Reading Observer 09-1919

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ALL ABOUT THE ,WEBK'S
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aocitl .h.b,
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to keep th.ircPOpulatioD
DO loagor be dull. LinD~
10_ be OMgmatizcd
~ ru. mun be mad.

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to ••,""" flo .. II by pIOlIlOtln,
011 tho rlgat linea.
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lId. A QUART.

The lDodarQ
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tam. or iR oar ~ ioiIuo.
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N<J SHORTAGE FOR READING.

.. pIaoe ...... 1bey """ lDeel
with thetr feUDWS,

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Wbea they o&n.
ch:Ift awarfrom iIrs viIlageo
~ The <>ooU1t.ydepOplilated, "I'd the ~ .of

tJus \\ cek:.

tb e e..!l, they detect It.
me.." to find the remedy.

and eigbt bundred nUag.1
apptied to tho Villag. CIa 1>0
h.1p .ud adm. in the starting
Throe hundred and forty-two
.tarled.

wlf..t are tho village.
going to do about it r
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eseentia18 to the SUOC8aa

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They are these :

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Iml",r.b;'D must be open to every..
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the TIllAge, irrespective of
free from political

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must be aelf-Iu pporting.

Gos.oolo,,· was qUlte v.;llhng to express hI!
personal opmlOn on t.he matter. .. But," he
J:!.lti, . , you must. clearly understand I a m o,n ty,
at t.he momemt, ~pelLking lor myself
:\1} A.ssoc1atlon are consldcrmg the qu e.'\bon ot
~ hc su pply a.nd dtstrlbutlon o f.mtlk no\v, and I am
~Ulte satIsfied that the members WIll, il8 hlthcrto,
do all In tbett power to sunn ount lLny obetacles
" hlch may 81'lS~, but t hey mllSt. be ,Jeft t.o mo.n&ge
lh CJ r 01,10'11 affairs Throughout. t.he troublou8 t lmes
e1.-pouenceq dUtlug the war, a.nd more partT cpl a.rly
1lI .\ugust lost Je'lr, " e WCIC confronted With many
dlffir.ul tIes, bu t. "e t.ack led them so well that t.he
Lo~a l Food Control Committee aetually compu·
Dl cntcd us on \\ hat v.: 0 had done
That b CLIlg sO
'H: fec i t.bat. \\e bhould be l~t t.o handle the aJIa!rs
connect.od \lIth tho unlk 1.1 ade ollrscives, and ever)
t hmg' &SSOCIstOO \9lth 1t us ~ell
~ut t.he ASSOCla·
t 'OD hM come t o no dcfinlLe ut1de"sta.ndm~ tW.
prC6ent as to what t.hoy WIll do A.nd t.hey wul
llOt do
untJl a.ft.cl a meeting \\ Ith the rep I eseu·
t.LL ' \'C6 of Lho 'Local Food Control Com nll t tee WhiCh
has been fixed for next Monday week, at. v. hlc h
.. he wholo quest.Ion IS t.o be dlscllssed
" . Of coun;e, t.he me.mbers of my ASSOCUltlOD are
op en to pay eve ry u.tt.en u.on to any suggestloDI
Dl J.do, but. the~, ;\S plact.Lcal Ulen, Jcel tha.t. t.he
proper dlSt.nbu.t.lOn of mll\c 'o\ould ~ B. llsolut.c l:>
11l1l1cd If left 14l t.h e hands of Go\'ernmc.n t ottlclals
'1 hat. far I can ~o m tb o name of the ..\ssoclat.loD,
but no farther '
•. WouJd you then 6&y wha.t. In your oplruon,
Will be the pnce of DllLk: tim wlDlar;l" asked o ur
rC'plo!.eolatwe
.• Elcvftllpcmco, not morc ," .... as t he mstant r cply
EH'ry eifort, I ha.ve no doubt, Will be Ulade not
to exceed that amounl II
" Now, as w the matter of d lSlnbutlon? " \Vn8
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all OYer Bngl&od to-day.
. tb. oonntry are .. aking
I'OIIli$g what is bappening to

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TIt" prese:\~ a.nd the probable prICes of mIlk are
qu est.tons a.glhtmg tho mmds of not a few lUSt.
now , The ,London Press pro!)hesleB t.hat durwg
the Winter It WIU be 1& pe l quart..
To find out if I hit ts as hkely 10 Readlllg and
rl sttlct, a member of Our staft waited on Mr. H.
t;ostt'low (8ecret.ary of the Rcadmg and D Istncti
D81l'Ymen's a.nd Cowkeopers' AlSoctabon) one day

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be democratically controlle<\ b

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tbe llelghbourhood o f Re",dtne'

club eXIs t whIch

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lft, tft 1\ir. Chili. Mt'n!loW's, 3.t a

It baa a hall, mell's aud
a hb rll~.r. a bl lhamshed, to wlw::h
• lcitlle-.Uey nu-l nfle ran go. aud
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alto a. cooke ry school.

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" Yon can t.a.\.co it from me, " responded .Mr
Gostelo ....·, " m\allds a.nd Ch1l dTM wI!1 bn c our first
conSider atIon It. IS but. l Ig ht that they shOUld
The questlcm of ratlOD I~ S one lJOW bctor6 us,
and I certatnly f avour It
\\'0 kllo,,,- wbo to Cllt
down and who Tequllo th e b l g~cr suop}tes nlld m,
first t hought Yo'1l1 bc to sec thnt m) ~I l k " goes
r ound !O that none "" Lli go wlthollt, and that whcre
1t 13 assentla.l large 'l1l8nt.ltlcl'I WII! be a.llowed
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D' II) add that I have qll csllol1l'd many of m) memo
I,,\!', on t1U5 "elY mattcr , and they feel precisely
a.s IdQ"
, Then "-came from t,h e ., Obscn'er" m an~
II you d(ln't. thmk thetc Will he an,y I cal 6horug c.
herctt.bollts? "
~0":lI : Gost," lo" a.n~ . . . (:!oo, " I do not
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hnnd lcd by mon of ('XP C' I II"UC9 the re. need not

>u .pend £4,UOO on bUlWlllg
d~ ,so w e thIng.

Evel.
bu.ldlO,g cap b. put up fo r
hundred pou ud;. Eve" t b .t io
we have said, 18.ck & ba.ll ot
five days out of a week th iS

.tood. empty. A htll. altera.t IUllabl. for Ollr p urpo ,e.

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\ nd now what IS \'0111 optnto n," he \\&! next
.. s:" ('ci , " on the ~ \'ggcstlo n lhat. has oJcen Dlade tc
prnl Ihe nll lk P "
rh c loph \\ liS "ThC're arc m an :) objections tv
It \\11 11" 11 lllUSt 1' 0 ob\IOUS t o the t hnkel. Mote 1
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Gostelo w, yo u don't thin};

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am p.::dp.ctly sat lsfiod we shall be n.bf6 to sat18fj
t l f' I) Illhc oj ... ,CtldIDg- and the nel'"'h bcurbood
~ L.a1. I:. illy honest con Vlcilon ..
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THF NEW SHOPPING CARDS
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THEIR USE.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO WHEN
RATION BOOKS END.
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P ALlCl!R PHILLIPS.

tra., patrlou. DOlam •• )
large ehzb for the town is fll e d.ljfi~
a l1l1te.ble ground As the bodJ
yQbtlo be&lt.b, onr correapon·
the Town CounC11 d o so ~

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NEW SCHEME STARTS OCTOBER 13th.
1 hI:' no,.,- syst.e m of ratlont«lg wul come mt-o fol'Ce
on <X:tober 13th
1n addlt.Ion to the ra.tton card (preVl oullly ex·
r 1:. loed In the U Read Ing Obllierver") It haa now
00cI: decIded to I SSUe 9boppmg cards There Will
he t\\O of these, one for m eat and one for butter
21ld sagar
AltogeUter t be purchaser wIll h old
t l, r ee cards.
1 h,..rc a re some points to remember a.bout the
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.. The ratlon card 1I'l1l be IS!Ued from the. loca l
food office

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to register afre6b, by

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0: the oountRrfotls on tb" ration card , for meat,
}. :.Ilt.Cr and 8ug'ar \\lth th e reto. llera yOU cb oose
lJn\ess 'Iou do thIS you wll1 n ot be able to gC1>
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FOOD CARDS !raticning ~at.ion5 which ~in (':0
Are &UDplor tha.n tbO&e ttl force dunn,
les.. the houscwlf&. who b¥ to do
for tho tamilJ ••oo..!d I!'I> ' olt "'"
M'..w.tKy haye llieen to it tb..a.t Wey
'I'b.6 mUttitn.dmaus coa.nterioLtl
""cket. are dODO a~]' with ~C:f"Y.
a I &"'tOn card
But m addlt.jgn to
In.xtng rm:rch~ on behall or..
" O'1"U5t Qavo two shoppmg ca.rciaII the famil ... J:'Oe8 on a vUlt ahe
Rble to me W(.'m '" It.hout a. vlaitors'
form
If \t.h~y are . .... ay more than
t hey n un ;gel,. a compl~ new out6~
there ar, su ne\, offences which Ii
oommlt WIth the ut.i.on carda , tht
?s pU[ll.5h-.bLe by a fiDe or Impr1aOl)o

ON FARMS?-

10""W'" .of

th e &gnCllILural laboUr- pro b·
a.doptlun 0( [rloce.'I\ork? Berltshir'
It, docs, a.nd &a Id SQ a.t a rooc t1n g
Sat.udn ~ 1t is not. t.he lncrea.ee4
t.hat ~bc farm(; ('S object to, bUt
hv In! of work E'ann work
work
be done at all hours of th1 day, ,:od
tho mght
It IS ocl-tain\:y a novel
"'''Ondm what t.he fa.rm tabourers
PioecworE m not. pOpular with. t.rAde
It "-'rru!I a hirer way of pafiol ..
"ages, as the m.ao'. eoJ'11ii!g.
ClOSC a.rc de:Jepdent on . the ",0~1

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OF TILEHURST.-

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alll1U&b" ." i.rbi.I. ditspct
purpOlfl ihe.n tho .treot ooUOO-

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or two ago. So ldid W~

))oyo] &Tbbiro Hooplal.
a ",eek

Now Ti1ehurst. lollo,... aco , ~~
b rea.k:A Ita ..ecord
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supplIes of tbose foods dUrIng the Wlnt.or
The 10caF food (\ffice Will a.nnounce pubhely tbo
w~k l.D which you must reglSter.
T~ r eg13ter, you .. rita your name and addrcsa on
the cou ntenfOlls on the tOWCI part of the ration
Cllrd, detach them, and gl\ e them to )' our 'rctllller
The r et.al lar wrlte!l Ius name and a.ddress on the
t~!l part of your card, Vi 111eb you keep
You must.
p, oduce thIS to. your retaIler on dem8.nd
Your rctfuler wJl I gJ'Ve you a "-purcbaser 's
S10pp1Jlg card" beanng hIS name a nd addrcss and
the numbc r of pCr3Qns In tho hOw>ebold who are
flpst.Clred wlth 111m.
Hero are SOUIO pomf.s to r emember a.bout the
61ol)Plng cards.
lile cards will h ave spaces, one for each week,
to be rparkctl by the retailer wh en you make pur ~h r.6es

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'l'be c~r: wa, ~tolen on lSa.tur4ay alternoon when
.tandmg wlthb;t
Pollee Station

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ltone's throT af the Re-ading
The owner (l{r -'!'boa. Ford, of
left the car unattended for the
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matter of • few minute.

.t the oorner of Valpy'

street a.nd B'la.gT8.Te1tr~Just outside these
oiB.cel--'Wbil'& be walked roUnd bto Fria.r-etreet to
make It purchue.· On his retnrn the car had diI-

We Me w~ tha.t; the p .s lru Ruthoritie!,
mruall y tlo elm in th~ mat.! eM, did oot rem!'1Do-

a~ri.d.

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No o.ue can be faund who 8aW the eaT drinn otr.
TInus the m..tt-er is a very d~ ODe for' the
police I<> d ...1 ""tb. It" thought <hat tho
o!" thIef as the cue mI.,. be, belonged to tb, gang
which 11 60. 4cti.1'G to. l.cindon.
w. publiah tho following deeari~on ot tbe
miaalDg oar ID the hope tba.t it may .....t .be poliCe
in their d'art. to trace l~ - Fbrd car Wlth ha.ckney
CIII'l'ia~ number pl• • frpot and reM", regl.tered
nt;mber B.L 004, \ foltt ..ea.t~r , iblaok 'body 'I'J1th
grey ~..beela: two l)m1op tyrel (one on ba.ck: and
"ne front.) ; Wche1in .JTe on the other back wheel
and Avon t.,<re on the. ot.her i"toDt; Dwllop .p&re
wheel on tlie offside of car, engme number 7l3OO1,
malde the ca.r waa l.dyJ. Burberry coa.t, parcel!
bought at Boots. obemloto. &admJI and otber
parcel., ialeJudrng ]l&""!'ge of yhm.,,:
The .,,,lue of t he car waa £!'lDO
The car ;.; al t.alr.eo in broad dayti",ht.
It wu
only left for a I'fI9f mmut "'~ Tt. ~ed m a
buSy street, even for a Satnrd.,. afternoon Yet
tho thfevCA managed to get &wa.y without lea.l'lD9'
II. tra.ce behind them.

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theeo facia are known.
8 few minutes.

It. " IiI 1>8 valid ~nly for purchases fr om the re-'larter whoso namc It' bean A card w1th n o name
• I it 18 uselesl
Wh en 3. hoti.ehold moves or change. its ret&llers
nt:w ca.rdl'l wdl be IMUed
If any memoor of a hou!ehold mOVM, the number
of penona stated on the sbopptng card mlUlt be

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TONS.
A S CENE !"ROll ;rIm PUAY.
R oadi. . tb, ........... .nil bo glad I<> h-- "hal
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Mr. Walter H oward'e Oomp- ny w II p :J.y a ntutn
vm t. to the RoyaJ Oottnty Theatre With. It on
Monda.y,
ThOle who h.ve leen It before will £0 aga lT1
Th
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f U -, brill
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a.ve rwt; WI uuu IIUa p ay u \.U t
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and roalt!ZU , ekilfuUy relie..ed . by ~ of
if' n ufne bumour. A sh arp contrast 111 afro{ded by
the ehara.cten of bhe Genna.n fCllIlDolc epy a.oo the
B rtti&h h .. rome who deteaCM Mr mac.hm&!:lonll
"Boven D1\y6' Lene I I
&eJl8&,lOnaJ l\i hout bed n'"

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READING'S STREET MARKET.
FOOD PRICES COMPARED WITH
THE SHOPS;
Should Readin( h a,.o a. .:.treet. market. P
M:my r.eop1e h~ve been ifllS1dng ntis question in
t he llUi t ~ weeks Tbev have seen lff the London
paperw accoun 1e of munIcipal str!Y-t rna.rkelA
1\.eT£ewhcre wh-re, SO ]t is reporfcd, fO' d
!tOld a.t iI'Q, ec: w hioh II.l"e lower than lhOle
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tbe &hops.
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M a. m",ttr.r of fa.o t 1t
Wl'OOg to call them
mun Clp&l m&rket.; B:"l"OUgh 01Unoila ha.ve no
p ~ we r to t rad e
J\ n thoy ce.n d:> III to p ermib
f. t r e ~ t~a dlng.
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advant.acM
Why not, pe'l'le u k, have the .....
I n Rea.di ng'
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T h(1I6 pe:ople ( bvimrly do
bt &00 hu been for JD.&tl.y
In (h e town.
Tbl' ma.rk ~t:.
In tibo Markrt~pla.oe .
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O\l)rbld , &nd humoro'tlS wlthout beJng vul~r
IS a. pl a.y ever;yone ma.y see w.)1h i1avant.ate

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FOOTBALL.-LATEST.
TO.DAY·S IMPORTANT GAMES.
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Readl~, ,...ho ha.e opened w:» well , ha.ve. a. 'lug
c ly~·.acle ·to lle8c tJ.a.t.o a t S bClpherd's Bttdt. tl>day,
whe-i) tb':ly w1ll oppose
Que~n''S P aJk R ln gerl ,
c:cknow ledged to be one o( tl:e 6;trongest teams In
T -.:lei
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.u..n ~ ·" "6 OUVW1.Dg BoTe \W.~ e~v/)DZ!I R. a.~ i!\g. :So ~ld , J &mltb and ]!I. Barmbcl.o:me:w , G. Goodman , F M a.nn e.nd C W
H~dg., 8 !("'""~. O. S_. rt, J R a tie. L
And>.......
J. W _ (or O=).
Q P. R l.Y1g.... : l!mTick . Fnu.b .."d Bl..,kman;·
B roeoter , M lt.<:Mll and Baldock, T hompoon BII'cb,
Sm,t.h . Gregory and Dooald (or G. J. P",).

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Already t)le Y M O.A. h.. boon detln!toly wed
to <'p e'"} Red Trl3ngl~L ~~be in IPW!"O tha.n ..

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Quelch and Yr. B R"",e11 ba",

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If:any cars a.re left Bta.nchng In

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0:1 the questLon of Bloro waga and

raised 1n our leading article last. week. (P'kge 3),
. The new Bishop of Oxford- (Dr. Bu.r~ stltrte
work in the Diocesc ill November. (Pilla 5/.
Loca.l paragraphs wlll be fotmd OD Page 5.
'VokinghBm and other dLSt.nct neys will be

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ound on Page 8.

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POLICE AND INQUESTS.Miss Ma.ude Smith, au Balin&, shopkeeper, I feU
mto a water t.ank m a. groenhoUBo at BUrghfield On
!lond.. y and was droW'DOO. (Page 3).
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ATHLETICS AND SPORTS.-

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The Oaversham and Rcadimg Veterans' A.saoCJlt..
A BUILDER FOR OV1!R 40 YEARS.
tioD held a lliports meeting andl " ' P eace FetAl" em
Saturday. (page 6).
.. , Old Sport" OJIPla.i.n! Readinl"
win laver
The ransn.l Of the late 'Mlr.
Wt.nter took: Cardtil'· on Saturday. (Pa.se 7).
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alaoe r ..terdar (Fr!da:r) afOomOo I Tho "rTloo Rea.dmg F~ • .fixtures WIll be found. on l'age 7.".. bold at., TrWty Cou!rog.tw .1 OhUTOb. 01
.A pietun~ of R.e.lding's ii.rst footba.n tes.m appears
which 1&. Winter had been a member ~or many

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WVrier paaaed .way llt his
~., "~rn-.venue, alt er a
Wtdn~y
l1e VI &8 74 yean
hoon ill laillni" health 'Ill"" the

rC!!lldence , .. Glen
short illness,- on
9f n.ge, a.nd
de.th of h•• W1!e

A crJcket. match W4'L8 played bet_erm the County.
Police and Ce.1oot Park. (Pp,ge 6 ) . ,
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&admg TrA.de:!ri:neG'~ Ama.toul' Regatta. eoncludod

on S.turo.y. (p.~. 6).
BIScuit Factory crlcke' m~tch.. will be found 0..
Mr Wlnt.e.r was in btt8i.ufl86 &II e. bwldor lD
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Readtni for of'6l' 40 yean. lie took no,.p.ctive part Pago6
The SQuth Berks hounds were cub'bing
oil
in publla work.
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lI'onct..y .(PLL.g. 6).
Irwo years ago

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PARAGRAPHS.
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Tb& 1le1t. J Tys~l Da.'Vl.S vvfll be the speaker at
the 'UliitariMl Free ChtlZ'ch on Sunday e venmg'.
At .. local wepding thIS week the ollmbers of
the two ooJUtab~ who o!"eg:ulated the traftlc ot1tslde

too Church w. r"VJ and 31.•
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GUt.ter and Tinsel" is 'ihe atflkmg titlo of a.n

addrMil which Mr. Percy R. Street is to dehver
at the· &a.ding Spmtaal MUllIon on Si.tnday morn·

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The R.eBdfn, Athlotic" Chcb be.1d. a &pOrta meetiDt'
Wedneeday.. (page 3).
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MR. ~OM -·.MORRIS
." SU~P~NDED."
"1UGHT OF WORKMEN TO FULFILL
CIVIC DUTIES,"

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.. OBSERVER" INTERVJEW•

An old U:lIm named (hobson,. &gcd ?6, wa.s taken
to the .~oaplta.J on Tbursday (lVeDlDf .wr&rlDg trom

cut .;h()',.e the rt.ght frJe He had been knocked
Mr, T. O. Morris, the Labour' ca.odld.. t.e fOI
down by a cyO'li.e:t 10 Ooley-fJtreet.
lRlcadini' at the lal;t 8en~ ral electIon a.nd proapectlve
A grand fancy dre81 ball 115 a.dvert.iaed to take ca.ndidnt.o for t.ho ne d electIon, has beQn sUB~nded
place In the Large Town &11 on Wedneaday n c-'C:t by the Taft Va.lo Rallwa.y ma.na.gement for abeeDt..
from 8 p m. till 2 a. m. There at'e three oapwb le
ll.O ". mcluding ¥< Alt. NIl'ley. V.1u.bl. PrJ". rng hnnsclf WIthout leave to a.ttend meet1Jlg~ or.
pu:bhc bodIeS, st.at.e8 the If MOrml)g Post"
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At a meet"'g on Booday of Lbo. South 'ivales ,aad
PARLLUIENTAllY l!ILEOTOllS' LlfIrSl1WVlSED llonn1ou.thslure D13tt let COl1.ncrl of the Na6'ional
The 115U!. of Parliamentary electors In the Bor- Uwon' of RaI}waymen J tl; e quc"tion of -the SUsPenough were nwl~ all' Friday The revIsf9D took 5tOn of Its Pre::ud ent, Mlr. Mor tls, ~aa consIdered.
plaoeo lD the OoUDOll Oha.mbe~ in the mprnlng
A propo!;a l to demand hJ.!l re-.inabo.temcnt-, WIth
the a.lternlltlve of a. s trike lJl 24 bolin, waa defeatOO
~BBUP'S THBE.III SONS IPLLI!JD.
Dr.
e is to dodtOAte a memorial ,.,;.ndow in RIch by a. small ma)onty and It was resolved to recom..
W
Paisa Ghuroh early in Ootober. The win- w end t.hab the resu\t of t h e Union's negotlattOn'
do",
memory of the th~ee 10DS of the Bbhop of be a:walted
ThiS reQOIDmend~tiQ.n ...IUI subsoqu~tly endorsed
B~. who ....1l'6.killtld In thJI Wll.l'.
m.~t: rll.dw~men , who pMsed a.
.
declan
tha.t the mana.g ement. had
" IlWOLW.. " .IJ.'l' mE THlM'llRj!).
U Ro:rana., I,
the deUzhtf'W p]ay &t tb~ Rora l cha llenged tho. rIg t of workm en to fulfil ClvlO
.
Couoty
iR<oodlng, hu been drawmg dutrieB
In iL !pecial lnternew With an /I Observer"
",.wded houae. ,this week. The lut perfo"",""c.
repr88entAth:e
last OV'EJtllD~" Mr M'orns confirmed
will 00 tb-qightl (S\t.turday)
th-eoso lacta, a.nd added
'nus mat.tet' h8.l1 now
become a. llahoDal 158ue
The rtght of workmen
OO\LIjlJjION lIN CHJ:lAPSIDE.
to
fulfil CIV1.0 dUt108 has heon direclily cball~ed,
~pil1y ~ oYre \\8.8 in.}uxed U1 a. colll.O,lon be ..
o.nfl I ,~m gomg up to 1.£lndon to dISCUS!) f uturt

ill

'ri,.......

b....". rhotor-<:ar ond mo~r:"1cl. an Wedlj",d"y

01 b

MISSING-SO HOU~S OF

SUNSHINE.

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NEW BISHOP STARTS WORK
IN NOVEMBER.

Tu.esd&y,

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!l'LA.G DAY TQ.DAX:
To-doy i\S.wrd~y) a ft,£, day .i' bOlng held- In
RiiadiDg (or the Lord Kitohenf;T Memofla.l Holiday
Home. The ()bja,.'1; of the oollechon lS to endow
.. R&,.dmg bed In' the home £315 will be needed
for this purpoIO The bed will be free for 00 y6&1'1
The
t? eJ:-ct.trvl.Ol'!I men from R.e$dmg who h&ve been
broken .in health by their war eer'l'lee. An appeal about.
for generous rrupport is made "

'l'!lE R.ESERVI!S
Wlll he o.t Elm P ",1t in. ..o.roh l or BE. J<'>ague
pom tl5:J .and tbt'! y Will be out ntr a1~ they a.re worth

.to rub elf I..t S&tut<lay'e IIolcing

fl'I1<ore dlould
a. l-a.Tgll gJ.te, &'IJ the game lis eert.ain to tie a kEen
one. The following.oapable membeT'a ha.,.e been
selected to ..epreeent J.\e&diog'1 oelxmd . trillil' -

H. HOrler; A.

boulI ~) .

Ki ~k~ff

3.30. Refel"Mt · ')fr. J. LUCH, London.
Churab, who,. holdiog tho fori for jReadiJIg•. has
bean h 'gh ly reoollUl>ODCled by &eadiDj(. otd pl.yor,
Garbutt, and _,era I of the ~ ;eDJOY 0. tlno&
r6})'Ut6' i:ln
:£mabted men &.f'e ~ted
to "i'89
ilrbo tt4l<lh with Mr Belly. of tho
anel
DemOblllstd Soldiere' Jredcrra~tt;, ~, ct·
r "lP"¢ to tree 0<Cl~1l I<> lJIe _ d ' and otbe'r

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IHPORTANT'~IQiMTURB.
h!'" peen {~.;l
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iea.uhr.,

.Friday .. ......'.. ...
Saturd.y •. ...........
Sunday ....... _ ......
Mood.y ... . ..........
Tuesday... . ...

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64

4~

64

50

4li

68

52

'ro
'Vednesda.y , .,... . . 65

•.

59

Thur!l~:r

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56

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rbarometer has :ijeen sien.?)', and the bunudltr.
equal to lut. week.
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LEFT 'ALL TO HIS MOTHER.

Ohti8tJe. G H Re_y~ (Shephmd'(J ~b) .tId T.
H...!op (Ba1 on Wo.ndcr.,..): S. H. lI'~yo. sergi. W.
Wi~n , J. Wtoay , J. Chorley &ltd J CatT (ar Lott ..

B 'ghton' Randall . B. Ev .... "00 Uttl.; Burl,
Combor and J. Pollud, Blynn. o.OOrno, B«<.h,
P EaOoak Lcd lI'...rh.

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KH,- , tr 330

A. Ohurch; H. L1Bter and G

27

Wednesday , 00 In.
A l"BlENClfMA'N '6 OPPORTUNITY.
ThUll!rday, 06 lD.
B...1' bIrth a Frenchman. LouiS De.lJ'e Deeoq cam~
No ra1.n fell on Sunday or Manday.
t , England at ~1i8 age of sa:. H(I rec(>..nt.ly obtaJDed
The manmu1l\ tempetn.tut 6
deg) "a~ r8ache(,
work m Readmg l'UI a pa.llIt.er and, during hll5 work, on +'ucsda.y TIns ,was "'fO degre88 lelJs tba.n thf,
stole some tooll .trOln a. fellow workman At the hottest day last lJ ,~e'k- a1so a Tussda:r.
polloe couH. yuterday mornmg bo ...·as <rIven
.
M"".
lIlII.
a.nother cb&J:lco ~nd wa.a ibau:nd O"I"er.
e
dcg.
dog

_leep,l essness
:Indigestiofl &; Nerves

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U'I')ut. !Rupert Arthur" Kettie, of W ellingtQn CoJ~
l ego , Borkabll'e, ,Lieut. 3rd Hussars, who dIed lJl
France or Belglum on March 26t,b. 19l8, left gt'0t3B '
estate of the va lue of tal,1M 138 5d, With net
porson41ty 0£23.794 136 5<1.
JuU6f; .]lary Lavle, of AWleton Manor, ,'Lblllg'
don, Od~l1ty of Berk~ , wldow, lJlother ; and 8h
SydneYI Arthur TaylOl n,wlatlt, 1, Glol1Ce9tel"l"
square, Hyde Park judge~ were the executrl1 and
encutor l'espective fy.
"
The Wlll Js d&ted ~~~ 24th, ·1916.
Testator Icav6l1 ~ to \be dlStributed. by hi\,
mother to puch SerV&llts, dopendants ' or charities

,.s she rna.'!

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Tho reSidue oj hi& property h(lo lett. to hl8 mot.Her

~IGEON

,l"Uham

._ • . ' 'flil'l G;JjBY TIdi:ID'S.
. P ..... 6 0 1/Thl'JM who , ban .ot..., .on' iJl tbeit' fJl'oy ticket.
~ fo'r' "d •
•1toutd do 10 at 008.... Almolt')'enryonl hu done \ ~:~~'2:'~.: v
....... I.\'f"" - • Ce,w ,till oulIl&D<U1JI'
I.
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evenm~ at the Junction ot lInaNJtreet and $heap-. a<..iLOllo. .
.1._ 'L_
Sl~. '!'he front wheel and frame at' tho cycle were
.f n Me :me "" -u
& !1 G' e
u s gO\.Dg IA,J vo !badlY buckled.
"
~ enod h u~ at home i' Tha.t 8 w:hat tho .,ldItra are
&T.Dir &8 t.h ~7 OQ:D1e b lt.e~ ..~ Engl.:ncl. AmId the WO'MA.N WORJO':R A'r ST. BA.l!IrHOLO:M.)W'·S.
smo'ke d the be.ttie. the7 h a.Te c..~ht, the .,won at
'!'be VIcar of St. Ba-.;j1019Dlew'. (I;Iays the ParlSn
a. n ew a:nd dner and bapp er rotlILl life 'l'hey M~Il'f.mel hopes to &eC~ the services of a female
haye oome h'OlUei ~lbd '1'I'1 bh a. pa..~ ' on& te tongIng worter h,: the ps.rf!th tlis WUltor. , The :t1nanoes of
to turn the YlSlOTl inbo a. cone:rekl l'sa.hty.
the par.l,&h are rueh tbA.t it ~ uDposslble to supply
How wC-aId you ha?e u.s fIollI'IWeT the 1ll'&n wh'a & sooond aS6U1t~tI pneet
THE WEEK'S WEATHER IN READING.
ha.v& foug h!> for you Mltfered !or yOu, oft.et'<'d up
the glay of tbeJr men'l'th &Dd m1G1hood lOr you p
..,~ FAIBE ~CD3
On a. charge d obtainmg lOs
falae pretences
e:k
hi b h
from Nellie Lombrough , ot 62.,
run.wICl:.lftree~1
The 'We
w c
as j'ust p~sed does not en,
Harry Froderlck V'inall, of London, was rema ndelll· OO1l1'''I::. the hope tba.t tho 50 hours of sunshine
for a. week_ yfl$terd&y mo~ Ball W&I a.llowed.
to brl~g the total for the Bummer up to
The Post omc.e have the pTOIecution in hund
normal . will bQ for t hCOllflDg thIS month, Although
:J
tll e' temperatures remam fair ly hWh, the skies have
READING 'l!RAl[WAY8 V. S)UTHAMPTON
boon overC&St and the mghts cold.
R.am fell on
TR.AIM'WAYB.
'i.e d.Y"
FIRST MESSA<iE TO DIOCESE.
!Readinr Tr.!nW&1 1 cricket team
The tot&1 ra.im'all wa.s 102 in., dtstrltrut~d, at
ampt.on On ~day, a.nd after
(ollows'ga.me won by three runs, the totals
Frtday, ·,ZL m.
1m, &mthampton 99
I
Saturday, 29 in.
thwou.tWY.l ~ a.!!~""v ITr~ '1

&'1

th~:
, n:~~l~~m:.: ta!r' .

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Mr . .0. H. Dodd lS e&tgning the clcrbbtp of It . .
iItead.ing C-ounty Ber fh. (Page 8).
I
Mr. Tom Morns, y..'08p~tive La.l,)our CNJ;didM,e.
for iReoding, has b e~ ",poDded by tho 'Ialf VaJe
!Railway Co. (Page 5).
.
rn\..e
~ - -'m It b ra...
•••
.I,"U DoC....
. . . . of ib& N Q. t lonafJ U'o
m n UM
MIllor.., held tOOlr Bret annunl tea. Q.nd eoucert

FUNERAL OF MR. J. ·WINTER.

~peJ>dl tun , £16,500
£1 500 r eoo' vca trom National Headqua.r~, in
addttol on to p !'(Jvlnon of buts, mnrqueetl, eq'Qipm "'l !;. and "tatione.ry
Sums rals.ed by pubh.c appoa.l lD RJ:ading and
p"j~>od -dlqughl;r £11,000 of wh.<b .mout
la-al1 h41B been need far local 'Work.
SITE OlIOSEN' FOR. CLUB
n is
d to eI'eOt and eqUIP'" l,,.fl AI Z, d
hut w.tr=ild1ngt1J tic be l,.\!IfeId as e.:RJe,.i ,T ria.n,le
O:\Ib by cfuo~.rg=!<i a.nd d«nobbed men The at"e
ba. .t,.....Jy boon .. I.wod, &nd oegol;..tloo3 oro
I' ~ tww&rd to r b.t;.ain It.
\
:m--y faClUty ...11 ho pTov!dea I<> en.ble the men
to oh ... ID tho Imt !lIe •• """"'. I~ will 1><> .. pI..,.
wliere lQ,t!'D ca.n under -wbcloeame COnd' t.IOIW e::njo;ly
&_",,,me of bllliaTds, Ibbon to a. (o1'l>Cl8t"t 01' lectUre,
..00 ether r ...
eo de>~ to them whiM <>lib at
tb'!l v~n .:-ua fronts.

a+vet"tiaer} (\s·'W'bere .
t he. ~all rent ch1l.Tged
Hu. 3.r~ a: few general POIDU;
,
It !'" n..tur!!lHy In titt..,
If :rOlf a.~a Jca.vrng the country for any place t"'a~ th~ pnoee Of food
other than I,rcla.nd , t he Isle of Man, or the Channel
.,.blfl Th') lhopkeepel"8 "3
'';,t~!f~~;.tr~~~' ~;~~ det"llo.
'
It;in.nds for mora than four wceks, IOU mUl t. g"lVC a;rtlole5 ot food Drq.
ltid down by the
Ul) your cards to the aliena officer
wt>o do not pll y rat ..
AN
If you arei ,wa.y from h orne you must ta.ke
staff'
t()
. ratlOD card with you, but. if you are ItayUlg at an
A' peoull.r "b"tion
up by tli.
,.<>t loot· .... oipl.,-on-·bJ &ead"'lr .,( .{pele; Weir, ftll6 ........I.()W or boardmg house you may nOt. ~ It.
..", ....:~~,tllO l"~b oon· foMrard woll lcnoIm '"to 1~&lIe.. 'n., _eral, and
If you &1 e .taYl ng In a pnvate oouae or lod,lDge
;_
",tIi ~ 'Ui. raa,
....d _
... ~ .... H .. bao played la ,dISltY
you must. tHL1uy a. v18lt.on· declara.tion fOnD, whJch
Nn'i'"'1~at. . . !"or the t"" olubo IoIlO ~ • .bointIleDIo by l1I!o
]'ou wil l get fr om tho pott 01Rcc. Ttna WJU enable
.. t.hooe dnnaml"':i f........ to the \o.tt.... Both' DDW' hion. but
you to use~ your ca.rdl.
' .. ' "
.
fWd< dooll_ I<> klolt .. b&II for eitbr.
A.bsence of Jnore tba.n four weeks will bt con ..
rtated" h'ooj put pm. tj; p.per tor
'J'\l,
aidclod ae a porp1&nent r emoval, and new o&rda
!!'oo~IU Aooocl<.tIou I>.M til. ""'_ ~lt _ .
mU5t. bo obta.med.
of til. ;;
H IS au olfonCa "to hold more t.han, ono nt.loD give here
uTd , or l'1 T.etalii a e&rd whlch should. be 1P-W4P
STALL PRICES.
TOtD~tooo, 7ld. '" 9d,
U~' or to usc Q, card Imp,..".. rly ,
It 11 &110 an PI u m
7d l&6d
..·
o ence 1 flndonl't
hahle to a. £100 ft ne or Im~ p ota~,,,,,·
~-- ..
d
pl" ISOnlJlCU~, or
0 b to defa.oe a car •
A I u " 3d
Fmnlly, tbo food ~ffice il malung every eft'ort to
PI> H, :.0. or. •
Ba~ tho new carda out Ul t.lmo. If .,vou do not Onion
Peal. ••
64.2d. 1 I
I
r...
60tl 1"~ a tca ld
110~ ~...Oct.obor
13th JOU llihould &t on08 n !'I'L'P6I, Sd ' "
L
1ft.....
, •
-.Ql4I'., .
hoe ......... o ~.
nllnaUM. 2'd. & 3d. each •

rcvU.ed.

(P'a.ge~.

Unhm passed a Yelofution 10 faTOur of pteeeWC~
at ttte1r meetmg 10D 8aturda.y. (Page 8.). '
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1
I
.' Th (} story of a. bU!!l&r
hlLnb w1ll be found

8uftlcient to dtsmantle part of the
ene'ne. E:r.pel"t t.hleves ca.n deal wl~h th18 .dllflicult.y
a&, Wall done only recently Jdl London when they
t:.OwfJ(! It. ~r &wuy wlth t~ BId of' a nothtt
Thet"e ~ only one IIIlfeguard. Th&t is, alwa.ys
t<l !\oaT. 8Omebody m charge. •

£10,000

READING FACT.QRY·S WEEKLY

d:'

The ~od'l'g trao'1h of tho National P.

Reading fb:r lone-er thlLn that

.n

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new members at a recent meeting.

Thfa case ahou.ld prove a. wan:iinz to motone ts
).'1 tbe ~'V1n 'Blo ~r WM IeH unatt.ended for onJy

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B.

Re~hnc need tlot. f<ILr '" Jam tam IDe this "\';'3.nter.
What f)'Ve r ma.y be Lha sta.1Je o f d f ajra ~lee-wbeT.c.
t he new C W 8 J :lnl faotLry a.t Coley 'WIll b e able
to t.urn onl; rrufficlertt \5J 'p ph cs to avoid that
T he ",oolt.i,n of , he J ·m·m k ng IDdU"lry h..
been (leec;rlbed 86 renous .and ru.rncur bllil been
life It h R& b oon tU gges ed
(1) Tha.t th e prloo ot t r lltt 'Pt'ohiblb! ja.m-mR.king
(2) T I,d the new C W S ]n.m fa.a ,,<> ry at:. C ley
haH ccM,)d c rabt:v dcereaaed Ita out.puL In OO~
q l1(: nee
?
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Mr 'Vob5w, t he lnn.nager of. tho factorv. IDte r·
Vlewf'd b \' f\ Topre6" n t atl ve of tho .. Roadlng
Op erver ," g a.t"e Ute true f",oCt.:! of Jhe. ca!P'!.
, •..\.s far f. 8-~· e Me o.::rncernt'd ." h e aid " I d o
not a.ntlclp .. t.e beIng' "h ort of jam at all . W ,. M :lll
ellJ"lly be a.ble to gwe e verybody til;. muCh . J~ (UI
tev ne'?trl
'
II I b liave, from r eports I h"ve rec~~, tba.t
Ih ':! r e 6 ('1) m a ny lam facto rie8" in,· the .country who
1\0.1"8 t:.ot turnmg out 8 8 much.j8,W ~ form erly. Tre
h ' rfh pncea (It frltit and, perliool.arly, the e:t
tn.n.ga.ntr pr1O"'" p ald by t.ho general public, paV'<3
no '>olbt. contnib ut ed t -:> lbi!.
.
"'But., 8.S f eT ouraelves. we he.ve b&en abl e to
o'htlLln a.ll the (nllt w& wan t ed, w ithout; undue
dIffi,", lt ,'
.
" We ha.ve now l1!over ll l tbOUl&Dd. tons of freshlY""..1. i ,m W' hnv •• ch;-",d ta+ ,..",1\ 00 CUr
ft~,.....r'I:t wor ldng In spite or d.itBcuhi~
Our
(aooory 18 new, a n d all 'our bbour IS ne'f> a.nd in ..
e:rnenenOfd
~
~ I, I t 18 not eont~mpbt-.a that there eha.1l be any
rHtTlc~on in output a.t all
.
'l II ..... e ('~ln
PlC n~;-8!~ry tra~ f ~m th~
ra.i'w"J'f, : ~at 15 , 'lf w e o&n geb o~r 'mptit'S ~
turne'l II.., CoOn "'-~ w (> ,'r" r ! a.dv to 'I'&fill them-1f1'!
An i -iplI t e turnmg out. 250 tons of lam a W&ek
dun n'" t he com m g wl1ltcr"
e

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RED TRIANGLE CLUB
FOR READING.

PLENTY OF JAM FOR
THE . WINTER.
250

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'Satdrda.y. (Page 6). I
. 'Ml'. An thony Walli1, .on of Mr. H. H . W~
of lBea.lli:ng, a.nd ,n, well-blowIl fi.eld · bot.nIa~ ~I
b Ounl!berlllDd. I(page 2).
Some faotJ. and figures about Beading' thai wiU,
BUrpnse you a:r.e gIven Ott Paae 2.
' ~
The programme of' eVfIl:lIng classes for this 'WlDter !
is dealt WIth on Page 2.
&me further pomte m ilteading'. aceounta will i
dtmcult..
,
be fuund on Page;;
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~lIIlleae tp,,Â¥ go to the u:nuauaI trouble of
Th t t f th d '
. d Jt 'th
ch~ the engme, tb.ere 1.8 atill one Idecti.fleae s a.r 0
e WCUlg ~on 18 e& 'WI . .
tiOD 'in lc ~..
avaU~ble. '1Ihe cn~ number ~~.;;John Win ...yo::;... r .....
s~ aw'......
at \,l .. residence. '
13 7lQ)L.
That may prove the ma-t tmportant
,....
3
4J-U'
eluo of ..n That 11 the nutnbet' to look for, 1f a.
Ghm El1in, .... -, E..'\&t.ern--a.venue,
:aeadi.ni', I J)B
Car oomes lnto t.he poIIIe6810n of anyone t.o whom f.'I'Iredlne.d"y. (Page 8'). '
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The Trad. Union Club held a .~.tobl. sho';. OIl .
Saturday. (page 6).
,'rho HampsbU"o Pzienc!lyI Sobietr a4mlittd 1W

Motor 0&rI are trot 1lke ,o'ld riD"..., at' tboee much
rarer thinp, golden lIove~.
'l'bey &re big.
Tbey are distinctzve The m06t &mn:l'l.DI fea.tut'es
of the ro')~ ate tbe rapichty with which i~ was
camed out, tho 0001 impudeooo of .ho tb.oI' or
thi.... , and tbe. rJmoot WlC&ru>y ~pp}'.rant;e.
If. lUI the poliee sus ........
,t' vv!. the men who stole tbe
car belong to the gang of motor thieves tl}&t bu
doue 10 well Jat.ely in London, it 18 certa.in that
a.l. ille tint ' opportonity tbe idonti:ft~tlon plate
"'Nin rbe teplaced by ono' bean.ng otlier marks It.
is poesible ,hat the car would be drtVClIl to the
garage of 8.D. acoo~phce 00.c8 there the removal
of poi.n4;e of idenUficat.ion would be simple.
.A. ooat of pal,tlt on the bo<'b".. anoth~ on t.be
wbeell, a new iegiatration pla.te, would al~r Its
appearrmee 80 muoh that identification W;QuId be

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(Page 3).

. ' The' 14iet or thieves ~ot away without leaving a clue behind. 'I'he car
has vanished.
. ,

FAMOU~ SPY PLAY COMES
TO READING.

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0)1 the card was a. ba.lf-penny st..mp. The eazd
b~n

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HAve you seen & ,blaak: Ford oar with IJl"<lY wheels'?
,
The ~~lna" ,Polioe wb.uld like to kno;w. They e,re lookina" for it. It was ·
stol{'n y hi1e ita owner wsnt round to a garage in Friar Streeii·on' Saturda.y

befD1"8 the 'W"&f·timO' m~ ID
p~ !.l nt'!e b fCo!lmO c.perallvf!I. So t,be. addTeS!'ee
...... cbilged I<> pay ;11. ~Dtly _chM~.

0[1.

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gon~ ! fo ~~

The Post Otlk:e took 16 years 50 d4:!tliTer a let.ter
.
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A. special article on Yllla.ge ehlils appeW.- OB
Page 4.
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- Noteo aDd Commo'ltl >riU be fO""d on Page 4•. •
" <lI!r Reply I<> Labour" ;. the 8ubloct 01 tho
leading'" article 00 Pa.ge 4.
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Kia Jla.ry Prances .IlI\Juon., &lItel' olth&.prinai..pa1'\
of AJbboy School. dled at .Abbey Eo....

IS ~;.LONDdN GANG OPERATING
,
.

a.nd &O\]t..d bis austomazy n.t;..t;&t. P Oh n.q I He
knoclced a.t. the door &tid 'Waited. The COUr\ifay of
the Post Office ia p ro nrb1a.1. The a.-1dre.,!8e8 an......ed tb. knock ..no openod Itte door. The po.t.
ma.n t hAD poio:tlt!M out to -the flIQ~ n<JlU8etJlOlder
tha.t. H:'H. Postmn&' ~ et·Gene:ral ~ tbe trom of
one penny before the eM"d e01l1d be cleh~ •

41

loaf dearor ifl iR&ading

club.

(Pag.. 3).

from -din&' to Tadl.,.. (p... 5).

T&d.I.,. ;. • Utile h ....l.t ~..r :s..lngstok'o. It
" only _ _... ",u.. '''''y from It'adil>g.
.yet. f"'" .U that. t~ _ _ ~" .. lit~ mora
Ithan ftf<oOn yea'" in t '&n'Oil!. ll<y ~ f'01!Io
did it gO? It '0'04 apparently ..
route.
Or. pe"h&ps tt ...... mhlald OOlD8'IVhe•• bot..._
R ••dlng Ili>d Tadl.,.. 11 BO, "bore P
Th-e etory doee Jaot .end here Leb Q8 follo.... It.
) On Ih~ d.y of Aug",t 17th ~ b.. ,.;.... the TO<ClI.,.
p.ostman bea.re the elui!iTe :n:WpiV& to the bOW'9 of
tbe O<Cldr....... Did he slip it i"to the l.tter-l1o<

had

_Bdo.

One h'undri>!! ' ~ meD bove j0Jri,,4 tho .Alt .

" I know sorno small tr&ders who are contem- l ca.rd- tb ere'e bhe TUb Ah r well What wlth th"lr
piatUlII rubandonJilg de livery al together.
Thcy ' 1elopbones a.nd t. Icg r&ltl8 and all~ I feared they
cannot; mN.ko tho t rade :pay at. tho Price
'l h ey would d :l 10 .ome da.y "
Y,M,e,A. TO WAGE A WEEK'S
Illlcnd , of course, to cont mue sbop trade.
.. It JS not. generally l..-nown that t he recent. ~
CAMPAIGN.
1
Ulcrcase lD tho men's wages ,Fllm e on top ,of a 12a
!
a \ 'cek 1l1crca.so last autumn."
The pnc ... of bre ad haR fluctua ted aa much &s, It
WONDERFUL WAR , .FIGURES.
n ot moro t hall , :.hllt. of any othcr oommodlt.,) dunng
t.ho war Whe n hrutliltlel!i Ibloke out the 41 b. loat
eost. 6d
I t 1;' adlla.lI)' mcrc ased In pnoe until lJl
;&aaditl{{ i.!I to ha.ve Il Red Tria.Dgle oiub.
t ho srmng of 1917 It stood at 18 Smcc August ,
19t6, It had neve? been Ip.Jls tha.n 9!d unh l the 9d.
The Y.M.O A. I. w allk yOll to help tb= to p"'"
ngure \\as fi xed lD Sentcmber, 191'l~
vide 11.
1
'
"SEVEN DAYS' LEAVE" AT
-The fo ll ov.;IPi: t3.hl~ shows how the prIce bp.!l
T o tha.t and a. 0lUDpa.,lgn lfI to be
I trorn ~
vatJQd THE COUNTY THEATRE.
mmb 3r 2l'1t t? 27t.h. We undeI'l5be.nd Sir Arthur
1914 .
Ywpp 16 expe-:.ted to open Jt...
d.
6
The wark of the lled Tr!ll.Ilgt8' &mODS our sa.llore
AUIi(Llst 4t.h
The .wonderful wo:rk whIch oor Army atxl N avy a.nd soldimil IS k:Jl,otwn \~~er the Brlttr;h fla.g:
August 31s~
1915.
have .aooomphSlbed on 1a.nd and 8e8. {to ltl8.y nO'Uling fl~. Now tbe.t ~U16 men ha.ve come back to
7
J anuary 4th
of the air} L'!I A. 510ry t.h&t ,.,11 ll&ver grow old
It Olviha.n life bhe Y M.O A. wiab88 to oon ~lnue thelr
iini1 W'Ork-tlO bc.ly coneel~d, wi b toadl,. ba.!ed,
J anuarl' 25th
ca nnot 'be told too of ten OuT Interest, in ~t WllI 80 WlWy ord~. Will)1OU help them to do vtp
A pI Li
9th
never d mm18h.
9'1
T here are bwo pu rpoGe'l!l b ehind the oan1p ;lIgn
May 10th.
,
Bj
TberdOI e 11. 1ft not. 5u rpl'16'lng :tibat the p la.y I The fust Ia Itb Wl~ off a.n over-dratt on the 'W"llIr ac-J uno 21st
.\ • B
couut
The ~A t.s .to rLl&e the fUnds need-ed t o
J une 28t.h
WhIc h dol.1;, WJ !h t.h.a.t .lory ... Seven D.a.~ Leave ,"
NO\'cmber 8th
. ~ ...~..
8i
h~ bhe la.rg&: t run a.t t he L;Yeeum Thea tre , Lon.. build &lid equip" Red Trla.uglo Club.
dllD, of any play lD the h Istory of «.he r;tlige. And
A F!INE WAR MOOaD,
.............. .... 9
January 3rd
lrere 8l'e a. few f&eta to ~ the W'EL't ()~.
J anua.ry net
.
~
draftMarch Z7th
<?pall four ana a. haIf ,-.an nJaht MId day.
..
June 12th .
O?er 30,000 men: a:lept durtnl' that period. llany
. . r-t. .....1 8
July 3r d
on""
~
tlle
nigh.
In
the
build,,,,,
odd\,ioo
:.:
'r
....
.
July 31st
• _ ..f" ....
.
9
wh~ u bedo all ooouPls&.
August 14th
....: 9t
Rundnxia o f t11ouaa.o<ls served ...:lih rofr(lll'hment \
AUJPUit ?8th
.. 10
COne... l~, gsm.. Uld educatIOnal cla<oooo
Octobcr 17th
.....
10>
provided freo .
November 6lh
Otmtres .at. Corn ~h ..nge, Abbey Hall, V~\en·
1917.
11
tia.-cr,Qad, Ul a.cidm.on to 'lnaJ~tr'eot 111 Readi~.~ . _
' F obruary 12Lh
lA.
.A.lao a.t,. Ch'1!~.\ CJ:a V73mor.e, B~ WCOd, StoCk·
March 27th
W,
..... Didoot.• .IUlton, i>r~o and Bramlry
Sept..moor 17th
In the dtat,rict at vanou. times 'When needed
:Appro:rimMel:v the total lUO(m]e fll"Om all sourC(s

tl'('re HI Lny real need to "orry O\'cr tho qucstton

round

!d.

• ~ ~l.

"""'bIlo~

I

!=;8J ..

T hen , fina lly , MI

WIlS

_. '

;:m,tab
tlI1 torui ~ _'
,:
,,,, ,,

' Cl<f... goo "cHile.wom.,' ba••

be- t:h4'L£ tbue wa. elI50 ft rt.een ye&rfi Jnte!N!Et
which mig ht bavl bean d t me.nded •. Th~ ra1"9l'y
d.y.
'
oomm ~t. an 6lTQ - of tilie sort ,
'
The 41b 10&'£, whIch , sma! ~ptember 17th, 1917,
Anoth6'f oha rge whloh migbt. iJa ve been madB "ha.1 cos t 9d , now costs 9fd
Commg on top of t he td, " quart inoreue n t.hat of .tong" The doak...room teee, e't"&b tot' a
tho prtce of milk, lt l.e an UllpJeua.nt aUl'JX:i8e p~rd, for iHte!':n ~J'8 8re :\.D. fumt whieh :the
It WD.S &.nticiplil.t;ed that, Oy releMlDR' !!ubfllwse r1 P:leb Offioe wbl11d have dono well to remem.b6.
fl our fOJ phun bread-making only, the price of ttl,.
loaf wonld h&ve been kept Ita.lole ' thil mnter
n SAM"! tI LAMENT.
The IJ1creue 18 thc r esult of the' award of t.ho
Owr N&tural Historian 'lJl"rites Cour t of ArtlntratlOn fo l1o\\'tng Qn t.h8 r ecent opeT- - The news tha.t the Post Offi.oe took fifteen
a.tlve ,ba.le eJ1J' stnke , whj.ch gave the men a OR ye:a.re be tr&n....... , rt a. p sbOfJird" twdV'l!l miles 11 ..
advance In W'~g08 for " 48·hour w~.
-,..
Master ba.lters In Rea.dmg hr.ve oot made up given my pet torboi&e II Sam" ' n6l"T'OUS ~r'tI.­
th(Hr mmd. wh.:)th or they a.re ... ti.Ui.e,d or not In tion I broke It gently to hllll-' but:. h e collapsed
lome q uar ters It. IS thought tbat the mcreaae WIll f'.t (1006, The pa.t. ~nt 1B DOW E
m l y reeovenng . and
be flufficl(;mt
Others claim t hat a. ld Incr~ase I bWD h 'en a.blo to have • a~b&t P& ' ~t 0
would on ly Just meet t.he SituatIon. 4.t the mome!lt
"
thc local master bILkers a.re, gomg mt.o the ma.ttc r I mte.t'VPw W i t h hrm
.
to SOO Just hDw th()y s tand
r
After I had ~~!acd with h Im, I I 81m"
" 80 much ," fi3.id one of them to a. u Re8dmg muttered In hoanse and broken ~tl-" Mv
pbserver " TCp r C1'lent3.t l ve , .. dD{)end. on v&.ry1ng record of 140 ye&.n bro ken by II. postce.ord I tt ~
conditi ons In dliJer.cnt pa.rts of the town a.nd bc~ ha,-d-very h~rd "
t wee n di!ferent !hops
On e Dla.IJ may be a.ble to
II'
.
•
.
open h ta bbop nnd sell out hll brea.d ovo r t.ho
S a.m ' 1.6 an -aneteDt tc'l'tol~fl A.nd, n.er.'o"hng t o
counter
P osslbly U1 h lS case the ) d. )n cre Il86:, his own Sl()ry, hold the tort Qr: e weooro for "low·
wou ld be ufficlent
DeY Thl& may well be true My la:"n is 20 /e! t
II Anothe~ m,Ln may have to dehver hiS br ead
O't" so flC2"O-l!.
II Sam " dOe! t he j<lurne.y In .. da.y'There, &ga.In, he may have a Imall tn.de dlstl'l· f t. '
ti ...... ~ h
Th P
fYA_. b
beaten
buted o vcr a lars-a' area, or he may have a l larJQ- j 1 1 11 n o VUV' ot..
e 0: t '•.runx> eRe
.trade which IS fau ly compact Th.t m&kes all th e him ea.c,; lly. TheIr postcArd aclueved t he mar.
differenco In t.he C08t to him
y aIl<YU!t rate of 15 feet a. day
.
.. PersDnn.l]~ , I hava the latter trade.. and I ha.ve
.. I d<\p't. mlT~d beiog beaten fot' once" .. Sam"
been ehn.rging ld f or delt\ ery. '1'0 every ltf. 50 \ 1nutt~ed IU!I ha moved sadly ('if to a q'Ul et corner
~:!rveid I ha.ve had to put ad., to meet t he elpenlt'8 under the la.urel Mb, II but to be don~ by a. poet.
l .Bread

~

;por"" dl>rin, tho jilt t _ ....eeks. (page Ii) ••.

VIEWS OF MASTER BAKERS.

LOCAL DAIRYMAN'S ~IEW OF THE
WINTER PRICE.

'f •

c:,.,nt.;r "1'''; m.mb~1

1919.

UP M. A LOAF.

~ P'""o

, " ~<:.t, :,.
Malt : ~h: ..'- t t .':.

willi aclldibr

MILK NOT MORE THAN WHY BREAD HAS GONE

. - by wbm ....w in~r.
. ..... dely ~ tho Yillag.

~ ....:

",

Bea,riug the WDg
of J ......
pottoard has 1G1l1y !l"eOentl.,. been!
Todley. It...eobod;b! d_Dolton on AugDl~ 1

_tout

Bread in Reading costs !d. a loaf more noW.
:Mllk is &xpec~ed to go up to lid. this winter.
~
The oj?en market food prices are not appreoiably lower thap thoBe of
the shopS.
•
Thi,,'s need be no jam short8.lle in Reading.
These are the chiet food" stories U of ths week. They are given below.

I

,

mo_~. _ (p.... I!)i
T'De, ~g y T .H:C,A:. aN Ita.rt.!JtcI ~p""

,.

OeItpboJlod.

a

.

The

It wcpld b .......e b~Ml almori 88 quick to haft

MILK MAY GO UP TO ltd.

TlUages is there .. ~ubl "run

CP.Ce '5)'

-&

BREAD UP td. A

baa ita fritmdly l!Iociety. I MRny
workiug men' , club, or; & uluu
~. reoognlsed polihO&! parti •• ,
linee,

r·.

j£.:

I '

, Thlo
fooa' mblOlll!l ar.
P~e 6. '
J ~
.
•
t'",·,ji
~,.r
, 4 llIaok JIofd ",<itOr .... ....BJi .1<>1 .....'" broO<Cl dar- ,
.!IIbt !tom lIIIarr.;"'t_t on Baturd.y,. af~oon.

. , . FOR' SJ!BEQ.

1

n u ti l H'Hv

p r op('l llr

mil)"

GENBRAt.~

STREET MARKET ,PRICES COMil~MD' HO{..r •"SAM :.:: H~~ T~ NE:S.
.WITH THE SHOPS. . ':." ''''. ,; .
,'" ~.;.rn;(Iork
nf
.
2nd.

1

In the ... iaiuity o f Ral\di n g are
h.ll of some li:md

•

,PROBLEMS IN~~ '~EAD, IN.6.~..;-\ "~j'l,': POST
"';' OPFlCE
~ ECLIPSES THE TOItTOIS£

?

of RaT'l,.. and the eub1\~antt e"
n.lling mODoy to build nAl'
'
I "~ ·!Ul

bSV8 wh~t

:rHE ~~·S SU'lo1'. . ~n"...n.

Ii j. ,

READING
, AU:

FLYING'.

PEAtE

RACE.

a,rr.ani;~c~ a.r~ n~wl ~n1p'leted

nee, which WIll

for.

tl~I'

t.t. p)aoo from Darby \C·day

(&&turday), a distJa.noo ~f 100 Blile!! It 18 hoped to
~ t1Ur birds on tn1m' 10lW loUl'DeI nOl la.ti6:r
"'"'''''', ..'''''''. t'h....A a.lD. So manY!~r'" b~" 00... loJ'b of lai.
to the ..dver"e eondiiion. fol" .tIPU&, that

bId" willJl4t bo • YtiC'f I.r',. on-.-t>rob&l>ll

..

I1,,1~=~~~~i~n~:':bUd.,
hich la.
n.t'~&r

l