Reading Observer 09-1919

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,~10ARD ·,OF . AGRICULTU:~' :' U~G'ES STRONG
'SUPPOR:r OF ~~."': M{:)VE,MENT.
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lee "ha( aenon t be Town Council will take under permanenc.r"' about the t.cnUre of t.he a.l1olment land
U1e naw power' given them by the T.and t3etUe· the only I w&y 15 to ib uy it /' said Mr. Howlett.
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1y t he.y canno"'b uy 1'" a. a.ny"'ru...."'6t!Pl pnr. (Paelhtrr=-lI) Act, whicb came wto torce lu t •, B ut ul7lortUfiate
li-k.e & reaAonabl e price
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fI If tJie land is bou e ht. t he problem :is how to
Udd~r this .-'. ct th e Town Cou ncil have th e r ight~ aOqt1lre la.nd fo r allo·lment'! . If neceuary, by a obt am 8Jl eCOnOmIC r ent lor It. You cannot buy
romp '.Jlsory ord er , "bleh \flll ¥ e1fecttve on H SUItable 18.nd for less tha.n £200 all a cre. 'l'ba.t.~
at 5 p er ccnt .• means you wa.nt a rent of £ 10 an
d a'l'~ " tl 0e .
TOil 11tHI'd or AbTlcultur8 ha ve writte n to tbc a.cre for Q ye<l.r .
('oOun e-! urging jhGm to satIsfy an)' il'·I'I.l and {or
.. AlloLIn'Emt hoJ.:icnI will n OL pay more thi.n 15.
nllot Ole-ms wltho1t, delay , 2nd to make the fulles t a pole, wluci} i& only £.8 a.n acre. Indeed, we hELve
pO~,>,b l e use of .hel(' ne w 'powers for t.hl! purpos.e.
only a few allotmcnt.s let at. 16. a. pole. 'rbe
The- Uoard!'l kit er contlllllcs <I Th e BOl\l d r c- g(:nCl'al priCe-IS neue:' lOd
.. Ii la.nd could b~ g(lt. a.t £100 r.n i.cre It wQu1d
g a rcb lL as & ma tter of Ul gont lrnpo l laccc th aL t he
£,.on.t £1 50 an D Cl e thele would be
a l1olmC'nt. movef':"lonf shou ld be c ucouragt>d to t.J.1C be 'lens) .
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g r"H-v>st !'IO!'isl blc t'ncn l. not on ly from t be POInt only a !mail loss. anu p ure h nse 'WO\.! Id I-.
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o f \ j W (.' fI.e lilt rent;" I'If tood !lroduclIOll. but
3.ble.
.I ~o (' 11 a ('~O uut of t h.-, ~('I c la l 3.od poltUlid R-d van ·
\V ~th I'egti.rd t,o !>mall holdUlgs, Ir!1 . HowJot.t said:
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lL prO\ldell a. healthy and " I do not. d unk
t}te Tow n CounCi l W1 nee
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J)I ,,)hta hl ,' O(,c.l j)a LlOn , fost er !'; a II-!Hrl t. of CO"Dpcra· luke Bny ,et.ion 10 secu r e smu.lI boldln g~ .
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pa.ss on to th e Countl~ Cou ncil to d~8.1 w!th As
To a. rJp rf'tOcnLali\'~ (If th o " Rt;admg Obscrver," a mattor of fact., At pr esent we IlfI, ve on Iy OrIP. man
I-I r C. J . H o .... lc tt. U:c SC'Cl et.ary of th e Readi ng who IS li:t 9ly to prlcss his r eq\Ul'eruents a.t all
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There are a.pproxi m.telv' 45 :000 to 46,000
voiers -m the P a.rliameniilry Bor ough of '«>aa m!~ .<1
Tn th e old dav5 the I e\·i slOn of the
blf'.DttLTy eledors ~ li , ts wa.s a. proceedmg involving
disputed claI ms , o bject lr>n!!, And wordy warfare.
There was pothtng Qf tb Js ~ in the qUi et 8nd
&fficient manner III ".' hich t h e !tID for ReadinJl
tI,'ere i evised in the Council Cha.mber by the
Registro. tl()n Officer. Mr. C. S . JOhnson.
The onlv pohtica.l agent present was Mr J . F .
Co a le!. for tb e ConserV<1tive and Unioni st Party ,
wbo presented 135 claims, of which 114
allowed
At the conclusion of busine..ss Mr. ,Coa.le«;
th"nl",1 ~L" C. S. J obnson for tbe ";re be had
taken i n prepari ng the li sts, and pnid a trlbute to
the work of Mr H obb!; and ~lr. Dans. H s
" ' ishe d, he said. a1so to t h ank them peJ'1lonally (or
Vle wa.y in which they had m et him and a.llowed
h im to co·operate wi t h them M uch of the work
that would bav() been di8tasteiul had
elimin ated by t he fact t.hat all the dn.ims were
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WORKERS' 'VEGETABLE
SHOW.

FRIAR

S~ET

Fri a r· strect Primitive 1Ietbodists h aNe oecn
holding lhelr n.nniv er:.a n ' services thI S week
Theil' gre flt effort w as a tw o·days bazu.n.r, which
resu ~ d lU a. good Sl.!-M be ing r:U6ed for the tru);t
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On Sunday ~hc special preacher wa.-; Mr. S. S
Hall.. At the mornln ~ sen~ic~ Miss Cooper was
the ' soloist, ana at th o eve uinp; service 'MI~ Hollo·

wa-y. i n the ~ a.ft,Cmoon B. concert was · gi.ven by
the Orevfria.rs f Mlssion Ila ll Choir, oo nduct,ed !Jy
Mr Hams, ahd the Rev. J. C~r ga.ve an ad·

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The ba.7'.Rar ,;ns tn hav e been oPened 'o n Tues·

da.y by. :h-k. A. H Bull, but. In hls,. absence tho
ceremon y was performed by Mr. H. Ralph. Mr
Ralph i9 one of the oldest me mbenl ~ of the Prinll·
t.lVJ!; ~~etbodlllit· Oircrlt in Readin", and he hns
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The Rev. J. Carl,r presided. And there were
a.dd~tonJ 'oo ·:Mr. Ra.lph, the Rev.
aJso pl'u-ent
E. J. T. B'~D.Il, the Rev. E. I. Deven"h. the
Rev. \V. Easel' , and .Mr. J. ,Fisber.
Mr. Ra.lph , in the course of his opening addre!!s,
ex pressed t.Ile h ope that g rea~r umty w ould

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grow among the churches as tlme went on.
M.1· Bilp;nall proposed and Mr. Ra s'oy seconded,

a. vote 01 thaI)ks to iMr. Ralph and .11 tbe otb~ r

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Refresh ent Stol1.- Mrs Ralph. Mro. ~ip scomhe,
&cnr, Mrs. Llpscombe , JUnl'., Mrs. B all , Mrs.
He.th and Mrs. Godfl·"Y.

Ha.ndkerchief and Flower Sta ll -Mrs Bunker,
Mrs. Burp;hmeister and M iss Holhdav
Concerts were held each day, and - there were
numerom competitions. e1.G.
The b~a.z8.nr realised £86.

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Bcd w ~ 1l
OUlOri~ -Spllng1 Mr

Merre ll

M ctrell
Runn er BeaUlI.-l Mr. Soundy, 2

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1al.nd ChIef ..yo "Tho", itJ Nothing Bettor
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. Unique fVidence of the relIan ce placed upon
Zam·lluk as .& heale r of wounds and sores 11
gwen by tile " Kio g" of Ban::h:ey b land.
TbJB
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Island lies in Ca.rdlga.n Bay, off the Carnarvon.
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shi re CO!l8t . :- The mha.bitants are a.1I accustomed
Mar r ows - Tabl e 1 Yr. Soundy, 2 )Ir. Wickens , to .gr :>n'L ha.r~ships from .... iolent AtJantlc ~ale.,
3 Mr. Dcd\\ ell H ca n csL. 1 Mr. Bed we ll, 2 MI. which often Isolate them from the mainland for
lohg: pen~f .\.
G~ rrin g
Profitm.T bf rears of experienoe J 'these lalanderl
(:q,"rois.-1 Mr. K~app, 2 Mr. Bedw ell, 3 Mr
to·da.y al..-a.ys keep on hu..nd iJ. good supply of
.M,p.rrcll.
Ztun·Buk: &8 tlieir one de~n dQ.ble fi rst-ald. For
Bf'_t --'1 ~r
G er.I ng. 2 Mr. Souncb. 3 Mr
healing sk in injurlea and 8Oree:. Bnd U a we-Merrell.
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g ua.rd. against. the peril, of bl00d'poillOh, which
ParfOnips.- l lIr. N&l.:!Ih , Z Mr. Grant, 3 Mr: thev
only t oo well often develop throu.llh
Mer.-oI.I.
negleetmg t.he moat trifling akin injury, Za.Jn·Buk
PLi,;s .- l Yr Grnnt, 2 M'r Soundy.
ba.e over and over ~a. in demonstra.ted its Itreat

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letter, Mr. Lov.·Pritchald, 'be King

LADIES' GLASSES.
of Bardsey I sland , sa.ys: .
Cooked Potntoes. - 1 ~rs. Bedwell, 2 Mrs. Mer ·
"Zam·Buk If;' ""ery well thought or by m.y
rell. 3 Mrs. Wlckens
subjects and lry mY$eIf. We a.ll know t.hor.e
Three Pob of Jam -1 Mn. Merrell ~ 2 Mrs .
~ notbin~ better for cleAMing and heaJiDEt
X all~ h. 3 M:u;s 'Yilson.
wounds and !!ores, and pre..-cntip,g blood·
PIMn N ~edl ,<,w u l 1.::.-1 MlS6 Scott. 2 Mn. \\.
T"'ll""lunFt. ·Z'fII4 · IJ,,' · I.. ,/ " .... ;." ... t (/<:l ~ fr''''1 r1..
Twose. 3 MI,'S\' Hal'bns.
alwa.ys .rea.dy fdr US&-3- jlTe&t a..dvantti,ge- with
Fancy N('edlework.-l -Miss N. Venn er, 2' MISS
lylsJ people-a.nd neva!' fa.iling in it.6 soothIng
Stacey, 3 M15& W.t.on
and heall nR' action .
" Many of my subjects h ..ve re&eon to feel

MR. ELISHA HICKS SCORES
ONCE MORE.
REMARKABLE RECORD Oli'
SHOW SUOOESSES.
lIr. Elisha J Hicks. of Hunt. put UII & record
the Nt-tlonal R.ose Socieby'iO ~ow 1n Lond?n
thIS weel[ by wmnmK .gain tl1a clUl for a bowl
of roses. ' H c haa now WOD thll PTu;e at. ev'ery
N.R .S exhibition t b16 year.
The fa."oul ito .. Joanna. Brid ge n wu again the
ro!oC w Juch he oxbibltnd. ,,'n et 'be fa.ct that thiS
rose won hen h IS oiler t bree prlZel. prtlYeB IW
freedom of flow e ring. llis exhibit wu a n.o Ano
on ..
He was alao awarded the .ilve:f'~lrt meOa.l for
t.llllee buk.eta of le868- u Joaslla Bridle It .,aul
prodominat.cd-alld WIUi aecond in a. dUiPla.y or
r OSM, runnin g )[r Al ex. Dickson. tJf Newtownard ,
Dow~. vcr y cloa.e for .the rold medal.

especia.l lv j1I'ateful to Zo.m·Buk , while J can
perf'Onai1v bear tNtimol1y te its wonderful

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Where the teat is severest, the excellenoe of
ZIUTl·Buk ie moet fully proved. I ts widE} r&nge of
ul!Iefutnea:. unvarving relIabIlity, and evv·readv
cb ..actor stamp Z.m·Buk .. a healing balm

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merit. Zam·Buk hts
bro.ut(h~ ~iJ?- he8.l~nv: to a. poil1t of perfection
whIch It. 18 ImpoSSIble for oommon ointmentll and
talvee ever to reach. &"-188 &11 8Ub.titutu &lid
insi st upon· b&v1ng Z"'U1.Buk. ,the rat'O herbal

altogetber

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The price of milk
pe.opl.ot Reading_'.tbia
winter will depend on~ the produden'
price.
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1. 1. 11 expected tha.t tbere. will be .. big' iDcre~e
in the pnce paid to the ~.at¢1en .tor tho coming
Last Wlhter it wU·-2a. 13d. & palloD. But
It ",Jll cost .tpe fa.rmers muqh more t.hls• yea.r tha.n
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The Illcher rat.e·s of WI,Ig'e3 for shoner hO~lrB of
l~bour, tho 8m~1l crop of hay a.nd t.he high
of artifiCla.1 fe e-ding stuffs-all tend to mdlcate ,bat
milk pnces Will be high.
. Then tho ,1'ctB-lIer, who 'C&Jla at your hou.e day
m. d ay· out , all kinds of weather. Bunda.l'~ &lid
w e~kdaYB , will havo t.o . be PBJd for hie .ernces· ror
distllb,.tlon.
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The re t&ll prices are varJ.ed accordmg to the can.
dlt.iOIlS elosting- n diffe.rent dlstncts. :B'ol' IllSb,OCle.
the l e L,l1 pru.:o of nulk for the !'J're~t month l.Il
Readmg, bOlough is 8d. per qua.rt deliY&red .
Nb or 1. the H enley ru ra.l d~trlet It IS 7d.
GorlDg rural dllttnct. 7d.
Bl'ad lle ld rura.l' dlStnct. 7d.

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REGIStER FOR FOOD
NEXT WEEK.
87.000 GREY LEAVES, '

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WOMA~iN

STABBING

FRAY.

Two men W~I'e sta bbed in Brond·s treet on
day cv~mng , n.nd a young woman . . . as. arres t ed
aftc r wal ds
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'flie wea-[-"On USOO IS said W' have beet} fI. pockct
J.:01fe, hut. the "'ollnds inflicted by It \\:,"rc of a
sufficu"ntly !>CI'lOIJ.!'l nature to necessitale Hlc detp-n.
tlon of one or the men at the Royal Be l kshm::
HospItal.
Tho ~quel of t.h e affray was he ard a t t,he Bor.
ot.gh Poh:o Comt 'Yo hen Dorothy MHY Dowlmg. ot
17.. VJctona'l'oad, " as 'charged on Monday mO l'lllng
'101It!' twlaw!ully wou ndmg P ercy Vhcent Sb""ph er tl
and Harol,] Victor Belcher .
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fJ'he only !Jvld e r,co otrel ed by t he police .llas that
of -th e arr"sL by p.e. Cave.
D.I Wnlters applied 'COl' a I'cman.d.
A SLa.t~:ll~n t lIla.d~ by the accused flf( t> f bemg
charged was l'e&d t>y ihe MagLStrataa' Cl erk .
In thiS statc ml.:nl DowlIng ~aHl tll-iL about a
month ag o 5he wcnt ou t WI t h Shcpherd. ilnd U a.
conseq uence ot thelt r elatloos believed herself to
be compromisod.
On Sat!.lrday e vc,Ul'Ig./ In the" Londou Tavern."
she fiaw llIm u s a.rother gIl l. ShQ to\d t.he girl
wlth bel' t ha t she ·y. ou id wa~ Ilnd ilet Lltn outslde.
elle afterwards sa.v hun 11\ B-roa.d·str cct . and SaId
she ~ould kOlfe him and klll herself
She was
givC'n a knife. out ~\ ~ dared to use It as :;he IIII.ld
sbe wou ld. S be then strUck h im .
In conclu dmg the state ment. Dowlm~ laid she
dId ,not know · what she was dOing at the tIme, and
she '\\-8.5 v('l'y lo rr', If she had hurt hun.
p.e. Cave st ut~ tbnt; the a CC\lsed w~ Seen to
stnke a. luan 111 · BroBd.street at about 10 o'clock.

a.s poSSIble.
Ther e ill e over 300 r etaIlers classed as ~occrs on
t.bo books of Ule Local Food Office .
Tbere are
about 80 butch e rs. The food authorIties ha.ve to
got In the necessn.ry counte rfoIis fr.om a.1I these
1..1 acl esp€oplo. a.nd assign to each the ir sup!)ly ot
m eat, buttet or :-.ugar per weak 1n a ccQI'dlUloo with
the nurrlber of pcoylo registerea. with them.
The new regul ations come mu> force on Octo~t·
13th . • So t.hat t.h ere IS only a fortmgbt or t.hree
weeks to com9lete &l'ra.ngemc nts.
Between OO.CCO nnd 87,000 gr ey clLrds ha.1'6 been
rtX;eJ.ved by the Food Office.
There &ore stIli n.
number to come In.
Mlo~t of these _ proba.bly belong to people a.WrLY
on hohday. They shOUld send ill thetr "rey cal(ts
immedIate ly they relul'n~
Every one who has not eeI1t in his 01' her card
must do so at ouce.

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pre war rates, but what i8n'i, a.nd look at the greatly adTlUleed. w8~ in,
the c10thicg tra.de for cutter!
entitled to more.
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WAR, .ltd are AS Kin;lifLY 00 ' ETITIVE M EVER.

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GO't'ernmeut requirements bemg praet~oally nothing . to what ihl!ly''O weN,
man~I.. t.u-ers want our tr&de and tHeir' repreeeutal!_ ... pretty boJ;
quon! oall.rs- NOW.
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What is your dream?

ONLY FOUR PER OENT. OF
THE TOWN'S RI!l~UIREMmNTS.

fs 1/ some day to ownyourlwuS4f-or 10 '''Y a /."",~,Io ..,titp 310
ltusiness fo,. your,setj'f
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Is il.to giveyi",,. <hili;'e" a ·bel",. srat. 'trf8 til:m~t:tIlf'>"'$
to gIVe yo"r boy a col/ege tram;,,!:. 1'-111 settle IJ..<MIÂ¥---!e ...".
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dauglotlr wI.." SM marne.

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is it some day 10 OW" a cat' 1-10 see SOtHtIÂ¥,," 0/ litis
-to trawl, pernapsf attd S4e the greater world'
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Perhapi your o,wn parbcular dream Ii! BOne of rheae, yetahnoet,c:tlI'Iddy
, .o u will Deed more mOJ)ey th8f1 ,~u have DOW to male ~t come Rae.
~ dr~ which is worth dreamioa ia QDCI for wISh it. is IiIo WilRIl
"hile to aave.
START NOW to make Yi :R dream como !tile.

SPEND
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CATTLE FEEDING STUFFS
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Sued. Strap.

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In 90t. Gold aD.d Gold Buckle. -16

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THE WATC!I
.WltAI\l~G ON

LumJDous Dial. Sta;Unl Slher

to·Mr. F. G. g0odenough.

grade.

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BROAD STREEt BROTHERHOOD.
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annual horti cultura.l shoW' held

Broad·.treet P.B.A.
The child .... ', 01_. were 'particul&i-ly -.:el1
of t.h......,... . of tho 1II0w
'due to' the
e.xoe.llent organisation of ' the I joif4. ·1&Qret&riee.
llr. J. Pord and .Mr. A. H.
of tba treaaure<, Mr. W.•O.:):Jh",\tIItz. · " '
The """alpal prize wmnera WAre: M...... J.
Jl'prd, A. , lJ. Codal, · .1; QolF~:J J" »1er,. w.
J!lUIa, ft. O. Arnoula, 'H. . • .
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Ha,noJ'!. H. Home, Mr.. ~GoJding,nd 'M.N'i"' Klff.
• The Rev. W. 1iIorto1T' Itawiin.an a.nd Mr. C . S.
8mitli, P'r",ide'D1o of t.ho Broth",,~~, a\tenclod.
Mr. RoI.... linoon p_tod .t!>e ~ : ODd Mr.
Smith tIl...ked all t.ho helperi. .,.~ .
In tho ..eoinll & locial ... "e1~.r

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THIS WEEK.

Therc ho.s been less English mea.t m -Read.ing thil!l
'\\ cDk than hal'l been the case for m&n,- months
pa8t.
" Pra ctlcally evel·Yhody ·thlS wee1i. has been
obliged to ca.t :m,c.rted meo.t," said Mr. H. H.
Fa.cel', t he Food Executl\1e Officer for , Readmg.
Only 13 English c<l.t.tle &00 63 Enghsh sheep
lam bs have >C.&en availa.ble for H.eadlDl tWs week.
That represenh approxuna.tely 4,()()J lbs of dead
~
m eatr----on ly 4 pel' cenL. of the norm~l requiremMLs
on Saturday evenihg Another man went to as!ilet for tho town.
the formor. and she s truck him, too.
These fi gures are up to Thursday morning. It lS
Shephercr. who Wa.& operated upon at the bO'P"""" unllkely t.hat. th~re win be any furlhet· suppl.i~
is suffenng from rOUI' punctured wounds-two 10 this week. Meat, even If receJ.ved on Friday, wou)d
the chcst, Qne Ul the abdomen and on~ 10 the '&rm probably not be fit for consum~tlOn on Saturd&y.
The fa.ct that It has t1 een possi.ble to obum very
Belchc.r only reC6J ved one wound In the wrIst.
little but foreign meat m the Re&dmg but.chel1l'
Shophe rd'. condlhon was lmpro~'e<l on Mouday.
shops thiS week ~ due to a. very definite shortagc
A rom~"ld for are: W'l' e k. W1'\8 gn-'lt.ed, a.nd the of the hOllle supp1y. It IS nobod}is fault .
a pphca.tloll of the accused 's father for uail WaB
It. must be r e membered tha.t the butehera a.re
r efused.
now only Government dlStt Ibutors of mea.. . .Each
'butcbor IS a.llowed blS sha.re of Enghsh and JDl.ported m eat. H e ha.s to take what he can get.
N ext 'woek custemm s wLlI ha ve to re~ps ler afresh
wtLh t hen butchGrs under the now rabontag' rc;-Ula t lOus: It will be very unfa.u· rf housewives cb8.llgc
theu' rdailer becau!!e he hu not been able to supply them With English ~&t thiS week
The butcher,:; ha,'C all !been faced wrth the same.
difficulty. A chan~e 111 your butcher 'W'lU mean no
difference in the quahty or quanbty of youl'
.upply.
DESIRABILITY OF DEALERS JOININO
It will m Clln only !:.ha.t· .o.d~htional work cotl5e·
AN ASSOCIATION.
quent on the fresh r eglstrll.tl0tl.s w.!1 devolve on
the Food Office a.nd the bu tchers . Tbere will be
no s.dvantage to l'nyone.
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The Ministry of F~d has set. up at ~chem e for
the OOl1t.lol.of feedm~ stuffs WIder thC' n~ C~t.tlc
Cakes and Mea.ls (LlcCIlsing) Order , 1919, on a
volunta.ry basis; that IS to sai, the r osporuublhty
16 thrown upon Lhose enga.ged ui the ltrade of carry.
ing on U:tis co.ntr,:,l. Instead oL heini daDe under
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Government organlsahon, $> under tho preYlOUa
Order.
Tho butter r&t.l:in ~~)' be increued sOon.
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The lice.ntJing a.1..thorlty. so tar V d1.8ttitiuting
The R ea-ding Food Office have rece1ved no !lenoUs
de a.le rs ar e concerued., 1& t.h& National ASSOCiation complaints of the shortage of butter tblS w cek .
or <lorn and Agricultural MerchAnts. ThIS ASlSocla. The supp ly. however, on~ runs to liou. a head
tlOD ha.s und ertaken, Without C06t to the Slate to pcr week:.
conduct the whole scheme tor 'SIIISUlng licen~ ~nd
Th1.8 is at best a. ruea.gre l!Iupply, and t he authorconh'olling dealings. It is prpb8.ble 1.hat tbfs sys, Ities realise tha.t It is Inot realty adequate.
No defimt.e l..llBtruct.ions have been iSSUed by the
tern of Jicensmg and yoJu.ntary control WIll b4-' con·
Mimstry' of Food as yet, but the Local Food Ullice
tmued for lome tune to come. .
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Under theso ClrCUII15tanccs. It 11 understood that expe.ct tha.t thet ration will be mcreaaed ~ 2or.a.
the Mmistry of Food 18 (nos t qhlrous tbat l every shorUI·
dwt.r1butlDg deDJor should become a member ot
I
an A..5;pciation. ' e ither the Nat10nal AUoClation of
CorD rand Agr-iculLUIel Merchant.&, or some kindred
AS&Oclation which should be aftll.iated to It. 'I b
AaOC14tiOli contains 2.000 memoera which number
is lncrer.smg', &nd dUring tho' penod of control has
Oar Portrait
been a,lv.'aYIJ reoogniaed by the .. ~Ln-utby- of Food
Is of Mr.
&s represe;,:atiOtr the mt.erMts of ~ 'kbUtlnJl d'ea."leia ~
In that apaClt]' it ilu, by it« T&pr,.afilt&tion upon
.W. IltUO.u.,
the ....riOUI .1dvl.Sory CbmmittOll'IJ~.ta'b.liehed by
.... WIllet
t.h e If~atry . atrorlied lubat.ui.tW auiat.a.bce to the
&ut.bQnties , and at the nme time ~dered valu..
.. tOu.w~1
ablo service to aU it;., members.
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Dealers in cattle feedlllg .tull. who are not mem·
!hers ~ the ""'OOl&t.ion Ca:l . . cerifiin a.ll parbKulan
W'lih regard to membe re.hlp' by &9Plywg to Mr. E.
G. GoOdenough. StatioD·blU, 'Rea~ing. Bon. Sec-retary . Berb and Oxon Provm<tial A.uociaj;iqn of
tbe Nat.lonal Asaoca.uon or Corn and A(rieultural
Mercba.nt& .
All diatributing dealcriO wboa!! hoad omce is· &itu-

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ENGLISH MEAT

BUTTER RATION MAY BE
TWO OUNCES,

KING AND · ZAM-BUK..

Bedwe ll, 2 Mr. Knapp.;
HeaVIes t : 1 Mr. Knap p, 2 )11' ..

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worked v~ry hard t('>w arps the

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aiderablv larger than tha.t ~ of
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AIl~ot, 1913, may he r ••.ro.d.' .
n
pea~ . ,ti.me period.
In .Augu!t~ ,
had broken out; and although the
the disaster which had beral1iA
ably not ~cogni8ed at th"t time
lin ~rtainty
at the outlook eaused a. sharp diminut.ion. Qf the
holida.y tr&ffi.c.
.l
The war dragged on, And p&p1e Came ore and!
'rd .
d"
.A.!'
m ore
rega. It ~ non 01' mary ' ev~~~ ot ~ery
Q....y. The hQllday crowds gradual1v 'gr&W la.rger,
unt.M the highes t figure was reached irll918.
Then. came the armi stice ~d 'the ' clecllu-~ti~n
of T'WUI ...... . In :.t\..ugU&~, 1919. the volume 01 h oliday
r~
traffic. was "reater than cver. The rlUlks of the
touri sts and trippers were swelled by th e many
who .had . waited . until P eaoo. year to take the
'W6kiugham lunl dil!ltri.ct, Bd.
' h. prodnc.r
'hUl
hohday .by the seasi de or on 'b- moors '0 r,'cblv . 'l'ho price of bulk pav•• bl. '0
,,\.0
'f
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mo ~th 'IS 19. lOd. per gallon, cooled and dehvCJ:cd
earnt during the days of un ceasinjt 'vork. A re. to t he pr!)mlscs of the pu rchase I' ltQe reta.iler) tWIce
cord ru! h r esulted.
d:l.lly. If the milk. LS not coo led ,I!/nd &0 de \.tvered,
the (Jl'oduc('!I mus t. charge ]d. Der gll\1on lesa. ,
l'bc following compnrative figures give- an idea
U th e purch.a~e L' (the r etaIler) collects the milt
of how the DlImbcrs, o f holida'y. tra.nlIers dwindled flom the ploducc r, Id. r>er galloJl must ~ de-and grew. , They refer to the mmlbera of pas. cluct ed.
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b 'c G
'l'hese r.rices are ver, carefully fixed , allowlng Il
r
l.n.!
a
109
Y
l.OUe
l'eat
b
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d
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r easona e pi Ou " or D. se r vloeR r en ere , a.nd con~.
estern al way.
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sumers should see tha t th ey are Dot overcharged.
Angu!\t. 1913 . .... ..... ....... .. 66~7B5
If th ese ~d CC$ d.l e . exceeded, the .producer Or Ie·
AU ,,"""ls'
54~
tl)J.lcr la haltl& unnoI D.O R.A. to 8. hea.rn
penaUy
' '" 1914 .. .. .... . . . . . .... :
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.A~p;ust . 1918 .. .. ........ ... 7:~J
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or lmprisonmont, or both.
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AU-'l;ust , 1919 .. ...... ...
... 815;609
It. is ~ nterest.i ng to n ote that tbe to~~ cei pts
a.t the t.icket office were on1\' no few hunqre:(rpollnd!!l
mor-e than last year 'Thi s is due to the fact thBt
a. far p:reatc r proportion of 3rd class tickets were
d em anded thIS , elt!'
App~rentk t h e bra cing moor s of De~on shire nnli
.----+--the plct,uresque I!un·lit h&rbours of the Corni~h
COfl~~ drew th e J?1 8.] ori t y "way fl,'om neadl~g
during the ~ ~c!~m,!i{ davs of bgt AUgb st .
I rBhezv Brl~hton and the more orde.rod be~lIt y
AO rl e Sout.bdCoost, of conne. ctll im ed · its I!harr.
ew werl' rawn to the En-st CotUIt t I
f I
waterlnn' n I l!.
ror :b
' .Cl
: 0 r ~clC:! U
FIRST LOT OF NEW CARDS
~. , . C~ now,
\.0 e lIrsl t lmo far fi ve
yenrs. w lthOllt the EO lmd of the un"!:
h
ALREADY POSTED.
m CII AC1\ of t." <t air rnid
Otb
g, ' I n.n
t e
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eh
.
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cr!'; me el"T'c
t he
l'lrm log bke scen eI'''' o f W e.stmot'eianrl .. nd t he
tml?uds bcvnn d ;md t hE' mOllnta-in s o( 'Va l c~ dre w
Next wee k is the week
by tbo Local
thir Qll?t"l of seekers Slft.er reli t and rela"l:ntio~
Food Committee for regll!tIahon unde l' the ne w
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nt,odr tJle to~! of ho1 tdav ma ke t'.!l thrf'e'.foHr; Jrs " ',io,,ing retu1a.tions
lI",pAr e
.or b e W ester n Gmm t"
f~'·
Th "'ir ch .
Id
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lea n .I',ngmn d. . Regil>trations mav be made nt any time durlDg
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Olce cou certamly n o t. h e bettered
tho ,.",ock. Saturda y, SePtcm1jlcr 20th, Will he the
last da.y.
Th e first issue of the- new ratIOn cards was sent
out this week.
To rcglSter, !lurch ascI's must till In these cards
a.nd ta.\<e the m to their retalle r:s. l,'he retailer WIll
I eta.tn. hiS ('ouutedOlI and s.end , it In to tho Food
--:0'_
Office. Tho consum er Will then be regIStered wlth
tho r eta.i ler be hilI) selected.
COU NT SEQUEL TO
It is tnlpol' tant, to r(!glStCl' as early 10 the week
IN

h el pers.
i
~ +--Mr. C arter anpounced tha.t Mr. W. L. T aylor1
the BOn of ,he late R ev. W . L. T&ylor, b.d been
MRS. VENNER DlSTRIBUTElS. h>rt,e.,t!d
· for ' ordmation.
PRIZES TO EMPLOYEES.
On Wednesday the sale was opened by M.... W.
L Taylor. Mrs. Devemsh W8.8 in the chair.
The .stall holders w er e : ':"'"
Tho t.I\Ir{J annual \"ee-ct.able 8how of ' the ' em·
Ladles' \Vork S t8{ll. - Mrs. Carter , Mn. Tcn-y,
ployc-cs of }Jcsus. M . V onner and Son wa5 held J.;lrl Hill~s. Mrs. Cox , senr .• an,d M ISS- H tJnt.
on S3.t.urrlay a t St. GIles' In fa nUi ' School , Cro"" n·
Bran Tub nri~ V~rietv Sta.ll.-Mrs. D ormer.
atrce1.. an d ·..... A.S an unqualified SIlCOl!6S l 'he en tnes
Lads' S t.a Il .-~fa s t~1' Hal't:·Joaes
M" 'er Y.
w(ne nUmerou s and the qUBhty of t he ellhiblts, B enhQ.m.
('()n~idel'lng t.h-e .pecu llar weather conditioDIS. was,
YOUDg People'. S ~all -Mrs. A. Bulpitt, !Ilrs.
Ll tho opin ion of )[r. J ones. ex ceedmg ly good. The
Wi.'{moJ'e , and the y~un~ laches of t he ehuroh .
rl',zes Wet O dL%r1buted by M rs. Venner , who
V.g e~ab l e S~all. -- Mr. F"h.r, Mr. and Mn.
s bowed her usual mt.f'rcst in t he em!lloyees of the
fi rm, and Mr R . J. Venner occupled the cbmr at -Cox. llIld }';1r. lUld Mr s. Slatter.
H oup.l a -The 'Mi sses Long.
th e d,stnbullOn
Ad vantage \\ as t.a ken of the opportunity to p re·
sent t.o tl1e members of the film , Mrs. Venne r and
Mr R . J Vr-nner, an en 1:l.Iged framed CO!)' at
the pho tograph rak('.1l In connectIOn With the finn's
pea c{' tllP' on AUl1 ust 2nd , 71 c-m~loyC66 sbowing
th f'!l r Appt &ClatlOn of t.h e ktndness and geniality ot
:helr eruplo) crs 'by W'J.lhngly contributin g.
Thn usual \'otcs of t.han k8, lncindLng tho judges,
MI Janes- fot I tho "C'gctablc-s , Mrs. Fmnk .Mc·
Donald for Lh e la{Jtes' clnl!.SeII, and Mr . CambrId ge
fbI' tllC pigS , concluded a \ Bry plrBsant 1l1eetmg.
Appcndod IS th e pnze hst. CoII(}t";tlon of Vegetll.ble6.-1 Mr. Bedwell. 2 Mr.
Merrell, 3 MI Knapp
Pot.a ~.-R.ound
1 Mr Bedwell, 2 'lIt'. Phtl·
pott.. 3 Mr. Gf' rrmg. Kidney ' 1 Mr. Mcut:ll , Z Mr

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It
exceed that, of' the War years,

po.... era of compulsion, although wo certamly need
Vlrr~,~o'.llld for allotme nta.
.
I ':_lleIoce ;'ho war t!lC Corpora.ti'ln held allotme.nt
'aDd -:in only tbro)O places-Ma.nor. .Farm, Grey's
f arm '. od. a.~, C&venbam. W e now want hmor~ la.lJd
at. tho' ust end of t he town, and up to t e pre.eut
;t has not been found pos£ublB to aoquire 1\, to
a.ny extel\t. "
,I IS iL lihly that much of the I&nd tlow under
cultIvation ""Ill be reqUlrcd for bmldmg? II Mr .
H ow lett wa.a a.sk~rl.
"ec.mc of It,'' ' be repli ed, II IB BU]'O to be. At.
prosent... however. wtless 1.he Dlanl) and specific,,·
~.
r 'U10. Or.JP06Cd • bU ,I"UI no","- .,. rea u,l>
" w. do
",IOal'l lor
1· I ~ A d f
b Id
ot.
Dot VllCa.to t Ie '~Ui.
n I
Ie III wg IS n
proceeded ' 'Iuth wltlu n a; rea.tiolluble ume we havo.
power to l'e~ccupy ; ho land fo r cult,l vatlon"
" In tho e)'ent -of th e Corporation acquiring l&ud.
would l~..be Ild~J sa.ble for thCIU to buy tt.. or to
hi re ii.? u
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pMse~ger

Tbe-re &re Mmethiog like " .500 allotment holden I can judge at prc.'ient., I do not think Itbt.t It will
h . Reading. Nearly ha.1f of tbll number rent land be ,neoeesaTY fQr t.ll.C Town Council to eXeToile. t.bGlr

&lIqlmen (s.

.FlGURILS "'F&~:·' 191

.- The bolld&y
tra.ffic
A ugullt t.biA year was phenomenal

TOWN COUNCIL'S -NEW POWERS.

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f l;'Om th & ~own Colln cil.
Tb6 A Ilot.ment R91den;' AIJ'Socl&tion is atlll rt·
een'lUg apphC&WODS for rnoro a.ll otmen u, a.nd the
e::s:~o n of those now held. More la nd is' needed,
particularly in th e Eut end of the to ..... n. Up to
t he presE'llt, 1t has not ' ~n found pouwle to
acqutre it on the nDCcs!ah scale.·
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There IS ha rdly any dem&ucl for small holdings.
B bfol'f" tue ~ at· ihe re were f» a eres of a\lotme nt
la nd held b) t.ho Readmg T o... n CounCIl. 3.lld 1,081
a.lloimcll t holders.
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In 1917 Lho Cult,I\'at,ion of Lands Order came JDto
f orce, and th~e CounCil a.dded al acres to theJr
allotment land 8nd .36l no. mes to th eir roll of allot·
In January, 1918. a t urtbel' 50
m em. hoM ers
o.C1 C'S was ,.\.'quitcd aDd 843 more allotment bolders
were accommod ated
qilloo thon tbol €I hns been DO apprecl ablo Ul·
f1r f"ase III the area of th e Col'poration land lct for

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Satlotaotton Guaranteed.

READING.

rUJIDU,
6 p.m. , or later by ~PF;ptment.
attend&oce . . Locai Pa.t\eUo
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After O:lufttio liquids . cutLin~,
h:\.d p,.od,"" ,d
relief. 1 ullDsulted a well-known
plt\in~d lllilt calioust'A nud corns
~t1y dead skm formed by IIhoe
PO~r lln-i poor ci rcubtJOD due
:'artbest ~:dn:mlt ,I'.!· to wlHc.h the
Ildood. Such growths ara
v~" them~etve 5 , bu t they callil9
bY. '~"in'g 01'1 l\nd lrritatiug the
~e HI.!'l1U'~ ~11Mth. '1'0
• '~l\\Il!M!IJ 'I\';"Ia tn:;"~ C(lm" out •
, 1bN!C!-a:nl" *" I·CI'\;. I h \.·111 1H hot 8:1lt
)tit ... no ,If,,,,t ""I<:\te~': l' on Ih,.
\~ mporlll'Y e~pedicDt8

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