Reading Observer 09-1919

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TI1I07 a1011, rtrhioh ~lDr atit4Gb.. ...
,atreeto <it ~ I_t II!<
wrappM 1lP in a - , abd -JlI~t~
'It mad..... Wak of 1Io_ w.b-d bat toUin

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Limp ...d locivd. -tbe people o,f tbo to":;
dragged thomeel_ home and til... n&,.ed.
At long 100t~. ~ _ ... At tInt' in Atful
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This lOU aboat
o'clock.:Aaroti beyond
tbe he'll'ht. of
.t...... ge 1Iaoh.. cut
,..,..,.. tbe akJ· 'J1he,. wore jaat tbe kind of
flash .. ,.OU get at l tim.. from tramoara. ' No
ooe took mueh notice.
There .eem"'~
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nlual number of lIube.. That .... all'

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Bu~ it waa the Iprelude to a wonderful
drama. The letting "'u a black, raiQ .. ~.pt
J Suddenly It w~ lit up from aD.d tq cud
on tbe _onthem .. <Ie of Ibe to"'n. A bIn.
VlVld .heet of flame that came for a Dloroen~
and waa gone. It m.ght ha.e been that
O~bnel pa"l'd Ihal way and thaI "'e had
caught tbe .LImmer of ba wing• .

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d.stance the Vow ling of t1il\nder~
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It ' 4as of a sense of paID. n

Ag&lD the l11\rllt

t.-1!ach lI ..b "'OJ r bre brllliaDt. more dazthng
thaD the ODe that tODt bofore lt.

We were W&tchlDg th e storm from" WIndow
at Wbitley
It .... AI magruficent. ' l\hdntght
came and passed
The storm went on, A.
ODe 1"JDg-"b&p~d ) :Baaht bluer, more unearthly,
more beautIful 1, 1ta awful «randllUr Ulan the
rest, rolled for al momeDt tb. blaok veil of
mght •away and ghve to us an UDCanuy, .Btl!b_
hgbt semblance of the day, we saw runUlng

do wn tb. centre ' of Ihe oulspread sbeet of
flam e a ser peuhne hue of fire
The curtalD.l
of the mght 'vere drawn close once ,!nore.

And Iben. lilce tbe male.tic tread of m.ght,.
basta. &- dull, bellVy rumbhug moyed aero..
the IIky
Neuer - nearer until It, full
force WAll b eaM c rnshmgly oT'erhetl.d.

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Dot .harp nor ear-splittlDg. but .t fell On tbe
ears like the .lap of doom.
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loud .. ! rumble of all. It was just 'as If all
tbe great ball not... of he ...en had been
•oonded at onco. No on. who beM<!
wm
'OOD forgot lt. It boom.d out 11k. tbe 0011
of J udgmeut Day.

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And 10 the ltorm b';'t itl blinding oatloro
lDg' way U, the l~t welcome sileace: broketa
only by the genUe patter ..,f the f&lhDg ram.
Far mto the mgbt tbe groat spectacle kept
many ..,tchlDg, a'\Ve-struok at their "lDdow..

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The waten ot tbe Thames glitter and Ip.rk~e.

Tho green 01 the tr.e. on the nTOr hank
the ali""r of the water. the gay huea
wo men: 1 dre5lea F \puuf and .lufF make the
.ceoe & fe ....t ot p.Jeaaant coloun. We pa'PI
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a ow],.. aasefully np .trealll. The. .utface ef
tb. wat.r 18 dotted With I many craft.

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There are .o]di.,.., alill .n hospital bl"';.
oearly a year .fter fighting eDded. There are
otb.rs .n kbakj ,}"d a s..uor or ...0 aa ",.U.
A quartet of .hop
nd a olrift' lkimmlOi
along Wltb practi.ed atroke. Family parti.. ,
WIth ~e family dog, hllfr ~e banIc.
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Th.re are ' otbOI'l hug~ng the bank too.
Th.y are muoh too closel,. inlore.ted 10 them.
~.IY" to worry abOut other folk. Tf. frls
are aU lightly and bnghlly clad.
Bty.r
fublQD. do not chaoge much. They are too
d.lighlful to n~ alteration.
A taU girl in wMe. WIth .. bricht :~
nbbon at ~. &lid ofl her perfecl plait 01 thick
~I""k. half. ,lando at Ih. end of • pnnt._po}e.
wg II young officer aloog.
Th" whole 1000DO
.. full of oharm and pe8Oe. It It the oof.pntioil
.pmt of the Th&DIes.
Be.t.falD.... fa it.
keynote.
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Yet, u wo moyo &lowl,. on, we OO:Qle u~
a mo~ atrenuoUJ eoene. Two. ~
of

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foun p .....riftl,. bJ. Th. mon.i ~
at the <>an. Th. ,.outhful OO%ll~
tb.ir
&long. Tho l~
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'feh.. ahead. Behind tham pn1& the
a1 t
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IU go s .teamer. &ne.tll th. oy.rtJ.pngIDg
treeo .pectators oh.er ~.ir ohosen Cite,., to
VICtory.
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Farth.r up the rb.r ... land and h.ft tao
.n • '!leadow. A iIlrarmiag gal in ' ''~Ite ill
w,tobiag a nimble. exCIted tomer w}1o' hal'
. cealed § water-rat. A lamU,. Pl""I7, ~
TOllI1d a laden te&-clqtb. mak.. m .....1 on'ih.o
haDk. A b.g ,.Ieamer comel prondlJl' b,.
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laden Wl·th paaaengers.

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If this by. law dMS not act in reatra.mt
of tr!do wo ,ho.ud like to kno." _hat doea.
o r should ule to know what real ob.tn.tctlon
il \\ ~",cd ~, the ""n that .&It ouu1de the .hopoP
l.cs!l OurowlX.lJ.-whoH cat' 'tV. . .tated too ha.ve
u~ .. uon&ry for ~ mmutee, .aid to the poUcet
been s I 0 to14 her .. bout It .. 1 never h~rd of
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A httl. motor-boal goes OOongblUlf fuuiI,.
~eopl. in .kiffo and PIll1, laugb II
th.y roct m tho ,.oke of the Iteamer. til
a 0001 aod sbady b""kwater a ~Clpbollli '
Ia gomg, and the .onndo. I meIJo"ed' h,. th_
dialanoe, 1I0at lDUIicallv 'Oyer to ui. u :&0,.
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genU, hom.wardo. Behind ... ill • loa. PIO-'
oeon1n of boat.. Abaad of tlO aIIOthf I,..
prooeeaioD, all maJdns: for hom..
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only 8,._ro in a perfect afl_ _',

an Indian ~um.hor id,.U, io the hid~.J . . . .
ironwork of O••..u.ni BriI.se- y"'-..... .
m.tten It? W. ha..
an hooir GO' two
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or two to life,

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~A, ~enera1 A,.4'ead'Y
strike ina :numbel'
the buildlnlr
and ~!~l~~~~~~~~e:~~::;n~~::~~:
,:~~'Wr;'t:i(fu~t~:~~f~l~l:~~'~~~:~PJJ~~~~~~~;
throa~lled.
or ~pOI'~i1t
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On Wednesday mdmini' & nuliiber of men
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works of Messrs ~\tt & So~ Limited at Oavel'llham
after bre&kf&st.
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. uch • ~u1~ bas our .yn'>patby.. If _ . to
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The
atdtituhde
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til'
theSe
wprkers
infebted
those
employed
by
pther
Tho tr&n&"l' t.hin~ to summon her and others In
: ;Jjte& case il)ecr.ua.e a. ca.r Wilted for 25 mlDut.el
.~, a~ t e strike b,as already spread to' the works ot l(e~al;'s. LeWIS
oub'id:e a.
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Broad-street for h"cltnp'Y
Tb&re 11 no'" nnk for prt.v..te car. What
o&~nt~~ ~wnera cf ihe pnvate can to do ~
a The b&ve ODly ODe a lteTn&bve
The dnve.rt
mlJlt arlve 110,,11 ~Jl. and down Broad..t.reet, and
10 raUIe a. feal traffic problem
If tbo ""d ublorvanoo of this bye-Ia", which
II bn.se:d on a.n A.ct of 18Z6. 15 eoforoed, the town
Wll\ become uupopular Wlth motorllt. anQ the Ihops

and other ftrms. •
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Thertf are about 1.600 workers ooncerned in the trades myo!ved.

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PIG OREATES A NE,W' PENSION
.MUDDLE.

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, \Vhen CIi~ L.mb wrote h18 "Dloaert.t.on
on Roa..t'''P!irk,'' lil> took .t for granted thot the
pig waa O&ugh~ before bemg roaat.ed
But. the
catchmg of t.bo pig J.S sometimes a. far' greater

problem

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pork

Anyone who cha.nced to be 10 Blagrave-etr&et on
Tbunday afternoon had wnple eVidence of the

fact
No farce that ever graced th,e b oards of a.
theatre could be 1ll0r. divertmg than thIS comedy

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Bnefty stated tpe facta n.re that on Octobe,
31L, 1918, a nollee Willi lM\lcd by the Secretary ot
the operat\V6$ m aking o;pphcatlon tot an navan~e

to an tra.des... a.nd la.bourers of 8d ~ per hour on
exutmg wa.ges 0 f 11 1d for mechAlIlCS. ll!d for
patnt.era and lO&d for Ia.boqr~n, to' be e1fectl\l'e
on May lot. 1919

y ear lNXl'
any
,n~ 0 " C1reum.~ee. m e
thAt; coUrse neoes«ary : '
It wtll, therefore, be seen tha.t the after
the
employen waa eonBrined The O-pen..tlftS were

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dlnahmed WIth the a.wurd. and on AUln1 st 26th
!';the Secretary made apphcatlon ror a furtbe'i 'ad
vance·of 3d per hOllr to be 'P!\'Ya.ble on Sept.em~r
6th
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1ieJ~ betiween dole- t l&ed the claIm
gt\tes apPOInted by the Mastef' l)wlden' &rI9
THIS WEEK S CO
Decoratora' A,somatlon and Ithe O""r&tiv.. Jomt
Commlttee. the ,",,"It of wb.eh W88 • propoyl bv
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th e emp IOyeT'8 to '"ve an a.G"\-artoe
of 5d per hour
flo tD all grnd eR of workmen
'The operatIvet ]'e.
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. eventu ally a.ccepted It a& a
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prOVl8lona arrangement. subje!ct to th ....d.clOlou of
a Court of ArbittatlOa t.cl he appolDled bv the
Mlnt stry of Labbur It wa.a 80150 ~ t.ha.t the
worl.. lqg hours ahould . be reduood fro'M 60, per
week to 50

THE AUGUST AWARD
Th. Court of Arb.trat,on ",t and bearo on.
denee from repreoentat..... of bolh Bid .. on July

25th, and luncd an awa.rd da.ted August 6th, as
I t W&8 tJie qUietest and the , most r estful bour follows of the .fternoon The sun "as hot 1 he .treet
II The rAtes a.nd workmg: e~mdlhons apphea.ble

pi tbe PIg Ul.d the P ensIOn B oard Staff

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&Ir.-In _entmg thi> work<m' "d. of We .bove
r. as well to oomme.t:l:ci8 at the "Origin of

l,di.ip~~,J lt
£he .&me

A ch!Jm for

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advance of1>wa.gel!! was

m&~ ili &odOJ1r-nde "ltJi our local rule. 00 Novembe. 'lot, 1918 ••'tO "ke clI'eet .. from May lIit, 191Y
Oi!\'••laun .. , for 8d per hour .dvonce to on
bri;jf~ of the l>ltildillg trod•• Whlch w.. to Ul'
ahld'e lXmuaes ....a' n.-d durUlV the W--.
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Alter -OQDSidera:ble del&y o.nd ma.DJ' meetings
between thO mulier': a.nd men a reprscntative8, "~mpor~" ' ''"'b1omEUlt waa agreod. upon, le.vlug 3d
per lJbu r still 1JI. dlJpute, 'WhIch 1t WBS mutually
on ahould .be settled by arb tratIon 'l'he
agreed
Court. 0 A;b,tra.boo, however, deCIded th.t we
had no~ m&ae out out case for any turther &d-tIWce
lQ wages,l. but laid down In lts d~IQD • c1&uae
\i> tho , en:.~ !Jut we need not be ruled by OUr
loc&l ruloo m t he m&tter of a
months notlee
b! ap~l~t.i.~n for t he tuture, but that, IIhould the

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ma.de, or not
On Wedneada mdmm MeMI'I Ellio.tt.' men
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6topped work And r efused to collfonn to the 8ws.rd

of the Court of ArbItration. & cou... '1'hiOO. In
the OpInIOn of the employers, 18 dllhoDourable
to the meD concerned are R')verned by the Rul .. and It 18 hoped tha.t the other opera.tives aff~ctcd
and Rnte8 of pa.y referred to III CI&uae 4 hereof by the awa.rd WIll not. 8UI'port this i8eCtloDa~ and
Board, wi WM ~l umbeJ'o u:dy pe~ceful It. was an
Under Clatl6e 9 o f these rule. It till stated that th6y uD&uthansed strike but will honourably fulfil t.he
ld) lito hOllI Upst.a lrs In t he milk department of
te rms af t .h, a.ward
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the D1VlllOD&1 Food Comml8Slo n u's Office, tea 8h&11 be bmdlDg on both pnmes a.nd tlia.t if eltber
t W
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w u; preparmg
The la.dles of the sta.ff Were busy party wJ:"bes for a.n &Iteration, SLX month s not.lce
Prelndent Re.d~g Master Bwldera'
Ouwude, a pig c&rt wa. mOVlng 810wlv aJong ,hall be given, Buch notice to &Xpue on the 1st of
and Decoratol"ll A.8somatlOIl
Itl cargo crmslsf.ed of a. boa.r And some young pl,a! May In any year U
Beotomber 11th, 1919.

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Had t.Ete eJlJplofcl''S shown any inchDlltJOn to oonalder our apiLcatl):l on l ta mentt, thf present
trouble mlgbt have been averted
fTl I8 present ,.ltu1l.hon 1& the sponta.neo u, · o.ctlOD
o th e men concerned, who. are tired 01 the con·
t lnued delay of the employen m the !Jettlcment
10 redetm then promu5e to restore OUI pro war con
:f.dltlM, aDd aTaO to realise the tUllcerltt of the
worker8 In backUlg that' demaids The elUiJlo) f'rI

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HIGHER ' CHARGES IN TH~ TOWN
NEXT WEEIt

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A "Reedmg Observer" ...p .....rtll,tive who inlel'VIewed members of the E ..........
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the Trade Umons CQ.neerned W&8 mformed t~o;t

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thera areEll
overtt 400 dmen
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r hoyed

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an
ons. a 1 0 w OlD arII
out wlth the .iOlptlOn of tho engmeel1Jlg deportment and the manage'l"lat ana. otllce m.tn
.All thoee who at.ruck are mbbers of a; Trade
Umon
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It W83 a sponta.neonll strik~\ qf 'the: ~a,bl"ll, but

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CAUSES OF INCREASE.
Your boota and shoes cost you more It JS alao
gomg toeoet you more to have them repaU'ed
Tb& new charles staIt ne:r.t 'l"'ue&day They m·
volve an mr~ BlXpenCe; a paIr on solemg and heel·
u:\g, a.nd on 8otel'1~ Heelirlg wlll b& the Bame ..

before
Bore a.re the mmunum charges to be m force
m future, as deter:nmed at s. meetmg of the Read·

tbe extra 3d on hour ""ked!'"i and suggested tho IDg anti
of the present te~s at ijie ~Dd Qf Tuesday October
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Tha .trike, M w.e h ave a.lrendy' sa~d, J8 extend
mg and It may develope !O 'thi.t nU the Trade
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mon worken-aoo1lt l,60O-m the bUildmg and
furmshtng tmdeR m the (town will be out If ibe
durpute reaches thIS pomt thb furnIshing' fJho~! ,
employmg cab1n~t I mAken, URbolfJt-e.rera &Ild

D'USTMEN.

A SAt>, SAD STORY IN A ~RY ­
MINOR KEY.

CUBBING•

On M-::mda.,. th :!.l~ houitda were fikh. t..o the
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WdOdoote. and alllioililh It wu a
~ u\!tlful nornmg, It -,,; a.a a t.ilure froPl 8. f port-ins
pc~nt of 'Ie'",. &II "cent \faa an ~own quantu,y
U6Ua.Uy _n the p8. ~ ot Oidordsbue hU:lt ed by the
South Be~ka hOU1ds, f Ixca aro co~~,. ::Ut)IIt. b;r. tbe_r
abf ffi"'e, but on .. h. OOCftSlOD In th\. ' e1lhbuur.bood
.. Gove91ment oftie& were scattered &11 over the there were sov~ral about, Path old fOX!II and c;\:.b,
r oom
The nmt act m thiS comedy wns th e hafIJty re 1\othml) wblto'(l'~ r could be made of . hem. although
trea.t of
boar to n.nothet room, nb ere more they wero frequently Vlewoo ani:l opened to, 10
hal nc was ,iwrought. Bv thIS tune the P enlSlontf hounds were ta"koo home v; Ithout boipg blooded
On Thu rsdtLy the m eet wu ~t the - Merry
lltatf were busily engaged In boa.r-huntmQ' ot '"
new type It WfI"S excel1ent .port In the lan M'llldml5," and,! for cubbin" th4lre WM qlllt.e a.
lZ'uage of the T&elng D'll\n, the: bIg ga.ve t.he neTt large gAtbenJl Ir to moot hound.aJ \ wbich Shtftleld

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Flon people" "fine run for theI r money" InC!.
dentnlh, he oreated a real •• pemnon. muddle "
f o U8e & ph~ so d~ar t.o the men who hved
on mm ratI on, In Franca, It wa,s & CA88 of II pork
SI nd ~a.nl I> The boa.c cert-alnly did II 81VO them

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AMUSING EXPERIMENT AT TWYFORD,

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Who .. there ..ho doeo not Im_ th6 opei!fng
otnin. of ~e M18!1Jlun WoIW!
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• -As ~. roault of his enqulrIe. at T~ford In

there, havmg once m ..tered ~
bewitching and entrancmg Bt..mina, doe. not
whl8tle or hum them fYV~r and over agam!

rtgo.r to the finlt nppoo.ra.nce of a dUIlt.cart In the
VlUagl!". a speCla.l ooFl'eSpondent wrote aD amulmg
story m veaterday's .. Dally New." The fact

That w&1tz captivated Reading after .t WM
first beard .t ~ I"ney d..... ,ball m the Tbwn ~.ll
last year Now ev.rybody ,,"em. to be whiatling
and hummmg the tune
Very ffIW get beyond
the openmg bars
l'hlll faamm;.tmg strllm ha.s

tbat two of the Twyford, CQuncl)lors, Mr Powell
and Mr G.l., had volunteered to earrJ out the
dutil'S 01 dUJItmon 10 the v.llage m the emergeney
was recdrded m 1ll8t week's issue of the" Rea.dInS" Observer:-' The s~uJ.I correspondent's story;

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found lts wa.y to the hearle ot d.ancera and Don·
da.ncen aJi.ke
II The other mommg/ ' wntea & oonespopdent,

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I~j 11 not of teo that the passing of a duatcart
~15 enthu8)llIm In the ordma.rv W&y, per.
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A580Clatlon

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REOENT AND OOM~NG SALES
OF PROPE~TY,

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11 a.nd12 3/6
91lJ'1d l(} J/3

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" f T andS 3/.. 4to6 2/6

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2 a.lld 3 6/-

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EXTRAS
Extra. large me O,nt'a 9d . •.•• Ladles' 6d J)9r
Drl-Ped

Iron or Rubber

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Toeeap' Gent· ••nd Youth·.2/6••" ~frOiIll/6
Pieces and Patcbee ....rding to sIz. from ad
ISolel sewn on Gent'li 113

Ladl",' and Boy.' .. 1/ ·
7to 10 .. . .......... 9d
Berhil1t'e IS cns-ngmg hand",$
It 18 not bemg bought and toTd ih 8.1 tn.rge Iofant'8.... ••.•••• 6d
The ma.m pr&-war :figures are
parnell!! I!la one reads 15 the case m some pMte ot
the country It to a <bang. by ei.SJ otage. A
glll.l1oo through tho advert.. mg column. of IhlO
I..ue sbOWll thot tb. land of '!lerksb.re ~ undergomg change; of ownershIp 10 portlons varymg
from two to two hundred
A1t.. the result of 8 obanoe
offices of hfetr.srll N1Cholas,
II Ree.dIDg Ob~r" reI1re,sent&t,ive

I/O
1/ 2

1/6

,,13.udl i /6
" 11 andJ2 4/·
13 alid I 3/9

Inf~ta

Heeled

416
4/·

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Boys:
I·
Gtrla'

HOW THE CqUN:FY IS

CHANGING
_ _ _+HANDS.
1,

Soled and

Gent's
La.dles' . \ . . .
. "/6
You~s', sizes 4: &nd.5 6}9

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COUNCILLORS AS

DQot Trades
Heeled,
Riveted
6/6

.lAo ...m ua&ble to di,all"", tbelT mmds m regard poh.h..... will al", be afIectM.

SOUTH BERKS HOUNDS.
THAT MISSOURI WALTZ
,

~tnct

,UVIeIO)1

,

,

ox- ,

BOOT REPAIRING ALSO UP,

,

A SPONTANEOUS STRIKE,

are proooodrng ",ith jhelioadqnartel'll
f
al
.,..
lIanotion to oont.iD'be the
other necessa.rles d life, whlch wlll 1&11 ve!'yI heully dllPute
' 1
J
00 the '\\orkera rcsourCEII .. '!'be purcbaluug power I ' The dlllpUU WM foroed to thll 1.lue, 10 we were
of the £1 -.lS B-pprox!imatel,. 7& ~ makIng onr mfonned. by the decullon rome to " the loca.l
present wage!. - coIUildcra.bly b&lund' our .pre-war l conference) whim t!le lflll4te.rs ,refused to COP~lder

.tandord.

,op~)

pressed ~h. hope iJ,a. C&poaln Wilham. ~40
an wlth tho excavations, ",nd prtJmised hllQ ~
ance from the Berkshft'e 8c1l:J.ety

ur

OIrcumstan.,.. lustily .t. a, fUrtber elaun .hould be
.
'
NFERENCE
allowed to be !lut ll\ at ... tlll10 durmg tli.<I aext
The employera refuled ~he applicat.on. bat twelve mOll,tq.,
agreed to a. further oontereno&. wlUch w- held
We were ui':6honotJr !hound to 3b)de by tho decJllotl
~
"I<tl,
b t to
W
,.
d
t
l.at Tuetwia.y: The operntlV81 l!It.ted tfi.~ their "!'
0 ar L rA r
c tt.cce'Ot \i>Uat
eClllon 1D 1 S
emncty, and our pl-eaent actlOD has to do Wlth
claim
tlte the latte. "ifart• •••-.-...v,.
--d."ce'~'L
wl put
r w" baaed on the continued advanoo
'r ~ -1
-"" ~Lich
~
CO~ of hvinjf The .mployet'll maintAinlid' tli4t In a furth er ol.",,'for 3d nor
~r adv&Ilce
bleh
h
'
the mute" relme to conarde,
•
t o~w:u:d . hould be honouHilly g!>served by both
pft:rt.lel until acme suhsta.l1.tla.l alterrid etrcom·
TB:E coer OR ~I..rtr1iNG
stanoel!l Jll!tIfied a. claim for a further advance,
O\Jr pr~ent claIm we regard aa a ~i oo'e, pa,r.
aq.d offered to adjourn the confe~nce untl rthe~ tlCUlarly ti&l9'1Jlg rew d to ,the oontmut4 rue In
l.. t week 1)1 Oclober when they ..~nld a-ain oon.' .~. oo.t of hvmg
• oh.U n.". bavo to 'bl~t.
o
~ ~ 1 ,~ advlUtce on 001101;. lCDet the recently 1 lUllloune&d
RIder v.:hether some furtber advaooe shoula . be a(!var oes In tn~t. bread, mIlk, clothes .nd the

,.... desertod W'ithm the .a.cred wall. of tbe
Vrstun Hotal, t he office! of the Local PensIOn

Above the P ension Office 18 the Office of t.he
F ood Comntl!!16lone.r. who hlHf to deal "" Ith such
h t.tle m..ttors M tb$ d18t.rlbutlon of ham and
bacon And oth~r th mgs
It 18 qU\te pOMlble thst "ome form or c lr'eulnr
Iffectms tbe tnlerosls of boars had reached 1t,
on' ner ( In any 6vent, th& boll.r mnde a Budden
dft.Sh fOf' {re.. dom J ummng from the Cltl't It ran
F.t.r& .'!ht (owllrd5 tbe F ood offices
On the way
it pn.ld !l VlfUt. to the ~entl6men JD charge of peoI5lrln!l It .wllt a. rude &wakenmg f((r' them
A
ho~r IS not 8. flTlceful 8Jumo.l at the beat of times
}.i ot" 18 It n o.ted {Qr lts lIghtnes! of treRd
Snort.lng lind gnl~ tmg It made 'A. dive toward"
one of t he t..3.ble" o.er went the t&blea and With
it , a. ht.t.er of documents mkpots. peDl, p~ncl18,
b lothng paper and pads And all the 8cClellsorlell of

'J/.wH~V 'THE MEN
" ----~--...;.-.~,..
'1

Several oonfere.ncea were

BATTLE OF BLAGRAVE STREET

.....- ........;....

,SAY:

.

COMEDY OF BOAR HUNT
IN ItBADING.

,
news about the strilte will btl found on pj,;ie 10. .
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Tf!E' ·MASTERS
.

The

t

nn. ltDtTOlt or 'rlR II ~o JoOll~•• "
I I The Court have OODaIdllred the e~dii:loe wb.
~ up by the Cffambor of Commerce
There a.re qUlt.e enoll,4h re_1 offences com m1t~ed
S....-It is ",on that tho pubU~ ~alioul<l_ be in riutted by both paiti .. and th'>ll' award io' t~t ~
."ery day WIthout wut.i.ng the time of the pollee formed ~ the facta of the •
..,ril!lJ,D-i' to the ~ dum for a.o ndv&noe on pHlent raus of 'W.&I'e.
rore. ADnoyqIC IUld l'Iunng away mot.onsts a nd pute Ln, the buddLng t.rnde be~... eeq the employe", bill '-not been ett&blisbed ..
loalDi' tl!ad.lol'::J.M "J,.h0'"10 makmlt thil: award the Court do ;' o1.~.
This bye-law .hOUU1 go or, at least, Its enforce· and t.be Opem.tIVU, and the"','MR'Dtlation. w'hieh
have been proOeedlng .m.,. laol Octob.. and ..bl~b alder that Rql. !r as referred to .n Clause 8 abo..
.,e~'" HI~.
(
hove heen IDterrupted \)y t1i'~"D&utbo"0e44tri)r. . hould, be regOrded as prec]udmg the ~rti..
which has tak.n pI"". at ,M works 01 M...... !
•
rom re opewng the questIon of wages WithIn 8
Elhott and SO"" 1M • 01 Cavetsham
-'-u1d
aha
f
,-ak

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&I

fo1f.'d. -

Solomg and heelmg

.. _ 3 0

SoloUlg

•• 2

H &elirig
•
The main reaion for the mcreat!J e

1&

0

11 0
tho cost of

In duly it want up 6d a. pound, an4 :u::...
August a.nother stXpellce On top ,of tbSa a hl-.£her 1
Iollcrea.ae lR threaten,cd dunng the nod SIX mont-hi

leather

In 1914 the cos~ of Illbou r fo r so lel'llg and beelU1g I

a plUI' of boota was about lOd

"To-day It. IS 18 8d. I

aad wb.p Ibrought lU cap.tal oond1tiou
Leather C01\t about 1. to 1. 6d m 100.4 To-day
It os 3s It Is eo COBtly that people who mead tbeir \
Punctually to lome t.h.Jy were trotted oIf 19 a ",1 bad tJ.e novel apertenee lD tbe E ..t end of bps. ,t IJ an event iliat repels mther than at 1i1e. . . to ho" an.J. where th..e
own boots a.nd shoes could not buy ooougb. leather
large fi eld of potatoca on ColeJnook I F.nn, r.nd the town, of )leanng DO lea thart
diife.rent tract.e attent\on But the gala. performAnce her~ made.. E:or lDst&nce, " 'VefJtdene, '
lfll~ thil ~moriimg waIl'ibe m05t popuJR.l' entertainmeot country reSidence on the Caversha.n:i
was fo· tbe three shillme.
muncdla.tely hou wla '" ere p ut Into 1..1118, one could .people reprnduce the openlng clef.
Here 18 a. OOIitiug etatement which &:q»aitUI JJllKlh '}tha.t has been g l~en In the v111age for 80rne tune reoentI.r soIdrby pnvate trea.t;r. ThlS
t ell by i.he musIc thoro woro se.eral foxe. on toot SOlln Waltz durin$' til., hO\lr I WlUI
bu ,n! '
lOll
Alt'f1!yf()rd turned out to see the first dustcart In ..tuoted dwelling." to quote ~!'. auctlonee ... C~lII' Leath,r that oould be bou~ht at1914
One prompt.ly broC:e away 10 the direction of bed before prepar:lng my~1 lor the oJlice
1/11' per Ib ~)It happen. th&t there are leveral ex servLce Earley, but Imothe!' cub bound& lIett.led down
WM .lunmg throujfh my bedroom Wlndow lUI hiStory.
pnaes~ between tour Ilmt 1ive l~ of land. good Iron rivets • ~,_ • ••• • . • • 2~d.
II
)Od
men on the .. Penllon Board eta.ff Thillo opoot""
I
In one of tbooe drH.lllY frl.nd·With·.n.
" Punctually o;t 7 30 It "'ppcaIed., and It was &t4blmg accommodatIon. • tiottage ond g1&s •• TlDgles
..... .. ~. .... . 4d
l/'f
worried him for lome conllderahle time
t nn ltv lor th&')"tlM of the knowledge ot tache. a.nd,
the-wqrld
mood.
&fIeO
at
once
to
be
no
ordm&l")'"
aif&Jr
The
horus
houlIBB
The
!
purcha..eer
haM
~
ev.uhntly
made
s
putting hJm down
After h" haa been
Blasa..nvets...... •••••• ..... 9d
"
2/3
! I
ga lO ed I!Ileewhire wa.a Dot lost
l
,~
,
hef\.l'd
th.e
rumbhng
and
rattlmg
of
a.
n1111
wdre
3>nght,y
coloured
rOBflttec,
a.nd
'both
horse
eound
lnVe'5tmel'lt
..
'
Homp
•
..
....
.
.....
•
•
Sjd
per
ball
lid.
'.
molls.hed," houn.is were talcen ' to. ' l.he '
1 hoi} enemv had made a. frnn tn.l 1tt4ek and bn.d Garden "here a.~. 11l thero war~ to:r:.,.
delivereor'a Boat And ~.t.bat vehicle came
aTld cart W'e.re dcc:orated WIth gay festoons of
Bumla.r]~ sold by :Melli-1"&. !<;'loholn.a, by private Employees wages rallied to e"ll:actly double
Cit light .h Ia foe un&~arelJ
H e h~d been drlven
Unfortunatoly, a. though tber. were £uba a.bout, J 001114 al.o hear tho tnn 0( the liR:ht.-he,,,",,'" nbbon-,
treaty recently, 15 The F..lfuI." Hurst, • <bar.
Not only a.re ·,a.gea UD. but the Trade BOILrd
ont of the front hne bnt ~. h. d then doubled hounda went away .... lth an old ~O%, ~Q could not o(tCUpalltl , whistle I hstenedl The cart ''''PJ,"",I •• Tite CN!iW WM composed of two ama.teur dust-- mmgly appqmted freehold 1 country residence,
sent to the mn.ster boot l epall'ela telJ.inR them
hark turned on b,. tracks and bad got mto a be WhIpped off ibdore b e ~ nearly rer.ehed jult OPPOSlte to my door The mllkman
must pay "very worlanaD over Zl £1 5s •
men-jpouncillor G.l., of the" 13<11," and COUD. together w1th ahou~ ton =~ 01 land, Another
I ~ hfo nt
MaidM . Erlcgh
On returning to the It DoV\l s whIStled, The tIme 10M famlli.r to me •
That hal!! not come lDto fOl cc yet, and the..
cillor't>owell. 01 the 'I IUng~ ~rm •• " who uud.r. ...... of monoy ruefully empron~
_
bymg to a:p a.nge a satlsfac.tory
Ther B' was a B6noUJ dent In the hne ThAt Garden" the ctroe appeared to have vallilbed
worlE beoa_ the Pansb COUDClI could
T.,..day (S.tur<i.w) an Ittr~lve freehold coun.
," Wb&t.-!all I Th. ,MillOOun Waltz Tbe tane took
RA..tlhby
Meadow
VOQ8 tlt&n drawn, and a fox 'lfU
ali an alt.erna.tIvPCi"nl led di.rectlv to the F ood CommlMllonet"'s prOlXJ}:ltlr on foot, a.nd went a}l: loy to tee Gone, wu only pursued 10 far and then r&-eOblmenced
flnCl
to tackle It Mr GaJe Vigor try re81denee I",t Earley, kno}Vn 88 IIT.reJawney,"
nffice IIpst..ainJ It was the wea.k&&t pOint of the aCt.er CllrclLD~ ""hleb tW1ce or thrlce, he went 1.0
"The happy mm.trOl proceeded on hi. l'Ollnd
dtnntn" ~l a.nd Mr Powell callea out IIJ to be aold &t an auctIOn 11!ple at the Grea~
deff!nce WJth ma.sterly ta.ctICl', the defenders (l"ound s.nd wu left
&lid left me, half' unconSCIously. l'CIH!"l'Ing the W
m a VOice that carrIed to the Western Hotel The .desonptlon of the lot R8'
~ trcn~ t.hen~" thelT IlJW) at. thLl pomt brouqoht up
of the ~IJag~
given to ue should emrure :hea.ted bIddmg 'The
Qrtlbl1lh WlUI the1J drawn, but notJull1 wu ~t fra.in o~r IIld OVj!T In mv mind I
ST~ANGE
t,~s er\es to eaver the pockets repl"eIeT\ted bv tbe home ao," It W &a now getting hot. and late, the
ft. triumphal progress a long the Y1l'''''," , ' nouse hM caplt:a.l 8t&'blmg and about three acres
.. Whll • .0 dOln~ the tune WQ ')Joked up again
'
10 the .t.... t out.id.
Th .. t1me .t ..... hummed
.pit. of the e,arly hour. th~
wa. of Jond
.
noon In tbeUl own rooms, and gave the order for mOJ'n)Ug'l eport ended
tho gene,,1 ....ault
There were pnnent, &lIlonJfri othen Mr, !!rIO by • womlll A t.eriffic battJ. commOl108ct WlthlD
cil.ild"n . o.nd "I~h m.n ...d women
AI the same tIme &rIet pr_ 0 pretty eo,mtrv' l
their doors to lee the l'aUlng of lIO reslde~,ce at B~~eld Common, kIlown
Shontl", d"etla.nce the ,onlLllt defenders m.,.,.d PalllH)r (Acbing Maator) MI'I, Palmer~ 14'r and me Shoolp I get out lTOm my bed and .atllifT
"
fo n •• ", t:o e&rry tb. attack into the on.m ..... Ml'I Vere Allfrey. llr. SturB.,...:(jj&rltham Square). ~ qunOOlty u to ..hOlll I .... in<!..bted for this
, Three ch...... for the dustmen !' Bush , wlll 00.". under til<" ' hammer ' In,olu,l~d
Oap/l Millar. the
~un~~!I. lIrtri V"o.
&ll upper wmi:tow, and Mr Powell
WIth the bouae ate IJta.b 1'N, tenmll lawn a.nd
r n.. I In 0 .......h..1mlng nllDlhen thoy pnahod th~ M_n
G P Mat. A G 'll!utcj,!naon. F C, Hul ple&u.nt entertamm~t outside? OunOIlty ove.r· rang
TWO DOGS THAT DID NOT
h.. &bed .adol.nee. PeeplD, thrangla the who was on the stage '" one time, gr••ely RO' garden' of between two and '~hfee ecre_
'n'm~ ~a~ly bacltl At lut ha WrDed WI hagbom. R&ven.croh. O. DUoh ~, Tarll~t. Oapt come
and 8ed da~hlnR AcroM the street
I espied a cleanly overalled milk gIrl 1m<YWledg<d the oomplunent WIth an elaborate
On September 27th. "Glenm." a freehold
STAND ALONE
_
flu.hbrooke &Ild oMr Ru,Mlrooko.
waa my ea.rly-mor.t1U1g aennader
bow
OOUfQtry re,ude,uce at BlD.fietd, WJ~ , &.t:&pl1 ng and
H e wa.., outJIanked by a m&J1 In -blue A &In
-'--+-Sh.,
too.
went
h~r
way.
but
stIll
tllat
1>&
u:
th
,
~
d
~rd
ft·
.:d.erunv.
gardon.
on
hlgh
u,l'Ound
and
gravel
.011
lie turnetl A:.qI'Lul 1b& WM outflanked The b:tt1e
WJtchln'" melOdy haunted my - \ ~ l'g)1lg
e ~ on a no. 1
mg" rppant
to"
be"i1d T h
" ,. -'-ut m1Ie and
•
'f'pmed a1mo,t wl'ln-almost, but not.. qUlte The
•
~
-.
~I ' s-~'
· tile am_l1r
_._.
d"
~ pro~rty
II Aaalo • .tIn I l'VadII wt.aitdJnll' by the window
'./'"
~
s
...
m~n escape
'v'I IIWO
..
Thnt
h&
'COuld
DOh.
btly a. dog m Re&dlllg wu
•
'-- 'be ..."',
·'''n'lon - 0 f"...e --d
d m-~On the ..~
_L e
:21der tactlOi of Ib.e fraut&l attack ba~ing failed I.CO.Ol?ER TIVE CHILDREN'S qUite •unoon_moUl 01 th& Isct that.
80m..".. miJlht .,""..
~VW , an
""'" th ~r .....
d alf Irom Brncknell S',t10n
'
the compla.mt of a 11 Reading Observor" r eprebe I k
t 6 Wb I tb
d I dd ,. first coli .t a <;o:tt"41e m • by·str..-t They were
ate" Chwndge !fl.rlo. :Far1l\," Winkfield. will
\I" t enemy l'OI<lrted to tho Ihmer tactlOi 01 D~
PROCE~SIO' N.
00 Injf am. ,
len.
en,y OIlthu'aia.£icall"
;,...·1-'
.A b~ tin' bo'h
...n of be put up fO.r .ale 1'h,. v·'uoble "I~"e of pro~ sentattve In onr last ecittlOn
t h'
Th.y <b4oed h,m here. the,. <blsed h1m
heard
the heavy' footet.ep.
of •en",,~
•workmanIII..,ttinJl
J .~
,,~........
Th.t remom. true to' day But tb. dog. of
re they ~h ...d hIm .....l'J'W"r.
out for his day's toll He. lIke mYSlIlf. aOenIed rubbish w,.. hlll1ded to taem" an Councillor (}&1e "'" ,v oompn... • manor ho~ and .bout two
r he, got b'm to the cart and put h'm in ne
to ha.ve Qothtn2 but th& MI SJ!IOUrl In _ hl& mmd ~~ r()lhng up h1B sleeves, 8ucoemuJly depolri~d hnndred and thtrty acres of ROOd p-rulDg land IWadlng are dOing what tbey con to set m.tte.n
[ ot out ag&m J Thttr surrounded hun and torced
He W8lJ whl.t1mg tJ:t.e soothmg melody in the It m th&;. ca.r4i
Yet another, Clltqusb Fann,\ at Shtnfield sltunted TIght
FETE, TEA AND SPORTSJl lln hac" a~.In.
.brilleat of .brill wh.stl.. He and I ware both ... ' ~ By 1230 h&1f the villag. bad b_ dealt Wlth on the b.nk. ql tl>e Loddon. wlll be d''1)b,ed 01
They bave. heard of t.he "Obser:vex" m8l1's plight
:\nd ~o th.!l, t.ale goes on nntll at lMt
unpv
n.uDbtsh that Woold have been thrown over the bv au~on This clmlpnsell ~Qout, a hundred and They held 0. meetmg about It, a.nd deC1ded ID
haluted outnnmbered ontflMk.d' outranged u d
Tho obildr ... •• t.te and teo .t Oa.vcnham
.. B..,k to my bed--and WIth luck to .1.." I
wall or merely &110wed to accnmul&te...... .11f~ 'f""h
I
thOlr c&rune ll1.mds that sometblDg mu6t be da M •
But v.ry few minutes bad .l.~·-d
'no-fore the
tb,
can ond de-.ted In a p.t
.. er • 1l'8, ourely. is cb'''''mg
hand.
~~~r:~ ' the boa{" g&ve In It' wu a; f~~a Saturda.,. was • deliliht to aU oon",,",ed
Il thelr mnstera ",ere unWIllin g t.o obhge, they
. ,~
1
f.~
- ..,
would take the matter 1DtO their own va" B
sharp a proeculon of children, 86me, wltli theIr 'fa.mihar 1Jtnin wae taken un within..tli& hoWle OUr
onnd Xi' Powell restmg after
1~i
ot
}. N't or~nl do ~ have the 6Xl'litement of a. Mar
fOn Monday, thor-efore th~ II O~l"ver " ntaJI
.dPID"'.c pianIst had caagbt Ih. craze and ...&1
• bath he Wos In hi~h opil'ltlt
lin m B ag.rt\vHtrMt .AIR.!} f tha.t
p~renUJ. JQ lorra. 8lId carts. Btarted from Uhe&p. nlaym~ MlasOllri' I 'faa gettIng t fed up • WIth it
...hil.t we Bet ont to do I he II&ld
~elved a Vlor.:I t from {\ WIre h llired ternel , ",tho by
~a;e meant a. new .. Pen&lon Muddle"
~d aide- w t.he KS.aC' Meadow oe,r Ei:ml:Jer GreeD, by thl. time He played It through cm.~1 Wlee
thAt aD t.he home refute of the
YERSHAM M-A,N'S AIR ela.bora.te dumb show p lamly offered hiS servI ces
wbore there awaJt.ing them a fuU pro(1"llIltne of MId yet "vain
in .a, d!\r, and. aI~v a
I Unfottun&t&l~ the dog wore n. colla.r Wlt.b the
,
, STUDIO.
ner'tJ name .engra.ved on -1t DesPJt.e 1t8 eVid-ent
•porto, a d ..p1ay _of dJ>:rligbt !ire"orb. and
" I C\luld .tand ft no , _ &rid ."... 'abo'lt .to
bebe,." it
poss.DI.
d sIre to sta.y, It WIl.fli gentb but firmly put 0llt
numerowa other .tlrac.Rops
:1(1
1,1
hlDl ot the tenib1e thiDRS I 'Jbo\lld 'do t If he
do the work onoe a.
On Wodneoday a large brown hatl"ed tem...
, A pI......i ...""t w .. a fancy dreSa .parade,
'1'._' __"'., ""aiD when /.~ atormed Whali a ~(
...6fafactOry.'
lied. lle IDVlted h,mlid1 to hlnch. and stayed
WORI(
AMBULANCE wMob "'er. were "'m. very' orip)al and \!1l!que
lO\IIler bad 11. ito\>jied t1i&rl-I' l~apt out
as • dus~man thn.
I tea
oootWn". moot being .ymbolical, of oo-opoutlon of ~ , lI')d tard -my ...teJ; ""~ ir"h. ilia hot
Both he and Mr G,l.
> BRIGADE.
He was col1arle!S and very young He rehed
and oo-o_*,tl.. prod'tctlOn ~ ud, ... tor tbll d~~=' !i~ b.~~~:r.y at' onoo
on tlielr pubhc ."mte~
0]'_ tho ,pp"~;hng look m his bll[ brown .Y"" to
event hod nO ea •• tuk, but finally'dOClded
" Y
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Tilla1!"\' wliare the "I'~
8~Ut'9
0. kmd -reoeptlOI}
~Ikecl .l ....ly and
to
are ... u-tly needed ..
followlllg OOfJtumea -J. U Wheatabea.f .. 2 u
ofQce, un~lclnn81y I beglll to
~a'UU
WILL YOU l3;ELP THEM 10
Bub, al ... j()r the hard llel"iedne .. of n"ukmd .
per"" 3 ,~' IRobm :Hood 1I,( !J14 II ~~~~
almoet. renrentJy, at madderun,g
In the evenmg he was led lI:~av on the find of ..
TO REbP YOU?
Chocolabe u, ru,hl1 oottmlendod. I But.tercup
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IY:" nCi,i..,l ;,'.! 'Pieoo of Irtrnng to the Bormigh Poli ce StatIon,
thenCf) to b6 comngnad "bQ hi. rightful owner or
aad u 014 Engliah Drummer If ~tAi" p In b~le
ma.ybe.· to tho home for I!trllty "dogs
•
blaatl called tho YOUllgsten to tea,\.whea a iariab
GARTH HUNT.
_ d " .. provided for thom. About 6 o'docll:

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ARCADE DISCOVERY.

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mil report.ed ebe:iwfI v
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ar<> It. Dot Lime th..t som8Ol1e .taJ1ed • ,.Pt';Otea:t
~.I thi( absurd: .ud .rdatillr ~.I.'I' p '1~ ..
a~ 1)' In ro.:tralni ' ot trado.
It ""ams Count,.
c 8a't'le a.gaJ~ ah"Pp1D/l IrZ) ReadJJla'
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pelf 1.5 Illegal hqw~d~. to d() anythinl ,ln rutra'!Ut

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It u WedDeada.y afterlloon-the tradeamen'e
bohd&-y
A BUmmer aun makes thW, lDld ..
September day 01 brilliant .. tbe h~tte.t days
of Augu.t. Th.r. 18 not a cloud In tb. ak,..

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it down &ll~ ,laklDj: Ill> of pw'lIi"r."
"l'hr~ peeplo .... re fined' 100 ...:Ii bl t~ Do",a,b

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1'0'1 IIlUSt. not .Uow yOilr car to U remain .ta~

The tbuDder

rolled and echoed lU the diaiance. The
poured Ido,vn as 1f th e , kles had opened.

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10ar moter car ",,!Mde a
.Bro&d!'ltt&-oe;u for aD unreuonable f lime II

aa Longfellow baa

sheet of Bame acro.., tbe heavens! .And ~galO
darka... and Ih. detonatioo, of ~e cloud",

fen

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paper .-camelJ..

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A - PECUUAR SITUATION.

BURIED TREASURE IN
~ERKSHIRE.
---.rGOLD CLOCK ThAT STILL WORKS AFTER
,99 YEA-liS UNDERGROUND.

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