTS.

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TI1URSDA Y, JULY \24th,1
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WINI6 A-ND SPIlll'/!

pRICE I,ISTS Of SEEDS FOR TIre FA.E.loI
AND GARDEN POlt f ree cn &pphc~tiOD.

BRANCH of the above Bank wjIl be bpeneci
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BREW/MS,

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PEACE DONA.TION ·TO THl!l HOSJ;'IT.lL.

THE XING'S SEEDSMEN,
REA Vi NG.

BA eLAYS BANKl LIMITED.

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SIMONDS . . LTD.

SUTTON & SONS,

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BY APPOINTMENT TO KING C...'ORGl!) " ,

Applic&t.iolll e.hould be .ent to
A. E. VICKERS.
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85, 'Vil&On Road, Rea.ding.

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COO~ER.

for bottling, paokior"or nmo'ri..ur WiDo..

ColleotiOD.

0' MONDA~,

un be obt&ined nt '
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n. Sec. JAB . E. BEASLEY.,
, .. Ma.ra.thon," Re&ding.

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It i. not every TOMMY or JACK that
C&D w •• t the MONS STAR but th.y can

KING'S ROAD, READING,

. Gil!! diste~~ t~e ' 8to~oh walla,
bloated, o~vo fooling, Wllilc the '
ad io.ti&m es the lining of tho stomach.
:ho food f erments and sOUTB, digesti on i~
Inyod and stomach misery is the result.
dlg08ten~ will push tbis sour, fcr.ment lllO"

N.B.-Competent OoU.rmen I<o~t, who caD be .nppd

6.45 p.m.' MR. E. ELLIO'! T.

Sed, Free.

RE ANNlUAL KEETmG of the abo..... Le_~,ue

Gro.nd St.nd rnd Lawn, 20. 6d. (i.oluding-!tu).

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S.'E. IU.IL'I·1AV STATION, R!!:A.DING.

TBB NBW' B..!LL. BL..!GR..! VB STRBBT.

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LEWIS COOPER,

EONllZD BTOItIlS:

JULY 10TH: 191 9
N- EXT11.30SUNDAY,
'.m. : MR. WILLIAM FORD.

Reading Temperance Football League.

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Including

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READING. SPIRITUAL

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B&IlIr,t Limlted, 10 to be
lIut at 9Z, BIsh·otz.t.

WIN E HE It C H A N .'.r ,
28 and 29, YARIOlT PLACE, BEADiNG.

Rue"ed.)

4. TB.ux, 13, Chrillteliurch Road, Whitley. .
P. A. TlIOlUl!.lt."d 12,.MarbtPloce, Reading.
w. O. P.1.LlIl'm, 12, Suffoll: Road, Rea.ding.

lOT BATT. BE*S NATIONAL RESERVE .ad
OAYERSHAM . "'" READING VETERA.NS~ BAND

ARTHUR

Pauteull. 3/ •. ,wlliab e&n ha

W. P!lI>Ps, 106, I"i..~I&ad, Reading. .
W. C. S4TJ!!RS, 6, Kina II Meadow Road. Reading.

Entt&Dte Fee!, 2,.\each eveQt, Memben three I for ,51.;
Vew&WI Race, h. ; BOYII' R ace, M ., Memben 3d.
. Tug of Wa.r 715. 6d . per team.
Entries etbse ou S&turday, July 19th. i

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Admi •• ion, 5d., 9d.

opooeil ' Oil Thunday

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NAVAL A.ND MlLI1'ARY CONTRACTOB.S.

of

'Many . .!ItomBc~~;suifercre who aro ' a.lways
"as nnd whose stpmo.chs lmr,n with acid after
oV'c;y Tlleal think ~e8o thinglJ aro tho
~fld.igc.stiOD' when :~~ reality they aro
It is just. 118 f~U'h to
slIch as ~p61n, ~~, to a
id aalt would be"ior a man =ho"'" .'
~Cw.~k to rub J.ina.I.nent OD his foot without
tIlo tack. ,
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PARApRAPHS.

b:U.ch 6f lIaIil~y's

To

Some Btomache g enerate too muc11 ,gas

PATHe's ANIMATeD OAzeTTB.

which will be hold .t the TOWN RALL, 1!E ADING ,
100 yarde VETEBANS' R.&.NDICAP (over 35 fAn).
On W~4. July 3Otb, at 1 p.m.
150 yanls BOYS' HANDICAP (5 mil .. Radi..).
OBSTACLE RACES. T OG OF WAR (T..m.of8).
Ticket.. 2 /6 em, may he obtained fre.
1.000 yorde (Flat) CH AMPIONSHIP OF BERKS,
M. M. AnBT, 160, Orlord Road, R6a.ttiog.
BUCKS AND OXON.
4;0 yards (Flat) CHAMPIONSHIP OF BERKSHIRE. F. BmDLE, 11 , Bridd Street.. StLines.
100 yarde CHAMPIONSHIP OF READING AND F . HOLLOwnL, Wallinaford.
F. PaufSB, 3a, Weataeld. 'Ro6.d, C&'fefl~am.
DISTRICT.
O DO MillI HANDICAP.

n.

"World Power or Downfall
,

i

....

IA Safe ,Way

.

II'fj KAR"!'S Bum. lUIADING.
CI!n............ P........t n " BIL...........

H

DOUBLE CROSS."

'1

ParT.lft It~ 'B;tns&Jr(&

ParT.l'l"ll Ontra..

81r_ _

A

lIWdeI!beod.

FOREIGN YONllY OlUNGJIl).

"The Fai ..

.

I .

PAI'..MER PARK, READINO.

"1ill be in att..endanCA!!.

.t.1I4Io¥O_ Two 41110 .oolUlI~ to Ikll TooalH,

"The MYSTERY-of

Tioke" 5/9, _"e4 and Numbered, 8/6 and I j8,I\'e1ad •
inl ta, ea:a. be ObtaiDed.t 'MeQra. BamM l: A:"UI, Ltd.,
Duke Street. lleadi.g. PhoD.971.

0"

ot Valuabl. aDd cdD'reTtibt. Pre1MriJ.

tiOD

G°...oDAORE ·

011. TlJuradq N01tt.: Juf,. Z4ib.

Iantun oIideL

Chairman:1 Gen. E:

J ....

"'- . - -

'U....

(Affiliated to tho A.A.A. .,..d IN.c.u.)

.

OAZBTTB.

( Mr. &I14lln. MARTIN JOHNSpN in
~ proceed. of ~hi.o ~\uro will be appUed to a Fun4
.for the bene4t of Demobilioed Olli.... ana 14011.
A~entures Among the
".ua""
,

READING ATHLETIC CLUB.

220 ,.&rd. HANDICAP.

t'NIMAT~D

100 &111 amOWl. .... 1'_
MoNn10ADVANCBD
Attiolet of V~ttu &nd .'017 'd -'"
A Pite Proof 'Boom for ..11 Plate ani Jewat De,.",

CHAPmB ONE TO·DAY.

, ~t.

LOCAL :

Corre,polldetlt of tho !' D ..dy: Jl&Q~'.'

l'eatarln, MAIiGE KENNEDY!in a
aharming aDd mirthful .tory.

To". Clerk 01 Reading.

.

.

Mr. and Yrs. YAR~ .TO~ON·iD

The tectww, who iii one of the beroio women of
PtI"YJ", h.U been deoo:tated by twe Go'1'ernmeata,
opoai th.,. .~ , b&lf 1ean in tho tlni U••• I tnnoh..,
ud gine IL .1f-d ll&Zntin of peraon&l u:peri8llGe:S,

AIl peroona an in';tod to .tte.<l.

100 yards llANDICAP.

The' truth aboat th'; G;.. I W.~
• EdIted by F",deric1o: ow,- W,I., !ale l\t<lin '

JULY 24th,

PATHS'S !

r-

J

flWO;ldOpJ;;;rO~;;;fall

Tile BARONESS de T'.SERCUES, M.M,

MAYOR OF READING.

4le.,

... wonderful romILnce enlhrou'd,ed in the

.

,

The Ch&ir ril be tat.D by the
LORD LIEOTENA...~ OF BERKSHIRE,
who will be aupported b, the

,

UTheCitY9,pl61l7a

011

•

On Tuesday, 2'2nd July, ' 1919,
At 3 ~....

.J.

. TOWN . HALL. READING,

t

TOW;""

- - -'--.:..
'.
011 MOlld;y Nut, July 21.',
.lad f.u...u.. T •• 41.". . . . . . to t~1I To..,", ' .

.'

"\ To ao~ider th& eroetion of a lLEYORIAL in honour
of th"". BERKSHIRE YEN who b.T. ginn thelr
l,i'fea in t.he aerv'ioe of their Country DORING THE
LAUl WAR.....iIl be held at the

Hurt -the
Cause

.

.
LECTURE
,

I·

m

INMATES' PEACE BEER.
A. m eeti ng t i t he Re:ld.ing B oard of Gu.a.rdi!l.ll~
hald on Tbur.'ida.y Esve.ning In t.be Bo~ Room,
T'norn-«ireet , when .Mr. T . 'Non- is 'P"teSidtd : The!'!
were a.lao preHut: The R&v. F . J, Howard ; M€~ ..
E . B . Doadme.n. F . E . .M.<>rin-g. S. R. Whit.lo&y. W .
Sp!UP j J . Bo nd, E. Dea.oon, E " O. Farrer, J O.
Rain. L. E. Queloh , G. :1. \VeI5.tQn, G . W Co"!'- .
;;'. AUum, H. G. Bowiey. _~ . E. W'a=<m a.nd Ii
W8.$t

'IVERIN

G. Roi,_b.w, h> M. Deane, Mrs. S,..llS!leld, lll',.
Corry, e.nd the Clar k (Mr. W. H. Olivelf')
The o Uly queetton of ' a.n~ l.nlpOrLallc€'. Tal!.i' d \" ,b
that p:ut by Mr. Bowloy, who asked wnt:' h.o.T tl.!.~
inmates Iw()uld. h.ue an aJ.low.a.o.oo of ~~. JIJtor .J.'\
a.t Christmas time.
Mr. Monng, "' Ioe-cha.innan. rose' and ~t.in ,h 1t.
he GOuld a,1l'.i'W'"e1; libat quea.tion in t·h e affi.nn:l.L'I\e,

(HÂ¥r. hea'.)
j
!rbe

!

•

THE

'

.A KECESSARY ALTERATION.

Fina.nc~ Comnut tee, In tbrur report, Up - 1.
cmoor~' h oo),& of wer\c, sa!a riEl€. ;3 nd duties. l.,i

tha.l, aocording to t.h~ mfonuat,.lou Wley }j·. l
g-a."h ered , tili.c admi.ntst,ra. hv~ staff &v&r.8.1e 'W'OI I.•
lug .,b Our:> wore I1bout 36,. p-er 'Week excep t> l q th ~
C 8,.S(~ of i,he ekrk o&ud the eh..it! a.sfiislant. c J:~ _ ,
who both &Lt ')uded a.U evening luee·u ngs . II-t
aver ag ..: number o f 'Working hours p "'r wu-k if ,
t he In;titutlona..l sl aff I Was abou.t, 71 , ann 11: 3.', . f
t he Sc3.t.tered H omos st.a.tr a.bout 99 per 1\.(' ( ~.
W H h l"i"ga.rd to l.be latt~r l\ee,lOl1 t·h"" F!nd.I' ~ '
Comm !l. t..,)e recomm ended tha.r. the ques ~ lc n of ra
d u-c. ng the ho~ d duty b e dealt Wl th il.L [h",...,

uu:t meetiDg.

Now being sold by all

Poultry Food Dealers.

.

Th e Conuo n t!!e r ecommeoded: that no a iU:.pT1 ,: "1
b e m&de 11l the hours of du~y of the Ad.m.' nl~t. 1
un Staff', except. t..ho.te attending the. e.\ en nl
m eo.:tu'l.gS. but; tha.t the> woddng h o urs. (',f t.he 1n
U l mio nal S: aff sh ou ld b ~ 4'1- T..er w ee k , t .€. . a
w.cr klDg' d a.y not exoeOOing elght hOll~ , w :t h OL>i)
hal f.day

l~r

a..h erncoil .

LCo

c:'ea.!" ' d,a,y·s r est in set'en a od <oe
w ~k

equ1val.e nt. to Saturday

a dopu t h r;, 44 hc uni' uheme ~ 4-oove, the M a5 :'
r Gpo: ~ed tha.t the (,.:Jhma.t.ed e!:.t:·a C06 L w\)ulo.! n3
£8S(1. W h l¢h 'V>ould OOYCl t..bo w!Lgea of tho U <;I),:.,·
sary a.ddJlions to t};e s!,aff.
,
In the s a-me r epor.tJ the Commltt-ee sa.d t.h ~"
,h ad ln t~r Vl e wed the three re.hevi c.g ol5.oe::'B :r.nd
had 3.S('..ena.lnec! t bat. tbey ha..d no compl ain · I '
make concer ru ng !;heir work. and t.he -amount , ~
t he same. b ut.. th3..1:. theIr pre&n t Nol a.ry ~ ' 1:'
adequate. The officer... h ad ~l'es.."ed .& rc:q ...··
thart. t-helr :remuneration Mould 00 COmn1enS'lrDl.~
w llh the rE.&pc n':'lblbt.y arid ~ of t he ap.p".l':!·
m en L. Th.is . gelded ihe CommI ttee, ce.me 3 ' · :I.
great. I1trp ri ~.e to t,hem, ILS t tey ba.d been led ,.)
bd leve tha.t t ba (l ffi.Q.~rs ".-ere overworked.
.\ 11 t he C~ mrujtLee's reoommenda.t.iOXl& ",eN
~c:l ": pLed WLt.r.tlUt a. ~ng lc qu~ l iou or co ~en t .

I\ I,\NU F -\CT UREr.. ."l ;

LIVERINE
GIUMSBV.

THE POULTRY Y
OF INCLEMENT
cold wC' ,lihej' of la (..c h ,l.s /l Ot. hU!J
c hick oJis . a.nd C\ 'cu i1~o gruw!l1;!
cold at nigb ls. , \VhClI I I C<'U l t\ i

FOOTBALL RETURNS.
' -" ' ' ' ,IUlll'l

PLA YERS FOR NEXT SEASON.

Rea dl ~ Footbo.lI Cl ub mca.n to go alle ad n~:rt
win ter in a. manner tha.t :.Jla.1I mB.ke up . for lhe
le<Jwa.y vf the past fi ve 5e~o ru;. They will cn (of
foe .the Sout heru , League, the South E.Ji>tet!)
L aagu ) alld the Sourhe1'u Cha.t"Il..y Cup. an j rUt!
W1U. it is hoped. be abla to place 9. tea.m In tLd

field l h't t &ho.Jl bo able

to sta nd i l'" O"Wn

<! glllt; &l ,:':

r .. w l ~h very falr ch ances of 6Uoce.::S. ·liw
indeCo.t.lgo.ble
~eretl Il'1-1lia.nl1{JeJ".
Mr.
H .r :
.Ma. lt.h e'W~. b a6 b t!eu hard :1.1.. 11:. S'gDIDg on 'PLa..~' r·
::>OUle new . 6('me old II iends . Up.1.o the i) rt: ~O:l/I.
tllG follolVi ng bave been /31gned:P: J . H adfield, goat-keep",r, irO'l1l BUT! &ud ~ d

c " lU

bam.

J ack Sm llh, -right, ba.ck. Jack need~ no ln ,l'
duct-ion to R ~ ailin~ foo , ba.U t~l k'Were. wh OAr~ Ule : ' .
Del' hi s g ocd w on.

~

(:a,p\..aJ.n wbe n , l>e!ore

I III

, R~ :tcli ng call 0 1<lS3 fOI' the Le~ u ~ 'iI ~. '.ro ' .
ThC'Ce WI lI j be a. ben o:~: fi l ;ma.tt'...h for ~ ! lr.!:dt1 nll ~ \11 1
("1: Mon-fixed for Cktobru- %l h, wb oflf.U.eadi:l£ \1 I'.
p la.y -the Cry.ito.l Pal ace II t R !' il.dlcg ..../
C. W . H arb1<LJc , baM·ba ck, lat.e R A.F. H :u'
b Jdge \~111 playas 11. 0. amllof{lur.
G. Boder a,ud F . B ar .boloUl¢w, both bId ptS.}..'I :
fo r IOOading, reserve backs.! '
G. GOc.d1na..n, co&n tTo b..1I f . L G:Jcrirua.c is Iln (>t h ' ~
kn ow n <ll1anti!y. He IS a t p roc.~ n t o.n cl'dorij'

No. 1 \Var

H~~p i

al.

A. S k'wft.1rl, light.. ha: r. s v.: w3td
D iimbarton Ha.1P nnJ F ulh a m v, J', b

CO!1l~ . t'-;"';j

l bo,} h':; li '"

rc fe rellc ~$

S. Mutra.y. outside right. Mun as is frD m 13 '
Helen 's <8.0d E,'(:'rt-an. a.u<1 madQ h>s rep,,t.a,b.o u .. ,
\Jbl' . Ls.r..cashiro CcmblnBtion.
I
W. Leach, lO ~i d e right . ~ac.h, re:cen~\:'.· .l
llE~u ~e.nl\.nt, Hl tbe 3rd Roy aJ Belb Reglll1eut. i~
a.nothe l- Dla.yr;,r who h no .dr xllgCl' to Elm ,Park
J . Wri y . indicla tigh '. . WrBY is Irom :M.ancll €1:>. l· ~
Cit ,' su d Bolton W 8.uderer3-.
C. S '<'W6t't. S~~a 'l't. is a \I~rul pln.ycr ,'C' I:a
I\.$.s llole:! R.e-ad ing tant. yea.r . H o " as formerly ,, 1:1
Cl o\'d on C<' OOOlOU.
J ~ Jb5\ i~ , cen \re forwa.!'d.
~astiE' is .. t'C<" fI ; !
irom the h!L !:kot tl ' II League. Itnd !:, re l!.t I b!tl ~'; : n

{'xpeot.!'d cf

~lIn.
In h ~ i g: h : .

'.rW ~ D . y ·t'WO l :v~ ar..i of
a lld 't'H~I£hmg 10 S't (;n~ .

abe,

~t

l Q&ln .
htl .'01:"\
with '8 fil1 e l'_p u' at.t'O n hum S t.. M lrccn lfi. ~~'J
County, flr adt'Ol cl Oi Ly a nd BlU'Y <Ill l!l ade Ii'. !
good· offEr.'; tllls M;&..'..OU, and M:r. Ma.ttbaws 'i> t~~ ."
e oug!& u la.too OD b ewlng in t.he end l5.~ ured b .1
for Read iu g:
. .
.
.
Len Alldrews, lDSJde \·Jgh ~. LeD le' urns 1'.
R. ~ a.ding a.f ,.e t' t.wo y ~ .a.rs' absence. w ith S, Il( ~

ampton.
'l1 }
J. Chorley. Chorle y ~st.ed Reading In L.' ~

15, BJld will bo p lR.yed cllth.er &1:. .ba.J.f.ba.c k

N

f,)·

as· drcmnatlllonces requ Ire.
.
J. LdfLh oUdoO. out.at<l,e left. Loft'hoU!e J..S Jl1" h.,.
old pla.yer for th e Bi~t town.
J. Ca,(l'. from We5t. Ham v,nd Wntrfold
Se.t'gt.. G. Beard. ~el'\'e ONlt1'8 forw .. rti
II.
F. Cooper. Cooper OODlill kom Southam!,'"
wal'd,

'Where he p1a.yed iu goat

A:

~(I g'O a.l.l;:eeper hllK

pdncipal }eft.h~ is. iiUU

to

,h~

toO be- found . :\l1<l 00 fixed ,u p.

II :

lloP6d to &ecure the servioee of t·be~ old t.rJ-t~~ ·
Bifly ·Beabos.
1
LEAGUE FIXTURES.
The fa:tures iQ the S<l\l ~beTD Lea.gtL6 a.r~ ~'

foHow,, :-AuJ'lI$& 30th, OLtdiff City, hom~ ; 'p~~ it
3M, ~r Olty, Aw.ay,; S~ t.. 6th. ~~n \;. S t
Rani ere, &w'1; Sept. nt.h. Swi~on,
~I
15\..0. Soutba.mptcn. "W!U";. ~t.. 2OLh, 1M v. •
'h oine; September Z7t~, Bl'Jgh~, home.

om:,lu

t ho day LI llIe f t.lld Lhe :illll kl.'~ p"
h ~ urs, the- you l1 g' blJ ci s () (1" 1I ItJ
ht!t!l a nd a "o\~ anYI eXl'C'&; of Jt.f-, l . u
aile,' a. col(/ nq,:- hL l hey (..!l'll h .' u&L
!huddled up , ~n.d 110 l, !Il~.lI l y . "9 jr;;;.111
p.'{pecis binj·." to (eel , (;Vld . 1
in

I

"

Jd. "d IUI tile r.:I lIllI;:: l·;o; . IIl ... 0
Lh .UI II il w .I~' JU ld .... 11l
3ll(t \:}n o ....· '\V,I:::; ;;('l! l l.IJ . \\·llh.;l! 1' 0 1
cold I n Ute hC'l.,d' a n,1 a.t,. Q II C'e (,j ' VU ;1
~ Q lUe camphOl' III t.be dttllkl 1l6 " aL"I.
woll knowlL .roup CU1,';1; , \"IIJIC h \\111 w i
t·roub lo 1Il t Ltis I c ~ 'l)l'(;l.
The ) l llll;';
havo been bound. UIJUCI' Ll cc::, \\\l[ ht
subj ect- to <:·o ld thall t hose oul III t h
the 'W lnu .UW:LYS (lr.tll\ ~ l tl ld . l
whCLhw wtnt.el· 0 1' lll tllUf} 1.1 . Th1
...ely hot. da.r::;, but.. fOR ;:;,,: u ~J. il
l h" ',,"r. ', pl<.lCQ t hey e M'! l q~ ('.

m Ol·~

, ·ory nccess<Ll'y UUlIg

!l Oll

1:- I .. "','1,,'

11

a.t:",e kept cleoll .U IlI 11 \' 1..' 1 1'''111 J ' ... W
:;;eoll nllLpy botu;~':i t;.(,H .il lut '],'.! Il l :
have JU st. bad t ho Ihwk' I k'~ I ';'
out.. und lI O llli.C !!II }t. IIHI~ I I ! "[(I
\VhcMvcr ll l l~ , noo l' is · t.:ll·, III. d '': 1,1
and ledge..; and pe l', h...:-, I II t.k!l. ~" ( I '
. I~ tlu~' and ill ~ccL I '· C,IU \:Olllll . II' ,;
wha t pa l a.s.IU·:-;' I l k ~'. nd tlh' \ \\ dl

u.ud,

COl H ('I'S

UIlICS6

in

l' \ C' I' V '

LI.

stoppel!

!iOW a l ll..... lx: .::;

h u tl~I..'

-11111:'- (,

l,il'

t _

h\ o UII llw viak' and

bouses; llboug h ,ttl tl.!cd (1 11·,. 11 <.) 10'" I.".
t!IC red Ilu te JU'"'L lil e a l. th e l ll"~

a.n,d ~esp i t() t he U llJ ll c .It ,' , ti l ll l ':::(.
until t'h\\y h ,I \ O hail Ilt l' Jl 11 ".1 :
is t o bIde iJn tl l .~t1eh lll l h' ..,. .1-.. 11:,,-,
;;; \\ .tI JIl :d . ) I1 ~

tlhcu thelSo W::it.'(·t;.;

the bil d .,; .lll l[ "' ti ck t h t' ll" lth l(ld. 1
beeomo r ed, hC ltl'~ th o II <llll "
. !
form Qf l)C.:;5 t Iha t, ... ,t11 u'~ t ~,tt lld ,
breeder 1$ II vubkd III t h" ",.H lh 11.1.'
'POulLry keeper 11;1... l ·lhlll;;-h Iv .Iv·1l
Y'6a.r, a. n d nO,\' , h., d .I\ " .U,· 1\' 11"
early a.nd .k.c~ jI 011 l~ILl" :l lI d tll lI'L I:Ot.
,>

Or

c iC;hl.h on r IL.\y r

p oult,·)

UI I' UI" 1

1 becallSO he 'm~ tv

1Ii11-1

k t' l' P vil .\ ,

11<',

h'H~

.11

nsls, and Whdt li l' () IH' lJlb Ill' ,\ Iuil
up when: ..t,be l~lJI d! 1 II I O ll tb~ .ltl t\< .1 I
are a.rouD<l.
1 1I '\~1' 1I (! \ 1.' 1" Ih." tl'd .\
rai~cr grumb ld ,It. tile !t(lur" ;:; \ 1 I:I~
La '?o~us o n tho Utlill!JCI· lll, ~ Ir.LL..

Â¥ , i.IJ1 '

11loeuti \'O to 'l urk, n !tldl ..

no qUetOl :.:t1l of hOll ts. \ \ 11, 1I :J
his own he ltil.\lIl I\U ~· ' 11 , '\,I
,work be pU Ls i ll )\U\\ lilt· I,,. :

luter.

'I'h1.5

Cllld, ,,-' 11

k ..',J, I It